Yoko looked up at his house and smiled. Everything went quickly and smoothly. Though he was tired his house was made to his specifications using his bloodline, still he could always improve. It took a little while for Yoko to settle in, having to make every bit of furniture was time consuming, but all in all needed to be done. He walked outside, his bare feet feeling the life all around him, today was the day he started his garden.

He walked over to his greenhouse, it was just a wood frame so far. He had picked this spot due to the closeness of the river for irrigation and the soil was good as well. He carefully transplanted many of the flowers and herbs to the new soil Determined they would do good.

Yoko continued to walk the greenhouse garden he had made. The blossoms weren't in full bloom yet, however the were larger then they should have been. Yoko could have accelerated their growth but, he decided sometimes the best way to grow anything is to let nature take care of it. Yoko's eyes grew hard remembering his own screw up, if he only had of asked instead of assuming his medication would cost ryo he would have never made the mistake of breaking into someones house. He glanced at the tattooed circles around his wrists, a constant reminder of his stupidity of his youth.

"I don't have much time left, with such a late start I will have to get stronger quickly before my illness does." As if on cue he coughed a few times and a little blood came up. The medics at the hospital said if he was lucky he might would live to see his twenty fifth birthday, if not, he could be dead within the year. He smiled grimly. "Not very much to look forward too." He thought as he wiped the blood off of his cheek.

"I suspect, they'd put you in a team like any other Genin."
Yoko quickly turned to see a few members of the Konoha Military Police Force, his eyes narrowed.
"Why are you here? I have served my time and no longer part of your system." He said coldly.
"We are here to make sure you understand your position. One bad apple spoils the bunch." One of the three said before Yoko cut in.
"Your point?"
"Our point is you Will be held accountable should they start to stray from the right path." Another member said, a female this time.
Yoko spoke up "I refuse to be held accountable for actions other then my own.
"We will see." One of them said before disappearing as quickly as they had shown up leading Yoko to quietly rage inside.

A few minutes later he emerged from his house, a cup of fresh tea in his hand. 'Im glad I had at least something to calm my nerves, I would have preferred some whiskey but I don't have any yet.' He thought idly sipping his tea. A flicker of movement caught Yoko's eye, and he peered into through the trees moving toward the river, a very deep river in the old part of the Forrest.

He set down, surprised at how calm he felt, a few minutes ago he was seething with anger, now, nothing. Surrounded by nothing but nature was calming in a way he guessed. The fresh air gently stirred threw the trees swaying back and fourth like a very slow dance. A flicker to his right and Yoko rose immediately, his long red hair blowing slightly with the wind. 'I know im not seeing things, but what could it be, are they still watching me?'

His mind went over the possible solutions to his problem of being watched but, before he could finish he spotted what had been darting around. A little white fox not quite as big as he would expect staring him in the eyes like it had no fear. "Its ok little guy I wont hurt you, now run along, you gave me quite a scare." He said in as kind a voice as he could. The fox seemed reluctant to go but soon disappeared into the woods. 'At least the animals and plants still don't mind being around me.' He thought as he made his way back home.

'Im being followed again, its not the police this time who is it?' He thought nearing his cabin. The flowers seemed to perk up as he came closer, it could have been his imagination he couldn't tell. 'It could be a wanderer, or just someone lost in the woods. I cant afford to jump to conclusions yet.' His mind sharp, his senses keen, he was ready to fight. 'A few more steps.' He thought getting ready to spring a attack. The attack never came. "Ah, Hello mister! Are you part of the Senju clan?" A green haired girl called out from her place hanging on the tree. Judging from her age it was probably safe to assume she was a fellow genin.

She seemed slightly familiar to him, like the feeling he had around others in the clan before his betrayal and getting kicked out. 'I might could use her for information gathering, or I could kill her outright and make it look like a accident. What to do?' Yoko pondered quickly before making up his mind. It was not in his nature to outright harm a innocent kid who had no way of knowing of the events that happened eight years before. She had done no wrong to him and in his eyes combine with her being still a child he decided to try to be peaceful with her. If anything being peaceful would possibly mean it would just be unexpected in the future.

"That depends little leaf, does outcasts still count as being part of the clan?" He asked her in return. He got the little leaf idea from her hanging from the tree like a leaf. He was going to try the friendly approach and see just how the clan had changed since his leaving, to see if the Senju had redeemed themselves.

"Outcasts? That's a funny name for a part of Senju. I've never heard of them before but I don't know if that means if they're still part of the Senju or not." 'Does this girl not know what outcast means?' He pondered as the girl continued talking. "But I also don't know why anyone would want to leave the Senju clan, I'm not part of the main Senju either... so maybe they might have left without me knowing about it. But... If they did leave, and if you are an Outcast, then you wouldn't be part of the Senju anymore. But... If they didn't leave then you're still part of the Senju! Besides, even if you weren't part of the clan anymore, I'd still consider you family! We're probably cousins or something anyway." To say that Yoko was shocked was a understatement. 'But all the Senju are bad. Wait she is just a child, she could be innocent. But what about revenge? Why not start now? But she is the first one to show kindness too me.' His thoughts where unorganized and chaotic in his head. Torn between his hatred and a feeling he had not felt in years. accepting

"Ah! My name is Tsuru Shokubutsusou! Of the Shokubutsusou branch of the Senju clan!" She said when she realized she had not introduced herself yet. 'This little child may not know everything, I cant explain it I don't understand why im feeling this way. I want revenge but not on this kind girl. Very well only adults.' His mind had been made up. He had no vendetta againced children. A child is not corrupt as adults and on top of that she was probably not alive for his exile.

"My name is Yoko, Tell me little leaf, what do you see when you look at your clan?" Asked Yoko so he could see how the clan behaved, but also if she was being mistreated he would make sure they ended in a painful way. 'I hope they are different, but if not I will deal with them personally. I want to see how they have changed.' He thought before smiling at the girl, this time with a genuine smile.

Yoko couldn't help but think she was just a tat bit on the slow side. 'She is not the sharpest knife, however, she may prove to be the one most useful.' He thought comparing the girl to kitchen implements. While it was true you wanted a sharp knife, sometimes it was better to have one with a dull edge, a sharps knife edge will dull fast and become nearly useless, a duller knife will take much more time to break down. "Well, If you mean like people, then I can't really help you cause I don't know that many Senju besides the ones in the Shokubutsusou branch. I know the Hokage's a Senju! Though I've never met him before. But since he's hokage I'm sure he must be really nice and really strong. Oh! My dad's a really strong jounin! He's smart too and knows a lot about jutsus and gardening and about things and places I've never seen before. He's away a lot though because he goes on missions all the time. Right now he's been gone for almost two weeks... But I don't worry about him because dad always comes back!"
'A child's point of view, most think it doesn't matter, however, I know better. Children call it as they see it, they don't hold back what they think and are normally very blunt.' He mused digesting the information she had provided.

'I know the Hokage is a Senju, and I know he is strong. As for kind I will have to see for myself, besides he may be more use to me then I thought.' His mind turned from his scheming now was not the time for such thoughts. "I have a little brother too. His name's Ruto and he's seven years old. I don't know what is else to say about him besides he likes playing video games and dad's cooking whenever dad is home." She said just as fast as before. She could talk a mile a minute, normally this would annoy Yoko, but this time something was different. He was actually enjoying listening to this little girl talk. 'What am I feeling? Why am I feeling this way I don't understand.'

He let out a few coughs, before his breathing returned to normal. It was hard knowing your days where numbered before you even had a chance to enjoy life. A serous look appeared on his face. The little girl had awoken something in him and he had no idea what it was yet. A forlorn look made its way to his face in the form of a sad smile. "Yes little leaf, im glad I asked." He said. He remembered the feeling of having a family who cared and it pulled at his heart. He had made his decision no need to make others suffer the pain of betrayal he had felt.

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Yoko eyed the girl cautiously as she took a few steps forward to him. 'Whats she doing?! Is she attacking? wait, no I don't think this one is one to attack someone she just meet. Besides She has been nothing but friendly so far. Ill wait to see what happens.' He did not have to wait long, she neared reaching out with her small hands and gently took hold of his wrists.

He flinched, not intentionally, but because it had been years since anyone had shown him any comforting gesture. The only contact he had was someone trying to beat his face into the ground. 'What the hell is with this girl? doesn't she know what those circles mean?' He thought, for some reason glad she did not bring the mistakes of the past up. He already had enough people judging him for that already.

"Oniisan... Why are you sad? You said you were glad but you aren't! I don't want you to be unhappy, it's never fun to be sad, I know." She was right, on so many levels she was right and he knew it. He sighed before taking a deep breath. "I meant glad for you little leaf, you are a kind girl and I hope you stay that way. He paused a minute to let it sink in some. "Just knowing their are people like you makes me happy. I have made many mistakes in my life, some im still paying for." Yoko said as he put his hand on her head.

His mind was in turmoil. He was supposed to hate the rest of his clan and yet here a little girl was getting under his skin. 'Whats wrong with me?' He asked himself in his mind. For some reason he was starting to relax. He put on another smile, this time it was real. Not for himself but for her. "I will be ok little leaf I promise, however, you have to make me a promise. Stay golden, never loose the kindness you have. I may have made some unfortunate decisions, however that does not mean you have to suffer for me." He told her fully intent on keeping his promise.

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'Well at least she is positive...' He thought as she gave her promise with a thumbs up. He scratched his head as she continued to talk.

"But uh... I know too that if you make mistakes or bad choices, then it helps to have other people help you. I remember one time I left the window open to the green house at home and the very next day it stormed and tons of water and wind knocked down al the plants growing inside! I felt really bad 'cause they were some crossbreeds that mom was working on that got all destroyed. And if was all my fault and i just felt really bad! But. . . even when she was sad that her flowers got all messed up, she, Dad, and me all worked together to fix up the greenhouse! And we even made new crossbreeds!" She paused before getting to her other point.

"I guess I just wanna say that if you feel bad over something you did wrong, then I can help you! We're family so that's what we do."

'Lucky you... For all I know my parents are dead, and if not then I will remedy the situation.' Yoko thought his mind drifting to darkness again. What could he do? He had no formal training so to speak of and what he did know was information over eight years old. 'Yes indeed much planning to do.' He glanced at his wrists then back to the green haired konichi.

'Family huh? Maybe I dont know all there is to know about our clans dynamics..' He pondered before hearing a growl from her stomach as a blush appeared on her face. "Oh... er, maybe you can help me get some food?"

'I guess it cant be helped.'

"Very well, I know of a decent place to eat." He told her, in truth he was not hungry but, he could use a few cups of coffee.  The reason he stayed mainly out of town on his off days was just to avoid trouble. The elite looked down on him the same as mostly everyone who knew his past. He had picked the coffee shop because around this time of day most were not looking for coffee and it would be less crowded.  

"Are you ready to go?" He asked as he locked his cabin up before they departed.

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