Asura yawned as he slowly raised his head off of his pillow. His eyes slowly opened, showing the blurry light peering through the tent. The blur started to clear as he shook his head from side to side, clearing his mind of the nightmares from last night, the sights of gigantic spiders crawling around him, vanishing, leaving his mind with the dream of a six-armed being, glowing with wrath. Asura tapped his forehead lightly with the palm of his head, his head aching, "Owww... Why today..." He quietly spoke in his low toned voice. He moved the blanket off of himself and tossed it to the side as he crawled out of the tent. He stood up and yawned, stretching his arms and legs, cracking his neck before throwing a few punches at the air. He packed up his things putting them away carefully before picking up his backpack and making his way back into the village.

Asura slowly walked into the Village, cleaning sweat from his forehead after sprinting half way to the location. He half-crouched as he took deep breaths, trying to catch his breath . He stood up straight and let out a loud sigh, "Phew, that was one hell of a long run!.. Again... I should stop running everywhere..." He said to himself as he looked around, his purple eyes scanning the area while his short white moved slowly in the wind. 'Well, there isn't much here... Yet again...' He thought to himself. He stepped forward onto the dirt, making his way into the village, leaving a trail of footprints from his huge boots. Asura kept his head down as he walked past the several homes between his and the market, hearing the villagers talk as he passed by.

He passed by a Cafe, his eyes scanning the streets for a book store, remembering about Cero and the books he wanted to bring back for him from his visit. His mind wandered as he passed by each store, 'Huh, wonder where cousin Dray is, not heard from him in a few years... Maybe I'll run into him here, there is always that chance, it would be great, I really miss that guy... I'd get to show him my awesome new jutsu, though, I really should start to work on my Earth techniques, almost nothing there... He would be proud of me.' He smiled to himself before realizing he was standing still the entire time, right in the middle of the road. Asura laughed a little to himself before looking for a bench to sit on. He strolled off to the right and sat down on a bench, taking his bag off and placing it down next to him as he relaxed with a large smile across his face, leaning his head back as he stretched his arms and legs a bit, cracking his neck. "Been a while since I had a long run, wow, almost forgot what it felt like to run for your life so you wont be late... If I missed these exams it would have been alright, eh..." He spoke to himself, closing his eyes slowly. His mind drifted yet again, 'Perhaps Cero or Yuki would like to come here, just from the first look of it, it looks like a nice place, maybe I should have brought them with me.' It seemed to Asura that almost every day, he walked to this same bench and sat down, and almost every day, he met someone new.

Asura's face turned bright red the moment the strange girl sat on his lap, blushing for the first time in a very long time, his face went from it's normal colour to what seemed to be a glow, almost literally glowing bright red with embarrassment. He hadn't dyed his hair just yet but he had a new appearance in general. Asura wore a tight black shirt that has short sleeves and reaches to the mid-section of the neck. Over his shirt he wore a blood red hoodie, the sleeves are cut short to keep them at a similar level to the shirt below. Over the hoodie and the shirt is a strange vest with a dark beige colour, it have five straps, one around each shoulder and three around the waist. Over his whole outfit he wore a pure white jacket, long sleved but rolled up to the elbow with a red circle on each shoulder, within the circle is a white symbol, showing the Konohagakure Symbol in the centre. Asura also wore black leather gloves that are designed for comfort in battle, they allow his fingers to move freely while still keeping a tightly fit look. He wore long baggy black trousers with a belt hidden under his blood red hoodie. Covering his feet all the way up to just below the knee, Asura wore dark grey/navy bluish leather boots, again, designed for comfort during battle. Over his left leg, at the thigh, is a dark grey/navy bluish leather strap with a holster to hold Asura's Kunai, going down the side of the strap is Asura's head band that he placed there, fitting it perfectly, keeping it from being scratched or damaged during battle and keeping his new look. In his mouth was what appeared to be a tooth pick he had been chewing on over time, however, it seemed to fall out of his mouth due to the unexpected incident.

His face was still almost glowing while she tried to explain what was wrong, he just looked at her, his face appearing in a half-smile and half shock, almost laughing lightly but unable to make a sound. When she placed the bottle in his hand he looked at it for a few moments before handing it back, "I-I'm alright, thank you..." He spoke faintly, his voice trembling with nervousness. His bright purple eyes seemed to dart around a little before settling on the floor, "I... I'm sorry. It's fine about the... Whole w-woman thing... I don't mind." He let out with a slight stutter. "U-um..." He held out his hand to the strange girl, keeping his eyes on the floor to try and hide his almost glowing face, "I-I'm Asura... A-Asura Senju... Pleasure to meet you." He looked up to her, giving a faint smile, still very nervous, seeming a bit shy, 'This... Is new' he thought to himself, having been ignored completely by almost every girl he had met in Konoha so far.

As Rue shook Asura's hand, he felt a little more calm, but still quite nervous, being around woman wasn't really a natural thing for him. Asura slowly nodded, still blushing brightly as he heard her offer the meal, he had been meaning to visit the book store for quite some time. The book he had with him was written by his grandfather, and it used to be quite a popular fantasy book. It was given to him by his brother, Cero, who gave it to him for some entertainment, however while reading it he kept coming across appearances that reminded him of his father and grandfather, both were really close to one another and only his father, himself and his cousin Dray, could use Wood Release. Which in turn made his grandfather question a few things while writing this book. Asura looked at her, smiling softly while his face continued to glow, not seeming to go away any time soon. "Y-yeah, s-sure, it sounds like fun." He said quietly, "I've been meaning to go into a book store myself, my brother owns one in Konoha." He laughed lightly, his low voice giving off a faint low laugh that didn't seem to suit his current face, his blush seemed to tell something else about himself as he sat with her.

Asura looked back to have a look at the store, it reminded him a lot of his brother's book store, it sold a lot of the similar books that Cero kept and sold. His eyes shifted to the the side to look at the Cafe. His mind went back to when he met that strange man long ago, Rippa, he met him when he went to visit Cero's store. Asura helped him and then went to a Cafe with him to get a Coffee, although the two had only met once, they felt a little closer then just acquaintances. Asura took a deep breath, letting the fresh air fill his lungs, he turned back to Rue, his face blushing a little lighter now and his purple eyes seemed to shine in the sun light, "It sounds like a great plan." He spoke in what could only be described as a weaker version of his normal tone, but it was louder then his normal faint voice he used when talking to her earlier. He still felt a bit embarrassed from the unexpected incident. "Thank you, by the way." His voice softly let out as he smiled at her. Asura could tell, just from her talking, from how she acted, that the two would get along great, that maybe it would turn out great for Asura for a change. "I'm still pretty new to being outside of my Village. I arrived a few days ago and well... This is the first village other then Konoha that I've ever been to." He placed a hand on the back of his head lightly, letting out a faint laugh at a not so funny joke.

Asura nodded, the blush started fading lightly before Rue laced her arm through his, his blush returned and he nodded lightly, the blush growing a little at the words she spoke, "So your Brother back in Konoha owns a book store? I'm intrigued by that, an older sibling capable of owning a book store, he must be quite intelligent and I'm I can tell you aren't one to lack brains either" Asura laughed a little, feeling the nervousness fading, "U-um, well, my brother, Cero, is actually a little over a year younger then me. He's just so good with his studies that he got to open his own store quite early. I sometimes help out there, like on his birthday, I took the place for the week, it... U-um, helped him out a bit, allowing him to rest." His blush kept as she hugged into his arm, even growing a bit brighter. He had no idea what was going on, but he was more joyful for some reason. His ears caught sound of her giggle as she waved, Asura decided to wave to the children too, although his wave seemed a little off, shaking a little.

The two continued to the book store as he heard her talk once more, "So back in Konoha, your Brother owning his own store that must be a considerable advantage to have at your disposal, a vast wealth of knowledge at your fingertips. People take books for granted but I believe one can learn much if they just took the time to discover the insights they grant." Asura laughed a little, nodding lightly with his bright red face, "Yeah... I've read most of the books there, even the few my grandfather wrote, which really caught my attention." Asura could sense some kind of connection, Rue seemed a lot like his younger sister, Yuki, who enjoyed reading and tormenting Asura. Although Rue was a bit taller and quite more grown then Asura's sister, he could still feel a similar energy coming from the two.

Asura and Rue made their way inside the book store, Rue opeing the door for them as they wandered in. She asked Asura what he was looking for, if there was anything specific that they might find there. Asura looked to her, "Well, I am looking for a few things specifically, yeah..." He unlaced their arms carefully and then cupped his hands slowly over one another. He slowly lifted the top one off and a bright pink lotus flower with a thousand petals grew from the palm of his hand. "This is a thousand-petaled lotus. A beautiful flower that signifies spiritual illumination. I managed to make it with my Mokuton" He smiled lightly, holding the flower out for her to take, "My grandfather wrote a series of books called the 'Thousand-petaled War' I already have the first one, I want to collect the rest to show my family that his work isn't lost. This flower is on the cover of my grandfather's books, his name is Augus Senju. But, the flower itself is for you."

Asura watched with a bright smile as Rue took the lotus from his hand, hearing her say her thanks, "This is beautiful Asura, Thank you so much for such a gift, I will cherish it with all my heart. I think it looks a little thirsty though" Asura nodded lightly before realizing her smile, he watched her wave her hand over the thousand petaled lotus. Asura watched in awe as the cloud formed and rain over the gift he gave, stunned by her power. Rain was an amazing thing, Asura loved walking in rain, he loved the feel of it, it was one of the main reasons he took to water the way he did and practically ignored his Earth Release. Water seemed to flow freely, like Asura, without restraints, there was nothing he enjoyed more then feeling water against his skin, swimming or just relaxing in the water, it always helped him feel more alive then he normally does, more then how his Wood Release made him feel. He spoke lightly, almost under his breath, while still smiling "Such an amazing ability."

He watched her and blushed lightly as she patted him on the head, hearing her speak again, "You should be proud that you are collecting such books that hold sentimental value for yourself and your Family. It's an honorable thing to do" He laughed a little at that, his mind was starting to drift away but then he was nudged. He looked down to her with the same smile, ready to hear words. "Asura I believe I may be able to help you with your collection one day, I believe I once read the book written by your Grand-Father back in Iwagakure. The book belonged to my ex-husband the Tenth Tsuchikage, he had it in his personal library. He had a passion for History and that book in particular peaked his interests as his family and he himself was from the Land of Fire. A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. I believe that was a quote from the very book though my memory is vague. Perhaps it gives you an excuse to come and visit me one day in Iwagakure, I'd be more than happy to hand it over to you once we meet again." Asura's smile grew, he had found another book, one of the many he had been searching for. "You actually have one of the books?" He asked with great deal of excitement in his voice. "That is amazing, and for it to belong to the Tsuchikage, it is an honour, a true honour to hear that. I never expected my grandfather's books to be so popular or respected. I will definitely come and visit, not only for the book though. I believe I made a truly amazing friend today, Rue. I'm glad I met you." He gave her a bow before standing up properly, smiling brightly at her.