...He spent few months more seeing if any information could be useful and indeed, some of them were and others were just utterly useless. The young man prepared to return to the cloud village and once again, he hid the wooden house beneath the earth and this time he had no idea if he was going to be back here or not. He made his way out of the village looking clean and sweet smelling. He was no ninja of the stone village thereby no resistance of any sort came to him from the guards on duty. The distance of the cloud village from Iwagakure seemed pretty long. He spent most nights taking shelter in a wooden dome or one made of earth since both elements served the purpose of sheltering him for the night. He took no count of how long he spent on the road since he was not obliged to travel quickly so he just went on freely.

He arrived the cloud village after a while and he did not look like someone who had travelled from a far distance. He had food to eat from hunting down animals and water to drink from water bodies or within the earth itself. He was very different from the Zennyo that had left the village before the chunin exams. So much had changed with him. His outfit, his hairstyle, his looks, his aura in general. Travelling the shinobi world had so much changed him but now he is back, fully aware of who he is and that is all that matters.. Syn approached the village gates and he was stopped by two ninjas on guard. He reached for his ninja pouch and produced his Kumogakure no Sato head band. The guards at first were surprised but they then let him in with one of the guards escorting him to the Raikage’s office.

The guards found it hard to  believe that he was a ninja of the cloud. He looked so much different yet so calm. He did not resist and he just allowed himself to be escorted. For all they knew, he could have stolen the head band off of another Kumogakure shinobi. They both arrived the administration building and the guard spoke with the secretary telling her that someone suspicious had arrived the village gates and the Raikage needed to be informed.

Syn watched the secretary speak to the Raikage through the intercom and she motioned for the guard to escort Syn to the Raikage’s office. They both climbed the stairs upwards and arrived at the Raikage’s office. The guard knocked while speaking..

”Lord Raikage, Guard 1 Reporting on duty: A suspicious male was found entering the village gates and he possess a Kumogakure head band but he does not seem to be in any of our records thus why I brought him here.

The guard would finish and await the raikage patiently while keeping an eye on Zennyo.

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”Lord Raikage, Guard 1 Reporting on duty: A suspicious male was found entering the village gates and he possess a Kumogakure head band but he does not seem to be in any of our records thus why I brought him here.

And here Sanosuke was just about wrapping up all the business he could afford to put off while he was away in Kiri. There were much to be handled before he would even plan on taking a single step out of his country. The transfer of power being handled by the council being one until he returns so the village won't be ran into the ground, the authorization of Han to have on the prisoners to do with them what he saw fit(so long that it follows the same paradigm as the plan they originally discussed), and finally the amount of paperwork he had to rush to completion just so he won't be terribly swamped upon his return was ridiculous. Even when he returned, there would be much to do despite his focus and drive of doing three times his normal amount, Sanosuke wont have time to relax at all.

Then this alert was given to his guard. His secretary, Aelita, was on temporarily leave as her mother was ill and was helping her to recuperate. So it left the strong armed voices of his men to give him updates upon the comings and goings of the administration building of his office. He would much rather have the voice of a female speaking into the microphone about upcoming appointments and visitors that requested his audience. But in this day of age, the Raikage can't be so picky about these sorts of things. Wiping the sleep from his eyes, Sanosuke began to wonder what this visitor would want from him. They were already on high alert after Kiri's accusation of violation of their treaty, so anyone that can be labeled as 'suspicious' were looked at closer than usual. This whole foreign affair with the other villages were trying at his patience as it was only becoming a headache after another headache at this point. Something had to be done about this, and that was the exact point of this meeting with Kiri. Already Sanosuke had put the finishing touches on his preparations for this meeting to end as quickly as possible.

But in the meantime, this stranger had to be dealt with. What exactly did he desire from the village, what did he want from him? Why would he think seeing the Raikage on such short notice was a good idea? This man was becoming more and more peculiar to the kage that he couldn't ignore him. Sanosuke would allow the man to come into his office, but only briefly as he had to get a move on towards the next ferry to Mizu no Kuni. Pressing a button on the intercom, Sanosuke cleared his voice first before speaking into the microphone that was on his table. "Send him in." Sanosuke would state simply before killing the feed now that his message was broadcasted towards the man. Now he would only wait and see what the man wanted.

"Send him in" Zennyo heard the raikage's voice boom behind the doors. He very well remembered his first meeting with the raikage in his feline form. Those red predatory eyes that could Pierce through body and soul, it would be a pleasure to serve someone who was worthy.

The guard opened the door and went in before Zennyo. The guard would bow to the raikage and wait for further instructions or leave if he was dismissed. Zennyo would kneel before the raikage and speak once the raikage was ready to hear him.

"Greetings Lord Raikage. I am Zennyo Ryuo, the chunin who was once declared missing from Konoha, Draygglez Senju. I accepted the assignment you gave me which was finding out where Dray Senju is. In the course of my investigation, I discovered that I was kidnspped by a group of ritualists who suppressed my memories for some reasons. I proceeded to konoha, the outskirts of kirigakure and even the stone village to be certain that my discoveries are true and they are. The first time I arrived before you, I came as one truly willing to serve you without any knowledge  of who I was but now, I come to serve you and the cloud village as one fully aware of who I was and now am. If you have any doubts, i have full access to my clan's famed wood release which i can show you. My skills would prove useful to kumogakure Lord Raikage"
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The door opened to reveal a man he had never seen before. Atop of his head was blue hair that stood up in a way to defy gravity. But upon his forehead was one of the headbands of his own shinobi. Was this a trap so that detailed him incapcitating one of his own shinobi just to infiltrate the ranks of Kumo? Just to ensure this man was definitely someone he met, Sanosuke discretely converted partially into sage mode to sense out the man's chakra. It was indeed a chakra he had sense previously. It certainly was the chakra signature that belonged to Draygglez Senju. So at least that part of his story checked out. If he didn't, Sanosuke would have already made the preparations to engage the lock sequence in his office that would trap the two of them together in one room; that way he'd have no way to run away from him. The execution would be swift enough. The Raikage's silver eyes inspected the man with a skeptical glance. He couldn't just be too believing of everything the man said. If he was lying, Sanosuke was confident that he could identify the tell on his body thanks to his advanced senses. But nothing was giving, which intrigued the Raikage even more. Interesting....

After offering his services, Sanosuke couldn't help but smirk. This was the exact same political situation that Kumo and Kiri, but this time Kumo was the one taking advantage of the situation. Does Konoha even know they let someone through the cracks? Especially if that someone was one of the holders of one of their sacred kekkei genkai's: wood release. Sanosuke had to make sure no ties would lead Konoha to his doorstep. Kumo was collectively dealing with a standoff with Kiri. Another enemy would surely spell his defeat. "The fact that you do not know the reasoning why the ritualists attacked abducting you is evidence that your mission has yet to be completed. Your next phase is to look into the group of ritualists, and end them. Who are they? What did they want from you? Where are they located? Were they hired? These are loose ends to your identity as Draygglez Senju. You must cut him off. Then I will fully accept you as one of my own." Sanosuke finally spoke with conviction in his voice. These groups of ritualists had the intelligence to reveal that Zennyo was very much in a his village. And for that Sanosuke had to make sure this wouldn't occur again.

"Put your hand out." Sanosuke instructed to the man before him. Once he done so, Sanosuke would stand up and approach the man. Sanosuke towered over the shinobi as he began going through hand seals. Each seal he made hummed with chakra powering each position he was in. Finally when he was done, Sanosuke looked into the man's eyes. "With this seal I would like for you to pledge your undying loyalty to me. This seal activates ones we shake hands. Should you break the contract of this seal, you will forever be branded. Where you go, I will know. Who you talk to, I will know." The situation was to the point where the man had no other choice but swear his loyalty. If not, then he would be forced to spend his nights in a cell; where Sanosuke would have contact Konoha about their runaway and that would be the end of the Senju's life. It was nearly time for the Senju to be accepted in the village.

Once the oath was made, Sanosuke let go. Upon contact, the seals would have creep up on the Senju's skin until it covered his entire left arm. The seal would hiss slowly, letting out steam as the power of the oath was settling into his body. The markings of the seal then would fade out as though the Senju's skin was never touched. "From this day forward, you are code named Syn. Your primary mission is to kill off all ties of the group of ritualists and Draygglez Senju. But you are also responsible for any duties that need to be done in the village. Now go, and complete the final requirements of being one of my shinobi."

"You are dismissed."
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All the while as Zennyo spoke, the Raikage's gaze was fixed on him trying to discover if any part of his story was a lie and ready to finish him off at a moment's notice. Zennyo was now fully aware of his clan's history and it being one of the founding and strongest clans in the Hidden Leaf village, he was sure that his offer to serve the Hidden Cloud village would surely leave the Raikage piqued. Zennyo would prove a valuable asset to the Raikage and more so a table turning card if it ever came to that.

A smirk escaped the Raikage's lips and Zennyo already had a positive feeling about the outcome of this meeting.
"The fact that you do not know the reasoning why the ritualists attacked abducting you is evidence that your mission has yet to be completed. Your next phase is to look into the group of ritualists, and end them. Who are they? What did they want from you? Where are they located? Were they hired? These are loose ends to your identity as Draygglez Senju. You must cut him off. Then I will fully accept you as one of my own." The words registered in his mind even before they had hit the ground. One mission after another. He had to admit that being on the move was interesting but then acquiring information wasn't due to the various unclean methods that he would have to employ. He agreed with the Raikage that someone or some people still had knowledge of who he is and this information could prove harmful to him and disastrous to the Hidden cloud village if they were found to be harboring a missing ninja. Anyway this would only push him further to finding out who controlled this group of ritualists and end them quickly solely by his power alone.

"Put your hand out" were the next words that broke the silence. Zennyo obeyed and the Raikage stood up and approached him as he began weaving hand seals before him.
"With this seal I would like for you to pledge your undying loyalty to me. This seal activates once we shake hands. Should you break the contract of this seal, you will forever be branded. Where you go, I will know. Who you talk to, I will know."
This was a pretty tricky point. Zennyo was ready to swear his loyalty but then a seal to solidify the agreement? That felt a bit too far and the Raikage was so young he did not seem like he was going to die of natural causes anytime soon so Zennyo would be released of the seal if he accepted it but this seemed like the only way. Zennyo would stretch forth his hand and shake the Raikage as the seal would creep up his left arm and cover it entirely like a tattoo after which it would hiss slowly, burning into the young man's arm as he would clench his teeth and furrow his brows. The marking of the seal would then fade out completely as if it was never there..  So intricate we're the designs of the seal he wished they we're a normal tattoo.

"From this day forward, you are code named Syn. Your primary mission is to kill off all ties of the group of ritualists and Draygglez Senju. But you are also responsible for any duties that need to be done in the village. Now go, and complete the final requirements of being one of my shinobi. You are dismissed"
Sun bowed once more before exiting the Raikage's office.. A little rest and then work time. A new being had arrived in the cloud.

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