Raku sighed as he pushed onwards through the forest. The woods outside the Village Hidden in the Clouds were huge, extending miles in many directions all the way through the valley of the mountain range that was Kaminari no Kuni. The heat was also getting to him, though it was mostly due to the fact that he always had his large white coat that hung past his knees on all the time. It might also be the fact that he was always wearing black, his pants, his shirt even though it was sleeveless the coat still prevented his arms from getting air. He had not traveled outside of the Kumogakure very often, and when he did it was usually for a mission or training. Today however was different, today was his day off and he was out here simply to explore the surrounding area and maybe if he is lucky find something that could spark his memory. It was nearly four years ago that he awoke in the Kumo hospital with no memory, they told him he was found on the side of a river, but they did not tell him the exact location. Since then the only trace of his memory he got back to him was a battle between two faceless men surrounded by a ring of fire.

Raku shook his head bringing himself back to the present, as he stepped over a nearby tree root that had sprung up above the ground. As he wiped the sweat from his face he looked around to get his bearings of where he was, he saw a rather large shadow cast over an area that was up ahead of him and went to check it out and was brought to a small clearing. Raku stepped into the center of the clearing, and his breath was taken away. Above where he stood was a humongous mountain side, which was common, however it was not the mountain side that took his breath away it was what looked to be a temple that was a part of it. The temple looked as through it was upside down, what Raku could only assume was underneath some kind of cliff or over hang. The clearing that Raku was standing in was roughly the size of the temple in width if not greater. Raku was so mesmerized by the temple he almost had not noticed the doorway size hole in the side of the mountain on the other side of the clearing. 'I wonder if that is the way to the temple' he thought to himself as he took one last look up at it before heading to the doorway. Once inside the doorway he found that the touches began to lite themselves as though he had triggered something. 'Well this could be some kind of trap or it could just be something that happens so that people can see when they come to explore' There was no real way of telling either way at this point, as the only way he would find out is to follow the stairs up and see what happens. Raku thought it over for a second before deciding he did not care about if it was a trap or not. Raku convinced himself that it was not a trap, and even if it was he was sure that he would have no problem handling it. So the young Genin set off up the stairs following, the path that lit up with the torches as the ignited, prepared for whatever he might encounter.

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Reaching the end of the stairway and entering into the long corridor, Raku marveled at the beauty of the temple. The wind blowing through the temple was quite refreshing, compared to the heat of the forest where there was little wind. He had not planned on training today, but he would remember this place for the future to come and train. As Raku began walking down the hallway, he thought he heard the crumbling of rocks off in the distance. I really hope this place is not about to collapse with me in it he thought as he continued down the hallway following the different lit torches.

Reaching the end of the hallway he saw a open doorway, immediately upon entering the room he was greeted by a man from across the room. I guess I was not exactly quiet he thought to himself, "Hello" he called back to the man, gripping the hilt of his blade as he watched the man closely just in case he was who set the torches up too lead him here to a trap or something. The man was not much taller than Raku but he looked to be older, it was not until the man said something about leaving that Raku made the realization that it was not a trap and released his grip on the hilt. The man was probably here training Raku thought to himself remembering the crumbling noise he had heard when he first reached the hallway.

"There's no need for you to have to leave sir, I am just wandering around and stumbled on this place" Raku said doing his best not to sound rude considering the fact that he was the one who was intruding. "I did not mean to interrupt your training and I can leave so you can continue if you like," Raku paused briefly to take in a breath before he continued, "I am terribly sorry again for disturbing you, my name is Raku I am a Genin of the Hidden Cloud." Raku states as he judged the mans reaction to what he had just said. Raku had never seen the man in Kumo before, however Kumo was a very large village and considering the fact of their current location it was quite possible that this man was also from Kumo. Raku reached into his coat pocket to remove his headband to show the man that he was not lying before putting it back in his pocket, "I was just sweating a lot out there and too it off." he began to explain, then Raku noticed the hilt of the man's swords on his hip, "Are you a swordsman?" Raku asked as seeing the mans swords got him a little over excited. There were so many swordsmen in Kumo that crossing paths with one occurred on a day to day basis, however something felt different about this man. Raku could not tell if it was because of the man's teal blue eyes that seemed to pierce through him, or if it was just the fact that the heat had gotten to him. "Please forgive me I talk a lot when I get nervous, as I said I will leave if you would like me to, I was just marveling at this beautiful temple."

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