After months with no word from the Tsuchikage, Shigeki Kanetsu had had enough. He marched upon the administration building with the fury of a raging volcano, his pink cat ear headphones and clipped on pink tail really adding to the effect of angry person. He wore pink and black striped thigh high socks and fingerless elbow length gloves to match. His short white short and white tanktop underneath of his hoodie with cut off sleeves made him look very...well to be fair he didn’t actually look overly threatening, but he certainly was. People often underestimated the strength of Shigeki Kanetsu, and he wasn’t having any of it today. He hammered on the doors of the Administration building, which of course were not locked as someone told him to walk in, and demanded to see the Tsuchikage, who the people at the front desk told him had been missing for some time. Shigeki had heard it all before and he marched past the front desk, stomping his heeled buckle shoes as he went as the receptionist yelled after him “But lady Kanetsu, please listen!”

Shigeki ignored the fact that she somehow didn’t know that he was a male as he was simply too angry to even think of her words. He walked up to the door of Karumo’s office, smashed the door with his fists once more, which caused the door which was slightly ajar to open, and saw that it looked exactly as it had last time he was here, including having the Tsuchikage hat with the hole in it from Karumo’s kunai when he had thrown it at Shigeki and ruined his perfectly good nap. He grabbed the hat and put it on his head, cracking his fingers as he sorted through the insane stack of papers on the desk of the Tsuchikage. He had been in a particularly bad mood because he had a perfectly good squad of exceptionally attractive people that he could have fun messing with, and all of them had simply stopped showing up when he summoned them. He found several requests for squad members on the desk, a couple of which seemed like they had been put in several times. He put the hat on his head and rotated it so that the ears on his headphones poked out of the two holes from the Kunai, and very quickly boiled water and poured himself a tea as he read up on the people who were looking for squads, looking for the ones he thought he could have the best time training.

He found some food around the desk and took a handful of assorted nuts, nibbling on it as he found three candidates whom he figured would be a good choice for him. Each of them knew Genjutsu, and as far as he was concerned it meant he could train three more people to **** with people the way that he did, which was right up his alley. He grabbed a pen and some paper and wrote three separate letters, instructing the three genjutsu using genin of where he would like them to meet him, which would be outside of the Fire Temple, and he sent them out with another ANBU agent before impatiently making his way out of the administration building. As he walked by the desk he mentioned to the woman that it was unacceptable that there hadn’t been someone in charge of the village for a long as it had been, to which she responded “But Lady Shika...Karumo left you in charge.” He wasn’t listening, however, as he slammed the door behind him.


The sun was setting over the village of Iwagakure, a cool breeze beginning to pick up as the young Kanetsu impatiently tapped his heeled foot upon the ground, arms crossed across his chest as he stood there. He hadn’t removed the “holy” Tsuchikage hat from his head and he still had his headphone ears poking out of it. He had been waiting at the temple for hours, not having assumed that it might take a little while for the messenger to reach the three genin. As he stood he wondered what the chance was that they had met one another in the past, not knowing the reality of the situation. He didn’t care that much, though, as he only had one thing in mind. He had really enjoyed training a squad of genin, and it was something that he was quite good at, or at least he believed so. He had trained at least one of his students well, as Kokai had been quite successful, at least in beating up the rest of his students. The temple behind him was lit up with flame, and because of that he was at a comfortable temperature, members of the Kanetsu clan not particularly feeling comfortable in any type of cool climate. He hoped they would show up soon...

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Kejido had woken up a little earlier that morning. In time to shower and cleanse himself of all the sweat and grime from the day before. A daily thing for him but he liked to smell fantastic when he went about his daily activities. Still he exited the shower smelling of lavender into his own personal apartment studio from the clan compound. he moved to get dressed himself. Slipping on a white under shirt and a pair of boxers before opening his closet and unzipping one of the clothing bags hung within. With that he pulled out his coat. Four bronze buttons up the front to hold it closed. His headband stitched into the left shoulder and not a spot on it. The shoulders, neck and wrists had red lines stitched into it while the coat itself was black with one white stripe over the left breast pocket. He tucked that into a pair of crisp black slacks before putting on a white belt with a copper belt clip with his clan symbol on it. Finally he would slip on a pair of new black socks and polished dress boots. Tightening it all and straightening it in the mirror. He would look himself over before running a hand through his now dry hair. Letting it fall about his face and perfect features as he admired himself with silver eyes. Finishing up he selected a kunai with a white handle to sheath into his belt on his left side and hid the other two in his boots. However he had all the senbon from himself and Ryo. Which the packages had been modified to wrap around his forearms up his sleeves. All he had to do was twitch in just the right way and the next senbon in either would slide free into his hand. Like an auto loader. Satisfied with this he slipped on his white gloves and exited his room.

He had only managed to make it just outside of his apartment complex when a shinobi messenger spotted him from across the way. Having asked directions from his clansmen as to where they might find the specialist known as Kejido. It had been an odd thing to use to them as such ranks were clan only. Still Kejido would raise an eyebrow as his silver eyes took in the messenger. The man arrived in front of him and confirmed his identity before handing Kejido a letter he recognized as he had forged one just recently. It was a squad invite to a sensei he didn't recognize. He smirked to himself as he glanced it over. The fire temple eh? Likely this would be a warm lesson. Still he would keep his cool as always. He would prove himself here just like he always did. He was the best for his rank. Whoever his squad mates turned out to be they would find that out quickly. He always established himself as the alpha of anyone his rank he met. This would hold little difference for him. It never did.

He would still turn and pocket the letter. Making his way at a casual pace towards the fire temple. It was a simple matter to him to arrive without having broken a sweat. So he took his time, controlled his breathing and even picked up four canned tea's for the group on his way there. Sweet tea's of a variety of flavors. Fruit punch being his own favorite. They placed the four cans into a paper bag and he paid them with a smile. Still he would take his time but still make a direct route to the front of the fire temple. He was right when he assumed it would be warm there. Even outside he could feel the sweltering heat and was ever that much more happy in his choice to bring beverages. Still his silver eyes fell on a young looking lady...but the note had implied a male....He could assume that it had been a typo or risk that it had not...or use a gender neutral term. He figured the latter was the best bet as he approached with a graceful stride and a solid stature. A charming smile as the bag was tucked under his right arm and his left hand rested casually above his kunai. The sheathed one on his waist. More his wrist on the hilt than anything. Still he would bow his head as he saw no one else there. Gender neutral term it was.

"Sensei Kanetsu? Specialist Heishi Kejido reporting in."
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Shigeki’s frustrations had been mounting at the fact that none of the three students who he had hand picked to learn from him, the person who APPARENTLY had been selected to run the village while Karumo was away, were late. He didn’t understand why they hadn’t shown up when he had gotten there, not realizing the messengers would take a little bit longer to drop off his letters. As the first of his students had arrived he had began pacing back and forth, looking towards him with a scowl plastered onto his face. He barely noticed the fact that the first person to show up was quite traditionally attractive, but he was mad enough that he didn’t even make an inappropriate comment towards him. He would normally jump on the opportunity to say something along the lines of calling him something that he would likely be able to get in trouble for, but he just wasn’t in the mood. The man introduced himself and Shigeki pursed his lips and moved them towards the right side of his face.

As the second student approached him, Shigeki rolled his eyes and looked towards him, noticing quickly that he was a little bit more up Shigeki’s alley. He was cute but he looked lazy, his messy hair betraying as much. Where the other individual clearly cared a lot about his appearance, not a hair being out of place, this one simply didn’t seem too. Not that it overly mattered to Shigeki, as he liked people who had that kind of look to them as opposed to the overly composed types. He still didn’t smile however, as he had no interest in changing his mood at this point. He was determined to be grumpy and nothing could change that. He did find it interesting to note that the two of them seemed to know each other, however, which could potentially be a good thing that he could use to his advantage. He didn’t introduce himself, but he didn’t really need too. Shigeki wasn’t a fan of his tone, as he sounded kind of like he didn’t care too much. It was something that he might have to break out of him…

The most late of the three, and instantly Shigeki’s least favourite due to this fact, made her way towards the three of them. His scowl persisted until she made a comment about how this had better not be an attempt by Kajito to get the two of them together. The scowl on his face turned slightly, making him chuckle slightly at the absurdity of the situation. What were the chances that they knew each other as well? He liked her attitude as well, as she seemed like she would be a fun person to deal with. When she introduced herself to him he could see confusion on her face, which wasn’t unexpected. Shigeki had become used to people being confused by his appearance, and it was something he used to his advantage fairly consistantly through his career as a shinobi. He would crouch down, putting his hands on the ground between his knees as he did so, and looked up at the three of them, sighing a deep and annoyed sigh.

“You know, I expected you three here hours ago, and yet here I was waiting forever...I don’t like being left waiting.” His tone was clearly irritated, though there was still a hint of playfulness to the young Kanetsu’s voice. His airy tone could never fully sound angry, and he would chuckle slightly. “Actually, now that I think of it, I was always the one who left my cousin Kazu waiting when he was training me, so I guess I can’t complain too much. I guess I’ll let it slide for now.” He stood back up and stretched out, hands clasped behind his back in a large exaggerated gesture. “As at least one of you already know, my name is Shigeki, and two of you seemed to note that I am from the Kanetsu clan. The majority of the members of my clan specialize in the use of Ninjutsu and generally focus on training their bodies as well. We have produced a number of strong men and women who incorporate their yoton chakra with a physical fighting style...” He held out a hand as a bubble of lava would rise forth in front of him, a large grin stretching across his face as he did so.

“I am not one of those Kanetsu. My specialties are in tactics, which is why I am the captain of the Oracles, in genjutsu, in which there are few in the world who are my equal, and in disguise, which is the thing I am best at. I am a master at making myself appear to be someone who I am not, and it is a large part of the reason that Karumo would bring me along on missions with him. I also found out today that I am apparently in charge of the village, and because of that I was able to hand pick the three of you to be a part of my squad. I picked the three of you because, like me, you are all apparently proficient with Genjutsu, which in my opinion is the most powerful tool in a shinobi’s toolbox. There is nothing more vulnerable than the mind, and I am an expert at tearing apart people’s minds to get what I want...” He winked and chuckled once more as he said this, stepping back a step and crouching once more.

“Now, it seems you know one another. Care to tell me what kind of experience you have together, so I can get a better gauge of the history there?”

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He would smile still even as their would be squad leader would remain silent to his greeting. Choosing rather to wait for the other two. However that in itself wouldn't take long. First he would hear a familiar walking pattern arriving somewhat behind himself. He would turn and his smile would broaden. Ryo was approaching him. Oh how wonderful. He had experience with that one and a repertoire he had observed. Learning from his habits and how to expand upon them. He was a highly useful individual. After all he had been the one Kejido had selected to help him with his mission. Even if he did so unknowingly. At the very least the kid was good at following instruction and easy to please. He would inquire of what Kejido was doing well, here he would assume. He had cut himself off quickly after all as he noted more of his surroundings. Taking in the would be instructor of theirs. No greeting was given but rather a very direct question. He was actually surprised that Ryo had skipped any sort of formalities. Choosing instead to get straight to the point. Perhaps he was growing and having little time for games.

Instead of being able to muse over it he would instead have his attention drawn to the last to arrive. A young lady he was also familiar with if less so. She had left a fairly poor impression on him attitude wise before and yet he had found her observational talents amusing. He still hadn't collected her senbon from her. So close to the vest that one. Still she would do her best to stare at him with what he assumed was supposed to be intimidation. However he would only smirk as it just came off as almost cute. He wasn't threatened by her in his mind. She was perhaps the key to keeping the machine operating but he was the one with the ability to take down the target quickly. It was his specialty. Still it didn't mean she wouldn't stab him or refuse to help him. So he needed to keep his retorts playful and short. Even if she did threaten him he wouldn't lose an effective squad mate over something as simple as a duel. Instead he would move to fall in line with Ryo and her. Leaning down to whisper in her ear as he did so before turning around.

"Even if it was, its funny how you still come when I call. Even if your always the last one here."

He would wink to her before turning to look at their sensei as they crouched down. Letting their own hands dangle between their legs down to the ground. Like a cat ready to pounce. They sure were committing to this cat scene. He complained about the amount of time they had taken getting there. It seemed almost unreasonable since the message had only just then reached him. He had come as quickly and as soon as it summoned him. He was even the first to arrive if only just barely. The other two hadn't been far behind so they had been as timely as possible. Still the man would raise to his feet and describe himself. His history and his power as well as giving them a visual demonstration of his advanced element before it too faded. His explanation even covering the reason they had been selected. Choosing to take another step back and crouch down again as he asked about their history together. Kejido needed to get ahead of what Aikiko would likely say. Perhaps some misdirection. So he would speak first.

"There was a mix up before with some paperwork. We ended up in a squad invite together before hand. It was a brief but illuminating meeting. Truth being I had requested a squad leader but none were available at the time. I suppose the administration took my request and had my preferred squad mates gathered without one. Ryo and I have spent time together as friends outside the wall exploring while these two I think have a jolted history in the academy. I admire your choice by the way sensei. Our squad has the potential to be the most potent in Iwa. I myself will be their driving force. I am the skill, She is the talent and Ryo is the will. With those three things I am sure we can dominate any other genin team in Iwa already."

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