It was about time that he finally made it to his village. He'd ate before he left. He also slept before he left as well. Wait; Mujin doesn't sleep at all. All he did was just ate before he left. Figures. He felt the gloves of lighting trickle down to his forearms as the trickling ended on the shoulders. He'd have to thank Zazu when he see him in Iwagakure. Onward to the task at hand. He landed on the village gates of Iwagakure, filled with excitement and bullshit to be back home. Had he completed his unfinished business weeks ago, he wouldn't have to come back to the village in the first place. But, that was then, and this is now. He shrouded himself in a all black robe with the hood on, covering his appearance amongst the crowd of people. He made his way west, seeing a very old temple that basically shrouded itself with fire. This would seem like an adequate place to lay a low profile.

Well enough for him. He walked into the temple. The temperature was beyond scorching; so taking off the robe was probably a good idea. As he took off the robe, fire rose from afar. He looked inside the cave as writings appeared on the rocky surface as the writing appeared as a name, a very familiar name. "The Jun Chi..." He said. Ah; so the Jun Chi resides in the cave. Mujin heard of this clan - masters of the Fire Release element, commonly call themselves the "Fire Sages" of Iwagakure.

He might be a good addition to the team to kill Dengen.

Why... why did people think they could just waltz in without so much as even attempting to abide by the rules of the temple. Damn outsiders; defiling his home. Houjin was... not amused, to put it lightly. His week had been nothing but a string of outsiders and idiots, annoyance after annoyance. Ugh.

But he was the type to be... pissy; so maybe that was unfair. This one at least had the decency to take his robe off when he entered. Ugh; it would probably be best to deal with this; lest the man walked into a room of fire or something. Easy enough; given the rooms where all the same. Shame, really. The stench of burned human flesh was not appealing to him. For all his fiery nature and attitudes; he wasn't a big meat person; preferring highly spiced vegetables and grains over most meats. Although he did like some fishes. Random tangent. Yay.

"Is there something you need, outsider? The temple is... closed; to outsiders on this day."

Who best for Mujin to see than the Jun Chi person himself. What gave it away was when he called Mujin an outsider, meaning that it was his home. What disappointed Mujin even more was that it was closeed to outsiders on this day. Bummer; and Mujin thought it would be a good place to decide Dengen's fate in his hands. It was actually. Lava. Just lava; everywhere. Throwing Dengen in the lava would be very good. And even in a closed - secure - place like this where mostly hand-to-hand combat is initiative, Mujin would have the upper advantage, unless the cave was hiding an area with much space provided for long-range prowess, then Mujin would have to reconsider and think more strategically. Either way, he would use Dengen as his personal punching bag and then throw him off the cliff; into the lava and watch him burn in turmoil. Revenge was bittersweet with a small taste of a bliss satisfaction.

The figure looked at the person standing in-front him and was apparent to Mujin that the boy was small in height and very fragile to break. But this was not his target... nor his ally neither. Although, he just met the boy, so a compromise would be initialed sooner or later. Was there something Mujin needed... he would ponder on that. "There is nothing I need but a place to initiate a low profile while in Iwagakure for the time being. But, if the temple is closed, I sure hope you can make reservations for the others and myself to stay until business is finished. Then, we can leave." Mujin wasn't really the type to talk of any manner. But it would be impolite to answer.

It was only right to stay for a little bit until Dengen was dead, then everyone can go their merry separate ways.

A traveler, maybe? It wasn't impossible for a visiting tourist to find the temple; there where markers that directed people to it all over the village. But this man... he didn't feel like a normal man. There was a power about him... a ninja maybe? Far higher in ranking, and more experienced then himself. That much he was sure of. The accent seemed familiar; more native then not. But then again; Houjin rarely left the temple, and his clan had a different way of speaking; so even the natives of Iwa sounded strange to his ears.

"You need a place to hide out?" The way the other asked; it was obvious. Very much so. There was something going on here, and the male was curious. "If you could provide me with a bit more information... I may be able to work something out..." Leading, obviously so; he wasn't going to hide it. No point; better to be truthful (ish) then try and lie to someone that more then likely would instantly know. And if he didn't like the answer... well, he had enough relatives floating around the temple to force the outsider out without much problem. He'd rather not deal with that though; so a chance was offered. A rarity indeed; from the hot headed jackass.

Alas, Mujin gave out a slight chuckle at the boy's response. So he wanted more information than what was given to him. It's not like Mujin to be rude and not reply to what the Jun Chi said, but it also was not in Mujin's character to even give out such important detail to a stranger. But, he needed a place to lay a low profile, so information had to be given, whether he liked it or not. He folded his arms as he looked at the boy. Very persistent the boy was. Alas, he wanted to know what Mujin's plans were in order for him to accept Mujin and his group's stay in his temple.

The boy's voice was calm. He had Mujin in a corner, leading him, or say that's what Mujin thought when he said if Mujin can provide him more information, he'll be able to work something out. Clever boy he was. Alright. A deal is a deal. "I'll make it short," There was a slight pause in Mujin's dialogue. Usually no one would say it out loud, but if he wanted to stay, he had to. " Killing the Tsuchikage." (Let the suspense music play.)

Mujin gave a smirk, surely that was all the Jun Chi would get. "So, do we have a deal?"

Ooooooh; so we have... hahahah. Oh man, this was gunna get good; and fast. The outsider wanted to state a coup? Or was it just Kagecide on his mind? Either way; the young sage was very, very interested now. The state of the country had been bad before; but this new man that claimed the Tsuchikage title... he was, to put it nicely, worthless. Useless. Annoying. "You wish to bring in a group of people for the purpose of murdering the leader of this land?"

Oh; anyone else any other clan... he would have been murdered right then and there. Iwa ninja where... idiotically loyal to whatever person called themselves the leader; it was why Iwa had such a horrible reputation for being full of militaristic peons. Some new dictator came into power the majority would blindly follow; no questions asked. The Jun Chi however... well; they had their out; well protected fortress to hide away, supplies to outlast any armor, the ability to grow more food with a nearly unlimited supply of water via underground rivers, and the forces to repel any attacks on their home. More to the point; they had Iwa by the balls; if they wanted to leave, Iwa had no legal action to stop them, and to do so would incite the rage of not one; but two Sage clans, as well as another major ninja village; if the Tsukino played their cards right. Which they always did.

"You are a bold one indeed; I like that. It is the duty of the Sage to offer shelter to the needy; and you certainly seem as though you need it... I believe my clansmen would have no issues with allowing you sanctuary for a few days..." Or rather; his clan, and Houjin himself, where willing to offer... some support; if not men to help. The Jun Chi had a reputation for being detached from the main body of politics within the village; but that didn't mean they where above giving a little push where they saw fit. And as the clan itself was highly displeased with the current regime... well; they would be friendly enough towards anyone willing to aide in the dethroning of Dengen.

The boy freely accepted his deal. Good. The fact that he was surprised about Mujin telling him of his assault did not phase Mujin, but at least he got the approval to stay in the temple. So it was true, the boy is a fire Sage. He must be really strong for a young boy to hold such a title as a Sage of Iwagakure. A good addition to the team; he might add. Mujin might make his appearance, and fortunately, the final battle here as well. The question he asked before agreeing simply gave Mujin a nod of the answer yes. And when Mujin nodded his head in truth, the boy's face crept a little smirk that Mujin saw. Mujin now had an ally on his side from the same village at best.

Mujin was a man of the law, but will considerably back down when something he knows or feels is wrong to him. Hating the kage of the village, clearly meant hating the village itself. Mujin hated Iwagakure for bringing those shinobi to kill his parents during his childhood, and even the recent Tsuchikage did not do anything. Iwagakure shinobi lived by the code of this: As soon as the Tsuchikage gives an order, the Iwa-nin do so without hesitation, even if it means death. Mujin was one of those people, even in the front lines. But word came around to Mujin from the one who helped him, Moussa was his name, saying Dengen made Iwagakure looked like a fool. That crossed the line entirely with Mujin, especially because he was the leader of the Inuzuka pack that resided in Iwagakure.

Death before Dishonor was Mujin's moral code. But now, when it comes to killing Dengen, it's Dishonor before Death. "I thank you in advance for your hospitality." That was well there was to say as Mujin continued walking with his new ally.

"You may thank me if you succeed. If not, well... expect nothing more from the Jun Chi then silence." That was all he would offer; in the end. If in the end, the outsider was succeeding; well, the Sages would be there to make sure the deed was done. They would be there, watching, either way. But they would not risk their own lives for a fool's game; they had too much to lose to risk that. The entire village did. Sheep needed a herder; and the Jun Chi had served as the shepherd more then once; and would again when (if) they where needed. However, they admitted it was time for new leadership; new ideals needed. Maybe some fresh meat in charge would break the cycle of sheeple in control.

"You may bring your group in when they arrive; however. Keep to the upper areas. Do NOT descend below this level without escort; you are likely to fall into a river of lava or some such."

"Much obliged..." Mujin much rather gave the thank you when they do succeed in killing Dengen, but in advance would do fine for now; given the shelter and all. Although, he would have to shield his identity when he gets out of the temple cave. He then walked to his cloak and grabbed it from the ground, putting it on while walking with the Jun Chi. He had informed him of a river of lava being below the level. He would make good note of that when fighting Dengen here. Note to self: Push Dengen in the river of lava. Perfect. Everything was going according to plan. All Mujin had to do now was train. He had some new techniques that he thought of; now with the use of Daimant in his possession. He remembered what the Jun Chi said about the lava river. "I'll keep that in mind when I decide to have Dengen die slow." Mujin said. Time was of essence, and time was all he needed.

Putting the hood over his head, his gloves padding made his grip much easier to most things for him to grab. Soon Dengen... your head will be my trophy, and your reign as Tsuchikage will be history. Thoughts after thoughts of last time got into Mujin's mind. What made him decide to flee so easily? Why couldn't he stay and finish Dengen off? Probably the clones, or was it the spirit? Whatever it was, it won't happen again. Knowing Dengen, he was going to have reinforcements waiting for Mujin when it was his time to strike.

"Where are we going now?" It was only polite to ask. A trait from his mother.

Dengen was in his office doing some more then troublesome paperwork when he then got a distressing message from his ANBU Surveillance Squad. They informed Dengen of an intruder that has entered the village unauthorized. Of course the identity of the assailant and his location was nearly impossible to locate at a pinpoint positioning but the ANBU instructed the Tsuchikage that the intruder has made a drastic mistake. By entering a sacred temple in Iwagakure he was able to fall right on the laps on our Sensor Division who has already been keeping an eye on the temple do to their unique history and position in world politics, or non-position to be exact since the Sage temples insist on remaining neutral on many occasions.

The Sensor Squad that eyed the temple explained the chakra nature of the intruder as being the same chakra signature as the “Home Invader” to the Tsuchikage mansion. Any other intruder and this would have been a job for either his Team Alpha or the ANBU black ops unit but because it was this specific shinobi, Dengen gave out a specific order to report straight to HQ when first encountering him. Dengen has some unfinished business and although he had a Team to authorize about his decision he left them a letter better yet. The letter explained the situation at hand and where the missing ninja is located, then it states that if they are needed that Dengen will summon them forth but he tried to highlight the fact that he wanted to do this alone so it would be better for them to stay out of harms way.

Dengen arrived with two ANBU black ops operatives at hand to the temple. Of course though as new as Dengen is to the position as Tsuchikage he knew that the fire temple is a sacred area which makes it clear why they have village security in the first place, of course though this surveillance is only known by the highest ranking amongst the monks and that is exactly who the Tsuchikage wished to speak to. When arriving one of the ANBU that Dengen brought forth had a special technique where he could raise his voice to whatever volume he wishes, that shinobi began to speak so that those within the temple could listen to every single word.

“Attention Sages of the Fire Temple of Iwagakure. It is understood that a fugitive has recently entered your premises. Your neutrality justifies any Law Breaking behavior harboring a fugitive would conceive of although this is a warning for the missing ninja known as MUJIN INUZUKA. The quoted “Devil of Iwagakure.” The head of the temple is requested to come out by the Tsuchikage. We will ask for you to bring out the fugitive.”

Well. This was great news.... Zen had heard news when he was younger about an attempt on the Tsuchikage's life.... and according to Dengen's letter... well, this was him. The Earth Shadow had gone after him... this had to be serious, and however much Zen disliked actual fighting, he had to protect the stability of the village. He didn't enjoy thinking about what kind of unrest would come from an assassination... particularly sparked because of rumors about earlier intruders.

Either way, Zen headed to the area designated in Dengen's letter. Oh. Joy. It was the Fire Temple, the home of his ever-favorite sage... Houjin. Last time Zen met him, he had received quite the opposite of a warm welcome. Damn Karasu. However, perhaps he would not get such a response... because he was completely anonymous. He was wearing the finished Black Coat that he'd put an order in for.

Zen was now greeted at the entrance to the temple by the sight of a group of ANBU. Perhaps this was more serious than he had thought....
"I'm here, Dengen. Now.... What exactly goes on?"

Ahh, it was such a beautiful day! Arashi spent the morning at the training grounds, practicing the new techniques he learned recently. There sure were a lot of 'em. So, after getting all tired and hungry; he gets home, hardly has the chance to eat a banana and take a half-an-hour nap; when a raven comes screaming at his window. Great. Just great. It was carrying some kind of a message, a letter to be exact. It said something about an intruder something if you want meet me at Fire Temple something Mujin something. Ara was still a bit drowsy from his nap, but decided he should check it out. He was a jounin now, no?

The temple wasn't far, but Arashi never really checked it out. He knew that it was the home to the Fire Sages or something, but they kind of tend to keep to themselves, and are usually neutral. So yeah, they didn't mess with Ara, Ara didn't mess with them. The place was pretty clean when Ara reached the location. There were some fires, and plenty of statues. Pretty nice place to relax. But it was a bit hot... Arashi saw Dengen; he was with a couple of... ANBU? There was also a strange figure completely wrapped in some kind of coat. So this is serious, eh? Zenchi was also there besides him. Arashi jumped next to dengen, and spoke.
"I'm here as well Dengen. Any time to explain the situation in a bit more detail?

OOC: Hahaa Again one of the Tsuchikage Speeches. Sorry about the long read but I needed to specify how I knew about the intruder. Special NOTE- Mujin and Houjin gave permission to skip them once.

Excellent. So Team Alpha has decided to arrive. “Glad you two are joining the fight. I actually knew you wouldn’t back down.” Dengen knew that Iwagakure shinobis loved their strength and what better way to test it out then on the World Stage. “So you want to know what is going on. It is Mujin Inuzuka. He is public enemy number one and I’m not going to lie, I have a personal quarrel with this kid. As of now we will stand in the outside of the temple waiting for the Sages to respond to our call unless they are taken hostage by Mujin in which we will have to send in an extraction team. We can't go in, since it is a Neutral Temple they don't abide by the rules of the village and it Kage, I wish to not offend them as they have been faithful to Iwagakure for far to long.”

“You want to now more details do you Arashi? Well I guess I could tell you two since you guys are Iwagakures Elites. When the Shinobi World War went on Konohagakure introduced a special sensing technique that was used by the Allied Shinobi Forces, the Sensing System Technique. This technique lets us locate any intruder around Iwagakure. This technique was implemented when I assigned Iwagakure to Martial Law, which I continuously stated in countless affairs. Martial Law has put the city in top defense and as soon as the ANBU Sensing Division caught the chakra signature and matched it with Mujin they were authorized to come to me because of his reputation.” Dengen then pauses as he remembers to ask something he might need in the battle. “I apologize for being a pest and I promise to pay both of you back 10 folds, if just one of you has a Senbon or preferably a Kunai that I could hold on too for now?” After Dengen got his answer and received the Kunai/Senbon or not he began to speak.

“Well then thank you. As I was saying, the location to where Mujin could be was more then weary but luckily for us he is not too bright. Mujin went to the most sacred temple in the middle of Iwagakure, not only was the streets covered with villagers but corners were covered with Iwagakures military keeping an eye on the place. You could imagine how strange it would be for a guard to see someone enter the monastery with only monks to have ever entered and left the place, and not only that but this stranger entered with a more then obviously suspicious apparel as he was reported as entering the temple while cloaked.” Dengen seen as the two shinobis were surprised to hear about this Martial Law and the security on the temple. So he justified the reasons. “As you may know, Iwagakure has never been liked over the ages, some would say that it is because or our ignorance but I believe it is because of our strength. Iwagakure has always had the strongest military that is why we have been targeted one to many times. Even I am targeted by shinobis as we speak and that is why the security is tighter then ever. About this Temples security, this temple has been a victim to all the wars and has withstood the test of time, and it can’t be a surprise to members of the Elite Team ALPHA that we have surveillance watching over the only Neutral area in Iwagakure.”

Zen frowned. Not that anyone could see it, though....

He hadn't known about the super-tight security around the village. How could he have overlooked so many guards so many times?

He gave out a slightly audible 'hmm' and crossed his arms, raising one forearm to about where his face would be, in a contemplative gesture.

"Dengen, I'm afraid that I have a bit more....pressing matters to attend to than a criminal too cowardly to show himself. Assassin? I have no doubt that you and Arashi combined will be more than capable of taking this Mujin...I'm off to my mission."

And then, in a flash of light, he vanished.

{Zen-Zen EXIT. I don't see this thread ending in anything but a retreat on Mujin's part.}

Arashi listened closely to what Dengen had to say, explaining all about the Sages, The Fire Temple, Iwa's defense mechanism, and finally about the Sensing Unit. Arsashi was listening carefully, but to be honest, he did fade away by a bit. I mean, Dengy was talking and talking and talking... What really interested Ara was who the person in the cloak may be. He/she wasn't wearing an ANBU mask or uniform, but there was a strange shadow over his/her face; nothing could be seen. Though, he awfully reminded Ara of somebody, but who? That was left unknown. But his mere figure was really familiar to Arashi. When Dengen asked for a kunai, Ara calmly reached into his pocket and took the blade out, before handing it to Dengen. After Dengy was done with his talk, Ara decided to speak out as well.
"I got it. Will he be coming out any time soon or..?"
Ara wasn't impatient or anything, but he did want to see this Mujin person in real...

Dengen buddy; I'mma stop and correct you on a few points of the temple. Then I'mma ask you a very important question that will decide whether or not you need to completely change everything you've posted since you entered the thread.

First off: the temple. The temple itself is not locked to just the Jun Chi Sages. It is an open area that anyone is allowed access for a large portion of the day and some nights. It functions like more temples that allow outsider access; a set time for visitors, and the rest of the time closed without appointments or some special circumstance. It also functions much like European churches did; you may enter at any time and ask for Sanctuary, which was to ask for protection, or at the very least a place to rest. All of the sage temples function like this; or at least the one's I'm still taking care of. Dunno how Gin has the Suiren temple set up; as I have nothing to do with the clan anymore really. Back to the point. the order running the church/temple is able to offer such while still retaining neutrality; so long as they offer nothing more then shelter; which is all the Jun Chi have allowed as of right now.

Now then, second issue.

the Sensing System Technique. This technique lets us locate any intruder around Iwagakure. This technique was implemented when I assigned Iwagakure to Martial Law, which I continuously stated in countless affairs. Martial Law has put the city in top defense and as soon as the ANBU Sensing Division caught the chakra signature and matched it with Mujin they were authorized to come to me because of his reputation.”

What exactly is this; and who allowed you to use it?

Yeah Mate. Kinda off caught me off guard with the Sensing Division. And how exactly did they catch a chakra signature and matched it exactly with Mujin? They can sense chakra signatures and tell where there location is, but cannot exactly match the person they are sensing.

To Houjin- About the not me saying the Temple doesn't get much outsiders I just meant visitors really. I thought i read that on your post somewhere but I may be wrong. About the Temple being church like, that is actually what i had in mind all along. I knew your harboring him is almost like a must for the "religion" if they haven't offended.

Second Issue. I'm not going to lie, I went out on a whim with this one. I actually got this idea that the Village is still a village although we don't have the IC man power. We have no medics yet we have a hospital, that type of mentality led to me to having a Sensing Division in the village without the actual sensors. Villages have their own defense system and with Iwagakure being the most protected I don't think someone should be coming in and out "willy nilly" if they choose too. Like i said before though, i went out on a whim so its ok if thats not a good enough reason.

To Jurou- Well if Kenta doesn't let me have this then this is somewhat not relevant to explain although i will. loll Well what i had in mind was Kabuto using Shinobi Info Cards in this nature, to save Chakra Signatures. I may be wrong about him using it like this but i used that theory to give us the excuse to have your signature stored. The matching signatures to the Most Wanted Criminals in the villages Bingo book was a skill i thought all villages possessed.

-Trilby answered the Kabuto not using the card for Chakra signature. The second thing you said just sounds to me like you took what i said and re-worded it. For the Third, well that is just Wiki talk in the real Naruto Universe. loll Saying that Iwagakure has one of the largest armies with Kumo and the better defense system.

In short i say that the reason i did this was with the belief that I have an NPC Village to work with.

Dengen wrote:To Jurou- Well if Kenta doesn't let me have this then this is somewhat not relevant to explain although i will. loll Well what i had in mind was Kabuto using Shinobi Info Cards in this nature, to save Chakra Signatures. I may be wrong about him using it like this but i used that theory to give us the excuse to have your signature stored. The matching signatures to the Most Wanted Criminals in the villages Bingo book was a skill i thought all villages possessed.

His info cards were information he gathered from spying on the chuunin exams over many years and were all either basic public access records or things he saw in person. It's slightly different from "I know everything that's going on because reasons" Also, he did not have records of peoples chakra signatures, and bingo books do not come with a chakra info registry because that would require every bingo book containing part of the villian's chakra.

Dengen wrote:I actually got this idea that the Village is still a village although we don't have the IC man power. We have no medics yet we have a hospital, that type of mentality led to me to having a Sensing Division in the village without the actual sensors. Villages have their own defense system and with Iwagakure being the most protected I don't think someone should be coming in and out "willy nilly" if they choose too. Like i said before though, i went out on a whim so its ok if that's not a good enough reason.

"that type of mentality led to me to having a Sensing Division in the village without the actual sensors."

Yes, but you then took that concept and went "I can have a hidden rain style unavoidable bubble of sensory magic and I can know who trips it to charge off without a truly justifiable IC reason to interfere" hence the issue.

"Villages have their own defense system and with Iwagakure being the most protected"
Iwagakure is the most protected? That implies we have a metric for gauging defense levels ._.

-Thought i'd bring an outside eye in since i'm not part of this topic.

Trilby wrote:"Villages have their own defense system and with Iwagakure being the most protected"
Iwagakure is the most protected? That implies we have a metric for gauging defense levels ._.

(as Jurou) Letting two Iwagakure criminals (one being currently banned) escape the village. Letting the same criminal that tried to kill you the first time, back into the village and going into a sacred temple that you supposedly had your eyes on for quite some time because of their Neutrality. Does that sound like Iwagakure being the most protected?

Like i added on my last post. That was NarutoWiki speaking because of their Defense Structure and Mountains around the village. You doing all of that in and out stuff was only done because I have no excuse to stop it, like its being shown now.

"Real" Iwagakure guards would have been caught-up to Mujin getting out the first time and for the very we should have seen you coming now if we do have that security. But we don't have the accurate RP manpower to have guards.