Akira had once again been wandering. It was a horrible habit for a Kage to have but he was growing more and more confident in his abilities. After all he was a freaking Kage. He should be capable of defending himself to some degree. That aside his guards were difficult to ditch. The damn sensory of theirs was able to track over some distances. Still with his speed he was able to eventually evade it's radius. Now he was over by the waterfalls. His hair dangling over half his face but thin enough for his eyes to see through just fine. Those yellow eyes almost a golden hue. He smirked at his accomplishment as he landed at the top of the cliffs over the waterfalls.  He was wearing his suit of course. With the black italian leather shoes and black slacks with a leather belt and a silver button up shirt with the appearance of silk. A dark blue tie buttoned into the shirts buttons and a black vest buttoned over both. Over that he was wearing a dark suit coat and an even darker overcoat with a purple scarf over that. On his hands he was wearing thin black gloves and tucked into his belt was his dragon dagger under his coat. Hidden there sufficiently enough for the time being.

Still it didn't escape his observation that a single individual was training down below. It took him a moment to think it over as he thought he recognized him. It had been a very brief encounter but even from that distance he could see him....he could almost feel that dripping presence. Of all the people he expected to cross in Taki that man was not one of them. A man that had survived a great deal. His name escaped him at the moment. But he was sure such an individual was something of interest. If he wasn't as depressing as he was before. Their meeting had been a short one as the man hadn't spoken much and had left quickly after inquiring about some rumors. But back then he hadn't let a name slip. And back then Akira had a different face and was going by Dr. Kajiya. So many identities to go through and remember. But that was fine. Akire could just play it off as a new introduction after all. He was getting rather good at that. Assuming the man seemed more sane then he had before.

He stepped off the edge of the top of the waterfall and began his slow fall as he watched the man enter the waterfall. Akira hadn't known of any sort of cave in it so that was pleasant enough for a surprise. Still he felt uneasy about waltzing into a cave with that man. The man who had seemed slightly deranged before. But what was curiosity good for if you didn't actually indulge in it every once in a while? Akira grinned as he followed the mans path. Holding back his own chakra presence and remaining as quiet as a mouse. He entered the cave in time to hear a sentence about strength. Was the mans body not up to expectations? How odd. Now he was medically curious. Had the mans muscles suffered some trauma or had he just not used them recently enough? All of it was highly interesting. Still Akira wasn't one for hiding long. He let out an audible wince as the weapon struck stone. Careful to stand well out of the range of that sword based on the mans height. Speaking with a voice like silk on the ears.

"Shouldn't be what? Weak? That seems like a relative term. And based on a scenario. Who are you weaker then? If you can beat them then are you not stronger? Or are you simply referring to the power behind your swing? In which case I wouldn't exactly call you strong at all."

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