People say the past stays in the past, but can a person really place such a past easily in the past without worrying that past will repeat itself. Many scars where building within Keigo and sadly he learned to accept those scars and place them in a deep dark place in his mind , which was really affecting him without his knowing. Lately his progress as a ninja was falling significantly and he had not been on a mission for quite awhile, which meant he was missing out on many experiences he could have gain to help him grow. Keigo didn't have many people he could talk to about how he was feeling lately, since he felt it was his duty to over come these feelings as a chuunin of the leaf, but !ore importantly, because one day he knew he would become the head of the Uchiha Clan, so any obstacles that he faced he had to overcome alone. Such a sad thing that such a young ninja felt he had to carry all the burdens that was placed on him. The path of a ninja isn't easy and anyone that choice to become one has to deal with all the good and bad that comes with it. Keigo knew being an Uchiha and a leaf ninja came with double the burden, so he had to have a very strong mental guard, but lately with the events involving him and his little brother that guard fell long ago, so he had to somehow rebuild a solid foundation for himself mentally.

Today Keigo decided to enjoy the beautiful flower hills just to get away from people. Lately he was tired of being frustrated with himself, but every time he tried to forget what was causing him this pain it would forcefully resurface itself in his mind. Keigo knew the cause of this was his Uchiha blood which has cursed his clan for centuries, so anything that would but any type of dark memory in him would continue to bother him and he hated that this was something he had to accept just because he was an Uchiha. Keigo decided to lay down in the middle of the field just to enjoy the breeze and relax. He planned to to do light training but felt it was neither the time or place for such a thing. "Ahh... the breeze feels great"


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Somewhere in the wilderness, a figured slept soundly on the rooftop of a small cabin. It was none other than the Kumori clan heiress. She had ran away from home last night and had come here to her little oasis that boarded on the rolling hills. Her blue eyes fluttered open as a single ray of sunlight passed over them. With a sigh she got up and hoisted herself of the cabin's wooden roof. She entered through the window and headed to the bathroom to rid herself of any alignments. As she slipped off her white lotus flower kimono, and set herself in shower. As she stood there she couldn't help but remember last night.

Last night she was in the training grounds practicing her Ribinguāto. The training grounds were a mess from the overuse of it and splatters of black ink covered much of her being. A dark cloud of anger surrounded her. The family earlier today decided to have them demonstrate her abilities as well as her younger sisters. Her sisters performed quite well but so did she. However her father said hers was quite lacking and not delicate enough. This enraged her; her painting was elaborate, demonstrating the growth of a nation and its end. Her mother seemingly enjoyed it, though one could never be sure with that woman, and her sisters loved it. But no, all her father saw where flaws. So she walked out on the family gathering and went to vent out her anger by training.

Yet her father wasn't done with her. She was swept away from her intense training session by one of the maids, and forced to get dressed up. After the unnamed maid was done with putting what she would call cruel and unusual torture, she was put into another room. She felt disgusted that she was wearing a kimono and makeup; it felt so unnatural. However that was the least of her concerns as her father came in, accompanied by some other old man and what appeared to be his son. Her eyes widened as she connected the dots. Her father was setting up a marriage meeting. She carefully reached under her kimono, and reached for a small marble sized smoke bomb she created the other day. She was lucky to have been able to hide this and now this was her chance to use it. The son introduced himself to her but was caught off short by the explosion. Hidden by the smoke screen, she ran out of the compound, heading to her secret oasis.

Aimi left the bathroom in her usual attire and rubbed the temples of her head, trying to forget about last night. Having lost her appetite she took a spare scroll and ink dipped brush and left the confines of the cabin. Feeling the need for company, she painted a panther and with a small dose of chakra, brought it to life. It leap out of the scroll and landed right next to her. If its eyes weren't pitch black, it would've looked like the real thing. The panther purred as it rubbed against her head. Aimi smiled as she walked around the rolling hills with the ink beast. Coming here was the best place to get away from everything. A breeze past by and with it, the silence in the air was broken by the voice of a male stranger. Curious, she followed where she heard the voice from and found a male laying in the middle of the field. She flicked her wrist and sent the panther to lick his face and checked if he was alive. "And if he is, I'll have him entertain me. Besides he looks familiar" she mused to herself.

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Their was a clam in the air Keigo laid on the blanket of grass. The air felt very nice as it brushed passed his entire body. Keigo continued to lay on the grass wondering could he really protect someone if their life depended on him. A quick image of his little brother flashed in his mind as he thought about that statement in his mind. Keigo felt stupid for always worrying about things of the past and even small things that most likely would never happen. Keigo always worried for his little brother, he felt a duty to make sure his brother was always safe and grew up to be a great person, even though that job should be toward his mom and dad, but Keigo knew he was also an influence for his brother. Keigo took a deep breath and exhaled just to blow away unnecessary worries, since he came here to relax and get away from reality for awhile. As Keigo was laying on the grass he felt something lick his face. Keigo thought it was a dear that was roaming around in the area, but as soon as Keigo opened his eyes he saw the last thing he would expect to see. Keigo picked himself up whole still sitting on the grass a bit freaked out at what he was looking at. There was a panther in front of him, well what seemed like a panter, but it looked completely different then a panther and it seemed it was coated with a weird substance.

The creature seemed friendly so far since it just licked Keigo's face. Keigo was lost for words, because he just saw a panther of all things he could of seen. He wondered where this thing had come from, since there was no way a panther would be in this area especially just to lick his face. Keigo quickly scanned the area to see if anymore were around, but instead he saw a figure from a far, whiched looked liked a girl. "Hey do you have something to do with this thing right here."Keigo listened for a response from the girl.

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The young Kumori smirked, not rudely at all however; just amused. As she racked her eyes over his being she felt a familiar pull to him. Blue hair. Brown eyes. And that jacket... It was then she remember who he was. She heard about him when she attended the academy, granted she didn't bother herself with other people much unless she was going to prank them or mess with them. Most people who came up to her were jealous girls or idiotic morons who wanted to test their might against the infamous pink haired demon of the Kumori clan, Ink heart. She wondered about this person before her. Of course she could be wrong about who he was but she felt she isn't, though if he just showed her the back of jacket, it was then confirm her suspicions. Hmph Uchiha, the cursed clan of Konoha. I wonder if he is cursed too. Aimi wasn't too fond of the Uchiha but she wouldn't hate on them either. She just hated how her father always praised them and the other mother clans of Konoha like the Hyūga or the Senju. Personally she didn't see what was so special about them. The Hyūga had a pair of good eyes and so did the Uchiha. They just different qualities. The Senju though...seem like tree huggers to her but hey, she wasn't about to voice that again after one pranked her back.

"She is not a thing. That is my ink beast Tokia alright. Never call my art again an it" She glared slightly at him. With a flick of her wrist Tokia returned to her and rubbed against her legs, purring as she did so. Leaning back a bit, Aimi stuffed her hands in her pockets. "What is a Uchiha doing around her? I would understand a Senju but not a Uchiha such as you..." she spoke slowly as if she wasn't sure if she got his name write "Keigo?" Aimi looked at him closely as she walked towards him, with just one meter Aimi"separating them. "Oh and the name's Kumori Aimi"

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Keigo watched as the girl approached him from afar still with no response at the moment. As she got closer he noticed her pink hair tied in a ponytail and a black bandana wrapped around her head. The style seemed to work for her and as she got even closer Keigo noticed her eyes were pink, which was unique in itself, but her clothes seemed a bit big on her as she walked you could tell there was plenty of space probably for another person to wear it with her. The gap between the two was getting smaller and before she had stood right over him she stated to Keigo that the weird creature he was looking at was not a thing, but a work of art and it had a name. Keigo was still lost as to how such a thing was possible, because he never knew of any jutsu that could make art come to life. The creature had left Keigo's side to run back to the girl. The gap between the two was finally closed and the girl was standing right above keigo as he was sitting on the grass looking up at her. The atmosphere felt a bit weird to Keigo as he assumed that the girl was not to happy with him calling the creature an it instead of art as she stated earlier. There was a period of silence between the two before the girl put her hands in her pockets and did a weird lean in front of Keigo, which he assumed meant she was not afraid of of him or she was displaying her dominance over him. It kind of irritated Keigo, but he didn't what to have the wrong idea and thought maybe that's what she always does when talking to someone or meeting someone. Before he could speak the girl spoke asking Keigo why was an Uchiha like himself out here while also stating his name at the end which caught his attention above all else since he had never met this girl before and at the end of her statement she spoke her name "Kumori, Aimi". Keigo looked at the girl a bit confused as to how she knew how she knew his name, maybe the met before and he just couldn't remember where. Keigo stood up looking down at the girl since he was taller than her.

" Sorry for calling your art "it", but you can't blame me since I have never seen such a thing before and to answer your second question I didn't know an uchiha like myself wasn't allowed to come out here just to relax." Keigo starred into the girls eyes trying to figure out what type of person she could be. " Also how do you know who I am, because I don't recall ever meeting you before." Keigo assumed the girl didn't like him because he was an uchiha and if the cause Keigo hated those type of people and ultimately him and this girl would definitely not get along depending on how this conversation turns out.

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Aimi didn't know what she was doing quite frankly. Why she was paying this blue haired Uchiha any mind? She has never done so before but it wasn't like she had or needed to. She simply kept her distance. It was the same with most people, especially the mother clans of Konoha. Though the Oroburus clan always freaked her out and although she wouldn't admit it verbally, she kept her distance from them. It was ironic really. She didn't fear blood nor bugs nor death. Ok maybe she did fear death but not the actual concept of it. She like many others, did not want to die a horrible death whether it is physical painful or just flat out humiliating. Kami she didn't want to die like any old bitch either. Aimi didn't care much for a simple KIA like so many other shinobi. No no it wouldn't do at all. She wanted to die....epically for the lack of a better word. To her unless you leave some sort of impression you will become like the other multitudes that will fade from not only the soil within the earth but in the memories of people including your loved ones. She despised it but understood it however it didn't meant she would be fine with dying like that. How could she? She was a confident young woman who loved to make her mark whether it was good or bad. It was one of the reasons why she was so determined to become strong.

Aimi allowed a half smile to form and chuckled at Keigo's obvious confusion. It was funny. She had assumed her clan's KKG was wide known at least among the people of Konoha. Perhaps she would show him one of these days if he doesn't end up pissing her off. "I come from the Kumori clan. We possess the ability to bring our artwork to life. Tokia is a prime example. She began as a simple painting and now she is a living breathing entity. Heck her fur even feels real" She gave him the once over again and shrugged "Don't Uchiha prefer training or something at places like the ground or their family's compound?" Her tone of voice was both confused and nonchalant. She didn't see why her statement earlier seemed offensive. She just believed that most Uchiha did as she said, at least that is what she has gathered from her maids and parents. She backed up and laid down on the grass, feeling the breeze in the air a bit more. Tokia licked her cheek, leaving a slight utterly watery ink "I heard about you once or twice at the academy. And no I didn't stalk you or stupid shit like that. Just from some fangirl of yours I think. It's weird that I remembered that little detail since it's been two years since I graduated" As she spoke she realized something has been nagging her mind for awhile now but couldn't quite pinpoint it out. Perhaps...she thought...that she should leave and check it out. Whenever she forgot something it usually didn't turn out well. She stood up and flicked her wrists dispelling the panther into a floating glob of ink and back into her vial. Turning away she glanced at the Uchiha "Seems like our chat gotta be cut short. I'll see you around dude" Putting her hands behind the back of her head, she left the rolling hills to wander around downtown to see what she was forgetting about.


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Keigo was in aww as the girl showed him her ability. "that was interesting." The girl aked him why he was here training and thought uchiha only trained at certain location. "Thats not true we train like anyone else were ever we can get training done." He was also surprised she had heard of him through the academy, he guessed he was more popular then he had thought. "Oh wow did not know i was that popular i guess i really don't notice these things." The girl had to leave to cut the conversation short which was understandable since it was getting late. "Nice to meet you if was fun chatting with you, so until next time." Keigo watched as the girl left so he decided to head home to rest.

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