Despite sleeping in his new home for the past few days, Asura still wasn't used to sleeping in a warm comfortable bed opposed to a sleeping bag in the middle of the forest. He would constantly shift and toss in his sleep, sometimes finding the blanket too warm and moving it off of himself. The bed had yet to be changed to one that would actually fit him, he could probably make it himself but he would also need to get a hold of a mattress, he couldn't those. The past few days had been busy for Asura, he had been working more and more on his shop, hoping to open soon, The White Rose Flower Shop, run by Asura Senju, it was a fantasy of his from years in the past, a fantasy that is about to come true. It wouldn't put a hold to his other dream, the dream of becoming powerful and protecting his family, it would be a front for that dream, a way for him to become better over time.

Asura moved a bit more in his sleep, seeming to be deep into it, he tried moving to the side of the bed, moving the same direction he did last time. He fell of the side of the bed, landing on the floor with half the blanket covering him, he let out a slight murmur, not seeming to be woken by what had happen. The past few days have been very tiring, meeting the Jounin, Nozomi by sheer chance, and the fight with Lin, not to mention getting the store ready to be opened for today. He had spent almost the whole of the last half a week dedicated to just the finalisation of the shop, The White Rose aimed to be something new. Asura planned to eventually, perhaps a month or two after the opening of the store, to travel to Konoha again, to visit his family, and then, to travel. His first step would be to the Land of Water, then to the Land of Earth, maybe to the Land of Wind, he wasn't too sure if there even was any flora in the Land of Wind but it would be interesting to find out, and it would be interesting to fight some Ninja there.

The nightmares seemed to have stopped the past few days, perhaps they were preparing for something, perhaps Vritra had something in his agenda other then tormenting Asura. Regardless, it would probably happen soon. Asura shifted while on the floor, his eyes starting to slowly open, at first looking a bit confused as to why he was on the floor. He lifted himself off of the floor and placed a hand of his back, rubbing it lightly with a loud yawn, "Owww..." He stumbled into the bathroom and climbed in the shower and started washing, roughly half an hour later he had walked out of the bathroom in his normal outfit, but without gloves this time, this time he had packed them into a package that he was to send off this morning. He was selling them to someone in the Land of Water, on the parcel was a tag that was addressed to the person, the benefactor in Kiri.

Asua's outfit this morning was his standard black jeans, no shirt, black sleeveless kimono that was open at the chest. Over that he wore a white coat that was sleeveless and reached down to his ankles which themselves were covered up by his black leather boots. His chest still bore the tattoo of the Senju clan symbol, as did the back of the white coat. He combed his hair so that it would appear to hang a little over his head, and he shaved the light stubble that had been forming around his face. Asura made his way to the kitchen and grabbed an apple and started eating it, he then proceeded to grab the parcel and make his way out the house to deliver it to the post office. He didn't keep his eyes out as he walked down the street to the post office, he approached the booth, having to duck to get in the building. He gave the person the package, explaining that it was to be sent to The Land of Water. After paying for the post he returned to his store, getting ready to open it, he had several different types, typically from Konoha, but also some from Kumo.

The floor of his shop was covered in plant pots that were filled with several types of flowers, on the left he had some Foxgloves, Bulebells, Orchids of several colours and a few others. On the right he had a large selection of roses and colourful flowers, above on the shelves were herbs and spices that would typically be found in the forests of Konoha or were farmed. It kept the whole shop colourful and made Asura seem more hopeful about the future. Today was opening day for The White Rose Flower Shop, Asura had put up a few flyers in the area he lived in a few days ago, trying draw more attention to the store. As Asura stepped into the shop again, he turned the sign that hung at the door so that it would say 'OPEN' rather than 'CLOSED'. He moved to behind the counter and sat down on his stool, bringing out a manga that he had started reading a few days ago.

His pose could be considered heroic, one foot forward and the other backward. His right hand on the demonic fang brought across his chest with his free hand ready to perform a one handed seal if necessary. He head was reared a bit forward as if ready to charge at a moment's notice and his sharingan that was quick to detect all movement and cause him to react even quickly was open for the world to see. The tension was building and restlessness filled the air. His jacket billowed to the wind as silent whispers filled the air. He was solidly behind Sanouske Flynt- the raikage of the hidden cloud village and he would fight along side him against his adversaries- the mizukage Ayakashi and the ex- tschiukage- Akira. They had invaded kumo and with a heart filled with courage, they had decided to cut the head of the snake so that the body would die. They felt if they took out the raikage first, it would be easier to gain control of the village but that would never happen. They would never succeed. Not with Syn and the whole village behind Sanouske because they loved and respected him.

Thunder roared as a lightening bolt hit the earth. Muscles tensed and weapons vibrated in the hands of their wielders. The mizukage moved as the raikage charged to meet her. Both parties raised their weapons to the sky with the raikage calling forth raiton energy from the clouds into his sword and the mizukage filling hers with wind nature. With blinding speeds they clashed, sending a shockwave that caused the earth to split and everyone not strong or fast enough to lose their footing and so the fight began. There was no time to waste, Syn charged forward to back the raikage up but he was soon confronted by the ex- tschiukage. A blow came straight at his torso at incredible speeds but thanks to his sharingan, he quickly manuevered around the blow and attempted to slice the man's back but Akira seemed faster, ducking and extending a backward kick that dislocated Syn's jaw as he followed up with a twist and landed another kick with his other leg, sending the jounin flying several meters backwards through the earth.

The jounin woke up startled and he was faced with Morai sitting in a chair opposite him and reading a novel. Morai is a bear that he had found in the mountains alone. The bear was young and didn't seem to have any parents so he adopted the animal that seemed to take a liking to him. So far, he had been able to cope with it's sarcastic attitude and the animal did seem to possess some skill. It wasn't concerned with the way Syn had woken up rather it looked away and flipped unto the next page of the book and Syn could do no more than smirk.
"Not wanting to show concern eh.. Hide those feelings.. Cos I also don't need em.." Syn said as the animal only grunted lowly. Syn got out of bed and had his bath. Immediately he was done, he saw Morai having a towel around his waist and a shower cap on his head. The bear could appear funny sometimes but not all the time. This same animal could turn into a dreadful beast in no time. Those red eyes of his told Syn to get out of the bath and the jounin kindly obliged as the animal went in to take it's bath. The senju put on black pants and black body hug long sleeves before putting on a black jacket in the fashion of the village's shinobi jacket. He wore black shoes too and put on his shades, this way he didn't have to slide his head band over his sharingan to cover it. He simply let the head band stay around his arm. No big weapons, only his ninja pouch. He had to go get some groceries because his kitchen was almost empty.

He exited his home with Morai and they both made their way to the market. He on two legs and the animal on all four. The animal who was about three feet kept to the senju as they walked the streets. On his way, he caught sight of a poster on the wall concerning a flower shop that was opening. The white rose or something like that. It would be nice to see some different flower he thought. He could grow any flower he wanted but he wanted to see if this person's collection would interest him. The jounin and his pet would abandon their trip to the market and instead head for the location of this so called white rose shop. Knowing the terrain well, it would take long for them to find this place. It was a nice shop indeed but Syn immediately felt something. The wood out of which this shop was made, it almost felt like mokuton chakra was running through it.. Maybe he was just too curious anyway. He would walk into the shop but Morai would stay outside. He didn't like stuffy places.
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Asura spent a lot of the morning in the store just reading his manga, the cover read 'The Siege of Akrar' and it had a huge wooden building for the image. The building seemed to be covered in artistic carvings, making it look as if it were home to barbarians, the kind of hall a true champion would live in, in the homeland a true champion would fight for. The manga was a fantasy manga that was about a world called Akrar and its struggle against the forces of evil that were invading it from every realm. If Asura was to speak about it he was sure people would eventually get bored however he still found it quite interesting. Despite reading the manga in the morning, he was still quite bored, that was until customers started turning up.

A few customers started to enter the store, some looking at the flowers that Asura had grown with wonder, some went and collected some flowers that are native to Konoha. A few old ladies approached Asura and asked how he was able to keep them alive in this climate, to which Asura pointed out that since birth he had always had a calling to plant life, to nature, and that since he could remember he looked after plants of all kinds in his home in Konoha. One of them asked why he was here and Asura pointed out that he was a Shinobi, he was here to practice for the Chunnin Exams a few years ago, he thought the area was so nice that he decided to stay, even open up a shop. It didn't take long for most of the Konoha-native flowers to be sold out, they were quite pretty and they smelled great, plus they were extremely rare to find in the land of lightning.

Asura always kept an eye on the door, and sure enough, it flung open. Asura had prepared himself for pretty much any kind of customer, except this one, Asura recognised the face, he had met him before, he was a Shinobi of Kumo. Asura looked towards the person with an expression of surprise on his face, however it slowly turned to a smile. "You're... Zennyo, right?" He asked with a slight hint of excitement. This person had asked Asura questions about his family and his cousin, the missing Senju known as Dray. "I remember you, it's been about a year and a half, right? How have you been?" He smiled as he got up from his chair and walked around the counter, making his way to him. Asura had changed a bit since they last met, it was mainly the outfit, Asura used to wear blue jeans and black shirt with white trim, now he wears a sleeveless black kimono over black jeans with a white coat over his back. Asura couldn't remember if he Zennyo had seen him when he dyed his hair and changed his entire look, he had hoped not at least.

The plants in the room seemed to add a little more life to the room. It was beautiful indeed and he was actually remembering some of these plants. He knew most of them back from konoha but he was more concerned as to how they plants were here. They didn't look like they had been shipped here all the way from konoha. They were fresh and healthy so whoever did this must have planted them on kumogkure soil. It was impressive. The person in charge came across from the counter to meet him and the man's words caused him to concentrate on the fella's face. He didn't forget faces that easily and voices too. As he viewed the man from top to bottom, he tried to put a fce to the voice and then he noticed that the yoiung man had only undergone few changes. It was his cousin, Asura Senju but the young man didn't yet know that he was Syn's cousin. The man added that it had been over a year and Syn couldn't disagree to this. It sure had and Syn himself had undergone numerous changes besides he no longer went by tht name- Zennyo. He remembered their first meeting which was during the chunin exams period, an event that was being held in the hidden cloud village at that time. Knowing that the boy was a senju, he had kept asking him question concerning the senju that went missing in konoha and from there, he began to remember things but he didn't let the young man in on any of these things that he knew.

"Yes it has, Asura... And I no longer answer to that name. Please call me Syn if you must." The jounin would say with a short smile gracing his lips as he would walk over to one of the plants on display. "I see you've made fine use of your clan heritage eh.. What still keeps you in konoha if I may ask.." The jounin would ask again while wandering more around the room and observing the plants.