Board Thread:Konoha Logs/@comment-24937485-20160323031406



“She has returned, Hokage-Sama.”



A silent grunt was uttered in response to the ANBU’s message, followed by the masked man’s sudden departure as if scared for his life. Seated behind the large oval desk in the penthouse office of the largest building in Konoha sat the man famed throughout all of the Five great Nations, The Wildfire Emperor, Nidaime Hokage Ikeru Senju.

His posture like that of a statue carved to resemble a god of war. Tall and broad in the shoulders yet with the lean body of an athletic powerhouse who exuded a dangerous combination of strength and agility. The look in his eyes sharp enough to cut a brick on.

Sliding his seat back the legendary man sighed and arose to his full length, towering over the two secretaries, two intelligent looking males, standing at each side of his desk. He then turned to walk towards one of the many large windows looking out over Konoha while his rough voice broke the silence.

“With ‘her’ return, the time has come me to start deciding. Inform the elders, and the honorable head of the Sarutobi clan. Then send out messages to retrieve the girls, immediatly.”

He never had to specify who he was talking about, his staff knew full well. There were two options for his successor, one being his daughter but only if her forced six year absence had been successful in turning her into something more than a talented child who tried hard. The other option being a girl who carried the will of fire more than any other; who was also the daughter of the Sarutobi Clan’s head, a powerful ally to the Senju, and a powerful ally to the leaf, an alliance that would be guaranteed to last in the case of her promotion.

Ikeru didn’t belief that one should be old and experienced when becoming Hokage. In his eyes the Kage should start fresh as a young tree in order to be able to learn how to blossom and grow before letting new leaves fall to nourish the Village.

“Kinshi… my daughter. Seika Sarutobi, a true embodiment of the will of fire.”

-It will be a battle between tradition and will.- Thought the Hokage who stepped out of his office, and towards the rooftop of the Hokage Building; a large open square surrounded by an electrified fence. The girl would be escorted here if they chose to come along with the secretaries who went to collect them 5 minutes ago, giving them no chance to prepare or anything; nor did they specify why they were being brought to the rooftop, only that it was the Hokage’s demand.



Upon the arrival of Kinshi and Seika, Ikeru would be seen in the center of the roof with many of the Konoha elders beside him, including Seika’s father, and the leader of root; Eito.

“Greetings, children of the leaf. The two of you have been chosen as possible successors to my legacy.”

Ikeru stepped out in front of the others, some of whom scowled at his open arrogance. And looked his daughter in the eyes for a moment, noticing how much she had matured just by that one quick exchange of glances, he felt proud and nodded his head towards her; a great show of public affection for him. But he sten turned back to adress them both, his hardened stare roulating between the girls.

“The two of you will fight, here, and now, upon the roof of what I regard as my house. And you will fight until one falls or we tell you to stop. The outcome of this fight won’t decide who is chosen and who isn’t, it is merely to see your limits and how far you are willing to go.”

<p class="MsoNormal">And with that, Ikeru and the Council members stepped onto a large butterfly summoned by one of the elders. They flew up high in the sky and looked down at the battle from above while a large, cube-shaped, barrier formed around the roof-top; stopping anything from going out or inside.

<p class="MsoNormal">The cube-shaped barrier perfectly surrounded the 15 by 15 yard open square, and rose up 20 yards high; giving them a lot of space in the air. They had little risks of their abilities flying out and into the village due to the barrier walls being strong enough to stop anything up to a focused S-ranked technique. The barrier also extended underneath the floor they stood on meaning they wouldn’t be able to crash through the roof.

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<p class="MsoNormal">(Order: Kinshi Senju, Seika Sarutobi.) <ac_metadata title="Choosing a worthy Heir; Tradition versus Will"> </ac_metadata>