Board Thread:Important Logs/@comment-26510601-20170503220630/@comment-25687356-20170504023645

Listen & Read

Eventually after Keru would catch up with Daedric he would then run quickly to catch up with the rest of the group. Himself and Bruce did so effortlessly.

[Dialogue with Daedric will be filled in whenever Seri posts again.]

Once the entire team was together it was only a fairly short trip to Takigakure, they were all decent quick on their feet or at least had something to supplement it.

[2 hours pass]

The group would arrive at the main bridge to Takigakure, the beauty was undeniable but they didn’t have time to sit around and admire the birds or trees. As they walked the two guards that were normally super strict and anal about their job. They would split to the side and the entrance beneath the water-fall would promptly open to them. After a short trek through the gate they’d end up inside the beautiful hidden waterfall village.

Kids and critters frolicked, the market place was booming with life. Plus, there were plenty of places to drink or catch a good time if you catch my drift. The quaint little village had it all, but it was under Akatsuki rule. Obviously, that didn’t spell too many bad omens, right? Considering that everyone was happy.

The group stood out like sore thumbs in the eyes of all the people. Many clambering over to them to ask questions or just straight up be an annoyance. Keru getting the most attention out of all, well more so Bruce. Getting pet and praised over and over again. His tail was wagging in the wind and Keru couldn’t help but laugh. “He always steals the show wherever I go. Better him than me I always say.” Asher nodded and Gouda all but ignored the people until they got to the inner council building. A few guards lead them into the inner sanctum and there stood a massive circular room with pillars and a villa that outlooked the village. Inside the room was Yuudai the current Mizukage and Samehada wielder. The current leader and former second in command Kurohana The Black Plague. In a chair, off to the side was Rippu Iburi and his loyal puppet Zaheeb.

Kurohana urged them to sit but before doing so. Gouda took the kid from Ieyasu and tied him up with some metal shackles that were given to him by a guard. Make sure to cover his eyes and ears so he couldn’t hear a thing. Gouda, Keru and Asher would then all take a seat near one another and Ieyasu should promptly follow.

Once everyone was seated the air almost instantly thickened it was a tension that none of them but Gouda would’ve deal with before. The Akatsuki were merciless killers and he understood that. Whoever they didn’t need would be discarded and Gouda was running thin in their eyes. Due to what happened in the land of Iron.

Kurohana spoke, her words like poison as they flowed out from between her lips. “Gouda my dear, this is a lot of back up. Are you afraid something is going to happen?” Gouda simply looked at her with his damp soulless eyes and responded, “If it does I’ll be prepared. So, get to the point. What have you called this meeting for?”

Rippu would wave his finger and make a clicking sound, “You don’t get to ask the questions this time. We are asking you the questions or we will kill you all.” Asher didn’t react to it but deep down he began to sweat. Keru only laughed figuring them for a bluff. Bruce on the other hand was getting nervous. Gouda stayed stalwart as Kurohana spoke.

“Death died, we found his remains barely together in a pile of rubble in Sunagakure. You, your brother and this other Akimichi were the last to see. You also knew where he would be going.” Gouda would sit up and lean back a bit more into a relaxed posture. “I don’t know where he went. We struck a deal with him to take the boy, the very boy sitting her with us. He told us to destroy the Land of Iron as payment for his services.” Then he stood up and slammed his hands on the table, looking to Yuudai and the others. “Where is my brothers body?” Kurohana stood quiet, Rippu was quiet as well and Yuudai the one who truly knew also stayed quiet.

Asher then spoke up, “One of them is obviously lying. You can feel the treachery in the air.”

Keru nodded and Bruce spoke to Keru via beast human telepathy, “That Rippu fella is moving his hands a lot. Keep an eye on him.”

How would Ieyasu react to what was going on around him?