Board Thread:Kōgakure General RP/@comment-24714922-20170409130535

It had been a week since people had begun settling down in Kogakure after leaving Konoha for good. Even now many people were still getting used to the change of lifestyle. In the North-West quarter of Kogakure the members of the Uchiha clan had been given a small estate, while not as grand as the compound in Konoha it was still quite impressive. The estate was walled off with a single entrance that led straight to the main courtyard of the estate. Over the week the Uchiha clan had put in a lot of effort to decorate the estate, hanging up flags and banners adorned with their clan’s emblem. Most of the houses had an eastern style to them which suited the clan’s more traditional nature. The biggest house which had been given to the Head of the Kogakure Branch of the Uchiha; Takahiro Uchiha, was more like a small manor.

As nice as the manor was it was quite empty considering Takahiro was now alone as his family had stayed behind in Konoha. He sat in his bedroom on the end of his bed staring at the large Clan Head’s Cloak that was currently held up on a mannequin. He was staring at it with a frown on his face, there was so much pressure on him to make sure his clan was safe, and then there was the matter of Konoha. It was his home, but now as a member of Kogakure it was his enemy. He cursed and swung a fist into the wall, breaking it slightly.

Takahiro stood up and rubbed his wrist as he paced the room. His thoughts all lead to the same conclusion, he needed to be stronger, and he needed to increase his arsenal of techniques. Finally he remembered a piece of training with his sensei, Ranta. Takahiro had learned the Summoning technique from Ranta yet he still did not have a summoning contract of his own. He decided on a limb to acquire a contract right now. He reached out to grab the Uchiha Cloak and hesitated before deciding against it. He took a breath and performed the necessary seals for the summoning technique, bit his thumb and slammed his open palm into the ground.

There was a puff of smoke and Takahiro felt like he was being pulled backwards by his belly button and swung in circles. The feeling seemed to last for a while before finally he stumbled forward now at the steps of what looked like a large temple perched at the very top of an extremely tall mountain. As Takahiro looked around he spotted numerous large birds flying around the mountain. On closer inspection the temple seemed more open planned than a usual temple and much, much bigger.

“That’s pretty impressive” Takahiro muttered as he rubbed his back and began to walk u



p the steps. He noticed as he climbed the stairs that a lot of the decorations resembled large birds. Once inside the temple seemed even more open and he became aware that the temple had an open roof. As Takahiro reached the center of the room the deafening sound of giant beating wings filled his ears before the opening of the roof was blocked out by a massive form. He struggled to keep upright as the giant bird came to a landing in front of him. '''“So you are what comes to us? We did not call for you, yet you are here? Why?” '''The giant bird resembled an Eagle with brown and black feathers. Takahiro guessed that its overall wingspan would be close to 40ft.

“I performed a summoning jutsu, but I don’t have a contract and suddenly I was here” Takahiro said simply. The giant eagle bent down to make his eye level with Takahiro’s. For a moment there was silence and Takahiro was certain this giant bird was a about to swallow him whole.

'''“You’re a ninja? So you came to us with a summoning. Either we need you or you need us … But I will not allow you to sign a contract just because you can perform a simple Jutsu. Two tests one of wit and one of spirit. If you prove yourself worthy than you may sign. Deal?”'''

Without hesitation Takahiro agreed “It’s a deal, hit me with it”. Takahiro was a rather witty individual at times and he had a good mind for things, something he needed to be as skilled with Genjutsu as he was, still he was unsure what the Eagle would ask for.

There was silence as the giant eagle seemed to ponder for a moment before he spoke “'''Two fathers and their two sons go fishing together. They each catch one fish to take home with them. They do not lose any fish, and yet when they arrive at home they only have three fish. How can this be?” '''The eagle seemed quite smug with himself and waited for Takahiro’s answer. Takahiro frowned and sat down in front of the eagle and began to tug at his hair like always when he was in thought. “Two fathers and two sons … So four people. They each catch a fish and don’t lose them. So there should be four” The eagle seemed to become very confident in himself “Hmmm … Unless … Yeah that works” Takahiro grinned and for a moment his dark eyes almost looked crimson “A Grandfather, A Father and a Son. That makes Two fathers and Two Sons” Takahiro was pretty proud of himself and even the Eagle looked a bit surprised at his success.

'''“Hmmm well done, not many can solve my riddles. You pass that test but now for the last. Climb upon my back and we’ll begin” '''It was an odd request but Takahiro complied. Climbing upon the Eagle’s back was not a challenging task, he gripped the bird’s feathers for grip and gave the call that he was ready. He was buffeted by wind and force as the Eagle took flight. The Eagle climbed higher and higher into the sky until the ground was well out of sight, finally after a good 10 minutes of flying the eagle spoke one word; “Jump”. “WHAT!?” Takahiro called out in surprise.

“JUMP OFF MY BACK” The eagle replied as if it was so obvious.

Takahiro took a deep breath and stood up slowly, momentarily losing his balance. ''Jump, is he testing my courage or my stupidity? ''He held his arms out standing in a T-pose style before jumping up. The Eagle who had been circling the skies left him behind as Takahiro jumped. The wind whipped around him as he plummeted through the air. I bet this bird just made me jump to get rid of me. He remained calm, well as calm as someone could when they were falling to an unknown fate. He fell for what seemed like ages before he felt the force of something gripping him, it yanked him from his descent with such force that it gave him minor whiplash.

Takahiro was placed on the ground of the large temple, his heart beating like it was about to burst from his chest. The adrenaline was so much that he eventually starting laughing gleefully at the concept of recent events. '''“You’re one of two things, stupid or fearless. Or perhaps you are both? Regardless” '''The eagle swept its wing across the ground at Takahiro’s feet revealing a large scroll that unrolled itself. It seemed to be divided up with names under handprints in blood. Only three other names were on the scrolls and they seemed ancient as the blood had faded away and the names were hard to read. “You may sign and we will honour it” As the great eagle spoke many more eagles of varying sizes and breeds had flocked to the temple to witness the new signing.

<p class="MsoNormal">Takahiro grinned “I’ll honour the signing as well” He bit his thumb and rubbed the blood on each of his fingertips before placing his hand in one of the empty segments of the scroll leaving a blood marking. He then wrote his name under his fingerprints and stood back. The noise from the eagles was deafening as they all cried out in cheer. The great eagle peered at the signing reading the new name before rolling up the scroll and sweeping his wing across it again making it seemingly disappear. “Takahiro Uchiha … I look forward to observing what fate has instore for you” The eagle bowed its head '''“I am Wedge, The Great Eagle. Now go young Uchiha” '''Wedge spread his wings with such force that Takahiro was swept off his feet, a familiar feeling like he was being dragged backwards by his belly button washed over him before he landed on his bed in his room of Kogakure.

<p class="MsoNormal">Takahiro raised his right hand and inspected it as he opened and closed it. “Eagles huh … seems fitting” He muttered to himself. He sat up and looked over at the cloak that hung in the corner of his room.

<p class="MsoNormal">Who knew what would come from his new signing with the eagles? <ac_metadata title="Takahiro and The Eagles: A Test of Wit and Spirit!"> </ac_metadata>