Board Thread:Konoha Arc/@comment-24937485-20160325110617/@comment-26510601-20160328201816

Today was the day, rain poured down on Konoha, the sound of crackling thunder boomed before fading out. Ieyasu was sitting in his house, it was around 8:00 A.M or so at the moment. He stood before a mirror, behind him his father looked down on him. Ieyasu was currently wearing a black jumpsuit, something somewhat common as base ninja attire in Konoha. Ieyasu looked somewhat nervous, his father saw it as well.

"This is your chance to show yourself to the world. Just remember the things we've learned, communicate with the others on your route, and be thoughtful in what you do." Hirotada said this while looking down at his son.

Ieyasu jittered slightly as he turned around to his right, this was his father's room that the two were in. Ieyasu seemed to be preparing himself for something, only looking everywhere but to his right but eventually as he did he came face to face with an open closet. Delicately rested upon it was a small set of armor. The largest piece was a cuirass that held the signal of the Akimichi on its frame. Above was a happuri mempo with the symbol of Konoha engraved at the very center of the forehead area. Adorning the sides of the cuirass were sode, at the ends of each shoulder piece were light tufts of fur and hanging just below were simple vambraces. This whole set looked custom-designed, specifically for Ieyasu.

Hirotada walked over to the armor and first picked up the cuirass from its resting place, slowly walking over to Ieyasu before kneeling down on the floor and beginning to tie the piece around Ieyasu's jumpsuit. At this point, Ieyasu looked very distraught as though something was wrong. His eyes getting bloodshot even as his lips trembled.

Suddenly, a swift slap came to Ieyasu's face and afterward a slight sting remaining as Ieyasu simply burst into tears and his old man looked straight into his eyes.

Hirotada gripped Ieyasu's shoulders, "You are a man! You are a shinobi! I have trained you since you were in the Academy!"

Ieyasu calmed down a little, his father understood Ieyasu was still a simple child but at the request of the village he was to be sent out on one of the routes concerning the missing-nin that had been terrorizing Konoha recently. It was a rather risky and dangerous mission, and still Ieyasu was still learning so much. It was almost too soon... but the world would simply have to see if it truly was too soon for this.

Hirotada quickly began to move back and forth while Ieyasu wiped his face dry, with each small trip he was increasingly adorned with the armor in the closet before last Hirotada grabbed the Konoha happuri and placed it on Ieyasu's head while he leaned his own head in to speak a little softer than he did before, "You are my child. You've been born of one of the greatest Akimichi of the past generation, you have my will and power. Bring honor to your family, bring honor to your father."

Hirotada leaned out and let Ieyasu tighten the special forehead protector to his own head, Ieyasu still looking somewhat upset as his pudgy frame shook slightly. Ieyasu gathered his tools, but there was a surprise for him as Hirotada took out a small wooden box with three slots. Within, there were the three colored pills of the Akimichi clan. Hirotada clasped his hands over Ieyasu before handing them over and standing back up.

"If you truly do die, at least die with your clan's honor intact. Take these pills at that dire moment, and you will gain power beyond that of myself and even our great elders who helped serve in wars and destroy whole armies." Hirotada said this as Ieyasu's mouth twitched slightly.

"Make me proud."

With that, the sound of Ieyasu's geta clacking through the house became ferocious before he quickly tore out through the front door of his house and sprinted down the street as the wind whipped at his tousled, brown hair.

An hour or so went by as Ieyasu traveled along the route specified in the mission details he had read prior to gearing up and heading out. Eventually, he was met by the view of the fortress that was deep within the mountain he had traveled up to for the most part of his trek. He first observed the area, hiding behind trees before seeing that nothing suspicious was in sight. But then he noticed something moving in the small shelter of a guard post that was by this fortress.

Ieyasu crouched down and took a kunai out from his knapsack before slowly and silently moving through the loud pattering of rain. Eventually, he found himself against the wall of the shelter. He ceased his breathing as he listened in... there was something there but he couldn't tell what it was. HE suddenly dove around with his kunai pointed forward, although stopped and even taken aback by the sight of Keldran... a friend he had made recently in the past few days after sparring him in the dojo Ieyasu frequented.

Ieyasu even laughed even, despite his still bloodshot eyes from crying a little biton the run up at the strange circumstance that they should meet up like this. It was uncharacteristic of the young Akimichi, but the apprehension of this mission could make any person crack and talk,

"Well... how are you doing," Ieyasu asked as he lowered his dagger and joined Keldran, "Like my armor?"