Board Thread:Konoha Arc/@comment-24937485-20161212220825/@comment-30271674-20161212225504

Over at a house on the outskirts of Konoha, alarms began to toil and spell their frightening call. The night air pierced by this, Ieyasu was quick to wake up. He quickly got out of bed, he didn't even know what was happening but he needed to be ready.Quickly he threw on his regular clothes, overlaying it with the armor he'd wear for occasions like this. First were his forearm and shin protectors, having not much else other than his happuri forehead protector and a cuirass embellished with the clan's mon.

He ran outside of his house, noticing a brilliantly colored person sprinting over to his door; wearing fine and exquisite armors. Such easily-identified people were of a sort that Ieyasu could quickly distinguish: The Phoenix Guard.

Meeting with the guard halfway, Ieyasu quickly took the letter and began to scan over it as fast as he could; although there was a malaise that plagued him as he shook off the hanging sleepiness.

"Fuck, this is bad," Ieyasu took a double-look to the guard before stuffing the letter into his own pocket, "I'll be there."

The guard took off to regroup with some others, heading off into varying directions to retrieve the rest of Ieyasu's squad.

Watching the guards leave, Ieyasu quickly turned around and ran back inside his house looking around desparately before he noticed his father Hirotada standing nearby.

"Stop running around, you look weak when your panicked," Hirotada said with a stern expression before asking, "What're you looking for, boy?"

Ieyasu froze in place, he had been avoiding confrontation with his dad for some time and now would be the worst time for any of this to blow over. He just had to play it smoothly.

"I—I need the pills. The Hokage's daughter has been kidnapped and I have to stop the kidnappers at whatever cost."

Hirotada nodded solemnly before quickly walking down the hallway, barging into his own room before coming back out with a small wooden case that he placed into his hand before laying his other on Ieyasu's shoulder with a tight grip.

"Do not fail, death before dishonor," Hirotada turned Ieyasu around and guided him to the door before letting go and shouting out, "no true son of mine will stain the family name. Go!"

Such biting words tore at Ieyasu, but he had more concerning things at hand. He began to sprint into the woods, stuffing the wooden case into his pocket. He really hoped he didn't have to use any of those pills, the poison that they contained were potent and with enough death would be quick to come. If even the weakest of them was at least jōnin level this would surely be a challenge for all.

With as much haste as he put into his steps, it didn't take long at all when Ieyasu reached the front gate. Heaving while keeping an open eye out for Mushiki and Azarias, time was running out and they needed to be on the move.