Board Thread:Konoha Arc/@comment-25687356-20161020211256/@comment-30271674-20161020215313

The sky was blotted out by the clouds that hung over the Land of Fire. There was no light, not even shards of it poking as though to shine down on what should've been a cheerful occasion for the village. No. Not at all. All that was brought up from the stirring collective mind of the people was sorrow, grief... just pieces of people returning home and those who survived never being the right faces that a scared parent wanted to see. They wanted to see their sweet little boy, their precious girl. No one got that, and they were left empty by the prospect.

Everyone lost something from those two years ago, friends, family; even lovers. All of them were gathered in the street, watching as a small commune of shinobi walked on through and in the center a miracle of life... yet still holding on in such a twisted and broken form indescribable to watery eyes, like Ieyasu's own as he sat upon the edge of one of the near buildings. His left hand could be found in his long, brown hair while pulling on it tightly. His face slowly turned to the side while his lips began to tremble and twitch, pulling back over and over to reveal grating teeth. His entire face was red with shame from just looking at the mangled body while tears streamed down his cheeks.

Keldran had been through hell and back, and Ieyasu wasn't there to help him. Wasn't there for the massacre in Suna. Wasn't there for the years of torture that this brave soul went through and was broken under. Now, after it all Ieyasu didn't know if Keldran would even be able to function anymore... and the poor bastard couldn't help but never want to leave this blue-haired hero's side.

Ieyasu's shoulders tensed up, raising themselves up while his own head lowered and tried to rub off the tears that stained his visage. Slowly he slid off the side of the building and landed below on a patch of concrete. Quickly and forcefully, Ieyasu began to move into the crowd before him as the small shinobi group began to near to where Ieyasu had been sitting. After exiting from the crowd he stuck his burled fists down into the pockets of his large jacket, keeping his head down while turning it to the side with each nearing step of Keldran's entourage. After the Hokage and the other men at the front passed and walked by, Ieyasu would follow and joining by the left side of the stretcher. Given this went uninterrupted, Ieyasu would stay by Keldran's side no matter where they went. He had to be there, this was the only way he could even begin to redeem himself for this unforgivable sin.