Board Thread:Konoha Logs/@comment-24937485-20161121035102/@comment-24937485-20161121051326

Kei returned the polite greeting offered by the woman standing at the Sarutobi clan gates. As he straightened himself back up again he took a careful look at the facial features of this man while also taking note of his dark hair which seemed to be a Sarutobi trademark, before further inquiring about Seika at which he couldn’t help but catch an ‘off’ look in the eyes of this man who introduced himself as Yuri.

Kei returned the formality on a first name basis and followed behind the man to be led through the Sarutobi compound. Even though it was still as large as he remembered, something felt like ti was missing as if the spark of an engine had left. –What happened here?- Kei asked himself as he saw some of the somber expressions on the faces around him.

All in all, none of this gave him a good feeling and he continued to flash back to the look he saw in Yuri’s eyes when mentioning Seika.

Kei was already prepared for the worst but let out a sigh of relief upon seeing the back of Seika, her silhouette and hair seemingly unmistakable. It was clear by the joyous curve of his lips that he truly felt relieved at seeing she was ok and doing well, also noticing the, to him, familiar Hatake Genin beside her.

“I see you’ve got some new blood on your squad.” He remarked while walking up to who he thought to be an acquaintance, even a friend, of old. But as he stepped closer, and she got up and turned to face him, Kei froze in place. He could feel the warmth drain from his lips, his heart rate slowing down, the touch of wind now feeling like it caressed an empty vessel. For a moment Kei felt the same emptiness that he used to live with every day while younger. For a moment everything felt to be lost.

He thought about many things to say or ask but all that came out, after a minute long mental struggle, was:

“What happened?”.

As the words left his lips, tearsdrops fell down his cheeks and he walked over to Sachi to wrap his arms around her in a tight embrace as he had recognized the coldness and detachedness that were present inside her. While listening to her story, his aura would bring the kind of comfort that could only be given by a kindred soul whom has experienced similar emotions. There were so many things going through his head that nothing seemed to make sense but this moment. He couldn’t believe it.

–Everything has changed.-