Reunited (p,nk,io)

Kasai rode into the jungle on the back of Ruijin once more. The ape had saved him from dying from exhaustion, after having found the boy wandering aimlessly. The ape had originally intended to bring Kasai back to the village hidden in the leaves, but he had insisted on finding his last living friend before hand, so that they might return together.
"He should be close, I can see the seal," Kasai said to the massive ape.
"Then let him come, small one. You are still weak and need your rest," was the deep, booming reply.
And so, the two waited, in the middle of the jungle in the strange land, for the shadow boy to show up.

Tatusya hears the crashing and roaring through the jungle.
What the hell is that? Tatsuya thinks.
Tatusya had been in the jungle for quite some time now and had not seen a human for a long wile. His face was painted with mud and clay His once long blond hair was now cut and short. The paints that he had walked into the jungle with were now cut into shorts and his legs were full of cuts. Tatszuya was truly now a part of the jungle still Tatsuya had a long way to go. Jumping over longs and dashing around the trees and the lush green plants Tatsuya would soon arrive at the sound. Peaking out from the leaves Tatsuya pears onto what lays in front  of him. He was looking at the back side of a large beast one he had not seen in quite a wile. Tatsuya knew who was riding the animal but he did not dash out out of the trees like he normally would.
It was a strange feeling that came over Tatsuya. He was happy and over joyed to see his old friend but could not bring him self out of the trees. Tatsuya decided to wait and asses what Kasai was going to do. If it seemed that Kasai was going to look in his direction Tatsuya would make it harder for him to see Tatsuya.

Kasai closed his eyes a top the massive creature. The jungle was quite calm, a serenity he had not known since the jungles of the village hidden in the leaves. 
That village which they had known so well. The village that they had been born in, grown in, and then taken from. That village, which, now more than ever, Kasai felt as if it were his duty to protect, to save. And he would do everything possible to do so. It was high time they returned, Kasai knew. To throw themselves at the feet of the Hokage, and beg that he understand them. Yes, they had to return to their origins. Perhaps Samaruo would be there too. Perhaps he would accept them back. Perhaps, once more, they would know peace from this forsaken world. 
Watching the mark seal approach, Kasai could tell that Tatsuya had changed as well. He wondered what he would think of Kasai. It had been a very long time. Months perhaps. A village had been laid to waste, their third member of the trio had died. A lot had happened. A lot indeed.
He wondered how he would tell Tatsuya, of the death of their friend. It was a lot for Kasai to take in, so he wondered what it would be like for Tatsuya to hear the news.
Sliding off the back of the ape, Kasai found himself barely able to stand up straight. His clothes in ruin from the destruction, every inch of his body still in pain, Kasai felt very glad to have survived, however it had happened. 
He turned, but did not see his friend, only the mark seal which he had placed upon him. He wondered why Tatsuya hid.
Slumping and sitting on the ground, Kasai would flinch in pain at the movement. 
"Friend, I know you are before me, but why do you hide?" He asked the patch of leaves in front of him, which he knew Tatsuya was behind. 
"I have news if you come out, step forth from the shadows which are yourself. The wind in the leaves has died, the fire has been reduced to an ember once more, and it seems that the shadows have become wild. Step forth, friend," Kasai would pause, watching the place where he knew his friend to be. 
"We must mourn for the lost, and then make amends for all that has been done.
"Step forth, my friend."

Tatsuay sees Kasai begin to move off the beast. Tatsuya wanted to move away from his friend but running deeper in the would would make the leave rustle. Quickly Tatsuya does a body flicker and moves up to a branch that over looks Kasai and his beast at a speed of 90.
Looking down Tatsuya hears what Kasai says.
What information could Kasai have and why was Makussu not here. He was probably off doing other things with his birds. He stayed behind the levees hidden from sight. The branch that he was on stuck out from the tree and Tatsuay decides to make him self know.  
Stepping out into the light Tatsuya puts his hands on his hips and looks down to Kasai with a grin.
"What news to you have for me, old friend?"
It was really good to see him and now with the light from the sun was gleaming down onto his face Tatsuya felt and elevation in his happiness. The light made him glow and make Tatsuya seem much less scrubby then he did from bellow.

Seeing his friend, Tatsuya wonders how much power Kasai gained wile they had been apart. What powers had he gained and what powers shall they gain together?

Tatsuya jumps down form the branch that he had perched on and lands right in front of Kasai with only about 5 centimeters between there faces. Tatsuay stairs deep into the eyes that lay deep behind the mask still in wonder of Kasai's past. In his reflection Tatsuya sees his own vibrant green eyes. They looked joy full and bright but what layed behind them was the strength of determination and the power Tatsuya wanted to achieve. He had many ideas to what he wanted to do with him self. He waned Nature to be a part of him. He wanted to create powerful champions out of earth and was soon to finish his training of the earthen dragon.
Thought what had seem to be flickering into his mind lately was his village. Tatsuay new that he was missing in action and that his name had been disgraced. So Tatsuya wanted to redeem it by returning to his home.
Tatsuya just stands there with out any words to say. Tatsuay feels that they dont need words to communicate how one another is feeling. There strong bond was enough.

Tatsuay plans not to speak, waiting for his friend to tell his secret.

Kasai watched as Tatsuya flew up the branch, and then stands above him, surrounded in light. He could see that the time had not been kind to his friend either, as he too had ruined clothes, an beaten body. The news would strike hard, Kasai could tell. 
Watching his friend above him with the same glee that he always had, Kasai worried about what this would do.
"My friend, I have already spoken it. The wind has died, and thought it flows around us freely, it is an embodiment that I speak of," Kasai paused here. 
"Tatsuya, Makussu is dead. He was killed in yet another village massacre. I barely made it out alive myself, friend." Kasai paused again, his voice cracking up. "He's gone, Tatsuya. I couldn't save him."
At this point, Kasai reached up and grabbed his mask, making to take it off, but pausing. Instead, he simply kept his hand there, holding his mask in place.
He waited, sitting on the ground, hearing what Tatsuya would respond with. 
He briefly thought back to Makussu. He had always been so cheerful and happy. Always getting their team to move on. The wind. The third element in the team. A step in the cycle. They were only two without him. There was no life of the breeze anymore. 
Kasai closed his eyes, hand still on his mask. Revenge was such a strong feeling, he realized. One of the three people who showed him kindness and treated him as an equal. Now gone from the world forever. Kasai knew it happened in this cruel world, but things are different once they happen to you. No, the loss could not go unforgotten. The murderer would have to be repaid. Kasai knew it fell upon the two of them to make sure of that. 
They were too weak now though. They had to train, and they had to learn. Yes, they could teach themselves many things, but if this plan was to go through, this plan that Kasai was forming in his head that moment, the two of them would not be enough. They would need others, yes. At the least, three, like they once had. At the most, Kasai thought any number from five to twenty would be good, though exactly five or exactly twenty would be ideal. 
Snapping himself out of this world of planning, Kasai opened his eyes again, and looked up at Tatsuya, hand still on his mask.

The air was still and dead. It was if the life had left it. Hearing the words leave form Kasai's mouth Tatsuya feels rage for the man that created this path for them. He felt the burning pain of revenge and rage. A fire that he almost never felt. It was like the one that came from Kasai's mouth only the fire with in was harder to control. He wanted to destroy the man that had killed an innocent being, rip the ninja into shreds with the claws of the earth. Tatsuya's hands clench not noticing Kasai's hand on his mask. He want to run to the place of his death and retrieve his body and find the man who destroyed his sole.

Boiling with rage a gust of wind come and hits Tatsuya and probably Kasai as well. Tatsuya's eyes widen as if he was frozen in time. It was as if the gust of wind was Makussu's spirit trying to calm Tatsuya. He feels the range in his body calm and settle like the waves after a storm. Looking at Kasai with calm eyes Tatsuya falls into him and gives Kasai a tight hug. Then in a cliche way Tatsuya begins to to sob into Kasai's shoulder. Tatsuay remains there hugging Kasai not wanting to let go.

Tatsuay was glad that Kasai was alive and of course did not blame him for what happen. Tatsuay now only wishes he would have been there to save Makussu. From what Tatsuya knew about Kasai he was not sure how he would react. Tatsuay knew that he did not understand human emotions that well but would prevent Kasai from crying with Tatsuya? It was an odd thought but a thought at that.
It really did not matter how Kasai showed his emotions all that satisfied Tatsuay was that they had a mutual feeling of loss. Tatsuya would want to commemorate there comrade in some way. possibly at the leaf they could have a funeral in the forest for him.

He pulls away from Kasai and rubs his face. One good thing about crying is that it washes you own face and Tatsuay's face was quite clean for once. Tatsuay smiles at Kasai before speaking.
"He was like a gust of wind. Only lasted a wile but had such a big influence. He will always have a place in our hearts."
At the end of his sentence Tatsuay gets chocked up again.
"From now on we will fight in his honor and the honor of others to make the world a better place."
Tatsuay brings his hand out to shake Kasai's.

It was a devastating moment but they would prevail with Makussu still in there hearts. 



(_Just felt right_)

Kasai listened to Tatsuya's words, and watched the boy cry. Yes, it was devastating news indeed. Kasai knew it would be. He too was greatly hurt by this. This had been the friend that chased them down across the fields of Moon Country, faced the demon, and was willing to sacrifice his life, all just to keep the team together. 
Kasai felt a single, searing and burning tear, slide down his own face, though it has hidden by his mask, and then his whole body shuddered. The wind was gone, the wind was dead, and now, only fire and shadows lay in its stead. 
Kasai watched and listened as the death affected his friend. Then, when he brought out his hand, Kasai lowered his hand from his mask, and shook Tatsuya's.
"I... I have thought long and hard about what has befallen here, friend. I believe... That to fight in his name, and to improve this land for all... There are a select few to blame. You," Kasai paused every now and then to prevent his voice from cracking up again. "You know who they are, friend. We have met them, but largely, just their leader.
"We must not speak so freely though, friend. Not whilst the demon's mark is still upon us."
Kasai stood, and stretched out a hand to his friend. 
"I... I have a plan, my friend. A plan for a team, to fight in the name of our dead friend, but it requires two things. One, we must grow even stronger, a phrase we have often said, but is necessary. And second, my friend, to beg pardon to the Hokage, and explain ourselves."
Kasai would then help his friend to his feet.
"But first, friend, weak as we are in our current state, we must train. Whenever, and however possible."
He hoped that his friend would understand him in his current state, with his mind jumbled about, and thoughts mixed up from what had happened. But it was true; if they were to carry through with Kasai's plan, they needed to become much stronger. They were strong, yes, and had grown much since the days they had spent in the village hidden in the leaf, but, they were far from being strong enough. 
As for returning, it simply had to happen. They were currently marked as missing ninja, and while they were such low of a rank that no one would notice, they needed more. More then just the two of them. As he had thought before, they needed five or twenty. Yes, any number would do, but those would be ideal. Kasai knew why, but he could not say it. Not while still marked. No, he would remain silent about his plan until it was safe to speak about it.

Tatsuay smiles and is inspired. He brushes the hair out of his face and wipes the dirt out of his eyes. Kasai was right they must not speak about the wild events to any one other them their Hokague. They had come a long way from the time that they first met but they still needed to train harder. Tatsuay despised the demon that turned their path into a twisted dark world. But no matter the the flame given to Kasai and Tatsuya still burned. A flame that could never go out.....The Will Of Fire.

"It seems Kasai that you are suggesting a spar if I am correct."
Tatsuay says this with a spark returning to his eyes. Tatsuay brings his hands forward and looks to the two rings on his right hand. They were both material idems that Tatsuay was able to hold on too. He had lost his head band and was hoping to find a new one.
Speaking to his friend he says.
"You are now in my arena friend I hope you are served well."
Tatsuay bows and jumps back so there is now 6m between them. In reality Tatsuay did not have the larges advantage over Kasai as he need to get a little stronger before he could have to power to create his own jutsu but the jungle was a wonderful place for him to train.  

Kasai was facing Tatsuya and Tatsuya wanted to strike first. Kasai was fast but not fast enough to track a body flicker. Quickly making the ram sign Tatsuay moves at a speed of 90 and he appears behind Kasai. The Tatsuya will make a punch to his lower back just strong enough to make Kasai loose his balance slightly. The at a speed of 45  Tatsuya swings his right leg to make contact with Kasai's lower legs with a 25. With Kasai already off balance This will surly make him fall to the ground.

If Kasai had decided to attack first then Tatsuay will act accordingly depending on the attack. If Kasai falls to the ground then Tatsuya will take hold of his body.

One thing that Tatsuya had to keep his eye on was his summon. If it seemed that the gorilla were to engage in the battle then Tatusya would most likely summon his cat behind the human like creature.  The hardest part of having a summon in a jungle was the space available. They were in a space that was relived of some trees but it was still only a small clearing. Depending on the summon and how graceful it was, it would be hard to fight with a summon.

The game of fighting was all very quick and one has to asses many options and variables when in a fight. Of course this was only a friendly spar but Tatusya would still have to stay on his toes and make sure that Kasai does not get too much of an advantage with his speed.

[-10 flicker 360 left]

"Indeed, friend," Kasai said, looking at Tatsuya, readying himself.
A spar indeed was the thought behind Kasai, mostly because it was the only way to gain stats for the amount of words they were throwing about. He did not plan for the fight to last long, and if it seemed like it would, Kasai would stop. He only wanted to get his body moving again, and then they would be on their way back the village hidden in the leaves. They did need to return eventually. Perhaps even their old teacher, Samaruo, would be there. It would be good to see him again, though, Kasai and Tatsuya were no longer in great need of a teacher, only a team. 
Sighing to himself, Kasai realized that his visions of a team must wait a moment. For now, it seemed that him and his friend would fight once more, however, this time, no one would be hurt or die.
Kasai bowed as Tatsuya as he jumped back, and then raised his own hands to his chest. He watched Tatsuya do the same, and then prepared the jutsu which most people hated him for. 
Watching Tatsuya form the body flicker, Kasai would be ready for the attack.
Forming the tiger the moment Tatsuya started his own hand seals, Kasai was certain he would be able to move away in time. 
Next the boar, then the Ox, Tatsuya started to move, flying at Kasai at speeds greater than his own. However, Kasai was fast enough to perceive it. Finishing with the dog, and then the snake, Kasai substituted right at the moment that Tatsuya would hit him, replacing his body with a log.
Kasai would land right on the back of Ruijin, preparing to strike. 
Watching Tatsuya hit the log, Kasai would leap off the back of Ruijin, as fast as possible, launching him towards Tatsuya, foot stretched out for a kick.
If it hit at the speed of 60 and power of 29, Kasai would use it to flip off, jumping to the backside of Tatsuya.
He hoped he would be able to utilize Ruijin more in this spar, however, the gorilla was so huge and not very fast, so the best thing he could do would be to throw a tree at Tatsuya, but that was far too risky, Kasai thought to himself, for if it hit, it would deal terrible damage to the boy.
(400 - 5 substitution = 395)

Tatsuya notices that once he began to form his single seal Kasai started to form his own. This was odd as it would give away what Kasai was doing. Tatsuya knew his jutsu's well and he only had two jutsu's that began with tiger. Thous being his Grate Dragon and the Substitution. Kasai was not a man who did bold moves to start a spar with so he probably would not use the Grate Dragon as well as the substitution technique was a pretty signature move for Kasai. Tatsuay easily decides that he will be using a substitution.

Tatsuay had decided on making a strike on Kasai but now Tatsuay had to change his course. Instead of attacking Kasai Tatsuay will dash to the edge of their spotted clearing Tatsuay estimated that there was a circumference 15 meters of open space.

Tatsuay flew past Kasai leaving about 2m, between them and now had Kasai's back facing him. He then flew right towards a large tree that was at the edge of their opening. Running towards it Tatsuay runs behind the tree and swings around to face Kasai. As he comes it to view again from the other side of the tree Tatsuay stops moving. But was it really Tatsuay? No it was a clone of him.

As Tatsuya swung to the back side of the tree he created a clone of him self and prompted it to just simply make conversation with Kasai. If Kasai still used his substitution that changed his position Tatsuay would just preform the signs when Tatsuay was in the blind spot behind the tree. Now that Tatsuay was in the shadows of the jungle he preformed his cloak of the night and he disappeared in the shadows.

Wile his clone stood in the light the real Tatsuay stood in the dark holding the jutsu. Depending on were Kasai traveled to Tatsuya would move to stay behind Kasai wile the clone distracts Kasai with simple doges to any attack and making short comments.

Now that Tatsuay had disappeared and the clone had looped around the tree the clone then says.
"What a classical move by the tribe man."  He remarks with a smile.
 
Kasai is sure to turn too look at the clone and so Tatsuay runs on the outer shadows to be behind Kasai. In case Kasai turns around Tatsuay takes a step back to be slightly behind a tree. With having Kasia's back toward Tatsuya, he first preforms that Shadow Imitation Technique.
The cool thing about this jutsu is it can go un noticed if the user places no will into it. As well it provides as a safeguard for his next move. Tatsuay knows that Kasai could brake free from the jutsu as the strength of the jutsu is not that high. With the shadow connected to Kasai with out any will put into it Tatsuay then preforms that Shadow Neck Binding Jutsu. By having the imitation fist this allows the neck binding to last longer. Tatsuay will only bring the hands up to Kasai's legs and will only tighten slightly not wanting to inflict pain onto Kasai.

In short Tatsuay had ran into the edge of the woods and preformed a clone in the blind site of Kasai. Then being invisible Tatsuay runs to be behind Kasai (were ever that may be) and binds Kasai with his Shadow Neck Binding. 

[-5 clone jutsu, -10 cloak, 345 left]