The Misty Mountains (Jiro, Sugimoto)

Within the mountains sat a particular and rather well kept compound that had been owned by a shadow of the past. The Ametsuchi family had once called this place home and now, the Kumogakure Jounin known only as Kiseragi had made his sanctuary and training grounds. The ground and rocks in which this place had been buried held many memories and secrets that were untouched by the defiled filth that had been Youka and his regime and it was in the memory of both Kurisu and Misaki that he kept this place as such. It was here that he sat in the middle of the courtyard filled with training dummies and statues in solitude from any other person. To his left and right were the wolves that he had always found himself with and it was in their guidance that he found this place once more. Mist poured into the courtyard from the mountains that had surrounded the place, and in this filled the ground and sky with its watery embrace.


The cool temperature calmed his body and mind as he took in a deep breath and remembered that today was the day he would be meeting with the two he was supposedly going to train for the future of their village. Another Uchiha and one whom he didn't know, but in all honesty both were unfamiliar to him. At this point he began to drift into a state of controlled unconsciousness to allow his sense to stretch far beyond him, allowing the mind to take over and begin its expansion. When the two ninja began their arrival into the courtyard, his eyes would open slowly as he stood but he didn't quite look to them yet," I welcome you two into one of the few structures left from the old days before Youka...before the defilement. My name is Kiseragi Onomori, and per recommendation by our new Raikage, I have been tasked to train you both and better you for the future of our village. If you two could give me an area of expertise you both hold or want to expand on we can begin from there, or if you have any questions then please ask them as well," he wasn't...broken in to the whole being a sensei again ordeal, but through this he could hopefully get back on track and in the process build back what all he had lost.

Only one of them. Well that was going to be a little weird since there would be only one to train, but none the less one was better than nothing. The young Uchiha went on to introducing himself which wasn't needed but formal which he had liked. He had only met a few Uchiha outside of himself and even then many didn't suspect him to be one given his surname. Turning toward the male he would give a small smile as he listened to what he could use and what he wanted to learn as time went on. One would definitely be doable since he had known something about Space-Time, but not enough to fully train someone in it. Kiseragi tapped his chin as he pondered on something for a moment and then began to speak," Since our other is late we will go ahead and begin, he can join when he arrives. My areas of expertise lie in the art of Weaponry, Ninjutsu and Space-Time ninjutsu as well. While my usage with the latter is more of an experiment than anything else, it has been proven useful in a few situations. With that being said what do you hope to gain from today and the future?," the question was simple and to the point, yet held a plethora of meanings behind it.

While the boy had pondered and at some point answered the question, he had rested his hand on the hilt of the sword as he extended his senses beyond the compound and into the mountains themselves. He wasn't trying to find anyone per se but he was trying to pinpoint exactly the other would have been. The route here was pretty jarring and if one had not been this deep into the mountains they would definitely get lost, but with that he probably should've put up a a sign or two. Thinking on that he simply shook his head in thought while paying attention to Jiro.

Dammit, I'm late. The Hyuuga thought in irritably while his tannish hands covered in leather gloves reached high for the nearest ledge up to the mountain. The odor of cold wind nearly froze Guren's nostrils off along with threatening to knock his average-sized teenage body off to an untimely death. His fingers no longer emitted natural heat, replaced with a glacial sensation.  Guren overslept today, a recurring habit that he could never get rid of. Upon reading his mail, he received a letter, detailing that he was supposed to meet up with two other people. Of course, he didn't know them, so the Hyuuga was going in blind...and late. 

He was almost there.

With two more well-timed grunts and ledge grabbing, Guren pulled himself up to the mountain. It had been nearly two hours, and he deserved a long break from exercise. While dusting himself off with his hands, he quickly scanned the mountain clearing without the use of his Byakugan due to his naturally gifted eyesight. It left clues of some sort of compound, yet there were barely any audible sounds. As his emerald eyes shifted to the far right, he noticed a man with braided black hair and another one who was in the middle of speaking. He adorned a black bandana on the top of his head. 


"Bingo." He muttered while walking towards the pair. As the man with the black bandana, concluded his statement, Guren halted, before giving the pair his attention. "Sorry for taking such a long time. I overslept." He said plainly. Yes, there wasn't an excuse, but Guren is an honest person and will stay true to such.

If there were no interruptions, he would assume his position 1 meter left to the man with the bandana, parallel to him.

WC: 297

Listening intently and rather carefully, Kiseragi waited until the male had been done talking in his completion to actually make a response. It was sort of generic in the sense that you'd get it from most questions like that and yet he offered a little more to it as well," It is nothing wrong with wanting to expand your horizons and knowing what you lack is definitely an indication of growing in some parts. As with the close combat situation I can teach you a few things to help mitigate that though if you are going on a path that uses space and time, it might just benefit you more. If you can displace or stop an attack before it even reaches you that puts you at an considerable advantage. Though as someone who uses close combat along with ninjutsu and space time I will warn you there are some that can blend other and often more dangerous techniques into their arts. Though I suspect you won't have an issue with that should you continue training," speaking like an actual teacher? Things certainly were different this time around.

Kiseragi had been thinking over this for a while when it came to how exactly he could commence this training regiment and only one thing came to mind when he did. The act of simply going through what the male did and did not know would help when it came to building up his knowledge and the knowledge of the the teacher as well. In his response about wanting power, the males hand lifted from his hilt and pulled out a rusted coin and showed him," That is good and all but keep in mind that good intentions can go bad when it comes to power. With the power to keep those you cherish safe sometimes it can be perverted into a desire to do more and more until you cross a fine line. An equal amount... I guess would be a fair example. You're a little different than the others of your clan that i've had the pleasure and displeasure of meeting," though as if on cue his chakra enhanced senses caught someone getting closer to them.

At first he thought it had been Sugimoto, but when he eyes caught sight of someone that didn't bother to use the entrance he threw the coin at them and sighed," Someone who doesn't use gates and is late is someone that usually gets thrown off a cliff. Name? And what are you proficient in?," being late was something his master didn't tolerate and it could only be assumed that the trait passed down to his student as well. Tapping his hilt he would wait for the male to respond to his questions before going further.

Placing his hands in his trouser's pockets, Guren listened to the braided-haired man, it was common courtesy to be listening to your higher-ups, especially since the man emitted a calm, yet powerful Chakra that was far greater than Guren's, even if the teen activated his Byakugan. Judging by the man's expression, he was annoyed at the teen's lateness, which was understood clearly. However, something confused Guren, What do you mean gates? I didn't see any. He thought, cautious not to form a muddled expression on his face. Then again, there was a possibility that there are indeed gates in the mountain clearing. With a quick shift of his eyes, he scanned the area once more without the need to twist his body around... There was indeed gates in the mountain. Guren was simply far too careless to notice the oversight. He mentally noted for next time. After assuming his position, Guren would respond with the same voice he did earlier, albeit with more pride,

"I am Guren Hyakuya," The Hyuuga would move his right arm to be put flat on his chest, "I am proficient in Ninjutsu and Taijutsu." He used as little information as possible since he didn't want to bore the man to death with ramblings that would take a few minutes to explain. With that, the bandana man would introduce himself to the teen. His name was Jiro. Jiro is a name that Guren hadn't heard in his life, so the boy would be eager to note the name. At least it wasn't some overused name like Haruto. "Nice to meet you, Jiro." 

Jiro then proceeded to ask the Hyuuga about some blonde hair kid. The teen has met a lot of blonds in his life, hell, most of the people in the Akari compound were, in fact, blond. He couldn't remember half of the people he's seen in his life, and that blond could have been one of them. Even if, he would always have that bugging feeling around his head, telling that he forgot about someone and something, yet he didn't have that feeling today. "Nope, haven't seen him around." He concluded. After Jiro asked braided hair man, now known as Kisaragi, Guren would try to help Jiro.

"May I go with Jiro as well, sir?" If Kiseragi said yes, then the Hyuuga would follow the bandana man, his Byakugan active as soon as the higher-up gave them the green light.

WC: 406
TWC: 703

One thing was clear about the purple haired male and that was he didn't like tardiness. As he looked at the male for a moment he could see the look of confusion, presumably by his earlier statement of using the gates. Pointing just behind the two there would indeed be a pair of gates as he sighed," You're in a compound for crying out loud. If you had used the stairs like a normal person you would have known this. Then again I don't expect someone that has probably never traversed these parts to know what all is in the mountains. That being said you get a pass on that, but if you do it again? I'll more than likely punish you for it, and as I was taught punishment is often harsh," with that being said he listened to the male introduce himself and what he was good in. It was a weird mix and he knew that his master was also proficient in the two but they were nowhere near his proficiency in Fuuinjutsu. Knowing what they were good in meant he could teach them something, but for now he would try and figure out where the other child was.

" I'll have someone go and look for him. For now i'll have you two do the paper test so I can see what elements you have. I'd ask you but I really don't want to go through the whole talk about it," as if on cue he would throw the two of them a set of papers for that sole reason. If the two had a rebuttal or disagreed with his decision he would shake his head and respond," The people I know can traverse these mountains faster than you and with greater clarity. Besides you are here to train not find a wayward shinobi. With that in mind channel your chakra into that paper while I send a search party out," and if on cue he would begin to whistle and after a minute or two isolated howls could be heard echoing from the mountains. With that being taken care of he would wait to see what the two had as their elements.