The Raikage and The Hokage (Private; Kage Only)

He had been traveling for a while, taking a huge risk in leaving his village behind for this private meeting. He knew this meeting was needed and that there was no way he was going to Konohagakure no Sato nor could he seriously ask for the meeting to be in Kumogakure no Sato. He wanted to have the meeting on neutral grounds, and for the time being he saw Island Village as being the best fit for the meeting he was going to have with the Hokage. He was still surprised at the contents of the letter that was sent back, not in the actual words of the message but in the fact of who had had sent it. Viper Uchiha, the genin he had sparred with just before Konohagakure’s destruction had occurred and the same genin he had almost attempted to save from one of the missing-nin. He had hoped Viper would get free without his help and it turns out that it did in fact work out that way. Shaking his head slightly, he remembered the conversation they last had; about one day how both of them might be Kages of their respective villages. He never seriously considered that the day would actually happen, but now he had to decide how things would be decided.

Even though he wished for peace, he still harbored hate for Konohagakure no Sato, he had still not forgiven the village for all its crimes it had committed against Kumogakure no Sato. He still needed to use his Raikage status to look into his own village’s past crimes, but for now he only knew the terrible things Konohagakure had done. He needed to make peace with Viper, which would be easier since they knew each other and both wanted to see this end in a more peaceful manner, but he still wanted to get his own personal revenge at some point. Perhaps he’d have to test Viper’s skills, it had been a little while since they first faced each other and now that they were Kages the fight would be more intense than last time. He wondered just how much stronger Viper had grown, he himself had done quite a bit of training to develop more strength in order to protect Kumogakure.

In the back of his mind he still remembered the mission he had sent Taizen on, wondering if the young shinobi would take this opportunity to deal with the mission or if he’d need more time and handle things later. It didn’t matter much at this point, he planned on getting his revenge on Konohagakure’s elders no matter how things between him and Viper went, if that meant he would have to go to war with Konohagakure then so be it, this peace treaty he had offered was merely for political value and to keep Konohagakure from doing something stupid like they had done last time. He wasn’t going to let his village be unprepared like it was last time, he planned on making sure that what happened between the two villages last time would never ever be allowed to take place again. He would rather watch Konohagakure be torn to pieces again than to deal with Konohagakure destroying Kumogakure again.

As he reached his destination in the Island Village, he had made various agreements with the local shinobi and villagers, no attack would befall the village and their meeting would not be interrupted. He had no issue or problems with the Island Village so it was an easy request, if Viper for some reason decided to do something insane like attack the village, then he would go all out and attempt to put Viper down, for good if needed. For now he hoped that nothing serious like that would become an issue, all he wanted for the time being was to peacefully discuss various points of concern with Viper in order to repair some of the bad blood between Konohagakure and Kumogakure in order to ensure he wouldn’t have reason to instantly decide upon going to war with Konohagakure, even if the idea was still in his plans.

He found the building in which he had rented from Island Village, entering inside of the building he was pleased to see how empty the large room was. Nobody was inside the building, there was no windows to spy through, it was only one large room with nothing but a large table with a chair at opposite ends of the table. The room had torches set up all around the edge of the room, providing an ominous lighting for the scene, above them on the ceiling were long metal rods crossing all over the surface of the ceiling, which he noted he could easily use those metal rods as weapons. He walked over to the table and sat down on the chair at the right end of the chair. He readjusted his Raikage Hat before resting his hands on the table’s smooth wooden surface. All that was left to do was await the arrival of the Hokage, Viper Uchiha, and figure out the fate of two villages and maybe two leaders would test each other’s power.

Everything had to be planned perfectly, no one could know the Hokage was away, this was carried out perfectly.
Echo Uchiha, the Anbu Black Ops Captain of Konohagakure no Sato, and also Vipers brother is tasked as the new Hokage, instructed to take on his appearance and have the village go on as normal, aside from his most trusted guards no one knows the location of the Hokage has been changed, his guards put on the highest of alerts, a summoning seal even being written upon a scroll in Vipers desk within the Hokage chambers that can be used to summon him back should an emergency occur.
Viper in the dark of the night preforms the Henge no Jutsu, a skill now that has become second nature to the young Shinobi whom has gained much power in such a short time, his guise is that of a traveling performer, he even goes so far as to have his own Anbu Black Ops expel him from the village to add further believability to the scene.

Viper now travels through Konohagakure no Sato's dense forest, his guise changes once more, but does not revert to his normal form, he now has the appearance of a 6' dark tanned male, the garb is simple consisting of a tattered tank top and material pants, and a pair of wooden sandals, his hair is raven black and curled, the man he takes the form of seeming to be that of an average fisherman, Viper even going to such lengths as to detail scars upon his false body, even the tattoo of an anchor upon his right exposed shoulder.
Whilst traveling Viper attempts to plan how this meeting will go, he holds no bad feelings towards Kumogakure no Sato, but he feels his rival does not feel the same about Konohagakure no Sato, something that will need to be discussed, luckily, this should proved easier given the situation that both Shinobi have already met one another, should the circumstances be different peace would be something hard to obtain with anyone else, a thought crosses Vipers mind,"What are the chances of this actually happening?" He chuckles lightly actually surprised a bit at how this turned out, it could not of been better.

He would eventually reach the eastern edge of the land of fire, it is here he takes his vessel to reach the Island Village, a place he has only heard rumors about and actually wished to see at one point, he sighs lightly, this is a rare chance, now that he has such a seat of power, if he were to leave it would usher in another attack upon Konohagakure no Sato, this preventing Viper from even so much as exploring normally without sneaking out.
After some time he reaches the shore of the island village, he steps forth from the boat, his form enveloping itself with a white cloud of smoke, his guise dropping to reveal his true form, a 5' teenager no more than thirteen years old, a good majority of his body details are hidden by the Hokage's uniform, a red pointed hat with a white diamond like space upon the front of the hat, a red kanji that represents the land of fire upon this space, a white cloth like material comes down from the edges of the hat coving all by the frontal section where the face is located, the remainder of the uniform is simple, a white and red full body robe, the upper half being white and the lower half being red, his black tabi seen slightly due to the uniforms length upon the teenager.

Viper proceeds as guided to the aforementioned meeting place, he pushes the door open lightly with his right palm and steps inside slowly, his coal black eyes fixed upon the man whom is now the Raikage of Kumogakure no Sato, the door shuts behind him, Viper takes his position across from him and sits within his chair,his fingers lase together, the outside edged of his palms resting upon the table, he waits for the Raikage to speak first.

He gave a deep sigh as Viper sat down across from him. Words were hard to come by in this situation, he was unsure of how to begin things. He respected Viper as somewhat of a friend, but more of a rival to oppose him. His desire for a challenge and competition made him see Viper as even more of a rival, he wanted to be a better leader and create a stronger village, and it even drove him to consider removing his ideas of peace. He knew peace was needed at the start though in order to allow Kumogakure time to recover and to prepare. Maybe in that time he’d find a way to let go of his vendetta against Konohagakure no Sato.

Leaning back in the chair, he looked at Viper, his icy blue eyes directing themselves at Viper’s eyes. He didn’t care about the Uchiha Clan’s Sharingan, at least not in this case and it didn’t matter since Viper’s sharingan wasn’t even activated at the moment. If Viper used some sort of Genjutsu trick on him, he would simply take that as a direct no to the peace idea and attempt to do something drastic right now. “Well, looks like we both managed to be a Kage.” He began, deciding to start things off on a lighter and positive note. “I’m guessing Konoha somehow managed to survive that destruction.” He remarked, noting that if there was a Hokage in place than the village had to still be alive and kicking.

He sighed once more, and leaned forward in the chair, resting his elbows on the surface of the table and bringing his hands together. “I guess that before we really get down to business in discussing a possible Peace Treaty, we should discuss the attack Konohagakure suffered. The last thing I need is some crazy missing-nin showing up at Kumogakure and trying to do the same thing. As Hokage you must have some information on the attackers. I’d like you to begin by filling me in on what type of Intel you’ve gathered on the people who attacked your village so that I can be better prepared to prevent another attack like that against either one of our villages.” He calmly stated, fully aware of the power and influence a Kage has. Viper had to know something about the people behind the attacks, it would be foolish to not look into it and even more foolish to try and lie at this meeting.

He once again leaned back in his chair and tilted his Raikage hat up very slightly. He hoped that Viper would have enough respect for him to not turn this into some game and try to hide something. He planned to do Intel gathering in favor of Konohagakure and Kumogakure if he was provided with enough information to actually try and do just that. For now he needed names and additional information about whether or not they were working in a group and what kind of power each had. He knew there was a water user among the attackers and that the one called Nathan Senju could use large scale wood release attacks. Outside of that he didn’t know much and needed to be informed of more in order to make sure his ANBU would be prepared to look into the attacker’s motives. “I’m trying to help both of us in this matter so don’t hold back.” He stated, hoping to make sure that when Viper replied to the question, he’d know there was no reason to try and lie.

Viper hears his words and responds in order of the topics brought up,"It truly is a wonder is it not? Both of us so young, yet still allowed to lead our villages, either we are this good, or they had noone else."He says with a chuckle to lighten the mood before further business was discussed.
"It was hard, but few of us survived and were able to rebuild with what we had, afterwards people began coming back, we are small, but we are alive, that is the good thing." His tone slowly changes to that of a more business like tone, the subject now reaches that of the missing ninja that took his home away, this pierced Viper to his core like a knife, even more so due to finding out one of his trusted Anbu black Ops was involved.

Viper plans his words before speaking,"As of now, there were several Shinobi present at the time of Konohagakure no Sato's destruction, a good majority of them remain unknown, one thing we do know for certain is their leader, a man whom goes by the name of "Aeon"."
Viper's fists clench at the mention of his name,"After personal experiences, and scattered Intel, it is revealed he is part of the Senju Clan, and also posses my clans Dojutsu at it's second level, I do not know if it further progressed since I seen it.
As far as his companions, it seems they are more over hired hands to my knowledge, individuals with their thoughts twisted around and used until their use expires, due to this, I do not know his numbers, or if any of them still remain with him."
Vipers words are selected perfectly, although Sameonna was involved in the attack, it was Konohagakure no Sato that had to handle her, not Kumogakure no Sato, so there is no reason explaining a pointless situation, simply giving the information that was requested.

Viper remains in his position, he never loses track of his fellow Kage, although the meeting was called in peace, this world is a rotten one, this causing Viper to always second guess everything, and plan for the worse case scenario, he wished all would stay calm for the time being, but the thoughts of battle were not absent should his rivals rage become out of control.
"My Anbu are currently looking in to further information, but with most of Konohagakure no Sato being destroyed, and my position fresh, it is hard to stretch my influence as far as I would like for information, ties have been severed by pointless war, one of them I wish to rebuild today."
Viper watches his rivals eyes for his reaction, something Viper has picked up over time, Viper being able to tell if someone is lying or how they truly feel by watching their bodily signs.

"When I do gain information, I will be sure to let you know, the last thing I want is more innocents to die by scum."
Viper finishes whilst never breaking from his serious tone, he awaits the Raikage's response to his words, it seems all is calm for the time being, the topics kept small.

He listened very closely to what Viper had to say, but he was highly disappointed in the answer. Not only had Viper only told him what was already very obvious, but he was clearly holding back some type of information. Rumors had spread around the major villages about who was involved, names were not specific but some things stood out, such as reports of a Yamanaka who had turned against the village during the destruction, something that Viper should have obviously been aware of due to being Hokage. Time in office mattered little; information would be readily available unless Konohagakure could not be trusted. He began to seriously doubt the integrity of Konohagakure no Sato and wanted to know if the corruption of the past had already taken hold of Viper.

He grew irritated, “You’re not telling me everything. You think I’m stupid enough to think that you don’t know more than that obvious fact. I saw that he had kidnapped you and so I know what you just told me. You’re either one of the most ignorant of Kage, or you’re lying. I doubt you’re so ignorant that you forgot how corrupted your village is.” He stated harshly. He refused to inform Viper of the rumors he’d heard so far, that would defeat the purpose of making Viper prove himself as being trustworthy. He had reason to believe that Konohagakure could have more shinobi within the confines of the village that were not to be trusted. If one had already betrayed them during such an attack, there was a chance there were more. He refused to even attempt peace with a village full of corrupted shinobi.

Slamming his fist against the surface of the table, it cracked and broke off a large chuck in front of him. “I’m not here to play games with you, I have full intentions of clearing the air with truth, but you sit there acting oblivious to things. I asked you to tell me everything, and I know for a fact you are holding back information. Do not think for a second that I have forgiven your corrupted village and its elders.” He demanded that Viper explain everything here and now, Konohagakure was the village in trouble for crimes committed, and was the one that needed to explain itself and show it can be trusted. He hoped that Viper would begin to understand how serious of an issue this was, Konohagakure needed to come clean with things, he had no problem allowing them to deal with their own internal matters, but he deserved to know what was going on with the internal matters. After Konohagakure had destroyed Kumogakure, it was only fair that Konohagakure prove that it wasn’t corrupted anymore and could handle itself. At this point it almost didn’t matter what Viper told him, he was losing faith in believing that Konohagakure could change, he started to believe that it didn’t matter who was in charge, the village would always be corrupt and committing various crimes. He still had one more threat he could use, but he waited to see if Viper would come clean.

Viper lets out a soft sight upon the out burst of anger, something that seemed to be common within the line of Raikage, he speaks further.
"Do you know how many missing ninja defect every day?
I have a list of many possible suspects, but I was not in the position to do an exact head count on everyone in the war before I was taken prisoner."His eyes narrow in slight aggravation, did this man he once thought of as a friend forget that part? How much Viper truly lost in that attack, his home, his father, and one of his brothers that is now missing, he feels offended by his words, what reason would he have to lie or withhold information, he blames this upon himself how ever, he should of been more prepared before coming to this meeting.

He continues further,"I apologize for the situation, but I have no reason to lie to you my friend.
I may not know for sure who was behind the attack fully, but that is one of the things I wish for you to help me with."
Viper grips the left edge of his cloak with his left palm, he keeps his right hand free and visible to show the Raikage each and every motion, his cloak is pulled to the side as a scroll is revealed within one of the inner pockets, slowly Viper pulls it from it's confines and places it upon the table.
"Within this scroll is the list of every missing ninja from Konohagakure no Sato, aswell as their ninja registration file, you've seen as much as I have, more even after my capture, look through it at your leisure so we can perhaps match those on the list to those responsible."

Viper's facial expressions and tone return to their normal business state, "I know that Konohagakure no Sato wronged you Kurisu, but you must understand that I have every intention of trying to make that right, there is a few more things that I do wish to tell you." He pauses for a moment to collect his words before speaking further.
"First, something of "Value" was taken from Konohagakure no Sato, the corpse of Nashua Uchiha, as well as other notable shinobi of power.
There is no doubt in my mind that his Sharingan is in enemy hands, who ever the sick individual is."
Viper observes his reaction to the information being, he ensures he selects the perfect information to give, things of actual importance that might not be public.

"The only other member of Aeons fraction we fully know of is that of the Suiton Girl, she has been questioned and it seems she was corrupted and manipulated in to helping him, she now serves at my side under constant surveillance until she proves herself trust worthy."
He watches the Raikage's expressions closely after this, how would he take this information?
Viper is slightly disappointed in his rival for letting his anger get the best of him, Viper intends to give what is requested to ensure peace, but Kurisu's hatred runs deep, certain information he must withhold such as the Shinobi count and various other military standings, if the treaty was made, there was no telling how long it would last, for that fact his villages safety should not be jeopardized over threats.

"I understand you feel that Konohagakure no Sato must prove itself to you in order to gain your forgiveness, but there has been bad blood between our villages for ages, your decision must be what is best for the people, not for yourself my friend.." He pauses and sighs softly after his words.
"Feel free to ask anything you wish, I will answer to the best of my ability.
It is neither ignorance, nor a lie on why I provided you with what I did, Konoha was completely destroyed, that includes our records and information, I salvaged what I could from the attack but most of it was lost, that is one of the main reasons for my lack of information.
A good majority of the past is what I collected from the elders that were allegedly evacuated prior to attack, once again I apologize for the lack of information and hope that you understand the situation I am in when my village is still in the recovery process."


Viper waits for his response to the information given, he hopes this is sufficient enough to at least stabilize the conversation.

{Trying to recall every little detail so go easy on me here, lol.
Also, Konoha was fully wiped out so our info is going to be limited, what wasn't crushed by a tree, was flooded, what wasn't flooded, was melted by giant lava monkey.
That missing ninja list I am kinda pulling out of my ass cause I do not see a way to retrieve all that information, lol.}

He carefully listened to what his rival and fellow Kage had to say, irritated at Viper's first statement about all the missing-nin coming from Konohagakure, that made Konohagakure even less trustworthy than they already did. Even with Viper seeming to be irritated and somewhat hesitating to explain things, Viper did go on to explain the situation. It all seemed to be the truth as there was much detail in what Viper was presenting to him. One of the main things he received out of the discussion was the current list of Konohagakure missing-nin, something he planned to study up on.

A key piece of information was in the fact that the man responsible for Kumogakure's destruction, Nashua Uchiha, had been for better lack of words, graverobbed. Whoever had taken the eyes obviously now had a great deal of power within their possession and could pose a serious problem later on. What interested him besides that fact, was that Konohagakure had employed the suiton user within the village. Even if Viper was going to keep an eye on the girl, it did create a slight rift in the idea of trusting them regardless of the girl's situation and reasoning for assisting in Konohagakure's destruction.

Once Viper had finished, Kurisu decided that the meeting had no point in continuing. "We'll save the official Peace Treaty signing for later, first I must speak with my advisors and make sure this will be the right decision to make. For now though I agree to a verbal agreement of peace and feel as though we will be signing a true Peace Treaty very soon." he said, standing up. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out his personal list of unaccounted for shinobi from Kumogakure. "Not everyone in here is a missing-nin per say, but they are all unaccounted for and can't be found. Some are criminals, some aren't." he said, tossing the scroll list at Viper.

Just to take out a small amount of frustration over the events that happened to both villages, he slammed his fist down on the table again, this time making the table break into pieces at the area closest to him and forcing the back end of the table near Viper to be forced into the air. "We'll get revenge on all these damn missing-nin and corrupted leaders one day."

With that taken care of and no reason to stay, he walked back towards the entrance of the building, going to the right side of the door. He no longer saw the need in using simple things such as doors again. He covered himself in lightning and smashed his way through the wall next to the door, leaving wide open hole next to the door. He created his own way out, not only that but he would continue to create his own path and do his own thing. Doors couldn't stop him from entering or leaving, a table couldn't stop his fist, a missing-nin would bow before him.

Viper nods at his words, he takes the scroll containing Kumogakure no Sato missing ninja, he slides it within his coat.
Viper's hands form in to the ram seal, this activates the trigger on the summoning scroll back home causing the seal formulas to glow, the shinobi tasked with monitoring the scroll preforms the summoning technique and recalls Viper back to Konohagakure no Sato.
{Exit}

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