Shopping Around [P, NK, Zevas]

Yuudai was simply in the mood to shop, getting new ninja equipment and clothing was always fun, even though most consider it to be a woman's hobby, but it didn't matter when he was shopping for weapons. Besides, most of his ninja supplies were low, simply because training with throwing weapons means that you lose a lot of them when throwing them around. Well, since he was there, he might as well walk around the shopping district, perhaps get something to eat while he was there. So, as he was browsing around the shops, there was some sort of commotion within the streets about someone stealing something, and they swore they didn't steal anything, the whole jazz. As Yuudai came upon the scene, the people recognized him as a ninja, and simply asked him to resolve the situation. Well, he simply got out some of his own money, and then set it on the counter for whatever the young one stole, and he simply slapped him in the back of the head, sending him on his way. He knew the little kid, he was one of his little informants here, and was a spy. He needed to expand his spy network soon, but he needed the status of a chuunin to do that properly. As he did this, the shopkeeper thanked him, and the kid ran off, but nodded to Yuudai before his disappeared in the crowded streets. The little guys would need a "talking to" later, but this could wait, today was too good to waste.

Zevas had been near the shop when a commotion started. A little kid had taken what looked like an apple, but it was too small to be an apple, all Zevas could tell was that the item was small, round, and red. Oh well, it may have been food for all Zevas knew, and he wasnt going to stop someone who was as emaciated as that from feeding themselves. The reason why Zevas was there was that he was trying to come up with ideas, and maybe some other items might get his attention along the way. That was when he noticed another sanrin shinobi. The shinobi had placed some money on the counter for the kid, smacked the kid in the back of the head like he knew him, and then walked off. Zevas had found this odd and decided to follow the sanrin genin for awhile. But his curiosity got the best of him and he ran up to the boy.

"Why hello there, i saw what you did, and i was wondering why you did such a thing?"

Yuudai had calmed the situation, and he had even slapped a kid in the back of the head for stealing, so this was a pretty good resolution to the problem. As he looked around, it seemed that everyone stopped looking towards hima nd went about their business as normal, and this was fine, now Yuudai could get the rest of his shopping done. He might even need to stock up on the snacks that he liked for the sake of not having to come back to the market for a while, unless he needed more ninja tools of course. He was walking through the markets, when he was suddenly approached by a young man. He was asking why he had sent the thief off like that. Was he supposed to punish someone for stealing food, when it seemed that they clearly needed it?

Well, since his mouth was sewn shut, Yuudai never talked in the normal way that everyone else did, so he pulled out his notepad, and decided to write to this fellow genin. It seemed that he might be an interesting person to hang out with, and perhaps form a team. Yuudai needed a team so that he could go on more missions. He was running low on money as of now, so he needed to do some missions right away. As the notepad was taken out, he pulled out a pen and began to write on the notepad. "The kid didn't need any harsh punishment, it was simply a small piece of food. I'm Zeong Yuudai, a genin of Sanrin" Was then written on the paper, and then showed to the man. There was a strange sens of them being similar.

Yuudai's eyes were black, with strange colored irises, and the boy had black blood, although Yuudai didn't know about it, this might turn up in the future. Yuudai himself was composed of black threads, so in essence, they were both highly durable on the battlefield.

For some reason, when Zevas had asked why the genin did what he did, the shinobi pulled out a pad of paper and started writing on it. For pete's sake was he mocking him? Making a to do list or shopping list? was he completely ignoring him? Zevas was about to rage when the genin showed him the pad of paper. With his hood still up, the shade covering hi eyes, he grabbed the pad slowly and read it. This was odd. Zevas wondered why the boy didnt just say what he wrote. Was he a mute? Was it a part of his clan? Zevas looked back at the shinobi and noticed his eyes were black.

hmmm...this boy is obviously different, i wonder what clan he is from...

Zevas scratched the back of his head and handed him the pad back. He did a very minute shrug.

"well my name is Zevas, Zevas Kuroi Chi. And i know he didnt need a harsh punishment but the punishment you gave him added with the look you had seemed like you knew the boy."

Zevas looked around for the boy, but he didnt see him. Oh well there was nothing he could do about it.

"And why dont you just talk? I mean, is there an issue? Like, is your mouth sewed shut or something?"

So, Yuudai seemed to strike some sort of nerve with this boy as he refused to speak to him, and then the person stated that it looked like Yuudai knew the boy that he had smacked and sent off. It was true that he did know the boy, and he was okay with revealing this information to a stranger, but not what the boy was used for exactly. He was an informant, a spy, and a thief, hired for his personal use by his clan. Well, this meeting was a bit strange, because the boy then immediately asked why he didn't just talk. Well, to be honest, it was because Yuudai didn't like to speak, and when he did speak, the words were usually full of spite and murderous intent, which isn't quite good to spout off in a crowded street.

This boy seemed a bit ignorant to other people and their feelings, but it wasn't as if Yuudai was offended, he simply remained there, with his blank stare along with the not speaking, it was a bit annoying to the less patient people of the village, but they could deal with it. Yuudai took his notepad back carefully, so he wasn't rudely yanking it back from the other genin, then began to write on it again, this time lower on the page of course. He wrote, "I simply can not speak, and I won't tell you why, simply because of privacy reasons." Yuudai was about to finish the writing, but then thought for a moment. He wondered who this genin was, as he wasn't sure he had heard of the Kuroi Chi clan before, he should look it up later. He then handed the notebook back to Zevas, continuing the conversation. It is true that speaking would quicken the conversation, but he was a fast writer and painter, so it was fine.

Zevas took the notebook back, reading it carefully. It seemed the guy couldnt speak, like his mouth was sewn shut. Zevas handed the notebook back and shrugged, not knowing really what to do. Thinking for a minute Zevas decided to speak up.

"So what now?"

That was it. Just three words. But those three words had more of an impact than anyone would guess, because anything could come of it. Yuudai could just want him to go away, he could want Zevas to join his team, he could want to spar, he could want to have intercourse! But Zevas would turn down that last one. There wasnt much he could do and if he was told to go away he would just walk off like nothing happened. The Sun was high in the sky, and a few birds flew over head, creating large shadows on the ground. Zevas waited a response as the hustle and bustle of the shop district was moving along at a steady pace.

Yuudai was asked what they should do now, and this was a bit strange. He happened to be meeting all sorts of strange people nowadays, and it seemed like it was being fated, as he was a strange one as well. So, he acted as if they were metting there right then and that they were supposed to hang our or something, but he wasn't sure. As Yuudai took the notepad back, he wondered what he was going to do. It would be considered rude to just leave, since the young man obviously wanted to do something and be entertained, and he might as well indulge him, as he had yet to do anything fun today also. So, Yuudai quickly, with a motion of the hand, told the young man to follow him as he walked through the stores, getting a bunch of ninja tools.

As he did so, the man would see that many of the sop keepers knew that Yuudai never spoke, as he simply pointed to something that he wanted, they would put it down and ask for the money, which Yuudai would gladly give them. As they were walking around, Yuudai simply wrote down something to keep the conversation going. "I specialize in Suiton Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, what about you?" Yuudai then handed the young man the notepad so that he could read and give feedback. It was nice learning about other people, considering any information he could use at a later date was important to him, as he was an information gatherer of sorts. He was stealthy, had a spy network, and could even get into places others couldn't because of his clan abilities.

He was a bit greedy though, because as soon as he reached chuunin rank, he would ask the kage for permission to start going on assassination missions. He wanted to fulfill the clan's goals to have a clan member that had hearts of all elemental affinities. He needed every element except for Suiton, considering that was hit and his alone. He was also going to start training in the art of paint manipulation, so that his art could come to life using his suiton. As he thought about this, it seemed that they had reached the food stands, and Yuudai was indeed hungry, so he wrote on the notepad once more "Wanna stop and eat?" and wondered if he should show the stranger that his mouth was stitched shut, as he would need to be stealthy in his eating habits as well.

Zevas was waiting for his response. He seemed to be waiting a lot these days. The mute genin waived for Zevas to follow. He did, following Yuudai through the shops. The genin would point at items and pay for them, not speaking up, just remaining to his usual gestures. It was kind of funny in fact, as Zevas felt like he was playing a game. Yuudai handed the notepad back to Zevas, which Zevas read.

Ah, so he is a suiton user, and skilled in taijutsu and ninjutsu...well then.

Zevas handed the notebook back to Yuudai.

"I have raiton style chakra, and i am skilled in ninjutsu and fuuinjutsu."

Zevas continued to follow Yuudai, and when asked if he wanted to eat Zevas eagerly nodded. He hadnt eaten all day, though he wont if not reminded. The food stands were near by, which was an obvious reason why he was asked if he wanted to eat. Zevas was a bit paranoid, almost slipping and telling this guy about his clan. But he wasnt going to give up any information unless the other guy did first.

As they sat down to eat, the young man Zevas told him that he had the Raiton element and that he specialized in ninjutsu and fuuinjutsu. The fuuinjutsu part made him stop for a second, simply because he had heard a lot about fuuinjutsu and never really knew everything that it could do. He was interested in it to say the least, but that was a topic for another day. The food stand that they chose to stop at was a small dango shop at the edge of the market district, and it seemed that it was relatively busy, but then again, most shops were at the time of day. As the person asked Yuudai what he wanted, he simply pointed towards the small menus that they had, towards the sweet and spicy one.

As he finished, the woman went over to Zevas, and asked him what he wanted. Yuudai would pay for both of them, as long as he had the money to do so, and then simply wait for their food. As they were waiting, Yuudai wondered what they should talk about. Yuudai technically already had a team, although they hadn't all met up yet, or at least Yuudai didn't get any sort of invitation towards a meeting. So, Yuudai simply sat there for a bit, unsure about where the conversation should go. He finally figured out that he may as well ask if the person had any goals, so he wrote it down. "My goal is to become a very powerful ninja, and perhaps even serve under the kage one day, what's yours?" He then handed the pad to Zevas.

Zevas was lead to the sweet and spicy food shop. evas loved sweet and spicy food. Walking in and sitting down at a table a waitress came over, asking what they wanted to eat. Zevas got a small simple platter of spicy chicken. That was when Yuudai asked Zevas, with the normal pad and paper response, what his goal was? Zevas thought about it for a minute, then he closed his eyes and swayed back and forth for a minute.

"My goal is a goal only i can obtain because it is my goal and no one else can because no one else is me and i am the only me."

Zevas scratched his head and looked up.

"Well unless i was cloned, then in that case that person could also achieve my goal."

Now Zevas had a bit of courage boost in his gut as he started eating his food that had just come.

"SO, what clan are you in again? I remember you saying Zeong, but i dont believe you told me what it entailed. I can tell you have a Kekkai Genkai, or else your eyes wouldnt be all black like they are. SO quit trying to get information out of me!"

Zevas had finished his plate of spicy chicken and slammed the chopsticks into the table, the chopsticks not breaking but piercing the wooden table, as if it was slammed just right. Zevas leaned back and started picking his teeth with a tooth pick.

"So we can have a casual talk or we can do something else."

Zevas' skin seemed to darken and go back to normal in a split second, like a wave over his body.

"So what'll it be?"

Yuudai had received his meal, along with the other person, and as he was eating his chicken, he simply said that only him or a clone of him could complete his goal. Well, as cryptic as that was, it still sounded like he wasn't really in the talking mood. He then started asking about his clan, which was a secret. Only those that were deep within Waterfall country would know about it, and he wanted to keep the secrecy any way that he could. He would have to lie to the person, but he was perfectly okay with that. As he looked towards the man, the man was being very hostile about it, saying basically that he could either tell him what he wanted, or they could fight so that they could figure it out that way. Well, Yuudai wasn't a really big fighter, he liked to simply sit and wait for things to happen.

He took back the notepad, and then started to write. He already formulated the lie that he was going to tell, considering it wouldn't be very hard. He was simply going to say his clan was very simple, in that their bodies were more durable than others, and that they could regenerate pretty fast. This was sort of true, but didn't really give anything away in what his clan actually did. He wrote down on the notepad "My clan's bodies are different in the fact that they are slightly more durable, and we can heal rather quickly. Other than that, I'm pretty average." Yuudai then slid the pad over to Zevas, with a look of expectance of him to lie about whatever clan ability he had,

Zevas looked at the notebook. He read the words. Zevas fiured the guy was lieing, but there was no way to tell. Zevas pushed the note pad back and leaned back in his chair. He pulled the chop sticks from the table and threw them at the wall. When the chop sticks had embedded themselves in the wall there was a fly skewered on them. Zevas laughed silently to himself. He pulled his hood back, revealing his full head. His red eyes shone brightly in the dimly lit diner.

"Well then, what say you watson? What say you to teaming up eh? The chuunin exams are coming up. And our clans seem similar, but i still believe you are hiding some things from me. No matter."

Zevas waited the response from the genin across the table from him.

"And im sure you can speak, you just dont want to or it will reveal something you dont want it to, is that it? Well dont worry, we all have secrets to hide."

Yuudai was surprised that this person suddenly changed from angry to laughter, maybe he was testing him? Well then, he called him watson, probably from the sherlocke holmes novels that were so popular in the village, and he heard, the world. So, he wanted to team up in preparation for the chuunin exams huh? Well, he wasn't even sure if he was joining the chuunin exams, plus, he already had a team, he simply was way late in meeting them. He had sort of go out of touch with his team, but training and going on missions with this person might be good, so Yuudai simply shrugged, and then nodded to the person.

It was then that the man said that he probably could speak, but chose not to. Well, this was true and not true at the same time. Currently, under his mask that covered his nose and mouth, there were stitches that kept his mouth from opening, so currently, he couldn't speak. He could, however, manipulate the threads into opening, and then speak, but this brought about a bloodthirsty change within him, so he decided not to. He did, however, want to show the person that he was going to be working what why he was wrong.

Yuudai pulled the mask down, revealing that his mouth was completely stitched shut, and pretty tightly he might ad. the skin there looked sort of dead, as was a trait of his clan, the skin around the stitches being dead looking. It looked as though they had a lack of nutrients and things. This brought up another question, as to how Yuudai ate food. Well, that was pretty simple, he had to rip up the pieces extremely small, and then slip them through the cracks within his mouth. It was time consuming, but worth it when he got to taste all the food he likes. Drinking was simple, water and other liquid ran through the stitches fine.

So, now they were part of their own team, sort of. Missions and training were going to happen soon, so he simply grabbed the notepad. "I'll meet up with you sometime within the next few days. We'll get a mission together, or perhaps train. As for right now, I need to head home and finish my plans for today. It was fun hanging out, even though it might not have seemed." The notepad was given to the boy, then taken back as Yuudai got up, and left the shop. He headed home, satisfied that he could learn things, even if he would need to keep an eye on this person.

-exit-

Zevas was amazed at what he saw. The boy obviously had a unique kekkai genkai. Finishing his food, Zevas burped, then got up and left. What joys this world did bring.

[on cell, short post, sorry, exit]

-submitted to pac-