Team one is walking in the desert.
Ray: Are we there yet?!
Kichi: The stone village isn't small. When we're close you'll know.
The Hidden Stone comes into sight. They walk through the gates, and see the town looking like a poor country.
Ray: This place looks like a dump!
Nanami elbows Ray, and Ray drops to the ground.
Ray: You know, you're super strong!
A guard walks up to them.
Guard: Kenzo, nice to see you again.
Kenzo: Yeah…
Guard: Follow me.
They all walk with the guard. They are led to a colosseum.
Kichi: What are we doing here?
Guard: Did the Tenth Hokage not tell you that you would have to fight a great foe?
Kichi: She did, I just expected it to be a foe that was outside the Hidden Stone.
Kenzo is lead in first.
Guard: I'll get the rest of your seats to see the show.
Ray: I want to fight!
Guard: Only Kenzo. You'll get seats.
A few minutes later Ray, Kichi, and Nanami are all led to the seating area. They take a seat and watch the battleground. Soon a man with a shield and a morning star walks out. He has armor resembling a Viking on. Everyone in the crowd cheers. Kenzo walks out of the other side of the colosseum. Everyone cheers even louder for Kenzo.
Announcer: Let's get ready to rumble!
The crowd cheers.
Announcer: The Viking versus our champion The Four Tails! Who will win?!
Kenzo and the Viking run at each other. The Viking swings his ball and chain. Kenzo dodges to the side. Then
Kenzo: Lightning Style: Kosen!
A beam of light hits the viking and he's pushed back. The beam hit the vikings shield and gave the shield a black tint. The viking runs at Kenzo holding his shield up to his face. Kenzo makes a chidori and charges at the viking. Kenzo tries to go around the viking, but the chidori hits the vikings shield. Then Kenzo gets hit with the spiked ball to the head. Kenzo drops to the ground. The crowd gasps and the viking holds up his arms in victory before walking over to Kenzo. Then Kenzo jumps off the ground uppercutting the viking. The viking hit the ground hard. Kenzo lifts his arms up and the crowd cheers. The viking gets up again and throws away his weapons.
Viking: If you're using jutsu, so will I.
The viking charges Kenzo then goes underground. Kenzo stops in his tracks. Then the viking comes up from the ground right in front of Kenzo. The viking hits him with a left hook and then a right. Then pushes Kenzo back and starts doing hand symbols.
Viking: Earth Style: Moving Mud Wall!
A wall made of earth appears in front of the viking. Then it moves forwards at a fast pace before slamming into Kenzo pushing Kenzo into the colosseum wall. The earth wall broke as it pushed Kenzo up against the colosseum wall. Then Kenzo lands on the ground. The viking made a few hand signs.
Viking: Earth Style: Bedrock Coffin!
Rock comes around Kenzo and starts coming in tighter and tighter. Then Kenzo yells.
Kenzo: Lightning Style: Electric Shield!
Lightning comes around Kenzo breaking all the earth that was about to crush him.
Viking: Earth Style: Fissure!
A giant earth fish starts destroying the ground in its wake as it travels to Kenzo. Kenzo takes out a kunai.
Kenzo: Lightning Style: Lightning Kunai!
Kenzo throws the kunai at the fish. The kunai explodes lightning, destroying the fish. Then Kenzo runs past the destroyed terrain. Both fighters on their last bit of chakra.
Kenzo: Chidori!
Viking: Earth Style: Mud Wall!
A wall appears in front of Kenzo. Kenzo's chidori breaks through it, and slams into the Viking. The Viking flies into a wall incapacitated. Kenzo raises his hands. The crowd goes wild with cheering.
Announcer: That was a heated battle, but with Kenzo's signature chidori he was able to pull through. Kenzo is a champion.
Team one ends up meeting outside of the colosseum.
Kichi: That was a good fight Kenzo. You're powerful.
Kenzo: Barely even enough to beat that guy.
Ray: We all have strengths and weaknesses. Your weaknesses are just greater than most.
Kenzo: I'll take you out!
Ray: You could barely take down a Viking!
Kichi: Shut up! We have to go meet the Tsuchikage.
Ray: Tsuchikage?
Kichi: The Hokage of the Hidden stone.
Ray: I knew that!
They all walk to the center of town. They walk up the stairs to the Tsuchikage's office.
Tsuchikage: That was a great battle Kenzo. Keep it up.
Kenzo: Shut up! Your always telling me to fight in that stupid colleseum!
Kenzo storms out slamming the door.
Ray: What a bitch.
Nanami: I'll talk to him.
Nanami leaves. Kichi passes the letter to the Tsuchikage. The Tsuchikage reads the letter, and then writes a letter. Tsuchikage hands the letter to Kichi.
Kichi: It's been a pleasure.
Kichi bows.
Tsuchikage: Hm.
The Tsuchikage goes back to working on papers. Then Kichi leaves. Nanami meets Kenzo on the roof.
Nanami: What's going on? You just flew out of the room.
Kenzo: Why do you think we're here?
Nanami: To pass information to show the Tsuchikage that were his allies.
Kenzo: Why do you think I'm here?
Nanami: For the same reason.
Kenzo: No, I'm here so that they can see their champion return. Before I went to Konoha I wasn't a ninja. The only fights I was ever in were the colosseum fights. That's why when Konoha became our allies I was the one to leave. I wanted to be out of here so bad. I hate this place. Everyone treats me like this celebrity.
Nanami: Most people want to be a celebrity. If you just hated this place so much why didn't you leave beforehand?
Kenzo: I had nowhere to go. I didn't even know what I wanted. I still don't.
Nanami: You're not the only one. After Renjiro beat us I started thinking about why I was even a ninja.
Nanami sits down next to Kenzo.
Nanami: When I thought about it I couldn't come up with anything.
Kenzo: We're both trying to find a purpose.
Nanami: Maybe we can help each other.
Kenzo: Maybe.
Kichi walks through the door to the roof.
Kichi: No making out. We'll be leaving soon. Go explore if you want. Meet me back at the gate by night.
They all split up to look around. Ray sees some kids at the training grounds.
Ray: Hey, you guys look weak!
A man with a cat walking besides him looks at Ray. The man has brown hair and pale skin. He is wearing a sand ninja vest with his blue sleeves coming out of it. He has black pants and shinobi sandals.
???: You think I'm weak huh?
Ray: Haven't I seen you somewhere before?
???: The names Taku Suna! Do you want to throw down?!
Ray: Hell yeah! I've been training for this!
The cat starts walking up to Ray.
Ray: That's where I've seen you before! The cat is poisonous!
Taku: No, no, no. This is a different cat.
Ray looks at the cat.
Taku: Don't look at my cat! Who told you that you were allowed to look at my cat?!
Ray quickly looks away.
Ray: I was looking at the dirt!
Taku: Sure you were.
Ray tries to look back at the cat.
Taku: Don't look at my cat!
The cat scratches Ray with poisonous claws, and Ray drops to the ground. Taku starts laughing.
Taku: Never fails!
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Nanami walks into a shop. She starts looking at the jewelry and artifacts. She sees a scroll about wood jutsu.
Nanami: I wonder how much this is.
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While everyone is having fun Kenzo goes home. He walks inside his house to see his mother sitting on the couch reading a book.
Kenzo's Mother: Kenzo?
She puts down her book and walks over to him.
Kenzo's Mother: You left home without saying a word.
Kenzo: Because I knew you wouldn't want me to leave. I had to.
Kenzo's Mother: Why, you could be famous from the colosseum?!
Kenzo: But I was forced to do that. I didn't want the fame! They treated me like some kind of object they could fight for money.
Kenzo's Mother: Maybe it was better you left without a word then. You didn't have to see my heart break when my child left.
Kenzo: I'm sorry.
Kenzo's Mother: Your leaving again aren't you?
Kenzo: Yes.
Kenzo's Mother: I hope you have found happiness in your new life.
Kenzo's mother sits back down on the couch.
Kenzo: Bye mother.
Kenzo leaves the house. The sky turns dark and team one meets up at the gate.
Kichi: Did you all get a feel for the hidden stone village?
Ray: I hate this place.
Nanami: A little bit.
Kenzo: Lets just go.
They all start walking off. Kichi shrugs and starts walking.
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Renjiro is flying through the trees. Hanako is back at Orochimaru's base. Renjiro jumps from the trees to the top of Konoha's wall. Renjiro starts running across the rooftops. Then Renjiro jumps through a window. A woman knocks him down to the floor on his back and gets on top of him. Then she pins his arms down.
Renjiro: You're straddling me now?
Tadako: You killed Etsuo.
Renjiro: I had to. If I didn't I would have blown my cover. I can't let the man with information just leave.
Tadako: With all the skills you know the only thing you came up with was kill him!?
Renjiro: Tadako, what do you suppose I do?
Tadako: Put him in a coma?
Renjiro: He would wake up. That is to say that he doesn't die when I hit him too hard.
Tadako gets off of Renjiro angry.
Renjiro: And I thought we were going to stay like that.
Tadako goes to punch Renjiro, but he catches her fist.
Renjiro: You're not mad at me, are you? Your mad because you think it was the wrong plan to allow me to be a spy. Now you think Etsuo's death is your fault. Am I correct?
Tadako: Stop being so smug about it.
Renjiro: Did you kill him? No. I have to live with Etsuo's death. Don't ever try to take what I do wrong and put the blame on yourself. That was my decision, not yours.
Tadako sits down.
Tadako: Can't you just leave Orochimaru?
Renjiro: Why would I leave now, and not once I figure out his whole plan? I need to know what he is doing or all this was for nothing.
Tadako: I just don't want anyone else to die because of this.
Renjiro: I'll do everything to try to avoid killing.
Tadako: Thank you Renjiro. Have you learned anything else recently?
Renjiro: I'm on to something, but I'll wait until I have more information.
Tadako walks over to the mirror and starts putting her hair in a bun.
Tadako: Do you want to know about anyone. Maybe Ray or Kichi? The new member to team one.
Renjiro: New member to team one?
Tadako finishes her bun and turns to Renjiro.
Tadako: The four tails jinchuriki Kenzo was your replacement.
Renjiro: From the Hidden Stone?
Tadako: They gave us their jinchuuriki when we allied.
Renjiro: Not very smart of them.
Renjiro thinks to himself for a second. Tadako sits back down and crosses her legs.
Renjiro: I have a question about you.
Tadako: What is it?
Renjiro: Do you still have your tough attitude?
Tadako stops making eye contact with Renjiro.
Tadako: Kichi wants me to drop it too.
Renjiro: If anyone knows anything about masks it's us. I have to lie to everyone I talk to on a daily basis. The only one I don't lie to is you. Other than that all my friendships are built upon lies. Get rid of your mask, Tadako.
Tadako: I'll try…
Renjiro turns to the window.
Renjiro: I think it's time I go.
Tadako: You never want to stay with me.
Renjiro: Not that I don't want to, but it would be a problem if I didn't head back.
Tadako: Come by soon.
Renjiro disappears into the shadows of the night.