The Daisuke village was considered to be a quiet one. The people that lived there were the kind to avoid conflict, they kept mostly to themselves and usually had little or no enemies. However, this slowly began to change when winter arrived. People started turning up missing, and some were even being found dead. Nobody had a clue why they were being targeted for such misfortune, and the village leader assured them that he would contact some of the Kages about this. Since Daisuke had no trained ninja in residence, allies from separate villages were Daisuke's only chance of returning to normal.

A young woman named Kamiko was gladly walking home, groceries in arms. The rain from earlier that day had come to an end, and faint signs of spring began to come out of hiding. Her long, smooth black hair gently swayed behind her as she hummed a tune. Surely the circumstances the village was facing would brighten with the sun!

"Whatcha so happy about there, Kami?" A young man's voice asked.

"Oh, it's just the change of weather that's got my spirits up, Lee." Kamiko smiled at her best friend, a blonde-haired blue-eyed fellow on the short side. Ren Lee was a cheerful type of person whom Kamiko had known all her life.

"Really? C'mon, look at you! You've bought yourself a new dress! Are you sure that you're just not excited about those ninja from the Leaf Village getting here today?"

Now that Lee mentioned it, today WAS the day the Leaf ninja were supposed to arrive. "I completely forgot, Lee! But that's right, isn't it? I'll feel so much better when I see them."

"You and me both. I heard those ninja women are kinda cute."

"Lee!"

"Whaaat?"

Kamiko rolled her eyes, still keeping her pace. "Oh nothing, Lee." She mocked, waiting for a witty reply. But she didn't get one right away. "Erm, Lee?" Kamiko looked over her shoulder to see her companion had suddenly stopped walking.

There was a smile on his face. "So THOSE are ninja? That tall one's sure color-blind, I tell you! I thought they all wore black!" Lee looked as if he were trying not to laugh.

Kamiko squinted her eyes, trying to find the people Lee was talking about. When she finally spotted them, the girl had trouble not smiling herself.

The one that was farthest ahead was indeed tall, from where she was standing she saw his hair was black and shiny, and he was wearing a Chuunin vest with a green jumpsuit and orange legwarmers. Behind him were three others, one was another boy with brown hair and glasses, wearing a black shirt and purple shorts. Another was a girl, with shoulder-length blue hair, a pink hoodie, and a black skirt. Their sensei was a man who towered over them, with long black hair, brown pants, a black fishnet top and a Jounin vest. They each seemed much stronger than the average Daisuke citizen, because they, in fact, were.

"Well, there's a cute girl for ya, Lee." Kamiko teased. Lee only half-smiled, lightly punching her side.

"Wanna go say hi to them?" He suggested.

Kamiko shook her head. "Not now, I have to run these bags to the house. We can find them later, right?"

"I guess so. I know! I should invite them over to my place! It would be so cool!" Lee took a moment to admire his smart thinking.

Kamiko didn't say anything to him, because she was already gone. She had heard him though, and had liked the idea herself. The Ren family owned a small bar that could surely entertain their guests.

Lee had also headed back home, feeling quite pleased with himself. "Oi! Yuka! Guess who's coming over tonight?"

A short lady who looked very similar to Lee glanced up from wiping a glass. "Er. Kamiko Rock?" She tried to guess. Her brother shook his head.

"Nah! I invited those ninja to come over some time and their sensei said it wouldn't be too bad if they refreshed a bit before their real mission." Lee grinned as he watched Yuka's expression change.

"Wow! So they're finally here! It's about time too, these attacks have been going on long enough already."

"Yeah. I'm gonna go see if Kami-Chan needs any help, she looked busy today. See you later, sis." With that said, he left as fast as he had arrived.

Yuka thoughtfully put her clean glass away. "Since when does Lee offer to help people?" She jokingly thought to herself.