1Chapter II Akira and Evee

After he had awoken he undressed from his pajamas and took a steamy shower. He put his gear that lied on the floor back on. After dressed he walked over to his desk in a corner of his room and opened the bottom drawer his kuni and other tools placed into neat black pouch's. he attached them to his belt around his pants and headed down stairs. As soon as his door was opened the aroma of eggs and bacon filled the air and reminded him that going to train on an empty stomach is a rather bad idea. When he got down the stairs his father was standing in front of the stove cooking. In Arden's home it was different from other homes his father stayed home most of the time and his mother went out to work, she was a shinobi of course his father used to be but had gotten severely injured in the last war between the Leaf and the Mist village. As Arden came down the stairs his father said

"good morning want some breakfast before you head out?" Arden nodded politely then sat down in one of the four chairs at the square table in the middle of the kitchen. "So what you doing today" his dad said as he placed a white plate with scrambled eggs and two pieces of bacon in front of his son.

"Just some training to improve are self's today no missions" Arden replied as he picked up a fork and eat some eggs. A few moments later all the food was gone and he felt satisfied from hunger. "Thanks for the meal now I've got to go I don't want to keep Saito sensei waiting much longer" Arden exclaimed to his father who just nodded in reply. He headed over to the front door passing through the kitchen and the living room witch didn't have much in it as with the exception of his father no one was ever in it. Before he opened the door he reached into his right pocket and pulled out his headband that head the swirling leaf symbol upon it, he placed it upon his brow.

He opened the front door and the sun hit his face with the ferocity of a tiger and it instantly mad him reflexively put his hand above his golden brown eyes. Moments later his eyes had adjusted to the bright light. He was now walking down the streets of Konoha, every step he takes whips up dirt from the path he walks.

He reached a small part of forest with a slight opening, this was the place Saito sensei had told the team to meet. When he got there it was not what he had expected he thought at least sensei would have ben there but no one was in fact it kinda made him uneasy. He stood there in the half light of the forest for a few minutes with his hands in his pockets then finally decided to full out his I-pod and placed his metallic blue head phones on his ears. After a few songs and few dozen gusts of winds he opened his eyes and at that very minute three kuni from his front, left, and right all came flying at him. Instantly he kicked forward into a back flip kicking the kuni in front upwards and letting the other two fly underneath him missing completely. Before he hit the ground his hands had reached out from the pockets and into his black pouch's for two kuni two defend with. Both his feet now touched the ground as his eyes scanned the tree tops for any sign of enemy's.

The music from his blue steel headphones blasted into his ears like several earth quakes. He needed a plan and he needed one fast the left right and forward were not safe so he leapt into a tree behind him trying to hide himself. As soon as he perched into the tree securely he turned off the headphones and placed them around his neck. A sudden gust of wind them he pulled out two more kuni and made sure three of the four kuni were in his left hand, witch was his good hand. He through as hard as he could into the three trees where the original kuni came from, in fact he just through he was trying to distract more than hit his enemy's who ever they may be.

As soon as the kuni hit air he dashed to the right as hard and fast as he possibly could to get over at least five trees closer to an enemy. When he reached the third tree the kuni had hit there target trees. He paused immediately in the third tree because if he moved any more he would be noticed for sure.

For a moment everything seemed normal again on the outside but on the inside Arden's heart was beating ten times normal for he was not used to combat by himself. He felt even more alone then the night before. Suddenly he remembered his basic training in the academy. He remembered that he had top ranks in taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu. So a burst of confidence ran through him now he was serious. He closed his eyes for just a minute and the plan came clear in his head.

His eyes opened to see a black cloaked figure in the center of the opening his hands forming hand signals, the specific signals to use a fireball jutsu. In most scenarios a person would just leap out of the tree or to another one but Arden had an idea a grand idea but it was rather dumb at the same time. He dropped vertically down from the tree, the huge ball of fire hitting the top of the tree and missing him by so close that the heat could be felt with great intensity. He now lied on the ground staring at the feet of his opponent one kuni in his right hand fire above him the heat could still be felt and was tremendous.

He took the kuni and threw it at the left foot of the cloaked figure. The kuni flew past the leg leaving a huge gash. The fire stopped now and Arden took this moment as a time to get close in and strike. He dashed forward towards his foe with the speed of a diving hawk. He came in with a left straight but before contact was made another cloaked figure had appeared and kicked him to the right sending him twisting through the air and hitting the nearest tree. The pain in his left ribs seared through his body. He shook his head to get back into focus and now there was two cloaked figures. He stared intently with a glare at the figures but could not make out anything behind the black cloaks. The second one was slightly taller than the first one but what did that matter right now. He stood up and brushed him self off and got into his taijutsu pose witch was his left hand and foot out with his body slanted his right fist and leg similar to the left ones only reversed and back farther.

"Who are you?" he asked solemnly in a slightly deeper voice than he normally talks in. The cloaked figures acted as if he did not say anything. The wind blew again and the grass just bent slightly and the leaves shifted. The cloaked figures dashed towards him flanking him, as they drew closer he realized why he couldn't see there faces because they had black cloth masks on as well. He stood his ground waiting for the right moment to attack. The taller one leaped into the air attempting a kick to the face and the other ran in slightly closer trying to attack his side. Arden stepped in towards the attacks then ducked dodging the kick and allowing the taller one to fly right over his head, then he brought up his right elbow hitting the shorter one directly in the face sending them a foot back and on the ground.

"Halt!" A voice called then a third black cloaked figure came down from a tree. Arden stopped and the other cloaked figures stood up. The new cloaked figure witch happened to stand taller than the other two and Arden himself, removed his cloak. The man behind the cloak had pitch black hair, hazel eyes, was wearing a green Jonin vest, and other basic Jonin gear from Konoha. The man by Arden's standards was an attractive male but that's not his interest. In fact the man was Arden's sensei. "Akira, Evee please remove your cloaks so your team mate may see his opponents" his sensei said with a voice that was demanding yet soothing. His teammates obeyed the command, the short one was Evee a red haired, blue eyed girl that sent shivers down Arden's spine every time he looked at her for he thought she was the most beautiful girl ever. She was Evee Uchiha the great, great granddaughter of Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno or so they say. She wore a white long sleeved shirt with white pants that all match her slightly pale skin, the only color on her clothing was the Uchiha symbol that's on the back. She's a very talented taijutsu expert as well as genjutsu even though she prefers to use a lot of ninjutsu that her body dos not handle well.

The other person was Akira Mimishi of the Mimishi clan he had dark brown hair with matching eyes, he was wearing a black t-shirt with orange strips on the sides that angled downward, a vest that was also black with orange on the collar and down the back that surrounded his clan symbol witch was a cheetah head. He had a slightly angered look on his face as he was always a sore looser. His pants were a black so deep that could only be matched by a complete void in light. He's a very powerful ninjutsu expert despite his clan being natural taijutsu experts.

"Well what the hell was that all about guys!" Arden exclaimed in a loud tone.

"That was just a start to today's training Arden" his sensei replied back.

"Well did you do that to the others?" he replied.

"Yes well all accept to Evee because unlike the rest of you she was here exactly on time, and you know how strict I am about time."

"Yea your right sorry sensei" Arden and Akira said as they gave a low bow. Arden now turned to face Evee who happened to have blood coming from her forehead that he just now noticed was his fault.

"Ah let me help you clean that up" he said as he rushed to her side. She was already whipping her leg off from the cut he had given her from the kuni.

"It's ok Arden I've got it just a little cut and bump" she said in an angelic voice.

"Well we've wasted enough time chatting we need to get training, first on the agenda is weapon training and im not talking about kuni either, then were going to work on are three basic areas ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, then finally I've called in team 3 to have some sparing with us.