Konzen narrowed his eyes at the general, who just gave a smile in return.
Goku looked up at the man, watching him with his golden eyes. He smiled when Konzen looked down. "Can we go now?"
Konzen sighed softly, "Sure."
As the two left, Tenpou and Kenren looked at each other, a knowing smile upon their lips.
500 years in the Present…
Sanzo trudged slowly up the path, kimono folded at the waist. His arms hung at his sides as he moved, one hand close to the area where his gun had been. He listened to the woodland sounds, waiting to pick out the one obnoxious voice that he had grown to miss; he didn't know when it had happened, but all he knew was that it had and he wasn't going to rest until found the brat.
"Looking for someone?" a sly voice said from behind him, causing him to whirl as Homura landed on the path with a smile.
Sanzo merely glared at the heretic, eyes flashing dully in the weak sun.
"Yes? Well, what if I was to tell you that I found your precious Goku?" the multi-colored eye man asked with a soft smile.
Sanzo's violet eyes widened slightly before gained composure.
"So that is who you're looking for!"
"Don't touch him or I'll…"
"Or you'll what? Shoot me? I think not, besides, you seem to have lost your gun." Homura's eyes glinted with wicked mirth.
Sanzo grit his teeth, mind racing. "Where is he?"
"Goku? At my home."
"Bring him to me…" Sanzo, usually never showing emotion outside of anger, let it come this time.
"Nope, sorry; I am unable to do that."
"Please?"
Homura grinned and vanished, leaving Sanzo by himself.
"Woah! Someone's actually in this forest!" Gojyo shouted, lightly punching Hakkai in the shoulder.
Hakkai looked at his red haired friend before his green eyes snapped back to the golden haired man walking slowly down the path. "He looks hurt," he said softly.
"You think that about everyone." Gojyo then cupped his hands to his mouth and shouted: "Hey! You! Man in the robe! Are you all right?"
The man looked up before continuing his pace, shortly coming up to Hakkai and Gojyo.
"Have you seen a boy with brown hair and gold eyes?" the man asked, eyes watching them.
"No, sorry," Gojyo answered as Hakkai asked: "Would you like some water?"
The man sat down on the path with a plop. "Please…"
"Sure."
"What's your name?" Gojyo asked as Hakkai filled a cup with water from an oilskin bag.
"Genjyo Sanzo. And yours?" Sanzo answered as he took the cup and sipped from it.
"Gojyo and this is Hakkai," the red-haired kappa answered, also sitting on the ground.
"What is the boy's name?" Hakkai asked, sitting beside his friend.
"Goku."