While sitting in his apartment, Kami looked out over the town and saw how much fun everyone was having. Kami grabbed a coat and went for a walk. While moving about, Kami stopped in some of the local shops and browsed around. He realized he needed personal items and food to put in his place, so he focused his shopping on the necessities first. After gathering everything, he headed back home. Upon arrival, he noticed a tall blond-haired kunoichi walking towards him.
"Sup. You think you got everything you needed?" The blond-haired kunoichi asked while passing.
"I don't know, care to check for me if you're not busy?" Kami responded sarcastically.
The blond-haired kunoichi raised an eyebrow and just smiled. She winked at him before turning the corner. Kami entered his apartment and put his things away. After making a bowl of ramen, he went and sat on the balcony to eat. As dusk turned into night, he just stared into the sky thinking to himself.
'I wonder what everyone is doing back home? Does anyone even miss me? I mean I've been gone almost two weeks now and not a single message. Aww, who cares?' Kami thought. 'Might as well make the best of Konoha.'
After finishing his ramen, Kami stands up to head back inside. Something caught his attention from below, it was the blond-haired kunoichi walking with the other girls. Kami wondered would he ever get a chance to introduce himself properly if they cross paths again. He returned inside and washed out his bowl.
'Knock, knock' came from his door.
"Yo, Kami. It's Kiba. Open up."
Kami heads to the front door and opens it. "Hey Kiba. How are you?"
"Hey man, I'm doing good. Look, all of us are heading to the cliffs. Just wanted to invite you to join." Kiba stated. "So, how about it?"
"I'm in, just let me grab my things and I will meet you outside." Kami says.
Kiba nods and heads back outside. Kami grabs some shorts and a towel and puts them in his pack. Seconds later he joins Kiba, Shino, and Neji outside his apartment. As the group makes their way towards the front gate, they meet up with Shikamaru, Naruto, Sasuke, Lee, Choji and Sai.
"Well the gangs all here, let's get going then." Naruto says as he takes off.
The group is laughing and having fun jumping from tree to tree. Soon the group arrives at the cliffs. Everyone, except Shino, changes into their swim shorts and jumps in the water. They start splashing and dunking each other under water. Shino sits along the beach playing lifeguard for the group.
"Man, this is just what I needed. You guys sure know how to make someone feel welcomed." Kami says while floating on his back.
"Kami, your apart of the 'Will of Fire' now. You're a Samurai-Shinobi of the Hidden Leaf. You will never be without friends here." Neji states. "We care for our friends."
"So, Kami. Did you have a girlfriend back in the Land of Iron?" Kiba asks jokingly.
"No, Kiba. I didn't. I just never found anyone I liked in that manner." Kami replies.
The guys look at each other and start laughing. Kami, at this time, feels like he is the only one left out the joke.
"Am I missing something guys?" Kami questions the group.
"It's nothing, just we are surprised that you don't have a girlfriend." Kiba states. "Don't worry, you're not alone. Lee and Shino are the bachelors of the group."
The group continues to have fun diving off the cliffs and cannonballing into the river. As it gets later into the evening, the guys eventually make their way back into town. The group heads to Ichiraku Ramen to get something to eat. Everyone orders the house special once they take their seats. Teuchi and his daughter, Ayame, begin preparing fresh ramen and side items for the group. After a few minutes the guys dive into their bowls of ramen, savoring the freshness of the food. Once the group finished their bowls, they decided to head towards Hokage Rock. As the group reached the top, they looked over the bright lights of the city.
"Man, the Land of Iron, looks nothing like this. So bright and upbeat. People enjoying being out with friends, family, and strangers." Kami states as he looks over the city lights. "I really would want to return back here after I complete my training here."
"We would surely welcome you back anytime you wanted, Kami." Lee states wit such joy. "But when you do return, I will be a better ninja then I am now." Lee holds out a thumbs up towards Kami, who laughs and returns the thumbs up.
Kami returns to his apartment for the evening. As he walks down the hallway, he notices her again, but this time she is sitting out in the hallway. She has on her workout yoga pants, a sports bra, her hair is tied in a bun on top of her head and she has headphones on. Suddenly, Kami leans to the right just as a kunai is heading towards him. As soon as he catches it, he adjusts his vision and noticed the blond-haired kunoichi had caught the shuriken he had thrown at her. She comes to her feet and takes off her headphones, cracks her neck and hands, and grabs her tanto off the ground.
'Her blue eyes were like the ocean, her blond yellow hair was cut perfect to show her lovely face when it was down, and WOW, that body is beautiful.' Kami thought to himself as he looked her over. "So, are we just going to continue teasing each other or can we just jump straight into foreplay? The choice is yours, um, I never caught your name!"
Samui nods her head towards his hand. He looks at the kunai in his hand and there's her name etched into the blade. Kami nods to her hand and Samui looks at the shuriken. Her eyes widen as she whips around, only to see Kami standing there holding her tanto.
"I'm Kami from the Land of Iron. I'm glad I can finally meet you Samui. I believe this is yours." As he returns her tanto to her.
"I know who you are, Kami. I watched you spar earlier at the training grounds. Your pretty good." Samui replies while putting her tanto back on her back. "I'm a Cloud Ninja. Karui is my sister and Choji is my brother-in-law. I was in town to visit them for a while."
Before walking off, Samui grabs her things off the ground and stands before Kami. "I believe this is yours." She hands him back his shuriken.
He looks it over and notices her number etched into with hearts on both sides. Kami has a grin from ear to ear on his face as he walks into his apartment. Once he closes the door, he can feel the presence of others in his apartment, but he plays it off.
"Shadow Clone Ice Senbon Jutsu." Kami says under his breath.
Soon, each member of the ANBU walks into the light of the room with ice-like senbon around their necks. The one with the white cloak on holds up his hand, requesting Kami to release the jutsu. Kami acknowledges and the senbon disappear.
"Lord Hokage was right about you, you do have a way of introducing yourself to someone. I'm sorry about the surprise entrance, but we had to see your skills for ourselves." The one in the white cloak states.
"I noticed you all before I even came in the building. So, you are the ANBU Black-Ops I've heard so much about. So, what do we do now?" Kami questions.
"We will keep in touch, but for now enjoy the rest of your evening." The white cloaked one states as the rest of the team heads out the balcony door.
Kami wasn't worried about the visit from ANBU but was excited about the encounter he just had with Samui. What was her end game? His mind kept coming up with different options on what could happen. To relax, he took a long, hot shower. Attempting to wash the day away. While drying off, he saw his phone light up. He went to check it, only to notice it was from Samui.
'When did she get my phone and do this?' he wondered.
Samui: Hey. I was wondering if you were still alive. I sensed ANBU in your apartment when I came home earlier. That was the only reason I held you up.
Kami: I knew they were inside before I reached the floor. You know you could've just told me instead of attacking me by surprise.
Samui: Now, where would the fun be in that. Well, talk to you later. Nite.
The next morning, Kami met up with Lee, Shino and Naruto. Lee wanted to practice on his taijutsu and wanted Kami to be his sparring partner. As the group headed to the training grounds, Choji and Shikamaru were waiting outside the building.
"Aww, what's going guys. Where are you guys off too?" Choji asks while leaning against the wall.
"Actually, we were heading inside to practice. What are you guys doing here?" Naruto asks.
"Well, funny you should ask…." Before Shikamaru could respond, Asuma and Guy appear before the group. "Asuma-sensei, Guy-sensei! What are you guys doing here?"
"Quickly, report to the main gate. We have rouge Sound Ninja in route. All hands-on deck, even you Kami." Asuma states as he blows out a cloud of smoke from his cigarette.
Everyone looks at each other, then at Shikamaru. "Alright, lets go guys." Soon the whole group is heading towards the main gate at full speed. Upon arrival at the main gate, mostly every Chunin and Jonin are on-site. Some are standing on the walk path leading into town, some are posted at various spots along the wall, and others are setting up protective barriers. Suddenly, everyone looks to the sky and notice on of Sei's Ninja Art Beast flying in at high speed and crashing not too far from the front gate. Sakura, Hinata and Ino, along with other Medical Ninja, rush to help Sei and the other ANBU members he was able to return with.
"Rouge Sound Ninja have created a pact with Rouge Stone Ninja. We didn't even have a chance. They weren't too far behind us as we escaped." Sei tried to say over the pain he is holding back.
"Sei, you better not die on me." Ino says trying to hold back tears. Sei places a hand on her cheek, she grabs it and places a kiss in his palm.
"INCOMING. PREPARE FOR ATTACK!" one of the Jonin yells from his look out position.
Asuma stands on the main road, lights up a new cigarette and takes a puff. Guy stands to his left and Kurenai to his right. "Well, let's not keep our company waiting. Neji, give us a lay of the land."
"BYAKUGAN!" Neji says. He begins to scan the forest all around their current position. "Ok, I sense several different platoons. There are 2 platoons heading in from the East and another 2 from the West. The main force is coming directly towards the main gate."
"Right. Temari, Kami, Sasuke, and Asuma-sensei, you're up first." Shikamaru says walking next to Asuma.
"Ninja Art: Iron Sand Senbon Jutsu!" Sami says as he places his hands on the ground.
"Fire Style: Burning Ash!" Asuma says as he blows out a dark cloud of smoke.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" Sasuke states before blowing large fireball out.
"Wind Style: Wind Blade Jutsu!" Temari states as she swings her War Fan.
All the Jutsu combine and hit their marks with perfect aim. Soon, you hear rebels yelling in pain. The rebels that were able to dodge the attacks, hid in the shadows of the forest.
"Shino, how much more time do you need?" Shikamaru asks looking over his right shoulder.
"I've already marked all my targets." Shino says while standing on the wall.
"Copy. Tenten, get ready. Choji, you mind giving her a hand." Shikamaru states. They both nod and look at each other.
"Expansion Jutsu: Partial Expansion!" Choji says as his right hand and arm expand. Tenten jumps on Choji's hand and he tosses her high into the air over the forest.
"Rising Twin Dragons!" Tenten says as her scrolls spin around her. Then she starts throwing kunai and shuriken into various parts of the forest, hitting her targets. She then lands on top of a cloud of Shino's beetles and pulls out her three-section staff.
"Lee and Guy-sensei, you take the left flank. Kiba and Kurenai-sensei you have the right flank." Neji says to the group. They nod and head to their positions. "Choji and Shino will stay here with me."
"Alright then. Stay sharp." Asuma says as the chakra forms around his blades.
All remaining Shinobi charge into the forest, attacking any rebel they came across. The fight raged on for what seemed like hours. As the moon came into full light, you could tell this battle was nearing its end.
"Samui, Sasuke, Karui and Kami with me." Asuma says as he pushes his chakra blades longer. The group flanks his sides and in unison: "Dance of the Crescent Moon!" Suddenly, the last remaining rebels are finished off.
As everyone, attempts to recover and catch their collective breath, the Hokage's eagle cries from above. Instantly, all ninja who could move, made their way towards the Hokage's office rooftop.
"Great work out there today, everyone. The 'Will of Fire' is stronger then ever and it was proven today on the battlefield." Kakashi states as he looks up at the Hokage Faces. "I want everyone to stay on guard, they may try another attack soon. I want the city locked down and 24-hour patrols. Understood?"
"HAI!" everyone says in unison.
The fallout from the attack didn't affect the city much. Most of the damage was primarily focused to the Main Gate areas and some of the surrounding walls. Following the orders handed down from the Hokage, teams-maintained patrols around the city interior walls and a few hundred meters outside the walls. Many members of the Hyuga Clan took up post high above the city monitoring the land all around the city. Kakashi, along with the Inuzuka Clan, send out their Ninja Hounds to accompany different teams patrolling outside the walls. Members of the Aburame Clan send out their insects to clean the battle field of the fallen rogue ninja bodies. Some are sent to the medical core for autopsy.
"Geez, how much longer do we have to be out here?" Karui says sitting under a tree. "This is so boring! Are you even listening to me Samui?"
"You are so annoying Karui when you start pouting. Master B-Sensei wouldn't approve of it." Samui states as she stands next to Kami on a tree branch above Karui. "Stay on guard."
"Why are you so hard on your sister?" Kami asks as he stares into the darkness in front of him.
"I'm harder on her brother, Omoi. I just need her to focus on the mission." Samui states with a stern look on her face.
As daylight broke across the horizon, Samui, Kami and Karui, are relived by another squad of Jonin and ordered back to Konoha. As the 3 made their way back, Karui noticed the vibe between her sister and Kami. She caught up to them and started grilling Kami.
"Um, Kami, right?"
"Right."
"Do you like my sister or something? I mean, I notice the way you look at her."
"HUH...UM...WHAT!" Kami tries to respond after being caught off guard by Karui's statement. The statement even made Samui blush a little bit. "I just met you sister formally only a few hours before the attack. I haven't really had a chance to get to know her."
"So, I take that as a YES then." Karui says with such joy. "Kami and Samui sitting in a…" before she could finish, Samui hit her on the top of her head. Samui's cheeks are a cherry blossom red at this point. "OUCH! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?"
"You are so embarrassing, Karui. I'm sorry for my sister, Kami." Samui states trying to hide her red face from Kami.
The group returned to the Main Gate of Konoha and reported to Ibiki. After giving him their report, the team was relieved of duty for the remainder of the day. As they walked through the town, Samui kept her distance from Kami. Peeking over her shoulder every so often and grinning.
"Samui, if you like him, just say it. Constantly hiding the fact will only make things worse." Karui says in a whisper to Samui. "It's obvious that he like you as well."
"KARUI, SHUT THE HELL UP! OR SO HELP ME, I WILL KNOCK YOU INTO NEXT MONTH!" Samui states looking at Karui with a hard look.