Chapter 2:
Very rarely would anyone from The Order go into a village, so the site of this maze of buildings were astonishing. They were built perfectly for movement something, even in our small community, had trouble with. I saw people walking around buying things from merchants with stands along the street. I saw huge faces etched in the side of the mountains 4 of them. I smiled, maybe I could live here. I doubted it. I had no money and I doubted one of the biggest nations needed another mouth to feed. I sighed and saw two people walking towards me talking to one another. One was male he had the leaf headband around his right arm he had his hair tied in a knot. The other was a blonde girl. She had the symbol of the Land Hidden in the Sand. They looked at me curiously. "Who are you?" The black haired boy asked. He had a lazy look about him. I bowed out of respect,
"I am Foren, good to meet you Leaf Shinobi." I looked up to see the girl holding back laughter and the boy was rubbing the back of his head.
"Sheez man, you don't need to bow we look about the same age. Let me guess you're looking for somewhere to live and you were in the neighborhood." I nodded impressed. He sighed, "What a drag. Alright, c'mon we'll go see the Hokage. Temari keep a close eye on him." This is when I noticed the girl had a huge rectangular object on her back. I gulped and followed them to "the Hokage" who I assumed was the leader of the Leaf Village.
"So what village are you from Foren?" The girl, Temari, asked. I laughed a little.
"I'm not from any nation."
The boy turned around, "What do you mean you're not from any nation?"
"I am from The Order of the Horned Beetle. We aren't connected to any nation. Actually, quite the opposite we see you guys as threats." I chuckled. The other two did not think it was funny at all.
"So what the hell are you doing here if you see us as threats?"
My smile faltered a little. "I am not of the Order anymore. I was banished after breaking the laws." They looked at me suspiciously.
"So, you're a criminal?"
"According to the rules of my people yes." I sighed. They wouldn't understand. The Order's laws were so far out there it didn't make since to me even now. The two ninjas looked forward.
"So what law did you break that was so sacred that they sent you away?" The boy asked.
"Shikamaru!" Temari hit him in the shoulder.
"What? I'm intrigued."
"I learned an illegal jutsu and used it to fight my own people."
"What jutsu?"
"The Shadow Clone jutsu." The boy, Shikamaru, started laughing.
"Are you serious, a meesly Shadow Clone Jutsu."
"The Order teaches should only be used to increase strength, speed, and endurance. We are to bcome masters of Chakra control." Shikamaru stopped laughing.
"So why did you attack your own people?"
"They were attacking a small girl from this village." They both stopped and stared at me.
"So they attacked unprovoked?" They now looked accusing.
"I was their combat teacher and I always taught never to provoke. That was not our way. We are simple nomads."
"And you protected her?"
"Yes I did. That all led to my banishment from the only home I have ever had." They both turned around slowly and we continued our journey to the Hokage. We went into a large building and started going up stairs. The other two shinobi were talking about something called the Chuneen exams. I had no idea what that was but it sounded pretty important. It was amazing how large this building truly was. As I said, we rarely would go into the villages and if we did it would be only the priest. So seeing buildings as massive as this one was definitely a new experience. We stopped at the fifth flight of stairs and opened the door only to see a hallway. I sighed, if I wasn't trained for endurance I would've already passed out.
Temari looked back. "We're almost there don't worry." I nodded and smirked. Even when they didn't trust me, they were still kind. Very odd, I thought. We went to a set of double doors and opened it up to see a blonde woman, probably in her 30s, sitting behind a desk and writing papers. She looked up to reveal piercing blue eyes.
"Shikamaru, Temari, what is it?"
"Well we found this wanderer and thought we should bring him to you." Shikamaru nudged me forward.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Her voice stern almost angry.
"I- I am Foren. I am from The Order of The Horned Beetle." She seemed shocked about what I said.
"So...from The Order? Interesting and what brings you here?"
I gulped. "I was banished earlier today and this was the nearest village."
"I haven't heard of The Order in a long time. I had a teacher who taught me how to use my chakra for more than jutsus. That is what they teach correct?"
"Yes ma'am." She smirked.
"She told me that The Order and all its branches had ridiculous laws. So what did you do?"
"I used a Shadow Clone Jutsu, to protect a foreigner." She frowned.
"So a double whammy, huh? My teacher was also banished for going against the priest and his teachings." She sighed. "I guess you don't have a last name, do you?" I shook my head. "Well I guess you can stay here but you will go on missions and you will have no choice to go on these missions that I give you. Plus no complaining... I have enough of that already." I bowed.
"Thank you milady." I may have been ignorant to these people's customs but I knew bowing was a universal symbol of respect.
"You two leave us." Temari and Shikamaru left the room without another word leaving me alone with the Hokage. "You were banished from The Order today is that right?" I nodded slowly. "Does it have anything to do with a young kunoichi, Elena Tetsugi?" I didn't know her last name but I assumed it was, so I nodded. "You were the man who fought off three assailants and then wandered off wounded?" I nodded again. "You can stay but I have a special mission that I think you can handle." She looked through some files and laid out a folder. "There have been multiple reports of house robberies in this nation. We believe one group to be doing this since there are a close knit of robberies around the same time at a time. Like last month there were 5 robberies right here in the Leaf Village within 3 days."
"Hmm..." So they are a group of thieves. "Where do you think they will strike next?"
"There have been 2 reports of robbery in the east village. Check out there first." I bowed and began walking out. "Before you do however, you do have a partner in this. She doesn't have alot of combat experience but she's very good at information gathering."
"I see..."
"In fact she's right outside. Bring her in!" I turned around to see a blond girl with green eyes wearng an all purple out fit that revealed her stomach.
She bowed. "Yes Lady Tsunade. What do you need?"
"Foren will fill you in on the details. You two will partner up to stop all the robberies. We have no idea if you'll actually find them in the east but I still sugest going there first." I felt Ino staring at me, but I decided to ignore it. "So are you two ready?"
"Yes!" We both said in unison.
"Good. Dismissed!"