The ninja guarding the entrance to Sunagakure couldn't help but notice the massive traveling cloud approaching. They send word the Kazekage and prepare themselves. As soon as the cloud becomes in shouting distance the guards bark to identify themselves. Nothing is said as the cloud only moves closer slowly. Fear gathers on their face as it seems as if a bad omen was coming. Before the smoke was within throwing distance of a kunai, a massive gust of wind passes the guards and exits the detection barrier.
The smoke is blown away to reveal a long haired man with circle glasses with the Konohagakure headband hanging around his head. His circle glasses and Kiseru were the big give away; it was Smoky-sensei. The guards give a large sigh of relief as they approach him to happily greet him into the village. Only five meters away from him they're intercepted by the frighteningly fast Shinobi once again, now trapping Smoky in a tornado of sand.
Annoyed, he manages to toss four Kunai out of the tornado, each having a tag with markings on it. They all create a seal and a absurd amount of wind gushes towards the sky. A faint scream female scream can be heard as a single Shinobi can be seen flying into the air, helpless. The guards both chuckles at the trademark, "Lift Zone Trap," Smoky is known for. Smoky walks out of the barrier and the kunai drop. "So what brings you to Sunagakure? It's rare to see you out of the village, and not even with your team!" asks one of the guards.
He sighs in return, "Yeah, I usually prefer to be lazy during time of peace, but it seems like I can't even have nice things at times. My team right now is recovering from a small sparring match with some Shinobi from Kirigakure. It went a little too far and one member needed time over treatment for the cure. But anyway, you're Kazekage might already know about that. Where's Kenta?" Both the guards look at each other in slight unease. They agree to bring Smoky to him, and guide him through the village.
"In a small village within the land of wind, located more towards the west, was the proud Shirogane Clan's mansion. Within the workshop was the determined head trying to figure out new mechanisms for his, "Masterpiece." The younger children all play with their puppets, only using them as a personal friend rather than talking to the other siblings.
The elderly all talk of the previous wartime, the young adult age group are having the usual brawl and discussion on advanced Puppeteering techniques and preference to mechanisms, and the motherly figures all inside using their mastery of puppets to have a full kitchen of cooks with only three actual people inside. Finally, there is the oh so talented, humorous, prestigious, good-looking, and over all amazing….."
"What are you doing?"
The tall lad in the tree falls as his miniature puppets of five falls to the ground. A blonde haired girl with piercing green eyes stares at him as if she's annoyed. "Sorry Akari, didn't know it was already mission time. Crackin' the whip already?" said the boy. Her glare only makes him feel more uneasy towards what's about to be said to him, but then notices an abundance of sand all throughout her hair and gear. "What happened to yo…..OH! If he's here we need to get going now! I can't miss this!" he screams. She blushes and turns from him, "Let's go already Kabuki, you're making this feel like filler or something."
A small restaurant within Sunagakure, it was relatively quiet, except for a back corner. Smoky can be seen sitting across with a fairly large man, stuffing his face and being fairly obnoxious. Smoky trying his best to intervene in-between the ramblings of the large man known as Kenta, is constantly shut away, until finally he blows a large exhale of smoke into Kenta's face, "Alright, so I know that you caught a glimpse of what happened with the Kiri-kids. What have you told Kazekage about that?" Smoky asks. Kenta sighs, "You know, it's flattering that a fat man, like myself, is considered to be a spy, but.."
"Kenta you bullshitter, you were the ones that dropped the Kiri-kids from my barrier, they told me you were in the air in the first place. And after I saw you snackin' and follwin' me!" Smoky interrupts.
"That's not fair! I was originally there to get some special cuisine from good ol' Konohagakure, but then when I saw Mist Shinobi, especially the water spirit of the east; I had to check into it. It's my sworn duty as an originally comrade to your village. Plus, the battles looked a lot more like fights to the death and less like a sparring match. Indigo nearly was smashed a couple of times, and I can't even imagine the hell that poor little Kuriame took. She's been curled into a ball for nearly a week!" Kenta shoots back.
Smoky sighs and explains the reasoning for the visit, and how he felt the importance of actual battle experience against a ninja is. Kenta apologizes at getting upset over the matter and starts to spill what's going to go on, "Alright, so the Kazekage is actually kinda worried over the matter; so much so, he's called a Kage meeting to happen in two days. The general idea is that there will be all air be cleared, and then what will probably happen to avoid those kind of things looking badly, will be a general ninja tournament." Smoky is actually very pleased with the idea.
He buys a pint of Sake for Kenta at the bar and is about to leave. Just as he turns, he notices a scrawny looking young man with goggles and a rice patty hat. "WHO LET THIS KID DRINK!?" Smoky screams as the boy nearly falls over. The young man actually looks old enough to drink, but the jig was up since he knew who he was. It was the last member of Kenta's team, the, "Western Wonderer of all Shinobi," Hirotoshiro. Kenta, looking embarrassed, helps drag him out of the store. They find waiting at the door are the other two members of the team. Smoky fears the sight of the love struck pixie cut girl, Akari, and uses his Wind release to run out of the village as fast as he can.
She giggles saying, "He's playing hard to get, that lil leaf ninja…." And she begins to bolt after him, both going at speeds that most people won't register. Kenta, overjoyed at the sight of Kabuki, drops Hirotoshiro, "Ah! PERFECT! You can use your puppet jutsu to make him walk while we head to Iwagakure!" confused he attaches chakra strings to the limp body his sensei dropped like a rag doll and asks, "Why would we even head there? What's even going on here? Why did Smoky visit? Also, while I'm questioning EVERYTHING, would it not be better to let the geography philosophizing drunkard here guide us when he comes to?" Kenta simply laughs, pulls out a snack, and begins to float while sitting criss crossed. After totally being ignored, the backpack of Kenta is ripped from the bottom by a chakra string, as all the snacks fall out while he's floating. "That'll teah ya to ignore me fatman." he keeps to himself.
