"Chapter Five;
Kazami Theft Explanatory"
After everyone cleared, Dan and Alice brought the ninjas over to the Ventess senseis. "Kazami sensei!" Alice greeted, bowing to the older man.
"Kazami Finetsu Sensei!" Dan greeted happily, with a bow of his own. When Dan had risen with a serious look on his face, in a matter of seconds, the new sensei, and the pyrus tamashi-nin, were both laughing with each other, very soon, grabbing the others hand as chuckles came out.
Shun, as he was known as, removed his mask. His face didn't have a single fracture or scar. His amber eyes flickered with relief and joy. That soon turned to suspicion when he noticed the ninja behind the two. He turned to Dan who pointed to Alice. Though his eyes softened some, he still had the suspicious, slightly angered look on his face. "Alice, why is the Hidden Leaf here?" Shun asked, his good mood leaving him.
Alice was slightly nervous about answering, but she cleared her throat, and began to speak. "They have something important to discuss with us, Finetsu Sensei!" She said.
Shun let out a sigh. Dealing with ninja villages was a responsibility he'd think would come later, but he just gets too many things to handle so he should have figured. "Very well!" He said.
They began to walk out of the room, Shun already angered at this. Sure, this came with the responsibility, but to have actually invite chakra-nin into their compound, and even into the secret bases of it, was enough for punishment if not for the fact they were both about a year younger than he, so he couldn't give them the full lecture.
He still wondered why they were there. Honestly, the Kazami's have all been preparing for the Twin Storm Festival, and on the other hand, most of what they did was trained, and they never went all that far away from their homes in the fire country. Since this was all they've done, Shun had plenty reason to question a visit unannounced.
They were lead to a dinning area, similar to that within the Hyuga home; only difference was that on the wall, behind the head of the table, where Shun was sitting, was a painted crest of the twin phoenixes.
The new sensei looked at Jiraya with questioning eyes. "Why are you here, of all places? What is your business?" He asked as the door opened. Some servants served them some tea, bowed in respect, a slight glare sent towards Shun, then they left.
Kakashi cleared his throat through the awkward silence that seemed to have lasted forever, then spoke up. "Our apologies for coming on short notice, Finetsu Sensei, but we seem to have a bit of a problem that resolves around your clan." He started. Shun's brow only arched in question, and the look on the others' faces read that they had to continue. "As of last night, in the Hidden Leaf Compound, a mysterious, masked marauder, under the alias Minodi Umo, broke in using Ventess tamashi, and stole a green gem in which the village had been studying for a short while." He began.
They stared at him in curiosity, but the attention was soon brought to the Hyuga. "Of course, with the Compound's harsh security system, no one should have gotten in, even Tamashi-nin, so we suspect that he must have trained at high standards to get in without sounding an alarm until trying to leave. We suspect that to be on purpose." He explained.
Sasuke gave the teen a cold look before speaking. "Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, and myself went searching in the Hidden Leaf Forest, and we had found him, but by the time we noticed he was there, he had already shot a paralyzer dart at Naruto, making him almost fall to his death. Sakura had caught him, and told us to continue after the thief while she got Naruto help." He proceeded.
Naruto cleared his throat. "According to my squad members, Sasuke and Kakashi had caught up with him, cut him off even, but when they tried to catch him, he attacked Sasuke, threw him at Kakashi sensei, and got himself up a tree faster than the wind in there faces."
Shun scoffed at this. "Ventess ninja can do this naturally. It's no surprise to me that he was that quick, because when connecting to the Ventess-tama, you accept the swiftness of the wind and are able to move faster than the air around you, or rather in your case, the people near you. Doing it quickly would suffice that he has already is a black belt ranked Ventess-nin." He explained, taking a sip of his tea. When he lowered the glass, he was glaring across the table at the other ninja. "Unless you have reasons of being here, you may as well leave!" He spat at them, annoyed.
Jiraya cleared his throat. "You didn't let us finish!" He told the new sensei. Shun, still pissed at how his day was ruined, huffed a sigh, and relaxed slightly, allowing the ninja to continue. "After he explained himself, he threw a card into a tree, then took off after throwing a green ball into the air, and it turning into a green phoenix."
On this note, while sipping his tea, he nearly brought it down with a gasp, but immediately leaned over, spitting out the liquid. After a bit of a coughing fit, Shun looked back at them. "The card itself read Kazami, with it's traditional background trace." Sakura proclaimed, passing the card up.
When it reached Shun, he found himself staring in bewilderment, before looking ahead again. His face was serious, and was beginning to boil in anger. "Are you accusing one of my clan members as to committing this crime?" He questioned, slightly snapped to an angered position.
Jiraya shook his head. "Great Finetsu Sensei, all we're saying is this is where the burglary lead us to, and we were wondering if you could shed some light on the problem." He explained, defensively.
Shun, seeming suspicious still, picked up the card passed to him. He examined it, running his fingers on the lines of the characters which spelled his last name. After a few short seconds, he threw the card on the table with a disgruntled look on his face. "That is a calling card; your thief sent a message to us, and was just using you to send it." He explained. All but Naruto seemed to have understood immediately. Shun leaned in on the table, curiosity spiking with his arched brow. "What did he steal that connects to us?" He asked, more along the lines of demanded.
Everyone seemed troubled except for the Hyuga, who only gave him a stern gaze. "It is an artifact within your clan's boundaries, ones only learned after the crime. It was the other Keshu Kasai Wing." He answered.
The tamshi-nin were all very surprised, and even stood up at the reaction. "He stole The Phoenixes' Gift? ! Why didn't you tell us that sooner? !" Dan shrieked at them.
"The Wings hold us strong with the phoenixes! If you had told us this, then we'd have been able to have answered the questions earlier, and gotten the meeting to plan on finding it." Alice explained.
"The fact you didn't give us this means you have only wasted your time; this criminal is now ours to take care of, not yours." The elder said.
Neji just stared up at him, bluntly. "No offense, Kazami Sensei, but our Hokage wants the full bounds to place him in prison, meaning you'd have no power over the trial." He pointed out.
"I don't think so!" Shun had said. They looked up at him, slightly confused. "What you've just brought to us is more of our bounds than yours; if Minodi is Tamashi-nin, then that means the trial is between the Kazami's and whatever clan he's from, due to his crimes. You have no bounds except for having a busted building, and a couple wounded chakra-nin, so there's no point in pressing on!" He pointed out.
Sasuke stood. "There is one reason to!" He spat at the older teen.
Shun had only glared at the survivor Uchiha. "And what is that, exactly?" He questioned.
Neji stood up, slowly and calmly. He gave the new sensei serious eyes, indicating the explanation. Once he gained the floor he wanted, he spoke. "Finetsu Sensei, after conversing with Sasuke, we have come up with the reasons as to why you cannot have the bounds you wish." He began, dully.
Shun's glare had just turned into a thunderstorm that would strike if displeased any further. "And what sort of theory could you possibly have?" He barked at the Hyuga, pissed off.
Neji and Sasuke both knew by saying this, it would probably only make things worse, but at the moment, there was no other choice. It was either say the words most daring to him, or walk off with nothing, and that was no option. "It because, great Finetsu, we have reason to believe you're the thief that robbed us." Neji answered, giving a glare just as hard.
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