The Struggle-Part 1. [P]

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The young traveling shinobi would be on his way back home. It seemed like a pleasant day to be sailing. The skies were clear and there as a nice strong gust heading towards The Lighting Country. The sun was out and the ports were busy with many inputs and exports. Being so busy here, it was a certainty that many people that gotten lost. There was much more than just ships though, there were many vendors of all sorts. Some sold traditional foods and clothing along with other cultural items. The smell of the port was always so distinctive. The smell was unforgettable, with the sea water and that fish that inhabit it, along with the fresh spices and and everything coming off the ships.

Wearing Izanami, certainly picked him out of the crowd. The suit of armor with the helmet would protect him against any bandits or enemies, so we was well ready for any surprise attack. With his patriotism, this puppet suit did have the insignia of the Kumogakure village which took place of his forehead protector. He walked throughout the port towards the vessel that will take him home. Many people would stop and look at him, while hearing the rattling noise of his armor shifting when he moved. With all this attention, he would really pay attention to his surroundings. He was proud to show where he came from no matter where he went. Even in Konohagakure he would wear his Kumogakure forehead protector, but he also kept his Allied Shinobi forehead protector. He had all of his gear on the puppet suit. Which consisted on his messenger bag, shinobi pouches and other various items that he kept with him.

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Shikari could sense the many people around him. He was getting plenty of inconsquntial readings from people. Few deemed to be threatening, but there was a a band of..shinobi? By their charka signatures, they all seemed relatively weak and possibly even genin, but one was much stronger than Shikari's. That one seemed to be leading the pack. The readings were coming closer, as Shikari would walk closer to the ports. Being cautious of the five shinobi, he slowly became nervous. They could possibly have been just regular shinobi coming home...but Shikari dreaded the worst...Yuki ninja. Certainly there were other readings but none made Shikari more cautious than this one. What would Yuki ninja be doing in a Fire Country port?

The five grew closer to the one and once they got about 15 yards of Shikari, they stopped. Assuming that the Jonin leveled shioni had taken that much time to notice him. The chunin level and genin level behind him were confused for the sudden stop. Shikari could see the Yuki symbol as it shined across each of their headbands. It was a squad full of diversity. There was what seemed to be a medic and one wore a courier patch of his home village. The two genin seemed most nervous as they placed their hands on their pouches. The two chunin behind the leader seemed comfortable and collected. They were ready for a fight, and the leader seemed like a harsh dictator of the team. He must have some respect though, but that doesn't mean he is a good person." Look who we have here. Now this is what we call scum!" The leader called out as the rest of the men behind laughed.

Shikari stood for a moment. "You know as well as I do, that problems between our villages will NOT be fought in the Fire Country." He called back as he ordered his enemy not to attack. The jonin pushed his long black hair from the side of his face. "Now what makes me think I will listen to you?" The young boy was certainly in no position to call orders. They seemed to have a courier who would know the best places to run would be. Even if he could manage to outrun all of them, he wouldn't be able to fight them all. "You know that the Fire Country Diamyo would not STAND FOR THIS!" The young courier almost found himself debating for his life.He was certain that he would be able to put up a fight, and weaken the numbers quickly. To get rid of all of them though? That seems like a challenge that a jonin would have difficulty with. The jonin laughed and spit on the ground. "You think I care about this place?"

"I am not scared of you and your men. I will fight you, but not on the grounds of the INNOCENT!" Yelled out as he was filled with rage. He hands on down his sides with clutched fists. The jonin laughed and then motioned for the rest of his gang to follow, they slowly passed Shikari. They both glared at each other. The people around would watch them. More of them would also glare at the Yuki shinobi as the some would nod in approval towards Shikari's actions. He was grown much stronger and wiser since his trip to Konoha. Certainly one thing that both Kages could have been proud of.

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Shikari would find it hard to get his mind off of the encounter. He was sure that they were still close to him as he could still sense their presence, but very faint. They were to far to cause any damage towards the Kumogakure shinobi. He was sure that they would try and capture him when he went into Yuki water territory. Knowing that going around to avoid their waters and crossing through Kirigakure would be much safer, but impulsive emotions would block the smarter decision. He was looking forward to seeing the five in battle. The reckless youth was much wiser, but still hasty and abrupt. Getting on the small ship that boarded only a few other men. They seemed to be fishermen and heading home with some new equipment that they must have purchased at the port. The captain of the boat had the prediction that the jounrey back would take about two days. The young boy would converse with the other travelers and share stories. The captain having some of the coolest, while Shikari would boast about his achievements and even show off some water jutsu. Some even brought up what happened at the harbor and he would have to explain what happened and why. He was praised for his responsible actions and they all seemed to have a good time. The journey ended much to soon though, what seemed to be two days lasted very shortly. All of them had many stories that they wished to share.

After departing from the Hot Springs country, the captain and Shikari would make their own through the Yuki controlled waters. The small ship couldn't handle going out to far so they had to stay decently close to shore. They were far enough to be considered international waters, being only a quarter mile from the actual border. As Shikari was talking to the captain about how to navigate a boat, the readings were familiar. 'The Yukikage Shinobi.' Shikari was absolutely positive that they were the same people...and this was the battlefield. The chasing ship was much faster than the traveling one, it must have been a sloop of some kind. They wouldn't even be able to hop into international waters and even if they did, it wouldn't stop the tribe of five.

"Captain! We are in danger, and this doesn't look good! There is a sloop coming! I am going to stop them and you have to get away. I am sure you'll be hanged for helping me. This is my problem after all." The captain simply nodded his head without saying another word.

Shikari jumped out of the captains office and onto the top of the boat. There he could see the sloop closing in of them. The ship was about 50 yards away, when it was about 20 yards away Shikari jumped from the boat onto the Yuki boat. The flag was high in the air, for all to see. Something only someone so brave would do. His throat was felt like it was closing and his legs became weak. He was getting nervous, but now was not that time. The jonin could be seen from the top of the boat, which was only about 15 feet high. He pointed a finger towards the boy and the other four of the squad started to charge towards Shikari. Before battling, he quickly turned his head to make sure the ship was on it's way. They must have only been mile away from shore. Flicking his head back towards his new found enemy once more. The battle was seized for only a moment. "I am Captain Fao! This is my ship, which means this is my battlefield! Attack men!"

The four agreed as they nodded, of course the two genin would stay back.