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The Hokage Monument, or Hokage Mountain, is the most representative trait of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. It is a mountain that has had the faces of all the Hokage carved into the stone. It also has the Konoha Library within it.

There is a flat top area just behind the tops of the Hokage Faces.

Maiko stood there for a moment, her eyes resting on the picture of the previous hokage. Her hair was tied out of her face, but her mouth was covered in it's normal black cloth. She walked up to the hokage, bowing her head as she placed a single white lily beside his ashes. With the water streaking down her face it was hard to tell what was tears and what was the rain.

The nin dogs stood in a row infront of there owner's from the Inuzuka clan. Mistaken as rain, tears began to wash away the red paint on Riku's cheeks that resembled canine teeth. Depressed, he was looking down at the ground because he didn’t want to have to say goodbye. His mom cried out in tears, burying her forehead in his shoulder, and grabbing the side of his face. Umemaru whimpered in the cold rain watching the funeral take place as the pitter patter of raindrops never stopped.

Most of the weaker Shinobi at the funeral would begin to become sleepy. Feathers, like heavenly rain began to fall from the sky, masked by its natural counterpart. Rikujin didn't let his Temple of Nirvana Genjutsu take complete effect, as none of the attendees at the funeral fell asleep. However, they wouldn't notice due to their depressed senses. The ninja wouldn't notice their Hokage slipping away through the earth, leaving a Shadow Clone behind.

Reemerging next to Rai, Rikujin placed a hand on his shoulder. "You can explain to me why you have trespassed in this village at another location." He said, keeping an iron grip upon the Raikage, slipping beneath the earth once more. They moved together towards the Forest of Death.

Vol turned to see the girl, and instinctively wiped the tears from his eyes without noticing. "Oh... It was my fault for not checking. I'm sorry, I hadn't noticed I never introduced myself. I'm Vol... Vol Uchiha." He said bowing to her, and smiled feeling a little better. However, he felt a little odd and the rain looked a little white for a second, but he put it in the back of his mind. "May I ask your name?" Vol said politely bowing to her.

Vol smiled at the thought of the competition, and nodded. "I'd love to spar with you, it sounds interesting." He said thinking of how the battle would go, and then watched her yawn out of nowhere. "The name's not all that bad, but yeah... It's a little weird." He said cheering up, and began to honestly smile now.

Thinking for a bit Vol realized he hadn't even thought about a team, and started thinking more on it. "You know, I don't... It would be awesome if we ended up on the same team though wouldn't it." He said nodding, and thinking how good of a team the dojustu users would make. "Would you mind if I asked about you quitting?" Vol said politely as possible to get rid of his curiosity.

Maiko glanced over at the people talking, finding it a bit disrespectful, especially considering the place. She turned around and walked off, but not before bowing to the new Hokage. She walked slowly in the rain, deciding that she would find something to eat.

[Exiting to Ichiraku Ramen]

Vol stood clapping with new found tears in his eyes after the new Hokage's speach. He could tell that he was close to the previous by the way he talked, and could feel every bit of emotion pouring from his voice. This was a very powerful speech he witnessed today, and felt like he would never forget it. Turning to look back at Chancey he smiled kindly, and nodded to her. "Yeah, I really think we should ask him. I hope you find your time as a ninja enjoyable, and I hope to share it with you." Vol said honestly still feeling the emotion deep within him as he imagined the future, and no longer felt the sorrow of their loss.