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So far, this coincidence of the two following the same direction was beginning to undulate the stranger's wave of calm serenity and into something more irritating. What is this boy trying to prove? The hatted traveler would think as he resumed his pace until he caught onto the oblong shadow that flashed to the other rooftop. The man only acted accordingly to this unusual boy by turning his head to see, missing the boy jumping over and then turning his head back around to view the globoid meteor hammers shaking above him. He nervously fell onto his bottom with his hands inclined a little below his bent torso, curioius but also regarding the matter of what the young one will say. The squid of course was discarded from his hand as it would seem like an accident. This confrontation..rather direct. Will the boy continue to persist or will Hitoha have to address to this otherwise? "Young man, are-are you alright?" The hatted man had spoken while slightly shooken up as any one else would be. "Unless if you already know, you should be careful with that." Now this was just getting tiresome. He had hardly enough information to call it quits and return, but at least he would like to see the face of this villages leader. It was a shame how he could not tell. Perhaps if he could stretch, he might be able to visit the Kage Building. Unfortunately, the transformation technique will soon wear off..and her stomach could no longer take the suffering. If he his fortunate enough, the boy will address himself and link to something more valuable if he is a shinobi. Not that Hitoha would doubt his appearance with those meteor hammers of his.

The hatted traveler now stared up above with his head inclined back to get a better view. Yes, his hunch was correct. The same boy with those frightening weapons and a naive disposition to be curious of such a stranger he now calls to stalk. Yet, he has the interesting appeal to something more unnerving. The way his deep indigo eyes were well past observant and quietly patient, the traveler had to puzzle a good expression in order to concieve his even saying. That is the type of response so few intend to listen to but rightfully helps many. He is an educated one. He now observed the way the boy would situate his current position and to his mild surprise, he improvised a sort of walk-on-wall technique? He was impressed how the weight of those metal globoids had not stressed his stature or even bent his back any. He decided to listen some more as he was convinced that this individual was worth talking to. "Hearing a young man such as yourself say these things, I cannot help but to think that this village is very rich with sturdy skills." The man would start complimenting as he would now be the second to make himself comfortable while he was already sitting on the floor. The squid aside, the older male felt his stomach was now a bit more at ease with the way this conversation was going. Like the careful words both parties alloted into his interest, his stomach was churning. He asked an important question, one he was allowed to answer without much disdain. "Ah. You see, I think the foundation of learning such a weapon does not attire from a place but instead from the experience of another person. I am a traveler with hardly any tales of where he was from, but where he has been."

He then tipped his hat back by a little to brighten the shadowed surface of his forehead so that the young male would receive rightful attention. His face was sewn with various visible stitches that even the light from the sun could not ignore with it's warm solace. ""A weapon like yours, I've seen in the hand of an old friend's." He continued to speak before finishing and to again listen and speculate the boy's plausable movements. Like a monkey he plays and hangs, like a happy child, he smiles. If only there were more people as remarkable as him around the world. Strangely, the stranger himself allowed him to truely smile from his small but meaningful actions. Polite and full of manners, a type of man a mother would entrust her daughter to. Just a vague impression. "Thank you, son, that won't be necessary. It would make me comfortable for you to help yourself to one."

His eyes widened a bit as the young shinobi would hang to observe at that angle. But even so, narrowed down to lax vulpine slits. On a slight glimpse to the right was the slope of the building Yuj stood under. The shadow etched the time he had to stay and it was not for very long. Meanwhile, one of the Leaf Guardians he says? A keeper of peace? His irises were now clouded with various guesses. Now just what were those? If memory calls, a that name would entail a special division? For a shinobi that young, it must be a privilidge to serve. When the Yuj went onto his next question, Hitoha understood the balance in sharing names and so went on with his. He chuckled though at his final statement. "It's all right, I do seem strange and was mentioned about that just minutes before. I suppose straw hats are not so fashionable wherever I arrive." He joked a bit, mildly ignoring the fact that it may not be what was truly the reason why he was so strange. And if he did pique this one's interest, he was definitely concerned if he picked up the interest of anyone else. Especially those two chuunin from earlier. But that just goes to show how bad his people skills can be. "You may call me Hiraku Nanaki."

He reflected upon what Yuj had said. No two people are exactly the same. That may not be as he had said, but sometimes, they can be very similar. Eyes that were once so lax evolved into something more serious. His grin faded into nothing but a slim line of fervid consciousness. His head was more comfortable with his eye-level to view the boy. Listening so very intently as even the glints of the flashing meteor hammers did not call upon a single blink. Instead, his actions caused a dark smile to settle over his lips, baring visible teeth to greet.

"I take it that, as a traveller, you must know your fair share of battles."

Like him, the man took a moment of silence to endower what he will do. The thought of it was not much as this appearance was for his preference and history to choose. He might as well have it out like the boy would assume. Hiraku's head lowered by a bit while the tip of his hat slid over his eyes, casting that shroud of mystery to face his again. His smile promoted a sense of enlightment that was invited by very few. "Oh I don't know if I must. To me, it's nothing more than forgotten history." His voice now purred before his throat a meek chuckle. Afterwards, he cleared his throat. "Well, I am relieved to know that I am not boring at the very least. It's fine really since I'm just as curious as well. But no amount of curiosity is considered a crime less you are compelled by dark intentions." He took the time to say, now leaning his head back to the sky.

Judging by the height of the sun and the shadow casted from here to there, the man knew well in fact that he was late. He would have to be legitimate with his timing otherwise their Demon Vice would hear of it when his second face would take over. He looked back over to Yuj, known to him that he would expect the answer to his interest of that unique weapon. The memory of her former comrade would do well. "Haha. Well my friend..not really someone I'd like to remember without recollection, but he was a very stubborn fellow, hot tempered too, and I'm sure he still is somewhere he might be." As the man digged deeper into his past memory, he sought the good days for the tale to be more appropriate. The calm before the storm.

"But the man means well in the way his loved ones would see him from. For his skills, I respected him even though he was a few years to my junior. He was a weapon specialist. When it came to that field, he was a master of many different forms of weaponry. But because I had to mention him was his most favored weapon, the Meteor Hammer." Rather than being hasty, the man took careful measures and prolonged the time he had to serve himself. "At first, I thought the weapon was rather ridiculous compared to everything else. I thought, why not something less of a surprise weapon? He was a shinobi unlike I was a swordsman. Now I say this from when I was a young fool, but naturally, I was proven wrong by my arrogant disposition. In the right hands, I was bested. Now that I see them on you, I can't help but to feel a sense of nostalgia." He had not yet removed his straw backpack since it did not cause him any discomfort. Rather, he felt it was best to keep it closer to him at bay. As he listened he further, the boy mentioned something about the business of an unelected Hokage.

"Hmm. Not yet elected? Well, while not at his stead, that's a very good thing you Leaf Guardians do. And from what you say, you truly do resemble my friend for that was his common interest at heart. Helping others, a passionate man he is." He said now after he finished laughing, eventually reverted to stroking his chin with his right hand in a single thought of interest.

"Mmm, you have a point there, son." He shrugged before smiling. Now with the mentions of this hokage business, there wasn't much to retaliate even though this conversation was meaningful. "Oh yes, I've visited many places. If I remember it all, I have been to the Rice Country, the Swamp Country, the Thunder Country high in the alpines, the Village hidden in the Mist, and even visited the great Naruto Bridge and settled my way here." His fingers were just about done counting in his seemingly gentile method while it also matched the image of a child's. As he fathomed the least accurate count, his eyes searched the sky. He paused for another moment, now looking intently in his pool of deep purple eyes from the shell of his glassy irises.

"Well, I must be going on my way now. Although it would be a shame to leave a village in less than one day, I only meant to sight see a few things, but the locals have made it so hard for me to part! And I cry to my heart in gratitude to have met a remarkable young man such as yourself. Yuj Maqui, I hope you prosper and find the rest of what this village has to offer and come to love it more than you already might." He was a loyal fellow when it comes to his homeland. Even though it was not in this place, he still held one in his thoughts. Regardless of what Yuj will say, the man stood up, correctly alligning his hat and asserting his straw back pack over his shoulders before he turned around. I doubt if we'll meet again. Stay alert and on guard, Leaf Guardian. He jokefully smiled without brashly being so overly expressive. "See that you listen to that nice Aunty of yours and add some skin. Boys like your age need are expected to grow. But don't worry too much about it! Take care now." He then turned to leave, his leg a bit stiff as he walked but something he was used to. He transformation technique could not last any longer and it was time he bid his final farewell to his place. The man merely raised his left hand above over his shoulder for an opposite greeting as his back was turned when he made his way to the gates. He no longer felt hostile intentions and called off his two doppelgangers. The information flooded his brain but unfortunately, five inquiries from each clone were no different than the one he acquired through one individual.

[Leaving to Konoha's Front Gates]

Jumping from rooftop to rooftop, a white kid was making his way through Konoha. This kid was easily recognized as a Hyuuga, due to his white eyes and long hair. After a while he stopped on top of a light post and sat there, one leg hanging lazily off the edge and the other with his heel on the edge with his knee bent. He rested his arm on the bent knee and looked over Konoha. "Someday I will be Head of the Hyuuga Clan and I will change things for the Branch Family. I will help them." He said to himself as he looked up at the sky, it was a nice day. But he had nothing to do. "I wonder if we Genin are going to be assigned Teams any time soon so we can start going on missions and start Team training sessions."

He expected a talent that sharp to pick up something, only because he realized his eager mistake. That error fell in line when he grew somewhat fond of Yuj to pull out an unnecessary memory. He wasn't even aware of half the mistakes he had made but expected many more where that came from. It would seem like a dream after all, to talk to someone without being caught as some heinous man.

The man stopped again in his tracks but for the final time. His head slightly turned over his left shoulder to reveal a slight scowl dappled over his jaws. Then came that sinister curve to slit his lips. His eyes were cut crisp and gave one last glance to Yuj's magnificent set of abyss violet eyes. "I was surprised to see those set of chui's from after so long.. that's all. Other than that, I don't have have the slightest idea as to what you're talking about. So long now, son." And with that, he slowly disappeared into the fading horizon.

[Leaving to Konoha's Front Gates
Ooc: Well, he is in the process of leaving by simply walking away, so he has not left yet in the previous post.
But now he woud be. Thank you for pointing that out, silly dunce like me should have made it clear :Y Also, I really enjoyed our encounter. <3]

The young Hyuuga stood up on the light post and looked over to the Hokage's office in the distance. He was wondering who had been chosen to become the new Hokage. "Well I wont find out by just standing around here." The young man started jumping from rooftop to rooftop once more, toward the Hokage's office. "Maybe I can talk to him about pairing the Genin up so we can get some action around here." He said to himself as he continued toward the Hokage's office.

xxxxxxx[Y]uj was still looking out into the distance, Nanaki long gone, leaving the Leaf Guardian with a thought maybe he should have followed the stranger, bells ringing in his head. But Yuj stayed where he was, indigo eyes eventually falling down to the crowd beneath him. From his perch on the rooftop, Yuj spotted one of the twins and was reminded of his own little sister.

Yuj dropped down from the rooftop, landing with a spin so as to stop the balls of the Meteor Hammer from slaming into the ground. Gently walking around the people going about their daily business, Yuj approached the twin sister, noticing she had stopped walking and he wondered what had caused her to stop. "Is something wrong?" He asked gently, a warm smile on his face, dark, indigo eyes watching the girl. "I hope you let your brother know you had gone out this time - not that it would ease his worry much, I would think." He smiled, hands clasped behind his back as bent forward slightly, putting himself closer to the girl's height.

xxxxxxx[Y]uj nodded and gave a smile. "Alright, be good!" He spoke, turning around when she said goodbye. Yuj leaped up onto the rooftops once more, looking around before taking off for the tower.

[Exit]