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That night, Nova slept in a small hut provided to him by Hokuto, and assumingly several other star shinobi. He sat on the edge of the bed when he awoke. Watching his legs dwindle idly seemed to pass the time for him. Relizing he lazy stature, he got up and put his training gear back on. He stared into a spade black kunai as a mirror when light shot across it. From his view, Nova carefully fastened his face veil and headed to the door of the hut. When he opened the cracky wooden door, Hokuto was not for ahead from it. She popped in front of him after bumbling to the side to pick something she seemed to find interest in on the ground.

"Morning stranger." She said with a smile.

"Its nice to see you," He said back, then shortly added, "stranger."

"I want you to come on a tracking mission with me." She seemed to notice Nova's face did not show a sign of care.

"What good what that be for me?" Nova said predictively.

"Well, I'll probably teach you another technique while we track the culprit down." She seemed to always have a backup.

"Alright, Alright, I'll come along. Besides, I owe you for that training." He said lightly. Hokuto smiled to his response and gestured towards what Nova thought was a roughly carved trail. Hokuto moved swiftly by the passing villagers. Their faces were pale, and they all had something that they seemed to be busy with. A man with a straw hat and rigid beard eyed them as they journeyed. Nova squinted back, and Hokuto seemed to find it as something that always happened in these parts. The man was a carrying a large bamboo slab of wood across his shoulders, with two metal hooks on the ends which suspended the rusty pails hanging off them. Nova noticed it was full, as the some liquid doused his face as he ventured by. Along their path, the two shinobi; Nova Yakushi, and Hokuto of the Hidden Star came to a stopping point. Large rocks covered the end of the path, with small shimmering sacks of dust lying on them.

"Where is the ninja we're tracking, and how will we do it?" Nova said inquisitively. Hokuto seemed to be staring at the ground a lot lately, as she seemed to ignore him while doing so. But she soon replied with a,
"Well, I'm already tracking him. I should take the time to teach you the technique I'm using." She sighed before facing him.
"It's like this. I saw the enemy do a technique. I can track where their going by focusing a chakra into my eyes. They're chakra leaves a trail, but only people with star power, and this technique can see it. Its a good way to figure out which one is a doppelganger, and which isn't as well. They will have different chakra trails. But each figure must do a technique before you can track them."

"Alright, I think I got it. But I haven't seen the enemy use a technique." He said unsurely.

"You have, you just don't know it yet." The pitch of her voice was different, and sounded like a bad imitation. Nova stared at the ground, Chakra Tracker. From this he could see where Hokuto's chakra trail had ended, and started again; and where the enemies had begun. Nova flung his fist forward towards him. But it followed through an open space, as the enemy had dissappeared. He looked around as mist gathered. Nova automatically assumed his opponent's background as instinct reaction. He removed two scrolls from his back pockets. Tobidogou. An array of many kunai and shuriken shot outwards in the the circumfrence of Nova. His enemy appeared on the sack of dust that was before him and peered down. Now with his eyes, he could see the enemies' true features. Then he relized it was the man who had been carrying the buckets of water and passed him. Had something occured in that encounter? The man put his hands into "Right index cross", and then "Special Boar" handsign positions. Then whispered some words, naming his jutsu.

"Ninja Art, Hidden Mist Technique." A shroud of even thicker mist surrounded the vacinity instantly. Nova used his his Gravity Helix to bring the projectile weaponry he had shot earlier into commission again. The propelled back into the mist, trying to scath their target under his control. He lept into the air when he heard a stepping sound and was bolted by needles into his shoulder. Regaurdless, he caught one of his own kunai and then returned to the ground. Nova had forgotten about his friend Hokuto and found her passed out in the middle of the mist. He didn't approach it, instead he cautiously used his second helix.
Kinetic Charge Helix

The mist instantly dissappeared. As Nova had thought, the enemy was nearby, thanks to Nova's helix, he was now paralyzed. Nova stopped the helix from affecting Hokuto when his chakra sensed her's. All Nova had to do now was find the enemy and restrain him permanently. He focused his chakra in his eyes again and could see the trail ending in a bush. Inside was a frozen body peering at him. Nova immediately captured him in his own prison technique.
Earth Barrier Clay Prison. The enemy was now in a contained zone where his chakra would be drained. Hokuto got off the floor slowly and shook her head.

"He used some sort of taijutsu on my neck and switched to my form." She said in reconcilliation.

"Its alright. I have him restrained now, and the star ninja will probably start coming to pick him up anytime now." Nova spoke proudly.

"What makes you say that?" Curiousity in her voice was clear. Nova pointed up at the sky where several kunai and shuriken levitated idly, they made a small star village symbol in the sky. It was bold enough to be seen by anyone back at the village, and Nova could hear rustiling through the trees in the distance. Nova glanced down at a wound that was on Hokuto's hand. Mythical Healing Hand. The wound was patched up instantly.

"Thanks." She mumbled peering back up at him and away from the signal. Nova strutted across the stoney trail after the ninja arrived. He slowly made his way back to the village to gather his things. Nova peered out the small window of the hut and gazed back at the glorious village. He had gone through so much here, in such a short amount of time. But he had to take his leave. Nothing should bring him astray from his path of becoming a great shinobi. He tied his Sound Village ninja headband back on to his neck and stood before Hell's Ravine. From there, he took flight with the Kujaku Myohou's Flight technique and flew over the gassy passage. Into the twilight sky, his ghostly trail left a mark. A mark to be remembered forever.

Chakra Tracker 1/1

While the wind continued to rip by Sage's ears as it draft from the powerful wings of Suzaku that has been carring Sage through the journey that was now coming into her view. Sage's eyes have now started to focus on the lands below the pair. Sage does not know where she is but she can tell that they fall upon the lands of a village that had not been visited by many of the Shinobian over the last few years. Sage was caught completely of guard by the load cry of, what Sage came to believe as, triumphant that tore from the throat of Suzaku as he continued to riase higher into the heavens before Suzaku then dove down towards the land far below.

Once Suzaku's feet now firmly planted on the ground in the clearing that Sage spotted on the decent into the lands. Suzaku then carefully lowered his body and allowed Sage to, who was very carefull while climbing down off the back of great phoenix. Sage then walked around to look at Suzaku directly in the face while he was standing back up straight. Suzaku then drew in a breath of the crisp air before saying, "Seiryu is one of my three brothers. There are two are named Genbu and Byakko. We are the four guardians of the lands. I am the guardian of the southern lands."

Suzaku then grinded slightly before letting out a light laugh for a few seconds before Suzaku attempted to gain a little controll over his actions to answer the questions of Sage, "Well young mortal I have taken you to the village of hidden star. I have very little doubt that you have been to this village in the lands of Shinobi since there have been few visitor to this place." Suzaku then turned and started walking towards the edge of the clearing before he began to talk agian, "There are some very useful techniques in this village but you must first find a master to teach you."

Suzaku then seemed to have the facial expression of that he was in deep thought for a few seconds before his facial expression returned back to normal and then him openning his beek to say, "You can put your thoughts about the unfriendly clans in this village, since there is no notable clans that you will have to contend with. With that being said you are going to first want to seek out a person who is known as Akahoshi."

Sage then nodded her head as she felt a little better about the fact that she would not have to try to figure out what clans are friendly with who. Sage then says, "Akahoshi is who I will find then. What will you do while I train?"

Sage slowly carried herself down the trail leading throught a thick and heavely wooded area that lead towards the village that she spotted between the clearing and the village while Suzaku was desending throught the clouds that had all but blocked out most of the light in this area on this day. Sage did not second guess what Suzaku had planned for her since she knows that she need to train and it would be helpful if she learned a few techniques that not many other have learned so that when the time is right she will better prepaired the next time that she will have to face someone in battle.

As Sage continued to walk down the path through the large bolders. Sage stopped a man leaving the village coming towards her while she was walking towards the village. Sage then says, "Hi, my name is Sage Klamachpin. I am a little lost and I was wondering if you can help me."

The man then stopped walking as his attention was drawn to her as she started talking to her. The man waited until she finished to reply, "I would be more than willing to assist you, Mrs. Klamachpin." The Man then paused and then said, "My name is Mikon and it is not often that we get visiters around here."

After a few minutes passed while Sage's mind raced full of the ideals. Sage then straightened out her face out and says, "What is the reason that I am getting this weird feeling that I am getting as I reached the baron area around Hoshigakure?"

Mikon then replied, "Hoshigakure was formed sometime after a strange meteorite, which they call the 'star', struck its location 200 years previous. The meteorite itself, though not very large in size, but it emits a kinda chakra-enhancing radiation. This is the cause of why there is no trees or plants could grow around the vicinity directly around the village."