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Ichigo thought about it. When they all came back from the chuunin exams Akira said that he had something for him. However, while he gave everyone else a tangible gift from Hidden Craftsmen, he instead gave Ichigo a limerick, a riddle of some sort. "Come to me where the land meets the sun, Be quick, be nimble do not get caught with a smoking gun. Whether or not you are able to tell, the only way to find me is by going straight to hell. It was quite an interesting limerick. Ichigo thought before the exam.

1

He was laid up in bed, injured because of a knife wound to the throat. It was not a pretty thing. Ichigo honestly had no idea how he made it out of there alive. He was fortunate the Orimara Hatori's compound was so close to where he had fought and was injured. If it was not for that then Ichigo would have surely died from blood loss. According to Akira and Hattori Orimara, Ichigo had been found within the compound, barely alive. If he had not fallen to the ground then Hattori would not have felt the vibrations.

2

Obviously he would not have know to check without some kind of sense reaction other than sight. It needs to be understood that Hattori Orimara is the blind brother of Orimara Hanzo. That was surprising to Ichigo when he first found out about it. He was by far the most comfortable of his side of the Orimara Clan. Anyway, Ichigo now had to go in search of a perticular demon trapped in a scroll and gain its trust. The whole thing seemed to be a waste of time and Ichigo would not have gone along with it had it not been for Akira.

3

Akira had told him that he was searching for what was called the Hound of hell. It was a demon dog that was sent ot track and find those who had made a deal with a cross roads demon and in turn hell and take them to hell. Akira did not know a whole lot about the demon, but he felt that he could find out something if he made his way towards the Hidden Heavan Village to investigate. IT seemed to be hard enough to get up to the village since he had to catch a ride on a cold front with the help of a dragon.

4

It was not a pleasent ride to get up to the Hidden Heavan Village, and Ichigo felt that it was not going to get any easier to get out of the Hidden heavan Village. Ichigo quickly noticed that it was hard to breath up in the upper atmostphere of the Hidden Heavan Village. However, he knew that he did not have time to waste so he did not go and get a room so that he could rest. Instead he quickly went in search of a library that would help him in his inquires about this cross roads demon or hell hound.

5

Ichigo was sniffleing a little bit. He brought his hand up to his nose and when he brought it back he saw blood. HE had been in worst predicaments, the scar on his throat told about them, however, that did not mean that he would be safe. He knew that he was over exerting himself in the thin air. "Hmm, to be so close to heavan," he muttered to himself. Ichigo had to change his plans. He needed to find a resting place before he could continue his search. Ichigo then started to cough, he brought his hand up to his mouth to cover it.

6

When he brough his hand back down from his mouth it to was covered with blood. Now Ichigo had to reassess the statement that he had been through worst. The thin air was making his lungs bleed. The blood, worst case scenario, would settle in his lungs and cause him to drown in it. He did not need lodging to rest. The required adaptations would take to long for him to survive. He would need a hospital before long. Ichigo was smiling at the prospect of being hospitalized. It is save to say that he has a few screws loose.

7

He pushed on, looking for a library. The faster he finished his work, the faster he could be on his way. That was the way he felt. He soon found one. He opened the doors and stepped inside. Now the only plus about the outside air was no matter how thin it was, it was atleast fresh. The air inside the library was not only thin, but stale. If Ichigo felt that it was hard to breath outside, then he would find it impossible to breath inside the library. That was the truth about the situation. Ichigo had to work fast.

8

If he did not then he would be dealing with a some major internal damage. Not just the thin air but also what ever microscopic substances were inside the place. Ichigo went for the older books in the place. That was a good place to start since there was probably not going to be much mention of the Cross Roads Demon in newer books. However, That is also a dumb idea since the section with all of the old books will also be the section where the worst of the dust will be. Ichigo would have to be lucky to make it out on his own two feet.

9

Ichigo walked through the oldest section of the library. It was dusty. It seemed that the library did not bother to clean that section of the library as much as one would hope they would. That may be because no one went to that section of the library. It could be because no one cared. Whatever the reason, the place was disgusting. After about five minutes of coughing up blood, Ichigo finds a book that seems to talk about what he is looking for. It is a rather large tome. It is a ancient tome by the looks of it.

10 Cross Roads Demon- Hell Hound

Kyoshou entered Hidden Heaven in search of one of the many familiars that had been seen wandering the land. He noticed many dragons bowing to a great one bearing a golden ring on its back. It had toppled a few buildings and the villagers cowered in fear. This 'aeon' seemed rather cold hearted and foreboding almost as if it gave off an ominous aura. The King of dragons seemed to have an armor over his body but that was infact its tough hide. Kyoshou bowed respectfully as he approached the great beast and said "Bahamut.....I seek your assistance. Will you join me in the quest to rid this world of the foul creatures that have polluted it?"

Bahamut simply stared at Kyoshou with its arms crossed as a puff of steam shot out of his nostrils. He gave off a rather stubborn impression as it grunted. It seemed to think 'Why should I help you? I don't need to do anything. I live and fight as I choose. If anything you would be helping me because I choose to fight these creatures. The creature remained un convinced. Perhaps it needed to test Kyoshou's worth? He wasn't exactly an intimidating figure. He was a slender, silver haired, teen. Little did the beast know that Kyoshou actually had the Kyuubi within him. Bahamut flung his claw in a back-handed attack to smack Kyoshou out of his sight.

Kyoshou was quick to react. He began tapping into the immense strength of the Kyuubi as the back of the beast's hand flung at him. Kyoshou's eyes turned crimson as they grew slits. His teeth grew a bit sharp as his nails lengthened themselves. Without raising his head, Kyoshou raised his arm and effortlessly halted Bahamut from smacking him around. Bahamut grunted trying to force himself to push Kyoshou aside but Kyoshou was using the Kyuubi's unreal strength. And he wasn't even at the Kyuubi's full power. Kyoshou threw Bahamut's hand back at him causing the beast to stumble back a bit. An immense look of shock appeared on the creatures face as he nodded slightly.

Kyoshou brushed his hand through his silvery hair as it glinted in the sunlight. He then turned around as a foreign ninja addressed him. He turned around and blinked twice recognizing the Hidden Cloud forehead protector. Kyoshou then said "You mean him?" Pointing back with his thumb. Bahamut crossed his arms and grunted sending fumes of steam out of his nostrils. His armor like scales shone in the sunlight as he spread his wings as far as they could. The beast let out a triumphant roar as his wings closed. Kyoshou then continued "I went to that cave just outsid'a Hidden Mist. There were some nasty creatures in there so I figured I'd find one of these things that appeared out of nowhere. I figured they were here for a reason so I asked for his help. Why did you come looking for him too?"

...of the Twilight Sonata

Kyoshou had a rather blank look on his face as he tilted his head, processing what the Cloud Ninja had just said. A wide grin then spread across his face as he said "Sure. You can tame Bahamut.....but you gotta beat me first" Kyoshou took a fighting stance flailing his excessively long sleeves in the air. He had never met the cloud ninja before so he figured he should start with Taijutsu to get to know this foreign ninja. Being from the cloud village suggested electrical attacks but one couldn't be sure. Kyoshou was rather excited because he never got to fight Tin in the Chuunin exam tournament.

...of the Twilight Sonata

Seeing that the Cloud ninja too chose Taijutsu as his fighting style, Kyoshou decided to change his up a bit. He pulled out a kunai and made a string of hand signs with his eyes closed, concentrating intently. He then paused to open one eye to make sure nothing Tin was still where he was. He then continued into another string of hand signs. As soon as he finished, Kyoshou's eyes burst open. There was a sudden breeze and its seemed that Kyoshou was made out of dust for he seemed to blow away like sand in the wind. Immediately behind Tin began growing a tree. It grew so that its limbs entangled his arms and legs to keep him still. Kyoshou emerged from the tree holding the kunai he had taken out. He then flipped it around so that the hilt was pointing up in a defensive mode. He leaned over Tin's shoulder with seemingly sinister intent in his eyes. Then without warning, Kyoshou poked Tin with the loop handle of the kunai. It was a bit of an anti-climactic maneuver but it was simply to get things started. Kyoshou then whispered in Tin's ears, "By the way, my name's Kyoshou"

...of the Twilight Sonata

Sitting on Rakiz, Skye looked around. Only having a little bit of info to go on. "A blue sword, It looks like it has water inside of it... I see.." Skye said as he activated Hawk Eyes. He could scout out almost anything. He had saw a boy (Yada) with a Dragon near him. He quickly scoped the sword out. Rakiz soared over to the boy. Skye jumped off in front of his. He began to whisper within ear shot of Yada. "Give me that sword or die.... Make a scene and I will kill you now." Yada would be forced with a decision now.

Yada felt scared at the moment he heard the noise. "why does everyone want to fight? why do you want my sword?" he said as he looked at Skye making a handseal as he turned. when he turned around his hair was covering his face and Blitz was running away.