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Why wassent kaijinbo suspicious of the other boy the entire time, the smaller weaker child, but the other which seemed the age of a adult he had no worries about, but why? "mmm ...Zin Shadow age eighteen.....i already know your participating in the chunin exams, and you are a shinobi from Konoha. ...I know that symbol is the mark of the uchiha fan, the mark to represent the fanning of the flames, the clan that was once the police of konoha.....i have fought a uchiha before i know what there capable of it wouldnt be wise to underestimate me." He would tap the counter and the poses of the two armors would change from holding there polearms as if in attention, to where they were holding them with both hands as he went in to the massive back room. A large heavy door shutting behind him so they could not see inside the forging room in there rear. He would come back out with two large fancy boxes. He would set them on the counter side by side opening the tops of the black wooden lids. Inside was red velvet with five stack of ten shuriken. then he opening the other, which had velvet as well and fifty tubes that went downwards with senbon inside. Then he went in to the rear again.

He would be in the back for a few minutes this time, and finally come back out with a long wooden box. He would set it on the counter and open its lids back, inside was a white velvet to act like padding. In that box was katana, is saya (sheath) and menuki (handle wrap) were white, with a black stripe going up there center. The tsuba (guard) and hakashiri (pomel) were red, with the outer edges of them black. The Menuki and sageo (Hanging cord and knot) were black with diagonal white and then red line going down its center of the cloth. It was a very beautiful piece. He would grab the saya in his left hand and lift it up and slowly unsheathe it. Then shadow and the other boy with obviously fake name by how shadow acted. Then it became obvious that the only thing more beautiful then its exterior was its interior, the blade was simply remarkable it glimmered like a mirror but any body could see that the blade was amazingly sharp. Kaijinbo would place the sheath down, and he would take a small block of wood and hold it over the upwards facing blade of the katana....and drop it, As the wood pieces passed over the katana....it was like it went threw and kept falling to hit the counter top. But as it did the piece of wood would split in half, just dropping it over the blade cut it in half. He would resheathe the katana and set it back in its box then slide it forward for them to look at it better if they wished.

As Kaijinbo talked and then went to grab the weapons Shadow smiled. Not a giant happy smile that he usually did, but rather a grateful smile. He realized that the man was in a way doing him a favor, and that this would put Shadow in his debt. As the man set out the weapons he looked at the fine looks of the katanas. He had a feeling that the weapons in the boxes were just as nicely and excellently made. However unlike when he got his Fuuma Shuriken, he didn't grab and double check the weapons. He was convinced that this man was excellent at what he did, and the chances of him creating a flawed weapon were slim.

Thank you weapon master-san. I'm in your debt, and if you ever need a favor, then i will gladly comply.

Before he had a chance to react or continue his conversation the young Uchiha boy was crying and seeming like his feelings were hurt. However when he found out the he didn't even know of the legendary village, Konoha he knew something was strange. That was basic geography! Something was definitely wrong. However this line of thought only lasted a minute. He then put one hand on the boys shoulder and another behind his head, rubbing him gently. He put on a large optimistic grin before speaking, all while holding the boy in an embrace. He had to choose his words carefully as not to make things worst. He knew that Uchiha's were the same as everyone else, there were both good and bad ones, it was just human nature.

You're no burden little brother! Shadow said this with a positive attitude, rubbing his head in a gentle manner. A demon changeling? Why that's just silly,Uchiha or not you're just a boy. Now once your ready let's go find whose taking care of, okay? He kept his voice in a gentle manner, making sure to speak kindly to the boy so he wouldn't water his eyes any more.

Shadow chuckled as the boy called him Shadow reluctantly. Seeing that the boy was starting to calm down Shadow let go of him and walked to the counter. He wondered what he should expect of someone being called a big cat. Really it could be anything, after all wasn't Shadow just a brother fox? Still either way he decided he would take care of this kid for a while and meet these Kuro's and Yuu's that he mentioned. As he got to the counter he grabbed one box with one hand and hoisted in onto his shoulder, keeping it there for balance.

You can call me fox if you wish it. He said this with his eyes squinted and a grin on his face. As long as i can call you little brother anyways, fair trade? And who exactly are these people you keep mentioning? Well either way you can lead me to them. Grab the other box and the katana so we can go. Not once did he break his optimistic smile or squinted happy eyes. Oh, and don't forget to pay and thank the nice man! He was dreadfully interested in exactly what was with this boy, by no means was he a normal kid, and it was now Shadow's task to be his care taker for now.

Shadow grinned as the boy eagerly walked ahead. He looked at Kaijinbo one more time, nodding his head in appreciation. Thank you again, weapon master-san. With that he walked after the boy making sure to keep an eye on him. As he walked outside his eyes immediately went wide as he found himself face to face with a giant tiger. However even though he was surprised he kept his fox like smile. Shadow wasn’t exactly sure to say, was this beast some form of summon? And why was it watching this strange kid? He felt awkward standing around with a giant tiger and a small kid; however he eventually started the conversation.

Kuro, I presume? He looked at the boy, realizing he couldn’t ask about him if he was standing right there. You have quite a nice boy here, are you taking care of him? He then put the weapons down by the tigers paws.

Throughout the conversation Shadow listened intently, keeping his smile up so as not to alert the boy running ahead to his worry. He enjoyed the boy however he was worried about his condition. He had suspected some form of memory loss when he said he didn't know of the legendary village of Konoha, however now that it was confirmed it struck Shadow a little hard. He watched as the boy ran ahead, making sure he wouldn’t leave his vision, letting out a sigh he looked at Kuro.

The pleasure is mine, you are obviously of… Important stature. He thought of what he could say about the situation, no matter what he felt like his words would be imposing, after all he didn’t have anything to do with this, how could he comment on the matter or offer insight on the situation?

This kid is sweet… This world is nasty… If I can help you find the kidnappers let me, however if you don’t mind me saying… He stopped for a moment, his smile didn’t break however it was obvious from his tone that he was nervous and didn’t want to step out of his bounds. Our memories are our own, no matter how much we hate or love them. It’s true that those deeds are inhuman, however they belong to him, and if we can get them back we should. He looked at the happy child again, wondering how it was possible that such a kind child seemed to have such a hard life already. Maybe it was the destiny of all shinobi, however Shadow still hated it.

Shadow listened intently at the tigers words. He was pretty much at the point of being more friendly than scared of the giant beast at this point... Though the thought of how easy it would be for the creature to pounce and break him in to was still lingering. Shadow looked at the boy again, it was still odd for him to imagine the child living such a dreadful life, so much strain. Once again Shadow felt that he should be careful of his words, afraid to impose.

Its funny to think, that boy is meant for something important. He stayed silence for a moment, knowing he'd have to follow that statement up or else it would seem a sporadic inconsistent thing to say. What he's been through. Even after that, even with the cut wrists and countless blood he's shed, it's funny that he's still somehow alive. Inhuman really, i'd be lying if i said i wasn't interested in what his fate needs him for. He decided that this was a little bit of a callus, blunt statement, so to try and take the focus off of it he moved on to the more important matters.

What would happen if Museifu saw his son walking around? He asked this out of genuine worry. If he had managed to come upon his son who he had already tried to kill once before... He looked at Akeru up ahead and shivered. He thought about the touchy subject of the relationship between a student and a Jounin, and the choices of a Kage. He realized pain came with those decisions, however what could they do? They were the decisions that had to be made, and it was amazing that they could bring themselves to make it.

"Yet...it surprises me..." Kuro murmured. "Even when he had remembered everything, not once had he desired for revenge or even expressed any such inkling...just...lost...greatly so, and wishing for the answer, to know the reason...why..." Kuroshiro swished his tail again as he paused, deep in thought.

"My mistress says to trust this village...after suffering a direct attack from the Earth Master and being the only village to have successfully repelled such an invasion, she says Iwa's security is considerably respectable. If...if, should we say, that that nuke-nin is present..." A pause. "That family is incredibly cunning. One hailed from their line would not be so careless as to attack in the broad open. As long as a careful eye is kept on the child until he can fend for himself - theoretically - the boy would be fine..."

"But there is something of great displeasure to me... My mistress prefers the ninjutsu and medic arts...she's not quite...well...shall we say, the brightest, when it comes to Genjutsu." A scoffing sound. "And just the luck, too. Considering that just happens to be one of the majory areas of mastery for the boy's family. I insisted for my mistress that it's best if we teach him to be prepared against mental assault foremost but...she too has a point that the boy must at least know some form of offensive type arts...but the child wishes to be a medic! Of what use would that be...?"

Ah.

The source of the problem: Akeru's different protectors could not agree on what to teach him. The boy himself said he wanted the medic arts, Kuro believed the child should look at the Genjutsu field early, Yuumei believed the boy should look at the Ninjutsu and Taijutsu fields...

Kuro scoffed. "Teach him to awaken the Sharingan? How? He doesn't even remember what it is...let alone that, even when Akeru does remember, he won't appreciate a conspiracy while he was amnesic..." A pause. "He holds no fond love for his kekkai genkai." The poor child couldn't even stand the mere sight of the Sharingan after that incident... So the tiger sighed. "And the problem comes around to again, that that still might just give him the advantage..." Kuro woefully eyed the boy, in the distance ahead, trying to convince a fat pigeon to come to him... Indeed how...

And the tiger shrugged. "Haven't got a clue on how to even coax it to activate, anyways... Lady Saiya probably knows, but my mistress isn't all that eager to face her Kage's wrath so early yet..." Well, Yuumei did have a good reason. One just don't mess with women who could shoot fire from their eyes...especially not angry Uchiha ladies when a near death incident concerning their beloved little cousin was on the line...