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Sitting behind his large desk sat the figure of Sentai, who at the time was reminiscing about his past adventures and with that the easier days prior to the war which claimed many of his own. Beside the desk Tobias sat, currently in the form of a man similar to Sentai but the key difference would be that Tobias was busy writing a letter while Sentai was simply smoking a cigarette and shrugging off his duties as usual.

"Tobias-san have you finished up whatever you have been working on?" Sentai asked casting his bored gaze over to his companion who had been composing some new laws, or perhaps a letter for quite some time now. Figuring it would be for the best Sentai allowed Tobias to continue as he was for awhile, but after a hour of silence Sentai decided it would be wise to figure out what he was up to. "What is it that your working on anyway?" Sentai questioned keeping his gaze upon Tobias while tapping off some of his ashes into a tray on the side of his desk.

"I'm just about finished if you have to ask." Tobias stated, not moving his eyes from the paper before him. Then reaching around the desk for a metallic scroll casing Tobias furled up the paper he was writing on and slipped it within the casing, using his own chakra to simply seal it s**t so that it would appear as nothing more than a small length of metal which upon inspection would be hollow but require metal bending or enough force to open. "Also this is something to hopefully get you motivated once more, I am responding to a letter concerning the upcoming chunin exams guaranteeing your presence at them." Tobias stated now turning his icy gaze at Sentai making sure that Sentai knew he was serious.

"Fine, fine I'll make sure that I make an appearance, it has been a long time since I have done anything too public such as show up at the exams anyway." Sentai said now crushing the remainder of his cigarette in the dish. With a slight sigh Sentai began to stand from his desk, noticing that Tobias was handing the sealed scroll off to him. "And let me guess you want me to send it out too?" Sentai said sarcastically, simply receiving a nod of approval. Then with a slight roll of his eyes Sentai took the scroll from Tobias' hand and left the room tapping it on his shoulder as he walked out.

"Lord Tsuchikage, will you be needing anything." said the voice of an eager young female who was seated at a simple yet lavish desk outside of Sentai's office.

"Yes, actually I do Hilde, I need this scroll to be sent to whomever it applies to let the other countries know that I will be present at the upcoming Chunin Exams." Sentai said leaving the metal case on the females desk as he continued forward leaving the building to enter the bustling streets of his buildings courtyard. "Now then I do need to meet with someone but I'm afraid that it might be a tad bit sudden." Sentai thought to himself still walking a bit heading towards a relatively secluded location within the courtyard. From within on of his pockets Sentai pulled out a smaller metal scroll similar to the one that Tobias prepared earlier yet it was still about the same length. Like the other container Sentai unsealed it and retrieved a rolled up section of paper which was blank and ready to receive its message. From another pocket Sentai procured a pen with which he scribble a very simple message just in case his message where to be intercepted, the message reading;

"I haven't heard from any of my brethren in quite awhile, and if this message reaches your hands you should surely come pay me a visit. Byakko"

With that Sentai slipped the paper back within the metal tube and sealed it back up. Now quickly moving towards the message tower Sentai made his way into the holding area for all of the villages messaging birds, locating one which was set aside from the others seeming more violent or at the very least more capable than the others featuring light weight metal talons and other small metal accents for its own defense. "My friend I need you to locate an old friend, the purple haired one to be exact." Sentai said to the large bird as he slid the scroll into the holster upon his back, and as soon as this was done the bird flew from its perch and zoomed off into the air to locate its target.

Sai's eyes watched the horizon with a bored stare as the fields and trees rolled past him quietly. The man had hitched a ride with a few farmers heading towards the main village in hopes to submit a mission request for the shinobi there. Supposedly some kid or group of kids were stealing and messing up their fields and they were in dire need of help before they were left with no crops. The story had almost made him laugh out loud. Those were obviously a low class D ranked mission, a simple domestic request like tracking down lost pets or helping out at a store that needed new employees. It was a leisurely job that any and all shinobi of any village was capable of doing. But the memory of doing such missions made him smile.

When he was younger he was always bombarded with high class C to mid class A ranked missions. To have received a D ranked mission, unlike to others who saw it as a mockery of their skills, was a blessing to him and his brother. It was like a reward for doing a job well done, not some high form of disrespect. It was a payed vacation, that was what a D ranked mission was. A nicely payed vacation. Catch some kids and tell them not to do something bad again, how simple. Such a mission was a game for him and his brother; who could reach the target first, avoid each others traps, how could scare them the most, etc... Oh, those were the good days.

Sai's eyes fluttered open and he sat up in a jolt as he felt the vehicle slow down and stop. He had fallen asleep without even realizing, his thoughts about old missions becoming dreams of his past. With a tired smile and a loud yawn, the man slipped off the vehicle and tipped his head to the driver as he started the machine again and drove into the gates of the village. He, himself, was an outsider and as such needed to go through security separately.

However, such things was annoying and meant giving up his personal information... Which always led to some sort of commotion of disbelief or wonder or some murderous attack. The man let out a loud scoff and turned away from the village, his feet quietly leading him towards the forest and a small field. He would find himself a weak spot in the security and sneak in like always. Either that or end up causing enough ruckus failing that Sentai himself would arrive... "Speak of the devil." Sai whispered with a grin as he turned his eyes upwards to see the very man he had come to meet standing just a short ways in the distance.

((Bleh, corny... But bite me :3 ))

"It's as much me as you are an old fart with black lungs." Sai said with a snicker as he gave the cigarette a disgusted look. He personally hated the smell of the corroding life stealers, it had been the one thing he had stood strong against over the years. His resistance to alcohol being taken away the last night he spent with his team, the former Water Senin three, and the fourth Mizukage, Hatari Hyuuga. Oh how the years did love to pass by.

Pressing and twisting his fingers against each other until the knuckles popped, Sai folded his hands into each other and sighed heavily. "So is there anything in particular that you called me for? Or did you just miss the old pink bomber?" The man asked with a slight grin, his bright blue eyes traveling to look over at the rather large weapon that Sentai had with him. "Gift for a student?"

Sai laughed loudly, his head shaking slightly as his head tilted to the side and his bright blue eyes watched Sentai mockingly. "Oh, is that so? Last time I checked you were older then me... and the years have done me much more kindly then you and your junkie a**. Special herbs? Pfft, remind me of that flaky a** Leader from Swamp Country and all his pot and dorito chips." The man said with a grin, how was it just every little thing could bring back a memory of something else? He was definitely getting way to old for this world.

Sighing softly, the man turned to look at the village that laid behind them in the quiet distance before turning back to look at Sentai. "I may still look young but I have aged, ya know. All those antics.... They're so troublesome sometimes, and now that I have kids, they do more then enough to suffice for the lack of my own." Sai said with a long yawn before turning back to the village as he stretched his arms out on either side of himself.

Rolling his head around to allow the joints in his neck to pop, he turned his head slightly so only a portion of his face could be seen by Sentai as a dark and mischievous grin spread across his features. "But of course... If you like, I can redo my entry~ Remember that string of techniques I did to level the Hidden Cloud Village back during the Lightning Civil war? Wanna see if I can do it again after all these years~" The man chimed playfully as the wind suddenly picked up and played against his hair and clothes.

However it soon dropped in speed and Sai turned to face Sentai once again with a more calmed but satisfied look on his face, "Well, if you don't miss me. And there doesn't seem to be any issues in the country that needs my expertise... What exactly did you call me for? Or are you just embarrassed to admit you missed me?"

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"Is that what you call it? Shoot... I thought that was just growing fat and old. God, I can never keep up with all these new, hip lingo and such..." Sai mocked as he held the palms upwards and shrugged his shoulders helplessly. With a laugh he let his arms swing back down but it didn't take a moments hesitation for his hand to raise back up with his hand gun firmly in hand and aimed at Sentai's head as the man finished his antagonizing antic.

The end of Sai's mouth twitched slightly and the man shook his head, "I don't know... You're pretty convincing.." The man said, turning side ways from Sentai, his gun still pointed at his head as he turned his face to the sky and dramatically pressed his hand against his face. "But I just don't know! How could this world take our love? It would be scorned upon and hated! Oh... But.... The way.... The way you speak to me... Oh how it...." Sai turned his face slightly and peeked at Sentai through the cracks of his fingers. With a grin he ripped his hand away and faced the man, his finger pulling the trigger of his weapon as he aimed slightly lower and the bullet shot directly between the man's legs. Slightly to close to a target more hopefully not targeted.

"Oh how do you make me want to bust you upside the head and drag your limp body through your own village~" Sai growled with a dark and malicious tone, his bright blue eyes lit with his competitive spirit and drive to cause pain. Holstering the weapon to the side of his leg, where his armor made room for the weapon, Sai made space between him and his old friend and rival. Pulling two small scrolls from pocket space along his belt, he held the two in either hand and smiled. "But lets see... I, for some reason I can't shake the feeling that with old age, you've not only gotten senile but overly arrogant about your abilities. Don't regret your actions in the next life, old friend." With a single hand sign, each scroll released their contents and at once Sai's left hand held a strangely unique Bow and in the right, an obnoxiously large and heavy GunBlade.












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"And it is that seclusion that has made you arrogant of your abilities. What you may think is honed may actually just be dulled." Sai said simply, his cold blue eyes watching Sentai as he spoke with a keen interest. It was very rare for Sai to activate his Sharingan for anything, let alone his Mangekyou Sharingan, but perhaps today would be a day he would be pressed hard enough to need the ability.

Grinning slightly, he held out both of his fist before him and in a very slow motion made a circular path with returned to the same original position. Curling his fists tightly, with ice quickly forming to encase them, he pulled his arms to cross his chest before shifting his fists to his hips. "Again... I hope you don't regret this in the next life." As the words left his mouth, the man's image flickered away. The wind picked up rapidly and the cold air whipped against the trees. A moment later the coldness would expell powerfully from behind Sentai as Sai reappeared in a stretched out crouch, his fists cocked back against his chest. With a forceful strike, he shot both hands out to strike Sentai in his lower back.

Wiping off his chest following Sai's attack Sentai looked forward at his opponent now realizing that he should begin to treat this just like a real fight, but perhaps not just yet. "Alright Sai it's my turn now help me shake the rust off will ya." For the time being Sentai bent his Naginata's metal so it remained strapped upon his back and in the same movement he charged off towards Sai, adding some variation into his movement so that he could hope to slam his palm straight into Sai's chest to deliver a similar attack. "Alright Sai it's my turn now help me shake the rust off will ya."