From the last time we checked in with Takigakure, the Fire Master had just been defeated and it seemed that things were returning to normal for those shinobi within the village. However, the Fifth Dawn knew better than to sit idly by while the remaining Masters were in control of the other villages and Nations. It was at that time that the Fifth Dawn seperated, each going after a different Master. This left Nakamura to stay within the confines of the Waterfall Village and guard it from further assault.

Isolated after the Master's Defeat, the Fifth Dawn Disbanded without Nakamura's knowledge. The village is shrouded in a mist that hides the village further within the waterfall. Traditionally, Yukigakure has been considered a territory of Taki's since Nakamura was both from there and had been involved in it's growth and ressurection. Now rebuilt as Aisu, Yuki continues to grant tribute to its liege-lord nation, while the Waterfall village remains isolated from the world.

Several months have passed and not a single member has returned or reported in. Fearing the worst has happened, Nakamura turned her attention to the village. She knew that if she were to leave the Waterfall Village, it would be susceptable to attack. In order to prevent this, she had the Underwater Caverns frozen. Sealing away the entrance to the village itself. She took it upon herself to find out what was happening in the world today. How much has changed since she sent out her shinobi. What in the world had changed? Instead of waiting around, Nakamura evacuated the Waterfall Village of it's people. Procuring them in the one place that she knew to be safe. Aisugakure.

At the Hidden Ice Village, it was there that Nakamura learned that a fraction of the Masters still remained hidden in the world while the others had been destroyed. The Earth Master, whom she thought to have survived, was defeated and turned into a Human Puppet. She had a mission now... to destroy the puppet and it's controller. For if this puppet was not destroyed, it could unleash unspeakable havoc if left unchecked.

A full year has gone by since Nakamura and the Fifth Dawn had left Takigakure. The ice in the Underwater Caverns had begun to melt, opening passages into the village. Even though it's accessable, it's still a maze within. Frozen walls and empty halls riddle the caverns for the villages protection. To the trained ear, one might be able to make it through to find the village. It is now that she returns to see if anyone has managed to return.

The village itself had seemed to be untouched in her time away. While she lost the trail of several of the Fifth Dawn Members, Rikki Amadeus and Kusari Momochi were a constant factor in Nakamura's mind. Where could they have gone? Could they have been defeated in battle? Or was there some sort of outside force preventing them from communicating with her?

Now, instead of waiting around and searching, it is the time for answers. While in Nakamura's travels, she heard of unrest in the Leaf Village, and unease in the Mist. Perhaps she could find some answers there? She would need to train new shinobi, bring back the Fifth Dawn's base, and set off to find out what happened to her bretheren. She knew she couldn't wait forever and that now was the time to act.

The time to seek out the missing puzzle pieces is now... To bring back the Waterfall Village to it's former glory... To seek out Taki's shinobi and garner others to strengthen this great village.
This is the Time... for a New Dawn.