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It had been a month since Makoto was in his home land of the Mist country. He wished he could have returned on better terms. Instead of rushing across the water between Onigashima island and the Mist and then docking at a westward port. The mission he had been given by the Mist ANBU couldn't have been more vague:

"Return to the Mist. Dock at port Q-23 in the West sector. Wait for a contact from Konoha. Assist them in whatever mission they are currently involved with. Your contact will greet you with the phrase 'The decorations are almost finished. Do you have the paintings?' To which you respond, 'I have only. The rest were water damaged.' Complete the mission. Fail, and die."

So using the same boat to travel to Onigashima he raced to his destination. He stored his belongings in the tight cabin space of his vessel. His head cleaving knife didn't even fit. But on his boat were the spoils of his first successful mission as a hunter ninja. after the mission he would present the head of Black Wind. Until now it was safely hidden away.

Squatting on the concrete dock of port Q-33 he over looked the still morning water that reflected everything cast on it. The sun had just completely risen from the water. Starring off into the horizon, there were two orange orbs that filled his world with a sense of warmth. Looking to his right at the docks and shipping of his country his heart swelled with pride. It was enough to forget about having no clue when his contact would show up, or even what the mission was.

The still water rippled and Makoto looked off into the direction of its source. Was this his contact......

An awkward smile came to his lips and Makoto couldn't believe his luck. He decided to act professional though, as this encounter wasn't like that last. He calmly finished the code "I have only one. The rest were water damaged." Turning to face the all too surprised Hisaki he showed her how happy he actually was to be seeing her again. However putting their past out of his mind for a few moments, and focusing on the task at hand, he began to talk.

"Who else is apart of this mission? Come on, you better fill me in on the situation while we move."

Tadamasa slides his glasses up on his forehead with a single finger. He had lost his target, and he could only blame himself. If only he had been a second faster, if only he had been a bit more cautious...

He steps out of the boat lightly, feeling better to be off of the water. He felt safer falling from the sky rather than being on the ocean. As the two ninjas approached, he nodded his head to Makoto.

"Good morning. I'm Adachi Tadamasa."

Hisaki gently touched Makoto's arm to get his attention before speaking.

"We're on a rescue mission. The target is a blond girl named Hikari. Sources indicate that she was delivered alive to the Daiymo of the Water Country. I need to check the travel coordinates. Ask Tadamasa-senpai if you have any questions."

With that, she got up and walked to the other side of the boat.

"Mmm... not much is known, to be quite honest."

He stepped back on to the boat, much to his distaste.

"There are three Missing Nin who targeted the pop stars, what seemed like an organization. There was a leader and two subordinents. I lost their trail after an hour."

" The one I fought used what looked like some sort of an ice technique," a voice answered from little bit farther away. Seichou stood on the water, looking around a bit before walking over to Hisaki and Makoto and nodded in greeting to the nin.

" It's been a while, Makoto," Seichou said and smiled a bit, his blue eye staring at the Mist nin. He wasn't wearing his vest at the moment, but carried it slung over his back and was instead wearing a long completely white thigh-length coat, except for single black stripes on the sleeves close to his wrists. The genjutsu user looked over at Tadamasa who now had the Bingo book from the Mist.

"Hyakka... that was the name of the shinobi I faced. Ring any bells?"

"...They're all in here."

He marks the page with the girl Hyakka, the young boy Jin (who looked as if he was nearly killed), and the leader of the three... Anasia. She was the one he wanted to fight once more.

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Tadamasa swings his sachel over his shoulder and grabs Mugen in his left hand. He steps off the boat quickly, on dry land once more. The water had been getting on his nerves.

"No, I'm sure it will be alright."

Tadamasa walked right past Hisaki without even a glance back. She hadn't known him long enough to know what the sword was to him, the meaning behind him carrying it.

((Speaking of that, I really need to get off my a** and write up that story xDDD))