The arrival of the three Missing Ninja!!

[ikaku]

Ikaku was walking in the middle of the road leading towards the village gate. He had his hood up, too keep his head from getting completely wet. It was hard to see far infront of yourself. The rain was thick this time of year, it was also cold. The rain would have turned into snow, but it wasn't cold enough yet. Ikaku was walking, then he stopped. "Tsuki and Chinatsu, hurry up already!" said Ikaku, looking at Tsuki and Chinatsu walking behind him.

"50,000 ryo isn't gonna get it itself you know!!" screamed Ikaku, while tightning his grip on his bag.

[Tsuki Kyoushu]

Tsuki snarled her nose up at the sky. She hated the rain and she hated being wet. It was disgusting here, she hoped that the rain would die down alittle but, but she had a feeling that was a useless wish.

"Why didn't I buy an umbrella?" She grumbled angrily. Then she looked up at Ikaku, "Don't rush us Ikaku. We should find a place to settle into before we continue to look for the bounty." She said.

She pushed her white hair away from her eyes and looked around. It was easy to tell the difference between those who lived in the village from those who were just visiting. She hated the fact that they stuck out so bad.

"Have you been to the Rain village?" She asked Chinatsu, not looking at her.

[rikki]

Chinastu pulled up her hood as she walked. She was used to the cold air by now, but the rain was frustrating to her.

It was almost laughable to her how Ikaku and Tsuki were like a old married couple. Her face hid a small smile as she glimpsed around. This place seemed familiar to her somehow.

"Yes I spent some time here and then. Where should we take shelter at?" Chinatsu asked, slowing down her pace.

[ikaku]

Ikaku noticed that the two girls slowed down. He let out a huge sigh and looked around. Hmm, nobody around here...so might as well... Ikaku then put his bag down, looked side to side, then formed the necessary hand seals. "Renchuuka no Jutsu - Combined Pillar Homes Technique!!" a giant home appeared just off the path leader further into the village. "Don't tell anyone I can use wood style, it'll blow my cover..." said Ikaku, with a frown on his face, he didn't like to remember the experiments Danzo and Orochimaru did to him. He was one of the perfect people who could use wood style jutsu.

[rikki]

Chinatsu mouth hung open a bit, before she caught herself and closed it as soon as it opened. She looked up at the giant house that stood in front of her, her eyes clouded with awe.

"But this is the famous jutsu of the first Hokage of Konoha, but how?" Chinatsu stammered, glancing at Ikaku then. She didn't know why she was in such shock, maybe because it was such a rare Kekkei Genkai.

[Tsuki Kyoushu]

Tsuki smiled slightly in satisfaction as the house appeared. "Perfect, Ikaku. Nice job my man." Tsuki said. Then she studied Ikaku for a brief moment and her smile disappeared.

"Lets go in and dry off. We'll decide our next moves after that." Tsuki said, pushing Ikaku into the house.

She turned to Chinatsu, "Its a long story, but the fact that he can do it has to be kept secret. Usually I'd kick his butt for using it so opennly but well.. I'm sick of all this rain." She answered.

She walked into the house, without another word and took her shoes off.

[rikki]

Chinatsu frowned at the idea of everyone being so suspicious, but why she wondered. She groaned as the rain began to pour harder.

"Humph, fine but before we get to our goal it would at least be nice to know our enemies strengths and weaknesses...." Chinatsu said, changing the subject.

She hesitantly walked into the house, tension overwhelming her mind. She knocked off her shoes and sat on the floor.

[Tsuki Kyoushu]

Tsuki managed not to groan as she figured Chinatsu thought they were being suspicious, "Its not that we don't trust you, which by the way, we don't right now but thats because we're not actually very trusting. Its because Ikaku doesn't like to talk about his unusual talents. It brings back painful memories for him." She stated, her voice sounding as if she really couldn't bother with emotions, but if one noticed the look she gave Ikaku, they'd know that really she wasn't as heartless as she'd like people to believe.

She pulled another poster of the bounty out of a pocket and laid it flat on the ground in between her and Chinatsu.

"Here's the bounty. He's a weapons dealer. I'm not exactly sure if he's as good with a weapon as he is building them, but I guess we'll find out. In hopes of a good fight though, I hope he is." She said.

[rikki]

Chinatsu ears perked up as she heard Tsuki finishing her sentence. She knew this conversation was going to be interesting.

"Hmm, I guess I could understand why you guys wouldn't want to talk about it." Chinatsu commented, her eyes narrowing as she saw Tsuki looking over at Ikaku.

I guess there not spitting anything out, there has to be something going on that there not letting on. Chinatsu wondered.

Chinatsu got up from her spot and began pacing back and for, before deciding on what to say.

"What can I do to earn your trust?" Chinatsu asked, a hint of mystery in her eyes. "Also seems like your almost excited for a good fight, but don't your hopes up to soon. The weapon dealer might be weak." Chinatsu said, shrugging her shoulders.

[Tsuki Kyoushu]

Tsuki frowned at the thought of the weapon's dealer being a wimp, what ever happened to guys supposibly being tougher than girls she wondered to herself.

"It would be my luck to have a crybaby bounty. But I'm hoping that since he was bad enough to get this big of a bounty on his head, he'll be bad enough to put up a fight. Don't you think?" She asked.

She laid back on the ground and groaned, staring up at the ceiling. The rain was still coming down, but she was glad that they weren't out in it.

"Trust'll come." She added almost as an afterthought before she closed her eyes. To the outside world it would seem as if she was falling asleep, but she was merely thinking, letting her mind shift through the past few years.

[ikaku]

Ikaku didn't say a word the whole time the two girls spoke. He was too busy studying the village roster, Village database, where shop owners where located, how much they earn per annual salary. He noticed that the target was a Ex-Jounin, possibly A-Rank. Was very skilled in Ninjutsu and Kenjutsu. In the village database, he often went from his home to the academy on Wednesday. On Monday, he went straight to the market place. On Tuesday, he didn't work, same on Thursday. I believe we have 2 chances to attack... thought Ikaku, still looking at everything he had on the table. "We have 2 opportunities to attack him. Once on Tuesdays, and once on Thursdays.

On Tuesday, apparently he goes around the village market, buying things he needs for his store and for home uses. On Thursday, it is unsure where he is. He might be at home all day, or he might be out of the Village. They do not know..." said Ikaku, continuing to read the papers. He put down a ninja card. Showing their target. "74 D-Rank missions, 33 C-Rank missions, 834 B-Ranked Missions, and 121 A-Rank missions...His a very skilled ninja, whose stats are in the high for Ninjutsu and Kenjutsu. So we can't go head-on with this guy. We need to figure out when to attack." said Ikaku.

Ikaku slammed the table. "But it doesn't say what he knows, don't they just say what techniques he has!?!?" screamed Ikaku, in bitter frustration.

[rikki]

Immediately Chinatsu said "We can't go on Tuesday we don't want to make a scene at the market and would only make our mission harder. We can't take any changes of Thursday if you are unsure. What we should do is follow him on both Tuesday and Thursday to see if he goes home at all. If he does, that when we make our move. The best move would be a sneak attack and catch him by surprise. If we don't know his techniques maybe we could ask around to see if we find any info on him or again we can observe him again on Wednesday to see if he shows any of his skills at the academy. Anyone have any better ideas?" her tone took on a more serious approach and yet it was calm.

Chinatsu spun around swiftly and went over to Ikaku to study the village roster from over his shoulder. But it was kinda hard since he was too much taller than her, so she tried to stand on her tip toes to get a better look.

Unsatisfied with what she saw, she grunted and went back over to Tsuki

[Tsuki Kyoushu]

Tsuki was still laying on her back, and had taken her kunai knife out and was cleaning under her fingernails.

"Well I agree that we should shadow him, but you know.. there's a good way to see what someone's capable of, and thats by seeing them in action. I say that after shadowing him for a little bit, we either pay someone to pick a fight with him, or one of us does it."

She studied her nails for a moment, after she was satisfied that they were clean enough, she put the kunai on the floor beside her and sat up.

"I'll just use a transformation jutsu and stage a robbery or something. The two of you can watch and that way we'll know what we'll deal with when its really time to play. Besides, it sounds like it'll be alot of fun." She finished with a shrug.

[rikki]

Chinatsu back was to the wall as she used it for support. Her eyes lingering across till they fell on Tsuki.

"I wouldn't suggest fighting unless we know his abilities. You might get yourself hurt, plus if we do fight him too early until it's time to "play" he would only be more cautious which would only make our job ten times harder. Wouldn't you think?" Chinatsu added, mouth forming into a thin line.

[ikaku]

"I have a plan...we lure him out, one of you, seeing as you both are very attractive. Will lure him to a discreet location and we'll take him there." said Ikaku, taking a sip of sake. "And I have a question Chinatsu, are you trained in the arts of medical ninjutsu?" asked Ikaku, taking another sip of sake.