Entering Iwagakure

[Kekeya Sasaki]

Kekeya, Nori, and Kiyoshi had just entered the limits of Iwa. The village had the layout similar to a quarry. The trio passed a few ninja guard on their way and as soon as they saw the two Sasakis' eyes, they were let in. The guards seemed very uncomfortable. Kekeya turned to Kiyo. "Looks like Mokoto's made quite a name for herself, hmm?"

[Nori Niigata]

"I'm guessing that Mokoto is a bit hm.. scary?" Nori asked, looking over her shoulder back at the guards that had let them through.

[Kekeya Sasaki]

Kekeya looked over at Kiyo. "That is a um... a dangerously over-simplified, understatement." Kiyo looked over to Nori. "She's very scary."

[Nori Niigata]

"Scary as in Tsunade in a bad mood scary?" Nori asked, her light hazel eyes widened. She had Tsunade as a part time medical nin teacher and she had seen her in some very bad moods.

[Kekeya Sasaki]

Kekeya sighed. "Nori, nobody's that scary." Kekeya looked around the surrounding area, looking for any sign of Mokoto. He saw the town in the distance. He couldn't see much, but a demolished portion of the tow... wait... If that wasn't a sign of her presence, Kekeya didn't know what was, so that was where they would look. "But as you can see, she gets pretty close." Kekeya pointed to the destroyed portion. "We're looking there first." Kiyo put his hands in his pockets and said, "My thoughts exactly."

[Nori Niigata]

Nori let her eyes travel over the ruins and nodded, her mouth set into a perfect line. She once again straightened her shoulders and put herself in the mindset for how she prepared herself for her lessons with Lady Tsunade. She would be polite, but thats it.

She waited for Kekeya and Kiyo to lead the way, and followed behind silently. She kept her eyes open and took in everything around her.

[Kiyoshi Sasaki]

Kiyo turned to Kekeya. "You wouldn't mind if I let you handle this, would you? I don't think she'll be as... willing as me." Kekeya nodded. "It is Sasaki tradition after all."

[Nori Niigata]

Nori looked from one Sasaki to the other, her eyebrows knitted together. "What is a Sasaki tradition?" She asked, suddenly feeling as if she were in a foreign land and didn't know the customs.

[Kekeya Sasaki]

Kekeya straightened his face. "The Sasaki are... a very simple placed clan. We resemble that of a dragon pack. Most mistake dragons to live alone and die alone. The truth, is that dragons live in packs, or whatever you want to call them. They work together, but are extremely territorial and power-based. The strongest, is the leader, or "king". That used to be my father, and no one questioned it. Now that the leader is dead, the rest are struggling for the top. Kiyo resigned to joining me, because he knew as soon as we came face-to-face: I could kill him in an all-out battle. Unfortunately, he might be the only one. I have no idea how strong everyone has gotten. Mokoto, Miyo, Kai, Illidan, Chihiro, and Mosenn." Kiyo looked over to Kekeya and spoke. "You're forgetting K..." Kekeya interrupted. "Let's try not to think about him now." Was that... fear in Kekeya's voice?

[Nori Niigata]

Nori's eyes widened slightly and she nodded, "Sounds... interesting." She said. When Kekeya cut Kiyoshi off before he could say Karatsu's name (or atleast, she believed he was going to say Karatsu), she studied him for a few silent seconds. She heard the slight change in his voice, and put her hand on his arm just barely.

"Well if nothing else, this should be entertaining, shall we get it over with then?" She asked.

[Kekeya Sasaki]

Kekeya looked at Nori with slightly suprised eyes, but still half closed as always. He began to blush at the feel of her hand on him. He was always nervous around girls, but feeling Nori touch him, he couldn't help but shudder. He was absolutely hopeless. "Y... yeah.... I-interesting..." Kekeya looked away and furrowed his brows slightly out of embarrassment.

[Nori Niigata]

Nori gave Kekeya a slightly puzzled look. The blush that she saw on his face caused her own fair cheeks to turn pink slightly. She pulled her hair into her face slightly to where it would cover the blush.

"So, other than a bad temper.. what else should I know before we go in there?" Nori asked, wanting to get Kekeya's mind focused on something to help him relax, well as much as can be expected, before they walked into the place they were heading.

[Kekeya Sasaki]

Kekeya looked back forward. "Don't let her hit you. With her chakra, she can amplify the amount of sensation your nerves feel. In other words, a paper cut could be the most painful thing in the world if she inflicts it. And, also. If you see her hand start to glow a red-violet, get out of the way as fast as you can."

[Nori Niigata]

Nori took it all in, and nodded to show that she understood. She would keep an eye out for any sign of hostility aimed toward her.

"Got it," she said.

[Kekeya Sasaki]

Kekeya nodded back. Before he could say anything further, he tripped over a man, sleeping on the side of the road. He wore a large straw hat that kept his eyes covered, even when he looked up. Kekeya said as he recovered his balance, "Oh. S-sorry." The man didn't respond. The group continued walking, As they were leaving, they could swear they heard someone say, "Is that..."