Back at the Academy

[Roshito Dekasake]

Roshito had been worried about whatshisname from the day he hadn't come back to school. He couldn't ask the other students, and the Jounins refused to tell him for some reason. Eventually he convinced Mikagami to tell him that he had gotten into a fight with some other kids, but Roshito knew immediatly what had happened.

He walked out of Maikagami's room, walked a little ways, then spun around and punched the wall as hard as he could. It hurt, and he knew it wouldn't do anything, but it felt good. A lot of things ran through his mind, and eventually he muttered to himself, "I'm not going to let this happen to anyone else". With a strange look in his eyes, he slowly walked out the door to the front of the academy.

He saw the kid's ringleader, the one who had the most authority in the group, and assumed that he was the one that led, and probably planned the attack. Even if he wasn't, it would send a message to the others. There were other people around, but no one that would really have the guts to step in first. Roshito walked up behind the kid. He hesitated for a second, then decided that he wouldn't sink to their level.

He tapped him on the shoulder, and when he turned around, then Roshito punched him in the face. He was on him in a second, using both arms to deliver punishing blows to his face and occasionally the throat. Roshito lifted him up, brought his face right up close to the bloody and bruised one of the kid and said, quite quietly, "You keep the fuck away from me and the Kage guy, or this will happen again. But it will be worse. I might try a bit." Roshito punched him in the stomach and then kneed him in the face a final time, then walked off. A tear or two running down his face.

[Sol Kage]

Day 7

Sol was walking to the Academy for the first time in 3 days. He had barely walked a few steps when he felt a presence nearby. He stopped and looked around, adjusting his glasses so he could see better.

"You still have a long way to go, Kage," a familiar voice said from behind him.

Sol spun around and saw Mikagami-sensei. He looked down to the ground slightly, "Thank you, Sensei..." He then started to walk with Mikagami to the Academy.

"Sensei... why am I so hated? Why is Dekasake so hated?" Sol asked after a bit of walking.

"Because... you both have bloodline traits. People with Kekkei Genkai's are generally feared and hated around here, mainly because they are thought to be bringers of war. During wartime, Shinobi blessed, or perhaps cursed is another word, with a Kekkei Genkai were considered invaluable. But during peacetime, they are thought of as a threat. Most people born with them, your Clan including, are bloodthirsty people who can't stand a world without conflict. Your Clan thrived during the era when this Village was known as the Village Hidden in the Bloody Mist, but times change," Mikagami explained as best he could.

"...I see. Do you hate me too, Mikagami-sensei?" Sol asked.

Mikagami twitched at this, "I'm trying hard not to. But... a Kage murdered my older sister in front of my very eyes. She was the only family I had left, after my parents were killed in a war when I was very little. And... the one who killed her was... your father," Mikagami's eyes seemed to burn with hatred, before they quickly subsided.

".........I'm....sorry," Was all Sol could manage to say, as he adjusted his glasses slightly, holding his fingers there for a bit longer than normal.

"That's enough depressing talk for now though. We're almost there. You're learning Jutsu Basics, aren't you?" Mikagami asked, with the Academy now in sight.

"Yep! I can't wait!" Sol smiled cheerfully.

"Well, go on then, Kanryu-sensei is waiting," Mikagami smiled slightly as Sol nodded to him and ran off towards his class.


As Mikagami returned to his classroom, he saw Dekasake looking at him. Mikagami walked up towards him and whispered in his ear, "Kage's back. You can see him after class."

He then walked back to his place and begun the class.

[Sol Kage]

Day 8-9

Sol would work hard on perfecting the various hand signs that made up the seals necessary to perform most Jutsu's. It wasn't easy, but after 3 days of practice, he finally mastered them.

[Roshito Dekasake]

It took a while for Roshito to work up the courage to talk to whatshisname. Roshito blamed himself for the attack, and he assumed that whatshisname did too. A few days after whatshisname got back from the hospital, Roshito walked over to him while he was practicing some variation of the transformation jutsu.

Hands in pockets, Roshito said, "Look, I'm really sorry for what happened to you, it's because of me that you got involved... But I don't think they'll be trying anything for quite a while, I beat up the guy who led the attack on you, and I was a bit overzealous. He's in the hospital with three broken ribs, a broken nose, a fractured cheekbone, and quite a bit of bleeding. If you don't want to talk to me anymore, then that's fine I guess...". Roshito didn't really know what to say after that. He just looked up to whatshisname for an answer.

[Sol Kage]

He laughed, "Is that so... I guess that spares me the trouble of having to do it myself."

He then turned to look at Dekasake, adjusting his glasses slightly, the blue in his eyes even less visible than normal, "Has Mikagami-sensei told you the truth about me? No, I doubt he has... if he had, I doubt you'd want to talk to me at all. Afterall, it wasn't your fault that I was attacked. It wasn't even that I stepped in to help you. No, no, no, it's much, MUCH deeper than that!" His hand started to move towards his glasses again, then twitched and stopped, his eyes closing in what appeared to be pain. When he opened them again, his eyes were back to normal.

"S-sorry... I don't know where that came from... But... I don't blame you for the attack. And, to be honest, I highly doubt that hitting that one kid will make any difference. He's already told the school about how easily I was beaten. I... froze up. I won't let that happen again..." He looked down at his hands briefly, they were shaking slightly. He then closed them into fists and brought them down to his sides, "I was worried about you though. Were you alright during my time in the hospital?" He asked, with a concerned look on his face.

[Roshito Dekasake]

Roshito noticed a huge change in whatshisname while he was talking, he was shaking and he had a strange look in his eyes. Roshito was curious about what he had said, but he decided now was not the time. He was really surprised that whatshisname didn't blame him either, it was really nice too, Roshito didn't want to lose the only person his age that had ever been nice to him.

Walking on eggshells, he said, "You don't need to worry about me. Nothing happened anyway, they didn't try anything, which surprises me. I thought that sending you to the hospital would bolster their confidence.". Roshito looked whatshisname in the eye, shook his head, and said, "And whatever your secret or whatever is, I'd still talk to you. It don't care about anything other than that you're a good guy, and you're like me. Us outcasts have got to stick together eh? We're stronger together than apart, and you're the only real friend I've had...".

Roshito looked down and let that hang in the air for a bit. It was a strange thing for him to say, and it had really just come out of his mouth in a spew of words. Roshito pushed his hair out of his face and said, "Anyways, I should probably let you get back to your training..."

[Sol Kage]

Sol's eyes widened at the mention of a "friend". He had never had a friend before in his life, either. He smiled warmly, something he hadn't done since he was hospitalized, and held out his right hand in a handshake, "Allow me to re-introduce myself. The name's Kage Sol. Last of the Kage Clan."

[Roshito Dekasake]

Roshito grinned back at him, gripped his hand and said, "I'm Dekasake Roshito, and I'm not really sure who the Dekasake clan is. It's nice to meet you."