Characters must use their chapter 4 threads currently as you all haven’t arrived to Konoha yet. This thread will be specifically used when your done with your group business etc. this thread will be used for leisure and to interact with the rest of the player base. You MUST use:

<<<< thread you just left<<<< whenever coming from your team thread and >>>>>>going to thread>>>>> whenever leaving a thread and heading to another one.

This helps everyone know whether you’re still with your group or wondering around in this thread.

I shouldn’t be seeing any posts in this thread at all yet until you finish your business.

Rokuru woke as his arm was tugged, Keikyoku was stretching towards the window through which the first rays of morning light streamed. Yesterday was tough, as he had helped with building new homes for the incoming refugees. With his left hand the stroked the bramble, only slightly scratching himself on her thorns. "Waking Light, Keikyoku. I know you're hungry but so am I. Together we seek nurishment" he said as he climbed out of bed and pulled a torn and tattered top over his head. The bramble pulled back and waited patiently.

Even though it was early, the street was unusually busy, so Rokuru made his way to a building he knew had a rooftop garden. He was on friendly terms with the owner and held an open invitation, so he silently climbed the exterior wall at the back of the building.  Once there, he took his top off, tearing it a bit more. The vines that were wrapped around his torso and arms stretched out and shook, basking in the morning light. Rokuru took a few minutes to eat a squash that looked just a bit over ripe as it lay on the soil of the planter while Keikyoku relaxed and recharged in the sun.

He began his katas, moving carefully and swiftly through his practice Taijitsu movements. Reaching into his pocket he pulled a seed and tossed it onto the roof, with sure finger movements and a little chakra, the seed sprouted into what appeared as a poor duplicate of himself made of wood and vines. As Keikyoku wound tightly across his knuckles and feet he struck out against the wooden dummy. Several minutes of pummeling the caricature left him slightly sweaty, and the dummy devastated. He found himself wishing for a real sparring partner. As he heard the door behind him open.

>>>>>>From Homecoming Thread>>>>>

With each step it seemed like her strong emotions seemed to wane. She began to hum, the tone was crystal clear "Hmm, is it me or does the village seem like it needs to be lifted up a little. When I was in the sand I used to hold concerts for people my age. It was a lot of fun.. Maybe I should do that here. But on a much grander scale." She talked as they walked. Ichiraku Ramen came into view "Of course I would need to get Sasuke's permission most likely. But it would be fun!" It seems like the hate and anger waned the more she focused on something else "I bet you could help with the special effects. Like using your ice to make cool fog effects and maybe moving ice sculptures.." Her mind frame kept improving "Anyways.." She took a seat on a stool at the counter. She didn't wait for Shiroma to sit before ordering "Two Naruto specials with extra meat please!" The bouncy, happy personality that wasn't displayed once in the land of frost.. Nanami's normal personality. As normal as one could expect from everything that happened in her life..
This message was last edited by a game editor at 00:58, Sun 03 Dec 2017.

In reply to Nara Nanami (msg # 3):

Ayame has been working by serving while she had to have her father be the head chef as the village had been getting busier and busier by the days. Two young girls entered the ramen restaurant and sat at the counter, ordering two Naruto Specials with extra meet. ”Right away,” she muttered as the loudness of the restaurant was quite busy. ”Pa! Two Naruto Specials, extra meat!” she shouted in the back. ”Right away!” he replied back as he began storing the pot of the broth and the noodles began boiling in a giant pot of water. Such high and demand, he had to make so much today. While that was going on, he was handed the meat and he began slicing it up as he checked the noodles. Pulling the noodles out with a strainer, places them in two separate bowls, pouring broth, and added the additional chasu pork, green onions, menma, fish cakes, and soft boiled eggs. Stabbing two sets of chop sticks in there, he placed the bowls counter and Ayame grabbed them set them down in front of Nanami and Shiroma. ”There you go,” she said as the bowls steamed and smelled delicious.

>>>>>>From Homecoming Thread>>>>>

Walking with her arm around Nanami and feeling the other girls around her she smiled as they walked out of the command center. Following her new team mate she came through the town which still was striking to her in the amount of people as well as sheer size of it all. She knew that the land of frost had been small in comparison to many of the other countries but it always felt so big to her.  Now standing in Konohagakure she just was shocked by the size since she was sure that several Shimogakure could fit inside it with ease and room to spare.  She followed her new team mate listening to her ideas. "I don't know...I have never done fog before, though I suppose I could give it a try." 

Following Nanami into the ramen shop she took a seat next to her and chuckled softly. "You do know if you wanted some hot food in my home country it did exsist. We didn't live on ice cubes you know." She giggled slightly a little bit caught off guard by the change in Nanami though it was a welcome one after all they had been through. As they waited for their ramen she put the head protector that Sasuke had given her on the counter in front of her and then reached down to undo the belt that held her current protector from her own land.  Setting them down next to each other she brushed her fingers over five circles set into the head protector.  "You know Nanami I thought this would be easier...I mean its not like frost is in any shape to fight...but still..."

The ramen showing up broke her from her thoughts and she looked at the large bowl and just about drooled on the counter. "Oh wow...that looks amazing..." She sniffed and sighed, "It even smells amazing!"

Nanami smiles a little and pats Shiroma on the head "It was difficult for me too.. I was raised in the Hidden Sand. Then came here to attend the academy. My mom is from the Hidden Sand, my dad is here in Konoha" she takes out the Hidden sand headband, and wraps it around her bicep "I wear it like this just so I don't lose my roots so to speak." She smiled and took the first bite of the ramen. She sighs happily as she finishes the first bite. The juiciness of the meat, the flavor profile of the broth "Ohhh, it's gotten even better since I left." She laughed and eats the Ramen slowly.

Nanami nodded "True but trying to make the fog would be fun, and the concert even more fun.. Today would probably not be the best time to ask. I'll give it a few days before making the request." The teen seemed a little excited at the prospect of actually doing it.. Even if it turned out to be smaller than her aspirations..

All of her worries for the time being faded due to the relief of actually being home settled into her mind and body. The smells, the sights, the people. Everything she missed while she was away on the mission. It seemed like years even though it was only a little more or less than a month. The training she had planned would be a test of her own force of will "Eat up.." She smiled and bumped her shoulder against Shiroma "If you want more. let me know.." She goes back to eating and smiling.

An intercom can be heard turning on throughout the entire village.

A male voice can be heard as it turns on, it was Lord Sasuke.

”Attention citizens and refugees of Konohagakure, shinobi and villagers;. An emergency meeting will be taking place in five minutes at Konoha stadium. Please report to the stadium immediately. This concerns all citizens and refugees,” Sasuke has repeated himself three times before the intercom went dead.

People started to make their way to the stadium as instructed. Perhaps many could get the answers they wanted.

Nanami looked up as the announcement went out "Well seems like our plans are changing Shiroma.." Finishing the last of her food, she takes Shiroma's hand (if allowed..). Then heads towards the coliseum. She wondered if this was going to be about the plethora of ninja from other nations. If her mother was here, she would be there. Nanami really hoped she would appear on stage along with other surviving leaders/ninja.. She walked with the crowd as they all moved.

Again her thoughts drifted back to the moment at the port. When sigmund broke the barrier, and he looked at her with such malice that it evoked and internal emotional response. While she loved Sigmund like a brother. She also hated him. Nanami hated him for something that he may not even be aware of. She snapped out of as she accidentally bumped into a woman.. She apologized and kept walking. She reached the gates to the coliseum, and either stood or found a place to sit. Her thoughts drifted between that moment and Nori's words. Nanami blamed herself for what happened. Even though the outcome may have been inevitable..

Nanami waited to hear what is officially going on..
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[It is assumed all charcters are now gathered at the stadium; all players will now post in here]

The crowds of people took their seats, the echoes of the whispers and foot steps from everyone could be heard down at the center. Sasuke took his place in the center of the stadium so people could look down at him, clear as day. He was not alone however as he was occampanied by Sakura and surprisingly their daughter, Sarada.

Konoha shinobi took positions all along the stadium walls at the top, overlooking outside the stadium and towards the village in case of an emergency. Once it settled down, Sasuke took his rightful respect and began speaking.

”This meeting is now in session,” he announced as silence took place. ”Citizens of Konoha: I know many of you have been questioning me, asking around, investigating, and wondering why our village has become so overcrowded,” he started. ”We have a crisis going on that is beyond what we think we can handle,” he added as he walked around his daughter and Sakura, moving positions to address everyone in a circular motion with the stadium.

”Not only were all five Kages kidnapped, it has been over a year since the declaration of war was announced against the five great nations. Without the proper guidance and leadership and protection by our great five Kages, another catastrophe took place this week,” he announced, the worst fears of the refugees was coming to light. ”There has been confirmation that four massive, simultaneous ambushes took place this week. Four great capitals have fallen and been left in ruins,” he announced, sobs of refugees began as many became emotional.

”Kirigakure, was wiped away and now under water. Unfortunately not a lot of survivors have made our lists. Some are completely missing. Very few escaped here,” he confirmed.

”Kumogakure, explosions and fire were reported days ago, nothing but rubble and ashes. However it seems most of Kumo was on high alert and took defensive measures. Most of the village escaped, however all other viallges within the land were turned to ash. We have no reported survivors from any of those villages. The land of lightning is a total lost land; it has been deemed enemy territory now and not suitable for living,” he reported as he continued to walk in the circle slowly.

”Iwagakure, is still currently at war. Several major battles have been taking place and I am taking care of that as best as we can. Military personal were advised to stay behind and refugees were escorted here over the past couple of days,” he explained.

”Sunagakure suffered a minor ambush as the land of snow couldn’t handle the sand conditions to take over Sunagakure. As an emergency precaution, citizens were evacuated to here where as military personal were instructed to stay behind and defend the capital,” he finished.

”Shinobi and refugees have been placed on a list of survivors, categorized by land and then by village, alphabetically organized. Of you are trying to find a loved one, check the lists at the Hokage office,” he tried to reassure and he paused for a moment. He had everyone’s attention at this point; nobody strayed and nobody even bothered to interrupt him.

”The greatest of shinobi leaders from each land have constructed a small board of shinobi known as: The Council of KoKiWaMoSun. It is a board with the greatest of leaders that have come together to represent the needs of everybody. The Council will handle issues that the Kages normally would and it has also been decided to appoint  one person to be chosen as The Omo,” he paused as many of the crowd reacted to the news of everything.

”With the Kages’ long absences, they have been placed on a hiatus status of their line of duty. They no longer have any say in any matters until the war is over or if we ever find them. I, Sasuke Uchiha, am your Omo from this day on. You will address me as Lord Sasuke. You will address Sakura as Lady Sakura. And my daughter, you will address her as Hime Sarada. The land of fire, water, Earth, lightning, and wind are no more. From this day on, The Land of Fire has been renamed as the land of Storms. It is a unity of all the nations. All five elements, when put together, causes a catastrophic storm of hope. We are uniting and building this village for the future. We are to come together and conquer our enemies to regain our homes, our pride, and our lives. New headbands can be picked up at my building;
You will turn in your old ones in exchange,” he explained as he was handed the new headband from his daughter.



”Never forger where you come from however remember who you serve now,” he finished as an applause took place. ”My goal is to find our Kages; that has been my main objective this last year and I will continue to work towards that goal. The council and I will be discussing further actions for battle as we need to stop and protect the destruction of minor villages. Konoha will be heavily protected and patrols are taking place every second. We believe there won’t be an ambush however always be prepared. This meeting has been dismissed,” he said as he walked away with Sakura and Sarada.

Nanami let out a sigh of releif for the moment. Her mother was either serving on the council or defending their village. The one advantage the Hidden Sand has is its in the middle of the desert, it's very hard to ambush if they are prepared. As Sasuke continued she looked down hearing about the Hidden Water. But at least she can officially let go of some of her paranoia that had been clinging to her since the mission. Of all the people even she knew Sasuke was capable, and a great strategist. She just wished he would help guide her. It seemed that he had a dislike for her having his clans Dojutsu and not being his. That is something else she planned to look into, once things settled down a little. Due to it could stir up more trouble.

She knew only a few people would know much about the darker side of medical ninjutsu. Nanami knew she would need to talk with Lady Sakura "Hopefully she'll have time to talk to me." she thought to herself. Sakura would likely know someone who Nanami could to talk to about the topic.

The new headband design was a bit more modern than their current one. She didn't really want to let it go, but figured for now it wouldn't be a big deal "It does look pretty cool, I have to admit.." It seemed everyone was dealing with the news a bit differently "I wonder if there will be a memorial for the lost?" Listening to those around her, she wasn't the only one. She watched as many younger kids tried not to cry. She felt their pain in a way.

Nanami hoped Sakuya had made it out "Last I had heard Sakuya was away on a mission with her team. I guess only time will tell if she made it here or not." She had many things she could and could not do because of her suspension. She figured everything would work itself out. But one thing was clear. Nanami knew she needed to pick a direction now, and once on that path it would decide what type of ninja she becomes.

"I wonder if Nori is here.." She looks around at the crowd..

Sakuya listened to what Sasuke had to say, and soon found herself receiving a headband with the new symbol engraved on it. She had mixed feelings about the new headband, deciding to keep it in the bag for now as she then craned her neck to look around the stadium, hoping to catch a glimpse of anyone familiar amidst the crowd before they would end up heading to the Hokage's office and look up the list of refugees.