A gentle humid breeze filtered in through the window and broke the stagnant air. Kenta peered out through the window at the soft light illuminating the village. A sigh escaped his lips as he thought about what a night it would've been to hang out with his buddies, but instead, he was here with the "dream team" worried about some other nonsense. Of course, there was a chance something serious was going on and he'd be psyched to get into some serious action but something in his gut told him otherwise. His fingers intertwined at the back of his neck as he walked forward to listen to the hokage's going-ons. The hokage made his entrance, his walk deliberate but unhurried. The robes always made him look just a bit more like a frail old boring man in his nighties, but Kenta knew better. He was pretty amiable and goofy in his own way when you spoke to him on his free time. So many people were intimidated by him instead of fond, but Kenta guessed that was all part of the "liked or respected" thing. A look at his face showed a grimness that made Kenta's stomach hurt. Maybe this was serious.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"> "We have a dire emergency on our hands."</span>his tone was steady and clear, like a doctor preparing to deliver bad news to a family<span style="font-weight: bold"> "It appears that Naruto Uzumaki has stolen the Scroll of Sealing"</span><br/><br/>A tense, controlled form of hysteria fell over the crowd as the weight of the situation dropped on the collective group. A considerable number of people responded with outraged and incredulous outcries. Chatter broke out among groups. It was uncomfortably warm in the room all of a sudden. Silence fell immediately once the hokage requested it. Some people looked twitchy. Faces turned hard, death stares as the hokage spoke once more.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"> "Search teams are to be organized and deployed immediately to capture Naruto and get the Scroll back. ALIVE people, more than likely Naruto has been tricked by an enemy shinobi." </span>His words were direct and commanding. His emphasis on the boy's safety was apparent and not up for discussion. It was sweet how much he cared for that kid. Some might think it a weakness, but the hokage was no fool. This boy, on the other hand, was too foolish to know what he was doing and just foolish enough to be tricked into doing it.<br/><br/>The group separated off into teams efficiently, not worried about effectiveness but urgency in the groupings. Kenta was placed with a few people his age, Akibara Kobe, and Jumichiro Hyomaru were Chunin a bit older but less experienced than himself, and ... Chaz. The leaf "prodigy" they called him and Kenta could agree. His attitude was Kenta's only issue with him.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">"Alright guys... let's get this done. Naruto has gone too far this time. While the Third Hokage said to bring home back alive... he didn't say we couldn't bring him back roughed up. I don't care if he is being fooled he shouldn't be stupid enough to fall for such a trick. Therefore I intend to punish him."</span>Kenta contained his laughter with a chuckle. The group had turned their attention to him.<br/><br/>"Therefore I intend to punish him," he puffed out his chest and a stiffened his posture as he mocked the statement. The pair of chunin stifled their laughter. "I get that it's serious but don't make the mission longer for us because you 'wanna give this young man a stern talkin' to'," he twisted his torso as he spoke, getting a good stretch before they hopped out on a manhunt "We do this quick enough and we can hit up the Ichiraku stand before he closes up!". It was beyond optimistic to think this mission would go so well, it'd be done before dinner, but Kenta was determined. He gave Akibara a playful knock in the shoulder. He cracked a smile but quickly replaced it with a stoney visage, hoping not to get on Chaz's bad side. Kenta couldn't be bothered to care.<br/><br/>"We gettin' a move on or no? Let's hit it!" he said after a few bounces and head rolls to get out the final cricks.