Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang, stood against the gate with his arms crossed. He was a young white-haired man, tall with a short pony tail and the Konoha forehead protector under his bangs. He wore the usual Konoha armor, with shoulder pads and forearm protectors. Under it he wore the usual black uniform of a shinobi, his joints wrapped in gauze and a single white sleeve draped from his left shoulder. Upon his thigh a shuriken holster and strapped across his torso there was a small blade upon his back, barely more than a short sword.<br/><br/>Upon recognizing Kaname and Marise, he stood up straight and tersely said, "Hyuuga Marise, Mikazuki Kaname?"<br/><br/>"Thank you for coming. Both of your skills come highly recommended." Sakumo said, turning first to Marise and recognizing her lineage instantly, "I'll need your eyes to find Imouto. And... if need be, preform your medical ninjutsu."<br/><br/>Then to Kaname, "And I am told that you have a special chakra. The evil spirits are attracted to such an aura. It's my hope that your presence draws them away from the girl."<br/><br/>He turned around, his back to them and the village. Finally, his tone softened, "Forgive me for using you in such a way."<br/><br/>"Now let's go!" Sakumo said with finality, his tone commanding and worrisome at the same time. Though he tried to suppress it, the man was genuinely concerned. He started off at a slow jog, towards the thick trees of the forest just outside the gate, where they would continue the rest of their journey hopping from branch to branch.<br/><br/>A few hours passed and the sun was just about beneath the tree line when Sakumo told them, "If you have any questions, now is the time to ask. We'll be at the Forest of Death soon."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Sakumo, like most Jounin, wears an older form of the ninja vest (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/2621905510_77fb78175a_o.jpg) since this is a few good decades before the series starts.<br/><br/>Also, sorry about being so... forceful, but I just wanted to 'synchronize' everyone, so to speak. :P<br/><br/>And besides, he's in a hurry to rescue the poor girl.</div></div><br/><hr/><br/>Suzume only continued to beam her customary grin as they walked. She almost seemed playfully upset when Jun 'offered' the sparrow Nin to Yasuo. He smiled, laughing to himself as he let his gaze linger upon the kunoichi, almost as if he was assessing her. The girl's cheeks flushed a little bit, as if to say she was flattered by all the attention- and not entirely opposed to the idea of bedding both of them in one night.<br/><br/>They had walked for a few hours when the sun began to set. Yasuo and Suzume drew closer to Jun and the man, keeping together as it darkened. The journey<em>from</em>the village was long enough land hopping, but back to it walking seemed like an eternity. Suzume was noticably getting jittery, though Yasuo took his role as the man's captor very seriously.<br/><br/>Night had fallen sometime later, and they were beginning to enter familiar ground. The forests around Tanigakure were known to all the shinobi there, and just a few more river crossings and they'd be back home.<br/><br/>Finally, they walked into the wedge of earth that would soon bring them into the valley where their village laid within. Still very much a hidden village, they may have stumbled into it if they weren't looking for it. The cover of darkness had also likely prevented the man from easily identifying how he had gotten there.<br/><br/>Passing under the great Torii gate that served as the town's entrance, they were greeted by the guards tasked with watching the entrance. Jun and Suzume were permitted to enter simply enough, but Yasuo had to wait with all the procedures required to bring in a prisoner. With the man in tow, he shrugged and said to Jun, "You two go on ahead."<br/><br/>"Here." Suzume said to the youngest member of their team, offering the belt and shuriken holster she picked up while Jun had him pinned, with all the ninja gear he had on him, "It's his stuff."<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Yumi reclined on the bed, her arms oustretched and one knee bent while the other laid flat upon the cushion. Maki followed behind Tashi and closed the sliding door behind them. Putting her hands together in a handseal, she winced and released some chakra. "There... that should sustain the technique a little while longer."<br/><br/>Kage Bunshin no Jutsu was a dangerous technique, one that drained the life force of the user. To use it in such a way... for mere instruction, it was all very unusual for a woman like her, so intent on the proper use of ninjutsu, to make use of a forbidden technique like this.<br/><br/>"Now... there must be no suprises." She said, "You have felt the pleasure of a woman's lips and tongue..." Yumi parted her robes for him, revealing her womanly folds to his eager gaze, "No more secrets..." Maki cooed.<br/><br/>What followed was a sensation like no other. Beckoned by Yumi and ushered by Maki, Tashi explored for the first time the most carnal pleasures of a woman. Their bodies collided, the soft candle light upon the sweat of Yumi's creamy brown skin. Her breasts bounced with every thrust until at last he came within her. Moments later, 'Yumi' disappeared. All that remained was her sweat upon the sheets.<br/><br/>Maki closed her eyes when the other woman disappeared, "Ooh...You've done well."<br/><br/>But they were done. As soon as he was again able, Maki took Yumi's place, performing Henge no Jutsu to disguise herself as the ancient and beautiful kunoichi. Why she did this, the woman would not say. Nor would she permit him to ask.<br/><br/>Hours passed, Tashi steadily finding himself more and more aware of his limitations. He endured longer, and she seemed to be getting more out of it each time they coupled. Into the night, she rode him, let him bend her over, 'instructed' him upon all the ways a man and a woman might sate eachother's desires.<br/><br/>The candles went out as it got dark, and they passed into the night embraced as lovers. After another bout, they rested together. As Tashi recovered from his last orgasm atop her, it was revealed that Maki had forgotten to sustain her disguise and was soon back to her normal self. The puff of smoke soon faded and for the first time that night, Tashi saw Maki nude in her own image.<br/><br/>It was dark, but something seemed... odd. Her body was patterned, as if tattooed all over from neck to ankle. Though nude before him plenty as the other kunoichi, she suddenly had seemed so embaressed to be bare now. Though the faint moonlight just barely creeping into the room, Tashi might have been able to tell she was averting her gaze from his and blushing.<br/><br/>"Tashi..." She said, quick to draw his interest away from her skin with a proposition he couldn't possibly refuse, "One more time... In the darkness, please."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">I feel sort of bad for fading to black in an adult game (especially for such a thing as Tashi's virginity!) ...but I wanted to pass a few hours by. And at least now Tashi has the experience of a few good <em>hours</em> of instruction for this scene. :P</div></div>