Name: Michiko Roniyagu
Age: 14
Appearance: http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/m...ordFighter.jpg
Weapons: A long spear
Specialty: Ninjutsu
Personality: At first glance, she seems like a charming girl. She is of course, unless you make her mad. Once she is mad, she does a complete 180 and becomes the scarieset person you've ever met. Luckily, she doesn't get angry often. She's very kind and can makes friends easily. She's a bit of a perfectionist and likes pointing out people's mistakes in little things, not noticing it would bother people.
Bio: The youngest jounin from the Hidden Village of Clouds. She's searching throughout the different lands for her step-brother and ex-lover Katsuro, the son of her father's second wife. She is torn between killing him for betraying her and the village or begging him to come back alive.

Name: Zera Kenryo
Age: 15
Appearance: http://www.rootlinux.com.br/wallpape...Ninja_Girl.jpg
Specialty: Jack of all trades
Personality: Tomboyish and reckless almost to a fault, with a hot temper and a tongue as sharp as her blade she has few close relationships with others and is more likely to fight someone than be friends with them. Her loner nature sometimes causes problems when she has to work with her team.
Bio: A jounin who could've been the top of her class if only she hadn't been such a lone wolf and hadn't fought with her classmates so much. Her parents died when she was young, which forced her to learn as much as she could about different things in order to survive, instead of focusing on just one as most do. She may not be as good as others who specialize in an area, but her broad range of skills makes up for it.

Michiko packed the last of her things in a sack and closed the bag tightly. She swung it over her shoulder while taking one last look around her room. She knew it would be the last time she would see the familiar bedroom in a long time. She took a deep breath to wash away her nervousness before walking out her door. Waiting for her was a woman with dark brown hair and blue eyes. "Michiko, your father is waiting in the main room." She stated softly. Michiko smiled at the woman. "Thank you Emi-san, I mean mother." Emi blushed in embarassment before bowing slightly and walking away. Michiko headed down the opposite direction and ended up in front of a pair of large sliding doors. She swallowed hard and opened the door.

A man with graying black hair and deep brown eyes was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the floor. Michiko bowed before sitting in front of him. "Michiko." He started in a commanding voice, "I will not take long for your partner is waiting, but you must bring find Katsuro as soon as possible. I want him dead." Michiko slightly flinched at this demand, but kept a calm facade. "What if the Raikage wants him alive?" She couldn't help but ask. "Then once the Raikage is finished with Katsuro, kill him. He has shamed our family with his betrayal. I will not let him continue this any longer." A deep saddening dampened Michiko's heart as she bowed. "I will not fail." She whispered before standing up. "I expect that you don't." Her father replied, "But good luck." Michiko smiled softly before heading to the front door of the house. She opened the door to see her partner waiting. Her smile grew bigger as she neared the older girl. "Hi Z!" She greeted cheerfully, "Ready to go?"

Zera had woken before dawn that morning and lay in her tiny room staring at the ceiling. Her things were packed, but she rechecked them in her mind. She had precious little in her bag, but she had never needed much. That day she was setting out with the remaining member of her team to hunt their first target. Her own teammate's step-brother and village traitor.

Sighing she finally rose and dressed, to stop the brooding if nothing else. Grabbing her bag, she left and waited outside a nice little home for Michiko. When she appeared, Zera nodded that she was ready. "Did he go off about Katsuro again?" she asked softly, when Michiko was close enough to keep the conversation private. Though she may have seemed indifferent, she was concerned for her partner as this was a complicated task. Zera also had a personal vendetta in this, but like much else she kept it hidden from others.

The cheerful look on Michiko's face fell when she was sure it was only Zera who was looking. "Yes... Father wants him dead." She choked out, trying to hold back the pain in her voice, "He wanted no discussion about it, just told me straight to kill Katsuro."

Zera glanced at the house, then took Michiko's shoulder in her hand. Under the pretense of turning her toward the village gate, she gave the other girl a reassuring squeeze. "We'll bring him back alive. Those are our orders. You can blame it on me, your father hates me anyway and I couldn't care less."

Michiko gave a sad smile. "It's funny how my father hates the two people I care about the most." She suddenly slapped her face to 'slap' away all the sadness and put on a bright smile once more. "Alright, so where to first?" She asked while waving to the gate guards.

Zera's hand dropped to her side and she took a few minutes to reply. She didn't really like when Michiko was sad, or forced herself to smile. Truth be told, she'd grown just a little fond of her partner and they had helped each other a few times.

"Follow the trail of rumors" Zera said "Raikage said there was some intel from a village a few days from here, southwest. As good a place to start as any."

"Alright, sounds like a good idea. Hopefully he hasn't gotten far. Katsuro only left two weeks ago." Michiko said, holding her head up high, "If luck is on our side we'll get him before he gets to the border."

Zera nodded slightly. "From what I heard he was in rough shape when he escaped, that should make him easier to track. He won't move as fast."

"That's good." Michiko said, but had a worried look in her eye. The duo continued down the forest until the sight of the village came into view an hour later. "There!" Michiko exclaimed as she quickened her step. But, she stopped abruptly and widened her eyes when she saw smoke coming out from a few of the buildings. "The village..." She mumbled.

Zera looked up and frowned, pausing. Her eyes took in the smoke then she adjusted her pack. "Trouble...Just starting from the look of things. Ready to run?" She glanced at Michiko, already gathering her own chi to speed along to the village.

Michiko nodded as she gathered her own chi around her legs. She gripped her bag and crouched down, waiting for the older girl's signal.

Zera gave just the faintest nod before applying the gathered energy to speed her running. She kept pace with Michiko, not thinking it wise for one to arrive ahead of the other in an unknown village that was under attack.

The two sprinted to the village until they were at the edge of it. Once there, they could clearly see the damage the small village had taken. Mostly all the buildings were in ruin or smoking while the small streets were dirtied with dust, piles of debri, and blood. "Something happened here..." Michiko mumbled as she looked at one of the overturned boxes, "Katsuro couldn't have done all this damage, could he?"

Zera moved cautiously along the street, then knelt down to examine a patch of blood. "So much blood..." she muttered "But no bodies....If we find them, we may find the culprit. Or at least a clue." Glancing around she looked to see which building were the more recently burned to track the path of destruction. "There" Zera pointed ahead and off to the right "That way."

Michiko nodded and headed towards the direction Zera pointed to, pulling out a kunai knife from her pocket. When she got closer, she peered into the window. To the untrained eye, it looked empty, but Michiko saw the tiniest movement in the corner. She signaled Zera to get closer.

Zera nodded slightly and snuck around to the side. Looking to Michiko, Zera pointed to herself, then at the house. From there, she made a quick motion out the other door then to Michiko. Her plan was to go in, and if the culprit ran, Michiko would stop them. Zera had an odd code sometimes, but she'd worked with Michiko long enough it was fairly clear.

Michiko nodded as she edged her way towards the back door. She kept one eye on Zera and waited for her to walk in.

Taking a steadying breath, Zera edged forward, careful to keep her footsteps and her breathing as quiet as possible. Her eyes adjusted quickly to the dim light and her fingers curved, ready to fight. She didn't reach for a blade, she wasn't there for that if she could help it.

Tilting her head, Zera listened closely. A rustle of paper from the far bedroom caught her attention. That might make it difficult to send them out the door near Michiko, but she'd manage. Carefully she made her way forward.

Michiko stood her ground near the door. Nothing would make it past her. If they tried, she would still be able to catch the enemy with her lightning jutsu.

Zera pulled a smoke bomb from her belt, closed her eyes, and threw it into the bedroom, trusting her senses to guide her. There was the faint 'poomf!' of the bomb exploding, followed by someone rushing out of the room.

The door flew open near Michiko. She grabbed the shirt of the enemy and threw him to the ground, sitting on him while pointing the kunai knife at his neck. The enemy was masked and Michiko was unable to find his forehead protector. "I got him Z!" She yelled inside the smoking building.

(are we gonna have Naruto characters in here? Just wondering)

(I don't have a problem with it if you want to)

Zera followed Michiko's voice and emerged. "Nice one..." Kneeling by his head she drew his eyes to her own. "Now...mind tellin us who you are, and what happened here?"

(Yay! This gives our characters a good reason to be in Konoha!)

"I will! Just get off me!!" The stranger yelled in a muffled voice. Michiko just glanced at Zera. "Should I?" She asked, not caring if he heard her or not.