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Nayami’s theory of love scarred his mind. Ryu felt a dreadful ache in his stomach as he fell back down. “I don’t think so. Over the past couple of months I think I know the difference. I haven’t felt it in over ten years. Other than power, that is the only thing I want in my life. One of the only things I would kill for.” As the pain went away, he sat up and hung his head. “Would you mind telling me about your past? I’m a very curious person, if you haven’t figured that out yet., and your life style intrigues me.” Ryu sat next to Nayami and press his body against hers, the warmth of it relaxed him. “Though I do believe everyone craves someone.”

Ryukinzo arose to his feet and stepped behind the furious female. He embraced Nayami by her waist and pulled her against him. Using his canines, he bit down on her earlobe with very little pressure. And with his teeth still attached to the other Kage, he gently spoke to her. “Get things like what? It sounds like someone has had a bad love life. From what I’ve seen, that happens to just about everyone. You shouldn’t be that way.” The young man released his hold as he sighed. He glanced at the damage she brought forth to the wall, but paid very little attention to it. “Mom? Do you miss her? Mine died in a war with my father when I was seven. My older brother then sailed away from our island and found a village to live in for a couple of years.”

The Crystal Kage froze as Nayami stampeded out of the room. The only thing that moved on the outside of his body, after she broke free from his hold, was his eyelids. After blinking and thinking for a moment, Ryu patiently walked towards the direction the woman ran off to. While doing over the fallen do, his left heel put a dent in it. “She's sexy when she’s mad” he said quietly. As he entered the darkness, his narrowed his eyes, straining to see what laid ahead. “Hey…this running away thing is pissing me off. Be a man an-” Ryukinzo ended his sentence right there, for the last thing he need was a brutal backfire of his so called jokes.

Rei had finished packing a while ago. He had waited a couple of days to make sure Nayami was capable of getting up, let alone giving him a mission to go off on. He wasn't really attempting to accomplish anything, so he didn't care what she gave him so long as he could stay outside of a village long enough to try and get used to Raijuu. It would probably take years to truly adapt to the creature, but he needed to be ready for the use of the village, so he'd only go for a couple of weeks. He approached her house to find that Nayami was outside and against a tree.

"Arashikage-sama? You certainly have recovered well. I'm glad to know that you're all right." He remarked, looking at the Kage as he shifted his shoulders a bit. "I'm here for a mission, if you can give me one. I need to be away from others for a little while, so anything that would be expected to take a little time or insignificant enough to be missed a while would be greatly appreciated, Nayami-sama." He added, standing before his leader rigidly. It was almost like he expected to get an order to do something which he'd immediately do, even if it did get in the way of his "training".

Michio strode from the door leading out toward Nayami and the foreign Kage, seemingly uninterested in the other man entirely. Passing him like a spectre, it didn't even seem as if his feet touched the ground or that his presence could be felt or noticed at all, beside that of a quick glimpse.

His face hidden behind another of his multitude of masks, this one very simplistic, a black mask that had smooth ridges spiraling outward from the center. There were no holes or slits in the mask, a plane slate of smooth ceramic, bound and held effortlessly over Michio's true appearance.

Though his eyes were entirely covered, his movement was perfect, entirely aware of his surroundings, more so than many of those who had their birth-given sight in use.

Michio's clothing was composed of his usual equipment supported upon black straps, several things visible, though the tru strength of his commonly carried arsenal was entirely hidden from view. The black pants running down straight into his boots were securely belted at his waist, a few sheaths and weapons visible along with it, as well as the simple sword slung up his back.

The solemn way in which Michio approached Nayami seemed quite different than usual, less like the doting of a servant. Michio stood a few paces from Nayami, awaiting back to one side. He'd stayed and waited paciently in Nayami's grand abode until she were well, leaving her and the other Kage to their business, keeping his whereabouts unknown from the two.

It could be considered strange that he would have only now made his presence known, but enigmatic behavior was a common feature of Michio's.

Ryukinzo frowned as his vision shifted back and forth at the pieces of the two snakes, and at the young boy that she embraced. He didn’t expect to see Nayami weeping, nor did he expect for Nayami to have felt a much stronger pain than the one he experience when he ended his relationship with Lil. Once she ventured away, Ryu ignored everyone and everything else that was going on and continued to follow her. As he neared a tree he shoved it the side, causing it to tilt over slighty so he wouldn’t have to walk all the way around it. Once he was within reaching distance of Nayami, he used the body flicker jutsu and stopped in front of her. “Forgive me for being so soft, but I can’t let you walk around like this. It’s beginning to hurt me as well.” The expression on his face was now calm. Once once again, he pressed his palms against her hips and curled his fingers around them.

The Crystal Kage turned his head and smirked as he felt the mighty wrath of the woman’s hand. Before he could say anything, her elbow was rammed into his chest. The pain caused him to flinch and he took a step back. Her words seeped deep into his head, he analyzed every bit of it. But the stubborn shinobi wouldn’t be stopped by her words nor actions. As he placed his hand of his red chest, he began to speak once more. “Ah, it seems like you don’t understand that I don’t understand. I don’t understand you because you won’t give me a chance. Ha, you’re acting like my brother. They tried reasoning with the poor boy, but he wouldn’t make a sound. Kinryu was pretty upset when our parents died, but he hid his loving emotions and brought his anger to his outer shell. I don‘t know if you‘re the same way, mainly because I don‘t understand, but you‘re just about the same as him.” Ryukinzo closed his eyes and smirked as memories of him and his brother ran through his mind. He extended his arms out to the side and tilted his head back slightly, leaving his body open. Ryu did this several times with his brother to relieve him of his stress. “I really don’t like giving up on things that easily. But it seems like you have more anger to lash out…go ahead. Make me bleed. You wouldn’t hold back on me, would you? Just as long as I have enough energy to squirm away in the end, I’ll be okay. So go ahead, shoot me.”

Rei had stayed where he was, blinking a couple of times when Nayami had hugged him and called him Ritoru. It started to make him slightly curious about Nayami's past himself. But, unlike Ryu, the boy knew better than to ask about anything that he wasn't already welcomed to ask about. Which meant Nayami's personal feelings, beliefs and past were entirely off-limits to him. After she'd let him go, Rei bowed to her and turned to do as he was commanded.

"As you wish, Arashikage-sama. I shall return as soon as I can gather what is worth knowing and believe I am ready to be among others once again." He said, leaving Nayami to do whatever she was going to need to do to Ryu. It was likely there might be a comflict with the Crystal Village when he returned.