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Kirigakure no Sato (Hidden Mist Village)
Mizu no Kuni (Land of Water)

As one of the five great ninja villages, Kirigakure has a Kage as leader. Little is currently known about Kirigakure, except that its ninja specialise in water-type jutsu. In the past, the graduation exam for becoming Genin was very different than the standard in Kirigakure: students who had been friends, trained together, and ate from the same table, were pitted against one another in fights to the death. This gruesome method was cut short, however, when Momochi Zabuza, a boy who had failed to pass the preliminary exam to even attend the ninja academy, went mad and killed all of the students in that year's graduating class.
This village was once the home of the famous Kaguya clan and the Seven Swordsmen, who were famous for using giant swords. Unfortunately, the Kaguya Clan got wiped out because they went to war on their own village, and two of their swordsmen, Hoshigaki Kisame and Momochi Zabuza became missing-nins. The reason for the Kaguya's clan actions was their love for battle & killing. Presumbaly Mizu no Kuni was already at peace which caused the clan to attack their ninja village for their love of battle which they believed they would win. However despite their incredible bloodline, a large army of ninja's from Kirigakure no Sato that defeated the clan. According to the anime, this happened before Momochi Zabuza's rebellion.


(This is where you can officially RP the goings on of this village, as well as any characters from it. And of course, it will be interactive with other official village RPs, etc., once a solid plot is going.)

The plot thus far... The same time frame as in the other official RPs- a little after Sasuke has left. Um, not much more than that.. (Oh, and if you really want, Zabuza and Haku can still be alive too...)

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The ebony-haired boy gazed over the horizon at the town below the hill through the tiny slits in his hunter-nin mask. He actually liked the mask-- despite how it limited his sight. It made him look more ominous and mysterious, and helped to hide his identity. Besides, sight was far from his most important sense. Still, his enemies didn't get to see the pale, kind face beneath the cold exterior. Haku liked it that way. Most of the time anyway, just during battle or other important business. But the cold-hearted killer did not fill his being. Not by a long shot. Despite those who died under his hands, he was still able to remain innocent.

Zabuza had a similar technique, he noticed. Instead of a mask, he had his bandages. They served the same purpose, did they not? To hide his emotions? Though, sometimes Haku wished to take them off; to see the man beneath, to see him smile. Just once.

An ivory hand lifted to remove the mask, a soft sigh escaping him. Zabuza had been gone for days. On business, he said. If it was just business, why didn't he bring Haku along? But of course, Zabuza usually became irritated when he was questioned, so Haku learned to keep some things to himself. Letting that train of thought wander a little, he sat himself down at the base of a tall tree at the top of the hill. The snow was cold beneath him, but he didn't mind. Having grown up here, it was a feeling he was used to by now, and he wanted to linger a little longer to wait for Zabuza to return.

[[Gave you a little something to go off of.. ^^;]]

Haku had nearly dozed off by the time Zabuza returned. This wasn't the first time, either. In the past few nights, he waited by this tree and often found himself waking up to the morning sun. Not a very smart thing to do, he realized, but if it was for Zabuza then he would do it without question, setting aside the possible risks.

Feeling the gentle stir of the air around him, his eyes fluttered open and gazed upwards at the shadow that cast over him. He recognized the man at once and his face lit up with joy. "Zabuza-san!" Haku piped and stood immedietly in the man's presence, looking at first as if he was about to hug him, but instead just closed his eyes happily and smiled upwards. Though he may not admit it to Zabuza, it felt like he had been gone forever. But that was only natural, seeing as how they never parted.

"How was your trip?"

[[It's fine, don't worry. x3]]

"Oh.. I see." Haku replied softly, his cheerful expression fading a little, though not completely gone from his features. He still looked happy, though with an underlying sorrow. He turned his gaze from Zabuza and looked over the horizon in thought. He didn't want to bombard him with questions, but they whirrled around his head. Why couldn't he bring Haku along? Where did he go, and why? Of course, Haku knew Zabuza expected him to be able to take care of himself when he was alone. But, it was difficult. Constantly worrying made the waiting seem so prolonged.

Taking a deep breath, he turned back to Zabuza and wrapped his small arms around him tightly. So, Zabuza wasn't the most affectionate person. Haku didn't care.

"I'm sorry, Zabuza-san.. Maybe.. I could go with you, next time?"

[[Bwaha. xD]]

The boy sighed contently and dropped his arms when he heard the response, and felt the hand on his head. Of course, he didn't really expect to get a hug back from the man. This was Zabuza, after all. But, Haku was content with the reply nonetheless. He smiled upwards again at the seemingly emotionless face.

"Hungry?"

[[Whee food. >> We have to think of like.. something to do.. or.. one of those things.. like, a plot, yeah. xD]]

[[Yeah.. because, we haven't been.. err.. on the scene.. for a while now, so to speak. xD We could always just like.. wander into a random village to.. escape hunter-nins? I dunno. Something like that. o.o Or like.. the hunter-nins could find them at the resturaunt because Zabuza makes a scene for some reason and they have to flee.. or.. something. >> -not good at plots-]]

[[Alrighty then. ^^]]

It didn't take long for Haku to lead them back down the hill and into the village and towards a small building. He knew his way around well, though the place alone gave him bad memories. The streets he used to play on, right to the garbage cans he used to survive on. That was, before Zabuza.

He pushed the wooden door open and set off a small bell atop the threshold, stepping inside before Zabuza. As the bell went off, immedietly eyes turned to them. Most of them were unfriendly; but Haku found them an empty table at the opposite side of the restaurant.