Private Cause and Effect. [Requesting Raikage]

[Akira Kazan]

The Hidden Cloud village never ceases to amaze Kazan. But now, after having been outside of it for some time, it seemed to shine more brightly than ever. As he walked through the village, and paid close attention to it's infrastructure. Now more than ever, he realized no other place could hold a candle to his homeland. While at the same time, the thought of Cloud being affected by a Civil war, and it's buildings crumbling, sent a shiver down his spine. He didn't want to even imagine it, but after seeing the Hidden Sand he couldn't stop himself from doing so. As he approached the Torre Empirea, his eyes shifted to the center spire; a place he hadn't visited very often, but probably should have.

Flash forward, as he walked through the door, he found his way to the builds staircase. While he probably could've used an elevator, he simply didn't due to his lack of trust in machinery. After climbing up several floors, he made his way to a receptionist. "I'm sorry to bother you, but i'm here to speak with the Raikage. She should be expecting me." He'd say, as he waited to be answered. If the receptionist wanted to escort him to the Raikage, or point him in the right direction, Kazan would do so.

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[Shinrya Kitsune]

As Kazan approached the receptionist, she looked up from her paperwork. It was kinda hard not noticing someone wearing plate armor, and with hair as red as their Raikages. When he politely mentioned that the Raikage was expecting him, she nodded. It was indeed something she'd been informed of. "Ah yes. She is indeed expecting you. Please, take the elevator over there up to the 69th floor." she said, gesturing over to the nearby array of elevators. With a building this size, a fair amount of them were needed.

Meanwhile, in the Raikage Office, Kitsune was handling some paperwork for the medical branch, given that Midori hadn't been seen in a while. Ah, the eternal curse of chakra capable people: Having weird things happen to them so they vanish for a while. She'd also requested Yuna, or Abyss, as she was known in her role as ANBU Sennin to come, as Kazan had intel on Sand. Out in front of the office, Kitsune had her own secretary, who was currently in the middle of trying to arrange schedules so there weren't any conflicts. It was a bit of a mess, but she was managing. When the elevator dinged, she looked up, and saw Kazan step out. She, of course, knew that he was coming and was expecting him. "Ah, Akira-san. You're expected. Please head right in." she said, gesturing to the large set of heavy oak double doors separating the Raikages office from the rest of the floor.

Once Kazan had stepped inside, he'd be greeted by Kitsune, and asked to take a seat. "Then we just need Abyss to arrive." she said, looking up from her paperwork, "They have knowledge of Suna that might be of use in the debriefing." she said. Her voice was calm, and to anyone looking at her, she'd appear to be in a neutral to decent mood. She leaned back in her chair, and awaited Abyss' presence.

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[Chigokai Yuna]

Yuna's operatives would have already informed her of Kazan's return to Cloud. It piqued her curiosity since she expected the Jounin to be out for a longer time period. Nevertheless, she would get the summons from Kitsune herself, a telltale sign to her that there must be something important to discuss, maybe even with Kazan's swift return.

Her own powers have been a little bit wonky as of late but finally settled down. Something in the air, or whatever. The Anbu Sennin would rush over to the Torre Empirea, where she would meet with Kitsune. Finally, she would get into the office and walk briskly in. She was dressed in her usual Anbu garb, fit with a plain white mask to confuse anyone that doesn't know her as Yuna, or Abyss, as just a regular Anbu agent. She would note Kazan was here, which would fit her theory of something must have happened on his travels. She would bow to Kitsune, "Raikage-sama. I am here as you requested." And then to Kazan, "I assume that your spiritual journey has been cut short for some type of concerns?" She inquired.

 

[Akira Kazan]

Kazans eyes widened, as the receptionist told him the Raikage was waiting for him on the sixty ninth floor and encouraged him to take the elevator. Glancing in the direct, he sighed; it was time to face a fear. Gritting his teeth, he approached the elevator lobby, pressed a button, walked into one, and within seconds found himself exiting onto the sixty ninth floor. The look of frustration was clearly written across his face, though that didn't detour him from what he had to report. Walking out into a new lobby, he approached what looked like a secretary behind her desk. Without a single word, she spoke to him and gestured for him to go ahead and enter.

"I guess this is what it's like when you're expected." He told himself, reminiscing about the time he called Lady Kitsune to the Arena. Hopefully by now, any sort of animosity towards that was gone. Stepping forward, into the office space, there was she. With a brief greeting, and a statement about Abyss showing up, Kazan simply sat down and got ready to wait before acknowledging the Raikage's words. "Understood." He stated.

As his eyes shifted about the office, he wondered how long it would take for Abyss to show up. When he left, they had so much on their plate he couldn't even imagine how over worked they might be. Before long though, Abyss had already made their apperance and greeted the Raikage, before turning to Kazan and acknowledging him and making an assumption about his "concerns". Nodding, he replied. "I wouldn't call it a concern." He spoke, before looking at the Raikage. "I'd rather cut to the chase than to dance around the issue, if the two of you don't mind." He Stated, before leaning forward.

"The Hidden Sand is at War with itself."​

He'd tell the two of them, with a brief pause. Call it dramatic effect, if you'd like. "When I arrived to their gates, I noticed it was unmanned. I was going to wait around, but within seconds of my arrival I heard massive round of explosions from within, followed by countless cries for help and distress from the civilian populous." He stated, trying to paint the two of them a picture of how he came into the knowledge in the first place. Not only was he doing that, he was trying to explain himself; he wouldn't want to two of them to get the wrong impression on his choice of actions. "So, I entered their village and the first thing I witness is two massive warships, and a giant sand creation, duking it out in midair. Their village and it's civilians were suffering mass casualties and destruction as a result." He said, as his eyes shifted to Abyss.

Her apperance was a little different than he remembered, but she was here none the less. "From there, I went further into their village and started assisting as many civilians as I could. There were collapsed businesses and homes, and people were panicking in the street. It wasn't long before I noticed a lack of their shinobi force assisting it's populous. My best guess is the vast majority of them were busy with the situation overhead. But, when I finally came across one of them.... something despicable happened." He stated, ending his sentence on a cliff hanger. A fit of frustration seemed to echo in his voice at the thought of what he witnessed, but was forced to allow to happen. If Kazan would've acted, the situation probably wouldn't have gotten any better.

"I witnessed one of their own, walking their streets and spreading more chaos. He was indiscriminately attacking innocents with some odd powers. I asked him to stop, he wouldn't. I asked him again, and my plea's were ignored. Rather than putting a stop to it, I chose to walk away because I didn't want to further damage any relations we might have with the Hidden Sand. I assumed he was this guy Abyss warned me about named Akkuma, but he told me he was a subordinate of the guy." Kazan told the two of them, before raising a hand up and tapping his temple.

"I used a technique known as Snapshot to record my interaction with that guy, but also to back up any of my claims. Just touch my hand and should be able witness my memory as if you were there yourselves." He stated, as Chakra poured from his temple into his finger, before engulfing his entire hand. Extending it out, he waited for the two of them to react. They had the option to either take his words for truth, or to witness his own memories for themselves.

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[Chigokai Yuna]

Yuna listened to what he had to say in full, taking in all that was said. Sand, war with itself... And someone attacking the innocents... Most large scale battles are focused with the warriors and ninja of both sides attacking one another and very seldom target civilians, though it does happen. But to be on this type of scale made her stomach churn.

The Anbu Sennin would place her hand on Kazan's hand as he focused chakra to show her the snapshot that he had taken when he was in Sand. And... To say the least was that she was surprised. If she wasn't wearing a mask, she would have a mouth open gaping expression. She was silent for a few seconds before she spoke. "I believe a little bit of background information will suffice before I give my thoughts on the matter. As Kitsune already knows, during my time in Sand, Ryuzaki Raizo was the Eleventh Kazekage. Shortly before my time in Sand was up, he had disappeared and the next Kazekage is a man that goes by the name of Chikamatsu Shin."

She paused before continuing on, "The man that introduced himself as Byakko Akujin is actually Chikamatsu Shin." She has interacted with him enough times to know what he looks like. "Though... How he talked and acted doesn't seem like himself. In my short time of knowing him, he would risk his own life and limb for any member of Sand." Yuna thoughtfully tapped on her mask as she thought things through, "If I were to hazard a guess, I would say that he is being controlled by someone or something. Something that Sand shinobi would undoubtedly find out as well." This already complicates things further for them. "So now there's a new, new Kazekage." Thinking things over. Cloud's relations with Sand has been rocky before, ever since Akkuma is now their Sennin, but with the Attack on the gates from Tama, whom said himself that he acted alone, and now this... She looked to Kitsune to see what she makes of all of this, now that Yuna has given her insight on the Snapshot and on the matter in Sand.

 

[Shinrya Kitsune]

Kitsune gestures for Abyss to have a seat in the other chair facing her desk. She took a moment to tidy up her paperwork and put it away in a drawer before turning her attention to what Kazan was saying. How Sand was somehow at war with itself? That seemed quite odd to Kitsune, but it somehow didn't surprise her with all the troubles that'd come from there in recent times. Hearing Kazans story, Kitsune maintained a neutral expression, but her eyes betrayed her anger. How in any way, shape, or form, could the Sand ninja expose their civilian population to that kind of fighting?

Kazan explained how they'd then helped the civilians to safety, and Kitsune's expression softened a bit. That was good at least. But then he mentioned the Sand ninja who'd been spreading further chaos, attacking the populace. At Kazans invitation, Kitsune took his hand to view the saved memory. She watched the scene unfold, her eyes narrowing as she saw the Sand ninja attacking the civilians. She could see the fear in their eyes, the confusion, the pain. It was a terrible thing to see, and Kitsune felt her anger rising again. She let go of Kazans hand and leaned back in her chair, her expression dark. Then, Abyss spoke, revealing that the man in the recorded memory was actually Chikamatsu Shin, the former Kazekage, and how he was acting did NOT match how he acted while Abyss had visited.

Kitsune sighed. It was a complete and total mess. "It sounds to me like we should shore up our defenses, in case their craziness spills across borders all the way up here." she said, looking at the two of them "Can't let anything like that happen to our own populace, especially given our much bigger responsibility of protecting the entire country, rather than just this city." she continued, her expression serious. "Given our lack of a Main Branch Sennin, I'm thinking that you, Kazan, would make a fine pick. You certainly have displayed growth since the time you bribed a radio station to broadcast your challenge against me, village-wide. So. Probationary Main Branch Sennin. A trial period, to see if you work out. How's that sound?"

Her eyes shifted to look at Abyss "I'll entrust you to have an eye pointed at things, to ensure all goes well." she said, "And if you see anything that needs my attention, don't hesitate to let me know." she added, before looking back at Kazan, and assuming he accepted the appointment, she'd say "And you. Don't let me down." in a firm tone, "I'll be watching." she added, before leaning back in her chair, her expression thoughtful. "Oh, and you'll need this." she added, grabbing a box from another drawer of her desk, sliding it across the tabletop to Kazan. Within was a secured handheld terminal, or a phone with smart features - A smartphone if you will - only needing to be keyed to Kazan's chakra signature. Also in the box was of course a wireless charging apparatus that you merely needed to put the terminal on to charge it. "This will be your primary means of reporting to me, and for me to contact you. Keep it on you at all times, and ensure it's charged." she explained, "It'll also be your personal key to access secure areas. Push your chakra into it, to key it to your person, that way only your particular chakra signature can unlock it and access the data within."

[Offering Kazan a promotion to Main Branch Sennin.]

 

[Akira Kazan]

As Kazan held out his hand, and patiently waited for both the Raikage and the Anbu Sennin to bare witness to his memory, a thought crept into the back of his mind. Having to recall that event was saddening, and having proof of it was even more so. But Kazan was adamant about not allowing such a travesty affect his homeland. Deep down he felt that if they had this many problems at home, it was only time until it finally spilt over into their territory. Though, with Leaf being between them and being an ally of Cloud, surely such a thing was impossible.

As the two reached for his hand, he remained motionless and still, as his chakra began to flood his very memory into their minds. With the mask, Abyss's reaction was hard to judge, but it was evident that Lady Kitsune was concerned. If anything, her dark expression and reaction said more than enough. Suddenly though, Abyss spoke and gave some context which only caused Kazan's blood to boil, as his expression turned to that of a more angry one. "I ..... I'll ...." He thought, as he gritted his teeth in frustration. "I'll kill him." He told himself, at the realization that Byakko Akujin was actually a former Kazekage named 'Shin'.

It wasn't the lie that angered him though. For Kazan, it was that this man was a former Kage and had harmed his own citizens. Even if Abyss's Guess was right, it just didn't justify it enough for Kazan to forgive. It was Kazan's full belief that someone at a Kage's level should be better prepared for unforeseen circumstances. Even giving him the benefit of the doubt, something like this wouldn't have happened if not for negligence at the very least. Taking a deep breathe, he quickly calmed himself down and tried to put his emotions to the side, as he began to listen to Lady Kitsune Speak.

He agreed with her words. Shoring up the village's defenses would be important now more than ever, but he didn't exactly understand. He intended to deliver the news and resume his pilgrimage, until she suddenly offered him the position of Main Branch Sennin. Without a moment's hesitation, Kazan would reply. "I accept." He'd say, as he slightly bowed his head in respect to her decision, before lifting his head back up and looking at Abyss, before turning back to Lady Kitsune. Realizing the Raikage had just slid something across her desk to him, he stood up and slowly picked the 'smart phone' up.

As she explained how it worked, his eye brow raised ever so slightly. If he had to keep it charged at all times, especially after receiving this promotion, his simple life style was about to change drastically. Seeing as his home didn't even have running water, let alone electricity, he would have to relocate to within the village. "Thank you for this opportunity, Lady Kitsune." Kazan would say, before turning his head towards Abyss. "Hopefully I can do more than just help lighten the load, Abyss. But I'll definitely need a little guidance at first." He'd say, as he began channeling his Chakra into this device.

Within seconds, the device would be in sync to his Chakra Signature.

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[Chigokai Yuna]

Yuna had heard the blood in both Kazan and Kitsune react as Kitsune seen the snapshot, and as Kazan heard what she had told them about Shin. Yes, they might not technically be allies, but they aren't enemies of Sand either right now. To learn about what is going on in Sand, to the civilian population that can't fight... What with Kazan had told and shown them, they'll have to wait, at least in her opinion. They don't really know who are the theoretical 'bad guys' in that scenario with the only clue that whoever had put Shin under their control must be the ones that ultimately need to be put down. But... geez, diplomacy is such a headache if both parties aren't on the same page. And right now, they should wait until things calm down in Sand before they fully understand what's going on over there.

"With such chaos and inner turmoil going on in Sand, I recommend that we limit travel to Sand until their conflict is resolved. I don't like the idea, but if any of our ninja are there and gets caught up in their conflict, they won't know which side to work for and in case they die or kill the wrong person. Along with that, I also recommend that we send out a message to Leaf so that they know of the situation too so they don't accidentally start a conflict with Sand in case one of their ninja falls in battle." Her thoughts were more strategic. With an unknown as big as this large-scale battle with not knowing who to fight for they can't risk pissing off the wrong person who might lead Sand into a conflict with Cloud.

She turned to Kazan as he told her that he will help her but needs guidance. "All you need to do is ask. What helped me when I first started out was meeting with all those in your branch, look through their files and see whom is due for a promotion to help with their own type of roles in the branch."

 

[Shinrya Kitsune]

Kitsune nodded at Kazan's acceptance of the position. "Good to have you on board." she said, before turning to listen to what Yuna had to say. Her words made good sense, and Kitsune found herself agreeing with them. Limiting travel to Suna for the time being was probably a good idea, given the turmoil happening there. "You're probably right, Abyss." she uttered, scratching her head lightly "Make it so. And address the letter bound for Leaf to Sazuki Nao. He's their medical sennin, whom I met with during my trip there. I got the impression that he does a lot more than just medical, so I figure it'll be in good hands." she added, quickly writing up a letter detailing what had happened with Suna.

Once the letter was finished, Kitsune printed it, put it in an envelope and sealed it with a wax seal, imbued with her chakra, then handing it to Abyss. "That should do the trick, I'd say." she stated and leaned back in her chair. "I think that should do it for this meeting." Kitsune said, looking from Kazan to Abyss. "If you've got any questions about your new duties, Kazan, don't hesitate to ask." she added, hoping that Kazan wouldn't feel too overwhelmed with the sudden promotion and new responsibilities and all that. "If there's nothing else. You're both dismissed." she said, ending the impromptu meeting unless either one of the others had anything else to add to it, or ask about. Beyond that, Kitsune had a few things she needed to set into motion now.


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[Akira Kazan]

Kazan would nod towards Abyss, acknowledging her suggestion on where to start. No doubt, it would be a great course of first actions. "I'll get right to it then." He stated, as he placed the device down to his side and slide it into a hidden compartment within his armor. The conversation going on between them now was something Kazan would have to adjust to, but Abyss was right about limiting travel towards the hidden sand. Kazan was the first person to get caught up in their turmoil, and even he rushed to help someone without full details.

Recognizing the Raikage write out a letter, and seal it with their chakra, Kazan wondered about who this Medical Sennin with leaf was and how important they might be in the coming times. Without interupting, or asking questions, he simply soaked in everything that was happening and placed the concerns on a shelf in the back of his mind for the moment. Right now, he was caught up on the Kage's earlier comment about shoring up their defences. Promoting individuals and restructuring the Main branch would help a lot. He didn't want to change anything, but placing key members of the shinobi force in leadership roles would probably prove to be his best immediate course of action.

Standing up as the Raikage dismissed them both, he'd slightly bow his head and be on his way. Kazan had a lot on his mind at this moment, and his actions would need to speak louder than he ever could.

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