Junko Itami steps into the light.

[Itami Junko]

It had been a while since she had last left her guardian's home, Souji Yukata, let alone in the daytime. Junko took the time to pack up a small lunch of some raw meat that she had thought to sneak out from the kitchen, hoping that no one would notice a few pieces of stew beef missing. After making sure that it was secure in one of her small makeshift packs on her waist, she walked over to the window. She pulled back the curtains to show that it was a bright day, causing her to shield her eyes. She wasn't one for the day time now days. She had become a nocturnal creature. She found in the wilds that animals were easier to catch at night so she adapted. She lifted open the window with her small hands, having trouble with the window lock. She kept a stone like expression, however she was quite annoyed at the lock, so much so that she thought to take it off the window soon...somehow.

She made sure that her rough cloth long shirt was on. It was washed and clean, but it wasn't once upon a time, in fact it was the same shirt that she wore while living in the wilds. It gave her a sense of security, the one thing that she, herself owned. She didn't feel like she owned her body anymore, not after the bandits and being their slave. She then placed a bare foot onto the window sill and climbed through it, using the rain spout to climb up into the roof of the house. She then carefully climbed up to the middle of the roof, resting on the flat of it. She then looked down at the next house and the distance between the roofs. She thought about the many gaps she had to cross and nodded. She had crossed many gaps, larger then this one before, but she would need to make it a running start to have a chance.

She crawled over to the edge and took a beastly like stance, on her hands and feet. She narrowed her eyes as she dashed down the roof on all fours. She ran down to the edge of the roof and jumped using her back legs like a wolf would using the edge for more forward push. She flew across the gap with good speed but almost failed in making the jump. She landed the top part of her body on the edge and grabbed onto the roof shingles to try and pull herself up. She took a few deep breaths to calm her nerves while hanging, apparently jumping from these rooftops at daytime was much harder then at night. She had misjudged the distance between them due to her now knowing the full distance between them. To her if she didn't know the distance she had no fear of failing, but now that she knew, she hesitated and jumped with too little force to fully make it.

SNAP!

Junko's eyes widened as she saw one of the shingles that she was grabbing onto finally give way and cause her to fall towards the ground near the street. She clawed at the air violently like she was trying to grab onto something but alas there was nothing to grab a hold of...

 

[Murasaki Yoruko]

Once again the boy found himself rather bored.

He was rather intrigued by the meeting he had held with a certain woman, she seemed rather an interesting person... He found himself regretting leaving her company now. However, they both had things to do, her with her classes and he with his missions. He had found himself feeling more bored than usual even. His violet eyes glanced around in every direction as he stepped throughout the clan homes. He did not have any direction in particular that he was heading, though he was curious about the Yukata clan which he had heard that this 'Yuki' was from, and so it was with a vested interest that he decided to kill some time by wandering the area around the bigger clans. His eyes flashed around, looking for interesting chakra signatures though, in spite of the occasional out of the norm shades of color, none were truly intriguing. The boy regretted coming near here, as he'd hoped to bump into that woman again to fix any errors in perspective she may have held about him. However, this would not be the day to find her.

Instead, he found himself watching a young child scramble with a lock, and eventually remove it from a window. However, the interesting thing was that the child was on the inside of the window he was removing the lock from. A slight raise of one of the boy's eyebrow signaled that he would be watching the child. He saw the young child of a gender he could not honestly make out. It could have been a boy with unkempt hair, or a young girl. He leaned against the wall nearby, arms crossing as he waited to see what the child would do, crawling out of the window like as if to escape. Was this child attempting escape from a clan house, or were they merely wandering? The child disappeared from the roof top for a moment. That moment passed to a few moments, and just as he was about to lose interest he saw the little one running on four legs, and leaping with her legs as though she were a wild animal. This caused him to raise his level of focus on the child just in time to see that they were about to fall. Leaping into action with an incredible speed, he would catch them in mid-air and land with them in his arms bridal style. He did not hold the child for long, opting to set them down as soon as they were still, he looked at the child in the eyes wondering what he would find. If they were to return the look they would see a pair of violet sharingan eyes, which held eyes of a predator. He stepped back easily enough and spoke. "You should be more careful. Had I not been there... You could have been hurt." He spoke, dusting off the black slacks with which he was adorned.​

 

[Keigo Oen]

Touch. it was the simple thing that sense deprivation seemed to take away from everything that would come with such things. Razu, Souji's father seemed to know this all to well the Yukata's sealed powers passed down from the generations that seemed to suppress their fullness but control it to a point where it was manageable to harness. Their powers of Genjutsu and mind control through the simple touch of skin to another seemed unmatched. They were the 'shadow boxers' the monks that lived high in the mountains that never seemed to be wavering in the wind as the waters of the ocean. This particular day Razu found himself heading home after having a little talk with Souji in regards to this Fantasy Inc. that he'd heard about a few years back. There were alot of details Souji left out these days but he knew that his son wasnt going to get himself into any trouble. He was one of the only ones in the family that could handle himself to the extent of taking a three man mission alone. His intellect was uncanny... strategist in his prime. Though, he was still young. Still thinking he was invincible... yet he carried so much on his back. Junko, Yuki, Oyochi, Kimi, Guardianship, Protecting the village, Holding this family together, giving them all a home after Razu was unable to continue running missions.

Sigh, it was a wonder that the boy didnt break under that pressure, given he wasnt the only one protecting the village, but he still held it deeply in his heart that he'd give his life to it. Though if he died what would that make of his family? What would happen? Razu felt like he needed to keep Souji encouraged... so he often took walks with him when he had to go out for short missions. Or just Guard work. Looking around the corner into their shanty home he'd hear commotion, and the faint voice coming from just inside their yard. "Eh?", the old man would speak before stepping out into the open. A Crimson Haired boy along with Junko, Souji's little 'sis' as he called her when she wasnt around seemed to be in a scuffle? No, that wasnt it. The boy was setting her down? Had she fallen? Looking at the clues around him before jumping into an assumption he'd find himself.... pondering. There were many things that could have happened... so he could not step to jump to conclusions.

"Oi, Jun, who is this?", his hands locked in his pockets he'd approach the youngsters. Wondering what and why... more so how... but the others would make the picture clearer for Souji when he came back around. He was sure the boy left something. He always managed to. It was why he left early... but for him to stay up so late every night.... what kind of sleep would he be getting? What kind of rest...? The meditation could only do so much...

 

[Itami Junko]

As Junko fell she was about to speak in a calm voice "No..." but she was stopped by the sudden catch of this young man who was now holding her. She was surprised by the catch but moreso surprise that he placed her down and spoke to her in a calm bored voice. She was still catching her bearings as she looked up into his eyes, she could feel the predatory nature they held and knew that from her times in the wild the best thing to do when facing a predator was to give them the same glare back, showing that you wouldn't be easy prey. When he was holding onto her for those brief few seconds, he would be able to feel that her body was slightly hotter then normal to the touch. He could see her chakra slowly moving about her body. It seemed to be forcing itself out of her body like a fire, it was a deep purple color as well. As she took a breath her chakra seemed to die down and return to just simple ebbs and flows. If Yoruko would look up at the roof where she jumped off he would be able to see slight traces of her flame like chakra.

Junko seemed to glare back into his eyes giving way more info into who she is to him, he could see a general burning hatred and a sorrow in her eyes. He would be able to see the slight scar she held on her right cheek and that her eyes were more faded then usual, close to being somewhat blank, like there was very little keeping her alive. She then jumped slightly at the new voice nearby. Like a beast like person she jumped back into the shadows until she could make out who it was who was speaking. It was the man that Souji would talk to often as he left the house. She would watch them leave from the window from time to time, she wasn't very trusting of much people in this city, but those in the house she would speak to in very few words, still unsure of if they were nice or not. However, Razu was one of the few she had grown to talk to more then the others. She remained in the shadows but spoke back in a slightly broken language "I...Know...Not...Razu?" She seemed to be searching for words and having trouble forming them together since she just fell from the roof. She then spoke a slight bit faster "Junko fell...from roof. He caught, Junko....Before hurt."

 

[Murasaki Yoruko]

When he had caught her, he had noticed she felt rather warm.. Very odd, especially for one of Uchiha lineage to consider someone warm. He had placed her down and as he had been staring at her chakra he had noticed that the warmth had not emanated from the girl's physical temperature but rather the chakra which was oozing from her system. This child had rather well-sized chakra reserves for someone her age. The violet flames, which flickered and died into ebbs and waves as was typical for most shinobi were still present on the roof as he saw them soon fade as well. As he stared back into those eyes, it was those eyes in which he saw something to which he could relate.

The hatred and sorrow which burned in her eyes, which was reminiscent of his own feeling... Towards his parents. Those eyes, which held deep-seated resentment rung within Yoruko and in an instant this girl, whose name he would soon find out to be 'Junko' would be registered into his mind. The soft scar was visible on her cheek with ease to his sharingan, and that her eyes were also dull and near lifeless... She had little to live for. This was another note to tack onto it he thought. That meant that if his parents' training were to be correct... That he would be able to fill her with purpose himself though it was yet undecided whether he would do such or not. He set aside those thoughts, as he felt the presence of another. He heard the footsteps before he saw him, and soon violet eyes shot over to the old man whom spoke as he approached. A deep purple chakra, which was far deeper than the child's hue flowed through it, though it was far slower and seemed to weave into his muscles... How interesting. The boy's violet eyes shifted back over to the man's eyes, and he wondered what relation the two had. It wasn't blood, there didn't appear to be any physical relation to the two.

"It as she said, I saw her falling and caught her." He spoke, his violet eyes sharp and analyzing the older fellow. His eyes shone with a cold distance which would confuse the man in all likeliness as to why he stopped her from falling. The boy's red hair blew around softly as a breeze came by. The man was old and seemed as though he had seen his fair share of missions... A thought crossed his mind that if he were to fight the man that it would be interesting. He waited to see what would happen next, how would the man react?​

 

[Uzumaki Jaison]

Laid on his small cot on the second floor of his family seal shop with a dull bored expression on his face. He could not understand why even on his day off, he found himself here at the shop but quickly came to the realization that he was here cause he didn't have anything else to do. Jaison would stretch before slowly sitting up and making his way down the stairs. Jaison would look over at his parents behind the counter, his mother handling some seals while his father was making a sale with a random ninja. " I'm going out!" He called out before seeing them wave at him before going back to what they were doing. Figuring he would either get hungry while outside or find a local candy shop where he could sidate his addiction, Jaison would grab some cash before placing it in his pocket as he made his way out of the shop.

Jaison would walk around with a smile on his face as he made his way toward his favorite candy shop. He would casually make his way through the crowd of people, his mind going through the list of candies and chocolate he could possibly buy but his happy thoughts were crushed by a closed for the day sign that was on top of his favorite shop. Jaison fell to the ground depressed as he wondered what he did to deserve this divine punishment. Jaison would wipe a few tears from his eyes as he looked around and wondered if there were other shop around that sold candy. With the idea in mind, Jaison decided he needed to find someone who can help him find one. Jaison would continue to look around before taking notice to a older boy and a grown man not to far from him. Jaison would walk toward them before stopping not to far from the older boy, not noticing the girl in the shadows not to far from him. Jaison would wave as he tried to get there attention. " excuse me, would either of you know of a good candy shop around here?"

 

[Keigo Oen]

"I see Jun, is this boy bothering you?", Razu knew all too well what could be going on here. He didnt want to jump to conclusions but the girl was under the watch of an Uchiha. There could be very well many things going on through her especially with her mind being so weak from not having to mold her mind to fend off shinobi. Though, she was coming along. Learning how to speak. More proper and more direct to her feelings. Souji was doing a fine job with her. He'd be a wonderful father if not for his... condition. There was little chance he could even have kids at this point... aside from his schedule. He had a condition. Oh well enough of that. Razu would turn his head allowing his silver hair to fall over his eyes and face, "Uhm, I dont know about a shop young man... but we have some treats inside the house."

Nodding he would turn back to the coupled pair, "So, waddya say....? Shall i learn more about ya all? Finding out why you saved my 'daughter' as well as your names?"And with that Razu would think deeply to himself wondering if they would cooperate with him. Else he would have to break these wipper snappers in half with his patented Double Fin Dragon Water Bomb... but he would not. be able to... too much chakra and his back would give out on the delivery of the jutsu. Eh, it was going to be fun to see the reactions of Junko and such... but Junko did not like others. He knew this very much. However, she did need to mingle a bit more so she could begin to communicate with others more efficiently. Razu was proud... quite proud.

 

[Itami Junko]

Junko watched as the other boy joined the group of people. Her eyes darted between the new boy and the original one. She didn't watch Razu all that much, she trusted him enough not to attack her at a moments notice without reason. She however was wary of the young man with purple eyes. She felt as if he had a somewhat same feeling as her deep within, this was more then enough to distrust him. After all, she never trusted herself on anything. She was a useless creature that preyed upon the weaker to live. She became a monster that most children have nightmares over in order to live. If he was anything like her with that look in his eyes, she knew that he too was a monster on the inside. She stuck to the shadows keeping quiet as other boy spoke of a candy shop. She thought to herself 'Candy?...' She then spoke out loud against her better judgment "Candy...Shop? What is...Candy?"

She then covered her mouth and bit into her fingers, She felt the taste of warm iron enter her mouth, she bit down hard enough to draw blood. Souji had told her to keep quiet when she was trying to hide. That making noise could get her hurt if she was in a dangerous place. She may be right outside the house, but with these strangers around she sure didn't feel safe like inside her room did. She was beginning to regret leaving her dark room and coming outside in the daytime. She thought to herself that maybe she should have stuck to night time runs in the city. At least then she wouldn't have fell like a wounded animal trying to make a simple jump. She then heard Razu's voice ask her a question "...Bothering...me? What does...Bothering, mean again?" She returned to biting her hand because she had once again spoke while trying to hide.

 

[Uzumaki Jaison]

Jaison looked over at Razu with a raised eyebrow. He did not want to misjudge anyone but when your over the age of twenty and you tell a child like himself you have candy in his house, most smart children would scream " Stranger Danger! Help!" Jaison however was a idiot when it came to candy. Smiling happily Jaison would nod as he responded "Okay!" Before making his way toward the man, Jaison would jump in shock from the voice that came not to far from him. Jaison would look over into the shadow before he noticed a small figure standing within it asking about what candy is, causing Jaison to sigh as he thought " I need to keep track of my surroundings." Jaison would wave awkwardly as he replied to the girl "Hey there... Sorry I didn't notice you there ." Jaison would scratch his head and laugh awkwardly as his thoughts were caught off by Razu's next question. Jaison would shake his head as he replied " I'm not, I didn't even notice she was there before a second ago and I don't know the other guy."

Jaison would look over at the small group as he wondered what got him into this situation. He would look over at the boy with red hair who had a intimidation look to him. The weird looking girl who seemed to like hanging in the shadows and a old man slash potential creeper who is the father of the weird girl. Yeah things were definitely becoming interesting to say the least.

 

[Murasaki Yoruko]

The boy found himself within quite a crowd compared to his usual company; himself. The red haired Genin glanced over to the boy who had entered, he could be no older than an Academy student. Come to think of it... Neither could the girl in all truth. Violet eyes glimmered within the light for the moment as they returned over to the old man. He supposed he could grace them with his presence for a longer period of time, the man appeared old enough and... As it seemed, he was the strongest here. He doubted the old man was too threatening, he could hold his own easily if it came down to a fight with him. Though, battle was not his intention, not in this time or place. He could find a dance partner in good time elsewhere. He was invited by the older man into the home, and the two children seemed interested in going back in- well, as interested as a wild child could be. His eyes glanced over to the younger girl in time to see her chewing on her own finger to the point of drawing blood. Yoruko cleared his throat in a soft manner, calling Razu's attention towards the behavior. He would've done something about it himself, but he was not in the position of trust to do something about it, this was the duty of her... Guardian.

"I am fine with coming in, but only to explain the reasoning for my actions, and to ask a question of you." His voice flowed from his lips, blunt and with no hidden intentions laced within. He waited for the older man to lead them into the building, before he would follow within. His Sharingan glanced to the ground. 'I am left wondering... Who is this old man? And the girl? Why does she act as though she has been raised by wolves or some such? The boy I could care less about, he is of no concern to me.' The young Murasaki thought to himself, waiting for the flood of questions that may be to come from the silver-haired man.

 

[Keigo Oen]

Nodding, he would look to Junko first, "To bother is to annoy, worry or disturb you from something you were doing or intending to do. So did he mess with you to cause whatever made him have to catch you?", Razu would turn his head back to the boy for a moment, "Dont answer that." he would shake his head and smirk. Though continuing on his rant and rave about this whole debacle the elderly man would motion towards the house calling those who wished to follow. Stranger Danger or not, Razu was serious about finding things out. Maybe he didnt always have the... smartest approach. He was old however, his judgement wasnt always keen but it made sense to him. He had a point to make in all of this... didnt he?

"Candy is a sweet substance... well not all is sweet some is sour. some are... nearly flavorless. To you Jun, Candy is the sweet meat we give you thats dipped in Honey and baked. Not sure if you like it or not... I've never seen your reaction to it. So...", and with that Razu would continue in the house. Looking to Yoruko after guiding them to the short distant corner of the house called. "The Kichen". This room shouldnt have been called a kitchen to begin with. However it was and had all the tell tale signs of one. "You had a question, Young man?" Razu would question as he rummaged in the cabinet for some candy they had.

"Anything you want Jun?"

 

[Itami Junko]

Junko dropped down onto all fours once more and ran after Razu who was walking into the house. She thought about what he said and spoke out loud to him "He didn't...make Junko fall. Junko failed... Misjudged? gap?" She made sure to be watching over her shoulder at the other two to keep an eye on them. She felt that being inside the house that she called her 'home' was like being on her own turf, giving her an advantage along with what she felt was a better reaction time by being on all fours, however useless that would be against Yoruko, not that she knew that fact. She walked into the kitchen and sat down on the floor in the dark corner that she usually sat in, putting her back up against the wall so that she knew that nothing could attack her from behind. She then listened to Razu and shook her head at him asking her if she needed something "Junko, Fine." She then pulled out the makeshift pack from her waist and opened it, pulling out the raw pieces of beef and eating them one chunk at a time, seemingly enjoying the taste of the blood they still had in them.

Yoruko could see her chakra flowing out of her again, attaching to the walls and fanning up like a purple flame. He would be able to see her posture was still defensive but more relaxed, maybe thats why her chakra was once more flowing out like normally. She watched as Razu rummaged through the cabinets looking for things. She seemed to droop slightly, giving off a feeling of sadness. She knew that she was a burden on Souji and the others, she saw herself as a monster, a beast of the forests, but they were willing to take her in and teach her. She felt horrible for being a burden which is why she worked so hard to learn how to interact with others, she wanted to help Souji because he was the first one to show her any kindness...and she felt she had to pay that back somehow. She would get stronger and go on those walks like Souji did. She had to bring back that thing he called Yen so that they could live easier... And if she managed to go on those walks like her guardian did, maybe she would find her parents again out there.

 

[Murasaki Yoruko]

She just kept giving him reasons to keep his eyes trained on her.

Yoruko's eyes could once more be found upon the girl, whom had taken it upon herself to run into the house on all fours. So he hadn't been seeing things earlier. The boy's impassive face remained just that as he stepped inside of the home, ignoring the accusations that the man indirectly tossed at him. He frowned on the inside. He knew that due to his Sharingan he would be left with no trust from the start, but he was of the opinion it was more than worth it. He continued watching the girl as she wandered off into her own corner, and proceeded to devour...

'Is that raw meat?' He thought to himself, resisting the slight urge to scrunch up his face. The girl fit the criteria for wild child, that much was for certain now in his mind. It was probable that she had lost her parents and some animals had raised her, or she had raised herself. In either case, it wasn't strange she couldn't speak properly yet, she had lost years of progress on that front. He could fix that, with such ease. He could train her in language himself. The boy had to blink once or twice, realizing he had been contemplating putting entirely too much effort in without first surveying what she could do for him. His eyes did not miss the sadness that she echoed throughout her chakra. It was only amusing to him that he could see her both defensive and sad at the same time, while anyone else could only guess at what she was feeling. Her posture, the way she was lined up against the wall; The girl was the least trusting of anyone in here.

Good.

Turning his eyes back to the old man he would not wait for the man to turn around before he began to speak. "My question may be postponed, as it has to do with my being in the area in either case. I was wandering around here, having heard tell of a clan named 'Yukata' that lived around here. Something that I will get to in a moment. Had I not been paying attention to her climbing out of her window, your 'Junko' would have been probably on the ground in some serious degree of pain. My reason for interest in this 'Yukata' clan... Well, I shouldn't bother you with it. Do you know where they live? I was hoping to bump into one of them..." The young man drew out, his violet eyes waiting for some sort of reaction from the man. Though he was fine with explaining his actions he had to leave soon, to continue the search for the Yukata family. A hand rose to sweep some of his long hair aside so as to not block his vision, not that it mattered.​

 

[Uzumaki Jaison]

Jaison would walk into the house with a smile on his face though on the inside his mind was going a mile a minute, wondering what he had gotten himself into. All he really wanted was some candy yet he found himself in the house of weird girl and her creeper father, not to mention the red haired boy looked like he would kill people in there sleep just cause he could. Jaison would sigh slightly as they made there way to the kitchen and listen to the exchange between Junko and Razu. Jaison would mentally note that the weird girl seemed to enjoy walking around on all fours before finding a nice dark space to sit in. "Well I guess she could be a lot worst." He thought as he keep himself close to the exit of the kitchen.

Jaison would look over at Junko once more before his eye began to twitch. The cause of this twitching was due to him watching Junko eating chunks of raw meat like it was popcorn. Jaison would laugh awkwardly as he thought to himself sarcastically "Well that's healthy." Jaison would scratch his head as he slowly began to wonder if the candy was worth it. It would if it was a large portion of candy, that was always worth dealing with weird people but his mind then questioned "What kind of candy could one man have when his daughter eats raw chunks of meat?." Jaison would look slightly pale as the thoughts of sugar covered chunks of meat began to run through his mind

 

[Keigo Oen]

Nodding he would look to Jaison, "Uhm... I would never feed you what she eats. She doesnt eat like like we are accustomed to. We're still working on her to use Raw meat as... sort of a snack that she eats on occasion and eating cooked food otherwise.", sighing at the end of the statement to Jaison, he would know there was little progress in relation to that front. Either way, Razu would hold out a bowl of butterscotch and assorted candies to Jaison, "Here, no one at this home eats it.", nodding he'd turn to Junko and smile a bit at her eating. She at least had an appetite, Souji rarely ate these days... and Oyochi. Where in the hell was that kid? Meh, they all had lives these days... So he wasnt going to hinder anything from them for anything they would ever plan on doing.

"...Well before I answer your question young man, I will ask you to answer mine. What is your name? As well as yours...", his eyes pointing lazers through Jaison and Yoruko. The second of the two likely didnt care, and Jaison was possibly stuffing his face with Candy by now. Who knew... either way there were things that he would look to do with these kids. Maybe if he held them here long enough Souji would be here soon. He could feel the shadows approaching... who knew what would happen next from this. Who knew?

 

[Itami Junko]

Junko finished eating her pieces of raw meat and closed up the makeshift pack. She then placed the pack into a pocket she had in her long tattered shirt that was sown on by souji since she was so unwilling to part with it. She began to sit there and watch the others talk, her light blue eyes shining in the light of the kitchen while the rest of her was shaded by the shadows casted on the corner. She could smell her guardian's scent wafting in the air. She knew that he was in the area at the very least. She would never forget that smell, the smell of the darkness. It was a cold scent, but inviting one never-the-less. She remained stone faced and in a slight defensive posture, she still didn't trust any of them to be honest. Razu was the closest to being trusted and he was still like an acquaintance more then anything.

Junko then pulled out her old stone knife, one could see the constant use that it once received. She began to look it over and make sure the pieces of red cloth on the little handle was tight and not going to slip off. You could see that the cloth on it was not red due to color, but due to the amount of blood that had been spilled on it for years. Even washing the cloth didn't remove the crimson color it was stained. She then pulled out a small stone that her Guardian gave her, it was gray and fit perfectly in her hand. She began to rub the edges over the stone making a slight grinding sound. Anyone could tell what she was doing. She was sharpening the small stone knife. She continued doing this for quite some time, one could see that she cared deeply for this knife, like it was her life line, something that kept her alive.

 

[Moyamaru]

"What is your reasoning for searching out the Yukata?"</B></COLOR><i></i>

The voice of Oyochi would come from behind them all, the boy stood in the entrance and the fact that he appeared suddenly was skeptical from the start. This was until they naturally would turn either instantly or momentarily and see a black shade retracting from around his body similar to a veil. This thin film of darkness would meld back into his own natural shadow leaving his full figure to be seen, including a white scaled serpent which coiled silently around his midsection. What look carried in Oyochi's eyes would be a mixture of discontent as well as a worldly detachment glare, he didn't care for the side questioning his father was attempting to do. Unlike his brother Souji, Oyochi did not pay much of an attention to Junko since she had started living there though he also never showed discontent with her staying; their relationship in that sense was simply platonic and symbiotic. His arms quickly folded over his chest, with the focus of his gaze set solely upon Yoruko for those moments.

He would step away from the doorway support, his serpent's head sliding against the middle cut of his abdomen while once fully within the light other details of his appearance surfaced. Oyochi wore a specialized bracer around each wrist that controlled the level of chakra he was able to manipulate while seemingly etched in the undersides of both his palms were his clan's symbol, the known emblem of the Yukata however in this case it was actually a seal. It would be obvious to someone searching for the Yukata that Oyochi was one, at least that much was apparent. The boy's serpentine eyes would migrate towards Jaison quickly at his ending statement, quickly dismissing something his father did not.

<COLOR color="white"><B>"She is not his daughter as much as she is additional family..."

His statement was more so a passive acknowledgement towards Junko that while they rarely interacted, he considered her family on some level. And once more his focus was back upon Yoruko as we waited for his explanation. Though the fact that he did not openly greet his father might also have seemed strange within their family it was something of the norm considering Souji was closer to Razu while Oyochi was closer to their mother.

 

[Uzumaki Jaison]

Jaison raised a eyebrow at Razu as he wondered if he could read his thoughts as he nailed exactly what he was thinking on the nail. Jaison's eyes would raise as he said " Oh God have I been saying my thoughts out loud all this time.?!" If people did not know Jaison was a idiot before, most would believe it now. Jaison would do a awkward laugh before scratching his head as he felt a little embarrassed. He had wondered why Junko would only eat raw meet but that thought was cut off with Razu presenting him with a bowl with assorted candies but mostly with his favorite butterscoutch candies. Jaison would dash quickly at outrageous speed before taking the bowl and sitting beside the man as he took a candy and ate it with a smile on his face as he said " Thanks mister." Jaison would take notice to the newcomer in the building, a boy not much older then him yet gave him the same creepy feeling the red haired boy gave him. All fears went away as he placed another candy in his mouth as his face looked like someone who had achieved peace with their self.

 

[Murasaki Yoruko]

As the man turned his question around on him, he felt a soft sigh leave him. He just wanted to explain, ask a question and leave. It was now evident that such would not transpire as he wished. He glanced over to the boy who asked about candies. after looking like a complete fool for speaking his thoughts out loud. Yoruko's eyes glanced over to Junko again, watching her sharpen a stone knife. On that note, the knife which she was sharpening was well taken care of... And the handle was coated in red which was clearly not your typical clothing dye. It was dyed with blood, and that meant she had killed more than one creature, be it human, animal, combination of the two or something else entirely. Though based on her performance earlier he doubted it was the last of the options. His eyes glanced back over to the man whom had asked him for his own name. The look on his face showed a bit of annoyance at not having his question answered plain and simple. Though, in hindsight he wondered what the reason was for his own question prior to answering the one presented to him. He knew of the Yukata clan, that much was clear in the red-head's mind. His eyes narrowed slightly as he realized that this fellow was either a friend of the family or he himself was a Yukata. That train of thought led him to allow his eyes to return to their typical bored expression.

Before he could answer though a voice came from the doorway. Yoruko had not detected that chakra, even with his abnormal ability to sense others approaching. He stood up and twisted towards the doorway, kunai in hand and he stopped only in the nick of time from throwing the blade due to fact that it would likely be bad if he were to kill someone in a guest's home. He twirled the kunai in his hand and returned it to its proper place in the holster. Violet eyes met blank red ones of the boy whom had just arrived. They glared at him, angry for taking him by surprise. The boy had come from the shadows, something that he would anticipate in the future. If this boy was another Yukata like Yuki was then it seemed that they their clan had a knack for sneaking up on him. The boy could not stand being sneaked up on. The boy's glare was resolute and soon began to fade as his breathing returned to normal. Likely, he would have startled the two little ones, but Oyochi and Razu would likely be unfazed by the killing intent that had spiked massively around him for but an instant.

The Sharingan-wielder assessed the boy's appearance, who was calm in demeanor but was blunt, as well as concise. Those red eyes which glared at him left him unsettled for but a terse moment as he returned to his calmed self. "To answer your question old man, I am named Murasaki Yoruko, and to answer your question, Hebi... I am searching for them, as I ran into a certain one of them and would like to attempt to start again. Our last meeting was... Ironically similar to this one." He spoke in a cool tone, eyes trained specifically on Oyochi since the others weren't deemed a threat within his trained eyes. He was following the training of nine years due to his parents. At the thought of his parents he felt his temper attempt to surge but was quick to silence the rage. His eyes would reveal nothing about him aside from the cold demeanor which had replaced the surprised boy a few moments prior, as he stared at Oyochi's eyes wandering what he would see within.​

 

[Keigo Oen]

So, he was looking for the serpents? This was a surprise... Yoruko. The name that Old man Razu would definitely remember. Before that would be mentioned however, Razu would note his youngest son's entrance. 'Eh?' Razu's eyes would shift and gaze at the noticeable similarities between Souji and Oyochi. Their shadows seemed stronger. So much had he missed being in this forsaken house so much but it was well enough that he was able to do this now. Souji now taking care of everything without ever questioning nor complaint. "Ah, My son... I havent seen you in quite some time... Your shadow... We'll talk about that later.", nodding though a silhouette would appear even behind Oyochi standing in a looming shadow behind the younger sibling.

"Careful. Yoruko, You're already in the snake pit. I do hope you dont leave being pecked by Vultures.", Souji. The leader of this clan... however he still listened to the order of his father with family matters. Either way, Razu's eyes would lower as he would, "It is as my Son says... You are in the presence of the Yukata.", Souji would place a hand on his brother's shoulder and smirk, "When did you realize your shadow... We'll have to talk about that...", afterwards Souji would look around the room. Nothing out of the ordinary. Razu was always bringing random people into their home. As he had full right to do, but this seemed a bit off... the Yoruko boy did not sit well with Souji. And it was definitely written all over Souji's face. He didnt like this kid. At all. However, he would straighten up a bit after he noticed Junko...

"Junko~ You have to start eating your snacks later~ I made you some fried dumplings, and barbecued Pork... You didnt like it?", and now Souji was in the room. What would come of this. Who knew... but Razu's subtle focus was on Yoruko... As was Souji's.