*knock knock* [Requesting Entrance] [Tryk'd]

[Akechi]

Madoka Kei​

”Are we there yet?” She asked, offering her elbow for the blind shinobi to hang on to. After all, their trek through the desert wasn’t exactly smooth. The indigenous animals seemed to be rather territorial and completely unsympathetic to the blind man and his disability. They saw a couple of Sandwyrms on the way, the smaller ones they could handle but there was a larger one that they had to scurry away from. It was close but they escaped, mostly due to Kei’s special abilities. Time just seemed to stop when she willed it too, secrets of a woman with many jobs. Being somewhat of a handmaiden to Shinn was just one of them.

”Almost. The air is lighter in this area, which means that a couple miles down this path is an area with dense amounts of chakra. That mass of chakra has to be Sunagakure,” Shinn spoke, trudging along the sands in darkness; from his perspective anyways. It had been two long years since he was able to see the world through his own eyes, and he was honestly getting a bit anxious to be able to see light again. He wasn’t asking for miracles. No, this was a bit more commonplace for Uchiha with supreme ocular powers. The gods cursed them for being so powerful, and placed a limit on their abilities. A limit that, when exceeded, caused the Uchihan user to become as blind as a bat. Though the world would like to see the clan as some sort of self-defecating harbingers of darkness, the gods forced them to stew in this darkness, only allowing them light if they robbed another of their light… and often times their lives. ”Or a city of bandits!” He joked, giggling as they closed in on the gates… which really weren’t gates.

”The terrain is changing. Looks like we’re here. Mind taking out our traveling stuff, they are going to ask a bunch of questions. I have been gone for two years, a farcry from the couple of months that my passport says,” Shinn commented, getting himself ready for the barrage of questions or suspicious looks that he would probably get as he crossed the threshold into the village. It wasn’t going to be easy… or at least, that’s what he thought. A lot had changed, so maybe a bit of mercy or understanding could be found at these gates.

Or maybe not…

”Here’s to hoping for no trouble!” From her pouch, she removed the old passport of Shinn’s as well as her various IDs from the Uchiha stronghold. Time for someone to let them in…

*knock knock*

[Requesting Entrance]

 

[Sand Council]

Re: *knock knock* [Requesting Entrance]

[I am but a humble joker. I'm the realest joke you've ever met, and so welcome to Suna sport. If you've kept an eye out you'll see that I'm up to no good, and you're the first recipient! I'll do the honourable thing and let you in, but let's make your entry memorable eh?]

I'm really good at tricks you know? I sew chaos. I have a sewing needles, lots of them. Well they're not really sewing needles, they're these lovely little artifacts. HEHEHEHEHE. Yes. I stole them. I sneak about. I find things. I take things. I've been doing this for a long time you know? Longer than some of your recorded histories. I've been at work since the dawn of time. Well maybe not the dawn, maybe it was twilight. No not those sappy romance novels written for teenagers. So... anyways I'm done talking to you. I'm off with my sewing needles to sew some chaos. Oh I see two people here. I think I'm going to play a trick on them. I hope they feel quite right in their respective gender!

"Welcome home brotha." A lanky man would emerge from the elevator. "I see n a missus be here, and to welcome you back, kind sir and missus, I has a package for you. Please do open it. Come on down. Let's get you settled eh?" The lanky man was covered in bandages. What was visible was his left eye which was glowing red. "Open that won't you? I'm curious as to what is inside myself. I was told to give it to the first person I met, and you just happen to be that lucky person sport." The bandaged man would let out a chuckle. "My name is Tao. How ya doin? Feelin fine? I hope you be feelin' fine because if you're not feelin' fine you're going to be feelin' way better yanno?" The trip down the elevator shaft wasn't anything truly exciting, but the bandaged man was tapping his fingers together in anticipation. "Open it. Open it. Yes! Please do!" Tao would cry with the utmost joy in his voice. He would clap his hands excitedly and even jump a few times.

[Now, good sir you're in the village, but I hope you're willing to play a game or two. As you can see I've hijacked your topic title!]

 

[Akechi]

”Eh? What?” ”What’s happening?” The duo said in unison, both with puzzled looks on their face as a tall lanky and heavily bandaged man danced out of the elevator. Incredibly weird, mildly entertaining. Well… entertaining to Shinn anyways. Kei seemed to be extremely annoyed by it. Her look of “confoundment” suddenly morphing into one of frustration from the man’s dialect and gift, coupled with the fact that they had been traveling for quite a while. I mean, the bandaged man did speak in puzzles, and speaking in puzzles only meant that it was going to be that much longer before they would be able to make it inside.

”Now why would I do that, “brotha?” Plus, I hate spam mail. Last thing I need is more crap!” Kei pouted, walking over toward the door of the elevator as if she simply just wanted to be let in. Completely just left the blind man alone to fend for himself with some random bandage guy named Tao, and his lovely little box of mysteries. Weird but also intriguing.

”I’ll bite,” Shinn answered, tapping his sheath on the sand as it were some type of cane. After all, he’s grown accustomed with sticking it out in front of him, using it as a way to check the surroundings around him. It wasn’t on the level of the Hashigaki and their fabled super hearing, but his sense of hearing had vastly improved in order to compensate with his loss of sight. It really was quiet amazing to watch. ”Just a harmless little box right? Maybe I’ll get a nice shiny new jutsu scroll for me to read.” He was joking, of course. He didn’t really trust the man at all, but the best way to get rid of him would be to just go along with it. At the very least, it would be entertaining. At the very worst, Shinn’s blade may have taken a swipe at the good ol’ welcoming committee.

”Here’s to getting something special! Eh Kei-chan?!” He joked, allowing the box to be placed in his hands, slowly cracking it open to build suspense…

O whatever could it be?

Guess we’ll find out because Shinn just popped it open.

[Sounds like fun!]

 

[Sand Council]

When Shinn opened up the package there was a flute. It looked quite ordinary at first, but the Tao gave it a quick blow. From it came wild and whacky music from an era long passed. The bandaged man known as Tao clapped his hands together, and he when he spoke he was overtaken it would seem. First he began to snap his fingers together and some sort of foreign power began to take over. In fact it was so powerful that Shinn and Kei felt the need to join in. "Brotha. I'm the boogeyman, I'm the boogeyman yeah! Oh yeah. Wacha!" He began to sing. "Oh yes. Brotha and Sista. We be in a singing mood now. Sing with me, sing mah brotha and sista. We be singing and dancing all night long, coz I'm the boogey man, boogeyman, boogeyman, yeah! This ain't no spam mail, this is the most jazzin mail of all time." Tao then began to bust out in some even swifter moves and even proceeded to break dance along the elevator floor. "If you bite, then I'll chomp! Let's have ourselves a good romp."Weird and otherworldly forces willing Shinn and Kei too would join in the singing and dancing as the flute seemed to have a way with it.

"Not harmless, not harmless at all! Dig these moves! Dig these tunes! We be jammin' brotha and sista. We be jammin on the elevator thanks to this lovely flute n its jivvin tunes." Tao would continue to boogey about. "Ain't this real mail? No spam mail not at all! I'm da boogey man, I'm da boogey man yeah! Dig it! We're gonna need more peeps to join this dancing troop we've got here! Come on brotha n sistas of the Suna blend, we've got ourselves a good case of that Saturday Night Fever! If I'm da Boogeyman, what does that make you cuz? Does that make you a Witchy Wild?" Again a sort of lyrical tone continued in Tao's voice as he moved about the two.

[A flute, and quite a tute! We've got to get down and boogey! The boogey'n stops when we've figured out a way how, you jive? Come on down kids, we've got to solve this riddle, and there's plenty more hallowe'en tricks ta follow]

 

[Akechi]

”A flute?” A rhetorical question, of course. He obviously didn’t expect for such a simple and obvious question to be answered. But he wondered why this bandaged man would offer such an odd gift. Especially one that caused Shinn’s body to move in a rather uncomfortable fashion called dancing. If you didn’t know before, Shinn had no type of musical aptitude and happened to be rather stiff when it came to such things. His version of jamming was moving in his own zone with a little two step. Kei, on the other hand, seemed to flow through the sky as she danced. She almost resembled a ballerina, twirling in the air as she sang a song in disdain. Honestly, she loved dancing but she hated being forced to do anything at all. In fact, the first couple of weeks on her trek with Shinn were very silent and spite-filled days, simply because she was ordered to follow him around and keep the boy out of trouble. It irked her back then, just as this irked her now.

”We don’t have time for this song and dance. This jam is spam, and I’m going to break this damn flute! Maybe that will render this music mute!” The woman found herself singing, each twirl doubling as a swift kick in the bandaged man’s direction. She wanted to break that flute, even if it meant kicking the living shit out of the poor guy. I mean, they really were busy!

”Singing and dancing is alright… but I really do have to regain my sight. Sorry pal but the jam session has got to be over. Get out of the way before you get ran the fuck over!” Shinn chuckled a bit as he found himself rhyming. While Kei wildly flung her feet in the weird man’s direction, Shinn simply bided his time. He two stepped his way onto the elevator, waiting for the damn thing to take off. Hopefully, he wouldn’t have to use his sword. He was prepared to but he’d take it easy on the jammin’ man…

He’d only use the blunt side to smash the flute if he got close. Maybe that would end all of this shuckin’ and jivin’.

[Sorry for the wait. I didn't know how to respond then I got busy lol]

 

[Enatsu]

Koga walked around the perimeter of the lift that led to Sunagakure. The enormous skull of Barnyx was interesting to say the least. His eyes were fixed on the structure leaning away from a duty that wasn't even his. Although he could get with this more, than sitting around in hospital tents until the new facility was completely fixed. Or maybe that was just the case for the newcomer Koga. He got lucky when a shinobi brought their ill father asking to stay by his side. He was a main brancher, a gate guard and Koga took the opportunity to offer covering his post while he stay by the elderly man's side. The gate guard accepted relieving Koga of his silly post for a bit. I'm grateful to be able to stretch my legs. I can hardly contain myself while I wait for "injuries". I'd like to be out on the field doing something. I wonder how my kin are doing with the adjustments. His eyes would dart to the northern skies looking out on the direction of his home. The Northern Deserts, held home to his clan's legacies and few people who chose to stay behind. Pity hung heavy in his eyes for those who chose to stay in a dying land.

However it would not last long as interest soon took control. His body began to tingle and his ears slightly perked. He could feel a sound wave from somewhere extremely close. There was a faint sound in the air close enough for Koga to hear as he began to dart off in the direction of the sound. There was something loud in the air. I could feel it, something abnormal. Maybe I'm just imagining things, but there's definitely music coming from this direction I can clearly hear it. The sound was odd, and free with it's own composition. Koga bounded from the top of the gates sliding down the structure's walls to reach the area in which he heard the sound coming from. Although what he seemed to stumble on was the scene of two very agitated people dealing with an odd man dancing around.

A flute was in hands obviously he was the one playing that sound. Koga turned his head to look at the couple who were trying to get into the elevator. Koga would walk towards the elevator door asking a simple question. "Hey, is he bothering you?" It was clear from the man's outburst and profanity he felt some type of agitation. He also said something about regaining his sight. "I don't want to hold you up either, but if you want I can take care of this inconvenience." His eyes would shift to the oddly dressed man playing a flute and dancing around. Koga kind of liked the sound of the music. It made him imagine a forest with spirits swirling around beautiful trees while this music played. He wanted to hear more of it if possible.

Spoiler

I have the Sound AE figured it would make for a nice entrance. I have a strong feeling this is your melody Trykster lol
[MFT]

 

[Sand Council]

Tao continued to jam and successfully dodged each swift kick coming at him by the ballerina. "Hatin ain't anything greatin sista, sis." He would say as he dodged the last of the kicks. She did manage to graze him slightly a part of the bandages came off. "Hey, we be jammin' but I got nothing to do with why. I just delivered the package brotha from another motha. Try n break the flute, but I don't think it'll give a hoot. That is if you can break this thing for such a terrible make." Tao would then twirl the flute about and tossed it at Kei. "Simple tunes and grooves, but the powa compels you know what I'm sayin'? Dis grove be unatural."

Koga then popped in on this jammin session. Tao turned his head, but it wasn't quite right. The banadaged man's head turned way too much and twisted around. He had his back to Koga, but the head turned right around. "Hey brother black, I know I've got eyes on my back. If I had eyes in my hair, then I wouldn't know what to wear." He then turned his body around to face the same way his head did. "Say you know this tune, or are you a wild loon?" Tao would then unravel some of his bandages, but he revealed nothing. "Hey. Hey no skin off of me, I got some you can't see, I be doin my job, it's not like a bank I'm gonna rob. I was told to deliver, but not a liver, instead a flute, and it's the loot. Kind freaky you know? Such a kind I don't know any mo. Just hear it and we jive, but these folks just arrive." Tao shrugged. "I ain't no villain, I just be chillin. Just doin my job, maybe it's you who's gonna sob? Such sweet music, the lady got the flute, what she gonna do? Gonna it it a tute? Come round, come round, brothas n sistsas. Maybe dis an artifact? Maybe it got to go back in a sac? Say you heard the word? It's most certainly the bird."

[I like your Brotha Koga. I've seen you in another life homeslice, you ready to join in my trickiest games my prreeeecious? Come on let's sing-a-long]

 

[Akechi]

[Inactivity leave: Sorry guys. I forgot what was even going on. I apologize for this.]

 

[Enatsu]

As the other group left without much of a word Koga began to give his attention to the wild dancing bandaged man. "You could always wear a nice hat." Koga stared at the odd twisting man never removing his eyes from him. Koga did not completely trust him, nor was he about to turn his back on him. However the weird man began to talk. He asked if Koga knew the tune and he replied. "My name is Koga. I don't know that tune, but I like it. Your melody is soothing..." Koga would begin to tap his chin while he listened to the man ramble on in mysterious tongue. He talked a lot and most of it sounded like riddles but Koga found he was just weird. "Wait you're just here to deliver this flute? Who are you here to deliver it to?" Koga would begin to curiously question the man. He would also wrap around red wraps with numerous seals and prayers written on them. He would wrap his hands as he spoke to the odd skeleton man. ""Can you play that song for me again? I'd really like to hear it." He was preparing for the worst ready to fight if this weird man who obviously was not normal did anything hostile. His muscles were tense ready to strike like a cobra but there was hesitation in his body. He knew if he attacked he would hold back and if anything swipe the flute off the guy. Koga didn't really want to fight him, he wanted to hear that music again. It was probably the most interesting thing he'd heard in the last few weeks. Anything to give him something else, maybe a sense of adventure like the one he had back in the Northern Deserts.

[Sorry not too much for me to really go off of]

 

[Sand Council]

"A hat? a hat? Rat-tat-tat. I'd love a good hat. Do you know a cat? I could skin to make a fine hat?" Tao would respond in kind. The bandaged man knew quite well that Koga was keeping an eye on him. He proceeded to buckle down low and begin dancing in the form of kicks back and forth as Shinn and his lady love walked away. "Ho. Look at me go brotha." When Koga introduced himself Tao forgot to continue his dancing motion of kicks, and he ultimately fell over. Tao got up. "Slim, I meant to do that. If only I had that hat. That was made from a cat." Tao jumped up and then down. Still he was busting out in song. Soon enough his tunes would prove to be infectous as too Koga would feel the need to sing, rhyme, and jive. "Brother Koga. I wish we could drink Mocha. It's so so fine, it's like salt on lime." Curiously the flute that Tao had tossed earlier came back to him most curiously like a boomerang. "Ah jeeze brotha. Imma gonna give this flute another tute, and then brotha would you jam with me? I'm compelled to jam and jive, and I think you'll be compelled to too." He would blow a quite tune into the flute and then toss it at Koga. The sound of drums would fill the air. "Oh Mocha Koga. I had to deliver this fine fine thing to those who can't sing, but I think you may find yourself in a ring to ring-a-ding-ding."

While the drums continued and began to echo, Tao made a sort of frown. Still though he spoke in the same sing-song voice. "It's not the same tune brotha from another motha. For that I must be sorry, but I assure you we ain't gonna be on Maury." Tao simply then began drop down and begin dancing like so but without the bad sounds. "Koga Koga. Do you feel the jive yet? Do you feel the music?"

[Hey no worries bro, but I'm still nursing myself from that sick sick burn you gave me in the Sand GD.]

 

[Enatsu]

Koga listened to the small man make a ton of gibberish come out before he even had a chance to respond. This fellow was stranger than he thought. It seemed like he did a lot of dancing and singing. None of made too much sense to Koga if anything he was giving him a headache. It seemed as though it would come to an end and Koga would be able to hear that wonderful melody once more as he put the flute to his decrepit lips. However the sound that came out was no where near as melodic as he had hoped for. Instead it was like the sound of drums and then the little man would throw him the flute he wanted to hear so badly. "While that's all well and good, you're as sane and together as a broken lute...However I thank you for this gift, and I will play this flute. Yes I will give it a fine, toot." Koga smiled at Tao before playing because this would be the first time he really played one. He figured that he could access this flute's different sounds via his own sound control. He would use the Harmonization jutsu. It was a relatively powerful sound jutsu that created a field that would enhance any sound casted while in it. He was mainly focusing on the area around this flute and for the extra lung strength Koga would begin to use the Gate of Opening. I know this is probably a bit much to test this theory but how does a flute make drum sounds? How did it make the melody before? This flute is obviously not normal and neither is this man in front of me. I'm going to push the sound out of this thing whether it likes it or not. He would begin to blow into the flute and try imitating what he's only seen others do. He was pretty sure he would suck at playing the flute but it was definitely worth a shot. As he tried to play the drums continued and the little man began to make an obnoxious sound in his form of dance and music. He asked Koga if he felt the music and Koga stopped playing. "I'm not sure, I feel the sound but do I feel the music, Brother Skeleton?"

[Lmao I totally forgot that I had a post in my drafts. Don't shoot me with an arrow in the knee bro]

 

[Enatsu]

*Bumpsauce*

 

[Enatsu]

Anyone?