Maru stood next to a dark house old looking house which had been his home/workshop. The windows of the gloomy house was pitch black, paint had chipped exposing various degrees of old wood some strange black substance leaking from the cracks on the walls as if the house itself was bleeding. A black bush sat at the left side of the home, with a wide range of grassy area that had been scorched black from private training sessions. A few dummies and targets were placed in mostly random areas. The dark puppeteer waiting for a boy who seemingly wanted to open his heart to the darkness. Maru had already sent out a summon for the boy, with directions to his home. Whether he chose to come of his own or he chosen to come with a group he didn't know.
Since the demotion, Maru had mostly been saying at home working on polishing his own skills in using the darkness within him and the creation of human puppets. Of course, he didn't attend the lessons that were held at the academy due to the fact that he already knows most of the stuff taught but it was less responsibility on his part so he couldn't complain. Besides, being around a bunch of wannabe hokage do gooders didn't interest him in the slightest. So he'll just train here and plot his next move. To be honest the meeting with Nitish was the first human contact he's had since the demotion, he's hoping that'll be quick.