Took my sweet time back home.

Oh what a day of sunshine and the day was just going to be better as a young shinobi with a giant dragon mouth Zanbatou was entering Konoha's streets as an appereance was made to see the winds blow ever so gently. "Wow. I can't belive I'm back. " Kou had to smile as he ran towards the twn of Konoha. seeing everything almost had not change at all.

((may i?))

( of Course. It's ope to all since I forgot to place the open on the title. ^.^; My fault on that one.)

A young girl with a sweet face walked down the path and bumped into a strange man. "Um...Sowwie, I wasn't watching where..."

*Bump.* Kou had been bump by a young gril what wasn't watching. "What the...? That hurt my gut." His mind kept to himself as he look up to see her. "Man. Where you come from?" He ask her as he dusted off some of the ground's thick grains of rock off his black pants.

"Mm, I guess I'm too short for most people to notice." Toshi smiled and held her hand to him for a shake. "My name's Toshi."

(Be back in a second or so. Have to make a call.)

Juuroku was leaning against a pole. 'I wonder if he was cleared....' he thought to himself. 'And her....who the hell is that....'

(Back) Kou saw the hand the girl had offer her as he reach for it. "Well then. I guess I have to say my name then. Well. You can call me Kou Fang." Waving her hand as well. Kou look up with a sneaky eye that saw someone else watching them. "I'm guessing that person is your friend?" He ask her as he pointed at him. that was leaning on a pole.

Toshi blinked, looked at him and shook her head. "No...But maybe we can be!" She grinned and waved him over. "Oh, nice meeting you, Kou."

Juuroku took his weight off the pole and started to walk over. 'Looks like she might need something...' he thought to himself.

Kou wave back to her as he then started walking into his homeland with nothing to lose but think about if anyone still remember him from their past. "Man. I hope I see my shop still standing or home to be more reality." He said as he started to get to the village streets once more.

Toshi followed Kou, still waving the mystery man. "My full name is Satoshi Kuroda. What about you?" she asked, smiling up at him.

"Do you need something miss?" Juuroku asked as he got closer to the young girl.

Toshi shook her head but smiled sweetly up at him. "Nah. I just wanna meet you! What's your name?"

Kou waited since he had to remember where his house wa anyways. "Well this was unexpected." his mind said as he waited for the young one to finish up.

"Ah! Waaaaait!" Toshi squeaked and ran after Kou, catching the hem of his shirt in her little hand.

"You can call me Hooritsu...And you miss?" He followed.

Feeling a tug from behind him. He turn around around to se her. "Sorry. I had to get back to my shop. I got to see if soul is okay. and hope I have no one steal any of my money." He said. With a worried face about soul as the young man wanted to know the girls name. "Hey. I have a Idea. He may want to talk to ya and How about I meet ya at the ramen shop soon. I've got to go. I'll see ya there." HE said as he left the two behind with a running start.

"Odd...you would think he would want to talk...or bring you with him." Juuroku said.

"Oh! Ok, bye bye," she said, waving goodbye to him before flashing her sweet smile to Hooritsu. "Hullo! Nah, we just met. I bumped into him."

"I see, have you seen him around? And do you know if he was even allowed to leave...?"

Toshi shrugged and shook her head. "Don't know. Um, I think he went that-a-way," she said, pointing the direction Kou had gone.

"I'll make a note...he may have been classified as missing..."

"Oh, okay...he didn't look like a missing nin...I'll help you find him, if you want."