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Post Author(s): white shinobi & chaos
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Shannaro Manga Ch 1
Shannaro Manga Ch 2

When we last left our heroes… A cold, dark night was setting and the gloomy mist from the Forest of the Forgotten began to descend upon our heroes …their trail ends where the mist begins…

Team 1, Team 3 and the mysterious shinobi are walking in “The Forest Of The Forgotten”.
“Stop right there!” said a familiar voice.
When they look behind, they see KakashiDa6Kage-sensei.

KakashiDa6Kage: “Where do you think you’re you going?”
Grand_Hokage: “That direction to the village, sensei…”
KakashiDa6Kage: “What? But you’re going to the Shannaro Temple, and who are you?”

::An errie silence and awkward tension befalls everyone::

Mysterious Shinobi: “I’m quite surprised that you don’t recognize your old friend…”
KakashiDa6Kage: “NO… FirelordSokka… you traitorous wretch!”
FirelordSokka: “Please, stop with the compliments…”

::KakashiDa6Kage goes into defensive mode::

KakashiDa6Kage: “I had a feeling you’ll be back… after so many years… I knew that the hunters Bob-sama sent after you, wouldn’t manage to kill you… I knew you’d come back… I knew I had to prepare myself for that day….and here you are before me… Now I will succeed where others failed… I will kill you… you disgraceful traitor!”
FirelordSokka: “Relax, ‘pal … don’t be so dramatic… I’m not here to assassinate anyone… yet.”
Iruka: “KakashiDa6Kage-sensei… who is FirelordSokka?”
Stan: “I’ve never heard of him.”
KakashiDa6Kage: “He assassinated the 2nd Genkage….but he was not alone… someone else was behind the attack.”
FirelordSokka: “15 years have passed… yet… for you… I’m not the real murderer… you and your absurd village… I guess you’ll have time to think about it in HELL!”

::FirelordSokka throws a kunai at KakashiDa6Kage…but he blocks it::

KakashiDa6Kage: “Don’t underestimate me with such lowly attacks… Magen Jubakusatsu (Genjutsu - Demonic
Illusion: Tree Bind Death) FirelordSokka easily escapes…”
FirelordSokka: “I could say the same about lowly attacks… have you learned nothing these past 15 years? …Well then I should teach you … teach you death !!! … Gonfuunton: Gonfuunryuudan (5 Element Release: 5 Element Dragon Blast)”

::KakashiDa6Kage tried to dodge it, but the chakra dragon is too fast and it hits his legs::
::KakashiDa6Kage screams of horror:: “AAARGHH!!! MY FEET!!!”
Stan: “SENSEI!!!”
KakashiDa6Kage: “NO, STAY BACK!”

The dragon turned and furiously hits KakashiDa6Kage again. Kakashida6Kage is launched into the air, but when the Dragon prepares to finish the job…

Sothe and Sephiroth appear….

Sothe : this is troublesome indeed … Gofuuunton Gofuunheki (5 element release: 5 element barrier)
*protects kakashida6kage from the dragon*
Sephiroth13: Indeed … Gofuunbunshin no jutsu!!! (5 element clone technique) … all the clones charge in… but Firelordsokka has an ace up his sleeve and uses a space/time jutsu then disappears.
Sephiroth13 : Pft!… almost had him.
Sothe: are you guys ok?
KakashiDa6Kage: I can’t feel my feet…I …
Silver-Uchiha: Please, take us to the village, fast, take sensei to the hospital…
Grand_Hokage: Why was he here ?
Sothe : Who? FirelordSokka?
Sephiroth13 : *glares* Classified Information.
Sothe: True. You’ll find out sooner or later… but not now…
Sephiroth13: Let’s get going, i don’t think KakashiDa6Kage will survive much longer if we keep talking nonsense…

3 Hours Later, at the Shannaro Medical Center…

Sothe: “Bob-sama, we have learned that FirelordSokka has returned…15 years from Nidaime-sama’s Assasination.”
Sephiroth13: “We took care of him, as much as we could, he ran off…and some of the Genin Teams have witnessed the fight.”
Bob-sama: …(FX:sigh)… “I hoped this will not reach the ears of the next generation, but such a dishonor mustn’t be forgotten.”… FirelordSokka is one of the Shannaro nins that have betrayed the Shadow Country (those inside the Genjutsu Country use the term “Shadow”…Genjutsu being the official name only outside the country) … one of those who plotted ….. who killed my father … Nidaime Genkage (2nd Genkage) … but there are some things that I would want to share with the whole Village, and not just the K.A.E.B (Kumori Ansatsu Eritu Buntai - ShadowAssasination Elite Squads)

::Long pause:: *Everyone looks at each other in anticipation*

First of all FirelordSokka… is part of my family…part of Shadow Nobility… he is the second heir to my father’s wealth, to which I am the first entitled . My father never accepted him as an heir and he was always left out when he visited us… Then when his parents died in the last ninja World War we took him and ccepted him as our own branch of the family. All except for my father who never cared about him. To him he was nothing more than another mouth to feed. Alas, we accepted him, but he didn’t share my father’s attention. He thought I was always better, and stole my father’s attention from him… he hated me and my father.

He then spent most of his time alone, little did I know what he was planning all those years; he met some shady characters from another village, which I have been trying to hunt down for all these years… I don’t know anything about them. But they’ve been corrupting every important political figure in the Shadow Country… who we have to kill, corrupt people are bad seed, bad seed only leads to bad root, which leads to bad fruit… and this cycle is continous! As we try to stop it, this organization is counter-attacking! I swear… even if I die… I will get to the bottom of this! As Kage I have sworn to protect my people, even in death!!!
White Shinobi: … and we will follow you Kage-sama, for the future of the next generations!

Bob-sama: You, White Shinobi, along with Chaos, have been reckless. You’ve left 6 Genins to fend for themselves. I understand this was a test, but you knew very well of the situation at the borders. I hope, for your sake, this will not be repeated. *pause* This was a long day, for our Village… I suggest you all get some rest…for we soon will mobilize ourselves to fend of this threat…

The Next Day, Early Morning 5:00 AM.

White Shinobi: (FX:sigh) The sun is rising… this was a tense week… I barely got sleep (FX: yawn) … even Bob must be sleeping at 5 in the morning….so I guess I’ll have to round up my team… stress… is there a day without stress?
White Shinobi: GET UUUUP! YOU’RE TOO LAZY!!!
Grand_Hokage : ‘JEEZ, SHUT UP!!!! SENSEI, IT’S 5 O’CLOCK…WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING HERE????
White Shinobi: “Early bird catches the worm”… now get up before we lose all the best missions…
Iruka: Best missions? (FX: yawn) allright, you got my attention…
White Shinobi: Let’s go to the Genkage’s office… and get his attention …hehehe!

::at the office..white shinobi throws a small bomb in the air… this wakes Bob up::

Bob-sama: Ok, who’s the wise guy?!
Grand_Hokage: Old man, down here!!!
Silver_Uchiha: (FX:sigh) …you buffoon
Grand_Hokage: … SHUT UP!!!
Bob-sama: WHAT DO YOU WANT!?!?!
White Shinobi: I was wondering… do you have any good missions for us… ?
Bob-sama: YOU WOKE ME UP AT 5 AM FOR A DAMN MISSION!!!!??
White Shinobi: Yep, pretty much…
Bob : (FX : yawn) fine… alright, I have a good mission for you… if you’re so confident of your abilities… There is a difficult request from the Temple, go there, you’ll be filled in with the details by Team 2 and 3
White Shinobi: Team 2 and 3 ? ::they proceed to walk toward their mission::
Bob: *talking to himself* I’m not taking any more chances, especially with FirelordSokka on the loose.

Team 3 and 2 are waiting at the Town gates…the three teams leave a trail of dust behind…