Sky and Forest[Rakuenkage|Closed]

Dray woke up after having another one of his many dreams of the life he had lived in hinowagakure. As much as he liked remembering it, it often led him to remembering his parents. He was of course very young when the incident happened but it looks so fresh in his memory any and every time that he remembered it. The morning was unusually cold or perhaps, it was only his hyouton chakra that had reduced the temperature of his room. He got up and sat on the floor as he lit few candles around him. He began to meditate trying to clear his head of disturbing thoughts. He often did this so as to keep his mind pure and his nerves calm since he knew what could happen if he ever got extremely angry. The meditation did not take long as he only had few disturbing thoughts that had come to his mind due to the dream that he had. He got up and put off the candles that had already made him start sweating due to their heat. It was like his body was programmed to cool off whenever he felt heat but he had turned off the mechanism sort of so that the meditation process could be complete. Dray stripped himself of his night robes and walked into the bathroom to have his bath. The shower was a bit long as dray had always loved water from his childhood and he was always thrilled whenever he was around a water body in general. He finally walked out of the bathroom and had himself all dried up. He dressed himself in black leather pants and a long white leather jacket.

Dray walked out of his home without having breakfast. He did not have any appetite for food this morning and he felt like there was something that he needed to do. He knew that feel and if he did not do it any sooner, then he would hardly be able to remain calm the rest of the day and days to come till he had done it. Dray arrived at the administration building as he had ran all the way there as fast as he could, jumping roof tops and trees slightly. He walked into the new administration building as the old one had been destroyed due to an unpleasant incident that had little fatalities. Dray was greeted by shinobis as he walked into the building. Waving a good morning at them all, he took the elevator to his office as the stairs might have been a bit slower. He arrived at his office, all looking as he had left it the previous day. He sat in his chair and rolled backwards since there wasn’t any paper work to attend to. Just then, his secretary walked in with a pile of files and placed them on his table. Dray sighed as he set to work, stamping those that needed stamping and rejecting others that did not meet the requirements. Few hours later and dray was done with the paper work due to him focusing on them and not having any distractions. He spun his chair so he could face the window as he had a great view of the village from up there. The thing he felt that he needed to do came itching him again but he could not figure it out just yet. His face fell as he tried to piece things together. This exact feeling each time he had these dreams. Hinowagakure… That was it or so he thought. It had been a while since he had last seen the village and perhaps a letter to the village’s kage would do. Travelling over to hinowa might be the solution to dray’s itch. Seeing the place where he had grown up might do him some good.

Dray turned to his table as he picked up a pen and a fresh piece of paper. He looked at the pen again and smiled, it was the one with the invisible ink. He would love to see if the rakuenkage was smart enough to figure out how to read the letter.

If you are reading this letter now, then I suppose my curiousity has been satisfied. I do hope that this letter meets you in good times, Rakuenkage. I want to believe that ruling such a large, beautiful and resourceful village such as Hinowa isn’t taking its toll on you. I could have sent more than this letter but a messenger bird cannot carry more than this I suppose. Do pardon me if I lack the humor to please you especially after having you go through the stress of figuring out what is in this letter. The main reason I sent this letter is to inform you of my visit to your village though I do not know how soon that will be but seeing the village I grew up in after a long time is definitely one of the important things on my to do list. Apart from wanting to see where I grew up, I believe we could talk over tea or something else how my village and yours could be of benefits to each other if you would agree but if not, you would be kind enough to permit me entry into your village. I am expecting a reply soon, Rakuenkage.

Dray stamped the letter, folded it and sealed it with his joutenkage seal. He got up from his seat and walked out of his office to the message room where the messenger birds were kept. He had the fastest bird brought to him as he inserted the letter into the scroll cone attached to the bird’s leg. He placed the bird on his arm and walked to the window as he stretched his arm forward and had the bird fly away. If the rakuenkage gets the message, a reply would come in soon dray thought as the itch he had felt seemed to relieve him.

WC:1005

Temaki hadn't been in her office very long when a message arrived via a bird. Thankfully, she had had her huge office windows open in the attempt to coax in a breeze, which allowed the bird free access. She removed the letter, allowed the bird to fly off since she preferred to use humans to deliver her messages, and glanced at the seal on the front; it was the Joutenkage's seal. This caused her to frown a bit – she hadn't exactly been corresponding frequently with Amagakure given everything else that had been stealing away her attention lately.

She opened the letter and read it several times over again: apparently he wanted to come and visit at some point and was requesting permission – though he didn't state exactly when this visit was going to take place. Temaki leaned back in her chair, thinking for a moment: she planned on taking an extended trip outside of her village within the next two or three days, if not sooner then that, an the last thing she wanted was the Joutenkage showing up suddenly with her being absent.

Temaki pulled a fresh sheet of paper to her and wrote a reply quickly,

Joutenkage,

I have received your letter, and understand you wish to eventually visit Hinowa. When you've decided on an exact date you wish to visit please send word.

Sincerly,
The Unconventional Rakuenkage
Temaki

Given that her usual messenger was gone she sealed the letter up and passed it on to her second favorite before sending the man off to Amagakure – thankfully, he was not only fast but well trusted.

Once the messenger would arrive back in hinowa, he would present the joutenkage's message to Temaki just as he was told.
"The joutenkage said that he would send word before hand, Temaki Sama" That is all.

Once the messenger would arrive back in hinowa, he would present the joutenkage's message to Temaki just as he was told.
"The joutenkage said that he would send word before hand, Temaki Sama" That is all.