It's been a while (entry)

As the storm raged in the distance, no doubt in anyone's mind, the rain would soon hit Kiri. After all, it almost always rained in that village. Or was it that rain always followed their group?
Jayden could barely walk. His right foot was broken and his leg below the left knee was broken! It hurt to breathe so he probably had a couple of broken ribs. There were three large gashes on his body, one in his left arm, one across his stomach and one on his back!
In his current state he could barely stand and there was constant pain running through his body. What happened? The boats that were evacuating Volcano were attacked resulting in two serious injuries, Dante Hyuga and Jayden Terumi! The boats ended up getting separated, the boat carrying TFK and The Taus veered toward Kiri.
Jayden, unable to walk well, wrapped one arm around Miz and one around Zim. Each step burned and caused pain to flow through his body. He knew when they reached the gate they were back home to Kiri.

The entire trip to the gates was mysterious! The lightning in the distance, the roll of thunder and the smell of rain and sea water mixed. The looming gates in front of them was almost Theatrical like a horror or sci-fi movie!
He was really concerned about Jayden's condition, the one bandit made Jayden his target and even though Jayden was able to win the fight, it wasn't without consequence! Zim held him up with the help of Miz.
Zim was covered in blood, but it wasn't his it was Jaydens!
"We're here." He said looking from Jayden to Miz then up at the gates. They no longer had their headbands and they would have a lot to explain to whoever let them in. Suddenly, as if on cue, the rain began to pour! Hopefully once they saw Jaydens condition they would let them in.

Miz and Zim helped Jayden walk up to the gates as the promising storm prepared to drop rain on them. Poor Jayden was in no condition to go any further. Hopefully not to many questions would be asked considering Jayden wasn't doing well!
Although Miz was curious, who was Mizukage now? Would they be in trouble for leaving? Would they just be treated like nothing ever happened?
"take out the Mizukage, show some pride!"
"Show some Pride!"
"You're worthless!"
The damn voices again! Miz sighed and put his free hand on his head. He would meditate as soon as Jayden was receiving treatment.
They approached the gate as Zim said they were here. They waited to be let in

As the rain formed and begand to fall, Izu was still concentrated on her guard duty, even tho the only passing people in that day were passing merchants who droped their cargo into the docks, and traveling folks getting out of the hidden mist village to go to the other islands of water country. Nonetheless, Izu was cold as steel, her byakugan gaze scanning all of the adjacent region under the gates, her small figure atop the massive fortified metal doors of gunblue darkened steel, with the mist 4 waves logo engraved onto each of the doors. As she looked upon the coast of the island, she could see in the distance a small boat, barely floating and all rugged, beaching upon the sand of the banks of the island. Izu could see a long distance thanks to her byakugan, and saw 3 individuals, looking weak, exhausted and seemingly injured. Problem is, they had gear of ninja on them, as Izu observant eyes could see some ninja-like outfits, and also kunai and shuriken at their hips. Izu knew then that these individuals arriving on the beach instead of by the docks were shinobi too, just like her.

But there was a big detail that troubled her : none of them had headbands on. niether on their heads nor anywhere on them, they could just not be identified with any village whatsoever. This troubled izu, as missing ninja were a kind of individual she despised, petty criminal, that in her mind, only deserved to be hanged. But theses were different. They looked more like refugees than missing-nins, and as such Izu was on her guard even more, since this could be a trick to make her lower her defences.

As the ninjas approached the gates, she could see one of them was way more badly injured than the other two, who were carrying him on their back. As they got in range of the gate, Izu yelled from up top to them, in a loud and clear voice, but with a calm tone, cold and calculated as she always was:

''Hey you. Stop right there! Not a single step further. Who are you all and where do you come from? what is your business with the village of the Hidden Mist?'' Izu was without expression, except her serious half frowned face, looking at them from up the gates, senbons at the ready in her hands, not even hidding the fact she was armed and ready, but in fact showing it as a show of her resolve and strength.

Jayden heard the girl talking to them. She was very professional, almost threatening. Just goes to show how good she was at her job! Jayden couldn't say much but his team mates would speak up for him. Hopefully they could get in quickly without any problems.
The rain didn't normally bother Jayden but his wet clothes clinging to his body were weighing on him down making the pain worse and more intense! He gritted his teeth in pain! He knew his leg was broken and his foot, but the huge deep open wound going from his right shoulder to his left hip was burning! Jayden wanted to scream in pain but he didn't. Instead he tried to use mind over matter and think about something else.
A feeling of dread came over him as the rain began coming down even harder! He closed his eyes as he felt tears forming from the intense pain. It was at this point he felt burning sensations on his chest and arms.

As the lightning lit up the sky he saw the girl approach them and he heard every word she said! Kirigakure spares no expense when it comes to protecting it's gates! As the girl spoke to them the rain fall intensified and Jayden began to shake and grit his teeth, Zim had to hold on to him the best he could without hurting him further.
"Just a little longer Jayden." He whispered before answering the girl.
"I am Zim Nara, and He is Miz Hozuki, this is our team mate Jayden Terumi. He is severely injured! We are willing to answer any questions you have, please just help him." Zim answered as he acknowledged the other two with him. The actual answer to her questions would take way to long and he was certain Jayden wouldn't last much longer! "We are originally from Kiri." He added hoping that would make a difference.
Something about Kirigakure felt different and Zim couldn't put his finger on it. Maybe it was just the nostalgia of being home.

Miz saw the young girl guarding the gate approach them. As the lightning flashed brightly the girl came into view. She was very vigilant and serious! Must be a lot of missing ninja around the islands. He listened as Zim explained who they were and the situation. Miz nodded his head as he felt Jayden start to shift!

Looking towards Jayden he noticed him gritting his teeth! He wrapped an arm around his back only to notice the bleeding had gotten worse and now Miz had blood all over his arm! He still held onto Jayden.
"The bleeding has gotten worse, he needs help now!" Miz said as he felt Jayden shift his weight more towards him.
((Sorry short, at work on break))

As the trio approached, Izu could see now with more detail the injuries of the man getting carried by his camarades. He was in bad shape, barely hanging by a thread. Izu with her byakugan could see the ninjas shivering of pain, as well as his injuries, as she saw his whole chakra system so pierced and leaking both blood and chakra it surpised her he was still not unconscious. As they got closer, they stoped about 10 meters in front of the gate, perfectly close to hear what Izu said to them. As they replied, Izu was stoic, her face cold without expression under the heavy rain, a sight and thing in Kirigakure common, and one that Izu liked. nonetheless, she listened carefully to what they had to say. As she heard them say team mate, it confirmed her suspicion of them being ninjas, and a team at that. This was getting interesting.

''Help or a swift death will be the result depending on the answers you provide. You say you are a team, correct ? Who and where is your sensei? Why don't you have headbands of a hidden village ?'' said Izu, taking the entry of someone seriously. But then, they added that they were originaly from Kiri... Strange. Izu didnt know them. Their names didnt ring any bells either. This was getting even more interesting.

''If you are trully from the hidden Mist then you know why I must be carefull. If I let you in the village, i am to be responsible by my life for all of you and your actions.'' said Izu, her voice yelling to be well heard despite the heavy rain. She needed to know for sure if they were to be trusted, and if they were really from Kiri. First, she would need to test them, ask a question only a true pesron hailing from Kiri could answer. Second, once inside the village, Izu would need to bring them in to interrogation before letting them in freely. Well, she would need to heal the injuries of the man named jayden, as otherwise he wouldnt make it, but once the health issue would be taken care off, she would need to ask a lot more questions without the urgency imposed by the situation now. As her plan was now formulated in her head, she once again talked loudly.

''I'm going to let you enter, on 3 conditions: First, if you get entry, you will follow me as temporary prisoners, and I will interogate you in the name of the village to confirm your identities, and to be sure you dont pose a threat to the village of the mist or its people. Second, after the passage of the interogation, you will be able to wander freely Kirigakure, but under my responsibility. If you do anything that is illegal or sanctionable, I will personnally hunt you down and kill you myself. Clear? And lastly, to prove you are indeed comming from here, I will ask you a question that only a true citizen of the Mist could know. Who does the monument of Kirigakure represent?''  said Izu in a loud and professional voice. This wasnt her usual way of expressing herself at all, but it came naturaly with the duty she was doing right now. She personnaly felt the need to talk in a civil but firm way. Nonetheless, she was serious about this. Kiri was her home, and she was ready to die and to kill mercilessly if need be.

Kurai was walking a fair distance behind his team mates. He had noticed how injured Jayden was. Luckily Jayden and Dante were the only 2 injured! The lightning lit up the area they were in as the rain came down in sheets.
"Why the hell are we going to Kiri?" Kurai muttered, rolling his eyes. He ran his hands through his hair to brush it back. "Ya know at this point I don't care where we go, I just want out of this rain." He said with a hint of irritation. Kurai was not a fan of rain! Yes, it seems to be quite the staple atmosphere for Team Fuku but not to Kurais liking.
He stayed back a few feet aware that his team mates had no idea he was there. Someone had met them at the gates, and from the looks of it they really meant business! Kurai swiftly yet carefully moved up to the other side of Miz Hozuki.
"Hey Puddles looks like you've been stopped." He said to him. "Lava boy ain't gonna make it much longer." he said, glancing over at Jayden.
"Names Kurai Tau, I am part of the team here!" He said to what appeared to be a young female. Hopefully his appearance didn't make him look too bad!
"Ya our Sensei, she ain't around at the moment considering our team is quite massive. Her name is Primrose Uchiha. The name of the team is team Fuku and the monument ya mentioned is of a Mizukage." Kurai wasn't stupid, he knew his stuff. Kirigakure might not have been his favorite village, but he didn't hate the place and he knew a lot of the history of the villages! Kurai actually used to read a lot on his travels. " Any more questions, we got answers, if ya can please help Lava Boy over there." He said looking at the girl in front of them.

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Jaydens eyes began to close and his view of reality began to alter. Things began to fade and he could hear voices and see colors with each voice as things went dark. He was alive, just fading in and out of consciousness from losing blood and pain.
He could hear the voice of Kurais speaking to the girl at the gate, he could also feel the rain hitting him, but it was as though he was merely listening to the chaos and not in the middle of it. He felt as though he was at peace! Endorphins are kicking in as Jaydens fading out!
"What's happening to me, why can't I speak?" Jayden asked. He wasn't moving anymore! He was breathing but he couldn't move, speak or anything!