Sensei and Student: The Mission

The tall, athletic man leaned against the tall gate of Konohagakure, looking over to the spot where he had seen his old friend leave, twelve years earlier. He felt and knew that Gekihen was his own responsibility, and his alone—but his young student was very eager to infiltrate Gekihen's organisation, for his own, strong personal reasons. During the past twelve years, Juro had hunted Gekihen down doggedly, keeping up with his activities for long stretches, always making sure Gekihen wouldn't be able to launch any plans at Konoha's cost, and he had succeeded for the main part. But Gekihen had always been aware of his old friend's plans, always evading him, always trying to stay one step ahead of the brilliant Uchiha. But Gekihen had gone too far now, invading villages, killing hundreds, striking terror in many hearts. Juro knew that someone as cruel as Gekihen would act mercilessly if Senkai were to be compromised, and Gekihen's lethality had already grown in past years. Few were capable of challenging the beast that was Gekihen, Juro being part of that handful. But Senkai's advantage was his intelligence, his prodigious skill and the fact that Gekihen did not know of his existence—something Juro had taken great measures to ensure. But he had to make sure his student was ready, the young boy whom he had come to view as another younger brother, like the brother Gekihen once was before his fall. Juro turned his gaze upwards towards his student. "Senkai, you sure you wanna do this?" Juro asked, one more time. Messing around with Gekihen's Zenith was no trivial matter. All of them were trained, merciless killers. Juro had fought and killed some who had been associated with the organisation—his first kills. None of them had been easy prey. He had to make sure his student knew what he was doing.