Konohagakure vs Kirigakure: Shizuka vs Shikaniku

In the bottom of the ship, twenty or thirty men and woman stood in silence. As you got further towards the room, the importance of each individual increase gradually from squad captains to fleet captains to commanders to THE commander: Shikaniku Nara who was in command of Konoha's entire first division. For several weeks, they had conquered island by island gradually forcing the Kirigakure navy back until they encountered a fleet that had been doing the same to Konoha ships. They had plundered their ships, raped their kunoichi, and taken their supplies. Upon meeting eachother, both fleets fought against one another and their ground forces partook in combat. Of course, Kirigakure prevailed on the sea, but Konoha had managed to overtake them on the ground. Regardless, the two fleets hat fought eachother to a bloody stalemate and both sides had grown tired of combat. A treaty would be conducted between both sides, and both had an idea of what they truly wanted, but neither would agree.

"Sir, I say that we disguise this as a surprise att--"

"I'm not going to use any tricks for this. If they betray me, then so be it. You men know what you must do," Shikaniku spoke with confidence. Draped over his flesh was a purple, v-neck shirt which revealed his broad chest and the upper portion of his abdomen which remained tucked into white, silky pants whom are also tucked into his blue boots. Completing this unique outfit is a long, blue, short sleeved haori with the Nara clan symbol on the back and a white lining on the inside which reads "The Shinobi of the Shadows", along with black, fingerless gloves and a green bandanna. A rather broad decorative attire for the commander, but that is the type of man Shikaniku was: a leader. Glancing over his shoulder, Shikaniku pointed to two men and a single kunoichi in the room. "You three will come with my to the treaty,"

One of the commanders leaped towards Shikaniku, "But sir! You need one of us! We're powerful-"

"I need you to be ready to command this fleet just in case I don't return," Shikaniku interrupted. "Anyway, let us head out now. We'll travel by a small boat to ensure they know of our arrival. Remember men, this is for Konoha." With that address, Shikaniku exited the room with the three ninja whom he had commanded to accompany him and taken a boat. The wooden canoe tumbled over the gentle waves of this land. The kunoichi broke the silence, "Sir, what do we do if something bad is too happen. Their entire fleet is on the island right?"

Shikaniku remained silent for a few moments. "Well, that works better for our men. That means that we can attack them all in one place if things go south." His tone was rather calm, unshaking even in the possible threat of adversity. He was far too arrogant to fear another, nor any threat. That just wasn't him.

"Alright, are you sure this is a good thing though? I mean, we are giving our lives up. It's basically suicide." The other two shinobi glanced upwards as if this conversation had finally peaked their interest.

"Our duty to Konoha is to risk our lives if need be; that's the entire notion of being a shinobi. We fight until our last breath it taken from our body. That's what we'll do. We'll walk towards their army with our intentions in hand and if we die then at least we'll die honest," Shikaniku responded.

"That doesn't change shit if you're dead and they're alive," one of the other shinobi spoke as he continued to push and pull the wooden stilts in the wading waves. Shikaniku turned towards him and smiled. "Then, I guess you'll just die unhappy." After that, the conversation broke to a rather unbearable silence, but each one couldn't tell whether or not they had insulted the Nara clansmen so they remained quiet. That was the best option they thought. Within several minutes, they had come upon the shores of the beach and their lie Shizuka with only a few of her men behind her just the same as Shikaniku.

He stepped onto the fresh sand and smiled as he slowly approached the Hozuki woman. "You truly are beautiful, just as they say you are. Surprising to see someone of your grace running an army, don't you think?"