Itsuko walked through the Hidden Rain. The calming noise of the steady rain was comforting. It almost always rained in the village. It was very rare for the sun to shine through the constant thick, black clouds above the village, but there were hardly any storms surprisingly.

She walked by a shop and stopped for a moment, watching a child complain to his mother that he wanted a toy in the window. Her eyes had a slight sadness to them as she watched the scene. She wondered what it was like to have a family.

She shook her head and turned away from them, continuing to walk down the street. 'Such useless emotions.' Her sensei had taught her that she needed to discard her emotions, and for the most part, she did. But occassionally those kind of thoughts would just wander into her mind. She hated it.

Itsuko jumped up on a building and stood looking over the industrialised city. Her eyes followed the row of skyscrapers connected by ducts. There wasn't a tree in sight. Just buildings for miles around.

Her attention turned to the ground where a few of the local nin were spending some time talking off duty. The village ninja were mostly skilled genjutsu users. They also has specially developed assassination techniques. The village used to get numerous requests from foreign countries because of this, but lately the ties have been strained with other villages and may even be considered a threat rather than an ally now.

She turned her attention to the cloudy sky, feeling the cool rain hit her face.

Renkirumaru arrived after 5 days of travel from the Hidden Heat-Haze. He went to meet the Kage of the Village, he also heard the village, like most of the villages, possessed a Sage power and held a Jinchuuriki. He finally arrived at the village, a very different village than before. The village's buildings and skyscrapers were more bright than dull, with villagers moving about. The rain that was pouring down, soon stopped, and a rainbow formed with the sun shining brightly. It's said in a legend of the city, about a goddess who wielded the power of a special paper. But enough of that, Ren sheathed his umbrella and walked inside the village along with his escort. As he entered he spotted the kage of the village.

The rain had come to a halt as the sun began to shine through the clouds and a rainbow formed above the village. Itsuko's eyes averted from the scenery to someone she didn't reconize. She jumped down off the building and began to approach the man. She took a moment to examine him. Early to mid twenties. Seemed like an important figure from his attire. "State your business," she said as she stopped a few feet from him.