precioustool | 1st Tool // [Accidental Video]

[When Haku came to, he noticed that he was in an unknown area. His surrounds were completely different from what he'd seen. All he knew was that he seemed to be in some sort of forest. Honestly, the whole idea that he was somewhere random with no reason or explanation didn't bring up any red flags for him.

He had no idea where he was, but he did know that he was most definitely dead. There was no possible way for him to have survived a direct impact of the Chidori and live to tell the tale. He just hoped that Zabuza was still okay. It would be a shame to not be able to fulfill his goal that he worked so hard for. The hardest thing was that Haku had no idea what happened. That was the funny thing about death. These teal wings did nothing to reassure him that he could even possibly be alive. Seeing wings everywhere, certainly that proved that he was dead and he'd gone to "a better place". If he was dead, everyone else here had to be right?

So unlike most people who arrived here, he had no sense of urgency or desire to find a way out. If he was dead, all he could do was just go with the flow. Although, getting used to this pain of the wings would take a while. Growing wings had to be painful, though. Sitting up and getting off the ground, he noticed some sort of journal by him. He messed around with the journal, pressing random buttons (and possibly calling people by accident) as he tried to figure out what it was.]

--wonder what this is? What a strange device... Did somebody drop this by accident?

[OOC: So you can either randomly find him, see the video, or just.... accidentally be called. He doesn't know what he's doing. Sorry it took a while to intro him. I was waiting on permission to join comms and then I just got distracted ;_;. It doesn't help when you write this out and then accidentally close the tab either........"OTL]

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From:

precioustool

He has no idea who this person is, but he's dressed like how people are back home. He looked up once he spoke to Haku.

"I'll call everyone?" Haku asked, silent for a moment before he realized, "Oh! So that's what this is!"

And then realization..., "Oh! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to bother people."

From:

teachingpeace

"It's alright! You're new, aren't you? I ended up asking my second about how it worked before I did anything to it, myself, and she filled me in. I can do the same for others when I have the opportunity."

He paused a beat, then inclined his head a fraction. "I am Nagato, and you?"

From:

precioustool

Haku nodded, "That obvious?"

Of course it was, Haku... You probably called everyone here by accident.

"It's nice to meet you, Nagato-san. My name is Haku," he introduced himself.

From:

teachingpeace

"Just slightly, yes." He shook his head, but clearly wasn't bothered himself, straightening up and looking at the other thoughtfully. "Haku. It's a pleasure to meet you, and refreshing to meet someone here I don't know who I don't know of in some way from home."

From:

precioustool

Something about this boy.... It was familiar. He looked like he was from where he was from, but the whole concept that there were other worlds here too was new and not yet thought about in Haku's mind.

"From home...? Where exactly is home for you?" he asked him curiously.

From:

teachingpeace

"Ah, the Elemental Nations, Ame, specifically." He knew Ame wasn't a country that had had contact with the outside world prior to his death... so it made him curious when this boy was.

"I would guess your answer to be slightly different."

From:

precioustool

"Ame....," Part of him wanted to ask if he meant if he was from Hidden Rain, but he couldn't say for sure that's what the boy meant.

"You could say that. I don't exactly have a set home anymore but... You could say I'm from the Land of Water," he said.

From:

teachingpeace

"...Given what I know of it, I can't say I'm surprised to hear it wasn't exactly home anymore for you. I take it you have abilities yourself then?"

Abilities, bloodlines, he didn't view them very differently given his own talents. Not that he could mimic everything.... but there was so much he could do, he didn't question it too deeply.

From:

precioustool

Haku nodded, "Yeah, you could say that."

Not that the prospect of being a shinobi really thrilled him in the first place. Without a purpose or goal to live by... what was the point of having these skills. Being pulled her without a purpose left the boy feeling lost.

"I assume you, too, have some abilities?" he guessed.

From:

teachingpeace

"More than a few yes." He tilted his head, peeking at him over the top of his glasses. "I was under the mistaken impression I was a god for several years. My deaths corrected that at least."

From:

precioustool

That makes him raise a brow, "god huh?"

Haku couldn't say much. He had no place or reason to judge. Even so, it wasn't like he was particularly well-versed in who was god and what not. The only thing he knew was that he wanted to make Zabuza's dreams come true. With Zabuza gone, his death, and being brought here, he had no idea what he had to live for.

From:

teachingpeace

"Yes. Though, even if that and my approach to the matter changed, my ambitions haven't. It was something I was doing for peace you see. Here... Here I'm trying to find a purpose, and it's come to helping others learn what I can teach, for the time being."

From:

precioustool

Listening quietly to what he had to say, something stuck out for him.

"Trying to find a purpose.... How do you find a purpose to live once what drove you to live is gone?" he thought out loud.

Peace sounded like a good reason right?

From:

teachingpeace

"It's not gone, it's just changed, in my case at least. It simply took me a little time to realize I didn't need to cut myself off from who I was to become who I should have been." He gave him a small, gentle smile. "I would welcome another person to helping me do that, if you like."

From:

precioustool

Haku was silent for a few minutes. It was a weird feeling for him not to have a purpose to live for anymore.

"I failed him.... I'm no longer fit to be a proper tool much less a perfect shinobi for his sake. I... Is there a reason for me to live anymore?" he asked.

He wasn't exactly aiming that to Nagato per se... It was more for himself than anymore else.

"Helping to do what? Aim for peace?" he asked.

From:

teachingpeace

"I think... that failure isn't an absolute. I can't say you didn't, I don't know who you think you failed... but it's entirely possible you didn't. As for what I said... Helping me teach others and protecting those who can't protect themselves, of course."

From:

precioustool

There was a lot to reflect on.... Finally...

"If I can help anyone, I'll do what I can," he told him finally.

Protecting those who can't protect themselves. He may have failed Zabuza, but if he could protect innocent people... He could do what he was able to.

"How can I help?" he asked.

From:

teachingpeace

"I took on a student, she's a shinobi from a place without chakra training, but there are many others here who could benefit from basic hand to hand teaching, or stealth... and I'm only one person."

He paused a beat, expression turning wry. "Admittedly most of the group I associate with ended up being younger, children that is. Konan has an art group."

From:

precioustool

"I'm not sure how much help I would be. I.... Well... I was only a shinobi when Zabuza-san needed me to be," he admitted.

By all means, he was never really properly trained to be a shinobi. Just that he had his Kekkei Genkai and everyone else but Zabuza feared it.

From:

teachingpeace

"You don't have to teach how to fight if that's not where you think your strengths are." He looked over at him, giving a small, sharp shake of his head. "Maybe I can help you decide what you would like to pass on?"

From:

precioustool

He could fight, he just chose not to unless he really needed to.

"I'm... not sure. What do you need in general?" he asked.

Maybe by listing it would help him figure out what to do.

From:

teachingpeace

He knew that look. He'd led people before, after all, and he waved for him to follow, starting to walk. "Everything is useful here. There is no real money system, so that isn't a consideration, but people get drafted, or volunteer, for missions here where they will be in hostile situations. People need healing after these things happen and my own abilities are rather short in this area, though are yours...?"

From:

precioustool

Following him, seeming as he really has no other place to go.

"I'm afraid I'm lacking in that area. Although... I do know a little bit of medical information," he said.

Although it wasn't like he could heal anyone and hardly even call it medical ninjutsu. Knocking someone out and making jounins think that somebody is dead has to count for something?

From:

teachingpeace

"Considering my own abilities are limited to feeding chakra into people to try to get their system to heal more quickly? I believe that anything would be good. I can't even claim medicinal knowledge due to having lived in Ame for my life."