Mikey gave a light smile at Luko and shrugged. It's not that she didn't trust him...the fact was, she just knew what Deidara was capable of, and regardless of if Luko was there or not, it scared the hell outta her. "Busy with what?" she asked curiously.

Luko looked at her for a second. "I'm the Clan leader and I have to deal with politics," he said. He gave a smile. "I'm looking for new members to join the Clan because lately the other villagers have been having some trouble with alot of stuff and me being the only rogue alliance to them must have help for them and myself. This unite we have must be strong," he said. "Because I have a feeling that something big is coming up soon."

Mikey looked at Luko. Something...big? What does he mean by that? she thought. "Oh." Mikey bit her lip a little and hesitated before saying "It sounds like you could use some help then," she said with a small smile.

Luko shook his head yes. "We could all use some help with what's about to happen." He gave a sigh. With the things that have been happening lately it looks like the Akatsuki are on the move again but I'll leave that out for now.

Mikey looked at him a little irritated. "Luko, what's going on? What are you not telling me, what's about to happen?" He knew there was something he wasn't telling her and she'd just become determined to find out what. This better not be another prank of his...

Luko gave a sigh. "Nothing that you need to worry about for now Mikey, trust me," he said. Luko looked into the forest his eyes shadowed. He needed something to get his mind of off this entire situation. "Mikey, do you know how to swim?" He asked.

Mikey looked at Luko, a little suspiciously, then shrugged it off. "Yeah, I know how to swim, why?" she asked curiously. What does that have to do with anything at this point? she thought. Oh well, better to just go along with it for now...

((This is a year later since the Ninja Legend has began a new year.))

Luko sat in the tree with his arms crossed behind his head and his eyes closed. He was laying down enjoying the cool breeze since today was a day that he could finally relax. He sighed and looked down as someone came calling his name. "What's going on," he asked.

A rogue that'd he'd know very well stood at the base of the tree. "Luko, someone is here to see you," he said.

Luko gave a small smile. He never got a break. He sat up and rolled off the branch he was sitting on and landed on his feet. "Hmm, okay," he said as he started after the rogue to see who had come for him.

Rumiko looked at the views of the Rogue Clan. Sure were alot of these guys around. He gave a shiver and looked up to see Luko. "Hey," he said waving his hand in greeting as he started towards him. "Long time no see my friend."