Mikey sits down against a tree.

Luko walks towards Mikey. "Yes Mikey?"

Mikey looks up at Luko. "I heard that the Akatsuki is looking for people with extreme strength in one particular element. Do you think that's true?"

"Yes, why'd you'd you ask."

Mikey looks down. "That kinda scares me. All my life I've only been able to do earth jutsu, and if they did decide to come after me.... I'm not entirely sure whether or not I want to join..."

Luko smiles. "Well don't be surprised if they do. They have no one who can use earth jutsu." He stops. "Like I said If you wanna join then join. Don't let someone hold you back."

"If I do join, then I don't want to have to fight you, if something like that ever did come up...." Mikey sighs.

Luko sits on a rock. "Go on."

Mikey looks at Luko. "Even though you're the only person I really have..... that's all I need to make this decision a very difficult one..."

Luko thinks then says. "Mikey, I'm gonna say this. And it's gonna be a promise. If you go with the Akatsuki, even if they force you to come, I'll be there. All they way."

Mikey looks at Luko and smiles. She gets up and hugs Luko. "Thank you Luko-sensei."

Luko smiles. "No problem Mikey."

Mikey lets go of Luko and looks at him. "Do you want to come and train with me?"

"Sure."

Mikey grins. "Alright, come on!" Mikey grabs Luko's arm and starts pulling him. "There's this one spot I always train, and no one knows about it."

Luko smiles and follows. "Okay."

Mikey takes Luko further towards the mountains, but still in the forest. She takes him through a cave and they come out into a field with bare earth underneath it and with mountains surrounding the sides. "See? No one comes here. I came here after I had to leave- .........nevermind. But isn't it cool?"

Luko smiles. "Yes."

"Alright, wanna start then?"

"Yes. What do you wanna do first?"

"I'm not sure... You pick, you're the sensei." Mikey smiles.

"Let's start with sparring okay."

"Alright, let's go!" Mikey jumps back a couple feet and throws a shuriken at Luko.

Luko dodges and draws a kunai throwing it at Mikey. She's good at ninjautsu but what about hand to hand combat.

Mikey takes out a kunai and sidesteps and catches Luko's kunai at the hole in the hanlde, then uses her kunai to spin his around and throw it back at him.