Takezo arrived at the scene, his eyes that had constantly flickered towards Kazuo during their rapid travels finally falling upon the one tree before them, as well as whoever it was that awaited them at the scenery. Truthfully, Kazuo had only arrived at the same time as Takezo because the Samurai benefitted from his sudden head start. After all, he had no idea as to how that strange ninjutsu that allowed them to quite literally flicker from existence had been performed. As any person that hailed from the land of blades and harmony, Takezo simply focused the majority of his training on the flow of his chakra. Hell, it'd only been recently that he had witnessed any hand signs, and while at first it seemed gibberish to him, it still did, but there was no denying that it was enough to allow his teammates to catch up to him.
He simply gazed at Kazuya rapidly, his body instinctively nodding as to confirm that he acknowledged their presence.
"Who are y-" The closer he looked, the more odd things appeared to get. One head became two. Two arms became four. Takezo blinked. Once. Twice. They definitely didn't have one, no, two of those back home. They were two, right?
Deciding to shift his focus elsewhere. His clenched teeth finally relaxed as he inspected the single tree before them. Even before the catastrophe that had surfaced moments ago, and the chaos, the tree seemed so...oddly serene. It stood taller than anything Takezo had seen before, and somehow, it felt as if it was looking down on him. Its leaves high above rustled slightly, as if nothing could disturb it. The samurai's eyes sharpened, as his hand instinctively found its way to Genzou, his sword's sheath.
He wanted to cut it.
"Hm?"
Only a glimpse of his blade was revealed as Takezo as several chakra signatures approached, causing him to promptly place it back. "They're coming." Reaching into that dreadful tree, Takezo's hand dug into the hole, filling the hard structure of the wood before his fingers finally felt what he could only assume was a lever. Suddenly, the earth beneath them vibrated, causing Takezo himself to recoil. Yes, their sensei had told them about a secret hideout, but it was completely different than witnessing it. The ground split itself apart, its grumbling sounds echoing far and wide as the darkness within revealed itself. Though lights illuminated down below, the staircase still seemed somewhat daunting. Without awaiting for the previous civilians, Takezo slowly walked in without a care in the world, stopping only as to refer to the twins.
"My name's Takezo."
