With the time off, Ookami sneaks into the luggage compartment of a charter plane and flies to the Smokey mountains, he sneaks into the back of a car on a car carrier and finds his way to the trail head of the Oak Ridge forest.
Arriving at the end of the trail he cuts through the woods, the fall leaves annoy him as he tries to walk with a silent step. He travels for some times, wondering how he will be accepted. He did promise years ago that he would return, however it has been 12 years.
Ninja training, assasinations, have taken their toll on him, but he knows he will not be allowed any excuses when he returns.
He turns the final corner, he smells the familure scent, he has reached the "Den".
