Pop Princess, Metal Rescue - CH. 1, Pt. 1 [Mission]

[Coal]

Outside of the walls of Otogakure no Sato once again, on the hunt yet again, but he had some hope this time. The kidnapping of Pilar was not too long ago to follow, not to mention pink hair is not something common to the people of the world, so a few simple questions should lend him a general idea of where to start looking for the woman. Riding through the countryside gave him time to think, to plan, but he was sure he was going to end up winging it once it got started. The best plans are the ones that are the most dynamic. A classic saying by Ma Gunba, but one that proved more true as life kept on, a life of nothing but curveballs.

Less and less people frequented the hardpacked dirt road that he took, the only road from Otogakure no Sato to Dante, and with good reason. A few years ago, he had visited Dante on his search for the estranged Otokage, who had vanished during their escort mission, but it had been a bust. Instead he had found a strange little girl that spoke Draconic, stealing everything she could get her hands on, talking about some kind of elders. There had also been quite a few thieves and ruffians there, all ready to jump him and take his possessions, probably take the girl as well, but his Otogakure no Sato headband had kept them at bay; that and his Naginata. Now he was heading back, but he would have to hide his headband if he was going to get any kind of information, because a city of criminals would not answer to the law, no matter the reason.

Lost in his own thoughts, he had not even realized that he was cresting the hill to the City of Dante until it was right in front of his nose, just a ways distance down a gentle rise and across a few fields that looked as unworked as if they were wild. “Lucky it wasn’t a snake,” he muttered to Souten, “or it would have bit me. I need to get focused on the task.” Tapping his left temple with his left index and middle finger solidly, he made his way into the town, a city that was said to be the dregs of society and it showed. Just passing those barren fields he could tell, the ravens fleeing before him, only to return to pick at something shallowly buried, not to mention the dilapidated wagons and buildings. This was going to be a little tough on his nerves.

{Continued from narutoforumrp.proboards.com/thread/108016/otogakure-gates?page=2 }