Searching for Moyoushi City

[zieg]

Jin's travels through River Country would have eventually taken him to the capital city, which shockingly enough, was surrounded by some bodies of water, making traveling through it a rather fun adventure. Least he thought so, as his eyes were set upon the area. He activated his Byakugan near the edge of the capital, and scanned the entire area. Many people were wandering about, taking care of their business like they were accustom to. He saw almost no ninja. Most likely because River Country held no ninja village.

His eyes would have returned to normal, as he spotted nothing out of the ordinary. He sighed, as he had to now search for the Moyoushi Village. Jin knew absolutely nothing of this village. As a matter of fact the first time the Mizukage mentioned it to him he didn't even know of it's existence. Searching for something you know nothing about would prove to be a bit hard. However Jin was a shinobi. A decent one if he were to say so himself. Gathering information wouldn't be very hard either.

He started walking into the capital. He searched around the open area. Some buildings were there. They looked peaceful. Everything held a peaceful aura around this area. Living in a non ninja area must have felt great. Jin once remembered his days of childhood, when the last thing on his mind was being a ninja, but being a Hyuuga he had no choice in the matter of becoming a ninja or not. Those eyes, his body, everything about him would have eventually thrown him into that situation, one way or another.

He continued to search the area some more. At this point a few of the people there would finally catch notice of him, and his Mist headband around his head. Many people would instantly question his presence, as it was rare for shinobi to be there. He wandered like a lost puppy, showing in his eyes interest in everything that he hadn't seen. The winds picked up around him, blowing his hair about. His right hand would shift to his forehead and slide to the right to keep the hair out of his face.

He sighed as he had no idea where to start. If the city was hidden then it would be hidden well, but Jin would find it if he needed. He figured he would ask some of the people around the area to see if they knew. His first stop was a rather large building. It was a bar it looked like. Nodding his head in agreement to himself he would enter.

As he opened the door the smell of sake would instantly hit his nose. His eyes flared up as he shook his head. He continued to walk in. Jin was young, and his body showed it, so many might have questioned his reasons for being there, but once they saw his headband they knew instantly he wanted something. Jin approached the bar, where the tender was, cleaning a class with a white piece of cloth.

"Sir. Might you be able to help me? I am in search of the Moyoushi City, in hopes of speaking with it's leader." The bartender would have eyed him and looked to the sky after the question.

"The Moyoushi City, huh? Can't say I could help you." Jin closed his eyes and nodded.

"Thank you. I'll be on my way." He bowed slightly and left. Now where to? Jin would have entered many buildings, or spoken to many people outside, in hopes of one of them knowing where it was. Finally he got a clue. He was told that the city was straight north of River Country, being between the borders of three different countries. With that information he headed directly north.

[Natsuki Kikkawa]

So the young Hyuuga would proceed north of the capital, the road leading out wasn't as busy as within the capital itself, yet along the road was a bench and some pigeons flocked together. They were feeding on some bird feed, it's source that of a man only within his forities. He was wearing a white yutaka with a black haori and black obi. He looked very traditional and yet professional at the same time. He had a slight smile, his expression more so being that of someone whom was relieved than content.

"It's good to get away from the bustling business life."

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Options:

1. Talk to the Man?
2. Continue the quest.

[zieg]

As Jin traveled along, the road which was slowly becoming more and more deserted, he would find a man, and a large array of pigeons, eating bird feed. All from the man sitting along the bench. He could clearly be seen, as his black outfit was showing clearly through the setting day. The sky remained blue, and the winds fair, but night would approach quickly. As Jin walked along, the man would have spoken. Something of getting away from business.

Jin stopped for a moment, and looked at him. His clothing looked similar to his own, in a way. It probably ment he was someone perhaps not of this era. Jin had no real particular thoughts on him. He simply would have closed his eyes and bowed his head slightly.

"Good evening to you, sir." And with that he would lift his head, and turn it in the direction of north once more, continuing down his path. He walked casually, showing he was in no rush, even though that was merely a lie to himself. He was indeed in a rush to finish his mission. He sped his walking up a little bit, moving on to find the hidden city.

[Natsuki Kikkawa]

"Good evening to you as well young man, by chance are you heading to the mountains to train?"

It didn't take much for the man to tell the Hyuuga was a ninja, that shining forehead protector was a start but even if he wasn't, many martial artists sought the mountains as a place to hone their mind and body.

"I'd be careful though, most of the territory belongs to Moyoushi City. We're constantly competing with one of the businesses in that city."

He didn't have much else to say, he was trying to get his mind off work as it was. So he'd proceed to provide more feed for the pigeons.

[zieg]

Jin would have stopped in his footsteps, as the man would have spoken of training within the mountains. His ears even almost jumped, as valuable information was given. It seems the mountain the man spoke of belonged to Moyoushi City. Perhaps if he went there he could find more information and a definite location of the city. Jin turned and looked to the man, taking the small paces he needed to be within a decent speaking range of him.

"Yes. I am in search of the mountains. You say it belongs to Moyoushi City? Might the city be somewhere near there?" Jin's attempt to gain some information out of the man. Apparently he knows more than those within the capital. Exactly how much he knew would be what Jin was to figure out. Jin wasn't an interrogation expert, but he had the intelligence to learn what he needed to from the man.

[Natsuki Kikkawa]

The older man was surprised that the younger male paused in his tracks and returned to speak with him. He had simply mentioned the information in passing but it wuld seem that the youth was curious to learn more, particularly...information about Moyoushi. As such, he broke out into a bit of chuckling before he composed himself. The pigeons now beginning to move on, they were ones with the wind after all.

"Yes, yes...though it'll require a fair bit of searching I hear. Would you like me to accompany you within your search, I do have some potential hints on how to get there based off an old friend."

He flashed Jin a friendly smile now, awaiting his response.

OOC: From now on, this NPC will be controlled on Mikuru's account.

[zieg]

Zieg would grin slightly, as the old man would have explained himself, knowing a bit of information on finding the city. He offered Jin a chance to accompany him in help of finding the city. Jin, not preferring to work this way, would agree to the man's conditions, as the mission was most important, first he would have to consider the mission's success, rather than his own personal principles. He would have grinned a bit, not smiling but showing his appreciation for the help.

"That would be quite nice. Thank you. Please. Lead the way." He spoke, as he waited to travel alongside the man, and find the city to complete his mission. He would eventually have to find some way to thank him properly.

[Mikuru Uchiha [~Miko]]

With the exchanged looks of appreciation, the elder gentleman would begin to walk down the path. Silence was bliss at least for now. His head began to look around cautiously, left first, then right. He was looking out for the sounds of rivers. He only knew a little bit of information but one of them was that he needed to look for a river, though he was uncertain why or if it would truely lead them to the city.

This would be where the real search began.

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You've got to make search posts from here on in to locate the city. Copied directly from the info thread is an important tidbit you need to look out for:

"there is a forest of varying tree's that one must find. A good hint to know you're traveling through the correct forest is that there is a river flowing through it. This large river moves to connect to the Western side of Moyoushi, leading into Ame no Kuni. "

I'll determine based on your posts. From this site of Moyoushi, you need to make 4 posts of 7 Paragraph length in order to find it, so good luck =D

[zieg]

"Lets get started."

The two would begin their travels, searching for the hidden city would begin. The trip would be sententious. Long. Jin would have his patience now tested here, showing how much of the ninja way he had picked up. No matter how much information was fed to him, he was still quite young. Given his talents and profession one would believe otherwise, but it was true all the same. A child is but a child.

The winds picked up. They almost wanted to push Jin and the old man forward, as if saying they were heading in the right direction, but Jin didn't believe in such things. It was merely a strong breeze pushing them forward. His white kimono, and the man's black traditional japanese clothing would prove to be somewhat of a match. Black and White, and the traditional look. Both the men there might have been very spiritual, though with Jin being the way he was he didn't think so about his opposite.

Random thoughts crossed his mind, as he continued onward, toward the end of the tiled ground. The ground which would have been reinforced with hard concrete. A dirt path would have crossed their feet. Jin eyed the ground below him, to make sure that he wasn't hallucinating the incident. They were leaving the capital. Guess that was a good sign, or so he figured. He was still unsure of exactly where he should be heading.

"Might you know where we're heading, old man?" Jin spoke lowly in tone. The old man would have kept his head straight. He had to think for a period of time before he felt he could answer that question whole heartedly.

"Not quite. I know a few things, but not much. Lets just keep traveling on." He spoke. Jin would have stared at him a bit, and nodded, as he once again turned his head forward, and continued moving. No matter how far away they had gotten from the water, River Country continued to hold the smell of water, almost all about. It would in the future perhaps make finding the city a bit more of a task than it needed to be.

Jin searching for the city was a task. He would have preferred this be done but a bird or something of the sort. Instead he was using the good old foot power, to help guide him forward. He felt he would grow bored of this, really soon. He was annoyed due to the fact that this was nothing like the mission he had asked for. He started to regret wishing to have this mission done first.

He would yawn, as the sun was slowly finding it's way down west. He eyed it a bit, knowing it would be night within several more hours. He would make it a personal goal to find this city before sundown.

[zieg]

Black hair would wave within Jin's face. His left hand would rise to push it away, and kept it from getting into his precious eyes. Yes, eyes so precious. The Hyuuga clan's greatest, or perhaps second greatest gift given to the world of the ninja. He would be proud of that, though his past not so much. His mind carelessly wondered about Konoha, and his previous visit there. He would remember his past a bit, but not for long.

A long, streaming burp would break Jin's concentration, as the old man would have scratched his belly after relieving himself from the mouth. Apparently had enjoyed a meal or something before this walk. Maybe he needed the walk. Jin would agree that everyone needed a good workout.

Regardless they continued to head north. Jin would become curious with where they were going. The thought actually crossed his mind several times, like an itch that wouldn't go away. As much as he wanted to shrug it off as nothing, it would return, even more fierce. He looked to the old man, his eyes now filled with the curiosity he had once thought he lost.

"Excuse me, but what exactly are we looking for?" Jin would speak.

"A river, m'boy." The old man said, looking to the sky and smiling, as several black birds would chirp while passing by.

"A river?" Jin thought. He had seen plenty of them, passing through the lands to make it to the capital. Now all of a sudden they are searching for one?

"Why a river?" He said.

"Well they say theres a river that leads to a forest. The forest supposedly can take you to that hidden city. Though thats only a rumor, I figured it'd be the best place to start." He said, giving a hiccup. Jin cocked an eyebrow, and turned his head forward once more. Thinking back, all the while as they were walking he had not found a river at all, since leaving. That was odd. Maybe it was true. That or theres more than one river that runs through a forest.

"Thank you. I believe I can take it from here." Jin said. He would then send some chakra to his feet, and use an interesting jutsu. His body started to float about an inch or two off the ground. He would then suddenly take off, in a sudden burst, forward. His arms and clothing following him. The old man looked with shock, as the young Jin would have swiftly and easily escaped his eyes.

Jin, now with a decent lead would once again be on his own. The jutsu would prove useful, as it allowed his speed to increase dramatically from walking. It would also take less physical energy. Though chakra would be used. It was the first bit of chakra used for the day. It felt good to release some of it. A day without using chakra was something of a bother to Jin.

[zieg]

A river. A forest. The City.

Jin would keep that in mind, as he sped off toward north, still in search of the city. His goal would have been that large sum of money, a donation to the city in hopes of showing that Mist is friendly, and would wish to become associates with the city. Still Jin would wonder every few moments, with money like that why would he give it to them? 150,000 Ryo was a lot. Still he had no real need for money. Not in the least. Maybe to replace the senbon he would use in battle, but it would end there.

Either way, he continued to skate on, on the air which he floated on, thanks to his chakra. This would make searching all the more easier. Eventually he came across a large, heavy set of trees. Further on the inside the trees would continue to fall into each other. He eyed them, as he started to approach. He knew he was seaching for a forest, but would he be searching through it the right way? He was looking for a river.

He would stop near the entrance, to what would look like a forest. He cocked an eyebrow, and then with a burst of chakra, veins would appear around his eyes, and even a bit lower toward his cheeks. His pupils became visible as he stare through. His Byakugan was activated. It would make searching all the more easier, though it only went so far itself.

Using the binoculars and x-ray ability he would scan the forest, in search of a river flowing through it. Various trees were there, attempting to stop his path, but like a drill, his eyes went straight through them as though they were nothing. He continued to search. Through some other person's view he would appear to have been lost in some sort of gaze, trance and just being there. He however was doing a job.

He sighed as he found no river running through the area. He felt he had searched through a decent enough amount of the forest to know there was no river flowing through it. He sighed as his eyes returned to their normal state. The Byakugan didn't help this time around, as the forest was false. He decided to continue his search in finding the river instead. Once he found that he would follow it. He turned and started another way.

Taking a left at where the forest was he would start his search through the dirt plains. There seemed to have been a path, carved from the people whom might have walked through it, as it made a line, and grass grew on the outside of it. However he realized that the path was disappearing. Or rather it would surprise him, as he looked down and the path was gone. That ment no one has been there. That could have been a good thing....or very bad.

Regardless he would stay on that pathway. Instead of following the footsteps he would make his own. He started forward, now determined to find this forest and then the city. It would have been so much easier to do this by bird or something, but with a sum of money that large it wouldn't be very safe to attempt to carry it any other way, asides from shinobi. Jin felt honored that he was chosen for this....or maybe he was just the sucker who would do it.

He looked forward to killing that man so much.

[zieg]

Now on his way, paving his path, keeping his instincts sharp as to make sure no one would find him, and follow. If they did, in hopes of finding the hidden city he felt he might of had to eliminate them. The city was hidden for a reason, and Jin wouldn't be the cause to it's exposure if someone were to find it and leak the information elsewhere. so the city would be a target for whatever. That wasn't his main goal though. Again he kept his mission in mind.

His black hair would flow down his head nicely. Such beautiful hair. It hid him however so much. All that could be seen was his face, and even then the hair wouldn't be happy with that, as it wanted to take his face, but the Mist headband refused that much. The wind also would refuse this, as it blew and exposed his ears. At that moment the sound of rushing water would catch Jin's attention. As his ears perked up a bit he would look around as he found that it was a river perhaps.

A river?

He started to rush for the sound as soon as he was able to locate exactly where it was coming from. Those veins would appear within his head once more, and his Byakugan would be active. Using the binoculars he would look forward as he searched ahead in the direction he was running. Surely enough there would be a river. The only one for miles and miles. That had to be the river the old man was talking about. Success. Finally he was on a direct path. He couldn't help but grin as he picked up in speed.

Eventually after running so much he would make it there. He deactivated his Byakugan as he made it there. He grinned after looking. He turned his head right, which would be north and surely enough the forest of which the elder spoke of was there, clear ahead just a few paces. The confidence radiated as he felt the end was near. Soon he would be able to end this mission and return home. It wasn't as hard as he had predicted. Finding something hidden.

Well the thought of being tricked crossed his mind, as this might have been false information but it was all he had at the moment so he followed. He neared the forest entrance, where the trees would show and stretch so many yards wide. He entered without much hesitation, following the river which was the guide. He was extremely close to the border of Rain Country. He didn't realize it however. He simply continued onward through the path, which held the river and would lead to the city.

The forest was vast. Birds and other creatures phased through it like shadows. They were the true ninjas in this territory, as they could appear and disappear in the environment in just moments. Such a skill. Jin couldn't help but feel a bit jealous. He even had a hard time keeping up with the animals that would appear but move on his arrival. He would shrug as he continued walking, his feet picking up fallen leaves and other such things as he made it through. It wouldn't be too long now, but he had to wonder how far this forest would stretch? Even the river would end eventually.

Several minutes had passed, which all consisted of nothing but silent walking. He would sigh once more, before a large light pierced down on him. He squenched his eyes as the light proved to be blinding. It was the end of the forest and there he would find that the city awaited. Surely enough as he walked past the last tree there a large city, with a large opening would be held. He would be relieved as he found it, and would have his mission done with no problems.

He walked forward, preparing to enter the city.

[Done. City found]

[Mikuru Uchiha [~Miko]]

OOC: Approved, Congrats...you've found Moyoushi City. Proceed to post at the Entrance topic within Moyoushi.