Insidious [Trav]

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[atrb=width,450px,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][bg=000000] Aunty Ruby~ OOC: Empty ..Enter.. Shortly after leaving the village gates alongside my new companion, Sumi. I emerge from the giant waterfall and quickly move on to the road leading far away from the village's hidden entrance. I was soaked to the skin wearing a black halter-neck top above navy blue jeans. They too, were stuck to my skin revealing lush curves for a woman of twenty four. My black heels were filled with water, but otherwise were fine. I had purposely bought waterproof boots, but I did stop to empty them while I awaited for Sumi to emerge through. Glancing down at both my arms, the slits where my flowers were embedded in, had reopened and allowed a new group of flowers to emerge through and bloom. I was not afraid to show the plants as despite they were attached to my arms, they were a very beautiful sight to look at. However, glancing down to both my butt bags, I began to pat them both to ensure that I didn't lose any weaponry during the swim. Inside one butt bag I felt two [2] smoke pipes (while one was currently in my mouth), ten [10] stick match boxes, nine [9] bloodclot pills, twelve [12] tracking needles, eight [8] kunai and a single world map. While in the other I felt two senbon sprinklers which I had purchased from the Kitateha Clan's shop. My small heart shaped face had strands of my jet black, ink like hair stuck to it while my ruby colored eyes still remained perfectly ringed with a medium shade of black eye-liner and waterproof mascara. Despite I had a swim, my make up didn't run. My full lips were still coated in a ruby red lipstick, and my ivory colored face still had that thoroughly moisturized look as flawless as my face was. I still felt comfortable in myself and was pleased to see that everything was still in order. However, once Sumi emerged from the waterfall, my attention would fall upon him. “Sumi-san, would you have a compass on you by any chance? I have a world map, but forgot to buy a compass.” I said, reaching into the butt bag and pulling out the world map. Should Sumi have one we will both begin our travels from there.

[Sumi Li]

// Enter

Ruby would pass through the taki gates arriving on the other side - apparently a little wet. With a shrug and a small burst of his Aquatic chakra he manipulated it enough to keep the water from covering him head to toe and ruining all his items. Arriving dry on the other side he would shrug looking at Ruby - I love water but hate my clothes and Art getting wet. Walking over to Ruby's side he would give a smile hidden behind the face mask. - I am a member of the Li clan - although I am not strong I can help pull my art to life and even cause it to turn to glue upon breaking apart. Same when I release a wad of ink from my mouth but other than that I can't do much that is spectacular, I'm a ninjutsu master so in the very least I can use it a few times in a row and am very quick with handseals.

May I know yours? I see you are a member of the kitateha - like my sister Tsukiko so I can assume you are not too bad on Genjutsu too. The rest I don't know but I assume something may be to do with you smoking - as I don't know many shinobi who smoke this is just a guess

Sumi would check to make sure he still had all the items from when he passed the water fall - he would hate to think he had lost an item already. After a pat down he found he still had all his items with him only when he finished he would hear Ruby ask about a compass. Closing his eyes with a smile he would reach into one of his slot holders and withdraw one of his spare compasses. I have four with me - one in two of my slot holders then two in one so if I ever lose my belt or butt bag I always have one. You can keep this one - I don't mind. He would hand the Lensatic compass over to Ruby. So what way are we going?

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It seemed like a long journey, but the teenager final found his exit out of the complicated tunnels of takigakure. As he walked outside the two large doors, the cool water of the enormous waterfall collapsed down upon Kuro. It was refreshing, yet irritating. As he was now soaked. It was now time for the difficult part. That was to find this mysterious persona, who he needed to find. The Kazeraikou scanned the area, and in the distance he saw two figures. They were just at the edge of the pool of water that was created by the waterfall. He wasn't sure if one of them was the person he was looking for but they might have seen his target.

Kuro walked across the liquid substance with the support of his chakra. Taking calm, slow steps towards the pair. In a matter of minutes he reached both of them. As he got close to them he began to note their appearance. The female was quite tall for her gender. The shinobi guessed she was about six foot two. While the male was only the slightest bit taller than Kuro himself.

"Excuse me, have you seen someone by the name of Aunt Ruby?"

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[atrb=width,450px,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][bg=000000] Aunty Ruby~ OOC: Move to Hi no Kuni please. So the man before me was a Ninjutsu Master whom was a member of the Li Clan. It seemed as if his sister and I also had a few things in common as well. Why had I not noticed this when I was with her in the tower? Irritated, I avert my gaze from Sumi for a moment as he continued to speak. “Well you are correct about the smoking. I am from the Kasuta and Kitateha Clans and is a Sensor. I also have knowledge in three different kinds of genjutsu, and four kinds of elements.” I explain matter-of-factually. My expression was somewhat unreadable at this point, but my mind was in chaos about this young man. However, when he offered me one of his compasses, I found myself a bit flabbergasted. “Thank you.” I found myself saying somewhat softly while accepting the offered object. I flicked it open and gave it a good thorough check and moved on to the map just when I heard the voice of another male approaching from my right. Glancing up and over, the words he spoke reminded me instantly of my niece, and for a moment I didn't speak. But after giving Sumi another glance, my chilled gaze would fall upon the newcomer. “I am whom you call “Aunt Ruby.” My name is Ruby Salt, I am Rosalie's Aunt. Let me presume my beloved niece has sent you to tag along on our adventure to this house in River, hmm?” I said gruffly, the tone in my voice clearly showed signs of a chilled persona. “We better get a move on gentleman, otherwise we will be keeping the others waiting. You can introduce yourself and give us a brief introduction on your specialities while we are traveling.” I said, turning around to head in the direction of Hi no Kuni.

[~Emi~]

[Moved to Hi no kuni]

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Now then! All of you!

Land of Fire I think, lovely place, although more trees than fire, really, fire would... be disastrous in the Land of... Fire.

Now, it appears we have a ninja on board but I'm MOVING IT ANYWAY!

[Sumi Li]

// Move to Rivers Please

Sumi looked around to see another member joining them for this trip - he would aproach requesting if one of them was 'aunt ruby'. Assuming he meant he was after lady Ruby next to him, Sumi would just remain silent. Having given RUby a compass of his she would take the lead as they began their walk using both compass and world map down towards the land of fire. As the trio trekked through the land of fire, Sumi would look to the new comer. My name is Sumi by the way, I'm a li clan member.... and yourself? Whilst awaiting the answer Sumi would look at his own map and compass to make sure each headed the right way. HE wasn't sure of the exact location they needed to go but he was still aware of how to get to rivers.

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“I am whom you call “Aunt Ruby.” My name is Ruby Salt, I am Rosalie's Aunt…We better get a move on gentleman, otherwise we will be keeping the others waiting. You can introduce yourself and give us a brief introduction on your specialties while we are traveling.”

This wasn’t the friendliest greeting that the male had ever received but it also wasn’t the worst. At least he was able to catch up with his target before they left the village. Almost instantly after the introduction the group left for the Land of Fire. From what the boy remembered it was mandatory for them to travel through this part of the world to reach their destination. Before anything got the awkward, the male who was accompanying the aunt of the kage introduced himself as Sumi. It was probably a good point in time for Kuro to let them know of his abilities, even if it wasn’t much.

“Pleasure to meet both of you, I am Kuro Kazeraikou, I have a basic proficiency in the lightning release and jutsu of the Nara clan.”

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[atrb=width,450px,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][bg=000000] Aunty Ruby~ OOC: Empty Now that everyone was indeed present, the group was well into the travels toward Kawa no Kuni. The hike there seemed somewhat pleasant as the newcomer, Kuro had given us a brief brush up on his skills. The gentleman who I've now known to call Sumi pleasantly introduced himself before explaining that he is a Li Clan member. My attention remain ahead when I quickly relayed my abilities out loud again. After taking in a long drag on my pipe, a large cloud of smoke would fill the area surrounding my head. “I am from the Kasuta and Kitateha Clans, and is a Sensor. I have knowledge in three different kinds of Genjutsu and four kinds of elements but doesn't know anything in Taijutsu as of yet.” I explained firmly, taking another drag of my pipe and turning my head to the right to exhale the smoke. My gaze continued to observe my two companions carefully, wondering what kind of players they would be on the battlefield. They both possessed well muscles bodies and did seem to be showing signs of loyalty to Takigakure. But as my attention went back to the road ahead, the landscape had long since changed since we were in Hi no Kuni. Rivers were roaming in almost all directions, followed by moss and a lot of greenery. Quite a nice place to visit in all honesty, but we were not here for sight seeing, we were here to investigate a house alongside members from Otogakure. But the question was, is Otogakure allies with Takigakure no sato? “Gentlemen, now I am not entirely sure if Otogakure are allies with our village, but I want to make sure to inform you to be extremely careful when around the other Shinobi.” I had slowed my pace then, glancing between each male, my expression distant yet very authoritative. “Just keep an eye out encase they decide to pull a fast one on us.” I then said, waiting for the house to show up in view.

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Moving.

[Sumi Li]

Arriving in the land of rivers now, the trio had been introduced to one another properly and they were running late... what would this say about takigakure ninja.... Lady Ruby, should I send a message forward to the sound shinobi that we are almost there but encountered a few ... 'unexpected Delays'?


Providing Ruby allowed him to do so, Sumi pulled out a scroll and paint brush then would weave a few hand signs creating ink within his mouth. Dipping his brush within he began writing upon the scroll. The message he wrote was:

Sorry for the Late arrival, we will be there shortly some unexpected delays came up.

After writing and showing the message to Ruby he would weave the hand seals and the ink would shift into a bird before rising from the page and making it's way to the sound shinobi.

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Slowly Kuro was beginning to learn more and more about his team mates. It seemed like the older of the three, the female who went by the name of Ruby didn't seem to trust the people of the country who were partaking in this mission. This was actually the first thing that the boy heard about other shinobi being at the location. After thinking for a second, Kuro realized he had no idea what the mission even consisted off. After Sumi spoke, the boy began his questioning.

"I didn't really get briefed on the mission, so could someone explain to me what the objective is?"

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[atrb=width,450px,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][bg=000000] Aunty Ruby~ OOC: Empty Sumi began asking me for permission to send a small message ahead, alerting the others of our arrival. My attention shifted from the road ahead toward the young male. “Yes, that sounds good.” I said evenly, but with a practiced smile. That message alone will give the team a heads up should the Otogakure Shinobi suddenly change their behavior toward us. So as the Li Clan member wrote down the message, Kuro began speaking. The sound of his voice sounded so foreign to me due to the fact that he appeared not to be the most chatty type. I turned my head and part of my body to face him as he spoke. “Well to be honest, Kuro-san, the Takikage didn't exactly explain the mission details to me either. She just sent us out to investigate a house located in this country. Otogakure had actually sent for help, so therefore they would be the ones to ask. I must apologize for not providing the information that my niece should have given before we set out.” I said, the final sentence of that explanation ending with a bitterness I never knew I possessed. Rosalie should have briefed me properly before blindly sending my team including myself out on a mission blind. I knew that should the three of us survive this, Rosalie and I will be having a little talk about this. But now that we had arrived at the destination, I spotted the house sitting in a wide range of landscape. It truly looked abandoned and had not felt the touch of humans in many years. My face hardened at the sight but I continued to remain quiet. Now was the time to get serious, and now was the time to finally move in to access the situation. ..Exit..

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For some strange reason, Kuro was expecting for the other members to not know much about the mission itself. The whole thing honestly sounded very sketchy to him. Something felt wrong, what was wrong with the house? Nobody had bothered to tell them anything. It gave him a bad taste in his mouth, nothing good could come out of this. The group continued their travel towards their destination, which they reached soon. All the boy did was follow the leader, he had no plans if abandoning the shinobi of his village.

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[Sumi Li]

// exit