Through the paths of a wet forest

[Yashouri]

 
  
    It's been a long time since Yashouri stayed out of Kirigakure.His disqualification from the chuunin exams and lost of his left arm wasn't really a big deal.Shinobis all around the world were dealing with worse things.But the thing was that he had lost his unending energy for training.He is spent his time homeless in this random forest for a while.He sure grew up.His old blanket which he wore as a robe became too small for him,he couldn't handle his cloths annoying him.He couldn't handle this pathetic life anymore.He had a promise as a shinobi.He would never fail himself.He thought during one of his tired walks.

  Yashouri kneeled down at the minute he was a broken mirror,he picket it up and directly pointed it to his muddy face.The face he saw was different than the face he saw last time.It was a face of a very handsome young adult covered with dirt and poorness.His spiky long green hair shook in a sudden cold wind as he slowly dropped the mirror from his only remaining hand.With his tired voice he spoke to himself ''Im not dead.I wont be dead.'' .His clothes were ripped off and he needed to train to get in touch with himself again.He fully pulled his old blanket cloth out and let it swim with a river he spotted next to him. ''Im not a child anymore.'' He spoke to himself.He was now a shirtless green haired man in a muddy forest.He watched his old robe swim in the river.When the image was gone from his eyes,He also jumped in and had a good old bath.When he thought he cleaned himself properly (Even though the water was also muddy) he got out from the water.He moved his fingers through his hair and closed his eyes.His chakra system automaticly got activated,Yashouri grinned as soon as he felt the exciting energy.He looked at his bare feet and started to focus on them.He looked forward to the rising sun. ''I will be better than before ,before the morning'' He spoke again.  Yashouri started running with a regular tempo.As the minutes passed in the forest his tempo rised.Another set of minutes passed and his tembo again rised.After almost an hour of running he could sense the sweat dropping from his body.He trained for few weeks.He did push ups with his only right hand,did required exercises.And ofcourse..Meditated. Many mornings passed.And now we are on today.Yashouri knew that he was ready to go back to being himself.He touched the palce on his body where a left hand once existed and hesitated.He rised his head and noticed it was again a sunrise.He grinned and started to run with his full power back to Kirigakure after months.The forest would automaticly lead to the city itself.He kept fuelling to the city...

[james]

The steel armed warlord headed the three man team to the Embassy as a leader of a unit should do: quietly and quickly. With his skill as a shinobi, the Water Shadow observed his surroundings to ensure that no enemy shinobi were lurking within the countryside; the Neko operative moved at his own pace, lagging somewhat behind the duo of Hyobe and Tora Tsume to make sure that the Mizukage and his aide were not harmed by creatures or other lurking things.

In the mean time, between moving northeast towards Mashimizu, Hyobe allowed Tora a moment to speak of his time in the Chunin Exams. He really did enjoy the way this particular militia man worked. Perhaps there would be a place at the Mizukage's side later on down the road in his shinobi-iri profession, yet for now, his aide to the Sekiranzenshou seemed to work fine. Remembering the boy's tactics, he assumed that had any threat been met, that Tora would protect the life of his Lord just fine...

[Tora Tsume]

Walking beside the Mizukage, Tora tried to notice his surroundings more than what his superior was saying. Sadly, he didn't have enough of a briefing before going out on this mission so he had to gather intel while they were walking along. "Sir, may I ask who knows of this voyage?" The young shinobi asked as he looked back, trying to see if this was a secret meeting or perhaps something more public. "As I understand it we do not know the intentions of this meeting and while I do not doubt the ANBU unit of the village I want to make sure we're not going into a trap." He said as he pulled off his headband, tucking it in his cloak along with the knives, the goggles he brought and several other items in his possesion.

"I don't believe it's an assassination attempt, since it would leave too many evidence. I also think that asking to meet at the embassy is a hint as to suggest it is indeed the kage who is in charge of this meeting. Yet I still find this a little fishy. If I could get the authority to question the ANBU unit freely I'd be happy to do so." He said, and finally stopped, letting out all that was on his mind as the two and the ANBU made their way to the embassy for a meeting where they would probably meet the Yukikage.

[james]

"The only Kirigakure personnel who know of this are those working at the Embassy, members of the ANBU, myself and... you." Had this come as a surprise to Tora, then it shouldn't. Hyobe had sent him on several highly classified assignments which the Genin had completed with the highest markings. The Kaguya hadn't a problem with the worries and concerns of his young accomplice; instead, he seemed to welcome them with several calming words.

"The Yukikage seems like an honorable man.. there was even a time several months ago were I contacted the Snow village." The skyline of Mashimizu came into view despite the swampy terrain the three Mist ninja found themselves in, but their destination was close.

"What exactly makes you feel indifferent about this meeting? We will be housed in the Sekiranzenshou on its bottom floor. If the Lord of Snow and his assistant tried anything in there... well," Hyobe laughed, something he rarely did. "Lets just say that it won't be pretty for either of them." The Mizukage knew full well of his fighting capability, as well as his small legion of ANBU Dragons that loitered within the sub-fourth floor's walls.

With the capital finally coming into full view, he encouraged his companions to take on a second wind and get to the Red Wave Post immediately. Having went through the path of a wet forest, Hyobe and company arrived in Mashimizu.

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[Tora Tsume]

Accepting the words of his leader, Tora listened carefully. Sure, he had his doubts, but hearing that the Yukikage was an honorable man made him feel somewhat at ease. Though trusting one to be an honorable man was a poor strategy. Tora was in-fact one who would be considered honorable. He obeyed the law, he was loyal and most of all, he admired fairness and truth. However, people were usually...Different.

At any rate, once the party came close to their destination Tora took a quick look around and without any hesitation followed the Mizukage, going to the embassy.

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