Day Trippin' [Travel]

[An'ei Sekitan]

A familiar road was underfoot, familiar grass bending under each foot fall, springing back to a familiar set up. Familiar trees with familiar birds, all exotic, spread out in the distance. Everything was so familiar, the same smells and sounds, the realm of his home. Sekizen panted nearby, typical for him, as even the mythical dogs did not have sweat glands. Today he was on his way to Fang, the sun before him as it was rising this morning, aiming to be back by the evening so as not to worry the Kage overly much. Just a bit of combat, a little sparring, and then he would return. Easy as that. He was on his way.

{Move to Hi no Kuni}

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

Moved to Land of Fire

[An'ei Sekitan]

Hi no Kuni. How many people had fallen to his blade in this very land? How much of this grass had grown from the corpses of those he had felled here, food for the earth, blood of the plant? With a steady stride, Houkou and Sekizen continued forward across this grassland, gazing at the tame trees and wildlife, nothing compared to those ferocious beasts of Kusa no Kuni. This land seemed much more forgiving, as did their shinobi, those timid Konohagakure natives. Perhaps he would see one or two on the road and, with any luck, have the opportunity to murder them. Fortunately, he carried no symbol marking him of Kusa, save for the Mask of the Demon Dog, although that remained hidden for the time being. It was not time for battle yet. Instead he focused on the path, the steady walk, and the destination. A harbor soon came into view a bit later.

“Passage to Fang.” Houkou acquired a boat to Fang, the captain more than happy to keep his life, taking no payment from the shinobi. Soon they pushed out from the harbor and set sail for the island, the Colosseum awaiting his arrival, though it may not yet know it. Unnamed, his katana, had not tasted human blood in a very long time and it was hungry, he could hear its whispers in his mind. …destroy… That he would keep to himself. Soon Fang came into view and all other thoughts and voices faded.

{Move to Fang}

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

Moved.