travel of the jellyman.

[Kinz]

Dawning a cloak he had stolen from a cloths line, and performing the transformation technique, Muteki would now appear to be just some simple old man, on an errand. His feet carried him swiftly and carefully over the moist soil through the rain, with the stolen garment wrapped around him totally and the hood pulled up. He tried to hunch as he walked for the mere appearance of elderliness, but it was difficult with the precious bundle attached to his back. It was an awkward trip to say the least, but finally he reached his destination. The land of water docks.

Stepping onto the pier, the funny looking Muteki walked around until finally he spotted the type of ship he would use. It wasn’t something that you would call lavish, but it was sea worthy, and after a moment of persuasion, Muteki convinced the captain to ferry him to the main land, in exchange for a mere pittance worth of Ryo. He was almost home free. Stepping onto the ship, Muteki found his room, and awaited their arrival. It was funny, he never breather more easily then the moment he felt the ship begin moving away from the dock. Security at last.

While the ship sped across the open seas, Muteki occupied his tie with a combination of sleeping, and copying the mist scrolls onto some extra parchment he had found on the ship. This way when he gave the original to his new kage, Muteki could still have something set aside just incase. This was a big gamble, but Muteki always said life was about taking chances. Hopefully his luck hadn’t run out.

Writing while onboard a very unsteady ship was a difficult thing, but by the time the boat hit the dock of the fire country, Muteki had finished copying the scrolls with relatively few inkblots. He stashed both sets into the waterproof container, this time discarding the bank ledgers and wrapping them up inside plan scrolls of no importance. Time to set out on foot.

(move to fire)

[adero]

Moved.

[Kinz]

Without forsaking his old man disguise, Muteki began his walk across the fire country. It would be a trying experience but it would be worth it upon reaching his destination. Muteki walked continuously trying to reach his goal. It was annoying not runnin, but that would change soon.

Muteki didn’t stay at any hotels, that would leave a trail. Instead he would find a large bush or overgrown tree to sleep under. It took him a few days till he was deep enough into the fire country to think he was safe enough to start gaining some real ground. Muteki had abandoned the henge a long time ago, though he still had pretended to be hunched over and had the hood of the cloak up around his head, obscuring his face. Throwing the cloak back so it merely draped over his shoulders and hung down his back, Muteki stretched his stiff back. “Guess this is as good a place as any to get to the fast paced movement.”

With that, Muteki jumped into the treetops and began hopping over the branches. The movement in disguise was slow, but he had covered quite a bit of ground, by midnight if he kept his pace he would be in the country of rain.

As the stars began glowing overhead he finally passed the boarder. Now he needed information, which hopefully would be easy to obtain. Sticking his mist headband into his pocket, Muteki headed for the nearest tavern. It was always the best place to obtain hard to find information.

(move to rain)

[remix]

Moved.

[Kinz]

His first few nights in rain proved fruitless. He had yet to find anyone willing to disclose any information on the village. Everyday he would summon Ui to scout the area as far as she could, but she had not faired any better. It was difficult to get anyone who supplied trade to or from a village to say anything. It could cost them their lives if they did. He spent each night at a new Inn, and each evening at the Inns drinking area, buying drinks and trying to uncover some sort of information.

Finally one day he caught a break. There was a man named Jorben. After a little tempting with Ryo, and a lot of alcohol bought on Muteki’s dime, Jorben had a little slip of the tongue. He knew of the village, though after the slip he became tight mouthed. Muteki was able to coax him away from the Inn goers by promising that he was nothing more then a fellow merchant and offering much in the way of Ryo. Jorben was a greedy bastard. After only a few hours Muteki was wiping the blood from his kunai on Jorbens cloths. A quick slice to the neck in a secluded room did wonders. There would be nobody to betray his new home alive if he had a say. Leaving the Inn with his new information, Muteki summoned Ui to act as his scout at night.

He had not received too much in the way of directions. Merely to a road block that would assist him further if in fact he made it that far. Ui didn’t take long in finding this road block, mainly because of the amount of time it had taken him to find someone willing to give him information. He had moved fairly far into the country.

With the coming of the next dawn, he would be at the road block that hopefully would grant him access to his new home.

(exit to checkpoint once given permission)

[remix]

Within a few moments of the start of Muteki's beginning, Nagaku would find himself on the same road as the stranger, a slight smile as he appeared beside the boy, holding Kyrie upon his shoulder still. He smiled, giving a slight smile to the boy and a wave, as his lips parted.

"Ohayo, lost?"

[Kinz]

As the odd man carrying a women appeared without much warning, Muteki’s hand instinctively went to his blade. *relax* thought Muteki, *its not anbu.* His hand not actually touching the sword relaxed, as he continued walking with the stranger. “Well Mr. Rapist, I have an idea of where I am headed. And besides, it’s a nice night for a stroll now isn’t it. I see you’ve found your quarry for the night. Don’t let me stop your fun, though I find getting women drunk and then making them think your cool makes the entire process easier. I guess your kind of cutting out the middle man.”

Not losing a step while saying this, Muteki tried to disguise his natural way of moving. Usually he moved as one who was accustomed to fighting, almost a gliding aspect, but he attempted to slouch and walk as though he was encumbered. His headband still lay in his pocket, and oblivious as he was to who he actually was talking too, Muteki wasn’t dumb enough to allow anyone to see that till he made it to the “safety” of the rain village.

[remix]

Nagaku stared...

"This is my sister. She's blind."

He merely stated, as oblivious eyes gazed Muteki straight in the eyes. Really, he would now look rather... stupid. Nagaku gave a slight chuckle, sniffing slightly. And, in a moments notice, Muteki would be staring at nothing more than an empty space, as Nagaku continued his stroll on the other side of Muteki, as if he had always been in that location to begin with. He hummed, moving over the land.

"You should turn back by now... wouldn't want to have ANBU assume you're up to no good."

[Kinz]

As the man voiced his comment, Muteki looked towards his direction, but the man had vanished. He appeared on the other side of Muteki. The women he held eyes did not hold the distinctive dullness of one without sight, But who was he to call him a liar. “Sorry if I insulted you my friend.” Then using shushin (1/3), Muteki would appear on the other side of the man, “But I think I will be fine.” Muteki kept on strolling at his casual pace, as if nothing had happened. “So, tell me friend, what brings you out on such a nice one as this? Not anything overly taxing that your sister injured herself I assume.”

Muteki’s last comment was a bit of a poke. He had no idea what was with this guy, but something was different. He seemed…knowing. Muteki had never gotten a feeling like this from anyone else, but it was almost like a sense of…. intrigue. In passed years Muteki would have probably tried to become friends with the man, but now that he was running for his freedom, Muteki had no time to make friends.

[remix]

"Heading to Ame."

Nagaku's eyes narrowed upon the mans figure- his shuunshin being rather weak. He gave a slight yawn before suddenly, a sudden arm would fling out to punch against the boys jaw. The punch would be strong- and had Muteki been normal, it would have probably broke it. Nagaku's eyes dulled to a death glare, and he would stand over Muteki- almost as if static sizzled around him in his appearance.

"Who're you? To be from Ame, and not know who I am, you're either a foreigner, or plainly stupid."

[Kinz]

As the mans fist flew out, it would catch Muteki square on the jaw. Though with Muteki’s “uniqueness” it wouldn’t leave him with anything to worry about. The hand would merely permeate his skin, and then retract covered in a slight coating of gel. “So your someone important then? Well if someone would have to be plainly stupid, or a foreigner to not know you, then you may call me a plainly stupid foreigner.”

Muteki’s hand was beginning to quiver slightly. It was more in anticipation then anything else. Ever since his battle with the kage of mist he had been afraid of capture, but finally his sense of immortality had come back to him. Thanks to that one punch. The one problem being that with his sense of immortality came a cocky straight forwardness that some found offensive. “If your looking for a name however, you can just call me Muteki.”, he continued. Muteki had no fear of giving his name. He had not been placed in the bingo book yet, and if he had the news would not have traveled this far, this fast. “I am not up to any trouble, just coming to the rain village to have a little chat with your kage, about things that do not concern you.”

[remix]

"With the kage.. about?"

Nagaku would have put Kyrie down, glancing at his hand as he frowned distastefully. He would shake his hand down, the goop falling to the ground as he stared at the male. He honestly didn't trust him much, however he had no choice but to remain neutral.

[Kinz]

“As I told you, it is a matter that only concerns me and the kage. Though, if you happen to be a rain nin, I guess there is no harm in telling you it is about me joining your ranks, and the terms of such a bargain.” Muteki continued walking towards the roadblock he assumed would guide him towards rain. This man beside him didn’t seem to “threatening”, but more concerned for his village. It was an admirable quality.

[remix]

A handseal, and as Muteki turned his back to Nagaku, and continued moving- over the land the shadow of the Nara would intangle the others. Nagaku would sigh slightly, his thumb rubbing against his forehead slightly.

"As the Amekage, I cannot allow you within my village unless I know you don't bring harm. To join us, you say? Why should I allow you? You might defect."

[Kinz]

As Muteki slowly walked he would find his body unresponsive. He began thrashing within his imprisonment to move, but his muscles rejected the fact. Turning his eyes with great strain back towards the kage, and only being able to see him slightly, Muteki began to chuckle. “Well, this is an interesting technique. One that I would love to learn…Amekagesama? Well if it is the truth that you are the Amekage then you have nothing to fear from me. In fact you have nothing to fear from anyone as long as I am within reach. I have a proposition for you.” Stopping his struggle against the technique, Muteki began to calm and let the technique embrace him.

“My full name, is Muteki Arashi, formerly of the Mist village. In mist I was a chunnin. Before telling you of the reasons to not kill me, and to allow me access to the village let me tell you why I left. You see, upon returning from the last chunnin exams, I was forced into a fight with the Mizukage. The terms were for my chunnin-hood. I beat the kage soundly, and because of his lack of respect towards me before the fact, I embarrassed him. Usually I have no fear, but when you injure a mans pride who controls the entire village you live in, you tend to want to not live there anymore. So, I left.”

Stopping to catch his breath for a moment, Muteki then requested one thing, “Do you mind either using your technique to turn me, or to come to this side of me? It is rather annoying talking to someone behind you.” Then he waited.

[remix]

The technique would dispell, and Nagaku shoved his hands within his pockets, eyes staring towards the male with a slight frown. He would shift slightly, removing his headband, and tossing it towards Muterki.

"Good enough for me. Welcome to Ame."

He responded, and began to walk past him towards the village.

[Kinz]

Turning as his muscles became his to control again, Muteki caught the headband tossed to him. He looked at it stunned a moment. “So, you really are the kage. Well, Amekage-sama, I have another proposition for you if it pleases.” Muteki began walking with the kage once more, staying merely a step or two behind. He did not want to seem disrespectful.

“Not only will I point out the location of mist for you on the map, there is one other piece of knowledge I brought with me that may prove….useful to you?” it sounded like a question, mainly because Muteki was trying to peek the kage’s interest. “Before departing Mist, I was able to acquire certain documents that may be worth your while. Now, before I show you to where I have hidden them, may we discuss possible advancement for myself? I do not want to seem ungrateful, because I am grateful to one so kind as you, especially in my predicament, but for acquiring another villages scrolls, doesn’t that usually warrant gaining the rank of a jounin?” Muteki took as much of the smugness out of his phrasing as possible. He was truly going to try and become the kage’s right hand man if he had any choice about it. He would not make the same mistake of angering a kage twice.

[remix]

"Get a bit stronger, then I'll promote you. Apologies, but at the current time, you aren't strong enough to become a Jounin yet."

He replied, turning slightly to give a smile. Really, it seemed as if the Kage wasn't interested in the information of Mist, or it's hidden things- however it would do good to their knowledge, which he would give a nod.

"However, your offer is generous, and I thank you for risking your life for such trouble. In due time, however, you will represent Ame as a Jounin."

He continued on, wanting to see if anymore words would be spared.

[Kinz]

As Muteki continued to follow the kage, He reached into his pack containing the scrolls and handed the originals over to the kage without a word, keeping the copies for himself.

“A fair deal then.” He would then place the headband upon his head and continue to follow the kage to the village.

[jaaku]

''well this was interesting''......''mhm''

Jaaku would still be following his kage within the shadows. The village of rain seemed to have a new friend. Interesting as it sounds, he still didnt trust the guy one bit, Atleast he wasnt in the position to do anything this way either. Knowing his kage, Jaaku would even be carefull with every step he took towards him, one bad move means death..with a fizzle of his entity he appeared normally again, being back in Rain ensured safety, with quite the panting he moved to the amekage tower again, acting like he was still waiting for the man himself.

[enter/exit]