Tremors In Iwa! Travel Thread!

[kujira]

Investigation: Trembling Earth!
Rank: C
IIC Length: A Few days ( Depends on travelling Speed )
Difficulty: Easy-Moderate [ Solo ]
Description: Word has it that precious stones within Earth Country have the capacity to form
Tremors in the ground! This kind of power needs to be investigated by Amekagure! Infiltrate
Iwakagure and buy some of these "Tremor' Stones and return them the Amekagure for further Analysis
Objective: Get in Iwakagure without your Amekagure allegiance being known, purchase some stones and return them To Amekagure
Reward: 1000 Ryo
-- Taken By: Riou Enshiro

Riou would walk happily through Rains bleak forested landscape. Of course a dull downpour put a dampur on the events, but such was his zealousness that he could not contain himself and everyone once in a while hummed a little ditty to himself. Fully secure in the knowledge he was safe in his home land of Ame no Kuni.

*****6 Hours Later*****

Riou would set up a small shelter and lay inside, a small fire providing comfort and warmth. Azure eyes staring into the flame he would ponder deeply, musing about his status as a shinobi in Amekagure........mostly about the ever brooding thoughts of his parents whereabouts......but sleep soon took these thoughts away and Riou slept comfortably.

*****8 Hours Later*****

Having awoken and made himself a delicious, yet nutricious breakfast from his supplies Riou had set on his way. Bleak,grey countryside giving way to.....even bleaker countryside...nothing but stone and earth could be seen upon the landscape as Riou took his first footfalls....this must be Iwa he thought..... Blue occuli would scan the landscape more intently, then with a single whisper to himself "Lets do this' He would be off in Iwa no Kuni, ready to complete his mission.

[Elgar]

Hmmmm......Moved

[kujira]

Due to the harsh jagged landscape and the apparent lack of.....green lush vegetation Riou knew he was deep Iwa No Kuni, looking at the map he had procured for the mission Riou knew he was near the rendevous point, so to speak. No one in Rain really knew the location of the hidden village of Stone, thus the spot marked on the map was a location of known Stone ANBU survelliance. Thus he would appear there under a guise and be taken to the village! It was a perfect plan, intricatly plotted by the most devious of kage`s! Naga-Dono!

Smiling Riou formed a quick handseal and with a sudden poof of smoke he was gone, a chuckling older man, bearded and toothless, covered in peasants cloths stood in his place. With another henge Riou would transform his katana into a dull woodcutters axe, from there he would swiftly collect small logs and branches that he had brought from Ame, rolling it into a nice bundle and placing it on his pack. Now he looked the part of simple Iwa Woodcutter, little did he know there were no wood cutters in Iwa........there wasn`t very much wood to cut! But nonetheless he proceeded onward until he came to the spot.

Humming a ditty to himself he proceeded to lay his axe to the small,withered tree that was the only solitary form of vegetation within the area, there he awaited the ANBU to notice his movements........

[Nira]

There was no ANBU, instead, it seemed that there was a couple of mining workers that seemed to be on break. "Seriously, I swear I saw two HUMAN eyes in that jar of goop that Rina carries!" one of the workers would say. "Don't spread rumors Kuzon, for all we know she would be one of those fruit pickers." the second worker would say. "I don't care what was in that jar, she is going to be incredibly angry if we don't finish this in time..." said a third working, looking over two map scrolls, before throwing it into a fire, where it burned. "I have no idea why she wants us to burn these after we finish a part of the system, but lets get back to work..." said the third worker again, and all three workers started moving again. That was strange.

[kujira]

Intriqued at this new conversation carried to him by the wind sweeping the landscape Riou would quickly shunshin into any kind of cover nearby them, using his superior ninja stealth to stay hidden and observe them. After there conversation would finish and they would just start moving onwards towards there destination Riou's azure eyes would harden as his mind went into deep thought.

His mission was to bring back the Tremor stones for analysis....but no ANBU had yet shown him to the village in his guise, and he had been chopping the same tree for hours.....the suspicious minors however perked his interest, surely there must be something secretive and amiss if they were burning the maps? Mayhaps a secret of Iwa? Or something for deeper.....with these thoughts and desires burning in his soul Riou would decide! He would follow these minors and see what they were up to, fiery passion burning his his heart he would stealthily follow them, still in the guise of a woodcutter however, but using all his shinobi skill to remain unseen and unheard....only time would tell where there destination would lead him.

[Nira]

As you tail closer, you would soon see a giant clear construction site, full of people holding pickaxes and moving materials like wood and metals. They seem to be building a tunnel, a huge tunnel in fact. Either they were mining out some sort of material, or building something grand. The trees have all been torn down, leaving a empty stone ground space. It seems the workers were trying to make sure no Doton - Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu (Double Suicide Decapitation Technique) could be used in this area. Many people on breaks were around the area Riou was in, eating and drinking. It seemed to have been a long going project, and, overlooking the area, there seemed to be multiple female six-armed ninjas that were exactly alike, ten of them in all. Clones?

Oboro Bunshin no Jutsu (Mist Clone Skill)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Allows a user to create clones out of Mist.
Special: Serpent, Tiger, Dragon, Monkey, Bird, Tiger
Drawback: ----
Description: A technique which creates clones with the properties of mist. Although the clones are unable to inflict damage on an opponent, any physical attacks attempted on them pass right through. Depending on the user's class level is dependent on how well and how much the user is capable of performing at one given time. If the user is "D" Class they are capable of performing four Clones at once. If the user is "C" Class they are capable of performing eight clones at once. If the user is "B" Class they are capable of performing sixteen clones at once. If the user is "A" Class they are capable of performing thirty two clones at once. If the user is "S" Class they are capable of performing sixty four clones at once. If the user is to be considered a non NinJutsu specialist the number is reduced by two for every class level that the user becomes, and if the user is a NinJutsu Master the number increases by two for every class level they become.
Limit: Water Release

[kujira]

As Riou approached he saw the giant construction field that was the workers apparent destination, hiding stealthily he observed the place, noting what the miners were making, the layout of the construction yard from what he could see , and to his amazement six armed female guards! Azure occuli gazing out he formulated a strategy.

He didn't know what kind of place this was....thus to report back to the Amekage would be futile....he would need to infiltrate further and learn more! To that ends he would hold hope a handseal and with a poof of smoke he would appear to look like one of the miners in the construction yard, walking casually and cooly up to the yard he would attempt to charismatically make his way into the construction site and find out just exactly what was going on. Walking near one of the six armed female guards he wondered if his guise would hold....

[Nira]

It was a successful pass, the clone only looked at the disguised worker as he walked by, acting no differently than before. Soon however, you would be confronted with a worker of the construction site. "Oh hey, can you help me out here? These Steel Tunnel Plates are heavy as heck, even with this floor dolly, and I have to go downhill of that new Stone Village Gate!" He would say, indicating what seemed to be a couple slightly round steel plates located on top of a flooring dolly. The steel plates would indeed fall off if the worker was to go down the tunnel that steep...

[kujira]

Riou's ploy seemed to work.....for the moment, he had bypassed the strange guards and had gotten a brief look at the construction site up close, so far so good, nothing out of order really, but he wondered. What was the purpose of this place? Why were the guards so....obviously wrong, none of these questions got answered however as soon another miner approached him.

"Oh hey, can you help me out here? These Steel Tunnel Plates are heavy as heck, even with this floor dolly, and I have to go downhill of that new Stone Village Gate!"

Face blanching slighty in surprise Riou would reply " Urrrr..ummm...Sure! HAHAHAHAAH!" and with that Riou would move to the flooring loaded with steel plates and assist the man in moving them wherever needed, though his keen intellect noted that his movement would bring him close to the Stone Village gate....mayhaps he was going to kill two birds with one stone!

[Nira]

Slowly, the worker would push the dolly to the huge tunnel, and he would slowly have it move down the steep slope. Once the tunnel straitened out, there was now a great metal arch, with a blank stone tablet on the very top. Some workers with ladders and small tools were chipping away at the rock, engraving the words "Stone Village Ga--" It was unfinished, and it was quite a huge stone sign, but it addressed the point. After about a few minutes of walking, the disguised ninja Riou and the worker he was with reached the point of the path that became normal stone. It looked like this was where the Steel Plates belonged, as people were installing plates against the walls. "Thanks my friend, you have shortened another one of my many trips, it is crazy, isn't it? What that Rina Kumomusha Girl thought up, a one hundred thirty-six mile diameter tunnel system, but she has the right idea, it would pretty much prevent any kind of intruder, they would go mad trying to get through this, Heh." Said the worker, looking extremely grateful. "Not only that, but this crazy girl wants three levels of this maze, so technically it is a four hundred eight mile diameter system of mazes... oh well, it is well worth the money we are getting paid for this, oh by the way, can I have your name and job? Maybe we can catch up sometime."

[kujira]

Riou's jaw would open immensely for a split second as the miner asked him his name and job! But if only for a second, and then brilliant blue eyes would flash and with a toothy smile Riou would try his best to wrangle himself out of the situation " I...er...um...I'm the executive chair of the vice representative commitee that oversee's general production of the work related level of sub interior diversions......thats just all mambo jumbo for us working men though! Ahhhh haha! But regardless to say I'm pretty high up" And with that Riou would hope his statement was to be believed, he certainly had tried his best to pass himself off as...well....whatever he had attempted to say.

Punctuating his little speech with a hearty slap on the back Riou would quizzically arch an eyebrow" So uh...being the higher up I am, I don't know the lay about of this new stone village gate , but if I follow this tunnel through I'll get to the village?", Riou hoped this last statement would not arouse the suspicioun of the miner and he could get through the tunnel unmolested.

[Nira]

"Nah, of course not, we are still waiting for that Rina kid to break apart some solid iron blocking the way to the third level of the tunnel, until then this gate is blocked off." The worker would say, not really caring about that confusing position name that the disguised worker made up. "Until then the Stone village is somewhat blocked off from entrance." said the worker. "But hey, its all right, we don't need the village to have food and fun, we are going to have a party in a few hours, want to come? They are going to do some presentation of rare and special stones."

[kujira]

Special stones! Riou's eyes would light up like fireworks exploding, mayhaps these were the tremor stones he'd been hearing about! This was almost to good to be true! He had learned of a secret location of a tunnel in Iwa that led right into the city! Or so he believed was the case.

Smiling happily Riou would reply to the miner, of course starting with an off key laugh "HAH! HAH! HAH! Of Course I would love to attend this fine party! Attended by you fine people!" Giving the man a vigorous hug Riou would smile and jovially laugh to himself some more.

"So how do I get to this party? Do you mind showing me? By the way my name is Rio...uhhh...Kujira! uhh....Kujira notsarainnin! Hahahaha! So um...whats your name? Riou hoped his little slip up would go unnoticed by the miner, but he eagerly awaited a reply....a party and a chance at stealing the precious tremor stones! This was to good to be true!

[Nira]

"Sunset, right outside and around the tunnel, my good friend. I'll be seeing you there!" Said the worker, before he pushed the plates of metal forward and back down the maze of tunnels. It looks like Riou only a quarter of a mile in the tunnels instead of the full four hundred eight miles, so finding the way out won't be too hard. Either way, nothing to do now but wait it out...

[kujira]

Happily noting the mans Reply Riou's bright eyes would glimour, he may just be an imposter but he was looking forward to this party. Waving the man goodbye Riou wished him the best, if all the people in Iwa were this friendly they surely had no adversaries, walking slowly Riou made his way out of the tunnel, though slowly, savouring the rich earthy texture if you will, of this newly and expertly formed tunnel. He also noted many details, such as corriders and pillar formations and the like, you never knew if Ame and Iwa could go to war and surely this information would be useful. To think he a mere genin had infiltrated Iwa's secret project!

As a light twinkled ahead in the tunnel Riou could only hope enough time had passed and it was time for the party, hopefully the weird female guards were gone too, they....perturbed him to say the least. As Riou's first step left the slight darkness of the tunnel and he closed his eyes, wincing as the suns rays hit his unadjusted eyes, he wondered what site would greet him, would the construction site remain unchanged, or would the party already be underway.

OOC: My character while knowing of the tunnel won't be able to find it again because he doesn't have a world map, sooo the tunnel will remain hidden to rain-nin ^_^

[Nira]

It looks like the party is... under way. Many workers where chatting, and there were many crystals everywhere being struck by concentrated beams of white light to produce fun colors. It seems there was a stage in the side of the party, but it was unoccupied so far. As of the moment everyone was getting food and drinks, all of them talking about random things, although mostly the tunnel and the Stone Village. This time, there was a single six armed female at the front of the stage, looking at everyone with a cold stare. No one wants to approach her, she only stands alone, watching...

Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu (Water Clone)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect:
Special: Handseals
Drawback:
Description: Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique that utilizes water to create a Bunshin clone. Unlike a normal Bunshin, the Mizu Bunshin has the ability to interact more with the environment due to it having physical substance. This allows the clone to carry out limited attacks on its target. The range of the clone is limited; however, it can not travel very far from the original body. If the Mizu Bunshin is injured, the clone will usually revert back into its natural water state. When first learned the user is capable of having or capable of creating up to Five Clones. Each time learned the user learns this technique the number of Clones is capable of increasing by one. The maximum amount of clones is Ten for the Difficulty Class of D Rank. For each Difficulty Rank Increase the number increases by five of maximum but learning is still one per learned.
Limit: Water Release

[kujira]

As Riou entered the construction site his eyes opened wide with amazement! Littered there and about were miners partying and lights flashing! This was a steller party! Quickly whisking away some food as he was famished from his long reconoiter of the earth, munching happily he espied the party, noting the happy workers and brilliant light display. But to his dismay one of the six armed guards stood in front of the stage, casting cold withering glares at the partying miners. Noting this for later Riou soon decided it was time to do some information gathering, so with an enourmous swagger he strode in and amongst the miners and started dancing ( For the love of god I hope there is some female miners > . < )

As Riou would party the night away, a tugging in the back of his mind would keep nagging him to divulge information from the tunnelers, so he would keep his mind awares and turn his charming voice and azure eyes on any miners he could see, asking them about the tremor stones in a casual manner, hopefully concealing his true intent

" Supppp brooooo! This party is ballin! But whats on the stage? If no one gets up there I'll get up there fast as lightning in ma Nike's! Also....Where are these Tremor Stones?

[Nira]

"They are sellin' them useless Tremor Stones for 600 Ryo over there by the supply areas for Donations to the Tunnel Project, not many people care for it, just enjoy the party man." Said one of the workers. "The stage will be occupied soon, you just wait..." Said another worker, and everyone continued to dance and have fun, certain people seem to be preparing to fire off some fireworks for the hell of it. The six armed female guard still stood, nothing much going on with it. "God, we really need them to reveal that moonstone and sunstone soon...." said a third worker to a group of people. "Seriously, those are so awesome."

[kujira]

Intriqued Riou would listen on as the man told him about the so called tremor stones being cheaply sold of! Such impudence of these Iwa-nin! To sell these powerful artifacts! Literally almost skipping over to the supply area while he picked up brief snippets of other conversations.

God, we really need them to reveal that moonstone and sunstone soon...." , Riou's ears would perk at hearing this one miner speak. Moonstone....sunstone.....they sounded....intriquing to say the least, mayhaps he would stick around after picking up the tremor stones and see where this latest developement would take him.

Approaching the supply area he walked up to the man or women who was at the stall, brilliant blue eyes glinting with joy, atleast this part of the mission was a complete success! He would hand his Ryo over and speak forth, barely able to contain his joy
I...I'd like some tremor stones please!"

OOC: If I could get 4 , so 1200 Ryo worth? I can't remember if Gm's can take away money > . <

[Koori.]

Paid.