Sand to Leaf...Ash to Ash! {Travel}

[N I R A S H I]

Nirashi stood ahead of the group of traveling ninja and traveler. He would keep a watchful eye on all that was ahead and all the happenings to make sure he and his team wouldn't be ambushed by any attackers. The young boy with his sand would definitely be enough to take on any opponent possible, plus his other jutsu, but he highly doubted intereference, the man was an angry, grumpy fellow, definitely not someone probably with a bounty or such.

"Everyone alright?" Nirashi would ask checking on the group.

The old man would grumble and mumble and shake his head. "Damn you all aren't moving quick enough. This is ridiculous you ninja rats. Aren't yall supposed to have some superspeed and some defeat anything eyes in any situation? Huh? Also where's the emo kid who's lonely and shy with amazing problems and like seven different personalites? Huh? Where's the annoy, loud kid who supposed to have no skill at all, but is packed with deep hidden strenght? EH? What about the useless 'I want you for sex' girl? Where is she?" The old man would continue ranting as he followed behind Nirashi.

Nirashi would sigh and shake his head, pressing forward still.

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Jekren trudged on behind his captain. His mind would remain sharp, focused on the missions at hand. The safety of this man was priority, even if he was quite irritating. He would let his ranting fall upon deaf ears, he had not the want nor need to hear any of it. His robes would flow silently in the wind as they went, the wraps upon his back adjusted just the way he prefered. 'All old people do is complain. One day I won't ever reach that state...' he said slowly as he went over his plans in his head. Human puppetry, something that interested him greatly would be in his future hopefully. He would turn a deadly glance towards the old man, probably setting him off more however he would not care.

"Just what kind of things should we expect from Leaf Ninja?" questioned Jekren suddenly. His tone sounded plain, void of emotion. When he was on a mission he wore the mask of a shinobi well. "From what I hear not many of them even pose a decent challenge to ninja of other villages." he stated simply. It was not an insult, nor was it meant to be rude. He was just stating what he heard, keeping it real.

[Caelan Hyuuga]

Not very good at tuning people out, Robin was about to rip his ears off in an attempt to prevent the man from speaking. But he would just have to live with it. They were moving at an okay speed, and that should suffice, but no, this man starts going on about things that confused the young ninja so much. Plus his mind wasnt fully developed so a lot of things confused him.

Then he heard Jekren's question. Robin had somewhat been wondering the same thing, but didnt want to ask. Robin had only been throughout the wind country, and hadnt been able to do much, only seeing various hospitals, in which he wasnt too happy about. He had also been someplace else, but that was just as a baby, he wasnt able to remember all of that. So he didnt know what else the world had to offer. He wondered what Nirashi might say to Jekren's question. Though the one thing Robin didnt like is that he felt like a third wheel. The others seemed to hardly acknowledge the little guy, and it kinda made him sad.

[N I R A S H I]

Continuing to make their way to the border Nirashi would survey the area and press forward. "I cannot say to much about the Leaf ninja. I've heard they are going through a lot of problems with Kages and village infrastructure. With an unstable leader, that leads to an unstable government and setup, and with unstable setup leads to unstable production, and with unstable production unstable and unable ninja are produced. So right now they shouldn't be too big of a threat."

The young shinobi would ramble. The only one I know of in Leaf that they could send to actually stir up something and possible suceed is that Takuya guy. No need to inform them of him, he is still no threat to this group of three ninja.

"One of their strong points is their use of the Katon Release and the Hyuuga Compound is located there, so..."

The old man would keep quiet, he had wasted enough energy flapping his old jaws from earlier.

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He was rambling on about something or other, however Jekren had gotten his answer within the first few words. With that he would retreat back into his mind to ponder a few things. If it was true what he said, then the mission in question should not have been such a big deal. They would be in and out with no problem, especially if the ninja were as unorganized at the moment as he suspected. "Well I guess thats a good thing..." said Jekren slowly as he reasoned aloud. "No one to fight makes our job easier, however it also makes for a dull mission." he stated simply. "I would prefer that something exciting happened, it's been awhile." he said as he pulled the hood of his robes tighter around his face, he would block the sun from touching his pale skin.

He really had no idea what was so special about the Hyuuga, simply that they were one of the main points of Konoha. Perhaps this bloodlimit of theirs was troublesome to combat? One day perhaps he would find out for himself, but for now he hoped not to face one of them. "Katon...got it." he said as he followed along quitely. So far so good, however this would be a long trip. Once more he would ignore the existance of the other Genin that had come along with them, Jekren had not come along to make friends...

[Caelan Hyuuga]

Still just walking around, Robin felt that he was just there. AS if he wouldnt do a thing besides walk with them, drop of the old man, drop of the ashes, walk on back, and he'd recieve money... for not doing a thing. He didnt know what to do though. He wasnt too strong, only had a few genjutsu techniques as well as a bit of techniques with the Battojutsu, but other then that, he didnt have anything. He felt he needed to search out Taiki again and see if they could train again. But that would have to wait. For now, he would just walk on with the others.

The Katon release might prove hard against them, but one would never know until faced with the problem. Continuing on, Robin was happy that the old man finally decided to shut up. Robin hoped that he would be able to show his skills to these ninja that he walked with, but until then, he would just have to wait and see.

[N I R A S H I]

"Dull no doubt." Nirashi could see the border of Fire Country in the distance, his mission of transport would have been a success in a second, then the group would only have to call for a delegate to meet them in the capital. "Okay team we are nearing the border, we will first drop off him." He said pointing to the old man. "Afterwords we will seek temporary refuge in Leaf Capital and await a delegate and inform them of the source of these ashes." Nirashi would state with an asserative tone.

The old man would grumble, yet was excited to be near home. "Gosh darn! About time you youngsters got me here. Damn. You kids are so slow and retarded. I will never ask for ninja help again. Ever." The old man would grumble loudly.

{Move to Fire Country!}

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With a crisp nod he would utter, "Got it." to Nirashi. He was not one to speak more then was required, so that should have sufficed for now. His mind turned more so onto thoughts of the ashes. What did it matter really if they returned these? If they ended up this far did that mean that they were from a missing ninja? He would close his eyes, relying on his hearing to keep his guard up. With his eyes closed he seemed to be able to focus better anyhow.

"Was the person we are carrying important?" he asked slowly. That could have explained all he needed to know right then and there. Perhaps they were someone that held a high rank.

[Elgar]

~Moved~

[N I R A S H I]

Now having reached the border of Fire Country Nirashi would halt and take in a breathe of the crisp air. "Finally..." He would say, his lips barely separting, his voice low and soft. With that voice of peace said, he would turn towards the old man and his group. "Alright. We've made it to Fire Country." He would state with a smile directly to the old man. "You are safe and now in the hands of your country. Meaning--" Before the young shinobi could complete his sentence the old man would put his hand up, signalling the young boy to stop mid sentence.

"Mission Complete. Despite the speed and mouth I got from you guys, you did a good job in delivering me here. However, next time I request you guys I believe you will be faster and all that jazz." The old man would state with a short chuckle. He would then walk off into the comforts of his country, the country of Fire.

Nirashi would nod and signal his group to follow him. "We now need to find a delegate of the Leaf Village. I will send them a note and hopefully we will have a delegate soon."

[exit]

[Caelan Hyuuga]

((*tear* Ive been skipped! *gasp*! Anyway, onto a post!))

Upon hearing the question come from Jekren, Robin could finally say something. "I dont know about him being of any high rank. The most I know about it is that when me and Adaliah were on a mission to get things from all the hospitals of the wind country, we were stopped by someone who asked us to deliver the ashes to the leaf village and to tell them that it was found. Strange enough, he cut himself and smeared blood on the headband himself. In my opinion, I believe that it was a missing ninja who wanted to make it seem that he was dead because he didnt want to be hunted down later on. But thats just what I think." He stated remembering what had happened while he was with Adaliah.

When the old man finally left, Robin said, though quietly "Finally." Then he heard Nirashi speak. "Very well!" Then he continued to follow Nirashi.

[Exit]

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Pondering the information the small boy had given him, Jekren would mull it over for a moment before deciding he would have time to think on it later. Nodding to Nirashi's orders he would also follow along close behind, however he would remain alert for any form of attack that could follow. "Lets just hope things become interesting soon..." he said with a twisted smirk as he walked. He had craved blood since the last time he had trained with Ryo...

{Exit}

[N I R A S H I]

Nirashi would wait at the border his vest zipped and his gourd snuggly slung across his back. The young shinobi would tap his feet as he waited for his team of Genin to arrive, so they could return back to Sunagakure and report the completion of their two missions. Nirashi would pull the headband given to him by the wayward shinobi he met and would stare into it, seeing his reflection. As he looked at his reflection he could see his younger self, standing alongside his first sensei.

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A gentle gust of wind would kick up behind the young captain of this team. Jekren was unsure of his level of awareness but he assumed that his entrance would have been noticed. His robes would cease their fluttering as he stood still in the place he had appeared. "Well that was uneventful." yawned Jekren as he adjusted the heavy thing on his back once more like he normally did. The lack of any combat sorta had him bummed, but he would just spar with his old friend Ryo when he got back to fix that. He did however wish he got the chance to take a shot at the leafy's. "Wonder where the strange little one got to." he said with a smirk as he looked about on the horizon. He could see the path to his home in the distance.

"I would say your first captain experiance was a success, congradulations."

[Caelan Hyuuga]

Hearing Jekran's voice, Robin got startled a bit and fell out of the tree he was in. He had climbed up there overnight and ended up sleeping there, and after falling, he somewhat screamed "Whoa!!!" And with that, he hit the ground. "Oww... Last time I fall asleep in a tree..." He said, more to himself. Then he got up, and brushed himself off a bit, looking at Jekran and Nirashi and smiling his usual smile (Look at the avatar for what it looks like) as he said "So, we all ready to go?" Making it seem as though nothing had just happened. While he made it seem like nothing was wrong, he was actually in quite a bit of pain, and was close to crying, but he held them back, not showing that he was about to do that.

[N I R A S H I]

Nirashi chuckled as all the group were once again together and met together at Hi no Kuni's border. Nirashi chuckled as he saw Robin fall from the tree, but he was a little worried about the young boy. He turned to look as Robin would rise and shake off the pain as nothing had occured, Robin was tough something Nirashi liked to see and definitely respected.

"Well. Uneventful, yes. Nonetheless this is more mission under our belt and most important more steps taken for the Village of Sand. With that said, I was happy to be chosen as your team leader and in the future I hope we can do some more missions together." He stated looked forward at the two his arms crossed and a warming grin on his face.

"Alright. To Sunagakure!" He shouted marching forward and exiting Hi no Kuni making his way back towards Kaze no Kuni.

{Move to Kaze no Kuni}

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Following along behind Nirashi, Jekren would shake his head at the young man that fell from the tree. Was this kid really suppose to be a Shinobi? He could hardly believe it when he thought about it, he seemed a bit clumsy and too willing to show his feelings. There was not much he could do about it however, he had his own things to tend to. Corruption was in the air, his alignment slowly shifting from that which it once was. The time he spent with Ryo had started a slow shift into chaos, one that would move him from his lawful ideals. The thought of death dominated his mind as of late, however of who's would not be revealed until he did it. There was a certain someone he had to make keep a secret...

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Moved to wind.

[Caelan Hyuuga]

Hearing the words come from Nirashi's mouth, Robin nodded and said "Alright!" And followed him back to his home town. He had completed 2 more missions on top of the mission he had already done. Things were already starting to look good for him. Though when they would get back into the Kage Tower, Robin would have to talk to someone there. This time, he didnt have time to just jump right back into a mission. He had some things he had to take care of. Either way, he had to get home first, so rubbing his arm to soothe the pain slightly, he followed his team onward to the land of wind.

[N I R A S H I]

"Sand ho!"

Nirashi would shout with a chuckle coming up upon the sandy lands of his country. "Well, we have made a safe return. No scratches, the only damage suffered was Robin's unfortunate fall. No matter, we are all at 100%! So." Nirashi stepped toward and closed his eyes, taking his time to enjoy and inhale his homely winds. "Well, to the tower!" He would cheerful yell marching forward toward the Kage Tower.

[ exit.