/Haulin' Lumber and Kickin' Ass/..(Mission)

[taisuke]

Name: Supplies from the Land of Fire
Rank: C
IIC Length: Two Days
Difficulty: Moderate
Description: Due to the need for more buildings and points of interest in Takigakure, it has been decided that the Ninja of this village would be sent to gather the things required for the village. The team is meant to go directly to the Fire Country Capital, escorting the main Architect and purchase the necassary wood for the reconstruction phase. Once that is complete, they are to return with the supplies. Protect him at all costs!
Objective: Collect the necassary Timber, protect the Architect
Reward: 1500 Ryo

“Alright, let me see here…” Sumiyaka Taisuke murmured to himself, taking off through the wide-leaved trees as he moved through the land of Taki no Kuni. “Head to Tanzaku Gai, pick up this architect shmuck, bring him and his lumber back to the village safely.” He frowned, kicking off another tree branch. “They’re obviously gonna have hauling equipment for the lumber, so I’ll just have to protect the convoy from attack.” He swung from the next branch with his hands, vaulting over another.

“Easy enough. S’long as there’s no bandits or anything.” He said to himself, retying his Takigakure headband in midair. Time to represent the power of his village, the power that most villages had forgotten over the last year. Of course, how he could do it by overseeing the shipment of lumber he wasn’t sure, but that wasn’t really his concern. Building a strong mission base for Takigakure was. He kicked off from the next tree branch, flying towards the east.

Tanzaku Gai was located in the Southwestern corner of Hi no Kuni. That meant he only had to come a little bit east and a lot south to reach his destination. Adjusting his course, he made for the lower side of the planet, feet skipping across tree branches, and trunks when the branches were in short supply. Sumiyaka Taisuke was well on his way towards reach that capital city. Like he thought, this mission was going to be cake…

/Move to Hi no Kuni/

[Leonov]

Moved

[taisuke]

Training Shunshin (10) 0.20

“Damn this is a big country.” Sumiyaka Taisuke murmured to himself, landing gently on a branch. He was one hell of a fast kid, and he knew he could get faster, and if he was, he could cross the vast expanse that remained before him far quicker. With a flurry of his feet, he was on the way, stretching his body to the limits of speed it would allow him to move at without dipping into his chakra and blasting forward with that.

“Hmm…” Now would be a good time to train his Shunshin. The art of the Body Flicker was a sacred art of high-speed motion that all ninja knew, but very few were willing to attempt to master. There was no limit to how fast one could become if they trained their Shunshin. Long ago, there had been many people prized for their amazingly fast Shunshin. However, those days were gone, and only a few legends remained, like the Wizard-Knight of Konoha.

With a quick flicker of motion, he expended his first shunshin, jolting through the trees at unheard-of rates of motion. There was no time to rest, however, for as he came out of it he was in his next shunshin, flying forward as he tried to master his the art of rapid motion. It couldn’t be too hard… There was another jolt of speeding motion and he was out of his third shunshin, having left behind a thirty-meter trail that most would barely be passing the five-meter mark of.

Still, he wasn’t satisfied with his speed yet, inside or outside of Shunshin. He moved with blindingly fast speed, moving his legs to the absolute limits of their abilities, pounding them against every surface that passed under his feet as he sped forward, blasting through trees as he made for Tanzaku Gai. He wouldn’t be happy until he had met those limits in a cheap bar, used them for his lusts, and smacked them in the face the next morning.

“Odd metaphor.” He voiced out loud as he felt his body reaching it’s limits for maximum output in terms of physical strain. He was reaching the point where he simply couldn’t move faster; he was moving as fast as he was humanly capable of doing so, pushing his body to the absolute limit. He smiled through the sweat of the exertion. This was exactly what he needed, to push himself beyond his limits. He shivered, feeling the muscles in his legs nearly popping with the effort.

“More…” He whispered, releasing chakra all throughout his body, boosting his energy and removing the physical limits of his speed, sending him spiraling forward as his chakra provided the necessary boost needed to push him past that limit. He grinned, letting loose of the discharge of his last shunshin, never slowing his pace as he soared through the trees. He was making progress. Only a little further to go to the capital…

/Move to Tanzaku Gai/

[zuka]

+10, and Moved.

[taisuke]

“Alright.” Taisuke said, landing quietly inside the gates of Tanzaku Gai. He took off at full pace, having rested the night before the regain his strength after the trip. If things went as planned, he would be back in Takigakure in two days. He pushed off from the ground, moving at high speed and to find the lumberyard. There, he was told, he would find the architect waiting for him with the caravan in the process of being prepared.

It didn’t take him long to find it. Dropping from the rooftops of the building, he found the lumberyard near the edge of the building, where cartloads of wood were currently being loaded up, supervised by burly construction foreman. He nodded approvingly, noting the symbols on the sides of the wagons; he was definitely looking at his village’s order. Now he just needed to find the architect he was supposed to escort along with the wood.

“Is there an architect in the house?”

[Kinz]

(and lo and behold, your mission mod has arrived XD )

It was a relatively pleasant day. The sun outside was shinning, and the birds were chirping. Tanzaku Gai was in fact one of the most easy going cities in the world. However, on this beautiful day, one resident of such a relaxed city, was no such thing. He paced along inside the business office of the lumber yard, fretting the beginning of his journey. It may have been an embellishment to say he paced, more so it was a hobbling motion back and forth. The mans cane clacked against the finest wooden floorboards the business had ever produced. His white beard stretched down to cover his whole neck. He dreaded every thought of the upcoming journey. Less so because of the perils the road would produce, but more so because of the secret that laid at his destination point. He couldn’t help but feel queasy over the thought of what might be to come.

Suddenly a loud yell came from outside. And now, his journey would begin. Stepping forward to the door, his cane keeping about half his body up, the elderly architect swung it open, the hinges of the door squeaking a slight bit. “Why are you yelling?! Did it ever occur to you to knock?! Oh, wait, I suppose an airhead, who barely is off his mothers apron strings doesn’t think. How silly of me to presume otherwise.”

The words were meant to bite at the expected ninja. Grabbing his bag, he pulled a lever near the door and a horn inside the lumber yard sounded. The gates opened and 3 teams of horses were paraded out, each carrying a rather large wagon with piles of wood stacked inside. There were 4 horses to every wagon. “Well, with these horses pulling at full capacity, it should take us roughly 5 days to get to your village. The burden is to much to force them to move any harder then that. So, perhaps beginning would be the best course of action.”

With his apparently feeble body the architect clambered onto the middle wagon of the straight line. Then he told the driver to move out. “Listen kid, names Kido. Kido Minamotto. Go get the rest of your team and we’ll meet you on the highway. I doubt anyone will be waiting at the gate for us. Probably wait till near our journeys end, when we are to tired to escape.” The dark words left many of the wagon drivers in a somber mood, but perhaps once Kido’s assumed other ninja showed up they would see a triumphant protectorate. Little did he know the lack of assistance that had be sent Kido’s way.(and lo and behold, your mission mod has arrived XD )

It was a relatively pleasant day. The sun outside was shinning, and the birds were chirping. Tanzaku Gai was in fact one of the most easy going cities in the world. However, on this beautiful day, one resident of such a relaxed city, was no such thing. He paced along inside the business office of the lumber yard, fretting the beginning of his journey. It may have been an embellishment to say he paced, more so it was a hobbling motion back and forth. The mans cane clacked against the finest wooden floorboards the business had ever produced. His white beard stretched down to cover his whole neck. He dreaded every thought of the upcoming journey. Less so because of the perils the road would produce, but more so because of the secret that laid at his destination point. He couldn’t help but feel queasy over the thought of what might be to come.

Suddenly a loud yell came from outside. And now, his journey would begin. Stepping forward to the door, his cane keeping about half his body up, the elderly architect swung it open, the hinges of the door squeaking a slight bit. “Why are you yelling?! Did it ever occur to you to knock?! Oh, wait, I suppose an airhead, who barely is off his mothers apron strings doesn’t think. How silly of me to presume otherwise.”

The words were meant to bite at the expected ninja. Grabbing his bag, he pulled a lever near the door and a horn inside the lumber yard sounded. The gates opened and 3 teams of horses were paraded out, each carrying a rather large wagon with piles of wood stacked inside. There were 4 horses to every wagon. “Well, with these horses pulling at full capacity, it should take us roughly 4 days to get to your village. The burden is to much to force them to move any harder then that. So, perhaps beginning would be the best course of action.”

With his apparently feeble body the architect clambered onto the middle wagon of the straight line. Then he told the driver to move out. “Listen kid, names Kido. Kido Minamotto. Go get the rest of your team and we’ll meet you on the highway. I doubt anyone will be waiting at the gate for us. Probably wait till near our journeys end, when we are to tired to escape.” The dark words left many of the wagon drivers in a somber mood, but perhaps once Kido’s assumed other ninja showed up they would see a triumphant protectorate. Little did he know the lack of assistance that had be sent Kido’s way.

(it will take you 4 posts of my grading to get from tanzaku, to land of fire, to land of waterfall, to the village. i will post after each one, either moving it, or with whatever i have to say. Enjoy your journey ^.^ *evil chibi smile*)

[taisuke]

“Yes, of course.” Taisuke said, smirking at the old architect. “You just looked so youthful and vigorous I had to assume so.” He scratched the back of his head, smiling at the man. “Sumiyaka Taisuke, at your service.” He let a gentle breeze tickle his skin before he continued speaking, his eyes fluttering shut for a moment as the wind threw his wild white hair into the air. He reopened storm gray optics a moment later, nodding to the old man. “I’ll be escorting you to Takigakure.”

He nodded as the old man spoke, describing the capacity of the horses… Five days… It would take longer than he anticipated. The caravan was also a lot longer than he had anticipated it to be. He would have to patrol it to keep it safe from any marauders, most especially from assassins attempting to kill the architect. He didn’t quite understand the way the criminal underground worked, but they had a thing for attempting to murder craftsmen and builders. It seemed that any new construction in the world was against their aims.

He strode beside the elderly, bearded man, frowning. This man had a lot of vitality for someone his age, but he would still need to be most assuredly defended. He didn’t doubt the spirit, but the man was simply too old to be able to defend himself from assassins. That complicated things for Taisuke, meaning he couldn’t leave the man and assume he’d be moderately safe, even for a moment. He frowned slightly, but resigned himself to that. The architect was more important than the wood, anyway. The wood could be replaced with new missions, but skilled builders were hard to find. Not many lived to a ripe old age.

“About that…” He said with a confident smile. “We operate a different way in Takigakure than they do in Konoha. Instead of sending three low-level Genin out on these missions, we conserve our resources and send a single high level genin on C rank missions.” He explained, smiling at the old man. “So I shall be your only escort, Kido-san.” He smiled. He was glad the man had taken up the middle wagon, though. It made protecting both ends of the convoy, as well as the architect, that much simpler. His eyes flickered to both sides as the convoy began to move out.

Taisuke did not follow the suggestion of the old man Kido, but instead decided to stick close from the beginning. True, bandits tended to attack at the very end. But criminals existed inside the walls of the capital itself and he would not allow this mission to fail because of his inattentiveness and lack of professional duty. He quietly ran over a mental check of all the supplies he had in his packs to ensure he was ready…

[Kinz]

“What?!! You mean they sent only you, a retarded mudkip of a ninja, to guard me? What kinda village is being run there. Jeeze. Well…I guess we better get to my funeral. Come on.”

Kido elbowed the driver of his wagon as the ninja sat beside him. The three large wagons full of wood each began to move, creaking under their mass. It was quite the load. Good thing they were only crossing one boarder. Kido sat their, propping his head on his hands, which were propped up by his cane. The wagon train began moving towards the gate, passing through the city. The journey would commence.

(rules: you post, I tell you how far you’ve made it/what happens. Currently it will take 5 of your posts to make it through the gate, through the fire country, through the land of waterfall, into their gate. That’s if the situation stays the way it is now.)