last minute dash!(private/travel)

[Takeshi]

Finally the brawler stopped to catch his breath once he was away from the city. He needed to think about this calmly or he could lose valuable time. The land of sea was on the other side of the continent and there would be no way to run all the way across it in time. Recalling on his memory he remembered a boat he had taken from his earlier missions. "That's it!" he screamed as he looked around for the direction of the coast. Once he found out which way he increased his pace racing off to look for some harbor town.

Finding the coast was easy enough, he noted as he stood at the beach some hours later. Peering up and down he looked for some sign of civilization only to find animals. Finally he flipped a ryo he had in his pocket, and caught it. "South it is." he said as he pocketed his money and continued his sprint. Around a bend soon after he found a small fishing village with several boats in the harbor. Laughing at his good fortune Takeshi ignored the strange looks he got from the villagers and found one man just getting ready to sail. "Wait!" he screamed in between gasps for breath. Catching the fisherman's attention he summed up his urgent need for a boat. Nodding the captain welcomed him aboard. Taking a sigh of relief the brawler finally rested on the deck of the boat. He would need all the stregth he could get as the boat sailed for the land of thunder.

[Kama the Popcorn Kage]

MOVED.

[Takeshi]

“Were here boy!” the captain shouted as the first views of the land of thunder became visible. Takeshi opened his eyes, and stirred from his slumber. Cursing himself for falling asleep he stared at the shore. It was only half way but he had to remain optimistic. Scanning the coast however that hope soon faded as he stared at the country. Unlike the earth’s rolling hills the land of thunder seemed to be nothing but sheer cliffs. As they slowly pulled into a small port, he waited with a sense of impatience and dread. Getting off the boat he thanked the sailor for his kind offerings and went searching through the city. Running around randomly may have worked in Earth but here it would get him killed. ’In fact…’ he thought as he took off his headband around his arm. It might be better to just be Takeshi right now and not a stone ninja. Asking around the village was easy enough, although providing him with little information. They mainly told him to stick to the roads if he wanted to get to the other side. Taking their advice he went out at a much more maintainable pace down the only road leading the way he wanted to go. Judging from what he knew he had a lot of land to cover and no time to do it, that meant getting help.

Hours dragged on as the brawler continued his jog through the rugged countryside. If he had any energy left he would complain but he kept his mouth shut and his eyes focused ahead. He was starting to get closer to the more traveled roads, as he came across more small villages and the roads started to get wider. ’I’m on the right track just have to keep going!’ he repeated in his mind, if only to give himself hope. There was no way he was going to miss these exams even if, even if … the brawler fell down and laid sprawled out on the road. “I’ll never make it at this rate” he sighed as he rested there. He would have remained there longer but a sound woke him from his stupor. The constant ringing of a bell made the brawler sit up and look around to see a bike heading his way. ’Desperate times call for desperate measures.’ the brawler thought as a evil grin grew across his face.

Several minutes later the brawler was in a much better mood, as he coasted down the steep hill with ease thanks to his recently acquired bike. With his new transportation he covered ground faster, if not easier and within no time he was at a major city. Quickly ditching his bike near the entrance he walked in on foot immediately looking for a form of transportation. The gentle sound of waves brought even more joy to his ears. Jumping with renewed energy he pushed his way through the city to find a bustling port. All kinds of ships were present, but he only needed one. Browsing for the ships he finally found a fairly decent sized one that was set for sail. The captain of the ship of the ship was hesitant at first but with the agreement that the brawler do his fare share of the work he could come aboard. Cursing the fact that he wanted to keep a low profile he agreed to the terms and boarded the boat. Within minutes he let out a sigh of relief as he watched the land of thunder fade into the distance.

[Kama the Popcorn Kage]

Moved.

[Takeshi]

With the ship coming into the harbor the brawler tied his heaband back upon his arm. Waving to the captain he left the boat and headed towards the exams

[exit]