Ripples in the rain

[The FOx. ( Daichi )]

[Enter]

The sound of slight squishes resonated into the air as the three man cell of genin swiftly made their way past a field moist grass. No shower of rain was present but threatening gray skies watched over the group. Their hadn't really been any noticeable land markings yet in the direction they had taken but the sounds of water chasing itself drew near. " Stop here for a moment..", he'd say with a somewhat low tone and a finger press over the talk button of his com. They were close enough to hear each other just by speaking up but Kousei thought it best to whisper over the communicators in case someone was close enough to hear them and decide they'd want a taste of malice.

With the group of genin paused a few meters in front of a healthy stream, he'd pull out his map and make a noting of it. Done with that, the shinobi would quickly put the map away and glance about. No really noteable things except moist vegetation. The stream itself seemed to head east for a hundred meters and curve towards a north east direction. " That would be the way to go right now..the sound of stream water would some what drown our movements...", he quietly thought to himself while biting his lip as an uncontrolled gesture. " Alright lets he.." His sentence would be cut off as the sounds of a voice echoed into his mind from the com. It was choppy at first but cleared.

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“Testing, testing!”

“How about a status check? Everything’s clear for me...no one in sight. Any water heads on your end?”

[x]

It was the Godaime Ichijin doing a status check of the team's location. " Everything is clear..no water heads spotted..yet. We're about to make our way east.. We'll keep you updated...Over and out.", he'd report with professionalism. Assuming that the others now knew which way they were headed the young leaf shinobi give a nod before beginning to travel along side the running stream that hopefully dulled their noise.

[Ancestor Febrie]

[Enter]

It was quite some time since their team split and left the Godaime behind. They moved swiftly from him to a place where she could water flowing. It did not rain in this part of the country but the vegetation indicated there it was raining recently as the ground was wet and slippery. Suddenly Kousei would say into the communications device "Stop here for a moment..". Chiaki stopped and looked at the surroundings to notice a stream nearby. She marked it in her map she borrowed from the Godaime and then created five of her identical clones by drawing them using ink on a scroll. She sent each clone to scatter around the area and scour the land too. They were to report all landmark they could find to her. She sent only four of her clones keeping one close to her.

Once they finished it here they were ready to get moving but she could hear a cracking noise from the communicator and soon the Godaime's voice

“Testing, testing!”

“How about a status check? Everything’s clear for me...no one in sight. Any water heads on your end?”

He was only testing to see if they were able to communicate at that distance. Soon Kousei responded with professionalism " Everything is clear..no water heads spotted..yet. We're about to make our way east.. We'll keep you updated...Over and out.". Once everything seemed alright, the gennin cell moved out to the east.

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Sumi Bunshin no Jutsu (Ink Clone Technique)
Rank: C-Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Allows the user to create up to five clones of themselves using ink.
Special: “Hand Seals”
Drawback: The Ink clones are incapable of performing any type of special techniques, only taijutsu.
Description: Gathering chakra, the user will then perform the correct handseals. Injecting that chakra into masses of ink, the user is then capable of forming that ink into a perfect likeness of his or herself. The clones, since they are made of ink, retain any special property that the ink has. The initial time that this jutsu is learned allows for the creation of a maximum of five clones- however, each time this technique is re-trained, the number of clones the user is capable of creating increases by five.
Limit: Li Clan Jutsu

[Kirin]

Tenma kept his pace with the rest of his team, now separated from the Godaime. To take his place as the one to see everything around them, he let his pulsating white eyes shine forth, letting him see all that was around them. At the moment, there was nothing but a barren land that stretched on, with a few trees and a stream. Luckily, the weather was allowing them a reprieve from the rain, but Tenma did not think such a reprieve would last long.

"Stop here for a moment.."

Kousei stopped the team, so that they could take the time to map out what was there, which was a stream. Tenma was still on full alert, not letting anything get past his eyes. There would be no sneak attacks, he would assure that. Then, he heard static in his com device that swiftly cleared up and he could hear the Godaime's voice.

“Testing, testing!”

“How about a status check? Everything’s clear for me...no one in sight. Any water heads on your end?”

As the leader of the team, Kousei was the one to respond to the Godaime's call.

" Everything is clear..no water heads spotted..yet. We're about to make our way east.. We'll keep you updated...Over and out."

The team heading east, the Hyuuga scion kept looking for anything that was strange. The place was certainly barren, even though there was so much rain in this region. He relaxed his nerves a little, but kept his guard up. He glanced at the sky. He doubted that the weather would improve as they moved eastwards.

[The FOx. ( Daichi )]

Easily moving along side the hundred meters of healthy stream, without any trouble at all, the team would be shifted into another direction by a given hand gesture. Since there was nothing else to make note of in this area it was time to scour another. Swiftly leaping over some tall brush, Kousei kept just a meter or two from the continuing stretched stream's edge. With his team closely behind, they'd press forward into the northeast territory of rain country. " We'll be following the stream..if you see something mark it down and keep moving. Whenever we get the chance to stop we will update each others maps. ", he'd give an order with just enough projection for the others to hear out loud. Increasing his speed just slightly, the shinobi would push the com button set against the skin of his neck and update the Godaime.

" Ichijin, Our current destination is the northeast territory. We'll be on the move constantly so i'll relay a test now and again to make sure we're still in range. Over."

As time ran by, a few land markings of the area would be plotted down by the temporary leader of the group. They were merely spotted streams that branched off from the one the team followed or small revealed roads that were nearly covered with vegetation. Of where those roads led would remain a mystery until later, but for now the muscles in their legs pressed them forward through the northern territory. Swiftly swooping across tall fields of wet grass that came up to knee level and playing leap frog with tree branches as the scenery transformed into a moist forested area, the team continued to scour. When time came to take a quick five minute break, the young adult would relay a Test,Testing to the Godaime Ichijin. Making sure that he wasn't too far and if he found himself to be, Kousei simply adjusted his path to fill within the range's outline. Once rested the team would once again continue into the sorrowed country that is constantly threatened by the dried grey eyes of heavens. This time they'd leave the northern territory and breeze through the western side that bordered bird country. A few more discovered paths, and unusual land markings were inked onto the map. Then another relay was shot to Ichijin. Test,Testing. The entire journey through the lands seemed to be whisking by when in reality it was quite stretched out.

Eventually entering back into the southern areas where they had first came, Kousei planned on moving the team towards a rough estimate of where the group took off from. Once that was some what achieved, he'd call a hault within a nicely camouflaged area, and let the team rest. " Alright, We'll stay here for a little while and rest up. If you all are tiring like i am we could use this break. Hyuuga make sure to keep watch over the surrounding area. If you see anything out of the ordinary let me know. Oh...and whats your name by the way?..Its probably kind of annoying to constantly be called hyuuga. , he said with a chuckle. If a response from the teammate was given, Kousei would wait until after to send another message to the Godaime over the super secret unhaxble com channel. " Sir, we've pretty much completed a skimmed sweep of the rain country. At the moment, the team is at a stop for some rest...Once everyone is good to go I'll continue with our goal. Over and out.

[Ancestor Febrie]

Chiaki and her clone were following right behind Kousei noticing the area around them. They have traveled along side a stream for a couple of meters. Meantime her other clones were scouting the area around the team for any enemies and landmarks and have not returned yet to report. The team was now heading towards the northeast part of rain country with the same environment, nothing much changed. They traveled for another while and then stopped at a stream where Kousei stood one or two meters from its edge and then spoke to the team " We'll be following the stream..if you see something mark it down and keep moving. Whenever we get the chance to stop we will update each others maps. " After the speech they would increase the speed of their travel to much higher then before.

Chiaki did not spot anything that was that significant but she have marked a cave and a mountain nearby. She then showed the others to copy update their maps too then Kousei would report to the Godaime

" Ichijin, Our current destination is the northeast territory. We'll be on the move constantly so i'll relay a test now and again to make sure we're still in range. Over."

It was clear they were still in range with each other which was good. Finally their stream split into two. They followed one road and left the other unexplored for another time. While they follow the road the scenery turned to a moist forest. She really did not like this country, it was wet everywhere. Soon Kousei would report again to the Godaime. It seemed though this time they were not in range. Eventually they would scour the whole northeast part of rain and were now returning to where they started. Kousei would then stop the team for a rest. " Alright, We'll stay here for a little while and rest up. If you all are tiring like i am we could use this break. Hyuuga make sure to keep watch over the surrounding area. If you see anything out of the ordinary let me know. Oh...and whats your name by the way?..Its probably kind of annoying to constantly be called hyuuga." he said. After they talked for a while Kousei reported to the Godaime once again
" Sir,we've pretty much completed a skimmed sweep of the rain country. At the moment, the team is at a stop for some rest...Once everyone is good to go I'll continue with our goal. Over and out. " After a while, her clones returned and let them update the maps.

[Kirin]

White occuli ever blazing, Tenma would scan the horizon as the scout of the team, the one that would alert them if anything came within fifty yards of them. Such a distance would give the three of them plenty of time to prepare. But when there was nothing, Tenma would search the land, sometimes turning his head from force of habit. He could see beyond the trees, beneath the boulders and through the wet grassland that they were soon reaching. He kept his attention in the stream, as there always could be the possibility of something in there, be it a shinobi or a secret passageway. However, his eyes told him that there was nothing there, except a few rather sturdy fish that were brave enough to come into a stream where flooding was frequent.

" We'll be following the stream..if you see something mark it down and keep moving. Whenever we get the chance to stop we will update each others maps. "

Tenma nodded as he followed Kousei and Chiaki. He had the lay of the land well within his head, having his Byakugan telling them everything that was around them. He watched as Chiaki showed the two of them her map, him marking down his while making some updates on theirs as well.

" Ichijin, Our current destination is the northeast territory. We'll be on the move constantly so i'll relay a test now and again to make sure we're still in range. Over."

The three then started to traverse through a change of scenery. The grass grew taller and trees were visible in the distance, something that was a bit rare in the Land of Rain, as Tenma had read that there wasn't much vegetation here. Ignoring the wetness, he pressed along with his teammates, taking note of everything that they passed through, looking for any sign of existence or shinobi presence. Eventually, Kousei would stop the team for a break. It was here that Kousei would direct his words at Tenma, who would smile as he responded.

" Alright, We'll stay here for a little while and rest up. If you all are tiring like i am we could use this break. Hyuuga make sure to keep watch over the surrounding area. If you see anything out of the ordinary let me know. Oh...and whats your name by the way?..Its probably kind of annoying to constantly be called hyuuga.

"Tenma, Hyuuga Tenma. And don't worry about getting attacked. I will have alerted you two long before such an event transpires."

After some more talking and resting, Kousei would report to the Godaime once more before heading out. It was good that he was being careful and up to date. Seeing Chiaki's clones, he would wait for them to come and see what they had gathered from far, most likely beyond the reach of his Byakugan. After all the maps were fully updated, it was time for them to go.

[The FOx. ( Daichi )]

The team so far had been working like a well oiled machine, smooth. Chiaki and Tenma had already been acting on their own as they followed their temporary team leader Kousei. The girl with her scouting ink clones, and tenma with his given gift of powerful sight. Each member had gotten enough land markings inked down on the maps. Since they were at a stop, maps would be quickly passed around like a bag of potato chips and updated. " Alright, If everyone is refreshed then we're going to head out again. Our level of search will escalate higher..So Tenma i need you to be the most alert of us three. Since your a hyuuga you have the best chance of finding a good clue as to where our goal is located. , he'd say just loud enough for the two to hear. Pausing for a moment to think, he'd rub the side of his face with light thumb strokes. Hmmm.. Finding an answer to what he was thinking, the shinobi would turn his gaze towards Chiaki. With her image reflected off the glaze of his eye, Kousei would part his lips to speak. " Ok...Chiaki you've been doing well with those clones, but i need you to refrain from using them at long distances. Keep them within a 5 to 10 meter range from the group. If Tenma spots something, Immediately dispel them. "

Now with their given orders, Kousei lifted his torso to set him into a full stand. Closing his eyes slowly he'd breath in and exhale a long sigh before lifting his eye lids. The shinobi wasn't nervous or trying to calm fear, only Heightening his focus to the scenery around him. Giving a firm nod, he'd gesture to the other two letting them know it was time to go. With a leap, the leader would be off and away into the the air before landing two meters from where they were camped. The sound of pressed mud was like the shot given before a sprinter set off into a mad run. Another scan of the rain country commenced. This time the team would head towards the southeastern part of the rain country where it shared a border with Fire. It was the one place they'd skipped in the beginning so it was a searching priority.

" Test,Testing. Ichijin if you can hear me we're on the move again towards the southeastern corner of rain. Over and out.", he'd say over the com with a low tone of voice. Hopefully the Godaime would receive the relay of information.

With swift steps through the moisturized grass meadows, they'd breeze through as quickly as possible without missing a noticeable land mark or hint to their goal. Kousei's map would be filled with new markings of small ponds, large ponds, nearly unused roads that branched from the larger main roads between the countries, and another rain swollen stream leading into a burst of tiny creeks. "So many things plotted down..i'm going to wear out my map at this rate..", he'd joke to himself thinking. Looking back at Chiaki and Tenma, he'd jerk his head signalling them that they were leaving the area and switching into another direction. Their destination was the piece of rain country that was labeled as east and north east. They had already skimmed over those areas, but thinking back their had been some small roads that had mystery slapped across them. It was now time to find out where those led.

[Ancestor Febrie]

So far, they had lots of markings on their maps that there were hardly any space left to write on. The clones she had used brought back lots of materials and information. When they were resting, Kousei asked the Hyuuga for his name which he replied to was Tenma. "Tenma, Hyuuga Tenma. And don't worry about getting attacked. I will have alerted you two long before such an event transpires." Tenma looked confident of his abilities which was good, she like people who were confident in themselves but not to the extent of overconfidence. After a while Kousei said " Alright, If everyone is refreshed then we're going to head out again. Our level of search will escalate higher..So Tenma i need you to be the most alert of us three. Since your a hyuuga you have the best chance of finding a good clue as to where our goal is located."

While they were still talking, Chiaki was thinking of the road they didn't explore yet. She had a feeling there was something on that road that needs to be checked. She was really excited about that road now, it looked somehow fishy which made it more interesting. " Ok...Chiaki you've been doing well with those clones, but i need you to refrain from using them at long distances. Keep them within a 5 to 10 meter range from the group. If Tenma spots something, Immediately dispel them. " five to ten meter range was OK even though she wanted to extend it more.

The team was finally on the move. Kousei, Tenma and herself were heading towards the southeastern corner of the rain country. The scenery wasn't any different from other parts of the country, wet and muddy ground and moist grass. Chiaki tried to avoid stepping over the mud and instead tried to step into the moist grass which was cleaner. From behind, she could see Kousei tap his communication's device and report to the Godaime " Test,Testing. Ichijin if you can hear me we're on the move again towards the southeastern corner of rain. Over and out." It seemed they were in range and everything was fine at the moment.

It took them quite some time but they manged to get trough the southeastern part of the country. Now they stopped for a while to update their maps which now became crammed with dots and crosses. When each member was finished updating, Kousei signaled them to move out. This time they were going to head eastwards and northwards where that mysterious road was. She finally gets to find out where it leads to.

[Kirin]

"Alright, If everyone is refreshed then we're going to head out again. Our level of search will escalate higher..So Tenma i need you to be the most alert of us three. Since your a hyuuga you have the best chance of finding a good clue as to where our goal is located."

After the maps had been marked, the team set off once again. Tenma nodded as he started to move, taking the rear as he always did. His Byakugan was still active, still on the search for anybody or anything interesting in this rainy country. He saw Kousei pause and say something to Chiaki.

" Ok...Chiaki you've been doing well with those clones, but i need you to refrain from using them at long distances. Keep them within a 5 to 10 meter range from the group. If Tenma spots something, Immediately dispel them. "

Tenma nodded to the two of them. Though it would be hard to believe that three adolescent civilians were out here in the rain, it would be even harder if they could perform ninjutsu. Tenma shook off some of the rain from his hair as the two moved along. Then they really started to move. Tenma overheard Kousei give another update to the Godaime.

" Test,Testing. Ichijin if you can hear me we're on the move again towards the southeastern corner of rain. Over and out."

Now their surveying would begin once more. As they moved, Tenma would spot a small copse of trees as well as a few strange grass meadows. However, his eyes told him that there was nothing there and there was nothing that could be hidden from his eyes. Turning his attention elsewhere, he saw past a few boulders, a couple of serpentlike roads, as well as another stream, with a great deal more water flowing through it than before. Then, after surveying the southeastern part of the country, the three would notice the same thing, an undiscovered part, roads to be specific, that they had overlooked. Tenma had seen past a good range, but his vision could only go so far, even for a Hyuuga. And so, the three would change direction and started northwards, towards the northeastern part of the country. Wondering if they had caught onto something, Tenma would smile as they flew like dragons in a storm.

[kujira]

Hmmhmm I suppose thats enough posting ^^ , proceed to the village checkpoint!

[The FOx. ( Daichi )]

[OOC: Shweet ty =D]

With time sprinting next to them, the team cut through the wet landscape of rain country with low trouble until they finally reached their destination. Using the map and the plotted marks to pin point the exact spot, Kousei would eventually lead the three man group of genin towards the unknown path. A halt would be given as they arrived within the door step of the road. " Hold up..before we go any further i want take some precautions. If by some chance this leads to the goal then there might be guards and such..so i want us to be careful. Chiaki dispel your clones, Tenma like always we're counting on you to be our first warning.If you can keep any weapons hidden.", he said in a barely understandable tone of voice before leading the way in a calm but brisk walk down the road.

[Exit]
[Double OOC: Making this short to exit and continue in the checkpoint thread =D]

[Ancestor Febrie]

The team moved fast along the mysterious road. She had the feeling that this road leads somewhere important and would be on alert for enemies. Luckily they have not encountered anyone and moved fairly in peace. Her clones were guarding the set perimeter and Tenma was using his Byuakugan so they were safe. They have finally arrived at an edge of the road and have stopped there. Chiaki was looking around while recalling her clones which arrived soon enough. She began to open her purse and look at a secret pocket in it to check if her headband is in there. During the beginning of the search she hid it there. Kousei would now speak " Hold up..before we go any further i want take some precautions. If by some chance this leads to the goal then there might be guards and such..so i want us to be careful. Chiaki dispel your clones, Tenma like always we're counting on you to be our first warning.If you can keep any weapons hidden." Chiaki agreed and dispelled her clones and followed Kousei who was heading along the road.

[Exit]

[Kirin]

The team would dash through the rainy plains, ever cautious of where they were going, yet anticipating the success of their many hours of searching. They were further and further, going as fast as they could on the road, until Kousei told the rest of them to halt. Tenma would smile. His Byakugan already told him what the two of them wanted to know.

" Hold up..before we go any further i want take some precautions. If by some chance this leads to the goal then there might be guards and such..so i want us to be careful. Chiaki dispel your clones, Tenma like always we're counting on you to be our first warning.If you can keep any weapons hidden."

Chiaki would dispel her clones and the three would warily walk down the road.

[Exit]