Checkpoint / Village Gates

[Sogeki]

"We'll obviously use the street signs to make our way to Tanzaku gai, I'll explain the mission on our way there." sogeki heard Amarante say."this way" he heard her say. He followed her as they left towards their mission.
[exit to fire]

[Defiant]

[enter~]

Reddo walked, feeling pretty good now with his new robe that shrouded his body. His hood was down, and his goggles sat on his forehead, ready to be pulled down over his eyes at a moments notice. Lasaribo brushed up against his leg and then sat down next to him, panting. Reddo gave her a scratch on her head before sitting next to her. e might as well wait for the other two.

[奥田 (Okuda)]

Kazetora approached the gates, he didn’t see Sirena there so he assumed she’d be outside the gates or that she’d meet him outside the gates. He approached the ANBU guarding the gate and showed him the Mission scroll and said that Sirena Shimizu would be along shortly and would be with him on the mission. Kazetora then left the gates and waited for Sirena.

[exit to Hi no Kuni]

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[speedy1993]

[Enter From Konohagakure]

Shortly after changing, both Ember and I headed to the gates. I do not know where my team leader is, but I presume he is waiting for me out side the gates. I spot the AnBu standing beside the gates and I also notice a wary eye glancing in my direction. I swiftly flash my headband and ID and quickly pass through. Ember glides two feet above my head, searching the area as I calmly walk through. I will be meeting up with Kazetora very soon and will meet yet another Shinobi.

[Exit To Hi no Kunai]

[vego]

Rhydas made his way towards the village gates with a slight perk in his step. The various buildings that surrounded him slowly passed him by as ever step brought him closer tot he edge of the village.
Though he was sad to leave, he was a traveller so it was only natural to move on to the next place. Who knows what wonders would greet him next.

With his little partner resting in his hood, the blond approached the gates with a slight spring in his step. Then he stopped once a white cloaked figure from before entered his line of vision. The same dog from before, the one that was with the purple-haired boy, also met his eyes and Rhydas guessed this was the same person. But what was he doing waiting at the gates?

Approaching the hooded figure, Rhydas nodded to the dog before addressing the boy. "Hey, erm, if you don't mind me asking, what are you doing just standing there?"

Standing around waiting for an answer from the other, the blond would reach a hand back and scratch the head of the one that stirred in his hood.

[Defiant]

Reddo turned his head and looked at the newcomer. He was the one from the tower from before... strange though, there was something else familiar about him.

"I'm waiting for someone." He said calmly as he leaned against his dog, who was starting to lie down. Reddo shifted and used her as a pillow. "Why are you here?" Reddo asked him, not exactly being rude, but probably sounding it.

[vego]

As the other propped himself up against his dog, the dog itself getting more comfortable to accommodate this, the young water master heard him speak a reply. He shouldn't be surprised though, since he seemed to know the others he was with at the time very well. Perhaps he was waiting for one of them. Maybe both?

Shrugging as he heard the question the teen made, the blond simply replied, his eyes drifting over to the dog once more before moving else where.

"I was about to leave. Got nothing else to do here really so I thought it would be a good idea."

He wasn't sure if he was annoying the person, probably was but he was just curious. Most people Rhydas had met weren't that interesting appearance-wise so to see someone like this, it was a rare thing indeed.

Then it dawned on him that he didn't know the person's name. "Oh, erm, I'm Rhydas by the way." He stated, crouching down so he was at eye level with both the dog and it's owner. "And this is Helios." He gestured to the hood that rested behind him and Helios reared his little head, the gleam of his crimson red eyes flashing as the made contact with the two.

[Defiant]

"Pleasure to meet you Rhydas." Reddo moved his right hand out from his cloak and to the blonde boy. "Reddo-shi." He introduced himself. He wondered why he was introducing himself to a complete stranger, but he seemed like a cool kid, and he had a cat. Lasa's head turned towards Rhydas and gave him a sniff, then a snort before her head went back to the ground; she seemed to be to tired to properly approve of him.

"And this is Lasaribo."

[vego]

Rhydas took the hand that was presented to him and shook it before releasing it. A smile spread over his face as he realized this guy didn't appear as heartless as he was when he'd first seen him. He guessed it was due to the fact that they were in the middle of a battlefield. Amongst enemies. It was common knowledge that people change on the field of battle so with this change in personality, he wasn't that surprised.

The dog merely looked at him and snorted, turning away once again. The kid's smile fell a bit but perked back up once he remembered that he was a nobody to it. So it was to be expected. The kitten in his hoody simply leapt up onto his shoulder Pikachu-style and rested there with his eyes locked onto the other two. His eyes particularly locked onto the dog.

Sighing, Rhydas placed a hand in front of the kitten, forcing a squeal from it's mouth and asked Reddo-shi, "Have you two been together for awhile then? You seem to get along really well."

Of course it was a fairly obvious question but he felt that it would be good to get to know the both of them. Especially since Reddo was letting him talk to them. That was as good enough of a sign for him as any.

[Defiant]

"Uh..." Reddo had to think about the question. He didn't know exactly how long he knew her. Maybe it was six months? Maybe a bit less? They had gotten quite close over the time they had known each other though, so Reddo's answer was "I don't really think it matters, I've known her long enough, aint that right?" Lasa barked in responce and her tail swished back and forth on the ground. "You two seem to be pretty close too huh... where are you from anyway?"

[vego]

Rhydas waited for the other to think about his answer. From that he could already guess that either the guy was forgetful or it had been a really long time since they'd both first met. Though the guy looked intelligent so he was leaning towards the latter rather than the former.

The smile Rhydas had on turned to a grin once the teen gave his answer along with Lasaribo. They both seemed close enough anyway, so he guessed it wasn't surprising he couldn't remember how long it'd been. In fact, it was practically expected. The ninja world and all. Speaking of which it would be then that the boy would notice the headband the purple-haired teen sported.

Once Reddo-shi inquired a question of his own, Rhydas took that moment to sit himself down upon the ground. Helios instantly jumping from his shoulder and wandering off to explore. The sapphire blue of his eyes kept the kitten in his sights and predicted where it would go from it's personality alone before turning back to the teen.

"Yeah we are. But he's kind of a loner so he likes to wander off sometimes. And I'm from Thunder country. But I'm not a ninja like you or Falnyr."

A pause of a second occurred before he directed the same question at Reddo. "Where are you from? I've never seen that symbol before." Pointing at the headband.

[Defiant]

Reddo looked down at the headband around his waist. "Oh, we're from snow. Nice place up north. It's summer all the time up there." The last part was terribly sarcastic, but not bitter, Reddo loved the cold; well he'd better 'cause he was born in it. "Thunder huh... who's Falnyr?" Maybe he was talking about the leaf ninja Rhydas had seemed to recognize from the battle before.

[Spirit™]

Rin walked slowly through the gates, keeping a cautious eye on the ANBU stationed there. Her brand new Utility belt hung loose off her hips. It was good to see the village was doing well, she couldn't wait for the day when she could come back for a little vacation time.

Rin saw the dog before she saw Reddo. The dog's tail wagged back and forth and then Rin found Reddo and the boy he was talking to. When she got a little bit closer she waved to draw their attention, and then she recognized the smaller child as one of the shinobi who helped during the "situation".
"Hey guys!" She said happily, a large grin coming to her face.

[Defiant]

Reddo's eyes jumped to her, almost statled by her sudden appearance, aslthough the rest of him didn't show it. "Oh hey! You're looking good." It was an unfortunate choice of words, he was sure, but it was much to late to change them, and he didn't care enough to correct himself. "This is Rhydas." Reddo said with a big of a smile, and a strange resemblance to the younger boy.

[vego]

So he was from snow? Interesting in and of itself. He'd never met a ninja from snow before, until now. But what was one born from such a country doing in the hidden leaf village? Not to mention, Rhydas was curious to see if the teen had any snow techniques.

It would be interesting to find out what kind of techniques a snow ninja would use.

Once Reddo asked about whom Falnyr was, Rhydas froze. He could have sworn the two had met. Why wouldn't they know one another's names? Its fairly unusual to fight along side someone and not truly know them as a person. Though he couldn't really blame Reddo for that, he was surprised Falnyr hadn't taken the time to at least ask, or even get to know the other. It was unusual of him.

"Falnyr is the leaf ninja you were fighting along side in the village. The blond one with the clay jutsu."

It was at that moment that a voice from a short distance away would draw his attention away from Reddo and Lasaribo. The kid would turn his eyes in the direction of the call to see the winged girl from earlier, the same symbol upon her headband as Reddo's. That had to mean she was a snow ninja too.

A smile would spread over the young water masters face as she approached and he would greet her with a short nod and a few words, following on from what Reddo had just said. "Hey there. Nice to see you again. That-" He pointed at the kitten a short distance away walking besides the gate walls. "-is Helios by the way. What's your name?"

Turning back to face Reddo, the kid would then ask a fairly obvious question. "Is she the one you were waiting for?"

[Spirit™]

Reddo introduced the young boy as Rhydas, the young boy introduced his little kitten as Helios, and Rin took it upon herself to provide her name for the boy.
"I'm Rin." She said, while looking around. It seemed that these two had their animal friends and Rin felt slightly left out. The feeling left quickly.
"So what are we doing waiting here?" She asked nicely.

[Defiant]

"Waiting for you and Ace, to be honest." Rin would be a name to remember. "But I don't think he'll be showing up, So I guess we better head out huh?" Reddo said with a yawn as he got up to his feet and stretched before letting his cloak drape neatly around him and conceal his entire body. Lasa seemed to follow his example for she stretched and yawned before shaking herself and sniffing a few times. Her tail quickly began to wag again as she looked up at Rhydas and over to the winged girl. She seemde to be warming to them at least.

[vego]

OOC: See you guys at snow xD]

Rhydas nodded to the Rin once again as she introduced herself. She seemed to come off slightly quiet but he guessed that didn't matter. Everyone was different after-all.

Once Rhydas heard Reddo state that it was time for them both to leave, the blond's eyes slightly fell. He had just been getting along with Reddo too and he'd yet to get to know Rin as well. But he was a traveller so it was to be expected.

"Okay. See you guys later then. It was awesome speaking to you Reddo-shi. Sorry we didn't get to know each other Rin but I gotta go too I guess."

Saying this, Rhydas patted the his shorts to get a hold of Helios' attention and the kitten immediately patted over to him at a leisurely pace. Once the kitten was safely in his arms, he formed a pattern within the air with a thin whisp of his chakra and created a bird of water right out of thin air.

"Let's go Helios." He muttered as the kitten climbed upon his shoulder. Once he was safety secure, the boy would take the time to nod to the two snow ninja before launching himself up into the sky and away, over the horizon.

[uchihaitachi]

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The Hokage had issued Shuichi to be a replacement for team Blitz and gave him the coordinates on where to meet the team at. The Hokage had told him that one of their members had gone missing after awhile and since he was free and didn't have a team yet that he could fill in for the team member. Depending how he fared on the team he guessed that he would be possibly put permanently on the team for good. The young genin was happy that he finally got a chance to prove himself so he quickly ran out of the main gates, exiting the village of Konoha and heading towards the meeting area of his teammates.

[Exit to Fire]

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[Defiant]

"I guess it's just me and you then huh?" Reddo said with a smile to Rin. Lasaribo barked and looked up at him, "Yes, and you too Lasaribo" Reddo ran his hand through her fur. "Anyways, tell me about you?" Reddo said to Rin, trying to come up with some sort of small talk as they headed out.

[exit]