Super-epic-travelishness?

[Kvasir]

“Alright! *Arf!*” My fist was thrown into the air as I marched forward, running out of the Cloud Village and out into the Land of Thunder early in the morning. I knew where I was headed, towards the Chuunin Exams being held in the Land of Fangs; it was westward from the Land of Thunder and wasn’t hidden or anything so it would be fairly easy to find. Kaito followed right behind me as the two of us began to walk down the trail towards our goal; this time would be my time to become a Chuunin!

Suddenly, a strange green creature jumped out of the nearby bushes with bright lights shining behind them. I didn’t know what to say… but apparently the creature did. “Greetings minor planetary creature, can I take you to my spaceship and experiment on you?” I didn’t fully understand the information, being nearly mesmerized by the strange creature’s large green head and pure black eyes. Only one word he’s spoke rung through my mind as I replied. “Did you say spaceship?!?” The creature would only nod and the deal would be sealed, I’d call out in pure excitement. “Alright! *Arf!* Let’s go!” I’d then follow the green creature into his saucer space ship and mostly enjoy a pleasant ride, only having to take part in a single, nearly harmless test before I could run around the ship as it flew towards where I was going…

Nah, I’m just kidding (if you couldn’t tell already…) the run through the Land of Thunder was REALLY boring, running nearly all day before me and Kaito came into the border of the Land of Claws. Finding a nice area we would camp there for the night, taking shelter in a cave that lied within a Land of Thunder mountain that was near the border. The next day, Kaito and I would move through the Land of Claws into the Land of Sound.

[I C H I R O™]

Moved.

[Kvasir]

The day was fairly boring; I continued to run the entire day with Kaito sleeping in my pocket until I reached the Land of Sound. It was quiet, and nothing happened… well… except for a single event that had happened that morning.

There was an orange, it was a tasty orange, but it rolled down the hill as I tried to eat it… I chased after the orange but as I ran through the bushes to find the orange, it was being taken by a wild boar. I darted forwards after the tasty orange but the boar was very fast, I had a very hard time even keeping up with the creature as it ran for a long time. It turned and twisted and ran up a hillside soon after, but I still didn’t lose its trail. As we reached the top of the hill and began to run down it, I tripped and fell down the hill; I rolled quickly and fell on top of the boar. The creature dropped the orange as I flattened it, the orange fruit continued to roll down the hill as I slowly stood up; the boar ran off quickly once it could. I ran up to the orange and took it, picking it up and tearing through its flesh… all I’d wanted was breakfast.

[← KIRA →]

moved

[Kvasir]

Tsurutsuru Kobushi (Slippery Fist)
Rank: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: A low stance that relies on upward motion and momentum.
Special: None
Drawback: Most of the user’s attacks are ground based, limiting their airborne range.
Description: A fairly underrated stance that was developed in Iwa sometime ago. Due to the crouched position the user must take to perform this, many ninjas and other interested people find it uncomfortable and unwieldy. This stance focuses on heavy movements based on focused momentum behind every blow. Users of this stance have found it helpful to wear shoes and gloves that slide easily on many surfaces, but still do not slide off of a target.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu

The following day I was on my likely final day of traveling, continuing my run to the Chuunin Exams with Kaito at my side by traveling through the Land of Sound; it seemed like it would be another boring day… I ran… and ran… and a bit more running… until I heard what sounded like a crash from nearby. I stopped suddenly, turning as I slid due to the forward momentum; I noted how awesome that slide had seemed as I ran towards the noise only to find an old tree having fallen. I attempted to slide and turn the same way but as I stopped my shoes gripped the ground below me and caused me to fall face first into the dirt.

Owch, pain, but not much; I stood up quickly and turned around, wishing to find how I’d managed to slide like that while running. With a sprint forward I would stop suddenly as I ran and would stop without sliding… what had changed between the two times I’d stopped? The ground wasn’t different… my shoes where the same… nothing else seemed to have changed except…

I ran forward again, running in a more slouched and low cycle than I had been the last two times; I’d been running for some time before and naturally slumped, that must have changed my stopping dynamics. As suddenly as I had began to run, I stopped, sliding across the ground smoothly as if the floor was made of ice or something similar. Whooosh! It was a lot of fun compared to normal running, and all I had to do was stay low while I ran. I’d run a short distance and the stop suddenly, sliding a short distance before I would begin to run again; I’d then wash, rinse, and repeat until I grew tired many hours later. Soon enough I would slide my way into the Land of Fang, it was likely the most fun I’d even had while traveling on foot.

[¤ Lady Raиu ¤]

{+5; Learned. Moved to Fang}

[Kvasir]

Sliding across the ground into the Land of Fang, I would soon enough be at Port Porthos, the place where the Chuunin Exams would take place... Well, that would be true if 'soon enough' was a few hours later; by the time I reached my destination it was dark... though I would still sliding because it's so much more fun than just running.

[/exit to Port Porthos]