Mission: The Forest of Demise. [Part 1]

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Name: Forest of demise part 1
Rank: D
IIC Length: 2 days
Difficulty: easy- moderate
Description: A residential jounin of mist recently constructed a maze of sorts with a hidden map somewhere within. The maze is a manmade forest of approximately 500 meters with many twists and turns within. Many passes within are identical, so it’s quite easy to get lost. Without the map, it is nearly impossible to get out, but never fear, the maze is not booby trapped.
Objective: get through the maze in a timely manner.
Reward: 1500

Alexander, the Achilles of the Hidden Mist, ventured forward on his road to accomplishing his missions. He looked down at the piece of paper and saw that a Jounin was asking for people to test out a forest labyrinth. The Achilles was not too scared of this and would take this challenge like it was nothing more than a mere test. He walked to the starting point as written on his map and saw the entrance. He took a deep breath and walked forward, his Frozen Mist alerting to anything that may come into the reach of it. As he started he saw the beginning was nothing of real danger. Two massive gates held the view and Alexander stepped up to them. As he did so the gates opened, and a sign that said Good Luck could be seen. Using the said Frozen Mist, the young shinobi would find himself around the area, guiding himself through it somewhat easily. He would keep wandering the area wondering when he would hit the next corner.

Three turns in and he could see where this might get harder later on. The reason for this thought, was that he had just came upon a fork in the road with three paths. One down each side, right and left, then one in the center. Alexander had to choose a path to go down. He used his chakra and stretched his Frozen Mist out as far as it would go. He would use this as a second sight type of thing. He felt thirty meters in all directions, but he would try and see which way would lead him out. To his dismay, and his failure, he felt nothing. The Mist shinobi would just have to go down each one and try and find the way out. He looked towards the left, he would search each one from the left to right. He took a deep breath and began to walk forward. Understanding one thing the entire time. If he took a wrong path down here, he would only delay himself getting out. The Kaishin ninja took his time examining the entire area. Making sure that he was not leaving any clues behind that may help him navigate his way out. There were trees here and there and the first one he found high enough, he scaled it. He wanted to use this as a way to overlook the walls, but alas, the walls were too high.

Alexander checked the sky, it was darkening, that meant that nightfall was fast approaching and he would need to stay here for the night, if he did not find a way out soon that is. He looked around and found no new clues. He walked further down the path and then wondered if he should turn back. He looked and made the call. He would camp out at the fork in the road. Tomorrow morning he would adventure down the center path and, should that one fail to lead out, then the right path. The young man began to retrace his steps and walk back track the way he came. One he was at the fork in the road he looked up and saw that the daylight was fast disappearing over the horizon. It was at this time that the Achilles’s hands came up. He performed the ice prison jutsu, shielding himself for the night. It was a little cold, but it was more important to him to be safe. He closed his eyes, and rushed off to sleep. He would restart in the morning.

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The next morning, with light coming over the horizon once more, Alexander stood up. He walked forward and down the center path. It was with his high hopes that this led to the way out. He walked down the path and came right into another fork in the road. This was great, just what he needed, more choices. The young Kaishin had to make a choice, so he choose left once more. This time he walked down that path for fifteen minutes before making a turn into a wall. Alexander made a sign and back tracked once more to the second fork in the road. He took another deep breath. He walked down the right path this time, making another turn, he glanced at the wall. It started to bend, that told him that he was about to go around a curve. He felt his Frozen Mist and let his guide him. Hopefully, he would feel any dead walls ahead of time. This would save him time in the end. The path began to straighten out somewhere around the twenty minute mark. It was at this time that the Achilles felt a wall ahead of his path, and only a few steps more he could see it. He sighed and turned around, he would have to go all the way back to the first fork in the road.

He began to walk, passing the same scenery that he had literally just passed moments prior. It took him somewhere around twenty minutes to get back to the first fork in the path. He had successfully retraced his steps and now he was facing the first branching paths point. He turned to the right path, the only one he had not went down. He began to walk down the path and took another deep breath. He was ready to get this mission done and over with. He had other things he needed to do. Alexander looked over the area once more, like he had done with all the other paths. The Jounin had really taken their time with this maze. Alexander wondered why and what for. Perhaps it was for a challenge or test. He knew that the current Mizukage had mentioned starting up Genin Tests, that were to be more than just the written and combative style they were use to. Based off his experience this would be a very good test of their ability to handle a never ending situation. He looked at this labyrinth and remembered his Chuunin Exams. They had been in a maze as well. He had faced a great amount of things that time, not just the never ending turns. He recalled plants that attacked him, a giant rock wall, dancing zombies, and a spirit. He took a deep breath, this was going to be an interesting test if it ever took that route.

Alexander did not know however, if the current Mizukage would allow such a thing. He returned his thoughts to the path in front of him. He had been traveling down the path for a while now. He had been here for quite sometime. The path had twisted and turned, but regardless he had stuck with it. He took another deep breath and felt his Frozen Mist. He felt nothing, but he would keep walking and explore this one some more. He would either go until he hit a dead end or found the exit. Twenty some minutes later, using his Frozen Mist, he felt something. He would wait to see it before calling it a dead end. Reading his Frozen Mist he could tell it was around this next corner and he would be able to see the wall or door. He turned the corner, and to his luck it was a door. He took in a deep breath and hoped that it was the door to the outside. He would stay walking as a precaution. He reached the door and opened it and almost instantly a gentle breeze hit him. His eyes took in the site. He was facing outside and before him was a sign. The sign read ”Thank you and be safe.” To which Alexander smiled and walked away from the labyrinth and back to another labyrinth. This one of concrete and people. He was heading back to his village proper.