Arina meandered around the docks aimlessly while still maintaining a firm grip on Saru’s hand. They began to search for the man whom Sorain had spoken of before they had exited the boat and went their separate ways. ‘He is part of the Orasakai clan, as well? I wonder what he looks like…’ The young girl let her imagination take over completely. She dissected different pieces of Sai and Sorain piecing them together. “Like that?” She spoke lightly while in a state of shock and horror of the monster she had created. “There is no way,” She shuddered figuring that meeting him in person would be a much better analysis than anything her overly imaginative mind could come up with.
Arina shook the thought as she looked up at Saru with a wide grin on her face. “Are you going to change your persona like Sorain suggested?” She asked inquisitively. Tilting her head to the side, she began to wonder if the half-monkey looking woman would even be able to. With her tail and interesting feet, there wasn’t much that changing her persona could hide. ‘What about myself?’ the young girl wondered pressing a finger to her chin in deep thought. Everything that she had learned about Kirigakure in Konoha had taught the young girl that the majority of resident shinobi were aggressive and for lack of a better word, destructive. If Arina decided to remain as she naturally were, it could make her look vulnerable and possibly give her existence as a non-native away. ‘Hmm,’ the young girl was analyzing the situation from an enemy’s standpoint. Outside of Sai and Sorain, she had never met anyone from Kirigakure herself. “Perhaps,” She stated out loud in a matter-of-factly tone, ‘It would be best to analyze their behavior as I go and adjust myself along the trip’ She enclosed the rest of her sentence inside as to avoid being heard by any of the civilians around herself.
“Should we make light banter, so we don’t seem out of place?” Arina questioned in a light tone looking around at the lively citizens going about their daily business.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:54 am
The day was still young and the sun was glowing bright, an awfully warm day at the very least. Kaito had beaten the others to the gate and was now resting on the ground leaning against the gate snacking on some rice balls he'd packed away. The akimichi had packed away at least fifteen of the tasty snacks but within the ten minutes or so he'd been sitting here already had munched down four of them. "...Maybe I should have grabbed a few more before leaving..." Shrugging, he'd toss a fifth one into the mix before closing his bag up. "Okay I gotta bar myself, gonna end up snacking on all of these!" The Akimichi looked off down the street, seeing as his two teammates were quickly arriving. "Hey! About time you slow asses!" Kaito chuckled a little, he was obviously joking but still wanted to give them a hard time. The boy would quickly hop to his feet accompanied by a large smile on his face. Soon enough, they would be on their journey to catch a rogue ninja. This mission was probably out of their class a little bit but surely they weren't going to fail!
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Words: 209 Word Total:562 + 875 + 1113 + 569 + 294 + 382 = 3795 Travel Words: 209/4 Travel to Water Country Complete. Exit to Fire ---> Water Country Travel Thread Word Total: 3,795 (Team Words) + 209 (Travel words) = 4004 EXP: 1,201
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INDENTAs expected, Hanako took off with a mountain of enthusiasm at high speeds racing towards the gate into Water Country. Arina took a moment to look down towards her rejected hand before shrugging off the gesture and adjusting the strap across her shoulder. She picked up her pace to a comfortable jog following behind Hanako a decent distance. While she understood the rush to get to their destination, the young woman did not think the few minutes it took to reach the gate would make an overwhelming difference in their arrival to Rain Country.
INDENTOnce at the gate, Arina saw Kaito just outside appearing to be waiting on his two companions. With a slight wave, the young girl approached him dismissing his comment on their speed. “You probably only rushed here, so you could eat while you waited…” the young girl stared him down waiting eagerly to see his reaction. While he could have denied it, the few bites of rice scattered around his mouth told a different story. The girl looked towards Hanako anticipating whether or not the girl had any interest in their small talk and harmless teasing. Finally, the three of them were together and hopefully prepared for the entirety of the journey ahead.
416/4 Travel to Water Country. Exit to Fire ---> Water Country Travel Thread Team Words: 3795 Travel Words:209 +207 = 416
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Hanako Kaguya
Hanako Kaguya chuckled as Arina had been trailing her, half expecting to be beaten by her medical friend, but there was no real harm in a little bit of enthusiastic competition. Kaito had, indeed, beaten the both of them to the punch by getting their journey started. "So we're going on a mission, huh?", she wondered, knowing that Arina and Kaito likely had more information on their destination than she did herself. She had spent most of her time preparing by praying to the ancestors of the Kaguya family and making sure she looked perfect for the mission. She was a girl, after all. Looking less than her best would be an insult to her moniker as the 'White Rose of the Kaguya Clan'. That shame could never be forgiven, and justly so. The Kaguya family had their pride to uphold and she was certain that her friends would not rib her too much about not paying much attention to the matter at hand.
In her heart, the idea of a mission involving travel sounded awesome, but she wanted more than anything for this journey to end up with her engaging in battle and putting a fist to somebody's face. It would bring her no greater joy than to experience combat and to feel the rush of adrenaline pumping through her veins as she attempted to beat an opponent to a pulp, maybe even kill them. Yes, killing was the ultimate thrill of combat, like the release felt in intimacy, at least for Hanako. She had never really killed anyone, but just fantasizing about it was enough to send shivers down her spine, and in a good way, if you were perverse in that manner. It was one of the hidden, guilty pleasures of the Kaguya family that had given them their reputation for being brutal and ruthless. Arina and Kaito had not yet witnessed that side of Hanako as she was good at keeping herself tame and placid around her squad mates. There was no need to consistently expose either of them to her desire for violence, and her maniacal delight at spilling blood. Eventually they would see that side, the thorny edge of the 'White Rose', and just how much of a lethal sting it could pack.
Though her passions for violence were a little on the excessive side, Hanako was not unique, nor was her family to this notion of enjoying murder. It was a common trait among sociopaths, but it also made her the perfect candidate for being the perfect assassin. She could take a target's life with little remorse, if only to feel the pleasure of watching their flame of life extinguish in a painful and violent end. It did not matter who the person was, but only the fact that they were alive and contracted to be slain by her. It was arguably a perfect trait for a ninja, especially one of the Hidden Mist, which was known for producing it's quality warriors who seemed to lack a certain moral compass in some regard when it came to killing those who stood in their way.
