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Zdura
Rogue | Crystal | Jounin
Support { Sealing } Combo
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Stepping off the bridge leading onto the village's market island, Zdura smiled, breathing deeply. The air was different here. Less mist for one thing, making it far easier to see the market's wares. And it was also, alive. The excited bustling of a marketplace was present even in Kirigakure's dismal atmosphere. Not that the village was dark, but the unending mist was dreary, and didn't lend itself well to a happy atmosphere. As he walked though, Zdura couldn't help but notice he was getting strange looks from civilian and ninja alike. The civilians most likely because of how he was dressed, and the ninjas, probably because he still lacked a village marker. It seemed, that was something he still had to earn.

Tiring of the suspicious looks, and knowing that shopkeepers would be unlikely to wish to deal with him, the silver haired man changed course into the center of a large crowd, gathered in front of some random stall. Probably a sale or something. Mostly hidden by the crowd, "Zdura" vanished in a shimmer of light even as he walked. But another man immediately took his place. Silver hair slicked back into spikes became a professionally trimmed black. His mask disappeared entirely, but it wasn't his own face behind it anymore, but instead a youthful yet sharp face, with piercing black eyes much his own. His clothing transformed from the ninja dress into a simple shirt and pants like most civilians would wear, and his sandals into plain shoes. All in all, a common yet intelligent looking civilian. A skillful use of Henge, hidden in the crowd. He had no doubt that the ANBU that had surely been following him since he left the kage's office could see right through it, but it wasn't for them, and they would likely understand that.

So disguised, Zdura continued his walk through the market, reveling for a short while in the sudden lack of attention. Hopefully though, this wouldn't be necessary to do for a simple walk through town soon enough. Soon after that, he found what he was looking for. A rarity of sorts in a ninja village, but a necessity nonetheless, an office supply store. Perfect for the sealing master in need, but open to civilian and stranger alike. Browsing the shop quietly, Zdura picked up the items he wanted as he found them. A small box containing 200 sticky notes, not as good as sealing slips, but efficient and cheap, a nice fountain pen and a few jars of ink, a box of regular pencils, and a brand new journal to write in.

Taking all of his purchases to the counter, Zdura spent a good while bartering with the shop's owner. Still having no money, he wanted to trade something else for the items. The owner on the other hand, preferred money to services. Eventually a consensus was reached however, and Zdura got his items for free, and the shop owner got a pretty pile of rather expensive seals he could sell to visiting ninja for well over the price of Zdura's purchases. Satisfied with his day's shopping, Zdura soon left the market, back in his true form once more after visiting another large crowd, and carrying a small bag that held all he should need to survive in this village. Now, he would go back and actually see what his new apartment looked like. And get some work done too.

[Exit to Apartments]
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[Chakra: 205]

Gage stood outside the Ramen shop for a few seconds before he was comfortable with his vision. To get back to the training facility, Gage would have to use his waist and legs as pivot points, while keeping his torso completely straight. Not an easy task, but Gage was up for the challenge. He walked slowly forward and looked up. These buildings weren't that far apart and and where only one to two stories high. Gage squatted low, using his knees as his spring and in one straight leap tried to jump onto the one story building. He had miscalculated due to the training vest and only made it onto Nikko's sign, but he simply repeated the process and reached the top. 'Here's where the fun starts... He thought as he ran, keeping his torso straight. He had used up a lot of energy running here normally, but not being able to use his torso at all could possibly give him future back problems or worse, but no time to worry.

Gage reached the end of the building and repeated his same jump theory as before, using his knees. He landed standing straight and soon knew that this could possibly break a leg, but kept going. He jumped from building to building without any injury or spill. He noticed that his vision within the mist had improved slightly, because he could faintly see the outline of the gate he had come in by earlier. Keeping a steady pace, Gage made it to the last building and stopped. He looked down saw a box of crates and jumped for them. he landed straight, but lightly, so not to break the crate or the stuff inside. He then jumped again landed on the ground with a soft thud. He ran towards the gate and kept running through the gate out on to the bridge towards the beach. As he passed the guards he heard a few laughs, but he wasn't worried. He was going to get to Kaizen without spilling a single drop. So far so good, but Gage was pushing his bodily limits.

[Ramen Mission - 5/7]
[Mist Eyes - 3/10]

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