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Deep in the woods of the Land of rice, in a seemingly innocent tucked away little sleeping farming village, a dark secret awaits. For the three Oto Nin selected to slip into this apparently serene setting...they may indeed find far more then they bargained for...

For there is a threat in Oto as of yet unknown to even the cold eyes that lurk behind the Mask of the Hidden Sound's Police Director... In this coming adventure...a darker truth may come to light...



((Travel posts to get to the Rukon village Outskirts: 5, one at a time. .......... ))

CP: 368/420

Rhaim did not for a minute mind walking behind a female for the entirety of the mission. For one he did not know the lay out of the country near as well as the sisters. Secondly, he was younger and he looked it. It raise less suspicion if they appeared to be in charge. Military and paramilitary organizations were some of the only places where seniority could be in hands of someone younger and smaller. Considering they were not intending to broadcast their affiliation with the world, being their tail would work well.

The teasing did not bother the teen either. Having come from a family predominately composed of women, Nara women, it was something he'd come to terms with years ago. That also brought with it the understanding to not answer any question immediately but to wait until a string of them had been unleashed. Once a good couple of awkwardly silent seconds passed, "Fourteen. And all the males from my mother's side grow slowly, but well into their twenties. I picked up most of my physical traits from her. As for the Fire Daimyo, I guess that's as good an explanation as I could give."

His hands in his pockets, eyes gazing over the land to either side, "And you two? Chuunin right? So seventeen-ish? What do you guys specialize in?"

[Traveling 1/5]

CP: 376/420

Rhaim took in everything that the girl said about their clan. Parasites that excelled in taijutsu was definitely a bad combination to have to be put against. He would remember the words well given that he had already been threatened with a fight when they returned. He was very glad to hear that one of them was actually a medic and not just aspiring like himself. The fact that someone of a branch family could treat someone of the head family in such a manner astounded him. Though Konoha had come leaps and bounds in its acceptance of talent through the generations, he would never imagine striking a member of the main Nara clan like Emiko did to Masumi.

When prompted to describe his own credentials the boy shrugged, "Pack mule I guess. I was on a border security team for a little over a year but since I was the youngest I just carried gear, set traps, and stayed quiet. I'm thinking about trying the medical field though. That way I would have a definable role."

After a few more strides, "How much further until the village? We should get off the road before getting too close. And I thought I noticed some high ground on the map. I'd like to get a look from the distance first."

[Traveling 2/5]

((( Reaction: Suddenly as you squint your eyes in the distance, you can just barely make out the outline of something by the side of the road. Upon closer examination from afar, it appears to be a rather humble looking farmer type young man, sitting by a cart that seems to have a broken wheel. the back of the cart is loaded with rice, along with a few personal belongings, and the boy seems to be rather enjoying himself in the shade of the only tree along the road for quite some ways until the forests far ahead. He doesn't seem to be all that bothered by his apparent run in with bad luck, and is currently kicking back with a few rice balls unpacked on a log beside him, and a knife in one hand widdling away at a small block of wood in the other... he doesn't seem to have seen you yet.))

*You may chose to make any sort's of checks you feel necessary for this point on.*

Rhaim
((Reaction: You don't notice much out of place with the man or his wagon at this distance... though something that does strike you as off is that he should have seen you by now with all the flat land scape...he must be preoccupied...or only pretending not to see you...))

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Awareness check
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Emiko Reaction
((Oddly enough, you don't sense that this man poses any immediate danger. In fact you get an almost surprising amount of aimless cheer radiating off him, and confidence in himself and his actions that doesn't really fit the persona of a "humble farming fella". In fact...strange... now that you really follow this train of thought...just barely you think you can detect that this young man is waiting for something...he's expecting something. And is rather certain that it will arrive soon...))




Masumi Reaction
(( You are able to pick out that there is indeed something...odd about this farming youth. He appears to be around his mid twenties, and is relaxing away the day, but behind his movements as he widdles away with his block of wood, there is an odd...skillfullness in his actions. He seems far more attune with himself than an ordinary farmer, and what's more you get the odd impression that he is in no hurry to fix his wagon's broken wheel...There is something not altogether right with this picture, and after a bit of thought, you're able to piece it together. It's not harvest season. This young man would seem to be a youth on his way to trade the shipment of rice in his wagon in one of the bigger cities, but it was nowhere NEAR the right time of year for that. What's more now that you look, there's a single item propped up on the side of the wagon next to him that doesn't for all the world look like it belongs in a peasant's possession... a cane with an oddly detailed and silver decorated top... and on top of all that...you get the impression that this man already knows that your there...))

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The farmer boy started laughing as the girl said her piece, apparently rather fixated on carving the block of wood still in his hand. "I see," he said in an very strong rural accent. "Well tan my hide, you girl's are really on the ball." he gave another little laugh. "But I don't know how much you know about us Toorima, but we consider it a damn right shame to our name to just break character like that." he gave another funny laugh as he looked up at them, apparently giving them all the once over with his eyes. "Still... ya'll don't much look like the type that's been taking the kids, and iffin your fixin I am...well I guess then we ain't got much to worry about. I was waiting here cause I figured this was the way them desperado's was headin...guess that scary fella with the mask back in sound figured the same..." he turned his gaze to the exchange between Emiko and Rhaim. "Whoooowee. am I interuptin somethin?" he tipped the hat slightly in the boy's direction, as distant the other pair were down the road, as though out of respect for getting the attention of the girl. "At any rate..." he continued to kick back. "Thieves steal sorts of stuff, it's a fact of life. And iffin you ain't skilled enough ta hang on to what's precious to ya, then ya have to accept when a theif swoops in a takes it...however..." he offer them a wink. "When it's people that're precious to ya, when it's just a buncha kids, no self respectin gentlemen would make off with em. And that's when you stopped bein a noble thief, and started up just bein a plain sonuva b*****d...ya'll get what I mean, darlin?" he was still watching the girl carefully, his confidence unhindered.

[Seduction][Roll[5]+Skill[5]+Cha[0]=10 VS ????


Emiko giggled, "So your on our side then stranger? You have a name or should I just keep calling you gorgeous?"
Masumi walked up behind her sister, "Over here flirting and leaving me with the weirdo? Looks like he's gone limp anyways. Whats up over here?" She blew the farmer a kiss and whispered in her sister's ear, "Come on, we've got s**t to do."
Emi stroked her sister's face and said, "Be patient, it seems that we may have ourselves an ally here."
Masumi looked at him, "Then he should follow us, but the sooner we go, the better."