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Thanks to whoever had performed the intelligence to create the scroll, finding the lair of the rogue Shinobi was relatively easy. The only problem was that it was a massive mountain called the Grand Mountain in Lightning Country. He had heard stories of how dangerous the lightning storms in the area could be, since it was so close to the sky. Even closer than most things in Kumogakure. Searching the entire mountain, including the caves, would be a task that Jeyan wasn’t exactly up to doing himself. Without needing to form handseals, three Wind Clones materialized beside their creator. It was still be a daunting task with four Shinobi searching the mountains, but they were only looking for traces of the man in the first sweep. They didn’t need to actually find him until Jeyan was certain of his location. So, just like that, the four of them fanned out along the paths of the mountain.

The first clone’s search was rather uneventful. Since there were four paths through the mountains, he chose the one to the far west. West wasn’t typically a favored direction apparently because he didn’t even come across any flora or fauna. It was a barren path that almost looked as if it had experienced one too many lightning strikes. Every step the clone took shook up a handful of dust and debris. As the clone scanned the ground it didn’t come across any footprints or anything. It almost felt as if the others had abandoned him as well. ”I would be the one to pick the path least followed…” He mumbled. It was alright that he didn’t find anyone, though. After several minutes passed without finding any sort of evidence, the clone broke out in a sprint. It made it easier to cover a lot of land that way. By the time he came to the end of the path, Jeyan’s first clone hadn’t found anything. It was as if Lin had never even contemplated going that far. As he peered up, the clone watched as clouds began to converge on the mountain peak. It dispersed.

The second clone had taken the second path, of course. It was northwest through the mountain. The path was riddled with goats and other animals that dwelled high in the peaks. Many birds passed overhead as he examined the land. There were a few objects that implied someone had been there earlier. There was a bow sitting against a massive stone with a plethora of arrows all around it. There was also blood all around the area. The clone moved toward one of the bloodstains and placed his gloved finger in the puddle. It felt thinner than human blood and it was of a slightly lighter shade of red. It was apparent that someone, probably Lin, had gone hunting for food in the mountains. After that, though, the second clone didn’t find any other information worthy of reporting back to Jeyan. As it prepared to disperse, the clone witnessed several dark clouds form above him. A storm was coming, without a doubt. It dispersed as well.

The third path was, without a doubt, took the third path. The third path went into a system of caves in the northeast portion of the mountainous range. The caves weren’t very dark, as there were many openings all along the ceilings. They were dry and there weren’t any strange creatures of note in the caves. As the third clone traversed the path, he heard several footprints echo through the caves. Then he heard words. ”They haven’t come for me in a long time. I bet they’ve finally realized that I’m too strong for their pesky hunter-nin to handle… Maybe I can leave soon…” The clone listened to the entirety of his message as it moved deeper into the cave. Since the sound in the caves bounced from wall to wall, the third clone was unable to pinpoint the exact area in which the voice was coming from. It just went further and further into the caves until thunder rumbled from outside. ”A storm? Not right now… It wasn’t supposed to rain the entire week.” Numerous heavy footsteps pounded against the cave floor as Lin came running in the clone’s direction. The clone hid around a corner and watched as the rogue Shinobi sprinted out of the cave and looked up at the sky. Raindrops pelted his body as he began to make his way toward the eastern path. The clone dispersed incredibly quickly. Jeyan needed to know that Lin was coming his way before the outlaw could get there.

Jeyan had taken the eastern path of his own accord. He figured it would be the most likely to have some sort of life in it. He was correct, too. There was moss everywhere. Birds lined the skies above his head and other mountain creatures frolicked before him. It was straight out of some sort of artistic masterpiece. It was a shame that he had to kill a man in front of all of the animals, but that was his duty. And he knew the Raikage was watching, so he got to work. Jeyan traversed the path, coming across various items and objects that struck him as odd and out of place. The first thing he found was a round ball of all kinds of different colors. Upon closer examination, there was something wet and clear that was spread all over the ball. It felt as if it was saliva, but that didn’t make any sense to Jeyan. He chalked it up to abnormalities as he went further along the eastern path. The next anomaly he uncovered was a bunch of firewood in a gigantic pile. What was odd was there were no trees in the area; it was a mountain. ”This gets more and more strange with every passing moment." By the time thirty minutes had passed, dark clouds were beginning to form in the sky. All of the animals that had originally been on the eastern path had all but disappeared and two of his clones had dispersed, finding nothing of any note but a bow and a few arrows. That added to the Hyuuga’s confidence in his path, though. He knew his path was more likely to be Lin’s hiding place. As he contemplated where the man would be, something quite odd materialized in the distance. A wooden cabin, hundreds of feet in front of him, seemed to come out of nowhere. How had he not noticed a cabin the entire time? It would have explained the abnormal amount of wood, but not the fact that there were no trees. And why would someone build a wooden cabin in the Grand Mountain? Jeyan activated his Byakugan as he closed the distance between himself and Lin’s apparent abode. When he came close enough to peer through the windows with his Kekkei Genkai, Jey saw something he never expected. Inside was a mother giving milk to her baby. It was such a surprise that it knocked Jeyan off balance.

There was no way Lin had had a baby and a wife. The intelligence said nothing about the potential danger of having to kill an innocent woman and baby. How would he get rid of Lin without scarring the family for life? Just then, the black clouds that had formed began to create heavy rainfall and the third and final clone dispersed. The information the third clone had acquired was crucial. Lin was on the move, and even better, he was on his way back to the cabin. Jeyan would meet him head-on. But how would he deal with the family? He had to do something. The Chuunin turned away from the cabin and watched as Lin sprinted onto the seen, covering his hand with a cloak of some kind. When their eyes met, Jeyan seemed to strike fear into Lin. The rogue hadn’t expected another hunter-nin to come after him. But Jeyan wasn’t a hunter-nin, yet. He was simply a Kumo Shinobi who had a job to perform. ”Lin, I’m sorry to inform you, but you’re wanted by Kumogakure and the Lightning Country on charges of attempted murder and treason. Your punishment will be death.” Jeyan unsheathed his blade and pointed it at Lin. The rainfall covered most of his words but Lin knew exactly what Jeyan was saying. It was time for him to die for his crimes.

Lin snarled and dropped the cloak. On his body were three blades, each a different length and width. He unsheathed all three of them, placing the smallest blade (a dagger) in his mouth and two katana in his hands. According to the report Lin was not to be trifled with in a close quarters battle. But he had never met Jeyan; one of the most skilled Weapon’s Specialists’s in Kumogakure as far as he knew. Lin charged at the Hyuuga Shinobi. He was much faster than Jeyan would have guessed based on appearance, but the Kumo-nin was faster. He waited for the distance between the two of them to close before making his move. He brought his katana up to block Lin’s three-blade onslaught. The two of them stood face-to-face before Lin spun off of the ground, bringing both katana down in an attempt to split Jeyan in thirds. The boy manipulated the wind (as Fuuton Masters were prone to do) and performed the Air Pocket Bursts Technique, knocking the rogue off trajectory. In the moment of weakness when Lin was off balance Jeyan slammed his blade into the man’s gut, impaling him. Blood splattered everywhere as Lin’s three swords dropped in the puddles created by the storm. In another sweep of his sword, Jeyan removed the rogue Shinobi’s head. The Raikage was surely watching so Jeyan gave the man his rights relatively quickly before proceeding to get rid of the body.

Getting rid of the body wasn’t a hard task. It began with removing all of the limbs with his katana and then removing the eyes and tongue. After that, Jeyan cut the limbs into even smaller portions before scattering them in the puddles around the cabin. The rain would allow them to sink deep into the ground and deteriorate over the course of a day or so. Using a low-level Katon technique, he burned the tongue and the eyes into nothingness and turned to the cabin. The young Shinobi made sure the family hadn’t seen the heinous acts he had performed to Lin just under their noses. He couldn’t bear to explain why he had killed the baby’s father. Even though he was a criminal, his family didn’t seem to know or care. They still loved him and that was the part that got to Jeyan. He quickly left the cabin grounds and moved toward the portion of the mountain where the four paths met. There, he awaited the Raikage, who would definitely have something to say about the way he had handled the mission. It was done in less than a few hours so, at the very least, it was time-efficient.

The Hyuuga Shinobi took the words of the Raikage to heart and would definitely work on his efficiancy in finding his targets. He also took the compliments in and was rather happy that he had done a suitable job. When the Oinin mask was revealed Jeyan actually showed a smile. He bowed to the Raikage yet again as he received the mask and placed it on his face simply to see how well it fit and how he felt in it. It was perfect. "Thank you, Raikage." He found himself at an empasse, though. "What would you have me do now?" He had a few ideas himself, but he wanted to quickly get into helping the village in any way he could. Jeyan had spent enough time relaxing before taking on that mission.