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[Amimura]

OOC: Not sure what you're supposed to title these things, but whatever.

IC: Arriving in the foreign land, the Uchiha from Kiri would travel from his boat a good seven to eight miles, going deeper into the lands. He passed up ruins of what use to be towns, and rubble which use to be landscapes. Difference in scenery was indeed evident, as the hazy mist that often surrounded his form was nowhere to be found. Also the weather was fairly warmer and had no precipitation to behold of. His eyes scanned the area without hesitation. He was required to find information about the hidden village within Earth Country and report it back, for good or bad. What was assured was the upper hand to be gained in future endeavors.

His feet brought him before a forest that appeared to have had its share of battle. Some trees, whole trees, had fallen like twigs to the dirt. It was a better cover than the light of day, however. His body vanished into a green plush.

The ground no longer served purpose. The shinobi grew wings, as he flew from tree branch to tree branch, his strong, shinobi like movements carrying him further and further down into the rabbit hole. What awaited him was unknown, but whatever the case, he would encounter it, face it, defeat it, in the name of his land, and his own sanity. Stopping atop a tree, looking down and scanning the area, he wondered what his next step should have been. Dark blue orbs searched for some sort of clue. Surely shinobi have entered and exited the village and traveled through the lands on their own missions. They had to have left something behind.

[Sayomi]

Apologies, modified my post thinking I hit the quote button, so ignore this

[Amimura]

Time was of the essence, and haste was all but unneeded. The swift shinobi traveled through the thick green grass. The air of moist moss would engulf his nostrils and his eyes would burn from the swift air brushing against them. This would be no easy task, for a mere mortal man. He was a trained shinobi, raised to encourage such tasks.

New paths would find his vision. Broken lands and barren wastes, fields of nothing, and mountains shaped like titans. Grace held his feet, as he flew through the lands, not wasting so much as a moment to take an easy breath. Escaping the forests, and traveling the empty lands, Reiten ventured onward only to find nothing once more. His eyes laid the distance, and nothing caught for a moment. It would be a difficult task if he had to make it so. Without much information, or direction, he was lost.

His travels wouldn't be unfruitful however. He came across a small area that looked inhabited by people. What once might have been a town, or even a whole city, now laid in rubble and debris. He started at the edge of the town, making a note of his surroundings. Piles of what once were structures were stacked atop another like building blocks. They seemed suitable for someone without a home. This was his hope. At the very least, he'd hope to find evidence of passing shinobi. Even more so, a source of information. He continued wandering through the ruins, hoping for a spark of information to find him. He prayed in finding him trouble wouldn't follow along.

[Sayomi]

As you'd continue along your path you'd run into a curious predicament, for before you the land cracked leaving a wide chasm an a peculiar ivory substance rising from the other side. The gap was fairly large and the bottom was draped in an obscured onyx. It wouldn't be completely impossible to jump the gap, but it wouldn't be easy. Would you chance upon this way or would you be more aware-to your left a cave laid roughly 25 meters away hidden my what could only be described as a miracle, a faint, dull moss coated the surface along with a few rocks that had slid form the top blocking off the path. However for a shinobi it would not be too hard to clear the path for investigation.

Either way you'd be venturing off into the unknown......

Into obscurity.....

[Amimura]

It was an interesting view, to see that the earth had been harmed to such an extent. The gap was rather large and the fall looked potentially life threatening. His eyes scanned the area, looking for an alternative route. Dark blue orbs found only a cave, hidden away by the constructs of war and mother nature. He gave thought to the situation, wondering if the shinobi of Iwa could use such a cave to venture to and from their home. It wasn't completely outrageous of an idea for shinobi. However the path didn't appear as if it were faked. And to create such a delusion each and every time one would enter and exit seemed low in chance as well. That left the cliff with the unknown substance on the other side. How dangerous could the growth from earth be? Maybe it wasn't something earth at all.

The shinobi folded his arms at his chest, stopping a few meters away from the cliff. It seemed like the best route to go, but the jump could cost him a serious injury, or something he wouldn't return from. A cliff wouldn't cease his advancement however. His arms dropped to his side. He wouldn't recklessly attempt the jump. Instead, he formulated a new plan. Swift hands pushed through the winds, as seals were formed. Upon the last seal being held, a clone, created from the depths of flame, would emerge, taking his very image, posture, body, everything. A blazing replica, unknown to the human eye. His clone could move as he did. He figured a test of safety wouldn't kill him.

No words were exchanged. The deal was made, and the clone began a swift run, after moving back five meters. Using the full ten meters to run he catapulted himself to the other side. Reiten awaited the fate of his creation.

[Sayomi]

Very smart, your clone would just barely make the jump his feet idly upon the edge, but a sudden uprise of steam and water would poured froth from the multitude of geysers that covered the breathe floor-the heat created was great enough to singe ones flesh as your clone would be knocked back, falling into the dark depths of the chasm to be never more. Swallowed whole, one would think that such a pitfall lead only to thy darkest of looms. Now would you chance upon the most corrosive geysers that sporadically unleashed themselves upon the ravaged land or the blocked off cave?

The choice lied with you

[Amimura]

Beholding the unfortunate fate of the clone, now dispersed to nothing but flame, at the bottom of an extreme death, Reiten sighed and looked to the cave on his left. One option was completely closed, leaving the other only. Ridding his mind off of the fall, he walked over to the entrance of the cave. Wouldn't be the safest looking one, but it was the only route, as another was cut off. And just reliving the fate of the clone would make the cave look like a child's playpen.

He approached the large boulders, covering up the entrance to the cave, entangled in green moss. He examined it closely, looking for anything that could potentially be a trap. Aside from the immensity of the rock, nothing appeared out of place during the inspection, but the shinobi stayed on his toes, in case something went a miss.

He began his adventure, placing both his hands upon the large rock, and started to push it. He wouldn't be able to move the base of it, but he could very well knock it over. With a mighty push, the rock fell over, crashing into the ground west of the cave's entrance. It dented the earth and cracked with it's mighty fall. The rest of the rocks would be moved in this maneuver. They didn't have to be pushed out of the way. Just in a format where he could enter the cave, and hopefully exit the same way.

Climbing over the moss covered rock, and weaseling through them, he was inside of the entrance, where hopefully, he'd find his objective close by. He knew, however, not to expect this task to be easy.

[Sayomi]

It wouldn't take a wise man to pick the path you chose. As you entered you'd find the cave was morose a tunnel, it's earthen walls were spacious enough for wide groups, as if it were man made and designed for the singular purpose of travel. Did you perhaps stumble upon the correct path? You'd find it dimly lit however, but with the darkened corridors only being ahead you, you'd find no spin offs, furthermore hinting to it being a simple passage. Maybe a passing storm had knocked over the rocks blocking off, but for Iwa ninja who held a high affinity for doton would moving those rocks have been a problem? The tunnel was winding an long, but after half an hour within it's depth you'd spy a faint light.

Crawling in the dark wasn't so good for the eyes, and as you'd approach the exit you hear a congregation of passing voices, what would you do?

[Amimura]

Silence...

The cave was nice and wide, though dimly lit. He was onto something he felt. Nothing like this would be naturally just laying about. It might have been the direction he was hoping to go. His objective wouldn't be too far off now...or so it seemed. The cave went on for what felt like an hour or more. The walls were moist. Growth had developed within the cracks, bearing shining green moss on the edges when the light allowed it to be seen. It was dark and silent, but just barely lit enough as it went on to see. The cave was simple as well. A straight lead all the way. It had to be of human construction. No need to learn a maze and force it to memory every time one would wish to venture out, or in.

Reiten halted in advance as his ears picked up the voices of nearby wanderers. Were they shinobi? They wouldn't take to finding a shinobi from an unknown country sneaking around their home. The Kiri ninja had hoped to free himself from conflict during this visit. However nothing was assured. Not even for a well trained shinobi.

As he halted in advance he waited. Waited for the voices. Perhaps they'd contain useful information. Perhaps they'd just be ramblings of tired men. Either way, he waited for the voices to disperse. His form hidden well enough in the cave to be surrounded in darkness. No one would simply look inside and see a figure. Nothing more than black.

[Sayomi]

A sentry of three Iwagakure shinobi would soon pass the entrance of the tunnel, their words nothing more than frivolous banter. Hidden by the ebony cloak comprised of shadows they'd find nothing as one of their heads turned, peering into it's onyx depths. They were on nothing more than patrol an were morose lazy than anything, occupied by hopes of finishing their rounds soon enough to enjoy in a cup of sake. Their voices would fade as they were out of range, for now the path was clear.

Proceed warily!

[Amimura]

"Useless..." Reiten's thought floated through his head, like a dying insect, looking for a secure place to rest. He held his breath as they shinobi would pass. One murmured something about tea and another complaining of a break. The Kiri shinobi wondered if they had any idea at all the state their country was in. That every country was in. He shook his head, warding off the thought, before it plagued him like a virus.

As he felt himself safe, knowing his ears would no longer pick up the voices, Reiten emerged from the cave, his body pressed against the eastern walls. His eyes scanned outside. Seemed those shinobi were the only ones to worry about...for the time being. He wondered what else he'd run into...or rather, who else. Where there was a single bird, there was a flock. He kept on his toes for more shinobi, examining the area, looking for somewhere to use if he needed to conceal himself.

He advanced into the unknown.

[Sayomi]

Following the fresh tracks that laid subtly upon the dry terrain, though the imprints were faint they were still very much legible. If you happened to chance upon these shinobi's foot prints, following it down this path of sort that wounded like that of a snake downwards would aid in your endeavorer of finding Iwagakure. The tunnel had let you off into the side of a towering mountain; however the main path would be easily detectable, but also there was a chance others would be using it. Down below the mountain were jagged, jutting boulders and rocks, if one were to fall they'd surely be impaled by the staves which hungrily awaited its next meal.

[Amimura]

Looking down was his own mistake, as he left the cave. He peered downward at his left, finding death all around. Jagged rocks that can impale, and a fall that is sure to break more than a leg. He wasn't afraid, but rather, shocked at the unknown sight. He hadn't expected the village to be somewhere like this, yet at the same time, he commended it. No one would think to find a hidden village here. It was not only hidden away, but threatens life just by existing, which would scare away normal man.

Reiten's eyes once again scanned the path before him. He took a deep breath and continued slowly traveling on. If this was the path to Iwa then the mountain path should be sturdy enough to hold 200 pounds. Plus the footsteps were a good motivator. Someone had been traveling through. Hopefully shinobi. This meant he was on a fresh track and clear path to his objective.

The hot winds picked up, hitting Reiten in the face. His hair blew forth, wavering in his face. He would slow his movements when the wind picked up. He knew the powers of the wind, and the force of nature can kill.

[sachi]

Well, they had one thing right, there was a chance that others would be using the path! Whatever the reasoning, this foreign shinobi couldn't have expected to track down the location of a village and not expect to bump into a person or two! How unfortunate for him that he would be attempting to find the entrance to the village just as Kain and his companion had set off from that very spot. Perhaps most unfortunate of all was the fact that the young Kagehebi was in one of those states of mind, not that the Uchiha would recognize it, but the fact the man was shirtless and wielding a machete would probably reveal a great deal to him, no?

"Well.."

Kain stopped dead in his tracks when the male came into view, some 20 meters on the path ahead, with Kain heading away from the village and the Uchiha head towards it. Jagged rocks to his right, mountains to his left, the Snake-man didn't have many options but to head straight towards him, and that was fully what he intended to do.

"Hey!"

Kain would bend his knees and lower himself, machete now being stuck right into the ground and his chin resting on the grip,

"How fast can you run?"

[daisy]

♥; 'till we hit the ground

Had he always moved this fast? I was worried i was going to lose sight of him, walking as fast as i could in such heels. But, fabulously inappropriate footwear or not, i was still a shinobi, and somehow, i caught up.
"Darling, what on earth are - oooh?" It was then that i caught sight of another. A foreign ninja? How terribly curious... What reason could a Mist ninja possibly have to wander our lands alone? It was awfully suspicious. And unfortunate. Even if one hadn't known Kain as long or as well as i did, it was painfully obvious just what state of mind he was in. I almost felt bad for our unsuspecting find.

"Sweetie, you're a long way from home, aren't you~?" I asked, hands on my hips as i stood a few meters behind my companion.
"Did you get lost? Or have you been searching for me? ♥" Whatever his response, i was on guard. I must admit, i was awfully curious to hear the reasoning behind his being here. We weren't aggressive, well, i wasn't, at any rate, but it was simply bad manners to wander into another's territory without first introducing one's self.