Moving Out!;

[Chae]

For the time being, it look like he was going on this grand adventure all alone. No matter, at least that we he knew he only had to rely on himself and watch his own back. He knew that having a comrades assistance had its benefits, but, on the flip side not having any also had its advantages. Silently, he mulled over the risk of these adventure's, realizing that he could very well die and easily smear the Kushinada name, Luckily for him, the latter just wasn't an option. Swiftly, he walked through the moist and chilling loam of Mizu no Kuni, gradually nearing its border to cross over into and pass through the country of lightning to reach his destination. Wearing nothing but traditional robes of a swordsman with a dragon designed haori, his claymore remained present at all times, namely within the grip of his right hand while hoisted up on his right shoulder. "Man this is going to be time consuming."

Finally, after several minutes of tedious travel, Ju arrived at the docks where a boat large enough to carry an entire platoon awaited him. He wasted not even a second before hopping into the boat and giving the owner the heads up to set sail with a friendly salute. The boat started out relatively slow, however, it began to pick up speed as they merely followed the strong current of water that carried them out even further towards land of lightning. Having known that the ride itself would have taken several hours, he decided to get some shut eye before arriving at the docking area of Kaminari.

[To Kaminari]

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[Chae]

Awakening to the sound of Kaminari's harbor, the sharp smell of fish, and the idle rocking of a boat, Ju knew he reached his destination. Sitting up with his stem of wheat still lodged between his lips, he looked around to briefly take in the surrounding area, immediately realizing he was unfamiliar with it all. "Hm. Looks like i'll have to ask for some directions." Ju said, grunting as raised himself up to both feet and stepped off the boat and onto shore. He feared that anyone would even threaten him, at least not in that area, so considering that, he merely sheathed his trusty claymore vertically across his back. Scrapping his hands together to knock off dirt from his palm, he asked a few workers around the hobby which direction would have lead to Tsuchi no Kuni. Thereafter, he thanked those who provided him with such valuable information and merely continued on with his adventure.

Quick steps soon carried him out of the harbor and into the stormy filled mountains. He noticed, as he walked, that unlike Mizu no Kuni, Kaminari had very few forest area's and seemed to house more mountains than it did anything else. The cliff's were high and imposing, but most definitely traversable, especially with the comfort of his geta. Instead of exploring the many climbable mountain walls and cliffs, he walked around them instead, lead by a thick, cobblestone path designed for passerby's. The sky had been relatively dark, enough so that it seemed to foreshadow the appearance of a lightning storm, luckily for Ju, such things dared not slow him down.

[The Dude]

Takumi staggered down the seldom used dirt road that descended from the mountain ranges of the country to the relative flat lands below. He had barely been in the mountains but had no leads on the whereabouts of the village, and while he would've continued his search he had failed to plan ahead as far as provisions and resources. He was weary and now making his way back to the harbor to get some food, after all if he didn't eat enough he wouldn't produce enough chakra to feed his swarm.

The dirt road soon converged with a cobblestone path near the base of the mountains and Takumi stepped onto the road looking both ways up and down the road. Walking along the path away from the harbor towards him was a solid man larger than Takumi but at about the same height from the looks of it. Takumi began walking towards him on his way to the harbor quietly keeping his head down to avoid any conflict.

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[Chae]

The storm seemed to have moved into its beginning stages, evident by the increasing pull of harmless winds as Ju traveled further along the road. Given the distance he traveled away from the harbor, it was safe to say that -for the most part- he had been the only person along the road. That was until a silhouette faded into the distant horizon. While continuing his strides, his head tilted over to the side as his eyes narrowed, squinting as a means to get a clear view of the mans form. Each step drew him closer to the man and vice versa, it was during that time that he managed to discern the mans physical features. Unfortunately the reluctance to walk with his head raised made it quite difficult for Ju to see his face even as they were mere steps away from crossing one another.

Wait a second! He said, excited and curious while rudely stepping over to the side directly in front of the mysterious man. Thereafter, both of Ju's arms reached out in a medial manner and grabbed for both the man's shoulders, trying to get a good look at his face. Being part of Kirigakure's noble family as well as owning his own BINGO book, it hadn't been to hard to familiarize himself with a fair portion of Kirigakure's forces. Truthfully, he never tried to get too close with his own comrades, however, he still managed to remember faces. With the stem of wheat shuffling around his lips, he spoke, "Hey do I know you from somewhere? You look sorta familiar!" The tone he spoke with was cordial, enough so that he seemed a bit too friendly.

[The Dude]

Takumi avoided the man keeping his eyes away averted downwards as he continued down the road. It looked as though he was about to pass by relatively unnoticed despite the man peering at him, when suddenly the man stepped abruptly into his path. He grabbed hold of Takumi by his shoulders and the Aburame was made obviously aware of the man's strong grip as the stranger seemed to try and look directly at his face.

"Hey do I know you from somewhere? You look sorta familiar!"

His voice was oddly friendly and Takumi finally raised his eyes to look up at the man after his strange claim. He did look strangely familiar indeed, he had seen this man before but not in person and they have never shared a conversation. Something was familiar about him though as if Takumi had read about him or seen some picture of him somewhere. It couldn't be... but it was! This man was a member of the royal family, and a ninja of Kirigakure if Takumi recalled correctly.

He spoke quietly and calmly but there was a slight hint of excitement in his voice, "Sir Kushinada? My name is Takumi Aburame sir at your service. What brings you to Kaminari no Kuni sir?" A strange man to meet in this country alone, he expected some strange outlandish circumstances were behind hit.

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[Chae]

"Haha I was right, I was sure I knew you from somewhere!" He said, cordially glancing to the man who announced himself as Takumi aburame. Aburame? A practitioner of insects, master of chakra leeching, Ju smiled widely at the discovery of the Takumi's heritage. "Today must be my lucky day," his hands raised up off of Takumi's shoulder and continued to walk past him as he wave forward, signaling him to follow. "I could use your help if you aren't too busy Takumi. There is an important task given to me by the Mizukage and I don't think I can do it alone. Walk with me, i'll explain," speaking with a more serious tone, his strides continued along the cobble stone road as he folded his arms. Assuming that Takumi grew interested and followed, he began to explain the situation, "I'm glad you don't have your headband because what we're about to do is classified. . ."

Menacingly, he cut Takumi a quick glance back over his shoulder and continued speaking, "We're going to kill the Tsuchikage." His tone was sharp and heavy, seemingly carrying the weight of the world behind each syllable. "Don't think we're going to just rush in bravado-style. We have to do this discreetly, hit them where they least expect it. So. . .if you're in, you're no longer a Kirigakure ninja but young man traveling with his older brother looking for a career as a craftsman. Got it?!" Ju said with authoritativeness as he looked forward down the road, noticing they weren't too far from Tsuchi no Kuni.

[The Dude]

Takumi strode behind Ju with slow heavy steps weighed down by his exhaustion but still driven by his curios nature he pressed on following after the royal blood before him. Takumi was faithful to the village through thick and thin, it was all he had to cast loyalty to. If Ju needed his assistance then he would answer the call and of course serve him to the best of his ability in this hazardous assignment. After all finding the location of Kumogakure could be done on his way back after he had ensured the survival of Kirigakure royal blood.

"Discreet?" Takumi questioned with a little enthusiasm, "I'm an Aburame sir, discretion is my life's work. I'll gladly follow you as your... younger brother. I trust that between the two of us we'll come up with a plan to work smarter and not harder once we arrive in the country." He strode a little faster catching up to Ju and walking abreast of him now. Following him ahead into the Tsuchi no Kuni and into what could be his final resting place if they weren't careful.

[To Tsuchi]

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[vegapunk]

Moved to Tsuchi