Board Thread:The World/@comment-44207700-20191106093346/@comment-44207700-20191108065536

"They are."

A voice spoke from behind Tarou, soft footseps clapped on the pavement underneath their feet. If Tarou and the others turned around, they would see none other than Sujima Senju, the head of the Senju clan. The elderly man stopped short of the group with his hands behind his back. The glint of his eyes shifted back and forth, faintly showing in his dark-colored spectacles. He was observing the group. Before the silence drew on for too long, Sujima cleared his throat and continued to speak.

"You two," Sujima drew a hand and gestured at the both of Tarou and Zhiro, "you've yet to graduate from the Academy. But from what I've been told, you have been showing promising results."

Sujima now turned to face Akihiro as well.

"I expect you to lead these two well enough on this mission. They will be your underlings for the time being."

"I've gathered you all here today because of the talents only you possess. Your mission is to go to the Land of Demons, at Shisokujin Temple. There is a sect of monks there that require your assistance. They've been attacked recently, but not by any ordinary bandits. They've been being attacked by other shinobi. The sect is willing to pay good money for you all to help alleviate this problem. You'll be compensated for the work, but more importantly you will be doing a service not for just the Land of Demons but for your village too."

Sujima turned around and held out a hand to the carriage behind him.

"I've arranged for your travels to the Land of Demons. You'll be taking this carriage to Kaishi City, where a boat will be waiting to take you to the Land of Demons. From there you'll travel on foot to Shisokujin. Now let's hurry along. Shall we?"

Sujima made a one-handed seal of the Tiger. In a poof of smoke, a doppelganger of him appeared before the group. It moved over towards the well-worn carriage and parted the flaps covering it. The shadow clone would take a seat inside the carriage while the real Sujima walked away.

"I'll be able to answer any questions you have until you reach Kaishi City. Afterward, I must depart and attend other business."