Board Thread:Konoha Missions/@comment-24937485-20161026160823/@comment-24937485-20161028040150





With great haste, Ieyasu and the others made off through the trees, following that loud roar off in the distance that again welled up, this time louder, more clear, signaling that the group was drawing closer. As they dashed between branched they’d notice that the forest became more densely packed with trees the further they went and some of the trees were over two dozen yards high.



Because they moved through the trees, they’d see the mist below their feet grow ever denser while free of its reaches, for now, as it grew higher and higher the further they went and branches became increasingly more and more difficult to reach to due obstructing, smaller, tree-limbs.

If they managed to carve a way through the obstructions and keep a high as possible altitude, it’d take about two more minutes before the mist rose up to cover them again, rather than 20 seconds. In this extra time they’d just, and only just, be able to make out a shadowy figure in the distance; standing in an opening in the forest. The figure, even from this distance, could be estimated far larger than a normal human. Very keen eyes would ever be able to see this figure about to tear something apart.



The closer the party got, the more humid the air became, until a near unbearable point as they reached the 20 yard diameter, circular, opening in the forest. The mist here was so dense that it’d be impossible to see more than two yards away.

Approaching the figure, close enough to see it clearly, which meant getting in real close, you’d see that it wasn’t an actual person. Rather a statue, a statue of a gargantuan warrior of a man who somewhat resembled Godric in posture, with both fists raised in a heroic stance. In the statues left hand was a stone horn that now again let out a loud noise. You all recognize it to be the cause of the loud roar-like echoes you heard before. Only being this close the sound was much more clear and like a trumpet until it deformed the further the sound travelled as if bouncing off walls. But this was a forest. There shouldn’t be any walls here right?

The mist began to clear… and around you, all of you will see houses at the base of the trees in a large circle, plenty enough for the place to be called a small village which was centered around an opening in the forest amidst which stood this stature.

But more importantly, upon the same, stone-floored, opening amidst trees and houses, you find yourself surrounded by dozens, if not hundreds, of tattoo covered and threatening looking shinobi with headbands from many a village; with the symbols all carved through. All of them, however, are not focused on you whatsoever. Instead they all seem to be focused on a single person who stood at one end of the crowd and before long they all gathered around him.

He was 7ft tall, muscular but lean like a born predator. His eyes were fierce and his hair shaven off at the sides yet it was long and red/brown growing the top of his head featuring some dreadlocks. Dressed in nothing but a skirt made of bearskin, and wielding a spear in his left hand, and shield in his right hand, the heavily tattoo covered beast of a man raised his weapons and shouted out.





“TODAY WE, WARRIORS OF THE RISE MAKE OUR DEAL! THE DEAL WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.”

The crowd exploded in aggressive cheering that sounded like they were all excited for all the wrong reasons; howling and bellowing like animals.

<p class="MsoNormal">The bare-chested man continued:

<p class="MsoNormal">“I! Nigirato! HAVE PROMISED YOU GLORY!”

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<p class="MsoNormal">"I! NIRIGATO! WILL DELIVER!"

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<p class="MsoNormal">Turning around on the spot, the berserker of a man waved his spear around like a prowling animal while eyeing the crowd in threatening fashion. It was a fear-installing and theatric display that scared all of these ruffians enough to make them take several steps back. And even you guys, Ieyasu, Rena and O, will feel your heart skip at bit at the sight of this hulking warriors who seemed to focused, skillful, and charismatic to ignore or disrespect.

<p class="MsoNormal">“AND AS SUCH I! NIGIRATO! WILL DELIVER YOU GLORY! TODAY WE WILL WELCOME THE ARRIVAL OF TWO BROTHER FAMOUS THROUGHOUT ALL THE LANDS! TWO BROTHERS WHO WILL BRING US WAR!”

<p class="MsoNormal">The crowd went ballistic.

<p class="MsoNormal">“DEATH!”

<p class="MsoNormal">Some of the spectators now began punching each other sporadically while launching and cheering, none of them much bothered by the powerful blows that’d send one of the unfortunate konoha genin among them flying. Ieyasu and O both had one of these hits coming for them, if they weren’t careful.

<p class="MsoNormal">“MONEY!”

<p class="MsoNormal">And at this, all of the crowd began jumping up and down, possibly knocking Rena and the boys over in the process. Before finally, the man known as Nigirato shushed the crown in an instant simply by pointing his spear up into the air.

<p class="MsoNormal">“BRING ME OUR… FRIEND! AND TURN TO THE EAST AS WE AWAIT OUR GLORIOUS VISITORS!”

<p class="MsoNormal">Laughing out loud, Nigirato looked down as two of his men delivered the ‘friend’ he was speaking about. Bound, gagged, but still breathing. There lay the body of a Konoha ANBU who Ieyasu, Rena and O would recognize as Yao Zu.