Board Thread:Konoha Missions/@comment-24937485-20161026160823/@comment-30271674-20161027230304

The troupe that Ieyasu and his squad had come across were surely a unique bunch to say the least, but something didn't seem right. Although Ieyasu couldn't quite see anything that'd show any form of mischievous intent: Something in him still couldn't quite trust these men despite their status as Suna-nin. Konoha and Suna truly were allies, but in a world where just a simple jutsu could change your entire form to mimic someone else there always had be some distrust along the line. Then there was the people of Ame who seemed to be openly trying to undermine the shinobi world for some enigmatic scheme yet to be revealed.

Keeping that in mind, Ieyasu stepped forward and answered for his squad, "We appreciate the offer, but we've our own mission. If we do find her then I'll make sure to bring her safely back to the Land of Wind... Just in case, what does she look like?"

Truthfully, Ieyasu did want to help in some way if the daimyō's daughter was out here. If he wanted to protect Konoha, he also needed to do his best as a shinobi to protect its relations with the other great nations as well. Although not as big as it used to be, there also lied some vanity beyond the noble cause because of the teachings of his father to bring more pride and honor to the Akimichi name despite having respect already due to its noble nature.

After either of the Suna-nin had answered his question, Ieyasu would bid them farewell and gesture to his own squad to move on.

At the end of the road, where it split into a few paths, Ieyasu stopped momentarily as he took note of what had walked each path. Before his teammates could follow up with a suggestion, Ieyasu declared, "Alright we're heading down here," Ieyasu began to move towards the path that had been recently marked by hooves, "Spread out to each side of the road and check for any indications of anyone taking a walk through the trees. Yao Zu had important information on him, so he probably didn't want to be around others."

Ieyasu kept an open eye out on the path while his teammates began to survey the area around the road. Keeping a steady pace, he wondered what they'd fine as they traveled down these roads and just how Yao Zu had been stopped in the first place.