Desert arrivals [Village Entry]

After having walked through the vast deserts in the land of win for what had seemed like an eternity, Shinrah could finally see the village gates of sunagakure off in the distance. The over one hundred meter tall walls of the gates standing out like a beacon amongst the skyline. Shinrah had been through quite a bit on his journey here and had learned many valuable skills as well. He had hopes that perhaps sunagakure woukd provide a more comfortable and relaxing environment than his home in the of fire had.

Increasing his speed to maximum, he sprinted towards the large walls housing the village gates. As he neared closer he could see two adjacent guard towers within the shade of the super high walls. The guard houses were blurry from the heat fumes eminating from the super hot sand but even so Shinrah made his way towards them as fast as he could. He knew he would probably need to make some excuse as to why he was coming to suna, perhaps labeling himself a wandering nomad would go over better than the truth.

Nearing one of the guard towers, Shinrah quickly ran what he was going to say through his head a couple times just to make sure he had it right. Upon coming towards the guard shack, a large shadowy man could be seen attending it. His exact facial features werent easy to make out at first on account of the dark overcast caused by the high walls of the village.

"Id like to request entry to the village please. Ive been traveling from place to place recently trying to see the world, and sunagkure happens to be next on the list. As for the weapons on my back and in my leg pouches I assure you they are only for personal protection, cant let them bandits catch you slipping am I right?"

[WC: 316]

“Oh no, not the bandits.”, the voice came from a chair with a high solid back that was turned away from the newcomers approach and the large form of Hans, whom had been getting briefed before the interruption. Her legs had been propped against the wall and her hands neatly folded in her lap so her slim form was easy to hide if one was unaware of her presence previously in the guard tower. Her violet eyes stared out of the small window laid into the wall in front of her for a few seconds longer before her feet suddenly hit the floor and turned her body around to face him. Long pale fingers wrapped around the top edge of the chair as she drew herself up to her full height - completely covered in a black bodysuit head to toe - and her hair wild and long falling carelessly around her shoulders. Her gaze drifted over his form and finally rested on his piercing blue eyes. 

“Did you hear that Hans? We are next on the list, have we become a tourist attraction you think?”,her gaze had remained unblinking on his, if he paid attention he would see the crimson ring surrounding the seemingly violet pools of her irises. The man was used to her banter and had learned to not feed too far into it, thus granting her question with a usual grunt before crossing his arms across his chest and allowing her to lead the conversation. She remained leaned forward over the chair, her forearms finding purchase on the edge. “First things first, who are you, where do you come from, and how did you hear about this place? While it's on my mind how long will your visit be, or are you looking for a long term residency?”, her right eyebrow arched as she questioned him. Suddenly straight forward and direct the change in her demeanor from joking to business in a breath might be off putting to some.

From back behind the man Shinrah had addressed, hidden at first within the shadows came the voice of another person. shinrah had not originally noticed them, at least, not until they spoke up and made themselves knowm he hadn't. Standing up from a chair behind the man was a woman, dressed in a black body suit covering nearly her entire body. She gave him a quick lookover before her gaze rested onto Shinrahs eyes, in response he simply stared back with the same intensity.

Speaking to the original man in the guard tower, the girl made a joke about what Shinrah had said, though thats to be expected as no many people would choose a desert as a tourist destination. Shinrah could tell the man with her was used to this sort of thing from the way he simply crossed his arms and sat back as the woman started her witty banter. As the woman remained purched on the edge of her chair with her forarms and with one eyebrow raised she offered multiple questions to Shinrah, although this was to be expected. Shinrah allowed her to talk without interruption only speaking once she herself had finished.

"My name is Shinrah, Shinrah rekkr, I come from a small fishing village on the land of fires borders. I left home when I was very young because of a personal catastrophe. Since then ive just been traveling the world, first the land of Iron then the land of rivers which finally brought me here. Dont worry though, I don't plan on staying here forever, just for a little while before its time to move on." Shinrah spoke in a soft yet direct tone, and his words were all true, though he had left out the part about him being a rogue. Considering thats not usually the best thing to start with when someones asks you who you are.

[WC: 314]
[Total WC: 630]

She remained unmoving, eyes intent on his to infer even the slightest of flickering of dishonesty - reading body language was a talent she had nurtured from a very young age - and as the young man spoke he revealed nothing out of the ordinary to her trained eye. Though much taller than she was he was so soft spoken it shocked her for a brief moment, her senses coming to terms with the odd combination. 


“Hmmmm, so a wanderer then. Searching for anything in particular? Purpose perhaps? Spiritual enlightenment? Strength to say… get back at whomever was the cause of the personal catastrophe?”, her tone was rising slightly in a curious probing manner before she shook her head absentmindedly, leaving the questions to linger between them. Coming around the chair to face him directly she reached out her hand for a handshake. “Nevertheless, welcome to the village of Sunagakure Shinrah, whatever you desire - be it all or none of those things you are welcomed.” She would wait a moment for him to take her hand and shake it before continuing, “Few things before I set you loose, there is remodeling happening around the city on the skirts so avoid those if you aren’t fond of construction noise or falling rubble,” she looked suddenly eager, “,but definitely make it a point to see the new garden that surrounds the Kazekage’s office, an oasis in the middle of a hellscape. Oh, also be warned now that the residents and visitors of this village are of a wide variety, discrimination isn’t appealing here and we urge you to follow our very simple rules to the best of your ability.” Walking over to stand beside the man and put her hand on his right shoulder she would lean on him a bit, “This here is Hans, our resident elderly optimist and a generally easy going man and I’m Mizuki, occupation unnecessary for you to know and demeanor fluctuating. Enjoy.” 

With her speech done she would wave him through the now opening gate way, crimson ringed eyes watching with the same intensity of a stalking cats’, her fingers would twitch in a small farewell before she turned from him and sat back in her original position, feet propped against the wall.

[WC 370]

The woman he had been speaking to appeared to accept what he had told her but at the same time she also seemed to have more questions. Her curiosity must have been peaked as she later questioned him about his reasons for coming there again albeit on a deeper manner this time. As she stepped up from her chair and stepped closer to him he let out a soft sigh mulling the question over for a few moments before finally speaking.

"I guess you could say im searching for my purpose, what I need to do next is unknown to me and I guess im just looking for answers. To be honest its complicated."

After speaking he reached out for her hand that he had just noticed she had stretched out to him. He planted a firm handshake to her palm before she spoke again welcoming him to the village. She then continued to explain the recent remodeling that had been happening around the village, which areas to avoid, which areas to see and the like. She then finished off with explaining to him the diverse culture of the village and how he should try to follow the rules, basic stuff which was to be expected. Shinrah had no intentions of causing any serious trouble while he was here so the woman had nothing to worry about.

"Don't worry, you wont have any trouble from." Shinrah said politely as the woman then walked to stand beside the man Shinrah had originally addressed, she introduced him as Hans the elderly optimist. An obvious joke that Shinrah had clearly missed the humor in. Afterwards she would wave him through the gateway that was now opening, in response to this and before the woman had returned to her original post, Shinrah left her with a soft smile and a "Thanks" before proceeding through the gates towards the sand village. His first stop was the oasis garden by the kazekages mansion the woman had spoke of before. He had been missing the beauty of the land of Rivers so maybe seeing that would chear him up a bit, though he'd never admit those were his intentions. The stoic cold man he was had to keep up impressions after all.

[WC: 375/TWC: 1005]
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Claiming:
+10 stats
C-rank chakra shroud (1000/1000)
(Precious WC trained Here)
B-Rank chakra shroud (234/500)

Approved

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Claims:
Total WC 711 7 stats total [4 towards Chakra and 3 towards Vigor]

711 words towards S rank Ninjutsu Amplificatier [711/4000]

Approved