The Peak of Generosity [Duppy, Ancient, Ryuu]

Mission Details:

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WC: 283

Time seemed to pass so quickly this time of year, it was dark more than it was light. Ryuzaki returned home from the Kumo village after his daily mission, he prepared himself for a night of training. Today he was going to work on ninjutsu, so he was less armed than he would normally be, just a weapon pouch strapped to his left leg with a few defensive kunai and shuriken. Ryu made his way to the front door of his mountainous home and as he slid it to one side the scape in front of him was that of snow, Ryu stepped through bewildered, he turned back around and the door seemed to shut itself, then disappear, he was no longer in his home, but a strange, cold land. A slip of paper appeared in his hand, he unfolded it and began to read. He had been tasked with finding a crashed asteroid and hauling some of the parts back to the village below. The thought crossed Ryu's mind that all fo this was strange, but he was never one to pass up an opportunity to put in some hard work. 

Ryu heard the bustling of a nearby village, he started to head that way, assuming that was the aforementioned village in the letter. Ryu entered the village and headed straight for the nearest clothing store, he paid a few ryo to acquire a scarf, hat and gloves, his body not being used to this climate, the clothes he already had on certainly were not appropriate but he would make do. Up ahead he saw a bewildered-looking man with red hair, a note similar to his in his hand. Ryu thought to himself that he properly had a similar look on his face, maybe this man had been similarly tasked as Ryu. Walking up to the man he called out a greeting "Excuse me, mister, do you know anything about a meteorite?" 

WC: 323

The year was running out, and indeed the year was near its’ end. The void and shapeless nature had move him into a strange land, a land where everything seems to be the same. It was not his doing, even though he had little knowledge about the art of space and  time, his knowledge has too little to be able to move him through the world of  space and time. Now an inhabitant of the land of iron , the hyuuga couldn't remember the past nor see the future, all his memory was radiating around the present. He knew just what to do. Yes , the highest of all peaks, a grove that holds the remain of the ancient asteroid . The far distance smoke unveil its presence and location. Sakuragi activated his byakugan and looked up the grove, several meters away from him.  He would begin to head towards the direction. As he walked, he would come across another two individual in the strange land. The deserted land didn't give Sakuragi any sign of the presence of people within the village before she showed him these two. The first guy was red hair with a fine looking face and the second was fairly decent looking too. The hyuuga would continue to head to the grove’s direction unless his attention was called for or he needed something from them.


WC: 226

His hand clutched a small amount of the earth as the young lord kneeled upon mother nature's blouse. With a ruffling motion, the palm of his hand would shuffle the material it held, the ridges and gaps between his fingers filtering out all particles that were not as fine as the sand and dirt that returned to the ground. Wan opened his hand, examining the remaining contents as the wind sent breezes throughout his position, his clothes and hair ruffling gently as the Senju analyzes the various material left within the palm of his hand. Something to him seemed odd...not necessarily alerting or alarming but rather unusual. Bits of foreign material had been scavenged from the loose dirt he had just picked up, and although he was unaware of the material it was much denser and metallic than the rest of the terrain around him. "Much denser rock, not like the common iron that's infused in this region. Darker, yet it's not in abundancy...maybe it was shattered and sent out into various places like shapnel." The small quantity he would inspect was not enough to draw a solid conclusion, Wan tossing the small pebbles back into the wind as he would take a stand from his position. Beginning to assume that he was in the right place a small smile would gash across his face. He was visiting the Land of Iron in search of solidifying the rumors of there being a very valuable material in its location. Although this was the first time he had been in the Land of Iron the information given to him was solid enough: Simply make your way towards the highest peak near the summit, look around for a grove which would be hard to miss due to its size caused by an asteroid. With no real reason as to wanting the material other than the monetary value, he was more-so looking to sell whatever he would find, hoping to pocket any Ryo from it to help Konohagakure during its renovations. Wan would continue along his path with a set course to reach the highest peak, the wind at his back while he pressed on to his destination.

Along the way, Wan would begin to faintly make out what appeared to be people in the distance. They were at the time too far away for him to properly see, however, he did not expect them to be anyone he had known. It was common for the villages to hear tales as these in unison, and as such the villages would normally send shinobi out on the same mission to return with spoils for their home. Wan would continue to walk in their direction, their appearances becoming more distinguishable the closer he got. One had red hair, fluttering in the wind as his own would although the man's hair was much longer than his own. There was also another man near him, the Senju unsure as to if they were together or just simply talking. "I wonder if they have the same task as I." he would think to himself, deciding to investigate the matter more closely since he did not get any hostile vibes coming from the two or nearby. Making his way over to them he would utter out a 'Hello.' before fully reaching them, wanting to make his presence known so they wouldn't feel like they were being snuck upon. Once reaching their location he would continue with his greeting. "Sorry if I've interrupted a personal conversation. I was wondering if by chance any of you were heading towards the summit? I'm making my way to the highest peak here, was rather surprised to see a couple more were going the same direction so I assumed you all were doing the same."

[WC: 600]

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WC: 311
TWC: 594

Ryuzaki returned his hand to his Kumo village senior and introduced himself "I am Ryuzaki Nara, Ryu", a strange sensation of deja vu hit him as he shook the man's hand firmly, he also turned to the other one who had approached them and offered his hand once again introducing himself by his full name and then the preferred shorthand. As he did this a man walked past them, apparently either not noticing them or showing them no interest, once again he was hit by a spear of deja vu, not for the person but for the action, he passed it off, he had met many people in his life and this happened from time to time. Ryu turned and followed the man who had ignored them, although he had paid them no attention, he was apparently heading in the correct direction for their mission, they need to head up the mountain, reach the summit and retrieve a piece of a meteorite. The mountainous area although covered in snow was a terrain Ryuzaki was very used to, he pressed on following after the silent boy. As he did so he thumbed around in his weapon pouch, checking over the supplies, he did so very obviously and sluggishly, making sure the others were aware that there was no hostile intent in doing so. Turning to the dark-haired wayfarer and the red-haired Kumo-nin behind him "Looks like the summit is just ahead, we should reach it shortly, maybe we should prepare for trouble" He said his eyes narrowing, there had been no mention of adversaries, but Ryu was always expecting trouble.

WC: 269
TWC: 594

The hyuuga's long walk would come to a stop when he began hearing voices behind him, he had notice these two guys before, but  he didn't pay much attention to them, because he thought they were just some random people going about their business. The hyuuga would turn to look at their direction, clearly, the white eyed was ahead of them. Perhaps, these two knew each other before. As for Sakuragi, he  couldn't remember a thing about the world he was teleported from, all his memory seems to be locked in this small world, the land of iron. His memory aged from the time he was brought into this mysterious land up till now. The hyuuga knew the peak was ahead and he could see the ancient asteroid, thanks to his dojutsu, but if these two guys are here for the same thing, they probably haven't noticed what the peak holds. Their eyes looks no where near the byakugan, and the only dojutsu that gives such perfect vision is the byakugan. Sakuragi would wait a bit for the two men to catch up with him, if they'd catch with him on time, he would greet them both and ask if they were also looking for the asteroid, but If they sleep on it, they would leave them behind and continue his lone walk.

TWC: 449

Shaking the hand of Geralt of Rivia Wan bowed in respect to the noblemen, his introduction to Noboru Kaito being a pleasant and uplifting one. He acknowledged the firm grip of the handshake which ensured a good amount of trust in the man. "Nice to meet you, Noboru." The Wayfarer would say, although a shinobi title was not told by the red-haired lad he loved to exchange his title with others, knowing that he was surrounded by a couple of men who were simply on the same task as he was. "My name is Wan Senju, Hokage of Konohagakure. I share the same interests as you, Noboru and Ryuzaki.", turning his head to look at the other man standing alongside them. The other two were rather silent, however all together they needed to make it to the highest peak in the lands. As much as they wanted to relax to a few games of Shogi and tea night approached quickly, leaving no time for meddling around the campfire telling stories. Ryuzaki mentioned preparing for trouble, something Wan acknowledged since he too would always want to prepare for the worst, rather it is rogue shinobi or some form or haggler.

"I suppose you're right, Ryu. This world is riddled with the unknown, it's best we remain a step ahead of our own steps." Wan would begin to break off from the group of travelers, the path to the summit in front of him as the wind batted at his back. He would begin taking steps toward its direction, his satchel secured tightly around his shoulders as he pushed on towards the peak. Heading along the path he would travel alongside the others, chatting while surveying around as they would soon reach their destination, eager to lay their eyes on the prizes that await them.

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WC: 475
TWC: 1,069
/exit
Claiming Meteoric Iron and B-Rank Ticket
Using B-Rank Ticket to claim Great Fireball B-Rank version.
669 towards Arms Duplication Technique, unlocking it.
400 towards Split Second

Approved!