Keeping the Borders Safe

Takeda led them back to where he'd found the two men talking, leading them back along the leaf covered dirt path he'd followed to get to their meeting place. It was a far easier journey for Takeda after he'd taken off his jacket, though temperatures continued to rise as the sun got higher and higher into the sky. Eventually they arrived upon the scene, where a wide metal arch revealed a path back to town, and Takeda saw the two individuals from earlier. He leaned over to whisper to the other two.

"That's them. They're the same guys from earlier."

They seemed like a somewhat odd duo out here together. Takeda couldn't see any weapons on them, at least not any obvious ones that his untrained eye could spot. One of them was a rather large individual. He was well over six feet tall, towering over the young academy student in training. The fullness of his rounded face gave the illusion that he was simply one who liked to eat more than the average person, though through his thin white shirt, muscles were clearly visible through the fat.

His companion on the other hand was a little different. The size difference between them was almost comical, as his companion was incredibly tiny. Takeda would guess that he couldn't be more than 5 feet tall. He dressed in a simple gray kimono, which revealed a small portion of his chest to the world. He could see that this man was rail thin, with his ribs being clearly prominent even through the tiny section that they could see. His face looked rather gaunt as well, and Takeda began to suspect that he didn't eat well at all. His head was  devoid of any hair, and it instead seemed to be composed of numerous scratches, scabs, and scars, all forming some twisted tapestry on his skull that unnerved the member of the Canopic. The scars seemed to spread down the left side of his face as well, revealing an eye that was clearly scratched out long ago.

Takeda looked over at his companions as they walked forward, letting himself fall back in the formation so that he was behind the two more experienced Genin. He hoped that the gesture was clear in intention. He was willing and ready to watch and learn from the people who knew what they were doing.

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Total Word Count - 2020

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