The Making of the Map

After taking his break, stretching, and listening keenly on both Elijah and Eliza, Musu would continue to look down periodically at the work he was doing with the map. He was definitely happy with the results and couldn't wait to do more but the Uzumaki sand jounin knew that it would be rude to not pay attention to the ninja that was right in front of him. As soon as they asked about a story, Musu would peer off into the distance, as though he was pondering some great question about the world, to Eliza it might seem as though Musu had lost his mind, or had it wonder off to someplace distant.

To Musu it was as though a moment was like hours, a minute felt like weeks as he looked back on his ninja journey with joy and sorrow.

"Hmm..." Musu would reply after about a minute of real life thought.

"When I was a teenager I wasn't part of the village system, I barely even knew of Sunagakure and was sure that it wasn't as grand and great as it clearly was. You see, I spent my childhood away from most others, living with my parents on the outskirts of the land of wind, where we hunted and traded our goods with traveling merchants.

One day, My father told me that I was supposed to go onto a great journey, and that it would lead me towards the truth. I started to travel the world but when I hit my first real challenge, defending myself against a bandit group, I wasn't prepared for their brutality. I didn't know what to do and I was sure that it was going to be the end for me. But as luck would have it, my father gave me sealed scroll, telling me to open it in my time of need. In my time of need I opened it and found myself outside sunagakure, transported through space, maybe even time itself.

There are strange forces here at work, perhaps I am still on this great Journey my father took me on, or maybe I failed. Either way. I'm here now, talking to you, and spilling my guts." The Uzumaki would conclude.

Musu blushed a bit. The Jounin wasn't really the dating type, not for lack of trying, but right now he was focused on his work. Still, the compliment was nice to hear.

"Well, thank you. I didn't realize that this was a date. If I were a ninja of social interactions I'd still be a student." Musu would say with a smile, although he couldn't stop himself from chuckling at his own joke.

"I'm a bit of an open book, almost everyone in the village knows my story and how I got here, but it's also one of the most interesting things about me. Who knows if my journey has ended, but for now I'm loyal to my village and my Kage." Musu would say, standing up for another stretch in an attempt to re-calibrate his body.

"You know what they say; its about the journey, not the destination, right? If I'm meant to see my parents again it will happen but until that day I'm going to do what I can to better myself and the people around me. I may fail one day; I'm ok with that, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't try." Musu would say as he concluded his small soliloquy.

After a Small Stretch Musu would sit back down and take out a flask from his pack. As he opened the cap, anyone watching would see steam rise from the inside as Musu took a swig.

"What about you, I'm sure you have some stories to share?" Musu would ask.

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As the sun turned from midday to sunset, the two, perhaps three depending on Elijah, would continue to have a pleasant conversation while Musu continued to work on the map. The uzumaki would show them some sights that he was working on and gave the two of them a pretty good layout of the land, at least of the general attractions of Sunagakure. 

After a pleasant evening, Musu would wrap of his things, head back to his apartment, and head back out to start his gate shift. 

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TWC: 1825

A Rank Fuuinjustu Amplifier - 975 to complete it :  Previously Trained here 
Talented - 850/3750 (5,000 less 25% max stat discount)