Marking the Territory

"Well, Lord Mizukage, it looks like our villages will have a bright and prosperous future ahead of them. I will start making preparations one way or the other once I am back home, and I'll make sure to be in contact."

Kaito would then, just as Akayaboshi did, turn his attention back to Junko. He could tell that the woman had tensed up, perhaps because she was alone in the presence of two Kage, but Kaito would not pester her about it. Hell he had been quite nervous himself only a few moments before. Akayaboshi would proceed to inquire about the Land of Moon's bandit situation, and what Junko herself knew about these lands.

"I'd love to know as well, m'lady. Honestly if I hadn't helped to establish Otogakure where we did, I wouldn't have minded setting it up here. I'm quite surprised someone hasn't set up a village here yet, to be frank." The Otokage said, trying to keep himself looking as formal as possible. "Besides that, I can even help you in clearing out some of these bandits of yours, if you're up to it that is."

Kaito couldn't be happier in the revelation that Junko had wanted to establish a village here in Moon Country. To the Otokage, the vagabond woman's current situation reminded him all too much of what he himself had gone through with the establishment of Otogakure, and he sympathized with her full heartedly.

"I can guarantee that you will have my cooperation once your settlement has been established, Ms. Tsukiko." Kaito said. "As a sign of good faith between ourselves and our villages, please take this ryo. I'm sure that it will come in handy once preparations get underway." The Otokage would remove from his person the sum of 50,000 ryo, all of which had come in the form of paper money and bound together with a rubber band. He would flash the roll of paper money to both Junko and Akayaboshi, giving them ample time to assure that it was simply ryo and not a sort of weapon or other instrument of war before tossing it over to Junko.

He would then sigh as he looked up to the skies above the village, taking in the smell of the salty air and the gentle breeze that enveloped him.

"I do apologize, but I must cut my presence here short for the time being. I've got a lot to attend to elsewhere. Ms. Tsukiko, I wish you the best of luck. I will send periodic correspondence to ensure all is going well here in Moon Country." Kaito would bow to Junko before turning his attention back over to the Mizukage. "Lord Mizukage," Kaito bowed again, showing his appreciation to Akayaboshi. "I too will be in touch with you, your Lordship. I'm sure that our futures will be bright, peaceful, and prosperous. In the meantime I bid you farewell."

Kaito would back away from the three individuals at a decent, yet slow and gentle pace, until he was standing twenty-six meters away from both Junko and Akayaboshi. Once he was at this distance he would turn around, once again facing the beach. Kaito would move his head from side to side, and to his left he could see a small pier perhaps fifty or so meters away. While he knew it would be much quicker to travel via his Kamui, he did not want to showcase his most powerful jutsu to his new acquaintances just yet. He would first have to see how peace talks and allyship was established before showcasing such things. So with a sigh the man began hiking over to the pier. A small but adequate ship was stationed there, tied to the dock and presumably anchored so that it did not sail away on its own and get lost in the perilous and unforgiving waters that separated them from the mainlands. A rather disheveled shack stood next to the pier a short distance away from the pier, and Kaito would go ahead and knock upon its door. Shuffling could be heard from inside before the door opened in quick fashion. An elderly man with a glass eye would open the door, his one good eye looking up at the Otokage gleefully

"Good day, traveler!" The man greeted. There was an almost franticly optimistic sound and feeling in his words. "Looking to sail the seas today, are ya?"

"I am." The Otokage replied, flashing a smile to the elderly man before him. "I'd like to-"

"Where ya traveling to, eh sonny?" Kaito's smile soured ever so slightly. As much as he hated having to travel of the seas via normal means, something that the young man had never done before in his life, he did not like the old man interrupting him that much more.

"I am requesting passage to th-"

"Well before we go anywhere we will have to make another stop, eh." The elder pointed back over his shoulder, revealing a wall that had been stacked to the brim with coolers. There were perhaps forty in total, and all had been sealed away with a sort of fuinjutsu tag. "The need for travel has been very, very slow since the village of Tengakure died out here ages 'go, so I've since turned to exporting goods." The man stuck his head outside of the decrepit shack just enough to look around. He did it in such a manner as to make sure that nobody else was eavesdropping. "I probably got about one-hundred-thousand ryo worth of fish right there, sonny, and I ain't 'bout to let it all spoil."

"Fine," Kaito retorted, not trying to hide his annoyance any longer. He pulled out more ryo from his pocket. "How much money will it be?"

"Thirty-thousand."

Kaito was absolutely floored by the price the man had named. The younger man could definitely understand that the demand for travel had been swept clean, but even still, thirty-thousand ryo was just too high of an asking price.

"Absolutely not. Thirty-thousand is way too much, especially considering the fact that you aren't even making your passenger your number one priority."

"All right, all right." The elderly man sighed. "Fifteen-thousand."

Kaito would nod his head to the man, putting the ryo back into his own pocket until the time of departure.

"All and good then." The old man said as he took it upon himself to walk into the shack and grab the first coolor. "Give me about two hours to load all of these coolers onto the ship and we will be on our way. Feel free to come in and relax while I do so."

"I'll wait out here, thanks. Its not often I get to enjoy the beach."

The ship captain would nod before putting himself to work in readying the ship. All the while Kaito would take a seat on the edge of the pier, letting his feet dangle just above the shallow water as it brushed the sandy shores below. The Otokage, however, would keep an eye out for anything out of the ordinary, and this was to be helped by his inate sensory abilities and his still active 'Rinnegan'. He knew that the future would hold some big things, and with Junko's new village coming into the fray, he was sure that it would be a prosperous future indeed.