Go back to the beginning [Travel to Hi No Kuni]

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A single rain droplet made its way down the course of Mokuzai’s arm. Once reaching the fingertip of the male, the liquid dropped into a puddle below his stature. His right brown orb traced its view to the road ahead; getting the earth mixed with the rain, causing it to have tracks of previous travelers form in the earth. “Still feels like I have my eye closed.” A mutter came from behind the bandages that were wrapped around his lower features. His hand came up, covering his left eye while narrowing his opposite. “Nope, Still blind.” It was going to take a lot of time for him to get used to not having the ability to use his left sight. It’s not that he hated it; if anything it let his features seem a tad bit more intimidating. Once he lowered his hand, Mokuzai started to move through the road, letting the mud build up underneath his sandals. At least he wasn’t being chased at the moment. Since he got his new attire, he was constantly thinking about potential ninja hunting him down for murder.

It’s all he could think about! He tried his best to move his thoughts elsewhere, but it had no benefit whatsoever. Short gusts of wind came from the storm that formed during the day; blowing his aqua fabric that ran down behind his knees. It took some time to get used to a long haori like this one. He did like that he could switch forehead protectors out from his collar at will. It allowed him to carry on a decent amount of disguises. All he needed to do was to collect other headbands from the villages here. It wouldn’t be as simple as he thought, but it could prove to be a decent hobby to kill time. The black fabric that was tied around his forehead pushed upwards from the wind, causing his bangs to be pushed from his view. There was some benefit to having this on his head now that it showed itself. He was seconds away from ripping it from his head and letting it rest on the road that was underneath him.

Once the gusts stopped, Mokuzai ran his digits through his ebon locks on his crown; letting his right eye catch gaze of a forest lining. Nukenin shouldn’t be traveling on a main road, at least from his perspective. Who knew what he could meet on the road? Hunter ninja, higher ranked ninja that could take him in at any moment or simply kill him; he just didn’t have the time for that sort of distraction! If there was anything on the road, he would be able to see someone coming from 100 meters. It was a little nifty ability that he was so happy to use every once and while, it allowed him to know of the people that were coming to a certain degree. He could make out their chakra capacity, pin point their location, and somewhat see the outline of their body through the chakra networks.

Looking over the forest lining, Mokuzai turned his body so that his chest faced the perimeter of the forest lining. He probably wouldn’t be living at the moment if the ability wasn’t available to him. His eyes blinked softly while looking over the plants, lifting his leg over a large bark of tree that rested on the ground. His body slowly made his way into the forest, covering his body from the sight of the road, letting his appearance be hidden by the shadows of the trees and storm. His steps were light and quick, letting the tips of his boots graze against the earth in a smooth fashion while he ran. His waist was bent, letting his body remain close to the ground so that he could be more agile at the last second. “This traveling thing is getting a little bit overrated.” He was getting to the point of talking to himself when he traveled alone. It wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, but others would probably be questioning why he would be doing that if they were around the male.

Lowering his arms to his side, Mokuzai slowly reduced the speed at which he ran at. The Kirigakure protector remained at his neck on the collar of his vest. Clenching his jaw, he stopped in the middle of the forest, letting his digits run to the depth of his pockets and pulling out a slit of metal with a Taigakure symbol reside in the middle. Popping off the Kirigakure protector and replacing it with the Etched metal, Mokuzai slipped the previous item into his pocket on his right thigh. “It’s been such a long time..” He patted the headband with his palm, leaning against a tree. The outline appeared on the bandages, causing his cheeks and eyes to squish together. His back slowly slid down the tree, letting his legs extend out for a few minutes of rest. “Constant moving drains a person. It’s not like I can’t get up and run.. I just gotta have motivation.”

A brief sigh escaped his lips from the nukenin, making him stand up against the tree. He might as well drop the Takigakure protector from his forehead, placing it in his pocket in the middle of his thigh. There was no reason for him to be traveling out in the world with his self exposed for someone to come out and track him down.

"Let's get moving, Yoi." He looked on his back, placing his hands underneath Yoi's legs. The child was asleep, finally getting physically tired that his body shut down itself. He needed to start to find a place to let the boy stay, or if it came to it, he would have to personally put him down so he doesn't suffer the same fate as Mokuzai.

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