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~Turn around and only an afterimage remains withal...~

It was no more. He had no part in Konohagakure anymore. He had been gone for quite a long time. Long enough for his rank has Mizukage was diminished and passed down to someone else. Now he had to take on a new appearance at that. Stretching from his bed at the hotel, he walked to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. He grew taller over his absence... much taller. His hair had grown out also, as his face held the same scar given to him by Gin. His hair was still the color of snow white at the most with a small blue hint to it. He grabbed his belongings and put them together in a bag. His swords, Naiya, Bento, and Kano were in his bag, but Naiya stayed on his right hip. It was his time to go, and what better way to leave Konohagakure than night time.

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The sound of landing in light footsteps was heard on the rooftops of the Land of Fire. The wait was already long enough. A shadow moved over the rooftops swiftly, making the move more quicker using his Void Walk. The night was getting to its middle age as he headed to his direction, the Village Gates of Konohagakure. Its footsteps were heard, but not loud enough for the citizens to hear/ignore from their nightly routines. He eyed the crowds from the corner of his eyes, not paying much attention to them, wanting to make sure he leaves this village without being heard from anyone at that matter. Leaving for his good will of going to where his next destination was, it was exceptional to leave at night time, meaning he can leave without sudden distraction from everyone else in the village. He wanted his departure to be quick, so no last visits were being made. He really did have an initial plan to where he was going after he left the village, but he wanted to stay for a little while longer in order to watch the view again. He sighed at the looks of Konohagakure. It was unbearable. His time here was up. He would leave immediately to go to Kumogakure and train some more. He remembered his stay in Konohagakure. The center piece to all of other villages and home to the Dynamic Duo from old times, well use to be Dynamic Duo. He did not know when he will be back, but he knew for certain that it was not going to be sooner than later. With that thought, he continued running toward the village gates.

The great village gates got into his sights, drawing closer with each step that he took, slowly picking up the pace unconsciously. As soon as he reached the gates, he focused his chakra into his feet and ran up the gates as quickly as he could, making a big leap over the top and landing just outside the village hidden in the Leaves. The grass got kicked up into the air as soon as both of his feet hit the surface of the ground below him. He took one glance back over his right shoulder, towards the Leaf Village, before making a long dash and continued sprinting, until at least the village he was resided in for so long was out of his vision. Perfect. Only a small sound was made, not being heard from any citizens/shinobi from the village. He took his running toward the tree branches, making short leaps off of each branch to his destination. Reverting back to ground level, his Void Walk was in no effect. He sprinted to the forest as he stopped and walked along the forest with his belongings and a robe to shield his appearance. As soon as Konohagakure was out of his site, he made his way to the west to Kumogakure.

His destination was the great Kumogakure; the village hidden in the Clouds. The Lightning Village, home to the Raikage of now, one by the name of Sanosuke Flynt. He remember that very name faintly. History of the world's greatest shinobi resided in that one village, the village gaining alliance from many other villages. Without hesitation he moved himself into the direction of Kumogakure with great velocity, not showing any signs of stopping to take a break any time soon. He moved around the many trees that were located in the path he took and made his way through a thick, yet lively forest that was on the path towards Kumogakure. He moved himself through many weathers; rain, thunder and lightning, mist, hail and the burning sun above the clouds.

The journey was a long journey, but the Missing Shinobi was destined to make his way to Sungakure to give them his condolences , then probably setting off to his destination, to Kumogakure to settle in and probably see the new appointed Raikage. At a given time during his travel, he ran up a tree and took a leap towards the top of the tree, enhancing the range of his sight. He wanted to see if he was running into the correct direction and to determine how much longer he would need to run. In the very distance, if he narrowed his eyes, he could see the beginning of the vast forest, with a surround wooden gate built around the perimeter of the village that led towards Kumogakure. Of course everything was covered by the thundering cloud, so even he knew that it was no surprise. He was glad to be close to his destination, although no facial expression entered inside him as no emotion was shown in him. He wanted to get this traveling over and done with, a sign of him being impatient during his travels. With the view being close to him now, he jumped down from the tree top and into the grassy plains, slowly walking into the direction of Kumogakure, this time slowing down the pace since he was almost there in sight.

The blades of the tiny grass got crushed by Jurou, animals running toward him because of his presence, or was it because of his smell? It was not important at the matter. His long, flowing jet black hair moved back and forth with every step that he took, his maroon eyes scanning the horizon the moment that he stepped out of the forest, into the light that emitted from the open field that he stepped into right now. His eyes shifted his gaze to all angles in every direction, knowing Kumogakure must've had ANBU parole. Jurou received this much intel from when he was in Konohagakure. That was his first step upon the grassy plains, leading towards the village of his destination. He wondered what he could expect from Kumogakure, he was planning to observe the village first to gain intel on what goes on there. The wooden gate in the distance indicated that the village indeed wasn’t far from his current location. He pondered the fact that of how much Kumogakure had changed since his departure. He would see to that later.

Wearing his normal attire and a robe on top of everything, he stepped foot onto the surface of Kumogakure, feeling the breeze of the atmosphere that skidded across his nostrils. He felt good being in a different village, wondering what this village might bring to him. Probably much better then what Konohagakure had to offer because of him staying in that village for quite some time. This definitely interested him and decided to hang around in this village for a while, for an indefinite amount of time that is.