Rippa was preparing for yet another diplomatic trip. Kiri had been entirely uneventful while he was there which was a grand thing and yet he had grown rather bored. The fact that they had to summon him personally as a defense to Kiri, he couldn't help but wonder what kind of power Kumo had to offer. He doubted they expected the kage to leave his village during an invasion which led him to believe there were other powers he didn't know the name of within the village. Not to mention heading to the country of lightning might even be enlightening. Truth was he was eager to travel this time. He was walking for now to the front gates. His white hair let loose to hang around his shoulders and frame his face. A white stubble dotted his chin while blue eyes regarded the guard there. The man was looking over his papers and travel document before glancing up at him. It seemed an odd thing for a Sannin and division captain to be traveling alone. However there was no rules against it. Rippa was free to come and go as he pleased. After all he did feel the village was protected enough in his leave. A lot of the new generation had grown significantly stronger.

Rippa stood there waiting in his usual garb. Dark blue pants with boots laced around the ankles. His belt had eight bolts lined up in slots along the front. Four on either side of the belt buckle while the rest remained loaded into his twin blades. For a shirt he had a sleeveless sweater vest with a zipper on the front and a high neck. The zipper pulled up to just under his neck showing a small amount of his chest as the collar hung just under his chin. Over it he was wearing his red long coat. A leather coat with a konoha headband stitched into both shoulders and Captain emblazoned on the back in Kanji. On his hips were two sheathed katana with tilted hilts with levers attached. The near legendary Adam and Eve blades. Master craft weapons and one of a kind in the world. He was of course eager to see any of its kind in the country to the north east. His horse of course had a simple saddle on top of a brown mare. It's saddle bags holding the provisions and his coin purse for the travels. Of course he could travel faster without the horse but he didn't care to carry all those supplies on foot that far.

Regardless the gate guard handed him back his documents which Rippa slipped into his inner coat pocket. The man would bow to him before they turned away from each other. With a swift and graceful movement Rippa shifted up into the saddle of his horse. He clicked his tongue and tugged on the reigns before setting out on the northern road. Happy to start a new adventure and see the world. For the first day he would follow the north road and set up camp at a cabin where the road forked into two different directions. A cabin placed there much like a tavern with rooms for travelers. At sunrise he ate and drank some water before setting off on the eastern road. Heading to the Kumo gates where once more he was required to provide papers. This time with considerably more scrutiny. For a moment he worried they would attempt to take his weapons and bring him in for questioning. Luckily after some debate between the guards he was given his papers and a warning to behave before being allowed within the gates.

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