Step by step
Heart to heart
Left right left.

Pure unfettered speed. He was a blur through the night, steps carrying him through village. There was someone whom did not belong; he smelled of Inuzuka. Faint subtle hints of canine, despite not having one. He knew Inuzuka well; his boss was one. His sister was in a 'relationship' with one. Damn dogs. But this one... he was not of the Konoha nin. He smelled too differently.

Up the side of the house, across the roof, over the Naka river, through the market place. Step by step, heart to heart, Left right left. The crowds of of the market were nothing more than a test of reflexes to him. Stop juke, bob, weave, slide. His body moved like that of a parkour runner rather than a ninja. A direct path, no diverts. If he could not go over or under it, he would go through it. The people that saw him were shocked; how could one move so fast? Easy. Break your own limits. Do not bind yourself to the same rules that governed the rest of the people.

The scent was stronger, was he coming closer? Maybe. Legs bent, his body sprang forward, impacting the village gates with the force of an enraged dragon. Nails dug into the material, giving him the hold he needed to launch himself into the air to the top of the gate....

Something was bothering her. She hadn't been able to sleep, but that of course was nothing new. She hardly ever slept at night. So, she had been walking around the village, minding her own business, and otherwise keeping on and off to the shadows then a glance upwards caused her to spot a very familiar figure speeding by, her brother.. heading towards the gates? What was that about?

Well, she wasn't going to linger, nosy sister was nosy and all that. She took off in the same direction Naota was headed. If he was moving that fast she figured something was up, and her emotionless mask slid into place, hiding everything she was thinking or feeling.

Figuring getting up higher was the best bet she took to the walls, and then from roof to roof, working her way higher up, though not moving quite as fast as her brother. Slightly after her brother she too made it to the wall, landing a good distance away, but close enough to keep an ear and eye on everything.

Cold, bitter December wind buffeted all who were in the Land of Fire. Keiji sighed as he exited the weapons shop, deciding against buying new materials. He hadn't had the proper amount of money and from the looks of things, the weapons were mediocre quality. Tired, he decided to head back to his apartment to call it a night. That is, until, he saw an unknown figure dodge and weave between the crowds of the Konoha market at an incredible pace - something that even he would have trouble to match. Keiji really hadn't made friends with anybody in Konoha around his rank other than Amaya, so the opportunity to find out who this man was and make his acquaintance was too good of an opportunity for Keiji not to oblige himself. Picking up speed, he followed the figure through the markets, dodging and weaving through the crowds just as the man in front of him did.

It was not long before the traveling ended up on the edge of the Konohagakure gates - the entrance and exit to the village. Keiji found it interesting that the man was moving so fast merely to exit Konoha, and knew it probably wouldn't be wise to follow him further, but curiosity got the better of him. He hopped the village gates, hot on the figures tail. Keiji almost didn't hear a faint voice in the distance due to the howling wind and the speed at which he was moving.

The smell of three ninjas coming this was unrelenting, and sight of those three was even more repulsive, but nonetheless, he wanted to leave so he had to wait for them for some odd reason. They all smelled the same, which was kind of odd, considering everyone had their own smell. But Mujin guessed that it was probably the way all 3 of them came together at precisely the same time. Shifting his gaze to each of the 3 that came, Mujin kept his composure. He had no reason to be afraid. In the meantime, he studied the three.

The first one that came, he was fast. Fast as the wind at that. In someway, he was similar to a dragon because of his movements. Mujin was fairly impressed to the matter of the fact that by his smell and looks, he was indeed strong, possibly stronger than he looks. He had heard of him though. The Dynamic Duo... An Uchiha and an Inuzuka... Mujin thought in his head. This must've been an Uchiha, because all three smelled the same to him. He shrugged his shoulders. As only time will tell him that. He was going to acknowledged the other two, but it was time to get moving.

Looking at where they were, the 3 were standing on the Konohagakure village gate. Mujin would have to come back here when he is done with his assault on Dengen, since he did fail like last time. 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 born and raised in 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, he got onto all fours, similar to a canine because of his Four Legs Technique, and continued running.

More people were coming... He almost turned, until he picked up the warm scent of Amaya's chakra signature. She was a bit away, but still nearby. He knew she would support him if anything happened, not that he was worried. He was first person to be graced with the title of Sannin since the the first legendary Sannin. Despite his 'handicap', the male was powerful in his own right...

Someone more? Something stirred within him, even before the final male arrived.

Uchiha....

The hiss was as much mental as it was verbal. That cold feeling surged within him, something that only another Uchiha could force within him. Ignoring it, black eyes focused on the forest, watching as the Inuzuka vanished beneath the leaves. “You're not getting away..” Knees bent, chakra forced intot he limbs and given a purpose, a sense of what was required. And with that, it was released as the male leapt forward, launched further and faster than what should have normally been capable. Such was the beauty of turning your body into a living weapon.

As his body neared the ground, he rotated in the air, bring his legs up to absorb the impact of him crashing into the ground. But alas, his aim was a bit off; the male crashed through the trunk of an old oak, piercing comepletely through it and crashing into another behind it. Before the former tree could fall over, the male used the latter as a spring board to launch himself further along, intent on chasing the Inuzuka down...

Her focus split between the Inuzuka and her brother. A deep rooted protective instinct flaring, the sort of instinct that would have her following her older brother to the end of the world if it honestly proved necessary. The sort of instinct that would have all sorts of "Kill" being chanted in her head if her brother were to be injured. The arrival of Keiji peeked her interest, mainly because she knew the male from past meetings with him, but barely, almost everything else being ruled out by the need to keep her focus on her brother and the other male.

She took in as much of the appearance of the male as possible, at least before he took off. Having spent a lot of time recently around Ashi and her cousin it was easy to pick out that the male was an Inuzuka, she'd seen enough of that technique to spot it from almost anywhere.

Seeing the male take off and her brother follow she didn't hesitate to do so as well. Using the gate much like a spring-board she launched herself into the air, her small figure making it easier for her to slice through the air like a knife through butter. She landed not far from where her brother had originally, and took off from there, following as close behind as possible. All while keeping herself open to the idea of others possibly lying in wait, or being nearby.

"A chase huh... Let's have some fun then..." Mujin said in his blunt yet quiet tone as he kept on running on his fours to get to his destination much faster than just running on his twos like the rest. His destination was the great Iwagakure; the village hidden in the Rocks. His old home, and soon to be forgotten. His goal was simple like the last, end Dengen's terrain. Without hesitation he moved himself into the direction of Iwagakure 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 Iwagakure. 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 Earth Shinobi was destined to make his way to Iwagakure to give them his condolences, then setting off to another village, then back to traveling to settle the homing acquaintances in different villages. 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 surrounding wooden gate built around the perimeter of the village that led towards Iwagakure. 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 rocky plains, slowly walking into the direction of Iwagakure, this time slowing down the pace since he was almost there in sight. He was finally home, only to train, kill, and leave unnoticed.