1 The Village of Suna (Invite Only) Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:34 pm
Kinoe
D-rank
The merciless desert sun bore down on Kinoe from behind, as the girl walked into the village of Sunagakure from the west in the evening. Her purple hair flowed behind her, resting against a thin, white cotton cape that went over her usual attire of black and purple leather, something to shield her from the gaze of the sun above. Her visor – if you could call it that – was instrumental in keeping out most of the sand from reaching her eyes as she trudged the long way around to get to Sunagakure, circling through the south before heading to the west entrance.
Her caution was justified – after all, she’d just been attacked mere days ago. Four years of hiding and the Haruhiko family had finally found her, intent on capturing her and making her pay for crippling their heir the way she did. He had been a fine man, but only on the outside – on the inside, he was rotten to the core. Sadly the rest of the family didn’t see it that way. Upholding the family’s traditions was more important than any small act of cruelty by one of their would-be leaders.
Kinoe unconsciously reached out to touch her left elbow. It still stung from a minor strike she’d received while defending herself. While priding herself on her agility, Kinoe was still just one kunoichi against a group of five masked individuals, and the numbers and ambush had meshed well to force her into a situation she could barely avoid.
Perhaps it was because of that that Kinoe had opted to flee to Sunagakure, not staying in any one town like she had the last four years. The Haruhiko may have had trouble finding her, but they had no trouble attacking once it was done. At least being in a ninja village would deter them somewhat.
A large shadow cast over her being as she walked underneath the massive gates of the village. She stopped by just long enough to hand the ninja on duty her brief identifications, but bar that she continued her walk at a leisurely place, eyes darting left to right but hidden behind her mask.
A ninja village was different from any town or compound she’d been to. By the very nature of the name itself, of course a village would have been several times larger than any accommodation Kinoe had previously called her home. She resigned herself to a mental sigh at the enormity of the place and plodded firmly ahead, eyes peeled for lodgings and hopefully a place to eat.
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Her caution was justified – after all, she’d just been attacked mere days ago. Four years of hiding and the Haruhiko family had finally found her, intent on capturing her and making her pay for crippling their heir the way she did. He had been a fine man, but only on the outside – on the inside, he was rotten to the core. Sadly the rest of the family didn’t see it that way. Upholding the family’s traditions was more important than any small act of cruelty by one of their would-be leaders.
Kinoe unconsciously reached out to touch her left elbow. It still stung from a minor strike she’d received while defending herself. While priding herself on her agility, Kinoe was still just one kunoichi against a group of five masked individuals, and the numbers and ambush had meshed well to force her into a situation she could barely avoid.
Perhaps it was because of that that Kinoe had opted to flee to Sunagakure, not staying in any one town like she had the last four years. The Haruhiko may have had trouble finding her, but they had no trouble attacking once it was done. At least being in a ninja village would deter them somewhat.
A large shadow cast over her being as she walked underneath the massive gates of the village. She stopped by just long enough to hand the ninja on duty her brief identifications, but bar that she continued her walk at a leisurely place, eyes darting left to right but hidden behind her mask.
A ninja village was different from any town or compound she’d been to. By the very nature of the name itself, of course a village would have been several times larger than any accommodation Kinoe had previously called her home. She resigned herself to a mental sigh at the enormity of the place and plodded firmly ahead, eyes peeled for lodgings and hopefully a place to eat.
433 words