1 Crossing the border - The Hokage arrives. (Invite only) Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:38 am
Rippa
D-rank
The day had come for the exams to begin. It was still at the trials stage but this separated the over eager from the chosen. From the trials would raise champions and it would prove difficult to stop a single one of them. Some would dominate the playing field and others would struggle through sheer willpower. He was eager to see who passed the trials and see for himself who the contenders were. This competition didn't differentiate between the bad and the good. If they were sponsored they were a part of the exams. For his own history Rippa had to train and rank up in near secret from everyone but the Hokage. His own uncle having plans for him at the time. Dastardly ones at that. Still he wasn't without power due to them. There was no point in questioning his past. He had risen to the highest station he could. He had become the Hokage. The great shadow of Konoha. Considered the strongest man in what was once considered the strongest nation. Yet still a part of him regretted what he had missed out on. That part of him was rather excited to be going to bare witness to these exams. To attend his first ones.
Anyone would see or hear them on their approach. A dust cloud on the road in the distance since it hadn't rained for a couple of days and the sun was out. The roads torn slightly by the heavy traffic across them enough to create dust to kick up. Even if it was a small amount. Along with that horses were not quiet by nature. Even at a trot with nine of them it was a very loud noise. One might even feel them approaching if they were just over the crest of the next hill. As they crested it the first thing they would see was a man and a woman riding side by side on black horses. Konoha headbands flashing with long coats announcing them as sword priests. The man was riding with a long bow across the front of his saddle and a quiver on the side of the saddle behind his right leg. A black coat adorning him with wild hair and a beard. Hawk like eyes staring across the land. The woman on the other hand had a spear sticking up from the left side of her saddle where it was sheathed and a halberd across her back. Her coat was black as well. Her blonde hair tied back in a pony tail with an eye patch over her left eye. Both looked about them with cold eyes.
However behind them was another scene altogether. A white horse appeared only a couple paces behind them in the center. Over his shoulders was a red long coat. Open in the front that showed the zip up black tan top with the high neck hanging just next to either side of his broad jaw. His wide shoulders suggested his strength while he shifted in his saddle. His dark shinobi pants held up by a belt with what appeared to be eight bolt heads along the front. His blue eyes matching the sky as unlike the first two guards he was smiling. On his back was two curved hilt katana as well which suggested an odd form of Kenjutsu. He stood out enough with the red coat and white hair as well as the white horse marking him as the VIP being guarded. But there was little in the way of question as to who he was. A red hat of an odd shape with a known symbol draped over his head with white cloth hanging about the back of his head. Cut back to avoid limiting his vision. He was easily immediately identifiable as the Hokage. On the main road into Kumo from the west.
After he covered the crest of the hill it was clear where the other horses had come from. A random assortment of men and women in two rows of two were wearing Konoha flak jackets. Shinobi chosen for the guard from the village. The last two in the back though were in black cloaks covering almost their entire body aside from their feet and their mask. Which showed only a painted ANBU Mask. The ANBU had insisted two of their elite accompany the Hokage. He had wanted a small guard but due to advise given he had only been able to limit it to this until he was under the protection of the village hidden in the clouds as their guest. The councils hand chosen guards were the two ANBU and the four assorted shinobi from the village. The two sword priests however were his choice at least. A couple of squad commanders from his old division. People he had opted to train with back in the day. When he was the commander of the sword priests before his call to office.
Still after they crested the hill it was clear they were in the land of clouds now. Slowing themselves down to a casual pace now as to rest the horses if they were needed but more to appear friendly. A bird flew overhead and would cry out as if announcing them before flying off on a hunt likely. His own sky blue eyes would watch it a moment before the bowman ahead of him would drop back. Passing him a canteen of water to drink. He also was looking in the direction of the bird. Still Rippa would smile and partake of the cold water with a small bit of gluttony. They would be making camp soon anyway for a fresh appearance in the village in the morning. He could enjoy a bit of water for the moment as they would just send one of the guard out for more water that night. Still he would hand it back. The guard moving back into position without a word. A small chuckle coming from Rippa. They certainly were serious.
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Anyone would see or hear them on their approach. A dust cloud on the road in the distance since it hadn't rained for a couple of days and the sun was out. The roads torn slightly by the heavy traffic across them enough to create dust to kick up. Even if it was a small amount. Along with that horses were not quiet by nature. Even at a trot with nine of them it was a very loud noise. One might even feel them approaching if they were just over the crest of the next hill. As they crested it the first thing they would see was a man and a woman riding side by side on black horses. Konoha headbands flashing with long coats announcing them as sword priests. The man was riding with a long bow across the front of his saddle and a quiver on the side of the saddle behind his right leg. A black coat adorning him with wild hair and a beard. Hawk like eyes staring across the land. The woman on the other hand had a spear sticking up from the left side of her saddle where it was sheathed and a halberd across her back. Her coat was black as well. Her blonde hair tied back in a pony tail with an eye patch over her left eye. Both looked about them with cold eyes.
However behind them was another scene altogether. A white horse appeared only a couple paces behind them in the center. Over his shoulders was a red long coat. Open in the front that showed the zip up black tan top with the high neck hanging just next to either side of his broad jaw. His wide shoulders suggested his strength while he shifted in his saddle. His dark shinobi pants held up by a belt with what appeared to be eight bolt heads along the front. His blue eyes matching the sky as unlike the first two guards he was smiling. On his back was two curved hilt katana as well which suggested an odd form of Kenjutsu. He stood out enough with the red coat and white hair as well as the white horse marking him as the VIP being guarded. But there was little in the way of question as to who he was. A red hat of an odd shape with a known symbol draped over his head with white cloth hanging about the back of his head. Cut back to avoid limiting his vision. He was easily immediately identifiable as the Hokage. On the main road into Kumo from the west.
After he covered the crest of the hill it was clear where the other horses had come from. A random assortment of men and women in two rows of two were wearing Konoha flak jackets. Shinobi chosen for the guard from the village. The last two in the back though were in black cloaks covering almost their entire body aside from their feet and their mask. Which showed only a painted ANBU Mask. The ANBU had insisted two of their elite accompany the Hokage. He had wanted a small guard but due to advise given he had only been able to limit it to this until he was under the protection of the village hidden in the clouds as their guest. The councils hand chosen guards were the two ANBU and the four assorted shinobi from the village. The two sword priests however were his choice at least. A couple of squad commanders from his old division. People he had opted to train with back in the day. When he was the commander of the sword priests before his call to office.
Still after they crested the hill it was clear they were in the land of clouds now. Slowing themselves down to a casual pace now as to rest the horses if they were needed but more to appear friendly. A bird flew overhead and would cry out as if announcing them before flying off on a hunt likely. His own sky blue eyes would watch it a moment before the bowman ahead of him would drop back. Passing him a canteen of water to drink. He also was looking in the direction of the bird. Still Rippa would smile and partake of the cold water with a small bit of gluttony. They would be making camp soon anyway for a fresh appearance in the village in the morning. He could enjoy a bit of water for the moment as they would just send one of the guard out for more water that night. Still he would hand it back. The guard moving back into position without a word. A small chuckle coming from Rippa. They certainly were serious.
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