It was a rather depressing morning today for Sanosuke. It wasn't because he himself was depressing. It was because of the mission he was supposed to go on. Sanosuke was actually happy that on the mission he would be traveling to the village hidden in the mist. He'd always wanted to visit the place where Hao had attacked to the point where the whole village was burned to ashes. It seemed as though the village was rebuilt and it was a seen that Sanosuke always wanted to see.

The client of the mission he had selected wanted to create a grave for her dead lover who was a ninja in Kiri. It was a sad story really, the girl's name was Mai. She was a beauty really, though her face was cloaked in sadness. Aparently she fell in love with a young Kiri ninja and the guy proposed to the girl. Originally she had plans to move to Kiri to live with the ole chap but he was killed in Hao's attack on Kiri. Depressed, her beauty was changed into something more sad and yet still breath taking. Sanosuke had to keep his mind focused on the mission so he wouldn't say something stupid to the widow; like asking her out.

That would have probably led to him losing his ryo from the mission. Mei wanted him to go and pick her favorite flowers which were mountain lillies that could only be found on the demonic durian tree of knowledge. And that was the reason why Sanosuke was mountain climbing. One step at a time, he climbed the mountain that was above the administration building of the Raikage. The last time Sanosuke was here was to make a durian pie using said fruits.

After picking the mountain lillies that grew around the tree, Sanosuke had to admit that the flowers did look kind elegant. Each petal was so delicate as though the slightest touch might cause them to fall off. A very delicate white flower that radiated interest from the fruits of the demonic fruits that grew from the tree of knowledge. Getting them all tied into a bouquet was the tricky part. Every time Sanosuke managed to get it tied into the bundle, it would collapse in record speed. This wasn't going to be easy at all.

Although it took some time, it took Sanosuke about 74 tries in 2 hours to get the flowers teid down. Going to some fuuinjutsu specialist that Sanosuke knew, he got them to seal the flower in a scroll so all he would need to do is open it to summon it to get the flowers from the scroll. Once he got the flower in, Sanosuke went to his cave to pack himself some clothes in his knapsack so that he can change into them. After making the grave for the Kumo woman, Sanosuke planned on doing some exploring on his own in Kiri.

Once he was all packed, Sanosuke closed the giant leaf doors of his cave and stretched his back out with a yawn. Rays of sunlight bounced off his eyes as he looked at the sun. It was time for him to leave Kumo once more for a mission. Yukigakure was great and looked beautiful because of the snow, though it was a bit chilly for his taste. Sanosuke wondered what Kiri was like and as such, he got out towards the ferry that would take him to the the village hidden in the mist.

"Kiri here I come!" Sanosuke rooted to himself as he walked onto the ship.