Furry Critters

Mission :

At first Musu wasn’t really sure why he got a letter from this mysterious Hollykage. Surely, getting promoted to a jounin wasn’t enough for him to be a “good ninja”. However, after trying a few times to rid himself of the letter he gave in to this mystical power and began to ponder some of these tasks at hand.

A grove in the snow, Musu had always wanted to see the snow and what kind of animals lived there. He went hunting with his father but it never got cool enough to cold, even in the winter, near the borders of the land of fire and wind. Regardless perhaps there was some mysterious power at work here and maybe there was a reason why he was chosen to participate.

The teleportation was instantaneous but the journey from the hidden sand village to where he was at now almost made the young man vomit. As he was about to heave over he got a look at the snow covered ground and the crystal snow that was pouring all around him. Calming himself, he would look around to see all the wonderful trees clad in white. It was cold but it wasn’t unbearable, Musu actually liked the cold more than the heat, and began to search around the area. There was supposed to be a mysterious grove here somewhere and perhaps maybe other “good ninja” that might accompany him as well. For the time being however Musu would bathe in the experience that he was partaking in. Soaking in the feeling of his feet in the snow.

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"What the...", questioned the confused hustler from quarter town. Katsuragi was seen fiddling with the strange brown letter he received from the jolly hollykage; to which katsuragi had not an once of a clue who that was. Just who was this person, and how did they get a hold of his address Katsuragi wondered? The more he stressed the question, the more bright the text grew on the letter. His eyes widen with worry, and sought to rid himself of the letter in an attempt to yeet it out of the room he currently resided in. However, it was too late. A halo, which clear was something foreign to, Katsuragi appeared above him. It descended upon him with Dasher speed, engulfing him with a light so bright it was sure to transport him to a land of delight. And so he went, with bells and cheers, against his will he sails off into the sky like the infamous reindeers

With out delay, he arrived to the land of mysterious, covered in snow. His landing was soft, but was known to all. He himself didn't mind the cold back then, for he had experienced it in his younger years. Since then, he always roamed around in warm tropical climates. His attire complemented it well, somewhat. Katsuragi's attire consisted of a thin black jacket, which underneath he wore a solid white shirt. His pants were a pair of black jeans. His boots also being solid black with an emblem labeled "EU", it's made of metal stitched to the tongue of the boots. His hair, still vivid, was a solid dark purple. His tools and such were all assorted evenly along his attire, given no hint to their whereabouts.

Confused and dazed, he looks around, only to find another individual behind him. He turns around fully in an instant. Eyeing the other up and down to get a feel from him from 5 meters. "Who the fuck is you? Where am I..., damn it's cold", he complained while waving the letter around towards the red haired man with his right hand.

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He simply stared at the red haired man with piercing eyes of doubt, watching his ponytail sway with the questionable shrug. Musa Uzumaki was his name. He ran into a few Uzumaki's during his travels. Nomads mostly, always on the go from what he could remember. Nevertheless, Katsuragi retracts his arm upon hearing the mention of the letter, with an arcing brow. Just who did this guy think he is? From the hustler's standpoint, it seemed like the red head was trying to take over. he didn't appreciate him barking orders, deciding where the two should go. Katsuragi wasn't even on board with venturing off with this stranger yet.

'Who is this red head? Who is he talkin to like that? Oh! Hell no...', he sucks his teeth, readying to give a much needed input on where he stood regarding their current situation.

"Hold up, lil red", he chimes in right after the offer from the stranger to utilize his very own tracking skills to lead them on a certain path. "Like, who put you in charge tho? Cuz the only thing I'm tracking is yo tracks. Like, Who. Are. You? And who is he?", he taps the letter with his left index finger. "You can go play boy scout all you want, I need to find this mothafucka. Hollykage? How he know where I stay, the fuck?

Stepping back one step with his right foot, he looks around his snowy environment, seeing nothing but white on white. It was actually kind of hard for him to focus in on things when everything was basically the same color. He could see the outing of trees and the exposed untouched trunks of them, but the over yonder was out of reach.

'Fuck...', he plays with certain thoughts in his head about revisiting the previous offer. He couldn't even see the sun properly due to the cloudy sky. At least the rays from the sun weren't hindered too much, but the confusion was becoming more and more visible on his face with each passing second.

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Musu had dealt with hotheads before and Katsuragi definitely fit the bill. Was he drunk? Musu gave the man a slight grin as he replied his discontentment. There as a lot that Katsuragi didn’t know and it didn’t help that Musu was pretty much in the same boat. This is the second time in his life he’s been teleported long distances in only a flash of a second. Just thinking about it made his stomach stur up a little. It was at this moment that something just snapped inside of Musu.

“I have no…. Fucking idea what’s going on. There I was, minding my own business in Sunagkure when suddenly a letter appeared in my hand. I threw it out and it just came back. It was infuriating. I’m just going off on what little I’ve deducted but if you have a better idea…” Musu would say. It wasn’t so much that he was angry more that he was frustrated with the situation. Teleportation always seemed to stump Musu.

Musu’s eyes began to adjust to the world he was transplanted to, he looked through the trees and around the area the two were standing in to get some more perspective. Sure enough, no matter what way he looked there were just trees, they might as well be in the middle of nowhere. The thicket seemed to go on for miles.

“Whatever you got, I’ll take.” Musu added.

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"Right! that's what happened to me! I'm tellin you, I gotta find this cat before I get got; again. No tellin what else this hollykage knows if he knows where we live", he purses his lips after reaching somewhat of a middle ground. It wasn't actually a agreement of partnership, more so of means to survive this little ordeal till a certain body gets dropped. "You know what, fuck it. Do what you do, uh, look for shit you was gonna look for..", he quickly glances towards the paper waist level, looks back at lil red. Apparently they were supposed to find some hidden location, a garden within this god forsaken frozen tundra of hell. It was now too cold for Katsuragi's taste. The quick the problem got solved, the closer he'd get towards a solution to get on out this snowy plain. Suddenly, a noise came from the right of the two, a broken branch from the sound of it.

"Hol up, what was that!?", he stated with excitement. His head jolts towards the noise to the right, seeing a shadowy figure within the forest around 15 meters away. The many tree trunks obscured the figure. He couldn't tell what it was, but it was big and moving away into the thick snow covered forest. Not missing a beat he attempted to press on. However, he found himself remaining still in the same place while gripping both his fists, the paper clenched tight within his right. "Upt... you go first, I'LL follow...", still weary of Musu, Katsuragi remained on guard with narrow eyes on Musu. For all he knew, he could be playing Katsuragi straight into a trap.

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The two finally set off towards the disturbance in the distance, katsuragi keeping his distance behind Musu while in pursuit. He keeps a eye out for any other disturbances that might arrive, his cautious approach was getting the better of him. Normally, he'd just charge in with balled fists, fearless with might. But there was just too many variables to consider, even for him. The stumble upon a series of tracks, most likely the figure that the two were chasing. the trail was hot, Katsuragi figured. As he looked around, he sees a glimmer behind a rather large hedge to his left. The tracks indeed led to the very same direction. Stuck with curiosity, He advances slowly a  couple meters, already he could feel a change in the air, and also hears what could only be described as a rushing of water. "...", reaching towards the hedge, he instinctively grabs hold of a few thin branches and pushes them forwards as he continued his advancement.

He found it.

The garden was teeming with nature. Many animals left and right, his senses adjusting to the many bright colors and such that made up this secrets garden. But something else was on his mind, the effects of the garden's beauty only lasted a second. "Ight, Hollykage! come on ou-", before he could finish his sentence. Katsuragi's body started to glow with joy and cheer, his body no longer within the presence of the garden. The Hollykage it seems still had much more tasks for the hustler from tanzaku town to complete.

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Exit, +12 Stats, +3000 Ryo, 30 AP, 988 WC towards Tai spec to complete the training(Link to training for Tai spec), and the other 220 towards Block training(in stat page).

Approved @ kats

Musu went ahead along with Katsuguri and followed the tracks really only for about five minutes before the trees started to narrow in. Soon after the trees would be accompanied by small branches and plants as to create a natural barrier. Each one of these branches was soft and flexible however, as though they were still in the growing season. They were easy to move but hard to break. It proved difficult for a moment getting through the hardest part of the thicket but just as the task was starting to look impossible the trees opened up in the grove.

It was like being transported to a lush paradise. There was very little snow on the ground in this strange dome and the sun appeared to shine just where the grove was with snow surrounding it. The area was beautiful. He started to look around the area very closely before starting to speak.

“Wow, what a remarkable….” Musu would stay starting to look towards his comrades' direction. The man was gone, the only trace remaining of him was the flitter of snow that surrounded where he was. And just like that he was gone without even a goodbye. This hollykage certainly was quick.

It appeared as though Musu was not teleported back as quickly as Kats. Perhaps this hollykage knew that he didn’t want to be here for long and wanted to get back. Musu did want to stay awhile and look around the area to see all the animals that called this place home.

The grove was massive, far larger than what the dome-like structure around it made it appear to be. Sealed off from the rest of the world there must have been some weird jutsu that was cast around it. There were animals that looked like they could have come from anywhere around the world. One in particular that Musu really liked was the lizard looking creature that had eyes that could go two opposite directions and changed the color of his skin to blend in with its surroundings. As soon as Musu got close enough to try and touch the creature he was transported back to his apartment in Sunagakure.

Disappointed that the experience was over he would set his letter on his nightstand. Perhaps he would look at the letter for more tasks another day. He was interested to meet some of these other Good ninja that the hollykage mentioned. If they were any like the one that he had on this task then perhaps he was in for an exciting time.

When Musu looked at his table however he saw a small box that was labeled for Musu. Inside there were scales that came from that very creature. Musu took great delight in being able to discover how this was possible. Perhaps there was a way for Musu to apply it to a piece of armor for himself or potentially into a seal that could be used to perfectly conceal an ally. Interesting concept.

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Mission Rewards: 30 AP, Chameleon Scales
WC Claims: 28 AP (1400 Max Stat Bonus) ; Elemental Bomb Seal 1447/2500