Mission: Caravan Guard

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Seid jumped from a strong tree branch and leaped to another. This would be his second time going out of the village. Soon he would become a Chuunin and these type of luxuries would be granted to him. To not be treated like fully recognized ninja was closer to reality than ever. The Raikage was the only one to know that he had the Rinnegan unlocked. Others would not even know of the legend let alone his divine powers.

The Otsusuki barely knew each of the Divine Paths he would be destined to take. That was beyond the scope of these mortals. However there were still special ones that knew of the legend, such as Nariko. He would have to be careful, as others would come looking for route to power like the man that searched for him before. The village he was heading to would not be on that list. There he would be fairly secure.

Wearing his Jade armor he was moving quite freely in it. It was exquisite armor, mostly crafted for protection but it did add comfort. The armor was colored black in order to aid the ninja into nighttime operations. Some of the lining was in gold but for the most part he was a shadow. Which was needed in this affair. He had the honor of taking an escort mission. Apparently the small village he was heading to had had it fair share of bandit attacks these past few weeks. They needed a safe caravan trip to the Village hidden in the Clouds.

Seid landed on another branch, high in the sky. Hovering over the beaten pathway to the village. He could clearly see it in the distance. It seemed like a small and unprotected village. Something that was perfect for criminals to thrive on. Knowing they didn't have as much protection as the major villages did. This would be change, he would show why no village was safe to attack. Once they knew the Seid was protecting them.

The Genin jumped to dirty path road. Made from years of people walking on it. The Raikage should pave these roads one day. Getting around wouldn't be such a hassle. Seid was quite fast nowadays. Increasing his speed while living in the city was beginning to pay it roots in fold. He raced towards the village, and it only took him a few minutes. Beads of sweat began pouring from under his headband.

Lifting it up he wiped the sweat before heading into the village. It was midday so people were out and about. But it was a small village so there weren't many people there. They still gave him a warm welcome when he walked by. They waved and smiled and him and he returned the gesture. It was a good measure for everyone to respond well to their shinobi. The ninja from the village not only protected by provided other means for the betterment of life.

Word got around almost lightning fast. In almost five minutes alone he was met with a group of people who were eagerly awaiting his arrival. "Hello there! Thank you for coming all the way here just to escort us sir." A lady who was only a few years older than him said. She was really pretty to the standards of humans he was used to being around. However he had no attraction to them whatsoever. Perhaps it was a human thing, his ancestors certainly did take a liking to them. Even if they were destructive.

"You are welcome. I am Seid. I am here to escort you all to the Village Hidden in the Clouds. If you all are ready we can leave so that we can make it there before dark."

"You're the captain here, no problem." She was with two others. They were older and they didn't say much. From the looks they seemed to be a family, as they looked alike. She began to gather everything for them and putting them up on the wagon and straightening out the caravan.

It took her only a few minutes before they were already and set to go. They said their goodbyes to a large crowd huddling over them before they left. There were smiles and laughter as they saw one of their own off. It was a different sight for Seid. He had never had that type of reception before from his family. Their history was to bloody for these type of gatherings. The reason for their move to the New World.

They took the path that Seid had used to get there. The lady who basically the Matriarch of the family was the one that did the talking and the business. The Genin assumed that the parents had gotten too old to take care of the family business they were in. And it was now left to the woman to take care of them and everything else. She seemed ecstatic to have this job, and she was filled with pride.

On the journey she told him her name was Naomi. And he had guessed correctly that she was taking over the farm business from her family. But they couldn't give it up quite yet, even in their old life. Holding them up to standard of living was her way of pushing on when no one else gave her aid. Seid was taken with her, she was so positive in the light of such daunting responsibilities. It would take a lot long for them to all get to the Cloud village since they were hauling a large caravan around. They had no encounters making their way to the village thankfully. Seid enjoyed his time with the caravan and bid them farewell when they got to the village. Completing the C-rank mission on his own.

[Exit-Kumogakure]