The footsteps echoed across the walkways of the White Oak Street letting loose a sigh every now and then. These past days had been quite the eventful ones and frankly, she could not stand the musty office anymore. As far as she was concerned, she had a ANBU recruit to deal with, a ticked off Sennin, actually scratch that, two ticked off Sennin and to top it all off, it seemed she was having more flashbacks than usual. She really was gonna have to get that checked out. Weaving through the crowds, she navigated her way to a bench with a large tree hanging over it to provide some shade. Her Sharingan did a quick scan of the crowded area just for old time's sake. It was a natural thing of hers to do, there were always troublemakers about. Though, her trip here had not been here entirely for nothing. She had taken it upon herself to find that new visitor who according to Ranji had made it through despite the circumstances, it really was proving an ardous task now that she thought about it. One face among a population of a few thousand. Unclipping her blade, she leant it against the bench letting loose a sigh of relief glancing up at the evening sky, the feline ANBU mask concealing most of her features to any observant but to the attentive eye, all that would be distinguishable would be the shock of black hair bound back in a pony tail, the dark grey ANBU vest and uniform."Konohagakure..the sights are a beauty sometimes once you really have the time to pay attention."The kunoichi said to no one in particular ignoring the few merchants who would pass by now and then shouting their wares to which she paid no mind.
"That is now the issue, isn't it. One never really doesn't have time these days, do they?She laughed thinking of the thought to herself grinning wryly. Reaching behind her vest, Soku grasped ahold of a small crystal necklace loosening it and turning it over and over in her hand. She had forged bonds over this and made a promise, all that had been shattered.What are you doing to yourself?She hoped some fresh air would burn off the burdens of the village but the more she thought about it, the harder it became to forget."Damn it, Soku, let's just focus on what looks good around here, shall we?"The Captain muttered pocketing the heirloom and glancing around for any potential festivites. There happened to be a dango stall not too far from where she was sitting. Those were always in high demand, she noted with interest. It was a common delicacy of the village and one she knew was far superior in taste than any other dessert. Gesturing to the stall person, the girl made her way over counting out several coins as she selected a flavor and type."How long have you guys been around? These things are quite the profit, I hear."She asked watching as he got to work crafting up her order. He would merely chuckle in response and continue to ramble on about the economy and whatnot. "Well, take the extra as a tip."She winked sliding the coin across and walking back to her bench sitting down and enjoying the taste. "Now, all I need is someone to finish this."She remarked grinning scanning the crowd.
"That is now the issue, isn't it. One never really doesn't have time these days, do they?She laughed thinking of the thought to herself grinning wryly. Reaching behind her vest, Soku grasped ahold of a small crystal necklace loosening it and turning it over and over in her hand. She had forged bonds over this and made a promise, all that had been shattered.What are you doing to yourself?She hoped some fresh air would burn off the burdens of the village but the more she thought about it, the harder it became to forget."Damn it, Soku, let's just focus on what looks good around here, shall we?"The Captain muttered pocketing the heirloom and glancing around for any potential festivites. There happened to be a dango stall not too far from where she was sitting. Those were always in high demand, she noted with interest. It was a common delicacy of the village and one she knew was far superior in taste than any other dessert. Gesturing to the stall person, the girl made her way over counting out several coins as she selected a flavor and type."How long have you guys been around? These things are quite the profit, I hear."She asked watching as he got to work crafting up her order. He would merely chuckle in response and continue to ramble on about the economy and whatnot. "Well, take the extra as a tip."She winked sliding the coin across and walking back to her bench sitting down and enjoying the taste. "Now, all I need is someone to finish this."She remarked grinning scanning the crowd.
A few days following her first, but likely not her last, spar in this foreign village, the half-breed of Tomoe Country had stumbled upon around area of the village that was new. One of her first days in the village, she had been stumbling around the generic Oak District being looked at oddly and talked about by the citizens of the village. However, it was not a foreign concept to her of being talked about as other people around the parts of the world that she visited had done the same thing due to her clothing attire or how she looked; in all honesty, it did not phase her all that much as people were going to make comments about one another even if they were strikingly similar as it appeared that was human nature from what she could tell. Then again, she knew that everyone was not like that as many of the citizens of the village had been more than welcoming and friendly to her, but she had not felt much from them except for a few tiny exceptions. But, that could have just been an off-day for her or something.