And The Story Begins [Requesting Exit]

[Akechi]

And just like that it was time for Akechi to make his exit. The man had been biding his time, nursing his loving wife back to health before he began his trek out into the world. The Uchihan sovereign needed to begin somewhat of a pilgrimage toward some foreign land, in search of land that he could build a future for his people on. It was clear that Iwagakure wasn’t the place for such dreams, though it would suffice for the time being. Having shelter for his wife and twins was one worry that he could move far from his mind, enabling him to focus on the task at hand.

Akechi stood at the gates with a passport in hand, stamped by the current Daimyo, to suffice as a traveling parcel for a diplomat. Officially, he was leaving the village in order to gauge the political conditions of the other major villages. ”Hopefully I don’t have to deal with too much flack,” the Uchiha said to himself, leaning against one of the nearby doors as he awaited someone to let him out of the village. He could’ve just let himself out, but he didn’t want to make things harder on Haruka and the twins. Of course, he had already begun recruiting Uchiha, natural and synthetic, for his cause. He had even charged one of his more trustworthy companions, a man named Souta, with overseeing construction of their clan complex and assigning protection detail to his family.

All was in order…

[Requesting Exit]

 

[Ii Hissori]

It had been a long time since Hissori had been out on a mission, in fact it was probably close to a decade. Still though the one thing he did was stay in shape. Every morning, Hissori would drag himself out of his bed (or couch) and go for a run with his dog. Today, he was going for a run along the outskirts of the village and along the giant keep that separated the village from the world.

The sennin was just in a simple pair of black shorts and a blue t-shirt with a black compression sleeve that hid the large surgical scar on his ankle and leg. With Buru in toe, Hissori would easily spot on of his medics waiting at the gate as he waved politely.

“Oi! Akechi! The man said as he came up to stand in front of him panting a bit. “Going somewhere?” The sennin said in a friendly way once he had caught his breath.

 

[Akechi]

The man stared at his Sennin with a tired look in his eyes as he awaited a guardian. Truth be told, the lack of individuals in the position of carrying out such rudimentary tasks was annoying to the Uchiha. He wondered just how credible a leader was when he allowed his village to decay to this level. However, he needed this sanctuary… this “safe zone” for his family. Honestly, that single fact may have been the only thing that held Akechi’s more violent impulses at bay…

”Diplomatic mission. This village has been secluded for too long. The Daimyo would like to assess the political situations of the major villages, determine our potential allies, and also identify our potential enemies,” Akechi responded, flashing the “passport” that he held before placing it back in his pocket. ”Honestly, I’ve been out here for quite sometime, and I’d like to get started as soon as possible so… if we could speed this along.”

With any luck he’d be able to start his pilgrimage within the next couple of minutes…