The biological disaster that had taken place days ago was resolved now, for worse or for better. What transpired was unimportant at the moment, reports would be given later and those that needed to know would know. Now Ayumu had been outside of the village for too long, things inside required his attention as the Sennin himself could only handle so much paperwork alone. Of course, Ayumu had an assistant of sorts inside taking care of what he could to help, but that was only going to work for so long.
He had been traveling back with the team, perfectly happy to do so, but as he drew close an ANBU had come out to meet him and discuss some things in private. ANBU matters. This had required Ayumu to travel a bit ahead of the group so they would not overhear anything sensitive. By now the ANBU had gone ahead to return to the gates, while Ayumu continue at a respectable trot on his horse. Ayumu still wound up at the gates a bit ahead of his group, and when he did he was in for a strange sight. For whatever reason, there were no less than eleven people standing outside of the gates. 'What is this, some kind of party?' he thought. Why would so many people congregate at the gates. Perhaps it was worth investigating....
NOPE. He really wanted no part of it. Opting to head over to a different side of the gate, he waited patiently for someone to let him in while that group sorted out whatever the hell they were up to. As a masked ANBU, the procedure wasn't quite the same for Ayumu. He couldn't very well lift his mask. Fortunately, Kumogakure's ANBU had their handy-dandy tattoos which would come to life and shift into proof of their identity, at the prompting of another ANBU. It was the Deathwatch that held authority over the gates, and generally they would meet travellers more often than the ANBU that also stood guard, but the Deathwatch could call in an ANBU to verify that an incoming ANBU was legit.
[Requesting Entrance]
He had been traveling back with the team, perfectly happy to do so, but as he drew close an ANBU had come out to meet him and discuss some things in private. ANBU matters. This had required Ayumu to travel a bit ahead of the group so they would not overhear anything sensitive. By now the ANBU had gone ahead to return to the gates, while Ayumu continue at a respectable trot on his horse. Ayumu still wound up at the gates a bit ahead of his group, and when he did he was in for a strange sight. For whatever reason, there were no less than eleven people standing outside of the gates. 'What is this, some kind of party?' he thought. Why would so many people congregate at the gates. Perhaps it was worth investigating....
NOPE. He really wanted no part of it. Opting to head over to a different side of the gate, he waited patiently for someone to let him in while that group sorted out whatever the hell they were up to. As a masked ANBU, the procedure wasn't quite the same for Ayumu. He couldn't very well lift his mask. Fortunately, Kumogakure's ANBU had their handy-dandy tattoos which would come to life and shift into proof of their identity, at the prompting of another ANBU. It was the Deathwatch that held authority over the gates, and generally they would meet travellers more often than the ANBU that also stood guard, but the Deathwatch could call in an ANBU to verify that an incoming ANBU was legit.
[Requesting Entrance]
