Kyojin underestimated the severity of the freezing of Water country. The closer he was to this vast barren land, the colder it became. But this was not a normal cold. It was biting and unforgiving. He figured a human without chakra would not last even a minute, for only the strong could survive here. Yet by instinct Kyojin knew that unless one was partial to the fire element staying here for more than a day meant death. He did not wish to be buried under these frozen shadows.
However, he had to see. See with his own eyes what became of his homeland. He had always wondered what happened after the village's fall. As the Main Branch Sennin at the time, he was focused on evacuating the villagers but it came down so fast not every one escaped and by the time he woke up from an internal crisis he was in the distant land of Fire.
During his travels as a mercenary and bounty hunter he also heard whispers of Kirigakure, of how the weak perished and the careless strong became traumatized. The surviving ones spoke of abnormal beings and the savage creatures. Just now, Kyojin had to tear apart a wolf-like creature with the fur of a snow tiger. As a practitioner of chakra, killing animals such as rabbits, deer and the like posed no problem. What made him break out in cold sweat was that wolf-like creature. It seemed to be imbued with some kind of otherworldly energy. He did not understand this mysterious energy but knew it had the potential to kill him. His shinobi warrior instinct told him so. As such he was forced to activate his cursed mark. There were very few occasions in his mercenary years was Kyojin ever forced to reveal his greatest weapon and he felt a bit stifled at the fact a simple creature caused him to do so.
How shameful! I... no maybe not...
Only after taking a good look at the barren tundra in front of him did he decide to recede his previous thought. It was not the strong that thrived here, but the dead. The dead and desperate, probably.
Tossing away the torn carcass, Kyojin moved on to a nearby island. He wanted to get a good vantage point and observe the village. After that he will immediately leave.
He had to see.
However, he had to see. See with his own eyes what became of his homeland. He had always wondered what happened after the village's fall. As the Main Branch Sennin at the time, he was focused on evacuating the villagers but it came down so fast not every one escaped and by the time he woke up from an internal crisis he was in the distant land of Fire.
During his travels as a mercenary and bounty hunter he also heard whispers of Kirigakure, of how the weak perished and the careless strong became traumatized. The surviving ones spoke of abnormal beings and the savage creatures. Just now, Kyojin had to tear apart a wolf-like creature with the fur of a snow tiger. As a practitioner of chakra, killing animals such as rabbits, deer and the like posed no problem. What made him break out in cold sweat was that wolf-like creature. It seemed to be imbued with some kind of otherworldly energy. He did not understand this mysterious energy but knew it had the potential to kill him. His shinobi warrior instinct told him so. As such he was forced to activate his cursed mark. There were very few occasions in his mercenary years was Kyojin ever forced to reveal his greatest weapon and he felt a bit stifled at the fact a simple creature caused him to do so.
How shameful! I... no maybe not...
Only after taking a good look at the barren tundra in front of him did he decide to recede his previous thought. It was not the strong that thrived here, but the dead. The dead and desperate, probably.
Tossing away the torn carcass, Kyojin moved on to a nearby island. He wanted to get a good vantage point and observe the village. After that he will immediately leave.
He had to see.