Coming from the treacherous land of lightning and snow, Junko entered into the land of fire. Despite the name though, their was no extreme heat. Instead, Junko and his feline companions were met with a tropical environment. It was actually a relief things weren't hot. Junko still remembered the terrible high temperature of wind country and would have to face them again once he located Kiri.
Making his way through the vast forest, he remember a few things from his first visit with Saito Akira. Eventually, the group came to a dirt road. Looking to the left, the road continued down endlessly. Looking to the right, something was in the distance. "A wall?" Junko thought squinting his eyes. "The village entrance perhaps." Junko said with a sigh of relief. Beginning to make his way towards the "village", Junko suddenly stopped. "We're surrounded." Junko thought as his two mountain lions began sniffing the air.
The rapid brush of leaves and the sound of cutting air indicated weaponry being thrown. Reacting, the trio began to move back into the forest. Dodging shuriken as they were thrown from the shadows left and right. "I'm their target." Junko said before coming taking cover behind a tree. "Move forward towards Kiri's scent. I'll catch up."
"You don't have to tell me twice."
"Roger."
As the mountain lions began to move, Junko seemingly disappeared with speed. Maneuvering through the forest as he was once again spotted, shuriken began to launch once more. "I see how we're going to play." Junko said before being hit by multiple shuriken. Blood immediately spit from his body as he hit the ground, but to a huge surprise, his body exploded into smoke revealing a simple log.
Standing on top of a rather large tree branch further into the forest, Junko held his usual blunt expression as he placed an herbal cig between his lips and lit it. Taking a long pull and blowing smoke through his nose, Junko sighed. "Show yourselves." Junko said. In an instant, an interesting group of men dressed in all black attire appeared before him.
"Someone's a long way from home. You're definitely not from around here. Give up or get put down." a single voice said standing right behind the sennin.
"you're right, I am and I'm not. That last thing you said though......"
"What of it?"
"That's my line." Junko said bursting with speed as he moved at a speed unknown to vermin before him. Seemingly hitting them all simultaneously and taking them down in a mere shift of stance.</COLOR>
Walking away from the scenery as his herbal cig still burned at his lips, bodies laid still breathing across the area. "Konohagakure, Junko of the Tsuyoshi has arrived."
[Entering country: 1hr]