Great Desert

[Rothailithin]

Nagato propped Strider on his shoulders and prepared to walk to the village. "Just exactly were you doing here anyway, you were supposed to be off now.", one chuunin said. I came to this oasis because my falcon had thought it had seen someone hiding in here. I was sitting in my balcony when my bird went crasy, and brought me here. The chuunin, unsure of his story, took his word for it but continued to keep and eye on him. they rushed to the village, in a single file line, Nagato in the back. They had failed to notice that Strider was still conscious, and that Nagato had one arm holding strider in place and the other clutching onto his new blade. they were nearly at the main gate, with no one guarding it. He slowly drew out his sword, then expanded the sword, piercing the remaining nine chuunin in the sternum. They all stood there in disbelief and shock as adrenaline ran through their bodies trying to ease the pain. This whole time, his falcon had been gathering sage chakra for him, allowing him to move incognito. He used his new strength to point the blade up towards the sky tip first. All the bodies slid one by one to the guard of the blade, just next to his hand. he then stabbed the sword into the sand with a flick of the wrist. The bodies slid to the tip of the sword once more, and Nagato pulled the sword back, and returned it to his scabbard. He put strider down and drug the bodies back to the oasis. If someone was to ask him, he'd say his falcon saw the fight happening but by the time he got to the oasis, it was too late. After dragging all the bodies, he picked up Strider again and entered the village. His falcon took a flight into the Oasis as Nagato headed back to the village.

[Tobi]

Lifting up his left leg, and gently placing his right down onto the sand Ao continued his breathing. Deep breathe in, deep breathe out. His body moving in the gentle fist style slowly as he practiced just breathing. It was simple training, but a great help in the long run. Muscle memory and all that.

Suddenly though the wind picked up and sand began to blow into Ao's face. The crystals becoming ornery to him. "A challenge, hmm?" He questioned the earth before changing his stance so that his right open hand was low and left open hand high with legs spread. "Let's see if I can do this." And so he went and began to peg at the crystals in the air hitting about 50% of them dead on. Veins bulging from the sides of his eyes, and a smile on his face.

[Tobi]

As the wind stopped, so did Ao. It was good practice to peg grains to small as sand even though most is missed. That little black and white world he would enter while doing the technique was almost a home to him. But as for now it was back to breathing exercises as he waited for the next light wind to pick up pace.

[Tobi]

Moving his feet apart slightly, Ao took on a new stance. Taking in a deep breathe he pulled his hands up as if scooping the air up along his chest, then blowing it out with a push down. He did this about three times in a row before entering a Heavenly rotation that lasted two seconds. Back to breathing he went right after the rotation. The goal was to get to the point where things like this would be so interwoven into his memory (Mental and Physical) that like the masters of his clan he could move without even having to think. So he continued but now took ten deep breathes, and moved his arms around in a circular formation. Clockwise for breathing in, counter for breathing out. After the ten he would preform a rotation that lasted two seconds.

[Tobi]

Ten rotations passed, and Ao stopped that practice. "Getting a good workout now." He spoke out to himself, thinking about how well he was doing. Now though it was back to breathing and practicing slow be steady strikes. Sweat was glistening on his brow from the heat, and work he was putting into his training. Preparing himself to be able to handle attacks at high speed without having to think. Memory in his body was key for this from his motions.

[Tobi]

The wind finally picked up again. Sand particles flying in the air next to Ao. "Okay, lets try to go even faster this time." He spoke to himself, and nodded. Taking the stance he was ready for eight triagrams thirty-two palms. Moving at a speed that was quite a blink to the eye he struck at a faster rate hitting large grains with his finger tips. Veins bulging next to his eyes, and the world around him seeming slowed down he moved on trying to get faster and faster with more accuracy.

[Tobi]

The wind had stopped, and so did Ao. He grew tired from this intense sessions that he was pushing himself through. More hungry than tired. So to take a brake he sat down in the sand, the crater that he made it in from his rotations. from his pouch he pulled out a half eaten container of rice balls and began to chow down on them. It was good to get some noms in before it got late, and he was to malnourished.

[Tobi]

Last rice ball down. Ao wiped his face. A nice little snack. "Ugh. I need something to drink now! Guess I'll go to...--- Suna!" Ao laughed a bit not sure if they would let him in or not. Maybe a little lie would work, but he wasn't sure about how good their sensors were. So he thought and thought hard on what exactly to say. Standing up he moved towards the village, right hand on his chin as he thought and thought. What to say was the question.

[Rothailithin]

Nagato walked outside of Sunagakure and saw a stranger in the distance. He placed his hands on the grip of the Mofuburedo and prepared to draw. He rushed towards the stranger, examining him. He was unsure where this stranger was from and whether or not he was there to do any harm. He used body flicker to appear in front of him and said, "Halt! What is your business here?"

[Tobi]

Throwing his head back slightly Ao broke out into a smile. "My business? A drink is what I seek." He paused and looked at the tensity of the man. "Now what is it you be up to?" Questioning in a mocking tone, Ao even chuckled a little thinking this man was almost insane.

[Rothailithin]

Nagato was unsure of the stranger's response, but gave him the benefit of the doubt. Come. Nagato walked this stranger into the village, but kept his eye on him.

[Tobi]

"Uh... Okay?" Ao spoke unsure. This new man was just a bit to strange for him, but if he was serious then Ao would just follow. No point in starting a fight over nothing. He could leave at anytime if he wanted to but followed anyways, maybe it would lead to something a bit more fun than breathing in the sand.

[neirak]

Shiro ran out form Sunagakure after going through extensive checks that took a long long time. It was a real drag and in the end he was sure they still put anbu on his tail to shadow him to make sure he didn't do anything evil. It wasn't that long of a run form Sunagakure to the small Tea Country. He did have a little help using body flicker technique. Unfortunately that never happened for he tripped and because of a lot of coincidental events he ended up in Amegakure.

[Dawning Wolf]

"I don't think I could take the heat....If anything....I think I became hot blooded since I became a cat." Misaki would say, as she would continue to run along.

"Well, keep this." Ashley would say giving Misaki a canteen. "Use it wisely. There isn't much water in there but if you use it right, it can keep you hydrated until we get to the village." Ashley would say, as she kept going forward.

[anbukurono]

Entering the desert, Anzu could almost instantly feel the difference in the heat. Rather than the warmth that they felt on the way through the forest, this was instead a dry heat washing over them. " This is so much hotter than I thought it would be. How do the people of Suna live out here like this?" She asks looking to the cloudless sky as the sun beams down on them. There didn't seem to be any shade in sight making it all the worse.