A Casual Finding

[Nozomi Yanagita]

Nozomi finally came across a village after walking for so long. She left just as the storm hit and was thankful that she didn’t get caught in it. After traveling for days, the brunette found this village. She heard from many people that this was a hidden village, a village suited for ninja. Now she stood at the foot of the tall gates, just staring at what the village had to offer. Staying the nights in nature paled in comparison to staying in a warm hotel. Perhaps she would stay here for a couple of days, not like she had anything better to do.

Nozomi humph’ed her approval of the village and clutched her sword tighter within her hands, would they even let her in? She frowned. She hoped it wouldn’t be. Staying another night in the surrounding forest would be good on her back. The brunette needed rest—something that is not offered when staying out in the open. At least for her. Hopefully, this village wouldn’t reject her like the many she had encounter during her travels.

With a deep breath, Nozomi stepped into the village. Her eyes adventured all around her surroundings, not a bad village at all. It looked casual. Not too rich, not too poor, but perfect! There was citizens walking about, and even a child stopped and smiled at her, Nozomi smiled back, of course. Good so far.

[Crystal Hatake]

A young ten year old girl was running, she seemed to be in a hurry. Her long black hair, flailing wildly in the air. I'm late again! The girl thought, in a panicky sort of way. Crystal didn't notice the person standing at the gate, in a moment she was on the ground. It seemed that Crystal couldn't stop herself and ran into the women. "I-I'm sorry," she appolagized hastily as she stood up.

(sorry that it's so short. . .)

[Nozomi Yanagita]

(It's alright, mine isn't much better)

The bump was sudden, and unexpected. On instinct, she had gripped her sword tighter and used it to help keep her from falling over from the impact. It took awhile for her mind to catch up with body, and once she finally grasped what happened, Nozomi looked around to find what had ran into her.

It was a girl, a young one, 'she must have been in a hurry,' the brunette thought, bending her knees to get the same leveling as the young girl, "are you alright?" Nozomi asked, offering the girl a kind smile.

[Crystal Hatake]

Crystal stood up streight and brushed herself off, "yeah." was all she said. The sky above was bright and sunny, a cool breeze swept by making her hair sway. "I'm sorry," she said again and smiled. This was the day after she had completed the genin exam, and Crystal was in a hurry to get to her sensei and meet the rest of her squad. "I have to go now," Crystal looked around and came to the conclusion that this female had nowhere else to go. "Would you like to watch?" she asked in a pleasant tone. "Our sensei's gonna test our team work."

[Nozomi Yanagita]

The smile on Nozomi’s face dropped, and she mutely pushed herself to a stand. The weight in her left hand reminded her that she still held on to her sword, hoping that the little girl hadn’t seen her sword, she brought her hand behind her back hiding the sword along with it. Test? Was she a ninja? Or was this village different compared to her own? Watching ninja practice brought her mind to say yes, but she bit her tongue.

Nozomi didn’t know this village, and with a bounty on her head, any one in this village could be a hunter. It would be a good idea to keep a low profile. Shinobi didn’t know Nozomi, though, so maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Nozomi knelt on one, “May I ask for a name?” she questioned. If anything, it would be better to know the girl’s name so that her sensei wouldn’t think she was stalking.