The sand kunoichi smiled with half-closed eyes, looking at Jun through the strands of her hair that had fallen over her face. She noticed the wolf nin staring at her body appraisingly and leaned back on the log serving as her make-shift seat, offering Jun a view of her bare skin.<br/><br/>Aimi was muscular, with toned abs and some definition to her biceps. For a girl so often hiding behind her hair, she had a desirable body and a devilish penchant for nymphomania. Tashi and Mari had already known this, but the young kunoichi wasn't sated yet.<br/><br/>"You're going to make me come out and say it?" She asked, pouting, "I'm still... well,<em>you</em>know. Your friend here wasn't exactly the most giving." The kunoichi quietly said, nodding towards where Marise had taken to sleeping.<br/><br/>"Come on." The woman suddenly said, standing up and beckoning Jun to follow... (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=186662.msg9655661#msg9655661)<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Chiyo fell in step behind Hitomi, her sandals light on the river bed. Without speaking, she raised her hand and beckoned to see the cloth. Rubbing it between her thumb and fore-finger. After a moment, she handed it back to Hitomi, "The Land of Fire is known for its springs... but I suppose some can't resist a dip where they can find it."<br/><br/>The older kunoichi shook her head and smiled as she pulled out a small scroll from the sleeve of her robes. After unfurling it, a tiny clockwork bird appeared from the seals on the paper. Chiyo began to wind up the little puppet until it seemed to stir to life. She clutched it tight and put her fingers over her eye again...<br/><br/>"Say... they don't look like something you'd see around these parts." The older woman asked as sand began to coalesce into a tiny ball in front of her, "...No?"<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Hours past... the sun had already crossed over the horizon and was now gleaming through the trees. Everything was quiet. A few birds chirped and chattered in the morning glow, awaking the rest of the forest. Jun, Marise, Tashi, and Kaname were all asleep.<br/><br/>Aimi was gone.<br/><br/>After she and Jun had disappeared into the forest, they were supposed to wake Kaname up for the next watch. Yet the rigors of pleasure left Jun exhausted and likewise Xexen succumbed to a lazy slumber. When morning came, no one had been alerted to the newcomer's absence. Yet she did not take anything... in fact, she did leave something. Four small figurines, made of compacted earth, each resembling the ninja. They were remarkable likenesses for how tiny they had been, enough to fit in the palm of one's hand. They were pinning a scroll to the ground.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I'm sorry to leave you so suddenly.<br/><br/>I don't mean anything by it. In fact, you've been a great help and I had a lot of fun. But you're all ninja of Konoha or Tanigakure. Sooner or later, there's going to be trouble between your villages and mine. I might be a missing-nin, but I don't want to see any more blood.<br/><br/>I think I know where Shirō went. There's a pass through the western mountains, by an old abandoned castle on the other side. It's a place known only to the ninja of Sunagakure... but I think he knows about it too. He hasn't gone north or west... so he must be headed there.<br/><br/>You guys don't have to worry about a thing, though. You have your own villages to worry about, so I'll take care of this one- free of charge.<br/><br/>P.S. Marise, you still owe me a new skirt.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Silently... while the five of them slept, there in the middle of their camp stood a beautiful blonde woman wearing a poncho that exposed her midriff and a pair of leggings that exposed her inner thighs. She had one eye covered in long hair as she scanned the scroll with the other. She was wearing ninja sandals and fingerless gloves, plus a belt and ninja shuriken holster. Altogether, she resembled an older, more elegant version of Aimi.<br/><br/>She lowered her hands and bent down to pick up one of the figurines, bringing it close to her eye.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Listen checks at -10 penalty!<br/><br/>Make a make a move quietly check for Hitomi.</div></div>