Outpost Town

[Rena Yasuno]

Sunlight streamed through the windows as Rena lay in the bed of the hotel room - unlike most of the other occupants, she enjoyed the sunlight. The general stigma attached to windowed rooms in the Land of Wind due to the harsh sunlight and frequent sandstorms made the room dirt cheap, and while Rena could have easily afforded one of the cooler interior rooms it suited her just fine. She hadn't even bothered unpacking her few belongings from her small satchel - she'd only be staying a few days until she started moving again anyways. From what little information she had gathered over the past year it had become clear that her brother wasn't in this country, which meant either the Land of Rain or the Land of Fire, and she saw no point to waiting around. Closing her eyes, she fell into a light sleep.

[Misuke Yasuno]

While Misuke was tired, hungry, and above all frustrated, he was content in the knowledge that he was getting closer. While he had been frugal with his slowly shrinking funds, he hadn't held back when paying for information, and after compiling a list of a number of kunoichi roughly fitting Rena's description, with allowances for minor changes in appearance, he had begun tracking them down, and had not rested in the last 3 days. In the end, he had managed to cross off almost 30 of the names (mostly aliases) from the list, and only had 11 left, with 4 of them in this town alone, which wasn't surprising considering that it was the largest settlement in the Land of Wind, second only to Suna itself. Putting the scrap of paper away, Misuke moved away from the entrance and into the bustling town.

[Misuke Yasuno]

Misuke raced through the town's bustling roads, the list of names clutched in his left hand. The first two names had been busts, but that only left 2 more to check before moving on to the final town. Grinning, Misuke put on a burst of speed and broke into a sprint.

[Temari Sabaku]

Temari and Kanbei spotted Misuke once again when they entered the new town. Temari had been paying attention to the kid from the other town that they had left and had noticed that it seemed he was looking for the same girl that they were looking for.

"It can't be a coincidence that he's looking for her too. They have to be related.. and if he does find her and then the Akatsuki finds her, he could get in trouble. We should talk to him." Temari said, keeping her eyes on Misuke, but talking to Kanbei.

[Kanbei Tachibana]

Kanbei straightened. "Our mission is to find the girl. Not get involved in her family issues." Kanbei looked at Temari with his rock hard eye. He was dead serious.

[Temari Sabaku]

Temari simply grinned, "But if he's looking for her, and we get involved, it could speed up our mission. Besides, we're also suppose to gain her trust once we do find her, what better way to gain her trust than by aiding her family member who she is more than probably also searching for?"

She started walking toward Misuke. She looked over her shoulder to see if Kanbei was going to follow, or if he was going to try to stop her.

[Amaya Takahashi]

Amaya and the others finally reached the border towns of the Wind Country. As they walked around town, Amaya kept her eyes open for any one matching the picture of the girl in the photo that Leader-sama had given them.

So far, in the other small outpost towns that they had visited, she and her companions had come up empty handed. She hoped this one would atleast lead to something.

[Kanbei Tachibana]

Kanbei shut his eyes and replied. "You do it your way, I'll do it the right way." In that less than an instant, Kanbei was gone.

[Temari Sabaku]

Temari shrugged her shoulder and rushed to match her speed with Misuke's. She smiled a friendly smile.

"Hey kid, my companion and I saw you in the other Outpost town. We're from Sunagakure and we're searching for this girl right here," she held up Rena's picture for Misuke to see, "Its kind of important that we find her. I think you're looking for her too, right?"

[Karatsu Sasaki]

Karatsu was following behind Amaya, soaking wet. He was keeping himself hydrated any way he could. Even spraying himself with water. "GOD!!!! Why does it have to be so damn hot?!?!?!"

[Amaya Takahashi]

Amaya looked over her shoulder at Karatsu and frowned slightly, "I understand. Perhaps if we would have dressed in our own clothes rather than wearing these cloaks and sticking out like sore thumbs, we would have been a lot cooler as well. However, this isn't a information gathering mission, so it calls for the regular uniform."

She stopped, turned to face Karatsu, and preformed a few handsigns. A few seconds later, she was drawing water from the air around them and sent it into Karatsu's face. She smiled slightly, laugher shining in her purple eyes.

"I just thought I would offer some assistance," She said and turned around to continue walking, ever so often looking back at him.

[Karatsu Sasaki]

Karatsu made several, quick handsigns, then was engulfed in a splash of water. "JEEZ! Even this water feels hot as hell! I want cold, dammit!"

[Misuke Yasuno]

Continiuing his sprint, Misuke ignored the Suna jonin right up until she pulled out the photo. Glancing over, Misuke's eyes widened for a fraction of a second before he skidded to a stop.

[Temari Sabaku]

Temari stopped too and put the picture down. She looked at Misuke a moment and thought for a fraction of a second that this was what Gaara could have been like if things had been differently for him. She pushed that thought out of her mind with a light sigh.

"Look kid, I'm not sure how you're related to this girl.. but my companion and I were sent here because she has made quite a name for herself. Enough of a name to draw attention from people who she probably wouldn't want to be mixed with. I'm hoping that we can find her before they do to keep her safe." Temari explained.

[Misuke Yasuno]

"She's my sister. And what companion? You're alone." Misuke said carefully; while he had no real issue with shinobi affiliated with an established village, he'd learned from experience that they could be just as unpredictable and dangerous as missing nin when they were alone and no one was looking over their shoulders.