One huge pain across the continent [Group/I-O]

The Objective:

Ryojin had chosen a mission this time that was going to be a bit more of a pain, but it was purely for the advancement of the ease of trading between both villages. He had chosen to be an escort for a mission that was definitely going to be a bit over his head if he had to fly it solo, but thankfully, he had heard wind that two sun shinobi were in on it too. The long trek was from one village, the moon, to the other, the sun. In other words, Ryojin was headed back into the desert again. The idea made him absolutely miserable.

The merchant was fine. That wasn't going to be the drag with this mission. The drag with this mission was the merchant's child. The small soon-to-be prince of currency. Ryojin was in the act of giving this small child a piggy back ride as was the order of the child's father. He was a shinobi not a house slave. It seemed this man wasn't sure exactly how things were supposed to work.

It might've not been that bad if it weren't for the fact that the kid decided to yank on Ryojin's tied back hair to change the direction he was walking. It was pretty crystal clear to any on comers that Ryojin was two steps from murdering a small child and the merchant and his group were none the wiser. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. The word was resounding in his head almost as more of a mantra than anything else.

It was early morning, the sun was just rising over the horizon. The soft mist made it cool, but not the entire trip would be. Ryojin had already experienced the desert once. It had not gone as well as he had hoped. At least this time he had finally managed to figure out how to use his ice chakra even in the desert. Truth be told, he would have never discovered the jutsu and abilities he had if not for his initial visit.

Thank whatever out there decided Ryojin deserved a reprieve from being forced to be in the big brother role. Ryojin had managed to make himself slightly uncomfortable by wondering if he had been the same with his brother when they were younger. He gave forth a long sigh and relished in his momentary freedom. The merchant and the others in the carriage at this point gave soft chuckles. Ryojin bowed to gen in silent thanks. They had known very well how difficult the small price tag prince would be. Though, upon Genkumaru seeming to have a magical way with the child the men inside seemed taken aback completely, and this led Ryojin to snicker on his own.

The boy seemed to remain super focused on gen at this point enjoying being above the whole world and enjoying learning how to drive. Ryojin had now made his way over to Sojiro. "Not getting run ragged yet huh? And... yeah... This is a favor for my father seeing as how I didn't mention going off to the sun. Apparently he was a bit worried... I won't go into details but it wasn't pretty." Ryojin let out a rather hearty laugh for him and rubbed at the back of his head.

"Jeeze. That guy is tall. Is he from the sun too then Sojiro?" Ryojin asked as the other was distracted with the bratty child. Ryojin pondered over how the girl with the crimson eyes was doing. Their encounter with the tiger had been rather fun, but he still felt like he had maybe gotten on her nerves. He shook the thoughts away to bring himself back to the present. "Oh! I can't wait! I have some new jutsu! That visit to the sun helped a ton! It motivated me to practice a lot harder. I think these jutsu i'll even be able to use in the desert this time!"

"I thought I said aint no rest for the weary, but sure, wicked too!" He let out a healthy chuckle and gave forward a soft smile. He had taken to sticking atop the carriage himself the first day. He laid in wait, almost hoping for something to happen, but the first day seemed like it was going to be uneventful. This wasn't necessarily a bad thing. He felt some sense of comfort being with these two. It would be much easier with two people unlike their experience in the desert trying to fight off that monster of a lizard.

He contributed for the evening by maintaining a patrol around the camp. It was easy enough for him to keep an eye about. There was no need for real cover, so he would keep the weather as it was. There was no need for him to bring forth the snow. He kept himself up through the majority of the night. At day break, he made his way back to the camp.

"Sojiro did a fine job at introducing you. I really appreciate the save, forgive me for not thanking you earlier. I am Ryojin Tosho, an Ice User of the moon village." He gave the man a bow as well, though his was more of that of a traditional martial artist; hands flat at his sides, back remained straight, eye contact maintained with Gen the entire length. He chose to make his way to the front of the wagon this time. The boy still wanted to remain at the front of the wagon after yesterday and even so much as apologized to Ryojin. It was enough for him to rest a hand on the boy's head gently and he smiled. There was no need for unwarranted hostility anyway.

Ryojin had kept watch. It had remained uneventful. No wolves? Thank god. I don't think I'd be able to handle another run in like the last. Though, this time at least I'd have some back up... His thoughts trailed off as they had made it to Gekkousato. Hearing the man wake suddenly brought Ryojin to a shift and he had made his way to the top of the carriage as well, making it a bit crowded, but careful not to land on any of the others. "Did you say a giant wolf?!" Ryojin hadn't shouted, but there was a clear and distinct worry in him. He had looked behind them, but after a moment, he laughed seeing as how nothing was around in an attempt to play it off.

"Are you alright Gen? You look spooked." Ryojin at this point retracted his bo staff. It was clear he still was a bit uneasy, but with his attitude it wouldn't last much longer. "This world seems to be quite the animal kingdom." Ryojin said it with almost a bit of longing, but after a moment he made his way back to the front of the carriage. They were close enough to the sun village that it wouldn't be a problem at all from here.

"Whelp, welcome back home boys!" He chuckled as the village appeared on the horizon.