This place looked wilder than he remembered. Truly, it had been a few years since he ever dared come out here on his own, but things sure grew fast. Where there were once a flat, grassy terrain, there was now a few vines and an exotic atmosphere as if he found himself in a jungle or elder forest. He slowly kneeled towards the earth and laid a hand on the vegetation, gently stroking it slightly. It was flattened… yes, something had been here very recently. It triggered his thirst for exploring in an instant, but he was caught in a dilemma of wanting to go further and keeping himself away from harm. Then again, given that he just got his headband, wasn’t he now considered a full-fledged shinobi? Wasn’t it suitable to test himself and go further every time?
The branches kept getting into his way as he advanced, but it felt refreshing to be on his own again. He knew that he would find himself back at home when the sun would set, and thus, he wouldn’t let this chance slip away. About the earlier footprint that he noticed, it looked to come from a middle-large animal of sorts given that the marks didn’t look like that of a human sandal. So, tracking down this animal would suit for his first, self-claimed test, and perhaps he would make himself ready for what awaited his genin status later. However, a branch soon got his thoughts elsewhere as he tripped on it on his way to wherever he was going, ultimately causing him to fall straight to the dirty shrubbery. He did want to get closer to nature, but not this close… there were limits…
Laying there, he felt as if life was trying to mock him, in which he gathered the will to get back up again. Wiping dirt from his face, he found himself in a new area from the previous one; an area that was more open…
WC: 329
The branches kept getting into his way as he advanced, but it felt refreshing to be on his own again. He knew that he would find himself back at home when the sun would set, and thus, he wouldn’t let this chance slip away. About the earlier footprint that he noticed, it looked to come from a middle-large animal of sorts given that the marks didn’t look like that of a human sandal. So, tracking down this animal would suit for his first, self-claimed test, and perhaps he would make himself ready for what awaited his genin status later. However, a branch soon got his thoughts elsewhere as he tripped on it on his way to wherever he was going, ultimately causing him to fall straight to the dirty shrubbery. He did want to get closer to nature, but not this close… there were limits…
Laying there, he felt as if life was trying to mock him, in which he gathered the will to get back up again. Wiping dirt from his face, he found himself in a new area from the previous one; an area that was more open…
WC: 329