[center][h2][color=#534730][U][B]Heirana, Shirayuri[/B][/U][/color][/h2][/center][hr]
Nodding at Nobushige's responses, a smile very briefly touching her lips at his complaint, Shirayuri continued on. While she wasn't looking forwards to the travel, as it wasn't as if she could enjoy the scenery, she was looking forwards to testing herself against a formidable opponent.

It was going to be an interesting mission, in its own way. Nonetheless, she'd make sure to stay on top of her game, and keep track of her teammates.

The trio would exit the Tsuchikage's abode, entering the village, heading off to gather any needed supplies before departing from Iwagakure and heading east towards Takigakure. The trip would take roughly 5 hours, running. They'd take it a bit easy though, resting every hour and a half, eating, before continuing on. By the time they arrived it would be midday, the sun already high overhead.

With Shirayuri coming to a stop and motioning for the other two to do the same, the team found themselves near the edge of a cliff. To their left was one of the many rock plain rivers, and before them, roaring as the water tumbled  off a cliff, was a waterfall. Just beyond that was Takigakure, The Village hidden in the Waterfall. An apt name, she thought. The settlement was small and had very few in the way of shinobi so they'd hardly need to deal with many people. It was a matter of informing the village leader that they had come in regards to ending the tyranny of the nearby Kanagata.

She glanced to Nobushige, her tone serious when she spoke, [color=#534730][b]"Go, find her base. Survey its surroundings, but by the sage do [I]not[/I] make your presence known. We want to take them by surprise. Mayumi and I will head into town, survey the lay of the land and notify the village's leader as to why we're here. Best not to startle or upset the locals. We're only recently getting into a state of peace, everyone's still on edge."[/b][/color] She turned towards Mayumi and nodded her head, gesturing for the Uchiha to follow, before she promptly stepped over the side of the cliff, using the tree climbing technique, to latch onto the side and run down it. She could've jumped, but she didn't want to risk timing the maneuver incorrectly.

When she reached the bottom she would simply begin to walk towards the village, her gait casual and relaxed: non-threatening.

She didn't want to disturb the peace, at least not until absolutely necessary--if at all.

Things were always a delicate balance, she thought.[hr]