Leave of Absence

Two men stood at the cave entryway with masks covering their identities. They were easily identifiable as some of Minamoto's personal guard in the village. They watched with great humor as the village leader made his way through the streets and past some of the civilians whom were tending to their business. With kind smiles and waves he greeted these people and made false claim to be a humble and generous person. He even picked a fruit from a stand and paid the farmer more than what he deserved. And as he approached the men and came out of view of what the villagers would be able to see his smile slowly faded and a slow seriousness took into his person. "Follow closely. If you sense anything, just slow down." Minamoto was a high-level sensory type himself, but nothing in comparison to the two men standing at either side. They were both trained specifically to track and sense chakra. And with nods, the three of them vanished into the cave and would make their way out of the village.

Stopping at the mouth of the waterfall, he would be the first to emerge forth from the torrential rain from above. And walking out across the pool of water, he would approach the land with steady pace. The two others, dressed in black robes and looking much like ANBU from the main five villages, would follow his lead and exit the hidden entrance to the village. Without much delay the three of them would charge their chakras only slightly and then push off the ground with a great burst of speed. Traveling at what seemed like the speed of sound, they headed through the rough terrain of Waterfall Country, and would strike like lightning upon the border. Appearing one at a time, the three of them would stand upon the edge of a great cliff that made up the border, and find their view of the great mountainous terrain ahead of them.

"Kira, lead the way."

Kira was one of the few that could find the Hidden Stone just from sensing the large cluster of chakras that made it so well known to be a strong village. And as they all vanished once more, they would head down the cliff face and make their way through the land of Earth.