It didn't take long before he caught up with the young Kunoichi again and was walking attentively next to her. The rest of the time the two were rather silent in order to avoid a possible conflict and had already covered part of their way when Shikamaru suddenly stopped. "What's going on?", Sora asked and eyed him curiously.
"Let's take a short break here!" Replied the young ninja and put down his luggage. At first he only got a puzzled look, but it didn't bother him.
It was now noon and most of the fog was gone.
Nevertheless, the thick canopy of leaves of the trees blocked the way for the warm rays of the sun.
In the meantime, Sora had also taken a seat on the moss-covered forest floor and watched Shikamaru take a closer look at a map from his backpack and plan a route.
Suddenly the young Kunoichi raised her head. "Someone is coming!", she just whispered and got up. Shikamaru looked at her questioningly, but then grabbed his things and pulled her behind a bush, where he indicated to the girl to be quiet. The Nara looked tense at the place where she was still sitting, but not moving an inch. He knew, should Itachi appear, this hiding place was pointless, as he could discover them without difficulty with his Sharingan. However, he wanted to avoid a confrontation for possibilities two strange figures and landed only a few meters from their hiding place. "She is not here either. ", one of them hissed and looked around examiningly. He was of a lanky stature and a little taller than his partner, who seemed quite strong in comparison." And what now? I could have sworn I heard something. "said his counterpart, a little annoyed." Then we'll look elsewhere. "They were just about to set off again, when the tall one stopped and turned around in a flash, hurling a kunai into the bushes and three startled birds flew away with a wild chirp."What is it now?", The other mumbled and looked at him bored. "Hm! I thought there was something. But it was just a poultry", he got in reply and immediately disappeared with the other one.
Relieved, Shikamaru dropped to the ground and looked up at the trees, before he again paid his attention to the young woman who was sitting next to him on her knees and looking at the ground. A frightened rabbit crouched a few inches from her. The just thrown kunai must have missed it by a hair, as it was stuck in the ground just behind it. "That was more than just barely! We almost had been discovered because of the cattle.", Shikamaru grumbled and looked at the animal in annoyance, which had apparently recovered from the shock and was now running away in a hurry. The Nara sighed and grabbed his head. "We shouldn't waste any time and move on before we receive other unwanted visitors." Sora nodded briefly and got up. "I'm a little confused.I thought the Nara clan was known for its shadow holdings. Wouldn't it have been easy for you to control them both? "Shikamaru, who was also standing again, looked at her for a moment." Yes, but that would have been too risky in my opinion. Unfortunately, I have no information about the two of them. So do not know what kind of skills they have. So the whole thing could have backfired tremendously. In this case, hiding was the easiest, but also the smartest thing we could do. ", he explained, took his bag and then went on. Sora looked after him for a moment, but before she caught up with him and walked next to him." Tell me, what do you really want in Suna so badly? ", Shikamaru suddenly wanted to know. The young Kunoichi, however, hesitated a moment before answering:" I am supposed to deliver a scroll to the Kazekagen there and improve and expand my skills. My grandfather said nothing more to me. ""Wait a minute! You're doing the whole thing because your grandfather wants it that way?" Shikamaru asked and looked at her questioningly. Sora just nodded a bit puzzled at his question. “And why doesn't your grandfather do it himself, or at least accompany you?” The young Kunoichi just shook her head. "My grandfather is the head of our clan and is the only one who has mastered the arts of the Taiyou clan perfectly. He really has more important tasks than taking care of me and doing such little things. Besides, he does the whole thing for me. Although he can you learn and train the basic things of our art, but in the end you have to find the key yourself. And my stay in Suna-Gakure should help me with that. ", Sora answered resolutely. However, the Nara looked at her a little blankly. "Great relatives. But if you think so.", He said with a shrug and looked up again at the treetops. "Do you at least know what's in the scroll?", he asked, but when the young woman shook her head again, Shikamaru scratched his head with a sigh." That could be something else. ", he muttered to himself and walked towards the setting sun.

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So, there we are at the second Kappi !! ^^
I would be happy about clerks! =)