[633 before start]
Land of Swamps is known mainly for it impossibility to house humans, this was said for good reason too. The Land of Swamps, as Icarus enters, shows true to the rumors of it being the dirtiest village of all the national lands. The sound of water splashing with every footstep of Icarus' water walking technique would be accompanied by the sound of squishing wet dirt which is essentially mud. The mud would cover Icarus' feet which he did not like. He took a deep breath of his lovely rolled tobacco. "This is sick, let's just get the bark and get the hell out of here."
Icarus' steps growing as the water got deeper and deeper. The mud was growing with the water, pretty soon it would seem that there was no life for miles. He saw no trees, plants, nor buildings. The lack of buildings is because of the ground could not support the large mass of a building. "This would be Kirigakure if it was dirt instead of the concrete that is there." Icarus said as he would walk some more trying to find this bark. This tree though, had no special characteristics that he had to look for, but it had to be in the Land of Marsh.
The heat was starting to bother Icarus. The noise of gnats followed by the annoying noise of the constant mosquito wings would make Icarus uneasy and frustrated easily. He would be taking more breaths of the cigar and the more he would take the less he would think, but it made him feel better. The rolled tobacco would make him feel much better in this heat. "Son of a bitch, where are these damn trees." Icarus would say as he found a tree standing tall. The tree didn't look very good, it looked to be ill and dying. Probably because of the mud and being over fed water.
A few more breaths of his cigar would confirm that the rolled tobacco was actually helping him and calming down a bit. He would take the cigar and lift it away from his mouth and say, "Ah, and they say that smoking is a stimulant." As the walking continued, his legs would lose their strength that they had at the beginning of the mission. The traveling was long but the mission itself was going along smoothly and swiftly.
He finally found one tree. One big beautiful tree that stood out among all the others. "Amazing, this big brown and beautiful thing would bring me two thirds closer to completing this mission. He took out a kunai and put it in a slicing downward position. The razor sharp blade would cut down but without getting the job done. It looks like this job will require the strength of his katana. He would raise his katana and charge his chakra to his blade. He would bring the blade down with great force breaking some bark off of the mighty tree. "Finally done."
-Exit- [1,131/2,000 for Mission]
Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:51 pm by 
