Taking a Wrong Turn

Okay, today was simple. Azgodon had one goal in mind and it was fairly easy to fulfill. He had the directions he needed from Tengoku’s manor to the shop all memorized in his head. Leave the residential district, take an immediate left. Walk down some blocks, take a right. Then take another right when he reached a shop named… well, he couldn’t remember the name of the shop, but he figured he would know it when he’d see it. Besides... how hard would it be to find the material shop so he could get started on making weapons? Azgodon was sure that he would be able to find it on his own, and if not a simple question to a stranger should help him find the place. He supposed some people would be kind enough to at least point him in the right direction.

So, with all that in mind, Azgodon left the manor and took an immediate right when he left the residential district. Then another right after a few blocks and then keep walking until he found a shop with a name that would hopefully trigger his memory on when to turn right once more. Eventually, Azgodon figured he was lost when the closest thing he recognized was that of the Uchiha clan district. Was the Uchiha clan district on the way? The servant at Tengoku’s manor did not say it was on the way… nor did they say it wasn’t. Stopping completely, Azgodon would look around trying to see if there was anyone around that could potentially help him out.

His search led his mauve orbs to find someone that looked familiar to him. If he remembered correctly there was an Uchiha on his squad that went by the name of Maiko… no that was wrong. Maybe it was Mayonnaise? That seemed a bit closer, he supposed. Mayo seemed to be closer to his name, but Azgodon knew that was also incorrect. Who would greet a friend by the wrong name? Taking another moment to ponder on the name, Azgodon came to the conclusion that this person was indeed Mago Uchiha. Yes, Mago seemed to ring a bell for Azgodon. The nod that Mago tossed his way seemed to indicate his squadmate had recognized his presence. With a wave that Azgodon would return to acknowledge Mago’s presence, Azgodon would make his way over to the tea shop where the man was situated.

“Mago! How are you today?” He would ask a bit louder than necessary, but he wished to ensure he was heard. Not even waiting a second to see if the Uchiha would reply, Azgodon continued on. “I… uhhh... happen to be a bit lost. You see… I left Tengoku’s manor earlier to go to the materials shop, but it appears I must have taken a wrong turn somewhere. Do you know where it is?” He would offer a smile and an expression of slight embarrassment. Surely not everyone got lost in this village, albeit most people would have grown up here. For Azgodon this was all still fairly new to him.

“Right, right. Maigo!” Azgodon nodded, adding the emphasis that he did know Maigo’s name. He would make the attempt to remember his name, after all poor Maigo only had one name, so Azgodon would make the extra effort of trying to remember it. Unlike the other people he had met; Xia and Tengoku, Maigo was not fortunate enough to have more than one name. “I suppose I did get lost. I did follow the directions that the servants at Tengoku-sensei’s manor indicated… but I ended up here. This certainly does not look like the materials shop.” A curious tilt of his head had Azgodon looking suspiciously at the building before him. It looked like the place certainly did sell something, but not the materials that Azgodon was in search of.

As for Maigo’s last question, Azgodon released a sigh. It seemed that Maigo simply did not understand the simple concept that he had been looking for it. “Well, Maigo… I don’t know how to explain it so you can understand… but I have been looking for it? I just… umm… I guess I got lost?” Azgodon would remain standing, though his shoulders would sag, an indication of his disappointment that he was unable to achieve the simple goal of finding a singular shop.

“Yeap. I’m definitely not from here.” An emphatic nod would compliment Azgodon’s words as he replied to Maigo’s inquiry. He was pretty sure that Tengoku had mentioned that to the squad the first day… or he didn’t but Azzie couldn’t remember. “I’m pretty sure Tengoku mentioned something about that.” A contemplative look would cross Azgodon’s face as he would look to the spot where Maigo sat. “To be fair… you aren’t from here…” He would point at the spot where Maigo sat, “either.”

Azgodon would momentarily contemplate Maigo’s offer about showing him the marketplace and other places of interest within it. He wasn’t sure what the point of getting a story out of this short journey would be. The story, he supposed, may be worth remembering, though his journey currently was to find the marketplace and the place where he could buy materials to begin crafting items. After all, Tengoku had offered him the resources to do such a thing… he just only, finally, got around to doing the very first thing that was required of him; gathering materials.

“What kind of story are we talking about? Is this one of the kinds I can find in a book? Anyways, let’s go find the market!” The words all came out of his mouth in a matter of seconds, as if Azgodon had not taken a breath while speaking.

“Origin?” Azzie would whisper the word quietly to himself, repeating it a few times, before ultimately forgetting that Maigo had even mentioned the word. “The things I’ll see? What I end up doing with them? What kinds of things are you talking about?” Azzie would question Maigo, who seemed to know a lot about these things. “Are you an expert with these… things… you keep calling things?” There was an abundance of questions lingering in Azzie’s mind to ask his Uchiha squad mate, but he let them sit for now until he got some answers. Then he could ask more direct questions regarding the things Maigo was going to show him.

Azzie would tail after Maigo, always a step or two behind him; after all, he was following Maigo to a place that the boy seemed to be familiar with. At least familiar enough with to lead the way with easy confidence.

“Wouldn’t crafting something of poor quality be part of my story and not the villain? Like when a hero stumbles over a hurdle and then figures out a way past it. So, the poor quality would be the hurdle and not the villain. The villain… well, the villain would be someone who wants to stop me from crafting… not the crafting itself.” Azgodon focused on Maigo’s mention of poor quality and figured the boy was wrong in this regard. Azzie’s enemy wouldn’t be something he would be doing, but rather something that was stopping him from doing what he wanted to do.

After meandering around with Maigo for some time, going off one some adventure or another where they went to a shop that Azzie did not know existed, nor did he find a reason to go there, he attributed the wares of the shop with Maigo. After all, it was Maigo’s idea to go here and show him around. All Azzie was looking for, at the end of the day, the material shop so he could buy some iron and start creating some shinobi gear.

Azzie would comment on things as Maigo kept bringing up various subjects, but his mind and his eyes tended to drift off as they walked around. It was easy to get distracted in the marketplace when there were so many bright and shiny objects that once could touch… and probably break. Azzie did not want to break them at all. Eventually, they would make their way to the destination Azzie had in mind and he would make sure to remember it in the future… because he may have forgotten to bring the ryo he required to make the purchase today.

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