[center][h2][color=royalblue]Soryu Shinano[/color][/h2]
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Though not the first time he had been in a VTOL aircraft, this was Soryu's first time traveling to Amegakure. He was familiar with many lands but had never been assigned to this one before. Of course he was as familiar with the city as he could get without ever having been there, having used this flight as an opportunity to touch up on Amegakure's history and culture with the book he bought on the subject after initially receiving this assignment. The provided map of the city would also surely be handy to memorize. It didn't take long to get a decent understanding of where he was going and the majority of the flight was spent instead thinking on the subject matter of the "expedition" at hand.

Soryu was aware of the scale of the attacks that Konohagakure suffered and knew that this was somehow involved. The Hokage, and the other Kage for that matter, must have information that leads to the New Continent to capture or kill the men responsible. As of right now there was very little details that Soryu was certain of. He was simply told that the details would be explained in a briefing in Amegakure. All he knew for sure was that he would be working with shinobi from other nations and that they would be going into uncharted territory. He could only assume anything else. The higher-ups wouldn't send shinobi to simply explore a new land, so calling it an expedition seemed not quite right to Soryu. But he'd call it whatever they wanted him to call it as long as it gave him something to do.

But as the aircraft landed and he stepped out into the rainy grime that is Amegakure, he couldn't help but think about what it would be like working with these other shinobi. After all, their respective nations had been at war with each other in recent memory. His companions here could be enemies he faced in the past, or know people he had killed in the war. [i][color=royalblue]That would be awkward...[/color][/i] The blue-haired shinobi wasn't able to ponder on the social aspects of these questions for long before another young man holding an umbrella approached him. [b]"Soryu Shinano?"[/b] he inquired, clearly a guide of some kind. [b][color=royalblue]"Yo. Good guess,"[/color][/b] was his response said in earnest, seemingly unaware of the potential sarcasm he might've come across with. [b]"I'll be taking you to your room."[/b] Soryu simply accepted this with a shrug. If this man was dishonest and leading him to a trap then acting suspicious would give away how prepared he was. But in reality Soryu knew that Konoha wasn't about to be betrayed like this. Whatever it was he was going to learn here, it was bad enough that it has all the nations thoroughly fixated.

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During his stay at the hotel room he was finally provided with a dossier with more basic information. Most relevant was the briefing time and the short profiles on who his squadmates would be. The others were all jonin, so Soryu wasn't worried about their level of experience. Though he couldn't help but note that one was from the Empire of Stone and another from the Isles of Mist, two countries whose men he had to face in the past. Granted he couldn't recognize either Nagi or Yuhi in his own memories, though he recognized the "Dog Division" that Nagi hailed from. He also couldn't recall if he ever fought anyone from that division so he discarded the thought altogether. It wouldn't do to assume his new squadmates would have a vendetta against him, as he knew he had nothing against them. [i][color=royalblue]Not like anyone would even know who I am anyways,[/color][/i] he assured himself, leaving the dossier on the hotel room's bed as he headed out the door.

Upon entering the briefing room he saw that more shinobi had been called than he initially assumed. If it wasn't clear to him how important this was to the various leaders of the nations it was impossible to ignore for sure now. [i][color=royalblue]This is surely about something more than just stopping a terrorist...[/color][/i] Soryu stopped himself from thinking on the subject too hard, instead redirecting his focus into honing in on his squadmates. Even though he wasn't late, or he didn't believe he was, the other three were already gathered. Being the last to arrive hopefully wouldn't leave a bad impression on the people he would be trusting his life with. Soryu shrugged to himself before putting on a friendly smile and approaching his squad. [b][color=royalblue]"Yo!"[/color][/b] he introduced, placing one hand on Nagi's left shoulder, for better or worse, and raising his other in a friendly wave. [b][color=royalblue]"Soryu Shinano, jonin of Konohagakure, reporting for duty."[/color][/b] He didn't let his hand linger on Nagi's shoulder for too long, as the gesture was intended to be friendly and trusting rather than creepy or infuriating.

The dossier he was given didn't have many details on his comrades here other than official stuff like their names, pictures, ranks, and so on. As it stood he had no idea what any of them were capable of or what their personalities were like. With exception to Yuhi, whose age wasn't detailed on his paper, Soryu knew that he was the eldest of the team. Judging on appearance though it was likely he was older than Yuhi as well. This meant he likely had more experience in the war and in combat as well, but all four of them were considered skilled enough to be ranked jonin so he avoided making that assumption. The man from Kumogakure appeared slightly troubled but the other two seemed at least comfortable or calm. Only one thing in particular was nagging in Soryu's mind with this introduction to his team: [i][color=royalblue]Is this man really a man?[/color][/i] he thought to himself as he looked Yuhi up and down.

Before his gaze could linger too long and give away his thoughts the man at the head of the room finally began his briefing. Soryu took his seat, next to Nagi but making sure not to bump into her with his gear, and paid close attention to what exactly these "details" were that the Hokage didn't share with him before sending him out. The Suna jonin recapped what Soryu already knew about the terrorist attacks before finally revealing something new. The identity of the one behind it, or at least one of the men. There was obvious intrigue about his longevity but Soryu's concerns quickly went to how this previous expedition turned out. In fact the implications of previous, secret expeditions into the New Continent distracted Soryu so much that he was only snapped back to attention to the briefing at the mention of the word "Hokage." Just in time, too, for the mission concerning him and his squad. Squad One, they were called, and they were going to be heading to this Nori Kinsei's last known location. [i][color=royalblue]That's an interesting name...[/color][/i]

With the briefing concluded he rose from his seat and faced his squadmates. [b][color=royalblue]"I'm already prepared and brought all my weapons and tools. Good to board whenever you guys are ready,"[/color][/b] he informed them, trying to remain professional and informative. The flight out would be the time to learn about his comrades and hopefully bond with them to some degree, but out of respect for them and the mission he didn't want to be overbearing or get in their way. [b][color=royalblue]"Good to go?"[/color][/b]