Maiko and the other Chunin who escorted him wanted to travel as quickly as possible to catch up with the other Jinchuuruki. their journey would be long and Maiko hoped that he didn't arrive too late and missed out on the secret mission. he was happy to show the other chunin that not only could he easily keep with them, he regular ran ahead of them. he didn't say anything smug out of politeness but he did give a smug grin a few times which made the chunin have annoyed expressions on their faces. Maiko was happy to be out of his village, it had been a while since the last mission he had been on, and he wondered when the chunin exams would happen. he been a genin for at least a year and had hopes of becoming a chunin faster than any of his fellow genin. but with the tension between the republic and Konohagakure he wasn't sure if there would be a chunin exam anytime soon. this annoyed him, all this talk of there possibly being a war would hinder his chance to advance in in rank as a shinobi. he hoped that there wouldn't be a war and he could get on with becoming greatest shinobi that the world has ever seen. after a long while of traveling they would stop to rest and then keep moving to their destination which was the land of iron. it took them a long time, but after what seemed like forever they entered the land where the five great nations gathered to discus important matters in the shinobi world. the first thing Maiko noticed upon entering the land of iron was that it was cold and snowing. he was glad to have packed a cloak for the chilling temperature of the area. it was only a little while later that Maiko heard the voice of Isobu in his mind.
"Maiko, i feel the presence of my siblings, they are close."
"Realy?" Maiko asked with a bit of excitement, but he didn't hear a response from the Bijuu, he didn't really talk with the three tails that much but on several occasions, he was the only other being that talked with him. but it did not matter, if what Isobu said was true then he was close to other shinobi just like himself, he was excited to meet others who were like him, they would understand what it was like to feel like an outcast among their fellow villagers. soon they came upon the place where the Jinchuuruki were suppose to meet. his escort told the guards that Maiko was Jinchuuruki of the three tails and he had been summoned to the meeting of the Jinchuuruki. the guards let them through, and after a little bit of walking, Maiko spotted two shinobi from the sand village and another ninja that Maiko wasn't where he came from, Maiko determined the origin of the first two by the symbols on their headbands.
he walked over to where Daisuke and others were, there was something strange going on but he couldn't figure out what so he decided to just introduce himself, "Hello, are you guys the Jinchuuruki?"