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[Gilzar]

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Somewhere inside of Konoha's general store...


"Ishimaru stop it you pervert. Think of the task at hand rather than with your emotions!" A female voice called out of the corner of the store in a hushed tone.


"Oh Hush, stop nagging me Woman!" A very cocky voice ansered out of an equally cocky looking man, with most of his looks hidden from the naked eye. All that was visible was his spiked dirty blond hair, very rough skin with a tattoo on his neck, and red-tinted blind man glasses. He lurked in the back end of the general store. In his hand was a rather...inappropriate novel, definitely not meant for younger eyes.


"Out bodies are fused right now genius. I see everything you see, and you're obviously NOT doing your job!" The female voice called out again, though it could not be located. It almost seemed to be coming from...the man himself, most likley named Ishimaru as from what she was saying.


"You're not doing your job!" Ishimaru mocked. "Oh Yumako... The shit's already been set. Bomb's are gonna go off in what, three minutes? I think I have time to read this book and relax. We've been up all damn night afterall."


After saying that phrase two villagers immediately walked out of the other isle, looking back in a very concerned manner. "Get a shinobi!" one of them whispered, but little did they know Ishimaru's advanced hearing, thanks to Yumako already heard what they said. The two civilians separated, and each went their separate ways. Oh how I would love to kill them both.... Ishimaru thought to himself.


"Stop it Ishimaru!" Yumako's voice cried out. "You're going to draw attention talking to yourself like this."


And with that, Ishimaru sat down, and lit himself a cigarette, before letting out another chuckle. People already thought he was crazy, Ishimaru really had nothing to loose. But if he didn't leave the store, Yumako would probably never stop pestering him.


"Hey Yumako?" A grin appeared over Ishimaru's face. "Since we share bodies right now....if I get lung cancer...will you get lung cancer?


"Inu won't be pleased to know your carelessness has jeapordized this mission..."


"Please." Ishimaru took another puff of his cigarette, and exited the store. "We got what we came for. All we gotta do is get out of this shitty village and we're good."


Quickly Ishimaru peeked down at his watch. Just two minutes before the big showcase.


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"Bombs, bombs!" A villager screamed in terror as he ran down the market street, causing the crowds to shift away in terror. Bombs? In the village? How could there be bombs at a time like this? Who would do such a thing, and more importantly, why?


Immediately the villager was intercepted by ANBU, who questioned him without a second thought. Finally, there was a lead. One ANBU questioned, the other began typing into a specialized phone. Within just 45 seconds the following message was sent out to all nearby Chunin/Jonin


Update!


A suspicious individual with spiked blonde hair, glasses, and a tattoo on the left side of his neck has been spotted in the General store along Market Ave. Reported suspicious activity included multiple eyewitnesses reporting bomb threats. Due to circumstances, apprehend immediately..


@Hange Zoe @InsaneAsylum

 

[InsaneAsylum]

Aiko Uchiha


"Market Avenue's general store? Th-that isn't too far away from here!" Aiko exclaimed to herself. She readied a kunai and scurried her way towards Market Avenue. Her bare footsteps made very little noise atop the village's rooftops.


Aiko stopped atop the very general store the target had supposedly been inside. They were said to have spiky blonde hair, which should definitely stand out in crowds. Aiko scanned the crowds, looking for the culprit. "This is going to take too long, and no one else is here yet. Damnit," Aiko formed a handsign, and 4 water clones appeared behind her. Then with a slight exhale, they all split up, taking up different vantage points on and near Market Avenue to search for the target. Why would someone involved with killing the hokage stay in a village just to plant


bombs? That would be terribly risky after setting the village in high alert. Either this individual is an elite ninja, or an idiot. However that raises the question, what village are they from? Could this be the start of a war? @Gilzar @Hange Zoe

 

[Chayliel]

Shunsui just HAD to get in a few more pets with the wolf he had instantly befriended. Before he was dragged away from the wife of the kazekage herself, Shunsui managed a toothy smile and a friendly wave sent in Rukia's direction. Turning around to see his sensei doing what some female shinobi excel at, he was proud that she was in charge of his team. Getting places just by batting an eyelash once or twice is very useful to shinobi. 


He followed Matsuda and was off the train before he knew it. Looking back to see his teammates, he waited for them to pass the infatuated dock worker as well and caught up to Matsuda's side and spoke to her, "Good job, teach! Sometimes I wish I was a good looking woman. I just want free food really..." he took a pause, unintentionally thinking of food. Looking up towards the sun, he continued, "But hey. I'm excited to be working with his team and getting work done, and you can count on me to protect Hachiro and Kaori with my life." The smile on Shunsui dropped to more of a confirming nod, he had a genuine look on his face. 


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Kaori Ueda




"Ah! Hello! My apologies to intrude, I just saw that animal rush through the dining cabin and it looked like that poor women was going to keel over from stress. But I'm glad he found his way back!"


Kaori turned her head to face the unfamiliar voice, meeting a black-haired woman who had seemingly just joined the conversation. She continued with an introduction of herself: the woman was Rukia Ishumari, female head of her clan and wife to the current Raikage. This information subconsciously stiffened Kaori's posture if her sensei's presence hadn't done so already.


"It is a pleasure meeting you Lady Ishumari," Kaori said rather simply, "My name is Kaori."


Her other two subordinates responded afterwards, Shunsui with a rather casual greeting while Hachiro treated Rukia with the same level of professionalism Kaori had just done. Matsuda soon followed the genins' introductions, giving her own until she was suddenly cut by the train reaching a screeching halt.


Kaori's body rocked slightly, disoriented by the sudden stop. Once she had regained her balance, she instinctively stood up in preparation for her leave. Matsuda seemed to have wanted a hasty leave as much as Kaori had, evident by her sudden push to have everyone leave the train. A matter of seconds had past, and as quickly as they had left the train, the group scurried in the direction of their boat.


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"Ok. Just don't let anyone know I did this."


"Thank you!"


Kaori cracked the tiniest smile at the exchange that had gone in front of her. While she knew Matsuda was an extremely skilled shinobi, she had never thought borderline-seduction was under her repertoire. Shaking her head lightly in amusement of Matsuda's way of toying with the man's emotions, she hopped onto the boat alongside the majority of her group. Shunsui had already gone on about protecting friends, making Kaori respond with, "I will try to do the same to you, Shunsui."


While her attention seemed to be focused on Shunsui, Kaori quickly turned her head towards Hachiro. He had a rather troubled expression on his face, being the very last individual boarding the ship.


"Is something troubling you Hachiro?" Kaori questioned as the Hyuga member boarded the ship. She wasn't the person to usually intrude on the feelings or observations of others, though as she was in a team with the man, she found it useful to be kept on the same page.


(Large tag because it won't fit in my code - @Gilzar, @Chayliel, @Gabriel Leko, @Santeru Ishumari, and @Mist Demon)




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[Gabriel Leko]

Hachiro Hyuga


Hachiro couldn't help but scoff and a look of distaste overcame his features at Shunsui's words."I can't speak for Kaori but I'd rather you not sacrifice your own life to save me. Besides, I wouldn't be so incompetent as to allow you to get into that sort of position anyways." He'd be damned before he had another human being lose their own life because of some careless mistake he had made. The Hyuga male ran a hand through his own brown locks to alleviate some of the stress he was feeling. At Kaori's concerned query, a sigh left his lips. "I'm fine, really. It's just that I really don't like Kirigakure at all."


Hachiro was going to leave it there, but he remebered what he'd both  read and been taught about being open and honest among your team. And how it could lead into being better prepared as a whole for the future. "Well, that and I just feel really uneasy going into this and no, it's not because it's my first mission and my first time out of Fire Country." He quickly interjected, aiming to nip that thought in the bud."Hell, I even thought we were being watched for a second before boarding the ship, I swear I sensed something in the water." 


 @Pyosimros @Gilzar @Chayliel @Santeru Ishumari @Mist Demon

 

[Gilzar]

Matsuda


As she looked around deck, Matsuda chucked at Shunsui. "Being an attractive woman Shunsui has it's perks. I can't lie about that."


For a brief moment Matsuda listened to what her students were saying, simply staring out into the ocean as the motors of the boat started. After a moment or so she turned to face her group, and rested her hand on Hachiro's shoulder.


"Look...." She said, looking only into Harchiro. "I don't like Kirigekure either. It was their doing that both of our clans suffered..."


For a moment, Matsuda couldn't help but think of the family she lost to the infamous Iseya clan...and the clan's numbers that were dwindling once again. Oh how she wished she could go back...and kill the men that harmed her family. She thought about it every night, not being one to let things go easily. That anger was the exact reason why she had to step down from the ANBU at the end of the war. Wasn't efficient for someone who hated Kirigakure to have to work along side their special ops.


Matsuda then let out a sigh. Soruto probably made this mission to help her get over her hatred of Kirigakure. Looking into Hachiro's eyes, someone who had an idea of the pain she felt, she couldn't help but feel pity over the anger. She couldn't let him hold a grudge the way she could...the young can forgive much easier than the old.


"We can't dwell on it though. They won't. Don't give them the opportunity to do anything. You're representing your village now. Do not disappoint."


Matsuda then looked up at the rest of her students, hand still resting on Hachiro's shoulder. "That goes for the rest of you. Don't try and start anything, Mist....relations...are not the best at the moment."


Leaning her back up against the rail, Matsuda looked at the approaching horizon. With the boat moving as fast as it was they would be in the land of Water within just hours. These transport ships were top of the land, brand new, and state funded between Konohagakure and Kirigakure. The wind flowed across her bangs, and brushed against her skin. The smell of the sea. Very few things in the world like it. She needed to unwind....


She stood at the base of the deck, staring out into the ocean at the passing islands. An hour had passed, yet to her it felt like minutes...just thinking about her past mistakes. Every now and then she'd look down at a picture, then quickly fold it back up and put it back in her vest.


@Kiyoko Tomoe @Gabriel Leko @Pyosimros @Chayliel

 

[Kiyoko Tomoe]

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Sitting atop the boat in which the Ninja resided, Saburou had remained there until the boat was half-way through its ride. With setting complete, all that remained was to start it. What was it? A fight; a very interesting one, at that. A certain Uchiha had shown herself on the boat, as expected by the intel Saburou's teammates had gathered earlier that morning.


"Show time..."


Leaping high up from his position, Saburou landed softly right behind Matsuda Uchiha, dispersing a Genjutsu field from around the boat at the time of landing, thus revealing his presence. "That Chakra... You are an Uchiha... Matsuda Uchiha... This is nothing personal... Just doing my job..."


Employing his Discordant Eyes' Genjutsu, one designed to evade detection by the Sharingan, Saburou slammed his foot down on the boat, causing the entire boat to crack and start falling apart into the ocean. Within moments, all that remained was the passengers, who seemed to be floating above the water as though on some invisible flooring. Meanwhile, Saburou had seemingly flipped upside-down and hung below the Uchiha like some sort of inaccurate reflection, having busted a hole through the deck and slipped through, hanging upside-down from the inside through Chakra. Meanwhile, the sky started turning red, contrasting the blue color of the ocean.


"I present, the game... One by one, I'll start dropping passengers from this boat into the water below. You have to figure out what combination of Ninjutsu I've used to create the situation at hand before all the passengers are dead... You're allowed to ask me questions unrelated to the techniques in play, though any wrong guesses will result in me drowning passengers faster and faster. Anybody who speaks besides Matsuda gets dropped into the water below."


Walking on over toward one of the passengers from below them, Saburou opened his hand, pulled it back, then slammed it up to grab the passenger, ready to pull them down and throw them into the water.


Pulling on them, Saburou threw them into the water below before the Genjutsu placed himself seemingly swinging up and face to face with Matsuda. Staring into Matsuda's eyes with his own lifeless red eyes. "By the way... Feel free to use your Sharingan all you want, though I don't think it'll help you much."


@Gilzar @Chayliel @Pyosimros @Gabriel Leko

 

[Mist Demon]

Team Thirteen's Boat
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The Wolf
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Nobody paid much heed, with exception to Santeru's mistress Rukia and a friendly petting from Shunsui, to the Wolf as it nimbly jumped aboard the sea worthy vessel before it set off. The majority of the ride wasn't noteworthy as the beast, unusually for such an animal, kept towards the very bow of the ship. The charcoal colored fur of the wolf was more than out of place as the animal peered over the ocean water in what appeared as a sort of meditation stance. The animal showed no aversion or fear of the water as the occasional rough tide would splash and soak its fur. If anything the mysterious animal seemed to enjoy the water.


There was only one exception that seemed to break the concentration of the animal. Occasionally, throughout the voyage, the animal would finally advert its eyes from the sea and look towards the very top of the ship. What the members of Team Thirteen may not have sensed the Wolf could most certainly smell. There was yet another stowaway aboard the ship other than Izaya. The individual's presence meant little to nothing to the assassin as he himself was only using the Genin squad to secure safe passage back to the Mist. All the same there was every reason for Izaya to be on edge given what happened next.


Every hair along the back of the Wolf rose as the un-welcomed guest made his presence known. There was consideration on Izaya's part to intervene but the thought was quickly pushed from the Wolf's mind. Even if matters became relevant to what Izaya currently cared about, that being the boat reaching the Hidden Mist's shores, intervening would only serve to reveal himself. For now the animal watched with a distinct interest as it allowed whatever game going on to continue.

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@Gilzar @Chayliel @Pyosimros @Gabriel Leko @Kiyoko Tomoe
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[Nostalgic-Writer]

~Santeru Ishumari~
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Santeru was all but silent as his breathing grew in intensity, every breath becoming a struggle  as blood slowly ran down his arm. Every drop that fell from his finger tips stained the grass like a tainted dew, the clearing he found himself in was unnaturally dark. The fire behind Santeru's stone cold gaze melted through the night his crimson iris's piercing into the night. However around him there was nobody, not a single soul. The wound that he believed he had disappeared and grip on his arm loosened as he looked down a unhinged smirk spread across his face "It was all in my head? No no, Erito's to blame I fucking know it..." He bit his lip forcefully drawing blood as he clenched his fist a deep growl escaped his throat as he snapped out of the Genjutsu. "I don't fall for these things by just anyone.. it has to be him. Did he see me on the train?" He shook his head at the thought of his former sensei. instead of dwelling he straightened up and flash stepped off into the forest leaving a moon lit clearing behind with his after image momentarily.
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(Skipping to the now present since Santeru's character missed the initial time skip.)
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Santeru's clansman had found him and informed him that Rukia did not check in the previous night and was last seen on a train, though with such minor information Santeru had little to work with. He was frustrated his emotions cracked away at his mask he had so much work to do and it was all falling perfectly but a hindrance hung above him. An unshakable certainty that powers were going to collide, but he did not take this with dread instead he found the feeling rather intoxicating. He had to pace himself since one of the last times he lost his cool he tore up the southern front by himself hanging bodies off the Uzumaki bridge. He was a good soldier but an even better monster, the war bred many but he was born this way. Atrocity for entertainment and yet he still found joy in the little simplicity's of life, with a soft smile to himself he shook his head focusing on the task at hand. Reaching inside his collar he pulled a scarf over his face, focusing chakra into his feet he began to sprint heavily across the surface of a body of water. He left no tide in his wake only the soft ripple of the water when his feet grazed the surface, his after image visible over the water as he slowed down just a bit to admire the view, a passing boat in the distance he simply smiled dismissing the passenger ship giving it a passing glance unknown that his wife was on board. 
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@Mist Demon
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@Gilzar
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@Kiyoko Tomoe
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@Gabriel Leko
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@Pyosimros
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@Sinister Clown (Erito Mentioned.)
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[Susanoo]

Nensho Uchiha
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[SIZE= 11px]Search and Kill[/SIZE]
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Getting her steam off of what happened several months ago on this killer is the perfect thing. She didn't care about anything else, but to do whatever she is supposed to do to this individual rather it be a male or female. It doesn't matter, a killer is a killer. After jumping over a fence which covered the other area of konoha and the main street. Once she landed on both of her legs, she soon begin to walk.
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Nensho started to walk around in a calm, and not to dramatic crowd. She isn't so sure about who else in on the hunt for this person. As she stopped she began looking into a store as the front entrance was slightly covered by the baby blue certains. Nensho heard some nagging going on, and rolled her eyes. "Maybe I should chill in here for a bit, I'm quite beat honestly" she says calmly, as she did what her mind wanted to. She then saw a guy reading a book, she wonders what it was about and, also a girl that didn't look quite appealing hovering over him.
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With both of her hands in her pockets, she went inside the shop as, the curtains touched her black, and red flamed like hair. Nensho looked around, it didn't look all quite big, but still roomy. Some odd balls in the shop including people from different shape and, sizes any of them could be the killer. The guy who serves his wonderful costumers and asked "would you like anything ma'am"?
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Nensho looked at the male "Three dumplings" she answered while placing the right amount of currency on the counter, and watched as the man grabbed it and started making them. Several minutes of waiting and, they where done. She soon grabbed them with the tooth pick sticking through them, and waved him off as, she made her way out of the store and, back on the city.
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@Gilzar
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[Gilzar]

[COLOR= rgb(255, 165, 0)]Ishimaru[/COLOR]


Location: Konoha's Market district


"Ready?" He asked with a grin as he pushed up the rims of his glasses. With just two steps Ishimaru darted up the side of the wall, and onto the roof of the building where he had a grand view of the village. There he stood patiently, sun glaring the lenses as he stared at three locations. Slowly he began to whisper to himself something almost incoherent, before biting down on the butt of his cigarette, and taking in a large amount of smoke before releasing one giant exhale.


"Showtime Yumako."


Raising his hand like it were a gun, Ishimaru aimed straight at the hospital. In a few seconds there was a flash of light over the hospital, followed by a large bang just a few seconds later. Dust was kicked up into the wind, and fire shot into the sky. A jolt of wind hit hit Ishimaru, knocking him back a few steps as small bits of debris hit his glasses and spread throughout the streets of Konoha. An explosion had just blown up the Hospital...


"H....-" Ishimaru gasped as he regained his composure. "That...."


He let out a bit of laughter. "That was awesome! It wasn't supposed to be that big though...."


His attention then turned over to the Hokage mansion, just over the horizon, visible from most of the village. A similar scene soon took place; A flash of light, followed by flames entering the sky. The explosion was massive, and the shockwave could be felt even from this distance. Screams filled the streets of Konoha, and waves of people shifted and twisted through its many streets, wondering if there could be another. Smoke filled the sky...and the village alarms went off...Only they weren't alarms. But rather...a recorded message.


"Citizens of Konoha." A rough, dark voice echoed out (The very same voice in the opening scene)


"Hokage Soruto Uzumaki has been killed by righteous authority of the people. He was not killed by weapons but rather by the incompetency of the truce that ended the Great Shinobi War."


"Do not panic. Your scream's a whisper. Long live the true shinobi who gave their lives so that politicians may now control your thoughts."


The same message played on a repeated loop through every intercom throughout the village.


"Ishimaru we need to go. Now's our que." Yumako called out from the inside of Yumako


"Hold on a minute, there's one more part!"


All of the monitors that normally displayed things like advertisements and news suddenly let out a loud ringing noise as static flashed across the screen. The static was only temporary however....a picture slowly began to appear through the static until a crystal perfect picture appeared across every monitor and television screen within the city of Konoha. The very sight of this picture made blood curdling screams heard from across the village.


Displayed on the monitor was the morbid sight of Soruto Uzumaki's dead body leaning up against his desk, and the word 'Freedom' written in blood multiple times across the wall. It wasn't a picture, that was for certain as Soruto's hair could be seen moving by the breeze let in by a nearby broken window in the background. Yet all that could be seen in the video was Soruto's cold eyes staring into the camera, devoid of any emotions. His wounds were stunning...


Ishimaru meanwhile simply chuckled on before throwing his cigarette down into the crowd. While everyone was distracted he would make his escape. He turned to the village gates, and began hopping roof to roof above the chaos surrounding him, heading straight for the village exit.


"You fool. Head into the crowd, we're going to be seen up here!"


@InsaneAsylum @Hange Zoe 

 

[Gabriel Leko]

Ayako sighed as she focused on the task at she was currently trying to accomplish. Her own hand moving with the utmost precision in order to complete the tiring objective before her. A triumphant laugh then left the blonde's mouth as she succeed in the endeavor that was getting a piece of sushi out of her teeth. The fact that she was using Nuibari to do so would've easily caused several swordmakers and enthusiasts to go into epileptic shock at such "mistreatment" of a Legendary weapon. "Ha! The Savage of the Mist strikes again! Nobody conquers me! Not even you." She said with a glare at the piece of food that was on the tip of Nuibari before she flicked it across the room, unknowingly.(Or perhaps it was on purpose?) Hitting one of her ANBU in the mask as a result. Speaking of whom, the four guards in the room went through a variety of emotions in a short amount of time. Ranging from exasperation to humor they kept their silence as they were trained to do but still. This was their Kage? Sometimes she could be an absolute child.


 


They then all collectively remembered just why they would never say that out loud and left it that. It is said that once you reach a certain level of strength, you develop specific quirks. Mostly to keep your sanity. Thing was, the Blonde Kage had claimed she was always like this.


What a terrifying being.


Eel, the feminine special ops member and resident sensor extraordinare was quickly broken from her thoughts as she sensed an absoultely massive chakra presence moving across the water at a high speed. "Mizukage-Sama, Chakra presence detected in sector Five-Twent-" "I know, I know." Ayako had narrowed her eyes, she hadn't felt this particular signature in a while. Not since the summit where they ratified that accursed treaty. "I'll take care of this myself." "But Mizukage-s-" "That's an order." Any and all protests died immediately at those set of words. Sticking Nuibari to her back. She vanished in a Shunshin of electricity, leaving only the sound of static where she once was.


Mere moments later she appeared in front the Raikage in full Kage attire and a smile on her face. Following his gaze she arched an eyebrow. 'Ah. That situation.' She'd heard about it briefly from one of her ANBU before her battle with the Sushi remnant but dismissed it and told them not to interfere. If Matsuda Uchiha couldn't find her way out of a mere genjutsu then she wasn't worth any of her time anyways. Naturally the ANBU tried to explain that the Illusion was anything but mere but by then she was involved in the far more pressing issue of the food in her teeth and wasn't hearing any of it,.


"My,My Santeru-kun. Passing by and you're not even gonna visit? I'm almost insulted." The Kuinochi said with pout and a hand to her chest in mock hurt. "I see the tales of you gallivanting through the nations are true. But I wonder, just what brings you over to my side of the world..." A pair of slender digits cupped her own chin as adopted a thoughtful expression. A mere second later she snapped her fingers as if in a realization and a wide grin etched itself on to her visage. "I know! It has to be because of that smexy wife of yours. You know, usually I like my women with a bit more meat on them if you catch my drift, but I do always have that once in a while craving for those with a more petite frame. Rukia-chan is warming up my bed right now, I don't think she wants to go back either. Apparently being capable as a Kage does not translate to the bedroom.Well, in your case at least."


 @Santeru Ishumari

 

[Nostalgic-Writer]

~Santeru Ishumari~
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Santeru's steps stopped quickly as he saw Ayako come across his path, a large amused smirk spread across his face as he hooked a finger on the brim of his scarf lowering it off his face. His baritone voice wavered with excitement "Ayako! such harsh comments from a beautiful figure can only strike joy in my heart." Resting his hands inside his pockets his cloak moved slightly in the sea breeze. The flowing void of black that was his hair swayed exposing his pale features "Well it's good you at least know where she is, it's probably more attention than what I've paid to her." Raising an eyebrow he ran his fingers over a kunai hilt feeling the black cloth tease over his fingers was enjoyable. His violet chakra burned brightly at his feet calming the water around him so the waves did not hinder him "Well I'm actually on a business trip, sitting around doesn't quite suit me. I was actually taking the long way around to get back a squad of Genin I'm supposed to be supervising in my lands. However I heard there was a particular animal spotted in this neck of the woods, and me being as charitable as you know I am thought I'd give the poor thing a home." Santeru's sensory ability had always been a tad hit or miss but for the most part was spot on, he could feel his Anbu escort searching for him and was only a matter of time before they caught up "I told the village I don't need escorts, but they make me pick anyway. Yet these two can't even keep up." He chuckled audibly to himself knowing they were capable but he was just to wiley.
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His face darkened just a hue as he calmed down, raising a hand to the back of his head he scratched lightly a small yawn escaped his lips realizing he was a tad tired from his journey. His eyes wandered a bit before settling coldly on Ayako he was finally fizzling out of eccentric joy "Anyway, do I owe anything else to the pleasure of your company? If not I'll be on my way." 
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@Gabriel Leko
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@InsaneAsylum (Anbu Mentioned)
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[Gilzar]

Matsuda felt two soft feet land right behind her, and immediately she jerked her head around to see who was behind her. She was greeted by someone whom she had never seen before, but first greetings were very short lived.


"That Chakra... You are an Uchiha... Matsuda Uchiha... This is nothing personal... Just doing my job..."


With a flash, the stranger stomped his foot down and cracked the boat, and the boat began to sink. In an almost instinctive motion, Matsuda drew her her blade to defend herself and her standard level sharingan activated....but something odd happened next that she couldn't explain. All of the passengers were floating above the water, is if they were standing above the water. Impossible!


Her stomach turned, an uneasy feeling made itself known in Matsuda like a needle sticking sticking in her neck. None of this made any sense to her...with the way Matsuda trains she normally can pick up on attacks like this before they happened. With a turn of her cheek, Matsuda began analyzing her opponent. Pressure built under her breath, but she hid it like any shinobi of her skill would. Either Matsuda was growing lazy or this man was of a skill beyond hers...and she heavily doubted it was the first option.


The sky turned red, which caught Matsudas attention immediately. Not much ninjutsu could do that...yet it couldn't be genjutsu....could it? Matsuda prided herself on being able to decipher genjutsu but this...this was unlike anything she'd seen before. Her sharingan always picked up on genjutsu and allowed her to escape it. This coulnd't be genjutsu...there was just no way.


"I present, the game... One by one, I'll start dropping passengers from this boat into the water below. You have to figure out what combination of Ninjutsu I've used to create the situation at hand before all the passengers are dead... You're allowed to ask me questions unrelated to the techniques in play, though any wrong guesses will result in me drowning passengers faster and faster. Anybody who speaks besides Matsuda gets dropped into the water below."


"By the way... Feel free to use your Sharingan all you want, though I don't think it'll help you much."


Well he's got that right... Matsuda thoughts rang out to her. This man wasn't skipping a beat, already preparing to drop a person off. A game, this is just a game to him? Why not simply slit my throat? Nothing at this point made sense to her. If the goal was confusion then he certainly succeeded, as Matsuda was definitely outwitted...for now. Time for action. She couldn't afford to waste guesses...but she needed time. Time to use an old trick she learned from the ANBU.


"Why are you doing this?" Matsuda asked confidently  "You had your chance to kill me ...why play games?"


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Kita let out a proud smile, and puffed up her frame with air slightly. "You're damn right!" she said, proudly tightening her fist.


Kita listened to what her new Sensei had to say, and slowly nodded. As she felt the wheels of the train come to a halting, something gave her a feeling that this wouldn't be easy. This was her first time out of the country, and this was the farthest she'd been from Konoha, or her clan for that matter. It was an uneasy yet exciting feeling, being so far from her clan. Originally in times of war she wouldn't have been allowed to leave the compound. Now she was in the very village that had sworn Konoha its enemy just eight years ago, and she was going to be there with the least likely of all people; her sister.


I wonder if she brought the sword she stole from our clan. The grim thought passed through her head. Always so defensive of a woman she's never met! We've never even heard her voice....


The time to leave was now, and Kita picked up her bag, and grabbed her bow. Feeling its finely carved wood on the tips of her fingers gave her comfort and confidence. Though she was nervous, she was also deeply excited and she simply shoed this by a relaxed grin. Her shoulders sat down nice and low, and she'd grin at anyone she'd make eye contact with.. She tapped her feet anxiously as she walked through the isles. They had work to do!


"Come on Saito, come on Yubina we're going on an adventure you slow-pokes!" she exclaimed happily plafully, while obviously ignoring her sister by just skipping her name, then quickly walked up to both Saito and Yubina and helped them gather their things. She even went as far as grabbing Saito's arm and leading (Or perhaps dragging) Him into the isle to speed things up. "Come, I'm not going out into Kumogakure by myself!" She then turned back to Saito, hand still firmly on his wrist. "And you need to see all the hidden villages you can for your clan!"


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[Gabriel Leko]

Ayako Konamura


Ayako let out another laugh at the mans words. "As unflappable as always I see. And charitable? Well I wouldn't exactly say that..." Him coming out here for an animal? It wasn't exactly plausible but then again the Raikage didn't really have any reason to lie. "Never knew you were so fond of animals Santeru, guess you really do learn something new everyday." She said jovially, though she noted with amusement they way his eyes changed when they gazed upon her once more. "What? I can't catch up with my fellow Kage? Unlike you, I have more...pressing duties that need me to at my village all of the time. I haven't left Kiri in nearly a year, in fact." Ayako voiced, a tone of boredom and exasperation entering her voice as she lamented her lack of travelling.


But then a vicious grin made it's way on to her expression as she spoke next. But even from my little island all the way out east I can still feel it. "You know what I'm talking about, don't you? We're cut from the same cloth after all. Even so soon after this so called "peace" something is going to happen that will throw this world into chaos once more." The Mizukage then turned, seeming to take her leave but she looked over her shoulder for some parting words towards the male. "And when that happens, I expect to see you at the center of it Jinchuuriki. Goodbye, I expect we'll have something far more exciting to speak about the next time we meet." With those final words, the blond Kage vanished in a shunshin, back to her office.


 @Santeru Ishumari

 

[Gilzar]

Kumogakure Intelligence


Almost immediately after stepping off of the train, team 20 was greeted by a shinobi, whom from the looks of it personally knew Kurai to an extent. He was dressed very official in intelligence uniform, and just looked like he was extremely impatient and had a lot going on in his day.


Standing straight, in a military posture, the officer first greeted Kurai by bowing. "Greetings Kurai. I've been sent by the Raikage himself to deliver this information to you and the rest of Team 20."


For a brief moment the officer peered over Kurai's shoulder to look at his students, almost with a bitter look upon seeing their nationalities. His lip curled down slightly, and he looked back at Kurai. "Your....'team' should know that Atsushi Masuno was actually just sighted in this very village just about an hour ago, somewhere within the library or around that district,". At this point the officer looked rather bitter upon the sight of Konoha shinobi, almost as if he saw them as a poison that must be cured.


"Raikage Santeru would accompany you but he is unfortunately he is busy on business...Had he informed me that Konoha shinobi were with you I would have surely arranged an escort to ensure their...safety." 


The officer then shook his head, and opened from out of the pocket and began crossing multiple lines off, probably a planar of some sort.


"Oh, and one last thing. Here's an artist depiction of Atsushi. We don't have any photos of him, and he's probably aged considerably since this drawing. He's entered this village multiple times over the years and every time he somehow manages to evade any cameras, video, or audio. Eyewitnesses drew this of him Five years ago before we determined he wasn't a threat to security...."


The officer then handed over a drawing, hand sketched. "Like I said, he's probably aged a bit since then but at least it's something...but not much considering he's a 'conscientious objector'."


Artist Depiction of Atsushi:

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"The drawing doesn't show it but he's got brown hair by the way....or at least had brown hair for that matter. Might be grey or white by now. Eye color is light brown...he's about 49 right now. Finding him might be difficult but after that he shouldn't be much trouble."


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Atsushi walked through the halls of the great center of knowledge that is the library of Kumogakure. Older than almost anyone else other than the librarian, as most here were young shinobi studying old techniques granted to the public or histories, being that he was about 49 at the time. It made him look back on old times, as he saw glimpses of the young's faces as he walked through the isles, browsing through different scrolls...he wasn't as young or as handsome as he once was. In fact, he wasn't even holding onto his old hair color anymore, as there were now patches of gray starting to form throughout his hair. He smirked thinking of this, he wasn't one who fought age, but rather embraced it. With age comes wisdom, and a happiness that the youth just don't know.


Alas though, he couldn't focus on such things. He had a mission to do, one that was of his own motives and not that of a politicians. He gave up on politics years ago, right when that damn war started. It could have been avoided...it all could have been avoided. Soruto was far too arrogant...wouldn't listen to my advice. We should have given them the land, not blood. That's exactly what they wanted...we should have simply demanded sanctions from the other nations and not given excuses for war. He shook his head. Here I am getting off topic again! I need to find that scroll on the Raikage...if I find it, it'll confirm everything I've been looking for...


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Kenji


Katsumi


"Where is Raikage-sama?"


"You definitely lost him. Now when we finally find him, he's gonna kill us both."


"I didn't lose him, he just got away from me. Besides, I can still sense his chakra. He's out there in the water..."


Two Anbu ninja donned in completely black gear stood on the shoreline. One, obviously a female, groaned loudly as she looked out towards the sea. "But I can't swim well! Can't we just wait for him on the other side, Kenji?" The other ninja, Kenji, shook his head slowly. "Let's hurry. There are large chakras in the area around the Raikage." Wasting little time, Kenji stepped onto the water, the concentrated chakra in his feet allowied him to walk atop the water. He then began sprinting, his eyes scanning for anything unusual. Kenji briefly glanced behind him. His sister, Katsumi, was following behind him. Although a smiling black anbu mask hid her face, he could tell she was smiling about something.


It wasnt long before Kenji pinpointed the Raikage's exact location. Making sure to make his approach known, Kenji flash stepped a few meters to the left of the Raikage, already kneeling down. "Lord Raikage, I apologize for our brief absen-" Interrupted mid-sentence, Katsumi had flash stepped after Kenji. Unfortunately, Katsumi ran right into Kenji. Kenji barely moved an inch, while the impact flipped Katsumi head first into the sea. Ignoring his sister, Kenji continued. "-for our brief absence." Katsumi flailed uncontrollably as she sunk into the sea. "Raikage-sama!" Katsumi gurgled.


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[Chayliel]

Shunsui, being the anti-intellectual he is, starting to think of ways to burn this guy and save the passengers from anymore harm that could be upon them. As he attempted to remain calm, to show the passe gets there was nothing to fear, Shunsui began gathering his chakra into the pit of his stomach, ready to do something. His first plan of action is to avoid action without need, however this shinobi was making Shunsui not able to talk to him without being dragged into the water... 


A light bulb above Shunsui's head lit up and he had an idea. A terrible one, but it was worth something. If he spoke out loud, he would be taken underwater, but the mystery shinobi needed to touch him, which made Shunsui feel devious as he gave a grin and started to shimmy just a couple feet towards Matsuda. After another little bit, he began to radiate heat, focusing on the outside of his body to burn anyone who touched him, at least a third degree. He put his hand on Matsuda's shoulder just for a second, just enough to let her feel his idea. And hopefully he could stall, or give an opportunity for his sensei to show the true might of an Uchiha. 


Shunsui opened his mouth and said the first thing he could think of... "You're reflecting the light to make it seem like this is a genjutsu." He knew it was most likely wrong, but he had to get the shinobi to get close to him, and once he would, Shunsui would grip onto the mystery man as tight as he could, continuing to release his Solar Chakra. He would gladly take a dip into the water if he could give just one small moment for his allies to save the day. It's a good thing he knew how to swim.

 

[Gabriel Leko]

Kurai Nakamura


When he heard his name he turned to see a familiar face and greeted the shinobi with a small smile on his face. Such a smile was slowly but surely removed an replace with a more stoic expression as the man's blatant dislike for his team became apparent. 'You would think if I of all people could get past my hatred...' Then again, he himself had the opportunity to claim bloody revenge in order to douse the flames of the bonfire that was his rage for Konoha. Others weren't that lucky. 'Or rather unlucky...' He was brought of out of his thoughts as his fellow Kumogakure shinobi brought up an artist's depiction of their target so to speak.


He gazed intently at the photo, in the time span of a few seconds he committed the face to memory. Such a skill became necessary once you moved up the ranks, especially since most of the time you burned the orders you received shortly afters. When the male was done speaking he turned and handed the drawing to Yubina before speaking at the quartet. "Pass it around and sear it into your brain. Every wrinkle and spot. Kirara, burn it when they're done." Turning back to the shinobi, he nodded before speaking once more. "Thank you. And don't worry, I'll guarantee their safety. You can take your leave now."


Kurai resisted the urge to sigh as he returned his attention back to his team. He dearly hoped that wouldn't be the norm. "Normally, this would be a tad bit difficult as a group. Atsushi is very good avoiding people and he's in the best environment for doing so. However we have him cornered in a sense, and we have not one, but two with the Byakugan." He was tempted to say "two from the Hyuga clan" but he quickly remembered that wasn't the case for the young Chuunin any more. "Which is clearly a huge boon. Kirara you'll stay in the front with me and Kita you'll take the rear. Feel free to talk among yourselves and ask questions. We'll stick out if we act all stoic like an escort service." That last part was with no small amount of mirth as the Jonin then began to walk at a leisurely pace towards the general direction of the library.


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[AvidElmV2]

[SIZE= 20px]Maeno, Yubina[/SIZE]
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Yubina snickered at Kita, puffing her chest out as well. "Yeah! Betcha' no one's even gonna try to mess with us! They're all too scared to fight us super-strong shinobi!" The girl nearly fell out of her seat as the train came to a halt, catching herself just before she was thrown to the ground. Peering out the window as her fellow shinobi began to pack up their things and prepare for the trials ahead, Yubina smiled as she watched the commoner's spill out onto the platform. There was something charming about the simplicity of life outside of her career as a shinobi, something that sometimes made her wish she'd chosen a different path in life. Still, for whatever reason, fate had led her to become a tool to be used at her villages disposal, for good or bad. What that reason was she had yet to discover, but she would in time... She knew. She'd lost track of time watching the other's on the train depart, the rest of her team having already packed and begun to leave themselves. She was only reminded of why she was here when Kita had begun to tug on her in an attempt to get her moving. "O-Oh, I'm sorry! I got carried away watching the... Nevermind!" After gathering up what few possessions she'd brought with her, all of which fit on the waist clips of her belt, and hastily made her way after the group. Squeezing out of the train like a can packed full of sardines, the young girl was surprised to see that Kita and Saito were already ahead of her, with Saito, by the looks of it, being dragged around by Kita. Yubina chuckled lightly at this and considered staying behind to give the two some privacy before forcing the negative thoughts out of her mind, jogging to catch up to the genin. "Hey, wait! I'm back here..."
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The group was stopped sometime after getting off of the train by a Kumogakure ninja, one who seemed to have some difficulty concealing a look of disdain as he eyed the headbands the team of genin wore. Returning his look, the girl adjusted her headband so that the Kumogakure ninja could clearly see it, almost as if she were taunting him. 'Take a good look, pal...' Yubina thought to herself as the man continued to explain the current situation and provided the squad's instructor with an artist rendition of Atsushi. Kurai, after studying the picture for awhile, handed it to Yubina who went on to study it more, albeit with a bit of difficulty. Still, she managed to find herself burning some of the man's more prominent features into her mind before handing the picture off to Saito, who presumably did the same. Soon, the group was being led away from the train station platform by the instructors, one of which was a Hyuga who'd been positioned behind Yubina at the very end of the formation. As the group trudged on to their destination, Yubina turned back to her co-instructor and gave a small smile before finally speaking. "I like your eye's. They're a really pretty color. How can you see like that, though?"
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~Santeru Ishumari~
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Santeru's amused expression once again ignited as Ayako took her leave, her final parting comments made his blood burn hot with a chaotic mixture of emotions. His chakra whipped like a storm to the gifted sensory; he was suppressing an almost ecstatic laugh that would have no doubt echoed across the water. Feeling the familiar presence of the twin anbu that followed him he expectantly looked to his left as Kenji made his appearance, Santeru was in to good of a mood to be irritated with him. He was about to give him an order to investigate the passenger ship in the distance when his sister Katsumi plowed into him tumbling over head first the immovable rock that was her twin brother. As he watched the scene unfold Santeru's contained laugh finally let loose, he brought a hand to his stomach as he was laughing uncontrollably which was very out of character for him. After a few seconds of this he straightened his back bringing a cloth wrapped hand to his eye wiping away a single tear "Ah that was great! What a way to top off the encounter I just had!" Though the twins history with him was very limited he did feel a bit of compassion towards them as they were his comrades in the war, but he had actually little contact with them and knew full well they were probably both worried and very confused right now. After all Santeru's war stories and current ruling didn't exactly have the happiest moments. This was the man who worked with their former Captain Kurai to burn village after village.
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Coming out of his head as the sea breeze picked up over the water he reached down firmly grasping Katsumi out of the water and holding her with one arm in front of himself "Glad you could finally join my side again, but we have work to do you two so no time to rest." Placing her down Santeru's gaze turned towards the passenger ship, which was letting off an ominous chakra from multiple individuals, but two in particular caught his attention "Ah it's Rukia, and... him.. Well didn't expect the rumours to be true but it looks like my old friends path and I will cross once again. But somethings off on that damn ship..." Looking at the twins he grabbed one of his countless kunai and infused his flaming chakra into it spinning it on his finger before firmly grasping it with a very sinister look he tossed it high in the air as it exploded shaking the water and causing a shockwave to resonate on the surface. No doubt those on the ship and nearby area could feel it, but thats what he wanted, he wanted his presence known. Nodding to the twins he began his sprint leaving his after image behind as the surface of the water broke where he was standing spraying water.
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@InsaneAsylum
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@Gilzar
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[Mist Demon]

Team Thirteen's Boat
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Izaya, The Wolf
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While the current situation at hand on the boat may have been more pressing to the actual members of team Thirteen, something of far more interest perked the Wolf's interest. A familiar smell of an old friend that the creature may have mistaken if not for the shock wave all but confirming his suspicions. Given the immanent threat of drowning some of the passengers of the ship might be facing due to the current game Matsuda found herself trapped in no one likely noticed as the charcoal colored wolf jumped off the ship. Yet, there was no sound of a splash or anything similar that would signify the animal had fallen into the sea.


To anyone on the ship that did look, or anyone off the ship that had the chance to see, the animal was standing on the water as it balanced its normally suppressed chakra throughout all four paws flawlessly. Then in a flash the animal was gone before it appeared right in front of the Raikage, the true Santeru and not the after image, and cut him off from interrupting the deadly game aboard the ship.


The beast clearly looked as if it wanted to say something, it even began to twitch as if a change only Santeru knew about was soon to begin, before the animal looked back over at the ship and changed its mind. Changing now would only risk blowing Izaya's cover and make his efforts of using Team Thirteen to sneak passage into the Hidden Mist wasted. Instead, the wolf seemed to amuse itself by awaiting the Raikage's reaction.


For the two anbu tasked with following the Raikage, it likely could only have been confusing as an animal with the capacity to harness chakra enough to walk on water intercepted the man they were tasked with protecting.

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[Gabriel Leko]

Hachiro Hyuga


[SIZE= 16px]Well, that bad feeling he had earlier? Turned out to be utterly and completely accurate. Though instead of coming from the water, it seemed the threat was hiding among them all this time. The male with bright crimson orbs gazed at them all, and in a subsequent breaking of their reality, the boat started to fracture and fall into the ocean. Immediately[/SIZE][SIZE= 16px] he channeled chakra to his souls in anticipation of his feet coming into contact with the water but the action was not needed. 'What the hell....?' With a pulse of chakra to his eyes the famed dojutsu of his clan was activated. His veins bulged and the world opened up around him....but it remained the same. 'Is this a genjutsu?' The shinobi before them said otherwise, but he'd be damned before he took the word of somone who wanted to play games with other's lives at face value. 'But if it's a genjutsu I should be able to see through it.'[/SIZE]


Abruptly after that naive thought, he performed the mental equivalent of face palming himself. Just how long had the Uchiha and Hyuga clans been around? It was nowhere near out of the realm of possibility to think that a group of people would've devised a counter to their ability to see through illusions by now. Looking over to his Sensei, Kaori, and Shunsui he resisted the urge to sigh in relief. They didn't seem to be too worried, that was good. Between him and Matsuda-sensei they would figure out how to break this genjutsu. All they needed was a little bit of ti-


"You're reflecting the light to make it seem like this is a genjutsu."


[SIZE= 16px]Hachiro stared with his mouth slightly open in something resembling abject horror as his teammate said those words and proceeded to walk forward. [/SIZE]'You damned idiot!'[SIZE= 16px] He mentally screamed at the male. First off, the explanation he gave would make many an academy teacher have an aneurysm. Secondly, did he [/SIZE]want [SIZE= 16px]to die? What if the unknown had a water release technique? And knowing that Shunsui definitely did not have a water affinity, going into the middle of the bloody ocean under the scrutiny of an enemy shinobi who's rank was without a doubt B or higher wasn't just stupid. It was borderline suicide. 'If he survives, I am so having a talk with him.' As it stands now, the male probably thought he had some brilliant plan or something. The intent of which was clearly to stall but the risk and reward with said plan was far to skewered in 'risk's' favor.[/SIZE]


'Think, what dispels Genjutsu?'[SIZE= 16px] Pain, a large influx of chakra either from yourself or somebody else, and killing/disrupting the casters concentration.  Those were main and most common ones. But some how he had a feeling that only the third one and a truly exception display of the second or first would have any effect. The idea he had of breaking a finger and then healing was quickly put to rest. His Byakugan on the other hand was working overtime. Anyone who was not a Hyuga would've gotten dizzy at how his sight was flying over miles of 359 degree vision. Unfortunately the Sky was red, for miles. In instant he returned his focus back to the enemy in front of him. 'Well. Isn't that interesting.' Judging by the not so small amount of chakra being channeled to his eyes. It was safe to say that the red eyed shinobi had a dojutsu. [/SIZE]


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[SIZE= 16px] @Kiyoko Tomoe[/SIZE]


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[Kiyoko Tomoe]

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"You're reflecting the light to make it seem like this is a Genjutsu."


Head turning in the direction of the Shinobi who'd spoken, Saburou snapped his fingers and the sound of cracking glass resonated from beneath Shunsui. Floating on over to the young Shinobi, Saburou's lifeless pupils stared into Shunsui's eyes, meanwhile a smirk forming upon his face.


"I said no speaking, my dear friend... Though..."


Soon, a "Hmmm..." would come from Saburou, a hand lifting to his chin as he started walking around the Ninja.


"I've taken a liking to you. You're like Kiyomi, brave even when your opponent is someone far stronger... Which is a telltale sign of someone destined for greatness; or, at least, die close enough to it to be remembered for centuries."


Snapping his fingers again, Shunsui would begin feeling as though falling down, although not a single thing had changed and he was still there where he stood.


"How about I make you an offer... You seem like you would like to become stronger than everyone else... So if you want, I can do one of three things right here and now."


A hand pointing in the direction of the young Shinobi's teammates, Saburou resumed. "There are three options you can choose from... The first, is kill one of your teammates. If you do so, I'll acknowledge you as having the will to do whatever it takes to achieve your goals, and will put an end to the suffering of everyone else by returning them to their regularly-scheduled trip. Of course, you'd be coming with me as my new disciple."


Pointing over at one of the passengers still on the boat, Saburou offered option number two. "Second, you can choose any one person on this boat to drown by your own hand. Do so, and like the prior, this will all end with the others left alive. That does not include the life of Matsuda, however; I will still be killing her for this option."


Pointing at Shunsui, Saburou presented the final option. "The third option, is for you to die. This option has a choice within itself as to how you die, and by what hands. If you kill yourself here and now, I will leave this boat and everyone on it alone. With this one, at least you'll become a 'hero', whatever that's worth."


Red eyes glowing as Saburou placed himself face-to-face with Shunsui, he smirked.


"Make the right choice, and you'll find yourself met with power far greater than you could have ever imagined..."


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