Trouble in the Marketplace [M|O]

[Futabatei Ginko]

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Name: “You Can Rob City Hall!” Says the child.
Rank: D
IIC Length: 24 hours (1 Day)
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: Stop the fight and find out what caused it.
Description: The local supermarket has sent out a disturbance call stating that four children have stolen several amounts of merchandise. When confronted about it, the children stated that a much bigger problem was happening further down in town and that stealing from the supermarket was the least of their problems. But why?
Reward: 5,000 ryo

The ANBU Owl member and Ginko quickly reached the village square wherein the market was located. Still without the proper inventory, Gin would be forced to use strictly nin- and genjutsu had this encounter proven too difficult for her to just talk out. Her tactical vest was closed completely and hugged her body closely as she and the Butai member moved across the rooftops, eyeing down on the inhabitants of the marketplace.

"Where are they.." she whispered lowly, moving her head back and forth to find any trace of intel that could lead her to the location of the thieving children.

[00 / 05]

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Observation
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill focuses certain powers of observation - sight, smell, hearing, and touch.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Can be learned by an Animal. A failed check indicates that the character is oblivious until the thing is pointed out to him. This skill is important for ferreting out advancing enemies or ambushes, generally real-time events and actions occurring, versus scrutiny, which covers static objects or areas. A Game Master may roll an Observation skill check for a Character any time there is an NPC, monster, event or happening that a character might notice, even if he did not specifically state that he is monitoring his surroundings. Characters are capable of noticing any event within their perception. Observation reveals only facts, not motivation. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill. If you are Schooled in Anthropology you gain a +10% synergy bonus with Observation checks that involve noticing disguise checks.
Limit: ---

Within the marketplace had been numerous stalls that Ginko could easily see from her higher vantage point. Given her bird's eye view of the area, she was able to see several places that had been damaged by the recent skirmishes. The first place she had seen was a small stand that sold fried fish sticks.. she could smell burnt fishmeat cooking over an exposed fire, as she observed the shop keeper yelling about some children haven stolen his wares. This man was dressed as a traditional chef sans the chef hat, and his greasy and dark skin made Gin sure that he had fallen at some point while trying to chase the children down. Her head snapped to the right as soon as she heard a loud crashing sound come from an antique dishware stall.

Here, with keen eyes, she squinted and saw a woman crying as her husband attempted to consul her. These people had apparently just purchased some new and fine china but that would all go to ruin as it lay in the fresh soil broken into numerous pieces. Ginko could see just how hard the woman had been crying---she had been shaking uncontrollably as she tried to explain to her husband what had happened. Catching on to the woman's movements, Gin lifted her gaze to match the direction in which the woman's hand had pointed. It was towards a third stall where four children had began to cause a ruckus. They were younger than she and looked like ruffians that lived on the streets given their dirty clothing. Before she moved in to confront them, though, she waited to see what they would pull at this third market stall. Beside her, the Owl operative watched without making much noise on the situation.

[Father 'Suke]

+4.

Just not enough there. I'm kind of being generous here but ultimately a wee bit more I would require.

[Natsy]

“I am merely here to observe your progress, kunoichi. It is your task to deal with this situation. However, if matters do get out of hand, I will step in. So act as if I were not there.” The AnBU Owl said, his voice mechanised by the masks’ hidden device. He folded his arms across his chest, biceps bulging as he moved. Meanwhile, as the children moved up to the third cart, the shopkeeper had his eyes peeled toward them. Immediately he screamed out “Keep your filthy hands off my merchandise!” His small frail body darted out in front of his cart arms wide open, palms facing out.

One of the four children pulled to a stop, wielding a wooden two by four in his right hand. “What are you going to do about it, old man?!” The child with the wooden plank sneered, a sly grin upon his youthful face. With careful observation the child’s face consisted of nothing but scars and acne. He had been involved in a lot of fights and was well known for petty crimes and assaults. He rose his makeshift weapon in a taunting manner. “Yeah, get out of our way, old man!” A girl standing to the boy’s left said, laughing like that of a hyena.

The man moved both his hands to shield himself from the boy’s taunt, yet he did not move. The rest of the small gang continued to laugh and shout out warnings and other threats.

[Futabatei Ginko]

Since the elite shinobi that Ginko followed to the marketplace would not be acting on this matter, the kunoichi quickly moved into action. While she moved closer towards the third stall, her hands wove kata quickly. The innate earthen nature of Doton residing within Gin's body began to express itself as she lunged forward several meters, now just above the commotion. She would be behind the elder man and atop his shoddy stall; in less than a second, earthen white strips began to push out from underneath the plank-toting youth who had threatened the man. Given the alacrity of Ginko, she felt that this child had been too slow and preoccupied to notice her usage of the Tsuchi Baindo jutsu. Had she successfully managed to capture the boy with her technique, then the binds would latch on to his limbs in an extremely tight manner which prohibited movement.

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Observation
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill focuses certain powers of observation - sight, smell, hearing, and touch.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Can be learned by an Animal. A failed check indicates that the character is oblivious until the thing is pointed out to him. This skill is important for ferreting out advancing enemies or ambushes, generally real-time events and actions occurring, versus scrutiny, which covers static objects or areas. A Game Master may roll an Observation skill check for a Character any time there is an NPC, monster, event or happening that a character might notice, even if he did not specifically state that he is monitoring his surroundings. Characters are capable of noticing any event within their perception. Observation reveals only facts, not motivation. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill. If you are Schooled in Anthropology you gain a +10% synergy bonus with Observation checks that involve noticing disguise checks.
Limit: ---

"What do you all think you're doing..?" she questioned, her blue and brown eyes staring into the eyes of the boy captured in her Doton ninjutsu. She hadn't seen a teenager so grotesque that had been burdened with facial scars and acne. Judging from the way he had attempted to intimidate the old shop keeper, she guessed that he had been the leader of the other three. Her eyes leered sternly as the annoying hysterical laughter of the girl immediately died down following so intense a glare. Beside the boy who had been captured within her earthen binds was the large wooden plank that was used to intimidate the elder; it looked like it had been worn out from continuous use with numerous splinters and pieces jutting out or missing against its length.

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Doton: Tsuchi Baindo 
Rank: C Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Literally Doton: Tsuchi Baindo means Earth: Earth Bind. The reason why it has called such is the effects of the technique. As a Ninjutsu, the technique utilizes chakra. Here the user forms the handsigns and collects whatever takes part of the landscape/ground and forms strips of cloth out of it. With Doton, it manipulates stone or dirt.
Special: Rat, Boar, Dog, Ox, Tiger
Drawback: One must have Earth Release to perform.
Description: The Earth forms white strips looking much like bandages that rise from the ground and wrap tightly around the opponent. The strips are thick enough that they cannot be cut through with a kunai, and are wrapped tight enough to leave the enemy immobile.
Limit: Earth Release

[Natsy]

As the child was pinned in place, a series of screams littered the area. The woman and husband down the street had been the source, but the scream was simply shock at such a quick save. The elderly man twisted his body around to glance up at you as you stand upon his cart’s roof. The child wielding the plank dropped said weapon, the sound clattering against the dirt ground. “Just who the hell are you to tell us what to do! You’re nothing but a girl!” She shrieked. The captive attempted to struggle in the binds of the earthly jutsu, but to no avail.

However, the two remaining boys in the little gang suddenly burst into motion. One boy on each side of the cart, both would grab the sides of the cart while ignoring the shopkeeper’s pleas and start yanking the cart from side to side. “Just because you wear that band and mask doesn’t mean you’re some kind of super hero! Get down from there and face us like a proper Ninja!” The boy to your right shouted. “Yeah!” The other boy said, yanking hard on the cart.

The girl moved forward and picked up the wood and darted forward to strike at the man who still attempted to save his cart, even with you atop it. “Do something!” The shopkeeper screamed, backing from the wood wielding girl.

[Futabatei Ginko]

Ginko was annoyed that she hadn't brought along with her any kunai knives or shuriken. She would've shown that other girl just what she could have been...

Ignoring the girl and focusing more on the boys, since they had chosen to act prior to the assaulting female, Gin performed another string of hand seals, obviously pushed to the point where nuisances had been enough. It would be an illusion that would be cast by the gas mask wearing kunoichi, which would result in the immediate distortion of the environment to those within a two meter radius of Ginko, since she had opted to lessen the standard range of her pattern genjutsu technique. As soon as the boys began to rock the cart, they would have felt an immediate shift in perception: a twisting, drunken state of mind would overcome both them and the elder---unfortunately---due to his close proximity to the caster Takinin.

Since the girl had opted to pick up the plank and rush the man, she too would fall victim to this dizzying jutsu had she not the will power or technique to dispel such a thorough genjutsu. Ginko had wanted to feel sorry for the man, but couldn't really given the situation. Had the four trouble makers ceased their movements and became nauseated, Ginko would dispel her own technique to keep the elder from suffering more than he should have. It would appear that the commotion had caused quite the crowd to surface, yet they had managed to keep their distance from the radius of the vertigo-inducing jutsu.

"Now, what the hell is going on here?" Ginko inquired aggressively, somewhat drained by her use of two C-rank techniques back-to-back like that. While she really did not wish to do so, she still had her fists to fight with, but here she had hoped that these children had learned their lesson before any physical attacks had to be made.

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Vertigo 
Rank: "C"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A twisting distortion of perceptions occurs, sickening creatures within it.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects anyone in a 5 meter radius spread. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 30 meters plus 15 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for as long as the user concentrates plus 2 rounds afterwards. This technique may be negated. Creatures who have the lowest class level to the user are affected first. Those whom are closest to the Jutsu's point of origin are also affected first. Affected creatures become sickened by the distortion, creatures that move at fast speed must make an additional save or fall prone.
Limit: Must know the Pattern Perception.

[Tieren]

+1 TP
5/5 TP

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[9/125 SP]

For future reference, always make sure you include how much SP you have in it, even if it's 0. That way we know ^_^

[The Roar of the Falls]

From the tower Isabella rushed to the gate, passing the market place where a crowd had gathered. Her mood was still sour and the crowd was preventing her from seeing into the heart of the commotion. "Excus--" The bodies bumped and elbowed her, her melody arm clacking on her right arm. 1 wireless radio, a scroll with Kaoru's summoning seat, 12 soldier pills, 5 zipties, her anti flash lenses were already on and a baseplate compass.

No one moved for her, an official nin of the village, who fought and literally almost died in the line of duty several times for them to have the freedom and life to ever HAVE this squabble. Fuck it. She inhaled a deep breath, a muddled mixture of melody seals stoked by her vocal cords before she let out a thunderous roar into the sky, not wanting to hit anyone direction."MOVE!" like a crack of thunder it reverberated through the market, the crowd sure to part ways for the tiny red eyed Onigami. As such she strolled into the clearing where one female nin stood with an elder and some other subdued street urchin.

"On orders of the Takikage, please conclude your business and and follow me. We have a mission that is of the utmost importance to the village." Her platinum blonde hair was hardly disturbed in the ordeal of it all and her smile was innocent. Her mood was fucked. This issue...this threat to the village, The Mechanist...he was mince meat.

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Thunder’s Shout
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Deafens and mutes those in the surrounding area.
Special: Singing.
Drawback: Works on allies and enemies.
Description: The bard lets out a forceful shout that will deafen and mute everyone in a thirty meter area for three posts. When you use this skill there is a five percent chance of muting yourself for ten posts.
Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'.

Auditory Comprehension
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: The user comprehends various types of sounds instantaneously
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Bard has experienced many different types and used use many different type of sound. At this point, hearing and interpreting sound becomes second hand. The user can now interpret sounds heard, rather then just hearing them, deciphering what type of sound is made, location, what caused the sound, etc. This can even help the bard ascertain the general physical strength of the being that caused the sound. The user must train to understand the different types of sound made, listed below.
B Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 25 meter radius.
A Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 50 meter radius.
S Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 100 meter radius.
Limit: Automatically gained once the user has mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points. Every 500 Points extra unlocks another rank of this technique.

Algorithmic Decipher
Rank: C-rank
Skill: Ninjutsu, supplementary
Effect: The user understands sound made by writing or various forms of tapping (Morse code). He or she can also mimic the said sounds as well.
Special: ---
Drawback:---
Description: The user can comprehend and decode sound waves emitted through tapping. This is done by hearing a string of sounds, measuring there pitch, flow, consistency, etc. Any forms of writing/tapping, will now be understood and reproduced by the user. This is extremely useful in spying on opponent or even sending messages back and forth. From the sounds of writing they can discern what has been written and pinpoint morse code messages.
Limit: Art of the Bard, must unlock Auditory Comprehension

Bodily Decipher
Rank: C-rank
Skill:Ninjutsu, supplementary
Effect: Explained below
Special: ---
Drawback:---
Description: The user interprets sound waves emitted by opponent. By understand the sound waves created by walking, breathing, heartbeat, etc. The user is able to gauge their enemy’s bodily specification, such as their height, weight, muscle mass, etc. until they have literally gathered an extremely accurate ‘picture’ of the person with sound. This also allows them to sense fluctuations within breathing, heart rate, pulse which can help the bard know how tired or ill a specific person is. This is extremely useful in gathering information on opponents before ever encountering them. This jutsu can also be used to retrieve information on multiple opponents as well, when first learned they can discern the information of ten opponents, this can be retrained for an additional ten people each time with the maximum of one hundred. Each time this skill is learned it also gives a 3% chance of discerning if an opponent is telling a lie, with a maximum of thirty percent.
Limit: Art of the Bard, must unlock Auditory Comprehension

Far Reaching Notes
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary
Effect: Increases the range of melodies.
Special: --
Drawback: This skill does not stack. Each rank increases the base distance of a skill and does not stack with previous ranks of this technique.
Description: After years of playing and singing the bard has learned to project their instruments and their voice. With enough effort put in this has allowed their techniques to stretch their limits so as to effect more people. The "B" rank of this skill increases the base distance 5 meters. The "A" rank of this skill increases the base distance 10 meters. The "S" rank of this skill increases the base distance 20 meters.
Limit: Must have mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points.

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[/b] I heard her amplified voice bellow, and I winced as the sound pierced my head. I loved Isabella more dearly than anything, and I did truly hope to spend the rest of my life with her; unfortunately, I'd probably be deaf by thirty if this kept up.

Few village people were like to disobey an order that vehement. I was uncomfortably aware of the way people were staring at us. Hey, wait a second, I have fucking authority in this situation. I stepped past Isabella and moved over to the center of the commotion with an unamused frown. One hand in my pocket, my glare swept over all the street kids in turn. Ah, the little vermin that crawled out of the holes of this city. It had not been all too long since I had been among their kind, but that did little to blunt the threat of my snarl. They were the obvious villains here; I punched a fist into my palm to let them know not to move.

"On orders of the Takikage, please conclude your business and and follow me. We have a mission that is of the utmost importance to the village," I heard Isabella say; oh god, the most terrible thing was how perfectly flat she sounded. Not angered, or insistent. Just completely and utterly fed up. I looked up at the kunoichi girl with the gas mask - the fuck was that for? - and awaited her response. I didn't know why we needed her along with us, but - apparently - Isabella thought it appropriate... so it probably was.[/ul][/div]

[Futabatei Ginko]

The loud booming voice of Isabella had been enough to knock Ginko's concentration off as the genjutsu she cast quickly subsided, leaving just the captured boy left in any sort of chakra technique the Genin possessed. These two women had been totally foreign to the Takigakure low-ninja, yet apparently they held some level of higher authority than she did. When the kunoichi with the metallic plate on her arm addressed Gin, the younger female started blankly at her and her approaching comrade before replying.

"..If I must." She hopped off of the top of the stall on to the ground where the three children still sat holding their heads. Apparently the effects of her illusionary art lasted longer than she'd expected. The elder shop keeper seemed to be returning to his normal state-of-mind as she approached the Chunin-leveled duo.

"I'm Ginko," she said dryly, looking from Isabella towards her comrade. She didn't feel it necessary to ask any further questions relating to their names or the depth of the mission. Had they felt the need to mention any of these things, then they would come, she thought.

[Natsy]

Once the Genjutsu had been cast, all bodies within the area would befall upon it. The girl wielding the plank dropped it in sudden shock and both boys immediately stopped rattling the cart. Fortunately the cart’s contents were unharmed, the shopkeeper would have no problem sorting things out once the commotion was over. Which in a way, it was.

“I.. I’m sorry, here..” She said, kicking the plank in her drousy-like state. She stumbled forward, only to be shoved back by the elderly man attempting to overcome the sudden effects of the genjutsu. The crowed surrounding the area had suddenly intensified to the point when people were everywhere, creating a large semi-circle. But as soon as the genjutsu had been conjured, the mission had been completed. Ginko had passed her first task.

However, at Isabella and Kaoru’s unexpected entry, the genjutsu dispelled due to lack of concentration, the three unbound children decided to attempt to bolt when a large cloud smoke suddenly burst into the small semicircle, thus welcoming the entrance of the AnBU Owl whom had escorted Ginko into this mission in the first place. He simply stood there, blocking the children’s attempted getaway. “You four will come with me to the tower to speak with Lady Evangeline about your crimes throughout the village.”

His mechanical voice remained strictly neutral. His hidden face then shifted toward the roof of the cart just as Ginko jumped down from it in answer to Isabella’s order. For a Chuunin, both women were surely using their new status in the village well. “Before you head off with the two other kunoichi, I want to ensure you that you have successfully completed your first mission. You were able to handle the situation effectively and will receive full credit for your efforts.”

His attention then shifted to the boy before he threw a single kunai at the earthly binds encasing him to the ground. The bounds snapped instantly, freeing the boy whom had long since started crying. “I’m sorry, miss! I won’t steal from the town’s people again!” He cried to Ginko while sitting in a crumpled mess on his knees. The AnBU simply approached the boy and picked him off after tying up the three attempted escapees. With a stiff nod, the AnBU with four children in tow suddenly disappeared from view with a cloud of smoke.

Mission completed. Please go to tower for payment before accompanying Isabella and Kaoru on their mission.

[The Roar of the Falls]

"Ginko?" That was definitely a different name. "I am Isabella Di'ore, and this is my partner Kaoru Takeuchi." The arrival of the AnBu was not honestly a surprise but then again was it really needed? With the arrival of not one, but two, Chuunin that should have sufficed. Isabella herself would never have let the little thieves go if they had tried to run.

When the man and his mechanical voice gave Ginko a green light, she narrowed her eyes. Her hearing went out, trying her best to discern any mechanical inclination in his voice. He could have been an android...right? maybe she was just losing it,,,all the stress she had been under and such. "We will be at the gates when you are ready, please do not dally." She gave the other female a curt nod and turned to leave.

[Futabatei Ginko]

As the children tried to break away during Ginko's introduction with the two village Chunin, the stationed ANBU Owl member that had accompanied the Genin on the mission moved into action. He would further subdue the young ruffians as he informed Gin of her mission completion. This made her smile faintly beneath her metallic gas mask, as she turned away from the two higher-ranked kunoichi to nod towards the owl-masked guard, "Hai."

It seemed that one of the Chunin was questioning the look of the Butai member before he had vanished; this one, calling herself Isabella, told Ginko to meet her and her partner Kaoru at the village gates once she had been ready to go on the mission. A high ranking mission... Gin had never been placed in such a situation to be asked to perform at a level much higher than what she was capable of. However, for fear of being viewed as a failure, she complied to the smaller Chunin's request, nodding towards her before bounding off to the Takikage's tower, as well as towards her abode to collect whatever she required before leaving the village.

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[/b]said Isabella; I followed after her towards the village exit.

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