Ferocious Feline - Private B Rank Mission

[JiMmIyZ - Hel]

Ferocious Feline
Rank of mission: B
Danger: Medium-High
Posting Minimum: 8
Description of mission:
A dangerous fugitive by the name of Marianna Nine Lives has been spotted by local law enforcement officers in Tanzaku-Gai. Unsuccessful in their attempts at apprehending her they are sure she’s still in the area and looking to steal a treasure being displayed within the town’s museum. They have called the Leaf Village and asked for help in apprehending her before she can make her move and escape. Marianna is wanted for counts of theft, grand theft, assault, and accessory to murder charges and is considered a high priority target. Famous for using poison, she’s a master of taijutsu and escape.
Mission objectives:

• Meetup with Local law enforcement
• Locate Marianna Nine Lives and arrest her
• Escort her to the Leaf Village where she will face charges

Reward: 22,500 ryo

Shroud Your Soul
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User makes themselves immune to Observation.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 rounds per Class Level. The user vanishes and no one can see or hear the user. After performing this Jutsu the user is immune to all forms of Observation but touch (if the user interacts with an object others can notice, then someone may perform an Observation check to act accordingly. If the user attacks, this effect ends. A Will Save of 10 + (2 Per Class Level + Impeccable Will) negates this effect.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

15/70

The Land of Fire. Lately, it had been getting on her nerves. She couldn't shake a feeling of entrapment in this place. It had a hold of her, strangled her, and she couldn't take it. A being such as herself required freedom but with this collar around her neck via the directive seal, she found herself unable to break her chains and so she remained restrained within them. A katana on her waist, the Kyuushi blade, she felt herself properly equipped to deal with most if not all situations that may present themselves. She had no concerns of safety. She was strength itself. As she was on official business she wore her KMP uniform, her badge indicating her position as Chief. This town should feel honoured that she herself would decide to take this mission. Honoured that she found time to spare for them. To merely be in her presence. She was power. She was strength. She was light. She approached the entrance but spied in the distance a guard. Clicking her tongue she found herself not desiring to interact with anyone at the moment. She was in a bad mood.

She began to move in order to avoid the prying eyes of those around her, slipping away until she was just another part of the crowd and not the officer that they recognised her as being. Her movements were befitting of a shinobi, she would do her father a dishonour she was becoming so adapt at it. As if she were a drop of water entering a lake she almost lost herself within the crowds busy movements. Not quite though and she began to slip away ensuring the guards didn't see. A few guards were on lookout over the top of the buildings, her eyes caught them easily. Taking a deep breath she began to remove her presence all together. In the crowd, it was easy to do. So many life forces, so many personalities, even someone not trying to hide themselves could be overlooked easily. As a shinobi however, Amarante was quite special and she was able to slip even further past the realms of notice by removing her presence entirely. She shielded her chakra, pushing it within herself so it couldn't be sensed, and then she slowed her breathing. It all happened rather quickly but for her it was almost as if time itself stopped. It moved slowly and then she stepped out of the crowd.

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?/70 - 2-10

Invisible, as if she wasn't even there. Amarante was able to leave the group under the very noses of the guards meant to keep her and others like her out and she did it with ease. Her presence was almost completely gone, she would have to say only those with the abilities of some sort of dojutsu would be able to see her. By simply walking on by she moved through the crowd without any effort, dipping and weave by the unsuspecting bystanders. She reached the check point in and out of the village and stepped by the line and began to walk past the officers. One looked at her as if he could see her. She paused her actions and stared back at him but as if she was some sort of ghost that held no sort of physical presence he looked back to the line of people and continued processing them leaving Amarante to her own devices. The guards over head didn't even notice her in the slightest, she was just another part of the crowd of people, not suspicious in any way shape or form and not worthy of their attention. How little they knew. As she traversed the streets she recalled the last time she was here, how she along with Kohaku destroyed a brothel like it was nothing. Such a rowdy girl.

Amarante looked for the meeting point and proceeded through. The streets all looked the same, while it wasn't her first time in the village she was still an outsider, it was hard to navigate. After a brief search she managed to find a group of local officers standing around at the desired point. She moved toward them, still under the cover of not having a presence. Arriving by the side of one of the officers she noticed that despite her close presence to them they weren't at all interested in her. They didn't notice that she was there despite her being close enough to touch them. She decided to merely allow them to continue to speak amongst themselves before she revealed herself to them properly. They were speaking of their concerns of the thief, Marianna. Apparently an officer who had captured her had suffered serious harm as he was poisoned rather seriously as he apprehended her. As he lay in a pool of vomit brought on by the toxin she managed to free herself and escape. They seemed to be in quite a large amount of peril. They were unable to move the item being stored in the museum either as it was due to be on display the next day so the police's reliance on outside help was considerable. A shameful act for a unit to be dependant on others, Amarante couldn't help but feel underwhelmed.

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?/70 – 3/10

They continued to speak amidst themselves and remarked that Amarante had been late to the meeting, as she had sent word ahead of her arrival to note that she would be arriving a few minutes prior. They also began to remark on how the thief, Marianna, was able to sneak up on them so easily and make away so quickly without a trace. They were hoping that a sensor shinobi of the same skill level or greater was to be on the team that the KMP would be sending. It was almost funny. They expected a team and yet they were to be greeted by only one young woman. She felt like laughing. Still they didn't notice she was right behind them and so she decided finally to speak up. She cleared her throat and immediately the officers spun around. They didn't know anyone was around let alone right behind them. She introduced herself as the Police Chief and the men were somewhat speechless. They expected a complete team and yet here they have a single individual but it was the Chief. That meant something, right? Of course it meant something, it meant she was the only one needed for this job. No one else need be bothered.

Not one to show any sign of patience Amarante merely enquired as to the appearance of the Thief, Marianna, and nothing more. She didn't need anything else, she knew the details she required so it was just an image of the perpetrator she needed, if that even. Luckily for her they had a photograph of the girl in question and they officially announced her name to Amarante as being Marianna. From what they said the girl had long black hair, wore a short kimono style outfit usually in the colour blue to blend in with the night and she carried with her a katana blade. All in all she made a great looking thief and many tales were told of her beauty. These tales of course meant nothing to Amarante. She herself was mentioned in tales amongst the bars of Fire. She was spoken of along side of the Dragon of the Leaf, Gosei. Unlike him however she earned the nick name of the 'Friendly Fire Girl' of the Leaf though. She had earned a reputation of being a rather clumsy fighter which was actually quite far from the truth. She just never felt the need to hide, she never felt the sense of danger. Not once was she. No, there was a time she felt great fear. Gosei was truly a terrifying man when he wanted to be. Not that any of I mattered. Nothing mattered.

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?/70 – 4/10

With the image in hand Amarante began to walk away, toward the museum she had seen as she wandered the streets. There was only one museum in Tanzaku-Gai so it was a safe bet that the place Marianna was targeting. The police tried to stop her to speak with her some more but she had her fill and as she rounded the corner she once again hid her presence. As she did this she simultaneously leapt to the top of the building she had cornered. The police pursued her but as they rounded the corner Amarante was gone from their view. As she hid herself she continued in the direction of the museum as they searched the area for her. They weren't able to find her however, it made sense how someone was able to hide from their view if this was all it took to get away from their senses. They ran past her as she strolled across the roof tops, taking off so that they could find her at the museum but she took her time. It was broad daylight, the chances of a thief pushing their luck in opening hours of the museum. No, it was possible. If this Marianna was as adapt as she with concealing ones presence, it was possible that she could slip by with some form of ninjutsu and avoid being noticed.

In this world of shinobi anything was possible. She kicked into action and began to move quickly toward the museum, over taking the still oblivious police officers as she did so. On the roof tops it wouldn't take a professional to avoid being but even so she avoided even the most fine tuned sense of felines basking in the sun. As she reached the museums courtyard she checked out the security before she entered. A few guards stood out the front of the place and she could notice a few patrol the outside area. It seemed as though security had been boosted in response to the threat of theft. There would be more inside she figured so what to do? Thinking about it she decided that the best course of action would be to find the best route inside without being spotted. It would of course be the entry point of the thief, would it not? To catch a thief, think like a thief. A mentallity that had served her well to this point so why not continue. Entry point. Several fire exits, all closed and probably alarmed. These points would not be suited to a proper entry. There was a back exit to a cafe’s that served as a dining area for the museum. Again not a great entry point as the chefs would notice too easily the presence amidst themselves...

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?/70 - 5/10

The place was on lock down, the entry points limited. In the end Amarante decided it was simply easiest to enter via the front door and she skulked her way though. The place was crowded as the citizens of the village flocked to catch a glimpse of the treasure on display. She was sure someone had mentioned it to her earlier but Amarante couldn't recall what it was exactly, not like she cared. Her presence removed from the realms of human acknowledgement she drifted through the crowd with ease and skillfully avoided contact with anyone despite the close proximity. People didn't even know she was there, she drifted like a leaf in the wind underneath the populous' very noses. Not stopping to even pay an entry fee Amarante jumped over the dividing barrier right in front of a guard who was too focused on watching the people to observe her actions. An elderly couple was more on the ball however and for a brief instant they noticed Amarante but as if it simply faded from their mind they went back to their own business whilst Amarante slipped into the museum unaware that she had even been noticed.

Shrouding her presence like she had allowed her to traverse the museum without even being stopped by anyone, it made her job much easier. Walking around she finally found the treasure displayed to the public and took a look around. If the thief was like her then all she had to do was simply watch the treasure and wait for someone to take it. Taking a seat in the back of the room Amarante simply watched as people walked around her. It took several hours but after a while the treasure simply vanished, gone as if it teleported somewhere. It caused a slight panic however Amarante kept calm as she knew what was up. Genjutsu of some variety, she could see through it in an instant and she focused soul energy into her eyes. This allowed her to see the souls of everybody in the area including that Marianna. She simply looked around until she saw a soul without a body, cloaked by the genjutsu. As the guards flipped out and the crowd became anxious Marianna slipped away and Amarante followed her so that she could be confronted where others couldn't get hurt by accident.

[Nekomata Minh]

learned

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6/10

Soul Suggestion
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: This Jutsu functions like the Suggestion GenJutsu of Compulsion Perception.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is 1 Creature. Range is the range of Searing Soul. Duration is 5 hours per Class Level or Until Completed. User requests of another soul in such a way it is happy to help the user. User states a request directly to the soul of another. User influences the actions of the target creature by suggesting a course of activity (limited to a sentence or two). The suggestion must be worded in such a manner as to make the activity sound reasonable. Asking the creature to do some obviously harmful act automatically negates the effect of the Jutsu. The suggested course of activity can continue for the entire duration. If the suggested activity can be completed in a shorter time, the Jutsu ends when the subject finishes what it was asked to do. User can instead specify conditions that will trigger a special activity during the duration. If the condition is not met before the Jutsu duration expires, the activity is not performed. A Will Save of 10 + (2 Per Class Level + Impeccable Will) will negate this Jutsu. Effects that resist or remove Enchantments also work with this Jutsu.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

0/10

Outside the museum Marianna took pride in her theft a distance of several hundred meters away. She was standing in an alley way by herself shining the treasure in her hands before she felt something and leapt away. Where she stood a bolt of lightning struck upward as if it were traveling across the ground. She instantly pulled a kunai and shouted for the perpetrator to reveal themselves, stashing the treasure away in a pouch behind her. "Who's there?!" Stepping into the alley way a distance of ten meters away Amarante made her appearance. "Aww, you were meant to be hit by that jutsu not escape it." Her complaint was dreary, as it if were a hassle to have missed her attack and now she was annoyed to have to do more work. IN truth, she was but at the same time she could use this to her advantage. If she could convince this Marianna to turn herself in and return the treasure herself then she could have her walk back to the leaf village rather than carrying her there. Words held power over the soul after all. "If you'd be so kind as to return the treasure you stole and accompany me to the leaf village, I'd very much appreciate it."

Amarante's words held more than just a gentle tone. They held the power of her soul and they drifted into the ears of Marianna with the intent of seducing her mind, bending her will to the Police Chiefs. Still, her words were not completely able and the thief was able to resist her with a confident smirk. "I'm not gonna make your job so easy!" She cried as she threw the kunai at Amarante's head. She then flickered through a series of hand signs and began to cast genjutsu however Amarante was well versed with protection against such affects of the mind and she was easily able to resist it. Deflecting the kunai away she walked closer, calling after the over confident Marianna. "Now, now. Don't be like that. It's a shame but you can't match me. Please just help me out and return the treasure." Seduction was an art but it appeared as though Amarante needed some practice as Marianna was still not yet swayed by her words.

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?/10

Still silently approaching the theif wanted nothing to do with Amarante and was about to take off but Amarante read her and spoke up. "Don't leave, stay here with me." More words filled with manipulation. She wanted this cat burglar person to simply give up, make her job easier. Amarante walked closer and closer as Marianna took a defensive position but she didn't leave. "What's with that look? You're gonna help me right?" Marianna could feel something wrong with herself, she didn't know what though. It wasn't genjutsu, it felt different somehow. Was this fear? Amarante words shot at her very soul and it began to wear her down ever so peacefully. All notions of fighting were somehow leaving her and Marianna was finding herself almost wanting to help the girl trying to take her down but she couldn't let that happen, could she?

Something was going on in her mind. She couldn't help but listen to Amarante words and want to act upon them. Genjutsu, it was genjutsu right? Marianna's original doubts became the only option but something happened and instead of her trying to dispel the genjutsu she instead opened her mouth and spoke. "What did you want me... To do?" In an instant Amarante recognised that she had won. A sneer appeared on her face as the once defiant expression of Marianna become dreary and compliant. "Please, return that item you stole." The command was simple and direct, the addition of the manners seemed to make it more effective as well so that was something to take note of. Marianna began to walk back toward the Museum with Amarante in toe and the blonde gave Marianna words of encouragement, still enacting the compulsion technique. "Good, good Marianna. You're such a good girl. Thank you for returning that treasure. Take it right up to the police officer now, don't worry if your with me things will be just fine."[/b] Amarante words were venom hiding a deadly intent.

Things were going well though so she may as well keep it up.

[Nira]

Soul Suggestion is learned.

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Under the control of Amarante's mind game Marianna returned the treasure to the museum, handing it over to the guards there before beings escorted out of the village with more kind words. As they began on their way out of the town, Marianna compliant, Amarante couldn't help but think that her skills could be put to use if she were to be trained slightly better. The sleuthing skills of a master thief, renown throughout the land, that would be an excellent addition to the KMP. "Now Marianna, you'll help me out right?" more tainted words escaped Amarante's lips and entered the burglars ears. "With what?" trying to decline at this point was pointless, something had happened to her Marianna knew that but she couldn't help going with the flow of things. It was easier. "The KMP could make use of your skills. You'll work for us right? Work for me?" It wasn't even a question at this point, it was an order phrased in a question but even if she weren't caught within the compulsion she would jump at it. This girl had caught her in a trap, this was her way out.

"Of course I will" whether these words were her own or the effects of the blonde who captured her effortlessly was unclear to her but an out was an out and she didn't want to rot in a jail cell somewhere. Working for the fuzz, didn't seem like a bad option. For Marianna it wasn't about the wealth anyway, it was about the thrill of what she did and she wanted to keep doing it. Actually, working for the Police wouldn't be so bad. The things that they would have her steal, they'd surely be tempting marks. Amarante could see the excitement in Marianna's eyes. She was going to be perfect for the organization. "We'll train you up a bit more first so as to better contend with shinobi but after that we'll make good use of your, trust me." Trusting Amarante? She may have just met this girl but Marianna knew full well that trusting this person was idiotic. Trusting this girl would get you killed. Who would be holding the knife, that was a different question all together...

{Exit}