Otogakure Catacombs

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Catacombs Expedition
Rank: B
IIC Length: 3 days
Difficulty: Hard
Objective: Explore the catacombs and retrieve artefacts.
Description: Explore the Quiet Symphony Catacombs in search of artefacts that will be auctioned to universities and museums. This is a mission for major artefacts, and each major artefact will net a mission completion and reward. Be careful, for the catacombs are filled with many dangerous traps and creatures.
Reward: 50,000 Ryo

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It was mid-morning when Iyami made his way to the catacombs, he was informed that he would be escorting an archaeologist through the Catacombs. It was probably best for Iyami as he didn't have too much knowledge of ancient artefacts but he still had a good pair of eyes. Ayami's attire hadn't changed since leaving the tower, his black ruffled hair still held the sound headband with pride. The scar ran across his face but didn't dampen the smile he held in such high regard, he was excited about this mission. Iyami's body was covered with the bandages as normal, his black jacket sat open over the top of the bandages while his elasticated three quarter length trousers stopped just below his knee with the elasticated band. The bandages continued down to his ankles where the open foot sandals were worn and secured with a few straps of leather. Around his waist, another sound headband sat fitted as a belt, holding on his back a barrel full of iron sand which was designed to look like a scroll.

On his outfit, eight ritual deep pockets had been installed and paid for, all of which were filled with iron sand, this allowed him to carry a total of 18 cubic feet of iron sand as if it were nothing. On the back of his jacket, 20 bundles of thread had been woven in for quick and easy access, the design was the shape of the Karinui clan logo. He was ready for the exploration of the Otogakure Catacombs. When he had arrived at the catacombs meeting ground, he looked around at the different areas spotting a few people working on the tables examining already found artefacts, cleaning them with tiny brushes and air pumps to remove the dust.

Iyami made his way to the sign-in tent and introduced himself, signing in for the archaeological exploration. "Hello, my name is Iyami, the ninja assigned to escort and protect the research team from the traps within.". The lady behind the desk looked up smiling "Ahhh, Hello Iyami, I'm so glad to meet you. I am Soril, I am the head archaeologist looking through the catacombs and it is just you and I going in today. Regardless, I am looking forward to us working together." She held out her hand and the pair shook firmly. "When are we going in Soril, I am ready when you are."

Soril picked up two satchels from behind the table, putting one of her back and handing the other to Iyami. The satchels had a couple bottles of water, some sandwiches, a head torch and various other little tools for the task ahead. "The first few hundred meters of the catacombs are already explored, thoroughly, it will be after there that we will begin the proper exploration and check for artefacts." Iyami nodded paying attention to everything Soril was saying. "I use Iron Sand, Aburame, Karinui, and have some skills with the Li Clan. These are the skills I will be using to disarm and protect us from traps."

"I appreciate you telling me, I have some skill in medical ninjutsu but otherwise, I am more a skilful non-combatant user." The pair smiled and nodded in a mutual appreciation of each other's skills as they were complimentary and covered each other's weaknesses. After making sure the pair were fully prepared for what could turn on to be a long, and dangerous days work, Iyami and Soril made their way to the catacombs entrance. It was as dark and depressing as one could imagine, the stone arched door frame with an old rotting wooden door that had been propper open. The paid continued having a general chit chat while working through the already examined tunnels but once they arrived at the unexplored areas, everything got different.

Iyami and Soril put the head torches on to see further ahead while Soril also carried a lantern. "Quickly, before we go on, I will make sure it stays as light as possible but it may be safer for you if you carry the iron sand gourd on my back. It means the sand and I can react quickly to danger and protect you." Soril nodded in agreement and attached it around her waist, Iyami's chakra and natural magnetic field would prove to be useful down in this area if he kept his wits around him. Once the pair were fully prepared they began to work their way into the lesser explored areas, the stone floors were uneven and dusty, the walls were lined with several corpse shelves, some shelves were empty, others had a fully wrapped skeleton or a partially covered corpse. If Iyami hadn't been through so many missions or the chuunin exams, he would have been creeped out than he already was.

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With the lanterns glow, coupled with the two head torches were casting a clear glow for fifteen meters around them, but the traps were not something easily seen. Even with highly trained observational skills, Iyami relied on his magnetic field to sense where the triggers were. Being able to extend his magnetic field up to 160 meters from his body wasn't a big drain on his chakra, and was, in fact, a secondary natural response. As the pair walked down the unexplored passage, Saril left a small light beacon every fifteen meters, as a guided path for them to return through later. Every few steps, the pair were looking through the corpses on the side of the walls attempting to find anything from jewels to precious heirlooms that might have gone missing over the centuries.

Jewels were not the only thing the pair were searching for, old weapons that had been crafted to perfection. Creating emotional effects, the weapons that would work with the elements or empower the techniques used with them. All of the items of value would be excavated, catalogued, and appropriately sold on. While the pair searched through the different corpses and vases that were around. For the most part, the vases were broken clay and stone, worth of little to no value so they were simply ignored. The pair had walked about one hundred and fifty meters in, still, no items had come to their sight which was a pain, but he didn't expect anything too quick.

While the pair continued walking and searching, Iyami felt a disturbance in his magnetic field. It felt like a mechanism of sorts, he aimed his spotlight ten meters ahead of him noticing a slightly off stone. It didn't look like the rest around it and he called Soril back. "One-moment Soril, I think there is a trap ahead." Soril nodded and stepped back so she was beside Iyami, and with a flash of handseals, iron sand from his pockets arose and formed 6 tetra plates. Each approximately 1.5 meters in height and width, but barely a few centimetres thick. Iyami placed two tetra plates either side of him and Soril, although the trap felt like a single strike to his magnetic field, Iyami thought it better to be careful.

He controlled one of the tetra plates to fly forward and put pressure on the stone and the moment it was slightly compressed a large axe swung down from the wielding clanging into the iron sand, chipping the metal and falling off with a loud clang. Unbeknownst to the two protagonists in this mission, the sound ruffled the scales of something hidden deep within tunnels, there had been the gossip of animals living in the under tunnels but no concrete evidence of anything larger than a few insects, rats, or bats. With the trap deactivated the pair made their way on, Iyami didn't deactivate the tetra plates though, in case other traps came up so they were ready to trigger or block as and when needed. While his magnetic field allowed him to sense and feel the metal, anything that wasn't metal didn't trigger it, so old-fashioned traps such as rope tripwires may get past the extra senses.

The pair continued walking through the tunnels. The sizes kept changing, for the most part the walking section of the tunnels were wide enough for two people plus the tetraplates with ease, other times it opened into large rooms which looked like they were used for preservation and occasionally the tunnels shrunk and the pair sturggled to get through one by one, forcing Iyami to open the gate ways a little more so it wasn't so tihgt of a fit while they searched every crack and crevice for the different treasures. Although Iyami's personal interest wasn't archeology, he was full of respect for Soril's passion into the subject, it reminded him of his own passion to know about the varied clans of the lands, their passions were a bonding point that they enjoyed discussing while they worked.

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While the pair continued their chats, what was happening deep within the catacombs was completely off of their attention. The scales of this rare animal slid against the rocks, it was a large creature with a forked tongue and spikes along its spine and around the frilled hood that sits around its muscular neck. The purple scales were so dark that even if light shone off them, it would be barely noticeable compared to the background darkness. The snake had sensed that something was entering deeper into its lair, something different to the minor rats and other vermin it would normally feast upon and the temptation of new meat was too much.

Elsewhere in the catacombs, the pair were walking along, checking all the cracked and sealed vases, taking anything that looked like minor value. The stuff taken was nothing of mission level value, but they excited Soril which made Iyami happy. He always enjoyed seeing smiles on peoples faces, after all the chaos seen in the wild and while on missions, the reminder of happiness and joy was always a good sight. "If I may Soril, How did you get into all this tunnel diving then?" Soril turned her face looking at Iyami as he continued his own searching, the tone of his voice was genuine curiosity and not one of forced conversation.

Turning back and continuing to search through the corpses built into the walls, Soril gave a little chuckle. "I don't really know to be honest, I mean how does someone get interested in anything? I guess I just was sat at the university, I was doing extra studying while I worked as a shinobi for the village. I went on a few escort missions with my team, one of which was with an archaeological team to help the Hidden Sand Village out and my interest just snowballed from there. After the mission, I did more and more research, gained my qualifications and spoke to the kagé, withdrawing from the shinobi life and focusing on being a village historian. How About you Iyami, I assume you have interests beyond just shinobi work, what are they and what got you into those?"

Iyami listed to every word, taking it in and nodding along while the pair continued searching. There were hundreds and hundreds of corpses down here and each one had some basic heirlooms, still nothing of note though. "I love when a natural interest develops. Makes life seem so much more fun if your work is something you truly enjoy." Iyami turned and pointed to the crest on the back of his jacket, and the matching logo on the front lapel. "I am a member of the Karinui clan, I could sew before I could walk, could make basic clothing before I could run. It was a naturally developed interest but I am very glad my parents got me into it. It is a hobby that the clan has turned into secret techniques, the only techniques of the clan I don't know are the secret ritual ones. When I'm not on a mission I enjoy making clothes and different apparel items, I work with the clan and family to fill orders as and when."

The rustling and scraping noise in the background started to get a little louder, enough to catch the ears of Iyami. "Did you hear that... shhhh stay still." Iyami held out his hand as a warning gesture to Soril. Something definitely wasn't right about these tunnels, something he hadn't noticed before. "Soril, have you noticed yet..... the stone floor...." Soril looked down noticing the stone surface which had changed from the rough uneven pebbles to a smooth surface, worn down from years and years of a big creature slithering over. "Oh.... you're right... how didn't we notice?", "It's fine, for all we know it may not be anything dangerous, or just water erosion, but I think, if we go in any further we need to be on high alert." Soril and Iyami nodded to one another in sync, they had a mutual understanding, that for now the noise should be kept a bit lower... just until they were sure they were safe.

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In hushed tones, the pair continued to chat and search for the missing artefacts, whenever something of what seemed like importance came up, Iyami called Soril over to look through what he had found. On the most recent time, Soril pulled out a sheet of paper. "This might help, You need to trust your judgement, you will find something that will just jump out at you and your gut instinct will be to grab it." With a soft smile on her face she handed a little guide to what sort of things he should look for in order to make sure of authenticity and something of value. Returning the soft smile Iyami nodded and took the piece of paper. "Thank You Soril, I will return it when we leave."

With the paper handed over, the pair returned to examining their respective sides and corpses, jars, and trinket boxes. While the pair searched they were on high alert trying to make sure nothing would sneak up on them, but there was something else that kept bothering Iyami. "You Know Soril, I have not sensed any reserved trap mechanisms, no pressure plates waiting to trigger, nothing. Though I do keep seeing broken arrows or pieces of weapons on the floor, they look old but not as old as some of the stuff on these corpses... something big enough to trigger them has been through here. At least a good four foot tall, these are traps set to catch humans out." As Iyami finished his sentence a chill went through both of their spines...

It was a hiss, a loud rasping hiss. It didn't sound near them, and Iyami turned his head back to Soril... "I don't suppose that you are good with animals? I am one more of clan culture than animals myself...." A gulp came from Soril, "I am not amazing but I have heard tails of large snakes and other creatures that live in underground tunnels. It is why when I was asked to explore under the tunnels, I was told I would be given an escort... minimum chuunin. It made me nervous thinking there was this much danger but this was an important job, I was chosen because I used to be a shinobi and could stand on my own two feet better if needed.... but as I said before, I am more a medical ninja than anything else. I will help if I can but any actual conflict will be your department." Iyami nodded, "Good Job I have some plates prepared, they are good for blocking a small tunnel like this if running is a good option. I would rather avoid conflict in a tight tunnel like this in all honesty, I don't want to ruin anything or risk a cave in."

At the end of their torchlight, where it changed from a strong beam to a dim light a glint caught their eyes. It was slightly purple, with some silver... and it was moving... towards them. "Get back... NOW!" Iyami's tone had changed from the gentle friend to one of commanding, his whole demeanour had changed to that of his guardian rank. There were about 100 meters between him and the head of the snake that was coming towards the pair, room enough for the pair to retreat, but also for his tetra plates to move. The Tetra plates moved on command, reacting to the snake's failing ambush as it rushed towards them, fangs out and hood extended. "BLADE HOOD SNAKE!" Soril exclaimed in a panic, "Not venomous, it is a constrictor but those blades can penetrate even the best armour."

"Grab what you can, We will retreat and take a different path from the start. Don't go too far, but don't get close to the combat. You still have some of my iron sand, if you leave my magnetic field it will weigh you down badly, and I won't be able to protect you." Soril nodded as her hands began to glow blue, the chakra scalpel technique. It wasn't good for use as up-close combat in this situation but the scalpel needles she fired out one round after another was a good distraction to what the snake was looking at. WHile msot needles just bounced off of it's hard scales, several landed inside the fleshy part inside the open mouth, striking the tongue with one hitting the eye.

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Not one to turn down an advantage, Iyami smirked at Soril, who, while still panicking a little, hadn't forgotten the shinobi training she received. The 6 tetra plates flew forward skimming elegantly past the duo. Two went straight forward, the edges sharpening and serrating becoming like two large sawblades, the first of the two bounced off of the hard scales as intended and turned into a fine iron sand powder that the snake would breathe in. The iron sand irritated its eyes and mouth, including the wounds within while the second blade lodged itself inside the open mouth causing a weak point to become apparent, along with a gaping wound inside the mouth.

With the iron sand tetraplate lodged in its mouth, the snake was unable to close its jaws and while it may normally just retreat from the damage, this snake was so enraged that lurched forward, swiping left and right with the spiked hood to try and decimate anything in its path. With his eyes narrowed and focused on the target, he needed split-second timing for what he was about to do. Iyami held out a hand for Soril, he invited her to stand behind him while he prepped the adlib technique he was about to do. "Get ready, if this doesn't work, you need to run out... at the very least this will slow it down." As the snake charged the duo, Iyami pulled the remaining four tetra plates together to form a barrier wall in front of the pair, approximately fifteen meters ahead of their position.

The snake hadn't stopped its charge, a primal animal bloodlust had overtaken it fully now. All that was going through its mind was, 'kill', 'food', 'kill', 'eat'. As The snake got close enough to charge into the tetra plate wall, Iyami had a perfect knowledge of its position due to the excess iron sand that was within its body, including the tetra plate saw stuck in its mouth. As it was about to strike the wall with full force, Iyami took control of the iron sand and changed it, including the sand in the snake's mouth to a singular spike. Using the full force of his magnetic field, the spike was fired into the snake through the open wound in its mouth. The iron sand spike penetrated the snake's body and burst out the back of the snake returning to its dust form.

The snake's corpse fell from the lunge sliding along the floor stopping short of a meter ahead of the pair, limp, warm, and dead. "I don't suppose this snake classes as an Archeological Find" Iyami made a little chuckle as a way to ease tension and calm himself and Soril down. "It is a shame though to kill a creature like this, but sometimes the job has to take precedence. It would have caused issues through the rest of the excavation in all searches, current and future." Iyami's voice turned a little softer, a touch of sorrow in his voice, but a calm and understanding sorrow, not a sadness that would overwhelm like grief. Soril's hand had returned to normal when she rest it on Iyami's shoulder. "Shall we take a break, then have some more searching. I have some sandwiches." Iyami nodded and the pair turned walking back away from the snake.

As the duo walked away, the iron sand that had been used for the spike and tetra plates which were lodged in the snake all retreated out, shaking and rubbing off the blood particles that were attached to each grain. The iron sand returned to the pockets in Iyami's clothing, disappearing in the deep pocket rituals. The pair took a rest and began to enjoy the food and water the pair had packed for the trek, enjoying a solid thirty-minute rest and chat while Iyami still kept an eye out as was his guard duty. After the resting period was all done, Iyami and Soril agreed to go off on one of the tangents instead of trying to go back past the snake.

The pair had relaxed more since the snake attack after their little rest, while their senses were still perked up they noticed the floor was still worn down. The assumption as that this was still part of the snakes' nest, and with a creature that size they hoped it was the sole occupier of this section.

While making their way down the side tunnels, more cheap vases, jars and other pieces of pottery were found cracked containing nothing of value. It was apparent by the clothing that the people down this section were not the richest, but Soril explained that some people would be buried with the occasional valuable that would be worth good money and historical information. Items that may have been stolen or crafted, such as an original crafting from a famous crafter before he was famous.

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There was still no luck, they had fought the giant snake, searched through several kilometers of dead bodies and double backed several times, yet Soril was still beaming with a smile. Iyami looked over and saw the joy on her face as she pilfered through yet another dead body, it was a task that was starting to wear away at his own enthusiasm but seeing how excited Soril was coupled with his own pride in doing the mission as well as he can is what kept Iyami looking. "Soril, what is the longest time you have spent examining a dig site or catacombs until you found something?"

Iyami's voice was sincere as he asked, he didn't want to come across rude, it was a genuine curiosity about her work. "Honestly, I have searched a set of catacombs in the past, we spent over a year finding only one item of worth. It barely covered the cost of the dig and I had to work it mostly alone due to the funds." Soril turned her face to Iyami while she spoke and gave a soft smile, "I am glad to have the help this time. The extra students categorising the smaller finds, and you to help me search through the different corpses and jars, helping us go twice as fast this time. That and I don't know what I would have done if you weren't here to protect me from the snake."

Iyami blushed at the compliment. "It's fine, I wouldn't let someone just die, or run the risk of it needlessly. Mission or not." Iyami smiled back and shrugged his shoulders. He was just being honest, and probably slightly modest but it was his nature. He didn't want to brag, although he was very prideful, he firmly believed in letting his actions do the talking for him. As the pair's conversation dwindled into chit-chat discussing their lives, they kept up their search, going through the different shelves of people, the jars, anything and everything that could hide a potential treasure.

While the pair delved deeper into the caves, Iyami was more alert and aware this time. It was starting to get late, around 5 pm now but the floor was still cobbled which left him comfortable that nothing big had been making its way through the area. There were clear signs of rats and other vermin in the are though as the occasional scattering of faecal matter was clear, and with the chirp and flutter that was common for bats to make while they fly and hunt. "You having any more luck on your side Soril?"

With a resounding 'no' the pair shrugged. "It's getting a bit late, shall we finish this part of the tunnel and head back?", "If you would like, I would be happy for us to pick it up in the morning if we don't find anything tonight. Searching with a fresh mind might help us find something we missed, and it will leave us with some daylight to go through the few minor items we have found in case any of it is of value to research or sell." The pair were in agreement, they made their way down the tunnel thoroughly checking each of the shelves for anything they might take to make the day more worthwhile.

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As the duo was just about making their way to the end, there was a little bit of glory. There was a weapon that caught Iyami's eye. There was something about it, he wanted to look at it but he felt a feeling of aversion to it. He wanted to look away and almost had to fight the emotional response to this short sword. "I think I have something here Soril. Come see" She came over to view the corpse. It was better dressed, more looked after, she was looking everywhere except where she wanted to. There was what seemed like an enchantment on the weapon. An Ancient short sword that caused fear.

"I think the best way for us to transport this is to let me Soril. I can use my Jiton to make it float without compromising the find in any way. " The pair were in agreement, it was the most reasonable method and with the magnetic field reaching out the short sword began to float in its scabbard. "After you Soril, I am happy we actually found something before we left. I can see about taking this up as a mission again, I rather enjoyed our activities today."

"I'm glad to Iyami, and I would like you to as well, I would be more than happy to teach you about some more archaeological skills if you were up for the challenge." A cute giggle escaped her mouth and was matched by a hearty chuckle from Iyami's. "I would be more than up for it Soril. Definitely." The pair continued their conversation while they made their way out of the catacombs and into the research area. They dropped off the satchels they had taken in with them, full of the little pieces they had found that was good for training and teaching but not much for selling. The short sword Iyami had found however was placed and sealed in a bag to contain and counteract the fear emotion it was putting out.

Once the sword was safely stored ready to be examined Soril, Sorilreturned the barrel of iron sand to Iyami, as the duo made eye contact and extended hands to shake. "I will start on the paper work for it shortly and pass on my congratulations to the kagé for you doing such a good job and protecting me. I will be more than happy to request for you to help out again" With the firm handshake Iyami gave his happy reply "I would love to do it, and if you would be happy I would love to bring along a team of shinobi or two fresh from the academy as experience if that would be acceptable. Might be able to get a few more people to sign up as permanent workers, you never know." Iyami gave a cheeky wink and with a nod and smile of approval, the pair would part ways for the day.

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Purify Catacomb Section Reifa
Rank: B
IIC Length: 3 days
Difficulty: Hard
Objective: Clear out a section of the surface level catacombs.
Description: Head into the village catacombs with a team to clear out Section Reifa. This section was previously the target of an artifact expedition. Now that its valuables have been cleared, it is time to remove the accursed undead that have risen. The undead at this level of the catacombs are simple. They rush directly at any living beings and do not have the ability to utilize complex strategies like ambush. Most of these new undead were created due to the removal of a cursed artifact as identified by village archeologists. Purify the section of its seventeen undead before the undead evolve to something deadlier.
Reward: 70,000 Ryo

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So mch time had passed since Iyami had returned here for mission work. Since becoming one of the clan elders he didn't have too much spare time for this sort of thing, he had kept up with Soril the archaeologist who had been in charge of this area remaining as good friend even though he couldn't help in a mission sense as before during the time. As Iyami walked t the catacombs his cloak would swish with each step revealing the black tunic and 3/4 length trousers beneath, most of Iyami's body was bandaged and covered up leaving the odd gap for the beetles and iron sand to evacuate his body when needed. On his back the customised barrel held additional Iron Sand should it be needed at all, while in the modified pocket of his cloak additional iron sand was stiffled and hidden away. Around his waist two new paintbrushes, both fitted with an ink capsule were prepared for use while the other 48 ink, and 10 poison and oil capsules were secured inside some of the modded pockets.

He knew he was clearing out undead, it wasn't going to be easy, but he felt that may be mainly due to the tight quarters of the catacombs, a hindrance but also a potentially great benefit. Iyami's mind wandered back to the time he fought the giant snake that had made it's home within the walls. "Right Jai, I will apologise now. I don't know much about your power levels as I haven't read a dossier or gotten to know you yet, so if I say anything that comes across as condescending I would like to apologise in advanced. I haven't been on a mission in almost 2 years so I may be a bit paranoid about making sure this goes off without a hitch at times. Tell me quickly, are you an upclose fighter, or are you more long range like I am?"

Iyami needed to know about the genin he had apparently began taking under his wing, from what he could tell Jai wasn't weak but he may not be the most experienced, something that can cause the downfall of even the most powerful shinobi.

While talking with Jai on the way to the catacombs, Iyami's black hair would rustle against his headband in the little bit of wind, while his shoes crushed the fallen autumnal leaves with a satisfying sound.

Upon arriving at the catacombs, Iyami looked around for the person in charge, hoping it would still be Soril, he wanted to get this under way quickly and he was ready with a few ideas in mind on how to help against the potential numbers they were about to face.

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Jai followed Iyami to the catacomb's with an alert mind. He was bright eye'd with the strong and clear glare usually on his face. His eye's had a leer that could just freeze someone in their tracks. One never knew exactly if Jai might scream out in a mighty yell, or if he might crack a smile that would light a room up with merriment. One could just...feel it about him. As the two approached the catacombs Jai looked his own self over once, looking his grey jacket with vest and black shirt, leading down to the grey pants and his feet. The guitar over his back was strapped over one shoulder, and made a slight wooden rustling noise as he stepped. The neck of the guiter had a piece of dark grey cloth with the sound village symbol stitched on it, and was a tell tale sign of his village alignment. INside the guitar itself was Jai's hat, stuffed in there...grey of course.

Jai looked out over at the place they where headed and felt an invading sense of fright come over him. He knew better then to let the fear come into his mind and sneered in reaction to the sense of it creeping to his thoughts. He felt it leave his mind and furrowed his brow with the first sign of slight agitation. His bloodline was a kamyuja, and he could draw upon reserves of rage reaching to the third stage. That furrowed brow shouldn't deepen to a frown, not without a good reason...but how was Iyami to know about Jai's bloodline, he hadn't explained his background accurately since they met. What it was was the natural sense of fear leading unto panic, and weakness of morale. Jai was inclined to more focus, and lionhearted fierceness in the place of worrying...He wasn't even aware that his body was reacting to natural stimulus from the environment.

"I...uh...Well, I'm not sure...see I haven't really got any experience doing thing's like this...I was just turning in my third mission at the tower when we met...Sorry, I can't give you an accurate self assessment...," Jai said looking around as they approached. He was struggling to keep his thought's together, as his body naturally adjusted to the feedback from what they where getting into bit by bit. Jai relaxed suddenly as he looked towards Iyami with a clear face, a light came over him as he realized a pure answer to give, " I'm strong...though....Very....very strong...," Jai looked down at the ground to watch his step as he avoided a rock on the ground and tripping over it. He followed with a keen ear, listening to Iyami's response. The leaves seemed to prick the attention span as Jai heard them a bit clearer...he was awake for once and more involved with being a sound ninja then he had ever been before. It was...new...

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A white, spherical aura covered the entrance of the catacombs. It seemed to be a healing aura—deadly to undead—and Soril was present within its glow. She was taking a look at some of the last few artifacts before putting them in her sachets. These final artifacts were tiny. There was a stone ring with missing gems, a chain on a hook that might be an earring, and a metal stamp.

In the catacomb corridor straight ahead, deep in the darkness, there were eight zombies stumbling around. These zombies were heavily burnt. Their faces and arms were shredded. They had at some point tried to reach Soril in the barrier, but had obviously failed to overcome the damaging healing effects.

The corridor ended in a fork. The remaining zombies were split between the left path and the right path. Six to the right of the fork and three to the left.

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"It's fine, hopefully I can help you learn more about your strengths and boundaries or at least help you to understand them." Iyami watched the young mans facial expressions and body language, there was definitely something different about this young man, almost a bit like a flip of a coin to how he would react to something. Upon arriving at the catacombs the glowing white orb caught his eye immediately, taking up his pace just a little, turning into a swift walk, Iyami would approach spotting Soril. With a smile on his face he would announce his presence with a heart hello and greet his friend with a hug. "Hello Soril, guess who has been sent to help with your undead situation." a smile beamed across Iyami's face, he looked forward to working with her once more.

"Where are my manners, Soril meet Jai. A genin within the village, he will be accompanying me on this task." Iyami took a step back to allow the two to talk, while doing so he looked over the situation at hand. Eight of the zombies were already injured, and at the front of the catacombs, looks like they would be the easiest the deal with, and seeing the opening would be the most catalogued, techniques could be a bit less delicate, but the catacombs should not be harmed and or changed in any way if at all possible.

Iyami had access to powerful thread techniques, along with other powerful iron sand moves which could prove to be useful. It appeared that the glowing white light had caused damage to the undead and could in fact be used to their advantage. When he felt it appropriate, Iyami would turn to Jai. "Looking at the situation, what would you think is best to do. Remember, we don't want to damage or mark anything found within the catacombs." Iyami had come up with a plan already with the use of the same iron hexaplates of last time but he wanted to know what Jai could come up with too.

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Jai seemed to be wide eye'd with focus as he looked at Soril and Iyami embrace and catch up. A peaceful nod before slowly approaching the barrier to look beyond it in the dark corridor led Jai to find that it was filled with some stumbling zombies on the other side of it. He surveyed the obvious and began to think on the venture ahead as Iyami directed that nothing should be damaged too much within the catacombs. Jai let his mind run through bright ideas briefly before he went to action grabbing his guitar and swiveling it off his back. He held it's neck in the right hand, and slowly plunged the box of the guitar through the barrier with caution. He said nothing as he stood there with a wavering thumb that placed over the thickest of six strings...

"...I think they shall not pass...Or we can grab them and drag them through to find out which ones can pass..." Jai said in a very light hearted tone, suggesting that this barrier was the best way to readily eradicate the zombie bodies. The thick sound of the plucked string vibrated the air as the silent eerieness was broken with abrupt sounds. IT was more then enough to catch the zombies attention...But if they where smart enough they might not come running towards the bright barrier...if they did, Jai would simply pull back the guitar through the barrier, as it was the only thing poking through about midway of the neck. 

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Jai had his left hand ready to deliver the hardest of left hand punches if a zombie perhaps made it through the bright barrier. The point was either burning up in the barrier, or getting their skull blown to smithers from the strong arm of a kamyuja...it was a few ideas to boot.



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But then as JAi thought about it he felt suddenly against this mission. Something seemed off about coming here at this time and he decided there where perhaps other things to get involved with around the village. There was as it occured to his mind suddenly; a right way to go and other ways perhaps.....This felt more like a wasting of time where he could be used bettetr elsewhere...So he silently with a flat look of calm on his face left the cataombs back the way he had come. "I should be getting back to my traininig I believe..."

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