Test 1: Baku, Maki (Failed)

[👺 Usiel]

Welcome to the First Chuunin Exams Test

Be careful for you may die within the Event of the Chuunin Exams. Please take note that if a team member fails, then that means the whole team fails. A team member being inactive will not make you fail the exams.

The In Active In Character, or IIC is One and a half Days. This means that you have one day to post, or else you will be skipped. Stay active or you may in fact die. A Chuunin Examiner will be in charge of the situation that you are in. They will lead you through the exam to see if you are worthy in going into the Next Exams.

In this Exams you are here to Test your capability of the mind, body, and soul. You must go through the Exams without using any chakra what so ever. You must use your wits, your knowledge, and the things that are all around you such as your weapons, and the environment. Sometimes a ninja must prove themselves by pushing forward using their mind instead of their brawn.

Please follow along with the Chuunin Examiners for they will lead you through the situation.

The Team Within This Thread is...

Test Description

You are all found within a Large Hallway. Within the hallway is a plaided flooring in the color of a checker board. The Colors are Red and Black with gold lacing on the sides of each square. If one was to tap on the floor they would find out that it was simple enough with no specific types of hidden creations within the floor. The Walls are painted with a white like flower wallpaper that goes from one end of the Large Hallway to the opposite end where there is a normal size mahogany Door. On the left, and right hand side of the Large Hallway are five doors on each side. Each door is normal size, seeming to be oak wood, stained in a nice stained color. The door knobs are within the colors of dark gold. Each door has their own design to them that may or may not be different to them. (One would have to examine to see.) Each Door are separated within a distance of fifteen feet, while the last Door is through at the opposite end. Between each door, every three feet is a small candle light stick placed along the walls. The Ceiling is hard, and can not be open as an odd design is created on the ceiling.

The objective is to find a way out of this hallway and find a hidden scroll within one of the rooms. The Scroll will signify that the team are capable of going to the next test.

[baku]

Maki and Baku stood side to side. To the left of the hallway stood 5 doors, approximately 15 feet apart, and in between each two doors there stood one candle. On both sides there would be 40 candles in total, and since there were 10 doors there was going to be a lot of searching. Their goal was to find a scroll, in one room, and who knows what each room held, and by taking a candle off each time they entered a room, that was enough for 6 rooms, since 20 on each side and only two were needed for each room because they both had to hold a candle. This mean there was going to be 20 candles left at the each side if they were not mistaken, and if they had taken off the candles as they kept searching it would leave no room for suspicion, so they would not get fooled as to which door they had already been to. If two candles were taken off the same hall of each door, that would leave two on each side at the end of the hall, which was perfect for them. Each door seemed to be made of wood, so he assumed it so. It was not very bright in the hallway, actually it was quite dim.

He whispered slowly to Maki. "We need to go in each room back to back…but sideways, you never know what walls hide.” He said it silently just so it was between them and nothing or no one else that was in the room or the halls. His eyes shifting upwards he observed the red decorated ceiling, although it was a bit hard to see anyways seeing as the candles did not give off much. Taking in a deep breathe he slowly crept to the candle in between doors 1 and 2, looking at the first candle beside the door 1 and by pulling out a kunai in his right hand, he quickly jabbed at the back of that candle, dipping his head just in case any traps were set in. His left hand stood at the handle that was in the back of it, while his right hand held the kunai backhanded and began using a ply move upon it, so it would just break off the wall easily without making much noise.

Once it had broken off and a little bit of the wall’s crust had fallen, he stood up a little bit while observing the hole quietly. He then looked back once to re-assure his position by Maki once more. He then snapped his head back to watch the hole he had sprang the candle from and took his position back by Maki once more. He gave Maki a nod by shaking his head down and then bringing it up once more. His heart was racing with ideas, but he was going to take it nice and slow. He awaited for his mizukage to move. He began to lean towards Maki, trying to press his back towards his in an awkward fashion, seeing as they were side to side. He was going to turn if Maki had decided also so that he would be facing the back wall and Maki facing the door that lied at the end. From there Baku was set, he had a kunai in his right hand and the candle in his left. It sat at chest length while his kunai was also, he kept his senses on edge, prepared for anything that was coming his way. He had to wait for his kage to turn the knob, for he was not going to.

[DeeDub]

Maki found himself in a long hallway filled with doors... Candles lit the spaces between the ten doors. The flames made an orange light that flickered. Their mission, escape and recover a scroll in one of the many rooms in the hallway.

No chakra was to be used in this test so Maki could not call upon Baki during this part. Maki would tap his foot on the floor as it echoed in the hallway. Their plan was to go in the doors back to back sideways in each door. Baku pulled a candle off of the wall.. Maki would do the same wedging a kunai between the wall and the candleholder next to the one Baku pulled off. He popped it off and walked up to the front of the first door on their right..

"Ready..." They would stand back to back sideways as Maki would reach for the doorknob. Maki would drop his kunai back into his pouch pulling out his wakazashi. He held it against his forearm the blade in front. His hand quivered as he reached out... traps.. explosives... monsters... anything could lie in wait behind the door. Many thoughts passed through his mind as he drew ever closer to the doorknob. A bead of sweat woul roll down Maki's face as he placed his hand onto the dark gold doorknob. Maki turned the knob at a slow pace the tension growing as he would push open the door...

[baku]

Just as Maki's hand seemed to be shaking as he slowly reached for the door, Baku quickly noticed that his goggles were still not on his face. With his right hand, although the kunai placed inside of it, he pushed upwards from where the goggles were sitting so they would just slide right up and he could fit them. With the goggles on they just sat there, and with one flick down with the tier, his night vision was completely active. He took in a deep breathe and let the sweat begin to drip from his chin. He looked at the door, dipping his head a little bit just in case some traps had been set.

M. P. G. (Multiple Purpose Goggles)
Rank: B []
Type: Secondary, Equipment, 5 slots
Effect: Multiple purpose Goggles.
Special: 5 slots
Drawback: None
Description: A pair of electronic goggles that can go into different modes of vision by the flick of switch, a standard pair has vision types that includes night vision (Normal eye sight/first tier of the switch going down from normal), thermal (Normal eye sight/second tier underneath Night Vision), standard scope (x2 normal vision & x4 normal vision/ Third tier under Thermal left activates x2 and right activates x4), underwater (High beams to see through murky waters/Fourth tier under Scope), and even one that enables one to see neon green dyes easier (Fifth Tier beneath Underwater). Video cameras have been known to be fitted onto these goggles so the exploits of shinobi can be recorded in case of a failure, but do not come standard.
Limit: None []
Cost: 7,000 Ryo [Can only be bought once per person]/10,000 Ryo with camera.

[👺 Usiel]

Update

When describing what room you are in please use this diagram with the numbers. This will help everyone out.

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[DeeDub]

Maki would look back as he seen Baku slip on a pair of M.P.G. "Okay take a look in the room when I open it." he said as his hand gripped the knob. Maki would open the door slightly listening for any weird clicks or noises. Maki opened it a crack as he removed his hand. He looked back and nooded as Maki gave the door a light kick with the side of his foot just enough to open it completely. Maki stepped back away from the door allowing Baku to look into the room from the hallway.

[Chuunin Examiner 4]

OOC: Wait for me to post next time before posting a second time…

All would go smoothly and according to plan. The two nin, having taken the time to calculate the candles and what not, would easily find themselves creating markers along the walls. The door, having been rammed open, would refuse to budge, but rather creak open slowly, revealing a most magnificent sight.

The room seems to be decorated with the most priceless of riches. Wondrous tapestries and a fabric of the most brilliant types dangle from the walls, each of crimson red colors which are found alluring to the eyes. An unrolled rug seems to lead the way into the room, as if a path marking the way. If one’s eyes were to follow it the most finest arts of a craftsmen can be found, for at the end of the shagged path, a giant statue running 5 ft fall lays. Carven of glass a sculpture of a women stands. Her expression seems to be quite happy, yet sorrowful, quote benevolent, yet hateful. Indeed the creator was a master of his art.

Light seems to be emitting from the statue, of a radiant brilliance. The light scatters about the room, shining everywhere at every corner. If one were to strain their eyes however, they would notice that it was merely one light, separated through a diamond prism which lays atop the girl’s head. Nearly the size of two curled fists, it sits there steady, glimmering about the room with utmost beauty.

[baku]

Seeing as no traps lay in the door, he slowly crept forward, only one step. Inside he saw the dazzling beauty, it took his breathe away for just seconds and then he put his head back out. ”No….can’t be true, don’t be naïve Baku…” he repeated to himself about three times. To the left was the door that stood parallel, and the kunai he held in his right hand was starting to get testy. Quickly he made sure Maki was not in the way and threw the kunai diagonally so it would pierce right in the center of the door. He was sure something would happen if not anything. The candle he held in his left hand got a little hot at the bottom. He put it out, keeping the wax part in his hand and putting the metal upon the ground.

Once more he heard the words ringing in his head, “Don’t’ use chakra..” He could not help but understand that he himself could not use chakra. But he could not help it that his bugs constantly fed on chakra to stay alive, and it would not take chakra to sufficiently move them around, or talk to them, so that was an okay for him. He would close his eyes and take in a deep breathe. He would send signals to his bugs that he wanted at least 15 each, checking through each door to see if there was a scroll nearby. He let out his hands a little bit so they could crawl out. None of them were specially coated with chakra, so he was in the clear. He would not even have to use chakra to speak to them, he knew them too well and already have a telepathic bond with them.

The bugs would not have to use chakra to float around either, it was just food to them. Quickly, over 100 scattered across the hall, some going in the direction in the door to the left, and the other ones paired with 13 or more to go search the other doors for traps by slowly digging at the door, and the other objective would be to search for the scrolls inside the rooms, they would only have to find a small crevice or a keyhole, and that would be easy enough for them. It was going to be a little easier now seeing as the bugs could search for their own, and all he had to do was sit and ponder. He had not sent bugs to check the door at the end of the hallway, that was for him to decide to do. He quickly bent down, seeing as he was not in range of any projectiles that could fly out from anywhere except the walls. He pulled out another kunai, and throwing it quickly, and straight forward down the hall so it could hit the center of the door. This time he wanted to actually do something with the time. A short while after tossing it he would launch three shuriken at the wall, hoping they would hit as well.

”Maki, tap the floors to make sure they aren’t rigged, I’m going to check out the weirdness of this hall…it seems strange. The scroll could be hidden in the floor, in the rooms, and maybe even the ceiling….” after saying those words he paused. Looking upon the ceiling. His goggles would allow him to see the fine scenery it had held. With a deep breathe he would take out two of his kunai within each hand after placing the candlestick in his pocket. He awaited a response from his kage to do anything else, his plan was to climb the wall in order to get up there.

[DeeDub]

Maki looked in the room as a large glass statue stood before them in a room with red carpet and tapestries. Maki stepped back out into the hallway. Baku's bugs began to investigate each door... as they crawled into the keyholes... "No the ceiling can wait... The rooms are our priority... Maki said as he sheathed his wakazashi then held his sword by the end of its hilt. He began pressing his sword into each tile starting past the first door going across the hallway... pressing on every single tile... from one side of the hallway to the other and turning back to test the next row of tiles this was going to take a while as Baku's bugs checked the doors and the interiors for th scroll they needed.

[Chuunin Examiner 4]

Alas, the doors all seem to not budge. Each having been hermetically sealed, there seems to be no entrance for the bugs except by physically opening the doors. The bugs, now clustered outside the halls after having failed entry continue to cling about the base of the door. Inside the room already opened however, it seems that there is nothing to be found. The room seems as follows:

Elegance radiates from this particular room. Decent lighting, with long, fancy red drapes hanging from the walls. The floor is also decorated with a rather elaborate rug. Paintings decorate the walls as well, placed between each section of fabric. At the far end of this rectangular room is a large table. Multiple books cover the surface, as well as a few scrolls, though it’s impossible to tell what they contain without opening them. A bottle of ink and quill pen also rest near the documents.

The statue seen before with its glowing brilliance is directly behind the table.

[baku]

Seeing as nothing was happening yet, and that Maki had gone alone with his own plan, Baku had to think of something else. The light still shining in the room before him was giving him an urge to go in. He had never seen so much jewelry before, although he could not really tell what would become of him if he had even stepped foot into the room. His kikaichu came trailing back, about 150 in total, enough to carry paper if it were to ever be placed upon the lot. It was not a jutsu either, yet it was another way to get things done. He took in a deep breathe as the bugs began to come back into his attention, right in front of the room. He ordered them again, this time it was something much different, much more direct than the order he had given them before. It was more of a telepathic thought, but he knew all of them would receive the message and begin to trot on their way. ”Go into the room beside me, check for anything shaped like a scroll, or even paper for that matter, and bring them out to me.” The bugs would know how to get the scrolls themselves, seeing as it would not take chakra or much thought. It was not even a jutsu listed in the aburame scrolls about moving objects like that. There were bug shields and bug platforms, but never a small enough amount of bugs just to bring out some scrolls, and they were paper, it was going to be lightweight for 150 kikaichu at his disposal. Without much more thought some more kikaichu fled out of both of his arms to aid the kikaichu in the room already, about 100 more had left.

In the room the kikaichu did not have to search very far. They looked left and right for paper in the shape of a scroll, but the only place that had really held paper shaped in that manner was directly in front of them. The kikaichu all came to the table, placing themselves under the few scrolls placed upon the table. It was not light weight for them at all, although bunching together they could actually form somewhat of a small table to set the scroll upon, and that would not take chakra either. Slowly they drifted themselves out of the room, turning the corner, and finally scattering into his clothing as the scrolls dropped upon the ground in front of them. He had not counted them, and he looked directly at Maki who was still tapping the tiles. ” Maki….come here, they found some scrolls, but I do not wish to open them yet..” whispered Baku across the hallway where Maki had still been searching. Baku was going to give another order as he placed each scroll apart from each other. Then finally jumping across the door entrance and landing on the tiles.

”Open the scrolls, one at a time babies, lets end this…” said Baku in his thoughts, and surely enough he would allow the kikaichu to come rolling down his arms once more and flying towards the scroll. There were not many to open. 150 kikaichu were all that were needed. All they would have to do was push upon one side of the scroll while some held a piece down so it would unveil itself. Baku waited, and he held the two kunai right at his face as he was still crouched, he had not been this concentrated in forever, although he loved the rush.

[DeeDub]

Maki would continue to prod the tiles with the wakazashi. Baku's bugs continued to search the doors but started to come back. They scurried to the first room as Maki looked back as Baku's bug's bought back two scrolls. A red flag went off in Maki's mind as Baku called to him about the scrolls. Maki pulled out a kunai as he aimed between the scrolls. Hopefully it would stop the bugs and alert Baku. "Does this scream too easy?!"

[Chuunin Examiner 4]

OOC: Don’t assume how many scrolls you get.

Indeed all would go according to plan. The bugs, having entered slowly, would grasp themselves around the scrolls (3). Successfully doing so, the mass of blackness would begin to shift, exiting out of the room without a hitch. The scrolls having been placed upon the ground would rest there momentarily. Baku’s bugs, having been ordered to slowly unroll the scrolls, would begin to do so, only to have Maki attempt to stop them. Such efforts were in vain however, for merely a second too late the scrolls would unravel, each to be blank except one.

The last scroll on the far right would roll across the hall floors. If one were to gaze their eyes upon it, ancient calligraphy would scroll down the page stating thus:

“That which you seek, that which you desire, lies beneath, the glimmering fire.”

[baku]

Maki was unfortunately wrong about the position, it was not easy at all, in fact this was much harder than he was presuming it to be. Upon the scroll, an ancient calligraphy, although Baku did not know the language. This does me no good.. he thought to himself. There has to be something else.. he told himself as he took a deep breathe. He pondered for a moment, staring at the light emitting from the room as he stood to the left of the door crouched. There was too much light in the room, but how? It was not possible for that much light to be in there without it being visible, unless one light source was shining through something… The statue! he thought as he peeked in once more, seeing the statue stand right behind the table. He then thought to himself, ”If someone had to put jewelry and gems in here to throw someone off….then they have to be hiding something important in here, and not of gold value…it is to throw us off…that means….the scroll is in here somewhere..” he had assumed quickly. It was only because the exams had an actual room like this which is what boggled him. He wondered, why would someone take their time and place all these jewels, and diamonds, and even statues in here if there was not something that they were hiding. And if this “something” was not visible, it had to be invisible, hypothetically speaking. Quickly, shifting his eyes left to right, he would try and find the source of light, but that was not all, he did not really feel like coming into this place, because he wanted his bugs to keep doing so, but that would take away the fun on his part. Quickly he gave another order, and it was strict.

”Go in, search for wire, any type of wire that could cause me to create a trap…and if you cannot….I want you to find the source of this light in that room, now when you do, report back to me..” said Baku in his mind, his thoughts would transfer to the kikaichu without him doing anything else but thinking. Quickly the 150 bugs would scatter into the room, each trying to find a single strand upon the room, at any location, they also looked upon the ceiling, seeing it’s fine art upon the room, while others looked for the light source in the room. They could not really tell what the symbol was on any part of the room, although it was nicely decorated. Even the ceiling was, and the walls were a bit more desirable though. On the other hand, Baku stared at the ceiling, trying to figure out what symbol was upon it, he could not quite catch it, but he hoped in time he would, it may have a puzzle just like everything else in the hallway. ”Maki…I think you should begin peeling up the tile, we don’t know what that ancient language on the scroll says, but we can’t rely on it forever. WAIT!” said Baku with a startling voice. Looking into the room once more, he saw books, and then paper and an ink pen. He sparked an idea, ”We can decipher it!” said Baku as he began ordering another round of kikaichu in his body. ”Alright, I’m going to need about 500 of you guys this time, about 50 of you go get me the ink and paper….the rest, bring out the books one by one, it’s time to decipher this.” said Baku as his bugs rushed out immediately. He sat with his back almost against the wall, it was just parallel just in case anything were to happen. The books would come out slowly while the other kikaichu would steady their searches for traps and the light source of the room. He awaited for all the books to come out so he could try and decipher the hidden language in the scroll.

[DeeDub]

Maki would be sweating as the scrolls opened without tripping a trap... Baku's spoke at a whisper to his bugs as they moved back into the room. Maki walked back as he checked the tiles a second ago. Going back to the room he would see Baku's bugs retrieving the books, ink and pen off of the table he examined the room from the doorway as he was halfway in and halfway out of the doorway... paying close attention to the rug.

[Chuunin Examiner 4]

The bugs would quickly sift into the room, spreading out among the tapestries and vastly decorated curtains. Paintings lined the walls, yet there seemed to be nothing behind him, or at least as reported by the bugs. Slowly, the ink and pen would be brought forth, there seemed to be nothing unusual or dangerous about them.

The remaining bugs would continue to filter throughout the room, investigating about. If one were to look carefully, it seems that the light actually reflects into the diamond from a hole behind the statue placed at the top along the side wall. Such a hole, of a one inch diameter, floods the diamond with light, scattering its brilliance within the diamond and jetting about.

[baku]

The bugs report back to him. ”There is a small hill on the wall behind the statue, and it pours into the diamond making the light scatter.” was the case it had seemed. Baku took in a deep breathe. The books, ink, and paper were sat in front of him. He could not help but want to go into this room, and do a complete search, there seemed something odd about an hole in the wall. ”Watch my back Maki…” replied Baku as he quickly crouched. Still the two kunai sat in his hand, and he put himself on all fours, finally going through the door way quickly, and then jumping to the right, so he would evade any door traps. The room was filled with riches of the sort, although that was not his primary concern. The light seemed to be coming from the outside because the light hit the diamond at an angle, and since the statue had a beauty about it, there was one thing he had to do. Quickly he shoved everything off the counter of the bookshelf and picked it up a little bit. His goggles still in night vision would let him see throughout the entire room as he placed the desk up in front of him, and he sat a meter away from it. Quickly he shifted it to the right, and it was now pressed up against the glass statue with a diamond at the top. He slowly pressed against it, keeping on guard, if any traps were to spark he would jump back quick enough because his ears were listening for any sound of traps. As he pushed the glass statue out of the way of the light, it would probably become darker, but he would not be able to tell since his goggles let him see anyways. As the statue moved the light would shift, marking a spot upon the rug in front of Baku, which he had avoided stepping on. Now that the statue was out of the way, he quickly grabbed the table, and set it back up at it’s original place. The rug had one dot on it now that seemed to shine more than the rest, and it was because of the lack of shimmering light in the room, although it looked like a pleasant spot to hide something. The rug was not rolled the entire way, so that could play a part in something, although Baku did not really feel like testing it out. Quickly he jumped across the room once more, landing in the doorway and kneeling once more. He pulled out one shuriken and aimed it at the statue. Quickly he launched it and it would break.

Hearing the glass shatter would put a ringing in his ear, unlike no other, the silence had been broken, but that was to be expected. Once more he would give two direct orders to the bugs now that sat in front of him. All of them that he had let out, about 400 in total were standing in his sights. ”This time….roll the rug out here so that the floor beneath it is revealed. Secondly, check by that glass statue, from where it stood once before, and where I had slid it, and check for anything suspicious…” said Baku. Since there was little light shimmering from the room, they would have to crawl upon the floor, searching instantly for any type of scroll or paper for that matter. On the other hand, the other line of bugs would begin rolling the rug out to the hallway, where Baku would begin to search dramatically, unless something had been hidden on the floor beneath it. He hoped it was, there were many odd things about this room he wanted to find out, and with that being thought out, he held one kikaichu on his hand. ”Go investigate that hole on the wall, and report back with anything suspicious…” said Baku telepathically to the bug, their body language was enough to give off what needed to happen. Baku waited, staring at the strange writing upon the scroll, it had to be a clue. While he waited he would walk across the floor once more crouched and begin opening the books, eventually finding the clues to the language, he kept the books at a fair distance, there could still be traps hidden within, and he was not planning to do die at this point at time. He covered his mouth and squinted his eyes in case any poison of some sort were to shoot out at any given moment. He let out a sigh and began to read inside each book, finding symbols that matched up with the ones upon the paper, finding out the riddle once and for all, and getting closer to solving the first part of this exam.

[DeeDub]

Maki moved back out into the hallway as Baku walked into the room after discovering a light source behind the statue. His bugs went to work as Maki kept his eye out for anything suspicious. Maki watched Baku at work "Searching places must be your thing" He said. His bugs started to unroll the carpet just to see if there was anything under it. Baku really was searching this room throughly.

[Chuunin Examiner 4]

OOC: Stop taking liberties.

And so, the search would continue. The young Baku, having bravely entered the room, would find himself now inside. Lunging to the right, his body would move, raising itself to clear the desk before the statue as if to lift it. The table, having been pressed against the right of the statue vertically, would seemingly fail to move. The statue not budging, would remain immobile and motionless. The diamond atop however would be knocked off kilter, falling to the left and gently landing upon the ground. (It will fall because of the table between you and the statue, so that even if you did hear something move, theres no way Baku can see it falling as to prevent such.) (Ok, so basically the diamond fell off, and you are now right of the statue with a table between you and the statue.)

The blazing light which had once channeled into the diamond was now diverted into the glass statue through a magnifying glass which had been secretly hidden behind the diamond. Channeling the light near instantly into the statue, the light would become focused and honed, darting out at magnified intensities and beaming forth into the hallway. The light, having fallen upon the halls an darted past Maki’s left (missing him by mere inches), would instantly ignite the wall paper on the right side of the hallway with the rest of the hall catching afire. Within seconds, the hall would become a burning inferno on both sides, one of death and intense heats. Indeed the young Baku had done something horrid.

Inside the room, the magnifying glass would begin to turn and rotate, having set the hallways afire. The light now focused at a different angle in the room, would set its fiery eye upon the elaborate picture which hung above the entrance. The paint, setting ablaze, would quickly ignite the rest of its frame, which happened to be coated in an oily sheen as to give the picture frame a polished look. Within seconds, the frame would crash down, blocking the entire doorway with its massive size. The frame, burning with fire, would quickly catch the drapes and tapestries as well as rugs and carpets afire as well had the quickly rotating magnifying glass atop the statue not already.

[baku]

Once again, he had failed himself. Seeing the light beam through the hallway only meant one thing, something had gone wrong. The left wall of the hallway sparked a flame where the magnifying glass had hit, and that signaled Baku to do something rash. If it had caught fire now, it only meant one thing, that something had gone wrong, and upon turning the corner quickly he would see that the diamond was not in place anymore. Quickly to the right he looked, no diamond, then to the left, he saw it placed right there. Within moments at a great speed, bugs would fly out of his arms, breaking into the beam of the light, creating a barrier, and some of them became fried as they had to keep up the fort. It was buying them time, although the fire had started on the left side of the wall still. They would have to quickly do something to find this scroll and get out. ”Maki, get in here!” screamed Baku as he picked up the diamond and placed it into the holster once more atop of the statue. The light being filled with light once more only gave them little time. Baku quickly kept his goggles on but turned the night vision off and kept it normal, so he could still see through smoke if he had to. Within moments he would go and stare below the statue, to see if anything odd was going on still, hopefully he would find a better clue than he had already.

In the meantime, he spoke to his bugs telepathically stating that he needed their help in stopping the flames. Immediately about 400 in all crept out. In groups of 40 they would all make bowl like objects and quickly move onto the hallway, slowly covering parts of the wall in order to stop the flame by cutting off oxygen. It was not going to be a hard task, yet they would have to move quickly, so they all moved side by side, stretching out first by the drapes, putting out the small flames that had erupted. Then by breaking the flame off of the frame, then going to the right, stopping the flames off the walls slowly. With each passing moment it would probably work, but Baku was not paying attention to them, yet he was paying attention to the statue. He was observing it carefully, trying to see if it had anymore tricks up it’s sleeves. He looked at the bottom of it mostly, the top he already knew about. He was not going to try and move it anymore, it was too hard. He bent down to get a closer look, while his goggles stayed on. In the meantime he threw two kunai to the ground by where Maki should have been standing. He hoped Maki would get the hint of “digging” into the ground, maybe there was something hidden underneath the floors, if not, they were surely going to be in there a while.