/Masa & Brooke Makes A Porno/ {Private}

[¤ Lady Raиu ¤]

~ The Beach~

Small, soft, gentle hands caressed the beach sand laying out before her as she sat down watching the waves push and pull the water, creating small tides that ruffled together as they hit the local shore. It was such a beautiful day outside with the sun beaming on the wildlife behind her, and observing the dolphins that were in the ocean jumping out of it quite high into the air to put on a show for all of those interested in them to be entertained. Their cheerful spirits made Brooke smile a bit as she watched the dolphins the play around in the water with each other, how amusing it was.

With a soft sigh the young ninja laid back to let her body rest upon the beach floor, just looking up at the sky and viewing the birds fly by in the open sky. Oh how she envied the birds with their natural ability to fly wherever they pleased, whenever they desired; she longed for a life like that. Becoming a chuunin should have allowed her with such abilities but of course she would have to talk with her Kage. It wasn't a problem for her -- just a tedious process in which she would rather skip to save herself of boredom.

She hadn't met a single soul that was worth her time since the Chuunin Exams and that was how long ago? The Sound Village was a quiet village, peaceful and secluded to themselves. It was a fine home to be raised in, however not one one to end up at. Her final destination just couldn't end up here..alone and distressed with the wild fantasy of exploring the ninja world. Her hand cuffed a few grains of sands as she let it slip away in between her fingers. Raising her upper body back up she sat there, just watching the dolphins play their odd water games.

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[Masakuni]

Masakuni set down his feet to the sandy ground, his light blue hair settling around his head. He wasn’t quite yet used to being blue haired and blue eyed. That was the idea, he supposed, to confuse people. And if he was confusing himself, wouldn’t it confuse everyone else? He slid his hands into his pockets, strolling quietly idly along the white sands of the beach. The weather was nice, almost too nice for his frosted tastes.

It wasn’t long before the ninja happened across a girl sprawled out on the sand before the lapping waves, watching the birds wheel overhead. She was a beautiful girl, to be sure, with long gray hair, tanned skin, a light tanktop and a short, airy skirt. He smiled idly to himself. He wasn’t particularly taken to admiring beauty in others, but she showed off a kind of casual sensuality that he found himself rather interested in.

“Nice out…” He cleared his throat and spoke, still cantering idly towards her. His icy blue eyes and mouth both smiled at her, but he couldn’t be sure that would set her at ease. He had removed his headband from his head, of course, but he still wore the vest of a ninja. There was simply no way he could conceal his profession from her, any more than she could from him. Still, it’d be nice if they could have a calm moment. This seemed like the place he was seeking anyway.

“Come here often?” He joked.

[¤ Lady Raиu ¤]

"Huh?"

A soft-spoken grunting sound came from the girl that was sitting in the sand as she turned to face this..stranger who found her little hideout. From the looks of it he wasn't from around here, he gave off a sort of icy vibe like he has been wandering the countries for a while now. Blue eyes, blue hair..that wasn't natural, just who was he? She wondered a bit as she stood up to better present himself just in case he was armed and dangerous, though she wasn't wondered at all.

Obviously he was a ninja from her speculations, but where is his headband..? She immediately picked up that perhaps he had something to hid, this was actually turning Brooke on just a bit. She loved mysteries and this was actually what that ninja's arrival had done. Her arms covered her chest a bit due to his earlier comment about her, outfit? Sort of perverted in her opinion..which was a turn off.

"Well of course I come here often, seeing as a I live here."

This ninja was bothering her the more he just stood there, what the hell did he want? He had no right to be at this secluded beach uninvited. He seemed a tad easy-going, but his jokes weren't hitting it for her. Even so there was something about him..heh. Just at that moment Brooke had figured out who exactly this man was, he was a tool. She thought to herself that their acquaintance would be much more amusing then a few silly dolphins playing in the ocean. And thus the games begin.

"Who are you and what are you doing here? Answer carefully."

[Masakuni]

He yawned slightly as she stood up, resisting his desire to give her a good once over with his eyes. He had a bit more tact than that, he told himself. There were no clouds disturbing the pure azure sky above, nothing obstructing the clear view through the turquoise water. It was an ideal beach scene, and yet so few people could find their way through the jungle to find this little piece of paradise hidden just to the north. He hid a smile at the thought of private paradise. Kami knows he could have used one back home.

“The weather.” He clarified as she stood up, uttering a little sound of question at his words. “It’s nice outside. I’m not used to it being like this.” He took his hands out of his pockets, dusting them off briefly before returning them to his pockets again. Blue eyes focused in on her, locking on to her own blue optics. “But I suppose that’s beside the point.” He closed his eyes briefly, observing the beach with just his ears and his nose. He could neither smell nor hear anyone but the two of them. Good.

“Who am I?” He shrugged, repeating her question back to her. “I’m simply another human being, wandering down life on a path that has yet to bear any fruit despite the orchards that lurk on the tip of the horizon.” He took his hands out of his pockets and crossed his arms across his chest. He stopped walking, finally, his back straight and his mouth curved into the faintest hints of a smile. “And I’m simply here to continue on the path to that orchard.” Perhaps he didn’t take her warning seriously, or he didn’t feel like really answering any questions.

“But in more definite terms, my name is Hyousenka Masakuni.” He raised an eyebrow at her. “And you, if I might ask? Who are you?” He already knew that she was a ninja, and leaved nearby. It was fairly safe to assume she was an Oto nin, but he never assumed anything. Too many people he knew had died because of assumptions. He simply faced the girl, the hints of cheer on the corners of his mouth, awaiting her response…

[¤ Lady Raиu ¤]

Oh how stupid! She felt so embarrassed at this point that her face began to light up a pinkish/red color as she placed her hands on now rosy, soft cheeks to hide them from the shame. Her quick defenses led her to believe that he was hitting on her..when in reality he was just commenting on the scenery. It made all made sense. He wasn't used to seeing such a clear sky and a breezy wind like such if what he had said was indeed true, a weary traveler like himself wouldn't have seen such a sight like she had initially thought. Now she feels like a complete scatterbrained, losing her train of thought so easily and acting so nervous around this man, but what would you expect from her?

She didn't quite understand his response. It was as if he was trying to act 'muy macho' in front of her so she couldn't help but giggle. No way was this man more experienced then her with the shinobi life, she should know because she grew up practically in the streets. The Rice Field Country is a poor one, harvesting many goods only to be stolen by the commoners so they too could survive. It was a hard life trying to grow up within this region, but it did teach her some important life-ling values. Masa-kun, was it? Such a beautiful name she thought to herself while he spoke.

"My name is Katsumi, Brooke, of the Rice Fields Country." Even though she held the Otogakure Headband upon her forehead she felt as though it was necessary to represent the entire region, her home, instead of just the army of the country. "So you're a traveler? It must be nice to visit the many countries out there in this shinobi world." She began to drift away, thinking of her childhood dreams and how she longed to explore the world. "Tell you what, why don't we have a little challenge?"

She grew bored just talking formalities with this man and clearly they were both shinobi, so what was the thing that shinobi do the most in their life? "If you win this spar, how about I'll go on a date with ya? However if I happen to win, you hand over everything you have on you from your weapons and Ryo, down to even your clothing..and yes including your draws." A chuckle came from the girl who now carefully studied Masa-kun's reaction to see if he would accept such a trivial challenge.

[Masakuni]

He watched with a faint sense of confusion in his mind as she began to blush, covering her face from him with her hands. He wasn’t entirely sure what had set off that reaction, and for some reason he could tell it wasn’t just his rugged good looks and charming personality. Whatever was going on inside her head was beyond him to grasp right now. Not that he had ever had much luck understanding women, no matter how much he tried.

“Katsumi-san…” He said with a charming smile. “Now that is a beautiful name…” He inclined his head to her, nodding at her headband. He had suspected as much. She had to be a powerful ninja to be so at ease right now. Only people of such power were ever calm around others like this. Lower-ranked ninja always seemed to have a sense of constant tension around them, as though they expected attacks from everywhere at all times. They learned to conceal that perfectly later on. He stretched out slightly, enjoying the warm weather. However, he could really do with some cold.

“Hmm…” He said, weighing the options of it. He wasn’t particularly attatched to any of the items he had on him. He could always steal them back if it was really important, and if not he could buy a new set somewhere else. However, he wasn’t about to let the girl simply win and take his things. Even naked, he was still a ninja. He ran a hand through his freshly colored hair, frowning a bit in concentration. “I’ll take that deal. I’ve got nothing to be embarrassed about under it.”

Even as he spoke, the air around him crackled with frost as he let his icy essence drift over the whole of the area, settling on a comfortable thirty meters of rapidly dropping temperatures. Even before that was apparent, however, his hand seals would be forming and ice would be forming at flash-freeze rate all around them. Given the lack of distance between them, about three meters, he would have time to manage it. He formed the circle in a ten-meter radius, mirrors of ice forming all around them as one of his favorite jutsu activated.

He would leap backwards as soon as the mirror behind him formed, blending into it as his image was converted and captured on the screen of the mirror. He smiled, reflected in the mirror and seemingly disappeared. Unlike his earlier predecessors, he had trained long and hard to make sure he could form the technique at a moment’s notice, for surprise attacks like this. The formation hadn’t taken much longer than a few moments, and within a few brief seconds he was within the mirror he would await her response to the technique. It had been a while since he’d used it…

Makyō Hyō Shō, 魔鏡氷晶, (Demonic Mirror Ice Crystals)
Rank: A
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: In Description
Special: Handseals
Drawback: For each turn the mirrors are in place, the user will lose chakra. This jutsu causes a great wear on the user's stamina. Lastly, the mirrors strength is determined by the users knowledge of Kuri Buki.
Description: AAn advanced killing technique created by the Kaishin. Utilizing their water creation and ice creation, they will create crystal ice mirrors, up to a maximum of twenty five. With these mirrors, the user can phase into them and as well as travel between multiple mirrors at high speed. They can also fire projectile weapons from within the mirrors or move out of them in order to strike an enemy. The Goal when using this jutsu is to surrounded the enemy with mirrors, typically in a dome made with the following specifications: Twelve remain at ground level, eight are placed above the first twelve and angled toward the ground, and the final mirror is above the rest and facing the ground.The strength of these mirrors is dependant on the user's level of Kuri Buki.
Limit: Kaishin Bloodlimit. Water Creation. Ice Creation. Kuri Buki. The prequisites must first be learned before learning this actual technique.

[¤ Lady Raиu ¤]

"Very well then"

The girl smirked as this ninja wasn't even slightly worried of losing his clothes to her in this little challenge that she concocted up with. Sort of, hot? Yeah, she enjoyed that in a guy, it was a nice trait to have. She watched Masa-kun make his silly yet adorable moves, actually trying to defeat her. Was this guy serious? Unfortunately for Brooke she did not have the sand release, if she did have it she would have ripped his items off of Masa-kun herself. None-the-less, she felt the temperature drop dramatically as he apparently created these demonic looking ice mirrors all around her, trapping her in his little dome, perv. Clearly this ninja was skilled within the water and wind release like herself, that made this match all the more interesting to her.

There was nothing to fret about as she made the hand-seals for the Hidden Mist Jutsu and the beach began to suddenly become intoxicated with the girl's technique. Visibility would quickly drop to zero -- just as this other ninja changed the temperature of the warm beach, into something different, almost an icy, cold feeling of despair. Now hidden within the mist she would change her current position only a few steps back and to the left while she began to use yet another jutsu.

With a second string of handseals, she would active the Boom Technique where the a large noise echoes into the opponent's skull. It is used to cause an immediate distraction and as such, once the jutsu was activated Brooke would leave the field of the ice mirrors and run towards just a measly 15 meters away to see what her opponent would do next. Had he canceled his ice mirrors she would attack him while he was trying to recuperate..though this all depends.

Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Skill)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A Skill where a user uses the water around them to create a massive mist to fill around the user.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A skill which creates a very dense fog that descreases the surrounding visibility to near zero. It produces an environment perfect for a silent assassin who follows an opponent through sound. This mist can not be blown away by any type of Wind Jutsu.
Limit: Water Release

Boutou no Jutsu (Boom Technique)
Rank: “D” Rank
Skill: Genjutsu
Effect: Creates a large booming sound that echoes within the opponent’s skull. Only they can hear it.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ----
Description: Creates a large illusionary booming sound within the opponent’s skull. Because it is genjutsu, only the target can hear the sound, which can then disorient the opponent or weaken the opponent’s resolve as well as cause an immediate distraction. As the sound is not real, no actual damage is done to the ears and as such they may continue to hear fine afterwards.
Limit: Must know Phantasm Perception, must know Sasayaki no Jutsu

[Masakuni]

Hyousenka Masakuni, safely within his frozen mirror, felt the perception of time around him slow to almost infinite lengths. Each second stretched out into vast expanses of times that were fully his to manipulate. He was still in the very beginning of his technique, and as such he was moving at the speed of sound itself, if he chose to do so. As time went on, his stamina and his speed would decrease, but in this very first moment the opportunities were simply endless.

As the whole technique was just finishing, before the final mirror had even completed formation, he would begin to move, leaping out of the first mirror and making a direct beeline for the girl, heading for the mirror behind her. His katana would be drawn and ready, and he would have a fierce glint on his face. In the long past, the only person to defy this art had been an Uchiha, whose eyes had been able to track him after the slowing of his ancestor’s speed. However, that had only been in the ends of the technique, and only with the help of the Sharingan. As it stood, there was no chance he could even been seen right now in his motions.

As he made his way past the girl, he would lash out with the edge of his blade, intending not to wound her seriously but to instead impede her hand seals and her ability to form them, the flat part of the sword smacking her hands as she began to form hand seals in an infinitely slow motion. The blade would shear just slightly into her wrist, making to cut the tendons in her hand and take away her ability to form seals until that wound was healed.

As the blindingly fast motion completed, when the girl would normally be completing her technique that he must have surely now prevented, he would blend into the next mirror. Her plans thus defied, he would flash out of the mirror again, blocking her path if she attempted to run again with the flat of his katana, shoving her back into the center of the dome with it. His ancestors had used senbon with this technique, but the moment they threw the senbon the tools became limited by the constraints of normal speed. As he never relinquished his grip on his katana, it moved with him at speed. Her motions blocked, he would finish his run to the next mirror, facing her with a frown.

“Good enough for you?” He would say as the next cycle of motions began…

[¤ Lady Raиu ¤]

Things don't always go the way you planned, and the girl is about to learn that the hard way. As she was forming the seals to the hidden jutsu, Masa-kuni had taken full advantage over his ice mirrors and apparently was moving to the speed of sound. Just barely noticing the presence of this ninja she jerked her hands apart so the ninja would stab her directly in her chest, just dodging any major artery. Even so, you would expect for the girl to fill pain, however this was not the case. She was filled with rage!

How dare he strike a lady in such a demeaning manner, if she didn't move her hands out of the way he could have chopped them off! The sword dug deep into her body, enough to pierce through her back, but that was perfectly fine. Now with the blade stuck within Brooke's chest, Masa-kuni would temporary be stuck there, immobilized to see the bluntness of his technique while she decided to make the next move. His fast-paced movements would end there, and would only resume once he made it to the next mirror, however since the sword was stuck within the ninja she would have to act now to stop him, and fast!

Looking into the cold, ninja's eyes she would unleash a devastating genjutsu that would cause a sickening pain into Masa-kuni that would prevent him from even moving from his current position. It would allow Brooke to try and endure this misfortune as blood began to seep through the blade..

Hakike no Jutsu - (Nausea Technique)
Rank: "B" Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: The opponent gains the feeling of Nausea as the feeling becomes quite unbearable bringing even the most powerful opponents down to the very floor.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user must look into the eyes of the opponent in order for this technique to occur.
Description: The user takes a pattern of mixture between visual and audio conjuring as the user uses their chakra within the distance of up to twenty meters to where the opponent looks into the very eyes of the user and is under the influence of the attack. The way the opponent feels if they are within distance is that they feel nauseated. They cannot breathe, they feel sick as the feel of throwing up overcomes them. The feel of sickness, unbalance and unable to perform completely overcomes the opponent. This technique lasts until the user is either dispelled or if the opponent is dispelled.
Limit: Must know Pattern Perception of GenJutsus

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[Masakuni]

Kaishin Masakuni’s eyes widened in surprise as she moved, practically thrusting herself unto the blade as she avoided his tactic. She was more skilled than he thought to be able to move, even at all, in anything that even resembled his sonic speeds. He heard the sickening sound of the blade piercing through her, the whole way through, and it brought to mind memories he’d rather leave long buried. He wasn’t going to let a thing happen here.

His hands would react as automatically as possible, wrenching the blade out of her as blood splattered. It was all he could to prevent the instinctive motion to turn the blade as he did, causing even more damage. Thankfully, he managed not to. His hands would grasp her shoulders and his eyes would stare directly into hers, all sense of battle or competition lost, utterly replaced by a sense of pure concern that radiated from him.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” He demanded of her, trying to discern some kind of answer from within her eyes. “Why the hell…” His words died on his lips as the devastating effect of her technique took place, instantly sending splitting pain through his head. He knew in the back of his mind it was a genjutsu, but there was nothing he could do about that. It did, however, relieve him of anything that had to do with controlling his body. One of those was the legs that were holding him up, since he had been leaning forward as he questioned her.

Oh shit… was his first thought over all the pain as he began to fall forward, most likely taking her with him. He landed rather softly, but undeniably on the ground. Chances were he had taken her down with him and was laying more or less on top of her with his piercing blue eyes still focused into hers. His head was in massive pain and his whole body felt as though he was sick, horribly sick. Despite this, he had a very important point to make.

“Let… me dress…” He managed to get out over all the insanity in his head. “The damn wound…” Around him, the ice mirrors were dissolving, fading into nothingness as moisture filled the air. Any thoughts about bets, or sparring, had flown right out of his mind. The damn girl had nearly impaled herself. He may be a ruthless fighter, but he was a chivalrous man and one with an undying sense of concern for others. He wouldn’t let her bleed out on the sands for the sake of a spare. Whether she liked it or not, the wound was getting attended to…

[¤ Lady Raиu ¤]

Did he..just? Her eyes began to fill with tears as she felt the blade stop midst of her body, while Masa retrieved his blade from within her in the hopes to stop any further damage to the girl. She had not expect that to be a reaction of his at all, perhaps she took this match far too seriously..things were getting quite tense between the two. The firm grasp of his hands resting on top of her shoulder and his eyes looking directly into hers, she lost all thoughts of her technique in which she was about to unleash. Her body was shambled up with confusion and she herself felt like she was going to be sick to her stomach.

Her emotions were running wild as she gazed into his eyes, realizing now that he was concerned for her safety. Tears began to drip down Katsumi's cheek and she felt bad for making Masa-kun worry about her, it wasn't her intention to cause such distress, honest. When she was involved in any sort of battle, it's like she is a completely different person then she once was. Even so, apparently this ninja had far too much battles in his life, she didn't know though...

"Masa..kun."

She fell into the arms of the ninja as her body began to loose blood at a rather fast pace. Her world was spinning before her and she wanted nothing to do with the battle anymore. It was here where she finally accepted defeat you can say -- though even in defeat the ninja was victorious, she had gained something more..a friend. With her head resting against his shoulder, she would whisper one final line. It was sort of cheesy, but it was her style anyways.

"Looks like you won a date."

Her eyes closed slowly as she rested on his tall, firm body. Would he help her recover? She wondered as she was faintly breathing

[Masakuni]

“Alright, alright.” He whispered quietly, holding her up as his eyes raked over the injury, taking the whole thing in. He would have to do something about it, and fast. He closed his eyes for a moment, retracting all elements of his frosted aura. It was almost immediately uncomfortably warm for him, but he ignored it. He needed her to be warm, so all of her energy could be devoted towards attempting to heal the wound in her form. He stared down at the bloody wound with a faint grimace.

“I knew I should have taken medical ninjutsu…” He murmured to himself, gently sliding up her tanktop to get at the wound. He felt a faint flush of red across his face as his hand swept across her creamy skin, but he brushed aside any thoughts of that nature while he pushed her shirt higher, lifting it over the bloody wound that was gaping in her upper abdomen. Thankfully, no major parts of her body had been pierced, but she was still losing blood very quickly.

“Kuso…” He swore to himself, his hand dropping into his back pouch and deftly fishing out a long roll of gauze bindings. With practiced ease he set the first end to the edge of the wound, and quickly began to wrap them tight around the wound. Crimson began to seep through almost immediately, and he added two more layers of gauze before the white remained untouched by the blood underneath. That wouldn’t last long, but he had applied enough pressure to staunch the bleeding for now, at least. He frowned down at her, concern still sparkling from his eyes.

“I’ll take you up on that, Kazumi-chan…” He said with a faint smile that didn’t quite hide his worries for her physical condition. “Just as soon as we get you all healed up.” His gaze never left her eyes, which before had brought such pain down on him, seemed to soothe his frenzied mind. “Is there a hospital I can take you to nearby?” He asked her, focusing down on her face with a faint frown. The wound was beyond his skill to do anything about but prevent it from worsening. She needed real, medical ninjutsu…

[¤ Lady Raиu ¤]

"Ugh..."

Katsumi began to squirm her small, fragile body just a bit when she felt Masa's rather large, sturdy hands touching her stomach and reaching up higher at a slow pace until it finally reached the wounded area on her chest. It felt kind of weird, a guy..reaching up a girls' shirt? Even if it was for medical reasons, she still felt a little bit uncomfortable around him because of her earlier reactions when he said, "Nice out." It was a silly mistake of hers, but in her mind she thought of him as the perverted type -- and with her tanktop receding with each passing second, it didn't make matters any better. This konouchi was a fighter at heart due to the way she was raised in the Rice Fields, but not even she could ignore the pain that came from this injury any longer. She needed this ninja's help more then ever and luckily for her, he was indeed helping.

"Aaah!"

She closed her eyes completely shut as Masa began to wrap the gauze bindings around her injured chest. The constant pressure from making sure that they were securely fastened enough to cease the bleeding made her stomach feel that much more queezy. Only a few tears managed to escape the girl's closed eyelids during that moment, but the odd part of it all was she managed to let out a rather affectionate moan unintentionally while she was being treated. The only thing that was really going through her side-tracked mind was how stupid she was to even dare sacrifice her body for the sake of a battle, how utterly insane could she be to do such a thing?

When she reopened her natural blue eyes, the first thing that she saw was yet another pair of blue eyes staring right back at her. Was he really that concerned for her? She couldn't seem to muster up an answer all on her own, so for the time being she decided to listen to what he had to say, and perhaps that will give her some more clues as to the sort of person that he was. Her left hand began to stretch slowly to the warrior's face, and with a soft delicate brush to his cheek she would begin to speak to him in a gentle tone,

"Domo Arigato, Masa-kun."

A soft chuckle followed the sweet remarks of her thanking him for attending to her wounds, because in all reality he really didn't have to help her at all -- but instead he took it upon himself to make sure that she was okay. It was a sweet gesture on both of their parts no doubt, and Katsumi titled her head a bit while smiling back to the handsome ninja. Everything was going to be okay, in due time of course. As for now, she had to think of the closest hospital in which she could get better treatment for this injury. It was time to head out unless she wanted to face some dire consequences later.

"The Fire Count--..Ugh"

Lifting her chest up so her back would be sitting up straight, she would let out a few coughs that symbolized her weaken condition that she was presently in. After recomposing her posture she would continue,

"They are a rather peaceful country with plenty of resources all around them. Let's head out to the capitol and request for an audience."

Odd. Was she not a Sound Ninja? Would it not be easier to just give him the village location and he helps to get her healed there? No. Though Katsumi was apparently weakened, and this stranger was oddly kind to her throughout this whole ordeal, she would never -- not in a million years, give up her village location to another shinobi. It was just something that you don't do, and it was her fault that she got hurt in the first place. It still didn't make sense as to why this ninja didn't have his own headband, and if he did then where is it? Something was off, so she'd rather not risk it by letting him into the village.

[Masakuni]

Masakuni finished up treating her wounds, tying off the bandage and letting her tanktop slide back down over it. He blushed a little when she moaned during the treatment. It had most certainly not sounded like a moan of pain, but he pushed the thought out of his mind firmly. Funny how he was thinking that sort of thing lately. He shook it out of his head lightly, looking back down at her and trying to figure out the best course of action. He continued frowning concernedly as his mind raced.

“Not a problem, Kazumi-san…” He said, his face a little redder than he would have liked. It wasn’t necessarily his fault. In his defense, he hadn’t expected her to reach out so gently to him. He was just a little shell-shocked, that was all. It had been a rather unanticipated end to the spar. “Anything for a lady in need.” He was still thinking about how she had countered that technique… Just like Shiro… He snapped his thoughts away from that subject instantly.

“Slow, slow, slow.” He murmured as she tried to get up, his eyes flashing sharply with concern. “You’re in no condition to be doing that. I’m the one with an intact chest, so I’ll do the moving for the both of us, ne?” He winked and squatted before her, presenting her with his broad back. “Hop on, I’ll carry you there.” Once she was secure, he would stand up slowly, testing their combined weight. He could carry the both of them, easily.

“Hmm… I hope Tanzaku Gai is still the capital of the country.” He murmured to himself, casting a smiling glance over his shoulder to make sure she was comfortable. Once he was assured of her safety he would set off at a run, moving at high speed between the trunks of the trees and leaving the beach far behind. He had just passed through Hi no Kuni and purposely skipped going near Konoha or Tanzaku Gai… It was too dangerous for a ninja like him. Was he’d expecting they’d let him stick around just for helping her?

As of now, he wasn’t sure he cared. He was aware of his status, but his identify was well concealed and her health was more important to him at the moment. The nearest hospital would either be in the capital or the village of Konohagakure, and they could get help there. Of course, Otogakure would be an easier place to get help, but he knew she wouldn’t reveal the location to him, especially since he wasn’t wearing a headband…

“Hmm…” He pondered…

[¤ Lady Raиu ¤]

So..awkward... seeing his face light up red only made her face light up red as well. She retracted her hands in one swift motion away from his face and looked off to the ocean for only a breif moment. It was such a beautiful evening tonight, especially spending her time with, him. Heh. With his guidance she slowly began to try and get up so she could walk over to the Fire Country, but unfortunately for her she wasn't in any moving condition tonight. As she was just barely crouching to get up, she lost her balance and fell into the chest of this man.

"Umph.. I'm, sorry.."

This was hopeless, no -- she was hopeless within this pathetic state of hers. She gave out a nasty sigh of frustration and decided it was time to act more like a shinobi and just deal with the pain. As she was just about to attempt to get up to walk again, Masa-kun was right there comforting her and telling her everything will be alright. He gave her a wink and squatted down right before her, signifying for her to climb aboard on his back, how sweet.

Her hands clung around his neck tightly but not too tight to choke the poor lad, while she rested her head against broad shoulders. Rest. Between the motions of his quick patter-like steps and the fast moving scenery, Katsumi began to drift away into a sleep during this travel to the capital of the Fire Country. Of course she wasn't completely asleep, they weren't in safe territory now and anything could happen between now and then. Being one to think a few steps ahead, she safely secured her headband away prior to this travel within her clothing to better help disguise their identities.

"Masa-kun..? Where is your ninja headband..? And don't you have somewhere to be?"

She didn't want to pester the man, but she was very curious as to what happened in this man's life to lead him to become the type of guy he is today. It was odd to see another ninja suddenly appear near you, use ice mirrors, mend to your wounds, and then take you to a medical clinic. Didn't he have missions to complete? A family to go home to? These were the things that she didn't quite understand about him and wanted to find out. The trip towards the Fire Country was the perfect time to discuss such things.

[Masakuni]

“Don’t worry about it.” He said cheerily, helping her on to his back. She had nothing to be sorry for. In all honesty, he should be apologizing for even using that technique in a spar. With a quick motion of his feet, they were off. It was comforting to have her arms around his neck like this, even though he’d never say it out loud. Not a lot of people had trusted him back home, and out here, since he had left, that number had gone to zero. It was a lonely life, he didn’t deny it. He wondered how life was in Brooke’s village. Was it different than the problems that’d made him leave home?

“Somewhere to be…” He tensed slightly as she spoke. Her own train of thoughts, whether she knew it or not, was gliding along the same path that his own had only moments before. “No… I don’t have somewhere to be.” He frowned to himself, catching her eye out of the corner of his as he sped towards the Fire Country. “Not for a while.” He resisted the urge to ball his hands into fists, and instead focused on the moving towards the nation of Fire. He frowned to himself, thinking about how to answer here.

“My ninja headband…” He paused for a few moments before answering that one. He glanced at her one more time. She was quite capable of strangling him from her current position. “I don’t have one.” He said. Which, in all honesty, wasn’t exactly a lie. As a nuke-nin he was no longer entitled to owning a ninja headband, and as such the one he carried with him didn’t technically belong to him. He was thankful she hadn’t asked him if he’d ever owned one before in his life… That would have been a giveaway.

“We’re close…” He murmured, hopping to the next tree. The temperature was beginning to pick up and the trees were tending more towards broad leaves and wide trunks. He landed on the closest tree branch, marking their passage in his mind. Hi no Kuni… Now they just had to make it to Tanzaku Gai and find a good hospital. Provided she didn’t kill him for his status that was no doubt becoming more and more obvious.

[Leonov]

Moved

[¤ Lady Raиu ¤]

Oh it felt good to finally lean one someone's shoulders for once, instead of always having to depend on yourself for something. She felt right at home, resting her weary body on his own as they traveled to Tanzaku Gai. She didn't know why, but for some strange reason she had an urge to just nibble on his ear in a playful manner between the two of them; however right now wasn't the time for any of that. Why was she such a nerve-wreck around this man?

It baffled her completely.

To make matters worse, apparently this ninja had no home to return, and no where else to go. She stumbled upon a wondering ninja and now their fates was forever intertwined together. His story still didn't make sense to her as he continued to speak, he must be a wanted man, a missing ninja for crimes against a hidden village. There could be another story to be told but that was the only logical reason she could come up with for now. There was a slight nuisance of a headache forming in her head so she wasn't in the mood to be thinking too much, so for now she will leave it like that.

"You don't have...a ninja headband?"

Between her soft slips, she managed to rhetorically restate the information that he had just given to her. This again led to confusion but for the moment she wouldn't question it. Just the simple fact that he had answered her question made her feel that much more safe, a bond was being formed. Hearing the joyous news that they were close to their destination allowed the girl to travel in ease as she placed her head back upon his shoulder, only this time -- nibbling on his ear. Her teeth slowly moved, gnawing at the tip of his ears in a soothing manner for some unexplained reason. After what felt like forever she would stop to turn her head facing the other direction away from him just drift away~

Her home was nothing like that, she loved the village hidden in the Sound. After becoming a Chuunin, she felt that much more dedicated into helping out any & all future ninja within the village, and just trying to be a great asset to the entire region. She had a family back home, her own apartment, her own comrades -- but what she was lacking was friends and even a mate. Her job didn't leave her much time for a social life, so being out here with Masa-kun was actually more like a vacation to her, for now at least. Things are never as they seem..

[Masakuni]

=Exit to Konoha Branch Office=