Ghost Town Toshi [M]

[try4]

With my sense of direction, it didn't take long to venture through the Lands of Rain, towards the northern vicinity of the region. I would have to ask the Amekage for a map of the land---or steal one from these Pluvia villagers had I the chance. It took me nearly two hours of sprinting from tree to tree to reach the outskirts of the town. What I had seen reminded me of my old village.. this had brought back nostalgia.

Around the village, Miku and Akuryo ran along with their childhood friends, pretending to be shinobi of Konohagakure. Even at a young age, they possessed a surprising amount of chakra--the group had been chasing each other up, down and around the small and tattered town for some time now. Walking against the surface of buildings and trees enabled the boys a bird's eye view of the area. Mikutashi and Akuryo had been tasked with finding the other five children, who had been hiding somewhere within the village. As they ran around, Akuryo called out to his brother:

"Over there, Mikutashi!" he hollered as he pointed to his right, where two of the children they played with had been hiding underneath a high porch the whole time...

Shaking those thoughts from my head, my gaze returned to the scroll.

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Disappearances in Toshi!
Rank: C
IIC Length: Two days
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: Investigate the recent disappearance in a small town.
Description: Toshi Town in Ame no Kuni has fallen victim to strange disappearances. No one knows where these people have disappeared to, but rumors are plentiful. Most believe that a group of kidnappers reside in nearby caves. Others swear the disappearances are the product of the mayor of the town's foul play. One thing is for sure, these disappearances must come to an end.
Reward: 3,100 Ryo

I had no idea where the caves mentioned had been located, but with so many foot tracks in the mud, it wouldn't be hard to find the kidnappers. As I entered into the village, an elder man approached me. He had been waving a large stick madly above his head. I should have instantly killed him as he approached me in a hostile manner.

"Halt! Who are you? Where are the children?! Bring us back the childreeeennn!!" His shouting had caused others to fill in the empty spaces of the village. What at first appeared to have been a ghost town had now amassed nearly forty people in the square, each one looking at me as if though I was the kidnapper. I could have taken all of their lives, but I was against such actions. Slowly, I rose my hands to meet the man, who had a legion of parents at his back.

"Calm yourself. I am here to aid you in finding the lost ones." My face seemed to appeal to many within the crowd. I appeared to be someone who could save them. "Where are the caverns located near this town, and how many children have gone missing?" My black cloak had gotten heavy from the large amount of rain its cloths had soaked in. Someone was going to die today.

[-Angel of Ame-]

NPC: Odayaka, Hissori

"You will have to forgive old man Yanma." A young girl's voice came from the crowd of assembled parents. It had not only been children that had disappeared, there had been as many adults as children, close to twenty disappearances, all in one week. A young girl, the same age as Mikutashi came from the crowd. She was petite, her long brown locks worked into a bun behind her head. She wore the clothing of a peasant girl, simple but clean. Big blue eyes studied the new arrival's face for a long moment before she approached even more. "The caves are nearby, I can show you." The young girl said as she began walking toward them.

"You do not seem like a regular Rain shinobi." The young girl admitted as she led Mikutashi out of the town, it only took five minutes to arrive at the nearby caves. "Where are my manners. My name is Hissori, last name Odayaka." She introduced herself with a soothing smile. The young girl seemed well enough, no ill will in herself at all. But there was one thing that could be gathered from the way she held herself up, her confidence. She wanted to help and she was going to get to the bottom of this. Hopefully the answers to the disappearances would be found in the caverns.

Hissori of the Odayaka farm has joined your party!

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Skills & Techniques

First Aid: Cauterize Wound, Master
First Aid: Healing, Master
Identify Tracks, Expert
Tracking, Expert
Cooking, Expert
Agriculture, Advanced
Weather Sense, Advanced

All D and C-Rank techniques of medical ninjutsu.

[try4]

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-- Able Learner trait
-- Know Ability currently 00

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Know Ability
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: Some characters are schooled in the art of careful observation and are able to discern Skills and other Abilities of a target.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Some characters are schooled in the art of careful observation. Thus, even without the aid of Chakra, they can observe an individual and attempt to glean a valuable piece of information about them. This ability requires a skill check and approximately one hour of observation for each ability studied. For example, if a user watched a man cutting wood for an hour, they could make a "Know Ability" skill check. If successful, they would learn that the man has 10 movements per round. The user can apply this skill to nearly all statuses and abilities, as well as Skill Level Associated with a character. If you are Schooled in Observation you gain a +10% synergy bonus with Know Ability checks. By Observing for 1 hour this is considered as a Trivial Difficulty. Shorter the observation increases the difficulty.
Trivial User observes for 1 hour.
Easy User observes for half an hour.
Average User observes for 1 minute.
Difficult User observes for 1 round.
Very Difficult User Observes at a Glance.

Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

0000 // 0005

A female about my age pushed her way through the crowd and passed the senile old man as our eyes met. Her figure had been petite, so it did not take me long to study her body. The way she moved had some finesse to it; she had been small and quick; as I gazed at her hands, I noticed just how soft they appeared. Surely, she had never gotten into a fight.. maybe she had been one who practiced some other art related to the iryonin. There was a lot one could pick up about another within a few seconds of seeing them--even she noted that I didn't appear to be a ninja of Ame no Sato.

"You're right. I'm not a ninja," I said, following Hissori to the village outskirts. Within that five minute window, I noted more features of her. Her clothing had been clean, despite their raggedness and the surrounding weather patterns; even her hair seemed pristine in the conditions the Pluvians faced. I was almost certain, now, that she had known some medical ninjutsu based on the way she carried herself. Maybe she escorted me to the caverns in case I had become wounded. That seemed even more likely to me when I realized she shared the same ichizoku as the Amekage: Odayaka.  

My tanto swung at my hip and I had an impressive amount of weaponry lodged into the various slots of my ninja tool pouch: kunai, shuriken, explosive tags. I even possessed a small array of nin- and genjutsu techniques that would help me overcome the kidnappers. It seemed that every mission that I had been put on dealt with innocent children getting taken or molested by someone. I wouldn't dare compare their situations with my own and Akuryo's, though. "Dragon" Wazaru had become like a father to us after he took us away from the Land of Fire. 

Having again delved into my past, I forgot to address the girl. "I am Mikutashi." We continued towards the cave region.

[Father 'Suke]

+5 TP
+16 SP

16/125

[-Angel of Ame-]

NPC: Odayaka, Hissori

"As children we would come to these caverns." Hissori began calmly as she walked to its limits, the cavern was set in such a way that during most of the day, the sunlight could simply not make it inside. There was only dank darkness to be seen. "We had competitions, who could get the furthest into the depths of the cavern, we never made it really far." She explained calmly as she stepped into the cavern and disappeared into the complete darkness. Hissori, though soft spoken and seeming fragile, did not seem to be afraid of the darkness now.

"If we truly are to look into this cavern, we'll need some light." Hissori explained. She did not mind going in, but if they went in completely blind, they could get into a lot of trouble, fall into holes and break their bones or worse.

Hissori of the Odayaka farm.

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Skills & Techniques

First Aid: Cauterize Wound, Master
First Aid: Healing, Master
Identify Tracks, Expert
Tracking, Expert
Cooking, Expert
Agriculture, Advanced
Weather Sense, Advanced

All D and C-Rank techniques of medical ninjutsu.

[try4]

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Iron Will
Rank: "C" Always 20 Training Points
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User is more resistant to mental effects.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gets a +2 bonus on all Will Saves.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

0000 // 0020

Our venture hadn't been too far from the village. Hissori began to reminiscence on childhood experiences as I had done myself earlier. What was within the walls of this cavern? Surely, it had been incredibly dark on the inside of the place, but looking around, I noticed a large piece of wood and picked it up. It hadn't been wet, which would suit us; using what knowledge of Katon no Jutsu that I had, I created a small flame at the top of the wood in the fashion of a torch. Her worries of being cast into a world of darkness did not cause fear to rise within me. My will had been as steel, and based on my past, I felt as if though nothing could unsettle my mind. Lord Wazaru had instilled into me something that I would never forget:

Mikutashi had been walking in the dark within the cold tundra area of Shimo no Kuni. Akuryo had been sent to an area different than he, so this had been a solo operation. The task had been to collect herbs for the Dragon; Miku's searching had grown well into the night. From the brush around him, he could hear the rustling of leaves as if though he had been stalked by some unknown creature. His fingers had been coiled around the hilt of his short sword in preparation of an attack. Even at the age of fourteen, the boy seemed to possess a will that could not be broken. Lord Wazaru did not receive mission failure all too well and that alone had been enough to stop Mikutashi from shaking. He knew that the anger of the man was the only thing to fear, as Wazaru himself had been the only source of mental duress to the boy. 

On his continued search for herbs for some alchemical potion, the beast lunged out of the woodwork towards Mikutashi. Unwavering in mentality, he swung his blade at the unknown thing, looking to kill it were it lay and move on with his objective. Howls of agony rang through the night as time slowly began to spiral out of control...

I felt at home in dark enclosures. From my knowledge of Shadow Perception, I could have easily blended in with the atrous environ me and Hissori found ourselves in. I awaited her motioning to decide which tunnel to explore. Yet with my tracking skill, I noticed several foot prints leading down many of the tunnels. Some seemed fresh, others hold. I even noticed how it appeared to be dragging trails within the cavern; there had also been some animal looking tracks as well. My hand that did not hold the torch tightened around the hilt of my blade.

[-Angel of Ame-]

NPC: Odayaka, Hissori

As children, Hissori, her siblings and the other children of the village had never thought of making their own little torches to explore the caves. The caves had only served one purpose, to scare them. Now that she was within the cave with some life, she felt like in a completely different world. They had never known that there were multiple tunnels in the caverns. She noticed Mikutashi looking around the cavern, trying to pick up hints of what had gone on. Hissori herself was also a great tracker from years of playing hide and seek with her siblings and tracking the stray animals on the farm. Along the dirt of the cavern there were indeed traces of travelling. "These marks are fresh." Hissori told the man that had been assigned to help their village.

"Those ones are much older, at least a week old, when the disappearances first happened." Hissori explained, pointing towards tracks that were further, going into a second tunnel. One tunnel had the fresher marks, the other had the older ones. What could this mean. "Where should we go?" She asked.

Hissori had no training in combat, she had learned regular skills from a life on the farm, and the rest of her actual jutsu had been taught to her by a shinobi from Amegakure who came from time to time to help around the town. She would be sticking with Mikutashi and stay out of his way as much as possible.

Hissori of the Odayaka farm.

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Skills & Techniques

First Aid: Cauterize Wound, Master
First Aid: Healing, Master
Identify Tracks, Expert
Tracking, Expert
Cooking, Expert
Agriculture, Advanced
Weather Sense, Advanced

All D and C-Rank techniques of medical ninjutsu.

[try4]

???? // 0020

Tracing her hand's movement, I followed the location of the fresher prints and not those of the older ones. Had these been new, then whoever had been directing the smuggling must have been down the first tunnel. Again, my nerve had been steel. Whatever challenge lay on the opposite side of the tunnel, I would subdue it. I tasked Hissori to hold the torch while I lead the way down the cavern. I would be the first thing that they had seen in so dark a place, and given the element of surprise, I would have possibly been able to capture whoever had been in the cave alive if they had been hostile.

"Get rid of the light if anything goes down," I instructed her, sure to keep my wit about my motives. Had anything happened to the woman, I wasn't too pressed to save her. All she had to do was lead me to the caverns--she must have had a death wish to follow me in the cave unless she possessed some skill in shinobi-iri. I highly doubted it, given her soft spoken ways; earlier, I had suspected her to be an iryounin. Maybe she had accompanied me to ensure that the lives of those taken from Toshi Village had been alright. Whatever. I pressed onward through the winding tunnel, sure to steer clear of signs of dark corners and deep chasms.

Given our current circumstances, I was sort of surprised that the kunoichi didn't display any sign of fear or anxiety. Perhaps it had been my Iron Will that was rubbing off on her. I had been tasked to complete a mission and that was the only thing on my mind currently. This situation reminded me of my time in Mo Village back when I had to capture the village chimera. It was a pedophile, yet that did not stop me from accomplishing my goal. Those with wills cast in iron had been adamant in mentality and it took a lot to steer us from off of our course. Deeper into the serpentine tunnel we strode. The footprints had indeed been fresh and for a moment, I thought I had heard talking coming from further within the place. I looked back to Hissori to see if she had heard it, too; had she not, I lifted my hand and stopped moving to signal her to listen. There was indeed a voice talking, but whether it was alone or not was uncertain. I had held a kunai in my hand now and wrapped around its handle had been an elemental lightning explosive tag. Due to my cognitive efficiency, I wouldn't be so hasty to lash out and attack at whatever lay at the end of the tunnel. There could have been children, and if I had killed them from acting ignorantly because of anxiety, then my mission would be failed and I may be seen as a criminal in the regions of Ame.

The thought made me smile a bit, though: I wanted to be known for my infamy someday.

[Father 'Suke]

+16 to try4

[-Angel of Ame-]

NPC: Odayaka, Hissori

Hissori stopped walking when her fellow adventurer stopped in mid walk. She had not heard the talking, but when she did stop and stilled her breathing, she could make out the words. She only approached a few steps, never getting in front of Mikutashi, but still incredibly close to him, the young man could feel her breath along his back. "I know the voice." She whispered, lowering her eyes to the ground with alarm as she fell silent, trying to hear more of what was being said, trying to understand why the man speaking was even in the caverns to begin with. The tunnel had taken them through a few twists and turns and so they could not see the exit anymore. But light was coming from the direction of the voice, they probably already had their own torches or sources of light. Hissori lay the torch along the ground, rubbing it into the dirt to extinguish it.

"No, no, no. Enough with the adults, we already have enough. I need more kids, those are the ones that net us the most money." The voice could be heard saying. The voice was close to thirty meters away, around a corner in a tunnel so it was not completely clear, but it was loud enough to pick up most of the idea being conveyed.

"The mayor." Hissori let her companion know as she rose back to her feet. Her whisper was barely audible, only Mikutashi would pick it up. Fear washed over her body. He could not be the one behind it all, could he?


Thirty meters away, in an immense alcove stood the mayor of Toshi. Around him were two guards, muscular taijutsu specialists who dealt mostly in hand to hand combat. It was at the far end of this alcove that four women, one man, and six children were all chained up to the ground, all huddled up together to keep each other warm. The mayor barely even looked at them as he continued speaking with his guards. "Tonight I want double the children." He instructed his guardsmen.

Hissori of the Odayaka farm.

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Skills & Techniques

First Aid: Cauterize Wound, Master
First Aid: Healing, Master
Identify Tracks, Expert
Tracking, Expert
Cooking, Expert
Agriculture, Advanced
Weather Sense, Advanced

All D and C-Rank techniques of medical ninjutsu.

[try4]

0016 // 0020

The way that Hissori moved behind me at first made me think that she had been trying to be alluring; yet once the scope of her soft spoken truth had been heard, I understood now what she had felt. Anxiety must have overtaken her and caused her to feel some level of fear. This voice, who she now stated had belonged to the mayor, sent a chilling wave down her spine but it did nothing to me. Perhaps it was because I did not personally know the man that no emotional connection weighed my strong iron mind down to the depths of fear within my consciousness. She put aside the torch, as we had seen light flickering off of the winding walls of the tunnel. We had been close to our quarry, yet I knew not who else could have been in the chamber with the major of Toshi.

While we stood some thirty meters away from the entrance into the area where the mayor and unknown personnel spoke, I began to cast hand seals. I was reaching within myself to put out a mental illusion, which was of the Shadow variation. My Shadow Double had an easy genesis thanks to the amount of blackness that cloaked the tunnel we had been in. Hissori, regardless of her knowledge of the Genjutsu or not, would see my doppelganger; hopefully it wouldn't cause her to shout out randomly in fear of the unknown. I tasked it to move further into the cave at a slow pace. I would follow behind it to ensure that the technique held up from the thirty meter gap. Hissori could have been behind me still, yet my mind was now focused on what lay before me. Like a rushing wave, another layer of steel washed over me. This had been it: whatever I needed to do to subdue the mayor, I would accomplish the task. My dark replication entered the antechamber of the alcove prior I; of course, given its makeup, it blended in well with what shadows had been cast in the place. I hadn't stepped inside of the room fully before my double noticed two men standing near the man who surely had to be the mayor. These men appeared muscular - perhaps Taijutsu users. With a bit of effort, I willed my Shadow Double to create for itself two arms made of longswords. Even if they were to disbelieve my doppelganger, it had served its purpose up until now and would do so until they saw through my illusion. Now, I controlled it to strike.

With impressive gusto, the shadow-walker lunged forth from its black abode, seeking to dig its long appendages into either of the guardsmen. No doubt, given the severity of the sudden and surprising attack, these men would be caught off guard. Had their minds been as Iron Willed as my own? I wouldn't know for sure until I noted their reactions to my Shadow Double. From the way that he had crept so quietly towards the adjacent wall of the room, they wouldn't have seen him come from the mouth of the tunnel. Perhaps they would think of it as some spectral entity, who had been called here to stop their heinous plotting.

I remained at the mouth of the tunnel, my body low behind some large boulder as I began to prepare more seals. In time, my Double would have a shadow brother.

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-- Training on Iron Will is focused on the length of this post. Battle Rules applied beginning at the second paragraph.

-- 12 seals used for C-rank technique; 2 being used for D-rank in prep

-- 1 movement for C-rank tech; 1 for growth of sword arms; 1 for attacking guards; 1 for prepping D-rank tech. Broken down to note the four major movements of this post.

Technique Used

Shadow Double
Rank: "C"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: User completes the Jutsu and nearby shadows gather together, assuming the user's approximate size and shape.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Affects anyone who sees the double. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 7 meters plus 6 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 rounds per class level. This technique may be disbelieved once interacted with. User create a shadowy duplicate of themselves at a place they indicate within range. The Shadow Double attacks any adjacent target (regardless of the weapon it appears to wield), as the user desires, starting in the round when they perform the Jutsu. It attacks on the user's turn once each round. After the attack the Shadow Double becomes a Shadow once again until the next round to appear and strike for that round while repeating the process. Each hit deals 1 point of Movement damage to the target. The first time a target is hit, it can attempt a save to disbelieve the effect; this negates the damage and renders it immune to further attacks by the shadow double. It is not incorporeal, and thus can't be in the same area as another creature or object. Each round after the first, the user can take a movement to direct the Shadow Double to attack any other target.
Limit: Must know the Shadow Perception.

Technique in Preparation

Shadowskin
Rank: "D"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: User's skin takes on the dark and indistinct tones of shadow.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Affects anyone who sees the user. The user is able to perform this technique on the user. The duration of this technique lasts for 50 minutes per class level. User must have the equivalent of at least 1/4 concealment from lack of light to make this Jutsu work.
Limit: Must know the Glamour or Shadow Perception.

[-Angel of Ame-]

NPC: Odayaka, Hissori. Mayor Shunko.

[These are NPCs and I have yet to fully grasp the genjutsu system yet, so I'll just run it like I want.]

One of the guards noticed the shadow coming toward him but it was too late, it was already too late the being of darkness sank its weapon-arms into the body of the man, forcing him backwards. Tripping on a rock, the man fell upon his back, knocking his head against another rock. Today was simply not his day. The other though used a body flicker technique to bring himself right behind the shadow being, kicking it powerful. His leg travelled through the shadow and it was instantly dispelled from his mind. The man angrily turned around to face the opening of the cave from which the shadow had come from.

"Do not let anyone enter this section of the caverns." The mayor of Toshi called out to his final guard. He could not believe this, how one of his guards be so easily taken out. With that he slowly retreated backwards toward the slaves. Mayor Shunko was not a fighter, he employed guards all of the time. Garbed in expensive robes he definitely was out of his element within the cavern.

Hissori remained in the tunnel, waiting for Mikutashi to move into action before she could head to the location of the captives and hopefully tend to them.

Hissori of the Odayaka farm.

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Skills & Techniques

First Aid: Cauterize Wound, Master
First Aid: Healing, Master
Identify Tracks, Expert
Tracking, Expert
Cooking, Expert
Agriculture, Advanced
Weather Sense, Advanced

All D and C-Rank techniques of medical ninjutsu.

[try4]

As I finished my seals for the Shadowskin Genjutsu, I noted how quickly one of the men had been dispatched by my shadow doppelganger. This had been the first time I had used such a technique, and it proved effective for what it was worth. As I hid behind a large boulder, I was certain that the remaining guard and mayor did not see me. From the depths of the area, another shadowy figure would emerge, yet that would be me. My movements had been blinding: a Shunshin Oshi sent me rocketing forth, appearing as nothing more than a black blur. I would instantly pull my short sword from its abode at the end of my ten meter Body Flicker and then deliver a lightning fast slash towards the man's chest. He may have been able to avoid the blade which was aimed at his upper torso, but maybe it would still cut through his lower abdomen. It was from an oblique angle that I struck, looking to cause a tremendous amount of pain throughout his entire body cavity. From the usage of my prior Genjutsu, he would probably assume that this variant too had been intangible--a mere perception of the mind. That would be far from the case if my shadowed blade met its mark.

Judging from the events that led up to my lunging from the rock with blinding speeds, I assumed he had no room to make a counter, unless it was one involve bodily reflexes. My movements had been executed flawlessly in the dim chamber.

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-- 1 movement to complete seals for D-rank tech; 1 movement for Shunshin; 1 to pull out tanto; 1 to slash at the man's torso/abdomen region. These are the major movements worth note.

Technique Used

Shadowskin
Rank: "D"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: User's skin takes on the dark and indistinct tones of shadow.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Affects anyone who sees the user. The user is able to perform this technique on the user. The duration of this technique lasts for 50 minutes per class level. User must have the equivalent of at least 1/4 concealment from lack of light to make this Jutsu work.
Limit: Must know the Glamour or Shadow Perception.

Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push)
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that allows a user to rush forward in almost instantaneous speed. Used to draw the user close to the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: May use 3 times a day. May perform 1 more each time learned. Passing amount renders the user's legs immobile due to severe pain. Unable to perform again unless gained medical treatment. Must move through an opening. Unable to maneuver around obstructing objects. Can't attack while performing any Shunshin or Variation.
Description: User is able to move forward in a straight line along the ground in almost instantaneous untraceable speed while temporarily masking the user's movements within 10 meters. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the user's movements. It is accomplished by focusing the user's chi along the ankles and foot. User mostly moves just with their ankles and feet. Jutsu takes up no movements. User may only use this Jutsu half of the movements may allow in a single round while rounding down. Example: User has 5 movements, user is able to perform Jutsu 2 times per round.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu.

[Father 'Suke]

Iron Will: Learned @ try4

[-Angel of Ame-]

NPC: Odayaka, Hissori. Mayor Shunko.

Though Mikutashi's skin had turned the color of the surrounding, it was his blade that gave his location up. The guard picked up the reflection of the flames upon metal and instantly produced his own short sword from its sheathe. Bringing it up he blocked the oncoming slash. The sound of metal on metal clashed through the cavern and small sparks flew as the two metallic weapons grated against one another. The guard kicked Mikutashi in the stomach, pushing both of them apartment before he readied his sword for any oncoming attacks from the opponent.

As the two fought against one another, Hissori slid into the cavern. Hugging one of the walls to stay out of the way of the battle she inched her way to the captives. "Hiro." She whispered as she applied her hands upon the shoulder of her brother, the light born from her hands soothed the wound he had sustained. Before she could fully seal the wound though, she felt two hands around her own shoulders pulling her back. Mayor Shunko had grabbed the little girl and thrown her against a wall.

"You see... I have an investment to protect." He said as he approached Hissori, his eyes menacing.

Hissori of the Odayaka farm.

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Skills & Techniques

First Aid: Cauterize Wound, Master
First Aid: Healing, Master
Identify Tracks, Expert
Tracking, Expert
Cooking, Expert
Agriculture, Advanced
Weather Sense, Advanced

All D and C-Rank techniques of medical ninjutsu.

[try4]

My opponent had been much quicker than I had expected to produce his own blade and then deflect my own after such a lightning fast Shunshin. His kick knocked me back about two meters and caused me to lose my blade. This would become a problem had he landed more hits on me; yet now it was he who wielded a short sword. Pushing past the cloths of my ninja tool pouch, I scryed for four shuriken, which I immediately hurled at the man. If anything, these were to be used for nothing but a simple distraction, but if I had managed to hit the guardsman, then that would fall towards my favor. Granted, the low light in the place could have made it difficult for him to spot the small projectiles whirling towards him: I wasn't even sure that he could see my shadowy arm extend forward to launch them.

I heard Hissori make a small shriek as she hit the rocky wall. I turned my head barely to catch a glimpse of the mayor approaching her. She was ignorant to attempt to sneak into the chamber without me nullifying the enemy. For this, she might have to pay for her rash actions, but my focus now was the man before me. After the instant that I launched my ninja stars at him, I broke off in a run, performing kata. My gullet began to expand as I tried to match the movements of my adversary, in the event that he countered my hira-shuriken. Chakra started to bubble in my mouth and throat as I inched closer towards him. The Katon technique that I had primed would not be released until after I closed whatever gap was between he and I; at first, it had been nothing more than two meters, yet he moved quickly so I expected for him to counter the thrown projectiles.

Flames from the Inferno jutsu erupted from my opened maw in a gout of lurid color. Had he fallen victim to my near three meter spew of flames, then I would be closer to saving Hissori had she not been dead already. Numerous things could happen in the window of six seconds.. And me fanning my head back and forth to ensure that the man could not side step my stream attack would add a bit more potency to my ninjutsu. Hopefully Hissori had a ninpou to make up for her irrational behavior.

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-- 1 movement for obtaining and throwing 4 shuriken; 1 for sprinting forward; 1 for doing hand seals and Inferno jutsu; 1 for moving head back and forth, as if spreading the conical range of my technique. All major/battle movements have been listed. 

-- 6 handseals for D-rank jutsu

Technique Used

Fire Style: Inferno Technique
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Shoots small gout of flame towards the opponent.
Special: Ox, Monkey, Rabbit, Tiger
Drawback: Requires the user to exhale and keep their dominant hand cupped over their mouths. Once the user is out of breath of moves their hand, the technique falls.
Description: The user performs the handseals, energizing their hand and their esophagus with chakra. The user then cups their hand over their lips and exhales. The oxygen being expelled from the lungs combusts upon reaching the chakra from the hand, and the user blows it out a maximum of ten feet away. This is different from the Goukakyou no Jutsu in the fact that this comes out as a stream and not a fireball, and also different from the fact that once the user stops breathing out or moves their hand, the technique ends.
Limit: Fire Release

[-Angel of Ame-]

NPC: Odayaka, Hissori. Mayor Shunko.

The guardsman would have been impressed with Mikutashi's display of abilities had he not been locked into a battle to the death with him. His companion had fallen in combat, and now it was to him to keep the Mayor safe. Though he did not see the shadowed movement of his opponent, he saw the glint of flying steel. He barely had enough time to react, moving his body to the side he dodge the first, blocked the second but received another in his shoulder. Too proud to produce a sound, the man dropped his sword. As it collided with the ground it broke. This was no castle-forged steel. The man began getting enraged, the veins of his neck bulging. Grabbing his shoulder with a hand, he soon inspected it, the shuriken too deep to be taken out without help.

Before he could even react though, the man was bathed in flames. It was then that his pride took a back seat. The man cried out as his whole body was lit by the flames. As his skin and flesh burned the man ran forward, passing by Mikutashi to escape into the tunnel that Hissori had travelled through with her companion.

As Mayor Shunko tightened his grip around Hissori neck, the young girl began laughing. "What is so funny, your life meaning so little?" The mayor asked, his face turning red as he saw Hissori laugh.

"The moment you closed the distance...You made me..." She coughed. "Win the fight." She finished as she coated her hand in a layer of sharp chakra. Pushing her hand into the man's forearm she destroyed the flesh and bone beneath the skin. Shunko dropped the young girl and fell to his knees as he hugged his wound.

Hissori of the Odayaka farm.

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Skills & Techniques

First Aid: Cauterize Wound, Master
First Aid: Healing, Master
Identify Tracks, Expert
Tracking, Expert
Cooking, Expert
Agriculture, Advanced
Weather Sense, Advanced

All D and C-Rank techniques of medical ninjutsu.

Techs used

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Chakra Scalpel
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The user creates chakra blade along the index and middle finger that is no longer than 1 inch long.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture The user creates chakra blade along the index and middle finger that is no longer than 1 inch long. This allows the user to create a highly precise cutting tool. This can be used for highly accurate incisions necessary for surgeries and anatomical dissections. Unlike regular scalpels, the Chakra Scalpel can make cuts inside the body without actually creating a wound, limiting the risks of infection. The chakra scalpel can also be used offensively, although it requires great precision to be effective. Because of this requirement, using the chakra scalpel offensively is highly unusual. In heated combat, even the greatest Medical Doctors will not be able to exert the precision needed to make fatal cuts, but it can still effectively cut muscle tissues and tendons, rendering the target immobile.

[try4]

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-- Able Learner trait
-- Sense Motive currently Novice 21

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Sense Motive
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: User is skilled at detecting falsehoods and true intentions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A successful check lets the user avoid from being bluffed or lied to (see the Acting Skill). The user can also use this skill to determine when "something is up" (that is, something odd is going on) or access someone's trustworthiness.
Hunch: This use of the skill involves making a gut assessment of the social situation. The user can get the feeling from another's behavior that something is wrong, such as when they are talking to an imposter. Alternatively, the user can get the feeling that someone is trustworthy. Very Difficult Difficulty.
Sense Enchantment: User can tell that someone's behavior is being influenced by an Enchantment effect even if that person is not aware of it. The usual check is Very Difficult, but if the target is dominated, the check is Difficult because of the limited range of the target's activities.
Discern Secret Message: The user may use Sense Motive to detect a hidden message transmitted by Acting. In this case the Check is opposed by the Acting check. For each piece of information relating to the message the user is missing takes a -10 penalty to the check. If the success is by 20 or less, the user knows that something hidden is being communicated, but cannot learn anything specific. If the check is beaten by 25 or more, the user intercepts and understands the message. If the check is failed by 20 or less, the user does not detect anything. If the fail is by 25 or more, they might infer false information.

Cannot roll multiple times except for each Acting check made against the user. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

0000 // 0005

The skirmish came to a quick close as my flames ate away at the man. He tore off into a wild sprint towards the maw of the cave, his screams echoed through the chamber. Perhaps I would make a fine ninja; although, I was certainly chaotic in my ways. It was my nature to do what I saw fit in any situation, and that had proven best for me. Had Hissori not gone in hastily, then everything would have worked out perfectly--now, I would probably have to makeup for her error. Lawful people like her were some of the first to be killed, judging by how trained their mind is on helping others.

As I turned my head to face Hissori and the mayor in that small window of thought, my eyes adjusted to seeing the most haphazard of occurrences. The farm girl had cut the mayor's arm off with chakra. I couldn't discern what technique it had been, but surely it had to have been one that was medical. Her stroke had been critical as he fell to the floor. I turned and slowly walked towards her, to further examine the man. He was in pain, surely. I began to fish around in my tool pouch before pulling out an item.

"It's over." I said, placing the elemental lightning tag on his forehead. He began to whimper. 

Right now, I was wondering what Hissori would do next, given her prior actions. She didn't seem to be an evil girl, but I couldn't tell whether she had been or not. At first, she seemed calm; yet now she seemed frenzied, judging by the way she had laughed and cut the mayor's forearm and hand off. I had thought it was the adrenaline that coursed through her. Either way, I tried to follow her next moves after she recovered. Would she aid the people with her chakra knife, or would she continue to punish the mayor for his actions.

[Father 'Suke]

+5 TP
+33 SP

Sense motive is now 54/125 way to go

scratch that rerolling

Rerolled. 28/125

Sorry man

[-Angel of Ame-]

NPC: Odayaka, Hissori. Mayor Shunko.

As Mikutashi came to her side, Hissori rubbed her neck with her usually fragile-looking fingers, she could still feel the pressure that had been applied there. Her eyes lowered in fear at the display of the tag upon the mayor's head. Yes, she had taken him out, but it had only been his arm, and in self-defence. Had she not acted like she did, she would have died. She slowly walked toward her brother, hugging him before she got to work on the chains that bound the dozen of individuals. She used the chakra scalpel once more to cleave through the metallic chains. "He doesn't deserve the use of a tag." Hissori explained, trying to not have to be witness to the head of the mayor exploding. "Just let him go." She added as she continued breaking the chains of the other prisoners.

"Shut up you little farmer girl, and who do you think you are, a shinobi of some sort?" The man barked as he looked up toward Mikutashi, the mayor was still holding onto his arm. "I was just selling a few of those to slave traders. If we do not sell them, they'll come back...They'll come in numbers, Toshi itself won't last a night!" The mayor cried out, spit flying as he screamed toward Mikutashi.

"This is no game!" The mayor declared finally before nursing his wound, fighting back tears.

Hissori of the Odayaka farm.

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Skills & Techniques

First Aid: Cauterize Wound, Master
First Aid: Healing, Master
Identify Tracks, Expert
Tracking, Expert
Cooking, Expert
Agriculture, Advanced
Weather Sense, Advanced

All D and C-Rank techniques of medical ninjutsu.