Curse of Kusa - Part 1 [Event]

[neko bo beko]

All was well, Godric was joining them and their village humbly and it was serendipitous. Good relations where being had, and fun times where being... fun. Tomomi was being his dorky self again, at the heels of Godric. Epsilon was proving his intelligent superiority two-fold, on a level Harue could barely comprehend. And of course she would act appropriately wherever it was they were heading; she had no intentions in offending anyone on any realm. Everything was dandy, but then Yuri piped up over their receivers and Harue, being one of the closest to Epsilon, was at his mercy. She stills when Epsilon leans into her, inhaling sharply and holding her breath. He.. was.. so.. close! Nervous for the first time in forever, Harue reaches uneasily into her pocket so that she may reveal the small device, so that Epsilon may hear better. She doesn't, however, move it very far away from her, for fear that Epsilon may so too move away from her. 

Harue was admittedly relieved when Yuri asked Epsilon to be their close guide, and even more-so when he agreed. She was also relieved that Epsilon took a swift liking in their leader, because otherwise things might not have been so cozy. The fact that he respected her status made her feel at ease. When Yuri dubs Epsilon as Epsy, Harue pips up a soft noise, knowing full well that it meant she'd accepted him into her entourage of subordinates. "Epsy!" She mimics, completely enthralled.

Once communications have ended, Harue returns her radio to her pocket. Honestly, if it wasn't her only way of staying in contact with Yuri, Harue would offer it to the AI. She wondered if he could tune into the same channel as them all, but honestly she would prefer to share her radio with him instead. When Epsilon calls Yuri a Queen, Harue snickers. "She's a princess, actually," she says softly, mostly to herself. 

Portal? Harue had never stepped through a portal, but she wasn't deaf to what they were. She was, to say the least, excited about going through a portal. Even if it was just going to lead them back to the platform from earlier. Silently, she follows along with the rest of the gang behind Epsy, still trying her best to stay close to him. Above all else, he was a guide she didn't want to become separated from. She didn't know how to navigate this place at all beyond where they'd already traveled. Harue side-eyed Godric as he speared a katana into the wall, curious as to why he would do such a thing. Was it a marker? Whatever it was, he was satisfied with what he'd done, so she was satisfied for him. Mostly, she was just ready to journey as well. She wondered, however, if they really would be able to split up once they reached the Cursed City. Part of her didn't want to.

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active -
eyes of the planes
soul guard
solid regard
shadow walker: hide in plain sight

skills -
observation 81
investigation 100

Harue's Notes

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harue - 10 smoke pellets, 1 healing hands leyden, 1 clear nausea leyden, radio (channel 5) 4 vivre tags (half) (1 to houkou, 1 to yuri, 1 to and from tomomi)

houkou - 2 healing hands leyden, 6 vivre tags (4 half) (1 from harue, 1 from tomo, 1 from inoryu, 1 from ameya)

tomomi - 1 healing hands leyden, 2 cleanse spirit leydens, compass, radio, 3 vivre card (half) (1 to houkou, 1 to harue, 1 from harue)

inoryu - 1 healing hands leyden, 1 cleanse nausea leyden, 1 cleanse spirit leyden, 1 lightning leyden, 1 vivre tag (to houkou)

ameya - 1 lightning leyden, 1 healing hands leyden, 1 cleanse paralysis leyden, 7 vivre tags(?) (1 to houkou)

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epsilon, the helper robot/engineer/ A I - definitely self aware
2 helpers out of commission, need refined bio energy
bio energy = chakra? tomomi and inoryu will attempt to find out apparently
bio energy definitely = chakra. epsilon running at 120% and says that we could fuel this place for centuries or something. must now know humans so closely, or if they have met humans then they were considerably weaker than our generation
all towers are going to be functioning thanks to our unit.
we're going to the cursed city of lying roots, presumably 

[Inoryu]

    Inoryu was suprised to learn that Epsilon was able to see through his deception and rather analyze the genjutsu.  He figured it was because he was an inorganic lifeform whose senses were incapable of being deceived, but he would have to do more research on that later. For now his focus was on several things Epsilon mentioned regarding AAD's and how they sounded like ultra-efficient chakra technology of some sort. He hypothesized that AADs might be able to produce chakra like effects at a much lower cost, and capable of summoning creatures. He wondered if he could get his hands on one, how long it would take for him to learn how to utilize it and whether the summoned creatures would be under his control. He observed smaller helper bots approach Epsilon, beep a few times and fly away. Epsilon then expressed some concern for his brethren robots but assured the team that it wasn't their concern and that they would be fine on their own. 

    Epsilon went on to greet Godric, and discovered that he may not be human. Inoryu was clued that his new team mate may need unconventional means of substance. Regarding biological experiments in The Cursed City of Lying Roots, Epsilon shared that there wasn't biological experiments but rather mechanical and software. AAUs were mentioned, as well as some of their capabilities that sounded similar to chakra but for substantially less cost. Again, Inoryu wanted to get his hands on one and see the effects for himself, thinking that they might be useful for the mission. However, this information came off as a warning to the team by the AI not to offend. 

    The Yamanaka observed Godric's introduction and decided that he would return the favor whenever he could. For now, Godric's attention seemed to be on Tomomi. Maybe Godric had influence on the boy which could be used to benefit the team. He stuck a katana into the wall and Inoryu couldn't be sure as to why, other than presuming it was a marker. While they had yet to be transported to the Cursed City of Lying Roots, Inoryu would use the opportunity to observe good manners and introduce himself to Godric, "My name is Inoryu Yamanaka, chunin of Kusagakure. Let's work well together," he said as he offered a warm smile.     

[j]

Tomomi regarded the orders and discussion made by Yuri only slightly. None of what happened presently affected Tomo, so he simply remained silent and facilitated their progress by following along and not getting in anybody's way. Still, he wondered who exactly this tall Hyuuga fellow was. Why did he seem so familiar? As the fellow introduced himself as the dark hand of the Hyuuga and also a former Tsuchikage, Tomo had something of a realization. Or not.

He still couldn't quite place where he'd seen this man. Clearly they'd never actually met, but why did he seem so recognizable? Tomo thought about it while they walked. He couldn't help but make noises of wonderment, pacing next to or behind the large figure. At one point, Godric stopped for a moment to place one of his swords in the wall. But just then, recognition struck the young Tomo.

HE'S THAT GUY!!! Images of picture books, and paintings he'd seen in the Hyuuga mansion flashed before his eyes. He was that ancient old scary Hyuuga they told us about when we were young. Stories of 'be a good kid or the dark hand will come for you', came to mind briefly. As Tomomi remembered all of these things he couldn't help but express his discernment verbally.

"AH!! YOU'RE THE SCARY GUY!"

It wasn't an expression of fear, but more of extreme interest and curiosity. How did one become so immensely famous like this? Where had he been? What'd he do? Tomo had several hours worth of questions to pose.

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Byakugan x6 [10 meter telescopic]
Observation 260+30+30, 320
solid regard - immune to fear

neko bo beko , DJ Loki , Inoryu , An'ei Sekitan , Draven

[An'ei Sekitan]

”She’s no queen.”

Seemed everyone was getting along swimmingly, which was good, cause maybe they would stop being so strange. Tomomi with mood swing, Harue unable to breath, Inoryu becoming a fountain of words. It was enough to drive a man to murder, but now they had a focus. This city, it was not going to be something they were going to like, he could already tell. Something was off about Epsilon, something was off about that city, and something was off about the people. Could not create chakra? Humans of this realm had always been able to produce chakra as far as he knew, so it was not a resource that was lacking, however down here that was not the case. Seemed it was in short supply…and they had a supply. A potent one. There was going to be a lot of trouble. Houkou stifled an animal-like growl.

“Everyone, listen up,” he would begin after they finished their string of questions, “this is in no offense to your people, Epsilon, but we cannot trust them. In no offense to you either, Epsilon, but we can’t fully trust their machines, AI or not.” As they stood before the teleporter, Houkou would give this brief with the radio on, so that all may hear. “On the other side of this portal will be a people who cannot mold chakra, or Bio-energy as they will call it, and from the state of this place they might have dried up their supply. They might be looking at getting a fresh shipment through us. As Epsilon said, we could power this place for centuries and they will need power if it’s in such disrepair as well. Keep your guard up. Humans are greedy by nature and will want to take all we have for themselves if given the opportunity. Now let’s go.”

Allowing the radio to die off, he would take the teleporter to the city when it was ready ahead of the pack, the Vanguard as it were. If there was going to be a nasty surprise, he would be the first to deal with it, that way his team could arrive in relative safety and possibly back him up if need be. The Sharingan was blazing in his eyes and he was ready for what may come, his right hand on the hilt of his blade ready to release it.

[DJ Loki]

Chapter 1: Get Over Yourselves

"Not a Queen you say? A princess? Well, I princess is but a queen who has yet to find her king. This is good to know." Epsilon nodded his head, as he gathered more information. He was programmed as a Helper, and his creators and owners where long since dead. Having pledged his services t Yuri he was essentially her's until his task was complete, and he had successfully guided to and back from the city. This piece of information could be useful for later. As the group got on to the platforms, at all three towers Epsilon prepared things the platforms, he listened to Houkou's speech.

If his robotic eyes could be seen through his visor, they bee seen in a deep roll. "Epsy then placed his hands on the pedestal, as did his partially functioning brothers at the other tower locations. Once he did, they activated much the same as last time, only the voice spoke. "Coordinates Locked, passenger scan now beginning." As the passenger scan started Epsilon said, "No offense taken. Might I say with no offense towards, My ladies honorable warriors. Get over yourselves. The city will have more than enough energy to keep it going for at least several millennium. That Crystal there alone could have powered this place for another 1000 years easily. The only reason this place is in disrepair, is because, they shut it down, and my brothers, in their depression neglected their up keep regiment. Not quite sure why. Your group will be an oddity sure... but experimentation on humans regardless of their origin is forbidden."

As Epislon said this the voice began to count down from 5. "Although that is not to say, you won't attract unwanted attention. He is correct in saying that humans are a greedy lot. If some unwanted gazes see your power, they may be incline to take it or attempt to snuff it out. I would suggest that as soon as we get there, you all look for appropriate clothing to blend in. Until I can access a terminal get a solid read on the state of affairs."

"Departing, thank you for traveling with us... good day." The voice said as the groups where formed into spec of light, and shuffled off into the ether. They reformed, deeper into the earth, much deeper, and when they looked around they, would see themselves, in place similar to a museum. With them standing on what looked like a display. When they looked to their left and right they would see the other two groups not 5 meters from their own location. However, Epsilon was no where in sight. That was until he blinked in front of the lot, with his visor raised. His eyes scanned the area intently. "This is good How fortunate. The turned this place into a Musuem, luckily there aren't too many people here at the moment, I'm only picking up about a dozen life forms. Let us make haste to the gift shop. I should also be able to get into their systems and see the state of the City."

Epsilon continued to scan the area as they headed towards the Gift Shop. Su who was a leader of the one of the other groups, stopped as he looked out the window. "He let out a low whistle, "Holy Shit... Guess we're not inn Kusa any more." As he looked over the window there was a bustling city, that was beyond advance, just outside. Their vehicles moved faster than anything that they had seen on the surface, made no contact with the very roads they move over. The city was very much alive. Epsilon looked over as he saw the gift shop, and he then saw a terminal not far from it. He pointed at the gift shop, "There see if you lot can find some suitable clothing, at least until he can find an actual appeal shop." He then looked at Draven, and then shook his head... "Try..."

Epsilon doubted there would be anything in there that Draven could fit, he'd have to take him to a specialty clothing store to find him something. As they large group walked into the gift shop, if they decided to do so, they would be greeted by a hologram program, that resembled a young lady in her teens, "Welcome to the Root's Museum's Gift Shop. Please fell free to look around. We have a wide selection of clothing, and souvenir options, if you need any assistance do not hesitate to ask." The shop really did have a wide selection, much more so than one would expect to find at a surface gift shop. There were complete outfit choices there, the only thing really separating them as gift shop clothing was the logo of Museum, and the Museums black and light blue color scheme, there were even dressing rooms.

If they began looked of clothing Epsilon would come in with walked over towards Houkou, but not before saying to the Hologram, "Charge all purchases for these individuals to this account please. He transmitted the the confirmation code to the Hologram, who lite up with excitement. After she had received the confirmation code, she repeated, "If you need any assistance... please do not hesitate."

Epsilon then transmitted over the communicators that the had with them, "We may have a problem. Would you like to here the good news, bad news, or really bad news first?"

((OOC: if you guys do stop to get a change of clothing, which i suggest you do. Think Future Chic ))

[Draven]

Godric watched... He watched with his Byakugan how this teleporter operated. He was assuming it was some sort of chakra device, well at least to a 'surfacers' understanding. Though he could only really see what they were doing through Chakra Lore (125sp), he couldn't understand completely how the device worked as he did not posses much knowledge in using a chakra device. Aside from any complaints toward moving on with this journey, he had already made his decision to continue. He had orders to see this through to the end, and he had a curiosity about this underground realm.

"AH!! YOU'RE THE SCARY GUY!"

-Tomomi

Godric turned to Tomomi and raised an eye brow, "I am finding my name proceeds me everywhere, now a days..." he noted to his fellow Hyuuga. It was definitely odd how word spreads from generation to generation, and how history changes. But with a toothy grin he noted, "Rest assured, I'm only scary to my enemies..." he finally said as he turned his attention to the warning that Houkou was giving.

"can’t fully trust their machines, AI or not."

-Houkou

Godric noted a bit on this, "If we are a great source of power, we can always use it to defend ourselves. Furthermore, if this is the door step to their kingdom, I'm sure we can retaliate should the worse occur." Indeed he thought. If they were held there, Kusagakure was sitting on top of this place. With enough people and time, they could reverse engineer this thing and make an entrance. Either way, as long as the group survives on the other end, there should not be too much to worry about. And besides from the looks of this group, everyone was well prepared. At least, this is what he thought as he reached the teleporter.

As for the next part, Godric simply stayed close to Epsilon. Charged with it's safety and all that. The mentioning of clothing change was there, and to not compromise safety, he agreed to this. As he went to the gift shop he looked around. A section for big and tall, though the outfits looked a touch more dated than the others. Seemed like they were not big sellers. Usually Godric went to a custom tailor for his clothing, but in this case the store looked large enough to find what he needed. He actually thought about it and it had been a very long time since he updated his clothing. One of those things that were not on the top of his priority list...

Ah but Godric found an outfit indeed. It seemed like at it's base was leather. Though the material was something he didn't quite recognize. The belt, wrist bands, and shoulder adornments seemed like they were made of metal. He was versed in armor smithing (125sp) so he could potentially recognize the material or quality of those pieces. His understanding of Chakra Lore(125sp), mite give him some insight to the blue colored jewel hanging from one of the wrist bands. Well at least in chakra terms, if it were the jewel itself he was also versed in Alchemy (365sp). With the silvered buckles, buttons, thick wrist bands, pauldrons, and ornate belt, it all seemed rather expensive. The detail was magnificent, it didn't take much in terms of knowledge to understand that.

The Belt alone is a work of art, as if the inside of a mechanical clock was recreated in a ridged finery such as this. There were small designs placed on all the metals that looked as if it was hand etched. The color scheme felt a little bit outside the norm of the other clothing, with only but a swath of blue in a cloth like scarf hanging from one of the pauldrons, but it wasn't that far outside the norm. The base clothing, with its large overcoat, long sleeves, boots, all shined as if polished or oiled leather, and when he felt it, it seemed smooth to the touch. This indeed did not feel as if it came from an animal, as leather had a certain texture to it.

But at any rate, he changed into this attire. His previous equipment was placed upon his person just as before, but the only difference was this outfit. He was set and ready to go as Epsilon noted some new information.

Godric activated his Byakugon and felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand. "If it's important, then spit it out..." Hoping the Irony of the statement was not lost.

[An'ei Sekitan]

Houkou was not a fan of this robot, like everyone else seemed to be, nor was he a large fan of this city upon their arrival. A shining cityscape from the window could be seen, everything glass and chrome or some such other metal, while they had vehicles that did not touch the ground at all; unlike the wagons they still used on the surface. Houkou had moved over to Su to look out the window and it soured his mood, not because the place was working, but because they had retreated from the world and left it to rot. Just who were these assholes? With a grumble, he would return to the center of the three groups, turning to face them all before they went shopping. “Be on your best behavior everyone, but also be on your guard. Do not look like tourists out there, we will all look suspicious enough as it is…especially Godric.” He looked over at the big Hyuuga who could not help but stand out, unless this was a city of giants. “This will be our base of operations and retreat location, since each transporter brought us to the same place. If you get in trouble, return here and make it defendable. Let’s go find out what is going on.”

Once he was done addressing everyone, he would go to his radio, turning it on as he headed to the gift shop. Skrrrt! “Yuri, it’s Houkou. We’ve all entered the Cursed City of Lying Roots safely. Seems we are in a museum and the outside world is a little…of putting. Very advanced, far more advanced than we are. I’ll have Inoryu get some photographs for you. Su will also draw some pictures of the place as well.” Skrrt!! He allowed the radio to drop and then entered the gift shop area, looking around for something that he could wear that was suitable, especially if they entered combat. Finally, he found something that would match his style.

Three belts huh? Interesting. After he was fully dressed and Epsilon had purchased the outfits for everyone else as well, he would head back to their origin point, making a few final adjustments on his sword positioning as the robot made its way over to him. Curiously, Houkou raised an eyebrow at their new ‘companion’, wondering what brought it over. Then it transmitted over their communication devices somehow, letting them know there was quite a bit of news, most of it bad. Of course. “Epsilon, start from the worst news to the best. I want to know how bad it’s about to get.” Hopefully it wasn’t so bad that it would affect the mission too much, but things never seemed to work out that way, and he had a feeling this would be the case today.

[neko bo beko]

Immediately in response to Epsilon's conclusion of Yuri needing some king, Harue straightens up and away from the knot in her stomach. Her face skews up, a bitter taste on her tongue. "She doesn't need a King." When they're on the platform, entering a whole new world for the second time today, Harue grimaces when Houkou throws the prospect of behaving themselves out the door. While she admitted he had a point, the stink of the situation makes her tap her toes anxiously, arms crossed over her chest. She snicker-snorts when Epsilon tells them to get over themselves, wondering if he realizes that they could say the same to him. Harue tries to remain optimistic. She supposed she'd have to pick a lane soon, but for now she remained passive. She tried not to listen to the dorky conversations circulating Godric, trying her best not to glance his way. He'd been so quiet and strange at the embassy, she was having a hard time understanding his position, but she couldn't say it was particularly surprising.

At first, Harue doesn't quite understand why they'll need to change clothes to 'fit in,' but after landing in new territory and comparing even the flashier members of their unit to the rest of this place... She could understand. At first, she was excited. But then they all actually entered the store and had a gander at the racks of clothes, and Harue suddenly felt very... unenthused. Everything was so ridiculously futuristic that it looked almost alien to her, but she did her best to choose something that wouldn't make her feel too outlandish. But, she supposed bizarre was the norm for this place though, so she sacrificed a bit of comfort for practicality. Her ensemble ends up looking vaguely like this but not really. The fullbody outfit is a strange kind of black fabric she'd never felt before, at least not in the form of breathable clothes, and some of it worked like scales and mesh to fit her body. She chooses some dark, clunky boots and a light fur-hooded jacket that's at least three sizes too big, yet it's printed in her size. Must be the fashion trend of this century, whatever century that was. She pins a large portion of her hair back in two twin, pointed buns on either side of her head.

With her other clothes stuffed in her bag, she's glad that it at least doesn't seem to really need changing thanks to its plain, black look. She holsters it over her shoulder, adjusting it to fit more comfortably on her impossibly large jacket, and wanders towards Tomomi to see what he's chosen to don himself in. It's not until she hears Epsilon come in through their radios that she perks slightly up. Bad news or good news, news was news to hear. 

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active -
eyes of the planes
soul guard
solid regard
shadow walker: hide in plain sight

skills -
observation 81
investigation 100

Harue's Notes

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harue - 10 smoke pellets, 1 healing hands leyden, 1 clear nausea leyden, radio (channel 5) 4 vivre tags (half) (1 to houkou, 1 to yuri, 1 to and from tomomi)

houkou - 2 healing hands leyden, 6 vivre tags (4 half) (1 from harue, 1 from tomo, 1 from inoryu, 1 from ameya)

tomomi - 1 healing hands leyden, 2 cleanse spirit leydens, compass, radio, 3 vivre card (half) (1 to houkou, 1 to harue, 1 from harue)

inoryu - 1 healing hands leyden, 1 cleanse nausea leyden, 1 cleanse spirit leyden, 1 lightning leyden, 1 vivre tag (to houkou)

ameya - 1 lightning leyden, 1 healing hands leyden, 1 cleanse paralysis leyden, 7 vivre tags(?) (1 to houkou)

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epsilon, the helper robot/engineer/ A I - definitely self aware
2 helpers out of commission, need refined bio energy
bio energy = chakra? tomomi and inoryu will attempt to find out apparently
bio energy definitely = chakra. epsilon running at 120% and says that we could fuel this place for centuries or something. must now know humans so closely, or if they have met humans then they were considerably weaker than our generation
all towers are going to be functioning thanks to our unit.
we're going to the cursed city of lying roots, presumably 

[Inoryu]

    Inoryu listened to the exchange between Epsilon and Houkou and became curious as to what the place would actually be like. Since it was successfully self-sustaining with highly advanced technology, did that mean that he was heading to laboratory or compound of some sort? He imagined people like mages from fairy tails working their magic and creating AI. He imagined the land to be of the same aesthetic beauty as the one he was currently in. He was also very intrigued to discover that AI had emotions and were capable of getting depressed. In his mind, he tried to relate brain chemistry to programming. "Is it the billions of binary algorithms that translate into a soul like my mom believes is the brain? Or is the soul of an AI more like my dad's philosophy and comes from a different plane to occupy the artificial construct? Depression could be either a chemical imbalance or an affliction caused by external factors," he ruminated with his right thumb and pointer finger on his chin and his other arm across his chest. [Current Affairs= 125 for any information I might know about AI in general please] 

    Before he knew it, his physical being transformed into light and transported through the fabric of space and time to reemerge in a new place that appeared to be a display in a museum. Inoryu was really becoming fond of these highly advanced travel jutsu since his first encounter with it in the chunin exams. He felt a deep desire to research it further, but for now he had a mission to do. He noticed that the other teams have joined Team Houkou and he took in the atmosphere. There were many more people with different personalities that he had never met. Though he was admittedly nervous to work with so many of his allies in his first S-ranked mission, and first mission as a Chunin, he quickly got used to the atmosphere. He wasn't so self-centered that he felt the need to introduce himself to everyone right away, but was looking forward to the opportunity when it presented itself to observe good manners. Before he had noticed that Epsilon had vanished, he blinked in front of the assembly. After a brief scan for life forms, he then began to escort the group to the gift shop. On the way, Inoryu observed one of his ally's comments of the city and he stopped to take a look out of the window. What he saw was unlike anything he had ever imagined. Such an advanced city in their midst, just below Aokusa, kept hidden for an undefined amount of time. Vehicles hovered above the roads and flew swiftly, faster than anything he had ever seen. Before he could lose himself in curiosity, wondering what might be possible in this new world, Epsilon addressed the gift shop. 

    Inoryu would heed Epsilon's advice and enter the gift shop, browsing for anything that he felt suited him. He tried to find something quickly as he had to remove his armor, butt bags and repack all of his things so he generally went for the first thing he found interesting.

   

     Inoryu equipped hard-toed boots which soles were navy blue, and tops where an icy steel color of a gradient that turned black on top with a separating yellow border and matching mild, yellow tongues. His pants were baggy and made of two different fabrics. The fabric that covered his shins, knees, and half of his thigh were white of a cloth sort but could've been treated with futuristic chemicals. The rest of the pants that covered his thighs and waist were black and appeared to be cloth, but may have had a different treatment. Maybe they were just the effects of different dye, Inoryu couldn't really tell.

    He attached a large, golden, three-plated futuristic buckle, each lower plate larger than the last. His shirt was multiple parts in design and structure. The innermost was a teal colored fabric, followed by a white and sky blue fabric above that, following the same structure as the golden buckle. His shirt was half white and half black, separated in the middle and was cut at the bottom to accommodate the futuristic buckle with a border of black and small yellow dots and lines to style the center. His collar was flipped down to reveal a crimson, silk like fabric and was held together with a belt that wrapped around his torso in diagonals with a small silver buckle shaped like a half heart, half cross object in the front and back. 

    The Yamanaka had an elegant pauldron of gold and light blue plating but he didn't take the time to observe it more carefully but knew that the quality of it was most likely ornamental for having found it in a gift shop. It was incredibly sophisticated at first glance as though it might be of pristine or perfected quality, but he wouldn't be deceived. The base plate was turquoise and somehow combined with golden protrusions on the top, top left, and top right and the side pieces even ended in points. A thin circle of gold in the center captured the essence of the material, and another golden plate was perhaps melded just below. There was a smaller, third black plate hanging off the end. On his wrist was a white and black checkered wristband that reflected the same teal color in light. On his right arm, he equipped his pristine quality arm armor and pauldron to cover his whole arm in stealth enhanced umbrite. 

    He grabbed the largest backpack that he could find which main component was white, minor components were black, and reflected teal in light. He quickly transferred all of his items, his right and left butt bags included and tanto into it, but not before concealing one kunai and 30 bo shuriken on his person. Inoryu moved as quickly as he could throughout the entire process, returned the camera lens goggles to his eyes, and the wireless radio to his right ear. He grabbed a second outfit and placed it in his disguise kit. His backpack was not much heavier since he had crafted his armor to be light and wouldn't mind lugging it around for a long duration, so he thinks. 

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Jutsu used-
Concealed Blade
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: The user is able to hide multiple weapons on them without the aid of a slot holder.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Throwing Specialist without a weapon is like a wolf without teeth; many do not encounter them very often. In addition to secondary weapons carried in the usual and obvious places such as slot containers, the Throwing Specialist may conceal a number of secondary weapons equal to 1/2 slot per Class Level without the need of a slot holder. This technique gives the user an additional +25 to their Sleight of Hand against Observation checks to find these weapons.
Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist.

[j]

Tomo continued to only express interest in Godric, who'd since moved on from his brief conversation with Tomo. He did pay attention to the others, albeit out of necessity rather than desire. His response to conversations and heedings were simple nods or noises of affirmation. This boring adventure had finally developed into something less awful. As they arrived at the teleporter, it hit Tomo that they'd be going to a completely unknown location.

The mission was no longer entirely tedious, and had now developed into a mostly tedious mission. They materialized at the city, and appeared to be at some sort of museum. After a bit they'd been ushered into a gift shop of some kind. After everybody gathered their awful outfits, Tomo was pressured into getting a terrible outfit of his own. Eventually he settled on a dreadful blue suit. It somewhat resembled suits he'd seen before on the surface, but also very different, and in a bad way.

He didn't like the suit, and his black and white hair fell to the sides of his head in a manner that didn't suit the attire. If a description had to be made to fit the lad, it'd be one of an 80's pop star mixed with Cruella De Ville. Even Jimmer didn't like it and took several moments to settle back onto his shoulders. Oh well. He moved on, uncomfortably with the rest of the group.

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Byakugan x6 [10 meter telescopic]
Observation 260+30+30, 320
solid regard - immune to fear

neko bo beko , DJ Loki , Inoryu , An'ei Sekitan , Draven

[DJ Loki]

Chapter 2: New Duds... We be styling... kinda.

As each one of them put on their new clothing they all noticed something interesting. These pieces of Clothing were a bit heavier than they should be, but were remarkably more sturdy, than any of the clothing they had on before hand.

Godric

His large frame, was fitted with top of the line leather within the city, upon inspection he noticed that it was composed of material vastly similar to Mithral, or at the very least had mithral woven into the clothing, making an incredibility sturdy, clothing, or much more likely like incredibly flexible clothing. This material made up the jacket that acted as the chest piece, as well as a full set of arm guards, the same could be said for the pants. The pauldrons where made of the same metal but gave a much more obvious sheen into the Mithral nature of it's metal. The gloves and Boots, while high quality, weren't anything special. The clockwork belt was a lovely piece in inside of the workings there seemed to be a slot for a gem. It seemed to be a customizable piece. The blue gem that hung from one of the wrist guard, had 5 lightning bolts craved into the side of the gem. With his insight into Alchemy it was clear that this was a chakra Gem.

That was strange realization for Godric. Was this truly a gift shop or an armory, did everyone in this world have such equipment, and prepared for battle? Why did they have need of a Chakra Gem, from what Epsilon has said, they had no ability to use chakra unassisted, what use would a chakra gem be to them, maybe it was a novelty, maybe it was a way to help cultivate the little chakra they had? Many more questions than answers would sprout from these discoveries.

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Houkou

Like Godric's clothing, Houkou's was much the same. The leather like material had Mithral woven into the fabric. The Shirt acted as his Chest piece, while the Jacket acted as his Shoulder pieces and a full set of Arm pieces. The Pants acted as his leg pieces, and once again, the Gloves and boots while were high quality had nothing special about them, other than have half pouches woven into them. The three belts like the Gloves and boots held nothing special other than their ability to hold more pouches, than they currently already possessed. However, their was a slot in the mouth of buckle on the main belt that looked as if it could hold a gem.

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Harue:

The Black body suit, like everything else was a Mithral composite, that fit to her body like a second skin. this acted as her Chest piece piece and Leg Pieces. The Hooded Fur jacket, was the main attraction of this piece, as it stark contrast to the body suit drew your attention to it. It also acted as the Shoulder pieces, as well as the arm pieces. Further more if the hood was brought over her head, it could function as a stylish helmet. Like the the others, the clunky boots that accompanied the outfit, had nothing special about them other than their quality, but it could hold half a pouch within them.

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Inoryu:

Inoryu must have wondered into the bargain section of the gift shop, as the clothing he picked out, didn't really follow the current coloring motif of the Museum. Maybe he was just being conscious of their money situation, being that they didn't have any money from this city. Regardless, the clothing was composed of the same material as the rest of the lot. Some sort of the Mithral woven composite. His set, Covered his Chest, Legs, and upper arms, as well as having a single metal shoulder piece on the left shoulder. However this set seem to have much harder and meaningful boots, that acted more like greaves than anything else. Getting kicked by those would not be pleasant.

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Tomo:

Many people where not a fan of the suit that Tomo had chosen, which is probably why it too was also, in the bargain section of the shop, although it was part of the newer line of clothing, unlike Inoryu's. The Suit functioned as a full set of armor, being ade of the same material as everyone else's. Coming with a mundane belt and shoes.

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Back to the Plot


Yuri let out a sigh, as it seemed she was missing all of the fun. However, there was no way she could go down there with them, and leave the sight unattended. She groaned as she placed her head in her hands and looked over at the lazy pink Lion, who seemed to be content to sleep the day away.

Back at the gift shop after he had paid for all of the clothing the lot of them them had chosen for themselves, his visor, lifted up and his mechanical face had a worried expression on it. "So the really bad news is, that some of the residences, have developed the ability to use Bio Energy let your guys can. While not on the same level, it has caused quite the stir. They are called deviants, and their very existence is looked at with abject horror. The ruling power, is taking anyone with such abilities into custody, many of whom are never heard from again." Epsilon rubbed the back of his neck, and let out a nervous chuckle.

"There are a faction of Deviants fighting against this policy, claiming that the King is using claims of them being dangerous as an excuse to experiment on them. So the city has become somewhat of a battle ground between the two groups, although damage to the city, has been limited so far. Now as for the bad news... they have managed to develop devices to test for Deviancy, there are check points, located through out the city, where they check. Also it's hard to tell, which side of this conflict is telling the truth. Some say the Deviants are trying to use their abilities to conquer the city, and then set their sights on the surface. Other say that the King is trying, to discover the secretes of the Deviants, and in turn use that power with their resources to take over the surface."

It was a bad situation regardless, but there was still the good news that Epsilon had yet to deliver, "The good news is... The only way to the surface is those portals. While there are several located around the city, they have all stopped functioning, and repairing them from this side is going to be quite the task, at least 3 more years. They have also given up on repairing the one located here, being that the other end was in such disarray there was no way to fix it from this end. So the only functioning portal to the surface, is in your control..."

"There is one more piece of bad news... hehe. AI have been outlawed... so I will be scrapped upon discovery, but that's more my issue than yours. Haha..." Epsilon chuckle nervously again, at that bit of information. "However, I promised her Majesty that I would assist you to the end, and so I shall. I'll just have to...adapt." As Epsilon said this, his eyes began to flicker and he slowly transformed his figure once again. His metal body began to fold in on itself, as it began to fold he began to walk through the shop and snag clothing of his own, his body continued to change as he walked into the back room.

When he came out he looked as much a human as the rest of them there, and hadd his won set of clothing. Thin soft green strains came out of his head, acting as hair. They were soft to the touch, and could pass as hair, but was in fact redundant wiring, used to funnel the Bio Energy through his body. The little bit of visible skin, was made of the same soft material, that allowed his face to be so animated, the only difference was changing the coloring to a more human complexion. He stood at a little over 6'3ft as he made his way back to the group, "I am ready. I am ready. I am Ready, there we go, to proceed. I will be known as Ericsson Epsilon in this form." He repeated the phrase to bring his voice more in line to that of a human, before giving his name. [Human Epsilon]

"How do you wish to proceed? Being that AI have been Outlawed, I'll be the most advanced robotics here, If not, I'll be able to adjust to match or exceed anything that is." Epsilon was simply relaying information so they would know the best way to use him. Yuri was listening over the channel at all the information that was being given. She frowned a bit at what was being said, and responded, "We're not leaving things as they are, regardless of who wins they could threaten us in the future. We need to be the ones to make the first move. First, sabotage their progress with fixing their portals... let's see if we can set them back a few years. We also need more information on those two factions, see if we can trust either one of them, or at least work with one. We'll need information, solid information on both. Houkou... you have it from here."

Salihn's and Su's group both walked over towards Houkou as they waited for orders. Houkou had worked with both Su and Salihn before, and knew what they both could do. He could assume that their groups they were leading, had similar abilities, or at the very least, made up for area's that the two of them individuals where lacking in, or a bit of both.

[Draven]

Godric was rather pleased with this. His outdated clothing was dragging him down a bit. This outfit seemed modern for sure. It seemed strong for sure. In fact he was already pondering on how he could improve it. It was light, it nearly was stronger than his chakra armor, but with some modifications, he could see the potential.

The gem itself was a wonder, he stared at it for a bit before his focus snapped back to the information that was given. His short tempered comment was that due to his distraction from his finery. The key words he picked up was the dismantlement of Epsilon. Walking to the AI, just after the transformation he placed a hand of reassurance upon the automaton's back. "Your fate is sealed, you will not be dismantled at every cost." he spoke and of course five Hiraishin Seals placed upon Eplsilon.

As for their plan of action, that was up to their leader. His own solo order from Yuri, he was going to follow to the letter, and of course assist in the main effort as much as he can. For now he was trying to use his chakra to reach his katana that he had placed in the other side of the portal. He wondered just how far they had traveled. He didn't want to teleport, but he wanted to make sure he still had that connection should.

If they were stuck here without the ability to travel, he may have to find a way for them to exit.

Looking at the others he commented, "Worse come to worse, we could simply assassinate all the leaders. We are shinobi, this is not uncommon..." the morbid idea passing upon his mind. Though a common practice indeed, one he was well versed in...

[An'ei Sekitan]

Houkou listened as Epsilon spoke of the various pieces of news that were given to him on the current situation, most of it was pretty dire, although a nationwide war could work in the their favor. It would seem that there were now three factions involved in this war: The Deviants, The Ruling Party, and the Kusagakure no Sato Shinobi led by AnBu. Rubbing his chin, which was freshly shaved from only moments before finally, he attempted to reach for cigarettes that did not exist. A grimace crossed his face, irritation flashing briefly in his mind, a small vision of Sora in the backdrop of his consciousness. ’Just stay back there. This requires a bit more…finesse.’ Once Epsilon was through talking, a small smirk played on the left corner of Houkou’s mouth, a rare smile in the broodiness that was his face. “I’m sure you know exactly why I’m smirking, so I’ll spare you the phrase. Just know that perhaps it is time you got over yourself just a little bit.” There was a little bit of added threat into it, a don’t even try to deface me again bit of play in those words, and a hint of violence in Houkou’s crimson eyes; the Sharingan had been deactivated already.

Epsilon left and returned much more human than he had been before, although still very much machine, at least he did not look out of sorts. What else could it do? How long before Houkou needed to kill it? Before more could be exchanged, the tension was cut by Yuri’s voice over their communication devices, and it seemed it was time she gave some pseudo-orders. First, they needed to destroy all of the portals, to keep them from returning to the surface, except for this one in the museum of course. Afterwards, they would need information on this Ruling Party and these Deviants, however he did not plan on allowing either faction to continue their efforts in the least. They had far too much capability to strike, able to appear from anywhere they wished nearly, and he could not allow that so close to their village. Houkou wondered if a situation to draw Dog Star would present itself, since he had been forbidden to draw the blade except in emergency. He had not given his other blade much thought, although he supposed it would be time to learn to use it, but that would have to wait. He eyed Benihime beneath Dog Star, having never drawn it before, as he had never had the need.

They were waiting on him and he grimaced again, the brooding face returned, his crimson eyes traveling over those before him. “This got a little bit more difficult, and perhaps a little more exciting for most of you,” he began, adjusting himself to placing his hand upon Benihime instead of Dog Star, “We have three separate objectives and two major parties at war within the city, a city that is most likely experimenting on our kind, with ways to find out what we are. We are going to need to shut them down. All of them.” First he would look at Su, his crimson eyes falling on his once companion, the oddly upbeat Kedoin, then to each in turn as he gave them orders. “Su, you, your team, and Inoryu will take down the Ruling Party. Learn all you can with your various methods and report when you can. If possible, I want you to destroy their leadership and replace them with yourselves. Salihn, your team will take Draven, Ericson, Tomomi and Harue to take down all of the teleporters except for this one. Make this place impenetrable by anyone other than us as well. I will go find and have a chat with the Deviants. Retreat if the task is too difficult and regroup here. Don’t allow them to follow you if possible. Stay in contact.” With that, Houkou dismissed them all with their orders.

’Looks like it’s time to start training again and teach this old dog some new tricks. He began to leave for the city to find these Deviants and see what they were really about.

[neko bo beko]

Moving in her eccentric new gear with the rest of them to converge with Houkou, Harue tilts her head as she listens to Epsilon chatter about the two bads and the one good, which frankly all sound pretty bad. She perks up when Epsilon mentions that there are misunderstandings and simply speculations about why the feud is happening. It's concerning to say the least, and her initial reaction is to want to find out just what the whole 'war' is really about. All this, coupled with Epsilon's type being outlawed... things were looking a bit complicated. She comes to stand with the rest of the unit as Epsilon mentions he will adapt, and proceeds to transform into some type of synthetic human. Harue blinks a few times as she passes him, staring at his strangely shifting form as it disappears into the shop she and the others had just came from. If it weren't for that ridiculous name Ericcson, she would have thought his new form was cool. But she was more of a fan of his other one - but adaption was best. If he could adapt like that, what other tricks did he have up his sleeve? Harue's eyes narrow slightly when he says he'll be able to match the abilities of anything the come in contact with. What did that mean for them?

When Yuri comes in through the radio and says she needs information on the two sides, Harue perks up. She frowns as Godric mentions the idea of assassination, sighing heavily. She should have known better. These people were completely incapable of approaching reasonably. They could all only smell blood. Her heart only sinks more when Houkou assigns everyone she doesn't trust to be delicate, to a job that requires utmost delicacy, and she among apparently the least useful were assigned to taking down the portals. Not only all that, but he expects those few to replace what could essentially be this place's system of Government? Her skin feels tight at the thought, everything already crumbling before they've started. When Houkou has dismissed everyone, Harue lets out an irritated noise and activates her Tasukeru. Sometimes she forgets she can use the new trick. It reveals to her anything it can within a 200 meter radius of herself, in all directions. 

She stays in the back of her new group, looking idly towards Tomomi and then Godric, and then the unfamiliar one. Whenever there's a spare moment, Harue approaches Epsilon in his new form and carefully touches his bicep, slipping her fingers to his shoulder to get his attention. She taps him there, then moves slightly away. She was still all fluttery around him, even in his less metallic form, and talking to him in hushed tones felt strange. "Hey," she whispers hoarsely. "I need to talk to you." She stands back slightly, tilting her head and offering the most nonchalant smile she can. It's not very convincing, and her fingers twitch anxiously at her sides. "When you get a moment." Looking over him, she notes his thermal and chakra readings, and looks through his body for anything that might tell her something about him. 

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active -
eyes of the planes
soul guard
solid regard
shadow walker: hide in plain sight
Tasukeru(seeing life), 200 meters

skills -
observation 125
investigation 125

//revamp use OK'd by loki<3

Harue's Notes

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harue - 10 smoke pellets, 1 healing hands leyden, 1 clear nausea leyden, radio (channel 5) 4 vivre tags (half) (1 to houkou, 1 to yuri, 1 to and from tomomi)

houkou - 2 healing hands leyden, 6 vivre tags (4 half) (1 from harue, 1 from tomo, 1 from inoryu, 1 from ameya)

tomomi - 1 healing hands leyden, 2 cleanse spirit leydens, compass, radio, 3 vivre card (half) (1 to houkou, 1 to harue, 1 from harue)

inoryu - 1 healing hands leyden, 1 cleanse nausea leyden, 1 cleanse spirit leyden, 1 lightning leyden, 1 vivre tag (to houkou)

ameya - 1 lightning leyden, 1 healing hands leyden, 1 cleanse paralysis leyden, 7 vivre tags(?) (1 to houkou)

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epsilon, the helper robot/engineer/ A I - definitely self aware
2 helpers out of commission, need refined bio energy
bio energy = chakra? tomomi and inoryu will attempt to find out apparently
bio energy definitely = chakra. epsilon running at 120% and says that we could fuel this place for centuries or something. must now know humans so closely, or if they have met humans then they were considerably weaker than our generation
all towers are going to be functioning thanks to our unit.
we're going to the cursed city of lying roots, presumably 

[Inoryu]

    Inoryu hadn't realized that the outfit he had chosen didn't follow the theme of the rest of the museum until after he got a good look at his comrades. Regardless, he loved the outfit he chose and thought that perhaps he could work with the theme to his advantage. The Chunin had virtually no knowledge about tailoring but upon closer inspection of his new pauldron discerned that maybe it was of exceptional quality. He squinted his eyes as he scrutinized the piece. All signs were leading him to the conclusion that it was an authentic piece of armor, but that would challenge the notion that one couldn't find authenticity in gift shops. He took a deep breath as he decided to approach the conclusion without bias, go against his instincts and conclude that he had found a fully functional, good quality piece of armor. He also knew subconsciously that his boots allowed them to function like greaves as well. He was sure to implement it into his taijutsu, if needed. 
    
    Inoryu listened to the details of the operation as Epsilon shared what he knew. It was a relief that they weren't needed to explore this new city blind, which could've lead to serious implications such as being imprisoned, experimented on, or combating the ruling party due to the current affairs. He was extremely thankful for Epsilon's Intel and felt significantly more prepared. However, the AI's Intel also detailed the city's current climate. There was more happening than mere politics, there were people being condemned for harnessing the power of Bio Energy out of fear. Allegedly, the 'Deviants', as they were called, were being kidnapped by the government and never seen again. There was suspicion that those captured were being experimented on, and this suspicion whether true or not has produced an insurgency within the city. Likewise, the government fears that the 'Deviants' are planning a coup d'etat. Either way, Inoryu learned, no matter what the outcome, both the ruling party and the Deviants were serious threats to Kusagakure no Sato. That was the worst news, and Inoryu felt a little perturbed by it and it was fed by Houkou's blunt remark towards the AI that had a threatening undertone. Rather than meditating on it he took a cleansing breath and watched Epsilon curiously as he began to transform and return to them in the appearance of a fully dressed human. He was deeply surprised by the AI's ability to do so. 

    The Kusakage's voice over the wireless radio was heaven sent to the Yamanaka, as if she was destined to alleviate Inoryu's concerns with clear directions. Orders were exactly what he needed and his attention turned over to the Chunin Commander after she finished, but shifted again as Godric intervened. He mentioned assassinating the leaders of the factions, but Inoryu wasn't fond of the idea as he thought that was no guarantee to disrupt or dismantle them. Instead, he imagined even more extreme, effective or intelligent leaders taking their places which would make the situation worse.

    In response, he quickly returned to his instincts; the need to collect information that was disciplined into him throughout his childhood. He wanted to know about the main actors in each faction and how he could influence them, collect Intel, and how each faction operated logistically. With this information, perhaps then they would be able to exploit their weaknesses and set both side's ideals for conquest back decades or even centuries. Ruminating on this added fuel to the fire to Inoryu's newly discovered attraction to the Kusakage as he wholeheartedly agreed with her orders, contrary to Godric's suggestion. Thinking of Yuri was giving him an unfamiliar kind of anxiety, something like butterflies in his stomach, when Houkou's orders brought him back to the present.   

    Inoryu glimpsed over at the other teams and wasn't sure which was Su's team. Again, he felt the pulse of overwhelming nerves. It was almost too much pressure for the green Chunin, but he hid it well and smiled warmly at whom he though were his new companions [Acting: 125]. Their orders were to infiltrate, collect as much information as they can and if possible, destroy the leadership and replace them with themselves. That brought some relief.

    Inoryu has trained all his life to specialize in covert operations. At the very least, he was more prepared to handle a mission of this nature and felt some confidence that alleviated his nerves. After Houkou finished distributing orders, the Yamanaka shuffle towards either Su's or Salihn's team because he couldn't differentiate between the two, and bow respectfully to them and no one in particular. "My name is Inoryu Yamanaka, newly promoted Chunin. Are you the team I am assigned to?" he asked as he completed the bow. If he had wandered to the wrong team, he would chuckle nervously and introduce himself to Su and his team just as respectfully adding, "It's my pleasure to work with you all."    
     

[j]

Many events and pieces of dialogue seemed to be happening all at once or one after the other. Tomomi stood in one place, pretending that he wasn't slightly confused at the moment. Occasionally he nodded confidently, expressing his supposed understanding of the situation. At this point he decided he'd simply follow his orders and go wherever they needed him to go. The sooner they wrapped this up, the better.

But just then, Godric suggested an idea that Tomo liked. It'd certainly make everything easier if they just... killed those in power and disappeared. The perpetrator would be unknown, as nobody from this city has even seen the Kusa ninja before. Inoryu seemed to be doing his usual inner monologue, but Tomo simply cringed and looked away. It was at this moment, that their orders were given to them by Houkou. It wasn't quite as amazing as just... killing everybody involved, but Tomo could appreciate the brazen nature of the directions.

Tomo was to be sent with Harue, Godric, Ericson, and another team they'd yet to work with. With this group, they were tasked with the destruction of all teleporters other than this one. A mighty task, considering they had no idea how many there were or where. Tomo was up for the task though, excited for the chance to get to know his new Hyuuga companion.

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Byakugan x6 [10 meter telescopic]
Observation 260+30+30, 320
solid regard - immune to fear

neko bo beko , DJ Loki , Inoryu , An'ei Sekitan , Draven

[DJ Loki]

Thankfully at this point Epsilon was keeping an open channel to her so she could hear everything that was being discussed. A sigh echoed through the channels, "Don't turn that place into a blood bath... yet. Transition, will be far easier, if we have a peaceful foot hold down there. Kill when necessary... and I don't mean arbitrarily necessary Houkou. Also..." Yuri's voice stopped for a moment, as something seemed to catch her attention. It was an eerily familiar sensation, scratching at the back of her consciousness. She wasn't quite sure what it was, but it put her on edge just a bit, "If you take care of anyone with those Units that let them perform Jutsu... take a good look at them... I have an odd feeling. " Yuri's voice the cleared out as she sat back in her sit next to the sleepy lion.

Back underground, Salihn's group( Draven, Neko, Jay)

Salihn had received her orders from Yuri and Houkou and nodded her head. Regardless of what the Kusakage wanted, situations like this seldom ended and anything but massive bloodshed. When the time came to spill blood, Salihn would make sure it was quick and clean. Upon receiving her orders, Salihn turned to face the group that she had arrived. Most of her face was covered with the gear that she had equipped herself with, she had to admit, that it was quite the step up fro her usual attire. It provided much more sturdiness without sacrificing the movement. This was the first bit of armor she'd actually thought was worth wearing. Her voice sounded, as her elf like ears poked out from her hair just a bit, "I want you lot to stay here and secure the area. I know what you are capable of, and we should not waste time. Move." At her Words the lot of them vanished as they began to search the area for choke points to exploit, and obvious area's of weakness that needed to strengthened. As this was going on Epsilon's eyes were fluttering with eye coming from them, once he had finish he reported,

"I've assimilated the data from this hub, I have given administrative command to your subbornates, Miss Salihn. This should help them avoid any resistance from locale automatons." Salihn looked over at Epsilon and gave him a nod of appreciation as she motioned for the rest of the group to follow her. She was very familiar with the group she left behind, she had trained them herself. Thus she knew what they were capable of. Leaving them here to build defenses was the most important play, this was know their base, she needed individuals she trusted to hold down the fort. Also, the robot would be needed to navigate the city to the portals, and Godric was assigned to watch it. Forming odd unfamiliar cells would be counter productive. It was best if she was the only odd man out in the cell, as she could adapt quickly to mesh with all group. "Each of you tell me your abilities, as we travel. Also we will keep to the roof tops... even if we blend in I don't want to risk it. Epsilon will you be able to follow?"

"I'll manage..." Epsilon said, with a smile. He then turned his attention over to Harue, "Feel free to speak with me, whenever you deem it necessary young miss." Just as he said this Salihn had already taken off up the side of a build with a great leap, as she head towards the top of the building. Epsilon saw this, and scanned what she had just done, after all he had Bio Energy coursing through his body as well, why would he not be able to preform such feats as well. After seeing what she had done, he immediately copied, and scaled up the side of the skyscraper as well. Which was a bit ironic being that that were underground.

Su's Group (Jyuuken)

Su in his new duds was leaning against the wall. Like with most things he wore the majority of his face was covered, although it hardly mattered for someone could could change the appearance of it as easily as taking a breath. Still, he managed to find an outfit that matched his particular brand of humor, one that came with an illuminated Face mask that flashed "Hi" Across the mouth section. As he listened to his orders he just shrugged his shoulders, it wouldn't be the first time he killed someone and took their place, he had done so many times, sometimes for extended periods. However, pulling something like that off in this place was going to be a smidgen more difficult if he hazard a guess.

He was extraordinarily good at what he did but he doubt that even he could not, fool the copious amounts of DNA scans that he'd encounter. If they had check point to test for Deviants, surely the King's residence was chalk full of it. At least that's how he'd do things, but he was the paranoid sort, so maybe he was giving them too much credit. Regardless, he knew what he had to do... "Babysit a fresh Chunin... Hey kid over here." He said in a low tone, but one loud enough for Inoryu to hear. Who was bowing to one of Su's subordinates. "Let's move out guys and gals, time to find this ruling party. Stay close kid. if you get left behind... I will not come looking for you." As Su began to leave, he lazily put his hands in his pocket, and as he did so, all the Doujutsu, would see the swarm of Chakra that encircled the group. The first was a layer of an Invisibility Jutsu that surrounded the whole party. The next was a light layer of mist that appear from no where that then faded away, along with any trace of chakra.

Su's Group had vanished from sight only the sounds of the front door opening and closing signaling their departure. As they Left of into the city Su spoke to Inoryu, as they group would be the only one's who could see each other at this point, "What can you do?"


Everyone

When they entered into the city proper, they'd looked around them and see that the area that they were in was not exactly busy. But the skyline was devastating in it's glory. The smallest building in sight was the size of some of the tallest build up on the surface. Not only that, but it was composed purely out of metal. What material varied from building to building, but the sheen and then shine they gave off was breath taking. Flying vehicles where abound, as they whizzed by in the distance, further towards the middle of the bustling city. In there own area, the Buildings were not by any means inferior in design or grandeur. While not as busy, there were still people moving about going about their day, and they looked as one would expect an average human to look.

Harue would be able to see the life energy coming of these people, and anyone with a Byakugan could see as well. When Compared to what they saw when they looked at Epsilon, it was quite easy to tell a human apart from a machine with their eyes. Even the Sharigan would be able to pick up on the differences, of the way the chakra flowed through the body of a human as opposed to that of a robot. They'd also notice something else, the chakra from these humans where... low... two low. It was a wonder how they were able to move at all, with the all reverses of chakra they could gleam from them. The clothing that the lot of them were wearing did indeed fit in with the styles that of the people that walked pass them. Although their group was far more color coordinated for the most part.

However this would serve them well, to help them keep track of each other in the crowds that they were to encounter. Once at the top of the Skyscraper, Salihn turned to Epsilon and asked, "Where to?"

Epsilon nodded as he looked down at his legs and then over at Salihn's as he was still surprised the human body could preform such feats without the need of mechanical assistance. He then spoke of the channels saying, "There are a total of 4 portals including the we we control location around the outskirts of the city. This one is the south Portal. The next closest will be the East Portal, it is also currently the less guarded." He then spoke to the others, "The Ruling Party, and the King, or set up smack dab in the middle of the city, they shouldn't be hard to find." He then spoke to Houkou since he was the only one who yet off by himself.

"The Deviants are never too far away from a check point. If you camp one of the check points and wait for a Deviant to discovered, I have no doubt that eventually you'll run into them. Check points are everywhere around the city. But more appear the closer towards the center of the city you get. I'll keep scanning for reports and check in with you the instant I hear something, that can quicken your search."

((OOC: Draven You are well within range of the Katana lol. Coal, I will be rolling random encounter chances for Epsilon to hear about Deviant appearances, starting at 15%, you can increase this percentage through certain actions, that I will not disclose.))

[Draven]

With a flick of his wrist the Chakra Gem Godric had was in his grasp. With his other hand he preformed a series of handseals. A small cushion of air underneath his feet formed and would last 5 hours. This technique was called the Air Walk ability. It let him walk on air of course, weather to hover or run along clouds. He could Jump mid air, or with the correct Shunshin variant, be very quick within flight...

"I have many talents..." Godric noted as he also took another one of his Katanas and slammed it into the ground next to this teleporter. "One of which is to teleport next to my Katanas over vast distances. They have marks on them, and of course, one of which I have marked Ericson with..." Thus Godric's random action of leaving a Katana behind now making much more sense. The one he was leaving here obviously left in case Godric would need to return to this teleporter.

Then he jumped (Jump Good 125sp) and the cushion of air underneath his feet would hold him as he reached his max jump height. As if hovering, "I can also fly in various ways, through the oceans, through the most thick fogs." And he jumped again from that height until he was at the destination were Salihn was heading. So in a matter of speaking he could easily keep up with Salihn. Though he floated back down to Ericson...

"Should anyone die, I can resurrect them. I can throw to a distance of 200 meters easily, with my Katanas. I have a very unorthodox katana fighting style, I can break a type of force barrier if needed, I can produce a type of shadow army if needed. My vision can see everything within 40 meters and an in x-ray up to 200 meters. I can produce some of the strongest Barriers known. I can do things with my soul, which is rather hard to explain..." He spoke as he went back for Epsilon, staying close. Making sure the robot can follow. A welling of soul energy and Godric produced the Soul Sliver technique. On which could last 30 hours.

The tiny clone walked out from behind Godric's hair. With Godric's extended arm he let the Chibi Godric hop onto Epsilon, "Protect him Godic..." Godric mentioned as the chibi Godic stuck out it's tongue toward Godric... A bit of added protection.

"Many Many talents. Too many to tell unless you wish to sit down and have a drink..." Godric finally noted as he gave a toothy grin.

Though he was not a completely selfish person. He watched the others to see if they could keep up. Should they ask he can preform the Air Walk upon them as well.

Speaking of his Byakugan, Godric Asked Epsilon, "Where and What exactly powers this place, such as the teleporters? Is there a source?" he questioned. Looking along the grounds, or toward whatever power supplies he could see. Godric was interested to see how these devices were supplied with chakra. Was it power lines under ground, or some sort of wired network. He was curious and of course his idea of domination could form should they need it.

Techniques active:

• Byakugan
  
• Air Walk - 5 hours
  
• Soul Sliver - 30 hours

[neko bo beko]

Ōmo lifts his head lazily as Yuri sits back beside him, turning to regard her with tired eyes. As if aware of their situation, he huffs and lays down on his side with a thud, stretching out lazily.

Admittedly, Harue is relieved 'Salihn' sets her own unit on a separate task. Less of a crowd and all that. Sticking close to 'Ericcson', and therefore Godric, Harue grimaces slightly when they're all prompted to share their strengths. Again. What had she even said last time? It felt like ages ago, but it couldn't have been more than a few hours. Jumping timespace, or whatever they were doing, must have that effect. Godric seems to know himself fairly easily, a feat that Harue envies momentarily. The feeling is subdued when Ericcson responds to her kindly. She nods affirmatively, hanging back to watch him with her Tasukeru as he scans and copies Salihn's abilities. So that's what he meant. That could be... useful. Harue sighs, tapping into her soul energy and deactivating her Tasukeru to spare the chakra. 

Harue's adopted soul sprouts a pair of large wings, however invisible to those without the means to view them. As Godric moves and speaks, Harue listens in the back of her mind while also trying to come up with what in the hell she was going to say. Her eyelids flutter upon the arrival of a new, miniature form of Godric, who apparently is a lot sassier than this one. As far as he knows. She first launches off the ground to gain momentum[jump good 125], then flies up to the other three, appearing as though she's floating as she comes to hover beside Epsilon's angled stature. Her planar wings flap idly, her body moving slightly as she waits for all of the incoming information to finish its cycle. After Salihn has heard both about the 4 portals they'd need to clear and Godric's abilities, Harue inhales sharply, tilting her head and turning it waywards leisurely to view the people down below. She activates her Tasukeru only to make her scarlet irises glow momentarily, then deactivates it again after peering down at the oddly insufficient mass of chakra of the streets. "I can see all life within a two-hundred meter radius, major vital and chakra signs included..." She moves her gaze towards Salihn carefully. "I'm... okay at GenJutsu. Mostly shadows. I'm better with soul energy." 

She kept it short to spare herself having to talk too much. Having left her shield back in the gift shop, and only just now realizing it, she left out anything to do with that or swords, despite the katana still on her hip. She looks towards Godric, suddenly very thankful that he could 'resurrect' anyone who happened to die. She could only do that for a few minutes before she lost the person back to death again. For now, Harue doesn't try to interject anymore, waiting for Tomomi to say his piece as she looks to the synthetic human. She would wait for the right time to talk to him privately.

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SPOILER: Click to show

activated-
wings of the planes 

active-
soul guard
solid regard
shadow walker: hide in plain sight

deactivated-
Tasukeru(seeing life), 200 meters
eyes of the planes

[Inoryu]

    Inoryu hadn't noticed the genjutsu that was put in place and eagerly answered his new commander, "Well, I'm an expert in disguise, acting, lip reading, an armourer with a knack for sensing motives and current affairs. I have mastered my clan jutsu, the phantasm perception, the art of throwing and gintsuki no seiko mai. I am a novice with the wind release and glamour perception," he paused before continuing, "I can also use some figment perception genjutsu, shadow clones, and a restoration ritual called 'Time Compression' that allows everyone in the designated area a full extended rest in just five minutes. I have a particular gift for making my chakra constructs real, allowing my genjutsu and shadow clones more durability before they're forcibly dismissed. My father determined that my specialties are genjutsu master and taijutsu nonspecialist." 

    The blonde-haired, blue-eyed boy suddenly found himself outside of the confinement of the building and basked in the glory of the city. The landscape was breathtaking and the people seemed to be normal, but any one of them could be an AI in disguise. He hoped that his commander was impressed with his résumé but more importantly that he would be put to good use through covert action. He had no expectations from this mission as the nature of it required an open mind. Though he was already starting to pick up small indicators. [Observation: 134, please]

    No one had noticed them, no one's eyes met them, not even the natural sideways glance. Without falling behind, he decided to do a quick test. He waved at a nearby stranger to determine if he was under the influence of an invisibility jutsu. He spotted numerous signs, but the reaction from whom he had waved to would be the biggest tell. Did she even notice him when he was clearly in her line of vision and make any sign of acknowledgment? Would she make eye contact or any reaction to his gesture? He did not need much time to make a simple observation.