You may rest here, If you like. (Mission)

[Utahhikari-Satu]

    A calm gust against his back and a mission in his hand, Satu made for his departure into Aokusa that morning. Arriving as the sun set in the east creating a solar halo as its last song before it conceded to the night. The city of Aokusa was large enough and the streets were filled with passer-byes contently running the end of the day's business. The mission Satu held was unsettling to the medical nin. Reports of corporate leaders of a local transport company had been victims of mysterious murders. The street lights buzzed into commission to ensure the night would stay illuminated. Satu looked down the long stretch of these lights to the furthest he could see as he knew his destination was beyond these lights of forgiving illumination.

    The first stop would be the trading company where the victims were being accosted. Rather than barge into the facility, Satu made arrangements to meet with his comrades at the local inn. Sufficient lodgings for someone used to sleeping in the barracks at the keep for certain, however he did hope it would meet the standard of his tutor and mentor Inoryu. Satu would also be backed by two other fellow genin. Hazuki whom he had seen before in the fray to re-incarcerate the fugitive Kaguro. Hazuki's taijutsu was not to be taken lightly and Satu was comforted knowing this mission would be in the company of such able bodied shinobi. The third was a young nin by the name of Sabo. Satu was excited to meet anyone new and the anticipation of introducing himself was hard to hold in. The inn itself was spacious and Satu had a cup of oolong while waiting for his associates in the crowded dining area. Soft piano music filled the air. 

^{"Who would want so many men dead? Over the course of months they continued to commit these atrocities without leaving a trace of evidence."} Spoke Satu to himself.

    Satu went through the file given to him by Vlad. He sipped his tea and fumbled through the details hoping to surmise some sort of plan to get the murderer to justice. As he read his eyes widened as the report suggested the likelihood of the murders being paranormal in nature. The men and women killed so far had been led to some discreet building on the outskirts of the city. The victims were all found sitting in a face down praying position. A bowl of blackened salt at their heads indicated protection from an evil spirit that had failed. Satu took another sip as the dining hall music continued to play. He choked when he discovered each victim had their eyes and tongues removed and placed in a bowl set aside the bowl of salt.

"More oolong for you sir?" asked the waiter.

^{"Please and thank you,"} sputtered Satu in a state of regaining his composure.

"Things aren't going so great for our city since those killings started, so many people are so very frightened. Do you think you can find what is behind it?" Said the waiter unabashedly frightened.

^{"We are going to do everything we can to stop this and who or what is behind it. My condolences for those lost."} Satu said humbly, nodding a bow to the waiter.

"My sister Martha works for that company you know, everyday I am terrified I may never see her again." The waiter divulged.

^{"Could I perhaps arrange a meeting with your sister?"} asked Satu, his interest now piqued.

"Sorry I don't want to put her in any danger, please forget I said anything please!" the waiter urged Satu.

^{"Please remain calm, I wouldn't think to put anyone in harm's way, if you have a change of heart I will be staying here over the next few nights until we get this figured out. I know you do not want harm to come to your sister but her insight could prove valuable"} Satu was observant of the waiter's state of predisposed hysteria and didn't want to push him any further. He would ask him to fetch more tea and wait until his colleagues arrived before doing anything else.

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Name: Paranormal Activity
Rank: "C"
IIC Length: 3
Difficulty: Medium Hard
Description: Reports of a vacant building on the outskirts of Aokusa being haunted have been brought to light. Several mysterious deaths of important figures within the city have been noted in the last several months. Corporations are frightened and city dwellers are demanding aid from the Feudal Lord. It is up to Kusagakure ninja to investigate what is taking place within the building and put a stop to it.
Objective: Investigate the rumors of the haunted house and eliminate the cause for it.
Reward: 35,000 Ryo

Inoryu
M'yaku
Sabolian

[Sabolian]

"Okay, so I was supposed to meet up in a local inn right" Sabo said to himself and would then nod as he went inside, Sabo remembered his new team mates names vaguely and really hoped he wouldn't mix it up with another. Sabo casually walked into the bar with a little smile on his face "So where could my teammates be" since Sabo recently became a ninja he was shown the picture of his teammates so it wouldn't be too hard to find them.

Sabo's eyes looked from one place to the other until he finally spotted one of his teammates "That should be Satu" Sabo said quietly, but the young blonde haired boy didn't want to disturb his conversation with him and the waiter, so he would just stand and behind and overhear it, 5 meters behind the two, usually he would be noticed, but the two still held in the conversation.

When the conversation had finished Sabo came around Satu's chair and would casually sit down "Hello I'm Sabo one of your teammates" Sabo said before calling for the waiter to also get him some tea, Sabo stretched his hand to try and shake Satu's hand "And you are?" Sabo just wanted to be sure that Satu was really Satu not Inoryu or Hazuki.

[Inoryu]

    This morning had a peculiar mood when Inoryu awoke in his bedroom. There was an emptiness that filled the air, a sort of calm that was yet unfamiliar. He dressed in enough clothing to keep him warm in the Winter winds, dressing simply in black cargo pants, a dark grey t-shirt, dark grey long-sleeve and black hoodie. He equipped the umbrite he forged to his torso, right arm, and shoulder. He equipped the helmet as well, then by way of a thousand visages, made the helmet appear as his Kusagakure forehead protector.

    The meeting wasn't until the evening, so he spent most of his day training at the Meadows and the dojo. He meditated as well, to recover his chakra and felt fully alive by the afternoon. He ate out before departure so that when he was ready to depart, he felt completely rejuvenated. 

    Before departure, he took time to organize his equipment. He secured a tanto to his thigh that contained his own unique hiraishin seal on the hilt, 由. He wondered briefly if his dedication to his pupil Satu had inspired the Kusakage to assign him more genin, believing that he was worthy of more responsibility or that he had a talent for mentoring the genin. Whatever the reason, Inoryu would give himself fully to the assignment, with the same enthusiasm and dedication that he brought to all aspects of his career. 
    
    He placed one slot of caltrops, one slot of darts, five small discs, one slot of hira shuriken, a series of explosive tags; four fire, five cold, four lightning, five acid, five negative, four radiant, and two kunai, one attached with a radiant explosive tag, and the other attached with a lightning into his right butt bag. He proceeded to conceal a kunai attached with an ice exploding tag, a slot of bo shuriken, and an oversized, masterwork kunai on his person, concealed by his clothing and armour. 

    Inoryu outfitted his left butt pack with the mission in mind, dedicating it to utility. He placed a gas mask, four wireless radios, a standard bottle of filtered water, 105 holder enhancements, a pair of manacles, five zip ties, a holodisk, four blood increasing pills, five surveillance spikes, a handheld surveillance monitor, and a covert listening device into the pack. He secured the packs to his waist and felt the air become more vibrant as sunlight shined through his window blinds. He became more excited to meet his new comrades now that it was closer to that time. He brushed his teeth, then departed for Aokusa. He produced a shadow clone to carry Satu's armour on his person, concealed by a thousand visages to appear as if he only wore tan pants, a light blue t-shirt underneath a tan, padded jacket. A thousand visages also transformed the physical attributes of his person, disguising his blonde-hair to mid-length auburn, his eyes into hues of sapphire, and adding a touch of color to his skin, to make the travel less suspicious.  

    The Chunin thought a lot about his new comrades as he traveled, one of which he had already fought with side by side. Sōsuke, Hazuki was silent, mysterious, and very fast. According to the briefing, Hazuki possessed the Kaguya bloodline and had previously worked with B.I.N.G.O. That explained his high level of competence and confidence in battle. Kirishima, Sabo was the other member. Not much was said about him other than that he was a ninjutsu/taijutsu specialist. The potential of his team was extremely balanced and with enough experience, they would be able to accomplish any type of mission. He was excited to meet them, though a little nervous. 

    Upon touching down in the capital, he immediately went to the rendezvous point at the local inn.  Growing up, Inoryu had learned to shelter himself in the forests of Kusa no Kuni, so most shelters were satisfactory. He had yet to come across an inn that was less than what he could tolerate. This local inn, however, was successful, yet humble. It provided a nice atmosphere for their clients. He spotted Satu and Sabo upon entering and made his way over. Inoryu and Satu had already established a friendship. Indeed, they were friends first before associates and Satu had nothing but respect for his friend, it was very easy-going. Sabo was still a stranger, and they needed to establish first a professional relationship, however, that didn't mean that a friendship couldn't blossom out of it with enough time. He did keep his guard up though, considering his experiences with Hyuuga, Tomomi and hoped that they weren't of the same ilk. 

    Satu and Sabo were in the middle of conversation so Inoryu wouldn't interrupt. Instead, he approached in close proximity to the two and nodded to his disguised shadow clone. The shadow clone returned the nod and began picking at his tan, leather jacket. As he did so, the disguise faded to reveal that he was actually loosening the straps to the torso armour piece of the illuminated forest set. Once they were loose, he would appear to be fidgeting with his shins and the disguise of his pants was dismissed to reveal that he was actually loosening the matching greaves. The shadow clone held the three armour pieces out towards Satu and when Inoryu had the chance, he would introduce himself to Sabo, "My name is Yamanaka, Inoryu. You must be Kirishima, Sabo. It is a pleasure to meet your acquaintance," he said as he held out his hand to firmly grasp and shake Sabo's. He acknowledged Hazuki's absence from the room, "Just waiting on one more." Inoryu turned to Satu, "It's good to see you again, Satu. Please accept this gift as an offer of good faith."

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Name Illuminated Forest Greave
Rank: A
Type: Main, Bludgeoning, Greaves
Effect: A defensive and offensive armour used as a weapon or protection for the user's left leg.
Special: The Artisan's Ability to create has reached the point that they can start to create items that give an emotional response to people that see or use them. This ability is only limited to Calming the audience. Any that perceives the item that has had this ability crafted into it must roll a Will Save 10 + 10 + 6 at time of creation, or be Calmed as per Calm Emotions Jutsu as long as they can perceive the item in question, to a maximum of 5 minutes per Class Level.
Drawback: ---
Description: Identification: Average; Hardness: 14; Armour Points/Inch: 40; Armour Class: +0. These weapons do +3 armour points of damage. The special material made to craft the greave is universally known to strengthen the wearer's tolerance to the elements, as well as illnesses, disease, poison and the like; +2 to all Fortitude Saves. The troll's iron appears to be silver, but has a green sheen when reflecting light. This particular greave was crafted to depict a bush that is prevalent in the forests of Kusa no Kuni, with such sophistication that it is capable of calming those observers that appreciate the art, or creatures that confuse the wearer as taking on characteristics of the forest. 
    This ability is only limited to Calming the audience. Any that perceives the item must roll a Will Save 10 + 10 + 6 at time of creation, or be Calmed as per Calm Emotions Jutsu as long as they can perceive the item in question, to a maximum of 25 minutes. At this point the target can make another save. Any made save against this effect renders the target immune to this effect from this item for 24 hours.

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Calm Emotions
Rank: "C"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: This Jutsu calms agitated creatures.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects all creatures within a 10 meter radius spread. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 30 meters plus 15 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 rounds per class level. This technique may be negated. User has no control over the affected creatures, but calm emotions can stop raging creatures from fighting or joyous ones from reveling. Creatures so affected cannot take violent actions (although they can defend themselves) or do anything destructive. Any aggressive action against or damage dealt to a calmed creature immediately breaks the Jutsu on all calmed creatures. This Jutsu automatically suppresses (but does not dispel) any morale bonuses granted by Jutsus such as Bless, Good Hope, and Rage. It also suppresses any Fear effects and removes the Confused condition from all targets. While the Jutsu lasts, a suppressed Jutsu or effect has no effect. When the Calm Emotions Jutsu ends, the original Jutsu or effect takes hold of the creature again, provided that its duration has not expired in the meantime.

Limit: Forged by Yamanaka, Inoryu
Cost: To be determined. 

Name: Illuminated Forest Greave 
Rank: A
Type: Main, Bludgeoning, Greave
Effect: A defensive and offensive armour used as a weapon or protection for the user's right leg.
Special: The forger's skill in forging the technical path has made this armour ideal for stealth. 
Drawback: ---
Description: Identification: Average; Hardness: 14; Armour Points/Inch: 40; Armour Class: +0. These weapons do +3 armour points of damage. The special material made to craft the greave is universally known to strengthen the wearer's tolerance to the elements, as well as illnesses, disease, poison and the like; +2 Fortitude Save. The troll's iron appears to be silver, but has a green sheen when reflecting light. This particular greave was crafted to depict a bush that is prevalent in the forests of Kusa no Kuni, with such sophistication that it is clear that it is an armour of superior quality. The stealth improvements grant a +50 Competence Bonus on Stealth checks. 
Limit: Forged by Yamanaka, Inoryu
Cost: To be determined.

Name: Illuminated Forest Torso
Rank: A
Type: Torso
Effect: Armor of troll's iron forged to protect the chest, abdomin, and back of the wearer.
Drawback: ---
Description: Identification: Average; Hardness: 14; Armour Points/Inch: 40; Armour Class: +6. The special material made to craft the torso is universally known to strengthen the wearer's tolerance to the elements, as well as illnesses, disease, poison and the like; +2 to all Fortitude Saves. The troll's iron appears to be silver, but has a green sheen when reflecting light. On the chest is a sophisticated insignia that depicts sunlight shining through the branches of a young-adult andiroba tree, a huge, common tree found in rainforests. Since unlocking the chakra-eating nature of the troll's iron, whenever the wearer succeeds on a Save against a Jutsu that targets the wearer, the Armour heals the wearer by 5 Armour Points per Rank of the Jutsu. This healing occurs after the Jutsu tries to take effect.
Limit: Forged by Yamanaka, Inoryu
Cost: To be determined.

[M'yaku]

A team huh ..

It seemed as if the young Kaguyan warrior had been drafted by the authority of Kusagakure as one quarter of a newly formed four man-cell. In all his days there, he had barely interacted with other shinobi— unlike his parents believed, the life of a ninja never truly appealed to Hazuki, who instead, preferred to be off on his lonesome training and honing his taijutsu technique. He was a fighter, descended from an age old warrior clan who knew no equal— in him, the urge for battle was immense.

The genin was dressed in his typical clothing; dark, almost black, loose-fitting robes reminiscent of the clothes his warmongering ancestors used to wear before their annihilation. bandages wrapped around the majority of his lower-leg-- they started from just under his kneecaps, and continued downward until they were no longer visible because of his shoes. His hands were naked, but the lengthy sleeves of his robe kept most of his arms covered. On his person was the usual: two longswords, his shinobi pouches and bags, equipped with his various ninja tools ranging from shuriken to kunai, caltrops to explosive tags, and more.

The metal weaponry was neglectable, however, as all he needed was the power of his Shikotsumyaku.

Regardless, his walk from the village to the capital of Aokusa had gone by without him even noticing. It wasn't long before he found himself at the inn he was instructed to meet his comrades at, and without hesitation he walked in. Among all of his person, the snow white mane atop his crown would most likely draw the most attention as it draped down his backside. With eyes as observant as a predator, Hazuki scanned the room— he wasnt provided with much information, but it wouldn't be incredibly difficult telling ninja from civilians— especially since they wore headbands.

Unfortunately, Hazuki hadn't got in the swing of wearing his everywhere, and so he had no identification.

But it wasn't long before he spotted two familiar faces in the distance. He had met them before, and a simple assumption led him to believe that they were here for the same reason as he. The other boy sitting was a stranger to Hazuki, but if he managed to catch sight of a headband on either of the two, his approach would be swift.

"Just waiting on one more.", the blonde haired chunin spoke as Hazuki entered earshot.

"Hazuki, Sōsuke .. ", the genin spoke up in response to the Chunin's statement.

He was late, but surely his lack of knowledge of the surrounding city would grant him some leeway.

[Utahhikari-Satu]

    Taking another sip of oolong Satu was greeted by a peticularly young face. With the gesture of a greeting the boy introduced himself to Satu. ^{"Nice to finally meet you Sabo,"} said Satu smiling sincerely. The genin arrived in a timely matter, which Satu was no master of as his punctuality left much to be desired. Satu would notice a scar under the boy's eye and wonder what happened to him. He would not be inclined to ask however as he did not want to come off as presumptuous or worse, rude. Sabo would order himself a tea and Satu would only eye the waiter as to not divulge too much until the team's chuunin arrived.

    Not much later a pair of kusagakure nin entered the inn. Satu did not recognize either of these nin, still they approached the table occupied by Satu and Sabo. ^{"Can we help you gentleman?"} asked Satu curiously. The nin revealed himself as Satu's superior and Satu's eyes lit up with enchanted excitement. ^{"Welcome Inoryu, I am sure you could help with making sense of these tragedies of late. I have been going through the briefing however.."} Satu was stopped suddenly as Inoryu had his shadow clone present him with armor he personally crafted. Satu looked at Inoryu in silence as he accepted the torso and grieves. Satu broke his silence and bowed to Inoryu, ^{"With this you honor me Inoryu, I do not know how to thank you for all you have brought to me and my purpose and now this."} Satu placed onto the table his katana named Warsoul. He began to equip the pieces that Inoryu presented him. They were fit to form and very comfortable. Satu would strap his katana and take a seat. ^{"Once Hazuki arrives we can discuss the matters at hand."}

    Hazuki was not easy to miss his illustrious hair was obscenely translucent a magnificent bone shade white. The kaguyan had previously proven himself more than competent in the art of taijutsu. Satu would wave to the kusa nin with enthusiasm, ^{"Hazuki! over here."} The dining hall was now increasingly crowded as word of the shinobi's presence increased. Satu felt the eyes of everyone looking at them and whispers fluttering through the air. As Hazuki approached the team it was obvious they were the spectacle of the room. The air intensified and Satu became weary of the swiftness there presence had been made into public awareness. The city was clearly on edge and he hoped that the team's assembly would not be in vain to thwart the murderous culprit as quickly as possible to once again bring peace to Aokusa.

^{"Now that we have assembled, these are the details I have brought with me. This is possibly an apparition or may even be a yokai or demon. It is not sloppy there are no traces of struggle or mess from the removal of the eyes and tongue. These murders were thought out and meticulous in operation. Whoever is behind this is most likely cocky by now. They know they have developed a traceless means to act out their horrific deeds. What are everyone's thoughts?"} Satu relayed to his team. ^{"Neko Nezo import/export facility to be a good place to begin questioning about the murders."} Suggested Satu.

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[Sabolian]

Sabo would smile and Satu and then look at Inoryu "Nice to meet you and yes I am Kirishima Sabo, lets get straight to business" Sabo said as he would also wave at Hazuki who wasn't too far away from the group already, Sabo would take a seat and then listen to what Satu had to say about the mission details, he listened well, but wasn't sure of his idea.

"If these murdered bodies have been found maybe we should go look around those places, you said they aren't sloppy, but maybe they was a piece of crucial information they have left behind, but the problem is these killing have happened in different areas" Sabo would sit a bit more comfortably on his seat before sipping a bit more of is hot tea.

[M'yaku]

It wouldn't take long for his comrades to notice him, and upon confirmation of his suspicions, Hazuki approached the group, introducing himself to the newcomer as he done so. "Sabo" eh? From a first glance, the blonde haired genin reminded him of Inoryu, except a tad younger— in fact, by the looks of it, it appeared Sabo and Hazuki were the youngest of the squad, and around the same age as well.

The Kaguya listened intently to Utahhikari-Satu as he explained the parameters of the mission. Murders? Lack of evidence? No trace or clue about what happened? It seemed like a simple answer at the time— 

The young genin had never come across a ghost or an apparition before, and so to say he believed in them would be far-fetched, but he was not too averse to the idea— if he could manipulate his bone structure at will and use them as weapons, anything was possible in a world ripe with chakra. His thoughts pondered for a second— Satu had mentioned ghosts, so he would mention his idea about perhaps the culprit being a foreign shinobi or nuke-nin.

He had no questions about whether chakra could be used to cover up tracks and evidence, as he'd watched his mother do the exact thing throughout all their years in the wilds of Mizu No Kuni.

From the sounds of it, the murders were too articulate to be common bandits or plunderers, but he'd be patient and wait for the Chunin to pitch in.

— the only for sure way to figure out what happened was to head to the site of the murders.

[Inoryu]

    Inoryu could feel the curious eyes of the civilians rest on him and his team. He was afraid that word of their arrival would spread to the culprit and though it may cause them to become less active as a serial killer, the influence of rumors was not a permanent solution. Hazuki's arrival was a welcome one, and timely as well, but it seemed that Sabo had missed Inoryu's attempt to shake his hand. Sabo seemed kind enough though, and his priority appeared to be the mission. Instead, Inoryu would bow towards Sabo, and then Hazuki, offering the same respect as he would any brother or sister of his dojo. He sat down and caught the attention of a waitress whose attitude towards them seemed to be that of hope. "A pitcher of matcha, please," Inoryu ordered as he took a seat beside his friend. It was a nice evening to be with friends and sip tea, why not smell the roses as they got situated. He gestured to Satu that he was more than welcome to the matcha tea, if he desired. 

    Inoryu's shadow clone, whose features were still disguised, was dismissed since his role of armour bearer had concluded. That left Inoryu to be unabashed in appearance. There was no deception to his features, his short-blonde hair only 3/8 of an inch all around, crystal-blue irises like glaciers, soft skin freshly shaven, and the most beautiful features of the Yamanaka clan made him appear angelic in his youth. The Kusagakure forehead protector that was actually his helmet was the only deception, but revealed a truth inherent in the zig-zag grass emblem. He would appear to be extremely relaxed as they went over the details of the mission, sinking into his seat into perfect posture.

    "Hazuki, you are right on time. Welcome," Inoryu said with a smile. He was excited to be together as Team 3 for the first time, "Please, everyone take a seat," Inoryu offered. The waitress brought over cups for Inoryu, Sabo, and Hazuki, along with a pitcher of matcha tea. He would pour the cups for his subordinates first before pouring his own and gently place them on the table before them. He sipped his tea comfortably as Satu went over the details of the mission. When he finished speaking and asked for their opinions, Inoryu had finished another sip of his tea and merely held it in his hand before speaking, "That's a good theory, Satu. I'm sure you remember the undead we defeated with our friend that included apparitions, brain pumpkins, and zombies. It's not outside the realm of possibility that a demon, yokai, or apparition are committing these murders. However, these crimes could also be committed by someone who is competent with medical ninjutsu and knows how to cover up their tracks. I'd say there's only a select few with those kinds of skills, like a medical examiner who is also trained in investigation, or a former or active medical ninja, in which case, the rumors of the haunted house could just be superstition to cover his tracks or fuel the fear.

    Either way, it has been reported that no evidence has been left behind at the crime scenes, so there is really only three ways to proceed that I can see. One; we investigate this haunted house and find out if it is connected to the murders, two; we question all the persons of interest at the Neko Nezo to see if we can find any correlation to the victims or motives, and three; target anyone who has the necessary skills to pull this off so I may question them. Seeing as the Neko Nezo is closed for the day, we can go with plan A or plan C. As members of Team 3, I always want to know your thoughts on any given subject matter. In order for this team to be effective, we can never be afraid to share our point of views. I am in command, but we are a cohesive unit, and I will always appreciate your input." 

[Utahhikari-Satu]

    
    The green tea made its way into Satu's cup and the medical nin became mentally keen from the effects of the caffeine now entering his body. The words of his comrades gave Satu the breath of fresh air his hope needed as all three had made subjective points and were ready to provide ideas into the tactical end of how they would go about doing things, if everyone agreed the next course of action would be to investigate the rumored haunted building where the community's fear was sourced. Now this city had been torn and its citizens could not truly live in its once hospitable embrace. 

    Satu nodded toward Inoryu, ^{"We should visit the abandoned house before dawn while our arrival is still only beginning to become common knowledge."} Closing the file containing the details of the mission, Satu stood and would walk toward the door leaving ryo on the table and eye the waiter to whom he spoke intensely before exiting to the outside of the inn.  The night air was beginning to bite with chill with the loss of sunlight to warm it. Satu was hot blooded so cold usually did not wane discomfort, however, the armor was indeed welcome. '^{These chills must be from the intensity of fear in the air'} ,he surmised. ^{"Down this road after the street lights end, that is where we will go if the other's agree. The site of the first murder, that poor innocent girl who had her eyes and tongue ripped from her at that supposedly haunted chateau. What monster is responsible for this?"} Satu gazed with intensity into the distance.

Meanwhile, a conversion takes place...

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    "You have had such a hard run these years, the only child of a single mother. It must have been difficult for you, right?" the effeminate nature of a male voice utters

    "Yes, it has been very hard things haven't always been the best for me," replies a voice of masculine depth.

    "You still wish to go further don't you?" asks the soft effeminate voice.

    "Yes, I do. I have gone long enough, everything is going to be alright now though," says the other.

    "Here my dear, dress in these robes and pour yourself a drink to ease the suffering," speaks the soft one.

    "Thank you, for everything," says the deeper toned voice.

    "No, thank yourself for everything is now in your hands. The bitter taste of the past decisions will no longer burden you. You, who see nothing, you, who speak nothing. Be pardoned of your doing. The adultery, the abortions, the lies and deceit that has robbed you of life's sweet illumination, be freed now from it," speaks the effeminate man's voice.

    "I'm so sorry!" the voice of depth sobs hysterically.

    "You may rest here, if you like," says the soft voice.

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[Sabolian]

Sabo sat on the chair comfortably and then rubbed his gloves together with a smile for some reason he felt like this was all just fun and play even though this is a serious mission that has to do with murders, he went back to a serious expression before he was caught smiling for no reason and then he would be asked why he was smiling and that was something Sabo wouldn't want to answer.

What Inoryu had said about everyone putting in their input gave Sabo a bit more confidence to say his mind, but for now he would silently listen to Satu with no intentions of interrupting him while he was talking, Sabo began to nod slowly "Yeah I agree with you we should investigate this haunted house and find out if it is connected to the murders" Sabo said as he stroke his chin for more ideas.

"Why don't we do all those option you mentioned, Inoryu it might take some time, but it will very effec...." Sabo suddenly stopped talking as he heard a few voices a bit louder then his own.

[M'yaku]

With the Neko Nezo being closed around the time the four of them had met up, it would only be possible to Do two of the options the chunin listed: to head to and search the haunted house, or to search through Avery persons profile who had the capability of committing such heinous acts of murder.

Hazuki pondered for but a moment about what Inoryu had said; it made sense, but they would have trouble figuring out just who everyone was, and even more difficulty in figuring out each individuals capabilities. Of course, Hazuki was just a mere genin, who specialised in taijutsu— besides medical ninja, he was ignorant to those who were unique with their ninjutsu, such as a sensor, and knew not that one could tell a person's ability from afar.

Regardless of what, the Kaguya agreed the best course of action would be to head to the haunted house and conduct an investigation. What made it even better.. The sun was on its' way down with night quickly approaching. If this place truly was haunted, the four man cell that made up the new Team 3 would soon find out.

[Inoryu]

    "Okay then, let's proceed," Inoryu said as he gulped down the rest of his lukewarm tea. He hoped that the caffeine from the matcha would be enough to keep his genin alert and awake for the next few hours of the investigation, or the rest of the night if necessary. Satu had already stepped outside for fresh air, and Inoryu would follow his lead after a brief moment to pay for their orders. Indeed, their presence had been noted by the people, and rumors of their arrival might make the investigation harder. Before exiting the building, he would say to the people, "We are only here to investigate the haunted chateau, nothing more." Of course it was a lie. Their objective was not only to investigate the haunted chateau, but also to eliminate the cause for it. If the rumor reached the culprit and he or she only believed that they were there for the haunted house, then word of their arrival may not compromise the investigation.

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Training Investigation 0/5 [Solicit Rumors] (one die roll +1 racial bonus)

**Note- All of the subsequent Investigation training gets a +1 Racial bonus due to my Eidetic Memory trait and investigation being an Intelligence skill (Have trained Investigation 17 times in this thread, only 15 needed to automax)

Eidetic Memory
Rank: "C"
Skill: Heritage Trait
Effect: A few rare humans have perfect recall, allowing them to remember minor details from an event that others have long forgotten.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: They gain +5 heritage bonus to all Intelligence Skill checks. User gains a +10 heritage bonus on Observation checks to detect a disguise. The user also gains a +1 Racial bonus to Die Rolls pertaining to Intelligence Skills. If they have any questions about an event, such as a person’s name or exactly what happened, their Game Master must tell them the details (even if the character’s player has forgotten them). They cannot remember extremely fine details, such as the text of a book left open on a desk, but they can remember the general gist of the book or the topic the passage covered. They always remember faces, names, and the basic sequence of events. User is able to memorize 1 additional formula per 5 points Alchemy. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

[Inoryu]

    After stepping outside with Satu and checking the mission slip for the vacant building's address, he would head towards that direction of the outskirts and eventually find what they were looking for. He would stop and address his teammates at the outskirts of the capital, a quiet and natural settlement, just beyond the rural city, "First things first; I want you guys to scout the perimeter and check back with me. If you find anything suspicious, investigate it but keep your guard up and do not engage any potential threats. If you come across any potential threats, report back to me immediately. I will be just up ahead in plain sight, scouting the chateau with my mind spy jutsu. The ninjutsu allows me to roam free with my mind, so you may need to be patient until I return to my body if it comes down to that. However, I won't be taking long," Inoryu informed. He would look at the expressions of his teammates, attempting to glean something about their natures, perhaps a little to detect if there was any confusion but also so that he might get to know them better. If there were no questions, Inoryu would nod to them and approach the supposedly haunted chateau until he stood at 30 meters away in plain view of anyone who cared to look in his direction.

    Inoryu held out the unique oval hand seal of his clan's ninjutsu and used it as a conduit to project his consciousness out into the open space. Having been gently expelled from his body, he was free to roam anywhere, in any direction for up 65 meters. He was capable of seeing, hearing, speaking and even appeared in nearly perfect appearance, but for a faint sky blue aura that was present around him. Quickly, Inoryu flew on ahead towards the chateau and infiltrated the building by phasing through the wall. He would take in the environment through sights and sounds [Observation: 139], and because it was dimly lit outside by streetlights, his eyes were able to pierce the darkness and see twice as far as the average human being [Dokkalfar trait]. He would roam around the rooms, appearing to any creature that might be dwelling there, looking for ways to infiltrate covertly, and taking a closer look at anything that might be of interest to the investigation.

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Training Investigation 0/5 [Search Area] (one die roll)

Jutsu used-

Mind Training
Rank: C, C, C, C, B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Increases the distance that the Mind can go away the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: After so much hard training, the Yamanaka is now able to increase the distance of how far the Mind can go away from themselves. Each C training adds a distance of five meters, the B rank which is the final training adds a distance of 10 meters. All the values are applied to the performed jutsu, that means if a jutsu states that the Mind can go five meters away then the value is increased by how much the user knows this ability, and the same goes for jutsus that states more or less meters.
Limit: Must be part of the Yamanaka Clan.

Kontantei no Jutsu (The Mind Spy Technique)//(+25 meters)
Rank: C-Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The Yamanaka projects their mind out of their body, it can then roam free in a radius of 10 meters.
Special: Oval Hand seal directed at an empty space
Drawback: The body is left comatose and defenseless.
Description: The Yamanaka is able to propel their mind out of their body for spying purposes. The mind is limited to a 10 meter radius yet it can go upward, downward and in any other direction. The Yamanaka is invisible, mute and deaf to the world around him or her. The jutsu can be retrained, adding five meters to the total distance that can be attained to a maximum of 25 meters.
Limit: Yamanaka, Art of the Valentine


Kontantei no Jutsu: Choushu (The Mind Spy Technique: Hearing)
Rank: C-Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: In the Mind Spy form, the user may hear what is going on around them.
Special: Dragon, Rat in "Mind Spy Form"
Drawback: Same as Art of the Valentine/Mind Spy
Description: Once the Yamanaka's Mind is free to roam, he/she can now hear his/her surroundings as if him or her was present.
Limit: Yamanaka, Kontantei no Jutsu


Kontantei no Jutsu: Onsei (The Mind Spy Technique: Voice)
Rank: C-Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: In the Mind Spy form, the user may speak to anyone around him/her as if they were present, yet they are still invisible to the world around them.
Special: Dragon, Sheep in "Mind Spy Form"
Drawback: Same as Art of the Valentine/Mind Spy
Description: Once the Yamanaka's mind is free to roam, he/she can now speak with people present. The person is still invisible to the world around them he/she can still speak with anyone that is present around the roaming mind. If Kontantei no Jutsu: Chonsu is not learned, the user will not be able to hear his/her surrounding respond to what they are saying.
Limit: Yamanaka, Kontantei no Jutsu


Kontantei no Jutsu: Mibae (The Mind Spy Technique: Appearance)
Rank: B-Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The person can now be seen in their Mind Form. This is to facilitate communication between the Yamanaka and his/her surroundings. This is a form of Astral Projection unique to the clan.
Special: Dragon, Boar in "Mind Spy Form"
Drawback: Same as Art of the Valentine/Mind Spy, chakra drain while this is in action.
Description: The Yamanaka can now make themselves appear in front of individuals that are within the radius. This form of Astral Projection is almost perfect, only a faint glow around the projection can be seen, letting the people know that the person is not really present. In this form, they may travel an additional ten meters to communicate with their surroundings they a steady D-Rank cost of chakra will be spent maintaining the jutsu.
Limit: Yamanaka, Kontantei no Jutsu, Kontantei no Jutsu: Onsei/Choushu

Standing Technique
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A technique that stiffens the legs and upper body to be propped up.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A technique used in conjunction with any technique that allows a user fall onto the floor after performing. This technique was made with the Yamanaka technique to ensure stability in their legs and upper body so that the user does not simply fall after performing any of their techniques that allows them to just simply fall onto the floor. A simple technique, in which the user stiffens their body and focuses chakra into their legs while performing a technique that would normally make them fall. This chakra will keep them standing for several rounds even if the consciousness of the human mind and body was disconnected. This technique was formed to allow a user seem asleep, or standing up without drawing attention to them.
Limit: Must be part of the Yamanaka Clan.

[Utahhikari-Satu]

    Satu and the others in team 3 headed down the streetlights following the road to the edge of Aokusan civilization. Upon reaching this abandoned home where the first of these murder victims met their end, Satu gripped the iron gate at the entrance to the villa and looked out at the estate.  The grounds of the chateau where once pristine hedges boasted in elegant display, had long gone unkempt and the flora now grew wild. Twisting from the gate was a path leading to two great wooden doors with weathered coats of paint that stood uninviting at the top of a stone staircase. There were many dark windows making it apparent their were three floors to the home and a large chimney atop the entire house reaching far up from the roof. Along the third floor a grand balcony overlooked the large estate with overgrown vines flourishing over it's edge. Beyond was a double set of sliding french windowed doors charged with keeping out the elements.

    The interior spoke of an abandonment in haste. The paintings on the walls and all the furnishings were covered and draped over to prevent dust from building up on whoever's property occupied the home. It had been sometime since anyone had been here and surely no one was charged as its caretaker from the clear state of untidiness everything was in. The layout of the first floor from the front entrance gave way to a large common area for guests leading to the kitchen, and a washroom through a corridor that split leading out on both ends to the outsides of the large house. The second floor was a series of rooms for guests and family. Five rooms total on the second floor and three other washroom at the end of the hall before the stairs leading to a grand open master bedroom which occupied the entire floor. The home appeared to have once been a place of many happy memories for a forgotten family. A proud home, a beautiful facade to such a terrible tragedy.

    The gates crashed and creaked in Satu's clutches as a lock prevented entry directly, ^{"How do we get in?"} asked the medical nin. The gate's vertical height was eight meters, ^{"I could just fly over on a saeor but the light would make us overtly conspicuous I am afraid,"} Satu looked over at Inoryu who floated passed the gate with ease, surrounded by a hue of auric blue. Satu then identified Inoryu's actual body standing a few feet behind the group. Satu looked at Hazuki and said, ^{"Only one way then it seems."} Satu took a stance and unsheathed his katana named Warsoul, with a direct overhead strike the chains around the gate clang as they hit the ground.  Satu ran then leaped up into the air thirteen meters clearing the jump up onto the balcony ^{(jump good 82)}.

    He looked through the window his eyes would see everything clearly as if they had been observing in mid day^{(Trait: Ljossalfar)} Satu would observe through the window a grand room with many old furnishings and keepsakes the previous owner's had covered in grand linens to preserve it for another day. Upon further inspection, a chalk outline on the floor where the first victim was found, and a sudden shift in the air pressure would give Satu a sense of unease as whatever happened here was no act of mindless murder. It was more terrifying to the medical nin who feared there was purpose behind every victim who lost their life. ^{'What are they trying to appease, why go so far to make such a ceremony of their deaths? What are you trying to prove?'} Satu would ponder these things as he looked around for an entry point from the balcony of the chateau. Hopefully the other's were having better luck than he in their search for an access point.

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Training Observation 0/5 (One die)

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[Sabolian]

Sabo just quietly followed the group until they all started splitting up one by one, Sabo turned around and then looked at Inoryu's body "Yamanaka huh?" Sabo said quietly before turning his attention to Hazuki "I'm going my own way, the rest already skipped off and I wanted us to meet up here when we were done investigating, what a waste of a good rendezvous area" Sabo would sigh as he walked away from Hazuki.

Sabo continued to walk his own path hoping he would find something good, because the young blonde haired kid was starting to get a bit bored. Sabo stroked his chin gently "Okay lets see what this place has to offer" Sabo said as he quietly walked into a building "hmm hmm hmm" Sabo hummed as he kept on guard hoping something would pop up.

[M'yaku]

The walk to the first of the murder sites was all but exciting; it wasn't very far, and when they had finally come upon it, it was much larger than Hazuki expected. Then again, the Was The capital of Kusa no Kuni, it was only fitting that it was outfitted with elegance: A three floor manor, with what seemed to be one hundred windows, a chimney, a wide yard, and an eight foot gate surrounding it for protection. Needless to say, such a place would make a magnificent home for a civilian— surprisingly, it was vacant. But ... it was "haunted" so he understood.

He was a step behind Satu when he tried to pry open the gate, unable to keep himself from thinking about the fragility of the medic's blade. In his head it should've been an easy task, but he often forgot that the blades formed from his bone were harder than typical metals. The Kaguya would have aided his comrade in prying open the gate, but it was too late as Satu instead leaped over and onto the balcony. Impressive, Hazuki thought— perhaps he wasn't the only one with taijutsu talent on the team.

Regardless, the captain had ordered him to investigate the perimeter and report back anything suspicious. The Kaguya complied willingly, but the do not engage any threats irked him a bit, even though he understood the meaning behind it. He thought about following the blonde haired Sabo at first, but in searching the perimeter from opposite directions they were bound to meet up anyway. Hazuki went the opposite direction, looking, observing, watching for anything suspicious and out of the ordinary.

[Inoryu]

    Since phasing through the gates, Inoryu had a good look at the exterior of the building. Once elegant and now unkempt and wild, the Chunin kept his eyes peeled for anything suspicious but found nothing. As he phased through the entrance and infiltrated the chateau, he witnessed large rooms draped in sheets where ever he looked. All the furnishings and decor had been concealed in a hasty effort to prevent the interior of the mansion from collecting dust. A quick survey of all of the floors on the rooms would reveal that the entire mansion was draped in sheets. It might have been creepy in a superstitious kind of way to some, but he hadn't found anything that was threatening. However, he did notice the chimney that would make the perfect entry point for his team.

    For now, it seemed the coast was clear and there wasn't any evidence of an entity that may have caused the murders...at least not yet. Still keeping his eyes peeled for anything suspicious, he phased to the outside of the estate and positioned himself in the sky where all of his comrades could see and hear him, "Alright team 3, it looks as though the coast is clear inside. When you all have finished scouting the perimeter, I want you to use the chimney to infiltrate the chateau and continue the investigation inside. I don't want this place damaged if we can help it. We'll be making this estate our rendezvous point and we'll be using the second floor as shelter. If you don't find anything interesting to the investigation, just make yourselves comfortable. If still nothing has occurred after an extended rest, we can confidently put these rumors aside and proceed with plan B and C," Inoryu's mind spy would then vanish into thin air instantly, leaving his comrades to the quiet of the night.

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Training Investigation (Search area) 0/5, one die

[Inoryu]

    In that instant, his spirit returned to his standing body and became animated. The Yamanaka would make his way to the estate, easily maneuvering past the iron gate entrance towards the roof of the chateau. From that point, he dropped through the chimney and would take a closer look at the various rooms in the building. He would start in the living room removing all of the drapes, then work his way around the kitchen, corridors and washroom of the first floor, then the five rooms for family and guests and various washrooms on the second floor before making his way to the master bedroom that occupied the entire top floor. Now that the mansion was bare, he was looking for anything that might stand out such as markers of the undead, ritualist tools, occult symbols, metaphysical matter, or any form of oddity. 

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Training Investigate 0/5

 

[Utahhikari-Satu]

    Arriving down the chimney Satu would press into the common area on the main floor. The air was musk and still in the abandoned home. Walking up behind Inoryu Satu spoke to him in his ear, ^{"Neatly placed furnishings draped like common ghosts are the only thing haunting this chateau."} As Inoryu pressed on into the other floors of the home but Satu stood behind. To get a better insight into what he was observing. The architecture of the chateau stood the test of time as inside the paint was still quite regal in color. The floors shined still only sporadically littered with wafts of debris and dust that tossed with the drafts of the large house.  Suddenly a fumble could be heard around a large draped cabinet from the shape of it.

    Satu approached with caution. ^"Inoryu?" Satu surveyed. Again the fumbling turned the ears of Satu to another direction, ^{"Who's there?"} Satu asked gripping the hilt of Warsoul. Satu then realized he did not know if the other team members had entered the villa and called out their names, ^"Sabo?" No one answered, ^"Hazuki?" He took another step in the direction of the noise. Satu would think to himself, ^{'The rumors cannot possibly be true about this place,'} Satu would close the distance to the noise now reduced to crackling and scratches. Two squirrels scurried between the legs of Satu and he gasped a sigh of relief as he sheathed his katana. Satu would turn to meet up with his members before anymore psychological hi-jinx ensued.

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Training observation 1 die (0/5)

 

[Sabolian]

Sabo was inside a small hut, it was very dark and he couldn't seem to find the lights, the young blonde haired kid would start touching the wall very quickly surveying the area with his hands so he could find a light, Sabo sighed after realizing he couldn't find it, the kid would step back and the back of his head would hit something which felt very edgy.

"That couldn't possibly be the walls could it?" Sabo asked himself before turning around then tapping what he hit his head on, the young boy would feel something like a switch and he turned it on knowing that it would be a light, when the light flickered on he would find nothing interesting in the hut, so he would walk outside and hear Inoryu's orders.

Sabo couldn't find anything in the hut so he would use the chimney to get to the chateau, the young blonde haired kid would climb up and then drop down the chimney entering the chateau, he began to scout the area hoping he could find a teammate or two.