A Tour Through Nature [Travel] & [ANBU Mission]

[Claws of the Tundra]

"Perfect timing." Kahimi said in a flat tone. During their travels she was considering the different places that they could be attacked from. However something about this old bridge up ahead simply screamed ambush. Perhaps because bridges generally make for good locations to cut off travel since it is so linear. Either way the trouble was coming now.

Juniper wasn't slow about it though. No the little one showed great instincts and remarkable split second decision making. Kahimi could sense it, but definitely could feel it when Juniper pushed on her chest to activate her jutsu. The hidden attackers would be within range to witness her disappearance.

This would actually delay the throwing of what would be a two sets of three senbon that whizzed by nearly silently before digging into the ground near where Juniper and Kahimi were last standing.

From here things feel silent, and Kahimi given the situation hunched down into the all fours lightning stance. Her eyes scanning the field around them as she moved to catch up to the bridge, stopping once she reached the front end. Her scent tracking wasn't strong enough to weed anything out yet. Not with all of this commotion, but her hearing however...that is a different story.

From Juniper's position on top of the risen water she'd have to look quite skillfully through its concealment to see anything. Nothing could see her up there riding on top of the water. However she'd be able to notice a dark shadowy blur of what could maybe be a person caring something huge and long (at least six feet long and one foot wide) deep within the water itself, on the other end of the now damaged bridge.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

It was just a blur of movement really once they were down into the heat of the moment. Long as she knew where Kahimi was and could at least maneuver her way around without issue the mission was par for the course.

Just clockwork. She put together a set of seals that formed a bubble clone within the base of this rapidly descending fountain of seafoam with her mental instructions clear to 'Run and shout Lady Kage.'as a means of distraction and to pull attention to itself. Perhaps give Kahimi the chance of seeing where attacks were coming from. The real Juniper never used the words Lady Kage.

This was so she could fall within this large fountain of water and use the Puddle Jump to blip from within and pop out of the water below the bridge above where the shadow was traveling and commence a very pointed set of seal that brought orbs of water lifting out of the waters surface and crashing down violently in the shadow of large ornate spears. (Swim Good 125) (Puddle Jump) (Droplet Spears x 4) (12 spears 40 ap each).

[Claws of the Tundra]

Time for them was flowing at a different pace than the world around them. As soon as that explosion hit the world would be left behind, and the world of ninja would take over. Each move was important. The clone that was made will be able to make its call outs. Lady Kahimi would hear them, and be able to keep tabs on things as she knew Juniper would never use those words.

(1) Although within a few seconds of that call. A bunch of wind like noises would be produced within the forest lines. Almost simultaneously at best, the sound coming in clearly to Kahimi as some sort of instrument.

"A flute eh?" she'd say while the instrumental sounds filled the area from multiple places. At least four in total in what seemed like a square near the broken bridge itself.

"That isn't good." she'd grumble to herself. These notes being played wouldn't effect Juniper or Kahimi in anyway, though Juniper would be able to sense that her chakra connection to her clone may feel a little more disturbed than before. Almost as if something is hindering it somewhat, despite being able to move and act as it was commanded to a few seconds ago.

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Speaking of Juniper her own movement with the rapidly falling geyser would remain unhindered. She'd be able to move as she wanted. The shadowy figure came into view in the form of an actual person that she could see once she popped right out of the falling waters. The figure would be an athletically built man dressed in black clothing.

He had a thick silver edged longsword of some kind with some wrappings tied on the end of the handle. The weapon currently being holstered on his back. He'd hear the sound of Juniper emerging suddenly out of the geyser, and because of this he'd get into action.

(1) The first thing the man would do is seemingly merge with the water itself right before the Chuunin's eyes. (2) His movement would be concealed, but only so much since he'd be moving about within the lake water to dodge all twelve of the spears attempting to impale him. (Stealth: 175)

(3) After dodging the spears he'd reappear fifteen meters to the left from his previous position. His next move would then be to go on the attack assuming Juniper landed or is somehow staying in the air.

(4) Taking the time to weave handseals he'd focus his chakra in order to initiate his attack. (5) Once the seals were made the water around him would burst into sudden movement in the form of a rising wave. This wave would be headed towards Juniper, and as this happened the man would steadily be riding on top of the waves as well. These waves could travel a maximum distance of 60 meters, with an area effect of 10 meters wide and 5 meter tall in the form of a line attack.

(7) Once in range the idea the man had would come to light, this idea being to reach Juniper with assistance from the rushing waves, and catch her with them and/or slash her with his sword in a horizontal swipe from left to right as he rides the waves.

Sword wielding enemy spotted by Juniper:

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[Hoarfrost Imp]

So things did not pan out as intended and while she could rain down those massive spears they didn't find their mark or anything of the sort. Normally she'd snort but the fight was ensuing and once she found the target gone she checked on her link to the clone, shaky as is was and primed her chakra. Turning her head slightly there was only enough time for her to find this flickering shadow, handseals, the roar of the water crashing into her so suddenly and washing her away like she were just a feather in a rainstorm.

Panic ensued, eyes wide, the water too rapid and wild for her to walk atop of and she got to look up at the man's face as he descended down on top of her. There wasn't much she could do. He fell upon her the sword she could even see how it glinted across the frame of her blade like it was pre-marking the area of her personal destruction and the fear in her eyes couldn't have been more obvious.

(1). The blade sank, she screwed her face up tight... and she exploded into bubbles.

(2.) Replacing herself with her Bubble Clone up top was the natural reaction of course and as the close dispersed she immediately put the seals together and the whole underside of the bridge erupted into explosions as the bubbles went off. (5 per class level = 25 bubbles. 12 ap per level = 60 ap. 60 x 25 = 1500 AP). Every 3 meters contained enough explosive force of 60 AP and in a chain reaction there were few escape routes. Water, land or sky. They were still fighting and she could still sense Kahimi's position through the Status curse.

(3.) Her resort was to act like she'd lost the Kage, to linger her looks everywhere but on her position so they were not privy to her position. Attacks with weapons weren't a worry for her, she could parry but other jutsu would require her to expend more chakra and learn the locations of the newfound enemies. What had made her connection to the clone waver and was the man below dead?

[Claws of the Tundra]

The sword wielding man in black, took full advantage in his launched attack. As soon as he saw her fighting the waves he prepared himself. There wasn't going to be any holding back. Her whole image seemed to get swept up by the waves, which he didn't expect to entirely work. Though he wasn't going to complain. With her movements already scrambled the only thing left was to follow through. A little, closer...a little closer. There!

The man capitalized as soon as the opening was made. Swing!! "Heh! Poor thing." he'd smugly state as his sword gashed right into the little one's body. His eyes were piecing and hungry. This kind of person was not afraid to kill children in battle. Not one bit. Unfortunately this wasn't as easy as it looked. His facial expression shifted as the weight his sword as pushing against, slipped. The blue skinned girl began to morph, and then: -pop!-

"Bubbles?" He'd say clearly confused. The weight he threw into his attack left him open enough to get submerged in the bubbles. The momentum from riding the wave became a disadvantage in that case. He lost track of her completely, and before he could collect himself the brat initiated her counter. "Gnnnh!!" he'd growl out in pain as the plethora of bubbles surrounding his position went off in powerful concussive fashion. The wave the man made, fell silent and merged with the lake water naturally as the explosions took over his position. The aftermath being that the man was seemingly gone.

[Claws of the Tundra]

In this instance the man, was damaged. He did in fact get hit with the bubble explosions, but he also managed to shift himself out of the full chain reaction and reappear instantaneously underneath the bridge itself. (1) His breathing was hoarse, and his body would have a watery substance making up a protective layer over him slowly slip off of his body. The explosions having softened this layer up beyond use. It took a good amount of chakra to get the protective layer up in time without handseals let alone shifting out of the blast radius. If he stayed there any longer, it would have messed him up for good.

(Damaged softened by 25% combined with "Hard Water" supplementary technique. (x1) Still Jutsu used, Escape Artist 125sp).

His clothing was tattered, but for the most part he was still in this fight. He'd have to be much more careful though. He couldn't sense the girl at all. However he had a hunch...

(2) Given the nature of their terrain he would only have to approach the earthen ground and bridge made out of stone right next to him, before making a few handseals. (3) After this was done, the man sent his chakra infused with the Earth around him to begin forming a large hallowed out sphere of earth using the destroyed bridge pieces and the tons of rock, and soil around the, The bridge itself would begin to weak due to the last bit of support it had getting sucked up by this jutsu and risen into the air slowly.

It took over a large amount of space which eventually would rise above where the now fully destroyed bridge was. The man wasn't aware that Juniper was on this bridge, but it didn't matter. Kahimi could only watch as this now full earth made sphere hovered in the air. And then in a few seconds later...

(4) "Ha!!" he'd shout before the sphere would explode outward flinging debris everywhere sporadically. By now the flute sounds were ended, and the user was only watching like the rest of them.

(5) The man Juniper was fighting however was using his remaining bits of chakra for this last attack. The debris he sent flying would be infused with his chakra. Extending his sensory abilities outward, and the very moment he's get a read. He'd make his next move...

Techniques Used for the sphere:
User is B Class.

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Mother Earth
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User creates a sphere of earth used to capture objects or material.
Special: Handseals
Drawback: ---
Description: Range of this technique is 120 meters + 60 meters per Class Level. Target of this technique is an area of 5 meter diameter sphere per Class Level. Duration of this technique is 5 rounds per Class Level. This technique requires a huge source of earth nearby. This technique requires a huge source of earth nearby. User must touch the ground while performing this technique. While touching the ground the user creates a sphere of earth that is hollowed inside. The user may move the ball with a move movement. Mother Earth can move at a rate of 60 meters per round. If used to smash against a target, the target will receive 12 Armour Points of bludgeoning damage per Class Level. Each 2 meter square area of the sphere has 60 Armour Points with Hardness 8. User may create the sphere to contain material or groups inside. Depending on the material, Mother Earth will gain an effect.
Fire: Fire snuffs out inside the sphere at the rate of 1 round per 5 meters of Fire consumed. The ball heats up 4 Armour Points of Fire Damage per 9 meters of Fire snuffed out. This damage is applied if ramming into a target with Mother Earth.
Ice: Ice does not melt as quickly as fire, however the ball will cool at a rate of 4 Armour Points of Cold Damage per round per 5 meters of Ice inside. This damage is applied if ramming into a target with Mother Earth.

Limit: Must know Earth Release.

Mother Earth, Release
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User detonates Mother Earth to release its contents and deal heavy damage.
Special: Handseals
Drawback: ---
Description: Range of this technique is Mother Earth. Area of effect is 7 meter radius spread per Class Level. Duration of this technique is instantaneous. User can detonate Mother Earth releasing all of its contents in a radius equal to the area of effect. All creatures within the area of effect suffer 12 Armour Points of Piercing Damage per Class Level, plus any additional damage found inside Mother Earth (Fire Damage if Fire was inside, Cold Damage if Ice was inside). If weapons were stored inside, targets will suffer damage equal to the weapon damage they are struck with. Water can be used a blasting technique to snuff out fires, or simply make targets wet.
Limit: Must know Earth Release. Must know Mother Earth.

Tech used with the explosion

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Tiger of Will
Rank: "S"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The user infuses Chakra into falling debris to find people within a very large vicinity.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Range of this Jutsu is 1 City Board, or 200 meters per Class Level. Duration of the Jutsu lasts for 5 hours per Class Level. A perception ninjutsu, allowing the user to freely manipulate a natural weather occurrence or debris infused with the user's own chakra. For example, if rain falls from the clouds, the user infuses their own chakra into it. During this technique, the falling debris is closely linked to the user's senses. When this debris is obstructed by a Chakra belonging to someone the user is not familiar with, the existence of that person can be detected. The Detection of the Jutsu however is not specific as the user can only know if the person has entered the area of the debris but not where specifically they are. Upon knowing an intruder the user must use more specialized techniques to find the intruder's specific location. This debris can be anything small enough normally done through natural occurrences such as sand in sand storms, rain, and snow. If user is able to make these occurrences through other means the user may apply this Jutsu without sacrificing handseals, nor extra Chakra.
Limit: Must be a Sensor Specialist.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Genuinely surprised this time was Juniper. The bubble explosion should have absolutely wiped the man off the face of the planet but as she turned to catch sight of the falling ball of gargantuan earth she was just about to shift out of the way when it erupted into falling debris. Her first thought was Kahimi and if she was going to be okay. The debris might rain on her too and then there was the strange whistling noise that'd made her connection to the clone feel off in a weird way.

With the rock explosion masking her general presence (1) she split herself into a soul clone (2) and then herself and the clone created 2 more shadow clones each to equal out to 6 Junipers. (Split 1) Without a word The Soul Clone retreated with the two shadow clones and Juniper stood within the falling rainstorm of debris while staring up at the man intently, willing to take the minor hit.

Her gaze stared hard through the falling hell and then (3) herself and all three clone stalked forward, the clones crawling on six limbs while Juniper walked forward. Then ran. All this pussyfooting around. She was going to find out if he could survive at close range like he wanted to take it earlier. (4)The rain of earth made it easy to slip in and out of view, jumping and dodging between rocks the three of them. (Stealth 275)

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Meanwhile the other Junipers were descending like rats through a crawl space to find this subject. One clone used Sonar at 100x100 meter range, another used Eyes of the Planes to wee auras and invisible creatures while the Soul Juniper just stalked around close by ready to hear the results from the two reporting clones. Someone had attacked them from the treeline early and there was little chance that one man had given her all those problems.

[Claws of the Tundra]

The general scale of this attack went as planned. The landscape around them had completely shifted due to the scale of the earthen sphere itself. The banks, bridge, and tree line all generally were terraformed by the sheer pull of the technique itself in seconds. Eventually the only thing left was the aftermath. The man tired himself out using all of that chakra.

"Shit." Lady Kahimi cursed underneath her breath not taking any chances with what she was seeing being created in front of her. Her first instinct would have been to attempt to destroy it before it could be finished, but she knows Juniper would not forgive her if she acted out and got herself hurt. With that said, she'd opt to keep herself safe and entrust in Juniper's own skill in handling the situation.

So with that said Kahimi took action in backing away, to dodge the debris. Each movement made, was in an effort to keep from getting hit by falling rocks, and such. Using the All Fours lightning technique provided an extra boost in this retreat. Although she was concerned for Juniper as the whole time.

The situation would move on accordingly. The man kneeled down panting as he watched everything. His eyes locked on Juniper and eventually the other Junipers as well. He knew what was coming, and so the only thing left was to fight. His left hand reaching out to grab his sword in preparation.

"nh... COME ON RUNT!" He's shout watching the Junipers give chase in which he'd willingly await their arrival...

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Meanwhile over in the remaining parts of the treelines the bard was making their own plans to take advantage of the situation. Unknowing to them Soul Juniper and her clones would easily find them given the sonar pulse's capabilities. What they'd find out is that the one who interfered with Juniper's bubble clone earlier had retreated just like Kahimi did. Kahimi actually by now began to give chase while still in the road using her keen senses.

The bard seemed to have clones of their own, however those clones were destroyed by collateral damage from the falling debris, which the sonar would show just before they poofed from existence. There wouldn't be anything cloaked by invisibility. The bard's aura was in plane sight on the move at least 50 meters away from Soul Juniper and her clones, and only 25 meters away from Kahimi giving chase on the road they had traveled from to even reach the bridge in the first place.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Like the chitinous click of locusts Junipers approached the boy crawling over large slabs of stone and debris, her eyes burning with something that was far removed from the mercy of a swift end to her problem. Her empathic powers swept across the area, rolled over his emotional state and while she read into him, his emotional awareness, the clarity of his situation she and her many visages pressed in like a plague upon his ancestors. "Scared, little bug?" She clicked through her teeth and they went into motion.

Since he was drenched in water when the left most clone performed it's seals it was to freeze the water that soaked him and his clothes, his skin, ice forming in his pores and skin for 12 points of damage per round she held the seals. Another intensified this jutsu with an empowered version that froze his water drenched skin and clothing even fasted, the biting cold sinking into his bones at 36 points her round. Real juniper raised her hand in his direction, blacking lightning leaping from her fingertips rake over the boy, stripping at his soul, peeling it away and taking with it bits and pieces of his will and chakra. m4pKYv9T1-4 damage to perception.

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Across the way there was a steady monitoring as the gang of little blue devils ran on fours, trotting through the woods with hoots and hollers like a pack of dogs running down a rabbit from it's hovel. Feeling Kahimi was locked onto the further most target 25 meters up ahead it was an executive decision to corral their prey towards he Kage, Bubbles from all three casting the jutsu erupting ahead at 65 meters in a half moon arc around the scampering bard. The Trees splintered and she cast the bubbles for nearly minuscule amounts of chakra, to bring the forest to life with explosions. Dirt and debris swept across the area blanketing her and the clones who ran hard, panting, sweating, the taste of the hunt at hand putting adrenaline in her.

Like a tidal wave they rained down exploding bubbles that devours a 75 meter radius in continuous explosions sweeping to goad the accomplice to Kahimi. She seemed to want in.1-4

[Claws of the Tundra]

The sounds of the swarm were rushing in quickly. The man in his anger/fear fueled burst of adrenaline made a last ditch effort to fight this child. He didn't think only felt her way through the situation. Today? He'd feel pain. His body would come to a struggled halt as he strained to fight against the freezing effects being cast on him. The damage done already, now was being amplified by Juniper's attacks. The sword wielding man would growl and groan in agony from the freezing temperatures biting deep into his very being.

He'd come to full disarray once the black lightning leap out from Juniper's fingers and began to shock him to the very core. The sword he had conducting that lightning even more through his hand, and his chakra would be too weak to fight back. His body being broken down later by layer. His vision feeling the effects as a minor pain ran through his eyes. He squinted hard, and let out a deep gritty scream of pain. His body twitching and jolting constantly as the lightning ran through his nerves. The land around here would be hearing that yell.

This man refused to drop his sword though. Holding it tightly even though he could feel his life energy being stripped away...

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The general chase was intense. More so in the idea that Kahimi has hardly gotten many chances to chase down another person before. The hoots and howls from Juniper in the distance would be returned with a long proud howl from Kahimi up ahead. The combination of these noises being, a rather terrifying thing for prey that didn't want to be followed. Like a pack of hyenas, or a pack of anything really. In this case it would be the Yukikage and her little blue devil looking to get their turn to play hunter.

Juniper was smart, and she knew what she wanted to do with this opponent. Them and their partners were disconnected it seemed, which meant it was only the girls and this one person. The runner was trying their best to escape. Taking twisting routes through the treeline, but in all actuality the two girls were actually just getting closer by the seconds.

And then suddenly to the bard's dismay a whole swarm of bubbles would emerge from seemingly nowhere. The whole sight itself would be enough to make them trip in their effort to stop. They were too confused to think clearly. Stumbling and coming to a rolling fall in front of the surrounding flock of bubbles. To think something so fragile would induce so much fear. "Oh no..." she'd mutter underneath her mask. Her body scratched and scampered at the ground trying to push her body backwards, but in that exact moment she would get caught by the explosions.

Her voice only slightly able to be heard screaming out in terror before the air was filled with the explosions and drowned her out.

Upon hearing this Kahimi stopped abruptly. Her body still hunched on all fours, and her ears would endure the distant booming in an effort to wait and see. The continuous explosions would seem entirely too fatal for one person to live through. And for the most part it is. However miraculously the bard's body would come flying out the treeline towards the road. Albeit she was not flying voluntarily. The force of the explosions had been what made her come flying out the trees. Luckily Kahimi would be able to get her lick in afterall.

Still cloaked in Juniper's jutsus Kahimi wouldn't even be seen by the bard who for the most part though she was gonna land out in the road. And then suddenly she'd met face first by a rough force that would break her mask and knock her clean out, as she hit the ground harshly. Her dark brown hair now undone and pooled around all over the floor as she laid on her back unconscious after hitting the ground from Kahimi's haymaker.

"Always wanted to do that. Heh." Kahimi would say happily looking down at the young girl dressed in simple brown robes, with what looked like a black body suit underneath. Something fit for stealth work and ease of access. She looked to be Juniper's size too. How nice.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

The frostbite wasn't going to be far behind as the jutsu persisted, doubling in intensity, flipping over to multiply the damage and stack an additional 96 ap onto the 48 and prove to Juniper where she'd thought herself with the strength to one shot through her jutsu sometimes is was going to take a job up clone and personal. As those jagged claws of lightning ripped into his very being he let it fall and approached him with the kind of somberness one might do to a wounded bird who's wing was broken; Delicate thing it was. No more flying little bird.

The distance left between she walked into, blinking in and out as if the world around them were just a glitch, a ghost of a child midst all the destruction he'd caused. For a little girl. There was a woke = sense of urgency to her but she walked him down to with that wild Y'la spirit ready to floor him with a petty twist of fateful interaction. There she took his face in two of her tiny hands, his skin so cold to the touch like he'd never known warmth. Back at him stared her own awful bright blue eyes devoid of that spark of domestication and instead a vibrancy of a raging elemental locked in a skeletal cage with flesh as chains.

"Strong." She praised him with a sluggish nod, tapping over his heart with one of her tiny hands against his chest. "Be Juniper; Stronger." The same hand she put to his chest dipped a little blade of chakra into his chest, a little two inch blade that cute through flesh and bone like soft butter. Then exploded into shortsword that ripped out the back of his shoulder and rapidly shifted through the various sizes of weaponry till it blew a hole through his back the size of a greatsword dripped with viscera. Off in the distance she knew Kahimi needed the update so she stooped to pick up that hunk of metal he called a sword and scampered off in her direction, whooping and hollering with the other two mirroring behind her.

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Leveling the trees hurt but she knew that in the end nature was going to see this forest regrown even more lush and beautiful. Juniper would come back to pay the spirits her respects. For the first time she'd hurt the very thing she'd killed to protect and was a moment of reflection. How easy it was to step off that curb of morals and values. More human than she cared to admit.

Running out of the forest she had time to catch the hard fist Mother drove into the masked face of their prey and the lifeless slump of her collapsing unto the grand in a ragged heap. Didn't take but a blink for Juniper(s) to be on the body sniffing and nudging, finding life where it wasn't deserved. When the Junipers split into two before sometimes they followed the Jekyll and Hyde phenomena. One was proud but prideful to have found anyone haughty enough to turn a blade up their way but the other was cold and thrilled at the idea of running someone down just so they could die tired.

As they came colliding with the slumped figure and found life still beating in the bard's chest he took her hair in four little fists and hoisted her in Himi's direction like the offering of the last kill. "Worth... trouble? She struggled to spit the words out clear enough from all the adrenaline. "More. More of. But later!" Hard to articulate there could be more and that they'd come looking later on when these two didn't return. Coming back through River could prove problematic.

Around them Junipers were rooting around the ground sniffing and surveying.

[Claws of the Tundra]

The biting cold took its toll on the man, and had great effects on him physically. He wouldn't be a bother at this case. He wouldn't put up a fuss either. The agony only annoyed him temporarily, and for that time only would he show malice. For the remaining seconds the man knew his time was coming, and after that realization there wouldn't be anything left for him here. He'd only hope his partner managed to avoid the same fate.

Once Juniper's Y'la had slammed the man down and pinned his movement there wouldn't be much else for him to do besides await his last breaths. His breathing was rugged from the chilling cold. He only somewhat remembers this sort of discomfort. He has been to many places, and his death was sought out by many. Who was it that finally did him in? This girl...didn't look local. His dark brown eyes gazed at Juniper directly with an unrelenting stare. He'd face his killer without fear.

This child...is well trained he'd think to himself just by watching her. She was the victor, and with her praises given he'd accept them as a last notion before the end came. His grunt of pain was muffled as he kept his mouth shut tight. He winced hard at the piercing pain shooting through his chest, it would only grow from there as his blood was spilled further. By the time he got once last look at the sky...his eyes faded right after...He was dead by then.

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Moving on from that ended conflict Kahimi and the other Junipers did that why did to make quick work of the fleeing suspect. The Yukikage heard the calls of her little devil and would smile warmly before howling a great howl of thanks in return. The hunt was on, and nearly over. She wished she did more to pay her assailants back, but her task wasn't to interfere. This was Juniper's mission, and she performed well. Very well in fact.

In a matter of seconds this hunt came to a harsh end. The last of their opponents would be a girl no older than possible fifteen. In the shinobi world one who has reached this age could be quite the dangerous opponent. There is no distinction between women and men in Kahimi's world. Only opponents who are either more or less dangerous than the less.

Morals are saved for the moments off the battlefield and even then the lines are drawn vaguely to her. She gazed down upon the girl with only minor pity. She must of had a lot of potential to be dragged into something this serious. Its a shame her potential won't see the light of another day now...

When the unknown girl was lifted up as an offering by the hair she faintly whined in protest. Her lack of consciousness didn't keep her completely detached from what was going on. More so disoriented. Kahimi would gently pet and caress the gentle white head of the Juniper holding the offering. Her smile was sweet and loving, and she already understood the situation. There was more to it than Juniper knows.

"Yes dear; she will be handled. But first..." Kahimi paused to take the girl from Juniper and lay her down. Only to strip the girl of her clothing. She wouldn't need it anymore. Kahimi was careful not to damage the material, and through her looting she'd find the girl's hidden flute. She'd tuck it away in her robe, before unsheathing her short sword which was holstered horizontally on her lower back.

Her prayers would be sent mentally before she'd stab the girl's chest where the heart would be. Twisting it 90 degrees suddenly to be sure the damage was done as much as necessary. A quick death was all that was needed. After that Kahimi removed the blade from the girl's body, and then flicked it to make the fresh blood fly right off and splatter on the ground. Using a spare cloth she'd wipe it clean before sheathing it.

With that done Kahimi would pack the looted clothing away, and turn back to Juniper.

"We are done here, You can change into some fresh clothing once we reach a suitable place to stop in Sand Country. Lets go~" she'd say before petting Juniper on the head. Or both of them if she still had them active at that time. After that Kahimi would begin walking on their path to finally reach their destination: Sand Country.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

It was different to see Himi kill someone for once. To take a fresh hunt down and do the dirtiest part of the work. the whole while Juniper just looked on. All of them did. Unsure exactly where things had progressed from the start of the fight and now, Juniper just stared at the pooling blood with all her capability to kill but what about after? What about the spirit? Questions for another time.

All of the Junipers converged on Himi's general location and formed a walking circle around the leader of the soon to be SWOLE nation of Snow. Now they'd travel in a pack of ever alert little killers.

(Just expediting to get our ass into Suna)

[Christoff]

Moved to Kaze no Kuni

[Claws of the Tundra]

The deed was done. Their assailants were slain, and the blood of their enemies would mark the territory that they have crossed through. Whether or not more of them existed did not matter to Lady Kahimi. Her opinion on the matter was already established. Thus the only thing left to do was to carry on with the mission accordingly.

Nothing else dared to get in their way during the final tread to Sand Country. With her shield of little killers watching her every blind spot Kahimi remained safe the whole way there. This long tedious trip would come to its close smoothly as the terrain morphed into sandy dues, and the temperatures became a clear offset of what the two of them are used to back home. They caught up with time enough to keep things on track. And...the only thing left was to meet up with their host of this cross country meeting...

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[Exiting the Travel Thread with Juniper.]
[AnBu Training: Protection Mission Complete.]
[Credits Received.]
[Staff Clearance Needed]

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Pacing along with the Kage, Juniper prepared for the worst. With her soul clone posed next to her she had her expend her chakra to curse the Original Juniper. First with Superior invisibility, then Dustless Bewildering Cover and rounding out with breathless.

Upon trying them out she nodded and let the clone walk beside the Kage while she walked in her shadow.

-exit-