{Sound Festival}

[::Himiko::]

'Testing Testing....One, two, three"
said a voice that would boom over the loud speakers.
''LADIESSSSS AND GENTLEMEN!!!!!! WELCOME TO THE TENTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF SOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Every year located here at the Rice Field City Capital, a special event is thrown. It was a simple celebration of sound and music at first, with only a few people who came every year to the Rice field Capital to listen to music. After a few years, news spread about this event, and a snow ball effect took place. Soon enough, the event grew larger and larger each year, and began to incorporate sights and sounds from other villages.

Other musical groups would gather here and play, increasing the amount of attendance more and more each year....

The building in which the concert and festival was held in was simple in design. It was a 2 story building, with a large atrium, concert stage and seating arrangements for guest.
Outside would be various concession stand and ticket booths, which catered to the needs of all attendees.
A small security perimeter was set up around the large building, which prevented any riots or fights from breaking out.

Rules:

• You cannot kill or attack NPC's
  
• Non-death enabled
  
• Free to use for Missions and Events

[Bendero]

Bendero attended the concert where upon he found 1 Ryo on the floor. "Ohhhhh money."

Bendero bent down, and picked it up. Then he stashed it inside his pocket, and enjoyed the concerts.

[Bendero]

Bendero enjoyed the concerts, and left for his home. *Man that rocked. Time to go get some sleep.*

[Haruka]

OOC: Lmao @ Bendero xD Seems like he had the time of his life :]

Name: Sound Capital Protection.
Rank: C-ranked
IIC Length: 2 Days
Difficulty: Moderate
Description: With Two annual competitions underway in the Sound Capital, Extra security is needed. The hosts of the Competition have Hired Nin from both Sound and Cloud to provide protection during the events. The task is simple: protect the show goers, protect the bands, and protect each other until the event is over. Dance floors and event areas may get out of hand from time to time, which is why your help is so dire.
Objective: May be Repeated 4 times
This mission is immediately available after “Battle of the bands” and/or MC Battle” are completed. Keep and Ensure safety Within the Event areas in the Sound Capital.
Personnel Requirements: up to 3 Ninja of Any rank from Both Cloud and Sound.
Reward: 1500 Ryo.

After separating from her team, Yori would position herself in the middle of the concert. There was nothing but people dancing and jumping to the several bands that were playing. Yori kept a close eye on the people, making sure no one would get hurt. She walked around and suddenly heard a cry being muffled out by the loud music and cheering crowd. "Whaaaaa!" Yori wondered who was crying. She began searching desperately through the crowd of people, following the sound of the crying.

After a few minutes, Yori finally came across a small boy, no more than 7 years old, standing by himself in a pool of people. He was drenched in tears, and covered his eyes with his small hands. Yori would quickly react, knowing that the child was most likely lost. She grabbed a hold of his hand, and yelled out loud in order for the boy to hear her over the roaring music. "Are you lost!?" she asked.

The boy's eyes would widen as he looked at Yori. He blushed and shyly nodded. Yori would take the boy and put him on her back as if to give him a piggy back ride. He wasn't heavy, because she was so used to carrying her puppets on her back as well. She dashed away from the crowd of people and made her way back stage. She was part of the staff, so she was allowed in with a flash of a staff paper Id. Yori removed the boy from her back and sat him down. She was glad that it was a bit quieter so she can ask him questions.

"How old are you?" she would ask, checking to see if he had any injuries from being lost in the mosh pit of people.

"S-seven..." he said with a sob.

Yori wondered what kind of parents would bring a seven year old boy to a dangerous concert like this. She became more and more upset at the idea. "What's your name?" The boy would bit his fingers nervously. "Junichi..." he would reply. Yori looked around and wondered what to do. How would she go about looking for this boy's parents? She had never dealt with a case like this before. Yori would think to herself for a while, and the boy would finally speak on his own without having to be asked a question.

"Yur purty..." he mumbled. Yori would turn her head around in disbelief. Here the boy was lost and separated from his family, and all he was focused on was Yori's appearance. "Um..thank you...o.O" she said, patting his head. The boy would blush and smile. "Ok, we need to find your parents..."

[Haruka]

Yori would take a hold of the child's hand and begin to walk back out into the concert. "Now before we head on out there again, what do your parents look like?" she asked. The boy would put his fingers to his mouth and begin to stare past Yori. He would then point to someone. Yori would raise an eyebrow and turn around to see who he was pointing at.

To Yori's surprise, it was the lead singer of Thunderstuck, Robbie Thunder."Dat's my dady" said the boy. Yori would let out a heavy sigh. "No..no no no, we don't have time to play around." For some reason, she refused to believe the boy. There was no way Robbie Thunder would have a son, he didn't even seem like a father figure. Yori would have no choice but to place Junichi on her back once more and go searching for his care taker.

The search was exhausting at first. Yori would try to find likely people who might have been the boy's parents. She went up to a few people who were enjoying themselves in the concert. "Is this your child?!" she asked. The people would shake their heads and continue dancing. After several hours of searching, Yori would become tired. She headed back stage once again, to rest.

"This isn't good..." she thought out loud. The boy would pick his nose and take a good look at his surroundings. Thunderstruck was currently playing on stage, and the crowd was roaring louder than ever. Yori would put her hands to her ears to try and muffle the loud music. She was so distracted, she didn't even notice Junichi walking towards the stage. When she finally noticed he was gone, Juinichi was already on stage along with the band members.

"Hey! You can't go there! They're performing!" she would yell. Yori ran to go fetch Junichi. She ran out on stage and reached for Junichi's hand. Suddenly the band would stop playing, and the crowed would go silent. Yori was blinded by all the bright lights, and terrified by all the stares piercing at her. She froze for just a little, trying to find words to express how sorry she was for interrupting the show.

However, before Yori could speak, Robbie Thunder would let out a yelp. "Junichi! What in the bloody hell are you doing here!?" The crowed would stop staring at Yori and stared at Robbie, who looked very distressed...

[Haruka]

Yori's jaw would then drop. 'This can't be.' she thought. This boy was Robbie Thunder's son? It had to have been true, or else, how did he know his name? Everyone stared silently at Junichi and Robbie, who were both staring at each other. "Yew told me to go hav fun while dady werked. But then I gots lost and this nice lady found me!"said the boy.

Robbie Thunder took a look at Yori, unable to recognize her from the earlier mission, in which she had to escort him and his band members. "Errrrr....thanks 'mam. Thanks for finding me kid." The crowed would roar in whispers and conversations, finally able to confirm that Junichi was Robbie's son. "Settle down, ya whimps!!" yelled the lead band member. "This here is me boy. If you don't like it, to hell with ya!"

Yori smiled at the fact that Robbie Thunder took resposibility of his kid. She figured he wasn't such a jerk after all. Suddenly, a girl would squeal in the middle of the audience. "We still love you Robbie. You and your cute little boy!!" Everyone then began cheering, and the crowd would soon go back to normal. Yori couldn't believe it. She laughed to herself at how silly this situation had became. Robbie Thunder put Junichi on his shoulder and began playing the guitar. The audience went wild, and the show would continue.

Yori would slowly back up, and go back stage. She continued watching the concert from there, since she had a better view of the people. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Once Thunderstuck had finished, they would head out back stage. Junichi would run to Yori and give her a hug. "Thank yew!" he would say cutely. Yori would pat him on the head. "No problem! I'm just glad you're reunited with your father. I'm sorry I didn' t believe you at first."

The little boy would nod and run off behind his dad. Yori would sigh in relief. There was a small intermission going on, which gave people a chance to get some fresh air before the next musical performace would go on. People scattered out of the building and went outside. Yori decided to train for a little, since everyone seemed to be doing alright. She went outside to train as well as continue her mission by keeping an eye on everyone...

Mission Repeated 1/4

[Haruka]

Kusala Maru (Long Grass Extend)
Rank: "C" "B" "A"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Makes all blade weapons on puppet longer with pure chakra, and the actual blade areas 25% harder.
Special: Kugutsu no Jutsu, ˜ø™S‚̏p (Puppet Technique), 30 meters. Bladed puppet weapon. C rank for 1 foot longer for 3 turns before recast, B rank for 2 feet longer for 5 turns before recast, A rank for 3 feet feet longer for 7 turns before recast.
Drawback: Kugutsu no Jutsu, ˜ø™S‚̏p (Puppet Technique) distance decreased by 10 meters. C rank for 1 foot longer for 3 turns before recast, B rank for 2 feet longer for 5 turns before recast, A rank for 3 feet feet longer for 7 turns before recast.
Description: By using 10 meters chakra string up to thicken and make the rest of the chakra string stronger, one can channel their chakra through the strings into a bladed weapons, making it harder and a few feet longer depending on rank. This is especially useful for surprise attacks, as the extending with a chakra blade is instant, about somewhere around 1 second. C rank for 1 foot longer for 3 turns before recast, B rank for 2 feet longer for 5 turns before recast, A rank for 3 feet feet longer for 7 turns before recast. This is also useful for getting an advantage in a sword fight.
Limit: Puppeteer

The sun was still shining bright as ever, and the crow of people were stopping by food stands to get refreshments and snacks. Everything seemed to be going smoothly. No one was getting in to fights, and the people seemed some what relaxed. Yori knew this would be a perfect time to train. She had been thinking about what jutsu to train on next for a while, and came to a few decisions. One of them being to train on a jutsu called “Kusala Maru”. She took the small scroll off of her waist belt from under her kimono. She scanned through it and read the instructions. "This should be fun." she said out loud with a smile on her face.

The girl would find a large empty spot, where there were no people, so no one would get hurt. Yori would unwrap her puppet Sora from her cloths and place her right in front of her. She would concentrate on the chakra circulating in her body and have it travel to the tips of her fingers. Her fingers would then glow bright blue and let out a ray of chakra strings. Once this was accomplished, Yori would attach the strings to her puppet and bring it to life. Sora’s eyelids would slowly open, revealing the bright green eyes that were given to her. Yori chose to practice on Sora first because she was the smallest puppet in her collection. She figured that she should go one step at a time by controlling a lighter, easier puppet.

Once Sora was completely in control, Yori would move a few fingers and activate Sora’s weapon slots, specifically the blades in her arms. The blades would come out and reflect the bright sunshine off on Yori’s face. She would shield her eyes for a bit but then become accustomed to the light. She then thought about how she would go about making Sora’s blades stronger. The scroll had suggested channeling chakra through the strings and into the bladed weapon. The girl decided to give this a try. Yori would focus a few pulses of chakra through her strings and have them accumulate within the blades. The blades would begin to glow blue, but they refused to enlarge.

Yori would halt the circulating chakra. What was it she was doing wrong? She had figured that maybe she should do one blade at a time, instead of forcing them to grow at the same time. Yori would move her fingers and have one blade hide back underneath Sora’s arm. She would then concentrate on the last one left. Again, she focused the chakra flow from her body, into the chakra strings, and onto the blade. Slowly, the blade would begin to show growth. Yori became excited and continued to add more chakra. "It's working!" she said. The blade would grow inch by inch, in a very slow speed. Finally, the blade was about 1 foot longer than its original size.

The puppeteer went to examine the blade she had just created. It was extremely long now, long enough to strike an enemy with a deadly blow. Yori went to touch the blade carefully in order for her not to get cut. It was rather thin and flimsy. "Hmm..." thought Yori. She wondered if it was strong enough to withstand a few hits. Instead of standing there wondering, Yori chose to give the blade a small test run. She aimed for a near by tree and had Sora strike its trunk. The blade would immediately break off and make no damage to the tree. Luckily, the only part that broke off was the extra 1 foot that it grew. It was now back to normal....

0/20

[Haruka]

Yori would let out a small sigh. She was upset to see her blade combust. “Damn…” she said. How could she make the blade stronger and more durable? The scroll wasn’t helping much, so Yori had to figure it out on her own. She began to think for a bit. Perhaps if she could thicken her chakra strings, a larger flow of chakra would run through them, and into the blade. With more chakra flowing through her chakra strings, the thicker the blade could get. Yori was convinced by this idea and decided to give it a try. Again, the girl would take control of her puppet, and have her come back to her. She would have Sora take out one of her two blades. Yori would then begin to thicken her chakra strings.

The process was very slow at first; however, Yori continued to concentrate as much chakra from inside her as possible. The strings glowed brighter than ever and attached themselves to the blade. The strings would be a pathway for the chakra to enter the blade, and little by little, it would begin to thicken. The chakra began to transfer its way out of the chakra strings and surrounded the blade. Yori choose to increase the speed by adding more chakra through her strings, which as a result, would thicken the blade even faster.

After a matter of minutes, the blade would be much thicker than before. It was now time to increase the blade’s length. Without removing the chakra strings from the blade, Yori would have the chakra from the strings build upon the blade. The chakra would begin to curl up on the blade’s tip and form a pure chakra blade. The process was becoming faster and faster, and in no time at all, the blade would once again be a foot longer. It stretched out from Sora and looked very threatening. Once again, Yori would turn to the previous tree that she had striked before.

With precise movements of her finger, Yori would have Sora aim for the tree. She made her puppet dash towards the tree with the blade and cut it. The tree’s trunk would be cut deeply by Sora’s blade. It wasn’t entirely cut open, but it was very profound, leaving the tree holding on with the little bit of bark it had left. Yori smiled with pride, glad to had finally gotten a hang of the blade and happy that it did not break like last time. She decided to then practice on making the second blade longer and sharper. Yori would activate her puppet’s second blade which was placed in her left arm. The blade would spring out and then be attached to Yori’s chakra strings. Again, she would thicken her chakra strings, and have a large amount of chakra flow through them. The flow would then begin to swirl around the blade and make it hard.

To Yori’s surprise, the blade would also begin to elongate. She had thought that it had to be done one step at a time, but she figured that her skills were improving, and now she was able to make the blade hard as well as long at the same time. In a matter of seconds, the blade was already prepared and ready for use. Since the only tree close to Yori was the one she had striked before, she decided to continue using it as a target. She had Sora run up to the tree, with both blades out of her arms, and cut the rest of the tree’s trunk. The tree would have no way of standing, and it would fall to the ground with a large clash. Yori moved Sora out of the way to avoid damage to her puppet. She was glad to see how sharp and effective her blades turned out to be…

0/20

[Okami]

+20 Learned.

[Haruka]

Thank you ^-^

Yori was happy to have been able to get a bit of training in during her mission. She went to check back and see if the intermission was finally over. From the sight of all the people still hanging outside of the building, Yori figured the concert hadn’t started yet. Still, she went to check up on the crowd to make sure everything was alright. Yori excused herself as she pushed by the several hundred people sitting around eating and taking. Suddenly, near a convenience stand, were a few hoodlums surrounding an old man.

“I’m just doing my job…” said the old man, pleading for the hoodlums to leave him alone. “Well, you aint doin it good enuff!” said one of the boys. Yori knew she had to intervene. “What is going on here?” she said as she walked over to the hoodlums and the old man. It suddenly became quiet, which made Yori feel extremely awkward. After a few seconds of silence, the hoodlums would bust out laughing. “HAHAHAHA!”

Yori became embarrassed, but refused to run away. “I said, what is going on here!” she yelled. The boys continued to laugh, until one of them finally spoke. “Who the hell are you?!” he said. Yori glanced at the old man, hopping that he would be able to explain to her what was going on. “These troublemakers are causing problems because I refuse to sell them any alcohol.” Yori looked at the boys, who were only a few years older than her. They were underaged, of course the old man refused to sell them any liquor.

Yori attempted to resolve the problem. “You guys are underaged. It’s illegal for him to sell you alcohol. Go get some soda or something.” The boys had stopped laughing and were now looking at Yori with angry faces. The one who had spoken before grabbed a hold of Yori’s wrist and twisted it slightly. “I said…who the hell are you?” The hoodlums began laughing and the old man began yelling for them to stop. Yori had never felt so much anger build up in her before. He eyes glowed fiery red, and her wrist began glowing blue. “What the?” said the boy who was gripping her.

Suddenly, the boys would begin to hold their heads in confusion. “Wha…what’s going on!?” The hoodlum would let go of Yori’s wrist and begin to walk in an unbalanced manner. “I can’t see, everything is all blurry!”[/b] the hoodlums would walk in circles until they began falling from dizziness. Yori took her wrist and rubbed it. She spoke in a low, serious voice. “These are the consequences of drinking…” She had put them under the genjutsu “Drunken Sight”, which is why they were disorientated.

But Yori wasn’t done yet. After summoning her puppet, Kamikiri, she had him create 3 doppelgangers. All the false puppets, including Kamikiri itself, wrapped their arms around the hoodlums, and squeezed as tight as they could. The boys yelled in pain. “Ahh! Stop, ok, you win!” The old man thanked Yori for her bravery, and Yori nodded with a smile. Yori would head out towards the entrance of the Rice Capital, where there would be shinobi police to kick the boys out of the concert and put them in prison for harassment. One of the shinobi police would thank Yori for taking care of the matter. “But…who are you exactly?” asked the shinobi. Yori would say proudly, “A kunoichi from Cloud.”

Mission Repeated 2/4[/size]

[Haruka]

Raiton: Hirameki no Jutsu (Lightning Flash).
Rank: "D" Rank.
Skill: Ninjutsu.
Effect: Causes a blinding flash that can disorientate enemies (up to 10m)
Special: Rat
Drawback: ---
Description:The user holds the rat handseal and closes their eyes, gathering chakra into them. The user then opens them suddenly, and emits an extremely bright flash from their eyes that can temporarily blind and/or disorientate enemies. The blinding effect usually lasts one turn.
Limit: Lightning Release

After the hectic moment with the hoodlums, Yori returned to the concert to finish the rest of her mission. The people were all inside now, which meant that the intermission had ended. The girl would make her way back into the building, and even find a nice balcony to stand in, where she was able to witness the entire show, including the people who were watching it. This was perfect for her, she was able to keep an eye on every one, as well as enjoy the concert herself. She looked on for several hours, and everything was going well. Everyone seemed to be having a great time.

Yori thought that maybe it would be ok to sneak in a little bit of training while everyone was having fun. Since she had the entire balcony to herself, and it was rather spacious, Yori figured training for a simple D ranked technique wouldn’t hurt. She came to the decision and prepared herself to learn the jutsu Lightning Flash. This was a jutsu Yori had been meaning to learn many years ago, but never got the chance due to her phase of not training at all. But now she was inspired, especially because she didn’t know much jutsus that would disorientate enemies.

Closing her eyes, Yori would begin to gather chakra within her. She was unsure where exactly though. Without thinking about it much, Yori decided to focus chakra within her hands. She figured that maybe she can create a small light ball that would flash so brightly, it would be able to blind her opponents. With this idea in mind, Yori would continue to gather chakra in her hands. Just as her other jutsu, lightning ball, she made sure to fuse chakra into the lightning that was surfacing in the palm of her hands. The girl continued doing this until she made sure that there was enough electricity to make a blinding light.

After a few seconds, Yori would now test out her jutsu. She unconverted her hands and let the bright light go. The light would be extremely intense, and brighten up the entire balcony she was standing on. However, there was something Yori did not oversee. She was affected by the bright light herself, which blinded her vision. “Ah!” she yelped. Yori took her hands and rubbed her eyes furiously. She began tearing from the burning sensation. After a few seconds, Yori was beginning to get her eye sight back. Everything was blurry, but the music from the concert was still loud as ever.

Yori knew she went about performing the jutsu completely wrong. “What the hell was I thinking…?” she thought still seeing different colored pokadots everywhere she stared at. She tried to think and wondered where she went wrong. After several minutes of thinking about it, Yori confirmed that it was where she had gathered her chakra that messed everything up. Gathering chakra in her hands and letting the bright ball of light escape was not a good idea, because she was affected too. Yori had another idea of where to gather chakra. The eyes. As much as the idea seemed unlikely, the only way to not get effected by her own jutsu was to let out the bright light from her own eyes.

Again, Yori would proceed to repeat the jutsu once more. She closed her eyes and tried to concentrate. The chakra began flowing upwards, to an area where she was not used to sending chakra, to her eyes. The chakra began circulating within Yori’s eye pupil and mixing itself with the electricity in her body. Small sparks could be heard from the mixture of these two energies. Only a few seconds would go by, and Yori’s eyes felt completely charged. She kept them close for alittle while longer, until she was sure that she was prepared to open them.

Although she was nervous that this idea would fail as well, she was still willing to try. With a deep breath, Yori would slowly open her eyes. The bright ray of light would immediately escape, and light the entire balcony for a few seconds. Finally, the ray of light would die off, and leave Yori unaffected. She sighed in relief, and then heard someone shouting. “Ah! I can’t see!” Yori’s eyes went wide and she went to see who she had blinded. It was another staff member who was about to join Yori on the balcony to keep a watch on people. “I-I’m sorry!” she yelled in complete embarrassment.

0/10

[Sayuri "Cupcake"]

[10/10] Learned!

[Haruka]

After blinding the man who had been an extra staff member, Yori was asked to leave by a manager. "We're fine now. We have plenty of people to watch over the stage for us. Now please, go home!" Yori couldn't help but feel a bit responsible for the man's temporary blindness, and she had a feeling that her training was what managed to get her 'fired' for lack of better word. She sighed breifly and nodded in acceptance of the termination of her mission. She had done enough, and all her fellow team mates were already home by now. Plus, Suzume must had been worried sick about her by now...

Grabbing her belongings, Yori would bid farewell to the Sound Festival, and begin her journey back to Cloud...

{Exit}