Going Batty! [m][p]

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Name: Going Batty.
Rank: D
IIC Length: 2 Nights.
Difficulty: Easy
Description: All over the village, there has been a recent uprising in bat sightings during sleeping hours. The shinobi must use any skill they have to get rid of as many bats as they can, any way possible (that doesn't damage property). If the shinobi wishes to take a bat in as their own pet, they have the right to do so.
Objective: Knock out some of these bats.
Reward: 1,000 Ryo

Riou had made her appearance at the Kusakage's Mansion hours ago. Why had she waited so long to start her mission? It had to be nighttime for bats to come out, and she felt sure that waiting a few hours after the sun had gone down would be easier than sitting somewhere starting into the distance. Unfortunately, as luck -- bad luck -- would have it, the young kunoichi still found herself participating in a staring constest with the sky.

Overhead it was a navy canvas, holes in the shapes of stars spotting it every now and then. The light was very meager, even with the moon hanging high above, but it was enough for her to discearn movements and shapes with her keen eyes. Those hazels shifted lazily to and fro; she still had not seen anything at all. The shinobi, dressed in her usual sailor seifuku outfit, was perched in one of the best places to find bats: on a roof. The building was not very high, but it was enough to give her a vantage point on their flying patterns, and that was what she hoped for.

There~! Honey-topped head tipped to the side as a black shape drifted toward her through the air, wings flapping every now and then. The mammal was gliding straight toward her, but after opening its mouth slightly, seemed to realize she was there and shifted to the side. Slender fingers tightened their grip upon the hilt of her katana, which was already unsheathed for steath purposes, and then quickly released it. The sword was placed gently down upon the roof, and the girl stood and twirled on the spot, facing the bat that had landed there.

Her attention upon the katana had allowed others to appear, and in total three were present there -- one on the ground, two flapping around the roof in the air. It appeared that either this was a very popular hangout, or there were so many bats in the city that seeing them was too common. Straightening up, either arm maneuvered, fingers twitching as they shifted and connected in the handseal of the rabbit. Around her, leaves swirled up from their fallen places on the rooftop and ground and whirled around her. She felt the slight drain in her chakra as it rushed out to meet the leaves, whose edges sharpened almost instantaneously.

Smiling, she clenched her hands into the seal and the leaves rushed forth toward the bats. They.. didn't stand a chance, really. After all, what was so frightening about a bunch of leaves? But as soon as the edges passed over the flesh, or shot into them, they realized: quite a bit. Screeches of pain were cut off quickly as the leaves swirled around the bats, cutting their small bodies so efficiently that they dropped down, twitching and bleeding, to the rooftop.

Releasing the rabbit seal, the leaves fell down, harmless but covered in blood, to the roof's top. Leaning to pick up her sword she stepped over toward the bats, two of which had succumb to the effects of bloodloss. The other was still trying to get away, significently less cut up than the other. Frowning, she raised her sword up and brought it down with a sickening chop upon the bat's head. It severed and rolled, then stopped, staring blankly.

Groaning, the girl turned again and retrieved the garbage bag she had brought along, as well as the pack of several rubber gloves. Snapping on the black material, she drug the bag over to the bodies and held it open. Using her other hand she picked each one up in turn, head included, and shoved them into the bag. Gloves followed, and then she dropped the bag, wrinkling her nose. "Alright bats. Who's next?"

Techniques Used
-- Mokuton: Kamisorikonoha.

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Apparently, it wasn't so much a question of "who" was next so much as "how many?" The screeches coming from the dying bats was enough to attract the attention of several others -- all Riou had to do was crouch, waiting a few minutes. She was pleasantly surprised when at least six bats fluttered her way through the darkness, adding the the chaos of wing-flapping sounds already in progress. Lips twiched into a sneer and she turned, shuffling her way to the center of the roof.

Did bats make colonies, like bees? Attacking those other bats seemed to have made these hostile, for they did not just fly past her. No, they screeched menacingly, and one even dove, mouth open to show those tiny but razor-sharp teeth. The blonde leapt out of the way, katana moved and sheathed at her side in the process. As it was, for taking out so many bats at once the earlier mokuton jutsu seemed more appropriate. Hands moved up and formed the rabbit seal, which was held. It would not do to forget that not keeping the seal intact would ultimately kill the jutsu.

Again the leaves rose into the air and wove a pattern around her, edges sharpening with the application of chakra. The drain of energy was not enough to phase her, although she was accutely aware of it, always keeping mental tabs on how much she should or could use. Eyes narrowed, and on a whim the leaves rushed forward toward the bats in front of her, passing by and ripping open their tiny bodies just as quickly as before. However, these did not fall so easily, for some dodged -- she flashed her teeth in a snarl and willed the leaves to return. They did, backtracking to cut past the flying mammals once again.

This time, the effected bats fell, if not from sheer pain then from an affliction to their wings. The bats behind her did not go unnoticed, but then, neither did she. While she was focused upon the flying rats in front, one from behind swooped at her and sunk its teeth into her shoulder. The Kikkawa let out a howl, not of pain, but of surprise. The teeth were tiny, and while the flesh stung from being punctured.. it wasn't life-threatening at all. Hissing, she did not release the handseal of the rabbit, for that would have been counterproductive. Instead, she turned, and willed the leaves to rush past her to rip up the bats that were previously behind her, but now were the center of her attention.

The bat latched to her shoulder flapped its wings erraticlly, pulling back, and tearing the flesh with it. Nails stung her flesh, parting the layer of epidermis and allowing her own blood to spill. Eyes wide, she managed to hold the handseal long enough for the last of that group of bats to fall. Then with a snarl of rage, the seal was released and she swung her hand around, grabbing the mammal's head. The kunoichi tugged it away from her, it screeching and trying to scratch her with those back claws. The hand's twin snapped around to grab it by the body and, with a disgusting rip of flesh and breaking of bone, she tore the bat's head from its small body.

Hands already soiled, she tossed both parts of the bat into her nearby garbage bag. "Well, I'm going to say.. that I got rid of enough bats," she murmured, wrinkling her nose at the disgusting blood that soiled her hands. The girl grabbed her bag and after picking up the bodies, leapt off the roof to dispose of her new trash and report back to the Kage.

Techniques Used
-- See above.

[ Exit! ]

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