Searching for Jumba (AC)

[Kiyoshi]

(OOC: I created an animal companion, Jumba, whom can be found at the link www.narutoforumrp.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=acceptedcompanions&action=display&thread=61916
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Giant Alligator
Location: Swamp and River Regions
Preparation: The stomach acid of a Giant Alligator may be bottled and preserved for later use. The gatherer may also harvest the hide of this creature to be sold.
Special: In the Swamp region there is a four percent chance that a user is capable of finding such a creature.
Description: Picture Giant alligators resemble common alligators but can grow immensely large. An average adult Giant Alligator is about thirty feet long. Like common alligators they have thick scaled hides, reptilian features and long powerful tails. The stomach acid of this beast is indeed an acid. Though without the abilities of some stronger poisons this acid will cause pain when it comes in contact with flesh. Corrosion may occur if the person had prolonged contact with large amounts of the poison but this is unlikely unless said person is actually swallowed.
Drawback: --
Cost: 37,250 Ryo Full Price in Region, 66,500 Ryo Full Price in Opposite Region, 17,750 Ryo Extract Cost for 32 uses in Region, 27,500 Ryo Extract Cost for 32 uses in Opposite Region


Greg was walking through a swamp, doing something very important. Very important. He was searching for an animal companion. His first one actually. That is why this was so important. It wasn't everyday that you got to search for an animal companion, and was Greg was now.

Greg knew that by the end of it he'd be tired of it, but for now, he was enjoying. The sunlight poured down through the trees and Greg felt it light upon his bare skin. His shirt was off and he had a bathing suit on. He was in a large swamp.

The swamp water was murky and dirt, and there were lots of trees. These trees had branches that hung down low into the water.

Greg pushed a tree branch away and walked on. No wind blew, the water was still. Greg was in knee deep water and he was moving on. He was actually looking for a specific animal companion. A giant alligator.

Greg had always loved alligators. When he heard from Momo years ago that there were gaint alligators that you could keep as pets Greg became very excited. He knew instantly that he wanted one. Greg was away from his village now searching for one.

Greg walked on the still water for an hour, barely moving. He was trying to stay quiet. He then thought that it might be better to make noise instead of staying quiet. Then again maybe not. Greg kept quiet.

So many decisions to make. So many. And Greg didn't know which ones to do. This was his first time. What did he do?

Greg moved among the algae, pushing it away. Just then he saw bubbles forming in the water. "What is tha-" Greg started, but stopping as he saw what was coming up. It was a gaint beaver.

Greg quickly pulled out his gauntlet and readied himself. "Come on," he said.

[▐Shibu]

Didn't get it bro, try again -- Link

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[Kiyoshi]

The beaver dived at him and he jumped from the water. Greg then dove on top of the beavier with his gauntlet. He sliced the creature's shoulder blade and it let out a menacing scream. Greg then jumped right back off of it as it slurged into the water. "Rawwwwrrr!" It screamed.

Greg then landed in the water. "Electromagnetic Murder!" he shouted, and sent a stream of lightning trailing in the water. It shocked the beast, just enough to fry it's fur and skin. The creature then ran away in the water. The smell of burnt hair in the air.

After that Greg looked up into the sun and saw it going down. "Ah, shit!" Greg shouted. He just realized that the battle he just had probably scared most of the alligators away.

Greg got out of the water and sat on the shore, waiting for the waters to calm. No point in walking further. After an hour Greg moved back to the waters and continued his search for another two hours.

[← KIRA →]

Still no luck. Try again.

[Kiyoshi]

After two hours Greg got out of the water and sighed as he saw the sun going down. "Huh, no point in searching anymore today," Greg said. He got out of the water and on shore. Once on shore he pitched up a tent and laid down inside of it. "Goodnight," he said to nobody.

Greg woke up the next morning with an aching head and back. Not to mention about fifteen bug bites scattered over his body. "Uh," Greg said getting out the tent. "This is harder than I thought."

Greg cooked a small breakfast, an omlette, and then got back into the water. The sun wasn't fully out yet, so the water was still fairly cold. Greg moved among the water, searching for his new animal companion. It was at this time that Greg saw a fish swimming by. "Bait," Greg said smiling.

Greg easily caught the fish, and then tied a wire to it's tail. After that Greg tied the other end of the wire to a tree and let the fish swim in the water. "Now," Greg said, "all I have to do is wait for an alligator, and if another animal comes, stop it before it takes a bite out of the fish."

It was thirty minutes later that Greg saw bubbles coming from near the fish.

[Kiyoshi]

Greg watched the bubbles closely and then watched as a creature emerged from the water for a second. It was a snake. A big looking one too. And it was going for the fish. Greg sat up suddenly and then he threw a kunai at the snake. The snake went under the water and easily dodged it.

Greg jumped into the water and quickly formed bone claws on his right and left hands using his Kaguya kekkei genkai. He ran at the snake and it tried to bite him. Greg shoved his right claw into it's mouth and sliced it apart from the inside of it. Then using his left claw Greg sliced apart it's body.

Blood covered the water and the snake body floated on the top of the water. Greg retracted his claws and he smiled. "Now," Greg said, "this blood will attract my animal..."

[Kiyoshi]

Greg waited and watched for a new animal to arrive. It was taking longer than he expected that it would. Even with blood in the water, little occured. Greg saw a few piranha come up and eat away at the snake's body, but even that was boring to him. Greg eventually fell into a light sleep, despite of how hot and humid it was.

He dreamed of finding an alligator. An alligator that he would teach to obey him. However, upon waking he saw nothing of the sort. All he saw was that he had slept long enough for night time to come.

Greg stood up from the bank and walked through the water. Perhaps something would attack him and he could capture it. Something like an alligator.

[← KIRA →]

Nope. Try Again

[Kiyoshi]

Greg moved through the murky waters, wondering if he would ever find anything. It got to be an hour and Greg finally saw movement out of the corner of his eyes. Whatever it was, it was hungry, because it was coming after Greg at a rapid speed. Greg stood in front of the creature, bracing himself for what was coming.

Something struck at his legs, but Greg was much too fast for the creature. He dodged it, going into the air. Still Greg could not see the creature. Only a vague outline of it's body. Greg came down with his gauntlet on his right hand, ready to injure the creature in the back. Perhaps a weak point, where he could then capture the beast.

Greg did come down on it, but appearantly only on it's tail. It ripped a chunk of flesh out of the creature, but besides that no real damage was done. The creature moved on to the right, and Greg stood in a position, ready to hit the beast with everything he had.

The beast did then come back for a second round, and this time Greg saw glowing eyes above the surface of the water. Greg threw a kunai at them, but it missed as the creature ducked underwater. "This stupid dark," Greg said. The creature was coming in fast now. Greg immediately started running toward shore. Maybe he could lure it toward shore and defeat it there.

[Kiyoshi]

Greg moved toward shore as fast as he possibly could, but unfortunately, he wasn't moving fast enough. The creature was gaining on him. Moving at an amazing speed in the heavy water.

Greg whipped around and threw a shuriken at the beast. It did nothing and the creature was almost upon him. Greg tried to focus and watch it, but all he could see was a blur coming at him. Greg moved his gauntlet at the creature, and he was able to just barely stop it's jaws as it was about to bite him. What luck, Greg thought, holding the beast back with all of his might.

[← KIRA →]

Nothing Still

[Kiyoshi]

Greg threw his strength forward in one blast and sent the creature spiraling through the water. "What in the Hell are you?" Greg asked through his deep breathes he was panting. Greg suddenly formed a barrage of handsigns and shouted, "Electromagnetic Murder!" Greg forced his hands into the water and sent a stream of lightning toward the beast. As the lightning blasted Greg could faintly see the outline of the animal. It looked like a large lizard.

The stream of lightning went forward, and in the water the lizard could not avoid the blast. It was shocked, and stood still for a few seconds. Just long enough for Greg to get to shore. When he got to shore he held his gauntlet out and watched as the beast started to move again. "Now you have to come on to my terf," Greg whispered.

[Kiyoshi]

The creature lunged at Greg, and he jumped over it. Now the creature was moving much more slowly on land, and even though Greg couldn't see it, he could easily predict where it was. "Needles of wind!" Greg shouted, forming the appropriate hand signs and forming five needles out of wind chakra. He immediately threw them down at the creature. He heard a soft thrumming noise as he landed only a couple of feet away from the creature.

"What is going on?" Greg said aloud. The creature suddenly snapped at Greg and bit off a small chunk of flesh on his right forearm. "Aaaah, that hurt," Greg said. He moved his hand forward and sliced it across the neck with his gauntlet. "Now try to attack me!!" Greg shouted.

[Kiyoshi]

The creature did try, lunging it's head forward and snapping it's jaws at Greg. By now the sun was rising, and Greg could vaguely make out the creature's image. It looked like a giant lizard, not so much an alligator, however, it was still too dark to tell. Greg forced his gauntlet into the jaws of the beast, stopping it dead in it's track. The creature's mouth had been caught wide open, the claws of the gauntlet digging in. Blood poured down on to Greg's wrist, along with saliva. The smell of the creature's breath was over powering and Greg's eyes started to well up with tears. Suddenly Greg drew his hand out of the creature's mouth, making the creature's mouth bleed a lot faster. Greg left the large lizard, assuming that it wasn't an alligator, and made his way back into the river. Finally the water was starting to warm up, and as he was walking Greg noticed that he was leaving a small flow of blood behind him. It was the lizard's blood that had been on his gauntlet and wrist. Greg thought about removing his hand but instead let the blood flow. Maybe it would in the end attract an alligator. The sun came out over the sky and the river started to warm up even more.

[ｒａａｈｎ]

not found

[Kiyoshi]

Greg walked slowly through the water as he saw fit. The water was slowly warming up now, and running in a small current around his legs. As Greg was walking through this water that was ever so gently growing warmer, he thought about what he was and what he was doing in this world. If I can't even find an alligator, he thought simply to himself, then really what am I? I'm nothing important. Greg slowly moved through the water, churning it up as he went. It felt slushy and he heard a noise above his head. Greg looked up to find a small monkey swinging from vine to vine. For a second he was frightened, but that soon went away. However, not without leaving a remnant of guilt in Greg for feeling frightened at hearing a monkey. As he moved through the water he thought for a second, What if I am attacked from my legs? Greg then moved slowly toward the shore and as he stepped his foot out he touched the warm earth with his toes. Greg then climbed on to shore, looking for what he sought.

As he was walking he could now see the water more clearly and was able to tell whether or not something other than himself was moving in the water, that he knew from experience, was not so easy to move in. If there is an alligator in there, Greg thought, it'd have to be pretty strong to outlast that current. And it's even picking up. It never even occured to Greg that he may find the alligator on shore. He walked further on and the sun rose higher into the sky, the heat baking upon his soft skin. "Where are you?" Greg asked aloud.