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Post by Kawiie on Sept 3, 2014 21:40:24 GMT
Choumon pressed himself against a large tree trunk that could barely hide his large body. Looking back at Yuko, he nodded. “I think this is it,” he whispered. The two had been following the information that Choumon had gathered, reaching the possible destination of a bounty collector. Right now, they were looking in at an outpost based in an old, abandoned clan compound in the middle of a forest on the outskirts of the wind country, bordering up to the River country.
Looking back out, he tried to see if he could determine if anyone living was there. He saw no immediate movement, but there were scattered lights throughout the camp. “Do you see anyone?” he whispered through the darkness. It had taken them a whole day to get there, and night had already settled on the land, the cool desert air even reaching this border forest.
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Post by randomonioum on Sept 3, 2014 21:49:26 GMT
Yuko peered out into the compound. The lights weren't revealing anyone to her either, but at the very least it would make it harder to see them in the dark. She shivers against the cold. "Nothing. They might be confident in their early warning system?" Once more she cursed not bringing a sensory type ninja, and wished she had her fathers gift of reading the roots. Vibrations carried, and trees could tell some interesting stories. Perhaps it would be in her fathers scrolls...
She stored that thought away for another time, and quickly forms a few seals. A wood clone grows out of her side, squatting next to her. "If you are going in, take the clone with you. I'll be able to read whats going on, and provide long range support if a fight breaks out." She smiles. "Plus I'm sure she won't mind being used as a bludgeon if needed."
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Post by Kawiie on Sept 3, 2014 22:00:05 GMT
Nodding in understanding, the man took a deep breath. Most likely, the compound was filled with ordinary criminals, but some could be ninja, and again, nukennin could be visiting to get missions or receive a bounty like the ones they were searching for had probably done some days before. He would have to be careful, though stealth was not his strong suite. Looking at the clone, he signaled for it to go first, after which he followed.
For a moment, he was completely visible in the moonlight, as there was a patch of open land between the forest and the compound walls, but as he pressed himself against the cold stone that made up the walls, he heard no screams and yells, saw no advancing ninja. Apparently, he had gone unseen.
Crawling onto the wall, he looked over the edge, unto a courtyard of sorts. There, people were walking. So there was life. Counting, he could see at least seven people. They were all clad in clothes that hid most of their body, which made them look just as shady as one would expect of bounty collectors. Now they just needed to get in.
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Post by randomonioum on Sept 3, 2014 22:08:02 GMT
The clone of Yuko stops to think. It is too dry thanks to the proximity of the desert, or she would raise a mist to hide their entry. Creating water would be far too obvious... They could go underground if she took Choumon with them, but they had no clue where they were going. The clone shakes its head. "We may have to make our presence known and bluff it out."
The Yuko up in the woods maintains a careful watch, one eye on her surrounding and the other on her clone. She held the snake hand seal ready. If a large group attacked Choumon, and they were more competent than suspected, then she might need to break out her most powerful non lethal attack. It was taxing to use, though, even with her Senju stamina, so it was a last resort.
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Post by Kawiie on Sept 4, 2014 20:18:34 GMT
Choumon nodded. “I guess that's our best option, indeed,” he said, before making his way around the compound to the gate, after which he called out. “Hey! Is someone in there?!” he roared, two men appearing up on the walls with bows drawn.
“Who's there?!” they asked. Choumon's mind raced. He was not a guy who normally got his way through bluffing, but he nevertheless thought of something fast. “Just two travelers looking for a place to stay the night!” He hoped they could not see his hitai-ate, placed on his belt, through the darkness, or his bluff would go down the drain.
“You look awfully well-equipped for a simple traveler?” the man on the wall said with a questioning voice. Choumon looked back at his club on his back, and down at the ninja plate on his torso, then grabbed the hand of the Yuko clone and pulled her forward.
“I'm but a bodyguard of this young woman,” he said, hoping they would not suspect anything...
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Post by randomonioum on Sept 4, 2014 21:01:36 GMT
The Yuko clone is surprised, but rolls with it. He certainly knows how to go with a bluff; Make it bold enough, and surely it will work! And its not like she hadn't brought him along for extra protection, anyway... "Yes! I am but a simple traveller, travelling to see my family. This man was kind enough to protect me along my way, as I am sadly too weak to defend myself..." Yup. Really selling it Yuko. Lets hope they are sexist, or that is going to fall really flat.
A few hundred meters away, a slapping noise can be hear, almost as if the real version of someone has just made contact with their face via their palm.
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Post by Kawiie on Sept 4, 2014 21:24:00 GMT
“Find somewhere else!” the men on the wall shouted back, before vanishing behind the wall again. Obviously they were not going to let them in, which probably meant they were hiding something they could not even let a bunch of random travelers see. Sighing, the man formed a fist. “Guess we'll have to break in.”
Walking closer to the gate, the man stopped within arms reach. Pulling his arm back, he then crashed it into the solid wooden doors, which was blasted to splinters, creating an enormous hole that could even fit the Akimichi.
“I can't believe you'd reject someone as beautiful as my companion when asked for help,” he said and cracked his knuckles, as he saw the men gathered around him drawing all sorts of weapons. “But let's cut to the chase, then. Where's your leader!”
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Post by randomonioum on Sept 4, 2014 21:43:57 GMT
Yuko and her clone both blinked at this act of destruction. No chakra was released that she could tell... Was that all natural strength? Clearly she was on the right side of this fight. The clone followed in behind him, ready to form the seals for jutsu if a fight broke out. Yuko behind them closed the gap a little, to get a better view of the action.
Inside was more people than first anticipated, all of them now either with weapons in hand, or about to have them. Shouts could be heard further out, obviously people who had heard the commotion. The clone says, "Believe it or not, we come in peace. All we want is a little information. We won't harm you or your leader." The clone smiles. "If you tell us what we want to know, anyway."
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Post by Kawiie on Sept 4, 2014 21:54:30 GMT
Choumon nodded at the woman's words. “Indeed, I would hate having to--” Before he could finish his sentence, a man had jumped at him with a sword, which the large man responded to by moving with surprising speed, up to the man, before smashing him into the ground so hard it shattered like glass. He then got back up and sighed. “I would hate having to hurt more of you.”
The men looked on his horror, but then looked at each other, deciding that their superior numbers were more than enough to combat the giant's strength. Running in withs words, spears, kusari-gama and other weaponry, they surrounded and closed in on the two. Choumon sighed again, before turning towards the woman. “You up for this?”
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Post by randomonioum on Sept 4, 2014 22:09:25 GMT
Yuko clone shook her head. Why do they think they can tackle the giant? Are they brave or just plain foolish? "Very well, if they wish to fight..." The clone steps forwards, forming three quick seals, and vomits a torrent of water, catching a few unawares and washing them back. Still, they are surrounded, and attacks begin to fall from all directions. Its not long before she is forced to rely on her speed to dodge the constant attacks.
Then, she realises she is a clone, and she doesn't have to take any of this nonsense. It quickly forms a few more seals, dropping to the ground as great wooden pillars erupt from the ground, forming a dome over her, Choumon, and five goons. Five goons who are now trapped in close quarters with Choumon. "I thought I would give you a ring to fight in. It might make the fight more fair."
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Post by Kawiie on Sept 4, 2014 22:24:01 GMT
Choumon watched the clone do her thing, eventually encasing them in a dome of interlocking wood, before telling him that she wanted to give him something to fight in. Smiling, the man looked around at the five men and started to warm up his right shoulder joint.
“I'll take a hint,” he said with a chuckle, before he swung his arm forward. “Bubun Baika no Jutsu!” With that, the arm grew many sized and smashed into two of the men with enough force to blast a hole in the dome as they went flying through it. The last three seemed discontent fighting any longer, but now Choumon had got a taste for it.
“Baika no Jutsu!” he roared after forming a seal, growing several sizes, becoming so big he nearly could not fit in the dome, before focusing chakra to his palms. “Chou Harite!” was the alst thing the men heard befoe they were completely flattened by an excessive amount of force, that tore apart the ground and even caused the wooden dome to crack.. After shrinking, Choumon looked around at the surrounding damage.
“I think I may have overdone it...”
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Post by randomonioum on Sept 4, 2014 22:56:58 GMT
Yuklone lets the dome fall away, and frowns at the damage. "Well, I would have preferred we left them alive..." She sighs, and faces the other goons, who are rapidly backing away. "If any of you cares to see the extent of MY strength, please come forward. This is but one of many bodies." The clone smiles.
"ENOUGH!" A voice booms, and a man crosses out into the field of combat. "I don't know what you are doing here, but I won't stand for it! This is neutral ground, I won't have you dragging your fights here..." The man notices there are only two outside shinobi. "What on earth happened here?" While the men seem to be scared of the two of them, this man seems to have seen it all before, and is taking the damage in his stride.
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Post by Kawiie on Sept 5, 2014 12:45:54 GMT
“My apologies,” Choumon said as he looked around at the remaining men. Suddenly, however, a single man came out, shouting at the shinobi. Choumon looked at the man, taking in his figure. He seemed to be in good condition, possibly a much better fighter than the rest of the rack. Maybe even a shinobi. He claimed this was neutral ground, to which Choumon answered.
“We're still within Kaze no Kuni, and as shinobi of the village of Sabakugakure, we have the right to … Inspect suspicious locations,” he said. “Besides, you attacked us. We just wanted to talk.”
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Post by randomonioum on Sept 5, 2014 12:59:43 GMT
The man waves his hand at Choumon. "Bah! Authority. We do you a vital service and you know it. So now that I know you aren't here solely to injure these deadbeats, what is it you want? We aren't hiding anything illegal, everyone knows what we do here." Her folds his arms, frowning at the two of them. Yuklone takes the lead. "We are in pursuit of two shinobi who attacked our village. We simply wish to know if they have been here, or if you know where they might be headed?"
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Post by Kawiie on Sept 7, 2014 20:36:18 GMT
The Akimichi listened as the man claimed to be doing them a “service”. He belt like beating the man's face in, but there had already been too much fighting. They needed to try and get information out of him through dialogue and diplomacy.
“I you can provide us with the info we need, we'll leave without any further trouble,” Choumon said as the man seemed hesitant with sharing any information with them. However, eventually, he spat and told them what they wanted to hear.
“We had two visitors not too long ago,” he said, obviously not happy with this. He shared all the information he could on their looks,as well as their general travelling direction, though nothing else could be shared. “But you did not hear it from me!” he finished. Choumon nodded.
“Very well, thank you for the help,” he said, before turning towards the Yuko clone. “Guess we'll have to ask around the nearby towns for people of that description until we get more info.”
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