Epidemic

## The Beginning of the Chakra Virus 4-27-16

Andikins: {AJ} Ugh he felt like crap today. Ari dredged himself out of bed, finding himself weak all over as if his muscles were exhausted! Which was odd because he rarely ever got to this point unless his old teammate stabbed him to excess or he got sick (and he never gets sick! Thanks to his clan's special water at least). But today was different, and it seemed that he wasn't the only member of the Junrei household that felt that way! Almost everyone aside from his grandfather had gotten sick and found themselves either bedridden or meandering through the halls of the compound. While Ari's grandfather sought to keep everyone contained and in bed, Ari wrote a message to the Hoshikage with shaky and cold sweaty hands, tying it to a messenger falcon that there seemed to be a problem with the entire clan and they would kindly request some assistence. That being said, the falcon might have just contracted whatever the hell it was too. If it was one of those freaky cross-species things. {AJ}

Hoshikage: -Today was a day amongst all the rest of the days. The paperwork had been done at this point in the day. So the middle-aged Kage was overlooking the village from his point of the office. Even though the paperwork had been done, missions had been handed out, the Kage still had something on his mind. A Kage holds many secrets. Most of them he keeps seperate from the village, the others, few knew about. He kept much to himself. Although his anger released itself once in awhile. Especially when he was put face to face with the brat Kaiiaki Kurisutaru. Even the mention of her name made him grunt aloud. This young teenager had been giving him trouble ever since she had first entered the village. She had been a resident there before, and had mysteriously disappeared without so much as a written notice of her resignation. Although the rest of the world had no idea what had happened, he knew. He knew everything that was swept under the carpet. He preferred to keep those sort of things to himself. He never revealed anything he didn't feel obligated to tell. "Those two..." He murmered under his breath. Before he could think any more on the subject, he noticed a bird fly by his window. It looked to be as if it were the messenger bird owned by the Junrei Clan. He thought this odd, as he never heard much from this clan. The bird flew around the window and landed over in the messenger receival unit. The Kage paused for a moment, thinking about all the options it could be related to. He didn't have long to think before a Jonin of the messenger and decoding unit all but broke down the Kage's door. "Lord Hoshikage! An urgent message for you from Ari Junrei! It seems clan has become ill and they have the symptoms of stomach pain, rash on the face, and fever!" The Hoshikage's yellow eyes widened in shock of the message. Immediately, he responded. "Quarantine the Junei off from the rest of the village! No visitors in or out! All the sick are to be transported to the hospital with a medical ninja escort as soon as possible. The rest are to be contained within their village with round the clock guards to see that no one comes in or out. And get me the top medics in here as soon as possible! I need Auru Gojasu, Dahlia and Kaiiaki Kurisutaru in here at once. NOW GO!" The Kage yelled those few last words, as if that would make the Jonin move any faster. The Jonin bowed before the Kage quickly. "Yes sir!" He quickly exited the room without another word. The Hoshikage sat down at his desk, his weight causing the chair to shift and creak. He put his head within his hands, now beginning to feel the stress of the situation.-

Andikins:{AJ} After about a half an hour tops of waiting, Ari and his entire family were quarantined. Then came the hazmat suit wearing medical ninja, they were there to escort them off to a location that had been rendered inert of all bacteria and things of the like.  All the while, members of the Junrei household were attempting to ask about what was wrong with them and what was going on.  They got no answers, well they were getting answered but those hazmat suits made it sound like Kenny McCormick speaking through his damn hood. Apparently this wasn't just some average illness afterall huh?  Well there wasn't much for the lad to do but lie down in the bed they provided for him and try to sleep it off if at all possible. {AJ}

ShizukaNara: -Somewhere within a small three story building, Within one of its floors a girl was seen tossing and turning within her bed, Moaning in pain as she laid there helpless in her bed as she felt really sick for some strange reason. Like everyone else within the village, Shizuka Nara was also feeling sick but unlike the rest she wasn’t living with anyone so she had to force herself out of bed in order to reach a hospital, What she was doing seem foolish but she knew she had no choice of the matter. “This sucks, How did I get sick” She mumbled as she slowly got herself dress in order to head out which took a bit of time since her body was hitting all over. The girl herself felt like she would pass out at any moment on how badly sick she was but she knew she had to push herself to at least towards the hospital in order for the medical ninja to aid her as soon as possible. Shizuka had no clue what she had cause in her mind she thought it was just a regular cold of some kind so she ignored  it until she got towards the hospital which seem to be a long trip to go to.-

KingTDSJ:Shin sighed as he sat on his couch in front of his tv. His sigh was immediately folowed by a series of coughs. The coughs were then followed by a sniffle as he crouched ove a bit gripping his stomach. “I’m not sick. I’m not sick” He kept repeating to himself as he thought about the quarantine of the Junrei clan he had heard about. “Besides even if I am sick we Uzumaki are known for our life force, I’m pretty sure its no big deal, probably just a cold. I can sweat that out easily.” He said allowed as he stood up slowly. His bones felt stiff, the look of fatigue could easily be seen on his face. He scratched his right forearm which had already had some type of rash on it. “There’s no way I’m sick. I barely even see members of the Junrei clan and they’re the only people reported to be infected right now” He coughed some more as he made his way to his closet door. He cold sweaty hand grabbed the doorknob as he opened it slowly. He reached inside and quickly pulled out a scarf as he put it around his neck. “Why is it so cold today.” He said as he paced around the house, contemplating on his ailment “What can it be?” He thought aloud a he continued to pace back and forth. “Forget it. Doesn’t matter now. I’ll just go train” HE thought to himsel as he formed a handsign and attempted to perform his Hiraishin. As he molded his chakra he felt his chakra become constricted as his muscles started to ache and his jointss stiffened. He stumbled into the wall as he slowly slid down into a sitting position. He grunted in pain a bit. “I can’t perform my jutsu!?” He thought aloud, finally realizing just exactly how severe his condition could be. He forced himself to stand up. He went upstairs “I have to notify someone.” He walked ito his bedroom as he stumbled to the window and pushed it open .He whistled out into the open air. Within a few moments a messenger hawk appeared in front of his window, landing on the window seal. Shin wrote down a brief message to the Kage before he strapped itt to the bird’s leg “Take this to the Kage mansion immediately” He ordered the bird before he sent it off. Shin then sat on his bed, looking out of the window as he awaited for the bird to returne, or someone to escort him to quarantine.

MasaruNamikaze:~The sweat beamed down Masaru’s face as he practiced his Sober Drunken Fist Taijutsu just in the back yard of his own house. It wasn’t to learn anything new, more or less, to keep what he already knew in tip top shape in case a problem arises and he would have had to use it. He planned to train more in the style, to eventually learn every form and have it master, but he hadn’t gotten around to it with everything that had been going on in his life. He fell to his knees as he felt his legs give up from underneath him due to fatigue. He had only been practicing for a half hour at most, there was no way he was to be tired already. He managed to bring himself back to his feet before striking his initial fighting pose. That’s when it happened again; he couldn’t stay on the one leg required for it and instantly fell back to the ground, panting heavily. He began to feel a sharp pain in his stomach as well as feeling nauseous. Perhaps he had come down with something like the flu, or just a pretty hyped up version of the common cold. He didn’t know either way. He just knew he wasn’t feeling too good all of a sudden. ~ “Mom!” ~He yelled as loud as he could.~ “I don’t feel too good!” ~His Mom came rushing from the house and into the backyard, her hands covered in gloves as she was cleaning a bit.~ “What’s wrong?” ~She said, more curious than worried until she saw him on all fours clenching his stomach and panting like a dog. She instantly went to his side and attempted to help him up.~ “I’m taking you to the clinic” ~She said without inquiring more about his condition.~ “Mom, it’s probably not necessary. I think I was just training too hard. I think I just need some rest.” ~He said, sort of downplaying his condition so his mom didn’t completely freak out.~ “Do you feel yourself? You are burning up. You’re going whether you like it or not Masaru.” ~She said before literally picking him in her arms, as if he was a baby again. He was surprised she had the strength in the first place, but then he remembered she was a Yopparai woman. Men being on drunken rampages was common, and the woman were often the ones to hold them down. She carried him with ease out of the front door, telling Masaru’s little brother to behave himself for the few minutes she was going to be gone. ~ “I’m going to run you to this clinic, and then come back to get your brother ok?” ~She said, and before Masaru could even say anything she took off, running at a speed Masaru didn’t know she had. She was still a Namikaze, and speed only came natural. In fact, it didn’t take her long at all to arrive at the clinic, taking him inside and presenting his case to the front counter.~ “Please take a seat and we will be with him shor-“ ~The lady at the counter said before she noticed the rash on Masaru’s skin, and she directing Masaru and his mother to a room at the end of the hall. She spoke with a sense of urgency that made Masaru’s mom rush to the room, setting him down on the bed inside before telling him everything was going to be fine, though Masaru wasn’t too worried. She then turned around, attempting to leave the room and get back to her son, but she was then stopped by two people in weird looking suits.~ “What seems to be the problem?” ~She ask, slightly irritated.~ “I’m sorry miss, but you or your son can’t leave this room until you’ve been cleared.” ~One said while being sure to completely block the exit.~ “I have a kid at home who is probably scared and misses his mommy. If you don’t let me get to my son I will crush your face. “ ~She said, her fist clenched.~ “We can bring your son to you Miss, but we ask that you remain here in the meantime.” ~She calmed down a bit as she knew at the least her son would be safe with her.~ “Fine, you have five minutes to get him here or I’m going to get him myself.” ~She said before storming off to the further corner of the room and taking a seat in one of the chairs. The quickly shut the door and locked, making sure no one was getting in or out.~ “What’s going on?” ~Masaru asked, still a bit dumbfounded.~ “It’s ok, mommy has it handled.” ~She spoke to him as if he was still an infant, a little baby. Masaru resited the urge to scratch his itchy face as he could feel his condition become worst by the minute.~

Kaiiaki: -"I just do not understand why I have to take these pills. They do not make me feel any better." Kaiiaki complained at the amount of pre-natal vitamins and herbs she had to take on a daily basis. Dahlia had explained over and over again that they weren't for her, but for the baby. And every time, Kaiiaki didn't feel like they were neccessary. But she took them anyway with the usual complaining. She swallowed down the pills one by one, then took a swig of water to wash them down. Her right hand then returned the glass of water over to her bedside table. "You can't afford to have a deformed baby in this clan. And that's that." Dahlia spoke. Kaiiaki let out an irritated huff. "I am only two months pregnant. I am never going to get back to training with this little bug inside of me." Kaiiaki popped out of her bed, her bare feet plopping against the wooden floor. She stood up, feeling at once the ache of fatigued muscles from being pregnant. "This fucking sucks." She spat out while grabbing her Hoshi headband off of her boudoir. She tied the headband around her forehead and started to head out of her home. "I am going to see Masaru." She said bluntly. Today she was wearing a purple dress complete with a black cover up that was made with rips embedded in the material. It was the only thing that fit her now with her stomach growing with the life of a baby inside of it. None of her other ninja clothes fit anymore. She was also wearing some black tights that would cover up her legs and keep her blood-pressure even. Pregnant women tended to have blood pressure problems and Dahlia wasn't letting Kaiiaki take any shortcuts. Kaiiaki's bare feet pounded upon the creaking stairs, through the hallway and to the door. She barely had time to put on her black ninja shoes before she heard a barrage of knocks upon her door. Bewildered, she opened the door quickly and came face to face with an Anbu. "Uhh...can I help you?" She asked when he didn't say anything. The ninja simply stared emptily through his mask, and then all the words came out at one time. "Kaiiaki Kurisutaru. Dahlia Kurisutaru. You are among the top medics in the village. You are being summoned to the Hoshikage immediately. Please, put these suits on before we go any further." At once, Dahlia was at the door in a flash. "What seems to be the problem?" She asked with a serious expression upon her face. "The chakra virus has broken out to some clans of the village. It is highly contagious and we are finding more and more to be infected every hour. We need each of your medical expertise to save the village." Kaiiaki glanced quickly over at Dahlia. A knowing glance passed between them. There wasn't a need for words. The two sisters quickly put on their suits as fast as they cut put an arm and a leg here and there. The final touch was a gas mask, in order to prevent the spread of airborne pathogens. They each snapped their masks on, and took off at once with the Anbu. They sprinted off on top of rooftops of the village. It looked to be as if the small village was in chaos. Anbu and Jonin alike were desperately trying to round up the citizens of the village. The fooftops were the only reasonable way of traveling in this infected village. Citizens were crying out for mercy, begging the ninja to take their loved ones with them into the safe areas. People were being dragged apart from others. Screams filled the air of the once quiet Village Hidden among the Stars. A few bodies lay among the streets, citizens that would be easily killed from such a virus because of their lack to infuse chakra. "Oh, mass chaos. I like it." Kaiiaki grinned sinisterly over at her sister. -

KingTDSJ:It had only been about 2 hours before medical ninja arrived at Shin’s residence. “We can’t risk transporting you just yet Shin-sama. I’m sure you understand that because of the location of your house it be will too risky to move you during this time of day with so much residential activity going on you would be a high risk for spreading the virus. “ A medical ninja spoke to Shin from outside a clear bubble that Shin was inside. Shin sighed as he watched the various amounts of medical ninja coming in and out of his room. He then looked down at the IV in his arm and around at the various machines the put inside of his room. “Is all this even necessary doc? I’m not even that sick” He said before he sniffled. “Shin you have the Chakra Virus….It’s a rare disease that turns your own chakra into a fever. If a cure isn’t found soon enough the virus will take your body and the lives of various other ninja as well..” The med ninja said as she wore the obvious look of concern on her face. Shin thought to himself for a while as he once agained examined the area. For a brief moment he was scared, not necessarily for his own life but for the life and safety of the village. “I wonder if Masaru has this as well…” He said softly to himself. The woman looked at him “Is there something wrong Shin-sama” she asked. “No...just wondering about something. Who are we trusting to develop a cure?” He asked briefly while playing with the IV tube, squeezing it a bit and letting it go. She looked at the other medical ninja around her as they exchanged a brief conversation before she handed off her clipboard. “Two of the top medics in the village are on the job..The Kurisutaru Sisters” Shin sighed as he looked up a bit and smirked. “Well I guess my life is in the hands of a sadist jinchuuriki who probably planned to kill me at one point anyway.” He looked back at the woman and smiled. “This should be a fun experience”

MasaruNamikaze:~After a few minutes of waiting, a few men dressed in the same weird suits came in; a different set of ones, not the ones that were guarding the door. They walked over to Masaru and his mom instantly stood up to rush to his side once more.~ “What are you doing to him? And where is my other son?” ~She said, a bit more concerned than angry this time. One of the men calmly slipped an IV into Masaru’s arm and tied it into place.~ “We’re making sure your son stays hydrated ma’am. And as for your other son, we’re doing what we can to get him here with you.” ~They say before they calmly pull out a thermometer and put it in Masaru’s mouth to take his temperature. It was bit of an old school thermometer, but it seemed disposable; obviously not meant for more than one use by a sick victim.~ “You’re doing all you can? It’s obviously not enough. You don’t understand, he’s just a little boy. He can’t take care of himself ,he needs to be here with me.” ~She somewhat pleaded with them. They pulled the thermometer out of Masaru’s mouth and looked at it briefly before looking at each other and nodding. They dropped the thermometer into a sealable bag before tucking it away in a pocket of theirs.~ “We understand miss, but more important things have to be tend to. We can’t make any promises we can get your son here, but it is a top priority for us. We will see to it that a shinobi squad can possibly extract your son miss.” ~They said as they packed up whatever equipment they bought in with them and headed towards the doorway to exit.~ “What’s so serious that a shinobi squad is required to retrieve a little boy?” ~She asked, but before she could receive an answer, they were already out of the room, sealing the door tight behind them. Masaru kept a calm composure through all of it, though he was in pain, he did his best to remain calm. Though the thought of something potentially life ending having infected him creeps into the back of his mind every now and then.~ “Do you know what’s going on mom?” ~ Masaru asked, doing his best to conceal his worry.~ “No, I’m just as clueless as you. How are you feeling?” ~She said, taking his hand and holding it softly.~ “I’m doing my best to cope with it. It’s really painful.” ~He said as a sharp burst of pain awakened in his stomach and his whole body tensed up as a result. ~ “I’m sorry…I’m right here, never leaving your side. If I get infected with whatever you have we will fight through it together.” ~She said as she planted a kiss on his hand, one that soothed Masaru’s mental state. He smiled right before letting out a series of heavy coughs. ~

MikaNamikaze: -"Ah the sound of mass chaos in the morning. It sure soothes my frayed, moody nerves." Kaiiaki took a deep breath in through the gas mask. She inhaled the artificial air through the filters, then exahled. "I just wish it smelt a little better than this." Kaiiaki spoke through the gas mask she had been handed earlier. The air was stagnant, and not at all like the fresh air circulating throughout the village on a normal day. However today was not a normal day, and the disease was most likely airborne at this point. "The uncleanly fools..." Dahlia smiled underneath her mask. "Anbu, tell us those ninja that have been infected, and who the carrier was." The Anbu gave a slight hesitation before he began to utter out the names of the infected. "Shin Uzumaki, Shizuka Nara, Ari Junrei, and...Masaru Namikaze." Kaiiaki stiffened at the last two names that she heard. "You cannot be serious...tell me it is not true!" Kaiiaki yelled out at the man, confronting him with her voice since they were still pouncing on rooftops. They were nearing the Hoshikage's office now, almost there to hear their briefing. "I am afraid so Lady Kaiiaki...and among them all, Ari Junrei was the first to contract the virus, along with his entire clan." Once Kaiiaki heard this, she gave out a shriek of unintelligible words. "Those two...always getting themselves into trouble. Now I have to save Ari's ass once again and...Masaru." In truth, Kaiiaki's heart was bleeding out for the two men in her life that she cared about. Ari would be able to hold out in a decent length she hoped. But Masaru was a Genin. He had not the chakra a Chunin had. He would die within the day, maybe 26 hours if he was lucky. Ari, she guessed perhaps had perhaps 2 days. She had to get to them first. They needed her. And they were the only people other than Dahlia that Kaiiaki could possibly say she was close to. Everyone else, she could care less if they lay dying. Too bad she had to be one of the top medics in the God forsaken village. "Masaru!" Kaiiaki screamed across the village, hoping that he may somehow hear her. "I AM COMING FOR YOU!" She had never been the crying sort, even when she was upset. But for some reason, she felt like she wanted to in this moment. The screams echoed out into the village and shocked the Anbu running in front of them. Enough so that he stopped right where he was. She watched as he instinctively pulled a kunai out of his pouch, but quickly abandoned the idea as Dahlia said, "Don't you fucking think about it. We're here to save your lives you fool. She has a right to be upset over her lover being one of the sick." The Anbu froze, his body in a state of fear from the chill in Dahlia's voice. "Now excuse you." Dahlia spoke in a rigid voice, as she then walked past him. They were at the Hoshikage's office and ready to be briefed. The two sisters wasted no time as they rushed past the hallways, and into the Kage's office. They burst open the door and stood still upon seeing the Kage. "STAY AWAY! DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!" The Kage yelled at the sisters upon their entrance. The sisters stood still at the entrance, staring at the Kage and his appearance. "He's..." Kaiiaki spoke out, unable to finish her sentence. "Infected." Dahlia spoke out, not surprised at the condition they had found the Hoshikage in.-

KingTDSJ: Shin blew out a puff of air as looked up at the ceiling. This was followed by a series of coughs. “Oh god I feel like I have Ebola” He said aloud. He looked around at the med ninja who were busy doing some paper work and watching different machines, constantly coming and going, checking on various ninja throughout the village. Shin looked out of his window and sighed in boredom. “There’s nothing to do in this goaddam bubble” He thought to himself as he looked at the clouds. He then directed his attention to a medical ninja. “Hey doc...do me a favor and write something down on a piece of paper.” The ninja looked at him hesitantly in confusion. His look was followed by a more stern look from Shin which showed the ninja that he was serious. The ninja grabbed a piece of paper and a pen, looking at Shin to see what he wanted to be written. “Okay...listen to me carefully. I want you to write the phrase ‘Do you have Ebola too?’” Shin said. The medical ninja, who was beyond confused at the point continued to write the phrase like he was instructed. “Good now go to that window there and hold out the paper..then whistle.” The ninja looked at him in confusion as he held out the paper then whistled. Within a few seconds a hawk swooped by, grabbing the paper from the man’s hand before flying into the sky, circling back down and perching on the window seal. Shin looked at the bird “Deliver that to Masaru..I don’t care how. Just find a way inside. Use a window or something.” The bird turned a extended its wing as it took off into the sky. “While I’m here I need somebody to talk to..might as well try to have a productive conversation.” He thought to himself as he leaned back in his bed a bit, his foot poking the bubble he was in. He folded his arms and shivered a bit before coughing into his shoulder. “I’m not even that sick.”

Kolossi: The sun kissed the heavens, and the heavens gave birth to this day. Amongst the way the day had started, Jin spent most of his morning /(4AM-)\. With not much to do as usual, he felt as becoming a Genin would lead to a more so interesting life stature than what he had before Genin status. Rubbing his eyes with his right hand, he shuttered quite a few times before opening his eyes. With tiny musty crisp on the inner corner of right eye, he’d use his right hand’s index finger to scoop it out. After this event transpired, Jin shifted his right leg towards the right, having his left leg follow as well. Landing both of his feet on the soft furnished red rug. He’d shift his back to leap forward along with his upper body. Once doing so, Jin walked over with his swayed arms shackling side to side, approaching a door within his sky level view room. Putting on his customary ninja gear, he’d grab a few fruit that consisted of; (Apple, oranges, and bananas.) Now out of the door, Jin felt a strange shift in his chakra signature, but how could he know? Jin was planning on training that same day. Without any clue on how and why his chakra storage was acting so strange, he decided to give an incite full search to the medical core of the village to see what could be going on. While walking towards the medical core, Jin noticed others with the same issue, though his chakra was off, his sensory abilities aren't. As time kept progressing, the apparent sign that some fellow ninja were affected by whatever was causing it. Once Jin had reached the medical core’s office, he spoke to a representative of the force to explain his issue. So far, Jin isn’t sure on what or who could be causing this to happen to him and others.

MasaruNamikaze: ~Masaru rolled around in his bed a bit, trying to get comfortable but to no avail. He had chills, and seemed to cough every few seconds. Not the mention the terrible stomach pain. It was a bit much. He turned to face his mother, who didn’t seem to well either.~ “Mom, are you alright?” ~He asked, sitting up in his bed to closely examine her. She had basically turned pale, almost a grey. She was also starting to break out with a rash, one similar to the one he had already.~ “I’m fine…don’t worry about me. We’re going to get you better.” ~She said, fatigued and mostly out of breathe as if she had asthma and just ran a mile or two. ~ “Are you sure? You don’t look too well.” ~Masaru asked again, trying to get her to admit to the same sickness he had. ~ “Yes I’m sure honey. Just focus on getting better. Don’t worry about m-“ ~She trailed off a bit at the end of the last sentence as she kind of glossed over for a bit. Her body went limp for a split second before coming back to stiffness. ~ “Don’t worry about mommy. She’s going to take care of you.” ~She continued, doing her best to reassure Masaru that he was going to be fine, but not reassure him that she was. This worried him. The mystery infection seemed to be hitting her harder than him. He didn’t know what to do in this situation besides sit back and hope for the best. A bird then came, flying directly onto the window pain, and just perching itself there before repeatedly pecking at the window in an attempt to get it open. Masaru was hesitate to get up and open it, and Masaru’s mother seemed to be on the verge of unconsciousness, struggling to just keep herself upright in her chair. The bird eventually just busted open the window, cracking and shattering the glass in order to get in. It dropped off a note on Masaru’s lap before perching itself on the side of his bed. Masaru picked up the note with a curious expression and read it. Masaru chuckled a bit, as he found it humorous. Kind of like passing notes in class during a test just to make small talk. He scrambled to find a pin on the nearby table next to his bed. He calmly wrote ‘A little bit...so does my mom apparently. Things aren’t looking good.’ As small as he could, but big enough to be read on the backside of the original note. He then simply handed it to the bird and it grabbed it with its talons before taking off out of the window again, on its way to Shin. He then returned his attention to his mother, in order to watch for any signs of her needing immediate help, though it was evident she did already. He was really waiting for the moment more people in suits burst in to seal the window that had just got bust open. Which was an obvious breech of quarantine, but it seemed like they were taking their time.~

Kaiiaki: -The two Kurisutaru sisters stared at the Kage in shock. But after a few moments, they finally regained their composure. "Tell us our mission." Dahlia spoke calmly, ignoring the fact that just moments earlier the Hoshikage had yelled at them. The Kage went into a fit of scratching a nasty blooming rash upon his cheeks before he was able to answer. "Kaiiaki and Dahlia Kurisutaru. You must save the people of this village and create an antidote for the Chakra Virus that has spread throughout the village. Don't worry about me, save them first!" The Kage moaned out as if he were in pain and struggling to get a grip on humility. "I have one who can help you through the process. Her name is Kumiko Kyoko. She will meet you in the Hospital in the Laboratory wing. PLEASE! Get there quickly. I have done all I can. The fate of the village rests in your hands." The Kage was able to utter out these words before he collapsed into a heap upon his desk. A loud thud from his body occured, followed by silence. Kaiiaki turned to her sister then. "You take care of the Kage, Shin, and Shizuka. Keep their fevers subdued until we can find the antidote. I will take care of Ari and Masaru. I will meet you in the Laboratory as soon as I can." Dahlia nodded in understanding. Kaiiaki then flew off in her seperate direction. She ran so fast, it felt like her feet would lift off the ground and take flight. There had never been a moment in her life that she had run faster than she was now. Ari and Masaru's lives were on the line. And those were people that she simply could not be without. Within a full 2 minutes, Kaiiaki had arrived at the hospital. She had taken the shortcut of rooftops to get there. As it would be impossible to travel in the streets at this point. They were bad only moments ago, but now they were impossible. People were flocking the hospital, looking for a miracle cure. Their cries of pain and agony, and for their loved ones filled the air. The medical staff was shortstaffed and things were running amok with no one to restore order. Amongst all the chaos, Kaiiaki felt herself unbothered by it. It was easy for her to shrug off such a thing. But there was one thing she couldn't shrug off, and that was the pain of Masaru and Ari. Kaiiaki found herself in the middle of the hospital now, where most of the administration was gathered. The nurse in charge looked like she was knee-deep in the amount of patient admissions that were coming in. Kaiiaki took one look at the mess and stopped. She opened her mouth to speak, as she was sure her mouth would be heard even above the censorship of the gas mask. "Listen here all you bitches. Dahlia and I are in charge as top medics so I want you to listen up because this is how it is going to go. I need those that have the usage of offensive medical jutsu and any Jonin to use tranquilizers to put anybody that won't go willingly to sleep. Although I do love the sound of chaos, it is hard to get anything done with patients and the like crawling and screaming all over you. Those that aren't adept at offensive jutsu, I need you to go to the Herbal room and stock up on as much Elderberries as possible. Bring exactly one tea kettle to each patient. Green tea, with honey and 2 cups of the Elderberries ground up and BOILED. This will sustain their fevers for a few hours at least. Do not let me catch you doing it wrong or I will kill you. And charge nurse, keep going with those admissions and tell me where my Masaru Namikaze is." The female nurse stuttered a bit before she could come up with an answer. "H-he's right down the left hall in the quarantined unit!" Kaiiaki nodded and then took off down the hall. She flew again so quick that she had to skid to a stop as she burst through his door. One look and she could tell that he and his mother were dying, and quickly at that. "Oh my gawd. My love..." She ran to Masaru's beside that his mother wasn't occupying. Her gloved fingers found his hands, holding them tightly as if her touch alone would keep him together.-

ChikaKururugi:The woman had been in a deep meditative state for the last three hours, mostly because she was using the Sosen no Michibi to begin finding out as much as she could in the history of her clans. Mostly she was looking at the different Jutsus her clan members had known – selecting memories she wanted to return to for the future. Mostly to give herself an idea of some of the ones she might like to learn, or ones that weren’t being used at all anymore. Things she could learn, teach herself, things she could use to better Hoshi. Things she could do to wipe out the rest of her clan. For some reason, the Kyoko’s were unable to access her memories. It was probably due to the length of her feathers, and the fact that most of them had spent as little time as possible mastering the family jutsu. Their conceit in their knowledge had blinded them to the truth. But then a message arrived, and she found herself coming out of her trance state as an ANBU stood nearby. She slowly dragged herself from Michibi, blinking up at the ANBU with bleary eyes. “Can I help you?” The woman asked softly as she reached for her glasses. She put these on and then bound up her hair. Listening as the ANBU explained that she was needed immediately to head to the Labs in the Medical facility, something was wrong but she’d be given more details there. The woman rose from her spot and moved rapidly then, using her speed and knowledge of the area. She never forgot, anything, once she saw it – or heard it. So she moved with a swiftness that matched those that had been born and raised here. She noticed the throngs of people very quickly and then twisted her body around them, sticking to the roofs to minimize contact. Something was happening, and she felt and inkling of something crawl up her spine. People looked sick, and it looked like some may have died in the streets. She went to where she was needed and found herself stopping as she heard a young woman shouting. That was the one of the Crystal users, if she remembered. She needed to start asking to read files for people in the village. She couldn’t strategize if she didn’t know everyone available for use. With that the woman made her way to the Lab and avoided contact with anyone. She wasn’t much for touchy feely, and didn’t like the illness around her. So safe bet? Don’t let anyone fucking touch you.

KingTDSJ:By this time Shin was already getting well acquainted to his bubble as much as he possibly could. Shin turned on side, completely ignoring the IV in his arm as he tossed and turned in an attempt to get comfortable. “Shin-sama you must be still or you’ll ruin the IV” A woman told him. Shin grunted as he turned and laid on his back. “Its so boring in here.” He complained as he sat up in his bed. He sighed a bit as he stretched his arms out before running his fingers through his hair. Although his physical body was weak Shin found a way to keep his morale boosted. The medic walked over to the window and began to try to close. Shin looked over to her quickly “Hey, leave that window open” He commanded. Almost immediately afterwards the hawk returned, swooping inside the window and causing the medic to fall on her butt. The hawk squawked a bit as it perched itself on a small table where the medics kept their tools. The hawk eyed Shin as it held out a piece of paper in its talon, balancing on the other one to prevent from damaging the paper to much. Shin glanced at the woman who was just getting up. “Hey...does this virus travel through the air?” Shin inquired. The woman simply looked at him and shook her head no which immediately made Shin’s eyebrows raise in curiousity. “Then why in Hagoromo’s good name am I in a bubble?” Shin stated as he looked to the bird. The bird who almost instinctively knew what Shin was thinking leaned forwards and aggressively pecked the bubble. A loud pop was heard throughout the room the room as the bubble popped sending a few pieces of it flying through the air. Shin forced himself to roll out of bed, his joints and muscles still aching as he rambled around for a pen., grabbing the paper from the hawk and writing “Well we might as well get some learning going since we can’t train physically. First subject is on combat strategies. Lesson one..terrain dictates battle. The terrain of the battlefield has a large impact on how the battle is fought. For someone of your speed its important use terrain that provides a bunch of cover and concealment for protection and sneak attacks. Cover, is any object that protects you. Concealment is anything that hides you...any questions so far?” Shin finished his letter and passed it to the hawk before plopping on his bed and coughing. The hawk took off once more, delivering its message to Masaru.

MasaruNamikaze:~His face lit up as much as his muscles would let it as Kai entered the room. Masaru barely recognized her in all the protective gear they had on. He managed to get out the word Hey as she entered, his body taking on more of the effects of the virus, including increased fatigue and muscle weakness. He honestly felt like he was going to die at this point, it was that bad. He managed to move his head over to his Mom, and she was basically out of it herself, struggling to keep her eyes open and her body upright. Eventually, she fell out of the chair that was at Masaru’s side. She fell to the floor with a light thud as it seemed all life had left her, but the up and down movement of her chest indicated she was still breathing. She was a strong woman, fighting the infection as much as she could; though her chances aren’t great of survival, very slim to none if there was no cure in the coming hour, as that was probably as long as she had left. ~ “Mom…” ~He said, doing his best to sit up again and crawl to her while breaking away from Kai. He attempted to crawl out of his bed and roll onto the floor, before crawling to her body and resting his head against her chest. Not only to listen to her heart beat, but also give her some comfort in what would possibly be her passing hour. Having already lost his father, Masaru wouldn’t know what to do if he lost her as well. And the condition of his younger brother was still unknown, for all he knew he could have been dead by now. The panic in the streets would have for sure caught his little brother’s attention, and he was the curious type that would investigate and therefore get infected himself. A little boy really lacked the immune system to fight off an infection such as this, Masaru was struggling himself. The thought of him losing what was left of his family made him sad being words, but his sickness replaced that sadness with physical pain so it was not displayed as much. He gave Kai a glance before smiling a bit, as he was happy to see her there. ~ “I…n-need a favor from you.” ~He said, his words coming extremely spaced out between sets of heavy breathing.~ “P-Please find my little…brother. His name…is Gyoja. If he’s not infected…m-make sure he is safe. If he is, b-bring him here so my mother could see him a-again. Can you do…this?” ~He asked, just as the words escaped his mouth the bird returned, but Masaru lacked the strength to get up and retrieve the message this time, leaving it with the bird as it perched on the side of the bed. Shin was probably doing a lot better than Masaru, as he was older. Masaru’s immune system wasn’t as developed, and therefore he wasn’t coping too well. He kept his ear to his mother’s chest, listening to her heart beat that seemed to slow a beat or two per second every ten or so minutes.~

Kaiiaki: -Kaiiaki moaned in sadness as she stared down at her dying lover. She tried to hold his body as tightly as she could against her, but it wasn't helping anything. She was letting her emotions get the best of her and she knew it. What Masaru and his mother needed was a medical scan. With a sniff, Kaiiaki reluctantly loosed her hands from his. But at that moment, Masaru's mother fell upon the floor, making a loud thud as body hit the tiles. Kaiiaki watched as the dying Masaru even in his condition leapt to his mother. She watched them in shock for a moment. ~Was this what it was like to have a parent...?~ She thought to herself. ~I have long forgotten the affection of a mother and father. How comforting it is to feel protected and that you always feel like you have someone to fall back on.~ Although Kaiiaki felt nothing for the woman, it was evident that Masaru did. And she would do anything she could to keep this woman alive for him. She startled a bit when Masaru finally spoke, asking if she could retrieve his little brother for him. Kaiiaki stood there for a moment, wanting to say yes to him, even though she knew she couldn't. "My love...you know I cannot. I have been ensured with the safety of the village. I have been ordered to make an antidote for the sick. And although I do not care about any of that, my main priority is keeping you alive. Not your brother." Kaiiaki gave him a pleading look before she noticed a bird land upon the sill of the window. "What in the fuck?" She was astounded that someone would be sending messages like this in a moment of crisis. She took a few steps towards the bird and opened the message. It read, "First subject is on combat strategies. Lesson one..terrain dictates battle. The terrain of the battlefield has a large impact on how the battle is fought. For someone of your speed its important use terrain that provides a bunch of cover and concealment for protection and sneak attacks. Cover, is any object that protects you. Concealment is anything that hides you...any questions so far?” After reading the note, Kaiiaki exploded from anger. Her lungs let out a shrill scream of fury, as she tore up the note into unrecognizable pieces. The bird, taking the hint, flew off with a few defensive squawks at her. "Fuck you Shin!" She started to say in a yelling voice, but then it began to escalate in pitch as her anger grew. "FUCK YOU! CAN'T YOU SEE MY MATE IS DYING! YOU PIECE OF SHIT. DELIVER THAT MESSAGE WHY DON'T YOU!" She screamed at the bird flying off at the direction in which it came. Without another glance at Masaru or his mother, she stormed out of the room, looking for the medical ninja that were supposed to be bringing the ordered herbal tea to each patient. She almost walked right into the cart that was rushing through the hallway to be given to Masaru. She gave a hateful glare at the nurses that almost pushed her into the wall in the cramped hallway. "Watch where the fuck you are going. And make Masaru and Ari your first priority patients! I want to be informed of their conditions every 15 minutes." She then jerked off from their presence, running towards the Laboratory in the upstairs facility. She didn't want Masaru to see her or be around her when she was this angry. She didn't want to accidentally hurt him.-

ChikaKururugi: Kumiko was absorbed in the Lab, working on preparing whatever she could think would be needed for working on this ‘cure’ situation. Though she wasn’t exactly sure what was going on. What she needed most was to enter Michibi again, so that she could dig into the past. Caramel eyes focused on the door, as her senses tingled for a moment. The woman’s eyes swept across the room, even as she was wondering what all was actually going on. She was still assessing the situation, and as a rather intelligent woman? This all stank of something strange, but that was just her. She wasn’t sure what she was going to be able to do, but she heard the yells from around the Hospital, and she found herself pulling out her materials for writing. Whatever she could do to help, she was going to do it.

Guest\_SphinxKadet: The atmosphere in the village of Hoshigakure has changed drastically. It has shifted from its normal peaceful feeling to a more chaotic feeling, as if the Village was being destroyed. This caused a young Genin to awake from her bed. Her eyes low and her hair in a fray, this girl was Tsukiichi. She had been sleep for some time, seeing how she drained herself the day before with exercises, so she had no clue of the current state the Village was in. Tsukiichi’s mind blank, clear of any thought or idea. The mood she was in wasn’t the best but with her there isn’t a good mood. She was tired and even though she had been asleep for most of the day, she still wanted to just crawl back into her bed and hibernate as if she was a bear in the winter. However, she knew that was impossible due to her schedule. Today was meant for shopping, she needed to go out and purchase food so that she could eat throughout the week. So with a yawn and a brief rub of the eyes, Tsukiichi slid out of bed and made her way to the bathroom so that she could clean herself up. After 30 minutes, she had already bathed and dressed herself as well as brushes her teeth. Moments after she finished, she headed for her apartment window and opened it. Already she noticed bodies of the dead or of those who are near death, scattered across the ground. Immediately she thought – What the hell is going on here? – but it did not startle her or frighten her in any way. She had no one in particular that she cared for so she had no reason to be worried. So with ease, Tsukiichi leaped from the sill of her window and landed on the ground below. She quickly began to scan her surroundings and noticed that people who were infected were being taken away by some people in funny looking suits. Watching those idiots run around in those suits brought a smile to her face before she would release a small giggle. “ Wow…You people really are a bunch of clowns. “ Tsukiichi said as she had began making her way through the streets of the village. After analyzing the situation, she already knew it was a severe illness that has spread throughout the village of Hoshigakure and she also understood that she would have to stir clear of anyone who seemed to be sick. The only thing that was baffling the young girl was what kind of illness this was exactly. Tsukiichi however, would just keep marching along quietly as she would listen to the moans and screams of pain and sorrow. “ This…is pleasant. “ She said to herself as she continued to walk along with her arms crossed.

Kolossi:Jin looked at the medical core agent in the eyes, *what's wrong with me?* With a horrified look on the medical core agent's face, before the agent could speak a word, a village official budge in through the office doors. *MAM! There is an argent issue! Please take note, if anyone with a chakra build up issue visits you today, please notify village officials and keep them here!* After the brief set of words, the village official left the room.*Oh, I see, you must be having (that) issue. Am I right?*, Jin replied *what issue? chakra build up?*, *Yes, I'm not sure of the name, but for some reason, all of a sudden Junei clans folk began to develop this chakra build up issue, but from what i have on your records, you have no Junei blood ties in you? So I'm assuming you had come in contact with one of them before this event*. *No, i haven't.. unless it could be something i ate- HOLD IT! Jin thought to him self(the fruit i had this morning, it was from that clans farm folk..), it was the fruit i had this morning, it was from the farm folk that lived in the clan*. Jin slowly began to sweat from his forehead down to his cheek, soon after falling to his knees due to a strange stomach pain that suddenly appeared, then following was a red heated face. After this Jin had begun to see illusions, not sure if this was a genjutsu, he rampaged through out the office. After the what seemed to be long 50 minutes, Jin passed down and was rested within the office until he felt better and was given to the *OK* to leave. The official looked at the passed out Jin with a face of sorrow, *oh dear, only if i knew the cure for such a ugly thing*. As time passed by, Jin seemed to be struggling while he was asleep. Tossing and turning numerous times before waking up again. His eyes were bloodshot red and his forehead full of sweat. Jin swong his legs out of resting spot to wash up. From what the official saw, he could barley walk after waking up, let along see properly. Once he had gotten up, he collapsed again. Laying there as if he were dead or paralyzed. *The second time you had fallen, this is truly very strange*. Jin layed there, passed out as the official looked over him. Time had continued to pass, with little answers and so many questions, what could had caused this virus to being with.

KingTDSJ: Shin had began pacing back and forth impatiently as his hawk seemed to be late running on returning Masaru’s message. Shin’s coughing became more and more frequent around this time. His joint were getting a bit more stiff and the rash on his arm was getting more serious. The doctors insisted on him sitting down and conserving his energy but Shin continued to politely refused. “It shouldn’t take this long to get a reply. Something bad could be happening over there.” He thought to himself. A few moments later the hawk arrived, squawking loudly as it landed on his window pane. Shin walked over to the bird, picking it up as it flapped its wings up and down in a urgent manner. Shin looked confused as he set the bird back down “We’ve been over this. I can’t understand you.” Shin sighed with a sigh that was soon followed by a brief aggressive cough. Shin then realized the bird didn’t bring back a piece of paper. “Something must be wrong” He thought to himself as he looked around his room. For the moment all the doctors had exited. Shin smirked as he started to climb out the window. He then jumped down, landing on a smaller rooftop and he started to run and jump from roof to roof, heading towards Masaru’s location. THe messenger hawk guided him by flying a few feet ahead of him. Eventually Shin arrived outside of his hospital room. He climbed through the window, making sure he gained some type of attention to prevent startling anyone. Shin’s attention immediately turned to Masaru’s mother, seeing how terrible her condition was. “So this is why you couldn’t respond.” Shin said calmly as he observed everyone in the room. “Hm..they aren’t shinobi so the disease is instantly going to have a more crippling effect on them” He thought to himself as he walked over to where Masaru and his mother were. He placed his hand on Masaru’s shoulder. “Don’t worry kid..we’ll all make it through this” Shin’s words sounded ccorny and extremely unlikely but his tone of voice had a sense of reassurance to it. Although things were going south Shin still had confidence in a positive outcome.

MasaruNamikaze:~Masaru put on a frown as Kai rejected his offer to retrieve his little brother, making his life more of a priority as well as making an antidote for the village. It disappointed him to say the least. He was willing to even drag himself to his house in order to get his brother, but in the condition he was he probably wouldn’t have made it far. Plus there were people whose specific job was to keep him in that room at all cost, so he decided to not attempt it; but he wasn’t giving up on his little brother. He would just have to find a different way of getting to him. Kai quickly shouted away Shin’s bird; Masaru didn’t pay any mind to her yelling though. He had more serious things to worry about. He assumed Shin would get the message of ‘I’m dying, ttly’. Kai left the room shortly then after, storming down the halls and out of ear shot of Masaru. Shortly after a group of nurse came in with a sort of tea, one they said would help with his fever. He drank it without hesitation before offering some to his Mom. She laid unresponsive for a few seconds, before building up the strength to put her hand up and refuse it. Masaru knew what the gesture meant, he knew she was going to die. Apparently she did as well; not wanting any effort to be wasted on her. In her mind she was too far gone at this point. That’s when Shin arrived through his cracked window, placing a hand on his shoulder and telling him he was going to get through it basically. Reassuring him that they would live through it. At the same time Masaru wasn’t sure he wanted to. If he did, he would have to live without his mother and possibly his little brother. The remaining members of his close knit family.  He chuckled a bit, as it didn’t seem like the Shin he knew. He kept silent though, not really speaking, saving his strength it seemed. He listened closely to his mother’s heart beat again, and it was really faint. She was holding on by the thinnest of threads. ~ “Masaru…” ~She managed to spill from her lips. ~ ”Mommy is going to need you to be strong for your little brother….you’re the last two sons of mine, and I love you both dearly. I believe you can accomplish your wildest dreams if you stick true to our family values and keep a strong work ethic.  Your father will be proud of you, and I hope you grow up to be a respectable man.” ~Masaru didn’t reply, he only listened to his mother’s last words as tears began to swell up in his eyes. He felt her heart rate come to a complete stop, just before she was about to utter another sentence. Masaru held back his tears as to not appear weak in front of Shin, but it still didn’t change the fact that his Mom just died right in front of him, and he was helpless to stop it.~