Hunting The Hunters

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### Mission Summary

"These shinobi have mastered their craft, but none could claim this territory quite like they had. Their tactics may seem a bit unorthodox but they get the job done. The Village in the Leaf received word from an unknown source notifying them that travelers have turned up missing. Several strung up bodies have been found amongst the swampy area and with that lies the mystery of whats been ridding the world of these innocent people. Its been said that this area is inhabited by a sect of hunters known as Vespers who were once amongst the top ranks of their respective villages. The few bodies that have been recovered from the area appear to have puncture wounds from an unknown source as well. Keep your eyes peeled my fellow shinobi and godspeed."

Your task is to stay hidden and attempt to gather intel if caught there maybe no escaping you pursuers and death may be your only option. The skills of these targets appear to be unknown in all mannerisms.

### Mission Logs

Paradinight: -Kazuki
 sat on his bed and looked down at his kunai as he sighed deeply. He was
 about to go on his first S rank mission and was feeling anxious. "I
could possibly die today." he thought as he gripped his kunai. He put
the kunai by his neck and poked himself softly. "If the worst happens I
should probably just kill myself." he said under his breath. He stood up
 and looked around at his room then slowly exited. He went downstairs to
 the kitchen and grabbed a sandwich that he didn't finish from the
previous day and left the house. "Good luck honey!" his mother would
yell out from the window. "Stop it mom you're embarrassing me." Kazuki
sighed and smile. "I hope today is not my last day living. Dying without
 eating more of your delicious food would be hell." His mother smiled as
 he walked away from the house waving. "He's just like his father." she
said in thought. Kazuki continued to walk to the village gates with his
hands in his pockets as he thought about his previous mission. "I should
 really apologize to Garric for what I said." Kazuki thought. "It was
pretty mean of me." He looked up at the night sky and saw the moon. He
started to remember all of the things that he went through his whole
life and was hoping this was not going to be the final chapter for him.
"I won't die." He kept on telling himself that as he continued to walk
to the gates. As soon as he made it to his destination he looked around
 and noticed garric wasn't there. "That's not like him." Kazuki thought.
 He stood there and waited until Garric showed up.-

Keruberosu: |GH| -Even
though it had been nearly a week or odd so days since there last
mission. It surely had its imprint on Garric’s mind, he has lost track
of the days and hasn’t really been very talkative around the house or
etc. It was about 1730 at night he was sitting in his room looking into
the ceiling as he had been the past few days. Talking to himself he
said, “There was no way that was real right? Lagi had to set that up to
scare us or something.” And then BAM images of the burnt bodies appeared
 in his vision and Garric startled jumped up and he then sat up on his
bed that whole time he was actually asleep without knowing. It was very
uncharacteristic of him to be at bad this early in the day sweat covered
 his entire forehead almost like if it was raining somewhat. The curls
of his hair drooping down to the excess moisture and he got up putting
on his gear for the mission ahead. Garric preferred being early rather
than late almost always but he just want in the game mindset as of late.
 Walking to the bathroom before putting on the last of his gear he
washed over his face a few time with water from the faucet. His hues
would pan over the mirror giving himself a look-see his skin was paler
then usual and he knew it. He began to run in place while in front of
the mirror and began to shake his limbs everywhere he was pumping
himself up. This was an S-rank mission he could surely never come back
alive If done wrong but he had no choice it had to be done. For the
leaf, for his family. For things that are more important than his mind
could gauge. Before leaving he entered the living room and hugged his
mother and gave a fist pound to his older brother as he told them he was
 off on a mission. But he didn’t tell them the rank because he wished
them not to be worried but the look on his face told the story perfectly
 enough. Garric finally left his house at around 1755 and finally put
on his one sided dark goggles and his mouth and neck cover that was
metal on the outer coating but behind it was soft silk cloak designed
for defense and comfort. His entire outfit was mainly black to help with
 the stealth. Garric finally arrived at the gates 5 minutes late it was
1805 and he arrived he already seeing Kazuki there and some annoyed
shinobi. After being questioned for lateness he gave no answer and
simply stared at them blankly though due to his one sided goggles the
enemies couldn’t see his eyes but he could see everything just like
normal. After being informed he nudged Kazuki and said. “Time to go to
work. Let’s get a move on.” After that short statement he tilted his
body forward and sprinted off out of the gates and hopped into the
trees. The run wouldn’t be extremely far to the destination but it’d
take a solid hour or a half at the most. This mission would be the true

JaeAre: lYHl
 After a long day of gate duty, Yuri would be making his way back to his
 family's home at about 6:45 pm. He would stop at a few stands in the
market district of Konoha to pick up a few things for his mother before
they all closed up and called it a day themselves. Gathering some
vegetables, fruits, and normal household items before finally heading to
 his home. Nightfall had come as the sun had been blocked out by
darkness and the glimmer of the moon shined down upon the village as he
approached the front steps letting out a slight shout "Mom open the door
 my hands are full" as his mother would be at the door holding it open
for her son a few moments later. After walking up the steps and through
the door Yuri would make his way to the kitchen setting the four bags of
 groceries he had gathered for his mother on the kitchen table he would
be met by a gentle voice "Thank you sweetie, I didn't have time or I
would have gotten them earlier, I know you've had to of had a long day"
as she gave him a peck on the cheek. "No problem at all mom, a long day
won't stop me from helping my mother get what she needs done" he would
say with a slight grin on his face, as he began un-bagging the groceries
 and putting them in their respected places in the cabinets and on the
kitchen counter. Not too long after Yuri had arrived home, maybe about
25 minutes, Garric would emerge from his room and give his mother a hug
and raise his fist up to Yuri for a bro fist, which the two usually did
when greeting each other. Yuri would pound his fist into his younger
brother's with a smile on his face as Garric would tell them he was
going on a mission. He didn't give any specific details, but Yuri could
tell by his body language and the expression on his face that something
had him shook and it was weighing on his mind pretty hard. As Garric
went out the front door, Yuri would speak with his mother "Something
isn't right with him, I'm going to trail behind him just incase
something goes wrong" as he would give his mother a tight hug and kiss
on the cheek. Yuri would lift his index and middle fingers vertically up
 to his lips after he had walked out of the front door, making himself
turn transparent blending in to the night like a chameleon leaving no
trace of himself to be seen as he trailed his brother to make sure he
would make it back to himself and his mother alive. lYHl

Paradinight: -Kazuki
 looked around whiled perched on the tree branch looking around. He
noticed the blood on the trees and immediately halted. "So this is where
 it all happens." he said in thought. He decided to take a look around
"Be careful Garric I'm going to look around a bit." Kazuki jumped down
to the ground and looked around a bit more. What he saw caused him to
shake a bit and step back. He could not believe his eyes as he saw
several crucified bodies each bodies limb were pinned to the trees. He
fell over as he started to sweat immensly. "This is disgusting how can
someone do this to others." He started to throw up a bit while his
stomach kept turning. "Why am I acting like this. I saw dead bodies a
few days ago." He exhaled hard and held onto his stomach. "Is this
because I'm scared?" he thought. He stood up slowly and backed away. "Oi
 Garric let's........let's get outta here." He said while shaking. "This
 is not a mission I think we should be doing." He was beyond traumatized
 from viewing a scene like that. "Is this what I get for being rude to
Garric and the VIP those few days ago." He waited to see what Garric
was going to do before attempting to escape.-

Keruberosu: |GH| -Garric
would arrive on the scene Kazuki and himself leaping together almost in
an exact unison as they traveled. His eyes behind the goggles would take
 a scan over the area seeing all the limbs and body dismembered
everywhere and the smell of blood thick within the air. And then BAM all
 the images of the weeks past mission flashed into his head he stopped
on a branch and began to grab his head, due to the tension around his
eyes it activated the Byakugan by accident and he was waving around
until he finally snapped himself out of it when he almost fell of the
branch. Once he finally came back to his sense’s he noticed Kazuki went
to the ground and further investigate Lucky due to the event he was able
 to detect the soft chakra signature come towards them it was powerful
in nature but he could see the attempt to hide it. Like a bat out of
hell while Kazuki was in the middle of his sentence about how fucked up
the scene was in front of them. Garric swooped down from the branch and
grab him up by the collar of his jacket and flung him into a nearby bush
 along with himself. Garric placed his hand on Kazuki’s mouth and the
his right hand made a gesture to the right as a way to signal Kazuki
that something was coming most likely a person behind the crime. Garric
whispered very low so that only they could hear. “You have to be more
careful man, we could die out here. Don’t talk, just stay close to me
and move slowly. We came here to observe and not be seen not to be out
in the open questioning our existence.” After saying his statement he
went back to the mission at hand looking through the heavy plant life
and trees that covered the area around the fresh pile of dead bodies and
 crucified limbs. After watching him move closer and closer to the sight
 he couldn’t exactly make out what the man looked like or how strong
exactly he was but Garric could tell by the pace he moved. It surely
looked like he was guarding over the area he had no sense of haste
whatsoever. Garric would signal Kazuki saying the man is coming from
exactly north of them. “Try to get a look without risking our necks.”-

Paradinight: -Kazuki
 quickly listened to Garric and took of his pants and underwear putting
on the fabric that Garric gave him to wear. "Thank you Garric." He would
 say in a low voice. He was completely embarrassed that he head peed on
himself. He looked down at his wet pants and sighed as Garric told him
to cut up the clothes a little and leave them hung over a bush. Kazuki
did just that cutting up the pants and underwear leaving them hanging
over the bushes. Kazuki watched as Garric took charge leading the
mission just like a Jonin would. At that moment Kazuki knew that he was
outclassed by Garric. He watched as Garric went in a large circle and
waited for the signal. Once the signal was made Kazuki made his way
towards him crawling slowly and steadily. Once he reached Garric he
sighed and continued to lookout from the bushes. Garric had his Byakugan
 activated and was able to scout out much better than Kazuki. "Garric
what do you see? Is anyone else out there?" Kazuki noticed the wolves
coming back and he would tap Garric's shoulder telling him to be
careful. "These wolves are not ordinary they wouldn't comeback if they
didn't find anything." He stopped and thought. "Did they comeback
because of the smell of my pee?" He stopped and focused on the wolves.
"I want to kill them, but it's risky." He stayed in place. One of the
wolves transformed into a man which surprised Kazuki a bit, but not as
much since he noticed their strange behavior. He noticed the man
removing a bow from the compartment on his back and also revealing an
arrow. The man shot the arrow and Kazuki closed his eyes thinking he
would die. He was very surprised to still be alive as he continued to
peak out of the bushes and see the man transform back into a wolf form
once more to scamper away with his partner. Kazuki heart was racing, but
 he managed to stay completely quiet. He rubbed his eyes and looked over
 at Garric. "What should we do know? Do we keep observing or do we
leave?" He waited for Garric's answer as he wiped his sweat.-

Keruberosu: |GH| -Garric
would look around and notice the wolves heading back deeper into the
forest they being simply transformation techniques users who were actual
 ninjas. From the information given at the beginning of the mission they
 was around 4-5 people reported to be at this area or camp so they’d be
clear of two people so it should be easier in theory or at least this is
 what Garric thought at first. Hearing Kazuki ask whets next he grabbed
his chin and began to scratch his little chin strap as he thought hard.
They could either make a quick move into the camp or hide behind those
barrels within their sights. Or just wait out some possible movements
from the last 2 or 3 in the camp but waiting for that could possibly
have a drawback of the two men who disguised as wolves coming back and
joining the remaining men. So Garric made a quick decision and spoke to
Kazuki. “I think it’s better to risk going into the camp now, what if
the wolf men come back and it makes our chances even harder. There is
already doubtful amount of how many people were in this camp. So we have
 to act quickly and get out of here quick. Let’s bolt to that tent over
there and hide in-between the barrels. Once I get into that range my
Byakugan should finally be able to sense whatever is actually in the
area. No matter how hard they try to hide their chakra signatures. “So
Garric would place his hands on both of Kazuki’s shoulders and looked
him directly in the eyes he shaked him abit but made sure not to make
the shrubbery rustle around them he spoke. “I believe in you man, don’t
worry we can do this. On the count of 3, bolt for those barrels with me.
 Ok?” Garric would put his hand in both their vision but not the open
air, he put up 1 finger, the second finger, and the 3rd finger
afterwards he move gently through the bush they were hiding behind and
then ran full speed running on his heels so his feet hitting the ground
made no sound. Once he got within a few feet of said barrels he power
slid in-between them to shave off some time just in case somebody was
looking but said power slide could be heard since his heavy body sort of
 plopped against the ground. So once he finished the motion he pressed
his body against the barrel and took very low and soft breaths. His
Byakugan finally scanning over the area hopefully finding some

Paradinight: -Kazuki
 agreed with Garric that risking to goto the camp now was much smarter
than actually waiting till the wolves to come back and seek them out.
Kazuki was ready to act on Garric's command. He was still a bit scared,
but he toughened it out and was ready to make a move. They had to act
quickly and get towards the campsite. "I believe in you. We can do
this." Garric would say to him. That motivated Kazuki too do his best
and he shook his head in agreement. "Let's go." Garric counted to three
with his fingers and they were on their way. Kazuki rushed towards the
campsite and did his best to make sure he made as little sound as
possible. They slid in between the barrels and He heard a body plopping
 sound and knew one of the ninja's at the campsite heard them. "Shit."
He said under his breath as he hid there. He remained quiet and
continued sweating hoping no one would know there actual location. "What
 am I going to do now?" He thought. "Someone had to of heard that and we
 don't stand a chance against these shinobi." Kazuki sat there with his
back pressed against the barrel and exhaled softly. He pulled out a
Kunai and gripped it tightly. "If the worst happens I'll make sure
Garric can get out alive." Kazuki waited for something to trigger him to
 attack in the attempts to protect his best friend from the worst case
scenario. As he sat there waiting to strike he thought about his mother
and he sighed. "This could possibly be the end here, but it does not
mean I will die pathetically." He put on a serious face and at this
moment foward he relied on Garric before he made a move.-

Keruberosu: |GH| -One of
the men from the forests showed himself within the 50 meter radius of
the Byakugan danger zone and the man in the area appeared from his tent
peeking his head. Garric could only whisper to himself over and over
again. “Fuck fuck fuck fuck. We got to move fast.” Garric turned to
Kazuki the sweat dripping down from the moisture of his hair coming
apparent of his overall nervous nature. “Man I only got one way out of
this, both of us make regular academy clones and send them running off
in different directions they can’t tell the difference since they can’t
see them not having shadows due to it being night time. And we take the
smoke bombs I got and attach bomb tags to them and disperse them around
the entire camp so they can’t get vision on us. None of them have
Dojutsu so using the smoke as cover is our only real way of securing our
 safety. If we do this we’d only have two minutes to enter this tent
behind us and get whatever Intel we could gather. You have to hold my
hand since you can’t see through the smoke. Trust me we can get out of
this alive I promise.” Garric took out his 5 smoke bombs and the respect
 5 bomb tags that he was going to use to make them explode. He tossed
one towards the man coming from the forest letting it blow up in his
face it alerting the rest of the people in the camp towards this
direction. Due to the bomb tag exploding the metal casing of the smoke
bomb it dispersed instantly creating a huge cloud of smoke. Afterwards
Garric placed all of the smoke bombs with bomb tags on them into spread
areas of the camp letting them explode and covering the entire camp with
 thick smoke that they couldn’t see threw. Garric now spoke with haste
and grabbed Kazuki’s hand. “It’s time, keep low and try not to breathe
until were inside the tent.” Using his clear vision through the thick
smoke thanks to the Byakugan he guided Kazuki with his hand into Garric
they moved from the barrels and into the camp slowly creeping by the
chakra signatures staying close against the fabric of the tents and
staying from open running areas he could see and hear the sounds of the
ninja but avoided it at all costs. Once inside he rushed Kazuki to grab
whatever he could gather from the desk in front he was going to keep a
watch. He only had 1 minute before the smoke full left and they would

Paradinight: -Kazuki
 sat there against the barrels prepared to move. He waited for Garric's
signal as he tightly gripped his kunai. Once he heard Garric swearing he
 knew that they had to move fast. Kazuki shook his head in agreement and
 started to get ready. He got a bit of a rush from the danger while his
legs were still shaking. Kazuki exhaled sharply and started to make
handseals Ram → Snake → Tiger. He made two clones and sent them in
different directions. "Let's do this Garric." He watched as Garric
tossed the smoke bombs in different directions fogging up the whole
camp. He had grabbed on to Garric's hand and started following him.
Kazuki held his breath as they rant to the tent. He couldn't see
anything he could just feel sweat sliding down his face profusely.
Kazuki had ran inside of the tent where he could see much clearly and
saw what looked to be a scroll on a desk. "Is this it?" Kazuki asked
himself. He didn't have time to question the information on the scroll.
"Garric." Kazuki would call out softly. "I got a scroll I think we
should get out of here now." Kazuki was already sweating and grabbed
Garric's hand while the smoke was still up. "You're my guide now get us
out of here before we die."-

same vesper that found himself being pegged by a smoke grenade only stumbled
backwards briefly. Upon closer examination had the kids even bothered to look
at the Vespers physique they’d find it was made of nothing but wood; no lungs,
no heart beat, nothing that ascertainably made them human in any sense. In the
moments that the vesper found himself blinded by the brief cloud that shrouded
his vision he only heard the footsteps of the clones. In passing those same
split seconds that the clones found themselves separating and darting off into
the fog they would only be met with sharp pain of several arrows two of which
found themselves driving into the back of each clones skulls. If one were to
listen closely the could hear the sound of their skulls being drilled into the
sound of bone crunching and their eyes being drilled from their skulls as they
had hit the dirt.  Although they had
already been taken out with the initial blows several other arrows would find
themselves plunging into the torso of the clones pinning them to nearby trees
before bursting into smoke. The Vespers camp for the night had been compromised
and with that they didn't bother to stay they had each employed a form of the
dustless bewildering technique to conceal their chakra signatures and slip into
the shadows once. The two that found themselves taking the scroll from the tent
had seemingly been in luck. In turn this indeed wasn't going to be the last
time these shinobi encountered the vespers. Hopefully they’d taken what had