Bring Me Back Pt.2

## Participants

Han Nibu NPC, Kuchina Nohara NPC, Kaiiaki Kurisutaru, Sairento Aburame, Asa Uzumaki, Yarui Yotsuki, Arata Hayashi

## Bring Me Back Pt.2 2-17-17

Han Nibu NPC:“I’m not going to wait here all day Han, we’ve been here every day for the past week. Maybe they’ve given up by now.” ~The calm and collected voice of Kuchina finally breaks the hours of silence Han and her have been sitting through as they wait for any signs of Hoshigakure shinobi to show up…for about the 6th day in a row. The sun was already on its way down, maybe around 4 PM or so, but the humidity of the forest was rather surprising. It had rained the night before, and the moisture was still rather heavy in the air. Kuchina and Han were posted up high in the tree tops, sitting upon the thickest branches they could find. ~ “Shh… you never know when they’ll be here. It’s only a matter of time.” ~Han replied, his eye staring rather intently at the make shift road that went through the forest. ~ “Well if that’s the case let me scout ahead? When I see them I’ll let you know. We are connected mentally.” ~ Han looked at Kuchina with a curious look on his face, contemplating the idea. But then he would reach for her mask and correct it a bit, meaning he wasn’t really contemplating the plan at all, rather, he was bothered by the way her mask slumped partially off her face. ~ “Kenmi told me if we do scout ahead it would have to be together. Can’t risk running into a team of them. We’re only about a mile out from the cave. If things go bad, and either one of us has to retreat, it might compromise the position of our base. So no scouting, we’ll wait for them here.” ~Han said with a sort of timid tone. He himself was not really used to giving orders, though he was simply relaying orders that Kenmi told him a while ago. Kuchina shrugged as she hoped off the branch and to ground level and began to wander a bit. Han had no issues with this; he was just focused on the road. He made sure she didn’t wonder out too far, in the case that he would need her she’d be only a sprint away. He was also confident that if she was seen before him, that she could stall long enough for him to launch a sneak attack. Since none of the shinobi from the village knew her face other than from maybe vague descriptions of people who may have seen them in the village, he knew she’d be fine before they thought something wasn’t right. Though her black cloak and dark eyes would give her away a bit. Han was about thirty feet off the ground and surrounded by bush, unless they had a sensory type ninja with them, it would be hard to see him. He let his set of 6 javelins sit beside him rather than at his side. This way, he could easily pick one up and use it. Though Kuchina was wandering she was still paying attention to the road as best she could. She was about forty feet to the left of Han though. Almost out of his sight, but not exactly. Han would set a trap, but since he had no idea when they’d arrive he didn’t want to waste chakra on holding a jutsu for too long. If Han or Kuchina were to see them, they would simply hide and begin to think of a way to ambush the team of shinobi~

Kaiiaki: -"I have heard enough of this! I am going!" Kaiiaki yelled in her impish voice. "This is personal." Kaiiaki now mumbled under her breath towards Dahlia. Of course her older sister didn't want to miss out on this type of action. But somebody had to watch the baby. And since Dahlia had just gotten back from a tough mission, she was the best candidate. "Besides, someone has to be here in case Takao or Tsukiichi comes back." Kaiiaki spoke with a hardened tone. "Those bastards better not have harmed a hair on their head.." Kaiiaki's grey eyes flicked over to Dahlia's, meeting the gaze of her purple eyes. She saw anger there, but also mutual concern for their brother and cousin. "I will take the bastards down that threatened our family. They do not stand a chance." Kaiiaki smirked at this, attempting to comfort the worry she saw in Dahlia's eyes. A silent moment passed between them before Dahlia finally huffed out a sigh. "You're right. You're the one for the job. Now go and kick some ass." Kaiiaki returned with a crooked smile. "As always." Now that their conversation was over, she was free to go. Today would be the day where she would find these ninja that terrorized the village almost a week ago. The very ones that had raised the dead from the graves. The undead had pulled flesh from their bones so easily. It was as if they had been tearing a piece of paper instead of human flesh. Someone with that type of talent...must be highly adept at Earth element jutsu. And he had to have been well versed in medical jutsu as well. One doesn't just happen upon reincarnation type jutsu just by accident. It takes a certain type of skill. A skill that even Kaiiaki couldn't master yet. Perhaps she would unlock more of this medical mystery upon facing this enemy. Without another word, Kaiiaki slipped out of the living room and made her way towards the front door. There, she would slip on her black boots and zip them up. This would complete her usual ninja outfit. As always, she wore a black half-sweater top. An opening appeared at her stomach area in the shape of a triangle. A seal covered the area of her belly button. She had no idea where it had come from. In fact, no one did. But somehow, this locked the tailed beast Kurama inside of her. Kaiiaki also wore her black shorts, leggings, and arm warmers. Her sparkling bracelets covered her arms as usual. A star headband adorned her forehead. An Indigo colored crystal crown completed her usual look. She had crafted the crown herself back when she won the finals of the Chunin Exams and was awarded the rank of Chunin. It was a bold statement pertaining to the moment when she proved her power. And she was about to prove her power once again. Today would be the day where she would stretch it out, and see how far she had progressed since then. With a jerk, Kaiiaki stood back up, and threw open the door. "Sairento! You better be coming!" She yelled to the air. She wasn't going to wait all day. He knew where they had to be. The village elders had given Kaiiaki, Sairento, and three unlucky Genin the task of tracking down the villain that had massacred the village. Sairento was to meet Kaiiaki at her apartment. They had already arranged to meet the Genin in front of the gates of the village. They would go over a few things, and then they would head out. Kaiiaki closed the door behind her and crossed her arms. "What a bitch." She hissed under her breath. While she waited, she checked through her pouch attached to her backside. 6 shuriken, 5 senbon, 2 smokebombs, 10 paper bombs. That was all she needed weapon wise. Without looking, Kaiiaki continued to leaf through the pouch. A medical kit was also contained in there. Sterile needles, gauze, aloe, bandages, various herbs, injections, alcohol, etc. Various things one might often find in a medical pouch. Once she had re-checked her inventory, she slid her hand back out of her pouch and to the side of her. "Where the hell are you." Kaiiaki hissed once again under her breath. She was beginning to get impatient.-

Sairento:~ The day just begun in Hoshigakure, however for one male he doesn’t even realize the time of hour as he is fast asleep. A large and powerful yawn echoing from the branch of a tree that sat outside the training field. Of course it was none other than the bug boy of Hoshigakure. Sairento was sound asleep in the tall tree as If he were a baby wrapped in warm blankets. Seeing how the village just experienced such tragedy, it was shocking how comfortably Sai slept in this tree out in the open. However a acorn fell down on to the head of Sairento which woke him from his slumber abruptly. Blinking twice before rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Sairento Aburame stretched his limbs. Shifting his body without a word, the Aburame sat on the branch with his legs hanging off the side as he starred blankly at the ground below. Processing that he was now awake he began to think of anything that he may have planned today. Quickly his tired eyes grew wide as if he seen a ghost. “ Kill me now! “ Yelling aloud as he jumped from the tree and began to run through the streets of Hoshigakure. When he was thinking Sai had remembered that he had a mission today, however he was running late as usual. “ I have to make it to Kai’s house and fast or I’m dead. “ The Aburame said as he breezed through the streets at swift speeds. It was weird though, Sairento’s previous statement was something a worried person would say but for some reason Sai had a satisfied and excited look on his face. Per usual, Sai was in this situation due to him over sleeping. Although, he was running late he didn’t seemed to care in the slightest. Not that far off from Kaiiaki’s house, Sairento had completely forgot about avoiding the villagers like he’d normally do but he could allow it this time seeing as this mission was of great urgency. Kai and himself were assigned to take down the ones responsible for the outbreak that occurred in Hoshigakure just recently along with a few Genin. Knowing Kai she was eager to take the heads of the people who are responsible for the death of many Hoshigakure villagers and shinobi a like. While running, his smirk grew larger as he knew that she was probably using foul language to describe the male. Sighing and shaking his head, Sai arrived to the apartment complex that Kai lived within. Making his way to her door, he knocked a few times with little force but the sound seemed to echo through the halls. “ Hey demon! Open up the door! “ He yelled from the outside of the door as he stepped back and leaned on the wall across from Kai’s door. ~

Asa:: Asa walked down the main road of the village slowly. It was a normal afternoon in Hoshigakure. Everything seemed so serene despite the zombie attack happening only a week ago. It seemed as if everyone had gotten over it, although this wasn’t the truth. There were still villagers grieving the loss of loved ones, still mothers and fathers looking for their lost and missing children. Saddened parents planning the funeral of their children and saddened children unfortunately planning for their parents funeral. But amongst all of these groups the most important one was the group of angry shinobi, ready to protect and avenge their village. Asa was one of the shinobi. He was currently off on what was the biggest mission of his career. He along with two other genin and two chuunin were going to pursue the attacker or attackers of the village. Asa took it upon himself to arrive early to the arrival point. He was holding a folder, looking down into it as he walked to the front gate. “Kaiiaki Kurisutaru, Sairento Aburame, Yarui Yotsuki…” He paused for a bit as he tried to imagine the faces of his comrades, he was sure he had at least seen their faces before. “The was only one main enemy force suspected to have led the attack that happened a week ago. Considering he was bold enough to make such a dramatic exit he must be either strong and skilled, very stupid or both. Any accomplices spotted during the mission are to be treated as if they are some sort of support fighter, i.e. genjutsu, long ranged attacks, sensory or healing abilities. Little knowledge is available on the enemy however we know he is skilled in earth style, medical ninjutsu and perhaps lightning. Fight with caution. Be wary of chakra usage. The enemy’s strength could rely on numbers, fight with taijutsu as much as possible in a coordinated fashion to conserve chakra and stamina. “ Asa closed the folder. It was his 3rd time going over all the information which included info on location, suspected known jutsu of his enemy, even though that logic was very limited. It also included info on his comrades so they all could better understand one another’s abilities to be a better. Asa assumed he was the only one to read paperwork like this considering how lengthy it was. The boy finally made it to the front gate. He was wearing an all black long sleeved shirt, black baggy pants and black sandals. Under the sleeves of his arm he had 6 kunai, 3 on each arm. A total of 6 shuriken in a khaki weapons pouch on his back. He had two orange Uzumaki scrolls on his hips. A paper bomb, which kept hidden in a distant location for surprise attack purposes (substitution). Also he carried his new specially made blade that was about 2.5 ft long on his back. As he approached the gate a few chuunin greeted him. After going through the tradition bow, smile, hand shake greeting crap they handed Asa his gas mask. The boy examined it for a bit before sitting down on the ground and waiting for his teammates. He decided to open up the folder for a fourth time to once again go over all information possible.

Yarui:Yarui stood in the center of her dismal room. The only light that broke through was from her window. The house was always dark, cold, and quiet... No electricity whatsoever. Basically Yarui's life was made up of two things: Drawing and Observing. In her room the girl spent her time doing one or the other. Many assumed the house in which Yarui lived was abandoned due to it being isolated from most of the village. Despite even that, several passerby continued to rumor that a girl would appear in the second floor window, others claimed it was just the curtains moving. " ...... " The child took a look around her room in silence. To the average person, it would be hard to spot anything through the darkness, but Yarui could see clearly. The walls were covered in sheets of notebook paper, each individually fixed with tape. They weren't just blank sheets of notebook paper either... They had ink paintings on them. Countless ink paintings. Everywhere. She shifted closer to her bed before kneeling down onto her right knee. From there she reached under her bed and pulled out two bottles of ink. " ...... " Yarui's gray hues looked over each bottle before placing them between the rope which supported her pants. Bottles of ink was all she ever took into battle. Why was Yarui Yotsuki pulling her items from under her bed? That was the question. Well today she had a mission of course. About week prior, from her window, Yarui watched as the undead raided the village. The girl didn't take part in any of the fighting, but now, she was to join the battle under the orders of the village. The unspeaking figure rose to her feet then vanished into thin air just like that. The Teleportation Jutsu was one of her favorites. It only added to the 'girl in the window' facade. She appeared outside of her home, vanished again, appeared, vanished, and so on until finally reaching the main gates of the village which took no time at all. Even with making use of Body Flicker Technique... Yarui wasn't the first to arrive. It seemed as if a male had beat her there-- and he was soaked up in a folder? What was in there that was so important? Yarui's bare feet kicked up clouds of dust with each step she made toward her assumed teammate. Even with him being an ally, Yarui still kept her eerie distance. Did he know her? Did he know who she was... Was he one of the kids to pass by her house?

Arata:{AH} Arata waltzed through the streets, having witnessed first hand the zombie outbreak. Sure he felt down that so many people were ransacked by the living dead, but there was only so much that he as a genin could do. He at least stopped close to a dozen on his own before the reinforcements finally came. Still it was a bit of a bummer that the ninja who were first responders got flak from people that thought they didn't do their job to save them. He saved plenty as it was. It just made him sigh, yet smile as he looked up at the sky. After the outbreak he had to go back and get his favorite hoodie repaired, the dark brown fabirc having been torn in a few spots. The white dots remaining safe on the hood for the ash-blonde headed genin to keep on. His rustic orange shirt on his torso and regular brown colored pants with red lines going down from the hips to the ankles. Open toed tabi kept his feet safe from sharp gravel on the road of Hoshigakure's streets. Today he had been asked to do something grand, chase down the culprit that started this whole debacle. Now Arata questioned the messenger, why were genin being picked for this job, why not a jounin or seven? He got met with deaf ears. So Arata continued while pretending to read the missive, why is it that all the jounin seem too busy for this job. Still deaf ears. Arata then asked a third question of the messenger, was it because they had budget cuts or just wanted to see if the genin were worth the paycheck. That got him a smack across the top of the head and a demanding finger pointing to the gate. Arata could only chuckle with one eye shut and a grin on his face. Gathering up his cane, his kunai pouch for his left leg, his shuriken pouch for his waist in the back and the pouch holding his smoke bombs for his right leg, Arata was quickly out the door and off to the meeting location. Upon arrival Arata would be met with two chunin, a genin he didn't recognize and the silent girl from his squad. "Oh hello Yarui, at least there's someone to break the ice with. You know, so we aren't all standing here--waiting--not saying anything--awkwardly." He prattled on about the awkwardness of everyone just silently standing and the tension building as a result. {AH}

Kaiiaki: - "Enough of this foolishness." Kaiiaki sneered at the 'late as always' Sairento. "We must prepare for what we face." Kaiiaki closed the door behind her, shutting it softly with a click. Her black boots scuffed against the black soil of Hoshigakure. This soil, was ever present in the village no matter the time of year. Perhaps that's what made each house stand out, like the shining stars in a sky. "Go ahead and scout your bugs ahead. The enemy left an obvious trail. Should not be hard enough for even your decrepit roaches to follow." She made a disgusted sound in the back of her throat. "These Genin we will be with are merely pawns. If they get killed..." She paused for a moment to chuckle. "They died for a worthy cause. The poor, weak labrats." She laughed again while continuing her walk with her teammate through the village. On their walk she noticed the torn about buildings. Businesses had been destroyed with their owner's death the cause of the ruin. "Pitiful... is it not?" Kaiiaki laughed again, this time with a cruel bite to it. "I say we let the Genin go in first. Try to attempt to have their moment of 'glory'. While they do that, they can reveal the enemy's movement patterns and jutsu. Then we come in and decapitate the fiends..." Kaiiaki's eyes glazed red for just a moment. If one would have blinked, they might have missed the moment. It was gone by in a flash as if it had never happened. Kaiiaki at once stopped speaking as she was approaching the proximity of the Genin. She pulled slightly at her purple pastel locks with her hands. ~Of course I got the shit of the bag here.~ Kaiiaki released a deep growl, that could almost be explained as demonic. The sound of course was low, barely audible to the human ear. The sound grew slightly louder, just enough so that the Genin would hear her cry from the demon sealed within her. Kurama was not too pleased about the Genin that had been placed with them either. And he wasn't letting Kai get away without a proper greeting from him to the younger ones. "It's not polite to stare." She whispered coldy in her impish voice. "You fucking disrespectful little brats..." She growled. "LISTEN UP!" She screeched in a maniacal voice. "I am not here to be your friend. I am not here to be your ally. If you get killed...I would love to see your blood smeared on the ground." Kaiiaki's face stretched, showing her grinning with a crocodile smile. "Sairento is on point. Yarui, to the left flank. Asa to the right. Arata is behind point. I will be taking up the rear. Do not do anything stupid. Oh, and if you Genin do not move fast enough, I might just prick you up a bit." Kaiiaki laughed cruelly, not caring how insane she sounded to the Genin. It would be better that they were scared of her. They didn't want to know the true meaning behind where the horrors came from. It was better off they didn't know. But in fact...if Kaiiaki got in to trouble, he might just reveal himself in this fight. There would be no one there to control her or stop her if things got out of hand. So she decided, only as a last resort would she think about going into full on fox mode.-

Sairento:~ Hearing the opening of the door that sealed the entrance to Kaiiaki’s home, Sai opened his eyes only to see a impatient girl rush him about. Kai closing the door behind her and already giving the poor lad orders, Sai sighed heavily. “ Damn a please would be appreciative. “ Shaking his head, the Aburame raised his left arm towards the sky. Doing so, he allowed 30 insects to crawl from beneath the skin on his arm and ordering them subconsciously to take flight. The group of 30 Kikaichu, as instructed, spread their little insect wings and took flight towards the outskirts of Hoshigakure. While the Kikaichu searched for the obvious trail that Kai insisted the enemy left, the two chunin made their way towards the gates which was the arrival point for them to meet the Genin lackeys that’d be tagging along. It was funny though, as they walked Kai spoke cruelly of the imps but Sai thought the same thing. If things go bad, a human meat shield seemed cool. Marching onward, he looked at the damage that was left after the outbreak of man eating dead people.” It’s shameful how they couldn’t fight off a few dead guys. “ Shrugging off the thought of the shop owners and helpless villagers dying, a small grin was left on his face while he kept listening to the demon child rant on. Closing his eyes as they approached the arrival point, he heard that sound of others and the sudden screech that was born from Kai. Listening Sai could hear the anger and the demon from within her stirring up. It was true Sai didn’t care much for the Genin that were assigned to assist with the mission, but he knew if that damned fox got out his life would be at risk as well. However he didn’t let that worried thought sway his expression. The Aburame opened his eyes and glanced at the Genin with a blank look. Kai of course still giving the twerps a pep talk before the mission, Sai chuckled once she began telling them that she’d enjoy the sight of their bodily fluids leak from their dying bodies. “ That sounds like fun, but can’t have you dead just yet. “ Suddenly giving them a warm smile as if he was filled with nothing but love and wanted to care for the kids, however, that was him just showing how genuinely happy he’d be to see them being killed. Chuckling aloud, Sairento looked over to Kai as she began giving out more orders. “ Alrighty, follow me. “ He said as he made his way past the Genin, of course hiding his intent on wanting to slice them all into little pieces. Once he passed by, he received a word from his insects on the trail of the enemy. “ Yo Kai, we might want to pick up the pace. I’ve picked up the trail on our targets. “ He said as he kept walking onward making his way towards the ghastly trenches. ~

Asa: Asa looked up as the grey scaled skinned woman started to approach him. Asa immediately began to dread this mission. She was one of the last people he wanted to work with. However she was with anoher person who Asa assumed to be the Aburame chuunin. He already knew what was coming, the loud monologue of how much she "didn't care" and how she would "kill them if they got in her way". Asa sighed as she began to yell and bark orders. Listening to her instructions Asa frowned, it was an obvious one at that. "Great teamwokr abilities with this..." He thought as he stood up slowly. He looked over to the other teammates then at the other chuunin who was smiling and gave some kind words however Asa wasn't really buying it. If he hangs with her then they must not be that different...or at least thats how Asa saw it. "Her formation ideas are flawed and she really knows how to boost morale...I'm so motivated to die right now. At least that way I don't have to deal with loud mouth and two faced over here" He thought to himself as he rolled his eyes a bit. He slipped his mask on as he started to head towards the gate. "My name is Asa Uzumaki by the way..." He said with an annoyed tone of voice so that everyone may hear. He heard the Aburame refer to the girl as Kai, but he knew that he didn't rate calling her by a nicknam.Well, its not like e really wanted too either. "Kaiiaki Sensei. I know you may not care, but a proper greeting can go a long way. " He said softly without looking at her, remembering the first time they met. "That goes for you...and him." He said as he looked at the Aburame chuunin. However, the way he emphasized the word 'him' hinted that he may have been speaking about another person...or demon...hidden inside a certain someone.

Yarui: For a while it was only Yarui and Asa at the main gate. She continued to allow the male to read whatever he was looking at. " ...... " It wasn't like she had any other suggestions-- But then something else took hold of her attention. The arrival of Arata. Arata gave his hello and Yarui just stared at him in return... Guess that was her way of greeting others? Well that was that. Moments passed and moments passed before two others appeared, one would assume they were the Chunin, making them the final additions to the team. Yarui shifted to turn on her heels and away from everyone, however an unpleasant vibe stopped her from completing the action. Such a foul sound filled her ears-- what was it? Kaiiaki? Yarui was never a favorite of swearing, nor did she see it to be lady like, or appropriate for Kaiiaki's age group. Then again she wasn't Kaiiaki's mother so it was none of her business. Kaiiaki's monologue was off to a bad start... Meaning the silent girl most likely failed to listen to any bit of it. One, why yell? Two, swearing? Three, was she trying to intimadate? Yeah Yarui definitely wasn't feeling the flow. "Yarui, to the left flank." That was something she did indeed hear. Was that the battle tatics? Wonder how well Yarui could stick to that, seeing how no one knew her true fighting style. Her fighting style wasn't really an up close and personal one, it was more like a run away and attack kind of style. So in truth if the team were to get into a battle... It would kiiiiiinda be four people fighting instead of five. Well now it was time for her to move on from Kaiiaki and make something of Sairento's impression. Hmmm. Yarui examined the second Chunin but couldn't make anything of him-- for now that was. The female would just have to figure him out later, because the order to head out was now put into effect. Sairento walked past the group of Genin, but Yarui didn't follow. Instead she turned to view Arata once more with her ghostly facade. Her gray hues met his... It was clear she was thinking of something. For the final few seconds she stayed like that, looking at Arata. Finally she allowed her body to turn so she could follow up on Sairento. Yarui was ready to travel in her own unique way.

Arata:{AH} Who the hell was staring? That was Arata's first impression of the woman who spoke to the group as if she were the queen of all bitchiness. It was a bit of a sour taste to get in his mouth for a first impression, let alone from her cohort. Honestly? The formation and plan was a bit haphazard, so Arata had to think that the plan was for the genin to be fother. Sighing as he tugged his hood up over his head some more, obscuring his vision from their gaze, he looked over at Asa Uzumaki who introduced himself. "To be honest: I don't really intend on dying, so why don't we get this on with and at least pretend to be nice to each other. That way nobody kills each other, nobody becomes a criminal, nobody winds up being interrogated and having their tongue pierced with a needle on a five pound weight or heavier. Stuff like that isn't good for the mind. PAH SEH TIVE THOUGHTS PEA PULL." Arata finished that last sentence by sounding out every syllable and calpping each one to get their attention. This was more or less a collection of edgy kids and they were tasked with hunting down a criminal that attacked Hoshigakure? "Or we could go back and pay a jounin or three to do this if you don't think we're capable Senpai." He trailed off that last word, not motioning to who he was talking to, but witht he emphasis on the word it was directed at one or both of the chunin. {AH}

Kaiiaki: -Kaiiaki listened silently to the responses of the Genin. It sounded like they all were going to have a huge problem coordinating any type of teamwork. None of them seemed willing to join in the formation that she had suggested. Except for Sairento of course. And why wouldn't he? Sairento knew her. He knew what things she was capable of. It was as if he trusted her judgement. This is what made him a useful ally in missions and battles. Kaiiaki paused a moment before responding to the three Genin. She laughed darkly, a quiet laugh at first. Then the laugh grew in volume slightly as she continued. It was a cruel laugh, that had a bitter edge to it. ~These insolent punks... they have no idea what they are about to face... Continue with your naiive nature.~ She thought. Their words to her spoke an inner anger inside of her mind. Kurama was beginning to rear his head. No one had ever defied Kaiiaki like this before. Citizens and ninja alike trembled in fear hearing her name. She was more than sure her name also appeared in quite a few bingo books as well. Wanted for killing in Konohagkure. That was one she was sure of. In other village's and towns, she couldn't be certain. She was surprised that these Genin here hadn't heard of her before. But they soon would. And then they would know. "45 feet between the each of you." She said finally after her laughing spell. "Remind me... to show you how Crystal Funhouse works when we return." She spoke, gritting her teeth into an awful, insidious grin. Without another word, she followed behind Sairento, moving into her position at the back. "Let me know immediately if you find anything." Kaiiaki spoke out to Sairento. She moved at a moderate speed, about 35 mph. This would be a little higher than the average speed for a Genin. The Genin in front of her would have to keep up his pace if he wanted to keep in formation. Kaiiaki tugged on her standard issued Hoshigakure gas mask. They were about to pass through the Valley of Death. She hoped the Genin hadn't been stupid enough to not bring their masks along with them. It was standard practice and issued to all ninja within the village to have one. As soon as she jerked hers on, she pounced behind of Arata, and plunged down into the gas covered trench. She immediately activated the chakra within the soles of her feet. She coated them in a smooth, and even amount. With this, she would be able to grasp the side of the trench with her feet. Down they went, her feet crumbled along the side of the valley. Small pebbles and branches rolled down the side of the hill when they came in contact with her chakra. They tumbled down to the earth below, bouncing off something hard when they hit the bottom with a plunk. Through the yellow-green colored gas, she realized something. Those pebbles and branches had tumbled off of a corpse. Or rather, what was left of the decaying ruins of one. She smiled behind her mask, "Good times, Sairento." She spoke once again as she reached the bottom of the valley, passing behind the corpse. Of course the Genin would have no idea what the Chunin meant by that. Nor would she bother to elaborate. The Valley of Death was their secret corpse dumping ground when either of them got the urge. So many enemies and foolish bandits had wandered into the Valley of Death before. The corpses couldn't be told apart anymore. Seeing bones at the bottom of the valley was a regular thing for Hoshigakure ninja. Kaiiaki enjoyed the scenery while she ran along behind Arata. She noticed the skeleton trees and bushes variously rooted along the black soil. Remains of birds, and people alike scattered the valley in various positions. The yellow-green gas of the valley wasn't too thick. Visibilty remained in front of her for a good 8 feet. But unfortunately, she couldn't see much beyond that. The whole valley was a death trap. The group would need to get out of the valley quickly if they didn't want to hinder their visibilty any longer than they had to. Kaiiaki kept an eye out for any traps that might lay nearby. Although Sairento was scouting ahead of her, he could always miss something. The team continued on through the Valley of Death, maintaining their speed they started with. Kaiiaki kept a close eye on each of the Genin as well. She was studying them, and multi-tasking by watching their terrain. If she was to be the lookout from behind, she would easily be able to spot something and react to it quicker than any of the team. Being in this position suited her the best. Even though the Genin argueably didn't like the idea, it was one she was confident would succeed. At least until they arrived to the enemy's territory. She continued on, watching the area as they hit the 2 mile mark. They had only been traveling a few minutes. But now, they were nearing their end to the first part. Kaiiaki could already see the top of the valley. It looked to be as if an earth wave jutsu had dispersed the ground above. ~So this is where it begins...~ Kaiiaki thought to herself. Swiftly, she reached into the pouch upon her backside, pulling out a senbon with her right hand. "Like the shadows of Hoshigakure." She spoke, hoping that the Genin could make sense of what she was saying. She was meaning for them to be cautious with their movements now. To stick to the shadows. They were getting close.-

Sairento:~ About a half of hour had passed already, as the most of the group spent it yelling at each other well besides the fact that Sai was late as hell. Leading the group, Sairento hummed to himself as he listened to the last few comments the others had about one another. Already he could tell that things were going to get tough, it was one thing he was curious of though. ‘ Would these Genin be able to hold their own against enemies who managed to not only infiltrate Hoshigakure but also drive it into chaos and disaster. ‘ Whoever was responsible for the massacre of many Hoshigakure citizens was surely no small threat so the real question is are they ready. Glancing back at Kai and the others for a brief moment he chuckled. “ Hey Kai play nice with the kiddies until we got this thing over with. I’d hate to lose a member before we even reach our target. “ Sai said with a small chuckle, not giving off any major hints or details on what type of person the Aburame was. ‘ It’s quite bothersome when we have to come up with cover up stories for how members of our teams died after Kai brutally murders them in cold blood. ‘ Sairento thought to himself as he kept moving forward. Approaching the Valley of Death, Sai reached into his pouch and pulled out his gas mask which was a pretty common tool for everyone who resided in Hoshigkaure. It was impossible to reach or leave the village without one. Adjusting it as he walked so that it was comfortably placed on his face with no entrances for any of the deadly gases to find their way into it, Sai looked back and sighed. “ Welp keep up kiddies, from here on things get wild. “ Sairento said with a wicked smile, though it could not be seen it was pretty clear that he found some joy in the chaos that laid in wait after this point. He was leading the group so he set the speed for the rest of them. The Aburame focused his chakra into his feet with an even flow being distributed to souls of each. This was easy work for Kai and himself, he didn’t really care if the Genin fell to their deaths or turned tail and ran home. Either way, if they fell to their deaths then they’d join the many corpses that lay at the bottom of the deadly trench. Speaking of corpses, once Sai made it to the bottom he looked around and remembered all the people Kai and himself have killed and disposed of their lifeless bodies in the seemingly bottomless pit. Hearing Kai speak of the joy memories they had, Sairento looked back and smirked. “ Yep the good old days. “ The group continued walking and as they marched onward Sai had received another notification from the group of thirty Kikaichu he had released moments ago. ‘ Already giving us your location ay? Just that cocky huh? ‘ Thinking to himself he gave a little laugh as he began climbing the other side of the canyon wall. “ Yo Kai I’ve found them. “ Sairento said as he split the group of thirty insects up to into three groups of ten. Sending group one in for a closer look, group two flew a bit closer to study the terrain, as group three remained in the air above so that they would notice any change in direction or movement. “ Hey everyone listen closely alright? If you miss any of this you’ll probably get lost or killed. “ Sairento said as he climbed the wall and continued to climb the wall. “ Our target is 2 miles out to the east of us. So once we get up this wall we’ll head east. They seem to be camping out in this opening. The terrain is rocky and damp, hardly any signs of plants besides the trees that stand high and few plants that would normally grow in swamp areas. There is a single river that flows through the center. Be careful of the rocks though, they’re a bit slimy so one wrong little step and you’ll find yourself vulnerable and a prime target to kill. They also have a steady food supply with them so it seems they intend on staying for a while. We have the upper hand now, however, we should reframe from getting too close or they’ll notice us and high tail it out of there. So we’ll travel for about a mile and a half and dip off our original route and station ourselves a half a mile out so that we can construct a plan and continue our survey on the targets. “ Sairento said as he could see the sky, approaching the top of the wall he yawned and stretched preparing his muscles for the upcoming work out they’d have during this battle. Reaching the top, he’d remove his mask and make his way over to a nearby tree. Leaning on it as he waited for Kai and the imps to find their way out of the Valley of Death, Sai grinned wickedly. “ Well, let the games begin. “ The Aburame said as if he was a lion on the prowl. ~

Asa:Asa sighed a bit to himself upon hearing the words of everyone. This was truly a dysfunctional team but he tried to remain confident in everyone’s skills. He tightened his mask a bit and tapped the valves and filters on them to make sure they were properly secured to the mask. After that he headed out. He immediately took his spot to the left of Aburame, remaining a good 45 ft away from him. The group seemed to be approaching the Valley of Death. Asa, instinctively focused chakra to his feet as the group made its way over the deadly trench. He glanced down at what he made out to be the bodies of many who failed to properly prepare for the trip. Asa had somewhat spaced out on the journey. His mind was mainly focused on the mission but there were always extra things on his mind. His parents, the fact that he knew the chuunin doubted the skills of the genin, his mind even wondered on if he had turned on the lights at home. His attention snapped back into reality as he heard Sarietnto speaking to Kai. Upon notice of how far the enemy was and the terrain Asa’s mind immediately went back into a more strategic and battle ready mode. “If they’re camping out in the opening the last thing they’re thinking about is running if we get close...they probably set traps. The food supply suggest there’s either some type of hideout nearby or they don’t plan on leaving anytime soon. The terrain is good for both of us. A rocky area will help with his earth. But,Rocks and trees will provide good cover and concealment for us.. This battle shouldn’t be fought directly, at least not with all of us at once, especially considering the disadvantage they faced strength wise. Strategy is our main strength. If all else fails we should at least take out their food supply, that will force them to move further away from the village which would be better for us in the long run.” He thought as he climbed the wall. He looked over to everyone as he remembered the report he received prior to the mission. “If the report is true Kai sensei is probably the worst person to try and take on the main enemy considering he may have lightning release too. Our best bet would be to separate the two, especially considering this new enemy may just be a support to the attacker of the village. Either that or send in a small group to attack the enemies while providing long ranged coverage from a distance and various positions. The supporter is more than likely a long-ranged,genjutsu or sensory type of fighter...we should probably divide them up and press them with close range fighting. “ Asa mumbled his thoughts to himself. He was still loud enough for everyone to hear his planning, but he didn’t notice how loud he was. The group finally made its way to the top of the wall. Asa stretched a bit as he continued to mumble to himself, wiping the sweat from his brow. Asa wasn’t nervous at all. Not anymore at least. Planning was his way of calming himself down. Assessing the entire situation gave him comfort from his usual anxious ways. He removed his mask and looked out at the sky for a while as he awaited for the commands of the chuunin.

Yarui:Welp. The four of them were having their conversation... Or argument... Whatever one wished to call it. Yarui just reamined silent in the background like always. " ...... " One step after the other she made her way closer to the cliff which led to the bottom of the valley. Of course along the way the Genin fitted her gas mask-- It'd be silly to die now. Once Yarui reached the edge she bent over slightly in order to get an estimate of the distance. It wasn't that bad, but with her never ending silence, no one really knew what she was thinking. " ...... " Slowly she moved onto one knee, both palms flat onto the ground in front of her. Everyone else was gathering chakra into their soles so they could travel down the side of the cliff. Eh... Yarui really wasn't following the same idea. With her 'famous' Body Flicker Technique she vanished from her current spot and appeared mid way down the cliff. She appeared close to the wall of the cliff, so that sliding was an option, but honestly it was more like a free fall; using the wall to control direction and speed as needed. One moment she was there then gone the next. In the midst of her fall she used the Body Flicker Technique again to teleport to the bottom of the pit, appearing in the same position she started all of this with. Wasn't too hard. It was a slightly faster way of making it down but that didn't matter in any bit. The girl rose to her feet and looked up at the other wall of the cliff. The wall that would lead out of the gas pit and to the enemy's location. She felt like it would take too much chakra to teleport to the top, so maybe now she'd travel like a normal person. Sending a bit of chakra to her feet... And maybe even her hands... The girl started the tough climb up. Eventually she made it. Only to see Sairento posted on a nearby tree. It was only a few moments later but now she could slightly make out what kind of person he was. Yarui removed her mask and put it away between her pants and the tight rope which held them up. In turn she pulled out a single bottle of ink and held it firmly in her right hand while using her left to loosen the cap. It was as if she was ready to pour a small amount out. In fact she was, but not now. She looked over her shoulder to see where the others were and if they were out of the pit by now. Yarui wanted to hurry up and get this mission over with. It didn't even matter to her if they passed or failed the operation. It was unknown how long she could put up with a group like this... A group that didn't value silence much like her. Anyways back to the important stuff. So they had the layout of the playing field. Rocky, swamp like, with a bit of trees here and there. Well Yarui knew her spot for the battle. Hiding within the trees. With not much else to do, she too awaited the orders to head east.

Arata:{AH} There wasn't much for Arata to say or do at this point. Just sit back and watch, listen, and take in what was happening between the group. Yarui was her usual silent self; he thought to himself while taking out the gas mask that any Hoshigakurian needed. Putting forty-five feet between him and everyone else, Arata took up his position and readied himself to make their way down into the death valley. WHen they were off and nearing the decline down into the valley, Kaiiaki leaped over him and brought him to a skidding halt before he called out to her as he started sliding down after her, "I thought you said forty-five feet between each of us!" Not bothering to waste chakra, he slowed his descent into the valley with his cane drove intot he cliff-side. When they hit the ground and started moving through, Arata looked over at all the dead bodies and bones. Not bothered by it as much as a regular genin would, Arata just followed along, getting back into formation and following Sairento. When his whole team would get out of the valley and remove their masks, Arata would be bringing up the rear, hearing the report from Sairento. "What happened to keeping in formation? Or was it in reverse?" He asked while walking up, listening to Asa propose not using Kaiiaki right off the bat. "To be honest, we need to do some more recon. We don't know much about the enemy we are hunting do we? They could have been surveying us. Just--putting that out there." Not wanting to do much other than listen to what the chunin suggested and then question it, Arata found himself by the tree Sairento was leaned up against. {AH}

Han Nibu NPC: “Let’s go.” ~Han said aloud before hopping off the branch
and sliding down the tree with his javelins in hand. He took a few seconds to
adjust his clothes accordingly before turning back, heading off in the
direction of his cave. Kuchina would come running from the bushes with a hand
full of plants and other things. ~ “But why? I thought we were going to stay
until night?” ~She said as she caught up with him. ~ “If they’re not here by
now, they’re not going to be here. We’ll pack up and head home. We’ll come back
another day.” ~Han went over to the food supply he had brought and began to
roll up whatever was open and putting the food back into a series of packs,
each one color coded for each color of the food he brought. Over all, the
amount of supplies he brought weighed about 40 lbs. ~ “They could be here any
second. What if we leave and then they show up? The sun hasn’t even set yet.”
~Kuchina said as she shoved all of what she collected into a little pouch of
her own. ~ “If you really believe so we’ll scout ahead for a bit. If we don’t
see them, we come back. “ ~Kuchina smiled underneath her mask. She really just
wanted some more time to study the plants in the area. She gracefully turned
around and began running up the road as Han abandoned his packing efforts in
order to keep up. Kuchina would have about a one hundred foot head start on Han
in fact. She would still be perfectly in his view though and even if she wasn’t,
they were connected mentally and he could still see what she sees. If anything
were to happen, Han was simply a sprint away. His hands rested on his javelins
that were slung over his back but he had pulled around to his side; partially
concealed underneath his cloak. Each one was about 6 feet long though, so they
would stick out of his cloak a bit towards the back. Kuchina would stop every
now and then to run off and pick up a flower, plant, root, or bug that she
finds laying around before shoving them into her pouch. ~ ‘We should still be
careful. For all we know they could be waiting for us as well.’ ~Han said to
Kuchina mentally, causing her to now focus on her surroundings. Han himself
would use his Hiding Like a Mole technique in order to travel underground. This
was more for a sensory perspective. The technique came built in with a sort of
sonar, which allowed him to see what happens on the surface. By using the technique,
it gave him a 360 degree field of view of things within fifty-four feet of him.
If he wanted to extend this view, he could stay still and focus, which will
increase this range to one hundred feet. But while he’s moving, his range is
reduced. Kuchina would begin to sing out loud. The song didn’t sound all too
natural, as if she was making it up on the spot. Most of the words didn’t rhyme
and the flow just wasn’t natural. Anyone within about thirty feet would be able
to hear her though.  They would keep
walking like this until they would eventually cross paths with the team looking
for them. If said team was hiding within a fifty-four foot radius of Han, who
is behind Kuchina by about seventy feet now, he would notice and warn Kuchina
and they would prepare for any sort of engagement. Though Kuchina was singing,
she was still alert and actively checking her flanks. If she would notice
anyone, she would alert Han and prepare for any sort of engagement. If they don’t
encounter the team at all, they would simply turn around once walking about a
two miles and being to walk back to their little camp site. Either way, they
were both of their guard.~

Kaiiaki: -The Valley continued on through the fog of the toxic gas. Step after step, leap after leap brought the team closer to the perpetrators. They were on to their trail. In fact they left a pretty obvious one in their wake.Sairento had announced he had disclosed the location of the enemy. At the moment, the team was shielded by the wall and gas of the valley. Their appearance had not triggered any alarm. Which was important and lucky. But Kaiiaki wasn't going to let down her guard. Kaiiaki continued to look around and watch while she listened to Sairento speak.~2 miles to the east. Rocky and damp area...River..Little cover with few trees and plants. Not bad. We might be able to use this to our advantage after all.~ "Let us stop for a moment." She spoke towards the team. She had heard the babblings of Asa, silence from Yarui, and more babblings from Arata again. She had heard enough of it. Now that they knew the details of the location, it was time to discuss the matter. She knew they wanted to keep going, but now was the best time to talk about a plan. "Listen up," she growled. (assuming they had gathered) "When we get out there, there is not going to be a lot of cover. So that could go both ways. It could be good for us, it could be good for our enemies. All we know about the ones who infiltrated the Star is that they are highly skilled in Earth jutsu as well as medical jutsu. He/She, whoever it was, could bring the DEAD back to LIFE. I hope you all understand what you are getting into. This is not a mission for...your pathetic levels of skill. But I am being forced to work with what I have got here." Kaiiaki sneered at the Genin, thinking of them as the dirt beneath her shoes. If there is a teammate with our enemy, which I imagine there is, so let us just assume there is for now. I doubt anyone could pull off such an attack or harvest that many corpses by themself." Kaiiaki gave a knowing glance towards Sairento. "Asa and Sairento. You will take on the one with Earth style. I shall take on the other opponent, whoever or if there is one. Yarui. You can use your unique fighting style to help us from the sidelines. Hide in the shadows nearby, where they cannot locate you. Use your ink clones to assist in my battle and Sai's battle. If either battle gets in trouble, use your best intinct and judgement to assist as needed." Kaiiaki knew she was going to get dissatisfied groans and complaints from a few of them. "Oh do not look at me that way. Shut the fuck up and do it or I will kill you myself." She walked off a few feet, a dissatisfied sneer upon her face. "Yarui behind me. Sairento, behind Asa. Asa fan out to about 50 feet now. Not too close, but close enough. We will be turning as soon as we get to the top, so watch your flanks!" She exclaimed in a bitchy tone. Kaiiaki activated chakra into the soles of her feet once more. She distributed the chakra evenly, coating it with a small amount of chakra. With this she would be able to scale the valley's wall in front of her. She ran about 5 more feet, then pounced upon the wall. She continued to run up on the side of the wall without batting an eyelash. The team traveled up what seemed to be half a mile or more on the side of the wall. It didn't take them very long, perhaps a minute at max. Kaiiaki pounced once again when she made it to the top. Her feet gracefully landed upon the rocky ground near the edge of the canyon. A few pebbles scattered at the force, falling down into the valley below. Kaiiaki immediately scanned the areas around her, finding nothing yet. She then checked to make sure Yarui was right behind her. (assuming she was) But something drew her attention away. The Earth wave lead right to the direction that Sairento had mentioned before. ~They might as well have drawn us a map.~ Kaiiaki chuckled to herself. They were either very stupid or this was a trap. She would have to keep her eyes open for anything out of the ordinary. "I will take lead from now on. Sairento and Asa get to the trees, do your best to stay off the ground." Kaiiaki then nodded to Yarui, and they once again took off. Forward they raced on, racing against the clock to beat the villianous fiends who had infiltrated their village.-

Sairento:~ Sairento laughed to himself as he thought about the plan and formation Kaiiaki just put them all in. Before heading out and making their way for the enemy, Sai glanced at Kai and Yarui as he gave a gentle smile. Knowing Kai, she was thinking the same thing he was. “ Yo be careful you two, they obviously want us to find them. “ Sairento said with a smirk before he looked to Asa and jumped into the trees. ‘ Our enemy is one cocky son of a bitch. Whoever it is left the trail purposely to lead us right to them. ‘ Sairento said to himself in his inner thoughts as he leaped tree to tree in pursuit the enemy who lays in wait for the group to arrive. Checking in on his Kikaichu who had still been watching the two foes, Sai observed and took notes. “ Ok so ones male, ones female, the weapon choice of the male seem to be javelins, female’s choice of weapon is still unknown. They’ve abandoned their sight for the time being and are now making their way towards us. “ Sairento said aloud to the Genin who was assigned to him by Kaiiaki. Looking back, Sai studied Asa. ‘ Hmmm seems to have talent but we’ll see when the time comes. “ Sai was always looking for good opponents to do battle with. So of course he’d naturally question the abilities and skills of the three Genin who were appointed to this mission along with Kai and himself. Sai was sick in the head much like Kai seeing as the two had much in common, however, Sai was more chill then the female Chunin. Sai is more silent about his feelings and true nature, unlike Kai, so the only time you’d catch a glimpse of who the Aburame really is will be during battle with a worthy and strong foe. “ Hey Kid, you listening? These few details can be critical to know. “ Sairento said aloud as he looked forward and continued onward from tree to tree. Overall he didn’t care if the Genin listened or not, just so he can say he did his job correctly he updated the Genin from time to time. The distance between Sai and the foe were now a mile and closing. His first group of insects kept a close eye on the target as the other two groups surveyed the area to look for traps and such. Suddenly the male target used a jutsu and vanished beneath the ground. Chuckling Sai, stopped in his tracks about 120 feet out from the target who was know traveling through the earth. “ Hiden like a Mole huh? Who knew my enemy would have the same technique. “ Laughing, he sat on the tree branch and rested. “ Kai and the girl has the lady, We’ll take the big guy, but we’ll just let him come to us. “ Sairento said as he awaited not far off from their targets. Giving a estimate, he calculated about how long before Han reached them. “ He’ll be here in about two minutes to three minutes top. “ Sairento said aloud, giving Asa and update indirectly. Unsheathing his blade, Sai carved his name into the tree. “ Hurry up big fella. “ ~

Asa:Asa was trying his best to stay as focused and mentally prepared as possible. Kai was sending him and Sai to pursue one of the attackers while the rest of the team tracked down the other. Asa didn’t really agree with the plan but it was better than nothing. He didn’t say a word, just a simple nod to his fellow genin before taking off after Sairento, staying a good 15ft distance behind him. Following behind him Asa looked the man, recapping over everything that had happened so far. “So he’s an Aburame...a pretty good sensory ninja. I just wonder what type of ninjutsu and taijutsu skills he posses.” He thought to himself. Usually this would be where Asa ponders on how a duel between the two would pan out, but right now the goal was to figure how the two of them could work together. Pretty soon after they headed out the chuunin began to give Asa random bits of intelligence on the enemy. Asa began taking mental notes and going through his usual planning phase. “Javelins? Strange choice of weaponry.” Asa said to himself. He was so deep in thought that he didn’t respond when asked if he was even listening. He just managed to give a somewhat reassuring head nod. Eventually they stopped, Asa continued to stay back a good distance, this time about 25ft as he listened to the chuunin. Hearing the chuunin speak about the enemy gave Asa enough insight to know that his teammate was also an earth user which gave sa some reassurance knowing that he wasn’t gonna have to rely on just bugs to live. Asa smirked a bit as he began to form a series of handsigns.Rat-Ox-Dog-Dog..He paused for a mintue as he thought to himself before e then slowly clapped his hands to finish the signs. He then opened up his left palm and poked it with his right index finger. The Uzumaki Sealing formula would appear in his palm. He did the same thing to the other hand. “You can never be too prepared” He said to himself. Two to Three minutes….A short wait that would probably feel like eternity to the genin. He squatted down on a tree branch and took a deep breath as he waited.

Yarui:Well now the team took a short moment to go over a plan. Seemed as if the enemy really was somewhere nearby, or was going to be. Yarui usually zoned out of any conversation until her name was brought up-- and that's what happened during a bit of Kaiiaki's speech. "Yarui. You can use your unique fighting style to help us from the sidelines. Hide in the shadows nearby, where they cannot locate you. Use your ink clones to assist in my battle and Sai's battle. If either battle gets in trouble, use your best instinct and judgement to assist as needed." Yarui tilted her head to the side like a confused canine, but she wasn't confused, in fact she was smiling. Finally someone who gave her an option she could agree too instead of forcing her to fight on the front lines. Maybe now she liked Kaiiaki, but Kaiiaki was still loud and full of swearing. With not much else to do, Yarui straightened up and took her place behind Kaiiaki as ordered. Yarui, Kaiiaki, and Arata took off as well shortly after Asa and Sairento did. The team split into two groups to take on each enemy... Yarui had the role of figuring out who to support. Honestly it felt like she carried the burden of deciding which group lived or died. " ...... " That was the only thing on her mind during their travel. She made sure to keep up with Kaiiaki and Arata, or as close as possible. Suddenly she came to a stand still and took the cap off of the bottle of ink that was in her hand from before. Yarui quickly poured out a small amount onto the ground, formed a one handed tiger handseal, and brought the ink to life with use of the Ink Clone Jutsu. The ink itself molded into a picture perfect image of herself. No one ever heard Yarui speak, but the clone did with the help of their mental link, in fact, Yarui spoke quite a lot. The things she talked to the clone about weren't even of the mission. Some random things slipped in like what she thought about the group, what she thought was going on back at the village, how her home was doing, all that and some more. 'You'll have to catch up to them now, but keep watch on Asa and Sairento, okay?' Yarui ordered the clone through the link. The clone itself nodded and went off for Asa and Sai. On arrival the clone would take cover and just watch... Sai probably wouldn't even know the clone was there, unless his insects told him otherwise. As for Yarui she put the cap back onto the bottle and follwed up on Kaiiaki and Arata once more.

Arata:{AH} If this were a cartoon or some form of animation, Arata would be the one character in the background with closed eyes and a mouth in the shape of a curvy number three, arms flailing about like one of those inflatable wacky arm guys while in chibi mode. Only because every single attempt he made at talking to people was outright ignored or he was insulted by the woman that he was going to be paired with? Then again no one really said if Arata was going to be paired up with. "Right--Sai and Asa, Yauri on her own. I guess I will go with captain stab happy." He motioned to Kaiiaki with his thumb, looking at the rest of his team, "Nice knowing you guys. If I don't make it back, suspect her first." He chided about her, turning to look at Kaii with a respectful look on his face despite what he had said. Jumping off with Kaiiaki when she leapt away, Arata would be in tow, following close behind to get up into the branches. "You know--a lot of books have been written about how high morale can make your subordinates do much better, as little as fifty percent better. You MIGHT want to give one of those books a read sometime. Just saying." He would comment while leaning up against the stalk of a tree, feet resting on a tree branch. "Other than that I guess we wait for a signal or move on yours?" He asked questions of her, trying to break the ice and hopefully get something other than a death threat or a comment about how useless he was. Even with his uncaring notion toward comments like that, they started to weigh down even on the most iron clad of wills. {AH}

Han NPC: ~Kuchina would continue to sing rather loudly as she saw the first sign of people walking down the road. She only saw three, if these were the shinobi they sent then they would be undermanned. Kuchina nor Han didn’t assume these were the shinobi. They could be passerby’s, but they still kept their guard up as they slowly began to close the gap between them. This group was out of Han’s view, but since Kuchina could see them, Han knew where they were. Since Kuchina had an eye on the main group, Han took it upon himself to look around a bit rather than follow directly behind her. As they gap between Kuchina and Kai fell to 70 feet, Han would stop and begin to focus, extending his detecting range to 100 feet. Han would detect the hiding shinobi about 90 feet away from Han. Their presence was extremely faint, but due to the roots of the tree they sat in, the technique allowed him to detect him. He wasn’t even sure if these were shinobi, or merely something like a monkey or something of that sort. With that in mind, he didn’t bother with it. He didn’t want to jump to such a big conclusion, so he kept moving on, keeping that 70 feet gap between him and Kuchina and reducing his view back to what it was prior. As Kuchina continued to close the gap between her and Kai to about 30 feet, she would stop. Kuchina would probably look like a traveller as well. Considering she had a Konohagakure headband on, though mostly concealed underneath her hair, it wouldn’t be that big of a stretch to assume she was traveling. ~ “Greetings!” ~She would basically shout to them. It was at this point that Kuchina would notice one was wearing a star headband, meaning she was a shinobi from Hoshigakure. Han and Kuchina readied themselves for any sort of engagement at this point.~ “Do you happen to know where the village of Hoshigakure is? I hear they have some sort of gaseous valley that I would love to study.” ~She hoped they stopped and actually engaged with her. She would basically leave them no choice, as if they continued to walk, she would merely block their path. Following her shouting of the word “greetings” though, Kuchina would begin to flow chakra into her words from that point forward. So the sentence following would carry said chakra upon the sound waves it made, which would travel forty feet as Kuchina was a rather loud speaker. Anyone within this area would begin to feel their muscles tense as every word she spoke made them more and more immobile. This was her version of Genjutsu Binding. Since Kuchina studied sound Genjutsu and was rather adept at it, she uses Genjutsu Binding via talking and using sound waves rather than say sight or touch. It’s all the same jutsu, every user having a different way of using it. Hers just happened to be via sound. Since it was a lower level Genjutsu, it took multiple words in order to completely immobilize someone. The two sentences she did speak would be enough to immobilize someone of lesser physical strength. The more words spoken, the harder it gets for someone to move. Unlike some Genjutsu that have to be overcome by breaking out of it, this Genjutsu could be overcome by raw strength alone, but not broken. One will find it extremely hard to move, but can still operate though extremely ineffectively. This Genjutsu would have to be broken just like all other Genjutsu, the only difference being Kuchina was a skilled Genjutsu user so this would be a stronger use of the Genjutsu. ~ “I also heard they have some unique forms of food I would love to try. I would also love to meet their medical nin and learn about any sort of special medicine they use.” ~Kuchina would keep rambling on and on just to have her Genjutsu be more effective on those hearing it. Han wasn’t moving in for any sort of attack yet, he was letting Kuchina handle the first set of people as to see if any others would jump to their aid. Kuchina would then make the hand sign Snake before opening her Senbon pouch. A total of 5 would shoot from the pouch quickly and begin to float in front of Kuchina as she continued to talk.~ “But I don’t know, I heard the people in Hoshigakure aren’t nice. I hope you few are nice. Are you guys nice?” ~She would then launch each Senbon directly at the throat of the person pushing the front of this group, which would be Kai. The whole time from Genjutsu activation, to the shooting of the senbons would take 5 seconds. Due to the Genjutsu, assuming she was still held by it, these Senbon would be nearly impossible to dodge. This Genjutsu was capable of holding incredibly strong people, people who were strong enough to resist the Shadow Manipulation technique of the Nara just on brute strength alone (mainly due to the fact that they were rather stupid). Even if Kai wasn’t held completely still, any sort of movement would be so slow and lack enough energy to even move her sufficiently in any direction. Just moving ones hands from their side up in order to form a hand sign for a jutsu such as Body Flicker would take far too long. If these Senbon did connect, they would pierce Kai’s throat with an incredible force despite the distance. They would push into her Larynx, as well as damage other parts in her throat such as pharynx.~

Kaiiaki: -The distance was closing fast. Out of the distance, Kaiiaki could see a small figure. It looked like that of a young woman's. "So I was correct." Kaiiaki spoke with a sneer. "He would have help. That lowers our chances." She murmered back to Arata and Yarui. The woman was fastly approaching. She had to have a faster speed than Kaiiaki. If Kaiiaki had to guess, the girl must have been 70 feet away from them due North. "Off to the shadows Yarui!" Kaiiaki barked at Yarui, who seemed to have a difficult time comprehending she wasn't supposed to follow her and Arata at this point. "NOW!" Kaiiaki was leaving no time for debate. In the least Yarui would able to sneak by to a nearby hiding place using her Body Flicker. The enemy would have seen her, but they would not know where she ended up. At least the girl would have landed outside of a better range of not getting hit by any oncoming jutsu. Out of the distance, Kaiiaki heard a voice calling out to her. Some girl with blonde hair and dead looking eyes. All she heard was, "Greetings! Do you know where the village of Hoshigakure is?" Before Kaiiaki skidded herself to a stop at the point of 30 feet from the girl. Her sandals scuffed gently against the otherwise rocky ground below her. "Oh shut the fuck up." Kaiiaki interrupted her before she could speak anymore. "Stupid bitch... like I would tell you." Kaiiaki sneered at the girl, nose upturned as if she thought the girl was a piece of dirt. "Think I could not tell a resurrection jutsu apart from the others? Just because you walk and talk." Kaiiaki laughed cruelly, not having a bit of empathy for the dead girl. It was then that she felt a bit of a pinch to her body. ~You bitch...~ The dead girl was a Genjutsu user. And Kaiiaki was about to be caught in whatever the girl was cooking up. "GET BACK!" Kaiiaki screamed to Arata, finding it oddly difficult to move her jaw. She was the one. The helper that had assisted the one who had attacked the Star Village. Kaiiaki had a feeling one person couldn't have done it all alone. And her gut feeling had been true the whole time. Kaiiaki would be intelligent enough to break out of it, but at the moment she didn't have the time. She noticed her words or something had made the dead girl jump to the offensive. Apparently her assuming had been correct. A senbon had been launched from the girl with some kind of wind jutsu and was coming straight toward Kaiiaki. In an instant, Kai formed a crystal thorn that stemmed from the ground, covering Kaiiaki's throat protectively. The Indigo crystal thorn branch grew up from the ground, spanning the height of 5 feet. The width would span about 3 feet, just enough to cover the area of Kaiiaki's throat in protection. ~Good...for a warm up.~ Kaiiaki spoke arrogantly to Kurama in the back of her mind. He was waiting in position, just waiting for his chance to come ripping and roaring. But Kaiiaki would keep him concealed. Unless the enemy knew about the seal on Kaiiaki's stomach, she wouldn't have any idea of what sort of thing that was sealed inside the Kurisutaru girl. She would have no idea what the young Kurisutaru was actually capable of. Kaiiaki smirked after deflecting the attack of the simple senbon. Now it was time to get messy. "Around attack." Kaiiaki spoke outwardly. To the observer/opponent, it would sound as if she had just named off a jutsu of her own. But in truth, she was speaking to Arata. She hoped he would understand what she meant in a moment. Kaiiaki then mixed her chakra in the air, forming off a crystal branch off the one in front of her that had previously formed. 8 branches of the size of 6 feet in height and 4 feet in length instantly formed in front of her. The branches would continue to grow from their height in the air for about 2 more feet before forcefully cut downwards in a spiral. The spiral would cut through the air towards Kuchina in her north direction at the speed that would reach her within about 3 seconds with the speed of Kai's jutsu. If the attack was successful, the crystal thorn spiral would rip and shred Kuchina's body, maiming it into hundreds of pieces due to the sharpness of the thorns. They would be strong enough to rip through flesh and bone itself. Meanwhile, Kaiiaki hoped that Arata would have gotten her message. She looked for Arata's attack to be concealed between the crystals. Even if Kuchina would somehow manage to dodge the Crystal thorn spiral, she would have to counter Arata's as well. While the crystal thorns rushed towards Kuchina, Kaiiaki's right hand flew to her pouch. She pulled out two Senbon with what felt like a rusty arm and threw them right towards Kuchina's dead eyes. One senbon to the left eye, the other senbon to the right eye. This would take about 5 seconds. If this hit was successful, the senbon would puncture Kuchina's optic nerves behind her eyelids which would render her sight useless.This would be a big bonus for any sort of communication she was holding between the dead girl and the other one. Wherever he was at this point.-

Arata: {AH} Arata was trying to talk to Kaiiaki,
unaware that Yarui had even followed with how quiet she was. It was a
bit of a tasking thing to do to get someone who stonewalled to open up.
 Though when the Kurisutaru girl mentioned something about there being a
 woman. Which was something that struck Arata, they were after a male
after all weren't they? The girl that approached seemed chipper enough,
 speaking with a cheerful tone that struck Arata as a bit too saccrine.
 When Kaii told him to get back, Arata had already leapt backwards,
leaving her with a "You got this boss!" as he leapt backwards about
fifty feet through the trees. He remained off the ground as Kaii
herself got frozen in place by some strange means while the dead
girl--wait she was dead? Yeah she was a rezzed corpse bro, good
observation Arata. Quit thinking about how that would go great in your
book and focus on the now! She's got them voodoo needles poised to play
Budget Back Alley Acupuncture with the boss lady! Right, prepare
yourself while she defends herself. Arata quickly composed himself,
throwing together the dragon, snake and then bird handseals, gathering
water chakra and combining it with water particles in the air. He held
his arms out, forming large disks of water along the bottoms of his
ginger tips, swirling around and preparing itself to launch off. "FInch
 Rain." He muttered under his breath as Kaii formed the large tree-like
structure with the crystal she grew. He wasn't going to just attack, he
 wasn't gonna let her deal witht he apparent genjutsu and throat
piercings at the same time, as much as piercings seemed cool, there were
 areas you just did not want to pierce. Arata threw the first disk,
sending it off at a spinning angle until it lifted up into the air and
flew over a bunch of the branches, slicing itself into multiple pieces
as a result. It was a highly telegraphed move, which would look as
though it had failed entirely. The split pieces of the disk, five of
them, continued on and arced around in a wide curve, forming into the
shape of finches that flew for the needles mostly more than Kuchina.
They spun around like their own little shuriken before dive bombing for
Kuchina. Arata did this again with another three disks. the first one
skimming right along the ground and coming up toward Kuchina's left side
 at an upward angle. The next was sent around past Kaii's right side
and through the branches, breaking off into another five finches that
would cover a large area and look to make a pincer move with the second
disk. Arata's fourth disk was sent flying up and and then straight down
into the ground, looking to carpet bomb the area to try and push Kuchina
 back, and saturate the ground with water. {AH}

Han NPC:~Han didn’t really have full view of the Kuchina
 situation. Him being underground and his sensory range being fifty-four
 feet currently, he could barely see what was going on. He had no doubt
in Kuchina’s abilities, and his whole plan wasn’t for her to go up
against multiple enemies in the first place. Even though he couldn’t see
 it, Kuchina was still very much in that situation, giving Han a full
view of what was going on from her eyes. Even the things she learned
would be relayed to Han’s brain due to the resurrection jutsu. Kuchina
was basically a shadow with a different set of abilities. Her initial
set up seemed to be successful, on at least one of the shinobi. Han
didn’t want to jump in just yet; Kuchina still had some work to do.
Though, Han had an idea. He’d proceed to go to a depth of about sixty
feet underground. A depth so low that even some sensory ninja would have
 a hard time spotting him unless they focused, or he moved. But before
doing this, he’d make the hand sign Horse, summoning an Earth Shadow
Clone on the surface. This clone was to see if a suspicion he had was
true. The clone would begin to dash forward, towards where the fight
between Kuchina and the other shinobi were taking place. To someone
watching, the summoning of this clone would look as if Han had emerged
from the ground. As the clone would close in on the fight, now at a
distance of thirty feet away from Kuchina, it stopped before weaving the
 hand sign Horse again, causing two more clones to split off from the
already made clone. Each clone would then make the hand signs Rat,
Snake, and Tiger before holding the Tiger. After the hand signs were
complete, nothing happened. They simply sat there, 4 feet apart from
each other, holding the hand sign Tiger. No one would know what they
were doing, nor what jutsu they may be preparing, or if this was a
Genjutsu for all anyone knew. Only Han would know the true purpose
behind this. ~

Yarui:Yarui tagged along with the two for however long it took. The again it wasn't long at all before they saw a figure in the distance, and that's when Yarui stopped and hid in the trees, leaving Arata and Kaiiaki to continue alone. Yarui removed the cap from the same bottle she used eariler. Yet again she poured out another small amout of ink. After that was done she formed a one handed tiger handseal to create an ink clone. " ...... " The clone and Yarui slowly stalked from a distance while staying hidden, not wanting to be too far behind from the others. Once Kai was about 30 feet from the mysterious figure, Yarui and the clone was maybe 50 feet away from the target. The silent duo watched with eager eyes in case something were to happen. So far nothing. Nothing. Nooooothing. They were just talking so it seemed. Then within a second Arata went into a full retreat while Kaiiaki... Just stood there? Yarui prepared to dash out in order to save Kaiiaki but-- Kaiiaki had it under control for now. It turned out this was the enemy... And now the entire area turned into a battle field. Attacks from Kuchina. Attacks from Kaiiaki. Attacks from Arata. What in the world was going on? Yarui just stayed back and watched. Things were going as planned-- Or so she thought. While Arata and Kaiiaki was caught up in the duel with Kuchina, Yarui noticed that a man-- or rather a clone-- had appeared from the ground. That one clone soon turned into three. Quickly they dashed in the shadows, finding a place to flank the three clones. Yarui looked at her own clone, and the clone returned the gaze. 'Take it from here!' She ordered through the mental link that was shared with the clone. The clone broke free from the shadows in a full out dash. Mid way it lept into the air for a jump kick to the skull, much like the Dynamic Entry, which is difficult to counter. The clone shared Yarui's skills in taijutsu and strength. Coming from the right, the clone charged with great power. If the kick landed it would probably take out two of the earth clones, or maybe go through all three since they were made of mud. Either way, Yarui already had her bottle and the one handed tiger seal ready to make another clone, or maybe she was ready to come out herself if needed.

-----Skipped Sairento-----

Asa:It was quiet now. Neither Sairento or himself said a word within the past few minutes or so. Asa was still waiting to see some type of action. Asa looked up at the chuunin he wondered what was going through his mind. Its true that Asa nor the other genin had been on a mission this big but Asa was pretty sure that it was the same for both Kai and Sai. I mean they were both just chuunin. The boy sighed a bit. His nervousness was gone and he was doing a fine job at keeping his composure during the wait. His legs began to get a little tired from the squatting position he was in. He stood up and leaned against the tree, still keeping his eyes on the battlefield. “This is a long 3 minutes” He thought to himself as he sighed a bit. “I wonder how the other’s are doing” He said softly just enough to where Sai could hear him. The boy’s hand transitioned to his tanto. He rested it there justt in case something happened out of the blue that he wasn’t expecting, which wasn’t much. He pressed his back against the tree and briefly looked around the surveying area for any unexpected enemies nearby before looking back at Sai then back in front on them.

Kuchina Nohara NPC: ~Kuchina kept her eyes on Kai as crystals would emerge quickly in order to cover her throat. Each senbon collided with the hard crystals and produced a loud \*chink\* as they flipped off and hit the ground. Knowing she had no chance of hitting her with that kind of protection, Kuchina prepared for a retreat. She had figured out what one of them could do, she just had to see what the rest were capable of. She’d make the hand sign Tiger whilst halting her Genjutsu. This is when she noticed the giant crystals beginning to form, and she knew it wasn’t going to be something nice. It was a good thing she had a bit of time before hand to retreat, but as she was about to use her Body Flicker, she saw out of the corner of her eye another attack she had to compensate for. But this one flew high into the air and seemed to cover a larger area. She didn’t have time to work on the specifics; she just had to get out of the way of immediate danger. She released the chakra gathered in her legs from the body flicker to dash back forty feet, avoiding the crystals, but now she had something else to focus on, the water birds of sorts. She would quickly weave the hand signs Ox, Dog, and then Ram in order to use her Wind Wall. Swirls of powerful wind quickly engulfed her as the water attack was merely swirled right off of her. But what she couldn’t account for were the Senbons thrown by Kai shortly after her crystal attack. She wasn’t paying attention, and even with her Wind Wall, they were able to slip past it just before the wall was to be up. But instead of hitting the intended target of the eyes, they fell lower due to the increased distanced between Kai and Kuchina, which would also impart be due to Kai’s muscles not being at their full potential. Both Senbon collided with Kuchina’s her left collar bone, causing Kuchina to wince in pain. No blood came from the wound, rather, a bit of dust, and Kuchina over all didn’t seem all too effected by it other than the pain it brought. It wasn’t any sort of disabling injury, but it caused Kuchina to drop her wind wall shortly after the water finches collided with it and the remaining water was splashed away. She removes the senbons with haste and tosses them aside as she looked at the two holes that have made themselves a home on her body. It was just a testament to how careful she would have to be from this point out. ~ “Looks like my job is done. Now we can get serious.” ~She was referring to the fact that her main goal wasn’t even to try to get a kill, but merely see what they can due and relay that information to Han so that this encounter may better go their way. Kuchina would remove her mask in order to reveal her scarred mouth as her voice seemed to get a bit more sinister. ~ “Time to get serious.” ~She took up a lower fighting stance, despite the fact she wasn’t a Tai master. It was just to be in a position in which she could respond quickly. ~

Kaiiaki: -Kaiiaki watched silently as she witnessed the attacks in succession. To her dismay the dead girl had evaded her attacks like they were nothing. This grated on Kaiiaki's nerves like none other. But this was nearly a warm up. A sort of test to see how far she could go with this one. It was evident that the girl was highly skilled in Genjutsu. ~But what the hell is the trigger..?~ Kaiiaki thought to herself, thinking over the moments that lead up to this. ~I felt the pinch when...when she spoke.~ A realization then dawned over the Kurisutaru teenager. "It is in her voice!" She yelled out to Arata and anyone else nearby that was able to hear. She couldn't let the girl speak anymore. Or at least, not within the certain range. It had to be at least 30 feet and onward to a certain point. Perhaps it carried as long as the voice could be heard. She would have to test this theory out. With what felt like a rusty arm, Kaiiaki reached into her back pouch, fumbling for her medical kit. Her fingers moved around until she felt a capped sterile needle. ~Perfect.~ She thought, pulling the rusty arm back. She kept moving the arm until she was able to scrape away a clean cut on her left hand. Kaiiaki winced slightly from the pain of the needle scraping through her skin. Immediately, she felt relieved as she was released from whatever hold the dead girl had put on her. At least Arata had bought her enough time to get loose from this web. Now that she was loose, she watched in the distance as the dead girl tried to put more distance between them. ~So she is trying to draw us in I see...Trying to double team us? What happened to divide and conquer?~ She thought silently to herself. "Do me a favor and keep that bitch mouth shut kay?" Kaiiaki smiled sarcastically. "I do not want to hear any more shit come out of there." She said simply, while covering her ears to whatever the girl was saying. "Wow, a face only a mother could love." Kaiiaki laughed cruelly, not caring how unsympathetic she sounded. "Could you get any more hideous?" Her laugh continued to grow as she taunted her on and on. She silently wondered if all her taunting would get under the girl's skin. Without even giving off that something was going on, Kaiiaki continued to taunt. Although, what she was really doing was mixing her chakra with the minerals in the air in front of herself. When the chemical bonds combined instantly, 10 crystal thorn branches formed in front of her. The Thorns themselves would be the length of 5 feet initially and 5 feet in width as well. Kaiiaki then formed the handsigns: Tiger → Horse → Rabbit → Rat → Dog. She then flowed chakra into her right hand, taking the form on of a razor sharp medical blade.The color of her chakra glowed in an Indigo colored light. Even though the color was different than the usual, Kaiiaki was sure the dead girl would know what this jutsu was. It was the infamous Chakra Scalpel. Kaiiaki waved this hand as she spoke the girl, once again taunting her. "Care to go blade to blade with a fellow medical ninja?" She sneered through her sparkling white teeth. Kaiiaki made sure to conceal her movements of her left hand to her back pouch behind the crystals she had formed in front of her. Quickly, she pulled out 5 paper bombs with that hand and placed one on each crystal. "Come on now.. do not tell me that you are too embarrassed to show off that ugly ass face that you cannot even fight." Kaiiaki chuckled darkly, a genuine chuckle as she was enjoying this part. "No? Oh that is too bad. Guess I will have to come for you." Kaiiaki's smile grew into a sinister grin. Within 2 seconds, the remaining chakra had formed into crystal thorns spanning the length of 45 feet. One crystal branch grew past Kuchina, aiming for the earth 5 feet behind her. Another branch grew past on that distance about 15 feet. On the same branch, another branch grew off it, aiming to the north east slightly with a distance of 40 feet. On the next 3 branches aimed to 2 feet in front of her, while the last branch grew off to the east, aiming 10 feet away from the dead girl. The next branch grew to 20 feet to the east of the girl. And the last branch grew to that of 25 feet to the east. In just one more second, the crystals stabbed into the ground, penetrating the dirt beneath. Kaiiaki quickly infused chakra into the soles of her feet, distributing it evenly. She then pounced off towards the tree where Arata sat. "Boom." She spoke and she let the paper bombs attached to the crystal explode. This would totally rapture the earth beneath whoever was standing in the nearby proximity and cause the ground to crumble in jagged pieces. "Now!" Kaiiaki spoke to Arata. Ordering him to once again attack the dead girl while she had the possibility of getting hit by some earth, shrapnel, or all of the above. At the least she would be off her guard while trying to find a suitable place to stand on the unstable earth. -

Arata:

Han/Kuchina NPC: ~Kuchina balled her fist as the words of the girl invaded her brain and racked around for a second. Kuchina was ready to charge forward when she felt her body uncooperative with her. It was Han, holding her back and keeping her from doing something stupid. ~ ‘We’re not in a good spot. We don’t know how many of them there are. We need to retreat for now, you can get your revenge later’ ~Han said to Kuchina in her head as Yarui would come out of the trees and kick the heads off the three clones Han made.  Han didn’t bother reforming them, letting them disperse in order to get some of his chakra back as he rushed to where Kuchina was. Kuchina saw what Kai was doing with her crystals, and she wasn’t going to wait around for the set up. Considering she stopped for a second to active her Chakra Blade it gave Kuchina sometime to start making way towards Han as fast as she could. All of Kuchina’s actions were against her will, as she wanted to stay and fight. But Han had control and this was his plan. Kuchina would run 30 feet before stopping and turning around to face Kai just as she slapped the explosive tags on the crystals and sent them in multiple directions.Han activated his Rock Armor as he approached the surface.Be sure not to simply pop up and out of the Earth completely, Han would grab Kuchina's ankle and forcefully yank her under as the crystals and explosive tags entered the ground.~ 'Brace yourself, it's going to get messy' ~Han told Kuchina as he covered her with his body as hey tried to bring them down to a safe distance.They both only managed to get maybe nine or ten feet under the ground before the explosions when off in rapid succession. Han didn't really know what was going on, all he knew was one second he was tunneling and the next he was flying forward. The explosion still got to him, as they were rather big for explosive tags. His rock armor protected him from any sort of damage via burns of the force produced, granted maybe a small head ache. The armor was capable of abosorbing such an impact and dispersing it. He managed to hang onto Kuchina, but she wasn't as lucky as to escape unscathed. She had burns all over her body, her hair completely singed off, and both her right arm and leg missing. Since those were the two limbs pointing outward away from Han, she ended up losing them. Her clothes didn''t really survive either. Merely tattered clothing hanged off of her at this point, and she seemed unconscious. Han didn't have time to fully observe her, the next attack was bound to come any second. He quickly sunk back into the ground using his Hiding like a mole technique. He went to a considerable depth of sixty feet before proceeding to retreat to the cave. Anyone who would attempt to follow would eventually be engaged by Han himself.~