Naruto : A New World [IC] [M]

[Nathan]

Gothax Nakamura

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He managed to get her angry again. God, he really liked to annoy the hell out of that girl. Could anything be funnier than that? She did some hand signs before starting to move toward the village. Why did she even have to make those seals? In order to channel her chakra, she had to use hand signs? Oh dear god, that woman was proving him that she was even weaker than he thought. Even if she was fast, but still little were the persons that could match his speed. In fact, no one he battled matched his full speed. But no more rambling, on to finding some bandits to kill. He would go ahead so if there were some enemies, he could get the first wave. He quickly caught up with her, keeping the same pace as her. Offering a smile
that looked sincere, he began talking with her. It would be best if he could get on her good side. Actually, some of her knowledges could prove to be useful since he was terrible at genjutsu. "Sorry for my outbursts, I was on the edge lately. So I'd like it if we could restart our partnership, hard feelings aside. While I let you think about it, I'll go ahead and scout the area." He sped up to a point that he thought she couldn't match. Even he was surprised by how well he could lie.

 

[Tetra]

Chapter 1
Ayame Ibaraki
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Ayame replied "Eh, I doubt it. I'm probably not the strongest. I would of probably have been if I retreived my old weapon, Kubikiribōch. It's one of the Mist's Ninja Swords."
She overheard Haru's boat picking on Asina, so Ayame protested "Just shut up, you two big mouths. Don't talk too big. You should know not to treat a women bad."
That felt good. She then listened to Asina.

(Really busy lol)

 

[Yamagi Sosuke]

Nyichi Nobu

Nyichi shifted his gaze towards Ayame. And just when he had thought that he and Haru had squashed the entire thing. His shoulders dipped down a bit as he realized his own shortcomings. In hindsight, he probably shouldn't had jumped in between the small quarrel. He had forgotten that Haru had quite the silver tongue; it wouldn't take long for him to get out of any trouble that he had gotten himself into. He shot himself up, straightening his posture in the blink of an eye before heading to the very edge of the boat. He looked passed the back of the Crocogator and at the continent now lining the horizon.

" Oheeeeee, " he called out excitedly as he lifted a hand over his brows. He semi-turned towards the other, his black robe flapping towards them as the wind pushed against it. " We're almost there. Aren't you all excited ? "​

 

[Trev]

Ch. 2: State of Emergency

Klicer rolled her eyes as Gothax jumped ahead of her. Was this honestly the extent of his childishness? It was extremely unfitting of a Jonin. How the hell did he even manage to get that rank? And then trying to claim that he wanted to be her friend now? Yeah, okay. That makes sense.

With little effort, she indeed caught up to him. He was so full of himself that he thought he was the fastest living thing in the world - but Klicer had gone against shinobi faster than he could even fathom. This was almost child's play. "I'm perfectly capable of scouting by myself, thank you. As for your offer of restarting our partnership, if you honestly mean it, then we can. But since it's suspicious of you to go from despising my existence to wanting to be my friend within such a short period of time, I don't believe it 100%. If you're willing to prove that you're telling the truth, by all means, do so. Otherwise, well, ignorance is bliss, so I'll at acquaintances and we can stop all this bickering."​

 

[<Challenger>]

Haru Nashimura
Chapter 1
Almost...Hold On For Five More Minutes
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It was then that Ayame chimed in. "Just shut up, you two big mouths. Don't talk too big. You should know not to treat a woman bad."


Haru couldn't help but sigh as Ayame scolded him. "I have apologized, have I not?" Haru was NOT an impolite person. Sure, he liked to jest sometimes, but a man had to have fun at least some point in his life. "I DO know better." He had been sincere with his apology, preferring to never be more rude than what was necessary.

"Oheeeeee, We're almost there. Aren't you all excited?" Nyichi seemed to be the only one talking after that.

Haru nodded. "I'm quite excited, Nyichi," This was the truth. Haru felt as if he were going to undergo a grand quest, "But I'm also nervous. I feel we will have to kill innocent people..." Haru sighed and looked down. Only a true monster kills without feeling... Haru...Haru wasn't a monster. "I apologize ahead of time, Aki, if things go south." When things went serious in a fight, Haru wouldn't be able to control his...his...​

 

[Jegretis]

Chapter 1
Aki Hamasaki​

Aki stepped back once Haru told Asina that they were only kidding. Aki didn't really mind, but he hated having his fun ruined. Surely they could tell he was just being an immature brat? He sat down on the floor as the boat continued to rock back and forth. Ayame then gave her own input on the situation. "Just shut up, you two big mouths. Don't talk too big. You should know not to treat a women bad." Aki arched an eyebrow and became irritated slightly. He immediately thought of a bunch of insults he could dish out at her, but then Haru once again reassured the two girls that they were done with their little games. Aki sighed. Well, it was fun while it lasted. Aki sat calmly on the floor trying to cope with his sickness, which surprisingly was getting better. Haru talked with Nyichi about who knows what, until Haru spoke to Aki directly.

"I apologize ahead of time, Aki, if things go south." Aki just looked confused but gave a quick smile.

"Don't worry, we're Shinobi. It comes with the profession." Aki looked at all the members and realized that that had probably been one of the smartest things he had said since meeting with the group. "Besides, I'm not one to kill too quickly either." He said to Haru, tying to make him feel better. Aki got up and looked forward from the boat. "...And speaking of the mission, I think we're almost there." He pointed out at the horizon and could make out land coming near.

 

[gimmepie]

Shin Kaito

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Shin simply ignored Nyichi's remark, although he took note of the ridiculous false smile his team mate put on.
He's about as trustworthy as Haru over there... actually even less. Haru at least isn't pretending that he's trustworthy.

Shin watched the shoreline as it grew, paying little to no attention to the rest of his fellow kurotenshi members. He was thinking of the mission ahead of him. The only thing that triggered his attention was when Haru and Aki begun to discuss the morality of killing immediately.
Am I being immoral? No, I am playing by the rules this pitiful shinobi world had laid out. Only by inflicting pain and suffering on the world that has hurt me and those I care about so badly can I achieve an equilibrium in my life. I'm simply playing by their rules - a shinobi has no morals so neither do I. I will make them pay through whatever means necessary.

Soon enough the boat drew near to the shoreline and eventually the crocogator before them, the creature towing the boat, had climbed onto the land leaving the boat floating lazily in the water. Shin, not moving particularly fast but not overly slowly either, climbed from the rickety boat onto the small prairie before him, they had arrived in the Land of Boiling Water. Shin looked at Nyichi
"We should head off immediately, there's no point in drawing this out."

 

[Yamagi Sosuke]

Nyichi Nobu

Nyichi looked over towards Haru with a shell of his previously chipper face. Haru had brought up a subject that not even his oddly warm personage could veil over. His orange brows contorted in such a way that an expression of hesitance had appeared on his face for a second. Hopefully, before anyone could notice, he snapped his gaze back towards the water. A small chuckle came from him. " Yea... Not exactly a social topic is it ? " he responded, his voice dull and hallow in his tone.

Nyichi pondered on the thought of killing the innocent for a minute longer. He couldn't say he hadn't thought about it before. When he was invited into the Kurotenshi it was one of the first things that came to mind. He had killed many that had never wronged him before but it was only to preserve his own life. Would he still be able to kill masses of peoples for no reason at all ?

A little time went by and the Crocogator had finally made it to the shoreline. The giant reptile had crawled onto the land, leaving the boat to sit in the ocean. Nyichi looked towards the others, catching the glimpse of Shin as he left from the boat. For some reason he found himself wondering if the others were asking themselves the same questions. And more importantly... if they had found any answers. The sun washed over his skin, bringing a lighter shade to his usually tan skin and a even brighter color to his orange eyes. His lips parted for him to speak but just as they did Shin had decided they should go on ahead. "...Guess it'll have to wait for later. " he told himself.

Nyichi waved goodbye to the others and started to walk backwards down the ramp. " Good luck guys, make sure you make it to the next meeting... If not than it was nice meeting all of you. " He smiled broadly before lithely leaping over to Shin's side. " Let's do this ! " he shouted, smashing his fist into his palm. " I'll lead the way. "​

 

[Retro Bug]

Asina Paoi

The conversation took a turn for the worse when the rookie member Aki spoke his piece. Asina opened her mouth to release a tirade of words that would make the most veteran sailors blush. Instead she collected herself, a rookie member was too easy of a target, he'd pay for those words later. He was only trying to prove himself, but he making mistakes toward the wrong member of Kurotenshi. If there was one person who didn't like being berated it was Asina and she didn't get even with silly conversations. No, there were much better ways to make someone learn their lesson.

The next thing out of Haru's mouth was something she hadn't been expecting, an apology. His voice and wording sounded like he was being sincere, but tigers can't change their stripes. Whatever his angle was Asina would find it, though for now peace would be nice even if it was short lived. Except before Asina could get a word out two individuals had already spoken in her favor, Nyichi and Ayame. A wide smirk covered her face, take that Haru. With Ayame on her side they were already becoming more of a team and they hadn't even started their mission.

The boat pulled ashore as the other members were discussing killing other shinobi. It was clear by the nickname she had that she had no problems with taking another person's life. She even gave them a nice funeral.

"Well, let's go Ayame!" Asina hurried and got off the boat and offered her hand to her partner. "Let's hope you guys can complete your mission we sure will!"
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[<Challenger>]

Haru Nashimura
Chapter 1
Dear God...Finally!
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"Don't worry, we're Shinobi. It comes with the profession." Aki gave a surprisingly intelligent response. And then ruined it. XD "Besides, I'm not one to kill too quickly either....And speaking of the mission, I think we're almost there." Aki pointed out at the horizon and could make out land coming near.

Haru gave a mental sigh of relief as the rickety boat dragged ashore. Haru couldn't help but mumble, "Dear God finally..." Haru had enjoyed the trip a little bit, but Asina and Ayame's inability to take a joke bothered him. Everyone need to have the ability to have fun every once and a while. He watched Shin and Nyichi walk off, already leaving. Haru couldn't help but laugh at Nyichi's comment about making it to the next meeting. They were the Kurotenshi, a league of perhaps the strongest ninja around. Thanks to Haru's contacts in the villages, he knew the strength of many ANBU black ops, and they didn't come close to their strength. Time to go. "Aki, your with me. Come on." He gestured for his partner to follow and began to walk onwards. He had one final idea and turned back, "Asina, until our next meeting." He gave her a wink and turned around to wait for Aki.​

 

[gimmepie]

Shin Kaito

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Shin couldn't help but raise an eyebrow sarcastically at Nyichi's comment of
"I'll lead the way".
He is still far too cocky about this mission, anything could go wrong and he's just laughing it off... Shin replied his voice sharp but even and cold, it usually was some mix of these though
"Fine by me, the one in front is usually the first to die."

Shin didn't pause for a response but merely fell silent and continued to ponder the mission ahead and the value his partner would have.
How can I put his skills to my advantage... I wish I was a better strategist. but at least I can guarantee I'm better than Nyichi.

 

[PsychoticMoonlight]

Saiyuu Mori

Chpt 2-6 Something Is Amis

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"I wouldn't call it interesting, only because I use mainly when I need a few moments of distraction." Saiyuu said. What surprised her was Nev's next question. "Well yeah. Of course I'm afraid. I've never done an A-Rank, let alone an S." Saiyuu said shyly. Although she was getting used to Nev, it was still a little embarrassing to tell him she'd never even done an A-Rank before. Saiyuu had already noticed the calm and peaceful atmosphere. "Maybe your right. It is a little too quiet, but I would think an S-Rank would be more difficult to identify the situation." Saiyuu said uneasily. "Well, the Hokage did chose us himself. I assume he thought we were ready and capable of handling ourselves. And missing-nin should be able to conceal themselves very well, although I do agree they should be left to the ANBU." She said, realizing Nev's Raven hadn't returned yet. "Fear is natural, but we have to move forward anyway. That's my opinion. We should be worried, but it's wise to use all possible caution." Saiyuu said. "It's up to you wether you want to be afraid."

 

[Yamagi Sosuke]

Nyichi Nobu

Nyichi stood in front of Shin, so when his gaze had sharply shifted towards the man their was no way he would notice. " First to die eh ? I won't be the first, I can guarantee you that. I'll work with you for the time being but if you start to hinder me then its cut off time. " he thought to himself. Even his eyes had turned a bit more venomous and darker.

A moment later and a warm smile was on his face. " Hahaha, A death or two would probably do me some good. It'd teach me something like... Like maybe being humble or something . " he joked. Before he knew it was heading away from the poor-excuse of a boat and was now heading towards the Guardian Temple. He may had acted a bit idiotic, but his mind was a iron cage for information.

As they walked, Nyichi found himself thinking more and more on the perks and downfalls of being a Kurotenshi. If he had betrayed them than he wouldn't just have normal Anbu searching for him, no... it'd be much worse. " It might be smarter to just go along with them for now. " he thought. He could feel the tail-coat of his hood dragging across the ground as he walked. " I won't die, I can atleast promise myself that much. "​

 

[Jegretis]

Chapter 1
Aki Hamasaki​

The boat had finally arrived to the shore. "Dear God finally..." Haru mumbled, who seemed like he was relieved once they had made it to shore. "Aki, you're with me. Come on." Haru jumped out of the boat and then turned around. "Asina, until our next meeting." He gave her a wink before turning back around to walk. Aki quickly but clumsily got up following him, and also turned around but didn't say a word. Instead he just gave a smile and turned the way Haru was going, following.

"Alright Haru, which way do we go?" Aki said trying to figure out a path of direction. "This way?" He pointed forward, but then pointed to his left. "Or is that way?" He put his hand down. "Sorry, I'm not familiar with geography around here."

 

[Khawill]

I was surprised to hear that she had never done an A mission before, yet I also knew it was probably due to her chunin status. The only reason I got mine was because it was a clan matter. I figured it would be good to tell her about it. "Since we have a moment of peace then," I said, pausing to look around. "Why don't I tell you a little about my scariest mission?" I sat on the ground and sighed, "My father arranged a marriage with another clan, a sort of unity." I laughed, "He offered the hand of my cousin, who shared our clan's kekkei genkai. Her's was probably stronger than mine too." My eyes swirled and I looked at the ground, "Well, by this time, I had already developed a fear of using my hurricane release, and my father wanted to desperately break this fear. So he told the hokage that no jonin would be allowed to escort my cousin, it would be my sole job." The memory made me angry, and my eyes intensified to show it, "He put both of our lives in danger, just to test my strength. Anyways, the two of us had a long journey, and a lot of missing-nin and chunin from other villages wanted our eyes." I pointed to my eyes, "They wanted our clan's weapon, and they only needed one of us."

I saw a forest animal running along, and almost threw a kunai at it. "I think I had an average of two hours sleep at any time, otherwise we were running or fighting. By the time we got to our destination, I was close to a fatal condition. It took me days to recover, though there was a bit of joy in the end." I said smiling, "Since I brought her safely, our clans and villages agreed to an alliance, and my cousin says she is very happy there." I sighed, "But the whole journey was terrifying, and I realized fear isn't exactly a choice." I looked in her eyes, "This mission should be taken with as much caution as possible, even with all of my training, I may not be as strong as I think."

 

[<Challenger>]

Haru Nashimura
Chapter 1
Mission: Start!
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"Alright Haru, which way do we go?" Aki seemed lost. "This way? Sorry, I'm not familiar with geography around here."

Haru couldn't help but laugh as Aki pointed in random directions. "Just follow me and we'll get there just fine." He began to walk, leading Aki with him. "The Hidden Sound won't be too far away. It's more of a short walk than other places. "Now, we can meet at least a bit of resistance, maybe a few stronger jonin or something to that effect. Nothing we can't handle, of course." He knew that both he and Aki were really strong, and a really good pair at that. Aki, with his taijutsu as well as his ninjutsu, could back Haru's own ninjutsu up quite well. "I think we can expect many genjutsu users, as well as Water Style users. Thankfully my earth style can counter that." Haru realized that he was beginning to ramble. "Aha. Pardon me. Well, we'll be getting there soon enough."​

 

[Jegretis]

Chapter 1
Aki Hamasaki​

"Just follow me and we'll get there just fine." Haru assured Aki who was indeed tracing Haru's footsteps. "The Hidden Sound won't be too far away. It's more of a short walk than other places. Now, we can meet at least a bit of resistance, maybe a few stronger jonin or something to that effect. Nothing we can't handle, of course." Aki nodded his head and agreed. If they did run into any ninja, Aki was fairly certain they would be up for a rather difficult task of eliminating both Aki and Haru. "I think we can expect many genjutsu users, as well as Water Style users. Thankfully my earth style can counter that." Haru said. Aki just looked at as he followed.

Water style users....when it comes down to it, Water Jutsu can do no harm to me. Aki had never revealed his Kekkei Genkai to anyone, including Haru and the Kurotenshi. He hadn't even shown it during his recruitment. In fact, he could barely remember the last time he used it. He had never been put into a situation before where it was really needed, mostly because he never really ran into any other Water users. His bloodline trait was the only thing he really liked about his clan. Aki delved deep into thought as he walked on, thinking about his clan and their stupid rituals. All their talk about being 'moon people' and whatnot pissed him off. What was even worse is that they were only allowed to marry other Water users, to keep Water Jutsu going through generation. Aki looked at Haru and was about to ask him about his family, but decided not to say anything to avoid seeming 'weak'. Instead, he just kept walking and following his taller friend.

 

[Nathan]

Gothax Nakamura & Klicer Bontare

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Damn, this girl was just terribly annoying! Couldn't she just let him scout and fight how he wanted? Did she have to stay on his toes 24/7? This could be even harder than he thought if the woman was going to be glued to him throughout the whole duration of their mission. Why him? He always had the worst possible partners. Bad luck Gothax, as they say. "I think you were over exaggerating, I never said I despised your existence. If I did, we would be fighting by now, so I obviously do not despise your existence. What disturbs me is your lack of trust. You don't have to be suspicious of me. It's not like I wanted to throw a knife in your back. So relax a little, I'm not feeling motivated enough to start yet another argument between us." That had to calm her down. If not, what else could? "Also, could we go faster? I'd like to arrive quickly at our destination to prepare myself."

Klicer rolled her eyes once again. "You didn't have to say it, genius. That kind of stuff is easy to pick up on if you have a brain. And if you want to go faster, then go faster. I'm was going as fast as you were, but if you insist..." Klicer suddenly shot far ahead of him with near blinding speed. "... then let's go!"

Who did she think she was to suddenly run like this? This woman would never become a Jounin if she kept her attitude. How did she even get to Chuunin in the first place? But he had to recognize that her speed wasn't bad. Still not better than his of course. He channeled his chakra in his feet and jumped forward matching her pace easily. Sometimes being quiet was the perfect solution, he just hoped she wouldn't start rambling again.

Of course, Klicer noticed that he caught up, but once again was unimpressed. She wasn't even that fast, so matching her wasn't on the Most Impossible Things to Do list. Seeing as, for the first time, he hadn't said some kind of uncalled for and ridiculous insult, she simply continued on without a word. Silence was actually pretty nice for once. They should have it more often.

She didn't talk anymore. Good, he was actually fed up with her. He stopped finding teasing her fun. He wanted to arrive at the village rather quickly so he increased his speed greatly. He was quite impatient to meet his fellow teammates. Hopefully, they wouldn't be as annoying as Klicer. After running for quite a while, he turned to Klicer. "How long before we arrive?"

Oh god, it speaks. She complained inwardly. She glared at him out of the corner of her eyes and replied, "How should I know? We'll get there when get there. Stop talking so much, sheesh." His attitude was really getting to her; she couldn't even believe that she was separated from Nev to deal with this jerk. The Hokage better have a damn good reason for doing this to her.

Why was she even so angry? What did he even do? He sighed; why was he paired with such a short-tempered person? But still, he decided to ignore her so she wouldn't start arguing again, because that was the last thing he wanted. He stayed silent and confined his anger inside of himself. Damn her! He needed another outburst again. He shouldn't get angry though; it was bad for his "ability."

Klicer enjoyed seeing some visible anger on his face at her response. How's it feel to be beaten at your own game, loser? She mentally laughed to herself at his impishness. Jonin; yeah right. It takes a lot more maturity to be a Jonin. The fact that he claims he is one is just sad.

She was seriously getting on his nerves. It seemed she was enjoying the situation, which made him even angrier. Even though he used the Inferno mode earlier, he was getting the itch to use it again. Every time he got upset, he wanted to do it. This was just out of his control. But he had to resist his urge or he'd screw up his plans.

What's with him? He looked so stressed... Eh, not my problem. She kept her eyes straight ahead, not caring in the slightly about what was up with him. He had his own problems and so did she; why bother getting them twisted together?

What was going on in his body? The chakra wanted to go on a rampage. When he thought of it like that, it had been quite a while since he had a huge rampage, destroying and killing everyone that had the misfortune to cross his path when he was angry. Stop. I can't continue thinking like that. Damn it, he really needed to let it go. Maybe spending his chakra was a good way. He looked at Klicer. "I'm not trying to make a competition or anything but I need to run and use my chakra. Don't take it as an insult or something."

"Well damn, if you're that impatient then godspeed to you. Honestly, some alone time is just what I need right now. Go nuts." She replied carelessly, glad he was finally leaving. The lack of a nagging voice in her ear would certainly be welcomed. "And please, take your time coming back."

Why did I have to tell her that? Gothax thought angrily. He simply ignored her and, using his chakra, greatly increased his speed and went ahead.

Klicer slowed down a bit to let him gather some distance. "Finally. I never thought he'd leave. Now I can have some wonderful tranquility." She slowed down a bit more, hoping that he'd get far enough ahead that she could arrive late and let everyone else deal with his attitude.

Thank god, she left him alone. This was all he wanted right now. Now if she could get killed by a bandit, that would be eternal bliss. But now, he could return her the favor by slowing her down even if it was by some mere seconds. He made some quick hand signs. "Chidori!" She was too far to guess it was him so he smashed all the trees on his way during a little while. It was a good way to blow off some steam too. Even if she would dodge it easily, it was still fun.

Klicer picked up on the crashing ahead with her expansive hearing and rolled her eyes. At least he's getting whatever was in his system out of it. After a bit more jumping, she noticed some smashed trees that were obviously broken to block her from going ahead quickly - but whoever made it, probably Gothax, didn't do a very good jump, and she simply leapt all the way over the gap and landed on the next branch. "Okay, if you want to be childish, I can be childish too." She did a handsign, readying her Genjutsu. "Let's see how you are when you're completely confused."

It was a simple jutsu, not even warranting of a name. It was simply Klicer's light reduction jutsu in reverse. As the jutsu was executed, everything in Gothax's sight became extremely and painfully bright, so much that it could be damaging.

What was this feeling? Everything was suddenly bright! He closed his eyes painfully. This had to be Klicer's doing, maybe some sort of genjutsu. But even if he couldn't do any type of genjutsu, the gauntlet could probably give him some more dark chakra. He passed in Inferno Mode, dispelling the genjutsu in the process. He had this devilish feeling inside of him. He wanted to destroy more stuff. He started crushing the trees again, not caring about his teammate in the slightest.

Klicer stopped on a branch on a tree that was vertically taller than most of the trees nearby. More of them in the Gothax's path were being destroyed. What the hell is he doing? She thought. Or is that even him? Yeah, that's him for sure. Trying to be a show-off as usual. She sat cross-legged on the branch and watched... whatever was happening unfold.

Gothax was starting to have more and more fun. But just then, he noticed two other ninjas down there. He is sure that his ruckus caused quite a lot of noise so they should have noticed him by now and his chakra was kinda obvious in the area. He disabled his Inferno Mode and created a clone. He had to investigate them. Meanwhile, he quickly appeared near Klicer. "We have 2 ninjas ahead and I sent a clone of me to gather information."

Klicer jumped in surprise when Gothax suddenly appeared next to her. "Gah! Don't do that! Are you trying to make me fall of the branch?!" She growled, and then calmed herself. "They're probably just Nev and whoever that girl was that he had to go with. Don't really see the point of a clone but whatever floats your boat, I guess."

His clone waved towards the two ninjas, a man and a woman. "Hello dear ninjas, are you from Konoha by any chance? I am too."

 

[Khawill]

I heard a lot of commotion and reacted with complete awareness. When I heard the greeting, I didn't hesitate to throw a kunai at the speaker. I hadn't heard the voice before, and needed to be sure. The knife passed through the clone, making it disappear. With a few very quick handsigns I activated my Swift Fist style. I looked around quickly for the assailants, finding them in a second. At a speed that would be impossible to follow without dojutsu I appeared on a branch behind them, using chakra to stand on the branch upside-down. It's just Klicer and her partner. I thought relieved, I would've known that if my raven had been here. There was no way they had noticed me, even if they had seen me move, they couldn't follow where I had actually gone.

I used my speed to hide in the leaves of the trees, created a clone, then used my transformation technique to turn into a squirrel. I scurried back down to where Saiyuu was and climbed onto her shoulder. "It's Nev." I said quietly, "Be cautious." If these are not Klicer and her partner, and actually the work of genjutsu, then I will be entirely vulnerable without my raven. My clone jumped down shortly after me, there was no way I was going to take chances here.

 

[gimmepie]

Shin Kaito

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Shin followed behind Nyichi, unable to help but wonder what was really going on in his companion's mind.
I know that he's not nearly as idiotic and friendly as he acts... although I doubt he's a particularly bright individual just because he's bothering with such a terrible ruse. But I can't help but wonder just how devious he is - and if he's as good as he thinks.

The two hardly spoke to each other during the remainder of the days travels. The sun had long since set and darkness was spreading throughout the forest path through which they travelled. Ordinarily they would have made more of an effort to stay concealed, but it wasn't a well travelled route and it was unlikely they would run into any trouble.
"Hey, Nyichi" the idea had just occured to him as reached an area with a clearing in the forest visible to the pairs right "why don't we set up camp for the night over there. I'll hunt us down something to eat and then in the morning - early in the morning of course - when we are fully rested we can have ourselves a bit of a sparring match. We'll hold of using our best jutsu and all that of course - I don't want to burn this entire forest down or anything. But I think that we should at least get some small understanding of what the other can do before we get to the Guardian Temple."

It may have looked as though Shin was being more friendly towards Nyichi, and he supposed he was trying to be at least a little more collaborative, but he kept his tone in its usual range. He wanted it to be clear that he was prepared to work with Nyichi but that he had no intention of befriending the man.
Besides, I want to know what he's like in battle. That way I can work well with him on missions and I can beat him if I have to.