Starring:
Nori, Sosuke, Eremi
Date: January 14, 2013
Summary:
Sosuke & Nori are brought to Fuuma Alley on a mission to protect the players and prize ryo of a poker game in a local bar. The last game ended with thugs stealing the ryo and roughing up the players, so the bar owner wanted shinobi on hand for when they returned. The thugs returned and Sosuke & Nori fight, with help from Eremi, to defeat them.
Poster's note: foul language filtered in obvious places.
"A typical night in Fuuma Alley"
Ward 9 [Fuuma Alley]
"Journey into Fuuma Alley at your own risk," they say. "Watch
your wallet," they say. "Fight, for your right, to be a Geeeeeenin!"
they say. Still, it seems like a mission has opened up for the Genin
to test their mettle. An Inuzuka Jounin is baby-sitting the two boys
Nori and Sosuke on their mission. They were briefed before heading
into Fuuma Alley by the Jounin's dog henged as the Jounin…apparently
this Jounin is too busy to really do any of this work himself. It
looks like he has the dog do all the dirty work. The dog says, "Here's
the deal. There's a poker game in one of the bars tonight. The game is
held after the bar is closed. The last game was robbed, and they
suspect that it might happen again. Your tasks, scope out the bar and
find any entrances and exits where thieves might attack from. Close
the openings as best as possible to make only one entrance/exit.
Defend the players from not only themselves, but anyone else that
might make way with their recently aquired funds."
This mission seemed simple enough but assuming such would be
foolish. Naturally Sosuke would not leave too many things to chance
and came prepared for what may come. Again he finds himself
accompanied by Nori, a young genin who Sosuke was growing to befriend.
During the briefing Sosuke listened carefully but his eyes wandered.
He'd been to Fuuma Alley plenty of times. He knows the reputation and
the dangers of this area well. When the henged nin dog finishes with
the briefing Sosuke's eyes would return and set upon him. "A few
questions. First of all I am guessing lethality is permitted, yes? And
secondly should we attempt to handle this covertly or is it an 'any
means necessary' kind of thing?" Sosuke glances to Nori wondering if
he had any questions of his own "After those two questions are
answered I'll be ready to commence." he affirms with a nod.
Nori just stays silent. He has no questions because this is
his first time in Fuuma Alley and he is way too distracted by all of
the sights and sounds. He paid attention to the mission briefing, but
not really well enough to ask intelligent questions. It is a good
thing he has Sosuke around to do it for him.
The henged dog growls lightly at the question, as if he knows
he is doing the baby-sitting. Seems the dog isn't too different than
his partner. "This is Fuuma Alley. Your own lives are in peril, so
yes…if something steps in your way, squash it under your paws." He
doesn't seem to realize the Genin would be thinking this wording
strange because he goes on, "Do this however you wish. The guy running
the bar hired you…so off you go. Go!" and with that he ushers Sosuke
and Nori into the bar. Nori blinks as he enters. The lights are down
really low, and they appear to be the first ones there.
Sosuke nods liking the freedom that he and Nori have to
complete this mission. As they enter Sosuke glances around. "Well
let's find get to work sweeping the place. Keep an eye out for
structural weaknesses. Light switches and what not. It's easier to
steal in the dark. Once we find them all I guess we can think of which
entrance is best left 'unblocked'." He peers over to Nori eyeing the
genin "You're rather quiet. Something bothering you?" Sosuke asks. He
probably should've done so before deciding a plan of attack, but
Sosuke wasn't used to working with others just yet.
Freedom or indifference…close enough. The Yamanaka follows
along after Sosuke's plan, "I agree, lights would be important." At
the question of being bothered, Nori shakes his head, "No no. I'm
okay. It is just that I've never been here before. This is my first
mission outside of the Land of Fire and we are just plopped in here. I
guess I just thought there would be more to this type of mission." He
must have romanticized missions to foreign lands due to all those spy
novels he's read.
As the duo looks for the lights, a door swings open from the
back-room and light spills into the main room. A man steps into the
darkened room with an apple in his mouth and a bottle in his hand. He
sees two figures in the dark, spits out the apple, and screams. A hand
fumbles for the light switch, which was right next to the door…and
the lights turn on. The man, in his panic, smashes the bottle for
protection, "Stay back…shinobi will be here any second."
You will no longer hear messages on channel <Public>.
Sosuke nods accepting Nori's explanation. "Ahh well
then…don't be afraid to speak up or asking any questions." And with
that they'd move on to continue to search the place that is until the
door is opened. Sosuke looks too the back room door and considers
pulling a vanishing act. But when the man screams, presumably shocked
Sosuke sighs. He looks to Nori as the man arms himself and informs
them of shinobi. "You want to handle this one or should I?" he asks
his comrade. Clearly the man was confused but he was most likely the
client since he knew that shinobi would be arriving.
RP: Sosuke makes a Int roll and got 10.
RP: Nori makes a Int roll and got 8.
Nori nods, "I'll handle it." Nori calmly places his hands in
front of him, well apart so the man can see them. "We /are/ the
shinobi here to protect this bar. The lights were just off when we
came in." The man laughs nervously, and then looks down to the mess he
just made, "Ahh, right right. Sorry." Nori nods, "So then, can we take
a look around the bar, even in the back?" The man nods and Sosuke is
given a thumb's up.
Between the two of them, they would find all of the exits. The
first is the door they came in through, the second is an exit to the
alley for trash, then there are two windows on the rear wall, and
finally an emergency exit near the restrooms. The restrooms are clear
too.
Just then people start entering through the front door and the
client smiles and waves to them, "Ahh, friends. We have shinobi here!
This time we should be safe…but it might cost the house a little
more…which will cost you a little more. The house always takes their
cut right? At least it will be the house this time and not some
thieves." He nods and starts cleaning up the bottle he broke. All in
all, 5 people show up, 6 with the client. Nori looks to Sosuke, "So,
what do you want to do to secure this place?"
After checking the place out Sosuke looks to Nori right after
he asks what to do to secure the place. "There are five exits total.
We need just one." Sosuke points to the door they entered through.
"We'll bar that door. Seal and lock the windows. The emergency exit
will be barred as well. Leaving only the exit to the alley way. It'll
be the most tempting entrance to sneak through and a nice escape
route. And then we can ambush the intruders." Sosuke nods. "That work
for you?"
"That works…quite well," states Nori. "My only question is
how?" The doors are easy enough to block. There are large metal lamps
that can be wedged in the door handles so that the doors can't open.
The windows might be a little more tricky other than the locks. Nori
asks, "Got any jutsu to block up the windows…like an earth move or
something?" He hmms for a moment before looking at the tables, "Unless
we flip over two tables and put a dishwasher or something from the
back in front of them?" There were plenty of things to block them up
easily…and so they would. That just leaves the one entrance.
As the participants begin their game, it looks like everything
is under control. At one point, one of the gamblers catches Nori
looking at the cards and he states, "You didn't bring them here to
cheat did you?" He looks like he might be getting upset. Nori frowns
and looks away. The man doesn't seem to let it go that easily and
stands up. He's looking for trouble. Nori looks to Sosuke.
"We could place noise traps or whatever to 'lock' the
windows. It would be rather difficult to maneuver around such. But
your idea works just fine too. Provided that you do all the lifting."
Sosuke jokes lightly. With all but one of the exits covered Sosuke and
Nori would play the waiting game. When then things start to go sour.
Sosuke signs looking to the man who rose after accusing Nori of foul
play. "We can leave the room. However if things start to get heated we
will return. We are here to keep the peace after all." Sosuke
explains. He supposed there'd be no harm in leaving the room
unattended. All but one of the entrances/exits were sealed. Sosuke
waves Nori over "Let's go keep watch in the back." Sosuke starts to
head that way "We'll be listening."
Nori needs some help with the dishwashers, but between the two
of them they do manage to make it work. "Noise traps would be good
too," Nori agrees…and so they booby-trap the windows just in case.
Nori shakes his head, "I don't even know how to play. I'm sorry." He
looks over to Sosuke as he says that they could go into another room.
He nods and they both enter the back room where the dishwashers had
been.
About an hour goes by, and the game sounds like it is about to
finish up. A few of the gamblers that lost have been in and out of the
back-room, grabbing food and drinks. The client and the guy that
accused Nori are the only two left in the game. Just then, a noise
trap goes off. Someone was trying to get in through the window…but
they appear to be holding. Nori looks over to Sosuke, "Uh-oh. We have
company." Nori rushes into the main room, just in time to see a group
of thugs pull open the single entrance.
Sosuke and Nori had been pulled on over to Fuuma Alley by a
Jounin Inuzuka with a mission. The two Genin were to protect the
contestants of a poker game since a group of thugs had stolen the last
game's prize money. They investigated the entrances and exits, secured
all but one, and then waited. The end of the game is almost at hand,
and Nori and Sosuke were in the kitchen (there was a slight
altercation between one of the players and Nori…where the player
thought Nori was helping the owner of the bar cheat). The local thugs
have just kicked the single entrance/exit in. Nori and Sosuke have
rushed into the main room.
This is where Eremi comes in. Unbeknownst to Nori and Sosuke,
the Jounin Inuzuka didn't think they'd be able to handle things, so
Eremi was brought in as backup. He was to watch from the roof-tops of
a near-by building until the thugs showed up. Then he was to rush in
and help the two genin.
"Damn…" Sosuke remarks when he hears the sound of the thugs
entering. Luckily thanks to Nori's and his efforts and forethought the
thugs would only be able to attack from one entrance. Sosuke gives
Nori a nod before they enter the main room. Sosuke arms himself with
his crescent scythe twirling it and taking a graceful stop forward
preping himself for combat. "Take your winnings and escape to the back
room." Sosuke glances to Nori "You could assist me if you feel
comfortable or you could stay with them and make sure they're safe."
Sosuke would leave the option to Nori. "As for you. Your two options
are flee or perish." Sosuke grips his scythe by the center handle and
shifts his weight to the ball of his foot. "Be quick."
Rubbing at the base of his nose, Eremi watched the main
building for quite some time while he remained crouched low on an
adjacent rooftop. The seconds passed by ever so slowly while he waited
until needed, if he would be needed at all. A glance above would be
given, in hopes of knowing how much time had passed this night, but
with the clouds thick in numbers blocking out the sky it was
impossible for him to tell. The most he could do at this point was
stare at the only way in or out and hope for it to all be over
shortly. It was a foolish hope though, as the teen squinted his eyes
through the darkness, catching sight of several individuals rushing
toward the building like a mob only to kick the door open and start
flooding in. That was his cue.
Clenching the strap of his backpack tightly, Eremi would lean
forward a bit over the edge of the roof before pushing off with both
feet into the air. With most of the sky darkened, there'd be little of
his shadow that'd trail across the ground marking his approach. It
wouldn't be until he landed on the ground with his knees coming in
nicely and his one free hand helping to lessen some of the descent
that he'd still land with a thud, possibly alerting the thugs to his
presence. It would be too late for them whether they knew he was there
or not, for without hesitation Eremi was already running forward at
the group before falling it with a short leap and a succession of
kicks to send a few knocked back.
RP: Eremi joins the roleplay.
COMBAT: It is now Eremi's turn.
RP: Eremi transforms into WEIGHTED-GEAR.
RPCOMBAT: Eremi attacks with LEAF-GREAT-WHIRLWIND…33
RPCOMBAT: Eremi attacks with LEAF-GREAT-WHIRLWIND…41
Sosuke knows Nori all too well. Nori ushers the poker
contestants into the backroom where they will be safe. Luckily there
were already several of the losers in the kitchen getting food and
drink. The last few who were out in the main room are running for the
door, except for the owner of the bar. He is heading for the ryo. Nori
grunts and yells, "Hurry!" Grabbing the jar of ryo, the owner turns
and makes way for Nori and the door to safety.
The first thug steps through the only entrance. He is a large
guy with several scars already, and he laughs as he sees the kid in
front of him. Luckily for Sosuke, the size of the thug is preventing
the other thugs from entering. The thug throws out the first punch,
followed by an elbow to Sosuke's head.
Eremi would have been on the roof-top for quite a while.
Loneliness and boredom could be the enemies in some missions…luckily
there were thugs in this one though. As the crowd gathered and Eremi
leapt to action, several of the thugs do turn. The first to note Eremi
shrieks and goes flying into the bar wall. He lands with a thud and
then slides down to the alley floor. The second thug goes more
vertical when he takes to the air. He lands in a garbage can head
first. The rest of the thugs turn to face Eremi, but one in particular
pushes the group aside, "This chip is mine." The thug is small, but
muscular. He cracks his neck, and rushes forward, lowering his
shoulder to ram it into Eremi.
RP: Sosuke joins the roleplay.
COMBAT: Eremi finishes his turn.
COMBAT: It is now Sosuke's turn.
RP: Sosuke transforms into DANCE-OF-SIN.
RPCOMBAT: Sosuke defends against with a FIRST-CYCLE…39
RPCOMBAT: Sosuke defends against with a FIRST-CYCLE…35
Sosuke stands firm as Nori leads the group to the back.
Sosuke nods "Counting on you." When the large thug step through Sosuke
blinks momentarily stunned by the girth of this goliath. Sosuke then
hears shrieks from outside. 'Is someone else out there?' he thinks.
Sosuke figures it must be the Jounin. Before he has too much more time
to think the large thug had begun his assault. His eyes flicker and
refocus on the thug just in time for him to step and begin the first
formation. With a light twirl and leap he shifts around the thug's
punch and positions himself into the thug's blind spot. The elbow
glances the side of Sosuke's head. He was able to avoid most of the
damage. With his position secured Sosuke stepped into attack slinging
the crescent scythe up slicing underneath the thug's arm, then with a
quick spin sinking maneuver he slung the scythe low aiming to cut
behind the knees of this goliath.
RPCOMBAT: Sosuke attacks with LUNAR-SUNDER-I…32
RPCOMBAT: Sosuke attacks with LUNAR-SUNDER-I…24
COMBAT: Sosuke finishes his turn.
COMBAT: It is now Eremi's turn.
RPCOMBAT: Eremi counters with LEAF-RISING-WIND…29
Once the kicks land, the moment Eremi's feet touch the ground
he instantly backflips onto his free hand then pushes himself away to
gain some distance. He wanted their attention and he had it, now it
was time to assess the situation a bit more. Figure out how many would
come after him and how many would continue to push their way into the
building. What he wanted most was for them to all focus onto him, that
way he didn't have to worry about anyone inside getting hurt. Still,
that all depended on him surviving out here.
Shifting his feet across the ground, he'd wait for them to
charge at him, but the crowd would part allowing a single person
through. Eremi wasn't sure what to think about it, but the chip
comment sure wasn't necessary. Regardless, the little man must be
powerful to be chasing head on like that and it left Eremi with an
opening. Waiting for the right moment, he'd lean backwards and kick
his foot straight up in an attempt to kick the man into the air and
out of his way. Unfortunately he misjudged the speed of the little man
as well as having to fight someone so much smaller than him that he
was blasted by the shoulder and sent tumbling away, bouncing off the
ground with each blow.
As he tried to correct himself, the hand that clenched tightly
to the strap came free sending the backpack off and slamming into a
nearby tree that hit with such force the bark splintered and shattered
in all directions and the tree itself looked like it would have been
uprooted. Shaking off the blow, Eremi used both hands now to rise to
his feet, turned to face the obviously smirking, muscular, little man
and wasted no time as he quickly shortened the gap between the two
with a leap and began throwing a hail of punches in kicks.
RP: Eremi reverts to his normal state.
RPCOMBAT: Eremi attacks with DYNAMIC-ACTION…44
RPCOMBAT: Eremi attacks with DYNAMIC-ACTION…38
COMBAT: Eremi finishes his turn.
COMBAT: It is now Sosuke's turn.
The big guy snarls as he makes contact, and something about
that snarl reeks of madness. The guy isn't quite right, but then
again…he /IS/ fighting shinobi of the Leaf. A normal person would
know to run. The scythe makes contact with Goliath's arm. Blood spurts
into the air in a fine mist, yet the big guy only snarls more. It is
almost like he is finding pleasure in the pain. That arm is now
useless, but Goliath doesn't need his arm to jump over the other
scythe. As the large one lands, he takes a step back and kicks
outwards, trying to create distance. With his free hand, he pulls out
his own weapon, a club. He growls and swings the club downwards at
Sosuke's head with a great deal of force.
Eremi's little beast took no time to rest after he threw Eremi
for a loop. Instead, the muscular midget jumped for Eremi. The two
jump together, and it is Eremi that comes out the victor. The muscular
man is sent backwards, where he lands on his butt. With a groan, he
gets up, but not before he gives the order for the minions to attack.
Suddenly Eremi finds himself attacked by four other thugs at once.
Each rushes in to try and tackle Eremi and pin him to the ground.
Rolling to his short, stocky legs, the little menace cracks his neck
and states, "Hold him in place. I'm-a gonna enjoy ripping his legs off
and making him my height."
RPCOMBAT: Sosuke defends against with a FIRST-CYCLE…29
RPCOMBAT: Sosuke counters with LUNAR-SUNDER-II…39
"Hmm?" Sosuke eyes the large thug in confusion. "Is he mad?"
Sosuke wonders before finding himself kicked back by the thugs as he
retreated. Sosuke flew a good distance and hit the table the card game
was being played on. He was dazed slightly as the thug reached for his
weapon. Sosuke could see that the man completely ignored his wounds
and used his other arm to attack with a club. Sosuke reads into the
movements and retrieves his crescent scythe aiming to take off the
man's other arm. But the thug had the reach advantage on Sosuke. The
Gansao couldn't make contact with the arm and instead missed
completely. Sosuke glances back at the thug "You're quick for your
size." Suddenly Sosuke stops his dance. "A formidable body but you
think ignoring the pain it makes you strong?"
Sosuke becomes enveloped in a dark cloak of chakra. The
manifestation of his clan's genjutsu prowess was strong in him. It had
to be though; he was the third in line after all. Sosuke performs one
hand seal and before the thug knew it there would be a bright moon
with a blinding light shining in the thugs face. The light was so
intense that there would be sever sensory damage. But Sosuke hears a
loud rumble outside which keeps him from following up with an attack.
"Someone /is/ out there. From the sounds of it…"
RP: Sosuke reverts to his normal state.
RP: Sosuke transforms into DARK-CLOAK.
RPCOMBAT: Sosuke attacks with LUNAR-LOCK…23
COMBAT: Sosuke finishes his turn.
COMBAT: It is now Eremi's turn.
RPCOMBAT: Eremi defends against with a LEAF-SWIFT-EVASION…46
RPCOMBAT: Eremi defends against with a LEAF-SWIFT-EVASION…27
RPCOMBAT: Eremi defends against with a LEAF-SWIFT-EVASION…27
RPCOMBAT: Eremi defends against with a LEAF-SWIFT-EVASION…28
It came to a surprise when the little man met him in the air,
the two of them giving it their alls until the other one was knocked
back. Through all of Eremi's missions, he's never encountered another
individual that used Taijutsu, at least not one that only used their
fists and though it leaned more heavily on a backyard brawlers style,
he still couldn't help but respect the other. That is, up until the
point where the little man calls in for backup and sends several
individuals running after him to pin him down.
The first to come is easily side-stepped, however the
overwhelming numbers quickly engulf Eremi tackling him at the legs and
forcing him to topple backwards slamming his head against the ground.
Before he can even react properly the rest are on top of him,
preventing the rest of his limbs from moving until the little man can
come up and rip them off.
Clenching his teach, Eremi was doing his best to hold back the
feeling of being restrained, but the sensation was too much to hold
back. "GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME!" A vein that ran across his forhead
would suddenly bulge out and the rest of his muscles would tighten in
response. Suddenly chakra would begin to pour out over Eremi's body
and his skin would turn a shade of red. The ground around him would
start to shake and loose dust and a few pebbles would start to float
before crumbling even further.
RP: Eremi transforms into GATE-OF-LIFE.
COMBAT: Eremi finishes his turn.
COMBAT: It is now Sosuke's turn.
Sosuke is lucky that the large guy isn't a true shinobi.
Goliath is taken in by the illusion and drops to his knees,
screeching…but it is a screech of delight. Yes, the big guy is
crazy, but at least he is loving it. Now that the being is prone, what
will be done to him?
Nori meanwhile has gotten everyone into the back room and has
locked the door, not that anyone really cares. His body weight is
pressed up against the door, even though he weighs next to nothing.
Nori suddenly stands upright and releases the door. He was
sensing a huge out-pouring of chakra from outside…something chakra
sensitivity is actually useful for. Blinking, the boy releases the
locks on the doors, pulls it open, and looks at the scene. Nori calls
out, "Sosuke, quick…outside now!" Nori didn't know what was going
on, but whatever it was, wouldn't be good. The small muscular thug
saunters on over towards Eremi once the boy is pinned. The screaming
and color change make the man smile, "That's right boy…scream like
you're going to be two feet shorter." Ba-da-bum. It isn't until the
pebbles start to float up that the man blinks. He suddenly jumps
forward onto the pile, trying to stop whatever is about to happen.
RP: Eremi makes a Pow roll and got 17.
Sosuke inclines his head as the thug takes delight in the
illusionary attack. Sosuke doesn't really know what to make of him but
he doesn't really care at this point. He turns around when Nori opens
the door and directs him outside. "Outside? Right. You keep those guys
safe." Sosuke's cloak fades and he starts to head outside. He stops
though to look at the thug who delights in punishment of his senses.
Sosuke sighs and places his scythe's edge next to the man's jugular.
"If pain is what you seak then I'll send you to Hell." Sosuke remarks
before slitting the throat. "You'll feel right at home I'm sure." Now
he makes his way outside where a good portion of this thieving group
remained.
The jounin wasn't the one causing the commotion out here
though. It was another. Unfamiliar with this person Sosuke doesn't
assist him right away. But upon noting the headband and chuunin vest
Sosuke changes his attitude very quickly. With one quick toss he
slings a few shurikens at the man pinning Eremi and the others that
remain, he was trying to draw attention to himself. "I didn't know he
could sense chakra." Sosuke remarks out loud showing his habit of
having a wandering mind.
RP: Sosuke reverts to his normal state.
RPCOMBAT: Sosuke attacks with SHARP…30
RPCOMBAT: Sosuke attacks with SHARP…29
COMBAT: Sosuke finishes his turn.
COMBAT: It is now Eremi's turn.
Opening the Chakra Gates, while damaging to his body, give the
needed boost of power, stamina and speed that gets him out of sticky
situations like this one. Otherwise, he'd be a few feet shorter and
further unable to get a date. As another piles on top, Eremi's hands
clench tightly in to fists, "I said GET OFF!" Summoning all of his
strength he'd curls his arms inward toward his chest, lifting those
that were holding him down before slamming his hands into the ground
and propelling himself forward and onto his feet while the rest are
flung just a short distance away from the force of the blow.
Looking this way and that he'd spot the little man rising
toward his feet and Eremi would charge over toward him as if to return
the same shoulder charge he had first received. Though seconds from
colliding, Eremi drops while twisting his feet one around the other
before launching himself upward into the little mans chin with a
spinning uppercut that'll send the man sailing into the air.
RPCOMBAT: Eremi attacks with SPIRALING-LEAF-UPPERCUT…60
COMBAT: Eremi finishes his turn.
COMBAT: It is now Sosuke's turn.
The Goliath lets out a gurgle as the blood flows into his
windpipe. A bubble of blood forms and even pops, letting out a gasp of
air. The whole death experience, including the death rattle, almost
seems fun for the big thug. Nori follows Sosuke to the door and makes
to close it, only to see Eremi outside. He blinks, and then closes the
door. He comments to himself, much like Sosuke, "Sosuke-san is outside
and will help Eremi-san."
Outside, the kunai find their targets and embed themselves
deep into the brain of one thug and chest cavity of another. Under
normal circumstances, it would be safe to say that Sosuke would have
drawn attention…only this is Eremi going all super-shinobi.
The mini-muscle man is not only sent sailing upwards, but
Eremi would probably feel the man's jaw dislocate and get pushed up
into the skull. The man is dead by the time he hits the ground…and
it takes a while for even that to happen as the punch rocketed him
into the air. The last of the original thugs to hold Eremi down finds
a kunai with an explosive tag tap the side of his head as he sails
through the air. The tag, and the thug's head explode mid-air, sending
brains splattering to the ground. The Inuzuka Jounin and his henged
carbon-copy dog showed up to sweep up the remains. When the dust
settles, the Inuzuka Jounin grunts, "Took you fools long enough." He
shakes his head and says, "Go get your wounds looked after. I'll take
care of the damage and the client." The Inuzuka's dog wraps his hand
on the door and shouts, "Nori, open up." Recognizing the voice and
knowing that he'd only show up if the coast was clear, Nori opens and
steps out to review the situation. "Oh, thank you spirits, you're all
safe." He blushes a bit and then smiles a big friendly smile. "All is
well inside," and indeed it was.
