Starring:
Date: September 15, 2015
Summary:
Konoha’s been sent to get rid of a multitude of animals.
"Critter Cleanup"
Land of Fire
It's early morning in Konoha and a mission had come through that, well, no one really wanted to deal with. In the end Hige took it when he found out and sent out some interesting messages to interesting people. He sent for Daichi, Shinobu, Liao and Tottame to meet him at the gates and be prepared for a fight. The boy and his overly large 'pup' are at the gates waiting, the teen with his arms crossed over his chest as he stares up at the sky in silence.
And then there is a black puppy charging down towards Hige, launching herself at the Inuzuka. Yip! ~Hi, Hige! Are we going on a mission? I'm excited!~ the pup yips happily, licking at Hige's face if possible. Shinobu comes up shortly behind Kame, panting a bit from the run, but she's okay. Better than before, even. yep!
Liao arrive post-haste. She's been ready for a mission for ages, since her last failure in a real fight. In fact, she had in tow a small, caged butterfly, which she had caught just yesterday, to help her with scouting, if she needed a flier. She was ready, so it wasn't a surprise to her that she wasn't with her usual genin team today, considering Rorika was off training and Tsuchiri was bed-ridden with her star chakra health issues. "Aburame Liao, reporting!" she says to Hige, and salutes the Jounin. She could tell by his choice of Inuzuka and Aburame that a fair bit of tracking might be involved.
Daichi recieves the message and instantly rushes out to meet Hige at the gates.Charging towards the gate he sees the other that have been called forth. "Hey Hige and Konsho." He looks at the others and greets them, "Names Daichi by the way." He leans against the gate as he waits for the mission to begin, and he checks the others around him noticing they are all genin or better while he is still in the academy.
Hige looks to Kame as she comes flying at him and he quickly catches the pup, smiling as she licks his face and he gives her a few pets. "Hey Kame, Shinobu," he greets the other Inuzuka pair, Konsho giving his own bark of greeting. He sets Kame down as Liao and then Daichi arrives, giving a nod in greeting to each of them. "Alright, it seems most of us are here. We may have someone join us later as well but we should get moving. We've received a request to help clear out some odd creatures from a nearby farming community. Apparently various critters have just appeared out of the ground and started terrorizing folks. It'll be some good experience for you all. Let's get moving and you can ask questions along the way." Hige looks to Daichi, then motions to Konsho. "Daichi, jump on Konsho there so we can go a bit faster. Don't need to wear you down before we get there." With that done the teen turns to jump into the nearby branches to start off.
COMBAT: Hige focuses 3713 stamina to turn it into 4000 usable chakra!
Kame wriggles a bit and spins in her spot when she's set down. Yay~ A mission! ~Hai!~ she yips, and Shinobu gives a nod of her own. 'Ummm… what kind of… critters?' Shinobu asks, genjutsu touching the minds of all around her, including Hige and Konsho. She sets off when Hige does, keeping up rather well despite being small and a genin. Kame trails after about a foot behind her partner.
COMBAT: Shinobu focuses 2003 stamina to turn it into 2500 usable chakra!
Liao of course, nods officially toward her commanding officer. Hige was an Inuzuka, which she had enough experience with now, after all, she lived in their Village. So she expected lots of dogs running about, not that she cared for them. She hadn't a set of fleakaichu on her. But she did agree this would be good experience for her. She looked over at Shinobu, probably the only other person she knew the name of in the bunch, and wondered why they'd been summoned. They were both good at locating enemies… But when the orders were explained, and weird creatures mentioned, she became solemn behind her collar, as many Aburame typically would. "I see…" She heads off after Hige.
Daichi looks between Hige and Konsho saying, "Alright?" He hops onto Konshos back and making sure he is prepared he checks his things one last time and when done he pets the top of Konshos head and says, "Alright buddy I am ready to go." He holds on as everyone starts to leave and he is caught off guard by how quick they are moving.
COMBAT: Daichi focuses 543 stamina to turn it into 600 usable chakra!
Hige shrugs lightly at Shinobu's question as he moves at a decent pace through the treetops. Konsho looks over his shoulder at Daichi and yips a "Hold on!" before he takes up the rear. "I don't know, they weren't too specific. It didn't seem like anything too out of the ordinary, perhaps just a little bigger than normal. It just sounds like there's a lot of them. Depending on what they want we'll either drive them off or kill them and dispose of them."
RP: Hige transforms into KONSHO.
RPCOMBAT: Hige defends against with a INUZUKA-SENSES-II…56
RP: Shinobu transforms into KAME.
RPCOMBAT: Shinobu defends against with a INUZUKA-SENSES…58
Shinobu nods quietly and keeps her senses alert for anything unusual, as does Kame. The pair were actually super good trackers and likely could switch from the Omega to the Delta Clan, if they really wanted. But maybe not. Regardless of that, they're definitely inclined to take this mission seriously. ~It sounds like a weird mission!~ Kame comments, leaping a huge jump so she could essentially have a free ride from her partner.
RPCOMBAT: Liao defends against with a KIKAICHU-SCOUTS…37
Liao mutters to her insects, too quiet to hear, really, sending them off into the distance to scout ahead and give her awareness around the group as they arrive on the scene. They start to report everything around them in a fairly large area, and she looks around, attentive to the individual insects whenever any might alert her to something sneaking up on them, or the like.
RPCOMBAT: Daichi defends against with a PERCEPTION…11
Daichi watches as he notices everyone scouting the area in their own ways and knowing he is not a tracker of any sorts he waits for any sign they found something in the distance. While he waits he does keep an eye on the immediate area as best as he can while also trying to learn as much as he can about the other ninjas with him. Getting impatient he decides to ask, "So you guys found anything?"
As they get close Hige and Shinobu start to smell a variety of woodland creatures ahead, and lots of them! Once they're even closer the insects would tell Liao of just how many critters there are! And it's a lot. After they break through the trees the problem becomes evident. Over a half dozen farms there are overly large squirrels, chipmunks, birds, and even a couple of dogs that are even bigger than Konsho.
Hige signals a stop as he drops to the ground and views the nearly hundred critters around with a quirked eyebrow. "Alright then. I am just going to make the decision that we're going on a killing spree. This is a little too insane. Liao, Daichi, start taking care of these smaller things will you? Be careful, they might be aggresive. Shinobu, Kame, Konsho…we're going to get rid of those dogs."
~There are a lot of critters!~ Kame says through genjutsu. ~And why are they all huge?~ she yips aloud, though quietly. Shinobu's eye widens just a bit at the sight, and she nods to Hige's orders, focusing some of her chakra as she glances around to take note of what all there was. Because there were a lot of critters… She'll probably just go for the hack'n'slash method rather than trying to trip them all up!
Liao nods towards Kame. "Yes… Lots indeed. They're even behind us," she mentions, casting a side-long glance to Shinobu. When she feels the pressure of chakra, she does the same, fortifying herself to use her jutsus against the largely mutated animal-enemy. "It's time for some action," she mutters, mostly to her insects, which start draining from the ends of her sleeves, hanging almost to the ground as they do.
COMBAT: Liao focuses 1740 stamina to turn it into 2000 usable chakra!
Not knowing where to start with these critters he looks around noticing they are everywhere. Hopping off of Konsho he pulls out a Kunai and prepares himself to strike at the critters. "There are so many of them everywhere. Whats so special about this area in particular." He decides to wait for the others to strike first as he feels he still has things he can learn.
"Not sure…maybe there's something about the ground or whatever they're growing here that attracted these things…whatever they are." Hige takes a deep breath then looks to the others. "Watch out for each other, yell if you need help." His gaze turns back to the creatures in front of them before Hige and Konsho run forward, then leap into the air. Time to make a path to those large dogs! As they come down in a spinning dervish they send shredded critters flying in various directions.
After Hige attacks the critters seem to realize people are there! And they're not nice people! That or the animals are just plain mean! Some raccoon looking things come to claw at Shinobu, Kame and Liao. Some of those squirrels make for Daichi with their big teeth and puffy cheeks!
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 1 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 47
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 2 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 47
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 3 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 45
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 4 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 36
[NPC System]: Raccoon roll(s) Shin-Kame from 20 to 50 and get(s) a 40. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Raccoon roll(s) Shin-Kame from 20 to 50 and get(s) a 32. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Raccoon roll(s) Shin-Kame from 20 to 50 and get(s) a 27. - Rolled by: Hige
RPCOMBAT: Shinobu defends against with a INTUITIVE-ACTION…63
RPCOMBAT: Shinobu defends against with a INTUITIVE-DODGE…50
RPCOMBAT: Shinobu defends against with a INTUITIVE-DODGE…33
COMBAT: Shinobu attacks target 1 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 43
COMBAT: Shinobu attacks target 2 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 46
COMBAT: Shinobu attacks target 3 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 45
COMBAT: Shinobu attacks target 4 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 46
Shinobu blinks a bit, avoiding the racoons that are flying at her by ducking just in time and knocking away one of them. Kame leaps over one of them, and then she sends herself into a spinning whirl that Shinobu is quick to join. The pair of them copy Hige, essentially, blazing through whatever creatures seek to attack them with claws and fangs acting as blades in a tornado.
[NPC System]: Raccoon roll(s) Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 24. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Raccoon roll(s) Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 29. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Raccoon roll(s) Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 31. - Rolled by: Hige
RPCOMBAT: Liao defends against with a KIKAICHU-COLUMN…35
RPCOMBAT: Liao defends against with a KIKAICHU-COLUMN…38
RPCOMBAT: Liao defends against with a KIKAICHU-COLUMN…31
Liao can see the telegraph in every hit at this point, and even acts cocky as she commands her insects to form deflecting columns before her. They errupt from the ground, ands she doesn't even so much as move, as they deflect each one in time, stopping the raccoon in it's tracks. She leans in. "Heheh… I don't think so, Sly Cooper." Then, she sends back a big, fat lump of rock to knock each and every one of the three varmints who had tried to hit her.
COMBAT: Liao attacks target 1 with SUDDEN-EARTH-COLUMN with a roll of: 33
COMBAT: Liao attacks target 1 with SUDDEN-EARTH-COLUMN with a roll of: 28
COMBAT: Liao attacks target 1 with SUDDEN-EARTH-COLUMN with a roll of: 26
[NPC System]: Coons roll(s) Def Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 22. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Coons roll(s) Def Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 36. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Coons roll(s) Def Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 25. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: SQUIRREL! roll(s) Daichi from 5 to 20 and get(s) a 17. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: SQUIRREL! roll(s) Daichi from 5 to 20 and get(s) a 16. - Rolled by: Hige
RPCOMBAT: Daichi defends against with a DODGE…12
RPCOMBAT: Daichi defends against with a DODGE…24
RPCOMBAT: Daichi took 100 damage.
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with SHARP with a roll of: 12
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with SHARP with a roll of: 14
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with SHARP with a roll of: 11
[NPC System]: Squirrels roll(s) Def Daichi from 5 to 20 and get(s) a 20. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Squirrels roll(s) Def Daichi from 5 to 20 and get(s) a 6. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Squirrels roll(s) Def Daichi from 5 to 20 and get(s) a 14. - Rolled by: Hige
Daichi gets caught off guard by a squirrel that comes out of no where clawing him, but as the squirrel comes around for the second swipe he jumps out of the way easily being prepared for the second attack. He retaliates by jabbing his Kunai at the squirrel multiple times in quick succesion. "Stupid squirrel"
Some of the coons manage to avoid those rocks…but some can't! There's plenty of the critters to be had at however! In fact when one falls another takes it's place and the racoons are unforgiving as they continue to attack Liao. The squirrels are equally as vicious. Even though some get kunai'd more just start to come charging at the poor boy!
As Hige and Shinobu near the dogs in the center of the area the creatures turn their evil gaze upon the four and start attacking as well, trying to bite the Inuzuka.
[NPC System]: Dogs roll(s) Vs Hige from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 55. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Dogs roll(s) Vs Hige from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 55. - Rolled by: Hige
RP: Hige transforms into KONSHOS-BOND.
RPCOMBAT: Hige defends against with a FOUR-LEGGED-DODGE…61
RPCOMBAT: Hige defends against with a FOUR-LEGGED-DODGE…56
Hige and Konsho jump away from the dogs before they can get bitten, moving swiftly on all fours to avoid as best as possible. Once they move aside the duo move back in to slash at the dogs, trying to bring them down quickly and effeciently. "Be careful Shinobu and Kame, these guys are pretty mean!" Lightning flows through the claws of both teen and pup as they slash.
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-CLAW with a roll of: 48
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-CLAW with a roll of: 56
[NPC System]: Dogs roll(s) Vs Shin from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 43. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Dogs roll(s) Vs Shin from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 30. - Rolled by: Hige
RPCOMBAT: Shinobu defends against with a INTUITIVE-DODGE…53
RPCOMBAT: Shinobu defends against with a INTUITIVE-DODGE…46
COMBAT: Shinobu attacks target 1 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 46
COMBAT: Shinobu attacks target 2 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 40
COMBAT: Shinobu attacks target 1 with MAULING-WOLVES with a roll of: 46
COMBAT: Shinobu attacks target 2 with MAULING-WOLVES with a roll of: 46
Shinobu sees a few openings as the dogs lunge for her, and she moves back a bit and towards the dogs' other side. And then she suddenly lunges forward in another spinning tornado with Kame. The pup and human skid to a halt, both of them releasing a growl that would hopefully affect the dogs, making them think their comrades are turning on them.
[NPC System]: Coons roll(s) Vs Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 28. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Coons roll(s) Vs Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 30. - Rolled by: Hige
RPCOMBAT: Liao defends against with a CLONE-TECHNIQUE…31
RPCOMBAT: Liao defends against with a CLONE-TECHNIQUE…19
RPCOMBAT: Liao took 100 damage.
Liao puts two clones between herself and the newfound attackers, but one was flanking her too much, and saw right through the obvious trick. He lunged, and she took a swipe to the forearm for it. Ouch! The scratch made her sharpen up slightly, the pain egging her on, to be more accurate. "All right, you want to play hard ball?" She threw her arms wide and outward, smirking delightedly under her collar as her insects began to swarm from her sleeves. "Kikaichu, drain them of their energy…"
COMBAT: Liao attacks target 1 with KIKAICHU-CHAKRA-DRAIN with a roll of: 31
COMBAT: Liao attacks target 1 with KIKAICHU-CHAKRA-DRAIN with a roll of: 28
[NPC System]: Squirrel roll(s) Vs Daichi from 5 to 20 and get(s) a 12. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Squirrel roll(s) Vs Daichi from 5 to 20 and get(s) a 18. - Rolled by: Hige
RPCOMBAT: Daichi defends against with a DODGE…17
RPCOMBAT: Daichi defends against with a DODGE…16
RPCOMBAT: Daichi took 100 damage.
Daichi tries to watch the squirrel closely but he notices he is getting surrounded by these small critters. As they start lunging at him he jumps into the air dodging the first wave, but almost like they predicted it another wave is flying at him. Trying his best but unable to get away on time he gets bit on his arm. While he is falling he kicks at the squirrel that bit him and tries to follow up by jabbing him into a tree with a Kunai.
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with PHYSICAL with a roll of: 10
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with SHARP with a roll of: 10
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with SHARP with a roll of: 16
The giant dogs get pretty well ravaged by the Inuzuka. Lightning bit into the one while the combined efforts of Kame and Shinobu wounded the other two. At the weird howling the remaining dogs turn to glare at each other. Hige doesn't quite know why but he's not complaining. "Shinobu, go help the others!" He calls before he and Konsho jump into the air. The start spinning in the air but not the normal sideways, instead going head over heels like a sawblade. They come down hard towards the dogs.
Coons and squirrels continue to fall under the attacks from Liao and her earth throwing bugs and Daichi and his mighty fists of fury (TM). But still there's just so many that they keep attacking the the two with some kind of great vehemance. It's like they kicked their favorite poodle or something!
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 1 with FANG-ROTATING-FANG with a roll of: 72
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 2 with FANG-ROTATING-FANG with a roll of: 68
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 3 with FANG-ROTATING-FANG with a roll of: 78
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 4 with FANG-ROTATING-FANG with a roll of: 68
[NPC System]: Coons roll(s) Vs Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 36. - Rolled by: Hige
COMBAT: Shinobu attacks target 1 with INTERRUPT with a roll of: 64
RPCOMBAT: Shinobu defends against with a INTUITIVE-ACTION…39
[NPC System]: Squirrel roll(s) Vs Daichi from 5 to 20 and get(s) a 15. - Rolled by: Hige
COMBAT: Shinobu attacks target 1 with INTERRUPT with a roll of: 61
RPCOMBAT: Shinobu defends against with a BLOCK…22
Shinobu nods quickly and disappears with a burst of speed, as does Kame. Kame essentially rams herself into one of the raccoons that's attacking Liao while Shinobu is able to get in front of Daichi and 'catch' one of the squirrels by just pushing it back a bit. She glances back to make sure the two are okay and sees Daichi is a bit worse for wear, so she takes a step near him. 'H… hold still…' she requests, using a small bit of healing chakra to help him out.
COMBAT: Shinobu heals Daichi for 318 with LIGHT HEALING JUTSU.
[NPC System]: Coons roll(s) Vs Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 26. - Rolled by: Hige
RPCOMBAT: Liao defends against with a KIKAICHU-COLUMN…26
Liao was a bit off-guard with the repeated assault, but suddenly, Shinobu gets in the way of one of the quicker blows! She could only grin, then moves to deflect the other hit with her kikaichu, breaking through the ground like ants from a hill. "Ha!" It barely works, but it does, and then she gestures into the pillar of bugs, commanding them to swarm her prey. They attack both the recently-blocked animal, but the one whom Shinobu had blocked as well!
COMBAT: Liao attacks target 1 with KIKAICHU-CHAKRA-DRAIN with a roll of: 30
COMBAT: Liao attacks target 1 with KIKAICHU-CHAKRA-DRAIN with a roll of: 27
[NPC System]: Squirrel roll(s) Vs Daichi from 5 to 20 and get(s) a 12. - Rolled by: Hige
RPCOMBAT: Daichi defends against with a DODGE…17
As the next wave of squirrels charge Shinobu comes out of no where and stops a squirrel from getting him. Noticing them coming up from behind are a few more squirrels that barely miss Daichi as he rolls to the side. He tries to cut at the squirrels as they jump by and then looks hoping to have hit at least one. "Well you don't have to heal me yet. I will be fine, but thanks."
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with SHARP with a roll of: 19
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with SHARP with a roll of: 15
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with SHARP with a roll of: 16
The dogs are turned to chum by the attack of Hige and Konsho, leaving them rather dead and shredded. With those out of the way the two Inuzuka start working their way back to the others slowly, killing everything they come across on the way back.
The coon and squirrel were definitely surprised! Not only did Shinobu and Kame appear out of no where but they're killed by all these shinobi! The critters die as some as just drained dry, some are shredded, and others are kunai'd! The criters are much less there now and they seem to just make a last ditch attempt to kill these evil humans!
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 1 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 56
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 2 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 57
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 3 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 50
COMBAT: Hige attacks target 4 with GATSUGA with a roll of: 51
[NPC System]: Coons roll(s) Vs Shin from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 32. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Coons roll(s) Vs Shin from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 22. - Rolled by: Hige
RPCOMBAT: Shinobu defends against with a INTUITIVE-DODGE…34
RPCOMBAT: Shinobu defends against with a INTUITIVE-DODGE…32
Shinobu just leaps away from the attacks coming at her. Dang raccoons! She's at least done healing Daichi, so now she has to take stock of what's going on in the battlefield before making her next move. Hmmm!
[NPC System]: Coons roll(s) Vs Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 26. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Coons roll(s) Vs Liao from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 25. - Rolled by: Hige
RPCOMBAT: Liao defends against with a CLONE-TECHNIQUE…15
RPCOMBAT: Liao defends against with a CLONE-TECHNIQUE…28
RPCOMBAT: Liao took 100 damage.
Liao takes a moment to survey the battlefield. She notices two attacks incoming! She decides to make clones, but yet again one of the buggers slips through! It claws along her side, this time, and she grasps it, using her other hand press hard into the ground, commanding the Doton element to form large spikes of rock in response. Two to the one who hit her, one to the one who hadn't.
COMBAT: Liao attacks target 1 with SUDDEN-EARTH-COLUMN with a roll of: 26
COMBAT: Liao attacks target 1 with SUDDEN-EARTH-COLUMN with a roll of: 28
COMBAT: Liao attacks target 1 with SUDDEN-EARTH-COLUMN with a roll of: 23
[NPC System]: Squirrel roll(s) Vs Daichi from 5 to 20 and get(s) a 5. - Rolled by: Hige
[NPC System]: Squirrel roll(s) Vs Daichi from 5 to 20 and get(s) a 18. - Rolled by: Hige
RPCOMBAT: Daichi defends against with a DODGE…22
RPCOMBAT: Daichi defends against with a DODGE…19
As the remaining squirrels charge at my ankles, Daichi jumps from spot to spot barely avoiding these crafty squirrels. As one barely misses his face he grabs it by the tail and throws it at a tree and proceeds to throw Kunais in the direction hoping to hit multiple squirrels. "Any idea how many of them are left. They are thinning out but I can't tell if there are any hiding in the tree still."
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with PHYSICAL with a roll of: 15
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with SHARP with a roll of: 12
COMBAT: Daichi attacks target 1 with SHARP with a roll of: 11
More critters fall to the sudden earth that springs up under them as well as being flung against a tree and stabbed there! Ouch! Hige arrives at the others, blood coming from and Konsho's fangs and claws. The teen wipes his mouth as he looks around. "Think we pretty much cleaned that up. Good job everyone," he says with a nod to the group.
Farmers come out to thank the shinobi for coming so quickly and they offer food and drink. Hige allows a short respite but warns they'll be heading back to the village within a half hour. It'll give him time to clean up!
Shinobu bows lightly to Hige and relaxes. There's a lot of blood on her hands and clothes, and Kame is a bit yucky-looking, too. Well, seems like everything went well! Shinobu glances around for a moment, then chases down Hige so that she can clean up too. All the blood on her and Kame just won't do! Mana would have a fit!
Daichi accepts a small drink and meal after he cleans the blood off of his clothes and skin. He collects the Kunais he threw earlier and walks back stuffing them with the rest of his weapons. He sits down and waits for the rest to get done with whatever they are doing while he eats whatever he was given. "Thanks for this."
