Starring:
Date: September 16, 2015
Summary:
Kurome is sent out to investigate the albino creatures that continue to plague the lands.
"Ghostly Beasts - Prowling Pack"
Land of Fire
Konoha has been dealing with a multitude of things… Which means that the shinobi should not be suffering from any form of boredom. Kurome had been called upon once more, this time to investigate a strange house that was located in the hills in the Land of Fire. It was said that there were no animals near it, and yet people continued to hear the howls of wolves… As if it were haunted. Intrigued, the Uchiha accepted. And she took along with her Zori, his Jounin guard, and Tatsuo.
The woman had instructed the two genin +1 to meet her at the front gates of the Hidden Leaf by the time the sun rose. The Clan Head was waiting patiently, watching the sky lighten above the treetops. "Hmm…" she says to herself. "I wonder… if these have to do with that other little issue…" Her mind flashes back to the albino animals that have been coming and going… It's unknown if they were natural or not, but in the end, they were dangerous.
Tatsuo appears a little early to the meeting point with his small pack on his back as he normally has when he's going on a mission. A few snacks, a few extra weapons, rope…you know, the necessities! The boy walks from the village proper to where Kurome is waiting and he gives her a small bow and a small smile. "Hi Kurome-sama. Um, you asked for me?"
Zori had appeared, Jumping off a tree branch above Tatsuo. His Jounin jumped off right after Zori did. Zori and the Jounin landed behind Tatsuo. Zori grins as he stares at Tatsuo. The Jounin places his hands in his pockets and greets the group "Zori and i, reporting for duty" Zori has already taken his medicine and its already in effect.
Kurome nods lightly to the Jounin. "You two are both ready?" she asks. Tatsuo gets a smile when he arrives, as well as a pat on the back before Zori comes along. Once she has an answer from the Jounin, she signals for them to get a move on. It would take them a half-hour to get to their destination. In the meantime, she could explain. "We're going on a scouting mission. We need to get information on a house in the hills. It's rumored to have ghost-wolves within it, but something tells me there's more to the story which meets the eye. If we encounter any wolves, I want us to bring one back alive. Understand?"
Tatsuo seems suprisingly unstartled by the sudden arrival of Zori and the Jounin, only glancing over his shoulder at the older teen a moment before looking back to Kurome. When they start to move out the boy follows, sticking to the middle of the pack as the healing types oft do while following behind the Clan Head. Her explanation gets a little bit of a surprised look from the boy and he just nods a bit. "Um, has anyone seen any wolves…?" He asks.
Zori and the Jounin moved along with the group at a moderate pace. The Jounin nodded at Kurome "Understood" The Jounin looks down at Zori "Do you understand?" Zori glares at the Jounin and replies "..Yeah" in a disgruntled tone. Zori turns his head over to Tatsuo "Not me. You must be scared of the big bad..wovlves." Zori snickers after his taunt.
"Hai. Though it's only tales at this point. Rumors and mystiques. Or something of that sort… The wolves are always howling, they say," Kurome says mysteriously. "Anyway… Have either of you seen albino beasts? I can never remember who is part of my squad when I encounter them because they seem so random. But essentially, they'll be strong, smart, and swift. Just because they're animals doesn't mean you should underestimate them."
COMBAT: Kurome focuses 6920 stamina to turn it into 9000 usable chakra!
Tatsuo just flt out ignores Zori and his taunting, not even looking back at the other teen as he instead focuses on what Kurome has to say. "I was there when we found the albino rabits…Do you think it's the same with the wolves Kurome-sama?" he asks with a faint frown. Rabbits were hard enough to deal with! Wolves could be pretty vicious if they suffered from the same thing.
COMBAT: Tatsuo focuses 3898 stamina to turn it into 5000 usable chakra!
Zori could tell when someone is flat out ignoring him, its not like this is his first time being ignored. Zori listens as Kurome and Tatsuo conversate with one another. Continuing to walk at a decent pace, Zori and the Jounin right beside each other. Zori remains quiet. But the Jounin speaks up toward Kurome "More savage animals..thats crazy"
COMBAT: Zori focuses 5552 stamina to turn it into 7000 usable chakra!
Kurome nods lightly to Tatsuo. "Hai… I'm worried we'll be facing such. It could be a baseless fear, but it's better to be prepared." She glances up, then notices they were traveling faster than she first thought. "We're almost there. Keep an eye out for anything suspicious." And then the Uchiha's eyes turn red, the glow from the Sharingan being activated only interrupted by three black tomoe.
RP: Kurome transforms into SHARINGAN-III.
Tatsuo nods to Kurome though she can't exactly see it. "Hai Kurome-sama," the boy intones instead as he mentally prepares himself for whatever may come ahead. He starts looking around for anything suspicious and all that, body tense as they move so he's ready to move. Or, you know, use his water.
RPCOMBAT: Tatsuo defends against with a PERCEPTION…26
Zori is still grining even after hearing of these wolves. Zori is not scared not one bit. Hes actually ready to slay a bunch of these things and of course.. bring one alive. Zori does not like that, they should all be dead, none alive. But orders are orders..even though there coming from Kurome. Zori and the Jounin nod at Kurome in understanding.
RPCOMBAT: Kurome defends against with a PERCEPTION-II…45
Kurome searches around, and she starts noticing traces of a wolf. Maybe a bit of white fur on a branch here… A pawprint there. They were all difficult to see, but the Sharingan could see a lot more than most. "I think… we have our targets…" she murmurs to the three behind her. Tatsuo, as he looked around, would see the more obvious signs of wolves treading around. Kill remains, for one. Dung for another. And of course… As they neared the building, there was an eerie howling that started up.
Tatsuo scans the area as they near, especially once Kurome mentions that they're getting close. "Um, yeah…it looks like some kind of animal has been around here lately…a lot…" the boy says softly, stopping to crouch near one of the mostly eaten kills and scanning it over to figure out about how long it'd been there. "They are close…" he adds softly as he follows Kurome towards the building.
Zori stands behind Tatsuo and Kurome and overhears them mentioning that the wolves might be close. Zori summons his wires throughout the area. Zori wanted to find out if he could help pinpoint the location of the wolves, since the eerie howling has become rather noticeable. Zori speaks up to the others "Alright im going to see if i feel any vibrations and find where these wolves are at exactly." The Jounin stands beside Zori glancing at the boy before looking on ahead awaiting Kurome's next order if so.
RPCOMBAT: Zori defends against with a WIRE-SENSATION…26
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Chompy chomp vs. Kurome from 35 to 55 and get(s) a 47. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Chompy chomp vs. Kurome from 35 to 55 and get(s) a 45. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Chompy chomp vs. Kurome from 35 to 55 and get(s) a 43. - Rolled by: Kurome
RPCOMBAT: Kurome defends against with a INTUITIVE-DODGE…54
RPCOMBAT: Kurome defends against with a INTUITIVE-DODGE…42
RPCOMBAT: Kurome defends against with a INTUITIVE-DODGE…56
RPCOMBAT: Kurome took 300 damage.
Kurome is about to answer when suddenly the howling intensifies. A kunai slides from Kurome's pouch and into her hand, and then she finds herself under the attack of a full-on pack. Five wolves suddenly attempt to bite and claw the shinobi that intruded on their territory. They were snow-white with red eyes; albinos. And they coordinated remarkably well with each other, as each tried to bite at a shinobi just after the one before it.
Kurome is able to evade all of the attacks before she attempts to send one of the creatures into the illusion of death by flamethrower. It's not just an illusion, really… The wolf is truly burned. The extent of the burn, though, may not be as bad as it seems
COMBAT: Kurome attacks target 1 with GREAT-FIREBALL-TECHNIQUE with a roll of: 53
COMBAT: Kurome attacks target 2 with GREAT-FIREBALL-TECHNIQUE with a roll of: 50
COMBAT: Kurome attacks target 3 with GREAT-FIREBALL-TECHNIQUE with a roll of: 63
COMBAT: Kurome attacks target 1 with FALSE-DEATH-TECHNIQUE with a roll of: 50
COMBAT: Kurome attacks target 2 with FALSE-DEATH-TECHNIQUE with a roll of: 46
COMBAT: Kurome attacks target 3 with FALSE-DEATH-TECHNIQUE with a roll of: 48
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Dodge vs. Kurome from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 49. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Dodge vs. Kurome from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 37. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Dodge vs. Kurome from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 49. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Impressive Minds vs. Kurome from 25 to 50 and get(s) a 39. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Impressive Minds vs. Kurome from 25 to 50 and get(s) a 46. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Impressive Minds vs. Kurome from 25 to 50 and get(s) a 32. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Chompy chomp vs. Tatsuo from 17 to 35 and get(s) a 17. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Chompy chomp vs. Tatsuo from 17 to 35 and get(s) a 27. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Chompy chomp vs. Tatsuo from 17 to 35 and get(s) a 35. - Rolled by: Kurome
RPCOMBAT: Tatsuo defends against with a WATER-RIBBONS…39
RPCOMBAT: Tatsuo defends against with a WATER-CLONE…33
RPCOMBAT: Tatsuo counters with TIDAL-BURST…48
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Dodge vs. Tatsuo from 20 to 50 and get(s) a 22. - Rolled by: Kurome
Tatsuo stops to look at another carcass that seems entirely too fresh. He's about to say something when suddenly they're under attack! Water interrupts the first wolf, knocking it off course before a clone takes his place for the second wolf. When another comes back at him he reacts different, forming a hand seal to create a wall of water to rush at the creature and try and smash it.
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Chompy chomp vs. Zori from 25 to 45 and get(s) a 44. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Chompy chomp vs. Zori from 25 to 45 and get(s) a 29. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Chompy chomp vs. Zori from 25 to 45 and get(s) a 30. - Rolled by: Kurome
RPCOMBAT: Zori defends against with a STRING-STEERING-TECHNIQUE-II…41
RPCOMBAT: Zori defends against with a STRING-STEERING-TECHNIQUE…31
RPCOMBAT: Zori defends against with a STRING-STEERING-TECHNIQUE…27
RPCOMBAT: Zori took 600 damage.
RP: Zori transforms into FRENZY.
Zori watches as the wolves attacked the others right before they went towards him. The wolves moved at such speed and unison that he could not believe his eyes. Zori's wires quickly lashes out from underneath the sleeves at the wolves. Zori counted three wolves attacking him. His wires slap away the first wolf but the other two managed to bite him on both of his arms. Zori growls softly, his heart rate goes up from all this action taking place. Zori's wires lash out at the wolves slicing and slashing at them.
COMBAT: Zori attacks target 1 with RAZOR-WIRE with a roll of: 43
COMBAT: Zori attacks target 1 with RAZOR-WIRE with a roll of: 52
COMBAT: Zori attacks target 1 with RAZOR-WIRE with a roll of: 45
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Dodge vs. Zori from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 41. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Dodge vs. Zori from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 56. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolves roll(s) Dodge vs. Zori from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 48. - Rolled by: Kurome
The wolves aren't all that great at resisting genjutsu. Only one of them is able to sniff out the truth, and it isn't quite sure what to do about its friends. Oh well, more meals for it! The three that are attacking Kurome essentially all get their fair share of burns, but the one that can move charges at Kurome with its pelt of fire! So scary.
The wolf trying to attack Tatsuo finds itself being swept away to oblivion! And then it crashes into a tree, and a bit of blood wells up in its mouth as it yelps and scrambles to try and escape the tide. It's pretty sure a few of its bones are broken by the end of it.
Zori would find that he is slighly less lucky than his companions. The wolf attacking him is able to avoid all but one of the slices, and it gets away with a simple scratch. Whew! … for it. Then the wolf growls, rearing up onto its hind paws before crashing down to send a burst of chakra into the ground. Interesting… Well, that aside, a bunch of earth bulets suddenly attack Zori!
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Fiery Crash vs. Kurome from 35 to 65 and get(s) a 54. - Rolled by: Kurome
RPCOMBAT: Kurome defends against with a PREDICTIVE-DODGE…60
Tatsuo watches as the wolf he was fighting starts trying to escape and he quickly makes a hand seal to try and draw up water to surround the creatures and take hold in thin chains. He wants to try and capture one of these creatures so they can find out what's going on. Plus…it's not like it's really the creatures fault, so he'll try and make sure it doesn't die…
COMBAT: Tatsuo attacks target 1 with WATER-CHAINS with a roll of: 39
COMBAT: Tatsuo attacks target 1 with WATER-CHAINS with a roll of: 37
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Dodge vs. Tatsuo from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 38. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Dodge vs. Tatsuo from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 23. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Earth Bullets vs. Zori from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 32. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Earth Bullets vs. Zori from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 50. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Earth Bullets vs. Zori from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 42. - Rolled by: Kurome
RPCOMBAT: Zori defends against with a STRING-STEERING-TECHNIQUE…50
RPCOMBAT: Zori defends against with a STRING-STEERING-TECHNIQUE…46
RPCOMBAT: Zori defends against with a STRING-STEERING-TECHNIQUE…36
Zori stepped back and glared at the wolves. Watching as the his wires seemingly miss his targets for the most part but only barely scratching one of them. Zori growls softly as the wolves send out a array of earth bullets towards him. Zori's wires lashes out toward the earth bullets, slapping away some of the earth bullets. Zori's wire couldnt get to the rest of the earth bullets. Resulting in him being pummeled by the remaining bullets. Zori's body is scratched up. Zori's wires lash out at the three wolves slicing and slashing at them once more.
COMBAT: Zori attacks target 1 with RAZOR-WIRE with a roll of: 48
COMBAT: Zori attacks target 1 with RAZOR-WIRE with a roll of: 48
COMBAT: Zori attacks target 1 with RAZOR-WIRE with a roll of: 34
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Dodge vs. Zori from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 57. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Dodge vs. Zori from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 57. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Dodge vs. Zori from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 55. - Rolled by: Kurome
COMBAT: Kurome attacks target 1 with GREAT-FIREBALL-TECHNIQUE with a roll of: 54
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Dodge vs. Kurome from 25 to 60 and get(s) a 50. - Rolled by: Kurome
COMBAT: Kurome attacks target 2 with GREAT-FIREBALL-TECHNIQUE with a roll of: 46
COMBAT: Kurome attacks target 3 with GREAT-FIREBALL-TECHNIQUE with a roll of: 50
The wolf attacking Tatsuo isn't able to avoid the watery chains that appeared seemingly out of nowhere, and it ends up stuck in its spot. Well, that's one down so long as Tatsuo keeps up the jutsu! Zori is still having difficulties, though, as his beast continues to avoid attack after attack.
Kurome is successful in dodging, and is even able to send another huge fireball at the three that are attacking her. Her sharingan allows her to see a lot more than she might let on, so she knows that Tatsuo has managed to keep ahold of one of the wolves. Payback for gramma-time! OR something… A few handseals later, the wolves would be trapped in illusions again, their 'death' a fiery one. And that vision may actually come true, considering that Kurome follows up with another Signature Uchiha attack.
Since Tatsuo has effectively trapped his critter, there's no danger for him! Zori, on the other hand, finds himself facing a very /angry/ wolf. It snaps at his face, trying to rip it off. As it passes, its tail turns into a sort of hammer that it swings directly at the wire-user!
Tatsuo runs over to the captured creature and looks at it carefully. "Calm down," he tells the creature, as if it could actually understand him. Making sure that it's muzzle can't get at him the boy reaches out a hand and lays it gently on the creature, sending a pulse of chakra through before healing up the internal injuries to keep it from dying or suffering. He would need it alive.
COMBAT: Tatsuo heals target 1 with LIGHT-HEALING-JUTSU with a roll of: 32
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Earth Hammer vs. Zori from 35 to 60 and get(s) a 35. - Rolled by: Kurome
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Earth Hammer vs. Zori from 35 to 60 and get(s) a 56. - Rolled by: Kurome
RPCOMBAT: Zori defends against with a STRING-STEERING-TECHNIQUE…46
RPCOMBAT: Zori defends against with a STRING-STEERING-TECHNIQUE-II…42
RPCOMBAT: Zori took 800 damage.
Zori was distracted watching Tatsuo talking to the creature. Zori knows that theres no saving these crazy animals. Zori being distracted didnt see the danger that was coming at him. The earth hammer slams into his back. The wires act quickly to try to cushion the hit moving in front of the hammer. The impact still knocks Zori to the ground. While Zori laid on the ground on his back his wires lashed out at the attackers in pursuit of wrapping them up. If successful the wires would then twist and squeeze.
COMBAT: Zori attacks target 1 with STRING-STEERING-TECHNIQUE-II with a roll of: 48
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Dodge vs. Zori from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 47. - Rolled by: Kurome
COMBAT: Zori attacks target 1 with WIRE-FUNERAL with a roll of: 25
COMBAT: Zori attacks target 1 with STRING-STEERING-TECHNIQUE-II with a roll of: 44
[NPC System]: Albino Wolf roll(s) Dodge vs. Zori from 30 to 60 and get(s) a 36. - Rolled by: Kurome
COMBAT: Zori attacks target 1 with WIRE-FUNERAL with a roll of: 36
The wolf Tatsuo was able to take down whines a bit when Tatsuo approaches, then it growls warily. Not that it can do anything. But suddenly it feels better! It still can't move, but it's surprise that Tatsuo helped it at all! The wolf peers at the Nara for a bit while his other comrades continue to fight.
Kurome's all but cooked the white wolves black with her latest round of fire, and she exhales a breath with a small bit of flame escaping her mouth. The woman glances around a bit and nods slightly at what Tatsuo's doing before her gaze shifts to Zori. She frowns at seeing Zori turn the wolf into bite-sized pieces with his wire, but… Well, it seems they got the job done. "I think we're done here," she calls out to the two genin.
It's at this point Tatsuo wishes he was an Inuzuka. He might be able to talk to this thing! After healing it the boy runs his fingers through it's albino fur slowly, seeing if it might calm down. He's not really sure how they're going to get it back to Konoha, but he surely hopes that he can keep it safe…
With the wolf that attacked Zori now in bite sized pieces. Zori begins to stand up, only to fall back down on his butt. It would seem Zori's back is giving him some trouble. He looks over at the Jounin with a gaze. The Jounin walks on over to Zori and looks him over "That last attack really did a number on you, boy" Zori eyes shift over to Tatsuo for a moment watching him try to reason with the vicious wolf. His eyes dart back over to the Jounin only to stare at him some more.
Kurome glances around the area for a moment, then says, "Well… I suppose I should burn this all… Tatsuo-kun, could you make sure the flames don't spread too far? Zori, stay alive. He can treat you with first aid until Tatsuo-kun gets to you." The Uchiha then doublechecks that Tatsuo is ready before making the handseals to send out powerful flames that destroy the remains of the dead wolves.
Tatsuo looks to Kurome, pulling his hand away from the wolf when she asks him to help. He makes a hand seal and pulls water out of the air far above them before nodding to Kurome. Once she burns the bodies he keeps water around them to keep the fire from spreading until they burn themselves out. All while keeping his own wolf held hostage. It's tiring, but he did it. "Can we take this one back to maybe see what's happening to them? Um…he won't be killed though right?"
Zori listens to Kurome as she speaks to him. The Jounin nods to Kurome, reaching inside Zori's backpack. He pulls out the first aid kit and sits it in front of Zori. Turning Zori over to where his back was showing, The Jounin grabs the ointment from the first aid kit and rubs it on his back. "Alright this should help with the pain till i can get you to the hospital" The Jounin puts the first aid back into Zori's backpack. He then picks up Zori and walks over to Kurome "Alright Kurome, I think its best to take him to the hospital." Zori looks between Kurome and the Jounin.
Kurome glances back to Tatsuo, eyes fading from red to black again. "He should be okay, Tatsuo-kun. Let's head back to the village. I'm leaving the wolf in your care." She glances once more at the semi-ruined forest, then says, "Let's go." She takes off back towards Konoha, only pausing to make sure the others are following. If Tatsuo needed help with his new pet, she would offer to assist.
Tatsuo nods to Kurome, using the water already surrounding the wolf to draw it along with them. He makes sure the water doesn't hurt the wolf but keeps it constrained for the trip back. It's a bit slower trip and, by the time they get home, he'll be exhausted, but it'll be there!
