Starring:
Date: July 19, 2015
Summary:
Team Hurricane goes bear hunting as part of a training mission… and it ends up being a bit more dangerous than they anticipated.
Poster's note: foul language filtered in obvious places.
"A-Hunting We Will Go: Team Hurricane's First Mission"
Outside Kumogakure
Team Hurricane will have gotten summons to meet at the village gates promptly at 5am. They knew that Asato had been planning a training mission, but they had not been told what it would be. 'All part of the surprise,' the Hatake thought smugly as he waited by the gates, his hands clasped behind his back. He would see which of his team would arrive on time, today. That was their first test. The last time they met, Raion had been…. late. And now he had been promoted… 'Tsk,' Asato thought with a slight sneer. For his sake, he hoped that the Maneshi had fixed that bad habit by now.
The sun was just beginning to rise behind the mountains, turning the sky a grayish pink. The animals in the forest would just be starting to wake up and forage for their breakfast… The timing was perfect.
Raion had gotten the summon and, in fact, didn't, and never did have a bad habit of being late. Raion, followed by his Nin cat, would come sprinting to the gates, skidding to a stop before Raion bows to Asato. "I'm here Asato-san! I decided to run for the exercise. What's the training mission going to be?" Raion was wearing a off-white, one shoulder strap flak jacket. Pansa on the other hand is wearing a strangly designed off-white flak jacket, it fastens on the back and covers most of Pansa's body from the stomach up, not counting his front paws/legs and his head.
Nozomi shows up just a few minutes early, and seemingly in decent spirits. She wears a shinobi kimono top of dark, navy blue over her leather and bone under-armor, with those fingerless gloves and a soft case attached to her hip. The case is also strapped to her thigh to allow for both quiet and complete movement. Her legs are covered by a similarly covered pair of pants that are wrapped up at the ankles, which covers more armor underneath. She approaches Asato and Raion at a sedate pace, nodding to them as she nears them. "Asato-sensei, Raion."
Asato nods to each of his students as they arrive, glad that they seem to be prompt today. "Ohayou," he says by way of greeting to the team. "I'll get straight to the point. Today, we will be hunting bears." His lips curl into a slight smirk, shaking his head. "Ah, but you may be thinking, 'It's Winter! All the bears are hibernating!' Well, under ordinary circumstances, this would be true… But I expect you will see why these circumstances aren't so ordinary, once we get started.."
He looks to each of them, gauging their reactions before he continues. "Now! This is a training mission, meant to measure how effective we are as a team. This will provide me with information on where our strengths and weaknesses lie, so that I know where we need to most training in order to be as cohesive a unit as possible. That being said, do your best, and pay close attention to your team and your surroundings. This may just be training, but we should never let our guard down…" Nodding once more, Asato turns toward the gates. "Let's move out. Stick close, and keep your eyes peeled. Today, we are hunters, so stealth and awareness are paramount." With that, the Hatake leads the way, walking silently down the mountain path. They only had a little ways to go, before they reached bear territory…
RPCOMBAT: Asato defends against with a PERCEPTION-II…30
Raion listens to Asato, then nods. "Alright… Stealth isn't exactly my strong-suit, but I'll try. Killing a bear is definitely something I can do though." Raion smiles at Asato, and when he begins to lead the way, he follows behind Asato, with Pansa following behind Raion. Both Raion and Pansa ready a good amount of chakra. Since bears can't detect chakra like a Sensor-Nin can, there is no reason to hide his chakra. As he walks he does look around, but not nearly as much as the others might, since his perceptive abilities were mostly based on his ears.
RPCOMBAT: Raion defends against with a MANESHI-SENSES…29
Stealth… Asato's comment about stealth reminded her that she needed to pick up her clan's techniques, especially if she was going to use musical instruments a lot. After all, she had a decent way to find those using stealth techniques, but not so much for hiding herself, especially since her current skills tended to run counter to that. Still, she had been practicing, and would now show what she knew. "Hiding isn't something I've been focusing on yet, but the flipside is something I've improved on a bit. Just… talk quietly if you must speak for a bit, okay? I hope it's good enough to run with two chuunin," she says, giving a smile to Raion. Therefore, as she looks around she starts to hum very quietly while infusing the low-pitched tones with chakra so that while the volume and pitch is very low indeed, the chakra the sound is infused with will help her detect the echoes.
RPCOMBAT: Nozomi defends against with a ECHO-SENSE…30
Hanami joins the others quickly at the village gates, gear all set. Bear hunting wasn't exactly what she had in mind, but guess it works. As the team moves out, she gathers chakra and then releases it into the air around her using the wind to sense anything near.
RPCOMBAT: Hanami defends against with a AIR-CURRENTS…28
Asato kept his steps quiet, keeping a sharp eye on his surroundings. He could tell they were getting close… Claw marks on trees that were both old and new marked the bears' territory. And tracks in the snow that were not that old… and they were /big/. The Hatake grins ruefully. He had gotten his team into quite an adventure, this time. The tracks seemed to be heading north/northeast, but there was no telling if they would divert further up the mountain. "Has anyone picked up on anything?" he murmurs to the team behind him, looking to see if any of them could give him more detailed information about the animals' whereabouts.
Raion listens closely to his surroundings, taking into account the humming as well, and disregarding it from what he's listening to. Eventually both Raion and Pansa pick up on a sound, and look that way. When Asato asks if anyone has anything Raion nods and says quietly, "We can hear heavy footsteps, sounds far away. That way." Raion then points north/northeast. Pansa nods, and adds in "Sounds like a bear to me. Not that I've heard many bears before…"
Nozomi looks off in the direction Raion is pointing and says quietly, "I'm getting large life forms about half a mile in the same direction. I've got more than one form, separate from the local surroundings. I can't tell what, excactly, but they're definitely living things that are not plants." She then looks toward Hanami to see if she can expound on what they're sensing.
Hanami only gets a sense of normal animals around them, unable to expand her sense too far yet; smells, noises, chakra, etc. Thankfully Raion was able to get more, it seems Nozomi too… When she looks back at Hanami she just gives her head a shake, keeping her voice low, "Don't have the range, just getting a sense of nearby animals but nothing that screams bear let alone one to match those prints." Then she just steers herself in the direction Raion pointed out, still keeping her senses alert.
RPCOMBAT: Hanami defends against with a AIR-CURRENTS…28
Asato nods at the confirmation from the team. So they were on the right trail… Good. The Chuunin would continue to head in that direction, using the intermittent tracks to help guide him, as well as the continued ranged senses of the others. It wasn't long before even /he/ could hear the bear-ish grunts and heavy shuffles nearby. Signaling to the team, he ordered them to halt. With another hand signal, he directed them to look to their 2 o'clock. Three abnormally large white bears, foraging some dead berry bushes for food.
"Time for stealth," he murmurs lowly. "Hanami, with me. Nozomi, with Raion. Raion's team, take right flank. I'll take left. Go." Asato would lead Hanami toward the left, being careful to step lightly and use the trees and rocks as cover. Once they were close enough, they would have to attack the bears before the bears attacked them. Or they would likely have a hard time of getting the hungry beasts off their back.
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with STEALTH with a roll of: 23
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Perception vs Asato from 15 to 30 and get(s) a 23. - Rolled by: Asato
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with STEALTH with a roll of: 20
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with STEALTH with a roll of: 8
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Perception vs Raion from 15 to 30 and get(s) a 27. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Perception vs Nozomi from 8 to 25 and get(s) a 17. - Rolled by: Asato
Raion nods to Asato, and leads Nozomi off to the right. He does his best to stay quiet, but he may not be doing as well as Asato. He tries his absolute best to not crack a stick or anything. And tries to stay behind things as he approaches the bear. He listens closely for any signs of being spotted from the bears…
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with STEALTH with a roll of: 12
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Perception vs Hanami from 8 to 25 and get(s) a 10. - Rolled by: Asato
Hanami gives a silent nod to Asato, signalling the others good luck before taking off. As Asato moves ahead she tries her best to move quietly without falling behind. Admittedly bad for a ninja, stealth wasn't her best subject. She makes a mental note to work on that, wincing at every sound and trying to move and use the trees as cover as she gets a sight of the bears. The large, white, mutant bears. Yeah…okay. Things are going to get quite interesting.
Okay, now we come to the part that Nozomi was dreading… actually trying to sneak around. For at least the thousandth time, she really wished her parents would teach her how to cancel sound! It doesn't help that she's naturally clumsy, which makes trying to sneak around that much harder. Nor did that rock help any. What rock? Well, the rock she stubbed her toe on when she tried to follow the cat-like movements of Raion of course! She tried to hold in the muffled squeak that would have been a cry of pain, she really did. But the whole point would have been moot as she steps on enough twigs to sound like she's half-tearing up the forest as she attempts quiet travel.
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Claw Slash vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 29. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Claw Slash vs Raion from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 28. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Claw Slash vs Nozomi from 10 to 30 and get(s) a 12. - Rolled by: Asato
RPCOMBAT: Asato defends against with a DASH-STEP…42
Asato did his best to stay out of sight and sound while he slowly circled the group of bears. It turned out to be in vain, however, when he stepped on a patch of wet snow, his boot making a slow CRruunncCH sound. The Hatake froze. The bear had heard him. Quickly, he shoved Hanami behind a large tree, praying that she would reamain unnoticed - at least until she had time to formulate an attack. As for him, he only had time to dash out of the way as the bear's claw slashed at him. To his dismay, he saw the others react as well, but not to him - they had noticed Raion and Nozomi, too. 'Stalk it!' he thought, as he readied his attack, sending a flurry of lightning stars at the beasts, trying to hit them all and help protect his other teammates. They were in a pickle, now.
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-STARS with a roll of: 25
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 2 with LIGHTNING-STARS with a roll of: 29
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 3 with LIGHTNING-STARS with a roll of: 27
RPCOMBAT: Raion defends against with a CAT'S-GRACE…47
Raion heard the bears sound… Angrier. And then they started getting closer. Raion blinks and then he hears the swoosh of something coming towards him quickly. He then reacts instinctively, leaning back in a strange display of flexibilty causing the bear's claws to swing right over him. He twists after that and pushes off of the rock he was trying to hide behind, launching himself away from the bear. He sees one attack Nozomi, and thinks for a brief moment. He decides to attack that one more. He skids across the ground and glances to Pansa. Pansa seems to know what that means, that stealth is over, and launches at the bear attacking Nozomi, and Raion does right after, Raion then spins, before coming to a complete stop, and launches at the bear that had originally attacked him. He's moving incredibly fast, basically a blur until he stops or changes direction.
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with SPEEDY-CAT-CLAW with a roll of: 45
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with SPEEDY-CAT-CLAW with a roll of: 35
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with SPEEDY-CAT-CLAW with a roll of: 41
RPCOMBAT: Nozomi defends against with a DODGE…17
Nozomi starts cursing herself inwardly as one of the bears turn towards her. Of all the… who decided to put that rock there?! She quickly scrambles backwards, tripping on still more twigs as she tries to scramble out of the way, only to slip on another rock which allows her to keep upright and fish out her flute. Of course, all this mad scrambling and flailing allows her to avoid the bear's attack, but that is hardly the point! Finally she manages to get her flute out and start to stand up straight. She tries to look confident as she quickly plays a short chord of music, followed by three notes that she sends the bear's way, but in the end it looks for all the world like the stereotypical cat expression of "I meant to do that."
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with MINOR-MUSIC-CHORD with a roll of: 26
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with THREE-STRING-SWORD with a roll of: 25
Hanami was moving along pretty well when the bears charged, two over to Raion and Nozomi, one their way and specifically at Asato. That was when he shoved her behind a tree. She pauses a moment, the bears not having spotted her yet which is good but the rest of her team wasn't so lucky. Moving around from behind the tree she keeps her chakram up in defense as she flings a couple wind laced kunai at the bear attack Asato. Her goal would be to aim for the front legs and hopefully the head, her intent to get the bear to move back toward the others, group them together.
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-SHARP with a roll of: 18
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-SHARP with a roll of: 26
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-SHARP with a roll of: 21
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 32. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 34. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #3 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 15. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #3 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 20 to 45 and get(s) a 26. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #3 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 20 to 45 and get(s) a 28. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 20 to 45 and get(s) a 35. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #3 roll(s) Constitution vs Nozomi from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 22. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #3 roll(s) Tense vs Nozomi from 5 to 10 and get(s) a 8. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 28. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 33. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 25. - Rolled by: Asato
The bears were not expecting /this/ sort of response! While Asato's lightning stars did minimal damage, Raion's quick cat claws raked and tore at two of the bear's bodies, leaving them howling in pain. Nozomi's sound manipulation successfully stunned one of the bears, leaving it open for an organ-jarring melody from her deadly chakra-infused notes. The bear which had attacked Nozomi seemed to be the worst for wear, and so it was because of this that it seemed to attack the most ferociously when it became coherent again, charging at Nozomi with it's jaws snapping with rage, aiming to crush that bone flute she held in her hands!
Raion's bear wasn't all too thrilled about his stinging claws, and aimed to get him back 100 fold! It's claws slashed and raked with even more power at the new Chuunin, standing up on his hind legs and roaring loudly enough to rattle the trees!
Meanwhile, there was one bear who had not yet been injured, and that was the one who now stalked both Asato and Hanami. It slashed at them both with mighty swipes of its paws, saliva dripping hungrily from its jaws. It was obvious these bears hadn't had real meat in a while, which made fighting them all the more dangerous.
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #3 roll(s) Powerful Jaws vs Nozomi from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 33. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Power Slash vs Raion from 20 to 45 and get(s) a 24. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Slashing Claws vs Asato from 15 to 40 and get(s) a 39. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Slashing Claws vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 30. - Rolled by: Asato
RPCOMBAT: Asato defends against with a DASH-STEP…31
RPCOMBAT: Asato took 250 damage.
Asato was sure he had made the beast angry. As it charged after him and Hanami, the Chuunin tried to dash out of the way - but failed, as the powerful paw came swiping against his side, cutting through his vest and leaving claw-shaped lines of blood in its wake. Asato hissed and dropped to one knee, taking the opportunity to pull out his senbon scroll and unfurl it with a wave of chakra, sending the needles flying out across the span of the area in an attempt to hit all of the bears. The more damage he could do, the better… And they needed to take these bears down, /fast/. "Watch yourself, Hanami!" he shouted as the needles flew, not wanting her to get hurt by them or the bear paw. He was gonna have to patch these kids up, after this..
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with SENBON-SCROLL with a roll of: 31
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 2 with SENBON-SCROLL with a roll of: 27
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 3 with SENBON-SCROLL with a roll of: 27
RPCOMBAT: Raion counters with DEEP-CAT-FANG…33
RPCOMBAT: Raion defends against with a CAT'S-GRACE…36
The bear going for Raion would find he's almost not paying any attention to it, almost. He's still listening for it's movements and when Raion takes a moment to focus chakra into his legs and his fangs and even the muscles in his jaw, the bear takes that chance to swing at him, which Raion seems to just bob under before launching at the bear going to bite Nozomi's flute. He practically dives at it, aiming for the neck, and trying to sink his fangs in, to cause the bear severe bleeding. After that Raion would charge his claws with lightning chakra and so would Pansa, as both attempt to close in on the bear that seems to be mad at him, and claw at it, trying to both shock, and slash it.
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-SHARP with a roll of: 33
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-SHARP with a roll of: 28
Nozomi looks on as the bear tries to charge for her flute, and had already started to backpedal. If only those pesky rocks weren't there! She slips on one, but decides that this time would be a good time to actually fall to protect her flute, so she does, putting a leg in what she considers to be the bear's path, even as she plays a tune for a sound wave. But the wave goes right over the bear, and she doesn't feel pain… A glance tells her that the bear was diverted away from her. Well, she's not one to take attacks against her flute lightly, even if this flute is a lot more sturdy than the last. So she starts a flurry of sound attacks, starting with a high, shrill note, followed by a weaker version of her musical chord, follwed by three notes for her sword again. Finally she starts to scramble to stand up.
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with E# with a roll of: 13
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with SOUND-BLAST with a roll of: 28
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with THREE-STRING-SWORD with a roll of: 19
RPCOMBAT: Hanami defends against with a WIND-DASH…24
RPCOMBAT: Hanami took 200 damage.
Hanami grits her teeth at the charging bear, annoyed at her failed attempt to get the three closer together, so much for using that. As it attacks Asato and he retaliates with the explosion of needles she maneuvers herself out of the way but ends up unable to dodge the raking claws of the bear, hissing at the burn as she bleeds. Not about to let the wound affect her though she fights back with more kunai aiming for the face hopefully.
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-SHARP with a roll of: 30
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-SHARP with a roll of: 31
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-SHARP with a roll of: 27
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 22. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 32. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #3 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 15. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #3 roll(s) Power Struggle vs Raion from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 24. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 34. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 37. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #3 roll(s) Constitution vs Nozomi from 10 to 35 and get(s) a 23. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #3 roll(s) Constitution vs Nozomi from 10 to 35 and get(s) a 19. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #3 roll(s) Constitution vs Nozomi from 10 to 35 and get(s) a 27. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 28. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 32. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 32. - Rolled by: Asato
The bear that had unwisely decided to attack Nozomi had met its match in Raion, who used his powerful jaws to counter the bear's advance on his teammate, ripping open it's throat and leaving it roaring in pain. But it was still going! However weakly it still stumbled around, Nozomi had been quick with her musical flurry, damaging its internal organs enough to send it the rest of the way into its grave. That was one bear down, and two to go.
Raion's quickly fired projectiles at the other bear failed to hit their mark, and at the sight of what was likely his pack-mate laying dead on the ground, the bear raged, charging at both Raion and Nozomi with its fangs bared and paws swiping.
Asato and Hanami, however, had their own problems. Their bear was less aggressive than the other one, but still it was blocking their path to help Raion or Nozomi. They would have to kill it to get through… This bear continued to swipe at the pair with its paws, deterring them from coming any closer, lest they be mauled to death!
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Rage Attack vs Raion from 25 to 50 and get(s) a 25. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Rage Attack vs Nozomi from 15 to 40 and get(s) a 23. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Slashing Claws vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 28. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Slashing Claws vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 15. - Rolled by: Asato
RPCOMBAT: Asato defends against with a DASH-STEP…38
Asato deftly dodged out of the way when the bear struck at him, his eyes sharp as he looked for an opening. 'There!' he thought, and darted in just after the bear swiped, charging up his hands with lightning chakra and delivering a series of powerful palm strikes to teh bear's body, aiming to do significant internal damage. 'Come on, Hanami,' he urges in his mind, hoping that she would would be able to help him finish it off. Raion and Nozomi were facing a bigger threat, in the distance.
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with LESSER-LIGHTNING-SOULSTRIKE with a roll of: 27
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with LESSER-LIGHTNING-SOULSTRIKE with a roll of: 22
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with LESSER-LIGHTNING-SOULSTRIKE with a roll of: 25
RPCOMBAT: Raion defends against with a CAT'S-GRACE…36
Raion and Pansa both cringe at Nozomi's sound attacks, but deal with it without complaint. He once again easily avoids the bear's attack, hopping over the bear's paw. "He seems mad." Raion says jokingly, before wiping the blood off his mouth from his previous attack, and then glancing over to Asato's position. After that brief glance he dashes away from the bear before Pansa joins him. Both are considering using that barrage they learned… But it would most likely interfere with Nozomi's attacks… In that he would be hurt as well. Basic slashes would do for now. Both launch foward with incredible speed once again and try to deliver three more painful cuts to the bear.
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with SPEEDY-CAT-CLAW with a roll of: 32
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with SPEEDY-CAT-CLAW with a roll of: 46
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with SPEEDY-CAT-CLAW with a roll of: 40
RPCOMBAT: Nozomi defends against with a SOUND-WAVE…28
Okay, one down and one to go, apparently. This one seems to be rather determined to take a piece of her, so she risks jumping backwards to gain some distance. It was a good attempt, but it had her skidding to a stop about half as far as she originally wanted to go. Still, this time she looks at Raion and his partner and says, "Gomen… forgot." That said, perhaps Raion and Nozomi needed to work on combinations. It was just as well that sound attacks could be targeted, or her teammates would be pretty bad off right now. That said, she runs through a series of three notes three times, sending three invisible swords toward her opponent.
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with THREE-STRING-SWORD with a roll of: 19
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with THREE-STRING-SWORD with a roll of: 24
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with THREE-STRING-SWORD with a roll of: 26
Hanami moves back, watching Asato strike at the bear before them. Frustrated she sees the others having taken down one and working on the other but to not be able to help… She sighs, then takes a sharp inhalation of air quickly mixing with chakra and exhaling a vortex at the bear, ripping up any debris in the way, "Careful Asato!" she yells at it spins its way to the enemy. She follows it up with another kunai, hoping the vortex will keep it busy and her attack will strike true for a change.
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-VORTEX-TECHNIQUE with a roll of: 30
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-SHARP with a roll of: 29
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Sturdy vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 19. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Sturdy vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 30. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Sturdy vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 22. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 20 to 50 and get(s) a 37. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 20 to 50 and get(s) a 45. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 20 to 50 and get(s) a 41. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Constitution vs Nozomi from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 35. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Constitution vs Nozomi from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 24. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Constitution vs Nozomi from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 17. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 29. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 35. - Rolled by: Asato
These bears were /not/ looking happy. These ninja kept attacking them from every angle! And though the damage was small, it was steady, and the bears were slowly getting worn down. The more they were hurt, however, the fiercer they attacked - this was as true now as it was with their dead companion. Now the bear which was facing Asato and Hanami was hurt bad, and was set to rage mode. Blood was trickling out of its putrid mouth from the internal damage Asato had done, and there were several cuts along its body where Hanami's wind jutsu had struck. Roaring ferociously, it finally charged! It's mild attacks were nothing now, as it lashed out in all fierceness to try and kill the two shinobi once and for all!
Raion and Nozomi's bear, likewise, was taking a severe beating. It had large, open gashes from Raion and Pansa's repeated claw attacks, and it's seemed a little wobbly on its feet from Nozomi's vicious sounds, which obviously had distorted its equilibrium. It stumbled after the pair with surprising speed, rearing up on its hind legs and…. falling on them?! This was a new attack. It's heavy weight aimed to crush the two ninja underneath it, using them to catch its drunken fall. Serves them right for making it dizzy! The bear just might vomit on them, too.
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Rage Attack vs Asato from 20 to 45 and get(s) a 30. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Rage Attack vs Hanami from 15 to 40 and get(s) a 35. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Belly Flop vs Raion from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 38. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Belly Flop vs Nozomi from 15 to 30 and get(s) a 18. - Rolled by: Asato
RPCOMBAT: Asato defends against with a DASH-STEP…35
Asato grit his teeth as the bear charged after him, dashing narrowly out of the way and charging lightning in his fingertips. "Hanami, evade!" he shouts as he lets loose several rounds of shocking lightning needles into the bear's flesh, aiming to get it down so Hanami could get in her two cents. A glance to his right showed him that the other bear was falling, and he smirked. 'Good work, you two,' he thought - and then he stopped. The bear was falling…. ON THEM?! Asato audibly groaned and rolled his eyes, starting to get a headache. They had better dodge that, or he'd beat the BOTH later. That was just embarrassing…
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-NEEDLES with a roll of: 23
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-NEEDLES with a roll of: 28
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-NEEDLES with a roll of: 24
RPCOMBAT: Raion defends against with a CAT'S-GRACE-II…58
Raion evades the bear's flop with a short and fluid motion, easily slipping out of the way, and since he saw Nozomi was in a relatively good position to avoid the flop, he didn't bother shoving her out of the way. She could avoid that! Right?… Either way, Raion would take advantage of the bear being down by charging his claws on both hands full of lightning chakra, and then making two quick slashes at it with the vibrating claws, the vibration being caused by the electric chakra and allowing the claws highly enhanced cutting power of course.
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-SHARP with a roll of: 34
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-SHARP with a roll of: 35
RPCOMBAT: Nozomi defends against with a DODGE…19
Okay, this just wasn't right. This bear moved fast for being as disoriented as it was, so it decides to try and fall on her?!?!?! Well, time to give this bear a taste of its companions pain… She plays another sound blast, followed by a three note string, and then the music fall silent. Why? Because she's taken out a Kunai from one of her pouches and attempts to drive it home, fully intent on leaving the thing in there before bounding backwards, only to windmill her arms in an attempt to stay up.
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with SOUND-BLAST with a roll of: 17
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with THREE-STRING-SWORD with a roll of: 26
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with SHARP with a roll of: 11
RPCOMBAT: Hanami defends against with a WIND-DASH…35
Hanami braces for the raging bear's attack, coming at her so fast and powerful. She makes a wind enhanced twist and dive, narrowly missing the claws, feeling their counter wind against her own and she rolls and pops to her feet. Frustrated at herself she whips out both chakrams in quick succession, wind charged and spinning furiously at the bear. If they were to hit her throw would carry them back to her. Lastly a wind laced kunai making a straight shot for the beast.
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-SHARP with a roll of: 20
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-SHARP with a roll of: 27
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-SHARP with a roll of: 27
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 27. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 17. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 24. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 22. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 20 to 40 and get(s) a 21. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Constitution vs Nozomi from 15 to 30 and get(s) a 19. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Constitution vs Nozomi from 15 to 30 and get(s) a 27. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #2 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Nozomi from 10 to 25 and get(s) a 15. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 26. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 18. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear #1 roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 23. - Rolled by: Asato
Little by little, the team's attacks were getting the better of the mutant beasts. Though Nozomi's sounds attacks did little to faze the bear this time (it had probably already gone deaf from teh others!), Raion's lightning infused cat claws sliced and diced with deadly precision, leaving the bear barely standing. Asato's lightning needles on his own bear managed to do /some/ damage at least, while Hanami's wind chakram and kunai attacks proved deadly effective, and the second bear fell dead! Now there was only one bear left… And it was in pitiful shape.
"Let's get it, team," Asato encourages the lot of them as he closes in on the beast. Between the four of them attacking at once, the bear really didn't stand a chance. Lightning pulsed through Asato's palms once more as he readied another soulstrike, looking around to the others with a nod. "Go!" As Asato rushed in to deliver his electrifying blows, the bear flailed and fought back weakly, snapping and scratching at anything it could reach. It knew its life was about to be over, but it didn't want to give up the ghost just yet!
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Struggle vs Asato from 15 to 30 and get(s) a 18. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Struggle vs Hanami from 15 to 30 and get(s) a 23. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Struggle vs Raion from 15 to 30 and get(s) a 22. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Struggle vs Nozomi from 15 to 30 and get(s) a 22. - Rolled by: Asato
RPCOMBAT: Asato defends against with a DODGE…35
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with LESSER-LIGHTNING-SOULSTRIKE with a roll of: 24
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with LESSER-LIGHTNING-SOULSTRIKE with a roll of: 25
COMBAT: Asato attacks target 1 with LESSER-LIGHTNING-SOULSTRIKE with a roll of: 20
RPCOMBAT: Raion defends against with a DODGE…29
Raion was the only one tired! And as such he was most likely the only one panting. Despite this, he takes a deep breath, and does handseals. He would use Ninjutsu since he had a lot of left over chakra. While he does this he hops back a little ways, to avoid the bear's attacks. At the end of the seals he points his fingertips at the bear, before a barrage of tiny bolts of lightning fly at the beast. Zapping it again and again unless it can stop him. He's also careful not to aim it at the others.
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-SPLIT with a roll of: 25
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-SPLIT with a roll of: 26
COMBAT: Raion attacks target 1 with LIGHTNING-SPLIT with a roll of: 29
RPCOMBAT: Nozomi defends against with a SOUND-WAVE…23
Nozomi allows herself to get within range of those claws again while batting away its attempts to kill her. She looks sadly at the bear. Even though it tried to kill her, she still hated to see something die pitifully. So she once again uses the combination she used previouly, this time without the kunai strike, to attempt to shorten the bear's suffering.
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with MINOR-MUSIC-CHORD with a roll of: 24
COMBAT: Nozomi attacks target 1 with THREE-STRING-SWORD with a roll of: 20
RPCOMBAT: Hanami defends against with a WIND-DASH…29
Hanami sighs, glad the one bear was down but it wasn't over yet. So without pause she runs and leaps onto and over the bear, dashing for the chakram that missed she scoops it up on the run and curving around for the final bear. It's flailing makes the movements erratic and hard to predict so Hanami has only speed to rely on, and thankfully it doesn't fail her this time. A twist, a duck, and a dive take her past the beast sliding on her knees she twists and sends the chakram whistling for the back of the legs.
COMBAT: Hanami attacks target 1 with WIND-SHARP with a roll of: 29
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Sturdy Body vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 24. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Sturdy Body vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 24. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Sturdy Body vs Asato from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 19. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 34. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 22. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Thick Skin vs Raion from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 30. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Constitution vs Nozomi from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 16. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Constitution vs Nozomi from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 15. - Rolled by: Asato
[NPC System]: Mutant Bear roll(s) Thick Skin vs Hanami from 15 to 35 and get(s) a 24. - Rolled by: Asato
With the four of them working together, Team Hurricane managed to destroy the last of the mutant beasts. It hadn't gone down without a fight, but it had been done for as soon as its companions had fallen, and that was a fact. "Good work, team," Asato congratulates them as he stands looking over the three stinking carcasses, smirking a bit. "We just destroyed the group of beasts who have been preying on mountain travelers these past winter months. I'm sure your paychecks will reflect the trouble we went through to take them down, and the surrounding villages' gratitude. For now… Let's get back to the village. I don't know about you, but I stink of mutant bear blood." Turning from the scene, Asato turns to make his back back up the trail from whence they came. He was suddenly craving a cigarette. And he didn't even smoke.
Hanami gets up slowly, taking a moment to catch her breath, "Nice job you guys," she retrieves her weapon, favoring her left side a bit from the rake of the bear's claws, "Yeah, village sounds good. And the hospital, but I'll be good till then, no worries. Flesh wound and all…" though she hopes the return trip is rather uneventful, she's tired after that.
Nozomi sighs as the last of the bears went down. Surprisingly, she made it through unharmed, but she knew this indicated that she /really/ needed to find a way to at least hold her own in taijutsu. "I've got so much to work on," she says simply as she looks at the bears. Heck, she doesn't even know basic first aid… she pauses for a moment as she thinks about the lucky near misses she had. "I wonder…" she thinks to herself as she looks on. "It would take a while, but it might work…"
Raion spits on the ground and considers scraping his tongue off with his claws but… They're covered in the same liquid. Lose lose. Raion instead deals with the awful taste and sighs. "Yeah… I need to rinse my mouth out. And I hope that bear wasn't poisonous or something…" Raion did indeed just bite a mutant bear… Hopefully that won't be a problem. Raion considers while panting, then shrugs, "I guess I'll get checked out at the hospital too, in case I got infected with some kind of gross virus or something from that." Raion sighs. He's definitely the most tired of the group… Which he takes as a bad sign. He makes a mental note that both him and Pansa will have to train harder. Starting tomorrow!
