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The giant brute Ran at Hiru, attempting to grapple him. He tried to force one are off of the blade, pinning the sword arm to Hiru's side and locking the other arm behind his back. Then his knees went to work (Punches if grapple fails), aiming straight for the kidneys, the second shot threw him off of his balance, causing him to go a little wide, but he swung back twice as hard, and the crunch of broken bones sounded out as it connected.



12+7+6=25 Grapple Check Escape Artist DC 25
13+26+6=45
2+21+6=29
20+16+6=42 (AutoHit, Critical)

15+7+6=28 Grapple DC for start of next round if Hiru gets grappled.

26-49 x2 dmg

Critical hit on Hiru = 88 dmg

8+7= 15 BH1
18-2=16 BH2
7-2= 5 BH3
2+8=10 BH4

HP: 340 - 207 = 133 /340
CP: 80
MHp: 260

8+35+20=63
18+30+8=56
14+25+8=47
9+20+8=37
14+43+12=69 Restealth

The wave had blown her and the tree that she was hiding in back a ways. She poked up her head in time to see Hiru take down two of her allies. Aside from that, the wreckage from his jutsu had left this forest in disarray, and she could only imagine what happened to the nearby village ... A tear rolled down her face as she pulled the cigarette from her lips and put it down on the tree, the water had already ruined it. Then she armed her bow and took aim, preparing to run in like an idiot. The only debate was whether to focus on Masanori, or Hiru ... The choice for her was obvious for her. The arrow shot true, straight for his head as she sprung forward and dashed at him. "Kaiju Masanori, we hold no quarrel with you despite the bounty on your head," She fires another arrow at Hiru. "However, Hoshigaki Hiru. You have betrayed your village and stolen a precious artifact from them, which has put a nice bounty on your head." A third arrow flies at the shark boy. "And as nice as that is, I am a lot more concerned about the fact that your careless actions have nearly wiped out a third of the local ecosystem, not to mention you have probably flooded some of the homes in the nearby village. Shinobi like you have no right to live in this world." A last arrow was fired and she dove into the water, swimming under a few trees and taking a new hiding spot.

Hp: 286 -210 = 76 /286
Cp: 154
MHp: 374
12+35+20+8=75
15+30+8=53
12+25+8=45
4+20+8=32
20+15+8= 43 Autohit Crit

Motivated by the words of his mentor the protege climbed out of the wreckage and volleyed arrow after arrow at Hiru.

Forgot to roll...

Reaction Post and Attacks 1 and 2 of next turn.

Hp: 397 - 88 = 306
Cp: 479 + 8 = 487 - 5 - 15 50 = 417
Mhp: 456
Dodge: 43 - 10 + 55 = 88
Samehada Cp: 16 + 72 + 4 = 92
Attack Melee: 36/31/26/21/16


Oh god... righteous bounty hunters... And tree huggers at that! Now I've truly seen everything... I guess they don't know the village has enough Mokuton users to regrow this entire area of the forest in a heartbeat!

I'm certainly touched by your care for my former village, bounty hunter. I'd tell you that there are always two sides to every story but, somehow, I'm pretty sure you really don't give more of a damn about this than the number of 0s next to my name in the Mist's bingo book.

As the first arrow heads straight for him, too fast for Hiru to move out of the way, he swiftly weaves a few hand signs. A second before the arrow makes contact, his entire body turns to water, letting the projectile go through, causing no harm.

Gekizou Sokuryoku (Speed Burst)

Through very basic channeling of swift chakra, the user very briefly accelerates any basic movement to reduce the motion's execution time. This technique is usually applied by shinobis to accelerate the weaving of hand seals or to speed up stance shifts.
Rank: Ability, passive
Requirements: Jinton
Special:
*User may pay 5 cp when performing an action or casting a jutsu to reduce the dice rolls required to use it by 1.
*This ability can be repeated [Chakra Control / 10] times per individual attack or jutsu (for additionnal 5 cp per dice roll deducted, required number of dice rolls cannot go lower than 1).
*For every additional dice roll deducted from the first, add 200% chakra cost to the ability from the cost of the previous deducted roll (5 cp for one, 15 cp for two, 45 cp for three, etc.).

Hijutsu: Suika no Jutsu (Secret Technique: Hydration Technique)

By liquifying the whole body, this technique makes it impossible to receive damage from physical attacks. As this technique turns the body into water, the user is vulnerable to lightning techniques. Given the nature of the technique, the user must have a very strong affinity to water to use it.
Rank: C
Dice Rolls: 4 (can be used as reaction)
Cp: 50 + 8 per holding post
Damage: n/a
Reflex DC: n/a
Special: Can be used as a reaction (During opponen'ts turn). If used as a reaction, replace user's dodge rating by [level + wis mod + chakra control] and user's reflex rating by [Chakra Control + Base Save Bonus]. Gives immunity to physical, earth, wind and water damage. Fire jutsus deal half damage although they cause no status ailments. Ice jutsus deal no damage but cause status ailments. Lightning jutsus inflict normal damage and cancel the jutsu immediately upon impact.

*Pluck* *Pluck* *Pluck*

Probably because of the mist, the two archers couldn't clearly see much more than Hiru's silhouette and fired multiple times through him. One shot would have proven particularily lethal as it phased through his head, right between his eyes.

Masanori, these guys don't look like they're about to give up... Stay concealed in the mist and try to find that annoying archer!

Turn #3

Hp: 306
Cp: 417 - 4 = 428
Mhp: 456
Dodge: 43 - 10 + 26 = 59
Samehada Cp: 92
Attack Melee: 36/31/26/21/16


Hiru looks with astonishment as his partner seems to effortlessly find everone and starts bombing their asses.

Okay... Guess I must have been searching wrong this whole time... Anyway, it's the first time we know where both of these slippery creeps are, can't let the opportunity pass!

Attack 3

I'm not letting that guy dive to go and and hide with his buddy again. I'll stop him here and deal with him later.

Using the cloud from the explosions as cover, Hiru dashes towards the archer that remained in the open and hurls Samehada at him. FIrst thing the bounty hunter can see is it's shredding edge piercing right through the smoke.

Shinshikujizai Nigiri (Extensible Handle)

Samehada's handle can stretch for long distances and back, allowing for the user to attack enemies from a distance without losing the benefit of direct contact with the weapon. When this technique is used, the weapon resembles more of a flail than an actual blade.
Cp Cost: n/a
Dice Rolls: n/a
Damage: (10 - 20) + dex mod + 0.5 x str mod
Special: Samehada can be used as a long range weapon for medium to medium-long distance attacks (about 25 meters).

Shoukenpou: Asshuku (Living Blade Art: Constriction)

The user guides Samehada to wrap around a target, completely preventing any movement and draining his or her chakra. This allows the wielder to freely vacate to other tasks while keeping an opponent immobilized.
Cp Cost: n/a
Dice Rolls: 1
Damage: Regular weapon damage.
Reflex DC: n/a
Special:
*Roll to initiate grapple is the same as an attack roll, melee or ranged.
*Rolls to maintain grapple are the same as for taijutsu attacks but use [Samehada / 2] + [(Samehada Cp) / 20] instead of [str mod].
*For every failed active escape artist check performed by the victim, they take base weapon damage (excluding dex or str mod) / 2.

Ranged Attack: d20 [18] + RAB [24] + 2 per 10 in Samehada [8] + 1 per 20 in Samehada Cp [4] = 54 (Hit)

Grapple DC: d20 [11] + Samehada / 2 [22] + Samehada Cp / 20 [4] = 37

As the blade is apparently about to make contact, it coils up instead around the archer and begins to constrict, burrowing its scales into his flesh and preventing him from moving.

I would advise against wiggling around too much, these scales tend to shred if you make a wrong move...

Attacks 4 and 5

After Masanori had spotted the leader of the group, Hiru goes into the water to chase after her.

Going underwater to fight a shark man? Thought you'd have done your research better than that!

Hiru swims at great speed until he finally reaches the archer. In one fell swoop, he tackles her and attempts to immobilize her arms and legs with his own.

Hiru's grapple: d20 [14] + (MAB + 20%) [25] + 2 per 10 in Taijutsu [2] = 41 (hit)

Grapple DC: d20 [10] + Str Mod [12] + 2 per 10 in Taijutsu [2] = 24

As he locks the archer in place, he shifts his head to the side to speak to her.

And just for good measure...

He violently chomps on the archer's trapezius.

Samekamu (Shark Bite)

The Hoshigaki's shark teeth make a useful weapon when both hands are immobilized. The sharpness of the two rows of teeth are sure to make the victim bleed should he or she be struck by this attack.
Rank: E
Dice Rolls: 1
Cp Cost: None
Damage: (2 - 4) + str mod
Reflex DC: n/a
Fortitude DC: 10 + str mod (user) + 2 Per 20 hp past half hp (victim)
Special:
*If used when grappled and victim fails fortitude check, grapple is broken due to pain.
*If used when grappling, user can hold the bite to increase the DC to maintain grapple by 5.
*Succesful hit will cause target to bleed, taking 6 hp damage per turn until it is treated. Critical strikes cause severe bleeding, target taking 12 hp damage per turn.

Hiru's attack: d20 [11] + (MAB + 20%) [20] + 2 per 10 in Taijutsu [2] = 33 (hit, bleeds, and +5 to escape artist if grappled)

((Yeah they were done for unless one of them got a natural 20 on an escape artist check!))



Hp: 306 + 126 (Symbiotic Regeneration) = 432
Cp: 428 + 159 = 587 + 112 (Chakra Feed) = 699
Mhp: 456
Dodge: 43 - 10 + 26 = 59
Samehada Cp: 92 + 146 = 238 - 126 - 112 = 0
Attack Melee: 36/31/26/21/16


As Hiru grabs the leader of the bounty hunters, she tries to wiggle free for a second but she's stopped completely when Hiru sinks his teeth into her shoulder. In a second afterwards, he dries her up of all her chakra, leaving just enough to maintain her vital functions.

So that's one down. Better get to the other before he kills himself trying to break free from Samehada's hold....

As Hiru swims back towards the surface he stretches out his hand towards Samehada. As he does, the creature extends its handle to reach Hiru's palm. Immediately, Hiru vaccumes the last bounty hunter's chakra with all his strength, knocking him unconscious. After the battle is done, Hiru puts his hands on his knees to take back his breath.

*pant* You really came through Masanori, that annoying bounty hunter could have kept firing at us all day if you hadn't found her... *pant*

Stretching back up, he channels Samehada's chakra as all of his wounds start closing and his chakra coming back to him, leaving him as good as new.

Be back in a flash Masanori, I'm just going to round up these guys to make sure nobody's drowning.

Using his jinton, he flashes across the combat field to gather the two other knocked out bounty hunters and tosses them all in a pile. Once they've been rounded up, Hiru strips them down completely to their undies and spits a film of sticky syrup on top of all of them to make sure they are not going anywhere.

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Victory!

Loot:

(23 + 22 + 20 + 19) x 10 = 840 / 2 = 420 XP (to be cashed in upon completion).
Bow x 2
Kusarigama
Common Clothes x4
Arrows x 68
Kunai x 18
(3,000 - 5,000) x 4 = (12,000 - 20,000) = 19,685 ryo ( 9,842 ryo for Hiru, 9,843 ryo for Masanori)

For our gracious NPC player (Sage):

Level 20-25 Voucher x 4 (will be tradeable for ryo or other rewards in the near future)


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After Hiru's finished looting everyone and immobilizing them, he turns to Masanori.

Phew that was something there wasn't it! You took one hell of a beating in the first flurry of arrows! You wanna keep going or do you prefer going back?