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Oasis had skipped her way all the way to the door thinking about the bathhouse all the way there and therefore nor realizing she had left Hatsuma in the dust. Eventually she came to a halt and turned around to see Hatsuma finally approaching from a fair distance. She giggled to herself, Hatsuma seemed a little on edge, was Hatsuma shy or something how funny for such a strong girl like her. She rocked her head to the side and heard her question, what goes on? Her head tipped the other way, what an odd question, what was the answer... Obviously nudity, hot water, cleansing, and relaxing. She nodded after a bit "Oh, well ya get naked and take a bath in a REALLY big tub really." she states still not entirely sure how to answer the question however now that Hatsuma had caught up she pounced through the doorway and went side greeting the door greeter with a wave as she raced for the girls bath already unhooking the clasps on the belts which held her top up, she had only just got into the changing room before the top fell around her midsection in two halves. "HURRY HURRY!" she shouted after Hatsuma as she undid the belt which held her headband plate also the only thing that held her outfit in place now and once she loosened the belt her tunic style outfit fell around her feet and she stretched out from head to toe before removing the detached sleeves she wore as well.

Oasis chuckled at how lack luster Hatsuma was about things, she always seemed so, sleepy or something. After having stuffed her tunic-esq top into the cubby she more or less hopped out of her leggins, it wouldn't be correct to call them pants, seeing as they didn't cover her inner thighs at all. Which she proceeded to jam into the cubby along with her top and sleeves. She paused and stared at Hatsuma for a bit "wow..." she states as she looked down at her chest pressing her hands against her bare flesh for a moment "...Hatsuma's got big boobs." she states quite bluntly feeling a bit small by Hatsuma, however that didn't deter her for long as she spun about and exited the changing room headed for the cleaning stations first so she could wash her body, hair, and especially her feet. "hey hey, I got an idea, come here an lemme wash your back Hatsuma-tan!" she chimes out as she already was working a lather on her head and so her straight red hair was more of a sudsy mop atop her head now.

As the rain fell heavily in Sand, an occurrence that happened literally decades apart, one drop hit the scene of the recent masacre a bit heavier than the other. It's formation tinged red long before it hit the ground. Hidden in shadow and between two buildings the drop grew in size, small tendrils of flesh and muscle sinew growing from the drop that hit the ground.
Moments later a man stepped out of an ally, his weathered face and graying hair hidden beneath shadows of a robe. Looking at his hands he examined the disguise... he would have been this old by now, but in truth it was a mere illusion... he knew he was damned to never grow this old in reality, but to break his solitude he had condemned himself to was dangerous enough so the disguise would be necessary for the time being.

The outside near the incedent was nearly empty, only a brave few eyes prying from windows at what had happened. Most others hand long since retreated indoors to escape the massacre if not the mere rain itself.
The haggard old man approached the scene, yellow eyes peering down at the mess that lie on the ground, following the trail of dispersed blood to a body. His pupils focused, having not seen another human form in a long time... but more importantly... having not expected to see an occurance like this happen again. Bending down he placed one hand flat on the clouded water that was pooling in the sand, his eyes closing in solemn concern as to whether he should pick up his old mantle or rather leave it to the powers that be to take care of whatever was occurring.

Part of him longed for release, to escape the solitude... but his rational sense knew that was a mistake.

Serpents composed of black fire materialized from nowhere and threw themselves at the wall of mud that Soba had created, quickly turning it into pile of crumbling gust.
"That fool..." said Dokuro, looking in the direction Soba had traveled. He quickly took off at an incredible speed, catching up to the chuunin in mere seconds. "Did you really believe you could outrun me, Soba?!" yelled the masked man angrily.
Damn! He's still too fast! cursed Soba under his breath as he was overtaken. The punch felt like a blow from a sledgehammer. "Augh!" cried out the chuunin in pain as he was sent hurtling through the wall of the bath houses. Despite this, Soba unsummoned his Gear Fist and quickly summoned the Three-Gear Shield. Dokuro threw a kick that would have cracked all of Soba's ribs had the shield not taken the impact. The force dented the shield and sent Soba flying through another wall. He was now in the wash prep room, where he caught a glimpse of Oasis lathering her hair with shampoo. He picked up his arm and quickly fired a cog at the masked man, who swiped it away in the direction of the bathing girls. The deflected cog struck the wall above Oasis' head, falling into the water. "Oasis, i'm sorry about this. This is the man i was telling you about!"
A chunk of wall came flying at Soba from the hole. He blocked it with a swing from the Three-Gear Shield. A swarm of black flame snakes sped towards the chuunin, cutting off any escape except upwards. Soba switched to the Gear Cannon, jumping into the air as he did.
"Where are you going Soba-kun? You still haven't given me my information."
"Dokuro, that Egg is Notwen's by right. I'll protect it even if it kills me! Calormen Endan!!!" Soba aimed the cannon at the masked man and launched the red beam. The recoil sent him crashing through the ceiling. Down below, Dokuro removed his mask. His face resembled Notwen's, or rather Notwen's resembled Dokuro's. The man's golden eyes became crimson, and a mysterious formation of tomoe surrounded the pupil. Focusing all his chakra into his right eye, Dokuro eyed the beam.
"Burakkuho-ru Tenpi!!" he said. A black ball of fire materialized in mid air. It had a very powerful gravitational force, and easily sucked in the Calormen Endan. The man looked over at the two girls, smirking. Then he jumped up making another hole in the ceiling. Rain poured into the bath house from the two holes, which had been quickly been made by two male ninjas. Up on the roof, Dokuro and Soba faced each other. Upon seeing the masked man's true face, the chuunin seethed in rage.
"So Dokuro truly is Necrai Uchiha. Why, why did you kill them?!" cried Soba angrily. "Don't you know what Notwen went through because of you?!" the now self-exposed Necrai Uchiha stared coolly at the chuunin.
"You are way too young to understand how this world works Soba." he replied. Soba unsummoned his Gear cannon. He brought his thumb to his mouth and bit it to draw blood.
"Don't you dare come here preaching your corrupt views of the world!" Placing his thumb on one of the prongs on his shoulder protector, the chuunin proceeded to weave seals at a speed that matched Necrai's. "Divine Armor Summoning: Gear Knight Blodia!!" Yuuki + Notwen: 153 Lines

"Fuujihime, are you sure that he was fine when you found him?" asked Mama. Yuuki had been interrogated by her parents ever since she had gotten home with the jounin.
"What do you know about that boy, Yuukihishiro?" asked Papa, his arms folded over his chest. Yuuki looked at both of her parents with innocent eyes, a trick she hadn't in a while.
"The jounin told me about an incident that happened almost three years ago. Apparently a masked assassin had slipped into the village unnoticed and killed Notwen's family. The only person taking care of him is an ex-academy instructor." Papa and Mama both sighed. It couldn't be helped.
"Your father and I will look into it, okay Fuujihime?" said Mama. "Go check up on Notwen for now."
"Okay!" said Yuuki with a smile. She set off in the direction of Notwen's guest room.

Necrai watched as the red-head girl shot boiling water at him. He laughed as he evaporated the water with a great fireball. The assassin was going to attack again when his attention was diverted to a shingle that was thrown by Soba.
"Your opponent is me. Oasis and Kidomaru chick, please do not interfere. This man is very dangerous, and i'm the only one who knows how to handle him."


Soba was completely shrouded in thick smoke. Necrai shot a great fireball into the smoke hoping to kill Soba. He did not expect the fireball to come flying back at him. Necrai nullified the attack by sending an air palm into it.
"Oh?!" said Necrai intrigued. "It seems that you have gotten a lot stronger since the last time i saw you." Heavy footsteps approached from within the the thick smoke. A mechanical voice spoke out.
"This is as far as this goes, Necrai!" A gust of wind blew the smoke away, revealing that Soba was completely covered in a skintight mech suit. The suit was made from a foreign alloy that shimmered with black luster. "I will stop you here and now!"
"Don't get ahead of yourself, Soba. Ha!!" Necrai thrust his arm skyward. Thunder rumbled overhead, then a bolt of red lightning fell from the sky, striking Necrai's open hand. The red energy pulsed through the man's body.
Soba produced a small scroll with a homing spell on it. The chuunin deployed the scroll, hiding this with the fact that he moved into his battle pose.
Sorry Notwen, I stole your revenge from you. I hope that with my sacrifice, you will go on to live happily. White flames covered Soba's mailed hands. "Blodia PUNCH!!!" He charged at the black-haired assassin, who in turn charged at Soba.
"Thorn of Thunderbolt!!!" The two attacks clashed, the resulting force completely destroying the roof of the bath house. Necrai's attack had pierced through Soba's left lung, narrowly missing his heart, while Soba's punch landed on the scar that Notwen created with his Calormen two years ago. Soba activated two Calormen Endans from the soles of his feet, taking Necrai with him.
"What are you doing?!" screamed the assassin trying to pull his arm free.
"Creating a safer world for my pupil!" the chuunin yelled back. "Naomi-sama, I have reached my limit. Barrel Explosion!"
The clouds were disrupted by the silent explosion. A huge white orb appeared in the sky, and seconds later, the powerful shock waves reached all areas of the village. So ended the life of Notwen's first master.

In the spare room of the Miyazaki family Notwen sat up, having regained consciousness. A white flash had awakened him.
"Soba-sensei..." he whispered, a single tear falling down his face. Just at that moment, the scroll Soba had deployed arrived through the open window. Yuuki + Notwen 195 Lines

Oasis really hadn't expected much from the attack, but it made her blood boil how obnoxiously he had batted her attack aside. However before she was able to be too bothered by it Hatsuma caught her attention aside and she took off after her she agreed quite well with what she said, so she would set to work helping Hatsuma get people away from the bathhouse seeing as it might collapse, which made her angrier actually at the pair, seeing as she liked this bathhouse. After a bit of coaxing Hatsuma and Oasis managed to get everyone out of the building shortly before the entire roof was blown off. Oasis had returned to the dressing room to get her clothes and was now staring up at a starry night sky as the attacks had made the clouds disperse in that area revealing the sky behind it. It was probably about time to go home actually, maybe get some sleep and then do more in the morning.