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 Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:02 pm
Neko continued to stand his ground, arms crossed while Motoko stood next to him, feet on the edge of the cliff and arms at her sides as she surveyed the situation.
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:09 am
"RRRRRRRRRRRRR."
The shadow clone turned his head as he watched Iri start to leave. Tier's abilities were meant for multiple enemies to gang on him at once, but he didn't know how this man fights. Shokubutsu mentioned something about ice abilities.
He had to make a decision here and now.
The mission's orders were to capture Jii-sama.
"..."
But his only partner was about to flee the battle field. Plus Neko was out of the forest's shadows. It would be difficult to neutralize both ninja without help.
The shadow clone continued to stand there.
A shadow was snaking its way up the cliff towards the two's position with great speed.
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:15 pm
Neko continued to stand his ground, and leaned his head to the side to speak calmly to Motoko.
"Do you have your Ruskie stationed here?"
"Sir?... Oh, him. Yessir, he's not too far away from the one down there."
"Good. Let him know that he, and only he has permission to act when the order is given, let's just hope we can run this one off before it gets political."
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:24 pm
The shadow clone continued to stand there and stare up at the two figures on the cliff.
The shadow that was speeding up the cliff side suddenly split into two. Both shadows merged themselves with Neko and Motoko's shadows when they reached the top.
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:01 pm
Iri has landed. She's perched in the tallest tree she could find in the area. Going back isn't on her mind. Instead, she's sticking around in case Tier does something she would label as stupid. Her naginata is jammed into the trunk of the tree, while her fan has been put back on her belt. Instead of gripping the branch with her hands and feet, it's a combination of her wings and feet. Her hands are preoccupied, held out in front of her.
So quiet it's like a whisper, Iri hears the exchange between Neko and Motoko. Instead of hearing it from a distance, the source is one of her fingertips. Iri is taking the chance to try out a new trick of her own design. Long, almost imperceptible strings of chakra are stretching from her fingertips to an area between the locations of the last place Iri saw Tier's clone and Neko. Air flows up and down the strings in lazy spirals. It's a spy technique. Iri can use the air to determine certain details of her surroundings. This technique has enabled her to carry voices such distances that Iri usually wouldn't be able to hear them. Very little chakra is required, nor does she have to use much concentration. It's just fine manipulation of the air.
The avian gives her head a curious tilt. "Before it gets political, huh? Maybe he was telling the truth."
Iri doesn't bother relaying the information back to Tier. She figures he's in the know, one way or another.
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:54 pm
Faced with the Technique, Neko barely budges. the technique connected, but Neko is fighting it, still remaining calm. Motoko, however, fights it more openly, her body struggling to break free as she shouts.
"Damn it, Syn, drop the cloak!"
Everything was silent for a moment, then shinobi and chakra signatures seemed to come into existence in an instant. At first glance, at least thirty additional presences could be sensed, most of them still hidden for the most part. Some were compromised, and about five of them were standing in plain sight. One was perched in the same tree Iri was in, looking over to her from a branch just a few small feet away, a blank headband hanging from his neck. He flashed her a toothy grin and a peace sign. Three more were within a stone's throw of Tier, and the entire area was alive with Nin, none of them very weak by appearance.
None of them attacked, though, nor made any moves unnecessary to keep their balance, even in the face of two enemies who could have easily been ambushed at any time. It was a well-trained force of Ninja, to say the least.
"Ugh, I was getting a headache from thinking so hard. I'm going to rest."
A disembodied voice rang out from Neko's right shoulder. It was Syn's.
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:10 pm
Iri had of course noticed the fact that the forest was suddenly crawling with ninja. Somehow, it doesn't surprise her. It only makes her wish this Tier guy would listen to her. And in the next second, she had turned her head to face the one ninja sharing the tree with her. She blinks a couple times. Then she looks to the chakra flowing from her fingertips and in the direction of Neko and Motoko. Then looks back at the ninja.
With a disarming grin, she says, "Don't mind me. I'm behaving myself. Just listenin' in. Eheheh."
Not so comfortable being that close to a perfect stranger and a potential enemy, she crab walks down her branch a short distance to give herself some more elbow room. Then she looks back to stare at Tier's tiny form. What the man does now, she would really like to see. She keeps the ninja in her peripheral vision all the while.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:35 am
"KEKEKE."
Tier knew it. He could have sworn he saw more ninja hiding in the forest. The shadow clone relayed the information back to the original Tier.
The shadow clone spoke, "Action like a true Ikouyo SCUMMM! RRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!"
The shadow clone melted towards the ground, disappearing.
Krähetechniken: Schatten von Korruption (Shadows of Corruption)
Another shadow separated from Neko's corrupted shadow. The real Tier spawned several yards behind them and was already forming four more shadow clones to aid him.
Four clones spawned out of Tier's shadow as he started to perform another Jutsu. The two were stunned from the Shadow Corruption technique and would not be able to move unless the original Tier was hit.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:15 pm
"Tch... Denisenko!"
Motoko spoke loudly, still fighting against Tier's control. Neko seemed to stop, however, possibly to conserve his energy.
A large man. No, nevermind that. A very large man sped from the forest, flash-stepping inbetween Tier's force and Neko, knowingly blocking the shadow. He stood nearly ten feet tall and was covered in muscle underneath his gear. loose-fitting brown clothing, covered in bandoliers stuffed with various tools and items. The low sun shone off of his bald head He had a thick moustache that covered a mouth full of dull teeth, and his breath reeked of strong alcohol, even from Tier's distance. He spoke with a thick russian accent, his words a bit difficult to understand at first.
"You are very persistent person, leetle mahn. Captain-Commander has geeven you leave und you steel threaten. I admire your speereet, boot pleez goh."
Meanwhile, Iri was left alone. None of the nin pursued her, though most of them kept a wary eye on her.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:44 pm
The shadow clones chuckled at the largely built man. This physical display of muscle didn't worry Tier.
Tier completed his Jutsu.
Kinjutsu: Milliarde Tierscreams (Billion Animal Screams)
Tier launched his attack by opening the mask to his mouth. A combined deafening scream of different animals shot out towards the three in front of Tier. It was so loud and painful that it would cause someone to go deaf for five minutes when caught in the direct path. Which all three were. The attack was sent outwards, so it didn't affect the clones that were standing beside Tier.
Two of the shadow clones were performing handseals as the scream was ongoing. The two people caught in the shadow binding would be double paralyzed at this point.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:56 pm
Denisenko's size would act as a shield against Tier's attack, seeing as how he was standing between Tier and Neko/Motoko. The very large man grimaced at the attack, but kept steady, keeping an eye on the other clones as best he could without hearing.
Neko and Motoko were partly shielded from the attack. They couldn't hear worth anything; everything was muffled and garbled, and the pain was little more than enough to make them flinch, which was no small feat in itself, so the attack was solid, but dulled in comparison to what was intended.
Being in even less control now, Neko decided to let the hold he had on his chakra go. Most of his seals were unlocked, so he was keeping his energy suppressed manually, and when he broke that concentration, the level of his chakra shot up exponentially. There was a tremendous wave of pressure that shot out from Neko, enough to knock even Denisenko off balance, sending him nearly toppling forward. The ground underfoot cracked and dimpled as a torrent of blue energy slammed against it, threatening to shave off the entire edge of the cliff.
As he was having trouble moving his mouth, Neko opted to use the mass of energy that was now hanging heavy in the air around the conflict to convey his message.
"Everyone hold your ground. Do NOT attack. Tier, I will go quietly with you if you do not force my hand, so stop your attacks and I'll submit. This doesn't have to be anything more than a misunderstanding, I'm sure that the last thing Kaimen wants is to be fighting a battle on three fronts with his lackluster number of Nin."
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:16 am
No way. He had seemed so crazed when I was in the air with him. But now he's offering to go with us?
Iri gives her head a tilt. Then she shakes her head, as though to clear her thoughts, and stands up on the tree branch. With one good yank, she frees her naginata from the trunk of the tree. In case the nin next to her objects, she gives him a dismissive wave and looks back in Neko's direction. The chakra strings are still flowing from her fingertips, just in case she misses anything. Iri doesn't do anything else. She's just preparing herself in case she needs to move in a hurry.
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:44 am
Tier's screaming suddenly stopped when he heard Neko's reply. The clones that were binding the two ninja suddenly disappeared because of the outburst of chakra that swept over them.
His vision had to change when Neko's chakra blurred out his chakra sensor. The other two clones finished their Jutsu's.
"Schattentier: Giftschlange (Snake's Venom)"
"Schattentier: Leopardeile (Leopard's Haste)"
One of the clones took form of a large boa constrictor. The other one shapeshifted into a large leopard. Both shadow animals had a single yellow eye like Tier's exoskeleton.
Tier laughed at the sudden change of tone Neko gave. Tier wasn't sure if the large man had blocked his sound Jutsu completely but he still yelled none the less.
"KUKUKU.
THEN YOU WILL COME WITH US FOR QUESTIONING.
DON'T FIGHT IT."
The shadow animals charged forward to apprehend Neko. The three Tier's continued to stand there until the two shadow animals completed the task.
All three Tier's exoskeletons flashed a yellow chakra.
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:30 am
Motoko vanished from direct sight as soon as the jutsu dropped, as did Denisenko. They both knew that they were in dangerous range of Neko right now. Their point was proven as the plants and stone around him began to freeze, the crawling frost stopping as he called his chakra back under control. He turned quickly to face Tier, but kept his arms crossed, reading his lips to piece together the cacophony he was hearing. As the two clones came within a few feet of him, they would hit an invisible bubble of energy surrounding Neko, nearly unbreakable without enough chakra to pierce it. He spoke a little too loud to cover the distance between himself and Tier.
"I never intended to, but I'll go as a diplomat, not as a prisoner."
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:58 am
The two shadow animals suddenly ran into a wall and jumped back from the ice that was covering the ground. They started to back up a little. It was too good to be true after all. Tier took note of the other two ninja disappearing.
One of the Tiers spoke aloud, "FUFUFU. TIER CALLS BS. YOU WILL COME UNDER RESTRAINTS IN CASE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND LATER IN THE JOURNEY."
Tier's mask suddenly displayed a row of shark-like teeth as it showed in a wicked smile. He wasn't going to walk around with Neko unless he was under some kind of control.
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