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Itachi lifted a foot and then brought it crashing down upon the gun, impaling it within the ground and making it nearly impossible to pull out with just a simple tug on the gun itself. Itachi then would stick out his finger to point towards Kama and get him to look at it to place him in a non-deadly trance but to keep Kama busy for a bit while he heard his loved ones degrade him. Kisame wasn't even worried about the puppet as he observed what Bone as doing. Bone then pulled out a fairly large gattling gun that startled even Jason.

3/6

((And once again, I state that if I suddenly vanish, I left for church. I'll be back around 2 hours upon leaving deciding on the traffic. And you think you like to shoot? You should see how many gun combos I just pulled off the top of my head with a few of my techniques. mrgreen ))

Kama sat there laughing... was this supposed to bother him? Sitting in front of him were two people, being previously the local demon host meant you didn't really have too many people to care about you. Chiyo was blathering on at him, about his mediocre skills, but that was completely normal part of being raised by Chiyo. And then there was Kizna, the things she was saying would have bothered him, if he wasn't so sure she was dead.
5/???
He had sensed her death, seen the body, and buried it himself. His laughter turned to cold fury. "This isn't like the famous Itachi, have you nothing better to throw at your former prey?" Kama was slowly unraveling the Genjutsu with his logic. This event is impossible, therefor it is not real, there for it's not happening in the first place. If i were to punch now I would not be hitting Chiyo-sama in the face, but striking Itachi in the gut." And that's what he did, he broke his gaze from the offending finger sending a right hook towards where Itachi should be.
6/???

As the two left, Jason slipped the Uchiha puppet back into it's scroll and then he and Bone started to leave with the gattling gun placed once more back into the earth as dust. Nothing was left of the gun for Bone had transmuted it back into the earth. "Shall we meet again when the winds of fate blow us together." Said Jason to Kama and then left the place to areas unknown.

Hedoro

Hedoro stepped off the boat, and looked around. It'd only been a whim to come here, actually it hadn't even been that. She'd been so intent on putting distance between her and Tamao, she hopped on the first boat she saw. So this was the village hidden in the leaves, hm? It was famous for being the largest village, and home to many, many powerful ninja. While she was here, she might as well try to find someone to train her, make her ready for the upcoming exams.
(1 of 10)

Wandering down the roads, Hedoro decided to explore, hopefully she'd find someone who looked strong, and hopefully they'd be willing to teach her. This place was nothing like the village hidden in the rain, though. While her home had always been rather dim and overcast, here was bright with sunlight and green with leaves. Not much of a surprise, it was called the village hidden in the leaves, after all. But still, it was quite a bit different from her home. It was a little like the academy, though.
(2 of 10)

She'd been keeping an eye out, both to see if there was anyone who looked suitable to teach her, and to see if anyone was taking too much of an interest in her. So far, neither was turning up anything. That was both good and bad. Good because the longer she went unnoticed, the better. Bad because she couldn't find anyone to train her. How was she supposed to get stronger if she couldn't find anyone to train her? But she was patient, she'd keep looking for a while more before giving up.
(3 of 10)

She came to a stop near the side of the village. This place was nice, quiet and secluded, a good place to find some solitude. But she saw she wasn't the first to do this. When she first saw the silhouette, she wasn't sure who it was. But when she got closer, she was surprised to recognize them. How in the world could she recognize a resident of a village she'd never been to before? But then it hit her, she didn't recognize them from knowing them, she recognized them from seeing a picture of them.
(4 of 10)

It had been in that book she had read, about famous villages, clans and bloodlines. but who had this one been? Trying to recall, she ran through the list, and stopped short when the answer hit her. Was it really Tsunade?! The former Kage of the village hidden in the leaves, she was famous for being one of the Sannin, or legendary ninja, as well as being a compulsive gambler. As a Sannin, she undoubtedly knew many powerful techniques. Maybe she'd teach one or two to her?
(5 of 10)

She went up to Tsunade and asked, figuring it couldn't hurt to try the direct approach. Luckily for her, Tsunade had just finsihed a day of gambling, so she didn't have anything to distract her. She agreed, but only after thinking about it for a while. But before they could begin, they needed to move to a more suitable location. The technique she'd be teaching wasn't suitable for delicate places like this. So they moved on, and found a small clearing, where the closest object was at least twenty yards away.
(6 of 10)

Now that they had found a place for her to learn, the lesson could begin. Tsunade spoke about how chakra could be used to amplify physical techniques. This was a common fact, but only to the point that basic technqiues were concerned. There was a whole other level to the technique that she'd discovered. By sending a burst of chakra into a hand or foot at the precise moment of impact, the force applied could be amplified many times over. If one was stronge enough, even dozes of times stronger.
(7 of 10)

This certainly sounded interesting, Hedoro could use soemthing like it very easily. She didn't know that many basic hand-to-hand techniques, this would probably be the first to really count. Tsunade began explaining how the technique worked, how chakra had to be focused and released with precise timing, otherise the effect would be considerably lessened. She went on to say that the technique did put some stress on the muscles, so it should be used sparingly.
(8 of 10)

This made sense, although Hedoro didn;t mention she might be a little more durable than most for a technique like this. No point in broadcasting her difference, after she'd gone to such lengths to hide it. Instead, she just kept paying attention to Tsunade's explanation, and watched carefully when it was time for a demonstration. Tsunade jumped into the air and brought her foot stomping down. A large crack appeared in the ground, and rocketed towards a rock ahead of her. The rock sank into the crack and was gone.
(9 of 10)

It was a very impressive demonstration, and Hedoro was suitably impressed. She was ready to try it herself, so she began to go through the steps that she had been taught. The first few times didn't work quite right, she was releasing the chakra either too late or too early, but then she began to get her timing better. She kept at it, and after a few dozen tries, she had it close enough that she actually caused a small crack in the ground to form. She'd done it, now she could keep using it until she mastered it.
(10 of 10, Brusiing Sky Leg)

Hedoro

Hedoro watched as her cloud of poison dissipated, and wondered what she should learn enxt. What had been the next technique on her list? She'd spent some time thinking about it before, but somehow she'd forgotten almost the entire thing. Thinking more about it, it finally came back to her. A basic skill, it was nonetheless useful. According to what she'd heard, the copy ninja Kakashi knew it, maybe he'd teach her. She'd have to go find him, see if he would.
(1 of 3)

She spent quite a bit fo time wandering the village, until she found him. He was standing still, reading from a book. She didn't look at the title, but she did hesitate before bothering him. She stood there for a moment, plenty of time for a ninja of his level to become aware of her presence. then she spoke, and asked if he'd teach her the Body Flicker technique. It was a technique used to move very fast, so fast you nearly appeared to vanish. Something like that could prove very useful to her.
(2 of 3)

He agreed, but kept reading his book. He talked at the same time, telling her what she'd have to do to use the technique. It seemed basic overall, but when she tried it, it proved a little more difficult. He told her to keep trying, and after a few more tries, she'd gotten it. It was kind of draining, though, so she had to take a rest. While she did, Kakashi told her to keep at it until she could use it at will, then walked off, still reading his book. When she regained her energy, she began trying again, and got even better at it.
(3 of 3, Body Flicker)

Nemu had been working at using the Teardrops of Heaven for quite some time, but it was getting late. As it was, she was probably late for supper. She had managed to get up to twenty-one spheres at once, at least as far as holding them all in place. She felt pretty proud of herself, but there was still a long way to go. Letting her concentration falter, the spheres fell apart, falling into her lap. She put them away, back into the box, and closed the lid. Getting to her feet, she got up and dusted herself off.
Heading back inside, she saw her parents had already coem home from work, and that supper was just about ready. She hadn't been late after all. She went up to her room and put the box away, then washed up for dinner. Going back downstairs, she talked with her parents for a while. They had a nice chat and then a quiet dinner. Afterwards everyone had their own things to work on. Her father had some work that he'd brought home from his job, and her mom was doing some cleaning. Nemu decided to take a nice bath and turn in early, so she could wake up early and begin training right away. she did just that, filling the tub with hot water before undressing and slipping into the water. She relaxed for a while, but eventually grew tired enough that she knew she had to turn in. Yawning, she got out of the tub and dried off. Pulling on a fluffy towel, she combed her hair and went into her room, before doing a little low-impact exercises and changing into her pajamas. It was already beginning to get dark out, so she decided it was late enough, she'd go to bed. She flicked the light out and crawled into bed, asleep before she hit the pillow.
(72-75)

Hedoro

Hedoro had been walkign through the village for some time, and it was beginning to get somewhat late. It was still light out, but it'd be growing dark before too much longer. If she was going to be staying through the night, she should probably find a palce to stay. Whether it be a hotel or just a quiet place outside, it didn't really matter to her. Althought she didn't want to get her new outfit dirty if she could avoid it, so maybe the hotel. She did have some money tucked away, that she could use if she wanted.
(1 of 15)

But where was a hotel? She was still new here, she wasn't sure where much of anything was. If she was going to find it, she'd probably have to start looking for it now. Looking for a place she'd never seen, in a village she'd never been, after it was too dark to see good, that didn't sound like it'd work at all. So she set aside thoughts of training, and instead kept an eye on the buildings around her. The building style was different from what she was used to, but at the least there should be a sign saying hotel or something.
(2 of 15)

She continued her search, as the sun continued to set. The shadows grew longer, deeper and darker, even faster than they had at the academy. The sheer profusion fo trees made more shadows and the transition from light to dark that much more sudden. She was runnign out of time, and still she had no luck. She turned the corner, heading towards the center of the village. It seemed more likely to find what she was looking for here, rather than the outskirts.
(3 of 15)

Finally, she came to a stop. She'd had no luck finding it on her own, it was time to give up and ask a local. Looking around, most of the people seemed busy, rushing from one place to the next. But one person seemed to be the very picture of leisure, they were slouched on a stool, it looked like they had just finished eating. Maybe they'd know. They looked kind of weird, though. As she got closer. she saw it was a young man, perhaps a few years older than her.
(4 of 15)

He had an orange jumpsuit, and spiky yellow hair. As she got closer, she saw there were a trio of lines on each of his cheeks, that almost looked like fox whiskers. Wait... Fox, yellow hair, orange jumpsuit... This couldn't be him, could it? This lazy fellow, could he be Naruto Uzumaki? It certainly seemed to be him, now that she recalled the picture she'd seen. He was pretty famous, although for some of the wrong reasons. Even in the academy, getting a horrible grade was sometimes called 'pulling a Naruto'.
(5 of 15)

She moved closer and saw that yeah, he actually had finished eating. He was sitting at an open-air ramen restaurant, and now that she noticed it, she could smell the fragrant aroma of roast pork and steaming broth. She hadn't eaten at all today, but she wasn't really hungry yet. Plus, with being seperated from Tamao, she had to be careful about how she ate again. She stopped moving, now just behind Naruto, and tried to get his attention. Maybe he knew where a hotel was?
(6 of 15)

She still wasn't positive he was who she thought he was, but without having a nametag there was no way to get any more sure. So she poked him in the shoulder a little, and quietly called what she hoped was his name. He stirred a little and tried to ignore her, so she poked him a little harder and said his name a little louder. Still he tried to ignore her, and she began to get annoyed. Was he really so inattentive that this wasn't getting through to him? How about this?
(7 of 15)

Raising her hand, she brought it down quickly, thwacking Naruto in the middle of his back. She didn't put her all into it, but definitely enough that he'd feel it. Unless he was made of stone or something. Which he wasn't. At the same time, she nearly shouted his name. And that was finally enough. Shouting in surprise, Naruto tumbled off his stool, apparantly he'd been half asleep. He quickly got to his feet and glared at Hedoro, angry at being disturbed. He demanded to know what she wanted, and she calmly asked him where the closest hotel was.
(8 of 15)

He didn't know, and he said as much. He also said that even if he did now, he wouldn't tell a rude freaky-dressed person like her anything. She tried to calm down, but that was just a little too much. She knew he was stronger than her, so a straight-up fight was out, but maybe she could try something else. She made a comment on how the closest hotel was rumored to be a secret training ground where only the strongest ninja were allowed to train, and that must be why he didn't know about it.
(9 of 15)

She said she'd just have to find someone strong to ask instead, and turned to walk away. Just as she planned, that had been the right tack to use. The fire was burning in Naruto's eyes now. He'd find that hotel, just to prove he was a strong ninja. It certainly wasn't honest to do something like that, but it worked and didn't hurt anyone, so she didn't feel bad about it. She did her best to keep up with him as he searched for the hotel, but when he used Kage Bunshin and split into a half-dozen Narutos, she had no choice but to choose one at random and hope they found the hotel.
(10 of 15)

Hedoro did her best to keep up, but Naruto's fired up state was a bit too much. She began to lose ground, and hoped that if he did manage to find the hotel, he'd at least come back to tell her, even if he gloated about it. She still tried to catch up, but he was all over the place. Ony ten minutes later, one of the Narutos came back to brag that he'd found it. She had him lead the way, and was relieved to see a hotel. He had found it. She thanked him and went inside to get a room for the night.
(11 of 15)

But just before she did, he stopped her, demanding she explain why the heck this wasn't a special elite ninja hotel, but just a regular one. She came up with an excuse, saying that it must have changed since she'd heard that rumor, maybe the old owner had retired or something. He grumbled quite loudly about that but let it go. She watched him run off into the night, that had gone a little better than she had planned. And at least she'd found a hotel. Even if it was with help.
(12 of 15)

Hedoro stepped inside of the hotel and inquired about a room for the night. There was a vacancy, and the rates were really cheap, so she went ahead and signed in, adding in a late supper so she had something to eat today after all. she was told her room number, and that her meal would be up shortly. She thanked the concierge and went up to her room, to take it easy until morning rolled around, when she could restart her training. She already felt a little stronger, but was it enough?
(13 of 15)

She stepped inside of her room and sat down, looking around. It was kind of cramped, but not too bad. There was a bed, a desk and chair, and a private bathroom. It kind of reminded her of her academy room. Thinking of that made her think of Tamao. she wondered how she was doing, if she had been training hard, if they'd meet at the chunin exams. She hoped so, although if they would have to fight it'd feel odd. Kind of uncomfortable, she didn't want to fight Tamao.
(14 of 15)

A knock at the door signalled the arrival of her meal. She answered the door and took the tray, remembering to give the person a tip when they politely coughed a few times. Closing the door again, she dug in, eating quickly. She wanted to get to bed soon, so she could wake up early and start training again. There was still a lot to do, and not that much time to do it in. She'd have to put as much work as she could into each day if she wanted to give a good accounting of herself.
(15 of 15, Rasengan)