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[h2][color=red]Daiki Naito[/color][/h2][/center]
	[b]D[/b]aiki walked on without another word. As long as the two of them continued to listen to him, then they shouldn't have a problem. Considering the situation, it seemed Rijin had run into a problem they couldn't handle. One that may have purposely brought itself to Konoha. 

	[i][b]I[/b]s it possible that the enemy requested the mission?[/i] He considered the idea before storing it away to bring up to the others; Aoi and Haruka, perhaps Rin and Doto if they showed competence. 

	[b]H[/b]e stepped into the shoe store and immediately felt uneasy. The store was quiet, no different than the rest of the village, but he saw signs of a struggle there. The puppet … it had been the puppet that told them to come here. Now the question that floated around was why?  He walked over silently, expecting an attack but wondered from where it would come from the entire time. Staid, his eyes glanced from left to right. He stood guard over the kids with Anemone in his hands. 

 	[b]B[/b]y the time Doto had broken his sentence, Daiki had already covered his blade in chakra and was ready to deflect the senbons. It was only instinct that had kept him from running into Doto's earth-style jutsu. With a clench of his teeth, Daiki had to remind himself that they were Genin. That he could not depend on them to be especially self-sufficient on a mission that no longer seemed like a D-rank. He tried to slyly unclench his teeth and with a firm word, ready them. 

	[color=red] “[b]B[/b]e ready you two. Don't let yourself get surrounded and don't be careless.”[/color] He glanced over his shoulder at Doto. 

	[b]A[/b]s soon as the slabs fell, Daiki sliced a puppet's head off mercilessly and continued on to do that with every enemy that approached. His movements were fluid compared to his underclassmen.  Rin let loose a powerful Breakthrough jutsu that scattered the puppets forwards. All that came his way was laid to rest in a matter of seconds, their heads rolling with horrendous thumps. Normally he would have been far more destructive in taking care of the puppets, for the puppet master would surely close by. 

 	[b]B[/b]ut in this case, it was probably best to regroup with the others. [color=red] “[b]D[/b]oto, Rin. We better make this quick. Whoever is utilizing this jutsu is capable of manipulating a great number at once,”[/color] He waited to see if they understood but decided to explain anyway. [color=red] “Which means two things. One, these corpses could be the bodies of the villagers and two, this puppeteer is strong. You're lucky I'm here. ”[/color] 

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[h2][color=orange]Giichi Uzumaki[/color][/h2][/center]
	[b]H[/b]e flickered through the shadows before landing a bit behind Yamato and right next to Rei. Taking a quick look towards the truckers, Giichi felt a quick anger rise and fall. Those two had nothing to do with the conflict, they shouldn't have been hurt. Those two criminals were worst than he thought, slaves to their own actions and hate-filled motives. He could feel his nails biting his hands as he tried to steady himself from leaping into the fray. 

	[b]T[/b]he grassy clearing neared his calves and the wind took hold of his jacket and shirt as men raised from the emerald beneath them. With a harsh [b]tsk[/b] he turned to face a good portion of the ones behind him. He tensed his core, holding the tanto firmly but obviously amateurish. His brows furrowed as he stared fiercely at the grass-covered ninja. 

	[b]G[/b]iichi wasn't sure if he agreed with everything that Yamato said but he had to admit it was badass. As he readied himself for the jutsu they were performing, Giichi stepped just a bit closer to Rei, mindlessly thinking she would follow her brother's orders. When she hadn't, Giichi failed to take notice.

	[b]H[/b]e focused on his own problems as one of the balls rolled towards him. With a small jump, he pulled a kunai out his hand, and along with the tanto, came down onto ninja with a vicious, edge-sharp, spin. His blades were only met with streaks and screeches as they grounded against the needles. Once he realized he was going no where, he took a chance, and slammed his feet against the ball, sending it backwards, and himself flipping through the air. 

	[b]O[/b]nce he landed, he felt a stinging pain in his foot and noticed five needles had pierced his sandals. One had found itself going through his foot, leaving a quickly filling, warm, pool. The others had scratched the surface, the last had simply broken off. [color=orange] “[b]S[/b]hit!”[/color] 

	[b]Y[/b]amato's voice sped across the field and reached him. He looked over towards Rei, only to see flames eating away at the field around her. For a moment, he found the excitement of it all amusing. Meeting up with her, Giichi stepped between her and the rest of the ninja, a grin on his face, though worry gnawed on his heart. [color=orange] “[b]C[/b]over you?”[/color] he asked. [color=orange] “ I thought all Minamoru's were powerhouses,”[/color] he joked. 

	[b]W[/b]ith a powerful start, he ceased his dash as one of the man appeared before him. He gritted his teeth and slashed down his tanto, only to miss and watch him send Rei flying into a tree. [color=orange] “[b]R[/b]ei!”[/color] he yelled out of worry.  A second later, Yamato's plea echoed through the field. It was emotional, but not the kind that a weak-hearten mother would speak. Instead, it filled Giichi with a similar anger, one that amplified his own urgency. 

	[b]B[/b]ut now he was left with a dilemma. Was he too rush over to Rei and leave Yamato open to attack? Or let Yamato deal with the two restraining him and take care of the bastard himself.  Normally he would have listened to his leader. But if he could defeat this man, than Yamato could take care of the rest and Rei would never be in any danger. All he had to do was take care of the ninja in front of him. 

	[b]S[/b]kipping any hesitation, Giichi dashed forwards, leapt into the air, and crashed his elbow into the man's shoulder. His tanto came down next, with a flourish and spin, towards the man's head. If he could take out this one …  if he could take him down! Than he'd be that much closer to returning home with his comrades in tow.  The man felt the full brunt of Giichi's elbow but rolled with the blow and dodged his tanto. Giichi only raised to his full height and turned his fierce gaze onto the ninja.
	
	[b]C[/b]lenched teeth was bared towards him. [color=orange] “[b]D[/b]ammit!”[/color] he cursed, fighting a familiar but all too malicious  desire to beat his opponent to a pulp. Reluctantly he leapt over to Rei and gripping his wrist, raised his tanto in defense. 

	[color=orange][i][b]I[/b] wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to her.[/i][/color]