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[h2][color=fuchsia][b]Aoi Don Maquia[/b][/color][/h2][/center] 

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Aoi's cheek puffed an extra size that moment as she recognized that her colleague continued to tease her with honorifics, but this time calling her "chan". In truth all Aoi thought of this concept was to be like her previous master and brag to all her friends how people were obligated to call her sensei, but her upbringing and lack of literacy until recently made it hard for her to completely understand this principle, especially coming from a troupe where everyone was equal and she'd only refer others as "Mister" or "San" because of general politeness but otherwise she was barely adequate to live in civilization. At least it caused her to have a little cat and mouse game with her much older comrade. Even if it led him to mockingly state the obvious. She cocked an eyebrow, but didn't make a remark this time as she concluded Haruka was examining it firmly. 

He was more or less confirming what Aoi had mused, displaying a confident sense of precaution which she shared upon looking out the window. Her team was heading to the shoe store. From her distance she couldn't really know why they went there but as sounds of walls being erected and blades clashing occurred, the clown's stature tensed as she instinctively hopped off the desk and wielded a set of three cards in her left hand, reacting accordingly to Haruka's last statement. 

"[color=fuchsia]Yop, looks like shit hit the fan already! Let's go~[/color]" 

She said in a playful tone, the complete lack of worry toward the current situation was blandly displayed and was evident proof of her lack of grasp with the reality of things. She saw this as a potential challenge to be better and of course, make herself look good as a teacher since her little munchkins would get the right training they need. Jumping out of the inn, she'd look left and right as if she was crossing a road before performing a second bounce toward the store's entrance where she'd see her Genin and Daiki handling the situation like well trained shinobi. She still seemed pretty happy and unmoved by what was going on, seemingly more intrigued as to what attacked them than how they were doing. They looked fine anyway, right? 

"[color=fuchsia]More like you're all lucky I sent you in![/color]" 

She'd return Daiki's claim about them being lucky that he was around. They sure made a mess of the place, shoes laying all over the place, shelves shattered, the whole place riddled with senbon. It was... Fantastic, she thought. They were the perfect team, no menace being a match to their greatness. She slowly made her way in, the zombie puppets appearing to be of little challenge to even the Genin. However they did leave a foul smell due to their decomposed state. 

"[color=fuchsia]Peeeeee-yuuuuu! Whoever got those bodies must be hella gross![/color]" 

She'd add while pinching her nose with her free hand, all the while hurling a single card at a completely maimed corpse right at the head to finish it off. The remaining threats, if they were of this level, would be easily handled by three Chuunin and two Genin, but she had noticed the strands of chakra connected to the few remaining corpses. The most logical solution would be to follow them, no? 

"[color=fuchsia]Daikiiiii~[/color]" 

She'd call for him so she could have his attention as she pointed at the strands leading deeper into the store. It was too dark to see if it led to a corridor or an exit, or something entirely different, but they had a lead and the puppet master couldn't be too far if he'd have to over watch the progression of his puppets. She'd slowly approach the trail, this time being a little more cautious in case of a possible sneak attack, all the while finishing off rather easily lone corpse puppets so they'd go on unhindered. She had her cards ready and everyone seemed wary enough to be ready for anything. She gestured Haruka and one of the Genin to remain near the entrance and eventually find a possible escape route for their foe or even another entrance they could use to surprise attack their enemy. She felt so cool by doing that, by the way.