[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/KJHKbxx.png[/img] [color=9e0b0f][u][b]Bumu Aka[/b][/u] Location - Konohagakure - Ramen Shop / Interaction - [@GlitchyBugger][/color] _________________________________________________[/center] Well, that cinched it. It was really obvious that Hime was one of Jaakuna's kids, but... Maybe it was best she didn't know right now. Maybe at one time it would have been a big deal, but now? Probably best it remained forgotten. [color=9e0b0f]"To be honest... All this ninja stuff? It's not for me. You remember Chojiro Akimichi, right?"[/color] Bumu asked, though he wasn't entirely sure if anybody did. [color=9e0b0f]"He died in the exam. To be honest, I don't think anybody noticed. But... You know, it's just kind of haunting me."[/color] There was a short pause as Bumu looked down to his bowl. Stirring around a chunk of meat, he scarfed it down in one go. [color=9e0b0f]"I mean, I've killed people before you know. But it was just always they where the bad guys, and I was the good guy kinda stuff. I'm not a kid, and yet I still feel like. I still get a rush, like it's all for fun! And Chojiro was one of the good guys, and he died!"[/color] Bumu looked to the ice fairy, wondering if she knew that feeling. She was a hero too, still kinda a kid in her own right. Or maybe she was just so simple minded that she never thought about it. Maybe ignorance is bliss, but not for Bumu. The fox had always craved new things. New experiences, even when he lived at the shrine with his half-siblings. [color=9e0b0f]"Well... You know, the whole thing really gets you thinking about what you're doing with your life. I thought being a ninja was fighting bad guys. But with Jaakuna being a bad guy, and Ginsho dying, and Chojiro... I just... I'm thinking of going back to the shrine. You know, where my mom is."[/color] He frowned, and stirred his chopsticks around a bundle of noodles. [color=9e0b0f]"I mean, now that I have ninja moves I can probably protect the shrine from vandals. And hey, the others won't have a worry about a b-bastard child messing with their family legacy more! Y-You kn-know!?"[/color] Bumu hunched over, but there where no tears. Instead, there was a choking sound, teeth clenching together. Foxes didn't cry, but now Bumu wanted more than anything to fight evolution. [color=9e0b0f]"I-I can't even cry right! What the hell is wrong with me?"[/color] Fingers brushed through his scarlet hair, eyes wide in mixed grief as he looked down to the bowl in front of him. [color=9e0b0f]"What a fucking mess this whole world is!"[/color] Bumu half shouted, muffled as he was face down into his ramen. [color=9e0b0f]"You think you're going to fix something, and what happens? You just end up making it worse by the end of things. Ginsho went to fight Jaakuna, and now he's dead! I wanted to be a Jonin, and I got Chojiro killed! Why fight for anything if somebody is going to die like that? Miles from home in a puddle of fucking water!?"[/color] This was as close to tears as Bumu could get... And still it felt so tangible. [center][img]https://dncache-mauganscorp.netdna-ssl.com/thumbseg/987/987858-bigthumbnail.jpg[/img] And rain continued to [b]fall[/b]...[/center] [center]_______________________________________________________________[/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/7MuryQw.png[/img] [color=ed1c24][u][b]Jaakuna Aka[/b][/u] Location - Amegakure - Ramen Shop / Interaction - [@Seraphicide] - [@Savato][/color] _________________________________________________[/center] The fox came into view, a smile on his lips as he looked at Kisuke. [color=ed1c24]"Well... Aren't you the observant one?"[/color] He asked, hands on his hips, but despite how relaxed he seemed... Jaakuna was on high alert. Not everybody could pinpoint him that easily, but hey, just means the man was deserving of some kind of prize. Maybe a chat, since it seemed the man's goal was merely to keep him busy for now. [color=ed1c24]"I like you, Kisuke. I like your name too. Maybe you'll like me too. But, if you're really curious about why we're here, beats me."[/color] He shrugged to add emphasis to his claims. [color=ed1c24]"I'm just a distraction for all the big fighters wasting their time punching each other and letting loose."[/color] Kisuke was clearly a hand to hand kind of guy. Makes sense if he was the Tsuchikage's guy. The Tsuchikage himself seemed pretty hand to hand when he wasn't outright spitting lava around like a freaking fool. But while he thought all this, Jaakuna's hand lifted up to his back. Fingers drummed against the war fan sitting comfy on his back, as if he was waiting to pull it out and fight back. He'd know when Kisuke was ready, any kind of flair up in intent would make it clear a million miles away what was about to happen. The five orbs that fluttered behind him seemed rather pleased with themselves too. As if this whole thing was just teetering on the edge. [color=ed1c24]"Between you and me, I'm sure we're just going to be wasting time while we fight. But... That's what we both want. To waste time."[/color] Jaakuna struck first, swinging his war fan in a wide arc. He expected Kisuke to block it, the reason behind the well telegraphed attack. Because his second move was to use one of the orbs floating next to him. Without warning, a wave of fire erupted forth from it, aimed directly at Kisuke and scorching everything in its path. The rooftop of the building turned an ashy black, charred and filling the air with the smell of burning clay. The heat alone caused the air to ripple and wave in distress. [url=http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fire_Release:_Great_Fire_Annihilation]Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku![/url] Jaakuna started by keeping it simple. After all, he wasn't sure what Kisuke was capable of, so starting off with a fire jutsu seemed like a great point to test the man's metal. ------------------------------- [b]Against Rukia...[/b] Aerial targets? Those are easy. Especially when they probably don't see you coming. Just a clone for now, but that was a good enough place to be for Jaakuna right now. A shuriken in each of his hands as he stood on a rooftop, a fair enough distance away that the airborne lass may not notice. But he was there, and he was aiming on her focus to be all on the shark man. Two shuriken spun in his hand, and he threw them. But two became two hundred, all aimed directly at the flying girl's exposed back. Enough spread was accounted for just in case she made a sudden swerve in her flight path. As the shuriken got closer, they suddenly exploded. A few may have hit her in the back, or another may have gotten itself stuck in her boosters. That's probably hurt, bring her down to ground level. Let's see how well she does against somebody who enjoyed a good joke, unlike the shark man who wouldn't know decent humor if it swam up and ate his young. [center]_______________________________________________________________[/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/3VU5ROR.png[/img] [color=8882be][u][b]Ocha Kyusu[/b][/u] Location - Iwagakure / Interaction - ???[/color] _________________________________________________[/center] "So, this is the Mizukage? Creepy." Ocha Kyusu felt... Well not humiliated. In fact, he seemed pretty good natured about this whole mess. Even if he was in cuffs. The most important thing was that he wasn't dressed in his usual outfit. That wasn't fit for a prisoner of Iwagakure it seemed, since they gave him a kind of orange jumpsuit. Sleeveless of course, and he refused to wear the shoes they offered. Though what probably stood out was his skin. Pitch black, with only the orange glow of his eyes and his teeth adding any kind of splash of color to the whole thing. Sharp teeth, kind of like a monster out of a child's fairy tail. Or something looking up from the depths of the ocean. The smile he flashed to the two guards across from him, both having been tasked with collecting his 'stuff' and dressing him into his new uniform. Something they had to wear thick gloves for. "I just, never really thought about what lay under that outrageous outfit, you know?" The first guard said as he watched Ocha from the other side of the cell. "Oh yeah, you weren't around for the war, where you kid?" The second guard, a much older man said with a small laugh. "This guy was responsible for breaking the stalemate at Toshi River." [color=8882be]"Toshi river?"[/color] Ocha asked from his seal, legs crossed as he took a seat on the only chair he'd been allowed. He figured this currently rather dull setting was just a stand by until something nicer was ready to be provided. [color=8882be]"Oh yes, now I remember you."[/color] Ocha smiled, clearly amused at how small the world was. [color=8882be]"You where the one who asked who I was. The others... All to scared to approach me. Especially after my... Little display."[/color] "What did he do?" The younger guard asked, leaning in as he became... Curious about the Mizukage. "See, this loony wrapped up like a corpse showed up one day around the second month of the stalemate. Back when Kiri and Iwa where working together. See, Tsuchikage wasn't happy with how little progress we where making, and we requested support from the Mizukage who was dealing with his own bag of trouble." The older shinobi said, slowly weaving his story. "So instead of an army of support, we got this one guy. Showed up personally, and even some of the Kiri guys in the group didn't know who he was. But he went directly to the captain, and started asking questions. Didn't speak to anybody else, just met with the captain who seemed... Scared. I didn't know it was for good reason at the time." Ocha laughed, clearly enjoying this recounting of the battle. "Suddenly, he walks to the edge of the trenches. He began to strip off bandages till he was in his pants. He began forming handseals, and suddenly this mist began to roll in. He told the rest of us to get inside something, and we sealed the whole thing up as he walked out onto the field with a hand picked group of like twenty kiri ninja in full body gear. Gas masks, the whole deal! A few of the guys with sensory techniques relayed the whole thing. That mist seemed to be poison! Anybody who got caught it in started screaming in pain till we could hear it from well across the river." [color=8882be]"And when they opened up the doors to their hide-y hole... The entire Konoha battalion was dead."[/color] Ocha added, wrapping up the story rather tightly. "That they where." The old timer said, looking over to his fellow guard who looked... Amazed, yet scared. "And we have to guard this guy?" He asked, pointing to Ocha. "Kage's orders, can't say no. Besides, that nullification field is more than enough to keep him for using that poison mist of his." The senior replied, almost smiling. [color=8882be]"Not really, but you caught me on a good day."[/color] Ocha smiled, leaning back and letting his toes brush against the metal bars of his cell, balancing himself out. Ocha laughed softly, and tilted his head as he heard a sound. [color=8882be]"Oh, it seems you're under attack. Just so you know, it's not one of mine. I didn't even sanction anything of the like with my assistant before I left."[/color] He wasn't really looking too hard into it, but he could tell something was wrong. [color=8882be]"I'm excited. This whole day just gets more and more fun."[/color] [center]_______________________________________________________________[/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/44xQMnG.png[/img] [color=0072bc][u][b]Itsuki Hozuki[/b][/u] Location - Kirigakure / Interaction - ???[/color] _________________________________________________[/center] Itsuki Hozuki, prized apprentice of the Mizukage, was troubled. Before him sat a series of papers... Mostly they where all letters, but what was written in them was of concern. [color=0072bc]"And you're sure about all this?"[/color] Itsuki said, looking to his left at the messenger. He was perplexed, judging from the look of confusion on his face. But Itsuki had to admit, this was a case he was unfamiliar with. "Yes, Lord Itsuki." The messenger said, sorrow in his eyes. "These are all photos and letters from the people of Kuniumi, the island closest to the..." [color=0072bc]"Yes, the dark continent."[/color] Itsuki interrupted, looking back to the photos. There where fisherman, islanders in all these photos. All bedridden. That alone wasn't of much concern, but it was something else that caught his eyes. In some of the pictures, there where lumps forming underneath the skin. Pressing up and stretching out the bones in disgusting ways. Some of them made it look like people where growing horns. Then... There was the corpses. The lumps where just the first in a series of terrible mutations. Specifically, bones. Most of the corpses where malformed skeletons, with bones growing out and their own organs impaled by the sudden growth that went inwards. The villagers claimed that it was one in a generation, but now, it was an epidemic. [color=0072bc]"They're requesting medical assistance, but... Until we even know how it's spreading we can't risk the usual medical teams. I may have to go personally."[/color] He sighed softly, and rubbed his temples, raking his mind for any other ideas. He couldn't handle an epidemic on his own, but nobody else could be risked for something like this, much less allowing the risk of it laying dormant and returning to the mainland. Itsuki's unique body structure allowed him to do this, but others... [color=0072bc]"Give me some paper, I have to send a letter to somebody who I know can help."[/color] Itsuki said, smiling as a sheet was handed to him. Pen in hand, he began to write , beginning with the name of the shinobi he planned to address. Namine Akizakura, the only medical shinobi he knew who could help with this kind of epidemic. Handing the letter off, he took a seat, and began to wait.