[table][row][cell]Team Botan Nakano[/cell][cell]Kamui Kaiyou | Makaira Kumonga[/cell][/row][row][cell][sup][color=#2E2C2C]_______________________________________________[/color][/sup]
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[cell] They were close enough to the cliffs now and Botan had only just gotten used to standing on what felt like a giant slimy marshmallow. It was nothing against the slug itself, for Katsuyu-sama had been an exceedingly gracious host, but it was difficult to be completely at ease if one wished to avoid getting mucus on their clothing. Kamui and Maka had adapted just fine, though Maka seemed to have made a game out of kind of surfing on the creature's back, which Botan wasn't completely sure was polite. He sighed and looked up. The sheer rock face gave him an ominous feeling and he could feel a stirring like a premonition... or maybe just an upset stomach. He hadn't noticed he'd been so tense. He looked back to Maka as she slid seriously over the creature's back and turned his thoughts to Arisu... He could only hope she was alright. She was reckless, but... The Leaf wouldn't risk an incident. Not now. No... She was safe... right? He sighed again, this time a bit deeper, and hung his head.

He wanted to trust the Leaf nin. They seemed... Mostly nice i-if somewhat strange. But then, perhaps he must have seemed very strange to them too. He certainly seemed strange to himself. It was another reason he admired his brother so much. He couldn't imagine that he was ever so uncertain. He didn't hesitate. He was very brave. Once he made a decision, there was no stopping him. Botan knew he could never be like that, but he could... at least try his best to not look away.

[b]"We are getting closer. I can create cover, a mist, if you like... Though it may give away our inten-"[/b]

At that moment, a gigantic round and oblong boulder fell from the top of the cliffs barely missing the great slug and crashing into the sea! They were under attack already! Of course they would have a look out on the cliffs and what better a scout from there than Ondori. The echoes of a great crowing echoed from the man throwing down the... stone eggs. And a full dozen gargantuan stone eggs barreled towards the shinobi. Botan braced for impact...

But the impact never came. Tomoyuki, that sand-nin that had traveled with the Leaf summoned a ceiling of sand to take the impact, but the effort and impact knocked him off the slug and into the water and there was surely more to come...

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