murder was the case. [m]

[デーモン]

the twilight hour in the village was upon daichi. he had just received his newest mission a couple hours prior. it was to investigate and hopefully quell a group of thugs harmful adventures. daichi would crack his knuckles. the sound of his bones shifting and changing inside of his body was like white noise to him. he could feel the inside of his body perfectly well; every part of it thirsting for action. this was the kaguya curse.

a well documented case of extreme savagery has been made for the kaguya clan in the past. daichi's blood and bones screamed for the agony of others. it was just silent to him before. he hadn't really noticed it thanks to his believing his heritage was a curse. after thirty minutes of travel and searching nearly every other district. daichi had reached within ten meters of tokugawa oji-san's shop. visually everything looked alright until a can started to fly.

it moved at high speeds towards his face. a quick bending of the knees to squat down into a sitting position would see that the would fly right over his head. as daichi would hear from an extremely loud conversation at the shop. " the beer here tastes like fucking shit! " a feminine voice would respond to the masculine one. " so, you kick the can? i could have drank that! " uproarious laughter was soon heard after her statement.

the sound alerted daichi of several other individuals than the two voices he could identify. standing back up from his squatting position. daichi found himself pausing. as a taijutsu dedicated individual an upfront confrontation was what his blood wanted, but his art and discipline told him that there were more people in the shop than the rowdy bunch. if he waged war without a hint of care for the safety of others, he could be caught in a pretty fine mess himself. daichi would cross his arms and furrow his brow. thinking while having your gears grinding to a halt was just torturous to him.

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{suspicious people}Name: Friendly intervention!
Rank: C
Ninja needed 1-3
Mission info: A group of thugs have been terrorizing the village streets at night, making them no longer safe for those who walk during the midnight hour. They've been said to lurk near the market district so starting there is your best bet. Permission to use force is given, but do not underestimate them, they may not be shinobi but they will more than likely be armed. Bring them to justice.
reward; 50 experience, 1,000 ryo
minimum shinobi; one
mission status; interminable

[デーモン]

before he could come to a conclusion on a strategy. a voice from behind him said. " yo, move the fuck outta my way. " the sound combined with a swoosh sound from the wind had alerted daichi of something. the man had a bat. the man's reflexes were nowhere near shinobi level, but it so happened to be at a time daichi wasn't in the moment. so drastic measures were taken as daichi immediately went to his sheaths and pulled on one of his blades.

clank

the bat met the un-sharpened side of daichi's kukri mogori. " i was thinking about something so can you kindly wait a moment? " daichi would respond almost monotonously. his strength being twice of this wannabe delinquent so he easily pushed the edge against the bat with a little more strength. this caused the guy to tumble back a meter in distance, but it only accomplished one thing, and that was pissing that guy off.

" a fucking knife! so we got ourselves a killer huh!? pack! squad up! " the delinquent would yell.

" ah mou, " daichi would respond shrugging. sadly his sunagakure headband wasn't present for this mission and he doubted the idiot would believe he was a ninja in his inebriated state. they didn't know what they were dealing with, but then again neither did daichi. the street was 10 meters wide with buildings on both sides. the delinquents who heard were 10 meters away but they were closing in fast. luckily this was the shopping district, and the space was more akin to a wide alley.

there were a few shops that were still open, but most of them feigned closing thanks to the thugs. daichi was definitely in for a fight as the thugs had weapons with them. mostly baseballs bats, a couple chains, and someone even had a sheathed sword. the aura around them was different than the others as well. all of this felt pretty dangerous to daichi. his blood and bones started to create a loud sound akin to white noise in his ears. option a was definitely chosen and he would see how well they could all handle his thirst for combat.

[Ohta]

DANGER! YOU HAVE ROLLED A B-RANK DIFFICULTY, TWO ASSAILANTS, A B-RANK AND A C-RANK!

[Ohta]

His little minions began surrounding the man. Who dared to step foot on their land? Had these cracked up cunts not learned enough yet? This was a task more than fit for someone of Ryō's size. It wasn't his actual name. The leader of the group crossed his arms. "What, the bat is longer than the knife you fucking retard. Kill the cunt." he waved away Ryō (the one with the bat) and watched. "You're going to regret ruining our night, I guess you're our entertainment now."  The moments to come were dark and tense. He placed a hand on his side - a sheathed sword. A Nodachi, specifically. Perfect for large places like, I don't know, an alleyway?

"So he thinks he's a tough guy, eh?" spoke a feminine tone, a woman with a sort of bobble hat over her head-  long luscious curls that seemed to make her all that more effeminate. She walked around the side of the man who had been barking orders, scarcely abandoning any form of lust as she wrapped her arm around him. He seemed tense. "y- ya aren't bothered, are ya?" his tough guy attitude seemed to falter in front of this woman for reaosns unbeknownst to the younger Genin. "No, no." she nuzzled into his shoulder. He seemed to gain a little bit of his confidence back. "What are you waiting for, Ryō?" he spoke, only a little darker this time. 

Far more than an order, the mindless one known as Ryō brought up his bat and had it vertical from the ground but seemed... hesitant to fight against the Genin. "GO." with that, Ryō swung the bat aiming to knock the kid's head off. 

The problem hadn't even begun.

Status: BAD??

[デーモン]

daichi wouldn't respond. he was too busy being wholly unamused. the man with the bat (ryō) would swing it again. this time with seemingly all of his force. instead of dodging. daichi did what his blood and bones told him to do. hit the man straight on. daichi would take a step forward (towards ryō who is a meter^(?) away from him) as the bat was swung in a downward motion^(?).

daichi would swing his left hand kukri in a horizontal nature upwards to meet the bat. hopefully slashing the bat in that way would either deflect it ^(?), or slice it in half^(?). if either successfully happened then the offense would continue. daichi would place his chin down, and step again this time using his right leg as a pivot food and using his step to place his left foot a couple inches before his right.

this would allow him full torque control to twist his hips, and send a powerful linear jab with his right hand to the face of ryō. the jab wouldn't be too forceful as to be out of control and unmanageable. it would have the correct amount of force enough to use half of his full strength, while being flexible enough to be called back if needed. this was thanks to years of strengthening and toning his body for combat. the amount of force behind the punch itself could be augmented at will, but that remained to be seen as events unfolded.

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{clarifications}
^(?)

so, yeah. you might be wondering why all the question marks. i'm pretty new to actually using T1. i've used it before but never successfully. there was a great many variables i wanted to bring to your attention.

• the distance was a meter, but i don't know if you moved or re-positioned him in your post.
• i assumed if he lifted it vertically he would attack vertically.
• never really specified if the bat was metal or wooden so i took both possible items into consideration.

[Ohta]

Ryō's bat was made of wood, and so as the swung vertically to take off the kid's head, he found his arm taking all of the vibration as it stopped dead in front of his own hand. "Gah-" and was stopped mid outburst. Unfortunately, Ryō was not a Shinobi and had not been trained as such. With his mouth open - the punch directly connected to the open mouth and jaw of Ryō. He dropped backwards and onto his back like a sack of potatos, and a clear CRACK could be  heard as the two halves of his face seemed to separate.

The leader didn't seem impressed. "Pff, fucking weakling." he began unsheathing his Nodachi but was promptly stopped but the woman on his side. "I'll deal with it, hehe~!" the man didn't seem to mind, if anything the smirk on his face seemed to say it all. She was dangerous. "You're fucking dead, kid. Yo, Ryō if you're gonna sit there like a little bitch at the least you can go grab me a beer! hahaha!" his guffaw came out in squalls, it was clear this man was only as dangerous as his mouth. 

The woman seemed far more complacent to stand there in front of the Genin - a meter away. "You can leave now..." she spoke. She seemed... calm. Like she knew what was going on. That no amount of stress nor physical stature could bother her. This was a Taijutsu user. She brought her hands up into a sort of boxing stance - clenched fists, arms and knees slightly bent. The rest that were there dragged Ryō away, leaving the male and female. It was their fight.

What the Genin didn't know is that she was far stronger than him. The first thing she would do would take her right foot forward, closing that immediate distance and throwing a jab to the man's jaw - much like he had done with Ryō. Behind her - the man began pulling out his Nodachi. From the beginning, they weren't even intending on playing a fair fight. 

Status: BAD??

[デーモン]

daichi's fist connected. the weight of the blow knocked ryō back and down. he couldn't believe what just happened. " ah mou, i expected you to dodge that, " daichi would say. he was really disappointed by the turn of events.

he had expected at least some sort of skill or ability. turning his head back towards the others daichi honestly was getting tired of the guy wielding the sword. " dead? " daichi would point to himself " only a baka would talk like that before they've won, " a sort of smile appeared on his face. his stance shifted. a quick turn towards the woman who would quell the yelling idiot. she also had a strange aura around herself.

the way she moved and held herself to a higher standard. reminded daichi of his mother a little bit and that caused his blood to rile up. she was a high strung taijutsu maniac -his mother- who literally would force daichi to train. a literal shiver ran down his spine thinking about her. his kukri would be sheathed back into its holster. he could see it in the woman that she would battle this out hand to hand.

daichi being the person who he was obliged her. she closed the distance almost immediately. daichi was taken aback by the speed she had. she had forced him into the defensive. a simple sway or block wasn't going to get him out of this one, she seemed to be trained proficiently in taijutsu with her speed and stance. daichi would try his best to switch positions of his stance from left forward to right forward. his entire body was tensed with chakra^[1] and squared up for the impact of her speeding hit as she was definitely faster than him.

daichi compensated by quickly once she was in range of connecting, forcing a small step forward with his right leg while lifting his left knee upwards. the knee attack was a feign as the real strike was his left leg being sent upwards in an attempt to connect with a front ax kick.

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{KaBlam!}
¹Shikotsumyako (Dead Bone Pulse) - mid.
chakra points. 170 remaining.

[Ohta]

The man seemed flabbergasted that he was answered back and seemed to have a seething rage. "Yeah, we'll see kid." he spat out. Ignorance.

"Hehe~" the woman was strong, but not all that fast. With the man unsheathing his Nodachi it would only be a few moments until he was going to join in the fray. The woman's punch connected, with a far harder punch than it would seem. Luckily, she was using it at her full range and the punch was simply a quick jab to see how the person would react. If the Genin would hear her thoughts, he would hear her displeasure in bringing her hand back. It was hard, but not anything that she wasn't already used to. She sidestepped the knee - hoping to be out of it's way, but as it opened up her eyes in turn, opened up. A feint that he had prepared for. The only thing that she could do was take it. "Mmph." was the grunt that came out in anticipation of the kick.

Though, sometimes things weren't fair. The axe kick wasn't a bad strike- it connected underneath her shoulder joint - right in the armpit- the arm that had landed the punch (her right) would quickly come over and underneath the leg so it could interlock with her opposite hand. If this grab proved successful, the man would be hopping on one leg, and she would use that sidestep movement to use her own left leg, twist her torso and sweep the remaining leg from underneath the Genin, where she would have a lock on his leg.

The groin stomp was coming next, if he did not act in accordance. If he however, somehow managed to not get caught, it was a prime opportunity to act out on the primal desires of violence, where she would guard herself and make her own way into his space; in what could've been a crucially bad move. Where she could work within that tiny space, how even would he punch her?

On the opposite hand, the man behind the woman would laugh. Things were heating up. "I don't wanna cut you kid, but you leave me no choice." the Nodachi, drawn, he began moving around the left side of them both - so he could get an angle on the cut he would be making. 

Proceed. 

Status: BAD!!

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{Spoiler}WOMAN:
Strength - A
Speed - C
Stamina - B
Seals - D
Sense - C

H2H: B
DURABILITY: B

MAN:
? ? ?

[デーモン]

daichi was happy. his opponent dodged his strength - albeit barely. his leg was still vulnerable, as he tried to retract it. the woman would grip onto his leg. this would have been a great idea. for exactly any other type of opponent in a taijutsu battle.

daichi couldn't ignore the chakra forcing its way throughout his entire body¹. his slacks and coat were considerably worst for wear in almost an instant. his bones had crunched underneath his skin and pierced through it. his hands, elbows, knees, and shoulders were bladed with one foot long razor staves. with his foot gripped the only option allowed was a time sensitive one.

he truly believed this woman was strong that she would be the battle to release his boiling blood. " take this... seriously, oba-san! " daichi would yell while in movement. he jumped using his right leg, but twisting his center of gravity, by spinning himself to his left (into the woman) with the bladed staves on his knees and hands (they would aim at her arms and chest).

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{WRYYY!}
^[1]Yanagi no Mai (Dance of the Willow) - mid
chakra remaining. 140.

[Ohta]

The woman saw from her position the growing bones. A bone growing clan?!?! Whatever it was, it seemed to excite her. From the few moments that it would take for him to speak and begin his own attack, she was already preparing her own. The grip over his other leg had loosened slightly, and as he began to jump, she moved forward, before, there was space between the end of the leg and her groin- and now there was none.

The loose grip gave her ample time to begin sliding her own arms down his leg - to allow her to step in and get closer, with his straight leg protruding a bone that would've long since pierced the woman in her previous position - she ducked herself into his space. So when that leg would come in and pierce her - she worked her way into the crease of his leg that even the bone wouldn't hurt her.

In addition to this, her head ducked down and closer to his own face - so that with the arm that was coming in would simply bump against her back - there was far too much bone for him to be able maneuver any other way. From her position, she grinned at him, if he would be able to see it.

Her own attack, was releasing her left arm from the lock on his right leg - and the left arm instead began working it's way around his waist - a perfect position for a body-slam. And that's what she would try to do- it was like catching a wriggling eel. If allowed to in any form, she would pounce forward with this massive body-weight in her hands- and slam down on top of him.

The other man, was walking around - his hands had clasped on the Nodachi together, the blade was pointing downwards - he was going to try and thrust into the Genin if he was on the floor, but as of right now he couldn't get any closer without the possibility of harming his apparent girlfriend. "GET THAT SONOVA BITCH!" but if somehow, that wasn't possible, he was going to join the fray as well. Just like a wolf waiting for the alpha to give the command, he was waiting... and that signal was coming soon. 

Proceed.

Status: BAD!!

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{Spoiler}
I'm working off from THIS image for the position of the bones - noting that the right leg is straight and the bone gives the woman more than enough room to step into that crease the bone provides. 

The attack, in a simple manner - is that the woman steps CLOSER to you, her left arm goes from your leg to your waist and attempts a bodyslam. The right arm still has a hold of your leg.

WOMAN:
Strength - A
Speed - C
Stamina - B
Seals - D
Sense - C

H2H: B
DURABILITY: B

MAN:
? ? ?

[デーモン]

The woman would take control of Daichi's mid-air escapades. Her hand would slam the boy down against the ground. The damage was reduced to nothing thanks to the Kaguya's chakra infused adrenaline rush^[1]. Assuming that she hadn't recoiled from her position fast enough. Daichi would attempt to use the stave^[2] in his hands to slice at the woman's legs. He aimed for her tendons.

damn, it looks like i'm in real trouble, daichi would think. he was in trouble for the first time in his life. he was up against a highly skilled opponent with no more than his kaguya savagery powered foolishness.

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{dead zone}
^[1]Shikotsumyako (Dead Bone Pulse) - mid.
^[2]Yanagi no Mai (Dance of the Willow) - minuscule.
chakra remaining. 100.

[Ohta]

The slam was successful - and for all but a few moments everything was swell. But it wasn't going to stop there. She could feel that immediate press and the bone beginning to cut into her leg. "ah-" but there was an intervention.

Like a wolf awaiting the signal, as the slam to the floor simply connected he began to move, and as he saw the boy desperately trying to escape - or attacking back, he had completely forgotten about his second enemy. They weren't out to play fair. "I wouldn't do that." he shouted as he brought his sword down and would attempt to lean it on the boy's throat. If he decided he wanted to continue his attack - by all means the girl would have her tendons cut. In lieu of an attack, all she could do was be helpless in the lock, or risk losing her legs. How would they explain that to a doctors, that she just slipped and ripped open her legs?

That was his right. But in doing so he would have the Nodachi press - and cut his throat. By all means, the boy could try and strike at the man's legs and make him fall, but that would leave the woman free to attack. If there was any way out of this, it would be to step down. 

"Don't kill him- ahh" the woman interjected and despite the Nodachi being at his throat - it seemed lighter. This woman was their leader. 

Proceed.

Status: BAD!!

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{Spoiler}

WOMAN:
Strength - A
Speed - C
Stamina - B
Seals - D
Sense - C

H2H: B
DURABILITY: B

MAN:
Strength - B

Speed - C
Stamina - C
Seals - D
Sense - C

[デーモン]

Daichi was defeated. There was nothing left for him to do. He allowed his staves to be reduced back to nothing. He would point towards both the man and the woman and speak. " good game. " chakra pushed through his fingers. a bone bullet was shot from each finger from both hands.

his left hand bullet was aimed at the woman's head. the right hand bullet was aimed at the man's head as well. if they were able to dodge or counter-attack he would be done, but his kaguya blood just wouldn't allow him to finish this without giving his all.

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{dead heat!}
Teshi Sendan (Ten Finger Drilling Bullets) - low
final chakra level. 80 points.

[Ohta]

All was won! Joyful. Thankfully, the woman had called off the man and was grinning as the staves seemed to retract from his hands and knees. She was thankful that he had not decided to take her legs away and she came up onto her knees. It was an enjoyable fight for how quick it had ended. Now they were going to knock him out, string him up, have a beer, fuck and continue their riot of a night! 

"You fought we-" the woman began speaking, but stopped abruptly as the bullet shot through her head ; right through the eye and that was pretty much it for her. Dead, her still warm carcass dropped loosely on top of Daichi, where blood would begin spilling out.

Even for the man, who had time to react, his arm came up- in protest of what was about to happen, too, dropped to his knees as the bullet caned through his body. Dead. His body dropped beside Daichi, everything was pretty much over for him now. It was quiet, and for those who were watching, would peek out from their shop windows. 

It was over.

Status: GOOD!!

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{Spoiler}225 exp reward!

[デーモン]

daichi was completely happy. " wahoo, " as he picked himself up off the ground. that was when he realized that he just killed two citizens of sunagakure. it was a somber moment for all of five seconds when he remembered they tried to kill him. " wahoo, good game, yall. " daichi would say miming handshakes in the air over the dead bodies.

it was time for him to skedaddle and write up a report on what went down while another person cleaned up the mess.

[exit]