Real Talk, Dat Swag Brah, Wassu' [M]

[Leonov]

name: assassination!
rank: a
description: a high ranking official of iwagakure has abandoned the village. his escape was traced to the lands of grass, and he was accompanied by a few shinobi loyal to him. naturally, he must be disposed of. he possesses a great deal of classified information that i'd much rather remained private. take him out, but be careful. this is a covert operation.
objective: assassinate elder haku! (don't be seen!)
client: lady tsuchikage
reward: 200 exp, 5000 ryo

The mission had taken the team of four straight into the Grass Country. Wild, untamed forests dotted the land with periodic plains that spanned acres of land. The trio had found themselves on the border of a wide, open plain and the heavy shadows of tall trees many acres large. The four had kept close to the trees, hidden in the shadows, as this was a mission of stealth.

Moving silently, Maximilian made sure every bit of items he had with him were kept by his side - on his body or in the satchel. Body tensed, he moved with the group, neither leading nor straying back, as they moved on toward where they had hoped would be the target. Maximilian made sure to listen to the leader, should he have anything to say or command, but until then, it was mostly silence and caution.

Maximilian dropped his voice the the smallest whisper as they moved on. "Any news? Any trace of the little shit?" Maximilian moved close with the other three, and spoke in such a way that would not allow any outside forces let his voice carry too far off. Even his movements were slow, soft, and deliberate. He wouldn't want anyone to be tipped off of their location. So far, everything was good for the four of them.

[X-Ray]

Fang moved along the side of the group staying further from the clearing as Rey moved silently at his side. They hadn't spoken much through the trek from the land of stone. His senses were on high alert allowing with the pup at his side they both hadn't caught onto anything the two wolves both made a silent glance at Kouhei after Max asked about catching anything.

Kouhei had mentioned earlier at his once sensing abilities and was curious if he could catch anything that neither Fang or Rey had been able to with their ears and noses. Fang hated being quiet more than anything but ti was a necessity for the task they had been given and chances are he'd die if he didn't follow that order.

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[Superguest]

What would have normally been a dull long trip from one country to another had seemed to fly by without any problems. The group had yet to run into any issues crossing the border and as long as they continued to travel at their current rate they would probably reach their target without running into any foreseen trouble. He doubted the assassination would go as smoothly, but at least the smooth trip ensured that the squad would be able to conserve their strength for the more difficult trial of killing their target. Kouhei didn’t know what kind of chakra reserves the others in his squad had or how long they could last in a long drawn out battle, but he was sure that as a group they could handle it.

The entire trip had been done in silence in order to promote stealth. The last thing the group needed was some foreign ninja discovering them because they were chatting away. Normally Kouhei would have wanted to converse, try and make friends. However, for the moment the young man was just happy to be travelling together with other people. There would be plenty of time to talk after the mission was over when the group could celebrate over their victory. After all, according to his books male bonding after a big success was common.

"Any news? Any trace of the little shit?"

Kouhei winced a little bit when Max finally spoke, but it was more a reflex than anything else. Max was speaking low enough that no one should be able to hear them so there wasn’t really anything for Kouhei to worry about. The Genin managed a sidelong glance at the still silent squad mate. When he realized that Fang was looking to him for answers he guessed that the Inuzuka’s incredible sense of smell must not have been enough to pick up anyone in the nearby area. He wasn’t sure if his own senses would fare any better, but he might as well try. They would have a greater tactical advantage if Kouhei managed to pick up on the enemy’s location. So with that Kouhei nodded his head silently and then focused his chakra opening up his senses. Thanks to his training the young man could use the technique without even having to close his eyes or form handseals.

SPOILER: Click to show

Kagura Shingan (Kagura Mind's Eye)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary.
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Handseals: One.
Chakra: D - Low, C - Low, B - Mid, A - x2 Mid, S - x2 Mid.
Special: Each rank determines the range at which they can detect chakra, whether it comes from a person, animal or even an object. By closing their eyes and forming a simple seal, the world of chakra around the user becomes unveiled. Upon learing the s-ranked version, the user will no longer need to form a hand seal to activate this technique. However, this technique still requires a large portion of concentration to use, and therefor is generally incapable of being used in combat (unless the user was to hide for a moment in order to activate it).
• D: 10 meters.
• C: 20 meters.
• B: 30 meters.
• A: 40 meters.
• S: 50 meters.

Description: Kagura Shingan is an advanced Sensory Ninjutsu technique used by all sensors, and serves as the root to the entire sensory tree. After performing the necessary handseal, the sensor closes their eyes and uses their innate ability to detect chakra in order to determine the location of their opponent by the faintest of chakra trails, as well as discerning the size of an approaching unseen force, and even their chakra capacity.
Domain: Sensors.

[DEVIL—]

Bass opted to remain silent for the majority of their little journey, bobbing his head too and fro to the rhythm of the beat coming through his large head phones. As loud as it was playing, you might've thought the Chuunin ran the risk of goin' deaf; but being around explosions your entire life kind of made a little beat of music nothin' to worry about, honestly.

"We shouldn't be too far off," Bass smoothly replied. Unzipping one of the pockets along his vest, he revealed a folded piece of paper. "Tha directions be sayin' our target somewhere in tha northern reaches. We're about tirty minutes out."

Slipping the document back into his vest, glanced about. "Tha good thing is we be havin' a sensor on tha team. When we reach tha location, we'll scout for thrity more minutes before makin' any actions. Chances are, tha bastards heavily guarded."

With that, he continued bopping.

[daisy]

The forest begins to thin, the warm sunshine of the land of grass leaking through the trees. Soon enough, the forest gives way onto a beautiful glade, a wide open space amongst the trees, complete with a multitude of flowers and a small, winding stream. Impossible to miss, a multi-storey building, in the traditional style, has been constructed here, with people sitting on benches nearby, enjoying the sun.

It seems to be some sort of inn, perhaps a rather exclusive one, given its depth in the forest. It looks welcoming though, given its architecture and surroundings.

The people nearby are;

Two pretty young women, perched on a bench together, gossiping.

And old woman, sitting in the doorway alone, smoking a pipe.

A young boy and a middle aged woman, sitting in the grass by the stream.




Where could your target be...?

[Leonov]

Upon seeing the building, Maximilian tensed up as he realized just how much this mission had increased itself in difficulty. With the target being in a place such as this, Max realized that the requirement of being covert would be that much harder to hold up. Max moved closer to Bass, and looked at his other two teammates.

"Shit. What do we do now? This is meant to be covert, how will we pull this shit off?" The blonde muttered to Bass, keeping his voice down as best as he can despite their far distance from where the building stood. Max analyzed the people that were sitting outside, noticing the majority as female and the one male as being a child.

Wasn't their target a male?

The Sansutsomu sighed to himself, shaking his head as he maintained his position with the group. Obviously, at this point, they'd probably be seen by the individuals of the building, so Max raised his head up, taking on a casual position, and making sure his clothes hid any of the Shinobi equipment he had on them. For all intents and purposes, Max looked like a normal civilian. A nomad, just walking through.

[X-Ray]

Fang sighed looking over the group of people as his sight fell upon the boy, their target was supposed to be a male but... "He could've used a transformation to hide himself."

As they watched the group he leaned back against a nearby tree watching his team, what could they do now to keep their mission covert when they couldn't find their target. Silently he glanced at their sensor once again hoping he could tell if there was anyone using chakra.

[Superguest]

Kouhei continued to keep his senses strained in case he picked up anything in the distance. For the most part the group was still moving pretty covertly and had yet to run into any trouble, but that could change at any time. As the sensor of the group it was his job to ensure that the group wasn’t ambushed somehow. He needed to stay on high alert in order to make sure that there would be no shinobi hiding in the wings just waiting to take them down. According to the mission details the traitor had left the country with some shinobi who were loyal to him. The young man had no way of knowing who had left their village, but if they were smart they wouldn’t just assume Iwa would let them leave. Counter attacking with an ambush would be the best move. Thankfully, that had yet to be an issue.

"Tha directions be sayin' our target somewhere in tha northern reaches. We're about tirty minutes out."

The Genin listened to his Squad Leader’s words and nodded his head in acceptance. It seemed that this portion of their mission would go by smoothly. If they were only thirty minutes from their target the odds of being ambushed while on their way were growing slimmer. The new problem would be simply getting to their target. Kouhei couldn’t be certain, but it was possible the shinobi had decided to use the official like bait to lure and kill any party searching for him. The idea didn’t sit right with Kouhei, since he doubted the official would agree to be used as bait and leave himself open, but it was entirely possible. In order to protect his friends he would need to make sure to be extra cautious.

Just as their Squad Leader predicted the group reached their target soon enough. Kouhei stopped just short of the inn alongside his fellow squad members, making sure no one could see him from the building. His eyes took in all the people milling about outside and no doubt the countless others inside. If the attack was to happen here the official and his shinobi couldn’t have picked a better location. His allies would not be able to make any sort of overt movements without completely giving themselves away. Kouhei played with the idea of simply blowing up his target and hoping it was blamed on some sort of freak accident, but something told him that might be questioned.

"Shit. What do we do now? This is meant to be covert, how will we pull this shit off?"

Kouhei had to agree with Max. Things had definitely become a lot more difficult for them. However, as he looked everyone over a thought crossed his mind. All was not lost for the group. At the very least there might be a way to at least narrow down their target pool. Kouhei raised a hand up to divert attention towards him and whispered, ”My abilities allow me to not only sense chakra, but even the capacity a person has. If this official truly has shinobi with him as the mission stated then no doubt they are close by. Their chakra capacity should be greater than your average citizen if well trained and no doubt sharper and more honed then the others. If they are not right next to him they should have positioned themselves in such a way to be able to defend him if attacked and are probably watching him as well as their surroundings for any threats. If I can identify them we can use their proximity and positions to then figure out who they are guarding. With the target discovered we can make our move from there.” Kouhei then concentrated and exerted his senses once more. He used his ability to not only discover how many people were inside the inn, but to comb through everyone both outside and inside in order to see if he could ferret out the shinobi mingled into the crowd.

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Kagura Shingan (Kagura Mind's Eye)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary.
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Handseals: One.
Chakra: D - Low, C - Low, B - Mid, A - x2 Mid, S - x2 Mid.
Special: Each rank determines the range at which they can detect chakra, whether it comes from a person, animal or even an object. By closing their eyes and forming a simple seal, the world of chakra around the user becomes unveiled. Upon learing the s-ranked version, the user will no longer need to form a hand seal to activate this technique. However, this technique still requires a large portion of concentration to use, and therefor is generally incapable of being used in combat (unless the user was to hide for a moment in order to activate it).
• D: 10 meters.
• C: 20 meters.
• B: 30 meters.
• A: 40 meters.
• S: 50 meters.

Description: Kagura Shingan is an advanced Sensory Ninjutsu technique used by all sensors, and serves as the root to the entire sensory tree. After performing the necessary handseal, the sensor closes their eyes and uses their innate ability to detect chakra in order to determine the location of their opponent by the faintest of chakra trails, as well as discerning the size of an approaching unseen force, and even their chakra capacity.
Domain: Sensors.

[DEVIL—]

Bass had stopped the moment he'd heard clatterin' up ahead, sticking to the heavier forested area. Of course, he'd signaled for his rag-tag group of shinobi to do the same, and then with a wave, reeled them in closer so that their conversation(s) wouldn't be overheard. Naturally, this all occurred prior to their explanations of what might've happened or not.

"Ya both right," he nodded toward Fang and Kouhei. "He could'a used tha transformation jutsu, but even if he didn't, our friend here is spot on about tha chakra." Giving him a nod, he watched as the boy focused his abilities to scout the inn.

"Once he's finished doin' tha do, if somethin' seems funky, we'll approach. Keep ya mouths shut and let me do tha talkin'." He glanced to Kouhei, seeing if he was finished. "Remember, we be needin' them alive - they might not be tha target, but they might know where he is."

[daisy]

Upon searching for the chakra signatures of those outside, and any within the building, Kouhei would find that notably;

The two women on the bench both have a surprisingly large chakra capacity.

The old woman in the doorway has no detectable chakra.

The young woman and the child have an entirely average chakra signature.

As for within the building, there are plenty different chakra signatures to detect, although the majority of them are that of the average civilian. On what would appear to be the top floor, however, Kouhei may find that there are two traces of very large chakra.

Just how would the four shinobi proceed from here?

[Superguest]

"Remember, we be needin' them alive - they might not be tha target, but they might know where he is."

Kouhei could hear his sensei speaking, but it was like white noise. His senses had become razor sharpened to detect everything around him and pick up on any chakra signatures that were out of the ordinary or could lead them to their desired target. Just vaguely he managed to hear Bass mention something about taking the shinobi alive. Despite his desire to stay focused he couldn’t help, but think that he wasn’t suited for that kind of mission at all. He was useful to the group now, but once they moved in for the capture it would be very difficult for him to bring in any of these rogue shinobi without accidentally killing them in the process. His art was not made to be gentle.

When using his senses it was as if a curtain was lifted. It was an odd sensation being able to see through this technique. His ability to perceive his world around him became so much sharper and more surreal. It almost made him feel like the rest of the time he was simply blind and it was through his sensory jutsu that he gained the ability of sight. It was probably why many of those who used this technique did so when they were sufficiently out of combat. To be interrupted during such a technique would no doubt leave the user disoriented. For his efforts though Kouhei was rewarded by locating four possible targets. The two on the bench who had seemed ordinary enough were immediately reclassified as potential enemies and two yet unseen in the top floor of the building also became potential enemies.

After another minute Kouhei shook himself of his jutsu and slowly came back to the group and his immediate surroundings. He turned to the others his expression set more seriously. He nodded his head in the direction of the two women and began to speak, ”The two on the bench had an unusually large chakra. Definitely not something you would have unless you were trained in one of the arts. I also sensed two others in the top floor of the inn. From this angle I can’t tell if those from the inn are watching their companions on the bench, but I imagine they are periodically checking in to make sure one of their group isn’t taken without them noticing.” He turned to regard the person who was leading this mission, the mysterious Bass. ”What is our next move sir?”

[Leonov]

With the field of play set out in front of them, Maximilian knew that this wouldn't be easy. He gritted his teeth, a bit annoyed, at how the whole covertness of the mission seemed to fall through their fingers as the target was no as obvious as they should wish for. He listened to his Sensor ally for the information on what was going on, and nodded his head, understanding the circumstances.

"Honestly..." The blonde thought to himself, surveying his allies, then Bass, the leader, before continuing, "I feel like a fight will fucking break out at some point. I say we roll in blasting. I don't like this convenient building being located right where our target is, in the middle of Grass Country nowhere." Max shook his head, disappointed that this didn't turn to be a hunting mission, and was going to instead be a guessing one.

Who was the real target?

"Not to fucking mention, some of them have 'unusual chakra', as was said. I don't like this. For all we know, they're waiting to fuck us over. Who's disguised, and who isn't?" The blonde spit to the ground, and tensed up a bit as his gaze went to Bass. He was the leader, he knew what should be the best approach. But nothing would get rid of the suspicion Maximilian was feeling at the moment.

[X-Ray]

Fang sighed quietly looking over the building and group. Both of them had a good point, there would be little point in trying to remain covert with so many people in the area. He stretched hearing max's suggestions.

"Sadly enough Max has a point chances are that with a group like this it is an ambush lying in wait. Since Bass is our leader and undoubtedly the strongest out of us all, I suggest me and kouhei take on the two out here to give both you and Max an opening to get in. The commotion will probably clear out the building which will make it safe to fight." Fang explained his idea as he tapped his claws on his belt thinking quietly as he grinned at his group. "The hero has to make the grand entrance after all."

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[King]

Being as how Guest is dead in the war, I'mma just exit this (as it's pointless now).

[exit bass]

[daisy]

operation abandoned! get home safely. x