Walking a Twisted Path [open]

[Izuki Ryu]

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That day was a mild day, the sun glared down on the beaten path, trying it's hardest to make everyone suffer, while the wind took pity on the creatures going about their business and saw fit the grant them a cool breeze. The tall grass growing on either side of the road shivered and danced in it's wake and gave a weary traveler some relief. This traveler was not alone, no. Ahead of her (alas, it WAS a girl for it was hard to ignore the curvature of her figure even through a thick cloak) ran a heavily furred malamute who was about as large as a small pony. The dog was sniffing out everything and occasionally, he would stop, turn back, and bark a deep warning to his mistress. Upon such times, the girl would stop and set her stick to the ground, knocking against the dirt until she found the hole, or the ledge or the step or whatever it was that he had warned her about, and could carefully scramble down, through, or around it. You see, even as the day was beautiful, the girl could not see any of it. Her world, as it has always been, was blind.

Despite this, she did not seem to have much of a problem getting around. She had long since accepted her blindness as a part of who she was, although she did not like being seen as disabled, even though she was. She had had quite enough of people and as a result her only companion now was her dog, Niko. The female placed her hand on his head to scratch behind his ears when she caught up to him and the dog responded by licking her hand. A tiny laugh escaped her throat as his tongue tickled her fingers and she lifted her hand out of the way. The laughter died quickly though as she wondered, not for the first time, where exactly she was. Not being able to see her surroundings was a lot more hindering than she liked to let on. She knew by the temperature that they were somewhere near the middle of the map, but beyond that, she knew nothing. Partially because she could not see a map to gather her bearings in the first place. To the girl, there was nothing beyond what she could sense was around her right now, and that was all there was. Blind Traveling was exhilarating, as well as terrifying in it's own right. She knew not whether she was walking into danger, or if she was well and truly lost, but she knew that Niko would not allow her to cone to harm and so she trusted him to guide her and was at peace for the time being.

That isn't to say that the femme would be taken off-guard by any surprise attacks. She never forgot the reason behind her travels, the fact that this was not a pleasure cruise, but an elaborate runaway scheme seven years in the making. She was not about to let herself fall into any traps without at least fighting back, and fight back she could. She was not called the Blind Dragon for nothing, after all. It was with caution that she set out once more, her hand now resting on Niko's back as the dog picked up on her shift in moods and stuck close to her side this time. He did give her an inquisitive look, one that he knew she would not be able to respond to.

Her lack of sight meant that her other senses were keener than normal, because the human mind depended too much on sight rather than any other sense. Thus, when she heard someone coming someways off, the grinding of cart wheels and the beats of a horse's hooves, she pulled Niko to the side of the road to hide in the grass and pray they were hidden well enough to be passed by undetected.

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[Bit]

“Time and Time again I found myself out here in the open lands of Kusa no Kuni. Doing what? Patrolling I swear this is way beneath me.”

Sy mused to himself as he found himself wandering around in the lands of Kusa no Kuni, it had been another task that was assigned to him because everyone else was scared to patrol the lands. The recent visit that the village of Kusagakure had gotten from those random two strangers had struck fear into their hearts. ‘It’s a shame. ‘He thought to himself as he calmly strolled down the gravel filled path that was surrounded by fairly tall grass. The setting was proving to be every bit of relaxing to Kaze he even found himself letting his own guard down slightly while enjoying the slight breeze that passed through the area. He would close his eyes for a moment while he listened to the wind blow the grass around causing it to rub together, ‘What are these guys so scared of, it’s just as peaceful as it always is.’ The young man thought to himself as he slowly opened his own eyes revealing a small carriage being pulled just ahead of him.

As the carriages pressed on down the path Kaze would follow in its tracks while he fumbled some coins around in his pockets. The look on his face could be described as blank, he hadn’t held a smile nor was he frowning. It was just a look that he was accustom to sporting while he wasn’t around many people, it was one that most people would consider to be sinister. ‘I hope this horse doesn’t shit all over the road.’ His thoughts about the carriage were nothing less than bad, he had started to question the man about what he was actually doing in Kusa no Kuni.

“Hey you with the carriage, make sure your horse doesn’t shit all over the place please. I don’t have time to be playing dodge that shit while I’m patrolling.”

He’d say in a sort of condescending tone while he pushed on down the path, the man riding on the carriage would simply raise his hand signaling that he understood. Kaze would nod his head as he continued to walk. His eyes would begin to wander around his surroundings a bit more allowing him to notice the grass being slightly distorted on the side of the road. ‘Hmmm, someone’s hiding?’ he thought for a moment as he halted his movements turning towards the side of the road, he would be all of two or three meters away from tall grass before he spoke.

“Ay, animal? Person? Thing? Someone there?”

He’d ask just to be cautious about his own actions.

[Izuki Ryu]

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"Ay, animal? Person? Thing? Someone there?"

Shit! The femme thought as she felt a deeper shadow pass over where she and Niko hid in the grass. The voice was masculine enough for her to know it was a guy, and the slight caution in his voice made her realize he might be a ninja on guard, or on patrol. For a moment, she froze unsure of what to do. if she did not answer, he would come to nvestigate, find her, and she'd be dead. If she stood up and revealed herself, he might attack her and she'd be dead. If she tried to make a break for it, he'd surely catch her and she'd be dead. She wondered if this particular ninja was one of her pursuers or if he'd heard of her at all. If he had, she was in trouble. If not, maybe she could play this to her advantage. With that sliver of hope, she patted Niko once and then shifted her position so that the grass shivered quite a bit around her. She emerged from the grass sitting on her butt with her stick rolling off into the road. If she could sell this, she could sell anything.

"Oooh! Blast that stupid... jerk!" She grunted as she felt around in the darkness of her world for her stick. Niko came out behind her to help her stand up and the furry animal turned it's pointed nose towards Sy with a slight growl in his throat as though warning him not to get too close to her. The girl shook the stalks of grass from her cloak and did an odd shuffle with her feet, as though she were feeling around the area with her shoes to find her stick. Bright blue eyes blinked once, although they made optical contact with nothing in particular as though she looked without seeing. "He came by here and knocked me right off the road!" She gestured wildly in the general direction of the cart, or the sound of it, still lumbering along the road. "...confound it, where is that damn..." She continued to grumble as she shuffled around blindly. Niko stepped in to rescue her again. Picking the stick up in his mouth, he brought it to her so she wouldn't need to drain her dignity any further. She felt around his head before closing her hands around it like it was a treasure worth a lifetime of gold. "Thank you, boy." She didn't seem to have taken direct acknowledgement of the male standing nearby as of yet, possibly as an attempt to ignore that he was there, although more likely because she had panicked slightly without her stick. As her tool for getting around in a world shrouded in mystery, it was very important to her.

When she settled down, she turned to look directly (or indirectly) at him. "And who are you?"

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Sy Yume, played by Bit
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[Bit]

As the grass shifted a bit after his words his eyes remained positioned on the small section of grass in front of him. ‘I wonder what it is?’ he thought to himself as he waited for whatever it was in the grass to show itself. Sy wasn’t too worried about whatever it was because as usual he always felt as though he was in a good spot because he could protect himself, but at the same time the he was always cautions of unfamiliar situations. ‘Hmm’ he thought while the grass had finally revealed what it was hiding; it was a girl with a stick and a dog. Sy’s eyebrow would rise slightly ‘Now what the fuck?’ he thought while the stick rolled out into the road just in front of him. As she spoke the Jounnin would listen to girl scream out something about someone being a jerk, he figured she couldn’t have been referring to him in such a manor because he hadn’t even done anything yet. ‘Ok dog.’ He thought to himself as the dog had stepped from behind the girl growling at him, his blank facial expression would change to somewhat of a grin.

‘Is she blind?’ he thought to himself while he watched the girl stand to her feet. The way that she moved seemed so awkward that was the only conclusion that he could come to, especially when she admitted to being knocked into the grass by the carriage that had passed by. ‘I guess she might be slightly deaf too.’ His mind couldn’t hope but to come up with a bunch of different assumptions about the girl, though he hadn’t even known of her existence for more than a few moments. As the dog finally ran into the road to grab the stick for her Kaze had finally formulated what he wanted to ask the girl, there had actually been a list of things that he wanted to ask her but he knew he didn’t have the muse to do so.

“Well actually umm, you can call my Kaze. But ya know, I gotta question for ya. Uhhh well never mind it’s kinda obvious. You’ve gotta be blind walking around with that stick, but uhh are ya deaf? You didn’t hear that horse coming?”

Sy’s words came out in a sort of playful and simi-serious tone; he had boasted a slight smirk on his face now while he spoke with the girl. Though he knew she couldn’t seem him he felt as though this situation could get a bit funny, he figured he could turn it into a bright spot during his patrol duty. ‘She’s cute for a blind chick.’ His mind touched on the topic of the girl’s appearance for a second while he awaited her answer. His eyes would then shift to the dog she had with her that seemed to have a slight problem with his presences.

[Izuki Ryu]

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As if her mood could have soured any more than it already had. Her expression darkened as he talked to her like she was stupid. Quick to react to such treatment, she whirled the stick in her hand and made a jab at the general direction of his head before shifting her grip on the stick and making a second jab with the other end towards the fork in his legs. "How DARE you! Yes, I'm blind, fine! But I'm not deaf and I'm certainly not stupid! I heard the cart coming and moved to get out of the way, but I tripped over a root and fell into the grass!" She explained, her face twisted into a disgruntled snarl. Niko, who picked up on his masters emotion rather well, let out a louder growl and raised his hackles a bit. He would not attack unless she ordered him to, but that didn't mean he couldn't make an imposing impression with his stature and body language.

"The name's Izu. Not like you deserve to know that, ya jerk. Come on, Niko!" Turning, the femme hit her stick against the ground a few times as she walked off, checking for any surprises in her path. With her back turned to him, she used her free hand to form a single hand sign to use a simple, E rank jutsu that was used for simple escapes. She'd learned it as a young child, part of the regimen that her father and guardians had her learn so that she could feel like she was no different than the other kids. Except that those simple jutsu were the only things she was allowed to learn by their jurisdiction. Still, she would use the substitution jutsu anyways, just in case. She knew he might not take kindly to her attacks, even if she had no real intent to harm him, and instead was simply acting insulted to his question because his prying had insulted her.

Niko hesitated, glaring at the male for a moment before reluctantly following after her, his tail curled up over his back and wagging from side to side as he panted to himself, thinking his job well done. he'd been charged with the guardianship of the girl he now followed, and he had done nothing but that since the day they'd first met. It was more than just duty now, though. Over the years the dog had grown attached to her and vice versa.

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Sy Yume, played by Bit
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Feisty! xD

[Bit]

As the girl began to twirl the stick around in her hand like it was type of baton Kaze’s facial expression changed quite a bit, he went from a fairly nonchalant facial expression to one with more concern. As the twirling stopped with the end of the girl holding the stick pointing in his direction, he could almost predict what she was about to do. As she positioned it to thrust it towards him he’d chuckle a bit because she was jabbing at the air in front of her. ‘I guess she really is blind.’ His hands would remain in his pockets while her second swing while well placed hit nothing but the air in front of him. ‘I think I got to her a bit.’ He thought as the girls rebuttal wasn’t what he expected, his concerned look would fade away while it was replaced with a slight smirk. As he always liked to do he had seemed to get into the girls head as he could see it all in her facial expression. Though his eyes would shift towards the dog that had seemed to be getting a bit more animated than before, but unknown to the girl her dog hadn’t struck a bit of fear into his heart. He was quite sure he could combat the pup if he decided to attack him so his eyes would fall back upon the girl as she spoke her name while calling him a jerk.

“Oh so you’re a ninja?”

He’d say just loudly enough for the girl to hear him as she left a little cloud of smoke in front of him, he wasn’t alarmed by this in anyway. He was more so intrigued by the girl’s ability to use Ninjutsu while she was blind; he figured that it’d take a lot to actually learn hand seals without being able to see someone demonstrate them. Sy would turn his body in the direction that the girl had walked off to; he’d look to the dog once again because he was a quite entertaining. As his eyes shifted away from the dog back on to the brunette he would began to follow them at a rather slow pace.

“Come on now Izu, ease up a bit I didn’t mean to offend ya. I was just talking ya know making conversation. Plus it looks like you know some ninjutsu I got a few questions for ya.”

He’d say holding that same friendly tone he had when he had first addressed the girl, his interest in her had continued to increase. Her reaction to his personality was intriguing to say the most; he figured he could find out a bit more about the mysterious blind girl that was wandering around in Kusa no Kuni. ‘Hmmm this might have turned out to be an interesting day anyway.’ He thought to himself as he walked in her footsteps.

[Izuki Ryu]

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"So, you're a ninja?"

The statement made her stop in her tracks and sigh a little. He sounded close, like he'd followed after her instead of letting her walk away and she felt her patience wearing thin. She had not actually aimed to really hurt him with either of her former attacks. If she'd been serious, she was fairly confident he wouldn't be standing upright at the moment. If he continued to push her she may get serious just because she really wasn't in the mood to socialize. Then again, when was she EVER in the mood to socialize? At least in the sense of being polite and lady-like? Lady-like... ha. Haha. Hahaha-no. Although the fact that he'd said anything at all meant she was in big trouble. He had probably seen her weave the signs for substitution and knew that attacking her would trigger the switch. She wondered if she'd be able to run fast enough to get away before the smoke cleared.

"...I can't really talk about this here. It's too open and the grass is too tall. So many ears could be hiding within earshot." She said, evading the questions and comments by simply stating a fact. They were in an open area. If she spilled her secrets here, there were so many things that could go wrong. Not the worst of which, he might recognize her as a missing nin. The last time she'd checked, her bounty was basically peanuts. She'd been very clean with the murders she had caused, but she was still a suspect. As far as she knew, she was wanted for questioning, but that was about it. It had been a while since she'd last heard news of the hunt for herself, and she knew not if the bounty had increased or if her crime had been forgotten. She thought it best to be cautious anyways for a step in any wrong direction could trip a wire and have her plummeting into a trap.

Best case scenario was that her act thus far was working on him, and he'd be manipulated into helping her out. She could always use the muscle. In any case, she wanted to hold off telling him everything until she was certain she could trust him. She knew that what she had done was wrong, but given the circumstances, she didn't feel like she was past the point of redemption. She knew the interrogators back in the Leaf might not feel that way, and that was why she ran. She'd done a damn good job of hiding too, if she'd survived this long without getting caught. She turned her sightless eyes on the point where she thought he was, judging by the sound of his voice and raised an eyebrow.

"... What I can answer is this, I am being accused for a crime I did not exactly commit. Well, alright that's a lie. I did do something terrible, but there was a reason for it and the men chasing me aren't exactly interested in hearing what I have to say about it." She said, being as vague as she possibly could while also giving him a straight answer. Usually, she wouldn't be so upfront, but she was both tired, and she felt a headache coming on. "In your language, I guess that would make me a missing nin, so to answer your question, yes. I am. Any other questions you may have can wait until after we're in a secure area, in the meantime, I have to ask... what village do you belong to? Where am I?" She asked. It was kind of a stupid question, but in her circumstance, she actually needed to know. Not because she was stupid but because, for obvious reasons, she could not read a map. All this time, Niko had taken the moment to sit down near her feet and huff a little as the sunlight made him feel somewhat uncomfortable. Mostly in the form of he was too hot and he needed to be clipped badly.

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Sy Yume, played by Bit
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Feisty! xD

[~Rogue~]

A unforgiving sun and a crooked path outstretched into a wayward road. The eagerly overgrown grasses of Kusa no Kuni  held many creatures who hid in the cool dew of the blades of grass. This natural beauty was beaten out by the travels of the dark haired kunoichi who trotted ahead. Tsubomi's long high set pony tail swayed across her back as she walked. It was business that brought her this far into the dry country side, and now that her business was settled she found her self a bit lost. Tsubomi had never been this far out before, and was beginning to worry that she would have to resort to extreme measures in order to find her way home, like say, asking a stranger for directions?

Tsubomi's natural disdain for other people wouldn't allow her to lean on another person so carelessly, but soon an opportunity would present itself. The narrowed road would soon reveal to enigmatic figures standing openly in the middle of the road. They seemed to be conversing, and this allowed Tsubomi to believe they were at least somewhat civilized. Still aching with the fear of showing her ignorance, Tsubomi approached the duo, soon realizing that one of them would be her fellow team mate Kaze.

"Well, if isn't Kaze-sensei."

[Bit]

As the girls words hit Sy’s ear his curiosity remained had begun to reach it’s panicle, he hadn’t had the chance to meet anyone new in a while. This was quite a treat for him as he broke down the girls words, he figured that she had a couple of secrets that wouldn’t sit well with most people. Luckily she had been found by him and he wasn’t one to be judgmental of anyone’s situation. His hands continued to fumble around the coins in his pockets while he halted his own movments as the Izu did so, he still hadn’t known exactly what she was about so he kept his distance. ‘Men chasing?’ his thoughts went all over the place for a moment, he wasn’t sure of what anyone would chase her for. She seemed so harmless in a sense, though she did carry a slight attitude with her. As his her second statement spilled from her mouth his smirk turned into a slight smile, then to a giggle. ‘A missing nin?’ he asked himself while he looked over the girls figure one time. Within that same instance while she spoke her last couple of words Sy’s hands would already be moving through a couple of hand seals. It wouldn’t take him vary long to finish out his seals while the girl went on to inquire about where he was from. As she did so she would feel her arms being pinned to her sides, followed by the sound of a snake hissing in her ears.

“Oh man, that’s tough. A blind missing ninja Izu? You sure you didn’t just get lost?”

He’d say before laugh a bit more the girl being about 5 meters from his person wouldn’t have any Idea about what was actually hearing. To hear she would think a snake had begun to constrict her arms to her upper body, Sy would shake his head slightly after hearing a familiar voice. He would turn his head looking over his shoulder, he would notice it was Tsubomi. He would give her a head nod as she addressed him, he hadn’t actually know what she had been doing so far away from Kusagakure. “I hope she isn’t trying to skip town.’ Sy’s thoughts hadn’t been anything serious but it was just him analyzing a situation for everything it could be.

“What’s up Tsu. I hope you aren’t trying to skip town, I’d have to bring ya back home if ya tried it ya know?”

He’d say quietly jokingly before turning his attention back to the woman and her dog, he wans’t sure what his next step would be with the two in front of him though. It was a touché situation he figured he would approach it with some type of caution because of the threats he had received at the gates of Kusagakure. His hands would slide back into his pocket to fumble around the coins in his pockets a bit more.

“So Izu, I think I’m gonna have to bring ya in. I don’t know exactly what crimes you’re talking about but the village of Kusagakure would be glad to pick ya brain. I’d like you to know that you’re not in any trouble as of yet, and I’ll probably make sure it stays that way. BUT I’d like for you to make sure that pup of your simmers down a bit for the walk back to town.”

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Shibari Ude no Jutsu (Bound Arm Technique)
Rank: B
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Handseals: 6
Chakra Consumption: High to cast and sustain
A highly useful genjutsu with many variations. The user forms the hand seals, designating their target within their range. Immediately, the target will feel as though their arms are bound to their sides and completely unmovable. The user can determine how they want their binding to appear; for example, one user might cause the binding to appear to be punji stakes pinning the target's arms to their torso, while another might make it appear as though a snake is constricting the target. The user will perceive this as though it is reality; for example, they will hear the hissing of the snake. However, they will not feel pain unless the user has a means to do so.

Note: This technique was created by Masakuni.

[Izuki Ryu]

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Before Izuki could react to what he'd said, a Genjutsu was cast on her. Her arms felt trapped to her sides and as a result, she fell forwards like a stiff board. She would have struggled except that the hissing in her ear made her freeze. Of all the things that a person could be afraid of, Izuki was deathly afraid of snakes. She wanted to shiver in terror but was afraid that such a movement would egg the snake into attacking her. She heard his words and shame crashed down on her as he insinuated she was missing because she was blind. The feeling deepened as he turned to talk to the new arrival, and then returned to talking to her. His warning bit her like salt on open wounds and she growled a little.

Niko, who reacted with worry when his mistress fell flat on her face, turned to glare at Kaze with a growl. His hackles rising, the mammoth-dog lunged forwards to snap his jaws at the male's legs in an attempt to distract him so that the Jutsu he had placed on Izuki would break under the lack of concentration. However, Izuki whistled lightly with what little breath she had and that seemed to tame the dog as he stopped mid-lunge. Turning with a huff, he returned to Izuki's side. With a whine, he butted his forehead against her arm as if begging her to let him protect her. As shamed as Izuki felt, she knew her situation was bad. Really bad. As her arms were locked to her sides, she could not lift her hands together to weave chakra in order to defend herself and without a way to fight, she was literally at the mercy of her captors. In truth, she felt pretty lame right now, but she could do nothing but pray her captors would be merciful.

With a sense of chagrin, Izuki began to laugh a little at the situation, partly to help her feel better, and partly because she was amused by her predicament. "Heheheheh... looks like the seven year disappearance is up, I guess. Take me away, oh honorable knight. And you'd better damn well stay honorable if you know whats good for you!" Her amusement changed to sarcasm, and then to aggression as she growled out the last sentence as the thought occurred to her that he might use the opportunity to take advantage of her. Honestly, she couldn't believe she'd fallen into such an easy trap.

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Sy Yume, played by Bit
Tsubomi, played by wave
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[~Rogue~]

“What’s up Tsu. I hope you aren’t trying to skip town, I’d have to bring ya back home if ya tried it ya know?”

What kind of joke was that? Kaze  knew she wouldn't  do anything like that. Tsubomi just wasn't the type of individual to up and defect from her village for no reason whatsoever. Also, who was this estranged woman standing next to him? Tsubomi would look down to find a dog of some breed just in front of her. Frankly Tsubomi wasn't a personal fan of dogs, but it seemed to be attached to its owner. Soon Kaze would speak again, albeit this time he was not speaking to her....


“So Izu, I think I’m gonna have to bring ya in. I don’t know exactly what crimes you’re talking about but the village of Kusagakure would be glad to pick ya brain. I’d like you to know that you’re not in any trouble as of yet, and I’ll probably make sure it stays that way. BUT I’d like for you to make sure that pup of your simmers down a bit for the walk back to town.”


With that Kaze turned his attention back to the unknown figure to Tsubomi's right. Some banter ensued and Tsubomi remained lost to the situation at hand. Captives? Crimes? What exactly had she walked in on? The speaking seemed playful, but Tsubomi was not exactly adept at empathizing with others. At this moment, she was not quite sure if she should draw her Jian and kill the seemingly impaired girl, or remain silent and let things play out. Her blade hung horizontally on her hips, and she dropped her hip slightly as she sat back and  watched the two converse more. Finally, still not knowing if she should attack or  not Tsubomi spoke...

"What the hell is going on. If she is a criminal shouldn't she be dead?" 

[Bit]

As the pup proved to be just as feisty as Sy assumed he’d ready his to kick the dog directly in the nose if it had gotten to close, but luckily Izu had called the dog back to her. As it whimpered and retreated behind her Sy’s attention would be directed towards Izu as she laughed a bit, as the smile appeared on her face before spoke Kaze would smile as well. ‘Ahh.’ He thought to himself it had seemed if the girl hadn’t been crazy or anything along those lines so he had no reason to act violently against her. ‘Sarcasm I love it.’ He thought to himself as he placed his hands into his pockets, Tsu’s voice would demand Sy’s attention as it did before. 

“Well Tsu, you don’t just run around killing everybody that’s not from Kusagakure. She could very well be a vessel of knowledge that hasn’t been tapped into yet. Soooo she’ll be coming with us back home.”

His words spoken in a fairly serious manor before he directed his attention back the girl and her dog, the genjutsu that she had been under would essentially restrict her from move her arms. Sy would walk towards the girl and her dog, he wouldn’t approach with much caution at this point because he felt as if she had her pup under control. He would move to the left side of the girl before kneeling down to her left side. 


"I'm gonna pick ya up, don't worry the snake won't bit ya."

He'd say before he placed his hands on her waist with a firm grip. If she allowed it he would help her up off the ground, he'd help her stand to her feet. Once she got her balance Sy would nudge her in the right direction. 

“This way Izu, I’ve gotta find out more about how you actually became a nuke nin. I’m sure you got some things you wanna get off of ya chest.” 

[Izuki Ryu]

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"I hate you both so much."

She growled a little as she was lifted to her feet and then pushed forwards. She wished she could walk normally, hitting her stick on the ground to make sure there were no surprises ahead of her. Without that ability at her disposal, she felt vulnerable as well as blind. She hated feeling that she was at the mercy of someone else. She was further disgruntled by the fact that she had no other choice but to trust the ninja who had captured her and his female accomplice. Niko took pity on her and stuck close to her side to guide her with the brush of his fur against her leg. His comfort calmed her a little and thus they started on their way back to Kusagakure. She hadn't ever really seen the village except for once when she was really young. That'd been the last time she'd seen her mother alive, and who knew if the village hadn't changed in the 15 years worth of time that had passed since then.

"What the hell is going on? If she is a criminal shouldn't she be dead?" Izu visibly bristled at this comment. Turning her head as far as she could, she glared over her shoulder at the black void the voice had come from. "I'm not THAT kind of criminal, you ignorant bitch! If I were you, I'd shut my mouth about things I don't understand before someone shuts it for me." She snarled at the girl. Falling quiet, she continued to walk along willingly enough. There really wanted to fight back at this point and had to fight the urge to try forming one-handed hand signs to weave her chakra into something that could release her from this stupid snake. The Blind girl didn't see how she could do anything and get away successfully, though, so she kept walking to the best of her ability. Without her stick, she stumbled quite a bit and kept tripping over pebbles in the road.

"Ow! How far is it to Kusagakure?" She asked, complaining on the 10th time she stumbled forwards and caught herself from falling flat by Niko standing in front of her. her eye began to twitch, though, and by now she was so sick and tired of the stupid snake that she was about ready to risk getting bitten to get it off her. "Can you get this damn snake off me? I am SO sick of tripping it's not even funny and where the hell is my stick?!" She demanded as she looked to where the heavier footsteps betrayed Kaze's position.

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Sy Yume, played by Bit
Tsubomi, played by wave
open still?

[~Rogue~]

Tsubomi stood quietly as the girl was lifted to her feet. Kaze had made his point clear enough for her, but she did feel as if he was being a tad bit to kind to the girl. After some minor observation Tsubomi truly began to take notice of the girl and eventually surmised that the  impairment she suffered from was blindness. A small shudder of guilt swam over her as she realized that this shinobi couldn't be that much of a threat. However, all feelings of guilt or pity quickly expired as the girl turned at Tsubomi's words and spoke:

 "I'm not THAT kind of criminal, you ignorant bitch! If I were you, I'd shut my mouth about things I don't understand before someone shuts it for me." 

Now....Just how threatening did this little wench expect to be with a handicap as big as her's?Tsubomi's nerves finally snapped as a small fit came over her. She muttered unintelligible words to herself as she plotted the quickest way to kill this bitch without Kaze-sensei's interference. Whether she liked it or not her captain had chosen to bring  this girl back to Kusagakure and it was not her place to show any kind of insubordination to her superior. Still, this  woman had crossed a line she should never have come across. The word "bitch" swam around in Tsubomi's head for what seemed like an eternity as the girl slightly in front of her complained about this or the other. Finally she just couldn't take it any more.

Tsubomi's foot quickly rose and found the back of the girl in front of her. This action was so swift and unwarranted that it was impossible to see coming. It was obvious that Tsubomi did not intend to wound the girl, but to simply pay the bitch back for her earlier retort, and put her where she belonged, in the mud.The kick was just strong enough to launch the girl forward and make her stumble into the ground,and even though this girl may not have been a threat to Tsubomi, she still placed her hand firmly on her Jian encase of any retaliation.

"Frankly, I don't give a damn what kind of criminal you are. The fact is you are in MY village's territory, and that's the only reason I need to kill you. The only thing stopping me is my respect for Kaze-senpai, but if you ever piss be off again I will cut you down like the bitch you are. 

Tsubomi's words were colder than steel and her eyes held a look that would show her words were  not threats, but promises.

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‘I could almost taste the tension in the air.’ Sy thought to himself as Izu’s barked some pretty harsh words once he had helped her up, Sy knew her words wouldn’t sit well with Tsu as he would look over his shoulder. He would see the fire in her face as she could see Izu’s words truly hit a nerve; Sy would shake his head a bit before turning his attention back to Izu. But it wasn’t long before retaliation took place; a foot coming from behind me hit Izu in the back. A slight laugh would fall from my Sy’s mouth as he expected it in a way, because Izu had just called tsu a bitch. But even so he’d quickly move forward grabbing the girl by the shoulder to stop her from falling, because he truly didn’t want to pick up her up again.

“Ehh you shouldn’t talk so reckless when you can barely even move Izu.”

He’d say as he let go of her shoulder nudging her forward a bit. Shortly after he would shift his gaze over his shoulder to look at Tsu once more, he would offer a slight smirk to her.

“Ehh, Tsu I understand your frustration with her comments. But it’s kinda uhh what do they call it, pussy to kick someone while they’re restrained. After we get all this sorted out you two will probably have a chance to sort things out.”

He’d say before he pulled his attention back the path ahead of him, ‘god damn woman.’ He said to himself as he walked. He’d place his hands into his pockets while he pondered to himself about the whole situation. He hadn’t put much thought behind what he would actually do once he got back to the village; he had hoped to get Izu a chance to join the village of Kusagakure. But with her exchange of words with Tsu he knew that she wouldn’t want anything more than her to be tortured, Sy would shake his head at these thoughts.

“Izu, so these crimes. Mind telling me what you mean?”