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Something was wrong in Takumi. He felt a wrenching feeling in his stomach, like his stomach was collapsing in on itself. More than that though his hands were beginning to tremble slightly, he had never exhibited such rage like this... not that he could remember at any rate. His vision was blurring as everything became a motion of blurring silhouettes and something in his mind snapped. Whatever happened all of the ninjas inhibitions were gone and he no longer had active control over what he was doing, in fact he wasn't even aware he was doing anything. All he could see was the woman in the street and her kids but his kikaichuu heard one command loud and clear. They could feel it in his anger, his increased blood rate, his heavier breathing, his entire body tensing rigidly.

Loyal to their host the kikai buzzed angrily about him in a frightening massive cloud that resembled black flames causing the crowd to flee from him in every direction, but the kikaichuu had done this before and it was more than just looking frightening. They felt the primal urge and rage within their master and reflected it onto the environment fulfilling his inner most wishes themselves. In a roaring crescendo the black buzzing flames roared higher and higher as they continued to out poor from his clothes in the sky seeking the scent of the perpetrators.

Takumi's trembling spread even further up his body with rage and anger, his imagination was getting the better of him showing him horrific scenes of what the murder may have looked like. In his head the mother was trying to comfort her children as she was stabbed in the back and they cried out in horror, and all the while he had been busy worried about himself. THE FUCK WAS WRONG WITH HIM!?!?! His rage broke and a powerful chakra wave rushed through out the black flames of kikaichuu reaching skyward as they grew larger and began their most horrific evolution yet.

The kikaichuu caught the scent and immediately knew what they were for, and with a deafening roar the entire swarm raged down the street. The came flood around a corner before completely encircling the ground around a building. The home of the perpetrators as a matter of fact.

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KIKAICHUU METAMORPHOSIS
RANK: D, C, B [150]
TYPE: SUPPLEMENTARY
RANGE: SELF
HANDSEALS: NO.
CHAKRA: ----
SPECIAL: SPEED IN WHICH KIKAICHUU TRANSFORMS DEPENDS ON THE HIGHEST RANK KNOWN. KIKAICHUU LOSE THEIR INITIAL PROPERTIES TO LEECH UPON OPPONENTS. KIKAICHUU STILL RETAINS THE ABILITY TO LEECH FROM THEIR HOST TO SUSTAIN COMPLETE FUNCTION. THE USER GAINS THE ABILITY TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN WHICH EFFECTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO USE AS THEY UPGRADE THEIR RANKS.
D RANK: 2 TURNS / SHARPENED EDGES (CUTTING/FLAYING)
C RANK: 1 TURN / PIERCING FEELERS (DRILLING/PENETRATIVE)
B RANK: 3/4 TURN / EXPLOSIVE BODY (1 EXPLODING TAG)
A RANK: 1/2 TURN / EXPLOSIVE BODY (3 EXPLODING TAGS)
S RANK: NEAR - INSTANT / (DIAMPHOTOXIN/HAEMOLYTIC EFFECT)

DESCRIPTION: THE KIKAICHUU NO JUTSU IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE CENTRAL MEANS OF ATTACK FOR THE ABURAME. HOWEVER, LIKE BUGS, THEY CAN EVOLVE SO TO SPEAK, GOING THROUGH A RAPID PROCESS OF METAMORPHOSIS. THIS METAMORPHOSIS REMOVES THE KIKAICHUU'S ABSORPTIVE PROPERTIES IN EXCHANGE TO TAKE ON OTHER PROPERTIES, NAMELY THOSE GEARED MORE TOWARDS PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION SUCH AS SHARPENED EDGES, EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES, AND MUCH MORE. WHEN METAMORPHOSIS IS ACTIVE INSECTS LOSE THE ABILITY TO LEECH CHAKRA AND IN TURN LEARN TO DEAL PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
DOMAIN: ABURAME; ONE ABURAME MASTERY.

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The man looked back at Takumi confused by the lack of emotion in his voice. He couldn't tell if the ninja was clueless or if he was being sarcastic, there were absolutely no hints within the emotionless tone Takumi's voice carried. If he was being sarcastic it was in poor taste at the expense of these people in a much less fortunate position than most everyone else in the village. If it was in ignorance though, it was even more inexcusable. How could anyone in this village be ignorant to the suffering of others? Almost all of Kirigakure knew of their suffering if only because the shinobi of the village reveled in the suffering of others.

"Does it really surprise you? I mean most of us can barely afford the goods that are produced here even and they don't cost much at all. It's just gotten to the point that honestly it's much easier to steal and murder our way into any other class hierarchy in the city."

Takumi looked back at the man, he had understood the man's point and what he was trying to get across, he even admired the determination and drive. People needed to be more like that, willing to do whatever it took to get out of the hole fate had handed them. Murdering and stealing may have been preventable but fate wasn't, and it was the fate of the weak to be preyed upon by the strong mercy was merely a cowards excuse for his lack of grit.

"It's not just easy to steal and murder friend, it becomes necessary correct? You see, I feel oddly hypocritical for being on assignment in this district to watch out for lawbreakers and troublemakers. It could be the reason I'm here talking to you instead of patrolling the streets looking for arrests. Of course that's just a theory... but I probably should get to work, I'll get in trouble if I don't go come back to the compound with any results at all. It's been nice talking to you ya filthy bum, learn something and fight your way out of this hell hole tooth and claw but do yourself a favor and wait til it's someone else's shift."

Takumi turned away and left without another word leaving the man to look after him even more confused. Takumi looked like an insane freak to him just now, but then he also seemed like a man with visions and views he could get behind. Someone from the rest of the village who empathized and understood what the struggle that living in squalor was like and even more than understood it he seemed to have the strength and determination to to fight back. But then the lengths the boy was willing to go to, and the way he cast aside morals to achieve his ends... it sent a chill down his spine.

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name; Ghetto Patrol
rank; c
description; It’s time to take a walk downtown. Our less hospitable neighborhoods need just as many officers if not more down there, keeping the peace. It’s gonna be up to you to take stroll around the projects and enforce the law. Try not to be too intimidated.
reward; 50 experience, 1,000 ryo
minimum shinobi; one
mission status; interminable
name; Cash Out

Ah, the slums of Kirigakure no Sato. The place had a disgusting dirty class to it despite it's reputation, or at least to Takumi it seemed to have some significance in this matter. The shinobi respected the poor souls who lived down here whether they had chosen this path or not, though it was most likely that no one in the slums truly wanted to be there. It didn't matter though, the people were tough dirty and more than ready to do whatever was needed to survive in this place, even when it meant crimes such as murder and robbery. Any option was better than losing in the high stakes game of life that was played out in this forgotten corner of the village. He actually felt like a hypocrite for having accepted this mission, after all he envied the resolve these people had and now he had become an obstacle in their way. Still it would be a strong test to see if his own resolve, determination, and strength was more than their own. A direct contest of his exercising his will upon those with the balls to stand up to him and strike back.

He made his way down the road with long strides as he forced his way through the crowds of filthy beggars and citizens keeping a keen eye out for any mishaps among the struggling bickering people. The people were talking loudly in a competition to be louder than the others to make their points to the people only standing beside them. They cussed, swore and fought, but small break out fights between two more than willing brawlers wasn't something that struck Takumi as a punishable crime and even if it had he would have needed some sort of special ops team to deal with all of them at once. After all fights were breaking out all over the district for no more reason than some had bumped into the other while breathing rancid breath in their face. Inexcusable offenses to these frustrated people, but taking their aggressions out on one another was there way of coping and who was Takumi to judge them for that? He had his own questionable release which reminded him now wouldn't be too bad of a time to indulge in that guilty pleasure.

His head turned all about glancing up and down the streets now reading for signs rather than the actions of the people. Surely he would be able to find alcohol here of all places within the village. A little drink would help sooth his nerves and make it easier for him to detach from these people in the more than probable chance that things would get out of hand. After a few moments of looking about he simply snatched the bottle from one of the drifting people while they weren't looking and took a swig. He was here to prevent crime and yet here he was committing it, no real surprise there to anyone at all. Not even the man blinked as Takumi drank down the volatile toxin greedily.

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Mushi Bunshin no Jutsu (Bug Clone Technique)
Rank: B [100]
Type: Supplementary / Ninjutsu / Secret Technique
Range: See special!
Handseals: Yes.
Chakra: High
Special: Up to one clone can be made at a time, plus one more each time retrained. When struck physically, clone may disperse and reform easily, making them defeatable only by wide, area-of-effect attacks. When defeated, it explodes in a burst of bugs, spreading its essence everywhere. Explosion range covers 5 meters all around the clone. Clone can perform all known clan jutsu, and can move up to one country away from the user before dissipating.
Description: Mushi Bunshin no Jutsu is as its name implies, an Aburame ninjutsu cloning technique that allows the clan member to create a clone out of their kikai. Using the destruction bugs living from within their body, the clan host calls on the bugs to form a bunshin copy of themselves inr order to trick their opponent. Effective for misdirection, but once damaged by an attack, the technique ends and the clone disperses back into the bugs which formed it.
Domain: Aburame. Kikaichuu no Jutsu 'C'.

Razor Kikaichuu
Rank: D, C, B, A, S [Retraining to S rank from B rank = 450]
Type: Supplementary / Clan Ninjutsu
Range: See special!
Handseals: No.
Chakra: Mid - Very High
Special: Speed, and range of depends on the users highest 'Kikaichuu no jutsu' rank known. Strength of Razor Kikaichuu depends on the highest rank known, able to pierce armor and barriers one rank less thank the highest rank achieved. Insects harden and sharpen their edges (wings, pincers etc etc), allowing them to cut / bite through various materials with their strength as their master further strengthens his Kikai. Kikaichuu are unable to leech while active, thus giving them more 'physical' destructive properties.
Description: As an Aburame comes to master their mass control over various insects, they are able to significantly increase their lethality with a simple cost of chakra. Feeding the insects more chakra than usual, they will harden their shells and appendages, increasing the sharpness of their stingers, pincers, wings or whatever they use as a medium for offense. Though the cuts will be small and minor individually, however, when combined with the mass control from Aburame, even a simple swarm of bugs can end ones life. Given the small size of the insects its very easy for them to crawl into cracks of armor and even attack areas physical impossible by a normal sized blade.
Domain: Aburame, Kikaichuu Metamorphosis.

Mushi Kabe no Jutsu (Insect Wall Technique)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S [training from A to S rank = 300]
Type: Supplementary / Ninjutsu / Secret Technique
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Handseals: No.
Chakra: See special!
Special: Stops attacks one rank lower than the highest rank known. Consumption is equal to the technique being detained. Size of wall depends on the user's range of 'Kikaichuu', halved.
Description: Mushi Kabe is a secret ninjutsu technique utilized by the Aburame when defense is needed. After expelling the destruction bugs living in their body, they will surround the member and fly at a high rate of speed, forming a protective wall-like vortex. The vortex itself is strong enough to destroy incoming attacks, but the vortex can be disrupted and the clan members inside rendered vulnerable if sufficient explosive force is expended outside the protective shell.
Domain: Aburame. Kikaichuu no Jutsu.


Kagura Shingan (Kagura Mind's Eye)
Rank: D, C [75]
Type: Supplementary / Sensory Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Handseals: Yes [1]
Chakra: Very Low - Very High
Special: Determines the range at which they can detect chakra, whether it comes from person, animal or even 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 have to close their eyes nor form handseals to activate. Highest rank known also determines detection time, as well as the amount of chakra-related masteries needed in order for that level of Kagura to be reached. Keep in mind chakra masteries do not need to be from the same group; as long as it has chakra, any form of ninjutsu mastery (from releases to clan jutsu) will do.
D: Full Turn detection delay // 1 Mastery
C: 3/4 th of a Turn // 2 Masteries
B: Half a Turn // 3 Masteries
A: 1/4 th of a Turn // 4 Masteries
S: Near-Instant! // 5 Masteries

Description: Kagura Shingan is an advanced Sensory Ninjutsu technique used by all sensors, and serves as the root to the entire sensory tree. After a series of handseals, the sensor closes their eyes and uses their inate 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.


Kagura Kinzu (Kagura's Supression)
Rank: C [50]
Type: Supplementary / Sensory Taijutsu
Range: See 'Mind's Eye'
Handseals: No
Stamina: Mid [initial + upkeep]
Special: Allows the Sensor to suppress their chakra so that other sensors or even chakra sensing vision cannot spot them.
Description: With this enhancement to Kagura Shingan, the sensor is now able to block out their chakra signal, so that other methods of chakra detection cannot trace them. While they remain nonetheless visible, without a chakra trail the sensor is free to move about stealthily without having fear of getting caught.
Domain: Sensors. (Requires Kagura Shingan 'C')

100+450+300+75+50= 975 exp

The vagabonds abandoned their hopes at an ambush and fled as fast as they could, it was a pity though that Takumi had orders to completely remove them from the country. He clapped his hands together loudly, more for show than actual use since the Kikaichuu didn't need signals to understand their his will. In response to the clap the shield diverged into four clouds of equal size that with an angry buzz propelled after each of the vagabonds. Quickly overtaking them the swarm shredded them, cutting into their skin and flesh anywhere they made contact circling and stinging and cutting small cuts and wounds everywhere.

The vagabonds collapsed to the ground one by one covering their heads and screaming in a much more human voice now... perhaps it was the emotion of fear and terror that made them seem more human. Their screams faded after a few moments though as their blood pooled around their bodies from the ridiculous amount of lacerations that Kikiachuu had incurred upon them frail bodies. In the end they were just as the report had said, the mist village intelligence was perfectly accurate as usual.

Takumi turned to look at Mr. Han behind him who was breathing heavily from the rush and fear that had come over him first from being attacked, second from the brutal way in which the vagabonds had been put down. Takumi pulled the lower portion of his mask down giving the merchant a reassuring friendly smile. After all it was his job to protect the man, not to scare him so much he never came back to the village with business.

"Sorry about the close call there. Shall we continue to our destination?"

Mr. Han looked at Takumi as confused and frightened, to which Takumi simply turned and continued on his way. He didn't have time to waste and he wanted this mission over with as soon as possible. He had once again become a monster in another man's eyes and he hated the judgement he felt when that happened. He would escort the man to the next village and then leave immediately to return to Kirigakure no Sato. This mission was as good as done.

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Mr. Han was taken back at Takumi's correction of his incorrect assumption. Drastically, as his leaned away from Takumi and pivoted his path to get a bit more distance between them as he continued walking. He had judged the ninja to be compassionate but Takumi denied it blatantly. The ninja had not only spared the thief though, he had efficiently immobilized him with deadly precise needles pinning him and retrieving Mr. Han's pack without hurting the man any more than he had too. Surely the ninja had some sense of compassion within his antisocial shell, perhaps he just needed a little coaxing to come out.

"Well even if that is the case it was still very kind and compassionate of you. I've had the service of several Kiri shinobi before but I've never had was as nice and mild mannered as you have been so I should thank you for escorting me. Your parents raised you to be a hard working young boy alright, give them my regards when you get home would you?"

"I'll tell my father but I don't think he'll really care what a merchant thinks of me, no offense sir. My father has... high standards. No matter what I do it doesn't seem to be enough for the man and this was far from the most impressive thing I've been capable of."

Mr. Han groaned miserably, this was harder than he had thought it would be but he understood. His father had always been disapproving of his own lifestyle. No matter how hard he worked and how successful he had become as a travelling merchant his father thought him to be a foolish man with his head in the clouds. Always wearing ridiculous clothes and running all over the world misrepresenting the image his father had worked so hard to attain for the family name.

"I know all too well what that's like my friend. Well at least tell your mother then..."

Mr. Han's voice trailed off as he considered what he was saying. The ninja had only mentioned his father and gone out of the way to avoid mentioning his mother. She was most likely no longer with them on this plane of existence. Stupid stupid stupid man, why couldn't he pick one thing to talk about without it becoming unbearably awkward.

"I'm sorry, your mother's dead isn't she? That's a terrible thing for me to bring up, I didn't mean to stir up a bad subject like that please forgive me. But I'm sure she loved unconditionally even to the very end."

Great, a perfect ending and comforting to the ninja without anything stupid said that could cause an awkward silence. He may have stumbled into the dead mother subject but he had managed to salvage the situation with his rapier wit and slick charisma. There was no way he could have offended the ninja but reminding him of his mother's love for him, but as he looked over at his guard two tears were running down his face and his jaw was clenched. FUCK!!! What had he done this time? Or was this just the most sensitive ninja in the world! His inner monologue ramblings were cut short as the ninja reached up to wipe the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand as he muttered darkly.

"...I killed her."

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The two had been walking for what seemed like an eternity in endless awkward silence towards the horizon and yet it still looked like they had covered no real distance at all. In reality they had been travelling for a few hours and if they looked back they had gone so far they wouldn't have been able to see the village anymore... of course then again they shouldn't be able to considering it was a hidden village after all.

Mr. Han felt the silence was becoming unbearable and was bent on breaking it. He turned and began to open his mouth but before he could utter a syllable a man dressed in ninja clothes dropped silently from the tree above landing on the merchant and grabbing his pack before leaping off into the brush in the side of the road. He had been quick but even as he disappeared from sight three senbons whistled through the air as Takumi swiftly retaliated.

The needles slipped through the brush causing a rustle of the foliage, two thuds and an outcry of pain that let Takumi know he had hit his target. Even before the outcry a small swarm of Takumi's kikaichuu flooded out of his sleeve traversing the air into the brush to pursue their prey.

Takumi lifted Mr. Han to his feet gingerly before stepping off the road and stepping through the brush. Just on the other side of the brush he found the thief pinned by by needles, one through his forearm and another through his hand. On his forehead was a kiri headband, but it was faded and worn. A missing kiri shinobi.

The Aburame bent over him picking up his pack as his kikaichuu crawled all over on the man's body rapidly draining the chakra from him weakening more and more. He stared down the missing ninja with a dangerously straight and serious face for a while until the chakra was mostly gone. At that point he yanked his senbon away from the the man's limbs turned around and left him there on the ground as his kikaichuu returned back to his clothes crawling back in.

The two continued their walk down the road, but now Mr. Han had the ice breaker he was looking for. He scratched the back of his head again trying to muster the courage to start up a conversation with his material. Reorganizing his speech again and again in his head. While he was preparing to break the ice his thoughts were interrupted by Takumi's even voice.

"Have something on your mind, sir?"

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