Le Puppeteer, O' Puppeteer [PLOT]

[Uchiha Eiji]

Kurokei "So much fucking sand." He said, spitting out the sand that kept entering his mouth with each passing moment. Kaze no Kuni, to him, was nothing but a bed of sand that has continuous winds - utter pointlessness. The amount of futile ground in this barren wasteland of a desert would've been nigh nothing, and yet, not only does villages thrive, but the entire country. A spectacle that rivals the wonders of the world. At the very least, he didn't have to suffer the vast whirlwinds of sand alone. Not only are the inhabitants having to suffer, but another foreigner as him. At this moment, he was within a cave waiting for his companion to finish whatever he was doing. He didn't really ask about what he wanted to do, take a shit or piss, or even check out the bats. He rather liked being in the cave, it was safe from the sand that kept clouding his mouth in such a vulgar way, and highly persistent the sand was. Over the past few days, Eiji has been traveling with a fellow Nukenin, having met several times prior to this occasion, and with others and not themselves. However, it seemed this fellow had taken an interest in Eiji, and Eiji didn't mind company, as long as he could trust said company, and he wasn't exactly sure this company deserved his full blunt trust. "I wonder how they do it..." He asked himself silently, trying to keep his voice volume to a whisper engulfed in his own space. He questioned how puppeteers of the shinobi variety used puppets for shinobi battle. He heard that puppeteers have incredible Level of chakra control, and were generally long-range fighters. You would always be fighting their puppets, whilst they hid, attacking from the shadows with various tactics embedded into a puppet. He held himself in disbelief, and he want to see it for himself how a puppeteer operates. It was the only way to know for certain how they truly functioned, how they attacked, and how they killed. Eiji could not lie to himself - he really wanted to fight something that existed in mere rumors and unexplored territory. Much akin to that of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. Said to be capable of killing you without an ounce of sound. All you can feel after they've used their silent methods if you throat being sliced, and you attempting to scream, but nothing will come out. Highly precise slice through the throat to disconnect the voice box. Astonishing. However, only rumors. He wanted to see it for himself. He had nothing else to live for but the day, and the excitement it could hold - nothing more. Just thinking of that brought back memories of his past life, within the confides of the leaf village, and he could be near the two people he cherished above himself. One, who probably hates him with all her might, and the other who doesn't even know his true feelings for her. The latter taken by another man, and the former being a prodigal shinobi in her own right - of course due to her brother. He shook his head in disapproval of his thoughts, and tried to occupy it with less relevant and trivial thoughts. "What are you doing?" He asked, picking his nose nonchalantly. They were in a cave, and no one was here, so he didn't care. There weren't many opportunities where he could let loose and unleash his relaxed side. Whether it was due to the seemingly weak nature of the smart individual that laid in the darkness of the cave, or his acknowledgement of his own strength, mattered not as he felt relaxed and that what did matter. His mind once again begun to wonder about. He thought more about the rumors of a puppeteer, and the back story as to why it existed. They say, it was created by a man who wanted to bring back his son, but required a body, and not just any body, a body that retained the likeliness of his son. So he created a puppet. However, his son did not move and as he was made of wood, he bore no soul or life. He used strings to manipulate the boy, but the body moved abnormally, with no signs of life. In his desperate efforts to produce normal movements, created strings that were created from his life force. Thus, strings from chakra were created. The boy moved, but he could not talk or think. The man then gave up his soul for his son to live, and bringing his son back to life in the body of a puppet, he hated living without his father and being the way he was, and took his own life by throwing himself in a fire. The father had apprentices who believed in his attempt to create life through puppets, but would not give up their life to do so, instead, they created more human-like puppets and fought beside them. Albeit, one of many stories and nothing more, it was an intriguing story, and the one Eiji liked the most. He turned around to look inside the cave, waiting for the man to appear, "The story of the puppeteer and his son." He whispered once more, before relaxing alongside the walls of the cave. This could take quite a while. Skills/Abilities Used: Techniques Used: Chakra Reserves: Inventory:

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• Right-Side Tool Holster

• Left-Side Tool Holster

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[Uzumaki Zanji]

Zanji slowly trudged along through the sand. The wind blowing fiercely as he slowly walked side by side with his new found companion. He wore his cloak over himself and wore a scarf to protect his mouth from the sand. Though that meant a extra layer of clothing he wouldn't care. He remained silent most of the time he had spent with his new companion only giving him his name. He was going to be extremely cautious about this man. Especially so since this man was a uchiha the famous clan possessing the legendary dojutsu the sharingan. Oh how he would love to study how the sharingan works he bit his lower lip in a goofy smiley at the mere thought of it. Thankfully he had his scarf to cover up his face, he narrowed his eyes and followed Eiji into a cave to get out of this sad storm that was going on. He slowly unwound his scarf and tossed off his cloak and looked around the cave. It was isolated and would do for now for a spot to rest.

He slowly cracked his neck to the side and heard the cartilage pop loudly. He let out a satisfied grunt as he stretched out his legs for a few moments and quickly bit his thumb. He looked over at eiji and said "This place will suffice for shelter for now, set up some traps though just in case of unwanted visitors coming wandering through after all we are wanted men." His right thumb gently bled droplets of blood onto the ground the sand absorbing the blooding to the ground. Zanji then Made the following hand signs and said quietly "I, Inu Tori, Saru Hitsuji, Summoning Jutsu!" Zanji then slammed jhis hand down on the ground and a large puff of white smoke erupted out where his hand hand made contact. A soft hissing sound soon filled the air as the smoke cleared revealing a decently large sized snake appeared before Zanji. The snake flicked her tongue slowly catching the scent of her new found surroundings. Ocha was her name and she was one of Zanjis favorite snakes to summon.

Zanji smile and outstretched his hand and gently caressed the snake on the side of her head. He nuzzled his hand affectionately as he petted her a few more times. He withdrew his hand and began to walk to a nearby flattened rock and sat in a meditative pose. His eyes open as the snake followed obediently and happily. He flicked her tongue a few more times and turned towards eiji and let out a protective hiss at his general direction. Zanji quickly reached out and pet her on the head. " It's OK Ocha hes friendly, now please wrap around me defensively while I enter that mode." Zanji licked his lips excitedly as he slowly closed his eyes. His body becoming perfectly still. He felt ocha slowly coil around him creating a shield to protect him while he charged into sage mode.

Slowly and surely he began to gather the nature energy. His body slowly metamorphosing into a more snake like appearance. His skin began to turn pale and a scale like pattern began to emerge all over his skin. The outlines of his eyes turned a shade of purple and his Irises began to change from there normal bright green to a golden yellow with a silted pupil instead of a normal round one. The snake stared long and hard at Eiji then turned her attention to the mouth of the cave and stared out occasionally flicking her tongue. Her body in a guarding stance ready to pounce on anyone who would dare to try and approach her summoner. Her body completely hiding zanjis from view due to her position and the way she was coiled around him, Though there was a small opening in between he body just enough for zanji to peek out of .

Skills/Abilities Used:

• Sennin Mode

Techniques Used:

• Summoning jutsu

Chakra Reserves:

• 92%



Inventory:

• Kunai - 12

• Shuriken - 12

• Exploding Tags - 10

• 1 blood pill



• 1 soldier pill



• 9 exploding tags



• 30m of wire

WC: 660

[Ren Nobuyuki Nazo]

INSANITY the fine line between being fine and off your rocker Many often referred to insanity as the fine line between being fine and off of one's rocker, however Nobuyuki often thought of it as a close friend. Insanity made it easy for him to cope with various situations and often just plain allowed the man to shrug off even the most gruesome of scenarios. Just like it had allowed him the previous day when he had been presented with a man whose intestines were falling out of his abdomen after being assaulted by a desert cat. It was more amusing than anything to watch the man die. While he did put on a good show of trying to save the unfortunate moron, he knew the entire time the man would never make it, and so when he finally breathed his last and the body was taken to the morgue leaving behind a bloody mess, Nobuyuki had found that he was beside himself with laughter. Honestly humans were so stupid. However that night the most perplexing thing had happened. The man's body had vanished from the morgue never to be seen again. The various medics beneath him would all scurry about trying to find the poor man's corpse but unfortunate for them, they would never have any such luck. Of course, he would never admit it, Nobuyuki knew where the corpse was, he had, in fact, been the one that had snatched it. Not for any particular reason either than to have a little test subject. Yes he needed a new test subject after the last one turned into a pile of rotten mush and bone. So a fresh cadaver fit the bill perfectly. He had hidden the cadaver away in his little hide away out in the desert. It was perhaps a two hour's journey away from the village to get there, but it was well worth it to keep his work hidden from prying eyes. Or rather it usually was. "My, my it seems I have guests," he had been there for many hours already that day, haven been given the day off after a 'hard day's work' to 'recover due to his fraility' and all of that bull crap. Not that it mattered the reason why he was given the day off, after all, he was able to conduct his research now because of it. Or rather he would have been able to conduct his research if he didn't find himself distracted by a distinct whistling noise that was coming from the entrance to his little abode. A distinct whistling noise that sang a song of approaching guests. He would have to investigate, after all, he was not expecting. It would take him several minutes to cross the vast expanse of the under ground cavern. During which time he flicked his finger to command his lantern to come to him from the table near the far wall. When it was safely secured in his pale hand, he wandered through the cave networks his combat boots making a soft clacking sound on the hardened sand stone.

words 507 tags Eiji and Zanji notes enter Nazo chakra 99%

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Inventory:

• kunai [12]
• shuriken [12]
• explosive tags [10]
• shiroi kama
• tsubasa unmei
• kumagae yasuhiro

Techniques Used:

• Chakra no Ito | Chakra Threads

[Uchiha Eiji]

Kurokei Having been lost in thought, he still wondered why his new companion was inside the cave surrounded by a snake, but he could understand. If he was taking a shit, he would also like no one to see him, and so, Eiji cared not for the habits and cautions of a man needing silence and privacy. He didn't even mind the snake that occasionally peered at his neck, and off back to the cave. In truth, their relationship displayed before was overly affectionate and slightly cute to watch. It was like a dog and their master. To think one could turn a species such as snakes into such obedient creatures. Especially to the point where they listen to your every word without questions or ignoring you completely. It was a summoned animal, but the relationship was more akin to that of a dog and his master, and that was fiercely unusual. He commended his partner within his mind for such capability, perhaps he'd underestimated the snake charmer's ability, or perhaps not. He spat out the leftover sand that accumulated into his mouth once more, he hoped to remove the rest evil existence that is sand from his body forever, and continued to hope as he licked his inside walls with the tip of his tongue for any abnormal bulks that could potentially be sand. He found a few hidden away near the base of his wisdom teeth, and used his tongue to maneuvered it closer to spit it out onto the group with a wad of saliva attached. He could see the sand within the saliva, even within the dark lighting this cave possessed, and it seemed to gleam like a diamond. "Fucking sand." He stepped on the sand and smashed it like a burnt up cigarette with rotated movements of his feet. For some odd reason...he absolutely hated sand. Who would've known? He then remembered what Zanji said about the traps earlier. He had to set them up...It was definitely tedious. However, he liked the idea of keeping himself occupied. He walked to front of the cave, and placed several explosive tags upon the corners both sides of the entrance, and concealed them with dirt and rock. He placed two obvious ones at the top base, capable of being seen easily, and thus seem like slop work done by amateurs. However, when one would enter disarm the obvious explosive tags, the second one hidden would erupt, killing anyone who didn't set it up, and thus knew to remove the hidden ones. If one saw both tags, if they touched one of the explosive tags before the other one on the ground in the incorrect order, it'll explode. If they tried to pass, the two obvious followed by the other one would explode. Either way, the cave will be sealed off. Sadly, he had to take off some of the explosive tags from his kunai's pre-set, but it was worth it. He'll place them back on later. He turned around to see the status of his friend, coiled up with a snake protecting him, and still not over with whatever he was doing. Perhaps he's not even there, and used a clone or replacement to ditch him? Well, he did drag him along, so it's not like didn't expect that to happen. "I'm do-" His words interrupted by another sound. It was incredibly far off, but he heard...something. He'd focused his hearing upon the surrounding, but the caves echoed and sound bounced off almost infinitely. Even if faint, his ears had heard a foreign sound. "I'm done setting up the entrance traps." He told Zanji, albeit he should've been down minutes ago. He focused his hearing directly down the cave...and silence followed. ... ... ... Clack. Clack. Clack. It was faint, but that was definitely a footsteps if he'd ever heard one. Zanji was pretty much protected by the snake, and he was sure the snake could do more than coil, but he prepared himself nonetheless, Kunai in hand, waiting for the steps to reveal itself, or be silenced in the only way possible. Skills/Abilities Used: Techniques Used: Chakra Reserves: Inventory:

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• Hikari [02]
• Kemuri [03]
• Shindō [02]
• Military Ration Pill [01]
• Blood Increasing Pill [02]
• Wire[30m]
[/ul]• Right-Side Tool Holster

[/ul]• Left-Side Tool Holster

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[Uzumaki Zanji]

Zanji kept his body perfectly still his senses were heightened to that of a new level as he continued to gather more and more nature energy. He felt his tongue slowly growing in his mouth and it tickled the back of his front teeth. He now gained access to sensory ability now that he had finally entered his sage mode. He could sense eiji moving around putting up taps at the front of the cave. He wanted to smile but he couldn't afford to move a single muscle in his body. He must remain still to gather nature energy. The one of the very few drawbacks of this mode. He would need to overcome this flaw and quickly. His hands remained locked as he slowly opened his eyes when he thought he had heard the sound of footsteps approaching. He gently petted ocha on the back of her head and smiled as she uncoiled around him.

He was sure Eiji would be a little startled by his new appearance as he looked at the mouth of the cave looking at the two obvious traps. He gave a nod of approval as ocha flicked her tongue and turned towards the back of the cave. Zanji smirked and turned and sensed there was a person coming this way. It was a male that much he could make out but not his identity. he was foreign to these lands an had very rarely ventured out to the land of wind. He turned his head and opened his mouth and let out a yawn and his now elongated tong stretched out of his jaw and licked his lips. He reached into his side pouch and pulled out a cantine and unscrewed the top. He drank slowly and deeply from his container and put it back in his side back.

His golden eyes narrowed as ocha instinctively slithered to the front of her summoner and coiled up letting out threatening hissing sounds as she coiled up in agitation. "Well seems like were not alone Who ever is down that cave passageway come out this is your one and only warning show yourself of you will face the consequences." He flicked his tongue slowly out in front of him catching the scent of the approaching man. Making a mental note to memorize it should they ever encounter the man again. He cracked his knuckles inn anticipation of the reply or if the man dared to make a attack on him. He looked at eiji out of the corner of his eye and said "There is only person in the tunnel should we have any issues we can easily win get ready just incase."

Skills/Abilities Used:

• Sensory Perception

Techniques Used:

• None

Chakra Reserves:

• 92%

Inventory:

• Kunai - 12
• Shuriken - 12
• Exploding Tags - 10
• 1 blood pill
• 1 soldier pill
• 9 exploding tags
• 30m of wire

WC: 446

[Ren Nobuyuki Nazo]

INSANITY the fine line between being fine and off your rocker As he wandered towards one of the many entrances to the network of caves he stopped abruptly upon hearing a strange sound. Was that, a voice? No not just one but two? Yes there were definitely two different voices and perhaps something else. Did something just hiss? Oh joy. He placed the lantern down on the floor of the cave gently before slowly and quietly making his way closer and closer to the location from which the sounds originated. He was quite certain he had heard voices, two of them at least, so it was highly likely there were at least two people, however, the hissing he was certain he had heard perplexed him a bit. There were no snakes in this part of the desert, so why was he almost positive he had heard one? Well after several more moment of stalking he got his answer as his golden emerald orbs set sight upon her reptilian beauty. She was quite a large snake indeed, definitely capable of biting one's head off he would assume. Instinctively he ran a hand across his neck at the thought his fingers tracing the scar along the rough patch of skin. Then, the demanding voice rang out ordering him to reveal himself. While certainly he could just simply reveal himself, he could not trust these people. They were obviously not of suna origin, and while that meant they might be more trustworthy than the people he lived with on a day to day basis, he didn't trust anyone. "I could perhaps," he spoke still standing in the darkness as with a flick of his finger he'd command the lantern to put itself out using the various mechanisms in it. "But I have never seen you three before. It would be foolish of myself to.. ehe... walk into a trap." He backed away slowly and quietly from the entrance before speaking once again, "You are not here to halt my research are you? If that is true then feel free, by all means, to come in." With that he turned away fully and began to walk away, as he walked away he retrieved the dead lantern and wandered now towards the main cavern again. "It's very rare that I have guests, and ones not from sunagakure to boot. Please, please, if you mean no harm, do come in," he spoke loudly enough for the other two to hear him and he continued walking down the hall. He presumed, based on the fact that the two had a snake accompanying them, that they would likely be able to track him easily. So really now, there was no point and running, and further more, there was no point in fighting a battle when he was out numbered. Absolutely no point at all. So instead, perhaps he would be able to strike a deal with these two new comers. Perhaps they could assist him in his research. Indirectly of course.

words 492 tags Eiji and Zanji notes xxx chakra 98%

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Inventory:

• kunai [12]
• shuriken [12]
• explosive tags [10]
• shiroi kama
• tsubasa unmei
• kumagae yasuhiro

Techniques Used:

• Chakra no Ito | Chakra Threads

[Uchiha Eiji]

Kurokei Eiji was ready for any threat this moment, until...Ocha uncoiled around Zanji revealing an entirely new appearance..."What the fuck!?" He shouted in surprise. The voice obviously carrying onwards down the singular pathway of the cave. He didn't care about the person coming, or anything in the cave right now but the odd appearance Zanji had taken after his "supposed" shit. The hell. He looked exactly like a humanoid reptile, and when he licked his lips Eiji had an unsurprising reaction. He laughed. Uncontrollably loud at that. "Oh my god! Hahahahahaha!! You look so freaking weird and nasty!" He continued to laugh, his laughing effecting his sides as it begun to hurt due to his persistent laughter. He couldn't stop. He didn't take anything Zanji said in the form seriously. He was just...plain ugly and funny looking. Of course Eiji didn't know the true meaning that came with the form, but as he didn't know, all he took it as is a weird henge Zanji used after his shit. He kept laughing, going to his knees out of sheer weakness brought about the laughing, "Zanji, haha, why? haha. What's that? Your true mode?" Referring to Zanji's previous statement about changing modes, and making sheer fun of that. "Oh my god, wait, wait." He held out his hand for Zanji to stop whatever he planned to do, explain or not. After this time, he'd completely forgot about the existence of another. He took several deep breaths and took up, regaining his posture and turning into a face that could be said as intense. "You can explain to that mode to me later." He stated in a firm voice, looking into the darkness as it spoke. He listened intensively, the tone of his voice, the emotions directed in that tone, all of it wad dissected and brought to his mind to process, and he relaxed his body once more. "Sorry about earlier, but this guy obviously isn't a threat. Let's depart from this cavern and find ourselves a puppeteer." He said, stretching his arms out to relax it from its previously stiffen state of pre-battle. He was now curious about the supposed mode that Zanji had entered, and more importantly, why now and here? Did he transform the second he knew someone appeared? How did he know there was only one person down a dark cavern? Eiji didn't know Zanji was a Sensor-Type, or perhaps that was the power of his newly acquired form and the likeliness it has with a snake. Seeing body heat and whatnot would make darkness absolutely nothing for Zanji then. He had many questions, and so much time, so he could ask them another time. He turned around, and begun to walk away from the invitation of someone he'd never met. He couldn't trust him, but he wondered if Zanji thought the same. He wasn't too kin on being trapped and attacked while in the confides of the cave. Not kin at all. No point in running into a trap and dying anti-climatically. However, he felt like it wouldn't end with just him wanting to leave. He knew it wouldn't. If Zanji wanted to continue onwards, he might join out of curiosity of so called "research." It still was odd for someone who is wary of people impeding said research to invite total strangers, and two of them looking like a snake. Very, very odd. Skills/Abilities Used: Techniques Used: Chakra Reserves: Inventory:

[/a] [01][/ul]• Belt Pouch

• Hikari [02]
• Kemuri [03]
• Shindō [02]
• Military Ration Pill [01]
• Blood Increasing Pill [02]
• Wire[30m]
[/ul]• Right-Side Tool Holster

[/ul]• Left-Side Tool Holster

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[Uzumaki Zanji]

Zanji slowly cracked each individual knuckle on his fingers loudly and smiles revealing his enlarge canine teeth to be more fang shaped. He slowly picked at his new fangs in irritation as he was still not really use to using sage mode. He flicked his tongue in the direction of the voice that was down the cave and smirked. He could taste the mans scent as if he were standing not a few inches away from him. It would do the man no good to hide himself in the darkness now he could sense his presence as well as easily track his scent. He was very sorely tempted to let Ocha devour the man but he was in a somewhat merciful mood. Though that quickly changed when he suddenly heard Eiji burst into a fit of laughing as soon as he saw Zanji's new appearance. He narrowed his eyes angrily as he continued to stare at the opposite end where the voice was coming from. His fist clenched angrily as his hand began to tremble with agitation. On his upper right side of his temple a vein began to pulsate angrily as he continued to to grow more and more angry at his colleagues words of negativity at his new appearance.

Zanji slowly let out a deep breath and slowly turned his head towards Eiji a look of pure existential anger on his face as he was about to say something to Eiji. Ocha angrily hissed and spat at Eiji's general direction and made a lunge at him. Ocha hated anyone ever disrespecting her master and friend and contract holder. And especially those who were so ignorant of this honored sage mode. Just as she was about to lunge Zanji quickly grabbed her by the neck and gave a murderous look in his eyes as he looked at Ocha. He slowly squeezed down on her wind pipe and said sternly "No Bad Ocha you don't attack unless I say so got it!" Ocha trembled and nodded slowly as Zanji released his grip around her and she slowly returned to her original position. He now looked at Eiji with less murder in his eyes as he finally spoke towards his colleague. "I will explain to you briefly This mode is The most powerful ability and honored among the snakes of ryuuchi cave only few can learn this honored mode and survive, so have some more respect or it may cost you. Especially if one of my snakes heard your little mocking session we wouldn't be having this conversation."

He slow turned his head back and continued to face the wall where the man was now walking down the cave acting all polite and proper. Inviting them to come see his research what was this man a lunatic inviting two strangers to check out his research. His reptilian scales glistened lightly in the light that they had in the cave as he turned his attention to Eiji. " I did give him fair warning to show himself Guess we can do this one of two ways the fun way or the boring way, Though by your recent actions I would say you want to do it the boring way, Very well we shall leave this place and go find yourself a puppeteer though it irritates me to no end that we leave this unknown man alive after all he could identify us." Zanji slowly walked away from the back off the cave entrance and put back on his cloak and scarf and covered his face. He moved slowly towards the front of the cave but stopped short of it as he awaited Eiji. Ocha slowly slithers back words towards zanji watching the back of the cave to protect her master she too was very weary of this man in the darkness.

Skills/Abilities Used:

• Sensory Perception

Techniques Used:

• None

Chakra Reserves:

• 92%

Inventory:

• Kunai - 12
• Shuriken - 12
• Exploding Tags - 10
• 1 blood pill
• 1 soldier pill
• 9 exploding tags
• 30m of wire
WC 638

[Uchiha Eiji]

Kurokei Oh my. He could feel the killing intent brimming from his left, the place where Zanji was. His glance at the master & slave showmanship calmed it down, but he almost activated his sharingan at of pure relax, something he wasn't kin on doing unless he was prepared to fight, and a fight at this time wasn't something he intended to do. Not right now at least. Disregarding his words of telling him later, Zanji explained a slight bit of that then and there, probably to correct his previous laughing fit with a utter mass of importance the form brought, and it brought a smile upon his face - he wanted to fight him in this form. His hands inched to his Gunbai, and he just wanted to engage, but his previous thought of "wrong time, wrong place" still maintained in his mind and his reach for his Gunbai ended, and so did his glance at the snake charmer. He could hear the footsteps of the man walk away as he turned, continued his way towards the exit, ready to remove the traps he'd previously set and embark outwards in the fluttering sand that was the infertile land of Kaze no Kuni. He dusted himself off slightly for no apparent reason and begun to speak, "Zanji, even if he did tell of our location, he'd risk us telling about whatever he has going down there in that tunnel, which could implicate him in something gruesome," Eiji said calmly, expecting the explosive tags with an inquisitive chin rub, "especially if it requires him to believe that individuals will come here and stop him at any given time." It was a deduction based on facts. There was no reason to kill the man to hide their faces, or venture inwards and risk death...unless, of course, it was due to boredom. Little did Eiji know, that's the revelation he'll be struck with in the next few minutes. His eyes caught the glimpse of a small little dust cloud from afar, and it was peculiar because it spanned across a vast distance as far as the eye can see. "What's that?" He spoke, but asked himself really. He enhanced his hearing just to be sure, and then heard an enormous amount of rumbling happen in that direction, as if the earth itself is being dug up and spread across the lands. The...hell? His eyes squinted in disbelief. No way. It opened in shock. "Zanji," he spoke softly, not caring if there was a reply, "I think it's a good idea to take his offer." Eiji said with a tinge of excitement and fear mixed within his tone. "Like..." Softly he spoke, "LIKE NOW!" He broke in words and begun to run away from the entrance and dashing across Zanji with incredible swiftness. His feet was as if on air, and his body moved like the wind. "Sandstorm!" He screamed, already down the tunnel. If a sandstorm was coming, getting caught in it and not knowing how long it lasts could be death, and being at the entrance of that cave...if the Sandstorm collided with that small entrance, it could flood the entire cave in death...yes...death. Sand of death. They could be crushed and sent forward anyways. Eiji bore a smile as he ran, this was exciting. He could already see the Man from before silhouette within the darkness of the caves. "Sure! Since you asked! Lets try to FUN WAY ZANJI! HAHA!" He was like a little kid finding a new toy. Albeit he didn't expect this, he knew it would be exciting to just go in, be it death or pain awaited...he would tackle it all head on! HAHA! Skills/Abilities Used: Techniques Used: Chakra Reserves: Inventory:

[/a] [01][/ul]• Belt Pouch

• Right-Side Tool Holster

• Left-Side Tool Holster

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[Ren Nobuyuki Nazo]

INSANITY the fine line between being fine and off your rocker It took him perhaps a matter of a few minutes to reach his destination of the main cavern where the labyrinth of caves all connected. From there he could hear in the darkness, the distant rumble of the increasing wind, and almost immediately he knew what it would mean, there would be a sandstorm fast approaching. Not long after the moans of the caves tickled his ears would the voice of one of the strangers tease him. It would pique his curiosity and make him want to turn, in fact, he did turn to face back down the tunnel he had just used to access his current area. His golden emerald orbs would peer down the path way as if they could pierce the darkness and see every last little detail on the sandy stone surface it obscured. Before long the sound of hastened foot steps reached his ears. Someone was running, and with the sound growing louder and louder lika a crescendo he stepped off towards the side. As he made this sudden jerk in movement his hood fell from his head falling upon his back and revealing his ivory tresses which proceeded to fall from their precarious perch atop his shoulders. The mortician stepped off to the side with such speed that his clothes visibly followed shortly there after behind him, and as he did, he managed to catch a glimpse in the darkness of the 'normal' man. The one that he had been quite certain he had heard just moments ago wished to greet a puppet master. Something that he himself was, but would not share. Not now anyway. "I see you changed your mind. A good decision if I do say so myself, but only for the fact that the storm is upon us." With those words escaping from his lips he moved now deeper into the cavern, and as he did, he struck the wick inside his lantern with a metal tool causing it to light itself once more. "I would not worry about being buried in sand, though. I have already discovered that the mouths of this cavern are angled just so perfectly that those within would be safe." He walked towards the far end of the large cavern expanse and as he did the light of the lantern twinkled around him casting an ominous shadow onto anything he happened to pass. When he neared the other end of the cavern several things came into view. The main thing that came into view was a large table, almost akin to that of an operation table, but much larger in size. All across the table was scattered various tools and instruments, and the table itself was stained crimson with the blood of his test subjects. "My my, it seems this one is almost all used up," he noted to himself before setting the lantern down on the corner of the table allowing it to well illuminate the adult male body on the table which in turn rested with his skin and muscle peeled apart from itself in the area of the torso to reveal the pretty little things inside. "Tis a damn shame really, I was hoping to make good use of him." He picked up a scalpel from the table ledge and brought it down across the inactive heart. Carefully he sliced through the heart and once he had something almost immediately bubbled to the surface before gushing through, however to the mortician's surprise it was not blood, but rather some black goop. The mortician, thoroughly disgusted, stepped back from the scene covered his nose and mouth with his sleeve. "Absolutely putrid, another failure."

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Inventory:

• kunai [12]
• shuriken [12]
• explosive tags [10]
• shiroi kama
• tsubasa unmei
• kumagae yasuhiro

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[Uchiha Eiji]

Kurokei His feet rush downwards the path, and his eyes, albeit he was moving rather erratic and fast, he saw the movement of the mystery man step towards the side, and his eyes was piqued with interest - trained movement. That was his thoughts on the matter. How his clothes moved shortly after his movements only supported this. It was definitely a movement he was familiarized with after battling so many different individuals during his tour of duty within Konohagakure and his battles upon the outside the safety of his villages name - rogue life. He stopped shortly after passing the ivory haired man, a speculation of his body size and voice but one could never know, and stopped suddenly, and face going from a childish smile to a more serious one. "Only for that." He responded to the individuals first words. His eyes, albeit not flared with the sharingan, held a certain stinging language that he'd attempt to sear into the man's being through looks, and it said: "Try anything, and you'll regret it." One could interpret this as killing intent, yet it was different cause it was mixed with a smile that was realistic rather than those sadistic ones construed by old men or screwed up individuals. However, he was sure the look would be ignored or not cared for, as this man seemed to feed off danger and excitement - someone who's truly insane. This was his first assumption simply by his demeanor, and information gained from just the little exchange awhile ago. He was similar, and in all truth, he felt a sort of resemblance to their personality, but paths of life shifted them. Albeit, an assumption, but a strong feeling that brought it about. He straightened his back, and changed his eyes to one of inquisition and observations. The walls of the cavern was scanned, and the individual's words of it being molded to the point where it protected those inside seemed to be truth - at first glance anyways. "Is that so?" He responded with interest. He continued to follow the individual, but stayed several yards in the back, "Zanji, what do you think?" There was many things that was asked in that ambiguous question, but Zanji took of it would be what would be answered or perhaps he'll just ignore it, but regardless, Eiji would continue to analyze the cavern; however, not for confirmation of the caverns mold, but of the lack of traps that was embedded in its existence. The cave became illuminated in lanterns light. It displayed at what seemed the end of the path they took was a table much akin to that of a operating room yet larger than normal, stained in blood, and covered in various tools of medical trade and more. "Wh-what?" He asked himself as the light was directed more on the table now that it was set down, and an adult males body was completely displayed. His... Eiji's eyes squinted in disgust, but his stomach didn't churn nor did he look away. He stared at the ivory individual words and movements in extreme caution. The smile tinge his eyes, but again, he didn't move nor did his body react even to the sight of an inactive heart being sliced open and blood goop pouring out. "So this is what you have down here...your...lab." He turned to Zanji. "I don't care about what you do or your business down here, but..." He turned back towards the ivory man, his previous words obviously being directed towards him from the beginning and not Zanji, "What are you trying to accomplish here, and why?" As it didn't seem like torture, this was obviously human experimentation - the most taboo'd art of both the non-shinobi and shinobi world. He could only imagine his answer, if he'd answer at all. Skills/Abilities Used: Techniques Used: Chakra Reserves: Inventory:

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• Hikari [02]
• Kemuri [03]
• Shindō [02]
• Military Ration Pill [01]
• Blood Increasing Pill [02]
• Wire[30m]
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[Uzumaki Zanji]

Neah stood still before the entrance as ocha flicked her tongue and let out a slight quiver as if something was terrifying her. But there was't really anything that could terrify his lovely little anaconda. He slowly stroked her along her head and gave a few soothing sound hushing noises as he turned his attention back to Eiji. Eiji had no idea what his fun was was but oh how he would like to show it to him. But no right now this man would live on his whim he was in no true mood to kill this man yet. "Perhaps your right Eiji but still this man id foreign to us do not touch anything nor accept anything he offers us I do not trust this man." He slowly turned his head as he heard Eiji scream about the incoming sandstorm. He was puzzled and looked out on the horizon his eyes widening in shock as he saw in the not to far off distance a huge storm was brewing and heading towards there location now. He regained his calm and cool composure and patted his anaconda and quickly followed after his comrade remaining silent

Neah followed after Eiji and the unknown man through the darkness of the cave. Ocha seemed to calm herself a little even if the man decided to attack us his snake would strike without a moments hesitation. even in the dark his snake was extremely deadly due to her heat heat sensors that all snakes posses. There was no one else within the cave network that he could sense so the doctor was alone. Smart but not to smart especially if something were to happen to him but he would just curl his lip in a half smile and continue to walk down the path following his comrade and the ivory haired man. After a little bit he noticed a smell something very familiar. It was the smell of medical equipment and chemicals used for medicine. He chuckled as he shook his head as he remembered the days when he served in the waterfall village as the former head medic. Oh the lives he saved and the men and women and even some children experimented on, there screams of pain soothing to his ears like a madman's lullaby.

He smirked as he saw a dead body on a table his nose not recoiling from the stench of decay. He shook his head disapproving as he examined at what this shit hole of a lab was. Very unclean, barely sterile in his own opinion, most sloppy and unsatisfactory.This man was a medic but his skills and well overall cleanliness were a shame he would not call him a medic unless he improved. He watched as the man sliced open the inactive heart with a scalpel and watched as a putrid substance filled the air he took a few steps back and looked at the various tools "This is no lab it is a shit hole." He slowly paced along the back and already had a feeling of distrust for this man and a lack of respect growing. He stopped as he reached the end of the tools and walked back towards Eiji. "that foul oozing substance is bile any true self respecting medic would know to always drain the body of its fluids such a rookie mistake." He gently stroked Ocha under her chin and narrowed his eyes at the doctor is distaste at the mans sloppy methods " Your technique needs improvement, next time perhaps remove the organs out first then wash it out clean,then drain all of the blood and bodily fluids from the body, that will keep it from decaying if you do a few more things but ill let you figure that out on your own just a little friendly advice from medic to medic."[/div]

Skills/Abilities Used:

• Sensory Perception

Techniques Used:

• None

Chakra Reserves:

• 92%

Sage mode chakra reserves
• 27%

Inventory:

• Kunai - 12
• Shuriken - 12
• Exploding Tags - 10
• 1 blood pill
• 1 soldier pill
• 9 exploding tags
• 30m of wire
WC 645

[Ren Nobuyuki Nazo]

INSANITY the fine line between being fine and off your rocker     When neither of them seemed too appalled at the scene the mortician could tell he was in, at the very least, decent company. Perhaps these two fleshlings would understand then his goal and why he experimented, however when neither of them seemed to grasp what he was doing by mere observation the mortician sighed, placed the scalpel down on the table after washing it carefully in a bin of sterile water. "You see I am seeking an answer to my most asked question." He walked around to the other side of the table away from the two foreigners as he looked to them from the other side of the decaying corpse. "How does one check mate the reaper?"     He held out his hands on either side of himself his fingers out stretched and moving every now and then as he spoke. "Haven't you ever wondered if it was possible? Possible to out smart the reaper and live beyond anyone's normal mortal years?" Yes he was perhaps seeking something like immortality but no, in his mind it was much more. "To be able to gain the strength and power to defeat all foes and even when wounded avoid the clutches of the reaper? To be able to listen to an old man's tale and actually be able to understand what he's rambling on about? To be able to attain great power through extended years, and lead the world to the greatest massacre one has ever seen?" At the last one he started to snicker before he continued, "Or perhaps bring a loved one back from the clutches of the reaper's log and to be able to dance one last waltz with them before watching them slaughter all of your enemies?"     He folded his arms across his chest as he tilted his head a bit to the right allowing his hair to fall in such a way to reveal one of his golden emerald orbs. "I find the concept interesting and if I can throw the world into mass pandemonium because of my own research results, well I think that would be a goal well worth living for. Mainly for one reason, I want to see what new world may be born from the chaos. Will sane people rule the world at that time? Will shinobi as we know them now cease to exist? I want to see what will happen." The mortician could have gone on and on however his jolly speech had to end at some time and that time came when the red haired medic so rudely interrupted him.     "Lab? Shit Hole? Ohoho, silly shinobi. This is not my lab. I will agree this isn't the best of places to conduct experimentation, however my actual lab had become... hm.... compromised." By compromised he meant that one of his experiments had gone awry and well, the place exploded. That was the last time he attempted to combine explosive tag mechanics with poison. "Let's just say there was an accident, ehehe, and well that location is likely spreading a horrid miasma into the streets of Sunagakure right about now. Too bad for all of those pathetic shinobi there that they'll never be able to figure that it was my own doing. Khehe, they put too much faith in their Lead Medic." His smile that had reappeared on his face was unfaltering, even as the red head gave his little suggestion the mortician simply shrugged, "Been there tried that. My experiments with that method have succeeded, what I want to attempt now is to achieve it without removing the organs first. However now that I think about it, maybe first I'd need some living subjects to test this on," he paused for several moments, "Yes some children from Kumogakure might fit the bill. Oh! Kirigakure would never notice a few missing sods." At this point it seemed as though he had completely forgotten the presence of the other two, and knowing his sanity, he may very well have.     "Tell me rude one, which do you think would work best? Kumogakure Brats or Kirigakure Fools?" .....Or maybe he was just plain loony.

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Inventory:

• kunai [12]
• shuriken [12]
• explosive tags [10]
• shiroi kama
• tsubasa unmei
• kumagae yasuhiro

Techniques Used:

• xxx

[Uchiha Eiji]

Kurokei The putrid smell engulfed his nose like a dog tugged tightly to a leash. It had grasped it deeply and implanted itself within his olfactory memories. Forever, any smell resembling will have this memory dig out from the burrows of his subconscious and into his visual receptors. He snarled at the smell, but kept his ears open regardless. His question was being answered in such a dramatic fashion. The insane chuckles. The erratic fingers moving about, and the setting that is borderline cliché. If he hadn't seen it with his own two eyes, he would not believe someone such as this actually existed. It was as if he was drawn into a world of cinema, from all sorts of horror visual theater, and even those within words written in books. It was easily processed - the man's intentions, that is. It even explained the body, and Zanji's comment of him mis-performing. He was attempting to figure out how to sustain organs passed their expiration date, at least what Eiji had assumed on the matter. An attempt to fight death. How ironic that it requires so much of it to be achieved. He'd heard rumors across the shinobi world of attempts to cheat or beat death. It was the main reason puppetry existed, at least to the rumor of the "man and his son."[Read first post to refresh] Eiji evaluated the circumstance, and all the information given to him, as well as Zanji's apparent dislike for this ivory-headed individuals way of performing things. He'd wondered if Zanji would be intrigued with the idea of cheating death, perhaps even attempt to steal the ivory man's research...with violent actions. This situation could get bad to worse with various different choices. The most possible being Zanji's violent action. The second possible is this ivory man's attempt to trap them and use them as subjects for his experiments - a trap as he'd suspected. There were countless more ways this could go wrong, and it begun to overwhelm him slightly. He took a breath of putrid air, and released it back to its disgusting origins. Let's settle the facts first:

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He looked at the ivory head, his eyes of black piercing the surroundings lite up by the light upon the table, and his mouth beginning to move. "I've said it before, i don't care what you do here, so I will not be selecting any." He stated firmly, his hands moving into his pockets, "Whoever you kill is the least of my concerns as long as it's not myself, but..." he strolled off on his words, "I do have a mission." He paused, taking a glance at Zanji and then back towards the lite lantern, "As you are the Head Medic, and I'm sure you don't want us to expose you, albeit I'm not one for blackmail, what about you trade me some information for my silence, and then I'll be on my way and you can continue to do whatever you wish to do."

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• Hikari [02]
• Kemuri [03]
• Shindō [02]
• Military Ration Pill [01]
• Blood Increasing Pill [02]
• Wire[30m]
[/ul]• Right-Side Tool Holster

[/ul]• Left-Side Tool Holster

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[Uzumaki Zanji]

Zanji smirked as he watched the mortician man put away the scalpel and begin to wash it clean. At least he knew how to keep some of his instruments clean. His lip curled into a smile as the man began to talk about questions but most importantly a question that has also plagued his mind and that was how to beat death. Though being a Uzumaki he had a much large life span of a normal person. He let out a small chuckle as he listened on and on about how the man in front of him talked about beating death but there were subtle hints about what he was trying to do with his research. he had a faint idea what he was doing but he was not sure it was best to let the man to continue to talk. It amused him greatly to see a man so deeply involved in there own work it reminded him of himself. Zanji slowly stuck out his elongated tongue as he licked his lips. He was tasting the mans scent through the air as well so he could remember it should they ever cross paths. Ocha slowly slithered around Zanji's body in a guarding sort of patrol pattern she did not really trust anyone who wasn't a contract holder.

He slid his tongue back inside his mouth and parted some of his red hair away from his face and smirked. "ahh the immortal question about how to best defeat death, that question has plagued mankind since the beginning of time, a most noble goal to try and beat but no easy task." Zanji slowly cracked his neck to the side loudly his cartilage popping loudly and echoing around the cave.  He let out a exhaled a sigh of relieve as he looked directly at the sand shinobi's face peering directly into his eyes. His own eyes unwavering and full of life. "You tread along dangers boundaries that should not be tampered with, a man after my own heart hehe." He slowly walked once again around the wall of instruments as feigned interest in each and every one of them. he knew practically all the instruments here as he was also a medical shinobi. He stopped in his tracks and looked over his shoulder and stared at the ivory haired man intently "I myself have also asked that question on how to best the reaper. There is only one technique that i know of that even comes close to that and that is the edo tensei though that wouldn't be the correct answer your looking for is it?"

His sensory abilities were finely tuned he watched the man wave his fingers but didn't sense any chakra from them so he wasn't using the chakra thread technique. though that did not put him any less on his guard after all this shinobi had the territorial advantage of them both. Zanji could end this with a poison mist but he would not risk harming Eiji and he wanted to get more information out of this man before he tried anything. He slowly walked over to Eiji as he let och nuzzle the side of his face. He smiled as Eiji spoke of a trade of information between the two of them even resorting to blackmail. This made him feel proud of his comrade resorting to such tactics. "Nicely phrased eiji couldn't of spoken of better terms myself I am sure i know what you want from the doctor let us hurry this along the longer we stay here the longer we give him a chance to trap us if he so wishes."

Zanji slowly walked back to the mouth of the cave where he had followed Eiji into this section of the cave and stopped at the entrance and looked at the ivory haired man over his shoulder. "Oh two things first you should go with neither to large of targets stick with minor villages I suggest going with subjects from the water fall village. The second thing is perhaps you should look into soul transference into a object that is capable of movement like a puppet for example, Or perhaps you should try and create a human being into a puppet that would make a greater vessel though its never been done before but I am sure you are up for the challenge."

Skills/Abilities Used:

• Sensory Perception

Techniques Used:

• None

Chakra Reserves:

• 92%

Sage mode chakra reserves
• 26%

Inventory:

• Kunai - 12
• Shuriken - 12
• Exploding Tags - 10
• 1 blood pill
• 1 soldier pill
• 9 exploding tags
• 30m of wire
WC 730