Mission Details:

So that white devil had finally been identified. Gin's previous assertion was right - the rabbit was definitely a human, or something akin to that, in disguise. It had been roaming around the village and causing chaos for everyone that lived there and everyone that had come all the way to the remote location to participate in the festivities. Visitors and residents, shinobi and civilians, everyone was a target. And sure, it had all started off with meaningless pranks and other minor things like the dyed eggs. Soon, however, it began to escalate until people's lives were intentionally put in danger. Now, it - Gin refused to recognize its humanity by calling it a he - had gotten to the point where it was taking young children and killing their parents for the sake of its own amusement. Long story short, the thing had to be stopped and Gin was the first to volunteer for the mission. Of course, besides the fact that the White Rabbit was a merciless criminal, the former Kazekage had a personal grudge against it. She had been cleaning up its messes for days now. It felt as if the thing knew that she was tasked to do so and kept on creating more chaos in order to taunt her and goad her into chasing it.

Gin Kuroka would fulfill its wish. She would go after it and make sure that she was the one to stop his despicable actions from escalating further. Nevertheless, the village officials had requested that she not go alone and that a team of strong shinobi be assembled in order to ensure the mission's success. Gin accepted this begrudgingly. She felt insulted that these people think that she couldn't take care of the situation on her own. She was a world renowned warrior that had been involved in countless battles against all sorts of opponents. Not only that, but she was too prideful to admit that she might need help to see this through. A sigh escaped her lips as she leaned against the side of the Administrative Building with her arms crossed over her chest.  Her weapons - swords, projectiles and grenades - were displayed openly and attached to the belt that looped around her waist. All save for Soul Cutter. She knew better than to show off such a weapon. Despite the fact that its existence and appearance were largely shrouded in mystery, she was much too paranoid to show it off like she did everything else. No, that sword would remained sealed away and out of sight for as long as she could help it, only brought out against the strongest of opponents and the direst of circumstances.  

Gin didn't usually display her weapons like this. Ever since learning fuuinjutsu, she usually kept them hidden away. However, knowing that there was a likely difficult battle ahead, she would rather keep them at hand and at her reach for quick use. Gin closed her eyes, taking several deep breaths. There were very few people walking around the streets today, and those that did were breaking out into a light jog to get to the nearest building. The behavior was only natural, it was raining, after all. Gin herself mostly covered by the small roof on the side of the building. It towered above her head by a couple of feet. The former Kazekage wasn't exactly a patient woman. She grew restless easily if she had nothing to do. Therefore, she pulled out one of the novels that she always kept with her - something obscure and erotic, no doubt - and flipped it open as she waited. Small drops of water fell on the pages occasionally, not that Gin minded. These books were cheap and easy to find. besides, the young woman had already read the mission details and previous reports on the killer several times. After the second time around, she had memorized it for the most part.

The White Rabbit was reportedly an expert in weaponry - specifically odd weapons - much like Gin was. He combined the skills with ninjutsu and summoning in order to create an array of long distance attacks and traps that could easily fend off most enemies. He was fast - much faster than Gin was - as well as physically strong. No doubt he was skilled at perception and that his reflexes were impeccable. They had to be if he had gotten away with so many crimes for so long. Gin would never say it out loud, but maybe having company alongside her wouldn't be such a terrible thing. She wasn't against working in groups, after all. Despite her reputation and personality, she knew how to engage in proper teamwork rather well. She only wondered what type of person she would have to work with. It wasn't as if she had much of a choice in choosing who came along, after all. She wasn't sure if it was two or three more people joining her, either. She would have to wait and see, wouldn't she?

The former Kazekage turned Sannin liked her thumb and index finger, gently grabbing hold of the upper right corner of the page and flipping over to the next one. The expression on her face was both grim and serious and would remain that way for a while. It would be at least ten more minutes before anyone showed up and joined her. When whoever came showed up, she wouldn't lift her gaze, relying on her other senses to tell whether it was someone that she knew or not. "Should we kill it or bring it back alive?" would be the only sentence that left her lips. She appeared to still be quite engrossed either in her own thoughts, or what she was reading. She knew that she would rather do. She would rather gut it alive herself and end its life with her own two hands. However, she couldn't put a personal vendetta before the goals of the team as a whole. She had learned that the hard way over the years. No, such things only got in the way of the mission and caused trouble for the entire team. It was best if they decided the ultimate goal beforehand.

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The day had finally come for the little boy to show his true form as he woke up early that morning as he was preparing for the mission to bring an end to the terror that had been created by the White Rabbit. He had not only spent his days chasing it down, but the genjutsu he thought was harmless had actually resulted in a few deaths as some people who thought they were rabbits would hop out their windows or hop into the street getting run over by other people who were running or hopping in the chaos. This was not the only problem as the rabbit population grew too much as well as the Wolf who once ruled a forest becoming his friend only to be ravaged by rabid rabbits who had been driven insane by the White Rabbit himself or herself. It was not clear but this rabbit had to be stopped and there was information to his whereabouts as well as a mission requiring at least three shinobi of A-rank and higher. A mission of this scale was nothing to play around with and he knew better than anyone that underestimating your opponent could be very dangerous.

To show how serious he was he wanted to be fully prepared. He undressed from his casual clothing as he entered into the warm running shower. The water rushing down his body as he looked towards the water, his hair wet as he focused carefully before turning to let the water hit hard against his back. He was no longer just some little boy, but a little demon of death as he stepped out of the shower after several minutes had passed. He stood there as the water dripped from his body, he grabbed hold of a towel and began to dry his hair before stepping in front of the mirror. He no longer had any marks or proof of having been in a serious battle of any kind. He carefully picked up a loose black t-shirt as he got into not caring that it was still too big for him. He still had faith that he would grow into though maybe that was just denial. He then put on a shorts and some socks before getting his running shoes that he carefully put on. He did not want to go barefoot into a serious fight and he had to be serious this time, he could not afford to lose any more friends anymore. He then grabbed the cloak of his former sensei Kamikira of the Shiru clan. As the cloak rapped around his neck like a cape he let it fall down around him covering his upper body like a robe as it did cover a bit of his lower body only the upper most area had any actually protection. He was about to slide the hood over his head as his body was now dry including his hair. He slowly brushed his hair back with his hand before placing his forehead protector on his head. He was now representing his village and while he did not fully represent his clan anymore he did represent the heart of what it was to be a shinobi of Kirigakure where the strong survive and the strongest rule.

He then grabbed the strongest weapon he had as he carefully placed it on his back before hiding his twin blades beneath his cloak. He went out the door and dashed towards the meeting location as he made his way through the maze to the intended location where he would see who he would be expected to work with. As he made his way he took in the scenery and his surroundings watching for any followers or potential bandits who may be foolish enough to interfere. The animals all hid themselves as the killing intent that came off the boy was intense, he had not given off such dark emotions in a long time as he finally seemed to have reached the location as he stopped for a moment. As he stopped to hear her ask if they should kill it or bring it back alive. The only answer he gave her then was "mom?" as he was a bit surprised to see her even though his natural instincts would have known for a mission this serious they would call on someone as strong as his mother. However when it came to his mom, he had a soft spot for her that could be considered a weakness, but at the same time a source of his strength and drive to become even stronger. In the end if he did finally have something to say, he did take note of what she said as his mind and body were still taking in the situation on the outside, deep down inside he knew that capturing the White Rabbit alive in order to use it might be what the Village would want, but killing it dead would be the best way to secure peace on this land. Either way it was time for the mother and son team to prepare to take on this challenge together.

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Annoying, so damn and darned annoying. That was the very essence of the morning in which Risu woke up to feel that something big was going to happen that day. The start of that promised day was not at all something promising though, as it started with the fact that she had yet again forgotten to close the curtains after falling asleep in her room at the small inn she was staying. With the sun's early rays prickling her senses, the young woman was forcefully awakened and therefore wasn't in anything but a bad mood ever since.

The bad luck seemed to continue throughout her entire morning ritual, as her toothbrush broke while she was cleaning her teeth, simply because she was gripping the tiny handle to hard, which made the plastic crumble like a freshly baked cookie. It was without a doubt the stress, the rage and hatred which had already started corroding and consuming her, which had let to this point on which she would break everything she touched. An entire week of headaches, chasing irritating rabbits, following trails and listening to rumors, no wonder she was pissed off from the start of the day.

"Gaah, hot hot hot!!" The young woman hissed and screamed when she tried to take a sip from her cup of coffee, which was still boiling hot, causing her to burn her tongue a little and make sure the entire in had heard her curse and swear even the name of the sage of the six paths. "Well...ouch...this is not my lucky day."

It was at that point, at which she saw the poster in the inn's lobby, a poster which showed some promise for the ANBU-captain. It seemed that finally, there was some real work to be done and not just any work, but the search of a rabid or rather rabbit killer. While snatching the piece of paper from the board, Lamya got back to her room and opened a suitcase hidden underneath the bed. Taking out her personal Black ANBU armor, her black sandals, the black jumpsuit and the mask she always wore when she was doing something important. The few scratches and stains on the mask were hardly visible, showing the young ANBU captain's love for taking care of her stuff.

However, the most important part for this mission was no doubt the pair of scalpels hidden within a satchel on the bottom of the suitcase, which she unpacked and caressed for a few seconds, checking the sharpness of the scalpels' edges and placing them in their designated pockets at the back of her armor. "Allrighty...let's fetch me a rabbit...again, I guess."

She left the Inn via the rooftop, ensuring herself that Uraeus would be safe in the forest hunting for his own rabbits, while she would take care of this 'thing'. The only issue she had, was the fact that it would take more than a regular jonin to take care of this problem, which made her wonder who else would've been at the village, strong enough to join a team of three A-rank jonin or higher. The answer did not let itself wait though, as already from atop one of the rooftops, could the young woman spot a rather recognisable figure, that of the blond kid from Kirigakure, Yuzu Ren. According to what she knew, this kid was formidable, if not downright dangerous, which made her all the more anxious to know who else would be part of the team.

Rushing down to the ground in an alley nearby, Lamya tried to keep an eye on the blond shinobi, curious to who he would be meeting and there she was, the woman who would be part of the three man cell and what a woman it was. Despite her rather bored-looking appearance, this woman gave off an air which could only be described as extremely powerful, so much so that even the release of power coming from the kid would seem nothing to her, not even Lamya's own strength would be enough, but on the other hand...Lamya herself was far from being a pushover either.

The only thing left to decide, was wether or not she would reveal herself to these two kirigakure shinobi or not and if she did, would she do so with or without her mask, preserve her identity or not...so much dilemmas that it got her all worked up, aggrevated her, as she started to loosen up her own barriers on her chakra, as it no longer remained hidden with her armor's ability of 'perfect hiding'.

Knowing that at least one of these two would have sensed her, Lamya took her hooded cloak and pulled the hood far over her head, making sure her mask wouldn't even be visible in broad daylight, except if someone shone a light right into it. Slowly, she walked out of the alley's shadow and came close to the pair of Kiigakure shinobi, greeting them with a voice she thought only she knew, albeit slightly lightened because of her own lighter tone, a dark and empty tone of voice she used to intimidate all of her prey. "I guess you're the other two to form this team. Care to catch a rabbit?"

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There was one more who would be added to the team...

Aya had been sitting on a nearby rooftop, her kage shroud around her hiding her chakra from the world below, her mask on her face hiding her features but showing exactly who she was... the only ninja outside of the village of kirigakure who had ever seen her face was a single shinobi from Iwa, so, the people here had no idea who the clad woman was... now formally she wore her combat attire, the golden gloves wwhich graced her hands, the sword of Kusanagi at her side, and the raijin blade at the other. Then, most notibly of all, the lethal shape-shifting blade changeling was on her back, compacted into its sword state, within a basic sheath made of leather, it was not much but it would serve the purpose of holding the weapon until they got to their destination. Across her lower back was her arrow quiver, 20 arrows stored for easy use and her Fuuma shuriken folded up below it. Aya was ready ffor a fight, once she had heard and seen that people in this town were dying, she knew it was time to get her own hands dirty. And it seemed 2 of the 3 people who were lining up to seek justice was none other than 22 of her own legendary swordsmen.

Aya, In all of her dramatic flair, jumped from the top of the rooftop to be silhouetted by the sun, a shade, nothing more than a vision as she would fall from on high, an impossibly long fall for any other ninja... but like the shadow her name entailed she dropped, landing no more than a couple of meters in front of them all, ass she hit the ground from her impossible height, her knees bent only the fraction they needed to in order to absorb the shock from the fall, there the Mizukage stood, looking over each of them with the mouth-piece of the mask pulled down to conceal her full face in her war-like attire. The mask of the serial killer of the mist, her first conquest in the land of the mist when she was but a genin, renovated to become a symbol that no-matter the monster, they would all fall to the demon ice witch...

Aya had since observed one of the crime scenes, the blade which had been used to cut through the victim was sharper than death, more than likely meaning that whatever they were dealing with was not only a killer, but a trained one. The cut had minimal blood splatter, but what splatter there was was thin, and almost bladed, there was also no further splashing at the feet meaning that none of it had held onto the sleek nature of the blade, something which B rank weapons and lower were almost incapable of doing, the person they were dealing with was more than dangerous, he was trained, he was an expert, and the weapons which he carried were of the highest quality, there was not a person native to this village who was qualified to bring down this terror, and so it fell to them. Looking to the other three, Aya spoke firmly, her voice not quite her own, changed by the mask, in a similar function to the masks of the ANBU.

"It seems the three of you have your quarry... I hope you would permit me to accompany you, I have some stake in this matter, I failed to see through the rabbits guise, caught up in the mystery of this place, and I would like a chance to redeem myself. "

It was then that she looked to the one member of the group which she did not know of, the female which stood before her, pale, calculating, and wearing an ANBU uniform none the less. She looked powerful, though her muscles did not bare the physical conditioning of what they normally would for a practitioner of the martial arts, her stance was off, she did not hold herself in quite the same way as Gin or Yuzu due to them being accomplished swordsmen who practiced their discipline day in and day out to reach a level of physical perfection. Which would lead Aya to readily assume that she was a more chakra intensive fighter, who relied in their skill of powerful jutsu and tactics to overwhelm an opponent rather than that of physical skill... Part of Aya was curious, wanting to test the limits of another nation's ANBU, while the other part of her simply wanted to get this mission done with as soon as she possibly could.

Aya did not extend the hand to Lamya, instead, she bowed slightly, showing her respect, as opposed to friendshipt in a rather formal manner.

"I don't believe the two of us have ever had the pleasure of meeting, My name is Aisu, Solstice Ayakashi ... Mizukage of the village hidden in the mist, though the people who know me, call me Aya. It's nice to see another person who knows it is best to hide one's chakra from the world, I can't sense past your garb, though, it seems you have upgraded it past the usual norm for a ninja of Konoha. It will be interesting to see the capabilities of the ANBU of your nation, as I'm sure you would be interested to see mine. "

Aya noted, knowing she was from konoha from the headband she possessed, so long as it was on her person (otherwise the sentence would have ended at 'for a ninja') But as the veil of the day rose, it was time for the group of them to begin moving, none the wiser that Aya had long ago entered her Sage mode. Hidden by her kage shroud and mask.

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[spoiler=OOC] Next posts, lets get through all the obsticles and get to the fight, I'm going to take the collapsing corridor.

Chakra:

-20 for sage mode activation.

Truth be told, Gin wasn't all that surprised to see her son show up to the meeting place. Without lifting her gaze from the book she was reading, she extended one hand towards him so that she could ruffle the mop of blonde hair on his head. She was smiling behind the book she was reading, happy to see him there. It was always a good thing, being able to see her youngest child. He had grown up considerably since she had left Konoha and now craved independence and the ability to carve his own path. It was only natural. Gin had experienced the same thing around his age. Gin trusted that he could take care of himself, though she still sometimes worried about his safety and happiness. She knew she didn't have to give him any direct instructions. Despite his age, he was experienced. He wouldn't get in the way. "We finally get the chance to go on an assignment together. Exciting, isn't it?" She asked him, her fingers would be running gently and lovingly through his locks of hair is he let her do so. "Do a good job and mommy'll buy you a new sword, alright?" She added.

The former Kazekage felt a presence nearby - someone studying her and her son carefully. Judging by the person's mere presence, he or she was likely very formidable, at least at Ren's level. However, nothing in Gin's posture or expression changed, despite the fact that they were being watched. For a moment, Gin wondered if this was the third person that was supposed to be joining them. As if on queue, a young girl - a few years younger than Ren and likely around Chie and Reiko's age - emerged from a nearby alley. Gin lifted her eyes from her book for a brief moment in order to examine her appearance. Dark hair cascaded over her shoulders and her face bore the telltale markings of the Orochi Clan. Ooh, and an ANBU uniform! Interesting. Gin's expression, however, remained overly serious and almost stoic as she returned her gaze to her erotic novel. "Yep," Gin answered simply. Really, there wasn't much more to say. Sure, she could have gone to the trouble of introducing herself, but meh.

Gin flipped over to the next page. Before she finished doing that, she heard someone's footsteps land lightly on the rooftop overhead. Gin instantly knew who it was. Her expression changed suddenly, shifting to a wide grin with a hint of sly mischief. Surrounded by the raindrops that kept falling from the sky, Ayakashi seemed to hover in the air for a moment before landing on the ground with an air of calm and grace about her. One that Gin was likely about to purposefully ruin. Once the Aisu  finished her sentence, which Gin didn't really listen to, the silver haired woman rushed to close the short distance between the two of them. She wrapped her arms around the Mizukage tightly, rubbing her cheek against that of her superior officer.

"Kashi-senpai~!" She exclaimed, maybe with a little too much enthusiasm. Her death-grip on Ayakashi was soon turned against her, however. Gin felt the older woman's hands somehow grip strategic places along Gin's body. Before she knew it, Gin was crashing face first into the ground. The pavement cracked open with a sickening boom, followed by a muted thud, leaving a large crater below the Kirigakure Sannin. "Sit," mused Ayakashi's stern voice. Despite the wreckage, it only took Gin a second to stand back up again. She wiped the dust from the debris on her sleeve and pouted. Aside from a bit of dirt on her, there was no evidence that she had just been launched against the ground with such brute force.

This type of interaction is what their relationship revolved around.

Gin shot the Mizukage a sheepish grin. "So cold and mean, it's like you're trying to get me to fall for you," Gin complained, making an effort to sound overly dramatic and lovelorn. She wondered how the ANBU girl would react to the scene. It was definitely a unique way to leave a first impression. Ren, of course, being both Gin's son and a member of the Mizukage's elite forces, was already privy to such displays. Gin shot the boy another loving look before turning to Ayakashi and flashing her a sheepish grin. Standing up straight, the young woman wiped the rest of the dust off of her clothes with the back of her hands. She adjusted her weapons and ran a hand through her locks of pale hair. It was time to get going. The ongoing rain would just have to clean the rest of her off. Knowing that no one else would come, Gin set off, expecting the other three to follow closely behind.

The arrival to the factory would happen quickly, seeing as the village itself was rather small. The surroundings were empty of all people. Gin assumed that a warning had been issued to keep people away from the area until everything was safe again. The inside of the factory would also be empty of anyone or anything that wasn't a target. The former Kazekage braced herself, knowing that she had to remain aware of everything in the building. She stepped inside slowly, not knowing exactly where she should go for now. Her instincts were the only thing she could trust if she were to search for the White Rabbit on her own. What she referred to as "instinct" was her subconscious use of her notable skills in perception. She looked around the factory momentarily, trying to see if anything seemed out of the ordinary. Everything seemed normal to the naked eye. "We should split up and shoot a signal into the air if we find anything. This White Rabbit thing is probably hiding in one of the lower levels - probably behind a hidden door of sorts. Ren, you get to choose who you go with, you're not going alone, got that?" She said sternly. She didn't like the idea of her son running into this psychopath on his own. He was strong, there was no doubt about that, but Gin was also paranoid when it came to his well being. Her tone left no room for questions.

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Note: The hidden path and the subsequent part where we can split into the other three is only revealed after we all post for a second time. We can all to out parts in the next round of posting. I'm disarming the bomb, by the way.

Note: Permission to briefly control Ayakashi was given by Michael.

He looked on as she seemed to be busy reading a book as she extended her hand as he got a bit nervous due to excitement as he felt her hand upon his head. The ruffle that he had missed so long had finally happened as he smiled, something that was still rare to this day.  She then said they would finally get to do an assignment together as he was glad to be with his mom again and nothing could change that. He also got excited when she mentioned he was getting a new sword, but the moment was not meant to be too good as the expected happened.

His reunion with his mother was interrupted by the presence of a member of the ANBU, what is it with Konoha and all their ANBU. You never heard of the ANBU from Kirigakure, but then again the Seven Shinobi Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist always take away all the fame of that division which was last lead or probably was still under that bald Osada monster Wolfgang. This ANBU seemed really casual and asked if they wanted to catch a rabbit, it was like she was trying to make a joke to break the ice which was failing so far.

Speaking of breaking the ice an angel descended from the heavens chanting something important as she landed before them, his mother dashed towards her in order to give the woman a hug as he recognised the woman. Before he could say anything he watched the Mizukage send his mother's face crashing face first into the ground as he instinctively appeared between the two with a bit of tension. As he was angered his hair seeming to rise a bit as he had his arms spread out to his sides to block any further attacks.

"Aya-nesama" as he looked up to her while thinking of her in a more informal light then he would have normally due to his anger and a bit due to his new found rebellious attitude which could cause a world of problems for his mother who must have known he would be a handful. He then heard his mother say something about falling for someone as he looked back to her as his anger died down now that he knew she was okay as he was a bit confused for a moment. "Sorry" as he bowed to the Mizukage slightly as he blushed rather then got filled with fear as he remembered that they were usually like this. "I been away too long, I forgot... but poor Sano might get hurt if you keep joking about falling in love with other woman.", this joke would have probably hit Sano hard if he heard it as he was being referred to as a woman as well. He then was not even given a chance to do anything else as his mother made her way to their next location, he was quick to follow her and ran slightly ahead of her to her right hand side.

"Mom is still slow" as he smiled making fun of her being slower than him, which was actually a big thing even though she was not as slow as she used to be. He remembered that time a genin out ran her, then also remembered her catching the genin and he forgot what happened due to how unpleasant some of her training sessions were. Probably the main reason Gin never let her son enjoy the torture that is Gin training. Although he joked around since his mother was there it was clear that he would stay by her side as much as he can, not to mention that a sign of his seriousness was not in his behaviour but by the fact that he did not let his guard down for even a moment. His familiarity with the Mizukage is the main reason he did not all out attack the moment his mom went face first into the ground. Had it been anyone else there could have ended up a seriously major incident. Also he would not bring Masamune, Kukan and Sozo if he was there to play around. It was clear things were serious now and they had no time to be holding back on this Evil White Rabbit.

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A rather indifferent greeting from the older woman, completely being ignored by the blond kid, Lamya sighed, while wanting to raise her hand to pose a question, when she was cut off of her motion by the sudden appearance of another member, which actually made this three man cell into a four man cell, something the young woman wasn't warned about, to make things worse, this newcomer firstly gave off the air of not being anything great, being even smaller and more slender than yuzu in a way, that combined with a cute 'n cuddly face was enough for the ANBU captain to think this was really getting out of hand.

However, even if this was getting out of hand, it was not in the way the Konoha shinobi had expected. As this newcomer introduced herself as being the Mizukage of Kirigakure, the ANBU stood perplexed, being completely taken by surprise by this sudden appearance from one of the main village's leaders and to make things worse, this one was hailed as being the strongest of them all.

Trying to be polite and humble, Lamya wanted to give the Mizukage a greeting, but this was interrupted by possibly the biggest change in character she had ever seen. It was the older, more voluptuous (ridiculously so even) who rushed passed the ANBU to go over towards the Mizukage, displaying probably a bit to much affection even for that so-called strongest kage to handle, as her reaction towards it all seemed rather short and snappy.

"For the love of..." The ANBU captain's hand arose quickly, slapping herself against the forehead to show how completely and utterly surprised, yet also annoyed she was by this entire thing unraveling before her. She was going to be surrounded by people from Kirigakure and not just anyone, this was probably the worst possible group ever, with a weirdo of an old hag, a way to powerful kid and a kid-like superpower kage. "This is so going to be the worst day of my life. Having to team up with people that are strongly crazy or crazily strong..."

What's more, the blond kid seemed to act as a katalyst to make the older woman's actions seem even more ridiculous, as he was seemingly pointing out that a man named Sano wouldn't be happy with her  flirting with other people. This comment ofcourse made Lamya sigh even deeper, with her eyes rolling upwards in disbelief and sheer shame of ever being caught in a situation like this. However, she did think about those names though, remembering that she had once meet a man who called himself Sanosuke, wondering if these two were the same, if so...they even counted the current raikage to their own ratpack?

"Just to be on the safe side...eh," Lamya tried to interrupt the entire spectacle of comedy and slapstick humor between the three Kirigakure shinobi. "But are we going to move out or do we have to wait for the entire Kirigakure no sato to appear?"

It was not like she was angry or dissapointed, just annoyed by the fact these people seemingly did not really fit the bill of being serious in hunting this murdering target of theirs, with exception of maybe the Mizukage, who more or less seemed to be dragged into the entire farce as it was. Lamya did wonder though how that Mizukage looked behind that mask, not that it mattered, she'd just have to wait until she'd take it off or until she was home so she could check some intel on her. "Why was I ever certain this was going to be a good day?"

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note: I'll just follow miss mizukage Michael xD

Aya liked to keep up her image when she was around people from other nations. The near 6 foot tall 32 year old Mizukage stood taller than most of them, her once young features had faded, though she still appeared youthful, her girlish nature had long been replaced for a darker, more grim and mature look, under her mask she did not wear her eyepatch, so the blue flame of her left eye burned brightly behind the mask, as the icy chakra could be seen, but not felt. Listening to Lamya the konoha ninja seemed to be irritated and somewhat shocked at her appearence, but it was the reaction of Gin which surprised Aya the most, as soon as she had appeared her swordsman charged her. With unceremonious grace, Aya coiled her hand around gins neck and placed her other hand under her, and with a single turn threw her into the ground flat, crashing the Sanin into the ground hard enough for there to be a cracks in the ground.

"Sit..."

The comment about her being cold... the irony was not lost on Aya, but she was trying to be serious here, looking to Yuzu for his reaction, it seemed immediately apparent that he did not agree with her methods. Man handling his mother like that, the fifteen year old would just have to get used to it, while something serious was happening like this, Aya was not the kind to fool around, though she was glad to see them. Yuzu mentioned something about him being sorry he was away for so long, but, such was not an issue, Kirigakure became stronger as a country, and more wealthy the more of its ninja were travelling abroad and completing missions for other nations. The hiring and selling of hunter ninja was the greatest export of kirigakure, as their ninja on a whole were on a whole other league compared to the other nations, whose economies seemed to be falling down around them into despair. The only nation she could think of which was standing on its own two feet was konoha, and with the amount of leaders they had been through in recent years... even that was shaky.

"It's fine, but she's right, we should be going, you two know better than that... "

It was at that point Aya began to walk, the Konoha ninja following in close pursuit.

"Sorry about them, while they are known to be somewhat... unique people, I can assure you, neither of them would be members of my elite if they were not fantastic fighters... They grow on you..."

Though, truth be told, though Aya was attempting to be polite, she was not happy that the ANBU had not shown her any sign of mutual respect as a Kage, she had not shown any form of formal greeting or otherwise, and that, was something which got on Aya's nerves. Even though formality was the first thing Aya shrugged off, it was still a part of the process, as the Mizukage, she had worked damn hard to get to where she was, and to her, rudeness was not unlike a spit in the face of that achievements... It was a good thing that Aya had something to punch when they got to their destination, otherwise she might be in a state where she would not worry about the collateral damage of the fight... Such thoughts were often dark, but her power was something which was difficult to control and while she was often keen o restraining it, sometimes she wasn't. remembering back to when she fought Kaguza, and though he was the only ninja who had wounded her in training, once she unleashed her full power, even he with his raiton had not stood a chance.

After some walking, Aya would look to the others and give a nod, jumping off ahead she would begin to run, charging on at full sprint speed until they reached the factory, arriving and with a single punch to an old iron door, she uprooted the opening to the structure and sent it flying off its hinges with a single blow, leaving a massive dent in the cast iron door, warping the full length of the steel, making it unusable, though, at least now there was an entrance. The clanging from the door echoed throughout the factory...

but it felt damn good to hit something.

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Gin would set off into the factory with Ren most likely trailing closely behind her. She kept a close eye on anything that might seem out of the ordinary - crates that looked like they had been moved in the past couple of days, odd arrangements that didn't fit the overall pattern and such. She didn't have to tell her son to do the same. He was Jounin, after all. After a moment, Gin came across a series of wooden crates that fit the description she was looking for. There were markings on the floor that indicated that they had been recently put there and unlike the rest of the boxes, these weren't covered in dust. She smiled widely for a moment before deciding to move them around, knowing that she should be careful in case they were somehow rigged to explode. Nothing of the sort happened. Good.

Underneath the boxes was a small trap door that could fit one person at a time and would doubtlessly lead to the lower level and the likely location of their target. Gin shot a small burst of chakra into the air to let the other two women know that she had found the path. She would wait for the others to arrive before saying or doing anything except open the trap door. It was nearly impossible to make out what was beyond it - there was only a pitch black darkness. "I'm guessing this one leads to the Rabbit. It's safe to assume that he knows we're coming, so the landing might be riddled with traps or something," she would say as soon as the others arrived. She paused for a very brief moment, looking contemplative and serious, as if considering her options. "Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I'll go first!" She exclaimed, jumping into the hole with little to no hesitation and letting out a loud laugh on the way down.

It was a... slide? Odd, Gin expected it to be a straight drop down. Instead, there were twists and turns and her body slid down a metal surface. Her feet landed gently on the ground soon after, in a dimly lit tunnel. Gin looked at her surroundings closely, analyzing them for a moment. Everything looked fine. "All clear!" She yelled loudly enough to make sure that the other three knew it was safe to come down. She would proceed onward only when the group of four was reunited again. It made no sense for her to move alone, after all. The tunnel would eventually lead into another warehouse with a similar layout to the factory that they had just been in. The boxes formed a sort of maze throughout. The Rabbit was at the end of the maze, Gin knew that much. The problem was whatever he had prepared for them along the way. Everything had been quiet so far, but Gin had a feeling that that was about to change soon.

There were three paths in total - straight, left and right. It was obvious that they would have to split up once again. "Ren, you're coming with me, alright? Kashi-senpai and ANBU Chick can take the other two paths. We're going..." Gin paused for a moment, shifting her gaze between all three paths. "Right!" She said. Without waiting for her child to say anything, she crawled under the set of boxes on the far right side of the room to access her chosen path. She traveled carefully along the way, wary of everything around her. It would be a few minutes before she was able to see anything of note, but when she did... Oh how fun this would be. Gin's eyes lit up in surprise, which soon turned into an expression of mischievous excitement - not the common response to a bomb with a timer on it marking that it was five minutes away from going off. At the same time, something was approaching, likely having sensed or heard the mother and son.

Gin would turn to her son, her smile not faltering. Growls and hisses of wild animals filled the air as they began to surround them. "Ren, sweetheart, cover mommy while she defuses the bomb, ok?" she said in the same tone she would use when telling him to clean up for dinner or do his daily training exercises. Just like that, Gin turned to inspect the mechanical device. It was attached to two large fuel tanks. The contraption seemed fairly simple, with a digital clock marking down the time and several wires of different colors stretching out behind it and around the metal tanks. Gin cracked her knuckles and pulled out a few tools from a sealed scroll. She was an inventor, an engineer - she made her own contraptions, including her bionic eye and metal arm. If she could handle that, a bomb should be simple, right? She unscrewed the bolts holding the bomb's metal casing together in order to get a clear view of its core. She cut some metal wire and tied it to a small piece of metal. She was going to attempt to stop the contraption with a sort of channeled pulse of electricity. Hopefully she would be able to calibrate her chakra accordingly, so that she would fry the system without it blowing up in her face.

The former Kazekage fixed the makeshift contraption onto the bomb's wiring system. She grabbed the tip of the wire and coiled it around her index finger. She took a deep breath and counted backwards from three under her breath. She sent a wave of raiton chakra through it and heard the telltale sizzle of the bomb's core being overcharged and short-circuited. There! That had been easy. Her job was done for now, unless... Once again, Gin smiled brightly to herself. There were a couple of canisters labeled "colored gas - for festive use." If she switched those out and replaced the fuel tanks with them, it could prove to be something useful later on. Seeing as Ren would be guarding her back, she decided she might as well give it a shot.

The former Kazekage moved quickly, rushing to get the canisters she now needed. She used her tools to loosen the fuel canisters and pull them out of their place. Her fingers worked swiftly as she whistled a tuneless song to herself. She was concentrated and there was very little that could snap her out of that, more so when she trusted her son to keep anything from interrupting her and her delicate process. Gin finally screwed everything together again, locking the final bolt into place. The timer once again read five minutes, but Gin had arranged it so that it would go off if it was impacted by the right amount of force. The ticking timer was just a distraction. "You done on your end, dear?" She asked Ren, turning her head slightly to get a view of what he was doing.

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He ran with his mom, but she seemed a bit preoccupied which showed that the mission was serious. He was mostly watching her, but having great perception he could also pick up on anything around them that seemed odd while running close to her as he slowed down to match her pace. She stopped all of a sudden when they came across a few wooden crates and it seemed like they were rather new as well. He noticed his mom smiling which she seemed to do a lot around him for some reason or maybe she was always like that. He knew her well, but like most kids moms are always a mystery. She seemed to be exploring as he just stood there since running around might make him hungry later on.

It took her a while but it seems she finally found the trap door as he began to wonder if she was looking for something else or if he was just overestimating her. When he was younger he thought she was unstoppable, but the stronger and older he became the more he learnt that was not the case. She was strong and one of the strongest out there, but she still had things which she had not yet mastered. She finally sent up a small signal to let everyone know where the path was. She opened the door and he could only see darkness beyond the hole. She figured it must be the rabbit's hole and he was thinking the same thing. She mentioned something about traps, but aside from specially hidden traps he could spot a trap from very far away.

As soon as the others arrived she would take action and jump in the hole, not wanting to be left behind he jumped in right after her. She was laughing while he just pouted and said in a stubborn rebellious way, "mom, that's embarrassing" as he slipped and landed chest first sliding down a metal surface. The twists and turns were making him dizzy, and if he had eaten anything now he would have surely lost his lunch real fast.

He nearly fell face first into the ground behind his mom, but he countered that by stabbing the ground as he did a handstand before landing on his feet slowly after hearing the all clear. When everyone came down the hole they would venture off again as his mom told him he had to go with her, but he was going with her even if she did not say anything. As he scratched his head a bit as some dust and rubble fell out, he had gotten a bit dirty from the sliding fall.

Not even waiting to hear what he had to say she crawled under a set of boxes on the far right hand side of the room to access some strange path as he crawled behind her. This seemed fun even though it was a serious mission, when you live as a shinobi family sometimes the best time you can spend together is on a mission. As long as your family does not get hurt. He got confused for a bit and over the time he spent with his mom he wondered if she was always like this when he started to think back that she actually was but for some reason he never noticed, but mom was mom and he would not have any other mom. It seemed like that was a bomb, with five minutes left and a smile on her face as they were surrounded by animals. She did not need to ask for cover as he already had his sword out and was ready to fight.

As he took a spot covering his mother a wolf dashed towards him as he replied with the same dash as he drew his sword slashing the wolf into two halves as it flew over his mother's head. He then got ambushed by close to fifty rabid rabbits as he glared at them before spinning out of control cutting the fluffy furry furballs of death into small pieces as rabbits feet, ears, tails and whatever the rest was called went flying all over the place. He was showing some skill to direct the dead meat away from his mother who seemed to busy to notice or must have trusted him a lot as she kept doing what she was doing as he then remembered she was going to get him a new sword. As his mind wondered off for a moment a large wolf made its way passed him and was about to bite his mom, only to be grabbed by the tail as the wolf slowly looked back in fear as the boy lifted up the wolf by the tail as it was not sure what to do as the boy looked down at the wolf. The other animals were getting scared as he did not just kill a lot of the super rabbits he also killed a few of their strongest wolves already. As they looked he slammed the wolf into the ground as it yelped. The other animals were about to do something when he glared at them, "You know the rules".

A moment of silence had passed as the massacre had ended, then his mother asked if he was done, he smiled and nodded as he hugged the one white wolf he found while the other animals who were alive had gathered around him. "Can I take this home with me after the mission?" as he held the white wolf in the air for a bit as it looked down while the other animals respected him as the alpha, in the wild the strongest rule and right now he was the strongest to them and so they obeyed him out of fear and respect. Killing all the animals would have been what most would do, but deep down he was actually kind yet most people never got to see this side of him due to the nature of the missions he had to do and the fact that he would always put the mission first. In this case the animals were just victims so he basically killed those who were bloodthirsty and the ones who were just blindly following the orders of the Evil White Rabbit.

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When the group had reached the factory, it was Ayakashi's immense strength which made the massive doors of the factory buckle and give in to her sheer force. Such a display of power was indeed quite impressive and made the eyes of the masked Lamya wander towards the Mizukage for a moment in pure interest, imagining what she couldn't do if she had the Mizukage as a research subject. Nodding her head a bit, the ANBU-captain watched as Gin and Yuzu went into a seperate direction from Ayakashi's though she did grit her teeth when the older woman called her ANBU-Chick, leaving only a third path to take care of on her own.

Watching as the three Kirigakure members dissapeared, Lamya took care of her own path, running through rows of boxes until she had to clime over an entire heap of them. The wooden crates seemed to be stacked quite high and seemed sturdier than regular boxes she'd seen at the shops in Konoha, but alas she couldn't be wasting her time inspecting these crates and boxes for the shopkeepers at her hometown.

Reaching over the boxes and crates, she found herself in a maze of rows, twists and turns, all surrounded by stacks of wooden boxes, with some exceptions in the form of corridors running through machinery and transport bands. She knew not what she was looking for, but she couldn't imagine that she would get lost in the factory without finding the rabbit.

A sound caught her attention, forcing Lamya to speed up her pace, criss-crossing through multiple rows of boxes, until she apparently came into the center of the maze of boxes: the factory hall, but where she had hoped to find the so-called killer-rabbit, she was suddenly confronted by wolves, six of them, all very large and apparently hungry for meat and blood.

"Oh for the love of..." The young woman sighed, as she made a few handseals, which allowed her hands to be covered with water, forming into two long, whip-like appendages. "Water release-water whip jutsu."

A few quick lashes towards the wolves seemed to keep them on a safe distance, even though they had started circling around her, like predators keeping an eye on their prey. One of the wolves; a large black specimen, suddenly snapped with his maul towards the ANBU-captain's whip-like appendages, cutting off a large piece of it, to which the young woman reacted by lashing out to the great wolf with her remaining whip. With a growl, the wolf skid backwards, but the others werent giving in either, coming closer and closer, making Lamya feel the danger all to well.

"I'm looking for a rabbit in a facroty...and I get wolves, wolves for crying out loud," Lamya sighed, while backing up a bit, taking notice of another corridor behind her, which would probably take her to the other end of the factory. Her only hope would be to make sure she knew where the rabbit was. Thanks to both Gin and the Mizukage showing their power, it was easy for lamya to remember their chakra-signatures and she already knew Yuzu's, so all that was left, was finding the rabbit and possibly lure those wolves towards it.

After all, it was better to have them fight amongst themselves for a bit, so the group could take advantage of this, rather than having to deal with those six massive wolves on her own.

"Let's go, you bunch of mutts," The young woman hissed, while taunting the wolves a bit more with her remaining whip, until apparently the wolves got enough from her taunting and one of them ripped apart the remaining water whip, immediately setting their sights on Lamya and rushing towards her. "Succes, come on now."

With a quick jump backwards, Lamya could evade one of the wolves and turn around to make a run for it, with all six of the aggrevated and hungry wolves following her, barking and growling intensely. It was hard for the ANBU-captain to keep calm during her run to activate her ANBU sensory jutsu, but she still managed to get an image of what was happening all around her, until she heard a faint breathing not far from her location. Hoping for this to be the killer rabbit, Lamya quickly made her way towards the sound of breathing.

She hoped that the others were getting to the same conclusion as her, that the person or thing they were looking for was at the middle of the other end of the factory. Meaning all Lamya had to do now, was to get the wolves to that place and hide straight when she'd see the rabbit, so the wolves' attention might be taken by the killer-rabbit. It was a sound plan, but she hoped that the others were aware of this if they would see her.

When reaching the spot where she had located the breathing, she jumped aside from the end of the corridor, hiding behind another twisting row of boxes, waiting for the wolves to arrive and notice the killer. All she had to do in the meantime was wait for the others and hope that the wolves would weaken the killer or at least take up all his attention.

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Ayakashi walked into the factory after the others, keeping herself silent as she walked backwards, eyeing up the entrance from behind and ensuring nothing was out there which could pose a threat to the group. Looking up and down she seemed to identify that this place was almost completely abandoned. Aya had been hoping that this wouid be difficult, she had not fought an opponent like this since her days as a Chuunin, and if the serial killer had a mask, it would join her trophy collection of other masks she had attained from other similar killers of the same ilk. It was not long until she heard the others find the trap door, not far beyond the sensory range of her senjutsu state, perhaps if she had taken point on the inside she may have found it a little sooner, but, from this point onwards there was no escape for the rabbit, though the rabbit was fast, Ayakashi was faster, she had proved it when she had caught the rabbit for the first time in the woods, no matter how fast it attempted to run, even with its own use of chakra, it was nothing compared to her almost deified speed.

Aya didn't bother with the ladder, instead she jumped down landing as she always did with her landings from on high, bending her knees only enough to take the shock from the force as her own physical strength was more than able to tank the rest of the blow for her body. But it seemed from here, inside this expansive warehouse there was three different directions for each of them to be able to go. The first two were quickly chosen, leaving Aya to the remainder, taking the left path seemed rather simple, there were other signatures in here, giving the others a warning to be careful, Aya set off on her way around her path to find what she might do. Looking down the path, it seemed at first there was nothing there, the crates to either side were large, way too large for men to carry in caravan, so they were obviously made to take things via boat in bulk... each of them seemed huge, weighty, almost lined up to the ceiling as Aya continued to move past them. It was not until she was part way down the hallway, that things began to get a little bit... shaky.

Aya looked at the boxes, and she smiled a knowing smile, realising that this was some kind of death trap. The boxes were iron for a reason, to increase the amount of damage they would be able to do to an opponent, but, Aya was not any opponent, she was the Mizukage of the village hidden in the mist, she was the fastest ninja alive in the ninja world as it currently stood, there was nothing in this world which would be able to stop her if she put her mind to it. And so, as the crates began to fall, Aya didn't hesitate, she had thought to use one of her jutsu to get her out of this, she had recently trained an ability meant for this single precise reason, and it was to get out of these kinda of situations without the need for a substitution, but, at the rates the crates were falling, there was easily enough time... Aya stepped forward and bounded off in the direction of the end of the lane... It was 100 meters away, but, Aya was something else entirely.

Hitting a speed of almost a quarter of a hundred meters per second, it took Aya 4 seconds to reach the end of the hallway, allowing her to look back and witness the crashing crates leave nothing but a massive mess where she had come from, as high as the ceiling like they had been to either side... there was no escape to be found here, simply a dead end, which would force Aya to have to go back in one of the other directions, though, her chakra still lay hidden from the others, not even Lamya would know of Aya's own location, wearing an armour as sophisticated as her own to conceal her chakra was something which the Mizukage was able to afford in the service of her country. Knowing, however that haste was required here, she moved in on the location of the rabbit, it seemed that Lamya was approaching from the other side, and a bridge could be seen when the three paths became one once again, upon the other end of it, was the man they were looking for, evil radiating from his alabaster skin and his perked up ears...

It was the white rabbit.

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The white rabbit looked up at the new entrants, reaching down with his long fingers and drawing forth the hammer which would be their undoing. He was not afraid of them, though he could not sense the power within many of them at all, the floor around him was peppered with symbols made of his own blood, each of them looked more complex than the last, foreign symbols which the ninja around them would not be able to recognize as summoning symbols from sugar country. This was his battlefield, and no-one got out of here alive. The psychopath shouldered the comically large hammer and began to approach the party of four with malice in his eyes which bore down on them like poisonous daggers staring through each of them...

"Welcome... Time to die now..."

The Insane rabbit which looked to all of them, raising the hammer to a side like a baseball swing as he stomped on one of the symbols, what appeared out of the ground was a volley of fifteen Easter eggs, each of them looking colorful. Swinging his hammer at full speed, crashing the hammer into the explosive eggs, each of which carried the dimensions of a paper bomb, hurled at a whopping 30mp/s toward Gin and her child as they would appear on the scene. The eggs would be destructive, and lay waste to a large area... but he had plenty more where that came from, the game was on, and he was not going to let up for anything... As the explosions would start, he would begin laughing manically, ensuring to keep his eyes on the other ninja in the area.

(OOC: okay, now, everyone, throw everything you have into capturing this guy. Think of working as a team, try do do something to him, so that he can be caught on the last round f the next round. Each do something to help ensure his capture, though Aya can physically grab him because of what you all do and we can all drag him back for thread end. Last post round peeps! )

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He did not even get much time to finish his conversation with his mother as things changed drastically from good to bad and from worse to the worst. It was unclear, but many explosions of jutsu could be faintly heard as he left his mother with some last words before going out. "I will show you how strong i really am", as he said this he made a dash towards the location not at his full speed to allow his mother to catch up to him and to also show he was not stupid enough to just run full speed ahead into danger. The white wolf sat well behaved next to his mother as unlike most wolves it gave a light bark, while the other animals started running in fear, it was clear the wolf was either a loyal dog or was just a plain stupid loyal wolf. He loved animals and hated dogs, a wolf was more like a cross between the two so in that right he saw the pet as okay. It was up to his mother to decide what to do with him.

The white rabbit looked up at them as it reached down with its long fingers drawing forth the hammer which seemed like a challenge to his mastery of weapons as he began to draw his sword from his back and then held it with two hands to his side. Their opponent showed no fear as he gave a similar look to the white rabbit. He said they were welcome to die as he noticed the Mizukage was there and believed in her just as much as he believed in his mother.

He watched as many easter eggs volleyed into the air as he did not like the idea of being dyed in any colourful eggs that might ruin his hair or bother his mother as well. However not sure if his mother would arrive soon or not, he would not let her get hit by this cheap attack as he watched the mad rabbit smash his hammer into the eggs. The eggs travelled fast, but he had eyes good enough to pick up on even the fast of shinobi and was not about to be undone by mere eggs. He ignored the comical laugh as he through his sword into the air as he quickly formed the jin seal before clapping his hands together. "Suiton Suishoha" as a large vortex would spin around him and his mother if she arrived on time before the waves of water would crash into the multiple explosions of eggs as water would scatter all over the area. The boy did not have time for games and the rabbit probably did not have time for that either. He sent the waves of water towards the target who seemed to take it lightly as he did not even get a chance to react properly as the rabbit used "Doton Doryuudan" as a dragon like mass of earth crashed into his jutsu as the water was now all over the location. He figured this would be the ideal technique to help the ice witch who was not a master of water, but where there is water there is ice.

However things were not simple as he attracted the rabbit's attention as he dashed towards it with his sword which he picked up as he activated his water armor technique as they collided with a massive clash of weapons. The offense was an exchange between two strong masters of weapons as it seems the boy had to realise he stood no chance head on as he got blown back hard, however if it was just that things would be simple as he crashed into the wall as water splashed from his body hard. If he had not been going weapon to weapon he might have taken some serious damage as he cried out in pain as it did not do any serious damage but it was enough to hurt him while using his strongest defence. However the moment he blinked in pain he was surrounded by eggs that would explode all around him as it would become unclear what happened to him as a bunch of rocks would fall down like a cave in.

Anyone with sensory jutsu would be able to pick up that he was clearly still alive, while not in the best of health as he would fall down into the shallow pools of water scattered all over the battlefield. The rabbit did not even seem interested in the boy anymore, however if he thought that the small boy was even vaguely strong, then he had not seen his mother when she was mad, or the Mizukage when she gets serious. It was unclear what the other shinobi would do in reply to this clash.

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Hidden away he would bide his time until there was an opening in order to slow down the rabbit one more time just in case the water was not enough for Ayakashi to secure capture. Later when an opening would arise he would summon sixteen pillars of lightning to surround the target and capture him, even if he was able to break out of it that second helping should be more then enough to secure the target for any one of his team mates. However he had to lay patiently and wait as he felt like he did not even get to show his mother a good display of his power. He was serious about the fight and he knew that he was not strong enough as the speed of the dash and the strength of the clash taking into account the use of Doton meant right now he was not the best one suited for this capture, but he was clearly the ideal person to help with supporting the team. This was his role and the purpose of his combination as the moment of time he bought would also give the others a chance to guage the strength and speed of the rabbit, while not quite revealing how strong the rabbit was in other areas which it should have been clear enough that this rabbit was far above the rank of any normal jounin.

If they were successful with the capture as he expected them to be he would wave to his mother then yawn and take a nap once everything was safe.

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OOC Info : Hope this was okay, pm if anything must be changed

The moment she had managed to hide from the wolves, Lamya had already noticed the Mizukage's handywork, as well as the approaching yuzu from the other side of the opening, right underneath the bridge upon which a man, beast or whatever it was, sat crouched, with its ears perked upwards, an expression of gleeful bloodlust making up for the being's face, while obvious symbols of blood seemed to fill up a circle underneath the very place the killer-rabbit was sitting. There was no doubt about it, despite this creature not exactly emanating anything, Lamya could know that this being was stronger than she had expected and probably strong enough to be as strong as her or Yuzu Ren, maybe even close to the level of those two other, more experienced Kirigakure shinobi when it came to terms of sheer power.

The moment, the being revealed his ridiculously oversized weapon in the form of a giant hammer, the Konoha ANBU-captain was completely taken by surprise by this act, as not more than a second later, a swift swing ensured that a large amount of egg-like projectiles were batted into Yuzu's direction, but as she had expected, the blond kid was far from being defenseless, he had shown this ability before, to act all innocent and weak, but in fact he was kind of ruthless, not being detered by any setback or any kind of intimidation.

When his waves of water started spreading through the place, shortly even crashing against the bridge upon which the killer rabbit had been sitting, Lamya was forced to jump onto the crates to avoid being caught up in the initial assault from the kirigakure shinobi. So far the clash between the weird being and the strong, young shinobi seemed to be on equal terms, with both unleashing their best tricks, yet none of both even flinching from the sight of the other's skills. With a quick realisation, Lamya tried to see where the wolves were, but could only see their tails as they had fled from yuzu's massive scale water jutsu from earlier, which was a sad thing because it actually ruined Lamya's strategy of letting the beasts handle it among themselves.

"Ah well, maybe the kid knows what he's doing," She sighed, trying to find the perfect time to help out, but the fight was so fast-paced that butting in could actually make things worse rather than turning it in their favor. However, everything seemed to turn very quickly, as the two clashed with their weapons, only ending up with Yuzu crashing into a wall on the other side, which displayed the tremendous force of the rabbit.

Deciding not to take part in a battle where a jonin-class shinobi was outclassed so easily, Lamya wanted to turn tail and hide, but before she had the chance to do so, she could see a number of colorful eggs bounce against the boxes she was standing on, which prompted her to quickly jump off and land on the wet ground, after which an explosion followed as crates shattered and splinters of wood were thrown all around.

"Well, this really sucks," The young woman sighed, knowing that without Uraeus by her side, she was just a jonin, strong for one...maybe, but still a jonin at best. Another batch of eggs flew into her direction, followed by another explosion and a cloud of steam forming due to the water on the ground vaporizing because of the explosion's heat. "If it wasn't for me, rabbit-san...you would've gotten me."

These words were uttered from within the dissipating cloud of smoke, revealing that the ANBU's unique armor had not taken a single scratch, making it obvious that it was far stronger than the regular ANBU armors, one which would not have to be seen as lesser than the Mizukage's rather legendary armor, but the most interesting thing to be seen, were the scales which had formed on the exposed skin of the ANBU-captain's arms, a jutsu which would certainly be recognised by one or at least two of the other Shinobi, since it was a jutsu only known to those of the Ouroboros clan and made them quite fearsome medic ninjas.

Spreading her arms, with a few minimal bruises and some scratches and slight burnmarks on them, Lamya slammed her hands together, which was followed by her entire physique seemingly changing a bit, as she yelled:"White snake style-Chimeara strength!!"

The muscles in her entire body seemed to tense up and increase in size, while the ground underneath her cracked loudly. The rabbit at the same time tilted his head a bit, probably entertained by this show in front of him, with a gleeful smile on his face.

"...so much sound, so much show...but in the end, it'll be the same...you die NOW!!"

With a crazy fast leap, the maniac lifted his hammer, swinging it towards the ANBU captain with full force, only to be surprised as the swing ended abruptly against an outstretched arm with open palm holding the massive hammer in place. A shockwave followed suite, with the rabbit falling backwards, his hammer cracked on one side. It was all thanks to Yuzu that Lamya now had a slight edge, knowing at least around what level this maniac's strength was and at that moment, Lamya's strength was equal to that of both the Mizukage and Gin, a noteworthy feat for a regular jonin without a doubt.

Alas, the rabbit didn't seem to be anyway affected by this display of raw strength, as it quickly seemed to realize the weakness of the young woman's combined jutsu merely by having felt it once, as he now used his speed to slam surprise the young woman by appearing behind her, slamming his hammer between her shoulders and leaving behind a present in the form of three colored eggs bouncing on the ground behind her.

As those exploded, Lamya was thrown through the air, skidding accross the ground before halting with a trail of her feet being left on the ground. It was obvious to her now, she wasn't good enough either. She had to sacrifice her speed for that immense strength and somehow she wasn't willing to show all her tricks to people who may or may not end up to become targets in the future. However, she could at least use one jutsu to try and restrain the Rabbit until either the Mizukage or the other woman would decide to take action.

While making a few handseals, Lamya hoped to at least occupy the rabbit until someone could take over, slamming her hands against the ground, after which two massive snakes made out of mud sprouted out of the ground, breaking through the tiles to form a thick, concrete shell around the rabbit. "Hardening Mud Snake jutsu!! This probably wont hold him for long...get ready!!"

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Gin followed Ren, slipping past the separate path behind the chaos that he had created while she was doing her own work. Gin smirked, proud to call herself the boy's mother. When he asked about the wolf, Gin sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "I suppose you can, but he's your responsibility. If he starts tearing up the furniture, it's out of the house, got it?" She said as the bridge came into view, and along with it, the White Rabbit. Gin's expression immediately turned sour. Here it was - the source of her annoyance and frustration for the past week, standing in front of the oddly matched group with a maniacal smile on its face as it held a large hammer over its shoulder. Gin knew that she had best brace herself immediately, lest she be caught off guard. Having Ren by her side was a double-edged sword - on the one hand, he was strong enough to help and bring the team much needed support, while on the other hand, his presence meant that Gin would instantly react impulsively to any damage that came to him.

The eggs began flying at her and her son. Gin found herself reflexively preparing to cast a jutsu - a seal that would absorb the projectiles. However, before she could do so, Ren had already enveloped both of them in a stream of water that muted the explosion and kept them both safe from any damage. So instead of casting her jutsu, Gin shifted tactics and went to do one of the first things that she always did at the start of a battle: summon one of her weapons. In a split second, she considered her options. The ANBU girl could be a problem if Gin summoned one of the weapons that she had used against Sousetsu. After all, that would link her directly to the crimes that she had committed in Konoha several months ago. It was a shame, really. Yajirushi was one of her favorite weapons, since it offered the speed and range that Gin normally lacked. No matter, there would be ways to work around that.

A war hammer formed in Gin's hand instead as Ren's Doton: Doryuudan shot towards the enemy. Now onto the second step of her standard preparations for battle. She regulated how chakra flowed within her body and released it in the muscle tissue throughout. She could feel the strength throughout her body increasing significantly, though no one would be able to notice that she used the technique unless they could explicitly see how the flow of chakra had changed inside her body. At this point, Ren was charging straight at the Rabbit, trying to hold his own against the serial killer's strength. Her eyes widened and her teeth gritted. He was being too rash and would soon pay the price of that. "Ren!" She cried out as he was being launched backwards. She prepared a jutsu of her own to get the Rabbit's attention and divert it away from her son. "Lightning Release: Dragon Wheel!" She yelled. A stream of lightning left her mouth and took the shape of a dragon which began to spin rapidly towards the White Rabbit. It was enough to momentarily make him lose interest in her son when it collided against its arm. However, an explosion echoed a few seconds later.

The area where Ren had been just now was covered in fire and smoke. She was no sensory shinobi, so she was unable to feel the trace of his remaining chakra. She assumed that he was only injured, however, taking into account his strength and the defensive technique that he had activated earlier. Nevertheless, the fact that her son was only injured didn't mean that she was pissed off any less. A demonic aura surrounded her as her anger and blood lust became almost palpable. "You'll pay for that," she said simply, her voice tense and low.

The Rabbit was now locked in combat with the ANBU girl. It was the perfect moment for Gin to charge and deal more damage. As he launched the girl backwards, Gin channeled her energy through her feet and onto the floor. A seal appeared instantly, in the shape of a black arrow pointing straight towards the White Rabbit. It launched Gin forward at a speed of 80 m/s - something that she could never hope to reach if she was running without any enhancements. With her hammer poised to attack, she reached the Rabbit in less than a second. She would now swing her hammer with all of her strength, aiming for its rib cage. A direct impact would shatter it completely and even blow some of its bones out of its body. Even if it didn't land, the debris caused by the hammer's impact against the wall and ground would surely cause him a fair amount of injury.

Regardless, Gin would now stand only a few feet away from where the ANBU girl's snakes emerged and coiled around the serial killer. Capture my ass. This asshole deserved to die. She would deal with it if Ayakashi decided to punish her for disobeying an order. Gin once again placed an arrow seal on the floor, aimed towards the Rabbit. Only a few seconds after Gin reached it, Ren's jutsu would activate, trapping both Gin and her target inside. It was reckless, sure, but Gin didn't care. A few moments before the box had closed around her, she had activated another technique: Heaven Style - Holy Seven. She would land seven strikes at full strength at incredible speed, almost impossible to follow by the naked eye alone. She would aim one at each limb, another at his torso, one to his head and another at his left shoulder. If they all landed, the White Rabbit would be reduced to a bloody pulp.

Regardless, as soon as the jutsu was done, Gin would swing her hammer against the box's walls, breaking herself free. She would use another arrow seal to move backwards, towards the direction that the others were. If the Rabbit managed to damage or injure her while they were trapped inside there, she wouldn't care. The consequences to her body were irrelevant. This thing had hurt her son and it would pay for it if it hadn't already.

[Speed B-1 to B-2: 1165/800]

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Le rabbit reaction to peoples: (Mostly Gin.)

Gin was on-top of him quickly, with everything going on, his layers of symbols were being used to summon other explosives around the room and underneath other ninja such as the one that blew lamya into the sky. He smiled and laughed as he believed he Decimated Yuzu ren, the fool should not have tried so hard to bring him down, especially head first. buried in rubble and the area filled with water was something which the Rabbit found amusing. The dogs had run, which was one of the only things which he was a little worried about, those dogs which Lamya had dealt with were some of the stronger he had trained, the lot of them together would have likely been able to tear him apart if he was not careful. But, the snake girl seemed to be an issue. While she was strong, strong enough to match his own strength, she was not as fast, or as endurent, and that would prove to be her downfall, not too long after they clashed, he too would knock her out of the fray but it was Gin which hit him hard and fast.

Her hammer, much like his, was powerful. Flowing a combination of high ranking Doton AND Katon techniques through his hammer he threw it up, substituting with it to avoid her strike, catching the handle from close range and using it to flip with a crushing blow downard to hit her super strike, connecting with the blow which would have collided with his chest, but, still sent him skidding backwards and her the same as well. The buckle from the force temporarily parted the water and sent strain and bruises up the Rabbits arms from the force, blowing out the blood vessles and causing pain. but tha shrapnel which hit into him... he didn't expect, one of the stones lodging itself into his shoulder as he was gripped by the mud-snakes...

(C-c-c-counter.)

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Aya had watched a lot of this unfold moving closer to about 20m to the edge of the fight, standing at the edge of things, she drew her blade changeling in its Bo-staff form, it was the least lethal weapon she had on her person, but Aya saw the murderous intent which Gin had in her eyes, the chaos which had gone on around her, she had wanted to see if the others would be able to work together to bring this criminal to justice, though, while the other two had stood back, not defending each other or working as a team, rather than a team of individuals, it was sad as they were taken down one by one, for it to be Lamya and Gin's efforts so far to be bringing the monster down... As Yuzu had landed in the earth not far from Aya, Aya could feel his pulse and the chakra he was accumulating with the ambient power of her sage mode. Which meant happily that he was not out of the game... but, things were about to end poorly. And so... aya needed to step in.

Tracking a clear line of sight between Gin and her opponent, Aya had a technique which allowed her to bridge this gap instantly, preparing her own defense, she needed to both get there, stop gin, and assume the capture of the Vagrant, and there was only one way she could think of to do that, but it would mean getting in the way of everybody else, and blowing a LOT of chakra to do so... But in the end it would be more than worth it. Aya, with almost effortless looking art, used one of her newer techniques, the combat shunpo technique to bridge the gap between her and her opponent. Cambat shunpo was a near perfection of the art of body flicker, it moved at such speed it was viewed as instantanious, only Gin and The rabbit would have any hope of tracking where she was going, and even then, they were unable to see Aya properly during flight, she would still appear as the basest of blurs.

As she appeared, the small pulse of wind would burst outwards as the walls began to go up around them, Aya needed to defend against Gin's next move, but she already had that covered. Appearing with her arms spread, the Ice within her would flare into a strength as she converted the alignment of the technique which she intended to use, spinning once, the Entropy Pulse was released, the power of the pulse exploded out from Aya in the form of a central point where absolute zero was created, forcing all matter within the radius of her technique to completely lose its potential to sustain energy, the out-flux from the force would be strong enough to send Gin flying 15 meters away and hopefully, out of the cage as it rose up around them seconds after. Though the rabbit, as he was already on a downward angle and held by the now frozen mud snakes, struggled as Aya prepared her next technique.

This fight, needed to stop, and she was going to be the one to end, it, so, raising her fist, she looked around to the people here, hoping that the cage would help shelter the others from the blast, and if not, well. they would all likely be ok anyway. Ending the spin, Aya coiled her fist and raised it up, as she used one of her signature techniques to end this all. Power was incarnated into her fist, as another singularity of hyouton chakra was reached, though one not as powerful as the entropy pulse...

"Fist of the Yukki Oni~"

Aya voiced as a focusing tool to aid her in projecting the sheer sum of chakra she had pumped into her ability as the dense orb of chakra coiled within her fist came crashing down on the earth, sending out a wave of chakra which would freeze everything within 25 meters of herself, including the rabbit, though, this technique would not kill those within it... as long as they didn't fall over... Several people here, like perhaps Yuzu ren were under enough rubble to not be hindered by the attack, a few of them may have been able to get out of its reach, especially if the lightning cage had any defensive properties (i didn't look.) But, what was for certain was, that the rabbit, was a Popsicle, and as long as he was handled with care, he would be able to be returned to face justice from the people of sugar country, as was morally right.

Huffing a little, Aya composed herself and moved over to place a hand on the popsicle of the man, Picking him up and being mindful not to harm his form... though he was heavy, he would be easy enough to carry back to the village, as long as they did not bang him on anything on the way back. Placing him down carefully, Aya would also ensure the safety of anyone else either caught, or partially caught in the blast radius... And digging Yuzu out of his hole.

And so, the person was captured, all that needed to happen now, was to take the man back for lock-up and judgement... assuming he did not somehow escape again... And so, aya began to leave, trophy in tow, smiling back to the others and waving, she would take the burden of the criminal back, and ensure that all of them recieved the credit for the mission from the people of sugar country.

Justice was served.

[exit thread.]

MISSION COMPLETE

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