"Finally, a semi-serious mission where I can kick ass," said Ikki as he read his new mission details. Ikki reads the detail and summarizes them aloud, "So, I have to hunt down and capture, dead or alive, a group of bandits terrorizing the citizens of Kumo. List of crimes: Rape, Theft, Arson, and Murder. Damn ...seem like these guys are balls deep in shit. Oh well, time to show them how the Ryuzoji do Justice." Ikki grabs his Rusty Katana on his way out. Since the Mission request had no details about the locations and times of the crimes, he decide to do a little detective work. The first place he wants to check is old man Ojimbo's sushi spot. Everyone passes by here to enjoy the incredibly delicious and fresh seafood Ojimbo is famous for, so its pretty convenient for overhearing gossip and the latest news about what been going on lately.
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Upon arrival he immediately notices something is wrong. The place wasn't crowded and bustling like it usually is. Ikki walks inside to find the place almost empty. He walks up to the counter to ask Ojimbo whats happening. Ojimbo immediately says, "Finaly a customer that wasn't scared off by those bandits, Oh ...never mind it's only Ikki. Come to destory my shop again?" Ikki defends himself, "Man, you're not gonna let me live that down are you? I said I was sorry, it was Bokuden's fault anyway." Ojimbo was unimpressed by Ikki's excuse. "Anyway, whats this about bandits I here?" Inquires Ikki. "Where the hell have you been boy? Since all the Nin have been away on mission the Nin-Police task force has been under staffed and overwhelmed. This one gang of four brothers wearing masks is running a muck just last night they ransacked the shop's storehouse," ranted Ojimbo. "Hold on gramps," interrupted Ikki, " I just got a new mission telling me to take down four guys that match that description. What did they steal? Maybe I could track 'em if you give me a clue."
Ojimbo responded, "Well that's just it they didn't steal anything valuable. The money was all there. Only a few fish were missing, along with My fishing rods." Ikki didn't get much from Ojimbo, he continues to ask, "Which way did they go when they fled?" "Well, when they ran their shoes were cover in mud and left foot prints going east towards the gate to the woods," responded Ojimbo. Ikki tells Ojimbo "Ok, you've given me what I need. Old man I'm gonna get these fools but you owe me some sushi." Ojimbo looks at Ikki like he has a second head and says, "Yeah and you owe me two months worth of Profits from the time it took to rebuild after you and Bukoden tore up my store." Ikki sigh dejectively and bows, "You really gotta let that go." He jets out the front door heading east towards the gate attentively observing his surroundings and anxious to find these fools.
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Almost reaching the gate Ikki hears screaming coming from a back alley way behind a abandoned stores. He runs over there hearing, "Shut up bitch, and DIE FOR ME . AH HA HA"  Ikki readied his sword and turned the corner in time to see a masked bandit with his hands around a naked woman's neck, choking her. Running towards the masked bandit, he yells, "Let go of her, you fiend!" Ikki readies his sword on his left hip to use his Liajutsu skill to settle things with a one draw strike. As he draws his Katana, the masked bandit drops the woman and turns to face Ikki realizing he's about to draw. Ikki slashes diagonally upwards to strike the man's chest, but misses as the masked bandit leaned back and weaved out of the way. Ikki jumps back and sheaths his sword, perplexed that this fool actually knew how to fight. Ikki smiles and says, "Good entertain me a while, try not to die so quickly." The masked bandit simply responded with a loud shrill, "AAAYAEO" Jumping down off the roof tops come three more masked bandits. Ikki laughs, "Now that's what I'm taking about. A good work out." Ikki activates his Current Perception: Close Combat Range which allows him to know the position of all Targets and analyze the movements of only one at a time, requiring a lock on.
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Current Perception: Close Combat Range -5 Chakra

Ikki waits for them to move while targeting and analyzing them each individually, coming to the conclusion that they're all Taijutsu users due to the fact their arms have far more neural synapses then none Taijutsu users. "So, You guys are boxers? That's cute." The first masked bandit grunted twice. He and the rest took a delta formation one up front three behind him. They all look the same. It'd be difficult to tell them apart if it weren't for Current Perception. The Bandit who's infront charges Ikki screaming and the rest follow. Ikki locks onto him and loses Perception on the others. The bandits gets close and the first one fients a punch and jumps over Ikki. Ikki immediately draws again and slashes horizontally. He changes the swords direction midway and slashes up reading the fients from the first bandit. A second bandit slides in underneath the first with an uppercut landing a midsection hit on Ikki knocking him back.

Ikki switches from Close Combat Range to Combat Range, letting go of his lock on to keep track of them all. He made a mistake in underestimating their team work. The moment he let go of his lock on he sensed the third and fourth bandits rushing in from both sides. He jumps back raising his sword. The third and fourth bandits stop side by side, turn run to Ikki. No where near in striking range, Ikki strikes down digging his sword into the ground. Then jumps front flips off his sword to gain momentum to kick these two fools in the face. The two fall back knocked out cold. "I always wanted to try that. I didn't think it actually work. Ah hahah!" Ikki remarks laughing. The first two charge Ikki, one in front of the other. "Thats not gonna work again!" thinks Ikki as he keeps his blade high this time. Again the First bandit fients, but Ikki was ready for the jump and jumps with him. The first bandits eyes widen as Ikki's blade slices through his right arm downwards. The second bandit sliding under the first gets the nasty suprise of Ikki coming down standing on his blade. The second bandit was pierced through the chest and killed immediately. The first bandit, who's grab his arm off the ground, is now running. Ikki hops down and removes his blade from the chest of the second bandit and says, "It did say dead or alive, hmm." Ikki cuts the bandit off using a shorcut over the building. Ikki slashes down again chopping off his other arm. "Look, a boxer with no arms. Aww, c'mon. Don't give me that look you're the rapist and murderer here. You weren't about to spare her when she gave you that look. So lay in the hole you've dug yourself." Ikki slashes down with a force fueled by his rage, killing the first bandit. Then he walks over to where he left the third and four bandit dragging the corpse behind him. Ikki sends word of the capture to the Nin police and turns off his Current Perception. The two living bandits wake up to find their two brothers dead and themselves tied up in ropes. Ikki sits on a fence by the two living bandit staring at them squirm and swear vengeance. When finally two nin police task force agents arrive. He hands them over and gives them the mission statement. "I expect you can handle it from here. Oh, there is two arms laying over that way they belong to the armless one." Says Ikki as he walks away covered in blood stains.    
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Current Perception: Combat Range -5 Chakra