Sun. It tended to be sunny when crazy things were happening. Oki and Debu, the dynamic duo of Iwagakure were busy doing what they usually tended to do; nothing of importance. In this instance, they were enjoying the mid-day by sharing a sandwich. Yes, Oki shares food with his bear, this should have been obviously the case. So, as they sat together on the ground, in the middle of the streets, the duo heard a noise in the distance. Odd. What was going on? The noise continued, growing louder. Something was approaching. As Oki stood up, Debu plodding out of the way immediately, a bull came into his peripheral vision. With a panic the bear man leapt to the side, dropping his sandwich immediately; a sandwich that proceeded to immediately become destroyed, crushed in amongst the dusty ground. As the bull departed into the distance, the bear genin clenched his fist, looking onwards in a rage, Debu rolling its eyes as Oki started off. It was personal.

As one can imagine, the bull was a lot faster than the duo, but that didn’t stop Oki and Debu from following, trying to catch up with the rampaging mammal. As time passed, the creature got out of eyesight, instead leaving just the wreckage behind it to follow. People distressed, walls of shops and stalls torn asunder and laid strewn across the earth. Far to his right, the east, would be the hospital, and here Oki stood, amidst the chaos that ensued. The bull did far more than destroy a sandwich it would seem. Logic, to Oki, would state the bull went the path of most destruction, so he continued to follow, Debu plodding along as well. It was then the duo stumbled upon a small herd of generic cattle that seemed very similar to the bull they had prior witnessed. Squinting, the bulky genin ran up to check up on what was going on and happened across… A surprisingly familiar face.

With a shout, he rushed towards the clutter, calling out over the echoes of distress. “Yusuke! Friend! Good to see you in such a time!” his voice would carry faster than the genin himself, who upon arriving offered a smile to the short person and waved. “Perhaps you can assist me! A bull of all things, not unlike these cattle here, running rampant! Would you believe it, on such a wonderful day as this? We must take it out without causing permanent harm to the animal, as I’m sure it is equally distressed! And I will not take no for an answer!” He grinned once more, tapping Debu on the shoulder for a moment with a grin, before picking up the bear, taking a few steps forward, then spinning once. Twice. The third spin, as always, was when he let go, propelling the chubby bear down the streets, Oki taking off after him and calling behind to Yusuke. “The bull went this way, or at least was heading this way!” he declared, dropping to all fours and taking off in a sprint, Debu also running on ahead, further than Oki due to the whole flying bear thing.

Subtle.

527

Chakra: 145/ 150 (-5 to put a chakra tag on Debu)

Jutsu used:

Jutsu prepared:

And so, the trio gave chase. Debu was the furthest ahead, having been thrown forwards by Oki. Oki meanwhile was plodding along on all fours behind, keeping pace but showing no signs of catching up without Debu slowing down. Yusuke meanwhile had taken the rooftop route. Quite a serious approach, and if it wasn’t a bunch of genin doing so, one would have thought it was a serious thing occurring, like perhaps an invasion, or a criminal; instead it was a bull. Still, it was a rather efficient way of searching, following the trail of wreckage so as to best find where to go. Minutes passed of searching, before the found the beast, stopped. From his vantage point, Yusuke first pointed it out, before joining the duo on the ground, observing the creature in front of them. It was large, as one would expect from a bull, and probably the only thing larger than Oki in the vicinity. Its hide was a dark brown, like the caramel of Debu, but darker, almost maliciously so. The stark red of its eyes seemed to further this idea, and an involuntary shiver went down Oki’s back as he watched. He wasn’t used to seeing things bigger than himself, so, it was quite a shocker.

Then, Yusuke began explaining his plan. Oki raised an eye, surprised. He must have been impressed with Oki’s prior plan, clearly. Otherwise, why else would he suggest such an Oki like plan? A grin of pride spread across the genin’s face, and if doing so wouldn’t lead to scratch marks, Debu would likely face palm at this point. Or would it be face paw? Bear linguistics is a complex reality. Regardless, there was little hesitation from Oki’s end as the first thing he did was flex, just to check that his muscles were awake. Then, he looked to Debu with a nod, the bear rolling up into a ball and appearing to have its fur grow darker, Oki picking him up like one would expect a normal person to carry a cannon ball. He swung his arms down and to the side, letting the bear’s weight gather momentum, before suddenly, with all his strength, laughing the bear-ball upwards, towards the roof of a building at rather quick speeds. When the form of the curled up Debu reached just above the roof, it unfurled, now standing atop the roof while Oki began the second part. The part Yusuke had just suggested.

With a jolly laugh, Oki grabbed Yusuke by the legs, spinning him around a couple of times, before launching him towards the bull, or more accurately, slightly above the bull, crossing his fingers and toes that Yusuke would adjust his position while above the bull, so as to best mount it. Worst case scenario, Oki’d just grab the damn thing and wrestle with it. He’s wrestled with a snake before, how hard could a rampaging bull be?

488 + 527 = 1015

Oki's Chakra: 145/ 150 (No chakra spent this turn)

Debu's Chakra: 20/35 (-15 for C rank jutsu)

Jutsu used:

Yusuke flew, just as planned. Rather majestically, if Oki did say so himself. Furthermore, the bull was distracted, glaring angrily to the side and oblivious to the shinobi aimed at its back. He watched enthusiastically as his team-mate flew through the cloud of dust, something like right out of an action story, landing on the back of the bull. It was the contact that showed the break in stealth, the bull’s head shooting up in alert as Yanagi made contact. Then the normal ninja grabbed it by the horns. Oh boy. Someone had clearly never heard the metaphor before. It was at that point that Oki began getting ready, fully expecting Yusuke to go flying a second time as he clung for dear life to the horns of the bull. It was like a rodeo, a bucking bronco, and Yusuke was the poor sod on top of the bull as it jumped and bucked wildly, frantically. Oh boy.

Then, Yusuke decided to put his ninja skills to use, and Oki couldn’t help but feel proud of the other genin as, with a poof of smoke, he had disappeared, the bull now blind folded. Of course, as one could expect, Oki hadn’t put two and two together, but that wasn’t going to stop him from doing his part of the job as he cautiously began running towards the rampaging, blind bull, arms at the ready. It was a shame that the bull was rampaging as it was, Oki humming as he tried to figure out how best to approach, Debu leaping from roof to roof dramatically, positioning itself above the bull as best it could. The rusty gears of Oki’s mind began whirring into life, not quite used to having to work out things; but even Oki didn’t want to get hit by the bull. So, he thought as he approached, the bull thrashing about at random. Sometimes Oki felt for sure he would be hit, other times, the bull faced the complete opposite way, horns shattering nearby windows and damaging walls. Still, better walls than people.

But, now it was Oki’s turn to handle the beast. The first step, was to try restrain it, and he’d finally come up with a plan on how to do this. Suddenly, the bear man changed the trajectory of his run, just before hitting the bull as he dived to the side, looking up at Debu with a nod. Upon the sight of Oki doing so, the bear nodded, leaping off the roof it was currently stood on and looking to be about to land on the bull. Shoulder mere inches from the ground, Oki formed a quick hand seal, and where once Oki was, now skidded Debu, out of the way of what would next transpire. And what of the bulk of a genin? Well, where once Debu was, now flew Oki, his momentum from the dive causing him to head slightly forwards in his fall as he gathered chakra into his belly of all things, shifting his weight as he landed on the ground right next to the bull, the earth itself trembling and breaking as a very small crater formed beneath where Oki landed, roughly 5m around him in every direction. The bull was now off balance, and while Oki was on the ground, he had to do something to keep up the momentum and stop the bull from continuing its rampage. With a shout, Oki placed both hands firmly to the ground, thrusting his body weight, specifically his legs, around to hit the back legs of the bull as it buckled under the shifting earth.

Yet Oki was not done.

As the bull fell, Oki rolled, ducking out of the way of the collapsing Bull, before rolling back to wrap his arms around the bull from the side, the bulls legs flailing wildly in the air. A kick to his arm, one that was probably now fractured, as he channelled intense amounts of Doton chakra into his arms, and wrapped tightly around the bull, covering the front legs and torso of the bull in a vice-like grip, determined to prevent it from causing more havoc, keeping away from the kicking of its legs as much as he could. “Now!” he shouted, voice booming through the streets “If you can bind the beast, do it now!” after all, he couldn’t hold on forever. Nor would he want to.

737 + 1015 = 1752

Oki's Chakra: 105/150 (-30 for 2 C rank jutsu, -10 for Companion Sub activation)

Jutsu used:

Face to the bull, Oki couldn’t exactly see specifics. However, he could hear the sound of something occurring, followed by noises of discontent from the bull. Oki could hear a snicker from his bear companion, or the closest you can get from a snicker from a bear, and found himself raising an eyebrow in confusion. Yet when Yusuke said that he could let go, it became clear. As he released the chakra from his arms, and let his hands go from the bull… The man found himself incapable of moving away anyways. Tilting his head to the side, Oki stared at his team mate, squinting slightly as if trying to show mock judgment. Now, it wasn’t hard to tell Oki loved animals, but this was a bit much.

As the bulls breathing grew less intense, and Yusuke undid his mistake, and did it again properly this time, Oki rolled off the beast, then stood up as Yusuke spoke. He gave a stretch, sighing slightly as he found himself wincing, the adrenaline quickly fading, his body remembering that he was kicked by a bull – his arm hurt quite a bit now. With a pause, he looked to Yusuke, thinking for a moment, before shaking his head and laughing, finding it quite funny. After all, it was quite hard for Oki to possibly imagine; how could someone mistake a team mates arm, with the leg of a bull? This thought, to Oki, was hilarious. So, with a laugh, he nodded, and the trio had seemingly completed their makeshift mission.

An undetermined amount of time later…

The trio sat at a table, outside of a café on the outskirts of Iwagakure. Debu, sat at the table, was lying down, enjoying the remains of some assorted berries, while Oki sat on a chair next to him, laughing with a small, floral cup of herbal team in his left hand. His right arm meanwhile, was at his side in a sling, Oki’s expression was gleeful as he took a sip, likely laughing from recollection as he leaned forwards onto the table. “Aside from tying me to the bull, you did well today Yusuke! I am most proud of you!” he took a sip of his tea, allowing the conversation to progress as it naturally would. What a pleasant way to end a mission!

388 + 1752 = 2140
[EXIT]

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