1 Fixing Fights? We'll Fix You. [B-rank][Daremo] Mon Jan 07, 2019 1:49 pm
Zaylee
C-rank
- If It Ain’t Broke…:
Mission name: If It Ain't Broke....
Mission rank: B.
Objective: Dissolve a hippodraming ring.
Location: Market District.
Reward: 500 Ryo +3 EP.
Mission Description: The initial matches have been so uninteresting as to arouse suspicion - a few exceptionally skilled or lucky combatants are cleaning house with almost no resistance. The average audience member might see a real fight, but more experienced eyes know that the participants are successively holding back against a single opponent. The payouts are less than conspicuous, and sources have traced the group to a specific inn that they’ve completely booked.
Mission Details: The profiteers of this operation aren’t ninja, but are exceptionally well-hidden. You can either infiltrate their ‘place of business’ and organize a formal arrest or take matters into your own hands. If you take the stealth approach and attempt to gather concrete evidence, you’ll need a stealth technique of A-rank or higher to evade notice. The three guard ninja present all have B-3 stats and a combined command of all the elemental libraries. Defeating the trained combatants will lead the illicit gamblers to surrender themselves if they haven’t fled already - you will have to round them up yourself if this is the case.
Practicing. It was something she had to do. Truthfully, she could have asked her father for help considering he had the concept and knowledge of sword usage, especially katanas, but this was something Zaylee wanted to do on her own. She wanted it to be a surprise, as well as giving her an advantage against her father in their upcoming training session. The element of surprise was very much needed when it came to the shinobi arts, and by Zaylee practicing on her own and getting the concepts down this meant she could pull out her katana in a moments notice to use against her father and - hopefully - catch him unaware. Considering he had been sparring and training her with the kid gloves off, especially after their conversation a few days prior while the two of them were overseeing several Genin matches, this would be needed now more so than ever before. Daremo had been pushing her to her limits before, especially considering their differences in rank and power, but the training had only begun to get harder from there, and she needed something to give her an edge. Besides, in Zaylee’s mind there were just some things she needed to do on her own, and this was one of them.
So, Zaylee had found herself in one of of the many training grounds of Konoha quite early in the morning, having set out just after breakfast. Riku, who was her constant companion unless the bird was off hunting which she seemed to prefer doing at night while Zaylee was safe at home and resting, was perched up in a nearby tree and staring down at the child with a look that was a mixture of curiosity and amusement. Zaylee had been practicing for hours, trying to copy and move like the ways she had seen when studying the various textbooks and scrolls she had got her hands on regarding swordplay. It had been hard, very much so, in the beginning: with lots of stumbling and falling, Zaylee dropping her sword on more than one occasion, and sometimes ending up so frustrated she just wanted to quit. Yet, during one of the times she had almost walked out of the training grounds with every intention of heading home, Riku had flown down from her perch and blocked her way - cawing and squawking at her until she returned to her position and began once more. Now though, Zaylee had begun to catch the hang of things: the moves which she was emulating from what she had studied and saw were coming easier, and she was learning how to adjust her grip on her katana as it moved so that she didn’t drop it or lose control. It was still difficult, but she was slowly beginning to realize she had to use the katana not as just a weapon, but as an extension of herself.
Hours had passed during which Zaylee practiced, people coming and going through the training grounds as they arrived or finished their own bits of training in the various spaces nearby. Yet, as the day grew longer the black kimono-clad child was finding the training grounds to be more and more busy and packed with people, so much so that she no longer had quite as much space as she had started out with. It was because of this that she overheard a conversation between two people lightly sparring nearby as she was practicing various swings of the sword.
“So who are you betting on in the exams?”
“Hands down I’m betting on Xio.”
“He does seem to be doing quite well for himself. I’m surprised. He wasn’t one of the major contenders in the beginning.”
“He wouldn’t be doing quite well now if his opponents weren’t being paid off to lose on purpose to him.”
“Wait, this shit is rigged?”
“Oh yeah, and I’ve made quite a bit of ryo off of it so far. I plan on going all in on his next spar. I’ll easily leave for home with quadruple the amount of ryo I came here with. Not bad considering it took me a while to catch on to what was going on myself. You should join in on the betting, make yourself some money too. Maybe you’ll be able to afford your girlfriend that pretty kimono she wanted the other day.”
“Yeah, I might just do that. Where would I go for this?”
“Come on, I’ll show you… Not much more we’re going to be able to get done here anyway, this place is getting packed.”
“Yeah, it sure is. Let me just grab my gear…”
As the conversation faded into nothing Zaylee found herself glancing sideways at the two males, taking in their appearances as well as their Iwagakure headbands they both seemed to be proudly displaying. Glancing up at Riku she watched as the bird fluttered down from her perch, landing on the padded shoulder piece that kept Zaylee safe from the birds talons. ”This doesn’t seem right does it, Riku?”, Zaylee whispered softly to the bird, watching as the two began to leave out of the corner of her eye as she lightly petted Riku’s chest in an affectionate manner. Hearing the bird piping in response, and taking it as agreement, Zaylee frowned thoughtfully while carefully sealing her sword away and slipping it into the hidden pouch of her black kimono’s sleeve: careful not to jar Riku in the process. ”Riku, I want you to follow them. I’ll be close behind, and I’ll be watching through your eyes just like we practiced, okay?” In response the bird gave one last pip of a noise before carefully launching off from Zaylee’s shoulder, cawing softly as the bird took to the air, following after the men.
Zaylee, after waiting for a moment so that the men would be out of her sight, formed a single handseal before closing her left eye: forming a connection between herself and Riku that allowed her to see through one eye while watching what the bird saw through another. Just as she had thought Riku went unnoticed as she soared after them, adding to the various bird species that flew around. Knowing she had to remain within about forty meters of Riku for this to work she hesitated just a moment before following, making sure she wouldn’t be spotted by those she was tailing. It was easy enough, keeping enough distance to allow Riku to watch while Zaylee remained far enough away to be completely out of sight - going so far as to take a different route than what the others she was following were to keep all manner of suspicion down. It took roughly ten minutes for them to reach their location, Riku perching nearby and watching the pair until they disappeared inside. Reaching the building her bird was perched on she held out her arm for Riku to fly onto, the harpy eagle landing carefully. After removing a meaty treat from her pocket which Riku took as thanks for such a good job, she stroked the birds chest with her fingers idly as she thought. ”Come on, Riku. Let’s head back home. I want to tell dad about what I overheard, okay?” Hearing the bird pipping in agreement Zaylee made her way carefully off the building, Riku taking flight so that she could follow her from the sky, and landing once more on her shoulder as they reached the front door.
Heading inside she glanced around, listening for any sounds that her father might be home. ”Daddy, you here?”, she would call out, waiting for a response. If she was given one she would follow the sound of her father’s voice, Riku remaining comfortably perched on her shoulder as she so often was. ”Daddy… Riku and I overheard some people talking about how they were cheating when it came to betting on the exams..”, she would explain, more than willing to go into more detail should her father show interest in what she and Riku had overheard.
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- Jutsu Used and Chakra:
Name: Eagle Vision
Origin: Custom
Rank: C-rank
Type: Supplementary
Element: /
Range: 40 meters
Specialty: Medical Ninjutsu
Duration: Maintainable
Cooldown: Duration +2
Activation: Bird handseal
Description: By making a linked connection between the ocular cortex of the bird’s own brain and her own she can close one eye and see what the eagle sees. This allows her when the eagle is in flight to be able to get an aerial view of the surrounding area provided that the eagle is not more than 40 meters away in any single direction. This jutsu does not give the eagle any special abilities (such as seeing through obstacles, ect) but rather allows Zaylee to see anything the bird is capable of seeing.
Chakra: 250 - 15 = 235