“Shit! Boruda, Tsuneko! They’re moving! We’re right on them, though…” Following Isamu’s gesture, Tsuneko turned and saw two hooded figures running through the marketplace. Taking off after the pair, she neatly wove in between members of the crowd as a child might, taking advantage of her slender build to slip in gaps that a larger person would have had to push his or her way through. A chase rarely ended well; even if they caught up to the suspects, property and other people were often hurt in the process, and at worst, they could lose track of their targets in the crowd. She didn’t know the entire backstory behind these assassins and how the spy network had tracked them down and learned of the plot, but apparently they had been expecting shinobi to be out looking for them, they likely wouldn’t have drawn attention to themselves by running off, otherwise.
She felt a strange mixture of relief and dismay as, instead of seeking to hide in a shop or going straight to the Mizukage’s mansion, they left the village and headed for a nearby forest. The girl was relieved at the chance of less casualties and collateral damage, as well as not having to deal with the question, that she had yet to have to answer, on whether she was willing to make a spectacle out of herself by using the Shikotsumyaku in middle of the village. Her dismay was that the three ninja were forced to follow wherever the pair might lead them. There was nothing in the report about other conspirators being involved; however, situations changed all the time, and she could not be certain that they didn’t have people lying in wait in the forest to ambush the team and free the pair from their tail, allowing them to go about their nefarious deed.
The girl had drawn slightly ahead of her companions, but she did not anticipate being able to catch up to the targets before they entered the forest at the rate they were moving right now; besides, even if she could, she was not eager to put herself in a two on one situation by bull-headedly charging ahead. Therefore, in an attempt to injure and slow the pair down, she raised both hands and used the Digital Shrapnel technique to fire twenty bone bullets, with barely a moment between the two volleys of ten, at the pair. As the projectiles came out of her without the aid of any sort of implement, such as a bow, there was essentially no sound to warn her intended targets that an attack was coming. Because of when she fired them, the bullets would, unless their pace significantly increased, catch up to the hooded figures before they could enter the relative safety of the forest. She didn’t anticipate her bullets taking out either of the targets, for it was unlikely that she would hit a vital organ from a ranged attack when both her targets and she were moving, but Tsuneko was, of course, hopeful that, due to the number of bullets and her intention that they would not be aware of the attack until it reached them, a few would reach her targets’ body.
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Word Count: 546
Total Word Count: 821/1500
Note: I rationalized her being a bit more speedy than Isamu and Boruda due to her higher rank and Taijutsu specialty.
Chakra: 230/250
Jutsu Used:
Name: 屍骨脈: 十指穿弾 {Shikotsumyaku: Teshi Sendan ~ Macabre Bone Pulse: Digital Shrapnel}
Canon/Custom: Canon.
Rank: E-B.
Type: Offensive.
Element: None.
Range: 10m||+10m per rank
Specialty: Taijutsu||Kaguya only
Duration: Instantaneous firing. Appropriate chakra drain per post.
Cooldown: 4 posts.
Description: Hardened bones from the fingertips are shot at the enemy, with a spinning motion added to the skeletal bullets. The damage done by each bullet depends on the rank of the jutsu. At E-rank, 2 projectiles may be fired; each can cause painful bruising. At D-rank, the user can attack with 5 bullets per post, and each can pierce up to 1 inch through flesh. At C-rank, the user can fire 10 bullets per post, and each can leave fractures in bone as well as going 2 inches into flesh. At B-rank, the user can launch 20 bullets per post, and a direct hit will excavate skin, flesh, and bone. Since the bones of the user can be regenerated, the rate of fire from the user's arsenal is limitless.
[Used at B - Rank.]