Ok, so I finally realized that I haven't gone in depth to character descriptions other than a brief bit here and there. Well, I should let you all know that thus far, the character clothing has changed at least twice. in the first chapter, they were wearing "godly rags" for lack of a better term. plain shirt and pants. then the beginning of last chapter even though I never said it, they were all wearing essentially the same thing with bits and pieces modified for each character, like the colors of their vests, among other things. I'll be going in depth here and then at the bottom AN I'll be rolling out detailed character sheets. Anyways...exploding sock puppets!
...and ACTION! Disclaimer same as previously stated.
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The remaining three travelers sat in various areas of the main room of their hotel room. Currently, Seravina sat on one of the couches with her personal data pad, doing what she did best, sorting through and filing away information on many differing subjects while humming quietly to herself. Over near a large window, Ryujin sat in the lotus position, eyes shut, meditating. As for the leader of the team, Cain sat out on the railing of the balcony that ran from one end of the room to the other ending at the open window by Ryujin. Currently, Cain was gazing off into the skies, cloudwatching while deep in thought. It was to this scene that Kuro, Naruto and the Hokage came upon, back from their trip to the local ramen stand, Ichiraku's. Kuro carried the now sleeping boy to the same room he had woken up in and laid him in bed, covering him with the blanket before returning to the main room. As he re-entered the room, Cain came back inside from the balcony as Seravina put away her data pad and Ryujin stood up and stretched from his meditation. Gathering around the table, the group took a seat, Seravina and Kuro on one couch, Ryujin taking the other while Cain sat in one of the end chairs. All four focused their attention on the aged Hokage.
"Well now. I've made arrangements for you all to be tested at one of our secluded private facilities. I will have my Anbu escort you there at five thirty for your test at six. Also, I will make sure that the testing remains private using barrier and privacy seals, as I know you don't want your abilities to be far known, and as such, only myself, Anbu Squad Three and the Anbu Commander will be watching. Now, if you'll excuse me-" the Hokage said, before being interrupted by a knock at the door. Frowning, Sarutobi signaled one of his hidden Anbu to open it, seeing as nobody should be aware that anyone was here. The Anbu opened the door to reveal three more elderly people, one woman and two males. The woman and one of the males were dressed similarly in tan robes with the kanji for council emblazoned on the front, while the third male was dressed in darker robes. This man had bandages wrapped around his head and had one arm in a sling, and walked into the room leaning heavily on a cane. Cain and his team's eyes narrowed slightly at the man's actions. While they were by all means guests, it was still their hotel room and as such, the man should have asked permission to enter. Stopping partway into the room, the bandaged man turned to Sarutobi.
"Good afternoon Sarutobi san. We had heard that you had been entertaining some guests that had entered the village illegally and were wondering why, instead of placing them immediately under arrest, you instead placed them in a lavish hotel room, compromising village security. Not to mention, the sudden arrests and executions of seventeen civilians on no apparent grounds and without trial. Therefore, we of the council immediately became concerned for your wellbeing and rushed over here to make sure all was well." the bandaged man began, his oily voice immediately setting Cain and the others even more on edge, though they didn't show it. Sarutobi simply shrugged and turned to the man and the other two councilors.
"Well, Danzo, I don't recall anyone inviting you in, first off. Secondly, in regards to the executed civilians, the reason for it was breaking several serious laws. As for your misplaced concerns about compromised security, I wonder where you get your information from, as the only ones who were aware of any 'illegal' entry by the mentioned parties were in fact myself and my ANBU, leading me to curiosity on which of my Anbu will be visiting Ibiki for divulging classified information to non cleared parties. Besides, These four are here to discuss private personal matters with me, and therefore do not concern you or the council." Sarutobi smoothly replied, making Danzo's eyes widen slightly and the other two to choke slightly.
"Be that as it may, Sarutobi, they are still here without any paperwork, I assume, otherwise they would have gone through proper channels and entered Konoha legitimately. Also, I could not help but overhear some of your conversation a few moments ago. Is it right that you are commandeering an ANBU training ground to test these four for entry placement in the ninja ranks? I believe such matters are supposed to be run through the village council as they concern the village as well as the shinobi populace." Danzo replied, attempting to steer the conversation back in his favor. Sarutobi smiled frostily and was about to reply before a sudden burst of laughter brought all attention to Cain, who quieted down and smirked at the man.
"Setting aside the fact that you so rudely entered our hotel room without asking permission to do so, and the fact that pursuant to Konoha Village Law, you are required to address the Hokage by title and with respect-" Cain started.
"We have a right to enter any residence as long as we have reasonable cause, boy." the male councilor spat, interrupting him and earning him a frosty glare from Sarutobi as well as Ryujin and Seravina, making him flinch back slightly.
"Not to mention your complete and utter bullshit excuse to enter the hotel room as the Hokage and several ANBU are already on the premises in the room. Which brings into play the remainder of the law you were so eloquently quoting, as it states 'active SHINOBI, if given reasonable cause, may at any time enter a residence or building only after first attempting to gain response from occupants within and must loudly and clearly state who they are and that they are entering said structure.' I believe this was to avoid such incidents of shinobi walking in on females just getting out of showers and the like. As I'm sure none of you are active shinobi, given your age and apparent physical fitness-" here he motioned to Danzo's injuries and the other man's 'potbelly' "-you lack the right to exercise that particular law. Setting THAT aside, I wonder how you were able to hear anything at all, seeing as Ryujin set up a silencing barrier seal for the purposes of our discussion. Care to explain how you managed to break through that, sir?" Cain finished, his tone and expression almost bored though his eyes glinted slightly.
Danzo, who was about to lay into the brat for daring to quote Konoha Law to the elders, not to mention making cracks on their expense, froze at the mention of a silencing barrier. Glancing to the side, he belatedly noticed the slight hazy glow to the walls, ceiling and floor. Narrowing his eyes slightly as he gripped his cane hard enough to make the wood crack, Danzo seethed at being outplayed by this brat and his teammate. Turning to face the Hokage, he scowled slightly.
"Very well, Sarutobi, let us pretend I did not ask about your conversation and we shall overlook the fact that you have allowed these four into the village. Good day." Danzo managed to say before turning and leaving along with the other two councilors. As the door shut, Cain burst out laughing once more as the 'glow' faded from the room.
"I can't believe we managed to make that man fool himself! Good job with the lightning manipulation by the way, Kuro, you managed it perfectly." Cain complimented the medic, who gave him a slightly weary smile in return. Sarutobi just stood there, shaking his head slightly at the display of power and knowledge of the Konoha laws.
"Well then, as I was saying, I'll have my Anbu escort you to the demonstration grounds, though now, I think, we may have to set up additional measures to ensure Danzo and the other elders cannot get in." Sarutobi said, bringing everyone back on focus. Cain nodded and scowled slightly.
"I do not doubt we'll be hearing quite a bit from that man soon. Most likely he'll realize he was tricked with the silence barrier bit, seeing as whenever you break the perimeter of a barrier, it tends to shut it down, so opening the door would have caused a real one to collapse. No doubt he will have summoned the rest of the village council to attempt to gain access to the test site. Though he won't get far on that regardless of what excuse he tries, seeing as because its ANBU grounds, it falls under direct jurisdiction of the Hokage and ANBU, and nothing the village council can say or do will change that. Though, I do recommend keeping an eye out for any ANBU personnel who should not be near the grounds, as somehow one or more of them leaking information to the council on the events of last night." Cain stated. Sarutobi nodded and stood, heading for the door himself.
"I will have some members I trust look into that. Until this evening then, Takama san, Fumodotoji san, Shirayuki san, Kenshin san. I must get back to my paperwork. For the life of me, I still do not get how it seems to grow no matter how much I finish. Mostly useless things I am supposed to place a stamp on." the Hokage grumbled, stepping out. Cain's eyes narrow in suspicion. He made a mental note to make a sweep of Sarutobi's office later for any seals that should not be there, as well as take a look at some of the discarded 'useless' papers. Shaking his head slightly, he turned to his team and nodded.
"Alright, Sera, I want you to find out everything you can on this Danzo. I think he's got ulterior motives regarding the village, especially if he has ears in ANBU and even more so as he's one of the councilors and believes he can throw around his weight against the Hokage." Cain started, flashing into 'commander mode'. Sera nodded and immediately plugged into her data pad. Cain turned to his second.
"Ryu, you're on supplies requisition. We'll need a full boat of gear, kunai, shuriken, wire, pouches, senbon for Kuro, clothing, custom weapons, you know the drill. I want you done shopping and back here by four so we can run through the gear and make sure everything checks clean. Kuro, keep watch on Naruto. Keep an eye out for anyone masquerading as us, you know the signs and counter signs. We're going with Bravo Sierra for this one. I'll be running recon of the village, learning layout and such. Again, everyone back here by four. Check?" Cain stated.
"Check." Sera replied
"Roger" Ryu affirmed
"Yes sir" Kuro spoke
"Good. Disperse." Cain said, causing Ryu and Cain to grab their chosen escorts, Dog and Weasel, respectively and shunshin away, Ryu and Dog in a dome of earth, Cain and Weasel in a flash of fire. Sera snorted from her spot on the couch as Kuro walked over to the room Naruto was sleeping in and sat in the chair by the door.
"Showoffs" Sera snickered.
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Out on the street in front of a weapon shop, Ryu and Dog appeared in a sudden burst of rock, startling several civilians walking nearby. As they noticed the Anbu and his guest, they hastened their steps to leave the area. Shaking his head, Ryu walked into the weapon shop, Dog taking up a spot in the shadows nearby.
As he walked through the door, the tinkling of bells over his head announced his presence, catching the attention of the man behind the counter, as well as a small shadow hidden poorly behind a table stacked with pouches. Noting this, and raising a brow at the man behind the counter, who rolled his eyes and made a motion for him to just go with it and apology, Ryu smirked slightly before purposefully turning down an isle that made his back turn to the small shadow. The shadow slowly creeped out from behind the table and towards Ryu's unprotected back, wielding a set of wooden kunai in its hands. As Ryu appeared to not notice his shadowy stalker and continued to walk down the isle, grabbing things he needed as he went, the shadow suddenly rushed forward before jumping into the air and launching the wooden kunai at Ryu. Just before the kunai hit his back, Ryu seemed to accidentally dodge the projectiles while reaching suddenly for an item on a shelf to his side. At the failure, the shadow grabbed two more wooden kunai and dove back into the shadows as Ryu turned around and made his way back up the isle and to the counter to drop off the stuff he had picked up, winking at the man watching the counter.
Walking towards a different isle, again with his back towards the shadow, Ryu continued to show, still seemingly unawares of the threat. Again, the small figure tossed the wooden kunai at Ryu's back only to once again seemingly accidentally miss as Ryu suddenly bent over to retrieve something he had conveniently dropped at just that moment. The small figure growled at that, but before it could retreat to try again, Ryu turned and swiftly pegged all four wooden kunai he had retrieved using his earth manipulation into the ground at the figure's feet, two in front and to behind. The only difference is Ryu had attached slips of paper to the kunai, which sizzled upon impact with the ground causing the shadow to shriek with fear and freeze, before harmlessly popping out confetti all over the, now identified little girl. Grinning, Ryu took a moment to study his 'attacker'. The little girl must have been about seven, maybe eight years old, with brown hair done up in two buns similar to panda ears. She was wearing short green pants and a sleeveless pink Chinese style shirt along with dark blue shinobi sandals. As the girl opened her eyes and lowered her hands, she realized what had happened. Scowling at the man in front of her, who was grinning at her, she crossed her arms in front of her and huffed, turning her head to the side. Ryu burst out laughing at that, stepping forward to pat the girl on the head before moving to clean up the mess he had made.
"Not bad, little girl. Your accuracy for your age is quite advanced. If I were anyone else, you might have actually landed a hit on me. I applaud the attempt and encourage you to keep practicing. Though, perhaps, not upon customers to the shop." Ryu said, chuckling as the girl blushed bright red at the praise and light scolding. Giving the girl a smile, Ryu turned to the storekeeper, who gave a grateful nod to him. Smiling back, Ryu continued to grab everything he needed before returning to the counter, the girl shadowing his steps the whole way. As he set the supplies on the counter for the man to ring up, the girl tapped him on the arm. crouching and turning to her, he tilted his head to the side.
"Yes, little one?" he asked, causing the little girl to blush a bit more. It wasn't often an adult brought themselves down to her level, willingly, after all.
"My name's Tenten. Who're you, mister?" she said curiously. Ryu chuckled.
"I'm Ryu. Pleased to make your acquaintance, young Tenten." he said, holding out one hand. Tenten took it and shook it, smiling toothily.
"You're cool, for a guy, that is. Can you show me how you did that with the kunai? Pleaaaaase?" she said, flipping on the puppy eyes and clasping her hands in front of her cutely. Ryu smiled.
"Certainly, when you're older. At the moment, you lack the chakra reserves and control necessary to learn the technique. However, when you do possess the ability, I promise I will teach you, ok?" Ryu replied, watching as Tenten went sad then happy , then determined. She nodded and smiled at him.
"Ok, Ryu nii san. I promise I'll work reaaaaally hard so that when I'm older, I can learn that technique." she said, causing Ryu to chuckle once more before patting her on the head and standing. Turning back to the storekeeper, he grinned and shrugged as if to say' heh, kids'. Pulling out his wallet, he paid the man for the supplies before waving to Tenten and the storekeeper and, after sealing away the supplies into a storage scroll, walked outside to meet up with Dog before shunshining back to the hotel.
Cain and Weasel appeared in a flash of fire, walking down the street as if they had been doing so the entire time. As they walked, Cain noticed Weasel sneaking a stick of pocky under his mask. Grinning, he reached into his pouch and produced a box of mint pocky and, after popping open the box, offered his companion a stick. Weasel nodded in thanks and took the offered stick, swiftly hiding it away in his armor somewhere as the two walked along in companionable silence.
Turning down another street, the two soon came upon a park. As they passed through the park, they both noticed a couple of kids gathered in a circle around another kid, who seemed to be on the ground. Glancing at each other briefly, the two nodded at each other before approaching the group silently, observing the kids. A few moments later, they noticed another kid storming up to the group, a young girl with shoulder length blonde hair and blue eyes similar to Naruto. The two watched silently as the girl shoved her way into the group before coming to a stop between the group and the crying pink haired child in the center, facing towards the bullies. As the two watched, the blonde girl began yelling at the group of kids, causing them to grumble and move away, but not before one of the older, meaner boys decided to throw a rock at the two girls.
Before the rock could connect with its target, however, it was caught, redirected and thrown back at the boy, hitting him just below the belly, causing him to double over in pain.
"I wouldn't suggest doing something so dishonorable again, boy. Now get moving out of this park before I decide to use you for target practice." Cain said from his new position between the boy and the two girls. Weasel blinked, barely having felt the other man move, curious how he crossed the near two hundred yards in less than two seconds. Shaking off his surprise, he observed the interaction between Cain and the now blushing and giggling Yamanaka heiress and her friend.
"Wow you are so awesome mister!" Ino Yamanaka swooned, shortly followed by her new friend Sakura Haruno, who had hearts in her eyes. Chuckling lightly, Cain grinned at the two, causing both to blush even harder.
"Nah, I was just around. You two play safe now, mmk?" Cain stated, before flashing over to Weasel in a fire shunshin before the two walked away, the two young girls watching Cain adoringly.
The two walked along silently, touring several more streets and covering about half of Konoha before the two returned to the hotel.
All the while, neither gave any sign they noticed the stealthy stalkers they had picked up shortly before the park incident.
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Finally back at the hotel, Cain called the group together for one last quick meeting to share notes and divvy out supplies. In short order, both Ryu and Cain explained in short detail their trips into the village, and their subsequent meetings with the children around Naruto's age. After a round of laughter at each of their stories, Cain nodded to Ryu, who ran through some hand seals and set up a real privacy barrier around the room. Turning to Sera, he nodded to her to go ahead.
"According to my research, Danzo is indeed a heavy hitter in the politics of Konoha. It appears nearly half the civilian portion of the council is in his pocket, along with the two elders. Some of the shinobi councilmen are also apparently in his pocket as well, whether they are being paid off or blackmailed is uncertain though. I was also able to dig up a bit about the man himself. Apparently, at one time he and Sarutobi san fought for the title of Sandaime, and he won, but was shut down by the Jonin council and the Fire Daimyo for being too much of a war monger. Still, he's apparently kept up with his supporters, and has increased his reach. Again, whether by choice or blackmail is uncertain. Though I'm willing to bet my data pad the majority are blackmail. On another note, apparently after he lost the title of Hokage, he created a secondary faction of ANBU called Root, one which embraced the original shinobi code of stealth assassination and dirty fighting as opposed to the flashy techniques and such of average ninjas today. Sarutobi san ordered him to disband the group after the last war, and officially, he did, however, it's widely believed he still runs the program from the shadows, using orphans he "adopts" by manipulating the paperwork. Other than that, he's just your average wannabe dictator who was slighted out of the seat of power but never stopped thirsting for it. So he's got the next best thing. he owns the council which makes the majority of the big decisions, though he has helped ram through some shoddy regulations to circumvent many older and more important laws, especially ones that deal with a single subject. Jinchuuriki. Anyways, that's all I could pull up on him." Sera finished, stunning the hidden Anbu with her in depth knowledge on the man. Cain rubbed his chin, deep in thought. he had figured as much about the man, just as he figured the four shadows he had picked up today were probably some of these 'root' Anbu sent to learn his secrets. Eh, well, he'd figure a way to deal with them later. For now, there were more important matters to deal with.
"Alright, thanks Sera. As always, impeccable job. Now, moving on, Ryu, supplies?" Cain asked, turning to his second. Ryu reached into his pouch and produced a large storage scroll and swiftly unsealed their new gear. The four each grabbed a pouch and filled it with their choice mix of the projectiles and wire available. Next, each grabbed a bundle of clothes marked for them and swiftly changed into them. Having worked together for so long, none of them cared about stripping down in front of the others. having changed clothes, the four finally reached for the last articles on the floor.
Cain reached over and retrieved the combat trench knife and sheath and swiftly attached it at the small of his back, quickly doing a test draw borne from long practice. Satisfied, he re sheathed the blade and sat back.
Ryujin grabbed an extendable tri sectional staff and swung it around through a quick warm up kata. Satisfied, he flipped the staff around and clasped it to his back using his elemental manipulation.
Seravina picked up her oversized double headed hammer, testing the weight and swinging it around quickly. Finding the balance good, she did the same as Ryu and stuck it to her back using chakra.
Kuro unsheathed two tanto, twirling them expertly before running some of his lightning chakra through them. Eying the blades carefully, he swung them in several sharp maneuvers before nodding and cutting his chakra to the blades. Sheathing them, he slung the custom harness onto his shoulders and placed the sheathed blades in their holsters. Turning to the others, he nodded. Cain looked to Ryu, who nodded and set up another barrier around the room where Naruto was sleeping, along with slapping a complex seal upon the door. If anyone tried to break in, they would instantly know. Turning back to the others, Ryu gave them a thumbs up. Cain grinned and turned to the hidden Anbu and motioned that they were ready to go.
"By the way, whoever's staying here to watch Naruto, a fair warning. If ANYONE attempts to enter that room, or disassemble the seal, first, they will be paralyzed from powerful lightning chakra, then, if they persist, the second zap will most likely kill them. Not to mention, it will immediately alert us and we'll be here in seconds with weapons hot. Clear?" Cain explained, getting nods from the Anbu present after which Anbu Cat stepped forward and nodded to the four.
"If you are ready, then we will go." the woman said before turning and heading out the door, her long purple hair waving in the wind of her wake. Grinning, Cain and the others followed, along with Snake, leaving Weasel Tiger and Dog to watch over Naruto.
On the way to their test site, Cain noticed the same four stealthed chakra signatures following them. Increasing his speed slightly, he caught up to Cat and murmured in her ear while seeming to keep focused on the surrounding area as they roof hopped. Nodding slightly, Cat signaled to Snake about their pursuers. Snake grinned under her mask before nodding and slowing slightly and dropping below the rooftops for a moment before appearing once more a few buildings up.
As the four stalkers passed by the roof where Snake had dropped down, each was suddenly struck from behind and bitten by snakes(go figure, heh) whose venom knocked the four nins unconscious and paralyzed. Tagging them for extraction to T&I, Anbu Snake signaled for another Anbu to pick up the baggage before poofing into smoke, revealing she was a Shadow Clone.
Back with the main group, Snake glanced up after a few moments and signaled that she had taken care of the spies. Cat nodded and led the group into the trees near one of the training grounds before descending and landing in a clearing, frowning behind her mask.
There in front of her, stood the entire civilian council and the majority of the shinobi side as well. In front of the council stood Danzo, his two elder buddies, and facing them, Sarutobi. As Cain and his group landed and moved over to Sarutobi, Danzo shifted his attention to them.
"Well, now that these four have deigned to finally show up, we can get this demonstration over with, shall we? Now then, go ahead and demonstrate what power you believe we should welcome into our village so we can decide whether or not to accept you." Danzo said, making Sarutobi frown.
"I do believe I have said it before and I will say it again, Danzo. This is a private demonstration, meant for my eyes, and the eyes of the Anbu Commander and the few Anbu chosen to take part alone. Now, you may either leave, or the Anbu can escort you from the area." Sarutobi replied, causing the civilian council to shout in protest.
"SILENCE" a voice shouted, amplified by chakra and elemental manipulation. Everyone looked at Cain in Shock and anger at his nerve for daring to tell the council to be silent. before anyone could say anything, Cain continued.
"Hokage sama is correct. You have no legal right to be here, let alone watch this test, as you are CIVILIANS, and this is a SHINOBI matter in a SHINOBI training area, so shut your traps. As for you, Danzo, you're in the same boat. you are a civilian as well, and as such have no right to be here or demand such things of the Hokage. Do not forget, though you may have at one time been a contender for the Hokageship, you are NOT Hokage, and as such, speaking up as if you can order around anyone as you please can in fact be viewed as an attempt to usurp the seat and is in fact a treasonable act and punishable as such. Now, as Sarutobi sama is the reigning Hokage, and as he has ordered you all to disperse, I suggest you do so, lest your actions be seen as rebellious and treasonous, to which the Anbu WILL respond as such." Cain continued, his voice icy cold and sending shivers down everyone's spines(no pun intended). Grumbling the civilian side of the council started to move off while the Shinobi side hesitated.
"I thought Takama san made it clear. Everyone who is NOT myself, the Anbu Commander, Anbu Squad Three, or Takama san's group needs to vacate the area NOW!" Hiruzen thundered, causing the remaining council to disperse immediately. As Danzo and his cohorts hobbled away, Danzo glared back at Cain with his one eye. On the inside, though he was seething for being outplayed by this upstart brat not once but twice, he also felt a sick glee that his four Root would be watching the test and report back to him. Oh how little he knew...
Back in the now empty clearing, Sarutobi motioned to the others to follow him as he moved into the trees and stopped near a particular one. Running through some hand signs, the tree suddenly disappeared revealing a staircase leading down into the ground. As the group headed down the stairs, the tree reappeared to cover the hole once more.
As the group reached the bottom of the stairs, they gasped in slight awe as the stairs opened up into a massive underground training area lit by several large chakra powered lights. as the group continued into the area, Sarutobi paused to let the Anbu Commander address the group.
"Listen up. we will be testing several areas of your skill sets today. First off there will be a type of intelligence test, dealing with puzzles and situational problems. Second will be a target test using kunai, shuriken, and senbon. Next will be chakra manipulation. If you cannot manipulate at least two elements you will not be considered for Jonin rank. however, if you can manipulate one fully and at least have the first stage of the second element proficient enough you may be considered for Special Jonin. The fourth test will be ninjutsu genjutsu and taijutsu. You must adequately perform a set number of jutsu to be considered for each rank of which the three Academy jutsu are mandatory, which are replacement, clone and transform jutsus. For genin rank, a minimum of one jutsu is required. for chunin rank a minimum of six jutsu is required. for special Jonin, twelve jutsu, for full Jonin twenty four jutsu for ANBU level and above, thirty six jutsus are required. For genjutsu it is the also required for a minimum number, including the release for genjutsu which is mandatory. One for genin, four for chunin eight for special Jonin twelve for full, and twenty for Anbu or above. Taijutsu is, slightly different. for genin and chunin rank, basic knowledge through proficiency of one to three different styles, special Jonin is six styles proficient, full is seven Anbu and above, ten proficient style and two expert styles are required. The last test will be a full combat evaluation. Are there any questions?" the Anbu Commander stated, as though he was reading off a card. Cain and the others simply grinned at him.
" Very well then. Let's begin."
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And CUT!
Whew, that was a mouthful to type. anyways, you'll have to wait till next chapter to find out how the group does on their first test, then the next chapter possibly for the next...or maybe i might be nice and type out the full four tests for all four characters...i dunno yet.
Anyways, as promised, character bios for Cain and the gang. BTW I know I am making my oc's seem super powerful, but, in actuality imp not. I've actually leveled the skills and such they've shown to mid jonin level by my estimate. in my story, the difference in power between chunin and jonin is roughly the same as the jump between a 3rd seat and a lieutenant class Shinigami from bleach. and then from jonin to ANBU is the jump between lieutenant and captain class. then sannin/kage level is essentially twice the captain class. granted its a similar but not exact scale, its just an idea on the power level difference between classes. Essentially, any one jonin could match and four to six chunin, depending on the nin, then any one anbu could lay the smack down on any six or seven jonin at once. i mean, if you think about it, ANBU are supposed to be the elite second only to the kage( and sannin) and the sannin could decimate whole platoons of nins with just the three of them.
Anyways, BIOS.
Accessing Personnel Files...
Locate Zero Squad Leader...
Found.
Retrieving...
Name: Cain Takama
Age: 28/88/20 (before death/actual age from 60 year jump/resurrected age)
Height: 5'10
Weight: 160lbs
Eye: left brown right blue
hair: dark blonde
Appxmt power lvl: unknown, believed to be at least mid to high Jonin
Marital Status: widowed
Notable Aliases: Psychotic Demon, Cain of the two eyes. Lord of Hell
personality: compare to Jiraiya. Replace pervert with happy go lucky. leave seriousness alone.
Desc: Not much is known of the leader of Zero Squad. it is well documented that the man keeps his temper well through nearly any situation, though some instances have been known to trigger a mode referred to as 'psychotic demonic' mode by teammates, most often when enemies bring up subjects such as harming children or Takama's ex wife.
Clothing: varied. Currently equipped with black Anbu style pants, black sleeveless shirt and dark red and white flak vest. medical tape wrapped from toes to mid calf securing the base of his pants. reference picture of Kakashi Hatake for look.
Preferred weapon: thus far, the only weapon Cain has advertised using is a foot and a half long combat trench knife.
More to come as character is developed.
Locate Zero Squad Second in command...
Found.
Retrieving...
Name: Ryujin Fumodotoji
Age: 32/92/25
Height: 6'
weight: 220lbs
Eye: green
hair red
Appxmt power lvl: unknown believed to be mid to high Jonin
marital status: single
Notable Aliases: Stone Guardian, Old man, Grandfather,
personality: silent guardian except when it comes to children.
Desc: very little is know of this gentle giant other than he values children over his own life. Any who seek to harm children near him do so on pain of torture followed by excruciatingly slow death. can often be seen in parks playing with or even sitting and telling stories to children.
Clothing: same as Cain, except vest is dark brown
Preferred Weapon: thus far, the only weapon Ryu has advertised using is a tri sectional staff
more to come as character develops.
Locate Zero Squad Intelligence Officer...
Found.
Retrieving...
Name: Seravina Shirayuki
Age: 20/80/21
Height: 5'6
Eye: Hazel
Hair: dark midnight blue
Appxmt power level: unknown, believed to be mid Jonin
marital status: single
Notable Aliases: Hot Blooded Hellion, Frost Angel, Frozen Beauty
personality: snippy, almost snobby in most cases, has "motherly" or "sisterly" moments when around children
Desc: highly intelligent intel jockey. though most the time she tends to treat the medic of the team like a punching bag, in truth she cares deeply for all of them and sees them as family. Shares a close relationship with team Captain Takama, though whether it is familial or as lovers is as yet unknown.
Clothing: same as others, fit for female anatomy, vest is dark frosty blue
Preferred weapon: thus far, the only weapon Sera has advertised using is a twin headed hammer
more to come as character develops
Locate Zero Squad Medic Officer...
Found.
Retrieving...
Name: Kuro Noshu Kenshin
Age: 18/78/18
Height: 5'7
Eye: grey-green with flecks of gold around the pupil
Hair: midnight blue
Appxmt power level: unknown, believed to be high Jonin- Anbu, possibly kage level based on so far seen abilities.
marital status: single
Notable Aliases: God's Healer, Lord of Lightning
personality: aloof, almost childlike in nearly everything except for important matters, in which he becomes serious, professional, nearly a complete 180 from his normal demeanor
Desc: The youngest member of Zero Squad, yet quite possibly(and grudgingly acknowledged as) the second most powerful. Loves to play pranks and make jokes, even when they are at his expense. Usually the one who cheers the group up, despite being the one who stitches up the team's injuries, and having seen more than any boy his age should of the insides of human bodies. Seems to abhor fighting, despite being quite adept at the art himself. When situation calls for it, however, it would seem Takama's alias of Psychotic Demon would fit him far better. Like all members of the team, Kuro shares a deep respect and care for the team Captain, and would willingly follow him anywhere...except the men's room, or into bed with him.
Clothing: same as rest, vest is yellow-green.
There you go. It's not much just yet, mainly because I haven't finished fleshing out the characters, partly because they haven't really shown off anything quite yet. Expect this section to change quite often in the coming chapters.