[center][h1][color=Gold]Akio Tendou[/color][/h1][/center]

As Akio approached the square, she quickly formed her Thunder Bow so she could be prepared for anything that might happened. As Aoi caught up with her, Akio gave a nod and a grin, glad to have the harlequin by her side. That grin faded slighly as Aoi jumped some poor genin as they arrived, resisting the urge to get on her about it due to the seriousness of the situation. Before she could bring herself to answer Aoi's question about the man confronting the cloaked figure, the masked assasin from earlier arrived on the scene, exerting a powerful feeling of pressure over those present with his mere presence.

[color=Gold][i]He's strong[/i][/color] Aoi thought as a nervous sweat trickled down her brow, the low crackling hum of her jutsu only serving to increase the tension. [color=Gold][i]He's on an entirely different level than me, Aoi, even Yamato. Whatever his reason for doing this, he's got the power and the numbers to get away with it . . . this is a seriously fucked situation.[/i][/color] Akio cursed silently in her head before starting the charging process for her Thunder Bow. She knew that beating those two was impossible as of now . . . but what if she managed to hit them with her new Paralysis shot. That way, the others could hopefully capitalize on the situation and either try and finsh the two off or take the Hokage to another location. That being said, it would take sometime to charge, so if the assassin went to finish the hokage before she was ready, then it'd be all for naught.

[color=Gold]"Aoi,"[/color] Akio whispered to her lover under her breath, [color=Gold]"I'm going to try and shock them with one of my new techniques, but if they act before I can, try your best to stall thrm if you see a chance, okay? This could be our last chance to keep the Hokage breathing, so there's no time for reckless action."[/color]

[@Savato]

[center][h1][color=DarkOrange]Tatsuya Kajiya-Tendou[/color][/h1][/center]

Tatsuya gulped as the strange man walked in, taking command and analysis of the situation with a calm sense of authority that it gave Tatsuya shivers. He didn't have any idea what was about to happen as a tension filled the air, but he was sure that he was in way over his head. His entire being was tense at the thought that a battle could start at any moment if anyone made just a single wrong mo-:

[color=Fuchsia]BOO![/color]

At the sudden unexpected sound, Tatsuya almost tried to cut Aoi in half, but stop halfway once he saw that is was a fellow ally and not one of those weird guys in costume standing overwatch on the situation. The fact that the clown-looking girl had pulled such a stunt now of all times, on him, and the bonus info that she was a Jounin if her Flavk jacket was anything to go by, mystified the red-haired genin. He just wasn't sure how to react to her given the current scenario. [color=DarkOrange][i]Is that girl fucking mental!?!? Why is she playing pranks now, of all times? And how did someone like her even make it as a ninja, much less a Jounin, if she can't recog-[/i][/color]

Tatsuya's mental rant of Aoi's behavior was halted as a massive wave of dread bared down on him. His determination from early crackimg under this weight, he was barely able to look up to see the source of this feeling, a strange masked figure dressed in a trenchcoat that stood between the dark haired man and the cloaked assailant. His blade was shaking with a renewed vigor, as was his whole body as he struggled to stand against this powerful killing intent. He couldn't have fled even if he wanted to, the fear hilding him in place with an iron grip. Everytime he closed his eyes, his mind was filled with the various ways this man could easily kill him, hammering into him a sense that it was a foregone conclusion that today was the day he died. Even Ketsui couldn't save him from this cold fear, the sight of his blade failing to alleviate the pressure by even the slightest amount. 

[i][Color=Red]Hoy genin, don't you know playtime is over?  Stay out of my way if it comes down to it."[/color][/i]

Yamato's words echoed through his head, taking on a harsh mocking tone in his mind as he realized that compared to everyone else here, he was nothing. He wasn't a true ninja, but merely a boy playing at it. And now he was going to die, and there was nothing he could do to stop it. The fear was so intense that he felt like he was going to vomit, but he managed to keep the urge at bay, . . . barely.