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Naruto: True Peace. [ALWAYS ACCEPTING] [Cool guys club inside]

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Awesome, my new video game system comes today anyway so you just bought me more time to play it.

Naruto: True Peace. [ALWAYS ACCEPTING] [Cool guys club inside]

Masato Saruwatari

Konoha Ame-Suna Border, At the Harvest Festival

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Masato’s eyes drifted along the various stalls and people that milled around them, taking in the information without thought. Today was one of his few days off which would normally mean he would be busy training with his Constructs, however his parents had insisted he experience the Harvest Festival at least once in his life and they had decided that him having the day off was an indicator that now was the best time to do so. Despite the nature of the festival and the various activities, Masato was in fact having a good time. It was an event that was unlike any he had attended before and it allowed him to learn new things, something that he loved doing regardless of the usefulness of the information in relation to him. Overall he would consider the day a success and was grateful for a reprieve from missions and even training, though he did love doing the second he appreciated a break every now and then. The fact that it had also been relatively relaxing was simply a bonus.

This serenity though was broken as a flare was launched into the air and all hell began to break loose as explosions emanated from various locations within the festival. Naturally this lead to hysteria breaking out among the civilians which only escalated with the appearance of shinobi wearing red bands around their left arms, showing their allegiance to the rebel group known as the Red Sages. Fortunately the attention of the opposing shinobi wasn’t directed towards him at the moment as they were focused on a kunoichi with red locks of impressive length.

With the two on one fight commencing, Masato turned his attention towards the building that a current meeting of political figures was underway. For just a moment the thought of rushing to the aid of those within the compound crossed his mind it was quickly extinguished as he turned his gaze back to the kunoichi, who looked vaguely familiar, and the two opponents that she had subdued. With the immediate threat clearly dealt with Masato began to work towards securing the safety of the civilians still in the area.

In a quick and fluid motion he bit into his thumb to draw blood before slamming his hand to the ground. ”Shieldbearers, step forward!” White smoke exploded around Masato briefly before vanishing, revealing six heavily armored constructs wielding massive shields surrounding him. Standing back up, Masato turned his attention to the civilians that were either too frightened to move or too curious. ”Everyone I need you to come this way and enter the formation created by my Shieldbearers.” As he spoke he removed himself from the group of constructs, making more room for the civilians who slowly made their way to the designated location. ”Shieldbearers close ranks and have shields at the ready.” At his words all six constructs moved in unison, forming together to create a solid circle of metal around the civilians before raising their shields.

With the civilians taken care of temporarily, Masato turned his attention to the kunoichi once again as he made his way over to her. While he moved forward he flicked his right hand in the same direction, causing the constructs to move forward at a slow pace. Once he was before the woman he lifted his hand straight up, and held his palm open signalling for the Shieldbearers to halt. ”Would you be willing to assist me in bringing these people to safety? While I can provide protection I am not much use in dispatching opposition at the moment and would appreciate your assistance. If you are willing please feel free to join us.” Knowing that time was of the essence he was unable to wait for her response. Instead he swung his arm back down while continuing past her, his Shieldbearers beginning to move again with the movement of his arm.

Naruto: True Peace. [ALWAYS ACCEPTING] [Cool guys club inside]

Lost's Retinue of Surprisingly Not Stereotypical Shinobi.

Masato Saruwatari

“There is nothing more satisfying than seeing your strategy succeed.”

Masato is an average looking individual, he isn't one of those that could easily be picked out a crowd. He stands right around 5'9 and weighs 140 lbs. His choice of clothing also isn't unique, aside from the Chuunin vest that he wears at all times he is dressed in plain t-shirts that vary in color from white to slightly darker white and dark gray jeans. In colder weather he will wear the jacket that is seen above.

Personnel files.
Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance.

【Full Name】
Masato Saruwatari

【Alias】
N/A for now

【Affiliation】
The Hamajō Confederation

【Age】
18

【Sex】
Male

【Sexuality】
Straight

【Birthplace】
Konohagakure

【Bloodline】
Saruwatari

【Rank】
Chūnin

Psych. report.
Medical secrecy applies.

【Personality】
Masato is best described as a cool and distant individual, however this attitude is not a method of preventing bonds or anything related it was simply how he was raised. He is fully capable of affection his method of showing it is just dialed down more so than most. In his own way he is very passionate even if it doesn't translate well to the outside world. When talking about his family, chess, etc there is a distinct gleam in his eyes if one would look close enough.

In line with his base personality Masato approaches negative scenarios with a level head, analyzing every thing that makes up the event before he decides what his reaction will be. While at first this makes him seem insincere, and even colder, this is not the case. He simply knows that emotions can cause one to overreact and does his best to avoid doing so.

【History】
To say that Masato had a childhood would be a vast exaggeration of the early years in his life. Before he was able to read his parents would spend the entire day reading to him, but they never read from children's books. Instead he listened to them read page after page of books written by strategist from long ago. His family had always been known for their intelligence, and his parents were determined to follow that legacy. As soon as he could read on his own his days were consumed by it, though the topics ended up becoming more varied ranging from mathematics to poetry.

Once he entered school Masato excelled for quite some time, partially due to his parents tutoring him at home during this time. However when he reached the age of 10 and was given the chance to graduated it was pulled away from him. While initially the school thought it would be fine to push him forward they soon discovered that his taijutsu was not up to the task and he ended up having to go through another year of school before progressing. This set back discouraged him for a time, but this vanished shortly once his parents began to teach him their Hiden jutsu moveset. His last year at this level of schooling went by quickly as much of his time outside of it was spent learning his family's signature jutsu.

While he had been at the top of his class during his younger years he fell behind a bit when he advanced to the next level, though that had nothing to do with the material being too dificult. More and more of his time was being devoted to his extracurricular studies and he simply didn't have time to do all of the work assigned to him. This naturally lead him to falling out of his position at the top but he did not care in the slightest, nor did his parents since he was progressing through their training at a rapid pace. He ended up graduating at the age of 15 and was promoted to the rank of Chunnin as expected.

Since then he has divided his time between taking on missions and furthering his control and skill with his jutsu, with much more attention being given to the latter.

【Family ties】
He is the only child in his household and he has a very close bond with both his mother and father. The Saruwatari family are very close and rather reclusive, though this is mainly due to the fact that they enjoy activities that are typically carried out in seclusion and not out of a dislike for the company of others.

Hatta Saruwatari | Father | 45, Resides on the Family's property on the outskirts of Konoha, Retired Shinobi

Diao Saruwatari | Mother | 39, Same as above, Active Jounin

【Dreams and fears】
Masato wants nothing more than to contribute to his family's legacy and prove that he is worthy of doing so. Naturally his greatest fear is falling short of this and fading into obscurity or worse damning the Saruwatari name to the point that it is meaningless.

Combat reports.
Gathered from evaluation reports after missions.

【Fighting style】
Outside of his signature jutsu moveset, Masato is inept at almost every aspect of fighting. When his opponent manages to close the distance and engage in close quarter combat he is forced to rely on dodging until he can intercept his opponent with one of his constructs.

【Hiden】
Hiden:
Construct Army
Description:
Construct Army is a Jutsu that was created by the Saruwatari family many years ago. The user is able to summon a number of different constructs, the exact types differ not only between people but it also depends on what avenues of the jutsu the particular individual pursues. These constructs are in essence non-sentient summons that obey the user completely, though this obedience varies on a couple of factors that will be described later in each individual summon's section. While most of the construct types are discovered through careful study of one of the numerous scrolls that have been passed down every once in a great while a new one will be discovered, after which it is then recorded in either a scroll that has not been filled or in a new one.

The constructs are controlled by either vocal commands, movement based commands, or a combination of the two.
Strengths:
While each type of construct has it's own strengths the universal strength of this Hiden is it's versitility. The individual strengths of each type will be described in their section.
Weaknesses:
Much like the strengths each type of construct has it's own weaknesses which shall be detailed in their area. However they also all carry a universal weakness and that is that they are completely useless if their user is unable to command them. This can be caused by either preventing them from speaking or moving. In addition the usefullness of the constructs can be hampered if the user's vision is effected, either by targeting the eyes directly or using the environment..

Note about the amounts of Constructs
At his current skill level Masato is able to have complete control over a total of 6 C rank constructs, any more than that will lead to a degridation in his control with one exception which will be made obvious shortly. I will now list the total amounts of constructs he can have, including variations. These numbers indicate the max he can have while still retaining complete control over them.

6 C Rank
2 B Rank or 1 B Rank and 3 C Rank
1 A Rank

Custom made techniques】
Jutsu name:
Footsoldier Construct
Rank:
C Rank
Range:
Close range, must be within blade range.
Description:
The Footsoldier is one of the four basic constructs that Masato has, and of them it is both the weakest and strongest. This is due to the fact that it is average in all areas, while the other three each of a specialization. The Footsoldier is equipped with a simple katana and basic armor. It has decent defence against blunt force attacks while it is weak to piercing strikes.

Jutsu name:
Shieldbearer Construct
Rank:
C Rank
Range:
N/A
Description:
As the name implies the Shieldbearer Construct is a defense construct that's primary goal is to defend Masato. They come equipped with a large shield and heavy armor. This naturally upsets their movement speed making them the slowest of the base constructs. They have very high defense against blunt force attacks and reasonable defense against piercing ones, however either can destroy them if they land on an unarmored/low armored area though the piercing is more likely to do so. These areas are the same you would find in most armors, the joints, the neck, and the eyes. Given their defensive specialization they have no method of dealing damage.

Jutsu name:
Bombarder Construct
Rank:
C Rank
Range:
Close in the sense that they must be aligned with their target, but they can be very high above them.
Description:
The Bombarder Construct is the only one of the four basic ones that does not stand on the ground, it is also the only one that is not humanoid. Instead it is shaped like a small bird. Of the basic constructs it is the fastest but it also has the weakest defense needing to take only one hit in order to be destroyed. The Bombardier's purpose is to fly over the enemy and drop an explosive that has the blast range and power equal to that of a regular explosive tag. They can only drop one at a time and afterwards they have to go on a 'cooldown' in order to create another one.

Jutsu name:
Archer Construct.
Rank:
C Rank
Range:
Most effective at Medium range but can strike from Long distance with a decrease in accuracy.
Description:
The Archer Construct is the final of the basic 4 and it focuses on distance attacks with the use of a bow. It is the second weakest in terms of defense, though the difference between it and the Bombardier is very small. Unless the strike hit's one on the arm or leg it only takes one hit to destroy it. Each construct has a quiver filled with 25 arrows. They do not carry any melee weapons as they are designed to stay outside of the range of their target.

Jutsu name:
Drill Sergeant.
Rank:
C Rank
Range:
N/A.
Description:
The Drill Sergeant allows Masato to have an additional 2 C Rank constructs on the field without a loss of control. This means that if he wished he could use 6 Drill Sergeants in order to double the amount of C rank constructs he can use. However if the Drill Sergeant is destroyed he will lose that increased control immediately and will have to get rid of the extra constructs or risk disobedience. In addition he can only use the initial 6 Drill Sergeants at most, he can not use them to control additional Drill Sergeants. The construct itself is between the Footsoldier and the Shieldbearer in terms of defense, it wears no armor but is highly durable. It would take two blows that would be fatal to a human to destroy it, or 4 in non lethal locations. Of course this can be decreased to one if it loses it's head.

Jutsu name:
Assassin
Rank:
B Rank
Range:
This model requires extreme close range to be at it's most effective.
Description:
The Assassin is the fastest of all of his current constructs, while also by far the stealthiest capable of masking its presence from lesser skilled Chunnin down. It has very weak defenses, equal to that of the Bombarder, but it is highly skilled in close quarter combat. It's agility allows it to dodge and parry for quite sometime while it attempts to make an opening to land a killing blow. It is equipped with a tanto and dark clothing.

Jutsu name:
The General
Rank:
A Rank
Range:
Close range.
Description:
As its rank would indicate The General is the strongest of Masato's current constructs. While most of the other constructs stand right around Masato's height, with the exception of the Bombarder, The General stands at 6'3. He is equipped with a stronger katana than the footsoldier and armor that is equal to that of the Shieldbearer. His movement speed is still hindered but not to the degree of the Shieldbearer. With his armor and durability it takes seven solid hits to destroy him, but like most of the others this can be circumvented. In the Case of The General if he is his directly in the eye he will either be disabled or completely destroyed.

Naruto: True Peace. [ALWAYS ACCEPTING] [Cool guys club inside]

As I mentioned I won't be able to get my post up before leaving, but I'll be reading the IC posts and stay up to date.

Naruto: True Peace. [ALWAYS ACCEPTING] [Cool guys club inside]

Just woke up, read through the ooc, fairly certain I got Savato's seal. I'll try to get a post up before I leave for the day.

Naruto: True Peace. [ALWAYS ACCEPTING] [Cool guys club inside]

Masato Saruwatari

“There is nothing more satisfying than seeing your strategy succeed.”

Masato is an average looking individual, he isn't one of those that could easily be picked out a crowd. He stands right around 5'9 and weighs 140 lbs. His choice of clothing also isn't unique, aside from the Chuunin vest that he wears at all times he is dressed in plain t-shirts that vary in color from white to slightly darker white and dark gray jeans. In colder weather he will wear the jacket that is seen above.

Personnel files.
Access only by security personnel with a C3 clearance.

【Full Name】
Masato Saruwatari

【Alias】
N/A for now

【Affiliation】
The Hamajō Confederation

【Age】
18

【Sex】
Male

【Sexuality】
Straight

【Birthplace】
Konohagakure

【Bloodline】
Saruwatari

【Rank】
Chūnin

Psych. report.
Medical secrecy applies.

【Personality】
Masato is best described as a cool and distant individual, however this attitude is not a method of preventing bonds or anything related it was simply how he was raised. He is fully capable of affection his method of showing it is just dialed down more so than most. In his own way he is very passionate even if it doesn't translate well to the outside world. When talking about his family, chess, etc there is a distinct gleam in his eyes if one would look close enough.

In line with his base personality Masato approaches negative scenarios with a level head, analyzing every thing that makes up the event before he decides what his reaction will be. While at first this makes him seem insincere, and even colder, this is not the case. He simply knows that emotions can cause one to overreact and does his best to avoid doing so.

【History】
To say that Masato had a childhood would be a vast exaggeration of the early years in his life. Before he was able to read his parents would spend the entire day reading to him, but they never read from children's books. Instead he listened to them read page after page of books written by strategist from long ago. His family had always been known for their intelligence, and his parents were determined to follow that legacy. As soon as he could read on his own his days were consumed by it, though the topics ended up becoming more varied ranging from mathematics to poetry.

Once he entered school Masato excelled for quite some time, partially due to his parents tutoring him at home during this time. However when he reached the age of 10 and was given the chance to graduated it was pulled away from him. While initially the school thought it would be fine to push him forward they soon discovered that his taijutsu was not up to the task and he ended up having to go through another year of school before progressing. This set back discouraged him for a time, but this vanished shortly once his parents began to teach him their Hiden jutsu moveset. His last year at this level of schooling went by quickly as much of his time outside of it was spent learning his family's signature jutsu.

While he had been at the top of his class during his younger years he fell behind a bit when he advanced to the next level, though that had nothing to do with the material being too dificult. More and more of his time was being devoted to his extracurricular studies and he simply didn't have time to do all of the work assigned to him. This naturally lead him to falling out of his position at the top but he did not care in the slightest, nor did his parents since he was progressing through their training at a rapid pace. He ended up graduating at the age of 15 and was promoted to the rank of Chunnin as expected.

Since then he has divided his time between taking on missions and furthering his control and skill with his jutsu, with much more attention being given to the latter.

【Family ties】
He is the only child in his household and he has a very close bond with both his mother and father. The Saruwatari family are very close and rather reclusive, though this is mainly due to the fact that they enjoy activities that are typically carried out in seclusion and not out of a dislike for the company of others.

Hatta Saruwatari | Father | 45, Resides on the Family's property on the outskirts of Konoha, Retired Shinobi

Diao Saruwatari | Mother | 39, Same as above, Active Jounin

【Dreams and fears】
Masato wants nothing more than to contribute to his family's legacy and prove that he is worthy of doing so. Naturally his greatest fear is falling short of this and fading into obscurity or worse damning the Saruwatari name to the point that it is meaningless.

Combat reports.
Gathered from evaluation reports after missions.

【Fighting style】
Outside of his signature jutsu moveset, Masato is inept at almost every aspect of fighting. When his opponent manages to close the distance and engage in close quarter combat he is forced to rely on dodging until he can intercept his opponent with one of his constructs.

【Hiden】
Hiden:
Construct Army
Description:
Construct Army is a Jutsu that was created by the Saruwatari family many years ago. The user is able to summon a number of different constructs, the exact types differ not only between people but it also depends on what avenues of the jutsu the particular individual pursues. These constructs are in essence non-sentient summons that obey the user completely, though this obedience varies on a couple of factors that will be described later in each individual summon's section. While most of the construct types are discovered through careful study of one of the numerous scrolls that have been passed down every once in a great while a new one will be discovered, after which it is then recorded in either a scroll that has not been filled or in a new one.

The constructs are controlled by either vocal commands, movement based commands, or a combination of the two.
Strengths:
While each type of construct has it's own strengths the universal strength of this Hiden is it's versitility. The individual strengths of each type will be described in their section.
Weaknesses:
Much like the strengths each type of construct has it's own weaknesses which shall be detailed in their area. However they also all carry a universal weakness and that is that they are completely useless if their user is unable to command them. This can be caused by either preventing them from speaking or moving. In addition the usefullness of the constructs can be hampered if the user's vision is effected, either by targeting the eyes directly or using the environment..

Note about the amounts of Constructs
At his current skill level Masato is able to have complete control over a total of 6 C rank constructs, any more than that will lead to a degridation in his control with one exception which will be made obvious shortly. I will now list the total amounts of constructs he can have, including variations. These numbers indicate the max he can have while still retaining complete control over them.

6 C Rank
2 B Rank or 1 B Rank and 3 C Rank
1 A Rank

Custom made techniques】
Jutsu name:
Footsoldier Construct
Rank:
C Rank
Range:
Close range, must be within blade range.
Description:
The Footsoldier is one of the four basic constructs that Masato has, and of them it is both the weakest and strongest. This is due to the fact that it is average in all areas, while the other three each of a specialization. The Footsoldier is equipped with a simple katana and basic armor. It has decent defence against blunt force attacks while it is weak to piercing strikes.

Jutsu name:
Shieldbearer Construct
Rank:
C Rank
Range:
N/A
Description:
As the name implies the Shieldbearer Construct is a defense construct that's primary goal is to defend Masato. They come equipped with a large shield and heavy armor. This naturally upsets their movement speed making them the slowest of the base constructs. They have very high defense against blunt force attacks and reasonable defense against piercing ones, however either can destroy them if they land on an unarmored/low armored area though the piercing is more likely to do so. These areas are the same you would find in most armors, the joints, the neck, and the eyes. Given their defensive specialization they have no method of dealing damage.

Jutsu name:
Bombarder Construct
Rank:
C Rank
Range:
Close in the sense that they must be aligned with their target, but they can be very high above them.
Description:
The Bombarder Construct is the only one of the four basic ones that does not stand on the ground, it is also the only one that is not humanoid. Instead it is shaped like a small bird. Of the basic constructs it is the fastest but it also has the weakest defense needing to take only one hit in order to be destroyed. The Bombardier's purpose is to fly over the enemy and drop an explosive that has the blast range and power equal to that of a regular explosive tag. They can only drop one at a time and afterwards they have to go on a 'cooldown' in order to create another one.

Jutsu name:
Archer Construct.
Rank:
C Rank
Range:
Most effective at Medium range but can strike from Long distance with a decrease in accuracy.
Description:
The Archer Construct is the final of the basic 4 and it focuses on distance attacks with the use of a bow. It is the second weakest in terms of defense, though the difference between it and the Bombardier is very small. Unless the strike hit's one on the arm or leg it only takes one hit to destroy it. Each construct has a quiver filled with 25 arrows. They do not carry any melee weapons as they are designed to stay outside of the range of their target.

Jutsu name:
Drill Sergeant.
Rank:
C Rank
Range:
N/A.
Description:
The Drill Sergeant allows Masato to have an additional 2 C Rank constructs on the field without a loss of control. This means that if he wished he could use 6 Drill Sergeants in order to double the amount of C rank constructs he can use. However if the Drill Sergeant is destroyed he will lose that increased control immediately and will have to get rid of the extra constructs or risk disobedience. In addition he can only use the initial 6 Drill Sergeants at most, he can not use them to control additional Drill Sergeants. The construct itself is between the Footsoldier and the Shieldbearer in terms of defense, it wears no armor but is highly durable. It would take two blows that would be fatal to a human to destroy it, or 4 in non lethal locations. Of course this can be decreased to one if it loses it's head.

Jutsu name:
Assassin
Rank:
B Rank
Range:
This model requires extreme close range to be at it's most effective.
Description:
The Assassin is the fastest of all of his current constructs, while also by far the stealthiest capable of masking its presence from lesser skilled Chunnin down. It has very weak defenses, equal to that of the Bombarder, but it is highly skilled in close quarter combat. It's agility allows it to dodge and parry for quite sometime while it attempts to make an opening to land a killing blow. It is equipped with a tanto and dark clothing.

Jutsu name:
The General
Rank:
A Rank
Range:
Close range.
Description:
As its rank would indicate The General is the strongest of Masato's current constructs. While most of the other constructs stand right around Masato's height, with the exception of the Bombarder, The General stands at 6'3. He is equipped with a stronger katana than the footsoldier and armor that is equal to that of the Shieldbearer. His movement speed is still hindered but not to the degree of the Shieldbearer. With his armor and durability it takes seven solid hits to destroy him, but like most of the others this can be circumvented. In the Case of The General if he is his directly in the eye he will either be disabled or completely destroyed.

Naruto: True Peace. [ALWAYS ACCEPTING] [Cool guys club inside]

I'll work on a character sometime on Sunday more than likely. It depends on how long I'm stuck at work.

Naruto: True Peace

Savato already knows, but he dragged my ass out of retirement so I could express interest in this.

Also Happy New Year everyone and Happy birthday to me!

Naruto: Path to Enlightment - 3 player slots open currently

Daisuke Yama

@j8cob@Partisan

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Daisuke’s entire body tightened as he felt a hand hit his back. However once he connected the voice to the person he relaxed, turning to address the first member of his team, Shin, to arrive. ”It is good to see that you made it here in one piece, I was a bit concerned when I left the village. Fortunately it would appear that my worry was misplaced.” He paused for a moment as he noticed the looks a few of the nearby rebels were giving his comrade. It took him a second to realize the cause, but it became apparent when he recalled the words Shin had spoken upon his arrival. ”By the way while I have no issue with a bit of humor I would like you to take it down a notch. At least when we are with the rebels. They are fighting for what they believe is right as well as their lives, and you joking around may lead them to conclude that we don’t know how serious this is. So when we are out and about feel free to be yourself. Just try to contain it otherwise.”

The last part of the conversation left a sour taste in Daisuke’s mouth. He was not used to telling people how to behave and it was unsettling to do so. Nonetheless he could feel the tension that filled the warehouse and he did not want to cause an incident in response to what could be perceived as misplaced humor. He knew that the mission and wellbeing of his team was his responsibility, and if that meant he had to take some heat from them later for monitoring their actions he would gladly do so. Any discontentment and worry were forced away though with the arrival of two individuals approaching from different directions.

The first to arrive was Saburo, the final member of the team, who was naturally coming from the entrance. While the Uchiha’s greeting was a bit strange Daisuke didn’t think too much into it. He had been briefed on both members of his team and had been warned that Saburo had a few personality quirks. Daisuke returned the greeting, resisting the urge to breathe a sigh of relief that the entire team had made it without any problems. ”Hey there, I am glad you made it alright. As for our objective I think we will be getting our first assignment soon. I believe the gentleman walking this way is in charge of this camp. From what I gathered during the mission briefing we are to do whatever we can to assist the rebels in their cause and we won’t be returning until they are victorious.”

Daisuke turned away from Saburo as he finished speaking, just in time to face a man that was much shorter than either him or Shin. The greeting he was about to give got cut short as the man instantly started speaking. “The name is Tento and by the looks of it you are the team that we have been waiting for. I would love to give you a tour of the place but we have a lot of work to do and it needs to get done. Follow me.” The man quickly began making his way in the direction he had come from with Daisuke a few feet behind, he presumed that the other members of the team were close behind.

As he walked Tento continued to speak, though his voice was muffled slightly due to the large amount of people in the warehouse with them. “The Mizukage’s forces have been trying to make headway into area under our control. So far they have only managed to take one building, just inside our territory. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem, after all there is a reason that they have only taken the one place, but they have a pair of Jounin guarding the place. I have already lost half a dozen good men to them.” Tento’s speech was momentarily broken as he lead them inside one of the few rooms that was still intact. Within their was a few pieces of furniture, but the only thing of note was the large table that dominated the center of the room and the map that was placed on it. That is where the group was led and as he reached it Tento placed a finger on a particular building marked on it. “The building only has one doorway, though there are plenty of windows. The problem we have been having is that one or both of the Jounin notice us when we are trying to enter. What I need you guys to do is distract them, I don’t care how and I don’t care if you beat them. We just need enough time to get in and deal with anyone inside. After that we will take them by surprise and attack from the building. I can give you guys an hour max to figure out a plan. That’s the most I can do. When you are ready let the man stationed outside the door know, I have to make sure my men are prepared.” With that Tento departed, the team alone.

Daisuke didn't want to waste any time, and as such he turned towards Shin and Saburo. ”Alright let's get to it. I know I am the lead on this mission but honestly that is a formality. We are all the same rank and it is likely you two have more field experience than me at the moment. Not to mention you guys have a better understanding of how you work than me, since all I have to go off of is the briefing I got. So I want your opinions on this. I am most useful as a front man, and as such I think I should go in head on. I can take a beating and give it right back.” For a moment he paused, flashing back to the spar he had with Chokashi Akimichi just a couple of weeks ago, before he shook his head a bit and resumed. ”Shin going by what I read and the look of you I am guessing you would be most useful right up there with me. Which is good, because it is always nice to have someone at your side when you are facing more experienced shinobi. Saburo though I am not sure where you would serve best. My instincts tell me that you should keep your distance and use your ninjutsu to harass them whenever you have an opening, but between the fact that both Shin and I will be up close and the nearby buildings I am not sure if that is for the best. What do you guys think?”

Naruto: Path to Enlightment - 3 player slots open currently

Daisuke Yama

@j8cob@Partisan

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Daisuke had adjusted to life back in Konoha quickly, it felt as though he had never left. He had only taken a couple of missions since his return, all of which were just border patrols, and had taken up a job as a bodyguard for a man associated with the Minomaru clan’s vast corporate empire. Given the small amount of time that he had been part of the Konoha shinobi forces again, he had been surprised to discover that he was to lead one of the teams that were being sent to Kirigakure to aid the rebels. He was not sure why he was selected, but he was determined to prove that giving him this task was not a mistake.

His mission was fairly straightforward and would be difficult to mess up. He and his team, consisting of Saburo Uchiha and Shin Maru, were to travel to one of the rebel camps and aid them in any way possible. Daisuke and the others had all been giving the coordinates at which their escort would meet them. The only information he had been given on the contact's identity was that they would be wearing a red armband, and that he would respond to a specific phrase.

Daisuke pushed aside his drifting thoughts as the boat that would carry him across the first leg of his journey arrived. He had been hoping that the rest of his team would have joined him before it’s arrival, but he made sure to plan accordingly in the event that they did not. Another boat would arrive shortly after the departure of the first and was told to wait as long as needed. He knew that if either was late it was unlikely that it would be excessively so. Without further ado he boarded the boat, frowning as it groaned under his weight. He sincerely hoped that its appearance was deceiving, as upon first glance it looked like it may break under his weight let alone the weight of additional people.

His worries diminished as the boat held up long enough for him to take a seat in the center. After he had settled himself the vessel pushed off shore and began the journey to the Land of Water. For his part Daisuke remained silent, his eyes constantly scanning the horizon for any signs of hostile forces. He knew that his vigilance was unfounded, the Mizukage’s forces would have their hands full with the rebels to send out a group to harass them, but it was in his nature to be constantly on guard. The trip passed by slowly for him, but eventually they reached the destination.

Daisuke quickly went ashore and began making his way to the appointed meeting spot. He did not move with haste, and he stuck to the ground, to bring as little attention to himself as he could. It would reflect very poorly on his abilities if his mission ended abruptly because he gave himself away by acting abnormally. Upon arriving in the vicinity of where he was told to meet the contact he soon found the man.

Maintaining the pace he had set prior, Daisuke approached the stall the contact was perusing and followed his example. While examining the merchandise he softly said his part of the phrase. ”What is dead may never die.” The contact looked at him briefly before replying. “But rises again, harder and stronger. Follow me.”

They made their way out of the market through an alley, which lead to another and another. At first Daisuke believed that the man was trying to confuse him, but he soon realized that the contact was trying to prevent anyone from following them. Soon enough they arrived in front of a warehouse which they entered. While on the outside it had looked abandoned and nearly falling apart, inside was a different story. All around there were people moving about going about their business.

”Please inform whoever is in charge here that I have arrived. Until he has need of us we will wait here. The contacted nodded and promptly departed. He hoped that they would be able to start helping sooner rather than later, as he disliked the idea of sitting around for too long.