Ninja Tourism

Kaos gazes at Aeizith, wondering the story behind this boy coming all the way out to Tatsu. Maybe they were both drawn here to something, maybe even fate brought them to see Xuba. Kaos didn't believe in fate, for it that was true that meant that his parents couldn't be saved, and that would mean it wasn't his fault. He wanted fate not to exist, so he knew for a fact that he was to be blamed for his parents death.
Aeizith answers Xuba's question about a home and Kaos ponders that. How would Xuba know that Aeizith was looking for a home, how did Aeizith know to come here. Kaos focuses again, realizing that it didn't matter, for he wasn't asked if he wanted a home, so it wasn't for him to decide if Aeizith wanted a home. Though the motivations for these two here still was a mystery to Kaos.

Kaos listens intently to Xuba, the other boy, Aeizith, seeming to listen along with him. The voice in Kaos's head says, "This human speaks as if he means to rebuild this city.
Kaos shakes his head, wondering what the voice in his head was, if it was like a suppressed subconscious or something. He continues to listen to Xuba, and begins to agree with the voice, he thinks to himself, "Do you plan on rebuilding this place, make it into a neutral village or something?"

Kaos stretches his self after Xuba finishes with his speech, seemingly waiting for a reaction from both Aeizith and Kaos, throwing his hands above him, going up on to the tips of his toes. He rolls his shoulders and sighs. "You realize that it is human nature to destroy? To wreck and attempt to change the world to itself's nature. This-" gesturing to the ruins around him- "is just one or many humans attempting to keep to their nature. And it sounds like you want to rebuild this place. You realize that invites people to attack this place, to do what you say, and prove they have the power to destroy people."

He shakes his head, and sighs, "However, much as I disagree with you, about how power is to blame for these ruins. food does sound nice. Proficiency is something that takes years to master, but can I hunt for food? Sure. Let's go find some food." 

He pulls out two kunai, and says, "Anyone need some kunai for hunting? I'll need them back afterwards."
He begins spinning the kunai in his right hand, and holds out the other kunai to them, blade within his palm, handle towards them.

Aeizith had nothing to say as the two older males went at it, discussing the purposes of power, what the nature of humanity was and how it was all responsible for the ruins. It wasn't his conversation anyway... It was just about between Xuba, and Kaos... The white-haired boy sat silently as the two discussed away, his ears tuned in to the sound of the rushing wind all around them. If one listened closely, it was like they could imagine the currents of air move 3-dimensionally throughout the world around them, crashing against their bodies and slipping through the cracks between their fingers. Aeizith smiled as he imagined this massive, areal network of rivers, pools and vortexes that made up the tornado-village's air-patterns, a work of art interconnected but also independent and constantly changing... The picture seemed to broaden with each passing minute, a pulse and the image would expand, the picture would change, and it would all become something new... It was like watching water dance in the air or ice melt within heat... It was something that could entertain him for a long time if he let it...

Aeizith snapped out of his little moment of peace when Xuba's eyes flicked between the two younger boys, stating that they would need to hunt if they were going to eat for 3 tonight... He asked if they were proficient in their abilities and the little boy stared back, unsure of how to answer. Before he could come up with the right words, Kaos handed him a kunai dagger, a tool for inflicting pain and death... He had never really held one before for the purposes of killing something and, in that moment, it seemed to feel different... The edges of the dagger were more defined... seemed sharper... the black of the metal, the roughness of the handle... it all seemed... more... He glanced up from the knife, back up the darker-skinned man, still waiting for his response if he was "capable"...

"I... yes..." Aeizith said quietly with no small amounts of fear and hesitation and... anticipation in his voice.

[size=47]Xuba raised an eyebrow at the boy speech. It made sense still that was the problem. There was no way to get both sides of a bargain. Still it was already an conflict in interests, yet xuba only smiled and discarded the clas of ideals. In his eyes the true solution rested in the establishment of a peaceful state, where wrong doing was understandable through evaluation and study. But wide spread destruction of women and children was not acceptable. Still xuba nodded as he awnsered.[/size]


[size=47]"That is my intent, long forgotten places long since visited need care. And here is the spot, while i have been to many places, this place has a ring to it. It is a place of natural disater. Tornadeos tear through here like a scyth through crops., but it also a low profile, quiet, unseen and undisired."[/size]


[size=47]Xuba caught the kunai tossed at him with reletive ease as he ganced at the tool before him. Perhaps it could be used for skinning. Xuba simply nodded at the man and spoke once more.[/size]


[size=47]"Well prepared. I belive our work is beginning to become very interesting."[/size]


[size=47]The small boy's remark however caught xuba off guard. Was that the challenge of a killer in the boy? Xuba's grey eye's lingered on the frame of the small boy. Curiousity filled the grey eyes for an instant. Then they returned to kindness. Almost a hint of sinister use behind them. Perhaps. But xuba packed the sacks of the dead mans remains in a small corner of the area. He had uses still of it. [/size]


[size=55]" you guys know the rules of hunting. Our job will be challenging, but its for survival in the eviorment.. lest we fall. Am i understood? Lets stick close and tackle what we can find. With haste. Longer we take the later it will get. Winds must be fierce and cold at night." [/size]


[size=55]Xuba spoke in an commanding tone as he headed due eastward. The winds were fierce, as if walking through an malestorm. But an empty stomach would leave one weak and considerbly useless in the land by mid day. An lethal result that no bandit could offer. The roads were not as well marked but by utilizing small survival tactics such as cuts and marks in rocks. It was indeed an easier treck. [/size]


[size=55]The echosystem here as xuba noted was spread out. Plant life was a challenge and had untaturally powerful roots, and the mammals were quick in detection of danger in both natural danger and hunters.[/size]


[size=47]Hunt and live must survive for our sake.[/size]

Kaos nods as the two people in front of him take the kunais from him. He's careful to stop spinning the kunai in his right hand as he tosses the kunai towards Xuba. He pulls out two more kunai, relaxing his body, and getting ready for the hunt.
He follows Xuba to the east, the wind whipping around him, his cloak flapping in the wind, as if it was trying to escape the oncoming hunt.
All around him, he could see the plants that would take time to dig up, he could see the animals starting to flee before them. He runs up to a tree, jumps to a low lying branch, and starts climbing up a tree. He struggles with it, and realizes that he should work out more.
"Meh, it's whatever."
He finishes getting onto the top of the first branch, and braces himself on the tree. There he waits, he signals to the other two that any prey that they chase over, he'll drop down upon them.
[i]"This won't work."[i]
"Shut up, I don't need your negativism in my life." Kaos thinks to the voice in his head.

Aeizith nearly froze under the gaze of the of Xuba, his grey eyes seeming to peer into his soul with that curious, probing look he gave. Even through it only lasted an instant, it felt far longer... What did he want with him? What was he looking for? Did the white-haired boy say something wrong? Whatever he might've done, Xuba didn't express it. His look simply faded back to that polite kindness they normally had, leaving the little boy in a state of fearful confusion. He hated it when people took a distinct interest in him like that... It reminded him of his twisted little family and how they wanted him to be the ruthless killer they trained him to be. Xuba had given him that kind of look, the kind that made one wonder if they knew what was best for you... the kind that forced a younger, weaker person such as himself to contemplate whether or not he was best off in this man's charge. And all it was, was a mere look of distinct curiosity.

Little Aeizith was the last to get up and follow the darker skinned man into the more wild and untrained wastes of the tornado village, where the plants are rugged and deep rooted and the animals are as viscious as the natural disaster from which this area's named. The ground was either gravel or rock, likely torn from structures and integrated into the earth on which they walked. While Aeizith merely hung back and observed, the larger boy went on ahead, keeping low as to avoid detection of potential prey while Xuba started making cuts into some of the larger rocks and foliage, perhaps to create a road back. How could this guy notice all these little tics and cuts in stone when there were so many to chose from? How could he keep track? The little boy could hardly remember where he's been the past couple of weeks so chances are he'd be useless if it came to back-tracking... It seemed he was useless here in the first place... And so he just stayed a yard or two behind the rest of the group, letting their apparent professionalism and skill do the work he was unable, waiting for his chance to do... well... anything... And then he spotted it: A large buck with antlers akin to massive branches. It's body was bulky, it's eyes alert, even as it lowered it's head to pick at some grass MANY meters down the way. Moving slowly, carefully, Aeizith tapped Xuba on the shoulder and pointed at the animal. Maybe that was worth.... hunting...?

xuba spotted as he instinctively slowed down silencing his foot steps and began to creep around the buck. an nice and large buck. much smaller but limber then the one he caught and killed months before. yet it was enough to if allowable. allow more then enough food for three for at least a week or two. with the inclusion of vegetables and berries from the surrounding area.  xuba gave the slightest shake of his head twice so that azieth can see that he was indicating the boy to go the the left and with a single slow shake he meant him to go extra slow. xuba glanced around quickly and noted a large boulder at least 15 meters in-front of him and 5 meters to the bucks right.

xuba figured that by the study of the animal it was built to survive in such am area. its endurance would be based on how much it ate and how long it ate. if hungry it would allow optimal time to set up an lightning fast assault. due to its grazing it did not notice the 3 of them immediately. Then xuba saw it out the corner of his eye. The "sky diver" taking his best asset of climbing and maintaining balance in a crazy windy area. he had skill that was for certain but xuba had to calm his nerves. the man could jeopardize the hunt. time was the essence, and so was an practical approach.

i swear if he ruins this...


xuba thought as his focus now zeroed in on the buck. perhaps it had a doe and a young ling nearby and it was eating on look out? xuba had to remain extra careful as he with careful steps avoided rocks and inclines to sneak over towards the animal. one false move and it was off to the races. he never used a weapon to kill his animals. in fact xuba was more attuned to his hands digging into the flesh of his prey and watching the life leave their eyes ever slowly. hence he needded to subdue the animal before he could crush the life from it.

the hunt is on... slowly, breath silently and hope that the other will get the picture. slowly and steady.


cuba thought as he peered around the boulder at his prey. he was low. the buck turned towards the boulder in confusion. it sensed a danger yet it looked around in confusion. stopping its grazing. in the thickets a single doe with a youngling could be seen off away from the site out of sight from azeith but within kaos's sight since he was perched high on the tree.

For some reason, Kaos was completely still, staring off into nowhere's space like something more important was going on in that direction... Really, it looked as if something invisible to all but him, something so detailed, so attention getting, something as radiant as the sun and as terrible as the void had appeared before Kaos and began telling him his destiny in such a way that only he could decipher it's meaning. The other two missing ninja, on the other hand were fixated on the deer before them and could hear nothing but the whispers of the wind and the rustling of the brush, nothing so divine. In fact, with such concentration on Kaos' face, it looked as if he was going to fall right off the tree-branch he was standing on, right down onto the ground and crack his head upon the rocky earth. His grip on the wood seemed unstable and best and imminently hazardous at worst. At this point in time, the little white-haired boy was scared to move, sensing the deer's detection of something out there, something that perhaps didn't have it's best venison in stomach and craved for it now.

Xuba was the farthest up and therefore the most capable of finishing off this animal and perhaps in the most swift of ways. If he moved now, there was a good chance he'd catch the stag and bring it down with little difficulty. If Aeizith moved, he felt that the deer would immediately catch on and run for the hills, making their job much harder and MUCH longer... It as up to the darker-skinned man now with Kaos off somewhere else. If they were going to have dinner tonight, it was going to be the older man that caught it.

(hm)

 xuba however was on the job as the stag noted the danger but silently continued its grazing at a slower more cautious rate. xuba now with a single thought on his mind as he felt the commings of grumbling in his stomach getting to him. 

i gotta do this quickly no sound... rapidly...


xuba thought as he cautiously gripped the cool hard kunai from the other boy. the other boy known was quiet. he remained still which was unusual to xuba but he payed no mind to it.as he scooped up two small pebbles silently and flicked them towards the  far side of the deer. he calculated at least 20 seconds to assualt and mortally wound the buck to prevent it's escape. a week or more worth of food for a man and a child as well as any other stranger.

17.


xuba thought as the buck stopped grazing for a moment as it sensed something. it gazed up once more confused and now a little alert. yet the pebble was sailing to its left side  as it was now looking right and xuba guessed correctly. the buck was busy glancing at one direction while xubas distraction was going to work. without fail. the buck stared for 5 seconds in xuba's direction and then went back down to graze.

12

xuba's muscles tightened as he gripped the kunai his hunger for the kill was apparent like a doom waltzing on the horizon. night fall was coming for both the buck and the world. the difference between the two? the buck was ot going to be greeting dawn with its doe and faun. xuba rose like lightning as he with almost cat like silence and speed came upon the buck with the grace of the reaper.

"cilrunch"


the buck looked back in alarm at the sound yet at the sound it also caught  sight of the kunai of xuba coming down towards  its neck in a  arch. like wheat being reaped in the feilds. the kunai being swung at a speed of 30 and an nice sharpness of 70 cut deep into the bucks necks and out the other side of its neck as it let out half a snicker and part of a "baye" the rest was a bubbling of blood and muscle  flexing and relaxing. the brain of the deer long since gone to relay any final messages to the body, such as "flee" or "run". the bucks body fell to the ground with a crash as xuba now alive with hunger scanned the horizon  for any more deer. the crashing of the grass as the doe, and faun fled the  upper scene caught xuba's attention. yet he relaxed as he let loose a sigh and nodded towards Aeizith kindly.  

then the problem of the other boy caught xuba's attention as he noted it the boy was not responding as if focused. 

what the hell


xuba thought as he grabbed a hold of the buck's head and carcass under an arm and jumped up grabbing the boy with his free arm. his first though was to leave him, but then decided to do the next best option of pocketing his remaining items simply because being unattentive like this clearly meant nothing to the boy.

by firstly taking the 5 shruikens and the paper tags and each puch on his person including the kunai at hand and giving Aeizith three kunai and himself 2. and a single paper tag for Aeizith and himself, 3 shruikens, and Aeizith two shruikens. finally taking one smoke bomb apeice.

xuba would walk towards a cliff after some time of considering and traveling since the land with a grace he came upon alot of cliffs and such. the easy fact being that with the windy climate and all xuba would simply bury a shruiken in the boy's shoulder and let nature do its work by tossing him down such a deep cliff (several thousand feet or so to not worry about said bijuu) that he would properly never be found.  even if barely alive xuba would toss the head of the buck down with the boy and not really care.

"he was proberly finished anyway Aeizith... that fall may have done more to him then he realized... either way time to eat buddy."

xuba stated as the boy fell to his eventual doom while xuba and Aeizith proceeded now miles away from the mess that may or may not occur. all oblivious to the fact that he was insane. so a nice hole would suit one pretty well. nevertheless Xuba would continue on his way.

twc:2616

claiming like 13 stats

+500 to dynamic entry
+1000 to leaf gale
+1100 to seven heavens

wc dumping lol.


(exit, robbing kaos blind, aka stripping and giving both xuba and Aeizith his items divided evenly, tossing him off cliff and claiming kill, and pretty much avoiding random bijuu fight lol!)

Despite the fact that Aeizith didn't enjoy the act of murder at all, he couldn't help but notice a certain art in the way Xuba managed to take down the deer from his current position. Sure it was bloody and yes it probably could have been done with more grace and guile, but the fact was that he managed to do it... Whenever HE was forced to go hunting on his own, Aeizith settled for birds, rabbits, larger lizards and things he could easily trap and kill with little risk to himself. Smaller things that had just enough meat to make a meal was all he had endevored to target until today... and today, the three of them would feast like Kings! At least, that's what the boy thought...

Whatever was going through his teacher's head when he approached Kaos up in the tree must've been something... messy as, without a word, he ripped the head of the deer clean off it's neck, hopping up to the boy's branch and immediately scrounging around his pockets. It was so immediate, so uncalled for, that the little boy could say nothing and only watch, wondering what he was thinking at this very moment... Still, with not a word spoken, Xixsis tossed down various weapons and supplies from the tree-branch he had "found", including 3 Kunai, 1 explosive paper tag, 2 shurikens and a smoke-bomb, all of which the boy struggled to catch. Not knowing what else to do, he stuffed the items into his own weapon-pouch and waited, thinking this was some kind of prank....

If it was, it was long and sinister with no obvious punchline, Xuba grabbing Kaos by the throat and walking a little-ways ahead, the boy as unresponsive as he was back in the tree. As silent and methodical as an experienced serial killer, Xuba took one of the shurikens that he stole, shoved it into Kaos' shoulder (with a lack of reaction-mind you).

Thinking that Xuba had seen some kind of threat in the older boy, Aeizith quickly withdrew his own shuriken (one that was given by Xuba), and tossed towards Kaos' center, striking him square in the gut right in the center and just below his heart. Satisfied, Xuba tossed him off into the void below, followed by the head of the stag he'd just ripped off, horns and all. This act completely shocked Aeizith, his eyes going wind in surprise... Noticing his expression, Xixsis justified his actions by claiming Kaos was probably done-for anyway and that the fall might've actually done something for him before shifting to topic to their headless kill.

Unaware how how little a threat Kaos actually posed in that moment, Aeizith continued on their way miles off in a direction, feeling accomplished in his act, thinking he had saved his teacher from the other boy...

(EXIT O.O)
WC: 2588

claiming 12 stats, 1 shuriken (other was used), 3 kunai, one paper bomb and one smoke bomb.
Also claiming kill on Kaos, moving Aeizith up to D-Rank MN

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