The grey wander arrives! (village destruction)

The mist thick and unerving to a lesser soul. But not to a man in search for money and a moment of dough.
He travled far and wide. From ice covered plains to the endless woods. For the money he disires.

 The grey eyes of xuba scanned the area quietly. As he noted the errie quiet that sufficed the area was merely watching from the shadows of the dead trees. Silently weaving a couple handsigns. (Ram, horse, ox) chakra surged through his feet. And hence not even a sound was made as xuba stealthily made his way slowly towards the edge of  a moat.


A lowererd chakra signiture to keep quiet from jarring elites. Xuba was strapped with his flak jacket resting under his falsified konoha uniform, all under a thin flexable, but non see through grey cloak. Close to invisible to the well trained eye. 

He had his  fuma shruiken  resting on his back with a smoke bomb on his his left hip. His other two were respectively within the top of his sleeves above 1 kunai, and the lowest item being 1 kunai. All The well placed and hidden in his arm sleeves. All for easy calling in his time for need. With this also came his  katana swaying on his right hip. The kunai in his right sleeve had a explosive tag wrapped around the handle. A simple dud tactic, but easily effective.

Careful with his approaches and such simple manners. Xuba wandered with his silent steps. A piercing of great use rested on his ear. And hence xuba took every sound in mind as he carefully moved through the thin mist originating through the village. Yet he figured it was a tiny defense.  So mow was the time to start with the fun part. What was in around the immediate area? 

Death stinks this area like a cloud.... ah well let me take this joint and well collect my well earned pay check....


Xuba thought as his senses were up but he was calm.

(Ill grant your five defenders a chance to take out xuba before he approaches the gate.)

The figure wandered through the thick fog, with barely enough strength to manage the chakra infested ground.  So despite being capable of moving freely it would not be an easy trek by any means.  The soft chakra infused earth sticking to every step, the smell of decay lingered the bodies on poles lined the area along with the trees.  The white puss sacs located on their stomach waiting to be activated.  There would be no sound or sight of anything living for the intruder, though behind the trees the mirage of ominous shadows loomed.  The intruder was not close enough for the citizens of outer Kumo to deem him a threat, but as he would approach he risked triggering their violent wrath.

(Good)

The quiet was an unerving nature. Yet with time xuba was collected. One needed to conquer fear to go through this. So with each step xuba took them with seemingly careful grace. An artist learned to adapt quickly to their area. As it was mucky and muddy. An effective defense for the weak. But not as effective as onewould wish.

The groans like a pain kept through the air. As he took to noting that these were stationary. However, as they were stationary xuba figured they were either mere simple senteries, or some useless defense in the question. Xuba carefully and slowly manuvered himself to find a safe middle ground. Managing by sound and careful slow and quiet movement. He made his way to keeping a 15 meter distance from each tree and  said sound. 

One needed to take their time and not be some bonehead while approaching. It was enemy territory. The home field advantage required extra care. As xuba thought to himself as he noted some humane shadowy movements stumbling and groaning as they wandered around in mere random motions. But xuba took a moment to note what lies in a thick mist cannot be seen as easily. They would  perhaps react to sound, but this xuba was aware he limited through careful movement. 


 to reach the money there are alway's challenges... wether killing or disabling some guy. Or sneaking through some defenses... all my experience through life taught me to never take a chance. Now then a patrol is easy enough to handle, but numbers may prove problematic.... if i were to draw their mire, it would require me to  have them group up and come towards me in a solid direction, then they may split. Still we shall see.


Xuba thought as the mist was his ally. As long as he kept quiet. Hence xuba proceeded to keep his distance of 15 meters from any stationary moaning thing, or one that was quiet and had the awful smell of decay and a seemingly iorn smell to it. Safely avoiding the tiny little  defenses of the stationary senteries.

But he observed the movements carefully watching for patterns, listening for the gasps and mons, or groans, tge crying of sheded tears long gone. The stumbles of the walking living that were dead. Xuba watched, and calculated with his careful movements, slow, and silent movements. To not make a scene or use any weapons. His goal was to avoid the masses much as possible. 

So with a careful plan in the works he waited. Making sure to keep his distance and remaining calm and controlled.


Ap: 490

-5 quiet footsteps.

The intruder acted in an odd manner to the citizens, one that would serve as his undoing.  He made no attempt to hide himself in a mist that was forged by the same chakra as the one that forged them.  This was Youka's land and not even the mist dared to defy him, so as Xuba began taking slow and careful steps inward the trap would be sprung.  The trees in the Rot Forest would be just dense enough that Xuba could keep a 15 meter distance from some of them, but not all of them, and for all of his intelligence it shouldn't have taken the man this long to notice that these were not basic flesh hungry zombies moaning in the distance but finely tuned and Decay enhanced killers who thought of nothing but the protection of the village, they did not hunger, they did not thirst they simply obeyed.    So after Xuba had taken just a few steps following the activation of the quiet steps the Civilians would act, the ones standing behind the trees serving as decoys to lure the intruders vision and focus away from the real threat, the treetops.  Having not investigated the tops of the trees he would be caught entirely unaware as 4 of the civilians would drop from the trees, the wide spread and low hanging branches making for an ideal ambush spot.  The 3 meter drop would mean vey little to the beasts as they were no longer counted among the living should they break any bones it would not affect them as they leapt to closely encircle the man, of course since they would have been in close enough proximity they could easily close in on Xuba.  Each one landing quickly in a matter of moments only a few meters from their target.  Prepped and ready to act in response to any movement they could perceive from Xuba.

One would land on each corner, two behind and two in front with 3 meters of distance between each other facing the intruder, they did not stumble in the least as they landed instead landing deftly not losing a step, no pain in their crusted eyes just a purpose.  Backs upright opposing the typical zombie archetype each one walked easily over the liquid earth.  Each one with arms in front bearing their claws.  

The mire and bile of the world was not as forgiving to one. Nor was it so forgiving the mere diffrence between such savagery of a mindless hungry beasts.  The truth of the matter remained. They betrayed their presence as soon as they decided to voice their objection to his defilement of their land. 

The unfortunate crew of deranged citizens hoped to what they belived to be an advantage, but by facing towards xuba as they hopped down. They were only falling to their doom. Strength in numbers are pointless if they are mindless fry. So like moths they reached for  the flames and hence got burned... or in the case killed.

As the branches above xuba creaked. He reacted purely out of a calm and collected induviduals reflex.  With little to no visible movement the kunai held up both his left and right sleeve's came in a flash. He safey caught ahold of the kunai (Hidden arms: speed 100) movement thanks to the mist the creatures would have nigh impossibly time noticing as xuba would do the slightest shrug. Hardly catchable on a clear day.

So as two of the zombified men fell xuba flicked  his left and right hand at a speed 125. Upward towards their their immediate location. The two kunai would fly out of his hands at either side of him. The kunai on the right would have the tag wrapped around the handle. Naturally thrown at max strength and speed. (throwing speed:137, (127 base, +10 from skill. sharpness: 96)) Thus  sending  the kunai at two  of the falling citzens at either side of xuba as he judged  by their active groans from above.  They were located towards a diagnal. None the less it was quick work.


 The creatures would'nt even reach the 1 meter mark falling before being impaled and pinned to the  tree's in which they so wished to  jump down from. As the kunai are moving much faster than the citizens would even fathem. (Kunai speed: 137 vs the citizens well reaction time of 110 if correct.) Xuba's hope would be that he would catch two citizens in the center area of their chest as they fell. If hit the kunai would proberly cleanly peiercing through them, and well... leaving them pretty much dead, and pinned to the tree suspended as the last of their life, and quick discharge from military service was fast, and painful. 


All durring the attack  xuba was keeping a tab on the motions in the mist and if the creatures would act on attacking him. By listening for the mere crunching and any unusual sounds from the creatures.


As for the other two still dropping to the ground  on the right and left of xuba, and facing him. With grace, and speed he would draw his katana with a flick of his right thumb (speed:125.)  Catching the handle xuba held his blade  in a reverse grip. Xuba would a cross meter and a half as he homed in on the third one still falling.  Xuba was poised for attack  At a speed of 50.  While crossing the distance he would aim at the third of the groaning voices by stepping 1ft to the left side of the creatures  body, and  with an sweep of his blade the sharp edge would attempt to cut the citizen in half from the base  of the sternum up. (Center of chest) Easily allowing xuba to kill the poor thing with but a single blow.(Swing speed: 125, sharpness: 93) 


To make sure xuba sweeped his blade down towards head of the falling body.  (Swing speed:125, sharpness 93)as he would attempt to Abrubtly behead the creature while avoiding any futile counter measures. Once done xuba would simply continue onwards to his next target. That would landed bout 3 meters away to his left.

Hence with a careful, but speedy grace xuba step as he remained aware of  his sorroundings. He 1ft to the left as the creature would land after closing 2meters in distance between the creature and himself. The creature would note the ground and that would be hopefully the last of his miserable life of agonizing duty. 

Xuba would sweep the blade with still deadly speed and grace. (Speed:125, sharpness 93.)  The blade would cut cleanly across the left side of the creatures temple, and go throught the head, and out the otherside.  Red and black brain matter would splatter to its left as it would kneel over and whatever that was seen in its last moments.... were but an eternity to the creature.

Any other creatures that were once man had the same fate comming for them... hopefully seeing their mob tactics would fail miserably.  As like any attack any person must maintain full awareness of an attempted  assualt. Xuba all during the attack kept his ears perked for the slightest sound. As It would be trivial work to this. The other two creatures he saw in the mist would easily fall one in the same. Xuba was on the hunt.

Well, their cries of agony are over i guess... sad life to live... i should free them of this pain and misery... poor things.

As his senses were on high. Xuba was at the ready. As he moved now at half his speed (62) towards the careful oppening in the trees. Still maintaining 15 meters, but his eyes were on the shadows in the mist. As his ears were perked for sound of foot steps, and agressive sounds within 10 meters of him. While remaining aware of thoes around him further around him and behind him. Even if the beasts attempted to duck into the muck, it wouldnt escape him.  His steps quiet, but theirs were not, or  for better words. Their stumbles lacked the same grace and silence.  Xuba was well aware the fact that the two louder moans were an attempt to play him a fool. 

Cant fool a man who lives in a world of trickery... and deception... such sad defenses. As they were but pawns if not scraps for a weak fool to feed on. Too sad....


Xuba thought as he hardly punt any effort behind  this. If they were this simple... perhaps the bank was at the front door?


Ap:475


-5 quiet footsteps
-10 hidden arms.

Xuba would react, and though it was slight the citizens could tell that there was a reaction coming, but that wasnt an issue.  Their death was inevitable whether this man was here or not, so the moment Xuba would move in the slightest the purpose of the falling citizens would be revealed.  They would react from midair as the puss sacks beneath their chin would launch a three meter cone of the sticky substance firing out and cascdsing downward just as both of them would be hit with the kunai. They had no place to go to dodge and the kunai would land with accuracy, but the speed of liquid coming out(110) simultaneously with the throw would leave Xuba mid action and would be impossible to dodge considering the area covered by the cones,  The two cones would overlap over xuba, and with the distance it would take a flicker or a massive leap to avoid, and since the hands were dedicated to a kunai throw the latter would not be possible in time to avoid the jetting ooze.

The two citizens hit by the kunai at this point in the fall would be dead on impact landing in a clump on the ground, simultaneously with the cascading liquid reaching out to two meters behind Xuba and about 5 meters wide.

If the matter was not made worse the other two falling citizens would make the situation even more difficult, since at the same time they were also releasing their puss sacs directly on Xuba, and since they were not being attacked in the same manner these citizens had no difficulty aiming wherever Xuba went capable of leading his every action. They shot out 5 meters with the distance the overlap would hit the intruder as he moved regardless though.  Xuba stood in the center of piles globs of mucus and puss since it was stated that they circled him.  

-2 citizens, claiming at minimum 3 hits as yen states he would move toward one of the second wave citizens on their drop, that citizen could secure the third hit -90 to speed

So that was the funny part to xuba. His thoughts clear as day would simplify the situation as it would merely enable him to make sense of the odd sounds emmiting around him. There was a "squish" and "squashes" emmiting from each of the rather chaotic civilians. Then an umistakable "spzzt" from them emmitting something. Thankfully xuba had the mind to duck and roll to his right at as speed of 50. As he took to creating at least  3 meters of distance. 


 Then simotaniously as  he made the 1 distance mark right before the very inklings of whatever it was that was comming to him. A sort of violent wind shot up from around him, and he directed it in a 180 degree  gust. Back towards the two falling creatures. Making sure to take up the ones from infront of him as well.  Hence creating a sort of shell  that repelled the liquid.  As he was still on the ground it would be directed  back towards the sound of the creature 4 meters to the left, and would also hit the creature that would be landing a meter behind him.  The wind would be centered around him as the liquid would simply be splattered  away from xuba, and instead right back at the duo of falling creatures. It's 5 meter wide range easily assuring him a safety precaution from any unfortunate messes. As the liquid would neither touch xuba but rather go in a sense behind him or be redirected behind him.  (Technique: wind release gale palm: sealess, power: 30, speed:30)

With that out the way xuba would finish his roll with little problems and draw his weapon as he as quickly as he could get to his feet, and  face his advarsaries
   His ears perked up as it was not a complete suscess. And he still had to worry about an atfacker from behind. 

Some of the mess got on his cloak along the back, but surely nothing he needed to worry about as he shrugged off the cloak completely uninhibited by that unique acid attack. The stench was horrid, but with the quick discard of the cloak[size=31] xuba would reveal the konoha jacket of solid green, upon his cloak impacting ground.  The now soaked in goo creatures would possibly note the set off  smoke bombs in the sleeves.[/size][size=31] Xuba proceeded to step backwards at a speed of 50 as he tried to keep his distance well enough from the area where the first shadow came from. As he would head into the open his katana drawn and he was ready for close quarters combat. [/size]

The goo bubbled as his grey cloak was turned into a tight solid grey husk. Problematic to move in if he was foolish enough to fight in it. 

Sooooo they were human at one point.... so the place is an tomb... well call me tomb raider. It is almost payday!

xuba thought as he remained poised and collected. With any luck the creatures wouldve had their own medicen fed back to them as due. Hence xuba would watch the smoke coloms as the creatures would either begin stumbling towards him once more. Yet he began to advance at a speed of 20. His eyes careful to not only remain  fixed on his targets, but also his corners as there was still another nearby and he was not ready to get blindsided. As the slightest sound would force him to begin moving at his maximum speed.


Quiet the creatures they have here. Thankfully  the fuma shruiken is safeish. Perhaps goo splattered, but i guess the medicen is due to serve them soon enough...


Xuba thought as he swipped his blade in a little of the goo and coated the tip. His flak jacked was safe under the flexible fit  fake konoha jacket, and he counted his prayers  that he was not in that mess.

With the careful approach xuba was ready to bring up a counter hit should any of the creatures attempt to make an appearance. With it apparent that they had a solid attack, xuba noted the smell as well. 

Vomit worthy for the king of feinds, but now truthfully an interesting defense to  utilize. Still the evil of a person must have no bounds... perhaps there were kids in this mess too. It resolved xuba to act on the idea that first thing first was to liberate the hell hole. Even missing ninjas that slain villages show more pride.


Ap:450

-5 for quiet footsteps

-20 for gale palm.



(So we get the cloak, and for the beautiful reveal of xuba's falsified konoha jacket.... Lets agree that due to the stuff reducing speed by 30 its power is 30ish. As amazingly this stuff lacked a resist stat????)

Notes:

Launching the attacks of the liquid opened an opportunity for Xuba to react but would that be enough.  As it would seem to happen in slow motion, the citizens would fall, the kunai would fly, and the liquid would spew all at the same time.  The kunai were much faster but not so fast that it would impede the reactive ability of the citizens, just too fast to avoid.  The spew went out 5 meters and spread in a cone 3 meters wide from the first two, which meant that Xuba still remained within range hitting him mid tumble,  Since Xuba had already dedicated to the attack and did not cancel it his roll would follow in order.  So that just as Xuba started to dive he would be caught in the spray well before he even concentrated on the chakra to cast gale palm and would be covered.
{This is definitely two as your hidden arms was the timing and not cancelling it and performing much slower actions afterward would not stop them speed 110 is really quick from point blank range}

Following being covered Xuba would gale palm away the other two spews which would fall into place after the casting of the gale palm, which did accurately cancel them, though his attempt to slow the citizens with their own bodily secretions would fail, since he would notice they were unaffected by it being covered with it already.  The citizens would be hit with their spray mid fall.  But one thing Xuba failed to recognize was the exact direction that he rolled to the right 3 meters.  He seemed to think that the citizen to his right mustve been further away, but the poor man couldnt have been wronger, it was said in the first post the citizens were 3 meters away from where Xuba stood with one on his right and left, and since the tumble gale palm would cancel the sword actions those two would be very much alive at this point.  And the silly man tumbled directly into the citizen as it fell .  And since Xuba anticipated the citizen behind him he had stated no reactions for this occuring.  With a -60 to his speed it would be very difficult to dodge or react since the citizen landed on top of him just as the gale palm finished, driving his clawed right hand right into the intruders clavicle, his left hand tearing off Xuba's right ear and the teeth coming to bear on the mans exposed neck ripping it to shreds.

(Claiming Xubas death)

(Yay. Now to have some fun. So note xuba's effective speed is 65 rn k. Enjoy the numbers. As im gonna pull the bits out of xuba i only wrote out on paper. These guys get to be the punchimg bags. So sit back and stay awhile.)

Now xuba felt the wierd stuff hitting him. But like a good artist he never let it hold him back. Yep the creature did land,  but xuba landed on his back  and smiled. A gleam was in his grey eyes as with no strike avaliable he was pretty safe from this comfy position. In fact he finally got a tad bit serious. With the taste of battle finally giving him a high. Xuba finally decided to strike.

(White heavens activates: simply put after calculations xubas taijutsu tecs grant him an additional +10 speed, and+5 strength.)

So now the creature wished for a belived ending to the boy by sending its clawy right hand towards the seasoned martial artist..... the poor creature was safer away from the man it literally belived it had in the claws of death. In fact the creature if it was wiser would never strike at such  a person. But it was stupid  so it knew no better. Never met the man, so  Xuba didn't blame it fate iswas truely a crule  mistress.

Xubas left hand would with incredible speed and grace  would shift in a semi circle motion  across the center of his body  open handed, and with strength and grace guide the clawed right hand and simply  the whole creature off of him with the art of his making being his guide. Quick yet powerful like the wind it was a block that showed little harm. The creatures right hand would slam into the dirt a foot from xuba's head hunched over for trying to hit a prone man, and unable to move due to his actual higher strength than itself. All thanks to his art. Its own speed reduced and simply left to its own doom. Thus xuba did not hesitate. Any attack it would do would be futile. Yet he was ready for the creature from behind xuba to attack so his next action had to be nice and quick.( inside to outside block: opend handed and grab.  +20 speed and +5 strength. Creature looses -5 speed, xubas next taijutsu tec grants him an additional +5 speed.   final speed:85, final strength:55. (+5 from scaling due to tai. +10 speed from white heavens, +5 strength from white heavens) 

Now that was simple as following the simple block xuba would now simply smile aware of the creatures at hand yet the poor creature would find that in its hunched state xuba's legs would shoot up underneath its stomach and chest. While xuba used the creature's arm and his right arm to assist him in this powerful launching attack. The powerful kick would move much faster than even the other creature would notice as the citizen would be launched up high into the air  by xuba sending it perhaps  ripping its clawed hand from the dirt and leaving xuba unharmed as would see the creature quickly reaching the 30-40 meter mark  into the air and 5 meters backwards. clearly either killing it upon impact with the kick, or upon landing on the ground. Behind the tree. Even being implaed on one of its branches.(Leaf rising wind: +55 speed +45 strength ( +5 speed from inside to outside block, +10speed and +5 strength  from white heavens, +20 speed and strength from leaf rising wind) final speed of attack:120, final strength:95)

 As he would get to his feet by turning in a guard and  facing the other creature although slowed. (Speed:65) His ears still perked for the assualt of either of  the  other creatures as he was ready to counter with his simply supirior fighting skills. As he would hope the creature from above would sail upward pretty much  dead from the harsh assault xuba would await its assault. Sadly as for the now remaining two creatures they were seemingly at an advantage as xuba was concerned.  Xuba now in a kneeling stance was ready to handle the last two creatures. The fight was not going to be easy. His hand was rather slow for the moment, but he still had plenty of fight left. 

Hence xuba stood and smirked at the citizen that dared to stand before him. He was ready as he casually walked at a speed of 5 towards the creature. He was not as much up to games as the deranged creatures would wish. As no matter xuba was going to crush them now like the ants they were. Pawns to simply a mad man. Not tactics and some claws for more style than letality.

Come clawed citizens let me lead you to the after life you so disire to reach for. You wish to weaken yet do not  have the power... 


Xuba thought as he continued to move towards the creature. As any movement it did would simply betray it's fate. 


(Yeah so note. This is gonna hurt a bit so take no worries about it. Just know they all are gonna die pretty soon. Taijutsu cant really be ignored lol. So claiming another dead, denying the kill  sorry yaz....)

Ap:405

-5 quiet footsteps
-10 white heavens (3 posts left)
-10  inside to outside block
-20 leaf rising wind.