Leveling up in the world: part 1

Mission:

People chatting, eating, fighting everywhere in the black market. Ryou had arrived at the area not so long ago, just walking and blending into the crowd. Being a twelve-year-old ninja had its advantages and disadvances. The advantages would be that people don't really expect a twelve-year-old of being a ninja, and they can use that to an attack advantages. Disadvances would be that people don't really respect kids, even if they can kick your ass. Luckily, Ryou wasn't like that completely like that though. With his Lycan form, most people wouldn't cross him. But making a fearful name for himself isn't what he really wants, what he really wants is to get his home back, make friends and keep those friends. All together Ryou wasn't a mean person that wanted to be strong just for the sake of being strong. 

Apon walking around in the Black Market, he saw a group of strong looking men all huddled together. They looked like ninja to the looks of Ryou. The Lycan approached the group of men. It was only a group of five. "Did you hear about the assassination reward for some leader at the swamp country?" Asked one of the men, he was bulky and had a huge beard"Yeah, but it's too easy, we could take them all down easy peasy." A skinny and slender man replied, "So why don't we take them down and get the reward?" Asked a man much like the first. "Because it's a waste of time and resources, we'll just wait for a better mission with a higher reward." They all seemed to nod and then leave the little huddle they were in, shoving past Ryou. "Watch it, kid." One rudely said as he passed. Ryou ignored the rudeness though and started to think. I could do that, I'm sure the man that needs to be assassinated deserves it...if I can't muster up the strength to defeat this small village leader. With that note, he pulled out his map and saw which direction this swamp country was. Once he found it, he body flickered to the side of the area which faced the small village in the Swamp Country. 

After a couple hours, the young D rank ninja arrived in the Swamp Country. Ryou and I'm sure many other people found out why this country was called the Swamp Country. The area he entered was, of course, wet and full of life. From the dark green moss to the dragonflies that flew over Ryou's head as he got deeper into the swamp. The Lycan used walking on water technique to walk over the water that surrounded the area. He traveled all over the small country. Ryou was lucky, the swamp looked exactly like the ones in the text book at his academy. 

Within the Country borders, Ryou finally found the place of his target. It was surrounded by swamp but the village was on a large stretch of land where a large border wall surrounded the inside, most likely where his target was at, sitting at some sort of desk, planning his next move or something like that. Ryou didn't want to get any more hurt than the leader. The only problem with that is that there were two guards. 

WC:544
(Requesting mod's for NPC)

As Ryou arrived, two figures would be appear from the shadows. One brandished a blade at her side, the other, a guitar across her chest. The first figure, a woman with bright red hair, spoke.

”State your business.” She stated mechanically. ”You are trespassing.”

Her blade was drawn already, held at her side. To her right, the figure with the guitar strummed forebodingly, her dark hair shading her face and obscuring her features. The first figure looked rather annoyed at the act, but said nothing.

Aiko:

Rizu:

The swamp's dampness sunk Ryou into the ground a bit because he had released the walking on surface techniques, thinking that the ground wouldn't be as messy and wet. The Lycan was about to body flicker into the village before he was stopped voice from a figure that wasn't very far from his position. Startled he turned to the voice with his hand aimed at them. It looked strange to the unknowing, but this way Ryou could easily defend himself a wind infused hand. There was not one figure, but two. Both were female, one had a weapon drawn and the other was strumming the guitar, a strange thing to be doing when faced with a potential battle. This wouldn't make Ryou lose his guard. He knew about audible genjutsu and even had his first fight with one not long ago with his group's leader, Kaz. "I'm here for your leader, he's done evil and deserves punishment." The truth was that he wasn't sure why someone wanted him dead. "Please don't stand in my way," Ryou said this to have these people really not stand in his way. Although, the Lycan wouldn't really expect the two to listen to him especially if this was their home. If some came up to Ryou and told him the same things he just told these two, he would fight. When Ryou thought of that, it just reminded him about the Suna take over, when he lost everything. He lost a home, his aunt, and his ninja way, Ryou felt so helpless during those time, he would never wish for that to happen to anyone else. So he wanted to reassure something, "I have no interest in anything else in this village but your leader." The Lycan hoped that helped, but he doubted it. 

WC:300
TWC: 844

The boy spoke, speaking plainly that he wanted to kill their leader. Rizu shrugged.
”Let him by, then. It’s none of my business what he wants with our leader.” She said simply, drawing a look of confusion from Aiko. ”If anyone asks, we never saw you.” Rizu shrugged, turning and backing to the side, so that she cleared the way for Ryou while still facing the path he was walking on. She was about five meters away from him now, as was Aiko.

Aiko’s look of confusion subsided into a look of defeat. She trudged to the side as well, clearing the way for Ryou.
”Just… Just go. Get out of our sight.” She sighed, stepping aside as well so that she was five meters from Ryou, and five meters from Rizu. Her blade still hung at her side, but it was laxed now, her grip weak.

”If you get caught, don’t throw us under the bus, okay?” Rika smiled weakly, strumming her guitar a few times as if out of habit. Just a few chords, nothing special, but the light tone seemed to make her sound more reassuring.

A surprise turn of events happened, the two announced that they would let him go by as long as the Lycan didn't snitch. Ryou sighed in relief that there would be no unnecessity fighting. He nodded and said, "Thank you and don't worry, no one will ever know." He weaved the ram hand sign to transport into the small village, blending into the rest of the crowd once inside. Ryou still didn't lose his guard or his sight of the mission, find the leader and kill him. Ryou guessed that it would be harder said than done from now on, well, at least he thought so.

(exit) 
(I guess claiming all the stuff?)
2,000 ryo
entrance into the part two

As the boy began to speak, Rizu’s song continued, her expression unchanging as he gave her his thanks, until she struck. Ryou spoke as she continued to play, a nervous habit of hers, but it helped her hide a darker intention. The music would weave a genjutsu, so that as soon as Ryou said his last word, he would be trapped inside a hazy genjutsu. The scenery would be a little different than the swamp they were in, an amazonian forest dominating the landscape. Beneath Ryou’s feet, quicksand would take hold, sucking him down and into the earth.

In the real world, as soon as Ryou was trapped in the genjutsu, Aiko would take a step forward, plunging her blade through his stomach, impaling him on the meter-long sword that she held in her hand. Rizu, being a reasonable human being, backed up as she did this, still strumming along on her guitar as Aiko brutalized the stranger.

”Man, I can’t believe he actually fell for that!” Rizu giggled. A smirk fell across Aiko’s face as she twisted the blade, so that the sharp end was pointed upwards, towards his heart. One wrong move, and it was lights out for Ryou.

Ryou should have known better in the end. He saw as the world around him was beginning to change into a hazy, Amazon looking place instead of the swampy area he was in before. Genjutu...I should have known better. Ryou found it strange though that he didn't see anyone weave any hand signs for the genjutsu, all he remembered was the woman with the sword and the guitar playing woman. That's when it struck him. Audible genjutsu! Just like what Kazuo used in the battle between us. He knew that the woman with the guitar was suspicious. Ryou needed to break the genjutsu and then break that guitar. Then a terrifying shock went through his body, he noticed he was stuck. Ryou couldn't break out of the genjutsu without his hands to weave the hand sign. That's when it hit him again, this time for real. 

Ryou was snapped back into the real world to find a sword through his stomach. Akio had released the genjutsu with a sharp pain in his stomach. Ryou didn't panic, he had to act fast. The Lycan clapped his hands together, this also grabbing the blade between his palms, keeping it in place, while Ryou also used a jutsu. Wind style: Gale Palm (power and speed 40). This, in turn, made Akio go flying 5 meters away from Ryou with out her blade, which was still in Ryou stomach. Using this time and space to pull out the blade and use it as his own. With a speed of 50, Ryou zipped over to Riku, the woman with the genjutsu guitar. Using the blade that was covered in his blood, he sliced the neck of the guitar so it was no longer playable. Then with a power of 20, he kicked Riku over to Akio, slamming them into each other. 

Ryou resisted going into Lycan form so that this mission could still be some what sneaky. "You two messed with the wrong shinobi." Ryou then looked at Riku. "Good job on the genjutsu, your team work was amazing." He then faced them both again. "I'm still not going to kill you both, but now I have to knock you both out." Before they could say any more, Ryou ran over again with a speed of 50. His sweat shirt was beginning to get soaked in blood, so he knew that he needed to finish up this fight and heal up before entering the next part of his mission. Entering the village. Ryou would sack them both in the stomach before they could reach with a power of 20. Hopefully, that would knock them out. 

WC:440
TWC: 1390

Aiko smirked with satisfaction as the boy blinked, returned to the world of the living. The instant his eyes open, she began to pull up on the blade, cutting upwards and towards his heart. She did not get very far, however, for it appeared Ryou was far stronger than she. He clapped his hands together, halting her blade, and before she could do anything else, a powerful blast of wind sent her flying back, smashing her body into the soft earth of the swamp, rendering her unconscious. 

As this happened, however, Rizu would not remain idle. She played another song, this one being the Ephermal genjutsu. When Ryou turned to face her, he would see Rizu's hand, pointed towards him in defiance. 
"Get the hell out of my village." She said, attempting to trap him in the genjutsu with the point of her finger. She would step aside as fast as possible, erasing herself from Ryou's perception, while leaving a copy of herself behind, so that Ryou would perceive no movement, just Rizu standing there, still pointing at him.

She was careful to avoid giving away just how real their situation was. He was wise to her genjutsu now, but if she could stall him enough, he'd bleed out at her feet. The real Rizu crossed over to Aika, and lifted her comrade over her shoulder, erasing Aika from Ryou's perception and leaving a copy behind, same as before. Ugh, what a pain this was. With Aika out of the fight, Rizu had no choice but to stall. 

With Ryou now trapped in another illusion, a figure would rise to their feet behind him, the fake Aika would rise to her feet, her hands out at her sides. 
"You're a fool for coming here." She hissed, her eyes bloodshot. A Tanto slipped out of her sleeve and into her left hand. At the same time, she made a half tiger seal with her free hand, causing a sword to materialize in her grip. All another part of the illusion, but done with the intent of deceiving Ryou into thinking he was safe. 

Rizu's AP:

130/180

-20 last post
-30 Ephermal

All seemed to be going pretty well. Akio seemed down for the count when he used gale palm on her. Riku then made the threat, telling him to leave their village. "I would love to, after taking care of your leader." the Lycan responded to Riku, the genjutsu clone though. Removing the blade, Ryou then would charge at Riku with the Katana, slicing the neck of her guitar (speed 50). Although, Ryou thought he was still in the real world, so what he really did was slice a genjutsu clone. If Riku still wanted to make this realistic and actually had her genjutsu guitar cut, then Ryou would continue his attack on the clone Riku with a kick to the side (speed 74 and strength 20) aimed at Akio. 

Now that Ryou standing at the spot Riku was before, he would watch genjutsu Akio rise and also threaten Ryou. "I may be a fool, but I'm getting your leader, whether you like it or not." As he responded to genjutsu Akio, Ryou weaved two hand signs, Boar and Ram. This caused his hands to glow, the Lycan placed his glowing hands on the wound caused by the blade. Ryou's wound started to stop drenching blood. I'll have to do something about the organ wounds, but that least this will get me through the mission. Ryou looked at Akio, which he thought was surprising at she was still awake. "You both are quite talented, and I can't wait to see what lies inside your village." Then he gave a taunting sinister look, "However you both are no match for me." With this taut, he hoped that the two would be drawn towards him in anger so that he could take them out. Although he had to keep in mind that Riku had genjutsu. Ryou's guard wouldn't be lowered with cockiness, he still had no idea if the two genin's full power had revealed. 

Ryou was kinda glad that the two didn't give up on their village, and he knew that the two would get stronger for their village. The Lycan wouldn't let them die because he felt every village needed people like this. It also wasn't his mission to destroy the village itself, just the leader. Ryou smirked at the two fakes, it looked like a cocky smirk to any opponent, but to the Lycan, it was a general smile.

WC:399
TWC: 1789

As he charged towards her, the illusory Rizu would have a much easier time dodging than the real one would. As he charged towards her, the illusory Rizu would dash forwards as well, at blinding speeds, twisting her guitar in her hands and using it as a makeshift club of sorts, aiming a swipe of the instrument at his face, which would hurt quite a lot, even in the illusion. Thankfully, illusory pain was not able to break genjutsu, otherwise like 95% of all genjutsu would be useless.

The attack would be followed simultaneously by the false Aiko, whom had been ignored by the boy in favor of attacking her friend. The false Aiko would dash forwards, incredibly quick, thrusting each of her blades at her opponent, attempting to impale him once again. The pain would only be illusory, but still quite potent. The tanto would be driven back into his recently-opened wound, twisting so as to intensify the pain, and the katana would be pushed through his right shoulder, making it difficult for him to use hand signs

”...Arrogant brat!” Aiko would screech into Ryou’s ear, enraged. The fake Rizu would twirl her guitar back to attention, ready to play another song, should the boy need more convincing to yield.

The real Rizu was now hidden in the woods, about 20 meters away, having just laid Aiko safely up against a tree, hidden in the brush of the swamp. She would be safe here. Fixing her hair, she lifted her guitar, which had been resting against the tree, and slung it over her shoulder, her right hand upon the neck as she twiddled the pick, stepping out of the brush and advancing towards her prey.