Holy Crap what a mess (Mission, P, IO)

The explosive going off beneath Satoru’s feet is unexpected to the greatest degree. In fact, what goes through Satoru’s mind when the force meets his legs is so short that it fits into the time between the explosion and Satoru’s going unconscious. He sees the enemy with his hand in the form of a gun behind Tsume’s head. Following that, a flash of light is the last thing he sees before blacking out due to pain.

“What’s this?” is what Satoru thinks as, within less than a second, multiple pieces of information enter his mind to be processed. Yet, only the explosion reaches the stage of consideration before his brain clocks out. The flash of light is next in line. It only reaches the registering stage and thus is only seen and not considered as to its ramifications.

Satoru’s body, legless, rises due to the force of the explosion below him. The distance his boy moves is quite little. However, it should be noted that the upward force applied by the explosion also applies to the blood in his body. It is an interesting effect in which little blood leaves the body despite the fact that a wound is open. Also, as his body falls, the blood falls with it at the same speed. Anyone observing with enough attention would notice that little to no blood, aside from that amount ejected in multiple directions by the violent obliteration of Satoru’s legs, is lost until Satoru ceases to move relative to the ground. It does take some time for this state of rest to occur, but nowhere near long.

As a result of losing consciousness, Satoru’s shadow clone dissipates and his curse mark deactivates. It should also be noted that his hands or arms are not caught in the explosion and that the radius of effect reaches up to his upper thigh (his legs account for 3’ 3” of his total height). Because of this, all organs are intact and the only thing that might cause Satoru to die is an excessive loss of blood.

(334/3,984)

Curse Seal Deterioration:

Miyamoto watched in horror as everything seemed to move in slow motion.  There he stood with the hostage as the man that held Tsume hostage said his piece as he fired off whatever jutsu he had in waiting as the exploding tag went off at the same time.  He quickly pushed the kunai into the spine of his hostage as the man fell limp. He saw both Tsume, Haku, and Satoru each take their licks.

Tsume and Haku were the first ones he passed as he raced towards the man sinking into the ground sawing that the Jaws Of Grimma did not make deals.  The kid was dead, his feathered partner some two feet away.  The sight killed Miyamoto a little oncthe inside as he passed Tsume...there was nothing he could do.  He saw the shot, it was quick though and would have ended his suffering from his earlier injury.

“Dammit...” He would say as he watched a legless Satoru fly through the air.  Cole was the first to reach and grab  Satoru, he acted like it was an old war movie as he called out for Miyamoto.

Without saying a word Miyamoto activates the following jutsu; mystical palm, chakra anesthetic, and basic medical jutsu. In that order to stop the bleeding and repair slight nerve damages that was about all he could do for his teammate at this time.  He continued to work on Satoru as he did not even look at cole as he gave his next orders.

“Gather the bodies of our fallen teammates...do your best to ensure they stay on your back. I will carry Satoru so I can continue the healing while we run.  We have to hurry if we wish to save Satoru...we have failed....I have failed...”. He said as he picked Satoru up carefully.  

As long as Cole followed Miyamoto’s orders they would be leaving.

WC:315

Gaelio successfully exits and escapes. I remove myself from the post order

The unconscious Satoru switches hands from Cole to Miyamoto and the healing process on his wounds begins such that a large amount of blood is not lost. His mind is blank. Yet, outside of him, the atmosphere is sorrowful. A comrade has fallen, creating a void which cannot be filled by any supplement. Tsume’s essence added a unique element to the team. To be without him is akin to being without a quarter of a puzzle. The image will never be clear again.

Thus, Satoru has an unpleasant reality awaiting him when he wakes up. He will be within the village once again, likely enlisted into a hospital. But what can be said for certain is this: his heart will be set on purging the evil that would dare take such a young life.

(134/4,118)

[Exit]
[TWC: 4,118]
[Claims: 7 stats, 4,000 words towards Curse Mark Stage 2 (completed), 25 words towards Dark River Breaking Seal]

Miyamoto let the hospital staff take Satoru off to begin more extensive healing procedures.  It would not be long until the Kage or a vassal of sorts to arrive to confirm the death of the Genin.  So with a sigh, he left Cole there as he did not have anything to say at that current time.  He walked back to the room Tsume was in where they officially noted his death and how long had been expired, Haku as well was removed.  Miyamoto walked into the room as the doctor and nurses looked at him, about to tell him to leave until he walked over to them, still silent as a Specter as he noticed his belongings had been removed from his body.  The doctor walked up to him as Miyamoto announced who he was.

"Chuunin Miyamoto Terumi, Leader of this young man's team.  I will inform his mother of his passing, as for his belongings...I will take them back to his mother as well.  There will be a Vassal of the Kage someone from his office...maybe even himself to come see what has transpired  Tell him I will be with the boy's mother and that the other member of the team, Satoru Naara should be the first priority."  Miyamoto's tone was robotic and monotoned as he gathered up the boy's belongings.

Once he had everything he needed he walked back out of the front, passing by Cole as he stopped.  Remembering that he had not spoken since they had left for the village.  He slowly walked up to him and placed a blood-soaked hand on his shoulder.

"The fault was all mine, I should have been more proactive in my approach, we should have killed the scout from a distance and gotten back quicker.  We should have just done something different, now I will live with the death of a teammate on my hands.  Stay here and relay all the info of the mission to whatever official shows up."  He said as he let go of his teammate's shoulders and walked off into the night.

He walked the streets silently looking like a psychopath that did not care if he was caught.  The entire time he quietly sobbed to himself as he walked to Tsume's house.  He arrived some twenty minutes after leaving the hospital, and as he knocked on the door he prepared himself for what was to come as he brought out Tsume's headband.  As his mother answered, Miyamoto, held the headband in his hand as he could not take his eyes off of it.  Tsume's mother fell to her knees as she began to cry violently, Miyamoto was unable to do anything substantial in terms of support...after all, he was a kid himself, but he understood grief when he saw it.  To Miyamoto, he knew that he had to do something to ease her pain...so Tsume would be the hero of this story.

"Ma'am he...Tsume and Haku...they...they saved the team,  When he lead the team he made the decision to take on two Missing Ninja,  We did our best, we managed to kill one of them, but the other took Tsume hostage.  We tried to get him back, but the man knew the terrain too well, and when the time came to make a deal.  Tsume...Tsume took the man with him, but not before the man fired off a lucky cheap jutsu that took Tsume's life.  It was quick...he did not suffer, but he...here is his stuff."  Miyamoto said as he could not stand to watch others suffer.  So just as he stood up to leave, Tsume's mother put a hand on his shoulder. She would tell Miyamoto thank you, and then ask about Satoru.  Miyamoto would tell about Satoru and then begin to walk away, but the bag of Tsume's weapons and belongings were pushed out as she offered them to Miyamoto.  She informed him to pass them out, and that Satoru is to live at their home since Tsume is gone...she would take care of all and any paperwork.  

Tsume's funeral would be a private affair, only Cole, Miyamoto, and Tsume's mother would attend, as well as any other officials that needed to be there.  At least that was the idea anyway.  The day that the funeral was supposed to be Miyamoto showed up st the hospital to make sure his teammates body was ready for transport.  He was instead greeted by an official notice addressed to him telling him that the Deputy Kage and Kage have ordered an official “gag” order on the incident. Tsume’s body was apparently disposed of, and it was all signed by a Jounin, and a familiar named one at that...Kenshin.  Miyamoto was pissed as he slammed his fist through a wall in the waiting area.  The room would grow silent before Miyamoto would hand the order back to the nurse.  She did not ask, but Miyamoto sobbed quietly for a good five minutes before sobering up and walking to the room of his other teammate. Satoru still would be in the hospital so his visit to say goodbye to one friend would turn into a visit to see how another was doing. The one thing on the scroll that bothered him more than anything was that he knew that the same message would be delivered to Cole and Tsume’s mother. He really did feel like a failure in that regard. He was not worthy to be a leader.

WC:870/4,000

EXIT
Claiming: Skilled Mist Technique
20 AP

All of Tsumes items

Approved