Re: Standing Against Human Indecency (Destruction)

Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:24 pm

Max would listen, giving a light nod and bow to the Jounin of the village he had just met, "A pleasure to meet you." Once these greetings were out of the way Kaito would explain that this was a foreign shinobi, one who dared attack Kumo. The boy wouldn't show it, but his heart would begin beating faster as this news reminds him of his last days as the Raikage. "I will keep her alive, and knowing that she is an enemy is useful information." The young lord would form the needed seals for Mystical Palm, making certain to only heal the young woman enough to keep her alive... for now.

As the Lich mended her wounds, Kaito would inform them of his theory. While Max had been studying Fuinjutsu and the power of seals, he was far from an expert in the field. Of course, he could rip the information from the mind of the attacker, his relative mastery over the brain and its function was well known to his old comrades, though most of his expertise in this field hadn't been needed in recent memory. Of course, the young lord was finding his memory to be less than reliable from time to time now. "There is nothing that she can hide from me, given enough time." Max would mention his hand now glowing and his eyes pitch black.

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Max would draw upon the life force of Napa, the tumorous growths now housed within the same vessel as his heart. Assuming that nobody had issue, Max would then place his hand on the forehead of the enemy shinobi, right over the tenketsu point in the head. While Max was no Hyuuga, he had studied them a great deal through his friends and was aware of at least where some of these points were located even though he could not see them. Kaito may find it surprising of Max's precision and knowledge, but then again it may not be a shock to the man. Pouring his chakra in, he would begin combing through each and every memory. He would start his searching with where she had come from and why she was here.

Sat Jul 18, 2020 7:51 pm

The sight of the Lordling’s eyes going completely black was unexpected. Only his left eye captured this sight; the white eye could however see a whole lot more. From the way chakra flowed within the body of the puppet to the precision with which the youth fed the chakra into the tenketsu within the broken girl in front of him, it was a work of art Kaito didn’t think he would ever witness. As a young boy himself, he always experienced difficulties in molding his chakra even for simple tasks, and his flaming mane of hair always earned him the teaching body’s assumption that he should have some sort of unearned natural ability to mold chakra with ease. To watch the boy, so young, and so capable, was a remarkable sight, and yet, almost revolting that he possessed the raw talent he was always expected to have. Likely a talent he had honed his whole life as a ninja, similarly to how Kaito had revolted against the chakra molding ways to focus on his physical body and had reached heights he never thought possible.

As the young Lord probed the mind of the lass, and saw visions of Konoha and her life, he would likely see the encounter the lass had with Kaito not a week past, as well as the old man whose heart was pierced by Kaito. On that note, as if on cue, Kaito snapped his fingers, and produced a scroll. Out of the scroll, he spawned a body of said old man. He would wait for the Lordling to finish searching the mind of the lass before them, before asking yet another favor from the Lordling. “The lass, she’s a Hyuuga, as you might’ve guessed by now. Eyes like hers are incredible tools, and we would be fools to let them waste away in the prison cell we’ll be confining her in. This old man doesn’t need his eyes any longer; I would ask that you transplant his eyes onto the girl, and secure the two Byakugans for the Kumogakure.” Life was harsh, but Kaito was fair; as he and Zento had worked together to secure the target, he would give Zento one of the eyes to do as he pleased, while he would keep the other. Maybe even leave it with the Lordling as a token of appreciation for all his work towards the Kumogakure, but especially because he helped Kaito so often.

Sun Jul 19, 2020 8:10 pm

Zento stood still. Observing everything around him. He wasn't sure how things got to where they are but, he was here getting body parts and a confusing twist when a child appeared to examine the captive and Zento getting some armor. Looking at the pieces of armor would put it somewhere safe. He wasn't sure what the next step would be for everyone. He wasn't sure why someone was being called a lord. He must have some authority in this village. But Zentos never met him.

Zento quickly reached into his pocket digging around. He wanted to appear friendly with this fellow. Pulling out a stack of keys, Zento began to jungle them. He was never good with kids. Is this something they liked? After a couple of minutes, Zento put the keys back with his arm starting to tire.

"So, what's the next step here guys? I say we act like this never happened? Keep the secret to the grave until one of us can't handle the pressure and kills the other two to repent. Leaving notes about how we know what the others did. You're in this too kiddo." Zento spoke giving finger guns to Max. "If I'm not the killer incall dibs on the lone survivor."

Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:18 pm

Max would dig through her memories, finding out a great deal of interesting information housed within the mind of the young Hyuuga girl. She was from Konoha, a village Max had thought was on friendly terms with Kumo. Although his memories were becoming more and more hazy this was something he felt was almost certain. Of course that felt like almost a lifetime ago now, and a lot has changed in that time frame. This whole world felt so... different, so alien. He witnesses the earlier battle through the eyes of the now fallen lass. Kaito killed an old man with relative ease. There was more, but Max felt he had gotten enough to get the gist of things.

"She is a Hyuuga, and one from Konoha. It is a bit upsetting to know this... It showcases my naivety..." Max wasn't overly shaken by this fact, though it cemented in his mind that this world was not one of peace. He offered peace to all other major villages, and now this was the second one to spit on his kindness. First Kiri, but now even Konoha... how disappointing. The oddity of the Jounin juggling keys was actually surprisingly delightful. It was a pleasant distraction from the weight of this news, and his words reflected a humor that Max missed from his old comrades. "Pretend like what didn't happen?" Max would play along, his childlike nature peeking through his now otherwise grim demeanor. "Sole survivor, eh?" Max would chuckle, a light cough escaping him from the strain on this decomposing lungs.

"I can easily pluck the eyes from her. Honestly, I don't truly need to replace them for her to survive..." He would state as he removed the first of the pair. If they wanted the eyes replaced he would do so, but Max had no reason to show kindness to an enemy of his village. "Which of you wants to hold on to them, or is the plan to split them?" Max would ask, his tone inquisitive. If offered, Max would politely decline, "I haven't any need for such things. This body may not even be able to accommodate them." He wasn't sure if this puppet form would even be able to utilize the incredible power of the Byakugan.

Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:28 am

The day had been long and without incident, the hidden operatives hiding within the village alerting the current head of the trouble that would have been arising at the current moment. Kiseragi had been meditating in the old ANBU bunker for some time on an issue that he....wasn't sure about. When the knocking came about the door he was quick to stand and slide on his mask," What is it?," the man had been quick to give his report and as if in a hurry Kiseragi was on his way.

He wasted no time sending the other operative to get the active cells just in case a full fight broke our, but as he stretched out his senses he would find that the fight would soon be coming to an end. Kiseragi did not arrive until the group.had ascertained the truth of the invasive Hyuga, his footsteps hitting the ground alerting the kumo Shinobi of his presence.

The mask would obscure his few as he looked to the onlookers and his eyes rested on Max as he nodded to him, at least the young ex-kage would know who was behind the mask and he would hope that he'd keep it as a secret. Looking back to the body he take in a deep breath before speaking, his voice being slightly thrown off as he spoke," What happened here with...this one here?," his eyes trailing back to the Hyuga that had been lying limp on the ground. At this time his personal cell would have landed and begun cleaning up the residual effects of the battle.

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Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:54 pm

“Please go ahead and replace them. Wouldn’t want to be too cruel… even with an enemy.” Kaito had no reason to hate the girl, in spite of her actions. However, the knowledge that the Kumogakure had just been attacked by a Konoha ninja was troubling. “Why would a Konoha ninja attack the Kumogakure? Aren’t they a Kirigakure vassal nation?” What the hell was the feared Leviathan doing? As Max handed the eyes, Kaito sealed one in one of his empty corpse storage scrolls, and flicked it to Zento. “Keep that too, it’s extremely valuable and useful.” He threw a glance at Max, hoping the Lordling wouldn’t reveal that Kaito knew this because he had one. “Lord Max, would you like this second Byakugan? As payment for all your services?” The lordling declined, a surprise, to be sure, but Kaito understood the rationale. Kaito wrapped the eye carefully in a piece of clothing and put it on top of the old man’s body, sealing it within his own Corpse Storage Scroll and snapping his finger to dispel it into his Storage Displacement. As Lord Maximillian reacted to Zento’s antics, a cough escaped his lips, followed by the foul stench of death. Although his Byakugan was currently disabled, he knew that the form of a boy he saw was but an illusion, and apparently the body of the lordling was not up to spec just yet.

Kaito sighed, and was about to relay his plan to bring this to the attention of the Raikage, when hooded and masked figures dropped by. Kaito’s body tensed for a second before he consciously relaxed himself; a tense body does terribly in a fight, one can only exert their full dominion over others through relaxed violence. The foremost masked figure approached and nodded at Lord Maximillian, which meant to Kaito that the two knew each other, and without apprehension form the former Kage, he could only assume this figure was a high ranking ANBU Operative.

“Good evening, my lord”, he spoke as he got himself up to his full height. He wasn’t trying to kiss the ass of this person, however, the difference in rank warranted it in the mind of Kaito. “This unidentified ninja lays here today because she decided to attack the Kumogakure on this night. Me and my colleague Zento Yuki managed to neutralize the threat without killing it so we could extract information from them. I sent for Lord Maximillian so we could learn of their motives, but little was disclosed other than the fact this is a Konohagakure Ninja.” Kaito eyed the masked ninja with the muffled voice, before averting his eyes to his crew as they cleaned up the scene; within minutes, there would be no evidence of this little girl ever having walking into the Kumgakure; Kaito was positively impressed. He returned the gaze to the ninja with the mask. “I was going to relay this information to the Raikage, but I suppose informing you is just as good.”

Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:40 am

Zento took the thing holding an eye. Studying it for a second and then putting it in his pocket. Listening to the information about this person being from the leaf. Somewhere he went to for a short amount of time on his travels. Would war break out? He wasn't sure. More than likely. His thoughts stopping as a masked man entered. Giving a big wave and smile. "Hello there! How goes it?!" He said cheerfully.

Zento yawned a bit and rubbed the back of his neck. Finding a chair and taking a seat. Leaning back on the two back legs of it and tapping his knee. Passing the time as he would listen to any information that would be important

Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:10 pm

Max would give a slight bow, respecting the position of his friend. If the man was wearing his Storm Operative mask, that meant that he was on official business of the village. Knowing this Max would say nothing beyond a simple look that revealed to the Uchiha he understood. The young lord would allow Kaito to do the talking, as the man seemed to be both willing and able to take the lead in that matter.

The boy would simply rest his eyes upon the bodies of the Konoha shinobi that dared attack his homeland. He would do as asked, removing the eyes of the dead old man and placing them into the sockets of the young girl. His healing would bind them, but the procedure likely wasn't a very enjoyable experience for her. Normally Max would numb the patient in order to make the process easier and far less painful but her both in the removal of the originals and the binding of the new ones. This was not one of those times, and so the enemy of the village was awarded no kindnesses from the lord. The fact that she still drew breath was enough of a mercy.

Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:25 am

The other Shinobi that accompanied Kiseragi continued to clean up the mess until nothing was left but the still breathing body of Hanabi. His eyes slowly formed into their three tomoe state, unknown to the world what was going on beneath the mask. He took in each movement of her body and the others before looking to the others, " Go back to the bunker and begin filling the reports, alert any cells to be on alert and watch all comings and goings. No-one leaves without us knowing," the other ninja simply nodded and disappeared into the village like lightning.

As he turned back to the others he shook his head for the moment, " The Raikage will not need to deal with this any further than he shall. I will make sure those of you that dealt with this...threat are properly compensated and rewarded. For now go rest and be ready for your next assignment. Lord Maximilion will you accompany me to the Raikage chambers for what happens next...our wishes might get granted soon," the male would not to the little lord as he began his trek toward the office.

Unless anyone hae something to say to him or had a question he would turn on his heels quickly and begin walking, leaving some time for Max to catch up to.him. Even the young Uchiha could feel the winds of war coming and if it came down to it? He would raze the village to ground. For his village...and for his family.

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Sat Aug 08, 2020 5:24 pm

He recalled how when Lord Maximillian performed surgery on Kaito, he had prepared him with a jutsu that dulled the pain and prevented the signals from reaching the brain, so as to make the procedure far more bearable. The child before them received no such courtesy. She was less than a criminal or a traitor, or even an enemy. She had as much value as the dirt she lay upon, and albeit the young lord obliged Kaito’s wish of not depriving the young girl from sight, he sure as hell wasn’t about to take full care of her. It made Kaito wonder whether he was growing soft, to be honest. They would leave her eye sockets empty, letting her rot in a bed. Kaito had no intention of letting her die though. And that’s why he knew he wasn’t growing soft; to let her die and be free from the mortal coil was too good; he thought the price of keeping one human being alive for as long as their body endured was a worthy price for Kumogakurian taxpayers if it meant the young girl would suffer, immoble, for as long as possible. She didn’t move or scream throughout the eye replacement procedure, which he found weird. Was she this resilient? Or perhaps shock prevented her from reacting or realizing what was happening?

The masked lord spoke to some of his men, and lightning fast, they obeyed: Kumogakure would now be under heavy observation by the Storm Operatives. The Masked Lord explained to the dynamic duo their contribution for the night was done, and that the Raikage would be informed of what happened. “Alright, then. Safe trips.” Lord Maximillian was then invited to accompany the Masked Lord, for their wishes might be granted… whatever that meant. With the masked ones leaving the scene, he looked over at Zento, then at the girl. He picked her up from the ground and swung her around his shoulders like a lamb. “You know any place still open that sells food? I need something to bite.”