Shadows of the Shinobi War

[Paragon Badger]

From atop a thick treebranch, there stood a man clad in a grass nin ninja vest, holding open a scroll with one arm as the other was draped in a long robe-like sleeve that extended down to his waist. He had somewhat spikey hair extending from above his Kusa headband, though he wore a second scratched-out Konoha headband upon the thigh of his dark blue pants.

"This is all you could get?" Asked the unamused grass nin as he tucked the scroll into a pocket of his vest, "This tells us nothing."

His companion was shrouded in an unnatural darkness as his body protruded out of the grass nin's shadow. "The last thing I want is Kagekure's destruction." The figure said.

"Accept our terms, and we'll accept yours." The ninja said as he turned back towards his shadow.

There was a rustling in the bushes off to the side, and the shadowy figure turned his head towards the source of the noise, "You should go."

The grass nin turned his head to the movement, then back to his companion, but all he could see was his shadow splayed out upon the tree trunk.

Music Not sure if the link works. I'm a bit short on time. ^_^

The sun was setting upon the landscape as the cries of a small bird pierced the silent air of the woods around Kagekure. Four shadows made their way through, their soles delicately tapping upon the hard wood of the trees as they lept from one branch to another. The team's jounin, not breaking her stride, caught a scroll that had fallen from the sky. Another bird's cry echoed through the air a moment later.

The scroll read, 'Usagi scouts report movement in the eastern forest. Possibly Shinobi. Head south to intercept and wait for them to cross the river. Investigate, but do not engage.' before burning to a crisp at her touch.

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Kagekure has managed to hold its own against countless threats in the years since it's founding, but the Shinobi War has touched many lands and many people.

Despite all the bloodshed, Kagekure has seen little action despite its borders with two of the land's superpowers. Still, there is an aura of unrest and tension within the village, everyone all too weary of the haste with which disaster can befall such a small town...

Thus begins the story of three genin and their jounin instructor, on a routine mission to patrol the village's perimeter. They would soon find themselves at the heart of the Shinobi War, caught between some of the world's most formidable shinobi and their own beloved home.

Village Hidden in the Shadows (Pre-War)
Average Wealth: +9
Civilian Population: 4,386
Shinobi Population: 206
Academy Student (1): 43
Genin (1-5): 57
Chuunin (6-11): 42
Special Jounin (9-13): 19
Jounin (12-15): 20
Elite Jounin (16+): 8
ANBU (10+): 13
Sandaime Kage

Notable Nobles:

Sandaime Kage: Sandaime Kage, the Third Shadow, has always been a fair, if excitable, leader for the people and shinobi of Kagekure. In the tradition of the five Kages of the major Hidden Villages her name was stricken from every record when she was anointed as leader of the village. Despite the conflict of the Shinobi Wars she has managed to keep Kagekure out of the worst of the fighting despite council urging her to use the chaos to become a larger player in shinobi politics by expansionist-minded advisors. Recent however she has become more and more...disconnected from the village as a whole, spending less time among her subjects as she used to and delegating the responsibilities of sending out ninjas on missions to subordinates. Rumor has it that the Sandaime Kage is working on something big that'll change the face of the Land of Birds and ensure that the small country and it's people are not swallowed up by it's larger neighbors.

Mibu Mitsuo: The current head of the Mibu clan in Kagekure and one of its most influencial nobles. Mitsuo is the most battle-hardened shinobi within the village and his cotributions have been considered Kagekure's greatest advantage over the superior numbers of its enemies. Mitsuo's envy for Sandaime Kage's current position is well known, and his abilities as a shinobi and strategist are indeed among the finest in the land, but his deeds are beyond reproach, even if his motivations remain unclear. He is one of the more aggresive nobles in Kagekure, always urging Sandaime Kage to focus her efforts on the village's permanent militarization.

Wakahisa Masumi: Kagekure's source material of many a hormonal genin's dreams, Masumi is a noble from one of the village's non-shinobi clans, and quite a popular one at that. Despite her lack of in-depth training, she's quite respected for her talents and abilities that most shinobi don't have the time to learn.

Villagers:

Keimatsu: Though he keeps his face hidden, Keimatsu is rather friendly and quick to make friends in Kagekure. Many have noticed that he is fond of disguising his true thoughts and feelings with obscure musings or blissful nonsense. Still, there is a power in the chuunin that leaves even a few of the village's most well-learned shinobi curious.

Known Jounin:

Ikimi Kazuo: The sole member of Kagekure's intelligence division, Kazuo is famously known for being able to give detailed instructions to and from any location described to him within 10 miles of the village. Somewhat lacking in combat ability, he is known for his wide collection of animal friends which many Shinobi consider too 'cute' or 'harmless' to be of any real use in battle. Kazuo is well known for his bloodpact with the hares, even to the extent of having a personal friendship with the benevolent Rabbit Queen, Tsukimochi.

Tsubaki: Like Kurobashi Suzu, Tsubaki is another one of Kagekure's young (yet also very talented) jounin. Somewhat irate (perhaps because his puppets are almost routinely destroyed in some way or another) and misanthropic, Tsubaki is very well respected for his unorthodox contributions to the village, but not many would go so far as to call him their friend...

Kurobashi Suzu: One of the younger jounin, Suzu was promoted during the war during a mission in which she rescued her jounin instructor and squad mate from certain death, as well as recovering the body of her other comrade. She is still a bit rough around the edges, and many have considered her promotions as more an honorary reward than for any real merit. Still, Suzu shows a great deal of promise and dedication to defending the village, even if her firey personality and eagerness causes the older jounin to worry.

Hoshino Hideo: One of Kagekure's veterans, Hideo is a somewhat stern and harsh jounin. A Taijutsu specialist, he still routinely works with his former team of genin (all of which have been promoted to Chuunin since then), the rather unremarkable Tsuji Isamu, and the twin kunoichi Nishino Kasumi and Nishino Kasuko.

Notable Opponents:

????: A grass nin who appeared in Kagekure early in the war. Confronted by Akane and co. after he was discovered snooping around the village outskirts. After a short battle, he escaped.

Teams:

Team 9
Jounin: Tokudaiji Akane
Members: Nara Taro, Inoshishi Lani, Satori “Tobi” Sarutobi

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Enjoy some time to talk amongst yourselves a bit before you arrive.

[Rogue 7]

Nara Taro

Taro walks in the rear of the group, his eyes darting around the forest to keep alert about his surroundings. He is of average height for his age, wiry but tough- there is next to no excess fat on his body. He wears a black t-shirt under his Kagekure vest, with his blank headband tied around his arm. His hair is black, cropped short and out of the way. A shuriken holster adorns his loose, khaki-colored pants. His face is set, focused on the task at hand, as mundane as it is right now.

"What's our mission, sensei?"

He speaks shortly and softly, seeming to prefer to use as few words as possible.

[ZeroNumerous]

Lani

Unlike her wiry, thin companion Lani was a girl with abit of fat in the right places mixed with muscle in best places. Her tight, striped black-and-white shorts let her muscular legs shine through to the world at large. Each leap causing her legs to strain and propelling her through the air. Her main outfit consisted of a striped black-and-white ninja jacket that covered her arms and body completely. Her own shimmering blonde hair was done up in a short bun so none of it would get in her way during a fight. Her toes--nails painted in a bright pink--poke out from beneath a set of striped black-and-white sandals.

Unlike Taro, she simply didn't care what their mission was. Instead, she chose to comment on the only thing she did care about. "Is it gonna be boring? If it is, I'd rather take a nap."

[tomorrow]

Trying his best not to looking like the small-fry that he kind of actually was, Sarutobi is enthusiastically making his ninja hops, at the front of the group, just behind their jounin instructor, when the message suddenly arrived. The diminutive genin was decked out in a suit well-polished, traditional black ninja armor with a black sashed forehead protector baring the symbol of the shadow village. Of course, as he was so focused on keeping pace at the time, he accidentally made an extra hop even after his team leader had stopped, forcing him to turn around on the tree branch he had landed on and hop back.

Making the leap back, Sarutobi paused for a moment before speaking, not wanting to interrupt the jounin’s reading, “What’s up, sensei?”

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OOC Edit: Guess I'm choosing red for speech.

[Callos_DeTerran]

Akane

When the scroll fell Akane caught it in one deft moment and paused at the branch she had landed on to unfurl it and read it's contents. A wide-brimmed sakkat was pulled low over the pale woman's face to protect it from the sun, long hair tied back with a leather tie to keep it out of her eyes, and she pushed it back to get a better glance at what she held. A lacquered black shaft was strapped to the back of an abbreviated jounin armored vest, the saw-edged blade of her naginata wrapped in cloth to keep it from accidentally causing harm, only armored mesh underneath of it. Taking the opportunity the young woman sighs and brushes dust off of her baggy green pantaloons and unwraps the blade of her weapon. A large holster is belted around her left thigh with her headband acting as a make-shift belt.

"Our mission has changed, apparently there might be shinobi and they want us to investigate the matter. We're not to engage them but...if you need to defend yourself I'm pretty sure that's acceptable, otherwise we just observe." She says softly, letting the ash drift out of her hands and watching it contemplatively before turning to the south and pulling her sakkat down once more, "C'mon! We have to get to the river before they do and intercept them! Lani, I don't want you falling asleep either, I don't care if it's boring."

Having spoken her piece she turns to the south and springs out to the next branch, balancing for but a moment before she takes off again.

Shinobi activity? Eh...that doesn't bode well...I hope we get some more intelligence before getting to the river.

[Rogue 7]

Taro

Taro comes to a halt in a tree near his sensei, still looking around.

"A scouting mission, then? That will give me a chance to practice with that new jutsu I've been working on. About how far away is it?"

Taro looks a bit more enthusiastic, glad to have something to do, even if it meant danger. He waits for Lani and Saru and again takes the rear position as the group heads towards the river.

[ZeroNumerous]

Lani

Unlike either the eager Taro or the enthusiastic Sarutobi, Lani is distinctly non-chalant about their activities. "I hope I don't get my hands dirty.. I have to cook for myself again tonight!" Lani doesn't think twice about her movement and simply continues in the same position as always. Her legs operate almost unconsciously as her head swivels around to take in the scenery, propelling the little genin along without issue once their jounin stops. Instead of stopping herself, Lani shifts her weight to the left and leaps off the tree trunk, keeping her weight to the left and leaping in a large square around where Akane had stopped. Her long striped sleeves flutter in the wind as she leaps, covering a full half of Lani's deadly arsenal.

"But.. Napping is what I do best! It's easier than anything else I know how to do! Don't be cruel to me Tora-sensei~..!"

[tomorrow]

Tobi blinks for a moment, considering the fact that their team wasn’t exactly renowned for their scouting abilities. Tobi figures their being dispatched must simply be a matter of proximity. Nodding in understanding, “Shinobi, huh? Guess they’d have to be to get past all those traps.”, Tobi falls into formation with the rest of the group and waits for the Jounin to lead them off.

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OOC: Just to note Paragon Badger - For all passive skill checks with the seven Cool Under Pressure skills... just assume Tobi’s taking 10. I’ll only be rolling for those if I’m having Tobi make an active check.

[Rogue 7]

Taro

Taro follows along with the group, eyes still roving for any possible sign of trouble. He's still unfamiliar with the area, so mentally, he tries to paint a rough map of the surrounding terrain, particularly with this river coming up.

"I'm not too familiar with the traps around the village. How good are they? I know back home, we wouldn't have all that much that could intimidate a chuunin."

[tomorrow]

Hopping along from tree-to-tree, Tobi wasn’t picking up on any potential threats yet and hadn’t caught sight of the group of shinobi his party was tailing either. Cocking his head a bit to Taru’s remarks, Tobi responds in his typically calm fashion, “Personally, with the war going on all around us, I doubt there is such a thing as enough traps and patrols to keep the village totally safe. But even the most jury-rigged of traps can be effective even against jounin… if its set-up in such a way as to catch them off-guard. Besides, the traps aren’t specifically meant to kill intruders, they’re meant to slow them down and alert the patrols to the presence of those who aren’t supposed to be this close to the village.”

[Paragon Badger]

The team soon finds themselves at the river's edge, putting the dense forest at their backs. It looks like nobody's there, and a quick glace upwards reveals no message carriers in the sky.

All they hear is the soft running of the water along the river's surface... Either Akane and her genin were too late, or too early.

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Pick a location, if you'd like.

Brown = Giant Naruto-style Trees (5 foot wide Branches are 15+ feet above)
Green = Leafyness
Blue = Water

Darker = Thicker/More concealment, or in the case of water; deeper.

[Rogue 7]

Taro

Taro lands on a branch, staying within the cover provided by the treeline. He stands, looking around for anything suspicious.
"Alright, time to try out that new jutsu."

Focusing, Taro brings chakra into his eyes. They glow faintly, the pupils becoming slitted, much like that of a cat's. His eyes flit around, just a bit faster than before.

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Activate- Nekonome no Jutsu DC 16 (1d20+13)[28]
+4 to spot checks for five minutes, Darkvision if it applies. 2 chakra expended.

Spot roll- 1d20+10=28

[Callos_DeTerran]

Akane

She lands lightly besides Taro then leaps down off of the branch to the ground below, keeping to the shadows as she observes the river. "Huh...Alright, find a hiding spot. Remember we're not here to fight." She says pointedly as she takes cover behind one of the trees. "If they attack then Tobi runs for the village or until he finds one of the Usagi scouts and tells them what happened."

With that Akane moves to an area that was only just in the shade and squats down on the ground with the naginata laid out before her. Both hands rested in her lap, no where close to the weapon and she waits patiently. Was it particularly smart to act as bait? No, but she was told to investigate and she planned on doing just that.

[tomorrow]

Mentally grumbling at being ordered to run away from the potential action, Tobi simply nods back at his sensei just as the jounin hops down into the grass. Stepping behind the trunk of the tree he’s perched upon, Tobi begins trying to mentally plot out the quickest route back to the village, while slipping his hand into his vest pocket to retrieve an exploding tag. If these shinobi really were enemy ninja and tried to intercept him on his way back, it’d probably be best for him to have his substitution jutsu ready.

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OOC: I guess Tobi's at square... umm... 16-C, far right side of the map, standing behind the trunk of the tree.

[ZeroNumerous]

Lani

Lani lands just behind Taro and Akane. She doesn't appear to be thinking, and simply leaps forward toward the river. By the time Lani realizes there isn't a tree ahead and subsequently no way to continue leaping forward she's already twenty-feet out from the tree Taro had stopped on. Once she lands Lani looks around a bit then turns around to give her jounin a shrug. "Sorry, I was thinking about what to make for dinner tonight!"

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For the next round, she'll be at G-8. If they don't show up in a round, then she'd be five-feet to the east of Akane.

[Paragon Badger]

Taro leans forward from his hiding spot, a movement down the river catching his eye...

Splash! ..Splash! ..Splash!

The grass ninja's empty sleeve fluttered out from behind him as he took great leaps along the surface of the water, his footsteps leaving tall gouts of water behind. He was constantly looking behind him as he took each step and pumped his good arm forward for momentum. His eyes flashed and he turned his head forward for a moment, looking towards the riverbank to spot a pair of Kagekure kunoichi.

"Ah!" He shouted as the ninja put both his feet forward and careened to a sliding stop atop the still water, throwing another arc of water into the air. The grass nin threw out his arm for balance atop the disturbed waters, and soon found himself on stable footing again.

As he stared at Akane and Lani, the shinobi grit his teeth and furrowed his brow as if he was in pain. Still grimacing, he began mumbling to himself, "So much for hiding my tracks in the water...but how'd they cut me off...?"

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[Rogue 7]

"Looks like trouble..."

Taro mumbled to himself as he crouched down, keeping his body concealed. It was getting late, adn the shadows were long- perfect conditions for his clan's technique. He had been ordered not to engage, but the stranger's headband and tone of voice indicated that he was probably being pursued by Taro's fellow shinobi. So he'd be ready. In the shadows cast by the branches, darkness began to pool at Taro's feet, as he focused his chakra into his shadow.

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Readying an action to use Kage Mane no Jutsu if the enemy moves towards Lani or Akane-sensei.

Edit: Or Tobi, I suppose.
Initiative- (1d20+1)[12]

[tomorrow]

Tobi can't really make out the mysterious shinobi intruder from where he is standing, only the backs of his comrades. He is however able to make out the nin's voice and those two things are all he really needs to see to fulfill his orders. Noting the shadows beneath Taro shift towards the young nin, Tobi sighs a bit. Sensei had clearly told them that the mission directives were not to engage, and Taro was already preparing to attack. Lani "accidentally" jumping out into the middle of the action was to be expected, that girl was just plain bug-nuts sometimes... the number of black marks on the team's record for brashness, jumping-the-gun, and of course excessive force attested to that, but Taro usually had a better head on his shoulders. The village wouldn't give the team hold orders unless it was for their own good.

Taking a breath, Tobi shakes of his concerns as he glances back in the direction of the village. It sounded like there was only one interloper, there was no need for him to worry about his two fellow genin with Akane around and only a single potential enemy nin opposing them. Odds were, if things went sour, by the time he got back with reinforcements, his teammates will probably have either driven off or decimated the lone shinobi.

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Initiative - (1d20+1)[12]
OOC: Only action is delay action until someone attacks, then Tobi takes off at full speed back toward the village, as ordered.

[ZeroNumerous]

Lani

The only other kunoichi on the team spent her time practicing her sign language whilst waiting. When Taro drew their attention toward a lone grass-nin, she looks up to see the man running on the nearby stream. For a moment, Lani adopts a puzzled expression as she wonders why someone would run over a stream when they could more easily and more quickly escape through the forest. Then she takes a moment to question the validity of any stream-based escape plan, as obviously using chakra to escape speedily would weaken your chakra reserves for any sort of fight that took place.

Without further ado, Lani decides that thinking further on the subject is a waste of time. "Hey! You! Ya--The guy standing knee-deep on the stream! You do know any shinobi following you would just watch for any mud or dirt you disturb on the stream bed instead, right? Running through a stream isn't gonna hide your trail any better than running through soft clay." Almost like clockwork, Lani's mind shifted gears and began questioning why a one-armed man would hide his stub behind a cloak. After all, it only serves to draw attention to the arm, which denotes a weakness in his taijutsu stance and overall ability to perform hand-seals.

And--almost like clockwork again--she decides thinking on the matter is just wasting her time. "While I'm talking to you. Why do you wear a cloak on your arm? Even if it's missing, it's just drawing attention to your stub, One-Armed Guy."

[Callos_DeTerran]

Akane

"Lani, there's no need to be rude to him." Akane admonishes, rising up from her spot on the ground as the ninja skidded to a stop untop of the water and began to mumble to himself. The naginata's butt was planted against the ground but she made no move to lower it towards the Kumogakure shinobi or to make a threatening gesture, if it came down to it then there would be plenty of time later for such things.

"Now then as you probably know this is Kagekure territory and you are a good way from home sir, which makes me think this is an investigation about the village itself or you have a mission in the Land of Birds, benign or not." Akane says bluntly, pulling the edge of her sakkat up to fix the stranger with her eyes. There was no warmth in those hard eyes despite the polite tone she spoke with."I'll have you state your business and provide papers, otherwise I'll be forced to consider your actions an act of aggression and war and respond as is right. Or if you lack such things and don't want to start a fight you can be arranged an escort to the borders. Those are your three options, running, as you might guess, is not advised. Not in these woods."

[Paragon Badger]

"Hmph." The spikey-headed ninja scoffed with a derisive glare, ignoring Lani for the time being, "You shadow ninja are always meandering into Kusagakure and encroaching upon our territory. What gives you the right to act so high and mighty here and now?"

He furrowed his long and narrow black brows as he smiled, saying, "An escort, eh? Why do I have the feeling that you'd rather arrest me than let me go?"

"Your student relies too much upon her eyes and not enough on her brain, shadow kunoichi." The grass shinobi continued with another smile as he stroked his sharp, unshaven chin, "With but one arm and my intellect, You'll find that I'm more than a match for any ninja with all their limbs but no wit."

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Initiative, just for the record.

Grass Nin takes no action (that you can tell ), if you consider each post a turn. Resolutions come with my next post.

Akane: 17
Grass Nin: 14
Nara Taro: 12
Sarutobi: 12
Lani: 8

[ZeroNumerous]

Lani

Lani takes a moment to think. Then a saying pops into her head. 'Stupid people are always bragging about their intelligence'. With that saying, she decides then and there to call out the grass-nin on what he actually is. "Only someone who truly has no grasp of the concept of intellect is willingly to say that they are above any other being. Further, the technique you're using is wasting chakra in order to continue using it, which will inevitably weaken you in the event of a fight."

She goes on, quietly, listing off several things in rapid succession. "You only have one arm, therefore can only perform techniques one-handed which means they become that much harder for you to successfully perform. Your stance is all over the place and completely unfocused, you're obviously not a taijutsu user. Further, your poor responses to my questions highlight a lack of genjutsu skill. Overall, I rate you as a very poor chuunin. Maybe even a genin if you keep acting the way you're acting."

Without further ado, she just turns toward Akane and smiles widely. "He obviously doesn't want to tell us anything nor does he have any papers. So can we kill him now?"

[tomorrow]

Still standing quiet behind the trunk of the tree, Tobi's head shakes a little, "Totally friggin' bug-nuts..."

[Rogue 7]

Taro

Taro continued to focus, frowning as he watched the verbal debate between Lani, who, in all generosity, was not terribly bright, and this newcomer, who didn't seem to be much smarter. But her analysis was sharp and, from what Taro could tell, fairly accurate. If he was ignoring her, it probably meant that she might have hit a nerve. Well, if it was distracting him, his pursuers would catch up soon enough, which worked well enough for him. If he could get his shadow around this guy, the fight would essentially be over. His sensei would have plenty of time to get into position to slit the man's throat when Taro released his jutsu. He continued to crouch, focusing on his shadow and calculating whether or not he'd be in range.

[Callos_DeTerran]

Akane

"Lani! You are embarrassing me. You know your orders as well as I know mine." Akane snaps abruptly, glowering at her squad member before her gaze shifts to the Kusa-nin who seemed so very proud of himself. Akane shifts her weight and begins to walk forward, putting the naginata through an idle spin before laying it flat across her shoulders and resting both hands on it.

"Perhaps I hadn't been making myself clear. What I want, what I'd like to do, is irrevelant here. And my right to question your purpose is given by the village of Kagekure who's territory your not only infringing on, but also contains dozens more ninja who truly aren't that far away at all and do in fact know where you are, so it isn't my right that is under scrutiny." Finally she paused at the river's edge, looking across the way to the intruder. "This is your last chance to present papers authorizing you to be here though. After this the only option is you running like coward or me beating the stuffing out of you and then taking you in like I do want to do. So what's it going to be?"

[Paragon Badger]

As Akane approached, the grass nin said nothing- expressing only a certain...excitement as she came closer and closer.

Eventually, she felt that one spot on the ground underneath her feet was particularly warm. After that moment, the grass nin's smile grew wider.

"Look behind you." He softly mumbled with a wide grin.

The shadow kunoichi barely finished making her threats before the growing mound of earth behind her exploded and knocked her onto her hands and knees. Lani, Taro, and even Sarutobi could feel chunks of earth flying towards them. When the dust had settled, a fifteen foot wide crater lay in the earth between the genin and their jounin.

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I assume Akane is walking directly towards him in a straight line. He put a land mine between himself and Akane/Lani the moment he saw you, using Hand Seals mastery to hide the fact. (He grimaced in concentration as a hint) I was expecting you to charge rather than calmly walk forward, but the effect is the same.

...Akane fails her save (technique focus.. <_<), taking 18 damage. (Her being knocked 'onto her hands and knees' is purely flavor, you're still standing and not prone or anything)

Taro and Sarutobi recognize it as Chakra Jirai no Jutsu.

Akane: 17 (You can still take an attack action, if you'd like.)
Grass Nin: 14
Nara Taro: 12
Sarutobi: 12
Lani: 8

Bold: Where the round is currently. Since Taro and Sarutobi have been readying actions since last round, they are free to act immediatly after Akane gets land-mined (but only if it's the readied action- Kage Mane and fleeing, respectively). Lani would act immediatly after grass nin.

[Rogue 7]

Taro

Kuso. If he pulled that off without me seeing, I might not be able to stop him with Kage Mane. Still, it's better to try.

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Assuming that I'm in range, especially if that crater gives some form of shadow, Taro will use Kage Mane.

Quickened Convert Chakra to HP- 1 for 1 DC 14 (1d20+12)[15]

Kage Mane no Jutsu- DC 17 (1d20+17)[27]

Ranged Touch Attack- (1d20+3)[12]

4 Stamina damage taken.

[ZeroNumerous]

Lani

Lani takes a moment to gloat about being right. "Oh! Who was right! Me. Ya, that's right. I had your number since yesterday! 'Oh stop, you're embarrassing me..' I win this time."

[tomorrow]

In a fervent burst of action, Tobi launches off back toward the village, in a typical series of agile ninja-style leaps and bounds; trees, leaves, and branches all whipping past him as he goes. Tobi considers dropping down from the canopy so he could run at full speed, but ultimately decides against it. He wasn’t exactly sure what the grass nin was capable of, nor if he had any back-up, so he wasn’t about to leave himself opening to attack just yet. Concentrating in mid-air, a burst of charka flows through Tobi’s limbs as he uses his control over his body’s charka flow to accelerate his movements.

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*Readied Action (Attack) - Begin Full-Round Action of land hopping toward the village (x3 movement – 90 ft. covered).
*Move Action – Finish Full-Round Action.
*Swift Action - using Chouyaku no Jutsu to increase speed (+5 ft. movement speed).
*Attack Action – to Begin Full-Round Action of continuing to land hopping toward village (x3 movement (but only half of it this round), 52.5 ft. covered).

Grand total of 142.5 ft. of distance toward the village made, one point of charka expended. Taking ten on all the checks of course.

[Callos_DeTerran]

Akane

"Son of a...!" Akane growled as the ground exploded behind her, unable to avoid the blast as well as she usually could have and landing on her hands and knees, teeth gritted and clutching her naginata tightly in one hand. Eyes darting up to the smug Kusa-jerk her form abruptly blurred, sakkat whipping off her head with the abrupt movement that was too fast for normal vision.

"I want it on the record that I tried to do this nice." Akane mutters as she skids to a halt atop the water by the one-armed ninja, spinning the cloth-bound naginata around in a vicious backhanded swipe with the blunted blade, eyes full of indignation at what had happened.

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Taijutsu Roll (Shundou): (1d20+19)[31] Looking back, this is an automatic success unless 1's coung as an auto-failure or -10.
If I got my full movement before being 'sploded then Shundou, at it's max distance, should put me right next to the Kusa-nin. There I'll use Heroic Surge for an attack action.
Attack (-4 for non-lethal but deducted 5 so it's really 25): 25 to hit, 14 damage
Lemme know if still not close enough.