Naruto: squade of the outcast (reserved for Georgio and Fallon Pipper)

[cedlynx]

Ok you know the drill. but this time we all full furry. no speacial jutsu this time to go furry. so please follow guide lines thanks he he.

Name:
Speices:
age:
speacialty: (choose from trap, weapons, combat, genjutsu, taijutsu, ninjutsu, animal trainer, none. Note: combat means you are well balanced in all areas and none mean you are undcided.)
physical discription and cloths:
weapons and accessories:
bio:

ok the story so far. the previous uzumaki squade has moved on afte Amon's death Ced became a famous animal trainer and Georgio finally won his father's respect and took over his clan's leadership. so what's Naruto doin? well when he finally realized you know who had a crush he decided to give up on Sakura. now he has a new squade. who all happen to be in class waiting for Naruto.

[cedlynx]

Name: Cedrian Lynxer
Speices: Lynx
Age: 12
Speacialty: traps, genejutsu, strategy. (you can have up to three speacialties or just use combat or none.)
phys des &clothes: avergae size for a 12 year old with brown fur and darker brown spots. yellow eyes. wear cammo style shit and pants to fit into his surroundings in the leaves.
weap and acces: he mainly uses kunia and shuriken as weapons, but he has a short katana straped to his back for extened fights. he also has a small waist pack full of goodies including paper bombs, trip wires, mini mines and a feel nasties he concocted himself. >^^<
Bio: comes from a long line of stratigest he's also a distant relitive of Shikimarru, but no where near as lazy. no our boy loves to enjoy life to the fullest.

Cedrian is sitting in the back of the room taking his fellow squade members in. accessing their personalities and determining their mental strengths and weaknesses.

[georgio]

(awww thats not fair i have to make up a new character...)

[cedlynx]

(you could make it a younger brother. he he he)

[Fallon Piper]

Name: Oichi Hattori

Species: Lioness

age: 16

specialty: Taijutsu, Hensōjutsu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hensojutsu)(disguise and impersonation), Shinobi-iri (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobi-iri) (stealth and entering methods).

physical description and cloths: 5ft 8 120lbs, very lean and muscularly developed for a female but very feminine in shape. Fairly short hair dyed black and a deep dark red, golden fur that is mostly concealed under her garbs and armor and ice blue eyes. She wears black baggy silk pants that are made for stealth and freedom of movement, black tabi socks and boots with knee high blackened metal shin grieves. A black ninjutsu gei top with blackened chain mail under garment, medium sized blackened metal shoulder armor with matching fore arm guards made of the same blackened steel from the top of her hands to her elbow joint. At the moment her hood and mask are down revealing her head and face, a scar runs from her hair line on her left side of her face to her chin. It is a pretty bad scar, to the bone the wound had once been but was mended as best as could be done.

weapons and accessories: Strait blade short katana across her back, a protective blackened metal plate on her hood that fits across her forehead and top of her head. Ample supply of shurikens and assorted other weapons, including explosives and other things.

bio: Oichi born and raised in Iga, home of the Hattori family. Daughter of Hattori Hanzō, the son of Hattori Yasunaga, a famous Samurai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai) who also gained a reputation as a legendary Ninja nick named Oni-Hanzo because of the fearless tactics he displayed in his operations. She was trained from birth by her father in the Iga province and raised to serve as an Iga ninja, she completed her training and is extremely talented and well versed in most all of the tactics in the Iga clan. She felt more than ready to serve her father, but he decided that there was some one out there who could make her even more exceptional. Oichi was outraged at this but was quickly brought to order by her fathers sternness, and so she was escorted to this place and awaited in the dojo the arrival of her new teacher unamused.

She stood back against one of the supporting roof beams, she was extremely silent and stoic. She did not bother sizing any one up, they all seemed to be younger than her. She thought her father was a little off in his older age these days, but she would never disobey him and she hoped this whole thing had a point.

[georgio]

(screw the previous squad adn all that crap lol, im using my character again, i didnt get to use him really lol. And Fallon he said 3 specialitys lol)

Name:Georgio Itamori

Speices:Lion

age: 14

speacialty: (genjutsu, Ninjutsu, analytical abilitys)

physical discription and cloths: 5"2', 130 pounds. He has sandy yellow fur with a brown mane and eyes. Besides the obvious headband around his neck, he wore just a normal tshirt with a small vest on it. He had shorts with a kuni and shirikan holdster on each thigh, since hes ambidexderous. He also had two packs above each butt cheek.

weapons and accessories: Besides his kuni and shirikan he kept on himself. He has a specially made gauntlets his mother made him when he graduated. she was well known for making unique and odd weapons for the ninja of the villege. The gaunlet had a thin and sharp blade that came form the top of the gauntlet and sprang out with a flick of the wrist. It also bore a thin, strong tether made of a chakra absorbing metal that allows it to be razor sharp when it flows threw it.

bio: In the corner of the room was a young genin with brown hair. He was slumped onto his paws and just just had a big smile on his face "im gonna work hard and be a great ninja and an even better clan leader one day hehe" The young genin was from a clan that moved into the village years ago after the fifth hokage was announced. They soon became a competing clan to be considered number one in the vllage, for like several they had a kenke geki that was extremly useful to the village. He looked over at the other two and smiled "you guys excited? i am, i really hope we get a cool sensi like ino sensei, shes so cool i could learn alot from her, or like lee sensei, i could really use some help with my taijitsu hehe" He blushed and realized he was starting to bable "oops sorry hehe"


(yeah im kinda half assing it with the same character but *razzberry* hehehe)

[Fallon Piper]

She barely made notice of the young students exuberance, and for the slight moment that she did it was out of the corner of her eyes that might have made most uncomfortable in her presence.

"Baka..."

It came out low and solid, not directed just at the student but of the whole situation. For this embarrassing predicament the teacher had better be the Hokage himself, she had already been trained by one of the very best ninjas in Japan she did not see the point in this.

[cedlynx]

(yeah you half assed it oh well. we'll live. lol. and we still on the 5th hokage so it's herself. and in the intrest of farness i'm changing one of my speacialties. you'll understand why when you read it.)

Cedrian stood up and walked over to the the lion. there wasn't to much of a difference in height. "Hey you might not wanna annoy that one over there. she looks pissed enough as it is. Cedrian Lynxer" he offered a paw.

[georgio]

The lion smiled and shook the lynxs paw "naw i dont think im bothering her, i think its just the fact were younger then her is what bugs her hehe. Georgio Itamori, nice to meet you"

[cedlynx]

"Same here." he replied. then suddenly the door opened and instepped a tall fox in an orange and black jump suit wearing a jonin vest. "Hello everyone I'm Naruto Uzumaki and starting today i'm your sensei.

[georgio]

The lion smiled wide and looked at him "o my gosh! hes our sensei! sweet! hehe this is sooo awesome"

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi stood leaning against the beam listening to the other two, they seemed smarter than she first gave them credit for after all she had been their age not too long ago as well. A moment later she heard the sensei enter the room, her ears perked up at the sound of his name. She had heard of this name, it was well respected in her house. Following the Iga code she fluidly spun to face him and then knealed onto on knee and one fist on the floor, the other fist placed over her heart head bowed.

"Hattori Oichi, of the Iga ninja clan of Iga province, daughter of Hattori Hanzō son of Hattori Yasunaga. I am yours to mold, sensei Uzumaki."

(I used the traditional last name first introduction, just thought I may clarify a bit.);-)

[georgio]

Georgio looked down at his teammate and saw she was really strict with tradition "o um, im Itamori Georgio Sir, nice to meet you"

[cedlynx]

Cedrian gave a polit bow. "Lynxer Cedrian, sir. a pleasure."
Naruto raised an Eyebrow. "I know you two. Your Shikimarru's cousin, aren't you?" he asked the lynx.
"Well his second cousin, yes sir."
"I just hope you're not as . . ."
"Lazy? No sir." Naruto smiled at this responce.
"And your in line to lead the Itamori clan." then he looked down at Oichi. "Ummm you can get up now. And Hanzo? I've heard that name too. but my memories a little fuzzy. Weren't they a clan of Samurai?"

(it's cool. you're reffering to the fact that the Japanesse give their family name first and their birth name last. right?)

[georgio]

The lion blushed and little and nodded "um yes sir sensei, my dads the head of the clan and im next in line i guess....hes the anbu head operative, and my mother is a weapons smith in the villege she does some work with Ten Ten sensei"

[Fallon Piper]

She stayed kneeled while being addressed and addressing.

"Yes, a few generations back. My father is the current head of the Iga ninja clan, he sent me here after my traditional Iga training. He must see this place as some thing more than the Iga itself, I hope to see it that way myself."

She was polight, be she frustrations were hard to hide.

[cedlynx]

"I see. well no need to worry about that. you got one of the best sensies possible. if i do say so my self" Naruto smirked.
"Ya do say so yourself." came a womens voice. it was a tall pink haired woman wearing a long red battle style dress(her usual aunsamble) she wore a Jonin vest and her headband covered half of her large fore head.
"UH UH Hi Sakura. hows it goin?" Naruto stamered.
"Really Naruto sometime i wonder how you became a Jonin with the way you brag. anyway here. it's the item the fifth Hokage wanted you to watch." she handed naruto a small brown box.
"Oh right." he took it and remembered the students. "It's best if the three of you forget about this." he said to them. Sakura looked at them.
"Tell anyone. . ." she said sweetly. "AND I'LL PERSONALLY MAKE YOUR DEATHS SLOW AND PAINFUL!IS THAT CLEAR!?" Ced leapt into the air and back down.
"Y-y-yes mame."

[georgio]

The lions face went pale and looked at her and his teammates "already forgotten ma'me!" He had heard about sakura and that she was monsterously strong along with a personality to go with it and saw it was easily true.

[Fallon Piper]

Hardly shaken at the threat, Oichi stood and bowed.

"Even in my death it shall remain a secret, entrust it is so sai Sakura."

She bowed deeper, then came up and looked Sakura directly in the eyes...a show of courage and true sincerity.

[cedlynx]

"Good." she said in a smug tone as she left the room. Naruto turned to them.
"I have to take care of this now, so well save the proper intros for tomorrow. meet me on the training grounds tomorrow morning at 5AM. oh and i highly recomend you don't eat breakfast unless you wanna puke." Cedrian raised an eyebrow.
"Yes sir."

(i know what you're thinking. the bell test. well we shal see. hehehe)

[georgio]

Georgio meeped and sighed "o wow...i guess narutos sensei's tougher then i thought...." He looked at Naruto and saw he looked really confident about what he said, he wished he could be more like that. Then he saw ced and Oichi and smiled at them. "ok sensei ill see you tomorrow, um bye Ced, bye Oichi" The young ninja ran out of the room and headed home to prep for the next day.

The bright eyed ninja woke the next morning, dressed and put on his ninja gear, he made sure to bring a back pack just in case, he always liked to be prepared for anything, it was his curse really. Georgio walked into the kitchen seeing his mother making something for him to eat. While his father was already eating, he had his anbu mask on top of his head "come son eat..." He looked at his dad confused "um...dad naruto sensei told us not to eat unless we want to throw up...i really dont want to throw up..." The father scoffed and pointed to the meal "i said eat, you need to be strong if you want to be the heead of our clan one day, besides hes probibly doing the bell test knowing that fool, youd have known that if you used your Seishin Manako to find out"

He looked at him surpried "dad! thats not right i cant go doing that! just because you do it all the time for anbu doesnt mean i can! besides hes my sensei" Georgio sighed and ignored his fathers comment as he did as his father told him and ate. Although he didnt eat alot but ate enough his father was content. The mother had put a box lunch in the boys bad "their you go, you might get hungry with training son" He blushed and smiled "um...thanks mom....ok i have to go bye guys"

The genin walked out of his house and to the practice field his Naruto told him aobut, he hoped to meet his new comrads on the way or just get their. "i hope the guys get here soon"

[cedlynx]

"See ya." he said. as georgio left. "Bye Oichi. nice meeting ya i guess." then he left. it was already really dark as he started. "Strange i shouldn't be this dark so early." he looked at his watch. it was 7 pm. "But still it's summer. there should be a little light. . ." suddenly he noticed something a slight wave in the air like when you look at the space just over a fire. "Genjutsu!" suddenly he was hit from behind and blacked out.

( BUM! BUM! BUM! I didn't want it to be the same story or that would be to boring for the next like 100 post. so we do something a lil different.)

[Fallon Piper]

(Just in case, for a visual...just remember it will instead be a female version lol. http://mehmetaydin.deviantart.com/art/Hattori-Hanzo-93364299 )

She waved her hand as Lynxer bid everyone farewell, she had not seemed kind in any light to any one. It was not too like her, but she had always suppressed every thing to be strong in the Iga clan. A few moments later as she prepped to leave and return to her room at the local inn, she felt a disruption that could only be some one using a fairly high powered jutsu. She ran swiftly outside heading to where the power felt centered, when she arrived there was nothing except a very odd aura. She looked around, and could not find any trace of anyone.

"That was very odd, who would flagrantly use a jutsu...I think it may have been a Genjutsu technique that was used. But why? It makes no sense...humm??"

Her foot tapped some thing on the ground, she bent on one knee and picked up the object. Her eyes widened a little with what she saw, things just got a lot stranger.

"Hum? A watch?"

Then she vaguely recalled that this is the watch that new student was wearing, Lynxer she remembered he called himself.

"This dose not bode well, how can this be...who would want to kidnap a 1st year student? Kidnap...I cannot think of any thing else it might be. I need to speak with Sensei Uzumaki about this..."

She tucked the watch into a hidden pocket in her gi and darted off, virtually disappearing into the developing shadows like a glimmer and then she was one with the darkness silent as the shadows themselves. She headed quickly to where Sensi Uzumaki resided, taking care not to garner any attention.

[cedlynx]

Oichi finds a note on the door. it reads "On an important mission be back in the morning. Naruto. >^^< "

(there is a reason.)

the following morning.
Ced started to regain contiousness. "Waaa?" he tried to move but found he was tied down. "Great i let my gaurd down." then a door on the far end of the barron room opened and a man stepped in.
"Good you're finally awake. hehehe" Ced looked up at the guy. it was a ninja of the sound village. his face was cover by a mask so that only his eyes were vizible. "Tell me all you know about a little brown box." the image flushed back into his head. the box that Naruto had. it must have been what he was talking about.
"Screw you. i don't know what you're talkin about. now if you'd be so kind. i have to report to my sensie."
"I know how to deal with smart mouth brats." he held up a single neddle laughing.

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi arrived swiftly and unknown at the door to Sensei Uzumaki's home, only to find a note tacked to the door.

*On an important mission be back in the morning. Naruto.*

*Humm...great. Sensei must be off, perhaps the mission pertains to the item from earlier. I do not know where Master Sakura resides either, a shame this must wait...*

She thought to herself, debating on what to do next. She in the end decided to go and wait at the practice field until morning, hoping to catch Sensei before the others arrived there. A last moment thought, she reached into her gi and fished out a piece of parchment that bared the seal of the house of the Iga Clan on it tacking it to his door with a shuriken. It was used to bring attention that a member of the clan had some thing important to discuss with the person whom it was intended for, she hoped that he knew of the custom well and she took off. She hoped the missing student would be fine, at least until some thing was done to recover him and hopefully the person or persons in question were not apt to kill quickly.

In the first rays of dawn she could be seen, sitting in sezia position meditating in an awake sleep induced by the special meditation technique. Her armor was covered in dew and morning frost, she was not shaking or appeared to be breathing unless you were close enough. She looked like a statue, not even her breath was visible in the cool morning air.

[georgio]

The lion walked smiling and saw Oichi looking well and relaxed in the distance. "hey!" He ran up to her and smiled as he looked at his teammate "morning Oichi! how are you? you look like you slept well, dont expect Ced to be here on time hehe i know hes the tardy type"

[Fallon Piper]

She heard him but distantly, when he approached she slowly withdrawing from her mind set and opened her eyes to look at him. His ignorance however pleased and displeased her, the situation was not a good one and he did not have a clue.

"Morning...I did not sleep, it appears you had a good rest however."

She slowly stood, stretched and again looked at him.

"There are pressing matters in which I need to address to Sensei, or his sensei... I will however inform you...watch yourself...and trust no one except for me, sensei and sai Sakura."

As she spoke her eyes were deadly serious, she did not give away anything other than what she had spoken on the matter. She did not want to cause any one to do any thing foolish, to speak to sensei would be the very best option at this time.

[georgio]

He looked at her curiously "huh?! what happened? are you ok?...is..is this part of the test or soemthing?"

[Fallon Piper]

She looked at him blankly, his questioning showed that he was an emotional type some thing she was not too accustomed to. Oichi went over things in her mind, weather or not to tell him, they did appear to be friends of sorts.

"You see me, is that not enough? ... The test has not been issued by sensei, that is another obvious answer."

Her arms were crossed as she stood stolidly, she looked up at the morning sky wishing sensei would hurry up. She couldn't not say some thing, and she had never told a lie in her life. She decided to tell him, and hope that he did not react poorly because if he did she would have to restrain him from going off and attempting to do some thing foolish.

"Your friend is not late, your friend is not coming today."

Silence hung in the air for a moment, and she continued fishing out the object in her gi holding it tightly in her hand for him to see.

"He has gone missing. Just as I was about to leave the dojo last evening, I sensed some one used a jutsu just outside the dojo, I went quickly to investigate the strange matter and I found nothing out of place...and then I found this."

She tucked the watch back into her gi, and looked at him seriously.

"We cannot make any movements, not until this issue is brought to sensei's attention. Understand? Friend or not, recklessness will get us nowhere."

[georgio]

Georgio could tell something was bothering his teammate and that she wanted to tell him but hesitated. As he heard that this wasnt part of the test he sighed contently and looked at her "good, i didnt want to throw up so soon, i just had breakfast and my mom made me a lunch for later too"

As she said Ced wasnt coming he looked at her funny and wasnt sure what she ment. However as she spoke and showed the watch, he grabbed it from her paw before she could put it away and looked at it "this is definetly Ceds, i can feel it" He looked at it and stayed silent for a moment.

Suddenly as he paused and focused on the watch a wave of images came to his mind. He saw Ced being knocked out and taken away by a sound ninja as the watch falls off and the images vanish. He looked at her conscerned for his saftly and whimpered "but we have to! i dont care if sensis not here, we have to save him, if hes been kidnapped, i can even find him! he was kidnapped by ninja from the sound vilege hes in trouble, please!"

[Fallon Piper]

She looked at him, almost gawking. He wanted to go against orders, and he had not even attended the first class here at the leaf village. She did not expect much in the way of experience in martial discipline, but this hit her as outrageous.

"You would disobey your very first order, and you have not even begun your first class. Ok, so say we do go and attempt retrieving him. I have finished all of the training the Iga ninja clan has to offer, under my fathers supervision Hattori Hanzo head of the Iga ninja clan and personal assassin of the Tokugawa family. What skills do you have that could possibly make you think, that just you and I could take on the whole sound village?"

She sounded a bit irritated, to her it was well within reason as his utter lack of judgment was cause for it. She wished that sensei Uzumaki would hurry up, the sun was rising higher and he did say morning.

"I wonder where sensei Uzumaki is, he said morning. I wonder if he is not unlike your friend and always late as well, I have been here one day and this school is irritating me with their undisciplined ways."

She sighed deeply, and then looked back to him awaiting his answer to her question. She would not go against her fathers wishes to come here, and that meant that the same rules apply here as home. Never abandon a comrade, and never be disloyal to the dojo you are assigned to. She did not like the idea of going into that territory, not with some one she did not know and weather or not he had any skills or talent as of yet.

[georgio]

The lion looked at her and felt so angery. She clearly didnt know Ced like he did, even thought their was an age difference they knew eachother pretty well. Georgio looked at her "what order? your not in charge of me, and we can do it definetly! ive been threw the achademy and know the basics"

He put his paws to his head "you are so infuriating! hes not even n the sound villege, hes close by i can tell, i can feel it. Im from the Itamori clan, our kekkei genkai has alot of uses, its why my dads the best anbu agent for the hokage!" Georgio would have thought that she of all people would have heard of them but sighed as he saw she wasnt convinced "fine!....look behind you" The lion slowly started to fade and dissapeared as Georgio was looking at her smiling from behind "my familys kekkei genkai is the Seishin Manako, the minds eye, it lets us manipulate others minds plus i know a lot of genjutsu, and i can use it to find it, it still has his astral trail on it"

(is it ok that im able to findyou?)

[cedlynx]

(ok this one time Georgio i'm gonna say no. cause sound ninja can put up barriers to block the inexperienced user of your kenka genkai. but fear not. help has just arrived.)

A small white dog approaches the two genin as they seemed to be arguing. he barked. "You're tellin me Achamaru." Kiba said as he came up the path. "Good morning. I'm Kiba." the chunin introduced himself. "Naruto couldn't make it. his mission took longer than he thought. so Sakura asked me to fill in today as part of my training." he wore his hood down around his neck as he finally came up to them. "Hmmm seems we're one short." just then a kunia came zipping toward the chunin's head. he caught it in one hand. there was a note attached to it. "What's this?" he opened the note.

if you wanna see you friend again bring the box to the tower in the forest of death.

"Is this a joke?" he looked at the two genin. Achamarru hoped onto his shoulder barking at them.

(i know chunin can't teach but they're short stffed and like he said it's part of his training.)

[georgio]

(ok then thats plently cool hehe but wouldnt kiba be a jonine by now? i mean seriously if narutos one.....)

The lion looked at him and then at Oichi and showed him the watch "Ceds in trouble sensei! we need to help him, i thought i could find him but they covered their tracks too well...."

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi's eyes widened and narrowed at the young lion, perhaps she had underestimated him. He definitely had courage that much was true, and she had no idea that he could actually wield the Seishin Manako.

"Our order to meet sensei here, it is not my place to even presume to give orders your taking me out of context you need to calm yourself."

She looked behind her, knowing he was going to try some thing. Then she felt it, the Seishin Manako. Acting quickly she put up an extremely strong self barrier, she was not angry she knew his emotions were running away with him.

"Stop, you know it is not right to perform that on a friend without permission. I may be infuriating, but it is not for my own interest why I am acting the way I am believe me. I..."

Just then a person and a dog came up to them, a chunin? She thought to herself, where is sensei Naruto I wonder. He introduced himself to them, and why he was there. She bowed in salute to chunin Kiba, showing proper respect. Just then a kunai flitted past them and Kiba caught it mid flight, Oichi spoke up.

"I do not know what that note says, but I imagine it has some thing to do with the missing student."

She went on to tell her story, how it had all happened. She felt bad in a way now, she was raised strictly to follow orders and to be always loyal to those she worked under in her clan. In truth in her clan she was nearly a jonin herself, but that held no ground here and that order would have to wait until one day she returned to Iga. But this feeling, she supposed it was because perhaps she had appeared too cold to him. She would apologize later she thought, not every where was such strict disiplin taught and she had been looked down upon for it here.

[cedlynx]

(Oh lil side note Kiba's a dog. and the reason he's chunin is cause i didn't want the whole cast quite as high as a Jonin.i'll try to make a list of whose what and what rank a lil later on.)

"I see, so he's not late just kidnapped. well we better get him back if we're gonna start your training. the forest of death use to be a real hell but in the past few years it was re configured to be a stronghold in times of war, but it's been abandoned for the past 5 years now. it's still pretty dangerous but probably no where near as bad as when i first went into it. but on the other hand they may have set traps. alright, i want a complete list of what ever tools and weapons you have, as well as any useful skills. they won't kill him right away that's for sure. but the box won't be a problem. Naruto gave it to me for safe keeping for while he went on his mission." he held it out and showed it.

meanwhile. . .
"You're tough kid." the sound ninja said to Ced as he sat there. "I've been stickin your for an hour now and ya haven't screamed once."
"Well do *cough* I fell honored." Ced was bleeding from his arms and legs.
"Good and you still have your smart mouth. excelent. i like that. you know you might have made a good canidate for our viliage if you hadn't saw what you saw."
"I'm cryin on the inside." Ced managed a faint smile.
"You'll be crying on the outside soon enough. i'll let you rest up. it's no fun if i break you while you're weary." the sound ninja stuck his needle into one of the cracks in the floor between Ced's feet. "To help put things in perspective." he said as he left.

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi laid out her array of armament, sort of an arsenal for a ninja but the Iga ninja were never taken lightly for anything.

Her strait blade ninjato sword, 2 kunai as she never really threw them but used them as short daggers, a leather bag dyed black with a plethora of shuriken of different shapes and others that were marked and separated from the others because they were poison laced. In all 32 shuriken, also a good number of caltrops and 3 black eggs 2 loaded with finely crushed glass and the other loaded with concentrated hot pepper extract dust. A blowgun with poison darts and a grappling hook. She only had 3 explosive hand made grenades, she laid these out as well.

"I am Oichi of the Iga ninja clan, daughter of Hattori Hanzō. Practitioner of fire jutsu, my skills are not quite developed in it as of yet but I am proficiant in the traditional arts. My specialty's are Taijutsu, Hensōjutsu(disguise and impersonation), Shinobi-iri (stealth and entering methods). I am at your disposal, my skills will come in handy and I am also very skilled in all of the items that I carry."

She looked at the box that he held out, she wondered what was inside it for a moment. Be restrained herself, remembering the stressful word Sakura had placed on its secrecy.

[georgio]

He looked at Oichi and nodded "i know im sorry, just so you know your guards not perfect, i could probibly break threw it, but our genjutsu arnt like normal ones, most of those barriers cant hold us back, least not for very long, but im sorry i didnt mean to"

The lion listened the canine and nodded "well i have letter bombs, kuni, some shiriken, food pills, a blank scroll for notes, one extra large one and some wire....o! and a lunch box..." He looked at Oichi and then at Kiba again "im from the Itamori clan so you know from their what im capable of, im Ichi's son and ive got my gauntlets, im also a wind jutsu user"

[Fallon Piper]

She nodded at his words, accepting the apology.

"Do not worry about it, you are more proficient than I at the higher magic jutsu's. I am a practitioner of fire jutsu, I have in no way mastered it and perhaps that is why my father sent me here."

She gave him a slight grin, it was the first time she had shown any emotion at all.

[cedlynx]

"All right. that's enough chatter for now." Kiba looked at Oichi's gear and whistled. "Tha't no ordinary pread for a genin. lose the poisin shiriken. i want to capture if possible. wait correction keep one poision just in case. kill only if nesicary. i want to know why he has an intrest in this box." thenhe looked at Georgio's stuff. "reminds me of my Genin days. but no time to remaniss. Itamori clan huh? i heard of ya. don't bother tryin to track him with your kenga gekai. it's a sound ninja by the look of this kunai. and the basturd laced it with poision too. probably hopin to take someone out as a bonus. he'll no doubt have put up a barrier around te tower so we won't knoe exactly where they are till we're there. but my lil buddy here will sniff out any traps along the way. once we're there you can do your thing Itamori. till then you both do as i say."

meanwhile. . .
"Man this guy's an amature." Ced slipped off his shoe and grabbed the needle between his toes. the edge was sharp and he cut his big toe."ow.good thing the tip on this one is like a blade. that makes cuttin the rope easier." he raised the needle to his mouth with his foot paw. he gripped it in his teeth and began to cut at the rope. in 3 minutes he could feel the rope slacking. and aminut later the rope was cut. he tore a peice of fabric from his shirt and bandaged his toe and replaced his shoe. "let's see here." he looked at the door. "Bingo." he slamed the needle into the wood knocking the knob and lock out on the other side. the door opened with ease. upon exiting he saw his gear on the floor opisite the door. "This guy is so weak. what an idiot. he could have at least hide these."
"Oh but i like it for the sport." came the ninja's voice over the innercom over head. "I'll tell you what. your friends are on their way now. it you can make it through to the bottom of the tower and touch even one of their fingers. I'll let you all go."
"And if i don't" Ced asked trying to remain cool.
"Why worry on what ifs? HAHAHAHAHA!"

[georgio]

The lion nodded and looked at him as he repacked everything quickly "well i tried but i can feel hes still here somewhere but i cant pinpoint anyplace....i still have alot to learn i guess" HE looked at kiba and smiled "well Kiba sensei ill try my best to help"

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi quickly repacked her gear, putting one poison shuriken back into her pouch and the others else where to keep her from mistaking them.

"I also am at your disposal sensei, I can impersonate flawlessly any one and get into any where. When you are ready, I will be as well."

[cedlynx]

"Alright. first stop calling me sensei. i have yet to achive that title. for now Kiba will do. ok lets go." he lead them through the training grounds to the fences of the forest of death. "Ah memories." he opened the closest gate. and lead them inside. "Well Ahcamaru?" the lil dog jumped off his shoulder and sniffed around. it barked after a few moments. "Ok thanks boy." he turned to the Genin. "He doesn't smell any traps nearby. but keep your gaurd up. there are some traps that even the strongest nose can not smell. "


meanwhile...
Ced started down the hall.
"Oh what fun we'll have together."
"Yeah, yeah. sure, sure." Ced came to what looked like a net of wires. "Man you're pathetic." he went to grab the wires, but stopped. "Well. maybe you're not as bad as i thought." he could see that the wires were attached to paper bombs cleverly disguised in cracks in the wall. "No prob" he reached into his bag on the back of his belt. "What? my defusers?"
"HAHAHA! You didn't think it'd be that easy, did you? i scattered your tools though out the tower. but you do have the needle i conveniently placed at your feet. hehehe!"
"DAMN! he played me for a fool."
"There are five leves to the tower. and a set of tools has been hidden in each level. as a mater of fact if you look beyond the net you'll see one." he looked and saw one of his kunai.
"I got ya. well time to take out this net." he examined the wall. "Hmmmm."
"you'll never get past this trap with just on needle." Ced stepped back a few feet.
"Don't ever underestimate me or the ninja of the leaf." he threw the needle at the center of the wall on the left side of the net. and a series of small explotions took place. a moment later the left side of the net was dangleing down to the floor. Ced walked past it and took up his kunai.

[georgio]

Georgio nodded "ok kiba, lets go, we have to save Ced" The young genin followed Ced and saw the huge forest. He heard rumors of how scary this place was and could feel it as they walked in "uhhh this place gives me the willys, but Ced must be around here somewhere, how can you be sure hes here anyhow?"

[cedlynx]

"The the letter for one. and the sent around here is the same as the one who threw the kunai. so to be awnest i don't know for sure he's here. just that who ever sent that letter is and they must know where he is. and that's our only lead at this point."

[georgio]

The lion nodded and followed him. He thought about Ced and hoped it was alright. Georgio tried to reach out with his kekke Genkei but it was no use. Whoever it was knew much about his family, at least enough to block his familys ability.

[cedlynx]

Kiba looked at Georgio. then to Oichi. "Oichi. you're better at stelth, scout ahead. there's no traps within the next two miles so you should be alright. report back in 15 minutes." he turned to Georgio. " Achamaru go around and make your marks." he said to the lil dog. Achamaru leapt to the trees making his mark every so often. "I know you're trying to use your power. can you at least tell if were close?" he asked the lion.

[Fallon Piper]

As they walked into the forest of death, she noted that it had to be ancient beyond counting. They walked along for a while careful of traps, and as so far not finding any. She was gazing around her her senses heightening as she concentrated on the woods around her, using yet another meditation technique she could use while moving that heightened her senses and melded her mid with the forest when Kiba spoke to her.

"Hai, I will scout a small fan directly in our present direction."

She pulled her hood and hood shield into position as well as her face cover, quickly bowed and headed off. Not 15 feet ahead she just disappeared, not even a whisper of a noise or any thing. She was one of the most skilled in stealth in her village, and indeed one of the very best in the entire Iga region as well as disguise and impersonation. She knew her villages secret jutsu, true stealth. It was not known but to 3 others aside from her, it is why she waited until she was between 15-20 feet away from them before using it. This was a strange place, but it did reminded her of the forests around the Iga and Koga regions. She moved quickly but being thorough, after so far in she made for the mid level tree branches. Darting tree to tree branch to branch like a ghost, passing birds that were non the wiser.

*Finally, I can perform my first service in confidence and honor.*

She thought to herself, after all this is what she was born and trained to do since she was 5 years old. She finally felt free, a true Iga ninja on her first mission even though it was not ordered by the Iga clan leaders. After a while she had covered most likely what had to be close to two miles directly ahead and a mile in diameter in her scouting fan, and she decided to head back to rejoin them. As she turned on the branch to start going the way she came she spotted some thing out of the corner of her eye, redirecting her attention she eyed it and decided to sneak in for a closer look.

With in 100 yards there stood what she thought, it was a large building very old as well from the way it looked. Perhaps a castle, but out here? She moved a little closer and then spotted fairly easily an near invisible line, a trip wire in the tree and as she followed it's path it lead down to the forest floor and then into a plethora if others it seemed.

*Humm, an abandoned building that large out here? And if it were truly abandoned, then why was it that these trip wires are all over? And they look new, not some thing old and been sitting here.*

She did have the thought of making her way past the trip wires and going in for a much closer look, she could have but she reminded herself that she had team mates that may or may not know of this and decided to pull herself away and head back in any case to report her findings. She made her way back the way she came as quickly as possible, it felt like it took longer to get back than it did to get to the point she had turned around with all the trip lines. Finally she found them, she dropped strait down onto their path not more than 10 feet ahead of the out of nowhere. She landed and was immediately on one knee, pulled her face cover down.

"Kiba...I found some thing interesting up ahead, I nearly wrote it off as an old building. Nearly 2 miles ahead and under a quarter mile to the left of our current direction, there are new trip wires set up all over the place surrounding the old building...what I believe to be a small castle of sorts. Mostly paper bombs, a few are poison dart traps, no pits though. It I believe will be well worth checking, it may be just where our ninja is hiding and holding Ced as well."

[georgio]

Georgio followed Kiba and nodded "yeah i think, i cant sence him directly or sence him till remove what ever kind of protection hes using. i dont know how but this guy knows how to block my Seishin Manako. Not many know how or can, it makes me worried, any kind of personal defences unless their anbu level arnt really fool proof against my clan, this makes me even more worried" He made sure to stay close to kiba and looked around seeing akamaru pee on the trees.

As Oichi ran ahead and dissapeared he was surprised. Her phyical presence was completly left his sences. The fact that she was so good made him so impressed. As time went by for the 15 minutes he kept trying to reach out to Ced but was still not able too. However, even though Oichis phyical presence left, her mental didnt. As long as her brain was working he could feel her as she moved around. "shes on her way back now, and ithink she found it, ceds presence feels somewaht stronger but its still a blurr to me" When Oichi came back and appeared to them he smiled "wow Oichi thats really cool" He looked down to see her kneeling and then at kiba "shes really formal heh..."

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi looked up at him, his comment did not strike her funny at first.

"I was raised to be this way, it is the way all Iga ninja are raised. Least those who are picked join the ranks of the shinobi, but I do see where you are coming from Georgio. Most any other Iga would never understand you lax ways, maybe it is because I am still young. I want to excell here and within my clan, it is more than my dream."

She stood, but Georgio looked again she was actually smiling at him with a little bit of a blush she hid well but it disappeared in a flash.

[cedlynx]

"I see" he said to the lion. just then Oichi appeared and gave her report. "Good. at least we know where we stand." he knelt down to the ground near Oichi and beckoned Georgio to knell next to them. "All right. here's the plan. Akamarru and i will take point. we'll be able to sniff out any possible enemies. Oichi will give direction from the middle and keep an eye on our sides. while Georgio keeps an eye on our rears using his unique skill. Akamarru has already marked some trees around here so that if some thing happens we can get out of here in a hurry. both his and my nose will be able to smell it. but once we get to the tower, getting past the trip wires will be easy. but we don't know what's inside so we'll have to be careful." he stood up. "If any of you are haveing second thoughts now's the time to express them. you're both very young and there's no shame in backing out of this."

meanwhile...
Ced made it to the next level.
"Oh man what next?" he asked suddenly fire shoot up from the floor completly bocking the hall. "Damn."
"That's right. there's no way around. but you better hurry." The sound ninja's cackle was starting to dive Ced nuts. the he heard something moving from behind. "You have about fifteen minutes." The wall at the end of the hall was moving closer towards him.
"CRAP!"
"Oh and i want you to know. i'll take good care of your friends. since they're coming i'll setup something nice for them."

[georgio]

Georgio nodded as he kneeled by Kiba and Oichi listening to his plane. "ok, until we get into the castle my Seishin Manako should world fine, other then that im pretty much blind till we can disable whatever it is hes using but dont wory i have your back guys"

As he listened he thought to himself for a moment. Back when Ced and he were alot younger they would hang out quite a bit. Many of the other villege youth and even some of the adults were scared of him. Ced was one of his first friends in the villege. His family came their years ago when he was just a babe. being popularly known to most of the villegers, the idea that someone could read their mind scared them. The other familys that had kekke genkais were well established and trusted in the community of konoha already, even though now they werent feared nearly as much and became well respected in the villege, he still had to grow up being feared as a kid.

He looked at Kiba and smiirked "i wont leave my friend kiba, im gonna save him and get him out of their, even at the cost of my live ill save him i promsie"

[cedlynx]

(i'll post this continuation of Ced then we'll wait for Fallon.)

"I'd say you have about 4 minutes left." that anoying cackle came back over the speaker. Ced stood there thinking. unlike his cousin who would sit and fold his hands in his own particular way. Ced would look over the situation then close his eyes and let his brain and five senses take over. he had done so ever since he threw a peice of cloth into the fire to see if it was an illusion. it burnt to ashes.
"hmmm, but where was the smoke?" he couldn't see or smell any smoke. not then not now. nor did he smell a fuel source. he opened his eyes and tossed his Kunai in. it to burned to ashes in mid air. but then a second later. . . CLANG! "It is an illusion." he smiled. he stepped through. it was hot but not worse then a really sunny day. he came out on the other side where his Kunai had wedged it's self in the wall next to his shurikan. "Perfect."
"Well done. onto the thrid level." came the ninja.
"these test seem to easy. what's he up to?"

[Fallon Piper]

She listened carefully to Kiba's plan, it was a good plan.

"Back out? You must have me mistaken for an Fuma ninja"

She laughed out loud.

"There will be no need for the sacrifice of your life this day, together we will prevail and your friend will be back with us shortly trust in that. I believe I should set off the traps I mentioned ahead, I did not see or sense any guards so it may do well to make him think we were careless. Once inside though, be extremely careful, indoor traps can be three times as tricky as the ones out side."

[cedlynx]

Kiba smiled at their determination. "Excelent." he listen to Oichi's suggestion. "Good idea. we'll throw him off gaurd." he looked to Georgio. "Any suggestions of your own?"

[georgio]

The lion thought and looked at him "i agree with Oichi definetly but i think if were able to find whats blocking my kekke genki i should be able to pick his brain and find out what traps he already has and i can find Ced"

[cedlynx]

"That's a good idea. however no doubt he can simply block you mentaly. but if we can bring down the barrier it would make the job easier." he stepped towards the forest. "Let's go." and with that he leapt into the trees.

[georgio]

He followed suit and stayed behind them both scaning the world around them with his kekke genkai. The lion could feel anything with thought even bugs ut found a huge blank spot where the castle must have been.

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi went center, staying just ahead of them moving quickly and fluidly through the trees. She sped up as she neared the traps near where she had scouted, reaching into a hidden pocket in her gei grabbing an explosive ball. She stopped on a tree limb that was about 10 yards from the mass of trip wires, she lit a sulfur match and lit the fuse on the explosive and threw it at what she thought was the epicenter of the trip wires. It landed right where she wanted it or close enough to be effective, a moment later it exploded disrupting the wires and setting off a chain reaction among all of the charges around causing massive destruction to the general area.

"Hum, as I thought...they were all linked."

[cedlynx]

inside Ced could feel and here the rumble of the explosions outside. "What was that?" he asked. then the sound ninja's voice reapeared on the inner com.
"It seems your friends found this place after all. but unfortunately they seem to have fallen victim to one of my traps. such a shame."
"You son of a. . ."
"ahah language."
"WHEN I GET OUT. . . "Ced stopped himself. he took a deep breath. "You're not going to go unpunished." he said as he reached the next challenge. he looked up at the ceiling. there were four targets,
"As you can see boy, there are four targets. all you have to do is wedge a weapon into each bullseye. how ever removing a weapon will reset the lock on the door."
"But i only have one shuriken, a needle and a kunai."
"You're the one with the brains figure it out." Ced sat there quietly thinking. all he had were the three weapons and tones of stone wall surounding him.

outside. . .
"Well i have to admit. i didn't expect you all to discover my traps so easilly." the sound ninja had turned his com system to the outside. "Well since you made it this far. it would be rude to not invite you in. gehhahahaha!"
"I think he knows we're here." Kiba said. Akamarru barked. "Don't get smart buddy. now's not the time." he looked at the two Genin. "Well, we shouldn't keep our host waiting. but be ready for anything."

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi nodded, then pulled her hood over her head and raised her mask and applied the decorative iron plate onto her brow it bared the symbol of the Iga clan it was her fathers old one.

"Agreed, stick together and keep your senses sharp and do not act out of emotion."

The last bit was directed at Georgio, she knew from his reaction back at the village that he might be prone to rash actions. And this was not a good trait for a ninja, it could mean not only his death but those of his team mates as well in real combat and missions.

"Kiba...allow me to to physically lead, this happens to be my specialty. I can also make an extremely convincing impersonation as well, that might come in handy as well."

They prepared to enter the old place, it was pretty big and she felt they would need all the tricks and creativity and wits they could manage to retrive and then excape with Ced alive.

[georgio]

Georgio looked at Oichi and could feel that coment sting just a little. He wanted to like Oichi, he really did but he just saw her as so stuck up and over professtional that he didnt like her very much. The lion stood in front of them both and started to lead in "ill lead us in, if theirs any traps near by he'll have left some sort of trace of his chakra aura on it, that i should still be able to see with my kekke genki kiba" Georgio wanted to save Ced but he wanted to prove to Oichi that hes a good up in coming ninja and can save his friends with his emotions.

[cedlynx]

Kiba could sense the rivalry. "That's enough. this isn't about who's better right now. don't get me wrong a good rivalry can be heathy but when you're on a mission like this your lives are on the line. for now i will lead. am i clear. cause if i'm not Ced could die. and not only him any of us could die at any moment." he hoped Georgio would understand. he knew Oichi would. he hated haveing to be the leader but sometimes it meant giveing orders you didn't like. "Georgio keep you Kekke Genkai up. Oichi be ready to act on what he senses."


(I'm sorry guys but you set up the perfect "this isn't about you" moment.)

[georgio]

The lion looked at Oichi and then kiba as he crossed his arms "your right, ced comes first... but dont worry ill keep my guard up and check ahead"

[Fallon Piper]

"I had no idea that I was being offensive, I thought I...never mind."

She felt a little stung that she was taken in that manner, she had no intention of coming across to the others like that. Of course she was not the only one with skills, she would be stupid to think that. From that moment on she started to think of Georgio with respect, he showed bravery at this moment and courage to stand up when it was needed. She also thought he was cute...she cut off her train of thought right there. Nearly furious at herself, with a mission like this ahead where lives are at steak.

"My apologies...please lead us onward."

She tried to say it with her best intentions, and as honorably as she could. Where she grew up, to be honored was up there with love and total loyalty. For the first time she felt like an outsider, an alien. But perhaps this was how she too was viewed, as strange and so on.

[cedlynx]

"Now that we got that out of the way. let's go." Kiba lead the way with Akamarru at his feet. they tread carefully into the complex. the entry hall seemed secure enough. "Anything?" he asked intending for Georgio to use his kekke genkai or if Oichi had even seen anything out of the ordinary.


meahwhile. . .

"Hmmm" Ced took the needle and the shuriken and threw them straight up at the targets bulseyeing two of the four targets. "And now." he struck the wall with his kunai. a small chunk chipped out of the wall. he picked it up and began to carve at it. in a few minutes he managed to carve another needle. "Too easy. i can't believed i was worried." he tosses the makeshift needle at the next target and bullseyed. then he threw his kunai. the door opened.
"Better hurry before the door shuts."
"But my tools?"
"Take your pick." Ced sighed.
"What a drag." he ran through the door. he ran down the stairs. there in the room on the next level stood the sound ninja.
"So glad you could make it. you next challenge is combat."

[georgio]

Georgio looked at the walls, floor and ceiling carefully, not only seeiing it with his eyes but his mind as well. His familys ability allows his mind to reach out and see what othrs could not. As he looked at the floor before them he grabbed Kibas shirt and stood infront of him and kneeled down. "this tile here...its rigged....definetly, its glowing to my eyes, someone recently put some soft of trigger here.....wether for a trap or not im not 100% sure but i dont think we should touch it, it seems to run under the floor, it might even some of alert system"

[cedlynx]

"Hmmm. well he already knows we're here. but all the same, you're right let's steep around it."

[Fallon Piper]

"You have very useful skills, I apologize for my earlier misgivings Georgio."

As they made their way deeper into the complex, she used all of her infiltration skills to help aid their progress though Georgio's jutsu over shadowed her own skills. But she thought it just fine, there was nothing more detrimental to a mission such as this than one with a big head as it lead to foolishness.

[georgio]

Georgio smiled and nodded at Oichi "thank you, i do come in handy sometimes ya know heh" Carefully avoids the block on the floor and keeps going suddenly feeling a kind of pull "i cant be sure but i think Ceds definetly still here.....if his emotions start to flare up at all i should get a better feel where he is, though however this guys blocking me its very good"

[cedlynx]

"Combat huh? This should be easy." Ced said smugly. the sound ninja pulled out two kunai. one for each hand. "Or not."
"This test is simple. Get to the door behind me. just touch it and you advance. your friends are just beyond that door."
"But you said five challenges. this is only the fourth." The ninja laughed at him.
"Get past me. anything goes."
"All right." Ced vanished into thin air. the sound ninja shook hs head and punched into the air next to him. Ced reapeared and the ninja connected with his face. "AH! damn."
"You take me for a fool?" Ced rolled over and brought his foot up between the ninja's legs.
"No, but i'm lucky you're a guy." Ced said jumping up onto his feet. the ninja kneeled over.
"You cheating little. . ." Ced grabbed the nob.
"You said anything goes. remember. i knew a direct attack wouldn't do much and a sneak attack was usless. so i facted it and hit you were you least expect it. you know most villige ninja wear protective gear down there now adays." he opened the door and walked down the stairs where at the bottom he could just see Kiba and the others. "Well what do you know? he wasn't lieing after all."
"I take it that's him?" Kiba pointed to the lynx at the foot of the steps ahead.
"May i have your attention please." the sound ninja's voice came over the com. "The building is riged to blow in three minute. HAHAHA! your final test is to get everyone out alive. oh and i forgot. i activated all the traps for you on that floor." suddenly buzz saws came out of the floor around them and poision darts shoot out of the walls. the pilliars began to twist and turn as they had obtained new blades (basicly think prince of persia traps or maybe indianna jones.)
"Crap." Ced sighed.

(i know. i rushed the fight but i know you guys wanna move into the next story line.)

[Fallon Piper]

As Ced appeared the voice on some kind of system roared out, a big massive death trap the place turned into. Things started getting crazy, Oichi spotted the darts and the blades coming at her just in time. To every one it appeared that she was hit by both at the same time, and when they appeared to cut and stab into her a puff of smoke appeared from her and a heavy thunk to the floor resounded. They looked and there was nothing but a good sized log laying on the floor, she was no where to be seen. Suddenly she dropped from the ceiling and started moving fast using her ingrained physical abilities, and combining them with some of her chakra to speed up further her quick and nimble natural reflexes and speed and agility dodging darts and blades with relative ease.

"I suggest we depart quickly, I will take care of the immediate traps as best I can we must work together!"

With that she flung the last few of her explosives at the pillars in their immediate vacinity, blowing them to pieces along with a few of the dart throwers in the walls. Her armor did it's job as she angled it correctly and deflected a few of the darts with it, she also had drawn her sword and used it to deflect as well in combination with her dodging and using her ninjutsu stepping techniques.

[georgio]

The lion smiled and looked seeing Ced "CED! your ok!" He smiled but it soon left him as he heard the intercom. As he looked seeing all the traps come to life he meeped "o..crap..." When he saw his teammate dodging things and ricksheying them off her armor he realized he needed to held. Georgio quickly made a few hand signs as he looked down the hall they came with the traps before him. "everyone stand back ill clear a path, wind jutsu! air bullets!" He wrapped his paw close to a fist and held the top part to the top of his muzzle and puckered his lips like he was spitting a spit ball but instead three giant balls of air, as big as bolders shot from his maw and ran down the hallway. The giant balls knocked all the darts and flying objects out of the air and even broke most of the saws moving around and the colums. He looked at them smiling "got to love wind jutsu hehe, come on!"

[cedlynx]

Kiba and Ced followed them but suddenly the floor fell neith them. "Great!" Kiba shouted. And then a large stone door began to fall slowly over the door way. Ced looked around and saw the remainder of his ninja tools next to one of the destroyed pillars.
"Now if only. . . But that would be to convenient." he sifted through them. "YES!" his trip wire was among them along with the rest of his kunai. "Let's go." he tied the wire to two kunai one on each end. "If you wouldn't mind?" he handed one to Kiba.
"I got ya." the dog said taking the knife. he threw it up at the ceiling. it wedged deep into the rock. Kiba gave it a good tug to make sure it was in tight.
"You first sir." Ced said. Kiba didn't argue, he knew what Ced was thinking. he swang across. the wire held and Kiba and Akamarru. was on the other side. he took the bottom Kunai and threw it at the floor next to Ced's feet. "Whoes next?"

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi went next, quickly spanning the gap landing on the other side.

"Are these sound ninja always so unstable in the mind?"

[georgio]

Georgio went last and looked at Oichi "yeah pretty much i think, but talk later" He started to run with the group hoping their was nothing else to obstruct them.

[cedlynx]

Ced quickly followed behind them. finally they made it out. there standing a few yards from them was the sound ninja.
"Congradulations Kiba, Oichi, Ced, and last but certianly not least Georgio. You all passed." he removed the wrapping blocking his face. "You three are now offical Gennin and Kiba you have advanced to Jonin." Naruto said with a smile as he removed the remainder of his disguise.
"It was you all along?!" Kiba yelled. Akamarru barked.
"I had a suspition but i didn't know for sure." said Ced. "So what was all that about?"
"It was your test. no doubt you all expected the bell test. so i decided to try something diffrent. and since Kiba's promotion was long over due Lady Hokage asked me to include him in this test." Kiba's eye's widened.
"So that importiant mission you went on was. . ."
"Just a set-up for this test."
"But Naruto Sensei, i gotta ask. the box you showed us yesturday what was that all about?"
"Oh that was to see if you could keep it out of enemy hands and to see if you could keep it's contents a secret. which you did. not looking is the best way to have kept it's content's identity safe." Ced couldn't help but ask his next question.
"Now that this is over, may we see?" Naruto nodded. Kiba pulled the box from his pocket and opened it up.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?" He stuck his finger in the white crytally substance then tasted it. "SALT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Yup. ordinary everyday tablesalt." Naruto's grin widened.

[georgio]

The lion was completly shocked and looked over at everyones surprise. He walked over to his sensei and looked at him silently. The next thing Naruto knew he got a punched in the face with furicious force. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU SENSEI!" He looked at him like he was so pissed, almost close to how Sakura would have acted "we could have been killed! Were your students for crying out loud. i mean at least with the bell test we werent in any real danger but what if we were prepared! we could have died! were jsut genin! i was so worried about CED you had no right!" Even though Georgio always came off as a sweet and caring lion, underneath he had a firey passsion to protect his friends and wouldnt take threats to them lightly. He turned and pouted not wanting to talk to him anymore "it explans how you knew how to block me out though, i guess my father helped you set that up...."

[cedlynx]

"OWWWWW! My jaw. . . You were never in any real danger. here." he tossed one of the darts from inside the compound. "It's made of rubber. if anything you would have gotten a nice bruse. the same with all the other traps. but Georgio, a ninja faces worse dangers than these every day. you should remember that."

[georgio]

He looked back him still very upset "i know that, but were still just kids, none of us are ready for that just yet... and your lucky your jaw isnt dislocated....im sorry i hurt you.....but i dont care wht the reason is..no one...no one threatens my friends...fake or not.."

[cedlynx]

"You have a good heart. excelent. Congrads Georgio. You just volenterred to be squad leader. if they die it will because you have failed them, if they succeed it will be because you have lead them to victory. class dismissed."

[georgio]

Georgios head turned to him as his maw dropeed and he felt as if he was petrified and frozen like that. "wha wha whaaaat!? sensei you cant be serious!"

[Fallon Piper]

She was not too surprised by all of this, she had been told to watch out for a lot of trickery here. Regardless she took it very seriously, test or not. She lowered her face veil, her face expressionless. Georgio had just hit their sensei and he was promoted to squad leader, it made no sense to her at all and it made her feel even more alienated. Had she not performed admirably enough, perhaps and again perhaps she was expecting too much.

"Congrats...if you have need of me, you will know how to find me."

With that she disappeared in a burst of smoke, no trace and in a wide open area in the fading light of day silence. Later that night, she sat upon the high thatched roof of her building where she was staying. Her uniform gone, it had been replaced by a knee length black silk kimono. Her hair long and was tied up with a lotus blue ribbon, her hair was black with red streaks in it and flowed like corn silk in the gentle breezes. The moon had risen full and high, she sat relaxed playing her bamboo shakuhachi flute a haunting melody drifted on the air. She was home sick, and playing her flute brought her back a small piece of home and comforted her. She felt so lost, and she had been here what? 2 days? Alone and lost, she had never felt so far removed. She could not go back to Iga, her father would most assuredly send her back and in the worst case banish her for disobedience to not only him but to the entire clan a dishonor. Then she stopped playing a moment lowering her flute, she took a deep breath and sighed. She raised the lengthy sleeve of the left arm of her kimono, the brand on her forearm shown clearly and boldly. All those who entered the Iga's ninja group were branded by a hot iron with this marking, a special kanji. She lowered the sleeve back over her arm, she looked up to the moon and felt it's solemn embrace. It was lonely too, and marked from countless battles. Her hand came up to her face, feeling and tracing the scar there on her other wise perfect skin. She was a woman after all, this scar only bothered her when she was alone like this the rest of the time she wore it like a badge of honor and it was in ways. Slowly she lowered her hand, and she drew up her flute once more and began playing. The sound permeated the silent air of the night, her melody's haunting and lonely but delicate and graceful even beautiful. She had been taught shakuhachi flute by her mother, she had excelled at it as she had the martial arts.

[georgio]

The lion sighed and looked at his team mates "um...fine i guess im team leader...ill see you guys tomorrow" He walked away and headed for home dreading the idea of being leader with all that pressure. "but what...what if somone dies cuz of me...i ...i wont let that happen i guess...."

As Georgio got home and slipped off his shoes he walked in looking for his parents "mom! dad! im home" He walked in seeing his mother washing her hands and he face a bit sooty "hi hunny, im just back for lunch, are you dont with your test already" He smiled and nodded "yeah and...we passed but...apparently naruto sensei...made me....team...captain" The genin said that reluctantly as he put his head down in dought but as he looked up his mother was running over and hugging him tight "o my little mans all grown up! and we knew youd pass but captain! im so pround of you! and so will your father be when he gets home!" Georgio was gasping for air after his mother let him go.

As he was breathing his father just arrived at home "back already? heh im not surprised i bet you saw thew that very quickly my son" He nodded and looked at his father "we eneded up "resquing ced" His mother gave his father a welcome home kiss and told him the good news. He smiled at his son and pat his head "good, he made a wise, choice, between you three you are an obvious choice, a born leader of your squad and your clan, i think its time you get a new jutsu to learn that will help you on missions" His mother smiled and looked at Georgio "i have a present for you too hunny, something to help protect my little boy" Georgio blushed and nodded as he father looked at him "ok son, now to your daily training" Gerogio looked at him very upset "awww come on dad cant i take the day off today..." His father just glared at him and he was off on his way to his room for his trainging.

Georgio walked up to his room and sat on his bed "i cant believe after my first day as a ninja i cant stop doing these stupid exercies even for one night...*sigh*...i might as well do them because "son youll become a strong leader of this clan one day after i am gone" pft! whatever dad...i still wish brother was here...he wanted to be clan leader...." He stood up and walked over to a dresser and pulled it open. The drawer was full of nothing but training tools, scroll for jutsu's and instructions for exercises to expand ones charka level. He pulled out a light blue scrool and an ink brush. The scroll was laid down on the floor and realved to have obscure writing on it surround ing a circle of what appeared to be a person first together resting on his crossed legs. Georgio sat in front of the scroll while writeing the same obscure language on his forarms and forehead. The brush got set aside as he assumed the same position as the figure in the scroll.

The boys aura of chakra starting glowing a bright as his eyes opened to see them glowing bright blue. To those who might obsurve the first time might not realize that hes actually expending his bodys chakra and pushing a bit beyond its physical limit, to stretch and increase his bodys own chakra. The young genin father made him repeat this exercise everynight since he was strong enough to pick up a kuni. however, the writing on his forearms was ment to halt the stretching as not to hard Georgios body, a safty precaution his father made sure to instill in him.

When the next morning came he arrived down stairs all packed and saw a package and a scroll on the breakfast table. "huh whats this?" He grabbed an apple and munched on it as he read the card "georgio, were both so proud your offically a ninja, your father and i both decided to get you a present" Georgio quickly opened the box and saw a pair of gloves with metal plate on the back of the glove "o cool mom made me gloves...but whats this?!" He looked carefully at the fungers half cut off on the gloves to see little plates on the top of the fingers. The genin saw their was a note under them and read it silently as a big smile came on his face "wow...and on my shoes too! i am so gonna half to tell the guys this"

Georgio looked at scroll and smiled seeing it was a new technique he would have to learn later. He put the scroll in his back pack and ran to quickly put his shoes on noticing they had little long plaetes under where the toes rested "cool hehe" He fan off happily and wondered waht his sensei would teach him today.

Georgio walked out of his house and smiled happily. He looked up at the bright sun and sighed contently. The young genin pulled out the scroll his father had given him and opened it as he walked to the training spot. "hm....wow....i didnt know i could do this to someone...this is really cool, i wish he had given this to me last night, i could have practiced this instead of that chakra enhancement exrecise..." He was lost in thoguht thinking og last night as he walked towards the training site.

He looked up sighing as he put the scroll away and smiled brightly "o well whatever, i feel great this morning and itll be a great day to train with sensei, and hes gonna teach us some new jutsu, and i can show the guys my new present...i better hurry hehe" Georgio always tried to smile even though things around him might be very gloom and doom, but he couldnt help try and see the bright side of things, something he learned form his mother growning up.

[georgio]

(ha ha ha h ah ai whave out post lengthed you fallon bewhere my awesome postynesss hehe :grin:)

[cedlynx]

"Good work Georgio." Ced then looked to Naruto and nodded as if to say good choice. After the others left Ced talked to Naruto for a few minutes about the test and then left.

Later that evening. . .

Naruto had used his chakra to stay firmly planted under the edge to the roof of the apartment building. the music of a flute was playing in the night sky.
"That's a lovely song." he said though the player could not see who had spoken. hebent upwards and grabbed the edge of the roof and pulled himself up onto the roof next to Oichi. "It's pretty sad though." he smiled at her. "I've already had this discusion with Ced and i'd rather you not tell Georgio. the reason i chose him as squade leader is because of the three of you he's the least likely canidate. Add that with the fact that he's expected to take over his clan and he doesn't want too, then it all means that he's the one who needs it the most. You and Ced are both prime canidates don't get me wrong. but i have to get Georgio to understand that being a leader isn't about doing what you want. he's got the heart but lacks the will. i just figured you should know. so. . . mind if i continue to listen?"

[Fallon Piper]

Shortly after starting playing a song taught to her by her late mother, it was a song of the Iga region about an Iga ninja that fell under a spell of illusion and remained lost never to find his way back to the village. It was a melancholy tune, but it suited her at the moment. She had felt a presence nearby, she continued to play unimpeded by it. If needed she always had in her flute a poison throat needle, she doubted she would need it as it was most likely not a threat. Suddenly she heard a familiar voice, and it turned out to be sensei Naruto. When he showed himself, she ceased her playing for the moment.

"It is a song from my village in the mountains in Iga province, it is about a ninja who had been tricked, then afflicted by an illusion spell of dark origin and was left to wander the mountain forests never to find his way back. It suites my mood tonight, as I too feel lost and alienated."

She listened to what he had to say carefully, she had expected as much as what he was stating while garnering some new information.

"I do not feel animosity for any thing said or done, unlike me I have been in an emotional state since arriving here. It did depress me, but not for the reasons one would expect. You have gained my respect for what you did for Georgio, he dose need the position in order to find his own nindo. I do not recognize how people live here, children are raised and trained differently here than in my clan. You have your training, and then after you have your own life. Where I come from in the Iga clan, once you are chosen to become a ninja or some times choose as in my case. You live, breath and sleep ninjutsu. The only time you are not training or being toughened by structured beatings and mock interrogations etc, is when you are sleeping. And even that is randomly obstructed by sleep drills, and long stints of sleep deprivation and intense training on top of that."

She paused for a time, and then shrugged.

"I do not mind if you listen, no one has sat and listened to my playing since before my mother last heard me...and she passed away 2 years ago in a fire that broke out in our village."

With that she brought the flute to her lips and began to play the song from the beginning, she played it as her mother taught her to with emotion and care.

[cedlynx]

Ced's eyes grew heavy as he sat at the diner table that evening. the bowl teryaki chicken and rice in front of him seem to be moving closer with every blink of his eyes.
"HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ced's eyes popped open immediatly and he sat straight up. "What's the matter with you?" His father yelled in his ear.
"Gess dad. could you be any louder?" he rubbed his ear as it still rang.
"Always be alert son. that's one of the most basic elements of being a ninja." His father said with a smug look on his face and his arms crossed.
"And what would a carpenter know about being a ninja?" Ced asked. his father's eyes shut and his mouth opened wide as he tilted his head. >-.-<
"Settle down you two or i'll tie you both up." said his mother before looking at Ced. "But i gotta admit you do look tired Ced."
"Naruto Sensei put us through this crazy test today. me in particular. it wore me out." Ced explained.
"You think that was tough, try being in the Ambu Black ops some time." Ced's Mother was a ninja in the Ambu Black ops as an information speacialest. it was her job to gather information on all sorts of criminals for the bingo books. she also worked closely with Georgio's father. "Now there's a tough job."
"Yes Ambu's have it tough my son. that's why we're the toughest." His father injected with a large grin.
"Mom, i think dad's having another day dream." Ced got up. "Anyway i'm goin to bed." Ced walked up to his room. as he entered he noticed the door was cracked. he grabbed a kunai from his pack and opened the door slowly. nothing seemed out of the ordinary. he knew his parents never entered his room so it couldn't have been them who opened the door. suddenly he heard a click."HUH!" SPLAT! was the next sound he heard as a cream pie hit him in the face.
"Alright you little asshole." He heard his mom's voice through the cream pie. "From now on your ass is mine."
"Right honey you go girl!" his father said. Ced couldn't help but think 'oh brother.' the next morning Ced got up early. real early. before even his mom or dad. he got dressed and crept down stairs. he grabbed some food and stepped out the back door. suddenly he heard his father's voice yelling.
"GOOD MORNING CEDRIN!!!!!!!!!" Ced stepped to the side as he always did to allow his father to fall on his face.
"You know dad the purpose of a sneak attack is to not let you opponet know you're coming."
"Good job my son." Ced rolled his eyes and headed towards the training grounds.


(in case you're wondering, yes Ced's dad is based on Ichigo's dad, Ishin from the show Bleach.)

[georgio]

(i already posted alot....you guys want to keep goin?)

[cedlynx]

(i guess we'll wait for fallon. i'd like to keep going though)

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi was up with the sunrise, she had prepped herself a iron kettle of tea and sat watching the sunrise from her window. She had slept well, it was a new day after all and perhaps she could maybe fit in after all. A discussion with sensei last night enlightened her, she did not particular feel well of what was going on, but she could see the logic in it and perhaps it would make the younger into a better ninja. She would keep her vow of silence between he and her, of what had been spoken. She sipped her tea, enjoying the beautiful sunrise over the trees.

[cedlynx]

Ced managed to get to the training grounds only a half hour after sun raise. he yawned. "It was worth it to get away from mom's hard ass training program." he said to himself. he loved his parents but thought they were both nuts. ever since he showed an intrest in being a ninja his mother always leaned on him about it. not as hard as Georgio's dad but still pretty bad. his father being the screw ball that he was never succeeded at becomeing a ninja. he failed test everytime. the sun was getting higher now and Ced was getting hungry. he pulled out one of two boxed lunches he had bought from an all night store on his way to the grounds. he sat there and ate it waiting for the others to arrive. suddenly he could sense someone standing behind him. "Hello Naruto Sensie."
"Hello Ced. that looks good."
"It's ok."
"Well i didn't come here to talk to you about your diet. i came."
"To tell me why you picked Georgio to be our squade leader? S'ok i had a pretty good idea why and i think you made a good call. he needs it more than Oichi or I. so it's no big deal."
"Good I'm glade you understand. I already talked to Oichi about it. i think she understands now."
"She is alot different from us, but I suppose that just makes her interesting. and she's already well trained. I can't help but wounder why she's even here."
"Well that's between Her, her father, and myself."
"I gotcha. no problem. if she decides to tell fine. if not well won't be the first thing i never found the answer to."

[georgio]

Georgio ran up to see his sensei and Ced chatting away as he walked up "hi sensei, hi Ced morning" He smiled at them and sat down looking around "where Oichi? id have thought she'd be the first one here frankly, she seems so punctual if you ask me, o well its still kinda early"

[cedlynx]

"Hello Georgio." Ced waved.
"Welcome back." Said Naruto. "well she still has about a half an hour left before we start."

[Fallon Piper]

She was a bit amused as she stood there listening to their conversation, she guessed that Naruto sensei would at least have sensed her by now but it appeared he had not after all. She was using a very old ninjutsu technique taught to her by an elder in Iga, Minomori was a very old retainer to her father and knew of all of the oldest ninja arts known. She was disguised within the large old tree, one could not tell or sense this jutsu unless she moved. It used a special cloth she always carried that had been given to her by Minomori, she was not late but had been the first there on the training grounds.

"I am respectful of time."

She removed the cloth, seeming to walk out of the tree.

"I hope you are all well this morning."

She looked different, she was not wearing her traditional Iga Clan armor.

http://media.photobucket.com/image/female%20ninja/heartless20/anime/Samuri%20or%20fighter%20Ninja/Female_Ninja_by_Scarlet512.jpg

Her headband bore the plate and insignia of the Leaf Village, it seemed she has changed a little bit. And not to mention she smiled a little with her greeting, she was hoping it did not look too out of place for her. Last night she had been made to feel truly welcome, and she had meditated on a good many things and went to sleep on it. She had awoken feeling different about her feelings about this place, and decided to change her out look. She also decided to 'loosen up' as it were, and her appearance showed it. She showed herself unlike she was able to home, she looked like a normal girl albeit a female ninja. She stood there, hoping not to be ridiculed for her sudden change. This was all new to her, without her traditional garb and armor.

[cedlynx]

"Umm hello." Ced said. "No offence, but who are you?" he said not recognizing Oichi.

[Fallon Piper]

She just took Ceds reaction with a smile, she then turned to Naruto placed one fist and open hand together in front of her and gave a slight bow.

"Good morning, Oichi Hattori reporting for training Sensei."

This felt really good, she had never had the chance to be a normal girl. At home she was to wear her armor constantly, mostly during training but she was treated like a boy regardless like they had a problem with females in the fighting ranks. She was not even trained like a kunoichi, but like any other ninja. She would much rather be what she was, a female.

(OH! And by the way, I forgot to mention...your going to have to Lionize the ninja girl in the photo with your minds eye. I could find no other reference more perfect, sorry! lol)

[georgio]

(hehe thats ok hun its a perfect refernece i think)

Georgio saw Oichi come from out of the tree and meeped "wow that was cool it seemed similar to a technique we learn in the achademy but it seems kinda different Oichi" He looked at ced and as he heard his responce his eyes half opened "ced...its Oichi" As he saw he more dressed down and not as uptight as before he felt like he could smile back at her more honestly. He had always gotten the feeling she never really got to embrace her own gender growing up from how she acted but he was glad she had learned to relax since the leaf villege was still strong but more lack in old traditions.

[Fallon Piper]

"I...look that different?"

She felt insecure suddenly, she did not know how to take these sort of things as she had never had to experience them. Aside from her private life and parents, she was always in her garb and mask even though most of the clan knew she was female but it was never brought up in any sense.

"I...um..."

She decided to distract herself, she knew not of any thing else to do to save face.

"The technique is an ancient method of disguise, it is very old and dose not require chakra or magic it is simple deception of the minds eye and the other senses. My clan the Iga are one of the last ninja clans that carry down the very oldest of ninjutsu methods, that is...aside from the Fuma clan..."

Her voice changed and drifted silent as she spoke of the Fuma clan, they tended to be the only significant enemy of the powerful ancient Iga.

"So, what is today's exercise Sensei?"

She stumbled through out her conversation, she felt very naked with out her garb and armor not to mention very insecure.

[georgio]

He could see how unsure she felt about herself and knew Ced was a little oblivious about things with girls. Georgio smiled at Oichi and nodded "thats really cool, and by the way you awesome today Oichi, definetly more relaxed then yesterday" As she asked he looked at naruto "yeah sensei, what are we gonna do today?"

[cedlynx]

Ced shrugged. "I just didn't recognize her with out her armor."after the others asked he looked to Naruto as well.
"Well as you know you're all genin which means D rank missions. One of the villigers lost their cat. . . AGAIN! it's our job to go find it. Oichi i know you're not use to such simple missions but we hhave to follow procedure on this."
"A cat." Ced looked disappointed. "I'd rather be training."
"Relax once you three do 8 missions together you'll be eligable for the chunin exames which will open up new rank missions for you. But you still have to prove you're ready for them by the time they come around."

[Fallon Piper]

She smiled again, but it went away a little after she heard about their mission.

"A...cat?"

She was not questioning, but rather shocked as she had never heard of such a mission.

"Hai, sensei. Where do we begin?"

She gave a little bow, not like her old bows she was trying her best to get use to being different.

[georgio]

Georgio nodded and smiled at them "thats not so bad, i could do that myself sensei, i love cats, we have one at home" He looked at Oichi seeing she was confused and chuckled "Oichi, their are 5 mission ranks, S, then A threw D:
(pulls out a chalk board with missions leveles on them and their explanation hehehe, couldnt help it) (copied from http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Missions (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Missions) )

D-rank (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/D-rank) - assigned to Genin (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Genin) fresh from the Ninja Academy (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninja_Academy). They pose almost no risk to the ninja's life and usually consist of odd jobs like farming and babysitting. work.
C-rank (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/C-rank) - assigned to more experienced Genin or Chunin (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chunin). They are missions anticipated to have some combat involved with the possibility of injury to the shinobi performing it. Examples are guarding people, background investigations, or capturing or suppressing wild animals.
B-rank (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/B-rank) - assigned to experienced Chunin. They are missions anticipated to involve combat with other ninja. Examples are guarding people, espionage, or killing other ninja.
A-rank (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/A-rank) - assigned to Jonin (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jonin), concerning, among other things, village-or state-level matters and trends. Examples are guarding VIPs or suppressing ninja forces.
S-rank (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/S-rank) - assigned to experienced Jonin and concern state-level confidential matters. Examples are assassinating VIPs, and transporting highly classified documents.
(puts the chalk board away heheh)"

Georgio smiled "and the best is we get paid thankfully, for all our hard work, so thats how it all works here at least"

(figured id explain it the sake of it)

[cedlynx]

(Dude the chalk board was great classic Naruto season speacial sillyness i love it.)
"Very good explanation Georgio. there is one minor thing you left out. and that on extremely rare occasions the Hokage herself may be called apon to partisipate in a S rank mission, but it's so rare. i myself have only known two insidences where that has happened." (the hokage inclusion is based on american dub explanation of rank missions in the first season)
"So were stuck tillin feilds and hunting dumbass animals who get lost till we advance huh?" Ced sighed.

[georgio]

(well someone needs to do it lol and fallon isnt familiar with it and your characters more like naruto then anything lol)

[cedlynx]

Ced picked up his bag. As he did a small scroll fell out of one of the pockets. "What's this?" he grabbed it and looked at it. "Oh right. I forgot about this." as the others look all they see is a blank scroll. "Forget it. only the Lynxer family can see what's on this scoll. it's one of our most valued ninja secrets." he said with a slight grin. "It's been modifid with a speacial Jutsu that only my family can see through."

[georgio]

Georgio saw the scroll and nodded "wow thats so cool, whats on it? some cool jutsu?"

[cedlynx]

"Can't tell ya. otherwise it wouldn't be a family secret. It's just a lil something that saved the lives of many a ninja in the past. that's all i can say."


(damn it. i keep getting Shikamarru's voice inside my head when my character speaks.)

[Fallon Piper]

"Oh wow, so it is basically starting all over again in my training. Well least I can look at it as this time I have an edge, well let us go and find this kitty and return it to it's owner then."

She listened to the others, and saw the scroll as well.

"You keep your jutsu on scrolls to carry with you? In my village the scrolls do not leave the Elders temple, we memorize while learning and practicing. I think they find that the best way for secrecy, not to mention effectiveness of the teachings of the jutsu. Every system has it's pros and cons, nice touch on how that scroll is constructed though only you can read it."

[georgio]

The lion looked at Oichi and chuckled "well i think he actually tossed it in his pocket by mistake really, Ced can be a bit forgetful at times"

[cedlynx]

"No, everyone in my family is requiered to keep a copy with them at all times. even those who aren't ninja. you never know when you need a. . . Well anyway." he put the scroll away and turned to Oichi. "Some Jutsu requirer the scroll to be present like certian sealing Jutsu and Summoning Jutsu. Some also require blood particularly the summoning jutsus. right Sensei?" Naruto nodded.
"Correct. now can we just find the cat?"
"Oh sorry."

[georgio]

He nodded and smiled listening. "ok Sensei, um, should i go ahead and start a search then with my kekke genkai?"

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi nodded.

"Were a team, so we all need to use our attributes and your will come in very hand on this one Georgio."

[georgio]

The Genin and smiled at them and nodded "ok, itll take me a second to find the cat but i should be able to get a hold of him" He closed his eyes and hidden eye in his fore head suddenly started to glow a soft blue. As he opened his eyes his eyes turned the same soft glowing blue. The glowing quickly seased and his eyes became a softy blue color as did the hidden eye symbol on his head did but stayed their in the same soft blue as his eyes became.

As he stood their his mind was elsewhere. His mind skowared the city for to him what seemed like hours but in fact it was no more then a few seconds for everyone else. The world to him was almost as if it was at a full stand still as his mind scoward for any feline feral life. His momentary search came to an end as the was looking at the cat as if watching from a few feet above form a birds eyes view. The Cat was outside the villege in the forest running after a butterfly and jumping at the air trying to catch it. When his mind returned to his body after the few moments he smiled "found him, hes outside the villege in the forest playing."

[cedlynx]

"I'll get him. this will only take a few minutes. and besides. no need for all of us to use up our energy for one little Kitty cat." Ced started toward the forest.
"Have it your way Ced you have one hour to do it on your own. if not Lunch will be on you while you sit and starve watching us eat." Naruto smiled.
"Fine but if i catch it Sensei pays and starves."
"Works for me."
"Be back in 59 minutes than." Ced vanished.

[georgio]

HE looked at his sensei as Ced went off "sensei you know he wont find it, i know right wehre it is, and the forest around konoha's huge""

[cedlynx]

"He may yet. Besides, I'm looking forward to a free lunch aren't you?"

[georgio]

He nodded and sighed as he sat down and looked at Oichi "we are a team, i think we should go with him, what do you think Oichi?"

Unbeknown to all residents of the villege a mysterious man was making his was toward the villege. (dun dun dun)

[cedlynx]

(you had to do the DUN DUN DUN lmao)

[Fallon Piper]

She looked at Georgio, she smiled a little and flung her arms outward in a silly gesture. She felt really odd doing this, but she thought oddly that it was funny even though she was still figuring out how to be this open.

"Well a team isn't a team unless were together and helping each other out. Leader or not, we should go help him and find the cat together."

[georgio]

He nodded and smiled at them both "yeah hes right, come on sensei please lets go after him"

[cedlynx]

"Alright then. so much for lunch."


meanwhile.

Ced had spotted his prey. it had only been ten minutes. "yes! this is gonna be easy." he said as he crept closer to it. "Don't mind me little guy." he lunged at it. the cat saw him and jumped to the side. Ced landed hard on the ground and looked over at the cat. "What?" it drew it's claws and scratched his face. "AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"

[georgio]

Georgio was walking with the others and heard Ced scream "*sigh* guess Ced found the cat...."

Meanwhile

From the shadows someone was making his way closer and closer to Ceds location. The figure had an evil grin on his muzzle as he made his way, knowing that he had completly cloaked his presence.

[Fallon Piper]

When they got there to Ceds location she could not help a laugh, he looked so funny with 4 lines across his face from the cat.

"I thought you had this under control Ced."

She said chidingly.

[georgio]

He kneeled down and looked at him and sighed "ced your really hopeless sometimes you know that" Georgio looked at the cat that had made its way to in front of a bush and smiled at it. "here kitty kitty *kiss kiss* come're" The cat came over as Georgio reached up his paw and allowed the cat to sniff it. He sniffed it for a moment and then nuzzledhis paw. "awww see ced you just need to know how to handle him is all" His mind felt a shock for a breif moment and he quickly stood "hello?...is...someone their?"

"heh i was hopeing you'd sence me if i let down my guard....." From behind a tree about 20ft from the group a lion comes out from behind it. He was clearly older looking then Georgio, even a couple years older then Oichi perhaps. The older lion was dressed in a long black cloak (just cuz i havent decided how to dress him yet). He bore a head band on his forehead with a long slash threw it and the symbol of the konoha slashed threw. "little brother.."

Georgios maw dropped and tears were about to come to his eyes as he ran over and hugged the figure "brother your back! ive missed you so much!" The older lion patted his head anc chuckled "their their Georgio, its good to see you too" The genin looked up smiling at him "Rolan where have you been?! dad looked everywhere for you and mom and i have missed you so much" "i know, and im not coming home little brother, im here to fetch something i need...."

[cedlynx]

Naruto noticed the slash through the plate on Rolan's head band. "GEORGIO! get away from him." He pulled a kunai from his pack and twirled it by the ring on the end of the handle before grasping it in his hand.
"What's wrong?" Ced asked.
"He's with the Akatsuki." Naruto answered. "And i don't have to tell you who they are do i Ced."
"Um no, but Oichi might wanna know since she's not from around here."

-que the little tear drop on naruto's fore head lol-

[georgio]

The older lion looked up and smiled at Naruto "hi Naruto, how are ya?" As he drew his kuni he pouted "ya know i didnt want to have to fight, i was hopeing to catch up with my little brother and make this quick and easy but if your gonna put up a fight...*sigh* theirs nothing i can do about it..."

Georgio looked up at him unsure "b-brother thats not true is it? those guys were evil, your not evil right?" Rolan looked down and smiled "no im not little brother, the old incarnation of akatsuki was, were the new ones, were much better but i am on assignment for the leader to get that scroll from Ced family, lucky for me he came out of konoha to get that cat so hes easy pickings"

Rolan looked and saw oichi and Ced and Naruto and then back to his little brother "im really sorry little brother but this is something i need to do for akatsuki" He pat his head and let him go "its really nice to see you again...o! how about you give me a hand with getting the scroll? i want to see how well fathers trained you so far" The genin looked at him skeptically "brother you know i cant help you with that, its wrong, its stealing" The older lion put his fist into his paw "o thats right, you always did have a stong sence of justice, youd never join akatsuki, well......ok then" He smiled at Georgio "im sorry about this brother, but curiosity is getting the better of me..." Rolan looked at his brother as hie eyes glowed light blue.

The next think Georgio knew he was in a world of all back and darkness and his own body was all white. "wha...what?! where...where am i...?" "im sorry about this brother but this is a win win...." Suddenly long chains came frome the darkness and secured themselfs around Georgios body, keeping his legs togethe and his arms to his side. "wha-whats this!? brother stop this!" The older lions face came out of the darkness and smiled "hey like i said its a win win, i get to see how well you have trained and you get to cut loose and help your big bro out without worrying about being blamed for it, dont worry, im in control of your body little brother and i wont hurt your friends i promise"

Suddenly an eye shaped window opened to see what Georgios eyes were actually seeing "well little brother from what i can tell your chakra levels are jonin level, but fathers limiters dont let you access it till your older or in danger...how about we open it hm? hehehe"

In the time that happened nothing but less then a second happened in real time as Georgios body suddenly turned standing by his brother, with an emotionless expression on his face and his eyes were cold and dead looking "sorry naruto but my little brothers forced to play for my team till iget my paw on that scroll, im gonna show you how powerful my little brother is" Georgios body suddenly became a glow with blue chakra, his body contained so much it was actually visible.

[cedlynx]

"So it's like that huh?" Naruto smiled. "TRANSFORM!!!" Naruto's body changed to look exactly like Ced in every minor detail. "NOW! MULTY SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!!!!" In the blink of an eye there were well over twenty Ced's each and everyone taking a battle stance even the real one.
"Release Georgio now and spare yourself some pain." they all said at once. the real Ced saw Naruto's plan at once. it was basic but effective. but he had to match everything Naruto did and said precisly for it to work.

[georgio]

The older lion chuckled and walked back to a tree and leaned back smiling "ummm....nope hehe, besides my little brother can handel this i think, i removed the limiter and i want see how much stonger he is, if its too much ill step in....go ahead little brother"

Georgios consciousless body pulled his new gloves from his back pocket and slipped them on as he then grabbed out a kuni and ran straight toward the group, faster then one would have thought. He immedietly avoided the first strike at him and bent down slashing at the clones stomach making it dissapear. As he slashed his other arm came around and punched at nothing but air.

Suddenly behind the punch came a huge wave of air that threw back another three clones and sent them flying into trees. Georgio jumped in the air and quickly made signs as he cupped his paw and three giant air bullets came and fired down on the group.

All the while Georgio was inside as a prisoner of his own mind "brother stop! your hurting them" The shadow of his brothers face came beside Georgio "naw, your senseis a fast healer and i promised i wouldnt hurt them little brother, ill just have you rough them up a bit" Georgios eyes went blue as he struggled to break the chains "you cant break them, your powers have grown, alot, but they havent matured enough to beat me yet little brother in a few years you might even surpass me....im so proud"

[cedlynx]

(we'll pause he for now and wait for Fallon. i think she said she'd be back tomorrow night.)

[Fallon Piper]

She was a little surprised at how fast things had just went to crap, she did not know the clans that had bad intentions for the Leaf Village, but she found this was one of them at least! She dodged easily the air bullets, managing at the same time knocking one of her team mates out of its path as well. She landed managing 3 graceful back flips to soften the landing, then stood firm. Taking aim at the older brother she reached into her gei and retrieved a stack of specialized star shuriken, and with a focused mind she performed a technique that she was taught and excelled at the speed throw. In a mere instant she sent 8 shurikens in a tight pattern directly at the older brother while he was disracted, as soon as they were released she seemed to have disapeared but a moment later she re appeared behind a tree hoping that maybe her attack would disrupt the tension and focus of the fight and if not she would have to figure out an alternate plan.

[georgio]

The older lion saw the shuriken coming and in a flash of that breif moment, a clang was heard and Georgio appeared to have knocked all eight down easily. Rolan looked over and smirked "heh that oichi girl, if she had stayed out of it, i would have left her alone, but that attack was quick weak prehaps i shouldnt bother" He looked over in the direction of the tree she was hiding behind "you clearly have forgotten what clan my brother and i belong to, you cant hide from us....great daugter of the oga clan...brother...fetch..."

Georgio body dissapeared in a speeding rage as suddenly the tree Oichi was hiding behind was snapped in half. When she turned to see, she was Georgios fist had gone clear threw it. the young Genins seemingly souless body gave Oichi a round house kick and sent her body flying back regardless of her block or not. The older lion smiled and clapped "wow im amazed, little brother your bodys super charged, its a shame you cant be like this all the time, too bad your bodys to immature handel no more then short birsts of your full chakra and strength releases, youll definetly be clan leader one day"

Back in Georgios mind he panted still trying to break free "stop it! your promised you wouldnt hurt them but you just sent Oichi flying!" "heh calm yourslef little brother at most shell have a fractured rub, easiily mended with the medical jutsu of the fifth, but i dont think she'll get up, if she does i may have to do something more trastic to keep her down...i cant exxactly kill her, even i dont want the entire iga clan on my or akatsukis behind...but we better get your teacher first, then ill take the scroll and leave"

(dont worry i realize im semi god modding but his body cant handle this much power for forever so dont worry its just cuz of his brother controling him)

[Fallon Piper]

As much as she figured, an attack came her way. But it caught her off guard as to the ferocity and power of it, in an instant she caught a round house kick and was sent flying landing in a rolled tuck and the instant she gripped the ground enough with her feet she disappeared. Angered by having been so openly struck she felt some thing inside of her open up and it felt like it was drenching her insides and seeping into her muscles, she suddenly felt like she could take on an army. She moved blindingly fast catching even Georgio's brother off guard, she swept Georgio's feet from under him and he hit hard she as quickly as she ever could touched two places on his neck using the Dim Mak chackra paralysis technique.

"My apologies stranger, but any member of the Iga clan could take you apart. I may be young, but I am not an easy adversary and you never turn your back on a ninja of the Iga clan no matter who they are. I will learn of you and your compatriots, and I do promise you this one thing. The Hattori, head of the Iga Ninja Clan, ally of the Koga Ryu and the Lin Kuei ninja. All of your names will be known, and you will do well to fear the shadows. Go away, leave these genin alone and your brother as well! Have you no honor to family!?"

She drew her sword, she spoke that last part loudly and forcefully.

[cedlynx]

Ced looked at Georgio. "Sorry buddy." he made hand signs. and looked over at Rolan. "SHADOW POSSESION JUTSU!!!" the real Ced's shadow crawled it's way ove to Rolan as he was distracted by Oichi. "Got you!"

"CED NO!!!!!" the shadow clones all shouted at Ced.

[georgio]

Georgio flew back and was suddenly paralized for the moment. The older lion smirked and looked at her "my my, i knew you were a prodegy to your clan but i never thought you this powerful....looks like im going to have to do something more drastic with you.....hold her..." Suddenly Georgios arms wrapped around Oichi and she suddenly felt like her mind and thoughts were disjointed and she could not focus, let alone escape.

The older lion started to walk over and smirked " dont bother trying to escape i have your mind in a lockdown your barely able to focus enough to comprehend what im talking about let alone escape my brothers grasp" He looked at her and put his finger to her forehead "you know i would have thought you were smarter, trying to paralize him is useless, at least with me around, muscles and even the cells in them are controled threw minute electrical pulses sent threw the brain, and with our clan such a technique is useless"

Oichis body from the neck down went completly limp. Georgios laid her down and the older lion looked down at her. "youve lost all motor control of your body if you hadnt noticed, i promised my little brother i wouldnt kill you and i figured making you a quadraplegic so that i dont have to hurt you would be better" Rolan saw she was trying to fight it and he chuckled "dont try to fight it, its set in your subconscious, if you try to fight it ive set it so that your mondula-oblongata would fail and your heart and lungs will stop working, so be a good girl and stay down, ill only be a minute lon-!"

Rolan turned his head and saw the shadow connecting their bodys. He smiled at Ced, alomst looking creepy "i dont need my body to get you remember...i have Georgio..."

(figured id give you a chance to post quick)

[cedlynx]

All the remaining clones tackled Georgio holding him down. Ced looked at their advisary.
"What do you want with the scroll it's useless to anyone out side my clan. it may as well be a blank peice of parchment." The real Naruto still disguised as Ced walked over.
"Don't underestimate them. The Akatsuki have ways of getting around jutsus like that." he said.

[georgio]

The older lion smiled at Ced "hes right you know, all i have to do is pry the information from your mind to do the release on that scroll..." He looked over at his brothers body just laying their pinned. "come now little brother stop toying with your sensei and get up" Georgio started to throw them off one by one aside as his strength proved to be difficult for the remaining clones. He slashed at them one by one till he finished the last of them off and stood their still with cold souless eyes looking at Ced as he slowly started to trred to him. "down side of your little technique is that you cant move independently without me resisting to hold you in place, that is untill you release that little jutsu"

He looked over at Naruto and smirked as suddenly the world around naruto went blank "sorry naruto-kun i cant have you interfearing, now how about we distract you for a moment....with yout worst fears..." Narutos body was black and white in the dark world around him. Suddenly his friends a ppear one by one, being killed off and all naruto could do was stand their.

Georgio ended up reaching Ced and grabbed him by the throat and lifting him in the air. Suddenly, Ceds jutsu gave way as Rolan started to walk toward him "you might have trapped my body, but not my mind, you clearly have alot to learn kid" He smiled at him and looked into his eyes "sorry about this kid but dont worry itll be over in a minute" Rolan grabbed the scroll out of this pocket "now all i need is the relase and thatll be easy as...."

His eyes glowed a soft blue but suddenly he was thrown back and put his hand to his face "what...that was.....o curse you father, hes protected your clan and sealed the information in your mind, i cant even see whats on the scroll threw your eyes, well looks like ill have to take...a more drastic measure..." As Ced saw Georgio he was tears running down his cheeks. He could see Georgio was fighting this as hard as he could but couldnt stop no matter what he did and this was hurting him so much that hes was hurting his friends like this.

In Georgios mind he was hearing and seeing everything as tears were jetting down his eyes as he watched and still stuggled "brother pelase stop hurting them! what are you gonna do now that you cant get the scroll?" His brothers face appeared from the blackness in front of him "o me little brother? im gonna offer a trade....Ced...for the information i need, i cant pry it out so im going to offer his safty for the release...knowing Naruto he'll do what i ask and wont let Ced suffer...." "what?! suffer?! dont take him! take me instead brother please!" "take him? o little brother you dont undersstand..im not taking him anywhere..im going to seal him in a coma of his own mind as a prisoner, he'll have three days to live before his mind shuts down completly....so please pass that information to the 5th for me will you?" "NOOOO! STOP! YOU CANT!"

Without hesitaion Rolans eyes glowed a bright floresant blue in front of Ced and Ceds body went limp and he passed out. Georgios body laid him down and Rolan started to walk away "ill be at the tenchi bridge little brother let them know, it was so good to see you again" He looked back and smiled as he dissapeared in a flash and Suddenly Georgios eyes showed signs of life again but his eyes started to cry like a river as he fell to his hands and knees in fear for his friends life. When Rolan was sufficently away the genjutsu on Naruto was released but Oichi was still paralized, something that would easily be fixed with Georios fathers assistance.

[Fallon Piper]

"Damn!!! Damn that fool! Damn this area and your crazy jutsu's! If I had not taken off my armor, this would not have happened as it has protection against jutsu's."

She yelled frustrated and infuriated, yet she was also more afraid than she had ever been in her life and it only hurt her pride deeply nearly brought to tears for being over taken so easily. She turned her head as best she could to check on the others, she did not like what she saw.

"Is every one alright? I cannot see you all well enough, I am sorry I failed you..."

She turned her head away from them and silently wept, she felt so useless and after all of the tortured training she had endured she could not believe that she was so easily take down by a jutsu from a pompous fathead.

[cedlynx]

As Georgio let go when he came to his senses, Ced's body fell limp and lifeless. his eyes still open as soulless looking as Georgio's only a few moment's ago. Naruto came to.
"SASUKE!!!!!!!" he realized where he was.

[georgio]

Georgio sat their still crying over Ced and looked down at Ced. When his saw his sensei come too he tried to wipe his tears off and didnt know what to say. He had been so ashamed, thought he felt more betrayed then anything else, but deep down he was jsut happy his brother kept his promise and didnt kill anyone, but if he didnt get what he wanted his friend would die.

Suddenly a squad of three anbu appeared (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/ANBU ). One of them pulled up their mask to show Gerogios fathers face "what happened her son..i thought i senced....was it...?" Georgio looked over and nodded "it was...Rolan dad...he hurt Ced and...crippled oichi....they...they all got hurt...because of me....." Georgios father walked to Oichi and kneeled down. "dont worry youll be fine young Iga girl" Oichi's body suddenly returned to normal and her movement was restored "youll be fine, ive reset the connection to your mind....their was nothing you could do...especially not against Rolan..." He stood up and walked back to Ced, kneeling down. His father didnt even try to enter his mind and just stood back up "we need to get you all back to the fifth to debreif...." One of the others picked up Ced and started back.

[Fallon Piper]

She was thankful when she could feel her body again, she moved as if she had done so for the first time so glad. She still felt badly like she was worthless, she truly felt worthless after what had happened. She hung her head, fighting the urge to weep in front of the others. What had she trained and suffered for all those years, if she could be put down so quickly and easily? She could not bring herself to accept this was as powerful as she could or should become, she was a Shinobi of the Iga. She knew the power of the higher ranked Shinobi, they were like nightmares and she thought she had earned the right to be the same. Perhaps she had been fooling herself, her pride blinding her to the reality. She stood sure footed, her head still hung she looked at the branding mark on her inner forearm. She swore to herself that one day she would as powerful if not even more so than her father, as powerful as the legendary warriors of old even if it killed her. It dawned on her that this was perhaps why her father had sent her here to the Leaf village, so she could learn bi-cultural and blend the different powerful arts into the Iga teachings.

"I...was not ready. I will be one day, one day people like him will be nothing to me...I will protect my friends and my people one day, at least this embarrassment was enlightening."

She walked with the others, to debrief.

[cedlynx]

"DAMN IT!" Naruto shouted as he punched the ground. "I can't believe i let him take me so easy. i underestamated the basturd." he stood up and informed the Anbu that he was alright. he looked over at his fallen student then to Oichi with some relief. then he looked to Georgio. he walked over to the lion. "It wasn't your fault. if it was anyone's it was mine. i wasn't causious enough." he grabbed Georgio by the shoulder. "After the briefing i want you to stay with Ced and Oichi. remember you're the squad leader. I have to go see someone." he walked over to Georgio's father. "I'll catch up for the debriefing. i gotta do something first." then he vanished.

[georgio]

Georgio listened to his sensei and nodded as he tried to be strong "ok sensei, ill watch out for them" He looked at Oichi and then his father "ok lets go" He started to run with this father and oichi just behind them. "son...are you alright?! what happened exactly....your minds dwelling on alot of greif....." He looked at his father and looked down at bit "he...he took over my body....im sorry dad...i couldnt fight him..hes..hes so strong...." "i know son...your fine though....tahts all that matters..." "what about ced though?! cant you help him?!" The older lion looked at him and kept going "...somthing your brother did..im not sure..but ill get Inos father to help me and we'll do what we can..."

The young genin nodded and fell back a little as he ran beside Oichi "oichi..its me...i know you had enought mental encoundters for the day..but...i need to say im sorry...i should be strgoner then that...i should have fought back harder....i...you and ced...could have been killed because of me......i...im sorry....my father seals my true powers because...i cant handel it and....becaise i asked him too......i...i just dont want to hurt anyone i care about...and i ended up doing that...im sorry..." He looked at oichi as tears started to well a little but he tried to hold them back.

[Fallon Piper]

She stopped and so did he, she gave him an some what expressionless look.

"Don't worry about it, I too wish I were more powerful and I will be given time and training. And if I were to die Georgio, I would have died in battle standing on my feet fighting...I would have made my father proud...to die in combat at least trying to protect my friends. You could not do any thing, and neither could I apparently."

She placed her hand on his shoulder firmly, and a serious look came across her face.

"I have the knowledge of my clan, it is not ancient jutsu but wisdom. Georgio...to be a leader is to be strong inside even if you are not on the outside. Concern for your comrades is natural as a leader, it is responsibility. But you must also in the future come to terms with loss and failure, any great leader knows these two things very well and he or she who dose not know defeat or loss is not a leader worth a damn."

Then a smile slowly crept across her face, she felt very good about helping him cope with her words they were her fathers passed on to her.

"I have my own jutsu, but it is not known to me as I have yet to progress that far. So don't worry about all of this, I have a very powerful force behind me in my blood line. The entirety of the Iga clan and their allies, Koga and Lin Kuei shinobi. All we can do is look after Ced and help in any way that we can, even Sensei got the pink slip with that brother of yours but there is a way with every thing."

They started walking again, Oichi thought of her own brother well she adopted him as her brother long ago. Fujibayashi Nagato Jonin of north Iga, he was feared and powerful yet she knew another side to him and it was brotherly to her. The three shinobi families that controlled the Iga region and made the clan, Fujibayashi Nagato of the north, her father Hattori Hanzo of the middle and Momochi Sandayu to the south. She had extremely powerful allies with both her father and Fujibayashi, if they needed help...she thought that she would bring up the idea of making the journey to Iga province. Once there she could consult between her father and Fujibayashi, and if any thing at all cause a very good amount of dread and a price on their attacker and his small group. A good portion of Japans most powerful ninja on their trail, she would be greatly satisfied with that if that is all she would be granted. For now though, she would wait and see what would be said by the 5th.

[georgio]

The lion looked at her and nodded softly. Even though her words made him feel better, he still was upset about it deep down and didnt know how to make up for Ced being hurt. "ok..your right Oichi.....we better catch up with my Dad...." He turned and started to run back since Ceds condition he knew was so dire.

[cedlynx]

Naruto had rushed to the one person who could have any answers.
"PERVY SAGE?!" he called out when he reached his former sensie's ussual hideing spot. "No woman today?" he said lookinf down in the hot spring. "I guess the pervy sage went home."
"Will you stop calling me that." Said the older man. Jeraiya was sitting behind Naruto writting on a scroll. Naruto had a pretty good feeling it was the next volume of 'Make Out Paradice'. "I already know why you're here Naruto."
"What the hell's going on? i thought we took out the Akatsuki 9 years ago. Why is Georgio's brother involved." the older man stood up.
"We did. But it seems that with in the past two years a small group of copy cats picked up where the original Akatsuki left off. thanks to you we can now confirm at least one member's identity."
"Why didn't you tell me any of this? now my studen't in a coma."
"He put Georgio. . ."
"No. Ced."
"I see. so he's after the Lynxer clan family secret. Rolan always was a little jelous of Ced for takeing up Georgio's attention." Juraiya packed up his scrolls. "I'll head off and see what i can find out. get back to your students." the toad sage vanished and Naruto was alone.

meanwhile. . .
"where am i?" Ced asked not realizing he was really comatosed.
"HEHE!" came a girls laughter. he looked around the darkness but saw no one.
"Ced. get your ass over here and look after her." he heard his mother's voice call out to him. he could not fight the erge to speak.
"Coming mom." he said. he had not intended to say anything let alone what he said. he felt his body move toward some grass the darkness faded away and he was in a feild next to a large river. then he saw his family sitting over by the river having a picnic. his mother was preparing the food while his father was acting silly for his younger sister.
'ARYANNA?!' he thought but did not speak. he walked over to them as natural as can be. 'But she died. or wait wasn't that just a bad dream? yes that's right it was all a dream.' when he arrived.
"Ced what am I gonna do with you. you're such a scatter brain." he mother scolded.

[georgio]

(*crys* but ero-senin died in the manga.....poor pervy sage.... and btw you want to take over the 5th too? idk if i can handel her well hehe, but i can do ino's dad)

[cedlynx]

(opps i never looked that far in advanced. is kakashi dead? if not i can edit it. and no problem. hehehe lots of yelling time.)

[georgio]

(no hes alive, but jiria died....it made me cry...but its ok it works regardless hehe fallon at least doesnt know the diff...besides....think of the inside jokes we can do with her with Jiria hehe.....sorry fallon but its true hehe *hugs*)

(but we might as well be their now)

[cedlynx]

(ok I'll kick it off then.)

Naruto caught up with the others just as they had gotten to the Fith Hokage's house.
"Sorry about that. i had to get a few answers." He said rejoining Georgio. suddenly Ced Mother ran up ripping off her Anbu mask.
"You little Dumb ass! what have you gotten yourself into?" she shed no tears and spoke firmly, but Naruto could tell she was upset.

meanwhile. . .
Just inside the fifth's house.
"Lady Hokage. Naruto and his squade have returned. it seems one of the Genin is seriously injured." Sakura annoused as the blonde haired lady was tossing back some sake.
"DAMN IT! can't i get a peaceful drink just once." Paperwork of several veriaties lay scattered across her desk and floor. several empty sake bottles sat neatly in front of her. "Let them in." Sakura opened the door to let the group in.
"Lay him down over on the sofa." Sakura instructed the Anbu carrying Ced. his mother sat on the end pillowing Ced's head but doing nothing else.
"NARUTO!!!!!!" Lady Hokage shouted. her expression had no other word to discribe it with. She was pissed. >O.o< She swung one of the empty bottles across Naruto's face and proceeded to lecture. "You dumb ass! what the hell happened this time?" Naruto cringed as he recover from the strike to the head.
"Well Georgio's brother showed up and took control of him. he said he wanted the scroll Ced was carrying." at this Ced mom jumped up knocking Ced's lifeless body to the floor. Sakura quickly rushed to return Ced onto the sofa.
"THAT ASSHOLE'S GONNA PAY! No one tries to steal my father in laws family secret."
"oh yeah. to say nothing of harming your own flesh and blood." Naruto mumbled.
"SHUT UP!" The fifth and Ced's mom shouted together in each of Naruto's ears.

(i thought i'd break the tention with a little comedy)

[georgio]

Georgio saw the huge place that the fifth hokage stayed at and it never seased to amaze him. As they walked in he smiled at sakura trying to stay hopeful but didnt know all to welll how to maintain it for very long. When he saw the hokage he wasnt surprised at all she was drinking, she was a women that loved her sake, and gambling though they say shes the worlds worst gambler. Even though she was considered the villeges strongest and wisest ninja she didnt seem it at all. Her age didnt reflect her status one bit. She apparently always kept a transformation justu going so she doesnt reflex her real age which would be in her late 60s of not early 70s by now. Though shes still said to be the worlds greatest medical ninja. He looked at Oichi wondering what she thought about the hokage, Tsunade, leader of konoha.

After Naruto was barraded by both Ceds mother and Tsunade, Gerogios father took a step forward "lord hokage, their is something more dire that needs to be known....my son..is a memer of the new akatsuki..." He stood silent for a moment and looked at her seriously "he not only manipulated my sons body but put Ced in this state and sadly to say i dont believe your medical ninjutsu can help him at all, at least not with his mind....i dare not even peer into Ceds mind till inoichi yamanaka get here, ive sent for him and he should be here soon, for now my son knows most of Ceds condition..."

Georgio stood forward reluctantly and looked at the hokaga "he...he said he sealed him in his mind and has three days before his subconscious processes stop and he dies....he said he'd free him for the information on the release of the scroll he took....he couldnt get it because it was protected i guess...." He looked at Ceds mother and walked to her and bowed trying not to cry "im...im sorry...its my fault Ceds like this...my brother...controled me and made me hurt everyone...i could see everything but...but i couldnt do anything to stop it..i promise...ill do anything i have to to save Ced and beat my big brother up for hurting him like this i promise!"

[Fallon Piper]

She was not surprised at the residence of the hokage, but she was a little taken aback by her bad habits and as the head...why she would drink so much. This got tense for a few minutes, but it was some what comical if not odd to say the least. She listened to every exchange between every one, she wanted to speak but she found herself in a precarious situation as the highest respect should be made in the house of a high leader such as the hokage. It took her some time to get up the courage, but she finally willed herself to step forward during a period of silence. She stepped forward and bent on one knee one arm resting over the bent knee and the other her hand clenched with her index and middle fingers up against her forehead in a gesture of loyalty and obedience, she held this for a moment then seamlessly stood.

"Lady Hokage, Tsunade. I am Hattori Oichi of Iga, daughter of Hattori Hanzo Soke of the Iga Shinobi. It is not Georgio's fault as a leader, but mine. I failed to protect my leader, my current best was not good enough and I also failed to protect my fellow team when called upon to do so. I would have given my life..."

She was silent for a moment, then spoke up again.

"Lady Hokage, if you need. I have powerful allies in Iga, not just my father but also Fujibayashi Nagato Jonin of north Iga. My allies are yours, my life as well if you call for it to save Ced."

She could not help it, in the face of a powerful figure she for the moment reverted back to her extremely strict and disciplined self. She wanted to respect the Hokage and the other elders in the room as best she could, in the back of her mind she just hoped that they too were not so lax and cause her diligence to seem silly as well.

[cedlynx]

Ced' mother smiled at Georgio. iwas not her normal evil smile she gave Ced when she was about to do something to him.
"It's alrigh Georgio. It's no one's fault but your brother's." she said this to both Georgio and Oichi.
"And maybe Naruto's." Added the 5th. Naruto sighed and went into a corner to moap. Ced's Mother walked over toward the Hokage.
"They're so addorible when they try to take the blame." she said somewhat excitedly..
"I know." replied the 5th. if Ced had been contious his jaw would have dropped in confussion. his mother was never like this at home. then Ced's mother's face was serious again.
"Let me go see him. i'll give hime a secret he'll never forget." the Hokage nodded.
"Take two squades with you. id don't wanna take any chances. Now Naruto." Ced's Mother left. Naruto looked up from his finger which until now he had used to draw circles on the floor. "Tell me everything you know." Naruto explained everything the toad sage had told him about the new Akatsuki. "I see. well if they're anything like the originals than we have a fight on our hands. take him to the hospital. Have Inoichi meet us there." she looked at Oichi. "As for your offer. hold on to that please. we do not need their help now, but i don't doubt we will soon."

[georgio]

Georgio nodded and smiled at Ceds mother. He always knew she was alot nicer then she seemed. she was just hard on Ced because she wanted him to do well. He looked at the hokaga and smiled at her "thank you Tsunade sama" He turned to walk out as the other two anbu members walked out carrying Ced to the hospital and his father followed behind him.

(didnt know if you watned to add anything till we get to the hospital)

[cedlynx]

(your fine. please kick it off when your ready)

[Fallon Piper]

(I am fine with moving on, do so when you are ready:) )

Oichi bowed to Lady Tsunade, thankful that she was at the very least taken seriously. In Iga she may not have been, except to her father and one other unless it was mission related. And this very much was, and if the other members of this ninja group were just as if not more powerful then they really would need any help they could get. She thought if she showed up in Iga with a scroll from the Lady Hokage, she would request the presence through her father for Fujibayashi Nagato to be there as well. She wondered what deliberation they would have, if they agreed to help then that would mean not just their involvement but that of the entire Iga province. It would mean a declaration of war against the Akatsuki, and for such a large decision to be made that would also mean it would be a must to have all three heads there. Her father Hattori Hanzo, Fujibayashi Nagato Jonin of north Iga and Momochi Sandayu to the south. As she followed Georgio and his father to the hospital a subtle chill came over her, she had just realized what could happen when she had made her offer and wondered what repercussions it could have on not just her clan but the Leaf Village. She could not help but feel deeply disturbed by the massiveness of it all, what had she done? She thought right back against that troublesome voice, I did what was correct to the situation and it may not have such a massive repercussion as she was imagining. Still though she was troubled, and she hoped that it did not show.

[georgio]

When they proceeded to the hospital, Ced was given a room and bed to lay in. Soon after an older man with long blond hair tied back in a pony tail walked in. He bore a leaf headhand and didnt look as if he was much. "hey, sorry i took so long, i was at the shop with ino when i got the message how is he?" Georgios father stood by Ceds beside and looked at him "i havent even thought of trying to look into his mind yet, something feels wrong, im sure you sence it as well. Inoichi walked over and looked at Ced and nodded in agreement "yeah..we better be careful...shall we?" Georgios father nodded and closed his eyes as Inoichi put his hand on Ceds forehead.

They all stood their in scilence as Georgio stood at the foot of the bed parying they oculd do something for him. After a few moments passed Inoichi sighed and took his hand from Ced. "this is worse then i thought possible, and you say Rolan did this?!" "Inoichi please...can you help him?" Georgio looked over at him very scared for his friend. The blond jonin looked at him and sighed again "its not that simple.....we cant do anything from out here...it has to be broken from inside thats the problem....ceds condition is...well the first ive ever seen really, its like hes in a coma but his minds still as active as ever, its very strange.....but his mind is sealed completly, we limited to very few options.....frankly the best option their is....is the most dangerous..."

"i dont care!...we need to save Ced, hes my best friend and team mate....im not gonna let him die...but cant we just let my brother have the release..." His father looked at him "that isnt an option, his clan has very powerful jutsu, some far more dangerous then you oculd think, if akatsuki ever got their hands on them the villege and everyone else would be in great danger should they find any agresstion from that group...." "please dad ill do anything to save Ced, isnt their anything i can do?!" Inoichi looked at Georgios father "you know if we tried that he would be his best option....you see...Georgio....since Ced cant use any jutsu like mine, nore does he have any special ability like you or your father...hes literally powerless...but...if we sent in someone or even a team, into his mind, it could be possible to break the jutsu...."

[cedlynx]

For the most part Naruto understood what they were saying. but to enter another person's mind. it was all just too weird. if they made one wrong move they could perminatly hurt him or worse kill him. He smiled and pulled Georgio and Oichi into his sides.
"Than I guess we're goin in." He smiled at Oichi. "I know Georgio's answer. What do you say Oichi?"

Meanwhile inside Ced's head. . .
"Awnestly Ced how do you expect to be a great ninja when you just goof off all the time?" His mother asked. Ced smiled. He looked around.
"I could have sworn i was just in a battle." he said to himself.
"Ced stop playing ninja and listen to your mother." His father said. "Then one day you may be as great as me."
"Yeah when hell freezes over." Ced's mom chuckled. it had been a while since he had seen her laugh. or had it. he felt a little disoriented. he colapsed to the ground.

[Fallon Piper]

"There may be no other way, lets do it."

She was a little apprehensive, but she did not know much about this sort of thing but she was willing to learn. She wanted to become far better in all aspects as a shinobi, for herself. First thing was first though, her friends came before every thing else. She could focus on becoming the greatest ninja the Iga has ever known later, she had far more pressing matters now.

[georgio]

Georgio smiled seeing his sensei and Oichi were so willing. He smiled and looked at his dad as he looked back apprehensive to sending his son. "perhaps i should send your uncle in stead of you Georgio, it will be very dangerous and any of you could easily meet ceds fate or worse.." The genin looked at him was very upset. He looked down thinking what to do and lookeda t his sensei for a moment and remember he was put in charge of his friends lives. "n...no..." "excuse me son did you say something?" Georgio looked at him a bit frieghtened of his father but stood firm "no...im going dad...ceds my friend and im not leaving him like this if i can help it....and i can....im going and...and thats that..."

His father was surprised and taken back by his sons sudden surge of corage and smirked a little and nodded "alright then....if thats how it will be then so be it, inoichi and i will need a few moments to prepare, so prepare yourselfs mentally for this"

[jeremycanine]

yo people whats up

[georgio]

(um....dude this is in the reserved section...it means..you cant join the rp.....try the open section)

[cedlynx]

"Ok." There was a loud gurgling sound from Naruto's stomach. "Maybe we should get lunch first so we don't end up focusing on food. hehe"

Meanwhile. . .
"Big broder that's not funny. you scared mommy." Ced opened his eyes and smiled.
"Sorry Aryanna. I guess i got dizzy or something." His father helped him up and over to the picnic blanket.
"You're probabaly just hungry son. here eat up or you won't get strong like your old man." His father placed some chicken and corn on his plate.
"I think I'd rather get as strong as mom." Aryanna laughed and even his mother and father smiled.

[georgio]

Georgio looked at his sensei and nodded "your right sensei, its better of our bodys are at peace for this, so we better eat first"

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi agreed, she pulled out a bento box she had packed with rice and curried fish. After words she meditated a good bit, evening her mind and balancing herself. She sat in seiza position, deep in meditation.

[cedlynx]

Naruto grabbed some ranmen from the cafiteria of the hospital he offered some to Oichi but she was already half way through her box lunch. then he offered some to Georgio. "Let's eat quickly so we're ready when they are." he said to the lion.

[georgio]

Georgio smiled and ate his ramen and looked at him "yeah, thank you sensei" Suddenly Georgio looked at him "their ready sensei, my dad let me know, its time" When he walked in to Ceds room, their were three beds laying across the room. "alright, i need the three of you to lay down on a bed and prepare yourselfs, your going in"

As Georgio layed down he sighed. suddenly they began and Georgio and his friends were suddenly dragged to the mentail plane. they were standing next to one another in a room of all white before a huge black pair of doors larger then a house. "this is..." "Ceds sealed mind, correct" His father and Inoichi appeared suddenly before the door. "unfortunetly some how the seal is keeping us out from entering, but if combine our efforts we can wedge the door open enough for your consciousnesses to slip in"

Georgios father looked at them seriously "the problem is, once you go in you cant come out without removing the seal and naruto...." He looked at Naruto more serious then anything is "underno circumstances can you use your cloning jutsu in their, the human mind can only hold 1 consciousness, since the three of you will only be in thier for a short time and in his comatose state he'll be fine but any more, even multiples of the same consciousness will kill him and all of you in the process, so dont be stupid.....son..."

He walked over and put his hand on Georgios sholder "you know how the mind works, ive taken you threw enough mental training that you abilitys will be key in this mission and your abilitys more valuable on the mental plane then anything, your also Oichis and since you know how the mind works it will help in finding him and the seal Rolan put on him....good luck" He walked back over and looked at Inoichi. They both put their hands to a door and pushed, sounding like their struggling greatly. The door slowly opened and a crack barely enough for a person to slip threw opened up "go....now!"


Back in Ceds mind:
An ominous pair of eyes looked at Ced from afar in the blackness of his experiences. "hm....huh? whats this?! a cracks been forced in the seal...and someones coming....huh.....hehehe i knew they would come....its all going acording to plan...."

[cedlynx]

"Georgio you first. the Oichi. I'll follow." Naruto Sighed. never before had he ever thought he'd be doing this sort of Mission. They all rushed in as quick as possible. "We made it. Good. so what next?" he looked at Georgio.

Meanwhile. . .
Ced started to feel a slight headache and the sense that someone was watching. After the pain stopped he looked around. the plains were clear of all life except a few butterflies. "I must be tired or something." Aryanna sat down next to him and leaned against him. he smilesd and wrapped an arm around her. "This is nice." he said as he watched the river rush past them.

[georgio]

Georgio ran in and sighed as he looked around "ok well lets see.....first we need a layout of Ceds mind, how it works, everyones mind is like a maze or their own personal laberenth, if you give me a sec, i think i can map it out, then we have to try to find Ceds consciousness, it should be locked in with the seal, but it might have some trap or protection to it as well, as well as Ceds minds own natural mental defences, but they shouldnt be anything we cant handel even alone"

He closed his eyes and reached out his paws. His eyes grew bright blue and flash of light appeared before his paws showing a three dimentional map of Ceds mind. "wow this is more complex then i thought and i cant seam to map out everything for some reason....the seal must be affecting my sences a bit..." They all looked at the map as they stood in almost complet darkness as he pointed in the the darkness "this way i think we should see some kind of light leading to somthing in his mind, im not sure but its not a extremly used room....it might be his section he learns stuff from school...would explain it.... from their we should find the main corridor of his mind.(let you play with the rooms to your liking)"

He started to lead them and looked back "o wait, before we do anything, guys this relm is different then the physical, weapons work on belife here, if you believe and think your kuni will cut then it will, so be on gaurd ok? when were hurt hear our bodys are linked"

[cedlynx]

"Ok. so does the . . ." He was interrupted by his senses. he felt as though someone was watching him.
"Naruto?" He turned it was Sakura. "Naruto Inoichi having trouble maintaining the jutsu. the three of you have to leave."
"Sakura? What are you saying? i know Ino's old man can hold a mind jutsu longer than that."

[Fallon Piper]

It was very odd, being in ones mind. It was new to her, and a bit surreal. But as they were about to begin, they were taken by surprised by what looked like Sakura. She had an odd feeling about this visage that pretty much just appeared, it could be a trick of some sort by this jutsu.

"This dose not feel right, I am not sure as to what exactly but my gut tells me so."

[georgio]

The lion looked at the illusion and chuckled "guys thats not sakura, it couldnt be, its either a fantom of Ceds mind or some defence from the jutsu, Ceds mind cant contain anymore minds even breifly besides were stuck here now"

[cedlynx]

"Oh i see." said Naruto. then Sakura smirked.
"Why can't you just leave him alone. he's happy now." In the blink of an eye Sakura had thrown a kunai at Georgio. Naruto reacted quickly and threw another kunia to deflect the attack. then the Sakura disappeared.
"Whow."

meanwhile. . .
"Ya know i feel like i forgot something important." Ced looked around then down next to him. Aryanna had fallen asleep. he smiled then he heard a splash. he looked over at the river. "Did you hear that?" he asked his parents.
"Hear what?" his father asked.
"That splash."
"Ced i think you should follow Aryanna's example and take a nap. your starting to hear things."

[georgio]

Georgio smirked and saw her dissapear "heh thats what i thought, thats a pretty weak defence, my brother must have set this seal up so that the defences get stronger the closer we get, since were on the edge of his mind his defences are nothing here" He closed his eyes and opened them smiling "ok this way guys..."

The genin started to walk into the darkness around them and kept going as it was darker and darker. "we have to move threw an area or two and find his corridor, its basically the main road in his mind that leads to every thing" As they kept up the noticed a small light as they got closer "their! that should be his information area, where all his knowledge is stored, their should be a way into the corridor from their (let you describe the room of you like or i can do it and anything that could happen if you lik)

[cedlynx]

(i think you probably have a better picture of it than i, but if i might add something a room of misalined stairs would be cool and traditional in a inner mind story. you know where if you split ups and take two different set of stairs one standing above the other and upside down. like in the end of the movie Laberinth.)

[georgio]

(o like that crazzy stairs painting hehe)

As they got closer the light revealed a small door shaped hole. He peaked inside and saw what looked like a small library. Although the books werent filled and stocked like most would think of a library. Many of the shelfs were only halfed stocked except for the section with a small sign saying day dreams, it was over flowing with books. "well...this certainly is an accurate reflextion of our time at the achademy....." His eyes half closed as a giant tear drop appeared on his head.

Georigo walked in and looked around "the door should be around here..." He walked into an isle and picked up a book, it read 4th grade memories on it and opened it. The pages had pictures of him doing various things but he stopped at a picture of him and Ced at the achademy together at practice and Ced finally managed to hit the bullseye on the practice dummy. He half smiled and put it back sighing "sorry, i sholdnt distract myself guys..."

[cedlynx]

(You bum! "Many of the shelfs were only halfed stocked except for the section with a small sign saying day dreams, it was over flowing with books. "well...this certainly is an accurate reflextion of our time at the achademy....." His eyes half closed as a giant tear drop appeared on his head." I'm gonna get you back for that one lol)


"Yeah. we better hurry." Said Naruto. he looked around and saw a shelf that had only one book on it and was completely encased and locked up with chains around it. "Georgio. i know we need to hurry but look at this." he walked over to the case and tried to open it. "Locked up tight."

(incase you're wondering these are memories that Ced has locked away and tried to forget about. you know the tramatizing kind.)

[georgio]

(i got the idea hehe and im sorry hehe *nuzzles* forgive me? you did technically set yourself up ya know)

Georgio looked and inspected the sealed book "hm...these are all memories his mind sealed up, probibly terrible or tramatizing events in his life, we all have something like this in our heads sensei, its not right to pry into something like this, its probibly something really hurtful to him." He looked to Oichi and smiled at her "are you ok Oichi? i know this is must be kinda weird around here for you"

[cedlynx]

(lol i was just playing.)

"Ok i get it." he looked a little closer at the case and noticed the smallest of craks in the glass. "Hmmm. . ."

[georgio]

He looked at his sensei and swatted his hand to make him drop the book back "sensei! what did i just say! leave it alone....jeeze...."

(wants to wait for fallon before i move on with anything)

[cedlynx]

(he didn't touch anything just looked at the glass of the case hehehe. And ok we'll wait then.)

[Fallon Piper]

Oichi was busy looking around the strange environment, it was indeed odd she had never thought the visual representation of the mind was really...outlandish. Her thoughts and gazing were interrupted suddenly, she turned to Georgio.

"Umm? Actually it is, but I was also trained to adapt and to prepare no matter where i may be. How strange though, to think the physical representation in our heads is like this. Must be the way our minds and the jutsu being used presents itself to our eyes, I wont go any deeper it wont be called for."

She giggled a bit, crossing her arms and grinned.

[georgio]

Georgio looked at her and smirked "actually, everyones mind and its looks are different and frankly this is only a metaphoric view for our convinence and so that we can process it and understand it more" He made his way threw the room and saw on the corner a black large cube that seemed to surround what he guessed was a book. He found he could barely look at it, let alone get any closer to it or look in it. That was what his brother wanted to get into, to learn the secrets protected in Ceds mind.

The genin looked and found a door. He opened it to a large white hall way that seemed to run endlessly. (baiscally that hallin the matrix movies, figured it was appropriate) "well this is it the main corridor....each door leads to a different part of Ceds mind"

[cedlynx]

(sounds goode to me. i loved the Matrix.)

"Whoa! so many doors. how will we know which to choose?" Naruto walked over to a door and reached for the handle.


meanwhile. . .

Ced awoke from his nap to find his little sist using him as a pillow. "How long was i out?" he asked.
"Not long." came his dad's voice. "Ced since you're up. would you mind reading this scroll while i prepare what we need?" he handed Ced a large old looking scoll.
"Sure dad." he began to unroll the scroll when Aryanna sat up and put a paw on his hand.
"No. don't read it." she said. just then his dad fell over with a kunai in his back. Ced covered Aryanna's eyes as he disolved into nothing. just then his mother and father apeared.
"Are you kids alright?" his father asked. ced nodded.
"What was that?" he asked.
"It was a ninja puppet used to try and get the secrets of our family." his mother explained.
"Aryanna how did you know?" he asked.
"Because she listens." his mother answered. "Remember when i told you never to read the scroll out loud to anyone or i'd kick your ass. this includes family memebers. real or fake."
"oh"

[georgio]

He looked at him and chuckled "well technically you could walk forever unless you know where your going this hall is literally a metaphore for infinity, but each door leads to something" Georgio walked to a door and peaked his head in. From inside the door you hear the music when naurto would use his sexy jutsu and Gerogio immedietly pulled out and shut it with his back to the door. His face was bright red and he lightly coughed into his hand, trying to brush it off "e hem, um...lets just keep going shall we...um, this way..." The genin started to walk down the hall as his comrades followed.

[cedlynx]

As he followed Georgio, Naruto started to feel a little impatiant and tried another door. he peaked inside and saw a very large Bee. shutting the door with a slam he moved on with the others.

[georgio]

Georgio walked down with them looking at the doors that walk by "hm...the center of the seal....should be somewhere near the focus of his consciousness in his frontal lobe.....though im surprised we havent had any problems so far....."

[cedlynx]

"Not another step!" Naruto shouted. "Look." he pointed to the floor. not more then a few centimeters off the ground was an almost invisible wire. "A trap?"

[georgio]

Georgio stopeed and looked down. He kneeled and looked at it "thats weird...i didnt sence it at all...its not a natural defence, it must be part of the seal....we better move around it" He stepped over it and waited for the others to step over it. After they all stepped over it the floor gave out from under them and they all fell down into a dark pit and landed. The genin sat up and shook his head "ow...where are...o no....if...if im reading this right were...smack..in the middle of ceds....ceds worse nightmares..."

(thought you might want some creative movement with this hehe)

[cedlynx]

(OWWWWWW! Does this mean i get to have fun with you guys? cause i got a couple good ones. but i think at this point we'll pause and wait for Fallon. and Fallon don't sweat it. we know you got other things you gotta do.)

[georgio]

(yeah you can i figured ideas would be poping up by now for you hehe)

[Fallon Piper]

Her second guess of the trap was just what happened, the floor gave way from under them and the fell. Her training kicked in and she managed to land on her feet and keeping her joints flexible and springy, her feet still hurt like hell from the impact. But she saved herself a nasty landing, she seemed to be the only one oddly.

"Oomph!...That was not pleasant, that was a two way deception trap."

She stood slowly, her joints actually popped as they never did but that was not too big a deal. She looked around, shook her head and groaned at the suggestion of nightmares.

"Some thing tells me this is going to be bad, every one watch each others back and make an outward facing circle."

[cedlynx]

"Ced's Nightmares?" Naruto looked around and saw nothing but the three of them. then he felt something grab his paw. "Wha?" he looked and saw the cold lifeless decaying flesh attach to another paw whose bone was partially exposed. he looked at the body and then the head. "G-g-g-georgio?!" he called out. The person holding him was Ced's mom zombified. "I told you, you dumbass. Get your studies done."

(I'gonna start off nice and easy but some stuff i have in mind i may not beable to put on here since it's pg13.)

[georgio]

Georgio stood by his friends and looked as he peared into the darkness. His eyes glowed bright blue as he was careful to scan their surrooundsing trying to find a way out. When he turned to his sensei he meeped "o i hate zombies!" His paw made a fist and swung, striking the zombie. The concusive force threw the zombie back into the darkness. "o this is bad....were pretty deep into his fears, we have to find a way out pretty quick"

[cedlynx]

"AHHHHHHHHHH!" There was a load scream from what sounded like a girl.
"What was that?" Naruto asked not wanting to know the answer.
"BIG BROTHER HELP!" came the voice again. then Naruto felt something heavy on his back. he heard a loud buzzing sound.
"Um guys? what's on my back." The black and yellow form of a bee the size of Naruto's head was clasped on to the back of his shirt.

[georgio]

Georgio turned and his eyes "bugged" out. "sensei....d-dont move....please....or youll die..."

[cedlynx]

"O-o-ok. so what do we do? i mean can we kill a nightmare?"

[georgio]

Georgio looked at it closely "technically....no...only Ced can banish his own nightmares but...since im here i can..." His eyes started to glow as his hand did as he put it on the bee. The bee shimmered and faded out as he sighed. "i can redirect it and make us seem invisable to them but this seal is stronger here, it means were getting closer but some of Ceds more intence nightmares i cant do anything about, the minor ones i can still avoid usually....long as a hive isnt near by"

[cedlynx]

"Gotcha. alright then let's go. the sooner we get this over and find Ced the sooner we get out of here." he looked around to see if anything else was heading their way.