The Ultimate Attempt for the Artist [Closed]

[Itamimaru]

Near the main gate of Sato in a training area surrounded by trees and rocks a girl would appear walking around seeming to look for something as if she were planning for something big to happen the biggest event in her life and if it failed then she was a failure it was all clear in her eyes as she looked serious standing there while scanning the surroundings but Blare Katsu was ready for this failure was out of the question. She looked around at the small rocks then looked to the trees near the edge of the clearing seeing her plan appear before her as if she were having a premonition but this way it was clear to her so all she needed to do was be ready for her guest because a few minutes ago she sent a message to some of the officials to give to the legendary Sannin Victor Ryuuko and it clearly stated to "Please come to the Gate Training Area at Noon please don't be early or late this is really important to me as it helps my life and determines what I will do with it, I beg this to you as a fellow Sati." Blare had different ideals that she wanted to run by one of the greatest of shinobi of Satogakure and if he thought badly of it then she would have to do something rather drastic and if it was a success her goals in her life would be as clear as her own name to her and now to prepare for the worst she would hope that he would understand and not have to do anything to hurt him or attempt such a feat, and immediately she formed some handseals and seven Ink Clones appeared before her ready for orders. They all emptied their pouches of special impact pieces of paper and as they did such Blare remembered that she left all her corpses with her assistant so they were safe but for now she had to worry about this situation as they spread out and Blare walked to each of them placing the special pieces of paper from their pouches on them beneath their clothing so that each of them had the twenty pieces of special paper hiding out of sight so no one could see them.

One of them used Transformation and became a bench and the second clone sat down softly on which was the clones back and not placing her hands on the bottom where the tags were but keeping them close to it and the other four would henge into bushes nearby all making sure to not touch the pieces of paper unless they had to but Blare was hoping not as she walked around placing three tags on six different trees in the area practically spread out and out of sight all special impact. Once they all were she kept two in hand wrapped around the tip of her two kunai that she pulled out then placed them down next to her as she hide in the tree brush quite some distance from the clones but close enough as per the requirement for elemental clones hopefully when this ended she wouldn't have to do anything of the sort as she always thought he was a very handsome man. Every time she heard of his achievements she was impressed knowing he was a wonderful person with a good pure heart but he was too loyal so that will be a problem for her if he saw her story in his head the only question is would he understand or stand in her way trying to stop her then Blare would have to do the only logical choice defend herself. When all was ready and he should be arriving any moment now the clone on the bench readied herself for the conversation as she was remembering what Blare told her to say something rather easy and rudimentary just on their level for clones and who knows he might understand her situation and not stand in her way or her life or its goals this was her only chance to get what she needed or else her life was all but pointless and she deserved to be stopped.

[Kennyrules]

Victor normally didn't have time for this sort of thing, but ever since he had acquired Kage Bunshin, he had all the time in the world! So now, his one remaining bunshin arrived, willing to talk with a young genin about her ideals. It was something he missed doing, so he was here as much for the reminiscing aspect, as for the novelty of being the Sannin who took time to help the newer generation.

"Hello. I'm Victor."

He arrived, shunshining in right at the moment he was supposed to arrive. He walked up, and offered his hand to the girl.

"I normally don't do this sort of thing, but I figured you must have had something very important to talk to me about to call me out here. But first, you have me at a disadvantage, miss...?"

Victor was waiting to hear what her name was, of course, but even more to find out why he had been brought out all this way. He was curious, to a degree, and willing to openly discuss nearly anything. It was fair to say he was not expecting an ambush, that much was certain.

[Itamimaru]

When a sound came across the wind which blew through the area the man appeared before her putting her into shock but she quickly recovered as soon as she looked upon his face and blushed a bit even for an Ink Clone they had her mental weakness for the missing feelings that she never truly felt in life and so she stood up and gave him a respectful bow saying, "Greetings Lord Victor its a true honor to meet you I see the stories are true about you there seems to be a certain aura about you that tells a short story of who you are a very kindhearted person." She invited him to have a seat on the bench as she sat down first right above the paper so that he wouldn't set them off because she was still hoping this would go smoothly there was no reason to cause death to anyone or even harm she was here to make some points and then leave quietly and all she had to was disperse the clones causing their items to disperse to never cause harm but it all depends on his devotion to Sato and its laws as well as their ideals so how would this go. "Oh I'm sorry sir my name is Blare...Blare Katsu one of the youngest art prodigies in Satogakure hehe or at least that's what other people called me when I was so young huh I miss those days when there was nothing but a girl's clear goals in life but things change and it can end up being too much for one girl to take alone eventually she would need to ask someone with such experience, that is why I have requested an audience with you the Ooikage is well you can understand," she explained trying to hide her blushing as the clone wasn't even thinking about the backup plan.

Blare watched from the far away tree tops hidden deep in the foliage still feeling doubts but knowing that she could doubt the world and she could doubt others but one thing someone should never do is have doubts in themselves even in this situation so she cleared her head and kept watching making sure to not even move a muscle except to blink and swallow keeping her focus on the clones and Victor so that she could leave if necessary then when he would be safely moved on the clones could be dispersed with no one getting hurt. The clone would look Victor straight in the eyes when he talked showing her devotion to the discussion and decisions giving no hint of the backup plan but also showing her being nervous of being in the presence of such a great shinobi something that all low level shinobi would have in this situation so that its all normal and when she would be thinking she would look to the sky and marvel at the beautiful skies of nature and the pure artistic design with its all natural beauty wondering if she could ever make such works of art. Looking upon such she would smile then wait to see if Victor had anything to say while trying to not blush anymore or trip over her own words that would just be embarrassing in his presence so she would try to control her emotions which shouldn't be too hard for her low mental state being on the current level for it.

[Kennyrules]

Victor sat on the bench... and realized it wasn't a bench. It was a person in henge. And since henge was only a visual illusion, Victor would realize instantly when he sat.

"What the-?"

He would jump up and deliver a swift kick to the bench, most likely dispersing that clone. He would stare oddly around. His eyes would come to rest on the young girl, as he raised an eyebrow.

"What is this?"

[Itamimaru]

As the man leaned down to sit on the bench Blare remembered something this man was a Sannin he wouldn't fall for such a trick so quickly this plan was not going to work so with her own reflexes the clone sitting would leap up and flip back and the bench broke henge and when the kick made contact on its lower body the hidden impact tags would detonate hitting him the clone wouldn't know he was a Sannin with some good reflexes but what was faster an impact explosion or his reflexes time to test that theory. If he escaped without dying the other four clones would unhenge from their brush form each pulling out a kunai pointing it towards themselves because if the man survived he would have to move away which would put him between the four clones with very powerful tags though they were weakened there still was twenty tags on each of them so it would be damaging and cause a good shockwave. From the burst which would send the first clone flying back as well as him if he made a different movement that wasn't planned and when he asked what was going on he would see her head down and slowly her hair would move out of her face as she lifted her head and when visible he would see a slight smile coming across her face proving to be quite the sight and after awhile it would turn to be very menacing almost evil and about this time Victor should understand the situation.

"Well I guess I shouldn't be surprised at your skills though I was very close right handsome hmp hehehehe hahahaah well I guess I should try again though right now you're trapped so be careful who know what I have planned for you my Lord," she would say being very mysterious as the real one would wait for the right moment to move away slowly avoiding any sounds that would attract his attention though if another clone burst she would create more Ink Clones keeping the number at seven clones. When they were formed they would move away from her immediately all while placing their impact tags on themselves and then Blare would move at the same time making sure to stay close enough to the clones while staying far from Victor there was no room for mistakes or else she would be ended but still kept her wits about her like her kunai still within her reach and as for the other clones they would try to stay as close to Victor as they could if he tried to escape they would stab themselves exploding the impact tags. If he made any advancements towards the trees she would throw one of her kunai at the trees exploding on impact which would in turn explode the many tags placed on the trees causing a huge explosion preventing him from reaching her this way but would be ready to run off after every clone in the area exploding their tags to cover her escape she was determined to succeed and if she didn't he still knew her name so step one was already complete.

[Kennyrules]

Victor's reflexes were good, even for an Elite Jounin's, so he knew the sound of an impact tag about to detonate. Using his retainer whistle, he blew one quick note, equivalent to a single handseal with musical seals, and used Containment to stop the blast from detonating. When the other clones all appeared around him, each detonating their tags, he would use the same jutsu to contain all their blasts as well. The result? Victor would stop any explosion from occurring and damaging him.

"You plan on assassinating me? How amusing. I certainly hope you have better than exploding tags to offer me."

Victor's wires sprang to life, as he flickered through more handseals, activating Advanced Wire Manipulation, as he used musical seals and his whistle to activate Adept Wire Manipulation. Due to Victor's speed, the two jutsu would take nearly no time to activate at all, as his wires slid from beneath his sleeves towards the girl, Blare Katsu. Meanwhile, Victor dialed in her frequency using Human Radio. Now he had a way of tracking her, no matter where she was, no matter where she hid.

[Itamimaru]

OOC: Isn't that radio just for communication and the willing, well you know what you're doing so never mind I'm not going to question it ha this is fun

IC: With her first six clones defeated this was getting very interesting as the new seven Ink Clones jumped from different areas of the surrounding forest all covered in their tags but now they were focused on close range combat since it would seem explosives of this level weren't going to work on him though it was no surprise he was the Sannin but each time she was moving farther and farther away even though he could find her the distance was draining his chakra more each time as she was already more than the basic distance even though she wasn't aware of such. In a fight every little bit of tactical skills matters even the slight depletion of chakra was useful so if she could keep him using the containment move he used this would go great the question is who would fall first or slip up to her Blare was determined to fight him out reading her two kunai for even the slightest chance as he couldn't tell what she still held or what was hidden so the forest defense was still good even though it wouldn't stop him it would buy her some time which was also useful any advantage she could get would be great. She made sure to keep her average distance as the clones fought hand to hand and explode on powerful impact even their gloves hid tags as well as their legs and torso though they would attempt to dodge getting hit but mostly they were still focused on a killing blow even if they didn't stand a chance against him just trying to kill the mighty Victor was enough for some credit, how many Genin try to kill a Sannin.

As the fight dragged on she would think in her mind many things especially a small conversation with her imagination but she kept the clones out of her head their plans were their own not her's so he wouldn't get any hints about their attempts besides "KILL, we must kill him" and "damn he's so handsome too bad this is such a waste of a man" and if he heard any of this things could get real awkward real quick at least for him since she didn't know he was tuned into her words so maybe that would cause a distraction she wasn't aware of. As the clones bought her some time Blare had to think of another plan so she started folding paper for Paper Shuriken as did the clones that weren't in direct combat as they grabbed any piece of paper they had left while others ran in with explosive impact tags and once the paper was folded the Ink Clones would throw them as they ran at him hoping to catch him off guard with multiple attacks from the clones, their explosives, their paper shuriken, and their close quarter combat kind of testing and pushing his multitasking skills. She knew everyone had their weaknesses and all of the Blare's were focused on finding just one no matter what and then take advantage of that even outnumbering someone would show things they couldn't hide so easily in the midst of combat Blare had all her plans made before he even got here to this area and each second that passed by she was creating new ones in case the first ones failed though still using the failed attempts in her next plan, all she could do was attempt.

[Kennyrules]

Victor's wires were long indeed. And because he was using his best jutsu to control them, he was able to control a vast amount at very little concentration. And because he knew he was fighting clones, he decided to take an alternate approach - Chakra Absorption. Using that, he could sap the miniscule amount of chakra in each one before they got close enough to harm him with an explosion. They would disperse when they were out of chakra, without ever taking a hit that would detonate the tags. And if any of them tried to detonate themselves... well, Victor would be ready with Containment using regular handseals.

Using Musical Seals, he activated Doton: Dochu Eigyo no Jutsu [Earth Release: Underground Projection Lure Technique], becoming completely submerged six feet under the ground. Now he was out of a melee brawl, and out of immediate danger from the explosions. With this defense, Victor would use both regular handseals and musical seals, activating Meisai Gakure no Jutsu [Hiding Camouflage Technique] and Chakra Shikai [Chakra Field of Vision] at the same time. With Meisei Gakure, he would become invisible and scentless. And with Chakra Field of Vision, he would be able to see any active fields of chakra, and would be able to differentiate between a clone and a real body. There would be no more hiding.

Immedately after the activation of both those jutsu, he would use Kawarimi, swapping out from underground with a rock from nearby. Now Victor was out of the ground, but he was invisible to the naked eye. Hopefully, that meant that his little assassin opponent still thought he was underground. Which meant... Victor was free to find the real body.

[Itamimaru]

This was getting nowhere Blare may have been thinking on a level higher than any Genin but compared to someone who can plan like this she needed to up her game with something new but at least her first plan was working force him to use his chakra non-stop but it would do her no good if he just kept getting closer to her which is why she stayed on the move but seeing the clones vanish when he wasn't even at them it was apparent that he was stealing their chakra so dropping his chakra wasn't going to work out much longer. Upon that thought she broke every clone still active, because of their short life in battle she didn't spend much chakra to maintain them, exploding more clones to prevent anymore advantage on his half and still forcing him to contain the explosions with his chakra that is all she could do besides keep moving even if he could find her Victor would still have to be careful as he wasn't the only one with traps as that was already proven. If he got close to her and somehow realized it she would throw one of her kunai towards him and he wouldn't know about the tag on it until it was close to him would he be able to contain it in time or would he let it pass by him by dodging it this was a crucial moment for her but if he didn't dodge it she would throw her second one with the same situation what would he do with this one though dodging would be far easier but the situation was dire for even the slightest advantage.

If she thought it was getting to quiet she would create two more Ink Clones to stand a few good distance from her on either side and use that to detect him after they mix around trying to disclose the right position but this has gone beyond her plans with his nowhere to be seen since no one can breath underground for very long so it was rather obvious that he would have already left or would do soon and also when a rock disappeared so she had her paper shuriken ready for that moment using her full reflexes and agility hoping to strike the very moment he is found. She would throw some in the guessed direction but keep some in her hands for that close range cut though Blare had to hide the ones she kept in her hands then would strike the moment he was close Victor had to make himself known if he attacked her and that was Blare's aim to do but would it be on time or would it finish her that was the question that was the deciding moment.

[Kennyrules]

Victor smiled. His opponent was waiting, watching. She still thought he was underground. So he began flashing through handseals. He first activated Remote Wire Manipulation, and then enchanted a single Remote Wire Arrow with Kinetic Projectile.

Victor would then unseal his bow, Hunters Pride, from the ring around his finger. Using it, he would fire the arrow at Blare. It would be homing, and would move extremely quickly, faster than she could hope to run. As he fired, Victor would lace it with Wind Layer, so it would burrow through any objects put between the arrow and its target. Then, using the maintained Human Radio and Chakra Field of Vision together, Victor would find Blare, the real Blare, and fire at her.

In the moment when the arrow left his bow and fired like a rocket towards Blare, Victor would use kawarimi with whatever object was close enough to get him within range of his remote manipulation. And, he began flashing through handseals. So as soon as the arrow hit Blare, he would be able to activate Wire Coffin, imprisoning his opponent. The time between him launching the arrow and creating the Wire Coffin would be very short, as he planned his tactic with clockwork precision.

Victor was a trapper. This was his method of hunting. IF it landed, Victor would quickly attempt to drain Blare of the rest of her chakra using his wires and Chakra Absorption.

[Itamimaru]

OOC: Ugh I can't keep this up I'm doomed XP and right now my dogs are bothering me so its hard to focus meaning if I made a mistake please let me know or if you don't understand something

IC: Seeing how Victor could find her easily it would seem stealth is pointless now unless she could vanish at a moments notice but one thing was good a clear Blare found him as he couldn't hide while using such an attack or at least that is what she believed though it arrow being shot was clear enough but just as it was all instant Victor seemed to have forgotten about the two clones and this was her only chance to get away from him as they attempted to run far from Blare. She still reacted to her max as soon as she was aware of his position she used Body Switching as well to switch with one of the ink clones if she couldn't dodge it she had to move and sacrifice her clone hoping it would be enough though the arrow still followed her if it avoided piercing and implanting into the ground but after witnessing the power she had to assume it would still be a problem, she had to keep moving so all her attempts would be a continuous flow. If it worked she would keep going not even stopping for a breath just all reaction as she threw ten paper shuriken at once and having her second clone charge in with two of its kunai ready to strike but that wasn't her true objective as about this time that arrow would probably shoot out of the ground still heading for her though Blare used body switching again right after she threw the paper at him still going but using a roundhouse kick at nothing, yet, and switched with that clone as it used its maximum agility to move around Victor.

If it worked she would be behind Victor but slightly on his right side bringing up a right side roundhouse kick that was still continuing up from before as she couldn't waste even a millisecond but also hoping it worked but if it connected or not she didn't have the strength to deal a strong blow which meant she had to go for continuous hits as the kick would go up if it hit she would twist her body to the right and hit with a left hand chop to the back of his neck but if it missed she would keep turning to the left so that when she was around he would be met with a back left elbow to the head. She was really pushing what she could do now and doing it with a huge risk acting on her reactions alone and not thinking beyond this set of plans but her current plan was to keep moving around him and perhaps stay close so if she got tied up he might get tied up too but that was hopeful thinking knowing that she would probably fail in her attempts but in her wrist she kept one paper shuriken for a last minute use hoping that this would end in her favor, but if her close combat failed then she would attempt to get some distance from Victor.

[Kennyrules]

Victor was still invisible, even if his arrow was not. The body switch was also well-timed, but Victor's arrow was set to home in on the REAL Blare... and so long as Victor could keep track of her whereabouts, the arrow would track her relentlessly. So when the switch happened, the arrow turned on a dime in midair, and shot once again directly towards Blare. As for the clone? Victor was still invisible. He wouldn't worry about the clone.

Instead, Victor would take a more proactive approach. Since Blare was going to be all fidgety, Victor would use Zero Gravity Point, levitating her in the middle of the air. And because it was an A-ranked technique, Kawarimi would fail against it, meaning that Blare would have to deal with the arrow head on. Victor would then fire two more regular wooden arrows, one at each remaining clone, as he dropped his disguise and began sprinting, dodging any attacks sent his way, or using Wind Repel Wall to reflect back any projectiles he couldn't dodge. He wasn't going to hold so many jutsu all at once - he'd exchange his invisibility for immobilizing the real Blare.

[Itamimaru]

Seeing how her first avoidance worked she felt good but didn't stop even though she was starting to levitate and she was about to panic after seeing it was hard to dodge though there was one thing she could do against the arrow but it would need to be timed properly or else she would be in trouble that made the choice very easy but she needed to test the strength of the arrow so she threw one of her two kunai that she never had the chance to throw and immediately after it made one Ink Clone beneath her. She threw it straight at the arrow hoping that it would slow it down even a little and attempted to distract Victor as he rushed even if it was blocked by his wind wall it would still cause an explosion to hinder sight a little or if he contained the explosion again that was still exerting chakra on him and really that's all she could do so out lasting was her current goal of this combat if she didn't get away then she would not deserve to roam free about the land as she pleases. The clones started grabbing all of their tags using Paper Shuriken and would continuously throw them at the arrows but most of them at Victor if he wanted to get near Blare he would have to try harder than just rushing in and as that was going on Blare would be focusing on the arrow still following her now if she successfully used the kunai this time she would be out of kunai and tags so it was time to work harder than she ever had even more.

If the arrow slowed down her next maneuver would be rather easy to do but if it didn't she would have her work cut out for her as she prepared for the arrow watching it like a hawk as her feet stepped on the clone's back knowing that the clone would be destroyed in this attempt but when it came close she pushed off the clone using her agility and reflexes to work her hand around the head of the arrow as her body turned on a perfect dime, but even so her hands reached out and grabbed the arrow. If this was timed properly and the arrow didn't bend like it was elastic she would have a hold on it and when it would turn on its usual dime she would be pulled with it which might cause it to go around in circles unless something changed hoping that Victor was distracted enough to not change anything about it but if the clone didn't get destroyed and her hands missed the clone would grab her hands that were brought down and pull her away tossing her as hard as it could which wasn't much but enough to move her away as it just floated there as helpless as her. If it did work she wouldn't hold on long as she just needed to find a way to break it as this thing was really annoying and getting in the way of her attempts and also knowing that the clones wouldn't hold Victor much longer as if she couldn't destroy it she had to use its momentum to stop Victor and if it would keep following her the turns would gain much momentum and right when it passed by the direction of Victor she would let go and be tossed all the way across the field towards him tilting her body so that she would begin spinning with her feet straight out.

This would cause her to be thrown across the field spinning around like a sideways top and if he was still distracted she wondered if he would catch her fast flying in time when she came in doing a sort of drilling spinning kick but knowing Victor he would notice meaning she would be very dizzy when Blare passed by him and landed on the ground trying to hold herself together as she stood up looking straight at him, she used the no gravity disadvantage into an advantage and the gained momentum from the arrow causing her to easily spin around and shoot across the area fast. If the clones were still around they would back her up protecting her until Blare caught her spinning mind otherwise she would have to do it herself which wouldn't be easy as she was reaching the limits of her skills this was more than she bargained for in the long run it was going to be hard but going this long was not what she expected Blare thought if she didn't beat him earlier than he would have beaten her so it was rather much.

[Kennyrules]

The thing about that homing kinetic arrow - it was fast. Fast enough to keep up with an Elite Jounin. So it would be on top of Blare before long. The wind layer meant it would shred through the kunai as it kept on barreling forwards. And doing handseals for yet another clone would mean that the arrow would be right on top of Blare by the time the clone existed.

Put simply, it was unlikely that Blare could avoid this attack. The arrow would home in on her hand, removing her ability to do handseals. If it hit, Victor would simply use another homing arrow for any remaining clones around. He would be close enough soon, and able to use Wire Coffin on her.

[Itamimaru]

The arrow was a lot faster than she realized causing the kunai to shatter but because of the tag that was still on its tip it exploded though it didn't change anything and her hand was pierced causing it to hurt like hell but she didn't stop for very long as she grasped her hand trying to stop the bleeding and pulled forward screaming a lot but getting the arrow out but only if the sheer force of the first pierce didn't blow all the way through her hand and out the other side then once out she would keep running as fast as she could perhaps she could get her last plan to work though all she had was one kunai still left from so long ago. She held it tight in her non-injured hand turning around to see the clones still trying to hit him with their paper shuriken while backing off though they were no match for the arrows and quickly fell so Blare knew this was it but first she ripped a piece off her jeans and wrapped it around her hand to stop the bleeding and pointed the kunai at the approaching Victor but was shaking a bit and just lowered it to her side watching him not moving or showing her nervousness though she had to think of something.

As he came closer she backed off little by little and brought her kunai in front but close to her body ready showing that she wasn't going to stop and after a few seconds she spoke out yelling, "You will not take me in I will not accept defeat I will not accept my parents judgement I am a shinobi and will do whatever I wish, I will not go back to being an artist just to make money for my greedy parents or for this village and I refuse to bring joy to a village that didn't even appreciate my works of art this is...." She realized what she was saying and shut her mouth going back to the offensive stance even though Blare couldn't form handseals she still had the rest of her skills this wasn't over and that was final as she readied for his next attack trying to formulate a new plan of action until Victor made his move.

[Kennyrules]

Victor had his opponent in a corner. She was beaten, that much was certain. Victor kept his wire jutsu active, but dropped Chakra Field of Vision and resealed his bow. He would walk slowly up to his assassin and stare her down.

"You talk an awful lot for an assassin. But you aren't unskilled. Just young."

Victor would stop, his wires still hovering threateningly around him. His opponent was robbed of her handseals. Her clones were thankfully dealt with. It was just the two of them. And only a fool would try to charge Victor when his wires were up and defending.

"Tell me, Blare Katsu. What did you hope to accomplish by killing me?"

[Itamimaru]

As the man walked close with wires around him Blare knew that this was probably the end but she still kept thinking of what she could do though she felt compelled to answer him but what good would that do to explain what she had planned this guy wasn't someone she had to explain her complex ideals about this day though she saw that one explanation was in order, "Hmp kill you we both know I wouldn't have been able to do such and I'm not young I'm seventeen and three quarters but that's not important its not so much as kill you as it is about ending what you stand for, justice and peace for the villages. That is something of this world that does no one any good if you get peace its momentary which results in worse tragedies than what it was like before and justice who are people like you and the Anbu to judge others just because it doesn't fit the laws that are made by people such as the Kages please they are no different," she explained before closing her eyes then looking up to the sky to open them again feeling something within herself as it was something deep to her before continuing. "And personally this world needs more pain and suffering it is so beautiful its so pure and lovely to feel and embrace in this strange world of ours, peace maybe something all want but what's the point it never lasts so why not go for it all the way....I wonder how hard it is to start a war among countries distrust is almost as common as a crisis hmha I suppose it wouldn't be that easy but in this world who can you trust your fellow ninja from the same village please.

You should have been more cautious before coming here in the first place you seem too trusting of just a simple note what if I was an S-Ranked class criminal who needed to get rid of a powerful protector to destroy the rest of the village your trust in something as simple as a note could have doomed the village or at least your life," she said as her face showed a contemplating expression though she hid what her true ideals were unless she found a reason to say such then grasped her kunai close to her on her belt. She looked to him hoping to see what he had to say about this and if Victor spoke the right words and truthfully then she might explain the truth but all the while she was buying time but not showing it in anyway as her hands moved around fluidly and in a strange way twirling it between them then dropping it on the ground next to Victor to show no form of combat but strangely if Victor looked at the kunai it would be twirling on the ground. The kunai landed on its handle not on its blade tip because of the way she threw it and was twirling before she dropped it and even Blare was looking at it as if she were seeing something like a vision in the spinning hole of the handle which looked to be spherical because of the spin then looked back at him to see if he had anything to say as her fingers still twirling as she waited and watched him.

[Kennyrules]

Victor listened patiently for the girl to answer him. She wanted to send a message - fair enough. She wanted to prove that the villages weren't just, that they just gave another face to the horrors of the way of the shinobi. And Victor agreed. Peace was temporary, and pain always came. That was a solid fact.

"Well, everyone fights for a reason. Everyone wants something. 'World' Peace will never be a reality, because everyone has a different definition of peace. For myself, any world where my family can live and grow old in happiness... that is peace. Call me selfish, but when it really comes down to it... my true goal is a future for them. That is why I push for peace. That is why I have Kinsmen in each village, uniting shinobi from the ground up. And that is why..."

Victor's voice would trail off. He was not going to reveal his position in that organization so easily.

"Hmph. You're young. You have yet to experience the world. You have yet to see true beauty. You have yet to see true pain."

Images flashed through Victor's mind. Axel, stealing his wife away, torturing her. The Manhunters, taking his firstborn children, his twins, and performing cruel experiments on them in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the Kemuri bloodline. Images of his father, now deceased on a mission. Images of his in-laws, slaughtered, as Zaulyl Kemuri burned with a vengeful rage. Such pain, this genin had no clue about.

Images of his wife on their wedding day. Of the birth of those same twins. Of the day Valiant got his sight back, of all the countless people Victor had healed with his ability as a medical shinobi. The world was black, it was white, and every shade of grey in between.

"You wish to leave? Then GO! I will accept not reply from you now, you, who have lived but a fraction of the time I have! But... I have a condition for you. Take this."

Victor would then slide his headband out of his pocket. Whichever bunshin was doing the deskwork kept that on hand. As Sannin, Victor was exempt from wearing it. So he had taken some liberties with it, giving it some atypical characteristics. He had intended to use it for this reason - to give someone he wanted to watch over.

"This is my headband. With it, you can contact me, anywhere, and I will come to you. I cannot force you to keep it. But... when you have seen the best and worst of this world, I will be waiting to hear your reply. Find your answer to why you fight. Challenge this peace you think is so fragile, and see how you are mistaken. I look forward to your reply."

Victor placed the headband on the ground, and stepped back. He was not going to harm this child. He knew an innocent inexperience when he saw it. She had been wounded in the past, harmed on a level that went far beyond the surface. But Victor also knew how much could change in the world. And how much the world was capable of changing people. He had this girl's frequency, so he could monitor her, and make sure she was not dying. And with the headband, he could always find her, and she could always find him.

In short, Victor was showing mercy, and taking her under his wing, in his own unconventional way. He would be silently watching over her as she struggled to cause pain and sow discord. He would oppose her, when needed. But in doing so, he would show her more of the world. He would give her something to struggle towards, and challenge her beliefs without ever trying to force his own beliefs onto her.

With a wry smile, he spoke again.

"And next time, don't underestimate a Sannin's caution."

*POOF*

In an instant, the Kage Bunshin would piff out of existence. Victor had never been in any danger. Any assassination attempt would have yielded only the death of a clone. The real Victor was still very much alive and well.

[Itamimaru]

His words had much sway and they made sense to her though she didn't agree with them this situation called for much debate among herself and her brain but at least he understood peace was impossible in a world like this but he wanted to care for his family such a thing was so sweet it made her want to...throw up, but she didn't say that out loud as to avoid causing something as she never wanted to kill him in the first place so this was working out for the best even though it wasn't what she wanted. True beauty he said was something that she liked though it was something they had differences in as to her beauty in pain was something she loved to watch and cause it but he was entitled to speak his mind that's what she wanted to see what someone like him thought, that and to buy time before she had the perfect opening to finish him which seemed to becoming soon just one step and he would be done with. He reached in his pocket and pulled out a headband which made her flinch slightly but not too much since he didn't throw it at her or made any move in her direction which made Blare wonder what was he up to and why did he pull out that headband it seemed to be his Sannin headband though she never knew they had one but that is just one of those things she never understood but then again she was only a Genin or perhaps more than that now after this effort.

He explained what it could do and what it was for which intrigued her a little for more than a few things normally would but she kept her wits about her just in case as Sannin were very close to being Anbu but stronger meaning she couldn't drop her guard mostly because Blare was trying to get him to drop his guard but this wasn't going well it just went on and on but she waited patiently for awhile longer this couldn't go on forever even as they were now so her eyes watched him and the band that he placed on the ground. As a silence came across the field she couldn't help but notice once again how handsome he was causing her to blush a little again making her eyes turn away towards the ground behind her then turned back to look at him with a more serious face again cursing her weakness but then the strangest thing yet happened, he started to smile at her which gave her an uneasy feeling, it was time it was now or never again for her as she stepped back as the kunai started to fall to impact on the ground on its tip. When he talked about not underestimating a Sannin's caution he went poof out of sight, a Shadow Clone, this whole time she had been fighting a shadow clone which caused her to pause with shock and awe then the kunai hit the ground detonating the tag that she placed on it at the beginning of this attempt and she realized what just happened, "!?....hm...hmph well I guess he was right I should have known better than to do such quite the change of events, even if the tip of my kunai hit the ground while he was still there all it would have done was kill a shadow clone.

Well then I may have been able to calculate each of his jutsus and the range of their effects like how much that containment could hold my explosives and made sure that my kunai was close enough so that when it detonated it would have hit him but I never expected the fact of him being a fake....well done Lord Victor Ryuuko I guess I never stood a chance from the start," she said aloud to herself in amazement and even amusement but perhaps next time she would do a better job. She walked over to the headband and leaned down to pick it up and then looked off into the distance towards the Kage Mansion wondering if it would have been easier to attack the Ooikage but then laughed at the thought of such a thing but turned to walk out of the village another reason why she chose such a location as it was this close to the village gate but turned back once more with a smile on her face then vanished from the village.
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