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It was a long journey, and during that time Cade explored the whole of the ship. Not a bad design. Rivaling the capabilities of the Angel they ventured together with about a year ago. He had hoped leaving the Zabrak mechanic Nale in charge of their headquarters on Zeltros would not be regretable. Though he somehow knew they would manage without him. Cade may return to Zeltros... if he survived of course. He walked to the cockpit, and sat in the co-pilot's seat. "How did you get this ship, if you dont mind me asking..." he asked Lyna.

((waiting for either player to respond ))

((yeah I can put up his character sheet up soon. And sorry for the delay)) "I was told that there was some sort of requirement for this mission and I would like to know what it is. I was also told by the clan that you had people searching the archives for awhile but that they stopped searching a short while ago. It is my conclusion that you didn't manage to find anything worth finding in the acrchives." "Or simply on halt. We need to gather more data." Naruto closed the folder, and rested his chin on his hands. "We have been given a report of the existance of an unknown force. Not clear as to whether it is a syndicate or organisation. We do not know what their motives are, or what they are after." Naruto looked out the window, overlooking the village. Tents were dotted all over the training fields. "They have just recently attacked a Samurai Village, and as of now the surviving villagers are taking refuge here in Konoha. We are dispatching a recon team to the Village, to gather more information on the group we are dealing with." He turned back to Dren. "There also another reason why I chose you for this assignment. I want you to keep an eye on the one named Takeda; he is a Jonin accompanying on the mission. Once the mission is complete, I expect a report on his behaviour patterns and performance. He cannot know I asked you to do this." ________________________________________________ "The Hokage hasn't decided on who will be joining us but he did say he was working on a team. I know Akagi and some of his men may join us while the others remain at the village." "Akagi?" Kaneda echoed with excitement. "He's here? How is he--" he stopped short, because he realised he already had the answer to his question. Afterall, he too would feel a little shaken if his village was attacked and liberated of its population. Ryuu eyed Kaneda strangely. Kaneda exchanged glances. "What?" "Did I not tell you breakfast was a very important meal of the day?" Ryuu noted, acknowledging the grumbling sounds of Kaneda's stomach. Kaneda looked sheepish. "Heh... so you did." he turned to Karela. "Come on, you! I'm starving, and theres a lot to catch up on."

((are they departing for the mission right now?)) Naruto sat at his desk, organising a collection of folders - each one displaying a thumbnail profile photograph of the individual. So far, he had Karela, Takeda and Akagi assigned; in addition to Ryuu and Kaneda imported from the Masurao Academy. There was one more member he was expecting a reply from - a member from the Hyuga clan. He could have made things easier and selected Takeda as the main Jonin. But Naruto was aware there was something not at ease with the man. Therefor sending a second Jonin would be conventional enough. Besides, they could gather more information if the two Jonin split the team up. There was a knock on his door. "Enter." he replied. Dren, the member from the Hyuga clan he was expecting entered the office. Naruto crossed his fingers. "Its good to see you Dren." Naruto read his file. "I have come to understand that you are close to becoming a Jonin. You must be aware that there is a prerequisite before undergoing the examinations."

"Its good to see you again as well. Some of the samurai were talking about how you helped them in the battle, in fact...I think a few of them wanted to see if they could spar against you if you came along with Kaneda." "Another time, perhaps..." Ryuu replied. He wondered whether the Samurai of his village had forgotten who he was before he abandoned them. He also wondered whether there was any meaning behind the words "sparring", as if payback or retribution for being a missing-sam. Takeda presented a map of the way to village. Ryuu nodded. "Well organised. Hopefully we wont encounter any enemy forces along this route." "Who else will be on the team?" Kaneda scratched his head. "The briefing said an accompanying Jonin will be with us on the mission, in addition to other members."

"Hey Kaneda!' His eyes widened as he heard that familiar voice. Just as he was about to turn around, someone had tackled him onto to the ground. Luckily he had his arm to guard his head going face first into the ground. A role of sweat rolled down his head. "Good to see you haven't changed, Karela..." he muffled. Ryuu smiled amusingly down at Karela and Kaneda. "I've noticed he always either hesitates or holds back when it comes to sparring with girls..." Kaneda struggled to move his head to eye Ryuu. A glaring, yet visually amusing face stared back at the Kenjustu Master. "They didn't need to know that, Ryuu-sensai!" Ryuu beamed. He focussed his attention on Karela. "We've met before; back at the village. Its good to see you again."

((its only been a like... half a page since you posted lol. The characters and the Samurai have returned to the Konoha, Karela got a letter from Kaneda and Takeda is going through some tantrums. Oh, and Chev? If its okay, I might to do a time skip exclusively in my post to the next day. That way incase people need to catch up in the present or finish something... or we could just play along with it haha)) The Next Day He could feel the rushing wind breezing on his face as he leaped from tree-to-tree within the forest. Luckily he carried light - only his small backpack, ceremonial katana and basic ninja equipment were with him. "Kaneda-kun" Ryuu called from behind. "There's honestly no need to rush - we are not that far now." He couldn't help it. Kaneda had looked forward to returning back to his home village, catching up with familiars. Takeda, Asuka, Yoroi, Akagi... Tategami as well. And Karela. Its been a while since he saw those faces. There was a lot to catch up on. Ryuu and Kaneda finally made it to the edge of the forest. The great gates of Konoha stood infront of them. Kaneda took a deep breath. Ryuu walked beside him. "Nervous?" Ryuu enquired. "Very!" was all Kaneda could bring up.

Quiri began expressing her concern to the captain, once they arrived at their quarters. "When should we start trying to escape, if something really is amiss?" She glanced around. "I don't want any 'security guards', meaning possible assassins, trying to surprise us." "We're gonna have to play along for now." Tuhrop replied. "I dont think they are holding us prisoner. They did not exactly say we are not allowed to leave our quarters, as long as we dont go exploring the labs and other restricted areas." "Besides, we dont know they are working with Cerberus." Tom added. "Well, not yet anyway." he scratched his head. Tuhrop glanced curiously at Tom. "What do you mean by that?" the Turian Captain asked cautiously. Tom hesitated for a second, exchanging a grim look. "Promise not to get mad at me? Before we departed the ship, the geth approached me looking for work. I told him... uh, "it"... to do a little digging around this facility." Tuhrop's eyes widened with suprise. "Why did you not tell me this before?" "Because you were already off the ship by the time Rogue came up to me on the Engineering deck." "Dammit Ulrich! You could have compromised everything! Had it ever occured to you that Rogue could have be detected by the security systems?!" "The thought did occur, but Rogue assured me that his hacking abilities could bypass the security systems and avoid detection. Otherwise, there would be alarms going everywhere by now."

better start preparing for Kaneda's epic return Name: Kaneda Yamagato Age: 17 Gender: Male Rank: Kenjustu Apprentice, Chuunin Appearance: http://drnice.deviantart.com/art/Ninja-Character-Design-202351076 Personality: Laid-back yet Intelligent Weapons: Ceremonial Katana, Utility Belt Nature Type: Lightning, Wind and Plasma Justu: - Shadow Immitation Technique - Shadow Sewing Technique - Lightning Release: Shadow Torment - Kusanagi Sword: Chidori Katana - Beast Wave Palm - Wind Release: Katana Wave (Similar to Beast Wave technique: the user summons wind chakra through his blade and swipes a slicing chakra wave) - Wind Release: Wind Blade (The User infuses wind Chakra through his bladed weapon, enhancing its Speed and Power) - Plasma Release: Ion Blade (Instead of Wind Chakra, Kaneda infuses his blade with the created Plasma) - Wind Release: Flying Katana Storm (An upgraded version of Kaneda's Flying Kunai Storm Attack: instead of using his hands, he uses his katana blade to summon the chakra ring, which fires several spear-like projectiles down onto the opponent(s)) - Werebeast Form - Ascended Beast Form (Due to Naruto's offering of his bijuu blood during the final battle of the Arashi Incident, Kaneda no longer needs to feed upon others chakra, nor use his Yin Seal which was removed, to enhance his stats and abilities. Though technically labelled as an artificial Jinchuuriki, its not as powerful and effective as Naruto's original full powered nine-tailed beast forms. Kaneda can choose to either fight in the Default Werebeast Form, or upgrade to Ascended if things get extremely difficult.) Background: For the past year, Kaneda had spent his time learning and training at the Masurao Kenjustu Academy. He had given up most of his old techniques in favour of newly sword-based ones. Since the epic battle the previous year, Kaneda has been going under some therapy, due to harbouring a part of the nine-tailed spirit from Naruto - at times he finds it difficult to cope psycologically with another spirit lurking inside of him. He has been sent back to Konoha to assist with the investigation of the new threat; gladly giving him the chance of a reunion with his long lost friends.

Tom eyed the Asari clenching her fists, as if ready to unleash a biotic kick to Hawking's face. Quite feisty, but perhaps could not blame her. Atleast to Tom, Hawking looked like quite a cold hearted character; the type he tries to avoid conflict with. "Well if that is the case, than might I ask about that new medigel? I am a doctor, perhaps I might be able to assist you" Hawking gave Chiron an evil eye. "A Krogan Doctor? Quite the rarity; you people are indeed a peculiar bunch." he crossed his arms, in an authoritive way. "But I should point out to you that non-personel are not authorised to such priviledged review and information. Krogan Especially." "In my presence, Executor..." Tuhrop added sternly. "I will not tollerate such discrimination against any of my crew mates." "My apoligies, Captain. But seeing as this is a Systems Alliance controlled facility, exclusively run by humans, you must understand we are abit weary with outsiders." Hawking replied, no hint of sympathy behind such cold words. "So...Neesa was it? How long do you think all of this will take?" Neesa turned to Zack. "I expect within the next few hours. A night by maximum." She glanced at Tuhrop. "I truelly am sorry about the inconveniance, Captain. But because we are dealing with Cerberus Opperations, you must understand its well worth the wait." "We'll cooperate, for now." Tuhrop resignated. "Take us to our quarters."

((I'll post within a few hours time. I just got home from work and I need rest lol))

"If I may ask Hokage, do you know where Tategami is? I haven't seen him since we got back and I'd like to see him again." "Tategami is currently within the Land of Tea conducting a mission. Though I just received word yesterday that he'll be returning ASAP to brief me on his overall mission status and results." He pulled from his filing cabinet a document marked with logo of the Masurao Kenjustu Academy. "And speaking of Kaneda... Since his import to the Kenjustu Academy, I have been mailed his progress reports. He appears to be doing quite well; save for History Lessons (was not my strongest subject either)." Naruto smiled sheepishly. "Though they have just started giving him assignments for practical assesment." __________________________________________________ Soaring through the clouds, a dove approached the proximity that was Konoha. It flew towards the housed perch where all the other messenger birds flew resided. It flew passed the buildings, zoomed through the open window of the housed birds and sat on one of the open perches. A scroll with a message tied to its scaley leg, with name and address printed on the base of it. A message intended for Karela was written as follows: Karela Sorry I have not written in a while: I've been conducting assignments and practical assesments, and its hard work. Believe me. I have received word of your return to Konoha. I have been informed of some recent developments: its good to hear you and Takeda have caught up. And Asuka as well. I figured I may as well join the club: they asked if I would like to join your mission as one of my first serious assignments, and I said yes. By the time you get this, I oughta arrive within the next day. Looking forward to seeing you, there is alot to catch up on. Yours faithfully Kaneda xox

Naruto was not at all suprised with Takeda leaving the office; confused and frustrated. Though he could see the look of shock in Karela's eyes. "I-I'm sorry about that...I really don't know what got into him." "Dont blame yourself." Naruto added. "Its obvious he is going through a tough time. Probably ever since that battle from last year. We lost many people." He held onto his hands and placed them on the table calmingly. "You're his friend, Karela. Its up to you to support him. Maybe he needs some time, in which case I'll be more than happy to give him time off from the mission."

"Hey Tom, do you think Ghost feels at home?" "Maybe you should ask him yourself?'' Tom replied to Zacks comment, looking out of the window of the underwater world. "Have you made many developments with medical advances?' Tuhrop asked the representative. "We are currently in the works of a new type of medigel, designed efficiently for soldiers on the battlefield. Unfortunatly, I cant spare much detail; its classified." she eyed Tuhrop. "But right now we are more interested in the data you have on Cerberus. How is it you acquired it?" "Derelict Cerberus Vessel. We'll tell you all the details once we speak to your boss." "He's not here at the moment, I'm afraid. He's at the colony making negotiations." The representative revealed. "I am his Personal Assistant... I apoligise, I did not formely introduce myself. I am Neesa, I organise the Head Facility Manager's calendar and appointments. If we just store it in his archive for now, we'll begin analysing once he returns." They passed through the main lobby, which was populated with employees and receptionists. The modern architecture was remarkable visually. Pillars of marble stone could be spotted, which Tom intepreted as art deco. Neesa, the receptionist, walked them towards one of the desks - where a tall skinny man was standing next to. He had slick black hair and a skull-like cheek boned face. He wore an all black tunic, defining his visual sense of pride. Something about him rubbed Tom off the wrong way. "Executor Hawking, Head of the Research Facilities security." Neesa introduced. 'He will give you a guided tour, if you wish. He will also lead you to your quarters." "Our... quarters?" Tuhrop enquired. The thin man eyed the Turian. "I'm afraid this is part of our security protocol. You must remain here, in this facility, until the Head Facilities Manager returns from the Negotiations." Hawking spoke in a raspy voice. "Afterward, he will appoint to analysing "your data" and report to the systems alliance cyberwarfare devision. You cannot leave until all of the above is complete, and without my supervision."

"I always love a fight," she told Zack, "but on the chessboard. Mostly." "Ayah, I always hated chess..." Tom added, awkward elevator music like from the citadel was playing in the background. "Everytime I go up against someone, its either a draw or a loss. I've always been a blackjack sort of person..." Admitting his weakeness in chess was probably alot better than reminding Quiri of how she almost got herself killed by Eclyspe Mercenaries just from playing one game. Not to mention the fact that it probably was not the appropriate occasion with the Facility Representative in the elevator with them. The elevator made a halt. The door slid open, and revealed a wide hallway; with a window running across the wall overlooking the underwater world below the ocean. People wearing lab tunics and security officer uniforms were seen everywhere. "Impressive..." Captain Tuhrop was able to mutter.

Naruto was not at all pleased to hear Takeda's particular choice of words. Words that were all too familiar. "In case you forgot Takeda, these enemy shinobi seem to have tricks and jutsu that we've never seen before. If they managed to bring Zarela back from the dead then they may have brought more of them back. And we have no idea how many would be back at Akagi's village." "That is essentially the concept of Team Work, you of all people should understand Takeda. With allies by your side, you gather the strength you need. Working alone will have you facing difficult situations where you are forced to get out of your own way." Naruto crossed his fingers and eyed Takeda. "Here's an example: I'm a bad guy. I hold you at knife point. I tell Karela to kill an innocent child, or you will die." "A close friend of mine once chose this path. He became one of the most notorious, dangerous people of the Shinobi World, and I was forced to kill him. Dont make the same mistake as he did."

""In the unlikely event that we don't find information on this new enemy in the archives I would like to make a request: I would like to take a small force back to Akagi's village just in case some of the enemy are still there." "Since the Samurai are now under our refuge, this inevitably will become one of Konoha's affairs." Naruto stated. "I will organise a Team for you, under the condition that a Jounin be selected for leading the epionage, of couse." He pulled from his filing cabinet a pile of documents, detailing profiles. "Takeda may accompany you as well, seeing as he is took a good role in the defences. Its logical of course to send you, because all of you have witnessed it first hand." Naruto placed his hands together. "Give me time to assemble you a team."

Tom ran out from the ramp exiting the ship, so as to join the others. He was breathing heavily, like he was in a rush... which he was. He also could not help but admire the view of the ocean and the colony. Tom glanced apoligetically at Captain Tuhrop. "Sorry I'm late. I had to prep the ship's security firewalls before shore-leave." He assumed Rogue, the Geth Infiltrator, would not use the elevator. Even with camoflage on, it be easy to spot the outline of the invisible synthetic up close and personal. Tom speculated either a ventilation shaft, or even the elevator shaft itself. Either way, what was important was that Rogue was able to infiltrate the research facility undetected. Tom joined the others in the elevator. The mechanical doors slid shut, and Tom could feel the downward motion of the elevator moving down. Through the windows, they could get a good view of underwater world, with many coral reefs scattered and exotic fish swimming around. "This station does not intefere with marine biology?" Tuhrop enquired. "Unlikely." The representative claimed. "This facility is designed to be environmentally friendly. Its run by Hydroelectricity, naturally of course, and we have kinetic barriers surrounding the tower that ensure no marine life gets intefered." "What research do you do here exactly?" "We study and experiment further usages with element zero, since most of it on this world is harvested from beneath the ocean floor. There are other divisions in this facility we study, like Marine Biology. Sirta Foundation is one of our biggest sponsors, as our study with marine biology goes towards medical advances."

"Akagi's village was destroyed by unknown forces. These shinobi we fought at his village...they were really powerful. We managed to save most of the villagers but Akagi lost a lot of men trying to drive them back. As of now...Akagi's villagers have no home and I was hoping that they could stay here." "Destroyed you said?" Naruto echoed. "Though they lack major practices for basic ninjustu, they are a tough enemy to face. To hear they have been swiped is indeed a disturbing thought." The Hokage crossed his arms. "We will provide a safe haven for the Villagers. But I'm afraid they are going to have to set up camp in the training fields; we dont have enough buildings here in Konoha to sustain and shelter an extra population.' "These shinobi are quite strong. They're much more difficult to combat, but can still be beaten. I shall find out where these shinobi got their abilities, and how they brought Zarela back if you will allow me," "If these people are as dangerous as you make them sound, then by all means. Normally, we would send some of our own in the archives for research and investigation. But because you have had first hand experience with the enemy, I'll grant you full access to the archives. This acception is strictly limited to your investigation only."

"I would have no trouble bypassing their systems," Rogue said, in a pleasant tone. "I can also be the lookout for Cerberus," "If that is the case..." Tom switched his console off. "If you are confident enough in your skills, I have a job for you." If this synthetic was confident enough in its abilities, then there may be a way to do both tasks. "I want you to infiltrate the Research Facility. Undetected if possible." "Then I want you perform an espionage around the base. Find any possible connection to Cerberus. If there is, whether they have been notified of our arival should be relayed to us - give us a little heads-up warning. Understand?" (I'll pm you later Cyborg, for the details )) ____________________________________________________ The ramp of the Valkyrie descended down onto a platform, opening up the exit. Captain Tuhrop walked from the ramp and onto the metal floor. The docking platform of the research facility presented a beautiful view of the settlement. Tuhrop could hear the sound of crushing ocean waves surrounding the building. The facility seemed to also act as a lighthouse for the settlement as well, as high above them, Tuhrop could see some type of housed beacon at the top of the tower. Right before the offshore crew, a systems alliance uniformed representative approached Captain Tuhrop and exchanged a hand. "We have been looking forward to your arival, Captain Qui'in Tuhrop." she greeted. Tuhrop accepted the handshake. "I assure you, what we have is legitimate. This is definatly worth your full attention." He activated his omni-tool, and displayed a holographic representation of the Cerberus Genesis data. The representative rubbed her chin. "I see... We'll need to fully analyse this data. Why dont you and your crew step inside?"

my first time playing a female character haha Name: Kiyoko West Species: Human Gender: Female Age: 31 Rank: N7 Alliance Marine Lieutenant Class: Infiltrator Appearance: WIP Position: First Mate (Is this fine, Alkonium?) Backstory: Lieutenant Kiyoko West is an N7 Alliance Marine from Japanese Descent. She is an Earthborn, and joined the Systems Alliance at age 19. After earning her rank, her service record mainly consisted of recon and counter-terrorism assignments. Her most notable to date was leading a squad to prevent a pirates raid on the Human Colony Christin, and dealing with a hostage situation that involved reprogrammed mechs on a research station. Within the council's interest, they recomended sending specifically an N7 Marine on the mission, in reference to Commander Shepard's service. Kiyoko is strong willed, tech-savvy and can hack through almost anything to aid in combat.

((sure, no problem )) The Hokage woke up with a sudden disturbance. After his vision returned from its blurry state, he saw too all too familiar figures right before his desk. He had to pat the side of his head, to make sure he was not seeing things. "Either the hangover from the previous night is causing me to see things, or I'm seeing someone I havent caught up with in such a long time. He shook his head to make him snap out of it. "Karela-chan... its been... going on a year now I think!" Naruto scratched his head. Then his suprised face turned into a deep smile. He stood up to hug her. "Its good to see you! Konoha has not been the same without you!" Naruto then stared at the armored man whom stood next to Karela. It took him a while for him to recognise that it was Akagi, the Samurai from the far lands. "Akagi-san? What a reunion. I'd come over to hug you, but... I know how Samurai are when it comes to personal space." he laughed. He crossed his arms. "What brings you two here?"

Two Days Later... Masurao Kenjustu Academy - Land of Forests Ryuu stood before the Warden - the head and the 3rd Generation Leader of the Masurao Kenjustu Academy. Her office was decorated with ceremonial weapons and armor. Pictures of her family stood on her desk, along with messes of paper and documents. She was a middle-aged woman, the colour of her hair matching her Yukata robe. Her most defining feature - a scar running across one of her eyes. "And thats the full story." Ryuu finished. "Please forgive me. I had to intevene - innocent lives were at stake." "You did well, Ryuu." Warden Kusanagi commended. "You provided us with the information we needed. Afterall, we (you especially) were very curious to what was occuring from your home of origin." "Karela will be looking through Konoha's archives to find clues as to who these people are and their goals." "And you say she's from Konoha? One of our recent pupil's friends perhaps?" "I have already notified him; I thought it best that he needed to know. He was abit suprised to hear about Karela. Afterall, its been a year. He's writing her a letter to her now as we speak." 'No doubt. He is an excellent student. If we further investigate, it might be worth considering Kaneda Yamagato to assign it to him?" "I'll consider it..." Ryuu said.

((haha fear not, Archon. I dont intend on this RP dying - I'm too much inlove with the franchise to let that happen. Besides, you should feel complimented that I actually do read every word of your posts, because your intepretations of salarians are quite interesting to read )) "Human:Tom, I have to ask you something. It has been three years since the attack on the citadel, and the geth are no longer a threat. However I am aware you organics can still hold grudges. I believe simply walking off the ship would not be the best COA. Would you recommended I stay aboard the ship, or cloak myself and follow?" Tom turned around from his console to glance at the Geth which stood before him. "Hmm... I can see how this might pose as a problem..." Tom rubbed his chin. "If it just became news to me, the Alliance are not even aware the opposite faction of Geth have been reprogrammed." He began pacing back and forward. "I dont think following us would be a smart idea. If this is an state of the art Alliance Facility, they are most likely equiped with updated security. They might even be able to detect Geth Infiltration, even if you are cloaked with a Stealth Field Generator..." Tom thought about what he said, and chuckled sheepishly. "Listen to myself; I'm begining to sound like Kallick. There might be an alternative; you can probably hang around the town, and keep an eye out for suspicious activity outside of the facility. Give us a little heads-up warning if anyone like Cerberus is approaching." There was a slight turbulance and vibration. The ship had obviously docked. Tom continued his conversation with Rogue. "Or do you think you can find a way to bypass their security systems undetected? I dont know how you Geth work..."