Board Thread:Konoha Missions/@comment-26510601-20160420201150/@comment-24714922-20161203015308

Takahiro frowned at Naraku's suggestion. He considered it for a moment and acknowledged that, yes it made sense was the most just option for them to take. However, if the tiger was merely defending itself than it wouldn't be fair for it to die because of the actions of others. He sat back for a moment, tugging his hair like always "I get what you mean 'Raku" He'd already taken to shortening their names, a sign that he did consider them friends "But an Eye for an Eye isn't always the way to go. If the tiger is injured and defending itself than we should just take it away from the village or at least calm it and find out whats wrong. Leaving it to the village ... its just" he struggled to find the words. Naraku was right on one hand but Takahiro disagreed "Its not right" This argument could go on for ages and wouldn't be good for the mission "Look, lets subdue the tiger and then see what we can do about its wounds and the water. If the grasslands are its home than removing it is unfair. It'd defend my own home from intruders as well" He sighed "If nothing can be done we'll go with your idea" He looked to Naraku and Shinra "deal?"

With the plan now as in set as it would get the group head out towards the grasslands where the Tiger had been spotted. Takahiro had chosen to take the lead "Alright guys. We need to be careful about this, regardless of the situation this is a full grown tiger we are dealing with. I'll take point and we'll move in a triangle formation, we'll be able to see whats going on a lot easier that way. Also, I know we can't use jutsu but on the very very off chance that we have to its better for me to be ahead so I don't endanger you guys with my Fire Style. I'd hate to accidentally hurt you guys" As they got closer to the location he would begin to smell the mix of blood and wet animal, causing his nose to scrunch up "Hm we're getting close".

As the grasslands came into view the first thing Taka noticed was the extremely long grass, followed by the black watered lakes. He frowned and began to slow down as they neared the grass "Okay, keep an eye out and let the others know if you see anything. Be careful" Before Takahiro could even take a step into the long grass the Tiger emerged swiping its claws across his chest and tattering the black shirt he wore underneath his team jacket, it was a good thing he wore the jacket open or the tiger could have damaged that. He yelped and jumped back, putting a hand to his chest and taking it away to see his palm covered in crimson blood. The tiger had left three decently deep gashes across his chest. "I found it!" his voice was noticably shaky, most likely from the shock of the sudden attack more than the pain "Into the trees! we need to reconsider our approach, the grass is too high for us" Takahiro immediately began jumping back before scaling the closest tree to the edge of the grassland and sitting upon one of the branches.

He proded his chest wound before looking around for his team "Its okay, don't worry guys, at most it'll leave a cool scar" he grinned, before looking down at the grassland below them "We'll have to coax it out. Should we use the meat or the chicken first?" He looked to Naraku and then to Shinra for their opinions. Taka made a note that he would have prefered the tiger to have attacked him rather than them. He was leading the charge and if one of them got hurt he'd feel terrible "Hey Shin. Your family has farms right? What do you make of that water over there? Any thoughts?"