Board Thread:Konoha Arc/@comment-24937485-20161214011750/@comment-24714922-20161215083248

Takahiro’s display of raw fire power had thankfully been successful in eliminating the countless spiders. He was proud of himself for his display though worried about the collateral damage as he watched the forest slowly become engulfed in fire as a forest fire began. A small price to pay for the safety of the village as a whole he decided. He would continue to remain crouched, conserving his energy and having a bit of a rest as they travelled thanks to Shinra’s technique. Judging by Ranta’s actions he guessed that perhaps a spider had snuck its way into one of his puppets, thankfully it was disposed of.

After a while of travelling Ranta piped up; ordering them to begin walking again and for Shinra to bring the technique to a halt. As the Earth Flow came to a halt Taka jogged to a halt to compensate for the speed and stop himself from falling over. He would watch as the formation was changed up, with Naraku now taking Shinra’s place at the front of the triangle. There was a trail of footprints that they were now following, judging by the foot size he assumed someone of monstrous height.

As they walked things were quiet. That was what made Takahiro on edge, an enemy like theirs would surely set a bunch of traps or have lackeys for them to handle. “Hey, do you reckon our target thought the spider would deal with us? Guess he’s in for a surprise right?” He was trying to generate a bit of conversation to ease his nerves. At least Ranta had full confidence in them, which just spurred the fire inside him even more. As time went on there was still nothing of note, no enemies, no traps, it seemed too easy. And it was.

Just as Takahiro was about to speak up about the unsettling silence it was broken by the piercing screams of children. Ranta had let out his own scream, was he scared or just lightning to mood for morale sakes. Regardless the sounds of children screaming in agony had thrown Takahiro off a bit and he took a deep but somewhat shaky breath, no doubt those within the inner triangle would hear it “Relaaax Taka. Breathe.” He would take one more shaky breath before finally steeling his nerves to the best of his ability. Sadly nothing had prepared him for the sight of the three children; 2 boys and a girl, who had appeared seemingly from nowhere, covered in blood with what looked like ritualistic symbols. Were they victims? Unknown. Where they Culprits? Also Unknown. Where they creepy? Very much so. Takahiro, already on edge had dropped into a lower stance, placing a hand on the hilt of his tanto so that if he drew the blade it would run along the length of his forearm, essentially holding it backwards. Ranta had ordered them to halt and for Naraku to question them “Careful ‘Raku, we’ve got your back though” he called out to his friend. For now he would have to wait, he really hoped these children were friendly because he didn’t know if he’d be the same after they did what would hopefully not have to be done. Please He thought to himself.