Lions, Tigers, and Bandits!

Keiko had met Shinn at the front gates, and was quick to follow his direction towards the bandits. She could scarcely believe that ...well, perhaps she didn't want to. This all seemed very very surreal. How was she to know whether or not this man really was her sensei? Was she blindly following a nin to her own death? The thought perturbed her, but she let it die within her mind as they moved.

" hey Keiko i need you go trust me on this mission or we can both die" shinn said as if he knew wat she was thinking " really our lives and the lives of many travelers could end in your hands". Shinn said laying on as much pressure as he could " these bandits could grow and eventually threaten the leaf village"

Keiko shuddered a bit under the pressure, and she shifted uncomfortably, her gaze locked on the ground. "I...I don't know if..if I'm ready for this...S-sensei. I...I mean I've...never.." For one, she'd never gone very far outside of the village, but she'd also never had to kill....and that wasn't something she was in a rush to experience.

" so youve never killed before... Well i dont like it infact ive only killed people on two occasions one was my first time and i hated it i felt terrible but i made a goal for myself if i was not strong enough to end the fight without killing then i was too weak and deserved to die right then. And as for the second occasion it was a special case it was either kill or watch the entire leaf village get wiped out so i opted for the lesser of two evils" shinn said to her for the first time getting serious with keiko

Keiko was silent for a few moments, emerald hues shifting to a close before a shaky sigh escaped her. This...could become a threat to the Village. No, it had to be taken care of. A nod was given to Shinn, and her foot moved forward, one in front of the other.

Shinn noded good she understood but now it was up to him to make sure she didnt find out the truth of killing ...ever if he could help it " good lets get moving then" he said to her with a smile as he took off at a very slow speed for himself

"Yes..s-sensei." WAs all that Keiko managed, and she followed after him. She was confused as to why the no weapons, considering everything. But, it was whatever, for the time being.

Shinn was running and searching for the bandits base he had intell that it was around here some where but he didnt know exactly where and he wasnt a good sencer so he had to seqrch seriously but he couldnt so .. " hey keep an eye out for the bandits ok keiko" shinn sad still searching around the forrrst

Keiko was a decent sensor, but she was nowhere near the level of others. However, she noticed something to the left of her, and immediately shifted back to suddenly evade a kunai that had been thrown in her direction. "I..I think they've found us.."

" ohh good they saved us alot of time good for them" shinn said with a bright smile on his face " lets go" he said as he threw the kuni back at the ninja " ohh you can use weapons if you can take them away from a bandit that is attacking you your not alloud to pick them up off the ground though " shinn sai as he grabed a bandit and lifted him up and through him against a tree trunk"

Keiko blinked. Such odd rules...perhaps this was just a style of training, she was unsure. However, her hands placed together and she formed handseals quickly, he hadn't said no techniques. She locked onto one of the bandits moving towards her, and finished her handseals, disappearing into the Earth. Doton Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu - This was one of her favorites. She came up beneath the man, and pulled him into the Earth, leaving only his head above.

"Heheh " shinn laughed as he punched another guy in the gut making him double over then pass out " i can do that one too " shinn said as he disapeared into the earth leaving her there alone

Keiko rose a brow at Shinn's antics. This wasn't a game. They were hurting people. A frown found her visage, and her form shifted uncomfortably as he disappeared, but she was quickly brought out of that when she felt a large object hit the back of her head. Stumbling forward, she spun, shoving at her attacker through blurred vision before clocking him right in the jaw, sending him flying.

Shinn was watching keiko fight from above on a tree he watched her closly laughing a bit at the futility of them trying to beat her but then he saw the two ninja start to both swing large swords at her at the same time at hef head while she was stafffing with a bandit so shin went down into the dirt and pulled her down part way under neath so the attacks went over her head then shinn poped up and looked down at her with a grin " ahaha told u i could do it too ". Shinn said as he kicked one bandit square in the chest sending him reeling backwards

This caught Keiko off guard, as she entered the dirt, but thankfully most of her Jutsu's revolved around dirt. It didn't make her head spin any less, that one bandit had gotten a good hit on her. However, she sunk further into the dirt, focusing her chakra before she re-emerged from underground. This time her skin was dark, almost black. She'd released the Earth Spear, and the sharp destructiveness of her body was evident when one of the bandits attempted to grab her, and her hands reached him first, grasping ahold of him in a single move, and jerking his arm out of the socket before sending a foot, weighted down with what would feel like a very large boulder slammed into his knee, breaking it.

At that moment, her hand came down, hitting the bandit in the temple, to which he fell over, unconscious.

Shinn winced at the ruthlessness she showed there but he let it go for now he ducked under a sweeping kick grabed the attackers leg and swung him at one of the ninja that was about to attack keiko but the shinobi just slashed. The bandit in half so he wouldnt get in the way which let shinn know that he didnt want him any where near his new studant/partner so shinn moved around to the rouge and caught a sword strike with his bar hand stoping it from impaling his apprentice blood trailed down his hand but shinn grinned and snaped the blade in two then used the headhunter jutsu to put the shinobi underground completly for a minuet as he dealled with a couple more bandits then he brought the unconcious ninja up just as he was turning around to check on his aprentice

Ruthlessness? She was showing far more restraint than that of Shinn. Keiko could very well defend herself, even though her confidence lacked. As the Bandits began to clear, however, or were stunned and or passed out around them, she panted softly, her skin slowly returning to it's normal color before emerald hues surveyed the area around them. She had contemplated the use of another technique, but the fear of Shinn getting caught in it was far outweighing her need to use it. One lone bandit ran towards them, and Keiko threw out her arm, catching the man in the throatt before he suddenly fell, backlashed from the impact.

Shinn smiled gently but he didnt feel it actually he was concerned this was far too easy where did that last rouge go that was important for him to know but then he felt two chakra sigs aproach rapidly then befor he realized it he was high in the air with slashes in him from a wind jutsu that he didnt even feel coming " shit this new guy is good". Shinn said then looked himself over saw that he wasnt too badly cut but tge fact that he was damaged at all ment that this guy was good " stay away from the wind user" shinn said to keiko " take the other one" shinn finished brightly

There was a moment of hesitation at the sight of Shinn having gone flying into the air. Well...Perhaps that would do. There was something off, and Keiko wasn't particularly okay with the going-on's. Shinn...there was something about him that didn't sit right, though she couldn't place it at the time being, nor did she have time.

The other nin sought to advance from behind, and Keiko was quick to form a flurry of seals, replacing her body with a log before grasping ahold of the man, and her fingers curled into his vest, pulling him in as he was locked into a choke hold, and she held on until he passed out, releasing the unconscious man afterwards.

Shinn dodged a blade of wind as it was launched at him from the older of the two rouges he sent an earth spike straight at him and a wooden wall grow up behind him so he couldnt just jump back then shinn formed hand signs and out of the ground came a water clone which shinn told to look after keiko should she need it but to stay hidden but then shinn snapped back to attention to his fight he felt wind rush by his cheek and he felt blood splash out shinn jumped up and slamned his leg down hard on his opponents should blade and the gorce caused a cloud of dirt and dust to fly every where

Keiko did not require assistance, all but the one that Shinn was currently fighting were taken care of. For the time being, in any case, and something told her that it would be better to remain out of his way, afterall, she did have a healthy respect for her own life.

Emerald hues flickered across the scene, but she made no move, except to knock a stirring man back into unconsciousness.

Silently she moved through the forest, collecting various of plants and herbs to make various potions with. The red and black hair of Akira was tied in a ponytail type fashion and was held up by a black ribbon, that seem to match the rest of clothing. Resting on her lower back where two short katanas with wooden hilts “This is a beautiful place.” She said quietly to herself taking out a summoning scroll, and used it to summon four empty vials, in which she placed the herbs she collected already into them.

Her ear twitched slightly when she felt the presences of chakra nearby. “Hmm, I wonder what could be going on there.”She said, as she rolls of the summoning scroll and placed it into one of her back pockets. She began to sprint in the direction in which she sensed the chakra was coming from, while running she used the Bunshin no Jutsu
and created two shadow clones to go ahead of her and expect the situation at hand. The clones split into two different directions, as they cover the forest ground rather quickly. The first shadow clone was the first one to come up a woman, who was beside an man who was either unconsciousness or just simply passed off.

The second shadow clone was the one who spotted two men fighting and from what it could gather it seems the earth user had the upper hand. The shadow clone probably wouldn’t get notice, for the simple fact the two guys was to busy trying to rip out each other’s throat(figuratively). If nothing interfere both shadow clones would disperse(that’s if Keiko and Shinn doesn’t hit them first) and return back to it’s ordinary source with the information they gather. Akira had return back to picking plants and was minding her own busy, like a good little ninja girl. “Interesting, maybe it was wise for me to have brought this healing vials with me”.

While Keiko was not very adept at noticing other chakra's, it was quite obvious that the Shadow Clones were there. Her emerald gaze flickered to one of them, and a brief moment of wonder. Were they here to assist the fallen nin? Or were they to survey the damage? Perhaps an assessment of the power of the bandits. Could there have been a third nin that they had not expected, amongst the rogues? Her form moved towards the Shadow clone, ignoring Shinn for the moment as she brought her hands up into a series of seals, creating her own bunshin's to spread out in a pincer style to bring herself towards the nin's clones.

So both of her clones got spotted, guess she has to be more careful around these people. Her clones would disperse and return to it’s ordinary source as Keiko’s clones advanced towards her. Akira was now in a nearby tree close enough to see the girl but far away enough to not be noticed, at least she hope. Well it didn’t matter anyway, before she get notice, she uses the body flicker technique to quickly leaving the area. She had already gathered what she needed so, it was no point staying here and getting into an useless confrontation.

Keiko paused when the clones vanished, and her form teetered atop of a tree branch. A wince was given, and she touched the back of her head, the sticky residue of blood met her appendages. A wave of nausea hit the female, and she crouched to prevent herself from falling. It was stupid of her to go after the nin in her condition. Heaving a sigh, she let herself rest for a moment before turning and slowly allowing herself to move back towards Shinn and the village.