Steel Ball Run [Missions]

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Angela. Lady Angela. Angela-hime. A beautiful woman of great grace and intellect. She was glad to be protecting her, along the way from the Vegetable Country. Radiating her snow-white hair intricate in their exotic locks, Angela donned a winter blut dress fit only for a princess. This young maiden was beyond happy. Oko could only sit back and admire  how this woman would be married, properly, to the man she loves and who is she loved by. By like in any love affair, there is always someone there to cockblock the two star-crossed lovers. Well, in her 4 four years as a kunoichi, Oko has no problem beating the shit out of people. Now that she a full-fledged teen on her way to her young adult years.

Oko already has her strategy planned out. As she was alone with Angela and they were taking a carriage right now, they would travel on an unexplored area of land known as the "badlands". They would take a detour to the Moon Country, where they'll ferry off on a ship to Kirigakure. On the ship, they'd be surrounded by Genin and a few chunin, so security would be tight. That way, they can avoid the ninja sent out after her waiting somewhere in the Badlands. The two conversed nicely, talking about various things, from boys to politics, from ninjutsu to karate, from parents to.. children. Oko had found a cowl to disguise her hair and the two had hooded cloaks on, including a face mask for Angela. Angela, for one, would have to act like an old lady, bending down and talking in a hoarse voice. In case anything happened to her, Oko secured a kunai knife with an exploding tag - just in case.

The carriage stopped just off the shore of where their ferry boat was. By now, the enemy should realize that Angela was not coming to them, and that either she took an alternate route unknown to them or she has already left the country. They would get on the boat and go off to an island off the Moon Country. The best way to handle this is to avoid the fight as much as possible. They were able to land without any problems, although by the time they arrived should be the time Oko returned to the Land of Water. She has to hurry, as the travel would take one to two days. Waiting off of the shores of the island, the two would continue conversing, until the ship showed up. They boarded it, accompanied by 8 Genin and 2 chunin. This was a Kirigakure "luxury' ship hosted by a particularly rich Genin, and it was out of their own generosity to have a couple of very beautiful girls, especially one of whom has a royal decree after her to enter the Land of Water, board.

They had traveled for almost a day along. A ruckus had been made on board as the ninja boys partied, while Oko stayed with the maiden in her room, and the two chatted and got to know each other a little bit better. She was educated in the tradition and ways of the Vegetable Country. Hearing tales of the gigantic brocollis and cabbages that bloomed during springtime - many of them were big enough to cover even houses, Oko wished she had a proper tour of the nation some time in the future. She was told of how the nation excelled in biological practices, especially through selective breeding and artificial selection - classical biotechnology at its best. From wild mustards and spinach seeds, they could evolve plants into transformed species, leaving not even a single physical semblance to their ancestors. Such was the Vegetable Country's genius.

Oko woke up a little bit early in the morning, and could see that it was getting misty. They were approaching the land of the mist! In less than 3 hours, they'll land. As the ship was sailing through the waters, Oko heard a "thud". Followed, by a "thunk". It seemed like something... or someone was hitting against the metal hull of the ship. Oko peered over at the edge of the boat from a distance as the thunking increased in pace, as if someone were climbing it. A white-haired man with a mask ocvering the lower half of his face made his way onto the ship. Oko's face froze, as she knew what was happening here. Everybody was still asleep as it was morning. The morning mist would have clouded any view of their battle anyway. "Heh.... so I was right.." Oko intuited that this person was the hired Missing Nin. She took her stance, ready to fight against this Jounin. Although there could not be a worser place to fight. Her opponent was superior to her, and her disadvantage was being stuck on a ship potentially filled with hostages, out in the sea, and on a ship where there is no pre-existing earth. Her Ninjutsu would have to come directly from her own chakra. "How did you find us?!"

"When it took a bit too long for you two girlies to arrive, it dawned upon me that maybe you guys found another route. Which means you'll take a sea route. Course, once I narrow down the general locations of where you'd come from, all I had to do was intercept you my going on my own boat. Honestly, it'd be a stroke of luck whether I found you guys or not. That'd be the difference between me getting paid or not. But it looks like the heavens have smiled upon me, ehh...." Oko grunted. "I don't know how many of you there are, but I don't care. If you hand over the girl, I'll leave immediately". Oko deduced that he was not a ninja from Kirigakure. Meaning as far as adapting to the mist goes, she has a slight advantage as she could utilize her sensory skills. But something tells her that she cannot get close to this man. It was terrible for Oko to know that she cannot utilize a great number of her Doton Ninjutsu in this battle. In fact, she was limited to five elemental jutsus. She would have to recycle through them, combining her supreme speed with foot and casting ability to defeat a skilled opponent. Weaving hand seals at a rate far faster than what she had been accustommed to as Chunin, Oko would spit out a row of mud that would rise to be a sturdy earth wall - a familiar black-onyx rhombus fitted with a circular hoop in the other end stuck to the side of the wall facing her, thrown with fierce velocity. To even Oko's greater dismay, the earthern wall crumbled and was pulverized, reduced to a countless diplay of rumble by a flurry of brilliant blue. Her opponent was a Raiton specialist, his mastery over Raiton allowing him to casually hack down a formidable elemental defense. "Welp, it seems like as far as specialty is concerned, I completely overwhelm you. A nice guy would spare you seeing as yo uhave no hope left, but I'm just gonna kill you, okay?" he said while stepping through the rubble and over to Oko - sparks flying around his hand. With the power of Raiton and elemental law on his side, Oko knew that it'd be a bad idea to utilize her Earth Spear, as it'd only serve to stress her chakra levels and hinder her mobility. Performing another set of handseals in rapid sequence, she would utilize the aftermath of the disaster to her advantage. Rising back from the grave as dust and rock alike collected together, a rudimentary rock clone would take form and lunge out at the white-haired mising ninja from behind. The ninja was not a fool, and could easily counter. By extending his arm, sparks flew out and paralyzed the rock clone as electricity slowly turned her arm to dust. Then, the user applied his palm on the clone's chest, and the clone glowed with bright, brilliant light, before it "exploded" into dust. However, before doing so, the rock had thrown a kunai with an exploding tag - the one Oko threw earlier as part of her tactical strategy to lure the guy in. Infused with the clone's chakra, the kunai exploded right next to the guy's feet, dealing somewhat mild burns to his lower feet area. "As if that meant shit..." the missing ninja scoweld, as he had had taken more deadly explosions regularly.

But Oko had rushed forward- a full-speed blitz, taking advantage of the Missing Ninja's short distraction by the exploding tag to get within range, catching him off guard a by the time he'd notice her, Oko was already within 2 feet of him. Having have formed handseals before, Oko would spit out a huge volume of blood all at the Missing Ninja, filling his skin with sticky mud. She'd then harden the mud, turning the missing-ninja into something like a statue. Waiting a few seconds his lightning could get him out of, the missing ninja remained frozen. She had bested her odds. heaven smiled down upon her. She'd complete her mission by escorting angela successfully back to the water country.

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Worst. job. ever. Not only does it shake every foundation of her being, but it shames her to the lowest extent. Although she has long become more moderate (but still more persistent) in male vs. female interactions, Oko had no intention of her or any one girl in the world to become a whore. Yet, clearly, in one of the most exotic red-light districts in this country, sh e had to play the role of a prostitute. In truth, the kunoichi was expected to be trained, if not well-bred to take this role. Historically, while ninja served as the foot soldiers, the women counterpart known as kunoichi were the perfect spies - their feminine wiles and seductive prowess the rat of espionage and assassination. Especially in the more killer-orientated Kirigakure, kunoichi had to sharp and learn how to talk and seduce men, persuading them to take them to their homes, perhaps while the kids and the mother was away from home. There, in the bed, spring begins, and the man indulges himself in an array of sexual fun. Through love, the kunoichi can reap information from him, often bribing him to speak. And then, after a rowdy night, while the man was asleep - and they sure do fall asleep quicker than women do, a dagger to the lewd heart will end the winter-time. Oko was the right age and height now. Dressed in one of the most perky kimonos ever, revealing bare legs and chest, her well-braid lustrous hair and lewd scent would make men cross their legs as they walk by, in fear that someone would see a rising bulge in between them. Her painted eyelashes and make-up only served to enhance mission performance, as nobody could resist such a tempting, beautiful woman. Oko could see in her sexy outfit that surrounding her were the most vile men on the island - also a torturous realization for her. She kept her eye on the bar, which was filled with 30, maybe 40 people. Already a couple of pimps were hoarding the place, trying to look for customers. Oko just kept her eye out for the target - a well dressed shinobi. From time to time, men would come by and talk to her, some just making plain conversation and others who really wanted to lick her pussy. One touched her bare legs, smothering the palm of his hand over her smooth skin. The guy was met with a sharp jab to the neck that knocked him out - the speed of her attacks so fast that nobody would perceive it, and nobody would notice the guy getting knocked out as he was all over her. But from the bar Oko noticed a fancy man glancing over at her, before turning back shortly after. Did the man see her attack? It was impossible...unless he had superior reaction/perception ability. Which was only possible in this world if he were a shinobi.

Oko walked into the bar, showing her perverted legs and belly button, as her delicate fingers smoothed her hair, playing with her locks as she lets out all of her sexiness with the simplest strokes. She shot sensual looks at everyone, inviting them to come inside her. Course everyone else is basically scum except one person who looked decent so she approached him. "Buy me a drink?" she asked, with a bit of a sneer in her smile. The man looked composed, almost as if searching for a refined answer to reject her. But he didn't. He took out a whad of ryo. "What are you having?" As the two conversed with each other for five minutes, Oko decided to wrap her arms around the back of his neck, their faces across from each other. "Hey...wanna take me to your home?" she asked. As her hot breath reached her client, whose senses would be overwhelmed by now and his hormones taking over, he remained silent until we switch over to the next scene - his bedroom.

Oko entered the house with the man, and t was a pretty nice house too. Although it was burgandy on the outside, it was painted white on in the inside, and there were a bunch of glass and ceramic works all over the place, although whether they were valuable or simply crude was not known to her. She saw him drop his belongings on a table, before going up the stairs. "I'm going to clean myself up for a bit. Is that how you do it as well?" Oko smiled. "I like being dirty". Although she said it with such seductiveness, Oko mentally smacked herself all across the planet, to the point that her spirit would crash into the Sun, through multiple red dwarves, until it reached the end of the galaxy. Universal Bitch-smack. She would not forgive herself for this. The man went up the stairs, and Oko went to check for identification. She saw his wallet, and could see the shinobi I.D. card. Seijuro Hanazama. Age 25. Chunin of Kirigakure. Oko went up to his bedroom, where the guy was waiting for her, half-naked. He had already slipped in two, maybe three glasses of alcohol. While intoxicated, Oko could work with him a bit better. Seijuro smirked, closed the door, and playfully pushed Oko to his bed. Oko blushed beautifully, as Seijuro caressed her legs and worked his way up to her lap, which simultaneously tickled Oko and made her want to knee him right in the jaw. But as she allowed herself to be touched, she began to ask questions about what he was doing at that bar, who he was meeting with, and what he does for work. The man slowly began to tell him his information. about meeting up with a couple of guys from otogakure, which was recently invaded and had a new reign and administration. He also spoke of the new Sound Daimyo after the last one went missing reportedly. They were dealing with a new kind of drug known as "Tenshi". It was a drug that makes people feel like they're in heaven, and will likely become the most popular drug in the nation. People will get addicted, stuffing it in their bodies every time. Side effects include death. They were supposed to meet backdoors in the bar they were in, and make a trade-off. Money for drugs. And the drugs would be sold all over black markets. Once it gets recognized, the drug will be sold as brownies, and everyone in Kirigakure - including the Mizukage would get addicted. Oko smiled, as she got all the information she wanted. Delivering a knuckle sandwich to the face, the guy was knocked out just like that. Oko also jumped up and down on his back, not caring how she looked like. With that takened care of, she went downstairs and just looked all over the place. With the tip of her finger, she made the pieces of glass and ceramic fall, shattering bits of it on the floor. Drugs? On the village girls. In a village where her own little girl is going to be growing up in? Drugged by this Tenshi shit? She would have broken his neck if she weren't on a S-class mission. Once she become s Jounin, she'll be financially secure for the rest of her life, and won't have to worry about anything, not even men touching or beating her. She went out of the house, in which an anbu squad who had been waiting for her peeked out. Giving the signal, they went inside the house, and dragged the unconscious man out. They thanked Oko for a job well down, and Oko gave the information to the ANBU. They would return to the bar and find the dealers with the Tenshi drug. They would analyze the components, find out where it came from, and subsequently "take out" the people selling it. Which would be to kill them. Course' they're the Bloody Mist. Oko wanted to get out of the clothes she's wearing and return to her normal outfit, where she could feel secure and all nice and all that. Also go home to Otsu after a horrendous job. Worst. job. ever.

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Oko could hear the music and beating of human steps from where she was. Studying the night club where her targets were located, Oko once again embarked on an infiltration/espionage-type assignment that required her capabilities. The building wasn't too big, but she expected something was going on inside... perhaps underground too. Right about now, Oko could probably get in without worrying too much about payment or I.D. But as she did not want her real face to be seen, she had insisted on impersonating Lady Neru, which she has done. Replicating the smoothness and color of her skin, and voluptuousness of her clothes, Oko walked towards the club entrance practically half-naked. The people who were checking guests in were immedaitely surprised that such a hot babe would grace them with her appearance. Once Oko introduced herself, the guards didn't even bother checking, as it was clear to them someone as sexy as her was clearly welcome to the club, and invited to stay as long as she likes. Oko walked in the club, but not before going into the woman's bathroom and walking out as her real self again. Oko walked out wearing a hot black jacket and pants, as if she were a motor girl.

The club was vibrant. With music blasting the scenery, Oko found it hard to find or even to hear people. All she knew was that the person that she was supposed to find could be involved something that endangered the Sound Daimyo, although that could be any of the hipsters that were shaking their hips in the nightclub. Eventually, Oko reached a bar stand where she waited. She didn't order anything as she was still underage and wasn't even interested anyway, but it was cause for someone to walk to her. Hopefully a regular from which she could extract information from. Oko then noticed a guy sitting just two seats away from her, looking lonesome and kept a handkerchief in the air with his finger. The guy caught Oko's glance at him, and then gripped onto hsi handkerchief. "My father left this for me", he said. "Eh?" Oko asked. The guy remained silent, for he had a bizarre story to tell. "It's true. One day when I was young, some soldier came to me and my mom's house. He said he was a friend of my dad's. He pulled out the handkierchief and explained to me that my dad and he were prisoners of war. They were kept caged for four years, but during all that time the soldier told me how he saw my dad's perseverance. He kept a handkerchief on him that was always stuffed in his underwear. IT was the only thing that kept him linked to his family. He told me how my dad died, but after the soldier was released he took the handkerchief and decided to find my father's family to pay his respects. That's how I got the handkerchief. It's important". Oko nodded at this story, surprised that such an icnident occurred. "After that, the soldier killed my mother and then killed himself. Now I'm just taking refuge in this country..." Oko paused for a moment. "Are you seeking a better life?" Oko asked. "Yes I am" the guy answered. The two looked at each other. "My name is Josuke. I have somewhere I have to be soon. It's taking place right here. Wanna come?" he asked. Oko nodded. "Sure".

Twnety minutes later, Oko and Josuke found the flight of stairs that led to four floors underground - to the meeting. They were now in a very bright room with what looked like fabric for walls. It seemed as if they were in a room to keep the mentally insane caged, with a table in the middle of it all. She could see that seven other people were already gathered here. "She's a friend" Josuke said, and the nine sat down, as if they were old members of a secret society. Oko was impressed on how she blended in so naturally. All she had to od is participate, listen, analyze, observe, and absorb. She can only do that by playing the part of a moderate bordering on radicalism, so that the others here would be persuaded to let her in and persuade her. She had to put herself in the shoes of Josuke. "This is the first meeting of the Zankyou Organization. We seek to liberate countries of poverty and ill conditions, and have decided to discuss first in regards to this country". Oko already felt an itch going down her. Something was going on here. "Kirigakure has faced a series of political unrest. We all know that. We want to invesgiate and get to the bottom of it. Who was involved? How were so many Kages taken out? Who was reponsible? Is there a bigger conspiracy organization at hand, or is a single individual powerful enough to fodderize multiple Mizukages at play here. But before we focus on the ninja village, we must focus on the Water Daimyo. The Daimyo has done nothing to help Kirigakure in their of need. There has been no substantial increase in money fundings, or even visits to the village ever since the first target- Kouketsu Uchiha had gone missing. I cannot help but the royal palace is involved in the Mizukage killings. Thus, we must start by storming the fortress of evil!" The members banged the table and cheered. This must be reported to the assistant at once..! But then again, as kunoichi, she must be independent and show maturity. She has to conclude her own decisions, and decide whether to tell, or to get rid of them before they become a pest.

The members of the table introduced themselves, and when it was Oko's turn, she already had something in mind. "My name is Fiona. I won't tell you anything else besides that. I want to help this country and lift up its spirits. I want everyone in Kirigakure and in this nation to be happy. I came here not knowing that something this serious was at hand. My eyes have been opened by all of you", she said. After that, it was pretty much a done and done meeting. There was nothing more to say, and Oko did not have any more reason to be here. As she was not skilled in ANBU procedures, Oko did not have the ability to torture or interrogate these people for more information. So, her priority was to return safely and deliver her observation. She has to play the role of a messenger before becoming a killer. She left the night club after saying goodbye to Josuke, and walked towards a secret rendezvous point in the next town from where the night club was. In an apartment suite, Oko would meet up with the assistant of the Daimyo there. "What have you found?" he asked. Oko walked near him. "They're red", she said. The assistant bretahed out a loud sigh, as his worries and nervousness were all confirmed. "They said they were part of the Zankyou Organization dedicated to lifting up poor countries. They believe in a conspiracy theory that links the Daimyo or at least the royal family to the killings of the Mizukage. They want to take over the castle - possibly overthrowing the Daimyo or taking him hostage." The assistant nodded. "Another crackpot conspiracy, theory huh.." the assistant said. "What do you believe?" Oko asked. "Hm?" he replied. "What happened to the Mizukages?" she specified. "Mi'lady I don't know.... I simply don't know. Some went missing. Others were found murdered, including the most recent one. Something is going on, and Mizukage after Mizukage at least one of them could have been part of a conspiracy organization. I think that there is a force at ploy here, but I don't know what. Kirigakure does not have any clues or lead. That's the problem. There is no knowledge. The only link is the new Mizukage. If he's linked to something or someone, then it's best if we can read his mind. But other than that..." Oko shook his head. "Now WE're getting paranoid ourselves." "Hehe.... you're right. Anyway, stand by and wait for further orders. Cleaning up rebels is soemthing I can only trust you with..." oko nodded and went back home, to kirigakure. The weight of the world on her shoulders. It seems like her missions lately relate somehow to Kirigakure's politics. It does make sense, though if one were to think about it. She didn't want to kill another human being, but as a trained and skilled kunoichi now ,she has no choice but to do just that. They also know her face, so she won't lose any sleep if she cuts their neck open. She wished to end this by having them imprisoned or burying them alive with earth, but sometimes the enemy could be a strong shinobi. To be or not to be...that is the question.

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An urgent matter, it was. Oko had prepped her ningu equipment, chakra, and mindset beforehand, as she could tell that she was neded to clean up the trash. In a forest away from the outskirts of the village, Oko knew that she had to carry out an assassination. Concealed by the shadows of the woods, nothing could be a more appropriate place for Oko to fight. She need no worry about her face being seen, and the terrain is to her advantage. Now, she plays the role of a shinobi. A killer. Arriving at the woods, she would make sure to utilize the basic Kiri ninja skill of stealth, manuevering through the woods as she seeks her prey. A sensor now, she detected five signatures - all of them lower than her own's. Oko would walk near them, as they all seemed to be all gathered in the middle without fire or a tent. Perhaps this was their meeting point. As Oko inched forward, someone let out a cry. "Who's there?!" a kunai was thrown and whizzed past her, and Oko knew that she was found. Such reflexes can only belong to ninja of Kirigakure. So there was some kind of trouble brewing. A seal was formed, and the name kage Bunshin no Jutsu was called out! followed by the word 'Duplex!" Twenty shadow clones were formed, but Oko could with her sensing deduced that their chakras were not evenly distributed. What caught Oko even more off guard was one of the people shouting out "Kill the traitor!" Traitor? Were the shinobi there not gathered to participate in the revolt against this country. Suspicious, Oko used her paranoia to use her skills efficiently. In the woods under the guise of darkness, it was not reasonable to use ningu as projectiles. Instead, she went out of her way to form a rock clone, lacing it with five tags stuck to its back. Using "herself" as a suicide bomber, Oko rushed forward with moderate speed, tackling on the twenty shadow clones directly. The clones laced their ninja tools with chakra and thrusted them at oko - the combined assault about to cause the rock to break apart. "That's not the real one!' the enemy cried out. But Oko, her feet stuck to the side of a trunk, had activated the exploding tags as pieces of rock rolled down towards the clones. The short-term objective of such action complete, for the clones were immediately dispersed by the explosion, but the long-term hopes failed to echo out from there. "Shadow Clone Jutsu - Duplex!!" Now... thirty shadow clones popped out!

Is this the Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu? Why are shinobi with lower chakra levels than I capable of using such a technique?! she pondered as the clones came in charging at her. She jumped from the three and slammed her hands to the ground, initiating the Earth Prison Dome technique. Surrounding all of her enemies in a great hemis-sphere, Oko would have them trapped under her jutsu. This is useful, as she was able to replenish her chakra levels rapidly given the number of targets there were under the spell of her chakra-absorbing technique. But thirty seconds later, back wall of the sphere exploded. "Exploding Tags - Duplex!" Twenty exploding tags were produced from two paper bombs, allowing the increased number of explosions to permit the five shinobi to escape. The clones had been dispersed for Oko had sucked away nearly all of their chakra, and she herself was almost back at full chakra, too. Oko then strung up another set of handseals and utilized the Woman's Avalanche. Keeping the five shinobi confined in a tower with an open top, Oko had the top-most earth bars cave in inwards from the top to bottom, essentially causing the pillars to fall all over on the five shinobi. "Shadow Clone Jutsu - Duplex!" Reaching the max of one's own capabilities with Kage Bunshin, one user was able to produce 50 Shadow Clones! The clones tried to make a barricade to halt the pillars so that the other shinobi could utilize a jutsu to blast their way out. But Oko had already foreseen that. Using Earth Moving Core, she raised a square area of earth that was the base of the tower without the bottom-most foundation earth bars included upwards, essentially causing the five shinobi to go up ten meters without affecting the elevation of the tower at all. This not only disorientated them, but also allowed the bars to fall quicker on the 55 shinobi. The falling bars wrecked their way down the Shadow Clones and although a blunt of it were absorbed by them, a good number of bars fell from 20 meters right on the backs of the five shinobi that were too slow to escape...

Oko could see her tower coming down until no more than a great pile rubble of earth bars remained. Making her way over there, she would remove the bars with her great strength until she could see the five shinobi. They were Kirigakure ninja, though unfortunate fate had broken their backs. They were no longer capable of fighting. After ten minutes, Oko would wake three of them up and extract information from them verbally. She learned that one of the Chunin was capable of using the Kage Bunshin, while another Chunin had a special replication/duplication technique known as "Duplex" which allowed multiplication of nearly anything in the world. Oko would proceed with asking them who they were and why they were gathered all around here, but from what she gathered there seemed to be a bunch of mixed signals and confusions. Perhaps both sides were fed false information?

Just then, there was a rush of leaves being rustled and footsteps marching towards her location, and Oko found herself surrounded not only by a batallion of Jounin and CHunin, but also included in the militia were a bunch of Chunin-level "royal guards". "What?!" Oko cried out as one of the guards rushed at Oko. Exercising her superior martial arts skill and physical prowess, Oko was able to flip the guard all over to the other side judo-style. Why are Kirigakure shinobi attacking me? was this a set-up? A conspiracy! "Stooopppp!" somebody cried out. A Jounin walked ahead, with what appears to be a scroll in hand. "it seems.... like we're all in big trouble.." he said grimly. "What is the meaning of this?!" Oko asked. "Oko Haruhi?" he said. "yes, that is me. Answer my question!" Oko was getting angry. She felt betrayed...betrayed by the paranoia of others. "Listen....the Water Daimyo was kidnapped a few hours ago...." "WHAT?!" Oko cried out. Did she fail? Could the Zankyou Organization possibly have succeeded in their attempt? If so, then what was she doing here? Why did the assistant send her here. "The Daimyo's assistant said that you were suppose to protect him and that you ran off. To as shinobi, desertion while under the duty of protecting the most important person in our nation is guilty of treason. Thus, we had shinobi staked out everywhere.... So when you came to this forest, we thought that you were here all along... But look!" The Jounin opened another scroll. 'Here is a scroll we received from the assistant recently. It explains and calrifies everything..." The Jounin handed the scroll over to Oko who caught it and read it. Her employer expressed his apology and stated that he did it to protect his own life. He re-affirmed that Oko was still once again the only shinobi he could trust. "You are free now... we will take back the shinobi that were defeated here. Honestly, given the situation that was caused by the royals, we soldiers of the military turned on each other. Please return home for we will require your strength! The Daimyo has been kidnapped! He is missing, and YOU are the only one who knows who took him. Let us work together and find him!" Oko nodded and the group dispersed. Oko followed shortly after, returning home to Kirigakure.

Tonight had been a bizarre night. Not only did she beat up ninja from her own village, but for a second her own life was threatened. Even worse is that their powerful leader was missing. Once again, Oko could not help but connect all of this to the string of Mizukage disappearances. With such treachery from the Royal Palace, Oko could not help but wonder if they too were involved, even through the slightest bit, in that scandal. No longer recognizing the village she has served for so long, Oko felt disheartened, even though it was just a miscommunication. Where was the mist that she had belonged to when she was growing up? Or how about when she graduated from the Academy? Or as a genin? Things began to change dramatically when she reached Chunin age. Over just these past few years, it seemed like things simply fell apart for her. What were the other villages like? Did they have the same problem? Was it....safer there?

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While half-way through her walk home, Oko opens the scroll again and re-examines it, looking for any hidden messages as she was taught back when she was a Chunin. And she did! Written in the same handwriting as the assistant was a second message, which can also be read by Oko's chakra. The Daimyo's location! His Excellency was hidden away past the forest in Lord Ryuzaku's huge castle. The man was well known as a bit of a....radical, or at least the most radical of the usually moderate wealth. Perhaps he was the benfactor of the Zankyou Organization? Again and again, the conspiracy runs deep, and the link can only stop at this one man. Hopefully. This was hugely stressful for Oko. Not only is she tasked to rescue the Daimyo alone, but she'll also be under the prescence of the most powerful man in the country - the man who is funding her village. Her smallest mistakes could endanger her child's life. Or.... should she be in good favor, she may receive fame and fortune well beyond what she could handle. Refueling on virtually full chakra, Oko made her way through two kilometers of forest until she was 100 meters away from Lord Ryuzaku's castle. She could already see the fires and lamps aside, signaling the numerous guards surrounding the place. Utilizing her sensory capabilities, Oko was overwhelmed! There must be at least 100 guards out there. The guy must have a lot of money.... as well as a good reason to be secure and protected. Oko tried to sense out whoever was inside, but her capabilities in that regard were faint. Although they were civilian soldiers, Oko did not want to make a scene. It'd take too long to take them all out at once. Plus there may be shinobi employed by the Lord connected to the Zankyou Organization in there. No, Oko would have to utilize stealth. And her stealth lied in walking under the shadows - literally blending in underground. Using Hiding Like a Mole technique, Oko would dig under the earth and manuever her way through underground, keeping track of the multitudes of guards that were outside. Finally she was able to make her way through under the basement of the castle. She knew that this type of ancient castle had to have some kind of "waste door" that led to a well with all kinds of feces and poop. She would open this door, and using extreme acrobatic prowess, jump up to it without having her body actually touching the edges of the door frame. She landed safely, but a few seconds after that, an imposing adult man appeared. This must be one of the Missing Nin described. As she was just a B-rank, she recognized her inferiority. However, that did not lead her to not try. The man pulled out what appeared to be a pair of yellow nun-chucks. The guy was clearly a Taijutsu and Weaponry Master, whose skill and reaction speed in close quarters combat is unparalleled. Not to mention what other kinds of tricks this shinobi might be able to pull. "So you were the intruder we detected!" The nunchuck master showed a series of flashy moves Bruce-Lee style, and Oko knew immediately that melee range, although her specialty, was not one of her advantages here. Oko went to form a single handseal but the man lurched forward and swung his nunchucks. Made of a metal that could conduct chakra easily, the metal created a  two feet long chakra blade. Oko backed away immediately, missing getting cut by the nose by half an inch. This is crazy! with his range and speed, he's like an Iaido master! Oko decided to sprint all the way  to a table and kicked it towards the nun-chuck master, who easily snapped it in half. But this allowed Oko to form two handseals, and from her mouth came a rock golem that speeded towards the nun-chuck master, intending to disarm him from his nuncucks. But the master infused raiton chakra through his nunchucks and through a series of swings, simply smashed the golem apart into pieces before it could touch him. The guy had three kunai knives thrown at him right after the golem disappeared with exploding tags attached. The guy leapt away, but while doing so Oko had weaved some handseals and formed from the rock golem two earthern spears that shot up at the mid-air nunchuck master. The master was able to repel one of the spears, but the other spear hit him right below the neck. Oko kicked him in the face and sent him flying. Seeing the nun-chuck he had, Oko took it and went upstairs....

The other Jounin Missing-Nin was a member of the Hozuki clan. The Hozuki looked to see his partner coming back up, nun-chucks over his shoulder. "You take of whoever came in?" he asked. "All done", his partner replied. "Alright..." he replied. His partner was able to get within 6 meters of him, when suddenly... he threw the pair of nunchucks while infused with doton chakra at the guy! The Hozuki quickly spinned away, surprised at the betrayal of his partner. "What?!" He tried to liquidfy via Hydrification, but as the doton chakra entered his body, the nature of the chakra solidified the water-chakra that was flowing in him, cancelling out the liquidfication effects. Oko formed a bunch of handseals and with the element of surprised at her hand, she dispelled her transformation into the Hozuki's partner and unleashed Chocolate Rock. In a few moments, the Hozuki would be helpless against the wave of sticky earth that covered him completely. If only his partner were here, he'd be protected against his natural weakness. But once Oko had solidified the mud, the Hozuki was nothing but more than a rocky sculpture. Nothing artistic. She was surprised that she had just taken out two a-rank criminals by herself. Shows skill, stealth, and wits do play a part in a contest of power. Of course... intellect can also be considered part of power and strength as well.

Oko used her sensing and detected someone in the room. "It's time!" she yelled out as she barged through the door. "Mi'lord! I'm, here to save you!" Oko cried out. Lord Ryuzaku nearly pissed his pants. He backed away immediately to a couch, screaming "Who are you?! Assassin!" Oko herself was equally surprised. "Where's.... the Daimyo?" she asked. 'Daimyo?! What Daimyo?! Please get out now!" he screeched. "you're not even my type!" Oko was surprised at that, but she was also surprised at Lord Ryuzaku. It did not look like he was playing around. Looking around, she could not see the Daimyo at all. With her sensing, she also cannot sense anyone but the two man she defeated and Lord Ryuzaku. "Ehh..." What was going on? Has she been set-up? Why was this happening to her? Could this possibly all be the ploy of the Zankyou Organization? "Okay... I'll be taking my leave then. Sorry to bother you. Just pleae forget my  face okay." using the rock clone, she had her double bust through the window, as shards of glass rained down on the numerous guards outside. The rock clone landed and while the guards wre busy jabbing it with spears, the numerous smoke bombs that Oko had attached to it exploded at the same time, sending up a mushroom cloud of smoke that would even ascend to the upper heights of the building. Oko lifted off with great agility, and landed on a shinobi's best friend - the woods. Hidden by the shadow of nature, Oko raced away from the castle as guards followed her through the woods. Using top speed, she would escape like Danzo Kato - an escape artist in its making. Now that she was safe and away from the place, she had time to ponder about what was happening.

She was sent to spy on the Zankyou Organization who had their own meeting place at that nightclub. That organization was plotting to attack the Daimyo. She reported to the Daimyo's assistant. She made her way to the Forest under the orders that the revolutionists were meeting there. It turned out that they were not the ones who were planning to revolt, but thought Oko was the traitor. She made her way to the castle to rescue the Daimyo, who was not there. Wasn't all of this true? Wasn't all of this intellect given to her by the assistant? Wasn't the Zankyou Organization out to pillage the world? Still tired and surprised she demonstrated supreme ninja skills making her way out alive, Oko was back at square one. She felt betrayed. Where was she going to go next? She had to meet with the assistant and confirm things. With her sense of belonging gone, she still did not know where the Daimyo or his assistant were located. A tingle spreaded up on Oko's back. Women had this amazing intuition, especially in regards to men. She headed back home, home where she belonged. Today was yesterday. And tomorrow was a new day.

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While half-way on her way home- once again, a messenger bird flew by her. She wondered what it was doing here, but when the bird flew back it occurred to Oko that the bird might have business with her. Dropping the message down, Oko caught it and opened up the scroll, realizing that it was from the Jounin who had stopped the attack on her earlier. And what a shocking truth! What horror! What a betrayal! Oko teemed with great anger and frustration, her hatred harbored towards the origin of the conspiracy against HER. She was the sole puppet, the star of this would-have-been comedy. Her employer was the culprit. He had stolen all of the Daimyo's riches and fleed with the Daimyo himself. The only motive here was greed, and once more as the betrayed, she felt deep resentment towards men once again. What a little evil man. Oko reviewed how he could have orchestrated this. First was the zankyou Organization. It was probably a "dummy" set up by the assistant. There were after all few members, and their location seemed to be too convienently located. What's more is that she was trusted too easily. The Organization's entire structure and purpose were all falsehoods created by the assistant. Next was the report from the assistant that the culprits were meeting at the forest, when really the assistant had given word that Oko Haruhi had betrayed the Daimyo and was at the forest. The two sides would have met and wiped each other out, while the assistant did away with the evidence without doing anything himself. But to press on even more treachery, the assistant sent her on another goose hunt by invading the fortress of Lord Ryuzaku. Although Lord Ryuzaku did have a questionable agenda, it is clear that he did not have the daimyo, nor did he have any ill intentions towards the Daimyo. And all this time...she was duped. The Daimyo has already been missing, and the real enemy is her employer. Oko would be left unprotected with a guilty name. Think of the shame that would be brought on Otsu! Oko could not let that happen.

She rushed to the royal palace, a relatively considerable residence within the country. It was the biggest household on the island, and it was truly remarkable and reflected a very natural tradition and culture. The minute Oko showed her face after hours of running, the guards were on alert. "The eneeeemyyy!!" they cried out. "Wait, wait..." she replied, but it was too late for swarms of armed guards rushed at her out of nowhere, throwing nearly 50 spears and swords right at her general location. Forming six handseals to pull out something that could cover the overall diversity of the projectiles coming at her, Oko used her hand-made Honshu Dome. A multi-dense hemi-sphere dome formed from the ground and shielded her from the attacks from all sides as a barrier. She knew that as guards some of them probably enhanced the spears with chakra, so it was necessary to pull out a strong ninjutsu defense. She used Hiding Like A Mole to dig underground but not before putting smoke bombs and flash bombs on the surface. Once she re-formed the hole and de-activated the home, smoke would spread all around the place as if Oko were trying to make an escape followed by a barrage of stuns and flashes. Meanwhile, Oko dig underground and made it all the way to right under the fortress, and proceed to use her super-fast and super-strong punches to break through the base stone that was the foundation. Blood, bruises, and calluses would form on her fist, but that was okay as she made her way up and successfully entered the Daimyo's location.

"halt!" five voices cried out in unison, as Oko appeared in the living room. Five burly men wearing different colored costumes were upstairs. She recognized them. They were the "Famous Five" - identical brothers who could each utilize each of the five elements. This would put her purely specialized Ninjutsu style at a severe disadvantage. "Eliminate the enemy" they cried out as they performed handseals simultaneously. Oko didn't have much of a choice. As she did not have an environment in which to naturally manipulate earth, she had to take desperate measures. Forming handseals on her own, Oko completed her seal one step before the brothers did. "Earth Moving Core!" She moved the earth that contained the base of the castle DOWNWARDS, essentially causing the palace to sink from an outside view and throwing off the balance of the brothers, as they literally fell over the stairs and down to the same floor that Oko was on. "Golem technique!" Oko shot a golem out at them, but the brothers simply nuked it to kingdom come with a quintlet elemental symphony. Course, by the time that happened, Oko had exercised how fast legs to get out of the way, and make it to the second floor. She didnt have any ningu left, so her desperation fueled her willpower. While running away, Oko would spit mud out via the Chocolate Rock technique snd solidfy it into rock. Using that as a basis for the rock clone technique, she'd use her decoy to hold her pursuers off. Making her way through the garden and hallways frantically, scarring away the other guests at the house, Oko would repeatedly spit out mud and form the Mud Wall jutsu several times, until she was reduced to about 1/6 of her remaining chakras. As they were in a hallway and still had to keep the Daimyo's property in check, the brothers were reduced to using one elemental blast at a time and nothing too flashy or big either. This gave Oko the ability to maintain her distance as she was faster than all five of them while burdening her chakras by putting up barricades to slow them down. Eventually, she saw the door to the Daimyo's room. "I've made it!" Oko cried out.

Just then the mud wall well behind her scattered into fragments. The brothers were getting desperate themselves and had to make sure that Oko did not touch the door to the office. The brother who excelled in Doton mastery had launched many pieces of rock all at Oko while in a a narrow hallway. "Shit!" she cried out. as she kicked a hole into the hallway and was able to make herself visible from the outside. Avoiding the rocks by going through that hole, the rocks would slam through the door frame and knock it dowjn, exposing the brothers to the occurences within that room. "Enemyyy!!" the guards outside cried out, as a huge thunderous death chant had filled the palace. It was if they all men were rallying against her. A frightening experience, but compared to her Genin days, Oko would not falter. She saw the advantage she had by noticing the window that led to the Daimyo's room, and knew that by going through there she could enter while avoiding enemy attacks for at least a few seconds. She smashed apart the glass and jumped in, just in time....

'Hellppppp!" the Daimyo cried out as the assistant held a knife to his neck. "Oh gods, thank you!" The Daimyo added when he saw Oko. The assistant turned and saw Oko coming through the window, bloodied and exhausted. "So you found out.... you truly are a remarkable Kirigakure shinobi to have gotten this far... I'm sorry my dear Oko. I wish I could take you to glory with me.." the assistant said, before he turned back around and retracted his arm to plunge the knife into the Daimyo. The brothers who had already arrived heard and saw the whole thing, and realized taht the danger was something even further inside. They began to form a handseal, but Oko's rage had surpassed them. Ignored? Dumped? Thrown away just like that? All in the name of glory? Oko did not care about that. She just needed someone to trust in this world. A male authority. But she had been used. And Oko. did.not.like.to.be. used. With extreme determination overcoming her and all kinds of chemicals and neurotransmitters flowing through her body at once, Oko leapt with amazing speed and before any of the brothers could complete their handseal transaction, she launched a kick right on the side of the assistant's head, intercepting him of the lethal kill. The kick had been so hard that it ruptured the assistant's temple, smashed a large section of his skill as pieces of bone literally went out of his brain, and squashed part of his brain to cave it inside. A huge amount of blood spilled out as the assistant was knocked outside to the wall, drawing his last breaths. The brothers made the finishing moves as they riddled the assistant with multiple elemental ninjutsu, almost as if they were torturing to death even if he was at death's doorsteps already.

After that.... everyone had turned out well. Everything was explained and she was able to make up with the Famous Five brothers. Even more is the fact that the Daimyo gave her a huge sum of money, and promised to finance her and her entire family for the rest of her life and for future generations to come, and make sure that Otsu gets the best education and life possible. She was completely flattered and although she asked for her role her to be toned down, the Daimyo went out of his way to declare Oko Haruhi a national hero.

Success at its best.

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The mission of her life. This was the assignment that would take her to greater heights, to allow her to soar to a level where she'd be recognized once and for all as one of the village's elites. That recognition would come with a high enough salary and self-gratification that she'd really be able to retire from by the age of 30, and live off her savings moderately. She could take care of her daughter all on her own now, and be able to pay for any medical procedures that would treat her premature-birth complications. But while the future was bright, it could turn dark stained with blood, if not erased completely, if her heard was not centered on the tense present. The ANBU were able to finally predict Shinichi Hengen's next target; a redhead freckled women with lewd perky breasts living off a coast of an island in the Land of Water. This man must be an amazing ninja, possessing immense talent in stealth and avoiding the authorities, for he has been dancing around this nation dozens of times and still hasn't been caught. His methodology unknown, all that was left was to analyze his criminal psychology and through his profile, find a trend. They were barely able to pick up the subtle details, when it come to them that Shinichi had conversed with his victims at least twice. His description and abilities since years ago have been given to her. He looked like a sharp criminal alright, with his devilish glare and raven-like hairstyle. His body-build was of a fighter, someone who liked to brutalize people. Oko could tell men like him apart. He also had a perfect affinity with the Water element, able to pull out great amounts of moisture from the air and surrounding liquids in order to formulate relatively strong Suiton jutsu. And what's worse is that he could create large pools of water already. Anything that's a fluid he could transform into projectile shapes and skewer his opponents all over. This master ninja, Oko was extremely disgusted when he learned of how he learned to control the water that existed in others through a particular blood method. She nearly vomitted - followed by a possible fainting, when she learned that he could induce and strengthen orgasms, after having wetten his victims' vagina and ass hole himself. This man.... this man is an enemy of women everywhere! He must pay. He must die. But no.... she could not. And this was what restrained Oko the most. Her inability to force her bloodlust and rage on those who sexually abuse women in the cruellest of ways, more cruel than anything she has ever seen, was something that spurned a strong psychological and moral conflict within her. To be or not to be. That was truly the question. She could only leave the pieces of information that made hre angry alone, isolating her own bias from destroying her mission. Well, at least she had the opportunity to beat the shit out of him. She hoped that he'd die in prison from diarrhea and rot in hell for the rest of his life. That was the only true justice in the world ruled by humans. Oko got out from her ride and made her way to the summer house of Fuka Rinven. With a knock, she instantly sensed the home for chakra presences, and found only one that was approaching her. Her ninja tools ready, Oko was prepared to take them out if it were a man.

Oh, but what a lady had opened the door for her. She was very pretty, with a admirable bust, lovely freckles, and wavy hair. "Miss Rinven, I'm from Kirigakure special forces. We suspect that you are the next target of a highly dangerous rapist. Don't look scared now! I'm here to protect you, and the following anbu squads are well on their way here". Fuka looked surprised, but she submitted and allowed Oko to enter. Oko could see that the house wasn't particularly big, which was alright with her as that should allow her to detect Shinichi should he enter, even if it means that she won't be able to hide Fuka properly. Five minutes later, Fuka treated Oko to a cup of coffee while she went on the look-out, as Shinichi should be following soon after her. A minute later, there was some shuffling outside, and it sounded like the mailbox was being opened and something was being deposited in there. "Mailman is here.." Fuka said happily as she went to open the door and greet the mailman as he was on his way out. "Thank you!" she said, as the mailman was about to turn around and go away. Oko recognized that facial shape and raven hairstyle immediately. The target knew Shinichi alright. "Get away, Miss Rinven!" Oko screamed as with quik Iai-like speed, she was able to unbuckle her pouch and fling a kunai knife at the disguised Shinichi. An accomplished Taijutsu master himself, Shinichi reacted by kicking the kunai away with the heel of his shoe, breaking a window. Course, Fuka's following scream surpassed the sound of the window shattering in noise. "Heh" Shinichi scoffed, as he casually removed his blue mailmain uniform in order to unveil a white work-out shirt and blue leggings. "Can't believe the village has found out my pattern already.." he said as he calmly entered the door.

He entered through the doorway, eying down Oko down from head to toe and back up, making a comment about popping two pussies tonight. Oko stood her ground, until Shinichi decided to go on the offense first, forming six handseals in rapid succession as he blew a jet of water from his mouth. Oko countered by weaving her own seals, and out come a rocky replica of herself, blocking the way of the water as it was soaked by Shinichi's Suiton. Making a comment about Oko's Doton prowess, the rock clone made its way to block Shinichi from getting close to Fuka. Shinichi did not mind this, and would rather take care of the original before taking down his real target. After all, the clone will disappear once the original does. Shinichi really liked Oko. Everything about her hair, face, body, legs. She was the perfect woman for his dick to have a thrill in. Shinichi tossed three kunai at her legs, and Oko jumped up to avoid them. But Shinichi had positioned himself in his brutal fighting stance, and rushed forward, leaping to launch a bone-cracking straight leg kick right at her arm just before she brought them towards her chest to defend. She was kicked all the way into the kitchen and right against the window - shards of glass pricking her back. Shinichi commended her for her own Taijutsu mastery for being able to block his kick. Picking herself back up, Oko would prance around Shinichi's kicks and punches, earning further commends from Shinichi about her monkey-like movements. She saw punches coming towards her and went away from them as they messed up the couch she was on. He made a straight kick at a window far away from him, probably just to intimidate her and complemented it with a snide smirk. She side-stepped a drop kick that shattered a wooden cabinet, and ran away from another kick that shredded wood to pieces. Making herself to the living room, Oko could see that his Taijutsu was more powerful than hers. However, that does not mean that she cannot use skill and wits to gain the upper hand. When Shinichi made his way into the living room, Oko already formulated the handseals, while Shinichi came right at him in hope of intercepting her. But as a Ninjutsu Master, she also held some advantages. Using what she had done to the Daimyo's castle and applying it here, she raised the ground underneath violently, pulling up rock, carpeting, ceramic, and all other bits up to intercept Shinichi's leg. Pain rattled across his leg bone from his violent kick, sending him tumbling backwards. Oko used this to her advantage as she rushed forward and launched a straight kick right at his collar bone, sending him over to the couch, dazed. Looks like girl was packing some power after all. After that, Oko would make her way towards the garage where she had sent her clone. Closing the door behind her, in a frantic manner as if she were running from from a serial killer - and in this case it'd be pretty close, while riddling it with kunai knives rigged with exploding tags. She hoped that his trap would work. She looked at the doorway, while her clone was guarding Fuka right behind her. It seemed as if they were cornered by this mighty foe. Shinichi kicked the door open violently, and noticing the exploding kunai in a split second, he formed a water barrier using the moisture of the air to block the explosion, and so he remained relatively unharmed. He stepped forward with a menacing glare, as well as a sadistic smile as he threw a series of slurs and sexual comments that definitely provoked Oko. Once again, to be unable to kill this man, this man who was the worst enemy ever, was hideous to her. He used the surrounding fluids to form water needles and threw them right at Oko. Oko dodged them easily, but his clone was hit by them. Although they didn't have much of an effect, the fact that a jutsu from a master of the Suiton element hit the clone caused it to revert back to its rocky state. Shinichi ran forward with a straight kick at Oko clone's head at the ready, declaring that he'll have to break her pretty little face. This was the perfect time to kill the clone and take hold of Fuka, use her as hostage, and then easily dispatch the inferior Special Jounin and fuck both of them until they cum blood.

But Oko's clone was still functional, and she simply titled her head, avoiding Shinichi's kick by a thin margin... and revealing the electric circuit breaker board right behind her! The clone had taken Fuka to the garage and opened the board, while also spilling the water that Shinichi had soaked it with earlier to try to add some electrical conduction. It'd be unlikely for Shinichi, despite his genius criminal mindset, to be able to factor taht in. His kick ran straight through the circuit board, and his flesh and blood was able to conduct an electrical shock that made his leg spasm and his chest numb with pain. Shinichi hollered out, as Fuka went to a corner, and Oko's clone jumped right on Shinichi's leg... and broke it in half, essentially. Now Shinichi hopped backwards, unaware of this sudden change in fate. Oko now stood, glaring at the pained Shinichi. She will now launch alkl of her build-up Taijutsu power, saved for Haru, all launched right at Shinichi. "ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAOROAROAORA!!" Oko screamed, as she continuously punched him with rock-shattering punches over and over again until he was nothing more than a bloody pulp. He was sent flying backwards crashing to a corner of the garage, just barely breathing. Luckily, Oko did not pummel him so harshly that he would be beaten to death. She can still take him to the Kirigakure ANBU while he's till alive. That way her exploding tags won't ignite. Fuka who saw all of this took a knife and walked over to Shinichi, standing before him. She used the knife to stab him right in the nuts, castrating him of his testicles and penis. Fuka looked at Oko, and Oko looked back at her. They both smiled. Shinichi's evil seed and raping days are now over. At last, this day was were her success will come into fruition - the stage of her life where she can now look back at this day, at her child, and say that she is a proud kunoichi, and a proud woman.