Life for a Life [Kioshi | Nana] | B-Rank Mission

A human killing another human, worse- a civilian. Worse than beasts. At least beasts killed for purpose and survival. Humans though... They killed for sport and needlessly. The Shinju clan had learned such nasty habits from humans... and Nana was one such Shinju. A pleasant sight to the eyes. A smooth musical voice to the ears. A heart-warming cheerful attitude to be around. Or at least, that was the first layer of Nana, the surface. This was how she fit in with the "normal" life of humans... Although she liked little more than to toy with them for entertainment. This mission was perfect for her, subduing or killing a murderous and traitorous human shinobi of the rank Chuunin. This could be a lot of fun... Or not. It depends on whoever I'm assigned to do this mission with. she thought to herself as she stepped lightly through the forest.

She was barefoot. Ninja sandals were nice and all, but they made more noise when walking. Plus it was more difficult to sneak about. She preferred to not wear them, much like clothing itself. The Shikikage and the Kijin insisted that she wear clothes however, so that was a must. To that end, she wore a jacket. A large overcoat with extravagant buttons and tassels. White in color on the outside and a black color on the inside. A red band crossed her left arm sleeve as she was cosplaying some "Discipline committee" from an anime or manga. That was all she wore however. No clothing underneath. Stark naked. She had the jacket buttoned up almost all of the way, at least up to her bosom. Her weapon remained inside her jacket, hidden from view.

She watched the individual with beast-like hungry eyes, even before he saw her. He was the prey... Not the target, but prey nonetheless. She would step lightly from behind a tree, to the side of Kioshi's peripheral vision as to not suddenly startle him. Her pink hair being a bright contrast tot he greenery of the environment. Two small red horns protruded from her head- evidence that she belonged to the despised Shinju's beast clan. She would smile at him, in a disarming manner as she waved gently with a small tilt of her head. "Hello. I am your partner for this mission. Nana is my name!~"

She cocked her head to the side in a slightly silly manner as they smiled at each other. She accepted his introduction and even nodded to him as he said he would rely on her. "Mmm Okay! You can count on me, Kioshi-kun!" she would say, almost purring with delight and bounced closer to him with seemingly innocent and childlike intent. Kioshi was studying the tracks on the ground, so she bent down and put a finger on her chin as she stared at the pile of leaves and broken twig. It looked like she was thinking really hard, maybe Kioshi would think she was an airhead or something. After a few seconds of silence, she would raise her finger from her chin in excitement as her eyes danced playfully towards Kioshi. "Oh! Well I'm used to living in the forest and I have a strong sense of smell. Does that count?" she would ask almost as if a rhetorical question, but her tone and facial expression would lead Kioshi to dismiss the idea of a rhetorical question. Despite her true age, which was unknown to almost anyone. Surely Kioshi would have believed she was much too naïve or innocent for the role of a shinobi.

Maybe he would have something to say, but she would begin to move swiftly in the direction they were supposed to go. If he spoke to her, she would respond while dashing slightly ahead of him. Possibly he would have a hard time following her, as he would have to look forward- with her being in the lead, parts of her body would be much more revealing as she dashed swiftly in only the large coat. Seemingly innocent and unaware of that fact, she would hum a happy tune, louder than necessary. If their target was nearby, he might even hear her humming and ruin their element of surprise. That was her plan after all. Ambushes were fun, be she loved a good chase. She was just itching to draw some blood. Kioshi was too cute to harm after all. That left their target with the full brunt of Nana's playful fury.

Of course she had noticed Kioshi's struggle to keep up with her... Not that she needed a handicap to slow him down. She was physically stronger than Kioshi. He was only a human after all. No, this form of slowing him down was only a game to Nana, a teasing game to see just how innocent the young man really was. Though playful, she was as much studying Kioshi as she was eager for a game of chase with their target.

She could smell them, both of the men within her proximity as she dashed forward. Not her full speed, she at least wanted Kioshi to think he as only a little slower than her. Men had a certain musk to them and that made it convenient for Nana to know when they entered the vicinity with the Chuunin. She could smell him, but Kioshi was the first to see him. He blurted out a curse word and Nana immediately tensed. Her gaze shifted in the direction Kioshi had turned and she quickened her pace to close the distance. She didn't want Kioshi to apprehend him before she could have her fun.

Though she closed in quickly, the gap would be enough to give Kioshi the incentive to use his bird cage technique. A technique Nana had not been expecting, as she released her own attack. A finger twitched inside the sleeves of her jacket as the invisible chakra stringers tugged at something beneath her jacket. Suddenly, a black chain would appear from underneath her jacket and quickly close the distance to the Chuunin. The chain would reach him just as Kioshi would apply his bird cage technique, stopping the Chuunin as the chain snaked up and around his legs, to fully wrap around him. By the time the bird cage would close, Nana's chain puppet would begin to spin slowly at first- then violently as the blades embedded into the chain would shred the man to pieces as he screamed in terrorized agony. Then, there was silence. The only remains of the Chuunin was a barrier ninjutsu full of eviscorated gusts and oozing blood. Nana would land on a branch near the barrier ninjutsu place spit out her tongue to the left side of her plush lips. Her right hand making a motion as if she was slapping herself on the head- a silly spectacle as if she was saying "Oops!" "I think that worked out a little too well, Kioshi-kun!~" she would say, a small purr on her tone, her lips trying hard to hide a smile.

Spoiler:

The sound of the gore falling from the disappearing barrier and splattering on the forest floor, it was such a satisfying sound. Although she kept up her child-like innocent persona, she was watching Kioshi like a hungry beast. His eyes said so much, but he contained his composure. It was quite possible that this was his first kill, albeit indirect. As he would bow, she would bow too, her jacket nearly becoming unbuttoned as she did. "Thanks for the help, Kioshi-kun! You can rely on me anytime you need!~" she would coo softly, trying to soothe the turmoil that the virgin killer was probably experiencing.

As Kioshi would leave, she would twitch her finger, retracting her chain puppet from the pile of bloody gore. She had left it laying there to not cover herself in blood in front of Kioshi. Now that he was gone however... she touched her tongue to the flat parts of her chain, licking it clean of fresh blood. Cleaning it before she wrapped it back up beneath her jacket. The Chuunin was dead and his corpse was beyond recovery. Nor could any enemy collect details in such a gruesome manner. It was time to return to the village of humans.
[Exit]