Abyssel Vessel Mission (Jounin Exams)

Neah woke from a peaceful slumber early as his internal alarm went off. He sighed and gotten up and cleaned himself up. today was the day. It was his day so to speak. Today he was going to be partaking in the jounin exams. He had received word that he was to be paired with two other people in his squad. One was from his own village while another was from shikigakure. The document had also inclosed that they were both genin. Perhaps the task of this mission was to protect the younger shinobi. As well as do what was required of this mission.

He sighed as he returned to his room sometime later after cleaning up and then formed the Hare -> Boar -> Tiger -> Clone Seal and produced 2 shadow clones upon his bed each one looked about as Neah looked at them and smirked. " Alright fellas your job is to gather natural energy while im out in the fiel>" Both clones smirked and nodded there heads and spoke in unison "seems simple enough." then they looked at each other and giggled and said once again JInx.... double jinx, jinx you owe me a ramen!" The real Neah shook his head and rolled his eyes was this really how he acted when he was laid back?

He sighed and clapped his hands together to get their attention. " ok that's enough of that get to work I'm counting on ya." Each one salutes him and took a space upon the bed and went into a quiet meditative pose each one unmoving remaining perfectly still. He got dressed and proceeded to tie his headband around his head proudly as he grabbed his tan cloak and wrapped it around him and his usual attire of black shirt and pants. He then would set off from the hotel leaving a do not disturb sign on the door as he would head off towards the meeting place of the cave where the exams were to take place. He wondered what kind of people they were and hoped they would fare better than his last team.  He would traverse the desert for some time until he finally arrived at the destination and would sit atop a large boulder waiting for his teammates to arrive.

Charka used 160
Chakra remaining: 760 chakra remaining each for two clones and real neah 2280 divded by 3 is 760

Jutsu used:

Nana was curious. This exam was unusual in several factors... The most weird fact that the exam included both shinobi from Johogakure and Chozogakure- two villages who were constantly at war. The exam was being help inside the neutral village, Shikigakure- a wise decision on the Johokage's part. He had effectively manipulated Shikigakure's neutrality to its maximum benefit. He had proposed the event be held in Shikigakure. If any village betrayed that neutrality, Shikigakure would be forced to assist the victimized village- turning the flow of battle into either village's favor to crush to other village. A sly man... But I should be focusing on my own tasks for the time being. She told herself, drooling over the third Johokage momentarily before returning her attention to the young man before her. Neah Senju, or so the mission details said. He too was a delicious looking morsel, one that she couldn't afford to eat just yet. She needed him, or at least his body for this mission.

Despite her village's neutrality, it possessed many powerful shinobi. Nana was what one would call a dark horse in a contest. Being of the beast clan, she possessed unnatural physical skill, even if she couldn't perform things like Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. She would show these humans her superiority. Nana is a complicated woman however, as she has several layered personalities. For now, she would use her topmost layer, the friendly innocent and ditsy version of herself to lower everyone's opinion of her as far as a shinobi. She would undermine their assessment of her, and then turn on them when they were at their most vulnerable.

She walked up next to Neah and stood there for a moment, in her overcoat. To the untrained eye, one would assume she had clothing underneath her overcoat. Such a thing would become bothersome in a closed environment like a cave tunnel. The truth was, Nana wore absolutely no clothing underneath the cloak. She was a beast, not a human... Even if she did look human. Her morals were largely skewered compared to most human concepts. Humans were not her equal, they were used for pleasure and entertainment... Even food. Thus why she was called the "Man Eater" even by her own village. She gingerly nibbled a sandwich while quietly standing next to Neah and looked up at him with a soft smile. Her pink hair flowing over her shoulders as she exclaimed in a jubilant tone. "Neah-chan will protect Nana, right?" She would say, being used to people loving her cute and innocent act. She was a singer in her village, semi-popular with her own fanbase. The other member of their team, was another girl- one which Nana wasn't quite certain of yet.Her innocent eyes turned dark for a second as she glanced at the girl Kumori to assess her. Was she food? Or maybe she was someone fun to play with.
485 WC

A small girl, no older than 9 years old, innocently skipped her way towards the location where she was supposed to be. Her smile was very cheerful, and she had a look in her eyes that spoke of complete delight. She hummed to herself as she appeared. She was donned in her black cloak which covered her entire figure. Every once in a while she would swing her arm up just too far, which would reveal the several pouches that wrapped around her like a belt. There was no telling what was in those.

The minute Kumori reached the two that would be her teammates, her smile became even more cheerful, and she looked at the two with utter delight written on her childlike face. "Hai, hai!" she waved at the two with incredible energy, her arms swinging in the air as fast as her small frame could muster. "My name is Kumori! Kumori Jugo-desu! It's nice to meet you!" She looked as sweet and innocent as a girl her age would be. Of course, there was a difference that made her more special than the other girls. She had scars over her face that spoke of her time in battle, one over her eye and another on her chin. Girls her age weren't normally known for getting these type of injuries- boys maybe. It was uncertain if she got these by an accident, though, or if she earned them through battle. However, it was definitely strange to see a girl as young as she was for a Genin.

- 40 Senjutsu Chakra Collected

He was glad it would not take them long for his other teammates to show up. He smiled as a pink-haired girl in a cloak was the first to arrive. she was oddly looking at him in a strange manner. Something about her was well not quite right. Although maybe it was the fact she was from Johogakure. His village and that village did not get along well, to begin with. Perhaps it was from the bad blood between the Uchiha and the Senju clans spanning oh for gods knows how long. Unlike his other members of the Senju family, he had no maliciousness towards the Uchiha, Though he feigned his hatred towards them when in public talks with his other Senju otherwise his clan might think him a traitor. No, he could not let his true nature be seen not yet.

He, however, would be polite to the women as she asked him if he would protect her. He merely chuckled. "Well of course ill help protect you and our other teammate, It is my job as senior officer to protect you guys. Besides for this mission you are my comrade, I will not allow any of my comrades to die that is absolute!" inside the back of his head hs voice whispered to himself 'Never again..' He turned towards the cave his shadow clones continuing to gather nature energy for him. Soon he would be able to enter into sage mode for the first time. His heart was palpitating in excitement at the prospect. He only read stories about sage mode and what he learned from his summons as well.

After his mind had drifted into the thoughts of his prepared jutsu the final member of the team arrived.  He smiled as he had seen her within the village and gave a head bow of acknowledgment. "Well then were all assembled. Now then before we head in I just want to know what each of your specialties lie in. Oh, how rude I haven't introduced myself my name is Neah and ill be the team leader for this mission. I specialize in ninjutsu and jikukan jutsu. I do hope we can all get along in this mission?" After he finished his introduction he would slide down off the boulder and land on his feet into the sand and make his way closer towards his temporary comrades. He was to ensure that they returned alive in this mission while exploring the cave. He would do this to his uttermost ability.

Charka used 160
Chakra remaining: 760 chakra remaining each for two clones and real neah has 600 remaining

As soon as Nana saw the girl, she instantly fell in love. Such a little cutie, yet Rei could feel a certain vibe from her. A kindred spirit maybe. She wasn't certain, therefor she would continue her playful and innocent act as the three were finally acquainted. Although she had already said her name in the form of third person, it was only right that she properly introduced herself to her teammates. As Neah would jump down and the three would converge near their cave entrance, Nana would give her introduction as she would bow fully at the waist, her breasts nearly falling out of her buttoned up jacket as she did so. "Nana is Nana! Nana is happy to meet you." she would say with a cheerful smile, her little red horns casting a small glint in the sunlight, her smile revealing several sharp beast-like fangs. Her yes darted from Neah to Kumori, eager to devour both of them if they showed signs of weakness or boredom.

On cue from Neah, whom started a serious conversation about skills, Nana's impressions came to her. Boring... she thought to herself, shifted her eyes from Neah to Kumori's cute little form. In one swift movement, she would bend on her knees to face Kumori at a level height and attempt to place her hands on the little girl's scarred face and stroke her scars as if they were telling her a fun story. If Kumori hadn't refused her, she would pull the little girl's face into her almost revealed breasts and continue to pet her. "hmmm... Nana is a beast. Nana does puppetry." she would say somewhat ambiguous. Like... did she mean she was a literal beast? Or was she a beast of a puppeteer? Of course she meant both, but she didn't have any intention of revealing her magic tricks until the time came inside the cave. Who knew if others were watching or listening to their strategy. Wouldn't it be best to have this talk once they entered the cave? She spoke all the while petting Kumori like a cute pet, if Kumori allowed her. Nana spoke like an awkward self-centered child and acted on innocent and childish instincts. 

Surely by this point, Neah would come to the realization that his role in this exam was more or less of babysitting two child-like shinobi. Yet he would soon come to realize that these two troubled children were also monsters. What he wouldn't know though, was that Nana was actually much much older than she let on or how she looked. She had been over one hundred years in age before the One Year War or the first birth of the village Johogakure. Age was irrelevant to her kind and all humans were children in her eyes. Playthings, sometimes cute.. other times boring. Neah was currently boring her, although he showed promise to be useful inside the cave. Nana preferred cute and fun things, Kumori promised to be both even though she had said nothing to lead Nana to believe so. Killer instincts maybe? She wanted to nibble on Kumori and give her Nana's imprint, but it was too sudden. She needed both of these shinobi for their teamwork to pass this exam. If she bit Kumori right now, she'd probably ruin the whole situation.

Kumori gave as big of a smile as she could give when Neah started talking. That was his name, Neigh-ya, right? The tiny child was never good with complicated namings, so she would try to say it properly. Though, her focus was immediately thrown off when the other person there, the one named Nana, decided to interact with her.

Kumori was a true kid at heart, so far be it from her to deny someone from showing her affection. Kumori smiled appreciatingly when Nana touched her scars. Her fingers on her skin tickled Kumori a little, so the child giggled. When Nana pulled Kumori to her chest and started petting her, though, that was when her happiness spiked tremendously. The tiny kunoichi adored this show of affection, and she contently hummed and grinned at the same time to show her love for what Nana was doing.

Nana spoke in a strange dialect to Kumori. She never heard someone use their name before when they addressed themselves. Kumori liked it. "Hey, hey! Listen, listen!" The Jugo said. "Kumori is veeeeeery strong!" She liked Nana's dialect so much that she began copying it. "Kumori is good at cutting and killing. Kumori really likes killing, hehe!" She giggled at her last wording, an iota of pride showing over the fact that she was a killer as if that was the best thing for her to be. As far as telling them of any other specialties of her's, that was as far as her child-like mind could take her.

She finished her words by saying, "What about you, Neigh-ya? Are you good at killing too?"

Notes:

There was definitely something not right about this two genin who he had to take under his wing.  He listened to each of them speak and was slightly unnerved. They spoke of death and killing like they were toys he would make a mental note to send a report to the Chozokage about there actions. He watched as however, nana bring in the scared girl to her face and thought for a moment he saw something. He shook his head was nana... No, she couldnt possibly be naked? Maybe he was just imagining things. He rubbed his eyes for a moment and noted there strengths.

His clones would continue to gather nature energy passively until finally, the time had come. Purple pigmentation formed around there eyes and each one opened there eyes revealing amber-colored eyes and slitted pupils. It was now time to test it out. Neah had been counting inside his head how long it would take for the sage mode to activate. he smirked as he was asked if he was good at killing. He was alright at it. He had a variety of techniques at his disposal. However, he raised his eyebrows and looked towards the group. "Well let's get started I'm going all out no holding back, Please do me a favor and watch out for each other i won't be able to protect you at all times but I will do my best."

With those words, he, however, canceled out one of his clones. The chakra energy would return to him and then. A new sensation.would envelop him. A sense of being one with the environment and his surrounds. Purple pigmentation rings around his eyes formed and his eyes changed from a beautiful silver-grey to a more amber gold with a slitted pupil. He felt power swelling through him. A new strength he had not experienced till now. So this was nature energy it wasn't so hard to control after all. He flexed his small finger back and forth.

he could now sense chakra and his surroundings. He chuckled quietly a great big grin upon his face. He was not going to be taken by surprise this time. not with this. With this sage mode and his remaining clone in reserve, he was much stronger than when he was in the land of snow. No one was going to die today. "Do not be so eager to deal out fire and death to others,It will get you killed one-day, restraint is key to those impulsive urges it seems you have. But alright let's form a three man formation ill take the front you two take the back and watch the surroundings there are things maybe even traps inside this cave system and not just things other shinobi." He could sense there chakras inside the cave networks it was truly remarkable. He would cautiously move and make his way into the cave entrance and head in towards the unknown. Would today be the day that he died?

Chakra used: 80 for clone upkeep
Chakra remaining: 1300 chakra remaining for Real neah,
Nature energy remaining:1,220 dived betwen him and his clone

Jutsu used:

There was something fundamentally wrong with Kumori, even Nana could tell- and her morals were quite skewered compared to those of "honest humans" It mattered very little to Nana, who preferred her toys this way. Still, she was also very cute and from an outsider appearance looking in, the show of affection by Nana to the little Kumori seemed nothing but innocent motherly-type love. Nana had found a kindred spirit. Her mouth watered slightly at the thought of biting Kumori and imprinting on her, claiming the little girls. That would have to wait. "Ooooooh Kumori-chan uses blades. How fun!" Nana would exclaim, patting Kumori's head as she stood up, her overcoat nearly coming undone due to the added weight of Kumori

As Neah announced their ready for participation, Nana would be ready too. Though it seemed that Neah was overly prepared, as his body suddenly went through a slight transformation into sage mode. Nana didn't know what this was, but she could feel a different vibe coming off of him. Not only vibe, but he seemed more intuitive and sagacious as well. While outward appearances, she clapped her hands in excitement for Neah. "Wow! Neah-chan looks so cool! Nana will do her best!" She would say, but the inner part of her was sickened by his do-good attitude. The strong ate the weak, that's just how things were. Why shouldn't she enjoy the hunt?

Assuming Kumori responded with a similar manner and all three were ready to go, Nana would volunteer to go first into the tiny manhole of the cave entrance. "Nana will go first! Nana has stronger senses like smell and hearing." she would reason and then before Neah could, and surely would.. offer to go first with his newfound sensory power- Nana crawled head first into the hole before Neah. The entrance was quite small, forcing even the petite Nana to crawl on her belly into the entrance and several hundred meters of a tunnel before she would find any larger paths. While she crawled, Neah was presumably behind her. He would be in danger, to which Nana would giggle silently to herself. She had intentionally leaped into the hole before Neah, just to tease the silly human. If he had any doubts before about her not wearing any clothing- his doubts would be dispelled if he ever once looked forward in the tunnel as they crawled, nothing protecting his eyes from peering up Nana's overcoat. The three of them would travel like this, crawling on their bellies in the tiny tunnel for a long time before coming into a large cave room. Naturally, Nana assumed it was easier for Kumori to travel through the cave tunnel, being much smaller.

"Hmmm?" Kumori looked questioningly at Neah as his body went through a change. Strange markings started to form on his face, which somewhat reminded Kumori of the markings on her shoulders, though no one could see those since she was in a cloak right now. "Wow, Neigh-ya! You look super cool!" was Kumori's response to Neah's sudden change. There was something else about him that was different too. He seemed more confident. "Kumori will be safe!" she said when Neah spoke of watching out for one another.

After being shown more affection by Nana, Kumori was effectively in a good mood. The sky was the color blue for her. Nana crawled into the hole that was supposed to lead into the caves first. Kumori waited for Neah to crawl in second. She would stand back just to let him enter. Once they were all inside, she would happily crawl behind everyone. Her small frame made it easy for her to move through the tiny tunnels. Though, the amount of time they were down there was a bit strenuous. She decided to fill that time by happily humming a few lullaby's she knew. Eventually, she got into the groove of humming that she started swaying her head back and forth to the tempo of her hums. This would last for a while.

Notes:

Neah would nod his head as nana spoke up and volunteered to go into the cave first. He didn't sense anything within the area by him currently however as he got closer to the cave entrance. There was something there were multiple signatures he narrowed his eyes as he sensed there chakra as they moved about the cave. They were human definitely. Perhaps the other participants in the exam. "Were not alone be on your guard we might get jumped by other participants, fewer that come out more chance of success for them." He tightened his hands and would follow into the cave behind nana. he would blush slightly at the compliment he was given about how he looked super cool. He honestly didn't know what he looked like when he was in sage mode.

the entrance was small but what got his attention though was Nana's. Apparently he was right she wasn't wearing anything underneath the cloak as he followed behind her. His face turned to beat red in embarrassment and would swiftly close his eyes. He would still be able to see with his sensory abilities however he was still flustered within his mind. "Please be careful Nana and Kumori... there could be traps ahead."

He was experiencing a new sense of emotions though. His heart was palpitating faster and faster. There was a strange feeling between his legs. He, however, thought the feeling was related to crawling on the ground. He stopped as he sensed the opening widen as nana crawled out on the end and he followed suit after her. he pulled his cloak over himself placeing his hands together ready to form hand seals at a moment's notice. "Nana, your from this land have you ever been in these caves before or know anything about them?"

His cheeks were still blushing but hopefully, the darkness of the cave would hide that fact. He sighed as he would let his sensory abilities take over and try and watch what the other participants were doing. Making sure that none of them were to close to them. He didn't want a fight between groups especially not in such a confined space. It could possibly end up in a cave in or they could trigger any traps or worse wake anything within the cave.

After crawling for what had seemed like a very long time, Nana had finally come into a much wider tunnel. One that she could stand to her full height freely and walk about. Neah followed close behind, his face a soft red even in the darkness. They had traveled without an artificial source of light, so their eyes had become somewhat accustomed to the darkness. Though as they entered the first cave room, it was lighter than expected. This was due to the ceiling being covered with phosphorous mushrooms that glowed a soft green color. Nana laughed to herself as Neah tried to hide his dignity and focus on the mission. Even though he may have been a shinobi, he was but a man. Men were the easiest to understand and manipulate. Also the more boring of the two sexes. Hmmm can Neah use some sort of sensory skill with his weird transformation? Nana thought to herself, as Neah seemed to focus more on the surroundings than the immediate area his attention far instead of close. His words and assessments of their situation very quick and confident. SHe wondered just how far his sensory skills could take him, or worse- what all they could sense. There were rumors of some sensory shinobi capable of sensing emotions: that was the worst for Nana, for she couldn't hide behind her cute and innocent facade around such annoying people. If Neah turned out to be one of these people, it'd be best to just kill him here in this cave.

She would not act immediately on that thought, no... She wanted to be sure first. For a brief moment, she would allow her killing intent be directed towards Neah from the darkness. Something that unless extremely palpable, could only be picked up by sensory shinobi with the ability to sense emotions. He did not have such an ability, yet she did not know this. If he had acted on her killing intent, she would turn on him immediately in the dim light of the cave. Fortunately it would not come to that, as Neah wouldn't possess sensory to that extent- and worse, their situation would go from mild, to dangerous with the addition of unwanted "guests"

Guests was a poor use of words, for their unwanted visitors were actually dwellers from the caves: Nana and her group were the guests. Nana would respond to Neah's question around the same time he would likely sense the approach of a pack of blind feral dogs. "Mmmmm Nana has heard of these caves... but no one who goes in, comes out alive." she would say, placing a hand on her chin as if she was thinking really hard for a moment. She wouldn't say anything about the approach of the feral dogs however. Her senses had picked them up, but she wanted to test Neah's sensory range. She wanted to know the lengths and limitations in case it came down to a fight between the two of them. Out of the three on their team, Nana was the most likely to survive: whether the other two realized it or not. All she had to do was transform into a beast and disappear off into the darkness. The other two were human, succulent morsels for the starving beasts beneath the earth. As the feral dogs would approach, Nana would slink back to allow Neah the lead of the assault. Six feral dogs in total, they were blind but their smell and hearing were exceptional. They worked well in packs, maneuvering and cornering prey with the intent of picking them off. Kumori was the smallest and the beasts assumed she would be the easiest prey. Whatever Neah attempted to do to these six dogs, the ones who survived Neah's actions would circumvent Neah's position by using their claws to latch onto the cave walls and run passed him and straight towards the little Kumori. Nana stood to the left a bit of Kumori- if needed, she would intervene... But she wanted to see what Kumori was capable of as well.

Kumori looked happy to be out of that hole. Though she was small enough to crawl comfortably inside it, she really didn't enjoy confined spaces. Out in the open was the best area for her to be. When she made her way out, she looked just as happy as she was when she entered. The darkness didn't affect her at all. Whereas most children would be afraid, Kumori found the cover of the night comforting in a way. She felt as cozily as if she had put on a blanket on a chilly evening.

No sooner than they entered the cave did their first enemies show. Kumori had sensed them a mile off. How could she not feel the warm invitation of death's embrace from these creatures? Their killing intent was blaring, but Kumori reveled in its sweet intensity.

"Doggies!" The nine-year-old shrieked with excitement. She jumped up and down and clapped her hands. "Doggies, doggies, doggies! I want to pet them!" Despite her words, Kumori remained back. Neah was the leader of this exam, wasn't he? She would be on her best behavior and let him do the work. In fact, in waiting for Neah to finish with the dogs, it had appeared that she let her guard down completely.

"Hey, hey, Nana!" She looked to the other girl quizzically. "Do you think these doggies taste good? Kumori is hungry!" She absentmindedly rubbed her tummy while she felt it grumble a little. "Kumori forgot to eat breakfast." She began to whine.

Notes:

Even before Nana had finished speaking he could already sense an approaching force. There were six of them and large in size. He didn't have time for this. They were heading their way as he formed the following handseals beneath the cloak as he walked past nana and Kumori heading to head off the dogs at the entrance before them. It would only take him two and a half seconds to form the hand seals thanks to his speed and now he was ready as he infused his chakra into it and suddenly he bent his head downwards as thousands of snakes began to pour out of his mouth each and every one of them heading to block the incoming  dogs. Their mouths opened simultaneously and extended swords from there mouths to add more power to the Jutsu. He was not taking light measures this time around. He would be quick and precise and deadly to those that would try to harm them.

The snakes would strike at the dogs the moment they were within range and would attack them each with lunging motion skewering them hopefully with all those snakes it would be hard to imagine the dogs would survive.  He wiped his mouth with his sleeve. He had just now shown his deadlier side to his teammates. This had only intensified now after the incident with the Bijuu. He looked over at Nana from over his shoulder and nodded his head. " Well, that's alright nana-chan I think I can understand why people don't come back, Let's prove them wrong though shall we." The snakes would continue to impale te six dogs hopefully they had been over-encumbered by the sheer number of snakes. He looked over towards his teammates not sensing nanas bloodlust he cracked his neck to the side and stepped into the cave where his precious pets he had created slithered into.

"I'll take lead I think this time I want you two to watch my back though never knows what may jump out at us. His tone of voice was calm and composed as he breathed in deeply and walked down into the cave where the dogs had entered. the snakes slithered to the sides covering the hopefully downed dogs there blades tat were extended from there necks hopefully had run true and impaling them if not killing them the snakes would of at least been able to pin them down on the ground. He would retreat slowly back and wait for the dog's chakra signals to disappear and then proceed inwards moving at his full speed down into the cave. all the while his clone back at the hotel would continue to replenish his nature chakra energy reamining completly still replenishing what was lost to maintain sage mode.

Chakra used:50 chakra+ 50 nature+90 sp plus 80 chakra for shadow clone upkeep
Chakra remaining: 1,120
Sage power remaining:990

jutsu used:

It seemed that Neah truly was ready for the threat that had found them. Six feral dogs again three shinobi hardly seemed like a threat... but if you included factors like the narrow space, low visibility and the advantage the feral dogs had as a pack of nocturnal type hunters... it seemed more appropriate as a mid-level threat. Even still, as Nana slinked away from danger and allowed the man in their trio to protect her and Kumori, Nana could see how Neah used the environment to his advantage. He used a technique that Nana had not seen before... snakes, lots of snake. They poured from his mouth and descended upon the feral dogs, going further to sprout swords from their own snake mouths. Where he had stuffed all those snakes in his bodies... or better, where he had procured all of those swords for his snakes... were questions that Nana had, but only to herself. It was interesting to watch, but the girl had no real interest in knowing the secrets behind the Senju's talents. 

Kumori brought Nana back to the present, as she asked if the dogs were tasty- a queer question to many, but beast and human alike was food to the pink haired Shinju. She giggled softly at Kumori, seeing the first threat already defeated with apparent ease. "Kumori-chan, Nana will find you a worthy mean~" she would coo softly to the little girl and rub her head as she used her other hand to unbutton her overcoat. She faced Kumori, her back to Neah as she suddenly unbuttoned her overcoat and draped it over Kumori's shoulders. It was too large for the little girl, swallowing her and appearing more like a cape than anything. If Kumori was hungry, Nana's motherly instincts kicked in. The little girl was just too precious to eat. Nana saw her more as her own baby than food, that made her want to spoil the little Jugo girl.

Now standing completely naked in the cave room, Nana would only momentarily remain that way. Without warning, her body began to change quickly. Her soft white skin became enveloped in black fur as her bipedal form changed to four legs. A tail sprouted from her hind end, her face became slightly elongated and angular as her transformation finished. No longer did a humanoid Nana stand before Kumori, but now a large onyx black panther with sharp yellow eyes stared at the little girl. If Kumori hadn't run from the transformation and didn't object to Nana picking her up with her tail and placing her on her back like a horse, Nana would turn to face Neah and growl softly. Little Kumori was hungry and Nana wasn't the most patient type of person.... beast? She fully intended to find a succulent beast deeper below and cook it for Kumori, seeing as it would be some time before they came to the surface again. "Neah-kun, let's pick up our pace a bit." she would say, leaping passed Neah in one swift movement that he wouldn't be able to quite keep up with even with his eyes. If any feral dogs had remained, she would have swiped them with her large powerful and sharp paws, shredding them to ribbons and bounding deeper into the caverns.

Spoiler:

Kumori oo'd and clapped when Neah dispensed the dogs. She was obviously upset at the fact that now they were covered in yucky snake poison, meaning that she couldn't eat them, but overall she was impressed to see what Neah had done. "Yay, yay, snakes, yay!" she cheered.

Kumori was extremely happy when Nana petted her and told her that they would find a worthy meal. Kumori didn't mind watching Nana strip in front of her, nakedness was nothing new to her. She felt cozy, however, when Nana's jacket was wrapped around her body. Her eyes that glimmered from Neah's transformation seemed to gleam even more when Nana suddenly morphed into something new. Discarding her human form, Nana became a fourlegged predator that Kumori had only seen in her coloring books.

What made Kumori even more excited was when Nana picked her up with her tail and placed her on her back. It was like Kumori was in a carnival ride and about to experience the thrill of her life. She hopped up and down on Nana's back, her child-like instincts telling her that something cool was about to happen. "Go, Nana! Go, go, go!"

As Nana started moving, Kumori felt the rush of the wind against her, the power of Nana's rough paws as they hit the ground, and the dizziness of traveling speed that she wasn't used to. All of it made her want to smile wider and laugh harder. "Yay!" She cried with happiness. "Faster, Nana! Faster!"

Kumori kept a grasp of Nana's back, holding on for her own life as she enjoyed as much of the ride as she possibly could.

Notes:

If his face had n't been beat red from the peek from nana in the tunnel. It would be obviously bright red almost comical like a tomato. He quickly averted his eyes to the sighed and exhaled from his nostrils. He was super embarrassed what was with this girl did she have no sense of decency. However due to his sensing power he had seen a huge influx of chakra well up within her. Even with his eyes closed and lhe could still see her outlining from his sensory skills. However, her body had suddenly gone into the most interesting and dramatic change. What sort of technique was that she had implied What was this women?

Once she had changed he slowly turned his head just as nana proceeded to grab kumori with there tail!? She had transformed into a very large panther. This was most interesting indeed. he was about to hold out his hand when suddenly they were both gone heading down the tunnel at incredible speed. He narrowed his eyes and would sigh and follow after them "Hey slow down wait for me!" he groaned. However, that transformation had given him an idea for a new technique. He would need to iron out the details later but for now, he would make a mental note to file it for later.

He could hear Kumoris voice laughing ahead of him squealing to go faster and faster. It brought back memories of his own childhood with his own father when his dad would play with him and spin him around on the carousel in the park. Kumori was the youngest of there group by far so she had the mindset and heart of a child still. Or at least that's what he thought anyway. Onwards the tunnel would stretch and suddenly take to a descent downwards. He lost his footing at the sudden drop and would slide down on his back down the descending tunnel. Hopefully, the other two would be alright.

He groaned as he landed on the ground and rubbed his backside and would look around for the other two. "Kumori, Nana you guys here? He would look around and then he would see it a large yellow like rock before him. He moved towards it and placed his hand upon it and looked into it. there was a scroll encased in the amber. Was this part of the exam perhaps there was something written in the scroll or perhaps it was lost knowledge.

Chakra used:90 sp plus 80 chakra for shadow clone upkeep
Chakra remaining: 1,040
Sage power remaining:900

Nana and Kumori had been the first of their group to enter the bottom chamber where the scrolls were encased in amber. They were not however, the first team to arrive. A Johogakure team had arrived before them(Tenri, Homura and Rei Uchiha). Nana leaped from the hole and landed elegantly on her feet, because cats always land on their feet. Kumori clutched onto Nana's fur as she rode... and Neah soon appeared behind, tumbling down the tunnel on his butt. Nana's cat form would turn back to look at Neah, "We aren't the first ones to arrive. What should we do?" she would ask Neah, since technically he was the highest ranking hinobi on the mission. Did they fight or try to parley with the group? She would leave the decision up to Neah, but would remain alert and guarded, keeping her distance from the first group and watching them carefully. Would they get a scroll from the amber and leave quietly?

The cave room itself was quite massive, easily big enough to hold all of the participants of the exam and still have plenty of room to move about and battle. Nana did not like this room however. The beasts refused to enter this chamber. Their hungry eyes stared at them from the shadows, but they wouldn't cross the threshold into the chamber. Why was that? It didn't smell quite right either. There was no old carcasses, blood spots, feeding grounds or smells of blood or gore in this room. It was simply too clean and quiet. In the middle of the mushroom glowing room, stood a very tall statue made of amber. Inside that amber were six scrolls, one of which they were supposed to return to the surface with. Several questions remained however. Were they to only take one scroll? Should they stop the other teams from getting scrolls? Would the other teams stop them? If worse came to worse, Nana would grab Kumori off her back and hold her in the tail with her tail to alleviate the rough bounding movements of her cat form. This way Kumori could focus on her knives if they were attacked.

Kumori was obviously annoyed that they had stopped. She was enjoying her ride with Nana. She looked around to see what made them halt her fun, then saw what was in front of them. There was a giant statue with several scrolls in them, it lied inside a room filled with mushrooms that gave a vibrant glow. That was what they were supposed to get, right?  Fuujin had explained it to her that she succeeded in her mission if she got that thing.

Her focus turned so much on those scrolls, she ignored the fact that there were other people in the room with them.

"Nana, Nana, look, look!" Kumori tried to get Nana's attention. "The scroll, the scroll! Let's get it! Let's get it!" It was quite obvious what her intentions were. Another annoyance filled her, the fact that Nana had removed her from her back. However, that mattered the least to Kumori. Her mind only targeted one important thing. "Get the scroll, Nana! Get the scroll!"

Notes:

IT was true they were not alone. It seemed they had finally reached the end of the exam. But he would gauge their chakra levels with his sensory abilities to see who would be the most threat to them if things turned into a fight. "Nana, Kumori... hold your position and don't engage with them unless they strike first or if we are threatened." He dusted off his ass as he made his way to the center of the room and sighed as he looked over at the other team.

"Good afternoon, to you three. Mind you we're not here to cause you or your teammates any sort of trouble. so why don't we just all keep our distance and not cause any problems to each other? There are plenty of scrolls to share and we only need one per team so I think its more than reasonable for us to have just one. It all works out in our favor and our genin companions have to live i think to pass as well."

His tone of voice was completely calm as he stared at there faces however he would refrain eye contact. He was never good at it to begin with especially with new people. "Now if you would be as so kind to step aside we will be taking a scroll, I would absolutely hate if things were to turn violent." He sighed as he brought his hands out from his cloak parting the fabric ion half as he brought his hands together ready to form a hand seal at any moment. No even the slightest bit of flutter of chakra use he would form hand seal would be more appropriate to say. He bit into his right thumb and brought his hands together and formed seals for the summoning Jutsu in two point five seconds.

Then as his hand slammed on the ground and the smoke appeared he would make another set of seals within two seconds and place his hand on the snake. "Cover me bachi." were the only words he said as the smoke would clear and the snake known as bachi would be visible. Fifteen meters in length this jet black snake hissed and stuck out its tongue as it looked at its surroundings. He would look towards nana and Kumori and he smirked. "Before you ask Kumori NO you can't eat him." Bachi would act as a shield for Neah against any attack for the time being as the snake coiled itself around neah in defensive positioning. " SO what do you say other team? Let's be reasonable and we get a scroll and we all walk out of here unscathed and the same goes for you deal?"

Chakra used:40 for summoning, 80 for clone upkeep, 40 for amplification
Chakra remaining:880
Nature energy used:40 for summoning, 40 for amplification
Nature Energy remaining: 820

Jutsu used:

Neah seemed to be taking the most practical approach. That was to convey no ill will and offer to work in cooperation with the other team which had shown up. It wasn't a bad plan, although a bit boring for Nana personally. Kumori had the right idea, rush in slaughter everyone and take the scrolls for themselves. It too was a good plan, although more dangerous. Nana's main goal was to pass this exam. Fun and entertainment came secondary to it. Otherwise she probably would have eaten Neah by now.

Neah wasn't without his own caution however. Even after offering to parley with the other team and work together, he had performed the summoning technique to serve as both offense and defense. Offense against the amber crysta that the scrolls were entombed within.. and defense in case the other team decided to attack. Their team leader had decided to cooperate. That was his decision and Nana had left the decision to him. For now, she would play "nice" As Neah moved closer to the crystal with his snake, Nana too would follow, her cat eyes intent upon the other team of three in case any of them performed questionable movements towards her own team. "I guess we are safe for now. I'll get things started then~" She would say in a cheerful village while still in her panther form. Kumori had encouraged her earlier to go after the scrolls.. And that was just what she planned to do. Ill just smash the amber and remove all of the scrolls. Then the two teams can divide the scrolls evenly since there are six total. she would think to herself, considering an effective and efficient strategy to ensure things didn't escalate to battle between the teams.

In one swift movement, she would dash towards the amber and begin a flurry of vicious attacks on the crystal. With each powerful paw strike, the ground would shake and a portion of the crystal would shatter. Likely the other team would look on in both awe and dread at the thought of facing such a beast. After a few seconds of pounding, likely with Kumori's encouragement and Neah's vigilant guard with her summoned serpent. Nana would finally break through the amber crystal to the scrolls. One more swipe of her paws ensured that all six scrolls were removed in one clean swoop. All six scrolls flew across the cavern room and bounced several times in many different directions. Yet even as the scrolls bounced, the amber crystal which was slowly regenerating, suddenly began to move on its own. Nana leaped away from the amber crystal, ensuring that Kumori hadnt fallen off.

The amber crystal began to hover in the air, its shattered body regenerating- worse, expanding. Under a normal exam circumstance, this crystal would spawn one large golem per scroll taken. The intent was to defeat the powerful adversary and escape with the scroll. Nana's eager rush had probably sealed the two groups' doom. The more scrolls which were removed at once, meant a stronger foe. All six scrolls had been knocked out of the crystal and had summoned the strongest foe possible. The crystal floated high in the air, gathering chakra from the surrounding area. Before any of the present shinobi could grab a scroll and run, all of the entrances to the room were suddenly blocked by powerful amber barriers. No ordinary attack woul dbe able to destroy these barriers. The golem itself was massive, as large as any Bijuu those present may have seen. With equal Endurance and power, yet slower movement. Of course movement mattered little when the creature was so enormous that it was forced on its knees and bent over the two teams. The amber golem had turned into a purple color, infused with chakra. Its face resembled a human's, although more sinister as it smiled an evil smile and cackled at the prey which had stumbled into its room and activated the trap. "Gahahaha! You have awakened me from my slumber by removing all the scrolls! If you want to escape with your life, you will have to defeat me!" the golem would say in a gloating and booming voice which echoed harshly throughout the cave room.

Above ground, outside the cave. The sudden construction of the golem would shake the very earth, the kage and participants up top would be able to hear the rumbling of the golem's movements as it suddenly went on the offense. With both hands clasps together in front of its face, it would perform a powerful double handed fist strike in an attempt to crush the participants in the cavern with it. Nana and Kumori would be relatively safe from the first strike, as the giant golem had formed with its back turned towards them. Instead, the golem had formed with its face near Neah and looking down upon him and the other team.

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"Woooah!" Kumori was taken for a ride as Nana surged forward and attacked the amber statue. Not understanding the weight of what was happening, Kumori only cheered Nana on. "Go, Nana, Go!" she shouted with complete exhilaration. "Go, Nana, go!"

After Nana clawed against the statue, scrolls began to fly and scatter everywhere. Kumori moved her body quickly to snag one of them. She caught one just barely. Looking at it, she saw that it had the same number written on it that was written on the stone near their entrance. She didn't much put two and two together that this particular scroll was what they were supposed to get, but she felt happy that she got a scroll at all.

"Look, look, Nana! A scroll! A scroll!"

When the amber monster appeared, Kumor's eyes glittered with amazement. "Ooooo," she sounded with complete astonishment. "Shiny!" She saw the monster head after Neah and shouted out, "Neah, Neah! Watch out!" Sadly, that was all Kumori could do, for she was stuck there with Nana for now.

Notes:

Neah would remain within the confines of bachi. However, the snake had not wrapped around him more of a perimeter like a shield. So he still had plenty of freedom of movement for his hand seals. He listened to one of the participants as they seemed to be a little hostile. At least that was what he took it from. Pigheaded people from joho typical. However, he was surprised to hear that person decided to stand down claiming he was lucky that they weren't the one in charge.  He sensed the arrival of another party and could sense there was a lot of chakra flowing through there eyes. Someone with dojutsu no doubt. Due to his sage mode sensory capabilities, he had a clear outline of them and saw there were veins protruding from the sides of there eyes.

"Byakugan huh... first time seeing it. Now I hope that your companion also agrees to that nos hostility."  He chuckled to himself as bachi brought his attention towards the women behind and stuck out his tongue and hissed slightly. " NOw now bachi keep your eyes on that one in the rear." He glared at the pair as another decided to speak up as he listened and nodded his head in agreement. " Well, I'm glad we can see reasoning I would  prefer not to engage in combat." He watched however as the one speaks to the other he could not hear them however he could see they were clearly planning something. Meanwhile, nana had taken the liberty to start attacking the amber. The rock shattered and the scrolls spilled out. He sighed as he looked towards the pair and frowned as he detected not one source of chakra but two. As bachi turned to make eye contact Neah would form Tiger, Ox, Snake in a second submerged beneath the ground the hole he made gone as a giant fist came crashing down where he and his snake had once been.

He tunneled beneath the earth moving to the tunnel as far as he could downwards then proceeding at an angle heading towards where he the giant rock creature would be situated howeve rhe would remain underground as far as he could.  Normally he couldnt sense where he was going above ground but thanks to his sage mode he had perfect vision and layout. ."Nana, Kumori I got the scroll to take out that monstorsity however you please go all out on it Don't hold back! its time we worked together strike immediatly after I do! hit it with your strongest attacks If we survive this I'll treat you both to a veritable feast of food! And you people I thought we could get along but you tried to do something to my snake just now Naughty naughty, Truce is still going on, however, let's end this golem and  get the hell out of this cave so we can all pass. after that, however, All bets are off if we meet again."

His chakra reserves were getting low as well as his sage chakra. He would end the shadow clone while underground his nature energy replenishing itself and his chakra reserves would return to a much more comfortable level. he would tunnel back towards the creature's feet and bring his hands together and formed the six hand seals in two seconds. He had no choice in the matter currently it was life or death against this creature. He had to use his trump card he had been saving. The ground beneath the earth cracked from the strain as roots emerged from around the creature's branches and roots and trees grew around the creature at an alarmingly fast rate rising up to entangle the beasts legs. He hoped this diversion would buy him and the other team a moment to strike it. As he panted he would move away after his seals were completed and the Jutsu cast and head towards the entrance and would wait in the back for a moment to calculate his next move.

Chakra used:25
Chakra returned after clone dispersion: 760
Chakra remaining:1,615
Nature energy used:90+25
nature energy returned:1,220
Nature energy remaining:1,925

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Nana had went ham on the amber crystal-like statue. Several quick and powerful strikes from her claws had decimated the amber and sent all six of the scrolls flying in many different directions. Her little team support Kumori had cheered her on the whole time and was lucky enough to grab a scroll when Nana sent them flying. They had accomplished their goal, so Nana quickly leaped away. She didn't trust that the other team would remain passive while their team stole some scrolls. Sure enough. They had tried something, but Nana hadn't been quite sure what it was. All she knew, was that Neah had reacted to potential danger- him and his large snake suddenly burrowing beneath the ground and verbally chastising the other team for going against Neah's promise of a truce. "What did he expect.. Honestly. Men." Nana said out loud, as if she were talking to Kumori.

No sooner had Neah disappeared and Nana scoffed at the Senju's failed diplomacy, that the cavern began to shake. The amber statue she had previously demolished, had reformed and taken into the air as if expanded far passed regeneration. The form of the new amber structure was something that Nana knew well enough. This was a trap, and that was a golem. "Kumori-chan, hold on tight to that scroll!" she would say suddenly, running further away from the golen to its left side as both of its hads came into the air and attempted to smash the spot where Neah once was.

As both fists came down in a double-handed smash, the ground shook terribly. The impact of the attack shattered the ground and sent large boulders in every direction. As if that wasn't bad enough, the shaking of the cavern room also loosened rocks from the sealing. Boulders were flying linear and horizontal in all directions. It would be a miracle if no one was smashed. Nana would dash across the room, dodge falling and flying rocks  as she pulled Kumori closer to her body with her tail and lowered her lithe form to the ground to make less of a target to the debris. She reached the edge of the room, where one of the exits was blocked off by amber. "Neah-kun! We're leaving!" she said, alerting Neah that it was time to retreat. With one powerful swipe of her claws, she cracked the amber covering the exit. It was really tough! She swiped it again several more times for good measure, shattering the amber and retreating safely into the tunnel as she waited for Neah. They had accomplished their goal. There was no need to fight that giant monstrosity.