Divine Intervention [Going Missing]

[Oshiro Junpei]

[Run Time - 1 Hour]

It was astonishing. Truly astonishing!

Even his own parents were normalizing and accepting the sennin’s actions in Tea as not only sane, but completely called for! Calling their own son, a liar! Of course, he had omitted a couple things, but he hadn’t lied! And those omissions did not make bullying children okay.

The boy stared at the gate. He wasn’t sure what he was waiting for. A sign maybe? Some divine intervention? Maybe God Himself would part the skies and give him a message of what he should do.

And then exactly just that happened as a broadcast came onto headset [happening the same time as A Change of Will]. Junpei stood frozen. Listening intently to the announcer’s words. It wasn’t just the Leaf ninja who showed up in Tea, it was the whole leadership of the village. The boy shivered as he heard the words “slain children”.

For the most part, it seemed that so far life mostly just happened to Junpei; he was a victim (or benefactor) of circumstance.

Junpei was tired of that.

Clay mice, with bright-blue sequined eyes, began to flow quickly from the boy’s palms; they couldn’t be made fast enough. Junpei began to walk quickly, practically charging through the gate as several explosions began to set off.

Junpei was about to happen to Life.

 

[Kodoma Yoshihisa]

The broadcast had been a cause for concern by itself, enough to be on the forefront on his mind either way: As one of the senior officials he had the information to sketch a much clearer picture than most of the youths flocking around what could be hardly perceived as fact any longer. But this appeared to be the spirit of the times, and he for one wasn’t exactly too thrilled at the foresight of butting heads over such insubstantial matters until the end of time. Sadly he wasn’t exactly in the position to ignore the world around him either as a series of explosions rocked the Phoenix Gate, the ANBU captain loosely carrying himself in that direction without as much as a second thought by virtue of his clay wings.

“A shame to see one with the same gift choose the most obvious path in life.” Upon his descent he had been able to identify the means by which the youngster in question operated, the same albeit crude version of his own. Setting himself down on the wall serving as the village limits, Yoshihisa stared Junpei down like a hawk finding greater and greater fault with one of its chicks. ”You find me at a most decisive moment I’m afraid, so I am only going to ask you once to surrender and subsequently turn yourself over. As tough as it may seem on you, all the events surrounding it are just as tough on those whom are driven to go beyond their usual boundaries.. That is to say: Whatever life is like now, I can offer you a way out, I can offer you your salvation. It is up to you what said salvation would be shaped like.”

[Run Stopped]

[MFT]

 

[Uchiha Takeshi]

As Junpei is attempting to go missing, and still inside of a Class topic and a Village Mission. This attempt is now voided. This becomes a free RP

For the future record Kodoma, this would have not been a stop by you, as you used [Run Stop] as per the rules you will need to use the [CATCH] tag to make this valid. Next time make sure this is used, enjoy the free RP.

 

[Oshiro Junpei]

Sure, he hadn't exactly been sneaky, but it was still extremely irritating that someone now stood in his way. Time stood frozen momentarily as Junpei sized up the man with his large black eyes. The remaining mice stood still, waiting patiently for Junpei to make a move. The boy relaxed only very slightly. He really wasn't much of a talker, but his new found backbone didn't seem to mind speaking up, "So... you're just okay with making excuses for them then?"

The boy had started off softly, but his voice grew stronger as he continued on, "How can a man claim to deliver salvation when he justifies and excuses evil in the same breath?"

 

[Kodoma Yoshihisa]

Despite the collateral damage caused by the boy, Yoshihisa didn’t appear to make it his first priority to hold him accountable for it: It were confusing times, no doubt, and while he had grown up amidst an even harsher environment himself he could see where the concern was coming from. ”My excuse would be that as bad as life may be now, the path of revolution is a gamble that won’t bear fruit until the damage has already been done. Like a game of shogi, allies can turn against you in what may be their individual right, but what greater purpose does it serve in the end?”

His ANBU garb gently billowing upon the wind, the woodpecker-stylized mask literally unblinking in its inspection on the youth, still not quite sure how to make this resolve with the best interests of all parties involved kept in mind. With a weary sigh escaping his lips, he folded his wings around him like a makeshift harness as he leisurely hopped down from the wall to land right besides Junpei. ”I wish I could stay and explore the wonderous world of social philosophy with you some more, but as I said I am on a timer, hence I am going to cut you a deal: You disable the last explosives you have scattered around the area and hand yourself over to a member of the main branch for safekeeping. I will have the necessary arrangements made so that if you cooperate to the fullest extend possible you will be able to apply for immigration to another village. Call it a boon of residing over the diplomatic relations, no? And while I understand you may be instinctively dismissive of a senior shinobi and my word holds very little value in your eyes, it is the second gamble you’d have to take today.”

As someone who has been trained to give away as little as possible about themselves it would be hard to detect the traces of genuinely warmth behind the older shinobi’s words. He had no interests in continuing the cycle of bloodshed if he could avoid it, as were most of the unfortunate tasks with ending the lives of their fellow men. In the end, the ball had been firmly placed in Junpei’s court, and remained to be seen what he would settle upon in the end.

 

[Oshiro Junpei]

Junpei looked at the man in front of him and sighed. He reluctantly released the chakra from his mice; leaving a stillness lingering in the air. The boy didn’t trust the man in the slightest, and his face was sure to show that.

”I’m going home.”

And then he turned and ran towards home. Maybe, it wasn’t the smartest move to the tell the man where he was going, but he hadn’t really fully thought that through at the time. All he knew was that he’d have to turn coat for now and try a new route; a different plan of action. He wasn’t sure what his next move was going to be, but this was no longer a situation he wanted to be in.

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