Calling to his office Akira had decided to bring in Rega, one of the shinobi who over time had proven her worth and at the same time had shown great loyalty to the ANBU and in a subtle way Akira felt to him at times as well. Certainly the path was not obvious and the pair had had only a certain amount of work together, but Rega had always followed his orders, always carried out the mission, and never once questioned him as to why. A level of trust which Akira felt needed to be confirmed, a level of trust he hoped he could reflect.
This was a tough time for Akira, he could trust only a few with the information he had gained from Junko and with the fact he was investigating at all. He trusted Nobuyuki, the man was the one Akira hoped would take the handle of the reforged ANBU after he left the branch once more. But he needed to make sure that the head which controlled the arm was one which would do so for the good of the village. Haruka had been elected Raikage, and her words about Shin's reign still sent a thought of rage through him. He knew she was at the murder, but he didn't know whether she had anything to do with it.
There were so many techniques which could be used to cut help off from the targets. Techniques which could justify how things went down for the most part. But again the question of the Academy Student blurred that logic. At this time his best case scenario was this:
Hoshikata was the only enemy. Hoshikata entered the room with Haruka, and Ai. Keiji, Kitsune, Daisuke, Shin and Ejji were all in the room already. Hoshikata begins the battle with a jutsu which cuts Keiji, Kitsune and Haruke out. The reason for only those three was because Ai was a bow wielder according to his reports, so the most likely weapon to have been used to cut down Daisuke, Shin and Ejji. Akira knew many ways in which this could be achieved, Wind or Kinetic jutsu certainly could, Genjutsu was another option, probably the most likely in this scenario. Unfortunately Akira was unaware of what techniques Hoshikata had available at his disposal, but any of those could manage it. As Ai cut down Daisuke and Shin with Hoshikata doing so as well his mind was broken when Hoshikata also had him kill a child. With no other targets available the Genjutsu no longer would have any effect, Ai is finally able to cut down Hoshikata and the barrier keeping the others out is dispelled.
Flaws in this were why the child, Daisuke didn't sustain damage from the attacks to kill and with Keiji and Kitsune around he should have been able to be saved.
So the one which was the worst case scenario was:
Hoshikata, Keiji, Kitsune, Ai and Haruka were in it together, whether they were when Hoshikata entered the room or not Akira couldn't know. The fight begins targeting Shin. Daisuke wades in and is taken out. The child refuses to cooperate and is also taken out. Hoshikata is decided to be the scapegoat, he may or may not have been aware of this betrayal at the time, but based on the lack of wounds on the others chances are this was a surprise. He dies and the blame is placed on him.
Flaws in this... currently Akira couldn't think of any. However he couldn't take this as being the way it worked as he didn't have enough information, information which could prove this theory wrong. He'd bring in those he trusted, make them aware should anything happen, allies in this world where there seemed so few. Once he'd done that he'd look to speak with the guards, they would be ANBU and Akira hoped that would work for him.
Still, this was all in the air, he needed to talk with Rega and bring her on board sooner rather than later.
This was a tough time for Akira, he could trust only a few with the information he had gained from Junko and with the fact he was investigating at all. He trusted Nobuyuki, the man was the one Akira hoped would take the handle of the reforged ANBU after he left the branch once more. But he needed to make sure that the head which controlled the arm was one which would do so for the good of the village. Haruka had been elected Raikage, and her words about Shin's reign still sent a thought of rage through him. He knew she was at the murder, but he didn't know whether she had anything to do with it.
There were so many techniques which could be used to cut help off from the targets. Techniques which could justify how things went down for the most part. But again the question of the Academy Student blurred that logic. At this time his best case scenario was this:
Hoshikata was the only enemy. Hoshikata entered the room with Haruka, and Ai. Keiji, Kitsune, Daisuke, Shin and Ejji were all in the room already. Hoshikata begins the battle with a jutsu which cuts Keiji, Kitsune and Haruke out. The reason for only those three was because Ai was a bow wielder according to his reports, so the most likely weapon to have been used to cut down Daisuke, Shin and Ejji. Akira knew many ways in which this could be achieved, Wind or Kinetic jutsu certainly could, Genjutsu was another option, probably the most likely in this scenario. Unfortunately Akira was unaware of what techniques Hoshikata had available at his disposal, but any of those could manage it. As Ai cut down Daisuke and Shin with Hoshikata doing so as well his mind was broken when Hoshikata also had him kill a child. With no other targets available the Genjutsu no longer would have any effect, Ai is finally able to cut down Hoshikata and the barrier keeping the others out is dispelled.
Flaws in this were why the child, Daisuke didn't sustain damage from the attacks to kill and with Keiji and Kitsune around he should have been able to be saved.
So the one which was the worst case scenario was:
Hoshikata, Keiji, Kitsune, Ai and Haruka were in it together, whether they were when Hoshikata entered the room or not Akira couldn't know. The fight begins targeting Shin. Daisuke wades in and is taken out. The child refuses to cooperate and is also taken out. Hoshikata is decided to be the scapegoat, he may or may not have been aware of this betrayal at the time, but based on the lack of wounds on the others chances are this was a surprise. He dies and the blame is placed on him.
Flaws in this... currently Akira couldn't think of any. However he couldn't take this as being the way it worked as he didn't have enough information, information which could prove this theory wrong. He'd bring in those he trusted, make them aware should anything happen, allies in this world where there seemed so few. Once he'd done that he'd look to speak with the guards, they would be ANBU and Akira hoped that would work for him.
Still, this was all in the air, he needed to talk with Rega and bring her on board sooner rather than later.