Southeastern Coast of Fire Country (Kamui's Point of View) (1.5 Days Later)
Kamui, Reina, and Yugao were currently camping outside of a small port town in the southeastern coast of Fire Country. The travel had been a relatively smooth process as they hadn't come into conflict with enemy shinobi. That said, they had been very careful. There were a few skirmishes they carefully avoided in the last three hours.
That was one of the reasons why this mission was so dangerous. They had to navigate a potential war zone, while traveling to the island in question. While they were still in the land of fire at the moment, there were still small mist outposts in this area. In the past, the fire daimyo and the third Hokage had allowed their existence to expedite the end of the third shinobi war; they didn't want to prolong it over 'small' matters'. Whether that was a wise decision is still up for debate.
At this point, the outposts have little function other than to monitor the borders of fire country for Konoha activity. With the limited utility to the rebellion's war effort, the only reason they bothered fighting over them was actually for the resources inside. Due to the nature of being a rebellion, the group was always running short on supplies. These smaller forts were perfect for building their forces.
Since they were going through the trouble of navigating through these locations, the two Konoha kunoichi made sure to get some value from this trip for the village. After each spotted conflict, Kamui would teleport a scroll containing the information they gathered and a set of coordinates to the Hokage. In addition, she would use earth release to bury a tri-pronged kunai at those locations, allowing her father to teleport forces there area quickly if he wanted to.
"So…." Kamui started. "It looks like we're getting pretty close."
"We are. From here, we're about an hour away from the harbor and just need to find a way to Shinobu Island. I used a boat to get here, but I doubt it's still in the place I left it; I didn't have a lot of time to hide it and rebellion mist shinobi would've gotten to it." Reina regretfully commented. She really didn't want to waste time with something as basic as traveling over water.
"That shouldn't be an issue" Kamui confidently replied. Then, a medium silvery-white wooden boat appeared a few feet away from the group; she had just taken it from her storage sash.
Seeing this, Yugao's eyes narrowed. Although it was faint, there were traces of chakra in the wood. Either Kamui spent a lot of money to buy this or….
"Well, you're clearly well prepared. This will save us a lot of time." Relieved at the news, Reina spoke. She hadn't noticed the chakra in the wood or the potential implications. Not only wasn't she sensitive enough to detect the chakra, nobody who didn't know Kamui personally would suspect the implications of a chakra-infused wooden boat from a girl who didn't like using external tools she didn't make herself.
Seeing that their mode of transportation was secured, Yugao shifted to the next topic they had to discuss before arriving on the island.
She asked, "Kamui, let's go over the sound four's expected abilities. We need to start making plans of action against them before arriving at the mission location." Kamui nodded.
Yugao continued, "The Sound Four are Orochimaru's elite unit used to conduct a variety of missions from research specimen collection to assassination. Individually, they are noted to be at the jonin level, but can take on entire units of Anbu while together. This primarily stems from their barrier and summoning seals. They're known to trap their opponents in an inescapable barrier and fight them on their own terms. Luckily, this shouldn't be a concern for us with your skill set. That said, we will work to fight them separately if possible. If we end up engaging all of them at once, we must split them up; they're better at teamwork than we are. That shouldn't be too much of a problem either though. With two reinforced shadow clones from you, it should be a four-on-four fight."
[A/N: This goes without saying, but the sound four will be much stronger than they were in the main series.]
Kamui kept silent. Regardless of how powerful she was, it was best to go into confrontations like these with as much knowledge as possible. Orochimaru is known as one of the strongest tactical fighters on the continent. There was no way his advanced unit wouldn't have a mastery in that field as well.
Reina just kept quiet and listened as well. Every bit of intel she could learn about these hateful shinobi would help greatly.
Once again, Yugao continued, "The weakest one is Jirobo. He's normally a close-range fighter who relies on exceptional physical strength to crush his enemies. He mixes a personal form of taijutsu along with earth release jutsu and an affinity for chakra-draining techniques. With him, a viable strategy would likely be to just let him absorb your chakra and kill him when he reacts." Kamui nodded in agreement. For her, chakra absorption types were the easiest to fight. Since they couldn't handle her chakra, she could use the shock from their attempt to crush them.
"The second is Kidomaru. He's their long-distance fighter. His main focus is reported to be the bow. His body has been modified likely using the Jorogumo clan as a base; like them, he was given two extra pairs of arms and has the ability to convert bodily fluids into a very powerful web. These webs can be used in both their sticky state and hardened into a metal-like substance he uses for his archery. In short, he's someone we want to take out immediately." Listening, Kamui considered this guy to be the most likely to give her a hard time.
A sniper eliminated a lot of her options, especially if they were fighting in an environment that provided a lot of cover. Then again, if she didn't care about the collateral damage, she could smoke them out pretty quickly with overwhelming power. Hopefully, her new technique would help with this guy. The good thing was, all she needed to win was to visually see him once and he'd no longer be able to use his bow.
Yugao continued, "The third is Tayuya. She's their genjutsu specialist and focuses primarily in sound-based genjutsu. Like all of them, she's proficient with taijutsu as well, but the part that makes her especially dangerous is her support capabilities. She uses a flute as a medium, so be careful of that. She's also known to use summoning jutsu to have small groups of ogre-like demons fight for her. Basically, they're meant to engage the enemies physically, while she does so from a distance. Considering your abilities, this one should be a quick kill as well."
From Kamui's perspective, this one would be quick. As long as Tayuya didn't hide well enough, she could mark her with her sharingan and eliminate her. Weak sound-based genjutsu couldn't affect her and exceedingly strong ones couldn't come close as long as she was prepared for them. With her control over vibrations, she would simply prevent any from reaching her ears. It would temporarily take out her sense of sound, but Kamui wouldn't need long to kill her.
Yugao continued, "The most powerful of this group is a pair of brothers named Sakon and Ukon. Apparently, they have a bloodline that allows them to merge with others, though they mainly use it to merge with each other. Sakon is known as the main body and Ukon is the secondary. In battle, Sakon initially starts off as the main fighter with Ukon either lending his appendages to aid Sakon or sneaking up to merge with his opponent. Merging allows them to exert a significant level of control over their adversaries. I don't know what would happen if he merged with you, but we shouldn't let that happen. For him, the goal should be to maintain your distance. If possible, take to the sky like you did during our match." That she would do. With this thought, Kamui's eyes shifted to their dragon state, stunning Reina and Yugao.
In fact, Kamui planned to burn him away with scorch release at her earliest opportunity. Although, he probably couldn't do anything but die if he merged into her. She didn't want to take that chance. Just allowing that man to violate her body like that would bring the highest level of shame to her name and honor. No, he had to die as soon as possible; she would open their engagement with his death.
Yugao shook her head at the obvious thoughts running through her student's head. Then again, she was of the same opinion. For women, the merging method of the strongest sound member would be a violation. Whether it worked or not, there's no way that Kamui would allow that pair to succeed. That said, she was curious about the change in her student's eyes. Those certainly aren't the sharingan. In fact, they bear a closer resemblance to the nine-tails's eyes. It would be wise to ask about them once they separated from Reina. She would just pretend they're village secrets if their client asked about them.
Reina didn't ask though. Her people would be joining Konoha soon enough, so it wouldn't be too late to ask her then.
"By the way…" Kamui cautiously spoke, addressing Yugao. "How did you get this level of information. Are they just really bad about keeping secrets or something?"
Yugao shook her head.
"Their master has grown bolder lately and has used them more overtly in the past year." Yugao cryptically stated, earning a nod of understanding from her student.
With that cleared up, Yugao decided to steer the conversation toward another topic that needed clarification.
"Reina, could you share any relevant information on Shinobu Island's terrain. To my knowledge, Konoha ninjas haven't been there, so we don't have too much preexisting information." Yugao explained.
"Of Course." Reina replied. "The island is heavily vegetated. There are plenty of tall trees, shrubs, swamps, etc. Basically, the island is mostly covered in swamps with tall trees decorating it. We actually had to use earth jutsu to create livable land. There's also the poison component. Almost all of the vegetation has some form of poisonous component; that goes for the wildlife as well. The snakes have venom, the frogs have poisonous mucus on their skin, the mosquitos carry mutating diseases, etc. Essentially, I'll have to give you a few pills to keep you two safe from most of them. We use them for the few children who don't inherit our poisonous bloodline."
Hearing this, Kamui and Yugao looked at each other in resignation. This sounded like it was going to suck. Swamps were no fun to navigate. Not to mention, poisonous swamps where everything can debilitate or kill you. This would be yet another boon for Orochimaru's men. Regardless of whether they were used to the terrain, they were definitely resistant to the various toxins in the environment. Kamui and Yugao…. not so much.
Reina handed Yugao a map and continued, "Here's a map of the island. From what the escapees were able to gather, we believe the sound four took control of our village and created an underground compound under it. We felt the ground shaking quite a bit after our escape and one of our scouts witnessed them entering a small rock structure that couldn't reasonably fit all of them; with that, we inferred that they created an underground facility. With your description of the four, it sounds like it could have been Jirobo who performed the jutsu." She said as she started describing specific points on the map.
"Our village is located on the northern edge of the island, bordering the toxic whirlpools and is surrounded by the Fog Swamp. The toxic whirlpools protect it from the water by emitting a poisonous mist that targets chakra itself. If breathed in, the shinobi would die within the minute. Even if the shinobi held their breath, their chakra couldn't be utilized outside of their body for fear of the infection spreading through it and following it back to the source. Our clan is immune to this poison, so it's a perfect place to live for us; outsiders simply can't penetrate that route. The only reason why the sound four managed to break in, was Ana's capture." Reina explained.
Hearing this, Yugao asked, "Basically, we're going to have to go through the fog swamp if we want to safely enter?" She really wasn't liking the fact that they had to go the long way.
Reina nodded, responding, "That is correct. The toxic whirlpools can't be mitigated through the antidotes I'll provide as it targets chakra specifically; those are targeted toward biological-based toxins. With that in mind, we'll have to enter through the western edge of the island and pass through the serpents' pit, which borders the fog swamp on its western side. Then, I'll guide you through the swamp and finally, we'll arrive at the village. With any luck, the sound four won't all be in the same place, making it easier to take them down in this terrain."
Kamui sighed and thought to herself. 'It'd be really convenient if we could fly over the whirlpools, but that would attract too much attention.'
Since the villagers were in enemy control, they had to treat them as hostages. Basically, they couldn't let the sound four know that they were coming. They could only blow their cover once the villagers were secured. It was something they discussed on the previous day during their travels.
"Can you go into detail on the specifics of those areas and any others that surround the fog swamp? With how dangerous this'll be for the two of us, it would be wise to approach this situation with additional caution." Yugao requested.
"Of course." Reina happily replied.
For the next few hours, Reina described various landmarks, species, and mysteries of Shinobu Island. Normally, these would be secrets of their clan. However, with their clan becoming part of Konoha, it wasn't necessary to keep those secrets at the moment.
[A/N: I would like to ask you guys a question. How do you feel about chapters like this one where the characters go over the enemies and terrain they expect to encounter on their missions? They're a little drier than I'd like, but I'm trying to capture how missions work for shinobi, especially during Kamui's early missions. They won't be as necessary once Kamui becomes a Chunin, but there are some elements that will obviously stay. I won't promise any big changes based on the comments received, but I would like your feedback on these types of chapters as a paragraph comment if you have any. All constructive feedback is appreciated.]
Western Coast of Shinobu Island (Kamui's Point of View) (1 Day Later)
It was noon on a dreary overcast day. On the western coast of Shinobu Island, an ominous beach with coal-colored sand stood against the powerful waves of the Kanshii Ocean. Surrounding it, were various tall trees with wide leaves, colored in bright reds, purples, and greens. A not-so-subtle buzz was heard in the distance as the native species of cicada made itself known to all.
Closing in on the island was a small dark brown wooden boat without a sail. It was just big enough to fit the three people that were riding on it. Slowly, it approached the ominous beach without any significant sounds. Below it, the waters moved to direct the boat to its destination. Of course, this boat carried the Konoha mission party.
"This place is kind of depressing…and dangerous looking." Kamui stated, eyes narrowing at the danger she felt from the beach alone.
"I agree, it would be wise to be careful in our approach. I can already see the movement of crustaceans on the beach." Yugao stoically noted.
"Yes, those are the demon-tail lobsters; as I mentioned on our way here, they're common on the coasts of this island. Be careful not to get stung by accident." Reina calmly stated, while getting up from her seated position. It was time to start their journey.
Shaking her head, Kamui responded, "They're certainly dangerous. I can already see some of them preparing traps for us."
Demon-tail lobsters were small one-foot-long crustaceans. They had thick black shells, thick powerful pincers, and a large black scorpion-like tail. The tails were their primary means of hunting, while the pincers were for close-range self-defense. These lobsters primarily hunted by burrowing underground and waiting for their prey to walk over them. Then, their tails would strike like lightning and liquidate anything it hit. Truly, they were a terrifying species.
"Kamui, do you mind making a way over this beach? I really don't want to risk getting stung if we can avoid it. Considering these lobsters are fast enough to sting jonin without difficulty, I'd rather not risk it." Yugao requested. They hadn't even landed on the island and she was already regretting taking this mission.
"I agree. Normally, our clan tries to launch ourselves over the beach using a variation of the water whip jutsu. I'd like to avoid that though. We train children from youth to master performing the technique in a way that allows for a safe landing. While you're sure to master it much quicker. I'm not confident both of you could avoid landing in a snake pit just past the beach…." Reina spoke, struggling to restrain a rueful chuckle. As much as she loved the natural defenses of this island, they could be extremely bothersome at times like this.
Kamui nodded in agreement. Why fight through multiple pits of death when she could circumvent a lot of that.
'So, how am I going to go about this?' she thought to herself, her head looking around for clues. Suddenly, her head snapped to the sky.
'That's it!' With that thought, Kamui's gaze snapped to Reina, startling the graceful young woman.
"Reina, this may sound like a dumb question, but is there poison in the atmosphere, the clouds specifically?" Kamui quickly asked.
Shaking her head, Reina responded, "I wouldn't recommend trying to fly high in the air for any real length of time beyond the quick jump. The poison mists saturate the atmosphere in heavy concentrations. Our clan isn't clear on the specifics, but there's something in the center of the island that exhales the mists into the atmosphere at an extreme rate. The only reason that we can travel over land at all is that the vegetation on the island inhales the majority of the mist before it reaches the ground, especially the trees. We actually don't know how the process works; it just does. With that, the density on the ground level is comparatively low. The antidotes I gave you may protect you at the concentrations we'll experience on the ground, but they can't for the heavier levels should you travel in the air."
"Dang. Well, there goes any aerial plans we came up with…." Kamui muttered, annoyance bleeding through her voice. "Oh well; we'll adapt. Right now, we'll just have to settle for clearing the beach. Wait here" Reina and Yugao nodded their heads.
With that Kamui created three shadow clones. Once done, she willed her chakra into the water, creating three large water whips that gripped the clones. With a flick, the clones flew, each propelled using different levels of force.
The first one barely cleared the beach and gazed at a large tree just beyond the sands. The tree would act as a good safe haven against the snakes it started to see below. Using its sharingan, it marked the location for teleportation. Then, it dispelled before hitting the ground.
The second one managed to get about half way through what appeared to be the serpent's pit before placing its mark.
The third got a little farther than the second before suddenly dispelling in mid-air.
Receiving the input for her clones, Kamui shuddered. "Sensei, we have to be very careful here. I think Reina might have understated the threat of the poison. When I threw my clones, my third clone popped without warning. It didn't even feel any pain before it 'died'. That's the scary part." She cautiously stated.
Yugao's eyes narrowed. She knew this would be dangerous, but poison like this could be a ninja's best friend, or worst nightmare. This would be tricky.
"How far in was it?" Yugao asked. She didn't need to ask what her student's plan was. It wasn't hard to figure out. What she needed to know was how far the last clone got before the atmosphere killed it.
"A little further than halfway through the serpents' pit. The concentration's likely fatal before that point. The clones were moving pretty fast, so they likely sailed beyond the fatal point without realizing it. The second clone likely would have shared the same fate if it didn't dispel itself." Kamui replied, her concern at an all time high.
It's a good thing Reina was with them or they may have died on this island without realizing. It's not hard to image quite a few aspiring jonin discovering this place and dying without warning.
"That's worrying. At least we know our boundaries." Yugao said, while shaking her head. "Alright, teleport us to the second marker." She commanded.
Kamui nodded and prompted them to get out of the boat.
Slowly, they all got out of the boat and stood on the water; there wasn't too much need to rush at this point. It would be a while before they reached the village and it would only increase the risk to their safety if they rushed through this treacherous environment.
A second later, the boat was gone, stored back in Kamui's storage sash. Then, two tendrils of chakra extended from her hand to connect with the two Kunoichi next her, her intent actively protecting them from its harmful effects. In a silvery-white flash, they were gone.
(Serpents' Pit) (Kamui's Point of View)
The three landed on a raised rock in the middle of a dense jungle. Around them were a mix of medium and tall-sized trees stretching toward the sky. On the ground was a myriad of dense vegetation that concealed most of the jungle floor.
True to its name, hisses and rattles could be heard from various points stemming from burrows scattered across the jungle floor to the top of the highest trees.
Looking around, the two Konoha kunoichi looked around in awe. Although this was likely one of the most dangerous natural locations on the continent, it sure was beautiful.
"Be careful not to damage the jungle too much. Avoid any fire ninjutsu." Reina warned.
Slightly confused, Kamui asked, "Why fire specifically? With the humid climate and our extensive jutsu repertoire, it shouldn't be hard to put out any jungle fires."
"Do you remember what I said about these trees absorbing the airborne toxins?" Reina asked.
Kamui nodded.
"Well, destroying them releases a different form of toxins that they naturally produce. Normally, it's released slowly in harmless amounts. Burning them increases the rate of this expulsion to a ludicrous and very lethal level. Long story short, it's a risk that we shouldn't take if we don't have to." Reina explained, her face tightened in a serious countenance to convey the risk of the situation.
"She's right Kamui. Let's stay away from jutsu we'd expect to start fires. Just to be sure, keep lightning release on hold unless absolutely needed. We'll focus on water, wind, and earth for our jutsu on this mission." Yugao ordered.
It was a good thing Kamui had as strong elemental control as she did. Most Uchiha would practically be crippled on this type of mission. They may be able to use all five nature transformations relatively easily, but most of them trained specifically in fire and a small subset trained in lightning. Uchiha clan members that trained in the other three were outliers.
"That makes sense. Well, at least it looks like the creatures around us have chakra. It should make it a lot easier to navigate." Kamui thoughtfully replied, causing Reina to nod in agreement.
Confused at her assertion, Yugao asked, "Why would them having chakra make this easier for us?"
This time, Reina responded, "It's because beasts with chakra, commonly known as chakra beasts, are susceptible to genjutsu. It's really the only way the Kocho clan was able to survive on this island."
Kamui's eyes widened in excitement.
"So did you use normal genjutsu on these creatures or did you create a new set of techniques!?" Kamui asked excitedly.
Smiling at the young shinobi's question, Reina responded, "We developed our own techniques. Regular attempts at genjutsu only agitate chakra beasts. You have to develop genjutsu specific to the type of animal you're dealing with; even then, you need to tweak it to fit the individual species."
Hearing this, Kamui barely contained her excitement. Her eyes shined in interest at the new methods she could learn from these people. This was just what she wanted to see. New techniques created by ninjas to adapt to their environments. She couldn't wait to learn them.
To capture any genjutsu Reina might cast, Kamui shifted from her dragon eyes to her sharingan. Her elementary earth pulse wasn't too helpful at the moment anyways. It was still crude and a jungle was far too advanced an environment to scope out now. She may switch back when she's seen a good portion of Reina's techniques, but not until that point.
To make sure she didn't lose out on training opportunities though, she created four shadow clones as a guard detail, each one of them using their dragon eyes to scan the environment through that lens. This way, she would get the experience of sensing a jungle environment without losing the opportunity to personally witness these new genjutsu Reina was likely to use.
Turning to Reina, Kamui said, "These shadow clones will help watch for any sneak attacks."
Shaking her head at her student's well-veiled lie, Yugao marveled at how she could get so excited at the mention of a unique type of genjutsu. She did notice one thing though.
'I knew I wasn't imagining it! Those shadow clone's eyes don't look human; that's something I have to ask about. Is there a reason she'd rather use those instead of the sharingan for perimeter awareness? Clearly, the sharingan in the original's eyes are more focused on seeing Reina perform the genjutsu; that's likely why she made the clones.' Yugao pondered, her mind racing through the possibilities of these newer facets of her student. Although she would get answers later, this type of speculation was a good exercise in deductive reasoning for her.
Reina nodded seriously at the additional guard detail, secretly appreciating the diligence of this Konoha genin.
"Good. Let's be off then. We have a long way to travel and we won't be able to do it with near the speed we used to get here. With the pace we'll be traveling at, it'll take us about three days to clear this jungle, two to reach the fog swamp, and five to clear it. That is, if we travel with safety in mind." She explained, her purple pupilless eyes focusing in the distance.
The two Konoha Kunoichi nodded in agreement.
With that, the group started toward the northeast. Maintaining a brisk walk, the group took care to maintain awareness of the different snakes, centipedes and lizards around them. What really spooked them though, was a swarm of dark green marble-sized flies; they actually looked pretty similar to bees.
The very sight of them caused Reina's expression to change. She quickly raised her hand to stop the two other Kunoichi.
"What's up with those flies?" Kamui had watched Reina use a variety of sound and scent-based genjutsu to ward off the various species of venomous predators, so it was a little surprising to see her worried by a swarm of flies, regardless of how freaky they looked.
"Those are Demon Botflies. As adults, they feed on the ambient toxins at the upper levels of the tree line. If that were all, they wouldn't be too serious of a problem. The issues that we have with them are their breeding habits." Reina explained, her hands grabbing a sealed marble from a small compartment in her belt. Then, she threw it forward and to the left of the flies' position, baiting them to move away from the Kunoichis' chosen path. Quietly, the group waited as the flies noticed it and started moving toward it. Once the flies took the bait, she continued her journey forward, closely followed by a confused set of Kunoichi.
"Does their aggression rise or something?" Yugao asked, not having much experience with exotic insects.
Despite what most people think, Anbu aren't well traveled in exotic locations like these. They're focused on operations concerning the five great nations. This meant that their specialty tended to be dealing with people. They didn't explore uncharted areas. At best, they found hidden segments of well traveled ones; that's where their targets were after all.
Reina ruefully shook her head.
"I wish. No, it's their method of breeding that's the problem. They breed by laying their eggs deep in the flesh of anything with a chakra network; that includes humans."
"What!?" the two Kunoichi exclaimed, the surface of their skin prominently showing visible goosebumps.
"In human cases, they lay their eggs in your skin. Once they hatch, the larvae latch onto the chakra network and firmly attach themselves to it. From that position, they drink the victim's chakra and feast on their blood. The worst part is that it's almost impossible to detach them after they're discovered. They make it a point to make themselves an integral part of the victim's chakra pathways and can only be removed if they do so voluntarily. They've evolved to leave graciously to incentivize their victims to allow them the full time to incubate. Once they become adults, they sedate the victim by injecting a sedative poison into their blood vessels and emerge from the skin in the victim's sleep. This gives them the maximum time to adjust to their surroundings before they fly off. If multiple larvae reside in the same host, they usually come out at the same time. We're not sure how they communicate with each other, but they do." Reina explained, her form shuddering at the thought of being infested with those things.
Kamui and Yugao's bodies shivered at the reality of the potential disaster they could have unknowingly walked into. If Reina wasn't here, they may have discounted that swarm as an annoying, but non-threating brood. In short, they may have become victims. Kamui herself wasn't even sure whether she could be a victim of those flies, but she couldn't take the chance. Well, she refused to take the chance.
"You're really well learned Reina." Kamui complimented, glad to have such a knowledgeable guide.
"I agree. You're one of the best escort clients I've worked with. Not many know their homes as well as you. I do have to ask though. Why couldn't you have used your genjutsu methods to affect those flies?" Yugao commented, voicing her confusion at the change in procedure.
Reina chuckled.
"I appreciate the compliment. To answer your question, it's because those flies can absorb chakra from any area of their skin. Simply put, the chakra infused into the sound or scent would be eaten before it could have an effect on their minds. Therefore, our tribe crafted small bait balls that emit the scent of the blood-type we've found they favor the most. It's a precious commodity due to its expensive creation cost." Reina explained, her smile expressing the pride she felt in the achievements of her people. Not only had it taken a lot of sacrifice to find out this information, but hours were invested in the development of this method.
"An impressive ability. It's a similar method to what the byakugan uses, just in absorption rather than perception. I wonder if it could be replicated? I'm sure an omni-directional chakra absorption field has other applications." Kamui silently considered to herself, ignoring the shaking head of her sensei.
'I guess it's only logical for her to take inspiration from how these creatures manipulate chakra. From her perspective, someone with her abilities should surely be able to replicate anything they could accomplish. Yet another thing I need to inform the fourth about his daughter I suppose; I'm sure he'll love this one.
"Hmph" Yugao snorted, drawing Kamui's attention. "Only you could take inspiration from a fly."
"A fly that we're too scared to let approach us." Kamui tersely refuted. These flies were not comparable to other flies, so it shouldn't be too surprising, at least in her opinion.
"It'll still make for a great story." Yugao replied, only slightly joking with her statement.
"Anyways, while we travel, I'll see what I can come up with to mitigate these flies. If that bait is as expensive as Reina said, then we should use a less expensive solution." Kamui stated, shifting the subject.
"That's a good plan. We'll be traveling for a while, so it would be wise to make good use of that time." Yugao seriously replied, having switched away from the joking mood. Kamui was right, they needed a contingency in case that bait either ran out or didn't work, especially if they couldn't do much else during the slow travel.
Reina remained silent at the twos' conversation. Truthfully, she had doubts on whether the girl could even come close to developing a working solution. After all, the Kocho clan spent many generations slowly developing theirs. They had entire textbooks detailing the evolution of single techniques, so it was a little difficult to believe that Kamui would be able to do something comparable in such a short period of time.
'Good luck Kamui' She thought with a smile. If nothing else, she'd root for her.
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