[PB] Deals in the shadows

On the northern border of Oasis

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Post by Zao » Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:05 pm

The sun was stretching high into the clear sky, a signal that it was almost noon already on this beautiful day within the borders of Oasis. Situated on the border of the small country and the grand country of Earth was a small town with rock pavers for streets. It was a quant little spot with a number of average citizens out and about doing their daily tasks or just setting along the number of benches along the sidewalks enjoying the sunlight that came with a gentle breeze, as well. This tiny town, even though it didn't appear it, was under the influence of the Syndicate...

Seating near a small fountain, a white haired child with rather worn looking clothing was holding something between his small hands, a flicker of metal could be seen if one was at the right angle from the child. His head appeared to be down slightly as though he was looking at whatever was currently within his grasp but the black eyes shifted back and forth observing the area. This was Hyoryu using his ghost body. At the order of the Dragon Master he was tasked out on an important meeting with a shinobi from the Hidden Stone village...something that had surprised the enforcer as he wouldn't have thought that one of the great villages would seek out such a shady group as the Syndicate to do business with. Yet, he couldn't help but admit since his indoctrination into the organization that he had been surprised on more than one occasion about the amount of information and influence the organization carried with its name and sphere of influence.

Ryu knew little about exactly who he'd be meeting from the village, only the time and place had been agreed on by the two parties...the org playing it a bit safe using one of towns under their grasp to ensure. Never truly willingly to put things to far outside of their favor as they didn't truly know the reasoning behind why Iwa would want to contract them. But one thing was for certain, if the money or currency was good enough they would accept the job. After all, the only thing that the organization carried about in the end was getting paid...whether that was money or material things...as long as the value was great enough it didn't matter to much. The shaggy haired kid that appeared around academy age awaited the arrival of the Iwa shinobi patiently for now...
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Post by Niro » Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:23 pm

Tatsuo had been ordered to travel to Oasis Country on strict orders to appear as inconspicuous as possible. What he and his contact were doing today could possibly be considered an aggression by other Villages. Instead of relying on a transformation Jutsu, the Bannin had elected to instead dye his usually dark red hair a non attention drawing brown and wear contacts that would make his eyes appear blue instead of purple. Instead of his usual ensemble he was wearing plain brown shorts and a white tunic with brown open toe toed sandals. When in Oasis, do as the Oasisians do.

The meet-up point between the two parties had been decided as a smaller town on the border between the Earth and Oasis. A small fountain surrounded by a handful of places to sit was their agreed-upon meeting place. Finally approaching the agreed-upon time, the disguised Tatsuo began to make his way to the spot. Once there he took up a seat behind a small white haired child.

"The cherry blossoms look beautiful this time of year." Tatsuo spoke the phrase just loud enough for the person behind him to hear. It was their agreed-upon phrase to confirm identities, he could only hope that he wasn't confusing some poor kid.
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NameVillageRankTeam
Tatsuo [color=#940839][b]IwaTsuchikageTeam 18 Jousai
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Kotetsu [color=slategray][b]IwaGeninTeam 7
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Post by Zao » Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:07 pm

The approach of the seemingly ordinary man appeared to have gone unnoticed by the small child if one were to be focusing upon the movements and reactions of the body, yet looks could be deceiving. Even as the figure took a seat on the connecting bench directly behind the youth Ryu didn't even flinch and instead seemed to be staring downwards at the ground between his feet and the item held between his hand as if in some sort of deep though...perhaps pondering about the past. Finally the agreed upon phrase between the two parties made before hand was spoken by Tatsuo the child finally lifted his head and in a confused look began to glance around at the cherry trees in the area before just shaking his head. The voice that left the mouth of the puppet bodies was childlike in nature and matched the body well as he spoke back in return. "If you say so mister..."

His tone was a bit flat, as though he didn't care to discuss such things with stranger and his eyes lifted towards the distant horizon where the mountains could be seen just over the edge oft he trees where the sky met the land. This was not the agreed upon pass to the challenge issued by the Iwa shinobi. Perhaps the child really was just some poor, random kid. After a few moments the kid spoke once more to the man, turning his head lightly in order to allow the dark eye to get its first glimsp of the man behind him. "I'd rather be in the mountains." Finally the phrase which the bannin was listening for would slip through the puppet body's mouth in a quiet tone that ensured no one but the two of them could hear it clearly. A half smile formed on the right corner of the thin, light pink lips. One could never be to careful these days...the somewhat childish tone that could be heard in the words seemed to shift now as Ryu spoke once more, only this time it was solely about the business at hand.

"My father appreciates your interest in conducting some business. How can we assist such a man as yourself?" Ryu's tiny dark eyes remained trained on the figure seated behind him. They two of them were just here on orders...neither of them were currently foes but at the same time neither were they friends either...
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Post by Niro » Mon Sep 16, 2019 8:33 pm

Tatsuo wanted to groan and be anywhere else as the first thing the kid said was useless and made him think he was talking to some random who wasn't of any use to him. That worry washed away quickly as the child spoke again, this time the correct phase, and he felt a metaphorical weight lifted off of his shoulders. This was the contact; he hadn't messed up.

"I require some assistance in which I believe he'd be perfect for. There's quite a few clouds out today, it might be best if we were someplace out of the coming rain." Tatsuo went on, looking forward from where he was seated next to the fountain. There were no clouds in the sky and the perfect weather meant those were too were lightly coated. 'Too many prying eyes and ears, let's go someplace safer.'

For now he was stuck waiting if the Rogue next to him would agree or disagree. Iwa would be stuck looking for help in other places if this failed but the payout would be worth the headache. It all came down to whether these two could muster a smidge of trust.
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Tatsuo [color=#940839][b]IwaTsuchikageTeam 18 Jousai
Kinomichi [color=limegreen][b]IwaBanninJousai
Kotetsu [color=slategray][b]IwaGeninTeam 7
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Post by Zao » Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:31 pm

The young child seemed to give the man behind him a sideways glance, before looking up at the almost completely clear sky and gently shaking his head. 'The Dragon Master did say that this could be something very beneficial to the Syndicate.' Their was then a gentle nod of his head towards his new companion as he glanced around taking in the random people that were moving to and from their own respective destination. 'We should move to discuss the true reason for him traveling here alone from his village...' "I couldn't agree more, never really liked the rain myself." The small bodied boy set up now, sliding off the bench in order to allow for his ragged looking sandals to finally come into contact with the stone pavers while letting out a gentle sign.

Though the man wouldn't really consider it any form of true trust, the amount of effort on the other shinobi's part to travel to this point after going through all the back water channels needed to reach and then communicate back and forth with the Incense Master meant that this man and the village that stood behind him could at least be considered serious about this venture between the two parties. "The shop off to the left with the old man outside, my father owns it. We can hide from the weather inside." A gentle smile, though fake, formed on the perfectly crafted puppet bodies face now as he motioned for the larger man to follow behind him as the metallic looking object with cloth attached to its danged in the small left hand. It was only a short trip as the two would cross the small pavilion and reach the shop, with a nod of his head as if paying respect to the old man outside with the bamboo cane across his legs he then entered without a word.

After they entered the man would shut the doors putting up a temporarily closed sign before moving back onto his rickety rocking chair and lighting a small pipe to smoke from. Once inside the Iwa shinobi would find that no one was around, as if they had been instructed to leave prior to them entering. This had all been planned before hand as t wouldn't be wise to discuss any of this kind of information out in the open. There really wasn't any pleasantries to be spoken at this point as the young boy moved to the table in the center of the room and hoped up slightly to reach the seat. "Please set and let us discuss your needs and how we can help meet them." Getting straight to the point the child began to speak as though he was ten or twenty years older than before, however his voice still remained the same tiny childlike voice like before.
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Post by Niro » Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:07 pm

Tatsuo waited until the boy stood up and what he heard during those actions made him curious. He could hear faint mechanical noises coming from the child. The Bannin waited a moment before getting up and following the white haired child across the pavillion and into a quaint, nondescript building. Tatsuo mimicked the nod he witnessed the boy give to the old man before he entered. Preparing for the worst, he kept his guard on high as he entered the shop.

He was pleasantly surprised to neither smell nor hear any others within the building. At least for the moment. Tatsuo followed the boys actions and also took a a seat at the table.

"Me and mine require assistance in acquiring a certain set of items. We figured that you are our best bet at acquiring them." Tatsuo started. "Every shinobi carries one, even the rogues sometimes hold on to theirs. We are looking for headbands with a specific insignia upon then. The symbol of Suna."
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Kotetsu [color=slategray][b]IwaGeninTeam 7
Ashura [color=coral][b]SunaGenin
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Post by Zao » Sat Sep 21, 2019 12:32 pm

"Items?" So they had just came this time in search of obtaining certain items. This meant to Ryu that either these were rare items that only a few existed or these were hard for someone in his position to acquire with drawing to much attention to himself and perhaps the village which stood behind him. 'I wonder...' The youthful looking child before him was already starting to wonder just what it was that this man had come seeking from the organization and why the old man had tasked him specifically to meet him, but those questions were answered in just the next set of words from Tatsuo. "Oh?" Almost involuntarily the former Suna-nin couldn't help but express some interest at the mention of his own former village now. "Heh.." A faint, short hint of humor managed to slip between the then child's lips as he reached casually into the pouch that was strapped across his lower back, but did so in a manner that didn't display any threat of danger or such towards the Iwa shinobi seated across from him.

Both the puppet body's short legs moved freely in the air, to short to touch the ground in this chair as he started to speak, "Suna head bands, I'm sure we can supply at least a few. Just how many do you need?" While the head bands of village's all just appeared to be simple pieces of flat metal attached to a thicker piece of cloth or leather, even sewn into clothing by some, most if not all village's understood that something this simple would be easy to fake. Thus it was unspoken but most knew that each village put some sort of special marker that made them able to be identified by specialist, determining forgery from the real deal. To come requesting such an item meant that the village had some rather intriguing plots planned, something that even he was interested in as the former Suna-nin held a strong grudge against the village who had ostracized and imprisoned him because of their closed beliefs. Punishment would be comin for them in the future but perhaps it might be sooner than he believed, perhaps even borrowing the power of the village he had been raised to hate, despise, and told to 'deal with on sight' if the opportunity presented itself.

The child's small left hand brought its smooth looking fingers up to rub the hairless chin on its face, a rather adult mannerism for the child to have, as he began to speak in return. "It'll take a bit of time to acquire man of these items you are seeking, but consider this a promise from us that we will deliver as requested." As he continued to speak the right hand which had slipped into the thin pouch concealed under the bulky, dirty shirt, it returned to sight with his own head band. The hand flipped so that the palm was towards the ceiling and the handful of ceiling fans that were turning slowly to circulate the air in the shop. "Here's the first." The short arm extended to its complete length but it still just barely was able to stretch across to the middle of the table, offering for the figure across to go ahead and take this head band. There were a few of these scattered within the organization but if the man required a great deal of these then the man would have to resort to the manual method of acquiring them.
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Post by Niro » Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:55 pm

"Enough for those who eventually find them to think it wasn't just a handful or two of shinobi. We ask for twenty at least but would prefer thirty. We will pay you double for every headband after twenty up to a total of thirty." Tatsuo explained to the boy in front of him. Between the soft mechanical clicking noises, the boy's tone, and just how quickly he had produced the first headband led him to believe that the child in front of him was some sort of puppet instead. Which meant this individual specifically was from Suna.

"We're also willing to pay in regards to information about the villages defenses, both man-made and natural." The Bannin continued. If you was lucky he'd be able to leave this meeting with much more than he'd planned. Reaching slowly into his own clothing, he produced a bag stuffed to the brim with money. He placed it on the table and slid it forward before reaching m and grabbing the headband. Tatsuo look it over before putting it away.

He knew the order he had placed was tall but big actions required dedicated preparation work. Tatsuo just hoped that it wasn't something too daunting for this organization to undertake. Finding a new group would truly be a hassle.
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Kotetsu [color=slategray][b]IwaGeninTeam 7
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Post by Zao » Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:04 pm

"Twenty to thirty?" Even the former Suna-nin asked out of surprise at the mention of gathering twenty or thirty head bands with the Suna village's precious symbol...though this was definitely the type of opportunity of which the missing-nin was looking for. An almost devious looking smirk seemed form on the formerly expressionless face of Ryu as he glanced down at the bag of money which the Iwa-nin had produced before taking the headband which once belonged to him as a member of the village. As it was taken from his hand the man didn't feel any regret, the amount of hate which he felt for those who had imprisoned him still burned deep within but now he would give back to those...people. "This is quite a number, I'll have to discuss with my master and the others to see just what we can acquire immediately and what we will have to resource out in order to acquire."

After a few moments the an responded to the bannin, even with the amount of items that moved around in the underworld of criminal activity on the black market, to acquire that many would still take time. The organization only had maybe as many as ten perhaps within their ranks at the moment, to acquire an addition ten or so would require some 'acquisition'...hopefully on his own part now. "How soon would you need this equipment?" This was another important question that he needed an answer to before he went back to discuss things with the enforcer elder who would then be able to bring this to the attention of the Dragon master. In the end it would be up to that old man to decide just what the organization would do but Ryu could only hope that he would task his master.

The money was placed into the back pouch of the child-like body, the majority of it would go to the organization with a small bit of it as commission for pulling in such a contact to the organization. No one really knew just how far reaching the organization like the Syndicate really was...but after this it would be something that the other village's would probably know...especially his own former village. Though he couldn't say for sure exactly what it was that the man or his village had in the works it was definitely something big and something that they would probably require even more help from his master and the three elders. After a bit more conversing on some of the finer details the pair of men would go about their separate ways with a meeting set up for seven days later to exchange more goods.

In a discrete little village on the southern border of Earth country exactly one week later at noon, a white haired child exchanged a simple looking brown satchel that contained ten real Suna headbands within it for another similar looking brown satchel filled with the agreed upon amount of currency. The next step in this venture between the two organizations would be a bit more kinetic as the puppet body user would bring the money back to the enforcement elder before heading towards Pebble country..
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Post by Niro » Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:12 pm

"Yes, twenty to thirty. Our operation is a major one. We aim to cripple those who bury their heads in the sand." Tatsuo revealed to the not-child sitting across from him. "If this task is too great for you and yours to accomplish we have other... deals we are willing to shop."

Sooner rather than later obviously but our timetable solely relies on when these are delivered. Everything else is already being put in place, these are the final piece."
Tatsuo revealed. "The sooner the remainder are delivered, the larger the bonus we put on top." Money was one of the primary things required by missing shinobi and they were willing to spend enough to keep a small organization afloat for years.

Their meeting for the day ended with a meeting set up in a week to exchange the organization's current supply of headbands with enough money to buy a small island. Exactly one week later, the duo re-met up. This time Tatsuo's hair and eyes were dyed and color corrected to a different set of colors and he wore different clothing as he exchanged the satchel containing the purchased goods and his own full of money.
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Kotetsu [color=slategray][b]IwaGeninTeam 7
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