search for the tags pt. 31-35

Mission Name: Hunt for the Tags
Mission Type: Search/Combat
Mission Rank: B
Mission Goal: Search for the Tags
Description: The Mugen Castle is said to be permanently summoned as long as the tags are in place. Search the castle for tags, but be careful for any illusions that try to stop you!
Payment: 30,000 Ryo, 1 Mugen Credit
Requirements: N/A
Limitations: N/A

Tadara would find himself back in Suna of all places. Only in this situation Chen had remained in power still and Tadara had not left to return to Iwa. They were being hunted for their crimes and Chen was of course off leading a campaign against an invading force. Tadara was in his plague doctors outfit once more. The owl having been returned to its original danger. There was at the moment a single shinobi after him. A random hunter that could not have genjutsu cast on them. He knew this but not actually having tried it since he arrived. An odd thing such implanted memories. Still this Shinobi was an ice wielder. Even as the windows began to frost Tadara stopped packing. The enemy was already there. He would shift up to the roof and quietly on all fours move above the door. Even as he did it burst apart frozen solid with a fist where it had been. The wave of ice flash freezing everything directly in front of it. The shinobi confidently stepped in. Only for its eyes to widen as its head left its body entirely. One pursuer down.

To top everything off this attack seemed to be a joint one. Tadara knew it was part of the illusion though. He wasn't lost in it and believing he was still in such a precarious situation. Still the second pursuer was persistent. Moving down the halls of the administration building as he hurled balls of lava after Tadara. First Kirigakure and now Iwagakure were after him. Still he would continue to dodge the dangerous but ultimately slow moving attacks. Moving around corners and dipping and diving as needed. Tadara as the owl was surprisingly acrobatic as he avoided each fire starting piece of lava. However he was careful in his pattern. Moving so eventually the lava thrower cut off all his escape routes while Tadara still could. Leaving the poor man to burn in a housefire of his own making. He likely was designed to rely on that power too heavily. Tadara himself preferred to do a mixture. Still the tag would find its way to join his others. Floating down from the smoke of the fire.

The next opponent was on him quickly. A muscular idiot demon that laughed as he tried to throw punches. Tadara had barely made it down the street when he was shoulder checked through a window. This one was strong...fast and durable. Despite the pain though Tadara would engage emergency medical on himself enough to get up and moving once the demon entered the building. He was strong with red skin and black horns. Still this was much like a certain sport. Tadara would wait until the last moment as the Yokai would charge him over and over. Never getting too close but always hitting a wall. Slowly the walls would begin to crack. Seeing this finally occur Tadara would avoid one more. Seeing the wall begin to crumble he would launch back outside the window. Using a blast to both propel him out of there and to shake the last of the unstable foundation. Bringing it down on the Oni's head and pulling another tag out of the rubble.

Too much attention was being gathered but he was getting closer to the gates. However his eyes would note a dark cloud approaching. The buzzing of dozens of insects. An Aburame of all things was chasing him. A cousin of his own clan but built different. Tadara was careful to avoid the cloud. Changing from street to street as the cloud chased him through the alley. He seemed to be running at random. What he was actually doing was creating bees to seek out the source as he went. Sure enough eventually the bees would detect the poor girl. Dive bombing her and getting under he clothes to sting her. Taking out her windpipe in the process. Eventually after about thirty bees Tadara would have restricted her windpipe enough for her to choke to death. The swelling taking its tole and eventually her eyes rolled back and the aburame was dead. Down for the count. And on its body another Tag.

The final enemy was at the gate itself. A young man with anger in his eyes. Prattling something about how dare the owl kill his grandparents. Monologuing about how The Owl wouldn't get away with this. How the boy was going to kill him. However the moment Tadara spotted someone at the gates he had cast false surroundings. Moving into position without looking like he was moving at all. The young man would scream out and dozen of sand spikes would attack the illusion and pepper it with sand spikes. Screaming out his anger until he felt a touch on his arm. His eyes shifting to see a seal there sealing his chakra. With fear in his eyes the illusion was peeled back to reveal Tadara was exactly where he wanted to be. The Owl would slay the boy shortly after he knew he had been bested so easily. With no chakra to use the boy was just a kid and could hardly fight back. Still Tadara would collect another tag and exit the gate. Returning to the castle from before. Having bested someone from each village.  

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