Lion on the Loose![Mission]

Shit, shit, shit, shit! A Lion has escaped from a visiting circus and it's now running amok within the Village itself. From what is described it is quite strong and fast... and hungry. Yuudai, the Shinobi currently assigned to the troublesome situation, quickly moved in to try to capture the beast without fatally injuring it, just as how the ringmaster specified, though he was quite worried that, even if he did find it, would he be able to go toe to toe with the beast. Lions are rumored to be quite powerful indeed, and going against one without being allowed to kill it if need comes is extremely troublesome for him, as he had only one tried and true way to restrain the beast, and even then he wouldn't even know how to drag it all the way back to the ring master before it breaks free once more. Quickly he moved across the rooftops, scanning the area below for a rampaging Lion or at least a panicking civilian. The King of the Jungle let lose in the desert to do with the denizens as it pleases, something like this situation is really one of the worst animal-related ones that could realistically occur. Suddenly Yuudai heard a woman's scream and a loud crashing noise, which would cause him to quickly rush to the scene, which lied just meters away to the east.

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He didn't have much time to think nor act on any sort of plan or strategy he would have thought up originally before diving into a situation. A civilian is in trouble and is nearby this beast possibly, and they are placed top priority. The people of the village must be kept safe! Yuudai would enter the streets themselves as he neared the location where he heard the scream, only to be nearly tackled by a fleeing young woman with brown hair. She would look at the masked Yuudai, immediately recognizing the mask and coat as the individual wearing them being a member of the ANBU. "You have to help us! That thing just broke through the doors! It's going to eat us if you don-" that was all she could say before Yuudai quickly moved past her, running towards the damaged building just ahead, where he noticed both doors broken off their hinges, laying around the entryway. He would cautiously stand at the entryway, hearing sounds of banging and crashing from above. He still examined the ground floor, however, as he had to access the damage this Lion has done to the building. As soon as Yuudai entered the building, whose first floor had an array of broken chairs, tabled, and miscellaneous items, he suddenly heard an ear-shattering roar from above, one that can most likely be heard from miles away. He had to cover the area where his ears are with his hands as he lurched over, wincing from the sudden volume. He definitely bit off more than he can chew, according to what he had just heard.

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Yuudai had to force his way through the building, though, despite how much he wanted to retreat and find some back-up, just in case. This is his mission and the people in danger are his responsibility. It was his duty to protect them and work for the greater good of the village as a whole, even if it put him in life-threatening danger. It was also his duty to the Kazekage as well, for how can he watch over him and ensure his safety if he backs down to a simple-minded beast now? Before Yuudai knew it, his boots would hit the steps leading to the second floor, where most of the current sounds of objects being smashed and broken are. When he reached the second floor of the building, Yuudai would see a tremendous beast clawing and biting at a torn apart yet obviously barricaded entryway. He can also hear some crying from behind that door, and knew that if he didn't act now, he would most likely cost the village a life.

Performing a simple activation seal, Yuudai's Shadow Clone would appear, where it would approach the distracted Lion until the Clone was a meter and a half away, where it would point it's middle and index finger at the beast, casting the temporary paralysis technique and forcing the beast to cease all movement for the time being. Yuudai himself, whom of which grabbed a large cloth, would quickly sprint towards the paralyzed beast, where he would cover its head with the cloth before he looked into the torn apart entryway. "Come out quickly! I don't know how much longer it will be paralyzed!" Yuudai quickly exclaimed as bald, fat male crawled out of the opening and onto the floor. Fucking hell, the ANBU recognized this man as what was previously a thief of Dunbai Dumpling's. Now, it seemed, he either got or kept his job at this place, as here he was, cowering in fear. Quickly Yuudai grabbed the man's hand, yanking the man behind him as the ANBU quickly retreated to the stairway due to his beginning to hear movement behind him, knowing the technique will wear off at any moment. His clone was right behind him, or was right behind him, as in a cloud of smoke, it was gone, which was Yuudai's signal to push the male down the stairs in the hope that he can make it out himself.

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Lion
Health 200
Strength 7
Speed 9

Yuudai
Health 250
Chakra 230
Used Shadow Clone Technique
Strength 5
Speed 6

Clone[Dead]
Health 50
Chakra 115
Used Temporary Paralysis Jutsu
Strength 2.5
Speed 3

Yuudai, as the smoke cleared from his Clone being wiped out in a single strike, would be staring face to face with the massive beast, whom of which growled in anticipation as the Shinobi was frozen in place, his plotting mind racing to find a solution to this. If he dove down the stairs right away, he would put those below him in danger, not to mention probably get himself mauled pretty badly, while if he remained up here, he would most likely be mauled as well. His covered blue eyes, which peered outwards from underneath his bronze mask, would scan the destroyed upstairs area, seeing various pieces of small debris littering the place, along with a broken wooden chair. Bingo, Yuudai had a plan in his mind, one crazy enough to it may work. Quickly, he formed the Tiger, Boar, Ox, and Dog seals before sucker-punching the beast in the snout, causing it to flinch as he would finally perform the final seal; the snake. As the heavy clawed-covered paw of the beast swiped at Yuudai, it would be consumed in a cloud of smoke, where it would then feel the crunch of wood underneath it, which Yuudai himself appearing behind the beast, where he sprinted in the direction of the upstairs windows.

The beast, releasing yet another ear shattering, monstrous roar, would turn around, pursuing the fleeing Yuudai. The King of the Jungle chasing around its prey, just as nature intended, at least if it weren't for the fact that this prey was smart enough to do whatever it takes to ensure its survival. He could hear the Lion quickly catching up, though the window was literally a meter away.

Three feet, the beast's claws could be felt just grazing Yuudai's coat.

Two feet, Yuudai can feel the heavy breath of the beast against his coat, threatening to follow it up with a bite to the back of his neck.

One foot, the Captain could hear the beast push its front torso off the ground, and could only assume one life-taking claw is coming crashing down atop of him.

The glass of the window would break as Yuudai found himself above the ground, where he would begin to fall, though it felt as everything fell into slow motion, as Yuudai himself would turn around, his hands clapped together as the stored air within them was released into a gale of wind, which would fly towards the Lion, preventing it from jumping out the window as well. After this happened the Shinobi Captain would land on his two feet, looking up at the beast as it looked back down at him as well. He can almost feel the animosity coming from this animal, though he had time before it realized how exactly it got up to the second floor in the first place. Breathing a sigh of relief, Yuudai would wait in the streets, catching his breath as he tried coming up with a plan.

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Lion
Health 165
Strength 7
Speed 9

Yuudai
Health 245(fall damage)
Chakra 210
Used Wind Style: Gale Palm and Body Replacement Technique
Strength 5
Speed 6

The ringmaster would appear shortly after Yuudai escaped what seemed like certain death, where he and some of his carnies arrived with a cage. The shorter male would see the ANBU Captain waiting outside the building, his eyes locked onto the second floor, where growling and snarling sounds came out. "I see you made it, Ringmaster." Yuudai would say as he continued observing the building thinking of a strategy. "Oh, good!, You found him! Though Why aren't you capturing him, Sand Ninja?" The ringmaster inquired of Yuudai as both stood side by side, looking up into the building. "I am thinking of a way to capture the beast without harming it too much, Ringmaster. Overall, I have it contained to the building, though I have had no means of transporting it to you. Now that you came, though, the only real problem now is capturing it without getting mauled." Yuudai said in a tone that masked his still retaining satisfaction from getting out of such a sticky situation alive, and with both endangered civilians having fled the area, as well.

"Have you tried restraining it? With real ropes and not just that fancy mental Jutsu stuff you Ninja usually use?" The Ringmaster inquired. Right as Yuudai was, with most likely some annoyance in the tone of his voice, explain to the ringmaster how stupid that suggestion was, a thought hit him as to how he can restrain the beast long enough for the Ringmaster to take it. Yuudai would take off his hood, revealing the gray and white hairs underneath it. "Stay behind me with whatever you use to temporarily knock this beast unconscious, Ringmaster. We are going to get your beast back." As Yuudai finished speaking he walked towards the building with the other male following cautiously behind him. "Remember now, you can't hurt him too badly, okay?" He said, receiving no response from Yuudai, whom of which was completely focused on the beast. As soon as they both entered the building, walked past the debris, and to the stairway, Yuudai would claim the stairs until he reached the halfway-point.

He would use the snake seal quickly, where his hair would grow larger and longer until it reached a length of twenty five feet of pure, hairy, mass. The end of this mass was something shaped like a Lion's head, which would fly out into the second floor of the building until it reached the Lion itself, hitting and entangling the creature in the hair itself. As the beast struggled against the attack, Yuudai would quickly move upstairs with the Ringmaster close behind him, syringe ready. The Ringmaster would quickly inject the chemical into the distracted beast's body, causing it to slow down before eventually coming to a stop in regards to movement, fast asleep.

Yuudai would release his Jutsu and would watch as the carnies moved the sleeping beast downstairs and out of the building, where it would be placed within the cage and hauled back to the circus, where it would most likely escape again one day. Yuudai himself, tired from the ordeal, would go to the Kage's Office in order to report on a job well done.

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~Mission end~