EVENT: Witch Attack on the City!

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Characters: Everyone and anyone
Location: Anywhere in Death City!
Rating: PG-13
Time: August 23
Description: There's a Witch attack on the city and, to make matters worse, there's a dangerous individuals while Meister powers go completely out of control



The evening before there had been a PSA going around the network and the radio to watch out for an individual causing trouble in the city and a reminder to please stay indoors if possible.

Then around midnight something distinctly...strange happens. At first, Weapons probably won't notice, because it's only Meisters who suddenly find their powers flaring up for no apparent reason even when they're not trying to use them.

There's a two hour window where the abilities become stronger until it's practically impossible to control before the alarms in the city sound.

Kishin Eggs have been spotted entering the city in droves and this time they haven't come alone...


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[sharingan]

You can't control it.

[ it's a question as much as it's a statement. if he could, they wouldn't be in this position. it feels like an eternity before Sakura comes back, Naruto all but vibrating underneath him. he can feel that intent to kill rising, knows even before Sakura starts winding the rope around his wrist that Naruto wants to sink into him and rip him apart.

he's talks like it's flippant. Sasuke knows that it isn't. ]

I'm going to bind you.

[ the rope won't hold him if it comes down to it. Sasuke hopes that by transforming, pushing his resonation up against this uncontrolled escalation, maybe he can bring him back down.

he doesn't take a breath, and he doesn't look at Sakura. it's telling enough of how serious this situation is. the palm pressed over his eyes folds in on itself, and the black silk of the blindfold flattens over Naruto's red eyes. ]

[haruno]

[ Once the rope is tied, Sakura already knows it isn't going to be enough. She knows. But part of her hopes that it is, because it means that Naruto can keep himself well enough under control that he won't shred through it.

Rope tied and Sasuke in Weapon form, Sakura just-

She just waits. Rests her hands on top of Naruto, weight shifted and ready in case Sasuke's Weapon abilities aren't enough. One thumb strokes over the back of Naruto's hand, tries to ignore the way his hands shake under hers. ]

Should Sasuke-kun and I be worried about what you've been reading?

[ Her voice is light, teasing, like he isn't spiralling down into a place that is even harder to pull him back from. Sakura calms herself, takes a deep breath, extends her soul towards his; an offer of resonance. Because if it's rage and chaos that's welling up inside of him, at least she an provide something better to stand on; solid footing and a sense of care, edges in a feeling of belonging and acceptance. Things she imagines aren't rooted inside of him right now. ]

[jutsu]

[ While Sasuke is the one bearing his weight down, attempting to drown out Naruto's senses, it's Sakura that he feels first. Trying to reach into the chaos bubbling up from the pit of his stomach to give him something solid to hang onto.

He won't be able to hold out forever, not if it keeps getting stronger. But he's momentarily struck by how small her hands are all the same. It's unreal, for how strong they are. ]

It's okay to be jealous that I got the cool master.

[ Sakura's hands are a gentle pressure on his own- and Sasuke's weight keeps him anchored to the ground. For just a minute, even though he knows it won't last, Naruto imagines he could hang on all night.

His fingers wiggle against her palm. A single soft scrape of one pad across the center of her hand. ]

You guys should tie that to something and get going.
Whatever this is, it's gonna affect the others too. It's gotta be stopped.

[sharingan]

[ there's a part of Sasuke that rears up, ugly and angry at the suggestion, but he shoves it back down when the fabric of his blindfold blocks out the light from Naruto's eyes and he can feel the burn lunging up from the depths of his heart.

Sakura's there, too. a solid, gentle presence, urgent and static-y in it's distance.

Sasuke knows he's right. that if this thing is the Witches, they'll have to stop them before they can hope to get help for Naruto— but Sasuke doesn't trust it. a simple rope to keep Naruto tethered? it would never work. ]

Shut up.

[ i'm not leaving you, is the selfish translation. Sakura could go, yes, but Sasuke— he wasn't going to leave Naruto like that. never again.

he doesn't look up from Naruto's face, but his jaw clenches, and the shimmer of determination clamps down in his resonation and shines in his face. ]

[haruno]

[ Sakura wants to laugh at his suggestion despite there being no humour to the situation, not truly. But the idea that Naruto thinks they're going to just tie him up and leave is enough that it's morbidly funny.

She knows that she's selfish for it, for not joining the Watch and the others in defending the city. But she also knows that Sasuke is just as selfish as she is.

Her hands curl tighter around his; unyielding. ]

I'm not leaving you.

[ Stern, no room for argument. ]

[jutsu]

[ The laugh is strained, but no less genuine for it.

From somewhere above him, Sasuke's voice is the same kind of steel he finds in Sakura's grip. They feel like promises. Naruto's head falls back, rests against the floorboards as his shoulders soften. What else could he expect from those two?
When he speaks again, his tone is almost forgiving. It isn't in his nature to be so serious, and things were difficult enough as it is. ]

You guys won't be able to stop me forever.

[ -But hearing the words hit the air feels like something else entirely. He says it like a tease, but it tastes like bile and hits his belly like rage. Naruto exhales slow and tries to feel his way around it. The anger is different than before. Bigger. ]

Somebody's gotta be the hero.

[sharingan]

[ somebody's gotta be the hero he says, like it could be any of them. Sasuke's no hero, he knows it, has long since accepted this fact. Naruto is the kind of guy who would do those kinds of heroics— he and Sakura. if one of them were to leave, it should be her.

but even without her words, Sasuke knows she wouldn't. not until they had to. ]

Tie that rope down, Sakura.

[ he says instead, watching the twitch on Naruto's mouth. he can feel it rising, licking at their resonance like fire. it's building hard and fast, just like the Madness does. ]

[haruno]

[ Sakura does as instructed immediately, releases Naruto's hands long enough for her to tie him down, because she can feel it the way Sasuke does. Her fingers work quickly so that she can return to her previous position, though things time she only takes one of his hands, laces her fingers through Naruto's. ]

The city has plenty of heroes, it won't miss three ninjas.

[ Event with Neji still working on recovering, Sakura's confident in Lee and the rest of the Watch to be able to handle things while the three of them are here. Her fingers tighten around Naruto's, squeezing as she tries to make her resonance louder than the static chaos that's growing inside of him. ]

Besides, being the hero is your job, right?