"A disguise might work on the villagers just fine..." Maki replied, "But shinobi know their own. Henge No Jutsu shouldn't be relied to work any longer than what's needed for a momentary ploy. A ninja may disguise their appearance all day, but it is much more difficult to hide our actions and our intentions." She said with a smile and closed eyes, "And Kyuutakimura isn't... above playing both sides. I suspect they may have already alerted Sunagakure to the stronghold's existence as well. If that's the case, then any rival shinobi we come in contact with will be on the lookout, and the villagers probably expect something in return for their cooperation. But I don't know if the Daimyo wants us to negotiate..."<br/><br/>She laughed uncomfortably at the notion of extorting the information from these farmers and fisherman, "But we're getting ahead of ourselves! ...If this place is somewhere in the mountains, then there's no way I'm going to have the three of you try to climb it while the sun's down, ah? I'll rent a room for the night and<em>then </em>we'll figure out what to do. Deal?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Does Xexen know any techniques? :P<br/><br/>Beastlord (Ex): This enables the animal companion to learn a Ninjutsu or Taijutsu technique the user may teach it. The animal companion can learn one technique per 3 level of the users, and it takes double the time for an animal to learn a technique. The animal companion's bonus to Ninjutsu or Taijutsu are equal to the character's ranks in the skill - 2 + the animal companion's bonus in the relevant ability score. The animal's companion Learn bonus is equal to its total hit dice.</div></div>