Hitomi couldn't tell where Chiyo was, much less whether or not she was still alive. With Aimi in her arm, she hopped down off to Shukaku's shoulder, then to his remaining arm, wrapped around his tail as it was, and finally to the ground. Closer down, it took her awhile to spot the hiding puppeteer.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the great beast was enjoying himself with Marise. He drew the kunai out from her womanhood, the warming metal sliding out with a slick pop. The Ichibi narrowed his eyes a sit was held suspended before her, the metal given a slight sheen from her budding arousal,<strong>"EHEEEEEE!<em> I'M</em> THE PERVERT, HUH? IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GETTING OFF ON THIS!"</strong><br/><br/>And then, sure enough, the hilt was pushed into her mouth with a force that almost made her gag. Thankfully, he had some idea of his strength it seemed... the kunai was a<em>little </em>warmer now, and already wet. Chakra-enhanced clay continued to mold inside her rear, forming a ball within... and then two.. and then a third. The absence of something in her womanhood was short lived, as another tail-like appendage slid inside her pussy. She felt something that she had never felt before... It was hot. Like semen, but wasn't wet. And it seemed to go through her skin.. spreading through her whole body. It was Chakra, oozing out of him water from a wrung sponge. He continued to stroke his own tail, going faster and harder...<br/><br/>Hitomi looked around and saw the puppeteer, waving her one good arm. It was fortunate for them that the one-tailed beast's attention was purely on Marise, as she was out in the open now with the dust cleared. She reached into her belt pouch, producing the vial and immediately standing before Hitomi, "Open her mouth for me."<br/><br/>With only one good arm, the puppeteer's abilities were sorely limited. She coaxed the fluid down Aimi's throat as the girl hung in the mercenary's arms, "Good work, Hitomi-chan." The woman said with a smile. Everything that went on up there was beyond her sight, it seemed. If Chiyo had helped, they might have avoided a lot of trouble... "This will buy us some time- put an early end to the transformation..."<br/><br/>She didn't seem to know that Marise was in trouble at all... "I would purge the poison from her now but... I'm fighting with one arm tied behind my back, eh?" From what she knew, killing Aimi was also an option. And not one that was beyond Chiyo's doing, if the beast began to threaten her village.<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">A few rounds pass. Chiyo was about to attack, but saw Hitomi coming down and stopped.</div></div>