"What makes you think that even a<strong>hundred</strong>of you is enough!?" The disguised puppet roared, her eye gleaming, uncovered by blonde hair. She let go of Kaname in that instant, "I can take you<em>all</em>alive!" (http://youtu.be/qBaele3z2lU)<br/><br/>His clones were upon her but she twisted out of their grip, sending Kaname out of the way as they caught nothing but air. Even with no warning, she seemed to reflexively sense the attack coming from behind, and ducked low out of the swinging blade's path.<br/><br/>She crouched low, on one knee in the middle of the five clones. They immediately again reached out for her, trying to use their superior numbers and strength to overwhelm the lithe mechanical woman. She swung under a grasping hand and punched hard in one Tashi's gut, sending him flying towards the ground to explode in a puff of smoke. Another reached out and she dodged it- but she landed right in the waiting arms of the third clone, who held her arms tight against her sides. The fourth attempted to grab her legs, but she swung them too strong and too fast, disorienting him just long enough for her to free one arm and elbow the clone grappling her in the gut. He too disappeared.<br/><br/>"Ah... now I remember." She softly laughed, "Three years ago... one of my students told me of a boy like you... who nearly burned to death one of her friends."<br/><br/>Now free, she kicked one clone sideways across the head, dissipating him instantly as she spun around and sought to land another heavy kick on the fourth clone- but he managed to avoid it. Now, there were only two clones left.<br/><br/>"I won't be chided about starting a war by some red-eyed idiot who nearly did just that when he was too inept to control his own power." The woman chided him bitterly, narrowing her eyes, "Aimi is a missing-nin, and I am taking her back."<br/><br/>This was not a woman used to being refused, and now she was angered...<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">I wouldn't say that Kage Bunshins can be formed with their hands already on an opponent unless you were already physically touching them, as we see in the manga. Else it would become ridiculously OP...<br/><br/>You can aid another to increase your attack, which would grant a +4 bonus... but they wouldn't be grappling- just helping with the attack roll. Now, they can immediately grapple without needing to grab or suffer an AoO if someone is already grappling her.<br/><br/>I am going to assume this is two rounds of actions. A surprise round in which the main clone is aided to grapple the puppet- and a second round in which the others all join in. On one knee, the puppet was in the middle of five clones.<br/><br/>Initiative<br/>Tashi: 24<br/>Chiyo: 21<br/><br/>Suprise Round;<br/>Chiyo spot; 20 vs. 24<br/>So... Tashi's clone makes an attack action to grapple the flat-footed puppet, with two aid another's (+4 attack)<br/>Hostage hit chance; 25+ = Hits the unaware puppet. 43!<br/>I did a roll for Tashi's clone to attack, 11+4+4 = 19 vs. puppet's flat-footed defense. Miss!<br/>Battoujutsu attack. 11 vs puppet's flat-footed defense. Miss!<br/><br/>Round 1;<br/>Chiyo's puppet releases Kaname.<br/>Tashi's clones all make grapples.<br/>Attack rolls (If needed): 19, 10, 23 (Natural 20), 14<br/>Miss! Provokes an AoO, Miss! Hit! Miss!<br/>Puppet's AoO; Attack: 22! Damage; 9! #1 clone goes poof.<br/>Grapple rolls: 24, 24, 23, 13<br/>Opposing Grapple: 18! Tashi clone #3 and the Puppet are Grappling.<br/><br/>Chiyo transfers full-round action to her puppet. She attempts to damage the clone grappling her. Opposing Grapple check. Puppet's: 20 vs. Tashi's 8 (Natural 1..) 13 damage. #3 Poof.<br/>Uses the other attacks in her full-round; Attack.. 28, 12! Hit, Miss! Damage: 9! #2 Poof.<br/>#4 and #5 are spared.<br/><br/>Mari and Tashi can make a taijutsu check to identify of the stance that both the puppet and Chiyo are using..</div></div>