Tashi's spot check: 21 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59039)<br/><br/>Tashi remains hiding while observing and listening the woman. Tashi thinks a plan how to save Kaname and turn tables around for the group, so he crosses his fingers and feels his body heat growing up and he winces in pain as he splits several fractions of his chakras to several entities....hoping catch the hostage holder off guard while sending one entity track for the real shinobi. But his body is strong and healthy, so he can endure quite bit pain thanks years practicing technique which burns users fingers each time it's invoked.....<br/><br/>Tashi ninjutsu (Kage Bunshin) 21 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59040)<br/>Tashi Kage Damage; 10pts (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59041)<br/><br/><em>Meanwhile....</em><br/><br/>The clone Tashi remains sitting on tree branch and looking on Kaname and the woman and the other woman who tried talk things to be more peaceful while the woman uses more ruthless methods. Tashi looks on with his crimson eyes focused on woman's eyes and thus drawing her attention as he speaks; "So your ready spill blood, life and thus risk starting war with Konohan over this woman you seek.....so it's true then that Sunagakure is mobilizing for war and plans to attack river country. But before that you seek retrieve this woman and risk of alarming Sunagakure's intentions.....so I guess she has something so valuable that your willing murder for it and start war over it. Besides any personal reasons."<br/><br/>Tashi looks on the woman as he speaks; "I would guess it's a bloodline which you find very, very valuable. A something so strong it can tip scales in coming conflict if you have it correct? Now tell me, if your marching already into war and your already committed to point take hostages and threaten our comrades lives...what any insurances you can give you keep us alive once you have acquired your information? You have much more to loose if you kill us than keep us alive. More so if we are able survive and able participate in coming conflict."<br/><br/>Tashi holds a pause and then continues; "You know the chips going to fall if you kill your hostage....and you think you have numerical superiority once she is dead? I say this fight is more eight to two."<br/><br/>Instantly clone Tashi buffs away and same instant several buffing smoke clouds appear around the woman and Kaname! Immediately woman is surrounded all sides by Tashi's and they all have grabbed around on her all four limbs! Taking shape around her so that their arms formed around her limbs! One clone even placed palm between kunai and Kaname's throat! Easy to destroy sure, but clone absorbs the coming blow none the less and Kaname has opening to flee!<br/><br/>More so as fifth clone appears directly behind the woman and holds katana in scabbard, quickly drawing it with swift motion and aiming to slice woman's back with powerful blow....even coming from a clone!<br/><br/>While real Tashi remains hidden and feels burn in his body as clones had been formed and one even uses technique....and one clones is hiding in other side of the camp, close to the mercenary shinobi and readying launch attack from there if five clones are dealt with.<br/><br/><div class="floatleft"><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Shinobi shehanigans</div><div class="spoiler_body">OOC: Not sure can kage bunshin clones immediately perform action when summoned (I would count it like summon monster spell and thus allow clones do a standard action). As the puppet did not see Tashi nor see him form hand seals, the puppet could be considered surprised by the maneuver (and thus not enable to perform attack of opportunity to perform certain death vs Kaname). Clones can be formed anywhere 50'ft to space which can support them; so can form to thin air or even around your opponent (so their limbs are already around opponent). So thus not needing make melee touch to establish grapple check but all four Tashi's perform grapple check to see can they hold the woman still....while fifth clone uses Battoujutsu vs the puppet. If grapple works (and four Tashis support each other to hold woman still), the clone is striking on held target with it's sword (which is not masterwork but still functional enough to cut and all clones have non-bloodline related strength bonuses).<br/><br/>All tashis take dodge action vs the woman, so their defense is 16 vs her. One the clones remain hiding (near to mercenary shinobi).<br/><br/>Overall Tashi burned 12 chakra + 2 chakra for using kenjutsu: Iaido through a clone.<br/><br/>Anyways, not sure can puppet use Kaname as shield (thanks four tashis holding the puppet), but if so, this attack is also surprise attack and thus has 25% hitting Kaname (or less considering attack comes from behind than from front). If attack hits/harms puppet, it counts staggered and thus unable perform AoO vs hostage (for 1 round). Anyways here come the rolls (not sure would flanking or by sheer numbers add difficulty to break from grapple add anything to grapple roll);<br/><br/>Tashi clone grapple (main roll, assisted by others): 19 (vs puppet grapple/escape artist) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59047)<br/>Tashi clone grapple (aid another): 9 (fail) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59044)<br/>Tashi clone grapple (aid another): 13 (success) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59043)<br/>Tashi clone grapple (aid another): 14 (success) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59042)<br/>Tashi Iaido is performed automatically (5th tier mastery and skill ranks enough to do so)<br/>Tashi clone Iaido strike: 9(+2 if count 'flanking' grappled target with other clones) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59048)<br/>Katana dmg: 10 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59050)<br/>&lt;25% hostage, &gt;25% puppet 55 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59051)<br/><br/>Tashi's Initiative: 24 (nat 20) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59052)<br/><br/>Tashi clone move silently: 16 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59054)<br/>Tashi clone hide: 24 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59053)<br/></div></div></div>