<strong>"UH!? BWAAHAHAAAHAAA, OOHEE HEE HAAA HAA!"</strong>Shukaku put his one good hand on his stomach and closed his eyes as he laughed,<strong>"SHE LOVES IT, HUH!?" ...HUH... WAIT A MINUTE. THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING JUST A MINUTE AGO!"</strong><br/><br/>The monstrosity swung his tail around, just before the ninja could jump off of it, and he looked at the false Marise with narrowed eyes,<strong>"YOU NINJA ARE ALWAYS UP TO SOME TRICK, HUHH!?" </strong>He grinned wide and the sand collapsed upon the fake kunoichi, constricting her tight... and then pulling away. The clone's limbs seperated from their joints just an instant before it disappeared into a harmless cloud of white smoke,<strong> "GRRRRRRRAAAGHHH! WHERE'S MY LITTLE PLAYTHING?"</strong><br/><br/>Marise and Tashi landed behind the great tailed beast, underneath its tail where he couldn't see them. It was not long before they were joined by Hitomi, the real Hitomi, carrying the real Aimi in her arms. She looked them both over, "Quickly. We don't have much time." The mercenary said, turning her gaze upon the Hyuuga's own white eyes as she held out the naked girl before her, "The poison's-"<br/><br/>Just then, the tailed beast whirled around, lifting his tail up and spotting the three ninja, with Aimi in tow,<strong>"OOAAHH! AND LITTLE AIMI-CHAN, TOO!?"</strong>He grinned wide and narrowed his gold and black eyes upon them, drawing his one remaining claw back up in preparation for a strike. Having seen his power before, they all knew that one good hit could mean certain death...<strong>"TIME TO DIE!"</strong><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">Rolled a bluff for Tashi (13) vs. Shukaku's Sense Motive (7), Modifier; +10 (The bluff is hard to believe or entails a large risk for the target)<br/><br/>Shukaku spends a full-round action looking for Marise (spot check)</div></div>