The Masaru Investigative Report: The Cult

Mission Name: The Beekeeper’s Murder
Mission Type: Investigation, Combat.
Mission Rank: B
Mission Goal: Find and elimination the murderer
Description: A beekeeper by the name of Itsui Miyamoto was murdered, head to the scene of the crime and get any information you can. Then find the killer and eliminate them.
Payment: 25,000
Requirements: C-Class or 2 D-Class

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The sizeable crowd that had gathered was enough to get Masaru's attention, as he drew closer he was able to find out why they had gathered. It would seem that the local bee keeper had been murdered in the middle of the night, questioning the police would give him the details he needed. Death was always a constant, but there was something in the way the man was murdered that did not sit right with the Ronin. He would wait for the crowd and the police to finally leave the scene before he would return, his keen sight scanning over every inch of the room where the murder took place. Even without the body it was clear what happened here, and it wouldn't take the man long to find the clues that the local police missed. Masaru would not waste any time in tracking the man responsible, though he wouldn't kill the man right away. Instead he would capture the man and interrogate the man to find the reasoning behind the ritualistic way of the murder. Once he was sure that the man had given him all the information he needed, masaru would slit the man's throat letting him die slowly as Masaru wrote the information related to the beekeepers murder to the local authorities. The information he had gathered from the man however he would keep to himself, until he knew more he did not wish for anyone to know he was investigating the cult. By the time masaru had sent the letter off the man would be dead, unlike the others that have fallen to the Ronin's hand this one he did not wish to be discovered. He had a plan but it would fall apart if the man was discovered dead, this would cause masaru to do something he had not done since his time as an anbu. Placing his hands on the man's body and releasing a pulse of chakra, the man's body would be incinerated almost instantly. As Masaru would stand he would activate the perfect copy technique, taking the man's appearance as well as his voice, their long talk gave masaru plenty of time to learn the man's speech pattern. Masaru would take his leave from the man's apartment with his appearance, to set out for his next task.

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Mission Name: Investigate The Cult
Mission Type: Investigation
Mission Rank: B
Mission Goal: Discover everything you can about the cult
Description: A cult has started forming in the villages of the land of fire and is starting to cause concern. Reports of animal sacrifices have been coming in and it's possible human ones will be next. Investigate everything you can about the cult. Including it's leader, their meeting places, and threat level.
Payment: 25,000
Requirements: C-Class or 2 D-Class

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The man had given masaru all the information he would need to be able to pose as the man and infiltrate the organization though not enough for a full strike yet, this is why he had to use the perfect copy technique to take the man's place and gain entrance into the compound. He was surprised it was as easy as a nod and a wave at door to gain admittance to the compound, though considering he had the members appearance it should be assumed of such things. The man had give Masaru the complete run down of the facility including the off-limit office, which is exactly where Masaru would need to go in order to get the information that he needed. Masaru was able to navigate through the labyrinth like complex with little interaction, little more than a hello or two every now and again. For the most part however, it would seem as though he chose to take the place of someone most did not get to close too. Whether out of fear or something else it did not matter to masaru, all that mattered was the mission. He had to find the information that he needed to send the Hokage and local authorities for the evidence they need against these people. Masaru would finally reach the office the man had spoke of as the higher ups meeting place, once he was sure that no one was watching or in the room he would sneak in and close the door behind him. A quick look around the room would reveal where he needed to look, papers scattered across the desk against the wall had everything that the man needed. Masaru would form a quick string of handseals and a scroll would appear in the man's hand, another string of handseals and all the information that was on the desk was copied onto the scroll instantly before one more handseal and the scroll blinked out of existence. It was done, now it was time to move onto the next task.

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Mission Name: Sabotage The Cult
Mission Type: Sabotage
Mission Rank: B
Mission Goal: Sabotage the ritual sacrifice
Description: The Cult from before has started trying to move into human sacrifices. Infiltrate the ritual, save the intended sacrifice and get them the hell out.
Payment: 25,000
Requirements: C-Class or 2 D-Class 'Investigate the Cult' Completed

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Getting out of the office was as easy as getting into it, seemed security was lax inside the compound. Of course they have no reason to suspect one of their own, as much as masaru would have loved to put the whole compound behind him there were still things that needed to be done. The cult had already acquired what they planned for their next ritual, masaru had to get them out before it was too late. Luckily for the Ronin the cells that held their prisoners were not far from the office he was just in so reaching the cells required little effort, and after a short conversation with the guard masaru was able to convince the man that he was his replacement and took the mans station guarding the cells. As soon as the guard was gone masaru would turn his attention to the prisoners, some how he needed to get five people out of this compound without anyone noticing. The only option he could think of that would not lead to the death of most of the cult members and more than likely at least a few of the prisoners, was going through the wall of the prison. With a string of hand seals the Ronin would force the stone wall to bend to his will, creating a foor way not only out of the prison but straight out of the compound altogether. Masaru would tell them where to go from there before replacing the wall to the way it was covering his tracks of any sign of what he had done, now that the prisoners were free it was time to move to the next task.

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Mission Name: Hide and Seek
Mission Type: Tracking and Investigation
Mission Rank: B
Mission Goal: Track down the Cult Leaders location
Description: That same cult has become enraged at their first human sacrifice going awry. The leader has begun riling them up and is potentially trying to incite a mass riot. Track down their location and schedule. Do not engage though, their sudden death could kick off the riots.
Payment: 25,000
Requirements: C-Class or 2 D-Class, 'Sabotage The Cult' Completed

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While freeing the prisoners saved their life, it now threw a wrench in the man's plan of infiltration of the cult. The leader was closing ranks, he was going off the deep end and there was no telling what could happen. The compound was evacuated the day after the prisoners escaped, yet no word was given on where to go. Masaru had originally planned to just follow the others, but they all branched off in different directions. It would seem as though the cult had a contingency plan that the man Masaru had investigated did not tell him about, for the first time in his life Masaru regretted killing the man. Still he had a job to do and was not going to let this set back stop him, after a few hours he finally found one of the members walking along the road. Masaru would follow her from a distance, making sure to do his best to avoid detection until she lead him right where he wanted her to. It would seem as though the cult had a second compound this one several miles outside of the town and unless his eyes deceived him then the compound was underground with only the entrance above ground. He would follow the woman through the doorway as if he was just another member who knew what was going on despite not knowing what he was walking into. Now it was time to take action against this cult before it was too late.

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Mission Name: Mass Detainment
Mission Type: Organization and round-up
Mission Rank: B
Mission Goal: Organize and round up the Cult members.
Description: The time has come to take out this cult leader's power base. Organize the capture and detainment of the cult members and carry out the plan. Thus far the members have committed no crimes, no murders!
Payment: 25,000
Requirements: C-Class or 2 D-Class 'Hide and Seek' Completed

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Now that Masaru discovered the location of their hidden base it was time to move in with the authorities, but a mass murder was something the hokage wanted to avoid and so masaru would have to figure out a way to force their surrender without jeopardizing the mission to deal with the leader. It would take several days to organize everything and get all the pieces in place, however at the end of it all the lives of the innocents would be reward enough for this. He would start by spreading the news of a mandatory meeting on Saturday that all members needed to attend, though he chalked all details up to being answered at the meeting and that he was simply the messenger boy. After the word was spread throughout the compound he would sneak a letter out to the authorities of the plan and the location of the detainment. On the day it happened, it happened fast. Masaru would open the doors for the police, leading down the hallway of the compound to the auditorium where everyone of the members of the cult were. "They are unarmed, the room is sealed and this is the only exit. Keep them here while I deal with the leader. Once I'm done, they should all see the light and surrender peacefully." Masaru would stated to the officers before heading further down the hallway to deal with the boss.

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Mission Type: Assassination
Mission Rank: B
Mission Goal: Assassinate the Cult Leader
Description: The leader's power base has been removed, you have his location. The time has come to remove him. Be careful! He's a powerful shinobi whose intention was to cause chaos within the Land of Fire.
Payment: 25,000
Requirements: C-Class or 2 D-Class 'Mass Detainment' Completed.

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With the members of the cult locked in the auditorium, there was only one thing left for masaru to do. He had to confront this man that would drive all these innocent people to throw their lives away for him, masaru knew in his soul that a man such as this held no honor and therefore expecting the man to act honorably would be foolish. The Intel showed the man to be a shinobi, that alone put the man on a list of untrustworthy people. Masaru had no doubt in his mind that when he faced this man, that the man would use any and every underhanded trick in the book to get away or get the upper hand against him. Luckily for Masaru he knew most of those tricks as well, masaru could feel his heart pounding in his chest as he approached the door. He knew what he must do, he could not give the man the chance to defend himself and possibly manage to get the upper hand in the fight. He could not face the man head on, shinobi tactics were less predictable and a head on assault could spell trouble for the Ronin. Before masaru even opened the door he would form a string of hand seals, kicking the door open as he formed the last one in the string. The door flying open was enough to startle the man out of his seat, which was exactly what masaru had hoped it would do. Masaru's binding shackles activating almost immediately after the door flew open,  catching the man's wrists shackling him to the ground and pulling him down to his knees as masaru walked into the room. The chains would not only stop him from moving, but eliminate his ability to form handsealsto mold chakra. This left the man completely defenseless,  making him easy prey for the skilled swordsman. "You're time has come." Were the only words masaru would speak to the man, as he drew Devorakos from its sheath and beheaded the man. He would then carve the word "Murderer" into the mans head before he headed back to the officers and file the full report of his encounter with the cult.

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