The infamous Ninja Hideout

Tron was left waiting. Today was supposed to be a special day, as the 'Boss' of Ronin Gai, the great ninja leader Shishigami Bang had something prepared. It was likely that Bang planned to save children, help dames in emergencies and bring justice to the unjust. Tron already had some explanations ready, yet she still didn't exactly know, what was coming up next. Shortly after a moment where Tron was caught in thoughts, she noticed two ninjas who were arguing about something. Tron calmly observed the two people and finally decided to interfere as they became really annoyed and angry.
"Please don't fight. We can surely find a solution for your problem..."
Yet the two agitated ninjas didn't calm down. They just seem to fight over who would get the last meat bun at today's dinner. Tron sighs and remembers one of Bang's heroic speeches. So she decided to follow his words.
"Uhm...really, don't fight. You can have my part of the dinner too, but please split it...alright?"
And with that the problem was solved. The two ninjas cried tears of joy and promised to train harder for the benefits of justices. Of course there wasn't too much behind these words, as always. Tron herself leaned against the nearest wall and decided to observe the people at this place. Her eye color turned into a pale, gray-reddish tone and her face was left emotionless. Calmly she waited for Bang to return and announce his plan for today.

At the far end of the dining hall, the traditional paper screen wall suddenly fell forward with a loud thump. Standing there behind the now fallen wall was none other than than the hero of love and justice himself, Bang Shishigami. He stood there with a massive Ikaruga flag spread out behind him giving the appearence of a general about ot address his troops. To be fair, from Bang's warped point of view that might actually be what he was going for. Silence fell on the room as they awaited some news from the nail wielding shinobi. Finally, he thrust his fist skyward and widened his stance as a wide grin spread over his face. "Friends! Allies! Nakama! Aquaintences! And that one guy who stands cleans up the rice bowls for us!" he declared. At the last category, the entire room gave a rather awkward glance at one ninja sitting at the far end of the table wearing a purple training suit. Blushing bright red, the man gave a wave and Bang proceeded wit hhis speech. "For too long we have lived in shame! For too long we have allowed our persecutors to run rampant over the innocent! For too long w-...ARE THOSE RICE CAKES!" Bang yelled without warning as he caught sight of the snack food sitting on the table among an assortment of other foods. Completely forgetting about his train of though, he leapt to his knees and took his place at the table before snatching up two handfulls of rice cakes and stuffing them rudely into his mouth. "Scrumptious!"

Tron's face looked more focused when Bang arrived at, or rather exploded into the scene. As always his entrance had some over exaggerated effects. Tron could already imagine what was going to happen next, so she began moving. The cyborg lady decided to remind the Ninja leader of his...epic speech.
"Uhm..."
For some reason Tron hesitated. She stood there and watched how Bang gulped down one rice cake after another. She didn't really want to interfere with his eating...habits. But after all she decided to do it. Her eyes glared in a deeper red tone.
"I hope you're enjoying your meal Sir Bang, but...haven't you forgot about your...announcement?"
Now she put on a rather worried face. She decided to help these peoples, but are they really the ones, who need help? At the moment Tron didn't question their reason and just agreed with most of the stuff they do. She sighed and hoped that Bang would simply pick up where he left off with his great speech.

Deeply involved in his feast, bang didn't quite notice Tron's arrival at first. However, as soon as the cybernetic ninja mentioned a speech, Bang immediatly turned his eyes to her and gulped. Speech? Bang loved speeches! Why was there a speech without him knowing!? Wait, somebody was giving a better speech that him? He couldn't take that lying down! "NEVER! he yelled at the top of his lungs as he jumped to his feet. However, his right foot caught the edge of the low table and accidently flipped the entire thing over onto its' side. With roughly half of the ninjas in the room covered in food, Bang stood by oblivious with his fists resting upon his hips. "You have my thanks Tron bon, in all the excitement I had nearly forgotten my exciting news! Luckily I didn't, haha!" he chuckled while bringing his right hand up to pat Tron on the back, once again unaware he had butchered yet another name. "As you all know, our rivalry with the Library continues even today. And though we do not have the strength we once did we are far from helples. Which is why we shall cripple the NOL once and for all! By stealing their mail!" utter silence fell on the room as the ninjas stared at Bang as if he had two heads. The sheer stupidity of his plan seened tangible but seconds passed and without warning the small crowd burst into an uproar of approval. Evidently, Shishigami's ignorence was contageous.

The cyborg woman didn't even try to talk back. She already knew Bang's behavior, which is also the reason why she can easily keep her cool. So the next 'good deed' was decided. Stealing mail. As stupid as it sounds, Tron quickly analyzed her options. With mail, surely important documents are also included. Tron had no memories of her life as a NOL officer but whoever brought her back, included the dangers of NOL in her database. The intelligence department of the Library was not to be taken lightly. It might cost a persons life. Tron leaves a heavy sigh. For a moment her chest felt tight, which she clearly rendered as mere imagination. She had information for Bang, yet she hesitated to let him know. Tron wasn't worried, she knew that Bang and his followers often act rashly. So she waited until the euphoric uproar ended and decided to ask for Bangs attention once again.
"Uhm, Sir Bang...? Instead of.........just crippling them by stealing mail...how about we......"
She took a longer pause. Was this really a good idea? She had to decide quickly as Bang didn't have the longest attention span. Finally she nodded to confirm herself. Her eyes focused on Bangs face, and a her eyes almost shone in a clear red tone.
"...how about we try to get access to important documents of NOL? We could find a big weakness if we're lucky."
The Cyborg TR-007 already knew which kind of reaction was coming: A very explosive and motivated one. But she didn't know if the leader agreed with it.

Once the crowd had settled, bang's attention was quickly turned to Tron once more. It appeared she had something to add to his "cunning plan" but was having trouble verbalizing it. Setting his hands on his hips, Bang puffed out his chest and nodded along while Tron finally spoke. Even with his horrible listening skills, Shishigami was able to catch the majority of what she was saying. Cupping his chin with his right hand, Bang stood there thinking for a long moment about Tron's suggestion. True, going after the NOL's documents directly could be very beneficial to the restoration of Ikaruga but it was also very dangerous. Only the most insane or foolish of ninjas would even consider it as a possibility; which is exactly why Bang immediately loved the idea. Grinning widely, he called to the small crowd assembled before him.

"Bing! Boom! I am in need of your assistence!" he said calling up two members of his rag tag group. They had enough experience to be trusted wtih missions of their own, plus their names sounded really cool next to his. The Bing, Bang, Boom trio was known far and wide prior to the Ikaruga Civil War...well, Bang knew about it at least. "I'm leaving you two in charge of Ronin Gai during my absence. Make sure the genin brush their teeth and comb their hair..OH! And train! Lots and lots of training!" The pair nodded in recognition until Bing looked up at Bang curiously. "Um, Boss, what are you going to be doing?" Leaning backward almost 90 degrees, Bang laughed loudly and balanced himself on one leg while flexing his arm muscles. "Tron and I shall make our way to the Library itself and plunder its' booty like the pirate lords of old! haha!" Smiling wide, a small sparkle could be seen in Bang's teeth, he was obviously excited. "Bu-but Boss, we're not pirates..." Boom said sullenly. However, his words fell on deaf ears as Bang had already taken off at a dead run towards the nearest screen wall. With a battle cry of "tallyhoe!" he crashed through the thin wall before vaulting out the window.

With a worried look on her face, Tron watched as Bang made his leave. She turned to Bing and Boom and changed her face to fit a confident expression.
"Don't worry. I'll watch his back."
Immediately she started moving. It almost felt like Tron's aura suddenly changed. With every step she made, small yellow sparks shot out of her boots when her feet left the ground. Tron was ready for action. She knew that Bang always was able to make something big out of something small. Hopefully the two of them were able to succeed in their new mission. Acquiring vital information could be a breakthrough in the battle against NOL. Tron quickly caught up with the leader. While Bang was indeed very fast, Tron's mechanic body seemed to be designed for heavy physical activity anyway, which is why she could move around at maximum speed while barely exhausting herself. Their goal would be the Headquarters of NOL. Tron knew that it was the worst idea to simply burst into that place but that looked exactly like Bang's plan. The cyborg decided to follow through, yet she would be more careful than her partner in this mission. They might get noticed before even reaching the Library itself..

Dashing along the roof tops of Ronin Gai, Bang's feet were a blur of motion as he made his way towards the NOL headquarters. To be honest, a frontal assault was suicide. Luckily, Bang had no intention of attacking the heart of the NOL itself. Instead, he planned on intercepting a simple mail man. Yes, Bang's master plan was little more than simple robbery. Had he not been so thick headed, he might have understood the real meaning behind Tron's wise words of advice but as it were they had fallen on near deaf ears. Stilling running along the roof tops, bang scratched the back of his head and attempted to remember the important details of the mission. Looking back over his shoulder at Tron, he called back in a loud voice. "Where was the NOL headquarters again?" no sooner had the words left his mouth, did Bang smash face first into a detailed dragon statue decorating the roof of one of Ronin Gai's beautiful buildings. Stone cracked as his body crashed into it and the ninja twitched a bit in a bizare combination of pain and suprise. His body going limp, he slide off the statue and fell from the roof head first. Falling two storied, Shishigami collided with a passing fruit cart, smashing the flimsy structure beyond repair. However, even as he lay disoriented in a pile of smashed fruit with an angry vendor shouting at him, Bang was relatively unscathed thanks to the cart breaking his fall.

The cyborg quickly followed after Bang. How could he keep up the same speed without slowing down? He surely must be training hard if manages this.
"Watc-"
That was supposed to mean 'watch out'. But it was already too late. Tron stopped and was left dumbfounded. She really didn't expect such a sudden collision, which is why she wasn't really able to react. Especially since there were barely objects to collide with on the roofs. Funnily, she was so distracted by the whole situation itself, that she forgot to actually catch Bang before he fell onto the fruit cart. Slowly she moved to the edge of the roof to have a closer look at what's going on down there. As she analyzed the situation, she decided to follow her leader. Tron jumped off the roof and gravity did it's work. Shortly after, she landed on the floor with a big impact, so that the ground partly cracked open. This person really weighs more than she looks, as her footprints were deeply imprinted in the solid ground when she made the first step out of her landing position. Of course her first task was to calm down the angry vendor. This wasn't really her area of expertise so it was difficult to formulate a good apology. She also didn't have any enough money or any kind of valuable item on her to compensate for the fruits. The damage was done so the only thing Tron could do was give a proper apology. She really took her time to think of some good way to apologize. After she made up quite some excuses, she finally went with this.
"........Sorry about the fruits, it was an...accident."
That was all. Tron couldn't really decide which excuse was the best, so she decided to answer honestly. She already knew beforehand that the vendor wouldn't be satisfied by this, so she left the final solution to Bang. The great Ninja surely had a compassionate reaction to the whole situation.

Covered in smashed fruit and small pieces of wood, Bang groaned as he slowly came back to his senses. Standing above him was a short asian man with no hair and a rather odd green apron. The vendor was loudly cursing as Shishigami in a language the ninja could not understand. Still rubbing his sore face, he rolled off the cart and hopped to his feet, still dripping fruit juice. It appeared as if he had only just noticed the damage to the cart and he immediately began looking around wildly. "Worry not good sir! BANG SHISHIGAMI, hero of love and justice for all, shall track down the man responsible for this atrocity and give him his just desserts!" Balancing on one leg, Bang flexed his ab muscles briefly before quickly running off after an innocent pedestrian, mistaking him for the culprit. "Come Tron! Evil is afoot and justice is at hand!"

The poor pedestrian, not understanding what was going on, gave a short yell and ran down the street in fear of the confused ninja. Still oblivious to the reality of the situation, Bang took off after the "culprit" even as the vendor continued shouting in his strange foreign language. Truly it was a testament to Bang's thick skull that despite everything around him he hadn't figured out that HE was responsible for destroying the cart.

Tron sighed yet again. This was really going...nowhere. The cyborg had to do something, or both Bang and Tron would end up wasting the whole day. A tiny bit of her frustration as Tron clenches her fist, resulting in small sparks which pop out from her glove. Finally she slouches her shoulders and leaves out another heavy sigh. In the end she decided to follow Bang again. She had a really bad feeling when she thought about leaving Bang by himself and act alone. While she wasn't worried about Bang, she clearly values the bond to the Ikaruga Survivors and Bang which is why she doesn't wish to disobey the leader and would only do it as a last resort. Talking to Bang was no option...so Tron decided to go with Bang's fancy action. She quickly caught up to him and then...
"Watch out!"
Suddenly Tron throws herself at Bang, pulling him with her through the next building's wall. The wall collapses under Trons velocity and leaves a hole, big enough to fit a whole car through. Suddenly the cyborg rises from the pile of rocks.
"Quick, Sir Bang! One of NOL's lieutenant's tried to assault you with a sneak attack!"
With a quick grab she pulls Bang out of the rubble and points at the building that could be seen from their view.
"I saw them flew that way, let's catch up quickly!"
Of course she pointed into the direction of the NOL headquaters. Tron didn't even wait and already started the 'fake' pursuit.

Closing in on the less physically able runner in seconds, Bang leapt forward to subdue the innocent man. However, as he flew through the air, a verbal warning reached ears and a moment later he was smashed through a brick wall with great force. Had his feet been on the ground he might have been able to evade the strike (or at the very least see what hit him) but helpless in midair, he had no way to move at all. A brief moment of confusion followed as he became partially burried in rubble only to be freed by his companion Tron. More or less unharmed by the collision, he shook himself to his senses and immediately perked up at the mention of an NOL lieutenant. Shaking his fist in the direction of the Library's headquarters, he pulled back his shoulders and stood tall. "Attacking with trickery and deceit, I should have expected such cowardly tactics from the Library. Fear not Tron, we won't take this lying down, oh no. Mark my words Tron we...where'd ya go?" glancing about, Bang realized that during his speech Tron had already left and was moving towards the Library's base. Slapping his knee, Shishigami laughed and took off after her as little more than a green blur, gaining ground with each stride. "Haha, that's the spirit!" Coming up alongside Tron, he gave the female ninja a thumbs up and grinned widely closing his eyes. Opening his eyes, Bang had just enough time to duck beneath a low hanging pole and evade another accidental collision.

Now they finally did, what they planned. On the way to the Headquaters, Tron has her eyes set on their goals. The ninja leader seemed to catch up quickly. Does every enthusiastic word give him more energy? Tron just returned a smile when Bang was already next to him. She didn't really expect him to catch up at this speed, especially since they crashed into the wall, just a few seconds ago. Nonetheless she's happy that Bang was
"...Yes, we should hurry forward."
Tron starts to move faster. They already left Ronin Gai behind them and soon approached to the NOL headquarters. Tron was actually ready to just bust into the building and straight go for the archive of...very important files. If something like that actually existed.


--------------> Exit

--------(From Sector Seven)------------->

"I'm...back."
Tron kinda hesitated to come back here. After all, she left this place without a word. But it also felt good to see the same people as ever. In a way, this place was Tron's only home and she couldn't abandon it after all. She's been with these people all the time and even if she had other stuff on her mind, it still were important people.
"I brought some people with me. Is Sir Bang out?"
The cyborg asked one of the ninja at the hideout. A fast reply explained the situation: The leader disappeared somehow and his whereabouts were unknown. This may sound bad if it was a normal person, but Bang appeared and disappeared all the time, so it wasn't something that Tron had to worry about.
"Alright, I'm sure he'll be back soon. I need some rest anyway."
'Rest' was a good excuse..her battle damage still showed her bad shape. Too bad that rest only won't be enough. Finally she turned around to Caelica and Eta.
"Feel at home. Everyone here is really nice, although some may act a bit funny. Don't worry too much about it."
The female robot smiled faintly. She really seemed to feel home here. At least she acted less coldly than earlier.

-------(From Sector Seven HQ)-------->

Eta followed Tron. There were gonna be quiet times, and the little redhead hadn't had much of those in her whole life, so she just smiled (for once) and walked along enjoying the colourful surroundings. Tron's leader being nowhere to be found worried her quite a bit, but no word left her mouth, as usual. Tron's words got more and more reassuring, so the Murakumo just sat, wherever she felt was the best for her.

Little did Tron and Eta know, but in the adjacent room was the very ninja they were seeking. Bang Shishigami, mighty warrior of Ikaruga and master of ninjutsu...was taking a bubble bath. Sitting in a tub filled with warm water and white fluffy bubbles, he was busying himself with a pad of paper and a pen, scribbling down lines with a feverish focus. "My heart burns for you...no....my soul yearns for you...no but better...my muscles ache to lift heavy objects in tribute to your beauty! YES!" Yipping with excitement, Shishigami leapt from the tub still covered with suds and tied a towel around his waist before making for the paper door with great haste, the letter in his hand. Throwing open the door he exclaimed happily in a loud booming voice, "Good news everyone! My love letter to the wonderous Miss Litchi...IS COMPLETE! HAHAHAHAHA!" Flexing out of sheer joy and happiness, he closed his eyes and grinned causing his teeth to sparkle. However, when he opened his eyes it was not a small group of ninjas watching him, but Tron and a strange red haired girl.

---------------------------------(From the streets)-------------------------->
As she wandered in the very Ikarugan-like zone of Kagutsuchi, Shibi was reminded of her childhood. After all, she was born from an Ikarugan family. That in her mind, she needed to lay low to avoid eye contact with childhood acquaintances...
Looking for a hideout paid off really quickly since her eye caught a fine place in the hideout. That's how she evaluated the place when she heard Bang's overjoyed phrase. Sure, behind someone like him, one would never notice her. She decided to sit down in the shadows, free from the eyes of the people who went down that road. Observing the group from afar, she decided it was time for another break, for one more nap.
No NOL soldiers here. No lousy business. Just a good atmosphere~~ It sure feels nice.

"Oh, there he is."
It was impossible to overhear Bang, even for an old, deaf man. So what now? Whatever Tron would say, Bang's reaction would be explosive in one way or another. Really explosive. Like, it didn't even matter how Tron introduced the people she brought with her. The situation was dangerous too. A bathing Bang might even be more vicious than the Black Beast. Eta even might die by the plain sight of Bang Shishigami in the bath. But the cyborg didn't back down now.
"Uhm, hi Sir Bang. I'm back and I've...brought some guests. Soo..uhm, would you hurry up a bit?"
The female cyborg remained calm. Almost too calm. She knew herself that she could only remain this calm, because she've been around Bang for quite some time and knows his behavior just too well. Tron hoped that Bang wouldn't make a big deal of the arrival of some guests, but at the same time she knew that her hopes would not be fulfilled. The first moment Tron talked to Bang, she sealed both her and Eta's fate. The only thing left to do was to withstand Bang's speeches, laughter all his shouting. Tron herself had no Problem with that..but wasn't that red haired girl kinda...weak?

Waiting here seemed kinda good for Eta, the place was quiet enough for her not to be disturbed by anything... or so she thought. A mere minute later, Bang's shouting already brought her hands to her ears. She was already crying by the time he had finished laughing, and didn't even care to look at the most (in)famous ninja living here. Why does everything have to hurt so much? Why can't I be in a peaceful place, why???

Tron's calmer words didn't even reach her (not like she was the one being talked to anyway), so she hoped Bang's voice would get lower over time... what she didn't trust him to do, and so she kept her hands on her ears, only hoping for this not to come to physical issues.

Caelica had followed Tron, may it be for the simple grief of haveing to hurt her earlier, or to keep an eye on Eta, who seemed fragile enough to be hurt by a raindrop falling on her head.
While there was no rain to be seen, one could never know, so she kept her eyes peeled.
On another note however she also kept her ears open to any mentionings of Ragna... she felt like she really needed him right now, in more ways than one.
Too much stress with too little relaxation of it, a mixture she didn`t like a lot.
Caelica looked down at Eta, wondering if she should hug her... but then again, it might hurt the fragile girl, so she kept quiet, watched, observed.

Standing there in silence, Bang did not move until Tron spoke to explain her arrival with new companions. Smiling broadly, Bang made a quick hand sign to gather a small bit of chakra and out of thin air a small cloud of smoke enveloped him. When the smoke screen dissipated Bang sat there indian style across from Tron and her companions fully dressed in his normal attire. Bowing his head, Bang showed his respect towards the women accompanying his comrade. "Any friend of Tron is a beloved student of mine. And if there's one thing Bang Shishigami knows, it is how to bake one hell of a cake!" Turning towards a nearby doorway, he called to several of the lower ranked ninjas wandering in the direction of the kitchen. "Bing! Boom! Remind me to purchase cake material when I go to the market next...AND CHEESY PUFFS!" Returning his attention to Tron and her friends, Bang crossed his arms and smiled. "Now that the business of future cake has been dealt with, how might I lend my assistance to you? Might I suggest situps, few can claim to have abdominal muscles rivaling my own. Bahahahaha!"

Observing Bang and company from the shadowy angles of the streets, Shibi instantly thought to herself hiding behind Bang was most effective. After all behind such a noisy man, who would notice the poor girl she was? He has the physique of a really strong man and enough of a voice to shatter window glasses. Perfect cover.
Her mind ws decided: she was better taking refuge here. As she advanced back in the streets, she stopped by Bang's company.
"Hello. My name is Shibi. I know it might be sudden, but can I ask for your hospitality for a moment?" The question was asked. She didn't question the charity of Bang Shishigami, but he surely wasnt one not to rescue a girl in need of a home.

(From 'On the Streets of Ronan-Gai)~~~~~~~~~~~~>

The Ikarugan born Half-nightwalker made his way into the open of the streets, having traced the scent trails of the infamous Bang Shishigami to this portion of the remains of the people of Ikaruga; the loud voice and confident tone taken by the shinobi leader was no doubt proof of his well known presence. Bringing himself onto the open street, he addressed Bang outright, glad to have found him in what he imagined was good company."Without a doubt you are the infamous protector of our people...you are the great Bang Shishigami, I know you do not know me, but I know you well good sir." his words were but the introduction, as he was making him wholly visible to everyone on the street in company of Bang so as no to be mistaken for a threat.

"I am Tamurai Shukumei, son of Liya Shukumei. I...have come to assist you anyway that I can, for Ikaruga and all free people who desire freedom and justice." he had a profound respect for the at times showcase ninja, for all of his skills, it was his devotion to honor and justice that drew Tamurai to his side at this very moment. He could search for details of his father while aiding his people as he should have been well from the start.

Minor Note: Not really sure if Bang knows his mother xD, but she is known a little bit in the community since she teaches the basics of Taijutsu(Body Arts); since Bang has been around I figured he might know her name. Though of course that depends solely on Bang Shishigami himself!

Suddenly it got quite crowded at the hideout. But luckily, these people weren't ill-minded. And while Tron was more calculative than Bang, she still wouldn't turn down requests from people who had some problems on them.
"Welcome Shibi. Feel free to stay around as long as you like."
Tron did smile to make her greeting look a bit more friendly...but the battle damage was still on her, which almost made her look like a zombie robot. Almost.
"Uhm, Sir Bang. I do need some kind of technician. I can't really repair myself as you know. Err...also, I know you like being impulsive but would you talk not as loud as you usually do? Eta has difficulties with loud noises."
Shortly after, she bowed towards Tamurai. By now, her eyes turned into a deeper red color. Tron seemed to feel right at home, which would be the reason for her brighter facial expressions.
"Also, welcome to you."
Hopefully these new people could deal with Shishigami Bang's explosive persona. Tron sighed a bit exhausted, but she tried not to let anyone notice.