>>5942338The man watches you, impenetrable behind a mask that reminds you of the kind ANBU wear. It bears the mark of Kirigakure.
The two not-peasants are no longer faking a confrontation and are looking at you with analytical gazes. They release their transformations.
The old man’s appearance shifts, the walking stick becoming a katana as the man himself morphs into a blue-haired man with an eyepatch.
The bandit shimmers and dissolves as well, becoming a girl with black hair, also still wielding a blade of her own.
“Impressive instincts, for a genin.” Says the man in the mask. “I can tell the blood of the mist runs through your veins.”
You take up a defensive posture, not willing to attempt banter just yet while three enemies are arrayed against you.
“It’s strange.” The masked man continues. “Why did Konoha let you join their ranks at all, when your blood is the wrong color? Didn’t they realize that your story could only work out one of two ways? That you’d either die by our hand, or you’d turn out to be a traitor like the rest of your misbegotten brood?”
The two ninja down on the forest floor with you enter kenjutsu stances, eyes locked on you. You begin contemplating how in the world it will even be possible to survive this kind of overwhelming force on your own. Running away would be impossible. Hiding would be almost impossible.
“Your blood holds secrets. For that alone you deserve to die. However, there are secrets within you beyond those of your blood. I’m prepared to offer you a simple choice. Surrender. Return to the Village Hidden in the Mist with us. Tell us everything you’ve learned about your time in Konoha. If you do this, I can promise you that you’ll live a long life, sequestered safely in a prison cell. That is the limit of my mercy for one of our wayward children.”
The two Kiri sword wielders regard you in silence, for now.
>You seem pretty much fucked, but there’s always a way, if not for victory than for survival.>What do?>Keep him talking, bide your time for some kind of plan, and then execute said plan. (Talk about what, and to bide time for what plan?)>Rip the tag in your pocket immediately. They might attack you the second you make a sudden movement so you'll also need a followup (What?)>Hiding in Mist. There isn’t a scenario in the world where you just want to be standing out in the open, but the mist won’t be enough by itself. You’d need more. They would also likely attack the moment you form a hand seal.>Write in. 