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380.75 | 2023-12-31 | GuildTextChat | [
{
"author": "Miro Hawkstone",
"message": "*Miro's grip on the woman's wrist became a little more firm as she spoke, the annoyance in his eye growing with every moment. He needed to keep her completely out of sight today, and get her out of the city tomorrow. With the way she's dressed and how she showed up out of nowhere seemingly, Miro thought to himself that he could easily mistake the vibrant costume and curved body for a call girl, although it was a bit of a stretch. Still, a stretch is all the other families needed to bring them to ruin.* \"The politics of these lands are a little more complicated than one party or another. Multiple religions reside within this country, all coexisting with one another. However, what lies within this city is the largest and most renowned of their churches. We all seek power from the city council, and all must compete for resources. Maybe if you stick around some time, and we get you into more.. Appropriate attie, you can venture outside. For now, you need to stay here.\"\n\n*Miro led the two of them down twisting hallways and long corridors, until they reached a set of rather large doors. They opened up into lavish quarters, with plenty of space in the room. In the middle against the back wall sat a large king-sized bed, covered in a red blanket and with the fabric obscuring view tied back. There was a work station in one corner, consisting of a desk with a pile of books, papers, and bottles of ink. Many shelves lined with books sat against one wall, and it seemed to have its own private bathroom, which by this time period, was likely a huge luxury. He closed the door behind them, locking it so they didn't get any unexpected guests.* \"This is where I can keep you for now until we figure something out. Even if you're technically an intruder, I can tell you dont have malicious intent, at least towards this household. I'm willing to work out a way to get you home as long as you stay quiet here. I can get you room service when you wish, along with anything else you might need.\n\nJust please don't go overboard.\""
},
{
"author": "Jenny Karamoz, the Night-Spider",
"message": "*But a little overboard she would go. It was the prettiest room she had ever seen, taken by its simple but exquisite furnishing. She stopped staring at the ceiling once he mentioned room service. Really, for her?! Maybe staying here wasn't the worst, but yes she understood that her costume could arouse suspicions in a different world.*\n\n\"Hey, what the heck. You're pretty patient with all of this and it's not like anyone knows who I am!\"\n*She lowered the hood she wore and removed the mask obfuscating her appearance. Miro would see a woman of beauty unknown to him. Her hair was blonde and short, like just harvested corn, on top a slender and perfectly sculpted face with big blue eyes and lips full of colour.*\n\"Like, back home I gotta wear this so no one comes after my family but it's not really needed here! I'm Jenny, Jenny Karamoz!\"\n\n*She beamed with innocence. Her arm pointed at the ceiling and with a curious finger gesture a web shot out, sending her to it where she seemed to stick on the material. She was moving around like a spider would, unaware of how her confining attire would rouse hormones and more. She hung up-side-down, annoyed by her breasts almost blinding her view of Miro.*\n\"Hey I took off my mask! You do the same, that's like common courtesy~!\""
},
{
"author": "Miro Hawkstone",
"message": "*Miro's eyes raised some as Jenny's hood was pulled back, revealing an astonishingly good looking woman underneath the fabrics. He looked over her face well, finding himself just a little curious. Her logic was of a similar nature to why he wore his, which intrigued him, although he also had religious beliefs behind it. His eyes traced over her figure once more quickly, and found himself wondering just a little more where she truly came from. However, watching her attach herself to the ceiling and hang herself upside down made Miro tilt his head. She was certainly flamboyant about everything she did, and very unaware of how she made herself look. He'd let out a sigh, adverting his eyes from her body as to not be caught staring, or to give himself any ideas just yet.* \"Please don't hang upon my ceilings, and be sure to clean up that... Web, is it?\"\n\n *He'd make his way over to a closet, opening it to reveal it was rather deep. He'd step inside for a few moments, taking off the armor he was wearing from his journey, along with undressing down to his simpler yet still regal clothes underneath, wearing a dark buttoned shirt with a fur collar, and pants made out of a fine leather. His gloves were gone now though, revealing pale white skin beneath once he stepped back out.* \"I keep my mask on to hide my appearance, as there are many who would like to hunt me down and slaughter me, and those like me. It's also part of my belief in the Raven Queen, the goddess of death in these lands. Although, since you likely won't be around long, and I highly doubt you plan on reporting back to some lich, I don't mind revealing my face.\" *Miro slowly pulled back the mask from his face, some of his hair falling forward as it was removed. Behind it was a stoic, chiseled face defined by the grey, cold eyes sunken into it, with some bags under his eyes. A large, deep scar went over one of his eyes, cutting across a swath of his face, with many other scratches and scars around it. He had silv\n\nEr-blonde hair that seemed permanently messy, coming down to the back of his neck. His nose was a bit pointy, although not large at all, and a grimace seemed to sit upon his lips for no real good reason.* \"Does this satisfy?\""
},
{
"author": "Jenny Karamoz, the Night-Spider",
"message": "*Jenny looked at Miro with confusion; why did he step into an entire closet? She remembered how that was often a pun to describe if someone was gay back home and snickered, still in the ceiling. His logic to remain hidden was much like her own but more brutal. This whole Raven Queen-thing seemed really edgy, like what some villain would claim to worship. Why could it never be something cuter, like the Pug Queen or Cat Queen?*\n\n*She almost lost her grip when he exited. Fumbling and transfixed on his appearance. What she had thought of earlier, the boyband thing. He was exactly like that. She felt her heart skip a beat, her tongue salivating and her sex... Needy.*\n\n*She climbed directly over him and using a web to lower down, face to face with him.*\n\"The webs go away in a couple hours. You won't, will you~?\"\n*Her gaze was so charged with lust it could drive the least sexual of all creatures into a forced breeding frenzy. He did not know who she was, what rumour she held back home. Of the lewd superhero who would often get down on her knees for anyone. All baseless rumours, of course. She lowered further, her face precariously close to his reproductive organ. She really just hoped it did not have pinchers or something weird. She was the alien one here, after all."
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"author": "videns",
"message": "It felt somewhat strange for Inzumo to come to the Ninjutsu range. Not because he wasn't used to the place, quite the contrary as it would be for most other shinobi. And it certainly wasnt because he was afraid to be turned to ash from a stray jutsu, no he was more than confident he could avoid demise so long as he wasn't daydreaming. No what made this visit somewhat weird was that it was his first training as a fully fledged Genin and he was taking it upon himself to start his regime of correctly. And for today he was going to learn a new jutsu!\n\nUnlike most though Inzumo was learning how to use both hand seals and also his trusty fan that was neatly tucked into the belt of his Yukata. \n\nDoing a few light stretches, the dual coloured bky began to do some basic bukijutsu movements with his fan as he built up his chakra. Once it was ready he swung his fan in a large arc, a violent gust of wind errupting from the movement. While technically succesful Inzumo had no control over it and even the making of the technique was incredibly shoddy. It didnt even go near his target and flew toward a girl reading some sprt of note. Thankfully there was no destructive power behind the jutsu and it instead just cause a very windy updraft. If she was taken off guard then itd be easy to see her piece of paper being blown out of her hand, probably causing issues for them both. \n\nWith both his mismatched eyes looking at the girl, Inzumo blushed slightly at his shoddy display of ninjutsu, turning away from her hoping she wouldn't notice."
},
{
"author": "superstes",
"message": "As soon as she closed her eyes a strong gust of wind blew over her almost causing her to get pushed away but she managed to keep steady. Luckily a moment before she had folded her notes up otherwise she might have lost them. As she looked in the direction the gale came from she saw another genin with a fan in their hands. She assumed that fan was the origin. Standing up she began to walk over to her fellow shinobi and held out her hand.\n\n\"Well interesting weather today isn't it, my name is Chinami do you need a hand? It might give me a breakthrough with my own technique\""
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"author": "videns",
"message": "Glancing over at the girl in rappid succession, Inzumo almost up and bolted out of the range entirely. But no thats wasn't the mature adult thing to do! Steeling hinself he watched as the woman walked up to uim, ready to have his head torn clean off his body for his blunder but instead she was rather pleasant. \n\nOpening his eyes with a slightly shocked expression, his mouth curled into a shy smile. \"Haha yeah, really eeird huh.\" The words came out in a half chuckle as he swallowed hard hearing her introduce herself and asking if he would help. \"Oh nice to meet you, I'm *Ahem* My name is Inzumo. It's nice to meet you.\" Coughing mid introduction to stop speaking in such a high pitch and to give his tone a deeper more mature sound, he crossed his arms trying his best to seem taller than he was. \"I can try. What is it you're trying to do?\""
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "She looked at Inzumo, a smile on her face. He seemed nice enough to train with, especially compared to her previous training partner with their strange bone techniques. \n\n\"Well what I'm trying to do is basically combine two elements into one technique. First I need to make a stream of water then I flow lightning chakra through it. I can do them both individually but combined it just doesn't seem to work. Turns out trying to generate electricity when your face is covered in water is... Painful. What about you? My specialty is wind release maybe I can help?\""
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"author": "videns",
"message": "Initially Inzumo's eyes widened at the thought that the girl might be attempting some form of kekki genkai only to realise she was instead attempting something a little more simple. \n\n\"That does sound trikcy alright.\" He said placing his hand on his chin and looking down with a darker than appropriate expression. \"Oh me? Yes wind is my specialty too. I've just been trying to use it through my fan than with conventional hand seals. Ill get your help after I help you some.\" He declared, looking up for a moment before looking back down to ponder on how to help Chinami.\n\n\"Do you use your mouth for both water and electricity? Perhaps it'd be easier to shoot out water with your mouth then catch it with your hands and send lightning through it that way?\""
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "\"Hmm, that's true I'll try it that way. You'd think this would be simple considering I can do ice release easily.\" Chinami spoke with a smirk on her face, she had been told recently to be more confident and proud of her abilities so she allowed her self the small boast.\n\nTurning away from her new training partner she formed hand seals before producing a jet of water from her mouth. Keeping the water flowing she then raised her hands to just below the stream. As she did she began to channel lighting chakra through her hands into the water. In an instant the stream of water was electrified in addition she felt her fingers burn slightly, it wasn't perfect then. The water began to stop flowing as she turned back to her Inzumo.\n\n\"Well that worked much better, not perfect but better. I don't know why but lighting always seems to backfire for me. Anyway it's good enough for now, what do you need?\""
},
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"author": "videns",
"message": "\"Oh wow noway really thats so cool!\" Breaking character for a moment he coughed again. \"I mean wow ice release? Thats really rare huh. You should show me some time but lets focus on training.\" Phew saved it. \n\nAfter that she went abd did what he suggested and it somehow worked albeit she ended up hurting herself slightly. \"Hmm maybe next time try cupping the water and let it jump to the water rather than holding it? Its hard to say though.\" He explained now relaxing a bit since her technique was more or less perfected. \n\n\"Well I was looking at learning Passing Typhoon. Ots more of a supplementary wind release technique designed to dispell clouds and mist. Even things like hiding in mist. Actually if you know that jutsu itd be great if you could use it.\" Ask he sooke he took out his fan again. \"Don't worry if you can't I can manage otherwise. Probably.\""
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "\"Sure I can do that no problem.\" She brought her hand up forming the basic seal required and as requested a thick mist began to rise around the pair. She hadn't learned passing typhoon herself yet, depending on what she sees here she may decide its worth it. Deciding she'd rather not get hit again she walked back a short distance to give Inzumo the space he needed.\n\n\"Well then It's all ready for you to give it your best shot. I've condensed the mist so it doesn't cover as much but its very thick so it should be obvious if you have got the jutsu right.\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "Take was at the training grounds, why? Because he had wanted to be at the training grounds and just practise some of the things that he was not so good with. He raised his arm, and with a single grip of his zanbato's handle, he sliced through a metal dummy using his obscene amount of strength and control over the blade. He tapped one of the halves of the dummy that was still standing, and then sighed as he looked around, nothing to do apart from beat up dummies.\n\nHe blinked at the person training with a dummy, the same exact weapon as him. This sparked excitement in him, he grinned, and then began to stomp over to where the kid was. \"OI! KID! YOU USE A ZANBATO TOO!?\" He said as he dragged the blade across the ground. \n\n\"WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH IT!? SHOW ME!\""
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"author": "justden_",
"message": "*So loud*. Was the first thought that popped into Rieki's head as the large, muscular Take moved towards him. It seemed he was a chunin, a member of the Predator Unit no less, and was wielding the same weapon Rieki was currently practicing.\n\nRieki had to hold back the sarcastic comment of *No, I just decided to pick it up and play with it today*. This was a superior officer they were talking about here, and he had no idea how they might react to the snide comment he made - not to mention he had to respect somewhat.\n\n\"Not much yet. I am looking to improve.\" He spoke seriously and calmly, a rather large contrast to the other's excitement. He continued to make a few swings at the dummy, though it was unclear if that was him showing Take what he could do, or simply continuing with his training."
},
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "He narrowed his eyes onto the kid after he had spoke calmly, and then began to speak once again. \"Attack me. I can teach you a few more tricks if you want.\" He said as he impaled the Zanbato's large blade into the ground, the full blade not even being penetrated into the ground. He leaned against the five foot long weapon, waiting for the boy to accept his offer, and come attack him. He was able to dodge most attacks easily, but he wanted to see how easy it was to dodge the slashes.\n\n\"Just attack, go nuts.\"\n\nHe encouraged, waiting."
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"author": "justden_",
"message": "Rieki squinted slightly. While he appreciated a chunin be willing to tech him, he wouldn't just stand by and be mocked if that were to happen. Regardless, his face returned to his stoic-ish facade before he nodded. \"I'll take you up on that, thanks.\" While his words didn't quite match his internal thoughts completely, he was still thankful for the opportunity to be taught be someone with much more knowledge.\n\nThe genin would take an attack stance for a moment, holding the weapon with both hands and diagonally before rushing forward. He raised it high, before bringing the zanbato down towards the top of the chunin's head. The movement was slow, and Take could almost see the whole thing happening in slow motion - clearly the genin had much to practice.\n\nD-Rank Bukijutsu ;-;"
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"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "Kota taking the scenic route through the forest on his way back to the village from the Frontier Patrol Headquarters when he caught the familiar scent of a certain cousin and her ninken. He skidded to a stop, as did the two meter-tall ninken that were following behind him, and sniffed up at the air to get a better lay of the land. It didn't take the sharp-nosed Chuunin more than a moment to discern their location, and pointed his his chin their way to Kinmaru and Ginmaru. Even though he was *Technically* Off-duty, the Operative was curious about what Kanako was up to out here past the Nichikabe. From the smell of things though, it seemed like lunch.\n\nHis shaggy brown hair was pulled into a loose ponytail that swung back and forth as trio trotted up towards the duo's camp shortly after, just in time to catch Hachi \"Helping\" Kanako clean up. Having just got done with a patrol - an uneventful one - the Operative was still wearing his uniform. His standard issue sage flak jacket had been modified to include a fur collar that matched the fur on Kinmaru's belly, and a black snarling wolf mask hung around his neck. Underneath he wore a black shirt with their clan's bright red fang symbol sewn onto its short sleeves, with brown pants and black tabi. \"Fancy runnin' into you out here.\" He remarked with a toothy smirk and chuckle, offering her a wave as the ever-energetic Kinmaru ran up towards them to assist Hachi while the silver-furred Ginmaru remained at his side."
},
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "Hachi caught smell of Kota and his ninkens before Kanako could, her perked ears the only think that alerted her to the presence of her cousin. Holding Hachi to the side, a huge smile spread across her face as Kota came into view, obviously still in his signature Frontier Patrol uniform. She was also wearing her Predator Unit veil that covered her left eye, with her dog wearing a black vest to match, \n\n\"Kota! It's been so long\". \n\nShe exclaimed, barely able to get a word out as Kinmaru joined Hachi in kisses. Kanako giggled, pushing them both back gently and standing up. Once her owner stood up, the ninken tackled the much larger dog, making an obvious attempt to playfight, \n\n\"I was just about to start training again! I usually go to Take for it but... He would probably yell at me for eating raw squirrel again. Do you want to help me out?\""
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"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "Kota would let Kanako stand to her feet, dwarfing him by a few inches in the process, before greeting her with the same excited energy. \"Too long. But I did catch most of your matches durin' the tournament! You and Hachi really ran wild, huh?\" He had witnessed Kanako - and Sanemi - blitz at least two enemies into an early submission with the Gates. He was about to ask about her branch offers when finally noticed the iconic black veil of the Predator Unit over her eye - as well as Hachi's black vest. \"Safe to assume you joined the Predator Unit?\"\n\nHis eyebrow raised when Kanako revealed they were there to train. It made sense, some of his more advanced jutsu were too large to use in the village anymore. The Operative's amber eyes moved to Kinmaru, who had slipped away from Hachi and was now eagerly waiting for the younger ninken to chase him. They certainly had the energy to spare after an uneventful patrol. \"What kinda Operative would I be if I let you train outside the Nichikabe by yourself? What're you workin' on?\""
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "\"Well, just tryna get tougher. I guess I'm pretty good at dishing out hits, but I got beat up pretty quickly as the matches went on. And, the more I used techniques, the more exhausted I would feel afterwards\", \n\nKanako explained, smiling once he accepted the request to train with her. In truth, she didn't interact with her clan much - she didn't even live at the compound, and so seeing one of her own was few and far between. But, meeting up with her family was always going to bring her a sense of joy, and even nostalgia. She would remember their customs, how she would see Kota, Sanemi, and the rest of her family during The Winter Howl - no matter how awkward it ended up being. She could not had been more grateful that her cousin treated her like he would anyone else. \n\n\"What about you, what are you working on?\" \n\nKo asked as she began wrapping up her knuckles in bandages, adding extra padding for her punches. The last time she went without protection for her precious hands, it ended up in cuts and a boatload of bruises on her skin. Take meant well, but... He could be tough on her sometimes."
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{
"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "Kota nodded along with a warm smile as Kanako spoke. He could sympathize with wanting to get tough, there was hardly a mission he went on where he didn't need to be hospitalized after - and he wasn't even literally pushing past his body's natural limits like the Hunter did. Like all Inuzuka Kota had a deep familial love for all the members of his clan - even the ones who didn't live in the clan compound. He had been wanting to ask what her situation was, but perhaps that'd be a question for later. \"I think I can help you out there.\" \n\nWhen asked what he was working on he held up a similarly wrapped hand, and after a moment of brief concentration, what skin that could be seen darkened with a thick coat of Earth Chakra. \"Lately I've workin' on improvin' my chakra enhancement. Gettin' pretty good with it, but I haven't caught up to Sana or Daichi *Yet*.\" He had a few interesting techniques rattling around in his skull, but they required mastery of chakra flow. Luckily Kota was on the cusp of that, he just had one final wall to break through.\n\n\"So would you rather practice takin' a beatin' or dishin' one out?\" He punched his fist into his earth-clad hand and flashed Kanako a toothy smirk. Both would probably help, but they were two very different exercises. The former would improve her overall toughness while the latter would help increase her stamina."
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "\"I'll let you hit me. *If you can*\", \n\nThe last part of her sentence was spoken with a bit of a teasing tone, her grin matching his playful expression. She was always impressed by Kota's Earth Release techniques, a bit jealous that he was so skilled at utilizing his chakra. It was no secret that Kanako always struggled with everything but her Tai abilities, with even Shurikenjutsu being hard for her to get used to. \n\nBut, with practice, Ko was able to learn more skills that could be used in battle. She couldn't just rely on her fists, after all, and expecting her Tai to fix all of her problems was one of the biggest mistakes in the Founder's. She did end up using some percentage of her brain but... It definitely was not much. \n\nPutting her fists up to protect her face, Kanako began to shift her feet side to side, making it so that his strikes would be less likely to hit her. She had to give him a challenge, after all."
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"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "Normally Kota would prefer to be the one taking the hit. Despite his choice of profession and expert skill in hand-to-hand combat, the Operative really didn't like hurting people. However, if his cousin *Insisted*... Another punch into his hardened hand. He couldn't just back down from getting goaded. \"Let's see if you can back up all that barkin'.\"\n\nHe quickly turned his attention to Ginmaru, giving her a pat on the side before sending her off with the others. The silver-furred ninken would then trot several feet away while making sure to avoid the still playing Kinmaru and Hachi.\n\nKota'd then take a few steps back away from Kanako's little camp and begin swinging his arms in preparation while the Hunter got into a fighting stance. With a glance - and sniff - he sized her up. *Emphasis on up* Since she was several inches taller. But that wasn't unusual for him, he'd grown up as the runt of his family. Which is why he had worked so hard on his chakra-related skills: to further enhance his toned but unfortunately slender physique. But who needed bulging muscles when your fists were as hard as stone? \n\nIt seemed like she wasn't starting off with the Gates this time, and Kota breathed a quiet breath of relief. Even though she was a fresh Chuunin, he knew he would struggle to compete with her raw strength without pulling out some large jutsu of his own. He wanted to get a gauge of her speed and skill before really getting going, and hunched forward. \"Get ready, Hunter. Here I come!\"\n\nImmediately after his warning the Operative took off in a blur, closing the distance between them in moments as he ran forward. But right before entering her reach he suddenly jumped to her right before leaping to her other side with dizzying speeds, now behind her to her left with his left arm raised. The heavier scents in her right hand led him to assume he was now attacking her non-dominant side as he swung an earth clad fist towards her ribs. He always wondered if the veil hindered the Predator Unit's vision. Surely she knew the Armor Technique, right...? Just in case, he'd hold back a bit on the strike. It wouldn't break anything, but it'd probably leave a bruise if she didn't block it. Maybe even if she did. He had dialed back the chakra on his fist too, working on his finer control to restrain his chakra enhancement until he knew just how sturdy she actually was.\n\nA Speed/Taijutsu\nC Strength"
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "His speed surprised Kanako, her playful grin soon disappearing into a shocked expression as he sped towards her. She knew that the Frontier Patrol prioritized speed over most other attributes, but Kota was insanely fast. Faster than her reflexes *And* Ability to dodge, which hindered her ability to properly get out of the way of his strikes. On the upside, her endurance was surely going to be worked on in this spar. \n\nWith her fists still raised in front of her face, Kanako was expecting him to come at her from the right, barely seeing him zip to the left to send a punch at her side. Barely in time, the Inuzuka switched around and kept her face blocked with her hands. Since they were kept there since the beginning of this spar, it was barely possible to take the damage off of her head. \n\nAlthough he didn't use his full strength, the impact easily made her lose breath. Letting out a *Huff*, Ko slightly stumbled back, but caught herself before she could be knocked into a tree. Quickly catching her breath again, she forcefully returned a weak smile to her face, \n\n\"Wow! You're *Really* Fast\". \n\nShe coughed, before putting her fists back up in front of her face again. Kanako had decided that she didn't want to activate her Gates since she was the one taking hits. But, she would lie if she said it wasn't tempting, \n\n\"Go again\"."
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"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "Kota sighed a breath of relief when Kanako was able to turn in time to get her guard in front of his attack before sending her staggering back a few steps. She did well blocking his disorienting attack. Since he wasn't as strong as some of the other shinobi on the Frontier he learned to rely on overwhelming opponents with his speed. Still, there was something about hurting a clan member - even during training - that filled him with guilt. Though her challenge for him to go again helped quell his worries. She was tough enough to be recruited to fight Horrors after all.\n\nHer remark about his speed got a chuckle out of him. \"You should see me when I *Really* Cut loose.\" When he went all out with the Four Legs Style he was one of the fastest members of the Frontier Patrol. Though there was a certain lightning-powered Uchiha that faster than him... *For now.* But what he needed right now was less speed. And that's when he had an idea that'd catch two birds with one dog as they said.\n\n\"Gimme a second.\" After a step back he performed a blur of hand seals, holding the ending tiger sign as he channeled an excessive amount of chakra into his technique. His skin across his entire body began to darken as particularly dense earth chakra flowed over his Armor Technique, coating his entire body until it was almost jet black. He'd then pull his snarling wolf mask up to cover the bottom half of his face, which almost matched his new skin tone. It was like a dark humanoid wolf was facing her down. \"This should slow me down a bit. Though with the extra weight I'm not gonna be able to pull my punches as well, so don't be afraid to dodge 'em if you can. How 'bout we see if you can outlast my Earth Spear? I can probably keep this form goin' for a few minutes.\" Kota nodded proudly at his suggestion. This way he could really practice his chakra enhancement, while minimizing - though also unfortunately maximizing - any damage Kanako might take. Luckily he knew a jutsu to help with that.\n\nSinking back into his hunched forward, Kota prepared to come at her again with a telegraphed charge. His movements were a bit more sluggish than before, definitely something she could handle if she paid attention. He'd then throw a barrage a light jabs with both hands at her guard. If she tried blocking again she'd see that his warning was true and the attacks had a bit more oomph behind them.\n\nB Speed/Taijutsu\nC+ Strength"
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "Watching him cover his skin in earth, Kanako felt a tad guilty about making him drag himself down. To her, if he could kick her ass, then he had every right to do so - but, that was perhaps the sadistic side of her speaking. If the roles were reversed, she might had done the same thing with him if she saw him struggle. But, admittedly, having him slowed down made her feel a bit better about sparring with him. She could most likely handle many more hits at his strength, but she definitely did not want to. \n\nAs he came forward with his attack, Ko's shifting feed gave her an advantage in avoiding his jabs. Stepping back away from him to give slight distance, the Inuzuka side stepped as soon as he sent his first punch, unfortunately catching a slight moment of his fist to the shoulder. It immediately throbbed with pain from the impact, making Kanako hold back a yelp that struggled to escape. She wanted to seem tough for her cousin, but *Kami* Did his punches sting. \n\nAs soon as she was to his side, Kanako performed an 'Arhat Fist' towards his side, utilizing the melee range they were currently in. She did not have to move far to attack him, and her punches were fast regardless. Of course, she didn't want to harm her dear cousin, so Kanako made sure to return the favor and only use partial strength on him. \n\nA Tai\nB Speed \nC Strength"
},
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"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "Kota winced in unison when one of his attacks grazed her shoulder and whispered a sorry. His eyes followed her movement as she sidestepped him and wound up to attack his side, but didn't move his body to react. He was *Really* Hoping she had Armor Technique for this next part. Underneath his jacket and shirt Kanako's fist would connect with his stone-like skin. Unyielding, a shock would no doubt run down her arm after punching what , unfortunately, felt like a large boulder. Fast and sturdy. It was probably for the best that she held back. Taking a few panicked steps back, Kota quickly looked her over to make sure she hadn't just broken anything. \"You okay? Takes a bit more than that to crack my Earth Spear. That *Was* A good counter though.\"\n\nA++ AT"
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "As she punched his side, Kanako's arm did indeed feel the impact of punching just *Rock*. Especially with the speed she was swinging at, the Inuzuka didn't have much time to retract as soon as she felt the sting of her strike. But, fortunately for her, she had punched pure metal before, her knuckles seemingly used to the splitting of her skin and the rough surface. Still, it wasn't pleasant to punch something so hard, and it was obvious by her immediate retraction her discomfort, \n\n\"Yeah, I'm fine! Don't worry, I put on some protection just in case\". \n\nKanako assured him, showing off the bandages that she had wrapped her hand in prior to the spar. Kota's worry was nice to her, a sentiment that no one other than Take had shown before. Smiling, Ko took the compliment with a bit of pride; perhaps he was just being flattering to make her feel better, but the Inuzuka hoped that he was sincere in his words, \n\n\"Thanks. My fri - *Boyfriend* Taught me a lot about, yknow... 'Tactics', and stuff. I've just been so used to swinging and hoping something hits\". \n\nShe admitted, looking down at her bruised knuckles and rubbing them with her non-injured hand."
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"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "Kota was always sincere with his words. He was an earnest, caring sort of guy after all. Especially during hard times like these, it was important to stay positive. Even with a mask covering the bottom half of his face, Kanako could tell he was relieved when she assured him she hadn't been too hurt. Looked like she was sturdy enough to handle hitting his Earth Spear. He didn't need to worry so much.\n\nA surprised eyebrow was raised when Kanako mentioned a boyfriend. Romance was the furthest thing from the Operative's mind, but he was happy for his cousin. He nodded with a warm smile before remarking on what this boyfriend had been teaching her. \"Sounds like a smart guy! Our clan's Beast Human Taijutsu really shines when you start usin' your head. Addin' feints, predictin' where your opponent'll try to dodge to, mixin' up your attack rhythm; anythin' to give yourself an advantage.\" Not wanting to get too preachy to a fellow Chuunin, he then changed the subject slightly. \"You should bring him by the clan compound sometime.\"\n\nHe glanced at her hands for a moment before nodding and settling into a defensive stance, crouched forward with his clawed and darkened arms crossed in front of himself. \"If you're good to keep goin' you can try hittin' me a little harder. I know you're stronger than that - saw you send people flyin' durin' the Founders. You don't gotta hold back.\" It was now Kota's turn to goad his cousin."
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "Kanako smiled once he mentioned bringing Take to the clan compound, knowing that he would absolutely *Adore* The dogs, and perhaps even the people. She didn't want to take the risk of him meeting her father, though, and knowing her luck he would most likely leave the shelter for the first time in a month just as she arrived. The sentiment was sweet, but perhaps Take would have to wait to see the precious puppies until after her father retired into a home. \n\nGrinning as he backed up, she was easily goaded by his words. Kota was tougher than she had thought, after all, and if she went all out he would most likely be able to take it. Besides, she had never gone Third Gate before, and going up against an experienced Operative was the perfect chance to do so. \n\nActivating her Third Gate immediately, Ko returned into her fighting stance with her fists raised. Her skin had turned red at this point, a bit of an aura around her. She hadn't opened this Gate in the Founder's, so the tint, along with her hair standing on end was new. She could feel empowered in the first second of activating it, already prepared to make her first strike. \n\nLunging forward, Kanako attempted another *Arhat Fist* At his chest, this time with her enhanced speed and strength. \n\nB+++ Strength and Speed\nA Taijutsu"
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"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "Kota'd faced the oppressive power and speed of the Gates while tutoring Sanemi, but the red skin was a new one. \"Woah! Which Gate is t-\" The next moment he was bouncing backwards Kanako's sudden punch, leaving a path of destruction for several meters. At the commotion both Kinmaru and Ginmaru stood up, rushing to the edge of their imaginary arena to check on their human partner.\n\n\"Bahaha! You caught me off guard there! You've gotten faster since the tournament, huh?\" As the dust settled, Kota slowly rose up and began brushing the loose debris from his still darkened skin. \"Now *That* Had some real 'oomph' behind it! You'd probably be draggin' me to the hospital if I didn't have my Armor Technique.\" His praise was delivered with a toothy, excited smirk. It wasn't every day he got to face another Inuzuka on similar footing after all. With whatever Gate that was active, Kanako was a serious threat. He barely even saw her close the distance, and with her hit took a decent little chunk from his chakra. He couldn't afford to be holding back so much.\n\nKota dropped forward into their clan's signature four-legged stance, nails growing into claws and eyes narrowing to a beast-like appearance. With his quadrupedal stance, dark skin, and matching wolf mask, his Frontier Patrol codename 'Wolf' made a lot of sense. \"Lemme see you really cut loose!\" Kota began charging towards Kanako, leaping into a violent, dark drill-like spin towards her with a Passing Fang. However, the spin suddenly dropped down, burrowing into the ground underneath her while Kota continued towards her underground before bursting out from underneath her with a spinning body slam partially obscured by the earth he kicked up.\n\n\n\nC+ Strength\nB+ Speed\nB Taijutsu"
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "Kanako was surprised by her own strength, watching him fly backwards and onto the ground. Almost beginning to rush over to see if her cousin was okay, she let out a breath of relief once he got back up with a grin on his face. She really had underestimated her punches, and although he had the Armor Technique to protect him, a bit of guilt was felt in her. Hopefully the jutsu protected him from pain as well. \n\nBut, his comparison to the tournament did make her feel better. She worked hard since the Founder's a month ago, and Kanako was glad it showed in her skill. If she had the Third Gate then, perhaps she would've gotten farther than she did... But, there was no point in thinking about the past and what could've been different. She received the letter she wished for - with a good amount of praise - and was now finally catching up to her peers. \n\nKanako quickly switched her mind back to the present once Kota began to move again, watching him burrow into the ground with his Passing Fang. Fortunately, with the distance she had made with her punch between them and her heightened speed, Ko was only caught in the rubble of him bursting up from the ground in the spot that was previously underneath her. \n\nRolling to the side, the Inuzuka also activated her Four Legs, her already sharp nails extending into black claws, and her green eyes narrowing at her cousin. Growling, Kanako quickly performed a Fang Rotating Fang towards him. \n\nFang Rotating Fang (B) \nA Taijutsu \nB +++ Speed and Strength \nB + Reflex"
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"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "The Third Gate *And* Four Legs technique was quite the intimidating look for Kanako. But Kota had faced down Kaiki shinobi and Bounty targets, it took more than this to shake him. Despite the taller and stronger Inuzuka violently spinning at him, he was grinning underneath his mask. The Operative always enjoyed a good spar and felt like she could handle him taking it up another notch.\n\nShe might've caught him off guard last time, but he was sure that wouldn't happen again. Especially not with the technique he taught her - though he was filled with pride seeing her use it. With his senses sharpened to the limit with their clan's Hiden, Kota deftly leapt to the right and out of the way of the Hunter's Rotating Fang. Springing over one of his arms, Kota'd flip himself around and take off after Kanako with a Rotating Fang of his own.\n\nOr so it appeared. Kota suddenly stopped spinning right as he entered her reach, transferring all that momentum from his spin into a powerful kick aimed again at Kanako's left side. Normally this technique was performed with pointed, earth-reinforced toes to deliver a devastating piercing melee attack, but not wanting to puncture a lung Kota modified it to strike with the flat of his shin instead.\n\nC+ Strength\nA Speed/Taijutsu\nA++ Reflex"
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "With Fang Rotating Fang still active, Kanako barely had any time to react with her lower agility and against the technique Kota used. Barely stopping in time to see him crash into her, the Inuzuka took the blow to the rib and was sent back onto the ground, the breath knocked out of her once again. But, with her body already battered, and her stamina being drained by both the Four Legs *And* The Fourth Gate, she could barely move to flip herself onto her back. \n\nStaring up at the sky after turning herself over, Kanako took a few gasps of air into her lungs, the sharp pain making her wince with every breath. The Gate now not activated, she began to feel the soreness in her muscles and the strain on them, begging to be aided. The pain was excruciating, and it took all of her will not to call over to her cousin for help. **Or** To curse him out for kicking her ass so hard. \n\nBut, even if she wanted to, every time she attempted to speak her chest heaved out only gasps, still trying to catch air. The adrenaline rush from taking so many hits had finally died down, and the injuries finally began to set in. \n\nStill laying on the grass, Kanako slightly lifted her head towards her cousin, her eyes begging for assistance."
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"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "As soon as his kick connected he knew he'd gotten carried away, and Kanako remaining on the ground in obvious pain only confirmed his fears. \"Shit, I'm so sorry Kanako!\" Kota's skin instantly began to lighten as he stopped concentrating on his jutsu as he rushed to her side with a worried and regretful grimace across his face. He shouldn't have kicked hard enough to break anything... *Hopefully.*\n\nKanako wouldn't be suffering for long. With a blur of hand seals as he slid next to her, his right hand began glowing with a blue aura that he hovered over her creaking ribs. \"I got you, it's okay. I'm so sorry. Just breathe through it.\" Within moments the pain would begin to subside and her diagram relaxed. With a huff Kota extended the wave of yang chakra through Kanako's torso, jumpstarting her healing process. He'd heard that the Gates put a real strain on the body, but this was intense. But this wasn't his first time nursing, and it wouldn't be long before the young Hunter was sitting up.\n\nWhile healing her hands after tending to her shoulder, Kota pulled a large piece of jerky from the shuriken pouch on his hip with his free hand and held it out to his cousin. \"Eat. I'm so sorry. Mystic Palm jumpstarts your healin' process, but it's still up to you. You're gonna need food - and water.\" She'd be sore and tired, but nothing was broken and she actually probably walked away with less \"Wounds\". Finishing the treatment, Kota'd pull a piece out for himself and tear off a chunk just in time for Kinmaru to clamor on up to them, followed closely by Ginmaru. Petting the energetic ninken, Kota quickly tore off another bite before sacrificing the rest to the voracious hound who contentedly sat in his lap, almost dwarfing the Operative. \"That's some pretty serious recoil. Is it like that every time? But still... That's also some pretty serious *Power*. You've gotten strong, Kanako. The Predator Unit's lucky to have you - and Hachi.\" He said, straining to praise his cousin's growth over Kinmaru's shoulder.\n\nIt was when he was craning his neck over the dog that he realized how low the sun had gotten. \"Oh, it's gettin' late. I still need to prepare dinner and give these two a bath. Thanks for the workout, Kanako! You need a ride back to the village?\" Kin and Ginmaru were both large enough to easily carry an adult at almost their max speed."
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"author": "sunderearth",
"message": "Quite honestly, Tarashi hadn't seen Hiroki in a while, and it was starting to grate on him. He went through periods like this with Niko-nii too, towards the beginning of his brother's rise and his own stagnation, but the feeling eventually faded after a prolonged time apart. Luckily enough, it doesn't seem that'll happen here, since his friend reached out first. He unwraps the note from an entertainingly upset sparrow, reading over and placing it where he did with the last.\n\nHiroki is finally going into poison. It makes sense, considering how they met, but chemistry is such a wonderful and nuanced thing — to be able to share that with someone who cares and understands, who values his knowledge — it's a warm feeling, being wanted. He brushes through his hair with a hand and slides on his — freshly washed, surprisingly enough — lab coat, walking out and locking the door behind him. \n\nIt doesn't take long before he lands in the Garden, hopping down from a particularly large structure as he tends to do. His eyes roam over the bags of herbs as he approaches, \"Are we going to be doing chemistry?\" He asks, crouching before the ingredients, \"You could've asked to use my equipment, you've seen it before. Unless these are the finished products?\"\n\n\"Good afternoon, by the way. Did you miss me?\" He teases, smiling across at the other boy, \"I suppose you've been too wrapped up in training, no, Hiroki-chan?\""
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"author": "droark",
"message": "\"Hello, Tarashi-san. This is the finished product for the moment, though imperfect. Restriction Concoction A - intended to be used in combination with the Quicklime transformation of Lava Release to bind problem targets. I do not recall if I had the opportunity to tell you that I had manifested an elemental Kekkai Genkai - it is the oddness I was feeling when we trained Fire Release weeks ago.\" It might be months at this point honestly, both boys kept themselves very busy in their respective interests. He rises to greet his friend, however, impressed that he's freshly washed his lab coat - it's a very pleasant surprise for the genin who'd been such a stickler for hygiene in previous encounters.\n\n\"Training for the next Founder's Festival has taken up much of my time, as has a number of missions that have kept me away from the village for small amounts of time.\" The thing about Hiroki is he didn't really *Stop* Doing his own thing - it's why he has such a bevy of techniques. And it's somewhat likely that poisons will follow. \n\n\"I missed your presence, Tarashi-san. You are my friend, after all.\" The genuine kind of guy that Hiroki is doesn't really let him tease Tarashi for such a question - even if it might serve to inflate his ego just a little bit by saying it."
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"author": "sunderearth",
"message": "Tarashi listens closely, perking up when he mentions kekkai genkai. \"*Really?*\" He exclaims, walking over to him as if he'll be able to see it on his face. \"Ha! No wonder. That's wonderful, Hiroki-chan! You're from the frontier, aren't you? Or somewhere out there. What would a family with a combination element be doing that far... How bizarre.\" He stares into his eyes as he speaks, looking for some sort of answer. More than likely, they were living their lives, existing away from Nora. It's not like his friend will be able to tell him much, considering he already knows they died at his near-infancy. \n\nHiroki of all people — he should be willing to test these things. He *Has* To agree with Tara's own theories about the dissemination of information and promoting a lack of secrecy. \"Yes... I know how *Hard working* You are...\" He says the words like they're a negative, though not chastisingly so. One part of him is glad that Hiroki is focused, because he's more likely to survive and keep up with Tara. On the other hand, he doesn't want to be left behind, or lesser than. Not that he ever would be, the mere thought is ridiculous — but still.\n\n... \n\nHe... Missed him?\n\n\"Aha, I — of course, of course.\" He responds, pulling at the collar of his coat. \"Then you should bother me more often.\" It even shocks him that he'd decide to seek someone out, or invite someone in, but the days pass by slower when Hiroki is around. His opinions, though often in opposition with Tara's own, bring far more information than he otherwise would've had. He has more energy around him. Does that make him a friend?\n\nHe ruffles his jacket again, crouching to the ground and picking up one of the bags gently. There's no use in being distracted by such mundane things when there's something much more exciting to do. \"You're trying to bind targets...\" He muses, \"I imagine you're targeting muscle weakness and fatigue? Something like an anesthetic, perhaps? What am I looking at, here?\""
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"author": "droark",
"message": "\"If I knew where any blood relatives might be, you would be certain that I would be searching for them. As it stands, I do not believe there is a lead that I might follow to find any such relatives - so my time would be better served in learning the details of the transformation. While I have met one other Lava Release user, of the Rubber variety, I do not know if there are many of Quicklime in Noragakure.\" Hiroki has been disseminating several facts about his abilities among those who know him, but actually came prepared for Tarashi. Leaning back, he scoops up a small notebook and offers it over to the young man.\n\n\"This is a copy of my compiled notes regarding the combination element. You'll find details on my ability to develop techniques, the dual liquid and solid nature of the technique, and the transformative ability therein.\" He doesn't go so far as to offer *Himself* For testing - he couldn't guess that much.\n\nAfter the notebook is taken or rejected, either or, he looks down to the concoction at hand. \"Yes - this is utilizing a number of neuroactive herbal agents to induce a level of muscle weakness and slow reaction time. I have a separate document you may review if you wish.\" Offering it over, Tarashi can immediately see the mixture would be classed as an A-rank poison were it be registered - the herbal origin speaks of Hiroki's own fondness for plants, though there are notes of considering an ingested fungal alternative.\n\n\"I will do so in the future then - our training together has been a highlight of my career thus far.\" Tarashi might be able to know Hiroki's diction had slowly been turning a little more natural. Even without any contractions, there was a level of familiarity he might be able to parse from this - it *Had* Been quite some time since they met on that D-rank."
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "*After the disc shattered against the target Chinami winced, she had just picked up a chakra signature with her sensory abilities. Which meant someone had seen. She turned to face the newcomer, rubbing the back of her neck with an awkward smile on her face.* \n\n\"Oh uh that... Ahh that was um... That was Ice Release.\" *She let out a nervous laugh as she looked the Shinobi over. She was clearly a member of the predator unit just like Sanemi. Maybe they knew each other? Was it rude to think all members of the predator unit knew each other? Remembering she had been asked a question she decided it would probably be best to actually respond.*\n\n\"You want me to help you? I'm only a genin though but I guess If I can help I'm more than willing. What do you need me to do?\""
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"author": "amari2",
"message": "\"Throw techniques at me. I'm working on a cloning technique.. I need something to threaten me to learn better. If you need I can offer advice.. Depending on what it is you need help with.\" *Jomei said to the genin, smiling with a pleased and genuine expression as she walked over to where the targets were. She was in the direct line of fire before, and the way she was designing most of her techniques, she was good at surviving attacks. She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath.. Stilling her mind and focusing on what she wanted to do.*\n\n*Shortly after she closed her mind, she started producing some rubber out of her hands. It was a beige color, a somewhat solid material as it fell down and made its thudding against the ground. The technique was supposed to form into a rubber clone immediately, but her only experience with cloning techniques was Haze Clone, those clones weren't physical to begin with. The rubber blob moved a little bit as it was on the floor, trying to morph itself into the shape of Jomei, unfortunately it didn't move into anything definable.*\n\n\"Hmm.. Maybe I've thought of this the wrong way.\""
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "*Chinami watched as the chunin created an interesting looking blob. She had to admit that didn't look like the intended result.* \"So that's meant to be a clone technique? You probably already know but you are visualising the clone right? I know if you are more experienced than me but I don't know maybe it could help\"\n\n*Chinami weaved a few signs as she inspected the glob, it was an interesting substance she had never seen anything quite like it before.* \"Well get ready you did want me to throw a technique at you, lets see if it gives you any inspiration.\" *At that moment she released her technique*\n\n**Certain Kill Ice Spears - Rank B+**\n\n*Large spears of ice sprung out of the earth heading straight for the chunin, the tips razor sharp. An unsure look appeared on Chinami's face* \"Are you sure this is how you want to learn your technique?\""
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"author": "amari2",
"message": "*Jomei was prepared for the technique from the moment Chinami said she was going to release it. She tapped the blob with her foot, immediately reshaping it to cover her body as the spikes protruded from the earth. She noticed that, despite covering her body and her immediate vicinity in that protective coating, the spears still stabbed straight through. Though the force was severely dampened and most of the ice broke apart as it moved through the rubber. Jomei was.. Excited to say the least. It was like she had discovered someone who was her polar opposite elementally speaking. She chuckled loudly, a bit too loudly than she would've liked.*\n\n\"1.. You're absolutely right, I should make it as another person. 2.. I.. LOVE YOUR ELEMENT!\" *Jomei said in pure excitement, it was seldom that she got to show off genuine joy. This power that Chinami had was perhaps the polar opposite of her own Lava Release. It was sharp and cold, a sharp contrast to rubber's warm and blunt toughness. She moved to stand atop her rubber ball, now swiftly freezing up from the cold and and becoming hard and brittle. She immediately went to work to meditate on what she had to do.*\n\n*The idea that came to mind was simple.. She would try her best to replicate a crude replication of her chakra system, and expunge it in a casing of rubber. It was something somewhat simple yet complex enough. She just needed the pressure to get it done in a pinch, a technique she would need to use in order to perhaps set up more technique ideas.*"
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "*Looking at the attempted clone Chinami could see it had all the basic form and just needed refinement. However that meant it still wasn't a complete clone so she had to keep her word. The three clones each formed different hand seals. The clones collapsed into puddles of water as they simultaneously released their techniques.*\n\n**Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet - Rank B**\n**Starch Syrup Binding Rope - Rank B**\n**Heavenly Weeping - Rank B**\n\n*The trio of jutsu sped towards Jomei and her almost clone. Chinami figured Jomei almost had the clone technique perfected. Originally she was going to follow up with a Lightning release jutsu however she wanted to attempt her new technique as well. Forming a series of hand seals she exhaled, her breath glittering as light reflecting from the ice crystals within. Apart from that nothing seemed to happen* \n\n\"I guess a first attempt wasn't going to work\""
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"author": "amari2",
"message": "*Remembering one of those techniques straight from her match with this one smug bitch at the tournament, she wasn't pleased to see that at all. She saw the 3 techniques approach her, not exactly in slow motion, but she was able to react to them somewhat. It was now or never, do or die, but none of the death part. She no longer needed to use handseals to craft techniques of B rank or below, her chakra moved fast enough that she could manipulate it to achieve the desired effect faster than she could do handseals.* \n\n*Nearly instantly after the techniques began approaching her, another rubber mass expunged out of her mouth. Immediately forming a clone of perfect size, proportions and all. The clone immediately turned around and tanked the 3 other techniques with the messed up clone.* \n\n\"Phew! Tha— what was that?\" *Jomei noticed the light sparkling from the sheer frost emitting from Chinami's breath. Good kami Ice Release was so cool looking, literally and figuratively.* \n\n\"Ooh! If you need something to freeze let me make something for you.\" *Immediately after Jomei would grab her clone, already beaten up but barely standing from the blunt force and turned into a large ball.*"
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "\"Wow I have to say its amazing how you change the form of this rubber, it is rubber right? Really its super cool and seems really useful. As for needing to freeze something its not necessary but it will be interesting to see just how cold this will be, if I could freeze it that would be nice. Anyway watch this.\" *Chinami her arms forming a series of hands seals. She took a deep breath before exhaling.*\n\n*As her breath left her body once again the light glimmered off the ice crystals. Unlike last time the effect could be seen spreading through the air and into the sky before fading. At first nothing appeared to happened and it looked like another failure but then a snowflake fell on Jomei's hand. Soon another follow and it wasn't long before a heavy snow began. In mere moments the ground was coated in a layer of snow and the temperature dropped. She stepped towards the rubber ball and held a hand out touching it*\n\n\"Well it's cold but I guess it's not cold enough to freeze. What do you think of my technique, I call it Ice release: White Morning. A silly name I know but I'm hoping to use many jutsu that require snow so this is sorta needed.\" *She smiled stepping back from Jomei and the rubber ball* \"Um sorry I've made it pretty cold maybe we should move out of the way\""
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"author": "mrbrown6022",
"message": "\"I know you're in denial, it's alright.\" Saki fired back with a shrug of her shoulders and a laugh. \"I'd be too if I was grumpy all that time.\" She added, following after the boy when he stepped towards Raya.\n\nAs soon as Rieki said Shisaki was more than welcome to try and hit him, she planned on doing just that. \"Fuck him up, Raya!\" The Inuzuka let out excitedly and pumped up, reaching for the pouch on her back and pulling out the blade piece of her bracer, attaching the two pieces with a solid clap.\n\nRaya, meanwhile, seemed to growl slightly in annoyance, clearly not looking forward for the spar, practice or whatever one might call it, that was about to happen. Nevertheless, the wolf-like dog stepped away from Rieki, gaining a bit of distance between the two.\n\nDropping down to all fours, Saki looked even more savage than what she normally did, her sharp canines standing out even more. Then, pushing off of the water surface, she dashed towards Rieki, her blade curving backwards, specifically designed that way so the girl wouldn't cut herself while moving. As she ran, Saki starting to spin, performing the traditional Passing Fang, this one bigger and sharper thank to the Inuzuka's weapon. Saki had labelled this version Savage Fang in her head.\n\nRaya, even if she'd much prefer to be resting, imitated her owner, running at Rieki and starting a Passing Fang of her own. The two would try to cross back and forth around the area Rieki was in, clearly not holding back. Or, at least, one of them wasn't..."
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"author": "justden_",
"message": "Rieki didn't quite care if he lost or won this 'spar'. Though he knew Shisaki would constantly brag about it if she won - she was annoying like that. Still, all he wanted was to practice his technique and water affinity, so that's what he'd do. \n\nThe Tsuneni boy finished weaving his hand seals, a thick type of water forming in his throat, not unlike the technique he already mastered, Starch Syrup. He shot the gooey substance from his mouth towards the dog and the feral dog. In reality, it was supposed to open in rope like strings before wrapping tightly around someone, but now it just seemed to fly openly.\n\nHe took the chance to step back, using his failed technique as a cover so Shisaki would have to curve a fair bit if she wanted to avoid the technique and still try to hit him - just because he didn't care about losing, didn't mean he was just going to allow Shisaki to do whatever she wanted."
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"author": "mrbrown6022",
"message": "Saki continued her assault on Rieki, curving around the thrown liquid just enough to avoid it. The Inuzuka was a naturally fast shinobi but the detour was still a detour. Raya dodged out of the way as well, having a much shorter distance to cover than her owner given their initial positions.\n\nThe pair of hurricanes would continue to head towards Rieki, Saki's eventually catching up with Raya, since she was faster, as the two would start to go cross back and forth between each other.\n\nCrazy as she might be, Shisaki wouldn't do anything too dangerous, spinning away if and whenever she felt her blade start to draw blood. If she ever managed to hit him, this would make sure Rieki would only come out of it with a few scratches.\n\nRaya and Saki would eventually come to a stop side by side looking at Rieki. \"You looked exactly like I do when I throw up. Have you been drinking, Grumps?\""
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "```This is a Training Ground```\n\nShe was at the precipice, the moment right before perfection, she *Knew* It, she just needed to push herself the smallest bit further to make that a reality, that's what Azuku was currently thinking about as she swung her blades with what at first seemed reckless abandon... Until it was clear that each swing wasn't just a singular swing, but a swing into a pivot into an adjusted stab back into yet *Another* Swing. Managing to create four different points of contact with a singular thrust wasn't necessarily an easy feat... And she could feel her muscles burning from the strain of such a thing. That was, until she felt a rather distinct pull, and a cry later, she dropped the claw in her left hand, holding onto her shoulder with a huff. \"Fucking... D-dammit! This...\" *Another* Pulled muscle it felt like, and she wasn't anywhere close, she was still at the point before the top, she just needed one more push until she could say with certainty that she had 'perfected' her use of weapons.\n\n\"Every single time...\" It wasn't even a technique that she was using, it was simply a matter of forcing yourself to utilize movements and actions with your strikes that seemed to defy the enemies expectations as well as the users body, apparently. After giving herself a few minutes to calm down, applying a heat pack to her shoulder to loosen the muscle back up, she stood, looking forwards while envisioning the nonexistent enemy. Taller, usually taller by five inches minimum, though recently she'd been coming across people who easily cleared a foot on her, this meant she had to aim her strikes specifically. Force, ferocity... And precision and grace, Isaya had called it unsightly... But she refused to believe that. Ferocity had its place in the field, it absolutely, most certainly did... Sure, there were Shinobi who could strike without feeling, without passion... But that *Wasn't* Azuku. She was at least self aware enough to realize, surprisingly enough, despite how fucking sappy it sounded... She was a passionate shinobi.\n\nAnd she didn't mean passionate as in empathetic... More often than not she could give less of a damn about the state of her enemies, what they wanted, why they fought... Who cared? But her own emotions? They fueled her jutsu, her strikes, her everything. She let out a breath of air, taking a low aggressive stance... And flung herself at the imaginary target. A flurry of strikes that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere, flipping over herself just to change the angle *Just* Enough, adding a jagged pull to ensure the damage wasn't something that could easily be healed, a whirlwind of metal claws and fury and rage and all those fun descriptors... That was Fukumatsu Azuku, and she was gonna be damned if anything would sto- \"SUNNUVABITCH!\" She skidded out, her shoulder flaring in more pain... Well... With how weak her body seemed to be in comparison to her strength, maybe muscle damage would do her in...\n```Solo Training End!```"
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"author": "sampletext",
"message": "Hisayo takes the senbon and looks it over. It's a fairly simple shape, at least - thin, with a taper at the ends. The sharpness is probably going to be the most difficult thing; cutting and piercing is often the expertise of Wind techniques. Hisayo isn't going to get anywhere by simply staring at it, though, so after a few moments of looking it over, she hands the needle back to Chinami and weaves through some hand seals. \n\nIt's not perfect at first, but what is? Hisayo's mouth fills with water, which she attempts to channel down into fine, sharp needles and then spit towards the ground, away from Chinami. What comes out are... Shorter, flatter shapes of inconsistent size. Hisayo has the *Idea*, at least, but maybe she needs a bit more practice - or advice. Or experience in forming water chakra."
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "*Chinami looked as Hisayo attempted to perform the technique. She had to admit what she saw is what she expected, it was a very common problem but luckily it had a simple solution*\n\n\"It looks like you are trying to almost force the water into the correct shape. If you do that it will never work, at least not until you are a master of water release. What you want to do is take less water and stretch it out, if you do it this way it will automatically get sharper as it stretches. Give it a shot.\""
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"author": "sampletext",
"message": "Hisayo sighs. \"You are correct; I suppose I am more used to having to marshal wind chakra into shape rather than form water chakra. Wind chakra is... *Flighty*, it refuses to properly stay in place unless forced, and even then it resists confinement as soon as it is dispatched, so to speak.\" With that, Hisayo works the last bits of water out of her mouth and contemplates a second attempt at the jutsu. Less water and stretch it out... Like a raindrop. Like needles of rain blown sideways through a storm, stinging those that it strikes. And then even further, to the point where it might pierce their skin and wound their muscles.\n\nWith that conceptualized, she begins to make her way through the hand seals once again. She focuses more closely on the chakra transformation, and makes certain not to over-use energy when she's transferring it through her body to the appropriate exit tenketsu. Hisayo's reserves are deep, but more is not always better; she sometimes finds herself overdoing jutsu, which results in it coming out sloppily. For large amounts of chakra, equally large amounts of control are necessary. \n\nHer mouth begins to fill with water, but a smaller amount this time, trickling across her tongue, easier to manipulate. One by one, more deliberately, she stretches a small amount of the chakra-infused fluid into a sharp, hard needles, making completely certain to apportion each only the necessary amount of chakra to keep their integrity. One, two, three, four... The senbon begin to take up space in her mouth, until she's finally ready for the next step.\n\nOnce again, Hisayo turns her gaze downwards, and spits. This time, light blue needles shoot from between her lips and embed themselves into the ground before being absorbed. The spot between her and Chinami is peppered with little holes; not quite as large or in as focused of a spread as if an expert in Water Release had used the jutsu, but a passable attempt for certain.\n\nHisayo crouches down to inspect the impact the needles made, confirming their relative lack of power, and then glancing up at Chinami. \"Well, I suppose that was a better try. Enough to pierce skin, certainly, though I think I will need some additional independent practice.\" She works her mouth about, trying to find that last little bit of excess water that's made its way into the corner - that always seems to happen when she works with water release. If Chinami has any further criticism or advice to offer, Hisayo will absolutely hear it out."
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "\"Well the only genjutsu I know is the Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique. As for being stabbed by a sword well\" *An awkward laugh left Chinami's mouth as she rubbed the back of her neck* \"I mean does it have to be a sword?\" *She motioned to her bandaged arm* \"You know that mission we went on in the swamp with Inuzuka Sanemi? Well My arm got impaled by one of that weird creatures spikes didn't it.\"\n\n*At that point Chinami drew her sword, holding it with the handle pointing towards Hisayo.* \"If you don't think it would work though feel free to use this.\" *Her awkward smile was still plastered on her face but it had softened somewhat. She didn't want to admit it but she was hoping the pain she had already endured was enough. She didn't feel particularly happy at the thought it would need to be worse*"
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"author": "sampletext",
"message": "Hisayo winces slightly as Chinami draws her sword, and then raises her hands. \"Okay, no, I *Definitely* Did not mean I was actually going to stab you. The best way for me to show you what the genjutsu is supposed to be is to put you under it, and I was trying to figure out whether you would need me to... Incorporate the pain portion when I show you. I can exclude the pain from the illusion; I have that much control. I *Do* Remember you getting hit by those spikes...\"\n\nWith that, she steps back awkwardly. \"If that all sounds good to you, I can demonstrate now. If you are ready. Unless you have any other... Objections?\" Hisayo is a lot less decisive than she usually is when it comes to things like this..."
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "*Chinami put her sword away before shrugging* \"Fair enough, you can have the honour of being one of my few training partners who hasn't hurt me.\" *Standing a few paces from Hisayo she exhaled before shaking her hands get ready for the genjutsu.* \"Okay then hit me with it, if it gets too much I'll just break out of it.\""
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"author": "sampletext",
"message": "Hisayo takes a deep breath, and nods. \"Alright. I suppose it is just an implication of trying to learn these things. Ready?\" She brings her hands up to form seals, one after the other, quickly weaving through the familiar genjutsu that she's both experienced and inflicted upon others. Once they're complete, she lets a smile spread across her face, one that shows teeth - an odd expression on her face, or at least an unusual one. This constitutes the trigger for Shadow Cloak, and after a moment, Chinami would begin to see black, void-like shadows spreading over and engulfing Hisayo's body, leaving only her smile and here eyes visible. \n\nThen, suddenly, three pointed tendrils spring off from her engulfed body, each about the size of an arm. They move rapidly (A-rank speed) towards Chinami, and each stabs towards one part of the other genin's body - one towards her left leg, another towards her right arm, and a third coming directly for her throat. Any attempts to block the illusory tendrils will result only in them burrowing through whatever is used, and if Chinami is stabbed, she'll feel as though she's been run through by a sword in that spot. \n\nOutside the illusion, Hisayo watches Chinami carefully, preparing to move over to her and assist her in ending the illusion should it become too much, and if it is necessary."
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "*A moment passed as Chinami stood watching Hisayo. She watched as the seals were formed and the creepy smile came across her face. She watched as the cloak of shadows began to cover all of Hisayo leaving only that disturbing grin and her eyes. She readied herself for she knew what was about to come.*\n\n*As soon as the the tendrils of shadows appeared she readied herself. They were fast but she was ready, as she leapt to the side narrowly avoiding being impaled. Quickly she got back to her feet and began to run. She knew it would futile but she wanted to try anyway, it would give her a better understanding how the technique worked and what it was capable off.*\n\n*One of the tendrils almost hit her leg. She managed to dodge but had been forced off balanced meaning the second had no trouble going through her ankle. Her face scrunched in pain, she was trying her hardest not to scream. She watched as the third tendril headed straight for her face. She raised one hand and focused her chakra* \"Kai!\"\n\n*The pain in her leg began to fade, her breath was heavy. She turned to look at Hisayo.* \"Damn, I always forget how intense genjutsu can be. Okay okay... It's my turn to try now. Tell me how this goes.\" *She stood back up forming the hand seals required as a wide grin formed on her face as she stared right at Hisayo.*"
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"author": "sampletext",
"message": "\"Right.\" Hisayo waits for Chinami to complete the technique, and steels herself once she sees that smile spread across Chinami's face. Shadows flicker across her training partner's form - so far so good. First things first, time to test the illusory speed and strength of the tendrils. Her hands weave through seals, and she then slams them into the ground, causing an **Earth-Style Wall** To erupt in front of her before leaping back and away from the direction of the tendrils.\n\nSure enough, just moments later, the tendrils burst directly through the wall as though it's made of nothing at all, moving far faster than Hisayo can hope to dodge. One stabs directly for her chest and impales her, causing her breath to hitch painfully. Feeling as though she's stuck on that tendril, the other two lash towards her easily, one stabbing through an upper thigh and another piercing directly through her eye - or seeming to, anyway. \n\nThough Chinami may not be able to see her behind the wall, Hisayo collapses to one knee, one hand instinctively clutching at the tendril in her eye. But she doesn't break the illusion - not *Quite* Yet. She has to test the pain. And, sure enough, it seems that Chinami's made a moderate error in that regard, despite it clearly causing *Some* To Hisayo.\n\nShe raises one hand and dispels the illusion with a heavy, shaky sigh, and stands up with a swallow. \n\n\"That was pretty good - just one thing. It hurt quite a bit, but... It could have been more painful. You have to really want me to hurt. Not asking you to do it again, but it's simply something to think about.\""
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "*She watched as Hisayo used earth style to attempt to block the genjutsu. It was strange she hadn't even considered attempting to block it with ninjutsu. It only then occurred to her that Hisayo could be testing the effectiveness of her technique, after all that is what they were trying to do. At that moment she watched as they leapt back and continued to dodge*\n\n*Once her sensory abilities detected a surge of chakra from Hisayo she began to walk around the wall just in time to she her fellow genin standing. Upon hearing the criticism she had to admit if that was the problem it was one she was happy to have. She quite liked Hisayo and quite frankly did not want to hurt her.* \"Well when it's against a real enemy I'm sure I will have no problem. I do not really want to hurt you so...\"\n\n*Just for a moment, she turned to look at the earthen wall. That is a useful ability maybe she should learn Earth Release after all. Turning back to face Hisayo she continued to speak.* \"But apart from that, is it all good in the other regards? Fast enough? Does it track correctly? And last but not least are you good? You looked a little shaky as you stood up.\"\n\n*Reaching to her belt Chinami unclipped the water canteen. Unscrewing the cap and holding it out towards Hisayo.* \"You want some? It is always a good idea to keep hydrated after training\""
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"author": "sampletext",
"message": "Hisayo shrugs. \"I find that it is often beneficial for practice to be as close as it can to the actual experience when viable, truth be told. I appreciate the care, nonetheless.\" \n\nAs for the rest of the questions... \"Well, the tendrils went right through the wall, as they should, and I was not able to dodge them for long either. So I would say you did quite well for a first use, all things considered. I did not attempt to pull myself off the tendrils, but I expect that would have proved futile.\" She rolls her shoulders a little, trying to work the last little bits of phantom pain out of her limbs. \"And I am fine; I knew what to expect. It hurt, but I had the illusion used on me when *I* Learned it as well, after all.\" \n\nThat being said, she gladly takes the water bottle and has a few swallows. \"I do not think I'll ever get quite used to the feeling of being stabbed, though. All one can do is prepare for it.\""
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "*Taking the water canteen back she screwed the cap on before returning its rightful place next to her equipment pouch. She was happy to hear that the genjutsu had been mostly successful. Hopefully this would come in useful for the founders, in the last one she had seen it used to great effect in the tournament and she hoped to emulate that success.*\n\n\"Well I have to say Hisayo I'm quite happy with how that went. All things considered we both learnt brand new techniques really quickly. You picked heavenly weeping up quickly if I do say so myself. I know when it's real I will cause much more pain to my enemy.\" *Chinami smiled a little, realising she must have sounded a little deranged there* \"I'm joking of course, I mean I will cause pain but it's not like I enjoy it.\"\n\n*She looked away, sure she was making a fool of herself. Damn why did she have to be so awkward half the time. She shook her head to clear her thoughts* \"Well either way thanks for teaching me Shadow Cloak, I'm thankful you took the time. I hope you get to see me use it against an actual opponent at some point. Anyway, I think I'm going to head out. Got lots of stuff to do before the Founders, Thanks again!\"\n\n*With a smile and a wave Chinami began to move, heading back home. She hoped to speak to a few more people before it got too late.*\n\n```End Hisayo tutoring Chinami in Shadow Cloak```"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "```This is Bamboo Grove```\n\nSen had not come to the bamboo grove in quite a long while. This was where he first met Atosh and he had fond memories of this particular area. But he wasn't anticipating meeting anyone here today. Him and Hideaki were here to train their taijutsu. The Founders was just about to start and he wanted to be ready for the tournament. He had spent the past year training his dog and shoring up his weaker aspects of being a shinobi. Now he wanted to get back to honing his strengths.\n\nHe smiled at Hideaki who gave a bassey bark. He made a single hand sign and an explosion of smoke erupted turning Hideaki into a copy of himself. He nodded to his copy and they got into position. He was clearly going to test his taijutsu against his own copy of himself. He would have liked to ask a friend but the only friend he felt comfortable asking outright he had not heard from in quite a while. And his other newer friends his natural shyness was kicking in. But his nose tweaked and he glanced around. He seemed to scent a familiar person nearby. Perhaps a friend could help him with his training and he could help them?"
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*To Sen's surprise he would hear the sound of... Something slamming against a rock? If Sen would to go investigate the sound he would soon find his Friend he was just thinking about Atosh! He was seemingly punching stone pillars that he made using Earth release. Seemingly Atosh was training punching away at the pillar, each punch made a loud thud sound as he continued to do strike after strike against the pillar slowly making cracks with each one. The look on Atosh's face was different too, his normal relaxed face was gone with a more focused but calm look on it. He was taking this training more serious then some of his other trainings... And for Sen this would be a first time seeing Atosh like this.*"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen followed his ears and his nose. He stood watching his friend smacking against the stone pillar impressed with the display of strength. He must really be working hard on this for the Founders. This made sense. He had encountered several Genin who knew the armor technique already and a normal level of strength just wasn't enough to get through that. He wanted to work on his strength himself but he felt he needed to work on his technique first. \n\nSpeaking of which this was a perfect time. He had just learned the armor technique and he had become a hell of a lot more sturdy. He could be a perfect punching bag for Atosh. And Atosh was an excellent fighter to go against. So he could work on his technique. It was perfect. He called out, \"Atosh! Buddy how're you doing! You seem to be working pretty hard! Wanna train together?\""
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*Despite Sen calling out to him Atosh stayed focus until the cracks within the pillar began to break as the top half of the pillar soon crumble away. After that Atosh's began to look like his normal self and soon he would turn towards Sen.* \".... Oh hey Sen.\" *Seemingly the stuff that Atosh heard from Sen was slightly delayed to actually getting a response from Atosh's head.* \"I'm good, just doing some strength training... And I'm always down to to do some training with you mate.\" *Now out of his trance Atosh was more then willing to help Sen and Hideaki out with some training.*\n\n\"... I should clean this place up a bit.\" *He would say as Atosh begaen to clean the area a bit using his Earth release.*"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen cracked his knuckles and Hideaki started to get into position but Sen shook his head, \"I wanna work on my Taijutsu technique solo today buddy. Besides I am pretty sure if he wants to work on some strength training he's gonna want to hit hard. And I'm the best person for that. I don't want you to get hurt.\" Hideaki whined but Sen patted him on the head, \"It's fine. I'll train with you later okay?\" Hideaki barked and Sen turned back towards Atosh.\n\nSen slide into his familiar stance of All Fours. He felt chakra infusing his limbs strengthening them and granting him speed. His eyes sharpened and dilated allowing him to react much faster to stimuli. He grinned at Atosh, \"So I know I usually come at you with Hideaki. But you said you want to go through strength training. I'll let you hit me all you want.\" As he spoke, he began to focus the chakra and layer it just over his skin. This created a thin layer of chakra armor. He then blasted forwards charging towards his friend. \n\n```Strength: C\nSpeed: C++\nEndurance: B \nReaction time: C+\nJutsu Speed: C\nChakra Pool: C \nChakra Control: D\n\nAwareness:\nSight: D\nHearing: D\nSmell: C++\n\nSkills:\nTaijutsu: C\nNinjutsu: D\nShurikenjutsu: D\nBukijutsu: C\n\nArmor Technique: D```"
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*Atosh began to do some neck stretches as he began to un-wrap his rope dart from around his arm... If Atos was gonna focus on improving his strength then he'll have focus on going hand to hand, just like Take taught him.* \"Alright so just a brawl between us two, got'cha.\" *He would say as he entered his normal street brawler stance with his left hand open ready to catch a hit while his right hand stayed in a fist.* \"Also probably a good call... I assume Hideaki might not be at where you are at with Armor technique so it'll be best for em to watch.\"\n\n``` \n\nTraining stats list\n\n\nEndurance S: C\nReflexes S: C\n\n\n\nSight S: C\nHearing: D\nSmell: D\n\n\nSkills-\n\nNinjutsu: C (2 points) Nin Specialist\nShuriken S: B (4 Points) \nGen S: D\nFuuin:D (2 points) \n\n\n\nBuki list-\n\n\nSpecial Techs\nArmor Technique- C (4 points) \n```"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen grinned as Atosh opened his hand to catch a fist. He wanted a brawl? Sen was more than willing to brawl. Sliding up to his friend he threw a punch towards his friend but that was a feint. He was aiming to hit his friends open hand to catch his punch. He opened his hand at the last second and went to lock their hands together. His other hand went up and caught his friends closed fist. It didn't hurt nearly as bad as it should because of the armor technique. Using this he pulled his friend in hard and brought his head forwards in an attempt the crown of his head onto Atosh's nose in a vicious headbutt. He had a vicious grin on his face as he did this clearly loving every moment of this."
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*Despite Atosh being ready for a fist fight Sen's plan would go smoothly for the most part, leading the two to have both of their hands lock in each other, However when Sen began to pull Atosh towards him for the headbutt Atosh had a slight smirk. Also pulling so the two would get close to each other quickly Atosh would lean his upper body back as he sent his left leg forward... In one movement Atosh was attempting to avoid Sen's headbutt while He sent his Knee foward going for a flying Knee into Sen's Stomach.*"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "When Atosh began to lean backwards it caught Sen off guard. The foot slammed into his stomach and he felt his chakra waver as he took the attack with his armor technique. But he was still fine. So he decided it was time to break out of the grapple in true Inuzuka fashion. Bringing his arms in and curling his body up he violently twisted his body and his hands working on attempting to free them from Atosh's grip. While he did that he began to spin his body in a violent spinning motion that was the Inuzuka's signature Taijutsu. He was attempting to slam into Atosh point blank with Passing Fang while he was still off balance."
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*Soon As Sen began to Spin Atosh would quickly slam both of his feet into the ground so he would have good footing for what he needed to do. Still in a grapple with Sen while he is spinning Atosh would aim to quickly lift up Sen above his head. Then after that he would soon attempt to slam Sen into the ground. Letting him go, either allowing Sen to get away or slamming the Dog training into the ground.*"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen would have been very surprised that his friend grabbed onto him while he was spinning. He continued to spin into Atosh regardless. He didn't care that he was being guided into the ground. He would absorb the impact with the armor technique. He would have to turn the armor technique off after that attack but he wanted to do maximum damage to Atosh would his Passing Fang. Slamming into the ground he stopped spinning and spun to his feet. He had his bearings in an instant and the moment he did he lashed out with a vicious sweep towards Atosh's legs in an attempt to knock him to the ground."
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*With his Chakra taking a heavy hit Atosh would focus on trying to end this fight quickly now with Sen trying to sweep his legs Atosh would take this moment to stand his ground and meet Sen's sweep with a Swing as Atosh began to try to match the attack with a kick of his own.* [\"He's getting faster and improving faster... That's good.\"] *He would slightly be proud in his friends rapid improvement.*"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "He slammed his leg into Atosh's leg not stopping his kick so their kicks met. He trusted in the fact that his endurance would carry him through the shock of the damage he took. He then used his other leg to lock Atosh's leg and began to spin again. This was just a short spin but it was still a rapid hard spin in an attempt to knock Atosh to the ground and slam him into the ground. He then spun to his feet grinning down at Atosh."
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*Atosh used what last of his expandable chakra into Armor Technique to tank the brunt of the clash between the two but he knew that he had to stop using it due to his current level of Chakra. Without much time to react to Sen's leg lock he would quickly realized that Sen attempt to spin him down to the ground attempting to slam him into the ground this time. However Atosh would follow the momentum and quickly slam his fist into the ground digging it into the dirt to catch himself. He would then attempt to swing his other Leg into Sen in an attempt to get his friend off him.*"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen took the other leg and stumbled backwards. He finally halted and wavered. It wasn't that he had taken damage in one particular area. Between armor technique and the hits he had taken he was now feeling weak on his feet. He sat down heavily and blinked a few times, \"Whew. Atosh I think we should call it here. You've hit me pretty damn hard. I take any more I might actually get pretty hurt.\" He stood up slowly and held out a hand towards Atosh, \"Good fight though. Hope I was able to help in your training.\""
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"author": "droark",
"message": "Hiroki is actually a bit excited. When last they spoke, on the bank of the Sun River, the pair had opened up in regard to their love of ninjutsu and the wonder inducing magic that it represents. The genin wasn't as different as Chiho might have been, considering trying to kick the chunin's old demon, but he still has much to learn if he hopes to succeed and become a pillar of this village himself. \n\nHis scent is caught from a few yards away, the genin having grown far more adept at hiding since they last met. It's more of a passive thing these days, but the scent of dew and varied seeds precedes the genin as he steps onto the training ground.\n\n\"Hunter Shochune-san.\" He bows deeply, as deeply as when they first met. \"I hope you are well, and thank you for inviting me to be under your tutelage again. If at all possible, I would like to focus on Water Release and its foibles this day.\""
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "Ah, there he was, he could smell... Something different on him, it was a mixture of cooled earth, the kind you'd smell from a particularly tense firefight... But the rest of his scent was familiar. Chiho began to shift the bubble up and down , before it began to spin in place, causing the storm inside to appear almost like a raving light show as he let it linger in the air for the time being.\n\n\"Ah, there you are, you're... Geez, you're like twenty minutes early, you know you're allowed to be late right?\" He was sure he'd told Hiroki he didn't have to show up so soon, but... Eh, punctuality isn't the *Worst* Trait a Shinobi could have he supposed. \"You're getting better at hiding your presence by the way, but that's not why we're here.\" He looked over the field, before popping his massive bubble, a bolt of storm digging into the Earth as he crossed his arms.\n\n\"Water release... So, tell me, what do you know about water release? I think nine times out of ten I've seen you with a scroll, so academically... You might know more than me, but... Your own words, what do think of when you think of water release?\""
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"author": "droark",
"message": "\"Water Release is the closest to unnatured chakra, in my opinion. It is a flow of energy that, while capable of vast destruction, is gentle naturally.\" Hiroki doesn't look directly at the bubble, afraid it might genuinely cause some form of instability if he were to look at all the flashing colors. \"It is also the most chakra dense in many cases, as it requires increased chakra to manifest the element rather than manipulate existing matter.\"\n\nHe takes a breath.\n\n\"And, with all due respect Hunter Shochune-san, to be late when invited by your personage would reflect a dire lack of respect on my part. Your abilities as a ninjutsu user and medical-nin deserve such respect twiceover.\" Bit of a kiss ass, isn't he?"
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "\"Bah bah, don't sweat the formality stuff, ya know? Like, I totes get it if you were visiting someone that had a high care for tradition but... Like, look at me man, you can totes draw the conclusion that me and tradition don't exactly get along... Though, your explanation is... Honestly kinda on the line of what I thought. Water is... Peaceful... But it can fill a *Wide* Space, and among all natures, it has the most variation, or, like, ability to draw variation.\"\n\nChiho held up a hand, holding up a finger as he explained. \"The starchy sticky nature of the Starch Syrup line of jutsu, made by a shinobi who's name is generally lost, but his jutsu are remembered, Applications of mist jutsu, keeping water at the point before it becomes a dense liquid... Flammable oil like substances... Heh... I even made a similar offshoot of water release that mimics high proof ethanol, in the sense that it's not only flammable... But capable of poisoning those without the constitution to defend themselves, and of course, the previously shown Bubble Style, a form of water release that sacrifices speed but grants you a near endless amount of ability to trick and disorient the foe.\"\n\nHe closed his eyes, letting out a small huff of air. \"What I mean to say Hiroki... Is take whatever constraints you might imagine with water, and throw them away when experimenting with jutsu... Heh, my Sake Style totally breaks convention, I'd be willing to teach it to you if you're interested... But, the first step to *Really* Utilizing water?\" He held out a hand grandly... \"Overcoming the weakness that is that totally lame chakra tax.\" He deadpanned the explanation, before holding up a finger. \"That is to say... If you think you have the gumption and skill, I'm totally willing to help you push your skill with water past the precipice, my guy.\""
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"author": "droark",
"message": "There's a blink. Then two. Chiho was offering to teach him a unique transformation for Water Release? It's *Very* Tempting, as their skillsets are quite similar on the surface. One might imagine the somewhat robotic Hiroki processing the offer for a long moment before. . . \n\n\"In the future, I may take you up on that offer. I have been utilizing poison more intimately in my style of combat for a few weeks now. If I was able to add it more easily into my Water Release techniques. . . It would be quite useful for making opponents less deadly. Perhaps also useful for nonlethal methods as well. . .\" If there's one thing that Hiroki also shares with the Shochune, it was his wish not to hurt others if he can manage it.\n\n\"That being said, the way I speak is a tic of comfort for myself. I may make adjustments - and when I become a chunin I shall endeavor to relax things. Please endure it if you can, Hunter Shochune-san.\" He dips his head apologetically, still listening to the rest of the lesson regardless."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "It wasn't as though he was harboring his techniques like others would. The Shochune clan had no Hiden, in fact, Sake style was maybe the only thing you could consider... If he wasn't the only one who used it. He shrugged his shoulders. \"Suit yourself, offers totally always open, if you happen to figure out something where it might help, I'm here... Now, as for helping you overcome your limits? I have an exercise for that...\"\n\n\"I wish I could tell you it's something complicated or formulaic... But it's more internalized than that, your sensory stuff is totes gonna be useful for it, actually, now... What we do is...\" He carefully weaved through a set of handseals, allowing Hiroki ample time to copy and memorize them... Before turning his head away from the Genin and releasing a truly ludicrous wave of water, one that tore and flattened the earth, a literal tidal wave from his mouth.\n\n\"... Ha... Is we practice *This*, until you either run outta chakra... Or perform it right... Exploding Water Colliding Wave is *The* Jutsu that signifies you've crossed the line of using water release, to *Understanding* Water release.\" He took a few moments to regain his breath. \"Now... I want you to focus on your chakra *As* You're molding it... And I want you to *Complete* It... I know this sounds strange... But, you'll be able to see it... It'll be easier for you than it was for me, at least.\""
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"author": "droark",
"message": "\"Of course.\" Hiroki mimics the seals, paying close attention to the way the technique feels as Chiho releases it outward. It's complex, incredibly so for a B-rank technique - some might consider it on the borderline due to the sheer destructive power and volume created through a single technique. The difficulty came down to the necessary skill with water release, otherwise the sheer amount of water created would drain a user in moments.\n\nThe first try is. . . Alright. He fires off a burst of water forward in an arc, but it's nothing like the ludicrous wave that Chiho did.\n\n\"Mmn. I believe I am. . . Close. The technique puts the nature of water as a force into perspective. It's closeness to chakra almost seems to make trying to change it into something similar. . . More taxing. Curious.\""
},
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "\"I figured you'd notice something like that... A lotta people see grand jutsu like this as simple or rudimentary... But you'd be surprised... Just like you need a fine understanding of chakra and your element for something precise... You need the same to create a result like this. It's not *Just* Expelling an obscene amount of water. You need to finely manipulate every ounce you create... Course, you *Also* Need to do this in an instant or else you're just spitting out a stream... Here, maybe this might help.\"\n\nHe straightens Hiroki up, while speaking. \"That restraint you have, that calm care you take? Remove that for a bit... I know it might be like, especially hard for you, but you need to feel that wild unrestrained sensation of water release... It makes the difference from using Water and understanding it, trust me... I dunno... Think of something wild, what's wild for you? Staying up past curfew? Hanging a painting without a level? Ordering an extra piece of chashu pork on your ramen?\""
},
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"author": "droark",
"message": "There's a flash of something in the back of Hiroki's mind. It's nothing crazy, but also isn't quite so simple. A cool night in the town and the popping of a firework play through his mind's eye. Yeah, that was him without restraint. Focusing on a name, he weaves his hand seals again.\n\n\"I believe I know what I can use for that.\" Gathering the chakra in his belly, Hiroki quickly finishes the sequence before reeling back. At the moment before his cheeks bulge with water, Chiho can see the slightest smile on his face before a **Deluge** Of water roars forward down the same path that Chiho's had. It continues to flow for several moments before Hiroki is forced to cut it off by shutting his mouth with a *Pop*!\n\nBreathing heavily, Hiroki reaches into his pocket to produce a chakra pill. Popping it into his mouth, he sighs with a bit of relief as that tension of low chakra leaves him. \n\n\"Oh. . . Okay. I believe I understand now.\" Catching his breath might have made his tone shift just a bit, but only from physiological stress. \"I do not think I can do it again at this moment, however.\""
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*It was a early morning by the sun river and as per usual a certain somebody could be found as Atosh was on his morning run, this time he was more focus on improving his over all running speed over his stamina. Atosh knew that his stamina was already better then most so this focus on improving his speed was a needed upgrade so he could keep up with some of the other Shinobi like his friend Sen.* [\"I should take a small breather, after this lap.\"] *Soon reaching the bridge Atosh would stop and lean against the guard rail taking a break to drink some water.*"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen himself was out on his twice daily run with his ninken. He was running along when he saw Atosh leaning against the rail to take a breather. He grinned wide seeing his friend taking a break at the bridge. He lengthened his stride and Hideaki let out a meaningful bark, annoyed at him increasing his pace as the dog did not nearly have the young boys endurance nor his speed when he wanted to go for it. He called back, \"Well sounds like we have to work on your training a bit more then eh then Aki?\" He laughed and the dog barked loudly at him but then lapsed as they just worked on keeping up.\n\nSen drew to a halt and nodded to Atosh, \"Hey there. Working on your stamina? Or you working on trying to work on trying to get those gains. Workin' on getting up to speed shall we say?\" He let out a laugh at his terrible pun and continued to run in place. He was filled with energy and eager to keep going but he wanted to hear what his friend had to say."
},
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"Well with how fast you seem to zoom around I don't really got no choice about catching up in the speed department if I want to keep my sparing recorded with you perfect.\" *Atosh would say jokingly as he stopped leaning against the railing, he would start to do some light stretches so his muscles were ready to start moving again.*\n\n\"Though I normally do endurances runs here every morning. The area's nice enough to where just running around it won't make you tired of looking at the same old scene over and over again, the bridges that go across the river is a good way to keep count of laps you do around and it's close enough to my place where to even if I do go a bit overboard it ain't to much of a pain to walk back.\" *Seemingly Atosh has a special connection with the river and the Mazhino bridge as he seemingly reminisce of the past while over looking the river as a whole.*"
},
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen nodded and grinned, \"Well part of the reason why I am so fast is because of All-Fours stance. It sends chakra through my limbs and enhances my speed massively. Without it I'd say I'm probably as fast as the fastest villager can possibly get without chakra.\" As he said that the dog besides him chuffed and he rolled his eyes, \"No it's not cheating. Remember we learned to go about on All-Fours from you guys.\" \n\nTurning back to Atosh he began to stretch and grinned, \"Well how's about we work on our speed together then? You and me. One lap we make it back to this bridge. First to make it back here wins. I won't use All-Fours. I wanna increase my base speed so I can go **Even faster**\" He said the last few words with a measure of excitement before he got into position clearly ready to do a race already."
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"I'm down for a little race between us three.\" *Atosh would say before moving over to crouch down to give Aki head pats.* \"Though just a warning though I do have the home field advantage here, I've been doing most of my training here even before I joined the Academy.\" *Atosh seemed to joke about having some sort of advantage despite it just being a river but to Atosh this was his home away from home. With how much time he spends around this river, you can say that most of his time awake was spent at this river either training or just relaxing by the river side.*"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Hideaki grinned seeing the beef jerky. Jumping in midair the talented Ninken caught it deftly. While it did slow it for several steps allowing Atosh to pull ahead Aki was still hot on his heels. The hound did fall a few more steps behind from having to chew the delicious treat. There was a bassey bark. Hideaki did not mind losing if it meant getting more treats.\n\nSen on the other hand was not about to lose this contest. He meant what he said however, when he said he wasn't going to use All-Fours. He didn't want to go back on his word. As he dashed forwards he wondered. They all used chakra to enhance their speed and strength. It was a facet of chakra control. Plus he used chakra to enhance his limbs while in All-Fours. Perhaps he could use Chakra Control to enhance his speed by pushing off of the ground harder? \n\nHe concentrated as he ran pushing chakra to the bottoms of his feet. Blue energy surrounded his feet and the first time he did this he blasted himself into the air and landed in a heap. He grunted and used his natural balance to roll back to his feet quickly. But he was falling further behind. He needed an edge. He concentrated again, still forcing chakra into his feet in an attempt to give him that extra oomph he needed to catch up!"
},
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*Atosh kept up his current speed as he soon look back seeing Aki and Hideaki catching up to him with their current speeds... Thinking quickly on his feet He knew that sooner or later the two would pass him. Reaching into his satchel he would start to feel around for more food distract the dog with. After some rummaging he would find a granola bar, some small chocolate malt balls and a banana that was wrapped in plastic wrap his satchel.* [\".... There's chocolate in the granola bar...\"] *He would think about his options currently and knowing that there was only one real option Atosh would begin to unwrap the banana from it's wrapping and throw half of it towards Hideaki in an attempt to distract the dog once again, while getting in Sen's way.*"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Hideaki barked excitedly as the banana went flying through the air and jumped high into the air to catch it. At that exact minute Sen focused chakra into his feet to give himself a boost. He pushed off the ground and that sent him flying forwards and upwards. He was ready this time and was controlling it. However, that didn't mean much when his large dog crossed his path. \n\nWhile Hideaki was able to catch the banana, the two of them went down in a jumble of fur and limbs. This would give Atosh quite the headstart as Sen detangled himself ungracefully from his Ninken who was barking at him indignantly. Sen tossed Aki a treat and Aki took it grumpily and they both took off after a few moments.\n\nSen soon was far ahead of Hideaki however, using his technique of focusing chakra to his feet and blasting forwards. He could only use this once every other stride as he had to then control his movements through the air and his landing. But he was gaining distance and speed. But Atosh was still far and away far in the lead."
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*Using his familiarity with the area so when the group began to reach the bridge the group were to cross to head back the way they came, Atosh were to quickly jump on top of some large rocks hidden within the tall grass to quickly leap up though a broken area of the guard rail to quickly get to the bridge giving him a few more steps of distance between him, Sen and Hideaki.* [\"Maybe I should hold off with helping with that petition to get that fixed.\"] *He would think to himself looking at the slightly damaged state of the bridge.*"
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"author": "chaos_ryder",
"message": "*Sana sat outside the tunnel grounds and kicked his feet absently as he sat over a faux mineshaft that had been set up a few years ago in case that Nora needed to ever to go down into the caverns of the Jihibiki again. Sana would have waited a bit inside the tunnel grounds normally, but the place no longer felt safe. Truth be told, not a lot of places felt safe much anymore, but going underground in those very similar mine-like tunnels just made him nervous enough in order to not want to hang out so easily somewhere where someone could very easily drop the ceiling on him and he would lose the ability to escape. Would he really need to set up a Reality Skipping Matrix every time he went somewhere now? If he just could buy a minute inside his barrier, he could extract a large number of people at once.*\n\n*But while today was about that, it wasn't entirely about that. What this was about would be informing a frequent member of their missions with the truth of what really happened and the danger they were in with simply associating with them. It was also possible that Takeshi was a target of the attempted assassination as well. Or at the very least they were fairly indifferent to his death that they decided to simply accept his death along with Sana and Hitomi's. Only they knew for sure, but it was something that it would be hard to know either way. Regardless of the reasons and the intentions, Takeshi deserved to know.*\n\n*It was a bit odd actually, Takeshi and him had trained a few times, but outside of missions, they didn't spend a lot of time together. Even though the war made it so that Takeshi was an ever increasing presence on his missions. The first mission of the war involved him after all, and now he had gone from only slightly comfortable with the concept to now a powerful and dependable companion on any mission.*\n\n*Well, he simply had to wait now he supposed.*"
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Takeshi dreaded coming to the tunnel grounds, especially after what happened to him down in the caves. The commander touches the scar on his neck, sighing. The scar is obviously visible. That spear did pierce through his neck in an instant from what he remembered, however, it was so quick that remembering how it went at a slower pace only gives him chills. Ever since that mission, Takeshi found himself continuing to improve. He keeps finding ways to utilize Crystal Release's strange logic.\n\n\"You know, you don't usually call me out here for no reason.\" \n\nIn the midst of night, Takeshi's golden eyes would worry anybody. Owls, while having many shapes and eye colors, the commander's close resembles those with yellow eyes, like a horned owl, piercing through the night. While his mask is the main reason why he got his codename in the Frontier Patrol, it's interesting that Takeshi's golden eyes matched such a feature. Of course, it was simply by coincidence that he chose a mask that represented an Owl... Well, at least the shape of their eyes and nose. To be honest, he considered painting the mask many times but refused to do it. The white grew on him. \n\nStaring at Sana, Takeshi speaks up, \"What do you need me for? It's already suspicious enough that you summon me in the evening near the tunnels. I'm assuming you want to discuss something.\""
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"author": "chaos_ryder",
"message": "*Sana smiled as Takeshi approached. He recognized the footsteps and the scent, a facet of shinobi life that he truly forgot a lot of the time. Having the ability to confidently identify someone without having to look at them at all. Takeshi's suspicions were natural obviously, it was late and they were near the place the mimicked where they all had almost died. Sana had been thinking about how to tell people this, especially Takeshi. If anyone deserved having a straight to the point, no nonsense answer, it was the taciturn shinobi himself.*\n\n\"The mission? Remember we told you about the cave in that almost got us stuck down there? It wasn't an accident. It was an assassination attempt. Likely for Hitomi and I, but either you were a target to or they saw you as expendable losses. Either way, a commander of the FP and an unknown aburame tried to have us killed.\"\n\n*Sana stared into Takeshi's eyes with a serious look on his face. He didn't know if it was dark enough for Takeshi to not be able to see him yet. But Sana's jade pupils stared back out of the darkness, like a feral cat that was desperately eyeing a mouse that had caught its eye.* \"The only reason we're not killing them right now is that we have reason to believe that they are part of a group. How large, we do not know. But we are operating from the worst possible scenario. Unlike others, this directly affected you. So you deserve the truth more than anyone.\"\n\n*It was less of a pitch and more of a blunt report, but Takeshi needed the important parts first. They could talk about context and details in a minute.*"
},
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Listening intently to Sana's explanation, Takeshi scratches the back of his head. He remembers Hitomi telling him about what happened after the mission. She went to check up on him since, well, he technically died on that mission. It is still pretty hazy about the details, but during his unconscious state... He remembers that very well. Whatever. Now it seems Takeshi's suspicions were correct. While it was a theory at first, the commander had found way too convenient. It's a good thing that Hitomi told him about the report before Sana came to tell him about their findings. \n\n\"Not going to lie, I already had my suspicions... Hitomi tried brush it aside since there wasn't much evidence, which is fair, but...\" Takeshi pauses, thinking his next couple words carefully. Also, the Uzumaki didn't need to worry about him seeing him or not. \"I had connected the dots when she told me the details, but I couldn't back up anything about that without knowing who to trust, granted, I do have trust issues.\" \n\n\"Honestly, I was surprise you guys didn't think of it first,\" The commander bluntly states. \"The enemy wouldn't blow up a key point in their campaign. Also, they didn't know what team Nora was gonna send, so exploding it wouldn't be a viable strategy, especially with the enemies we were facing. Arguably, the enemies that were eliminated during the mission could of probably taken out 4 squads, if they didn't plan very, and I mean very, carefully. There were only a few people that knew of our mission, specifically in the FP.\"\n\n\"As for not killing them right away, that's fair. While it is dangerous to keep them alive, dealing with two enemies on two fronts is another game that I wouldn't want to play. So, what's the plan?\""
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"author": "chaos_ryder",
"message": "*Sana blinked a few times, had Hitomi talked to him about this before now? And he had suspected something close to like this before? Well, that certainly made this conversation easier he supposed, but it was surprising that the larger part of this conversation was already over and Takeshi had accepted it fairly readily. Sana looked at the commander and thought for a few moments. Would he have taken such news as well as he was doing? He didn't think so but it was ultimately hard to tell such things unless you encountered them face to face.*\n\n\"Huh, that's something I didn't know. And yeah, you and Hitomi are fairly similar actually, maybe that's why Hitomi talked to you about it earlier. Well it makes the first part of this conversation easier for me.\" *Nodding in agreement to the rest of his words, Sana agreed. It was fairly easy to piece together when they knew the outcome and the cause. Minor mysteries became fairly easy to understand details of an assassination attempt on their lives.*\n\n\"Agreed. I would rather not deal with the ERF, the Sosen, and these individuals at the same time. That seems like a fresh new nightmare I don't want to get in to. And well, the plan is gathering allies Takeshi. I was sent to ask you as well as inform you of our findings. It's possible that you were just caught up in the crossfire and will be ignored from now on, but you're strong man. It would make me more comfortable if you were with us in this and well... Helping me protect Hitomi.\" *The green eyes slide off to the side and peeked back, showing the uncertainty and small amount of shame he felt voicing those words.*\n\n\"I feel... A bit useless asking to help protect my own partner, but it's important. You're a sensor, and a defensive specialist. Hitomi would try and punch me in the throat for saying it, but it would make me feel better. She doesn't need it, hell she could probably kill either of us if given a week and good motivation. I just mean... I guess I mean that if things hit the fan, I could really use you in our corner. Now you've been caught up in our bullshit already, so you have more than a right to refuse and tell me to beat it. We just thought of shinobi we could ask and who we trusted to ally with.\""
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Protecting Hitomi... For what he knows as well, the Bubble Bandit would want him to protect the Uzumaki too. Why must he be caught in between the two directors different outlooks. At the same time, these two are important to him. He owes Hitomi his life and Sana has always been someone he wants to keep close, supporting him if he must. Be it battle or in the political world. The golden-eyed Jonin sighs, looking off the side. It is odd to hear Sana tone like this. Every time he hang out with him, it's been casual and somewhat fun. \n\n\"If I have to turn Noragakure into my playground, then so be it. You two have always gotten my back, so I wish to repay it somehow.\" Now, the other detail he has figure out is if he was meant to be killed as well? It could just been by coincidence and they didn't care, which makes more sense to him. Takeshi knows he does not have much presence, however, it is possibly his relations to Hitomi and Sana that makes him dangerous? Maybe. \"However, I'm sure you've already been doing this with others, but make sure to act that I am out of the loop. From the report, they probably know I went unconscious so they would assume I probably do not know of the inside job that happened. If they do intend to assassinate me, save yours and Hitomi skin, got it?\"\n\nThe commander gave the director a stare that would tell him to not say anything more, a very separate expression than his usual. Takeshi is sure there are a lot of things that they still need to figure out, which he plans to help out on. \n\n\"In any case, I do recommend for you guys to probably find profiles on the two other Shinobi that accompanied Uchiha Ina. You might be able to find something suspicious about them, possibly pinpointing their numbers. For the Aburame... There is one option I think of, however, that is a stretch. Is there anymore details you like to add? Any secrets you've been keeping for a long time?\""
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"author": "chaos_ryder",
"message": "*The immediate and unquestioning support was both a large relief and also slightly surprising. He knew it was less surprising than Takeshi already sort of knowing about the assassination attempt, but it was still something that he was not expecting to the degree in which it arrived. It certainly took a mental load off of his mind to know that both of his recruitment expeditions had gone on without a hitch. The fact made sense he supposed, Ryoshi and Takeshi got along well, so it would make sense that their answers would be similar as well. Taking a slow exhale, Sana smiled before he spoke.*\n\n\"That means a lot to me Takeshi. And I'm sure Hitomi feels the same way.\" *Smiling in the dark, eyes focused on his friend, he continued.* \"And don't worry, the default expectation is to remain acting like nothing is wrong unless something goes down. If that happens, we will let you know and work from there. Also, we'll make sure to watch out for each toher in case something fishy starts happening as well. I don't pretend to know what happened to Iko, but I don't intend to get stuffed in jail in under a day unless I physically ring Isaya's neck. In which case... Yeah you should probably let me be taken to jail. Otherwise, make sure to give me the benefit of the doubt and i'll do the same to you.\"\n\n*Sana didn't think the organization or group they were facing truly ran that deep or that high up to really do something like that, but who could really say for sure. Hitomi was very concerned about Amano being in on it, and if that was true, he had plenty of legitimate ways to destroy them without even ordering a hit on them. At Takeshi's condition that he would be left so that Sana and Hitomi could save their skin's though, the grass around Sana's feet started to stir and he looked Takeshi in the eye for a few seconds before sighing.* \"...Fine.\"\n\n*It was a lie, but there was no need to be rude and confront the man about it. Sana nodded, they would be likely people to investigate, although it was possible they were simply unaware operatives. Raising an eyebrow on Takeshi's ideas, Sana nodded along slowly.* \"No, no really big secrets to be honest. Lots of half-baked guessed and fragments, but nothing that could be labeled a real secret. And what's this option of yours? The only clues we have are the aburame helped with the cave-in somehow, and its likely the same one controlling a transparent bug that accompanied Ina elsewhere.\""
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "The commander had a major reason on why this condition needed to be met, especially with Hitomi too. He might not be the best person to play the sneaky game, but he knows he can help more while being in the shadows. If Takeshi can stay under the radar, in some way, then he can do some work by himself. For the most part, he is often pulled around from briefing to briefing and doing paperwork so there is nothing to really gather from him since he has a daily schedule that he follows. The only problem is if he gets promoted again, that would be a huge problem.\n\nPlacing his hand on his chin, Takeshi took a moment to think. In reality, they should do a check on all the Aburame in the FP, however, that could a waste of time since the information wouldn't most likely be background checks. Who knows which one lying or not. \"While a background check on our Aburames might be necessary, it could just be some mercenary as well, unless you confirm otherwise. However, the one person I am suspicious of is Director Aburame Yoshitsugu,\" Takeshi takes a pause, puts the hand sign up for the sensory stance. Taking a moment to scan the area, nothing. \"Honestly, I never see him around, granted he is a director, however, this is more or less just throwing out names of possible people. I don't know why, but everything I hear about him just gives me chills at night. Just say a bad hunch is all.\"\n\nWith the possibility of the two's new positions in the FP, they might be able to look for documents of fellow directors. At the same time, that is a dangerous game. If they do find something about him, who's to say that the enemy will find out about this? Every step is dangerous, but for now, protecting Sana and Hitomi will do. \n\n\"Can you tell me anything more about Uchiha Ina? For all I know she is simply a commander and part of the Interrogation Unit.\""
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"author": "chaos_ryder",
"message": "\"Well... If we want to get technical, that mission was the first one for a while that had both me and Hitomi on it. I was on a mission with you and then a mission with other people before that. Maybe they were just waiting for both of us to be somewhere where an attempt was easy enough to disguise as an accident. I doubt they would have advanced notice of an impending promotion, unless their notice was only a few days before ours. Hard to say I guess.\"\n\n*It seemed unlikely to Sana that Amano was actively working with these people, if there were multiple members of the patrol as well as the prime director against them enough to attempt their murder, then surely they would have just accused them of a crime and executed them in some convenient moment. No it most likely would have been successful by now if such a thing was the case.* \"Well, just be careful. Never know who could be involved and all that.\"\n\n*At Takeshi's question, Sana raised an eyebrow, was he trying to get at something specific? He was fundamentally unaware of any reason that someone in the FP at least would want him assassinated. If it was someone from the River Queen, and an ERF assassin, he could understand that on its face. The amount of missions he had been on that directly sabotaged her operations were... A fair few.*\n\n\"Takeshi I'm telling you, I really don't know what could have caused them to want to assassinate me. If a director is involved, they would know anything I would, and probably more since they've been on the job longer than I have.\""
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Putting two fingers onto his forehead, Takeshi sighs and nods. Anything more specific would waste time. Just for some reason, he feels like there is something being hidden from him. Whatever it is, he hopes that one day Sana could share. Maybe Hitomi. In any case, he should just end the conversation there. \n\nNow thinking about it, it might not just be the FP that has traitors, however, there is no telling if any of them are MP or PU. For crying out loud, they could be a civilian in disguise too. The one person he is highly worried about is Prime Director Amano. It doesn't seem right to him that the head of the branch would assassinate two people he just recently promoted. It could be for the sake of keeping a close eye on them, but something in his mind doubts that. He wishes he can just talk to him and somehow observe his expressions. Who knows though, the Shinobi world has plenty of liars. \n\n\"I suppose one last thing is, who can I trust? You said you've been gathering allies.\""
},
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"author": "chaos_ryder",
"message": "*It was a fair question, he didn't want Takeshi to be suspicious of people he had helped and wanted to make sure that he was cooperating with people he should be. Or wanted to anyway. The certainty of having someone that he could confide in besides the currently in danger Hitomi and Sana would probably be a not so insignificant comfort. Well, he only had one person to really tell the Jonin in front of him anyway.*\n\n\"I haven't spoken to Hitomi since we've started, so the only person I've talked to is Marionette.\"\n\n*Sana grinned slightly, it was probably good that he had the ability to trust his partner, although that trust was probably already in there to begin with, and Sana was just erasing any doubt that his friend may have had. Ryoshi had been gone for a while, so maybe that was something that he was worried about. Ryoshi could have even told him, who knows. Either way, Ryoshi was the only other member of the alliance that Sana was totally sure about. He was confident about the others as well, but there was no point in talking about other people unless they agreed to help.*\n\n\"Hitomi is working on others, but I don't know the answers to those conversations yet obviously.\""
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Hearing his first FP partner's name, Takeshi let out a sigh of relief. At least it is someone familiar, especially he has known since the day they fought on the first round of the tournament. Honestly, how many years has it been since he first met the puppeteer? The commander knows that Ryoshi is increasingly growing in strength. Ryoshi literally summoned a spider the last time he talked to him. Even though he somehow to keep his composure, Takeshi really wanted to just jump back and land on his butt from surprise... Or utter shock.\n\n\"I see... Well, do somehow keep me up to date of any future plans and allies. For all they know, I simply do paperwork and attend briefings for majority of the time when at headquarters.\" \n\nThe commander is literally irrelevant, which makes it all the better. He's positive that he was simply a coincidence in there assassination attempt for Sana and Hitomi. Until he feels like his life is in danger for reasons that aren't quite right, he'll keep his head low. \"I'll make sure to keep you two updated with any findings I somehow get my hands on... I suppose this will end our meeting for today. I'll head off first, just in case.\""
},
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"author": "chaos_ryder",
"message": "*Sana smiled and nodded, seeing that Takeshi was at least satisfied in his choice of people to trust and bring into their organization. He agreed, and felt that having such a feeling of trust would without a doubt help him both have someone to talk to without rousing suspicions and coordinate better with his fellow Jonin.*\n\n\"Yeah, thanks again. Stay safe man.\"\n\n*Sighing to himself, Sana stayed there in the dark as Takeshi left and waited a few minutes. Waiting out here made him nervous, but it wasn't exactly something that he was reassured anywhere else except in the close proximity of one of his friends. Now to head back and wait to speak with Hitomi after she was done with her own perperations.*"
},
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "``AREA CHANGED TO ``\n\n*The relaxing sound of the river flowing could be heard with wind flowing over the grass giving it a nice brushing sound as seemingly on a by the shore of the river, there was Somebody seemingly meditating on top of it. The person stood still and had their eyes closed as they focused on listening to their surroundings. This person was none other then Atosh Klogen, he stayed their focusing on his sense. He focused on what he could hear and what he could get from the sounds.*"
},
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "Whilst Klogen was meditating by the river, Tatsuo could be seen walking along the footpath beside it, hands held behind his head as he strolled around without a care in the world. A smile ever present on the boy's face as he remained his usual joyful self. Tatsuo had decided to make use of the nice weather and headed out for some exercise with the training grounds being the destination as both his parents were out too, busy with work as per usual. Though along the way, Klogen caught the boy's eye, piquing his interest as it wasn't everyday you saw someone simply meditating by the sun river. Making his way to them, he'd wind up a few feet from them looking down with a head cocked to the side like a confused chicken. \n\n\"Um, what're you doing down there?\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "'A few months huh? Guess I was right, they ARE a genin too.'\n\n\"I totally agree with you on that. Actually, I had quite a few setbacks myself whilst in the academy... Turns out that I can't mould chakra whatsoever so I've mainly just been relying on my muscles, managed to graduate that way.\"\n\nTatsuo would nod initially before staring up at the sky as he rambled on about his own backstory. What he was saying was true though and his body told it all, he was certainly much bulkier than most of his peers anyways, you just couldn't really tell with his baggy jacket on.\n\n\"What're YOUR goals anyways? Anything specific?? I'm aiming to be the Nichikage personally.\"\n\nWhilst at first interested in whatever Atosh had to say, Tatsuo began to focus on all the things he could hear and smell around him much like his peer beside him. After a while of having his eyes shut, it became much easier to hear and smell things, even faintly pick out certain scents."
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"Well not much really, besides from trying to join the PU.\" *Atosh casually told Somen that he wanted to join the Predator Unit, despite all the risk and secretive nature of that branch of Shinobi.* \"Despite from that I guess lowing the Horror count in the world is another goal I have. It'll be a nicer place if there were a whole lot less of those things running about the world.\"\n\n*Atosh kept his training up, barely being able to read the sign across from him while listening to both Somen and the sounds of the birds chirping around him.* \"Hmm what branch are you aiming to join?\""
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "\"I wanna join the Predator Unit too!\"\n\nTatsuo's focus would quickly break as he exclaimed out loud in excitement, turning to Atosh with a smile, happy that they shared a goal. The thirteen year old was already getting attached, oddly enough, it wasn't something he found hard to do though. Hearing that they didn't have much else confused Tatsuo though as his goals were pretty much the only things that kept him going, they were fuel for the ever burning flames that was his passion for being a shinobi. They were simple yet ambitious ones too, join the Predator Unit and explore the outside world, become a Taijutsu master, become the Nichikage and show everyone else that Ninjutsu isn't needed to be strong. \n\n\"The outside world has to be filled with mysteries and I'm gonna find 'em out.\"\n\nWith that, Tatsuo would get back to his training as well, tapping back into his senses"
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"You know, the Predator unit main job is to fight and hunt Horrors right? That's a big risk mate.\" *Atosh would explain as he knew a bit more about Horrors though \"Gramps.\"* \"They are vastly dangerous beings... And without Ninjutsu you will have to be one stronger person to take them on... I respect that, However if I may recommended do so more research about what it takes to take down a Horror... As much as I want to say follow your dreams, if you can't really form a Ninjutsus it would be hard for you to fight them.\"\n\n*Atosh explained the big risk Tatsuo was taking wanting to join the PU without being able to form Ninjutsus, but he wasn't discouraging him. It was more like Atosh was looking out for him, warning him that it will be an up hill battle.* \"Though I guess if you could substitute the lack of Ninjutsu maybe you could also focus on a Bukijutsu or Shurikenjutsus to help even the odds.\""
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"author": "khepri",
"message": "```Co op - START!```"
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "The Uzumaki's reliance on fire release has been noted even by the branches. Whether that's good or bad has yet to be— okay no, it's definitely bad. She does have her kenjutsu, along with her clones, but will that really do anything for her? If someone has water release, she's pretty fucked. Dealing out damage, being able to take damage, and being able to adjust are some key parts of fighting. \"Ugh, I'm so gonna hate myself in the morning.\" She sighed. Today she would be working the former. Her armor technique. As it stands, she's barely ever touched in missions, but what if that changes; which it no doubt will, what happens then? She's out of commission after a few attacks? No, that's not gonna be her. Walking into the training grounds, the Uzumaki would quickly be made aware of the Osaki's presence. She wouldn't jump, but would let out a tired yawn. \"Hey Anjo, haven't seen you since the tournament.\" And considering she watched all the matches, let's just say her opinion on Anju would stay to herself. \"What was up with the camo? Trailin' someone?\" She'd ask the smaller chunin."
},
{
"author": "khepri",
"message": "Anju's smug expression seemed as though it was turning into a pout before she stopped herself. Akane hadn't even jumped? That was... Annoying. She thought it'd be funny.\n\n\"You, actually. It's been a long time since we've seen each other and... Well... I haven't been around much so I figured I'd say hi. You planning on training? I could... Help you out if you want\" She offered, almost sounding as if she was unsure herself. Normally she liked to focus on her own improvement, especially since she hadn't been in the groove of training for so long. She was starting to realize though that building connections was just as important as training.\n\nBesides, she was sure to learn something from Akane too."
},
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "Akane tilted her head confusingly, but smiled. \"Sure A~!\" She began to say, her voice being caught off by a yawn as she stretched her body, Anju most definitely being able to hear the slightest pop from her redheaded friend's back. She was definitely tired. Her endurance was pretty lackluster when compared to other Shinobi of her rank after all. \"~Shore'. I don't really mind. I planned on training up my Armor Technique. You?\" The Uzumaki would ask the non-clan as she began walking forward, ever so slouched. \"Depending on your answer, we might have to switch up our approachhhhhh...\" She said, yawning again as she extenuated the h."
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{
"author": "khepri",
"message": "\"Ehh.. I've just been trying to stay invisible for longer. It's... It takes a lot of chakra. Buuut... Hitting you a bunch sounds like it might be fun too\" She said with a smirk, rolling her neck. To her annoyance she found herself yawning a short while after Akane did. \n\n\"You want me to throw jutsu at you, or just taijutsu?\" She asked before reaching down into a small pouch and pulling out a chakra pill. She popped it into her mouth and gulped it down quickly. She hated the taste, but she couldn't deny the effectiveness. She could already feel her chakra flooding back."
},
{
"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "\"Whichever your better at, I guess. I can only block minor jutsus so don't do anything too crazy...\" The chunin would say, backing away cautiously. She didn't want to have four water dragons flying at her like this was some sort of high stakes duel. Those founders matches were brutal... She'd yawn before talking a stance. \"Ready when you are girlie.\" She'd say smirking."
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"author": "khepri",
"message": "\"Yeah yeah, I know. You're trying to train your armor technique, not die trying. I should probably train it at some point myself but... I prefer to just not be hit\" She said with a smirk before starting to back away.\n\nShe took a moment to look thoughtful, trying to come up with the perfect jutsu for this situation. Fire jutsu were out since they weren't normally blocked, so that left water lightning or paper. Paper was... Probably too dangerous. If she threw a chakram Akane could accidentally lose a limb.\n\nWater it was. She started forming hand seals.\n\n```Heavenly Weeping - B rank water ninjutsu```\n\nSuddenly Anju spat out several senbon-like water projectiles, aimed right at Akane. She made sure to aim for non vital areas so that she could just heal her with mystical palm if they went through."
},
{
"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "The Uzumaki brought her arms up, activating her armor technique. \"Ready!\" She shouted as the girl fired off her jutsu. Anju's technique was certainly strong, but it was too broken. She was thankful for that, but her weak armor technique still did little to block the oncoming damage. A sign that her armor technique was so weak were the bruises that were left on her arm. They didn't go through her armor fully, but they hurt like hell. \"Okay, good stuff!\" Again! She'd shout at the chunin. \"Hit me with something a bit harder this time!\""
},
{
"author": "khepri",
"message": "Anju hummed to herself as she watched Akane take the jutsu with little issue. She could tell that it hurt, but surprisingly not that much. Anju didn't consider herself to be much of a ninjutsu expert, so she wasn't capable of using anything too much more advanced. Nothing except for paper jutsu.\n\nShe formed the hand seals for her next jutsu, smiling.\n\n\"You asked for it.\"\n\n```Rank B - Paper Chakram```\n\nAnju formed a rapidly spinning disk of paper above her head before directing it to fly out directly in front of her. It angled itself to slide down into Akane's shoulder, following her movements if she moved."
},
{
"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "The Uzumaki stood firm, admittedly a bit scared when she saw Anju smile. *'Nope, standing my ground.'* The thought echoed in her mind. She wasn't going to move from this spot, or was she? The Uzumaki quickly realized how foolish she was when she paper chakram pierced through her shoulder. It took a moment for the pain to register as the Uzumaki just sat there, dumbfounded, before looking at her bleeding wound. \"Oi, FUCK. FUCK, FUCK, FUCK!!\" She quickly took a knee. \"I—mmm... H-help. Pl-ease.\" Her eye was twitching and the paper was beginning to turn red from soaking up the blood."
},
{
"author": "khepri",
"message": "\"Oh shit...\" Anju said in disbelief before running over and dismissing the chakram. She didn't quite expect to be quite so effective with her attack, and she immediately felt a pang of guilt. She went through the hand seals quickly for the mystical palm before keeping her hands pressed up against Akane's shoulder. Immediately it would start to numb the pain.\n\n\"It's okay, I've got it. Sorry... You said to hit you harder!\" She complained, starting to panic from the amount of blood.\n\nTraining was over for the day, and Anju ended up spending the next half hour making sure Akane was fine before leaving.\n\n```END```"
},
{
"author": "princesslalatina",
"message": "*Yayoi waited on the outskirts of the forest for her sister. The thieves they were supposed to after were last spotted fleeing in this direction. Whilst she waited she figured there was no harm in searching the nearby area for tracks. That wasn't hard, whoever these thieves were they clearly weren't trained in stealth at all.*\n\n*It look as if a herd of cattle had stampeded into the forest with the tracks they left behind. Well at least it wont be hard to find them. Now where is Natsumi? Hopefully she hadn't gotten lost.*"
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"author": "memepri",
"message": "Natsumi ran to the meeting point, running. She had stopped earlier at a noodle stand to celebrate going on her first mission, but she had forgotten how soon that mission actually was. When she finally arrived she seemed tired already, panting from the exertion of her run. She waved weakly at her sister.\n\n\"Hah... Sorry sis... I... Forgot when we were going. Did you have to wait long? Oh look! There are some tracks over there\" She said, noticing the tracks that Yayoi had already found. She felt a small wave of relief that she had done something useful already despite being late."
},
{
"author": "princesslalatina",
"message": "*It wasn't long after she found the tracks that Yayoi heard her sister approaching. Turning to look she could see her sister panting. She rolled her eyes as she returned the wave.* \"It's okay you're here now.\"\n\n*She was about to show Natsumi the tracks when she pointed them out.* \"What? Oh you mean these track right next to me? How could I have missed them? Did you awake your sharingan already?!\" \n\n*The smile on her face turned into a smirk as she turned back around so she could follow the tracks.* \"Anyway, we best get going we don't want to give them enough time to actually attempt to hide their tracks. We might have to try then.\" \n\n*She gave a shrug with the last sentence then began to follow the tracks into the forest expecting her sister wouldn't be to far behind.*"
},
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"author": "memepri",
"message": "Natsumi pouted as she was teased by her sister, but decided not to defend herself. It was silly to assume she was the first one to see the tracks when she had just arrived after all. At the mention of unlocking her sharingan though she couldn't help but grin. She knew one day she'd have it - and it seemed so cool! It easily made the Uchiha clan the best in the village.\n\n\"Yeah yeah lets just go\" She said before following along. It wouldn't take long before they saw a camp site in the distance. Natsumi frowned to herself. By her count it seemed like there were at least three men that she could see, all larger than her. She had ninja training, but this would be her first time in a real fight.\n\n\"We have to take them alive, right?\" She whispered to her sister.\n\n\"Do you think you could distract them? I could pick one of them off and then it'll be easy\" She said, doing her best to come up with a plan."
},
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"author": "princesslalatina",
"message": "*As they observed the camp site she couldn't help but wonder how these idiots hadn't been caught yet. They had made almost no effort to hide and some of the stolen goods could easily be spotted out it the open.* \"Yeah, so we need to be careful to not completely destroy them. Don't hold back too much though, I can always patch them up after.\"\n\n*She could feel something building within her, was it excitement? She couldn't wait to finish their first mission and she would make sure they did good.* \"You want a distraction? Oh I can do that.\" *She took off her headband and tucked it inside her kimono. Then she thought back to when she found out her dad wasn't coming home. The night she realised that she would never see him again. Success, tears began to run down her face as she moved towards the camp the three men spotted her and began to approach.*\n\n\"*Sniff* Can you he.. Help me? *Sniff* I can't find my mommy..\" *Making an effort to look around by physically turning so her clan crest was visible, it appeared the distraction had been a success. The three men looked at her oblivious to their surroundings, more interested in the fact they had a child of the famous, wealthy Uchiha clan in front of them."
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"author": "memepri",
"message": "Natsumi started to sneak around to the other side while her sister distracted. When she realized exactly what the kind of distraction was, she couldn't help but start to giggle. The thieves were already starting to turn and move towards Yayoi when she ended up sprinting into the clearing behind them, drawing her sword.\n\n\"Heh, gotcha!\" She shouted out as she slashed into the first man's side and kicked him to the ground. He cried out in pain and started to clutch at this side.\n\n\"Surrender now and we don't have to fight!\" She shouted out to the other two. Now that it was even numbers she hoped they would see reason and not try to take on ninja. Unfortunately, they didn't seem interested in surrendering. In fact... Were they just ignoring her?!\n\nBoth thieves charged at Yayoi, one trying to grab her while the other tried to pummel her face."
},
{
"author": "princesslalatina",
"message": "*A sigh escaped her lips as she saw the two remaining opponents ignore her sister. Dropping the act she ducked out of the way incoming fist before she grabbed the hand that had tried to grab her. Rotating as she dropped to a knee she threw the larger man over her shoulder before giving him a hard punch straight into his gut, causing him to vomit.*\n\n*Rolling forward to gain some distance from the final hostile she stood back up turning to face him. Removing her head band from where she had stashed it she replaced it to its rightful place.* \"You know I really recommend you do what my sister says. I'd hate for you to break something.\""
},
{
"author": "memepri",
"message": "Natsumi eyed the last thief carefully. Would he try to fight back out of desperation? She had heard how people, much like animals, would gain sudden strength when they felt cornered and had to fight for their life. She didn't want to have to kill the man, but it was difficult to be non lethal with a blade. Luckily her sister was here.\n\nHer thoughts were interrupted as the man suddenly starting running off in a random direction. She blinked twice in confusion before starting to chase after him.\n\n\"H-hey! You can't just run away! Yayoi, make sure the other two are taken care of, I got him!\" She shouted out as she sheathed the blade. She ended up tackling him in the back, forcing him to the ground and knocking him out by slamming his head into the ground."
},
{
"author": "princesslalatina",
"message": "*Yayoi nodded at her sister as she ran after the coward. The last two being left to her.* \"Now then, you two have a choi..\" *Her talk was interupted as the thief who had vomited spat at her. Deciding he had just made his choice she gave him a quick kick in the head leaving him unconscious on the floor. Turning to face the one who was still attentive.*\n\n\"Where was I? Oh yes, you now have a choice. Get on the ground and put you hands behind your back or I will put you in the ground.\" *After watching his friend receive a quick kick to the head, he decided not to resist any further quickly laying flat.* \"Good choice.\"\n\n*Spotting the ropes holding up the nearby tents she walked over ripping from the tent. It wasn't perfect but it would work to restrain them.*"
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"author": "memepri",
"message": "\"Ehh... I think I accidentally knocked this one out...\" Natsumi complained as she checked on the thief. It didn't appear he had died from the fall, but she had no idea how easy it was to kill someone who wasn't trained as a ninja. This was her first real fight after all. She was just worried she'd accidentally killed him.\n\nMoments later she started dragging him back over to the other two.\n\n\"Well... Now we have to carry them. Ugh... Come on, might as well get started\" She complained before picking up the thief. At least it wasn't too far of a walk."
},
{
"author": "malvarik",
"message": "[This is now \n\nIt'd been quite some time since he took up a tutoring job. Between paperwork and his own training, the war had left him swamped with things to to do to even consider training a genin. However, as of recently, he'd been given more free time and decided to put it to good use helping out. He'd been assigned to a family member of Chiho's by the name of Atsushi, whom apparently needed help with their Stealth. Through headquarters, his student would receive a message with instructions to meet Murano at the shrine deep in the woods. There, they'd be able to practice stealth more easily. Murano awaited him on the steps leading to the shrine, reading a book as he waited for the arrival of his student."
},
{
"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "So, it was time for some stealth training. Murano wasn't that well known from the genin's standpoint, so it was hard to pinpoint whether or not this activity would actually be beneficial to the genin. Of course, the guy *Is* A chunin, so it's more than likely he knows what he's doing. But then again, he's also in the most *Boring* Branch. Ugh, hopefully he wouldn't waste the boy's time. \n\nIt wouldn't take long for the Shochune to arrive. He quickly brought his hand up and waved and to Military Police Captain. \"Yosh, Mura-chan.\" This guy was friend's with his Uncle wasn't he? Then there was no reason to not be casual. \"I'm Shochune Chiho's nephew, Atsushi. Pleasure to meetcha.\" He said, offering a hand to the captain."
},
{
"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Although he wasn't keen on the nickname he'd be given, Murano would let it pass. It was one of Chiho's family after all, so it was fine if they wanted to refer to him informally. Rising from his seated position, Murano reached out and shook the genin's hand. \"Nice to meet you, Atsushi. Hope you're ready to train, I've got our routine already planned out.\" \n\nGesturing towards the wooded area around them, where nearly anyone could disappear into the foliage if they tried hard enough. He'd taught the basics of stealth here quite a few times, as it was the perfect place for one to learn the nuances of disappearing. \"First, I'm going to have you give me an example of your current abilities. I'm going to turn my back and I want you to hide somewhere in our vicinity. After that, we can work on your pre-established skills. Sound good?\""
},
{
"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "Atsushi stared down at the book in the hands of Murano, curious as to what it pertained to. \"I'm more than ready Capt. Mura-Chan.\" He said, quickly giving a fair salute to the captain in front of him, before rushing into the forest. While the boy hadn't quite paid attention to any of his stealth classes while he was in the academy, he wasn't going to sit here and let the captain catch him. He swiftly activated his kinobori, walking up into a tree around 20 feet from Murano's current position. He wasn't very good at this stealth thing, was he?"
},
{
"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Murano would close his eyes as he waited for Atsushi to find a suitable hiding place. Once a few minutes had passed, he'd open them once more and slowly walk around the area. Considering he wasn't *Immediately* Able to see the genin, it meant that his pupil had showed atleast some promise when ti came to stealth. However, after just a few minutes, he'd point up and towards his position in a nearby tree. \"You can come down from there now.\" \n\nHe'd wait down below for Atsushi to return before he continued his lecture. \"You did well. Do you have any idea as to why I was able to find you so quickly, though?\""
},
{
"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "Well that was a let down. The genin quickly jumped down from the tree, a pout on his face. \"I don't know, staying out of the limelight isn't really my specialty... Perhaps you just noticed my natural glow, or my violet hair. Either one is viable.\" He deflected clearly a bit frustrated with how that went. He found him so fast, it was annoying. What, did this guy have superhuman hearing too? The genin knew it was possible to train your senses to such a degree, but he hadn't met many people who had poured that much time into it. He'd sigh. \"No, I don't. Care to explain capt?\""
},
{
"author": "malvarik",
"message": "He *Really* Was Chiho's nephew. It was like he was teaching a slightly younger version of his friend. He might have found such attitude irritating before, but hanging out with the elder Shochune for so long had gotten him used to it. He shook his head at Atsushi's list of possible reasons he was caught before gesturing towards the ground leading to the tree. He'd no doubt notice some broken foliage and tracks leading towards the tree he'd hidden himself away in. \"You left a trail, Atsushi. You did a fairly decent job hiding yourself, but it won't matter if your enemy can see evidence of your path there. Do you know what I mean?\""
},
{
"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "A lightbulb sparked in the young genin's head as Mura-chan spoke, he somewhat understood what his problem was. \"So it's like dinner! After you eat, you clean up after yourself so no knows you were there. Except now...\" He walked over to one of the footprints in the ground and got on his knees. Quickly he smudged it, getting rid of the part of the evidence that he was ever there. \"But... Can I do this reliably on missions? It seems like I'd end up caught pretty quickly if I got rid of *All* My footsteps.\" He'd say, looking to Mura-Chan for a response."
},
{
"author": "malvarik",
"message": "\"Kinda... I guess?\" Atsushi's example left him a bit perplexed, but he *Sort* Of understood where the genin was coming from. Having watched him go and cover his tracks, he thought it'd be better to demonstrate for himself what he meant. Walking up next to the genin, he'd gesture for him to watch Murano. \n\n\"You're on the right track, but rather than covering them up you should also be considering avoiding them. Here, watch me.\" Murano walked forward, his feet gingerly avoiding the deader branches on the ground more likely to snap and sections of soft earth where he'd leave tracks. He'd make it a few more feet before turning around to appraise his trail. Atsushi would no doubt notice that the Chunin had left no tracks to speak of, having moved his feet in a certain way as to avoid making imprints. \n\n\"See what I mean?\""
},
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "The genin watched attentively, making sure he understood exactly what was being said to him. He pumped his fist, ready to give it a shot. \"Alright, I think I get it, shishishi!~\" He chuckled, excited at the prospect of being able to hide better, although he wouldn't say it. He had plans, and the next part of the plan just so happened to involve a bow and arrows and stealth. Couldn't quite do this without the both of them. \"Alright, here I go!\" He said, watching the ground and making sure he didn't step on anything that would sink with his prints. Woof... He turned around to see what he had done, and was pleasantly surprised to see no trail had been left behind. \"Hell yeah!\" He said, pumping his fist up into the air. \"I expected nothing less from myself, and Uncle Chiho's friend!\" The two would continue training for a few hours before parting ways."
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "``area changed to ``\n\n*Atosh would find himself by the riverside after his morning run, he would be sitting at the shore as he was taking it easy from his near marathon length run. After taking in the view Atosh would notice a single coin that was left on the shore. Thinking he was lucky he would pick up the coin and flip it, but unfortunately he would failed to catch it. Picking it up again Atosh would realize that maybe this could be a light training exercise. Flipping the coin again and again Atosh would attempt to catch the coin with out looking directly at it as it traveled.*"
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"author": "mrbrown6022",
"message": "Miya walked calmly through the woods heading back to the village. The raven-haired Operative had just finished her daily patrol and with all of the paperwork taken cared off she had decided to return home. Miya rarely took the most direct path, using the walk home to keep an eye on the area, even if she was technically off the clock.\n\nIt didn't take much for Miya's sensory abilities as well as her hearing to pick up on Atosh' presence not far from where she was and that, given where she knew herself to be, he was by the river.\n\nAlways the careful one, Miya approached the signature, her presence just as invisible as always, even her chakra was suppressed. Ever since the war started, Miya had picked up the habit of always hiding her presence. \n\nShe didn't recognise the chakra signature and, from the size of it, whoever it belonged to was most likely a genin, definitely not a civilian at least. Either that or they were capable of masking their true pool size.\n\nWhen she got to the edge of the woods, she quickly identified the individual by the river, her guess that they were a genin most likely right. Still, Miya didn't make a sound as she took a few steps closer, stopping a couple of meters behind Atosh.\n\n\"What are you doing out here?\" Her voice rang across the area as she finally revealed herself. Miya's tone matched her emotionless and stoic expression perfectly, only further enhanced by her icy blue eyes."
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"Oh... Hello there.\" *Despite not even realizing that Miya was here, Atosh would turn as soon as he heard her talk. He would soon catch the coin in his left hand so he wouldn't be distracted by it.* \"I'm just resting a bit after my morning training... I take it you are also a Shinobi?\" *He would ask realizing that Atosh didn't hear this person coming despite the improvements he's made in fine tuning his senses he put two and two together to figure out that Miya was also a Shinobi.*\n\n\"Besides from that... Also just taking the time to enjoy the view.\" *Atosh would say before turning his head back towards the river, seemingly he was relaxing by the river while flipping the coin as if it was some sort of fidgeting toy but really Atosh was still training, focusing on always trying to catch the coin even without paying to much attention to it.*"
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"author": "mrbrown6022",
"message": "Miya found the question rather odd, especially since not only did she have the mask identifying her a member of the Frontier Patrol strapped to her sash, on her hip, but also Noragakure's protector and symbol right in the middle of that sash.\n\n\"I see.\" She replied plainly, her stoic and emotionless expression unchanging as her icy blue eyes stared straight into Atosh's. From her perspective, the genin in front of her wasn't training anything right now, especially since he even said he'd finished his training.\n\nMiya enjoyed her own company more than she enjoyed that of others. This didn't mean she didn't like other people, it just meant she preferred to be alone. As such, since it didn't seem like her help or presence was needed, she was ready to let Atosh be by himself and continue on her way.\n\nThe chunin started to turn away, not saying a word nor making any sound for that matter. It was almost like Miya's footsteps were lighter than feathers which could be quite surprising give the height she must carry from her ankle-length hair."
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\".....Alright then...\" *Atosh would say before getting up and catching the coin for one las time.* [\"Hmmm I think that's enough stamina training, I should practice my reflexes again but catching a coin probably won't improve it by any real good amount... I could ask... Who ever that was if they have any good idea for getting reflexes up a few notches but they don't really seem like they want to talk... Aw hell to it.\"] *He would soon let out a small sigh as he turned towards Miya.* \"Hey... Do you happen to know any good exercises for reflex training?\""
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"author": "mrbrown6022",
"message": "Miya stopped as she was turning and faced Atosh once more, her expression unchanging as she focused her icy blue orbs on his again.\n\nReflexes, even if it didn't look like it given her frame and the giant metallic weapon on her back, was something Miya was quite good at, just as good as Ninjutsu. \"There are lots of good exercises.\" The Operative started, her voice as serious as her expression.\n\nMiya certainly didn't look she liked to talk but while her tone was very emotionless, there wasn't any ill or similar feel to her words.\n\n\"The most common one is to improve your reaction time by dodging or grabbing at something.\" Many people didn't know it but a simple yet effective exercise was try to catch wild, naturally elusive animals.\n\n\"You can try to grab one of the many fishes swimming up the river.\" Not only were fishes natural fast swimmers, the refraction of the light on the water made it even more difficult to accurately pinpoint the fish's real location."
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"Hmmm... I see.\" *Atosh would say as he turned towards the river. He would think about how he would go about catching a fish in the first place. As much as he wanted to do it bare handed he didn't exactly want to get his clothes wet and have his family be mad at him when he came home. So Atosh would then look towards his right arm and think about maybe he could use his rope dart? Letting the rope dart unravel from his arm before catching the chain, soon spinning it up to build momentum Atosh would take a deep breath while did his best to identify a fish he can easily pierce with his weapon.*"
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*After a few hours, Atosh would catch a few fish and in fact he kept them... When he went home Atosh brought them in so his family could enjoy some freshly caught fish.*"
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "```Alright bitches, this is the forest ```\n\nDangling himself upside down from a tree branch, Takeshi felt like an owl... If they could hang upside down. Regardless, he often spends his time just hanging from one whenever he's off duty on a the fourth day of the week. Honestly, he really hopes that his names doesn't get around the frontier. For all he knows, the enemy doesn't really know much about him since he often hides his face and doesn't usually flaunt out his abilities as often. Takeshi usually hides his name behind his codename: Commander Owl. \n\nIn any case, the morning weather is nice. Slightly cloudy, but warm temperature where anybody can sit comfortable outside. Nora is a strange place for weather, however, he isn't bothered by it. \n\nClosing his golden eyes, Takeshi concentrates his sensory to detect any signatures nearby. With his relative stealth skills, he should be able to hide even on a tree... If no one looks up of course. Furthermore, he has his chakra suppressed. War really does just have it's way with making people be on edge the whole time. At some point in his life, he might accidentally point his katana at somebody. Probably Hitomi, but he should suspect anybody that sneaks up behind is the bandit herself."
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"author": "megachiroptera",
"message": "Uchiha Itami was... Stressed. Yes, stressed was a good word to describe the sensation that the young teenage girl felt. She had just graduated from the academy yesterday, and while normally that would have inevitably led to a celebration with her parents for fulfilling their expectations, she had ruined that dream two years ago — well, it would be two years in a few months. Oh, but was that how long it had been? Itami's face, a carefully-crafted visage of neutrality, cracked a little, a frown etching itself upon her lips as carefully as a racoon with a chisel.\n\nShe shook her head. Maybe she just needed to clear her mind. Lay down against a nice, cool, shady tree, book in-hand — she was already reaching towards her kunai pouch for the library book she knew to be there, a treatise on shurikenjutsu — and forget about abusive fathers, neglectful mothers, and lonely unhomely apartments. That would do her some good, Itami knew.\n\nAnd so the newly-dubbed genin elegantly paced through the greenery off the beaten path towards the forest that very conveniently happened to lay there. A quick flush of her chakra courtesy of a whispered \"Genjutsu: Kai\" Proved her paranoia was of no use — no short-tempered clansmen was playing a trick on her. Still, Itami vowed, it was better to be safe than sorry, and she'd rather not get trapped again. It would reflect very poorly on her instincts and abilities, and Itami hated being underestimated.\n\nIn time, Itami arrived in a glade. It wasn't large enough to properly call a clearing, of course, since the randomly-growing trees dotted the land far too thickly. No, the space was a glade, courtesy only of the various holes in the ground. Gopher holes, Itami recognized. They were probably messing with the dirt too much for large swaths of trees to grow as they did elsewhere in the wood. So long as they didn't try to take any of her things, the Uchiha would leave them alone.\n_ _\n\nItami laid down against the base of a tree, pulled out her book, and began to read."
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "The Jonin opens his eyes, sensing another presence in the vicinity. Looking down from the branch he's dangling from, he spots the girl reading a book. Takeshi squints his eyes at the stranger, guessing that she probably isn't skilled enough to even notice his presence. He's not the most well-versed in stealth, there are obviously better candidates than him but the commander can at least manage to hide himself as some random rat with his chakra. Stealth isn't what he specialize in, he just learned it so it can make some missions easier but majority time he'll be acting as bait. \n\nUsing kinobori to attach himself to the bark of the tree, Takeshi walks down the body of the tree and looks at the book the girl is reading. Shurikenjutsu. That reminds him that there are some Crystal Release techniques that require such a skill set... Maybe he should at some point. Although, he has enough long range options. Still, throwing shurikens wouldn't be such a bad idea to add to his arsenal. \n\nLooking away from the book and the girl for a moment, he looks at the various holes in the ground. Takeshi shrugs and continues to read along the text of the book. Now thinking about it, why is someone like her out here to read? Well, he can think answers to that question himself. He does spend a lot of his time alone, so it's nothing special to him. Everyone has a reason to wanting to be by themselves, sadly the girl chose the wrong place if she was hoping to do so. \n\n\"Interesting book you got there,\" A toneless voice came from behind her."
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"author": "megachiroptera",
"message": "While the informative text on the subtle intricacies of shurikenjutsu was exceedingly interesting — topics discussed in manifold, from the precise speeds required for each individual throwing star to properly ricochet off each other mid-air in regards to the exact location of a static target (alongside a warning that such an instance was highly improbable to happen, and so should not be relied upon) to just how much error an improperly-forged shuriken could have on air speed and direction, complete with an f(x) model that assumed the unweighted-ness was locked to one side (which, while as unlikely as a static target, was still incredibly fascinating and good knowledge to have) — Itami found herself unable to properly focus on her text. She was about to close the tome in favor of simply staring at the flowing leaves above her when a voice, coincidentally also from above her, startled her out of that notion. She jumped a bit — it was surprising — and closed the book with a loud snap, knowing in all seriousness that her attempt to dispel an illusion had failed and a terrible fate awaited her for her lack of constant vigilance. \n\nHowever, upon actually deigning to gaze skywards, Itami's expression donned a raised eyebrow rather than carefully-masked apprehension. The figure was tall, even standing horizontally (tree-walking?) as he was — the exile's four-foot-nine positively paled in comparison. They looked older, far older than she was, and the pacifist wondered for a moment if this was perhaps a jōnin. There was an aura of death about him that made Itami's skin crawl.\n\n\"I suppose it is,\" Itami said ever-noncommittal, surreptitiously standing and brushing off her rear end with her free hand. \"Equally interesting is why I feel as though we have crossed fates before, though it matters little. I am Itami; who might you be?\""
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Blinking blankly at Itami's action the closing book rather dramatically, Takeshi walks off the bark of the tree and back to the simple ground that every mammal walks on. \n\nThe man only wore simple clothing, one that contain neutral colors—being black in this case and some white—however, the floral pattern on his kimono coat pop out more thanks to the plain choice of colors. A mask hangs from a chain through the eye hole on his pants. While Takeshi is far older than the stranger, his face is smooth but expressionless and in reality he's just in his early 20's. The golden eyes can be piercing at someone's soul, but it's most likely the look of him. He's not a very approachable person and the tone does not help either. Yet, only a couple has ever approached him. Most of the time he has to do the whole greeting thing. \n\nAnalyzing the genin, he can obviously point out that she is much shorter than him. The Jonin stood at 6'4\"/193.04cm, which is a huge difference in height. She seems very skinny as well, which might be an effect of her possibly being fresh out the academy?\n\n\"Uchiha Itami..? Weird name,\" Takeshi says, looking off to the side. He also has the weird feeling that had met... Maybe in a past life? Well, if reincarnation even exists. \"Kurokawa, Takeshi. Frontier Patrol and Jonin.\""
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"author": "megachiroptera",
"message": "Itami's neck hurt from how much she had to crane it backwards just to look her conversation partner in the eyes. How unfortunate. She'd have to massage it tonight to avoid getting a crick overnight. It would severely impact her day tomorrow if she left it as-is.\n\nThe jōnin's clothes — and he *Was* Indeed a jōnin by his own admission, and though he could lie Itami saw no particular reason that he would — were even more greyscale than her own, and Itami found herself impressed. Whereas she preferred muddled grays, Kurokawa Takeshi-san (-senpai? The exile wasn't sure if it was appropriate to refer to him as such) donned blacks and whites, which were far more difficult to camouflage in than light and dark grays. That meant that Kurokawa-senpai (she had decided within that thought that the suffix would, indeed, be acceptable, at least within the sanctum of her mind) was powerful enough to not need to worry about stealth. Even so, he very easily either snuck up on her or — more alarming — he had been there for the entire time and the ostracized Uchiha simply hadn't noticed him despite how paranoid she was.\n\nShe shuddered imperceptibly, though Itami supposed that the jōnin could tell anyway. Jōnin were terrifying.\n\n\"It is good to meet you, Kurokawa-senpai,\" Itami uttered, and promptly blushed lightly at her slip. \"Ahem — I apologize.\"\n\n*\"Silly girl,\" Her father whispered guilelessly into her figurative ears. \"Watch your tone when speaking with your betters. Transgressions are just as easily met with acquiescence as they are with punishment. See to it that you remain in one piece.\"*\n\nShaking herself out of her thoughts, Itami continued: \"How was it that you were able to move out of the tree soundlessly? You left no audible trace upon the bark nor the grass. Do you have the time to instruct me?\""
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "*Kurokawa-senpai... Hate that.*\n\nThe Jonin has never been one for formal talk. While he uses honorifics, he rather uses first names than last names. Last names can become confusing at some point, especially if someone is part of one of the 12 major clans. He knows so plenty of Uchiha, so he has to address them by first names. Sadly, rankings in branches make it hard to address people by their first names. The commander has to bite his tongue so many times to hold back using his way of addressing people. So annoying...\n\nTakeshi squints his eyes at the Genin, then retracts them back to normal. He simply observed her motion, always being one take on body movement and gestures. Expression is such a common language in the world, but there are some people that cannot express very well as others. The commander has learned the ability to read a person's emotions, it was his way to compensate his for his lack of expressing himself. \n\n\"Please, do not address me as Kurokawa-senpai. Takeshi-san is way more comfortable for me.\"\n\nGiving Itami a small smile for a quick second, Takeshi looks off to the side then back to her. \"Oh, that? Well, it gets super complicated but... I don't mind giving you some advice.\" Seriously, he isn't the best when it comes to stealth. He just can't deny giving advice. \n\n\"Let's see... How about we start how to hide and knowing the common types of way people can detect you.\""
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"author": "megachiroptera",
"message": "Itami frowned at the correction, more so at the desire to be referred to with a given name than with the chastising. She had already apologized for the latter, after all. No, the only experience Itami had with wanting to be separated from your family name was in regards to her own situation. Did Kurokawa-san — rather, Takeshi-san — have issues with his family, too? The exile's frown stretched further, her eyebrows sinking to match. She hadn't hoped that anyone would be able to relate to her on a personal level and she daren't ask for advice on how to cope. Not when it could draw up unpleasant memories.\n\nOf course, there was indeed the possibility — a very probable one at that — that Takeshi-san disliked referring to others by their surname, and extended the same courtesy to others. It made some measure of sense, Itami supposed, but she couldn't understand it. Not when she'd been taught since before she could remember to act with platitudes, respect, and honor to all. Left unthought was that Itami had a few people she did not respect nor honor.\n\n\"How to hide, Takeshi-san?\" Itami echoed, intrigued. Pursuits of knowledge and proficiency always attracted the short girl. \"I do not quite understand. Is there some sort of technique to it? As for ways of detection... I suppose sight is a common way. Hearing, too, and possibly scent?\""
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Takeshi notices Itami's frown. He wonders what's on her mind, but he feels like he should pry too much. They just met, so going into anything personal might look bad. Also, he's not the best when it comes to life advice and who's to say that those sort of words will change people? Those who are younger are greatly influenced, especially if they have to follow a certain standard. Clans can be quite difficult that way... Some of those standards might be due to their Hidens or KKG. It's just mainly the genes and being put at such a high point in society. \n\n\"Correct, Itami-chan. The three ways to get detected have to always be kept in mind whenever you need to be unseen...\" Usually, a person is able to specialize in specific type of sensing. Some people can see things that others cannot, while some might be able to smell the most distinct scent in the area. \"Of course, there is also sensory but that goes into chakra suppression. Let's keep it simple.\"\n\n\"Hiding is a skill, you usually learn these basics when learning about stealth. These are common ways to trick people. Hiding behind a tree and staying out of sight, masking your own scent by covering yourself in mud or slabbing honey on yourself, and making no noise and slowing down your heart beat. Although, slowing down your heart is quite tricky. A very trained listener will be able to pick that up in an instant if the shinobi is not properly.\""
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"author": "megachiroptera",
"message": "Itami's face, which had reverted to a blank state in tandem with her uttered words, blushed a rosy pink at the term of endearment Takeshi-san used. Itami-chan? When had she ever been called such? Even her mother and father never willingly used such affectionate honorifics, much preferring to use \"Daughter\" Or \"Musume,\" Depending on the formality. Likewise, the estranged girl used father and mother or otou-sama and okaa-sama, equally dependent on how stately the circumstances were. Her blush faded and she frowned, but unlike her previous expression of displeasure this one was far more rooted in sadness. What she would give to have had a closer bond with the family she let go of.\n\nBut the exiled Uchiha shook her head lightly, losing her blush and choosing instead to focus singularly on Takeshi-san's teachings. Chakra suppression and sensory were terms that were at least passingly familiar to the girl, though even that was more due to her own scholarly interests than any academic teachings. The quote-unquote \"Common ways to be stealthy\" All made sense to Itami, more or less confirming what had been instructed to her in the academy, though the fact that one's heartbeat could be slowed for the purposes of avoiding audible detection was highly fascinating. Did such an act have any effect on the respiratory system? Could holding it too long result in cardiac arrest or lack of oxygenation in the blood? If not, was it a skill that slowed cellular metabolism simply to allow one to avoid death?\n\nInternally, Itami scoffed derisively. While merely hypotheses, if even partially true such skills would undoubtedly help in healing and more benign scientific studies. Instead, shinobi chose to use this knowledge for — what else than — combat. \n\n\"Could a properly-trained shinobi not learn to listen for a slowed heartbeat?\" Itami asked, blatantly curious. \"Or is the space between beats so large that it is either irrelevant or enough time to properly execute an ambush without sound affecting their own actions whatsoever?\""
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Takeshi holds back at a chuckle at the Uchiha's reaction to him calling 'Itami-chan.' He's guessing that the girl isn't used to such a thing, but she is younger than him so he'll keep calling her that. Also, he's always been one to somewhat tease people. People wont recognize it, but it's quite fun to him from time to time. It's one of a couple things that allows him stay sane... That and his morality. Honestly, he's surprise that his morality has stayed intact for so long now. 4 years and a war would do something to a shinobi, but he hasn't been affected as much as others could have been. Although, that cave mission did put some impact on his mind. That day felt so cold and lifeless. \n\n\"Honestly, it's more of something that they can just hear through continuous training of the ear. It's like a development thing with the body,\" Takeshi states. \"Although, someone not specialize in hearing might not be able to hear certain details than others. There's a technique that completely that supposedly stops a person's heartbeat, The Corpse Stance. The Corpse Stance is arguably the pinnacle of stealth.\"\n\nStepping away from the Genin, Takeshi walks along the area of the environment. He walks over holes and takes in the air. Such nice weather. \n\n\"Also remember that you should use your environment to your advantage. A skilled Shinobi can easily sneak up on you this way... However, it's also the best way to treat a comrade in need. Acting as support, a shield, that no one can see is a changing factor in the field.\""
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"author": "megachiroptera",
"message": "A cool wind gently gusted through the glade, rustling each leaf on every tree in a slightly different way. Reflecting on Takeshi-san's words, Itami likened a stealth user to both the wind that blew and the leaves that shook. From what the jōnin plainly stated, it was a primarily supplemental option that could aid in both offensive and supporting roles — an assassin's blade or a shield from the shadows. Itami rather liked the latter idea; as much as she abhorred violence in all forms, she would much rather protect an ally and incapacitate an opponent without giving them a chance to strike back simultaneously than simply cast an illusion and hope for the best. The exile knew very, very well that there was always a bigger fish in the river — there would come a day where she was outmatched in the art of that-which-pretended-to-be-real, and having other helpful options was nothing more than a boon in the strictest sense.\n\nItami's eyes followed Takeshi-san as he walked around, surreptitiously stepping over holes with such grace and nonchalance that the girl was impressed even by such a simple action. Was this the passive skill of a jōnin? To carry with them always the poise of the finest dancers, the posture of the most elegant nobles? It was something the banished Uchiha could not quite comprehend. Would she ever reach such a skill level? Or would her abilities reach a ceiling far before she could ever hope to match Takeshi-san? Itami didn't know. Itami disliked not knowing things when she thought she should, and she certainly thought so now.\n\nOverhead, the girl spied, the winds were bringing in the cover of clouds. They were so large, titanic constructs of evaporated water precipitated out of the air due to its lack of atmospheric density, in a relative sense. Takeshi-san was akin to those clouds: an unreachable, unfathomable expanse; a tactile sensation the wayward scionness could only hope to touch one day; a truly gigantic force of nature that utterly dwarfed her very being. \n\nIf Takeshi-san was a cloud, a nasty part of Itami's mind wondered, what did that make her father? The exile feared Takeshi-san as much as she feared anyone else — that is, not too much but not too little either — but there was no one Itami feared as much as her father. If Takeshi-san was a cloud, perhaps Uchiha Ten was the sun or the moon or the stars. Not for his strength but for what he represented.\n\nThe girl didn't voice a response at first, trying in vein to open her mouth in order to formulate words — but to no avail. Finally, after what felt like hours to the suddenly-anxious genin, she spoke but two words: \"Thank you.\" \n\nTo whom they were aimed was unclear."
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Takeshi's ears twitch. He looks back over to the Uchiha and chuckle under his breath. The commander walks back to where he stood besides the Genin, still stepping over the holes without any misstep. These holes are a pain to keep in mind, but he rather not mess with animal life. Animals can be terrifying, even if they cannot possess the control of chakra like shinobi have. Although, there are certain groups of animals that can control some version of energy but he hasn't the slightest clue. He just knows that kind of stuff from his mother's diary that she left behind. \n\n\"No problem, I guess..?\" Takeshi looks at Itami, analyzing her again. The girl is strange, as if she's hiding something. The Uchiha are tied to extreme emotions that can awaken their special KKG, however, he has a little bug in his mind that doubts she has those eyes right now. \"Well, let's not stick around here all day. Who knows, one of these gophers might make a hole under you. Next thing you know, you're stuck.\"\n\nGesturing for the Uchiha to come along, Takeshi past her and looks back to her for another gesture for Itami to follow him. A Genin shouldn't be sticking their noises out here for too long, especially by themselves. While the war is in Nora's favor, enemies can always appear with no remorse."
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "The genin, Shochune Atsushi was once again scheduled to meet with Murano Keizo, otherwise known as *Mura-Chan.* Soley by Atsushi that is. Today however, the genin arrived first. Their meeting location was near the training grounds, a bit further west into the forest. The genin sat down on a tree branch, which creaked underneath his weight.\n\nSince the last time Murano had saw him, Atsushi had put on a bit of muscle, and he was dying to show it off. The genin wore a black A-Shirt and a yukata wrapped around his waist, with his some baggy black pants. His arms were fully exposed, revealing his veiny forearms and his biceps. If he wasn't expecting Mura-Chan to show up any moment now, he'd totally be checking out his guns."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Murano's entrance would be sudden, as the chunin suddenly stepped out onto a tree branch across from Atsushi's. He wasn'tplanning on taking any tutoring sessions for the next few weeks in preparation for some of his studies, but it was from Chiho's nephew so he hardly felt like he coudl refuse. The MP was wearing his standard uniform, complete with ornate tabard and boots. He was on his break at the moment and planned to return to work as soon as their tutoring session was over. \n\n\"Looks like you've kept at your training. That's good, hopefully you can keep the same attitude with your stealth studies.\" Murano said, gesturing towards the muscles he was obviously trying to show off."
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "The Shochune would quickly jump down from his perch above the ground. \"Damn right! Kichi ain't gon' know what hit em!\" The genin shouted out, quite ecstatic his tutor took notice of his practice. \"Trust me Mura-Chan, while hiding from the spotlight isn't exactly my... Go to, I'll be damned if I ain't gon' get good at it.\" The Shochune said, hitting his chest enthusiastically. \"So, how are we gonna do this today?\" The genin would ask the military police captain."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "\"Good attitude, keep with it and you'll be able to hide in plain sight.\" Murano said with a half-smile as he appraised their surroundings. The forest was a good place to schedule this training session, although it wasn't his usual spot he held training sessions at. \n\n\"First, we'll start off with some basic stealth techniques. Then we'll move onto another game of Hide and Seek.\" He said before gesturing towards the tree that Atsushi had previously been perched on\n\n\"You've already got the right idea, staying up in a tree. Depending on the type of tree, they can provide great cover and mask sounds. However, the branch you were perched on was too small for your current build. It was small, but I heard it's creak on my way here.\" He said, tapping one finger on his ear. That was a bit unfair, considering his abnormal sense of hearing, but it was a good piece of info to keep in mind. \n\n\"When you're hiding in a tree, take note of how thick the branches are and if they're damaged at all. Last thing you want is for one to break while you're on it.\""
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "The Shochune listened attentively to what the captain had to say, after all, he may not look it but Atsushi's grades were actually pretty good. All in all though it was just a repeat of last time, wasn't it? Maybe a bit different but the premise was the same. Find somewhere to hide. \n\n\"Alright, I'll look around an apt tree branch!\" He said, completely serious. The Shochune turned round', and began searching for a tree branch that looked like it could support his newfound weight. While it took him a minute, he would eventually find what he was looking for in the trees. The branch was broad and thick, with little signs of rupture. When pressed on, it budged a smidgen but nothing that was detrimental. \"Found one, Mura-Chan!\" The Shochune called out."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "\"Good... Job?\" He said, slightly confused as to why Atsushi felt the need to go find a tree branch. His excitement was good, but he hadn't instructed the genin to go find one just yet. He was just making a quick example of something. \n\n\"Anyways, next tactic I'd recommend taking a look at is how you walk. Follow me.\" He said, quickly descending to the forest floor. Once the genin had followed him, he'd gesture for Atsushi to watch how he walked. \n\n\"When you're trying to move stealthily, you'll want to avoid any undue pressure with your feet. Walking more on your heels and less on the soles of your feet, if that makes more sense.\" It was one of the first things he learned about stealth, a good tactic to quite one's footsteps out in the field."
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"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "*Click.*\n\nResonating, echoing, earthshaking, the blade's voice chimed as it found itself sheathed... Or so he hoped. Jin let out a quiet sigh, a discontent stare peering down at his hand, which he slowly relaxed with disappointment. That chime, that swift, clean wail of the blade as it entered the sheath with a simple, flowing motion — it evaded him. There was little he could really *Do* With it, with his lackluster training, but the *Feeling*, the *Sound,* The *Mere idea* Of pulling it off made his body tremble with anticipation. How it would grace his trained ears, the angelic choir of a blade cleanly landing in its sheath with a single, massive *Click.*\n\n...As he thought of the sensation, the sound, he found himself interrupted by footsteps gently tapping, a sound steadily encroaching as he turned his head to face it."
},
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "Having been practicing his stealth, he was a bit disappointed when the other genin turned around to face him. \"Aw, okay... I'm two for two.\" The genin yawned, keeping track of how many people he had followed that hadn't noticed him. A few incompetent chunin who hadn't bothered to train their awareness, and one of the few jonin just so he could have a bit of a challenge; the jonin noticed him immediately. \"Hiya, shawty.\" He said ironically as he looked up at the abnormally tall genin. \"I see yer' doin a bit of sword training, mmm? Seeing as we both got weapons...\" He said, pointing to the shortbow on his back, \"How about we help each other out? Scratch your back, you scratch mine kinda dealio.\" He said, a smug smile encroached on his face. His eyes were so squinted it was hard to tell if they were open."
},
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"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "Jin looked down at his sword, raising it slightly to look at it closely. Looking back up at Atsushi, he holstered the weapon onto his side and crossed his arms. His expression relaxed at his fellow genin, a charming, relaxed smile coiling onto his face. \n\n\"Sure — but I don't see a giant like you reaching my back,\" He joked, leaning back on a nearby wall and peeking up at the shining, oppressive sun. It was bright, but the heat didn't bother him. \"But a bow? What do you need, target practice on me?\""
},
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "His eyes widened. Did someone just... Run along with his joke? \"Oh, I *Like* You.\" He said, his mouth forming into a cat like smile, before reaching over to the genin and reaching up, placing his hand on his shoulder. \"We'll make a great duo, friend. You can slice em, and I can shoot out their knee caps.\" The genin said to the Takano. \"Shochune Atsushi, is the name, the stage is my game. But yeah,\" He said, removing his hand. \"I need a target to practice on. Preferably something moving. Like you. Specifically you.\" He said, still smiling that same cat-like smile."
},
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"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "Jin lets out a gentle sigh, a patient smile still on his face despite him pinching the bridge of his nose and shaking his head at the mere idea. Getting hit with arrows didn't necessarily sound fun, but he couldn't deny the usefulness of the practice, especially if Atsushi could aim well enough to make it rigorous.\n\"Alright, then. You can fire arrows off at me. I'll do my best to be a good target, if you've got good enough aim to warrant this being some good dodging practice,\" He agrees, before extending his hand out to offer Atsushi a shake. \"If we're doing introductions, then I'm Takano Jinsei, but just call me Jin.\""
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "Atsushi quickly took the Takano boy's hand. \"Pleasure to make your acquaintance Jinsei-san. Alright, let's get some distance!\" The shochune shouted, as he began to take a few steps back before promptly realizing his error. \"Oh wait, almost forgot!\" The shochune added, reaching into his bag and pulling out two puppets. \"This is Kan, and this is Zaki.\" He released them before attaching his chakra strings to them, allowing them to hover by flapping their wings. \"One of my many talents, is puppeteering\" The genin said, taking a bow as if he had just put on a performance. *Then* He took a few steps back, grabbed his bow and readied it. Shooting a swift arrow at his target, it would hit him hard if he let it hit and due to Atsushi's inexperience with a bow, that should've been easy enough."
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"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "Jin nodded along as his sparring partner explained, stepping back to get some distance all the while. He watched the pair of puppets float in the air; his expression betrayed his stoic demeanor as he looked at them with awe. He shifted his attention back over to Atsushi, bracing himself as he watched the other genin draw his bow.\n\nAs the arrow was loosed, Jin expectantly dashed to the side, watching as the arrow surged past him like a bolt of lightning splitting the air. He continued to run aimlessly around the area, awaiting the Shochune's next attack. .. And yet, he couldn't help but smile, a bit of a tease coming to mind.\n\n\"I thought you needed moving target practice!\" He chimed, teasing Atsushi for his initial, stationary shot."
},
{
"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "\"To be fair! This is my first time ever shooting a bow!\" And stoinks, he was doing shockingly well. His form, his concentration, all the way to his execution! Everything seemed to be on point. \"Guess this just goes to show how talented I am!\" He said, flicking his hair back with a swift manuever of his neck. \"Aaaaand, FIRE!\" He shouted, licking his lips right before releasing the arrow. He aimed bit ahead of the genin, trying to fire where he was going to be rather than where he was."
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "```cancelled, lost motivation sorry```"
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"author": "mugengunner",
"message": "This'll be a training grounds\n—\nAnother day, another training.\n\nAs other summer days, the Hunter found himself now wearing a loose top-tank as well as short cargo-pants and Shinobi sandals. No longer did he have his armor donned. It was much too hot outside to wear a leather armor at most times. \n\nArriving at the training grounds in order for his scheduled training, Mugen, as per usual, found himself there a few minutes prior to the appointed time. Today, he found it was time for him to finally begin cementing some of the skills he'd foregone as a Genin. As the saying goes -\n\n\"*It's not too late. It's never too late!*\""
},
{
"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen had arrived at the training ground. The day was as previously stated incredibly hot. So he had stripped his normally loose heavy robes down to the waist. Because of this he was showing off his lean muscled body that was hidden. He was actually a fairly bulky young lad for his age. Also hidden underneath the robes were numerous scars. All along his arms were scars from numerous cuts and injuries he had taken. He also had several scars on his torso.\n\nHis hair which was normally just a short tousled mess was just plastered to his head from sweat. He forwent wearing his normal feathered earrings today as they would just stick to his neck in a most uncomfortable way. He still wore his loose fitting long robes for his bottoms rather than something cooler. He was stubborn when it came to his style.\n\nHis young ninken padded along next to him panting slightly from the heat. It was extra hot for them because of their thick sleek black fur. Their mismatched eyes scanned the area carefully while their master saw Mugen and waved happily.\n\nSen jogged over, \"Hey there! Sorry about keeping you waiting. It was pretty warm so we didn't rush over. Didn't want to overheat Hideaki while we walked.\" While he spoke he pulled out a collapsable bowl and a bottle from his pack and poured a bowl of water for his Ninken so that Hideaki could have a drink of water."
},
{
"author": "mugengunner",
"message": "Having leaned against a stray tree, Mugen easily registered the presence of Sen and his ninken, the latter invoking a smile. Dogs always had this effect on Mugen. He crouched down next to the ninken, hoping he could sneak a quick pet on the little guy's head. \"**It's quite alright**\" He softly voiced, slowly rising from his crouched position. \"**Especially these days, one has to be careful not to cause harm to animals, notably ones under their care. So I don't blame you**\" He added.\n\n\"**So, now that you two are here. I want to work on my medical-Ninjutsu. Is that alright with you?**\" He'd ask. \"**You can injure me and I'll heal myself, or the other way around. I don't really mind**\" He said, though it was a lie. He didn't really want to harm little Hideaki."
},
{
"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen nodded, \"You need to work on your medical ninjutsu? All you need is for me to get injured? Alright I've been wanting to work on something that's a little out of my league honestly. This sounds like the perfect time!\" \n\nSen grinned and jumped backwards away from both the warm ninken and the older Uchiha. Sen wasn't lying, he had been wanting to work on a new technique. He made several hand signs. **Boar Monkey Snake Snake** Into a familiar cross shaped hand sign. This last one was for Shadow Clone jutsu. The previous hand signs were hand signs for a jutsu to modify Shadow Clone jutsu. It shouldn't be a jutsu he should be attempting just yet but he was a young stupid boy. Plus he didn't expect it to work, and the point was to get injured right? \n\nHe molded the chakra as he made the hand signs working slowly forcing the lightning through his body in very unfamiliar ways. And when he attempted to expel it in the form of the Shadow Clone he found it had rebounded onto him. He began to convulse and his muscles seized up. It was an incredibly painful experience having the jutsu rebound upon him but luckily since he wasn't practice he didn't put enough chakra into the technique to do too much damage. Although he did feel his heart skip more beats than he was comfortable with. \n\nAfter a few seconds he was laying on the ground, his hair sticking straight up and his muscles twitching. He was covering in burns from the lightning chakra having rebounded. Perfect patient to be worked upon."
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"author": "mugengunner",
"message": "Mugen had a bit of a hard time making sense of his words, but eventually, thanks to his expert hearing, he succeeded. \"**I am not too well-versed in medical-nin, but from what I know, a medic-nin guiding me to help you wouldn't be possible since, due to my current skill, the time it would take me to actually heal you would put you at risk of developing a complication in this otherwise minor condition you'd find yourself in**\" He said. While he wasn't ready to actually treat the Inuzuka, but he'd watch as the medic-nin would do it.\n\nAnd so, he delivered the Inuzuka to a healer promptly, naturally fast enough to avoid any serious damage development. As he imagined, he was scolded quite severely by the senior healer involved, but he didn't take it to heart. Not because it wasn't necessarily his fault, but rather because these things can happen in training. He knows that very well himself.\n\nWatching over the healing procedure, Mugen would denote a thing or two he'd practice on at a later time, making him realize he was actually not far off of being at the stage of skillfully treating a person suffering from the same condition as the Inuzuka.\n\nNow, he just needed to integrate this knowledge."
},
{
"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "```This is a training ground```\n\n\"Raaaa! Ow that burns... Note to self, don't pick up a still slightly glowing kunai off the ground if you value the skin of your palms apparently.\" Azuku shook her hands free while hissing, trying to relax her hand from the burn while looking at the burning ground around her. While she normally would've been spending this time training with... She frowned, of course she couldn't, the worst part about this was she couldn't even ask for some stupid advice related to Shurikenjutsu, she was relying solely on her own skill and a bit of luck to not skewer and/or burn herself right now. She knew the parent jutsu behind this technique, she knew she had the knife skills to perform it... She just needed a bit more to go for on properly *Executing* This damn technique. Azuku sighed, grabbing several kunain in hand as she continued once more. \n\nThis required one hand to complete... Which meant she had to learn real quick how to do this, as she kneaded the chakra in her gut, growing it, billowing it, letting it grow and bloom until it was white hot, the flames she was as always used to producing... Flames that sometimes caused more trouble than they were worth admittedly, but flames regardless! This was going to have to wait, perfecting the technique... Now she just needed to focus on increasing the speed of her jutsu slinging. Azuku fired off plume after plume of fire, pushing outwards flames that dried the air around her, causing the heat to permeate, which in turn caused her cloak to stick to her now sweaty skin, and despite being rather exhausted, she continued onwards, *Boom, boom, phoooooosh*. Each time the flames coming just a moment faster, requiring one hand seal less, and pulling just a bit more of her chakra and causing her to really feel the exhaustion.\n\nIt was after a solid hour of this that Azuku began to feel that dreadful dregging feeling in her stomach, when your guts pulled inwards because your chakra ran so low your body scraped every usable source to finish the technique you were demanding of it. She huffed once more, pushing herself forward until, without a single handseal, a brilliant plume of flames overtook the air once more, leaving the girl satisfied... As she decided to fall back with a huff, letting herself relax finally. This was becoming an irksome thing, no matter what, she seemed to be exhausted and drained after any amount of real hard work... Maybe she should consider focusing on her internal capacities... She knew the limits of her bodies stamina, but she could *Feel* There being more to her chakra than she was currently working on... Oh well, that was an issue for future Azuku, wasn't it? Maybe she could practice on making some of those fancy chakra pills that Hiroki seemed to always have on him, surely those would help alleviate at least *Some* Of the issues she was experiencing..."
},
{
"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "```This is Sun River```\n\nSen was jogging alongside the Sun River. It was early in the morning; the sun had barely risen above the horizon. He seemed to raise his head closing his eyes to drink in the sunlight on his skin. He seemed like he wasn't breaking a sweat at the pace he had set for this run. Which he wasn't. He was a strong and durable boy who spent most of his day training these days.\n\nRunning alongside him seeming to have a harder time keeping up was his ninken Hideaki. These would be a juxtaposition. Most of the time it should be the dog outrunning the master with the master struggling to keep up. The ninken barked in seeming annoyance at the reversal of roles and the boy turned smiling. \"Come on Hideaki. Just gotta finish a little bit more... And there we go we made it to the tree!\"\n\nThe ninken collapsed under the tree panting as the young boy pulled out a collapsible bowl and a water bottle for the dog pouring some water for him while he rested, \"Alright take a quick break and then we'll get up and continue the run!\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Yuki would be taking a break from her normal training with water style, and strength training and she would just be sitting and reading a book she had picked up from the store earlier in the day. Then she would notice the boy and his dog running and a smile would play across her face as she was needing a training partner, realizing the other day on the mission that Kado was so much faster than her. She would stand up when the boy would come to a stop, and she would put the book into a pouch she had on her back as she would lean up against the tree and look at the 2 patting the pupper on the head.* \"So, Sen hows the training coming along?\" *She would ask genuinely curious seeing as he was a sweaty mess and the doggo was also out of breath. She would lean down and pet him some more deciding that head pats, were in fact not enough for the precious ninja boy.*"
},
{
"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen smiled seeing Yuki coming up to greet him. He had smelled her familiar scent nearby and had been straining for the name. Suyuki? Suki? Ah Yuki. He was really lucky that scent memory was more tightly linked to memory than visual memory because he had garbage memory for names. He waved to her and walked over to the river and plunged his head into the river. Pulling his head out he shook it wildly and grinned wildly. He enjoyed the cool water flowing down his body cooling it off after the run. It was still cool out due to it being morning but youth ran hot.\n\nAfter he had done that he came back and finally answered her, \"It's going well. Working on this one's speed. He's not quite as fast as me so I'm taking him out for daily runs. We're working on different kinds of runs every day to work on his speed. He's getting there. It's all about gradual progress at times when it comes to training!\" He smoothing his hair back pushing the wet hair out of his face so that the water will dribble down his back instead."
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Yuki would think for a moment as she hasnt met with kado for training in a few days she would scratch behind the puppers ears.* \"Could I join you guys in your training? I need to get faster, and im not exactly sure how I can actually work on that.\" *As she would continue pushing the pupper and looking up to sen as shes sitting on her knees waiting to see if he could train with her , or if she is going to have to just make due on her own this time.*"
},
{
"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen smiled broadly. He always enjoyed training with someone else, he felt the best progress came from training in groups rather than alone. He nodded, spraying water everywhere without thinking and chuckled nervously afterwards realizing he was still sopping wet. His ninken then made a coughing bark sound which was clearly the dog laughing at him before continuing to enjoy the attention it was receiving. \n\nSen rolled his eyes at the dog before verbally responding, \"Yeah of course! Training together is how ya make trainin' fun!\" He continued to smile brightly at her before he stood up and stretched. \"So ya wanna work on your speed? No problem! I can help ya with that! I'm pretty fast for a Genin ya know.\" He grinned proudly before he continued, \"It's all in the rhythm ya see. Gotta set a good rhythm when ya start runnin' then ya can start puttin' more power inta it.\""
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Yuki would nod as she would stand up regretably giving the pupper a last head pat as she would stand up wearing her clothes that are more suited for running looking more like a track suit than a ninja outfit as she had planned on working on her endurance anyway. She would walk over to him then look out at the river wondering how getting faster actually works as she has never really given it much thought to do.* \"I'm not really sure how to get faster though, I know for endurance you just want to push your body, but I have 0 idea how to actually force myself into being faster.*"
},
{
"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen nodded, \"Ya see if your workin' on it from an endurance standpoint your takin' the first step. Ya gotta have the endurance to run far before ya can run fast. If ya think about it, it takes a lot of energy to run fast. But if ya already have endurance the next step is to do two different types of sprints. One is just runnin' as fast as ya can. I know that sounds stupid but you'll find you'll be goin' faster slowly over time. The second is runnin' as fast as ya can with resistance. Either runnin' with weights or runnin' up a hill or mountain. But since we ain't got a hill here we'll just do some sprints. We'll work on runnin' as far as ya can as fast as ya can. Aight?\" He began to jog forwards and turned around jogging backwards to look at her grinning, \"Set the pace as fast as ya can. I'll keep up.\""
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Yuki would start with a light jog and slowly build speed as she would begin running as fast as she could, but she knew this wouldn't last long so she would do what she thought could drag out her endurance a little bit as well. She would go from full sprints to light jogs to catch her breath as she would probably be losing ground on Sen if he decided to run all out himself, but if he would stay with her she would watch him and the pupper trying to keep up with them.* \"I... Hate... Running.\" *As her breath would already be somewhat heavy, and she would be a bit tired but she would be forcing herself through as she was never the type to give up so she would force herself to keep going, and even speed up to faster than she was going before not wanting to let her body force her into quitting.*"
},
{
"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen took pace next to her. She was right he could have sprinted far ahead of her but that wasn't the point of this. He fell into rhythm with her steps and nodded to Hideaki who did the same thing. Sen began to speak then, \"That's cause you're focusin' on the pain. Focus on the wind thats flowin' through your hair. The ground that's disappearin'. Each step and each breath's takin' ya farther and farther. And once ya start feelin' that ya start feelin' light like the wind itself. And nothin' can stop ya.\" He was talking because he wanted her to focus on something other than \"This sucks.\" Once you get out of your own head you can start to get into the zone."
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Yuki would focus on the wind in her hair as she would be running, and ignoring the thought of hating running as she would be able to speed up a bit more, and ignoring the pain that was beginning to form in her waist as she would keep running and speeding up more and more as they woulf run along the river.*"
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"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen felt the smile spreading across his face as he had to pick up the pace to keep up with Yuki. He kept talking to keep her mind off of whatever was going on inside her body, \"Ya see now your runnin' like the wind. All ya can really feel is the thumpin' of your feet hittin' the ground pumpin' you along! You feel like you can keep goin' forever!\" Hideaki besides them had begun to stretch themselves out running at their full speed now. The young ninken was both enjoying it and also looked like they were getting tired again pretty quickly considering they had just gone for a sprint just before this. Sen was keeping an eye on this and he eye'ed a tree in the distance. Once they came to the tree he shouted, \"Alright stop!\""
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Yuki would also be getting more quiet as she was getting tired and breathing harder, although she was breathing correctly, but she would start slowing down a bit as she would try to push through. Although, she would not be able to keep up that energy she would be panting heavily, but she would shake her head and begin speeding up again pushing through the burning in her calves and the pain in her sides as she would keep going.*"
},
{
"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen blinked in surprise, \"Ya should probably... I mean if ya wanna.\" He looked to the ninken who gave him a sharp look like, \"Screw you I'm resting here.\" He laughed at Hideaki and dashed after Yuki. He swiftly caught up to her then matched her pace noticing that she was panting heavily, \"Your doin' a good job. Pushin' yourself hard! I'm impressed most people just stop!\" He smiled brightly."
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Yuki would look at him and smile brightly closing her eyes as she would trip on a rock and slide across the ground and flipping into a tree hitting her head hard she would crattle into her knees holding her head.* \"Owww.\" *Through panting breaths, and her body being compeltely sore from her overworking herself as she would sit not really having the breath to say anything as her lungs would be burning painfully as well as her calves.*"
},
{
"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen saw her beginning to fall and immediately moved into action. Sliding into All-Fours as easily as if he were taking a breath he blasted into movement. He slide in front of her grabbing her and he slide catching her and taking the fall with his back. He grunted in pain but otherwise didn't have an indication of his pain. He grinned down at her, \"Ya okay? You gotta watch out for that when your runnin' if ya go flyin' at high speed it can really hurt.\""
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Yuki would nod as she would blush a bit her face turning as bright as her hair feeling embarassed she tripped like that and ended up hurting sen. \"You're right I'm sorry I got distracted I guess I wasn't really thinking that much about falling.\" *She would laugh it off as she would push herself up off the ground her body extremely sore from the running she would offer a hand to Sen as she would look over to the pupper taking a break.*"
},
{
"author": "cuhullin",
"message": "Sen nodded and stood up stretching his back and wincing before brushing himself off, \"Yeah when ya get tired like that its easy to trip like that.\" He patted her on the shoulder, \"Don't worry though, you were light. 'Sides I don't mind havin' a pretty girl use me as a cushion.\" He grinned and jogged back towards his ninken who had started running over to see if they were okay. Once he had met up with Hideaki he gave the dog a few pats before he turned back to Yuki, \"Alright I'd say that's where we should call it. I'm gonna go home and take a bath and get some lunch. You should probably go get some rest too okay Yuki?\""
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Yuki would keep the blush on her face as she would nod, and give the pupper a good bye head pat as she would bow to Sen.* \"Thank you for the training today I appreciate it.\" *She would bow deeply before standing straight back up and heading off towards the Uzumaki compound with a wave as she runs.*"
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"author": "khepri",
"message": "\"...Huh?\" She managed to say, sounding unsure of exactly what was going on. It certainly didn't seem like any insect she had ever seen before. She gently shook it from her blade before turning to face the new arrival. She could feel them appear within her range of sensory, but she was still a little surprised by the sudden meeting.\n\n\"Erm... Hi? Nice to meet you?\" She asked, still sounding confused.\n\n\"My name's Hiriko\" She eventually decided, putting her scythe away. It wasn't as though she was about to get into a serious fight with the Aburame.\n\n\"You wanna just try training together?\" She asked with a small smile."
},
{
"author": "gremorello",
"message": "Hachimitsu didn't say anything for a full minute, just staring at the Senju before she spoke in her monotone voice. \"I am Hachimitsu, and I wouldn't mind training with you. I came to work on my body anyway. I have weak arms so I'm trying to work on that.\" The Aburame explained as a faint buzzing could be heard from the speaker. \"Would you care to help me?\" Truth he told, Hachimitsu wasn't really sure how to proceed, so she was hoping the Senju would have some ideas."
},
{
"author": "khepri",
"message": "\"Hm. Well... I would say we could just try cutting trees down but, heh. A crossbow isn't really great for that is it? How about...\" She hummed to herself, seeming to consider. She didn't seem at all put off by the odd girl, in fact she came off as being quite polite.\n\n\"There is this thing I see taijutsu users do sometimes, to toughen themselves up. Punching trees. I uh... I'm not great with my fists, but it's an easy way to get tougher and also work on your arms\" She reasoned, nodding along with herself afterwards.\n\n\"If you have armor technique that might help, otherwise... Heh\" She shook her head before turning to the nearby tree. She took a stance before suddenly punching into it, impacting it with a thud. She winced from the pain of punching full force into wood, but she knew it wasn't too much pain. She was making progress. She repeated for a few more punches, breaking off the bark with the force.\n\n\"See? Like this\" She said"
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"author": "gremorello",
"message": "Hachimitsu still didn't see the reason behind tree punching, but she did as instructed and continued punching the poor tree that did nothing wrong. For a couple of minutes, Hachi ignored the pain as best she could, but it was hard. The Aburame had plenty of splinters too which wasn't great, but she kept quiet and kept going. Eventually, the bark broke from the girl's assault, falling to the ground. At that point, Hachimitsu finally turned to Hiriko. \"I think I might have done enough for today.\""
},
{
"author": "khepri",
"message": "Hiriko paused while doing her own training, glancing over to see the Aburame punching away. She could tell the other girl was having difficulties, but didn't have much more to offer. It was something she would have to learn to just get used to.\n\nShe rubbed at her own knuckles before walking on over to Hachimitsu. Her own hands were used to this sort of training, so she wasn't too concerned.\n\n\"Well... Don't hurt yourself too much, I guess. Make sure to take care of your hands afterwards, alright? Clean them off, wrap them in bandages. That kind of thing\" She said, doing her best to be helpful. \n\n\"If you want to meet up again, I'll usually be hanging out around the training grounds\" She offered. She didn't particularly mind the other's company."
},
{
"author": "gremorello",
"message": "Hachimitsu's hands were covered in blood and splinters, but she didn't really seemed fazed by it as she looked at Hiriko. \"I'll be sure to bring bandages for next time. If there is in fact a next time.\" Hachi said before nodding. \"I am plenty beat up, so no more tree punching for right now. I will go to get my hands fixed, so I will see you around...\" The Aburame said before starting to walk off, smiling behind her jacket. Despite how much her hands hurt, that was actually a bit fun."
},
{
"author": "khepri",
"message": "\"Alright, well... See you around\" She offered awkwardly, not knowing what else to say. She waited a short while and watched as the Aburame walked off before turning back to the tree. She took her scythe back out with a sigh, staring at it.\n\n\"Back to trying to figure this out I guess...\" She grumbled to herself, again trying to focus her chakra along the length of her weapon.\n\nTo her surprise, this time it actually started to work. She could see the characteristic sheen of chakra enhancement as she focused. With a grin she turned the scythe in her hand and chopped down the tree in front of her with a single swipe.\n\n\"Much better\" She said with a grin."
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "**This is now a training ground**\n\nKado had come to realize, through trial and error, that he was lacking on more than just being physically strong. His taijutsu was lacking and any time he got into hand to hand combat he lost. There were no exceptions. That couldn't stand and he wouldn't allow it any longer. Through mutual friends he had received information that someone would be willing to train him in it. While he was never actually given a name or a description, he was told that the person would find him. It sounded cryptic, but he wasn't in any position to question it.\n\nHe sat on the ground, stretching himself out, at the local training ground. The young Kaguya watched as people passed by, hoping that one of them would be the individual coming to train him. His head was town to his thigh as he gripped his toes in a stretch when he heard the footsteps approaching him. Kado craned his neck upward slightly, one ruby orb opening to gaze upon the person in front of him. \"Don't suppose you are here to teach someone taijutsu, are you?\""
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{
"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "*Focusing his olfactory awareness on Kado for a few moments as he explained his issues, Kota was able to get a pretty good measure of the Genin's physical capabilities; probably graduated from the Academy sometime this year. The Operative's face lit up, obviously impressed, when Kado mentioned his affinity for weapons and Wind Release.* \"That's a powerful combination you got goin' on right there! 'Specially if you got an affinity for Nintaijutsu. But smart wantin' to improve your hand-to-hand skills, y'know, just in case.\"\n\n*Kota would take a moment to roll his neck before sinking down into his stance and hunching forward, crossing his arms in front of himself in an X-shaped block with his claw-like hands facing Kado. A toothy smirk gleamed behind his guard, and amber eyes darted across his body before locking onto the boy's ruby gaze.* \"I gotta see what you know first. So c'mon, show me what you got! Don't be afraid to run wild!\""
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "Kado watched the man closely and raised a brow as he took a stance. He was about to ask what was happening and then he was informed, causing him to smirk. \"Excellent. One moment.\" The young Kaguya said as he flashed some hand seals and created the bone pads along his fingers to replicate reinforced knuckles. Perfect for taijutsu. \n\nKado had some strength, but his taijutsu was laughable in itself. With his newly reinforced hands he ran right at Kota and threw a punch, but misdirected it. On purpose? Absolutely, cause his left fist was now flying at Kado - though he knew this wouldn't trick a veteran. Things like this only seemed to work on the dumb thieves he had to deal with on missions."
},
{
"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "*Kota - and his ninken - had always found the Kaguya's bloodline interesting, if not just the slightest bit nauseating, and Kado's use of it to create makeshift knuckle dusters was no exception. The Genin would notice his tutor's gaze shoot to his off-hand as he began the feint, following the subtle muscle movements in his body no doubt, and dropped onto all fours underneath his surprise attack.* \"Smart thinkin' openin' with a feint! But-\" *His praise was disrupted by a quick swing of his foot in an attempt to sweep Kado's feet right out from under him, holding back enough to make the attack slow enough to dodge if the Kaguya was paying attention. Regardless the outcome, he'd carry the momentum forward and use it to leap back feet away, landing again in the Inuzuka Clan's iconic Four Legs stance.* \"Make sure you aren't throwin' yourself off-balance tryin' to land a hit. Try again.\""
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "Kado was a total taijutsu novice and the fact that he had missed showed that. He was **That** Close and he still wasn't solid. Though he didn't have much time to gather his thoughts before he was tripped up and began falling to the ground. The Kaguya connected with a loud thud, but quickly jumped back up and readied himself. \"I spend a lot of my time using my bones..\" \n\nHe scratched at the back of his head before letting out a soft exhale. Legs. Kado nodded safely to himself before taking off and leaping into the air. Remembering Hikari's teachings he extended his leg outward and went for a Dynamic Entry on Kota."
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"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "*Being too preoccupied with flipping through the air, Kado would probably not be able to catch Kota once again wince with guilt as he realized he put a little too much power into that last throw... But at least the Genin had taken his advice to heart and broke his fall like Kota had suggested.* \"Sorry 'bout that, but nice recovery! You're a natural!\" *He'd praise moments before Kado began his next attempt.*\n\n*Kota remained stationary as the Genin began circling around him while weaving hand seals, though his amber eyes were hyper-focused on the boy. Even with his supernatural sense of smell, the Operative had no way to know if the hand seals were a bluff or not; and even though this was supposed to be Taijutsu practice, he knew it was probably better to safe than sorry.*\n\n*It wasn't until Kado began to throw out his actual attack that Kota sprung to life, stepping forward into a spinning dodge. The Kaguya would feel his attack graze Kota's side as the Chunin moved past and behind him, before the sudden rush of air from a back-handed fist stopped an inch from the side of his head lightly blew his hair to the side. Kota let the shock - and lesson - of the almost counterattack set in before dropping his hand onto the boy's shoulder and patting it.* \"That was clever addin' hand seals to your feint! Wasn't sure if I was about to block a fist or a tornado.\" *He'd remark with a chuckle as he circled back around to face Kado, flashing the Genin an impressed smirk.* \"You got some great instincts, just gotta work on honin' 'em.\"\n\n*Kota could smell the acrid scent of sweat building on the Kaguya, and while he normally worked out to the point of exhaustion himself, he had learned that not everyone shared his level of enthusiasm and wanted to make sure he wasn't pushing Kado too hard.* \"You good to keep goin' or do you wanna take a break?\""
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "Kado was satisfied with his hit, even though he only grazed the Inuzuka. Being a genin and actually managing to hit a chunin was impressive, in his eyes, especially with his feint he had performed. Though the celebration was short lived as he could literally feel Kota's fist right next to his head. That was a close call. \n\nThe genin wiped some sweat from his head as he let out a laugh, genuinely enjoying himself. \"I'm primarily a wind release user. I figured I looked real enough to feint with it.\" He offered the Inuzuka a toothy grin before tucking his arms behind his head. \"I think if I keep going with you I'll end up sleeping here tonight. Can I count on you again for a lesson in the near future?\" He generally training with this chunin and next time he'd expect a kidnapping by ninken."
},
{
"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "*Kado's joke got another chuckle out of the Chunin as he gestured his ninken over.* \"Sounds like we should stop here then. Even though we've pushed the Kaiki back to the Frontier cities, you probably shouldn't be nappin' outside the Nichikabe. Way to give it your all though! And yeah, 'course I'd be happy to tutor you again Kado! Next time you want help feel free to come by the clan compound.\"\n\n*Kinmaru would happily trot up to the duo, circling around Kado before settling next to the Genin, while the silver-furred Ginmaru put herself at Kota's side. Hopping onto his almost horse-sized ninken, he'd lean his head back towards the village.* \"How 'bout a ride back into the village? Maybe to Nichiraku's? My treat.\" *Kinmaru would bark in agreement to lunch before leaning into Kado.*"
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "```tuuuutoring!!```\n\nJin stood beneath the sweltering sun's rays, staring upwards at the morning sky. The very air blurred at the potent heat of that day, scorching the dirt beneath his feet. He raised his hand to provide shade for his eyes as he glanced around.\n\nHe had a tutor scheduled before, and, as he stood beneath the heat, almost regretted his choice of time and day. Despite that, he pushed on, awaiting his assigned tutor. After all, the heat was nothing — nothing compared to the burning scarlet he awoke to, that fateful night. \n\nJin shook his head, distracting himself from the thought. He fanned himself with his hand a bit, tugging on his light, but nonetheless hot, clothing."
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"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*While The Genin was waiting one of the newest Officers of Nora would be alking towards The Genin. If Jin would look towards the Officer they would see that their uniform seemed a bit off... The purple Tabard seemed to be modified to have sleeves turning it into a pseudo jacket, Underneath the jacket the Officer would be wearing a nice vest, dress pants and shirt, However they were look well worn and faded. For the Chunin that came to Tutor this Genin was Atosh Klogen! Soon the Officer would approach Jin Waving towards them.*\n\n\"Hey there, I take it you are Jinsei?\" *He would ask in his normal calm and relax tone.*"
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "\"I am indeed,\" He remarks gently, turning around to smile at the Chunin who came to tutor him. He looks over their appearance, a curious expression and a cock of his eyebrow from Klogen's peculiar alteration of the tabard. He raised a hand, wiping away sweat from his forehead.\n\n\"Well, I suppose you're free to start whenever you see fit, senpai,\" He politely remarked to his senior, awaiting question, request, or instruction from the tutor."
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"Well then, you got anything you really want to learn right now? I can help in alot of things since I've learned a lot over my time so far as a Shinobi... But I do specialize in Armor Technique and Chakra Enchantment I do also could show you a way around a weapon if there's anyone you really wanna learn.\" *Atosh would offer Jinsei for what they would learn from him, Atosh knew that odds are Jinsei would have their own fighting style so the best way for him to help was to let Jinsei pick what they wanted to learn from him.*"
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "\"Well, I'd like to be able to take a hit better, so some pointers would be nice,\" Jin shrugs. He didn't exactly expect to be probed so much about the tutoring. He was expecting a pre-planned experience, but he didn't complain about it for now. After all, aid is aid. If he wants to make it to the frontier patrol, he'd need all the help he could get.\n\n\"Or some sparring, I suppose?\""
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"Well my friend what's on the list then? Just hand to hand or would you mind if I used my own weapon.\" *Atosh would ask as the chain that was wrapped around his right arm would drop, letting out a rope dart before spinning it around to catch the kunai at the head of the weapon in his hand.* \"As for hitting better it depends on what you want, Do you want your jutsus to hit hard or do you want to hit a bit harder?\" *He would ask, knowing that himself wasn't exactly the best at hand to hand.*"
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"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "\"I'd like to stick with weapons. I need to learn to use my sword to deflect attacks in the first place,\" He insists, drawing his sword from its blade. Considering his towering height, the blade was refitted to be an odachi, with heavier heft and a longer blade. It fit the boy's physique, and it was a testament to his uniqueness. After all, this towering 16 year old was developing stubble, and developed a slightly toned physique. He stepped forward, adjusting his stance to prepare.\n\"On your mark.\""
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"Alright.\" *Atosh would start to spin up his rope dart while dashing back a bit to build some distance between the two, He would look towards the Sword, thinking about how he would handle this sparing match between the two of them.*\n\n\"And GO!\"\n\n*He would say while quickly launching his rope dart forward moving at high speeds, however despite it looking like it was aimmed for the Jinsei's shoulder Atosh would quickly whip the Chain of his rope dart away from Jinsei's body and instead aim for his weapon attempt to wrap the weapon up in his Chain, Atosh would also wait to see Jinsei reaction to plan out his next move.*"
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "Expecting the weapon to hit him, Jin steps forward, swinging to clash against the incoming dart. However, the mixup lead Jin's weapon to be coiled in the chain. Grabbing forward with two hands, he tugged against the chain with his sword and slammed the tip of his blade onto the ground. Attempting to hold it there, he tried to grab at the chain to pull back against Atosh."
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*With the weapon now stuck within the ground Atosh would start to pull on the chain, However Atosh wouldn't just pull, every so often he would preform a round house kick on his own chain alternating bewteen kicking it right and left while still pulling, causing Jinsei to not just pull back but to pull in the opposite direction of Atosh's kicks. Meanwhile only pulling with the chain that was wrapped and latched around his arm Atosh freed his hands to preform some Jutsus causing some close by rocks to shoot towards His left hand, forming into Rock kunais.*"
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "Jin suddenly tugged down on the chain, slamming his foot down onto it to keep it stuck to the ground. He plants both of his feet upon the chain, and removes his blade from the ground, holding his stance over the chain. He raises his blade up to prepare for the oncoming onslaught of kunai. His stance, his stillness, and his preparation for the upcoming allowed him to brace for the attack, a clear medium for his endurance practice."
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*While Jinsei would tug on the chain Atosh would. Quickly whip the chain upwards causing a chain reaction, after wards when Jinsei would attempt to slam his foot onto the chain the Rope dart would whip upwards causing the chain to unwrap from Jinsei's blade but now wrapped around Jinsei's foot. Now pulling on Jinsei's foot in an attempt to throw them off guard Atosh would use his free hand to throw 2 rock kunais (that were blunt) towards Jinsei's chest.*"
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "Jin immediately falls back, taking the two stone kunai to the chest with an audible grunt of pain. Falling to the ground, he quickly pulls himself up and uses stabs forward at the chain's side to block while reaching from the other in an attempt to grab the chain and twist it around his arm. He begins to start approaching, taking steps toward Atosh."
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*Atosh would quickly un-wrap Jinsei's foot and recall his rope dart, however using the momentum from pulling it back Atosh would do a quick spin so he can carry the momentum into a even faster send off as the Rope dart was finding it way back towards Jinsei, in an attempt to knock The blade out of the Genin's hand, Mean while Atosh would sneak one of his rock kunai underneath the chain and the dart preforming Shadow Shuriken with his Rope dart.* \"Come on Jinsei, You have to have a way in or at least a way to fight at this range to.\" *Atosh explained to the Genin, trying to make this sparing match more of a learning experience for Jinsei.*"
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "As Atosh twirls the dart around, Jin sprints forward, getting a running start to a leap he takes soon after, intending to dodge the chain entirely. He lands as it passes him, keeping an ear out for any sudden shifts in the chain as he steps forward to swing his blade at him.\n\n\"This work?\" He quips."
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"Nope.\" *Atosh would say simply as Atosh would toss his kunai up and soon launch the hook off his arm that was keeping the Rope dart attached to his arm, Soon Atosh would start to spin as Jinsei was now within to close of a range to avoid what came next.* \"Chain Dance: NEW MOON!\" *Soon a Flurry of flying metal would come towards Jinsei as the Dart came directly for Jinsei's chest while the hook looped around and seemingly attempted to wrap it self around Jinsei's Neck.*"
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "Jin reeled his arm back, raising it to try and cover a little bit of the flurry of attacks. He raised his blade vertically up to his neck while craning his head up to catch the hook. However, once the dart stuck him, he buckled and crumbled, getting caught up in the flailing chain and fell to the ground in pain."
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "*After Jinsei fell down on the Ground Atosh stop his chain dance, and soon would wrap it back around his arm.* \"You alright there mate?\" *He would ask as he walked a bit closer to Jinsei and crouch down while checking on Jinsei.* \"I guess you don't know Armor Technique yet?\" *He would ask seeing how it only took him a few hits to take down Jinsei.* [\"Hmm he doesn't have a way in, I should teach him some later.\"]"
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "He grit his teeth, pulling himself up in spite of the pain. For the hit he took there, he did fine getting back up on his feet. He looked up at Atosh, shaking his head.\n\n\"Haven't had time. I hope to learn it soon, but I've found myself struggling with jutsus,\" He sighed, brushing himself off."
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"Well despite it being a Jutsu there isn't really any hand seals to it.\" *Atosh would explain as soon his last two rock kunai began to fall down and were about to hit his head, however Using his Armor Technique each kunai would crumble back into rocks. After dusting himself off Atosh would stand back up to talk Jinsei.* \"I would recommend learning it soon, it can easily become your first or last line of defense.\""
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "\"I see. It seems useful,\" He nodded, watching the display with an almost awe filled expression. Oh, how he adored the idea of using a technique such as that! \n\"I'll consider learning it! I definitely will need it with my goals.\"\n\nHe pulled himself up and dusted himself. Grabbing his blade, he sheathed it and adjusted its holster. Jin looked back up at Atosh, awaiting further command.\n\"Anything else you'd like to teach?\""
},
{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"Hmm well do you truly not have any other ways of getting close to somebody? There will be people you fight where they have alot of long range Jutsus, So having a way to close to gap or make a chance for you to close the distance is key for your fighting style.\" *Atosh would explain as he soon began to fully wrap his Rope dart around his arm by spinning it around before wrapping the dart end within the chain.*"
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "\"I suppose not. I always imagined I'd fight on the defensive and react. I need my own Jutsu's, but I'm not certain about what exactly I could do. What is a fire user to begin with, anyways?\" He lamented, sighing deeply. Jin did find enjoyment at the idea of channeling fire. After all, fire has such significance in his life, so in a way he wished to make good out of something so negative."
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{
"author": "0m39a",
"message": "\"Uhhh Fire has some of the best Jutsus for range fighting... Fire Jutsus Can easily pierce though Armor Techniquie.\" *Atosh would explain as he rolled up his sleeve showing that he was recovering from a fire Jutsus that hit him a while ago.* \"That and I'm sure you can find some creative ways to use it for movement.\" *Atosh offered advice to the Genin, Wondering if maybe he could ask some of his friends for Jutsus that Jinsei could use.*"
},
{
"author": "reinstrom",
"message": "He rubs his chin curiously, thinking on the suggestion.\n\"I suppose. Well, this has been extremely helpful. Thank you for your time; senpai,\" Jin says, bowing before Atosh respectfully. He gives a little nod before beginning to walk off.\n\n\"I will be sure to take your advice to mind,\" He calls out, beginning to leave steadily."
},
{
"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "```This is on the outskirts of the clan area```\n\nWork, work, work... Usually, medical work, that kind of stuff, didn't have any issues in Chiho's mind, but now... Seeing the crying, sniffling civilians, the in shock shinobi not realizing their careers were over due to the injuries they'd taken... In such... In such *Excess*, every other hour dealing with some horrific injury that had either caused the end of someone's life, or the irreversible shift as they realized they'd have to learn to live without an arm, or a leg, or whatever was ailing them. It was too much, too much, far too fucking much for Chiho to deal with.\n\nHe'd spent the last four days handling this, back to back to back to back, hoping something else would happen, that he'd get some good news, some information... Nothing of the sort happened. Instead, the best he'd heard this entire week was that he'd be relieved of medical positions for the next 24 hours, after some shinobi realized he hadn't slept more than three hours each day in order to maximize the amount of time he spent healing and fixing others, taking a soldier pill the moment he safely could to push even further past his reserves... The more concerning aspect, was without a doubt, the liquor he'd been consuming during this time.\n\nIt kept his mind buzzing, kept the clarity of the situation from truly rushing in... If he kept drinking, he could focus on *Just* The task at hand without his buzzing mind looking at every ounce of information that was in his brain... That was the hope at least. Currently, he was laying against a pile of debris, a gourd being held aloft as he drained the contents of the bottle, he wasn't even sure what the flavor was, his tongue being so numb from the constant imbibing... But, anything was better than sobriety, really..."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "For a moment, Chiho didn't seem to respond, his eyes were closed and he was absolutely going to town on a bottle that, from the size and branding, was definitely not meant to be a single serving bottle, but more so something you pour for a group of people. He hadn't had time to create more of his own usual drinks, so he was settling for copious amounts of the regular stuff, pulling the bottle away with a small huff of breath, turning to face the Inuzuka with a small nod of his head. Unlike every other time they'd interacted... Chiho seemed less than positive.\n\n\"Hey yourself... Tired or somethin'?\" He noticed the red stains on Kota's clothing... Ah, he'd been busy, and he was tired too... Chiho sighed, before patting the ground next to him. \"C'moon... Take a... Take a seat or somethin', ya haven't rested have ya? Yeah... I get that, I've been the same way, but if they sent me away... They'll *Totes* Send you... Ya know...\"\n\nHe drank again, upon closer inspection, with Kota's superior senses, he could *Clearly* Smell the deep rooted stench of liquor, possibly trailing back days... About from the day of the attack itself... Had he been drinking since that time? The fact that he was awake despite that was a feat in of itself. \"So... How's it... Ya know... Been?... Not good I'm guessin', huh?\""
},
{
"author": "powerwordwill",
"message": "\"Hah, tired *And* Somethin'...\" *Kota remarked with a dry chuckle. Even with Chiho's proficiency with the alcoholic arts, this level of consumption seemed a bit excessive. But given the current circumstances Kota couldn't really blame him and took the offered spot next to him with a labored grunt, letting out a deep breath of relief.* \"Ugh. Thanks.\" *He honestly wasn't sure if he was physically capable of getting back up right now and had no intention of finding out anytime soon.*\n\n\"Guess it could've been worse. Lady Kaede was able to shoot most of the shells over the clan compound outta the air before they could land. Wish *I* Could say the same...\" *He paused for a few moments, amber eyes lingering on the Hunter and his beverage with a concerned expression cracking through the exhaustion.* \"It's good to see you, Chiho. How're you holdin' up?\""
},
{
"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "\"Never related more to a sentence more in my life...\" Chiho leaned back, taking a deep breath, his body seeming to sag as he spoke, as if there was simply no more tension left within it. His eyes had a tired, lost feeling to them... And he smelled, of blood, of sweat, of salt, of liquor... With Kota's own senses, he could tell... He'd been crying, recently, and not lightly, either. Though it didn't seem that the waterworks were apparent here, it also seemed that, Chiho was in too foul a mood to bother hiding anything.\n\n\"I'm... I'm good, I mean, why wouldn't I be? I'm alive, I'm saving lives... I'm great, great just... Just...\" He chuckled, leaning forward and looking down. \"There was uh... A few fights in the residential and market areas... I was... Working through them, taking down ERF, even think I fought a Sosen... N-near... My clan's area...\"\n\nHe let out a heavy breath, looking up. \"There were dead, so many... And it was... Awful... Vaporized, atomized, just... Limbs, if they were lucky to have anything left... This guy, he used... It was like a Kekkei Genkai... It evaporated *Everything* It touched... And... It's been a week... And...\" He bit his lip, feeling a well of guilt build up.\n\n\"I think... It's safe to say... My cousin... Is dead... Because I didn't go home fast enough... Because I didn't train him... Because I didn't warn him of what could happen...\""
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"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "``` this is garden of himari ```\n\n*Ryusa stood on one of the wooden effigies left behind by one of the first Nichikage. He could practically feel its life within it and wondered what the knowledge behind attaining life from the palms of ones hand would be found. He was interested in leaving a mark and making constructs that seemed to last forever was the first step.\n\nThe chunin was here to work on a technique of his, maybe polish his skills. He wondered if any other genin would show up so he could perhaps give them a hand. He had found lots of joy in drilling genin like he had been as a genin himself and hoped he would get the chance to do so again - that Kaguya had sparked something in him. He wondered how she was doing? Either way he went back to his drills with a kunai, as focused on his work as he was on his surroundings*"
},
{
"author": "misazougetsu2611",
"message": "Aikura watched the Shinobi from a ways away - he looked quite strong; maybe he could help the young man.\n\nAikura learned quickly that his clan was not all powerful - what he had learned in the academy definitely enhanced his skills. \n\nAikura had learned that maybe reaching out to others wasn't so bad - Aikura wanted strength if other people had a way for him to get stronger then he needed to work with them.\n\nSilently walking up he threw his Tanto at the board, \"Hello.\""
},
{
"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "*He caught the weapon, glancing at the other curiously - a genin, a fresh one clearly. He smirked. Ryusa was wearing a red jacket with black detailing on, the hood of it raised over his head. His mask was fastened on a cant off to the side of his head, a wide eyed, eerie thing (majora's mask basically)*\n**\"Hello!\"**\n*He replied friendlily*\n\n**\"I take it you're here to train? What do you plan to improve today?\"**\n*He asked him as he folded his arms, peering down at the genin*"
},
{
"author": "misazougetsu2611",
"message": "Aikura walked over to the board and grabbed his Tanto - he put it in it's sheathe and grabbed his long hair and tied it in a bun; he crossed his arms and looked at the Chunin.\n\n\"Your form looked immaculate - teach me,\" Aikura tightened his built and got into his fighting stance, \"I will attack now.\"\n\nDoing a flip he lowered his center of gravity and ran forward; as he ran he remembered the listens of Elder Fukimoto - Aikura used a short and small weapon, he needed to get in close and make sure every attack was precise.\n\nAs he got close he sent a few strikes toward Ryusa, controlling his breath as he striked he continued to follow through."
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"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "**\"A-\"**\n*He didn't get much of a chance to say otherwise - alright then. He smirked slightly as the other flipped away from him, entering a new stance with a kunai in hand. Normally hew ould fight with just the raw kunai but the other wouldn't be able to learn properly from that. \n\n**Wind Release: Flying Swallow**\nHis blade glowed with the teal of wind release chakra, before the kunai gained a chakra edge which rivaled the other's tanto in length. Letting Aikura come to him, he brought his blade up smoothly and effectively, parrying his strikes with the minimal movement necessary, more redirecting than blocking*\n**\"You're blade is good for stab and jab attacks more so than slashes\"**\n*He said to the other*\n**\"You'll want to get good at deflecting your enemies blade before going for a stab and kill\"**\n*He instructed*"
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"author": "misazougetsu2611",
"message": "Aikura jumped back and jumped forward again - through heavy breaths he mumbled, \"I-it is a double edge Tanto; both sides are sharp... It slashes and stabs.\"\n\nAikura was surprised by this technique - enveloping his weapon in Chakra had made his weapon way more lethal; he should pick up this technique.\n\nSending a few thrust his eyebrows lowered, \"How do you parry everything, tell me.\""
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"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "*He tilted his head to the side*\n**\"A double edge tanto? Interesting. . .But the length and design of the tanto lends towards jabbing attacks. . .\"**\n*He mused to himself as the other admired his blade a moment before thrusting at him. These forced Ryusa to move more, shifting his body so that he could angle his wind blade to deflect his blade away or outright avoid it bodily*\n\n**\"It's a matter of refinement - I don't try to stop their attacks through brute force - instead I redirect the power away from me, along with their blade - takes less strength and uses their force against hem\"**\n*He said simply, demonstrating just that against the others tanto*\n**\"Saying that - it's harder to do against jab attacks from weapons like yours\"**\n*He said truthfully*"
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"author": "misazougetsu2611",
"message": "He took everything in; the Shinobi was probably correct, Aikura wasn't the strongest person around maybe it would be better to just reflect and not try to power through.\n\nJumping to the right he sent a thrust from the left. As he sent his attack he couldn't help but reminisce about Yamoto - him and his cousin would practice like this all the time.\n\nNormally Aikura would usually fight to kill when he trained with Yamoto - but he sensed Ryusa was also holding back; to fight with killing intent is when people fought the best."
},
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"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "*Well this was just training - and uh, the gap in their skill might make a fight to kill over sooner than the Shinobi would like. He watched his movements - he had a fine base and grasp on the skill, just needed to refine it.\n\nThe other's incoming thrust was again blocked, the chunin bringing his blade around vertically then letting the blade slide off, before going for a swift, vertical slash at the other's face. It was slowed so that he could react to it - he wanted to see if he would apply what they had been working on to this situation: it was his turn to go on the offensive*"
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"author": "misazougetsu2611",
"message": "Aikura mimicked what Ryusa did and didn't try to brute strength his way in - he flipped the Tanto and aimed a thrust at his neck. He grabbed his Tanto and put it back into his sheathe; he slightly bowed his head at Ryusa, \"Thanks for this.\"\n\nThis Ryusa favored Yamoto- how his voice sounded and how he moved; he earned his respect today, \"You're strong - let us meet again, next time I will defeat you.\"\n\nAikura dusted himself off; he wore a robe covers his shoulders entirely and flows down into a beautiful sweetheart neckline. It's a relaxed fit which makes the robe look comfortable, yet elegant and stylish.\nHis arms have been covered fully. The sleeves are a loose fit from top to bottom, giving the dress a slightly casual look.\n\nThe robes waist is broad, but it's a loose fit. A cloth ribbon has been wrapped around her and is tied on one side.\nBelow the waist the ribe tightens into a pant-like style. The pants reaches to just above his knees and is slightly longer at the sides.\n\nHe tightened the belt more and started walking away."
},
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"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "*He smirked as the other adjusted his own attack to counter his slash, the tanto slidding off of his blade and aimed at his neck. He adjusted his own attack, rotating his kunai rapidly in his palm to divert the jab with its chakra blade, diverting it into his hood and not his neck. He smirked - nice work.\n\nOnce he sheathed his blade, he let the chakra flow on his blade relax, holding the kunai calmly as the other happily pronounced his intent to defeat him later. With his elegant wear and interesting mannerisms, he wondered how their next meeting would go. Eitherway he was looking forwards to meeting this strange genin once more. He nodded at him as he began to walk away, saying*\n**\"I look forwards too it\"**\n*With a smirk on his face*"
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"author": "neetshot",
"message": "**Kanoko had spent a lot of time exploring the unfamiliar Noragakure when she'd moved there, but between classes and the grueling training she had to do just to reach where her classmates had started, it wasn't nearly as long as she'd wanted to. Now that she'd graduated and reached an...*Acceptable* Level of skill, however, she had time to do so.**\n\n**As such, the pink-haired genin had ended up in the railway factory. It was probably the most alien place to her, really. Her village had been so out of the way that no rail lines lead to it, so she hadn't seen a train until she first came to Noragakure. Due to everyone being away for the moment, her hearing was able to pick up the sound of metal on metal, and she ran on over to find the source.**\n\n**The tiny girl peeked around the entrance of the warehouse, furrowing her stubby brows as she looked over towards Ryusa. A patrol member? His mask was pretty scary... But that wasn't gonna stop her. Was he even allowed to be doing this?** \"Hey! Are you allowed to be attacking that? What if the warehouse comes down?\""
},
{
"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "*The faint pitterpatter of feet on the ground reached his ears and he shifted his angle of attack. Peering back at the pair of eyes in the dark he raised a brow as she questioned his actions. He smirked friendlily, gesturing upwards at the top of the steel structure*\n**\"It's not a support pillar - someone just pulled it in here, I think. . .\"**\n*He said, kicking its base* **\"Not even anchored to the floor either. . .\"** *He murmered, before his gaze was drawn back to the pink haired wonder*\n\n**\"Anyways, what brings you here so late in the night? I didn't expect to run into anyone\"***\n*Commented the Chunin, holding his kunai-blade at rest as he talked to the evident genin - unless she was just a short chunin, though her chakra signature begged to differ. Perhaps she was just doing some late training like himself? If so he would be elated, it was nice to see others pushing their limits to the amounts that he did*"
},
{
"author": "neetshot",
"message": "**Kanoko hummed uncertainly in thought as Ryusa kicked the pillar. He was a Chunin? He didn't look much older than her... He must be good. And he was using a kunai? Maybe she could get some help from him. Though doing so without admitting that she needed it might be difficult. She hated showing that kind of weakness.** \n\n\"W-Well, I was coming out to explore and maybe do some training. I was actually planning on working on my Shurikenjutsu, and I noticed you have a kunai...\", **She replied, looking somewhat pleased with herself. Yeah, that should work.** \"Wanna help me out with it?\""
},
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"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "*He gave a faint hrm as she requested he helped her out.*\n**\"Shuriken jutsu, eh?\"** *He tossed the kunai into the air then caught it again, the wind chakra coating it flickering out of existance like a lightsaber deactivating*\n**\"Sure!\"**\n*He said to her, walking away from the post a moment and making a handsign. Several targets were unsealed from his form, dropping to the floor. He began to attach them to the metal column he had just been attacking, before throwing some at the crates and shelving around them - setting up a makeshift shurikenjutsu course\n\nHe turned to look at her, twirling the kunai on his finger*\n**\"So - first things first, do you prefer kunai over shuriken or vice versa?\"**\n*He asked, throwing his kunai at her feet - it shot and stuck into the ground, cracking the concrete*"
},
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"author": "neetshot",
"message": "**Wind chakra over the kunai? Kanako had seen something like that before in the academy, from one of their instructors. Something about chakra enhancement? He'd said it was a pretty advanced thing, but she was sure she could pick it up soon. She'd need to work on both her shurikenjutsu and her ninjutsu for that though. And this guy used fuinjutsu? Huh, maybe he wouldn't be so bad at helping her out with this kind of thing.**\n\n\"Shuriken are more my thing. They don't make big kunai like they do with shuriken!\", **She replied, snapping her fingers as she unsealed some shuriken of her own. Kunai were better for penetrating armour, but she preferred the idea of flinging a shitton of shuriken at someone.** \"What's your name, by the way? I'm Kanoko!\""
},
{
"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "**\"A shuriken lover eh? I swore once to never teach someone who did not follow the way of the almighty kunai. . .But I'll make the exception for now\"**\n*He said in a joking manner.*\n\n**\"The name's Ryusa - nice to meet ya Kanako\"**\n*He replied as she eagerly awaited training*\n**\"Before I start showing you some moves - how about you show me some of yours using these conveniently placed targets?\"**\n*He said, gesturing at them*"
},
{
"author": "neetshot",
"message": "**Kanako couldn't help but give an uncertain hum. He better not have been looking down on her for preferring shuriken. Ryusa did seem nice, but still, it wasn't exactly easy for the pink-haired genin to let her guard down. She'd have been pissed at him for assuming he could teach her stuff, if it wasn't for the fact that he was provably a chunin. That, at least, humbled her a little bit.**\n\n**But only a little.**\n\n**With the shuriken in hand, she cracked a smirk.** \"Alright! I'm pretty good with shuriken for a fresh genin, so watch!\", **She exclaimed, before preparing two shurikens in hand and flicking them towards one of the targets. Thanks to his experience, Ryusa would be able to tell it was the Shadow Shuriken technique, and despite her skinny frame, she was able to throw them hard and fast enough to embed themselves in the target.**"
},
{
"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "*Hue - he was just messing around. \nHe watched her pluck two shuriken from her storages then flick them towards one of the targets. He raised a simple brow as he noticed how smoothly she implemented the shadow shuriken technique, causing them both to imbed smoothly in the target*\n\n**\"Great! It seems you're on the right track. But - to improve your throwing skills, the next step you'll want to aim for is this\"**\n*He said - in one quick and smooth movement he plucked two kunai from his tool pouch and threw them at two wildly different targets - they both slammed into them on or dead center*\n\n**\"You can't affort to waste time plucking tools from your pouch - you'll need to learn to instinctively pull them out and throw them with your best form in one smooth movement\"**\n*He said, gesturing for one of the targets*\n**\"Give it a first try and we can improve from there\"**\n*He said*"
},
{
"author": "neetshot",
"message": "**Kanoko almost snapped at Ryusa for showing off, but... Well, she needed the training, really, and scaring someone away who was willing to do so would be a bad idea. Even if he was actually trying to show off, she could still use that and learn from it.** \"Well, obviously I know that! I'm not dumb\", **She replied indignantly, sounding offended that he'd imply she didn't realise that.**\n\n**Planning on showing him that she wasn't stupid, she placed her hand near the pouch on the inside of her jacket, lowered her stance, and quickly drew a shuriken. She whipped it towards the target, but released it just a bit too late, causing it to head off towards the side and embed itself in the floor.** \"Ugh, damnit...\""
},
{
"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "*He didn't respond to her indignant reply, just gesturing to her equipment pouch, awaiting her action. He was somewhat amused by the retort anyways. With a quick movement and a. . .Wayward throw she gave him something to work on afterall*\n**\"Hrm. . .\nAgain\"**\n*He said - just to make sure what the calls out is applicable and not a fluke. If she had taken the time she would've been dead on with that throw, he noted - but alas, time is not something she would have on her side so she needs to learn to throw while shaving as much of it off as possible*"
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"author": "neetshot",
"message": "**Kanoko gave a smug smirk at Ryusa's praise. Of course she was! She wouldn't have been able to go from a scrawny orphan with no applicable skills, to a graduate of the academy, in just 2 years if she wasn't a fast learner. At least this guy was giving her the attention and praise she deserved. Perhaps she was being a bit grandiose with how she thought of herself...**\n\n**Once more, she got into her stance, though this time she didn't exit it upon throwing a shuriken. She simply kept throwing more, narrowing down the target with each throw. It didn't take long for her shuriken to start hitting the target itself, and after that, it didn't take long for them all to be dead-on in accuracy.** \"Hah! There we go!\""
},
{
"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "*He watched with approval as she started tossing shuriken, though instead of waiting for him to give input she just kept going - using that self improvement of hers to narrow down the touches she was lacking in the technique in order to start hitting things accurately on the board. \n\nHe started clapping the moment she started hitting things deadon*\n**\"Well done - you've clearly gotten a handle on it and most of it was you're own work\"**\n*He said cheerily*\n**\"I think that means my job here is done\"**"
},
{
"author": "neetshot",
"message": "**Yet another smug grin came from Kanoko, and she dusted her hands off as she moved to get her shuriken back. As a fresh genin, she didn't really have the ryo to be just be leaving shuriken behind... And that'd be pretty rude, too. The pink-haired girl was practically beaming with pride at having improved. No doubt her shurikenjutsu would serve her very well.**\n\n\"Hmm, thanks for the help, Ryusa-kun. You're not so bad\", **She said simply, before skipping off with a grin to go rest. It was pretty late, after all.\""
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"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "```\nThis is Derelict Cabin\n```\n\n*It was afternoon and a day of training had simmered down to some concentrated work - less high octane and more precision. \n\nOutside of the mysteriously abandoned cabin, a certain chunin was at work. Held in hand was a kunai, chakra flowing over its surface to extend its length to that comparable to a tanto or perhaps a long long dagger. He was striking with rapid precision and speed at a compact stone extruded from the earth infront of him - it had been a proper Practice Brick, reinforced by a whole letter rank aswell, however he had been steadily chipping away at it with his blade, the wind chakra which made it up easily parting ships off of it - it was actually harder to not just cut the thing in half than to do what he was doing, hence the training - increasing his chakra control.\n\nRyusa was wearing a long, hooded black jacket, with red accents and detailing. His red hair spilled out of the front of the raised hood, brushing against the side of his Majora's mask, which was set on a cant off to the right of his face, ready to be pulled into place while not being in the way. HIs yellow eyes were furrowed in concentration as he worked on his task. He lazily wondered if he would have the day to himself - though, saying that - that never seemed to happen, eh?*"
},
{
"author": "neetshot",
"message": "**By sheer coincidence, Sadako had chosen this part of the afternoon, and this specific location in Noragakure, to do her own training. The grounds were a bit too noisy, and she wanted a bit more quiet for practicing her kenjutsu. As such, she was a little surprised when her ears picked up the sound of metal against stone, and she decided to go investigate.**\n\n\"Oh, hey Ryusa-kun!\", **She called out when she saw her friend. So it was him training here, huh? That was good. If it was someone she didn't know she might have gone elsewhere to get her practice in, but since he was her friend, she figured it wouldn't be so bad to practice with him. Her outfit remained mostly unchanged from a genin, with the only addition being a black bunny mask trimmed with gold, also on the side of her head.**"
},
{
"author": "thesilverinfinity",
"message": "*Ryusa picked up her signature as she got near. Huh? He paused as the Uchiha called to him, glancing at her iwht a smirk on his features*\n**\"Hey Sadako-kun!\"**\n*He called back friendlily. In his hand was a kunai, though it was coated with wind chakra, visibly extending its lenght*\n\n**\"You have plans on training here too?\"**\n*He asked her cheerily as she likely closed on. It was the first time he got a good look at her mask since the meeting - the design was simple, but enjoyable - he liked it. His own, well - a quick Majora's mask search on google could produce its likeliness. Eitherway - if she wanted to train, he wouldn't mind training with her*"
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{
"author": "neetshot",
"message": "**Sadako raised an eyebrow, one hand resting on the pommel of Yue as always. Kun? She wasn't used to that being added to her name, but it didn't bother her. In response to his question, she simply shrugged with the same grin she always had.** \"Yeah, I was planning on it. Training grounds were too noisy, and stuff like this really needs some good concentration, especially if I'm gonna actually improve at all.\"\n\n**Her eyes moved to the kunai, and she tilted her head with a sigh.** \"Man, I wish I could do that. Would make getting through armour and the Armour Technique much easier if I didn't have to rely on my fire...\" **It was definitely frustrating that she needed that to be able to get through it. It wasn't deadly in the tournament, but what if she came across somebody like that in a mission?**"
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "**This be a training grounds.**\n\nTake was at the training grounds. What was he going to do? He was going to be training his Ninjutsu and Chakra Enhancement. He had been studying about it a lot, even though he had basically zero chakra capacity, he could always still learn it for when he did decide to try and improve his chakra reserves and jutsu speed. He held his zanbato, and extended it outwards. He did not know how he was going to achieve Chakra Enhancement, but he was going to achieve it alright. \n\n\"Hm . . How do we do this . . \"\n\nHe began to focus his element, which was Wind Release, onto the blade. Maybe if he thought about it layering onto his blade that it'd actually work. He squeezed his eyes shut, and began to grit his teeth, Focusing extremely hard. Though nothing ever happened, he just opened his eyes slowly, and looked back at the blade. He had studied a bit of Wind Chakra Enhancement, it was supposed to make the blades of someones weapon extremely sharp, and glow a green-ish hue.\n\n\"Why is it not working this time . .\"\n\nHe rubbed the back of his head as he figured that it may be because his weapon was too big. So he did what any reasonable person would do, and got out a kunai. He could test on a smaller weapon to see if it was because of the size of the weapon. Like last time, he squeezed his eyes shut and began to imagine that his element was layering the weapon. Only then, that he realised that one needed a higher-level of chakra enhancement to actually give it elemental-anchored natures.\n\nHe stared at the kunai as he sighed, and did the exact same as he did before, but normal chakra. It wasn't much, but he tried."
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{
"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*It was time. Time for someone in particular to achieve some mastery over their spear. Kazuko, the girl with a pretty pretty short temper, was going to be learning how to use her spear correctly. And correctly meant so well that it would be near impossible to beat her in a close ranged fight. At least, if people did not go the same way like her. Her hearing had become much better the past few days and weeks, together with her other senses. Now, she was more than ready to focus on one of her two main skills. These being Genjutsu and Yarijutsu. The Way of the Spear, a fighting style that made the combatant utilize their weapon's length to their advantage, keeping their distance to not get hit themselves. She had thought of keeping that for defensive purposes only, but the girl was quick to realize that this won't work that way.\n\nSo, Kazuko decided to bring it up to a level that even Chunin will respect her. A Genin, so proficient at that skill that higher-ups would struggle keeping up with her. That was her goal. Not the respect part, because fuck that. Only if fear is included in said respect. Then, she would totally love respect! No, she just wants to be able to beat people up with her spear - or slice them up - without wasting more than a few seconds. This was the reason for her visit at the training grounds. It will take quite some time, but she will get to it.\n\nOnly problem was, she probably would need a partner. The solution? Take! Yesss, Zucchini was also at the same grounds as her, as she noticed from further away. She heard someone talk, and that voice was so familiar. No sneaking here, because Kazuko was not the quietest of Genin. Instead, she rushed Take from behind once she detected him, the spear's end being behind her to not accidentally stab him.* \"Zucchini!!\" *The Kaguya cried out, a tiny bit more cheerfully than normally. With that, she stopped right next to him, using the momentum to give him one big, hard pat on his back. Not dangerous, but ouchie.*"
},
{
"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "Take turned around when he had gotten slapped on the back, it stung a bit, but he decided to just suck it up. He stared directly at Kazuko with those cold, dead-pan eyes. His lifeless golden eyes staring into her soul, as if they were attempting to reach into her chest and rip her heart out. Though that was not Take's intention, instead, he was thinking how dumb she sounded trying to be cheerful. He was trying to hold in his laughter, and had done a successful job at it.\n\n\"What was the slap for?\"\n\nHe said as he began to attempt to flow chakra through the kunai that he was holding. He was concentrating really hard, but no matter how he did it, it just wouldn't come out. He sighed, and then placed it down into the ground. He was hoping that putting it into the ground would \"Reset\" It or something. After putting it into the ground he pulled it out again, and began to flow chakra, and flowed he did. He tried his hardest to make sure the chakra would coat the kunai.\n\nHe let out a laugh, a maniacal one at that. \"HAHAHA, I DID IT!\"\n\nHe said as he began to throw the kunai, then realised he didn't have a wire attached to it. So he ran back after it. Though it did do one thing well, it pierced the ground relatively easily. That was . . Pretty nice actually. He received it and then ran back to Kazuko, he held the kunai, trying to see if the chakra had damaged it or something. Nope, looks like the kunai was completely and utterly fine. He flicked it up into the air, and caught it when it fell back, looking at Kazuko.\n\n\"So what're you training?\""
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*Soon enough, her punches will do more than just sting him, he can totally prepare for that. She became faster, can hear much better now, is pretty enduring and has a relatively big Chakra pool. Much bigger than Take's, that's for sure. Her muscles? Just wait for them to get bigger as well! The two would be able to compete in an arm wrestling match, and... Well, probably come out in a tie game. But that's huge enough! Unless Take cheats with his Gates, but he wouldn't do that only to not anger her to death.\n\nHis reaction was to be expected, and yet, it made her smile fade away and transformed it into something angrier and grumpier, meeting his gaze in her own menacing way. No one could stare her down, as she will hold her ground regardless of the situation when it came to staring.* \"Because I hate you, that's why, asshole.\" *An emotionless voice as she kept staring, not taking her eyes away the slightest and blinking was a rarity too. He threw his kunai, and only when he ran did she really move. When he came back and gave her that reaction though... So excited and happy about it. Kazuko could not hold back a little bit of emotion, smiling a bit. She hid that real quick though by lowering her head and looking at their feet for a moment.* \"Great.\" *Her voice was more sarcastic, though she did seem to be happy enough for him. More or less.\n\nHis question made her look back up at him, smile gone and angry dace back on.* \"Yarijutsu. I have to be able to beat these morons up that are attacking the village. And other people too.\" *Kazuko rammed the non-pointy end on the ground and looked around for a dummy. She had an idea or two on what to do, but doing it alone was still meh.*"
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "\"Oh yeah, the war. Right. Forgot about that one.\"\n\nHe said as he rubbed the back of his head, he wondered who the mastermind behind the war was. It was interesting to think about, but he had no time to think about such things. He sighed, and began to press his feet into the ground. He had something to . . Learn, something that would assist him. Two things even, the first thing was something that would . . Not really work well within the confinements of this training, can you guess what it is? \n\nYep, poison. \"Kazuko, I need to test a poison, here's the antidote. If I start convulsing give me it.\"\n\nHe threw her a small vial of a milky red liquid. It was the antidote to the poison that he was going to ingest. If everything else were to fail and the poison began to kill him, then the poison would protect him. Or rather save him from certain death. If the poison did work however, then he'd be able to lower the strength of others around him. He sighed, and decided it was time for the poison to go right down the hatch. He shrugged, and then said his other technique before doing so.\n\n\"Oh yeah, I'm gonna learn another Shurikenjutsu technique, so I'll need your hard bones for that. Tell me what you're learning whilst I do this.\"\n\nHe said as he popped the cork off another vial, this liquid was a milky white one. It was supposed to go into an enemy's bloodstream via injury, but here he was, preparing himself to take it. He sighed, and began to chug it down. It did not taste bad, but as soon as he drank it, he began to feel the effects. His muscles felt loose, as if he couldn't move them well, or as if they weren't as strong. This was good, though he just sat there for a minute, trying to see if he'd begin mutating.\n\n\"So far so good . .\""
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "\"Yep, just a war. Nothing to worry about, am I right?\" *Kazuko said sarcastically, not really understanding how one could completely forget about such a huge event. People were dying, protecting the village at all costs, or attacking it, and this dumdum right here just had no idea about it at all. But forget that for now, as she had to focus on her training now. Would Take be able to help her with that? It did not seem like it, as he shortly after started to explain his plans for today. Taking the antidote and staring at it for a while.\n\nWhat was he planning again? Drinking his own poison?! Did he totally lose it now and turned into a full on dumbass or what?* \"The fuck you mean? Why would you do that to yourself?\" *Her voice was angry per usual, but also had that smallest, faintest and almost not noticeable tone of worry to it. Yes, Kazuko did not want to see a poisoned Take, even if it was totally not lethal. Instead, it was a serious issue in her eyes.\n\nA bit of talk about something something Shurikenjutsu and needing her bones, and he already chugged the white beverage, essentially poisoning himself right then and there.* \"IDIOT!!\" *Her eyes widened, but they soon went back to normal. His fault. She had not time to worry and just put the antidote inside her pocket.* \"I will try improving my Yarijutsu, then maybe learn a Genjutsu. Not sure.\" *The last words, she mumbled. Not because she was unsure about what to learn, but rather being just kinda worried about what was going to happen to Take. She started training on the dummy next to them, her moves being definitely much smoother and elegant than in the past. She was capable of using her naginata very well at this point, her footwork improving the more she warmed up there, stepping it up after each move.* \"Don't die on me.\" *Another mumble, but this one was even more quiet, as she was really focused on training. It was almost like these words slipped out of her.*"
},
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "Take just looked at her after he drank the poison, it didn't feel so bad. Though he wondered if she actually cared . . Well, he'd see if she did if he had felt the adverse effects of creating a poison that didn't work well. He felt something creeping up his body, a heavy sensation if you will. He didn't think anything of it, though he really should have paid attention to what his body was trying to tell him with that sensation that was creeping up his body. He stared at the ground, and then felt something coming straight out his mouth.\n\nHe had splattered blood all over the grass underneath him. Blood dripping out his mouth, looks like the only thing that got damaged was his internal system and muscles. He tapped her thighs, seeing as he was still on the ground. He couldn't speak or else he would be drowning in blood, but he did want the antidote so he could actually heal himself from the thing that was happening right at the moment. He didn't have much thoughts going through his mind.\n\nThe only thing going through his mind at the moment was that he wanted the antidote, and that was it really. He looked a bit more dirtied now, seeing as he . . Well, vomited blood everywhere. He held his chest tightly, trying to stop more blood from flowing, he just wanted the antidote so it would stop this from happening. So his tapping got a bit more urgent, he'd have to fix that poison later, to try and see if he could actually get it working the right way this time."
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*It was hard to tell by the behaviour Kazuko showed. She really seemed like the only person in the world to be that angry, that filled with hatred and that loud. Seeing one stranger approach her for whatever reason makes her already rage more or less. If said person said anything remotely wrong, and wrong can be literally anything, that exact person will have fucked up. With no means to protect themselves, they will be totally fucked over by her. But Take? He was different. He was no stranger anymore, and even though he may have said wrong things in the past, she still liked him. A friend is a friend to her, and having had literally none in the past, she won't let go of him anytime soon, nope!\n\nShe was pretty focused on hitting the dummy multiple times with her naginata, changing the angles, speed and distance very often and quickly. Usually, she would ask him for advice, and she really was about to, but then, her fear came true: Noticing Take tapping her thigh, she first was about to scream at him for touching her like that for no apparent reason, but because her eyes could only see a Take on his knees, the girl just froze on the spot and stared at him.* \"TAKE?!\" *That blood... He looked so terrible, almost as if he was dying.\n\nThe naginata was dropped on the ground almost instantly, and she just fell on her own knees, pulling Take away from his own puddle of blood.* \"It'll be fine. Just hold on.\" *Her voice had more of that caring voice to it than ever before. Kazuko made him empty his throat, patting his back in a strong way. If it hurts, it hurts. Fuck that. She turned him around and made him rest on her laps, pulling out the antidote and opening up the little bottle.* \"Come on, take this!\" *It was urgent. She helped him drink it even, having changed from her usual angry self to... This. It might be a totally different view for him.* \"Fucking idiot. You are so dumb. How can you do this to yourself?! This war won't kill you. YOU will!!\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "As he got pulled down, he took in the antidote. Shortly after, the blood stopped. He felt better, and he was able to breathe. Letting out a shaky exhale, he just kind of looked at her for a moment. He felt like he should lighten the situation by saying a joke or something, but he was also split between genuinely apologising to her for making her worry so much. He simply clenched his fists, and then let them go limp, just laying wherever they were laying, and then he began to speak.\n\n\"Ah . . Sorry, sorry for making ya' worry like that.\"\n\nHe said, letting out a cough. No blood, though he did need air, he just basically choked on his own blood and couldn't breathe for a good few seconds. Though now everything was okay. He slowly closed his eyes, man that felt kind of bad. He never wanted to go through that again. He opened his eyes again and his golden eyes looked as if life was breathed into them. They were much brighter than they were before, and he just looked up to her and sighed.\n\n\"I should probably invest in some lab rats, huh?\"\n\nHe let out a little laugh, to try and lighten the situation. It was all sad and scary right now and he didn't like that general vibe, though after saying what he said, he simply turned his head the other way, thinking about what he could do. He did really want to apologise but he felt like that wouldn't be enough. He also realised, he didn't thank her for what she did. So he simply rolled his head over and gave her a lil' hug, mostly because if he went for a big one, she'd attack him,\n\nWith a mumble, and a strained tone, he spoke \". . Thanks. Really, I appreciate it.\""
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*That situation really took some kind of turn. Instead of training with Take, trying her best to improve on herself and perhaps helping him out with his own thing - if possible - the girl would have then called it a day and went eating with him. Wait, no, Bistro day was tomorrow, right? Or nah... Argh, damn it, just forget it for now, Kazuko. Your friend was literally dying for a short moment there. And it did not look like the painless type of death.\n\nThe girl was still holding him like that, watching him intensively as she tried to spot any other sign of vomiting. Maybe he would feel bad in another way? That poison was a failure, so could be his antidote. You never know. The body is a living being. It is not programmed to react the exact same way to things like other bodies. When he talked and apologized like that, she remained silent. Her staring was deep as always. No moving, not enough blinking. But also no anger right now. Only when Take tried cracking that joke with the lab rats did she react, but it was just a snort.* \"Dumbass...\" *It was a miracle that he didn't push, punch or insult him more harshly up until now already.\n\nNah, instead, she just watched. Kazuko watched and remained silent again, even when he turned his head again. What was he doing? Did he feel embarrassed for failing like that? Or was it something else? It was hard to guess, but she did not break the stare. Just- That hug. That came out of nowhere. Really! Super duper out of nowhere. This made it the second time he hugged her, but this second time, she did not immediately react hostile. His guess about attacking him if he was to give her a bigger hug was... Wrong. Today, at least. Because her reaction was something rare: She was stiff, not moving whatsoever during the hug. The moment he let go though to rest again, she stopped him from that and hugged him back. A hug that was longer than his. He could not see it, but she was staring at the ground behind his back.*\n\n\"You are the dumbest person I've ever seen.\" *Kazuko said, or mumbled... Well, it was a mix. She let go off him, and to make up for that rather weird scene, she gave him a pretty uncomfortable punch on his belly. Her face revealed a rather tiny but happy smile.*"
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "After he done that, he kind of just went limp for a moment. He didn't know what to do, but he felt something push on him. Was she hugging him? He most definitely was not going to bring this back up to her, as she would literally end his life if he mentioned this anywhere else. Especially where he was situated at the moment. So he decided to just let out a little 'heh' under his breath, nothing too loud, she couldn't hear it, but he smiled as well.\n\nAfter turning his head, he got a punch to the stomach, letting out an 'oof', he spoke again. \"Ow . . Maybe cut some slack for yer' ol' pal who just vomited almost a gallon of blood . .\"\n\nHe said as he began to push himself away from where he was laying down. He had to fix the poison and learn his technique, as this was still a training session! So what he did was simple, he pushed himself up, ran to the nearby forestry bit, and grabbed a small mouse that he had spotted previously. It was sad . . But he had to test it one way. Wrapping it with a bit of bandages that he always carried with him, he placed it on the ground.\n\n\"This may not be right . . But I've got to test the poison another way. If it is right, it should make this mouse unable to move. It'll still live though.\"\n\nHe said as he looked at it, clearly he was a bit insane, as his body and mouth area was literally covered in blood. His clothing was stained blood-red, and it was turning a bit brown as it was already drying. The blood on his skin was smudged, as if he had been rubbing against something. He then looked back over to Kazuko, and threw her a flask of water. He always carried it on him if he wanted a tiny sip of water during times where he was not at his house.\n\n\"Wash my blood off your hands. I feel bad for dirtying things, so I guess I'll wash them if you want.\"\n\nHe said as he began to practise his poison again, taking out another vial as he began to pour it on the mouse. The mouse went limp, for a good long while, and then it jolted back to life.\n\nRunning away from the two Shinobi."
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*If he is smart enough to only mention it during right situations - which at least means never around other people - then she will spare his life. After all, she basically saved it here. If she wanted him dead, it would have happened right here and now. Though did her dear Take die now? Nah, so she does really consider him a friend. If that is not evidence enough, she wouldn't know what is.\n\nThe 'heh' went unnoticed, but she could imagine his train of thought. Whatever, she did not do anything more punchy punch. His oof and complaining made her cross her arms, snorting.* \"I know where I punched you and why. That was on purpose, Zucchini.\" *Kazuko explained, being honestly more patient than before, but also keeping up her 'dangerous' side. More punches were always a possibility, a danger Take had to live with for... A long, long time.\n\nWhatever the case, the guy seemed to be very fine again, vanishing in the forestry for a bit. Meanwhile, Kazuko just looked after him and smiled. A bigger smile she hid from him. What a dumbass he is... Genuinely stupid he looked to her. She sighed. Unbelievable how close the two had gotten, right? While he was still running, the girl stood up and picked up her naginata, continuing with some of her moves. But the flow was a bit over now, with Take having put her in such a weird mood. The blood did not really bother her. To be honest, she was neutral to it, with a tendency towards... Something more positive. Yup, that would be too weird to admit, right? WRONG! Take already knew how much she was into that shit.\n\nWhen he came back, she looked right at him as her spear spinned around her body in a fluent manner, then came to a halt next to her.* \"A mouse?\" *She asked, but seemed to be just curious rather than disgusted by his ways. It was much better than killing himself, that much was clear.* \"I don't care. Just don't die again.\" *As simple as that. That was enough worrying for today, and probably for the rest of this week, and more.*\n\n*His offer to clean herself made the girl look down at herself, only now really noticing that she had gotten dirty as well, more or less. She caught the bottle, then cleaned her hands until most of the blood was gone. Looking back up at him, she held it up to him, more to his face.* \"You feel bad, hm? Good.\" *Kazuko said and grinned.* \"Wash yourself too. People will start thinking you're some sort of serial killer or cannibal. Or both, which seems like a cool idea...\" *Whoop- That was honest right there, by the way! The mouse became just... Dead, but not dead. Then, it ran off like nothing happened.* \"So instead of that happening, you literally fucked up so hard that you almost killed yourself? Damn.\" *Kazuko's sigh was enough to show how annoyed she was with that, but did not say anything anymore.* \"Let's do this quickly. Shurikenjutsu it was, right?\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "\"So straight up with it, no compassion.\"\n\nHe said as he faked a cry, and then began to look at what she was doing. She tossed him the flask, so he had grabbed it and then doused himself with water. Taking off his yukata and vest, he rolled it up until it was a ball of fabric and began to wipe himself off. A true Shinobi shouldn't really mind this stuff mid-combat, but this was not combat. He wiped the blood off himself and now his clothing was dirtied, so he threw it to the ground and would pick them up later.\n\n\"Ugh . . Of course the white shirt gets dirtied.\"\n\nHe looked down and spotted that the white shirt he adorned underneath all that was dirty too, so he decided to take that off and throw it to the side, with the other pieces of clothing he had. Now, what to do? Oh, right, practise the Shurikenjutsu technique. She had reminded him. So he gotten right to what he was going to do, and he listened to what she had to say. He died? Did his antidote revive him from death? That was kind of surprising, kind of interesting if he was not going to lie.\n\n\"Interesting. Right, I'm sure I won't die. Harden yourself and try and deflect the kunai with your weapon.\"\n\nHe said as he began to spin, really, really quickly. With that, he took kunai out of his pouch and began to throw them at where Kazuko was going to be. He was extremely quick with the draw, and the kunai came flying in straight to where Kazuko was. If she was good enough with her naginata, she may even be able to deflect them back at him. Alas, she had to harden her bones just incase. Kunai were no joke, and if they sliced somewhere important such as her achilles tendons, then that's not a fun time. \n\n\"Tell me if I'm going too fast.\""
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*She squinted her eyes and grumbled.* \"Should have thought about it before poisoning yourself to the point of...\" *A finger pointed at the blood on the ground. No more words needed as she just continued with her training, slicing the dummy up even quicker now, her hits becoming a bit more precise as cuts did not look as random anymore. Rather, they were aimed to be symmetric to each other. Maybe not that clever to waste potential momentum or speed for that sort of thing, but it was just for training purposes. It was supposed to improve the control she had over her weapon.\n\nHis complain about the white shirt being dirty went without a comment of hers, as she was too focused on slicing and stabbing. Kazuko was becoming more fit each day. Physically, that is. The training she chose to do the past weeks was heavily focused on her skills that were not really related to Chakra. And no, Take did not die. It just heavily looked like he was about to. Falling unconscious was the first thing he would do, she imagined. When he suggested that training, the girl stopped mid-slice and turned her head towards him.*\n\n\"You won't, don't worry. Not on my watch.\" *Huh, how was she really so sure about that? It was her, after all! She is a strong girl, ready to clap anyone to death if they come near her of her friends.* \"Alright, let's do this.\" *With a little spin for the show, she repositioned herself to be able to fight back. His own spin, which was way faster than hers, was looking very weird, but Kazuko did not let herself get distracted from that. The kunai flying made the girl reflexively harden her bones as a defensive measurement. But that was just her backup plan, because her first idea was to deflect the kunai. Which, despite its speed, happened: The loud clanging noise of the two metals colliding was proof for that. Take's weapon did not really came back flying to him, but instead just landed a few meters in front of his feet. Hm... Close enough, she guessed.*"
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"author": "kyoukon",
"message": "As far as Hibiki understood, the halls' concession store had become a new hotspot for the unsavoury. The mass of civilians flooding in between shows had once made the perfect cover for them to slip in and out, stopping only to remind the owners to avoid any 'accidents'. With the village's shinobi handling other priorities, they'd grown more brazen, strolling in while the sun was still high to collect their payments.\n\n'_Surely they couldn't have thought that would work forever,_' Hibiki thought. And yet, without the threat of the military stopping them, it seemed that little would deter the crooks. And so it fell to her, a green genin, and her as-yet-unseen companion, to remind the men what they were risking.\n\nIn other words, maintaining order and peace. Right up the little lady's alley.\n\nTo her, arriving early was arriving on time. If her partner didn't feel the same, then Kazuko would arrive to see Hibiki already offering quiet, comforting words to the store clerk. Dressed in a kimono that mostly matched her hair, the girl wouldn't be out of place amongst the village's more affluent theatre-goers. Only her headband, tied around her kimono's sleeve, marked her as one of Noragakure's enforcers.\n\n\"Give us a day, and the problem will be solved. These are desperate and depraved people, taking advantage of a trying time. The next time they come here, they will understand that doing so is... Ill-advised.\" What the girl lacked in intimidating features, she made up for in a regal presence, barely befitting of her age – but perhaps befitting of her clan."
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*At this point, this was just the case of 'yet another mission' for Kazuko. Almost. Unlike the last times where it was her and her partner who had to hunt down the targets, today they would finally come to them. It made it so much more fun to the girl, seeing their reactions. Two Shinobi suddenly standing at their beloved money-making-machine, ready to beat the ever living shit out of them. Or at least Kazuko was ready to do so. Not so sure about her partner, since this time, as a change, it was someone entirely different. Not her usual partner who she knew and liked. A stranger...\n\nBecause of this thought, the Kaguya did not seem as happy. When was she ever? Her stomping could be heard from afar, her angry stare at the path she was going being like a beam of death, ready to fry and kill anyone who dares passing it. Unlike her partner, Kazuko thought that being on time meant being on time. Not arriving too early, no. She did indeed prefer people who were not lacking the sense of arriving on time.\n\nSooner or later, being actually not too late, she arrived, noticing her partner already standing there and talking to someone. Maybe it was inaudible for Hibiki, but Kazuko really was mumbling some things. Some... Not so nice things, to say the least. Bam! She rammed the other end of her naginata on the ground, standing right behind her partner, maybe being even a bit too close to her.* \"You're my partner for this mission?\" *That voice, it just sounded like trouble already: Angry, grumpy, loud. It was not direct hostility towards the Senju. Despite hating strangers, Kazuko knew that this was her mission partner and that they had to get along - more or less. What Hibiki lacked in intimidation, this Kaguya was able to make up for it. She typical zigzag on her head gave away which clan she was from right off the bat, and she just stared right into the other's eyes if she was to turn around. No blinking, no moving. Just staring. If eyes could kill like that, then...*"
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"author": "kyoukon",
"message": "It was hard not to hear the girl approach. Hell, Hibiki assumed she was one of their targets, until she glanced the Kaguya's trademark on her head. Talk about embodying family stereotypes. Then again, Hibiki wasn't one to talk.\n\nRight. Family. They had a hurdle to overcome, right off the bat. The little lady turned to face her comrade. If she felt concern or fear, she didn't let it show; rather, she greeted Kazuko with a small smile.\n\n\"That would be me, yes. My name is Hibiki, of the Senju clan. I hope that we can look past any complications in our family, for the sake of protecting our village.\" Hands on display. Eye contact maintained. Words spoken without hesitation, with a welcoming edge. They were all cues she had learned in years past, in hopes of defusing a tense meeting before it caused more problems.\n\nAll the while, her mind was at work, thinking of the best way to handle both her partner and their adversaries. If the tip was correct, they had minutes until they arrived. 'Would have had more, if she'd turned up on time, but no matter.'\n\nThe pregnant pause gave the girl a chance to respond, and Hibiki a chance to draft her plan. \"In any case, I'm glad that you've arrived. I think, given your introduction, that you would have a strong role to play with these fiends.\"\n\n\"I believe some books call it the 'friend and foe' routine. One of us attempts to kill the crime with kindness. I believe I can handle that. The other shows more willingness to resort to harsh tactics, and is much more aggressive, without being outright violent.\" Her eyes flicked to the spear. Hibiki could only hope it was an intimidation tool, and nothing more.\n\n\"I think that she would easily present as a threat, yes?\" She turned to find the clerk, only to find that he was gone. The sound of a back door closing confirmed what she had missed; from the moment the Kaguya arrived, he'd taken large, slow steps away from her and her weapon.\n\nThe Senju stared at the door, blinked twice, and- \"Well, I think that answers that.\" She returned her gaze to her fellow shinobi, small smile unwavering."
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*It was really common for this Kaguya to be constantly in this mood. It was actually a fascinating thing for some people: How can a human being be so angry without a particular reason? For a long time as well, showing no real kindness to anyone except friends. Her partner? Well, it was hard to say which one she would be, until she had introduced herself.*\n\n\"A Senju?\" *Kazuko dragged that name out a bit longer, squinting her eyes a bit as she leaned in closer to Hibiki. They were already standing not a meter from each other apart, but with her leaning in, it probably got uncomfortably close now. The eyes? They never left the other's, staring right into her soul, one might say. Suddenly, almost like an animal, the girl growled, showing no real sign of and friendliness there.* \"Of all Genin, they partnered me up with you...\" *That voice really was holding some hatred to it, but it usually always was the case with her. In Kazuko's, and probably almost all Kaguya's eyes, the Senju were the ones who ruined her clan's reputation, making her life worse than it should have been. People immediately took their distance, only ever seeing the trademark on her head. That was it.* \"I should kill you.\" *Were these just her thoughts spoken out loud, or was it a real threat..? Judging by the way she leaned back again, snorting and dismissing these words, it was not that real. Almost.* \"Kazuko.\"\n\n*Now, despite the tension between the two, Kazuko remained surprisingly calm and silent as she listened to what the other Genin had to say. A plan, an interesting one at that too. It was hard for her to follow though, given that these were just petty thieves and she just wanted to see blood and broken bones rather than... Doing whatever Hibiki was suggesting. The grip around her weapon tightened as the other one gave it a glance. The vanishing clerk went unnoticed, seeing him as someone not as important, even though it was his shop they were going to defend today.*\n\n\"I'll break their necks the moment they arrive.\" *Uhm... Well, that might be not too good of an idea. She knew that, but she still wanted to hurt them badly.* \"I have some Genjutsu. Should deal with them as well if 'your method' doesn't work, or whatever you're planning.\" *Seems like Kazuko was playing along! Despite, she still could bonk the thieves, right?*"
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"author": "kyoukon",
"message": "For what it was worth, Kazuko didn't seem any more agitated after learning Hibiki's heritage than before. She chose to take that as a good sign, until the death threat came. Her smile twitched, caught off-guard by such a brazen statement. She'd thought that Noragakure's clans raised their children to show respect, or at least common sense.\n\nA slow exhale said what her words wouldn't. She could adjust. She could be better, even if her 'partner' refused to be.\n\n\"We live in a closed environment. Small as our clans may be, the chances are high that we'll have to work together at some point. Learn to _get along_.\" Her expression didn't change, but a stern tone introduced itself, just for a few words. \"Shinobi can manage that much.\"\n\nAnd yet, she went on, bearing that same aggression towards men that weren't even there. Criminals, yes, but citizens nonetheless. If she was going to act like an animal, then Hibiki would serve as her leash.\n\n\"I'm sure I don't need to remind you that these are civilians, Kazuko. As shameful as their crimes are, attacking them seems excessive. We are trained in many skills, and where possible I would like to stick to words.\" Something told her that wouldn't convince such a bloodthirsty girl, and so she went on. \"If we resolved small crimes with beatings and illusions they barely understood, we would not be much better than the people we are here to stop. Besides, it would be terrible for our reputation as young shinobi, and that of the shinobi patrol-\"\n\nThe front door swung open, cutting her off. In walked a pair of men in formal attire. On the day of a show, they'd fit right in with the crowd, but since there was nothing playing, and nobody else in the store...\n\nHibiki had no doubt as to who they were.\n\nThe taller of the two opened his mouth to speak, but the sight of the Kaguya gave him pause. His companion wiped the smirk off his face before taking charge. \"Don't suppose either of you've seen the owner lately? We've gotta few urgent purchases to make.\""
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*Noragakure's clans were one thing. Though when the Senju wrote that letter about killing off the Kaguya, and with the letter being made public, people had a worse view on her clan than before. The rumors of them being bloodthirsty and brutal were true in this example's case, but making the whole village distrust the whole clan like that? It'd be only fair to be angry at the very least, right? Kazuko thought so, and this Senju was already giving her a speech. Something she was not appreciating.\n\nDespite all this, she listened. Quietly, not breaking the eye contact they had the least. Getting along... Pff, she never did with anyone during her academy times. Why should she now? She managed to finally make two friends, which were more than enough in her eyes. What truly made it for her though was the fact that Hibiki was basically defending these criminals. To the point of making her expression change. Something even angrier, maybe even surprised. Eyes a bit wider, teeth grinding... It was almost as if a bomb was going to explode.* \"What the fuck do you mean?! Stealing from people and using the war to make things worse can be excused, you say? They're 'just civilians'?!\" *Kazuko was shouting at this point, and would go on, maybe even start a physical fight, but they were cut off. Just in time, or else it would have been... Awkward, to say the least.\n\nHer eyes wandered towards the two men, looking at them with the very same eyes. When he paused upon seeing her, the Kaguya's lips twitched, showing a very quick smile. But not the good sort of smile. Nooo, she was boiling right now, hardly keeping her anger inside. But: Silence. No words, no movement. She let the Senju talk, since it seemed like she really loved to give long speeches like that about moral and what not. She surely can handle these two idiots.*"
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"author": "kyoukon",
"message": "Fascinating. Hibiki had never had the please of meeting a living, ticking time bomb before. It took more effort than she liked to admit to keep her expression neutral, even with her supposed ally threatening to send spit flying her way. Fortunately, she didn't get the chance to before their targets arrived.\n\nShe thought a silent prayer to the gods for their sense of timing.\n\nThe girl's gaze flicked to Kazuko, confirming that she'd chosen silence. That was the closest to submission she'd seen since the girl walked in. Progress, or the calm before the storm?\n\nHibiki didn't have time to guess, but perhaps she could use it to her advantage. No doubt, they had heard the yelling seconds before, so she would run with it.\n\n\"The kind sir that runs the store is out at the moment. He asked us to watch over it in the meantime, mentioning something about gangs demanding protection money.\" The men looked unamused – at least, until she adjusted her kimono's sleeve. The headband tied to it caught the light for a split-second, and they seemed to get the message.\n\n\"It's a sad story to hear, especially when we shinobi have much bigger problems to handle. My partner here-\" She gestured to Kazuko. \"Wanted to handle this very quickly. Her spear, I imagine, would make sure we wouldn't have to waste time with a second visit. I was just telling her that I thought that would be extreme. You seem like reasonable people, that can understand words instead of violence.\"\n\nHibiki joined the men in eyeing the Kaguya. They had fallen silent, but the hints of dread were there. Slightly widened eyes, lips curling downwards, twitchy fingers... All the trademarks of men that had had the tables turned on them. And yet, they hadn't left or admitted wrongdoing."
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*A ticking time bomb was the perfect way to describe the girl and her temper. Defusing her was the same process; one wrong move and it will go off. Do it all the way you are supposed to, and she will be tamed. In her life, two people have managed to do it, so it wasn't impossible. Just really difficult. And probably even more difficult for a Senju... Depending on how this one in particular would act around her. Usually, Kazuko hated everyone equally.\n\nShe kept her mouth shut, no words, growling or anything else escaping her lips as she just stared the two men. Her eyes looked them dead in the eye, switching between the two, whoever was paying more attention to her. It was as if they had nothing else one could look at other than their eyes. Or their soul behind them. Drilling holes into them, one could say that the one thing Kazuko was really, really good at was staring. In a menacing way.\n\nThe way Hibiki talked to them made her slightly go impatient there, with one of her hand's fingers starting to twitch ever so slightly. Then, they all looked at her, and all they could see was a demon waiting to be released. Looks like it was time for some pressure, hm?* \"Unlike my partner here-\" *She used the same words as Hibiki basically, but did not take her eyes off the men.* \"I'd really like to smell some blood today.\" *Kazuko had a smile on her face that did not look like anything near the 'friendly type of smile'. A little devil, that's what she was.* \"I doubt that you two... Gentlemen...\" *She had a hard time saying that words, or faking her partial kindness in general.* \"...Would like to fulfil that wish for me, hm~?\" *That 'hm' dragged on for a bit, with her smile widening more and more. Kazuko was ready to hurt them badly, though it was up to the two and their reactions to her intimidation.*"
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"author": "kyoukon",
"message": "A ghost of a smile showed itself on the girl's face, though even that wouldn't last. It was the closest she would come to showing relief in the presence of the crooks. They, on the other hand, only showed more concern for their safety. A calm call for their blood was a far cry from the defenceless clerk they'd plan to shake down. Where the Senju had taken the threat relatively well, the men's eyes grew wide. \n\nThe one in the back learned forward to whisper hurried words in his partner's ear. Their proximity and a growing sense of panic made it easy to pick up a few words, like 'Kaguya' and 'prison'. The one in front always had his eyes on one of the two. His eyes grew narrow, as if he was gauging his odds-\n\n\"I won't stop her, mind you.\" Hibiki's let her face fall to neutrality, stowing each of her hands into the other's sleeve. \"Our orders were only to stop the harassment. How we choose to do that is...\" She paused, and shrugged. \"Very open to interpretation.\"\n\nAn arm slipped out of her sleeve and into her obi. That seemed to be enough to send the man behind running, which in turn left the only behind unable to hide his bewilderment. His head snapped back to the girls. \"Just a pair of two-bit shinobi... Don't start getting cocky!\" He sneered.\n\nJust before fleeing the scene."
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*Kazuko watched them slowly panic, pretty much being able to smell the fear in the air. She couldn't deny that their reputation - despite being caused by the Senju partially - is pretty advantageous at times. She was merely a teenager, a normal looking girl, trained to be a Shinobi. Being merely a Genin, she also was probably not as intimidating as she wished to be. But once her personality showed and the people around her noticed which clan she was from, things change really quickly. It was the very same thing here.\n\nTheir rushed words were nothing that would slip by her ears, as she could very clearly hear their concern, and the mention of her clan's name. The one in front seemed to judge her strength, to which Kazuko only responded with a wide, evil grin and an even deeper stare into his eyes. Hibiki's words finally managed to make the Kaguya give off a small giggle. Equally evil as her smile.* \"Maybe breaking your bones is more fun though...\" *Oop- She just mumbled these words a bit, having to make a decision in her mind. Stab and slice, or hit and break..? Both are fun, but if she does one, she wants to do it right.\n\nBut she had no time to think about it, since one guy already started running away. Kazuko's eyes followed him for a second only, then went right back at the other guy. His words made her smile vanish on the spot, and the moment he started to run away, she tripped the man with the naginata. The blunt end, to not slice off his foot. That would be too much, even for her. It was just a D-rank mission, after all. She did not care about Hibiki's words though, IF she was to try and stop her.* \"Look, I am not allowed to kill you guys.\" *She grabbed the man by the collar. Suddenly, bones came out of her body. Her forearms, her elbows and her shoulders.* \"But I for sure am allowed to hurt you really, *Really* Badly.\" *This view was probably not what anyone would expect. A petty criminal like him having someone liker her sent after him? Not that great.*\n\n\"NOW FUCK OFF!\" *A final yell, as she stood up from her crouched position and kicked him in the side, letting him run off without any proper injuries. Her bones were retracted back into her body, where they dissipated. Kazuko then turned around to face the Senju, ready to listen to her opinion. Surely, that was not really what she wanted to see, maybe even holding it as an unnecessary action?*"
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"author": "kyoukon",
"message": "A slow blow of air through her nostrils gave away the girl's relief. Neither of them were out of the woods yet, but the threat of an instant death made focusing much easier. She needed all the brainpower she could muster to unpack the girl's troubles.\n\nFirst things first – their client, who must have heard the screaming. For him, she managed to force on a smile. Something told her nobody would buy it, but it was worth a try. \"We don't anticipate their return. Our message was heard, loud and clear. Please, would you give us a moment to finish our business here?\" The man looked back and forth between them. The tension, palpable in the air, convinced him to retreat into the back room once more. \n\nHer gaze returned to Kazuko but she waited for the sound of a shut door before she spoke. \"Kazuko, I...\" She stopped herself before she'd even begun. The mental minefield that was Kaguya Kazuko called for much more tact than she'd expected. At least she was calm... Er. Enough to navigate the conversation as she had been trained to.\n\n\"I cannot pretend to know your life, but from what you've said, it hasn't been fun. It is... Difficult for me to apologise for that. We both know that I had as much a part to play in that as you did. I don't even know why it was done.\" A half-truth – it was difficult to imagine that Senju Asurama was working in anything other than the village's best interests. Sense told Hibiki that suggesting clan massacre could have helped Nora wouldn't go down well.\n\n\"What I do know is what I see in front of me. A genin pigeonholing herself to be what many dread from her family. A girl that's put a lot of practise into being the perfect representation of her clan. We...\" Her gaze hit the floor, just for a second. \"We are not that different, in that regard.\" The words hunt in the air – not for dramatic effect, but because her mind strayed for a moment. Honesty always added weight to words, but having to tell truths about herself was uncomfortable. Difficult, even. Still, if her cutting words were going to demand that of the raging girl, going first was the least she could do.\n\n\"For all the fear you've tried to raise here, who is scared the most?\" People liked to pretend that words didn't hold power – the Kaguya included. And yet, Kazuko was still there, still listening, barely containing herself. Hibiki remained too, carefully dancing around an outright accusation, lest her face met something solid in a hurry.\n\n\"You don't have to answer me, but I hope you will consider it. And I hope that, one day, somebody gets to see the real Kaguya Kazuko. Perhaps not me, but someone. Everybody deserves to be themselves... At some point or another.\" Another pause, as she realised why she had even bothered talking. Most sane shinobi would had left minutes ago. Why waste time on a ball of rage, with little to gain but new holes in her body? The answer had eluded her, and yet, there she was. For all the wisdom she tried to project, she had a lot to learn about herself too.\n\nShe dared to take her eyes off the girl again, focusing on the door. Looking ahead, even. Her knit brow told that she'd forgotten something, a moment before she continued:\n\n\"...If not for yourself, then imagine this. Thirty years down the line, Kaguya Kazuko has played the part of a bloodthirsty demon to perfection.\" She settled her gaze on Kazuko's own. \"Enough so that the next generation has a living, breathing example of the village's whispers. An impression, in living memory, to be forced on the next child. She, too, will decide that hurting herself first is better than risking waiting to be hurt.\" An odd example, perhaps, but the little Senju was often told to think ahead. Just as her ancestors had paved the path of prestige for her, she was made to remember that her actions would reach well beyond her lifetime – if all went to plan.\n\nHibiki didn't bother to move. Whether the girl would answer, storm off, slice her up, or focus on the mission... She'd said her piece. If Kazuko was smart, it would plant a seed, and maybe even make a better person at the end of it. If not, then it was a doomed endeavour from the start... But at least she could say she'd tried."
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*Once the man left, Kazuko turned around to face Hibiki fully again. She awaited another calm and collected response to her stuff, something that would probably anger her even more, something 'wise' and whatever. It was a Senju, they all talked like they knew everything, right? The other one seemed to try to apologize..? She blinked, watching the other one, in anger and curiosity. What did she have to tell her? Seems like another speech.\n\nShe listened to it, all of it, without doing anything to her. It was as if she at least had enough control over her unending rage to keep listening, which was a fascinating thing. Some people are much less angry and refuse to listen to the other person, but Kazuko had the ability to keep listening despite being filled to the top with anger, basically drowning in it. Yes, drowning... This kind of describes it well. Her eyes did not even leave the other's for a second, and when Hibiki said that the two are not much more different, the Kaguya was confused. Taken aback, or so.\n\nThe more she talked, the more the gears in her head moved and worked, making it pretty confusing to follow with all the stuff going on in her head. So she was saying... That the two were the same, that Kazuko is scared to be herself and that she was a bad example for other people, more specifically for the future generations? That is what she understood. Hibiki became silent again, and Kazuko?\n\nThe Kaguya took a step closer to her, standing right in front of her again. Was it going to escalate now? Did she finally hear enough to resort to violence, just as she would love to? Would they have to fight each other on the open streets now? Kazuko's face, especially her eyes, showed that typical bloodthirst and anger of her clan, though her body did not reflect that in that sense. It was as if she just wanted to stare. Even her right hand, the one holding the naginata, moved up a little bit, which now could be interpreted as a preparation for an attack.*\n\n*But no. It was almost as if her hand tried to do its own thing, because Kazuko forced it down again. Instead, she opened her mouth to speak.* \"I am not scared.\" *Was it a lie? Was it the truth? Probably both, if you knew her.* \"I like the way I am. You don't understand.\" *Her voice was still filled with the same emotions as before, but it sounded a bit calmer. Strange.* \"The very few friends I have accept it. And they are by far not like me.\" *Which was true. The two friends she had were pretty much the opposite of her in some regard. \n\nDespite all these things though, she seemed to have changed at that very moment.* \"You're trying to be as perfect as your clan wants you to be, don't you?\" *Kazuko continued.* \"You want to be the way people expect you to be. Solve problems for the sake of the village.\" *She raised her chin.* \"Even if it costs your life.\" *That is how she thought of the other girl. Suddenly, she started to growl and rammed the spear on the ground, finally looking away from the other. The view was really one of a beast, as she just tried to do some stuff to let out her anger inside her. The growl was deep and long, and it was as if she used anything around her as a stress relieving punching bag. Except Hibiki.* \"I hate you.\" *Kazuko looked at her again.* \"Though I like the way you resist.\" *Wait... It almost seemed like she changed there a bit. Did she find this amusing?* \"Even though you were so scared. I could almost smell it.\" *The Kaguya leaned in closer to the other's face, knowing fully well that the fidgeting and the lack of breathing for that moment meant that she was more than a little 'excited'. The very small smirk she had just resembled the demonic way of her personality.*"
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"author": "kyoukon",
"message": "A raise of the weapon, as slight as it was, had Hibiki fearing the worst. Another outburst, or the fight she'd hoped to avoid, with all the bloodshed that entailed. Perhaps she needed to give Kazuko a little more credit than that. She insisted that she wasn't scared. Nothing in Hibiki's expression told that she was convinced. If anything, the lack of change said that she wasn't. \"You misunderstand. While it's good to hear that you have friends... I never said they have to be like you to get along with you. If anything, I think that two of you would end...\" A twitch of a frown ended the sentence.\n\nEven as the girl attempted to prod at her, she refused to show fear, or surprise, or displeasure... Mostly because there wasn't much of the latter two to be found. \"This is not much of a secret. My parents, and their parents, and so on, all the way up to The Wanderer himself. All of them have given part of their lives to helping our home prosper. Ours is a burden that we bear with pride, and what gives us our continued status.\" Well-rehearsed words were spoken without missing a beat. \"To that end, I strive to be the best shinobi I can be. It helps my family, the village, and the frontier beyond. If you expect me to be ashamed of that, then I'm sorry to say that won't happen.\"\n\nThen came the growling and the glaring, and a reversion to the girl that had first walked into the room. Kazuko managed to make her expression shift; disappointment made itself very clear. She met the declaration of hatred without missing a beat. \"And I pity you.\"\n\nAs much as she thought she'd masked her concerns, Kazuko had found a weakness, and was eager to press the attack. There, Hibiki revealed one of her 'strengths' – a near-permanently subdued expression made most matters easier to mask. That was how she continued to hide her concerns, and in this case, show a slight smile instead. \"I would've thought we'd moved past the scare tactics, now that we know so much about each other.\" A deliberate avoidance of admission, she hoped, would keep the girl off her scent. \"I get the message, though. You don't want to be pushed, and to be honest, I don't have much else to say. We do, however, have a mission to report on.\" \n\nShe gestured to the door, waiting for the girl closer to it to take the lead. It definitely had nothing to do with keeping her in her vision."
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"author": "kyoukon",
"message": "Even Hibiki could admit that she probably deserved that. The girl managed to keep up a smug smile, through what was clearly going to be a lasting mark on her frail form. Silence, she figured, would work just as well as any final snide remark. Besides, they had a long walk back to HQ – plenty of time for her to think up new ways to needle her partner."
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "``` This is the training grounds ```"
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"author": "stigmatism.",
"message": "Katsuo wasn't really sure what to do today, but the idea of permanently engraving his mark on the shadow clone technique was indeed something he felt like doing. \n\nYep! This Hagane had picked up the ability to replicate himself a while back, but since he sucked so much when using, he chose not to. Hopefully in the future he wouldn't loose such unfathomable amounts of chakra every time he chose to replicate himself, but so far that seemed to be the truth at hand. During the founders tournament, he was seriously regretting being such a heavy ninjutsu user. Certainly, his chakra reserves will be heavily tapped out by the end of the tournament, but if it meant that he could possibly win again everyone else, he was definitely going to try and take the chance!\n\nNow with that, Katsuo had called upon his older cousin Sousaku, as he needed some help he asked if he could ask another person for a genin. Sousaku contacted Sadako, and that led to Uchiha Kai being the one called upon.\n\nKatsuo hoped that he wasn't being rude, since that was far from what he was! He was only needed a strong training partner so that he could enhance his level of taijutsu! If he were to do that, then their would be a lot of stuff he could do! Being a ranged combatant, meant that he either needed a way to move away and get ranged again, or find away to be just as effective in close quarters! With his lack of physical speed, he needed to be able to protect himself from a deadly punch!"
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"author": "zeld",
"message": "*Waking up this morning, getting told he was expected to come out here and help another genin who he, up until today, didn't know existed was a little bit annoying. Stopping on his way to grab a scroll so he could at least ensure he learnt something he deemed important while he was training... Though Katsuo might not like it too much. He'd deal with any backlash for forcing the shinobi to pass out at a later date though.*\n\n\"So... I'm guessing you're who i'm supposed to be helping with hand to hand combat?\" *He hadn't brought his chain with him for this meeting, whether he forgot it at home or realized he didn't want people he would one do be fighting in the tournament knowing what he could do was anyone's guess.*\n\n\"I don't really know how Sadako knows you or your family but if I need to be out here then fine. Though i can't really say you'll enjoy my training methods.\" *He hinted at with a small smirk. Illusions were a powerful thing and one could render the physically strongest shinobi to a groveling mess in a second.*"
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"author": "zeld",
"message": "\"Fine, come at me when you're ready then. I can go over the technique and how to replicate it in my head while we spar.\" *His taijutsu was alright, he definitely fought better with his chains and using a weapon to fight, Kai found it best to keep opponents at bay while he was still completely effective at slashing them to pieces or managing to trap them in powerful illusions before incapacitating them.*\n\n\"I don't interfere with my older cousins love interests or relationships, she has more important things to concern herself with than questions from a relative about such a thing. If they get together then they get together.\" *He spoke flatly, unwrapping and dropping his chain off his arm as he took up a combat stance.*\n\n*Wondering what'd he do once Katsuo most likely fell asleep, he watched his movements as he approached. Taking a defensive stance as Kai was ready.*"
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"author": "stigmatism.",
"message": "\"SURE. NOW TAKE MY KICK.\" He closed in fast, using his speed to get to him in a matter of seconds, before he would plant his feet and throw a right hook towards the Uchiha's face, in an act of bamboozlement. \n\nThe Hagane had hoped to catch him off-guard with the fake action, saying he was going to kick as he threw a punch instead! That obviously wasn't going to happen, but it was a nice thought for him anyhow. He hoped Kai didn't start disliking him because he wasn't being truthful with what he was attacking with, but the pettiness it would take was probably something the Uchiha didn't have. Hopefullly. \n\n\"Well, that's good to know! What kind of relationship do you have with your older cousin! Are you guys close? I'd suspect that, but i'm not too sure haha.\" He'd ask, wondering how they knew each other.\n\nMaybe they were friends since their youth?"
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"author": "zeld",
"message": "\"What do you mean? We're family, you can't really get closer than that.\" *He didn't really understand Katsuo's question, yelling the attack wasn't much of a diversion sadly, able to see his form take a stance for a punch rather than a kick. He narrowly avoided having his face collide with his fist. He certainly wasn't gonna just take being beat on by Katsuo either.*\n\n*Needing to focus on doing two things at once was a lot more difficult than Kai thought it was going to be, if he took too much focus on his genjutsu technique then he'd undoubtedly be hit, and if he focused on fighting back physically, he wouldn't be able to learn the technique. Why had he agreed to this???*\n\n*Knowing that he needed to manipulate yin chakra and create illusionary feathers that would effectively put Katsuo to sleep if seen. He aimed to push the other genin back with a close range attack meant to create distance. Coating his arm in lightning chakra, he went for a horizontal strike, throwing most of his weight into it in a fluid striking motion, if it connected itd slam Katsuo back and push him. Aiming to jump back as well so he could have just a moment for his genjutsu technique.*\n\n*Using such a high level technique would need a slight build up of chakra, so he would soon start to weave the hand seals, unable to fight for the moment as he'd work on evading.*"
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"author": "stigmatism.",
"message": "\"Just because-\" He was cut-off from the slash of a lightning enhanced arm as it came towards his torso, with the Hagane tensing up. \n\nSeeing this, he would bend his legs slightly before pushing off into a jump, moving his body horizontally enough to just barely dodge the arm that was swinging at him. The arm of his opponent skimmed across the chest area of his blue coat, as it fried the cloth. \"Because your family doesn't mean your close!\" He'd say hastily. In the time of this, Kai would leap away as Katsuo landed flat onto his face and upper torso, dust rising around him as he sprung back onto his feet. His long blue coat was certainly something he was glad to have, and now that it was a little dirty, he could wash it when he got home, and received all of the metal gear he had asked Sousaku to make earlier.\n\n\"Damn dude! I didn't know you could flow lightning over your body! I can only sorta mess with steel like my cousin, but I'll get stronger one day! Now. LETS CONTINUE.\" As he said this, Katsuo blasted off from the ground towards Kai, trying not to give him any time to himself, as the Hagane opened his arms wide! With his speed, and little adeptness in taijutsu, he knew he could not out-finesse his opponent. So why not try something else? A TACKLE HAHA. \n\nHe was aiming to tackle the Uchiha to the ground!"
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"author": "zeld",
"message": "\"That's... Exactly what that means though, you can't get any closer than that.\" *To have your blood even remotely match someone else's signified a closer bond than any friendship, you couldn't ever sever that bond, you would always be family, no matter how bad the relationship was, you were forever tied to them.*\n\n*Kai was positive he knew what he was talking about, having experiences of his own to speak from, there was no abandoning family or not being related to them anymore.*\n\n\"I learned that while i'm not incredibly strong, through nintaijutsu and techniques like that i don't have to be... Steel?\" *He asked before needing to defend himself, while Katsuo's form and skill in hand to hand didn't seem to measure up entirely to his own, albeit close enough for him to fight seriously, Kai was still having trouble due to the speed of the attack. A frontal assault that let little room for dodging.*\n\n*He was forced to meet him head on but Kai held his ground, lowering his center of gravity and trying to keep either of them from being knocked over. Turning this into a contest of strength, only now it'd be near impossible for him to use both hands for handseals like he needed to do.*\n\n*Kai's golden eyes bore into Katsuo's with an expression of annoyance and struggle as his eyebrows furrowed. His hands on his shoulders as he tried to use his skill in taijutsu not to force his opponent to the ground, but an easier task of just holding him there. He had slid a few meters before he had managed to slow Katsuo to a stop.*"
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"author": "stigmatism.",
"message": "\"I guess that's true-\" He grunted swiftly as he was met with resistance from the Uchiha, who seemed to have the same amount of physical strength. This was certainly an interesting development! It wasn't everyday that you say a contest of strength between two genin since they could shoot fire and lightning from their hands! It was definitely something for Katsuo to get excited about, as he loved a good physical scrap!\n\nMoving on, he began to notice that his opponent wasn't trying to throw him to the ground, but rather keep the Hagane in place with a firm grip on his shoulder. Instinctively, Katsuo would pull his body back to only be met with a few added inches from Kai, as he raised one of his feet and attempting to kick the Uchiha in the gut, and use his torso as a spring-pad to launch him back and gain some distance.\n\n \"Yeah! Steel. I have a combination element, and it allows me to control pieces of steel. I've been neglecting it as of yet, so I'm trying to get some armor to use it more often!\" He'd say, as he attempting his little skit to get away."
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"author": "zeld",
"message": "*Clenching his abdominal muscles to help absorb the impact, Kai lightly grunted as he rolled backwards to once more soften the blow. Standing on his feet once more as he got mildly frustrated with Katsuo, he wasn't a bad fighter close range but Kai just wanted a moment to do this technique. Now that he had put distance between them, he could try it out.*\n\n*Backpedaling if Katsuo tried to close the distance again. Kai began weaving seals, knowing that the yin chakra had to be potent enough to actually put his opponent to sleep with just the power of an illusion. Forming the handseals necessary as the chakra began building. Kai having to focus it and shape it, as well as make sure Katsuo ended up seeing the trigger once it happened.*\n\n\"You too hm?\" *Katsuo wasn't the first shinobi not from a clan he met who had such a bloodline trait.* \"That makes two...\" *They would be tricky and unpredictable to fight if he ever had to seriously fight them. Knowing his strengths and weaknesses was key to any battle.*"
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"author": "stigmatism.",
"message": "The startled Hagane stumbled back and tripped over himself, slamming his head into the hard ground, making him stunned for a second as he hastily got onto his feet. It seemed his eyes were fazing out, as his vision became blurry and it was hard to see, as he smacked the side of his face firmly. \"Damn ground! About to make me go unconscious!\" For now, Katsuo was struggling to keep himself standing.\n\nPhysically Katsuo was pretty strong, as well as his chakra side of things. The thing he lacked the most was experience, discipline, and actual talent. Sure, he was fast, had some good chakra reserves, and had the shadow clone technique, but he was not at all someone who could freely do anything with another hindering him. He had a good control over his thoughts, but the Hagane was rather clumsy which was clear from tripping over himself like a complete dumbass!\n\nKatsuo hated these things about himself, but that's exactly why he hoped the progress through the tournament and learn what real fighting is about! He wanted to be strong, like his cousin Sousaku and all of his friends. He had an older brother who was already progressing through his branch, and they were just a year or two older! He was lacking, and without considerable help he was going to be a disgrace to the Hagane clan!\n\nWith that resolve within himself slowly increasing, he planted his feet strong and looked towards the Uchiha with some mild heavy breathing. He closed his eyes, and stretched his shoulders as he began to walk towards Kai with a smile."
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"author": "zeld",
"message": "*The technique wasn't going to work if Katsuo kept his eyes shut, he wouldn't be able to fight like that but it wouldn't stop the technique from at least being completed and Kai seeing if he could actually manage to create it.*\n\n*Kai was also no fool, he knew that using such a powerful genjutsu technique would take a huge portion of his chakra reserves, his body wasn't used to long and frequent expenditure of chakra or multiple high ranked techniques, he had his skills and had honed a lot of his abilities but he still lacked mastery and he knew he could improve just a bit more.*\n\n*Admittedly, Kai was annoyed Katsuo had just closed his eyes, visual genjutsu was entirely reliant on such a condition, and auditory genjutsu was harmful for anyone, teammates included if they heard it. Frowning beneath the black mask donning his face as at least he had more time to work on the technique with Katsuo's pace slowed. Now able to just clearly outpace him as he moved around the training grounds while steadily changing and focusing the yin chakra he was building up, adjusting it replicate the Temple of Nirvana technique, it wasn't even completed and he could feel the chakra flowing out of him and into the technique, his body really wasn't capable of doing this for a while.*\n\n\"Hey wait a moment, you've got your eyes shut, i helped you with your training and you won't even let me figure out if the technique works when i do it or not? That's kind of unfair, besides you don't even know what it does.\" *He pointed out, trying to get him to open his eyes so he could see if it actually worked.*"
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"author": "stigmatism.",
"message": "His ears were ringing and he was having a hard time actually looking at things accurately, but the voice of the Uchiha brought him back into conscious being as he blinked his eyes and watched as Kai soared around the training grounds. \"Ahh! Sorry, just bumped my head a little harder than i thought! Don't worry, my eyes are just fine and watching you. SO SHOW ME THE POWER OF AN UCHIHA'S GENJUSU ALREADY, DAMN.\" He said, clearly agitated from his head spinning a little bit.\n\nIt was weird to have such things happen in training, and with his clumsiness, it sure as hell didn't help in times where he needed to be very steady and have control of his body.\n\nNot really minding the fact that he was about to be put into one of the things he absolutely hated, Katsuo would make sure to keep his attention on Kai, as he raced around the track. Since he was still getting his breathability back from being so nauseas, the Hagane wasn't going to move from his position, unless he was about to be met with certain death if he didn't."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "Normally, Chiho wasn't one to fall for cheap intimidation methods, but at this current point, his limbs felt like over stretched mochi and he *Still* Wasn't done training yet, so when Sousaku bared down on him with his eyes, it did have the intended effect, as Chiho almost pulled back, before listening to the Chunin's words. . . So a simple strength test then, that shouldn't be. . . \n\n\"Yeah. . . Alright then, let's do thi-*Hrrrrgrk.*\"\n\nThe pressure immediately being exuded wasn't at all what Chiho had been expecting, the boy almost crumpling before he finally started pushing back against the vice like force, not yet managing to do anything more than simply hold his spot in place.\n\n\"Y-You. . . S-strong grip. . .\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "\"I can make this much worse, but I won't.\"\n\nHe simply said, he wanted to scare him further. Whilst in reality, he could make himself much stronger using Steel Release: Impervious Armour, he wasn't going to do that, he was just doing some cheap tactics to get him to do way better than he was doing. He wanted him to be able to push back a tiny bit. Though he was able to hold him in the same spot for a bit, that was impressive enough, considering that Chiho didn't seem to be all that physically-inclined.\n\n\"Come on Shochune-san, I believe in you. You can do this.\""
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "After a few more moments of constant back and forth struggling, Sousaku could feel Chiho push back with another wave of force, focusing his muscles and all of his upper body strength into his legs as he *Pushed*, Sousaku noting that he could feel even more strain as, even if it was minuscule, he could feel himself being forced to apply more pressure as Chiho managed an imperceptible few amount of centimeters in his endeavors. \n\n\"P-Please don't. . . Make it. . . *Aaaaaah*. . . You're heavy.\"\n\nHis legs digging deep into the ground, Chiho pushed even further, feeling the strain of Sousaku's strength push against his frame."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "It wasn't that Chiho didn't believe in himself, it was more accurate to say that he was absolutely at his limit in terms of physical expenditure, having the stamina to last all day long training was great. . . But it was only after training for the *Literal entire day* That Chiho remembered what it was like to be exhausted. . . But, he was if nothing a boy driven by base desires, and the concept of something satisfying to eat would. . . Well, he wasn't ashamed to say his mind immediately fell to Taiyaki, red bean, cheese. . . Maybe even a spicy miso paste. . . Sousaku could finally feel Chiho's push against him reach a noticeable level of strength, as he slowly willed himself to stand after a few more moments of struggle.\n\n\"Y-You. . . Better not be lying. . . I'll. . . T-totally. . . Be peeved if so. . .\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "He let out a great chuckle as he felt the resistance, he indeed was not joking. He would never go back on his promise and it seemed like Chiho was finally wanting to put an end to this. He began to get his arm pushed back, though as he did, he moved to the side. He released the Genin so they could relax, and with that, he began to move through his pockets. He grabbed a lot of Nichi, and had gestured for him to follow. He began to whistle as he walked along to where the food stands would be.\n\n\"Take your pick of what you want. I have patience, I had to feed Sadako-chan quite a few times in my life after all. She can be . . Quite the glutton if you've ever met her.\"\n\nHe used the honourifics this time as he didn't want to let Chiho know they have a straight name, no honourifics type of . . \"Friendship\", too embarrassing for him."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "As Chiho made to stand completely. . . Sousaku could see the genins legs buckle, Chiho holding up his arm for a moment, silently asking his mentor to pause. \"Just. . . Gimme a minute. . . Or two. . . My legs, are trying to remember. . . How to be legs right now. . .\" He took a few more gulping breaths of air, before shakily returning to the side of his tutor, his step noticeably stilted and slower as he followed along eagerly, thinking about what exactly would compliment todays training.\n\n\"Taiyaki, and street pork buns, spicy bbq kinds. . . And. . . Maybe dango. . .\" If anything. . . It seemed like Chiho might be just as gluttonous from the sounds of it, still thinking of what exactly to eat, before blinking in realization.\n\n\"Sadako-chan. . . Wait, wasn't that the girl in the Founders with you? Wait wait. . . You two had that interview, right?\" Chiho tilted his head, leaning in to ask with a grin. \"So, c'mon, tell me, you two, you're totally dating right? I mean, you're all chummy with each other right? Right?\" Oh no. . . Chiho was a gossip. . .\n\nOh? What was. . . *What was that kind of response?!* Despite the fact that Sousaku was not only his tutor, but his elder in terms of age and experience. . . His reactions were surprisingly wholesome weren't they? Chiho's smile grew, as he leaned back.\n\n\"Ah, is that so? It's a so/so type of deal? It's totally not a big deal if you don't know ya know? I didn't mean to confuse you. . . But I think it's kinda cute huh? I mean, relationships in general seem cute, when the two people like each other. I see a lotta types of couples at The Crying Oni, some cute, some not really. . .\" He hummed quietly in thought. \"Maybe you could ask her? Sometimes the best way is to totally be upfront with it. Like \"Hey, Sadako-Chan, do you want to be my girlfriend?\" Do it like that!\" Chiho for his part did a pretty spot on impersonation of Sousaku's voice. . . Even if the mannerisms were completely off.\n\n\"A-Ah. . . Well, I have a few friends, as for any I'm close with?. . .\" Who was he close with? Kenta was more like a brother than anything else. . . Kota? It was impossible to not get along with him. . . And Kodamaru was adorable, a big plus. Gihachi was a stoic little Jihibiki. . . Hibiki herself, stoic in a granny way. . . Tiny granny girl person. Then the Feral housecat turned human Kazuko, were they friends? Probably one sided. . . \"I don't know. . . I have lots of friends. . . Some more family than friends with me. I definitely don't have anyone I like, not in *That* Way I mean, though it'd be cool to find someone like that, ya know?\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "It was quite amusing to see Chiho switch to a deep tone such as Sousaku's, but he listened indeed. He didn't know what his own feelings were, he did like to be around Sadako, and she did make him happy. Though would she actually accept him in that term? He had no idea, so he just shook his head towards Chiho, obviously aimed to what he suggested.\n\n\"I could never. What if she declined the offer? One: I'd be quite devastated and that's not a good mindset for a Shinobi. Two: it'd be extremely awkward working with her.\"\n\nHe just sighed, wondering what he could do. He had no idea how he would get some closure on the situation, though it was a funny site. His junior was now tutoring him in the art of not being a social reject. He wondered what types of things he saw at The Crying Oni, what type of couples he had actually seen. He rubbed his chin for a minute, before ruffling his own grey coloured hair.\n\n\"If possible I'd like to know if she . . Would. It'd bring closure to my mind at least, and if she would it'd give me enough confidence.\" He sighed once again, but spoke up. \"However I'll only do it after the war is up. Noragakure is on the line. If Noragakure falls then we're all doomed. Only when it is safe would I worry about relationships and such.\"\n\nHe wondered though . . Maybe his student could ask Sadako the same. It seemed like a sly plan, a contrast to his honourable nature. Perhaps it'd work though . ."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "It seemed as though Chiho almost had the exact same thought process as Sousaku did, rubbing his own chin in thought as his mind was temporarily distracted by the sweets and cheap bbq in front of him. . . For a moment, it might have seemed as though Sousaku had opted to feed an anorexic Akimichi, but. . . It was mainly the culmination of over 12 hours of strength training and the temporarily forgetting of concepts like breakfast and lunch.\n\n\"Mmm, I see why that could be scary, and like. . . I know it's easy for me to say, I've never liked anyone properly. . . Buuuuuut. . . That means, we totally have a third avenue; I can totally be like, your little birdie. Sadako-chan doesn't know me, right?\"\n\nChiho put down an empty dango skewer as he spoke, putting his hands out wide. \"See, working at the Crying Oni, I've come to see like, *Tons* Of different people, and the thing is, people are totally willing to speak if they're in the right setting. I could totally just get a hold of Sadako, heck, maybe even get her to tutor me, then just innocently drop a question, probe for answers!\"\n\nHe thankfully didn't speak too loudly, not wanting to embarrass his mentor in public. \"But. . . Yeah. . . I understand that. . . I just barely graduated straight into a war, so I dunno how it was like before it. . . But, love's totally important even in war right? Some people don't have chances to come home, things go wrong. . . I've seen a lotta sad man and women drinking alone because they didn't say things they wanted to say. . . We serve a lot of Shinobi. . .\"\n\nChiho turned solemn at that, loss was a given in this world. . . It didn't make it any better, did it?"
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "He just kind of looked at her, realising his lying didn't work. So he just shuffled back a bit, and then she had pounced. She had stolen his food and he didn't even get to eat them. He was angry, but not angry enough to say it aloud. He just kind of looked at her eating his food. A blank expression covered his face, and then went to his Shinobi pouch and pulled out more snacks and popped them in his mouth, scoffing them down so that she would not be able to eat the other snacks that he had for himself.\n\n\"Oh . . This? Nothing. I always get my gramma to do my hair, it's too long sometimes I don't know how to handle it.\"\n\nThe freckled boy said, looking at her as he wondered what she was doing. Why did she always talk like that? He figured that he could actually ask, as he was genuinely curious, but now wasn't the time. He began to continue walking, and turned around to ask her what she was going to do here. He was going to be training, maybe she was just here to annoy him and steal his snacks. Well . . She did steal his snacks, and he had ate the last of what he had brought out of fear.\n\n\"What're you doin' here anyway? Training? Cus I'm goin' to train.\""
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "While Hachirou looked angry, Azuku looked pawsitively pleased with her successful snatching, eating her snacks with a small satisfied hum as she closed her eyes in a content manner, her hood still somewhat masking her face aside from the smug, satisfied grin. . . Though. . . Azuku hopped from foot to foot, feeling the weight of. . . Was she seriously getting tired already? She frowned at that, a small glare on her face, not any anger directed at Hachi, but rather, at her own incredible lack of stamina.\n\n\"Hachi, new job, listen up.\" She pointed at him, finishing the rest of her newly acquired snacks in between each word. \"You train with me, right now. See, I'm too prone to taking cat naps, and that needs to change. . .\" She hopped from foot to foot, giving another Cheshire grin as she gestured for him to come closer. \"Today, you'll be Azuku's most *Fur*Midable opponent, so try and hit me, ya slow poke. As long as you keep me moving, that's the goal!\"\n\nShe hopped again, leaning in to bap him on the forehead. \"C'mon c'mon! Whatcha waiting for? Cat got your tongue?\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "He just looked at her, and then blinked. Oh right, endurance. He wasn't going to punch her hard, as she'd probably . . Be knocked out from the first of it. She seemed to be wanting to not get exhausted as easily as she used to. Today would be the day that she had changed. He looked at her, and then nodded. He began to lead her to the training grounds where they would be training for the day. He placed his hands against his thigh, and then raised his fists.\n\n\"Okay . . You ready?\"\n\nHe said as he began to throw punches, though they weren't strong. Just enough to cause an unpleasant sting if she got hurt. It was an incentive to keep her moving."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "\"Born ready, my very existence has led to this poi- just start punching Hachi! Don't let up or you're gonna *Cat*Ch my hands real quick!\" She began to weave, pausing and diving between his fists, and for the first few moments of it, she did great!. . . After a few minutes, however, Hachirou could see a small bead of sweat dripping from her chin, as her movements became a bit slower. . . Her temper, however, seemed to be no different.\n\n\"Huuuuu. . . C-c'mon! Faster, gimme a big punch! Ehhh? What, are you lookin' down on me? Don't think I'm in*Fur*Ior just because. . . *Haa. . .* S-stop holding back! C'mon, one big punchie! Serve it!\"\n\nShe was panting in between her boasts, but her eyes at least shone with a level of assuredness. . . Or maybe that was overconfidence bordering on insanity. . . Who could tell?"
},
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "\"One big punch . . Alright then, if you get hurt though don't blame me.\"\n\nHe said as he backed up, and with his full speed he had sent a fist straight at her. Aiming to hit her, but hopefully she could dodge or actually take the punch. Again, she had wanted this so it wasn't his fault. He did have a bit of hesitation though, as he was afraid that he was seriously going to hurt her. Though he figured that if she was being very confident and pushy on him serving her one great, big ole' punch, then she could definitely dodge it, right?\n\nHis fist came closing in and it was now Azuku's chance to take action. He wondered if she would be able to dodge or not. He just hoped she did, because he didn't want to have to stay hours in the hospital out of guilt for hurting someone like that. That'd be horrible."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "Time seemed to slow for a moment, as Azuku fully processed the request she'd just made, and realized quickly, three mistakes she'd made in rapid succession.\n\n1. She was already exhausted\n2. She'd stolen Hachirou's snacks, so he was willing to pull his weight\n3. Hachirou was a *Motherfucking Akimichi holy sh-*\n\nHer legs gave way as the punch closed in, the girl falling flat to the ground as the fist sailed overhead. To anyone watching, it would have looked like a masterful dodge, showcasing fine control over one's body to avoid lethal damage. . . But after Hachirou would shift his fist back to normal size and assess the situation, he'd notice one thing right quick.\n\nAzuku was stone cold passed out, a look of shock, fear, and realization on her face. . ."
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "\"Huh?\"\n\nHe let out an audible noise of confusion as he looked at her, was she unconscious? Did she really just pass out? He went down to Azuku, wondering if this was one of her tricks or what not. He lightly tapped her cheek, trying to annoy her awake. If he annoyed her then surely she'd commence her plan and attack him, right?\n\n\"WHAT!?\"\n\nHe looked around, trying to see if there was anyone here to help him. What was he going to do? He couldn't just leave her out here, that would be unethical and something could happen to her. He was close to the Akimichi clan area, but bringing her over to his house to rest until she woke up would mean that she'd rummage his entire room for his snacks. That would be bad. He wanted to keep those snacks for some special event where he would need to eat a lot . . But . . Someone was in need of help.\n\nHe was too nice, and he picked her up and began to walk back to his home area."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "It was no ploy, no trick, indeed, Azuku was as unconscious as unconscious came! She was taking herself one big cat nap so to speak, Hachirou's *Fur*Rocious strike having been more than enough to send the physically frail girl over the edge of exhaustion and right into sleepy time mode. Each tap lightly moved her head, only for it to flop back into place. . .\n\n\"Zzzz. . . Haaachi. . .\" Was all he got out of her knocked out form.\n\nShe weighed next to nothing, so lifting and moving her was hardly a challenge for the Akimichi, indeed, she would remain unconscious for the next hour or so. . . And as he predicted, the moment she woke up, she found one of his stashes of sweets, and immediately took them as retribution for a slight that she'd absolutely asked for."
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "In the middle of the training arena, Takeshi stood looking down at the ground and then proceeds to crouch down. The FP Commander places his hand on the ground and flows his chakra to crystallize the part of the earth he is touching. Crystallization is such a useful, but dangerous, thing that he managed to weaponize against living creatures. He hasn't been able to use it on another Shinobi yet, but when that time comes... Well, he'll what damage it can do. \n\nTakeshi stops flowing chakra and punches the crystallize spot full force, shattering the crystal. There left a hole in the ground that wasn't there before. The Chūnin stand back up and stretches, he's suppose to be helping another Genin out today and decided that this location will do. He doesn't exactly know what the person needs help with, but he's sure he can help in some way. Takeshi cracks his knuckles as he waits for any sound or chakra signature to be picked up with his Sensory."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "Chiho was indeed looking to push his training to the next level, in particular, he was looking to train up his physicality. All too often was he realizing that he was finding himself in physical fights where he was lacking in terms of strength. Even if his strength was an issue for him, he wasn't about to ignore it, in fact, it was probably to his benefit, especially when he was as interested in Taijutsu as he was.\n\nTakeshi would feel a rather healthy chakra signature coming from the lad as he approached, Chiho finishing up bandaging his fists. There was small flecks of red, probably signs of earlier training. As he noticed the Chunin, Chiho would give a small wave, as he relaxed his stance. \"Oh! Hey, sorry if I was like, making you wait, I just needed to patch up my hands real quick. . .\" He trailed off, looking at the crystallization. . . Oooh, okay, even if he had storm release, that was still impressive, Kekkai Genkai were totally cool, weren't they?"
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Takeshi took a bit of time to turn his head to the Genin, even with the Sensory. The Chūnin was just thinking, but he was of course aware of the Chiho's presence. Finally turning his head towards the Genin, what stood out the most from the rather serious and calm expression of the Chūnin is his golden eyes. He immediately noticed Chiho's eyes were drawn to the shatter crystals all over the ground. \"Crystal Release, but you might of knew that. Well, you definitely knew it was a Kekkai Genkai...\" \nTakeshi was somewhat of an expert on other EKKG. Ge made sure to study them well since they can be rather hard to counter with other elements. Now curious, he wonders if the Genin himself is an EKKG user. \n\nTakeshi looks at Chiho's hands, it seems like he was doing some hard training that involved his hands. \"Let's start with fifty push-ups. I'll like for you to tell me what you want to achieve from this training while you do them.\""
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "\"I read about it when figuring out my own.\" Chiho idly hummed, holding out both hands as a fine, bright, fluid laser of energy shot between each hand, being held almost like a cats cradle. \"Storm Release. . . I totally found it out without realizing, scared the heck out of me.\" Not that he complained about it now, as silly as it was. . . It was a way to differentiate himself from his peers, and that thought alone was enough to push him to train just a bit harder than he usually did.\n\n\"Hehe, I've kinda been going overboard with training it, I totally forgot about. . . Well. . .\" Nodding, Chiho dropped down, entering the proper, set stance and beginning to perform just as Takeshi instructed. \"My body. . . I totally don't. . . Wanna be caught lacking in a fight. . . I like Ninjutsu, I might consider like. . . Focusing on it, but the idea of not having an answer if I can't just jutsu my way out. . . Sounds totes stupid, ya know?\""
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "\"Storm Release... I've never met user before, until now, but be warned I know plenty about the other EKKG.\" Takeshi calmly looks at the Genin and sighs. It really seems like Takeshi has a good amount of experience dealing with other EKKG user, he even trained a certain Steel Release user. There was also a Scorch Release user that he teamed up with once, but he hasn't seen this MP Officer since. Well, there's no point on dwelling on it. \"By accident? Well, my parents were both Combination Elemental user so I was half expecting to be one... Although, it's strange that it wasn't either of there EKKG.\"\n\nTakeshi watches Chiho go down and start doing push-ups. The Chūnin quietly counts as he listens to what he wants to achieve. \"Fair. I'm quite proficient in Taijutsu, but I'm much of a master in Bukijutsu,\" Takeshi comments, \"While Ninjutsu is powerful, there are times Shinobi must resort to other strategies out of their profession. At some point, you might be able to combine both Ninjutsu and Taijutsu or Bukijutsu, even if you're not a Nintai Specialist.\""
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "\"Hehe, well, now you've met me! But. . . Ma is a civvie, she's a merchant, and Pa dropped out of service after a few failed founders, ya know? So we never really figured out. . . I could totally be the first.\" He'd probably already met the Steel Release user in mind, having been tutored by him several times in the past. \"Mmmmhm! I was practicing like, Lightning release, but using methods of water. . . And then something that wasn't either came out, and I was kinda confused. . . But then I totally realized how sick this was!\"\n\nChiho took short breaths in between each push up, looking up to Takeshi to speak. \"Mmm. . . I've been like, picking up some Kenjutsu on my off time, my Taijutsu's not bad, but I know it can be better. . . More than that. . . My strength.\" Chiho sighed, finishing his reps but holding the position. \"I'm kinda weak, ya know? I totally thought I can offset that by focusing hard in ninjutsu. . . But then realized how dumb that'd be if I ignored it entirely. . .\""
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Takeshi simply nods at Chiho's worries between focusing on Ninjutsu, but considering the lack of skill in other aspects can eventually benefit him. The Chūnin is well-toned, so he doesn't worry about strength training very often. At the same time, he knows plenty of other shinobi that exceed his strength by a large margin. It's scary to think what overwhelming strength can do to someone, or the environment rather. Still, there are plenty of those who are below his strength that can fight very well. To just say a name, Uzumaki Sana is a hell of a Taijutsu fighter without that much strength. \n\nTakeshi still hasn't lost count of how many push-ups the Genin has done. He can see the sweat on Chiho from finishing his rep. \"True. At times, we need to train our physical capabilities themselves to do well in battle... Even if they seem useless at first. As Shinobi, we possess an uncanny ability that can lead to destruction of an entire lemon field.\" Takeshi says, placing his hand on the ground and crystallizing it. \"Some might be less talented than others in Ninjutsu, but those that are so masterful at Taijutsu and Bukijutsu are to be met with caution.\"\n\n\"In any case, I'll like for you to try and crack this crystallize spot. Take as many attempts as you like. I only need to see a crack.\" Crystals, at least Crystal Release itself, is very sturdy. Maybe not as sturdy as Steel Release, but sturdy enough to withstand a good chunk of attacks."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "Chiho slowly pushed himself up, rolling his shoulders and getting the circulation back in his body, before hopping from foot to foot. As he did so, he took a sloppy, loose stance, one that seemed at first, to carry several openings, before he slid into a more comfortable, stumbling stance. \"Mmm. . . At first. . . I thought I'd focus on Taijutsu, in spite of it. . . Even like, made techniques for it. . . It'd be a waste. . . If I couldn't properly utilize it. . . Even if I wouldn't be the best, there's like, no point in not being *My* Best, right?\n\nAs Chiho spoke, he focused on the crystallized ground before him, holding his body loose. . . Before hopping up, bringing the heel of his leg as high as he could, before dropping it on the crystal. . . Only to see not a single dent. \"Oooooookay. . . So that's not gonna work. . . Hmm. . . Hehe, sorry, I totally thought if I focused my weight, but no, let's see. . .\" He took a deep breath, analyzing the crystal. . . Ahh, if he had to fight this directly, it would certainly be an annoyance to handle, hardy, strong, and definitely a pain in the ass. Luckily he hadn't faced such a thing yet.\n\nTaking a knee, the Shochune held his fist, closing his eyes. . . Before striking the center of the crystal, taking a breath. . . And doing so again! It would be harsh, it would be repetitive, but the only way to make the body used to such trauma was to push it, there was no shortcuts on the road of progress, after all."
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "The FP Commander quietly observes the Genin as he tries to at least crack the crystal. To be honest, it is rather hard to destroy it, even with Ninjutsu. He might of agitated a Lightning gremlin in the process when she was testing out a few techniques on a crystal wall he made. Also, crystal release has saved his life more times than once. Against Fire and Lightning Release techniques that hit him at the same time, it held up a whole lot even when crashing into the ground. What's more interesting about the element is it's odd way to control constructs. It's not like Earth nor Steel Release, its a weird element. \n\n\"Simply putting your weight into it won't help. It takes a good amount of patience and precision to land a good strike at times.\" Takeshi looks towards the skies and sees that the sun will be setting soon. He does have other things to do for the FP Branch, so he'll let the Genin do a few more strikes before he'll leave. Takeshi wants to see if he can manage a single dent in the crystal after his advice."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "Each punch gave no response that Chiho was satisfied with. The crystal remained. . . So Chiho's punches slowed, before he stopped entirely, taking another look. . . Adjusting himself, raising his fist until it was poised near the center of the crystal, taking a deep breath, and adjusted the angle. \"Precision. . . Patience. . . It's totally about quality. . . Not quantity. . .\"\n\nOne more strike, fast, heavy, as Chiho arced his fist down, waiting for a moment for his muscles to loosen, as he moved his fist up once more, and brought it down *Hard* Just an inch above. . . Focusing on one location, while it was a simple answer, was foolish, he had to strike until he found a weak point, or better yet, *Create* A weak point by striking close to each origin point. . . It was similar to how Lightning could combat Earth release. . . \"I could totally try ninjutsu, but that would cheat me. . . And like, something tells me. . . This would be. . . *Waaaay* More satisfying!. . .\""
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"author": "quankt",
"message": "Takeshi sighs and cracks his neck, it was about time he go off for his nightly duties this time. How tiresome. \"Alright, I have to head off now. Duty calls. You can keep this up or leave for now. No one is stopping you.\" With that, Takeshi waves good-bye to the Genin and exits the training arena to head back to the FP Headquarters."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "Chiho gave a small nod at the departing Chunin, though, notably, he was far from done. . . \"Ah. . . Apologies for not breaking it. . . But I'm not leaving until it's done. . .\" However long that would take. . . Rolling his shoulders, Chiho once more continued, throwing differing punch after differing punch, one with more force, one with less and more speed, a flurry at some point. . . \n\nHe couldn't really say how long he'd been there, his internal clock timed it at at least 3 hours, but it was at that point, that he noticed, at the end of his efforts. . . The smallest crack, right in the center, form after a particularly forceful blow from his fist rang out at the outer end. . . All that for just a single crack, huh? His fists were again bloodied, and he was positively exhausted, no doubt. . . But satisfied. . . He could consider this a victory, at least.\n\n``` Tutoring End```"
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "Well this brought back memories. Akane remembered, albeit blurry, the time Jomei had threw stones at her like she was some witch. Of course, it was actually just a method to train the two's reflexes and earth release skills respectively. Ah... Anyways, Akane would nod firmly. \"That'd be awesome!\" The redheaded girl would shout out in response. She'd grown to love training with others, it was always the most fun. \"Give me a moment, I'll clear out some space between us, then you just tell me when I should start.\""
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"author": "amari2",
"message": "*Immediately getting to work on the technique she was going to learn. She started by weaving the basic ball of rubber, it was the simplest shape she could achieve due to rubber's latent and natural properties. The difficulty of the kekkai genkai came from the shaping it into other forms and objects, as well as tweaking whatever properties it took on or enhancing them. She had expunged the rubber from her hand and aimed it directly at her torso.* \n\n*It didn't take long, before she knew it she had a cylinder around her torso, encapsulating her arms and shoulders all the way up to her neck. This wasn't what she intended to happen, but for a first time she could think of it as a proof of concept. Now it came time to actually to get hit by an attack, whatever it was she had to be prepared. Which is why she was half expecting to need to use an earth release technique by weaving hands within whatever small amount of free space inside the cylinder to creat Earth Shore Return.* \n\n\"Ready when you are.\""
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "Is that... Rubber? What type of style is that?! Witnessing what she witnessed, the sight had bred numerous questions within her mind. It wasn't often you saw someone with rubber release so it's to be expected she had never seen something like this before. Okay, well it didn't matter. They were here to train, if she was training rubber, she was training fire. Not much to it. She readied herself, much like Jomei did. She stared down her opponent, wondering if she would have to face in the founders one day... Before promptly weaving her seals. She had overcome her overthinking a long time ago, she wasn't about to start again. \"Fire Release: Great Phoenix Fire!\" The girl would shout out as she finished weaving the seals, a breath of flame taking the form of an aviary beast swooping in straight at Jomei."
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"author": "justden_",
"message": "Kagayaki nodded at the claim she didn't quite know anything about genjutsu, \"Not a clue, just how to break it.\" She said with a light chuckle, \"I'm fine with being targeted though, I can break out of it with a decent ease.\" She'd say with a smile as her fried mimicked her tilt.\n\n\"I have to train my lightning, and a technique I've developed.\" She'd say, \"Though probably not a good idea to target you with it - don't want you getting cut in half please.\" She'd say with a gentle smile, before stepping back and opening her arms, \"Ready when you are.\""
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*Kazuko crossed her arms again and snorted. She knew her friend was strong. Strong enough to at least escape her Genjutsu with relative ease.* \"I guess you can. But it'd be good if you stayed in it for at least a bit.\" *Was she just saying that to see someone hurt? She had the tendency to like that stuff a bit too much. Though no, not with Kagayaki.* \"You know, so I can see its effects and all that stuff.\" *A small, maybe even a tad bit sinister smile.* \"Don't worry, you can escape it whenever you can't take it anymore.\"\n\n*The Kaguya stood up as well and watched her friend step back while explaining what she was going to do today. A technique as well, eh? This made her realize...* \"I'll learn something too.\" *Then though, she had that idea to show off her strength to Kagayaki. Not only to flex - well, mostly to flex - but also to demonstrate what she was capable of; that expedition will require them to know as much as possible about each other's strengths and weaknesses.* \"What kind of jutsu is it? You know I can tank some shit, so don't take me for too weak!\" *Oops- True, Kazuko can tend to take things a bit too seriously sometimes. But maybe she was just acting like it today? Either way, she put her hands together to weave through some seals rapidly.* \"As I said: Stay in the illusion for a bit. I wanna try something out.\" *And when the seals were complete, she extended her hand and snapped. That's all it took to activate her Demonic Illusion: Phantom Sound Chains.*"
},
{
"author": "justden_",
"message": "Kagayaki chuckled a bit, \"Okay, I'll try to stay in it for a bit.\" She agreed. She didn't quite like feeling in pain if she were being honest, she didn't know anyone who liked it actually. But she was willing to help out with it, genjutsus were basically impossible to practice by yourself anyway, so she was always happy to be able to help.\n\nKagayaki's face turned into a deadpan one for a moment at Kazuko's comment that she could tank it and it turned into an uncharacteristically cocky smirk. The girl turned towards some nearby trees, making sure no one else was around before taking a shallow breath and opening her mouth wide.\n\nA beam of extremely compressed lightning shout out of her open jaw, slicing through many of the trees in the camp like a hot knife through butter. She'd turn to her friend with a smile, \"An upgraded version of that.\". She was never one to show off really, unlike her friend, but she was only human, and showing your own destructive capability had its charm...\n\nOnce her little display was done, she'd nod, getting ready to face whatever illusion was coming her way. Her friend was one of the two genjutsu specialists she knew, and if she were to be honest two out of the three times she'd been placed under one had come from her..."
},
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*Kazuko watched her friend turn around. She was not dumb and knew that her armour technique can be pierced by quite a lot of things, but in case it didn't... It'd be a great demonstration of her strength. And if it did pierce it... Kagayaki may be able to witness a surprise, but that's up to her.\n\nThe great beam shot out and destroyed the trees with such ease, it made the Kaguya almost regret asking for getting hit. But she was stubborn and proud, so she didn't show any sign of backing off. No, instead-* \"Good. Then let's see how upgraded it is.\" *An equally cocky response, and then, Kagayaki was ready.\n\nAs the illusion set in, she could feel how wires shot out of the ground and grabbed her arms, making it impossible to move in it. At the same time, her arms were also seemingly starting to melt, but just minimally so.* \"Wires, right?\" *Kazuko asked and made sure it was working. Whether Kagayaki answered or not, she continued and... Went for a change. The illusion was change in the middle of setting in, and the sight now was more disgusting: Instead of wires, which let go off her, there were human arms coming from underneath, replacing the inanimate objects. In the end, she was equally immobilized, but the change to the Genjutsu was what she cared about here.* \"If you see arms now... You can release it.\" *Kazuko said after a while, IF Kagayaki was able to withstand this and not release it beforehand. She doubted it, but still.*"
},
{
"author": "justden_",
"message": "\"This is not a pleasant experience in the slightest I gotta tell you.\" Kagayaki said with a chuckle - thank the kami she knew this was a genjutsu. If she didn't, she was sure the experience would be even worst. Knowing it was an illusion only helped so much, as she was still immobilized.\n\nThe wires soon turned into arms, which made it considerably worse for the kind hearted konuichi. \"Yeah I see them, I see them...\" She'd say, half grossed out, half bothered. At her friend's permission to break the genjutsu, the flushed the toxic chakra out of her system, shaking her shoulders a bit as she was released.\n\n\"That's some nasty stuff.\" She'd comment, wiggling her hands around. \"Wanna give it another shot?\" She'd ask with yet another head tilt."
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "\"Good.\" *This was her only comment on the comfort of this technique. If it was painful, disgusting and disturbing, it was a good technique. The enemy should take considerable hits psychologically as well to beat them; some people can keep going through sheer will alone, and if one breaks that... Well, then you win.\n\nKazuko watched her friend release the Genjutsu, before crossing her arms and nodding.* \"Then I did everything right.\" *Well, nobody could deny that. One shouldn't go that much easier on their friends - unless one's attacks are lethal - to make it more comfortable for them. Especially with Genjutsu, as that couldn't kill anybody on its own. And __especially__ someone like Kazuko definitely wouldn't hold back.\n\nShe shook her head.* \"I doubt that it's that much necessary... I wanna see your technique, so come on.\" *The Kaguya took a few steps back now, arms lowered as she looked her friend in the eye. Tilting her head a tiny bit as well. Her armour technique was up at all times, but she wanted to know if Kagayaki was going to attack now, or not. The jutsu didn't look weak at all... And it'd be stronger than what she showed as well.* \"Hurry up, I wanna learn something too.\""
},
{
"author": "justden_",
"message": "\"Alright, my turn it is then..\" The girl said, shaking her head from side to side and turning towards the trees. She took a deep breath before her hands began weaving the necessary hand-seals. She did so with a blinding speed, the same speed Kazuko herself could achieve.\n\nHer hand glowed with lightning, before a powerful beam like before shot out. It looked sturdy at the start, just as it left her hand, but quickly fizzled out, not even reaching her target.\n\n\"Damn this is tough...\" She'd complain, she was so used to using her mouth. \"It's a lot easier to channel it when it's through my mouth, my hands are just too loose.\" She explained, scratching the side of her head for a moment before her hands went through the seals again.\n\nShe closed her fist this, as lightning condensed under her fingers, before she outstretched her arm and opened her hand. Lightning shot out again, this time much more solid and compressed than before, but fizzled away after slicing a couple of trees.\n\n\"Gah!\" Kagayaki would bring both her hands on to her head. It never quite worked out the first time, or second, or usually the third for that matter..."
},
{
"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*Kazuko was expecting to get hit, as she had offered it before, but instead, the trees were being targeted once more. Though the jutsu itself didn't do anything and just dissipated before it even came close to its destination, leaving the two with... Nothing. The lightning just completely vanished.\n\nShe crossed her arms again and stepped closer, listening to her explanation. Mouth? Seems scary almost, as she'd never seen someone shoot out Lightning Release techniques out of their mouth. Usually, they seem to just use their hands for that sorta thing.* \"Shouldn't it be easy anyway? You're using hands for seals...\" *An idle thought, then a shrug. The Kaguya may have a point here, but couldn't give too much advice anyway; this was an element she couldn't use.\n\nWhen the second time failed as well, Kazuko grit her teeth a bit and looked at her friend... Before she started to grin.* \"Never saw you this frustrated.\" *She kind of hit her on the head, but gently so. A NORMAL friend's way of hitting another friend.* \"Just imagine your hands having mouths.\" *This was mostly just a joke, which even made Kazuko kinda laugh, who then though put her hands together to form a seal, looking at Kagayaki.* \"If you're not going to use me as a target... Then I might as well learn my own technique.\" *And with that, she closed her eyes. Seems like it required her to focus and channel her Chakra.*"
},
{
"author": "justden_",
"message": "\"Geh.\" The girl gently squeaked out as she was gently tapped on the head. Kagayaki had purposely not targeted her friend because- well she was her friend, and you don't shoot your friends with what is probably your most powerful attack yet.\n\n\"Hands as mouths, hands as mouths.\" Kagayaki told her self, looking down at her hands, before nodding confidently. \"Alright...\" She'd take a deep breath moving through the seals again. Like before, she kept her fist closed and lightning surged beneath her fingers.\n\nShe thrust her fist forward, opening her fingers right before she finished the motion. A powerfully condensed lightning beam shot out, except this time it didn't fade out as Kagayaki sliced through her fair share of trees once again. She'd turn her hand down slightly at an angle, making the attack collide with the ground - which then triggered a large and powerful explosion of lightning.\n\n\"Oh damn that actually worked.\" Kagayaki said, blinking for a moment before turning to Kazuko with a proud and happy grin."
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*'You don't shoot your friends' is something very funny to say around Kazuko, as she was exactly the type of friend who'd beat up her own friends during spars. She might be regretting it a lot later on, but during that moment, she definitely dislikes to hold back. Unless, of course, she knows that her friend wouldn't be able to take her attacks. It's about fighting, not killing. Even though she found joy in killing enemies, fellow comrades wouldn't be... The best targets to kill, to put it like that.\n\nAfter some time and trying, Kagayaki managed to pull off her own technique! The loud explosion could be heard by almost everyone around, and Kazuko just snorted when her friend exclaimed like this. She heard her turn around, and could guess that she was grinning like a sunshine this very moment. But... Her eyes were still closed for the moment.* \"Great. Seems like I'm as good a Lightning Release user as you.\" *A cheeky smile, before she...\n\nOpened her eyes. She basically ripped them open, wide open, and stared at Kagayaki. What she could see was... Blood. The Kaguya's eyes are quite red, and some blood was flowing down as she stared at the girl.* \"Fucking hell, that feels disgusting...\" *She said, starting to growl a bit as she kept her eyes open. Not once did she blink where others would've shut their eyes.*"
},
{
"author": "justden_",
"message": "\"Eeeh!\" Kagayaki would say, backing up slightly and raising her arms.. Uh.. \"Defensively\", in a strange manner. One over her head and the other across her torso - any taijutsu user would know it was not a good stance to be in. \"You okay? What happened?\"\n\nThe girl would approach, the ground under her elevating a bit so she could be eye-level with her friend. Reaching for her face she'd place a finger over her eye and one under, analyzing it with care. \"You might need to have that looked at, I don't know any diseases that make your eyes bleed though...\" She sounded worried, but she was also completely aware of her friend's resilient nature. She believed she would be fine."
},
{
"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*Kazuko was kind of overwhelmed by the sudden reaction of her friend, not really understanding at first why she did so. She stared at people all the time, so this wasn't a surprise. But... Oh, true. The blood. That should be the reason.* \"I'm fine.\" *She just said and kept staring at Kagayaki, still not blinking even once. Her eye was... Inspecting this stance.* \"I so wanna throw you on the ground for this shitty stance.\"\n\n*Then though, her friend came closer and got on eye-level. Even reaching for her eye didn't make Kazuko blink, as she kept looking at Kagayaki with that typical intensity. That is, until she said that she might need a doctor or whatever, as there are no diseases that do that so suddenly. This was practically an insult! The Kaguya squinted a bit, but still did not blink, and talked in a grumpy tone.* \"As if a disease can do shit to me. Don't be stupid.\" *Kazuko didn't back off, but instead slowly grabbed Kagayaki's fingers and pushed them away. That's also when seemingly, the cat's eyes relaxed, and shortly after blinked. She wiped off the blood and looked around the place.* \"This was intentional. Helps me keep my eyes on the target at all times.\" *And as she looked at the Ressha again, she smirked.* \"You sounded pretty scared there. Thought your dearest friend was losing her eyes, or what?\""
},
{
"author": "justden_",
"message": "\"Of course I was!\" Kagayaki would declare without hesitation, her worried tone basically gone, replaced with small smile. \"That's a pretty interesting technique - kinda reminds me of why I use my goggles.\" The blonde would say, backing off the small stone step.\n\n\"I made them so things wouldn't get in the way of my eyes in the middle of the fight, as well as protect from flashes and stuff.\" She'd say, placing her hands at her hips proudly for coming up with the idea.\n\n\"Do you want it for PU things?\" She'd blurt out, not holding back as usual and pointing to one of her own eyes, the one that Kazuko would have covered."
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"author": "ferhargo",
"message": "*Kit turned to face him, rapidly re-evaluating her life decisions as she saw the hound accompanying Sanemi* \n\"Hello! Ehhh... Is that your ninken?\"\n*She was on the edge of a fight/flight reflex as she eyed up the dog... But Kit had always been a high energy sort so that's nothing notable. The raven-haired tomboy had shown up prepared to play with a dog by wrapping up her exposed toned arms with simple cloth bandages in preparation for light biting, but was no longer sure if that would have any use. Still, she had agreed to help, and how bad could it be? Surely she wasn't just going to... Fight a ninken, right?*\n\"I'm Kit, pleased to meetcha! Unless you're a different Inuzuka and not Sanemi, in which case, do you know where he is?\""
},
{
"author": "shimurakazuki",
"message": "\"Yep! That's Kaname.\" *On response to his name, he barked and ran towards the kunoichi, jumping onto his forelegs, reaching her mid section easily and licked her arm* \"Hey he seems to like you, nice to meet you Kit. I'm glad you accepted, so get ready for a good fight. I hope he can prove a challenge.\" *He said as Kaname jumped back immediately, and got down low like a predator hunting prey*"
},
{
"author": "ferhargo",
"message": "*Kit likewise immediately moved to open up the distance once she figured out what was going on. She was, in fact, fighting a combat ready ninken. Not how she planned her day, but alas.*\n*She unlimbered her 9 foot blunted Yari to square up the point with Kaname, maintaining about a twelve foot separation between the two of them. She recognized the predatorial posture... But the spear was one of the most classic weapons of a hunter for a reason, something she intends to demonstrate as she leverages her reach to thrust at the ninken, a quick and powerful opening attack from her comfortable standing lunge range.*"
},
{
"author": "shimurakazuki",
"message": "*Kaname would run directly to the weapon, before quickly sliding below the thrust, before leaping and barrelling his head, right into her chest and hopefully sending her back. During all this, Sanemi would be watching with glee*"
},
{
"author": "ferhargo",
"message": "*Kit tried something new as Kaname came in for a rapid head impact, shifting her chakra flow to attempt to soften the force of the blow to her chest as she moved with the impact of the head, leaping back to add the momentum of the dog's strike to her own retreat. If her opponent wanted to hand her distance, who was she to refuse? While airborne she readjusted her grip on the shaft of her spear to slash diagonally down towards the ninken with the dull edge of the yari's blade before landing and hopping back further to re-settle her stance.*"
},
{
"author": "shimurakazuki",
"message": "*Kaname would, while in the motion of hitting his head into her, got hit by the staff and stumbled to the ground before noticing her jumping away. As soon as he noticed she jumped away, he would start spinning into a torpedo of a dog, aiming right at her chest again. If she wanted to get out unscathed, she needed to do creative thinking*"
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"author": "shimurakazuki",
"message": "*Kaname would howl in pain as he got sent flying back, hitting a nearby tree and breaking it before stopping* \"I think that you did pretty well against him Kita, so I applaud you. I think that's enough for today.\""
},
{
"author": "ferhargo",
"message": "*Kit would stagger up, pressing the cloth of her robe down over the bite marks left behind. She was in pain, certainly... But more importantly was being ecstatic at having secured victory. She had gambled everything in the end, both her weapon and her chakra, and snatched the result from the literal jaws of her opponent.* \"En... Thanks!\"\n*Only then did she recall, belatedly, that this was a spar and she had just sacrificed herself to drill a B rank ninjutsu into a dog. Whoops.* \n\"Is, uh... Is Kaname okay? Should we go see a medical ninja? I could use some bandages myself...\""
},
{
"author": "shimurakazuki",
"message": "\"Yes, he's fine.\" *At this, Kaname would walk from the rubble of the tree, with a toothy grin for a dog. Although, a bunch of his fur was singed quite a bit, he looked more or less ok. Although, Sanemi didn't want to risk it* \"I'll take him to the hospital to get checked out. How about you? Aren't you a bit injured?\""
},
{
"author": "ferhargo",
"message": "\"Eh... Bleeding will stop... Eventually...\"\n\n\"...But it couldn't hurt. Lead the way.\"\n\n*Kit would move over to her practice yari, diligently collecting the weapon with her uninjured hand, then gesture to Sanemi. Between the bite and passing fang impact blood is slowly oozing out to stain her pale red red robes a deeper sanguine color, but Kit seems determined to not acknowledge that fact as she speaks in an unconcerned tone.* \"If I can give my two cents, Kaname always attacking head first may be an issue one day... He kind of needs that to live, what happens when somebody puts a fireball in the way and he's already committed to a leap?\""
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"author": "mysticalnrg",
"message": "``` This shall be Ninjutsu range```\n\n*Danurama had arrived at the Ninjutsu training area because he wanted to do exactly that. Practice his Ninjutsu so that he could better use his ninjutsu in conjuction with his array of arsenal. Such is that he was learning for a way to trap someone's movements. Doing this would allow him to use his water clones more effectively. Even if they could only use one B rank just getting hit with three at a time should still hurt more.*\n\n\"Okay let's see. I remember that one guy learning... Bottomless swamp?\"\n\n*Danurama said output. Earth release being his newest nature Transformation meant that he didn't have a lot of experience with it like the others. Never the less he would have to prevail on even with his lack of experience in the matter.*\n\n\"Shoot if only I had some help. I'm just doing tearing earth palm...\""
},
{
"author": "yammy1969",
"message": "**\"Ahoy! You sure look distressed since the last time we met.\"**\n\nA voice echoed from the trees as the Sarutobi sauntered towards the Senju, His right arm giving a small wave. It had been quite a while since the boy had trained his skills in the famous ninjutsu rage, Mainly due to him being busy with other stuff like learning new techniques. As for today, The boy was just looking to do some basic drills before going home but it seems he may have to extend his workout! \n\n**\"Anything bothering you?\"**\n\nKesai exclaimed with a welcoming smile, His hands shifting to his hips as he glanced towards the Senju. Maybe he could help him in some ways!\n\n\n["
},
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"author": "mysticalnrg",
"message": "*The senju looked up as he realized the person he had been thinking of suddenly appeared. The crimson eyed youth smiled at the other as he raised a hand in a greeting fashion.*\n\n\"Yeah. I've been trying to learn that technique you used once with me.\"\n\n*Danurama said before getting up, dirt was on his hand from unsuccessfully trying to learn the jutsu his mouth contorted into a grin as he strode forward. As he got closer to the other he looked around to make sure nobody was nearby so he didn't accidentally harm others when learning the jutsu. He knew what he was learning was a pretty strong technique. While sure it wasnt necessarily an offensive type of jutsu. It will definitelybe bad if he had accidentally caused people weaker than him to become trapped in ghe muddy ritual it would cause some disturbances.*"
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"author": "yammy1969",
"message": "**\"The Bottomless Swamp? Yeah, I can help you with that!\"**\n\nThe Sarutobi mumbled as he shifted his fingers to his chin before replying with an affirmative nod. It was quite an effective technique of used in the correct situation, With the situation being when your enemy doesn't see you or is too dumb to look around him. Taking a few steps back Kesai slowly formed the hand seals to demonstrate the basics to the lad before pressing his hand down onto the ground.\n\n**\"This is the basic idea of the technique, I wish to see you perform the technique till where you know. Don't worry I'll tell you if you do anything wrong.\"**\n\n\n["
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"author": "mysticalnrg",
"message": "*Danurama looked at the other briefly before nodding. Going to a suitable location Danurama would crouch as he closed his eyes and placed one hand on the ground. Breathing in once and then out he spoke.*\n\n\"Bottomless, Swamp, Technique.\"\n\n*Danurama said as he started to remember exactly what the scrolls he had been reading instructed to do. He began to draw his chakra in his body imagin8ng it pooling up in his body before he would attempt to send them out.*\n\n\"Alright...\"\n\n*Pushing chakra out from his hand and into the ground he began surrounding his chakra into a large area as he visualized the area turning into a more muddy like material, churning and spinning however the effect had skipped the muddy like part and went to crashing against each other.*"
},
{
"author": "yammy1969",
"message": "Observing the lads technique, The Sarutobi slowly nodded his head before understanding what he needed to work on. Taking a few steps back from the growing swamp, Kesai conjured up an series of hand seals before slamming his palm onto the ground to channel his chakra to the middle as a small yet accurate puddle of mud started to emerge up as it slowly expanded outwards soon covering the whole field in a thick marsh.\n\n**\"Start from the middle and gradually expand outwards, Try to push more chakra while trying to not use all of it. After all, This technique was quite demanding in terms of chakra!\"**\n\n\n["
},
{
"author": "mysticalnrg",
"message": "*Danurama nodded as he tried once more. He usually was good at Jutsu like this but he couldn't be perfect at everything. As such he felt a tad bit defeated that he had to ask for help. However it didn't stop him.*\n\n\"Alright.\"\n\n*He answered back as he kept his hand on the ground. This time visualizing his chakra starting from the middle and expanding out while pushing it to change due to earth release. His eyes stayed shut as he wished not to jinx himself by losing focus on the technique by opening his eyes.*"
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"author": "yammy1969",
"message": "**\"Perfect!\"**\n\nThe Sarutobi continued as he calmly observed the technique, If things went on at this pace, The Senju would master the technique in no time! The technique was quite simple honestly, The user turns the ground around a target into deep mud, causing the target to sink into it until reaching their neck. The mud is very thick, making it difficult for the target to free themselves. Kesai continued to watch the technique before nodding his head.\n\n**\"Thats it! Now, once again push out all you got and that should do it for today!'**\n\nDanurama had got the basics in, It was time for the finale and they could then wrap things up! Afterall, It was getting a bit late.\n\n\n["
},
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"author": "mysticalnrg",
"message": "*As Danurama concentrated on the task at hand he eventually could feel the ground that he wanted to become muddy. Turn into the sticky and annoying material. He started concentrating as hard as he could. Earth wasn't a substance he was naturally inclined to learn and what's worse? This would be the first time that his earth would be changed from a relatively solid substance or rocks and the ground into what could be called a mix between two of his Nature types. His chakra waned and mixed with the surrounding area as he didn't let up on his focus. The crimson eyed teens teeth gritted as he concentrated at the daunting task. Sweat dripped slightly as he started to force the earth to turn with his will. Slamming his other hand down onto the ground he began concentrating far more than he had been previously as he urged for the ground to turn and become mud. As he did so he could feel that his chakra was at where it needed to be. The ground even seemed to be changed. Huffing slightly Danurama stopped pushing out chakra.*\n\n\n*Opening his eyes after finishing the jutsu. Danurama was able to see his success. Standing up and taking a step back he looked over his handiwork as he wanted to see if he had done it right and completely. Studying the edges mostly before tracing his eyes over the large pool of mud. He smiled as it seemed to be correct though he may still have to test it. Taking out a small rock he threw it into the muddy pool and watched as it slowly started to sink into the ground. Noticing that it was much like quick sand and a trap Danurama decided that it would be a good Jutsu to have in his Repertoire.*\n\n\"Alright...\"\n\n*Danurama said with a slightly bright smile. He didn't expect for it to go off without such a hitch, it did cause him to use more Chakra than he expected or maybe it was the subconscious want for a challenge that pushed Danurama to always use extra chakra than what needed. However he couldn't make light of the help that the Sarutobi had given him, simply put, by himself he would have been on this jutsu for a mich latger time. Despite how much he wanted to admit it. Turns out all he needed was someone to just give him a boost. Standing up and wiping his hands. He turned to the Sarutobi and bowed slightly.*\n\n\"Thank you.\"\n\n*The Senju said as he took out a cigarette after patting his pockets for his pack of them. Lighting the hazard he took a long pull before offering to the other but they wouldn't bite for it.*\n\n\"Heh you want some Ramen?\"\n\n*Danurama said as he offered to buy him some ramen whenever they wanted. Though it seemed that the Sarutobi wanted to go home to take a bath so he didn't mind but the offer still stood for whenever he wanted.*"
},
{
"author": "yammy1969",
"message": "With a smile on his face, The Sarutobi returned the bow before waving his hand to the Senju, It was a good teaching session wasn't it? It was now time to return home and take a good bath, Kesai sure needed it due to working with the muddy swamp technique! \n\n**\"Its a pleasure, See ya soon!\"**"
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*A hot day at the training grounds... Just perfect to add some more suffering to some people's sessions! Kaguya Kazuko was on her way to enter the site moments before Chinami collapsed, and when she did, of course she had witnessed it. Handstanding? What was this all about? But judging by the sweat and red on the other's face, it didn't look like she did this for just a minute or so. Either way, she squinted. And decided to approach said Genin.*\n\n\"Alone and on your hands... Is this some circus, or what the fuck is this supposed to mean?\" *The Chunin asked, standing pretty close to the other now and staring literally holes into Chinami with just a single eye - the other was as always covered by her veil.* \"Wrong location then. This here is for Shinobi.\" *Kazuko kept staring as intensely as ever, making staring at people appear like an own whole skillset on its own. Other than her veil, the forehead protector loosely hanging down her hips like a belt was the only indicator for her being a Shinobi; she wore pretty casual clothes and seemed to prefer comfort over style during such moments.*"
},
{
"author": "superstes",
"message": "Chinami looked up with surprise, she hadn't expected anyone to approach her. She stood up brushing the dirt of her as she went. The shinobi she saw before her was clearly part of the predator unit. She hadn't seen many of them about. \"No, I'm not in the circus. I'm just painfully aware that if a battle last more than a minute I've basically lost... And that's unacceptable.\"\n\nShe took a rag out of her bag wiping the sweat away. \"I was so close to being out there for 30 minutes, I don't suppose you have any recommendations?\""
},
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*Well, who else was better suited to approach an innocent and unknowing Genin other than Kaguya Kazuko? The perhaps most feral and aggressive Shinobi in Noragakure, who somehow managed to still become a Chunin. Her stare perfectly portrayed her personality: It looked like she was going to jump Chinami and rip her apart like a wild animal, though... She didn't do that. When she has no reason to attack, she looks more aggressive than she actually is.\n\nKazuko heard the complaints and was forced to snort in amusement, stepping one step closer to the girl, now basically ignoring personal bubbles completely.* \"Thirty minutes? That shit is nothing.\" *Chinami should be able to recognize that this was a Kaguya due to her zigzag on the head and her forehead markings. Said Kaguya just groaned in annoyance.* \"Repetition. Hold on for as long as possible, then do it again. Not hard, right?\" *Kazuko pointed at herself, particularly her stomach.* \"Try punching me. That, or run around the place until I tell you to stop.\" *Either way would up her stamina in the end, though she gave options for the sake of making it more 'comfortable' for the other.*"
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "She had done the running technique before, she found whilst it did work it wasn't the most exciting of training techniques. So she figured she would give the alternate method a try. \"Repetition you say? That does make sense, I guess I'll start now then.\"\n\nAt that moment she leapt forwards towards the Kaguya, her right fist coming out to jab toward her stomach. Chinami doubted this first punch would even connect, but as she was told she wouldn't stop their immediately following up with a left jab. She figured when the chunin told her hold on as long as possible she meant it, so she wouldn't let her body rest and quickly lifted her leg into a kick."
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*Kazuko stared at Chinami patiently as she awaited the attacks to come her way. Maybe there were going to be questions, maybe n- Yeah nah, apparently not. Good. Kazuko else would just be annoyed to death. There really is nothing hard to understand there: Punch Kazuko until she tells you to stop.\n\nWhen the girl started to throw hands and even feet, the Chunin didn't dodge. She actually didn't move an inch when all this stuff came flying, since she just had her bones harden and block the damage. The Kaguya's version of the armour technique, basically achieving the same results via another path. Chinami's attacks landed perfectly, though would be braked by the target.* \"If it starts hurting you, you won't stop, got it?\" *She said this in a certain tone... As if it was a threat: The moment she'd stop, Kazuko would probably punish her one way or another. Seems like a decent method of training, albeit rather spooky.*"
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "Chinami continued her flurry of blows into the chunin. \"Don't stop.. Even if it hurts... Got it..\" She carried on, another punch then using her momentum she brought her elbow into the chunin's stomach. The kekkai genkai of the Kaguya was strange but effective, the repeated hits had done little damage to them but Chinami's arms and hands were beginning to feel painful. As she continued to strike blow after blow she could see and feel the multiple cuts and bruises forming.\n\n\"Damn just hitting bones really really sucks.\""
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*For obvious reasons was she not going to let anyone punch her without having the armour technique active. That'd be dumb and pretty much masochistic. She ain't dumb and masochistic. Though she knew people who were, so if Chinami ever required such a training partner... Anyway, Kazuko just kept staring at the girl, noticing how her arms were not fully... Healthy anymore, to put it like that. With bruises and cuts, she could see that the other was putting effort into this.*\n\n\"You were the one who chose hitting me over running, so keep going!\" *The Kaguya basically commanded, keeping the little show going for as long as it was possible. Her goal was to make Chinami so exhausted that she cannot move her arms anymore and her breathing being too intense to talk. Intense as it sounds, it's actually nothing and definitely enough to train the other. It also meant that there properly wasn't going to be a time where she'd ask Chinami to stop; she'd stop on her own due to the lack of energy left in her body, particularly in her arms.*"
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "Refusing to stop yet, Chinami's assault continued. She had a serious look on her face as she continued punch after punch after punch. It was when she gave a hard right jab to the chunin's stomach that it happened. On her first week as a genin her right arm had been dislocated and permanently damaged, it had chosen this moment to become dislocated again.\n\n\"AGH Dammit\"\n\nNo, she had to keep trying no matter what. She rotated to her left dropping down so her weight rested on her left arm simultaneously kicking out with both legs.\n\n**Leaf Whirlwind**\n\nAfter this she fell to the ground. Her right arm limp to her side. Looking up at the Kaguya she wonder just what they thought of her. She must look pathetic right now."
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"author": "tboy2210",
"message": "*It was honestly interesting to see how determined Chinami was. The punches kept flying and she admittedly would have to say that biting through all this pain was worthy of her respect. Though she wasn't going to openly admit that, and it didn't really gain all her respect. That one would take quite some time.\n\nThe last ditch effort of throwing this Leaf Whirlwind at her had the Kaguya realize that the training was over. A dislocated arm... Damn, that's nasty. But weirdly enough, it had Kazuko smiling. Sinisterly so.* \"Didn't expect that, but that's also very good.\" *She said and looked down at the Genin with crossed arms. Only then did she tilt her head and move a bit by approaching Chinami, standing not even half a meter next to her.* \"Did I say stop though?\" *Oh no... Was she going to be punished now?\n\nThe Kaguya almost menacingly crouched down to stare into Chinami's eyes, before simply staring at her arm and - surprisingly - delicately touching her shoulder, hopefully inflicting only minor to zero pain.* \"Huh... The hell did you do to have that happen to you?\" *Kazuko snorted.* \"Dumbass.\" *Then, she pulled out a pill. Pain killers, but a heavier dose than the usual thing. This one might put Chinami into a... Different mood, to say the least.* \"I'll put it back in place. Take this.\"\n\n```End of training. Casual now```"
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "[This is now \n\nAnother day, another tutoring session. He'd been a bit busy lately between working at the lab and doing paperwork at the office, but he'd managed to fit a tutoring session into his schedule in-between the two. Since he'd become a Chunin, he'd enjoyed being able to help out genin with their studies and training. It felt like he was repaying some of the help he'd received when he was still learning. Today's student was Boukyaku Hiroki, who needed help with training their water release. While Murano didn't consider himself an expert, he thought he knew enough to be of some help. \n\nMurano waited for his pupil to arrive at the main gates leading to the training grounds, garbed in his usual long coat and MP tabard. He'd sent a description of what he looked like through HQ so his student would be able to tell he was his teacher at a glance"
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"author": "droark",
"message": "Hiroki wasn't too used to having formal tutoring sessions set up beforehand - most of his encounters had been chance or started through a letter to the relevant headquarters. He'd brought a scroll with him, as he typically does to help focus his elemental training. \n\nThe genin was short and stocky at 5'3\", his dull and unfocused eyes so much so that his pupils were difficult to discern. HIs expression is much the same, carrying little emotion on the surface\n\nHe arrives a touch early, though not as much so as his tutor had. At the gates to the grounds, he pauses and then bows immediately.\n\n\"Captain Keizo-san. Thank you for taking the time to help in my elemental transformation today. I am in your care.\" Before he raises back to a standing position from the deep bow. His voice was about as dull as the rest of him, fittingly."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Murano returned the bow with one of his own and a small smile. \"Nice to meet you, Boukyaku-san. I look forward to helping you with your studies.\" \n\nHe hadn't failed to notice the scroll that Hiroki had brought with him. Did he intend to also use Water Release in conjunction with Fuinjutsu, maybe? Murnao considered himself an expert in the latter, so he could help with that too possibly. He nodded towards the scroll that he held before gesturing to the genin to follow him into the training grounds. \"Were you also planning on working on your Fuuinjutsu? I can help with that too, if you'd like.\" \n\nOnce they entered through the main gates leading to the training grounds, Murano would lead Hiroki over to the target dummies on the far side of the area. \"How about some practice shots at the dummies? It'll give me a good idea of your current skill level.\""
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"author": "droark",
"message": "\"Ah - no. This is a technique scroll, I should have reported that as part of the correspondence. I am working on my Fuuinjutsu, but this is not an example of that.\" He offers the scroll over to Murano to look at; the scroll dictates the proper usage of Rising Water Slicer - one that requires significant skill with the water transformation as it utilizes pressure to cut through even solid rock. \n\n\"In the future I wish to learn barrier techniques proper - but I fear I am not that skilled as of yet.\" Turning toward the training dummies, he chooses one technique that is precise enough to target a single dummy but of a level that shows his precision and control. Weaving a series of seals, he leans back before firing a series of water transformed senbon at the dummy. \n\nWater Release: Heavenly Weeping\n\nEach of them hit the mark, peppering the unmoving target before the senbon 'melt' back into water.\n\n\"I have been utilizing Heavenly Weeping as a basis for another technique I recently developed, so it is the most familiar at the moment.\""
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"author": "droark",
"message": "It was always interesting to see just how different shinobi pushed past the various blocks that stymied their growth. Learning from a slew of chunin really gave one perspective on just how esoteric the usage of chakra and molding it might be. This wasn't his first encounter with the idea of visualization techniques - he'd been using that to develop Chakra Suppression as well.\n\n\"I believe I understand what you mean. I will try.\" Weaving a different technique this time, Hiroki conjures the water up and then spits it downward. The resulting slicer cleaves through the earth, racing toward the dummy aaand. . . Arcs off to the right by about 20 degrees."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Murano watched intently as Hiroki produced an watery blade that sheered through earth and raced towards the dummy. It seemed to be going just as his student had intended but suddenly veered off course, like a cart that'd lost one of it's wheels. \"From the impact, it seems like you put in the correct amount of chakra. It was a fairly small mistake with the direction. Try it a few more times and really focus on where you want it to go.\" Murano instructed him, gesturing towards the dummy. \n \nHiroki had taken to his advice quicker than he had anticipated. It was making their tutoring session much easier, which was always a good thing. If they kept at this pace, they'd probably finish a bit early."
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"author": "droark",
"message": "Pushing back up, he nods at the affirmation. He works very well with tutors that can explain what to do in a clear and concise manner - Murano was probably just a good fit, due to the man's analytical and well spoken nature. Hiroki, was after all, an audial learner.\n\n\"I will do so. Thank you, Captain Keizo-san.\" His dull voice hardly finishes the statement before he's weaving his seals again.\n\nTheir session only lasts for about thirty minutes longer, the genin proving to be a sponge for any advice Murano deems to give."
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "After Founders ended, and she was finally promoted to chunin, Akane couldn't wait for the initiation to take place. But now that it had and she was finally a member of the branch... She was more confused than anything. The conflict with her mother, the secrets of the branch... All of it became astoundingly overwhelming. With a cigarette in her mouth, she roamed the beautiful garden of Himari. Today was just gonna be a day for relaxing... Or so she had planned. Noticing one of her fellow veil-wearers in the distance, Akane quickly began to approach them, no grin could be found on her face however. Just a small smile which had a hint of finality to it. All of her smiles did nowadays, like one day it might just crack under the pressure. Regardless she kept walking towards her friend. She seemed to be training a technique. . .Perhaps doing the same would help her take her mind off things. \"Hey, Jomei. What're ya up to?\" She said, tilting her head."
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"author": "amari2",
"message": "\"Oh hey! After initiation I took some to study our targets and all the information allowed to us, so I'm learning a technique to counter them right now.\" *Jomei made sure not to say horror, or any type of horror. It was highly classified information, and she knew that some shinobi have been rumored to be able to hear things across the wall. So hopefully she was able to speak about it without giving up classified information.* \n\n\"Care to help me? I made this technique in specific with trapping the thing in mind. Keeping it in place while another person in the pack kills it.\" *She made another rubber band for the technique. Thicker and taller this time, while also focusing especially hard on the lack of malleability. It took her some time to make it, but when she did try to break it by tearing it apart, she began to struggle. This was good work, it showed that she was making progress on making the construct sturdier and tougher.* \n\n*After some time struggling to break it open, she finally gave it all her might before she cracked it off. Splitting the rubber in half as it tore apart, not evenly but breaking on only one side. There was a lot of work to be done here, but she was optimistic.* \n\n\"As you can see it's not strong enough yet, but that's what I'm working on for now.\""
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "\"Huh... I should probably do something similar. I've been working with barriers lately, so perhaps I can do something with that...\" She'd say, pondering the idea. \"And sure I don't mind. As long as you help me with something afterwards; perhaps just a light spar... Then of course.\" Akane said, attempting to grin but all that was left was a a crinkly smile in it's place. She quickly stopped, and moved a fair distance away from the chunin, talking whilst she did so. \"How about this; I'll run at you and you do whatever your technique does and stop me! I'll be moving in a wonky pattern so it's harder for you to hit me. Alright?!\" She shouted across the garden. She took a deep breath and stretched for a moment before beginning to zoom across the field, making sure to implement a zig zag pattern in the way she moved. Once she got faster she'd be able to move even more unpredictably... Perhaps she could work with that."
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"author": "amari2",
"message": "*Jomei noticed something was off about Akane. She was much calmer.. But why? Jomei couldn't help but go into a frenzy ever since their initiation, all that new classified information and even a very honorable mission. Although it was one that was a thankless job. She wanted to ask what was up, but figured it was just better to train first.* \n\n\"I'll slam you with this technique alright.\" *Jomei got into a stance and stood her ground. The point of this was to churn the technique out as fast as possible, not remain untouched. So Jomei weaved her handseals and started molding her chakra. The technique was complex enough that she wasn't able to produce the handseals fast enough to really rapid fire this one. But that was ok, she could remedy that soon.* \n\n*She focused on the ring of chakra she needed to make. Focusing on all the parameters and components of the technique. Imagining it needing to be sturdy enough for demonic strength, she imagined applying her finesse over Lava Release to further empower it as well. Of course after she focused on all those things at once, she was finally ready to cast the technique. She swung her hand forward, expunging the technique at Akane, had she not been fast enough to evade it she would've been caught by the ring and it would've formed over her arms and torso.* [A+]\n\n*This was easily the strongest technique Jomei has performed thus far in terms of speed and impact force. Of course she made sure to dial down on the force of it, just to make sure she didn't harm her partner.*"
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "The Uzumaki attempted to dodge as she ran, but the technique was simply far too fast for her in her current state. Attempting to bob and weave towards the side, the attack quickly latched onto the right half of her torso. Bloody hell, that was quick. The force, though diminished, did cause the Uzumaki some level of pain however but it was just a sting. \"Good... Job!\" She'd say as she attempted to break free from her new bindings. \"It's sturdy, that's for sure! Is it flammable?\" The chunin would ask as she let out a Dragon Fire (C++) to attempt to burn away at them."
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"author": "amari2",
"message": "\"Thank you! Oh shit, don't!\" *The moment the flames touched the rubber it would catch fire, but rubber is a slow burner. It was fine though, Jomei grabbed the rubber and immediately reshaped it into a thin fuma shuriken and pulling it off of Akane, promptly and immediately launching it high into the air from where they were. Doing so just fast enough to make sure that no one would catch fire.* \n\n\"Rubber is a slow burner, and doesn't melt unless subjected to extremely high temperatures. Something like Scorch Release hot.\" *She sighed in relief and stretched her fingers, the rubber now coming down harshly as a loud thud could be heard on the ground. It was decently far away, so they didn't have to worry about it.*\n\n\"So.. You wanted to spar or something along those lines??\""
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"author": "shubazegeek",
"message": "\"Oh, probably should've mentioned; I'm resistant to most forms of fire at this point so I would've been fine. Worst that would've happened would be my clothes caught fire. Even then I could always replace them.\" She explained to chunin nonchalantly. \"But yeah, I was looking to spar. I... I lost a match against a genin. I know I just became a chunin and all that but... It was kinda embarassing. I need to be stronger; a lot stronger.\" From what she had given Jomei, it sounded like she was just being a sore loser. But this... This stemmed from something far deeper than that. \"I plan on expanding my arsenal en masse, so I'm doing as much as I can as fast as I can.\""
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"author": "amari2",
"message": "\"I see. We were genin just a couple weeks ago so no one can really blame you. It takes time to differentiate yourself from a seasoned chunin and a recently promoted one.\" *She knew where Akane was coming from, it did look bad to lose to someone who is of lower rank than you. But at the same time, they were only made a lower rank than them by a week or two, not much is going to change in that time span. She stretched her limbs some before the sound of bones crackling were heard.* \n\n\"Are we doing a taijutsu spar? Or a spar for everything?\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "``braaaap, train ground``\n\n*Hajime walked into the training grounds. His bracelet clutched in his other hand, twiddling the charm. He muttered something beneath his breath as he continued to walk into the grounds. After a few seconds of muttering and having his eyes shut, they opened. He'd take a deep breath and began to weave hand seals. Once he got to a spot that he could call his own, he slammed his hand to the ground.*\n\n\"Earth Style: Tearing Earth Turning Palm\"\n\n*He said quietly to himself. His hand ripped into the ground as he tore up a wall that stood taller than him. Albeit that was an easy feat, seeing his 5'2 height, but it stood at an easy 7 or 8 feet tall. It was a good size. He let out an exhale as he looked at the hole he put in the ground. He had never done that outside of using the jutsu.*"
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"author": "yammy1969",
"message": "It was a rather pleasant day to say the least, The perfect day to get some basic training down to be one step closer to becoming Nora's greatest shinobi! As for today our young Uchiha was set in training his core strength as he carried a few weights in his hands before entering the nearby training ground, His eyes scaning the field before spotting a figure training their ninjutsu skills. Wonder who that might be! \n\n**\"Nice moves buddy\"**\n\nThe Uchiha spoke as he stepped closer to the massive uplifted platform where the shinobi stood, His hands buried deep within his pockets. Kaede was in his regular attire, black trousers with matching black shirt with his signature silver belt. A rather formal dress-up for a occasion like this.\n\n**\"I assume you are training?\"**\n\n\n["
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Hajime let out an exhale as he stepped a few more feet back. He then weaved through more hand seals as lightning began to spark around his hand. His hand eventually became coated in electricity as an animal became conjured from the electricity. The animal being conjured from the electricity being a stag. The stag charged at the tall earth wall that stood in its way. In seconds the wall was demolished, leaving the Tsuki with rubble, dissipated electricity and-*\n\n\"Oh, hello. Thank you.\"\n\n*He jumped a little, being frightened by the sudden appearance of the Uchiha. Hajime was dressed in a dark gray-blue shirt with gray pants and an azure overcoat. It hung to above his knees. He also wore a bracelet beneath the sleeve of the overcoat around his wrist. He adjusted the sleeves quickly as they made the assumption.*\n\n\"Yes, I am. I imagine you are too, considering the place we're in.\"\n\n*That being the Training Grounds. He turned back to the open area. He weaved through hand seals. He knelt down and sent his hand into the ground, tearing up the wall once again, this time slightly bigger.*"
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"author": "yammy1969",
"message": "**Yep, Was hoping to practice an genjutsu technique while training my core strengths.\"**\n\nThe youth spoke as he practiced with the obvious black weights in his right hand, His left one deep within his pocket. Kaede observed the fellow shinobi performing a complicated lightning release ninjutsu which took on the shape of a stag as it instantly demolished the earth wall. Lightning release was sure a powerful nature transformation! As for today, Kaede was hoping to learn a rather simple genjutsu technique which could prove beneficial when learnt how to properly wield his trench knife. \n\n**\"If it's ok with you, We could train together.\"**\n\n["
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Hajime looked back to Kaede as they spoke of Genjutsu. He quickly looked back to the ground in front of him. Genjutsu was something else. Of the first two people he met outside of the academy, of course they had to be practicing Genjutsu. It was his least favorite thing to go against. Albeit it was easy for the most part, but still a pain regardless. Although, he could use the practice in case he went up against them again.*\n\n\"Sounds good. Yeah, I'd be alright with that.\"\n\n*He did not know how they could correlate a Genjutsu technique and strength training, with an Earth Style jutsu and jutsu practice. He cracked his knuckles and began to weave hand seals. His hands drifted through each one. After a few seconds of this, Hajime slammed both of his hands onto the ground. From the ground arose a wide Earth wall, although, it was not very tall. It stood at around Hajime's 5'2 height. He let out a sigh as he sat up on the wall, looking over to Kaede.*\n\n\"I'm Tsuki Hajime, who're you?\"\n\n*He did a small bow from his sitting position.*"
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"author": "muitorealmothman",
"message": "\"Even with a discount, that shit's expensive... So you can bet I'm gonna ask real damn politely if I want ya to make me one,\" Nagiha would comment, tapping the head of the shovel hung down by her waist. The kinds of things she could do with a meteorite shovel were really exciting after all, so being able to flatter or harass this other Chunin into giving her a discount on one was definitely something to look into. Or maybe she could get Jaga to make her one. That musclehead had some kind of ability in the arts and crafts, after all, so it might be worth looking into.\n\nIt was... A bit reassuring, to hear that Azuku could talk of founders openly. Nagiha would've liked the chance to ask her directly what she thought and felt about those incidents, but recognized how rude that would be. At least, not until she got to hopefully know Azuku better. Which was one of the benefits of this joint training session...\n\n\"Projectiles, huh? Hmmm... Guess I'll work on a defensive technique,\" The Sabaku girl shrugged. There was one defensive technique she hadn't gotten around to properly working on yet, so now seemed like a good time to get it going. After they made their Seals of Confrontation, Azuku showed off her first technique too, a projectile of pure chakra sent from her weapons. Raising an eyebrow, Nagiha quickly weaved a flurry of sand signs, before breathing in... And exhaling a deluge of sand.\n\nThe sand shaped itself out in front if her into a sizeable, concave shield, ready to take the full force of the Flash, the chakra crashing into it and sending sand flying about, before the entire shield itself crumbled into a fine, sandy mist that permeated the air. Not enough to fully block vision, but enough to be very annoying nonetheless.\n\n\"Normally, I'd put some more into it, make sure ya couldn't see through the sand, but no need for that now. This one's called Crumbling Bulwark, part o' the new Sabaku style,\" Nagiha said, returning her compatriot's technique explanation with her own. The girl waved some of the sand from her face as it gently fell to the ground like earthen snow, before gesturing towards Azuku in a welcoming manner.\n\n\"Alright, what's next?\""
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "\"Who knows, maybe if you *Purrform* With all your heart and ask the great Fukumatsu for help I might be *Feline* Like helping you out.\" She still had the same catlike grin she usually carried, watching as the sand formed and grew into a sizable shield... But ugh, all the sand particulate in the air, she'd need some kinda... Azuku grabbed her mask, using it to cover most of the sand from covering her mouth, further minimizing exposure by wrapping her cloak around her mouth.\n\n\"Guh, you're *Kitten* Me, sand gets everywhere!\" She had almost forgotten that one training session, she'd gotten hit by sand *Once* And spent the next month finding new places for it to be stuck on her clothing and belongings. Still, now wasn't the time to lament about the downsides of sand and how it was coarse, rough, and got absolutely everywhere! \"Got two more techniques that the scrolls were talking about... I mean, I got a lot more but I only had enough time to practice these two, so, ready up!\"\n\nThis time Azuku began with a dash, looking to close the gap as her blades once more glowed. Technically this technique was meant to be used on an *Approaching* Target, but like... Approaching them was the same right? She released an angled swing, from that swing being a momentarily delayed rush of energy that soon followed thereafter.\n\n\"__Rupture__, another technique derived from the Samurai Sabre... Bluh, I so could've learned these as a *Genyan*, what a drag...\""
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"author": "muitorealmothman",
"message": "Nagiha had more or less expected this reaction - one of the most annoying things about sand was its tendency to get everywhere, after all. \"Yeah, yeah, just be glad I ain't workin' on any o' my sandpaper-type techniques today. I ain't been mean enough to try one out on a training partner yet.\" She had actually used it on one of Jomei's clones before, grinding down into nothingness within a coffin of abrasive sand, but performing that technique on an actual person was something she wanted to avoid unless they *Really* Pissed her off.\n\n\"Easy enough, I only really got one more thing to try, but I can keep throwin' up a defence,\" Nagiha would reply. Even if she ran out of new things to try, she was never going to turn down the chance to show off her ability with Earth Release, after all. Once more, Azuku's blades glowed as she prepared the next attack, only this time she was rushing in... Nagiha already knew what she wanted to try out in return. Weaving hand seals as Azuku came in, Nagiha would try and dodge to the side as the rush approached, all while one hand extended forth, pointed towards the ground at Azuku's feet.\n\n\"New Sabaku Style: Earthen Fate Acceleration.\"\n\nHoping to throw off Azuku's aim, the girl would find the ground beneath her quickly breaking down into more sand, taking away her footing and threatening to sink her feet the shifting and uneven terrain. Of course, even if Azuku's aim was damaged by this move, the delayed slash of energy would still take Nagiha by surprise, the chakra cutting into her upper arm as she tried to duck away. It was a pretty dangerous looking technique, one she added to her own plans for when or if she got her hands on her own meteorite tool..."
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "\"Glad? The last time we trained I was spitting sand out for weeks, bleh, my sleeping bag *Still* Feels grainy! I demand emotional compensation for the trauma of dealing with this stuff!\" She was of course joking about it, if the jovial tone her words gave off meant anything, though her words would quickly turn into a yelp as the ground beneath her would break apart into sand, Azuku's right foot sinking heavily into the trap as she was caught off guard.\n\n\"Waaa-*Ooof!*\" She fell forward, falling into the sand and sinking a moment, and for that moment, she was still... As her mind *Raced*. Weeks, months, ten showers wouldn't cut it, she'd need to cast herself into a wind tunnel to have a dream of freedom from this sandy fate Nagiha had forced her into!\n\n\"Raaaagh! I'm *Nyat kitten* Around anymore! Final technique, defend this or suffer you sandy menace!\" Her claws once more thrummed with chakra, as Azuku sent out a series of wild slashes, each one carrying a strong force of chakra, until Nagiha found herself facing several shockwaves all at once. Of course, despite her frustration, Azuku wasn't aiming to seriously hurt her ally of course.\n\n\"__Chakra Shockwave Flash!__\""
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"author": "muitorealmothman",
"message": "Nagiha let out a sputtering laugh at Azuky's complaints, finding her performance pretty entertaining, and it only got funnier when the cat slipped in more sand. Perhaps Nagiha should create a technique sometime for cleaning sand off of people, she thought. Well, that would have to be for another time, which was rather unfortunate for Azuku.\n\n\"Alright, let's see what ya got!\" Nagiha would declare, stepping back and preparing for the girl's next attack. It looked like this time was more of the same as before, wild slashes of chakra coming Nagiha's way. Once more, she weaves hand-signs though this time she wasn't going to hit Azuku with any sand. Instead, as she finished on a Snake seal, the earth at her feet would rise up, a platform that took her out of the way and has the shockwaves slamming into what was now there.\n\nNagiha would let out a whistle as she walked to the platform's edge, crouching as she peered from on high down at Azuku.\n\n\"Not bad at all. Looks like that meteorite is pretty damn handy, ain't it?\""
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"author": "wanderermog",
"message": "The flurry of attacks running into the pillar of sand equaled *Tons* Of sand that was currently covering Azuku, which led to more attacks, which led to more sand... Which led to, at the end of her flurry, a particularly angry cat that was staring up at Nagiha with a huff, done with her temporary temper tantrum. She huffed, a huff that turned into a cough, as she shook free *Most* Of the sand, knowing she'd likewise be dealing with taking care of this sand for the foreseeable future.\n\n\"It's... *Purrty* Useful for sure, if you don't focus on your strength, it can shore up the difference, but if you do, it just means you're guaranteed to tear through someone who underestimates you.\" She crossed her arms, the claws receding back into the holsters on her wrist as she shook more sand clear, obviously still slightly perturbed by the quantity. \"Though, I wonder... Have you put some thought into who'd be your *Pawtner?* I haven't had much success, surprisingly, no one's been too keen to hang out with me on that matter.\""
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"author": "muitorealmothman",
"message": "*Like a cat, shaking away water... That's pretty funny...*\n\nNagiha couldn't help but muse as she watched Azuku shake away the remnants of the sand. The catlike girl explained more of her use behind these Nintaijutsu techniques, explaining they were some way of making up for her lack of focus on her own strength. Nagiha supposed that made some sense, though one could just as easily argue that a bit more strength never hurt. Of course, Nagiha herself hadn't focused much on her physical power, not until her legs had been singed in a fateful mission...\n\n\"Partner?\" Nagiha would say curiously. She hadn't heard much about it, honestly, but the mention did remind her of some things she'd heard about patrol partners. The blonde girl would pause for a moment, thinking. Nagiha did have some close allies, and if she had to choose anyone to be her partner in crime, it would probably be Ayaka... But Ayaka wasn't in the Frontier Patrol. As a matter of fact, who did Nagiha even know that is in there?\n\nThe Sabaku girl would jump down from her little rock pillar, landing in front of Azuku. \"Can't say I've found one, 'til now,\" Nagiha would gesture towards the catlike girl, with a small grin adorning her face. \"Looks like we both need one, and I could use someone who's used to gettin' a bit o' sand in their boots.\""
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"author": "mrbrown6022",
"message": "Looking at the vacant area in front of her, Miya once again channelled her chakra through her body, directing it towards her mouth as she inhaled a large breath of air. She held the gathered air in her lungs for a few seconds, also letting her chakra pass through it before she exhaled.\n\nFrom her mouth emerged a powerful blast of ash and cinder, spreading to the sides and even more so forward as it covered the entire half of the training area Miya was facing.\n\nThe ash and fire seemed to settled strongly on to the ground, creating a thick blanket of smoke that effectively blocked their sight from what was beyond it. The ashes not only served to created the smoke curtain but also deeply burn the grass they landed on.\n\nWhere had once been green, now it was a collection of grey and black, the later being the remains of what vegetation such as flowers and trees had been caught in the blanket wide technique. The heat in the area also increased exponentially, mostly where the ashes had landed. \n\nAs devastating as the technique had been, Miya knew it still could be much worse. She was fairly proficient with fire to know that. The amount of chakra hadn't been the problem but she had felt that she hadn't converted all of it to ash. There had been a bit of a waste in her output."
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Hajime watched as the cinder and ash blasted out. It looked like a large jutsu, and a devastating one at that. He took another few steps back as the ash and fire settled. It looked like it worked just fine to him. Although a first time success with a jutsu was never usually the case. He did not doubt the abilities of a Chunin, it was just that nobody really understood jutsus on the first attempt. He shook his head as he took another step back. He took a knee as he weaved hand seals. His hand slammed onto the ground. In the middle of charred grass and ash a spike of earth rose from the ground. It was not that tall, also there was only one.*\n\n*More problems caused by his lack of chakra channeled into jutsus. Hajime would need to use more chakra. If he had better control, this wouldn't be a problem, although it was not a big problem. It was just something he needed to smooth over. He continued to take a knee. He would have to refine the jutsu on his next attempt and do it perfectly otherwise he would have wasted all of his chakra for nothing. He took a few deep breaths and prepared to use the jutsu again.*"
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"author": "mrbrown6022",
"message": "\"You should rest for a bit and recover your chakra.\" Miya let out as she turned sideways, just enough so she could see Hajime. She didn't bother explaining how she knew, she just did. \"It's important to know your own limits.\"\n\nIt had become more common, at least for Miya, to find genin trying to progress much faster than they could handle. While the risks were minimum during practice, that wasn't the case while on a mission and one should always practice as if they were on a mission.\n\n\"If you don't, you might end up killing yourself and everyone else.\" The tone didn't change which probably made it seem harsher than it was but it was better to get the point across sooner rather than later. \n\nTurning back, Miya focused on the ash covered ground, already channelling her chakra as she inhaled again. She let it rest and build up in her lungs before exhaling another cloud of burning hot ash. This time, she made sure to properly use every ounce of chakra.\n\nAs a result, not only was the smoke much denser, the heat itself was enough to cause the wall Hajime had created to started cracking and breaking.\n\nShe turned around again, facing Hajime entirely. Miya was satisfied with her own techniques but she wasn't sure if the genin needed more advice or guidance."
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "*Hajime nodded in agreeance. He could figure out the jutsu at a later day. He stayed on one knee as his breath became irregular from the dip in his chakra reserves. It would be a good place to call it. He was learning a lot more jutsus now. They would all come in handy in the next Founder's Tournament. Although, that would be the case if he could improve his reserves and control over chakra. There were also a few things he wanted to study. He also had to train physically.*\n\n\"You're... Right...\"\n\n*Hajime replied. After a few seconds of irregular breathing, it finally calmed down. A few seconds after that, and listening to what they said. He stood up, and watched the Operative use their jutsu again. He let out a sigh. They were using more jutsus while the genin couldn't. How unfair. They were right again though, if he didn't rest, he might end up dying. That wasn't something he could possibly get a grasp on, but he just had to assume they were correct. He also watched the spike he created start cracking. That was a sad sight.*\n\n\"Thank you again, Miya.\"\n\n*He said, turning to the Chunin and giving them a small bow before beginning to leave.*"
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"author": "mrbrown6022",
"message": "Miya returned the small bow from the genin with a short one of her head, the motion causing her long hair to shift slightly before settling down. She watched Hajime leave the training area, not just with her eyes but also her sensory ability.\n\nWhen she couldn't detect him with either, she turned to look at the area that had been affected by her technique. There was no doubt that it would take a while for the ground and vegetation to recover from the damage of the heat and ashes.\n\nShe took one final look at the area as a whole before turning away and starting to leave as well."
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "*Several hours had passed since Anju had taught Chinami Mystical Palm. The couple sat on the couch in Nasaki's cabin with no particular plans. As she sat there bored out her mind she turned to look at her girlfriend.* \"Hey... So you know how you keep telling me to learn Chakra Supression. Well, we aren't doing anything right now so do you want to teach me? After all it would help me avoid being followed by random nosey ninja.\"\n\n*Shuffling off the couch she walked over to the table and picked up her mask, and motioned to the door.* \"So what to do you say?\" *She smiled* \"You wanna come teach this little genin how to supress their chakra?\""
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"author": "khepri",
"message": "\"Eh? It would be useful for you to learn, but... It's a little hard. I'm not a sensor. Can you monitor it yourself to keep track of how well you're doing?\" She asked, curious. She had no idea how sensory really worked. She picked herself up off the couch, putting on her own mask before heading out the door.\n\n\"Well... If you put it like that\" She said with a playful tone as she followed along.\n\n\"It's not like you have to be out in the open to practice though. It is a little hard to move when you first start doing it though, I guess. Have you made ANY progress in suppressing your own chakra?\" She asked, unable to stop the judging tone."
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "\"I know we don't have to go outside but if I sit in here much longer I might go mad.\" *She continued to the door stepping outside. Holding the door for Anju she thought back to when she was leaving the village a short while ago. As she left she recalled almost passively supressed her chakra. At least she thought she did.*\n\n\"Well as I left the village I'm pretty sure I managed to supress it a little but I have to be honest I'm not entirely sure how exactly I did it. How do you do it? Maybe if you explain it will jog my memories as to how I did it.\"\n\n*She was sure this wouldn't take long, she had always been pretty quick to pick things like this up.*"
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"author": "khepri",
"message": "\"Ah, well... For me it's like trying to fold my chakra over my body to keep it contained. Kind of like a blanket?\" She asked, sounding unsure. It was the best way she could explain it though. It was something she sort of just felt out and developed over time.\n\n\"It's really just like a normal chakra exercise, just... For your whole body. It's a lot to focus on while still doing other things, so just take it slow if you aren't used to it, alright? It's totally normal to be a little slow to pick it up\" She said, trying to not set Chinami's expectations too high. It would definitely be an asset to be able to suppress chakra, but it probably wouldn't be useable in missions anytime soon."
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"author": "superstes",
"message": "\"Not gonna lie, I have no idea what folding my chakra over my body is meant to be like but I guess I should give it a try either way.\" *Brining her hands together she closed her eyes and began to focus. As she began to manipulate her chakra she encountered her first problem. Before now whenever she had used her chakra it had become more obvious. This was the exact opposite of what she wanted.*\n\n\"Hmm, this is trickier than I thought to be honest.\" *Focusing even more on attempting her girlfriends strange instructions she eventually managed to achieve the 'folding' motion Anju had described. Much to her surprise she did notice her chakra seemed to appear a little fainter than expected. Now she had noted that she began to double down on what she was doing a sure enough if it weren't for the fact it was her chakra she wouldn't be able to detect it.*\n\n\"Ah ha! I think I've got it.\""
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"author": "khepri",
"message": "\"It's hard to explain. It's just a little like a blanket trying to keep the heat in, though. The more blankets you have over yourself, the less \"Warmth\" Or gets out\" She explained her thought process. Everyone had their own ways for understanding things when it came to chakra, though. Some people would need it explained in a completely different way, one that she wasn't sure she could manage.\n\n\"It's certainly not easy. It took me a long time to be able to do it, but... It's worth it\" She said, suppressing her own chakra for emphasis since she knew Chinami would be able to tell. Maybe she'd be able to learn something from trying to detect it? She lessened her suppression just a bit to give Chinami a peak at the chakra leaking out.\n\n\"Oh? Well if you think you got it... Try running around with it. That's the next big step. You can't eve let it drop\" She instructed."
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"author": "droark",
"message": "Oden watches with a careful eye. Thankfully, he has the respect for his elder to allow the teaching to go off without any loud words or acceptance. It's almost like art, watching Mugen move with a blade - his blade. He doesn't have the expertise yet to truly understand the level of talent and work that went into being so skilled with any weapon one might pick up, but he can wager a guess.\n\n\"I, Makuma Oden, will do my best.\" He mulls over a technique that could utilize this style of training - Sky Rip, but decides against showing it after receiving such a direct instruction. Gripping his weapon in both hands, he holds it before him and lets out a single, heavy breath. The weapon rises above his head and then fires forward. Mugen can easily see the imperfections in his stance - small losses in efficiency and explosiveness as he overcorrects for his muscle mass. The blade swings forward with a solid amount of power, yes, but not enough control to allow the blade to flow in the manner that Mugen brings to it even with such a single swing.\n\n\"Incorrect.\" Oden says, more to himself than Mugen. Bringing the blade back up, he swings it forward *Again* Unprompted. It's something of a running problem for the young man that he can get into a self corrective spiral that makes him tunnel vision on the small issues that he has, missing out on simpler solutions that might bring sweeping changes to the way that he operates and improves."
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"author": "mugengunner",
"message": "At the moment when Oden proclaimed to do his best, Mugen reckoned that he was finally narrowed down an obstacle that likely prevents an Oden from succeeding. \n\nHe remained silent for a few moments, simply watching the younger man. There were indeed some technical errors, but Mugen ventured to guess they stem from a mental inhibition of sorts. \n\n\"**You know, Oden**\" Mugen opened, holding his wrist behind his back, \"**I think I understand why you're currently at this level. Put down the sword for a minute**\" He said, smiling peacefully at him. Mugen was always at ease, at lost as far as body language goes. Loose shoulders, muscles, even a calm expression and deep breaths. He reckoned it was the key to his success as a swordsman, and what saved him from many dangerous situations throughout his life.\n\nHe wanted to help Oden feel some peace, too. He was positive that it would help the young man grow, both as a Shinobi at large and specifically as a swordsman.\n\n\"**Because you are gifted as far as strength and endurance goes, you could've afforded to remain stiff your entire life. I don't know if it influenced your mentality or if it was the other way around, but you have now arrived at a point where you cannot allow yourself to keep going exactly like before, especially not if you want to become a good swordsman. You need to let go. Breathe into your belly until it is full, and relax your entire body with each breath. Your face, your shoulders, everything**\""
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"author": "droark",
"message": "What it comes down to is an odd, nervous energy that tends to take Oden when he does anything. He doesn't do anything halfway - from talking to running to fighting, it's always something that pushes him forward. But here it made him adjust for that abundance of energy, cutting into the grace and intent of his swordblows.\n\nRather than giving a verbal response, sets his blade aside carefully and puts his hands on his hips. Closing his eyes, he breathes in, slowly lifting his hands as if he's filling himself like some kind of gourd. Even now, Mugen can see that he breathes in a little *Too much* When doing so before correcting the flow of air as he goes along. \n\nLetting go, he does his best to relax every muscle. It fails, as he can feel the way his face twitches when he tries to let it relax. Again and again - second, third, and fourth, he repeats that simple action of taking in a breath and then letting it out. It may not be something he can truly achieve after one training session, but the idea has been put into his head regardless as he finally lets that last breath go.\n\n\"I apologize, Mugen-san. Relaxing is, ah, sometimes hard for me when I'm not around family.\" He grins haplessly."
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"author": "mugengunner",
"message": "Mugen could definitely relate.\n\nAs a person who struggled with some form of social anxiety all throughout his life; even to this day, to some capacity, he had a hard time relaxing around people he did not know well also. \n\nSmiling calmly at the boy, he turned to speak.\n\n\"**It's alright. There's nothing to apologize for. You're doing good. For us stress-filled beings, relaxation can sometimes be the hardest task of them all. Whether you manage to relax or not does not matter, what matters is the intent. When you'll see why it is good for you to relax, your mind will wander off to it automatically. So I am not worried about making progress today**\" He said, crossing his arms comfortably. \n\n\"**But if it helps, know that you are in the safest place in the world, probably, and that are being overseen by a veteran Chunin. If it doesn't, it's good also**\""
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"author": "droark",
"message": "\"That- that was never a concern.\" Shaken from his boisterous self for a few moments, he grins and settles one hand on his blade again. Scratching the back of his head with a bit of embarrassment, his hair falls over his eyes just enough to hide them from the Uchiha's view.\n\n\"Thank you for the teaching again, Mugen-san. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could we schedule regular training? If I'm honest, your style of it really works well for me - not that there's any worry if you don't have the time of course! I don't know what regular duties the Predator Unit has, but I'm sure if keeps you busy.\" There are rumors of course, but Oden was never one to really question what he wasn't told to question. Just a little simple like that right now. \n\nRegardless of the answer, he gets back to his original training eventually - reinvigorated by his tutor's method of training!"
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"author": "mugengunner",
"message": "Mugen merely cackled to himself lightly, amused at Oden's break of character. Indeed, humans go through all the rainbow of emotions, from the best to the worst of them. \n\nMugen bowed his head at the Genin as the latter thanked him. He had a good heart, and he was clearly brought up in a good household, for him to have such mannerisms. These are the people Mugen appreciated, as they (perhaps unknowingly) practiced the Eightfold-Path. \n\n\"**Of course, Oden-san. I have enough time to train, do not worry about it. I would be happy to be of help, friend**\" He'd say, oustretching his arm for a handshake.\n\n\"**With that said, I have to go. I have some arrangements take care of. See you soon, Oden-san!**\"\n\nHe'd say, before flickering out of sight; once again, shooting off like a bolt of lightning deeper into the village."
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"author": "megachiroptera",
"message": "It was honestly quite fascinating that there were still training grounds that Hikari had yet to discover. She was certain there were at least a dozen left — perhaps far more — but one she could now cross off her list was the Han Dojo. History had never been her forte (nor had anything that had to deal with rote memory, for that matter), but the redhead vaguely knew that some feudal lord's family funded this place. She really only knew that because she watched some plays as a younger girl with Kaa-chan in the concert halls, but even then she'd never really paid attention. Men and women dancing across a stage in silly clothing never held her interest. Not like practical shinobi stuff did, at any rate.\n\nIn any case, the dojo was rather plain looking — not at all what Hikari had expected of a well-funded training area. Its floors were wooden and worn, the steps of a thousand feet dulling any and all rough patches left on the flooring, and the walls that weren't tatami slides were an off-white tone. \n\nAs well, the dojo was currently empty. Its lack of patronage as of late was probably why Hikari hadn't heard of it much until now. After all, why go to a stuffy dojo when there are open training grounds decorated in nature's splendor?\n\nThe Uzumaki paced over to a particularly open area and began a facsimile of her *Kata*, trench knives held in-hand in spite of her activities. Her dance was one of taijutsu, of punches and kicks and jumps and ducks and uppercuts and hooks and feints. With her knives added, it transformed from a mere street-brawler's body blows into something more deadly by definition, sharp twists and turns and slashing maneuvers accompanying her every hand movement. She ducked down and swung her left knife at an enemy only she could see before popping back up and whirling around with a roundhouse kick. And then she stood, panting. She'd lost track of time."
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"author": "droark",
"message": "Oden brings himself back up to bear as she rolls away after the strike. It's a spar - and to Oden that means you don't attack a friend whose on the ground. Some folks might not have those rules, but it's not like they were practicing hellish survival training here - they're working on their close quarters practice. As she gets up, Oden's features soften a little bit.\n\n\"Everything's fair in a fight like this! Bring it on, Hikari!\" He *Probably* Wouldn't have taken his own face off, but that's for him to keep to himself as she rushes forward. Rather than bringing his sword down to counter the blow, Oden shifts his weight aaannd. . . The rest is history.\n\nThe pair continue to train for a few hours, their chakra fed endurance allowing this level of combat to continue for that amount of time before strain can be felt. With food and drink to be had, it's more of a question of time and when daylight starts to peter out outside those dojo windows. \n\nOne thing is certain though - many, *Many* Bruises were had this day."
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"author": "den_alt",
"message": "Regardless, the boy was there to practice Steam - his elemental Kekkei Genkai, the one thing he had inherited from his deadbeat dad. He'd developed a simple, but, at least he hoped, powerful application of the element. It consisted in him shooting out a constant beam of steam, that heavily burned and pushed a target away. Its higher rank meant it took him a moment to perform the sequence of hand seals, but his control and pool were reliable enough to easily withstand performing this sort of thing for a while without suffering much consequences.\n\nAnd so he began going through the hand seals, concentrating chakra in his throat tenketsu. He hadn't quite dominated molding chakra into its steam nature - the pressurized feeling, the instability of it and yet at the same time the ease to shape it. It was truly the combination of water and fire. \n\nAfter a moment he managed to form a decent enough amount of steam, which he promptly expelled it out of his mouth. Except it held none of the pressure it was supposed to and just kind of flowed out, dispersing in the air. It seemed pure steam wasn't going to cut it, he'd need to give it more shape - maybe focus on more on its pressurized nature, to the point where he couldn't quite even hold it in.\n\nHe gave that idea a shot, attempting to alter slightly the way he molded the chakra in his mouth before actually shooting it out. It took him a while as per usual considering his chakra flow. But after a few moments, he could hardly contain the steam in his mouth, he felt like a kettle sizzling on the stove. He held on for a moment, before opening his lips and letting the steam loose. It had a decent effect, as the element powerfully shot out of his mouth. Except the \"Beam\" Was thin and when Rieki lifted a hand up it, it didn't feel hot at all.\n\nAs he stopped expelling steam from his mouth, he smelled food approaching and took a few steps to the left. A genin carrying a large amount of meat passed by. They locked eyes and the other boy waved with a goofy smile, while Rieki simply stared coldly at him, wanting the glutton to go away. The intruding genin seemed to get the message and left with a rather disappointed expression. The Tsuneni boy was not one to care about making friendships. He knew the value of working together, but he also knew how one could grow alone. So he didn't think he needed any help now, not when he was keeping this ability a secret.\n\nWhen the other boy was gone, Rieki returned to his training, molding the chakra into his throat once again. He kept up the idea of focusing on its pressurized nature, while attempting to sacrifice as little of its burning capacity as he could. By the time he unleashed the makeshift geyser from his mouth, it felt a lot hotter than before, but the technique dissipated before reaching the ideal size.\n\nHe wondered if it simply wasn't possible to get the best of both worlds, pressure and heat. But he shook away the thought - it had to, this was an elemental kekkei genkai after all, they were feared for their power! Sadly the boy had been unable to find many scrolls on steam, most topics he found on it were about trains, and who cared about trains ~~sad Kagayaki noises~~. So he had to come up with his own techniques and learn about the element himself. It was hard work, but it'd pay off.\n\nConvinced once again of the power of this ability, he once again went through the hand seals of the technique, his mouth filling up with steam before shooting it out of her mouth. Like before the range wasn't quite what Rieki envisioned. He went about training the technique for a few more hours, he struggled with balance, it was either not powerful enough or not big enough. \"It's all about finding the perfect point...\" Rieki didn't often talk to himself, except in moments of struggle. He powered through, continuing with his practice, switching between different degrees of heat, pressure and range until he finally reached a point he was happy with. \n\nHe took a deep breath, even if his control and pool could handle the strain he was currently placing on them it didn't make it any easier to use such straining techniques in a row. Still, he resisted and kept practicing until he perfected the technique. In the process of doing so, the size of the beam went from a fist to its maximum size of half a meter, something that made Rieki very happy.\n\nWhen he finally arrived at a good point, he stood up straight again and nodded at the lake. There was a thin sheen of sweat rolling down his face and the sky was now pretty dark, he'd gotten so focused on it that he barely noticed it. Using the lights of the city, he guided himself back home. His mother would still be working he was sure, focused on it as she was, so he'd have to make dinner for both of them, not that he minded anyway..."
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "Hayase approached the training grounds while still tying up her white hair, neatly separating it into twin buns. Immediately afterwards, she took her Wakizashi from the strap of her back and placed it to the side of the small clearing that was made for genin and chunin alike. The weight would be a hinderance to what she was wanting to practice today, which was definitely a topic that was taboo to her. Hayase hated focusing on the physical aspects of her body if it had nothing to do with her sword, and would much rather stay studying ninjutsu and techniques that pertained to her skillset. But, if she wanted to succeed, she *Had* To get out of her comfort zone. \n\nHowever, practicing by herself was a struggle. As much as she hated approaching others, the 'Hozuki' knew that dodging an unmoving target was an impossible way to improve her speed. She needed something to give her a struggle. So, Hayase began to actively look around for a willing training partner."
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"author": "zentheman",
"message": "```Ninjutsu Range Transformation Jutsu```\n\n\"So, ready to do this?\" Zakuro asked her new training partner. The redhead cracked her knuckles as she ran through her ninjutsu options in her mind's eye. \"I mean, assuming you're really okay with this. Me pelting you with ninjutsu, I mean. I won't use the really dangerous stuff I know, but don't expect me to go easy on you either.\" She added with a grin.\n\nThe Shochune was carrying a gourd on her back to provide the necessary water for her preferred nature transformation, though she had some other tricks up her sleeve. For her, it would be practice in rapid-firing ninjutsu, preferably more advanced ones. For her new partner, though... Well, they were going to have to put in some legwork."
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"author": "notaboat7816",
"message": "How he had been suckered into running around to avoid ninjutsu was beyond him. Though he needed the practice and was down to help out an ally. \"It sounds crazy, but here we are.\" And with that he began to adjust his kusarigama on his waist to make sure it wouldn't come lose during this exercise. \n\n\"We will see how this goes.\" And with that he'd flash her a smile. Taking up a runner's stance, like he was about to launch from the block, he'd hunker down. \"And... Go.\" As he took off he realized something. He wasn't fast on his feet. \"Damnit...\" Ikkaku mumbled to himself as he decided to keep running. This was going to be a long session."
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"author": "zentheman",
"message": "\"Aww, it'll be fine. I do this with my cousin on the reg. I'm not going to hurt you! Well, much.\" Zakuro replied with an expression of sinister amusement. She was usually a pretty easygoing gal, but now that she was on the other side of the proverbial glass, she could see why Chiho always had that evil glint in his eyes during those exercises. \n\nAs Ikkaku set off into a run, Zakuro noted he wasn't the fastest. Given how much effort she had to put into keeping up with her fellow shinobi, she definitely knew his hardship. \"Let's start with something simple!\" She called out, before forming handseals as fast as possible. \"Water Release: Wild Water Wave!\" She exclaimed before releasing a flood of water from her mouth. It was a wide blast with plenty of force behind it, but it wasn't among the fastest jutsu in her arsenal."
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"author": "notaboat7816",
"message": "When he heard her call out her jutsu he immediately cringed. \"It had to be water.\" He groaned as he continued running. Maybe it was the fact that fire had been his natural elemental nature, but he had a distaste for all things water outside of bathing. As he continued to zig and zag he could feel the gaining water droplets. \n\nIkkaku tried to dodge, but even his reflexes weren't the greatest so he managed to take a hit. Nothing major, just his shoulder, which caused him to topple. The genin rolled for a moment before hopping back up and continuing his run, this time moving to the right side of the range. \"Did I mention I hate water?\" He called out to her as he continued his pathetic excuse for a jog."
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"author": "zentheman",
"message": "Zakuro rubbed her chin as her jutsu knocked Ikkaku over. She could see why he wanted to train this, now; he wasn't exactly the speedy type. She smiled to herself as she realized he reminded her of when she was in the academy, struggling with the same thing. She also noticed he complained about his training the same way she did, and couldn't help but chuckle as she channeled her cousin's attitude.\n\n\"What, are you going to say the same to a rogue shooting you with Water Release?\" She asked him, planting her hands on her hips. \"If you've got time to complain, you've got time to run!\" And with those words, the redhead formed another series of seals. \"Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field!\" She called out, before spitting out more liquid. Instead of water, this time it was viscous and syrupy, as the technique's name implied. At first it looked like Zakuro had completely missed Ikkaku... Before she gestured with one of her hands, and the pool of liquid began to chase Ikkaku. She made sure it was moving fast enough to provide a challenge, but *Just* Slow enough that he could outrun it with the speed he'd shown before. Should one of his feet get caught, though, he'd find the syrup a bothersome hindrance to his movement!"
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"author": "notaboat7816",
"message": "\"A rogue with water?\" He called out as he took a sharp turn to try to avoid the nuisance that was following him. \"Counter it with earth release or burn them before they can act.\" Unfortunately the earth jutsu he knew currently weren't the type of things to counter water unless he intended to go underground - which defeated the purpose of this particular training exercise. \n\nThe genin instead changed his path to go straight after Zakuro. \"Kind of like this.\" He mumbled, but loud enough for her to hear as he began to cycle through his hand seals. \"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!\" And with that he began to spit out several small bodies of fire into the air. He continued his trajectory toward her, the smaller fireballs going straight for her, a smug grin on his face."
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"author": "zentheman",
"message": "Zakuro couldn't help feeling more entertained by the exercise when Ikkaku returned fire. That hadn't been part of the plan, but she couldn't blame him for the change in approach. She wasn't opposed to a live fire exercise, knowing from personal experience how vital it was to practice with someone who naturally opposed your element of choice. Her usual partner and rival used earth release, the natural counter to her water release, and fighting Tomoki had taught her plenty about the subject. \n\nInstead of answering immediately, Zakuro pushed herself to rapidly complete a third series of hand seals. \"Water Release: Water Bullet Technique!\" She called out. It was a more advanced version of Wild Water Wave, and certainly more than any genin knew coming fresh out of the academy. The massive spray of water smashed into the barrage of flaming projectiles with the hiss of steam. Normally she wouldn't have used this in this kind of practice, but the impact from Ikkaku's technique meant there wasn't much force left in the Water Bullet as it traveled onward to the Sarutobi. If he didn't get out of the way, it would probably leave him drenched.\n\n\"Another tip; don't tell you're opponent what you're going to do before you do it!\""
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"author": "notaboat7816",
"message": "He was thankful for dulling the attack that was flying at him. Though he had hoped to cause at least a little bit of a damage. Ikkaku instinctively tucked and rolled to avoid that particularly nasty jutsu. \"Counter tip! You shouldn't let me know what you are doing if you are going to give me grief for it. Don't have hypocrite, Shochune!\" And with that he'd hop back up onto his feet. \n\nThe genin took a hard right and made off in the opposite direction. For now he would have to deal with dodging attacks, but in the future he would be able to full counter her. \"Do all Shochune opt to utilize water release?\" He called out as he decided to zig and zag some more. Ikkaku wasn't familiar with the non-clan clan, but he was curious if they followed a similar law of all Sarutobi utilizing fire."
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"author": "zentheman",
"message": "\"Hey, I'm training you here! It's different!\" Zakuro replied, amused. This constant rapid-fire of techniques was definitely tiring, but that just meant it was good practice. The Water Bullet had been a deep drain, though. She could use it, but it was a last resort thing in real combat. She mostly used it to show the importance of keeping element interactions in mind. Mostly. Also to show off.\n\n\"Not all of us.\" She replied to Ikkaku's question. She pulled on her stores of chakra more, forming another jutsu: the Lightning Ball technique. Unlike the others, which had been single large bursts she wanted Ikkaku to outrun, this jutsu formed numerous balls of electricity in the air around Zakuro, which she began to launch at Ikkaku one after the other, forcing him to keep a continuous pace rather than quick sprints. \"I know my cousin does, though! First chunin in the clan. Most of us are civilians. Merchants, brewers, that kind of stuff. Apparently he's made some technique or another that lets him turn his water release into sake!\" She continued alongside the barrage."
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"author": "notaboat7816",
"message": "\"Interesting.\" He called out as he turned to see the lightning that had formed. That was going to be a problem. It was moments like this he wished he had more of an affinity for wind like his mother. This would be child's play if he was capable of using it freely already. \n\nThe genin turned to throw a shuriken at the lightning, knowing he'd probably lose it in the process. \"I'm impressed. You don't seem all that tired all things considered.\" He said through panting before running at an angle toward her. It was a semi-strafing motion to get him closer to her. He wasn't sure how much energy he had left and how much chakra she had in her reserves, but it seemed like a good plan."
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"author": "zentheman",
"message": "\"Really? I'm actually getting pretty tired, y'know! Well, that was mostly the B-rank technique I used back there.\" She admitted as the last few lightning balls zoomed past Ikkaku. She'd put a lot of effort into practicing her chakra control and overall reserves, and enjoyed flexing her proverbial muscles with her nature release. Though she was a taijutsu specialist in practice, ninjutsu was also something of a passion. \"Most of what I've used is simpler techniques! I'd talk about how useful nature release ninjutsu are, but you Sarutobi know all about that, right?\" She asked with a grin. \n\n\"Alright, last one! I don't think I'll have much more in me after this! Lightning Release: Snake Lightning!\" She exclaimed, before firing a pair of electric projectiles from her hands that rapidly coalesced into the form of two snakes, spiraling around each other. The two spun towards Ikkaku, as a last attempt to knock him off his feet one more time."
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "**This is now a training ground**\n\nIkkaku had reached out for someone to help him with his physical prowess. Lately he had noticed, especially after his run in with Zakuro, that his reflexes were a major disadvantage. Coupled with his lack of speed it made him a relatively easy target. That needed to change as soon as possible and he felt like having faster reflexes would in turn benefit his bukijutsu via his kusarigama. \n\nAs he entered the training ground he looked around for the woman that was supposed to help him. An Inuzuka, who wasn't difficult to find. She had the physique of a menacing opponent, but she didn't look menacing. \"Inuzuka Kanako?\" He called out to her as he quickly made his way over to her, hoping that he hadn't just assumed she was the first Inuzuka he would run into. \n\n\nJust tag this account for replies"
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "Kanako approached the training grounds, her green eyes scanning the area in search for the genin that she was told to teach. Her two ninken; Hachi and Mitsu, tagged along close behind with bones in between their teeth. The fresh smell of blood still lingered on the pack, a sign that they had gotten back from hunting just a few moments ago. \n\nSpotting a boy wandering around the yard, the Inuzuka approached him with a friendly smile on her face. Despite Ikkaku's impressive height, she still towered over him; both in stature and muscle. Waving at the genin, Kanako placed her hands on her hips afterwards and allowed Hachi and Mitsu to begin wandering around the training yard, chewing on their bones happily. \n\n\"Hey! I'm Inuzuka Kanako - a friend told me you were wanting to train?\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "Up close she was a lot more intimidating than he had expected. He watched as the dogs wandered off, but quickly redirected his attention to Kanako. \"Yes! Well I was hoping you would help me out. You came highly recommended.\" The Sarutobi grinned brightly as he offered her a bow. Being a founding clan member meant she deserved respect and she did look like she could snap him like a twig. \n\n\"My speed is lacking, but I feel like I can compensate for that with proper reflexes?\" He asked with a raised brow as he jingled his kusarigama that was in his sash. \"This weapon requires a lot of movement and I feel like the quicker i move with it and the quicker I can react, the more deadly I'll become.\" He definitely wasn't like most Sarutobi, because he opted to use more physical shinobi talents and compensate the gaps with his elemental natures."
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"author": "desitomo",
"message": "\"Reflexes? That's a skill you *Gotta* Have! No problem.\"\n\nKanako replied enthusiastically, stepping to the side of Ikkaku to get a better look at him. He was a little scrawny for his age, especially compared to how she was as a teenager - *But*, with the Gates as her primary tool, she couldn't entirely blame the other genin for being a little bit on the skinnier side. However, it would be difficult to help him practice such an important attribute without hurting him immediately. \n\n\"Alright, how about this. I am afraid I'll hit you automatically, so I'm instead going to come at you with this.\"\n\nThe Inuzuka explained, grabbing a sword from the training rack. It seemed a little counterproductive, but Kanako couldn't see any other solution apart from using a skill that she *Knew* She was bad at; Bukijutsu! Plus, using this as a time to practice it wasn't a bad idea. \n\n\"Tell me when you're ready. And, remember - *Don't* Panic. You will do better if you focus on where I'm going to attack you, instead of acting in the moment.\""
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"author": "Deleted User",
"message": "Ikkaku raised a brow at the comment she made, but decided to forget about it. She had a practice sword now and that was all that really mattered. The way she held the weapon was enough for him to tell that she was inexperienced with bukijutsu, but that wasn't the point. \"Yes. Reflexes are natural reactions. Well, in theory.\" The genin said with a sage-like nod as he shook himself a little to loosen up so he could actually move freely. \n\nShe was using bukijutsu and unfamiliar so he would take on a taijutsu like stance. \"Alright. I'm ready whenever you are.\" The Sarutobi narrowed his gaze, his facial expression taking on a much more serious look. This was going to be all about the training. Having fun would come after his session was complete. Ikkaku had learned from his mistakes in the academy and didn't intend on following down the same path."
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"author": "notmizuka",
"message": "*Nasaki noted the appearance of Niko, giving them a nonchalant two-fingered wave, not bothering to give him the respect he deserved by turning his head around in the slightest, too tired, and too focused on Murano and his story telling to even bother with it. Breaking his sight, his attention from Murano, would cause him to end up dozing off - the lack of sleep starting to maw away at his body, clear as day - something which he considered before he took upon the aid of helping his friend, yet this was no mere friend, it was Murano, and he would've gone with a limb missing if he could, as it was the least he could do in repaying Murano the favour of hunting Clocks down.*\n *And so, the conversation had seemingly resumed.*\n\n \"The world needs to be fixed, could they not have been put on the waiting list, so to speak?\"\n *Nasaki pryed an eyebrow raise as he glanced at Murano, the fact he promised something - someone - freedom. It was not like that of Murano to be showing remorse, kindness even to such a level, to that of his enemies. It seemed he was not the only one that had changed in terms of the emotional perspective. The Murano he met would have killed whoever they were speaking about, and used them to further their own goals.*\n -\n\n*Or was he wrong? Murano seemed heartless, more than Nasaki when they first met, and he seemed to have been fixed in his views unlike Nasaki who was more maleable in terms of ideology and emotions. The wrong pushed the train of thought aside as Murano resumed his exposition on the matter at hand. The mention of a curse mark made Nasaki uncomfortably adjust. He fought Murano's other **Thing** Selaed within his for training - if you could count almost dying once a fortnite training. No, no you could not. Sometimes he dreamt of being chased through the forest by it. An unsettling shiver running down his spine due to it.*\n \n \"Empathy, to think **You** Of all of us would have shown it...\"\n*A brief pause.*\n \"I'll help. Kiseijutsu is the only thing that can cancel out Nature Energy. Tell me when we leave, and I'll prepare myself a rest a few hours before so to speak so we're not entirely a man down. But to change, for a child. Is there anything else we should know, Murano? Do you plan on doing anything with the child if she were to choose to join us, for our own knowledge, so we're aware of what we'll get out of this as a collective as your experiments are... Far fetching.\"\n\n*It is all Nasaki could say in a questionable yet respectful manner. He first at thought this child was lost family of Murano, something he obviously would refuse to mention, yet then why would he risk mentioning a child at all? No, this was not that of a child related to him through blood, but rather through knowledge. He was using her as a way to learn more of the roots most likely, as a child with a curse mark? That was near unheard of, so whatever he had plan for her, it would be most graphic..*\n *For knowledge, that was their moto of sorts at the end of the day, yet a child? Nasaki brushed it off, hoping his friend has some decent respect for a child if she chose to live with the rest of them.*"
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "Tarashi's presence in the group was all for the better in his opinion; their thorough-thinking and cynicism could only get them so far, having people with more optimism is good in the long-run. Life is too short to be filled with only bitter truths, and lies. \n\nWhen Murano spoke to him, Niko swatted his hand and shook his head. **\"No need.\"** He noted Nasaki's indifferent attitude, and his weary appearance. The dude needed some sleep. . .\n\nUpon explanation, Murano would not see any sign of disgust or loss from Yasu. His life in Noragakure was no longer who he was, or what he was aligned with in the present. He had to remain indifferent no matter what. **\"How . . Unbecoming of them.\"** So a third party presumably forcing children to under-go risky and inhumane experimentation for no benefit of their own? Sounds like some really twisted people have already aligned themselves against Blue Garden. The Sarutobi exhaled briefly before clearing his throat, he knew that they needed his assistance. \n\n**\"I would more than love to help. I've gotten another technique in my repertoire, which I would like to test out anyway. What's the plan then?\"**\n\nHe too wanted to rest a little bit before any activites, but other than that how did they plan to enter? Extract her, or go guns blazing to tear down the entire operation? They could gather a lot of useful information from whatever operation their running, however shocking it is."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "\"No. Even someone with limited medical expertise could tell that they aren't going to last long without direct intervention. The modifications to their body have undoubtedly taken a heavy toll. By my estimate they'll either be driven to the brink on their next mission and perish at their enemy's hands or they'll simply... Unravel.\" He knew there were many pressing matters they had to attend to, but this wasn't something that could wait for after their grandiose mission was complete. By that time, the child would either be lost to madness or struck down by a shinobi that strayed into their path. \n\n\"Empathy, to think** You** Of all of us would have shown it...\"\n\n\"Don't misunderstand me, *No Face*. I am doing this for several reasons. Firstly, the fact that there is a Gene-Splicing operation utilizing civilians is counter-intuitive to my mission. Secondly, whatever data they've collected thus far might be of help in our own operations. They might be repugnant, but I could tell from the child's modifications they aren't amateurs. Finally, is the fact that I had promised them I would come. My enemies...*And my allies*...May call me whatever they wish but I do not intend to go back on my word.\" Murano said, his gaze steady on Nasaki as he spoke. Was this feeling welling up inside him...*Annoyance?* Perhaps. He was aware that Nasaki was right and his actions were not as wholly logical as they'd been before. He was hiding a fourth reason from both of them, one he would not share willingly.\n\nThese feelings... His desire to protect that child from their fate and stop these Gene-Splicers... Could very well fade as his other emotions had begun to. Nasaki had suggested waiting for a more favorable time, but Murano did not know what state of mind he'd be in within a few weeks, let alone months. He very well might not even *Care* About what happened to the cursed child by then.\n\n\"I plan on ridding her of her Curse Mark and repairing what damage I can. After that, she is free to do whatever she wishes. If that means staying here with us, she is welcome to so long as she doesn't interfere in Blue Garden's operations.\" Hatsue and her siblings would probably welcome the new addition and surely Tarashi would be more than capable of watching after her when he was around.\n\nMurano removed two small maps from his coat pocket, simple drawings of the cities and such. Handing one to each of them, he'd point out Toyotomi. \"We'll gear up and leave within two hours, as suggested. The child told me their operation is in the underground of Toyotomi, which means we find an access point for the sewer somewhere outside the city. She also told me to 'Ask for the bird', which I assume is either her handler or a pass-phrase. Given the opportunity, we can pretend to be allies of the Gene-Splicers until there's a good moment to kill them all in one swoop. We gather what data we can, free the child and any other hostages, and leave.\" \n\nThe corner of Murano's mouth raised in a smirk that didn't quite reach his eyes. \"Not that it's ever that easy. You should both expect a fight, one involving Curse Marks and modified humans.\""
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "The boy proceeded to lead them towards the shore- only to turn again to the right, and then circle back towards the main settlement from whence he (and subsequently, the rogues) had just come from. His pace was steady as he walked, as if this was a route he'd practised and walked through many times.\n\nFinally, after a lap or two like this, the boy came to a stop some metres away from the water's edge. He called out softly:\n\n\"Why are you following me?\"\n\nDespite the casual tone he used, both Murano and Niko could *See* The underlying tension in his muscles, in his back, in the way his legs were ready to spring in any direction. It was the posture of a bird ready to take flight. They could similarly hear the thinly veiled tension in the boy's voice, undercut only by the soothing lapping of Soma's waves."
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "Niko was alarmed when they more than once circled around the banks of lake soma, cautiously tiptoeing around to follow the young boy in front of them. When he stopped to confront them of their presence, the Sarutobi felt a rush of adrenaline. He had sensed them? Both of them were as skilled as one could be when it came to stealth, was it the problem of chakra signatures?\n\nYasu wasn't sure whether or not he should say anything, mostly because he wasn't very thoughtful when speaking to others. Saying the wrong thing at the wrong time could lead to some distasteful reactions, and since this entire mission is related to gene-spliced children he was cautious of this one. He didn't want the boy to flip out and transform into something similar to Murano's monster form. A Curse Mark it was called? \n\nLike usual, he would leave the de-facto leader of their organization to speak on both of their behalf. This was his excursion anyhow."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "It only took a few moments for Murano to realize that the boy was leading them around in circles. His hypothesis was nearly immediately proven correct as the boy called out to them, despite Murano and Niko being nigh undectable. There was only the briefest moment of panic before a calm overtook him and he took a small breath. This shouldn't come as a surprise, the people they are ealing with are gene-splicers. This did confirm, however, that this child was anything but normal. Murano would be the first to step out of the darkness, almost like a piece of the scenery that had come alive and stepped forth. Before he did so, he donned the disguise of Kimoto Nori, an exceedingly plain looking young man that he'd grown accustomed to impersonating. \n\n\"Apologies, we thought you might be...*A friend of a friend,* So to speak.\" He said with a polite and disarming smile aimed at the child. He'd hardly give him a moment to respond before continuing. \n\n\"I was told to ask for 'the bird.' I trust you know my meaning.\" Of course, he was well aware that this child might either be uncooperative or downright hostile. He had plans in place for either outcome, although he hoped saying the phrase the girl had told him would allow them entry."
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "Upon hearing Murano's explanation, the boy slowly turned to face the rogues. Now that they were all closer, Murano and Niko could both see that there was something . . . *Off* About the boy's face. It wasn't just his expression. It was more like looking at a doll than a real person. There was something . . . Missing.\n\n\"Oh. *Oh*.\" His uncanny features twisted into a frown. \"I see. Follow me. At a distance. If it's Koi-chan you want . . . Hah. I'll let you in, just don't let anyone else see you.\" He wrinkled his nose. \"If you do, don't tell them I was involved.\"\n\nWith that cryptic warning, the strange boy turned and headed back towards the settlement. He ambled around before finally coming to a dingy older building that looked like it might've once been a shop, but now looked deserted. The boy disappeared into the basement entrance visible from outside."
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"message": "He hadn't expected the gene-splicer's quick display of surrender upon seeing Yuki and there was every possibility he was lying, but part of Murano trusted that he was sincere in his plea to pause the fight. Had he not felt the same thing when he laid eyes upon Juhi, who was his and Nasaki's enemy at the time? He motioned for Yasu to cease the hostilities for a moment and called out to Yuki, \n\n*\"Hold.\"*\n\nHe had gone here expecting to fight every inch of the way, but if it was possible to extract the child safely he couldn't neglect the opportunity. He despised these so called *'scientists'* That utilized children for their goals, but he was well-aware that they might be in possession of research materials that would aid Blue Garden in their mission. He turned his gaze from the clearly dissatisfied Yuki towards the man known as 'Saiko.' \n\n\"What exactly, pray tell, *Are* You researching here? It'll be for us to decide if it's worth handing over precious research materials.\"\n\nHis mind drifted once again towards the wobbling chakra signature in the tank embedded in the wall, then to the large carnivorous plant and cocoon situated in the corner. \"Genetic Manipulation, is it? Are you and your, **'Duplicate-sama'**, really seekers of Truth...*Or simply profiteers playing at Doctor?*\"\n\nHe was trying to get a feel for their opponent, using his obvious interest in Yuki to potentially gleam some info from him. He was fairly convinced they were the latter, especially since the child he'd met was trying to steal private files that'd most likely sell on auction elsewhere. Still, he wanted to hear it from the man's own lips."
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "Saiko seemed to visibly relax a little as Tekio acquiesced to the pause, even if it was only for the moment. He let out a little laugh, the sound tinged with relief- and perhaps a little bit of madness. Then again, it took a little madness to do the kind of work that genesplicers did.\n\n\"All kinds of things,\" He told Murano. In an instant, the two rogues could see it: the passion. Murano might recognise it well. It was the same feeling he'd surely had dozens of times before- the excitement of a scientist with an audience to show his work. Excitement which was quickly dampened before Saiko could even finish drawing in his first breath to explain, as the rest of Murano's words fell on his ears.\n\nIn just one more instant, the lit-up look over his face faded, dampening into something resembling utter, cold displeasure bordering on anger. \"If you are implying that our work is but a farce, you are *Incorrect*,\" Saiko said simply. Then he took in a breath, as if to recompose himself. Saiko made his way to the main desk of the lab, where he rifled through selections of files that all looked more or less the same (though, he seemed to know his way around them just fine).\n\n\"Duplicate-sama is the head of this lab,\" He explained. \"I'm just her assistant, but I have aided her with all of her projects.\"\n\nSaiko produced six files, and stood upright. The more he spoke, the more that spark from earlier seemed to reignite- in the light of his eyes, and in the rising mania with which he spoke:\n\n\"Our lab is primarily concerned with pushing the limits of what it means to be *Human*. Or non-human. There-\" Here he gestured at the gently-writhing plant in the corner of the room, \"-is a plant we spliced with the DNA of different Frontier predators, including lions and bears and even Lake Soma sharks. We've found that plant DNA is a little easier to rewrite than that of animals, so we do a lot of our initial tests on plant matter before moving on to other types of cells.\"\n\n\n\nSaiko regarded the remaining files, which - once again, thanks to their superior eyes - the rogues could briefly see labelled *Horror Evolution, Haiku, Koike, Lavender Serum, Ruiko.*\n\nSuddenly he seemed sheepish. \"Er- maybe we should wait for Duplicate-sama. I'm . . . Not sure if she wants me talking about her different projects.\" Saiko glanced at the hallway through which the woman earlier had disappeared."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Murano recognized the other man's passion in an instant, he could see it in the way he looked at the creations around him. He'd looked much the same way when he'd presented his work to Hozen and the countless after him. Talent was something that begged to be used, like an itch, and it felt rewarding to show one's accomplishments. \"I apologize if I had offended you. I just have come to realize our *Kind* Is separated into two distinct 'fields'. Those that research for the sake of discovery and those that pursue it towards other means, chiefly financial. I'm sure you understand.\" He responded calmly at Saiko's retort. \n\nHe analyzed each anomaly that Saiko pointed out in turn, and although he didn't quite want to admit it, their research *Was* Of some interest to him. He had yet to experiment with plant materials, having only heard of such research from second-hand accounts from their partners at Blue Garden. The humanoid suspended in water was also of interest, but he hadn't failed to notice the notes jotted down on his file. He didn't fully believe that this 'Duplicate-sama' had the best intentions when it came to her research subjects. Still viewing the tank, he'd comment, \"I assume you both are having difficulties with the combination of Kika's genes and the source material. Shark, presumably? I had encountered such difficulties previously, before I perfected the process.\" \n\nHe said 'perfected', but his Chimeras' chakra systems were still inoperable by all accounts. He had yet to solve that dreaded equation, that lingered at the corners of his mind most nights. The other files were of even more interest to Murano, namely the ones labeled 'Horror Evolution' and 'Lavender Serum'. \"Your work is very impressive, I can see that both you and the good doctor are dedicated to our craft. Saiko-san, please call in Duplicate-sama. There was a specific reason we came here and I believe that we can reach an agreement that'll satisfy both parties.\"\n\n'I assume you have no issue with it?' he asked Yasu. He was idly aware that the prospect of research had quickly absorbed him and looked to Yasu as a sort of 'anchor' to keep him in place. If he had something he wanted to interject with or a worry to express to Murano, he didn't want it to go unsaid. They were stepping into uncharted territory."
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "The man shrugging off his balls of wind left Niko quite agitated, such an emotion mattered not when things quickly simmered down to a conversation between the two. The Sarutobi did not expect their enemy to admire the work of Tekio either, but promptly listened to Murano's cease-fire.\n\n—\n\nWell, to not be acknowledged was commonplace. He wasn't a man of science, but violence. No matter how hard he wanted to deny it, the truth always showed itself. In light of that, the moment that Saiko's passion turned into borderline disgust, Niko's hand was gripping the handle of Hoshikiru on his side. It soon faded of course, in direct response to Saiko's recomposed manner. It was the big leagues talking in tongues right now, unlike Nasaki he had little to no medical knowledge. If the Outsider was Murano's right hand man, then Niko would be his left. There to attack in his place whenever the need arises. \n\nThe assistant carried on with his talk, revealing five documents with brow-lifting names. The ones that caught his attention the most was Haiku, and Ruiko. What kind of secrets could all of these documents reveal? This knowledge was enticing to him. Murano addressed him soon after, so Niko gathered his attention. \"I am aligned with what you want, we can proceed however you chose.\" He flashed a hearty thumbs up, before returning a minuscule amount of attention on the documents and the rest on the hallway this 'duplicate-sama' had traveled down."
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "Murano's query was met with a \"Yes, it was difficult to get the host body to accept the foreign elements . . . The experiment didn't exactly go as Duplicate-sama had hoped. We would greatly appreciate if you could tell us about how you perfected your process.\" Again, he gave Yuki a wild, appreciative look. Saiko forced his gaze back to Murano as the man continued speaking.\n\n\"Oh- er, yes, of course,\" He said, hesitant. \"Yes, I will . . . Be back in a moment.\" With that, Saiko promptly placed the files back into the cabinet (as if trying to make it look like they had never been taken out in the first place) and disappeared through the hallway. For a brief moment, Murano and Niko were left alone with the writhing plant, the not-quite-a-girl in the tank, and the uncomfortably pulsating black cocoon in the corner.\n\nFrom the hallway, they heard a door open- and a familiar shrieking scream. Well, familiar to Murano. It was unmistakably the piercing shout of the Curse Mark child he had encountered before.\n\nThen the door shut, and the sound was gone. There was a quiet exchange of voices in the hallway that admittedly the rogues could not make out, but a few moments later, Saiko reappeared with the woman they had observed before. Average height, short brown hair pulled back by a headband. In contrast to Saiko's tangible excitement, she held herself cool and reserved. She looked over Murano, then Niko, and finally Yuki.\n\n\"Well . . . It's not often we meet potential allies,\" She said. \"My name is Duplicate. Why are you here?\" Despite her amicable tone, she appeared to be subtly wound-up; like a spring ready to pop. Murano, with his sensory, also noticed again that her chakra system appeared . . . Damaged."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Despite the appreciative looks thrown her way, Yuki would treat Saiko to a cold and apathetic stare. Murano had come to realize that once he designated someone as their enemy, even if he told her they were fine, she still maintained a wariness around them. It could be a matter of personality or genetics, he wasn't absolutely sure. \n\nWatching him leave, Murano looked around for a brief moment at their surroundings, especially interested in that coccoon. Was it housing a growwing Horror, perhaps? Nasaki had told them about the process in which one was created and he vaguely recalled a mention of such cocooning. To think they just had it out in the open with no precautions... Sloppy work. He turned his attention back to the door as the shout echoed through the hall and towards their position. He could instantly recognize it as belonging to the person he'd come here for, but he couldn't very well run off towards her now. He had to approach this rationally.\n\nDuplicate was a stark contrast to her excitable pupil and quite honestly, more acceptable to Murano. In some strange way, it almost felt like how his relationship had been with Chiho during their time at the previous laboratory. Perhaps this field just attracted certain types of people...\n\nMurano gave a small and polite bow of his head as she introduced herself. \"*Tekio*, a pleasure.\" A moniker he'd taken from his old laboratory, meaning 'Adapt' or 'Change'. It seemed like a suitable codename for someone in his line of work. \n\n\"I'll be forthcoming with you, Duplicate-san. My associate and I came here looking for a child bearing an particular Curse Mark, one I promised to aid after my affairs had been sorted. The very same one that just shouted a few moments ago, even. However, after speaking with your cordial assistant, I believe we had been in the wrong for barging in on work so suddenly. It is very clear to me now that you both are Seekers of **Truth**, much as I and my organization are.\" He said, Yuki silently sliding to his side as he spoke. She still gazed at them warily, but seemed content to listen to their conversation for the moment. \n\n\"I would like to offer you both, and anyone else working under you, an *Exceptional* Deal.\""
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "Duplicate listened with an unmoved face while Murano spoke. She lifted a brow at his introduction, and lifted her other brow at his statement. *Seekers of Truth*. Then, as the man made his offer known, her face went neutral once again.\n\nThen, it cracked into a smirk. A smirk which grew into a chortle, and chortles into what might be described as *Giggles*. Almost cartoonishly, Saiko began nervously laughing along with her, and somewhat belatedly stopped when Duplicate's laughs came to an abrupt close, and her face dimmed once again.\n\n\"I apologise,\" She said with utmost sobriety, as if she hadn't just done an impression of a hyena on the hunt. \"It's just not every day that I get to speak with someone who *Gets* It, and saunters in here all confident-like. Much less to offer *Me* A *Deal*.\" She snorted softly, then placed her hands on her labcoat-covered hips.\n\n\"The truth is, Tekio-san, I have already accepted a phenomenal deal. What do you think you could possibly offer me that *He* Couldn't?\"\n\nIn the corner of the room, where the main lab split into that hallway, Murano and Yasu could see something move: a young boy of about thirteen, peeking his head out to watch with curious eyes. Murano could sense that this boy had a highly developed chakra system, comparable to that of a high-level chunin's."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "If Murano was thrown off by her series of giggles, he certainly didn't show it on his face. He'd worked with all sorts of types since fleeing the village, it hardly surprised him to find out that a gene-splicer of all people had a few screws loose. \"No offense taken, I assure you.\" \n\n*He?* \n\nThere was any number of people that she could be referring to, the first coming to mind being Asurama. He'd heard from both Chiho and Nasaki all sorts of things, although he'd yet to verify any of it himself besides some aged ruins of a laboratory at the bottom of a crater. She could also be speaking about Saga or any other number of Noragakure's enemies, for all he knew. His confidence didn't waver as he quickly replied,\n\n\"It'd be difficult to compare benefits, considering I don't know this other party, but I *Can* Tell you what we're capable of providing. Our own laboratory, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and other amenities. I don't wish to disparage your currently living quarters, Duplicate-san, but I don't believe your work can truly flourish in such a place. There's also our own research to consider, all of which you'll be granted access to in accordance with our deal. My 'Merging Life' technique, as you can see, has perfected the process of combining human and animal genomes. This could help considerably in saving the life of your dear Kika.\" He said, gesturing towards the tank of water behind her. Now, it was time for the finishing blow in their discussions. \n\n\"Finally, we have knowledge concerning Horrors that you would find **Most** Interesting. *How* They are created, *Who* Created them, and more. In return for these gifts, we would ask two things of you and your people. Join our organization and grant me custody of the children in your care. I will be frank, I find the idea of granting Curse Marks and genetic modifications to children a fruitless endeavor. If they wish to continue following you, they are free to, but if any wish for their modifications to be reverted I aim to heed their wishes.\" This was going to be the most difficult part of their negotiations, for sure. She seemed the type to coddle and bond with her research subjects, going so far as making them believe *They* Needed *Her.* Still, this was something he could not budge on."
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "The more Murano spoke, the more Duplicate's features shifted. Her expression changed, turning from relatively neutral to increasingly amused as Murano spoke. The implication was clear: she didn't think much of his offer. The amusement was mixed in with an unimpressed air that only tinged more sour as Murano continued speaking.\n\n\"You seem to think that these gifts you offer me are of interest. I admit, your 'Merging Life' intrigues me. However, I am plenty acquainted with Horrors and their origins. *He* Has revealed much to us.\" Although Duplicate used plural pronouns, there was a vague impression that she didn't include Saiko with it- as if she was referring to herself in relation to a wider network.\n\n\"From what I have gathered, you are a standalone group of rogues with some small grasp on morality, if your interest in my test subjects are any indication,\" She continued. \"I, however, am working towards something *Bigger*. You could be part of it, if you like. And so I make you an offer of my own, Tekio-san.\"\n\nShe clasped her hands in front of herself with a grin.\n\n\"*You* Work under me and my collaborators. We will develop things that the world truly isn't ready to see. We will make the little people of Noragakure *Scream* And *Cry* And wish they had never been born. We will see how far science can truly push the boundaries of the acceptable.\"\n\nDuplicate's grin, impossibly, widened.\n\n\"Or you can die.\"\n\nBehind her, the rogues could see Saiko visibly chewing on his lip, nervous. His hand lingered on the worktop of the lab, near the purple vials from earlier."
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "While Niko was open to collaboration, he did not need such a thing from these people. She seemed to have a very different idea of the world in her head, which seemed pretty concrete. Blue Garden's eyes could be opened through the research gathered here, maybe. He wasn't the best at predicting the outcomes of insane people. \n\n While she continued her talk filled with pride in her work, he couldn't help but notice Saiko reaching for something on the desk. Duplicate-sama made it clear that she sees them as nothing but third-rate ex-shinobi who know nothing, but she was wrong. Well, Niko did know absolutely nothing but he was still going to have them regret the day making blue garden enemies. \"...How sad. Here I was thinking I had two more comrades...\" He exhaled deeply after saying this, preparing himself in silence. \n\nFocusing chakra in his legs, his hand gripping the handle of Hoshikiru, all these things happened right after another before he propelled himself forward at unspeakable speeds. Where was his destination? His momentum carried him past Saiko where the rogue attempted to use his speed and bukijutsu skill to slice the hand reaching for these purple vials. His use of body flicker left him somewhere either against the wall, or on the other side of the worktop. \"Stop reaching.\"\n\nThere was no way of telling just what these two had cooked up here, and he for one did not want to find out. \n\nS-Rank Bukijutsu, Speed, Body Flicker | A-Rank Reflexes.."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Just as her expression began to change as he spoke, Murano's darkened as she relayed her offer to him of instead working under *Her.* The polite facade he'd been holding up had disappeared, replaced with the usually cold and stoic Murano that his comrades were more used to. She sealed her fate when she spoke of how she wished to see the 'little people of Noragakure scream and cry.' He might have little regard for civilians at times, but he never outright seeked to casue their anguish. She was worse than ignorant, she was **Barbaric.** \n\nHe let out a small sigh, more than a bit disappointed that their discussion had come to such a point. A small part of him had hoped against hope that she was smarter than this, considering the work they'd already achieved. \"I understand. *Yuki*.\" \n\nAs Yasu made his dash to remove Saiko's hand, Yuki unsheathed her sword and in one fluid motion lunged forward with supernatural speed to behead him and Duplicate where they stood with one fell swoop. A technique she hard perfected herself for just such occasions.\n\n**Hidden Blade, Form - Chō kōsoku**\n\nThe moment she left her spot, Murano was weaving through the seals of his Chakra Scalpel. Should either of them survive the attack from Yuki, he would be on them within moments to perform his Lobotomize technique. \n\nS-rank Bukijustu Technique, S Reflexes, S Strength"
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "When a single drop of water hits the glassy surface of a lake, the ripples seem as tsunamis.\n\nNiko zoomed in to intercept Saiko's hand, but just as quickly, the man formed a single seal. With a small puff of smoke, six more copies of himself appeared in the room. One immediately died as Yuki's blade struck it, leaving behind nothing more than another small puff of smoke. Meanwhile the real Saiko's hair writhed back to life, splitting into prehensile tendrils. One of them finished grabbing the syringe of purple liquid for him, while another reached out to punch Niko.\n\n\n\nThis left five clones and Duplicate-sama (the boy in the hallway with the strong chakra signature disappeared back up the hallway, by this point) to face off with Murano and Yuki.\n\nClone 1 sent bunches of his hair hurtling towards Murano, reaching out to attempt a Hair Binding.\nA+ Hair Binding\n\nClones 2 and 3, meanwhile, focused on Yuki; one produced a searing jet of flame, and the other fired a burst of wind alongside it, causing the fire to rapidly expand and heat up as it neared Yuki.\nA++ attack\n\nClone 4 aided its maker with subduing Niko by summoning forth a sharp, pointed pillar of Earth from the ground, originating from the other side of Saiko Prime; in short, Niko was stuck between a punch and a stab.\nA++ Earth and Stone Bamboo Shoot\n\nLast, Clone 5 put his arm around Duplicate-sama and started to lead her out of the room, towards the hallway."
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "*\"Tch.\"* Damn tunnel vision! He thought to himself, obviously irritated by how easily Saiko was negating their attempts at violence. No matter, the Sarutobi was no stranger to fighting against the odds. How close has he come to death now? After so many , the brain seems to push such grim recollections to the darkest pits of ones mind. This battle was just another platform for them to stand on before it crumbles, and they have to go on to the next. \n\n Let the cycle continue.\n\nNiko, using his exceptional speed in conjunction with body flicker, launched himself behind the clone and away from the clutches of Saiko's hair while weaving a sign or two of his own. It's not like he wanted to be smashed between itchy hair and an earthen technique he knows himself! *\"Lightning Release: Beast Tracking Fang.\" (A++) With his exceptional chakra control, he was able to enhance such a basic technique to a wild degree. Its size was slightly bigger, but the most noticeable change was in its density. From his hand, the large hound rushed forward. Opening it's jaws horizontally, it hoped to devour not only clone 4, but prime Saiko too. \n\nIt was obvious that Duplicate-sama was not a strong fighter herself, so rather her experiments fought for her. Getting rid of this dangerous assistant was the primary objective for him. The purple vials were already suspicious, but this man also had the shadow clone technique. Things were getting far too dangerous, should he just collapse this entire underground laboratory and make an effort to save the file cabinet with his paper binding?....No, fight. There were people here undeserving of end, like the child they had came here for. \n\nS-Rank Speed, Bukijutsu, S-Rank Chakra Control/Pool.\nA-Rank Reflexes, Jutsu Speed."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Murano cursed softly under his breath as he watched Yuki's sword pass harmlessly through a clone. He'd made an error in his judgement of Saiko, having believed him to be less of a threat than his master. His nervous behavior as they spoke had lowered his guard a bit, a mistake he did not intend to make again. Murano didn't move as the Hair Binding technique moved to trap him, but as it closed around his body the others would notice a startling fact. The once lithe and tired looking rogue was already beginning to change and transform. His skin darkened to a sickly green hue and took on an elastic quality, his body likewise suddenly bulking up as muscles not previously seen appeared to grow and stretch. His head began to tear and morph, two sets of green-slitted eyes erupting across his face and an eerie grin ripping across the lower half of his face. Four tentacle-like tails erupted from his back and raised themselves high above the group, poised to strike. He was, by all account, as much a monster as they've ever developed in their laboratory. \n\n**\"That time already? Guess we want this done quickly.\"** He laughed in a gravelly voice, more to himself than any of the others around him.\n\nAll at once, the newly sprouted tentacles shot forward with alarming speed. One aimed to wrap around Clone 5's leg and pull him and Duplicate back towards the group. Seeing as how Yasu was about to be attacked, the second tentacle would fly forwards towards the arm trying to punch Yasu in an attempt to wrench it out of it's socket. The last two tentacles attempted to wrap around the arms of the clone holding him in place with their hair and tear them off. \n\nMeanwhile, Yuki was faced with two clones now aiming to take her life with a dangerous combination of flame and wind. She'd attempt to quickly avoid the burst of flame, dashing to the side and hopefully out of its range using her heightened (S) reflexes. Even if she were injured in the attack, assuming she was still capable of moving, her next maneuver would be to lunge forward and impale the fire-wilding clone.\n\nS-rank Technique 'Rip and Tear'\nB++ Strength"
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "While Niko attempted to dissuade him, Saiko managed to retrieve a vial of the purple liquid. He tossed himself sideways to avoid the lightning attack (though he didn't quite move fast enough; the lightning struck him, and he plainly convulsed in pain), and from the ground he stabbed the syringe into his arm before pressing down to inject the fluid.\n\nSaiko tossed his head back with an agonised scream. He stayed knelt on the ground for the moment, evidently needing a moment for his body to take in the substance- whatever it was.\n\nMeanwhile, Clone 4 wasn't so lucky; it couldn't react in time to Niko's quick movements, and was promptly dispelled by the lightning hound.\n\nClone 1 held still as it worked to maintain the binding around Murano- but as two of his tentacles abruptly grabbed its arms, it was only a matter of moments before- *Poof!* It was gone.\n\nMurano lashed out a tentacle at the section of hair Saiko had sent to attack Niko. In yanking on it, he sent Saiko's convulsing body jerking to the side. His head hit the lab chair with an ugly *Thud*. His eyes- they looked *Wrong*. They rolled around in their sockets, and began to shine. They had been so dark before, but now-\n\n*Electric blue*.\n\nClone 5 and Duplicate let out their own respective noises (a \"Huh?!\" And a \"Hm,\" Respectively) as Murano's other tendril grabbed them and forced them back into the room. Clone 5 struggled against the binding while his hands formed a litany of seals, but seemed more concerned about Duplicate- who, in turn, just seemed bored.\n\nAs this all went on, Yuki found herself hit dead-on by the force of an enhanced flame attack. Luckily, she had the capabilities to keep going, despite the angry burns already forming across her scaly body. Her stabbing motion was rewarded with a puff of smoke as Clone 2 dissipated in an instant. This left Clone 3 to began weaving handseals, eyeing Yuki nervously."
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "This man could use not just earth, but wind and fire release; somethinghe used to injure Yuki. Murano was not going to let that go, never. \"Idiots..\" He was indeed someone with a good grasp on the elements, but did he compare to Niko? Only one person knew the truth, which was Saiko himself. How long would it take for the Sarutobi to figure out? \n\nTrivial thoughts, that's what those were. His technique landed, but Saiko... Was different.\n\n Seeing the last clone trying to prepare a ninjutsu attack on Yuki, Yasu rushed over. With his speed the time it took to get there didn't matter, his knife was already being swung with vigor at clone 3. \"I won't let it happen again, Yuki.\" These clones were weaker, yes, but they offered too much support to the now unknown Saiko's abilities. Why were his eyes such a color, and what did those purple vials do?! If he had been successful in dispelling the shadow clone, Niko would look over to his partner with worry.\n\n This was... Just like that one time. The way it spoke, was it really the person he had travelled with here? \"Be careful Tekio, allowing an enemy to restrict your movements is troublesome.\""
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "He could feel his blood boiling, every sound that echoed through the small laboratory a cacophony of noise that drilled into his skull. It'd been so long since he'd used his Curse Mark that he'd forgotten how it felt. He felt the bindings disappear from around his body as the clone disappeared and dropped silently to his feet. His tentacles still wrapped around Duplicate and Clone 5, he'd retract them both at break-neck speeds as he raised both clawed hands to catch them by their necks. The moment he had them in his grips, he'd *Squeeze* In an attempt to crush their necks. He was idly aware of Yasu yelling something at him, telling him to be cautious of an enemy restricting him. Two of his four eyes drifted towards his comrade as he replied in a voice that dripped with malice, **\"Who are you to lecture *Me?* If you have the breathe to speak, fight.\"**\n\nSeeing the opportunity in dividing Clone 3's attention between her and an incoming Yasu, Yuki opened her mouth and shot a spray of venom towards the clone's eyes in an attempt to confuse and temporarily blind him. Assuming they'd be able to deal with the clone, Yuki gave Yasu a nod of thanks before turning her attention back towards the others. \n\n - Venom"
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "It didn't take Murano long at all to *Pop* Clone 5- which was fortunate, because from the look of it, it was nearly done with those handseals. Duplicate, however, wasn't as easy to dispel as a clone. But evidently, she was not as strong as a shinobi; after but a few moments of squeezing, the woman went limp. Her body didn't just crumple, it seemed to . . . Already begin the process of decay. It was like whatever vitality had been powering her before, now that it was put out, there wasn't enough of it left to even preserve her body.\n\nClone 3 attempted to dive out of the way of Yuki's venom, but between the handseals it was weaving and the speed at which Yuki operated, it dissipated just as easily as the others.\n\nWhich left the rogues with Saiko Prime, who was just about done writhing on the floor.\n\nApart from the glowing blue eyes, there were other *Changes* To his body. Sickly purple lines drew themselves across his body- they appeared to be veins, but whatever filled them certainly wasn't blood. Before Murano and Niko's very eyes, the man's once very human skin now hardened. Forming in patchy spots across his arms and likely under his clothes, his skin took on a rough, hard appearance. It was evocative of tree bark.\n\nWhatever wounds he had had from the momentary scuffles just now were very gone. Despite the blow to his chakra at having all of his clones dissipated, he seemed perfectly reinvigorated. And this wasn't even getting into what Murano sensed with his Sensory:\n\nThe change was more than physical. His entire chakra system seemed to *Change*. Every person's chakra system had its own unique identity, like a fingerprint. The metaphorical fingerprint of Saiko's chakra system, though . . . It was completely erased and overwhelmed with this- whatever it was. It burnt with a brighter glow, like a raging wildfire of chakra.\n\n\"You . . . Duplicate-sama . . .\" Saiko heaved out, staring at his beloved Duplicate-sama's body in Murano's grasp. Then *Rage* Twisted his expression. In a flash, he moved to tackle Murano to the ground, this time with Saiko's hands on Tekio's throat.\nA++ Speed\nB++ Strength\n\nMeanwhile, behind Murano, the black cocoon's pulsations seemed to quicken- like an egg readying itself to crack open."
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "The skin changed in texture, hm? \"Don't ever turn out like that mean four-eyed bastard over there, Yuki.\" He ignored what Murano had said to him, but was referring to them both in a sense. A human in monster form, and a monster in human form. The duality was comical, but it didn't make him distracted for even a moment. What really took him by surprise was Duplicate-sama's body crumbling faster than her death took, it was obvious to him something was up. He didn't know the specifics, and he had bigger issues in front of him currently. So for now he would take care of the flustered lackey.\n\n\n\nWeaving through the needed hand signs whilst also using the body flicker technique, he got closer to Murano and Saiko's position in an instant, releasing a blast of ice chakra that radiated upwards around the man with bark-like skin. The assistants speed was great, but his attack was predictable. His showing of emotion took away his trump card (Hair Pwunch!), and if anyone was exceptionally aware of the temperature within the room they could *Feel* As it dropped rapidly in the vicinity. The Sarutobi's one and only useful ice technique. \n\n\n\nYasu hoped it would be enough to surprise the assistant, that way Murano could follow up with some sort of killing attack. \nS++ Speed\nA-Rank Reflexes"
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Murano let get of the rapidly-decomposing Duplicate with a grunt of disgust. He had little doubt that this 'Duplicate' was simply one of many either in or out of the lab. Chiho had been on the verge of discovering cloning technology when he left Nora, it'd hardly surprise him to find out somebody had succeeded where his research had failed. He was now free to turn his full attention to the rapidly transforming Saiko, who was in the middle of lunging towards Murano in an attempt to strangle him just as he had just done with Saiko's master. He was ready to intercept, but a mix of sensory and his supernatural senses alerted him to Yasu approaching to his flank with a ninjutsu in the works. Instead, he dashed backwards in an attempt to avoid the grab and leave Saiko open to the full brunt of Yasu's ice attack. No matter the outcome of Yasu's attack, it'd be quickly followed by all four of Murano's tentacles slamming down towards Saiko center-mass in a bludgeoning attack. \n\nS++ Reflexes\nS++ Speed \nB++ Strength\n\nYuki dashed back towards her creator's side ,her sword raised and poised and ready to strike if Saiko made another attempt on Murano's life."
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "The rogues worked in beautiful tandem to subjugate their singular opponent; Saiko rolled out of the way to avoid Yasu's ice jutsu, but in the process wasn't quite able to avoid Murano's blindingly quick attack. Two of Murano's tentacles made full contact, but they didn't seem able to penetrate the barky skin Saiko now had. The man grabbed one of these tentacles to try and yank Murano instead-\n\nIt was at this moment that the egg hatched.\n\nThe writhing black cocoon burst open, spilling some small amount of sickening parasite energy on the ground. Yes, Murano and Niko were well familiar with parasite energy.\n\nThe thing that stepped out was . . . Vaguely humanoid. It was so tall that its 'head' almost hit the lab's ceiling (about 10 feet). It had thick, muscle-rippled arms and legs, with broad shoulders. Its entire body was covered with a *Slimy* Substance. Congealed, almost saliva-like, and it hung from its extremities. Its head was almost like that of a malformed alligator's, with a thin film of skin over three pairs of eyes which shone the same bright blue as Saiko exhibited.\n\nIt glared out at the group of rogues, but its gaze levelled on Saiko. Its gaping maw opened to screech in his direction. Maybe it was just a trick on the ears, but it almost sounded like a word.\n\n\"**SENJUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!**\"\n\nThe creature hurtled forward to grab Saiko and proceeded to slam him repeatedly into the ground. At least for the moment, it didn't seem to care for Murano or Niko."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Instinctively, Murano pulled his tentacles back in an attempt to take them from Saiko's grasp. It was at that moment they all saw *It* Appear. He'd never seen a Horror in person, if you didn't count their encounter with the enigmatic ||Juhi|| but he understood at once why Nasaki had stressed their danger so thoroughly. This was a being that had no right to exist, something that defied the logic of the world. It looked over at them and at once immediately attacked Saiko. He knew this would be their only chance to move, it was now or never. \n\nMurano dashed towards the filing cabinet and slapped a seal on it. The moment it poofed out of existence, it'd already be stashed into his back pocket. With Yuki following close behind, he motioned for Yasu to follow after him as he attempted to flee through the door Duplicate and Clone 5 had previously been trying to escape to. **\"YASU! NOW!\"**"
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"message": "**\"Niko, hurry it up. We don't have much time.\"** He growled down the tunnel his companion was in the middle of excavating. It was times like this he'd wished he had Earth Release, his Water and Wind having very little use in shoring up their defenses. Grabbing the two other children, he'd drag them into the room with Koike and Yuki. Using the blunt force of all four of his tails, he'd try and help excavate the tunnel at a much faster pace. **\"If you brats want to live, start digging!\"** He commanded the others."
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "Time. If only he had more of it, damn. \n\n Soft thuds echoing into his tunnel gave him goosebumps, not fully being able to distinguish what was what. This was no time to overthink, so he focused his chakra for a moment as his arms changed into paper sheets ripping off into the air in front of him. What was he making? A chakram, that would slice open this glass and make an opening for the Sarutobi to grab the girl and get the fuck out of here. \n\n His paper could become just as hard as steel, and with his chakra control -or ninjutsu abilities- he could shape the edge to such a point, that with the speed the chakram will be moving at it should saw through the glass like wood. Hopefully.\n\n The chakram would gradually begin moving in a large circle motion to make an opening for Yasu, and he figured the water would push the opening out at some point and move the child closer to him. If the water started pouring out, he'd brace himself by using kinobori and the tunnel walls. He also had to be extra careful so his chakram did not hurt himself, or the girl."
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "Murano and company proceeded to begin burrowing their way through the walls. Outward and upward they went, and it was only a matter of moments before sunlight cracked through the stone and dirt. Which was just as well, since behind them, the rogues could hear the earthen wall break open, and a monstrous, hissing *ROAR* Echoed after them. They had moments, at best, before the Horror began its pursuit.\n\nHaiku and Koike tumbled out to the surface, and waited for Yuki and Murano- but the third child, Ruiko, stayed in the tunnel. His knobby, malformed flesh had no issue lumbering through the passage. No, he stood his ground. One of his eyes, sagging on his underside, glanced at the others. A thick substance poured from the eye, sticky but clear like water. It sapped onto the ground.\n\n\"Ruiko-kun-\" Koike started, and took a step forward, but Haiku grabbed her arm and hissed, \"We have to run; that thing will *Kill* Us. Ruiko's making his choice.\"\n\n\nMeanwhile, underground and on the other side of the lab, Yasu successfully cut away the glass. In an instant, water began rushing out into the tunnel, saturating the wood and the dirt. With it came the dark figure. She - for its humanoid features were vaguely feminine - was, for lack of better term, a fish person. A scaly body that ended in a tail, and vestigial arms that might've been gills if not for the fingers coming off of them. Her head was the most recognisable part of her body: pale blue and lined with gills, not unlike a Hoshigaki's likeness. Thin, coarse hair lined her head and trailed down her body before coming and hardening into a dorsal fin.\n\nAs the water rushed out and she was exposed to air, she let out a strangled, gasping noise. Her arm-fins clawed uselessly in the air. Her wide, all-white eyes lolled about in their sockets."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Murano spared the malformed Rukio a single parting glance before he grabbed Koike and Haiku under each arm. Haiku was right, the other child had made his choice and they had to focus on getting out of here while there was still time. His acute hearing picked up Yasu's technique, meaning they already had a way of going to the surface. With each child under arm and Yuki by his side, Murano attempted to burst through the opening into the dirt that Koike had created using his own body in conjunction with his tentacles. The moment they were free, he'd be looking for where Yasu and the other girl had surfaced. As soon as he saw them, he'd be rushing over to wrap Healing Water Serpent around her gills to keep water circulating into her body. \n\nThey had to escape from here, and fast. He could already feel the effects of the Curse Mark beginning to wane. He'd only be able to keep up this form for a little while longer. \n\nA+ Custom technique"
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "Yasu grasped the girl, whose body already began convulsing from a lack of water. She'd probably be fine for a few moments- just clearly in pain as she choked in the air. Luckily, in just an instant, the earth gave way as Niko utilised his Moving Earth Core to erupt up to the surface. Below, the ground rumbled gently, and Niko could hear an echo of a growling roar. For now, though, there was no immediate danger. Well, not for him.\n\n\nA couple dozen metres away, Murano, Yuki, Koike, and Haiku burst out of the ground. They were outside, now, and only a little ways away from the settlement the rogues had explored. The seemingly-deserted shop the lab was hidden under creaked ominously. Other houses and shops stood quietly around the nearby street. The sky was an eerie black; clouds must've been covering the moonless night.\n\nMurano quickly darted over to Yasu and Kika. As soon as the water overtook her body, she visibly rejuvenated. Her eyes returned to their proper places in her head, and she eyed the rogue men warily.\n\n\"Saiko-san . . . Duplicate-sama . . . They're not making it out, are they,\" Haiku called over, his voice perfectly even but doing a poor job of concealing the fear and preemptive grief that threatened to bubble over now that the immediate danger was . . . Well, not *Gone*, but not so immediate. He then let out a pathetic little 'ow' as Koike kicked him in the shin.\n\n\"We should go,\" She said in her hoarse voice, crossing her arms in a vain attempt to cover up the eyes dotting her body. \"That . . . *Thing* Is going to go on a rampage any minute. Yokai-senpai, you'll be drained. Haiku and I will cary Kika-chan.\" With that, she stepped over to Murano and moved to take Kika gently in her arms."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "**\"You need to be thinking about your friends right now, not them.\"** He said to Haiku as he gave a cursory glance to the water ninjutsu wrapping around Kika. It'd hold, but only for a time before it had to be reapplied. Just as Koike started to speak, he'd feel a dull pain in his head slowly start to build into a sharpened spike in his temples. \n\n***\"Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Time's up.\"*** A voice whispered to him along the wind coasting through the town. Just as Koike predicted, he was too drained. The Curse Mark fell away, the excess flesh and tentacles sloughing off his body and falling into the dirt, where it seemed to immediately begin to crumble into dust for the wind to carry away. \n\nMurano looked haggard, dark bags clinging to the underside of his eyes and his pale skin somehow even more sickly than before. Despite his appearance, Murano shakily rose to his feet and turned to the others after ingesting a Soldier Pill he'd kept hidden in his sleeve. \"She's right. It's time to go.\" \n\nAssuming the others would follow, Murano turned to leave back the way they came, through the forest and hinterlands near the town."
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "The hair on his body stood on end with the appearance of a low growl. He could only assume what had made that noise.\n\n Such things mattered little as they reached the surface, and Murano applied the water ninjutsu the fish girl needed to survive quickly after reaching them. Thank the Kami! Now they could be on their way, which would hopefully allow them to avoid the horror. It was the predator units job anyway.\n\nAlongside the others, Niko followed but was quick. Out of the group, he was probably the most cautious of the creature that nearly consumed them."
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "Slow, but needed. Changing routes was tiresome, but they arrived nonetheless. The children followed Murano's lead, and soon the group was in the midst of the waiting room. His eyes did not fail him though, Murano was still suffering much from the backlash of the curse mark. It was such a blessing to be back at the garden, as it allowed the tense fighter to relax his aching shins. Due to this, he would rest against a table that sat near Murano. It was heartwarming to see such a kind person who cares for these mistreated children to such a degree. A twinkle almost catches his eyes before-\n\n*\"This was a simple rescue mission. Staying does not necessarily mean you have to help us achieve our goals either, like acquiring funds, information, or going on dangerous missions.\"* *They made plenty of money on missions to afford such things, right?..* Yasu thought to himself. *\"This Tekio is a good person, his kindness comes with no strings attached.\"* Almost sorta implying there were different Tekio's - which there were - it also let them know that he was not like Duplicate-sama. \n\nWait, who actually was Duplicate-sama... He had forgotten because of all of the events happening, like the appearance of a horror but, who was the person she was referring to? Just what kind of person were they involved with?...No, no. No. That didn't matter, and interrogating these children would do nothing to help them or Blue Garden... He would stay quiet for now. Shielding his thoughts with a hand on Murano's shoulder after standing up. \n\n*\"Besides Murano... We got one strange free-loader already.\"* After saying this, he mouthed the name of **NA-SA-KI**. Obviously he was just joking, trying to lighten the mood a little bit, or perhaps just his own."
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "As the rogues led the way through the waterfall and into their state-of-the-art lab, the children looked around with barely-concealed awe. It was a much more open, spacious floor plan than the lab they'd just come from. Even sitting down in a normal seat that didn't have straps attached to it seemed like a new experience. The three of them listened to Murano and Niko speak, Koike with her rippling body of eyes and Haiku with an expression that was either being kept tactfully blank, or was simply numb. Kika presumably was listening, though it was hard to tell given her state.\n\nAfter Niko's attempt at a joke, there was a long pause as the children processed the adults' gentle assurances. Koike was the first to speak up: \"I think you know what I'll say, Yokai-senpai.\" Then her eyes darted to the side- half of them pointing at Haiku, and the other half at Kika and her bubble. Her hand moved to its opposite arm, idly scratching at a spot below her shoulder (which, notably, was riddled with scratch-like scabs). \"Ruiko-kun gave up his life so that we could be free. That doesn't mean you have to stay here, but . . . Haiku, you can't keep clinging to the dead. Duplicate wasn't a nice person. Neither was Saiko.\"\n\n\"*Shut up!*\" Hissed Haiku, whose body now trembled- or maybe the extra arms he kept around his back were just shaking. \"You're lucky, okay? *You* Had a life before. *You*'ve only been like this for a year. But I was there from the beginning, and I don't remember anything else!\"\n\nDespite the rising tension in the room, things felt oddly . . . Relaxed. There was a heavy, hazy sort of *Calm* In the air, like a thick fog that hung over everyone in the room. Everyone could feel it. Why worry about such things as kidnapped children? It was so nice and peaceful. So *Tranquil*. The gentle hum of the waterfall outside, the soft whir of the lights overhead, and a blissfully relaxing sensation overtaking everything . . ."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Murano listened quietly as the children discussed their situation amongst themselves. He could understand how jarring everything must be for Haiku, who seemed to know nothing else but life under Sakio and Duplicate's watch. He expected the Chimera would act much the same if they were suddenly told to live a new life without him or the laboratory. He wasn't sure on what Kiku had to say, or even if she had any thoughts on the matter at all. They'd need to perform some rudimentary experiments to- \n\nWait, what was the point in worrying? It was time to relax, they'd already done their part in freeing the kids. They could think about everything else later. For now, he just wanted to be absorbed in this...*Peace.*\n\nIf this tranquil was an lake, then Murano's head was nearly submerged as various conversations with Nasaki began to surface in his mind. He'd warned him of how the Horrors fought, the sense of tranquil one experienced shortly before they appeared. He had yet to experience it, as Juhi was akin to something else, but he'd *Heard* Of it. \n\nMurano jumped to his feet, trying to shake the feeling away as he looked to the others. \"Koike, take Haiku and Kika further into the laboratory. **It** Followed us. Yuki and Yasu, prepare for a fight, it's coming.\" \n\nWeaving through various seals, water would pour out of Murano's mouth and shoot up either arm to form a pair of menacing blades. He couldn't rely on his Chakra Scalpel techniques, considering Horror anatomy was likely vastly different to theirs. If it came down to it, he'd try, but he'd have to go through the rest of his kit before that point. \n\nYuki withdrew her sword and fell back to Murano's side, keeping a wary gaze on the doorway they'd entered from."
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "Niko listened as the children bickered with each other, which he was fixing to offer some peace to the group before the tension in his body left him, leaving him in an awkwardly calm state. What was this? It was so overwhelmingly... Comfortable. \n\n The second he heard Murano's words, shivers were sent down his spine. The worst scenario possible just flopped onto their front yard, and threatened to destroy everything that they've built here. If anyone was to note a horror in this location and it be investigated, or if there hideout was to be wrecked and the former to happen, they would be caught. That couldn't happen, especially since... *\"We're at a disadvantage fighting in here, we should not of exposed our home so quickly.\"* It was hard to not be calmed, but was it dulling his edge? That could be a problem. \n\n The Sarutobi hated that this was how it turned out, but oh well. They were going to have to fight tooth and nail to finish this, while concealing their location. \n\n While Murano prepared some sort of water technique to increase his lethality, Niko began to focus lightning chakra within himself, circulating the energy correctly as he prepared what could only be a technique used if there was nothing left to. His chakra levels weren't lethal, so he would just have to manage. \n\n Yasu was slightly scared in this moment. He had never faced a horror, and he remembered vaguely being told to run if he came across one..\n\nS-Rank Technique Preparation."
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "But the children did not move. Instead, Koike reached over and squeezed Haiku by the wrist. \"No, it's not a horror. It's him,\" She said in her scratchy voice. She trailed her hand up his arm, before pulling it away to show Murano and Niko what had rubbed off: It looked like sweat at first glance, but it was too viscous. It didn't smell like anything in particular, but now that it had been concentrated in her palm, there was the faintest hint of acidity, like a poison. Koike wiped it off on her clothes.\n\nNow that she pointed it out, Murano and Niko might find that the heavy feeling laying over their senses wasn't just a mood thing like the gaze of a shadowed Horror induced. The feeling didn't go away, though.\n\n Reflexes, Awareness [Extreme Persistence]\n\n\". . . Sorry,\" Mumbled Haiku, who sank back into his seat and seemed to take this as a challenge to take up as little space as possible. He refocused his eyes onto Murano, occasionally flicking them to Yasu. \"You . . . Even if you do fix us, Yokai-san . . . What then? What are we supposed to do? Stay here to die in the lab or go out to die in the world? I- *We* Have never been anything but weapons. We do missions for Duplicate-sama, and that's how we earn our right to live.\" His voice was desperate, his eyes pleading for the adults to make some logic of this existence."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Even if the strange feeling wasn't going away, Murano breathed a sigh of relief at the fact that they wouldn't have to fight a Horror. The best case scenario of such a battle was atleast one of them making it out alive, after all. He dispelled his jutsu, allowing the water that had coalesced around his arms to fall harmlessly into a nearby flowerbed. \"You have nothing to apologize for.\" He responded simply to Haiku, watching as the young boy sank into his chair. \n\nHe listened dutifully as the boy voiced his concerns, which were all completely valid. Staying here would mean that eventually, even in the far future, they would come into conflict with some other group and could die in the process. Assuming Murano fixed them, they could live their lives elsewhere but that also incurred its own risks. Murano mulled over his words silently for a few moments before responding. \"If that's all you've ever known, then you simply have to learn to be something else. That's what makes humans remarkable, Haiku... The fact that we can *Change.* What Duplicate and Saiko did to all of you, to *Ruiko*, wasn't in the pursuit of greater scientific understanding or the benefit of anyone. It was errant **Cruelty**.\"\n\nMurano raised his voice, keeping his gaze not just on Haiku but the others too.\n\n\"Here is my deal; I will do my best to reverse what they've done to you. During your stay here, the members of Blue Garden can help you train if you wish, to grow strong enough that you won't fear the outside world. When you're ready, you can either stay here with us or I'll drop you off at an orphanage in Noragakure with falsified papers. In any case, I will **Never** Force you to fight on our behalf. That's a choice I will let you decide for yourselves.\""
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"author": "stigmatchi",
"message": "Yasu glared at the strange substance pooled in Koike's palm, wondering just how effective it could of been if it had affected them earlier. \n\nThis time, he took the heavy feeling as best as one could. Not especially happy about it but, at least they were *Safe*. When the boy apologized, Niko could only shake his head. It was probably not something he had a lot of control over, right? There was no need to say sorry. Although the Sarutobi hoped the little one didn't think he had some sort of issue with it. \n\n Then came the downpour of questions, and answers to their his own it seemed. Hearing Murano carefully guide these children into understanding the abuse they've suffered, and making them realize that they can grow past that with his help. It was inspiring, and made him think of the time he had met Nasaki at the Midnight Owls - may it rest in many pieces - where he began his interesting life as a rogue shinobi. \n\nWhen Murano was done speaking, he added on. *\"The Boss, Nasaki, or I can take care of fighting. We already have a few Blue Garden members here whose expertise keep them out of harms way, here at our headquarters. If you stay, you will become apart of our family here in the garden just the same. If you choose to leave, then we will support you with everything we have.\"* His arm slowly rose into the air, forming a thumbs up towards the children."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "[This is ]\n\nIt felt as if, day by day, questions grew in his mind. Every time he learned something new about their world, he had that many more questions arise. What exactly was ||The Root of Extinction||? Who ||produced the first Horrors||? What was beyond the walls. Or for that matter, who? He yearned to reach The Truth of their world, to grasp it and - \n\n~~~~\n\n**TEAR.**\n\n~~~~\n\nA headache rippled across his temples, pain washing over his senses. Yet, he knew that it was *Right.* He was going to find the truth behind their world and rip it to pieces. He'd tear his way to the source, and only then, when he dragged them into the light, could they truly be *Free.* To that end, he found himself performing an act that he'd chastised Nasaki for before. He'd snuck into a frontier village and abducted a street urchin trying to pick pockets. He was hardly a criminal worthy of what was going to happen to him. There was a multitude of reasons he might've resorted to a life of crime on the streets. His hypocrisy was not lost on him, the degradation of his morals since he left the village. Still, this was a means to a far greater end than he or this urchin could ever imagine. If there was an after-life, he could join the line of those with grievances against Murano. \n\nStopping only for a moment at Blue Garden, he'd take Haiku with him before setting off for the wall. He was the key to all of this. Murano was going to contact ||Juhi ||and he'd recently found out that Haiku had the same abilities as his partner, Nasaki. He'd witheld this information with Nasaki, along with what he was doing, for good reason. There was a very real chance that Murano would die today, if he incurred the wrath of the Entity. Someone needed to watch over Blue Garden if that happened, to continue their work. Nasaki was the only other person that knew as much as he did about The Truth. He'd have to stay behind for this.\n\nArriving at the wall with Haiku and the unconscious man, Murano turned towards the younger boy and said, \"I'm sorry, Haiku. I know I said I wouldn't force you to do anything dangerous, but this is something I *Need* To do. Once you start the ||Dream Eating|| process, you can hide somewhere nearby until I'm done speaking with our visitor. I've already made arrangements for someone to pick you up if things go... Awry.\" He'd made plenty of preparations for this, including a note on their location back at base for the others to find in the case of his death."
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "It was with almost concerning compliance that Haiku agreed to go out with Murano. In the short time the genespliced children had lived with the Blue Garden crew, a few things had become glaringly obvious: One, despite their youth, comparable to that of a genin in the Founders' Exam, both Koike and Haiku were exceptionally skilled- enough to rival jonin such as Murano and Niko; Two, Haiku was capable of utilising Kiseijutsu in much a similar way to Nasaki- according to the children, Duplicate-sama had instructed him verbally and through handwritten scrolls on utilising the Parasite Core he'd been implanted with, and eventually he learnt the Dream Eating ability;\n\nThree- they were trained to sabotage, assassinate, and infiltrate with ruthless efficiency. Maybe that explained why the boy didn't so much as bat an eye when Murano showed up with an unconscious civilian and a request to follow him.\n\nA short trip later, the pair of them stood atop the wall. The Takaikabe's sheer size was truly something to behold from this angle. From here, Murano could see . . . Just about everything. He could see, faintly, where the Nichikabe rose in the distance. He could see forests and hills, and mountains scraping the skies in the distance. Rivulets and streams- no, they had to be rivers, they just looked so small from here. And then, on the other side, beyond the wall, things looked much the same, really. Perhaps the forests were a little thicker, the air a little wilder.\n\nBut none of that mattered right now. Haiku went straight to work, pressing a hand against the unconscious thief's head. Murano could see a thick globule of Parasite Energy eat and burrow into the recipient's skull. With that, Haiku took some steps back before making his way down the wall to let Murano have some privacy. He didn't so much as look at the older man; he had done what he'd come here to do. Soldiers were good at following instructions.\n\nAs the body began convulsing on the ground, Murano felt much the same things as he did the last time he'd performed this experiment with Nasaki- he felt the urchin's chakra core *Shift*, somewhere just behind the navel. The process happened slowly, likely encumbered by the proximity to the Takaikabe. As before, the transformation seemed to come from *Within* The urchin's own body, and slowly start to move outward as chakra was replaced with cold nothing.\n\nThen, as if in horrifying imitation of deja vu, Murano suddenly heard a pair of footsteps *Right* Behind him. Standing there was a shadow much like the one before. A vaguely humanoid figure with a pair of bright blue eyes staring out from behind the dark, gaseous form.\n\n\"And just what business have you to be propogating the Root of Extinction?\" It was a different voice, but the same terrifically foreign accent Murano had heard from Juhi in his meeting with the last Administrator. This voice was a woman's, too, but distinct from Juhi's; it was light and feathery, but with a sharp firmness to it that made for a foreboding atmosphere. \"You're one of the ones Juhi warned me of . . . The one with the gene beasts.\" There was a note of disdain in her voice alongside the recognition."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "Murano watched the parasitic energy go to work, his sensory not failing to remember a single detail of what it did to the man's chakra systems. It was the second time he'd viewed the process, but no less horrifying. What bothered him the most was the fact that the change originated from *Within*, like a switch being flipped. The Parasitic Energy was the trigger, yes, but the switch had been there from the beginning. \n\nJust like the last time, it hadn't taken long before *Someone* Had taken notice of what he was doing. He heard the footsteps make landfall just behind him, turning to see the shadowy figure that had stood before him once before. He could feel his breath halt in his throat as he waited for her to say something. That, or outright attack him like she'd promised previously. Was this where he'd meet his end? \n\nBut then, she spoke. It wasn't Juhi, but it *Knew* Her. She'd warned her of them, called him the one with *Gene beasts.* \n\nDespite the overwhelming presence in attendance, and the strong urge to leave at once, Murano actually managed a polite smile as he gave a polite bow of his head. \"I... Am honored to meet one of Juhi-sama's associates.\" Sama, a moniker reserved for someone whom deserves reverance. How he managed his tone would be of upmost importance here.\n\n\"I apologize deeply for the inconvenience, but I knew of no other way to contact you or Juhi-sama. Crude, yes, but as we're speaking here now the effectiveness can hardly be disputed.\" He gestured towards the convulsing man behind him, assuming that she had a way of dealing with it like Juhi had before her. \n\n\"Might I know your name, before we continue? It would not be proper to refer you by anything else but your given name.\" Despite the fear he could feel at the core of his being, that innate feeling any living being would feel looking at the shadowy figure, he couldn't help but feel drawn towards her. This was something so far beyond anything he'd ever encountered, created, or read of. **This** Was someone who was close to The Truth. What did she know? What had she seen? He had to know."
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"author": "heytheresunshine",
"message": "The shadow shifted slightly in place- almost evocative of a person shuffling their feet. Then the shadow seemed to tilt its head to the side, judging by the angle the eyes moved at. Around Murano, the world seemed to . . . Fog up. It was a strange experience, as if an invisible barrier had been placed around himself and the shadow. He could sense no chakra being used, though. The outside world became blurred and indistinct. Right now, it was just Murano, the shadow, and the body behind him which had quieted into eerie stillness not unlike the setting around them.\n\n\"I'm . . . Renashi,\" The woman's voice said, hesitant. \"Just what business do you have that you would seek out someone like myself or Juhi?\" Although she'd exhibited a more anxious demeanour than the assertive, derisive Juhi that Murano had met before, 'Renashi' spoke with more certain probing the longer this encounter went on- as if whatever barrier had been put up around their conversation provided her some measure of confidence."
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"author": "malvarik",
"message": "She utilized the same type of barrier Juhi had, most likely something relating to parasitic energy or another power he was unfamiliar with. He wasn't certain he could break through it if it came down to it, perhaps in his Curse Mark form if it was necessary. As she said her name, he'd maintain that small polite smile as he nodded once more. \"Renashi-sama, a pleasant name. I called to you and Juhi-sama for a rather simple reason, an exchange of information. I have no small amount of admiration for your people and their work. The power you possess... What you can do... Is nothing less than *Magnificent*.\" \n\nHe quickly realized he was slowly veering off topic and attempted to redirect with a nonchalant cough. \"Apologies, my fascination got the best of me. The exchange of information, as I said. Are you and Juhi-sama aware of something known as *'The Lavender Serum'*?\" He hadn't failed to notice that this one was distinctly different than Juhi in her cadence and such. Their people, whoever they were, were beginning to feel more like normal humans to him than before."
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