She stepped back as another one, a child similiar to her, approached the Kage's office and knocked on the door. She knew not who he was, nor who any of these people save Takumi was, so she silently observed. After the boy knocked, the fuuin holding the door shut withered away and allowed them entrance. Inside, she found the Mizukage in front of a hollowed out pod, surrounding by four pods on either side. To the right of this was a man claiming to be here at the behest of that same Mizukage. She had never met her Village's leader, and thus had to assume which was which. Nor did she know the man in the top hat. This whole situation was...odd to Isla. She had just come for her headband and was roped into this whole adventure. Why weren't the police force responding to this?
The oddity of the situation lay with the golden haired boy. How had he managed to slip past the door so easily. Did knocking really work? And if so, why had it not when she tried it? Her hand hovered above one of her concealed blades, ready to strike should he make a motion suddenly. She didn't trust anyone in this room, but him least of all. She entered the room and walked over to the pod in front of inka- the larger one. Her fuuin seal flared up, it's pain brief but noticeable. She had no idea why it would do so, as it typically only acted when one was in an area they should not be in or likewise doing un-professional activity. 'Could this be a sealing circle indeed...and did the Mizukage wish for himself to be placed inside of this pod?' Isla drew her dagger, for she was worried now.
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Parvati stood there silent as the door opened into the direct office of the Mizukage, she knew that something wasn’t right. She approached and kept her distance, none of this could be this simple. She stood next to Isla whom had daggers drawn and seemed ready “ This is too convenient... “ Parvati grabbed her whip from her waist and let the rest fall to the ground. Though she didn’t entirely trust anyone in the room, Isla seemed the most ready. She learned to Isla and whispered something to her, her paranoia of being in the room was catching the best of her... but she needed a decent ally of things went sideways.
“Dexterous Prince”
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『 ≈ 』 "In the Sero"
Jack Snipe The light in Jack's eyes shifted, his lips tightening momentarily as he took in the sight of the genin standing before him, refusing his request. As though catching himself, Jack sighed and spread his arms once again to the Kiri-nin though his eyes tracked Minowa's movements as the kid walked up to Inka. "I beleived Inka a capable replacement but whether proven wrong or right it's time I return. I have concluded my business, little ninja. lnka knew this day was coming - he merely mixed up the execution. It's up to you all to end this limbo." Jack pauses, his lips twitching. "He is in great pain. Give him releif." There is something sure and eager in his tone. "There is no reversing this, little ninja. The process is too far gone." He looks to Minowa now. "Keep out of the circle - it could harm you." He pauses, watching. "We don't want that." What lays in his eyes shift once more and Jack regards everyone present again. With a finality he says; "Kill lnka or we both die."
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:34 pm
Takumi's icy glare fixated on Jack. The entire room seemed silent as he made his peace. Kill the Mizukage or they both die. The man called Jack standing beside Inka seemed just as eerie as Takumi did. No, more so. Takumi shook his head, his blonde hair lagging behind the motion as it hung at his shoulders. " I call your bluff." Takumi said boldly. He stepped forward, continuing to speak. " Our Mizukage is bound, silenced, tethered to this technique....while you beg us to end his life?" His eyes narrowed as he laid on his accusations. " I say it is you who will die, breaking the sealing inscription."
While talking, Takumi's right and left hand began to glow with the ominous dark purple glow associated with Dark Medical Techniques. He would lunge forward, grasping at Jack Snipe's bicep just below the shoulder. If successful in doing so, Jack would find his limbs useless as the dark medical arts practiced by Takumi would have damaged all muscles beneath his hand's grasp. Completely removing the ability to use his arms in the slightest below his shoulders. After this action, Takumi would attempt to slide from the immediate line of fire, allowing the others to attack Jack. Hoping that it was not just Severin on his side.
She stood by, listening to Parvati's reassurance. Listening to the former Mizukage's explanation, listening to Takumi call his 'bluff'; a whole lot of listening. Her mind raced a mile a minute. It did, indeed, seem like Inka had done this. He was quite literally at the center of it all. It seemed as if he was going to step into that pod, or at least that the pod was meant for him. The male, Severin, even admitted that it was Inka who did this to himself, and he certainly knew the Mizukage better than she did. Here, a previous Mizukage was telling them that the current Mizukage wished to die so he could be revived. While the attempt had gone a little awry, that was indeed Inka's wish. Mr. Snipe also alleged that Inka was in excruciating pain due to this misstep, and due to Mr. Snipe being non-corporeal, he couldn't finish the job himself. Made sense.
Releasing the Void that she kept in her body, a dark purple haze coated one of her daggers. She had only tried this once before, and it hadn't worked out well. Her mastery of her bloodline was still tenuous at best. Oh, who was she kidding, she was a novice. Still, she needed to see if this would work. It had to work. She had a theory. If she was right, it would shed a lot of light onto this situation. If she was wrong...well, she wouldn't live long enough to regret it anyways. As Takumi lunged, she would speak. A first since she had come into the room and a rare event at large. In a sweet, almost melodic voice, she simply called out "Takumi!"
And then threw the dagger.
With a flick of her wrist it spiraled, end over end. In a heartbeat it would impact Inka in the shoulder, sending him tumbling to the side. Of course it was a non-lethal strike, but it may not appear so to all. While the blow was obvious, what was more hidden was the secret effect she had applied to it. If this was a real technique, or some type of jutsu, she would soon find out. Her Void Chakra would begin disrupting whatever type of ninjutsu he was involved in...or, at least she hoped. As soon as the first blade left her grip, she placed her hands behind her head and dropped to her knees. She didn't want any of these trigger happy Kiri ninja to jump on her for apparently knifing their leader. Best to surrender now, just in case
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Glistening Sword- B Rank
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 8:53 am
Jack's words only served to further Severin's rising rage, as the previous kage told them they had no choice. His whole body went rigid as Jack gave the command for them to kill Inka, every muscle in his body jumping to attention as he prepared to be attacked. His eyes glowed dully as petals began to form around the man in front of him. He was going to try to use his petals to shield him, make a cocoon of his own-- one of these stupid gennin were bound to attack. One of them did, and Severin slightly relaxed as, it was the pale-haired male from before, Takumi had some actual sense and attacked the previous Mizukage. Smart kid, he couldn't stop himself from thinking. He would have to do something for him later-
His thought process was cut off from the sound of a girl yelling, just by him. In his slightly relaxed state, he had assumed that all of the gennin in this office were intelligent, and he had let his guard down. He didn't have time to stop the dagger as it whirled passed his face, he didn't have time to call his petals in, he didn't have time. He saw the blade connect, and all the rage he was trying to suppress previously spilled out all at once. Clenching his hands in to fists, once again the older male's body went entirely rigid. His head snapped back at the origin of the dagger, a gennin with what seemed like horns. His eyes, a sharp icy blue, buried in her like daggers, carrying his unbridled rage. His petals then began to flicker with his own chakra, brought out by his waterfall of emotions, causing the sunflower petals to look like they were imbued with cinders.
The petals moved towards the girl, his anger and disappointment stopping him from thinking clearly. He was going to end her, she hurt Inka! Severin slowly stood, turning his back to Inka to use himself as a further shield to protect him from harm. His face was a sharp mask, his usually calm and gentle features warping in to a pure mask of anger. With his features this sharp, he almost rivaled the man he protected. "Oh you ******** up, kid." He growled, his voice holding a texture like two stones grinding up against each other. If his mother could see him now... she'd probably tell him he looked a lot like his father. Would any of the petals, now just lazily floating around Isla, happen to touch her-- fuuton chakra would cause a viscous laceration to occur at the site.
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> Specialist:The user, choosing to specialize in either healing, offensive, or supplementary medical techniques, gains a great boost to their chakra control in that area. At C-rank, they gain a -5 chakra reduction to perform techniques in their specialty. At B-rank, -10, at A-rank, -15, and at S-rank, -20. To clarify, they they gain a -5 chakra reduction every rank, to a maximum of -20 at S-rank. All medical jutsu can still be learned by both sides, but the chakra control only applies to the chosen side. > Blood Knight: Your bloodline techniques possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses of techniques the same rank. Can cast bloodline techniques through one-handed seals >
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Speed: N/A [ +0 ] xx Strength: N/A [ +0 ] xx Relfex: N/A [ +0 ] xx Fortitude: N/A [ +0 ]
Named after the flower that bloomed from the body of Hyacainthus, the lover who Apollo accidentally killed; the user channels their own fuuton chakra in to their medium, causing the petals to be coded in a thin layer of said chakra. The user then causes their flowers or petals to go in to a flurry, bombarding the target from all sides, cutting and shredding all that lies in their path. This technique cancels all emotives in the feild except for any emotive that causes fear, paranoia, or anxiety. This technique, though it can be restricted to a certain area, does not discern between friend or foe ( Max range, a circle with a radius of 10 feet-- minimum range, a circle with a diameter of 3.5 feet )
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What the hell was happening! Pod people, mystery kids, super vine-doors, ghosts, and now everything turning into a fight? Rinka hadn't been in the village for very long, only a couple of months or so, so she had absolutely no frame of reference for anything that was happening. Hell, she barely recognized the Kage bound behind the door. Now she had people she just met and a ghost talking about killing the kage? Needless to say, the girl was a little dazed. As the others began their assault on Snipe, Rinka could only blurt out, "Why are we doing this?!?" Did she mean attacking the new arrival? Did she mean killing the kage? Who knew... she sure as hell didn't.
In the calm before the storm, anger almost swelled in Kagerou. The storm, by all means, could have been her own. The memory of Shadow's letter swelled in her head. Jack's death was no simple matter. It involved one brother being forced to kill the other him under the assumption that it was the only way to keep the village safe. The pain and turmoil Shadow had to go through after Jack's death, Kagerou could only imagine, but she had respected the necessity of the decision, that surely the late Mizukage wouldn't have placed such a burden on his own little brother without good, inescapable reasons. Now, though, that same Mizukage stood before Kagerou and spoke of his death like it had always meant to be some sort of brief absence. How dare he force his own brother to kill him and then expect another to die to bring him back? What kind of play with human lives was this? The best Kagerou could hope for was that maybe this was all a convoluted trick meant to shift every inch of the blame of Inka's suicide onto him. The latter sounded a lot more like the late Mizukage Kagerou trusted, but that didn't change how she felt nor did it change that she was ready to blow a fuse.
Except, the world had other plans. Kagerou, ever calm, was not the spark to ignite the room. No, her emotions built just a tad too slowly to do that, and so of course it was others who shouted before she could. Someone declared their own intent to stand with the Mizukage and then rushed in, his blonde hair sweeping past her. Somewhere behind her, Kagerou heard a shout followed by the impact of steel hitting flesh. Worryingly, it was in the same direction as Inka's position. Did someone really choose to commit treason of the highest level? Reflected upon the dark window, Kagerou could see the glow of chakra, igniting in defense somewhere behind her, also in the direction of Inka. The burning petals looked like a parade of will-o-wisps, if will-o-wisps danced in passionate orange instead of a pale, dying blue. There was growling, the words of which she couldn't make out over the boisterous talk of another. Though, from elsewhere, Kagerou did hear a frantic question. Chaos, possibly even more than the nightmare a few months ago, and what was the difference between then and now? No obvious chain of command had been developed, a responsibility that Kagerou realized only too late had been her's.
She regretted her inability to show she was worth her rank when it meant the most, but she would not let one regret lead to another. As if the explosions around her had sucked out her own emotions, Kagerou's mind cleared the instant everyone lashed out, be it to defend or to attack. The anger, always such a twisting emotion, disappeared before it even reared its ugly head. Maybe it was too late, but she tried anyways. A quick glance around the room and then moving into action.
As Takumi finished his attack, Kagerou was right behind him, but not with a follow-up. If Takumi could get away safely, then Kagerou used shunshin to instantly position herself between him and... not Jack but the wall. Sure, there was a bit of an angle, but it worked for her needs. Next thing Takumi knew, he would be blasted away and back towards the door with a Kaze no Yoroi [ Armor of Wind ]. Kagerou's hands were in a seal position when she landed, though, so the likely conclusion to draw would be that she had cast the prep for the tech before the reposition. If Takumi couldn't get away safely after his attack, then there was an extra step, extracting Takumi from whatever got a hold of him, which... could be anything. Hopefully, Takumi got away so I don't need to edit this post.
As for Isla, Kagerou saw her at one point or another, whether it was from where she stood at the beginning or right before blowing Takumi away. The girl was in a position of surrender and in the middle of a dance of flaming death. The rest was easy enough to guess.
Guarded by the tornado that surrounded her, Kagerou stepped up until she could step up no further because of said tornado. It was dispelled at that point, immediately after which Kagerou shouted loud and clear, "All genin! Stand down! That includes you, Severin! You are not judge and jury!" her right hand slicing outwards and punctuating her order with the ringing of the bells upon it. She would continue to walk forwards, but only far enough that he was just barely the further from the front of the room. With the simplest, quickest, and definitely least satisfactory explanation, Kagerou ordered, "The office is too crowded. Everyone that isn't Inka-sama's family is to LEAVE. That is an order from a chuunin. Only exceptions are those with knowledge of fuuinjutsu or who personally knew Jack. While you're out there, whoever threw that weapon earlier is to be detained just in case but otherwise unharmed. Please do not make a ruckus." Polite language, as always, but the words were clipped short. It was not emotion that gave them authority, Kagerou had that under check already, but their official tone and the hard gaze she delivered them with. The only one who was spared the stony stare was Minowa. So far, he had been the only one to do something productive that wasn't resorting immediately to violence.
She could have kept Severin and Takumi in the office. They had proven themselves as safe to have around Inka, but therein lay the problem. They were the only two to have proven themselves. Someone needed to keep an eye on the other three, especially the boy with gray skin and the girl who looked like she had been the one to attack Inka, and that someone was better of with a partner just in case. Sure, Kagerou could also appreciate a partner right now, but she figured she'd be fine. She had Minowa, at least, and it was better her than the other two.
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Eiseijutsu: Shunshin no Jutsu [ Medical Release: Instant Movement Technique ]
Kaze no Yoroi [ Armor of Wind ] Rank: C Official Description: The user creates a spinning tornado around himself or herself to defend against attacks. Guild Description: The wind forms a circle around the user ten feet in diameter and picks up debris and projectiles in addition to acting as armor for the user. Projectile Ninjutsu B-Rank and below, and Shinobi are repelled. The wind armor lasts for five [5] posts.
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• Specialist -The user chooses to specializing in healing medical techniques and gains a great boost to their chakra control in that area. At Chunnin, they gain a -5 chakra reduction to perform techniques in their specialty. at Jounin, -10, at Konin -15 at Sannin -20. To clarify, they they gain a -5 chakra reduction every rank, to a maximum of -20 at sannin. All medical jutsu are still learnable by both sides, but the chakra control only applies to the chosen side.
• Grand Performance - The user can perform both types of arts (ninjutsu and genjutsu) through their performance or instrument, often casting them at the same time (must pay for both techniques). Can perform D rank techniques through instrument at gennin, C at Chunnin, B at jounin, A at Konin, and S at Sannin.
• Learn Medical techniques one (1) post faster.
• Learn ninjutsu (1) post faster.
• Learn genjutsu one (1) post faster.
• Miracle Performance - Kagerou can perform healing eiseijutsu through her performance/instrument as if it was ninjutsu of the same rank. When performing healing medical techniques, she can target anyone who can hear her music with the jutsu. I.e. she no longer has to be within touch range of the target to use healing hands.
• Calamity Performance - Kagerou can perform offensive eiseijutsu through her performance/instrument as if it was ninjutsu of the same rank. When performing offensive medical techniques, she can target anyone who can hear her music with the jutsu. I.e. she no longer has to be within touch range of the target to use killing hands. Harmful eiseijutsu cast in this manner is guaranteed to hit as long as the condition of sound is met, but it takes one post to manifest its effects. In that time, the technique can be nullified by matching the energy (chakra/stamina/whatever else) cost Kagerou paid to use the entire jutsu, including any extra costs for additions/modifications. Those afflicted by harmful eiseijutsu cast in this manner become aware that if they do not spend the required amount of chakra/stamina, then bad things will happen to their body. The target(s) will have a vague sense of how bad the damage will be, but do not know what exactly will happen.
• Dream Audience - Kagerou's dream is to help as many as she could. From this desire, the dream world manifested the power to multiply the recipients of all of her eiseijutsu techniques. With neither extra effort nor decrease in power, Kagerou can affect two extra targets for each eiseijutsu activation as long as they fulfill the requirements to be a target (i.e. contact for most eiseijutsu by default or sound when Kagerou performs eiseijutsu). Past the starting two, she must spend a total of 5(n-3)+10 energy split evenly between chakra and stamina for each additional target; n = number of targets. Odd energy costs are split with 1 more point of stamina than chakra. This additional cost cannot be reduced or refunded.
• The Good Host - 1/2 off all implant chakra requirements.
• Iryo-nin I - Kagerou receives a +1 dr [slightly modifier] to her eiseijutsu for each medical title earned. 2 medical titles = +2 dr [mildly modifier].
• Mind and Body I - A sound soul resides in a sound mind and a sound body. To ensure the health of all three, Kagerou must master every aspect of medicine. Kagerou gains an additional medical field type. The additional type needs to be trained separately from the first.
• Mind and Body II - A sound soul resides in a sound mind and a sound body. To ensure the health of all three, Kagerou must master every aspect of medicine. Kagerou gains an additional medical field type. The additional type needs to be trained separately from the first.
• Evergreen Growth - Life always finds a way, especially when it's helped by someone who truly cherishes it. Plants cultivated by Kagerou grow as if the soil they are nourished by is +1 grade higher than it actually is. Unfertilized soil yields crops in 2 rl weeks. Low-grade fertilizer yields crops in 1 week. High-grade fertilizer reaches a new level of fast and yields crops in 4 days. (Post-acceptance note: I just realized that there is an Evergreen religion in this guild. I did not mean for this to be a religious PA in any way. It's just botany. I hope that's not a problem.)
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That was all Rinka needed to hear. Someone in charge telling everyone to leave? Oh man, sweet relief. This village was weird. The people here were weird. What the hell had she gotten herself into? It didn't matter. For all Rinka cared, this whole ordeal was over for her. It was time to go train. [exit]
Takumi's hand grasped onto Jack's bicep without the Yondaime appearing to care in the slightest. He didn't move to dodge and he didn't react to the chakra seeping into his captured limb - no, his attention was on the genin who had launched the kunai at the ensnared Kage. This close, Takumi would see the shift in Jack's eyes; the colour turning liquid and shifting unnaturally in hopeful delight. Underneath Takumi's hand the chakra seeps into flesh and dissolves it away, revealing nothing but twisted together vines beneath. Like a lizard giving its tail as a decoy, the arm began to seperate where Takumi was holding it, the dark medical chakra apparently doing its job. Though, maybe not in the way Takumi intended...
At the same time, a dagger sank itself into Inka's shoulder and the disruptive medical chakra seeped into the Godaime. The reaction was almost instant.
There was no visible reaction, by Inka himself, to the pain as the dagger sunk through flesh and clicked into bone. However, the bright lines of glowing, ant-sized chakra symbols that trailed up Inka's body began to flicker and surge like a power source fighting against it's restrictions. Jack sighed and the red flowers hanging from the ceiling shuddered as though in ecstasy.
Isla would feel their fuuin brands prickle, itc- WHAM! Heat and pain like a weapon spearheading through the flesh - harsh and barbed - unforgettable. Unforgive- the pain is replaced with a flash and wave of ice through the system, chilling the nerves, freezing the joints. Hot and cold. Fire and ice. All in a second of lightening intensity. Flickering like the powerplant made of Inka's body.
Whatever the disruptive chakra was doing to lnka was influencing the fuuin chaining him to the spot, to the Sero, to every citizen in Kiri. To you. All around you are vines shifing like frightened children. The brands cry a confusing song of releif and frustration into your blood. Minowa has remained silent and still, tucked just behind his Papa's leg with a hand clamped tight over one wrist and an anguished expression on this young features. Itoko, the bearcat, yowled an angry noise from his partner's side.
As Kagerou shunshined herself and launched a fuuton technique at Takumi, it would easily appear as if it had also hit Jack as well as his whole body was slowly dissolving and revealing a mass of writhing, withering plant-life that crawled forward, toward the fuuin circle. A mass of vines gathered there in a twist, rising from the ground once again.
A disfigured version of Jack was formed by the vines - but his back was a shell and three tails spilled down from it, connecting him to the ground and the twisted foliage around them.
"Please," his voice wasn't Jack's. "Let me out." It pleaded before stepping inside the circle, reaching for the dagger inside the Kage's shoulder...
Barely seconds had passed and it looked like the pain of having a weapon impale his shoulder was finally starting to register to Inka. His mouth breaks open in a silent gasp and his eyelids fluttered, revealing a light behind them, shimmering identically with the fuuin brands. Fresh blood spilled out from the Mizukage's eyes but whatever was holding him frozen appeared to be breaking. Above them, the golden flowers flared bright and strong, suddenly raining a golden pollen into the room. What left resembled Jack on that strange figure melted away under the golden rain, leaving only a deformed turtle-like creature behind. The red flowers were dull once more and the monster flinches away from Inka, as though struck.
With gritted teeth, Inka's arms flinched and shuddered before, suddenly, his whole body was moving. With eyes glowing with chakra, obscuring all colour within, Inka moves like a father used to having a child clinging to his leg. One hand went to Minowa's head, laying a comforting gesture on the gold lockes, while the other moved up to the dagger, yanking it out in a single, smooth, motion.
Without a word of explanation, or even a question about the situation, the twenty-three year old turns on the spot and crouches down, injured arm protectively wrapped around his son as glowing eyes scan the painted ground. Spotting what he apparently needed, Inka's hands came together in a rush, arms a protective rail around his only son. Chakra was still flaring and fluctuating along the lines of his body - struggling. Fighting against the foreign medical chakra that had blocked vital paths to the fuuins' purpose. Inka's hands went still in a surge of chakra and the four pods at the cardinal points cracked open like eggs - Krisella surged out of the one that was pin cushioned by Senbon from the inside while an Anbu did the same from the other three. "Please..."The creature begged behind lnka.
"I'm compromised," Inka growled out, clearly pained. "Help me close it." He had not even finished when all four of the 'freshly-hatched' shinobi were on their knees, hands on the outer ring of the painted fuuin seal on the floor. Inka buried his face into Minowa's shoulder and screamed as every line of fuuin in all of Kirigakure flared blindingly bright. The dome of branches that had encased the village were like a white sun upon the village - then it was darkest of blacks. With the grumbling of a reluctant awakening, the branches began to receed back to their previous state and a sunrise-effect occurred across the entire horizon. It was late evening.
Inside the office found the fuuin lines still receeding, crawling back to Inka, up the length of his body and into his eyes. All around them the vines returned to the canopy and the pods opened, revealing confused but unharmed citizens and shinobi.
"Please," The turtle whispered as its body was unwound. "Please, I just want to get out..." Inka falls onto his hands as the last of the fuuin slipped into his skull and the three Anbu were on him, checking he and his son were okay while forming a protective sheild. Krisella stepped between the kage and the genin.
"Out." The secretary orders. "Go write your reports and you'll be debriefed at a later time." Her gaze demanded no nonesense.
The sudden burst of wind would send Takumi flying, impacting the wall. He would catch himself to save himself the sheer damage. Daggers flew, impacting the Mizukage as the flesh seemed to melt away, revealing vines on Jack's structure. As golden rain enveloped the room, a turtle like creature appeared where jack had been. Everything seemed to move quickly. Takumi staggered back at the revelation of the creature, interested but realizing that the Chuunin was correct, they needed to leave. With that, Takumi would turn and exit the office, scribbling a report together in the lower levels and leaving it as the world seemed to return to normal.
Her hands remained behind her head, and she stayed on her knees. Flower petals, humming with power, rose up around her. She was ready to feel their bite at any moment, expecting it. If this is how she died- as the results of any emotionally charged tantrum- then so be it. She had done her job. She lowered her head, closed her eyes, and stayed silent. She owed this man nothing, least of all an explanation. She was ready for death, so one can imagine her surprise when a logical and authoritative voice rang through the office just as her jutsu began to take effect.
Pulsating fuuin, the phantom withering away; she knew all this was because of her. For the first time since she had entered the building, the ghost of a smile formed on her lips. She had been right. As the bright light shined, followed by the midnight-dark, only then did she rise, but only to a kneeling position in front of her leader. "My lord..." She spoke, softly. Rising from her kneeling position, she crossed the room, pausing before the ANBU. "Please, I just need to place my hands upon him" If she was allowed, then a second instance of purple chakra would seep from his hand, pouring into Inka's body. His chakra network would be, once again, fully restored, as well as the natural healing properties of his body multiplied. All in all, he would feel almost immediately better.
Regardless of if she could do that or not, she would stop before Kagerou, place her wrists together and extend them to her "I am not going to cause any problems. You may detain me" She stared into the woman's eyes, hard and cold her own, much akin to the daggers she wore all around her body
The conclusion brought forth only more questions as Kagerou's eyes darted from Takumi, who she was relieved to see wasn't hurt by her attack, to the voice that spoke too close to where Inka and the pods were. She saw the figure of Jack once more, disfigured now and with three tails and a spiked shell. However, she felt no threat from the figure. No, instead, she felt bad for the pleading, begging... thing. All attempts at manipulation and trickery were so clearly gone, and Kagerou had to wonder... too many what's to list.
Inka was awake now, though, and blood poured from his eyes. Kagerou wanted to dart in, but for the sake of the orders she gave previously, she held back. She could not tell the others to leave only as she brashly went in herself. A shower of gold breaks the terrible scene, a flash of beauty that surprised Kagerou, but she couldn't pay any more attention to it than the rest of the room. To her relief, the others present also held their positions. To her confusion, "Jack" had become even less like Jack, fully revealing the shape of a three-tailed turtle.
Kagerou unconsciously takes a step back to better take in the bigger picture. In the same way Inka scans the seal that surrounds him, Kagerou scans her surroundings to make sure no one interrupted the Mizukage. The bells to her side ring, but she does not cast a technique through them, not even a single heal. She didn't know what the intrusion of her chakra would do to the delicate balance of the seal's chakra, and knowing the mad brilliance of the previous Mizukage, or at least the rumors of it, the seal's chakra was no doubt incredibly delicate.
No sooner did Kagerou decide to stay her healing-happy hand when white light and Inka's screams filled the room. Her eyes close, but for the briefest possible time. She's rushing to clear her vision of the big, black splotches even a microsecond before anyone else.
The turtle makes one last plea as it disappears and everything ends. Then Krisella steps forwards and gives clear orders, orders that could not be argued against. The only ones still in the office were the dark-skinned girl, Severin, and Kagerou. Three people. Four if you include the other girl hanging around right outside the office door, but Kagerou didn't worry about her.
Severin left without trouble.
The dark-skinned girl, however, stepped up.
Kagerou, in response, also stepped up, measuring her steps so that she would intercept the girl before she got too close to Krisella, much less Inka. To her surprise, however, the persuasively clad woman stopped even before Kagerou was in place. The insightful medic felt no threat in the request, but Kagerou wasn't so certain in her ability to decipher lies and truth from the mouth of this kunoichi. She looked the part of a professional liar, which by no means was a bad thing.
Answering so that Krisella could focus on other, more important matters, Kagerou insists, "We help by leaving. This was a planned ritual, I'm sure Inka-sama prepared by gathering the right personnel who could best deal with any unplanned situation." To emphasize her point, Kagerou walks up to Isla after she finishes speaking. As the two near, the green haired medic gracefully lifts a hand and places it upon Isla's farther shoulder, a gentle but firm bar that forces Isla to move out of the office with Kagerou.
Once the two are outside, Kagerou waves away anything Isla has to say about detainment. Before she says anything to explain, though, her other hand raises to cover her face, her eyes, shield her vision from the distractions so she could have a moment to organize and think. The waving hand has paused in the meantime, now held up in such a way as to mean "stop, wait a moment."
Kagerou finds relief, and with it, a small smile. No one had died, as far as she knew. The only injured were Takumi, her fault, and Inka, the fault of the woman before her. The short-lived smile fades. Through the fingers of her hand, Kagerou carefully observes the person standing in front of her. She knew why she didn't feel like she could trust her. She carried herself not just any kind of professionally, but traditionally ninja professionally. There were few absolutes that Kagerou could infer. However, for now at least, she was no longer a threat, and with the rest of the village back to life, Kagerou no longer had a reason to detain her.
Kagerou smiles as she shakes her head, hands lowering. This stress was unlike her. Trying to find her usual, friendly voice, she answers matter-of-factly, "I don't know what you were thinking back there, but the higher-ups have the evidence right in front of their noses and the written reports will provide eye witness accounts. If you need to be questioned and detained, then I suppose they'll call you in," and honestly, "... and I can't tell if that little stunt you pulled was trying to save the Mizukage or what, but that's the entire problem. Next time, communicate... It would have been far safer and more efficient to explain and then stab with approval than to throw a dagger and then fall to the ground in surrender. Easier to protect the Mizukage when you're standing than when you're lying on the ground after distracting the others protecting the Mizukage, and all that."
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Eiseijutsu: Shunshin no Jutsu [ Medical Release: Instant Movement Technique ]
Kaze no Yoroi [ Armor of Wind ] Rank: C Official Description: The user creates a spinning tornado around himself or herself to defend against attacks. Guild Description: The wind forms a circle around the user ten feet in diameter and picks up debris and projectiles in addition to acting as armor for the user. Projectile Ninjutsu B-Rank and below, and Shinobi are repelled. The wind armor lasts for five [5] posts.
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• Specialist -The user chooses to specializing in healing medical techniques and gains a great boost to their chakra control in that area. At Chunnin, they gain a -5 chakra reduction to perform techniques in their specialty. at Jounin, -10, at Konin -15 at Sannin -20. To clarify, they they gain a -5 chakra reduction every rank, to a maximum of -20 at sannin. All medical jutsu are still learnable by both sides, but the chakra control only applies to the chosen side.
• Grand Performance - The user can perform both types of arts (ninjutsu and genjutsu) through their performance or instrument, often casting them at the same time (must pay for both techniques). Can perform D rank techniques through instrument at gennin, C at Chunnin, B at jounin, A at Konin, and S at Sannin.
• Learn Medical techniques one (1) post faster.
• Learn ninjutsu (1) post faster.
• Learn genjutsu one (1) post faster.
• Miracle Performance - Kagerou can perform healing eiseijutsu through her performance/instrument as if it was ninjutsu of the same rank. When performing healing medical techniques, she can target anyone who can hear her music with the jutsu. I.e. she no longer has to be within touch range of the target to use healing hands.
• Calamity Performance - Kagerou can perform offensive eiseijutsu through her performance/instrument as if it was ninjutsu of the same rank. When performing offensive medical techniques, she can target anyone who can hear her music with the jutsu. I.e. she no longer has to be within touch range of the target to use killing hands. Harmful eiseijutsu cast in this manner is guaranteed to hit as long as the condition of sound is met, but it takes one post to manifest its effects. In that time, the technique can be nullified by matching the energy (chakra/stamina/whatever else) cost Kagerou paid to use the entire jutsu, including any extra costs for additions/modifications. Those afflicted by harmful eiseijutsu cast in this manner become aware that if they do not spend the required amount of chakra/stamina, then bad things will happen to their body. The target(s) will have a vague sense of how bad the damage will be, but do not know what exactly will happen.
• Dream Audience - Kagerou's dream is to help as many as she could. From this desire, the dream world manifested the power to multiply the recipients of all of her eiseijutsu techniques. With neither extra effort nor decrease in power, Kagerou can affect two extra targets for each eiseijutsu activation as long as they fulfill the requirements to be a target (i.e. contact for most eiseijutsu by default or sound when Kagerou performs eiseijutsu). Past the starting two, she must spend a total of 5(n-3)+10 energy split evenly between chakra and stamina for each additional target; n = number of targets. Odd energy costs are split with 1 more point of stamina than chakra. This additional cost cannot be reduced or refunded.
• The Good Host - 1/2 off all implant chakra requirements.
• Iryo-nin I - Kagerou receives a +1 dr [slightly modifier] to her eiseijutsu for each medical title earned. 2 medical titles = +2 dr [mildly modifier].
• Mind and Body I - A sound soul resides in a sound mind and a sound body. To ensure the health of all three, Kagerou must master every aspect of medicine. Kagerou gains an additional medical field type. The additional type needs to be trained separately from the first.
• Mind and Body II - A sound soul resides in a sound mind and a sound body. To ensure the health of all three, Kagerou must master every aspect of medicine. Kagerou gains an additional medical field type. The additional type needs to be trained separately from the first.
• Evergreen Growth - Life always finds a way, especially when it's helped by someone who truly cherishes it. Plants cultivated by Kagerou grow as if the soil they are nourished by is +1 grade higher than it actually is. Unfertilized soil yields crops in 2 rl weeks. Low-grade fertilizer yields crops in 1 week. High-grade fertilizer reaches a new level of fast and yields crops in 4 days. (Post-acceptance note: I just realized that there is an Evergreen religion in this guild. I did not mean for this to be a religious PA in any way. It's just botany. I hope that's not a problem.)
In the calm before the storm, anger almost swelled in Kagerou. The storm, by all means, could have been her own. The memory of Shadow's letter swelled in her head. Jack's death was no simple matter. It involved one brother being forced to kill the other him under the assumption that it was the only way to keep the village safe. The pain and turmoil Shadow had to go through after Jack's death, Kagerou could only imagine, but she had respected the necessity of the decision, that surely the late Mizukage wouldn't have placed such a burden on his own little brother without good, inescapable reasons. Now, though, that same Mizukage stood before Kagerou and spoke of his death like it had always meant to be some sort of brief absence. 
