"I'm sorry." Minowa mumbled into Inka's shoulder as they both cried and Minowa's own tears doubled as he felt, for the first time in what felt like so much longer, the touch of a human. He could still feel Inka shaking as his father clutched him to his chest, could feel his own body tremble as he began to cave in to the terror that had been his life for the last few weeks. Living inside Sero, inside with the monsters from his nightmares, not knowing if he was ever going to be safe again. His body had grown and been in so much pain that when Inka said "I have you - I have you", Minowa finally let it all go. His body went limp in Inka's arms and he let out a soft cry of sound. There were no emotions that could classify that noise. It was misery and joy and exhaustion and relief and pain and love and there was nothing else like it in the world. A child's fears soothed by the mere presence of his parent. The rapier he still grasped bent slightly as he tried to push his larger frame into Inka's, desperately wishing he was small like he should have been. His free hand grabbed the back of Inka's shirt, nails digging into the clothe as he heaved large gasps of air into his lungs "I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'msorryI'msorryI'msorryi'msorryi'msorryimsorry-" it all tangled in his mouth and Minowa's words became just sound, cries as he struggled to put all of what had happened into two words. Itoko backed off when Minowa and Inka held each other, his silent hiss turning into an audible cry of distress at the pain each was expressing. Stalking anxiously around them, the binturong shoved his head into the space between their stomachs and his tail curled around behind Inka while his bear-like paws stretching on the ground along Minowa's hip. The smell of butter and corn became strong as the distressed animal tried to understand why his family was so sad, why his Minowa was being held by this stranger.
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 9:25 pm
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Nozomi did her best to ignore the explosions. Yet her body jumped each time a sound could be heard. The waves of water crushing and echoing. So many voices that Mother was shouting. A touch. It startled Nozomi as she grimaced, her shoulder hurt more when she jerked like that. Tired honey eyes glanced up towards the woman whose hair had been kissed by the snow. Slowly, she managed to get up as she glance towards the meidcal nin with a small smile. Nozomi listened. But it wasn't just her voice that she was listening, it was the massive amount of bugs. They were panicking. Their homes destroyed. Some bugs already communicated with each other of how to go ahead make their new home. Amazing. Just like that, they can pick themselves up.
So can she. "I... ah." Nozomi started, she realized her throat hurt. Must been from the acid. Nozomi shook her head. "I am hurt but not too bad... please, see to the others. I can always ask another to dislocate my shoulder back. Save your energy for other people please...." And then she gently placed her hand onto hers, hoping she doesn't mind. "I know.. we don't know each other, I first saw you when you came out of the-" She couldn't even finish it. She didn't want to, "But I'm glad you are alive..." Nozomi remembered. She remembered seeing this girl emerging from the Sero barrier before they went in. The horrors she must've seen, Nozomi slightly understood. She was there for only few minutes. Was it hours? Days? The red hair genin doesn't know. And yet, who knows how long that girl been in there? She could've been there for weeks and to manage that... Nozomi was in awe of her. To go around and healing people.
Nozomi wished she could do the same. But nothing to give... not even honey this time. She wanted to do something. With that, Nozomi squeezed the white angel's hand and slowly stood up and ignored her throbbing shoulder, she could find a willing ANBU to put her shoulder back into joint and see if anyone needed help with anything.
Mother's Heart - Nozomi is able to communicate with anything living that is of the Arthropoda phylum order. She can gather Intel from the Arthropoda phylum creatures that is within 10 meters radius, usually used to track someone down.
Allister stopped resting and noticed a couple of familiar faces in the area. He can see that the weight of the pain of what happened was weighing heavy on one of the shinobi's shoulders. Allister didn't know what he could say to the shinobi so he chose not to speak. He then noticed the two shinobi he was fighting with and went over to check up on them.
He first walked over to the girl to see if she was ok. "Hey, are you ok?" Allister asked the girl. He could clearly see she was still shaken up by everything that has happened. He wanted to extend a hand of friendship to the girl. He sticks out both of his arms as a sign to signal a hug. "I'm Allister and I'm here for you." Allister said with a smile, hoping the girl would open up to him.
As he waited for the girl to acknowledge him, he looked over at the other shinobi that he fought with. He signaled for him to come over in hopes of getting his help to cheer up the girl.
-Stop Resting-
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 1:51 am
These people, how could they be so selfless. Akarui was nearly taken aback by the sheer mental strength of everyone she had met so far; was this was it meant to be a shinobi...? Was what she glimpsed before just the primal instincts of people just as lost as she was? The white-haired female opened her mouth to argue with the girl but she was already standing up, picking herself up from the rubble she had been before. All Akarui could do is sit there and blink in astonishment; the people of the mist were so strong willed. The kunoichi also stood, her muscles screaming in protest. The exaustion was beginning to set in; not only was she just brought back to life but she had gone back in to action almost right away.
Akarui raised her hand, cupping her spare hand over her mouth to carry her weakened and tired voice across the distance of the mountain. "Please, can any injured come this way? One at a time please!" After calling out to the battered and broken, Akarui dropped her arms to her side, letting out a soft breath. This was all she could do for the moment, she would help Kirigakure no Sato raise from the rubble one person at a time. This was the vow that she made when she was younger, one she had not forgotten even in death; she would help every last person in till she could no longer even raise a finger for herself. Determination burned in her eyes; the echoes of death would not get her, not today.
[ M E D / M E D ] - [ F U U T O N / R A I T O N ] - [ R A P I E R ] - [ T H E x W A L K I N G x D E A D ]xxxxxx [ 310 // 400 x C H A K R A ] - [ 100 // 100 x S T A M I N A ]xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[ P A S S I V E S ]
o Specialist: The user, choosing to specialize in either healing or harmful medical techniques, 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. o Medical license: The user is much more adept at utilizing items during combat. The user gains 2 free custom items, one at Chunnin and one at jounin. These items must be associated and utilized medical abilities. Additionally, they gain a -5 chakra cost to all medical techniques.
[ O T H E R x A D D I T I V E S ]
o Voidmaster: By forsaking the use of chakra natures, maruton ninjutsu negates elemental techniques of the same rank or lower.
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-----ι ignored the explosions that resounded around us to the best of my ability, returning my headband awkwardly to its place around my neck. I quickly gave up trying to tie it and instead pulled it over my head. My senses had been so overloaded from everything we experienced that I'd became a bit numb to it after the first bang nearly made me jump out of my skin. I really didn't need any more surprises, especially since the sudden jerk sent another spike of pain through my shoulder. There was no way I was really going to get any rest like this. Instead, people watching became a good pastime. The white-haired girl accepted my answer and made her way instead over to Nozomi, who essentially told her the same thing. So instead she invited anyone who was injured to come and see her. I could see by the way she carried herself that she was as exhausted as the rest of us. Despite it, she wanted to make sure everyone else would be fine before taking care of herself, and I respected her for that. -----Meanwhile, Inka wept over a blonde-haired boy that must have been around my height, although a bit heavier. The boy looked familiar, but only vaguely. Could it...? No, there was no way. Then again, I looked older than I actually was as well. Still, I bore no connection with the child so there was no reason to get myself involved. After... after what had just happened, Inka had every reason to feel anything he felt. As far as I knew, he still didn't know what we'd done. -----While inside the village, facing off against that beast, the primary thought had been to defeat the creature before it could harm anyone else. Worry about what or who it was and why it existed later. The seal had lost control. It somehow gained a sentience to defend the village by any means necessary, and it deemed destroying everything in it was the only way. It wasn't until now, that we were 'safe' and that everything had begun to calm down that the full weight of what we did was hitting me. Chibutsu... I'd thought he died of the poisoning, but that clearly held his appearance. Was it a trick? Was it somehow playing off of memories within the village against us? If so, maybe the former Mizukage was safe. But if that wasn't the case, then it almost implied that he had already been dead. I knew nothing about the third head the mutant bore, so had little more information to think on. -----Thinking about it was making me feel worse with each passing second anyway, especially seeing Inka now with Minowa. Not to mention how poorly I'd led the genin. For a second time now, I'd nearly caused the deaths of my teammates. It was for that reason that I preferred to work alone. They wouldn't listen to me. I didn't hold any authority over them, not with my small size and young age. Rank hardly mattered if I couldn't prove myself capable. -----A familiar click drew my attention away from the weeping pair, and my eyes met his. Or they would have, if his gaze weren't downcast. It was subtle, but I could tell how stressed he was in his tight expression and the way he stood. He was tired, and I could tell by the weight he put on that cane of his. Although they were things he would never outwardly express to others, unlike the rest of us, I knew him well enough to see through the facade. I looked away from him, toward the pair of genin who'd accompanied me. "Hurting, but alive." I rubbed my shoulder briefly and turned back to him. "You?"
Ryouichi sighed as his feet hit the platform on which everyone was on, him nearly collapsing as his feet finally touched the ground. However, he used what strength he had left to carry himself over to a very comfortable looking rock. As he laid himself down upon the rock he vaguely heard someone yelling about healing and a lot of other commotion but, the fatigue was wearing down on him too much. Within moments of being on the rock Ryouichi had managed to fall asleep. His eyes moved under his eyelids as he fell into REM sleep and started to dream.
When Ryouich "awoke" he looked around and noticed a swirling vortex of chakra around him. "What the hell is happening?" Ryouichi said out loud to the void that surrounded him and to the vortex of chakra. Ryouichi tried to get closer to the vortex but, he couldn't managed to move. Not his arms, legs, feet, toes, or anything would budge. He was stuck in the merciless vortex that kept circling around him. "What type of jutsu is this?" Ryouichi said to himself as he tried to beat the restriction by pumping chakra through his body much like a kai. However, as he did this the vortex only seemed to grow larger and much more vicious. A feeling of dread washed over him as he realized he was completely stuck. There was no point in struggling so Ryouichi relied on his senses to try and figure out what was happening. All he could hear was the sound of the vortex around him. It sounded like rushing water but, at times it sounded of snapping wood and rocks being crushed. What Ryouichi saw disturbed him much more. It looked as if there were faces in the vortex staring at him as they swirled around in the thousands of other faces. They called out but, their voices had no place here. Was Ryouichi under a genjutsu? Was he being punished for something? Questions that seemed to be unanswered as Ryouichi could do nothing but, helplessly stare at the thousands of faces. As he stared at them some of them jumped out to him as the people who were killed when a Konoha shinobi came to Kiri long ago and caused massive destruction. Others were the faces of people in Konoha that died during the attack on Konoha by the UHV and even some were from this attack that Ryouichi tried to repel. A voice broke through the barrier of silence. It was a voice Ryouichi recognized instantly. "You failed us." Ryouichi's mother said in a shrill, terrifying voice. "You failed all of us." The voice of her father called out in the same tone as his mothers. A single tear ran down Ryouichi's cheek as he heard the voices of his family members. "Where were you Ryouichi? The voice of his little sister called out. He knew his parents had died but, did his sister die as well? More tears ran down Ryouichi's cheeks, falling like raindrops to the ground. His head fell downwards so he was staring at the ground that didn't seem to be there. More voices yelled out to berate him, tell him how he failed them, and how he could have done so much more. It felt like an eternity before Ryouichi was able to pull his face back up to face the many people that he had not be able to save. "Enough!" He shouted out at the people, the voices falling silent almost instantly. "I tried! I tried so hard to save those of you I could! I know I can't save everyone but, I still tried!" Ryouichi found that he was able to move again as he took a step forward towards one of the walls of the vortex. "And I'll continue to try to save as many people as I can!" Ryouichi took a deep breath. "Mother, father, Hozuki I'm sorry but, I did my best and I'll keep pushing myself harder and harder until I can save everyone. Please forgive me." Ryouichi said as he walked through the vortex, coming out on the other side unscathed. On the otherside was a green meadow and as Ryouichi walked he slowly fell out of the dream sequence and returned to reality with a migraine. His hand went to his head as he rubbed the side of it and slowly sat up.
◢ Inka Hizara ◣ ⦉I have felt true peace in myself through three methods; in death, in climax, and in desctruction. Only one has been by another's hand. ⦊
[･･･] "No," Inka whimpered, unable to keep himself steady at this overwhleming revelation. "No, nononono, little man. You're alive - that's all that matters. You're here, and safe, and alive. No sorries, nothing to be sorry 'bout." Inka began running a hand through Minowa's hair, gently combing it back like he'd do when he had put Minowa to bed and was patiently waiting for th boy to fall asleep. He hummed, and hiccuped, in surprise as something pushed against his stomach - the creature from before was nuzzling its head between them, its presence... was somehow how soothing. "Am I... to thank you, for keeping my son safe?" Inka whispered, gazing softly down at the animal.
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[ Attributes ]
Strengths: • Agility; evasion and speed. • Fireworks; heat, fires, & explosions boost his mood. • Flexibility; body contortions and weapon use. • Grit; close distance combat. • Volatiles; implementing and altering explosives.
Weaknesses: • Chills; sensitivity, cold causes bones to go sore. • Bruising; injuries greatly hinder. • Defeatism; easily goes into a negative attitude when losing. • Muscle; only enough strength to lift own body weight. • Conflict; gets into arguments easily.
Fears: • Hanabi; his little sister - her hate, being blamed for her death. • Suffocation; being buried alive. • Family; losing them.
Class Disciplines : • Use weapon, not handsigns, to cast Ninjutsu up to B-rank. • Can utilize physical bukijutsu techniques to negate ninjutsu techniques of the same rank or below. • Perform Ninjutsu up to S-rank on instrument. No handsigns.
Reductions: • Learn Bukijutsu techniques three [3] post faster. • Learn ninjutsu [3] posts faster. • Learn genjutsu [3] posts faster. • 25% price reductions for shopping.
Bukijutsu Attributes: • Offensive Style [ Two-fer-One ] : Two daggers for Bukijutsu compatible • Mokuhi [ Keep Silent ] : Footsteps no longer make noise, no matter what surface. However, running still makes a very, very light patter.
Personal Attributes: • Last Resort : When a fatal strike is headed towards Inka's way he can use an emergency reserve of chakra and stamina to disrupt the attack but in doing so he must immediately flee. • Family Legacy : Katon jutsu is not beaten by Suiton jutsu one rank lower, and cancels out Suiton jutsu of same rank. • Paternal : Should Inka believe his son is in danger his attacks increase in power by a moderate amount.
┏ ┃⊗ PROFILE ┃⊗ CHAKRA 75/860 ┃⊗ STAMINA 440/545 ┃⊗ TRAITS : --- ┃⊗ OLD WOUND IN LEFT SHOULDER ┗
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:36 pm
xxJack Harren Snipe xxxx xxRank :: Jounin // Village :: Kirigakure no Satoxxxx
Chakra Pool :: 1,140||1,340______AC :: 18,300 Stamina Pool :: 575||575______Ryo :: 52,000 [20,000 In Bank] Sage Chakra :: 447||447
-----[ E ] yes rising at the sound of Shadow's voice his vision flickered over the younger boy's form, across the arm that was so wrecked and the exhaustion in his bearing. He, too, had suffered greatly, and was clearly feeling the after effects of dealing with the Sero seal, whatever that had truly entailed. Turning his head to cast his gaze about the camp, Jack's expression of sorrow and stress changed not a whit. "My first day as Mizukage and we lost nearly all of our Jounin, with the survivors giving the impression that death might well have been a more keen option. I am uncertain, Shadow." Those words were calm, quiet, meant for Shadow's enhanced hearing only. Turning back to face the younger male and blinking, the final crimson touches of his Sakkakugan faded, a single fluttering of the eyelids unleashing the emerald gaze back to the forefront. Where once they seemed to glow now their brilliance waned. Staring at Shadow for a moment longer, the younger Jounin might catch something odd: something moved within Jack's eyes, something that, impossibly, seemed to be another pair of eyes blinking at him. Odd, and possibly an illusion?
-----Looking down over the nearby edge towards the roiling lake that now swallowed all they knew, Jack cast his senses outwards, feeling for the distortion, the wound in reality that was his home, and sighed quietly. "It seems our island survives. How strange to think that that place would survive the Village Hidden in the Mist." Tone wistful, with a downward, weary inflection with it, Jack's voice painted the picture of someone at a loss, and, for once, perhaps he was. "I do not know, Shadowseeker. I do not believe I can answer that question, not until I can figure out what to do." That many would suffer was without question. The devastation would have far reaching consequences, ones he could not foresee or plan for. For the first time in years Jack simply had no idea what to do, where to even begin.
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►► |•| O. O. C. |•| ◄◄
|•| Passives |•| ► Genni Genjutsu [ Strengthen Genjutsu ] → By having the Sakkakugan active during a genjutsu, the user powers up the technique to the point where it can no longer be discerned as real or fake by non-Sakkakugan doujutsu. In addition to this, if the afflicted manages to find out they are in a genjutsu, it will require an additional [15] chakra for them to activate Kai. It also takes as much to use this technique. ► Izumi no Seirei → Custom Belt Buckle → Triples the recovery of chakra/stamina, the amount of which depends upon the method used [Must use listed methods in guild rules for base recovery cost]
► Tattoos and Contingencies → Open Spoiler
||→|| [All Tattooed techniques are stored using the Time Sealing technique, and made permanent by Tattooing and set storage length to "9,000 Years". Activation requires chakra to be placed into it via Contingency or direct use, but fuinjutsu never fades due to it being tattooed] ||←||
► [Chain] Contingency || → A fourth dimensional object tattooed upon a two dimensional plane, it causes a slight headache when looked at for too long. → Has several triggers locked within it that can activate depending on actions taken. The triggers are listed below, as well as the effect that occurs. Unless triggered effect is awakened, fuinjutsu does not appear to be a technique in nature, though double sensors will see a faint trace of chakra within the formation of the technique. Read technique description for more information. • When right pinky is curled into a ball, but the other fingers are not, activate False Place Technique fuinjutsu, placed left of the Contingency tattoo, as per direction. Unless otherwise specified by twitching the right big toe at time of casting, Genjutsu will draw from Tensa Fuin above heart for upkeep. • When the middle right part of upper lip is nipped with teeth, activate Voice of Persuasion fuinjutsu, placed just above belly button. If left upper lip is nipped with teeth, activate Voice of Terror instead. Unless otherwise specified by the twitching of the right big toe at time of casting, Genjutsu will draw from Tensa Fuin on right wrist for upkeep. • When left foot is angled at a nine o' clock orientation while the right is at a one o' clock orientation, activate Scattering Ashes fuinjutsu placed above the center Contingency tattoo after two second delay. If "stay" is spoken before time is up, this Chain is stopped. At time of casting, destination must be within Jack's mind, else the fuinjutsu is set to transport Jack and all in contact with him to his Island. If successive casting is required for destination to be reached, cost is paid automatically. Unless otherwise specified by the twitching of the right big toe at time of casting, jutsu will draw from Tensa Fuin to the above right of the Contingency.
► Tensa Fuin || → Tesseract Tattooed to the Upper Right of the Contingency → Allows the storage, and retrieval, of Energy such as Chakra, Sage Chakra, and Stamina within it, without limit. _____→ {1 5, 6 0 0cp} // {6, 6 6 2sp} // {4, 7 7 7sc} ► Tensa Fuin || → Tesseract Carved Into Cane Just Beneath Cap → Allows the storage, and retrieval, of Energy such as Chakra, Sage Chakra, and Stamina within it, without limit. _____→ {1 5, 6 0 0cp} // {6, 6 6 2sp} // {4, 7 7 7sc} ► Scattering the Ashes || → Shape of small candle flame above Contingency → Acts as technique of the same name when Trigger is activated or chakra placed into it. ► Voice of Persuasion || → Violin shape three inches below heart Contingency tattoo. → Acts as jutsu of the same name ► Voice of Terror || → Mask of fear shape three inches below heart Contingency tattoo, just right of Voice of Persuasion → Acts as Jutsu of the same name ► False Place Technique || → Standing Mirror shape three inches below heart Contingency tattoo, just left of Voice of Persuasion → Acts as jutsu of the same name.
► Kokohi no Jutsu [ False Place Technique ] || → Anime C Rank [Set to Trigger] → Kokohi no Jutsu is a simple Genjutsu technique which changes the appearance of a nearby object. The object is no larger than a human, maximum, and can be interacted with as if it were the appearance given. → In this case, the jutsu is used to show Jack still laying where he is but the threads missing. Should he move, the illusion remains in place and under constant control.
|•| Techniques Used |•| → Magen: Kyouran no Me kara Kyoufu [ Demonic Illusion: Fear Through the Eyes of Madness ] || → Leaf (S) Rank → Seizetsu Kakkou [ Gruesome Form ] ► X (S) - ranked Bloodline →
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"I Must Drag Truth Kicking and Screaming into the Light"
Tetsuya distanced himself from the others atop the giant creature, sitting where he could watch the water as it rose up and the others began to work on defensive means to stem the tides. Sitting with his knees curled up to his chest, his face stung him, his pride and bitter emotions tearing the young genin apart. Now, sitting alone, he had time for it all to catch up to him. To let the flood of emotions wash over him, much as the water now flooded the remains of Kirigakure no Sato. A single tear fell, the another, and more until he sat, curled up, a weeping mess.
It had happened again, he lost his only family once more, but this time he had been forced to have his hand in it. He drove that loathsome spear into Sypher to try and save the life of another. To save himself. It was his hubris, his belief that his life meant more than the chance to rescue Sypher. This thought continued to expand, to grow and twist inside of the genin. He valued his own life above that of his relatives, he was greedy, unworthy, but now he was here and had to live up to the expectations of his parents and now Sypher as well. How could he, however? A crying genin, curled up and watching as Sypher's lover was giving his all to save the village. Then something even worse happened. As Tetsuya sat there, his mind and body numb to everything around him, something had approached Inka and he traveled off to find someone. He could barely see it from his position, Inka was crying over a boy, that was right, Sypher and Inka had a son, one Tetsuya had yet to meet.
Then the anxiety spiraled again. His actions, his choice to spear Sypher in his moment of hatred and desire to live had cost that young boy his father. Burying his face further in his knees he crossed his arms on top of them and hid from the rest of the world for a while. He hated himself more and more with each passing moment. Drawing his head back he would begin to beat his forehead into his forearms, cursing himself more with each moment.
"How do I tell them? How do I tell them I took the life of their beloved, that I made the choice that my survival was more important than trying to free him? How do I? Damnit, why can't I just die?" He questioned himself, angry.
Despite Inka's words, Minowa could not lessen the voice in his head that cried his guilt. Gulping back the words as Itoko placed himself between Minowa and his father, the young man touched Itoko's head gently at Inka's words "Itoko." he said softly and the binturong raised his head and thrust a broad black nose into Minowa's own. Closing his eyes and dropping his forehead onto Itoko's, Minowa brought his free hand up to cup the back of Itoko's soft head "Mother saved me...I saved Itoko." he whispered as Itoko nuzzled his face and neck before pulling himself further into Minowa's lap. At least as much of his upper body as he could. The binturong was far too long to fit entirely in Minowa's lap despite his attempts. Regardless, Itoko managed to get between the two without altering the distance between them and pressed his head into Minowa's chest "Saved each other." raising his head again, Minowa's eye's met Inka's. Their blue was frighteningly brilliant even as his tears dried up and they conveyed so much emotion that couldn't be put into words. Not safety, that idea was a figment of his past now. Looking at Inka, Minowa felt calm. Father had said that Inka would be there at the end and that even if he wasn't, even if Father fell from impossible heights, Inka would always love Minowa "I..." he stopped, fumbling with the words "The black mud. I was so hungry." his voice trembled as he admitted what felt like the most heinous of transgressions. A wrong he would never be able to put right "It made me hurt. And get bigger. Like them." Minowa didn't have a word for the mutants that had filled the village when the seal activated. And he couldn't explain why he hadn't become like them when he'd eaten the toxic sludge and water. Maybe he hadn't eaten enough or maybe throwing it up had saved him from that fate. But it had aged him so much. He was a teenager physically but his mind was still his true age. A young child who wanted only two things "Papa. Did you find Father?" Minowa's tone was desperately hopeful but there was a tragic reality behind his question. He had been the last to see his father and knew what a futile hope it was to wish that Sypher was here somewhere.
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-----нe wasn't sure what to feel. I'm pretty sure all of us felt that way, to be honest. Everything some of us had ever known now lay under hundreds of feet of water, and I couldn't help feeling it was my fault. If the third head had been destroyed by my jutsu as well, would everything have flooded like it had? Incompetence. It seemed anything I did was never enough. So many others would receive congratulations for their efforts. But what we'd done... what I'd done deserved anything but. If he'd been alive, I helped end the life of the former Mizukage without knowing whether there was a way to help him, and my actions resulted in us losing what little was left of our home. My gaze fell away from Jack. "I'm sorry," I mumbled. I wasn't sure if he could understand the weight behind the phrase, regardless of how good he was at reading people. After all, I was the cause of his stress. -----My eyes turned back to Minowa and Inka as I heard the former speak again. It was best to explain what happened now rather than worry about incurring the wrath of Inka later. I was sure to face it eventually anyway. "Jack." I tried to catch his attention again, though I was fairly certain I'd never actually lost it. Taking a deep breath, I continued. "We found Sypher." I pointed out across the water to the tree that still towered above the racing currents. "That tree sits at the heart of the seal. There we found and fought a monster and..." I trailed off briefly, hesitating. "It...had Sypher's face. After we--I destroyed it, this happened."
"Jusura-sama! Jusura-sama, we need you over here! Now!" A woman shouted. One of the ANBU sensors, female with a light frame, and beautiful blue, long hair. It was obvious from her soaked outfit and the multiple cuts on it that she was working hard, and had been doing so for awhile to rescue anyone they could from the water. The ANBU mentioned though; Jusura, was completely different in his build. A much taller, bulkier man, who had his hair covered by a shroud that was connected to his mask. The man had strong arms and a wide chest, though it seemed he'd lost the armored bits of his ANBU gear, leaving him in an all black body suit. Another one who had been putting his all into his work, however he was moreso tasked with security in case anything happened. Before the man could open his mouth, the other shinobi had spoken up. "There's someone deep under the water. One of us deep dived to try and get him out, but it's too dark where he is, and apparently he's hooked to something. All we know is he's a boy, a child, and he's been unconscious under there for at least twenty minutes. Now hurry!" The woman was rushed in her words, and her intention was obvious. Since he was a bigger, more powerful Shinobi, he could probably help get the kid out. They sped up, and by the time they reached the stairs which descended down, they were gone in body flicker techniques.
Then there's me. Everything around was dark. Dark in my head, my soul, my heart. I was in a state of mixed consciousness, where I couldn't move, think right, or even up my eyes, but everything else worked well enough. The only thing I could hear was the rush of turbulent waves and the feeling of my body being pulled back from it. I would have surely been lost to the will of the water if I wasn't being held on to something...ah. Probably the strap for Shujinko. Maybe if I never got the thing, I'd be washed up to shore. But that wasn't the case. I was left to die. Down here in the dark. Until the fast, rough waves pulled my very soul from my body. In this state between life and death, I felt hollow in my chest. Scientifically speaking, it was probably my heart slowing, throat seizing to try and keep me alive for as long as possible, but when speaking less practically, It felt solemn. Sad. It really all ends here...doesn't it? But what have I done? Am I even the best at anything? Everyone I know is gone...will anyone remember my name? Will I get a funeral...will any of us? Why is it...that I still want to live so much. I...I can't just....
I don't want to die...
Then, something else happened. Some kid of rupture...a large vibration, something I could barely feel with the waves already tugging and beating on me. Then...I was being touched. It wasn't normal...actually it felt sharp, and a bit painful, but it was something new. In retaliation, my hand squeezed tight around something, but in my strange state, I couldn't really tell what. I just knew that it felt familiar...homely. After that, suddenly, it felt like the waves had finally taken hold...my body...I could feel it being pulled with less restriction. Something inside was happy, like it believed I had a chance to live now. Another part remained hollow, empty, and simply was ready to accept whatever came to me. When I heard the sound of violently splashing water, rough wind, and the feeling of wind blowing past me...well needless to say I was confused. Maybe this is what being carried off to heaven was like? Perhaps I had reached my time? I really...I really didn't want that.
The two ANBU were on a doton made raft, astonished to see one of the birds brought out by Kiri's Konin carrying the boy they were meant to save out of the water. From their distance, they could see that the boy was wearing soaked black clothes, with dark hair, and a scarf that despite being completely soaked through, still bled crimson. Unknowingly to the two though, was that the Konin had fallen asleep, and therefore his chakra had been halted. With that being said, the bird disappeared all of a sudden, and the boy was now being dropped from high altitudes back towards the ocean.
If it wasn't for Jusura's quick action, the lad may have met his end. The man apparently could use Suiton ninjutsu, and rose a vortex of water to lift from the flooding and catch the boy. From there, the ANBU directed the child towards the raft, leaving it to the woman; Nihebi, to put a lid on the whole situation. The first thing that she noticed was that the kid had with him a stupidly large weapon, one that seemed impractical for a Shinobi to use. There wasn't a village headband, so there was no telling where the young savage was from, or what he had been doing. Still, she brought a hand to his pulse, detecting that it was slow, yet barely prominent. Nihebi slid her hands beneath his shirt after that, feeling that he was cold enough to be near frozen from being beneath the water for so long. His muscular structure also was more prominent than the average Genin, beckoning the question once more: Where was this child from? Her hands began to glow green then, sending a pulse of chakra into his own tenketsu. This caused them to flow faster all of a sudden, and rush everything towards the lungs, then up through the mouth. Switching mid way through, one of her hands would glow a light red, warming his body rapidly inside, likely getting rid of any traces of hypothermia. This caused his throat to open up, and then...
Full on consciousness returned to me. First my lungs felt like they were on fire, as I coughed up water for what felt like hours, but was actual about a minute or two. Through it all I was trying to gasp for breath, and that was just counter intuitive in the end. Sometime through it all, my eyes shot open. My vision was incredibly hazy, but I could see a blue sky, with two masks looking down at me. I would have done anything to move then, because my body screamed at me to move away. I didn't know these people, and I didn't know what they wanted. They were speaking to me in strange words that I didn't understand. One of them had hair that was colored the same of the sky, and she appeared to be staring straight at me. I got a motherly vibe off of her, and would have felt even slightly comforted if it wasn't for the other one. A man, who was looking not at me, but next to me. When I turned my head to follow the line of sight, I noticed my hand wrapped tight around the hilt of my weapon, Shujinko. I snapped my teeth, red eyes glaring at the man suddenly as I backed up along the raft. I would have fallen off if it weren't for the motherly woman grabbing onto my shoulder and pulling me. All I could do in return was take my weapon and pull it to my chest, wrapping an arm around it and keeping it close. I don't know what it was, but feeling so much in such a short time caused a massive sudden spike of pain to work through my body. I grit my teeth, and my eyes would go from glaring to trying not to cry. I went from lion to whimpering dog in an instant, and all I could do before passing out from all the horrible sensations was whisper. "Naegguhya...da naegghuya. Manjiji maseyo."
Minutes later, I had awoken. I was apparently being lifted up over the shoulder of the man from earlier, and my blade was dragging against wooden steps, still tight in my grip. The pain from my body was gone now, but I was able to remember now, exactly why that was there in the first place. When the flood happened, everything was bundled up in one big mess underwater, and I was a part of it. With so many things banging up against me so often, it'd be a miracle if I didn't have some broken bones. It seemed like that woman was a healer though...which I deemed myself lucky for. I liked her, a bit, but not the other guy. If he had any thought of touching Shujinko, I'd hurt him. It took a little while, but eventually we reached the top of the stairs. My eyes were able to pick up the sight of a few other people, but I didn't want anything to do with any of them. To be honest, I'm not sure what I wanted right then. My family was undoubtedly dead, and I didn't speak the same language as anyone around, to what I guessed. When I was laid onto the ground by the two people who I'm guessing rescued me, I remained silent, even when they noticed that I was conscious. They spoke, but once again, I didn't understand. I just waved a hand at them to offer some kind of acknowledgement before looking up at the sky, sprawled along the ground with only Shujinko by my side.
Time: I don't know | Location: A forest or mountain of some sort. The terrain is strange. I...I don't know. | Chakra: 200 | Stamina: 300 | Communicating: No. | Rank: Genin | Technique Used: | State-of-Being: Fine now. A bit cold and soaked over, but...fine. Combat Equipment: 1x Kunai, Shujinkō Komichi
"What fresh hell is this?""You're asking me?" No doubt with the Nin called Red having followed or taking the lead to monitor the boy she could rest easy as the boy and his spider both arrived safely at the top of the stairs. The thin man had passed a boy on his ascent. He was being carted like fresh sea game up the stairs by a burlesque nin. His weapon no doubt wasn't giving said nin any moment to relax and enjoy the scenery. The reality set in. Kumotake may have diverted the raging waves with the fresh made levies but there would have still been casualties no doubt from the waves first wave. He didn't have time to concern himself with the fresh catch. He was a nin but someone else warranted a greater importance. Two to be exact. The condition of his former tutor and accomplice he first met on his arrival.
Kumotake would look behind briefly. His efforts were not for not. The waters gained a significant calmness as what was wading now would have certainly have still been crashing if not for him. He was uncertain if his actions had any connection in regards to the boy who was now being taken up the flight of stairs but he found solace in the possibility that mayhaps he had saved a life. Echoes began to ring in his head again, the boys face wincing recalling the screams he had endured. When he had control of the Spider Goddess's main body he also was connected with nature itself and the frightful trauma that was feeling and hearing everything dying and struggling within it. These horrific thoughts would be broken by a chitter beneath his hat and a scratching on his back from Sukoso.
Kumotake would turn to look forward. He would see gurneys, people coughing, the wounded. He looked at himself. Not so much a single injury aside from the tear in his shirt. The only wounds would be mental from the embarrassment as a few eyes would scan his near shirtless body that looked borderline skeletal with prominent visible ribs. He couldn't find either of the two he was looking for in the mess of people. However, he had one thing to aid him in his search. Kumotake would raise a finger toward his head piece as the insect within crawled down from it and perched itself on his finger. It's front legs would raise to indicate direction. It was no doubt following the trail of it's fellow insects pheromones within their host. Sukoso would remain silent the spiders circadian rhythm had no doubt kicked in. Sukoso was nocturnal by nature which never helped when Kumotake wanted to get some shut eye.
Finally Nozomi would come into view. She seemed to have rejected a nurse's offer to aid her. What was she hard headed? Still looking around the general vicinity he realized there was no further attack. The tall gangly man was relieved but at the same time pretty confused. There would be no mistaking the six foot seven stick as he broke through the crowds to approach the hooded girl. "You broke your promise Nozomi. You said you wouldn't get hurt. I'm absolutely livid with you right now." The boy didn't stutter. Although stating he was upset and angry he obviously didn't show it. The fact he didn't stutter showed perhaps he had now developed a comfort level high enough with Nozomi to do so. Another thing that stood out was his lack of calling her Mimi as he did before. Internally the man was actually just relieved she was still alive and not unconscious dying slowly from blunt force trauma. His Kikaichu would irradiate his feeling of obvious relief that he wasn't outwardly showing. "Also, I believe this little one's yours." The man's tall stick like arms would move downward offering Nozomi back the Kikachu she had left with him with his just as long finger. Kumotake was so caught up in his reunion with Nozomi he had forgotten the Spider Goddess had torn his shirt in two exposing his pale skinny self...not to mention Kumotake absolutely reeked of female 'queen' like pheromones.
Θ C H A K R A ┆ 420/420xΘ S T A M I N A ┆ 200/200xΘ A C ┆ 900(4400)xΘ R Y O ┆ 1000[1300] Θ I N S E C T S ┆750/750xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ┆ Θ Genjutsu/Tamer ┆ Θ Peak Spider ┆ Θ Doton / Suiton ┆ Θ D-ranked Genin ┆xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Θ C H A K R A ┆ 420/420xΘ S T A M I N A ┆ 200/200xΘ A C ┆ 900xΘ R Y O ┆ 0xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ┆ Θ Loyal Partner ┆ Θ Kokonut ┆ Θ Raiton / Fuuton ┆ Θ D-ranked Companion ┆xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
P a s s i v e s : : > •Venomous Union: Kumotake and Sukoso share the inherent ability with each other to produce venom from fangs. Their bond has granted Kumotake with a set of poison glands to accompany them. His poison is weak in comparison to Sukoso's and isn't lethal...truth be told he prefer not to use it unless absolutely necessary.
Sukoso: 1 Posts: Irritation, 3 Posts Arrhythmia, 5 Posts Skyrocketing Blood Pressure Potential Fainting, 7 Posts Heart Attack, 9 Posts Death > • One Among Many: Sukoso and Kumotake had shared a bond so close that Sukoso sought a way to stand out from the other spiders and demonstrate it's strength to compensate for Kumotake's weak demeanor in the face of danger and abuse. The result was Sukoso freely able to manipulate it's size among three categories. Minuscule enough to retreat into Kumotake's body which was it's original form, slightly larger as a normal spider, and finally large enough to be ridden. It takes a full post to change in size, There's a cooldown of at least 1 full post, must be in physical contact. >Taijustu +1 Post To Learn >Ninjutsu -2 Posts To Learn >Genjutsu -2 Post To Learn >Taijutsu -2 Post To Learn >Heaven's Riches Total With Reduction -3 Post To Learn, 1 Dojo, 1 Tutor, 1 Formless
O t h e r s : : > Meteor Hammer > 15/15 Senbon > >
J u t s u x L e a r n e d / U s e d Active Reductions: N/A > > > > > >
Thinking about all of those who died, Aria came out from her praying, stood up, and began to dance. There may not have been any funerary incense, pictures, or elaborate groups of flower arraignments, but still this was a way to honor those whom had perished. Pulling out her flute to act as a makeshift fan, the shrine maiden raised her hands high into the sky as everyone calmed the waters around her. Lifting her right leg, she spun about, dipping the flute low, twirling it between her fingers. Now she planted the leg, lifted the other, and continued her spiral, weaving behind and around a nearby tree. Now one hand was high, the left low, and she tilted her head in reverence, dancing to show great respect. Approaching the cliffs' side, she lightly stepped among the rubble before it fell, turning around and around as the sun peeked out from behind the clouds. Fully facing the raised waters now, she slowed to a halt, brought both hands together, and deeply bowed, where she stayed for a half minute.
Spent: -- Overall: -B, -E
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A brow furrowed as she seemed to be slightly confused. Those pheromones. They were strong. Controlling. Where they were coming from? Her head went in several different directions as the bugs in her were extremely irritated. What was going on? Confused and bewildered, Nozomi started to follow the hormones and glanced over at the edge, being careful not to fall. That's when she saw them. A massive arachnid female with Kumotake and another woman she did not recognize.
Yet, her honey gazed eyes focused on the arachnid female. Nozomi didn't understand. She doesn't feel a threaten aura about this woman but she did not feel comfortable for sure. Why? Her bugs were swirling and she realized it. Protection. She felt the need to protect Kumotake. He's an Aburame. Part of her clan. When the female had reached to tear his shirt, she almost reacted, insects emerged and swarm around her uninjured arm. But she did not harm him. Even more confused to what's going on, she finally communicated with the young Kikaichu that was with him. Nodded in understanding, she stepped away from the edge, not wanting to see anymore while the spy Kikaichu informed her of what she missed.
Not too long after that, Nozomi could feel them getting closer. They seemed to be heading to a target. Sure enough, Kumotake spoke as she turned to face him with a sheepish smile. "We are shinobi. We don't always get out scratch free. I promised I would do my best not to get hurt and I did give my best." Nozomi remarked gently, knowing he wasn't happy. Right now, she was not wearing her hooded top because it got covered with honey from their accident. Instead, she was wearing all black, but even then, you could see the mud smudges. Few hints of her skin with cuts and tears of her fabric. Her red hair was a mess and all over the place. Yet, the lower part was still covered with her mask. Nozomi took note of how he seems to be okay and that was good. She was still curious.
It was none of her business. With a soft smile underneath the mask, "I see your stuttering had already improved, Kumotake-san." Her voice was soft and gentle but as well scratchy. With a smile, she gently held out her hand with her arm that was not injured as placed it below his finger as she seemed to scoop up the young Kikaichu. "I guess the barrier blocked out the communication we could've had. I"m glad you are okay..." Then she tilted her head to the side as if to look at Sukoso, "As well you too Sukoso-kun."
Mother's Heart - Nozomi is able to communicate with anything living that is of the Arthropoda phylum order. She can gather Intel from the Arthropoda phylum creatures that is within 10 meters radius, usually used to track someone down.
