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 Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 11:12 am
Mosτ εvεяγoиε's mαd нεяε. . .╔══════════♪♫♪♫══════════╗
It was a good thing Shun acted when he did. Even if it was an awkward position, Seika was more concerned with breathing. A few moments later and she could have suffocated on her own jutsu. Which is understandable, but embarrassing on a very high level. A few seconds brief seconds after Shun had preformed the Heimlich maneuver... ''K-k-GACK!'' A white snake shot out of her mouth like a missile, nailing some poor kunoichi in the face. Shortly after, At least six more snakes poured out of her mouth. Seika was re-living the Otokage incident all over again. Only the snakes were leaving her body this time. Briefly giving Seika enough time to take a quick moment to gasp for breath before puking out a whole torrent of them. Now there were roughly more than thirty of them slithering around, terrorizing the other shinobi. Was this how the models really did it? She sure as hell felt like one. Only without the serious anorexic issues, but still. This all seemed to be more of a hassle in her opinion. Well, if she even had an opinion while in the midst of regurgitating snakes. At least she wasn't choking on them now. Thanks to Shun.Though she found it hard to breathe when her throat had become an open port hole for snakes to escape out of. She could already feel a good chunk of her chakra leaving her body. Seika quickly closed her mouth, preventing any more from leaving her body. ''......Bleh!'' One more popped out of her mouth and coiled itself at her feet, while the others sort of slithered around aimlessly. Seika would thank Shun for probably saving her life, but she was busy trying to catch her breath. If he wasn't holding her up she'd probably just keel over on the ground. The stress from using her stomach muscles to help push the snakes out made her slump over a bit. ''S-sorry, Shun..'' Seika mumbled in apology.
Okay, one problem was solved, but another was still slithering around attacking people. 'Woops'. Normally the snakes would only attack the target, but seeing how Seika hated everybody...They all seemed to spread out in confusion and strike at everything that moved or breathed. Seika groaned at the sight and was about to push her way out of Shun's grasp. When she noticed the people in the training area didn't look too pleased at all. The sight almost looked like an angry mob or some sort. Though none of them had the nerve to do something about it. All except one. It was the girl from earlier who had gotten attacked by the flying snake Frisbee. She didn't look to happy at all. The girl sprung into action and conjured up a large fireball; What we know as 'Great fireball technique' Seika's eyes widened like saucers in a look of 'Oooh s**t.' She had never dealt with a Fire style user before. This might be a problem. Luckly, The snakes almost instantly slithered and came together, forming a barrier in-front of her and Shun Yusuke, blocking the fireball. 'Hah...it worked.' The snakes seemed to disappear shortly after the attack. Seika was done for now. The girl on the other hand was unsure of what action she wanted to take and briskly walked away. She'd probably be back with friends. Seika let a content smile grace her lips and turned to Shun. ''I think...I might want to work on that jutsu more later on.'' Seika remarked meekly and plopped down on the ground for a short rest. Her stomach felt weird, but it was nothing compared to her throat. 'Ewww..' That feeling topped off with those nasty bugs from earlier. Seika wasn't sure what was worse! She took a deep breath and turned her gaze back over to Shun. ''Thanks for earlier.'' For the first time she actually meant it. There was no sarcasm, or snark follow up comments. Seika was in a way..surprised that he'd even help her out. She thought he was just going to sit there and laugh. Sound nin didn't really reply on eachother for survival, much. But it's not too abnormal for them to work together. Even so, Seika was pretty sure Shun was going to comment or scold her for suffocating on her own jutsu. After all, she had a small tendency to mess up her jutsu on occasion. Especially if it isn't genjutsu. Something she'll have to fix before other people catch on. Luckily, her attitude alone seemed to scare people off. Except Shun...but he was a girl himself. So he's immune to those horrible mood swings.
Nightmare
Myraid Snake Net Formation - Rank B
1515/2000 - 500 Off. Complete!╚══════════♫♪♫♪══════════╝
. . .γou maγ нαvε иoτιcεd τнατ
ι'm иoτ αℓℓ τнεяε mγsεℓғ.
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 2:43 pm
As he carefully let Seika go, Shuniji made to face palm, but Seika turned around, so he quickly pretended to check his skin-mask. Yup, still good...
"That was... impressive," he commented. Even he sounded conflicted whether that was sarcasm or a compliment. It was definitely interesting.
"W-Well..." he continued in an effort to keep the conversation going, "You can certainly perform the jutsu. All you really need to do now is get used to it."
He blankly watched a couple shinobi try to fend off a few stray snakes.
"It was no problem," he nodded down to Seika, referring to the Heimlich maneuver from earlier. There was just the tiniest of smirks at the recognition, but for Shuniji, that was the closest he'd ever get to being modest.
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 3:33 pm
Mosτ εvεяγoиε's mαd нεяε. . .╔══════════♪♫♪♫══════════╗
Seika blinked for a moment as she watched Shun carefully. This was weird...she never got any sort of recognition from him. Even if it was a little...it was still weird. She glanced away for a brief moment, baring an embarrassed look on her face. ''Y-yeah..'' Seika still found it odd that he was being nice to her of all people, but her suspicions about him were slowly leaving. ''I'll be sure to work on it!'' She replied with a rare, genuine smile. It was strange. Seika hated Shun for reasons she couldn't quite figure out herself, but if that was true. Why was she being friendly? Shun was the enemy wasn't he? No wait...Why was he being friendly? Maybe she was thinking too much about this and it was just a gesture of common courtesy. Yeah, that's it. Seika picked up her book and collected the fallen pages that scattered when she dropped it. Never leave this girl in a library alone. ''There was also another technique I wanted to try out. It's called 'Shadow clone'. ever heard of it?'' She asked with a curious look on her face. Oh but wait! ''Oh, you know. If you're not busy with anything that is.'' Geez, Seika was acting so meek it almost seemed like she was trying to ask the guy out on a date. Metaphorically speaking of course.
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. . .γou maγ нαvε иoτιcεd τнατ
ι'm иoτ αℓℓ τнεяε mγsεℓғ.
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 3:44 pm
"You seriously think I don't know what a shadow clo--" for what felt like the hundredth time that day, Shuniji kept himself from saying something stupid.
Such an exasperated face looked out of place on Yusuke's childish features, even if he was missing an eye.
"No. I am not doing anything." He finally replied. It was a bold-faced lie, of course. Shuniji needed to go badger his parents to make him a new megaphone. On the other hand, even training with Seika was more appealing than that festival of shame and childhood trauma.
He recovered from his frigid moment of repressed anxiety with a melodramatic sigh. "I've got something to do later though, okay? Just tell me what you need me to do, so we can get done on schedule. Don't wanna be late, 'n all..."
Again, Shuniji wasn't telling the entire truth. He figured if somebody knew he needed to get new equipment, they'd hold him to it and he wouldn't be able to back out later. Maybe after training she'd go with him so he'd have somebody to talk to down there. he could go make a sandwich. Yeah. That.
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 5:17 pm
Mosτ εvεяγoиε's mαd нεяε. . .╔══════════♪♫♪♫══════════╗
Seika tilted her head slightly as she gazed at Shun. Curiosity was still getting the better of her. ''Something to do?'' She rephrased and blinked for a few moments. Speaking of that subject...she had never seen him do anything else outside of the arena. Or maybe on a mission. Seika pressed her thumb to her lip and tried to figure out what Shun actually did in his spare time. He seemed to an outgoing person...attention grabbing. 'Does he go clubbing maybe? His old clothes would definitely attract both genders...and it IS flashy. So maybe..No! Stop doing that thing where you think too much about something and it turns out very wrong! Pay attention! Shun is talking!' She reminded herself and snapped out of her mental investigation. ''Alright, I'll keep this quick.'' Seika grinned and pulled out a small scroll. ''I recovered this scroll some time ago. It's for the MultiShadow clone technique, However I can't use it.'' She explained, sticking it back in her shirt....What the hell does she hide in there?! And how?! I guess some things are better off...left alone. Seika cleared her throat and returned her attention to Shun, ''I'll have a better chance at using it if i know how to perform the skill in the first place, but it's just a theory of course.'' Seika set a hand on her hip and cocked her head to the side. It didn't look like she was all too sure about this skill. ''So, I think I might want to start out with an attempt at Normal clones? These shadow clones might be a bit harder to attempt. From what I've researched...The clones are actual copies, not illusions. So the user's chakra is evenly distributed among every clone, giving each clone an equal fraction of the user's overall power.'' Did she even know what she was talking about? Probably...but she was actually just rambling.
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. . .γou maγ нαvε иoτιcεd τнατ
ι'm иoτ αℓℓ τнεяε mγsεℓғ.
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 5:34 pm
Shuniji gave Seika a blank stare with Yusuke's one eye.
"Did you come up with that yourself, or did you read it off your morning's cereal box?" He rolled his eye and kept talking. "You are a genjutsu user, right? You just explained it yourself. Shadow clones are normal clones, but with an equal distribution of chakra--not the bare minimum used to produce an image of yourself like with the academy-level stuff. It's classified as such a high ranking jutsu because it requires you to have enough control over the output of chakra so that it's able to interact with the environment naturally and not end up a blob of Eldritch chakra horror."
He crossed his arms and spoke to the ceiling like the whole lecture was a huge burden on himself, though it was quite obvious he was enjoying the sound of his own voice. The sparkles don't lie.
"It's called 'Shadow' Clone Jutsu because these clones are solid and cast shadows, unlike the standard genjutsu which only exists in the human mind."
Shuniji finished with a knowing nod to show he was content with his history lesson. "Alright. Here's your task." He made eye-contact with Seika, "Attack me with a clone. Having a target to focus on will help you force your chakra to direct itself in a unified manner, and I'll be able to tell how much you're using from how many clones you summon versus how hard your clone hits."
Most of the chakra snakes seemed to have dispersed by now, though there were a couple tenacious boas that seemed intent on harassing one lone kunoichi near the balcony behind Seika.
Shuniji sweatdropped. "It would appear your biggest concern seems to be... focusing your attacks..."
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 12:54 am
Mosτ εvεяγoиε's mαd нεяε. . .╔══════════♪♫♪♫══════════╗ 'Duh, of course I read it. It's called research.' Seika scoffed and rebelled..quietly. She didn't want to start any sort of verbal fight with Shun. They always ended with somebody getting their feelings hurt. In this case it would be Seika. She had a talent for stating the obvious from time to time, Though most of the time she was just reminding herself of things when she did that. Of course Seika being Seika literally stuck her tongue out and made childish faces at Shun during his speech. Of course she was listening to him, she'd be stupid not to. Even if he was mildly insulting her intelligence as a genjutsu user. 'Psssht, let's see YOU preform cat semblance or shared sight without a Megaphone, Jerk!' Speaking of...Where was his Megaphone? It was like...gone. Seika crossed her arms and discontinued her childish gestures. This was some important stuff. 'At least try to be serious!' ''Right.'' She agreed, reluctantly. Was she still mad? Shun tended to rub her the wrong way on occasion without even trying. Maybe it was one of those times.
''You know...not everybody is a Genius like you, Shun. It may take some time for other people to learn things, mind you.'' She stated solemnly with a sneer, though the way she said it sounded like an insult. Though it still could be considered a complement. Of course knowing Seika it wasn't. Hah! So she was still upset about his comment. Well, it's what she get's for asking or stating obvious facts.''But also.. you are taking the time out of your day to help me out. So thank you for that..'' She added, avoiding Shun's gaze. Seika may have been upset, but she knew it wasn't entirely fair to disrespect him especially when he's willing to help her out. She then cleared her throat and made the appropriate hand signs. 'Enough of the stupid comments. Time to train this jutsu and get it done.' Seika closed her eyes and tried her best to concentrate. She couldn't afford getting this wrong. The technique itself took a load of chakra. 'Alright..' She could do this..''Shadow Clone Technique!'' A large puff of smoke flooded the area, causing Seika to cough a bit. This might have been too much. Two small figures emerged from the smoke, They were indeed, shadow clones...only...One of them had a slight malfunction. 'Her clothes are on backwards...' How do you mess that up?! Seika could create the perfect NORMAL clone. What was so different about shadow clones? Well, stupid question.. BUT STILL. Seika face palmed and flicked her wrist around making a 'Shoo' gesture. It was stupid looking, but at least it wasn't too bad. Everything was accurate...except the clothing. While the other shadow clone was perfect.
Seika turned her gaze to Shun and shrugged slightly in confusion, while the two clones were more interested in comparing breast sizes. Seika was already disgusted with them. She snapped her fingers catching their attention. ''Stop messing around!'' She hissed and jabbed her finger in Shun's direction. ''That is your target, Go get him!'' The clones looked at each-other for a moment, then the two shoved each-other around, trying to debate who wanted to die first. It seems none of them really felt like messing with Shun, they might get their faced ripped off or something. After a small squabble between the two. The first clone stumbled forward, but regained it's balance and took a frontal approach and began lashing out at Shun with a Kunai. While the other skimmed past him, keeping it's distance. You don't get near Shun...It's just something you'll regret later. Besides Seika was running out of chakra. She needed to spare as much as she could. So the other one just sat out and watched. Besides Shun DID only ask for one. The first retarded clone didn't really count...because it looked stupid.
Shadow Clone Jutsu - Rank B: 670/2000
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. . .γou maγ нαvε иoτιcεd τнατ
ι'm иoτ αℓℓ τнεяε mγsεℓғ.
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 8:09 am
Shuniji's gaze on Seika hardly wavered as one clone rushed him. With his left hand, he pushed the clone's wrist, the one gripping the kunai, away so that it would lose its balance and slash the air above his shoulder.
He followed up his deflection by twisting his body around the falling clone, jumping slightly so he was over it, and kicking its back into the ground.
He stood with one foot on the clone (until it disappeared) and stared hollowly at the other one; back to Seika; then back to the clone.
To be honest, fighting as Yusuke was much harder than anticipated. The height difference was hard to get used to, and his clothes were suddenly too baggy to move around in comfortably. That, and his depth perception was off due to being unable to see through one eye.
All in all, he thought it would be a decent enough handicap for Seika.
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:49 pm
Mosτ εvεяγoиε's mαd нεяε. . .╔══════════♪♫♪♫══════════╗
Seika watched as Shun took the clone down with ease. The corners of her lips twitched for a brief second. She wasn't really known to be that competitive, but she'd at least try and give him a challenge. It would be rude to just let him sit there bored out of his skull, right? Her lips curled into a smile as she straightened her posture. 'The only question is...what next?' Seika shot a glance at her clone, who seemed to be taking on a more lax posture with her hand on her hip. 'How dare she imitate my cool pose!' She scowled, pursing her lip a bit. Then returned her gaze to Shun who seemed to be watching the both of them. ''.....Oh.'' She said unconsciously, Her expression brightened a bit. Shun's actions sort of gave Seika a sudden realization. 'This technique will be completely useless if I can't work together with the clone.' She should have known that from the start, but it never really dawned on her. After all...Seika never worked with anybody. Ever. Sure she did missions with people, but Seika was never put in a situation where she had to fight along side others. Well, nobody could really stand Seika that long anyway. Maybe Shun...but the feeling is mutual between the two when it came to disliking each other. Well, So she thought.
Okay, So she needed to work with the clone, but there was still a problem. How to approach Shun without getting her a** kicked? 'W-what if he tries to rip my face off?' ''Waaa! No, not that!'' Seika moaned, slapping her hands on her cheeks and began making small pouting noises. That Jutsu of Shuns...really seemed to bother her. Well, he did look like he enjoyed using it...so of course she'd be freaked out. 'B-but...This isn't about trying to hurt Shun...it's about perfecting this Jutsu, So it sort of requires attacking.' Was that code for 'This gives me an excuse to attack Shun?' Not in Seika's mind, but one could definitely take it like that. Originally she wouldn't have any qualms with attacking Shun, but ever since the Chunin exams...he got sort of creepy. Speaking of the chunin exams. Seika had wondered how Ren was fairing with her cat. Even though Seika was pretty much dependent on Neko-chan for most of her Genjutsu skills. It was sort of a good thing though. She could have a chance to get used to them without the help of Neko. Anyway, Back on topic. So, Seika didn't want to get her face melted off, but she also needed to work with her clone a bit. She knew this wasn't a spar match. So she didn't want to think TOO much about this. Actually this was really simple. All she had to do was- NO SHUT UP, I WANT TO KEEP MY FACE! Maybe she might want to think of a strategy that didn't involve being around Shun and his creepy paper shredding fingers.
''F-frea-'' No! Don't further piss off the face peeling monster! To think she kissed him too. Seika cleared her throat for a moment, making long range eye contact with her clone. They seemed to be..planning something within their heads. After a few moments the clone shot it's gaze at Shun, giving him a twisted smile. Seika took a few BIG steps back from Shun. The clone got down on all fours and regurgitated a decent amount of snakes. Even Seika was a bit irked that the clone wasn't choking at her attempt. The snakes formed a huge wall, leaving only their heads sticking out of it like a pointed cheese grader. Seika quickly took action and made a long line of hand signs. ''Wind snake Jutsu!'' Suddenly the air around her became visible as it twirled around her, forming a large serpent figure that shot out, heading straight for him. The snake heads that were sticking out of the large wall opened their mouths revealing a sharp blade, closely resembling Kunai for each mouth. It was clear what the plan was. 'Use wind to push Shun back into the Iron maiden wall of snake death.' Of course, Seika would never go through with the WHOLE attack. The wall would probably crumble before he hit it. This was all just mainly for a combination practice. Besides...Seika found Shun's serious face scary. On the other hand, Seika was forced down on one knee. Kai warned her about the chakra drainage that jutsu would have on her. Now she was finally feeling the effects of it.
Shadow Clone Jutsu - Rank B: 1451/2000
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. . .γou maγ нαvε иoτιcεd τнατ
ι'm иoτ αℓℓ τнεяε mγsεℓғ.
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 3:44 pm
Oddly enough, Shuniji smiled at the attack. It was nice to see Seika being creative with her jutsu and it gave him a twisted sense of pride in that he was the one helping coach her in such techniques and bring her up to this level in only one session.
Yup, he was a bad a**.
And like a bad a**, Shuniji ripped the scrolls from his waistband, letting them fly open in the process, and summoned the Fuuma shuriken they held.
The open scrolls flopped to the ground, only to be blown back up into the air like streamers as the gust of wind hit them.
Yusuke's lighter body was nearly flung up by the wind snake as well, but thankfully for Shuniji, he'd maintained a little of his upper body strength as he plunged the closed shuriken into the tiles, forcing his chakra into the blades to penetrate the floor further. This served to keep him from being ripped back into the wall of snakes by the whirlwind.
As the wind snake dispersed, Shuniji had been pushed back several meters, indicated by the two, deep trails the shuriken lodged in the ground had made as he was dragged across the floor. Sparks of his lightning nature chakra flickered across the metal weapons.
Shuniji, himself, meanwhile was only centimeters away from having his thick-soled, wooden sandals pierced by the wall of snakes behind him. While attributed mostly to the wind snake that would have thrown him into the wall had he not anchored himself to the ground (and nearly wrenched both arms from their sockets) it was also partly due to the fact Shuniji had become taller.
He stood up shakily. He knew just how much luck went into not flying face-first into the snake wall. He was back to his normal stature; Yusuke's face reverted back to normal skin that hung in tattered shreds across Shuniji's real mask.
Not bothering to rip the rest of the skin from his mask, Shuniji plunged both folded shuriken into the trails he'd made in the floor.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Destruction!!"
A burst of electricity shot through the scars in the floor, taking advantage of Lightning Nature's advantage over Earth. It was an unskilled, obviously amateur attempt at the jutsu, but it would give the target a good shock and its flashy bravado made the blast appear more threatening than it really was.
Shuniji ran after his own attack in what looked like a headstrong charge, but really, he was just trying to get away from the snake wall.
B-Ranked Lightning Release: Lightning Destruction: 427/2,000
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 1:26 am
Mosτ εvεяγoиε's mαd нεяε. . .╔══════════♪♫♪♫══════════╗
Seika literally flinched in reaction to Shuns first move. She knew he didn't have his megaphone with him, but she hadn't counted on him having scrolls. Though it IS Shun we're talking about here. Of course he'd have something up his sleeve. However, Seika quickly noticed the sparks flickering around Shun's weapons. 'Lightning? That must be his second nature.' She noted, eying the blades warily. Seika didn't have much chakra, but she could still move...sluggishly. She cringed a bit at the sight of his face. It was...well it look like some animal tried to make a meal out of his face. Seika couldn't stop staring at it. His face kept reminding her of when Shun assassinated that poor boy. One would say it almost traumatized her. She didn't want to end up like that...Have her face taken off, just to be ruined and discarded later. IT WAS HER FACE DAMMIT, AND SHE WAS GOING TO KEEP IT! Seika snapped back out of her thoughts just in time to hear Shun screaming a new- OH s**t! She had just enough time to spring back on her feet and push herself backwards, making a small backflip...only to get seriously tazed when she landed. "K-kyaaa!" The lighting was too fast for Seika's half assed moves. The nerves in her legs were acting up from the shock, causing her leg to twitch. 'Ewww' She had that numb feeling too. Good thing it wasn't too severe. Or it might have made her a paraplegic, but that was the least of her concerns. Shun was headed right for her!
The clone however stood proudly at the top of the wall, but the Lightning Jutsu even reached the wall behind Shun, causing the bottom row of snakes to wither up and die. The wall of snakes began to topple over like a building. The clone quickly jumped off, using the wall as a boost when it fell. Seika on the other hand managed to muster up the strength to take off in the other direction so the wall of death wouldn't fall on her. It should just disperse when it hit the ground though. There was no way that formation could hold after taking a hard fall like that. Seika was pretty impressed with the shadow clone skill. They were durable, but they took way too much chakra. There was no way she'd be able to use that forbidden scroll. If she were to survive in a battle, she'd have to either not use the skill or limit it to one. Even two was pushing it. Seika would have to find other uses for these. Also..all her skills with everything but Genjutsu seemed to be very rocky. It was horrible...she'd have to do a lot better than this. Seika stopped and whirled around, facing Shuns direction. "Shun lookout!" she shouted after him, pointing up at the falling snake structure. Even Seika had some amount of concern for her 'Sensei.' The shadow clone took it's place beside Seika, crossing it's arms as it watched the wall topple over. It had a few scratches on it's body...but she couldn't help but wonder what their limits were. Shun seemed to dispose of them easily, and he was in another body so to speak! Goes to show how much power he actually had. Speaking of power. Seika's legs were still tingly and shaky from the new jutsu he had. She should work on her other element too. All in due time of course.
(Sorry for the messy post. x_o)
Shadow Clone Jutsu - Rank B: 2042/2000 Complete!
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ι'm иoτ αℓℓ τнεяε mγsεℓғ.
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 3:18 pm
 Shuniji was halfway to the real Seika when she called out to him. He pivoted on his heel, still sliding backwards and dug his shuriken into the ground.
"Lightning Destruction!" he tried again, sending another blast in the direction of the snake wall.
Rather than shock the snakes directly, Shun's conduction of the lightning into the ground splintered it beneath the reptiles' falling bodies, either crushing or impaling the majority as they hit the shattering floor.
Shuniji could tell Seika was becoming fatigued, as many of the snakes simply began to disperse as they fell, not needing the extra jutsu from Shun to keep from attacking people as they dispersed.
Once Shuniji had stopped sliding and stopped electrocuting the wall, he was close to the original Seika. He stood up straight and pointed one shuriken at her neck, signifying he'd "won" the impromptu sparring match.
"The most efficient way to dispose of shadow clones is to destroy the original," he explained in a matter-of-fact tone. The closed shuriken glinted in the fluorescent lighting ominously.
Still, Shuniji lowered the shuriken graciously and tucked both of them under his arm. He'd need to go pick up the scrolls he'd tossed later...
Something about his relaxed posture said he was smiling. Successful training always put him in a good mood. "Good job!" he relented, slightly out of breath, "I'm impressed you managed to not only perform Shadow Clone Jutsu and Myriad Snake Net Formation in the same training session, but simultaneously!"
It was odd for Shuniji to praise someone else so enthusiastically, but one had to remember he was essentially praising his own abilities as a teacher, which made much more sense.
He chuckled and pulled his hair off the back of his neck with his free arm. "I think we're good for today." However, Shuniji's upbeat demeanor faltered as he realized that meant it was time to go visit the research and development wing of the Sound Village laboratories. Goody.
B-Ranked Lightning Release: Lightning Destruction: 755/2,000
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 5:33 pm
Mosτ εvεяγoиε's mαd нεяε. . .╔══════════♪♫♪♫══════════╗
Seika glanced up at Shun with a meek expression as he pointed the shuriken at her and spoke. "Right." she replied promptly after. Once again she ended up in the same position as last time. Tail between her legs. So to speak, Only this time she was standing up and not curled in the fetal position. Seika really needed to work on that. Though at least she was actually trying to better herself. Regardless of how weird it was to get compliments from SHUN of all people. Seika nodded and smiled lightly. "Thank you...Let's do this again sometime." She paused and blinked for a moment, observing him carefully. Something was funny about Shun....and it wasn't his mask this time! "What's that thing you said you had to do? It's sort of strange to know you actually have a life out of this training area....So I'm sort of curious now." She stated, obviously not aware of what she said was actually offensive. Seika also seemed to be tugging at his sleeve. Letting him know she wasn't going to leave him alone until he told her. Goes to show how annoying she could be without her companion or Kai around.
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. . .γou maγ нαvε иoτιcεd τнατ
ι'm иoτ αℓℓ τнεяε mγsεℓғ.
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 6:05 pm
"Yeah, no problem."
'..!' Shuniji was startled by Seika's sudden interest in his personal life. He was almost touched, almost, until the actual nature of the question took effect.
He wasn't very good at talking to people when dealing with... personal issues. He could ramble for days about anything else. He just couldn't do "personal".
"Remember my megaphone? Well, I lost it in the match with Ichi. I need to get a new one."
He paused, unsure whether to expand on that statement. Since it would be out of character for him to not to, he figured it would be okay to continue.
"See, I got it from my parents. They... They work in the laboratories. The technology division, that is!" He was quick to amend which branch his parents work for, so as not to let Seika confuse them with the creeps who worked in the dissection labs. No, that was a different place all together.
Though it wasn't like Shuniji hadn't seen the leftovers from the latter be put to use in the former as a child. That may have actually explained a few things about how he ended up the way he was...
"So I need to get down there sometime to ask them for a replacement. I..."
Even with his mask, Shuniji was obviously uncomfortable. He was speaking softly with an edgy, forced cheer and wasn't even making an effort to look at Seika as he spoke.
"I know I won't ever see them if I don't head down to the labs myself! Ha! What with them being workaholics and all..!"
So that was Shuniji's problem. That run-in he had with his mother after being released from the medical wing was the first time he'd spoken to either parent in two months. They hadn't spoken to him in three.
He wasn't bothered by it at all though. Hell, he wasn't stupid. He knew how obnoxious he could be, how little attention was paid towards his antics, how little everyone cared. His parents were two of at least a hundred lab rat drones crawling the floors of the Otogakure basement. What were two more pairs of eyes to avert their gaze from Shuniji? Their greatest presence in his life were the two, empty bedrooms in his apartment.
"Hey... If you're that curious, you can come with. It's really not that interesting down there..."
At least, that's what he told himself.
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 7:27 pm
Mosτ εvεяγoиε's mαd нεяε. . .╔══════════♪♫♪♫══════════╗ Seika tilted her head slightly as she intently listened to Shun explain his situation. Come to think of it...she vaguely remembered Shun losing his megaphone in the battle with Ichi. His attire and purple skin had been too distracting. To find out those were bugs sort of freaked her out. Setting that aside. Seika didn't know he had parents or anything...Though he probably mentioned it a few times. She was just to ADD to remember, But what really caught her attention was the word "laboratory?" Her face lit up with excitement. She was always secluded in her house when she was a child. Seika never left the place until she was maybe nine. So she'd never seen the laboratories before! Though Seika couldn't help but notice his change in tune. It couldn't be completely confirmed...seeing as how he had a mask and she was horrible at picking up any social cues. Still, the feeling was there. If only she could figure out what it was. Could it be that she felt sorry for him? Her dad was never home, but her mother was...and even when she was gone. Seika had Kai to torture and annoy. What was it like being alone? Was it something Shun was afraid of? Why doesn't he just hang out with friends? '....That was sort of hypocritical, but none of these questions can be confirmed. Maybe it's best if i just leave it be.' She thought to herself and turned her full attention to Shun with a bright smile. 'An invitation?' Seika would beat herself up if she passed up a chance to go check out the lab! Also she was incredibly curious about his parents, Shun's daily life. "Really? I've never been to the laboratories before! It would be pretty cool to check it out. Let's go see your parents for that megaphone now!" Seika took Shun's hand and literally dragged him as she took off speed-walking. Even though she had no clue where she was going. Who cares! Seika had a chance to explore a place she'd never even been around!
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. . .γou maγ нαvε иoτιcεd τнατ
ι'm иoτ αℓℓ τнεяε mγsεℓғ.
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