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"a*****e!!!" Loki yelled at Kamina as he disapeared, "Log Out!" He said logging himself out of the world so that he could remove the Genjutsu. "Hmmmm... what should i do now...." Loki walked over to a sign and looked at it. He suddenly remembered his sword. He snapped his fingers and walked towards the docks so that he could head to Konohagakure to retrieve his sword out of the rock where he had left it so many lives ago. As Loki neared the docks he remembered about his Beast Seal and deactivated it. He also placed the alchemy gloves on his hands because he never knew when he might need such a skill to use to his advantage.

Remembrance: 9/??

((Continue in Konoha Soon))

Tamao
Hidden Wind

Tamao had continued walking, staying on the same path she'd walked quite a few times before this. Her mind was wandering freely, the wonders of disassociative thinking giving her the chance to come up with new and unexpected ideas and tactics. In theory, anyway. In reality, it didn't work out quite so well. Sure, every once in a while she'd have a notable idea, but overall, she didn't have very much to show for her long stretches of time when she seemingly zoned out. Regardless, she finally arrived at her destination, and spent a long moment just looking around.
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It was at the very outskirts of the village, there were a few trees sparsely located around her, and soft, green grass underfoot. She was pretty sure there was a river somewhat nearby, but she hadn't yet discovered it. That was fine, there was always another day to explore. For now, she just drank in the simple peace and tranquility of the natural scenery around her for a long moment. Feeling some of her stress and anxiety, not that there had been much of it to start, drift away, she felt ready for the day's planned exercises. She'd start with some meditation,
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to gather her thoughts and center herself. From there, she'd decide as she finished that particular task. She was trying a loose schedule, to see if it suited her more than a rigid, by-the-minute one. For now, she still hadn't made a decision one way or the other as to which might work out for her better in the long run. At the moment, both had their good and bad points. But regardless, she should really get started on the day's work, rather than just think about it. She moved to one particular patch of grass that she only recognized from familiarity, settling down
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to a cross-legged sitting position, setting her hands in her lap. She tried to relax her entire body, as she visualized a white beam of energy in line with her spine. She let the thoughts in her head slowly waft away, plunging into a blissful nothingness. Within this nothingness, she felt at peace. Although this time, there was something missing. Just a slight presence she hadn't really ever felt, but now that it was gone, she felt oddly disquieted. She hadn't ever recognized the presence, but it's being there had helped to put her at ease on some small scale.
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She continued in this vein for quite some time, the time spent in meditation simultaneously peaceful and disturbing. But finally, she had to stop her meditations, and slowly opened her eyes. She'd been sitting in place for several hours now, and her entire body felt tense. For some reason, especially her legs. She carefully got to her feet, and stretched, trying to work the tension out of her body as she began to think on what she should do next for the day's exercises. There were quite a few options, really just limited to her own tastes and desires.
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Tamao
Hidden Wind

Tamao finished stretching, and grinned as the sense of tension throughout her body shrank to almost nothing. Her legs felt better, too, she must have been sitting wrong or something. But now that she was up and walking around again, nothing could go wrong! Unfortunately, she thought that phrase too soon, as her (rather weak) senses finally detected the presence of someone approaching, and taking care to be stealthy about it. If they'd come to her openly, she wouldn't have thought anything of it, that they would have just been someone from the village,
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or some other person with a legitimate reason to find her. But this skulking around didn't feel right, she remembered enough lessons from the Academy to know that sneaking up on someone was an ideal way to set up an attack. She couldn't think of anyone that could possibly want to hurt her, but nonetheless, there they were. She felt nervous, and tried to decide just what in the world she should do in a situation like this. She simultaneously tried to run through the list of the techniques she was capable of performing, as well as keeping an eye on
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where the mysterious assailant was. She didn't want to fight if she could avoid it, that left two real options. Negotiation, or running away. Negotiation was chancy, as she couldn't really do it without either letting them get close, or letting them know she knew they were there. Both could be quite dangerous situations. Running away was a much safer option, although there was no guarantee she would be fast or skilled enough to actually get away from whoever they were. She thought quickly, if only there was a way she could vanish
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for a moment, or increase her speed! But no, she didn't have any techniques like that, and she didn't have any ninja tools that would do the job either. Her mind whirling, she barely heard the rustling in the nearby bush that heralded the arrival of whoever it was. She finally made a decision, clasping her hands into a seal and using the Substitution Jutsu, swapping places with a rock she remembered seeing not all that far away. Hopefully far enough. Unfortunately, she had forgotten about the terrain where the rock she had swapped places with was,
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as she tripped and landed on her rump in the river she had thought was somewhere around here. She couldn't help it, she let out a cry of annoyance and dismay as the cold water rushed past her, then clamped a hand over her mouth. Getting to her feet, she tried to ignore her wet clothes, and dashed back in the direction of the village, hoping that her outburst hadn't been loud enough to give away her position to the one who'd been sneaking up on her. She risked a glance behind her, and was simultaneously relieved and worried. She didn't see
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anyone following her, but she did see the watery footprints she was leaving behind as river water dripped from her clothes. Unless her adversary was a total beginner, they'd spot that trail almost instantly. And if they were a beginner, they probably wouldn't have been as skilled as they were at sneaking up on her. That meant they'd be on her fast, she had to get away, and right now. She tried to move faster, now fully running, dashing back to the village with all the speed she could muster. She didn't want to get caught up in something again.
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Hidden Tree sad One holy hallalooya of a post)
Sword Play-900 Skill Points- (must Learn this TEchinque to learn the Sword Techinques of Hidden Tree)

Loki arrived in the Hidden Tree village after having retrived his katana from the rock in Hidden Leaf he knew he had better get training he had his work cut out for him if he was to even have any hope of defeating Shiro or even matching him with his slaves he had to have probably three or four times more chakra then Shiro did otherwise it would be a suicide waiting to happen and he knew it very well. Truth be told the idea that he might be turned into one of those... those... those things scared Loki to no end and he knew that his only hope was to have the power to kill them all.
1/9
Loki searched through the Hidden Tree not really knowing what he was looking for though he was allied with this village in a village and village alliance he didn't know much about it. He couldn't quite remember but he thought that he had visited this place in a preivouse life without learning much and he planned on learning all that he could the time that he was here this time. "I am going to learn how to use my sword to its fullest extent this time i will also master my seal before i return to face Shiro... I will not return to my village untill i have mastered many many techniques." and that was how he was going to do this.
2/9
He was going to train harder then Naruto had ever trained and he was going to succeed where so many other ninja had failed he was a ninja with determination of steel and it was that such thinking that kept him moving when his body was even falling to pieces around him. He would work himself to death several hundered times if it moved him closer to his goal of defeating the one person that it mattered to him to defeat. Loki stopped at a ramen shop about four hours into his searhc and inquired where he might find someone to teach him techniques.
3/9
The Respons he got was not so entusiastic he got more of a smug grin and a laugh then an answer and he was kind of curios why. "Mind if i ask whats so funny about wanting to train?" Loki asked the ramen vendor as he took a seat. The man looked at him grinned again and said, "Well i just think its funny that your looking for a trainer in a village full of Sword masters... yous seem to have a very fine sword on you and you don't seem like a very new person to using a sword." Loki raised his hand to cut him off, "maybe i should have been more specific... I'm looking for a person to teach me the basics of this fvillages techniques so that i can defeat a certain someone." Loki said flatly
4/9
This caused the man to double up with laughter aand it took him several minutes to retake a good posture and say, "Now someone around here is trying to emulate a certain Emo uchiha who goes by the name of sasuke." the man was grinning broadly and could be seen visibly having trouble holding back his laughter. This angered Loki to no end and he said angrily, "If your going to be that way about my training then im going to have to go somewhere else with my time and keep looking even if it takes me a week to find a good trainer i will."
5/9
The man still grinning managed to say, "Theres a dojo a couple of miles northeast in the forest where you can learn the basics of our swordsmanship the teacher there goes by the name of Misterugi." Loki nodded still kind of angry he would have bought some ramen before he left but he had decided not to shortly into the covnersation with the strange man in this shop. Loki quickly left and headed out into the forest trying to find the Dojo he didn't wanmt to have much to do with this village if its people where anything like the strange old man.
6/9
After a few minutes, Roughly 10 minutes, Loki stood before a Dojo that looked similiar to Lee's dojo which he had visited in his last life. He knocked on the Dojo door and promptly there was a response, "Enter!" Loki walked inside and the door came closed behind him. Loki found himself in a well lit room that had hundreds of different kinds of blades all around the Dojo. A man with a wacked out hairdo that looked as though he hadnt brushed it in years sat on a pillow. He quickly stood up and grabbed his sword.
7/9
"You have come for training and i will accept you as a student if and only if you fight me using only the sword on your back. No techniques that involve Chakra in anyway or even any seals that increase your power with the sword straight out conflict." Loki knew this man was Misterugi because of the fact that he acted as if he owned the dojo. "I accept your terms." Loki said he kept his gloves on though he wouldn't use any alchemy he wanted to hide the mouths that where located on his palms that would make things easier for him later.
8/9
Misterugi charged drawing his blade mid attack. Loki barely had enough time to draw his blade before the man was upon him and he was parrying for all that was worth not finding an opening to strike he was afraid that he might prove to the man that he had no power what so ever to the man and he would not be accepted as a student. As a last ditch manuever about half an hour into the fight Loki used the scabbard of his sword to block the attack that the man launched at him. The man had a look of happyness on his face and said, "Good i was waiting to see if you would learn to use the scabard as much as the blade of your sword."
9/9 Sword Play Complete

Shugeki To Sei-600 Skill Points-kicks the flat side of a blade to increase the speed and force of the strike when he swings the blade upward. The power of this sword attack is so powerful it can sever trees with ease.

Loki was happy to hear that he would be able to learn from this Misterugi fellow he seemed to be rather good at what he did and he wanted to learn all that was possible before moving on to his next teacher which he knew he must do otherwise he would have no hope in defeating Shiro or anyone else for that matter it would be a horrible way for him to fail by giving up during training it would be a mistake that he wouldn't easily live down in anys eyes but most importantly to him his own eyes. Misterugi said, "I will show you this attack then we will continue our duel."
1/6
Misterugi turned towards a dummy took a stance then as he brough the blade upward he gave it a swift kick on the flat of the blade causing it to move at about 4 times the speed that it was before it severed the dummy with a single strike that caused a clean cut as if a saw blade and sander had been taken to the dummy. Misterugi quickly turned back towards Loki and said, "En Garde!" and with that he raised his blade and charged toward Loki once again. This time however Loki was ready and meet Misterugi's attack with both the Katana and scabard.
2/6
The moment that Loki was given a chance to attack Loki used the move that he had just been shown only to have it countred by a move that was similiar to the attack that he had just learned save that in a downward swing he used his palm to increase the speed. The blades clashed with such intense force that they both snapped neatly into two pieces. The piece of Loki's katana that wasnt in his hand flew and hit the roof as Misterugi's imbedded itself into the ground at there feet, "Well damn kid you've got some skill in you... sorry about your sword though..."
3/6
"Its not really a big deal i can fix them both in a matter of seconds Misterugi-Sama." Loki said as he retrieve his sword piece from the roof. He placed the piece on the ground enxt to the hilt of his sword. He clapped his hands together and said, "Transmute!" he placed his hands overtop of the sword and with a small flash of light there sat his sword all in one piece. Loki moved over to Misterugi's sword and did the same thing so that both swords where the way that they had been before they had been broken. Misterugi nodded and said, "Alright then let us continue our fight this time however i want you to go all out.
4/6
"Alright Misterugi-sama." Loki said as he took his fighting stance. He replaced his sword scabard on his back as he charged in to fight against Misterugi this time however he would be able to use his jutsu in the fight against his unique sensei. Just before he reached his mentor to attak he performed the shadow clone jutsu. Because of the C-Virus that ran through his veins he did not have to use handsigns so he hoped he would catch Misterugi-sama off gaurd... it didn't ork as well as he hoped he managed to get a small scratch on his arm but that was it Misterugi had released a volley of attacks that had caused all of his clones to vanish as he attacked.
5/6
Loki jumped back a couple of times to give him soem room to attack. He created two shadow clones and nodded to one then the other as they charged forward Lokey placed his sword in the wooden floor at his feet and said, "Multiple Hidden Snake Hands!" about a dozen snakes shot out from his sleeves and headed towards Misterugi who jumped back and spun to get out of the way. He quickly dispatched one of the two shadow clones with a sweep of his sword and kicked the 2nd in the chest dispelling him.
6/6 Shugeki To Sei Learned

Shoha To Sei-600 Skill Points- Same as Shugeki To Sei except Enishi uses the palm to push the blade to increase the speed and force of the strike when he swings the Tachi downward.

Loki was slightly angered at this turn of events and decided that he would use a technique that he had learned from the village of his enemy. Loki clapped his hands together and said, "Transmute!" He placed his hands on a dummy to his right and transmuted it into a Spartan shield though it wasn't the same it looked it. He performed another transmutation on his sword turning it to a shortsword so that he could easily weild it with one hand.
1/6
Loki charged toward Misterugi and just before there swords would have clashed he activated his Beast Seal. As his hands and feet transformed the sword in his right hand was engulfed in chakra for nothing more then a second as it withdrew the sword seemed to be hissing and there was steam coming off of it. At a closer inspection a dull green shine could be seen it appeared to be locked within the blade like a mist that would never vanish.
2/6
As the swords clashed Loki's sword easily came out the victor and broke cleanly through his sword as if through butter. Misterugi jumped backwards a few tiems to a wall where he grabbed two Shortswords. Loki dispelled his seal quickly after that attack so that he wouldn't train the timer out before it was time that it was really needed. Loki once again charged Misterugi who brought both of his swords at him in a pincer shape fashion. Loki blocked one of the swords on his shield.
3/6
The sword splintered slightly as it was still made of wood it wouldn't take much. Loki parryed Mist's second blade and pushed him back as he jumped back. Loki dropped the shield onto the ground and transmtued his sword into a katana once again. This time loki needed speed and precision. He once again activated his beast seal though this time he did not activate the sword aspect he charged in with inhuman speed and power he rushed towards Misterugi.
4/6
His series of attacks though fast enough to keep a normal person on there tows barely managed to phase Mist he had two blades to Loki's one. Loki knew what he had to do. Loki created a shadowclone in mid swing as mist brought up both his blades to catch Loki's katana in a pincer like move the clone swept at his legs with its sword. This would have torn the legs off of any normal man but Misterugi netley lifted his feet and kicked the clone in the chin. Misterugi brought his right sword around as his left sword pushed Loki's blade high.
5/6
The blow would have killed him if it wasnt for the Infinite armor that he wore. Loki though hit with the percussion that went through his armor was pretty much entirely fine from the expeirience no worse for the wear then he had been when he had entered the fight. Loki jumped backwards a couple of times to get some room before he could launch his next attack. He was determined to win this duel especcially after the man at the ramen shop had mocked him.
6/6 Shoha To Sei

Gotsui Tosei 800 Skill Points- . Using a blade to stab the opponent, then proceeds to lift in an arc over your head and slam him into the ground. To do this, the sword and the arm must have enough power to support the opponent's weight.

As Loki gained room he created several more clones and they all charged in. Misterugi defeated them all though the last one he dispatched rather interestingly. He impaled the clone with his sword and lifted him over his head and slammed the clones head into the ground before it had gone poof. Misterugi turned once again towards Loki and grinned as his nerves seemed to bulge he launched himself forward at abotu the same speed that Loki could move.
1/8
Loki was mildley interested in this new form of attack and was also interesting in learning how it could be performed. Loki clapped his hands together and transmuted several of his kunai into a second katana. With both combatants with increased speed and two blades they puished each other first one way and then the otehr till Loki managed to land a lucky ckick and send Misterugi through his front door. Mist spun and stood landed neatly.
2/8
Without waitng to see if Mist-sama was ready to go Loki renewed the assault with a strange fury that he had felt after landing hsi lucky blow his attacks seemed to double in strength and speed his was pushing Mist back farther and farther untill eventually they where in the village square. The gaurds did nothing to intervene for fear that they would be caught in the middle of the fight. They recognized Mist-sama fighting with a student as they where basicly using swords only.
3/8
The man from the ramen shop stepped out to see what was happening in the square and stared with a look of dumbfounded astonishment on his face as he saw the teenager that he had mocked fighting on par with Misterugi who was a rather good teacher. There where sparks flying from both of mists shortswords and Loki's black katana as well as the one that appeared all white as it was made of Kunai metal. It was a sight to see and a duel that was amazing.
4/8
Loki was amazed at the mans skill and guile as he fought to gain the upperground in this swordfight but neither of them would gain ground and with each of there abilitys activated niether would tire soon. Loki would dodge an attack to his left and attempt to counter only to have to swap to a parry as Mist would react instantly. The same went for mist neither of them gaining or losing ground they fought all around the square.
5/8
Soon there was atleast half of the village whatching the duel. The nearby ninja academy had bassicly emptyed as both student and teacher came out to whatch the duelists in there struggle as metal clashed against metal speed vrs strength strength vrs speed it was a fight that would seem epic if there where no one there that could match and it apepared that the village was empty of proffesional ninja save the few Chuunin that taught at the academy.
6/8
Still fewer had the courage to say anything though every once and a while a gaurd or someone would appear and attempt to split thenm up only to be forced aaside as they moved to attempt a new tactic for fear of being distracted by the man. They both knew that this was a battle that would test the limits of both of there Staminas they where evenly matched in just about everything though Loki had a seal the seals abilitys where rather perfectly matched by the mans nerves of insanity. Loki decided that he would learn that technique from the man aswell.
7/8
Though the crowd stayed to with the fight untill around sunset they began to head about there business tired of whatching the fight. Loki was now determined to stay with the fight untill the next morning so as to give the townsfolk something really extrodinary to behold. Some gaurds stayed whatching for a very long time afterwords though art around midnight the last of the mahd left. Into the wee hours of the morning a clash between the combatants destroyed two of the swords. The sword made from Kunai material and one of Mists shortswords shattered and where quickly dropped.
8/8 Gotsui Tosei Learned

Nerves of Insanity -1250 Skill Points- When using this ability the nerves protrude from his entire body causing him to become super sensitive to everything around you. In this state, Your senses, speed, and reaction time are dramatically increased, you him to immediately react to attacks before they're performed for a limited time.

Loki had his black katana gripped in both hands as he pushed his blade against that of Mists there blades rang with a steady clatter as they scraped against each other sparks flying as one tried to find a last reserve of strength to repel the attack and gain an upperhand. Quite a few villagers where out again to whatch the fight most emerged at between the times of nine o'clock and ten o'clock though a few poored in and out here and there throughout the morning.
1/12.5
At around Noon Mist and Loki lowered there swords at virtually the same time so as to keep people from thinking that one or the other admited defeat. They walked up to each other and shook hands to signify that they had found an equal in sword based combat. Loki grinned broadly even as it started to pour rain on them. They both sheathed there swords and walked to the nearby Ramen shop where the old man was standing as if waiting for them to show up.
2/12.5
"Hell of a fight kid i guess i pegged you wrong for a emulating type... not that im said that i was wrong im actually rather glade that you didn't want to emulate after that Emo but if i may im slightly curiouse who are you training so hard to kill?" The man at the ramen bar asked as eh readyed a Pork and Misu ramen one for Mist and one for Loki, "Well I don't tell alot of people who im working hard to kill so i guess i can tell you." Loki said smugly as the man finished talking.
3/12.5
"I'm aiming to kill the Fuhrer" Loki said flatly and was kind of shocked at the look he got from both The Man and from Misterugi. "Kid thats suicide hes killed atleast ten people and made them into strange puppet creatures that aren't to be messed with your just asking for suicide!" The man roared as Misterugi sat silently contemplating what he had just learned from his student. The man was obviously in an uproar as to what he had heard from Loki.
4/12.5
"Ya i know he has creatures that he uses to fight with him... My former body is one of those creatures and i have every intention of getting it back as well as my puppet and a friend of mines body... and as for the Fuhrer himself... i don't think that i'll outright kill him i think that i'll change his body into a puppet all its own... i don't know how im going to do that but i know that i will." Loki said as the man seemed to calm down over what he had said. All the man could do was look at him dumbfounded now.
5/12.5
"As long as you have a true goal motivating you and it isnt just foolish pride i congratulate you few people have true goals anymore and all they can think of is proving that they are not weak." Misterugi said as he sat there, "That is true my brother was my best friend before death and to make things better the same man killed us both so we have similiar goals in the end." Loki said as he thought back to who had killed him the time before the last time that he was killed. "Few things in life are that Similiar take into account what is." Misterugi said.
6/12.5
"Well i personally think that you are one insane mother F*cker but if you want to go through with this then i dont think i could talk you out of it... and with the way that you fought against Misterugi here i dont think there is any possible way that you could be forced... except maybe by Uko... but im getting ahead of myself he hasn't come down from the nearby mountains in... whats it been Mist 3 or 4 monthsn now... hes probably dead and thats the truth it wouldn't surprise me at all." The man ranted on as he scooped the ramen noodles out and placed them in the bowls with the soup.
7/12.5
"Hes not dead and its been almost a year now im surprised that you don't know exactly how long its been he used to be a regular customer but i don't believe any force throughout heaven hell or earth could kill him without some sort of frikin fire and light show to show for it." Misterugi said to the old man as he accepted his bowl of ramen and began to eat noiselessly as Loki began to ponder what they meant by a light show, "Alright, I'll ask who is this Uko anyway?" Loki finnaly said after seeming to wait for forever
8/12.5
"Uko Shouryu is a ninja of unmatched skill with the blade and the ability to channel his CHakra through his sword and use his chakra to shatter mountains and cut through nearly any material much like your Beast Seals special attack but it is a learnable jutsu that anyone can use and by channeling the chakra through his blade he can send out waves of it in a slashing wave to cut through just about anything. His techniques are very powerful and when he wants them to be they are very flashy." Misterugi said as he ate pausing a few times to sip some of the ramen.
9/12.5
"I think that i should find out more about this man and then see if he will train me i will need to learn all the techniques that i can before i face Shiro again... i managed to escape him already once in the Hidden Craftsmen village and i don't plan on facing him again any time soon." Loki said as he picked up a few noodles with his chopsticks and ate them only now realizing how hungry that he was from the overnight duel, "If im lucky ill even find him today and that will allow for me to finish my training sooner then i had hoped then i can move on to the next village."
10/12.5
"So your realy seriuse about killing the Fuhrer of Alchemy are you?" The Ramen Man asked rather suddenly, "Ya i am and not even death will stop me from doing it." Loki said flatly as he reached into his supply pouch and took out a small vial of strangley colored liquad and drank it all. "What was that?" the ramen man asked, "That was medicine im suffering from a horrible heart disease and ive got less then a week to live i got the disease from a jutsu that was used by a sound ninja against me and as such ive got alot of training to do before i die... that was why i didn't want to waste much time talking before."
11/12.5
"Well then i think i should take you up to talk to Uko Shouryu then shouldn't I kid?" Misterugi said as he stood up, Loki nodded to Misterugi and got up he had no time to rest he had to finish his raining before he died and was sent to the Afterlife he just had to he didn't have a choice if he didn't finish training in this life then he would have to train again in his next life and what he had palnned wasn't going to allow him to spend time training on techniques he could have learned in this life. He had a weeks valiuable time to use and he planned on using it all. Misterugi walked out of the Ramen shop and began walking towards the nearby mountains and Loki followed the ramen man said goodbye as he left and wished him the best of luck in his training. Ther was something wierd in his eyes that caused Loki to wonder.
12.5/12.5 Nerves of Insanity Learned

Tamao
Hidden Wind

As Tamao ran, she tried to think of what she was supposed to do in a situation like this. She had no idea who it was that had been trying to attack her, she had gotten away before they drew close enough for that fact to be revealed. She didn't know why they were after her. She wasn't even sure if she'd be safe inside of the village. For all she knew, it could even be someone from the village, although she couldn't think of who, or why. For now, she tried to put those thoughts out of her head, and focus on running. As she did, she could see the village appear
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ahead, she was getting close! She hastened herself on, urging her already tired legs to greater feats of speed. She risked another glance behind her, and was relieved to see nobody following her. But then a thought made her almost stop in her tracks. If this person who was trying to attack her was even a little skilled in the various shinobi disciplines, and she was sure they were, then there was a chance they were using a technique, to either set up an ambush, or to follow without being seen. If that was the case, they could be right behind her even now, and she wouldn't
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find out until it was far too late. No, she'd have to make sure she was ready at all times. Should they make even the slightest error, she'd have to spot it, and take advantage of it, as fast as she possibly could. She focused her senses as sharply as she could, but as she got closer to the village, the various sounds or urban life made her task even more difficult. Wait, that was it! She was going to be in the middle of a village, she needed to take advantage of that fact. She finally entered the village proper, slowing down just the tiniest bit so she wouldn't
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crash headlong into a stand or anything. She moved her hands quickly, spotting a village inhabitant at random and using the Transformation Jutsu to copy their appearance. It wasn't a flawless job, she hadn't kept up with her jutsu practice, so the transformation was only partial. But that was alright, at least then there wouldn't be the chance of her pursuer finding two exactly identical people. She slowed down yet more, now moving at a brisk walking pace, and looked around, trying to find someplace to lay low for a time. The best option was a cafe, so she went
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inside, took a seat, and pretended to ponder what to order. In fact, she was carefully watching the outside through the window, trying to see if anyone suspicious were to walk past, looking for her. So far, nobody seemed too suspicious, although as this was a ninja village, there were plenty of odd locals that stirred up some fear in her. She ordered a cup of tea and a small piece of cake, so the waitress wouldn't become annoyed at the non-customer, and quietly dug in once it arrived, her eyes still glued to the window. As time went on, still no one appeared,
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and she finally began to relax. She'd lost them, somehow. She leaned back in her chairm visibly relieved. Eating the last bite of cake, she beckoned to the waitress for her bill, but when the waitress approached, she told Tamao it'd already been taken care of, an odd-looking fellow had already payed for her. Tamao's eyes widened, could it be?! She hastily thanked the waitress, then dashed out of the cafe, cursing her own lack of focus. They'd found her after all, and they were toying with her! She frowned in consternation, this wasn't good! She'd have
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to prepare for battle. Even if they weren't taking her lightly, that didn't mean she was totally helpless! She headed towards the inn she was staying at, trying to work out a plan of attack. She was almost positive that her opponent was stronger than her, and most likely by a very large margin, but that couldn't be helped. At the very least, she'd do her best, there was nothing more than that that she really could do. And, with any luck, she just might be able to stay alive long enough to either win, or, the more likely of the two, escape. If she was lucky.
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Hidden Tree:

Loki heard the shuffle of footsteps off to his and Misteruga's left he looked at Mist and said, "I can find my way from here thank you." and with that Misteruga headed back to the village as Loki calledo ut, "WHOS THERE!" Loki was prepared to face someone if it meant that he would die he was going to die regardless and atleast this way he would go out fighting instead of just training and waiting for the inevitable. Granted he could go and search outa new heart but he didn't care that much and he knew it would be to hard for him to do in his current condition that all night duel left him in a horrible state and he almost wasn't ready for any attack. either from him or towards him but he would try his best.

Ohhhh Holy craap, I think i blew my foot off! 1/??

Hidden Tree:
The speed of the attack was a bit much for Loki's heart and as such Loki was caught and cut several times although he did manage to pull a substitution jutsu before the cuts where to severe. Loki landed neatly a few yards away as the tails continued to cut a dummy with the xd face on it. Loki drew his sword and pointed the blade towards the ground and said, "Bring the rain Kourhyou! Shikai!" Chakra flared and Lokis blade transformed into a claw around his right hand at the same time his panther seal activated at lvl 2 he knew he didn't have alot of time for this fight so he would have to make the most of it. He charged in his speed and strength increased to superhuman levels and his claw weapon tearing he launched an attack at Tai's head

Ohhh holy crap i think i blew my foot off 2/??

Hidden Fragment:

Wether it was the poison or the heart disease Loki didn't know but he found it difficult to move very fast and he was tiring quickly. Loki turned his sword back into normal and said, "Ebony Blade" Chakra engulfed his sword and it began to hiss and if u looked at the sword there appeared to be a green mist with in. The Chakra dissipated but the sword still hissed dangerously. Loki first created a Shadow clone and directed him into the woods behind him as the real loki charged forward toward Tai he used his Ebony blade to tear through the tails as it could cut through anything(Its my Seal's spec. technique) as he aimed another slice towards Tai's head.

The Clone:
The Clone dissapeared into the forest beyond and quickly took out a scroll and Ink and began writing a note that would be delivered Via an undetonated Explosive bird to Loki's next life as it was tuned to his chakra. In it Loki sealed his equipment as the real Loki was using a shadow cloned sword at the moment. Then the clone took the clay out of its mouths on his palms and molded it into a bird. He tied the scroll to the back of the bird and sent it off into the distance. The Cloned waited preparing to use any means nessescary to protect the bird from Loki's current Opponent. As the bird neared the Horizon The Clone turned around and headed back into battle to help Loki.

Oh holy crap, I think i blew my foot off 4/??