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The Hyuuga district, on the outside is s**c and clean. To a trained eye, one would notice that there are no weeds, nor even a rock out of place. It is the definition of how a wealthy and powerful clan should look. There are a row of houses carving down the street, each house big and vast. Although separated due to each house holding one family, the houses are connected by a wooden walkway with stone paths in the area with less activity. Koi ponds and rock gardens are sprinkled throughout the district.

Etsushi's house is located in the back of the district, and is by far the biggest household house. The outside is as orderly and clean as the rest, but once you step inside you are assaulted with dust. Dust, an inch thick, covers everything save for a pathway on the floor that veers off towards the right down a hallway. The doors are open, so when you step in front of the hallway, you will immediately notice the blood splatters that have dried and stained the floor, walls, and ceiling. The farther you do down the hallway, the more stained blood splatter there is. To those with a trained eye, will also noticed the structure is damaged with badly done repairs.

Down the hallway, at the end is a room larger than by far any other room in the house. The most damage and blood splatter is located in this room. No repairs are done to it, and those with trained eyes will notice no dust has ever been disturbed here either. To the left is a small hallway that ends in slidding doors. The doors are the first to have no dust on it, and those that enter will notice the dust, blood, and damage ends in this room too. The room is large with four slidding doors at either end. One will open up into an outside bath that has been fenced in. One will open up into a small kitchen. The last two will open up into bedrooms. Though there is a small table with cushions to sit on, the rest of the room is bare; although glistening in cleanliness. This room is recognizable as a dojo and doubles as the part of the house Etsushi lives in.

Deciding to let Etsushi's students walk behind her like a puppy dog, Shinji backed off a bit from the two to ease any sense of impending doom from behind and followed the woman through the security checks and into the giant chasm which separate the desert from Sunagakure proper. Walking in the shadows of the huge cliffs, Shinji could see small amounts of movement far above, no doubt the movements of the ANBU which were tracking their movement through the pass. As he walked, Shinji suddenly felt a swift pain whip through his system vaguely reminiscent of being stabbed with a needle. His head instinctively winced in pain, distracting his gaze to the ground for a brief second as Shinji grit his grit allowing the pain to wash over his body before finally subsiding. Overall, it was not so bad and Shinji was quickly able to recover and continue to look forward and all around without allowing much time for others to observe his reaction.

After there seemingly endless travel through the grand chasm, Shinji finally found himself in the Sunagakure, but it wasn't quite 'Sunagakure proper' yet as the village and it's population was a bit further past the walls. Instead of heading that way however, Etsushi led them off to the right, bringing them to a somewhat ornate looking complex off to the side of the main village. From afar, the complex looked impressive and that perception was more then lived up to once they arrived at the Hyuuga complex. Looking around, Shinji had not expected such ornate beauty to exist in the Sunagakure, especially not the Koi ponds... but remarking it as just a sign of familial wealth, he continued following Etsushi over the wooden platforms until they arrived at her house.

Duly impressed with both the scale and opulence of the structure, Shinji did all he could not to hang his mouth wide open at the decorative and pristine structure where he would have assumed the desert wind would have beat that out of the house long ago. However, following Etsushi into her home, the situation changed entirely. Stopping in his tracks for a brief moment, Shinji's mouth would have remained gapingly wide open if he had not feared choking on the dust which caked the floor of the house like freshly fallen snow over a field. the home had all the charm and beauty of a haunted mansion, the floors creaking under the sounds of Etsushi and her student's footsteps leading down the only non dusty path. Following behind a bit warily, Shinji looked around in confusion as to how anyone could allow their own house to fall into such a state of disrepair.

Shaking his head at the scene, Shinji simply continued forward through the next room when he started to notice the dried blood patterns which were the only decoration he could find in the entire house. "Love what you've done with the place Etsushi..." Shinji said in a dry, yet sarcastic tone... "I really like how the dried blood on the walls accentuates the fluffy texture of the dust covered floors. It's truly artistic of you to combine the filth of the human condition alongside the inevitable bloodshed our outcry against that filth creates."

Not really expecting a response from the Lady, Shinji simply continued following her through the house, signs of incredibly amounts of struggle and bloodshed only presenting themselves more and more throughout the dust covered home. Shinji couldn't be sure, but from the amount of dried blood and the literal carpeting of dust in the rooms... it would seem that a large battle of some kind took place here and that since then, Etsushi has either not bothered to clean up... or perhaps in a solemn way, was leaving it as it was as a scarred memory of her life. Clearly she used this house as there was a pathway of non-dust for them to walk on, but everything else was left. It would seem that Etsushi's cold demeanor might have been more then a facade, but rather a true representation of some horribly traumatic event scarring her.

Finally reaching their finally destination after their romp through the lovely house of death, Shinji found himself in a pristine room, well kept and rather large and comfortable. Listening intently as Etsushi gave the grand tour, pointing out what each set of doors led out to, Shinji waited for her to finish and then immediately pounced at the opportunity to speak once... "Quite the place you have here. I will say however, that it's nice that you have a room which is NOT guaranteed to suffocate us in our sleep, at least not by means of the dust filled air. Tell me, do you keep the entire house in a state of perpetual gloom for a reason?... because otherwise I'd be happy to clean up for you a little bit as thanks for allowing us to stay. Iwagakure ninja have a fun little trick for cleaning up dust filled rooms and caverns... ya know, since we deal with it all the time. Would you like that?... or does the 'Don't touch anything' command extend to the dust on the floor?" Shinji then waited for a response... an unbearable smirk plastered across his face as he awaited the Lady's response with anticipation.



[Chakra Reserves: 40 / ∞]
[Stamina : 79/85]

[Shinobi Profession Benefit: Improved Chakra Control, -1 cp cost on all ninjutsu)]
[Shinobi Type: Offensive, (1.5x Offensive jutsu cost, +1 rank effective power)]
[Shinobi Type: Speed, (Move, Dodge, Attack speed = +1 rank)]

Current Pain Stress Degree = 0 (Stamina = 94%)
Die Rolled: d20

0 - 1 : Pain Level 3
2 - 3 : Pain Level 2
4 - 5 : Pain Level 1
6 - 20 : Pain Level 0

"Let's Do This."

As Jishaku who called himself Jin for the time being entered the compound, he rolled his eyes a bit as he walked behind everyone. He expected nothing less from the Hyuuga clan, and hated how clean everything looked. To him it looked like a mental patient went around constantly cleaning everything. It made him wonder if the Hyuuga's Byakugan ability gave way to high rates of obsessive compulsive disorder because of its ability to give the user a high attention to detail. When they neared the end of the block he gathered by the sheer size and ostentatious nature of what surrounded it, that Etsushi must have been the head of the clan, or at least the head of the Hyuuga chapter in Sunagakure. As they entered the home however, Jin found himself surprised.

It seemed that Etsushi lived a very careless life, not bothering to resotore the parts of the home she didn't use to their former glory. Furthermore, she didn't even bother to clean the blood stains from what may have been past attacks, or even just attacks from her by what Jin could tell from her demeanor. As Shinji spoke, Jin stayed silent as his eyes continued to wander. The more he found out about her, the more Jishaku seemed to take an interest in this apparently demented woman. Like himself, she apparently didn't give a crap about anything else but herself really. Opening a door and allowing everyone in, he found it fitting that the only clean part of the house was the attached dojo. She must have stayed within its quarters, which meant that she valued her training over a lot of things.

Nodding to her, Jin walked towards the outside bath first. Dressing down, he folded his clothes and placed them on a stand next to the shower while running himself a warm bath. Getting in, he let out a sigh of relief. All this dirt, dust, and sand was starting to annoy Jishaku, even by his own lazy standards. It was everywhere in Suna, and he couldn't seem to escape it. It was the same with Iwa as far as dust was concerned, and he gathered that the land the two countries were on wasn't meant to be lived in. Taking a long deep breath, he submerged himself in the waiter to think, leaving his eyes open to watch above. "Just how long is it going to take the Kazekage to get around to doing his job? Geeze, I thought I could care less! This crap is forcing me to stay in this dump longer than I expected, freaking ridiculous."

[Chakra points Total: 159/169]

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Hearing Shinji speak, she was beginning to regret letting them come inside of her home. She had wished they had all took it in stride like Kiyoshi did when he first saw it. Or even Zane who had taken a look at the house and told her, it had suited her personality wise. She bit back her irritation, reminding herself that it would not do good political wise to kill an Iwa nin, even if they're village had just been disbanded.

Etsushi tilted her head back, surveying the ceiling as she heard Jin leave the dojo and go to the bath. Looking back at the three remaining nin, she frowned deeply, "Yes there's a reason I keep the rest of my house that way. No, I do not want you to clean it," she answered him. After all, it served as a reminder to her of what happened those years ago. She took off her cloak, revealing her injured state due to living in the wilderness for weeks after Zane's invasion on Suna. Her left hand, which had been hidden under the folds of her kimono was now seen clutched close to her chest, wrapped in bandage and slightly blood. She took no notice of this.

"We can start training now," she said slipping off her shoes and moving to stand on the wooden floor of the dojo.

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(Sorry for the short reply. I'm somewhat busy today, so I did this quickly)

No pleasure
No expression
Just and illusion of what should have been
but wasn't...

Kiyoshi Hyuga
???|| Genin|| Weapon|| Byakugan || Raiton

Hearing Etsushi saying they would start training Kiyoshi thought now would be a good time to ask. "Etsushi-sensei, What is the sand element?" He asked her, since it was not one of the 5 main elements, and he was also curious to know because if his sensei is a master of it it might be something that he would want to learn.

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"My blade is my friend

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Chakra Points: Genin: 31/31
Medium Chakra level : +3 chakra points/10 max chakra points

Hyuga Clan:
Bonus: -2 chakra point cost on all jutsu (stacks with other bonuses)

Speed Shinobi:
+1 rank to Move, Dodge, and Attack speed

Chakra Control:
-1 chakra point cost of all Genin techniques, 2 for all Chuunin, Jounin, and Kage techniques
-2 Posts for Training
-Can perform jutsus that are two or more ranks below you without hand-seals

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Etsushi starred at Shinji for a few moments after he had finished speaking, "You're too honest," she mumbled. She bowed her head in respecful thanks, "Unfortunately, Kiyoshi's training is only something I can teach him. But Niajhay's affinity is Katon, so there might be something there you could work with. To the best of my knowledge, he has received no previous training," she answered him, looking to the genin for confromation.

When Kiyoshi spoke, she turned to him fully, frowning deeply as her two students asked her both questions. She seemed to hestitate before stepping into the kitchen. She came back, with a folded poster in her hand and a marker.

"As taught to any Academy student, there are five main affinities," she said writing out the Kanji for Katon(Fire), Fuuton(Wind), Raiton(Lightning), Doton(Earth), and Suiton(Water) with arrows pointing clockwise to the next affinity, "Everybody has an affinity, and it's said that certain affinities are genetic. For example, the Uchiha's have a genetic Katon affinity. That isn't to say that only Uchiha's have Katon affinities."

She began to write more kanji in a circle on the outside of the five affinities. Hyouton(Ice), Shakuton(Scorching), Enton(Blaze), Jiton(Magnetisim), Suna (Sand), Bakuton (Explosion), Ranton (Storm), Mokuton (Wood), Youton (Lava), Futton (Boil), and Shouton (Crystal)*. "These affinites are sub par's of the original five. For example, Hyouton is a branch of Suiton. However the majority of these branch affinities are only allowable to be acheived through kekkei genkai, for example, once again Hyouton."

She put the poster down and closed the marker with a click, turning back to the three, "The Sand Affinity is, of in itself a branch of Doton(Earth) simply because, although a different affinity of itself, sand is nothing more than incredibly small rocks and pebbles. The previous Kazekage Gaara, was the first known user of Suna. It was thought that he could control it because he was a Jinchuriki, but even after the tailed beast was removed from him, he still had control over sand. As such he began to develop jutsu that allowed other users such as myself to be able to control sand much like a Doton user controls earth. Since then, although rare, people with the main affinity for it have popped up. The jutsu's are however a carefully guarded secret for Suna and considered an S-class secret since they are a village jutsu, much like Mokuton(wood) is a Konoha jutsu."

"However you are correct in assuming that people over the ages have developed new jutsu's by combining two other affinities. Yukigakure nin were able to create a different type of Ice-release from Hyouton (Ice) by drawing on the already existing snow and ice in the area. They did this by combining Sution (water) and Fuuton (wind)*," she answered, her voice cracking a little towards the end due to the fact that she hadn't talked this much since before Shi was alive.

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(*Totally stole this from Naruto wikia)

No pleasure
No expression
Just and illusion of what should have been
but wasn't...

Kiyoshi Hyuga
???|| Genin|| Weapon|| Byakugan || Raiton

Kiyoshi listened quietly as Etsushi explained the process of sub-elements. It just caused him to be more engaged. "So if I became a Suna citizen do you think I could have a chance of learning it sensei?" He asked, with no where else to go he would love to become a citizen here and have some place to call home. Plus he might also get a chance to learn about this Sunaton.

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"My blade is my friend

bb: Going to see if I can switch my element from Raiton to Sunaton. I originally wanted that but was told only the Ichibi host could do it >>






Chakra Points: Genin: 31/31
Medium Chakra level : +3 chakra points/10 max chakra points

Hyuga Clan:
Bonus: -2 chakra point cost on all jutsu (stacks with other bonuses)

Speed Shinobi:
+1 rank to Move, Dodge, and Attack speed

Chakra Control:
-1 chakra point cost of all Genin techniques, 2 for all Chuunin, Jounin, and Kage techniques
-2 Posts for Training
-Can perform jutsus that are two or more ranks below you without hand-seals

Niajhay Yamamoto

Genin l weapons master l sunagakure

occ:I though it would be a smart idea to move us outside seeing as someone might get burnt.