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 Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:41 pm
The streets of Kirigakure, linking all of the places together. The streets are often fairly busy, with people travelling to various locations.
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:10 pm
XXXXXXXXXXXXllKaede Kāetorii "We are judged by what we cannot change..." It was raining again- it was always raining in this village. The water droplets poured down continuously, splashing ever so slightly as they might come into contact with the lone entity standing far off of the streets of the village. Kaede refused to give up his training because of the ever-constant weather- it would not wear him down, and it never had. Despite the many years that had passed, he was still, and would continue to be, beyond intent on mastering his family's sacred jutsu. He knew well that he would be nothing more than an average shinobi having only mastered two techniques that were listed under his Kekkei Genkai abilities. Kaede refused to begin training anywhere or with anyone until he had mastered this jutsu on his lonesome. He was not so weak that he would simply forfeit, and he was not so lacking in determination that he would quit before reaching his goal.
Kaede extended the forefingers of his right hand, while raising it ever so slightly to stand erect, with the tips of his fingers parallel to his chin, and the side of his palm parallel to his chest. He began to cast the Kirigakure no Jutsu, the Hiding in Mist technique which was a jutsu known throughout the Kirigakure village. Kaede had learned through observation of the ninja of the village. The rain surrounding him seemed to suddenly condense and thicken, becoming a powerful and immense fog. Kaede knew would be able to maneuver his way through the fog well, but he had analyzed that anyone who did not know of the technique would not be able to overcome its prowess- not even the eyes of the famous Sharingan could conquer the technique. Despite having achieved this step, Kaede had always made it farther. The Kirigakure no Jutsu was only the first step in initializing the jutsu in which he was striving to learn.
Kaede had successfully mastered the daughter technique of the sacred jutsu of the Yuki Clan- the Hyōton: Makyō Hakuhyō, the Ice Release: Demonic Mirroring Thin Ice, but he had strived and failed previously to achieve any form of mastery of its parent jutsu. He was no longer willing to allow himself to fail mastery of this jutsu, and felt that he had the ability, now, to successfully perform it.
Kaede continued to cast the necessary handsigns for the technique. He had practiced with the daughter jutsu and had gained fluency in it, but now it was merely a matter of multiplication. Kaede closed his left eye, so he could focus more intently with his dominant eye- his right. Slowly increasing in speed, ice mirrors began appearing around himself. One by one, the large mirrors began forming- created by the solidification of the vast amount of water around himself. Soon six massive mirrors were hovering in the slightest amount above the ground, while six more soon appeared, completing the first row of ice mirrors. Twelve large figured now stood spanned in a circle across the ground. It was forming the second row of mirrors that Kaede had difficulty with in performing this jutsu. Four mirrors appeared repetitively, slower than the previous mirrors, above the initial twelve that had appeared on the ground, as four more soon appeared to accompany themselves with the others. He had gotten the technique to go farther than he ever had before. Closing the massive reflective dome, the final mirror formed at the top of the large encasement, facing the ground.
Kaede was more than confident in his abilities, by this point. He began increasing his speed as he quickly moved from mirror to mirror. His image seemed to appear in each reflective surface, despite the fact that this was false- Kaede's speed only made him seem to be in each surface.
Suddenly, there was a loud crack-like noise the filled the humid air. Kaede's jutsu was evidently beginning to fail. Mirror upon mirror, they each began forming large cracks in them, depriving Kaede the ability to travel through. The massive mirrors fell, and upon hitting the ground, immediately turned back into the liquid in which they had been formed of. He had failed, yet again.
Kaede sat, now, in the large puddle of water created by his failure. He looked up to the sky, now. He had done better than he ever had, before. He had all the more reason to continue attempting mastery, as he was now so much closer. Kaede quickly deducted that he merely had to stabilize the chakra in which he spreads throughout the area- that was the mistake that he had made this time around, and now understood that it would not be made again. "... What can't be changed must be endured."
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Puppet on a String Theory
Philosophizing Bibliophile
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Puppet on a String Theory
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:37 pm
XXXXXXXXXXXXllKaede Kāetorii"We are judged by what we cannot change..." "He tried again, this time with a bit more focus. As the mirrors formed, he looked around himself, smiling at his success of the mirrors staying up and not shattering."
Kaede sat where he was, drenched by the mass influx of water that had momentarily doused his intent of mastery. He laid his hand against the surface of the water, as each ounce abandoned the exterior of his body. Kaede stood up again, now knowing what he had to do to accomplish his goal- he had analyzed his previous failure, and had now risen to find all of the calculations he needed to succeed in successfully performing the Hyōton: Makyō Hyōshō.
Kaede rose to his feet, listening around himself as the rain continued to fall. This time, opposed to the last, he shifted his vision to his eye that he relied on more so for calculatory reflexes- his left- while closing his right. Once again, Kaede began the jutsu by performing Kirigakure no Jutsu beforehand. He rose both forefingers of his right hand, just the same as before, aligning the tips of his fingers to his chin, and the side of his palm to his general neck/chest region. The air around himself humidified intensely- seemingly more so than before- as the rainfall solidified into a heavy fog. It was now that Kaede began to insert more focus into the next jutsu than he had beforehand.
Kaede then manipulated his hands to create the necessary handsigns for the sacred jutsu of the Yuki Clan. He cleared his mind of any distraction, and focused completely on performing the technique. He would not lose his concentration, nor would he allow himself to fail to concentrate enough. Seemingly instantaneously, the initial twelve mirrors appeared above the ground, as shortly after the eight above those appeared, as well. Lastly, the large encasement was closed as the top, and final, mirror fell into place at the peak of the dome.
Kaede's image was sprawled across each large, reflective mirror. His speed was one of his best assets- it was a trait that he seemingly carried with him all of his life. Extending his arms downwards, he allowed himself access to his many senbon. This was now merely practice for him. Kaede threw the senbon down in a shower of needles, almost resembling the rain that had been falling previously. This was the technique.
Kaede released the jutsu, and in turn, the mirrors faded away, one by one into the thick mist that still lingered. He sat down on the ground, and allowed himself a moment to relax.
Achievement Get! Hyōton: Makyō Hyōshō! "... What can't be changed must be endured."
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:44 am
▪Aqua▪ 水 Personal Data 水
Shingetsu Hōzuki || Kirigakure || Jōnin Rank ~The search begins for "The Mute" and "The outcast".~ Leaving the Kages office, Aqua found himself in the streets of kirigakure. He must have been in there for a while, for it wasn't raining when he entered the office. Aqua was hoping to see street merchants or civilians wondering about. Sadly due to the weather, the streets were practically empty. Seeing crowded streets was going to be Aquas hope in gaining a lead on these kids, but he was now left to look for them on his own. Aqua didn't really pay attention to the first genin that was recruited to him. After letting her know he was leaving, Aqua left the office and did not look back to see if she was following. Seeing that the streets were this dead, he figured she wouldn't have a problem catching up and finding him. Aqua started to walk down the street lat led to the Mizukages office. He wasn't in any rush, even though it was raining. The cold rain fell on-top of Aqua but simply disappeared into his aquatic colored hair. He walked about, almost as if it wasn't raining, or that it didn't bother him. He continued this path, not only hoping to see some one he could question, but in hope that the child genin would catch up. (( OOC: ))
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:52 am
► Rank: Genin
► Village: Kirigakure
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_ The young girl appeared a few feet in front of Aqua, her arms crossed behind her back as she looked up into the sky. The girl seemed to like the rain and seemed to relax her greatly, though she was mainly in deep thought. Now that she had met the kage she needed to gain the trust of the village before she could continue with her plan, this of course would probably take a while. She was use to working alone and mainly on assassinations though this current mission seemed as if all she was going to have to do is follow around this jounin. She slowly looked over to the jounin with a blank emotionless face and the eyes of a killer, even though she wanted to gain the trust of the village she was growing tired of this form. Upon catching herself she suddenly smiled then looked away.
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Shunshin no Jutsu [Body Flicker Technique] Rank: D
Description: Shunshin no Jutsu is a basic Ninjutsu technique. The ninja will appear and disappear in an instant, allowing them to retreat or attack suddenly. To facilitate the movement the ninja will often use nearby elements such as mist, sand or leaves to mask their appearance or disappearance.
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:15 pm
XXXXXXXXXXXXllKaede Kāetorii"We are judged by what we cannot change..." Kaede continued to allow himself a moment of relaxation, as he had finally come to the conclusion in which he had been looking forward to. The rain felt somewhat soothing as it collided with his long hair, though, this might simply only be the way it is due to the mass amount of time that he had spent in the village- nearly his entire life.
Kaede knelt down, now, resting his back against one of the many trees who found their home on the near outskirts of the village's streets. He then extended his right arm over towards his left flank, laying it down gently against the metallic chest guard that covered the majority of his stomach and pectorals. He began contemplating, now, as his mind began to calm itself. Now that he'd accomplished this technique, did that mean that he would allow himself to take up a sensei in the Ninja Academy of the Kirigakure village? It might have, but Kaede was still weary of the thought of being taught by a Jounin and surrounded by the generic two other Genin members of a squad. He supposed that it might be worth it, despite the facts. Kaede knew he would learn at least a miniscule amount of information by being taught, but he was unsure of whether or not it would be completely worth the amount of time that would be required. There were many jutsu left to learn, of course, and likely to be many that he would not be able to learn without the assistance of a higher ranked sensei.
Kaede's thoughts were interrupted as his ears picked up the reverberating footsteps in the near distance- somewhere along one of the nearest roads. Despite the fact that this was a village, afterall, it did strike his intrigue, as no one generally went down this path. He rose from his position and began walking out towards the two strangers. He picked up that they were shinobi- one appeared to be of a higher level, whilst the other had seemed to only be of the Genin rank, if any. He was unsure of whether or not they were looking specifically for himself, or they just happened to be on this pathway. Kaede was planning ahead for any scenario. He stepped closer, identifying that the ninja seemed to be of just the same place that he was- the Kirigakure village. He stepped out towards them, in greeting, figuring that the shinobi would not set him aside as many others had, and maybe even, he would be able to get a position in the Ninja Academy through conversing with the older man. "... What can't be changed must be endured."
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Puppet on a String Theory
Philosophizing Bibliophile
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:51 pm
▪Aqua▪ 水 Personal Data 水
Shingetsu Hōzuki || Kirigakure || Jōnin Rank Aqua had only walked a block, before the young genin had managed to catch up. In a blur of color, she appeared in-front of him. Neither of the two stoped walking. The little girl had turned her head, to give her sensei a eye contact. The look she attempted to wear, was a look of a killer. Her face was blank and her eyes were cold. Was it this that Aqua had previously sensed. This look was far from a child's look. "How cute" Aqua thought, as he looked her in the eyes. What ever her attempt was, it had no real effect on him. Aqua in turned gave her a taste of a real killer, no..., a taste of a demon. His own dark eyes met hers, and his aquatic blue hues gave a hypnotizing shine. His youngish appearing face, grew cold and blank. Aquas lips broke into a half grin or a sinister smile. As his lips parted, they revealed his triangular shaped teeth. For a split second he gave off a menacing killer intent. His look wasn't complete, for she was a mere child. He wasn't trying scare her, but show her that a petty murderous look would have no affect on him. He stoped the moment she tuned to look forward. Aqua took his eyes away from the back of her head. Looking ahead of the empty streets, he noticed some one was approaching them from the distance. Aqua wasn't threatened, but still allowed the genin to know. Aqua wasn't sure if she had noticed the person or not. Aqua didn't really realize until now, that there was a high chance that people probably didn't know the kids he was looking for. Aqua did not live in kirigakure, but on a secluded island of the coast of kirigakure. So he never became familiar with the residents of the main land. Being the only person they had seen for past few minutes, Aqua hoped that this person could help them out. As the person grew closer, he could see that it was a child. Aquas hopes dropped, but they slightly raised as he realized that the kid was a shinobi. Aqua felt that there was a small chance that this kid might be his students class mate. As they grew closer to each other, Aqua called for the kid. "Hey kid, come here for a minute." As he called for the kid, he was flagging him down with his right hand. "By any chance would you know a boy named Kaede Aoi Kāetorii, or a girl named Sayankji Tyalainn Amroliwallah . The boy is known as 'The Outcast', and the girl is known as 'The Mute'"(( OOC: ))
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:31 pm
XXXXXXXXXXXXllKaede Kāetorii"We are judged by what we cannot change..." As Kaede began to approach the two shinobi, he analyzed them with each step that he took. The older man was rather tall, with long blue hair- several shades of blue, at that- that was worn in a similar style that he had heard the sage had often grown their hair. Continuing his observance, he noticed the details of the man's face- his eyes were dark and his teeth seemingly pointed. Kaede assumed that this was the result of being borne into a certain Clan. He continued walking, albeit slowly as he often does. His attire was of the same shades of blue that were found in his hair. It was evident that this man was at least Chuunin level, however, Kaede could tell immediately that the man likely had a humorist personality the majority of the time, being serious when need came. Kaede now averted his attention to the girl. She appeared no older than seven years of age, at the most, though Kaede would not underestimate her because of this. Her smoothed dark brown hair was evident amongst the lighter shades of brown that adorned her body. He then looked down to her eyes- they were a very nice mixture of bronze and gold that stood plainly against the darker and paler shades in which she'd had herself dressed. Externally, she appeared to be a newcomer to the way of the shinobi, but Kaede wouldn't hold her to that. As he approached speaking distance, he stopped observing the two newcomers to focus on conversation.
Kaede stood in a casual offensive stance, as he always does- his central body shifted so it was leaning slightly backwards, and his hands at his immediate sides. He listened as the older shinobi spoke about searching for "a boy and/or a girl". He was intrigued when he heard his own name as the man introduced the male and the females whom he was searching for. Kaede became weary, not knowing why the shinobi would be looking for himself. He began to speak. "My name is Kaede Aoi Kāetorii." He continued to stand where he was, seemingly motionless- not even his increasing and decreasing of his stomach was to be detected underneath his chest guard. Kaede wondered if the man would be surprised that he was in fact the male, opposed to the female- it was a mistake that he had simply grown used to over the years. He then left the thought where it was, and continued to wait for the man to tell Kaede what it was that he'd wanted from himself. "... What can't be changed must be endured."
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Puppet on a String Theory
Philosophizing Bibliophile
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:59 pm
► Rank: Genin
► Village: Kirigakure
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_ The young girl couldn't help but grin as Aqua returned a killing intent, of course it was stronger then hers mainly because she wasn't trying to put out any killing intent and just happened to let her true self slip out for a second. Though she was quite happy that people began to suspect something was off about her, it meant her plan was progressing as planned. The best but most dangerous way to earn trust is to give up on a large secret and that secret only will have any effect if people think she has one to begin with. Her attention soon turned to what seemed to be a girl but when the girl spoke her name Ayawa raised a eyebrow to find out that the girl was actually a boy. It wasn't really surprising just interesting.
(sorry for short posts im really tired)
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:11 pm
▪Aqua▪ 水 Personal Data 水
Shingetsu Hōzuki || Kirigakure || Jōnin Rank As the person came into view, so did their features. In appearance, the person appeared to be a girl. She had a slender build, and stood about five feet and eight to ten inches tall. She dawned an amour not familiar to Aqua. She responded with a boys tone. This some what struck Aqua as odd, but aqua dismissed this with her answer. She Identified herself as "Kaede Kāetorii." Well that made sense as to why she spoke like a boy. For she was one, but Aqua didn't really wanna know why he has a feminen look. "Well mister Kāetorii, my name is Aqua, and I have been placed as the jounin leader to squad one. Their are three other genin members to this squad aside from myself. A Ayawa katomi." Aqua pointed to his little companion. "A Sayankji Tyalainn Amroliwallah, and a Kaede Kāetorii." as he said Kaede Kāetorii he pointed at the genin boy. His tone was an odd blend, it sounded like two personalities were talking at once. "Well now we just have to find the final member and we can start our primary mission, you wouldn't know her by any chance would you mister Kāetorii?"(( OOC: ))
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:30 pm
XXXXXXXXXXXXllKaede Kāetorii"We are judged by what we cannot change..." Kaede watched this fellow- "Aqua", it seemed- as he were to pay mind to Kaede's appearance. He also caught that the younger female lifted a brow as Kaede spoke. The two shinobi didn't seem to necessarily be fond of one another, or rather, they might not have known each other for very long, if they were just now assembling their squad. And before Kaede had even been registered as a Genin, at that. This struck him as odd. He simply put it into the shelf of his mind for later reference, if need be.
Kaede listened carefully as Aqua made his introductory statements. He wasn't fully in belief that the man's name was Aqua, as he'd address both Ayawa, the young girl; Kaede- himself; and Sayankji, an unknown member by their given names as well as their surnames, yet he'd simply referred to himself as "Aqua". Another interesting detail that was likely to mean nothing, however, it was a detail nonetheless. Kaede also noticed that Aqua's voice was of a tone that was not same, it was not smoothed out, like some, however it was also not roughed, like others'- his tone did not sound as if it were a tone- singular- but rather, tones- plural. Kaede wondered if the man's dark eyes, sharpened teeth, and strange voice had anything beyond his family.
As Aqua finished speaking and delivering the information to Kaede that he'd thought was, likely to be, all that was necessary, Kaede began speaking. "It is nice to make your acquaintance." Kaede gave his initial few words with a smooth, soft, and indifferent tone- a tone that made it seem as if he cared enough to be holding the conversation, but nothing farther, despite the truth value that that might, in actuality, amount to.
Kaede silently and unnoticeably pondered the name "Sayankji Tyalainn Amroliwallah". It was a name that sounded familiar, but it could not have been anyone that he had ever met in person. It could possibly be a name that he had seen while looking through the village's roster- on his own time and will, of course. Kaede analyzed that Aqua was probably very self-centered or carefree, if he hadn't even had the mind to gather information on his own squad members. "I know of the name, yes," he began, pausing for a moment to breathe in the lightest of breaths, "but I do not this 'Sayankji Tyalainn Amroliwallah' to any personal extent." "... What can't be changed must be endured."
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:03 pm
▪Aqua▪ 水 Personal Data 水
Shingetsu Hōzuki || Kirigakure || Jōnin Rank "I see" Aqua said to the genin, as he finished his reply. Aqua took a pause to rethink their current situation. Aqua smiled, and reached into his robe. He pulled out the files that the Mizukage had previously given him. Aqua leaned his upper body foreword, in order to keep the files from getting wet. He would then, re-read the details of the files. The file contained basic information, but nothing that would help find the final member. Each file had the individual genin pictures. This was some thing Aqua failed to see, when he first skimmed through the documents. The three photographs were accurate in detail, of each genins facial features. Slightly disappointed that he didn't find anything of significant value, Aqua decided to just continue searching the streets. "Come on children." Aqua teased as he started to walk down the streets of kirigakure in sure for someone who could help. As they walked Aqua thought that these kids probrably had some questions, but he wasn't about to ask them. He would explain more when all members were present.
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:20 am
Hasaki Kenshin On a nice afternoon in Kirigakure it was not uncommon to find Kenshin sitting a top a low roof, feet dangling over the edge, and his Ocarina to his lips. The melody of the day was a slow but cheery tone, and thanks to the small amount of chakra Kenshin added to the melody it could easily be heard by most of the city, but at the same time it wasn't nearly loud enough to drown out their own small conversations. To Kenshin the obviously uplifted spirits weren't even a factor for him it was the fact that the music allowed him to 'see' the sound waves from his enhanced music plus the normal sounds of the world gave him an impression of everything. His own refined sense of echo location granted him the ability to see the shapes of the world around him, it was colorless but even so that wasn't bad. Days like this one were the few that Kenshin was actually happy to be apart of. “Don’t stand in my way, you will get hurt”
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:21 am
Hasaki Kenshin Kenshin knew he should be devoting his time to training, but he was simply enjoying himself too much. However his song was going on a bit long and people were beginning to notice, he couldn’t have that, people might actually think he cared for their happiness. Suddenly he had an inspiration, ventriloquists could throw their voice’s why couldn’t he throw his song. Easily he began feeding chakra into his breath and out through the ocarina, not to any effect but simply to give him more control over the music. Then he began his real test he weaved the song in and out of the crowd as if it were a physical thing. It was simple to keep it confined to one small space or another, and he could always tell when he was successful based on the looks on the faces of the people. Then he began something much harder he tried to isolate certain people, moving the sounds to reach their ears alone. This was more difficult and the song began to falter with his frustration. He took a break taking a deep breath and exercising his jaw a small bit. He thought, maybe with a more subtle use of chakra it would be possible. He raised the ocarina to his lips again, and began the song anew. This time with a much slower more gentle tune, a happy song but slow as a lullaby. He worked his chakra in more gently this time, just enough to manipulate the sound. This time he found it was much easier to move the sound to specific people, as well as to keep it from other people. Now all he had to do was use a Genjutsu and see if he could do the same, he subtly changed the melody to play Sachi no Kayou, his song of bliss. One by one he saw his targets become serene taking seats on benches or leaning against walls. The he shifted his targets, only to see the previously afflicted move away from the walls and the newly afflicted take their places. It was quite the show for Kenshin. He suddenly stopped as a fit of laughing caught him, it was a dry sarcastic sound, but there was an undertone of happiness to it. Un-summoning his ocarina Kenshin dropped from his roof top perch landing lightly on his feet as if he were lighter than air, and began making his way towards the Mizukage’s office. It was time for him to request a squad.
((420/400))“Don’t stand in my way, you will get hurt”
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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:01 pm
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[ Exit. ]
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