Den of Loyalty -At the rate we’re going, you’ll have to love us-
With the help of Magnus, Shishin has established a hideout in outer region of Sasagi. A modified yet efficient three story building, the ground floor doubles as a dojo loaded with all of the groups training materials and a modest library tucked away in a secluded space, away from all the noise. While the top floor is utilized as a lounge, housing several massive pillows that one could just sink into, while the top floor did have several rooms with beds for needed privacy, the large lounge space was meant to bring members if shishin together as a family. The basement floor is vacant for the time being. Aside from the resting area, there was a shower room and fairly large kitchen area with only a grill and refrigerator to accompany the magnificent dining table and chairs. Out back there was a small hot spring/bath out in the open, no walls but a nice grass structure to block the view from the hideout. The hideout is located just far enough out of the main part of the village atop a tree filled hill. This way shishin can still hear and see the ongoings of the village and have time to act before any threats can find their way through the thick wilderness. The sheer amount of trees and wildlife that surrounded the hideout are enough to mask any presence of human settlement atop the hill. To outsiders, the land is near impossible to traverse without suffering harm. Thanks to one of Shishins members, the hideout is now surrounded by all sorts of nightmarish poisonous plants, thick toxic thorns covering the ground, and lush greenery that stretch from the inner entrance, all the way to the main part of the city (approximately 2 miles up hill). Closer to the base and just past the main entrance, members of shishin will find plenty of place to train and relax on their land. There is no common path to this base, instead there is an underground tunnel that leads to a locked, chakra steel door in the back alleyway’s. Only members of shishin poses the proper key to this door or even know how to locate it in the maze of back streets and alleyways that make up this seldom traveled path. **further security under construction**
“MISSION REWARD :: A place to stay”
approved by Ergo War (Doubles recovery time for all involved) [༄]
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:39 am
This small symbol is burned onto the door of the hideout. While it’s also visible on the secret alley entrance, it is very small and easily mistaken as graffiti carved by some kids.
With Zetsu tucked away under his teacher's wing, Artemis had some time to herself. She entered the new, secretive base that Magnus had helped them secure and began to christen the place by training.
[ Using 20 free training posts, 10 from x-mas and 10 from the Shishin Arc ]
[ Kekkaimon Gofuu Jutsu • Hachimon Heijou [ Barrier Gate Five Seal Technique • Eight Gate Lock-up ] X (S) ] [ Rasen Chou Tarengan [ Spiral Ultra Multi-Spheres ] X (S) ] [ Rasen Rangan [ Spiral Turbulence Spheres ] X (S) ] [ Rasen Kyuugan [ Spiral Vacuum Sphere ] S ] [ Mini Rasen Shuriken [ Mini Spiral Shuriken ] S ]
-4 posts per technique; 4 x 5 = 20 posts used
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 8:59 pm
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Making his way through the the secret entrance, Zetsu would come out to a grassy trail. Surrounded by trees and all sorts of greenery, he was put at ease while walking the path to the hideout. Coming up to the door Zetsu hesitantly entered the building, not knowing what or who to expect.
To his surprise, only Artemis was spotted training in the hideout. As not to disturb her, he made his way to the opposite end of where she was. Mentally exhausted from his medical training, he would switch up the pace and begin stretching in preservation for a physical workout. Zetsu knew from a long life in the caves locked away, that you had to constantly keep active or else your body will become completely useless in that cold, damp place. They were lucky that natural sunlight found its way through the cracks, lest their skin suffer the harsh reality. For this reason, Zetsu never skipped a day of stretching. He was never one for physical workouts but he a fond respect for the practices. However, his short stay with shishin had lit a fire within him to progress and get stronger in more aspects than just Eiseijutsu. Zetsu had no desire to fill Houous shoes. No instead he would aim to surpass the man he looked up to.
Beginning with simple toe touches, Zetsu began to dusk into his warmup pacing. Keeping his breetbing steady he would bounce all the weight of his hipper body, diwnward, in order to stretch out his leg muscles more efficiently. Rising with a deep inhale through his nose, Zetsu placed his arms out to the side, palms up. He then raised his hands in an arch, hands meeting in the center above his head. Bringing his hands down to his chest as if he were praying, Zetsu gave a long and audible exhale. Opening his eyes he dropped his arms but not his guard. Continuing on with his other myriad of invention possibilities
Zetsu arose from his long session of stretching, in order to begin his actual training. Zetsu was not formally train in martial arts but he was highly perceptive to the movements of other and trusting his own bodies instincts. His time at the shishin base, after being liberated, proved to be quite the eye opener to him. Putting his distracting thoughts aside, Zetsu took stance and began lightly bouncing on his feet. Zetsu was a very nimble individual. Darting left and right, shifting his weight from the ground to a raised position, Zetsu threw up an elbow block opposite his leading leg. His movements were a bit sloppy but he had the principle. Zetsu would still this until his legs could no longer lift him from the crouched position. Halfway through his workout, Zetsu would hold 20 pound weights. Making his lifts for blocks all that much more excruciating. With this he hoped that his speed would increase from the extra weight, both in his leg movements, as well as arms. The quicker he was able to raise his guard, the better chances he had to execute a successful block or counter strike. Rising Jungle Rank: E :: Simple
Maintaining the same stance and high Muay Thai style hands, Zetsu would then begin thrust forward with the same elbow movements. Shifting the leg he would lead with dictated what elbow he would throw. Leading with his right leg would initiate the movement of the left elbow. Along with adding weights and focusing on blocks, this time he would put effort into using the his elbow as a weapon. Imagining he was driving his elbows through an opponents chest or head. Zetsu would even incorporate different movements into his routines. These other movements were simply shoving motions, forward punches and spear hands (balancing the weight in the thumbs). Entering Jungle Rank: E :: Simple
Then planting his feet and not bouncing on the balls of his toes, Zetsu began twisting at the waist, turning his head in the direction he was twisting, this optimized spine movement, as opposed to keeping the head stiff and forward. As he warmed up his muscles and prepared them for the twisting movements they would be enduring.zetsu focus on stretching out his back so that he would have the flexibility needed to execute and land a sneaky back fist. These movements would prove difficult with the weights, however Zetsu knew he would benefit from this pain in the future. Backward Jungle Rank: E :: Simple
Facing back forward, Zetsu returned to his bouncy stance and loosened his shoulders. Zetsu was instinctively using the unique motions of a style he had no idea of. However this was the natural beauty of the techniques. With unclenched fists, Zetsu began throwing hook punches, and inward elbows. For a small young man Zetsu was putting such ferocity and determination into each movement. He had what many lacked in their training, intent behind his strikes. Switching to some unorthodox moves, Zetsu would throw blocks such as the inverted back fist, onward parrying motions that would act as more of a deflector and rigid hand slaps. Where Zetsu would use the palm of his hand to connect inward strikes. Slaps were not very powerful but applied in the right location such as the jaw or cupped around the ear, these would provide sufficient distractions as they would stun the opponent while Zetsu set up the next attack. Inner Jungle Rank: E :: Simple
Without skipping a beat Zetsu would began focusing on the strikes that would parry any attack to the outside instead. He was flowing as if he had been trained formally in the style for years. The drills began as outward parrying blocks, imagining that an opponent was throwing punches at his center mass. Zetsu would even shift his blocks higher and lower, picturing opponents of different heights. Switching his focus to elbows followed by hammer fists, Zetsu would burn himself out on these strings then add weights. Powering through, he would focus less on speed and more on strength and form. Just for the extra challenge, Zetsu would slowly throw several sack fists. He would speed up as he got more fatigued and his muscles burned out. Outer Jungle Rank: E :: Simple
After a short break, Zetsu would return to his stance, slightly different than before. His arms were noticeably lower and slightly more stiff. The added weights were clearly taking their toll on his body but not his mind. Initiating as he usually does with a parry, Zetsu focused on lowering his hips and widening his stance for stability, but only while attacking. Twisting his shoulders, he would narrow the line of attack that his spooner had. With his knees slightly bent and hips dropped, Zetsu had less to defend and far fewer opening for attack. Throwing parrying strikes, high, low and center massed, Zetsu focused on maintaining his for with the low stance he had taken while striking. Throwing in a round of downward elbows, he would dial in on purely using these as attacks, possibly using the elbow maneuvers to block kicks or wide sweeping punches. In the end as to freestyle the movements, Zetsu would perform some open palm downward strikes. He would embody the the ferocity of a gorilla as he dropped down, slamming his hands to the ground. Downward Jungle Rank: E :: Simple
This time Zetsu would maintain the crouched position from his previous set. From here, Zetsu would attempt to cover all of the same block points as when he was standing. First starting with the upward strikes, he would adjust to all of the difference in his leg positioning. Widening his stance a little more he would run through a set of forward strikes, only this time he would include sweeping kicks and snake like strikes to the ankles and grabbing like a monkey. While in this stance Zetsu would rage advantage ice the unique muscle training and do drills of lunging himself forward as if he were spearing an opponent ton the ground. Only he would catch himself which his hands turning it into a somersault. As his back rolled across the ground, he wold keep his arms and legs tight, in order to protect himself thoroughly while in this vulnerable position. As he popped up from the roll, Zetsu would perform an elbow uppercut while ascending and a elbow with the opposite arm while descending. Landing in the crouched position, Zetsu then immediately collapses to the floor from exhaustion. He would sit there in a sloppy lotus position head low as he rested, controlling his breathing. Lower Jungle Rank: E :: Simple
Artemis watched Zetsu train with mild interest. The kid wasn't bad. He lacked in ninja training - like Artemis had when she started - but he was picking up quickly. She had to stop watching after a while as she found herself comparing his every move to Houou. He wasn't ever going to be her Houou. "Keep it up, kid. I'm going to head out for a hot minute, but I'll be back. Don't do anything dumb." Showing concern for his safety was the nicest thing she'd done towards him thus far, though she'd argue it was because of Atsuko's instructions. She recollected herself and left the den.
[ exit ]
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:17 am
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Artemis wasn’t gone long before Zetsu began to wonder where she could be going. All of the members of shishin were so active and here he was, punching at air. Getting up he would begin sprinting after Artemis, of only to tail her and test out his sleuthing skills, while ridding himself of boredom. [exit]
After entering the alley underground entrance, Zetsu would lock the door behind him and begin walking up the dirt trail leading to the main entrance of the house our building. Zetsu found that he was less impressed with the scenery this time around. After training with the slugs on that mountain, it would be hard to get a more awesome view than that. Unlocking the hideout door, Zetsu entered the building and secured all possible entrances, locking the door behind himself. He would wait at this location until he got word from the other members of shishin. In the meantime he would rest after his long journey. Heading to the upstairs room, he would shower and then plop down on one of the massive pillow beds that lined the room.
Artemis returned, careful with her key and careful about letting anyone watch her. She didn't see Zetsu when she first arrived, so she walked upstairs and found him sleeping. At least he hadn't gotten into any trouble. "You good, kiddo? I hope you messed with more of that tree stuff." She waited to see if he'd notice anything different; her blue tinted skin, the way it was just a bit slick, the beginning signs of gills on her neck.
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:00 pm
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Artemis’ voice startled young Zetsu awake. He raised his head quickly with eyes still shut and hair a mess. He couldn’t have been asleep more than a few hours, before opening his eyes to see a noticeable different looking Artemis. Before his most recent adventure, this would have startled him. However he himself was sporting a new look. Zetsu’s skin was a sleek golden color, A slight layer of slug moisture would coat his body, but wasn’t thick enough to leave a slime trail. He would also have a slight golden discoloration to certain parts of his hair. Symbolic of Houous golden locks.
“Wood stuff? I take it you found the crazy mountain of slugs too? I was there for days and still never found you. I’m not sure how I even managed to lose you.”
Zetsu crawled out of bed and inspected Artemis closely. Why had her modify changes been different from his, had she even been on the same mountain as him?
“Woah! Are those gills?!”
Zetsu would invade artemis’ space the moment he saw them. They were small but clear as day. Zetsu’s inner researcher had surfaced as he inspected her new form.
Artemis was taken aback by the drastic changes in Zetsu's appearance. Had he used the long-term physical changing jutsu... oh. Mountain of slugs, and slight slug-like appearance... ah.
"Slug mountain? Oh s**t, kid... You really got yourself a summon contract?" Her initial response was to be indignant; here she'd worked so hard and been through so much and found herself on an island that woke up an inner self she didn't know she had and he was already in the same boat as her? The sage wisdom of the two fish sages seemed to echo in her mind and maybe, maybe she should focus on what was important. That the kid had left the city against her wishes, and returned safe.
Although, he also left the city against her wishes. "You left? You followed me? You good-for-nothing punk, I swear I oughta-" Deep breath. Ocean. Sea salt breeze. Be calm, there was no reason to be a storm at sea. Find your inner balance. 1, 2, 3. Okay.
"Sorry," she offered after a visible mental battle with herself. "But you definitely disobeyed me and then certainly followed me incorrectly, 'cause I was on an island. And these are non-functioning gills, far as I can tell. And it looks like we've got some time to do some training, so how about we use that as a distraction before I get mad all over again and ground you."
She tapped on her chin as she thought about what kinda training for him. "Before I get into training you into some of my cooler techniques, let's warm up with the, yes - 'wood stuff' - because you clearly have an affinity for it." She stared at the goldness of him, reminded of the brightness Houou brought into her life.
"You have the same natural affinity for wood manipulation as Houou... did. I want you to focus on that, and do everything you can imagine with that chakra. Go ahead and go downstairs and try it. I'll be up here meditating; holler if you need me."
Time to prove her moxie. She put her hands together and focused on her chakra. She had to get herself in tune with her chakra elements. [1] Wind and water, that’s what she wanted. She summoned a chimera clone with those two elements, and it appeared at the foot of the bed in the same position. She stared down her clone, then the two of them began to make their seals. [2] She made a few hand seals and began to form a rasengan in her left hand. The clone began to assist, helping with the formation. It wasn’t necessary, but certainly helped. [3] She waved her hand around with the rasengan sitting in her palm. She then passed it to the clone, who held it with both hands before passing it back. It was good practice to handle the spiral sphere with her bare hands. [4]
The wind and water chimera clone waited expectantly. Artemis put her hands together to make the proper hand seals. She channeled her water chakra as well as she could. [1] Her clone began to copy the seals Artemis made before this water technique. The clone put her hands together to form the rasengan on her own. The wind turned clockwise in her hands. [2] Artemis’ technique was a destructive torrent generated from the tub of water upstairs. The torrent came right for the duo on the bed, who would be soaked if they didn’t time this well. The clone raised her rasengan up to capture the water. [3] The torrent and the rasengan combined, becoming a third technique that Artemis also knew how to make on her own. It was called Gufuu Suika and was essentially a water rasengan. The new technique was passed between the clone and Artemis as they played with it a little before she dispersed the entirety of it. [4] [ Intermediate Training: Performance x2 ] +30 Chakra/Stamina
She dispersed the clone. It was time to focus, and she needed to be a singular entity in order to do so. She held her left hand in front of her face, and stared at her palm. [1] She generated chakra to her palm as usual. She felt the rhythm of her chakra’s pulse as much as she saw it. Her hand was alight in her chakra because of her intense focus. [2] The chakra engulfed her hand, licking up her fingers like they were dry twigs. She then moved the chakra up from her palm to the tip of her pinkie finger. She had to concentrate to keep so much chakra in one area without unwarranted movement. [3]
From the tip of her pinkie finger, she directed the chakra to the tip of her ring finger. She held that for a few breaths, then switched to the middle. Since the area was bigger, it wasn’t as difficult, so she compensated by holding it longer. [1] She shifted the chakra to her pointer finger’s tip. The chakra was almost neon because of the amount she was holding. She then switched it to her thumb’s tip. [2] She held the chakra there as long as possible. She experimented with different pulse rhythms to test her control. After a couple of minutes, she released her chakra hold and relaxed again. [3] [ Advanced Training: Concentrate x2] +60 Chakra/Stamina
Artemis put her hands together for a necessary hand seal. She channeled her chakra, void of chakra natures. She created an identical copy of herself, a shadow clone. [1] She made another, and had that copy make another. So there were four Artemises standing around each other as if the represented the cardinal directions. Each of them put their hands together for a few hand seals. [2] Each of them used the water strong arm technique. Four of them with water-covered left arms. Each Artemis put their water-covered hands in the center of the group as if they were having a team huddle. [3]
The two clones facing each other played rock paper scissors with each other. One threw rock, and the other paper. The winner punched the other clone in the face. [1] The survivor faced the clone that stood in front of the real Artemis and they played. One rock, and one scissor. The winner punched the other clone, and turned to Artemis. [2] They shot – both scissors. One more time, rock and scissors. Artemis slammed her rock water-fist on top of her clone and then punched it. “Hah, guess even I can’t outsmart me,” she said to no one but herself. [3] [ Advanced Training: Performance x2] +30 Chakra/Stamina
With Zetsu downstairs doing some Mokuton training, she felt free to go to sleep at last.
OOC: Feel free to take all "night" training Mokuton. Arty needs to rest with her expanded pools LOL
