Her brief adventure from the academy built the base of thoughts and last minute regrets which began to eat at her. She hadn't said a single word to either friend who tried to greet her. In all fairness, at least one exchange was purely a back and forth of a waving hand gesture. There was something on her mind and that something was a blatant want she'd have call out face to face. Not that she had the greatest of doubts as to what her friends were going up against would be their end and thus the trip to Endaishima came on her mind. The invasion of Seizan came into mind next and then the bleak middle where things became estranged as Unki went her own way.
Her vest had been removed to detach the illusion that she was tagging along. The remainder of her clothing was visible and presented to be as equally floral and patterned as the sleeves and lower skirt of her dress were. The braid was retied and topknot was re-fluffed during the walk here. Her hair only had somewhat of a tired look to it and being fussy about the way her hair looked was apart of the idea was to limit the image that she had been enduring a session of sword-training with slightly more presentable hair. The significant hair style and carefree outfit was probably two things that came to mind when one thought of Unki. The bubbly gleam in her eyes would have been a third trait to those who knew her from days gone but the figurative bubbles were not there. The bubbles of her buoyant personality had popped! The vest was in her hands and pressed against her waist. Unki counted five people in attendance and four of them she envied to some degree. Toso had not arrived but Shion had.
Shion was who she approached (via a wobbly shuffle) and did so with her head lowered slightly. Unki's eyes were sheepishly shifting left and right before finally squaring her sights on Shion, who was probably suspicious of what Unki was doing to begin with, and pursed her lips into a pout. "Don't die out there, okay? I wanna... fight you later." The art of maintaining eye contact wasn't efficient on Unki's half from there on. She expected Shion to shout something bold and fearless.
• Blood Knight: Your bloodline techniques possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses of techniques the same rank. Can cast bloodline techniques through one-handed seals.
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• Sobagai Deba Sentou:: Two-fer-One:: The practitioner is now accustomed to performing techniques they have mastered with either one or two knives. Once per post, the user may use a single D-Rank or lower technique from this Style without paying the cost.
•Sobagai Deba Sentou:: Offensive Style: Knife Stances Rank: E :: Training :: - The user becomes more accustomed to upward, downward, and sideways slashing motions. Speed of all Bukijutsu employing small arms is mildly increased.
•Sobagai Deba Sentou:: Trick Style: Blade’s Edge: Rank: B :: Training Description: The practitioner has developed an even greater sense of precision and is now able to throw, juggle, and catch their knives by the tip with ease. Additionally, some projectiles, such as shuriken or kunai, can be caught by their tip. Confers a slight increase to the user's reflexes.
•Sobagai Deba Sentou:: Trick Style: Retreating Feet : Rank: B :: Training Description: The practitioner, already acquainted with many techniques in the style, has finally realized that with a little bit of personal training, they are able to increase the precision and speed at which they lift and press their feet. The practitioner's footsteps are rendered silent to all who do not have enhanced hearing, and the footsteps they leave in soft ground are shallow. This not only assists their ability to sneak up on people faster and quieter, but also helps when running from trackers.
•Sobagai Deba Sentou:: Offensive Style: Stepless : Rank: A :: Training Description: The practitioner has become so used to performing quick and silent steps that they scarcely realize that they themselves are moving. The user's speed and reflexes are mildly boosted.
• Hagane no Shunkan :: Thread Walking :: Rank: C :: Training Description: By using Chakra to focus the mind, the user becomes able to balance enough on thin platforms to use Bukijutsu techniques without any penalties. Covers only balancing on solid structures at least one inch wide, not moving or unstable structures. Also allows the user to balance and move on wires during its activation.
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~Current Theme Music~:Buoyant Boogie- Splatoon 2 Before Shion could respond to Unki the masked Toso would appear having grabbed her leg unexpectedly before letting go "Omae wa mou shindeiru. bloop." then popping out of the ground like a mushroom to look towards the twins. He'd give them a nod of affirmation. "Kagerou was located bloop and taught the aforementioned techniques and information bloop. She should be arriving shortly." Toso smelled like onions and lemons. In short he could be compared to smelling like someone right out of a gourmet Chinese kitchen. Gourmet emphasized as he didn't smell like grease.
But that isn't what attracted his attention. It was Shadow. He didn't recognize the boy...and he smelled of something. He smelled of something familiar. He smelled that smelly smell, that smelly smell that smells, smelly. INK. Toso would then place himself in front of Shadow and behind his mask stare with eyes that seemed more like slits than anything. Why did this boy carry the smell of ink. Was he a fuuinjutsu expert as well, perhaps he was...a Hojo. No...impossible. Were those...cat ears. Certainly the tail could have been a immature tentacle...possibly. Though it was impolite to stare for too long. He'd introduce himself. "Tosokurui Ashi Hojo. Of the Hojo Clan. Bloop. I find something about you enticing bloop." clear lack of context as Shadow would be met not only with the bloops but the monotonous voice that carried no implications of what he truly meant.
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Shōsan would listen for a few more minutes and get the general idea of what was bound to happen. He'd think about sneakily tracking them down if they left the entrance when he returned as he stopped eavesdropping on his higher-ups.
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Enter from ⚡|| The Stormcloud District [Academy]
Bells rung out with every step Kagerou took as she made her not very spectacular entrance at a brisk walk. Indeed, she was worried that she might have been late, been late, for a very important date. Although, this didn't appear to be the case as she saw Toso's towering head at the edge of a group of, albeit, tense but otherwise casually waiting shinobi and kunoichi. The aforementioned squid seemed to be chatting up some other tall fellow. Did Toso go that way?... And for a guy with cat ears, too. Well, it wasn't Kagerou's place to judge if he did. She just didn't expect it after all those rumors.
Wait.
Kagerou stopped mid-step.
Her eyes narrowed at the back of the dark-haired fellow, for in Shadow's favor, all Kagerou could see from the direction she came in was his back.
There was only one person Kagerou knew who had natural cat ears, but... No. This person in front of her was too tall. Kagerou innately refused to believe that Shadow could have grown to be that much taller than her. Perhaps they were just accessories? It was believable to Kagerou, who had brought her own cat ears. Whiskers, too.
Oh well. Wondering wasn't going to get her anywhere, and even less so when she had to check out this person for another reason, anyways.
"Mr. Hojo!" Kagerou announced her presence, as if the bells weren't enough of an announcement on their own, "I've got the iron bars we need!". She walked over to the pair, pulling out the scroll that contained Toso's share of the materials.
Before anything, she gave a quick glance to the twin Arashikages. They seemed to be invested in whatever talk they had going with Tsuki. Well, that was certainly comforting. Not the talking bit, Kagerou didn't have much opinion on that. It was knowing that Tsuki would also be joining this mission, a familiar and powerful face.
She took this opportunity to give the rest of the crew a glance. There were several reliable folks here, or at least, folks with good reputations. Few, Kagerou knew personally, as they were mostly from Kumogakure and Kagerou had only been in Arashigakure for... not very long at all.
The rest of the crew, of course, also included the tall, dark fellow that stood besides Toso. Kagerou looked up at this face, smiling through she still mildly refusing to believe that she could ever need to look up at Shadow, but well, she wasn't a dolt. It was possible, so what would it be? What would she see?
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[x] I hadn't been standing by all that long before more shinobi joined the group from within the village. One was a female, blond hair, who approached the other shinobi that had accompanied the Kages to the gates as I followed behind. The other, a tall man with almost no color to him, arrived physically out of the ground, wrapping himself around the former's leg before releasing her and speaking to the twins. He mentioned Kagerou's name, and that she would be arriving shortly, and it took all of my willpower not to flinch.
But then his attention locked on my for some reason. I gave a small glance around me to make sure no one else was around, but by that time he had approached. My nose wrinkled slightly from the strong smell of both onions and lemons that came from him, neither of which were edible for me, nor did they provide an comfort to a sensitive nose. I couldn't read anything from the man past the strangely shaped mask he wore, and I almost wasn't sure how he could see anything through the tiny eye slits the mask provided. My ears pressed back slightly, and I physically moved back a step waiting to see what he wanted.
The answer came as a bit unexpected. He introduced himself as Tosokurui, and mentioned something about me was enticing to him. Each of these statements was followed by a 'bloop', leaving me more than a little dissuaded from speaking to him. Weird occurrences were nothing new to anyone who'd spent any time in Kirigakure, but it didn't mean I wanted to interact with that weirdness any more than I did anyone else. Not to mention the monotony of his words made him even harder to figure out. There was no emotion, just hollow words. Grimacing slightly, I turned as if to move away. "Ah... Not interested. Sorry."
That's when a different familiar sound reached me. The steady tinkling of small bells that rang each time their bearer took a step. I'd heard it earlier as well, along with... and there it was. Kagerou's voice for the second time that day. Why now, of all times? I knew members of Kirigakure were moving to Arashigakure, but I'd managed to avoid anyone I knew for five years. So why was this happening now? And why the one person who'd even attempted to get to know me?
Turning away as casually as I could from the strange gray man, I pulled up the hood of my cloak to conceal my hair and ears. Though to be honest, she had probably already seen them. But given the lack of surprise in her words, I didn't think she'd put the pieces together quite yet. After all, appearance changes over time, and I liked to think I'd changed quite a bit. Almost half a foot taller, larger frame, and lower voice, it was my catlike features that were going to be the death of me. But if all she could see was the eyes... well, only one of them still looked the same, seeing as I had one of Jack's now. Facing away from the source of her voice, I was able to subtly pull my scarf up as well to hide the dark marking on each cheek. "If you'll excuse me..." I said softly, and tried to make my way around 'Mr. Hojo'.
But she was right there, in plain view. She'd changed a bit too, although I think not as much, seeing as women tended to mature faster than men physically...mentally too, some might argue. She definitely looked older, features more defined but red eyes bright and curious as ever. She'd also regrown her hair after chopping it off when we swapped genders the same day the most embarrassing moment of my life happened. Height-wise she hadn't changed much, but it was strange looking down to meet her gaze rather than up. I averted my eyes and moved past her with intended haste. It was starting to get crowded anyway.
Shōsan would fly down at The Floodgates near the few shinobi that were standing around discussing whatever they had been. He'd stand a distance away with his hands behind his back like an elder man would and walk slowly towards his seniors. "So... I'm guessing you guys are up to something important, since the Kage's are here," he'd bow his head slightly towards the Kage. "So, I'd like play a part in such. I believe I will be of great use and would like to have my skills tested as a shinobi." He'd raise his left hand up. "Yes, I know it will be dangerous and I might lose my life, but I not only have nobody left for me, but I need to get used to being a shinobi rather than just always being cooped up inside Arashi' training and whatnot. I need a real challenge." He'd smirk and put his hand down. "So, whaddya say, Kage?"
So much was happening at once; with all the new ninja arriving, Shion barely had time to get in a word. First and foremost was the woman, currently addressing the kage, who somehow knew who Shion was. Her polite greeting would simply be met with a befuddled look as Shion glanced to the Kage and back to her. "Uh... hi. Do I know you?" she'd ask Tsuki. While Shion would certainly know of the swordmaiden's exploits and reputation, she had no clue what she actually looked like in person. Before she could press further into finding out who the new arrival was, Shion was meekly approached by someone she did know. Her look of bewilderment was quickly replaced by her trademark overly-eager grin as she leaped at Unki, wrapping her arms around her in a death-grip of a hug. "UUUUUUUUUUUUUNKI~" She'd shout, her voice booming with excitement. Releasing the vice grip she had on the girl, Shion stepped back, opening her mouth to speak only to be cut off by another new arrival. This time, it was the delinquent squid, pulling the same move he had failed to land on Shion not but a few hours ago; it worked this time. Shion quickly shook the man from her leg and spun around, holding out two fingers at Toso as she screamed. "That's strike two, Tosokurui!" With her warning out there, Shion turned back to Unki, taking a few seconds to recollect herself. "Sorry about that... ANYWAY! How have you been! It's been too long! GAAH! I missed you! How's the capital?! Oooooh, how's Shiro~!? OH! Are you coming with us?!" She'd rattle off a series of questions and half-comments, yipping around the woman like an puppy. This was going to be the best party ever.
The boundless energy of Jeon never ceased to entertain the woman as she smiled and chuckled a bit at the word vomit that was spewing from her. Though her final words stung. She had a feeling that the question would get asked sooner or later and while she did have a leaning she never answered it herself. The question had serious implications. If she were to stay in the village and fully integrate her daughter would have a safe and secure home. Something the woman desired for her daughter. Yet the flip side of that was what her father wanted for her. Without question Belamos would continue to pursue his desire to rule a nation.
Which, if she joined Arashi in full then it would eventually put them at odds and potentially force the two into combat. Which would tear their family apart and have dramatic repercussions for her daughter. After all how does a child even come close to coping with her mother being ordered to kill her father. Which looped right back around to the issue being her "husband's" pride. Letting out a sigh she began,"Hell of a question to start off a mission with..." After a moment she continued,"I would like to, honestly. But I am a mom now and I have to think of my daughter. I dont see Belamos giving up on his ambition for anything not you, nor me or Auralia. Which if I did swear loyalty to the village, and your emperor by proxy, who I'm not a fan of by the way, it could lead to a path where Auralia will have to make a choice I dont want her to ever have to make."
Placing her hands upon the sapphire pommel of Valkyrie she continued. "Truth be told I do not honestly know what to do. Things become so much more difficult when you become a parent. Something I know you are familiar with." Letting out an exasperated sigh she just shrugged,"I really don't know." Turning her attention to the platoon that was forming she examined them closely. She knew only one by name and face, Kagero. The rest she knew nothing about. The blonde with the pretty outfit, the masked man who really needed to work on his phrasing, and a young man who seemed familiar though she was unable to pin it down. Then there was the new guy who almost made her eyes roll into the back of her head. Why would this kid actually volunteer for this? Then he spoke about not caring if he died and instantly did not want him anywhere near her during this mission. The only thing more dangerous than the enemy was a fool who thinks they have nothing to lose. Not to mention the fact he was a kid. But it was his words which gave away the fact that he had no idea what they were doing. Thus why he would volunteer for it. He had no idea what he was getting himself into. Not to mention how causally he talked about his own death pissed her off to no end.
Letting out a heavy sigh she pulled her braid over her shoulder and gestured simply to Jeon,"If you let the kid come hes not my responsibility. I have more important things to focus on during this mission then babysitting a short sighted kid with a death wish."
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~Current Theme Music~:Buoyant Boogie- Splatoon 2 Toso as a pursuant of shadow would not yield no easily. He was ready to take up a second verbal advance to demonstrate his pure persistence. As Kagerou's voice and bells rang out the man turned his head interrupting the aforementioned intent to engage in optimal friendship. As she approached to present him with his portion of the sealing materials he would recieve the scroll with but the simplest of nods before turning back to see Shadow had moved from his prior location. A metaphorical exclamation and question mark pinged above his head before he turned to see he had essentially successfully dipped. Oh no, not successfully he could still see that cloak of his. If he thought he could get away so easily with the looming scent of ink wafting from him he had another thing coming. Toso wasn't one who would succumb to the social normalcy of a thing called 'space' nor would he bend to social cues of wanting to be alone.
Two tentacles would make themselves apparent, then upon doing odd wiggly movements Toso would poof and now be in front of the fleeing Shadow ripe for being bumped into. "Ah Bloop, you misunderstand. A very faint trace of ink is coming from you bloop. Are by chance an artist like myself bloop, or perhaps someone verse in fuuinjutsu, I'd think it advantageous you speak with Kagerou and the Kage's as they're in possession of the ability to confide to you a powerful fuuin, bloop. We could always use more sealers in the case of emergency bloop." The two tentacles in which he used to fill in for hand signs floated almost alien like in the air, expressive of the mans whimsy, of course it could be something else. Toso was genuinely thrilled at the possibility of finding another potential artist. Speaking of.
"Ah but if you are are an artist as well bloop, perhaps you'd like to see some of my work." Toso would then insert one of his long sleeved hand into his coat. What would be shown as a portal of light glowed as he did so, as if the coat itself led somewhere. Then pulling out a piece of paper upon was a painting that was a surreal squid painted in colors that were vivid but clashed with one another but still left an impression. "I call this one Bold and Brash Bloop." The tentacles danced in a manner akin to a giddy schoolgirls hopping. Toso did bring up though that Kagerou was in possession of a useful fuuin, mayhaps it would be enough to entice him to interact with her. If not...he may just have to do it himself.
❞ ·.¸¸.-;Buffs<-.¸¸.·´❞ ○ Relfex: +11 ○ Speed: +9 ○ Strength: +2 ○ Fort: +0 ○ Modoro Gumo: Marbled: +0.2 Reflex, +0.2 Speed ○ Jiyūgata Senpū Passive: Reflex Bonus: 0.4 ○ Jiyūgata Senpū Passive: Speed Bonus: 0.4 ○ Ja no Muchi Passive: Reflex Bonus: 0.3 ○ Ja no Muchi Passive: Strength Bonus: 0.2 ○ Hashi no Heisei Passive: Speed Bonus: 0.3 ○ Hashi no Heisei Passive: Reflex Bonus: 0.2 ❞ ·.¸¸.->Passives<-.¸¸.·´❞ • Kanboku(Formless Style) Post reduction +2 > B +3 > C • Kanboku(Ink Based Chakra Cost) Reduced by ½ to a minimum of 5 • Art of the Bloop: Ink & Brush Based Techniques Cost [10] less to cast • Art of the Bloop: Every other Technique Costs [5] more to cast • Ninjutsu: +2 • Class Bukijutsu: +3 • Class Bloodline: +3 • Brushing Up: Fuuin Made With a Brush is reduced by [10] otherwise Increased by [5] • Multi-Jointed: Can contort body seamlessly for disturbing outcomes. • Endai Ika [ Far Reaching Squid ]: As if cracking a whip, the Hojo clan member is able to outstretch his arms up to 10 yards (30 Feet).
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:43 am
Amid all of her ramblings, Jeon had been paying attention to everything else that was going on even if she was holding at least a small part of Tsuki's attention with all of the verbal discourse she had served up to her. It was during this time that a few key individuals had shown up, and it showed in her darting eyes, as well as Tsuki's, that she was paying attention to it all. Shadow had appeared there. Now, what digging the Anbu Police and investigators had done had come back inconclusive as far as Shadow was concerned, but he was here at their request. That was good. Jeon had slipped in speech at the immediate urge to question the man about his ears but she held off.
Her eyes fell on Tosokurui coming up out of the floor as he did and nodded to what he said. "Very good." she replied. But... why did he smell like a kitchen? That didn't bother her nearly as much as his invasion of Shadow's personal space. Had she not already warned him about making people needlessly uncomfortable? Directly? When she was finished with Tsuki she would have to make it a point to smack him over the head about that, or maybe she'd remove a tentacle so he'd get the message. She glanced to Kagerou when she announced herself, the bells a total loss on the Kage until they were in her eyes view. She had the iron bars... very good. And Unki and Shoshan were here. It was seeing them and Shion that made the Kage very nearly miss Shadow shying away. She presumed it was due to Toso making her uncomfortable the same way he was invading other's spaces too. Her irritation visibly grew such that Tsuki would be able to note it. It didn't help that SHosan said something dumb too. Her nostrils flared, but she calmed as Tsuki spoke. The woman was older, strong enough to probably beat the twins in combat one on one, and held sway with her people, especially with Belamos off on sabbatical or whatever the hell. She inhaled and exhaled, replying to her before she had a second to snap on Shosan herself.
"Mm. A lot of people probably aren't a fan of Shiro." She turned an eye to the gate, almost like she could peer into lightning country, striking her gaze into the hearts of the dissidents, but turned her gaze, far softer, on Unki who was in earshot. "I wouldn't worry too heavily about him, however. He's content to be an emperor in his gaudy living situation much like the old Daimyo was, save for the fact that Shiro actually cares for the people. That's why the Kirigakure citizens have a home. That's why the Otogakure Citizens and wanderers who had nothing in the wake of war have a place to call home. It's cause Shiro ordered us to. There were caveats, of course, and we fully expected you all to be gone by now but instead we've built something amazing, truly. Something beautiful in a way nowhere in the world is. Even amid the dissent, the opposition to integration we have formed an entirely new culture here. Your daughter and mine... they have something worth protecting here. Something I don't think we will ever find again. War does that, doesn't it? Makes everything change. No one needs to tell the White Lotus that. I don't want anything to change. I need-" she puffed hot air from her nostrils, and Jay emerged from his short nap, standing tall behind her, with his back touching her own. "I need this to work for all of us. All of you. All of them." She gestured over her shoulder. Things would be heavy, and Jeon had no volume control. Tsuki, Vivian and Belamos were the Oto ninja on whom every Oto ninja leaned in Arashi, and the twins wished dearly that the stupid borders of the past would evaporate and they could all just be Arashigakure shinobi. If they did that, not even Shiro could destroy what they had. Nobody could, and no one should want to. "I'm just saying, even if Belamos leaves, he takes with him Arashigakure as much as he brought Otogakure. It wouldn't be a choice I'd make you make. I would send you and your daughter to him in a heartbeat. But until then, I would hope you'd stay with us." Jeon cleared her throat and walked around Jay, who kept his back turned to Tsuki, facing the evening sun as he tended to. His shadow cast over Tsuki, symbolic even if accidental. While she was here, her and her blood were under his protection as much as Jeon's. His stance and stone tough resolve spoke for him, but even still he looked over his shoulder at Tsuki and offered a strong smile.
"Yo!" Jeon spat at Toso approaching as his tentacles writhed. "I'm only going to tell you one time to stay out of people's personal space when you aren't invited, and to keep your hands to yourself." She approached with every word until she stood just a quick step out of range. "I will absolutely roast you, and feed your tentacles to a shark." As if the threat was a promise a heat would emanate from her body and a Tengu would be visible for just the blink of an eye surrounding her form. She so hoped she wouldn't have to drive the point home any harder than that.
Her eyes turned to Tsuki who had spoken of Shosan, and looked him over. "Um." she spoke, Jay pursing his lips, then smirking a little. "I think that, for the moment, you need to be at least this tall to ride the Hachibi. I'm not so certain that allowing someone with your attitude to go into combat against an opponent so dangerous is smart. There is a lot to be done around the village, plenty of things a shinobi of your caliber should be tending to." Jeon and Jay were greeted, then, by three Anbu personnel arriving. She and Jay were approached by a pair of them, Hino and Oro, while the third simply waited from her position close to the gate. The two kage called the attention of the entire group, and motioned for them to gather close, specifically pointing for Toso to stand beside Kagerou, and both of them on the otherside of the group from Shadow. As they spoke, the Anbu dropped two heavy bags and assembled the armor of the Kage onto their bodies. Where Jay's was almost Vantablack, Jeon's was so white it reflected the light from her body.
"Alright. This marks one of the rare times in history when we have advanced notice for a demon attack. That means that we get to surprise it, instead of the other way around, and fight it where it lives. This, however, means an added danger in the home field advantage." Jay motioned towards the anbu standing behind them. "We have a plan to split the hachibi into two halves: it's Yin and it's Yang. From there, Tosokurui and Kagerou will begin preparing the ritual that will seal the demon while the two of us, Tsuki, Kenshin, Shadow, Shion and we will split into two teams to hold off the demon and weaken it's power. This will be tenuous, but I have the upmost faith in us. As for teams, Jeon?" Jeon lifted her shirt, as Jay unbuttoned his revealing bodies chiseled and toned like tempered steal. Jay sported a long scar from a battle long since past, one Jeon did not, but matching cuts did come down from their lower cheek across their chests, though one could only imagine the one under the sport's bra Jeon wore. Armor pieces were quickly assembled with the abdomen pieces missing for the seals. "Team one is comprised of myself, Shion and Tsuki. Team two, naturally, will be comprised of Jay, Shadow and Kenshin. Osiris will provide support to whatever side needs it, and supply us with whatever we need in the meantime. In theory, once he's torn into halves he won't be nearly as strong, and we can whittle them both down. That's been the plan anyway. Anyone with concerns or input? Relevant. Input." she corrected herself immediately.
Shōsan's smirk was wiped off of his face immediately. Being rejected like that made Shōsan fill with extreme raeg. He clenched his fists as raged filled in his eyes. Shōsan felt as if his own people didn't even believe in him. ("This is why the other villages got destroyed. I guess people don't learn their lesson,") he'd think to himself. They even went as far as to ridicule him. "Is that right.. Kage?" He would give a very cold smile as he finished the sentence. "Well, if that's what you wish." Shōsan would then turn away and begin walking back inside the village and was trying his absolute hardest not to show any sign of anger or any signs that he would rebel. In all honesty, he thought about it. Whether he were to act upon it was undecided. When he was a distance away, Shōsan would begin talking to himself. "I want the best for this village and everyone in it, but if they happen to get themselves plucked off.." he'd say, shaking his head. "I'm sick of being in this village all the time. Clearly I'm not important enough, so let me go make myself of use somewhere else and gain enough strength to fend for myself." The young man had been extremely determined to make the Kage eat their words.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:47 am
That was fast, but not fast enough for Kagerou to miss the glimpse of blue-green eyes right before they looked away. No, not the mixed color. Two eyes of different colors. The rest was covered by hood, scarf, and all due haste. How strange, and as ever, Kagerou held little care for concealing her emotions. Her eyes widened and her eyebrows lifted. How best to describe this expression? Perhaps, calling it "realization" will be most accurate. She's always been one to think quickly on her feet, and the gap between "doubt" and "belief" was a very narrow gap for someone who is ever open to correction because to doubt required one to be thinking of what they doubted, and by thinking of such a thing, it is already on one's mind.
Well, something like that... Eh... That didn't sound too convincing, not even to Kagerou. She mostly felt flippity-floppity than any sort of certainty when her gut instinct flipped from "not Shadow" to "that's Shadow." That aside, if it was Shadow, then he had pointedly chosen to hide his face and move away instead of greeting her. Whatever she felt about that aside, it meant that he didn't want to talk to her... or possibly even look at her, and... well... that meant she should probably respect his wishes... Kagerou... guessed...
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Spur of the moment emotions aside, Kagerou did mean to respect Shadow's wishes of anonymity, assuming that the person she was thinking of was indeed Shadow. Granted, it just got really hard to do in the blink of an eye. First it was Toso, and more than rude, Kagerou was just generally concerned for Toso's well-being at this point as much as she was for Shadow's. She observed and waited for the last minute, the momentary patience paying off when the Arashikage themselves stepped in to defuse the situation. All seemed well as Toso and Kagerou were stationed to the opposite end of the group from Shadow. Then, the Arashikage outed Shadow's name. Kagerou's smile faltered. Should she act surprised? Shocked? Relieved? Yes, she felt all that now that it had been confirmed, but the biggest thought on her mind was something else. Ah, well, the moment passed quickly, and it was too late to fake any emotion. Kagerou looked as she felt, like someone smiling through their well-meaning plans being all for naught.
Kagerou's eyes, which had trained themselves on the Arashikage, drifted over to look at the Shadow they had been avoiding. Her smile, that had faltered, returned. Then she looked back at the Arashikage as they finished their instructions.
The green-haired kunoichi waved a hand up. "Regarding the two-part sealing process you would like us to do, Arashikage-sama, I would need a few moments to restore my chakra between each part. I don't think this will compromise the sealing, though, as the second part is meant to reinforce the first, which alone is generally enough to contain a tailed beast to begin with. Of course, you will know better than me the risks attached."
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__ Kenshin joined the others when called upon. Earlier he was inspecting the gates and after the guards followed his orders they were likely restored to ship shape. This would be especially vital during the Arashikages and his own absence. He stood out of the way for the most part and watched the offensive behavior of Toso, the conversation between Tsukina and Lady Jeon, and noticed a few new faces. Watching Jeon yell at Toso to behave himself was refreshing, to say the least. He would now listen to Jeon describe the teams and the overall strategy. "Me, Lord Jay, and Shadow for Team 2." The ANBU Police, including Kenshin, investigated this Shadow individual but did not obtain much intel. The name of this ninja was always questionable to him. Perhaps he would learn more about Shadow by fighting the Hachibi alongside him. When Jeon finished Kenshin saluted and stood at the ready. "Time to go." Kenshin repeated this anxiously in his head a few times as he awaited the Arashikages' command.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:03 pm
⦉Good luck when youwake up and realize all that you've lost.xxxxxxxxxxShining lies are what you're made of. I hope it'sworth the price that it costs.⦊ ❝Funny how history ends in an instant, how something so close can end up so distant.❞
【T W E N T Y - O N E⦁S I L E N T⦁G U A R D I A N】 ◢ S h a d o w H ú n y i s t í r ◣ 【A - R A N K⦁S E A L E R - P U P P E T E E R⦁U K Y O】
[x] Ahh... s**t. She noticed. Though to be honest I hadn't been all that cautious while waiting. A moment I give myself to let my guard down and this happens. Curse my appearance, although she probably would have recognized me regardless the second she saw my arm. While the wooden one had been exchanged for a much better one made of steel, such a limb wasn't exactly something you saw every day. I felt guilty, of all things when I turned away from Kagerou. Anything from Kiri brought painful reminders of the past that were better left avoided. It was a lame excuse, but I had enough trouble sleeping at night without dragging up old memories.
It seemed she caught on to my want for space, though, because she didn't follow. And that only made me feel worse. I would... have to apologize to her later. When I could dredge up enough courage to actually face her and not have a panic attack over it.
The moment was lost, though as the gray man, Tosokurui, placed himself in front of me yet again, uncomfortably close. Were those tentacles? I shied back a step instinctively, a snarl forming, though it was hidden by the black fabric concealing the bottom half of my face. My metallic hand clenched into a fist and it took everything I had not to draw my blade on him. He wasn't a threat, just overly excited about... something. Not a threat. My gaze shifted to the flailing tendrils that danced about him as he attempted to explain himself. It was a misunderstanding, I smelled like ink apparently, I should talk to the Kage because my abilities with ink could be useful. Yeah, yeah. I was already aware. I wasn't particularly interested in anything the man had to say, but didn't have a chance to get a word in edgewise before he pulled a piece of paper from some storage space in his sleeve and held up a surreal painting of a colorful squid. My hand at my side flexed to grab him and shove him out of the way.
Lucky for him, though, the twin Kage came to his rescue. Well, the female anyway. The other was silent for now. Although it was to threaten the tentacled man, I backed down, relaxing once more, and took the chance to make my escape. It seemed the twins were ready to begin their instructions anyway. Brushing past the stranger, I bit my tongue to stop any sort of snide remark that would get me in trouble.
The amount of want I had to be there dropped drastically yet again as Jeon openly announced my name, wiping any doubt Kagerou may have had remaining about my identity away. Although I did my best not to stare, I caught the hesitant smile on the green-haired kunoichi's face, and the myriad of emotions that came with it. Though what exactly she was thinking was beyond me. She was the only one, as far as I knew, that was aware I'd survived the island's disappearance. She also knew what happened to Jack. But I hadn't thought I would last this long, and I doubted she did either. Still... as the Kage finished her speech, Kagerou's gaze locked onto mine briefly and her smile brightened again. I faltered first, and looked away. She moved on, asking questions she had regarding the mission.
It was then I noticed another set of eyes on me. A tall man, wearing black clothes with similarly colored hair and incredibly pale eyes. Colorless even. Hyuuga? Regardless, I didn't like the look he gave me. There was mistrust there, despite all the work I'd done for the village over the last several years. It wasn't any of my business, though, what others thought of me, so long as they showed some sort of respect. I shifted my gaze away once more and, shifting the gear and bow that rested on my shoulder, I waited once more for orders.
boo boo booBLOOP_ BLoOp_ bLoOp ´¯`·.¸¸.->Tōsokurui Ashikoki Hojo <-.¸¸.·´¯`·. pup pup pup´¯`·.¸¸.->I'm not squidding around here...<-.¸¸.·´¯`·. pup pup pupNothing is ever just black and white.
~Current Theme Music~:Buoyant Boogie- Splatoon 2 "Even after all these years I still simply don't understand why everyone is so dismissive of friendly interaction bloop and I still find this 'personal space' concept you all believe in, counterproductive to forming true bonds of camaraderie. It isn't as though I'm performing physical assault. bloop. That, I do understand. bloop." Jeon's warning was heard and the squid remained unmoved, if they could somehow see beneath the mask, it to with his voice didn't provide so much as the slightest shift in pitch. His tentacles however, tensed up at Jeon's threats then like lightning bolts became jagged and shivered before withdrawing like a gopher into its hole back into the mans body only to peep slightly from the collar of the coat.
Honestly, it like people believed he Intentionally wanted to make people uncomfortable...which was only true half of the time. Toso was raised in a close knit community, everyone knew everyone, everyone was likely related in some way shape or form. Personal space, was never truly a thing until he moved to Kumogakure, and the now Arashigakure, while he had been scolded on several occasions it was just simply in his blood to be an assertive socialite with someone who seemed to carry something similar about them that was intriguing. This would not be the last he'd see of Toso. He never answered whether or not he was or wasn't an artist and that was an answer he was determined to find out.
At the commanders behest he'd line in accordance with their command. Placing himself next to Kagerou. He had no intent of wanting to be next to Shadow but to say he wasn't still intrigued by him would be a lie. Even with the Kage's interjection he somewhere,somehow, remained silent through it all. Toso would look at bold an brash still in his hand before tucking it away. A shame, he had intended to give it to Shadow as a gift. Ah, perhaps later. Toso would then interject in Kagerou's exposition that she may be lacking in chakra. "Ah, bloop, I've prepared for such an event. I to found the amount of Chakra one needs for the sealing methods quite exorbitant. bloop. Certainly no easy feat. bloop. I had assumed it may have been trivial for you bloop Kagerou-bloop. If you've your doubts I had prepared this in such an event for myself but I've no qualms sharing. bloop."
Placing both his palms, in a manner one would use to hold a plate. In another glow of his coat and then a poof of smoke in his hands like that of the sun piercing through the clouds a tray of yellow friend rice emanating fresh scents of zesty deliciousness, the scent of the pungent spices that composed a sauce at the outer edges of the plate wafted through the air as though ethereal succubi making love to nostrils. This must have been what permeated into Toso's clothing but to a simpler degree. Circling the rice sixteen perfectly cooked shrimp, would imply eight for each of them should they share. Should one use Doujutsu the dish could be seen effulgent with chakra, an homage to the ingredients and the soul put into the dish. True gourmet plating increasing its desirability. But as quickly as it came, Toso's tentacles in sudden motions, made it disappear as quickly as it came. No time to be eating now. "I'd have made more but for everyone but we've limited time. bloop."
❞ ·.¸¸.-;Buffs<-.¸¸.·´❞ ○ Relfex: +11 ○ Speed: +9 ○ Strength: +2 ○ Fort: +0 ○ Modoro Gumo: Marbled: +0.2 Reflex, +0.2 Speed ○ Jiyūgata Senpū Passive: Reflex Bonus: 0.4 ○ Jiyūgata Senpū Passive: Speed Bonus: 0.4 ○ Ja no Muchi Passive: Reflex Bonus: 0.3 ○ Ja no Muchi Passive: Strength Bonus: 0.2 ○ Hashi no Heisei Passive: Speed Bonus: 0.3 ○ Hashi no Heisei Passive: Reflex Bonus: 0.2 ❞ ·.¸¸.->Passives<-.¸¸.·´❞ • Kanboku(Formless Style) Post reduction +2 > B +3 > C • Kanboku(Ink Based Chakra Cost) Reduced by ½ to a minimum of 5 • Art of the Bloop: Ink & Brush Based Techniques Cost [10] less to cast • Art of the Bloop: Every other Technique Costs [5] more to cast • Ninjutsu: +2 • Class Bukijutsu: +3 • Class Bloodline: +3 • Brushing Up: Fuuin Made With a Brush is reduced by [10] otherwise Increased by [5] • Multi-Jointed: Can contort body seamlessly for disturbing outcomes. • Endai Ika [ Far Reaching Squid ]: As if cracking a whip, the Hojo clan member is able to outstretch his arms up to 10 yards (30 Feet).
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•Mystic Hero
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❞ ·.¸¸.->Equipment<-.¸¸.·´❞ ~Head~ ΦUzumaki Mask: Giant Squid: Soft Physical C / Hard Physical C {Windy Marble: Allows manifest to breath air} ~Body~ ΦKitai no Ito: Gahaku Tengoku Heiki {Total Scroll holding Capacity : 480 - 120 = 360 Remaining Estimated Capacity} [Contents]: Φ Wire 30 Yards Φ Suiton Brush Φ Gourmet Shrimp and Fried Rice [S+] [Chakra Regen x12] ; x1 Φ Normal Brush x2 Φ 2x X-ray lenses [In Case] Φ 2x Night lenses [In Case] Φ 2x Light Diffraction Lenses [Equipped] Φ[Original Coat] {Arsenal of The Sleight of Hand:Empty} Φ Empty Expansions Paper [4] {Paper} Φ [10 Moderate Food Pills] Φ Modoro Gumo Φ Jonin Scroll: #1 (Capacity -40) Φ Jonin Scrolls: #2 (Capacity -40) Φ Jonin Scrolls: #3 (Capacity -40) ~Hands~ ΦRight Ring Finger: Sumi-Bozu {Equipped} ΦChakra Dispersal Gloves : {Equipped} ~Waist~ Φ Belt of Assorted Inks contained in flasks •Moth Blend x2 •Slippery Blend x2 •Mending Blend x2 •Jonin Scroll #4 •Jonin Scroll #5 ~Scrolls~ Φ Jonin Scrolls x5: 1-[Contents]: •Marbled Strawberry Ice Cream [x1 Quart] •Island Sundae [x1] •Canvas Tents [x2] 2-[Contents]:Nature Summoning Water: S 3-[Contents]: 4-[Located In Former Raikage's Office]: Used For Contract: Conisigners: Shiro Chosokabe Tosokurui Ashikoki Hojo 5-[Contents]: ~Feet~ Φ Silent Soles
❞ ·.¸¸.->Titles<-.¸¸.·´❞ Iron Chef: Seafood Specialist Apprentice: Tailor
❞ ·.¸¸.->Trivia<-.¸¸.·´❞ Φ Hojo Clan Ink can only be removed with hot/boiling water. Φ Locked Formless Style Brush: Rank A Φ Locked Formless Style Soft Mental: Rank B Φ Locked Formless Style Soft Physical: Rank B Φ 6' 1 ft, 181lbs: A.k.A~Ika-Sensei, Inkwell-san, Devil-squid
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