This information wasn't something totally unexpected. She figured that if they used strange devices for short range attacks they were more than likely using things of longer range as well. This only confirmed her suspicions. Jae's gaze wandered toward the general direction of the source of the 'crack'. Coaxing any eyebrow she eyed the Raikage warily. Jae had no patience to deal with overly emotional people at the moment. There was only one person who fit that description and he was as close to her at the moment as he was far. As the Raikage moved to egg Jae into dropping the name of the possible candidate for the Kyuubi, Jae tensed. To give a name would be putting a price on Taka's head. The pink haired bird sage did not care for the woman's work ethic, attitude nor the way she carried herself but it was no reason to put that target on her back. This was why she had hesitated prior. Aside from testing the trustworthiness of the Kage.
Before she could even decide whether she wanted to divulge in that information, Jae's gaze flickered towards the doors to the room as someone boldly entered, interrupting the privacy of this meeting. Jae's jaw tightened immediately, her eyes flickering as anger boiled underneath her skin. She tightened her small fists, their pale color standing out as she strained them. She had trusted him with her request, with her time. She owed this man a favor of a lifetime and yet he was part of the village that potentially housed a very alive and well Samuru. Despite the fact that Myurai was not the reason for it all she couldn't help but hold it against him. Before she could utter another word to him she was interrupted once again by a clan of people.
This caused her to pause and tense. Too many people all at once. Especially after having dealt with secretive information. Kaileer appeared at the last of the line, remaining outside. She looked to him, her expression slipping slightly. She was worried and annoyed. Someone sniffed her, the Raikage blew up on the mass of people, she was tired of being in this village. She would rather cut her losses and take what little information she had and retreat back to Konoha so that she could start getting herself ready to give chase to the UHV. Myurai was quick to move his clan of family members out of the room. Jae closing her eyes slightly. She waited until they filed out before turning to the Raikage. "It's time for me to leave, I believe." Jae stated. Things were getting stirred up around the honey pot and she wanted to go now.
Thunder seemed to shake the room as the Raikage's voice rumbled, startling Hatsu. She let go of her brother, standing up as straight as she could. As Myurai finished speaking, she walked out of the office in silence, tearing up a little as she walked through the door. When she had reached the bottom of the tower, she let out a huge sigh and wiped her eyes before sitting next to the entrance of the building. Hatsu kept a happy-go-lucky look on her face, but her posture denoted the recent events had affected her somewhat.
"Apologies, Raikage. I did not mean to intrude on important business. I was simply following Myurai." He spoke as he offered an apologetic bow, then cast his eyes to look at Kaileer and then back to 'Jae' as he heard her called.
He hadn't been close enough to seem as if he was directly 'sniffing her' but in the cold air that radiates around one such as himself scents tended to carryl. He eyed her for a moment more as she spoke of it being her time to leave, then caught the brief exchange of the words between herself and the Raikage. Choosing to ignore it, as it was not his place, he simply carried on past her and eyed Kaileer for a moment as he passed him. Giving a slight bow, the standard sign of respect due to one recognized as a higher ranking shinobi, he then carried on.
Exiting the tower he fell in behind his brother and the others.
"I'm sorry Lady Kinpaku." was the last words he said, accompanied by a bow before slowly leaving the office and following his siblings. Despite a very angry Kage with horns, and a voice that seemed like it could very well end his young existence right then and there, Samui was able to barely keep calm. Outside of the office he saw Seiji give Kaileer a bow, and followed suit.
Once at the entrance, where the threat of Lady Kinpaku no longer loomed over them Samui's mind was able to wander to other things. "Seiji-niisan, Hatsu, what are you guys doing here?" His siblings were not that too common a sight for him, despite how close they were to each other. This was mostly because Samui locked himself up in a room in the academy all the time, spending countless sleepless nights to improve his skills as a shinobi.
[✠][CLONE] Racing through the streets, the clone easily found Myurai as it had intended to go ask for the Raikage's permission and then find Myurai to ask. But finding Myurai already at the office, the clone went to him first "Myurai." the clone called as it walked up, ignoring the three individuals around him but not pushing through either "I need to get something but its near the gates and heavy. I would like your assistance in its retrieval, if you do not mind." a polite Samuru.....what a novelty. This one still didn't seem able to smile, though, and its face remained a passive mask of patience. The clone waited for a reply, giving Myurai time to finish his current business while it ran the message that it had to deliver over in its head. The real Samuru was already at the gates, busily making enemies of the gate Anbu through his usual means. While the clone waited, it looked the small group gathered around Myurai over, noting faces and clothing as well as weapons or lack of weapons. It also took note of the...sameness that seemed prevalent between each shinobi Familial...? it wondered, deciding to tack that bit of possible info onto what would be shared with the original Samuru.[✠]
[An endless circle of fighting, death and living.] [I aim to end this circle, this hellish ouroboros.] [Watch...watch this fiery rebirth of our world.] [✠]
It certainly took them all long enough to get out of the office and down the stairs. With a sigh he held the stack of headbands in his hand as he began,"Line up all of you and repeat after me. State your name in the where I say mine. I Myurai Hattori, do hereby swear to give all I have in service to the village of Kumogakure and its Raikage as well as those placed above you. I will fight when called, I will serve when asked and will give the last full measure of devotion should the need occur. For we are as steady and powerful as storms." Once they had sworn their oaths he would pass each of them and hand them their headbands with a smile," We are the Hattori. We are the guardians of the people and the tip of the spear. As such we have a reputation to uphold one of honor and distinction. The incident in the office will not happen again." His gaze fell upon hatsu as he spoke,"Am I clear?" Hearing Samuru's voice he turned,"What can I help you with Samuru?" It was significantly odd that he was actually being nice.
[✠][CLONE] Giving a bow, the clone spoke "Samuru requests your assistance at the gates to claim an item that he was requested to collect." Aha! This was not Samuru, as it was not at all in character for Samuru to call himself by his own name. Also, he was still being obscenely polite which was not only out of character but bloody strange. The clone straightened "The item in question weighs upward of 2000lbs so yourself and any others you may think would be inclined to help would be welcome. Samuru is already at the gate but the restriction placed upon him by the Raikage still stands and he cannot go outside of the gate alone. The item is on a train just outside the gates." all the information delivered, the clone waited for a reply, ready to vanish and relay the information to Samuru.[✠]
[An endless circle of fighting, death and living.] [I aim to end this circle, this hellish ouroboros.] [Watch...watch this fiery rebirth of our world.] [✠]
Azeiel The Fallen
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 10:17 pm
xxxxKinpaku Isshinxxxx
It seemed the madness polishing up quite nicely. The children of the Hattori brood soon learned it was best to scatter when she was busy. Three of them spoke that they were sorry, but it mattered next to nothing now. Apologies were just words that expressed little. They'd just crashed the whole party, and judging by the look around this Jae girl, it wasn't going to get back on track. Facial expressions indicated just that.
She was attempting to flee now. The snare had been stumbled upon by... by... children. She was surrounded by idiots that knew nothing of political interactions, and quite obviously knew nothing of manners either. Oh... If she couldn't get Jae to stay in the office. To try and do so... The Lady Raikage would lose her footing and advantage in this encounter. The fact that she knew it was one of the greater ninja of Konohagakure narrowed it all down significantly, and it seemed she'd gained her profit as well. Par for the course... But then again, she could make Myurai work back into her good graces at this point.
"Well, miss Jae. It is quite the shame to see you so eager to depart," replied the raikage, regaining her composure to some degree. She'd send Myurai to discuss with her some of the information she still had, whatever debts Myurai may have between her... He'd pay for the missed opportunities. "I give you leave to depart then." Shaking her head slightly. She wouldn't let her go unwatched. The mantle of the raikage before the stranger. An order. "You are to depart immediately, and should you delay, I'll crush your skull in a heart beat." Hard spoken truth for the ninja. She'd dispatch the ANBU to watch her depart directly.
The Raikage's words were not wasted with Jae. She was more than ready to leave, immediately. Her punctuating that Jae make haste was not needed. Wasting time dealing with hostiles was pointless. She wouldn't learn anything from them. Bowing slightly, she turned and headed for the door. As she exited she stood before Kaileer, her expression shifting to one of discomfort. She had ultimately used him for her needs and it still left a bad taste in her mouth. He was a genuinely good person. "Thanks for everything." She said, expression still grim. The Raikage was not going to tolerate her sticking around very long so she kept it short. With a small bow she headed out, down the stairs and back the way she came.
A large crowd was gathered just beside the stairway, Jae glancing at the group briefly before her gaze found Myurai. He was busy handling his family, or what Jae assumed was his family thanks to the Raikage's clipped words stating so earlier. Narrowing her gaze she fought hard within herself to keep from saying Myurai. That anger was still churning inside of her. Hopefully she never ran into him again. He was probably the only one at the moment who could tend to her weapons needs but she was willing to trek many miles to find someone else to handle her business. Solemnly she walked past them, her gaze flickering to one who stood out amongst the crowd. Someone who hadn't showed up to interrupt in the office. An interruption that Jae had secretly been thankful for. He was different from the rest...a familiarity she didn't know. Ignoring the nagging feeling that seemed to stir within her belly, she headed for the gates. There was a lot she needed to do now. Starting with sending a correspondence to Sypher and returning to Konoha.
Hear me now Feel my blade There is no more time for apologies Malevolent Emotions take hold of me
Hyouga had finally gotten around to going to get his headband, becoming an official Kumo genin and was walking up to the raikage's tower. At the foot of the steps, he spotted his cousins, or most of them, taking their oaths in from of his eldest cousin Myurai. Walking to the group, he bowed quickly to his cousin, when the others had finished, he spoke " Myurai-oniisan, you wouldn't happen an extra headband with you for me, would you?" he figured it didn't hurt to ask, he didn't want to bother the raikage if he could avoid it.
The blood became my life When I was trapped inside And I can feel the dark passenger calling me
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-----ηo sooner had I seated myself against the wall that another aspiring genin--I assumed--after a brief hesitation, stormed into the room, and leaped on the shorter of the two males that I didn't recognize. I didn't know what sort of terms Myurai was on with Kinpaku--I guessed at least decent terms, if he was her adviser--but it was only in that situation I might even consider ever barging into the office like the man and his apparent siblings had, and even then I'd make sure there wasn't anything important going on. Or at the very least leave if there was. I let out a sigh, closing my eyes and leaning my head back, and listened. -----As expected, the Raikage let loose on them, representing for a moment the village in which she led. She 'kindly' commanded Myurai and his family take their business elsewhere. Then Myurai called their intrusion a 'lack of protocol' and ordered them all out again. If they needed a second voice after Kin's, well, that meant one of two things. Either, one, they were all crazy, or, two, they were only loyal to their older sibling. Which I felt might be the case given they were following him around. But regardless, they all filed out of the room. Two even acknowledged my presence with a bow, which was unexpected after the blatant display of disrespect they'd shown the Raikage, before continuing on their way. I met Jae's eyes briefly during the events, and she looked about as angry as I felt. Crossing my arms, I watched as the Hattori clan disappeared down the stairs. -----In the office, I caught Jae mentioning she was taking her leave, and by the tone, I assumed it was thanks to the interruption. Kinpaku mentioned disappointment, but that feeling wasn't returned in her words. She was bitter about the presence of the Konoha kunoichi, and the Hattori raid didn't help. She even went so far as to threaten Jae if she didn't leave immediately... Would I be able to stand aside and watch her die for the sake of my village? Thinking about it, I wasn't sure I could do that for anyone. But it wasn't for the sake of the village she would die if she didn't leave; it was the Raikage's personal feelings toward the shinobi of Konohagakure. And for that reason, I would be labeled a traitor if the situation ever arose. -----Thankfully, Jae was willing to comply. She left the office without a word, and I almost didn't notice she had until she stopped in front of me. I caught sight of the pink hair at the edge of my vision and shifted my gaze down to her from the ceiling. She thanked me for helping her, and left before I could get a word out. Just the... bitterness of the whole situation... The reuniting of her and Samuru was a wash. I felt that that wouldn't have gone over well anyway, given Samuru's literal panic attack at mentioning her. In general, the village felt dry compared to everything that happened in Kirigakure. -----With Jae and the herd of Hattoris gone, I was the only one left outside or inside the office, so I took my chance to enter. I wasn't even entirely sure what I was doing there. Maybe trying to give a report since I'd cooled down from earlier? Or to find something to do? Either way, I glanced back the way I'd come before halting in front of Kin's desk. "Seems like there's been some stress while I was gone?" It was more a question than anything. I hadn't gotten any sort of notification of anything happening over the last... two? Three months?
«ωιтнσυтғ є α rтнєrє ιs ησc σ υ r α ɢ є»
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r y σ :: 両 5 3 0 0 α c :: 2 0 9 0 0 ┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄ c н α к r α • ρ σ σ ℓ :: 5 0 5 / 5 0 5 ѕ т α м ι η α • ρ σ σ ℓ :: 4 8 5 / 4 8 5 т r α η c є • ρ σ ι η т s :: 2 0 / 2 0 ┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄
• Improved reflexes [Stage Five; Kiss of Flesh and Steel Mastery] • Improved reflexes [Stage Three; Tame Za Kyokudo Mastery] • Improved agility [Stage Five; Basai Bagua Mastery] • Improved mobility [Basai Bagua: Move as Water - A Rank] • Improved strength [Stage Two; Tame Za Kyokudo Mastery] • Improved perception [Shunkan no Hagane: Sensory Information - B Rank]
• +140 Chakra/ +140 Stamina [Training] • 5 chakra or stamina refunded from bloodline techniques, +20 Chakra/ +20 Stamina [Thoroughbred Discipline] • B-rank Ninjutsu require no hand seals [Mystic Hero Discipline]
• 2 post reduction to Bukijutsu [Personal Attribute] • 3 post reduction to Bukijutsu [Class Reduction] • 2 post reduction to Bloodline [Class Reduction]
Jae was finally departing, and if Kinpaku had anything to recall, it was simply Kaileer/ She'd be able to discuss with him briefly what she had in mind for the young man. He'd come back and survived two encounters with the UHV (she could only assume as such they were behind Kirigakure, but it seemed that they were always behind something with those awful demons), and had grown for it. Young he may be, but it was the best option she had. The ANBU would alert her when Jae had left, or even decided to take an extra look at everything. Oh... How she'd revel in the chance to break someone instead of something. A voice broke the monotony of angry thoughts.
"To lead generates stress consistently, Kaileer," Kinpaku explained as she withdrew a flask from her hip, and began to drink from it. It wasn't anything to be judged over. It was an Oni trait, after all. It was all she had left to deal with the stress, aside from pulverizing the desk she'd already broken further. Kinpaku seriously needed to find someone that could be healed, instead of having to mend wood or buy a whole new desk. Far less costly. Running her fingers through her hair, Kinpaku let the locks fall. Her fractured horn had begun to grow some time ago, but it was still imbalanced from the other one. Enough to fix her problems though.
"Anyhow, I suppose now we finally have the room and privacy necessary to talk, do we not?"
Staring off into space, Hatsu waited for the rest of her clan. She was the first one out and pretty much rushed to the tower's base, but it wasn't long before she heard a familiar voice.
Getting up from the ground, she dusted herself off. "I just finished up at the academy and wanted to get my headband. It's been too long since I've seen you Samui-niisama, so I guess I went a bit overboard." Hatsu turns a light red and fidgets before noticing footsteps behind them.
As Myurai approaches, Hatsu steps in line with her brothers, a now stern look on her face. She listened attentively to him and repeated the oath. "I Hatsu Hattori, do hereby swear to give all I have in service to the village of Kumogakure and its Raikage as well as those placed above you. I will fight when called, I will serve when asked and will give the last full measure of devotion should the need occur. For we are as steady and powerful as storms." She had fire in her eyes while she strongly recited her oath.
After Myurai had given each of them their headbands, he turned to Hatsu, glaring at her while he gave her a quick scold. "I apologize greatly for my actions, and will act with more caution in the future." Hatsu bowed respectfully before heading off in the direction of the academy's dojo.
[Those I'm Interacting With]
Azeiel The Fallen
Desin Slight
[Exit to Acedemy/Dojo]
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:12 am
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-----ηot that I had any experience leading much of anything, aside from Wanryoku handing his leadership over to me during the reconstruction after the attack. I stuck my hands in my pockets, watching Kinpaku down alcohol from a flask. For the moment, it didn't seem like I was in the presence of the leader of a village of shinobi, but rather a far too stressed equal. "I can imagine." I stood straighter then. Right. This was my chance to talk. Talk about what? I still wasn't entirely sure. I'd never truly held a conversation with her before. Usually my visits were to either retrieve or turn in a mission. But for the moment, the atmosphere was comfortable; there was no sense of a rush now that the office was empty. -----I nodded toward her desk, where I assumed my letter from Sypher lay among other papers. "I don't know if you've had a chance to read my delivery with all the commotion, or if the report is even in it, but aside from being attack by the UHV, there was another power present in the village. The village was stuck in a time loop where the day lasted maybe an hour at best. During the day, the shinobi were invisible to the villagers, and at night the villagers went insane and started killing each other. So far that an ANBU attacked the Mizukage." I paused briefly to let her absorb the information before continuing, crossing my arms again. "I'm not clear on all the details because I wasn't privy to such knowledge, but another Kiri shinobi stopped the time loop, and I found the Sanbi. It was in some sort of... other world past a door underneath the village. A woman made of magma was using its chakra to create clones that were combinations of different shinobi in the village. Myself and another drove her off and destroyed the clones. I stayed there for a while after to help with recovery."
«ωιтнσυтғ є α rтнєrє ιs ησc σ υ r α ɢ є»
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r y σ :: 両 5 3 0 0 α c :: 2 0 9 0 0 ┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄ c н α к r α • ρ σ σ ℓ :: 5 0 5 / 5 0 5 ѕ т α м ι η α • ρ σ σ ℓ :: 4 8 5 / 4 8 5 т r α η c є • ρ σ ι η т s :: 2 0 / 2 0 ┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄
• Improved reflexes [Stage Five; Kiss of Flesh and Steel Mastery] • Improved reflexes [Stage Three; Tame Za Kyokudo Mastery] • Improved agility [Stage Five; Basai Bagua Mastery] • Improved mobility [Basai Bagua: Move as Water - A Rank] • Improved strength [Stage Two; Tame Za Kyokudo Mastery] • Improved perception [Shunkan no Hagane: Sensory Information - B Rank]
• +140 Chakra/ +140 Stamina [Training] • 5 chakra or stamina refunded from bloodline techniques, +20 Chakra/ +20 Stamina [Thoroughbred Discipline] • B-rank Ninjutsu require no hand seals [Mystic Hero Discipline]
• 2 post reduction to Bukijutsu [Personal Attribute] • 3 post reduction to Bukijutsu [Class Reduction] • 2 post reduction to Bloodline [Class Reduction]
A butterfly fluttered into the office and landed softly near Kinpaku before unfolding into a normal sheet of paper.
Lady Raikage,
We've returned home from Takumi. My students and myself have taken the opportune moment to visit the Hot springs. Seems they all had it a bit rough in Takumi. We'll report in shortly.
