Tetsuhiko approched the shopping superdome with some pep in his step. He held many rolls of paper of schematics in his arms for puppet designs, the Iron Funeral collection to be exact. So far these works of art were his magnum opus of craftsmanship in his young career. His head was tilted upwards towards the sky as he stared into it and smiled. He thought of the many crafting designs he could conjure in the Superdome and even in Takumi. "Launchers, blades, hair, clothes, iron, joints, weapons galore. What a beautiful art!" His head was buzzing as he continued to walk aimlessly as he entered the superdome before he actually walked into a woman and dropped his marionette plans. "Sorry!" The artist yelled in surprise as his pages dropped to the floor and scattered. In a panic, Tetsuhiko gathered them as he sweated and looked above to see a woman. "I-I'm so sorry, madam, I should've watched where I was going!" He was so humiliated as he continued to pick up the pages and eventually haphazardly rose to his feet and bowed. "I'm a puppet designer and an artist a-and I was just coming to begin construction and my head got lost in the clouds." He continued to sweat in explanation, his guilt and anxiety were palpable. "I'm Tetsuhiko of clan Hanzo." He introduced himself with a nervous bow as he continued to adjust his papers and wait for the stranger to respond.
As Bast mulled over how best to put Damien through the wringer, someone walked straight into her. That was twice in one day she'd gotten approached by someone--intentionally or not--while working in her shop. At least it was getting foot traffic.
"My name's Bastet, and it's no trouble," she told him, scooping up some of the fallen drawings and handing them to him. "If you're looking to confer with someone about designs, I'd suggest the lady at the counter. She deals with the puppetry stuff at this store. If you'll excuse me, I need to head to the training grounds to mentor someone."
She would step around Tetsuhiko as soon as he took his papers from her and start heading toward the dojo. She figured she'd start off slowly at first to let her new student get a handle on the basics before launching into a more rigorous training schedule. She would also have to ask his name, since she hadn't caught it earlier.
When the stranger introduced herself he began to contemplate and connect the dots momentarily. "Bastet, Miyamoto Bastet!" With shaking hands he accepted his drawings back as he listened to her and her suggestions regarding puppetry design. When she stepped around him and announced where she was going he suddenly spoke up while turning around. "You're Miyamoto Bastet? It's an honor to meet you and I'm so embarassed that I walked into you." When Tetsuhiko spoke he began re-organizing his pages in his hands until they were perfect. This was strangely calming for him. Suddenly an idea flashed into his head, if she is accepting mentors then this would be a great opportunity to learn more from a master. "Please don't let me take up any more of your time if it's a bother, but I was wondering if I could join your mentorship? I'm a hard trainer and already finished my training for now, but I need to hone my skills and techniques now that I've learned them." In this moment Tetsuhiko felt entirely too bold in his request as he may be wasting her time and taking time from her other student. "I'm a puppeteer with the ability to play ninjutsu and genjutsu through music and I also have the magnet release kekkei genkai, if that helps." Tetsuhiko mentioned this for more information so that Bastet would know what sort of ninja he was.
She didn't give the question much thought, especially not after having already accepted another so recently. If her answer was curt, it was only because her mind was otherwise occupied by the happenings at the Chuunin Exams and plans for her other student.
Having two students would make things a bit easier on her, since they could eventually train together both against each other and, eventually, her. It took another couple of moments for a few gears to click into place in her head, setting off some minor alarm bells in her head. A Satetsu user with good compatibility to her skillset showing up so soon after an incredibly eager medic? If a Hatake showed up and asked to learn from her, she'd have to pinch herself. If they asked to be her foster child, she might just start killing things. Still, sometimes things like this happened, so she'd play it close to the vest for now. Before she left, though, she remembered to ask:
Tetsuhiko was not expecting such a simple response to his request given his noble background. The straightforward nature of it was actually a bit refreshing for him. He began following her as she walked ahead. When she asked him what his name was after a moment of silence he responded. "My name is Tetsuhiko." The genin answered to the satoosa. "I'm excited to begin training." He added before leaving the area for the training grounds.
Ah, to be so full of energy. Bast took a swig of tea from her flask, savoring the gentle tang of the mint in the drink. After a moment, she too headed toward the training grounds.
Tetsuhiko returned to the Superdome and headed immediately for the puppet shop. His arms were full of schematics when he arrived and placed them on the front counter. Ai looked through the designs and seemed thrilled with the various concepts. "Do you think you can help me craft this collection?" Tetsuhiko asked simply and she nodded with excitement. He had been working on the drawings and designs for a long time and these were the best puppets he had conceived of so far. First he placed 280 ryo on the counter in order to cover the cost of the construction assisting as well as a medium size indigo blank scroll. When she accepted the money Tetsuhiko entered the shop with excitement and anticipation as they worked on the Iron Funeral set together.
Alright, time to get this metaphorical puppet train out of the station. Sadayo returns to the shopping district in a brisk, hurried, walk. She didn't get to go inside during the first visit and just lingered about in a tedious wait. Now, she had the opprotunity to see what had been waiting on her. There were a number of shops inside the "superdome" and she wanted puppet-related goodies first. Veritas. Within its walls Sadayo would find an assortment of supplies: automatons, a selection of miscellaneous goods, displays of attachments, tools, and a set of pre-assembled puppets: listless, sinister, and all very tempting to touch. A pink haired girl appeared and greeted the puppeteer before she could tap any suspended puppet appendages into a slight swing. Sadayo, eager, strides to a counter top and announces her great plan for a puppet of her own design. All she was missing as a stack of paper and a pen to relay her thoughts. The pink-haired girl seemed eager to hear the plan that she wasted little time in collecting a heap of paper and pencils as a "just in case" measure that turned out incredibly useful. Sadayo began to explain her ideas simultaneously scribbling them out and scratching down rough shapes with lines latching on extensive notes about function and design. Pink-hair was patient, all the while. Business must be easy today.
After handing over her notes and instructions, the pink haired Ai would hurry out of sight to begin, and Sadayo began shopping:
Blank Scroll [x1] < 100 Ryo > A scroll that is completely blank. Comes in small, medium, and large. Colors available include yellow, red, green, white, and black. • Requires Chuunin rank or special permission from the Kage.
Custom Puppet [x1] < 0 Ryo > After being approved [ here ], talk to Ai about constructing your own personal puppet. So thrilled with your concept, she's not even gonna charge! • This process takes roughly 1 day.
Link to profile:Profile Puppet Name: Yūutsu 憂鬱 Puppet Appearance: It is composed of a human-esque head, torso piece, arms, and a short cone-shaped hip piece in the place of legs to reduce weight. The puppet stands to 45 inches tall (3 feet, 9 inches) and 28 inches wide (2 feet, 2 inches) . Its smaller size, in comparison to a Karasu puppet, is to permit room for swift movement. The puppet is pale in color, with black hair, sports a wide frown, white mournful eyes, and clothed in a dark cloth (split up to shoulder collar in four locations to accommodate present mechanism) with the characters "憂鬱" stitched under its neck.
Puppet Description: Yūutsu is made from wood with iron pieces and patching for protection and transfer of electrical currents.Made to face Sadayo’s opponents at short to mid-range combat. Its functioning hands may serve as a way to grapple opponents and objects and feature thick, sharp, metal three-inch long spurs in place of finger tips. The top of the hands feature an iron patch. The front of the torso, there are a set of four, 28 inch steel curved blades which are not hidden, but rather in plain sight and slightly masked by a section of its clothing; a split dark cloth, part of which hangs front and center. The puppet’s mouth functions as a vise grip with gritted surfaces and a 6-inch retractable short blade behind.
Mechanism Summary: (4+3 from Class Attribute = 7 Mechanisms)
Mechanism Summary: • Vise Grip Jaw: the pads on its cheeks turn to snare enemy weapons (performs best against bladed weapons) or unlucky appendages to quickly grab or begin the process of crushing, bending, and overall inflicting some moderate degree of damage between two, thick metal plates. The mouth may fully open at an 80 degree angle. When its mouth is closed, both plates together resemble ridged teeth and have rough "chewing" surfaces sharing the likeness of a fine cheese grater.
• Wrist Reels : thick copper cables run between the puppet's hands and forearms. The cables have a mid-range reach to a maximum of [45] feet.
• Senbon Shooter: Based in the body located above the hip; Poisons are applicable (custom poison: ** Hydrangea bud based poison: *Poison: Doleful Drag :: sourced from hydrangea buds : Creates lethargy after 2 doses, last 3 posts)
• 10 inch long, 28 inches wide Hip-Drill : The wood & iron rimmed drill mechanism is separate from the torso piece.
• Tear Spray; Requires: Suiton and Shizen no Kuchiyose [ Nature Summoning ] A seal attuned to Suiton chakra storing a maximum of 40 chakra ( Rank B ). Combat cool-down of 3 posts. Location of the seal would be within the torso piece with a guided dispersal system maneuvered by the user’s chakra through Hisomi’s eyes to mimic tears (with excessive force). In the case of a detached head, releasing water would create a uncontrolled spout/fountain spray from Hisomi’s body.
•4 Rib Blades:Four, 28 inch steel curved blades scaling the front of the torso (poison-able).
• 6 Inch steel retractable hidden blade behind mouth: Poison-able. In the event Yūutsu should catch a living, breathing opponent between its mouth plates or that someone is close to her head, Sadayo’s opponent could be in reach of the hidden blade. If the blade isn’t able to touch, it would at least spook an unsuspecting enemy.
The girl would pay for her blank scroll and head out to the next shop.
- 100 Ryo
- Then came the next store she would visit: General Arms. Admits the browse of supplies, which were mostly sharp and pointy, Sadayo would collect a few packs of projectiles. There were only so much she should collect now with a limited wallet. She would pay one of the three shopkeepers and leave. There was a bit of waiting to be done before she could collect the pieces of her puppet.
Projectile Pack: Small [x1] (x2) < 200 Ryo > A package of ten small projectiles. What you get in the package is up to you. (Shuriken, senbon, etc.) - Senbon (20 senbon, 400 ryo)
Projectile Pack: Medium [x1] < 300 Ryo > A package of ten medium sized projectiles. What you get in the package is up to you. (Kunai knives, thick needles, etc.)
◈ ◈ Passives • Conductive by Nature: Metal components on puppets, within close to mid-range, are susceptible to conducting Sadayo's electrical ninjutsu during actions. ◈ Attributes: • Efficient Fingers: Chakra cost for Kugutsu C Rank and above is reduced by 10 points. •Part of the Act: Chakra regain is increased by [10]. Increasing regeneration rate up to [15] chakra and maintaining stamina regain at [5] (applies to During Combat situations) ◈ Combat Activity: OUT OF COMBAT Jutsu Active: Chakra; 470 Chakra Chakra Activity: [0/3 Activation] [# Supplementary Activation] [# Offensive Activation]
After some time of craftsmanship Tetsuhiko walked out of the shop with his nine iron marionettes. This was the greatest achievement of his artistic career to date. To think that a Genin could create so many puppets at such a young age was a great accomplishment. Immediately he created a B-Rank seal on the blank scroll and stored all of his puppets inside of it. Once that was done he stepped out of the shop and headed towards the training grounds. "I can't believe I did it."
The general waiting period for her first puppet was over. Sadayo would begin to make her way back to Veritas. Mildly overdressed. The only two words which came to mind after watching the customer enter and leave.
Sadayo entered the shop with a blank stare stuck on her face. Several steps behind. No one was at the counter, thank goodness, otherwise she'd slap a smile on her face right then and there. Why, even the shop's door chime didn't stir a soul.
The wait was long enough that Sadayo began to lose herself in a stale-faced, silent appreciation of one of the assembled puppets. The shopkeeper's hurried greeting as they came through a doorway saved Sadayo from, again, a self imposed dare to touch a suspended blade. Within a few minutes Sadayo was given a large, sealed box which clanked and rattled with movement. Sadayo managed to haul the box away and out of the shop. A ways out of view of the shop's front, the girl had taken a seat on the ground outside and began to work with, supposedly, everything she'd need inside.
Puppet number one: Yūutsu. A simplistic joy, to Sadayo at least, that marks itself as the first tool worthy of combat thought up by the young puppeteer. After the wait, all the pieces were in Sadayo's possession and needed to be assembled like a complex puzzle that came without a completed, reference photo. Any "references" was a part list, basic instructions, information on complex attachments, and image in her head and detailed personal notes. Meanwhile, Sadayo would have to be mindful of bits that read: "screw piece 53 into spot "3A" on shoulder 2." [1/4]
Its head, larger than that of the puppeteer's, and came in multiple pieces. A hollow-ish piece that would be a case for a compact-able blade. Sadayo would spend a good solid ten minutes raking through of heavy screws and fumbling with tools until the head proved itself to be in working order. This was a case she would hate to have those extra unnecessary pieces laying around after. It would totally suck, on her part, its neck piece unhinged or something during a fight because something stupid like a washer wasn't added.[2/4]
She would invest a lot of time into the torso's cavity. A large part of the puppet relies heavily on the four blades (which were wedged into some sort of foam for safety) working correctly. The blades will have to reach out and fold inward by will of a complex set of rods and hinges all working in unison. Set piece 67 into piece 68, place in slot bolt, and HAMMER! A small hammer. A really, really, small hammer but only after screwing the screw into said bolt and forgo all sense to this building process. It was painstaking mess to build the blade system. After ensuring the hinges were fully operational, Sadayo snapped in a front piece to block and widely protect otherwise an exposed hinge system. [3/4]
The puppet doesn't have legs, which was a plus for Sadayo because its arms were becoming a pest all by their selves. A ball and socket piece which in a miraculous manner, were designed to fit into the assigned space in the torso. Somehow, after locating the holes and keep necessary pieces aligned, the arms were stable enough to call it secure and move on. Sadayo would spend another fifteenth minutes assembling and securing the drill, in place of legs, and only three minutes to find that its spinning device was in working order. The puppet looking complete by now: arms were attached and functioning with cables smoothly in and out, the drill was spinning as it should, the head was secured with its sharp, cheese-grater like teeth, collapsible springy blade in mouth; two sets of sharpened spurs were all fitted and fastened onto its fingers, its torso blades were folding and flaying, and it was all dressed and decorated. [4/4]
The puppet's desired paint work was well done too. It was a ghostly pale with dark hair and purple under eye "bags" to company its pained frown. Sadayo would then have to assign the the scroll on her person to the completed puppet which could be accomplished at the academy. Good.
** Gains 1 Puppet; Yūutsu ; Attribute reduces build count by -1 post
◈ ◈ Passives • Conductive by Nature: Metal components on puppets, within close to mid-range, are susceptible to conducting Sadayo's electrical ninjutsu during actions. ◈ Attributes: • Efficient Fingers: Chakra cost for Kugutsu C Rank and above is reduced by 10 points. •Part of the Act: Chakra regain is increased by [10]. Increasing regeneration rate up to [15] chakra and maintaining stamina regain at [5] (applies to During Combat situations) ◈ Combat Activity: OUT OF COMBAT Jutsu Active: Chakra; 470 Chakra Chakra Activity: [0/3 Activation] [# Supplementary Activation] [# Offensive Activation]
A yawn. A long, drawn out, yawn that could not be fought back made itself as plain as day on her face. She would cover her mouth with the front of one hand while the other lazily flops a silent greeting before speaking; “I’m baaack. Took longer than I thought but I’ve got most things together. Missing a few things. I guess everything else can wait a little while longer.” Sadayo shrugs a shoulder, looking stale and uninterested at the thought of those last, elusive factors keeping themselves out of reach. Her expression persists as something stale and unimpressed as she spoke, her tone was lighter and didn’t really match her face:“Got this during the wait, a one-of-a kind Yuutsu puppet.” Her tone was evolving into something which echos how proud she was with herself while showing off the white scroll with a black simple, frowning face drawn on it. Her mouth would curl, slightly, and soften her expression overall. Slightly. “Only missing projectile needles and the alternating duo to make the set a trio…! I'm after two more puppets, I mean. ”
◈ ◈ Passives • Conductive by Nature: Metal components on puppets, within close to mid-range, are susceptible to conducting Sadayo's electrical ninjutsu during actions. ◈ Attributes: • Efficient Fingers: Chakra cost for Kugutsu C Rank and above is reduced by 10 points. •Part of the Act: Chakra regain is increased by [10]. Increasing regeneration rate up to [15] chakra and maintaining stamina regain at [5] (applies to During Combat situations) ◈ Combat Activity: OUT OF COMBAT Jutsu Active: Chakra; 510 Chakra Chakra Activity: [0/3 Activation] [# Supplementary Activation] [# Offensive Activation]
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 8:42 pm
__ Tetsuhiko Hanzo arrived at the Suna Superdome and beelined towards puppet shop. It was so good to be in the capital of puppetry again. The Wood and Iron shop in Takumi did not even have launchers for sale. When he approached the shop he realized he was becoming quite the regular. He greeted Ai and placed down seven hundred ryo of the one thousand given to him by Bast-sensei. When he got the launchers he summoned Artemisia before him and installed them inside of her. One launcher was a triple nozzle and designed for senbon, that went into her navel. The second launcher was a single nosed launcher for kunai installed into her collarbone. Once he was done with the basic installment he casted ten strings onto her and left the building.
Once he was outside he found a patch of land behind the Superdome which consisted solely of sand. He jingled his wrists for about a minute as the soil turned into a giant, seven hundred and fifty pound pile of iron sand. Suddenly the iron sand turned into one hundred iron kunai and three hundred iron senbon and enterred into the puppet, ready for launching. The puppet strings then dissipated as the marionette was dismissed.
Tetsuhiko then set a scarf on the ground before him and fell asleep on it. He was in a serious need for a nap after creating all of that iron sand and ammunition with his chakra. He quickly enterred into a dreaming state as he enjoyed peaceful slumber.
This nap allowed him to slow down his heart rate and rest his mind in addition to chakra replenishment. He enjoyed his sleep as he always knew that it was necessary to renew his vital forces. He continued to sleep as his chakra pool refilled naturally.
The young man was now almost out of his deep sleep cycle as the chakra came pouring in in earnest. It enjoyed a beautiful sleep that would also energize him for some puppet training. His eyes then opened and he immediately wiped the sand and sleeps out of his eyes.
Tetsuhiko finally stood up, collected his scarf, and put it back on before walking out of the area. The training grounds were now in his sights.
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Nari, however, did not respond. He was there in the shopping district with her but quiet as if in thought, a daydream, or a daze from heat exhaustion and patiently awaited death. Maybe he was waiting for something? Sadayo withdrew the scroll and returned it to its place in her bag. A brisk huff, in other-words a sharp exhale, relayed status of her patience: dwindling. Speaking to him normally hasn’t stirred much a reply for Sadayo. Thus, she struck up a single-sided staring match. Was this a ninja-trick which left a hollowed out husk of a jinchuuriki cleverly left behind by the real Nari? Is choumei a cicada demon? A creature being part cicada would no doubt explain the proposed “husk” technique. A staring contest wasn’t stirring his attention. Fine. One last test to make sure that this is the real Nari and not a human-esque shell.
Then, in some act of dramatic desperation with thinning patience, her hands snatching onto the lining of his robe before heaving the first word of an equally dramatic implore: “PLEASE! HAVE YOU FALLEN ILL? ARE MY WORDS SPILLING UPON DEAF EARS? ANSWER ME BEFORE I TAKE UP THE ART OF PICKPOCKETING AND RESORT TO THIEVERY!” The poker-faced persona she prized as her gimmick was broken in a brief theatrical mess.
Passersby wouldn’t have let an over-zealous plea go unnoticed especially after the words: ‘pick-pocketing’ and ‘thievery’ were practically shouted in a shopping district. Nari didn’t flinch. Oh ********. Sadayo looked around at the scattered collection of concerned citizens watching. She hurried to release his clothes, stood, and dusted the sand from her pants. A nervous laugh sprang out first. “Uaahahh-aahh. We’re actors, sorta, from a theater troop…! Yes! The-uh- Soga Puppet Theater is expanding its per- performances into live, human theatrics! Y-yeah! You heard it from me…!” Sadayo thumbed the embroidered icon on her shoulder as her token of proof of identity to back her blatant lie to the crowd, “the--uhm- Soga Sadayo! Me!”
Whether or not the crowd really bought the story didn’t matter. as along as people were breaking off to resume their day and any sort of security didn’t show up then she’s fine, right? She nudged Nari’s shoulder, laughing off her embarrassment; “Well done, Nariomi-saaaan! You’re statue skills are getting great! You’ll get that role as a tree in no time! Haaahaa...aha…” The charade of complimenting her acting partner would prolong for another fifteen minutes before she narrowed in on his face, even if the height difference meant she was squaring in on his chin. Sadayo is shorter than Nari. Her voice diminished; ”Okay listen, this isn’t a kabuki dance act in the square or something- we’re not even in make-up for Okuni’s sake- this is me running out of patience for you and your cicada-style ninjutsu. I’ve came here on your order and i’ve run back and forth back and forth to occupy my time that I-." Nearby the sound of someone clearing their throat was requesting her attention. "Whaaaat?" she says, looking over her shoulder to the stranger, and dragging on her complaint."Can’t you see i’m giving this guy a piece of my mind? The girl was boiling with un-bottled disgust that she would have been riled with rage further if there wasn’t a literal steam rising from her head, solely for warding others away!
A well-dressed young man appeared with a bag slung over his shoulder. “I don’t mean to interrupt, but you did say you’re Soga Sadayo?”
Sadayo steps out of Nari’s space and fully shifts her attention to the looming stranger: “Who’s asking? she said while trying to reclaim her “poker face’d” persona. “ Pardon, but do understand, I’ve been looking all over for you. I have a delivery from the very same shinobi you were seemingly interrogating just now. Again, my apologies, but this time it’s for eavesdropping.” the messenger was resisting an amused smirk as he retrieved a folded paper haphazardly wrapped around something. “A message.” He passes the folded note to the ruffled puppeteer who accepted it, courteously.
Unfolding the paper, inside lay a bound collection of ten thousand ryo and a hurried note about an apology for the delay and a humble request to use the money for her puppet needs.Stunned and suddenly without words, Sadayo was overwhelmed with emotion. She looked at Nari’s supposed husk of a body with obvious tears welling in her eyes. ”You aren’t a careless, emotionless husk after all…! I’m so sorry for doubting you!” Sadayo would fold the note, cradling the ryo, and stuff them both in her supply bag then wiped her eyes with her sleeve. ”I’ll make the best damn pair of puppets a bloodlines-less genin like me could come up in a slap-dash span of four weeks!”
The messenger left, apparently, and probably had better things to do other than stick around than watch an embarrassed genin try to patch up a misunderstanding. Sadayo would bow her most sincere bow to, the probable, Cicada-Nari and hurry off to the puppet shop.
The chiming of the shop door as she entered was, by far, the sweetest sound she’s heard all day. The pink-haired shopkeeper happily welcomed her customer back (even as said customer braced the front counter with her person as if life itself depended on this moment). Sadayo slapped her hand on the counter; ”Ready your carving chisels!” But her enthusiasm suddenly made way for a lengthy series of apologies revolving about her abrupt behavior before giving the pink haired shop-keeper information on her designs.
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** Receives 10,000 Ryo from Nari via authorized Messenger through Azeiel The Risen
{Purchases:
Blank Scroll [x2] < 200 Ryo > A scroll that is completely blank. Comes in small, medium, and large. Colors available include yellow, red, green, white, and black. • Requires Chuunin rank or special permission from the Kage.
Custom Puppet [x2] < 0 Ryo > After being approved [ here ], talk to Ai about constructing your own personal puppet. So thrilled with your concept, she's not even gonna charge! • This process takes roughly 1 day.
Character: Sadayo Soga Link to profile:Profile Puppet Name: Nirami 睨み Puppet Appearance: Nirami is a towering 6-feet, 8 inch tall humanoid puppet which boasts the likeness of well-built, armor-clad, helmet-less, armored samurai. Its armor is red and orange in color. A dark grey woven mesh with a thin metal thigh guard exists on the puppet, but doesn’t serve any mechanical function. It carries an odachi by its hip and a long, thin, heavy, wooden kanabo with thick iron studs on its back. Nirami's facial expression perpetually angry. A menacing growl for Sadayo's opponents. The puppet also features a purple colored faux-hair top-knot on top (hiding a lightning rod) and a pair of decorative orange horns jut from its forehead. Sadayo has given Nirami masculine pronouns. Don’t be surprised when she starts calling it “he”.
Puppet Description: Nirami's frame is widely made from black walnut and sports thick, fully functioning, red-colored, iron armor which is a beefed up a folding mechanism. The puppet is widely for defense. A "last line of defense" that may fight, block, and capture immediate enemies (which it may honorably destroy them from the inside). Only its arms and head are removable from the torso. The head also features a retractable, folded, blade with a two foot reach. Key spots about the front of Nirami’s frame are marked by pyramid chakra-infused metal pieces which cannot conduct freely passing electricity. The chakra pyramids together form an electric shield that, unlike the unhinging armor pieces, is a more mobile shield mechanism. Nirami’s legs both have their own function: the shin of the left leg contains a launcher designed for throwing bola at opponent’s ankles at close to mid-range. The right foot would house an assortment of variable marbles to send an electrical shock from Nirami’s foot through the ground. Within Nirami’s left arm is a refillable chakra battery designed to create a coating of chakra around a wielded weapon. A chakra marble present in the puppet could determine the nature of chakra.
Mechanism Summary: (4+3 from Class Attribute = 7 Mechanisms)
Mechanism Summary: • Detachable head featuring a hidden retractable 2-foot long blade in the neck piece which may reach into the chest cavity below. Poison applicable.
• Chakra Battery: [contains 100 chakra; refillable outside of combat] located within the left arm creates a chakra coating around Nirami’s wielded weapon. Rank of chakra coating is determined by the amount of chakra. Should the user choose, the nature of said chakra could be influenced by the Chakra;Elemental variable marble. Duration of [5] posts.
• Bola Launcher : the left leg contains a launcher within the shin which fires bola in an attempt snare opponent’s ankles. Only capable of carrying up to 6. Launches 1 per activation with a [3] post cooldown.
• The Right Leg:
Requires: Raiton, Tebanasu Fuuin [ Time Sealing ], 1 Remote Activation Marble and Shizen no Kuchiyose [ Nature Summoning ]
• Chest cavity for capture.: A vertical crevice in Nirami’s torso would allow him to create the illusion of “seppuku” on his captured victims with a. Captured victims are safe from electrical currents. A [6] foot cable based inside, with a small grappling hook, may extend and attempt to snare close-range enemies
• Lightning Rod Shield: The shield is maintained by 6, 4-inch pyramid chakra-infused metal pieces located at: the top of his head disguised as a hair accessory, one on the back of each hand, one on top of each foot, and one below the chest cavity on Nirami’s would-be “below the belt” area. The pyramid pieces are not capable of picking up stray or pre-existing Raiton based ninjutsu for transfer, but instead will only spark when Sadayo’s nature chakra is pumped direction onto one of the six pyramid pieces.[Up to B-Rank; with cost of 40] Combined, the pyramid pieces will create an electric netting in front of the puppet with a [4] foot reach outward that may move slightly with Nirami’s limbs. 2 Posts required to reach all 6 pyramids [3 top half, 3 lower half] and gain full electrical shield effect.
- D-Rank : The electrical shield is strong enough to deliver a slight shock. - C-Rank : Shield is capable of moderate shock and slight numbness in contacted area [1 post duration] - B-Rank : Shield is capable of moderate shock, moderate numbness [2 posts in contacted area], and painful burns. * If contact is made during half shield phase, the effect duration are halved at B-rank level: Duration of numbness last [1] post
Full Shield duration would last 3 posts. For an upkeep of half the original cost, the technique can be continued past the third post. Cannot stack in Full Iron-Wall state*
• Hinged Iron-Armor Wall and Sections: Thick armor pieces on the puppet’s arms, legs, hips, and shoulders may un-hinge and flatten out. Additionally, armor on Nirami's back folds out and forms a barrel-like shape on its sides to provide more protection for the puppeteer. The pieces may be maneuvered and unfold individually (i.e armor on an arm, a leg, or its torso may un-hinge) half (one side un-hinges for defense, while the other half remains combat ready), or all pieces to form an iron wall with (In a full iron-wall state, Nirami may not move its limbs and should remain stationary). Armor plates extend and serve as an iron wall-like shield with the ability to withstand up to [C] rank physical (Tai, Buki, simple, and complex) attacks on its own. Nirami’s shield may be reinforced with chakra to withstand up to B-rank physical and ninjutsu strikes, however, once applied the reinforced shield may endure up to [25 hits] before the shield reverts back to only enduring C-rank physical attacks. After the 15 strike count, the user must reapply another [20] chakra to once more reinforce the iron shield.
Character: Sadayo Soga Link to profile:Profile Puppet Name: Hohoemi | ほほえみ Puppet Appearance: Hohoemi is 5’8 in height. Short, fluffy white hair with a cynical laughing smile with whitish colored upward crescent-shaped eyes and embedded streaks which represent tears spanning to the corner of its mouth, stopping at a small orange knobs on each side. The puppet also has a button-like earring at its ‘ears’ which currently serve no combat function. Its frame is wood and the color of a traditional battle puppet. It is dressed in bright warm colors: Yellow cowl-poncho, featuring a high collar with orange lining with an overall, slightly worn look to it. Under the neck, below the lining, the puppet’s name is stitched “Hohoemi”. The rest of the puppet is a darker shade of yellow and orange. Its colors function as a means to distract opponents. Arms feature a pair of thick, solid metal barrels ( 5 inches in width by about 9 inches in length )at the wrist and forearm. Its arms and legs are fully functioning in terms of articulation. The top of the puppet’s hands are also plated with a thin layer of metal, while the inside are suited for gripping the handles of a weapon. Its abdomen features a transparent-plate that disguises the location where chakra-nature'd attacked would come from. Puppet Description: His features include serrated arms, a gas dispersing mechanism in its eyes, a barrel-shaped metal wrist accessory behind each hand. The left leg contains a net launcher. The right leg contains a [50] foot reel of copper cable. The back of the puppet, between its shoulders, houses a hidden chakra battery useful for disrupting genjutsu. A segmented serrated sword attaches vertically to the back.
Mechanism Summary: (4+3 from Class Attribute = 7 Mechanisms) Mechanism Summary: • Gas Dispersing Mechanism in eyes: suit for Laughing Gas, Dizzy gas, Toxic Gas (purchase stock), tear gas (once discovered) and (custom) moulding mushroom gases. Active coverage is twenty [20] cubic feet. Gases linger two [2] posts after initial post before dissipating.
• Chakra Battery:(100 chakra, refillable outside of battle) within torso, between shoulders. Generates a pulse to disrupt genjutsu. Chakra released correlates to rank. 3 Post Cooldown
• Large metal wrist barrels: Behind the puppet’s hands. Suited for close range smashing, bashing, electrical conducting.
Requires: Raiton, Tebanasu Fuuin [ Time Sealing ], 1 Remote Activation Marble and Shizen no Kuchiyose [ Nature Summoning ]
• Net Launcher : located in left thigh fires weighted nets. Carries 4 total. One at a time. Requires 1 charge post prior to launch.
•Smile for the Scheme A plate in the center of the puppet’s abdomen, which resembles his smile, would be the exit point of desired element. Activation required per-use. Plate also lights up orange in color when active.
Requires: Suiton, Tebanasu Fuuin [ Time Sealing ], 1 Remote Activation Marble and Shizen no Kuchiyose [ Nature Summoning ]
•Segmented Serrated Sword: 55 inches total- 45 inch blade. The blade section features nine [9] segments each five [5] inches long. Between each segment, from hilt to tip, would be [8] eight inches of steel cable in an extended mode which may be activated by a cost of [5] chakra. Full reach, after chakra application to extend the sword, would total to a 109 inches (9 feet) of reach.
• Right leg contains a retractable, [50] ft feed of a 2-inch wide copper cable with barbed wire-qualities fastened.
3x Remote Trigger • Not used by itself, but absorbs the identification of another marble, activating said marble when it is activated instead. 1000 Ryo each (3,000 Ryo)
3x “Activations” marbles • Stores up to twenty [20] chakra or stamina for later use in activating other immediately nearby marbles. The act of storing counts as 'Supplemental'. 1000 Ryo each (3,000 Ryo)
= 6,000 Ryo
In the meantime, the collection of shiny marbles would be stored in her bag. Their usefulness would come into play after the puppets parts are completed. Sadayo would return to the general arms shop. There, she would stock her resources with senbon and other assortments:
Projectile Pack: Small [x4] < 800 Ryo > A package of ten small projectiles. What you get in the package is up to you. (Shuriken, senbon, etc.) 3. Senbon (30 senbon) 1. Kunai (10 kunai)
(10,000 - 6,000 - 800 = 3,200 Ryo remain and added to her original amount)
The wait begins, outside, before she can claim her new pair of puppets.
◈ ◈ Passives • Conductive by Nature: Metal components on puppets, within close to mid-range, are susceptible to conducting Sadayo's electrical ninjutsu during actions. ◈ Attributes: • Efficient Fingers: Chakra cost for Kugutsu C Rank and above is reduced by 10 points. •Part of the Act: Chakra regain is increased by [10]. Increasing regeneration rate up to [15] chakra and maintaining stamina regain at [5] (applies to During Combat situations) ◈ Combat Activity: OUT OF COMBAT Jutsu Active: Chakra; 510 Chakra Chakra Activity: [0/3 Activation] [# Supplementary Activation] [# Offensive Activation]
The wait was over. Mostly. Sadayo hurries back to Veritas, this time with a controlled enthusiasm, and greets the pink-haired shopkeeper. The pink shopkeeper heaved two boxes onto the counter. What strength a thought sprang into the puppeteer’s thoughts as the shopkeeper manages the larger box onto the counter. She smiles, looking very pleased with her own strength and the work she accomplished in the length of time since receiving the order. ”I’ve constructed three puppets for you, then. They say there are books every puppeteer should read to help themselves improve, you know.” ”Really?” Sadayo was quick to reply. This conversation was the first she’s learned of the books. What’re they called? The shopkeeper pauses to brush her hands clean after handling the boxes before carrying on:”The popular title is ‘Mech Manuals’. Ask around at the library, later, as there’s a chance they could have them. Now, do you need help carrying these boxes out? ” Sadayo politely declined assistance and one-by-one, would haul out each box through whatever means possible: lifting, dragging, pushing, attaching strings and dragging. Any other circumstance, yes, she would have accepted the offer of help. After having relocating her boxes Sadayo was, once more, outside trying to assemble one puppet while sitting on the other, closed, puppet’s box. Work started on the puppet which was only a few inches taller than herself: Hohoemi was in pieces: scattered from its head to its feet. A bound coil of barbed cable was wrapped up among the supplies. The sight of the spiked coil made her wish she was wearing reinforced gloves and made the choice to reserve the wire for last. Assembly of the puppet was a little like the previous puppet: attach this arm piece to that arm segment, then fasten into this enormous metal barrel before bolting in a hand to its respective location. The girl would set the puppet’s disembodied arm, metal barrel, and hand onto her lap before taking the second to test for complete mobility of the limb. Movement seems fluid. A few succession of rapid clickings, as the joints were moved, were said to be a second affirmation of movement. Hohoemi’s hands were rough. 1/4 Hohoemi]
So, Sadayo would repeat the building process on the second arm. Carefully, before testing the arm’s mobility and waiting for the correct relay of clicking noises from properly working joints. The arms were done, for the most part, and she moved on to piecing the head together. The face was a whole, curved, single piece that featured its mocking smile. Sadayo would attach the the gas dispersing mechanism in its space behind the eyes where she fixed the device to fit through a slot which serves as a “tear duct” system and spills into only an inch into the top of a white slit which mocks tears rolling down the puppet’s face. [2/4] The sword wasn’t included. She felt fortunate to have enough ryo left over to try to procure what she needed before having to work or implore her ‘husk of a’ superior for more help. Sadayo frowned as she tried to brush off the thought as she snapped something into the puppet’s ears: the useless button. Sadayo secured its fluffy white hair and screwed on the back of the head after its innards were assembled. Head and arms were finished. The body was mostly all together being without overly extraordinary function, minus the leg, being a retractable device to spool barbed, copper wire. Much care was taken into installing long length of wire into the doll’s calf [34]
There was also a piece, to fit into its abdomen, which did need her attention. A cylindrical piece which wasn’t complete as it still needed a marble. Sadayo would pull out four marbles. The cylindrical piece receives one “activation” and one “remote trigger” marble to fit into a pair of slots. The second pair of marbles were set down for the time being. The metal barrels, designed to conduct, had a spot on the top ends of one with a set of screws. The screws held a plate which closed off a compartment to house two marbles, as she requested. With one pair of marbles to store chakra into and set off an electric charge from one barrel, the opposite barrel would be able to pick up on said charge and bounce electricity between the two. Finalizing her work, Sadayo would attach the arms,legs, and secure the insert. The puppet was dressed in colorful clothing, which its name stitched into the front of the shirt collar, perfect for catching the eyes of her opponents. [44 Hohoemi Completed:: Missing Segmented Sword and Gases]
Hohoemi was whole despite missing a few key features. The puppeteer opened the next box and started on the “tall” order ahead of her. The six-foot tall puppet was in shambles and very much unlike how he was imagined. He wasn’t a towering heap of wood and metal, yet. This puppet only needed two marbles instead of the previous four. The last pair would be installed first into Nirami’s right food. A special seal would be inscribed the inner surface. Rather than top to bottom, Sadayo would continue the build in the reserved “bottom to top”. Nirami was more complicated with his various shield mechanisms, which now after the fact, she could have improved upon and rather worked his body to unfold and realign into some sort of dome of iron and wood. Later then. A first layers of iron were fastened to both of the puppet’s heavy calves with a series of bolts, screws, and hinges. [14 Nirami]
This puppet, too, would be missing the desired weapons. A kanabo and odachi would have to come later. His arms and hands would have to work as weapons themselves in the meantime. The puppet’s iron armor has to be attached as the design describes: a samurai’s armor. A body of black walnut with red cloth and iron armors. The iron pieces were then attached to its thighs and folded, unfolded, pulled on, and pushed against several times before moving on. The legs were finished shortly after. The thick set of clothing to cover would be added after everything is declared to be in working order. [24]
Nirami’s might arms were assembled like the last two puppets: segment by segment, bolt, screws, fasteners and hinges alike were painstakingly installed onto both arms. This puppet was covered in metal and for good reason. Lightning was its element and the collection of iron layers were key, moreover the addition of a few specially designed, small, metal pyramid pieces would be the metaphorical cherry on top. A pyramid was screwed into the head from under, another was screwed in at the puppet’s “belt” area. Then two more metal pyramids were fastened onto Nirami’s hands, the last two would then be secured to the top of the puppet’s feet. She moved onto the torso which came as many pieces for one cavity. The torso would be mostly a cavity, in the end, for capture. Inner mechanisms would be closed off in the inside to avoid capturees tampering with anything and the “door” to the front would have to slide rather than open outward. [34]
Finishing off the puppet, Sadayo arrives to assemble the shoulder pads (which meant more iron, fasteners, and hinges to come) on both respective sides and the back armor had to be installed. Iron. Iron. Checking the folding ability. Good good. The iron armor was, at last, in place and Nirami’s box was beginning to look empty of supplies. He had an attachment installed on his back to hold a melee weapon, when the puppeteer comes into attaining one, and a belt fastened at the hip. Sadayo was dressing a headless samurai with a few articles of soft armor, unlike the previous iron. Nirami was beginning to look fearsome, even without a head. Last, the next piece and head were readied for assembly. She had to pop in the puppet’s horns and fluff the purple hair pieces as she set those in their places. A collapsible two-foot long thin blade was locked into a “closed” position and installed in the upper most layer of the head. The blade would easily reach down into the torso of this behemoth, 6 foot tall, menacing samurai puppet. [44]
The two new puppets were complete: One puppet reflects an expression of rage while the other reflects immense laughter and joy. She would return both emptied boxes to the pink-haired shopkeeper before leaving. Not that she could leave the shopping district yet, she does still need at least one weapon for a puppet. With both puppets attached to her strings, following her and mimicking her walk for general practice, Sadayo would move onto General Arms once more. Both puppets also needed supplies.
From General Arms, Sadayo would purchase a few items for each Nirami and Hohoemi.
Projectile Pack: Medium [x1] < 300 Ryo > A package of ten medium sized projectiles. What you get in the package is up to you. (Kunai knives, thick needles, etc.) Chain Bola; 5 pounds each {x10}
Weighted Net [x4] < 500 Ryo > A wire net with steel balls attached to its ends. Normal kunai and shuriken cannot cut through the thick wire.
Then she heads off to Muramasa and places an order for the segmented sword for Hohoemi. Her options here were different than what she expected. Her design for the sword was fine as it was, but this smith offered the option to amplify her design to incorporate an elemental property to the blade. An element was an extra 200, but, she did tell Nari she was going to be invest in the “best damn puppet” she could. Segmented lightning blade it is. ”It’s slices will be ….shocking!
Superior Large Weapon < 1200 Ryo > + 200 for “ elemental property” of lightning. Using superior materials and superior craftsmanship, Sanshi crafts a large weapon of superior design and build. In most instances, this weapon is actually lighter, stronger, sharper, and more durable then a similar weapon, housing a similar trait to custom weapons as being nearly “indestructible.” Adding an elemental property to the blade costs an additional 200 ryo. Adding the ability to house the user’s chakra within its frame costs an additional 500 ryo. Adding both to the weapon costs 800 ryo.
Segmented Serrated Sword: 55 inches total- 45 inch blade. The blade section features nine [9] segments each five [5] inches long. Between each segment, from hilt to tip, would be [8] eight inches of steel cable in an extended mode which may be activated by a cost of [5] chakra. Full reach, after chakra application to extend the sword, would total to a 109 inches (9 feet) of reach. now features the lightning element!
During the wait, Sadayo would make use of her new projectiles and the two blank scrolls. Six of the bolas would be installed into Nirami’s left leg’s launcher device. Four fo the nets would be readied into Hohoemi’s left leg as well. With her borrowed brush and ink, Sadayo would incorporate a set of seals on to the paper: Kaifū, Funyū, were recorded into both scrolls. Last, a single mark was drawn inside both dolls to coordinate with the summoning ability, exclusive to puppets. Before battle, she would have to apply another set of seals to prepare the elemental traits. Each scroll was finished with a simple face, drawn on the outside of both: a happy face and an angry face. She would dismiss the towering Nirami puppet, graciously accept her new sword and have her puppet grasp the weapon before being dismissed as well.
One last time. Sadayo would hurry up to Nariomi, who didn’t seem to budge since her last attempt. She wasn’t concerned about his blank facade as much as she was curious. ”Nari.” She says, pulling a scroll out of her bag and began waving it back and forth in her grasp. They’re done, Nariomi. I’m going to the library, okay? I’ll come back an-” The scroll tapped his arm, a little harder than she intended just then. The girl was just about to apologize to him until she heard a sound of something dry, cracking up. His arm had a significant crack in it and it stretched down his sleeve. She froze. Her sights beaming on the damaged limb. Nari didn’t react at all to the problem, so, she tapped the scroll to his injury one more time. The crack couldn’t spread quick enough before half of his arm fell off. He really was a husk! Sadayo jumps back, fumbling her scroll before catching it, and then points at the husk shouting before hurrying off to leave for the library. “Sh-ell! Husk…. Cicada! CICADA BOY! ”
The Nari husk collapsed into itself shortly after.
__ Tetsuhiko finally arrived to the Shopping Superdome. He meandered over to the puppet shop with a bright smile on his face. Immediately, put down two thousand, four hundred fifty ryo for the purchase of seven total launcher attachments. "Time for an upgrade." He thought as he collected his launchers and walked away from the Superdome to return to the training grounds.
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