As his flames annhilated the masses of snowmen into nothing more than a puddle, a bolt of lightning shot from near Masato's position, creating a field of electrical current that would finish off the Yeti creature. Soon, Karuto would appear in a blur back to back with Masato.
Masato stood in a readied pose, his hands raised into clenched fists before his body as Karuto questioned him. " Planned on it. Seems like its a good thing I got delayed." When Karuto suggested they each claim their one hundred enemies Masato's face shifted to exchange glances with Karuto as he smirked, agreeing with his idea.
Their companions seemed to clear the area in one fateful sweep, the snow vanishing for a single moment before it returned in abundance. It began to build up and pile quickly, chilling Masato's exposed feet. His pain tolerance gave him the ability to ignore it, for now at least. Readying himself for the battle, Masato's sharingan quickly gained the attention of a movement just to his right, shifting his eyes to it he discovered several of the villains they had just slain not long ago who were servants to the skeleton king. Masato gritted his teeth as they bade them to return to the skeleton king's location. Masato shook his head as he stepped forward to fight, then he paused. The snow was consuming the three. Those three were strong...yet they stepped into the fray to buy the lot time to get to the skeleton king. It was either a trap or a desperate move on their behalf to get help. "We....should go..." Masato said with a great deal of frustration. " They're strong but they need our help elsewhere." With that he would turn and lead the way to the cellar door where they had met with the skeleton king, heading in to see what foe or challenge lied inside.
The man with epic hamstrings, the one from the academy grounds, reappeared before Yugen and Bleum. He had been following shortly behind Masato, whom apparently was his comrade, as he quickly joined his side. In his wake, Karuto left them with an injured fellow to tend to while he'd off to fight the snowmen. Unfortunately for the two more experienced shinobi, there wouldn't be many snowmen left after Yugen, Bleum and Loki teamed up to eradicate the remainder of their forces. Yugen took a moment thereafter to turn his attention towards Shin. He leaped down from his branch to crouch beside the crippled shinobi whom laid on the ground. His head and upper body curved over the boy's to examine him further. Emerald hues glowed as they traveled from Shin and onto Karuto whom was off in the distance, "Is that your friend?" he asked quietly, curiously, almost friendly in tone. "Why did he bring you here, to the fray of the fight?" he tilted his head and inquired in a voice slightly softer than a'fore. It seemed rather dangerous to bring a wounded shinobi back into battle, instead of carrying them off to a clinic or something. Lucky for Shin, there was a medical nin here too.
"I'll try to make this quick and painless." Weaving a quick hand sign, Yugen allowed his palms to hover over Shin's body. Beneath them, he could feel and visualize the injuries that plagued his anatomy. It took a few minutes, but soon enough he knew of all that ailed Shin. [1/2] Hmm.. looks like his skeletal structure is littered with stress fractures. His musculoskeletal system doesn't appear much better either: macrotears here and there. Least it's nothing too severe... Yugen analyzed before returning his gaze onto Shin's. "I should have you patched up soon enough." [2/2] LEARNED - Shindan [ Diagnosis ]
"Let's get you out of the snow and somewhere safe so that I can better tend to your wounds." Yugen uttered as he caught the snowmen reforming to apprehend them out of the corner of his eye. [1/4] Forming a hand seal, Yugen proceeded to haul Shin over his left shoulder while drawing chakra into every fiber of his frigid form. His anatomy, invigorated with the energy he had drawn into it, felt about ready to burst. [2/4] Albeit before he'd fully utilize this energy, Yugen would share its revitalizing nature with his injured friend, Shin. Soon enough, they would become a blur, bounding toward the direction of the opened shed door. [3/4] Just a ways within the building, Yugen would bring his agility to a halt and appear settled on one knee. Shin would find himself gently laid down before Yugen, and further that his more minor injuries had been seemingly instantaneously healed. [4/4] LEARNED - Eiseijutsu: Shunshin no Jutsu [ Medical Release: Instant Movement Technique ]
Once they were within the said safe haven and out of the snow, Yugen would turn his attention toward Shin's wounds once more. This next technique would be one that might help actually patch up his friend a bit, albeit his muscular-skeletal system was still of some concern to Yugen. [1/5] According to what he had learned at the academy and from his father, this jutsu might mostly help heal superficial cuts and injuries, but at least it could also reduce the severity of more serious ailments. [2/5] Yugen had learned of a greater healing ability in addition to this one yet he figured that he should work his way up to it and not whelm his own energy pools all at once. Hence he drew chakra into his hands and began creating a ball of healing energy. [3/5] It had an interesting green glow to it akin to the color of his hues. This pure glow emanated a restorative assurance or guarantee that might put Shin's soul at ease. Yugen proceeded to press the palpable energy onto Shin and begin the healing process. [4/5] Shin would soon feel his muscles tense, then relax and gain a sense of invigoration while Shin worked his hands across his body. His bones however, would need something a little more potent in order to help spur their mending. [5/5] LEARNED - Chiyute No Jutsu: Karui [ Healing Hands Technique: Minor ]
"Do not move. I'm not done with you yet, friend..." Yugen softly spoke as a smirk danced cross his lips. Shin would find a firm hand pinning him down to keep him from wiggling away. He could almost sense that this patient was raring to go, however there was a bit more healing to be done. [1/7] Yugen wove another hand seal and drew more chakra to his palms, more than a'fore. The green glow was stronger and audibly reverberated with energy. Just as before, this jutsu was meant to heal, albeit it was soundly a more advanced technique than its predecessor: [2/7] the healing hands Yugen had just used upon Shin. This one was meant to treat deeper injuries that might otherwise result in death from bleeding. Yugen wasn't certain that his technique could nearly heal the bone-related ailments Shin suffered. [3/7] Even if this was so he had to try. Hence he placed his palms over Shin's body and began sharing his restorative chakra with his friend's anatomy. Shin would gradually feel further relief come over his muscles and other tissue. [4/7] His joints and tendons would take more tending to, but they too would relax a little as his muscular fibers loosed from their previously tensed and torn state. "Feeling any better?" Yugen asked beneath his breath. His mysterious smile had not yet withered. [5/7] And his energized hands continued to very gradually hover over Shin, reaching every portion he had diagnosed as being injured earlier. Yugen could feel the energy being drawn from himself for every second and minute he treated Shin. This series of unfortunate events was starting to wear him out rather quickly, or at least quicker than he had expected. [6/7] Yugen concentrated on Shin's more severe muscle tears last, as the the milder injuries had been much easier and lighter to mend. Regardless, these wound too would heal. The fibers would become fortified, rebuilt and reattached to their proper locations. [7/7] LEARNED - Chiyute no Jutsu [ Healing Hands Technique ]
After Yugen was done patching Shin up, he'd crouch upon his feet and extend a hand to the blonde lad. "Looks like you're all set to go. I'd give your muscles a chakra massage to ease any remaining tension, but unfortunately, there's no further time for that now." he explained as he'd rise back up to his feet along with Shin. Yugen's gaze went from the boy and onto the remainder of their companions. Masato, the one whom wielded a pair of interesting eyes, and Karuto, his apparent comrade. Bleum and her pet Loki would arrive soon as well. Hopefully the doors might close before these snowmen could invade the safe haven of their shed. It was a little warmer in here, at least; Yugen was grateful for that much. Now his nipples didn't have to be as hard as diamonds as his chest and, essentially, entire upper body was mostly bare and bearing the brisk weather.
He was prepared for one hell of a fight. Tow Taijutsu practitioners going back to back against an insurmountable amount of foes. It would and amazing! It would be heroic! It would be legen-...wait, what?! Just as quickly as he arrived, all the snowmen dropped dead and then the freak show villains he had already beaten showed up and started fighting the newly reformed snowmen as well. DAMN IT! He was so close to a true challenge and then these ghosts of catastrophes past had to show up and have a change of heart! No matter. He would stay and fight with them. There was no way he would run from a challenge, and neither would Masato. They were similar; cut from the same cloth. There was no way they wouldn't stay to fight these abominations, and right as he settled in to a deeper stance, and glanced over his shoulder to deliver a heroic one-liner he noticed....THE F*CKER WASN'T THERE "DAMMIT MASATO!" He called out, comically angry.
Resigned himself to the retreat that seemed to be forced on him, he followed the other shinobi to where they were directed, point to the Hockey Mask Monster as he ran past "I'm still not done with you yet!" He didn't really hear where they were supposed to go, but upon following everyone else he saw the shed. God....dammit...' Well, there goes his body. It was, historically, a 100% chance that he would lose his body. With a sigh, he too entered the shed, depressed because he was deprived of his epic fight
• Strength ► 10 →→ Berserker Taijutsu Discipline, Kaiser Fist, Olympus, Western Bursting Fist • Speed ► 7 →→ Brawler Taijutsu Discipline, Jiyūgata Senpū, Kyouzou • Reflex ► 9 →→ Brawler Taijutsu Discipline, Be Like Water, Western Bursting Fist • Fortitude ► 7 →→ Berserker Taijutsu Discipline, Kaiser Fist
Stamina: 320 Chakra:120
Mattysandwich
Kondo Kaicho
MisaBear
Sleepiily
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 7:35 pm
The others came just as swiftly as those before them. Bleum was starting to think that perhaps she should be training her speed and ability to react along with Loki. Most of the shinobi seemed to move at speeds she could not, and it appeared to be very useful. It was clear to her now that Karuto who's speed, agility, and strength was whelming was most likely capable with Taijutsu. Furthermore, he had used Raiton, and that meant that he could be a wonderful ally. He brought with him someone that looked to be in some pain. Yugen jumped down to help the man. As soon as he had taken note of his injuries, he disappeared like a flash leaving Bleum wide eyed. Where had he gone? So much happened at once, new men appeared and the snowmen seemed to regain their strength faster than ever before. They could be in trouble here, but it seemed that those who had come would keep the creatures at bay. Would they help? She wanted to, but she also wanted to rejoin Yugen's side. She felt at a loss.
It was the ninja whom had used fire to destroy the snowman who had first threatened them who spoke next. This ninja, Bleum observed to be someone unknown. It wasn't as though she kept detailed account of all those she knew in the village, but he in particular was a stranger to herself. He begrudgingly reaffirmed that they should heed the instructions the newcomers had given them. Bleum noticed something about his eyes. They were red like fresh blood, different from what she had seen before, and they interested her deeply. How could one gain such an interesting iris and rare pupil? Bleum wondered if she should ask, but since she did not know the man she held her tongue. Yugen's eyes could glow, perhaps he knew. She'd make a note to ask him after all was said and done. For now she simply followed him with Loki at her side, leaving Karuto to yell behind them as though he knew this man.
His name was Masato after all. She curiously took another quick glance at his eyes before they entered the shed where they were met with Yugen and the injured male. Bleum rushed to Yugen's side and lightly flicked his ear. " Way to leave me behind, friend. I wasn't worried at all about your safety or anything. You could have been swallowed whole by snowmen. Ask me if I'd care, " she mused, her features displaying her unhappiness.
The four genin followed the cellar down the stairs and into the open area. It was once again illuminated seemingly by random lightning, but this time all of the monsters which were working on the film production where scattered about and frantic. Various monsters were grabbing weapons in order to ready themselves for some sort of combat. In the far corner was the Pumpkin King, who appeared to be incredibly deflated and on death's door. He was still breathing, but it was obvious that he was still incredibly weak. On a pedestal was the Skeleton King. Like how Karuto and Masato remembered him he was a tall, skeleton man wearing an incredibly stylish suit. He was speaking into a camera as holographic projections of Tetsuhiko, Lahil, Hikaru, Bastet, Saiko, and now Nariomi all stood at various places by the man. The group would last hear Bastet snarling at the Skeleton King, "Talk fast, skeleton man. I'm getting really goddamn sick of this. What's the problem and where am I going?" Followed by Nariomi saying, "You know, Why do you keep popping up? That was supposed to be one test and thats it."
"Oh thank goodness you're safe Nariomi." The Skeleton King said relieved. He then looked at the real people in front of him, who would now appear as holograms to the people on the other side of Suna. "I am so glad you children are also safe. It is a serious accident that you all were dragged into this." There was something immediately noticeable about his tone. It was far less playful than the last time they interacted. His voice sounded much more dire.
"Well, since we all have better things to do, let's get down to the facts." The Skeleton King commanded. "First and foremost, this attack is in no way orchestrated by me. I only was here the last time because Nariomi was able to summon me." He said. He then pondered something as he smacked the side of his head with his bone hand. "Oh right! I've never truly introduced myself, have I?" He said with a chuckle. "I am the Skeleton King, aka the spirit of the Kaguya clan." He then raised his arms and waved them. "Surprise!" He cheered. He then returned his arms to his side and brought one arm to his waist so that his hand could rest under his bone chin.
"But yeah. Apparently my actions caused a lot of unrest in the spirit community. Now the spirit of the Ice clan, the Snow Queen, along with that pesky Sugar Plum Fairy, aka the snow clan spirit, have sworn vengeance. And to get that point across, they need Nariomi." The Skeleton King then pointed at Nariomi's projection, which the real Nariomi would see as a the projection pointing at him. "In order to kill a spirit of a clan, you need the blood of a dead clan member for a ritual older than ninjutsu. The fact that these snowmen have been appearing in more than the Eternal Forest is a sign that they're looking for him to kill as well as me. These two are incredibly crafty, and have utilized a ninjutsu jamming seal powerful enough to negate my sensory powers. It was only when the seal was lessened in some way that I was able to utilize my powers and reach out to you all." He had a lot to say, and he was sure that he was overloading the majority of them on information. However, he had to continue explaining in order to elaborate why it was so vital to act now.
"As it stands, I can sense three people were kidnapped and are held captive in a place I cannot perceive. One of those three is Sonyo, while the other two are Sadayo and Taylor. The two genin I am confused on, but Sonyo is no doubt because the Ice Queen knew I would try the same spell on her as she was trying to perform on me, and had to get her bases covered by taking the ice clan user from this village." The Skeleton King knew that this would send Nariomi into a frenzy. He knowingly displaced the appropriate amount of sorrow for the situation. "Even still, we need to act. I think I can triangulate a position where the Sugar Plum Fairy will be. If a small enough group is able sneak in on her, then they may be able to fight her. The Fairy is a sister spirit to the Snow Queen, so once she gives up the location we can go and fight her."
The Skeleton King had one more point to make. "Unfortunately, no matter what we have a few more pressing issues at hand. The first one is that the Sugar Plum Fairy has perfected her ninjutsu to create blizzards to summon snowmen. They will not stop until they find either myself or Nariomi. Furthermore, the monsters I have at my disposal are made from my personal chakra, and a huge portion of my character is being polluted by this attack they used in conjunction with the sensory jamming seal. If only I could break through the sensory powers I could get a good portion of my power back." He said reluctantly. "Regardless, I need two teams. One to attack the fairy, and another to deal with the snowmen armada. Be warned, however, that whoever is dealing with the snowmen will have a much harder than than usual, since they'll be on high alert when the fairy is attacked." He finished. He knew that the group had a lot of info to process, and a lot of knowledge to sort through. This was why he wanted to give them time to think.
MisaBear
Sleepiily
Kondo Kaicho
Dexterous Prince
Evanescently Magnificent
Ergo War
Brooy
Kumurai Kaicho
Jake23482
Kedokitoto
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:41 am
As the group of genin made their way down the cellar once again the monsters from before seemed to be in a panic, Masato's sharingan caught every flicker of chakra the group was emitting. "hmmph" He said, hearing Bast and Nari speaking from beneath. He leaped quickly, landing at the basin of the platform the skeleton king stood upon near the projections of the two experienced shinobi. This time the skeleton king would introduce himself as the spirit of the Kaguya clan, the clan Nariomi hailed from. Masato stood...rather uninterested until Taylor was announced as one of the kidnapped. " Nariomi Sensei, I'm going to get blondie back." Masato said to the projection, assuming he could hear him as well. Then directing his attention at the Kaguya spirit he spoke again. " How the hell or where do I find the fairy thing?" Masato cracked his knuckles on his opposite hands, preparing himself for combat asap. " Karuto will come with me. The faster we can defeat the fairy, the faster the snowmen will die, right? The other two seemed good enough at fighting the masses with their own abilities and such. They can hold the line."
Shin woke up, eventually. He hadn't really passed out so much as just kind of drifted off. It was easier to handle when he was in pain jsut to sleep. When he did finally wake though he had, questions, A lot of question. A lot of them that probably couldn't be answered. Like he knew the ninja world was full of crazy stuff but everything that seemed to pass by him was a literal fairy tale. Maybe this was just a genjutsu then, a man could hope. For now he just kept his mouth shut which was probably for the best.
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:15 am
A subtle glance sighted Karuto for but a moment.Wonder what he meant by, "I'm still not done with you yet." ...who were those men outside?Yugen wondered as his gaze wandered towards them. The shack's door closed and Yugen soon find Bleum sneaking behind him only to flick his ear. On reflex, he reached up to scratch the part of his ear she had flicked. "Well?" he tossed her a gaze, "Do you care?" Yugen reposted. A coy smile followed his few words as he formulated a better jest. A hand slid over his hip and his head inclined towards her. His dulcet voice grew further silvery and sotto as he teased, "Were you worried that the snowmen would steal me away before you might?" This was sure to turn her frown upside-down.
The glow in Yugen's eyes dimly lit the path ahead of himself as they traversed the stairwell towards the cellar. Forms of chakra sprung to life in his sight and Yugen prepared for what might be more battle. He only remained calm and collected because the other shinobi they traveled with seemed at ease with this area. Did they know what awaited them at the end of the steps? Perhaps they had been here before? Yugen wondered if he should relay his knowledge on the lifeforms that existed below.Maybe I'll just wait and see what happens. Although, I don't even know whom this other man is...he thought, eyes straying to the male whom walked ahead of himself, Masato. Had he seen him around Sunagakure before? Yugen could not recollect. Shortly after, his gaze wandered to Shin as well. It was good to see that the previously injured male could walk relatively effortlessly, and without pain.Hmm. He recovered quickly~Yugen thought, though he pondered the boy's mental state. Was he really alright? It almost seemed as if he had lost his memory of what had occurred and was simply going with the flow of things until he might put himself back together. Could he even speak? Yugen slipped a chuckle at his own thoughts. Perhaps he was thinking too much.
It wasn't long before they arrived at the bottom of the staircase. There, they were met with many monsters armed to the teeth, a Pumpkin King, and an important-looking skeleton. It was dim, but even Yugen could see how lifeless the pumpkin creature appeared.What the hell... are these things? I must be dreaming.He kept near Bleum and Loki just in case he'd need to spring into action at any time. Yugen held his breath until two familiar voices tickled his ears. The tones belonged to Bastet and Nariomi. Yugen recognized them as villagers or rather shinobi of Sunagakure. He listened in to the conversation as the skeleton figure finished speaking with Nariomi.A serious accident, he says? Ha. It's a regular clown fiesta over here.. I really must be musing.In spite of his desire for all this to be but merely a dream, Yugen knew how dismally real their situation was. It felt much too palpable for a nightmare, even for an illusion. And now that he was certain of their circumstances, he did well to heed what further dangers might await them.
The skeletal figure continued to speak to them about many things. Many things that Yugen had not been aware of and certainly did not know anything of.So this is individual claims he's the Skeleton King.. Spirit of the Kaguya clan?Yugen rose a brow at the bony man. He crossed his arms over his chest and introduced himself as was customary, "I'm Yugen. Pleasure to meet you." the words rolled off his tongue rather amiably. This king appeared quite cheerful, didn't he? His merriment was nearly infectious. Yugen's emerald eyes turned to examine the man on the screen whom the king had singled out.Nariomi.he repeated the male's voice in his mind and soaked in whatever details he might from the visual they had been provided with. Albeit he had to wonder what made this person so important; they appeared as any other shinobi might, perhaps only mildly welldressed. Of course the king would explain his reasoning behind why they needed this man shortly.
So snow queen and the sugar plum fairy were looking to kill a spirit of the Kaguya clan by stealing a blood donation from an undead member. Three people were kidnapped probably for ransom: Sonyo, Sadayo and Taylor. And soon enough, Yugen and his friends were assigned the job to take care of the uprising snowman armada while the other, more experienced shinobi might attack the fairy to prevent her plans from prevailing. Yugen turned his head toward Masato who spoke his mind on the matter. After the red-eyed man finished, Yugen returned his glowing gaze upon the king. "What do you propose? Shall we await the snowmen's arrival here to aid you?" he inquired, his usual reserved tone clad with an iron confidence. Yugen wondered where their presence would be most effective. Here, defending the skeleton king; or out there, alongside the other shinobi, dealing with the snowmen while the others nabbed that pesky sugar plum fairy.Speaking of the fairy, Bleum's going to have fun with this one...his eyes rolled towards her. No doubt Bleum's own gaze was filled with stars and fireworks by now. She loved fantastical elements.
Karuto sat back and listened to the explanation by the Skeleton King. Truthfully, the monster confused him. He claimed he was the Spirit of the Kaguya Clan, but if that was the case why did he cause all that trouble the last time he was here. Furthermore, if he was indeed summoned by Nairomi, perhaps he didn't have the village's best interests in mind as Karuto had previously thought. These were thoughts for later, however, as the Skeleton King informed them, they had a job to do. It seemed some accursed Fairy was the cause of all these problems and the kidnapping of several members of the village. Masato immediately fired back they the two of them would track down this Fairy and defeat him. Karuto grinned 'Oh hell yeah! Let's go and kick some a**, this fairy is going do-...'
His internal monologue of excitement was cut short as he glanced over to the other young genin in the area. Yugen, Bleum and Shin; all of them were green and inexperienced. This was likely there first bit of conflict. Damn it. He wanted more than anything to be a Hero, to go and win and stand victorious over a vanquished villain...but he couldn't do that. He needed to lead. It wasn't as glamorous as he wanted, but he couldn't leave these guys without some help so if it kept his comrades safe it was what he would do. Karuto stuffed his hands in his pockets and sighed. He wouldn't get the spotlight this time...but that was okay. Masato could stand upon his shoulders to achieve victory, and that was enough for him.
Turning Masato, Karuto shook his head "I'm sorry, but I don't think I can do that" Gesturing to the area immediately around him, he continued "I need to stay nearby to help defend this area. If the snowmen get down here, all this would be for nothing. You should meet up with Lady Bast or Nairomi; they can help you better than I can" Looking between Masato and the group of Genin- Shin, Yugen and Bleum- he smiled "Besides, I have the perfect squad right here to help me! we'll buy you all the time you need Masato, just make sure not to loose to some puny Fairy. I would hate to have to came to your rescue, but then again, I'm sure you'd make quite the stunning damsel in distress" With a chuckle, he slapped the man on his back. He had faith that Masato could find victory, but it was up to him to give him that chance.
Turning to the assembled group, Karuto gave them all a thumbs up "Alright team! You guys might not know each other, or me, very well, but for now we're working together!" As Karuto spoke, he went through a series of professional flexing positions, showing off his huge physique as he explained "We're going to hold off the incoming snowmen incursion of this area. And we're gonna do so..." He said, holding for a dramatic pause "...Heroically" Breaking from his flexing, he would place his hands on his hips and look between the three genin, grinning ear to ear "I expect nothing but one million percent from each and every one of you! With gusto and strength we will win the day!" Turning to look over his shoulder at the Skeleton King, he would give the undead performer a Heroic Thumbs-Up "Don't worry Skeleton Man, Team Karuto is here to save your day!" Turning back, he extended a pointer finger and waggled it between Bleum and Yugen "I know of Shin, but you two...what can you do, exactly?"
Mattysandwich
Kondo Kaicho
MisaBear
Sleepiily
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:33 pm
Bleum narrowed her eyes at his cheeky little smirk. " I wasn't worried at all, " she lied through her teeth, turning her chin up as she walked passed him. Once they reached the end of the hallway, Bleum's eyes widened at what she saw before her. Although she was listening intently to the conversation and soaking everything in she couldn't help but feel excitement bubbling within her. Fairies, skeleton kings, pumpkins, and all sorts of things existed that she knew nothing of. Honestly, if she had been anyone else this all might have been an odd sight, but for her it felt like a promise. A promise that anything was possible in the world if she believed in herself and those closest to her.
Bleum sat quietly and pensively at what the Skeleton King was saying. It was obvious that it would take more experienced ninja to take care of the fairy, but she could stay behind and help with the snowmen at the very least. It was only until Karuto turned to them and started flexing that she lost concentration. She stifled a bit of a laugh at the sight, thinking that even Yugen would not go so far as to show off like this. Or would he? She tried to keep a straight face at the thought of being surrounded by flexing men. However, she admired greatly the amount of energy and spunk that he put into his small speech. It invigorated her to take action.
When Karuto turned to them after reaffirming to the Skeleton King that they would fight the snowmen she simply had to interject. " I've got two million percent effort right here if we can change the team name! " She balled her fist as if to show all of the effort and determination she had gathered in her frame. At his next question she held her hands behind her back in thought before replying, " Loki and I combined can do a little bit of everything, really. We just don't dabble in the genjutsu or suiton arts, yet. "
Shin still was rather dazed by everything going on. Not that he was still hurt physically, more like he was experiencing waking up at a party with no idea on how he got there or what was going on. Suddenly though a few things did spike his interest and gave him enough reason to pull himself off the ground. His uh, muscle buddy, was going off on being all buff and stuff trying to motivate people so it seemed like a rallying of sort was going on. Was he on a team now? It pained him internally to see it was a sausage fest but alas. They were many more flowers in the desert, so he wouldn't stress over that.
Still unsure however of where his place was to speak he kept quiet but was back to smiling like an idiot, his usual self again.
Mattysandwich
Kondo Kaicho
MisaBear
Sleepiily
Dexterous Prince
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:48 pm
MisaBear
Sleepiily
Kondo Kaicho
Dexterous Prince
Evanescently Magnificent
Ergo War
Brooy
Kumurai Kaicho
Jake23482
Kedokitoto
The Skeleton King ignored the haters and their critiques, (mainly Bastet). It seemed as though the group was ready to move, however! This delighted him. He was hopeful to not die today. Although he was a spirit... so was he even alive to begin with? One could not ponder their own mortality at such a time, however. His eye sockets widened when he sensed something strange. "This just in. The Sugar Plum Fairy is making a move. She's placing her distraction in The Fountain area, while she herself is heading off to Residential District." He said as he then went off to face the real people and the projections. This was bad. She was moving ahead of schedule. "Team Karuto and whoever else is joining the Snowmen Brigade, head over there. Everyone else, you should be able to call out the Sugar Plum Fairy if you ask her really nicely." He said. He then went on to say, "Or you know, just start shouting profanity."
As Masato laid out his plan, Karuto withdrew from the situation in order to support protecting the civilians with the rank and file. Masato raised an eyebrow, accepting that his unspoken rival may be choosing the wiser decision.
It was at that time that Nariomi sensei spoke back to the skeleton king through his projection. He was notably enraged, sending a chill down Masato's spine. He had never seen his teacher angered. It gave him an exhilarating adrenaline rush. He looked to Nariomi sensei's projection before they both rushed off. " I'll meet you there. We'll take her down and rescue everyone. " With that he turned and rushed up the stairs, back into the fray as he vanished towards the residential district.
As Nari flew through the air, upon momentum not his mini choumei wings, he contemplated just how he would go about getting this snow queens attention. He knew her objectives and had a general idea of her methods, but would the others who went after the fairy be able to hold her in place while he engaged the queen? The queen alone would be dicey but the queen and the fairy both would be impossible. Pushing the thoughts of the future and the past aside he zoned in on the moment. This breath, this second, this heartbeat. Grabbing a tree he changed his momentum from horizontal to vertical to come to land on the forest floor.
Turning his palms towards each other he knelt and pulled two bones from his wrists before regrowing them just as quickly. This process repeated again and again until he had a large circle of bones staked into the ground. Biting his left thumb he wiped the blood on the second forth and sixth stakes. Then as before he repeated the process with the right on the other three stakes. Kneeling outside of the circle he lightly cut his palm and placed it into the circle,"Ancestors, Goddess. Watch over your son now. Accept the sacrifice I give to you and grant me the strength to crush my enemies in your names. If I must enter the goddess' eternal embrace, let me go sword in hand that the world may know my fate."
At the conclusion the man formed a quick seal and created a shadow clone across from the circle. Which in perfect sync with Nari, sat cross legged arms outstretched. Within seconds the two began to gather natural chakra from the dense forest around them, choumei even lent his support in the effort. The change the overtook Nari was one straight out of a demons handbook. His entire face changed colors from the sunkissed copper to jet black with white accents outlining his skull. Upon his hood formed dozen segmented lengths of bone which joined more trailing down his shoulders all the way to the bottom of his cloak. The bones at his shoulders spread and grew to form a sort of linked armor all the way to his cuffs. Upon his waist, the familiar bone skirt which he knew full well Ayame would punch him for wearing again. The bones on the skirt however also elongated to form linked chain mail of bone all the way to his ankles turning him into a grim specter of death.
With the transformation completed he rose to his feet and dismissed the clone with a wave of the hand. Jumping all the way from the floor to the top of a tree he balanced upon the branches as his voice reached full volume and he spoke loud and proud,"I am Nariomi Kaguya. Heir of Kaguya and Sage of Ninshuu. Frozen Queen hear me! I challenge you face me here and now. If you seek my blood, COME TAKE IT. Deny my challenge and I will hunt you to the ends of this world and the next. FACE ME COWARD!" Speaking softer he chanted to himself,"Come get me you ******** coward." Drawing an arrow from his left quiver he knocked it in preparation for the true battle to come. To say that he was not looking forward to fighting someone so powerful, would be an understatement.
[ o ] Chakra : : 2740 / 2860 x [ o ] Stamina : : 2860 / 2860 x [ o ] Sage : : 320 / 953x [ o ] Ryo : : 71,300 x [ o ] AC : : 50,700 x [ o ] Buki / Blood x [ o ] Jinchuriki x [ o ] A - Rank Jounin x [ o ] Suna x [ o ] Kaguya x [ o ] Ninshuu Sage xxx
> Iron resiliency: The user has gone through tough enough training, being roughed up and moved around in armor to understand what it feels like. The user's fortitude is mildly increased. > Iron Disciple: The user, through hours of intense training in multiple bad scenarios, has learned the old saying of “to kill with one punch.” Because they do not want to find themselves outnumbered, or maybe for pure enjoyment sake, the user is able to hit with great intensity when striking a foe, focusing on tension, grounding, stability, and strength at the impact sight. The user's striking strength is mildly increased. > Swift Foot: A well trained individual is usually faster than an untrained individual, and the practitioners of the Iron Fist understand this fact more than anyone. However, those of the Iron fist not only accomplish this boost of speed….they also do it in armor! The user is now unaffected by the additional weight of armor (to a logical limit), and when the user is out of armor, their body and technique speed is greatly increased at the loss of the protection. They are much more adept at bursting into action, going from standing to 100% in single moments. Conversely, the user can now perform these techniques without needing armor. Must relearn every technique at half the learning cost to perform techniques without armor to learn the different distances and timing of the techniques. Overrides restriction. > True Belief: The user has meditated and trained long enough in this monk art to understand how important true belief is. By understanding the power of the spirit over the mind, and the mind over the body, the user has increased their stamina by sheer will power alone, as well as increased their toughness and durability. Increases Stamina by +25 for every style mastered. > Satori [ Enlightenment ]: Meditation and spiritual exploration and understand yields interesting results. Due to the greater understanding of the self, the user is more aware of the connection between their mind, body and spirit, and how to utilize that connection. The user is now slightly more skilled at just about everything. Striking, blocking, moving, absorbing, and taking damage. The user's strength and fortitude is increased heavily. > Offensive Style: Knife Stances: The user becomes more accustomed to upward, downward, and sideways slashing motions. Speed of all Bukijutsu employing small arms is mildly increased. > Offensive Style: Simple Play: With this training, the user is able to more comfortably switch between upward, downward, and sideways slashing motions in a pinch. The user's reflexes are mildly increased. > Trick Style: Knife Toss: The practitioner has developed a greater sense of precision and is now able to throw, juggle, and catch their knives by the hilt with ease. Confers a slight reflex bonus to the practitioner. > Offensive Style: Artless Draw: The practitioner has better developed their ability to pull their blade straight from its resting place to an offensive slash. Slightly increases the speed of strikes made when drawing a small weapon. > Trick Style: Retreating Feet: 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. > Trick Style: Blade’s Edge: 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. > Offensive Style: Stepless: 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. > Offensive Style: Mistborn Stepping: Silent, swift, and sharp. The practitioner is able to creep about at a decent pace while making close to zero noise. While moving through an area where cover or some obscuring factor is present (buildings, people, fog, etc.), the practitioner gains a moderate bonus to speed and reflex. > Skill: Multitasking: While the first two stages of the style revolve around the very basics of how to use a bow, the third stage incorporates the use multiple arrows into a more stylish way of battling. Mastery allows the user to simultaneously fire multiple arrows with any technique that does not specifically state otherwise, and allows the Arrow Creation technique to create up to three arrows at once with no increase in cost. > Skill: Manipulation: Manipulating the bow itself is simple, but controlling the arrows is very difficult. Many enhancements can be made to arrows to give them different flight paths, but buying those kinds of arrows is expensive and making them is difficult, so a method was developed wherein the user can freely alter how an arrow flies without need for such trifles. During this training, the user practices firing arrows with abnormal hand positions. Reduces the Stamina cost of bow-related Bukijutsu techniques (including Formless Styles) by 10 Stamina, to a minimum of 5 Stamina. > Skill: Adaptability: For the most part, the style thus far has focused on techniques to be used while stationary. However, this leads to many problems when fighting alone in situations that demand frequent movement. During this training exercise, the practitioner is to practice all known techniques while running, jumping, and maneuvering across a battlefield. After mastery, the user can align shots even while running and jumping.
{ Stats and Stat Bonuses }
Current Stats
Speed: Double Supremely Increased [ +12 ] xx Strength: Heavily Increased [ +4 ] xx Relfex: Double Supremely Increased [ +12 ] xx Fortitude: Supremely Increased [ +6 ]
Current Bonuses
None Currently
{ Missions + Current Objectives }
Mission Title [ Rank ]
- Objectives - Go - Here
{ Jutsu Learned or Used }
> Shadow clone, B rank
Jutsu decription here
> Sage Mode Activated
Jutsu decription here
> Gaikotsu no Hakui no Mai [ Dance of the Skeleton's Robes ] •Rank: A
"You mustn't shout young man." The voice came before the woman appeared. She stood weightless on a tree adjacent from Nariomi. In her right hand was a staff with a snow hexagon on the end. She was easily eight feet tall and her hair was braided to her sides. Her outfit was long and majestic. Her skin was paler than ice. Her entire outfit was along the pallet between cyan and blue. Despite the arrow aimed at her, she showed no signs of fear. Nor did she show any signs of aggression. She just seemed tired. "Your wife is resilient. Her resolve to protect others is admirable. She's in no danger while she's with me. Can you say the same about that spirit you brought to this village, however?" She was ready to retaliate should the attack actually be sent. She hoped Nariomi was ready to talk, however.
