Like raindrops the memories came as Tetsuhiko played the melody. He recalled being younger and covered with bruises as he looked longingly at the piano. He remembered his hands blistered from constant cleaning and service as he hesitantly placed his fingers along the keys. He then remembered how his heart nearly stopped beating when he saw his primary owner, Daigoro Hirohiko, enter the room. He then remembered the surreal experience of watching his master smile as he walked over right beside the boy and start playing the song, albeit not too well. He could recall how much his eyes widened at the sight of the man who had no reason to show him any kindness going out of his way to give Taylor one brief glimpse into a better life.
He recalled how often Daigoro did so for him. How despite the other owners using him and abusing him to their own needs, that Daigoro gave him the remaining scraps of his meals, or sometimes a whole plate if he could sneak it past his father. Sometimes, Master Daigoro even allowed him to sleep in his luxurious bed when the young boy was overwhelmed with exhaustion, something the only masters only did if they desired something from him while within the sheets. All of these memories collided with him to give him a sense of tranquility, and his mind and heart were renewed by the angelic playing of Tetsuhiko. Like all moments though, it had to end.
The song finished, and a faint tapping sound was heard from the glass dome above where Taylor sat. When the blond boy looked up, he saw Horus staring down at him. The bird screeched through the glass as it then flew off. 'He wants me to go outside. Has the next match begun?' He thought. While Horus was Taylor's first friend upon leaving Getsugakure, the bird and him still had a hard time understanding each other. Regardless, Taylor arose and gave a bow to the pianist. "Thank you, Tetsuhiko. I hope for your success in the next round." He said honestly and with a smile. As soon as he rose Taylor escaped the lounge and waited for Horus to meet him. The bird glided down and landed in front of the blond boy as Taylor hopped on Horus' back, which prompted the thunderbird to take off. "I wonder what the next arena will be like." He stated to himself mostly, but also to Horus.
Chakra: 413 Stamina: 413 Techniques Used: None at the moment.
Kumurai Kaicho
Kondo Kaicho
For the Daigoro moments
Hurrak
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:03 pm
An announcment blared over the intercom, calling Masato to his next match. He clicked his teeth, rolling his eyes as he hadn't had a response from his teacher. Hastily he turned, rushing down the stairs.
__ When his piano playing ceased he smiled at Taylor as he saw him leave the area. "I guess it's time for my next...grand performance!" He thought with glee as he leaped from his seat and excitedly ran towards the exit in pursuit of his next match. "The next match is for you, my love!" Tetsuhiko hollered towards Sadayo as he ran out.
_______________ ☼Out Of Context☼ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ EXIT
As if a fire had been lit, the peaceful observation deck had become a cacophony of people. First his almost student Masato interrupted the enjoyable company of his wife. Then his sister Ayame entered the building. Upon seeing her he gave her a polite nod from his seat, though his attention was still fixated on the fact that once again the people sought to drive a wedge between himself and the one thing he wanted. To spend time with his wife. Was that so hard of a request to grant. Letting out a sigh he was about to address the boy, but was cut short by the announcer signaling the start of the second round. Pulling a scroll free he began to absently scribble upon it. In flowing flawless characters he wrote the names of each of the gennin and a small review of their flaws that would need to be addressed should they truly be of worth to the village.
First up were the ones he would have to dedicate the most work to "fixing" Masato Umechika and Susanoo. The former being far to blood thirsty for his own good and the latter being far too arrogant. She acted as if she was above the others. A small smile spread across his face as he knew full well that the sands would show her to her place. Then there was that name, whether it was real or not he was going to assign her one. He hated code names, nicknames, and titles all equally.
While the trainer in him hated to admit it, the others really had no major problems that needed to be addressed. Sure the flamboyant puppeteer who always declared his love for his apprentice irritated him beyond reason it was not a critical flaw. The young boy Taylor, Nari had to wonder just how long his innocence would last and if the boy would hate him for shattering any ideals he had with the cruel realities of the world. Though it was not all bad, he did make mental notes of each of their strengths as well.
For starters, Kohana interested him greatly with her ability and potential as an archer. Her ability to think on her feet was nothing short of impressive to say the least. Then there was his apprentice, Sadayo. Who, despite overwhelming odds, fought like a true shinobi right to the bitter end when it was clear that she could not longer continue and had been outmatched. She accepted fate and did not run from it when it demanded her loss. Even in the midst of being charged down she remained calm and under control... interesting. A potential candidate for promotion for certain though her leadership skills would need to be put to the test. Rising from his feet he called over his shoulder,"Sadayo." And without looking made his way from his comfortable chair to the glass wall which provided the view of the arena's below.
[ o ] Chakra : : 2610 / 2610 x [ o ] Stamina : : 2610 / 2610 x [ o ] Sage : : 00 / 870 x [ 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 ]
And that was that. Tetsuhiko fled from the piano to rush onto his next fight, sadayo’s sights had followed his path, and she watched him spout another degree of love through another dedication to her. This time she’ll actually get to see what all of his fussing is over. The girl’s sighs with little noise but with enough body language shown through relaxing shoulders. Later, I guess. Nari called. The white-haired youth was a ways behind her but still very much in earshot. Sadayo would turn her head to his direction while sporting a dull, unamused expression. ”You’re not a shell, are y-- n-nevermind…” She waved herself off into silence. Then, the rest of her turned too. Her head and body faced the same direction for the time she approached Nari. An arm’s length away from him, Sadayo stopped to face more of the glass wall than her instructor. The sensation of a sinking pit in person was burrowing itself further as she waits his reply. If she could guess, a comment on her performance was on his mind. She didn’t perform badly and couldn’t imagine herself going on any better after being dished a major surprise in the arena. Being partially ready to hear decent things about herself was a plus which, ideally, should have softened the anxious feeling. Her sights on some arena below would drift and return to Nari.
• Conductive by Nature: Metal components on puppets, within close to mid-range, are susceptible to conducting Sadayo's electrical ninjutsu during actions. • Army of One: "Additionally, their chakra strings are significantly tougher than other puppet user's, making any chakra string technique act a rank higher. For D-rank, this bonus only works for techniques D rank and lower, C-rank for C rank and lower, B-rank for B rank and lower, A-rank for A rank and lower, and S-rank for S rank and lower."
◈ 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 4 Kawarami no Jutsu and 3 Shunshin
Jutsu Active:
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Chakra; 510 = # Chakra remaining Chakra Regain: Activity: [0/3 Activation :: SADAYO] [0/2 Activation :: Lh :: Puppet]* [0/2 Activation :: Rh :: PUPPET]* *Shadow clone activations apply; 1 activation on initial post of summoning; 2 after [# Supplementary Activation
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[# Offensive Activation
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◈ Puppet Information
{Yūutsu 憂鬱} : Status: Inactive
- "Tear Spray" B - Rank seal :: 3 Post Cooldown :: Ready - 25 Senbon :: No Poison Applied :: Ready - Metal patchings on hands + metal fingers :: ready - Mouth :: metal :: functioning :: Ready - Blades :: ready
Katherine had been caught up in traffic on her way to the office of the Kazekage, slowing to a stop to look in the direction where the commotion became thickest. She had an advantage, not needing to squint to see behind her glasses, and had draped the arms of her puppet over her shoulder, holding it's legs like a piggy back ride. Her vision carried through the crowd right out to the tournament grounds, such as she could tell anyway. She'd forgotten about the ninja cockfight that was going on currently. A smile played across her lips, and her path changed. A headband could wait a bit while she saw what talent there was in a place so... drab. Ninja often were at the top level of performance. What better place for a budding puppetmaster, in the village known for puppeteering, than a tournament of wits. She made a bee line for it, not wanting to miss out on too much sucha s she likely already had.
When at last the patting of her sandals quieted, the security requested she leave her wooden man behind, which was of no consequence. She sat him against a wall nearby, sure no one would steal something so crass and basic, lacking in even the most basic of artistic quality beyond art imitating life. Inside of the observation deck, she could see the fights going on, but that uisn't what had taken her attention. Here, in the flesh, the Kazekage herself. She waited a second, feeling a bit of awe and inspiration. A pen and notepad produced itself from her pocket as she saw the legend herself. A few scribbles, notes and ideas for a play about a lycan dedicated to destroying those who had dared to harm her pack and her place of residence. The bottom lip of Kay was held tight between her teeth as she finally approached, closing the booklet and replacing it in her inside shirt pocket thing. Within a few feet, she stopped, giving a curtsy to the woman after ensuring she wasn't interrupting someone else's conversation with her. "Lord Kazekage, a pleasure to be in your presence. I'm a recent graduate, Katherine Strehkovsky, or as I prefer to be called, simply Kay. I came for the tournament, but I am pleased to no end to finally see the legend, the myth, the baddest of the bad herself. Forgive me if I seem... obsequious." Her introduction was given quite deliberately confident, but also with the highest respect she could muster. Ever the performer, ever wanting to be where ever attention was the highest. Naturally, she gravitated towards the fearless and peerless.
So very punctual. She never did keep him waiting though he had to admit that he himself had kept her waiting on several occasions, something he would apologize for later. Clearing his throat he smiled down at his smaller student,"I am quite proud of you. More importantly my sister and the council would approve. Keep continuing to impress and I might have to find a title for you. You stood your ground knowing you had no chance. I saw that look in your eyes as he engaged you. What I saw was fear. While that in and of itself can be a bad sign, the fact that you did not allow that fear to control your actions, and you acted according to the situations demands regardless of thoughts towards glory or appearances, speaks volumes about your potential. You alone had the courage to surrender while the others senselessly fought to the bitter end." Taking a step back from the window he took a sip of his ale and absently listened to the new student grovel and brown nose Ayame. Why did they always do that. Yea his sister was strong and yea she was a kage but did they really have to go to those lengths of verbal asskissery to win her favor?
[ o ] Chakra : : 2610 / 2610 x [ o ] Stamina : : 2610 / 2610 x [ o ] Sage : : 00 / 870 x [ 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 }
> Justu Name [ Jutsu Rank ]
Jutsu decription here
> Justu Name [ Jutsu Rank ]
Jutsu decription here
> Justu Name [ Jutsu Rank ]
Jutsu decription here
I Tortured Sleep I
Hurrak
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 1:02 pm
It seemed that she wasn't going to be able to talk to Sadayo, at least not for some time. The woman couldn't help the little but of frustration and annoyance that rose to the surface, she wanted to get to know the gennin better, all these gennin. Nari and Ayame were all she had left of the people she was close to, as her family. Slowly but surely she was loosing everyone to the sands and she couldn't help but desperately grasp on to anything around her. A sigh escaped Sonyo's lips and she moved back to the bar, ordering an alcoholic drink from the bar tender by faintly whispering that she wouldn't tell anyone he served a minor if he gave her something to drink. The bar tender-- of course --excepted, not wanting to lose his job and Sonyo relaxed back with a refreshing glass of red wine.
She watched as everyone talked around her, and introductions were made to Ayame. She couldn't ever imagine herself as kazekage, she wouldn't know what to do and frankly she didn't think she could handle it. She looked down at her stemless glass, smiling faintly; Nari would probably tell her she could do anything if she put her mind to it. For now, Sonyo had only one plan, and it didn't involve becoming the head of anything. She did, however, want to get involved in the Onin corps here in Suna; maybe there she could make some difference in the mess that was this unsaid war with the UHV. She could protect her village before the threats ever got here, destroy her enemies before they destroyed her family. That seemed like a good plan, a prepaired and well thought out one. That settled it then, when one of the three-- Ayame, Nari, or Bast -- were free for a moment she would bring it up to them. She wanted to do more, she needed to.
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❖┇ Chakra :: 575 // 575x ❖┇ Stamina :: 360 // 360x ❖┇ Dorai :: 0 // 80x ❖┇ Ryo :: 9,202 x ❖┇ AC :: 22,825 ❖┇ Hyouton x ❖┇ Fuuton / Suiton x ❖┇ Chemist x ❖┇ Sunagakure ❖┇ Evergreen x ❖┇ Medic / Bloodline x ❖┇ B-Rank Chuunin
> All Hyōton users are capable of performing techniques with a single hand > Hyōton ice is hard to break or melt [ 1 rank higher to break and equal rank to melt ] > Hyouton techniques paired up with those from the Shinsetsu Clan are treated as 2 ranks higher in ability--rather than 1--for collaboration efforts > Hi Soujuu [ Ice Manipulation ]: This control allows the Hyouton user to meld dormant ice as though it were clay. Not only can it take any form the user desires, but it can also be levitated or shifted around as if it were water. It should be noted that one can only manipulate ice they themselves have made, and it must be done while holding a single handsign. Additionally, ice that is freely manipulated is not very solid, and can be broken or melted as if it were natural ice- making it a poor choice for attacking with > Girl with the Green Thumb: Halves the time of growing plants, even when using fertilizer. > Thoroughbred: Your maximum chakra pool and maximum stamina pool are both increased by {10} points, and you receive an additional {05} points to each pool whenever you rank up. Additionally, when you perform bloodline techniques above Rank D, you are refunded {05} chakra or {05} stamina, depending on which energy was used. ( If chakra was used, you recover chakra; if stamina was used, you recover stamina; if both were used, you recover both. ) > Efficiency Expert: For every rank the user increases, they can choose 1 medical technique and perform it at half the cost, to a minimum of 5 chakra. Gennin can only choose techniques D rank and lower, Chuunin C rank and lower, Jounin B rank and lower, and Konin is A rank and lower. You may only at one time, only have 1 half cost technique per rank. To clarify, you may only have 1 D, 1 C, 1 B, 1 A. > Whirlwind Training: The user trains to be better suited to dealing with the shock of landing and training the muscles of their legs and arms. This makes for faster movement and stronger kicks, raising the base level of the user's speed by one descriptive rank per learned stage of this Style. These descriptive ranks cannot be drained by the techniques in this Style. [ Descriptives gained: Increased +1 ]
{ Stats and Stat Bonuses }
Current Stats
Speed: Increased [ + 1 ] xx Strength: N/A [ +0 ] xx Relfex: N/A [ +0 ] xx Fortitude: N/A [ +0 ]
๑๑๑๑"I knew it, I knew it, I knew it. Every time I leave Suna something interesting happens!" the young Hyuuga thought to himself as he ran into the viewing area. Stopping near the middle of the room, his near invisible large pale blue pupils looked around as he panted a bit. Placing both hands on his knees he hunched over attempting to slow his frantic breathing down with some deep breaths. No one had seen Hideo in the village since the exams, and although he was sure few had even noticed, one had to wonder why. After all, the sequence of events that occurred in the final round were...well odd to say the least. And although Hideo had assumed at first all exams had some sort of inventive way of testing genin, what had happened was not planned.
So when the exams concluded rather abruptly, Hideo was surprised to find his father and uncle who came from Konoha waiting for him in the fishing village. The clan in its entirety was to meet on their ancestral ground in the leaf village, a meeting was to take place and all shinobi Hyuuga were to attend. The oddities of the exams apparently forced the clan's hand in needing all in one place to heed word of rumored dangers looming over the shinobi world and the peace which it had kept for some time now. In essence it boiled down to a warning for all Hyuuga, tread carefully and train fiercely. The next sunrise was not promised. The air of such a meeting was tense, and Hideo had never felt a pang of fear like that before. So when all was said and done, Hideo requested to stay and train further at the Hyuuga compound, wanting to be every bit as ready as he possibly could for anything to come.
When he entered the Suna gates, he was surprised to see the streets weren't as busy. When he reached home, he found of all people he had mail in the form of a scroll. His eyes had grown wide with every word, as he cursed aloud tossing the scroll on the ground before running out of the door. That's when he found himself here at the arena. He figured his father had read the scroll and figured out why he darted out of the door, and Hideo found himself cursing under his breath the whole way here. All that training, just to come back and miss an opportunity to put it to good use by a hair.
Still, it was the perfect opportunity to observe his fellow genin in action. As he looked at the roster, he saw some names he didn't recognize, but that was just as well. He was equally excited to see some fresh faces. Forcing a hand seal, the veins around Hideo's eyes were flooded with blood, bulging as his sight changed. He was in a panoramic viewing area in the middle of all the matches. He figured this way he could pay attention to all matches at once, and focus in any direction when things became interesting.
Ayame sipped at her tea as she watched the second round of fights glad that everyone actually seemed to be enjoying themselves. Daichi, very loudly, snored at her side his ears and tail twitching every once in a while. She shook her head at the wolf, her partner was silly sometimes. She watched as a new genin walked towards her and continued to sip her tea as the woman introduced herself and actually curtsied.. Ayame shook her head, "No need for formalities such as a curtsy. I take it you would like your headband? It's a good thing I keep some on hand." She said pulling one out of her stash at her side and handing it to the new shinobi. "I do not have any new missions going on currently for the sake of the tournament, but you may train to your heart's content."
She would reflect on Nari’s last phrase “The only one courageous enough to back down…” Potentially the most wisest of the group of genin? The thought alone held a good ring to it. However, she feels she knows better to not let freely interpreted feedback take her ego for a spin. Nari spoke of a sister and a council. She resisted the urge to form a puzzled pout before taking a mindful glance over her shoulder in a casual search for the kazekage. In a nutshell, Ayama had said the same thing as Nari who wasn’t staked with a time restraint and didn’t have to float to the next ninja was able to flavor his words with a bit more sentiment, maybe? Rather, it was hearing of her actions the second time around and given approval a third time is what sunk the message in further without rampant emotions in the way. Sadayo looked back toward Nari and, by now, sported a small and earnest smile. “A title, huh? For backing down? Here I thought the Sand only embraces the alternative: to perform in way, that even in the face of defeat, to always leave with the upper hand. Yet, in light of this I suppose this means there’s hope for me.” Her tone had her sounding relieved some, at least, for those next few moments before she assumed a tone a little more prying and pressing. “Maybe it’s the fear talking but with none of the others choosing to withdraw where their opponents anything like mine? You saw him. He practically bled smoke and moved like a firecracker with little remorse!”
The girl would look out the window with her gloved hand pressing the glass. She wasn’t sure which fights she was looking down upon from this angle. Sadayo held her tongue and took a few breaths. She had to remind herself not to ruffle her metaphorical feathers and get upset. Nari had the Kazekage had both highlighted her decision a wiser option than holding herself any longer in a game of running and dodging. Sadayo’s following sigh was audible. “Where is that other puppeteer you’ve assigned me to? I can take a breather while I’m away from his lovelorn dramas. He so caught up in them I've not thought to look into what the can do. Have you learned anything about him after standing up here?”
• Conductive by Nature: Metal components on puppets, within close to mid-range, are susceptible to conducting Sadayo's electrical ninjutsu during actions. • Army of One: "Additionally, their chakra strings are significantly tougher than other puppet user's, making any chakra string technique act a rank higher. For D-rank, this bonus only works for techniques D rank and lower, C-rank for C rank and lower, B-rank for B rank and lower, A-rank for A rank and lower, and S-rank for S rank and lower."
◈ 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 4 Kawarami no Jutsu and 3 Shunshin
Jutsu Active:
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Chakra; 510 = # Chakra remaining Chakra Regain: Activity: [0/3 Activation :: SADAYO] [0/2 Activation :: Lh :: Puppet]* [0/2 Activation :: Rh :: PUPPET]* *Shadow clone activations apply; 1 activation on initial post of summoning; 2 after [# Supplementary Activation
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[# Offensive Activation
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◈ Puppet Information
{Yūutsu 憂鬱} : Status: Inactive
- "Tear Spray" B - Rank seal :: 3 Post Cooldown :: Ready - 25 Senbon :: No Poison Applied :: Ready - Metal patchings on hands + metal fingers :: ready - Mouth :: metal :: functioning :: Ready - Blades :: ready
Yuna entered the observation area and found Hideo. She walked up to him and nudged him as she got over to him. "Here you are grey, thought you died on that island." Yuna said having not seen him since.
๑๑๑๑Hideo had been concentrating to hard on the matches around him to notice her footsteps, and of course the girl be it by knowledge or chance managed to make her way towards the all white clad boy right within a small blind spot he possesed. She found him in mid-sigh as he was watching some of the matches end already, a bit bummed he'd missed the excitement of a few. So it was no surprise that when she nudged him, Hideo jumped a bit as he swung his head to his side just in time to hear a familiar voice. Scratching the back of his head he grinned slightly in embarrasment for being caught so off guard.
"Nah, not me. I made it out of the arena with the others and onto the ship back to the mainland fishing village. However, when I got there my uncle from Konoha as well as my father were waiting. At first I assumed it was to welcome me back from the exams, but the reason was more dire. I was at the Hyuuga household in Konoha just...brushing up on my skills since the exams were cancelled. I just got back today, and of course just in time to miss entering into this whole tournament."
For a second he seemed to look through the girl, she'd probably seen the look on hiim before when he'd faced in her direction however was in fact looking in another at the same time. Something from one of the matches caught his attention for a brief moment before his pale irises shook quickly, a small sign that he was looking back her way. "What about you? Anything attack your side of the arena? You look like you made it back in one peace. You haven't been running missions without me have you?" Hideo grinned in earnest, although he figured the girl had probably been busy in that time. Or perhaps she took the time off given to exam participants to just hang out in the village. Had he been home, he might have done the same for a couple of days.
Yuna sighed. "Yeah, but I overextended myself in the matches and was pretty much carried the entire time. More of a burden then anything." She said looking down some, again being a disappointment. "When I got back, the Kazekage tired to promote me for my 'heroism' but I declined. I did nothing really and no where prepared to be promoted." Yuna explained, she still was too nervous to tap into her other elements. How could a person like that be promoted. Unexpectedly the genin threw her arms around Hideo and gripped him close. "Don't worry me like that again..." She said, the emotions building up til her body moved on its own. Hideo was her closest friend, and without him she felt isolated in her own village.
๑๑๑๑"I see." he muttered at the first bit. Even despite Yuna turning the promotion down, the Hyuuga was certainly proud of her for even being considered for it despite whatever had happened. Besides, for all she knew the Kazekage had been referring to how well she performed out at sea on that ship with him and the other shinobi and fishermen. She'd taken a lead role fairly easily then, and Hideo could see how something like that might impress the leader of the hidden sand. He wanted to say all of this, and perhaps more in the way of encouragment for Yuna, he could see as she looked down for a second that she seemed somewhat down about the whole series of affairs. Before he could however, she hugged him.
Hideo had no time initially to react, his hands somewhat locked down in place by her own. He was surprised in all honesty that Yuna had even showed that much affection towards him even as a friend. He remembered quite well that even without the aid of ninjutsu, she never hesitated in the academy to send a well placed strike in the direction of anyone she didn't particularly like. Hell, the first time he saw her she'd punched a kid in the back of the head who was seated a row below her in class who was the first to point and make fun of his eyes when he first enrolled. Now that he thought of it, perhaps that was the day she saw in him a reflection of herself. Surrounded by peers, yet still somewhat alone to a degree.
He was stiff at first before relaxing, resting his head on her shoulder long enough to speak before stepping back. "I'll certainly try. It's good to see you Yuna."
