Reading over the suiton scroll she fetched, it became obvious that the thing was a bit... flowery. Water Manipulation was an ultimately simple technique, but the scroll vastly oversold what it could achieve. At best it was water creation, none of the cool boiling effects seemed to actually be an element of it. The girl sighed as she moved on to reading the next. [ Water Manipulation | Rank X ]
The next technique involved oil and not water, so Sumika really had no idea what the hell it was doing in this scroll. That said, it did seem like it could be at least a bit useful later on the down the line, so she studied its description for a moment and moved on. [ Black Clouds Technique | Rank D ]
Ah, Hidden Mist Technique. The very same jutsu that had ruined her previous mission so thoroughly. Strange how something so simple could cause so much trouble, especially when used carelessly. That said, if they ever went up against someone who couldn't see through it, it'd be superbly useful for leveling the playing field. [ Hidden Mist Technique | Rank D ]
Moreover, directly underneath the Hidden Mist Technique was something that would have saved her a boatload of trouble previously. If only Ichiryu would have considered teaching them this if he planned to use it. Or at least coming up with a strategy. Might be one more ninja in the village right now. [ Mist Vision Technique | Rank D ]
Rising Water Cutter was another fairly simple technique. A jet of water capable of cutting a target from range. Nothing too terribly fancy about it. In fact, the little Genin would dare say it was boring. [ Rising Water Cutter | Rank C ]
Starch Syrup Capture Field, an astoundingly annoying technique on the basis of description alone. Sumika could only imagine how unpleasant it would be to get stuck in this s**t. Falling all over the place, getting it all over your stuff. Yuuuck! Well, she supposed that was part of the appeal of the thing at the end of the day, being annoying. [ Starch Syrup Capture Field | Rank C ]
Bullet was as simple as its name suggested. It was just a projectile of water at the end of the day, regardless of how powerful it was. Not that a tech openly accessible to genin was terribly powerful. It was what it was and little else. [ Bullet | Rank C ]
Water Decapitation promised something a bit stronger, but the description was decidedly thin. It was supposedly capable of taking off a limb, an impressive feat. Though the scroll did note that it was close range, which meant defensive on her part.[ 1 / 2 ] Curiously, however, there was no description of how the technique actually worked. Nothing at all. Did it come from another water source? Did it come from her mouth like that bullet technique? Who the hell knew, really, but she settled on the latter and washed her hands of the nonsense.[ 2 / 2 ] [ Water Decapitation | Rank B ]
Konoha Registration #379582489
Village KonohagakurexxxxxTitle GeninxxxxxRankBxxxxx Current Chakra 725 / 725xxxxxCurrent Stamina 185 / 185xxxxx Active Techniques:xxxxxxxxxxEnergy Recovery (-): [ - / - ]
Personal Attributes: • 11 potential hazards resistances. [ Kugutsu Class ] • Moderately less damage from Raiton [ Lightning ] ninjutsu, and lightning related attacks. [ Jiton ] • 10 Additional Ninjutsu Slots [ Personal ] • Hazards PA [ TBD ] • Magic Puppeteer: Sumika can use handseals from humanoid puppets, either entirely or split between herself and the puppet, to activate Ninjutsu. Techniques used via this method function as if the puppet never existed. Ex. the puppet wouldn't get Raiton armor, it would still surround only Sumika. [ Personal ] • +2 Custom Puppets, -1 Prep Time Per Rank, Human Puppets Cost 1 Slot [ Architect ] • +10 max chakra pool, x2 Ninjutsu from Ninjutsu Class split between elements [ Elemental Dual Weilder ]
Training Modifiers: • Learn kugutsu one [1] post faster. • Learn ninjutsu one (1) post faster. • Learn Doton [ Earth ] and Raiton [ Lightning ] ninjutsu one [1] post faster. • Learn taijutsu and bukijutsu techniques one [1] post slower.
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 10:23 am
Sumika hauled her Panda friend out of the corner for a moment, as it was time to start proper training. "You're getting too big to live on the balcony, time for you to learn how to be inside." She said as she began working through the learning process. Despite acting as silly as his master, the big bear was similarly intelligent behind the air of mischief. [ Domestication and You ]
The girl tossed a treat to the panda and then continued with the training regimen. "Alright Cobalt, you know your name and a few other things, so we're going to expand on that a bit." She said as a finger ran through the next book. She picked out a few commands for examples, and taught them to the panda while brainstorming some of her own s**t. Cobalt would need some unique stuff, after all. [ Vocal C. Training ]
Gestures, however, even with a treat, proved a slightly more challenging task. It wasn't like he was belligerent, but more like getting his attention without sound was hard. Of course, he got it with time. And Sumika was able to start actually building a library of gestures.[ 1 / 2 ] Eventually, she gestured and he wandered off. Gestured again and he came back over. Pretty straightforward, she'd build out more understanding later.[ 2 / 2 ] [ Gesture C. Training ]
Now it was time for, what, exactly? A talking to? She didn't really think Cobalt would have much trouble learning to defend his territory. He was already as bit as a large dog for crying out loud.[ 1 / 3 ] "Yo, Cobalt, you understand how to defend s**t, right?" The bear's head tilted quizzically to the side at the question. Well, maybe it wasn't actually that simple at the end of the day.[ 2 / 3 ] "Look, basically, if someone comes near your territory and I've told you to guard, get mad at them. Make them go away, you know. All that jazz. Be a big ole a*****e."[ 3 / 3 ] [ Holding your ground! ]
"Alright Cobalt, time for you to teach me something. Go on, make a sound, help me figure out what you want." The panda complied with a long low grumble, followed by a little bark. [ 1 / 4 ] "What is it bud? What do you want? You want the scroll?" The panda growled and knocked the item away as it was offered. The same grumble and bark came again. [ 2 / 4 ]"Hmm. You want my panda hoodie? Is that it?" This was met with an indignant gruff and a rather large paw that knocked the girl over.[ 3 / 4 ] "Well what is it-" She was about to continue the inquiry only to find that Cobalt had snatched another treat. He got a deadpanned stare in return. "Is that all you think about Cobalt? Really?"[ 4 / 4 ] [ Barks, Yelps, and Whines ]
Village KonohagakurexxxxxTitle GeninxxxxxRankBxxxxx Current Chakra 725 / 725xxxxxCurrent Stamina 185 / 185xxxxx Active Techniques:xxxxxxxxxxEnergy Recovery (-): [ - / - ]
Personal Attributes: • 11 potential hazards resistances. [ Kugutsu Class ] • Moderately less damage from Raiton [ Lightning ] ninjutsu, and lightning related attacks. [ Jiton ] • 10 Additional Ninjutsu Slots [ Personal ] • Hazards PA [ TBD ] • Magic Puppeteer: Sumika can use handseals from humanoid puppets, either entirely or split between herself and the puppet, to activate Ninjutsu. Techniques used via this method function as if the puppet never existed. Ex. the puppet wouldn't get Raiton armor, it would still surround only Sumika. [ Personal ] • +2 Custom Puppets, -1 Prep Time Per Rank, Human Puppets Cost 1 Slot [ Architect ] • +10 max chakra pool, x2 Ninjutsu from Ninjutsu Class split between elements [ Elemental Dual Weilder ]
Training Modifiers: • Learn kugutsu one [1] post faster. • Learn ninjutsu one (1) post faster. • Learn Doton [ Earth ] and Raiton [ Lightning ] ninjutsu one [1] post faster. • Learn taijutsu and bukijutsu techniques one [1] post slower.
Choukyu strolled into the dojo, still eating his chips, and walked over to the scrolls for the different taijutsu styles. Grabbing the ones for the village’s signature style, he figured that’d be a good place to start. Scanning through the techniques, when he was done, he’d put away his chips and square off with a dummy. First thing he’d do is take up the style’s fighting stance. Placing his feet about shoulder width apart, he’d blade his body slightly away from the dummy, to give an enemy a slightly smaller target to hit, and put his right hand behind his back, raising his left outstretched hand in front of him ready to defend if he had to. Next he’d burst quickly into a flying side kick at the dummy, extending his leg hard as it made impact with the dummy. This wasn’t the main use of the move,but it was alright for training. He thought about how it would really be used, as a surprise first strike against an unsuspecting enemy, laughing slightly at the thought of using one of his clan jutsu in a combo with it. Next Chou throws himself completely a the dummy. He’d start off with a fleury of punches to the chest and head areas of the figure. He’d then swing his large leg around and kick it in the side before recoiling the kick and driving a hard sidekick into its stomach. This would actually make the dummy slide back a foot or two. When the dummy stopped its slide from his kick, Chou tucked his head and shoulder and charged at the dummy. Giving it a bit more force as it made impact, Chou would drive the thing backwards. Finally he’d crush into it as it hit the wall, leaving a slight indent where his shoulder was. Konohakagure no taijutsu stage 1 learned! Taking a deep breath, Chou got ready for a long combination of attacks. Grabbing the dunmmy, he’d drive his knee up into its stomach, driving it back a couple feet. He’d then burst forward and palm strike it, sending it flying back more before he vanished for a second, reappearing behind the dummy with a spinning kick that toppled it over before he vanished again and reappeared under the dummy, kicking it hard up into the air before jumping up after it. Once in the air, Chou would flip and kick the dummy back down towards the ground before quickly wrapping his legs and arms around it, riding the dummy until its head slammed into the floor. Finally, he dropped to a knee next to the dummy as he palm striked it in the head, grinding it into the floor. Standing back up, Chou took a couple more breaths and dusted himself off before walking back to his bag and munching on a few more chips. Konohakagure no taijutsu stage 2 learned! Reading over the next couple stages of the style, Chou nodded quickly and found a slightly smaller training dummy for the next couple moves. Walking over to the dummy, he grabbed it by the throat with his left hand before hitting it with a hard palm strike, launching it into the air. A split second later, he was near it in the air, hitting it with a roundhouse kick from behind, a backfist to the head, then another hard kick upwards before spinning and delivering a hard axe kick down to send it racing for the floor. Landing beside the dummy, he dusted himself off and stood it back up to get ready for the last stage of this style that he could learn for now. Konoha no Tai Stage 3 Learned! Standing a few meters from the dummy, Choukyu would spin and throw himself at it, throwing a pair of spinning kicks, one at its head and one at around hip level Incase a real enemy tried to duck the high kick. Once he was done with that, he posted one arm into the floor, drew his leg in then hit the dummy hard with an upward kick to launch it into the air again before vanishing a moment later. He would appear behind the dummy only a few inches from it, thinking momentarily that this would make the combo from earlier a lot easier to set up before he started to spin. As he spun, Chou focused some wind chakra into his fist, letting it burst as he hit the dummy, sending it flying for the floor with deep cuts in its head. Once he landed next to the fallen doll, Chou had already focused more chakra into his knuckles before he dropped a punch into the dummy’s chest, letting the chakra burst and explode on impact, shattering the dummy’s chest and cracking the floor underneath. Dusting himself off again, Chou went to put away that set of scrolls and find the next style to learn, all while munching on his chips some more. Konoha no tai stage 4 learned!
Coming back with the scrolls for the old hidden stone taijutsu style, Chou would put away his chips again and read over the techniques, chuckling to himself at how different the styles were, with his village’s style being largely acrobatic and the stone style being focused on solid stances and raw physical force... not that he minded that. Walking over to a larger, more sturdy dummy, Chou set his feet about shoulder width apart, bending his knees and screwing his feet into the ground as he set his fists by his waist. He could feel the strength of the stance, knowing he could take on a mountain from it, especially if he expanded for a fight. Next he would lift his right knee, extending the leg as he swung it high into the air before swinging it down hard into the dummy’s shoulder, actually cracking the hard wood slightly before recoiling and resuming his stance. He’d then raise an arm over his head and bring his elbow down hard on the same shoulder of the dummy, further cracking it. ‘Hmm, if nothing else, could probably use this to break something down if I needed to..’ he thought to himself as he scanned the next techniques quickly. Iwa no tai stage 1 learned. The next techniques, Chou figured would make a good counterattacking combo, so he squared off with the dummy from an angle. Starting with a solid backfist that would normally be a block, he felt the wood crack on impact before he brought his other hand up for a palm strike to the abdominal region of the dummy, again cracking the wood a bit before bringing his knee up and around to hit the same area, further cracking the wood. Looking at the damage from such a simple set of attacks, Chou thought ‘ Damn, these moves are slow, but they sure pack a punch...’ Iwa no tai stage 2 learned. Next, Chou would swing his right arm up with his palm as stiff and solid as he could do, dropping his weight with his legs as it made impact on the shoulder of the dummy, making the shoulder crack and sag slightly. He would follow this with another palm to the side. It was really slow, but when he hit, he felt the wood cave in under the force and thought what it could do to bones and soft tissue of a human. After that, he dropped his arms slightly and thrust his shoulder into the chest of the dummy, making it slide back, but leaving a small indentation where he hit before he lunged forward after it, wrapping his arms around its torso and squeezing it tightly as he lifted it off the floor in a bear hug. He could feel the wood creaking and cracking as it started to give way. Setting it down, he went to read over the next few techniques and grab a handful of his chips to keep his energy up. Iwa no tai stage 3 learned Finally getting to the last stage that he could learn without being promoted first, Chou squared off with the dummy, already showing extensive damage from his training. Setting his feet solidly and screwing them into the floor, Chou raised his right arm straight out towards the dummy with his left arm, his back hand, curled in near his belly. Feeling the stability of the stance, Chou felt like he could break down a mountain from this position. Shifting his hips, Chou lifted his back leg and swung it around for a roundhouse kick to the dummy’s side. As it made impact, he twisted his upper body as well, swinging out with a clothesline strike with his left arm to the neck of the dummy as well. Once he got his foot back on the ground, Chou swung his right arm up, hitting the dummy where its jaw would be and making it lift off the ground slightly as it rocked back on its base. He would follow this by thrusting his forehead down and forward to strike the dummy in the chest. Finishing with a hard upwards palm strike, Chou would launch the dummy high into the air and send it flying across the room. Taking a slow, deep breath, Choukyu would gather up his scrolls and put them back where they were stored before going back to his snack and resting a while. Iwa no tai stage 4 learned.
Physical Description:
5’8”, 250lbs with solid muscular arms, legs,and chest and a fairly large belly. He has brown eyes and dark brown hair cut short and a short beard. Wearing a black martial arts gi jacket with a white belt and black pants with a pair of black boots.
Ichiryu's clone visited the dojo where one of the genin would be. Ichiryu saw a genin that was training at the area. He walked behind the genin to speak to him abou tthe mission that the acting Hokage sent him to do. "Choukyu Akimichi?" Ichiryu asked, getting his attention.
Choukyu, having finished some training and taking a snack break, heard someone say his name. Turning towards the man while still munching on his chips, he’d say between bites, “yea, that’s me, what’s up?”
Physical Description:
5’8”, 250lbs with solid muscular arms, legs,and chest and a fairly large belly. He has brown eyes and dark brown hair cut short and a short beard. Wearing a black martial arts gi jacket with a white belt and black pants with a pair of black boots.
Tilting his head at what the man before him said, Chou nodded “nice to meet you, and Alright, sounds good. Do I have a bit before we leave or should I head to the gate now?” Choukyu would scarf down a few more chips then close the bag and stash it away in his pack. “I don’t need to grab anything so whenever I’m needed to go, I’ll be there.”
Physical Description:
5’8”, 250lbs with solid muscular arms, legs,and chest and a fairly large belly. He has brown eyes and dark brown hair cut short and a short beard. Wearing a black martial arts gi jacket with a white belt and black pants with a pair of black boots.
When Ichiryu said that his clone would get their other team member and that they should head for the gates, Choukyu nodded quickly, “alright, sounds good.” And grabbed his bag off the floor quickly before following out of the dojo Exit
Physical Description:
5’8”, 250lbs with solid muscular arms, legs,and chest and a fairly large belly. He has brown eyes and dark brown hair cut short and a short beard. Wearing a black martial arts gi jacket with a white belt and black pants with a pair of black boots.
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Strength - 4 Speed - 0 Reflexes - 1 Fortitude - 0
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 2:32 am
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The black robe was embroidered with the symbol of Inka's position in thick, stark-white thread on the back. It was pinned under his shoulder guards, allowing him to wear the uniform of his office more as a cape, preventing its long, heavy sleeves getting in his way as he readied to participate in the training of the Mist nin that had voluntarily arrived. A few other village shinobi were also present, the opportunity to learn under a long-standing kage, much less the styles specific to the once-isolated Kirigakure being appealing to some. Still, Inka enforced a limited number of people being allowed in their reserved portion of the grounds, but did not stop the onlookers from gathering, so long as they stayed their distance. At Inka's back was an Anbu, the Mist-styled mask having the kanji for the cardinal direction 'West' painted in thick, black lines. They were just about to start, those participating stretching and warming up in preparation.
ch 1,100 // 1,100 | 940 // 940 st ⧼ Father ⬘ Mizukage ⬘ Godaime ⬘ Bukijutsu ⬘ Performer ⧽
Saving to return to later. . . Mission given: Clinic Duty Rank: C Information: There are speciality clinics dotted throughout the village, and the recent upheaval has had medical staff relocated to more serious responsibilities and some have been moved to temporary structures. After seeing the Hokage about these projects, the Shinobi must head out to the designated area and help the staff there. Solo or Squad: Variable. Minimum Posts: 5 posts. Note: Must be given by the Hokage or Advisors to be redeemed for Credit. There are not always clinic jobs available.
Counts towards Medical Profession missions. [Emergency]
Enter from ❧ || Training Facility: Academy
Crossing through the dojo on her way to get something to eat, Kagerou sang a merry, made-up tune in time with her ringing bells. With a melodic voice as clear as crystal and pleasing to the ears, the performer sang quite cheerfully, "Yakisoba bread and rice balls~ Sandwiches and bentos~ What to have for lunch today?~ Certainly not mentos~ Hm hm hm hmmm. Hello Mizukage-sama~ I wish a boom boom to all your drama~ hm hm hmmm~"
"Hm hm hmmm?" the song suddenly changed beat and took on a questioning tone as the green haired doctor stopped in her tracks, the hand she had just raised in greeting frozen in the air. Where she once walked forwards, she now reversed, stepping backwards like a tape being rewound, only stopping when she was once more able to see the unexpected Mizukage-sama, standing proud and lonely in the center of the gathering. Her hand slowly lowered as she watched with eyes so wide that the gears in her head could almost be seen turning in them. "Mizukage Inka here. With his guard. Ah, wasn't there a notice about this at the front of the dojo and academy?". It appeared she had completely missed the announcement in the morning rush to get here on time.
Surprise quickly becoming replaced with curiosity now that the puzzle pieces and previous ignored details fells into place, Kageoru recovered smoothly and swiftly from the initial shock, however. Her frozen smile relaxed into a pleasant once. Her eyes, as well, narrowed, returning to their original shape and then some as she looked sharply at the oh-so-seriously standing Mizukage and the crowd surrounding him, a playful glint in their scarlet depths as she recognized a potential opportunity. Whether or not her ideas would come to fruition, of course, Kagerou didn't know. She wouldn't dare be so presumptuous to the kage.
As if surrounded by a large and impermeable personal bubble, Inka stood separate in the center of the viewers and participants alike, barring the shadows that guarded his back, of course. No doubt, this was all due to the Mizukage's eternal frown and his status. Though... judging by how a small huddle of giggling teens were eyeing the dashing father, she supposed that the cold demeanor was actually quite popular in some circles. Giving a giggle of her own, Kagerou stepped lightly through the ring of onlookers and straight to Inka, bells ringing their warning once more as she resumed motion. While the participants were still stretching, she wanted to see if there was still some time to join.
Undeterred by the trepidation and respect of others, the green haired young woman didn't stop walking until she stood right in front of him, smiling wide and amiably. At the same time, she kept in her position as she bowed to the Mizukage, green braids falling over her shoulder as her upper body tilted forwards. "Good afternoon Inka-sama. It's been a while," the chuunin straightened herself and happily greeted the Mizukage, her voice lilting like it was ready to break into song at a moment's notice. To neither her or the Mizukage's surprise, of course Kagerou would ask, "How have you been? Are you remembering to take care of yourself as much as you take care of your son?".
BlackFruity
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:07 pm
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After the initial introductions and set-up, Inka remained mostly passive in his observations of the surrounding foreign and familiar shinobi forces that were participating in this combat exercise. Amber-red eyes remained narrowed, wholehearted concentration keeping his features sharp as he considered the participants. He'd given enough instruction that other Kiri-nin could keep the foreign shinobi on track, leaving him to leisurely stroll up and down the lines of the attendees whenever he felt the need to assert some seriousness into the situation, or whenever something concerning would catch his eye. Inka was just about to do such a patrol once again after witnessing some excessive aerobatics somewhere in the midst when a familiar green hue was noticed out of the corner of his peripherals and - yes, there was no mistaking it - the familiar chime of bells. He waited a beat and his suspicions were confirmed; the green-haired kunoichi had started to approach him, so his investigation of the high jumps will have to wait.
"Uchiha-san." Inka spoke, obviously far more formal than what he was receiving, but he didn't seem overly bothered. At least not by Kagerou's words. After a small bow of his head in acknowledgement, he spoke. "Subjective." He responded, keeping his gaze out on the field in front of him, except for a brief tilt of his head up as a bird native to the Land of Water came of the horizon of buildings, heading in their direction. The Anbu with 'West' written in kanji on their mask held up their arm as the bird dove down to them, giving the harrier a perch to land on. With a skilled, soft landing, the harrier was given a strip of dried meat to eat from the Anbu and allowed the rolled message on its leg to be read.
"I heard your schedule got busier." Inka spoke to Kagerou, though he wasn't directly facing her. "That better not be my influence." He joked, face flat and dry. Just then, the Anbu leaned forward and tapped a rhythmic beat onto Inka's shoulder while holding out the coded message. Red eyes glanced down and a small, restrained lift of the corner of his mouth could be seen - but was gone as quickly as it came. He nods and the Anbu pulls back, burning the message with a click of his fingers and the bird is off again.
ch 1,100 // 1,100 | 940 // 940 st ⧼ Father ⬘ Mizukage ⬘ Godaime ⬘ Bukijutsu ⬘ Performer ⧽
Saving to return to later. . . Mission given: Clinic Duty Rank: C Information: There are speciality clinics dotted throughout the village, and the recent upheaval has had medical staff relocated to more serious responsibilities and some have been moved to temporary structures. After seeing the Hokage about these projects, the Shinobi must head out to the designated area and help the staff there. Solo or Squad: Variable. Minimum Posts: 5 posts. Note: Must be given by the Hokage or Advisors to be redeemed for Credit. There are not always clinic jobs available.
Counts towards Medical Profession missions. [Emergency]
Since the Mizukage was unbothered, Kagerou kept at her own relaxed pace, and truly relaxed it was, down to her facial expressions. She made no attempt to hide the way her eyes narrowed in reaction to the mizukage's deft dodge of her question nor how she nosily took a good look at the ANBU guards present when the arrival of a Kiri messenger bird attracted her attention to them and it looked like the Mizukage wasn't paying her any mind. Her green hair swayed as her head tilted to one side as she wondered if she could recognize any of the guards. Alas, the masks made that a futile task. Then, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, she suddenly flicked her focus back up to the Mizukage's face, equal parts surprised and curious as she wondered if she had really just heard the Mizukage make a joke. Staring at him wide-eyed now, as if larger eyes would catch more details, the girl eagerly tried to puzzle out the mystery of his inscrutable face. In the end, however, she found no answer but caught the glimmer of a rare smile upon his features instead. Influenced by the other's good fortune, Kagerou's smile grew bigger.
"I suppose, if he's in a good enough mood to smile, then who am I to ruin it by pressing for his health?"
When it came time for her to speak, the teen teased with a fake and heavy sigh, "Well, perhaps if a certain lord Mizukage didn't speak with less expression than a brick wall, then I wouldn't be taking extra psychiatry classes to unravel his mysteries." Her head turned away in mock annoyance and her mouth gathered to one side of her face in an exaggerated pout. Of course, this didn't last long, not even a few seconds. Her smile bounced right back. "However, in all seriousness," Kagerou assured lightly, hands crossing properly in front of her and back straightening up, "I'm just filling in the time I would have spent training or running missions with my family if I was in Kiri. This much work still is not a lot for me. Definitely do not worry." No matter whether she spoke honestly or in jest, whether she turned her head away or faced him, Kagerou looked straight at the Lord Mizukage as she spoke. Straight into his eyes, even, if only he was man enough to look at her.
Honestly forgetting herself, Kagerou kept on staring, unaware of how her gaze bored into the target of her curiosity. With that unwittingly penetrating gaze doing their utmost to crack the Mizukage's shell, the green haired kunoichi would casually ask, "So how is Minnows doing? Is he taking well to Konoha?". She knew only a little about this, oftentimes, agonizingly cryptic Mizukage before her, but of what she knew, she could only imagine only one cause for such a sweet smile, fleeting as it might have been.
BlackFruity
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:33 am
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A small hum, but otherwise Inka didn't otherwise entertain Kagerou's comment on the appearance of his facial expressions. Previously, there was a chance of verbal debate, most likely of the aggressive kind, but there was no sign of that here. "I won't." He assured her, eyes locking onto a training pair, narrowed to get across that, just because he was otherwise occupied didn't give permission to incite their own argument with each other. "Some things can only be learned the hard way." His stern expression remained until the pair noticed his attention and the kage allowed his focus to return to the rest of the participants, ignoring the unwavering gaze boring into the side of his face. He blinked, quirking an eyebrow and finally turning his head to fully consider Kagerou with a head-on gaze. "Minnows?" He questioned.
"When did Minowa get that nickname?" He asked softly, mostly directed to himself as he didn't really require an actual answer. "He seems to be doing well. Itoko keeps him active, even with the foreign surroundings."
ch 1,100 // 1,100 | 940 // 940 st ⧼ Father ⬘ Mizukage ⬘ Godaime ⬘ Bukijutsu ⬘ Performer ⧽
Saving to return to later. . . Mission given: Clinic Duty Rank: C Information: There are speciality clinics dotted throughout the village, and the recent upheaval has had medical staff relocated to more serious responsibilities and some have been moved to temporary structures. After seeing the Hokage about these projects, the Shinobi must head out to the designated area and help the staff there. Solo or Squad: Variable. Minimum Posts: 5 posts. Note: Must be given by the Hokage or Advisors to be redeemed for Credit. There are not always clinic jobs available.
Counts towards Medical Profession missions. [Emergency]
Silently happy that her joke was taken with no offense, Kagerou was smiling brightly as ever when Inka finally decided to grace her with his crimson gaze. Even if she couldn't blame him for obviously focusing on his work. It was nice to see the face of the person she was speaking with. From this distance, she could tell that he looked a little bit better than the last time she had seen him. That, too, was nice.
He spoke his thoughts softly, but Kagerou heard him nonetheless, and chuckled in response. Though, she left the question of why Minnows unanswered for the Mizukage to find out. It would be a fun little project for him, probably. Looking the Mizukage in the eye, which was rather comfortably done since they shared the same height, Kagerou pleasantly responded, "I'm happy to hear that Minowa is doing well."
There was a short pause after that where Kagerou's eyes wandered over to the side, looking at the others training, then up at the midday sun, gauging how much time had passed, and finally they returned to the Mizukage face to contemplate. As she thought, her hands moved up. Her slender fingers spread out and pressed onto the opposite finger, and in that fashion, touching but not quite, they rested in front of her smiling lips. In the end, she just suddenly laughed, "Ahaha." Nothing major, just a short but inexplicable burst. "Well, I suppose I will have to learn the hard way," Kagerou admitted. She did not agree, but she would respect her elder's and superior's judgement. After all, he was at least right in thinking that if Kagerou did fail, unlikely as she believed it to be, then it was going to be the hard way after trying.
If nothing else, hearing the Mizukage say so was insightful in its own ways. It explained something about his own stubbornness.
Recalling one of her original purposes for approaching Inka today, Kagerou politely asked, "When I saw you teaching at this dojo, Inka-sama, I was surprised but also had an idea, so I was wondering. I am aware that you practice the Juurai Toorima style. Could you please teach me?". Her hands dropped as she spoke, returning to their crossed position in front of her abdomen.
