"If you think I'm gonna let a berry be the death of me then you don't know the first thing about me." Koichi mused, and while it seemed that teams were being decided he smirked though he decided to interject with a key detail they seemed to have overlooked. "If we are gonna split up, it would be wise to have a code or some signal to let each other know we are who we are. A deceptive transformation jutsu cannot be overlooked in this field." Koichi mused, as it seems he'd rather not let such a basic trick get the slip over them. Though Koichi seemed more eager if that scenario had come up if concerned almost as if he welcomed it.
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"Bold of you to stay here by yourself. Though I trust you can hold down the fort. Don't do anything I wouldn't do" Ryu Ryu said hopping up the side of a tree, and mounting a landing position on a large branch. "A signal? Play three musical notes with a pause in between each note" Ryu Ryu said hitting one of his drums three times with a pause in between hit. "If that doesn't work, I don't know what will" Ryu Ryu said. Ryu Ryu hopped to another tree, and looked back at Koichi. "last one to find a boar is a soggy mist ninja" Ryu Ryu said as he continued to leap from tree to tree, occasionally performing a flip on a whim.
"Clever Koichi, maybe we can play a bit of music? We all own instruments and people who are not used to playing instruments will make mistakes that we wouldn't. I'll play the following chords, so pay attention. G-A-D-G-E." Utano grabbed her bass guitar and played the chords slowly so that both of her teammates saw them loud and clear. "Ryu Ryu, if you do that, then we both know who we are. Koichi, what do you have planned?" The bass guitarist asked her teammates as she put her instruments back on her back.
Garu’s response would have to wait, as Yoshi suddenly tuned into a sudden, moderate impact occurring twenty meters northeast of his current location, at best approximation. Thankfully, his senses were still amplified from earlier, so taking note of Momo’s return to earth was subtle, but noted.
Unfortunately, the only thing he couldn’t account for was...what she did next exactly.
“I just located who I believe to be our target. It was brief, and her trail suddenly faded out not too far from here.”
Skepticism washed over the boy. It appeared as if the girl had fled, but he couldn’t be certain.
“The smokes beginning to lighten up anyways...let’s go check on Kani.”
With that, Yoshi cautiously made his way onto the battlefield, hoping his recently-attained ally wasn’t out of commission already. His tongue coiled in his mouth, gently molding chakra in case they weren’t alone. This girl, whoever she was, seemed...spontaneous.
Unfortunately, the only thing he couldn’t account for was...what she did next exactly.
“I just located who I believe to be our target. It was brief, and her trail suddenly faded out not too far from here.”
Skepticism washed over the boy. It appeared as if the girl had fled, but he couldn’t be certain.
“The smokes beginning to lighten up anyways...let’s go check on Kani.”
With that, Yoshi cautiously made his way onto the battlefield, hoping his recently-attained ally wasn’t out of commission already. His tongue coiled in his mouth, gently molding chakra in case they weren’t alone. This girl, whoever she was, seemed...spontaneous.
Schrift
Previously Schrift007
Tensei looked at Yuna before shrugging and walking over to the carcass. "So we're a team now? The ice lord and the ginger ninja", he smirked. He got an idea from the centipede carcass lying on the ground, walking up to it he took off one of the plates and put it under his shirt on his back. He then took off another plate and put it below it, before smiling to himself. Now I can have some defence on my back, he thought with a sly grin. Looking to Yuna, he wondered if he should trust her. Well he could for now, but if she decided to turn on him what would be the best course of action? She didn't know he used lava release yet, so it was best for him to keep that hidden. "Before we continue our little team, just so we don't get ourselves paranoid about each other let's just agree to not take each others scrolls? Well if we have different scrolls that is", he said. He jumped into one of the tree tops, as he waltzed through the branches. "Miss frosty pop, what's our best course of action? We can go to the centre or we can stay around the-", he paused before getting an idea. Ideas like this were rare for Tensei. "What if we just camp around and avoid others. We keep our strength up, and we just look around the place and get our bearings around everything? Once we do that we can wait for everyone to tire themselves out if they're fighting each other for scrolls. Once we do that we can just pick them off easily? I doubt a tired genin will be able to fight two, rested, genin", he said, as he sat on one of the tree branches.
@=Nightshade=
@=Nightshade=
‘Maybe hurting her was a bad idea.’
That was his first thought when he saw the fiery demon rise up from the hellish pit of flames. His mom had warned him about hurting girls, but this wasn’t what he thought would happen. Unfortunately, it was probably way too late to apologize now. The next thought that came to Kazue was that he needed to flee as soon as possible. Clearly, Kikyō thought that as well as she also warned her teammate to get out of the way. To his credit, Hiroshi had found a good position to avoid being cut up by the wind and go on the offensive as well. Fortunately, the low amount of angles to strike from made the approach quite predictable. Focusing wind chakra to his feet and hands as he pulled out two kunai, each with some special markings on their handles, Kazue then jumped high into the smoke-filled air and avoided the water hook.
Due to already being high up on the tree trunk, he was able to ascend a good distance into the air before the encroaching flames could reach them. Of course, that wasn’t the end of the assault as once the rampaging flames closed in like a reverse explosion at his previous spot, they would shoot upwards like a geyser. Before he could be consumed by the fire, Kazue launched both kunai in separate directions. They traveled fast due to the added force of the wind he launched them with. The geyser would be a cover for his escape as they’d likely think he was incinerated to ashes by the flames. Even if they did happen to guess his technique, they wouldn’t know where exactly he had teleported too due to separate directions the kunai had been thrown too.
While the flying raijin jutsu did allow him to make an escape by transporting himself to one of the kunai, the boy didn’t exactly know where he would be landing. One second there were flames right on him and the next he was falling through some leaves before hitting a tree branch as he tumbled down into a bush. Kazue lay still for a moment and took a few seconds to catch his breath. The chakra toll of the jutsu was quite steep and the horrible landing did not help at all. When Kazue looked at the handle of the kunai he transported to, he saw that the seal on it had also disappeared. While the Namikaze was not surprised, he did let out a sigh of disappointment.
”Disappeared again. I don’t know how I’m supposed to do this.”
Kazue referred to the technique formula he used to mark objects. Every time he used the jutsu, the markings would disappear from everything that it was on. While it wasn’t too difficult to replicate the formula, there just wasn’t enough time to do it in the heat of a battle. This meant the technique was virtually a one time use for him. The technique paled in comparison to how his predecessor utilized it and would continue to do so until some improvements were made. For now, he’d have work on another marker while he recovered from the previous encounter. Stumbling out of the bush, Kazue looked towards the smoke in the distance before he would head off in the opposite direction.
“If I stayed there any longer, I would’ve been roasted for sure. That girl is a monster.”
That was his first thought when he saw the fiery demon rise up from the hellish pit of flames. His mom had warned him about hurting girls, but this wasn’t what he thought would happen. Unfortunately, it was probably way too late to apologize now. The next thought that came to Kazue was that he needed to flee as soon as possible. Clearly, Kikyō thought that as well as she also warned her teammate to get out of the way. To his credit, Hiroshi had found a good position to avoid being cut up by the wind and go on the offensive as well. Fortunately, the low amount of angles to strike from made the approach quite predictable. Focusing wind chakra to his feet and hands as he pulled out two kunai, each with some special markings on their handles, Kazue then jumped high into the smoke-filled air and avoided the water hook.
Due to already being high up on the tree trunk, he was able to ascend a good distance into the air before the encroaching flames could reach them. Of course, that wasn’t the end of the assault as once the rampaging flames closed in like a reverse explosion at his previous spot, they would shoot upwards like a geyser. Before he could be consumed by the fire, Kazue launched both kunai in separate directions. They traveled fast due to the added force of the wind he launched them with. The geyser would be a cover for his escape as they’d likely think he was incinerated to ashes by the flames. Even if they did happen to guess his technique, they wouldn’t know where exactly he had teleported too due to separate directions the kunai had been thrown too.
While the flying raijin jutsu did allow him to make an escape by transporting himself to one of the kunai, the boy didn’t exactly know where he would be landing. One second there were flames right on him and the next he was falling through some leaves before hitting a tree branch as he tumbled down into a bush. Kazue lay still for a moment and took a few seconds to catch his breath. The chakra toll of the jutsu was quite steep and the horrible landing did not help at all. When Kazue looked at the handle of the kunai he transported to, he saw that the seal on it had also disappeared. While the Namikaze was not surprised, he did let out a sigh of disappointment.
”Disappeared again. I don’t know how I’m supposed to do this.”
Kazue referred to the technique formula he used to mark objects. Every time he used the jutsu, the markings would disappear from everything that it was on. While it wasn’t too difficult to replicate the formula, there just wasn’t enough time to do it in the heat of a battle. This meant the technique was virtually a one time use for him. The technique paled in comparison to how his predecessor utilized it and would continue to do so until some improvements were made. For now, he’d have work on another marker while he recovered from the previous encounter. Stumbling out of the bush, Kazue looked towards the smoke in the distance before he would head off in the opposite direction.
“If I stayed there any longer, I would’ve been roasted for sure. That girl is a monster.”
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"No need to tell me twice!"
Hiroshi had no idea what to expect once his "partner" least for now had called out the warning, but he had not been one to ignore such a call. Even as he had shot out the water hook he already prepped hand signs for his next move and the second it missed he dissolved it as he jumped ahead as he completed the last hand sign and water already shot out from his gourd to his feet.
"Water Style: Aqua Jet Jutsu!"
Water "jets" funned from his gourde and shot out from his feet as he propelled himself in the air and quickly shot forward; he moved at speeds fast as the jets had capacity to carry him and as he looked back it seemed that this was a blessing as his ally had not been joking when she advised him to flee the scene. As everything went ablaze and scorching flames shot out in all directions in the area which threatened to consume anything in its path. Needless to say it was quite the display as Hiroshi felt a sweat drop as he had made his escape from the area as only one thing came to his mind.
Alright things to keep in mind, never piss her off for any reason.
Eventually Hiroshi landed on a tree out of the blast range as he glanced back at the fire and smoke produced by his partner's move. Though in spite of his earlier thought he had a smile on his face oddly enough, this was what the Chunin Exams had been in his head when he arrived to the Leaf. Though now he had been separated from his partner and he was not sure if their target was subdued, escaped or was a charred corpse in the making. For now he'd scout around the area in the hopes to rejoin with his ally, find a water source to fill up his gourde in a top off or even find the runaway Leaf guy if fate had been so kind.
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Koichi smirked a bit as he slipped out his banjo and subtly played his own little cord of his own. Moving in a very specific beat of high note S low note u low now p high note y low note o high note u high note s low note h high note i low note t low note s. k Koichi finished his little message before he put the banjo away as he smirked a bit too proud of himself after that.
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Slash!
A quick strike of the blade resulted in a sliced pair of fish and as Mitsuko quickly caught them in a make-shift net that used grass roots for its construction she quickly dashed along the trees using her own "cut" signals to follow the road back to her camp. In her section of the river things seemed pretty quiet so she used the chance to catch a meal for herself as that would be key to survival in any context.
Mitsuko was sure of her chances there, though she had to find another if she wanted to progress beyond this point. Still it was early in the exam no reason for concern yet.
Hiroshi had no idea what to expect once his "partner" least for now had called out the warning, but he had not been one to ignore such a call. Even as he had shot out the water hook he already prepped hand signs for his next move and the second it missed he dissolved it as he jumped ahead as he completed the last hand sign and water already shot out from his gourd to his feet.
"Water Style: Aqua Jet Jutsu!"
Water "jets" funned from his gourde and shot out from his feet as he propelled himself in the air and quickly shot forward; he moved at speeds fast as the jets had capacity to carry him and as he looked back it seemed that this was a blessing as his ally had not been joking when she advised him to flee the scene. As everything went ablaze and scorching flames shot out in all directions in the area which threatened to consume anything in its path. Needless to say it was quite the display as Hiroshi felt a sweat drop as he had made his escape from the area as only one thing came to his mind.
Alright things to keep in mind, never piss her off for any reason.
Eventually Hiroshi landed on a tree out of the blast range as he glanced back at the fire and smoke produced by his partner's move. Though in spite of his earlier thought he had a smile on his face oddly enough, this was what the Chunin Exams had been in his head when he arrived to the Leaf. Though now he had been separated from his partner and he was not sure if their target was subdued, escaped or was a charred corpse in the making. For now he'd scout around the area in the hopes to rejoin with his ally, find a water source to fill up his gourde in a top off or even find the runaway Leaf guy if fate had been so kind.
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Koichi smirked a bit as he slipped out his banjo and subtly played his own little cord of his own. Moving in a very specific beat of high note S low note u low now p high note y low note o high note u high note s low note h high note i low note t low note s. k Koichi finished his little message before he put the banjo away as he smirked a bit too proud of himself after that.
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Slash!
A quick strike of the blade resulted in a sliced pair of fish and as Mitsuko quickly caught them in a make-shift net that used grass roots for its construction she quickly dashed along the trees using her own "cut" signals to follow the road back to her camp. In her section of the river things seemed pretty quiet so she used the chance to catch a meal for herself as that would be key to survival in any context.
Mitsuko was sure of her chances there, though she had to find another if she wanted to progress beyond this point. Still it was early in the exam no reason for concern yet.
sSoul
Previously Swirled
Despite his initial hesitation at the prospect, Garu eventually followed Yoshi on to make sure that Kani was safe. As he was walking, he began to ruminate on his hesitation. On one hand, there was no real incentive to rushing into a situation that he had little information on in conjunction with the spontaneous explosions adding a dangerous level of unpredictability to the situation. Yet, the Iwavian shinobi couldn't shake the feeling that he was being cowardly by not rushing in.
"You think she's alright?" Tilting his head towards Yoshi as they approached the former battlegrounds. Though he appeared to be asking the question out of curiosity, the twinge of concern in his voice betrayed him.
I don't want Kani to die because of my weakness...please be okay.
"You think she's alright?" Tilting his head towards Yoshi as they approached the former battlegrounds. Though he appeared to be asking the question out of curiosity, the twinge of concern in his voice betrayed him.
I don't want Kani to die because of my weakness...please be okay.
“No idea.”
Was all Yoshi had to say as they closed in on a large, smoking mass they assumed to be Kani’s location. Judging by the size of the explosions, it was likely three or so paper bombs going off simultaneously. If Kani didn’t defend herself...it would be fatal.
“Kani...? You with us?”
The Explosive-Nin questioned loudly, now inspecting the thick, scorched shell that encased his teammate.
Crrrrrrak~
Yoshi peeled away at the shattered and smoking earth, slowly revealing his teammates face. The boy waited expectantly, seeing no real signs of serious injury.
“She produced such a durable shield in such a short amount of time. Gotta say, her panic-reflexes are pretty damn good...”
Was all Yoshi had to say as they closed in on a large, smoking mass they assumed to be Kani’s location. Judging by the size of the explosions, it was likely three or so paper bombs going off simultaneously. If Kani didn’t defend herself...it would be fatal.
“Kani...? You with us?”
The Explosive-Nin questioned loudly, now inspecting the thick, scorched shell that encased his teammate.
Crrrrrrak~
Yoshi peeled away at the shattered and smoking earth, slowly revealing his teammates face. The boy waited expectantly, seeing no real signs of serious injury.
“She produced such a durable shield in such a short amount of time. Gotta say, her panic-reflexes are pretty damn good...”
=Nightshade=
Previously Night's Shadow
Yuna
Yuna nodded shortly in response to the other nin’s strategy, as well as to his suggestion not to take each other’s scrolls. She relaxed another fraction of a centimeter as she took the centipede flesh she had torn and brought it into the leaves of the fallen tree. They scratched and poked at her exposed skin, but it wasn’t long before she reached a decent sized clearing in the branches. The girl produced a small bird of ice that circled above it, so Tensei could find it even if he had a different point of entry.
Yuna’s knowledge of water-style jutsu was pretty basic, and mostly focused on sustainability. She had a whopping collection of two water-style jutsu that didn’t involve ice or wind, which may have been unusual for a Kiri-nin; then again, it wasn’t exactly usual for an ice-style user to appear out of nowhere and have to train themselves in their Kekkei Genkai. It didn’t matter now, though; it was too late to turn back. The girl inhaled, then exhaled, forming a string of hand signs. “Water Style; Search,” she muttered. This was a basic technique usually used as a support for a water-style user in a place with little or limited water, allowing the user to draw forth small amounts of water at a time, from sources such as plants and water vapor. She used the water she had procured from the air to rinse the centipede meat and her hands of the creature’s rancid-smelling blood, and proceeding with the basics of setting up camp.
Hideki
The clouds Keba was trailing behind him changed direction, and Hideki with them. He was quite proud of the fact that he hadn’t faceplanted in nearly ten minutes, and thought he was quite getting the hang of this forest. Suddenly, an explosion caught his attention. Did someone set off a string of paper bombs? Or was that a jutsu? Nah, must’ve been paper bombs, no village in their right minds would teach a genin a technique that powerful... or would they? When he snapped out of his thoughts and looked up, he realized he had lost the string of clouds. Ahhh...... shit. Well, actually, knowing Keba and his flighty personality, he’ll probably head there to be the knight in shining armor for whoever’s ass got beat in the explosion... The boy doubled his speed, heading towards the site of the explosion. He got hit in the face by twice as many branches, but it was worth it if he could catch up with Keba there.
When the trees around him started looking charred, Hideki slowed, setting his feet down lightly to avoid alerting anyone to his position. As he approached the clearing, the smell of soot and smoke touched his nose, and he smothered a cough. He peered around the trunk of the tree he was hiding behind, taking in the scene in the clearing. Two... no, three. One’s injured. No sign of the one who set off the paper bomb... could they have escaped without the others noticing? Maybe, but— wait. Hideki’s gaze shifted from the three genin to a pair of swords stuck in the ground. There were a fair amount of ninja tools scattered across the ground, but these looked... oddly familiar... Those are... those are Momo’s swords! Ah, crap, Keba’s gonna flip if she’s hurt bad... where is she? Gotta be hiding around here somewhere, she can’t have gotten far...
Can I let her know I’m around without giving away my position? Dammit, I’d have to put all three under genjutsu, but they’re facing away. They won’t get the full effects of my flash if they don’t turn around, and there’s no guarantee they will. I could use a clone to jump out and say something...? Yeah, that’ll work. He wove the hand signs for the basic Clone Jutsu, and a double made of chakra emerged from him, heading around to the other side of the clearing under cover of trees. When it was at about a 75 degree angle to the real Hideki, it scaled a tree and crawled out to a protruding branch. While they’re distracted, it’ll give her a chance to get away. “Hi,” the clone said in a comically relaxed position. “Welcome to Chili’s! May I take your order?”
Yuna nodded shortly in response to the other nin’s strategy, as well as to his suggestion not to take each other’s scrolls. She relaxed another fraction of a centimeter as she took the centipede flesh she had torn and brought it into the leaves of the fallen tree. They scratched and poked at her exposed skin, but it wasn’t long before she reached a decent sized clearing in the branches. The girl produced a small bird of ice that circled above it, so Tensei could find it even if he had a different point of entry.
Yuna’s knowledge of water-style jutsu was pretty basic, and mostly focused on sustainability. She had a whopping collection of two water-style jutsu that didn’t involve ice or wind, which may have been unusual for a Kiri-nin; then again, it wasn’t exactly usual for an ice-style user to appear out of nowhere and have to train themselves in their Kekkei Genkai. It didn’t matter now, though; it was too late to turn back. The girl inhaled, then exhaled, forming a string of hand signs. “Water Style; Search,” she muttered. This was a basic technique usually used as a support for a water-style user in a place with little or limited water, allowing the user to draw forth small amounts of water at a time, from sources such as plants and water vapor. She used the water she had procured from the air to rinse the centipede meat and her hands of the creature’s rancid-smelling blood, and proceeding with the basics of setting up camp.
Hideki
The clouds Keba was trailing behind him changed direction, and Hideki with them. He was quite proud of the fact that he hadn’t faceplanted in nearly ten minutes, and thought he was quite getting the hang of this forest. Suddenly, an explosion caught his attention. Did someone set off a string of paper bombs? Or was that a jutsu? Nah, must’ve been paper bombs, no village in their right minds would teach a genin a technique that powerful... or would they? When he snapped out of his thoughts and looked up, he realized he had lost the string of clouds. Ahhh...... shit. Well, actually, knowing Keba and his flighty personality, he’ll probably head there to be the knight in shining armor for whoever’s ass got beat in the explosion... The boy doubled his speed, heading towards the site of the explosion. He got hit in the face by twice as many branches, but it was worth it if he could catch up with Keba there.
When the trees around him started looking charred, Hideki slowed, setting his feet down lightly to avoid alerting anyone to his position. As he approached the clearing, the smell of soot and smoke touched his nose, and he smothered a cough. He peered around the trunk of the tree he was hiding behind, taking in the scene in the clearing. Two... no, three. One’s injured. No sign of the one who set off the paper bomb... could they have escaped without the others noticing? Maybe, but— wait. Hideki’s gaze shifted from the three genin to a pair of swords stuck in the ground. There were a fair amount of ninja tools scattered across the ground, but these looked... oddly familiar... Those are... those are Momo’s swords! Ah, crap, Keba’s gonna flip if she’s hurt bad... where is she? Gotta be hiding around here somewhere, she can’t have gotten far...
Can I let her know I’m around without giving away my position? Dammit, I’d have to put all three under genjutsu, but they’re facing away. They won’t get the full effects of my flash if they don’t turn around, and there’s no guarantee they will. I could use a clone to jump out and say something...? Yeah, that’ll work. He wove the hand signs for the basic Clone Jutsu, and a double made of chakra emerged from him, heading around to the other side of the clearing under cover of trees. When it was at about a 75 degree angle to the real Hideki, it scaled a tree and crawled out to a protruding branch. While they’re distracted, it’ll give her a chance to get away. “Hi,” the clone said in a comically relaxed position. “Welcome to Chili’s! May I take your order?”
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In through the nose, out through the mouth. In through the nose, out through the mouth. In through the nose, out through the mouth. In through the-. Kani had been desperately trying to get her breathing under control, all too aware of how lucky she had been to even be able to breathe. As Yoshi tore away the charred armor, the girl turned her head and made eye contact with her team mate. Neither of them seemed to be hurt, but she didn't beat her opponent. Letting her armor fall apart, the Iwavian stood up amidst the pitch-black pieces of rock. "Ummm, sorry. I didn't obtain her scroll." The girl apologized to her team mates before hearing the voice of a different person. Quickly donning her tekko-kagi, the girl tried her best to not let her knees visibly shake.
If one thing was clear- these last few minutes had put Yoshi on edge. The boy had been kneading chakra in his mouth just in case Momo was trying to play with them.
The young man was ready for anything...and he indeed received...something.
“Hi.”
Yoshi’s heart dropped as he heard the voice, his heading whipping up towards the tree instantly. Without giving the unknown target a second chance to speak, Yoshi fired a single senbon wrapped in a paper bomb from his mouth, directly into the underside of the targets perch.
To some, it may have not even appeared as though Yoshi had actually done anything; as if merely looking at the tree had caused a senbon to appear sticking out of its branch. He was so ready for an attack, that his projectile had hit its mark before this unknown target had a chance to say anything else.
BOOM~
The senbon exploded on impact, turning the thick branch into a light storm of splintered wood.
“We need to move! Too many people!”
Without another word, Yoshi dashed off towards the densest part of the tree line, hoping his team would follow suit.
The young man was ready for anything...and he indeed received...something.
“Hi.”
Yoshi’s heart dropped as he heard the voice, his heading whipping up towards the tree instantly. Without giving the unknown target a second chance to speak, Yoshi fired a single senbon wrapped in a paper bomb from his mouth, directly into the underside of the targets perch.
To some, it may have not even appeared as though Yoshi had actually done anything; as if merely looking at the tree had caused a senbon to appear sticking out of its branch. He was so ready for an attack, that his projectile had hit its mark before this unknown target had a chance to say anything else.
BOOM~
The senbon exploded on impact, turning the thick branch into a light storm of splintered wood.
“We need to move! Too many people!”
Without another word, Yoshi dashed off towards the densest part of the tree line, hoping his team would follow suit.
NPC Encounter Zeren
The Taki nin spasmed and crumpled to the ground as the electric spider-web made contact with his body. He released a withering, guttural cry as he went down.@Gamingfan
Gamingfan
Previously Gamingfan2
That...worked!?
Zeren blinked in surprise as the Taki-nin went down. He rose to his feet, checking his side as he did so. A good, clean cut, but it didn't look fatal. Lotta blood though. Ugh, that's gonna smell.
He held it cautiously as he closed in on the fallen ninja, checking if they were still conscious.
Zeren blinked in surprise as the Taki-nin went down. He rose to his feet, checking his side as he did so. A good, clean cut, but it didn't look fatal. Lotta blood though. Ugh, that's gonna smell.
He held it cautiously as he closed in on the fallen ninja, checking if they were still conscious.
"Get rekt nature! I hope we find a boar soon, or a bear. Can't make bear chili but bear jerky is not off the table" Ryu Ryu said leaping from branch to branch. Ryu Ryu knew getting a boar would be easier, but Ryu Ryu wanted some bear jerky, and could practically taste it. Ryu Ryu couldn't help but wonder how the other students we're doing. We're they fighting? We're they too debating how far they will go to get food? Ryu Ryu was pretty sure he wasn't the only person who wanted some bear jerky. Though first Ryu would have to figure out how he would smoke the meat first, and that would involve creativity. Perhaps simply grilled meat would suffice. Simple and easy.
Ryu Ryu saw tracks, and they definitely weren't human. Ryu Ryu leaped onto a tree branch and stopped to see where the tracks leaded. He leaped again to the next branch facing the direction of the tracks. Ryu Ryu made a big grin ,and squatted down. Debating on how they would handle the situation, "We got two options. Arguably more if your willing to waste time thinking. Either we try and stealthfully kill whatever is making those tracks or we go in kunai ablazing. Mad mad murder time fun time! Kill everything!" Ryu Ryu said.
Ryu Ryu saw tracks, and they definitely weren't human. Ryu Ryu leaped onto a tree branch and stopped to see where the tracks leaded. He leaped again to the next branch facing the direction of the tracks. Ryu Ryu made a big grin ,and squatted down. Debating on how they would handle the situation, "We got two options. Arguably more if your willing to waste time thinking. Either we try and stealthfully kill whatever is making those tracks or we go in kunai ablazing. Mad mad murder time fun time! Kill everything!" Ryu Ryu said.
Perfect. Keba smirked from his perch high up in the trees. He had been monitoring the situation for quite a bit of time now and even though he was tempted to rush in and help Momo during her fight, he couldn’t risk exposing himself in case the other girl had teammates. Thankfully, his patience had paid off and the enemy squad was now flustered and exposed for an attack as they ran in the direction of the trees he was hiding in and his own third squad member had conveniently arrived on the scene.
I just gotta distract them long enough for the two smartypants to come up with a plan... of course that’s only if I don’t beat these three on my own.
He first coated two of his swords in cloud chakra and threw them in a large arc out to either side so they could fly undetected to his enemies. Then, after performing a few hand signs he jumped up and launched his first attack.
“Cloud Release: Storm Bullets.” Keba announced as he jumped up into the sky, revealing himself to the his opponents. Rather than targeting the bodies of his opponents for more damage, Keba fired a volley of statically charged cloud pellets are their feet to stop them from fleeing into coverage.
Now that everything had been set, he started his aggressive attacks. He generated a cloud behind his feet and used it to push off of and dive at the ninja who was leading the pack with great velocity. Keba thought back to his origins, remembering his days at Kumogakure and the first and most offensive of the three kenjutsu he had learned as he placed his hands on the handles of his two swords the were still in their sheaths.
“Cloud Style: Double Crescent Moon Execution!” Right as he neared Yoshi, Keba did a front flip and performed a quick draw and coating his swords with lightning chakra as he held them in reverse grip. Utilizing the momentum of the dive and the flip, he delivered two downward swings that traveled in a large arc directly at the boy.
I just gotta distract them long enough for the two smartypants to come up with a plan... of course that’s only if I don’t beat these three on my own.
He first coated two of his swords in cloud chakra and threw them in a large arc out to either side so they could fly undetected to his enemies. Then, after performing a few hand signs he jumped up and launched his first attack.
“Cloud Release: Storm Bullets.” Keba announced as he jumped up into the sky, revealing himself to the his opponents. Rather than targeting the bodies of his opponents for more damage, Keba fired a volley of statically charged cloud pellets are their feet to stop them from fleeing into coverage.
Now that everything had been set, he started his aggressive attacks. He generated a cloud behind his feet and used it to push off of and dive at the ninja who was leading the pack with great velocity. Keba thought back to his origins, remembering his days at Kumogakure and the first and most offensive of the three kenjutsu he had learned as he placed his hands on the handles of his two swords the were still in their sheaths.
“Cloud Style: Double Crescent Moon Execution!” Right as he neared Yoshi, Keba did a front flip and performed a quick draw and coating his swords with lightning chakra as he held them in reverse grip. Utilizing the momentum of the dive and the flip, he delivered two downward swings that traveled in a large arc directly at the boy.
Koichi moved about as Ryu-Ryu if nothing else provided a constant smile on his face as his almost manic energy was rather infectious; indeed he never felt quite alive during his stay at the Leaf than on this hunting scout trip though Ryu wanted to take it to the next level which caused the fellow Oto genin to chuckle to himself. "I admire the attention to detail, but much as I want to be thorough I'd rather not be wasteful either~"
Koichi mused as he pulled a pair of kunai, ones that he had began to wrap around with wire; connecting the kunai handles to his fingers before he flashed a smirk Ryu's way as he then took aim and fired upon the tracks ahead as they flung through the air and cut foliage to stick into the ground. Only for a flick of his wrists and a woosh to sound as the kunai returned to his hands as he smirked quite proud of his "resourceful" solution as he proceeded to repeat this action as they moved ahead, either to stab into a meal or to draw one out at the bare minimum.
Koichi mused as he pulled a pair of kunai, ones that he had began to wrap around with wire; connecting the kunai handles to his fingers before he flashed a smirk Ryu's way as he then took aim and fired upon the tracks ahead as they flung through the air and cut foliage to stick into the ground. Only for a flick of his wrists and a woosh to sound as the kunai returned to his hands as he smirked quite proud of his "resourceful" solution as he proceeded to repeat this action as they moved ahead, either to stab into a meal or to draw one out at the bare minimum.
Kikyō
"Escaped...", the Suna-kunoichi growled, staring at the space where Kazue had vanished. "Fancy jutsu."With her target no longer in sight and one of her bows destroyed, on top of her injuries, Kikyō opted against pursuit. She would probably bleed out long before she caught the flighty Leaf-ninja and she could still feel her chakra draining away as her kekkei genkai protected her from the inferno. Right now, she needed to prioritize recovery. They still had 5 days, so there was no rush.
Kikyō hobbled in Hiroshi's direction, exiting the flames soon after. She spotted the Mist-nin perching on a nearby tree, keeping a vigilant watch.
"Hiroshi!" she called out, trying to grab his attention over the crackling flames.
"I need to get these wounds bandaged and then we need to move," wasting no time, Kikyō had already partially disrobed. "Help me do the one on my back, I can take care of the rest."
NPC Encounter - Zeren
Zeren's caution would pay off as the Taki-nin had only been faking unconsciousness. The wily ninja quickly detonated a smoke bomb and then attempted to flee under the cover of smoke. Although he'd miscalculated against his opponent, it wouldn't be that easy to get his scroll.Hiroshi managed upon a small lake as he used it to help refill his gourde. Natural water thankfully seemed to be common enough so he'd he means of chakra-friendly jutsu throughout this exam. As Hiroshi moved about he soon heard a familiar voice and moved his way up to Kikyo who seemed injured and in need of a hand.
"Yeah of course, this may pinch a bit." Hiroshi advised, having had some experience with first aid though he'd far from call himself an expert on this. Still he could help her here with but a bandage as he accepted the bandage from her and moved to her wound in the back as he carefully attempted to lay it and firmly press it over the wound so it was nice and covered.
"Got it, you sure you are good to go. Perhaps a little rest couldn't hurt." Hiroshi advised as she seemed to get the worse of it in that exchange and given they were still early in the exam killing oneself early seemed like a poor tactic.
"Yeah of course, this may pinch a bit." Hiroshi advised, having had some experience with first aid though he'd far from call himself an expert on this. Still he could help her here with but a bandage as he accepted the bandage from her and moved to her wound in the back as he carefully attempted to lay it and firmly press it over the wound so it was nice and covered.
"Got it, you sure you are good to go. Perhaps a little rest couldn't hurt." Hiroshi advised as she seemed to get the worse of it in that exchange and given they were still early in the exam killing oneself early seemed like a poor tactic.
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Previously Gamingfan2
"Oop, guess we're doing this now."
Zeren leapt to the side as the smoke bomb detonated, managing to barely avoid the coughing fit the bomb would cause him. However, the damn Taki-nin was making a run for it. Zeren prided himself on his speed, but even if the nin was moderately fast, he would have a hard time catching up with his injury.
Without much of a plan in his head, Zeren simply launched a kunai towards where the Taki-nin was, hopefully getting them while they just happened to escape in a straight line.
Yeah, fat chance.
Zeren leapt to the side as the smoke bomb detonated, managing to barely avoid the coughing fit the bomb would cause him. However, the damn Taki-nin was making a run for it. Zeren prided himself on his speed, but even if the nin was moderately fast, he would have a hard time catching up with his injury.
Without much of a plan in his head, Zeren simply launched a kunai towards where the Taki-nin was, hopefully getting them while they just happened to escape in a straight line.
Yeah, fat chance.
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Previously Night's Shadow
Hideki
“Oops, there goes that clone,” Hideki muttered with a laugh. He looked around. “Now that on of them is retreating and Keba’s on his ass, I can try to lead one away and maybe snag their scroll. Doubt we’re gonna get a better chance than this, one for each of us.” He stood from his crouch before promptly slamming back against the tree trunk as his foot caught on a stray root. He cursed, extricating himself from low branches, before watching Keba chase down the one who had fled. Not bad, Keba. Not bad at all. Let’s get this show on the road.
Hideki skirted around a few trees, throwing kunai at trees in a spiderweblike fashion, the light refracting strings attached to them gathered in his left hand like the strings of a puppet. He sent small amounts of lightning chakra through the string, causing them to flicker in the sparse sunlight filtering through the canopy, each light beckoning in the same direction. “Come on, little shinobi...” he muttered to himself. “Free candy, this way...”
“Oops, there goes that clone,” Hideki muttered with a laugh. He looked around. “Now that on of them is retreating and Keba’s on his ass, I can try to lead one away and maybe snag their scroll. Doubt we’re gonna get a better chance than this, one for each of us.” He stood from his crouch before promptly slamming back against the tree trunk as his foot caught on a stray root. He cursed, extricating himself from low branches, before watching Keba chase down the one who had fled. Not bad, Keba. Not bad at all. Let’s get this show on the road.
Hideki skirted around a few trees, throwing kunai at trees in a spiderweblike fashion, the light refracting strings attached to them gathered in his left hand like the strings of a puppet. He sent small amounts of lightning chakra through the string, causing them to flicker in the sparse sunlight filtering through the canopy, each light beckoning in the same direction. “Come on, little shinobi...” he muttered to himself. “Free candy, this way...”
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Before Yoshi had a chance to clear much distance- a stream of small, unidentifiable projectiles peppered the earth in front of the boy, causing him to dive left into a roll.
“Shit- her teammates must’ve been watching.”
The young Iwa-Nin followed the trajectory of the bullet back to a Kumo-nin who’d just made his presence known by jumping from the bushes.
As the enemy charged in from a fairly short distance, Yoshi quickly contemplated his options.
On one hand, he could kill the guy here and now with a stream of explosive tags- but he’d likely catch the blast from this distance. Just one or two would be to easy to avoid...
“Alright then-“
The explosion ninja let loose a flurry of hand signs, before slamming his palms on the earth.
He hesitated for a moment, allowing the opponent to get directly in front of him.
“Earth Style! Mud Wall Jutsu!”
As the unnamed Kumo-nin performed a quick rotation, likely to add momentum to his swing, a large Mud Wall would erupt from the earth right beneath him. The attack formed incredibly fast, and was renowned for being incredibly durable. If all went to plan, the airborne Kumo-nin wouldn’t have enough time to react, and would be launched skyward as the solid clay wall collided with his mid-section.
Yoshi began molding more chakra in his mouth, preparing to release a flurry of explosive senbon the moment his target was in position.
“Shit- her teammates must’ve been watching.”
The young Iwa-Nin followed the trajectory of the bullet back to a Kumo-nin who’d just made his presence known by jumping from the bushes.
As the enemy charged in from a fairly short distance, Yoshi quickly contemplated his options.
On one hand, he could kill the guy here and now with a stream of explosive tags- but he’d likely catch the blast from this distance. Just one or two would be to easy to avoid...
“Alright then-“
The explosion ninja let loose a flurry of hand signs, before slamming his palms on the earth.
He hesitated for a moment, allowing the opponent to get directly in front of him.
“Earth Style! Mud Wall Jutsu!”
As the unnamed Kumo-nin performed a quick rotation, likely to add momentum to his swing, a large Mud Wall would erupt from the earth right beneath him. The attack formed incredibly fast, and was renowned for being incredibly durable. If all went to plan, the airborne Kumo-nin wouldn’t have enough time to react, and would be launched skyward as the solid clay wall collided with his mid-section.
Yoshi began molding more chakra in his mouth, preparing to release a flurry of explosive senbon the moment his target was in position.
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The attack caught Keba off guard and slammed into his stomach.
Oof. The young ninja coughed as he was flung into the air. Maybe I shouldn’t have just rushed in. Well I’m in this now, better hope for the best.
He twisted his body to regain composure and produced a cloud at the soles of his feet which he used as a base to regroup. A smirk broke out on his face as he caught sight of his two twirling swords in their return route as they flew towards the back of Yoshi. Perfect timing.
“Flurry Style: Four Winds Convergence.” Keba rapidly spun both swords in his hands to create a saw-like effect and dove at his opponent while the other two swords closed in from behind.
Oof. The young ninja coughed as he was flung into the air. Maybe I shouldn’t have just rushed in. Well I’m in this now, better hope for the best.
He twisted his body to regain composure and produced a cloud at the soles of his feet which he used as a base to regroup. A smirk broke out on his face as he caught sight of his two twirling swords in their return route as they flew towards the back of Yoshi. Perfect timing.
“Flurry Style: Four Winds Convergence.” Keba rapidly spun both swords in his hands to create a saw-like effect and dove at his opponent while the other two swords closed in from behind.
Rather than defending or running, Yoshi simply stayed in place- his palms flat on the ground with his body tucked tightly into a crouched ball pressed right against the Mud Wall.
Instead- he completely ejected the Mud Wall from the earth, causing it to slowly fall over- right on top of him.
Wham!
Before Keba could reach his target, the heavy Mud Wall slammed flat against the earth where Yoshi’s body would be. The boy had completely crushed himself....
...or so it would seem...
As the Mud Wall collapsed, the fiery, young Shinobi cast a quick set of simple hand signs- activating the ‘Hiding Like a Mole’ jutsu.
Unbeknownst to everyone else, Yoshi was hatching a plan while tucked under the cover of earth.
“Here’s hoping Kani and Garu can hold them off for awhile.”
Instead- he completely ejected the Mud Wall from the earth, causing it to slowly fall over- right on top of him.
Wham!
Before Keba could reach his target, the heavy Mud Wall slammed flat against the earth where Yoshi’s body would be. The boy had completely crushed himself....
...or so it would seem...
As the Mud Wall collapsed, the fiery, young Shinobi cast a quick set of simple hand signs- activating the ‘Hiding Like a Mole’ jutsu.
Unbeknownst to everyone else, Yoshi was hatching a plan while tucked under the cover of earth.
“Here’s hoping Kani and Garu can hold them off for awhile.”
NPC Encounter Zeren
Fat chance indeed. The Taki-shinobi was no slouch. It was only the aftershocks of electricity, and the numbing effect they brought to his muscles, that stopped him from outright dodging Zeren's low-effort follow-up. The kunai found a home in the shinobi's shoulder, resulting in a pained grunt, but that did little to deter his escape. He reached the tree-line and quickened with renewed vigor, letting the forest around him be his shield as he put more distance between himself and Zeren.@Gamingfan
Encounter Otogakure
The mauled trees were a warning that most animals of the forest knew well. They were the gates of hell: they marked the boundaries of Its den. It was the reason the musical trio could find no prey. What manner of creature would be so bold, so dare, so suicidal as to trespass upon Its abode? It was the ruler of the forest. Every creature that lived therein, did so on its grace alone. From fence to shining fence, the entire forest of death was its hunting ground. But here, nestled against the river banks, was its sanctuary, the place that it had chosen as its resting ground. And now, something had violated that sanctum. A foolish action.It raised its nose, a deep whiff filling its lungs with the scent of something new and unfamiliar...intruders. It released a growl that shook the trees, divesting them of their leaves.
Anger burned in its chest. It rose on its four feet; its shoulders easily twice—no, thrice—the height of a fully grown man. Rising onto its hind legs, its height doubled if not tripled: its head brushing the canopy. It took another sniff and fury filled its veins. Its rage deafened the forest, a roar that resounded for miles.
The musical tree had certainly drawn something out, but it was no meal.
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Anko cleaned the last of the sweet, sticky mochi-dango from her lips; she tossed the wooden skewer aside, where it joined several of its kind in depicting the cute, rounded face of a bear. She smiled, pleased with her handiwork, and reached for her tea to wet her throat. She paused only slightly as a resounding roar swept over the outpost, stirring waves inside her little teacup.
"Already?" She muttered, throwing a glance into the forest. "Must be an unlucky batch, they've already run into one of the forest's rulers."
She laughed and reached for another skewer of mochi-dango, making short work of the three candied rice-balls. She tossed the wooden skewer, evidently intent on starting a new diagram.
"They've still got another four days, maybe they can avoid the other rulers."
@Godjacob @DarkHydraT @ThAtGuY101
sSoul
Previously Swirled
Garu initially nodded at Yoshi's command to flee, since the situation had become crowded, but he was stopped by the sight of a new arrival intercepting and engaging the demolition expert in combat. The comabtant seemed to be using a variation of lightning jutsu, which swayed Garu against fighting him. However, when the Crystal Release user saw Yoshi crushed beneath the Mud Wall, he knew he had to intervene.
Time to repent...
He took out the glass shards he collected from Anko's overdramatic entrance and pumped them full of chakra. This caused them to turn into small, torpedo-like shards. Once they were transformed, Garu threw them at Keba. The shards were moving fast and honed in on their target.
Time to repent...
He took out the glass shards he collected from Anko's overdramatic entrance and pumped them full of chakra. This caused them to turn into small, torpedo-like shards. Once they were transformed, Garu threw them at Keba. The shards were moving fast and honed in on their target.
Kikyō
"Rest would be good," she agreed, re-robing. "but not here, we don't know what kind of—"Kikyō was cut off by the thundering growl of the provoked bear. Her attention was immediately stolen by whatever hellish creature had been stumbled upon; and, if there was one thing Kikyō was certain of, it was that she didn't want to fight that thing while she was injured.
"Forest of Death...huh."
She traded a glance with Hiroshi, some apprehension in her voice as she spoke.
"Let's get somewhere safe."
Keba
Keba was momentarily stunned by his opponent's reaction. Did he crush himself? There's no way he'd be that stupid, right? Yoshi was preparing something fishy, common sense was enough to figure that out; but, Keba didn't have time to ponder over it. His attention was commended by Garu's counter-attack.Keba swiftly transformed his saw-like twin-blades into a spinning defense, shattering the fragments that passed through the windmill of steel. The scatter-shot of shrapnel left numerous lacerations on his skin, but that was better than taking those piercing rounds head-on.
His next move was to send his blades spinning towards Garu, whirling from both his sides to cleave Garu in half at the waist. He replaced his swords with the ones he'd thrown much earlier and which had stabbed into the earthen slab Yoshi had hidden beneath. Keba quickly decided to abandon Yoshi in favor of taking out Garu and, now re-armed, he followed up my charging towards the crystal release user.
The boy's assault was paused only slightly, however, as a terrifying roar washed over the forest and Keba's head whipped in the direction of its source. Whatever that thing was, he didn't want to meet it. They would need to end this fight quickly. Redoubling his efforts, he continued his assault on Garu.
Momo
The Shrine Maiden from the Frost was keenly aware of the battle occurring a stone's throw away from her. The battle had just started and it hadn't been long, from the condition of her eyes, which she knew were still blurred, she estimated not even half-a-minute had passed since the battle's initiation. She sincerely hoped whoever it was could hold out for just a bit longer. Once her vision returned, she would exact her revenge.Ryu Ryu stood atop the tree, grinning at the prospect of getting bear for supper tonight. Ryu Ryu's cheerful grin faded after hearing a thunderous loud. "Kochiki(Koichi)? We're gonna need a bigger trap" Ryu Ryu said in a flat tone. He looked in the distance. Footsteps. "Guess we know why there aren't any boars" Ryu Ryu said.
Ryu Ryu climbed higher up the tree. Ryu Ryu could make the silhouette of a two story creature in the distance, "That thing may be too much for us to 'Handel'. We should probably contact Umando(Utano). We may need her assistance" Ryu Ryu said as he looked at the creature. Ryu Ryu tapped his drums, One... Two... Three... Four. Five. Six... Seven... Eight. Ryu Ryu hit his drums briefly breaking the tempo on purpose. He used his drums to redirect the sounds away from him and Koichi for fear or the beast running straight towards them.
Ryu Ryu began thinking of his jutsu, but also awaiting to see the beast's behavior. Is it fast? How mobile is the creature? How aggressive is it? How does it fight? Though the most important question in Ryu Ryu's mind, did it see them already? The best thing Ryu Ryu could do now was mentally prepare himself, and be on high alert for a charge or worse. The creature could throw things
(George Frideric Handel reference)
Ryu Ryu climbed higher up the tree. Ryu Ryu could make the silhouette of a two story creature in the distance, "That thing may be too much for us to 'Handel'. We should probably contact Umando(Utano). We may need her assistance" Ryu Ryu said as he looked at the creature. Ryu Ryu tapped his drums, One... Two... Three... Four. Five. Six... Seven... Eight. Ryu Ryu hit his drums briefly breaking the tempo on purpose. He used his drums to redirect the sounds away from him and Koichi for fear or the beast running straight towards them.
Ryu Ryu began thinking of his jutsu, but also awaiting to see the beast's behavior. Is it fast? How mobile is the creature? How aggressive is it? How does it fight? Though the most important question in Ryu Ryu's mind, did it see them already? The best thing Ryu Ryu could do now was mentally prepare himself, and be on high alert for a charge or worse. The creature could throw things
(George Frideric Handel reference)
Koichi himself had been close by Ryu Ryu, more eager to draw out a boar or a meal for the time being though as he brought to attention something big he retracted the wire of his kunai and moved up the tree with him as indeed his eyes gazed on what seemed to be a true giant of this Forrest. Seems creatures like this had been why this Forrest was given its name or least had been part of the explanation for it.
Naturally though Koichi seemed to have a smirk on his face rather than any cautious concern.
"We could I suppose, though if we do kill this thing, we won't have to worry about hunting meat the rest of these exams." Koichi pointed out with a loud enough whisper as indeed this creature's size, presuming his flesh had been edible upon cooking, would more than provide the entire team with enough meet to last the full time if needed within this reserve of death. However, it seemed that Ryu Ryu least wanted to get Utano involved in this and worked to send the subtle sound signal her way as Koichi just shrugged as he figured least getting the band together had been fair enough.
Koichi kept his gaze on the beast, his banjo already drawn and ready to strike if need be. Whether he did or not seemed to fall into a team vote which if nothing else Koichi would make a case why the risk of this beast may be worth it; both for sustainable food as well as to relive personal boredom.
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As Hiroshi had seen the same monster Kikyo's eyes laid upon, it seemed that the two had a similar thought process. With her less than one hundred percent by whatever percent it may be this fight seemed like one to ideally avoid.
Hiroshi prided himself on being a big game hunter, but that status extended to the water and that alone.
"Yeah I got you..." Hiroshi said with a whisper, as he worked to help Kikyo to her feet while he stood guard with a spear, and quietly he would move with her to try and leave the area carefully, as he wished to avoid drawing the beast's gaze or attracting it to them with too much noise if possible.
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Mitsuko returned to camp with little fanfare, but some fish which she could not be disgruntled at as she quickly moved to prepare a small fire in her isolated pocket. Mitsuko's guard remained strong the entire way, as once the sticks were gathered she would prepare to cook her new meal.
That was, once she had worked to skin it with the tip of her shorter blade. Not the most glamorous use of one of her signature weapons but for a survival situation it had come in handily.
Naturally though Koichi seemed to have a smirk on his face rather than any cautious concern.
"We could I suppose, though if we do kill this thing, we won't have to worry about hunting meat the rest of these exams." Koichi pointed out with a loud enough whisper as indeed this creature's size, presuming his flesh had been edible upon cooking, would more than provide the entire team with enough meet to last the full time if needed within this reserve of death. However, it seemed that Ryu Ryu least wanted to get Utano involved in this and worked to send the subtle sound signal her way as Koichi just shrugged as he figured least getting the band together had been fair enough.
Koichi kept his gaze on the beast, his banjo already drawn and ready to strike if need be. Whether he did or not seemed to fall into a team vote which if nothing else Koichi would make a case why the risk of this beast may be worth it; both for sustainable food as well as to relive personal boredom.
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As Hiroshi had seen the same monster Kikyo's eyes laid upon, it seemed that the two had a similar thought process. With her less than one hundred percent by whatever percent it may be this fight seemed like one to ideally avoid.
Hiroshi prided himself on being a big game hunter, but that status extended to the water and that alone.
"Yeah I got you..." Hiroshi said with a whisper, as he worked to help Kikyo to her feet while he stood guard with a spear, and quietly he would move with her to try and leave the area carefully, as he wished to avoid drawing the beast's gaze or attracting it to them with too much noise if possible.
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Mitsuko returned to camp with little fanfare, but some fish which she could not be disgruntled at as she quickly moved to prepare a small fire in her isolated pocket. Mitsuko's guard remained strong the entire way, as once the sticks were gathered she would prepare to cook her new meal.
That was, once she had worked to skin it with the tip of her shorter blade. Not the most glamorous use of one of her signature weapons but for a survival situation it had come in handily.
Kani was already starting to regret becoming a ninja, and the sudden assault did not help ease her nerves. Still, she couldn't just let her teammates get attacked without atleast trying to save them. That's when an absolutely terrifying roar was heard, something that made her hands shiver and slowing down the pace of her hand signs. "E-Earth Style: Crab C-Carapace!" Chunks of the earth around her gathered around the girl, forming a crab-like suit of armor for her complete with six legs and pinchers. Scuttling towards Garu, Kani attempted to catch the attack from Keba so that Garu would live to see another day. There was something out there that was far more threatening than this boy, so they needed to get out of here fast. It didn't help that her eyesight was limited whilst in Crab Carapace, so at most she could be an annoying wall for Garu to hide behind. It was just like her Tekko-Kagi but bigger and more rocky, she was meant to block swords. This was her time to shine and actually do something other than fumble around.
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Utano looked up from gathering sticks for firewood as she heard a thundering roar followed by the pounding of Ryu Ryu's drums. Letting out a resigned sigh, the girl stashed the firewood in her pockets before making her way over towards her teammates. "Told you those marks were no good. That was no tiger though, perhaps a bear? If so, we're gonna have some fun escaping that thing. Let's see, what did bears have to stand out among predators? Bipedalism when standing still, high speeds, impressive power, capable climbers and very aggressive. That's just regular bears though, this could very well be a bear that is juiced up on chakra or something judging by that roar." The muscian thought out loud to herself as she traversed the trees to help her teammates.
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Utano looked up from gathering sticks for firewood as she heard a thundering roar followed by the pounding of Ryu Ryu's drums. Letting out a resigned sigh, the girl stashed the firewood in her pockets before making her way over towards her teammates. "Told you those marks were no good. That was no tiger though, perhaps a bear? If so, we're gonna have some fun escaping that thing. Let's see, what did bears have to stand out among predators? Bipedalism when standing still, high speeds, impressive power, capable climbers and very aggressive. That's just regular bears though, this could very well be a bear that is juiced up on chakra or something judging by that roar." The muscian thought out loud to herself as she traversed the trees to help her teammates.
Well- Hideki’s plan had worked. Yoshi had taken note of the glinting waves of light peaking through the forest shrubbery.
He’d quickly made his way to the earth beneath his target; digging out a small path under the ground where the boy stood.
Every two meters or so, he would stop and place a paper bomb on the ‘ceiling’ of his tunnel. By the time he was done, a total of eight paper bombs had been strategically scattered around the immediate battlefield. Now it was time to get back in the action.
Brrrm~ Brrrm~ Brrrm~
The boys surprise re-surface was interrupted was by the tunnel around him rattling violently. Yoshi couldn’t hear the roar that had frozen everyone in their tracks, what could feel, however, were the footsteps steadily moving away from them.
“I don’t know what the hell that is- but at least it’s not coming this way...”
Upon recovering from this momentary shock, Yoshi tunneled up from the earth directly in front of Hideki, his fist reeled back and prepared to deliver a point-blank punch to the boys face.
He’d quickly made his way to the earth beneath his target; digging out a small path under the ground where the boy stood.
Every two meters or so, he would stop and place a paper bomb on the ‘ceiling’ of his tunnel. By the time he was done, a total of eight paper bombs had been strategically scattered around the immediate battlefield. Now it was time to get back in the action.
Brrrm~ Brrrm~ Brrrm~
The boys surprise re-surface was interrupted was by the tunnel around him rattling violently. Yoshi couldn’t hear the roar that had frozen everyone in their tracks, what could feel, however, were the footsteps steadily moving away from them.
“I don’t know what the hell that is- but at least it’s not coming this way...”
Upon recovering from this momentary shock, Yoshi tunneled up from the earth directly in front of Hideki, his fist reeled back and prepared to deliver a point-blank punch to the boys face.
Gamingfan
Previously Gamingfan2
Zeren heard the grunt, but failed to hear any falling. The kunai had hit, but it didn't seem to have done much.
The Taki-nin had escaped.
Unfortunate, but not unexpected. Zeren patted his pant's pocket, feeling a rush of relief as he felt the lump of paper. At least he still had his scroll, for now at least.
Now that the situation was over with, Zeren needed to rid of the red stain. His bloody clothes would attract predators, which would probably mistake him for injured prey. He wasn't crippled, but dealing with ninja predators alongside animal ones didn't sound particularly fun.
With a new goal in mind, Zeren jogged through the trees, keeping an ear out for running water.
Well, it took a minute, but Zeren managed to stumble upon a river. Good thing too, his side was feeling sticky, and starting to smell. After taking off his katana sheath, Zeren unzipped his tracksuit and attempted to wash the blood stain off of it. He kept his weapon close, on guard for any other attempts at his scroll.
The Taki-nin had escaped.
Unfortunate, but not unexpected. Zeren patted his pant's pocket, feeling a rush of relief as he felt the lump of paper. At least he still had his scroll, for now at least.
Now that the situation was over with, Zeren needed to rid of the red stain. His bloody clothes would attract predators, which would probably mistake him for injured prey. He wasn't crippled, but dealing with ninja predators alongside animal ones didn't sound particularly fun.
With a new goal in mind, Zeren jogged through the trees, keeping an ear out for running water.
Well, it took a minute, but Zeren managed to stumble upon a river. Good thing too, his side was feeling sticky, and starting to smell. After taking off his katana sheath, Zeren unzipped his tracksuit and attempted to wash the blood stain off of it. He kept his weapon close, on guard for any other attempts at his scroll.
=Nightshade=
Previously Night's Shadow
Hideki
Hideki froze and dropped into a low stance as a rumbling growl shook the branches above him, sending birds flapping away in a panicked flurry of feathers. The vibrations of the mystery creature’s footsteps seemed to be heading away, but the sudden noise had put the boy on edge. He looked back to the clearing where the enemy shinobi had been and felt his pulse spike; the boy had disappeared.
Hideki took a deep breath. Now is as good a time as any to work on my sensory skills, I gue— Before he could even finish the thought, the ground in front of him fell away and out popped the shinobi he had lost sight of. He was barely able to register the punch headed his way at point-blank range and lift an arm in a hasty block before the opponent’s fist made contact. It struck a glancing blow against his left cheekbone, just missing his jaw, and Hideki jumped back out of range.
“Not bad,” the Frost shinobi said, raising a hand to his cheek. “You caught me off-guard. Wouldn’t count on it happening again, though.” He made a few quick hand signs to form approximately twenty illusory clones with the standard Clone Jutsu, then shifted into another sequence: “Rolling Earth Jutsu!” The combination of the attacking fake Hidekis and the water-like pitching of the ground just might be enough of an edge for the real Hideki to snag the scroll, ditch, and rendezvous with his team.
(Or not lol good luck Hideki o7)
@Mystic Zander
Hideki froze and dropped into a low stance as a rumbling growl shook the branches above him, sending birds flapping away in a panicked flurry of feathers. The vibrations of the mystery creature’s footsteps seemed to be heading away, but the sudden noise had put the boy on edge. He looked back to the clearing where the enemy shinobi had been and felt his pulse spike; the boy had disappeared.
Hideki took a deep breath. Now is as good a time as any to work on my sensory skills, I gue— Before he could even finish the thought, the ground in front of him fell away and out popped the shinobi he had lost sight of. He was barely able to register the punch headed his way at point-blank range and lift an arm in a hasty block before the opponent’s fist made contact. It struck a glancing blow against his left cheekbone, just missing his jaw, and Hideki jumped back out of range.
“Not bad,” the Frost shinobi said, raising a hand to his cheek. “You caught me off-guard. Wouldn’t count on it happening again, though.” He made a few quick hand signs to form approximately twenty illusory clones with the standard Clone Jutsu, then shifted into another sequence: “Rolling Earth Jutsu!” The combination of the attacking fake Hidekis and the water-like pitching of the ground just might be enough of an edge for the real Hideki to snag the scroll, ditch, and rendezvous with his team.
(Or not lol good luck Hideki o7)
@Mystic Zander
Yoshi’s eyes widened at the site of the twenty-or-so clones this Frost Village Ninja has produced.
Naturally, the young Iwa-Nin leapt high into the air, in hopes of getting a vantage point on his attacker....s.
“Oh?”
The explosion-lover almost immediately took note of a fatal flaw in this enemies plan of attack. Normal clones don’t produce shadows.
Like a beacon of light, amongst the ocean of clones, Yoshi zoned in on his target, the real one.
“That attack looks sturdy. Best give em’ a good hit.”
Activating the seal on his tongue once again, Yoshi fired off two explosive Senbon simultaneously. Both aimed to intercept the approaching wrecking-ball that was Hideki.
Naturally, the young Iwa-Nin leapt high into the air, in hopes of getting a vantage point on his attacker....s.
“Oh?”
The explosion-lover almost immediately took note of a fatal flaw in this enemies plan of attack. Normal clones don’t produce shadows.
Like a beacon of light, amongst the ocean of clones, Yoshi zoned in on his target, the real one.
“That attack looks sturdy. Best give em’ a good hit.”
Activating the seal on his tongue once again, Yoshi fired off two explosive Senbon simultaneously. Both aimed to intercept the approaching wrecking-ball that was Hideki.
sSoul
Previously Swirled
Fortunately for Garu, Kani was able to come in to intercept the attack meant for him, allowing him to dodge the blades his opponent threw at him and reposition himself. Once the Crystal Release was out of the way, he took a moment to think: the original target was out of commition, though she would almost certainly return to the fray. Although Yoshi was nowhere to be seen, neither was Hideki, leading Garu to conclude that they were locked in combat as well. With those calculations out the way, Garu performed a quick set of handseals and pressed his hand to the ground. Once he placed his hand on the ground, a sideways, emerald pillar shot out from the ground around Keba to jab him on his left side.
Hopefully we can retreat soon. I'd hate to be one of the unfortunate souls who has to deal with whatever that thing is...
Hopefully we can retreat soon. I'd hate to be one of the unfortunate souls who has to deal with whatever that thing is...
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=Nightshade=
Previously Night's Shadow
Hideki’s eyes widened slightly at a subtle change in the light between him and his target. He shot a kunai into a tree with a flick of his wrist, changing his trajectory with the string attached to it. The senbon flew past him, less than a foot from his shoulder, to explode against a nearby tree, scattering bits of tree bark like so many snowflakes. He huffed out a ghost of a laugh. Seems this guy’s no wimpazoid. Guess I won’t be able to go easy on him, eh? He tugged sharply on the mirrored string, causing his kunai to dislodge from the tree branch it had stuck in, and slid down the trunk. When his feet were planted solidly on the ground (or as solidly as they could be, considering the ground’s fluid state), Hideki began to advance again, cautiously this time, keeping a careful eye on his opponent. The boy turned his back for a second, before releasing the kunai he had pulled out in quick succession, aiming to disable or at least startle the other had he taken the opening he had been given.
@Mystic Zander
@Mystic Zander
Keba
The benefit of having four swords was that often the opponent could only stop two at a time. Kani intercepted the pair of flying swords in a desperate bid to protect Garu, but Keba's assault would not be so easily stymied. Keba somersaulted over the earthen girl and tossed his swords once-more towards Garu, his blades bearing down upon the crystal release user. His choice to attack rather than defend meant that the crystal pillar bludgeoned him in the side, knocking the air out of him. Keba was knocked a short distance away whereupon he took the opportunity to scrabble for Momo's discarded swords which soon became his third pair.
sSoul
Previously Swirled
With little time to set up a sturdier defense, Garu opted to use the Hiding Like a Mole technique in a desperate bid to avoid being cut down. Fortunately, it didn't take many hand seals to get him underground, using the window of opportunity from being underground to formulate a plan once he dug to a point that he believed was out of Keba's range.
Given that Yoshi tried a technique similar to this, it's likely that he's going to try to counter this by throwing his sword down here, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Right now I should just hang back and wait for a prime opportunity to strike. I hate to leave this in Kani's hands again, but she's come through once, and I'm hoping she comes through again...
Given that Yoshi tried a technique similar to this, it's likely that he's going to try to counter this by throwing his sword down here, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Right now I should just hang back and wait for a prime opportunity to strike. I hate to leave this in Kani's hands again, but she's come through once, and I'm hoping she comes through again...
Kani had grabbed two swords, two swords less that could harm her or her teammates. The only problem was that her opponent had four swords instead of two, so they could still attack. Turning around on the spot, the girl managed to grab the swords by their hilts and attempted to slash at the attacker. It was a dumb sight, a dual-wielding rock crab, but her defenses were solid and she looked more intimidating when in Crab Carapace. The only bad thing about the situation was the fact that they were getting attacked and that she could see less because of the armor protruding forward to protect her eyes. But maybe she didn't need a lot of sight, she was not alone after all. Both of her teammates were underground, or atleast one of them was. Yoshi could very well be squished, but that was far too unlikely to be true. Their assailant had to deal with a dual-wielding crab and potential attacks from below, it was by no means a fun situation to be in.
As the enemy-nin made preparations for another attack- Yoshi took two steps to the right.
“You’re fighting with basic clones? That’s honestly kind of nostalgic.”
With that quick remark, Yoshi snapped his fingers.
Boom!
The floor directly behind the approaching Hideki erupted into a flurry of heat and rocky shrapnel as one of Yoshi’s paper bombs exploded.
It wouldn’t be a direct hit, so Hideki wouldn’t die from the explosion- but the debris launched up by this move was moving fast enough to punch through flesh with ease...
If all went to plan, Hideki would be seriously wounded by this attack, and unable to continue.
“You’re fighting with basic clones? That’s honestly kind of nostalgic.”
With that quick remark, Yoshi snapped his fingers.
Boom!
The floor directly behind the approaching Hideki erupted into a flurry of heat and rocky shrapnel as one of Yoshi’s paper bombs exploded.
It wouldn’t be a direct hit, so Hideki wouldn’t die from the explosion- but the debris launched up by this move was moving fast enough to punch through flesh with ease...
If all went to plan, Hideki would be seriously wounded by this attack, and unable to continue.