[Hatake Toshizō]

"cracks in the mask". "A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic, dead or alive." NOT THAT EASY Getting into that kind of mindset would only come in detriment to her training. Fortunately, the woman was mature enough to realize that before she started wasting her time and allowing Pakkun to increase the distance between them even more. With enough focus, she managed to still keep Pakkun within her range. Being unconventional was indeed necessary in order to catch up to the fast pug, but keeping her Mind's Eye open was just - if not even more - important. Taking on the skies, the woman would continue the pursuit with her transformation technique, being able now to get a visual on Pakkun, who had been moving in a zig zag pattern across the rooftops of Kuwana. He was far, but not unreacheable now. Keeping up with him was, however, pushing her to the limits of her sensory range. Meanwhile, Toshizou kept on following them from the distance, wondering what led Azarea to take up the skies. "I wonder if she will succeed. I believe she will. She is of my blood after all." he thought to himself. Pakkun looked back, guided by his nose. "Resourceful, I see. Well... Good for you, girl. But I won't make it easy." and with that, he leaped to the streets, heading to small, narrow alleys, trying to make it harder for Azarea to follow him from the skies. "You can train a dog with food. You can buy a person with money. But there isn't a man alive that can put down the Will of Fire. Some things will never change. The Will of Fire will never be extinguished" KME Sensory Training Pakkun drops down to the street level. [Aburame Azarea] [236 words]

[Aburame Azarea]

The Devil That You Forgot

Bug Bites

'Oh no you don't~' Azarea thought as she dove into the alleyway her chakra straining to sustain both her sensory technique and the transformation as she dropped it. The woman skidding across the cobblestone on her own two feet as she gave chase. As Azarea struggled hard to keep the pug within her sights, but that did mean when she rounded the corner to a pack a thugs she had to react fast channeling chakra to the soles of her shoes as she runs sideways up the wall and past them. Having missed them with her sensory blindness.

Spooling her chakra out into the open air to power up her hive was nearly like flashbombing herself, but Azarea needed her Kikiachu. The insects buzzing as they pooled from her clothes and sleeves. "Get ahead of him. weigh and slow him down." Azarea ordered because when one laid down with dogs they got up with fleas. As the woman ducked down a side alleyway looking to cut Pakkun off at the pass. She just needed to slow him down enough to get in front of him briefly. As her bugs enhanced with their speed zipped after the pug aiming to bite and latch onto him in every dogs worst nightmare.

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NAME: Kinobori no Waza [Act of Tree Climbing]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low [Continuous]
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [General]
ELEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION:
An advanced genin level technique, it serves as a means to both enhance chakra control when mastered as well as a means to change one's advantages on the battlefield. By applying chakra to the soles of the feet, the shinobi gains the ability to walk and stand on vertical surfaces or even upside down.

NAME: Bōsui no Jin [Spindle Formation]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Low (Low Upkeep)
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
ELEMENT: N/A
HANDSEALS: N/A
TRIGGER: N/A
DESCRIPTION:
The user has their bugs attack the target in a spiraling motion in order to stop the enemy from retaliating. Before using this jutsu the user pushes extra chakra out to feed the insects, invigorating them and causing them to move at an increased speed from what they originally are capable off. This allows both the attacks used to have more impact and make it easier to catch their target.

Coupled with the movement pattern the jutsu takes on the insects can be quite difficult for an inexperienced shinobi to keep up with. As most Jounin find the jutsu to be challenging to keep up with, but not downright dangerous in it's own. Instead the jutsu has it's real glory when used in conjunction with another jutsu, such as adopting the formation to allow the insects to quickly reach their destination unharmed before executing a much more dangerous jutsu.

When used along with another jutsu the Spindle Formation ups their letter rank by one rank. However, as the bugs are sped up they are prone to dying upon impact with any hard surfaces. This causes enough bugs used in said jutsu to die and in turn the user must use bugs within themselves to utilize in any jutsu after instead of the remnants of the previous jutsu.

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[Hatake Toshizō]

"cracks in the mask". "A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic, dead or alive." BUGS Without any assistance from her kikaichu, catching up to Pakkun would've been completely impossible. But when she used the bugs, things started to change in her favour. Pakkun tried to avoid them, and he looked positively concerned about them making contact, to the point he ducked through street vendor's tents, kicked himself off walls to quickly turn, and ran back to the roog, and then back down to the streets, but ultimately the kikaichu would catch up to the pug, biting and latching onto him. She had to give it to him, he was tenacious, as he continued to run for a while, even though he was covered in kikaichu, but ultimately, he would slow down, and then come to a complete stop, shaking himself to try and get rid of them. "Okay, okay! You win! Can you tell them to get out of me?!" he exclaimed, in clear distress. Toshizou noticed the two would finally stand close to one another, and assume she somehow managed to catch the dog. "I bet she used the kikaichu. His chakra seems quite disturbed." he thought to himself, cracking a smirk in the corner of his mouth. It had been a decent test for her tracking skills, pushing her Mind's Eye to its limits, that was for sure. But alas, she had succeeded in this little test - and training. "You can train a dog with food. You can buy a person with money. But there isn't a man alive that can put down the Will of Fire. Some things will never change. The Will of Fire will never be extinguished" KME Sensory Training Catches up to Pakkun [Aburame Azarea] [233 words]

[Aburame Azarea]

The Devil That You Forgot

The Meaning Of Your Words

"Not so fast Pakkun." Azarea quipped striding over as she picked up the pug, "You meant I'm nasty in a 'will rip peoples throats out with her teeth if they cross her' sort of way right?" The woman questioned with an arched brow her questions incredibly pointed and leading as she smiled down at the little dog menacingly. Once the pug had figuratively cried uncle only then would she order her Kikaichu to retreat and leave the ninkin unmollested by their angry nips and bites. The girl tucking the dog under her arm like a package as she climbed back up onto the rooftops finding she'd traveled much further then intended and was... actually rather lost.

"Shit." She muttered taking a deep steadying breath as she reached out her senses and focused. Looking for the blazing white chakra of Toshizou amidst the masses and finding that despite the sensory blindness that her range had in fact greatly expanded as she picked up his signature just on the edge of her field. The Kunoichi veering to the right as she made her way back to the hotel. Eventually scrambling back through the window to set the pug at his feet.

"Here. One lost dog returned." She quips forgetting momentarily that she wasn't supposed to smile for the man. Her face lit up with pride and bloodthirsty glee at a hunt well done.

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[Hatake Toshizō]

"cracks in the mask". "A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic, dead or alive." PROUD "That's the face! That's the face! See?! That's what I meant! Now get them off me, please!" he squirmished as he was picked up. He would continue to whine until Azarea finally removed the kikaichu from him, leaving him with a relieved, yet grumpy expression on his face. He didn't quite like being tucked under her arms, but he didn't want any more bug bonanza, so he remained mostly quiet, watching as Azarea tried to find her way back to the hotel room. Luckily, she was a sensor who could use the Kagura Mind's Eye now, and finding Toshizou's unsuppressed chakra was easy, as it shined like a beacon, guiding her back to the hotal room. Toshizou watched her as she walked into the room, with a smile on her face, the first genuine one she had ever showed him. When she put Pakkun down, he would just glance at the two of them. "I'm out!" he grumply stated as he disappeared in a poof of smoke. Toshizou responded to Azarea with a smile of his own and an approving nod. "Congratulations. Have you noticed how much your sensory range has already expanded? I'm not surprised you managed to catch Pakkun that quickly, even though it is still no easy feat." he said as he got up from the chair and approached her. "Should probably rest now. You did good, but you are still getting used to the technique. Don't want to overdo it just before the exams." even though he was never there throughout her life, he wanted to give her a piece of fatherly advice. "I'm proud of your accomplishment." he added, with a firm nod. "You can train a dog with food. You can buy a person with money. But there isn't a man alive that can put down the Will of Fire. Some things will never change. The Will of Fire will never be extinguished" KME Sensory Training Return to the room, Pakkun leaves [Aburame Azarea] [287 words]

[Aburame Azarea]

The Devil That You Forgot

Failings

The pug successfully earned his stay of execution. It wasn't, after all, like Azarea could really do much about her face. It had become clear the moment she met Toshizou and the test was completed just which parent she'd taken after in appearance. Even now as the man rose to his feet smiling Azarea couldn't quite shake how eerie it was to see her smile on Toshizou's face or... more accurately his smile on hers. Why was Hatake-san smiling? Why was... oh she was smiling. The expression dropping from her face like a stone at his words. Those scarlet eyes searching Toshizou's face as her traitorous heart swelled at the praise.

She hadn't done well. She swiftly reminds herself. Her senses were rapidly expanding, but the man had other students and she'd wasted too much time in the beginning. She needed to up her physical training to keep up with speedier opponents. Her own inner tirade easing some of her tension. She couldn't be hurt by the criticism that was to follow the compliments if she'd already knew her own failings and had relayed them to herself. Hatake-san was not yet to be trusted. She wanted to be able to trust him. He wasn't Shigure, Tsuki, Auntie, or Sensei. He was a passing teacher. Passing teachers taught and lessons were sometimes painful. She knew from Miroru-chan that the Hatake was a hard and harsh taskmaster.

"But...?" Azarea inquired her stance firming, chakra tensing for the blows to come. As she faced Toshizou head on waiting patiently for the man to formulate his thoughts. There was always a 'But...'

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[Hatake Toshizō]

"cracks in the mask". "A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic, dead or alive." NO BUTS He could sense the internal conflict in Azarea, and even though part of him was happy there was a flickering light inside of her that wanted to welcome him into her life, the shroud of resentment and hatred was still far more overpowering, and he didn't want to cause her further distress. He kept the smile, a more formal smile than before, and then shook his head. "But nothing. You did good, I'm proud and I think that soon enough, as you continue to exercise your Mind's Eye, you will become a great sensor. You have been dedicating yourself, but some things just take some time. Be generous with yourself." he said, as he placed his sword back in his obi, as he was no longer sitting - nor planning on overstaying his welcome. "If you need further assistance from me, I will be around until the end of the exams. I'm representing the Hokage here as well." he added, sharing that important piece of information. "So don't hesitate to contact me." he said as he walked through the door, opening it and stepping out of the room before turning his face, looking back at her with the corner of his eyes. "For all that matters, Pakkun was happy to see you. And so was I." he added, then continuing his way, unless she had anything else to say to him, or made him stop. Otherwise, Toshizou would leave the hotel and head to his own lodgings, further away from where the participants were. "You can train a dog with food. You can buy a person with money. But there isn't a man alive that can put down the Will of Fire. Some things will never change. The Will of Fire will never be extinguished" KME Sensory Training Potential exit post [Aburame Azarea] [260 words]

[Aburame Azarea]

The Devil That You Forgot

An Olive Branch

The tension does not bleed from Azarea's form at his words, but her sharp scarlet eyes do cease searching the man's face. A sort of wary uncertainty to her gaze, but a willingness to accept the man at his word. At least for now. The Kumo nin inclining her head in acknowledgement, but she does not turn to follow him with her gaze as Toshizou moves to depart. Giving him her back is... uncomfortable. The hairs on the back of her neck raised and her senses sharpened as age old instincts prepare her for an attack, but this is the most trust she can show. If he were to strike her, he would strike her, but she cannot allow him to see the cracks in her mask with his own eyes.

"If you are not too busy," She begins voice steady and resolved, shoulders tensed for reprisal, "We could perhaps do this again... sometime." Azarea concludes standing firm and at attention eyes focused on the opposite wall. She will doubtlessly hold this position until he is well and truly gone. Only relaxing when Toshizou passes beyond her sensory range, but her olive branch remains extended.

"If your schedule allows." She adds tone clipped and business like.

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