Honestly, he hadn't expected it to go so well, his choked call for reinforcements actually creating a respectable flock to search the inky blackness that surrounded them, despite the fact that his call ended with him coughing. But while this smoke was troublesome, he'd have his own eyes and ears combing the area, filling the arena. And when one of the birds would find the targets hidden in the smoke, a call would alert the other birds and suddenly the fiery haired boy would have a way to keep track of these hidden opponents. Diving in and out of the smoke, Suzaku wouldn't be able to see the two hidden figures be divebombed by his flock of birds, but he'd know it was happening. And as they wove in and out of the debilitating smoke to breath, some birds would remain above the smoke, away from the battle. Flying above, hidden from everyone's view because of the smoke. Truthfully, while he might hate this smoke, he was able to at least function inside of it better than most. Wait, is that why they were paired?
As the annoying idea struck him, the girl asked if he could float, causing a range of emotions on his face starting at confusion and slowly ending at concern.
Nooo? Why...Would you think I can...do...that? It wasn't like he'd ever shown any real agility in their fights beyond his ability to body flicker, and while his natural chakra was Fuuton, it wasn't a huge part of his repertoire. And he continued staring as she made a paralysis seal, damaging it on the side for him to move.
You do know that's really bad for the se- A loud caw echoed, louder than the background noise of the other birds. Enough he could pick it up, and make it out. And whatever had been said stopped him mid-sentence as he looked up. The attack made by Katsuo wouldn't go unnoticed by the swarm that had by now surrounded them, and they reacted. Calling out a warning for the black wearing teen.
We need too move, now! While he knew an attack was coming and had a direction to watch, he didn't actually just what the attack was or where it was. The downsides of being completely reliant on his sight. So, he simply left the entire area, grabbing Jun as he proceeded to body flicker, looking as if both of them turned into scattering birds as he brought the girl along. Illusionary birds that'd be filled with senbon after the escape.
Suzaku didn't actually know where the go, he could only see a meter or so in front of him, but thankfully seeing in slow motion meant he could navigate that hazard better than most would. Trying to aim opposite of the now much quieter birds. He couldn't do this and maintain that jutsu, so his clone birds would disappear in front of the two just moments after they'd formed a mob, revealing the trick. That they'd been clone birds. And even worse, it meant that the birds he'd conscripted were no longer under his control, at risk of flying away. But his speeds right now we're so fast, he'd reached a destination in almost teleport speeds, ending up around ten meters away from the two adversaries now. And when he stopped he let out another caw, followed by more coughing, in an attempt to keep his flock. And whether he managed to keep them all or not, however many he did have would do the same thing as they'd done last time. Clone with half of them diving into the smoke, now having an exact location on where to dive thanks to two birds who hadn't fled. The two crow familiars the boy always had around him.
Follow the cries, they're surrounded by birds. cough That's where you aim. But while dragging someone with body flicker was exhausting beyond belief, he did have an idea as well. Grabbing a kunai, he'd break off a small rock from the arena while letting Jun keep them occupied, hoping she had something up her sleeves. That wasn't a knife at least. He was thankful he could at least see close enough that he'd be able to write on the rock he was holding, the sound of the ink pen he carried having it's cap popped off being music to his ears as he wrote a seal himself onto the small rock, and let out a caw through the area as he held it up. And it'd be snatched out of his hands, in a familiar fashion to what he'd done in the second round for Jun, as one of his birds would carry it over where the screaming of the other birds were, above the smoke. Our of sight as it let it go. Two loud caws would be screamed by the bird, the first quieting the mob pecking and scratching at the blonde boy and the sword wielder, and the second a call for Suzaku. And he'd activate his own seal, and as it fell through the smoke the small rock would suddenly grow five meters as well, falling from the sky above the targets. He didn't know how a five meter boulder would effect the surrounding smoke, but he was pretty sure a hidden boulder was just as dangerous as a visible one. And he'd have one last word, as he started moving away from his silver haired teammate, trying to get out of range this time.
Make the paralysis seal!-A bird mob forms around Katsuo and Amaya upon finding them, letting Suzaku keep track of them. Half are above smoke and half are in
-Suzaku wasn't expecting to be asked if he was able to float, and kinda just stars in a mix of confusion and concern
-Watches as she makes an escape route for her paralysis seal, noting that's gonna just weaken the seal
-Is interrupted by an emergency call. Answers the birb phone, is warned there's an incoming attack. He has a direction but no idea what it is
-Tells Jun they need to move, grabs her and uses body flicker to dodge with Jun in tow, though it cancels out murder Crows. Tries to aim around 10 meters away from the two
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TRIES TO KEEP HIS UNWILLING YET DEFINITELY LOYAL CONSCRIPT BIRDS FROM FLYING AWAY BY USING MURDER CROWS RIGHT AFTER BODY FLICKER-Whatever amount of birds he had once again mob the two, pecking and clawing while being a nuisance
-Tells Jun to aim for the bird noises as he breaks off a rock from floor and makes an Expansion Seal on the rock
-Has a birb grab the rock and fly above the smoke, and drop it above the two as he makes it grow 5 meters. Dunno if this is gonna break smoke or not but it's gonna be interesting
-Suggestss Jun to make the Paralysis Seal once he's out of range
(BIRDS: 2 Crows x2 + 11 Summoned from call x2 = 26 birbs)
JUTSUS:
NAME: Sanpatsu no Karasu: Shunshin [Scattering of Crows: Body Flicker]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
DESCRIPTION:
This technique is one of the many forms of the Body Flicker Technique, where the user invigorates their entire body with chakra and moves at a speed faster than nearly any eye can track; rather than simply disappearing for this particular version though, the user's body appears to disperse into birds, a simple trick meant to hide the user's trajectory from those with skilled eyes. Just like Shunshin, though it mimics teleportation, it is important to remember this jutsu merely boosts the agility of its user significantly. As useful as this technique is, it can only be used 4 times in a battle thread, and any uses beyond those 4 tear the muscles in the user's legs. This jutsu shares its limit with the regular shunshin, so using this jutsu would reduce the number of normal shunshin available to the user by 1 for each use.
NAME: Karasu no mure kakure [Hiding in a Murder of Crows]
RANK: B
CHAKRA USAGE: Medium (Very Low drain to maintain)
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
ELEMENT: -
HANDSEALS: --
DESCRIPTION:
Using nothing but murder speech, a member of the Kyuumu clan can normally talk to and command birds individually; however, by using some chakra and a large flock of crows, the user can call an incredibly large number of birds to their current location. While this jutsu is being used the crows are cloned continuously, making them almost impossible to get rid of completely. While some of the crows may end up attacking the enemy and causing minor damage, the primary function of this jutsu is to obscure the vision of the enemy.
Individuals that are trained to hide amongst the murder of crows created by this jutsu are just as difficult to find as a Kirigakure shinobi trained to hide in mist. Unlike the Hidden Mist jutsu however, the crows will caw and alert the Kyuumu of the enemy's exact location within the flock, giving the user of this jutsu a unique advantage over their opponents.
NAME: Ōkina Kakuchō [Great Expansion]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low - Medium
CLASSIFICATION: Fūinjutsu
ELEMENT: N/A
HANDSEALS: 1
REQUIREMENT: Fūinjutsu Primary or Secondary
DESCRIPTION:
A rudimentary technique where the user inscribes a small seal upon any palm sized or smaller inanimate object. Once activated by a single ram seal the object expands exponentially in size based upon the amount of chakra the user puts into the seal. This happens only for a brief duration (1 post) before the object returns back to its original size in a puff of white smoke.
Medium (3m - 5m)
SA:
Kyoukou Kousai:
Like all children born in the Kyuumu, Suzaku had his eyes taken out and replaced with crow eyes when he was just a baby. And while this sounds gruesome, the benefits of such an operation that the boy can't even remember are undeniable. His kinetic vision is enhanced to a degree far beyond normal human levels, able to trace movement and speeds that most would have difficulty processing as if they were moving in normal speeds, and with clear enough vision he's able to pick out small details at the same time, even from great distances as he can see far beyond human limits as well. He also effectively has night vision, needing only the bare minimum of light to make out things in great detail, and even make out magnetic fields which allow him to tell the direction of North as long as he can see. However, this enhanced eyesight also means things like artificial lights can give him a headache if he stares at them as he can see their rapid flickering, and if he can't see at all its all moot.
On top of this, like all Kyuumu, the boy is fully capable of understanding all birds and being able to talk with them. He is much more proficient at this then when hes talking too people, feeling much more comfortable talking to birds as it's something he's done his whole life. However, when multiple birds are talking at once it's the equivalent of being surrounded in a crowded street, and the boy can be easily overwhelmed as he's not yet experienced enough too make out the different conversations.
Kinetic Vision:
While all Kyuumu have exceptional movement based vision, Suzaku is exceptional even among other Kyuumu, things often managing to appear as if they're moving in slow motion as he is able to process high speeds to such a high degree. This not only let's him pick out details of high speed moving things, but lets him react to them better as well, not because his reflexes are better but simply because they appear slowed to him.
Familiars:
Ja and Dō
