[Mibōjin Kiho 昆™]

Kiho was sure that all of them where in their thoughts about what they believed was going on. At some point they would have time to share their own thoughts once they got ahold of one of the members, but for now Kiho couldn't help but to think this was some sort of cult following. It was the only thing that made sense to her. She knew a little about some religions based on the information provided through ANBU, but nothing like this.

The whole idea of sucking blood, or anything related to others needing to bath themselves in the blood of anything always reminded her of those cults she read about. Those groups almost universally had somebody in power with some sort of wealth and influence over people. She wouldn't have been surprised if the person behind this was some famous person they all heard about at some point.

You think this time around you'll figure out what's going on?

That's the plan Seven.. I'm hoping if one of us gets ahold of the guy that we'll get lucky.

Regardless, she hope they could put a stop to it before this group became an actual threat. To have 3 people here from different village was definitely an accomplishment to any organization. After traveling for awhile, Arashi out of nowhere that they might be encountering some issues up ahead. "Already?" Kiho added while looking over to Shodaime. She figured that she would be able to confirm what Arashi just said.

The intel still had them traveling much further out than where they currently was, why would they be out so far away from the location they were given? After Shodaime did some scouting of her own she pointed out that there was three of them, but for some odd reason they were not moving. Kiho wondered if they were dead, but that shouldn't be possible as dead people couldn't stand. Knowing this group though, anything could be possible.

The Jounin suggested that they would need to take things slow. It would be up to Arashi and herself to take out one of them, but the one Shodaime would go for would ultimately be the one they decided to capture. "Sounds like a good plan to me." Kiho added with a thumbs up. After Arashi provided her take Kiho would push forward in the direction Shodaime said they were at. A assassination move seemed likely this time around, but that would feel way too easy.

Fortunately, it wasn't her job to make this harder than it needed to be. Once she got within range of the three figures, Kiho decided that she would take out the standing figure to the left. As Shodaime noted, they weren't moving so hopefully killing them would come easy. Kiho would wait for the others to be in position before making a move on her target. In hand was a Kunai, and like the last time they were on a mission she would try to attack from above.

The kunai would be aimed to strike them in the head, but it seemed like this time around things weren't going to be easy. Before she got within range of the figure, it made a swift turn around, as if it has just awaken from some sort of meditation and grabbed her stabbing hand. "Uh, Ladies?" Kiho mutter just before the figure squeezed her hand with a grip strong enough to cause pain before sending a powerful straight kick into her stomach sending her flying backward about 10 meters.

[Oonakayama Arashi]

Blood Rumbles II TAG.Hyūga Shodaime Mibōjin Kiho 昆™ WORDS.  NOTES.

Battle Music While Kiho had more than gotten close enough to get her strike in, with Arashi moving beside her as she took a position to attack one of the seated individuals of brimstone and blood-veined flesh, it appeared that these creature were more aware than they had thought. Seeing the expression of shock in the girl's eyes, her prey switched into the position of predator, striking the girl after taking old of her wrist and sending her flying back. Surprised by this, she'd soon find herself dealing with two now fully aware figures, her hands extended out as both would launch into an attack, prompting her to summon her curse marks as two Fuma Shuriken would appear and act as a defense. Holding them back, she'd feel their strength against her own, prompting her to draw back as she looked at them with a narrowed gaze. "Didn't hear nothin bout them being super strong!?" Adjusting her posture, the first of the two would quickly move in, seeming to rush at her wildly before lashing out in her direction, using her weapons as more or less an offensive shield, she'd find the other one attempting to give chase after Kiho. With a small opening, the girl would throw the giant star toward it, embedding it directly into it's back as she looked on briefly from the corner of her eye. But rather than fall, the being just seemed to only stop briefly, drawing the weapon from it's spine before tossing it to the ground and continuing it's apparent pursuit. "ምንድን ነው ነገሩ?" (what the fuck?) This moment of shock was enough for her to feel a strike against her face, prompting her to reel back as she felt the blow chip against her flesh. As a patch on her cheek revealed some untouched flesh, she'd grit her teeth as it began to reform over once more, looking to the side as she knew that Shodaime said to leave one remaining. If that was the case, then she had better move in soon to get them. Meanwhile, that still left her dealing with two strong attackers. Though the one that was going after Kiho still remained a threat if the Kumo wasn't prepared. Still, she had to even the even the numbers, so as she mounted her defense against the attacks, her hand would begin to surge with chakra, swiping her hand to the side as one of the beings heads would fall from their shoulders. "It's like a scene from Living Dead Shinobi Warriors....who the hell does this to themselves!?" SPOILER: Click to show -S.A Used- Ultimate Defense A Skill granted by her continued use and developed relationship with Shukaku over the continued use of his control over sand, Arashi has a stronger connection to the element, allowing her to use it at a much more intensive rate than before. As such, her defenses are much more adapt and capable of taking on stronger attacks and reinforcing itself at faster speed. This adaptation to the sand shield allows for it's reaction time to have increased and make it more challenging for attacks to connect and break through the first layer, while acting still on the natural inclinations of auto-repairing itself for the next strike. Will of Sand Will of Sand- Adding the element of her own chakra into the mixture of sand, Arashi is capable of faster and stronger sand manipulation and attacks. The extent of this control is due to the supply gathered within her gourd, granting the bonus of power, but limited to only the amount contained within it. This ability makes her constructions more dense and harder to break down, and the swiftness of their creation is instant rather than requiring the prior time of build-up as before due to the strengthened bond between Arashi and Shukaku. Sand Control Arashi is granted two forms of defense by the Ichibi. The first one is a subconscious ability granted by the Bijuu is that there is constantly a barrier of sand clinging to Arashi’s skin. This barrier acts as a shield against her skin, absorbing heavy blows and protecting her. Her sand defense is very tough, being very difficult to break through. The sand has been likened to steel and concrete. The second form is one which pulls sand from her surroundings and the sand piled on her skin to form a visible barrier and dome like barrier around her. The sand is typically pulled from the ground and any nearby source. Arashi’s various dogs often have a plentiful amount of sand carried in their thick coats. As such, the sand is often pulled from their coats to be used to protect the girl. Through the course of her training, Arashi has learned to control both of these forms of defense to a degree, making her much more capable of mounting a defense in a variety of ways. But she still at times must incumbent some cooperation from Shukaku to ensure of it's sustainability. Arashi can control sand and wind around herself to whip up sandstorms with powerful gusts. The sandstorm often appears when she’s emotionally strained and damaged. If there is no sand around her, powerful breezes will still gather around her. Shukaku enjoys teasing the girl to the point where sandstorms appear. But with the course of time, Arashi had grown more comfortable with this and developed a thick skin towards such actions by the Bijuu. While Arashi had previous had little to no control over her other sand related abilities, she has a somewhat capable hand at this one. Because of the trauma of her sand attacking her classmates at a young age, Arashi has managed to reign in some of this power. Learning to bend the sand to her will, Arashi can keep it from hurting those she doesn’t want it to hurt. Sand will be gathered from nearby sources to be used as a weapon when this ability activates. This ability typically only activates when Arashi is in severe danger, but it has now become possible for her to do so with ease. Though it is more prone to activating near or on full moons. The sand takes the form of blunt objects or tendrils to bash or choke enemies. During moments of extreme strain, Arashi loses all control over this ability as well. Ichibi Curse Seal The only ability Arashi has competent control over, this is the ability to utilize the curse seal marks over Shukaku’s body for her own bidding. Arashi can will the seals to cover her own body and control them to form various seals to preform fuuinjutsu from her own skin. As such, she can summon weapons she has sealed within them and rearrange the seals to be able to perform various fuuinjutsu that she has knowledge of without scrolls by using her own skin. She may also seal items within the curse marks and rearrange them to perform an unrelated technique before reforming them to summon the item at a later date. -Jutsu Used- NAME: Jūha Shō [Beast Tearing Palm] RANK: B CHAKRA USAGE: Medium [Continuous] CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu ELEMENT: Fūton DESCRIPTION: A powerful technique of wind nature chakra that can cut and slash through most materials like most wood and stone. The activates it by channeling chakra in their right hand, and then swipes a slicing chakra wave which appears to be controlled by user's will and thoughts. A user is also able to use the technique in a rapid-fire, successive motion.Though the longer it is used for and how many times it used can be very chakra taxing and is not recommended for prolong use. -Items Used- x2 Fuma Shuriken

MADE BY VEL OF GS

[Hyūga Shodaime]

"What the hell are these things?" Shodaime would say as one of them would notice her presence as she arrived at the scene. It looked like a person, but the black veins and pale complexion, made Shodaime think they were far from human. They were almost like the zombies from those plays she would go to watch as a young girl. She never expected it to be something that was possible in the real world. The zombie would lunge at Shodaime, throwing a quick punch at her which connected with her stomach, throwing her back 10 feet into a tree. These Blood Heralds were stronger than the last time they faced them. The last time she had faced them, they put up zero resistance in being able to defeat them, but now they were putting up more of a fight.

"How the hell did they get an attack in so quickly." Shodaime would say as a sharp pain would form at her side. One of her ribs had clearly broken from the impact against the tree. There was zero time for her to nurture the wound as she was in the middle of a fight, she would need to take care of it after the battle. With that said, Shodaime would grab a kunai from her thigh pouch. With a broken rib she was a bit weaker, but as long the blood herald didn't hit her, she would be able to move fast enough. The veined person would come at Shodaime again for another attack, this time she would be able to dodge out of the way. Though it was fast, it was more clumsy than it had fought before, allowing Shodaime to make a strike against it. This strike would be a clean blow to it's head, the kunai would plunge deep into it as the zombie-like person would fall to the floor completely motionless.

"Aim for the head, it's the only way to take them out." Shodaime would yell over to the two, wincing in pain from the cracked rib.

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SA Used:

Enhanced Reflexes
Another result of her accident would have her train to increase her reaction time to her opponent's attacks. She didn't want what happened to her during the chunin exams to happen to her again. With her enhanced reflexes, she's able to react in a short time to an opponent's attack, whether it be to dodge it or counter-attack. She has spent a good part of her career continuing to train in increasing her reflexes.

[Mibōjin Kiho 昆™]

Needless to say, Kiho was shocked from what just happened. Not only were they super aware, but they were super strong too. The last time they went up against them they were able to defeat them just like they would have against any bandit, but these guys were on a different level. The power from the kick she received would have been enough to have any Genin sit for awhile. Fortunately, she wasn't a Genin anymore, and she was also fortunate because of Chomei.

Hmm, These guys definitely aren't your average Bandits. My previous host fought against many, and he only ever had issues with the ones who had Shinobi level training. This is something entirely different.

Well whatever it is, I don't intend to deal with this for long.

The girls eyes glowed orange for a moment as she focused on keeping her power in check. At any moment she could have teamed up with Seven to put an end to this, but doing so would potentially put her identity at risk. Plus, she had no intention on relying on that power so soon. These guys might have been strong, but they weren't strong enough to have her use an emergency trigger so soon.

After slowly getting up from the ground, Kiho formed eight handseals so that she could utilize the Hell Stab jutsu. The lightning now covering her right hand would be enough to pierce through just about anything, she just had to make sure that it counted. Kiho was glad to have Arashi here to help the two of them, as without her she would have had to deal with at least two of them.

From the looks of things, it seemed like Shodaime was having some issues to. "Alright, lets show these freaks what we are made of." The Chuunin watched closely as one of the Blood Herald guys begin running toward her. They were pretty fast, but nothing she couldn't handle with her own speed. Once they got within range they attempted to punch her a few times in the chest area.

Kiho avoided them by shifting her body from left to right, and when it looked like an opportunity would come along for her to utilize her Raiton jutsu she lunged forward aiming to thrust at the face. It looked as though she would catch them, but what seemed like at the last minute it managed to bend its face out of the way.

"What!? How?!"

Her miss left her exposed, and the inhuman capitalized off of it by kneeing her in the stomach area before aiming an elbow strike to her back as her body bent forward in a C shape. "Dammit!" Kiho grunted out loud before it pulled out the Kunai she attempted to use earlier and tried to stab her in the back.

Using what energy she had left in the moment, she used her left arm to slide her out the way. The aforementioned result lead to her being stabbed in the left shoulder, but Kiho even the odds by using her lightning covered right hand to slice off most of the Blood Heralds arm before Body flickers out the way.

"That's not going to be enough to take them out, but I'm hoping it slows them down."

Kiho added while taking a knee on the ground to catch her breath while also reaching over to grab her left shoulder which was stabbed with her own Kunai. Kiho used what little time she had to pull it out before molding chakra from within her mouth in preparation to use her Chitin ability.

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SA ACTIVE:

• NANABI JINCHUURIKI - As the current Jinchuuriki of the Nananbi, Kiho now has more stamina and access to a reserve of chakra that only a Shinobi in her position could have. As the new host, Kiho has the potential to use a number of new skills. The first being flight via use of the Nanabi's wings, another being the ability to knead Chitin. The latter is a biopolymer with healing capabilities. It can also be used to create number of minor weaponry, and even surgical threads. Kiho also sees a major increase in durability because of the Nanabi's exoskeletal structure. Last, but not least Kiho also has the capability to molt, which in the future would enable her to heal herself in ways that only the Nanabi could.
  
• EXTREME SPEED E.P.T - After becoming the new Jinchuuriki of the Cloud village, Kiho has since put a great deal of effort into improving her athletic capabilities. Fueled by her increased chakra supply, Kiho decided to up her physical training regiments to a new level. Climbing mountain, and running up them were some of the things she did to improve her speed while also doubling the efforts in her Taijutsu training. As a result of her training she now stands out in comparison with her peers when it comes to raw speed in combat and running ability.
  
• DEPTH PERCEPTION E.P.T - Kiho has put an considerable amount of effort into improving her depth perception ability. This way she'll be able to handle the maneuverability of her own body at higher speeds. At the lowest level it makes keeping up with all of her combat actions easier. The feeling of being overwhelmed when performing multiple actions wont be as bad. At the highest level Kiho's eyesight is better trained to control any lack of focus that may occur as a result of a multitude of speed related actions. In other words things like tunnel vision clarity aren't much of an issue when moving fast.
  

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TRANSFORMATION

• NAME: Jigokuzuki |地獄突き| [Hell Stab]
  RANK: B.
  CHAKRA USAGE: Medium
  CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
  ELEMENT: Raiton
  HANDSEALS: 8
  DESCRIPTION:
  An extremely powerful technique of Tonoda, whereby he concentrates a considerable amount of lightning chakra into just the finger-tips of a single hand and then performs a thrusting motion, which together allows him to pierce a target to fatal effects. After performing the handseals Monkey → Dragon → Rat → Bird → Ox → Snake → Dog → Tiger, Tonoda then molds his fingers into a pointed tip, concentrating an immense amount of chakra into them. The intensity, size and strength of the technique can be proportionally increased by reducing the number of fingers involved. The normal variant of this technique uses four lighting imbued fingers that are made to thrust into a target. With four fingers [Yonhon Nukite | Four Finger Assault] Tonoda's thrust is strong enough to break through robust defences, such as the Earth Style Wall with relative ease.
  
  
• NAME: Shunshin no Jutsu [Body Flicker Technique]
  RANK: D
  CHAKRA USAGE: Low
  CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [General]
  ELEMENT: None
  HANDSEALS: 1
  DESCRIPTION: By invigorating one's entire body with chakra, a shinobi can seemingly disappear and reappear in another location faster than most people can see. Often times one's movements are disguised with the use of an extra element, be it a smoke bomb, leaves, water, sand, etc. in order to hide the user's trajectory from those with skilled eyes. Though it mimics teleportation, it is important to remember this jutsu merely boosts the agility of its user. As useful as this technique is, it can only be used 4 times in a battle thread, compounding in exertion and difficulty each time. with any more usages beyond that result in muscle tears in the legs from overexertion. The hand seal for this technique must be held until the shinobi reaches their destination, making it impossible to utilize other techniques regardless of any preparation.
  
  1x Jutsu being molded.
  

[Oonakayama Arashi]

Blood Rumbles II TAG.Hyūga Shodaime Mibōjin Kiho 昆™ WORDS.  NOTES.

Battle Music Everyone was doing their parts, but it was interesting how surprised both Kiho and Shodaime seemed to be at their apparent strength. It would at least explain why there was no reports on it, perhaps they hadn't been much of an issue before. Simply burned bodies with...little sign of blood. As Arashi took a moment to examine the one she beheaded, she'd seen no signs of any living organs shutting down. No traces of splatter, nothing really. It seemed as though there was little that remained of them other than ash. Of course, this would still require them to at least keep one of them alive. Of the three targets that remained, it appeared that the one battling Kiho seemed to be the only one left. With the Kumogakure nin doing quite well for herself. A small smirk crossed Arashi's lip as she watched briefly, turning her gaze to look over to check on Shodaime who had been injured by the look on her face and the slight stagger in her walk. As Kiho seemed to flicker out of sight, having took off one of the creatures arms, Arashi would see her preparing her next move not too far away, holding her hand up as she shook her head. "Hold up!" With a sweeping her of her hand, sand would quickly gathered from within the opening of her gourd. From there, the mound of dust would surge forward, latching itself around the burned being, feeling it struggle against the grip before it transformed itself in a more hardened shape. With it's head remaining in view, Arashi would hold her hand out, her palm flipped upside down as it took on the gesture of an encroaching claw. Keeping it in place was a bit of a strain, but the Sunagakure nin would continue to keep it floated within it's sand prison, levitating it over as cries and screams seemed to echo from it's charred lips. "Here's ya prisoner...but don't be surprised if all ya get outta em is Gahhh or balghhhh and...my personal favorite....Blahhhh..." In showing this small display of facial expressions to Shodaime, the female would then reach down to retrieve her other Fuma-Shuriken, calling it back into her flesh before then narrowing her eyes. "Though seriously...what the hell is it? Even the ones that are headless aren't bleeding...and this one just lost an arm..." SPOILER: Click to show -S.A Used- Ultimate Defense A Skill granted by her continued use and developed relationship with Shukaku over the continued use of his control over sand, Arashi has a stronger connection to the element, allowing her to use it at a much more intensive rate than before. As such, her defenses are much more adapt and capable of taking on stronger attacks and reinforcing itself at faster speed. This adaptation to the sand shield allows for it's reaction time to have increased and make it more challenging for attacks to connect and break through the first layer, while acting still on the natural inclinations of auto-repairing itself for the next strike. Will of Sand Will of Sand- Adding the element of her own chakra into the mixture of sand, Arashi is capable of faster and stronger sand manipulation and attacks. The extent of this control is due to the supply gathered within her gourd, granting the bonus of power, but limited to only the amount contained within it. This ability makes her constructions more dense and harder to break down, and the swiftness of their creation is instant rather than requiring the prior time of build-up as before due to the strengthened bond between Arashi and Shukaku. Sand Control Arashi is granted two forms of defense by the Ichibi. The first one is a subconscious ability granted by the Bijuu is that there is constantly a barrier of sand clinging to Arashi’s skin. This barrier acts as a shield against her skin, absorbing heavy blows and protecting her. Her sand defense is very tough, being very difficult to break through. The sand has been likened to steel and concrete. The second form is one which pulls sand from her surroundings and the sand piled on her skin to form a visible barrier and dome like barrier around her. The sand is typically pulled from the ground and any nearby source. Arashi’s various dogs often have a plentiful amount of sand carried in their thick coats. As such, the sand is often pulled from their coats to be used to protect the girl. Through the course of her training, Arashi has learned to control both of these forms of defense to a degree, making her much more capable of mounting a defense in a variety of ways. But she still at times must incumbent some cooperation from Shukaku to ensure of it's sustainability. Arashi can control sand and wind around herself to whip up sandstorms with powerful gusts. The sandstorm often appears when she’s emotionally strained and damaged. If there is no sand around her, powerful breezes will still gather around her. Shukaku enjoys teasing the girl to the point where sandstorms appear. But with the course of time, Arashi had grown more comfortable with this and developed a thick skin towards such actions by the Bijuu. While Arashi had previous had little to no control over her other sand related abilities, she has a somewhat capable hand at this one. Because of the trauma of her sand attacking her classmates at a young age, Arashi has managed to reign in some of this power. Learning to bend the sand to her will, Arashi can keep it from hurting those she doesn’t want it to hurt. Sand will be gathered from nearby sources to be used as a weapon when this ability activates. This ability typically only activates when Arashi is in severe danger, but it has now become possible for her to do so with ease. Though it is more prone to activating near or on full moons. The sand takes the form of blunt objects or tendrils to bash or choke enemies. During moments of extreme strain, Arashi loses all control over this ability as well. -Jutsu Used- NAME: Sabaku Kyū [Sand Binding Coffin] RANK: A CHAKRA USAGE: Low CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu ELEMENT: Jiton DESCRIPTION: After wrapping the opponent within chakra infused sand the user will cause the sand to implode and crush whatever is within it. The pressure also causes the target's blood to seep through the sand.. The user can control the pressure used in the attack, which allows the user to either break bones or completely liquefy an opponent. -Items Used- x2 Fuma Shuriken xSand Gourd

MADE BY VEL OF GS

[Hyūga Shodaime]

With the fight finally over, Shodaime would finally have enough time to relieve the pain from her cracked rib. She would form three hand seals and then place her palm firmly onto her right side where her ribs would located. This would send a series of healing pulses into her side, allowing it to relieve the pain of the cracked rib. She knew it would only last a couple hours, but it's all she needed for now. She would walk over to Arashi, who had the prisoner that she captured.

"Good job, Arashi. I thought I could sneak up and grab it, but it seemed like it saw my move coming. But you, you're mastery of sand is impressive. Never seen anyone who could do anything like that." Shodaime would say complimenting the younger jounin. She would then turn her focus to the captured Blood Herald with a missing arm. As she looked closer at the prisoner, she would notice that their skin was more pale than she initially observed to be, with the black veins more visible than before. The prisoner's eyes were bloodshot and his movements were more feral than those of the blood heralds a week ago.

"Who is your leader and why are they leading more brutal attacks against people on this route?" Shodaime would attempt to ask the blood herald, but it only replied in inaudible grunts. It was almost like it wasn't speaking at all.

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SA Used:

Enhanced Chakra Control
Having been born into the Hyūga clan and trained in medical ninjutsu, Shodaime has shown to be proficient in controlling her chakra. Whether it be used in gentle fist techniques to disable opponents or in medical procedures to save a person's life, she's able to use her chakra more efficiently through this. Her ability to control and execute techniques with limited resources have proven to display an understanding of control over her own supply of internal energy and granted her the ability to make each strike count, knowing full well that it might be her last attempt at making an impact against a pressing opponent.

Adept Medical Training
Every since her accident in her first Chunin Exams, Shodaime had made a commitment to become proficient in medical techniques. Not only to help herself from getting harmed in battle, but to help everyone who needs it. This knowledge allows her to use many medical ninjutsu and techniques effectively that can save lives on and off the field of battle. Though she may have been training in the field for about 20 years, there are still things she has to learn to become even better.

Jutsu Used:

NAME: Chintsu-Zai [Pain Reliever]
RANK: C
CHAKRA USAGE: Medium
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [Medical]
ELEMENT: -
HANDSEALS: 3 [Dog, Dragon, Ox]
REQUIREMENT: Chakra Control SA, Medical Training SA
DESCRIPTION:
A technique that simulates the effects of mild man-made painkillers. The user sends a quick series of healing pulses through his/her own body or a target's (touching the fingertips or palm firmly to any area). These pulses rapidly alter the body's production of particular prostaglandins, alleviating rapidly most mild or moderate pain the target is experiencing. The effect lasts for a couple hours ICly--similar to a standard pain pill. While some prostaglandins produced by the body are inflammatory by nature, they have a greater effect on the body as a whole--meaning that repeated use of this technique over time can adversely affect larger processes such as immune response, kidney filtration efficiency, regulation of hormones and inflammation, the dilation/constriction of muscle cells, etc. In other words: it can be used instead of painkiller pills, but not as an everyday thing, as it is just as harmful long-term as prescription pills that do the same thing.
NOTE: Cannot be used while in active combat. Ideal for post-combat pain management and field procedures.

[Mibōjin Kiho 昆™]

The Chuunin definitely got caught up in the moment of trying to take care of her own problem, but in the midst of preparing for another Jutsu she'd get called to by Arashi. She had no plans on trying to kill it yet, but the option was still floating around as she had no taken notice of the fact that Shodaime and herself managed to take out their opposition first. A simple head nod was given in the direction of Arashi before she handled the rest.

As she seen a few times before during her training with the Suna Shinobi, Arashi used her sand to subdue the inhuman figure. A sigh of relief could be taken momentarily as she grabbed the Kunai of her that was pierced into her left shoulder. After her Chitin finished molding, the Chuunin gagged the substance from her mouth into her right hand. She'd gently place it over the wound on her back left shoulder.

The aforementioned result would begin the process of closing the wound. It wouldn't be able to repair the rest of the damage, but at least now she would have to worry about any continuous blood flow, or any infections as a result of the blood that made a mess of itself on her after cutting the things arm off. After catching up to Arashi, she was quick to note that the possibility of them being able to speak any words were not likely.

She chuckled at all the different sound affects she made before she asked what were they. "Who knows.. I've never seen anything like this before, and I think the worst part about this is that there is probably more of them. These guys weren't around last time, so I'd imagine there is some remote location they are gather to.... I don't know.."

Kiho nodded off before Shodaime acknowledged Arashi's prowess on the battlefield. She hoped whatever this was might have broken the ice between the two of them. It didn't seem like there was any wrong, but an awkward silence had to mean something right? Nevertheless, Shodaime begin trying to question the inhuman figure for answers.

Ironically, the thing begin making the very sounds Arashi was joking about not too long before this moment. "Of course... Sigh, looks like we are going to need take this thing back to your village Shodaime to be examined? I don't know the details, but I heard your village has some experts in this department capable of handling situations like this one."

[Oonakayama Arashi]

Blood Rumbles II TAG.Hyūga Shodaime Mibōjin Kiho 昆™ WORDS.  NOTES.

"Meh...just a family trick of sorts..." Arashi would close her eyes upon hearing the compliment, a smile crossing her lips still waiting for at least some answer to her previous question as to just what the hell this creature actually was. Thankfully, though without any real information, Kiho had answered to the best of her abilities that there was no real origin known of just where these things came from. More than that, that these versions of the beings weren't around the last time Kiho and Shodaime had encountered them. "Ain't that great..." Shrugging her shoulders, she'd see Kiho laugh at her previous display, which sadly was repeated upon hearing the blood veined monster attempts at speech. Releasing a breath, the Sunagakure nin would then shake her head before crossing her arms. "I hate it when I'm right..." Frowning, she'd then hear the suggestion that perhaps Lady Shodaime should take it back with her to Konohagakure, as they had more resources in dealing with this sort of thing. It wasn't a lie, she couldn't imagine what Matsu-sensei might make of this, and she knew that he might be a bit short handed at the moment. "I think thats a good idea, in truth though...I've seen unexplained things in this world before and this might just be one of those times. Maybe it was a human at some point, but whatever got into em took every inch of that away. Save for the fact that it's still..well...mortal..." Looking over it once again, her eyes would narrow before then turning back toward Shodaime with a calm expression. "Would your medics be able to at least trace it's origins back? Maybe find some clues toward the main source?" SPOILER: Click to show -S.A Used- Ultimate Defense A Skill granted by her continued use and developed relationship with Shukaku over the continued use of his control over sand, Arashi has a stronger connection to the element, allowing her to use it at a much more intensive rate than before. As such, her defenses are much more adapt and capable of taking on stronger attacks and reinforcing itself at faster speed. This adaptation to the sand shield allows for it's reaction time to have increased and make it more challenging for attacks to connect and break through the first layer, while acting still on the natural inclinations of auto-repairing itself for the next strike. Will of Sand Will of Sand- Adding the element of her own chakra into the mixture of sand, Arashi is capable of faster and stronger sand manipulation and attacks. The extent of this control is due to the supply gathered within her gourd, granting the bonus of power, but limited to only the amount contained within it. This ability makes her constructions more dense and harder to break down, and the swiftness of their creation is instant rather than requiring the prior time of build-up as before due to the strengthened bond between Arashi and Shukaku. Sand Control Arashi is granted two forms of defense by the Ichibi. The first one is a subconscious ability granted by the Bijuu is that there is constantly a barrier of sand clinging to Arashi’s skin. This barrier acts as a shield against her skin, absorbing heavy blows and protecting her. Her sand defense is very tough, being very difficult to break through. The sand has been likened to steel and concrete. The second form is one which pulls sand from her surroundings and the sand piled on her skin to form a visible barrier and dome like barrier around her. The sand is typically pulled from the ground and any nearby source. Arashi’s various dogs often have a plentiful amount of sand carried in their thick coats. As such, the sand is often pulled from their coats to be used to protect the girl. Through the course of her training, Arashi has learned to control both of these forms of defense to a degree, making her much more capable of mounting a defense in a variety of ways. But she still at times must incumbent some cooperation from Shukaku to ensure of it's sustainability. Arashi can control sand and wind around herself to whip up sandstorms with powerful gusts. The sandstorm often appears when she’s emotionally strained and damaged. If there is no sand around her, powerful breezes will still gather around her. Shukaku enjoys teasing the girl to the point where sandstorms appear. But with the course of time, Arashi had grown more comfortable with this and developed a thick skin towards such actions by the Bijuu. While Arashi had previous had little to no control over her other sand related abilities, she has a somewhat capable hand at this one. Because of the trauma of her sand attacking her classmates at a young age, Arashi has managed to reign in some of this power. Learning to bend the sand to her will, Arashi can keep it from hurting those she doesn’t want it to hurt. Sand will be gathered from nearby sources to be used as a weapon when this ability activates. This ability typically only activates when Arashi is in severe danger, but it has now become possible for her to do so with ease. Though it is more prone to activating near or on full moons. The sand takes the form of blunt objects or tendrils to bash or choke enemies. During moments of extreme strain, Arashi loses all control over this ability as well. -Jutsu Used- NAME: Sabaku Kyū [Sand Binding Coffin] RANK: A CHAKRA USAGE: Low CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu ELEMENT: Jiton DESCRIPTION: After wrapping the opponent within chakra infused sand the user will cause the sand to implode and crush whatever is within it. The pressure also causes the target's blood to seep through the sand.. The user can control the pressure used in the attack, which allows the user to either break bones or completely liquefy an opponent. -Items Used- x2 Fuma Shuriken xSand Gourd

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[Hyūga Shodaime]

Hearing groans and grunts of the captured Blood Herald was disheartening to say the least. She was hoping to interrogate the bandit and get information out of him and possibly learn who their leader is and the location of their main base of operations. But alas, it seemed this interrogation was never meant to be as the captured blood herald only spoke in moans and grunts. Kiho's suggestion of bringing them back to Konoha was a good idea, it would give them more time to exam the Blood Herald up close and determine where it came from. She would turn to Arashi who would suggest taking it back to the village and examine it to trace it's origin source.

"I think that maybe the best solution to this right now." Shodaime would say to the group. "If we can trace its origin then maybe we can figure who or what is doing this and we can finally find their main base of operations to take out." It was a longshot but it was the best chance the group had to find the location of the blood herald's hideout. This would also likely provide an explanation for the pale skin and black veins that formed on the skin of the blood heralds.

[Mibōjin Kiho 昆™]

It seemed like everyone was in agreeence with how they were going to handle the 'thing' Arashi managed to get ahold of. All Kiho could do was shake her head as she looked at it making those weird sounds. Whatever it was, it was no longer human. On the bright side, she didn't have to kill any real people? At least that was how she chose to look at it before she addressed the others again.

"I guess we'll all have a hand in helping to get it back to the village. You got any fancy neat tricks Arashi?"

The Suna shinobi had shown her on a number of occasions what she could do with her sand related techs. The only thing Kiho could think of in terms of how she'd be able to help was her ability to subdue people in her Chitin, but Arashi could also do the same with her sand.

"Hopefully this time around the village will actually be able to get to the bottom of where they are coming from, I'd like the chance to be able to take these guys out once and for all." Kiho would listen in on anything the other two had to say on the matter given their seniority over herself.

[Oonakayama Arashi]

Blood Rumbles II TAG.Hyūga Shodaime Mibōjin Kiho 昆™ WORDS.  NOTES.

Down the Road At the very least, Shodaime seemed confident that her village would be able to facilitate the creature while it was within their care. If anything else, it was better than it running around Sunagakure. Though what mysteries laid behind all this? Not to mention, just how far would it spread if it couldn't be fixed? After seeing her own fair-share of demons, there was hardly anything that could really shake her. Though the thought of these things, having this strength, being on the loose wasn't an idea to take lightly. Despite her best efforts to do so. If anything, she was starting to realize that her jokes and sarcasm was one of the better defenses from showing her own fear of this knowledge. One thing was for sure, she wanted to see how this all ended, and with Konohagakure in charge of the in depth search, it was likely to come about with due haste. Maybe even find out the true cause to it... As Kiho seemed to agree and everyone ready to take the blood monster back to Konohagakure, the younger shinobi seemed to ask if Arashi had any other tricks that might make this more of a secure transfer. With a blank expression, the young woman would smirk before closing her eyes. "Ya know me...though if it bites me, make sure to go for the head...can't have me walkin around all zombified..." Shrugging her shoulders, the Sunagakure nin would make her way toward the confined beast, her eyes narrowed as she extended her palm outward, a seal appearing on the inside of her hand as the sand and creature enclosed would be drawn within. Their form would soon vanish from sight, a flicker of light showing that it was being taken away from this plane of existence for the moment, disappearing as the seal on Arashi's palm would flicker and then vanish as she flexed her hand. "There we go...One to go palm monster set for transport..." With a toothy grin, Arashi would lean back upon her hip as she adjusted her gourd across her shoulder. -End Thread- SPOILER: Click to show -S.A Used- Ultimate Defense A Skill granted by her continued use and developed relationship with Shukaku over the continued use of his control over sand, Arashi has a stronger connection to the element, allowing her to use it at a much more intensive rate than before. As such, her defenses are much more adapt and capable of taking on stronger attacks and reinforcing itself at faster speed. This adaptation to the sand shield allows for it's reaction time to have increased and make it more challenging for attacks to connect and break through the first layer, while acting still on the natural inclinations of auto-repairing itself for the next strike. Will of Sand Will of Sand- Adding the element of her own chakra into the mixture of sand, Arashi is capable of faster and stronger sand manipulation and attacks. The extent of this control is due to the supply gathered within her gourd, granting the bonus of power, but limited to only the amount contained within it. This ability makes her constructions more dense and harder to break down, and the swiftness of their creation is instant rather than requiring the prior time of build-up as before due to the strengthened bond between Arashi and Shukaku. Sand Control Arashi is granted two forms of defense by the Ichibi. The first one is a subconscious ability granted by the Bijuu is that there is constantly a barrier of sand clinging to Arashi’s skin. This barrier acts as a shield against her skin, absorbing heavy blows and protecting her. Her sand defense is very tough, being very difficult to break through. The sand has been likened to steel and concrete. The second form is one which pulls sand from her surroundings and the sand piled on her skin to form a visible barrier and dome like barrier around her. The sand is typically pulled from the ground and any nearby source. Arashi’s various dogs often have a plentiful amount of sand carried in their thick coats. As such, the sand is often pulled from their coats to be used to protect the girl. Through the course of her training, Arashi has learned to control both of these forms of defense to a degree, making her much more capable of mounting a defense in a variety of ways. But she still at times must incumbent some cooperation from Shukaku to ensure of it's sustainability. Arashi can control sand and wind around herself to whip up sandstorms with powerful gusts. The sandstorm often appears when she’s emotionally strained and damaged. If there is no sand around her, powerful breezes will still gather around her. Shukaku enjoys teasing the girl to the point where sandstorms appear. But with the course of time, Arashi had grown more comfortable with this and developed a thick skin towards such actions by the Bijuu. While Arashi had previous had little to no control over her other sand related abilities, she has a somewhat capable hand at this one. Because of the trauma of her sand attacking her classmates at a young age, Arashi has managed to reign in some of this power. Learning to bend the sand to her will, Arashi can keep it from hurting those she doesn’t want it to hurt. Sand will be gathered from nearby sources to be used as a weapon when this ability activates. This ability typically only activates when Arashi is in severe danger, but it has now become possible for her to do so with ease. Though it is more prone to activating near or on full moons. The sand takes the form of blunt objects or tendrils to bash or choke enemies. During moments of extreme strain, Arashi loses all control over this ability as well. Ichibi Curse Seal The only ability Arashi has competent control over, this is the ability to utilize the curse seal marks over Shukaku’s body for her own bidding. Arashi can will the seals to cover her own body and control them to form various seals to preform fuuinjutsu from her own skin. As such, she can summon weapons she has sealed within them and rearrange the seals to be able to perform various fuuinjutsu that she has knowledge of without scrolls by using her own skin. She may also seal items within the curse marks and rearrange them to perform an unrelated technique before reforming them to summon the item at a later date. -Jutsu Used- NAME: Karada Fuinjutsu [Body Sealing Technique] RANK: B CHAKRA USAGE: Low CLASSIFICATION: Fūinjutsu ELEMENT: - HANDSEALS: 0 DESCRIPTION: An upgrade to the Hikin Fuinjutsu [Generic Sealing Technique], the user creates a seal on their own skin for which a multitude of objects can be stored. If cast on the user themselves, the seals become reactive to the body's own chakra, and it becomes more difficult for others to forcibly draw items from the seal. The closer the mark is made to the center of one's chakra coil, at the pit of their gut, the stronger this protection becomes. Directly attuned to the user's chakra, seals take up half the space they ordinarily would. And in the case of it being sealed on the user, items can be released via small chakra burst rather than touch. -Items Used- x2 Fuma Shuriken xSand Gourd

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