Things were moving along as expected, though perhaps not in the sense that everyone had hoped...
While the group was willing to push forward to investigate, the deception had left Arashi in a position where it was difficult for her to run away or phase out of sight. The challenge came from the fact that eyes were resting on her, so even as a supposed witness, she was still a possible target. In the end, Noji had done his part to remain close as well, though his attention seemed at keeping the idea of an attacker being from one of the other gangs. With their course toward that of a possible clue, Noji stopped short as he looked back toward Arashi, his hand resting squarely on her chest before looking toward the rooftops.
"Be weary my friends...I suspect our killer is watching us closely..."
A moment prompted the others to look up as well, which gave Arashi the time to smack the man's hand off, gritting her teeth as he sheepishly shown his own. She needed to get to the club, though how she intended to lead them off the trail remained a bit of a problem. Upon seeing what appeared like a shadow moving at her back, the young female would reel back before then noting it was no more than a rat. Yet, in the end..a rat could work.
As she moved toward the back, her fingers would move between her lips, causing a whistle to escape from them.
"It is there!! The killer! I saw them!!"
"Ugh! We missed em!! After em boys!!"
As Arashi pointed in the direction of the rat, the party would quickly begin to depart further into the streets, leaving Arashi and Noji behind.
"Hmmm...Not bad..."
"At the very least, maybe Zakku managed to get his group close enough...meanwhile...we better get to the club and start lookin..."
That said, Arashi would begin to make her way toward the building, Noji moving at her heels as he looked once more toward the rooftops. Something was definitely up there, but perhaps it was best to allow it to follow for now.
Something that Arashi agreed with, having noticed the figure tailing them since they had first split up.
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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 Host
Arashi is the host to the Ichibi. As such, she has been granted a massive boost to her chakra and various other skills. Sand will unconsciously move to her will, even if she doesn’t want it to. She also has a natural affinity with Fuuinjutsu due to the curse marks that appear over her at times. Arashi also has an affinity to wind. However, because of the low number of tails on Ichibi, Arashi has difficulties controlling the biju and rarely sleeps. She rarely lowers her guard as well.
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.
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