[Hatake Toshizō]

"international incident". "A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic, dead or alive." DIPLOMATIC RELATIONSHIPS He didn't have to go there in person. In fact, any Jounin from the village would suffice, but considering the report they received, it was important that the Hidden Leaf showed they were taking this seriously. Sending one of the village's councilors was a way to show the Hidden Sand the due respect such an important ally deserved. The idea was to reassure them they were looking into the matter with the due care, and that they were ready to take the measures needed to make this situation as right as this could be. Toshizou was not only a councilor, but he was a famed Shinobi on his own, known around the ninja world as the Demon of the Fleeting Blossoms, a highly effective Nuke-nin killer, known to be merciless and ruthless, and also the leader of one of the clans of the Hidden Leaf. The man arrived within half a day from when he was informed on the matter, he came with a convoy of two other shinobis, who were accompanying him as his 'bodyguard' and also because he intended to escort the two Leaf shinobi who were there separately; he had plans for the Uchiha boy, and he didn't personally care about the Senju boy, so the others would be responsible for him. In any case, he was quick to make his way to the waiting room just outside the Jounin Hanchou's office, who was also a famed shinobi of her own, the Princess of the Oonakayama clan. Once there, he sit on one of the chairs, folded his arms in front of his chest and crossed his legs, closing his eyes and concentrating on his Mind's Eye; he was quite the skilled sensor shinobi. Seemed like the two Leaf shinobi who were there were already on their way to the gate, which meant they would be able to talk with privacy, and that was good. He really wanted to hear her thoughts about the matter. From what he had read, a member of her clan, a Chuunin, had lost her arm in the battle, which was quite unfortunate. "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" Hidden Sand Village Outside the Hanchou's office [Oonakayama Arashi] [357 words]

[Oonakayama Arashi]

International Incident TAG.Hatake Toshizō WORDS. xxx NOTES:

"Ya people certainly know how to arrive in a crisis..." Arashi would state this as she had just arrived from the hospital herself, a calm expression resting on her face as she saw the man waiting close to her office. She had set the word out the moment that they had drawn near to the village as to ensure that they could treat Ayukawa immediately. While she was still unsure of just how long she'd be in surgery, the clear result of the incident had been made known. The girl was going to be scarred by this, and there was nothing that anyone could do about it. After which, it seemed that the message had been relayed back to Konohagakure, which was to be expected since two of their own shinobi had been involved. But she wasn't exactly expecting a Council member, nor a famed one at that. With her hands resting at her side, the other would place themselves upon her hip as she looked him over for a moment and then raised her brow. "No offense...but maybe if ya moved like that every time someone in Konoha had a bad idea...these things might have a less chance of happening...just sayin..." Arashi had never been a great example of diplomatic respect, especially when it came to leadership from the ranks. Her experience had shown her that good leaders were the ones that actually recalled what things were like on the front lines or on operations. It was one of the reasons why she hardly stayed in the Kage Manor in all honesty. Though that was partially because she had been on a mission of her own design. Still, this wasn't just a lapse on Konoha's part. She too held some partial responsibility for the actions of her cousin. As she opened the door upon passing him, she'd gesture for him to come in as she began to move around toward her desk. "If you were looking for your wards...their on route toward the exit for transport...no worse for wear...unlike mine..." SPOILER: Click to show -S.A Used- 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. 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. 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- -Items Used- -Familiar Used-

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[Hatake Toshizō]

"international incident". "A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic, dead or alive." WARDS Just before he could hear the voice, he felt Arashi approaching and he lifted his head so that his vermillion eyes could stare right into her dark orbs. "That's what we are known for." he casually added, slowly getting up from the chair and giving her a short, yet respectful bow. He noticed the Hanchou looked rather calm, things considered, and that was a good sign. When she gave him the snark comment about moving fast, his expression didn't change; he merely nodded, agreeing to her statement. "Perhaps if I could have it my way, that would be a reality. However, the same can be applied to you. Seemed like the whole ordeal was a collection of bad choices from all sides." he commented, keeping the calm and collecting tone. He wasn't looking to antagonise Arashi in any way, but this situation arose from the recklessly of all three of them, and arguably, if the Sand Chuunin hadn't been there, he was fairly certain the outcome would've been quite different. As she opened the door to her office, he promptly headed towards it with long strides, he was determined to solve this issue as soon as possible, and head back to the Hidden Leaf; he didn't trust the village alone at the hands of that buffoon, but at least Kurei was there to keep some sense in that empty, heroic head of his, which brought some mild relief. Arashi informed him that the two boys were in route to the exit and he nodded. "I'm aware, I'm pinpointing the location of their chakra as we speak." he explained, not delving too deeply on that matter, for he knew an allied nation would know he was a capable sensor. Still, he sighed when she mentioned her own ward, prompting him to once again reach for her eyes and give her a short bow. "I'm sorry about what happened to her. I assume she is family... That shouldn't have happened, Oonakayama-sama." he added just before sitting at the chair and crossing his legs. "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" Hidden Sand Village Hanchou's Office [Oonakayama Arashi] [344 words]

[Oonakayama Arashi]

International Incident TAG.Hatake Toshizō WORDS. xxx NOTES:

"Hmph...got me there..." At least they were both on the same page when it came to responsibility on the matter. Though the injured party wasn't present within the room, the results of everything that had happened combined was felt by everyone. As Toshizo apologized for the cost it had brought upon Ayukawa, the young woman would nod as she bowed her head as well. "She's the only one in her family to have managed to survive so far in becoming a shinobi. Honestly, her brother had not been so fortunate and it was hoped that she might fair better..she's a good kid...not exactly a smart one...but she follows her heart and it usual gives her good judgement...save for this time..." Crossing her arms over her chest, she'd sigh before placing herself upon the surface of her desk, leaning against it as she lowered her head. "The Saeko Clan is as much a part of my family as the Oonakayama...they'll want answers and I can only provide so many...I'm guessin you want the same...am I right?" Closing her eyes, Arashi would begin to speak as she let her head rise before meeting his gaze. "From the accounts of your two shinobi...Uchiha Issei had been getting messages from a Takigakure nin that had participated within the prior Chunin exams...one that seemed to be a poor loser and vowed vengeance. In the end, it sounds like she goaded him into a confrontation that required him to cross the borders on threat of attacking his loved ones...similarly...Ayukawa had gotten a similar note of the opposite nature with her claiming to be a victim of his harassment..." SPOILER: Click to show -S.A Used- 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. 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. 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- -Items Used- -Familiar Used-

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[Hatake Toshizō]

"international incident". "A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic, dead or alive." IT'S SIMPLE Seemed like this girl had a shitty luck, being the only one in her family to survive, and now she was maimed and may have to retire, if she didn't find a way to compensate for her lack of arm. When Arashi said that she was a good kid who followed her heart, he scoffed, shaking his head. "Following the heart is a mistake a shinobi shouldn't commit. We train to void them for the sake of something bigger than ourselves. Whenever shinobi give in to emotions, things like this happen. The only reason it didn't happen before, was because the stakes were not high enough. But that sheltered existence doesn't last, and as a Chuunin, she should've known better, the same way the two idiot kids from my village should've known better." his tone, while still polite, was cold. He wasn't pulling punches in blaming the three of them for being reckless, for falling into such a trickery that resulted in this bloody mess they had to deal with now. When asked if he wanted answers, he leaned his head to the side a bit, as if he was saying that he kind of already had his answers. He didn't interrupt her, for he wanted to hear everything she had to say before speaking his mind, and once she was done outlining what he had heard from the report, he nodded. "To me this situation is extremely simple. Issei made a mistake. He had the opportunity to end an enemy shinobi during his Chuunin Exams and he chose mercy. Mercy is an instrument of fools. Not only that, but he received messages from her, both in letters and as people she fought. That Senju boy that came, Tetsumi, he had his tendons cut and was sent to crawl back to the village with a message, and a while ago she also attacked the Hyuuga heir, although he fared better in the fight, surprisingly. He should've known she wasn't going to make it easy for him, she already showed she was targeting his friends. If he used that brain of his, he could have anticipated she would try and hurt the one he cared about the most. He was naive." he sighed, shaking his head. "But your girl was also naive. She believed her baiting, a bait from a shinobi from an enemy nation. She gave her the benefit of the doubt without reaching out to her allies first. To believe an enemy without confirming the intel received is a mistake of a rookie. he explained. "Hence, the solution is simple. That girl needs to be added as a high priority to our bingo books and eliminated as soon as possible. Her destruction is the answer we need." he added, speaking rather calmly about eliminating someone. Well, that made sense, he was known as a 'Demon' after all. "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" Hidden Sand Village Hanchou's Office [Oonakayama Arashi] [482 words]

[Oonakayama Arashi]

International Incident TAG.Hatake Toshizō WORDS. xxx NOTES:

"While I'm all for a good manhunt, there's an issue in putting out a order to go get her. Technically, while what she did was a crime...and apparently a consistent one...the fact remains that she didn't cross border lines...our people did..." Arashi was certain that much made the problem more challenging and less simple. It could easily excel into full-scale war, and while she was prepared to fight, she couldn't say it was the right way to go about it. After all, punishment was meant for equally everyone. If they were dishing out orders to eliminate targets, there was just as much a chance that their own shinobi were looking at hitlists also. "She drew them across the border...there's no doubting that...its just as likely that Lord Ryu has or would put a bingo order out for them too. If you wanna start throwing daggers, no one will get out untouched...I'm not saying that we let it slide...but this has to be handled with a bit more care than just striking back..." Keeping her gaze upon the older shinobi, she'd let her hands rested upon her desk behind her, leaning against it further as she shook her head. "Less ya get her to come back over this way...ya not gonna get much headway with that plan...just a pretty picture with a name on it..." SPOILER: Click to show -S.A Used- 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 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. 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- -Items Used- -Familiar Used-

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[Hatake Toshizō]

"international incident". "A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic, dead or alive." ELIMINATION Toshizou's expression remained calm, but his eyes narrowed a bit, he was a bit bothered. "Indeed they crossed a border, I can't deny that. However, this Kunikunosaku did the same when she attacked Tetsumi, it happened in the Land of Fire, and when she attacked the Hyuuga heir, they were in the Forest Country. Clearly, she doesn't care about borders, and at worst, the invasion of their land was justified, that's how I perceive it. Retaliation." he stated, and the Hanchou agreed that she did bait them to cross the border, she sent letters, she manipulated the sand girl to go there. Arashi was on the careful side, and he could understand that; the Waterfall had allies they could call to arms to help them in case the Sand and the Leaf declared war on them, and that was the only thing that concerned Toshizou. "Our villages are strong, considerably stronger than the Waterfall. If there's one thing holding me back from wiping them out is the fact that may call some of their allies to arms. And our own allies grow thinner by the second. Still, I will take care of the Uchiha and the Senju boys, and if their names are in their bingo book, that's something they will have to learn to live with." he added, not too bothered by that fact either; Toshizou's name was in probably every enemy nation bingo book, and they never succeeded in claiming his head. If you are strong, you can make it. But when she mentioned the fact that they needed Kunikunosaku to cross a border for their plan to be successful, he chuckled lightly and cracked a mischievous smirk. "Oh, but she will. She is obsessed with the Uchiha boy, she is going out of her way to try to kill him. I don't see her giving up on that. With her name on our hit list, and her likeness as well, it is but a matter of time until she makes the mistake of leaving her nation. And when that happens, we can be prepared to smite her. Or at least the Leaf shall do that. I cannot speak for the actions of the sand... Not even the entirety of the actions of the Leaf, for that matter. But my shinobi will be ready." and although he didn't really explain what 'his shinobi' were, he seemed confident he could have enough man power to be on the lookout for the girl. "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" Hidden Sand Village Hanchou's Office [Oonakayama Arashi] [416 words]

[Oonakayama Arashi]

International Incident TAG.Hatake Toshizō WORDS. xxx NOTES:

Arashi would remain silent as she listened to Toshizo speak. He was certain enough in the claim of the girl having already crossed borders before. It was as evident in her behavior that her actions likely had been her own and nothing more. If all else, they could go on that basis alone as a means to give them an upper hand as a means of confronting the Taki Lord. It would at the very least give them a hand to play. Still, if he was eager to start looking for justification, when did it stop? "Fine...we can go with the idea of justification...but it still leaves out the fact that our shinobi were just as reckless...Dealing with them aside, ya really wanna bring this idea up to the Hokage and want me to bring it to the Kazekage? Because it sounds like ya ready to try and take this to the field of war" Was Arashi hesistent about the idea of conflict? Absolutely.... Strength in numbers were great, but it wasn't as if Sunagakure needed to get dragged into a fight when it had just managed to recover from the last time they were caught in a fray. Then there was the last thing...his shinobi... "Look...I can't speak for him...but if ya ready to just jump into it...I doubt Sunagakure will be doing it unless its for a big reason...three kids gettin in over their heads is bad...but it isn't to the point where we're talkin manhunts and border strikes..." From there, the Sunagakure Commander would push herself from her desk as she began to move around toward her chair behind it. "Though if the council agrees with this statement, we'll follow...though this is the first I'm hearin of an invasion into the Land of Fire? Or an attempted attack on the Hyuuga?" SPOILER: Click to show -S.A Used- 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 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. 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- -Items Used- -Familiar Used-

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[Hatake Toshizō]

"international incident". "A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic, dead or alive." DECEIT Toshizou sighed and shook his head. "It's unfortunately not my place to decide to march into war or not, but that doesn't mean the other option is to remain idle either." he commented, shrugging lightly. Arashi continued to show how hesitant the Hidden Sand would be to join a conflict, and how they were seeing this as basically the recklessly of three kids. Toshizou just stared at her when she said that, not showing much emotion, even though deep inside of him he was filled with disappointment. No wonder their enemies grew stronger while their alliance slowly weakened: nobody was willing to do what they must. Blood has to be spilled at times, there's just no way around it. He remained silent until she finished everything she had to say, mentioned that she was up until today oblivious to Kunikunosaku's invasion of the Land of Fire and attack on the Hyuuga clan. Toshizou nodded to her. "Well, I'm briefing you on that now that it also become a problem for the Hidden Sand. To be honest, I only recently learned of it. It happened not too long ago as well." he explained, pausing for a moment. "Look, Arashi-sama. I understand your hesitation, but we can look beyond the political side of it. We are, first and foremost, shinobi, and covered operations are part of our lives, as well as deceit. We don't have to officially declare war, but we could use special ops to hunt her down, and make it so that if we are caught, we can blame one of our common enemies. Say... The Hidden Rock?" he suggested, wondering how the Hanchou would react to it. Deceit was part of being a shinobi, and Toshizou was sure that, with the help of the sand, they could potentially dispatch a small group of shinobi trained in the arts of assassination to take care of the issue, plant a seed of distrust between the Rock and the Waterfall and weaken their alliance. They had much to benefit from it, if they were successful, and even on the off chance they would fail, they could still blame the Rock for the attempt anyways. "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" Hidden Sand Village Hanchou's Office [Oonakayama Arashi] [365 words]

[Oonakayama Arashi]

International Incident TAG.Hatake Toshizō WORDS. xxx NOTES:

:Iwagakure?..." There were many lengths she had seen people go through in which to either help create a solution or perhaps prevent a possible threat, or even preemptively halt and or gather information. What this man was proposing was shifting blame of an event that they all knew was a failure on their part upon the allies of the ones that had been associated to it as a means to create a conflict. It was out there, but it was certainly something that could work. It would at least deal with the girl itself by making it seem like their own allies could be trusted. "Thats your play to explain why you get to kill her or at least justify it?" Closing her eyes, the Jounin would then release a breath as she then opened them as she shook her head. "I'm all for justice in trying to get the bitch responsible for what happened to my family, but it sounds to me like ya tryin to manipulate this into a conflict which will flood over into Kaze no Kuni...Recall that we're the ones closest to Iwagakure and Taki...not Konoha..." Holding a stern expression, the young female would rise up from her seat as she looked toward Toshizo before shaking her head. "Ya expectin me to agree with ya or are ya just gonna go through with this and hope that everyone involved with the event backs up ya story?" SPOILER: Click to show -S.A Used- 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 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. 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- -Items Used- -Familiar Used-

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[Hatake Toshizō]

"international incident". "A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic, dead or alive." PROPOSAL When she spoke the name of their enemy village he nodded. It was something many people nowadays didn't seem to consider, but shinobi do fight in the shadow. Deceit, lies and scams are all tools to be used. You don't need to best all of your enemies in open battle. If you can direct them towards da dangerous, destructive path, if you can provoke fight between themselves, it was all the better. Make them wage war against their former allies, weaken both nations, make them easier to defeat. Obviously it wasn't something as swift as a direct action, but they could definitely reap many benefits in medium to long term. "That's an idea that could potentially work. A positive outcome could benefit us greatly, but even failure could also benefit us. It is a mean to reduce the chances of a potential mission failing completely." he said, cracking a smirk in the corner of his mouth. "A complex play of shogi." he added. Still, seem like the Hidden Sand's Hanchou was hesitant. He could barely blame her, they were growing used to this cold war reality, that made people want to avoid risky moves that could break this fragile peace they managed to create in this world. But ultimately, such a fragile peace was not meant to last, and they could either way until it came crumbling down, or make use of it so they could get ahead of their enemies. That hesitation came also as a form of accusation. A conflict would be closer to the Land of Wind, that was true, but the Land of Fire was not far from it. Her expression grew stern and she got up from her seat. The man didn't move, only his eyes followed the woman. "I'm not expecting you to agree, nor will I just go ahead ad do it without proper planning. I'm proposing a course of action. A course I believe is worth considering and discussing, and if accepted, planned. We all could benefit from this. Both our villages. It would also weaken our enemies and boost the morale of our allies." he started, finally getting up from his chair as well, locking his vermillion eyes on the woman's. "Or are you saying it's not even worth sleeping on the idea? I wouldn't grow too comfortable with this temporary peace we have. The winds of war are already howling all over the world, Arashi-sama." he warned her. "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" Hidden Sand Village Hanchou's Office [Oonakayama Arashi] [416 words]

[Oonakayama Arashi]

International Incident TAG.Hatake Toshizō WORDS. xxx NOTES:

"Sorry...a person like you thought along the same lines as you did...he was the Kazekage before my father and it ended with him being killed and half my village destroyed...so I take such ideas quite seriously..." Arashi would remain calm as she continued to stand, her eyes not leaving the man as he seemed casual in such thinking. It was his right after all, being a war hero and a council member. But this still remained a theory at best, one that didn't end with them simply going to pick up the riches of war so easily. It went along the scales of war, and in truth, with an enemy that may be too strong a force to conquer... Even if she looked past her relationships with those on a neutral footing in the village hidden in the stone, the cost was high on their side, and she would think her father crazy to even think of such a thing. But in hearing Toshizo suggest that for her it was not something to at least sleep on, how the howling of war was costing upon the wind, a smirk crossed her lips as she closed her eyes. "Oh I'm pretty good listener...they always have been..I'm just waiting for the screams to follow after em..since they usually do end with screams and dying right...Toshizo-sama..." With him standing as well to meet her gaze, Arashi would keep her smirk before then pushing off from her desk as she began to make her way around him. "I'll bring the details of this event to the Kazekage and I will hopefully have news of his decision by tomorrow...Thank you coming to speak with me directly and for your condolences..." In saying this, the young woman would open the door to allow the lord his exit. SPOILER: Click to show -S.A Used- 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 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. 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- -Items Used- -Familiar Used-

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[Hatake Toshizō]

"international incident". "A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic, dead or alive." FAREWELL He nodded when she mentioned the death of the Kazekage, and the consequences it caused for the village. "I'm familiar with that. Nothing in this world is risk-free, not as long as our enemies draw breathe." he commented, but he didn't insist much on the subject, he could read the situation well enough to know that the Sand had little interest in trying to create the conflict he was interested in. "People are growing too comfortable with this fake peace of ours..." he thought to himself, but his expression remained serious and collected, showing no emotion. Still he nodded when she responded his previous question. If she was going to at least think about it, it was good enough. He was well-aware of the current strength of his own organisation to know that he couldn't really do this alone, at least not now, but in due time that was likely going to change, for he had already a Captain in mind, one who was in this very village at the moment. With the promise to bring his suggestion to the Kazekage, Toshizou got up from his chair and walked towards the door Arashi had opened, and as he walked past it, he looked back at her, sighing deeply and nodding to her. "It was the least I could do. The Sand deserves nothing but our utmost respect and consideration. We have been allies for generations, and I wouldn't see it any other way." he added, turning around to face her more properly and give her a respectful bow. "If there's anything we can do for your kin, don't hesitate to ask. I can assure we will do everything in our power to help in her recovery. You have my word." his words sounded sincere, and the intensity in his scarlet eyes were - if nothing else - evidence of his resolve. "Farewell, Arashi-sama." and with those final words, Toshizou took his leave, heading towards the gates of the village where he would join the young Uchiha. He couldn't know if he would reap any benefits from this encounter, but he at least hoped he had planted a small seed in there. Crushing their enemies, in his eyes, was the only way forward. "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" Hidden Sand Village Exit Post [Oonakayama Arashi] [373 words]

[Oonakayama Arashi]

International Incident TAG.Hatake Toshizō WORDS. xxx NOTES:

Bowing her head, Arashi would thank him for his assurance of aid, watching him leave for wishing him safe travels with his wards. As the distance of his departure grew further, the young female would allow her door to close before then cupping her head beneath her face. In truth, the conversation was more vexing than it was reassuring. Clearly, the man wanted to accomplish something that likely would involve a larger stage perform upon. Whether or not it came to Sunagakure having to join was left in the hands of the Kazekage, but did any of them want to create a conflict over this? If so, who would be the ones to suffer in the end? The people for one, next the ones that started it. So many questions were left unanswered, but it still too soon to tell just how Bonchi no Kuni would respond to this event. Perhaps it would be no more than a warning. Or, it could be worse. Arashi wouldn't claim to know the mind of their leadership, only the rumors of his ruthlessness. A man who had fought his way to the top was not someone to be considered lightly. "It's gonna be a long year..." Closing her eyes, she'd release a soft breath before than returning to her desk as she watched the Council man make his way down the street toward the exit of the village. Yet as she did, her gaze would remain on him before then returning to her own work. -End Thread- (It was great rping with you...hopefully we can do so again XD ) SPOILER: Click to show -S.A Used- 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 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. 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- -Items Used- -Familiar Used-

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