[Himishi Jou]

Jou nodded in agreement to Emi's words. The young Himishi wasn't that knowledgeable about reptiles either, meaning that they needed to tread with extra caution. If Jou had more time and better control of his chakra, he could've probably figured out the full extent of this lizard's abilities while in the mind of that one bandit...if they knew anything more, that is.

The genin glanced over and took in his surroundings once more. Looks like the giant monitor lizard was their only real obstacle left, not counting the remaining bandit that had tamed it.

Just as Jou looked back over at the lizard, he caught it effortlessly chomping down on one of Emi's ink dogs, making the young Himshi flinch a little. "We definitely need to steer clear of it's mouth, that's for sure." Jou added. As the lizard struggled a little with one of the other ink dogs, Jou noticed something...or rather, someone shifting behind the lizard, attempting to remain hidden behind some rocks. His eyes then shifted back towards the lizard just as it was getting restrained by Emi.

"Shit..." As that happened, the bandit peeked once again before attempting to make a run for it, deeper into the cave. "The last one is trying to get away!" Jou yelled before running after him. Despite the lizard still being restrained, Jou made sure to stay clear of it as he ran past. The bandit barely made it far before Jou caught up, jumping up and landing right in front of the man which caught him off guard, bringing the bandit to a stop.

"Should've known better ta try and outrun you shinobi." The guy claimed before raising his hands up, seemingly surrendering. Jou kept his eyes on the bandit, and noticed something about him, something he must've missed while in the other bandit's mind. There was a nasty burn mark that ran down the side of his face and from what Jou could see, it looked like it went further down as well. It didn't look fresh either, and must've been something he had for a while. As this happened, the bandit smirked before quickly lowering his hand in an attempt to grab a knife that was strapped to his waist!

Not wasting any time, Jou attempted to use the right amount of chakra to perform one more jutsu. "Katami Mori!" His eyes started to glow once again as he kept them locked on the bandit's. The bandit flinched and stopped in his place. "Wh-What the...what's going...Why am I suddenly remembe-no...no, stop...." The bandit dropped his knife and then fell to his knees as he desperately brushed his burn mark as if he were trying to put out some flames. "Ahhhhhh, not again!!! It burns...It fucking burns, make it stop! Ahhhhhhh!!!" The man screamed as he recalled the traumatic moment of how he got those burns....including the excruciating pain he felt.

It continued for a bit before he slumped over, falling unconscious to both the pain and his weak will.

Jou, on the other hand, was now also on one knee, breathing heavily with a strained look in his eyes. Despite his effort to control his chakra, Jou still used a little too much, but he did manage to stay conscious, which in itself was an improvement. But his eyes returned to being red as he struggled to get back on his feet.

Souzouteki Emi

Jutsu

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NAME: Katami Mori [Memento Mori]
RANK: B
CHAKRA USAGE: Medium
CLASSIFICATION: Dōjutsu, Kekkei Genkai (Tōzasō)
ELEMENT: --
DESCRIPTION:

While the Tomokenzangan is ablaze the user will force the target to recall the most painful thing they have experienced within their lives and relive the sensation in an attempt to unbalance them during combat or weaken them for further interrogation. After all, why bother with torture when you can have the enemy's memories do all the work for you?

Because this technique's main component relies on the person who is being affected, its usefulness varies from person to person. For some the most painful memory might be child birth, with others might only experience the pain of a broken bone.

Younger opponents may experience nary more then a spanking. The user can loop the pain to bombard the target repeatedly if the sensation itself doesn't seem to be enough, but even this can be limited by what pains the affected has experienced.

[Souzouteki Emi]

The final bandit attempted to flee, and Jou gave chase alone. That was dangerous, but Emi also had his hands full with the large lizard, which would hopefully be the more threatening of the two. He manipulated the stony vines in his grasp to wrap around the lizard's neck, restraining until the animal fell unconscious.

He always hated fighting animals more than fighting people. He approached the motionless lizard on the ground and, moving behind it, used some scraps of scroll to bind the creature's mouth. That would prevent it from using its dangerous bite if it were to wake up again and would make it easier to transport back to the village, if they decided to do so instead of putting it down.

He hardly had time to contemplate which option was the correct one, as he had to go help Jou and -

A horrible screaming rang out from further in the cave, where Jou had fled. The bandit screaming about burning and then the dull thud of someone collapsing. Emi crept closer to the site of the fight. The bandit was on the ground, unconscious, and Jou was on his knee, looking incredibly exhausted. He seemed to have spent a lot of chakra on whatever he just did.

"Are you alright?" Emi asked, coming closer, eyes locked on the downed bandit. Emi wasn't sure if he'd wake up quickly or not, since he wasn't familiar with the technique Jou had used. "Can you stand?"

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[Himishi Jou]

Jou was breathing heavily as he looked in the direction of the downed bandit, a hand still over one of his eyes. As far as he could remember, this was Jou's first time successfully subduing someone with this jutsu, but with the amount of chakra he used up prior to this made using that jutsu extra risky...but it paid off in the end, fortunately.

His attention then shifted over to Emi who arrived on the scene. "Y-Yeah...I'll be...fine." Jou said as he managed to get back on his feet, despite his legs wobbling a little during the process. Jou lowered his hand which fully revealed how strained his eyes looked, even after his doujutsu was deactivated. "I don't think...I'll be able to use my Tomokenzangan for a little while though...but, we should be fine." Jou claimed while looking at the downed bandit, but then back over at Emi. "Oh..." The young Himishi then realized something, and placed his hand on the side of his face with a hint of disappointment in his expression. "I guess you handled the lizard? S-Sorry for...running off like that." It just now struck Jou how dangerous things could've been for either of them all because he ran off on his own like that. They could've worked together to subdue the lizard before chasing after the bandit, and maybe Jou would not have ended up in the state he's in now as well. Jou may be pretty smart for his age, but even he has his moments of acting on his impulses.

"Well, all that's left is to take them in and collect what they have stolen, right?" Jou asked before pointing in the direction of where said stolen goods are. "I still remember where they are, just down this path and hidden behind some rocks to the right." he added, his heavy breathing starting to lessen.

Souzouteki Emi

[Souzouteki Emi]

Without the hand to cover his eyes, it was clear that Jou had really pushed himself. Bloodshot, like a student after studying for too long, or Emi, after studying an image for hours without realizing the passing of time. Whatever he'd done had taken a great deal of effort and it was evident by how Jou wobbled.

"I did capture the lizard." He hadn't killed it, yet. Transporting it would probably be pretty dangerous, but he kind of felt bad doing it when he'd already subdued it. They couldn't just release it, so he supposed they'd just have to bring it in along with the criminals. "It's alright that you ran off. Neither of us got hurt, so it turned out okay." That was a straightforward way of looking at it, but Emi seemed earnest. Perhaps his perspectives were a little simple.

"Right... You still seem tired, though. It will be dangerous to try to transport them and the goods while you're fatigued. You should sit and rest for a while while I bind all of their hands and get them arranged," he instructed. He wasn't usually the type to act like a leader or give instructions, preferring to listen and play the supporting role, but it seemed like a good idea to be mature here.

"Since we've already captured them, we don't need to be in a hurry. Let's take our time to make sure we do it right." Emi hadn't used as much chakra as Jou had, so he would be better able to take care of the boring preparatory stuff while Jou recuperated. Luckily, he didn't seem to mind this at all.

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