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It had been, all intents and purposes: a wonderful day. It had been perfect. The sun was out - some mild grey skies ahead for later in the day but otherwise it didn't appear to be an issue, at least not with Akira having to squint as the Sun would remain in his right eye.

The man was dressed plainly, save for one hideous mask that had been pulled over his face - covering his hair, and entirety. A Hannya mask. He had nothing but the weapons on his person... and he had chosen no auspicious day. They would be entirely off guard: why? Because the intelligence was....

Nil. There had been no intelligence. Nothing to gather: no whispers, for it had been a conversation stuck to the confines of their inner circle. And for those temples that did exist in Arashi no Kuni - they had been told to prepare. A simple statement, but not telling of anything more than it needed to be.

The choice had been clear enough. Sow doubt. Sow chaos. Head to Erimo - but in order to do that, to 'sow the seeds' as it were: and people were lackadaisical. 'International incident here' - 'heightened tensions there' - nobody had dared to knock on the door. For some twenty miles before he had got close to Nohara no Kuni's borders: he went off road. He donned a mask after he'd come off the mainstay road. Then, he'd crossed the border.

Why today? Why now? Why Arashi no Kuni? Why, simple - Erimo was a simple target, as it was an agriculture town of importance: because Amegakure no Sato was the richest country in the world and if they hurt, then their allies did as well. Evil facilitated evil: and those in the deep dark cracks that Shinobi hunted on missions, would also be emboldened by it. It was one thing to make enemies, and another to have scorched earth as one's first target.

Armed with a Kumogakure headband, and ninja ID, from their land that Akira had stolen, with the identity of someone his height - but of an appearance unknown to him, for all intents and purposes: this was a Kumogakure shinobi acting 'independently.' Other than the headband, other items would be 'conveniently' lost from his own person as he travelled through the land.

So they would say. This person was 'acting in their own regard' - and of course, it was. It was someone not of Kumogakure whatsoever, but that was on the onus for them to prove. Many Amegakure Shinobi would die today. Kumogakure was (as far as he understood) on poor terms with Amegakure, and combined with his inventory, it made sense. What had been cut off his wrist, as he made a intentionally poor job of going through the land, was dropping some cultural 'wish bands' that had been highlighted to him by one Azarea, also of Kumogakure.

They would find it, should they have chosen to investigate.

Still, Roku Zensho was not the place he had entered from before when he was from Iwagakure. It had been through Otobe: but how different could it have been? In the far distance, coming from side on: a watch tower that mangy were familiar with. He would have eventually come on to the path, pulling a bell from his person. And that bell would ring as he approached the tower: unknowing to him, that these places held few Shinobi in and of their own right.

This would be a dark day, indeed.

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Akira is attacking ROKU ZENSHO. This is a crime. I will post once a week if nobody joins, with a view to set Erimo on fire.

Edit: In the event someone does join, this thread is to have a 48 hour (2 day) post limit, joining this thread is seen as agreeing to those terms.

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{Spoiler}Add any jutsu, relevant information here

[Toff E]

It was a quiet day all things considered. Having come onto shift with her team only recently Namikade Nami was in the process of turn-over of the tower's rain control. Her sensory reaching into the rainstorm that drizzled in a lighter fashion above, giving her the massive sky-down view of the area below. Her team was charged with front-line defense and surveillance, and for all pursposes - she was damn good at her job as the weather sensor. In that sense though, the day was already odd. He had been roughly four miles outward from the tower when she had first felt a moving presence of a human heading in the tower's direction. He was taking his time, but the beaten path was not one that he walked. The Sensors of Ame were to know the grounds of their watchtower by memory within a five mile radius, and the man walked no road in their direction.

So she did the reasonable thing, radioing into her team and then back to Erimo to relay the message to her squad captain who had stayed behind. He was dropping off a document about the town with the Ame Lord, a surprise visit, before joining them. So he should of been on his way. It was more of basic correspondence, someone was close, they were moving to the watch tower, irregular suspicious movement by all regard. That was likely why she had requested their three on-guard members respond with the other three of them staying on standby for the time being. A granted request.



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A radio in from their sensor had put the other five on alert long before Akira had reached the fort. The rain noticeably heavier and heaver as he got closer and closer, until it was almost weighing on him, almost. A bone-drenching cold as he would spot a singular figure from the ground. Their body almost entirely hidden beneath a wide-brimmed hat, a mask, and their coat. They stared dispassionately at Akira as he got closer, and didn't need much identification to decide this was a semi-hostile visit judging on the Kumogakure headband. Still the Amegakure shinobi held their ground, forming a few handseals in preparations out of an extremely paranoid level of caution, sud-like bubbles coating their red armor. Shirogane had always been the over-prepare instead of under-prepare type.

"Halt there! If you approach any closer I will assume hostile intentions and you will be detained!" The voice boomed from what sounded like a voice box, far louder than it needed to be. They barely moved otherwise, simply watching intent.

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Characters:

Namikade Nami:
Chunin Rank
Specs:
Sensory
Chakra Control


Yuie Shirogane:
Chunin Rank
Specs:
SAs:





Techniques used:
Grudge Rain - Unidentified User
- Unidentified User
- Unidentified User

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It was not out of the ordinary to him that the rain was onset: it had happened before when he had been there but it grew thicker and thicker. It was a wet (ha) dream for those who used the art of Suiton.

It did not help that the weights had not be discarded and that too held him down more than he would have liked.

What did his eyes see before him? Behind his mask, he stared - not that they would have seen unless they had the perception to see his eyes moving around and assessing the situation. How many?

He couldn't see inside the tower. Not only did the rain, heavy as it grew, more difficult: it was loud as well. So, he had no idea whether ninjutsu or genjutsu users resided in the tower.
He was beckoned to stop. Could he have gotten closer, tried to break the building down from his techniques?

They were more than cautious. That was fair, on account of the Kumogakure headband adorned on the forehead of the Hannya to an enemy nation.

He had thought about his approach quite a lot. Was he there to perform espionage? He'd thought so. But what use was information gathering? No. He had come there to pass judgement and destroy.

The bell stopped ringing, then. He waved at them - up high, where the bell thudded dully - and it dropped from his hand. "That's because I am!" He spoke cheerfully, his voice was deeply contrasted to the dark ominous wording he spoke at the same time he performed the movement - Vengeance, his darling weapon now firmly in his hand.

He was an expert of the weaponry arts: he was more deft than any one person there today and it deterred him none that he expected heavy reinforcements.

He swung once. And then again. And then again. And again. Booms of noise perpetuated and dischordant at Shirogane (the wide brimmed hat woman).

He would die many times today.

But they would die more.

He was not even slightly surprised if there were folk using techniques to hide themselves, the idea that one person in an entire tower post chose to engage him? Preposterous. He had been a leader: and the only question was how they were keeping himself hidden. Behind the mask, while he impassively swung: his other hand would grab for a knife, somehow expecting someone to go for his feet, or a doton technique to bind him; much like Midori had, or like Yoshiko chose to rather than fighting him head on.

No, he wasn't just a Jonin, he had fought so many more battles and he was prepared several times over in his mind.

Little suds woman if she didn't react quickly enough would find herself without legs, from a strike from the most unlikely weapon: a fan.

And should she have shunshin, or tried to somehow evade into the water? A second would follow her to her next position. A third one: that was more difficult, so he did not. He readiee his strike. If he had been successful: it would ready its way into the tower. Not enough to penetrate deep into its depths, but to strike at the centre and heart of it. If he had been beneath it, which he had desired to do, Akira would have shot it straight up, right through all of their floors.

High ranking techniques, right from the get go- and yet the figure was not perturbed. He had not yet moved, but was attacking from afar. He had not used chakra, and the only indication that it could have been a fuuton technique was the way the water erratically moved.

Well.

If she had been able to percept the movement.

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1, 2 of the below depending on circumstances. 1 minimum - 2 if first shot misses. 1 into the woman, 2nd into the tower if the first is successful, otherwise both at the woman.

NAME: Chinkonka no shi | 鎮魂歌の死 [Requiem's death]
RANK: S
CHAKRA USAGE: Very High
CLASSIFICATION: Bukijutsu
ELEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION:
One of the strongest cleaving techniques that the Hekikai Ha offers. With a single blow full off great strength and speed downwards, the user will cause a sharp sonic boom of the size of the blade, that will travel forwards for about twenty meters. It goes so fast that only the fully awakened sharingan can follow and the force behind it allows to cut anything neatly in two. The strength behind this move is so that the earth below it will split wide open once it has cut the intended target.

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It sounded like there had been thunder: but no- it was only Akira. His strikes rang true, and perhaps they had been stunned by the audacity - perhaps it had been due to the deftness in which he acted, or perhaps they simply were not prepared against the ilk of war. Sozin watched as they scrambled - anticipating an attack of a sort and they were correct, but they were simply not fast enough. Not that he anticipated them capable of it. And as the gaping maw of evil rendered from the earth as two ravines opened up in the ground, with it, two lives would be claimed in the time to come. They would die a horrible death - but not an immediate one. Shirogane formerly a capable walker - no longer. Her one of her arms, absolutely mangled where she had tried to shield herself to no avail.

[THEME]

Dischordant noise rose like a chill from the back door being crept open. Whatever it was the felt in the general area. Trepidation: the chills, the tremors: they would multiply as their feelings would intensify - whether rage or fear or whatever it may had been. Akira's attack - somehow broke through barriers that had been created, and it had done exactly as he had intended to do and harmed more than a single individual: ravines proliferating from his strikes.

Sozin would use that opportune moment, in what they hadn't expected a single lonesome individual to break through them all. They had likely thought that it had stopped there. It did not. Smashing through all of the defences - as he danced by one of the ravines he scooped up the back end of the nape of the Shirogane's neck - her face more visible as the hat had slid off her body. The building itself, that too had been damaged a little bit. Needless to say - his next intent was to use her as a shield. And that he did, he was a strong man: Fan weapon in one hand, Shirogane as a shield in the other. One of them had died, and another was on her way out: but not without having her honor shred apart. His next intent was to get out of the rain and he did: he lept forward into action as he moved and scooped her up, into the courtyard, through the inititial gates and directly underneath the first floor.

And just as he had expected- one huge swing upward. Directly through the middle, that would render some building work complete and a new skylight created, provided nobody further had been around to stop him or change his course of action between Shirogane and the ground floor of their tower. It was an application of the technique: though the fan was human sized and the building larger: it was the rending of the air around it that would cause harm to those around it, turning each floor above him into its own fragmentation projectiles in each of the rooms, further turning this into a house of horror. Of course: he didn't expect it would be easy, he absolutely anticipated people, which was why he still held firmly onto Shirogane's neck, and awkwardly holding onto the dagger with the same hand - it would become usable, but that meant dropping the body-shield.

He had strong enough eyes: he was also an excellent bukijutsu user, and so it would be no harm to him to rip through anybody that dared to face him in direct combat. He was averse to the suiton - knowing that could be a vastly deeper issue than he anticipated and wanted to eliminate it, hence getting out of the water. He wanted to stop them from trying to alert anybody (if they hadn't already; but he thought the chances of that were pretty low) and he was averse to Genjutsu, knowing what its power was able to do. But - the loudness of his own attacks, the loudness of the rain - he wasn't completely worried yet. His eyes darted from around - he must have looked like a schizophrenic by the way his body turned and tossed,

But he did have to concern himself with a waning physical supply of stamina. He was not the jinchuuriki he had been. This did not worry him so much: though he was slower than he could have been on account of his weights, though his body wanted to fail him as he had already used so much of it as his 'opening blows' they likely didn't know of the true power that would evade them - the power of his god that would satiate him. But, he would have to allow himself either a quiet moment to reenergise him - or he would need to slow down.

He took a deep breath out. That had been a lot already. Now he could slow down for the time being, work his way up the tower - taking them out. "Surrender, if you want your friends to live!" His roar strung out in the aftermath of the attack - whomever remained. If they had the ability to tell a lie from the truth... It was a lie. Even though he spoke loudly, he knew better than to remain in the same position, for which he started to go up the many stairs and seeing what held in store for him on the next floor, keeping Shirogane front as to use her as the inevitable shield against any first attack - maintaining his position at a superior side, so that it would be easier for him to use his fan weapon and harder for any bukijutsu users: this was tactics drilled into him from endless study, and from his own practical skirmishes against those he hated and loved.

But would they know fair surrender from the sweet honeyed words of war, and would they fall mercy to their own whims and feelings being manipulated by the luscious green river of Akui's truth?

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4 day time limit expired, I had not received any notification as the general rules require. Next post is 04/24/23 @ 12:23am.

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A boon granted to all of the Followers of Akui is their ability to subtly manipulate individuals; to emit a dark of feeling of dread and coldness (when they wish) and also exists to heighten the target's existing feelings so that they can be slowly proselytize them. [If a Follower of Jihi is present, Jihi's Calm and Dark Whispers will cancel one another out as if the SAs were not present.]

Jutsu Used:

NAME: Chinkonka no shi | 鎮魂歌の死 [Requiem's death]
RANK: S
CHAKRA USAGE: Very High
CLASSIFICATION: Bukijutsu
ELEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION:
One of the strongest cleaving techniques that the Hekikai Ha offers. With a single blow full off great strength and speed downwards, the user will cause a sharp sonic boom of the size of the blade, that will travel forwards for about twenty meters. It goes so fast that only the fully awakened sharingan can follow and the force behind it allows to cut anything neatly in two. The strength behind this move is so that the earth below it will split wide open once it has cut the intended target.

[Toff E]

Wrath. Nami sensed the pressure coming and the sudden disappearance of Shirogane's chakra. A dying flame as they had absorbed what they could of the attacks before falling victim. A tear breaking open the front of their building, giving Akira his opening to enter. However this is what her job was for. She was the house sensor, and one of its main conductors. Three handseals and a shift would happen. The rain would fall throw the building, as if it was never impeded, the weight oppressive to a point that it felt like stones falling on one's body in a constant stream. It was pain, as if walking inside had made it worse rather than being protection. The room she was tucked in still completely hidden from view, being tucked away in a fashion that Sozin would not see in an immediate fashion from his destruction. A lever would be pulled as she radioed out, a short warning, before a shrill screech raising that would shake the building itself, or was it something else.

Perhaps Akira would have known more about this place had he tried to learn more, but the knowledge gap was still a problem of his here. An alarm raised as he would notice no one. A ghost town inside as much as it was outside.

The twins had been close when it had happened, but even with sharp sight, Akira would miss the two masked shinobi. They had been transparent and the water of the jutsu surrounding them was distinctly something they were used to. As Akira walked into the grounds and the alarm sounded their sound would be covered completely and with no vision to them they would slip out their weapons for this. Smoke bombs, two in each of their hands as they moved with speed, only being visible as they threw two of the bombs towards akira and the other towards their own feet. The bombs coming incredibly quick for what they were. He would rot here if they could help it. With them placed and tossing as they did, even if Akira did react to one, his ability to react to both bombs would be heavily hindered by their sheer coordination and the element of surprise that they did have. The rain still pelting down on Akira like rocks rather then rain.

In the same instance that the twins had entered transmission of the groups signals would be traded to Tetsu. Having formed his handseals on the stone floor and would use his Doryū Taiga [Earth Release: Earth Flow River] to sink the man and the surrounding [4 meter radius of stone] to immediately liquify dropping Akira onto a avalanche of mud even before the twins smoke bombs had finished dropping. If he was not fast enough there to somehow slip out of the floor surrounding him would rapidly disappear more and more revealing the true structure as he lost anything to stand on. If he was caught in the slide he would find himself a Shirogane's corpse sent down in a riptide of earth towards a specific room. Assuming he didn't get out.

Having been out with his captain Maji had been sent back after the initial greeting. He was close to promotion and had been introducing himself to the new lord when he had gotten back close to the location. His radio picking up her teammate's transmission of an approach, and then a second of hostile action. So he had gotten back within his ninjutsu range as fast as he could. Having arrived in the distance of the bridge to Akira's back noticing Shirogane's mangled body immediately. Hardened though, being a career shinobi for nearly three decades, he would form his own handseals and release a stream of viscous liquid to coat the ground behind Akira, leaking forward to where he stood from well over 50 meters away. It was enough to completely coat the ground for a good 20 meters in every direction behind the man. Should his feet touch it he would find himself nearly glued to the ground.

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I am preping this for you as I need discussion on what all to reveal.

Jutsu Used:

Nami -
Weighted Rain - [Was Already Active and actively made worse] - Due to the sheer pressure of the rain, and his inability to dodge the rain so easily Sozin WILL be slowed by the effects as the rain as it is not something he can avoid, be aware.

Sumire Twins -
Hiding in Rain

Takeda Tetsu -
Doryū Taiga [Earth Release: Earth Flow River]

Maboroshi Maji -
-Mizuame Nabara - [Starch Syrup Capture Field]

SAs:

Nami:
Chakra Control
Sensory
Weighted Rain Specialization

Sumire Fuu:
Coordination SA
Speed SA


Sumire Jimbe:
Coordination SA
Speed SA
Attack Speed SA

Takeda Tetsu:
Doton Size Doubling



Maboroshi Maji
Long-Range Ninjutsu SA
Chakra Control


Roku-Zensho:
S-Rank Structure [Military Compound]

Zensho - Ame Fort S-Rank Structure
Abilities:
[Leaking Roof - Rain Reactive] - While manned by a sensor the building can be made to allow Ame’s plethora of rain jutsu and its reliant techniques such as Hiding in Rain through its structure as if the roof and upper floors simply didn’t exist.
[Shifting ground - Stone Floors]
[]
[Sturdy structure]

FORT MECHANICS:

YOU HAVE ENTERED THE FORT! BE ADVISED THIS IS NOT YOUR PLAYGROUND, it is a military compound near one of their enemy borders. This place was built with intention to stop and hold invaders as well as work as a stronghold.

The structure has abilities that can be activated to cause varying effects to active members of the thread, this is regardless of affiliation if this thread does become invaded all characters that enter will suffer these issues, and note that the NPCs are as well to a degree (they are however, the ones who set these traps and are able to lessen the effects through ingenuity.)

Mechanic activated:

Blarring Alarm - All characters have their sense of hearing assualted by the alarm and can not hear anything else within a 500 meter range of Roku Zensho. Due to the sudden sharp note, those that were not prepared will have Vertigo for the post following the alarm starting. This will last until the end of the thread.

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The rain increased in weight - and therefore had been every bit a defence mechanism that didn't surprise him in the slightest for the 'village hidden in the rain' - and he kicked off the clasps on his weights to his legs. They were generic and unnecessary. The rain felt like a stream of teardrops and knives battering against his body -

He was so on edge, that the noise did catch him entirely off guard - there were mitigations in place that helped the tiniest amount: the porcelain mask muffled some of the noise, the leather coif around his head also did- but ultimately, wouldn't help him avoid the vertigo. An intense wavy sensation that reverberated all the way through his stomach and made him dizzy - that made him want to vomit. His breathing deepened as he leaned himself against a solid object to ground him.

This might had all been different had they been on an open battlefield that favoured his conditions, but they had a defenders advantage.

He fished around Shirogane's remaining pockets to see if there were any items he could take, leaning against a wall, earplugs - unless they used a chakra bearing technique to protect their ears, where he could cut some of the leather away to insert them provided he did find some. He couldn't eliminate the fact this could have also been a Genjutsu, but he even himself knew of the painful ringing technique and that wasn't how it was enacted, and he knew of triggers and there didn't appear to be any used... as far as he was aware.

Ultimately, their procedure and teamworking was successful - he couldn't react against everything they provided. Again - awkwardly by the way he had to hold onto the fan with the hilt side facing downward, rendering him off balance, unable to attack back - while he perceived the two new hidden enemies, expected to be hit with explosive tags. But they were not: smoke bombs, instead. He could scarcely be thankful because it would have been preferential to get his first death in sooner rather than later, a bit like getting used to the feeling akin to jumping into a cold pool of water.

At the same time, the vertigo only seemed to increase when the floor itself - it was like he was falling through the floor. But he could not sink. No - he could not be trapped. To perhaps add insult to injury he would use her as a spring board as he slammed Shirogane into the now muddied floor - and used her as a surfboard, not well - just for a single moment while he tried to maintain a form of balance and pushed - hard. It would have likely broken something as the girl's presumed carcass would become enveloped by the mud.

Where was he pushing for - exactly? With the force he had used, he had anticipated at the least hitting against the top of the stairwell from his current angle. It was entirely incorrect - his back slammed through the solid rock-like banisters, and into the near bottom of the stairs, removing the breath from his chest and hurting his back - staring up at the ceiling, or what he could manage given the feelings, the physical sensations, and his lack of ability to react to the other things that happened. He gripped his weapons harder, to the point his hands felt larger than they actually were with how he constricted his own blood flow.

Thankfully - it meant that he would not be swept away, and it meant that he would not have been caught by a sticky water trap - that even then, he had not perceived yet. His intent remained the same: move up the tower. Destroy the unholy noise, whether it was mechanical or fuinjutsu, or a genjutsu (of which, that would be his next guess - and what was going to happen next would hurt) - and even while laying there, his hand started moving the fan toward the front of his chest, preparing to rend it across his own body as a form of flagellation; oh, this sucked.

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Summary:

TL;DR - Moved inside building, hit by rain, clicked off weights. Hit by sound, leaned against a wall as he tried fishing out for ear plugs. Hit by smoke bombs. From his position on commencement of the mud technique, dropped the NPC and used her as a springboard to jump into the stairwell. Hit by environment. Currently dazed, off balance, mid to-low end of the stairs.

[Toff E]

She had to center hersself as she continued to give out coordinate information and radio transmission, trying to get their commander back up to speed she could not perfom techniques, but Akira had no way to hide anyways. inside this building he was a beacon for her. She would pull another lever though as he entered the stairwell and the stone slab steps would shift below the man to a slide of sorts as rain water would slicken the stone further from the sudden steep angle, The rails opening up to reveal rows of kunai launchers. Firing out at the shinobi primarily to his lower body.

If his footing was not lost from one he would need to deal with the other or tumble down the "staircase" to the floor below. Assuming he did find himself at the bottom the sloop the trap's seal would activate. Revealing itself only after it was too late to properly avoid. If successfully brought to the bottom of the stairs wit he would feel a coursing of stiffness as he lost motion completely from his body. Losing any attempt to try and avoid what was to come.

The twins had their orders. Grabbing their signature knives in one hand, you almost couldn't call them knives. This piece of work would rot in hell for what he had done and they would make sure to watch as it happened. Fuu and Jimbe would then produce two kunai in their off-hands. Readying their throws as they moved from one position to the next.

Tetsu had been told his target was on the stairs and that meant that he could relax to some degree... probably. He wasn't about to have to try and go all out just yet... he could wait a bit longer. Focusing up he was given coordinates within the stone of the base and he would perform hand seals to slam in the ground. When it came to this base he had amazing control with setting up anything with the stone. As Akira went down the stairs his encounter with the seal and the trap would likely slow him enough that it wasn't a problem for him to set up a stone wall roughly 10 meters from the bottom of the stairs. Keeping him from going further down, at least not without first meeting an even nastier surprise.

Maji still was not entirely sure what was going on, but he needed to move in now. Moving up to his own jutsu he would leap across the gap and inside, finding his way to the floor below due to to the gap in the stone to where Shirogane had gone. Beginning to test if they were dead, or if they could be saved. Regret swelled of not being closer as he went to work. Searing closed the still bleeding wounds. If they were still savable then it was going to be hard fought, but he would need to make sure he was watching for signals from the group. Regardless he would need get to work for the time being.

He had left Sanosuke and the others only a short time earlier when he had received the stress call back in the line from Maji who had not been too far beyond him. If he could of gotten himself back any faster he would have, but knowing the situation he had chosen conservative measures. Burning the rolled piece of paper in his mouth and releasing the smoke from his arm as he used the heat to cool his mind in an ironic sort of twist. He pushed his way to his Roku Zensho and his eyes immediately narrowed his sword being drawn well ahead of time.

Anger built below a cold coal-surface, and now was the time to act. Moving in swiftly he would slide over and into the building with ease. Not touching the ground for more than a few bounds as he got closer. His radio had been beating on his shoulder to give him the status report as he had come back into range. Which also meant he knew the location of the invader and he was without any mercy for the man. A shinobi was dead, a good shinobi was dead, and Jin unlike many was one to fulfill blood debts for his wards. Nine Hand seals formed and from his arms paper flooded forth in a massive wave down the stair well into the hallway to bury, but not kill the man. If he was caught in the flood the paper would move to coat and completely immobilize him.

Jin would, depending on whether or not his paper covered the man, or simply stuffed in the hallway surrounding him, clap. A seal he kept prepared for these situations activating.

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Jutsu Used:

Nami -
Weighted Rain [Still Active]

Sumire Twins -
Knives + Kunai Readied

Takeda Tetsu -
Doryuu Heki - [Earth Style Wall]

Maboroshi Maji -


Susanoo Jin -
Kami no Nami [Suffocating Paper Wave]
Kasetsu Fuin no Jutsu [Construction Seal Technique]

Roku Zensho -
Mahi Shīru [Paralysis Seal]

SAs:

Nami:
Chakra Control
Sensory
Weighted Rain Specialization

Sumire Fuu:
Coordination SA
Speed SA


Sumire Jimbe:
Coordination SA
Speed SA
Attack Speed SA

Takeda Tetsu:
Doton Size Doubling



Maboroshi Maji
Long-Range Ninjutsu SA
Chakra Control


Susanoo Jin
[Susanoo Clan Hijutsu]
[Chakra Control]
[]
[One-Man Container]



Roku-Zensho:
S-Rank Structure [Military Compound]

Zensho - Ame Fort S-Rank Structure
Abilities:
[Leaking Roof - Rain Reactive] - While manned by a sensor the building can be made to allow Ame’s plethora of rain jutsu and its reliant techniques such as Hiding in Rain through its structure as if the roof and upper floors simply didn’t exist.
[Shifting ground - Stone Floors]
[]
[Sturdy structure]

FORT MECHANICS:

YOU HAVE ENTERED THE FORT! BE ADVISED THIS IS NOT YOUR PLAYGROUND, it is a military compound near one of their enemy borders. This place was built with intention to stop and hold invaders as well as work as a stronghold.

The structure has abilities that can be activated to cause varying effects to active members of the thread, this is regardless of affiliation if this thread does become invaded all characters that enter will suffer these issues, and note that the NPCs are as well to a degree (they are however, the ones who set these traps and are able to lessen the effects through ingenuity.)

Mechanic activated:

Blarring Alarm - All characters have their sense of hearing assualted by the alarm and can not hear anything else within a 500 meter range of Roku Zensho. Due to the sudden sharp note, those that were not prepared will have Vertigo for the post following the alarm starting. This will last until the end of the thread.

Shifting Stone - The floors can be shifted by the operator, this includes the floor being open or closed, folded, and a variety of other ways to shift it. Only works on the staircases, underground floors, and the sub-rooms.

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There was zero chance for him to worry about a Genjutsu - because as he landed on the stairs he was struck by kunai launchers: and it hurt. Riddled with them - even, on his left side. Yes, he'd moved his fan to block some of them, but others could not be. He was sliding, too - being on the mid-to-lower portion on the stairs too, there was little opportunity for him to do little else, but he could do something.

Preoccupied with the lack of falling into mud, he lashed out with the fan toward the bannisters- and lodged his fan in there which kept him in his steadfast position as a sort of 'return fire' movement. The noise was deafening - which was why he didn't spot the flurry of paper. Mind his vertigo, holding onto his position - it was the white. And he leant forward - a crunch of the abdominals.

And then a jump - leaving the fan behind. Where had the dagger gone? Both items lost, in the moment. Self-preservation kicked in. Couldn't go up - couldn't go down. He had some strength, and there was one safe place: outside - or up. He could go up from the outside, he could attack the people remaining on the floor, but at least he could be assured that it wasn't a Genjutsu with how his muscles screamed against him, he felt a kunai in his gut - and a few other places to name. That did not stop him from propelling himself - the crunch turned into a press with his toes leaning against the flat of the stairs and he pushed.

That was all: and he flew out of the building and against more solid ground.

Fuck.

That.

But vertigo was still plain: and there, it wasn't a genjutsu as the noise passed. So much happening - he took a kunai from his gut and placed it in his heart - and back out, where darkness would consume him for the first time. Though he didn't know it, they were communicating and it would be likely seen - the sensor might have even seen the sparks die in the moment. The twins might've seen his attack to himself stop.

And that would buy him the seconds he needed to burst into his next regeneration - but for now, in those seconds, it was still as it seemed the threat was gone.

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TL;DR: Struck at the bannister with fan - lodged fan in there, held onto fan. Attacks hurt him on his left side: saw paper, chose to go out rather than up - self death'd for the first time.


Items removed:

Vengeance and Mercy lost.

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[TAKEDA SANOSUKE™]

It wasn't often that Sanosuke got to travel outside of the village given his position and the many other things he was busy taking care of in Amegakure, but if there was any business he could take care of himself outside of the village he'd go out of his way to do so. With him this time was Squeakers and Shodaime. The latter of which expressed to him not long ago that they wished to join the military ranks of Amegakure.

Getting the village to back any immediate decision made to make that reality happen would be next to impossible, and deservingly so. Amegakure took a great deal of pride in its security and military. As much as he would have liked to do so he also embodied that same mindset. If she wanted the chance then she was going to have to earn it, and that was a huge milestone within itself as any other Amelord probably would have just killed her or something.

Honestly, the truth was more along the lines of her never being brought here in the first place. The decision still weighed heavily on him, but he was willing to believe that this choice would be worth it in the long run. Nevertheless, they were here to receive documentation from the commander of Roku Zensho, which wasn't far from where they were currently in Erimo, and one of their subordinates. Maji.

Jin was a rather decorated Shinobi and of the Susanoo clan. Arguably the most loyal group of people to Amegakure in the village since the beginning. Their personality was something he'd describe as odd, but only because of how protective they were of the village which is actually a beneficial trait to have. Socially? Not so much. Nevertheless, Shodaime would remain on standby outside while he and Squeakers interacted with the two.

Because of the nature of business they were not permitted to be inside. Nevertheless, someone else would be there to bridge the communication gap between himself and Jin as they are deaf. After his initial encounter with him some time ago Sanosuke put some extra time into learning their language, but as the Amelord he could only learn so much outside of your normal greeting signs. Nevertheless, once business was handled Maji would be sent back off to the tower while he stayed with Jin, and shortly after they would do the same.

Sanosuke expected there wouldn't be much more to anticipate outside of making sure all the trade work here in this city was going as planned. With the rail system going into affect soon it was expected that the work they did here would likely level up to a level only seen in Yukigakure. Sometime after their meeting with Jin the three of them would be met with the presence of a Jounin stationed here with word of a potential intruder headed toward Roku.

The timing of the situation was rather odd, but these things didn't typically happen too often. Most of the surrounding lands were aware of their security and strict protocols. Upon being asked to send help from Erimo Sanosuke volunteered himself, Squeakers, and Shodaime much to the surprise of the Jounin. "If anything happens to me... Eh, it wont, but if I'm dead I guess I'll just be a mistake." The Amelord shrugged his shoulders.

"Let the village know of this and tell them I have the villages best with me in Squeakers and one of Konoha's best." The latter part wasn't the most assuring, but the Jounin was aware of who squeakers was and would report that to the village as well. "The commander of Roku retuned not too long ago, but before you leave could you provide us with some radios coms as well?"

Despite the nature of the question being asked the Jounin knew it was an order and flickered away to take care of that immediately. "Sigh.. I guess this is why we always have to come prepared." It wouldn't be too long before the Jounin returned, and just in time as word came in from Jin that got word from Maji who left first that they were now under attack from this unknown assailant.

Out of all the places to choose, why Arashi? It was easily the first thought that came to mind when word got to the village on a attack on one of their many towers in the country. It had been years since anyone had tried to make such a bold move, and as they were reaching their peak this happens? Who could possibly want war with one of the most powerful nations in the Shinobi world?

Outside of what they'd built here, the alliances they'd established overtime from a support standpoint would practically allow them to bring anyone to their knees. He and Squeakers kind of had a not seeing eye to eye moment awhile ago, but since then they managed to realign and come up with a compromise that suited the both of them. He wanted them to know they were free to do more, but also that they needed to be more aware of what Amegakure's goals were in contrast to their own.

Ultimately the villages interest were to always come first, and once that was established things got better. Proof of that was his trust in Mika investing in some wanderers that came in not too long ago, but he'd confront them whenever they returned back to the village. The village made sure to keep eyes on them the moment Mika got them through the gates. After all, under lord 4th there was a 100% no entry for wandering Shinobi.

Back to the matter at hand, Sanosuke would put on a red prototype mask with no real purpose other than to cover his face to go along with his forest green and red flak jacket with his signature R on the chest. With him as usual was his sword Hells law and its six sleeve holster, and also the rest of his equipment as well just in case in addition to 3 radio devices so as once they got within range they could communicate with the people inside.

If possible Sanosuke wished to take the person responsible alive so that he could understand why they would make such a move. His initial thoughts pointed this attack at Konoha in response to taking Shodaime, but who the attacker was would remain unclear until they arrived.

"So.. An attack has been made on Roku tower near the boarders of Tsuchi No Kuni as the Jounin stated. According to what was said on the radio it appears to only be one person? But there could always be more. The fort is manned quite well so I cant imagine a scenario where they wouldn't win, but, there is no telling what we could be up against. This attack is nothing short of being bold and stupid, but until we get there we wont know why its happenings."

"Fortunately, we got two Byakugan users, and that means once we get within range we'll have a good idea of what to expect well before we arrive to the scene in addition to these communication devices so they can provide intel. That'll give us a major advantage. As we approach I'll be sure to hide my presence physically so that I can potentially catch them off guard if their not captured or dead already. Squeakers, you're going to be the enforcer on this, and Shodaime? Your job will be to provide support."

"I know I haven't said much in regard to why you're here, but you said you wanted to be one of us right? Well, you can earn that by supporting Squeakers in every way that you can. He's your priority. The rest will be expected to take care of themselves with whatever help 'I' can provide them as their superior. I, can be replaced, but squeakers cannot be, and that's an order."

The two of them would be free to add whatever it was that they wished to say, or ask after he was done talking, but for the most part the focus would be to get there in a timely manner. The travel would be less than ideal, but having a bunch of Tai/Bukijutsu users along side him would definitely make it easier to get there than most. Once they got within Sanosuke 5 Kilometer Byakugan ranged he'd lock in to see what was going on.

Shodaime under his guidance and direction would be expected to just the same. That way they'd know exactly where to look given they'd never been there before. "Shodaime, if possible I need you to assess the amount of people injured so far while I will focus on the whereabouts of who is behind all of this attacking." From his observation it was clear that Amegakures signature rain technique was already in affect.

Things continued to get more and more chaotic as he checked in see what was going on with his Byakugan in addtion to whatever information was being said on the radio. Without a doubt there was going to need to be some missions to get that tower back to speed ASAP. This was definitely an unexpected mishap, but if they managed to get the person responsible they could hopefully prevent further attacks going forward.

Sanosuke could tell they were close as the rainfall begin to feel heavier and heavier. "Try to move as fast as possible, but someone right now has the Weighted Rain jutsu active so its going to be a bitch from here on out.. In the meantime I'm going to blend in with the rain so try to stay close for now." Sanosuke added before forming a quick horse seal and becoming transparent. With Shodaimes Byakugan she'd still be able to see him, but Squeakers would not.

After some time the group would finally reach what use to be the entrance to Roku. To say it was a disaster wouldn't even begin to explain what was going on. As they arrived the man responsible for what was going on could be seen flying out of the tower. Sanosuke had done everything he could to keep eyes on them until the moment they were within his range.

Fighting through the weighted rain was tough, but it looks like they were arriving right on time. "Squeakers I'm going to need you to Gra--" Before he could continue giving the command Sanosuke watched as the man pulled a Kunai from his gut and stab it into his heart. "NO! Coward!" Sanosuke exclaimed loudly. "He's trying to kill himself!" Sanosuke would do everything he could to get where the man fell in time, but when he arrived he was no longer alive.

"Shit! Shodaime, is there anything you can do to fix this?"

While Sanosuke was completely knowledgeable of the human body he still didn't possess the chakra control needed to use Medical jutsu like Shodaime could. As he walked upon the man closer he could see that they were donning Kumogakure's head gear. "The Cloud village? This... Doesn't make any sense.. They've been secluded in neutrality for years, why now?"

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HELLS LAW | WEAPON |

• HEAT END ABILITY NOT ACTIVE -
  
• B RANK ABILITY NOT ACTIVE -

TAKEDA STRENGTH CHART.

• BOOST - N/A

SA ACTIVE:

• Devil Bringer | KKG - Allows Sanosuke to use Takeda abilities.
  
• Byakugan | KKG - Provides Sanosuke with 360 view radius minus a certain spot in the back of his head. Ability to see through pretty much anything, microscopic site far and near, and to somewhat discern if he's in a Gen if the timing is poorly used.
  
• Great Sword Prowess | BUKIJUTSU - Allows him to use his great sword at speeds and efficiency that rival some of the better of his rank using smaller weapons, and even a few in the next.
  
• Physical Enhancement | SPEED - Ability to run, dodge, escape, attack on par with Sole Buki/Tai fighters. SN: Doesn't match his skill with theirs. Only the speed they have.
  
• Golden Gloves | PUNCHING SPEED - Sanosuke has an increase the speed of his punches, palm thrust, jabs, and overall arm maneuverability to a level that most in his class would not be able to keep up with, let alone match.
  
• Human Anatomy | MEDICAL PROWESS - Sanosuke is adept with all the functions of the human body starting with the skeletal structure, down its muscular structure, and organs. He has also familiarized himself with the nerves system of the human body in addition to other things like Pressure Points, and of course the body's Chakra Network which he can see visually as well with his Byakugan.
  

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JUTSU

• Name: Suiton: Amegakure no Jutsu [Water Release: Hiding in Rain Technique]
  Rank: D-Rank
  Chakra Usage: Low
  Classification: Ninjutsu
  Element: Water
  Description: This technique requires rain to properly function or may be used in conjunction with another jutsu, such as Uramiame [Grudge Rain] which produces rain. With a quick horse hand seal the user is able to blend into the rain, ultimately becoming transparent and undetectable by the enemy. However, it may not fool the eyes of a dōjutsu user
  

NOTE: Team is given radio communication to hear and intercept any details provided through the attack taking place once they have got within range to do so. Roughly at about the 3rd rotation seeing as they would have traveled close enough by then. Sanosuke also has "Byakugan Active" and also has his attention focused on Akira throughout a decent amount of his traveling time between bouncing his focus between the conflict and running. Before they reach the entrance Sanosuke uses the Hidden in Rain jutsu to hide his physical presence from anyone making it to where it only appears that Squeakers and Shodaime have come. Upon spotting the suicide actions of Akira Sanosukes Byakugan remains active and focused on his body in the hopes that Shodaime can do something to bring them back to life.

[Mikazuki Aikawa]

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I really can't remember if I'm insane or insomniac

Trouble. That was the only way to put it. And of course, as much as Squeakers hoped that the era of peace could continue, he knew that they were reaching a turning point in history--and war and death were inevitable. The Jinchūriki wasn't so naive as to believe otherwise, but if there could be something done about the situation--whatever that may look like--he wanted in on it.
    The only hopes that the jinchūriki had was to see what could be salvaged, and to stop the intruder. There would be time and room for investigation afterward, he was sure, but the threat needed to be eliminated as soon as possible--however that may have looked like.
    From the brief report that had been given--as it was a time-sensitive situation--it seemed that there was only one intruder upon the tower base, which struck Squeakers as odd. Either the person was suicidal and intending to take as many people down with them as possible--murder-suicides were an effective form of relaying a message and getting some damage done, after all--or they truly felt it was a fair fight. Which meant that they would have to proceed with caution. Even if the numbers were on their side, Squeakers wasn't quite certain what they were dealing with just yet--and as a jinchūriki, and a shinobi aware of the presence of gods, he knew better than to underestimate a foe just because they worked alone.
    They also didn't know what the assailant was after.
    It could be trying to do some damage to a nation. But it could be that they were seeking someone in particular, too.
    In nature of these kinds of events--there was some risk in Sanosuke and Squeakers being present upon the scene. On one hand, they were the village's best, so it was almost guaranteed that they'd put an end to the conflict.
    But, on the other hand, due to the nature of their statuses, it was entirely possible that was the plan. Cause a scene and lure them out for something more nefarious.
    Squeakers didn't want to get too cocky.
    But he'd be a poor jinchūriki if he didn't respond to a call of distress and give his best to provide aide to his people. So his conviction was resolute.
    "Understood, sir," Squeakers spoke firmly in response to his Lord's orders. Of course, formalities weren't usual between the two--they had a unique relationship; both as Lord and Jinchūriki, and as true comrades. And Squeakers wasn't one to throw around such niceties with sincerity, as he often displayed his trust and respect in less-apparent methods and honorifics were, if anything, more likely a sign of disrespect and distrust coming from him. However, there were times, too, when things were serious, and Squeakers liked to treat them as such. This wasn't a casual conversation or discussion of political plots between allies and trusted comrades where such formalities communicated a rift and distance, this was a situation of a shinobi accepting the orders provided to them, and a promise to fulfil their oath.
    He was to fight. To stop the threat. And, above all else: survive.
    It could be a difficult order for some to accept. The possibility of losing your only comrade in the village, someone who you had known for years and trusted more than anyone else there--the Lord and leader of the place you called home. One who should be protected, and guarded, like a sacred safehouse. To be sacrificed and slain, and to carry on without him if that's what needed to be done. But something that Mikazuki had always been prepared for, even if it was what she resented most about the shinobi lifestyle. She and Sanosuke were the same in that regard--and she had assured that much when they were younger. It was the harsh truth of the Shinobi world. Neither one of them could crumble just because someone close to them died. She could uphold that promise, though she would do whatever she could to ensure she wouldn't have to.
    Shodaime would be working alongside Squeakers--whereas Squeakers would prefer to fight alone, he was going to have to learn how to fight with allies nearby. It was too dangerous for him to truly fight head-on, and most of his more powerful techniques required a disregard for the lives around him. So he'd have to adapt in other ways, as he always had so far, and hold back. Likely, there wouldn't be a need for him to go all-out, anyway. At least, he hoped so. And, so, with a skilled medic there to offer him aid, it should have been fine, even if he was fighting with his hands figuratively tied.
    When the trio arrived to the scene, however, it appeared that things had already come to a quick end--
    --The intruder apparently flung from what remained of the watch tower, striking himself in the chest to end his life quickly. Sanosuke yelled out in frustration--cutting his orders short, but Squeakers rushed out in front of the two as his Lord approached the dead body that had collapsed upon the floor. Holding out one hand as he drew his Ranmataru blade in his other, he quickly yelled out-- "Hold up."
    Squeakers had a long history with traitors and shinobi who weren't afraid to play dirty.
    While Sanosuke wanted to capture the assailant alive if possible--Squeakers was much more interested in assuring his death. He was an unknown variable for the time being, and there could be plenty of information gained by a corpse--so long as the body was intact. Training to be a specialist in his own way to not give information even under torture, Squeakers didn't have the highest hopes for interrogation to begin with.
    But it was more than that.
    This shinobi appeared to be from Kumogakure--and already that information was starting to muddle things even more. The village that had been struck with plague and disease--had sent one of their own to attack Amegakure, of all nations? It sounded like suicide. It could have been a set up--but any village that wanted to start a war and frame Kumogakure as the instigator would have been their own allies, and that was troublesome enough on its own also. There was still too much uncertainty that they would have to investigate for further--but most concerning to Squeakers was how the shinobi had ended their own life.
    Were they truly that scared of the Ame Lord?
    Squeakers was almost certain that he'd not even yet seen the others arrive to the scene when he'd leapt from the building. And to his understanding, most shinobi only tried to take the "easy way out" when they'd already been caught--which it hadn't looked like the man had been detained yet at all. Suicide pills were most common among those who actually went into missions intending to end themselves through it, whereas this guy had seemed to do so hastily with what weaponry he could get his hands on.
    And it felt all too familiar.
    "If he wants to die, let him stay dead," Squeakers stated, quickly forming hand seals with his spare hand as inky black spikes shot out from the ground in front of him--impaling the body that was laid on the ground in such a fashion that it would be difficult to move the corpse from its place without ripping and tearing limbs and organs, as the pikes were disorganized and ununiformed in their placements and angles. If he was not stopped, Squeakers would then move quickly to behead the corpse with his blade, intending to hold the head in one hand if he succeeded. I'm not seeing any symbols of Jashin upon first inspection, Squeakers thought as his gaze narrowed in on the lifeless body. But just to be sure... "Make sure there's no weapons on the body. I don't want any hidden bombs blowing up on us." That was entirely possible, too, and they were in perfect range. 
    

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Jinchuuriki
After the sealing of Gyūki, Mikazuki's body took on many physical changes.
    One of which, was a change of her natural chakra. It took on a monstrous form, raising to levels that exceed any other normal shinobi of even elite rank. The girl no longer has as amazing control on this new, horrendous amount of chakra as she used to, being unfamiliar with it.
    The second alteration is Mikazuki's physical strength. Gyūki is considered to be the strongest Bijuu out of the nine (the exception being when the Gobi uses its special abilities), and this incredible strength has been transferred over to his jinchuriki. Mikazuki's strength has multiplied, making her far stronger than she ever used to be--even on a day to day basis, her assault prowess and overall strength has been increased greatly for her rank.
    The third change is that Mikazuki now also has access to the tree of Ink Techniques, a style of jutsu that is unique to Gyūki.

Analytical Inteligence
Mikazuki is extremely perceptive and thinks logically – which can give her a great edge over enemy shinobi. Due to her application of knowledge, perception, and analytical skills, Mikazuki can easily dissect a situation and come up with conclusions based on her observations. Picking up on little details and putting reason behind it makes her an intimidating foe. Although she cannot figure everything out right off the bat, Mikazuki is able to analyze things on a much deeper level than most others could at her level.

One Handed Seals
Mikazuki is capable of creating seals with each of her hands, alone. Although most need both hands to perform a jutsu, Mikazuki can cast a jutsu with only one hand available--which gives her a great edge over opponents in battle should one hand be preoccupied or out of use. She can do one-handed seals with either of her hands.

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NAME: Kanshi-in no Sumi [Ink Warden]
RANK: B
CHAKRA USAGE: Medium
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
ELEMENT: Ink
HANDSEALS: Ox, Serpent, Monkey, Ram
DESCRIPTION:
After performing the hand seals, Mikazuki summons forth her chakra to the area, transforming its nature into ink before jutting it out at her opponents--the chakra-hardened ink shooting out into jet-dark spikes (each about one meter long), which are powerful enough to pierce through armor with relative ease, and durable enough not to be broken off so easily. This can be used defensively to protect herself from an opponent (who would otherwise get impaled by stepping too close), offensively (to strike at opponents within a 15-meter range and impale or stab them from a distance), or a strategic tactic to keep people at bay (summoning forth these spears of ink around exit and entry points, discouraging people to draw nearer to them). And although these spikes are created from her chakra being spread out into the surrounding area, they must "spawn" from a solid surface--the floor, a nearby tree, a door, etc. The range for this technique is 15 meters. It should be noted, however, that until Mikazuki expels her chakra or they're destroyed by another jutsu of higher rank, these spikes will continue to remain standing on their own.

NAME: Kumo-Ryu Mikazukigiri - [Cloud-Style Three days' Moon Beheading]
RANK: C
CHAKRA USAGE: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Bukijutsu
ELEMENT: N/a
DESCRIPTION:
The user swings their sword in a single, large, crescent moon-shaped arc, which occurs with such ferocious velocity that the technique can be employed in situations where only a very limited time to react is available. The swing can be used to counter attacks from multiple opponents simultaneously.

OUTFIT

Hyūga Shodaime

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ⒶⓀⒾ of Adoxography and of GS

[Hyūga Shodaime]

It was rare that Shodaime would be called to accompany Sanosuke and Squeakers. Though, unsurprisingly, she was told to wait outside while the two had learned what was going on. She still needed to earn the trust of the village before they would even think of involving her in anything. Shodaime would stare down at her newly attached prosthetic. It was so confusing and disorienting at first when they had attached it. It felt like her arm was there, but something was different. Whether it was the weight of the prosthesis or the difference from technology back in Konohagakure, she still wasn't sure if she was going to get used to it. She wasn't even sure if she deserved to be fitted with it, she had betrayed her home and her friends and left the place she had been born, if anything she should've just been left to live the rest of her life helping people at the hospital in Ame.

As the two emerged from the meeting with the Jounin, Shodaime would follow Squeaker and Sanosuke as she was filled in on the situation. Sanosuke would note this mission would allow her to possibly become apart of the ranks of Amegakure's Shinobi officially as long as she did as she was told and supported Squeakers on the mission. She nodded as the three would go off towards the location. Shodaime would be prepared for the mission with her normal equipment she carried back when she was a shinobi in Konoha, but with the addition of her new arm, she would store two Kunai in a spring loaded launcher embedded in the wrist of her prothesis. The arm also allowed her to freely perform her techniques she was able to before her real arm was sliced off, though the weight difference between a normal arm and the prothesis did make a difference in the performance of the techniques.

Sanosuke would tell Shodaime to assess the amount of people who were injured when they arrived and treat them as needed. Shodaime would nod.

"Right" She would say as they continued on

Shodaime would have her Byakugan activated the instant the trio left the village to get where they needed to be. She would continually scan the area, while trying to move quickly through the weighted rain. Sanosuke would blend into the rain as the three would continue on, Shodaime could still see him due to her Byakugan, but Squeakers could not.

After sometime, the group would finally arrive in Roku, where Shodaime would begun to assess the situation, trying to see if there was anyone severely injured that she could help. Before she could even do anything, Shodaime would see the man who was attacking, fly out from the tower. She kept her eyes on the man, seeing him flying down from the tower, She would follow Sanosuke as she continued observing what he was doing. Trying to move through the weighted rain was difficult, every movement felt like she had 50 pounds added to her legs. Before long, the man would pull a kunai out of his gut and stab it directly into his heart. The complete shock of the situation almost made Shodaime hesitate before doing everything she could to get to the man. By the time she would arrive, the man who would be deceased, no signs of life could she see.

Sanosuke would ask her if there was anything she could do, but there wasn't anything she could do. She was simply a doctor, she couldn't bring people back from the dead like a god.

"No, I can't do anything, his life signs have faded, he's dead." Shodaime would say as she would stand back up. She knew it wasn't what he wanted to here, they wanted to get the person alive, but that was then and this is now. "The best we can do right now is bring his body back to the village, then we can learn about this person whoever they are."

The Shinobi appeared to be from Kumogakure, judging by the headband, why would the cloud village attack though? It made no sense. Before she could contemplate longer, Squeakers would pierce the body of the deceased, a little overkill since the person was dead. They would then decapitate them, before she could even react to what was happening.

"Was that necessary?" Shodaime would ask Squeakers with a tone of disgust. She had killed people before on missions, even so, she would never think to desecrate the body of the deceased, even if they were an enemy.

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SA Used:

Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan
Shodaime, being a member of the Side Branch was born with the milky white eyes her clan was famous for. Like others of her clan, the Byakugan granted her enhanced vision.

This vision is telescopic, allowing users to see through solid objects such as Smoke screens and walls. Arguably its greatest ability is to see chakra in all its nature, including its flow and the circulation system inside the body with great detail as well as the colour of chakra; giving them the ability to discern clones from the original. Like the Sharingan and Rinnegan, the Byakugan can detect chakra sealed barriers as well as determine when genjutsu is being used.

Having lived and trained most of her life, her byakugan allows her around 7-8 km range wise.

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.

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Do what you gotta do

[TAKEDA SANOSUKE™]

Sadly, there was nothing that Shodaime could do to bring him back. In a sense, even with his suicide it was hard to really deem this as a victory of some kind. A high degree of damage was already done to the fort that would definitely need to be repaired. "All of this over what?" Sanosuke muttered. There wasn't a single reason he could think of that might justify such a reckless move.

Had Kumogakure truly fallen this much? Shortly after Shodaime examined the body Squeakers went out of there way to make sure there was nothing said attacker could do to cause any arm. What he'd done was overkill, and maybe even that couldn't describe there actions. Sanosuke hands were waved out in front as if he hoped to stop him with magic, but it was obviously too late by now. "But.. sigh." All the Amelord could do was shake his hand. In hindsight Squeakers actually made a number of good points.

The others in the surrounding area didn't even flinch. It wasn't as if they wanted anything more from them than Squeakers did. "Well, I guess you guys took care of him for the most part. I am extremely sorry for your loss. I wish there was more we could have done, but these things happen in the line of duty.. The people responsible for this will most certainly answer for their crimes--" Sanosuke added before noticing something odd happening with the body.

"Its... repairing itself."

Without hesitating Jin took it upon themselves to use their paper abilities in conjunction to the construction seal technique to keep them from doing anything else. "Shodaime, do our eyes deceive us? Or were they about to.. Or are they coming back to life?" Sanosuke questioned as Jin continued to look down at the sealed monstrous frame in disgust. "And here I was looking forward to other plans. Now I'm going to be stuck dealing with politics."

Another sigh escaped from him as he turned around from the body and looked into the sky. The rain he'd always hated so much picking at his head as if to scold him for all of this. "Yeah yeah.. I get it." In a moments notice two more Shinobi flickered in front of the Amelords frame, bending the knee before asking what services they could provide him. "Ah, yes.. Ugh, you can assist Jin's unit in the recovery of one of their own."

"Myself, Squeakers, and Shodaime will need to report back to Amegakure. Help will be sent here as soon as possible to rectify the damage while we investigate what happened here... However, there is one thing we'll need. I need you provide us with a caravan of some kind so that we can take this body to Amegakure to be examined among other things."

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HELLS LAW | WEAPON |

• HEAT END ABILITY NOT ACTIVE -
  
• B RANK ABILITY NOT ACTIVE -

TAKEDA STRENGTH CHART.

• BOOST - N/A

SA ACTIVE:

• Devil Bringer | KKG - Allows Sanosuke to use Takeda abilities.
  
• Byakugan | KKG - Provides Sanosuke with 360 view radius minus a certain spot in the back of his head. Ability to see through pretty much anything, microscopic site far and near, and to somewhat discern if he's in a Gen if the timing is poorly used.
  
• Great Sword Prowess | BUKIJUTSU - Allows him to use his great sword at speeds and efficiency that rival some of the better of his rank using smaller weapons, and even a few in the next.
  
• Physical Enhancement | SPEED - Ability to run, dodge, escape, attack on par with Sole Buki/Tai fighters. SN: Doesn't match his skill with theirs. Only the speed they have.
  
• Golden Gloves | PUNCHING SPEED - Sanosuke has an increase the speed of his punches, palm thrust, jabs, and overall arm maneuverability to a level that most in his class would not be able to keep up with, let alone match.
  
• Human Anatomy | MEDICAL PROWESS - Sanosuke is adept with all the functions of the human body starting with the skeletal structure, down its muscular structure, and organs. He has also familiarized himself with the nerves system of the human body in addition to other things like Pressure Points, and of course the body's Chakra Network which he can see visually as well with his Byakugan.
  

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NOTE: Sanosuke and Shodaime likely spot the recovery that is taking place interally and externally with "Akiras" frame before Jin uses the construction seal technique to keep them from causing any harm to them. Orders are given to tend to the dead and to provide Sanosuke and company with a caravan that will carry the body home back to Amegakure.