Post MusicThe long run from Iwagakure to their allies was tiring, and Isamu couldn’t help but wonder if they’d even have anybody left to save. He hoped they wouldn’t be too late. However, as they approached the village, chakra signatures began to pick up in his passive sensory field, prompting a grim expression. 25. It seemed a lot, at first, but… Ishigakure had more shinobi than this, surely? Was this all that was left? How many had already fallen?
Things weren’t looking good, especially once the Ishigakure shinobi and their opponents finally came into view. And Isamu finally understood why they had been told the enemy moved like a machine.
Puppets. Strong ones as well, from a look at the devastation. Before he could give his orders,Ryoko was already shooting across the battlefield, to his own exasperation. To the team members who thankfully
hadn’t run ahead, he sighed, before announcing his orders.
”Secure the area! We are not to advance just yet. Help the Ishigakure shinobi, and we will reconvene to set up camp once the puppets are gone! Don’t move ahead, I’ll fight the big puppet.”Isamu didn’t check to see if the rest of his team was listening to his orders as he darted forwards with Moriko still around his neck. If they didn’t, he’d just report their insubordination to Lady Takara later. It would probably be more entertaining than chewing them out himself.
Sending a small and controlled burst of chakra into his body seals, he withdrew Lament from it’s spot, before drawing on all his knowledge of stealth to (hopefully) hide his approach from the puppet currently attacking the elephant. Even without sensory, it would’ve been easy enough to clock the two biggest puppets as the biggest threats. Being the team leader, the responsibility fell to him. He did not yet use jutsu, mindful that it may alert the enemy to his presence, but with Lament held in his hand, passive sensory skills keeping a mindful half eye on the battlefield, he swiftly approached the very large puppet. He didn’t particularly enjoy having to use a stronger jutsu so early, but he felt as though it would be best to deal with this opponent as quickly as possible. Taking advantage of his own particular brand of silent killing, he sincerely hoped these puppets had no form of sensory, otherwise he’d be in trouble.
With his chakra being directed to his arm muscles, he sent out an incredibly fast flurry of stabs at the large puppet, aiming for any visible joints he could see. His total thrusts numbered something around 100, all delivered devastatingly fast should they connect properly. He was not yet sure if it would be enough to take the puppet down, but any of the blows landing could potentially slow it down enough to gain the advantage.
SAs
Silent Killing
Isamu was never one to be subtle in normal life, but as a shinobi he’s been practicing his stealth since he was old enough to even go to the academy. Through years of advanced training both as a normal shinobi and an ANBU operative, he’s learned and perfected his own silent killing technique. Though he cannot fool sensory ninja, if one were to use their full 5 senses to try and find him he’d move as though he were a ghost.
Enhanced Chakra Control
Isamu is no medical Nin, but he’s never liked the idea of losing control in battle. Whether that means learning how to stay calm, or to conserve his chakra and not use more than necessary, he’s always done everything in his ability to be able to fight effectively as a shinobi. Though he doesn’t have the astonishing control often attributed to medical shinobi, he can control his chakra better than the average shinobi and has learned how to use it in a more efficient manner.
Sensory Ninja
Never a prodigy in this particular field, Isamu has a slightly weaker sensory ability than the average sensor of his rank, but a sensory ability nonetheless. He does not specialize in Ninjutsu, and hasn’t fine-tuned the ability completely, but he is capable of passively sensing within a range of 200m, or actively sensing within the much larger range of about 2km.
Increased Evasiveness
Many years of his life have been spent dodging attacks from enemies and his bully of a brother alike. Somewhere along the way, Isamu developed enough reflexes and speed to more easily dodge such attacks, increasing his overall dodging capabilities and decreasing the amount of attacks he might take in combat. This has been honed entirely on instinct, and is mostly used without thinking.
High Volume Seals
Isamu has practiced seals until his fingers were sore and bleeding from the amount he’s drawn. He’s learned how to use them well, how to control his own chakra in the process of making them. Due to this experience in using seals, Isamu has figured out how to make his body seals store extra items, though as always with seals, the larger the item the less that can be sealed. On average, his body storage seals can hold roughly twice the depth of the average Karada Fuin.
Equipment/Jutsu
LamentNAME: Jōzan Surasuto [Multiplying Thrust]
RANK: A
CHAKRA USAGE: Medium
CLASSIFICATION: Bukijutsu
ELEMENT: -
HANDSEALS: 0
DESCRIPTION:
A fairly simple, yet deadly technique. By flowing chakra to the muscles in their arms the user is temporarily capable of stabbing their weapons with incredible speed, capable of performing roughly a hundred thrusts in just a few seconds. While this can prove deadly to anyone caught within the range of their weapon, it is also limited by that range. Additionally while the user's striking speed is increased, that is the only speed increased. Lastly this technique can only be utilized four times per engagement before the user begins to destroy the muscles in their arm(s).