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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Sept 3, 2024 12:09:50 GMT -5
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ROUND INFORMATION


Group B - SECTION ONE: COMPLETE
SECTION TWO: ROTATION 6/5 - COMPLETED
Inbetween Section: Rotation 5/5
Section Three-Begins on 9/3/2024
Deadline til next Rotation-9/7/2024

-Group Status

-Kaede: Good

-Yoshitaka: Resting-Good

-Chisai: Good


(Okay all! Sorry for the delay in response. I was out of the country but I am back so we can proceed. This section will be a bit more intense as you now have an assassin within the group whom may have been there the whole time or simply joined in all the confusion with recent events. Despite this, it will take everyone using their skills to identify the true culprit and their intentions. Work together and you can unravel this mystery. Lets work towards trying to get this done by no later than the last week of September. I know we can do it! )

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-- On the Road to Nokoribi --

An Old man...dead....

A dark haired female being the first to find him....

Six blacksmith and Craftsmen in total...in what had once been a group of Seven....


Though with a group of veteran shinobi among their numbers, this situation was easily being handled by the three splitting their information discovery on different fronts. As Chisai managed to collect the woman whom had found the body, along with gather the remaining smiths, Yoshikata was already attempting to identify the possible maker and origin of the weapon used to kill the old smith. This left Kaede, despite his regrets in his final words, signaling for Gaara to begin a search of possible destinations in which the killer may have gone.

Each one would find some clue as to the nature of this individual...


In Chisai's interrogation of the group, they would learn that none of them had noted anything strange in the behavior of anyone last night. It had all been celebratory at best, most of which drinking, dancing or simply going to sleep. The dark haired woman herself, whom people called Kita, had been mostly silent all night, but this was not anything unusually for her. After all, she was more so a seamstress, working towards creating great clothing and garbs. Often, the materials she had managed to craft were of tough stock, even some of the best armors were by her design and allowed for protection. She had also been close to the old man, whom had looked after her since she was a child and the two were close.

"This is insane! It couldn't have been any of us! Especially not Kita!"

A young man would speak up, pulling away from the line up as he held his ground and stood in front of Kita.

"Besides...YOU PEOPLE ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE THE WEAPONS! HOW DO WE KNOW IT WASN'T ONE OF YOU!?"

As mummers began, Kita would then speak softly as she held her head down.

"Stop it Kyo...."

"Kita..."

"These people are here to protect us..."

"Kita they think someone one wanted to kill Tensu! THEY MIGHT EVEN THINK ITS YOU!"

Kita would keep her eyes closed, her dark hair lingering over her face as she shook her head.

"I...I did go and see Tensu last night...I...I wanted to ask him...ask if...if he'd...walk me..."

Kyo would grow silent as he watched the woman's eyes begin to flood with tears, prompting him to hold her in his arms as he began to speak.

"We're getting married this spring....I had asked Tensu for her hand as he is the only family Kita had...he gave me his blessing..."

Kyo would slowly stroke his beloved head, her eyes still burning with tears as the others looked on in sadness...save for one...whom seemed to be briefly distracted as he scoffed with a frown on his face as he provided a slow clap.

"Very moving Kyo...but from what I heard the old man told ya hell no..."

Kyo would frown as he looked at the blonde headed craftsman, then turning away as he shook his head as he focused on comforting Kita.

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Gaara's own hunt was proving to be somewhat fruitful as it would begin to move from around the tent and towards the wagon. The inside was filled with different materials and belongings, but what seemed to be the lingering scent in the air was blood...

This marker would continue to linger deeper into the wagon's belongings, eventually leading to what looked to be a bucket, within it were traces of water that lingered with the smell. Of whos blood? That was a harder shell to crack as it was a mixture of two different traces that seemed to point to any number of the individuals there. Water was often used to clean, and sometimes when working on metals, clothes and other materials, accidents could happen. It was possible that any number of individual could have watched their blood within that bucket, but the strongest presence in there seemed to be that of Tensu's, the old man.


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Yoshikata's efforts of pinpointing the origin of the needle would prove just as interesting. Iron was common within their world, though it seemed to be coated in a toxin would have taken only moments to have effect. Though this would only be the start of where things began to reveal history. It was made by Tensu's own hands. He was a smith after all, so he likely would not have noticed something like this missing when he likely had made numerous in his time.

Though this would seem to show that whomever had done so wished for Tensu to die by a weapon of his own design. The toxin itself was also familiar in that it originated through organic materials that were found within the Land of Grass. Perhaps not surprising with the hint of mushrooms and it being a neurotoxin. It would have needed to hit directly near the head in order to completely shut down all possible function of life-support, effectively causing the man to die within seconds...unable to breathe, to focus...to do anything really. It would have been a silent suffering, but a quick one. So perhaps this was an act of revenge, but still one that showed some compassion as to not make the man suffer too harshly.

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-Mission Update-

-Interrogation-

-Kita: Adopted Daughter of Tensu and Seamstress

-Kyo: Kita's Betrothed

-Unknown Male Skeptic:

-The story that everyone has mentioned is that the events surrounding the night before had not been strange to them. Accounts of Kita's whereabouts are assumed to be that she was alone that night mostly, save for when she went to see Tensu to ask him a question. Others have mentioned that her behavior was not unusual as she often spent time alone and was usually quiet.

Kyo claims that he had asked Tensu for Kita's hand in marriage and that he gave his blessings, though this is argued by another statement saying that Tensu said no.

-Kaede/Gaara Tracking-

-Area search had brough wolf to Wagon and trace amounts of blood. While there is a collective scent that could go to a number of people, the strongest presence of blood is that of Tensu.

-Yoshikata's Needle origin-

The origins of the Needle come back to Tensu himself. Its composed of Iron and the toxin is that of materials grown in the Land of Grass. More than that, the nature of the murder show that this was one of possible vengeance, but at least in terms of compassion as it allowed for the least amount of suffering as the man would have died instantly from not being able to breathe and having all brain function shut down.



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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Sept 15, 2024 13:14:16 GMT -5
Himemura Kaede
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Kaede allowed Gaara his wolf to continue to track the scent that he had picked up on after a while of letting the wolf to follow with its keen nose it came across a bucket near to the wagon, it was mixed with water and another substance, Gaara alerted Kaede to what he had found by giving a little howl, nothing major loud but enough to alert the following Kaede. Kaede would look at the bucket himself seeing darker shades in the water something that you would get from mixing blood with water and another obvious sign was that the water was not clear anymore which would indicate that it was blood. So had the killer tried to wash themselves off using the water trying to get rid of the blood on them, as if they had left any sign of Tensu's blood on themselves it could be enough to find the murderer.

"Gaara continue to use your scent to see if you can follow that blood trail to another person, we could have a killer with us." Kaede had said to Gaara before he gave a light howl to let Kaede know he understood. Meanwhile Kaede himself would sit on the ground to meditate, he had a good feeling his sage mode tracking could be useful as well so decided to meditate to help with the tracking.



[IC COMBAT INFORMATION]

[Skills/Traits In-Usage]:


Incredible Chakra Reserves

Kaede was not born into a powerful clan. He has no special Kekkai Genkai, no family Hijutsu, or anything of the nature. He was, however, gifted with a wealth of chakra. Though it is uncertain just how much he is fully capable of, as he does not commonly use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, it is painfully obvious he has reserves capable of far outlasting the typical shinobi. When he combines his natural reserves with that of Nature based Chakra, he is capable of using multiple Senpo Arts back to back without showing signs of fatigue.

Inhuman Stamina

Many believe Kaede when he says that he was raised by wolves. And though this is due to many things, one very noticeable attribute he has to the creatures is his immeasurable stamina. Though Kaede will sweat and fatigue like everyone, he seems to have no off switch when it comes to just how far he is able to push himself. He claims it’s from "running with the wolves” so to speak, but this might not be far from the truth. One grand testament to this trait is that in his youth, Kaede would quite literally run for days on end for his training. When he first became a Genin, his Jounin sensei told him and his teammates to run until they no longer could. Though all three of them managed to run for hours on end, Kaede took the challenge quite literally. At the young age of only eleven, the boy managed to continue running for nearly three full days before he finally exhausted himself.

Genius Among Geniuses

Kaede’s mind is an incredible thing. He has the perception and intelligence to understand almost everything he touches, and if he can’t figure it out, he becomes obsessive until he can. From a young age, Kaede loved to learn, but more importantly, Kaede was also conscious of how to learn. Don'yokuna has the wisdom of generations. He trained Kaede as one of his own, and gifted him with the means of a much greater cognitive development than what he would have otherwise received through his Sennin Training. Though he was always smarter than what he led on, with his advanced thought processing, Kaede has become something of a genius. He can develop battle tactics on the turn of a dime, and seemingly read an opponent's movements through the patterns they display. Kaede is constantly thinking about hypothetical's of whatever situation he finds himself in, theorizing about nearly every possible outcome to find the best way to proceed. Though it took him years to develop this heightened awareness, the gift of learning became especially useful during his practices as a sage. The ability to balance Nature Chakra with his own was not exactly an easy feat, but with a combination of his natural talent, his ceaseless perseverance, and his unnatural cognition, even the sage arts became just another obsession for him to overcome.

Sennin Modō - Perfect Sage

Kaede began his training of the sage arts when he was around fourteen years old, and has spent the last twenty plus years perfecting his sage abilities. Though he is capable and then some with the likes of Taijutsu, Bukijutsu, Ninjutsu, and the other ninja arts, Kaede was found to have a pure talent of harnessing and utilizing Natural Chakra. Through years of hard work, training, and dedication, all paired with a little bit of talent, Kaede is now one of the very few to perfect the art of sage mode.

While in Sennin Modō Kaede would once take on many physical aspects of the wolf, from doglike ears, sharp claws and teeth, and fur covering portions of his body. However, after years of mastering his abilities he now hardly changes from his human form and his appearance only has a few wolf like features. The sage’s ears become pointed at the ends, and his canine teeth elongate slightly. In addition, his eyes begin to almost radiate light, and his right eye will change from his normal golden color to an intense icy blue, matching the Wolf King Don'yokuna. During sage mode, blue-green pigmentation will also form on the bottom half of his eyelids, leading to points just before his hairline.

For every round that Kaede maintains perfectly still to gather nature chakra is he able to gather it at the ratio of 40 pts per post. His threat cap is 130 pts and his stone cap is 400 pts

Ōkami Senses - Passive [1 pts][Active]

Kaede gains access to many wolf-like attributes while utilizing sage mode. When natural chakra is coursing through him his perception is increased, in addition to him gaining heightened senses of hearing and smell up to a kilometer's distance.

One with the Pack - Passive [1 pts][Active]

Kaede has been taught everything he knows about being a sage by the wolves of his contract. He has had no former sage to teach him and as such, gathering Nature chakra has always been done a little differently. When Kaede first began his training, he would meditate to gather the energy, but as it was necessary to remain immobile during the process it seemed impractical. So, after forming his unbreakable bond with the wolf Renji, Kaede is able to combine with him. Kaede is then able to fight and move without the necessity to remain motionless and gathers the chakra himself, as Renji can meditate for him and transfer the energy gathered to Kaede. While the chakra gathered this way is often slower than what Kaede could gather through meditation, [20 pts] the ability to move during the process creates an invaluable tool. What makes this bond special is that Kaede and his wolf Renji don't need the Senpō: Ryōsei no Jutsu [Sage Art: Amphibian Technique]. [His wolf Renji also has the same special ability.]

Note: Normal Meditation is still required for the initial entry of Sage Mode.

Sennin Genso Ken - Active [4 pts][Not active]

Kaede is a practitioner of a special fighting style known as Genso Ken, or Elemental Fist. With this fighting style Kaede can channel elemental chakra to his hands and feet to amplify the effects of his strikes with Raiton based chakra. Because the fighting style is a direct byproduct of Sēji Ken, the training allows him to apply nature chakra while under the influence of sage mode to his physical attacks to increase the range of his physical attacks as well as the effectiveness of each strike. While the additional range is not much, only about a foot in diameter around his hands and feet, it does allow him to damage others even if direct contact is not made. By adding Raiton chakra into the mix, the element produced this way become much stronger, and changes color with the influence of Natural Chakra, turning the lightning black in color. Additionally, it can be utilized on any taijutsu technique Kaede has knowledge of adding the 3 pts to the cost of the original technique. Not only does this add great speed and strength to his taijutsu, but also adds the elemental effects of lighting respectively, shocking whatever he strikes. Can be turned on and off when required to maintain pts for other sage techniques required.

Maelstrom Techniques - Active [4 pts] [See individual Jutsu][Not active]

When Kaede was in his youth, he trained under Ryujin Takanashi. As member of the Ryujin clan the man was gifted with the Ranton Kekkai Genkai, a combination of Suiton and Raiton. The techniques fascinated the young Kaede, and in his training with the Jounin, he would learn about how combination elements came to be. Though he was not gifted with the clans legendary Kekkai Genkai, Kaede used the knowledge he learned from the man to use the two elements in tandem. It seemed near impossible at first, but with the influence of natural chakra, Kaede was able to produce a series of techniques he would later call "Maelstrom Techniques.” These jutsu did not produce the same effect as Ranton, however, it did allow him to influence his water techniques with lightning allowing the water to conduct the element to add to his techniques destructive force. While true, most of the techniques he created can still be used with just Suiton, the addition of lightning to these jutsu would add cutting strength to the water, in addition to shocking the target. The active part of the senjutsu required for these is added on to the jutsu so doesn't remain active at all times.

Items Worn[Passively]:
| 01 | [Wolf Mask]
| 01 | [Cloak of Wolves]
Items used: ▣ None
Sennin Mōdō [Points]]:0/130 current / 40/400 total used ▣ [Sage mode Not active]|
Techniques Executed: ▣ |

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NAME: Don'yokuna
ABILITIES:
Ōkami Kenpō: Despite not having hands, the wolf king is an incredible swordsman. He has trained nearly his entire life as the guardian of a legendary blade, known as the Greatsword of Artorias. Due to the weapons size, Don’yokuna has developed impressive strength and speed through practice with the weapon, and as he holds the blade with in his jaw, the force of his bite has also grown much more powerful than some might expect, making it incredibly difficult to disarm the creature.

Cosmic Chakra Well: Don’yokuna has an incredible wealth of chakra at his disposal. So much so, that when he is summoned, his Chakra seems to radiate about him, creating a visible Aura around his body. Whenever the wolf utilizes his chakra, this aura can also be seen forming around whatever his chakra affects. When combined with a sage via the Amphibian technique, the effect of their two chakra's mixing has also been known to create a noticeable cloak of Nature Chakra.

Steel Fur: The wolf has trained for years with his blade, and in doing so, he has suffered from many wounds all over his body. Don’yokuna’s hide is naturally thicker than most wolves, which is especially useful when it comes to his combat abilities. His tough hide allows him to shrug off weaker attacks as if nothing happened. Most standard attacks and weaker jutsu that collide with the wolf will seem to have no effect on him, however, chakra imbued attacks will still damage him like normal, and stronger jutsu seem to have the same effect.

Incredible Speed: Don’yokuna is a legendary creature, and is said to be one of the fastest wolves ever known. He is capable of moving at nearly blinding speeds, making it difficult to track his movements without the help of sharingan or similar abilities.

Special Equipment:

Greatsword of Artorias

ABILITIES:
Chakra Reactive: The Greatsword of Artorias is highly reactive to Fuuton chakra, and without such chakra channeling through the blade, it seems to be a simple, though gigantic, sword. Without Fuuton Chakra channeling through the weapon, the abilities the greatsword offers it’s wielder are rendered unusable, and as such, requires a constant stream of chakra (Low Per Post) to keep active. Active low cost

Wind Sever: Should Fuuton Chakra be channeled into the blade when the weapon comes in contact with flesh, it will glide through like a hot knife through butter. At first glance, the flesh will appear unscathed, spilling not a single drop of blood. However, this effect is short lived as the fuuton chakra imbued into the blade cuts so incredibly sharp and fast that the wounds do not seem to appear when the cut is initially made. When the wound finally appears, the cuts made tend to be far deeper than what would normally be expected, as the fuuton chakra adds to the cutting strength to the blade. Active low cost

Wind Scar: A strike so great it is said to be able to slay armies with a single swing. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen, for this ability has rarely been used. By channeling a great amount of chakra (High) into the blade, the wielder will swing the weapon with incredible strength, unleashing a torrent of wind. The wind released from the attack creates a tornado like tunnel, and is capable of tearing the target to shreds from the wind pressure alone. The wind channeled from this attack moves incredibly quick achieving rates of 100mph, and its direction is determined from the swing of the weapon. The winds are released in a cone shape upon the swing of the weapon, reaching maximum distance of 100 meters deep, and 50 meters wide.

Requiem: Don'yokuna is a fierce practitioner of the Cleaving blade style of fighting, and the greatsword he uses is perfect for the practice. While using jutsu of this list with this weapon, the attacks seem to be stronger than normal, increasing the damage of all techniques B Rank and below by one rank. This is due to the fuuton reaction the blade is capable of. While channeling fuuton chakra through the blade, any technique of the cleaving blade gains the wind's cutting power, allowing the weapon to cut through even the toughest of armor. However, doing so does come at the cost of additional Low chakra in addition to the cost of the technique.





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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Sept 18, 2024 2:50:25 GMT -5
Honō Yoshitaka
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Sighing slightly at the painfully unhelpful information he had gotten by closer examination of the needle, Yoshitaka tried to consider what to do next. The fact that the killer had somehow managed to avoid the notice of three skilled Jounin was incredibly concerning, and while the conversations between the civilians did give a pretty obvious potential motive if the old man had denied a request for marriage, that seemed both unlikely and too convenient.

It was almost enough to wish they'd had one of Konoha's Yamanaka along, that would have cleared things up much quicker.

The sort of interrogation skills that he tended to have weren't those he could make use of on the smiths, which meant there wasn't much else he could do in this situation, at least not that easily. Really, the best he would be able to do was likely to spy on them and see if there was anything that could be found out when they thought they weren't being observed. Frustrating, that was for sure, because there was no easy way to resolve this issue.

With that in mind, the male Honō left the sight of their wards and quickly formed a shadow clone, the clone of himself utilising the True Henge technique to turn himself into a non-threatening insect with which to spy on the smiths. Perhaps they would spill more when they thought the ninja were not paying attention.


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Yōton Master
Yoshitaka is one of the few members of his clan capable of manifesting their Kekkai Genkai. By combining Katon and Doton chakra, he is able to produce a number of dangerous and corrosive substances, ranging from his preferred use of burning lava to acidic quicklime and defensive rubber. Yoshitaka's focus on ninjutsu and his skill with elemental jutsu makes his Yōton techniques something to be feared.

Chakra Reserves
Like many of his clan, Yoshitaka has incredible chakra reserves, allowing him to perform many more jutsu than an average shinobi of his rank. With his level of skill, and his training, his reserves are high enough to throw around ninjutsu like other shinobi throw kunai.

Speed
Despite his relatively bulky frame, Yoshitaka is lightning fast even amongst Elite Jounin. Able to move far quicker than one would expect, he is capable of dancing across the battlefield to attack and defend.

Fast Handseals
Even amongst ninjutsu specialists Yoshitaka is quick to form handseals, his muscle memory and dexterity allowing him to rapidly move through the symbols and get jutsu off far faster than your average shinobi.

Elemental Master
As a ninjutsu specialist, Yoshitaka's ninjutsu are far more powerful than others without his focus, yet he has gone above and beyond this skillset when it comes to his use of Elemental Jutsu. Yoshitaka's elemental ninjutsu are significantly stronger than even those used by other ninjutsu sole specialists of his rank.


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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Sept 19, 2024 23:31:16 GMT -5
Honō Chisai
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FROM THE FLAMES OF BATTLE I WAS FORGED, FROM THE ASH LANDS I BECAME ANEW, MY SOUL STANDS UNYIELDING TO THE CHALLENGE AHEAD


Chisai would manage to raise an eyebrow at the accusation that it could've been any of the three shinobi sent here for the protection of the black smiths. She had wondered if they hadn't seen the corpses of the enemy vanquished when they had met the fury of her fists and the element that was her inheritance. But even so there was some tension after what she had heard, and a motive behind the murder of the elder man. Quietly, the Lioness observed their interaction, trying to pick out anything else that could give her a clue.

Her eyes of lilac starlight snapped to the man that had capped and that revealed that the elder man had given no blessing for a marriage. The blonde would take a step as he moved near to the man. "And who might you be, sir?" She asked, looking at the man intently in the same fashion of a lioness that stalked her prey within the long grass of the steppes. "Have anything else to share? Any gossip to enlighten? Grief is yet to set in your heart it seems." The Lioness would ask, her eyes moving between the blacksmiths as she tried to gauge their expression as she continued to gather what scraps of information could exist from their interactions alone.





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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Sept 20, 2024 18:23:02 GMT -5
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ROUND INFORMATION


Group B - SECTION ONE: COMPLETE
SECTION TWO: ROTATION 6/5 - COMPLETED
Inbetween Section: Rotation 5/5
Section Three-Begins on 9/3/2024
Deadline til next Rotation-9/27/2024

-Group Status

-Kaede: Good

-Yoshitaka: Resting-Good

-Chisai: Good


(So upon hearing some of the concerns in regards to the posting deadline, i have decided to extend it to a weekly basis as requested. This will mean that everyone will have at least seven days in which to respond as to hopefully allow for everyone to post. We are nearing the end guys, just a bit more.  )

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-- On the Road to Nokoribi --

"Don't misunderstand ma'am...I just don't want Kyo here to get off spreadin lies about a dead man..."

As the blonde man would speak, he'd frown before looking away with his eyes closed.

"Especially one who was like a father to me..."

Kyo would roll his eyes before then holding Kita tighter in his arms, looking down towards her as he whispered gently to her. Perhaps sweet nothings of support, or maybe more. The one to notice this would be Yoshikata, who's form was now that of a insect as his double moved around the camp. With his words seeming to be muffled to the others, the blonde would continue to seem to court as he addressed Chisai with a stern look on his face.

"I'm Gensei...I worked with Tensu...and Kita...so if you think I would want him dead you're wrong!"

In saying this, the group would then frown as eyes appeared to be on the young man who appeared the most hostile of the group. Still, that did not mean guilt.

Though Gaara's investigation of the scent would lead them back to camp and once again, to the group of smiths and craftsmen as it would seem split between three of them. Strange enough, or perhaps unsurprising, it would seem that the three in question were Kita, Kyo and Gensei, to which the wolf would indicate as they would be standing between the three. Though already, the tide was starting to shift as the group would then begin to rise in words, yelling and pointing towards one another as the intension increased. Kaede would seem to be focusing his chakra in meditation to allow for clarity, which would help in narrowing down the target to two.

Gensei and Kyo...

Though what of the words spoken in secret....what of Kyo's message to Kita? As it was unheard by those around them, Yoshikata would be it's sole witness...and be the only one to provide clarity to it.


"Say nothing...it will be over soon..."

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-Mission Update-

-Interrogation-

-Kita: Adopted Daughter of Tensu and Seamstress

-Kyo: Kita's Betrothed

-Gensei: Adopted Son of Tensu and possible apprentice

-The story that everyone has mentioned is that the events surrounding the night before had not been strange to them. Accounts of Kita's whereabouts are assumed to be that she was alone that night mostly, save for when she went to see Tensu to ask him a question. Others have mentioned that her behavior was not unusual as she often spent time alone and was usually quiet.

Kyo claims that he had asked Tensu for Kita's hand in marriage and that he gave his blessings, though this is argued by another statement saying that Tensu said no.

-Update: Gensei Claims that he had nothing to do with the murder of Tensu, though claims that Kyo's words were false and appears hostile.

-Kaede/Gaara Tracking-

-Area search had brough wolf to Wagon and trace amounts of blood. While there is a collective scent that could go to a number of people, the strongest presence of blood is that of Tensu.

-Update: Gaara's tracking has allowed for a clear direction in the possible targets responsible. The three being Kita, Kyo, and Gensei.

-Kaede's own efforts of clarity has revealed that the ones responsible are possibly one of two people. Gensei and Kyo.

-Yoshikata's Needle origin-

The origins of the Needle come back to Tensu himself. Its composed of Iron and the toxin is that of materials grown in the Land of Grass. More than that, the nature of the murder show that this was one of possible vengeance, but at least in terms of compassion as it allowed for the least amount of suffering as the man would have died instantly from not being able to breathe and having all brain function shut down.

-Update: Yoshikata's disguise has proven useful in gaining information of a secret exchange between Kyo and Kita in speaking a message to them that was unheard by all those around.



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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Oct 4, 2024 3:26:01 GMT -5
Honō Yoshitaka
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People said much when they thought there wasn't anyone else around to hear them, and Yoshitaka had found that 'bugging' suspects had inevitably led to a treasure trove of information when he needed it. In this case, it was a simple, quiet whisper between two people that gave him enough of a hint as to what had happened. On top of what was said during his cousin's interrogation of the smiths, the male Honō had enough to at least put some pressure on the possible suspect.

Restraining any sound of his henge breaking and concealing his presence as best as he could from the smiths, Yoshitaka would appear by Kyo and Kita, arms folded across his chest with an unimpressed expression on his face.

"I think we very much would like to hear you say something," he mused, tone flat and serious, "what will be over soon? Is there something you would like to share with the rest of us? After all, we have had a murder after everyone was attacked by some very dangerous shinobi... it would be bad if we had to take extreme measures to ensure everyone's safety."

Hopefully the pressure that he could exert as one of Kusagakure's most powerful shinobi would be enough to get them to spill... he didn't want to have to get creative. 


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Combat Info
Relevant SAs

Yōton Master
Yoshitaka is one of the few members of his clan capable of manifesting their Kekkai Genkai. By combining Katon and Doton chakra, he is able to produce a number of dangerous and corrosive substances, ranging from his preferred use of burning lava to acidic quicklime and defensive rubber. Yoshitaka's focus on ninjutsu and his skill with elemental jutsu makes his Yōton techniques something to be feared.

Chakra Reserves
Like many of his clan, Yoshitaka has incredible chakra reserves, allowing him to perform many more jutsu than an average shinobi of his rank. With his level of skill, and his training, his reserves are high enough to throw around ninjutsu like other shinobi throw kunai.

Speed
Despite his relatively bulky frame, Yoshitaka is lightning fast even amongst Elite Jounin. Able to move far quicker than one would expect, he is capable of dancing across the battlefield to attack and defend.

Fast Handseals
Even amongst ninjutsu specialists Yoshitaka is quick to form handseals, his muscle memory and dexterity allowing him to rapidly move through the symbols and get jutsu off far faster than your average shinobi.

Elemental Master
As a ninjutsu specialist, Yoshitaka's ninjutsu are far more powerful than others without his focus, yet he has gone above and beyond this skillset when it comes to his use of Elemental Jutsu. Yoshitaka's elemental ninjutsu are significantly stronger than even those used by other ninjutsu sole specialists of his rank.


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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Oct 6, 2024 22:41:27 GMT -5
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While Kaede would have preferred to save his sage mode abilities for something more important or needed, he felt that his increased scent using his sage mode would help the group discover the murderer's presence within the group a lot easier with Gaara's efforts. So as the sage finished his meditation his sage mode abilities would be active at least for now to help them find whoever did this and deal with them. Gaara's tracking efforts picked it up to three possible people, but with Kaede's sage mode ability now active his keen nose helped narrow that down to two people now, with the group before long finding out who the murderer was. Just as a preventative measure in case something went south since the group seemed to be closing in on the individual responsible Kaede's sage wolf who was still present with the group. However, he would rather be doing other things, had picked up that Kaede had activated his sage mode since the link with him had activated with them being in such proximity and would allow the move to gather nature chakra for him, which he began to do so as the giant wolf was not moving anyway, he. However, it would be good just in case.

So Kaede and Gaara decided to split themselves in two Gaara would follow the scent leading to Kyo and Kita by Yoshitaka and Kaede would follow the scent using his sage mode abilities on the trail of Gensei knowing they were closing in hopefully helping the group find the person responsible soon.




[IC COMBAT INFORMATION]

[Skills/Traits In-Usage]:


Incredible Chakra Reserves

Kaede was not born into a powerful clan. He has no special Kekkai Genkai, no family Hijutsu, or anything of the nature. He was, however, gifted with a wealth of chakra. Though it is uncertain just how much he is fully capable of, as he does not commonly use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, it is painfully obvious he has reserves capable of far outlasting the typical shinobi. When he combines his natural reserves with that of Nature based Chakra, he is capable of using multiple Senpo Arts back to back without showing signs of fatigue.

Inhuman Stamina

Many believe Kaede when he says that he was raised by wolves. And though this is due to many things, one very noticeable attribute he has to the creatures is his immeasurable stamina. Though Kaede will sweat and fatigue like everyone, he seems to have no off switch when it comes to just how far he is able to push himself. He claims it’s from "running with the wolves” so to speak, but this might not be far from the truth. One grand testament to this trait is that in his youth, Kaede would quite literally run for days on end for his training. When he first became a Genin, his Jounin sensei told him and his teammates to run until they no longer could. Though all three of them managed to run for hours on end, Kaede took the challenge quite literally. At the young age of only eleven, the boy managed to continue running for nearly three full days before he finally exhausted himself.

Genius Among Geniuses

Kaede’s mind is an incredible thing. He has the perception and intelligence to understand almost everything he touches, and if he can’t figure it out, he becomes obsessive until he can. From a young age, Kaede loved to learn, but more importantly, Kaede was also conscious of how to learn. Don'yokuna has the wisdom of generations. He trained Kaede as one of his own, and gifted him with the means of a much greater cognitive development than what he would have otherwise received through his Sennin Training. Though he was always smarter than what he led on, with his advanced thought processing, Kaede has become something of a genius. He can develop battle tactics on the turn of a dime, and seemingly read an opponent's movements through the patterns they display. Kaede is constantly thinking about hypothetical's of whatever situation he finds himself in, theorizing about nearly every possible outcome to find the best way to proceed. Though it took him years to develop this heightened awareness, the gift of learning became especially useful during his practices as a sage. The ability to balance Nature Chakra with his own was not exactly an easy feat, but with a combination of his natural talent, his ceaseless perseverance, and his unnatural cognition, even the sage arts became just another obsession for him to overcome.

Sennin Modō - Perfect Sage

Kaede began his training of the sage arts when he was around fourteen years old, and has spent the last twenty plus years perfecting his sage abilities. Though he is capable and then some with the likes of Taijutsu, Bukijutsu, Ninjutsu, and the other ninja arts, Kaede was found to have a pure talent of harnessing and utilizing Natural Chakra. Through years of hard work, training, and dedication, all paired with a little bit of talent, Kaede is now one of the very few to perfect the art of sage mode.

While in Sennin Modō Kaede would once take on many physical aspects of the wolf, from doglike ears, sharp claws and teeth, and fur covering portions of his body. However, after years of mastering his abilities he now hardly changes from his human form and his appearance only has a few wolf like features. The sage’s ears become pointed at the ends, and his canine teeth elongate slightly. In addition, his eyes begin to almost radiate light, and his right eye will change from his normal golden color to an intense icy blue, matching the Wolf King Don'yokuna. During sage mode, blue-green pigmentation will also form on the bottom half of his eyelids, leading to points just before his hairline.

For every round that Kaede maintains perfectly still to gather nature chakra is he able to gather it at the ratio of 40 pts per post. His threat cap is 130 pts and his stone cap is 400 pts

Ōkami Senses - Passive [1 pts][Active]

Kaede gains access to many wolf-like attributes while utilizing sage mode. When natural chakra is coursing through him his perception is increased, in addition to him gaining heightened senses of hearing and smell up to a kilometer's distance.

One with the Pack - Passive [1 pts][Active]

Kaede has been taught everything he knows about being a sage by the wolves of his contract. He has had no former sage to teach him and as such, gathering Nature chakra has always been done a little differently. When Kaede first began his training, he would meditate to gather the energy, but as it was necessary to remain immobile during the process it seemed impractical. So, after forming his unbreakable bond with the wolf Renji, Kaede is able to combine with him. Kaede is then able to fight and move without the necessity to remain motionless and gathers the chakra himself, as Renji can meditate for him and transfer the energy gathered to Kaede. While the chakra gathered this way is often slower than what Kaede could gather through meditation, [20 pts] the ability to move during the process creates an invaluable tool. What makes this bond special is that Kaede and his wolf Renji don't need the Senpō: Ryōsei no Jutsu [Sage Art: Amphibian Technique]. [His wolf Renji also has the same special ability.]

Note: Normal Meditation is still required for the initial entry of Sage Mode.

Sennin Genso Ken - Active [4 pts][Not active]

Kaede is a practitioner of a special fighting style known as Genso Ken, or Elemental Fist. With this fighting style Kaede can channel elemental chakra to his hands and feet to amplify the effects of his strikes with Raiton based chakra. Because the fighting style is a direct byproduct of Sēji Ken, the training allows him to apply nature chakra while under the influence of sage mode to his physical attacks to increase the range of his physical attacks as well as the effectiveness of each strike. While the additional range is not much, only about a foot in diameter around his hands and feet, it does allow him to damage others even if direct contact is not made. By adding Raiton chakra into the mix, the element produced this way become much stronger, and changes color with the influence of Natural Chakra, turning the lightning black in color. Additionally, it can be utilized on any taijutsu technique Kaede has knowledge of adding the 3 pts to the cost of the original technique. Not only does this add great speed and strength to his taijutsu, but also adds the elemental effects of lighting respectively, shocking whatever he strikes. Can be turned on and off when required to maintain pts for other sage techniques required.

Maelstrom Techniques - Active [4 pts] [See individual Jutsu][Not active]

When Kaede was in his youth, he trained under Ryujin Takanashi. As member of the Ryujin clan the man was gifted with the Ranton Kekkai Genkai, a combination of Suiton and Raiton. The techniques fascinated the young Kaede, and in his training with the Jounin, he would learn about how combination elements came to be. Though he was not gifted with the clans legendary Kekkai Genkai, Kaede used the knowledge he learned from the man to use the two elements in tandem. It seemed near impossible at first, but with the influence of natural chakra, Kaede was able to produce a series of techniques he would later call "Maelstrom Techniques.” These jutsu did not produce the same effect as Ranton, however, it did allow him to influence his water techniques with lightning allowing the water to conduct the element to add to his techniques destructive force. While true, most of the techniques he created can still be used with just Suiton, the addition of lightning to these jutsu would add cutting strength to the water, in addition to shocking the target. The active part of the senjutsu required for these is added on to the jutsu so doesn't remain active at all times.

Items Worn[Passively]:
| 01 | [Wolf Mask]
| 01 | [Cloak of Wolves]
Items used: ▣ None
Sennin Mōdō [Points]]:34/130 current / 80/400 total used ▣ [Sage mode Active]|
Techniques Executed: ▣ |

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Sage mode costs starting 40 -2 for passive abelites - 4 for continue sage mode = 34. Round 1



NAME: Don'yokuna [Meditating for Kaede]
ABILITIES:
Ōkami Kenpō: Despite not having hands, the wolf king is an incredible swordsman. He has trained nearly his entire life as the guardian of a legendary blade, known as the Greatsword of Artorias. Due to the weapons size, Don’yokuna has developed impressive strength and speed through practice with the weapon, and as he holds the blade with in his jaw, the force of his bite has also grown much more powerful than some might expect, making it incredibly difficult to disarm the creature.

Cosmic Chakra Well: Don’yokuna has an incredible wealth of chakra at his disposal. So much so, that when he is summoned, his Chakra seems to radiate about him, creating a visible Aura around his body. Whenever the wolf utilizes his chakra, this aura can also be seen forming around whatever his chakra affects. When combined with a sage via the Amphibian technique, the effect of their two chakra's mixing has also been known to create a noticeable cloak of Nature Chakra.

Steel Fur: The wolf has trained for years with his blade, and in doing so, he has suffered from many wounds all over his body. Don’yokuna’s hide is naturally thicker than most wolves, which is especially useful when it comes to his combat abilities. His tough hide allows him to shrug off weaker attacks as if nothing happened. Most standard attacks and weaker jutsu that collide with the wolf will seem to have no effect on him, however, chakra imbued attacks will still damage him like normal, and stronger jutsu seem to have the same effect.

Incredible Speed: Don’yokuna is a legendary creature, and is said to be one of the fastest wolves ever known. He is capable of moving at nearly blinding speeds, making it difficult to track his movements without the help of sharingan or similar abilities.

Special Equipment:

Greatsword of Artorias

ABILITIES:
Chakra Reactive: The Greatsword of Artorias is highly reactive to Fuuton chakra, and without such chakra channeling through the blade, it seems to be a simple, though gigantic, sword. Without Fuuton Chakra channeling through the weapon, the abilities the greatsword offers it’s wielder are rendered unusable, and as such, requires a constant stream of chakra (Low Per Post) to keep active. Active low cost

Wind Sever: Should Fuuton Chakra be channeled into the blade when the weapon comes in contact with flesh, it will glide through like a hot knife through butter. At first glance, the flesh will appear unscathed, spilling not a single drop of blood. However, this effect is short lived as the fuuton chakra imbued into the blade cuts so incredibly sharp and fast that the wounds do not seem to appear when the cut is initially made. When the wound finally appears, the cuts made tend to be far deeper than what would normally be expected, as the fuuton chakra adds to the cutting strength to the blade. Active low cost

Wind Scar: A strike so great it is said to be able to slay armies with a single swing. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen, for this ability has rarely been used. By channeling a great amount of chakra (High) into the blade, the wielder will swing the weapon with incredible strength, unleashing a torrent of wind. The wind released from the attack creates a tornado like tunnel, and is capable of tearing the target to shreds from the wind pressure alone. The wind channeled from this attack moves incredibly quick achieving rates of 100mph, and its direction is determined from the swing of the weapon. The winds are released in a cone shape upon the swing of the weapon, reaching maximum distance of 100 meters deep, and 50 meters wide.

Requiem: Don'yokuna is a fierce practitioner of the Cleaving blade style of fighting, and the greatsword he uses is perfect for the practice. While using jutsu of this list with this weapon, the attacks seem to be stronger than normal, increasing the damage of all techniques B Rank and below by one rank. This is due to the fuuton reaction the blade is capable of. While channeling fuuton chakra through the blade, any technique of the cleaving blade gains the wind's cutting power, allowing the weapon to cut through even the toughest of armor. However, doing so does come at the cost of additional Low chakra in addition to the cost of the technique.





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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Oct 10, 2024 1:31:16 GMT -5
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ROUND INFORMATION


Group B - SECTION ONE: COMPLETE
SECTION TWO: ROTATION 6/5 - COMPLETED
Inbetween Section: Rotation 5/5
Section Three-Begins on 9/3/2024
Deadline til next Rotation-10/17/2024

-Group Status

-Kaede: Good

-Yoshitaka: Resting-Good

-Chisai: Good


(Alright! So we're gonna keep it moving you guys. This should be the last rotation to allow for closure to the event. At this point, so lets finish off strong! We got this! )

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-- On the Road to Nokoribi:The end is near... --

The rapid increase in noise was broken with the sudden appearance of Yoshikata at the backs of the couple, prompting the two to look in shock as the rest of the group seemed to be no longer at odds with one another. With the silence lingering in the air, as well as Gaara and Kaede drawing closer into the group, the two wolves, one by nature, the other in spirit, would come upon the scent that matched strongest to their intended target. While certainly difficult with the mixture inclined to muddle such odors, it would seem that the direction was pointed in that of Kyo. Yet, before anything could be said, Gensei would then scoff before closing his eyes.

"Fine...ya got me...I killed the old man!"

This claim would be yelled out as the rest of the group would look towards him in shock. As the smith would then step forward, he'd see Kyo look at him in surprise, and then draw himself in the center of the gathering as he spoke.

"I killed him because this bastard didn't deserve Kita! He only managed it because he some punk who got lucky! Kita deserved better, but the old man didn't see Kyo as nothing less than a perfect match for her! So when I heard that he wanted to ask her hand, I...I..."

There was a brief utterance of hesitation as he looked towards the dark haired female, seeing her eyes rest upon him before then looking away with a front.

"I wanted to stop it...I wanted to convince him how big of a mistake it would be...that Kyo was just using her!...But he wouldn't listen...so then I...I killed him...I used what he taught me....the needle...the poison...everything...that was all me....so stop...just...stop alright?"

A clear confession, but was it true?

As Kyo would look towards Gensei with a calm expression, the two men seemed to lock eyes with one another, Kita own now looking downward as the man held up his arms with a calm expression.

"Besides....if he had just listened...he'd be alive anyway...but the stubborn bird just wanted Kita to be happy...thats all he ever wanted..."

"Gensei..."

The soft words that came from Kita would be hard to hear, but they were said with regret and almost sadness rather than hatred at his actions.

So the question seemed to be answered and the murderer caught....yet...the scent of blood...was it truly Gensei who had done the deed?
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-Mission Update-

-Interrogation-

-Kita: Adopted Daughter of Tensu and Seamstress

-Kyo: Kita's Betrothed

-Gensei: Adopted Son of Tensu and possible apprentice

-The story that everyone has mentioned is that the events surrounding the night before had not been strange to them. Accounts of Kita's whereabouts are assumed to be that she was alone that night mostly, save for when she went to see Tensu to ask him a question. Others have mentioned that her behavior was not unusual as she often spent time alone and was usually quiet.

Kyo claims that he had asked Tensu for Kita's hand in marriage and that he gave his blessings, though this is argued by another statement saying that Tensu said no.

-Update: Gensei Claims that he had nothing to do with the murder of Tensu, though claims that Kyo's words were false and appears hostile.

-Kaede/Gaara Tracking-

-Area search had brough wolf to Wagon and trace amounts of blood. While there is a collective scent that could go to a number of people, the strongest presence of blood is that of Tensu.

-Update: Gaara's tracking has allowed for a clear direction in the possible targets responsible. The three being Kita, Kyo, and Gensei.

-Kaede's own efforts of clarity has revealed that the ones responsible are possibly one of two people. Gensei and Kyo.

-Yoshikata's Needle origin-

The origins of the Needle come back to Tensu himself. Its composed of Iron and the toxin is that of materials grown in the Land of Grass. More than that, the nature of the murder show that this was one of possible vengeance, but at least in terms of compassion as it allowed for the least amount of suffering as the man would have died instantly from not being able to breathe and having all brain function shut down.

-Update: Yoshikata's disguise has proven useful in gaining information of a secret exchange between Kyo and Kita in speaking a message to them that was unheard by all those around.



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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Oct 23, 2024 10:43:00 GMT -5
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Gaara and Kaede even though one was using their natural method of tracking like Gaara's super scent tracking and Kaede's wolf-like scent of his sage mode abilities the two eventually would meet where Gensei and Kyo were near one another, the smell of blood coming the strongest from Kyo, but as Kaede was about to say something on the matter a sudden confession about the murder of Tensei came from Gensei he went into details about the whole method of the old mans death and even had a motive from his world, but as Gaara and Kaede checked once more the smell of blood was barely coming from Gensei if at all. He also paused several times during his speech trying to think and retrace what he had done, if he had done the deed like he had said then it would be pretty logical in his events and his timings seemed off because he wasn't the one he did it. Gensei was likely taking the fall for Kyo because he loves her.

Kaede having just waited for Gensei to finish would speak." Something tells me that you didn't do it despite your confession right now, under different circumstances that would likely be enough for your arrest and then taken into custody, but unlucky for you this little guy right here." Kaede had said reaching his hand out to his wolf and patting the head of Gaara to praise how well he had done tracking the blood trail, even as complex as this was, though Kaede had helped out, he decided not to divulge that information and instead let Gaara take the glory. Gaara didn't respond, even though he could, and just grunted to let Kaede know of his kindness.

" There is also your attempt at telling back your events in your confessions it seems it wasn't well rehearsed and came from the top of your head this moment. Which raises doubts about its reliability. So I think that you are covering for Kyo out of love for her. Correct me if my vision of events is getting to the real truth of what happened. " After speaking paused to breathe before looking at the two of them once again.

" My advice is to give yourselves up right now, if you both try to resist I'll call my big wolf sleeping and he'll take your remains back Nokoribi in pieces your choice. If you both give up you will be escorted the rest of Nokoribi by me and will be dealt with by the right authorities, if resist you die. Simple as that." As harsh as Kaede was with what he had said to the pair of them he would prefer if they gave themselves up, but promised if they tried anything then it would be the end of them. If they would give up they would be arrested by Kaede, Gaara overlooking to see if anyone of them dared move out of place.




[IC COMBAT INFORMATION]

[Skills/Traits In-Usage]:


Incredible Chakra Reserves

Kaede was not born into a powerful clan. He has no special Kekkai Genkai, no family Hijutsu, or anything of the nature. He was, however, gifted with a wealth of chakra. Though it is uncertain just how much he is fully capable of, as he does not commonly use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, it is painfully obvious he has reserves capable of far outlasting the typical shinobi. When he combines his natural reserves with that of Nature based Chakra, he is capable of using multiple Senpo Arts back to back without showing signs of fatigue.

Inhuman Stamina

Many believe Kaede when he says that he was raised by wolves. And though this is due to many things, one very noticeable attribute he has to the creatures is his immeasurable stamina. Though Kaede will sweat and fatigue like everyone, he seems to have no off switch when it comes to just how far he is able to push himself. He claims it’s from "running with the wolves” so to speak, but this might not be far from the truth. One grand testament to this trait is that in his youth, Kaede would quite literally run for days on end for his training. When he first became a Genin, his Jounin sensei told him and his teammates to run until they no longer could. Though all three of them managed to run for hours on end, Kaede took the challenge quite literally. At the young age of only eleven, the boy managed to continue running for nearly three full days before he finally exhausted himself.

Genius Among Geniuses

Kaede’s mind is an incredible thing. He has the perception and intelligence to understand almost everything he touches, and if he can’t figure it out, he becomes obsessive until he can. From a young age, Kaede loved to learn, but more importantly, Kaede was also conscious of how to learn. Don'yokuna has the wisdom of generations. He trained Kaede as one of his own, and gifted him with the means of a much greater cognitive development than what he would have otherwise received through his Sennin Training. Though he was always smarter than what he led on, with his advanced thought processing, Kaede has become something of a genius. He can develop battle tactics on the turn of a dime, and seemingly read an opponent's movements through the patterns they display. Kaede is constantly thinking about hypothetical's of whatever situation he finds himself in, theorizing about nearly every possible outcome to find the best way to proceed. Though it took him years to develop this heightened awareness, the gift of learning became especially useful during his practices as a sage. The ability to balance Nature Chakra with his own was not exactly an easy feat, but with a combination of his natural talent, his ceaseless perseverance, and his unnatural cognition, even the sage arts became just another obsession for him to overcome.

Sennin Modō - Perfect Sage

Kaede began his training of the sage arts when he was around fourteen years old, and has spent the last twenty plus years perfecting his sage abilities. Though he is capable and then some with the likes of Taijutsu, Bukijutsu, Ninjutsu, and the other ninja arts, Kaede was found to have a pure talent of harnessing and utilizing Natural Chakra. Through years of hard work, training, and dedication, all paired with a little bit of talent, Kaede is now one of the very few to perfect the art of sage mode.

While in Sennin Modō Kaede would once take on many physical aspects of the wolf, from doglike ears, sharp claws and teeth, and fur covering portions of his body. However, after years of mastering his abilities he now hardly changes from his human form and his appearance only has a few wolf like features. The sage’s ears become pointed at the ends, and his canine teeth elongate slightly. In addition, his eyes begin to almost radiate light, and his right eye will change from his normal golden color to an intense icy blue, matching the Wolf King Don'yokuna. During sage mode, blue-green pigmentation will also form on the bottom half of his eyelids, leading to points just before his hairline.

For every round that Kaede maintains perfectly still to gather nature chakra is he able to gather it at the ratio of 40 pts per post. His threat cap is 130 pts and his stone cap is 400 pts

Ōkami Senses - Passive [1 pts][Active]

Kaede gains access to many wolf-like attributes while utilizing sage mode. When natural chakra is coursing through him his perception is increased, in addition to him gaining heightened senses of hearing and smell up to a kilometer's distance.

One with the Pack - Passive [1 pts][Active]

Kaede has been taught everything he knows about being a sage by the wolves of his contract. He has had no former sage to teach him and as such, gathering Nature chakra has always been done a little differently. When Kaede first began his training, he would meditate to gather the energy, but as it was necessary to remain immobile during the process it seemed impractical. So, after forming his unbreakable bond with the wolf Renji, Kaede is able to combine with him. Kaede is then able to fight and move without the necessity to remain motionless and gathers the chakra himself, as Renji can meditate for him and transfer the energy gathered to Kaede. While the chakra gathered this way is often slower than what Kaede could gather through meditation, [20 pts] the ability to move during the process creates an invaluable tool. What makes this bond special is that Kaede and his wolf Renji don't need the Senpō: Ryōsei no Jutsu [Sage Art: Amphibian Technique]. [His wolf Renji also has the same special ability.]

Note: Normal Meditation is still required for the initial entry of Sage Mode.

Sennin Genso Ken - Active [4 pts][Not active]

Kaede is a practitioner of a special fighting style known as Genso Ken, or Elemental Fist. With this fighting style Kaede can channel elemental chakra to his hands and feet to amplify the effects of his strikes with Raiton based chakra. Because the fighting style is a direct byproduct of Sēji Ken, the training allows him to apply nature chakra while under the influence of sage mode to his physical attacks to increase the range of his physical attacks as well as the effectiveness of each strike. While the additional range is not much, only about a foot in diameter around his hands and feet, it does allow him to damage others even if direct contact is not made. By adding Raiton chakra into the mix, the element produced this way become much stronger, and changes color with the influence of Natural Chakra, turning the lightning black in color. Additionally, it can be utilized on any taijutsu technique Kaede has knowledge of adding the 3 pts to the cost of the original technique. Not only does this add great speed and strength to his taijutsu, but also adds the elemental effects of lighting respectively, shocking whatever he strikes. Can be turned on and off when required to maintain pts for other sage techniques required.

Maelstrom Techniques - Active [4 pts] [See individual Jutsu][Not active]

When Kaede was in his youth, he trained under Ryujin Takanashi. As member of the Ryujin clan the man was gifted with the Ranton Kekkai Genkai, a combination of Suiton and Raiton. The techniques fascinated the young Kaede, and in his training with the Jounin, he would learn about how combination elements came to be. Though he was not gifted with the clans legendary Kekkai Genkai, Kaede used the knowledge he learned from the man to use the two elements in tandem. It seemed near impossible at first, but with the influence of natural chakra, Kaede was able to produce a series of techniques he would later call "Maelstrom Techniques.” These jutsu did not produce the same effect as Ranton, however, it did allow him to influence his water techniques with lightning allowing the water to conduct the element to add to his techniques destructive force. While true, most of the techniques he created can still be used with just Suiton, the addition of lightning to these jutsu would add cutting strength to the water, in addition to shocking the target. The active part of the senjutsu required for these is added on to the jutsu so doesn't remain active at all times.

Items Worn[Passively]:
| 01 | [Wolf Mask]
| 01 | [Cloak of Wolves]
Items used: ▣ None
Sennin Mōdō [Points]]:34/130 current / 80/400 total used ▣ [Sage mode Active]|
Techniques Executed: ▣ |

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Sage mode costs starting 40 -2 for passive abelites - 4 for continue sage mode = 34. Round 1



NAME: Don'yokuna [Meditating for Kaede]
ABILITIES:
Ōkami Kenpō: Despite not having hands, the wolf king is an incredible swordsman. He has trained nearly his entire life as the guardian of a legendary blade, known as the Greatsword of Artorias. Due to the weapons size, Don’yokuna has developed impressive strength and speed through practice with the weapon, and as he holds the blade with in his jaw, the force of his bite has also grown much more powerful than some might expect, making it incredibly difficult to disarm the creature.

Cosmic Chakra Well: Don’yokuna has an incredible wealth of chakra at his disposal. So much so, that when he is summoned, his Chakra seems to radiate about him, creating a visible Aura around his body. Whenever the wolf utilizes his chakra, this aura can also be seen forming around whatever his chakra affects. When combined with a sage via the Amphibian technique, the effect of their two chakra's mixing has also been known to create a noticeable cloak of Nature Chakra.

Steel Fur: The wolf has trained for years with his blade, and in doing so, he has suffered from many wounds all over his body. Don’yokuna’s hide is naturally thicker than most wolves, which is especially useful when it comes to his combat abilities. His tough hide allows him to shrug off weaker attacks as if nothing happened. Most standard attacks and weaker jutsu that collide with the wolf will seem to have no effect on him, however, chakra imbued attacks will still damage him like normal, and stronger jutsu seem to have the same effect.

Incredible Speed: Don’yokuna is a legendary creature, and is said to be one of the fastest wolves ever known. He is capable of moving at nearly blinding speeds, making it difficult to track his movements without the help of sharingan or similar abilities.

Special Equipment:

Greatsword of Artorias

ABILITIES:
Chakra Reactive: The Greatsword of Artorias is highly reactive to Fuuton chakra, and without such chakra channeling through the blade, it seems to be a simple, though gigantic, sword. Without Fuuton Chakra channeling through the weapon, the abilities the greatsword offers it’s wielder are rendered unusable, and as such, requires a constant stream of chakra (Low Per Post) to keep active. Active low cost

Wind Sever: Should Fuuton Chakra be channeled into the blade when the weapon comes in contact with flesh, it will glide through like a hot knife through butter. At first glance, the flesh will appear unscathed, spilling not a single drop of blood. However, this effect is short lived as the fuuton chakra imbued into the blade cuts so incredibly sharp and fast that the wounds do not seem to appear when the cut is initially made. When the wound finally appears, the cuts made tend to be far deeper than what would normally be expected, as the fuuton chakra adds to the cutting strength to the blade. Active low cost

Wind Scar: A strike so great it is said to be able to slay armies with a single swing. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen, for this ability has rarely been used. By channeling a great amount of chakra (High) into the blade, the wielder will swing the weapon with incredible strength, unleashing a torrent of wind. The wind released from the attack creates a tornado like tunnel, and is capable of tearing the target to shreds from the wind pressure alone. The wind channeled from this attack moves incredibly quick achieving rates of 100mph, and its direction is determined from the swing of the weapon. The winds are released in a cone shape upon the swing of the weapon, reaching maximum distance of 100 meters deep, and 50 meters wide.

Requiem: Don'yokuna is a fierce practitioner of the Cleaving blade style of fighting, and the greatsword he uses is perfect for the practice. While using jutsu of this list with this weapon, the attacks seem to be stronger than normal, increasing the damage of all techniques B Rank and below by one rank. This is due to the fuuton reaction the blade is capable of. While channeling fuuton chakra through the blade, any technique of the cleaving blade gains the wind's cutting power, allowing the weapon to cut through even the toughest of armor. However, doing so does come at the cost of additional Low chakra in addition to the cost of the technique.





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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Oct 25, 2024 4:51:33 GMT -5
Honō Yoshitaka
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Honō Yoshitaka

Yoshitaka sighed slightly at the whole situation, dusting his hands absently as he looked between the relevent individuals. The Wolf Sage's reaction, while somewhat understandable, only made the situation more difficult and by this point he really wasn't in the mood to be jerked around further. That they had fought incredibly powerful missing-nin and then lost one of the smiths to this nonsense was irritating to the Honō, if he had known there was tension between any of them he would have been more alert around them, but there had been no hints of it until it had already happened.

"While my companion is coming across a little too heavily, he makes a point," the Kusa-nin stated calmly, folding his hands into his sleeves as he looked at the supposed guilty party, "we are shinobi of the highest calibre, and trying to lie to us is not a particularly intelligent move. I would suggest coming clean so that we can resolve this in the most simple way, as the alternative is not pleasant for anyone involved. This has become tiresome."

His golden gaze slid from one person to the next, levelling them with a serious expression that spoke of his desire to end the whole morbid affair as swiftly as possible. "We do not have the luxury of taking our time here, not with potentially more killers on the way. That we fought off such fearsome foes only to lose someone to infighting is particularly galling, so do not try and push us further on this."


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Yōton Master
Yoshitaka is one of the few members of his clan capable of manifesting their Kekkai Genkai. By combining Katon and Doton chakra, he is able to produce a number of dangerous and corrosive substances, ranging from his preferred use of burning lava to acidic quicklime and defensive rubber. Yoshitaka's focus on ninjutsu and his skill with elemental jutsu makes his Yōton techniques something to be feared.

Chakra Reserves
Like many of his clan, Yoshitaka has incredible chakra reserves, allowing him to perform many more jutsu than an average shinobi of his rank. With his level of skill, and his training, his reserves are high enough to throw around ninjutsu like other shinobi throw kunai.

Speed
Despite his relatively bulky frame, Yoshitaka is lightning fast even amongst Elite Jounin. Able to move far quicker than one would expect, he is capable of dancing across the battlefield to attack and defend.

Fast Handseals
Even amongst ninjutsu specialists Yoshitaka is quick to form handseals, his muscle memory and dexterity allowing him to rapidly move through the symbols and get jutsu off far faster than your average shinobi.

Elemental Master
As a ninjutsu specialist, Yoshitaka's ninjutsu are far more powerful than others without his focus, yet he has gone above and beyond this skillset when it comes to his use of Elemental Jutsu. Yoshitaka's elemental ninjutsu are significantly stronger than even those used by other ninjutsu sole specialists of his rank.


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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Oct 27, 2024 11:40:28 GMT -5
Honō Chisai
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FROM THE FLAMES OF BATTLE I WAS FORGED, FROM THE ASH LANDS I BECAME ANEW, MY SOUL STANDS UNYIELDING TO THE CHALLENGE AHEAD


The Lioness had to restrain herself from rolling her eyes at the admission of guilt. The confession was there to be picked apart, dissected. Even as she had remained silent and observant, she had her suspicions of the party culpable with the murder, a murder that put them now all at risk when they might have someone at their tails. Stepping forward, Chisai would stand before the murder. She stared at Gensei, no pity in her features, no rage either, just contempt as his duplicity and cowardice. And the gall to lie to them and put everyone at risk.

"My cousin is gentler than I am. Personally I would have you hanged for your crime. But time is not our ally." The blonde said. She didn't enjoy dispensing capital punishment, but understood the merits of it to keep order and show that crime of this caliber would be met promptly and harshly. "Rather than carry two corpses, we will carry one. You will carry him in fact. Wrap him and put him in the wagon, you will protect that corpse with your life, if you do not, I will personally remove the hands which you used to murder."

By now the blonde was a looming shadow over the man, standing as she allowed the sheer physicality of her presence to dwarf Gensei, and the steel in her tone to tell the man the mere fact that if he were to fail this task, that the consequences would be dire enough. Imprisonment was better than being imprisoned and become a crippled. She would turn to the rest. "You should start gathering your belongings. I will watch this one.""She then turned to her cousin and the Kumo nin, with a nod.





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Forging from the Ground Up [Group B]Oct 29, 2024 11:04:38 GMT -5
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ROUND INFORMATION


Group B - SECTION ONE: COMPLETE
SECTION TWO: ROTATION 6/5 - COMPLETED
Inbetween Section: Rotation 5/5
Section Three-Begins on 9/3/2024
Deadline til next Rotation-11/6/2024

-Group Status

-Kaede: Good

-Yoshitaka: Resting-Good

-Chisai: Good


(You did it!! Mystery Solved! Congrats you guys! Due to both Yoshikata and Kaeda coming to similar conclusions, this part of the rotation is successfully complete by my vote. Chisai's part in ensuring that the group remained focused on the goal and also security to make sure that the others did not get too far was also very well handled. We are now upon the last rotation of the event. Just one more to go! Lets try and be mindful to get through it as best we can.)

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-- On the Road to Nokoribi:Mystery Solved... --

The walls were clearly falling in as the three shinobi made their cases to the sudden confession. While both Kaeda and Yositaka were certain of the possible lie made by Gensei's confession, Chisai seemed more content on ensuring that the responsible party was held responsible for ensuring the safe arrival of the old smith, now deceased, and allowing for this journey to continue as planned. Time was indeed something that they were limited on, and while this was an unfortunate event, it did not change the dictation of where they were headed. The question was, just how many more people would have to suffer under this line of questioning and conviction.

Though Gensei did not visibly show it, it was clear that there was indeed something pressing on his mind as he considered the words presented to him. Yet, in the end, he did not deny or accept these accusations against his confession, only nodding towards Chisai as he began to make his way towards the tent. He would prepare his former master's body for transport and allow for judgement to take whatever shape it came in. He was convinced of his death, but there seemed to be no regret lingering in his actions.

Yet, before he could move forward, a voice would speak as it came from the direction of Kyo.


"He just...wouldn't listen..."

At this, the woman at his side would stare up at him, her eyes wide as she began to pull away slowly. A realization in her eyes as she stared at Kyo, his face stern as he began to lower his head.

"He just...wouldn't...."

"Please tell me you didn't do this...Kyo...please..."

Kyo was silent, his expression then shifting towards Gensei before then frowning as he began to step forward, his eyes closed before staring towards Gensei with a narrowed gaze.

"And you knew that...you knew he'd never accept me...you told me...you told me every day...."

Gensei would then look to the side as he lowered his head in shame.

"I just...I just wanted to show him that I could...to have the faith that he placed in you...put towards me...my efforts...my goals...but...he told me...to wait...to save...to be patient...but I knew I couldn't....because you would always be there...you...his prized pupil...and...I..."

Lowering his head, he'd turn to Kita as he looked at her, the pure horror on her face as he began to move towards her, only for her to step away as he could see the fear in her eyes. From there, he'd lower his hands as he began to make his way towards the tent, to look towards the man he had killed, to see his covered form as he knelt down beside him.

"All he wanted was for me to wait....it was always waiting...patience...my time would come...but I didn't have time...there's...never enough time..."

In seeing this display, the murderer was indeed found and it seemed as though the events of the night would indeed have been resolved. Yet with it being a start of a new day, the mood was indeed soured by these tragic events. But there would at least come some relief in knowing the truth...however small it may have been...
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As the group would seem to finally be on the move again, Kyo would remain in the back of the wagon train, his eyes resting upon the now prepared body of Tensu. Kita would remain alone, her form moving with the others as her head hung low, with Gensei now moving at the back as he kept his distance. Perhaps in self-reflection of how he may have played a role in this, or in his own space of guilt in not being able to stop it.

Though the loss of but one person was an accomplishment, it would be at the hands of those within their own group. A sad truth, but no fault of the shinobi and their abilities, only the harsh reality of the error of human behavior. There was no indication to show such hostilities, no true motivation that they would be aware of, no signs or hints to provide foresight. Yet, this was a matter that could only come upon further investigation and perhaps it was best left at that...

For now though, it was clear that the issue was to remain of their continued travel, as Nokoribi laid only a bit further ahead.

With the group moving, a single female would approach the shinobi with a calm expression, her elderly features holding firm as she spoke plainly.


"Though it may seem that these events were at your hands...do know that Tensu only spoke highly of you three and showed nothing but great appreciation for your protection of us..I think the only thing he would dread of this was that Kyo would see his wisdom as a burden....Kyo is a good man...so is Gensei...they were at times good friends to one another...though I believe that Kita love for Kyo was something that drove a wedge between them...Tensu knew this and he worked towards encouraging both of them...and he would have wanted Kyo to succeed in creating a life for both he and Kita...but only when he was ready...."

That said, the elderly female would then shake her head as she continued.

"Such is the folly of youth....they believe that they must act in such haste...never considering the future....only the moment...I want to believe that Tensu was trying to help Kyo to realize this...that he had time...they both did..."

As the woman sighed, she'd then nod her head as she began to take the reigns of the oxen, placing upon her Tensu's hat as she began to move the party forward.


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-Mission Update-
Kyo confessed to be the true murderer of Tensu and that Gensei is innocent. 




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