He didn't really know what was happening anymore, the world had gone quiet. All he knew was what he'd known before he started his meditation, that Zakku was with him while the others were fighting. Not the most courageous of moves by the older teen.
A breathBut he couldn't pretend he wasn't vulnerable. He couldn't move, couldn't shout, couldn't stop a pirate from stabbing him in the back. All he could do was think. And breath.
A breathThough, there was one more thing he could do. Feel. And it was beautiful, feeling the life and the sea around him, just as much as when he'd been watching the ocean as the sun had set across the horizon. The natural energy of the briney depths brimming with life, with natural energy that he harnessed into his body. This was why he loved spring, it was the season of life, and as a Sage he'd learned something. Life was beautiful. It was another reason he didn't like taking it. Yet as much as he disliked it, death was a part of nature, and these powers made him especially connected to nature.
And suddenly it was time.
A clapJust like before his clap was fast yet flat, not really flashy or attention grabbing outside of its unenthusiastic sounding smack. But this time, the change would be immediate and noticeable, as the now forest green eyed boy was in sage mode. There were a few differences, the easiest to notice being that his pupils were no longer visible, instead forest green colored his irises completely. And whenever the boy talked there were gentle clicks in his voice, and if one cared to look they'd see his canine teeth were longer and curved, tapping against each other like mandibles. But he wasn't here to show off the changes, and now that he could look he'd check on how his teammates were going. And it wasn't looking great, the enemy ship was in bad shape and they were still on it. Which meant it was time to stop sitting around and instead to be bold.
Thanks for waiting. I'm ready now.He was running towards the enemy boat now, sticking to stealth and shadows to mask his approach as he went to the opposite side of the boat. Though he'd soon realize this sneaky approach wasn't entirely necessary as the archers weren't shooting at them. Instead, they were in the water he'd notice, and for good reason, the enemy boat was sinking. Did Kazuyaki do this? He was unsure, one of the drawbacks of meditating instead of watching the ongoing fight. Actually, he wasn't sure where the long haired man was, though that quickly stopped being his biggest concern as he saw something more concerning. Ayukawa, still fighting, and in the path of an attack by that spear. And he acted.
He didn't run across the water to the enemy ship, instead he leaped into action, literally as he gave a huge leap to land on the hull, and hopefully catching the woman off guard. But even if she wasn't, his actions were the same, as he'd blitz her suddenly, moving at extreme speeds scythes in hand. Yet it'd be hard to tell just what he did with those scythes for most, as the spped he could now throw attacks had reached new heights while he was in sage mode. For those unable to keep track of his attacks, it'd look like his scythes had simply gone from his side to crossed out in front of him after rushing the woman, as if a magic trick. Those who were able to keep track would see that he'd made a huge horizontal slash at the womans arm, trying to cut off her sword hand entirely, not holding back like he had with this woman's subordinates. No more holding back his punches, instead the predator instincts of being the mantis sage, an apex predator in the bug world took over. Which is why he wasn't done.
After his attack he'd continue moving, trying to get behind her whether he managed to cut off her arm or not before twirling and folding his arm, where a large construct of a mantid claw would shoot out at the same speed he'd swung his scythes. And if it managed to catch the woman he'd squeeze as hard as he could, the claw capable of shattering concrete and more than capable of shattering most peoples spine if they couldn't stop it from crushing them. But there was one more thing, the coup de gras as Yuushi would appear in front of the woman one last time, making the same swing that he'd made when attempting to cut off her arm. Only this time Yuushi tried to position the woman with his attacks, to move her to here this attack wouldn't be cutting at her arm, but at her throat. A mantis made it's kill by biting the neck of its prey after all.
TLDR:
-Is no longer able to watch what's going on. Hopefully no one's in mortal dangeeeer
-Feels the nature around him as he harnessed the energy for sage mode and finds the beauty in that
-Give a little clap
-Yuushi has a creepy Sage Mode, with no pupil forest green eyes and makeshift mandibles
-Muuuuusic cueeeee
-Tries stealthily moving on his ship as he approaches the enemy one, though notices he doesn't need to worry about the archers at least since they're in the water. Also where's Kazuyaki?
-Sees Ayu about to get skewered, leaps unto enemy ship using Sage Leap
-Hopes his stealthy approach and suddenness is enough catch woman off guard as he attacks with his super attack speed
-Tries to cut off her sword arm, before moving to her flank and turns around as he tries to sever her spinal cord with his energy claw
-Finishes it off with an afterimage making the same swing he'd made when trying to cut off her arm, though he tries to position her so that this time the swing slits her throat open
JUTSUS:
NAME: Senju Choyaku [Sage Leap]
RANK: B
CHAKRA USAGE: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Taijutsu/Senjutsu
ELEMENT: -
HANDSEALS: -
REQUIREMENTS: Sage Mode
DESCRIPTION:
After Imbuing their feet with Senjutsu Chakra the user is able to increase the power in their legs in order to jump to great heights, depending on the amount of chakra the user is able to jump the height of a bijuu or large summon, but after 3 uses the users legs will be heavily damaged and walking will become much more difficult.
NAME: Kage Kuooto [Shadow Quote]
RANK: B
CHAKRA USAGE: Medium
CLASSIFICATION: Bukijutsu
ELEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION:
Using their great speed, the user rushes forward to close the gap between themself and the target. They will make one incredibly fast slash with their scythe immediately before moving out of the way. Right behind them will be an after image, performing the same move the user did. However the after image's slash will be weaker as it is made up of a single air current created from the speed and slashing of the user and scythe.
SA:
Wait For It
The woods being the only real place Yuushi could escape too when young and sick means that he does have some experience hiding in them, when he didn't want to be found, didn't want go back hospital. And his Stealth abilities have only gotten better since becoming Sage. Watching the Mantis's disappear into the forest, and noticing how they lack a scent, he uses their teachings and his clan knowledge of plants to mask his scent even when downwind, making him very difficult to find by traditional means.
SAGE MODE:
Sennin Modo-Perfect Sage
Yuushi is a prodigy when it comes to senjutsu, there's no other word for it. His progress has been phenomenal, and constantly bearing results, and it's allowed him to reach the pinnacle of sagehood. But it has been well earned, spending an entire year doing nothing but practicing and living with the mantises at first, to escape his fate of an early death. And the practice after was constant, seeking new heights, always remembering of the illness that plagued and the sacred chakra that cured him. To the point he can be considered a Perfect Sage, able to gain 40 pts for every 1/One round of Still Meditation, with his threat cap being 130 and his stone cap being 400.
While in Sage Mode, Yuushi does take on some somewhat unsettling qualities, especially since they're bug like qualities as he's the mantis sage. His eyes go from forest green to bright, shining green, and his pupils all but disappear. His canine teeth get longer as well, both pairs curving closer together and giving the uneasy appearance of mandibles when the top and bottom clink together, though they don't peek out from his mouth now as they used too thankfully. Lastly, his arms get thinner, his already oversized sleeves now draping over his hands.
Active Ability: Predator (4pt Drain)
Yuushi is very used to being perfectly still, needing to do so to even enter sage mode. And so when doing so in Sage Mode, it only makes sense he also reaps some benefits. When standing still, he can become virtually undetectable by Chakra sensory, his Nature Energy Chakra acting as a camouflage as it masks his chakra signature. Even dojutsu users will have a very hard time finding him, his Nature Chakra acting like interference and him impossible to pinpoint.
Passive Ability: Don't Blink (1pt Drain)
When in Sage Mode Yuushi is able to move very fast. Not in movement speed, but in his attack speed. He's able to go from a relaxed position to finishing up an attack faster than most people can process that he's even attacked in the first place, let alone try and defend themselves.
Passive Ability: Never Again (1pt Drain)
Yuushi's one goal, perhaps more than any other, is to never get sick again. And thankfully for him, bugs have a very different circulatory system than most. This means that he's able to heavily resist things like poison, disease, and anything else that might impair him of that nature.
Active Ability: Snatch (4pt Drain)
Imitating how a mantis grabs it's prey, when Yuushi folds his arm inwards he can create a chakra extension of a mantis claw, doubling his reach length and able to fold it inwards to trap people in its now vice grip capable of crushing concrete. However it can also be broken out of, whether by so much strength that he can't hold it shut or just breaking his chakra claws.
ENERGY POINTS: 40 - 4 (1 Non-Senjutsu Medium ) - 3 (1 Senjutsu Low ) - 2 (Passives) - 4 (Snatch) = 40 - 13 = 27 pts remaining