Tengai rose his head from its bowed position with a polite smile, happy to see that his sensei was in good spirits. Her big smile was reciprocated with a brisk, happy laugh from the blue-eyed boy and he turned his head to Satoshi when he was spoken to. It seemed like they both wanted to know his name. "Tengai from the Sakura Ishida clan. I'm glad to see that nobody's hurt too bad, I heard things were crazy out there." There were questions he wanted to ask when it came to the eyepatch and the crow but he couldn't think of any subtle ways to ask just yet. Oh well. He'd find some way to bring it up eventually. Even if he did have some way to go about sating his curiosity, it would have been cut short by the young brunette who latched on to Satoshi.
The cackling crow would have startled him more than it did if he wasn't already familiar with summoned animals from the Ishida compound. Instead of shocking or scaring the boy, it excited him instead. Talking birds?! Dogs and cats were fine but birds could see so much more than others. It was fascinating, but Yogen's demeanor didn't exactly invite conversation. Adding on to the number of people in the lobby was a red-haired woman who introduced herself as...oh. Nozomi Uzumaki. The sincere smile that had made its home on its lips quickly replaced itself with a much more sheepish one, giving an apologetic glance to the woman he referred to as sensei. She probably just didn't want to let him down, or possibly didn't know how to respond to his sudden declaration of her as his teacher. That was fine. On the other hand, he wasn't going to embarrass himself again by bowing to a completely different person hardly a minute after his first try.
The armored boy seemed to not take the news so well, but Tengai wasn't entirely sure of what was going on. He understood that they must have fought off monsters to some extent, but what was so bad about that if they were defending themselves? Not wanting to linger on the topic for too long, he turned his attention back to Satoshi and the brunette. "Are you going with Uzumaki-sensei? I'm pretty sure she's not going to be talking to the Arashikage-dono about me so I'm thinking about training somewhere...maybe...hmm." The village dojo was tempting, assuming the monster threat was dealt with. Going over weapon techniques would be the best way to warm up. If neither of them wanted to come with he'd probably just sneak off on his own.
Active Increases: = Speed: Reflex: Stength: Fortitude:
Passive Combat Benefits: • Crashing Thunder : Augments all of the users bukijutsu, even those outside of the Raiu bloodline, with a basic amount of lightning chakra. By applying this chakra collisions result in a pressure wave similar to a thunderclap. For each rank of the technique, the pressure wave throws the opponent back five feet unless the Act of surface Walking is used at equal rank and potency to the user's parent technique. • Green Thumb: Chiru members have a deep connection to flowering plants. This connection allows them to grow and manipulate them with simple gestures and movements, such as swiping their arm through the air or stomping their foot. Hanaton does not require hand seals and can be performed while in Sakidasu without needing to revert forms. • Clan members gain descriptive increases in the same manner as any standard Taijutsu or Bukijutsu. • Complex techniques performed gain the same bonuses as simple techniques. • Lightning based techniques may be used in the same manner as Mystic Hero allows. If the user is of Mystic Hero discipline, the user's Lightning/Buki Korabo is decreased to once every two posts.
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Jenni Deer
Hurrak
Ephemeral Ozymandias
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 11:44 am
▱▰▱His face continued being painted in crimson much to his embarrassment. However, he was able to laugh at Chosuke's declaration of manliness and admired his confidence. When Tengai responded to his earlier introduction he tried to fight his awkward stillness as a result of Soyeon's attention. "It's nice to meet you, Tengai." He said in a plain introduction before focusing on Unki's continuation of their conversation. "They are!" He said in agreement with Unki regarding how charming his friends were. Her response to his question was interesting to him. She was someone who believed in free will to at least some extent. Such a philosophy was not based on his own experience, however. Since his first interaction with the crows, he was a believer that humanity was bound by fate no matter what. "That makes sense. I think the gods already know what's going to happen to each of us. If something starts going in a direction they don't want then they'll stop it." Much of Satoshi's opinion was based on Evergreen's various interventions in mortal affairs. Especially the most recent case of her removal of the rinnegan and the interestingly controlled direction of Kogarashi's defeat. In any case, he would smile politely and understood if she did not want to talk about the subject anymore.
When Nozomi arrived he felt his anxiety spike. He was still worried about the prospect of being punished for his intervention. However, as he listened to her he felt immense relief and a sense of surprised excitement. Not only was Satoshi not going to be punished for intervening he was going to be promoted for it with the others. "Thank you, Nozomi-sensei! I think I'll-" Satoshi said politely but with excitement that was difficult to keep bottled up. Before he could finish his thought on what to do next he noticed Botenmaru speak ahead of him and storm off. He fell silent as he watched him before coming up with a new plan. "I'm going to make sure Botenmaru is okay." He spoke in response to Nozomi and Tengai at the same time. Satoshi did not really understand what he was upset about and had more questions. "You guys can come too and maybe we can all train together." Satoshi said to Soyeon and Tengai directly but the spirit of his offer was extended to all of his classmates as well with passing glances at Chosuke and Shikane. If Soyeon wanted to stay attached to him then he would keep her pressed to him and carry her along on the journey with him but she was also free to split and go her own way. "It was nice talking to you, Unki-sama!" He said gleefully with a wave as he walked out of the hospital. Satoshi loved having conversations with grownups and especially kind and open-minded ones like Unki.
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〖×〗【TITLE: Academy Student】▰【RANK: E】▰【CHAKRA: 100 || 100】▰【STAMINA: 100 || 100】
Personal Attributes • Demonic Shroud | When an E-Rank amount of chakra is applied to Satoshi's natural chakra materialization it becomes even more realistic and haunting. Viewing the fog acts as the trigger for genjutsu and counts as eye contact for sharingan genjutsu/hypnosis if his sharingan is active. Alternatively, if no genjutsu is cast then viewing the shroud merely causes first-tier mental stress or insanity. This is not a technique and does not cost an activation. • Illusory Prowess | This attribute allows any and all genjutsu to be cast through eye contact with the Uchiha. In addition, the genjutsu cast in this manner have the sight sense added to them at C Rank body. At S Rank body, the user's genjutsu are given the chakra sense. Also, mental stress or insanity can be added to any genjutsu cast through eye contact for an additional fifty percent chakra cost. • Genetic Palette | With intensive genetic therapy and strong blood, this character is able to possess more than one transplant. This allows the character up to two transplants total, of any of the three categories. • Illusory Prowess | This attribute allows any and all genjutsu to be cast through eye contact with the Uchiha. In addition, the genjutsu cast in this manner have the sight sense added to them at C Rank body. At S Rank body, the user's genjutsu are given the chakra sense. Also, mental stress or insanity can be added to any genjutsu cast through eye contact for an additional fifty percent chakra cost. • Get Thee Back into the Tempest | Satoshi is granted the wind element. • Phantom Master | Satoshi is able to add an additional sense to the illusory images created by his signature style of Phantom Slayer and custom techniques based upon it for a maximum of [2] senses. The images are sight-based and thus always have that sense but [2] additional senses like touch and sound can be added.
Hurrak
Kondo Kaicho
Stumpleton
Jenni Deer
Novasse
Tenshuyami
Ephemeral Ozymandias Captain
Obsessive Prophet
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Jenni Deer
Dangerous Lunatic
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Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:38 pm
Finally, after being ignored few times, it seemed that Botanmaru listed to Satoshi as she glared at him and felt a wave of jealously wash over her. What does he have that she doesn't have? A cool eyepatch? The stupid bird? Wait. Why was she being jealous? Her father had warned her that emotions were a dangerous thing so she quicky let it go and felt nothing anymore. At least her friend was healed and better.
Right on cue, he dug in for the protein bars that Uzumaki-sensei had handed out earlier and started to munch on them, evening go as far as to offer her some. "Uh, no thanks." She wasn't hungry and they had a snack earlier. The Empress had asked for their names as Shikane cleared her throat, a bit in embarrassment, "Uh, Nara Shikane." Nozomi had showed up, finally, and she just seemed to be tired. Shikane let out a bit of relief when she hears that the teacher was going to let them off the hook but she wonders why? She thought for sure Nozomi was going to punish them. Was there something that the teacher knows that they don't? She would have to ask her father.
The armor boy didn't take the news well as he seemed to be rather upset about the whole thing. He was followed by Satoshi rather quickly. And the new student too. Her hues glanced towards Chosuke as she was a bit worried. Social skills. Satoshi, before he left, had an offer for them to train together but it was directed to the others and it was a passing to Shikane and Chosuke. Shikane was getting more annoyed but she said nothing. Her expression was empty and her body language showed nothing. She seemed relaxed and tired if anything. They were gone.
She remembered what Uzumaki-sensei had mentioned earlier. Be careful who to trust. Was this part of it? Did her teacher knew more than she let on? "Chosuke, don't eva forget this. We be friends and always will be friends and sometimes it may be us against the 'hole 'orld. Now, whaddya wanna do? We can go train with them, or do what Uzumaki-sensei said or wha?"
Chakra :: 100 / 100 || Stamina :: 80 / 100 || {First Class}-{Second Class} || E-Rank || Academy Student || AC :: 0 || Ryo :: 両0 ||Profile
Maeko had been at the hospital for a time now, she wore a hospital gown over her frame, and walked softly. She seemed to have a distant gaze in her eyes, still processing everything up until this point. At least she was until she ran into some kids, Unki and Nozomi. Stopping she gave the kids a soft smile before speaking up. "Good day to you all." Her pale hand would come up, giving a gentle wave. She was clean and her hair was white as ice. Green emerald's in her eye sockets quickly lighting up at the prospect of social interaction. I stark contrast to what she was days before, in the alley way or in the holding tank of the APD.
Unki made a clone. The second Unki was a stable clone not facing the impending doom of erupting into a heated smog. The real Unki did a cute little curtsy just before her clone snatched hold of the back end of real Unki's belt and collar.
One. Clone-ki lifted Unki with all her might and swung her real double and took several, awkward steps toward the door. Two. A second swing, building momentum, and the entrance doors open. The real Unki aligning her arms to her body. A wide grin on her face. Three! With a third swing clone Unki launches her counterpart out the doors! The real Unki is rocketed in a purple, blur, andhappily squealing even as the eccentric empress was out of earshot.
[The real Unki is hurled out of the Hospital thread; Clone Unki #1 remains]
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Jenni Deer
Rosa Havoc
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Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:11 am
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Nozomi watched gently as Botenmaru had a bit of an outburst. Not saying a thing, she simply watched him leaving with Satoshi and Soyeon rather quickly. Her hues glanced over Shikane and Chosuke. 'So much for them getting along. Hopefully, they will join. Then again, Shikane's and Chosuke's family are close. I hope Inoyuri is okay.' With that in mind, she should go check on the family. The new student, with a bit of a delay, had gone with the first group. Then she heard Shikane quote to Chosuke, "Shikane. Jealously is unbecoming of you." She saw Shikane glare at her for a moment before crossing her arms. It was then, they were greeted by a patient. Nozomi wasn't much of a greeter but she figured that she should learn how to be more friendly especially with the fact that she was a principal of the academy. "Hello." Was all she said before she remembered that she needed to do something at the academy. Figured to be two places at once, she made a clone. That one will go meet the Kage. As the clone left, "I have errands to run. You all behave." Was all she said as she left the hospital.
After awhile she went on her way, heading toward's the room the hospital had for her in the Psyche ward, allowing time to pass.
When next the pale girl would leave the confines of the hospital, she'll of gone through a few sessions of Chemotherapy and come to a realization that her mental issues were the least of her concern. Maeko, wearily, left the hospital for the afternoon. Wanting to grab some food that wasn't from a cafeteria, hoping she might just run into someone new. The lass was doing her best to put her past behind her, but even then she had someone she wanted to apologize to. Her thoughts dwelled on Kaito, and almost as much, Shion, for attacking her.
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Kondo Kaicho
Stumpleton
Jenni Deer
Novasse
Tenshuyami
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:25 pm
Carefully laying in the last of the dishes in the lunchboxes and then wrapping each of the four in cloth, Kagerou finished the final task of what she considered absolutely necessarily done while she was in Arashi. Two of the lunch boxes were sealed away. Two remained outside. Their recipients would received the boxes, whether they liked it or not, on Kagerou's way out of the village.
With the task finished, Kagerou readied to leave Arashi... again, walking out of the hospital's kitchen to her office. She had meant to stay longer, at least until the end of the week when she had that appointment with Sonyo, but the best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry. It had only been a couple days--though, it felt like only one with the way the days bled together when one was not permitted to sleep--and then Kagerou received the missive from her family. They did not need her immediately, but they would like her promptly. This sort of call, with no warning, wasn't new for Kagerou. She was, as ever, performing carefully with as few mistakes as possible. The tasks she had planned to do in Arashi that required her presence, such as a sensitive meeting with Maeko, had all been performed. The tasks that she would have liked to also have done but could be delegated were quickly delegated once the message arrived.
New beginnings were stirring in the Water Country, a new variable, target, victim. With the information they had, it could be anything, and they had already gathered what could be gathered with distant, non-intrusive tactics like scouting. What was required now was something more personal. A meeting. A chat, and while there were plenty others who could do what Kagerou would be going to do, Kagerou understood that if she was being asked for, then there were reasons why. She, as well, wanted to see this new faction with her own two eyes for personal reasons.
She was in the middle of changing her clothes in her office, green hair swaying loose over pale shoulders before rapidly shrinking as her physical transformation took effect to get rid of the shadows beneath her eyes, when Kagerou stopped in the middle of buttoning her skirt. After whatever that pause was for, Kagerou resumed dressing herself, shrugging on a white shirt followed by a red vest then fixing her collars and cuffs.
Once she was finished dressing, Kagerou took the two lunchboxes, one in each hand, and left to make some deliveries than collect seashells from the seashore.
◢ K a i l e e r C e i n ' l y s ◣ ⦉ I don't need to face my demons; they are with me all the time. Throuoh the foo inside mv head I see the world iust fine.⦊ ⦉I don't need to face my demons; they are with me all the time.Through the fog inside my head I see the world just fine.⦊ 【 B - R A N K ⦁B U K I J U T S U - B L O O D L I N E ⦁ J I T O N / R A I U 】
❝ I don't need to solve my problems; they're the only thing that's mine. ❞
[Location:]Arashigakure: The Healing District - Lobby
[Quoting Necro in case he had something planned. Quoting Bun because potential interaction. If neither is the case, let me know and I'll continue on my own.]
It turns out the mystery device I was given was a map when opened like a scroll, showing a digital display of the city of Arashigakure as well as an icon of where I was supposed to go. I scowled slightly looking at it. Airships and things like it were one thing because they'd already existed when I lived in the shinobi lands before, but in a progressive civilization, it was clear culture had moved on and I'd have some catching up to do. The Stragari didn't even really use electricity, let alone something like this. It was another thing to add to the steadily growing list of stuff I would need to figure out.
Upon reaching the location I was directed to, I found myself looking at a series of surprisingly cozy buildings, despite the fact they held various wards of a hospital. Definitely a little more...welcoming, I guess, than the old Kumogakure hospital with its bright white interior and the sickly smell of cleaning supplies. This place probably still had the latter due to its nature, but I couldn't tell from outside.
I made my way into what I guessed was some sort of lobby or check-in building, and made a beeline for the desk that sat within. The receptionist glanced up as I approached. "I've been sent by the Arashikage to have non-existent wounds--" I cut off and sighed. "Some old injuries looked at," I explained somewhat lamely. "Kaileer...Hakemoto, if you need a name." I grimaced slightly, wary of the suspicious or worse looks I would get if someone recognized the name. My given name wasn't exactly a common one for the area. I glanced around to the waiting area. There were probably people that needed attention much more than I did. All I really cared about was sleeping and maybe a shower so I didn't look quite so pathetic. I supposed it wouldn't be so bad to have the scars examined by a proper doctor. The only reason they'd healed as badly as they had in the first place was due to the lack of proper technology in Burust Stragaria. They had healers, sure, but nothing like what the shinobi of the hidden villages could offer. "If it's too busy, I can come back later."
❝ It's the shift that I'm afraid of. Darkness is benign. It's fine... ❞
Current Stats: • Strength: [2] x Speed: [2] • Reflex: [3] x Fortitude: [0]
Active Effects: • 'Old' Injuries - Speed reduced by [1]. [13/20] • Liberation - B-rank - Feelings of guilt are suppressed. [Lasts until Kai'd.]
Techniques Used: •
Current Objectives: • Investigate the hospital and maybe find some food.
"Launchpad clone" Unki stuck around despite the kiddies all going about on their way. She took a seat somewhere, in a chair, a stone's throw from the most relevant enterance and assumed the awkawrd silence of waiting for a chivalrous mouse to turn up. Cashew was the last left interrogating the illicit photographer. While it was possible to always inquire directly about the finer details with the police, Unki still sorta' wanted to hear from Cashew first. With the monsters, as of late, storming the village there were fewer people piling in than she anticipated. But the clone was beginning to assume the worst was taken care of and Storm forces have swept away all the trouble. This Unki was beginning to wish she were instead her actual self who was home cooking. That salmon, waiting at home for her in the refrigerator, wasn't going to slice and serve itself.
She sat. Leaning one on arm of the chair, twiddling her hair, swinging her braid over her shoulder like a pendulm, or brushing away little mystery specks off her white vest. Why do I insist on wearing white? Years, man. White. Off-white. Why? ow many white pairs of shoes have I vigorously washed? This waiting area was generally emptied with a few waiting individuals, minding their own in this neat arrangement of chairs in an open square. A window, where the outside was dimmed through its glass gave her a convenient view of a path leading to this entrance. Maybe she'd catch a glimpse of Cashew leaving the grounds through another exit? No. Unlikely. A dark, rumpled looking youth was seen through the window. Literally, they looked like somebody fresh off the mainland below and about ready for the end to the day. Maybe they were ill? She couldn't see any ugly wounds similar from whatever it was that attacked Satoshi but the root of ailment didn't have to be on the surface. The sound of wind gently whirling outside told Unki this deshevled somebody passed through the entrance behind her with a straight shot to the receptionist desk.
Unki didn't want to seem nosy although curiosity had her glance casually on his trail. The back of his head seemed weirdly familiar. What made her feel like there was something significant about the mass of hair on this person's head she was looking at? A name? "-leer...-ke-moto" was all Unki could hear. Leer, that's a string of syllables she doesn't hear often in a proper noun. Was it a name? "Kemoto?"Leer Kemoto. Huh, she raised one of her small brows and turned her head. The image of a brass nameplate nailed onto a certain distinguished wall came to mind. It sounded crazy similar to one of Shiro's Raikage predecessors. But Kaileer disappeared well over ten years ago shortly after Unki's belated graduation. How could she confirm some stranger's identity without making a nitwit of herself? It's been done before, surely. The easiest way was being upfront (and nosy). Unki stood, idly dusted off her skirt, and swallowed away most the nerves. She didn't know how he'd respond. He might be grumpy!
"Kai-"She spoke the first syllable of a name, held it, and took one step away from her stead. Granted, Unki was still very much far away from him. "Kai-leer? The nameplate in her mind's eye had maybe one of the only flattering photographs anyone could dig up of the Raikage, framed above it. There was a scar on his cheek she was hoping to spy. Out of the jitters, Unki slipped one of her fans from an interior sleeve in her vest and fluttered the courtly accessory under her chin before palming it. Unki spoke again. Her volume was lower but her tone carried a distinctive wince showing how incredibly uncertain she was with trying to grab his attention. What was a polite word for 'former'? "Forerunning Raikage, Kai-leer?"
Unki's smile was more of an awkward cringe than anything. "Hi there." She shook her fan a bit with her greeting. "I- uhm- sorry you had to come all this way, I guess?" She had a feeling this supposed Kaileer had made a stop elsewhere before catching a ride up to the storm.
◢ K a i l e e r C e i n ' l y s ◣ ⦉ I don't need to face my demons; they are with me all the time. Throuoh the foo inside mv head I see the world iust fine.⦊ ⦉I don't need to face my demons; they are with me all the time.Through the fog inside my head I see the world just fine.⦊ 【 B - R A N K ⦁B U K I J U T S U - B L O O D L I N E ⦁ J I T O N / R A I U 】
❝ I don't need to solve my problems; they're the only thing that's mine. ❞
[Location:]Arashigakure: The Healing District - Lobby
I froze when I heard my name spoken behind me, a female's voice testing the sound of it before asking if I was the former Raikage. So much for laying low, I supposed. I'd even used my less commonly known surname, but I supposed most records of me stated both Cein'lys and Hakemoto. I glanced at the woman who'd spoken to see if it was someone I recognized. A blonde woman around my age, I guessed, with vibrant purple eyes stood not too far from me, her gaze as uncertain as her tone. She struck me as familiar, but I couldn't place exactly why. If she was my age, she would have been in Kumogakure when I was Kage. Assuming that's what she knew me from.
"I, uh..." I'd been so shaken or something that language failed me for a moment as I struggled to string together a coherent sentence despite having just spoken it completely fine. Sure, I was still thinking in a different language, but having been speaking the common tongue of the shinobi lands for several days now, I was more or less fluent in it again. Being called out so suddenly out of nowhere, regardless of the interaction with Toso before, had basically knocked the wind out of me. The moment passed quickly, thankfully, and words returned to me. I gave a brief, nervous grin. "I guess I've been found out."
Ignoring the gaze of the receptionist, I turned to fully face the woman, curiosity overtaking my desire for sleep for the moment. Given her attire, I didn't think she was a civilian, so if she was indeed a resident of Kumogakure in the past, she would have likely been a shinobi while I was Raikage. But she must have been one that I hadn't had much in the way of interaction with, if at all, because, outside of a hint of recognition, I had no idea who she was. Someone new before I left, that I'd only really encountered in passing. Maybe interacted with at some point? But my memory was s**t to begin with, so I had next to no hope of recalling her. I shifted my weight to my right leg again, leaning against the desk for a bit of support. "Sorry, but do I know you?"
❝ It's the shift that I'm afraid of. Darkness is benign. It's fine... ❞
Current Stats: • Strength: [2] x Speed: [2] • Reflex: [3] x Fortitude: [0]
Active Effects: • 'Old' Injuries - Speed reduced by [1]. [14/20] • Liberation - B-rank - Feelings of guilt are suppressed. [Lasts until Kai'd.]
Techniques Used: •
Current Objectives: • Investigate the hospital and maybe find some food.
Unki honestly blanked out for a second. She mostly wanted to confirm a chance suspicion but couldn't voice that first as her excuse. "W-we spoke for, like, five minutes maybe. Ten years ago. But that's beside the point." The woman frowned and looked away at the floor. This was a trying moment she spent trying to scratch up an excuse to keep talking without being annoying. She tapped her fan into her palm again and clutched the fan's ribs tight. I'm Amano Unki," her sights up again and back on Kaileer. The Empress, actually, of the whole Lightning Empire. " Her volume was lowered too as she gave her title away. Not that the people of the Storm's Hospital were just dying to speak with her, but still. "That's what you read on paper around here, Amano Unki." She shrugged. You might hear it a little different elsewhere but that doesn't matter now. More importantly," She nodded. Her swirly top-knot bounced along with her idea. "I'd like to extend an invitation. When I initially arrived to this village five years ago, the previous Heads of the Storm inadvertently failed to present me with a certain level of hospitality." Unki wormed her hand into one of her vest pockets for a thin pad of paper. Novelty stationary featuring colorful canine paw-prints and watermarked with an ornate, triangular logo. She suddenly produced an ink pen too (from either another pocket or one of her large braids) and went away writing something on the paper.
"Toso is typically a very good squid about making accommodations for his ninja and giving them a place to stay but sometimes word doesn't quite make it as far as it needs. Trust me on that." Of course, there were odds that Kaileer might just end up being a little like Unki in one special way. She slipped the pen behind her ear and began to carefully tear the top sheet from her paper pad. "If he hasn't explicitly provided you with a place to stay then please consider paying the Emperor and I a visit at the Storm Palace. We're a little ways outside of the village, happily running ourselves like a little sovereign nation here, I suppose." A chipper smile curled with her joke as she extended the note toward his reach. " It wouldn't be an issue to house you as an Honored Guest. For the time being. It's the least I can do after your successor swept the rug out from under your feet. I mean, with all the changes in the last decade, i'm sure any visit to Kumogakure wouldn't feel the same." Her cheery smile eased some with the weight of her comment concerning change.
It was very possible that Kaileer's sentiments concerning the events of the last decade and how time changed the world he chose to put behind him weren't in the best of light. Unki could suffer along side him on select items, places specifically, that just weren't as familiar as they once were. A topic for another time, perhaps. The note she extended featured a string of directions, Kaileer's name, and the stacking of written characters expressing her given name. A small scribble of a playful little swirl paired beside her name. "Should you choose come to come. Please present this to the gate at Storm Palace." The woman looked very hopeful he'd at least accept the formal, physical invitation. A breath, lifting her shoulders, would lift her head in tandem. ]Puppy eyes were waiting in the wings. Hopefully she wouldn't find herself needing them.
◢ K a i l e e r C e i n ' l y s ◣ ⦉ I don't need to face my demons; they are with me all the time. Throuoh the foo inside mv head I see the world iust fine.⦊ ⦉I don't need to face my demons; they are with me all the time.Through the fog inside my head I see the world just fine.⦊ 【 B - R A N K ⦁B U K I J U T S U - B L O O D L I N E ⦁ J I T O N / R A I U 】
❝ I don't need to solve my problems; they're the only thing that's mine. ❞
[Location:]Arashigakure: The Healing District - Lobby
[Just gonna edit this one into an exit post lol.]
Amano Unki. Ah, right, surname first. Recognition likely lit somewhere in my expression. I knew the name for sure from paperwork during my time as Raikage. I had, at the time, made it a point to try to get to know everyone, but unfortunately some were passed over, and she had been one of them. Basics that were impossible to recall now were about all I knew about her: any medical information, history she provided, academy grades, and similar. But pieces of paper didn't provide personality or a solid grasp on the person themselves. So despite having a name to put to the face before me, I still didn't know her. Part of me wanted to feel guilty, but either my mind didn't feel like diverting attention to the emotion, or I was just to drained to feel it.
Regardless, the knowledge that a genin from my time as Kage managed to become the Empress of an entire country brought with it both surprise and the glimmer of a spark of pride to me. About all that managed to reflect physically outside of maybe a raised brow was that I stood slightly straighter. Before I had the chance to congratulate her, though, she moved on, speaking as she retrieved some stationary from a pocket on her vest. Due to, again, the fact that my mind had to process words still into the Stragari tongue, and my exhaustion, I did my best to keep up with the long string of words while numbly watching her write on the pad.
The previous leaders of Arashigakure hadn't shown her much in the way of hospitality when she'd arrived some five years before. Toso was good with hospitality, but not so good at making sure information got delivered. She meticulously tore the paper she'd written on from the other sheets, but I couldn't watch because of my lack of patience gave me anxiety staring at it. My gaze instead went briefly to the receptionist that was waiting for us to either finish or move out of the way, and then to Unki's face until she looked up--at which point I just looked across the room altogether. She was extending an invitation for me to visit the 'Storm Palace' outside of the village and stay there as a guest until I could get myself on my feet.
Finished with her offer, she held out the slip of paper for me to take. I did so, glancing at it. It was embroidered with paw prints and contained directions on how to get to the palace, my name, and her name--I assumed. Kanji was still a bit out of my reach for the moment. "I... Thanks," I replied softly without looking up from the note. Not satisfied with my response, I folded the piece of paper and tried again, voice a bit stronger. "Thank you. I appreciate it, and I'll... consider it." I faltered again. I wasn't really sure what else to say. 'Don't let me burden you with my problems, I'm beyond help'? That would definitely go over well. I gave Unki a half-hearted smile that faded about as quickly as it came. "Don't let me keep you. I think this nice lady here is waiting for me to finish anyway." I glanced at the receptionist again, who was now frowning. "And congratulations on your title--"
The words had barely left my mouth when what sounded like an explosion resounded from somewhere in the village, traveling far and hard enough to make the windows of the hospital rattle. My gaze turned toward the closest window and settled on a plume of smoke rising from across the city. Not terribly far from where I was, if I could judge distance correctly. "Hold that thought..." I said, half to the receptionist. I was horribly out of practice in combat, but I wasn't going to just ignore lives that were potentially in danger. "Looks like things are about to get hectic." I pushed off the counter and hurried out the front door, doing my best to ignore sore joints.
The moment I was outside, I shunshin'd as far as I could see in the direction of the debris, and used Lightning Transformation to cross the rest of the distance.
[Exit]
❝ It's the shift that I'm afraid of. Darkness is benign. It's fine... ❞
Current Stats: • Strength: [2] x Speed: [2] • Reflex: [3] x Fortitude: [0]
Active Effects: • 'Old' Injuries - Speed reduced by [1]. [14/20] • Liberation - B-rank - Feelings of guilt are suppressed. [Lasts until Kai'd.]
Techniques Used: •
Current Objectives: • Investigate the hospital and maybe find some food.
Seo suddenly appeared at the academy in a puff of smoke with the girl in her arms, blood covering her. Without hesitation, Seo ran directly into the lobby of the hospital. "This girl was attacked in the academy. I don't know by who or what but, I tried my best to stabilize her. She's going to need much more healing I can provide." Seo would say to the closest nurse or doctor that would listen. Seo would place the girl on a gurney so, the doctor's could take over from here. The girl had to admit she was disappointed in herself that she wasn't strong enough to fix the girl and save her life herself. Granted doing what she had done very well could be the only reason she ends up living through the encounter.
Shortly after, Hotaru would come into the lobby to find his sister, staring in the direction that the gurney had gone. Without a word, Seo went back into her brother's body and remained there to sulk without interruption. Hotaru knew the mood that his sister was in and dared not talk to her at the moment. It would be like poking a hibernating bear. After Seo had entered into the submissive state, Hotaru turned back around to see if Aiyume had made it as well.
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Aiyume; Chakra 300/300 Stamina 300/300
Finally caught up to Hotaru, Aiyume panted as she rested her hands on her thighs before standing up straight. "Whew." Covered in smoke and dirt, Tsuta and her started to look around as they realized they were missing someone. "Wait, where's Seo?" She questioned as the girl's parents entered the hospital and ran up to the desk to find more information about here, where she was, etc. The nurse escorted the parents to the waiting room to heal more information for later.
Tsuta; Chakra 200/200 Stamina 200/200
►Stronger than youseem; ♥ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬WANNAPLAY▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬- ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[Smarter -- than you think]▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Arashigakure l Genin l Genjutsu l Taijutsu l Inuzuka Clan
