scattered clouds!;

Meticulously, my hands came together to form a single seal, with it black tendrils would erupt from the dark cloak and armor I had been wearing, violently. About three meters above me is where it all had come together, composing a body purely made of the black tendrils that inhabited my body, along with the porcelain mask that Chae had once seen before. It had a yellow square (signifying it affinity with Raiton) upon the center of its nose, and when it was fully completed, it detached from the remaining tendrils within my body. With a hand firmly placed on the neck of Sanya, and a gentle stroke, the Phoenix then dove down toward the village below.

I used chakra within my hands and feet to hold on to Sanya as we descended. As we had gotten closer, everything came into better view; we could see that Kumogakure had lain in the middle of a chain of mountains, surrounded on all sides. No doubt that anyone up around this time (midnight) and looking into the sky could get a glimpse of the blazing Phoenix coming down toward the village’s tallest tower. Though, due to the insane height of the tower, it was still hidden inside of the clouds and away from the village (got this straight from the Raikage Tower’s description), meaning that if one did see the winged-beast it would be for a meager split-second, making one even think it was an illusion of some sort.

Hidden within the clouds above the Raikage’s Tower (about ten meters above it), the Phoenix began to create spheres of chakra—one being dropped directly upon the Raikage’s tower. Due to being composed of chakra, it was weightless, and therefore didn’t make a single sound, not even the slightest upon landing. The Phoenix created a second one, though this time had chosen to hang onto it. I commanded the Raiton Avatar to take watch around the part of the village that was closest to the tower, obeying my order, with great speed; it had taken to the village while Gin would attempt to attack the gates. Knowing that Gin was going to come straight through the front of the village, I wanted to cause a bit of the destruction in the center.

“I wonder what kind of audience we’ll attract. . . Either way, Chae, I advise you to get off. These Phoenix possess a nasty ability, they will burn away all of your chakra.”

Still grinning beneath my mask, I have thought of nothing more than robbing this village of its treasures then allowing its economy to fall into the abyss. Surely the village would fall in dear time with no financial support or funding to buy resources. The Raiton Avatar had fired beams of pure and focused Raiton chakra, which acted like some sort of laser which could cut through anything and everything in its path—possessing a cutting ability equal to that of the Chidori. Surely anyone within its path would be cut down as it moved quickly through the city (20 meters in the air) with its impressive speed (3rd Gate Speed), cutting down people and homes.

I remained upon the Phoenix for now, while Chae would descend down to the village below.

“When Gin strikes, the real fun begins.”

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CHAKRA RESERVES: x1 Massive, x2 Highs
SANYA CHAKRA: x1 High, x2 Mids

Jiongu, Abata-Kan (Earth Grudge Fear, Sense of the Avatar)
Rank: S
Type: Supplementary
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Handseals: 1
Chakra: 2x High per Avatar.
A powerful addition to the Jiongu art, this allows the user to essentially create “avatars” by using their devoured hearts and the ebony threads within their body. These horrendous creatures, with the hearts as their brains, boast impressive strength and speed, making them incredibly lethal opponents. However, the also possess the ability to emit rays of their respective elemental nature, which are capable of causing severe damage to both their victims and their surroundings. Though it limits the user’s ability to manipulate the remainder of the threads inside their body, the user gains a small army capable of truly devastating results in exchange.

Note: Each avatar will take one of the user’s four additional hearts in order to manifest, and thusly acquire the element of said heart (removing it from the user until the heart returns). These avatars are comprised of the majority of the user’s black tendrils, limiting their ability to manipulate the remaining threads in their body to Jiongu, Ito Kuro (Earth Grudge Fear, Black Thread) when two or more Avatars are simultaneously active. The Avatars cannot perform any jutsu the shinobi they acquired their hearts from, but instead, fire beams (roughly 1 meter wide) accurately up to ten meters away of the their respective element. Due to being formed from nothing more than these highly resilient black threads, the Avatar possess an incredible amount of strength and speed (comparable to the 3rd gate). The “heart” giving them life is located in their head, serving as the brain.

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What would you call it - burning the midnight candle? Well, whatever the phrase; that was what the Raikage was doing as he sat laxed behind his dominating desk. Hand on chin it rested and as he slowly clutched his stomach with his palm musing about silence within - the beast that was resting dormant within him. The room was warm and quiet as the few lights that lit it flickered ever so slightly. Kumogakure lay asleep at the dead of night - tucked away in the corner of the world where it would dream an untouched dream, or so it thought. Eiichiro's calmness would be interrupt by a frantic call from Benkei - a call that made his heart sink.

"Raikage-Sama, we have received word of intruders entering through the barrier - heading towards the Tower from the skies as we speak! Ah, also an unknown presence at the gate. What are my orders?"

Huh? was this for real. It was supposed to be a night like every other. He had to physically rub his eyes to respond as if to reinforce that he wasn't actually dreaming. Intruders? really? his mind started to kick into high gear as adrenaline circulated his system, like gears slowly turning, his heart rate began to gain momentum. It was true - this would be the time he, himself, would pick to infiltrate a secure location like that of a village. But, it was just that - they were infiltrating a Hidden Village. It was a brazen act, that was for sure - which would arise suspicion within the golden-haired head of his. Had there really been no warning of this? So many questions circled his head as he tried to wrap answers around them - but he just didn't have enough information yet. Auto-pilot took over as he stood up abruptly from his seat, clearing his throat as he proceed to speak into the monitor.

"Order Division Z and Y of ANBU from the Tower to move throughout the village. They are to give you constant updates - monitor the situation and find out what the bloody hell is going on."

He would pause for a moment as he allowed his brain to catch up with his mouth.

"Tell Division Z to meet me on A1 for a briefing and get in contact with the gate patrol. For now, let the ANBU handle this we don't want to stir any hysteria within the village at the dead of night. Stay in contact with the Data HQ. I'll have my radio on me so update me regularly. Eii-Dono -out!"

He had always wanted to sign-out with that [giving himself a royal honorific], and even if the situation was likely serious - he had to enter in some levity just in-case it got too serious for him to later on. Ripping his coat jacket off of his chair he would swing it behind his back ushering his arms through the jackets. A single finger would sound the bell for the lift as he stepped through its frame - his destination being A1. Zooming down to his destination, the silence in the lift was cutting. -Ding- the doors would slide open as his black sandal now touched down upon white stone tile. Each step he made would cut through the silence as he walked forward a few paces. There, three of his ANBU were already stationed, Division Z he presumed. Benkei is so quick he mused - But my ANBU are quicker.

Of the three ninja - one would capture his attention first, a tall muscular figure, his 'snouted' dog mask would prove his affiliation to the Kumogakure ANBU. To his right, a short blue-haired women, her mask decorated with cat-eyes and whiskers. Finally, to his left was quite a rotund man, shorter than the ANBU member in the middle -but still tall- his girth presented him with a dominating presence, that, and his stark oni mask. Before Eiichiro would even speak his hand entered into his pouch as he grabbed for a kunai; throwing it at a non-attacking pace, the rotund man would catch it nearly flawlessly. Why a kunai you may ask? The rotund ANBU would look down, and upon noticing the special seal¹ wrapped around its handle would look back up at his Raikage - he knew what it mean't instinctively. That was his training.

"Go to the gate and secure the location. I want an update in five minutes. Go."

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His words were virile in their release, like a true leader - he grew out of his passive traits when the situation warranted it. Raising his hand to his ear he would fiddle with his radio frequency - he couldn't miss a single thing. The security of his village relied on it.


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As Eiichiro rose up out of his seat and motioned towards his office's exit, with a single seal from its owner, the aforementioned exploding note released its fury upon the ceiling to the Raikage's tower. With enough power to rip through its material, the affected area (5m diameter) collapsed and left an over-sized hole as both smoke and dust crawled their way into the man's office. In tandem, Chae's chakra exploded in a flash, causing streaks of lightning to ravenously consume the entirety of his body. With his speed increased five times over, he took off into the smoke created by the explosion and dropped into Eiichiro's office.

"Surprise Surprise, don't move. . ."

In the blink of an eye, Chae landed just above the fallen debris, looking straight ahead at a standing (back facing Chae) man that'd been headed for what seemed to be the exit to his office, no more than 5 meters away (leaving Chae in the middle of the room). At first glance, he seemed sophisticated and organized; in other words, he looked important. With a tagged kunai seized within the grip of his right hand, it, without hesitation, flung forward with an incomprehensible gait. Released at the peak of his arms extension, the kunai zoomed across the room, aimed for the apparatus near him (thrown with full power).

Without a moment to waste, presuming everything proceeded as planned, Chae's left hand formed an empty hand-signature, ready to trigger what could've quite possibly been end of that man's life. In tandem, his body remained loose, ready for immediate movement if given the proper signals from both Eiichiro & Yokumaru.

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Remaining Chakra: x2 Massive, x2 High

Raiton no Yoroi (Lightning Release Armor)
Rank: SS
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary.
Handseals: -
Chakra Consumption: 2x High to cast, High to sustain.

[/b]: Namely an offensive armor, this armor is most widely known for the profound boost in speed and reflexive that it grants its user, which is easily comparable to the 5th gate. Being a manifestation of the raiton element, this armor severely hampers any raiton jutsu cast against it (to the point where even the piercing abilities of Chidori and Raikiri are nearly nullified). Beyond this, the Raiton no Yoroi can be concentrated and focused at the hands in order to produce a cutting like effect, easily capable of severing limbs. The piercing power of this specific manifestation of the armor isn't nearly as potent as chidori or its forms; however, it is enough to easily pass through low-quality armor, and as stated, flesh and bone.
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A hurried walk to the only exit of his Sky-lounge office would be interrupted, as his instinct reacted near simultaneously, it was an explosion that would signal the entrance of his enemy - of all things. How uncouth. Eiichiro knew that this could only mean one thing; his beautifully furbished office would be ruined! His glorious and vast skylight was destroyed, the lavish covering that doned his new chairs were now ruined with dust and debris - let alone his table, only god knows if that would have survived directly in the impact-zone. Eiichiro didn't count on it. However still he looked on his exterior the interior was a different story as an unhampered rage quickly flooded his system. The first thing this intruder does is to destroy Eiichiro's beautiful office? Hell no, that would be his first mistake - and last as it would turn out.

A supernatural cloak¹ would instantly erupt from the Raikage's body synchronized with the explosion and great chakra surge that came from his enemy. 'Son' had a tendency to do this, when feeling that his host was threatened, and therefore himself, he would make sure measures were taken to secure their survival. Bubbling, and truly alive, the cloak spread instantly across his body - a shining maroon coloured-form of chakra with ancient-looking black inscriptions, signalling to the enemy that he would be a jinchuuriki - but a powerful one at that. His opponent would never have seen anything like it. This was the most skillful form a jinchuuriki could possess - a height of control and power, the Perfect Host. As his intruder initiated his own armor, it would look like a cheap Chinese knock-off compared to his opponents. Air within the room would start to swirl as minor debris and dust gave in helplessly to his power as an inhuman heat would soon envelop the room making it difficult to breathe.



There exchange was short as the situation didn't warrant much more. Near-instantly, Eiichiro's opponent would drop down to the ground in his office as he spoke, his words matching his uncouth entrance which infuriated Eiichiro more than anything. Facing the opposing way, Eiichiro hadn't even moved, and to his opponent, he wouldn't look like moving either - something which would likely strike his curiously as a tagged kunai came hurtling his way. Its speed was augmented, greatly so, by the chirping Raiton armor that surrounded him. One of the many things this form gave Eiichiro was a heightened sense of awareness. All happening within mere moments, the intruder's kunai would be thrown towards Eiichiro, and with a quick -shuffle- of his feet he moved slightly to the right - only inches though - as it would happen in a blur. He wasn't worried either way as he knew the Kunai wouldn't likely pierce the strength of his armor. Oh, and that pesky tag attached to its back, that would melt away in milliseconds as it reached inches from his body due to the malevolent Youton cloak that surrounded him.

However, Eiichiro -simultaneous to his steps- would form arms out out of raw chakra at the same time his opponent threw the kunai (meeting respectively at each opponent at the same time due to speeds) from his body in a fashion that should mesmerize his opponent. Out of his cloak, he would form four [4] arms at speeds even a matured Sharingan would struggle to follow, one from between his shoulder blades that would move straight through the air towards the intruders throat, while another from the top of head would angle slightly up before coming down in an arc to crush down upon him. Finally, two would form from the sides of his hips, angling around in a 90° fashion as their would come around to meet. His intruder was no slouch, his Raiton no Yoroi offering him 5th gate speed - but so did Eiichiro's own cloak. With the gap between them only at five meters, and his action already consumed with his throw, the clawed hands of his chakra arms would narrow in on his position from a myriad of sides. With complete control, even if he did evade them - Eiichiro would manipulate them further, cat-like trapping meant for a rat-like opponent.

Although their speeds were similar, but Eiichiro would surely have an edge², he was the Raikage of Kumogakure - nothing and no one would compare to his skill, especially some bandit thug in a mask. But just who was he? The Raiton no Yoroi would instantly become recognizable to the golden-haired man, and upon thought, he would try to come to terms with the situation. He was likely an ex-shinobi, a masterful raiton user who held a grudge against the village and wished to make the Raikage pay - but who? It would come to an end soon as his chakra arms would grab a hold of their target, with grip like no other (7th gate strength), an experience truly unbelievable. But, within all this, his physical arms were free - and with that he swiftly delved into his pouch producing a tagged kunai³ of his own. However, his back was still turned, and instead he threw the kunai upwards just above his position to the roof five [5] meters up - its sharp tip lodging itself robustly.

Turning his head ever so slightly to his left, his eye would peer out of the corner of his signature shades. A look of disrespect, of disgust, just who did this punk think he was coming into his office and destroying it? Oh well, he would soon be dead.



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