Peril in the Jungle[O]

[Ramui Tojo]

He rubbed his brown hands through his shaggy white hair and walked through the ruins of the country side of Kaminari. He was angry and his eyes were filled with the lust for blood and the need for repirations for the death and destruction of his nation. He didn't know who he would exact his revenge upon, but it didn't matter to him at this point as his pace quickened. His twin hook swords shone brightly in the sunlight of the beach, just yesterday it seemed the sky was nothing, but a red hue filled with nothing, but dust and iron from blood.

The beach didn't seem the same it did before. The water rubbed slowly on the sand, in between his toes. Memories of yester year floated in his mind as he continued as he continued his walk eventually venturing away from the beach into the lush jungle following the inlet from ocean. He was walking aimlessly, but with a purpose ready to grip his hilt and decapitate anything and anyone.

The river was growing wider as he walked deeper into the jungle and though it now seemed empty most of the lush plants remained even though the landscape had a crisp smell to it, he stepped onto the river and walked calmly down it looking for anything and anyone to either fight or converse with.

[Big Black Fish]

My Sharingan sensed a presence that intruded upon my tranquil respite. I felt it getting stronger with each breath and eventually I laid eyes upon a boy of short stature. Everyone knew this forest a place to duel amongst sworn enemies, therefore, I assumed him an enemy. I charged his position, placing my hand on two kunai, one in each hand. Fumbling inside the pack, I flagged one kunai with textile worth significant proportions. His distance was about 20 meters from when I began, but within seconds I would be upon him. Both kunai were thrown with efficiency – the naked kunai was a direct shot, the other vaguely to his left. I would continue the pursuit but would stop short of 7 meters if he did not move.

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2nd Tomoe
Rank: B
Type: Doujuts
Range: Eyesight
Special: Pierces Genjutsu (illusion defeating) and Taijutsu (movement understanding) 'B' rank and under. For avoiding incoming attacks, the Uchiha's speed and agility will greatly control whether they can move to avoid it.
Description: The next stage of evolution for the Sharingan involves two tomoe, improving upon the Uchiha's current skills and adding new ones. Amongst others, it allows the Uchiha to track the movement of an opponent and do some minor copying of an opponents attack, as well as pierce Genjutsu and see the surrounding reality for what it really is. While the eye is not refined enough to see the tenketsu and chakra circulatory system like the Byakugan, it can view the movement and flow of chakra, as well as lingering traces of foreign chakra. This can help them tell if a person is trapped in a Genjutsu, or if an attacker is a real threat or merely a bunshin.

[Ramui Tojo]

Ramui would be lying to himself if he didn't admit he felt a surge of fear in his core at the sight of the large giant now approaching his presence. He was a whole foot taller and them some than Ramui, but he wouldn't back down from the challenge as he deployed his twin hook swords and swatted away the first Kunai with his blade and stepped a little to hit right to avoid the other kunai. He was now working against the time as the beheamoth continued his charge towards him, he tossed both of his hook swords into a nearby trunk of a tree and began forming handseals.

Once completed he could feel the water underneath him moving violently adjusting to his chakra and his will. He raised his foot and then quickly slammed it onto the water's surface and the water responded by sending a flying current of cutting water that would murder his opponent if he decided to take the blast full on at that speed.

Ramui wouldn't stand idly by to see the results of his attack as his lept over towards the coast of the river and quickly retrieved his hook swords, sheathing them knowing he wouldn't involve himself in a Tai battle with such a large opponent.

: Mizu Kamikiri (Rising Water Cutter)
Rank: B
Type: Offensive / Suiton Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 10 meters
Special: Pierces through hard surfaces such as wood and stone. Current travels at twice the speed of a kunai. Travels 10 meters in a straight line, plus 10 more each time retrained.
Description: Mizu Kamikiri is a dangerous ninjutsu technique utilizing Suiton. After forming the necessary handseals, the user will then slam their foot hard onto to the ground, causing water to rise up and travel towards his target as a slicing jet, moving at frightening speeds. This jet cuts through the surface and can pierce through stone, resulting in quick death unless the opponent can predict or foresee the water and move out of the way in time.
Domain: Suiton.

[Big Black Fish]

Fumbling inside the pack, I flagged one kunai with textile worth significant proportions.
=explosive tag.

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The boy threw his sword into the trunks of two trees, oblivious to the impending doom that would strike him. Upon the 10 meter mark, I formed a single hand sign igniting the explosive tag that resided upon the spine of the kunai. It lit, combusting into an explosion that would plant a fatal third degree burn upon the left side of his body. From head to toe, he would feel the pain of fire spread through his soon to be carcass upon ignition of the tag. As the fireball subsided I shunshined to –the opposing side of the injury – his right. My Nodachi would slide from her sheath with ease as it shimmered from the glinting rays of the sun. Her now exposed face sought refuge within the boys ribcage.

With the critical damage the boy endured, it would astound me to find him capable of evading, or deflecting my attack; but then again, anything was possible. The momentum of the blast most likely threw him off balance, sending his weight toward me, where the sword would be thrusted. The gravitational push of the explosion against his side along with the opposing physics of my sword converging together would presumably sever clean and clear through the front of his ribs out through his back. Organs may have been punctured in the process, but in essence, the inevitability of his death was not caused by the sword, but by his ignorance to such an abrasive explosion.

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Battojutsu (Art of the Drawing Sword)
Rank: D, C, B,
Type: Defensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: Allows the swordsman to deflect basic attacks of equal or lower rank, in conjunction with other, more advanced moves within the style.
Description: An offensive nature of fighting, all Battojutsu practitioners will tend to stand in looser patterns, letting their steel fly and attack at often irregular angles. Unlike its defensive counterpart, this form allows for quicker, more deliberate strikes, making it deadly in the hands of a true master.
Domain: Kenjutsu

Mae Zuki (Front Thrust)
Rank: D
Type: Offensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: Rank of strike depends on the user's highest 'Battojutsu' rank. Each time retrained, 'D' ranked damage is stacked.
Description: Commencing from a standing position, the practitioner draws and thrusts a frontal attacker then quickly sheathes. As they invest more time and practice into the art of offensive sheathing, their overall offensive rating shall increase.
Domain: Kenjutsu. Battojutsu 'D'.

[Ramui Tojo]

Ramui cursed as the explosion caught the back of the left side of his body and he felt a solid heat peirce through his skin and some of his tissue and muscle and scarring. He stumbled out out of the cloud of the explosion only to see the man completing a Shunshin and preparing to probably finish Ramui off, but the Genin was not prepared to fall so easily.

He looked away and Shunshin'd away from the man giving himself considerable distance in between the two, but it was only ten meters. His left side still ached, but he maintained his composure and he backed up slowlyinto the foliage with his knee aching and trembling under his weight. He was rusty and shouldn't have fell for the tactic. He had used his Shunshin to early in the battle and couldn't retrieve his swords yet either. He clutched his left and continued backing into the forst until he disappeared into the foliage and he was unable to see the river now.

He turned sat down behind a tree as he awaited the man to enter into the jungle. He tried to control his breathing as the intial pain he felt in his body was barely subsiding. Blood trickled down from his left ear from the deafening sound of the explosion. How in the world had he manged to run into a gigantic Uchiha?

Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique)
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary / Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 10 meters
Special: Flickering is forward-moving, meaning the user will rush almost instantly to wherever they are facing. The user can flicker once per thread, plus once more each time retrained.
Description: Shunshin no Jutsu is a basic ninjutsu technique used across the shinobi world by all, ranging from the most basic shinobi to the legends of lore. Considered is a high-speed movement technique, it allows a ninja to move short to long distances at an almost untraceable speed - to an observer, it appears as if the user has teleported. Such a feat is accomplished by using chakra to temporarily vitalise the body and move at extreme speeds they would otherwise be unable to reproduce. In the end, the user will appear and disappear in an instant, allowing them to retreat or attack suddenly should they need it. To facilitate the movement the ninja will often use nearby elements such as mist, sand or leaves to mask their appearance or disappearance.
Domain: Shunshin - Universal Ninjutsu.

[Big Black Fish]

The keen eye of an Uchiha could not be deceived with even the utmost mastered speed. His fleeting escape was successful, granted the distance he created and the skillfulness to avoid my self-proclaimed kill. However, his evasion would only buy him but a few seconds, for the Sharingan sensed his muscle tense and although his movement was blinding and would otherwise leave anyone else obfuscated as to where he was, I had a general depiction of where. He disappeared from sight, but I knew where he had headed. Forming hand signs, I would focus upon the trajectory of where his sharingan took him. For, if I knew anything about a shunshin, it was that it only brought you 10 meters in a straightforward direction.

Enden; a moderate sized fireball would encroach upon the boy's position. It proceeded in a blazing trail, burning the lush ecosystem that lay in its wake. It reached a stock tree that perched itself high in the air; yet its perpetual life would succumb to flame, and following, death. The fireball would crash against the trees stump, swallowing it as it wrapped itself around the trunk. Upon collision, the massive explosion sang out in a fiery passion in a 5 meter span. Anything that was within its range would feel its climactic end. If he managed to escape, or he wasn't their to begin with, I knew now his Achilles Heel: I was standing over his formal weaponry. This surmised the fact that under close combat conditions, he would be utterly useless. I would indubitably exploit this.

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Endan (Fireball)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive / Katon Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 10 meters
Special: Fireball measures 5 meters, and can travel 10 meters in a straight line, plus 10 more each time retrained. Explosion measures 5 meters from impact.
Description: Although basic, the fireball technique is nonetheless efficient and deadly. After forming the necessary handseals, the shinobi will expel a jet stream of fire from their mouth, which quickly forms into a large fireball. The user can fire this ball off in any direction they wish, resulting in a small explosion upon impact.
Domain: Katon

[Ramui Tojo]

Looks like his sharigan can't see me.. He peered out from his hiding spot to vaguely see the man possibly forming handseals and quickly Ramui stood trying to move away from his hiding spot as the glare of incoming fireball became clear to him. The ball of ember raced towards Ramui and the wounded Genin began attempting a sprint, but had to settle for a cripple limp jogg as he dove 3 meters out of the range of the blast radius. He felt the waves rush over his back and he had only imagined what would've happened if he had been a second too late.

He rose two meters away from the blast crater and began panting hard, but he found a small amount of joy as his body began to feel slightly better, but he was still in no position for a Tai battle so he would have to keep it ranged for now. He was now able to form handseals as he did so in a quick fashion once completed a 6 meter snake composed of pure lightning emerged on the ground circling around Ramui's feet.

The genin sent the snake on towards the gigantic Uchiha. The snake moved effortlessly across the smoldering crater and then gained momentum across the river as it neared the Uchiha. As it reached land it banked hard to the Uchiha's right left and now attempted to coil around it and electrocute the man. The snake's neck tensed as it began its motion as it prepared for a snapping attack if the man simply tried to leap over its coil attempt. Ramui had disappeared behind another tree that indistinct from the others, he began thinking forming more tactics.

Karasuhebi no Jutsu (Thunder Style – Shocking Snake Technique)
Rank: B
Type: Offensive / Raiton Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 40 meters
Special: Since the snake is made of raiton essence, it can be cut by blades ‘B’ rank or higher. However, it takes only a ‘C’ ranked extra charge to regrow the lost appendage; the severed part quickly blows up to blind all in an area of 5 meters except the user themselves.
Description: Through their talents in the Raiton release, the user is allowed to use their chakra to manifest a snake that will do their bidding. This snake is made comprised of pure lightning, and has advanced intellect of its own. It can communicate with the user mentally and follow orders well. This snake is useful for quick gashing and shocking attacks, and if one can manage to coil around the user, the equivalent of a strong 'B' ranked worth shock courses through their body whole, constricting and shocking.
Domain: Raiton.

[Big Black Fish]

Just before the explosion occurred, I spotted the boy jump from its blast radius. I instinctually reached for a kunai with a tail of paper and threw it towards him, only slightly deviated from him and aimed to the right 5 meters precisely; it marked the beginning of my onslaught. He was now in my domain. A zig-zag maneuver would take effect bypassing the explosion with two shunshin that brought me directly beside his left.

The boy found himself caught within his own attack. His hands were occupied with the hand signs, and if he chose to continue it would only make my job easier. If he ceased them, then I too evaded an attack but still brought forth another in response. Standing a meter from his left, I swiftly drew my Nodachi and performed a dual pronged attack. The sword slid from its sheath, my wrist twisting to bring the blade upwards, then descending down his shoulder blade. The upward strike would gouge through his hip bone, the second would return back through his shoulder to complete shred his previously mangled side. The culmination of my attack would conclude with the finale of a single hand sign.

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Battojutsu (Art of the Drawing Sword)
Rank: D, C, B,
Type: Defensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: Allows the swordsman to deflect basic attacks of equal or lower rank, in conjunction with other, more advanced moves within the style.
Description: An offensive nature of fighting, all Battojutsu practitioners will tend to stand in looser patterns, letting their steel fly and attack at often irregular angles. Unlike its defensive counterpart, this form allows for quicker, more deliberate strikes, making it deadly in the hands of a true master.
Domain: Kenjutsu

Nibaigiri (Double Cut)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: Rank of strikes depends on the user's highest 'Battojutsu' rank. Damage is calculated per strike. Can be used once per thread, plus one more each time retrained.
Description: Commencing from a kneeling position, the practitioner rises and draws, making a rising strike on the draw and a dropping strike as he sheathes.The movement is flashy and hard to trace, leaving unguarded opponent's in trouble.
Domain: Kenjutsu. Battojutsu 'C'.

[Ramui Tojo]

He felt the imcoming presence of the Uchiha and cursed under his breath. He was big and fast and using handseals would be difficult. He determined in his mind he would have to remain at least 20 meters away from him, out of the range of two Shunshin. If he remembered correctly three would greatly weaken him for a great deal of time, but for the time being he he had to worry about surviving the man's onslaught.

He saw the Kunai coming from a distance and was sure not to fall for the same trick once again. He jumped in a 45 degree angle and barrel rolled three meters, looking up briefly as the Kunai drifted away. If there was an explosion Ramui wouldn't absorb most of this time. He rolled backwards and then stood quickly as the Uchiha appeared in front of him preparing a sword strike, but he was within 5 meters.

Ramui held one hand directly at the Uchiha and released a torrent of lightning bolts toward the man just as he prepared the upwards slash, the attack would do enough to cause a diversion and quick reprieve for the Genin.

Danpen Inazuma (Shooting Thunder)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive / Raiton Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: Does not require handseals. Can be used once per turn, plus one more each time retrained.
Description: Meant more as a reactionary technique than a main avenue of offense, this jutsu allows the user to essentially shoot out small lightning bolts from a free hand to anyone within five meters. This requires no seals to conjure, and can be shot out from one’s appendage during the most heated of combat. The damage is light, less than a Raikyuu, and the bolts shoot off in a relatively straight line, at rapid speeds.
Domain: Raiton.

[Big Black Fish]

The shinobi jumped in reaction to my kunai with a jump to dodge it. My shunshin took me where I intended, but my opponent was no longer there rendering mine and his supposed attack ineffective. I would redact my plans and redesign. Jumping back a few feet, restructuring a plan to elucidate my foe. I noticed my opponents hands emanate a blue aura from them indicating an incoming attack, but I maintained an 8 meter distance with a kunai in hand; tagged with an explosive. This duel was taking far too long, and thus, I would end it. Activating the initial Gate, the human block within my own psychosis would release, and instantly my body would ascertain the speed of twice my capability.

My opponent was weakened by the very first assault done unto him with the explosive tag and with the first Gate active, I would run circles around the boy. A shunshin would bring me to the boys side, but as soon as I entered proximity, I would rotate around him placing myself behind him in milliseconds, maybe without his ability to even see me. I tore the tag off holding it in one hand while the kunai was held in the other. Dropping to a crouched position, the hand grasping the tag would slap itself on his back while the other would slice the kunai upon his right leg. Not a mortal wound, but it would hinder movement. I ran to where I came from, placing myself at a distance of 6 meters precisely. This was not a measure by means of impulse but a premeditated position. Upon the 6 meter mark my hand would form a single seal and the cohesive tag would explode while I would continually run further from him at twice my original speed.

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Kaimon (Gate of Opening)
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary / Specialized Taijutsu / Kinjutsu
Range: Self
Special: See subjutsu. Lasts for one turn, plus one more each time retrained. Intense flow of chakra is able to disrupt regular Genjutsu 'C' ranked and lower. Once activated, the user moves at twice their normal speed (+200%). Upon deactivation, fatigue settles and lasts as long as Gate was active, yields strain, and restricts user to Taijutsu 'A' ranked and under for the remainder of the fatigue.
Description: The first stage of the Eight Gates, the Gate of Opening (開門, Kaimon) is located in the brain, and upon activation, releases the brain's restraints, allowing full power usage of the body's muscles. Unlocking this gate allows the user to use extremely strong techniques, such as the Iron Fist's Frontal Lotus.
Domain: Hachimon.

[Ramui Tojo]

Ramui stood silently as the man backed off from his original plan of attack, but Ramui did not stand idly by to let the man make his next move and as the man activated a technique Ramui was in the middle of his set of seals. He recognized the move as the opening of the gate and knew running wasn't an option. Once the man was done releasing the gate Ramui had completed his own set of seals.

As the man began his intense movement Ramui stood strongly bracing himself as his body was now coated in a blue aura of lightning that would protect him against the man's attack hopefully. As he darted around him, Ramui turned around and watched as the man's hand reached out towards his barrier and Ramui fully expected the man to be fully shocked. Ramui launched a fist towards the Uchiha backed by his lightning armor to further the damage and seperate themselves.

Raigeki no Yoroi (Lightning Strike Armor)
Rank: B
Type: Defensive / Raiton Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Delivers intense shocks to whatever comes in contact with it. Lasts for one turn, plus one more each time retrained. While protected by the lightning armor, the user is free to move and act as they wish, but no other handseals can be made until the lightning is either cancelled or destroyed.
Description: A defensive technique, the Yoroi technique is as its name implies – a set of lightning based armor, which shocks anything that comes in contact with it. After a series of handseals, lightning from the sky showers upon the user, coating them in a bright blue coating. As they glow, all forms of conductors will make victim’s more susceptible to damage, and any taijutsu upon the armor will leave the user’s appendages feeling paralyzed. Ecellent when outnumbered, or simply facing an opponent that favors taijutsu.
Domain: Raiton.

[Big Black Fish]

The first Gate took an extended concentration which applied detriment to my tactic. It permitted the boy to enact a jutsu that emanated a bright blue glow from his body after an electrified lightning bolt descended from the Heavens. My body took to my plan, landing behind him before he could react, for his body was impaired through injury and my body was enhanced through the Gate. My speed was indistinguishable. As my hand slapped his back, I felt a vibrant sting that spread through my arm. The boy attempted to spin around and assault me with his fist, but through the aid of the Sharingan, I would not hesitate to avoid his aggression. The moment his legs flexed to spin, I entered flight.

I was gone long before he was capable of landing a blow, which bought me time. My pursuit to create a distance, was no longer for the same reason as before. Now it had been a matter of avoidance, for my right hand felt almost entirely immobilized. I was unsure of how long this particular effect would last. My gate wore off and my body settled into a slight fatigue. However, I would not be torpid to evade and defend attacks even though my arm would be a slight nuisance. I was still at quite a vantage point most primarily because my opponent would have no avail using TaiJutsu against me, especially since he had not the weapons to do so. I kept my peripherals on the boy as I jogged eastwardly to a comfortable distance of 15 meters, preparing for his move.

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[Ramui Tojo]

As soon as Ramui finished his follow through and felt nothing but air he quickly began forming handseals as his lightning armor slowly drifted away and he lost his blue aura. He had dodged a close one, but he didn't know how long he could keep the gates open so he wouldn't allow the man any reprieve.

The electric snake began forming around his feet and instantly shot off in the trail of the Uchiha. He didn't know where the man was at, but having the snake present and waiting to attack once he revealed himself would be useful to Ramui as the young Genin half bolted towards the river hoping to retrieve his hook swords. He made clear of the treeline and looked at his swords across the river. He gasped for breath and prepared to make a break for his swords hoping the Uchiha was still recovering.

Karasuhebi no Jutsu (Thunder Style – Shocking Snake Technique)
Rank: B
Type: Offensive / Raiton Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 40 meters
Special: Since the snake is made of raiton essence, it can be cut by blades ‘B’ rank or higher. However, it takes only a ‘C’ ranked extra charge to regrow the lost appendage; the severed part quickly blows up to blind all in an area of 5 meters except the user themselves.
Description: Through their talents in the Raiton release, the user is allowed to use their chakra to manifest a snake that will do their bidding. This snake is made comprised of pure lightning, and has advanced intellect of its own. It can communicate with the user mentally and follow orders well. This snake is useful for quick gashing and shocking attacks, and if one can manage to coil around the user, the equivalent of a strong 'B' ranked worth shock courses through their body whole, constricting and shocking.
Domain: Raiton.

[Big Black Fish]

"I tore the [explosive] tag off holding it in one hand/ As my hand slapped his back,"

A shame, really. He failed to recognize that my hand slapped his back. I suppose the armor gave him an overconfidence that perceived my attack a void. This could not be further from the truth. I had previously placed a tag within my hand, and it now was slapped upon his back. He was unable to see or feel this and he entered a pursuit towards his weapons. My hand grabbed the other, placing it in the appropriate seals to conclude the explosive tag's existence. It lit, detonating itself on the boy's back. His body would be torn to shreds, his death would be painless. What would remain of the boy would be a scorched carcass of indistinguishable appearance.

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Activated tag: you explode.

[DAVID BOWE]

bbf;; fifteen exp addition
ramui;; eleven exp addition