Yondaime- The Purge

[Celes]

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First battle post ever here. If I messed up on any protocols please let me know...Anyways hope this is alright.

In a blink, a strained shout collapsed among crumbling earth and the quake that came along with it. Celes – having nearly lost her balance upon the sudden shift – braced up against her wall. Not hearing Yondaime's words herself, the Uchiha did not move and instead listened to the stagnate pelting of projectiles from above. The very same of those clittered and clattered all around on the rooftops and bored into the flesh of those that had not heeded shouted advice, and others whom were simply to slow to avoid the advance. Several bodies rotted in seconds. They that were below it all, screamed and matched those cries with rushed, cramped footsteps; running into and away from each other as the cloaked man divided and his clones picked targets to meet the challenge, or perhaps eliminate it, from the skilled individuals present.

Still, the horror of it all did not touch upon Celes' heart (which was in fact already racing and warming her face with sweat); not until a blast of pure sound, so destructive in nature, roared around the corner-side of the buildings that sheltered her, and struck two whom were fleeing the scene. The aftershock splintered wood, scratched marble and brought the remnants of kunai, shuriken and senbon from where they had stricken, and scattered them about here, there and over there. Luckily, none were so directed into her but she hardly paid them any mind, for the display before her was far more terrifying and distraught with both rage and fear. She could hear death in the screams, but seeing it made it grotesquely real. Without realizing she did so, she bit down hard into her lip and drew a thin layer of blood.

They were gone – just like that – in an instant. One broke her neck and slumped where she landed. The other, a man whose cracking voice sent shivers down the Genin's spine, was stabbed. He bled out, leaving the perpetrator behind cloak swaying as he turned with a devilish smirk. At first, well before he turned anyways, Celes had thought she would go unnoticed. Yet, all that changed when she could no longer hold back a cry: a whimper of fright. Instinctively, a hand was already digging through the satchel at her side and retrieving what felt like nothing more than a small cylinder. With it in hand, she glared at that smirk beneath the ever flowing and swaying cloak, as the man took to charging a full sprint with his blood-stained kunai clenched tightly. There was not any time for thought, she just dropped the tool and shut her eyes. From it, a blinding light flared briefly. Gathering a burst of chakra to the soles of her feet, she dove off three meters to the right and rolled out.

Landing upon concrete and stone hurt, but not so much more than a scrape across an arm. Sure it would bleed, in fact she could already feel the heat of an abrasion. Yet, she could and would not slow. Using what time she would have gained from that small distraction (and hoping he could not sense in which direction she went), she rose to one knee and sent her hands flying into seals. One. Two. Three. Four. All in a few moments, seconds in time in which she unlocked the barrier sealing her Katon energy away. With a breath, the release manifested into flame: a sphere of such coming forth and directed towards the fading flash.

From a distance of about four meters, it would take no more than two seconds to impact either building, or person. Although unable to make out her target, she pleaded for him to have been caught enough off guard to be still against the wall, stumbling about blindly. If not, the blazing orange of her fire would no doubt give away her new position. Standing upright, she retreated several steps away increasing the distance between herself and her opponent by another two meters.

Needless to say as this was the first time anyone had tried to take her life, her body quaked with tremors. Barely able to keep composure, she held back a stream of emotions that could not quite be explained. She desperately wanted to look around and see how the others were fairing; to see how many had lost their lives already to this madman, but she dared not look away. The instant a shadow shifted before her, she had to be prepared to strike again. Even now she could feel that discharge of raw power leaving fatigue in its wake, but what remained most upon her mind, was the malicious intent that seemed to engulf every positive feeling within her. In this brief moment, she could understand why so many shinobi could kill without hesitation; in battle, true conflict, body and soul are separate entities. There was a disconnect; there had to be. Here and now, despite all the noise and all the people with their cries of anguish and screams, even with the sounds of combat, she felt utterly alone.

A few drops of blood dripped down from her busted lip, staining the ground.

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-Hikari (Light Bomb)-
Rank: C
Type: Tool / Area of Effect
Range: 0 - 10 meters
Special: 1 per pack
Description: Flash Bombs are supplementary explodables used mainly for diversions, creating a blinding light when they detonate that spreads quickly across a small area. Flash Bombs come in many shapes and sizes depending by region; some may look like small spheres wrapped in paper or, more conventionally, as cylindrical canisters.
Cost: 500 per Pack


-Low Chakra burst to dive 3 meters-


Enkou Shinka (Essence of the Sacred Flames)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Katon Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Handseals: No
Chakra: Mid
Special: Allows the user the ability to create, control and move Katon (Fire) chakra of their own for multiple purposes. Range of flame control and speed at which one can produce them depends on the highest rank known.

D: 10 meters / 2 meters per second
C: 20 meters / 4 mps
B: 30 meters / 6 mps
A: 40 meters / 8 mps
S: 50 meters / 10 mps


Description: Katon, the birth of the flame itself. With but a mere thought, masters of the flame learn to birth their fire over large expanses. Intense training opens the door for other techniques, but they all rely on one simple core - the user's ability to birth a flame from a distance.
Domain: Katon.

-Housenka no Jutsu (Mythical Fire Phoenix Technique)-
Rank: C
Type: Offensive / Katon Ninjutsu
Range: See special!
Handseals: Yes
Chakra: Low
Special: Distance of fireballs and speed at which they can travel depends on the highest rank known of 'Enkou Shinka'. Up to one fireball can be made, plus one more each time retrained. However, after every fourth retraining, chakra consumption will go up by one. Fireballs travel in a straight line, but can be manipulated individually if the user is still, is holding the last seal of the jutsu, and has eye contact with the fireball they wish to control.
Description: Basic yet very effective within the Katon arsenal of jutsu, this technique allows the ninja to emit a series of small fire balls after a simple set of handseals are made. The ninja can also hurl a projectile which is covered in these same flames. To the opponent the attack appears to be only the balls of flame, because they do not see the hidden threat within the flames. The flames can be used to cover different projectiles like shuriken or kunai, and only select doujutsu and bloodline abilities allow the user to see through the deception.
Domain: Katon. Enkou Shinka.


Total Chakra Expended in Thread: Three Low Charges

[chiatsuki]

The eye of god, luminous in its own lament, would shine down upon me as if upon a stage. I had successfully ensured the safety of many civilians.. but obviously it had not been enough. I still had not yet become strong enough to defend them all the way I wanted... and though many may have congratulated me with their thoughts in thanks to my simple gesture I still felt unworthy of their gratitude.

awaken, oashishu

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Before my eyes would bow would a burgundy pool envelop my pupils, opening fully as they dawned upon a man to my front. As they opened, however, would the startling tremors awake my inner-demon.. it was in this moment where I craved the blood of the vigilante standing before me. As his chakras surged through my creation my fists would slam upon the ground, sending my own energy through each grain of dirt, re-attaching the structure of the pillar instantly.. however, it was not over.

In but moments of having re-structured my own defense would my hands come together once more as I'd leap back onto the stage where the yondaime hokage once stood. It was by the time I landed in where the pillar I once stood upon would begin to fall directly forward.. and being that it was 25 meters tall with my opponent being directly in front of me I was sure that I would ensure his death with one tight grip.

Tomoe would spin counterclockwise as my hand seals finished within mere seconds of time. Beneath my opponent would a second assault begin, unknowingly to him unless he held some form of power for prediction, as the giant pillar of stone urged towards his position.

[Takius]

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Sorry guys, lets just say 50 hour work week mixed with not seeing a second page happened caused this. Won't happen again.

As Yuna finally got her sea legs as she called it by the wall of the building under the pavilion she saw a giant pillar of earth most likely to block the crowd or the Hokage from the on slaughter of the mysterious man. Following the Hokage's orders she beckoned to the crowd "Everyone under this pavilion stay calm and stay here. No one move unless you are in danger or injured. If you are injuries please see me for medical attention." Thankfully no one was injured but a explosive was heard from above. From what Yuna heard from the people at the edge of the crowd the Hokage had caused the explosive. Hopefully this was enough to stop the infected weaponry from hailing from the sky.

After this the mysterious man reacted by what looked like cloning himself five times. Yuna couldn't see which one was the real one but saw one easily destroy the giant pillar that was just recently made. It sounded like a sound justu was used to do the deed, that was one thing they were sure about now about the man, he had a tendency to use sound justu. Next thing she heard multiple screams were heard in the crowd she was gathered in the pavilion and bringing the people on the outer rims of the crowd fall to the ground with ease. However, the crowd, like Yuna, all ducked as human reaction caused them to but Yuna jumped up and shushined out of the crowd to the left and just in time it seems...

The man or his clone, she didn't know which, then made his location known to Yuna and the crowd and sent a justu their way. Looking back to see the crowd get plowed down by what appeared to be a sound justu. Yuna needed to think about this carefully. For one thing she knew her specialty wasn't face to face combat and one on one combat for that matter. She could try and capture the man but in that case if it was a clone hopefully it would disappear. However, if it was the real man and not the clone she knew he was stronger then she was and he would easily break out of it. She needed to strike him down, she couldn't risk trying to interrogate him.

Yuna started down the man and didn't think a second more before forming a row of handseals and mummering to herself "Kage Mane no Justu". Instantly her shadow darted towards the cloaked man and just one extra handseal caused the shadow to rise off the ground in the form of five tendrils at 6mps reaching him within two seconds at the most. The tendrils would start to strike at him. The first two would come at the sides for his hands, the second two would come from the front trying to bind his legs. Finally, if any two of these four tendrils would connect the final one would strike right through his core hopefully destroying a clone and not the real deal.

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Shushin 2/6

Kage Mane no Jutsu (Shadow Imitation Technique)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Ninjutsu / Secret Technique
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Chakra: Very Low - Very High [initial + upkeep]
Handseals: Yes [1]
Special: Allows the clan member to stretch their shadow across the ground so that it may encounter and capture other shadows for the sake of manipulation. When shadow manipulation is active, user must be still. Shadow width never exceeds natural size. Highest rank known determines the maximum range a shadow can move, as well as how fast it can extend. User can capture as many victims as they wish, but they must keep in mind the total amount of shadow length used to do so cannot exceed one's maximum KM range control, and for each extra victim they capture, consumption raises by one.
BREAKING FREE FROM KAGE MANE!

D: 10 meter range @ 2 meters per second
C: 20 m @ 4 mps
B: 30 m @ 6 mps
A: 40 m @ 8 mps
S: 50 m @ 10 mps

Description: Kage Mane no Jutsu is the first ninjutsu technique developed by the Nara clan, and the root of all its power. Its original purpose was as a skill to help delay any pursuers, though throughout time, their paralyzing skills became a weapon all in its own. After forming the needed hand seals, the clan member is able to manipulate their shadow along any surface. By using other nearby shadows they can further extend the reach of their shadow, however they are limited to the surface area of the original cast shadow. Once the clan members shadow reaches the target shadow, it will attach itself. While attached the target will be frozen, only able to replicate in mirror form the actions of the clan member. If the clan member is low on chakra, the Kage Mane will falter and the shadow will return to its normal form.
Domain: Nara.

Kage Nui (Shadow Sewing)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Offensive / Ninjutsu / Secret Technique
Range: See 'Kage Mane'
Chakra: Very Low - Very High
Handseals: Yes
Special: Tendril range, speed and distance it can extend up in the air depends on the user's 'Kage Mane'. Additionally, they can be made into any shape and size, and can even gather items. Can pierce barriers one rank lower than highest rank known.
Description: Kage Nui is a Ninjutsu technique developed by the Nara clan. To perform the technique the caster will first form the needed handseals to extend their shadow. Once the shadows have morphed, a new handseal will cause the shadow to emerge from the ground in tendrils. The tendrils can extend and whip about and are strong enough to pierce nearby targets, even those as hard as rock.
Domain: Nara. Kage Mane.

[~Kohana <3]

They all fought so bravely and in any other circumstance Kohana would have been proud of her fellow shinobi. She would have been even prouder to be the one to lead them. Unfortunately such praise adn acknowledgment would have to wait for a much later date. The onslaught from the man's clones seemed to know no bounds. If the infection by itself wasn't already bad enough, the rain of metal and the volley of Ototon jutsu simply made it worse.

With his sword extended, the samurai Akio would indeed charge the man that had tried to attack him, and easily enough his blade would go piercing through the center of him. Easily enough it seemed he had taken care of the man but he wasn't normal. The man's body quaked and a smirk could be seen from under his hood. Within seconds that the samurai pulled his blade from the clone's gut, it erupted into what seemed like every possible echoing sound at once. The world would shake then, though only to Akio, as the corpses on the ground doubled and tripled as well as the buildings gaining extra corners.

It was a Ototon Genjutsu and hopefully he would be able to break out of it.

The young Uchiha girl would be sadly mistaken if she thought that the man would be done in by a simple light bomb as a distraction. Of course it did help in some ways, but hurt in others. The light from the bomb not only temporarily blinded him, but blinded a few civilians as well trying to make their escape. Before she could open her eyes more screams could be heard. Once they did open however and she started to string together hand seals the man would be upon her, blood dripping from his weapon once more from where he slaughtered more people. Thankfully the fire ball left her mouth and engulfed him on impact. The man would explode though, into a concussive blast of sound that would wrack the young girl's body and send her flying if she didn't brace herself.

The pavillion with all the people under it didn't stand a chance. With so many people piled together they were nothing but sitting ducks for the man to pick off easily. Yuna, however, was smart to flicker away from the crowd before the man could notice. His onslaught bowled over some, while others died from the impact. In a fight, she most likely would have died; she didn't stand a chance against him. However the element of surprise can easily make those with hardly any experience topple over those with plenty. Her shadows stretched and spread, heading straight towards him. However, instead of the conventional trap that her jutsu was normally intended for, shadowy tendrils arose from the cement and pierce through the man easily. Like the others, this one was a clone, and because of that he exploded into a soundwave. Luckily, because of her earlier flicker, Yuna remained unscathed.

Though the others were lucky enough, or unlucky depending on how their situation had turned out, the older Uchiha, Yokumaru wasn't exactly as lucky to kill off the man, or perhaps one of his clones so easily. As he reconstructed the pillar, the man before him began to zigzag about to the point that once the pillar fell he was easily able to dodge and move around the debris. If not stopped by whatever the Uchiha was planning, the man would lunge up onto the stage with kunai pointed. From there he would attempt to stab him and whether successful or not his body would swell and explode in a slicing wave of sound aimed to put an end to the boy for good.

Kohana continued to exchange blows with the man before her. Thankfully she was quicker on her feet though. After a few exchanges with each person dodging successfully, Kohana was able to turn on her heel and pivot around the man. Her needles would take advantage of this position and all come converging in on him. Each needle would skewer through him, effectively turning him into a pin cushion. However instead of blood and falling to the ground her eyes saw as the chakra began to build up. Quickly, she flickered backwards as the clone exploded into a wave of sound in front of her. The Hyuuga's eyes narrowed as she looked back to the makeshift battlefield that was Konoha's streets. The other clones had been dispatched.

A slow clapping could be heard echoing down from high up and immediately his visage appeared in her Byakugan's field of vision. The Yondaime spun around and looked back to the rooftop where only half of his body could be seen coming from the ceiling before the rest of him seemed to bleed out from the building until he stood tall once more. Looking down to her and the rest of his villagers he shook his head and put his hands back to his mouth.

"Well done, Konoha! Well done Lady Hokage! I'm surprised you managed to do as well as you did!" His grin could be seen from underneath his cloak as the hands at his mouth managed to do a few quick hand seals. From then he opened his mouth and screamed as a radius shockwave came down onto the streets followed by a hail of bullets made of condensed sound. He was Double Casting jutsu now, which only meant more problems.

"Everyone brace yourself or take cover!" She would yell this as she dodged a bullet. However the shockwave from the scream hit her and she had to ground herself and then drop and tumble forward to counteract the push. That done she ran for the building and ran up the wall to the ceiling where he was waiting for her. Projectiles, kunai and shuriken alike, were slung at her in which she ducked and rolled to the side to avoid them before she followed suit and returned the favor by throwing a wave of her own at him.

The two would then begin to circle eachother, Kohana with a kunai drawn and the man with his sword drawn. The Yondaime could only hope that everyone below was alright. From what she could see with her Byakugan, it seemed the damage wasn't too bad, however, that didn't mean his scream and bullets didn't leave some. Regardless, she knew that if she could just get in one of her Palm techniques it would all be over. She just needed a distraction, or some help to get his attention on someone else. Hopefully some of those below would follow her to the roof and help take this man down.

If this antidote is true, we have to win no matter what. Even if its fake, it won't hurt to try. Those people are dead without it, and if the antidote kills them then it will be a more peaceful death...we have nothing to lose here!

Her eyes narrowed at the man into a glare as she threw her kunai at him, which he easily deflected with his sword, before she took the stance of the Jyuuken, inching herself forward.

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-Byakugan S-rank
-Creation Rebirth S-rank
-Chakra Needles x10
-Shunshin x1

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I didn't use distances here because I didn't see a need for them considering you were all taking care of the clones. It's okay if some of you don't want to risk your characters on the roof, but the help would be appreciated!

[Tyro]

Congratulations would be premature as Akio's chakra enhanced blade found his mark. The familiar impact that he had always felt when striking was not present, unsurprising as he already suspected he would be striking a clone of sorts, but the small rush of chakra as his blade absorbed the small essence used to create the clone was a welcome familiarity. He knew against a true living opponent the paralysis of the chakra blade would also cause a discomfort at the very least, but what was this? The clone, under the hood, he grinned.

This set Akio's nerves off. He was missing a vital detail, made ever more evident as the clone squirmed in his shape and as Akio withdrew his blade, returning the katana to normal size, and sheathing it, the clone exploded into a cacophony of sound. Sound that he could not truly even identify the makeup of, just a conundrum of echoes that reverberated against his eardrums. Even his armor couldn't protect him against this kind of onslaught, but it at least did nothing to tarnish it.

He couldn't help but take a knee as he was assaulted, and expected little help, the original man had to be praised for his chakra control, keeping up with each clone's assault so well. Akio forced his eyes open, instinctively they had closed as the sound came at him, and was greeted by more trauma. The world was further a mystery as corpses littered the floor:many more than he had remembered, as his former warning to find cover had saved countless lives he remembered. And the walls...seemed to be closing in on him.

No... he thought to himself as his heart began to race again. He was sure of himself, but doubt always existed somewhere as human nature would only allow. He took a breathe, and with confidence his Seal of the Bladed Warrior activated. Though not as harshly as the Chakra Gates, his chakras would be unleashed and the Genjutsu he was under expelled as the impurities were lifted.

Silly Me...
he thought, forgetting to activate the seal.

It took him much more than a second to fully recover from the trauma as the bodies disappeared and the dimensions of the world continued to make sense. He then lifted himself to his feet, steadied his breathing, and surveyed the area. Fights still went on. Some with formerly established clones. It was hard indeed to tell which side was winning, or if Konoha even still stood a chance.

Too many things were happening for Akio to react at once. One pavilion collapsed, taking many civilians with it. Another clone charged one of the original shinobi, and he couldn't make out the end of their confrontation. Sound (which was quickly becoming a nuisance to Akio's ears) would continue to permeate the area, though not to the point of debilitating him. He only hoped the same for the shinobi counterparts.

His attention was brought soon instead to what he hoped was the original enemy. Certainly he put on the act of such, made even more impressive as his jutsu forced Akio to place his body behind a wall to avoid the knockback of sound, and then a hail of bullets. He was unscathed, but still not as effective as he should have been. He kept himself under cover long enough to make sure no further attack came for him, missing the Hokage's advance to the enemy until he peeked out and surveyed their fight.

Of course, a chakra cutter could be thrown. But at this distance, the proximity between the two fighters would make its trajectory impossible to predict. He may end up a hinderance. Besides, it was much more...satisfying for the village to see their vigilante: the Kage, stand up to their foe.

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Ronin-Satsugai no Fuin (Seal of the Bladed Warrior) 300
Rank: S
Type: Supplementary / Juuinjutsu (Seals & Barriers)
Range: -
Handseals: No
Chakra: Massive [activation] | High [Upkeep]
Special: Essentially doubles the Samurai's chakra capacity when activated by opening their chakra pathways, in a somewhat similar way to Hachimontonkou (although less barbaric). However, because of this, it prevents Samurai from molding chakra finely in terms of jutsu, making handseals and whatnot useless due to the sudden chakra rush. Upon being accepted as a Samurai, this seal is place on the user. Cannot be bought and instead must be RP'ed out as part of the Samurai's initiation.
Description: The Seal of the Bladed Warrior was the Samurai founder's secret to attaining a new level of power. Knowledge borrowed from their neighboring chakra experts, Whirlpool, the Samurai Clan developed a seal that would ensure the self-preservation of all Samurai, as well as their place in new history. By binding an advanced seal at the core of their chakra network directly after birth, the Samurai essentially created a steady, sustained flow of pure, raw chakra. Constantly feeding outwards and unable to be turned off, this sudden increase in their chakra output allows them to remain on par with their shinobi counterparts by producing a combination of raw, powerful attacks with their traditional Bushido, at the cost of being unable to create seals and mold chakra properly due to the pressure of the surging energy. The seal itself is a combination of ancient kanji and other shapes, and is usually placed on the chest.
Domain: Samurai.

[Celes]

In just that one moment, before the world took shape again, there were screams and the splatting flow of blood as blinded civilians were cut down. The flashing light had done enough to slow the progression of an enemy, but only further revealed the vulnerabilities of those unable to defend themselves. Without settling, reality warped in front of the youth's eyes as they opened.. Dripping blood upon kunai, she saw; her hands forming seals of their own volition as meters were closed in seconds. His weapon gleamed in the light from scattered rays, only to lose all importance as a torrent of flame parted from her lips and took the form of a billowing sphere. The fireball did impact, of that she had no doubt, but only with time enough before he could raise bladed knife against her. Being so close, she could see the body as it contorted. Instead of slumping to the ground, it expanded. Even a Genin, like herself, knew there could only be one possible outcome . . .

It would explode.

From a focal point (the focal point being his body), a blast of pure concussive force radiated out several meters in all directions. Slamming into marble walls, wooden frames and the brick-shingled rooftops, a dusting of particles sprung up and reeked through a circular radius as it grew. Several lifeless bodies left upon the ground, were tossed and flung about and, Celes, whom had been the closest to the origin, flickered forward, eight or so meters beyond her foe and took the residual aftershock from the rear. Although unable to completely leave the explosion behind, the pressure applied had been reduced. Instead of flinging her down the alley or into a wall, it lurched her body forward and using its momentum as a driving force, she rolled out and extended her leg, shifting into a slide and eventually coming to a stop.

Gasping from the aching pain in her spine, she took her first few breaths in labor, only looking back to see the deaths that in part, she had caused. Most of those that had fallen were innocents, or those that were unable to adequately defend themselves, and despite knowing that many more of the like were dying, she stood and looked toward the structures where earth had risen and split stone first in defense and then again in respite. The distance however was too great for her to make out anything other than the crumbling formations and the rather obvious destruction of the village-scape. Not that she wanted to see anymore of what she could only in this moment leave to the imagination. Within her mind, flashes of what had already been, were horrifying enough.

Unwilling to utterly dispel those images, she walked whence she had came. Everything that passed before her then, was a blur of dust, rot and blood; red and running like a river, she felt the urge to vomit rising in her throat. Only held back by a hand that subconsciously rubbed the breadth of her neck over and over, right-left-right-left. Stunned silence, or so she thought for the explosion had done a little more than she had first anticipated. It was only as she returned beneath the sanctuary between arching pathways of marbles and intersecting buildings, did she hear the ringing in her ears. Then, there was no need to worry as the ringing was replaced by a voice, specifically his voice. Shuddering she slumped against the wall where previously she had rested, and folded her hands into her face. Tears welled up, but did not fall.

'Well done,' the villain emoted. And the rest did not matter, at least not to the Uchiha. The racing of heart only sent nerves into overdrive; only brought more breaths as slowly, she stilled into a calm. In moments of such intensity, she had once been lectured, the body becomes somewhat more aware than the person that should be in control of it. It was as such that inaction, became action and the strained words seeped through, pouring down from above. The resounding wave spurred out all around her, but protected by sturdy walls she only felt it at her sides. A rush of air, another blasting of sound and thereafter the pelt-pelt-pitter of sound-bullets. What remained of the original assault fell and shifted about, scuttling and scraping metal, with pointed needles and falling objects. After the wave passed, she rose, keeping her back against the wall and with a hand wiped a few tears from her eyes.

With shouts, curdles of pain, rage and whom could guess what else, piercing her ears, the ringing had all but disappeared; and instead was replaced by the rushing of footsteps, the thumping of bodies as they struck hard surfaces and of course were taken into the air by the blast. While others were pierced by the almost incomprehensible bullets. When it all passed, she moved for the edge and peeked out from her covered position. Across the way she could just make out two figures fighting atop and beyond the pillar among adjacent rooftops. From this distance, the Genin knew there was nothing that could be done to provide aid. She shrunk back and then peered off to the left where the ladder remained, somehow still intact. That was her way up, but in the time it would take for her to cross rooftops, she would be seen. Leaning back, she began to lower herself again, but with a sigh she turned and made for the ladder.

“What am I doing?” She muttered, half-way up in her ascent. Arm scraped, back bruised and blood trickling from her lip, she stared from her new vantage. The walkways led onwards, and then onto several more distinct buildings that were not interloped or connected, but nevertheless close enough to traverse. At the center of these was the battle, still raging and just a little off from that the pillar of stone that split through the middle as well. Still a ways off, she brought chakra to her feet and ran up the wall that led to the rooftop proper, then took off into what she could manage to call: a sprint. Slower than most, it would still be a bit before she could even be in range to do anything. Yet, as she went she began to form handseals. It would not be she that would end this battle, but the least she could do with what chakra she had left, was provide some sort of assistance. From one rooftop to the next she decreased the distance as fast as she could manage.

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2/4 Charges
Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique)
Rank: D, D, D, D
Type: Supplementary / Ninjutsu / High-Speed Movement
Range: 0 - 10 meters
Handseals: No.
Chakra: Low
Special: Allows the user to move in a linear fashion at the speed of ten (10) meters per second. Maximum distance of a Flicker is 10 meters, though one can always lower the range. Once a flicker is started, unless subjutsu are known to alter direction, the user is destined to end where they aimed the speed burst at. Can be used once per thread, plus once more each time it is retrained. Finally, one cannot attack while performing Shunshin.
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 simple combines high mobility with a distraction to give off the appearance of vanishing - to an observer caught in the optical illusion, it appears as if the user has teleported. This allows the user to escape or attack suddenly, should they need to. However, while a high-speed movement, if used in broad daylight, one will still be somewhat visible and as such, easier to be defended against. In order to achieve maximum effect, the user must to combine it with a distraction.
Domain: Universal Ninjutsu. Ninjutsu Primary only.

Total Chakra Expended in Thread: Two Mid Charges

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[Takius]

'I caught him!' even though her thoughts were ecstatic of catching the man for interrogation her face remained blank. She remembered that even though she had him in her tendrils he could break free possibly with ease. However, the final two tendrils went right through his chest and within an instances the clone exploded into a sound wave. Yuna's eyes went right to the crowd of people she just told to remain still as the sound wave hit everyone under the pavilion and decimated them to the ground. Her hands started to shack as she released her justu causing her shadow to slowly wither back into the ground then snap back behind her in its original place.

'It is my fault... They are all... and it is my fault.' Yuna slapped herself telling herself she was better then this and knew she had to remained focused and keep from getting distraced. As a medical ninja in training she was suppose to be able to face death in a calm manner that allowed her to react to anything that was about to happen. As Yuna was about to run over to the crowd and help them she took one step and realized something. 'That was only a clone... then where is the origion-'

Her thought was cut off as she turned and looked up to see the Hokage still at war with, what hopefully is, the original enemy. She looked around but couldn't see far as chaos ensued through out the area and death lingered in the air. Hopefully the other clones were taken care of and all that was left was the one that the Lady Hokage was fighting. As Yuna watched the Hokage show her skill and technique to the crowd below the opposition was defeated.. and exploded into a wave of sound. That means everyone was fighting clones. So the real one was unscratched.

As the man made himself once more known to those in the area still alive he started to congratulate the Hokage. Yuna's eyes opened and just noticed one thing that was recurring in the man's actions, sound justu. Judging from the man's location, Yuna looked down to eye level and saw a brick building near. She started to run with all her might over there but the man had already shouted his justu through the village streets. Yuna flickered once more to hit the wall of the building. While this covered her from the bullets she heard hit the other side of the building the sound wave was impossible for her to avoid.

It was a powerful sound wave, enough to bring her down to her knees as she tried to bring her hands up to cover her ears... Even though she knew it wouldn't do much against such a powerful justu with such a large area of effect. Once the wave had passed, Yuna still shacking stood up and said "Three... I still have three left and need to save them for emergencies." She couldn't flicker out of every situation she encountered as she knew the highest amount of flickers she succeeded at during in a short period of time such as this was six. She looked back up to see the Hokage and the man now circling each other above as the prepared to fight.

This village was about unity, about standing together as a single front against injustice such as this. It needed to be stopped and hopefully the other shinobi of the village though like Yuna and decided to head up to help with the fight. Yuna started to climb the ladder of the building she was next to knowing it wasn't to far from the one the Hokage's battle was taking place on. Once she made it to the top she knew her body had taken a toll from the previous battle and assault and needed to plan according for the battle ahead. She looked off into the distance and two rooftops away was the battle of the day. She would stand there and wait to see who would make the first move. Once a move was made she had plan to jump in and try to distract the man or cause him to burn his storage of charka. One thing was for sure, if the man's attention if split between multiple foes the chance of him being taken down would be greater.

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[chiatsuki]

I could hear chuckles trickling down from heavens choir as my opponent fell helplessly within my trap. Nothing I'd done from the moment I had layed my eyes¹ on him would be in vain. The pillar of earth, shattering in its fall, would have given me the perfect vision of my opponent, clone or not, and through my burning ocularis would I see my opponents move in conjunction even before they happened. If he were quicker he would have gotten closer, however, from the moment I landed I would have known the exact movements of my opponent.

Using my index and middle fingers I would pinpoint a guide at the side of my mouth as an ash expelled at quick speeds just ahead of me. I would not wait long as the ash spread all around the clone, making sure of no civilians within the range, before clicking my tongue atop the roof of my mouth.² Immediately would a golden light envelop the field before me.. engulfing the man in flames instantaneously as I continued to leap backwards. As I continued to leap back a siren would interrupt my thoughts in small increments, ears ringing to the effect of an exploding clone. Within my eyes- the chakra signature would have faded completely.

"Clone... damn."

I would say, redirecting my vision towards the Yondaime as she took a step into the hakkou, a stance I had seen many times.

"Hnn.."

[KEITH]

It's been 17 days since the last post, well over 2 weeks. So, I am going to declare that this event or what have you is closed and grading for those who have participated in the event will be coming soon...

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• Koh - 50 exp + 15 = 65 exp
  
  
• Soh - 40 exp + 15 = 55 exp
  
  
• Celes - 50 exp + 15 = 65 exp
  
  
• Takius - 40 exp + 15 = 55 exp
  
  
• Tyro - 40 exp + 15 = 55 exp
  

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