Giant Raccoon!

[.devious]

I was outside the gates of Kirigakure no Sato, awaiting the appearance of my illustrious and well-frozen assistant. Although I still found myself innately curious as to the name of my associate, I figured it would be better to simply wait and have him come to me with that sort of information when he was ready. I had nothing to hide, and thus could speak my name freely; however, I knew that this was a Shinobi World right after the brink of a war, and if a man had the desire to hide his identity then I had no intention of prying.

Speaking of the man, as we moved together to begin the hunt for our prey, a giant raccoon that was said to be terrorizing the countryside, I decided that I would need some sort of name for him. Considering the technique that I had seen being used on our earlier mission, the frozen sparrows, I considered a plethora of names before deciding on one.

With a hint of a smile on my face, I'd call out to him. "I've decided that you need a name. Therefore, I'm going to refer to you from now on as Mr. Chilly." It was comedic, truthfully, but I figured that he would live up to that style of name the longer that we worked together. Chuckling slightly at my joke, I would come to come sliding to a halt as I observed Mr. Chilly's and my surroundings.

"I have a confession to make, too, Mr. Chilly. I'm not much of a tracker."

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[Axcel]

As they walked further and further away from the gates, Axcel couldn't help but stifle a yawn. These missions reminded him of his days as a genin, and even then as a shinobi fresh out of the academy, he found the majority of the provided missions to be incredibly boring. Still, in hindsight, they did give him the necessary experience to perform adequately in higher level missions. They were an essential part of his training.

It wasn’t long after their walk that Lash decided Axcel needed a name. Mr. Chilly? It was. . .awesome! Though he hoped by chilly she meant cold, and not spicy food. He hated spicy food. “Sounds good! I, Mr. Chilly, will respond to that name, then.” he said with a sly grin on his face. He didn’t mind the name--in fact, he liked it. The word chilly was pretty cool.

“Huh? Not much of a tracker. . .well, that’s okay,” he said, confused at first. The girl seemed like she would make a fine tracker, a better one than Axcel anyways. Axcel always tended to get lost. . . ”we’re looking for a giant raccoon, how hard can it be to find anyways?” he said as he cupped his hands over his eyes and scanned the horizons.

He wondered then, just how big was this raccoon? Hopefully it wasn’t that large. . .

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[Kii!]

GM!

The male shinobi's endeavors would indeed succeed--as he cupped his hands over his eyes and peered into the wild of Mizu no Kuni, his gaze would eventually fall upon a giant raccoon! It was massive, though its size would be hard to judge from afar. Still, it was obvious it was at least the size of a small home, if not larger. It sat rather peacefully, its striped tail wagging in the air behind it and its forepaws near its mouth. Though it was difficult to determine what it was doing, upon inspection the shinobi would find it was nibbling upon an apple it had found, tilting its head this way and that as it studied its surroundings. It sat on an open area, a few trees littering the clearing here and there, but mostly filled with grass, dirt, and mud.

After a moment of looking around, it would catch the presence of the shinobi in the distance. For quite a while, it would tilt its head and simply stare back at them, before dropping its apple and taking off behind a nearby tree. Unfortunately, due to its massive size, the tree did very little to hide its presence. Hesitantly, the majestic wild beast would "peak" to its left, notice the shinobi once more, and take off in a sprint in the opposite direction, eventually jumping over a small cliff and falling out of sight.

[.devious]

Filling quite glad that my name had pleased Mr. Chilly, I felt successful at at least one thing, and I needed that feeling to assist me in getting over the fact that I had killed the woman who had failed to protect those around her. It wasn't the sort of thing that I was proud of, to be truthful, but was necessary to ensure the survival of the rest of the Mizu nation. With a silent 'hmph', I'd watch as Mr. Chilly decided to take up the search for our target.

However, it wouldn't take long before, somehow, the giant raccoon seemed to appear right before us. It sat, it's body hunched over slightly, attempting to nibble at an apple - a piece of food that was small even in comparison to the body of myself, a small human being. I raised an eyebrow - 'This is the creature that has been terrorizing the villages around here...?' I thought to myself before letting out an exasperated sigh. Why was everything in my life so incredibly complicated? This cute creature couldn't possibly be any threat.

Over the course of a small amount of time, the raccoon would become aware of the presence of myself and Mr. Chilly, and at first, it seemed like the creature was trying to hide. However, the size of the creature and the size of the tree made camouflage difficult. It seemed that the animal understood that as well, and then took off, running with high speed the opposite direction of Mr. Chilly and myself.

Surprised by the creature's alacrity, I had time only to yell, "Go get him, Mr. Chilly!" before I was running myself after the thing.

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[Axcel]

“What the. . .”

It was his initial reaction upon spotting the the massive raccoon. His eyes widened at the sight and his jaw nearly dropped to the floor. Why exactly they were unable to spot the raccoon instantly was beyond him. The damn animal was fat as hell! It was unbelievable. Such an animal was running around wildly? It looks like the pair of shinobi would have their work cut out for them when it came to taking down this animal. . .

Axcel watched curiously as the raccoon began to eat the apple. He wondered why it bothered eating an apple at all. It would hardly satisfy him, considering the size of the apple and the size of the creature. Either way, it was just sitting there, making itself an easy prey to the shinobi. They wouldn’t have trouble dealing with a sitting duck. . . or in this case, a sitting raccoon.

. . . At least, that was the case until fat beast noticed the pair. Upon spotting them, it took off. Axcel sighed upon watching it run away. Really? It was a massive beast that was ‘terrorizing’ the country and it decided to run away the sight of the two of them? Regardless, the two have spotted their objective, and now was the time to carry out their mission.

“Yosh!” Axcel exclaimed in response to Lash. He dashed after the raccoon at full speed, only to stop at the edge of the cliff and peer into the horizon once in an effort to relocate the beast.

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[Kii!]

GM!

Having leaped from the edge of the cliff and down to the solid ground below, the raccoon was satisfied that he'd lost the humans. Unsatisfied that he'd been unable to finish his apple, he instead chose to pursue a new meal. Due to its size, it obviously couldn't be satiated by the standard diet of a raccoon. Despite this, the sweet taste of apples was its favorite! There weren't any apple trees nearby, though--it knew this area well, and didn't have to go far to find his new food. Nearby, past a few trees and over a small river, was the farm that would house his food! With surprising speed for such a large animal, the raccoon immediately dashed off in the direction of his meal. Most likely, when the shinobi neared the cliff, they'd notice his form moving through the mist of Mizu no Kuni.

There it was--his meal! A cow, raised by farmers to feed the nearby population of humans, grazed peacefully in its pasture. There were many of them, in fact, but one was good enough for now. With a surprising viciousness, it leaped over the fence and was upon the oblivious animal, clawing and biting first at its neck to halt its resistance. Once it was dead, the raccoon could enjoy its meal.

[.devious]

We ran and we ran, attempting to catch up to the ground that we had lost when the gargantuan creature had begun its sprint towards... what appeared to be a cliff. Although I was quite surprised to see this action, I figured that this would be good. If the creature came up against a cliff, it was likely to stop and turn around. Oh, how wrong that I was! Without even a second glance, the 'elegant' creature leaped into the air and descended to the ground far below, the sound of a body crashing against earth clearly evident. I resisted the urge to gulp, even as I wondered what in the name of the nine Hells we were dealing with.

Over time, Axcel and I would come to the cliff ourselves. The cliff itself wasn't that large, especially in comparison to the creature's size, so I could see how it had leaped down towards the ground here without suffering from any serious damage. I, on the other hand, knew that I could not handle a full leap off of the cliff, and thus would need to descend slowly. With the slightest application of chakra to my feet, I would begin sliding down the cliff, being careful to utilize chakra to maintain my connection to the cliff's side.

After a few moments, I would finally reach the ground, coming to a halt with the sound of a soft 'thump'. Looking around me, I would then see the raccoon once more, and this time the creature was doing something truly, truly, truly outrageous - it was eating a cow! Surprised at the thought of a carnivore raccoon, I resisted the urge to gulp, for I knew that if the thing could eat a cow, it could certainly eat a human like me. Shuddering once, I'd then begin to take off once more, calling to Mr. Chilly.

"You attack while it's distracted! I'll try to back you up."

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[Axcel]

As his dash came to a stop at the edge of the cliff, Axcel immediately spotted the fat raccoon. It’s back was turned towards the shinobi, as it seemed it had spotted it’s next meal: a cow. However, Axcel didn’t intend on letting it enjoy it’s mean, for immediately upon spotting the raccon, a string of handseals began. By the time Lash had slid down and called to Axcel, ten swallows had already been created. Acknowledging Lash with a simple ‘un’, Axcel swiped his arm through the air--a gesture that signaled each of the swallows to hone onto the raccoon.

Axcel would then leap off the cliff and towards the direction the raccoon was headed. Though the cliff was steep, the boy would land into a roll which would take him onto his feet shortly after, without ever having slowed down. His pace increased, and it wouldn’t be long before the cow was in sight.

“Oii--try to keep up, okay?!” he joked, as it was likely that he had ended up in front of Lash, who had slid down the cliff. The swallows that had been created earlier were nearing onto their target, and with a single handseal, each of the ten would be lit ablaze by a blue chakra. There was something clearly different with these swallows compared to the ones he had made use of during their previous mission.

The ten swallows would fly towards the raccoon who occupied itself with the cow. With their speeds being twice that of a kunai, and the raccoon being both less mobile (due to its size) and distracted, a successful hit was almost guaranteed. The majority of the birds would converge onto the raccoon from behind, with six of the ten aiming at the lower half of it’s body. Should any of swallows hit, not only will it deal a painful amount of damage, but a meter of ice would be formed around the point of impact.

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Yuki no Kami (Gods of Ice)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Clan Kekkei Touta / Hyouton Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Special: Dominion extends 10 meters in every direction of the user, and goes up 10 more with each rank learned. Determines rank strength behind all CLAN Hyouton ninjutsu.
Description: Able to manipulate Ice better than the rest, the Yukina Kekkei Genkai specializes in the accelerated recomposition of Hyouton chakra, able to create surdy, powerful creations within seconds. Serving as the basis to the Yukina's ability, their advanced Ice skills has earned them the nickname 'Gods of Ice'.
Domain: Yukina.

Tsubame Fubuki (Snow Storm Swallows)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive / Clan Kekkei Touta / Hyouton Ninjutsu
Range: See special!
Special: Strength and range of swallows depends on user's highest 'Yuki no Kami' rank. Up to 10 swallows may be formed when first learned, plus 10 more each time retrained. Swallows fly at speeds that of twice a well thrown kunai.
Description: Hyouton • Tsubame Fubuki is a secret Yukina n Hyouton ninjutsu technique that, although basic, can be deadly with proper use. After a few brief seals, the clan member will create ice swallows which they can launch at their opponent at high speeds. As they fly through the air, these deadly birds can hone in on their target.
Domain: Yukina. Yuki no Kami 'C'.

• Tsubame Gyouko (Freezing Swallows)
  Rank: A
  Type: Offensive / Clan Kekkei Touta / Hyouton Ninjutsu
  Range: See special!
  Special: Causes a 1 meter area around the impact location of any one 'Tsubame Fubuki' to freeze completely. Each time retrained grants one more meter. If the swallows miss and strike a wall or the floor, they create a sharp icicle with base diameter of one meter and a height of one meter.
  Description: An extension of 'Tsubame Fubuki,' upon the use of the 'bird' seal, the Yukina's swallows emit a blue glow. Once activated, they not only furiously pelt their target, but encase the area of impact with ice. If these swallows miss and strike a wall or the ground, they instead create large icicles.
  Domain: Yukina. Yuki no Kami 'A.' Must know Tsubame Fubuki.

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[Kii!]

GM!

The giant raccoon hadn't even noticed his pursuers follow him off the cliff in its excitement. Instead, its full attention was focused onto the cow, now a bit of a bloody mess underneath his claws and teeth. Unfortunately, he wouldn't be allowed to finish what he'd started, as something new and far more pressing would find his attention. Cold, stinging pain filled his body--especially around his lower half. It pelted him for what seemed like much longer than it really was, and after he'd realize there was an intense cold building up. It was so cold it burned, and as he tried to move, either to flee or to fight, he'd find it was impossible. An impressive feat, because as large as he was, there was more than 10 meters of ice holding him down. Although bound to the floor, he twisted the parts of his body that weren't frozen in place to shriek at his attackers, baring his teeth and allowing a torrent of saliva to fly forth.

Only a single forepaw was free of the shinobi's icy grip, which he immediately began to utilize in order to free himself. Clawing and smashing at the ice surrounding his left forepaw, he managed to scatter the ice into sharp, tiny bits and free one forepaw. Still, there was quite a bit left to deal with, but until they were near him, all he could do was desperately claw the ice until he was free.

[.devious]

I didn't really have very much in the way of offensive jutsu - truth be told, I enjoyed supporting my allies in combat more than actually getting into the fray myself. While this worked for me quite often, I knew that in this situation I would need a little more firepower than a singular kunai combined with an explosive note to bring this beast down. I watched in surprise as Mr. Chilly lived up to his reputation, creating once more the ice swallows and then bringing them down upon the monstrous, cow-eating raccoon.

This time, however, the technique was different, as I'd behold the appearance multitudes of ice beginning to form upon impact. Soon, the whole creature was covered from head to foot in the ice, only a forepaw and a little bit of his front body without a thick sheen of frozen water preventing it from moving. This situation, of course, was perfect for one of the only offensive jutsu I was currently in possession of. With my hands coming together, they'd move their way through the different positions of the heavens before settling together on the final seal.

With a deep breath, I would then target the raccoon and then forcefully exhale, pushing out a haze of purple smog - poisonous mist - at the raccoon. Since the creature was mostly immobilized, the appearance of the poison mist would serve two purposes. Firstly, the creature would be forced to breath in the toxin which would begin to attack its body and severely injure it. Second, it would serve as a smokescreen for whatever follow-up attack Mr. Chilly might have had planned from his frozen swallows.

With the Dokukiri in place, I would prepare myself for an additional offensive, reaching into my weapons pack and withdrawing two kunai, each marked with a rapidly placed explosive note, and would watch with hawk's precision the next move of the trapped, poisoned animal.

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[Axcel]

Success!

Thoughts of triumph began to cross his mind, not that he had ever doubted he would be victorious against a raccoon. Gigantic or not--it was still a raccoon, where as Axcel was a shinobi renown throughout the lands. The fat animal never stood a chance against him and the genin girl. It was unfortunate though, that a seemingly innocent creature put people at risk simply due to its size. If it had been the size of a normal raccoon, it may have had a longer life. Unfortunately, the world wasn’t so kind.

Though the attack was a success, Axcel’s dash never came to a halt. As he ran through the plains, his body leaned forward, arms outstretched behind him. When he approached the raccoon, who had been enveloped in Lash’s toxic mist, the lad made sure to hold his breathe. He raised his front-most knee and placed his foot on one of the disabled raccoon’s frozen paws, using it to launch himself into the air. Flipping once before gracefully landing on the creatures back, Axcel resumed breathing, knowing that at the height he was the poisons wouldn’t reach him.

“Alright Mister Raccoon--it looks like it’s game over!” he shouted as positioned himself to be facing the creatures neck and raised his right arm into the air. Chakra began to flow into the raised appendage, and just moments later, Axcel swiped horizontally through the air at an angle towards the beast’s neck. As he did, the sounds of wind roaring could be heard as it approached it’s mark, which aimed to decapitate.

Just as finished his attack, Axcel would back flip off of the creature, making sure to hold his breathe before landing, and move away from the creature. Their work, more likely than not, was done here. However, when he approached Lash, his head turned to see the results of their combined efforts.

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Dai Kamaitachi (Great Cutting Whirlwind)
Rank: B
Type: Offensive / Fuuton Ninjutsu
Range: 10+ meters
Special: Wind blast can travel 10 meters, plus 10 more each time relearned. Pierces barriers 'B' ranked and bellow.
Description: This jutsu was brought to fame by a legendary Suna shinobi from long ago, and was named after a mythical creature able to command the winds on a whim. After channeling chakra to a limb or weapon, the user executes a large swipe, letting loose an intense wind in a one hundred and eighty degree cone. The winds are razor sharp, cover a wide area, and can cut through trees like butter.
Domain: Fuuton.

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[Kii!]

GM!

As the lavender cloud enveloped him, the raccoon began to thrash even more wildly about. It shook its body, and icy shards rained down upon the ground as it began to slowly break apart. The ice was thick, however--with the combined attack of all ten ice swallows, he wasn't getting out of it that easily. So he could do nothing but breathe in the poison, its deadly fumes filled his mouth and nostrils as he struggled. Even by the time the male shinobi had reached him, his movements began to slow and become weaker as the poison found its way inside of him.

In desperation, the raccoon attempted to fling his attacker from his body as the ninja first stepped onto his paw, and then onto his back. Unfortunately, he was far too slow, and the ninja was far too fast. It happened near instantaneously--he wouldn't suffer through the poison's deadly workings, as his life was brought to a much shorter end. A powerful blast of chakra-infused wind cut through him, easily ripping through his meaty neck and ceasing all movement of his body.

[.devious]

Mr. Chilly was an excellent fighter, I decided, as I watched him begin his secondary assault against the Raccoon Menace. As he ran towards the raccoon with the kind of alacrity I could only dream of, I observed the man's transcendence through the purple haze of my Dokukiri and onto the top of the creature's back in the hues of cruel ruby, marked with a single black streak. With the focusing of chakra that I could visibly witness, I would behold as a great wind burst moved and severed through the raccoon, blowing away my poisonous mist at the same time.

As Mr. Chilly descended from the heavens with the body of the murdered animal, my eyes would rescind back to their natural colors, fading from the sign of my ancestry back to the standard of a unblessed civilian. All of this would happen while Mr. Chilly was too far away to notice the change in my eyes, as for some reason I didn't want the man to know of my Sharingan. I was quite impressed with Mr. Chilly's skilled maneuvers, and found myself somewhat desiring of learning them. Pondering what I could do to possibly achieve such feats, I would wait until Mr. Chilly returned to my side before discussing something that had been on my mind for a while.

"You're an excellent fighter," I began, working my way up to the big question. "You're very skilled, and you have an incredibly large chakra force - the size of which I have rarely seen. It is quite obvious that you're not just any shinobi. I would like to know your real name, if you'd be willing to gift it to me."

No matter what his answer, I would simply nod, knowing that we would probably need to head back to the village before it got dark - after all, it was likely that we'd be doing another mission together. The more that we did for the village, the more that we would be hailed as good citizens of Kiri, and that was something that I very much desired. I knew one thing that I wanted: ascendancy into the realms of the Chuunin, and one only gets there by improving on their skills and working hard for the country.

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[Axcel]

The sound of flesh being torn asunder rang loudly as Axcel flipped off of the raccoon and onto the ground. His attack had definitely succeeded; the rain of blood following his attack would only confirm that. What remained of the creature flopped about, though it’s movements were still restricted by shinobi’s frozen ice. The ice wasn’t ordinary by any means--it was forged by his own hands, and imbued with his own chakra. The ice would likely remain for weeks despite the warm temperature, and those who try to forcefully remove it will find it far more difficult to deal with than any regular ice.

As the raccoon’s howls came to a stop, the lad made his way towards Lash. She seemed captivated by what had just occurred--as if Axcel had put on an impressive performance. Though he was known to brag among close friends, he was generally humble around strangers and acquaintances. Despite this, he didn’t find what he did impressive at all--though, the person that had accompanied him was a genin. War or not, it was likely that she hadn’t seen nor experienced even half the things Axcel had.

“Hn, whats on your mind, Lash?” he asked as he raised his hands into the air, placing his hands behind his head whilst walking past the girl. He listened carefully, noting her words of praise, yet knowing she wasn’t telling him all this just to feed his ego. It was then, just a few moments later, that she would tactfully and courteously ask what the lad’s name was. He grinned, though she couldn’t see it, and parted his lips to speak. His response was swift, coming quickly without any sort of hesitation.

“Zenryoku Axcel.”

--Exit!

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[Iizuka]

Ohai kiddies. EXP:

Lash - 49/50

Axcel - 50/50

Kharashi - 39/40

Good job young 'uns.