Rocky Mountain Way [Search.]

[Estilo]

[atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=rules,none][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width:400px;background:#eee;border-radius:30px 0 30px 0;border:1px solid #e6e6e6;,true][atrb=style,padding-top:15px;][atrb=align,center] Kage Bunshin Banzai "Hot, hot sun, I hate the most. Hot, hot sun is really gross." He sing-songed with frustration under the intense heat of the glowing yellow ball up in the clear blue sky. Currently, he was almost literally in the middle of fucking nowhere. Parched desert sprawled out before him, littered with sand stones and granite rock of all shapes and sizes. The horizon was clear of any civilization, the landscape occasionally coming alive with the movement of small lizards scurrying about. Sweat dripped down his brow, and he took off his glove to wipe it away with the back of his hand in response. Such a dirty gesture, such an unrefined way of going about things. But he was desperate, and there was no one around anyway. And while he knew that was no excuse for his action, the heat was currently baking his brain and pissing him off a great deal. He was here to find the gates to Iwagakure, and he would not leave until he did so. But where could he start? Everywhere he looked, all he saw was desert and rock. Shrubs lined what used to be a very popular path, but was now slowly receding back into nature with its neglect. Compared to Kaminari no Kuni, Atlas found Tsuchi no Kuni to be an ugly and boring place. The weather made him uncomfortable, the scenery was bland and unexciting. The wildlife equally as so. He wasn't just searching for the gates to Iwagakure now. He was also searching for any form of life here, any form of entertainment he could garner from this land and its people. Surely, there had to be something. So much space here... it would be a shame if it went to waste. Rolling up his sleeves and unbuttoning his jacket, he allowed what little breeze swept past to refresh his body. It worked, a little bit. The kage bunshin shifted on his feet with the restlessness he felt. He needed some shade, this sun was pissing him off with its damn, unrelenting rays! Kicking a small rock into the distance afar, he spit a huge loogie on one of the rocks and grumbled. Time to walk and search for this damn gate. In what direction, he didn't know. How long it would take, he was unsure. But he had to keep himself moving, to find some way to escape this heat and later leave this barren land once and for all. Currently, he was only here for business. He couldn't imagine anyone coming here for vacation, and he was quite surprised there were people living here still. This place was a rocky hell, a place where old people went to die, surely. So he began walking, a brisk and frustrated pace towards nowhere. His emerald green eyes darted left and right, his senses peaked as he tried to ignore the blistering heat. When he saw something that indicated some sign of civilization, some sign that he was close to something, he would jump on it and go on from there. But for now, he had to keep on searching and walking. As his walk sped up, he found it took his mind off the heat quite well for the time being. The bright blue sky above became less annoying to his eyes, but the sun was still rampant with its hot fury. Hopefully, it would dim down as the night came around. Hopefully the air would grow cooler, like the climate in his home country. Then his mind would be at ease! words ---   tags ---   notes searching for the gates credit table made by greyson of ote

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[chiatsuki]

As those green eyes of his darted from left to right he would see certain things that were peculiar. Carvings along the sides of similar boulders that allocated even further into a skewed trail – but a trail nonetheless – would alert the raikage that there was indeed something amiss. These markings looked as if someone were making measurements – or at least calculating something. There were seldom few in the area but none of them seemed to be taking this trail that now lay before him in holy manifestation. Mountains of blue stone would hint off in the distance with a glow that could be deemed unnatural. Could this gleaming light be the location of the village of iwa? The marked trail would give him insight of it soon enough if he kept himself calm. (shitty post I know. I’m doing like 4 of these)

[Estilo]

Notes: That's cool, bro! Thanks for taking this up!
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[atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=rules,none][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width:400px;background:#eee;border-radius:30px 0 30px 0;border:1px solid #e6e6e6;,true][atrb=style,padding-top:15px;][atrb=align,center] Kage Bunshin Banzai His observant green gaze caught sight of strange markings on the side of boulders in his way. It was only when he noticed the distorted path that weaved through and past these boulders that he managed to spawn a wide smile on his face, despite the irritating climate here. Taking deep interest in this clue, he leaned forward and inspected the markings. They seemed like computations, but of what he was yet unsure. He focused hard, drew memories and ideas from his mind, but nothing came to light just yet. He reasoned that it was perhaps an ancient language native to this land, but he couldn't be sure. Deciding that the only way he could advance was by trailing these clues, the Akegarasu did just that. He felt something improper here. A strange feeling in his gut. So he heeded it, and made a point of being careful and ever vigilant. As he followed this strange trail of markings on stone, he eventually reached the point where the horizon displayed a myriad of beautiful blue cliffs. A strange color, an a potentially dangerous one. But for now, it was the only lead he could go on, as he had failed to discern the symbols on the rocks. Just to be careful, he activated his sensory eyes- expanding the range to a comfortable twenty meters

[/b] as he walked on towards those blue anomalies in the distance. Exactly what he would find there, and whether it was friendly or not, he was not sure. Things were getting exciting now though, and he was at least thankful for that. "Tsuchi, tsuchi, tsuchi~"

He kept his walking pace brisk but at a cautious level. It couldn't be considered rushing, that was for sure, as the Raikage made a habit of not doing so. With his eyes scanning the scenery around him with their chakra-sensing ability activated, the half-masked male tried to take all reasonable precautions at hand. He wouldn't let his senses falter for a bit, he wouldn't let his guard down. If he was heading towards something malevolent, he was prepared to give it his all. Following the strange markings on the stones, occasionally glancing at them when he sensed no danger- always trying to figure them out still- the young man's resolve was resolute. Iwagakure- he was determined to find it. And whatever obstacles, puzzles, or enemies stood in his way would find themselves hard-pressed to take him down easily.

The hot sun was still high in the sky- he wondered whether that was somehow some biological cause for the glimmering blue stones afar. The strange symbols, the color of the stone, the unpredictable path. Was this perhaps a secret passageway to something else entirely? Was he actually straying away from the path that would take him to the Iwagakure gates? He would not know until he reached the end of his current point of direction. Hopefully he'd find some friendly traveler along his journey, or some asshole he could torture for information, but that seemed like a long shot. In the middle of fucking nowhere, what else would somebody be doing out here in this heat?

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Kagura Shingan (Kagura Mind's Eye)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Sensory Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Chakra: Low - Mid
Special: When first learned, the Sensor can extend their Mind's Eye up to 10 meters in any direction. Each new rank extends the range by 10 more meters, for a maximum of 50 meters. Upon learing the 'S' ranked version, the user will no longer have to close their eyes nor form handseals to activate.
Description: Kagura Shingan is an advanced Sensory Ninjutsu technique used by all sensors, and serves as the root to the entire sensory tree. After a series of handseals, the sensor closes their eyes and uses their inate ability to detect chakra in order to determine the location of their opponent by the faintest of chakra trails, as well as discerning the size of an approaching unseen force, and even their chakra capacity.
Domain: Sensors

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[chiatsuki]

As the raikage impatiently stammered in an uptight position he would calmly graze by the various boulders leaving a trail of footsteps in his descent. There was no border patrol anymore – the village of iwa had suffered many losses due to inactive leadership. That was no reason for people to act astray though. . . was it? Or was it just human nature to vindictively withhold the true actions of ourselves by playing our own role in society? It was all disgusting to watch – a village die in the hands of an unordered chaotic structure. The steps of the raikage would tell a story of no other as he made his way past these rocks.

The kaguras mind would sense nothing of pure chakra energy. It’s sources were limited when encountering otherworldly objects . . . and that’s exactly what were happening. As the raikage made his way through the crevices of the giant stones he would notice a ‘clapping’ sound that happened every few steps or so. This clapping would become distracting after the second or third thud which sounded like coconuts being tapped together. ’ tap . . . . . . tap’ The sound veering slightly into the drums of his ear banging mighty heavily upon his curiosity.

How would the raikage act upon this as he’d surely notice the noises coming from abaft. If he’d pivot to redirect his attention he might find out a clue as to what the ‘tapping’ actually was. But if he continued on with his journey it would become nothing but a slight nudge within the back of his mind.

[Estilo]

Notes: A little out there, but I hope it's decent.
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[atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=rules,none][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width:400px;background:#eee;border-radius:30px 0 30px 0;border:1px solid #e6e6e6;,true][atrb=style,padding-top:15px;][atrb=align,center] Kage Bunshin Banzai Finding that his kagura's mind eye was currently bringing up nothing of use, the half-masked male gave a brief huff. He switched his sensory off, returned his vision to the normal spectrum that he had arrived into this country with. As he followed this strange trail into the even stranger presence of blue stones, he began to hear a noise. He'd heard stories of Iwagakure's inactivity and struggle before. He wondered how the situation was faring now. How the people who used to live in that village were faring now. In a way, everything seemed so haunting. Remnants of the civilization that used to be here echoing throughout this hallowed land. A civilization before the Great Flash. He attributed the failure of his chakra-sensing ability to the strange presence in his current location. Something was definitely up. He kept his wits about him, his caution never faltering. He stopped walking when the sound in the background- the sound like the tapping of two coconuts- rung throughout the atmosphere for the third time. A cold chill ran up his spine. He needed to know what it was, but at the same time, he didn't want to turn around. That's how it always happened in horror movies, right? You turn around and get gutted by some psycho killer? Unfortunately for him, the Akegarasu was a believer of a variety of superstitions, legends and myths. The quick issue of hand seals- hands clasping together as fingers formed symbols- quickly formed the crows he sought to summon, a total of twenty flowing out from his sleeves and engulfing him all around at a ten meter radius

[/b]. Immediately then, he would issue a single hand seal more and activate his Crow Vision technique, closing his own eyes to anything in front of him but alternating between the crows that surrounded him to view his flank and see exactly what was making that noise. If the origin of this noise didn't seem clear at first, he would use his mental connection and crow vision to send one of his black avifauna to pinpoint the source and inspect. But only if the origin of the noise hadn't made itself clear.

"Now, just what is that?" He muttered. He didn't want to ignore this noise- this potential clue- as it might just help him discover what was up here and eventually aid him in his cause for the search of Iwagakure. But at the same time, he refused to turn around and expose his back to the unknown ahead- an environment he had yet to walk through and inspect with his eyes thoroughly. What he had just passed right now, what he had just walked through, he had seen with his own eyes. But that noise, that strange noise. Though he didn't turn around, he needed to know what it was exactly! Crow don't fail me now.

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Sanzengarasu no Jutsu (Scattering One Thousand Crows Technique)
Rank: C, C, C
Type: Supplementary / Secret Technique
Range: See special!
Chakra: Mid
Special: Crows can exist as far as the eye can see, or until the user leaves the thread, and take no additional chakra for upkeep. Up to 10 are summonsed the first time, with 10 more each time this jutsu is re-learned. Crows move almost as fast as kunai, and maintain a mental chakra connection to the user for the sake of communication.
Description: The base behind the Akegarasu is their control and use of crows in battle, displayed well with this technique. After forming a few simple seals, the crow king will call upon a murder of crows to fly around and envelop the target, causing confusion with their dark forms and quick movement. From here, either a comrade or the user can move within the flock wearing dark clothes and wielding a dark weapon almost undetected. With the target distracted by the crows, the ninja can strike more efficiently. Finally, the mass of crows can obscure any retreating ninja, as the crows are massive in numbers and composed of the user's chakra. When no longer needed, the murder of crows will simply puff away in smoke.
Domain: Akegarasu.

Karasu Tengu no Jutsu (Crow Vision Technique)
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary / Secret Technique
Range: See special.
Chakra: Low
Special: Bird seal must be held and eyes must be closed at all times in order for the vision to remain uninterrupted.
Description: Intended for surveillance in any form of situation, the crow king will perform a single handseal - bird - and call upon the mental connection of any available crows. Once the user's eyes are closed, they will be granted a clear, concise moving image of whatever it is that select crow is watching. Although not ideal for direct, confrontational conflict, a hidden enemy can use this to aid an attacking mate, or even if the user requires some form of tracking.
Domain: Akegarasu. Must know 'Sanzengarasu no Jutsu'.

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[chiatsuki]

Strange noises it must have been for the raikage to falter through his stage of paranoia ergo releasing a stronghold of a murder. They’d flock through and out the stones in a ten meter radius as the akegerasu senpai stepped forth into the center of this skewed structure of broken boulders. Little did he know, as he stepped towards the glowing blue stone within the center of this ruin, that the tapping noise was coming from those very same boulders he had been passing by; they’d been closing the area around him entrapping him suddenly within a giant circular wall with him in its center.

Most of his crows would be squished by the overbearing slam that the boulders had been undergoing; the tapping noise inevitably spewing out from the friction. Curiosity seldom play tricks on the mind faltering even the strictest concentrator – Estilo were only one of the misguided pawns of this unnatural occurrence. He would be undauntedly caught by the element of surprise as he’d find himself entrapped within the stones barriers which caged him from all sides. The walls would expand out even further into the heights of the air forming an arc over the raikage’s head.

The blue stone within the center emitted a strange permeating glow. It’s light is very attractive to the eye and mind – seemingly calming and soothing of all stress within its aura. It gives little light to the dome of earth now entrapping you. Your next move is yours alone.

[Estilo]

[atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=rules,none][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width:400px;background:#eee;border-radius:30px 0 30px 0;border:1px solid #e6e6e6;,true][atrb=style,padding-top:15px;][atrb=align,center] Kage Bunshin Banzai And within moments of hearing his crows caw out in their death, only but four returning to his currently still position, the Raikage was trapped by a strange earth dome. It had a radius of 20 meters, and its creator or cause was still unknown. Nevertheless, Atlas was uncomfortable here. He was right to have surmised that something incredibly strange was occurring in this haunting place. He should have known better and just gone around this anomaly. But, of course, the man was composed of curiousity. His thirst for knowledge had fueled this unfortunate situation, and he would do his best to prevent that from happening again- for today at least. Now, however, he needed to surmise a way to get out of this precarious and strange situation. All signs pointed to the glowing blue stone in the center of this earth dome. Why it had chosen to encircle this particular and seemingly natural object, the Akegarasu Raikage did not know. He looked at it with a suspicious gleam. Its glow was indeed strange... alluring, captivating, and calming. The crows that had survived the onslaught just now, thought so as well, their curious caws coming from the shoulders of their master, the ones they were currently perched on. He raised an eyebrow, wondering what this was all about. Possibly a booby-trap from days of old? Or was this something of legend. A strange occurrence that had been recorded in the history books of Tsuchi no Kuni long ago. Whatever it was, it was getting in the way of him advancing. And he wouldn't let it deter him any longer. Exactly what would he have to do to advance? Before putting anything to action, he would carefully inspect the dome area first. He strode over to the side of the dome carefully, then slowly put the surface of his palm against it. Inspecting the quality of the stone, putting his ear against it to hear anything abnormal, looking at it closely for any marks or signs of weakness. When he was done with the wall itself, he would walk over to the glowing blue stone in the center, the only form of illumination in this wretched trap. He leaned forward, not too close but not too far from the mystical stone. He focused his eyes as he inspected its visual surface. One of his crows even dared to flap its wings and hop onto it, pecking its surface with its beak. A tap, followed by another, and another. It was only then that the half-masked male would extend a single hand and run his finger against the surface of the stone vertically. Testing its feel, narrowing his eyes as he continued to inspect and wonder what it was exactly. There would have to be someway to get out of this. He just had to be vigilant, to try and open his mind to things he hadn't thought of before. He raised his hand and pensively sighed. Whatever was behind this was probably laughing at him now- whether it be a human being or mother nature herself. Atlas focused solely on leaving. words ---   tags ---   notes searching for the gates credit table made by greyson of ote

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[chiatsuki]

Hands perched upon those very same stone walls enclosing him looking for a vantage point. He would find it useless as his hands barely grazed the cold edges of the barrier for but a moment only to return to the true key of solving this endeavor. The azul stone throbbed its light out in ominous waves of blue seemingly drawing the raikage nearer to its core. As he responded in walking towards its holy structure he would find himself within somewhat of a hypnotic leer. His eyes would be unable to truly capture what it was throbbing along the inside of the stone. . . but that would not stop his curiosity.

His hand trembling before it touched the stone – sweat amassing all figures within as the atmosphere of the area seemingly changing from bitter sweet cold to a humid molten hot. The trembling finger would meet the stone in utmost symphony. A sound of harps blissfully playing as the light began to beckon outwards even further than it already had. The raikage would seemingly be overwhelmed by its brightness becoming blanketed within its majesty for only but a second. Transcended across time it’d seem as the young raikage was sucked into this stone in one blurry moment.

As you are transported from your last position you see bright lights pushing past your figure at blinding speeds. The end of the vortex looks somewhat dark; your body travels towards a specific location at the end of this luminous cylindrical tunnel. At the end of this cycle you find yourself face first within the dirt in a distant land not known to your knowledge. Your face comes up with debris rubbed in all over it and your eyes lock in upon the view ahead. Beside you is that very same stone you had touched – its glow unchanged yet its location seemed particularly different.

If you look even closer you can even see that this is not the exact same rock that you had touched earlier – possibly it was some sort of portal? This thought would surely race through your head as you smell the blood within the air – not like the air you’d breathed before once within the confines of iwa. Leaves fall down to your figure as the bright sun beams over head. You hear strange voices lurking around you slowly – possibly coming to your position. Your four crows ‘caw’ hesitantly at you – barking at your will… telling you to get up.

[Estilo]

[atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=rules,none][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width:400px;background:#eee;border-radius:30px 0 30px 0;border:1px solid #e6e6e6;,true][atrb=style,padding-top:15px;][atrb=align,center] Kage Bunshin Banzai And so, he rose from his collapsed position to find leaves falling down from the skies. Beams of sunlight, a flowing breeze, the caws of his black feathered avifauna. He was somewhere different, that much was clear. And by some strange occurrence of fate, he had touched the blue stone and delved into an inexplicable portal of sorts. It refrained from glowing now, but was still relatively in the same position and state he had approached it in otherwise- despite a few changes. Hearing the frantic cry of his birds, and understanding what they meant to say through the mental connection he held with them, Atlas quickly rose to his feet. He turned around and scanned the scenery surrounding him. Was he in danger? He did not know. But for now, nothing was in sight but the scenery of what he hoped was still Tsuchi no Kuni- the effort of his search. He was not sure of the circumstances that had brought him here, nor had he ever experienced something quite like what he had just felt right now. But if the brunette Akegarasu had to throw out a guess, he would surmise that it had something to do with chakra-related practices, perhaps. A genjutsu, maybe? A seal of some sort? If this little anomaly and situation of his was in fact caused by ninja, then that could only mean he was getting closer to his objective, having entered something that had most likely been set up to either lead him to Iwagakure, or throw him off the beaten path. He pondered these things and many others as the reasons for the strange situation he was in flashed throughout his mind. Yeah, he had never experienced something quite like this. But he would do his best to continue on. Now, he needed to move on. With the four crows that had urged him to get up fluttering and dancing around his body, the green-eyed Raikage was aware that something might have been off. They were clearly agitated, worried. But whether that was because they had been pulled within a vortex and dragged somewhere else, or whether it was because something dangerous was near, Atlas was still on the fence about. He kept his sense alert, however, prepared to body flicker on the fly should anything make its presence known- prepared for a clear and concise counter-attack. In the meantime, his eyes occasionally glanced around at the scenery in front of him- looking for a path to follow. Looking for something that might lead to Iwagakure- hints. His gloved fingers tenderly wiped a streak of dirt off of his cheek, waved it away with a flick of his wrist into the air. Damn portal, making him lose face like that. And even if there was no one there to witness it, having suffered through that embarrassment himself was enough for him to despise it. He was definitely not willing to go under something like that again- at least, if he wasn't going to get any profit from it. Unless he really needed it to return back to Kumogakure after having found the hidden stone village, the Raikage would stray away from that travel option in the future. Besides being a pain in the ass, it gave him an uneasy feeling in his stomach. Whoever had set that little trick up obviously needed to refine it. words ---   tags ---   notes searching for the gates credit table made by greyson of ote

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[chiatsuki]

Welcome to Iwa.

[moved into iwagakure]

[Messatsu!]

+40 @ sohyo

+50 @ Spada

[Estilo]

EXIT