In the strangest of places... (Flashback, Private)

[Hirihi]

.:Enter:.

TWO YEARS AGO

Time had changed the very world in a matter of years. What had once seemed like an impossible sequence of events all happened in a blink of an eye. Hirihi, being as avid as she was about furthering herself as a ninja, had finally made it. She was a Jounin. Having passed the difficult exam to reach her goals, Hirihi now wondered what else there was to do with her life. With the death of her father, due to the stress on his heart and the additional stress of Hirihi's fast advancement, she lived alone. With no one to hold her back, telling her of the dangerous of what she was getting into, she almost felt lost in all of it.

She had some people in her life to keep her going, mostly from fellow ninja, but it never seemed to meet the same feeling of concern that her father had for her. These thoughts filtered through the 24 year old's mind as she wandered along the mountain paths through Kaminari. She was supposed to be on patrol, searching for suspicious activity in lieu of all the attention that was spiraling around other countries, but Hirihi was being a bit lazy. Taking one of the caravan trails, hoping to see some of the traders coming through, the pink haired Jounin kept close to the mountain as it rounded a bend and led into one of the various valley-like fields among the mountains.

It was there that she saw the dust of one of the caravans coming along one of the paths. It was coming in her direction, so she was greatly pleased at the opportunity that she might be able to converse with the traders again. She knew a good number of them, but it had been a while since she was issued the order to go on patrol. This was a real treat. They'd get to see her dressed in her new attire. She was wearing her Jounin vest, as well as her new black ensemble. One of the things her father said didn't suit her was the pink clothes, so on his death bed, she promised to retire the clothing in honor of making Jounin.

Lo and behold, there she was, a Jounin and fulfilling the promise that she had made to her father. Slowly moving closer, Hirihi noticed that the caravan seemed to be moving much faster than was normal. Most people didn't want to push their horses so hard in the mountains, for fear that they may collapse along the mountain paths and cause the precious cargo to fall off the side of the cliffs. No one wanted to gather their things after that, so it left the valuable goods to be scavenged by others who thought the risk was worth the payoff.

[Fuck Yeah!]

The mountains of Kaminari, they always looked beautiful to you, though I don't think either of us could ever really pin down why. If someone had to take a shot in the dark though, I'd guess it was how often you found yourself there over the last few years. A semi illegal trade of sorts had blossomed and those caravans needed protecting if they were gonna make it to their destinations. This was where you came in.

Some would argue that it was no police officers business to be sheparding such commodities, that didn't necessarily hold true for you though did it. The herbs being sent weren't illegal in your land and at the end of the day that's all that mattered. You knew no one was going to be hurt by consenting herbs and the idea that they should be banned and users prosecuted was far more than ridiculous. This was no moral battle though, it was a paycheck. All that mattered to you was getting the shipment there on time.

Then again with the speed and recklessness this wheelsman was driving his coach, you'd be lucky to get there at all. Maybe he could drive like this in the flatlands but not here in the mountainous terrain of the the thunder country. Worse yet, such noisy, exclamatory behavior would do nothing more than draw attention to you and bring about a fight with the border guards. This was the last thing you wanted today.

It wasn't incredibly difficult for you to handle the guards previously but you could feel it in the air, today was not going to be an easy day. The wind blowing your long white coat, lapels allowing the breeze to fill your inner shirt a bit as it came, it was a little past calm. Sun shining onto your dark grey pinstripe pants, strangely in place. Hair once combed back was now loosely flowing to and fro across your fair, it was gonna be a day in the moment.

[Hirihi]

Hirihi had not be on this route doing any particular patrols for a while, but she had heard rumor of a caravan group that was transporting through the area. The Diamyo was still undecided as to how to deal with the issue, leaving the village to either let them pass or stop them in their tracks. Some had attempted to do this, but had faced off with what appeared to be a skilled foe. Hirihi was never one to step down from a challenge. Plus, how would it look if a Jounin did not put an end to this nonsense? They might end up killing themselves with how they were driving, not to mention the prospect of locating the village.

They were a threat. They had to be stopped. That was her only logical conclusion to form. As the caravan continued to get closer, Hirihi grinned and began to gather chakra inside of her body. This required no handseals, so she appeared to be just a simple pink haired girl standing in the middle of the road. With the chakra gathered in her chest and slowly stemming out to her right hand, hirihi began to run forward and the glow of chakra would fill her fist as she jumped into the air and slammed down with a mighty sound, the ground becoming a decent sized crater. From where she had punched the ground now set a 5 meter drop, extending 10 meters from the focal point of her fist and the earth flying up in a shattering motion.

This was a warning shot, to say the least, that they should definitely stop. They were about 30 meters away from the crater. If they diverted around the crater, which they had plenty of time to do, they'd just show that they were not listening to her. The horses, though, were a big concern for this. Should they be startled by the sudden lack of footing ahead of them, seeing a lone figure in the middle of it, they would likely disobey any orders to turn and merely skid to a halt.

What they were carrying was of great curiosity to Hirihi. Why would the Diamyo be considering them a threat? The Diamyo, to her knowledge, cared little for the lives of those that traveled through unless they were of monetary value to them. If the goods were illegal, that could prove very useful as a means of taking them in for a bonus to the Raikage.

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Chakura no Iko (Chakra Strength Gathering)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Medical Arts / Nintaijutsu
Range: Self
Chakra/Stamina: Mid - Very High
Special: Serves as a base for all Medic-Strength techniques by boosting Souin with power equal to highest rank known. Highest rank known also determines the amount of time needed for Souin users to momentarily gather their strength and energy before unleashing the powered-up strike.

* D: Whole turn
* C: 3/4th of a turn
* B: Half a turn
* A: 1/4th of a turn
* S: Near-Instant


Description: The basic behind the Chakra Strength lies in gathering one's chakra at a fine point in their body while performing quick, volatile movements so that their strength is enhanced. By molding their chakra at the desired appendage, it glows a unique color, representing the presence of Chakra Strength. Users of this style should not be taken lightly.
Domain: Souin.

Oukashou (Cherry Blossom Collision)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Offensive / Medical Arts / Nintaijutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Chakra/Stamina: High
Special: Can destroy barriers equal or lower to the highest rank known. Bonus damage of strike depends on highest rank of 'Chakura no Iko' known.
Description: Basic yet lethal, an immense amount of chakra is kneaded inside the body, and a moment later all of it it is gathered into the fist. That chakra is then released into the target, which does a great amount of damage. With the damage done dependent on the amount of chakra used, it is also possible for a skilled shinobi to amass it in their fingertip. When the ground is hit it is pulverized into minute pieces by the excess shock, which are then scattered like flower petals, giving rise to the name "Cherry Blossom Impact".
Domain: Souin. Chakura no Iko.

[Fuck Yeah!]

Approaching at such a high speed, you knew this wasn't tactically intelligent. You might just be a caravan guard but it was time to pull this pony show the fuck over. While your warning of the driver didn't seem to mean much to him, I'd bet you dollars do donuts it sure as hell did when you pushed him off. Probably not the most "within decorum" move you've ever pulled but between respecting a businessman and operational security, you'll go for the OPSEC every time.

Luckily reigning the horses in wasn't that difficult and you'd be able to stop them pretty quick. Just in time to notice a girl standing off in the distance. A big peculiar out in these parts, especially with as young as she looked. Why would such a young lady be about in the mountainous plains, especially with all the illegal caravans about. Then again, she wasn't really your problem to worry about.

What was your problem was the caravan driver and commodity owner that was rolling on the ground ten feet back. You'd walk to the man, definitely no hurry in your step, the safety of idiots wasn't exactly your strong point and you definitely weren't going to sweat this guy having to take a little dive to avoid you guys getting wiped out by some border guards. It was stunts like this that made you hate watching the backs of rich fools.

Reaching down to pick the man up, he'd rabble some shit off, shit you could care less about. It was around the time that you were walking back to the carraige that you noticed the girl was a bit closer than before, oh she was running, jumping? Oh shit, she's punched a fucking crater in the ground!?!! Not just any crater, it had to be several meters deep where she stood and got that way in no long matter.

This was exactly the kinda shit you were worried about and no here you are all up in it. Well, time to go to business. Immediatly after you noticed the girl punch the crater in the ground you'd break out into high speed seals. It was a good thing you were such a pro of Doton, you'd need every inch of your 50 meter radius to beat a powerhouse like this.

At thirty meters away the lightning fast jutsu you pulled off wouldn't have much trouble hitting at all. Causing 100 stone senbons to break apart around her and fire off at high speed. This wasn't a kill move unless you were lucky enough to hit with all of them, all you really wanted was to pepper her a bit. It's because of this that you'd stagger the way they fired around her. 20 would fire off directly behind her, only several inches or so, if she didn't move they'd strike her through the calves. 20 fired from 5 meters to the left going right at and angle, that way if she leaped in the air, they would still strike her torso.

From the front going back another 20 would be shot from 10 meters away at a slightly higher angle then those directly behind her, so as to hit her in the pelvis now if she didn't move at all. From the right going left would be another set of 20 from 20 meters away at the angle to hit her in the chest if she stayed still at where she currently was. Finally there'd be twenty fired from all of the diagonal corners from 5 meters out aimed at her knees currently.

Dodging such a full radius attack, created in such a flash while you were 30 meters away and unsuspecting to strike so quickly would be quite difficult but not impossible. You'd take no steps forward or back, just stand your ground near the commodity and man you were to guard. This was your paycheck and you weren't gonna let some juggernaught as girl stop you.

"Bring it babe."

Would be all you mouthed.

DOTON RYOUUKEN (EARTH DOMINION)
RANK: D, C, B, A,
TYPE: SUPPLEMENTARY / DOTON NINJUTSU
RANGE: 0 - 50 METERS
HANDSEALS: NO.
CHAKRA: MID
SPECIAL: ESTABLISHES THE AREA OF EARTH A USER CAN CONTROL FOR THEIR TECHNIQUES. DOMINION EXTENDS 10 METERS IN EVERY DIRECTION OF THE USER, AND GOES UP 10 MORE WITH EACH RANK LEARNED.
DESCRIPTION: THE BASIS BEHIND THE MAJORITY OF DOTON TECHNIQUES LIE IN THE USER'S ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VERY EARTH AROUND THEM. 'EARTH DOMINION' IS JUST AS ITS NAME IMPLIES, A FUNDAMENTAL SUPPLEMENTARY JUTSU OF DOTON NATURE THAT ALLOWS THE USER TO INTERMINGLE THEIR CHAKRA WITH THAT OF NATURE, HARMONIZING THE TWO IN ORDER TO CREATE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE EARTH AROUND THEM. ONCE THIS LINK IS ACHIEVED, THE DOOR IS OPENED FOR GREATER CREATIONS TO BE MADE.
DOMAIN: DOTON.

HARITSUCHI SŌZŌ (EARTH NEEDLES CREATION) X10
RANK: D
TYPE: NINJUTSU
RANGE: DEPENDS ON THE USER HIGHEST DOTON RYOUUKEN (EARTH DOMINION).
HANDSEALS: YES.
CHAKRA: LOW.
SPECIAL: EACH TIME THIS TECHNIQUE IS RETRAINED, THE NUMBER OF NEEDLES SUMMONED INCREASES BY TEN. THIS CAN BE RETRAINED 10 TIMES FOR A MAXIMUM OF 100 NEEDLES.
DESCRIPTION: SIMPLY PUT, THE USER GOES THROUGH THEIR HAND SEALS AND THEN FOCUSES THEIR VISION ON THE AREA THEY WANT THE NEEDLES TO FORM. THE NEEDLES TAKE ABOUT 2 SECONDS TO FORM FROM OUT OF THE GROUND AND THEY ARE THE SAME SIZE AS SENBON. ONCE THE NEEDLES ARE FORMED THEY CAN BE SHOT FROM THE GROUND IN WHATEVER DIRECTION THE USER CHOOSES, MOVING AS FAST AS IF SOMEONE THREW THEM.
DOMAIN:DOTON (EARTH RELEASE)

[Hirihi]

Well, that was a bad idea. Hirihi thought to herself as she saw something stirring among the ground around her. From this angle, she had no ability to see him from where she had descended. It didn't matter. She still had an advantage over him. He would not be able to see her handseals when she formed them fast enough to respond. She, first, had to find a way to find a way around what would come next. With only a moment to think, her first instinct was to jump into the air. This seemed to be the best idea until she felt the sting of multiple senbon striking her in the chest and protruding through her clothes. Blood would swell to the surface as she landed on the ground several meters away from where she had been. From where she was, she assumed she was 25 meters away from him.

"You want to play rough, that's fine by me..." Hirihi said, grinning as she formed a flurry of handseals and would watch a stream of fire spur from the ground and shoot straight for her target. Clearing the distance of 25 meters would only take a few seconds. From where she was, she could tell that he was protecting what appeared to be his employer. If he moved, he was going to be risking his contract. Staying in the same place would result in the stream splitting into two in a fast manner, circling him and encasing him in a wall of flame. The great part of this was that even if he did manage to move aside, he probably wouldn't move fast enough to protect his employer.

If he did, though, it would give her a chance to shunshin (1/4) out of the crater, closing the distance between them by 10 meters. Blood would drip from the senbon, her body numbed to the pain at this point by the adrenaline. She'd take care of them after she was certain there was no further threat from this strange man.

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Enkou Shinka (Essence of the Sacred Flames)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Katon Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Chakra: Mid
Special: Allows the user the ability to create, control and move Katon (Fire) chakra of their own for multiple purposes. Degree of heat and effect of flame depends on the highest rank known.

* D: 10 meters
* D: 20 meters
* D: 30 meters
* D: 40 meters
* D: 50 meters


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.

Hibashiri (Running Fire)
Rank: A
Type: Offensive / Katon Ninjutsu
Range: See special!
Chakra: High - Very High
Special: Distance the stream can travel and height of flame rings depends on the user's highest 'Enkou Shika' rank. Fire stream travels at twice the speed of a well thrown kunai along the ground, but can be defeated prematurely by higher ranked techniques. Up to 1 stream can be produced at any given time, resulting in one imprisoned target; each time retrained however, one extra stream is gained, and thus, one extra potential target.
Description: An excellent trapping jutsu, this allows the Katon user to essentially generate rings of fire around their opponent. After a few brief handseals, the user sends a stream of fire across the ground moving at high speeds, aiming to strike their target. However, rather than burning on impact, the fire stream quickly splits in two so that it may surround the target in a circular manner. Once the two meet again on the other side, a wall of fire double that of the victim's size is erected all around (underground included), with heat and intensity of flame doubling. From there, the user may choose to either close the prison in on the victim, or keep it active for the sake of interrogation.
Domain: Katon. Enkou Shinka 'A'.

[Fuck Yeah!]

As you fired off your technique, you knew at least one spread of those senbon would hit. The behemoth girl made the most prudent move possible in jumping forward, though this would result in her taking twenty stone needles to the chest. You knew when they struck that it was time to start some more seals and that's exactly what you did.

Breaking out into the motions as quick as you could upon seeing her get struck mid air; she wouldn't begin her technique until you were nearly finished with your own. Slamming your hands on the ground immediately after finishing and ushering forth a large stone tube around the girl herself. The speed at which it rose and the height caused by it would stop whatever attack she had conjured from reaching you as far as you could tell. Though you couldn't be sure at all.

For all you knew, the girl would be finishing her technique as it rose and sending something of equivalent damage to send the stone walls crashing down. Then again, she also could have done nothing at all. At this point all you could do is wait and watch to see how the senbon affected her and more importantly how her seals would affect your tower around her.

TSUCHI KAIROU (TRAPPING EARTH CORRIDOR)
RANK: A
TYPE: OFFENSIVE / DOTON NINJUTSU
RANGE: SEE SPECIAL!
HANDSEALS: YES.
CHAKRA: HIGH
SPECIAL: 'LOW' CHAKRA UP-KEEP PER TURN. RANGE AND SIZE OF PRISON DEPENDS ON THE USER’S LEVEL OF EARTH DOMINION. WALLS CAN HOLD UP TO ATTACKS OF EQUAL OR LOWER RANK. HOWEVER, WHEN STRUCK WITH AN 'A' RANK ATTACK, THE WALL WILL CRUMBLE AND THE USER IS FORCED TO RECAST IT. CAN ONLY BE USED ONCE PER THREAD, PLUS ONE MORE EACH TIME RETRAINED.
DESCRIPTION: AFTER FORMING THE NEEDED HANDSEALS, THE USER SLAMS HIS FISTS TO THE GROUND, SENDING THEIR CHAKRA INTO THE EARTH SO THAT IT WILL RISE UP AND OVER THEIR TARGET, IMPRISONING THEM IN THE FORM OF A CIRCLE. UNLIKE EARTH DOME PRISON, THIS JUTSU DOES NOT ENCLOSE OVER THE TARGETS. INSTEAD, IT SIMPLE CREATES A HIGH WALL, MAKING ESCAPE VIABLE ONLY THROUGH FLIGHT; TRYING TO CLIMB UP THE WALL WILL RESULT IN THE VICTIM'S FOOT BEING IMPALED BY SUDDEN EARTHEN SPIKES EMERGING FROM THE WALL.

[Hirihi]

The creation of the tower was a definite change to her plan. Regardless of any preparation, Hirihi's technique would still fire, smashing through the wall and creating a hole for her shunshin to be directed through. Landing 15 meters away from him, Hirihi immediately began to form handseals, running forward as four clones of herself would form. One would form behind her, one to her left, one to her right, and one ahead of her. Each was positioned to protect her from anything that he might have up his sleeve as she began to close the final distance between them.

Behind the clone, using the cover of the fire clone ahead of her, Hirihi would build up chakra in her hand, her fist glowing with the chakra as she ran forward. Her pace was slowed a bit, leaving her 8 meters away from him as the technique would reach its peak and be ready for use. Should he do nothing to prevent her attack, she would jump forward and press the punch to the middle of his chest, knocking him back 5 meters, likely damaging his ribs in the process.

If something else were to happen, her clones were at the ready to take whatever hits they had to take to protect their creator.

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Katon Bunshin no Jutsu (Fire Clone Technique)
Rank: C x 4
Type: Supplementary / Katon Ninjutsu
Range: See special!
Chakra: Mid
Special: Up to one clone can be made at a time, plus one more each time retrained. When struck, the clone's fiery essence forces whatever was used to strike it to ignite and burn within, as if it had just struck the bowels of a fire breathing dragon. Clone cannot perform any jutsu, but when defeated, it explodes in a burst of flames, spreading its burning essence everywhere. Explosion range covers 5 meters all around the clone.
Description: With this technique, the Katon user is able to call upon aid from a perfect copy of themselves. Comprised purely of a most intense fire, this clone retains the user movement speed and can share linked mental judgement. Best of all, due to its flowing essence, many solid physical attacks pass through the clone, burning instead whatever was used to strike them. Finally, when defeated, the clone explodes into a blast of flame that aims to take over the nearest opponent available in the form of napalm.
Domain: Katon. Enkou Shinka.

Chakura no Iko (Chakra Strength Gathering)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Medical Arts / Nintaijutsu
Range: Self
Chakra/Stamina: Mid - Very High
Special: Serves as a base for all Medic-Strength techniques by boosting Souin with power equal to highest rank known. Highest rank known also determines the amount of time needed for Souin users to momentarily gather their strength and energy before unleashing the powered-up strike.

* D: Whole turn
* C: 3/4th of a turn
* B: Half a turn
* A: 1/4th of a turn
* S: Near-Instant


Description: The basic behind the Chakra Strength lies in gathering one's chakra at a fine point in their body while performing quick, volatile movements so that their strength is enhanced. By molding their chakra at the desired appendage, it glows a unique color, representing the presence of Chakra Strength. Users of this style should not be taken lightly.
Domain: Souin.

Kongouriki (Golden Thunder Power)
Rank: D, C B, A, S
Type: Offensive / Medical Arts / Nintaijutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Chakra/Stamina: High
Special: Sends the victim flying if struck. Bonus damage of strike depends on highest rank of 'Chakura no Iko' known. Highest rank known determines distance of knock-back factor, as well as the change of breaking a victim's bone where they were struck.


* D: 5 meter knock-back // 20% breakability
* C: 10 meter knock-back // 40% breakability
* B: 15 meter knock-back // 60% breakability
* A: 20 meter knock-back // 80% breakability
* S: 25 meter knock-back // 99.9% breakability


Description: The Golden Thunder Power comes in the form of any powered up punch or kick with enough chakra behind it to send the victim behind the strike flying. Such a strike often results in added injury from the forced flight, as well as the strike itself.
Domain: Souin. Chakura no Iko.

[Fuck Yeah!]

Just as you may have expected, the bitch blew a fucking hole in your stone wall. What did you think was gonna happen when you're making towers around crater ho's? Good thing you were watching the tower carefully to decide your next move because just as the explosion happened that pushed a hole in your baby fortress, you'd break out into handseals once more.

Forming them quickly and then holding as the girl came poofing through the hole she had just made, little did she know that just beneath the ground, torpedo's would be on their way. Two to be exact, both directly next to eachother to maximize the damage done to her and from the looks of her next jutsu, her clones of some kind too.

The quick speed of the torpedo's, the pre-emptive use and the fact she was moving forward would allow them to reach their target quite quickly. The girl would be lucky to get 5 meters before the torpedo's would be directly under her and erupting with all the force of a 2 B rank explosions. Worse yet if the fire clones were hit as well, then she'd be in a pretty nasty world of kaboom. The odds definitely weren't with her on this one.

"That's how you make a crater babe"

DOTON - SUIRAITEI NO JUTSU (EARTH TORPEDO TECHNIQUE) X2
RANK: B
TYPE: OFFENSIVE / DOTON NINJUTSU
RANGE: SEE SPECIAL!
HANDSEALS: YES.
CHAKRA: HIGH
SPECIAL: RANGE OF TORPEDOS DEPENDS ON THE USER'S HIGHEST 'EARTH DOMINION' RANK. AS LONG AS THE LAST SEAL OF THE JUTSU IS HELD AND THE USER STANDS STILL, THEY CAN CONTROL THE TORPEDO TO GO ANYWHERE THEY WISH, AS LONG AS ITS WITHIN THE 'ED' RANGE. UP TO 1 TORPEDO CAN BE MADE, PLUS 1 MORE EACH TIME RETRAINED. TORPEDO TRAVEL AT KUNAI SPEED UNDERGROUND, AND WILL AUTOMATICALLY DETONATE AT THE END OF THE ROUND IT WAS SUMMONED IF NOT USED BY THEN. TORPEDO EXPLOSION RANGE IS 5 METERS, SPREADING CHAKRA, ENERGY, AND EARTH SHARDS EVERYWHERE.
DESCRIPTION: USING THEIR EARTH RELEASE, THE USER CREATES ONE OR MORE TORPEDOES FILLED WITH CHAKRA. FORMING HANDSEALS, LITTLE ROCKS FILLED WITH CHAKRA WILL BE SHOT THROUGH THE GROUND, SEEKING A TARGET. THEY ARE ABLE TO CONTROL THESE ROCKS AS THEY TRAVEL THROUGH THE EARTH, AND CAN FORCE THEM TO EXPLODE ON DEMAND VIA A SMALL SURGE OF CHAKRA.
DOMAIN: DOTON. EARTH DOMINION 'B'.

[Hirihi]

When she found she was close enough distance to strike with the punch she had charged up, Hirihi would jump forward to strike down at him. It just so happened that at that very moment the torpedoes below ground would be exploding and sending a spray of earth shards through the air. If the explosion of the torpedoes did not finish off her clones, the shards would be enough to cause them all to self-destruct. Adding to this explosion the force of her four clones exploding, Hirihi was caught in the edge of the blasts. Because of her lack of stable ground, due to her jump, Hirihi was launched over her opponent and rolling through the air.

Feeling immense vertigo, Hirihi was not able to figure out which way to land, ending up landing on her shoulder and rolling, causing the senbons in her chest to chip and break, the force of the blasts causing her to roll two meters away from her landing, now laying seven meters away from where she had intended to land with her punch. The pain of the explosions, along with the shards of earth in her chest, was enough to make her life that much more difficult.

She had nothing prepared for this, merely struggling to stand so that she was not so easily killed.

[Fuck Yeah!]

While the attack didn't work as well as you initially thought it would, it did it's job. Blasting the bitch as she took to the air and sending her flying right over you, crumbling into the ground. As well her clones would go up in an explosion, leaving it between just you and her and the odds didn't exactly look great for one side.

Approaching the women, you would be keen to stay at least five meters away, lest this be a rouse. Instead of taking wild chances, you would rather flash through handseals and shoot a flood of mud from your mouth, coating the women from the neck down in a thick slurry of earthen material. If she didn't dodge the swift river of muck, it would harden almost immediately, making movement quite difficult beyond that point.

Wiping your mouth after the muck shot forth, afterall, you had a gentlemanly appearance of some degree to maintain.

TSUCHI DEIDO NO JUTSU (SPITTING MUD TECHNIQUE) X4
RANK: D
TYPE: OFFENSIVE/NINJUTSU
CHAKRA: LOW
HANDSEALS: NO.
RANGE: 5-20M
SPECIAL: RETRAINING ALLOWS FOR AN EXTRA FIVE METERS OF RANGE, THE MAXIMUM BEING 20M. RETRAINING ALSO REDUCES TIME IT TAKES TO HARDEN BY FIVE SECONDS FOR A MAXIMUM OF FIVE SECONDS TO HARDEN.
DESCRIPTION: DRAWING CHAKRA FROM THE STOMACH THE USER TURNS IT INTO MUD BEFORE SPEWING IT OUT WITH MODERATE FORCE. THE MUD WILL HARDEN ON IT'S OWN TWENTY SECONDS AFTER LEAVING THE MOUTH. AN EXCELLENT JUTSU TO USE TO SLOW OR CAPTURE AN OPPONENT.
DOMAIN: DOTON; IWAGAKURE SCROLLS.

[Hirihi]

Her inner hatred for having made the rookie mistakes, mistakes that only brought her back to the flashes of images during the Chuunin Exams, gave her enough focus to mount a small offense. As his hands would come up to flurry through handseals, Hirihi would toss a Hikari and a smoke grenade at him, forcing herself to shunshin (2/4) ten meters to the side. She would fall short, stumbling and falling to one knee as she attempted to get some range.

She had to get out of there. She had not come prepared to deal with him. She had made too many mistakes already to continue fighting. The pain in her chest was already becoming more real to her the longer the wounds remained on her chest. Forcing herself to attempt a slowed-jog, Hirihi sought to escape. Should he give chase, she would have at least ten meters advantage over him, plus whatever she could get from the hikari and smoke grenade.

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-1 Hikari
-1 Smoke grenade

[Fuck Yeah!]

God damnit, you knew that bitch was gonna pull something like that. Too bad for her you weren't just gonna let her get away like that. This spitfire was going down. As soon as you'd see the light bomb, you'd flip through some handseals, taking the blinding effect but summoning five clones of mud to chase her down.

While she had managed to get a quick ten meter boost, she was in no shape to continually outrun the small horde of puddies pursuing her. It would only be a matter of moments before the mud people, who had a five meter distance between each one in a straight line, would catch up on her and dive one by one. With each that hit her, she'd slow down considerably more, until it would be impossible for the injured woman to move at all.

"You're a pretty dirty girl huh"

-assuming the clones hit of course-

DEIDO BUNSHIN (EARTH-MUD CLONE) X5
RANK: C
TYPE: SUPPLEMENTARY / DOTON NINJUTSU
RANGE: SEE SPECIAL!
HANDSEALS: YES.
CHAKRA: MID
SPECIAL: UP TO ONE CLONE CAN BE MADE AT A TIME, PLUS ONE MORE EACH TIME RETRAINED. BEING ELEMENTALLY BASED, THIS CLONE IS CAPABLE OF USING ANY C-RANK AND LOWER DOTON TECHNIQUES THE USERS KNOWS. CAN BE RELEARNED UP TO 4 TIMES FOR A MAXIMUM OF 5 CLONES CREATED.
DESCRIPTION: A SIMPLE ELEMENTAL CLONE TECHNIQUE, THIS LET’S THE USER CREATE MUD BASED CLONES FOR THEIR COMMAND. COMING FORTH FROM AN EARTH OR MUD SOURCE, THE CLONES ARE BASIC AND MEANT PRIMARILY FOR DISTRACTION AND RESTRICTION. ITS MUD, STICKY AND CONSTRICTING, CAN SLOW DOWN AN OPPONENT’S LIMBS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MANY POLE UPON THE USER AT ONCE.
DOMAIN: DOTON. EARTH DOMINION 'C'.

[Hirihi]

With the gained edge she had on being ahead of him, she knew that he would not be willing to let her escape so easily. He was a cunning little bastard, so she had to be careful. With a quick glance over her shoulder, she would see multiple clones appear behind her, all chasing after her. Using her chakra, Hirihi immediately used another boost (3/4) of movement to gain another ten meters ahead of them, turning and flickering her hands through the seals to perform a deadly katon jutsu.

Because they were what appeared to be clones of mud, Hirihi knew that this would effectively nullify them no matter how close they chose to come to her. This extra bit of distance also helped her as she would be able to use the full extent of her flames without risking provoking he attack her further. With her hand to her mouth, Hirihi let out a deep breath, the air seeming to bolster into fire around her mouth and extending forward for a full 25 meters. The width of the stream of fire would be 25 meters as well, making for a massive spray of fire to destroy the clones, or dry them out as they were made of mud. This would hopefully destroy his offensive move and give her a chance to turn a corner and run. As injured as she was, she'd need the biggest head start possible.

At least far enough away that he would not be able to abandon his client.

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Enkou Shinka (Essence of the Sacred Flames)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Katon Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Chakra: Mid
Special: Allows the user the ability to create, control and move Katon (Fire) chakra of their own for multiple purposes. Degree of heat and effect of flame depends on the highest rank known.

* D: 10 meters
* D: 20 meters
* D: 30 meters
* D: 40 meters
* D: 50 meters

Goukakyuu no Jutsu (Great Fireball Technique)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive / Katon Ninjutsu
Range: See special!
Chakra: Mid
Special: Distance and size of flames depends on the user's highest 'Enkou Shinka' rank, halved. Because the flames are slightly more intense than other katon jutsu, each time this is retrained, the user can stack 'C' ranked burning damage. However, when using this jutsu, the user must be standing still in order to control the powerful stream of fire.
Description: Goukakyuu no Jutsu is a fundamental katon ninjutsu technique which allows the user to freely control fire itself as it leaves their body. The ninja does the necessary hand seals, draws chakra from their mouth into their chest and them immediately exhales it. During this point, they then blow a stream of fire which erupts into a large sphere of flames. To better manage the flames the ninja will bring their hand to their mouth to control it.
Domain: Katon. Enkou Shinka 'C'.

[Fuck Yeah!]

Welp, she was gone, long gone and you knew it. Wasn't much you could do about it now. At least you managed to keep your caravan safe, even the dipshit driver along with it.

It would only take a moment for the stun to wear off when you grapped the moron, threw him in the back and pushed your horses onward. You knew this wouldn't be the last time you saw that girl. Chances are the next couple years of your security detail would be filled to the brim with meetings.

Next time babe, next time

///.Exit

[Hirihi]

Using what energy she had left, Hirihi forced herself to go as far as away as she could manage. Once she knew that she was a reasonable distance away, where that fucker couldn't track her anymore, Hirihi pulled the remaining senbon from her chest and began to heal the wounds. Breathing heavily, she hardly could believe she let herself nearly get killed back there. If she hadn't been smart enough to use that last fireball to stop the mud clones from attacking her, she might not be able to say that she was alive at that very moment.

She would remain in hiding beneath the various trails inside of the cave she had holed up in. She needed to rest, and then she would report back with her findings. Whoever that man had been, she was likely going to have to deal with him again. She'd know his tricks, though, next time. The great part was that he did not know hers. She had more she could do. She'd just have to be more cautious the next time around.

Once the coast was clear, Hirihi was up and out of the cave, back onto her patrol route and heading home. She'd report the foreign guard, along with the caravan, to see what she would be asked to do with them. Hopefully, they wouldn't leave it up to her. If she had her way, she'd... Those dark thoughts would quickly be reigned in as she traveled back, ready to report in with the details of the encounter.

.:Exit:.