A Ravine Within A Ravine[Closed]

[Hopalong]

[OOC: Two spots reserved for Jai and Firo, one spot open]

Adventuring around this cliff-filled area, Yuki found himself walking in a small ravine. It appeared to have been some sort of walk-through for travelers. As he walked, he realized he's be required to stop, encountering a second ravine, 30m long, making a jump impossible for him. The deep pit of darkness contradicted anything the boy knew about how they were formed, making him believe it was man made.

With this chance he examined his surroundings, distancing himself from the pit 5 meters. The space between the two walls of rock were about 20 meters. The steep cliffs went up for at least a quarter of a mile. He couldn't believe what an area he found himself. The surface below him was a hard rock, with evidence of the surrounding walls deterioration laying abundant. The skies were cloudy, possibly foretelling a soon to come storm, which was too common for this land.

With a deep exhale, he had to admit he was in a bit of a problem. He wondered if he should bother to cross it, or go back the way he came. Strange, he's never encountered a problem solving issue similar to this. It was exhilarating to do so, but he couldn't let himself remain in this dead end forever. Perhaps he could encounter someone out here?

[SqwhirlGod]

The world seemed to move slow as Nat crossed the rough mountain side of the Village Hidden in the Clouds, the scenery and Nature of the village was actually pretty amazing. He was a Shark in the sky, and he felt as if he was sailing through the one place none of his other brethren would ever dare reach. His fangs bit into unwary clouds and his body dampened in the high mountain mist, which although it was refreshing, was nothing compared to ocean water. He sighed as he walked, his hulking mass seeming to easily dissect the clouds as his rough skin felt as if it scraped the very air around him.

Getting close to the edge of the ravine himself, Nat looked across to see nothing but even more nature, healthy grass and hard rock in harmony. He inhaled once and went along the path, his eyes fixated on the rocky ledge as he got closer and closer to the to the thin line of life and death, knowing he could not survive such a fall. His black pants and White belt added an obvioius contrast to the green, brown and blue of the natural environment, not to mention his light blue skin and gills. The black scarf that bore the village crest as usual covered his mouth, hiding his fangs from plain view and part of his gills. The Shark tooth necklace bounced heavily off his chest as he got closer and closer to what seemed like another ninja.

Tilting his head to the side, Nat glared across to him and scratched the top of his head, a bit curious as he approached with caution, as usually, never rushing in. He was to meet his teammate for a few laps about, his weights fixated onto his feet as he moved together with heavy feet, closing in on the stranger.

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[ℐai-ℒin]

[[this first part is actually an extension to my other thread with Sat xD]]

Jai-Lyn was off; reading in a tree. Amongst her lounging in the park, she remembered she told Natsume she was going to meet him for some running this evening. Sighing, she slapped the red, leather book closed, ran a hand through her blonde hair, and jumped down from her perch. What a strange day. Jai-Lin had caught a thief this morning, on accident. She snuck off to a private park, where she wasn’t supposed to be. It was her day off, after all. What was more, she found the Raikage eating a sandwich in the very same place she wandered to.

Right foot. Left foot. Something that was forgotten to people the basics of existence. The thought fluttered in her mind walking through the forest, she looked for signs of her teammate; Hoshigake Natsume. Her only teammate, in fact. It seemed their third member had gone missing. Strange things like that happened though. She ran her fingers though her hair, thinking deeply about it whilst she traveled to the outskirts of Kumogure. Disappearances were signs of several things. She could have been upgraded to Anbu. She could have been assigned a top-secret mission. Anything really. But, as fast as the thought crossed her mind, it fled. Where was Natsume? Remembering back, she distinctly remembered telling him to meet her at this very spot; but the red oak flied, just slightly east of the Ravines.

She seemed to grow slightly less clam, as she hated to wait. He obviously had wandered off somewhere; which was not something that happened too often. Hands set on her hips, Jai-Lin scrunched her nose in displease, and worked her way to the Ravines. She came up on him pretty quickly; it was not hard to recognize him. Tall. But that wasn’t it. He was a Hoshigake; a shark-man. With blue skin.

Utterly lost in thought and frustration, and ignored the fact that he had his eyes fixated on something. Someone. She walked up next to him and socked him in the arm. “Natsume? Seriously, I told you to meet me at the Red Oak!” She complained, Why was Jai in this bitchy of a mood? Maybe it was leaving the sweet tender hold of sleeping in a tree for running until her body was screaming out in pain. Yup, that was it.

Then she noticed the figure. Jai-Lin tensed, not recognizing the shape of the person. He was across the Ravine, probably unable to hear them. This figure… Did it pose a threat? She met her teammates eyes in silence for confirmation.

[Hopalong]

[OOC: Way to leave me with nothing to do x.x]

Yuki, unaware of any other presences, merely sat down, leaning against the wall opposite to the cliff that the two stood upon, and pondered what he would do.

[SqwhirlGod]

Seeming to analyze the stranger with a keen glare, Nat Tilted his head more and more as he focused in on his target. He began to break down as much about the lad as he could from first glance, but was horribly distracted by the faint tapping feeling on his arm. His spongy skin had been pounded by a fist, the fist of his hot headed partner, Jai-Lin. Turning his head and facing the female he raised a brow and said,

"Ow? Sorry?"

In a somewhat apologetic fashion, hopefully defusing a bit of the rage that was clearly hidden in her smaller frame. Turning back to the man at hand, the young duo both seemed to be caught up in the visage of the mysterious male. The word Danger echoed in his head, but was quickly dusted off his shoulders as he realized something, he was a shark man, what did he have to fear? His obvious and straight forward thinking brought him ever closer to the mysterious male before he uttered a single string of words.

"Hi are you....from here?"

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[ℐai-ℒin]

The idea registered that he probably didn’t even feel her hit, with that thick skin of his. But otherwise, she didn’t really care.

The stranger obviously was unaware they were standing across from him, but he didn’t seem to react much. Another traveler, perhaps. Or a potential threat. Either way, they were going to figure it. But, opposing her thoughts of being careful, Natsume decided to address this man. She mentally shrugged, for they couldn’t go on staring all day. If they were lucky, the man would not realize they were Genin; for they were young adults; and be intimidated by Nat’s… shark-man-ness. Is that a word? Jai-Lin asked herself, shrugging at that as well.

"Hi are you....from here?" Natsume asked, his voice bouncing off the rocky cliffs. Jai decided to remain silent. If he was a threat, she wasn’t going to let down her guard. It was almost a good-cop-bad-cop routine. The idea made her want to snort; but she differed the instinct. It wasn’t a Ninja’s Numero-Uno card to pull out of their back pocket; but it was different for the two of them.

So she had studied the figure, Probably a few inches above her, a little under five ten. His attire seemed rather loud; obnoxiously orange and solemn dark blue. She figured him to be the same age as herself. Upon further examination, she noticed a lack of that familiar glare on metal; the reflective property of a shin obi protector. She furrowed her brow, hands on hips, expectant of the for-said traveler’s reaction.

[Hopalong]

After a minute of thinking passed, he finally heard the echo of a voice, a masculine one, though unfamiliar. Definitely not someone he's met before. Looking up, he discovered it to be two people, observing him from above. From the 1/4 mile distance, he couldn't figure out much about the figures, though one seemed to be bundled up and the other appeared to have long hair. Were they natives? That was the most he could assume, as they appeared to be interrogating him, either they were cautious of an invader or lost just like him.

He saw no reason to not answer, so using a loud enough voice to hope the echoes would transmit his voice this high, he proclaimed, "No! I come from a land with a bunch of forests!" Unaware of the name of his own homeland, he simply responded with that answer. Curious to talk to these people, he scaled the area to find a way up, though that'd involve the mile long walk back.

[SqwhirlGod]

Unsure of exactly was going on with this ravine and the man who seemed to be so far beneath them, Nat heard nothing but an echo of the word forest. forest? what did that have to do with his question? He scratched his head and looked at Jai-Lin with a rather plain look, almost wanting to use her as a sled to get down there, but that would hurt and she'd kill him. He looked back down the cliff and simply shrugged once as he considered how he'd get down there. TAking a step off the ledge he let his whole body simply lean forward as he dropped off the edge.

Freefalling, oh yes he hadn't done this in some time, thinking about life, the world, anything was great while you were free falling. During the fall he considered there were other ways down there, like how he got down there, but he simply brushed it off, he already made his choice. The ground closed in quickly as the rocky walls almost scraped the base of his shoes as he fell. Making a single handseal, a rush of Chakra covered the base of his shoes as he gripped the wall and began to slow his fall somewhat. Doing so was not his intentions though as he built up enough energy for him to spring up off the wall and onto the ground in a flashy and ninja like fashion.

Landing on the ground he fell with both knees bent and forcing a roll to absorb the impact he ended up on his feet as he kicked out of his forward motion. Turning aroudn to the new fellow he had to ask the most obvious of questions.

"Forest?"

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[ℐai-ℒin]

The person had replied. But with the echo of the terrain, she couldn’t make out what eh said. Something about forests. What a suspicious answer. “Oh yeah, I come from some random forest,” She told to herself, mentally rolling her eyes. Inevitably, they would have to investigate. Although, it seemed it was Natume’s turn to be the curious one. Oh yes. He was already climbing his way down the cliff. Jai-Lin shuffled forward a foot, eyes scanning down the harsh incline that-

“What the Hell” She shouted, eyes finding the man whom was free-falling straight down the side of a cliff. Scratch that, not man, shark. She shook her head, as he grappled for the side of the wall with his chakra. Maybe he wasn’t an idiot. For this time anyways. He would get an earful when she got down there either way.

With ease, she pushed off her feet, jumping down and… Well, free falling. He wins this time… Jai-Lin told herself; defeated. But without defeat, one would never learn. And she was alright with that. Learning was the process of succession.

So anyways, there she was, falling through the air. Which she was not happy with. Height was not exactly her favorite problem to deal with. But, determined to equal up to her Hoshigake teammate, she found her head. In the extended period of time she sifted though the air, she was able to shuffle up a seal, sliding her chakra to her feet. That was the first place she thought of; her strength. Chakra charging her feet, she tried to maneuver her feet into a run against the dirt and rock of the Cliffside. Grinning, she caught herself into a slid at the end, sliding baseball style . The side of her clothing were dowsed in dirt, but she had evaded injury. She found Natsume.

Fixing her log braid, she closed her eyes and sighed. “Are you crazy? We’ve never done that before! You could have become paralyzed! If your neck had been tweaked, or if your math was off-” She nagged at him, which probably seemed like a bee buzzing in his ear. She shook her head. He had spoke, to the man, whom seemed to be working his way to them.

“Hello, we are from Kumogure.” She said in a friendly fashion, but still ready for anything. Acting was a key of a shin obi. Hopefully he friendly.She continued to calcuate his movements, trying to read his personalitly.

[Ohta]

Sou had of course, come across certain areas which he would have liked to write down. He of course, didn't have his map. The travel had took only two days surprisingly. It wasn't bad. But he was going to benefit from it. Over the time he had been here, without his headband on- people didn't respect him. He was just about ready to blow. With no similar indication that he was from Sunagakure no sato, he had been somewhat following the route of a group of people moving in a ravine- like a predator stalking it's prey. He lost them, and later on had come to terms he wasn't going to find them again.

He did, however, find another set of people talking. Not only did he feel their chakra signatures, he could hear them too. Such, such, stupid people. He was a good ninety meter distance away from them, but yet in visual contact- maybe they'd see a figure looming from a higher perch than them. He was on the same road, but simple since the ravine went down... you get the picture. Sou had to admit, the moisture was thick here. Puddles were here and there along the cliff. It was a moist, slippery cliff. But nonetheless began making his way down. When he came about thirty meters away he pulled out ten senbon- five in each hand and threw them with a gentle, yet deadly accuracy and of which sent them towards one of the ninja to peirce him in the general area of the largest mass- the chess. As a reminder, those senbon- were extremely long...and despite their size, made no noise nor glint of light in the dim area as they sailed through the air to their subject. (Attack is aimed to Yuki Agerasu.)

To add affect, as he heard their conversation- he shouted to the two others.

"GET AWAY FROM THE NUKENIN."

This was to throw off the other two, and would confuse the two others quite quickly- and maybe, even respond offensively to help Yuki, or to help him defeat the "Nukenin."

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Oh that was oh so fucking noobish to forget that.

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passive jutsu activated.

[Hopalong]

[OOC: Attacks aren't allowed on one's intro post. >_> You can have a BM declare that if you want but otherwise I'm ignoring the senbon...]

At first, the two had not responded. He wondered if he offended them, like he did when he spoke to the wench in the bar, when he merely asked a question of her weight differentiation. Though only a few seconds later, one of them took a leap from the cliff. His heart skipped a beat as he watched the descent. He knew there was risk to himself to try and stop him, so he could only pray. Foolishness arose when he realized he only used a technique that even he could perform with ease.

The other quickly followed down, him no longer bearing fear, as the man replied with confusion to Yuki's statement. He wished to reply to the question, and also greet the lady present, but something threw him off. The man... Something was odd about his appearance. His skin... He thought to himself. It was a pale blue, different from the shade that a man's skin was when they were choking. Unable to control his concern, he blurted out, "Oh my, are you sick?!" A true look of worry on his face. Never getting a close look at him before, he finally noticed this aloof detail.

Though before a response could even be thought of, a man shouted, heading down the cliff, some strange line. He had no idea what this 'nuke-nin' was, though with the breakdown of the word, he had a small idea, but were there any of these people actually present? But his voice had a hint of violence to it. With his vision looked on him, it seemed fair to assume he was being referred to. His mind was cluttered with so many rapid thoughts, only able to piece together the simple response, "I don't know who you're talking about, but I'm not a ninja at all!"

His vision set to see how this man would react, such a threatening tone and demand, he had to be prepared for what this person could do, and was capable of.

[SqwhirlGod]

"I'm not crazy i'm half human"

he replied with a childish grin covering his face, as he replied to his teammates question about his mental health. He was a ninja, and he was known to be a bit "reckless" as he didn't ever entirely think, he just acted upon the first solution he could come across. With no regret or remorse he found himself chuckling a bit at his partner while he thought of all the times he had done this since his youth.

"I do this all the time, we live in Kumogakure and you never have? Just look at all the cliffs. Heck if you can survive a day of it with me foods on m-...Am i what?"

He cut himself off to ask the man whom stop to question his physical health, did he really seem that sick? His mental and physical health had been questioned by different individuals within 2 minutes not even and he was not supposed to feel offended? He raised a brow to the both of them and just shifted his eyes constantly between the two, wondering if this was planned or something. Was he really being double teamed because he was black blue? With a sigh of relief he exhaled and opened his mouth to clearly state he was not sick in anyway.

"I am not sick...I'm a shark man...Gills? Blue Skin? Nothing?"

He asked in a semi straightforward fashion as he crossed one arm across his chest and placed the other atop it and began to massage the bridge of his nose. Just as he began to do so, a man seemed to appear from almost nowhere, questioning them and their motives. Well not them, just this Newcomer who apparently doesn't know where he's from, not only that, but he claimed not to be a ninja to. A bit dumbfounded by this change of events, Tilting his head he changed his hand from his nose bridge to his cheek as he watched these people cause a commotion.

"Hey Jai...What should we do? This man could be lying to us, but this guy could really be a 'nuke nin'..."

He asked confused and really down to help either side of this conflict. He braced his weights against his legs and prepared for battle.

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Training Weights
Rank: C - A
Type: Accessory / Self
Special: 'C' ranked version is for Tai Tertiaries; 'B' for Tai Secondaries; finally, 'A' ranked version is for Taijutsu Primaries. When worn, all leg related Taijutsu is improved by the equivalent weight rank, but the user suffers a speed loss equivalent to half their normal movement speed. However, when removed, a large speed boost is gained, equal to double the user's normal speed, and lasts for as many turns as the user had the weights equipped for. Once a boost is used, another cannot be performed until the user re-equips the weights for double the amount of turns used to charge the previous boost - i.e. if the user has it on the first time for 3 turns and took it off, then they can only boost again in the same thread if the user now wears it for 6 turns. The recounter is restarted once the user leaves the thread.
Description: Though an old fashioned training method, taijutsu specialists use these extremely heavy weights to increase their speed and movement. These weights are usually worn under the warmers on the user's lower legs. When removed, the user gains a great increase in their speed and mobility. The weights are marked with the kanji for "guts".
Cost: 5,000 // 10,000 // 20,000 Ryo (prices per weight!)

Weight Counter:1

[ℐai-ℒin]

Jai-Lin stood with her arms crossed, Listening to Natsume make up excuses. “No. I can honestly say I never jumped off a cliff for fun. Especially as a child.” She said with a flat tone, slightly amused. Although, not as amused as she would be in the next few seconds. “Excuse me? What was that about food?” She said, nagging at him. “You wouldn‘t survive without me. Someone might think you were some wild land-shark and try to hunt you! ” She said sarcastically, arms motioning with her frustration. “And not to mention, who would keep you from accidentally killing yourself? What if you hadn‘t enough time to control your chakra? Then you would be-”

Seeming like the other man ignored her nagging, he cut off their bickering. "Oh my, are you sick?!"

She was hysterical. It was the best misunderstanding she had ever heard. Jai howled with laughter. It was difficult for her to keep her knees from buckling, and her stomach began to hurt from it. If Natsume was embarrassed, it was probably a lot worse now. But it was all in good fun and games. She reserved herself when another person came into the equation.

Jai-Lin heard the term Nuke-Nin. Her demeanor changed rather quickly, jaw setting. He was a pinch taller than herself. She searched the new man head to toe as fast as possible. This man was unmarked by a village as well. That knowledge made her uneasy. What if he was really the Nuke? Or what if the other man really was? Of course, Natsume stated what she was thinking before Jai got the chance.

"Hey Jai...What should we do? This man could be lying to us, but this guy could really be a 'nuke nin'..."

Lifting her chin from assessment, she shuffled one foot over, making her stand shoulder-width apart, ready to move at the slightest movement. The air seemed to be thick with intensity, but thin as if it were ready to break at any moment. “ Resolve before conflict.” She said with a sigh, raising eyebrows. Her feminine voice seemed under toned now that she was with three man. However, it wasn’t too normal for women to be Kunoichi as a profession. You had to give up so much. “Do you two have your border passes?” She asked smoothly.

[Ohta]

"Does it really look like an oinin would carry identification around with them, young lady? Especially when they have family like myself. Now, either out of my way or I'll be forced to report you to Raikage-sama for interfering with political business." Even as he spoke, his hands were making handseals and had moved closer to them about fifteen meters.

He held the last handseal- ready to cast it. Sou hadn't liked having to use the term 'Raikage-sama.' but then again, he simply had to deal with it. Sou spoke quickly, he needed them to know that he didn't want to waste time. They were either against him, or with him. Sure- he hoped it was the latter but you could never know. But then again- he spoke the truth. It was stupid for an oinin to carry around identification, with family that could be hunted down, should they ever be defeated by a 'nukenin'. He released the last seal and as he done this, a mist began to rise.

[Hopalong]

[OOC: It looks like Jai didn't really mention who she spoke to, so I'll go with it was Sou since he responded lol

Also Sou, since you crossed out that you were thirty meters away, leaving your distance undefined.]

Things felt like they were all hitting him, at the odd discovery of the man's confession of being a fish, to the lady interrogating the new man, to his accusation of his status. He just wanted to make money to eat, but it seemed that he would be forced to act, most likely with hostility. He hated that twisting feeling in his stomach as his life was threatened. In an act of desperation, he pleaded, "Please, lets not fight!"

As the man formed seals, Yuki responded with his own hands rapidly forming signs. He would not hurt the man, at least not kill him, but he couldn't let him continue to attack. He had plenty of time to cast his jutsu, as he was making a fifteen meter dash before he would unleash the abilities of his own technique. The effects of the genjutsu would quickly take notice surely, as it was targeted at the threatening man who was placed 10m away at the time. His legs would feel like jelly, losing almost all feeling, and the task of running now nearing impossible.

This was only part of a two part tactic. He had subdued the man somewhat, but he could still attack. Chakra coursing through his entire body, mainly at the soles of his feet, and he with this stimulus he would charge forward, in the movement he would appear like a flicker. He would reappear in front of the man.

Safe to attack now, as his legs had no feeling whatsoever, and his hands were distracted, still holding that same seal as he was wishing to cast the jutsu. Within this moment, he swung his leg out, aiming to swipe the attacker's legs and throw him off balance. The inability to properly move his legs at full speed would be most detrimental, most likely forcing him to fall onto his chest.

If all went well, and the man lay on the ground before him, he would simply utter, "I don't want to fight you, please understand I'm not an enemy!" Much emphasis on the word 'not.'

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Ashigatsuru no Jutsu (Jelly Dead Leg)(200)
Rank: Cx4
Type: Supplementary / Touch Genjutsu
Range: 0 - 10 meters
Special: Affects targets within 10 meters of the user, plus 10 more each time retrained.
Description: With this simple illusion, the target will begin to feel their logs loose and wobbly, almost as if they had become glue or jelly. This forces the victim to not feel pain, but instead lose balance and feel wobbly.
Domain: Genjutsu - Illusion of Touch

Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique)(75)
Rank: Dx3
Type: Supplementary / Ninjutsu / High-Speed Movement
Range: 0 - 10 meters
Chakra: Low
Special: Flickering is near-instantaneous forward movement, meaning the user will rush almost instantly to wherever they are facing as chakra pushes their legs to inhumane levels. The user can flicker once per thread, plus once more each time retrained. One cannot attack or perform techniques during 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 allows a ninja to move short to long distances at an almost untraceable speed - to an observer, it appears as if the user has teleported. Such a feat is accomplished by using chakra to temporarily vitalise the body and move at extreme speeds they would otherwise be unable to reproduce. In the end, the user will appear and disappear in an instant, allowing them to retreat or attack suddenly should they need it. To facilitate the movement the ninja will often use nearby elements such as mist, sand or leaves to mask their appearance or disappearance.
Domain: Shunshin - Universal Ninjutsu.
1/3 Shunshin Uses