True Nature [Open]

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- Day 1

Shi no Mori a.k.a. the Endless Forest, it just wasn't a ordinary locale. It's a living destination, or a destination that's living. Either way you put it the place was quite the unique forestation. In the mind of Unari it was one of kind, and no habitat like it existed elsewhere. Despite the fact that this is all he knows, and although the mass of vegetation was a breathtaking sight, in no way shape or form was it a environment welcoming to tourist.

Contained  ...well unleashed all throughout the forestry was a harsh ecosystem. The deeper you go the worse it got. Bigger predators, less illumination, and natural defense systems were loitered high and low. Even the most seasoned of jounin could fall prey to its unforgiving deadliness. With all this said Unari looked at the wicked ambiance as a favorable circumstance. How? Because it was a lucky chance, a fortuitous way to become stronger. Not many seized this rare form of strength, but Unari felt it was a prime opening to a new form of power.

Little sun bled through the formadible tree canopy as a lone silhouette was situated in a crouched position very similar to spiderman, the barefoot Inuzuka was perched some fifty feet in the air, on a sturdy out reaching branch. Presently he was wearing on his torso a hooded vest with the two breast pockets and the hood had a stylish gray fur trim. His lower torso encased in your common shinobi black pants. His spear, Okami no ha was secured snug via shoulder strap diagonally across his back. 

His blond eyes retained a beast like focus. A focus that only was kin to a predator when it spots prey. Kuroimaru was approximately ten meters from Unari's position crouched in a attack position on his own branch with lemon optics just as equally honed in. What was their target? A cluster of deer casually feeding. Unari looked toward his canine companion then they quickly darted back to the victims.

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Unari vaulted off from his treetop post and as he did so, so to did Kuroimaru. The noise of the two departing made a brief scratching noise across the bark that alerted their prey, looking up the herd of deer peered directly toward the two after which the nimble creatures began to sprint off in the opposing direction. Performing a set of front tuck somersaults, Unari hit the ground sprinting. The thrill of the hunt was taking over as adrenaline started to make its way into the Inuzuka's system. 

The thing about today is that Unari wasn't the only predator that existed in Shi no Mori and he was far from being the apex predator. As the hunt progressed on for the next ten minutes sweat ran down from Unari's forehead. The setting soon started to shift, with the environment getting darker due to a thickening of the Shi no Mori tree canopy. Pants of heavy breath were escaping lungs in a rhythmic intervals and Unari would soon lose sight of a deer they were trailing and as the hooves galloped off into the distance a eerie silence befell upon the lush green scenery.

And thats when Unari started paying attention. First by taking in the air around him through his nostrils. It's then he picked up the alien scent that was airborne. Added onto the seemingly odd situation was the fact that Kuroimaru was nowhere to be seen either. Finally at the peak of silence the beast made its move out of the brush, attacking from the right. While Unari pretended to not be aware he quickly reacted holding his spear horizontally as it got tangled in the beast jaws. This beast was a oversized tiger, and the tackle he endured had knocked the breath right out of him.

Out of the blue the big cat would feel a hard tackle to its ribs as Kuroimaru came to his masters aid. The colossal feline roared in a wince of pain and Unari made his escape scooting before standing and hastily barrel rolling away from the swipe of a paw. 

He and Kuroimaru now looked the creature in the eye and got to see its tremendous size. The beast lunged in another attack attempt and Unari spear lunged back, but with a deft swipe the tiger's bestial strength sent the weapon sailing through the air until the spearhead met the flesh of a natural wooden pillar. The big cat continued forward and discharged another swipe as this one teared into Unari's chest. The teen leaped backwards with a face full of pain. The onslaught didn't stop, but this time around Kuroimaru sacrificed himself as his frame collided violently with a tree.

"Kuroimaru!"

Next the tiger proceeded to attack leaping and from there Unari would die a violent unmerciful death.

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