taught in the night [gene&jun]

[KEITH]

After traveling for with an unconscious body upon my shoulder, and a corpse being dragged across the terra, I would eventually find myself at a cave within the mountainous regions of Kaminari no Kuni. My partner from Kirigakure, kin of my sworn brother—Chae had been following me all this time as well, it was best to get as far away from the scene of the crime as possible. And, luckily for us, night-time had been slowly falling upon the country, making them a bit harder to track if someone was. Within the mountain range, I spotted a cave, and felt it would have been best for us to travel to for the interrogation of the kunoichi and hide the body of the boy.

A bit of moon light was shining into the cave, illuminating it just enough for even someone with poor eyesight to see clearly. I tossed the kunoichi’s body down onto the hard stone floor of the cave, and removed the black tendrils from around the corpse that I carried around. “. . . You know what, I think it would be best just to leave her here. We would be able to find Kumogakure relatively quickly if we took to the sky with my Phoenix Summoning. Sound like a plan? We can just close off the exit to the cave and leave her here with him. Or just kill her.”

Tossing the kunoichi to the ground might have brought her closer to being awake than before or maybe not. The girl was bound by my black tendrils, and breaking free of them in her current situation, if she had woken up. My attention was turned toward Chae as I watched to see his expression and listen to his words.

[Chae]

As night fell upon them, Chae continued to follow Yokumaru through the mountain ranges of Kaminari no Kuni until the reached what looked to be somewhat of a secured location, even if temporary. Before long, the duo reached a cave where they decieded to settle and formulate their next move to carry out their plans to infiltrate Kumogakure.

With a considerable amount of moonlight pouring into the cave, Chae approached the girl once Yokumaru disregarded the girls health and safety by dropping her to the ground. Huffing a sigh, Chae had been utterly disappointed with her and her allies display of abilities. For their sake, Chae hoped someone in their village carried at least a sliver of talent.

Without much to say, he allowed Yokumaru to control the situation until Chae's specific set of skills were needed in order to extract any and all information they need to infiltrate Kumogakure. Folding his arms in a full stand, with his armour and mask still attached to his body, he merely listened to Yokumaru's words before give a quick & to-the-point retort.

"Sounds like a plan to me, saves us time an energy from having to torture the girl for information. If you do actually keep her alive, just make sure that she can't escape."

Once spoke, Chae slowly motioned his way over to the entrance and edge of the cave, waiting to leave upon Yokumaru's command.

[Jun]

Ouch!

I woke up seeing stars. My head was pounding and my body sore. As cracks of light gradually returned to me, my half-opened eyelids became aware of two wavering figures looming over me. Their features became more defined as my pupils adjusted to what I identified as moonlight however, both were hooded and just as stoic. The same pair of shinobi I'd spotted earlier in the day - it took a few seconds for my brain to register and recall that bit of information. I sat up frowning and placed a hand upon my throbbing forehead. For the most part it was dark in the cave we occupied; I shot glances around the small, secluded cavern and nearly hit my head on the ground again at the sight of the bloodied corpse lying right beside me. A fallen Kumogakure brother - the one I'd last seen being ambushed by these two wanderers, his torso torn open wide by something I had clearly missed. But he was dead for certain. I gazed up at the two murderers above me, wondering if they had the same fate in mind for me. As much as I hated to admit it, this wasn't the first time I'd been held captive. A grimace promptly accompanied my lips as I stared up at them, awaiting a verdict. If I was still alive then surely they wanted me for something.

I coughed, remembering how fast the man in front of me was.

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[KEITH]

Just as I had started to follow Chae to the entrance of the cave, I heard the coughing of the kunoichi, and immediately, I would have turned back to see her upon the ground. With her awake now, it might’ve just been easier to get some information out of her, wouldn’t it? Beneath the steel fox mask I had worn, I had approached her bound body, which I had tied up in my black tendrils a while ago. She wouldn’t be able to move much or do anything really, but I saw her hand upon her forehead, thinking I should make them a bit tighter.

My golden orbs from behind my mask had searched the kunoichi’s face, and then moved a hand to it, lifting her face up by her chin to look at me; grinning beneath my mask. “Yes, finally the beautiful kunoichi has awakened. Not to be rude, but we are in a bit of a hurry. If you can help us out, I will promise to leave your body and life intact.

And so, my small request is that you tell us how to find Kumogakure. Let’s try to do this the easy way, alright?” I would speak in a casual tone, still trying to be somewhat polite, and humane. There were an endless possibilities of horrible things that we could do to her, but those would only come into fruition if she disobeyed or lied to us.

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[Chae]

In tandem with Yokumaru, Chae turned around and looked back at the girl who showed signs of consciousness - impeccable timing. Although Chae turned around and faced the girl entirely, he moved no closer to her position.

Instead, he allowed Yokumaru to speak with the girl as it, at that point in time, appeared as though having a silver tongue was a gift that Chae himself lacked as a person. Arms folded and stoic in his demeanor, watched as Yokumaru when on and proposed an ultimatum for the the girl, one of one which laid out a fine line between experiencing unimaginable pain & sitting there healthy and unharmed.

"What's it gonna be missy? We don't have all day to fool around."

Rushing the girl to get some sort of answer, Chae's impatience began to finally surface, obviously desiring to infiltrate Kumogakure, relieve them of their treasures, and leave as quickly as possible.

[Jun]

"Let's try to do this the easy way, alright?"

Of course. They wanted the location of my home village, Kumogakure. If I did choose to snitch, misfortune would likely haunt Cloud in the coming days, but at the same time I also wanted my own life spared. Agitated, I jerked my chin away from the masked shinobi's grasp and faced the wall. He sure as hell didn't have to touch me to get the coordinates.

"Give me your map, creep."

Afterward, I'd reluctantly mark where the estate of Lightning was hidden. It was done so in a rushed fashion, for I couldn't wait to be deserted by these two misfits.

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[KEITH]

With the kunoichi agreeing to help, I had used one hand to retrieve my world recorder from my back pouch, unraveling it before her. I gave her a utensil to mark where her home village had been, and she would have done it quickly. I moved up and away from her, walking toward Chae as I had shown him the location of Kumogakure. “Here it is, let’s get going, shall we? Oh, and sorry, hime-chan. But we cannot allow you to escape from her, so please stay put and be a good girl.

If everything goes well, we’ll be back for you.” I walked past the entrance of the cave, and I waited for Chae to do the same, and after he would, I formed a single seal and held my right hand to the cave. The tendrils in my arms had erupted, revealing the white mask that the heart I had stolen would be inside of it. Almost instantly after its arrival, it released a Raiton-based chakra laser, which I used to seal off the entrance of the cave, causing the stone around to fall apart and block up the entrance.

It was strong and durable now, if everything went as planned, the two would come back to get the girl after. With that settled, once again, I set off, but this time, straight for Kumogakure.

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Jiongu, Abata-Kan (Earth Grudge Fear, Sense of the Avatar)
Rank: S
Type: Supplementary
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Handseals: 1
Chakra: 2x High per Avatar.
A powerful addition to the Jiongu art, this allows the user to essentially create “avatars” by using their devoured hearts and the ebony threads within their body. These horrendous creatures, with the hearts as their brains, boast impressive strength and speed, making them incredibly lethal opponents. However, the also possess the ability to emit rays of their respective elemental nature, which are capable of causing severe damage to both their victims and their surroundings. Though it limits the user’s ability to manipulate the remainder of the threads inside their body, the user gains a small army capable of truly devastating results in exchange.

Note: Each avatar will take one of the user’s four additional hearts in order to manifest, and thusly acquire the element of said heart (removing it from the user until the heart returns). These avatars are comprised of the majority of the user’s black tendrils, limiting their ability to manipulate the remaining threads in their body to Jiongu, Ito Kuro (Earth Grudge Fear, Black Thread) when two or more Avatars are simultaneously active. The Avatars cannot perform any jutsu the shinobi they acquired their hearts from, but instead, fire beams (roughly 1 meter wide) accurately up to ten meters away of the their respective element. Due to being formed from nothing more than these highly resilient black threads, the Avatar possess an incredible amount of strength and speed (comparable to the 3rd gate). The “heart” giving them life is located in their head, serving as the brain.

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[Chae]

The girl decided to be cooperative after all which, truthfully, what Chae wanted. While he wouldn't have minded hurting the girl to extract a the location of Kumogakure, he wouldn't have enjoyed every second of it. As a man and shinobi, he only did things on a 'as needed' basis. Nevertheless, once Yokumaru bade his farewell to the young Kumogakure native, Chae followed suit after watching the entrance collapse and seal itself and trailed behind his comrade; both of which were headed straight for Kumogakure.

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[Jun]

"Kaminari Ookami!"

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About 10 minutes had elapsed since their departure. An open palm with clenched fingers channeled the necessary Raiton energy for my escape. The trail of lightning that extended from my right hand was led at its helm by a frenzied dog composed of my elemental affinity. Sparks and chirps erupted from the cave entrance as my electric wolf rushed into the boulders keeping me prisoner and quite literally caused them to crumble. Debris scattered everywhere in the time it took for the moonlight to reach where I was crouched once more. As the dust finally settled I could see again. Her majesty, the moon was a sight I was relieved to view, for I sighed heavily upon stepping outside into the fresh, evergreen air again. Yet, in the back of my mind I was still horrified. The masked man, his ninjutsu had been one of the most terrifying I'd ever witnessed. Black threads had slipped from his skin, as I also assumed it to be what had bound me in the first place. Even more was the equally black avatar that had too used raiton to seal me away. How did both foreigners have the same affinity as myself? And what was that strange, deadly Ninjutsu he possessed? There wasn't much time to think, Kumogakure was certainly in danger now. I stretched my tense muscles and prepared for the trek back to Kumo - Goldie needed to be notified of this new threat. A single seal activated my sensor prowess and allowed me to gauge how far the enemy had already traveled. Beyond that I slipped off of the cliff-side and made my way home.

More than ever, my heart was racing.

Exit.

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Kaminari Ookami (Thunder Wolf)
Rank: A
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Offensive
Handseals: 10
Chakra Consumption: High
Utilizing the Lighting Element the user will charge an electrical current into their hand. Using this charged and condensed amount of lightning, the user will send out a wolf made of lighting to attack their target. Unfortunately the wolf pulls lightning from the user’s palm limiting the techniques range.

Note: If wolf is able to bite into an opponent, the electricity can paralyze the foe either in just the limb itself or spreading through the body depending on the length of contact.



Kagura Shingan (Kagura Mind’s Eye)
Rank: S
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10), Far (10m+)
Type: Supplementary
Handseals: 1
Chakra Consumption: Low – 2x Mid; Low to sustain
Kagura Shingan is an advanced Sensory Ninjutsu technique used by all sensors, and serves as the root to the entire sensory tree. After performing the necessary handseal, the sensor closes their eyes and uses their innate 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.

This sensory technique can also discern whether or not a person is under the effects of a Genjutsu; which elements they have at their command (even advanced releases), and likewise mask their own chakra signature (user’s) from other sensory ninja. The focus required to do the latter (masking their signature) prohibits their other sensing abilities, however.

Note: For a Low increment of chakra, the user can detect all chakra signatures within twenty meters of their person. For a mid worth of chakra, they can sense all chakra signatures within thirty meters; for 2x Mid, they can extend their range up to a maximum of fifty meters.

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[tigaevo]

"Kaminari no kuni, the land of some of the best Raiton user to ever to walk the earth.....NOT!"

I would say to myself as I made my way through the dry lands of the lightning country, I had been traveling for a couple now since I had left the mist. As well as I was prepared for travel, the journey still took its toll on my body I was a bit fatigued. Though if I had to I was fully capable of protecting myself, dressed in all black sporting my Anbu armor under my clothing I had been sent on a mission. Two Shinobi had took off from the mist quite some time ago, I was simply order to check up on them to make sure they aren’t in any trouble. I had been tracking there scent for quite some time since I had got a tip about their recent appearances , It had brought me to what had looked like a small mountain side.

“I could taste’em in the air, they should be somewhere around here.”

I’d say as I looked up to the small mountain side where the scent was the strongest, as I hiked up the side of the hill I’d notice a rather large opening. But it had seemed like it was a man made hole, it had seemed like someone had tried to close it. As I got closer to the cavern I could taste there scent in the air once more, but this time there was another scent here as well. It wasn’t a familiar one so I would look it off, it had seemed the two I was searching for weren’t far from where I was. I would remove the mask from my face as would I remove any item that someone could trace back to kirigakure, I would take off running in the direction that I suspected they had taken off to.

“I hope I can catch up to them!”

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[Yoshie - Chan]

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Circa; 30
Gene; 28
Jun; 19
Bit; 7
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