Miyako Outskirts - War never changes [WAR]

[vegapunk]

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It was in that moment that his fingers stopped and his chest promptly expanded. With feet on the edge he leap high off the roof, his legs and arm out wide like a mountain rocky base-jumper. From such a tiny figure falling in the fading light of the day came a large stream of flames⁴ expanding over the mooring below. The first three vessels instantly erupted as the fire licked at their wooden hulls and smothered everything aboard with flames. Smoke billowed from the sinking wreckage as the tiny monkey exited through the grey and landed on the wooden decking with the fire behind him.

Pausing for a second he looked around to see the damage and the few people near the bank stirring at the sudden destruction. The ships had began to sink as large crates of good bobbed in the waters surrounded by flames that stretched along the walkways to the bank. He could imagine there confusion, there was no human in sight and it would look like the flames had arrived from no where. But it was imperative that he didn't let his momentum wain, so off he went darting quickly up a nearby wooden post, his agile frame sitting itself atop the lamp 10 meters over the next group of ships.

Four ships this time... he mused scratching his furry cheek. Planting his feet he took another deep breath employing the same action as he had before but this time holding his hand to his mouth, he would need to control this flame. Leaping high and outward he exhaled a jet of flames as he rotated his tiny monkey head spreading it further and farther in a 10 meter area in front of him. Cascading down over the ships below they soon erupted into a large sphere of flames. Gliding over head he would pass through the rising smoke before landing on the other side of the docking before the reaction took off.

It wouldn't be long before the two fires combined, devouring all the wood of the harbor and eating at the buildings and goods on the bank too. Fumi would continue to make his way down to the far end of the harbor destroying everything dockside, his destruction making its way to the tower ahead. The kasaisaru was a nimble and elusive monkey, too quick and smart for dumb guards and patrol men. They would be busy with his fires as he continued as he pleased. 

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4. Goukakyuu no Jutsu (Great Fireball Technique)

[250 total] [-05 henge] [-20 Goukakyuu] = [225]

*iryou masteries active

 

[Winter]

The knight was nigh inconspicuous in comparison to the others that paraded around him. Despite the gloom cast by such a depressing ambiance, the citizens seemed unaffected. They spoke as if they were blind to the mist -- maybe they were. In the shortwhile he has been on the continent, he had been told tales of strange eyes that could bend reason. Shinobi were responsible for the majority, and perhaps it was a different approach to the magic he had known.

Edric stepped into the three story chapel with ease, not paying any mind to the rest of the buildings in the square, especially the bank across the street. Few moved along the corridors, and some seated in the grand hall, heads bowed in prayer. The knight would take no joy in his next actions, but the greater good beckoned for his obedience. 

A priest motioned his way, stopping before him, both their bodies masked by the shadows of the several pillars in the grand hall. "Our savior welcomes you." the priest whispered.

"Forgive me." Edric responded with a solemn expression under the hood. He sword extended out with such precision, straight through the upper neck of the priest. It was just below the brain stem, with enough force to sever the cord and provide instantaneous death. When he withdrew the blade, Edric made certain to catch the tumbling body, rocking him against the wall softly, sitting the casualty down. 

With none other to both him, the other priests busy with sermons or assisting those in prayer, he became to line the major pillars of the grand hall with explosive tags. Fourteen pillars, and only ten would be covered, though spaced evenly to ensure destruction of the foundation. None had questioned his movements, none would notice them either. 

Edric had hoped the explosions would provide swift deaths, as suffering was only for the damned, not the victims of treachery. Still, he was not the inquisition, but the sword that enacted the sentence, it was not his place to second guess the mandate of heaven. The heretics would burn -- the thought precisely timed as he had found hold of a torch that mounted one of the pillars. As he stepped further away from the tag, near the entrance, he tossed the torch in its direction - having to use more conventional ways to ignite the explosives.

As it soared, he sped off a few steps out of the church, only to bear witness and force to an explosion from across the street. The flames engulfed the bank, and he'd feel the heat against his shadowed face. And mere seconds after, the church erupted, stained glass shattered first before the roof began to cave in due to improper support. The wood was quickly fed to the flame, and suddenly he was in a plaza of screaming on-lookers, horrified by the two acts of terror. 

"Maker... did I make a mistake somewhere? Septic or gas systems that connected the two buildings?" he whispered to himself in worry, having the brief idea that he was possibly responsible for the bank as well. "No that can't be, the bank blew before the church, I'm almost certain!" All inaudible words, just a way to reassure himself from the idea that he killed unnecessarily.  

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{Spoiler}Used:

1 Pack of Explosive Notes

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Notable Actions:

Blew up Church.

[Comatose]

ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRY & RESOLUTION:

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Earlyman - Unfortunately, your post cannot go the way in which it is written as it has clearly stepped into the realm of metagame.

You were not in the thread during the actual timeline by which you use to make considerations in your post. This time has passed already and whatever has happened has been already been slated as fact. Since this time is passed several times over, you cannot logically turn back time to suddenly be there in such a way where no one can react, literally guiding nearly all actions in your own favor. Nearly FIVE entire rounds (as in everyone posting) have gone by between the first post in which you put yourself in and the actual time. Even in purely casual roleplay (and not war) between many individuals you would be hard-pressed to get away with such a thing.

You COULD have done something like this if you had been around to simply post after Anmida, Axcel, and Vegapunk - saying that you had been watching them as you describe. If you had simply done all you had said you had done in posts during the actual timeline of the thread it would have been feasible and allowable, but doing it in this way simply isn't.

Thebe - Since your post relies on information divulged from Earlyman it is also unacceptable.

These infractions go beyond something I can simply allow you to edit and as such those two posts are considered null. Should you wish to post here again you should pay proper attention to timeline and insert yourself within it accordingly - preferably not rounds before you're actually within the thread. This being said you're also free to private message myself with any questions you have on the verdict.

Thread continues normally otherwise.

[earlyman]

Baba Yaga The Oogie Woogie Boogieman The day was had progressed fairly, the time of day being the evening fading into the night in due time with a light mist resting int he air.. For now however, sunlight still lingered for citizens and critters alike to use it to their hearts content. Today one could find Baba stationed out in the major city of Miyako. He was here due to the recent declaration of war and with this not being a shinobi village, him along with a few other capable ninja were sent to act as guards and supervisors. This place was very important after all, major supply line to Kirigakure, ports, all that good stuff, so Baba and his company were very alert and on the look out for any suspicious activity. This day, Baba was on watch duty, but more a more direct style of surveillance. As opposed to the watch tower which gave great view of the whole city and a bit of the outside, watching within the city gave a more intimate feeling to watch duty. Along with that it allowed for immediate reaction to things out of the norm that needed reacting to, as opposed to the tower which gave sight, but slowed reaction time due tot he need to travel. Nonetheless, the Jounin had been prepared for the task at hand, fully armed as if he was going to war since his village was at war with another. Konoha to be precise. Prior to leaving the barracks, Baba had grabbed his kunais that had their handles wrapped with explosive notes. These were placed in holsters on the outside of his right thigh. The rest of the explosive tags he had were in a holster on his left thigh. He had on his Deep Blue Battle Armor. The fit was just right, no mobility hindered, he wasn't weighed down, and he was properly protected given the armor was worn by him as it was intended. His single kukri with its handle projecting out on the back of his right hip. It was placed for optimal use, allowing for speedy safe drawing and within comfortable reach for his arm. He had his katana fastened to his left hip in such a way that use was most efficient, may it be for defense or offense. He had his handheld radio, ready in his ear for use on the correct frequency for communication between him and his allies. He had binoculars strapped tight and safely to his right hip, they were focused and all, ready to supply him with the full range they allotted him. His breath mask was smuggled in his garbs, but secured via slotting for immediate use at a moments notice. Then finally he had a fancy little thing known as a Hikari that was in a tool pouch that was on the back of the left side of his hip, not in the way of the kukri, but in a place that supplied him with the ability to retrieve the item quickly and safely. Along with his battle gear he had some casual gear or rather, recreational tools. A paint brush, a scroll, some ink, and a desire to map make. Sure he had known the city of Miyako like the back of his hand, having made a map of this place prior, but he liked to see how much of it he could illustrate by memory before needing to look up. Given he'd be indulging in such a task, but he was supposed to be on watch duty, he called in a substitute or rather someone to do his work for him. A single handseal and this being was brought forth from realms of nothingness in a small tuft of smoke. A clone. He'd be on watch duty, while Baba enjoyed himself with a brain teaser. Sitting down, he was atop a building ten meters in height with a five by five meter roof. He was in the center. To his front and back was a nice stretch of the city. Without looking up from his mind while mapping it all out was the bank to his front fifteen meters from him, then a nice cafe a bit beyond that. To his back, but distanced a nice ways off was the port, but first in between the bank and port was a pretty popular bar. To the side of the bar was the watch tower, distanced a ways away and to the opposite side of the watch tower in reference to the bar was the church, that too was a fair distance away. Five strong markers and still many more to go. So far he was doing good from memory alone and he'd continue to do well as his clone stayed alert atop the roof. However cries of pain and terror would interrupt such a thing. These cries came from the well guarded bank. Security had been tightened on the place with the declaration of war and regardless of the cries, Baba and his clone could see the single guard at the back entrance/exit didn't budge towards the door, instead they took more active looking stances. It wasn't their job to deal with interior affairs, unless they were told to otherwise probably via their ear piece. Who knew, it could be a robbery and the robbers could have backup coming to break in through the back door. Such a thing was rare though given their was only one path to traverse to get to the back entrance. Such a path was an alleyway to discourage people from entering and walking up to the bank which was regularly guarded from the back even in times of peace. Baba being stationed in this city as a shinobi from the hub of Kirigakure, knew he needed to check it out. He'd normally have to weigh out whether to go or continue map making, but luckily he had his clone with him, so he could continue on with his landscaping. He'd have to be more alert than normal though, so his strokes were slowed and his senses were poored out into his surroundings to keep him aware of any incoming threats should they come his way. His clone's approach was supervised in a half-assed manner from atop the roof Baba was on, just occasionally peeking up at the sneaking entity, then looking around, then looking at his map to make a few strokes. Sadly his mental brain teaser was obviously null since he was now looking around. Down the first rooftop, to one in front that was five meters in height, the clone safely made the drop with a bend of the knees upon landing. Next the clone would drop into the alley way and head towards the back entrance to the bank, having made this next drop safely as well through the same optimal methods of descending. With him dropping into the faint mist, the guard was about to attack at first, but they recognized Baba from when he first introduced himself as a shinobi who was stationed here from Kirigakure. "What's going on? Do you know?" The real Baba would be observing this exchange between the guard and his clone and at this point in time the dynamic duo foreigners would enter the fray through the back door. Having already burned the interior, guards, structures, and citizens alike, they now had the challenge of one guard and Baba's clone. How would they fair? Only time would tell. The real Baba had begun to be interested by this altercation and had found himself painting on the rooftop a scene of battle. His incomplete map was crumpled up and stuffed under his bottom, the brain teaser being pointless, he found this more interesting and wanted to join. Though he wasn't necessarily hidden on the roof, the natural mist in the area did do well to provide him with slight cover, his frame not peeking up high from the rooftop at all given he was ten meters up looking down on them in the alleyway which was three meters wide. His shadow was stretching behind him, so it wouldn't be in the direction of the two robbers. He would move backwards -away from the bank's rear entrance- to descend the building to safely end up on the ground in only three seconds worth of time. Three seconds beginning when the door to the bank was opened. He'd wait around the corner, lying in wait for the robbers should they defeat his clone and the guard. On the other hand, Baba's clone knew the guard would more than likely die at the hands of these two. This assumed when he would get a peek at the flames on the interior of the bank when they had opened the door. This made him assume they were shinobi. Two money bags in each of their hands, the clone seemed to have caught them red handed while only a mere four meters away from them. "The Boogeyman and guard versus two mysterious robbers heheheh." The clone would have a kunai in its hand prior to the beginning of the verbal utterance on its own behalf. This arming taking place as soon as the doorknob began to turn and prepared for battle as soon as the two stepped out the doorway. At this time the earth would rumble from the destruction of the church. "What the hell was that." Both Baba and his clone thought to himself, i'd have to be investigated later though. FOr all he knew, Miyako was under full attack and drastic measures would needed to be taken. 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[shiori rusu]

“Hopefully.”

He spoke to ease his anticipation as the day progressed into the night. The young genin had managed the town’s defenses as he best could, as best he knew how, but both his age and apparent inexperience had warranted little respect and command. Regardless he had managed and done all he could, everything now was left in their hands. Should an enemy attack, he would have to burden their incompetence. Against the orange illumination of the setting sun he moved to the roof, an appropriate place for any shinobi.

The sight of two shinobi dancing under the moonlight, what a sight to see, to be apart of. Shiori would not get his dream, not this night, as a person’s silhouette appeared from the left side of the harbor seeming falling onto the seven docked ships. It was a harbinger of fiery death and explosion onto three of the ships. Ninja!

Patient he watched the figure move closer to his position and atop of a lamppost. There was no mistaking, no doubting, that what brought death to the three would be recreated on the remaining four and Shiori’s positioning couldn’t have been better. The man was atop a lamppost in the center of the remaining ships and slightly ajar to the tower’s position at the center of the docks just fifteen meters to his back.

Unlike before the shinobi released a steady spew of flame that required much more time than previous to be fully utilized and this allowed Shiori to close the cap in time. Within ten meters, seals finished, he expelled a translucent syrupy liquid¹ to shower the shinobi from the back down, intending specifically to mark feet.

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Due to a positioning error and misinterpretation on my part, Shiori’s leap comes from the side of Sarutobi and he flies right overhead the monkey. His action continues of him showering down the jutsu, which would undoubtedly miss leaving him falling down to the monkey’s previous position atop the lamppost. With quick reflexes he latches onto the lamppost as the monkey continues on its previous mentioned route, leaving him to deal with its created destruction.

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{Spoiler}Mizuame Nabara (Starch Syrup Capture Field)
Rank: B.
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Defensive, Supplementary
Handseals: 10
Chakra Consumption: Mid

Mizuame Nabara is a Ninjutsu technique utilizing the Water Element. After forming the needed handseals, the user will expel a sticky liquid from their gullet. This liquid can cover approximately 20 square meters. If the target runs on top of the liquid, their feet will become glued to its sticky surface. If the ninja focuses chakra to their feet before touching the surface, they can hover above and move over it without hindrance.

Note: Water is not necessary beforehand to perform this jutsu.

[Anmida]

Aug 20, 2015 18:07:57 GMT -8 earlyman said:

However cries of pain and terror would interrupt such a thing. These cries came from the well guarded bank.

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Having already burned the interior, guards, structures, and citizens alike, they now had the challenge of one guard and Baba's clone.

Due to the actions of one Akuseru, Aneun's plan to set the bank on fire would have been halted. And with the impending explosion upon them, he would be hard pressed for time to carry on with his hand seals all over again. Reluctantly, Aneun would have no choice but to abandon his plan and follow the lead of Akuseru. IF there were any screams to be heard, they would have originated AFTER the dastardly pair had escaped via the rear exit mere moments before the bank exploded.

There being but an unaware guard watching the rear exit, escape from the bank would be far too easy for the duo. Not to mention only moments after they busted through the back door would the bank and church erupt; putting the guard off his guard and unable to defend himself. Transferring his load to his right hand, a mere burst of speed would instantly close the gap between himself and the guard; his baton already drawn in his left hand. With a thwack, the metal rod would smack against the guards hand reaching for his weapon before immediately striking his throat and jugular. More than enough to leave the guard unable to properly function or pursue them.

"Holy shit. Those tags work better than I thought." Aneun would say before hastily making his escape.

With any dawdling individuals(Early) alerted to what had transpired only after the explosion, there would have been a lack of security or witnesses located at the rear of the bank except for the lone - now injured - guard. Moving with speed attributed to Shinobi, he and co headed toward the south-west where the rendezvous point had been designated. With no one to impede his path and the winding alleyways of the city, locating any individuals especially with the commotion now raised, would be difficult without knowing exactly where the targets were heading. And only after out of sight behind a building or some form of cover would Aneun dispel his transformation and take his real form; not that of a woman.

Shinobi level speeds would bring the pair to their intended destination, a bar located toward the south-western end of town. With the town suddenly in a frenzy from the double explosions at the center of town and the subsequent explosions from the direction of the docks, it would be too easy for the pair to sneak themselves next to the city walls behind the bar.

Looking to his ally and then taking in their current situation, Aneun would force a choice upon himself and Akuseru. "Shit. I don't think we can wait for that monkey to get here at this rate. I say we ditch and hope he makes it out on his own. If you're game, we head south right over the wall. If not, good luck dude." Without a moments delay, Aneun scaled the walls with the same speed he'd used to escape the bank and any pursuers on his tail.

With the bank and all subsequent cash blown to hell and the docks aflame, the trio would have already completed their mission. The supply line to Kiri would find itself halted or delayed to a mere crawl. There was no longer a reason for Aneun to stick around and he wouldn't.

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{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Peace!}Henge - Dispelled
Kinobori no Waza (Act of Tree Climbing) - Miniscule

/Tentative Exit.

[Axcel]

Surprisingly enough, Aneun had nothing to say in response to Akuseru's behavior. Knowing they were running short on time, the Uchiha made a run for the exit with Akuseru quickly following. As the door shut behind with the sounds of multiple explosions following, the guard had been dealt with by Aneun by the time Akuseru paid his surroundings any attention. They continued to move without pause and with their objective complete it was now time to rendezvous with the Sarutobi.

"Let's get going!" Akuseru made sure not to stray more than a meter apart from his ally. Though all the attention and resources of the city should be focused on the two explosions near the center of the city, Akuseru knew they couldn't afford to take a break. The two teammates moved as quickly as they could through the city, eventually arriving at their meeting point.

"You're kidding, right? Go alert the other team, if you can." Akuseru simply shook his head in disappointment when Aneun took off. Knowing he was stuck in a team with the Uchiha made him curse under his breathe as he entered the bar and quickly moved towards the back door. When he emerged through the alleyway, he had taken on a new appearance. That of a middle aged man, wearing a face of panic and terror as he immersed himself into the crowded streets filled with the frenzied citizens running from the explosions. Among the crowds were those trying to escape the city, those trying to reach the houses of loved ones, and even looters. There were crowds of people going in all different directions. With simultaneous attacks occurring in the city, chaos would flood the streets and deal the final blow.

Using the disguise in conjunction of moving between different mobs of civilians, Akuseru would eventually navigate himself towards the ports. When the fires of a boat caught his eye and his movements were masked by the shadows of the nearby buildings, he slipped into the alley.

Stay alive, Sarutobi.

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{Spoiler}henge - miniscule

[Comatose]

ADMIN -

Okay so, the inquiry was whether or not Anmida's assertion that Earlyman could not hear the screams was true. I want to note two things before I go on.

1) We are talking about NPCs which have no stats, and if they did would be >E (particularly because of what kind of NPCs we're talking about).

2) Genjutsu falls under the 'Itachi Clause' located within battling guidelines. Genjutsu is probably one of the more ill-defined aspects of Naruto. Everytime it's shown to us the effects are wildly varying, and people's ability to avoid, get out, move while under the influence, etc changes. Therefore we have to play it by ear, and attempt to fairly decide what happens.

Now then the ruling comes down to a few simple aspects. Song (Anmida) has the second tier of mastery for Genjutsu, which allows one to change some of the notions of Genjutsu. In this case, he took the Jigoku Gouka no Jutsu (Hell Fire Technique), and changed it so that it seemed to be burning the bank and the bank's patrons. Note that the language he uses is particular, in that he mentions burning the patrons instantly. These patrons are not seasoned ninja, trained individuals, or anything of the like - even the security guards are 'normal folk'. This is not a ninja village. This is a normal city/town. That being said they do not have any experience in combating Genjutsu and I can easily say that the "victims being set ablaze near instantaneously" would definitely simply result in them passing out or something of the like after a very small period of time. Screaming would be short-lived if they managed to even get it off at all. Since the alarms and exits were also in their eyes on fire, it's unlikely they would go to them to turn them on or run off before this passing out. The bank is an enclosed structure, screaming would not carry for any great distance considering it's a city and many other things are going on. Anyone who has been in a large town or city can easily attest to the fact that it is difficult if not impossible to hear something going on even a block away during a normal day. Therefore, Earlyman could not have used this to find and intercept Akuseru and Song before hand.

There comes a second error with the notion of timeline again, particularly because Winter / Edric already accepted the Bank explosion occuring, even before Earlyman technically entered the thread (again).

Thread continues on fine, with Earlyman arriving to the bank AFTER the bank explosion.

[vegapunk]

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As the flames from the sinking boats roared in the background, Masafumi looked across towards the city center to see a familiar site - red flames and smoke. They must have been successful he thought as a shadow came across his periphery vision. ! The little red monkey cocked his neck to see a sticky substance spew over a section of the dock and the sinking wreckage. It wasn't natural, something manufactured, causing the monkey to turn its ears and eyes across the fire searching for a source. Drawn to his previous position he would notice a figure through the fading smoke. I've been notice... the thought drawing power into his body. Instantly his little legs bounded off, but in the opposite direction he initially intended. There job would be done here, and for now it was best he regrouped with the others or at least escape with his life.

Sprinting on all fours over the wooden boards of the dock he didn't look back to see if there were any pursuers. Instead he continued forward, hoping to bypass through the gathering troops on the dockside before they amassed. But they would be busy with his spreading fires as what remained of the boats and the docks on that side was creeping onto the land. Now more than fifty meters to their right of the fires he would finally reach the solid earth off the docks. A poof of smoke would briefly cover his figure as he continued to move, this time the cloud exposing his true self. The patrolmen and guards would surely notice now, if they knew what to look for, a suspicious figure comfortable in this chaos. His feet guided him towards the built-up area of the town as he spied an alleyway ten meters up on his right. Checking behind him quickly he maneuvered towards the safety of the dark alleyway, hoping to vanish in its shadows. 

[rib]

+ 47 Axcel
+ 47 Yuri
+ 2 Earlyman
+ 49 Vega (really enjoyable posts)
+ 18 Johnny
+ 21 Shiori

[Comatose]

WINTER missed IIC, skipped. Next up is EARLYMAN.

[earlyman]

Baba Yaga Both Baba and his clone would be atop this building that made up the border of the alleyway to the bank. Beingonly fifteen meters away and having had the single rear door bank guard in their sight already, noticing the people emerge from the backdoor then the bank explode wouldn't be much of a challenging task. Sure there was a decent spread of mist present in the city at the moment, but there always was, so though the frames were misty Baba would still be able to note their presence fairly well, just not any discernible features. This being solely because of the ivory haze that lingered. However, with his background of being a mapmaker, Genjutsu specialist, and a well seasoned shinobi, his attention to detail was still extremely keen. This meant he’d still be steadily devouring his surroundings and picking up on what he could, the same went for his clone. Around this same time the church would also be demolished, via the same method it seemed, a grandiose explosion. Miyako was under attack, anyone with a brain would be able to come to such a conclusion. It wouldn't really surprise Baba however, it was only a matter of time before the leaf ninja had attempted such a ploy and it seemed they would succeed. What would surprise Baba when the actions unfolded, was the fact the attackers would be so carefree with their own actions. Given the explosion would be potent enough to demolish a bank, the blast would harbor enough power to violently blow the door they exited off the hinges. Since the robbers would stop to then confront the guard who was guarding said door, they'd be right near it. With one who was now a portly man, taking the time to close the door maybe in attempts to contain the nova, he'd be the one facing the wrath of the iron beast. When the bank would erupt in an inferno, the door would shoot off at extreme speeds to hit the one who was but inches away square in the face. His nose would be shattered sending bits off bone to his brain as collateral to kill him. The front of his skull along with his face would be shattered. His portly body would be blasted with levels of force that would break ones sternum and cause the heart to go into arrest from shock. Not shock as in fear, but from the physiological trauma he'd suffer. He would practically be full on body slammed by the iron rectangle and killed on the spot if not turned into a wheel chair bound vege. Why they would choose to unleash and explosion that could destroy a whole bank at such a close proximity, Baba would question such things later. Being closest to the bank, he would have to make the foes he would see his priority and would have to let other shinobi deal with the church and other happenings. SPOILER: Click to show {"OOC"}Knowing they were running short on time, the Uchiha made a run for the exit with Akuseru quickly following. As the door shut behind with the sounds of multiple explosions following, the guard had been dealt with by Aneun by the time Akuseru paid his surroundings any attention. With the bank guard right outside the bank’s rear entrance/exit right at the door as said in my previous post, that would put you guys in ‘close' proximity of the bank as it blows up. Like the guard is right there, but the bank is blown up prior . . . Axcel takes the time to actually close the door to the bank, then like he says what follows is the actual explosion. If you have an explosion potent enough to blow up a bank, chances are a door won’t contain it . . . Distancing oneself is the normal precaution, but it’s just said you escape via the rear exit/entrance, blow the bank up, then defeat the guard. You don’t beat the guard up first then run or even run, then go back and beat him up after you blow it up, you just blow it up first, so yeah. Consider this a contingency. "Hey Boogey." Baba's clone quietly summoned his attention to the two that had exited the backdoor with money bags in hand, their front’s would be facing Baba and his clone. It would be these bags that made them marked for extermination before the bank would even explode. Such a shame. Baba already had an approach in mind, actually it had been on his mind for a while. "Ahkay Un." This silently muttered phrase was signal enough for the Boogeyman's replica to know what the plan was. The angling was ideal and their presence wasn't noted, with the bank guard still up, but not prepared for the robbers, the Mist duo would move with haste to not miss their window of opportunity. Since his foes were in a dead-end leading to the bank's backdoor it'd be the perfect manipulation of his environment. His clone would have formed a single hand seal, this occurring right after Baba’s verbal utterance which was right after being notified of the robber’s presence. Immediately upon this hand seal being formed, the clone's Genjutsu would begin, his targets were the trio down below at the bank's rear entrance/exit. How such a jutsu would be carried out however would deviate from the norm, a special skill Baba had learned through years of practice in the school of Genjutsu. Rather than a light descent of ivory feathers, instead the mist would be the medium for such a technique. It was already present in the Land of Water and it was present at this time, so it was perfect to use at this moment. The Genjutsu would happen over the course of four seconds, this timer starting once Baba's attack was initiated. As this Genjutsu went on the mist would slowly, but surely thicken around his targets. The manner the Genjutsu acted in was similar to that of the Hidden Mist technique, a jutsu that was signature to Shinobi of the Mist and that's exactly why Baba liked using the technique in this way. His foes don't suspect they are in the grips of his genjutsu and believe it to be a setup for the typical Kirigakure assassination ploy using their stealth while in the veil of the thick mist. Regardless of what they believed at the end of the countdown they would have nodded off into a deep slumber. All throughout the countdown the feeling of fatigue and sleepiness would hinder them until the last second. In synchronization with the clone's single handseal, Baba would make one to match, then an additional. After these hand seals on the real Baba's behalf an earthen wall would rise up four meters away from where his foes were in the alleyway as if to seal off their escape route via ground. Simultaneously a section of stone wall five meters high and three meters wide, would move to meet the other erected wall that was five meters high and also three meters wide. This would seal off their escape should they try to travel upwards. This second noted section coming from the wall above the bank's backdoor, to meet the other. Both acted as realistic rock would as they moved, even small bits of dust falling from the stone as it moved being sewn into the illusion. In the end this would seal his foes and the guard into a box of stone, that being the materials the surroundings were consisted of. During this change of appearance that would occupy but a second of time, Baba's clone would easily form one hand seal, then another right after. His targets were the man with the money bags and the woman as well. This illusion would cooperate with the earthen blockade illusion, meaning they'd happen at the same time. With Baba's level of practice they'd work in junction to perfectly mimic the slabs of earth casting shadows on his foes until the box was sealed in a realistic fashion. Right after that single second once sealing occurred, the targets would find themselves completely robbed of their vision. This was done through expert timing and not visual cues. Being a conjuration from Baba himself, being synched up with timeless original tactics weren't much of a feat for a shinobi. What this tactic lead to wasn't only near future exploitation, but it'd also create the illusion that the earthen walls were Ninjutsu and not Genjutsu. Right after this, Baba would toss two kunai towards the targets. Sure he couldn't see them due to his own technique, but like he had mapped out his surroundings, he had a visual of where they were in his mind's eye. Nothing impeded the path of his actions as the draw and toss was clean, no harm done to himself or his clone in the process. This toss would let the blades sail through the air as silent and fast as they possibly could to carry out his will. They'd move through the mist and illusion stone to meet their marks. One was the portly looking fellow who didn't seem to be paying attention to his surroundings at all last Baba saw of him and the second was aimed for a spot three meters away from his foes further down the alley way. By the time they were but three meters away from Baba, the Boogeyman had completed a string of four expertly woven hand seals to knead chakra for the main course of his own assault. From thin air, in synch with the detonation of the bank, thirty more kunai would spawn to shower the opponent in a cascade of metallic edges and points all sharpened to rend and penetrate flesh and bone. Given the detonation of the bank lacked the potency to injure the assailants, Baba's projectiles nor the integrity of his illusion would be compromised. But if the explosion would have the power to injure any of his foes, then the spread of kunai only, would have their trajectory altered to end up centered five meters off their mark. Nonetheless spread was strategically spawned in such a way that a small dog's body couldn't even fit itself in between any of the blades. With all ends that were meant to harm honed and war ready, the spread would have occupied a twelve meter diameter. The center would be the two robbers who had destroyed the bank. Right when the guard would be defeated, should planned actions on the enemies behalf play out, the kunai would make contact with what they were aimed for. None were spawned inefficiently to hit the roof of a building or anything other than their marks, With the alleyway being only three meters wide the walls and floors of the area would be a death zone. If the actions to take out the guard weren't carried out on the enemies behalf or they were altered, regardless the kunai would only take two seconds to hit their mark. This being assessed, due to the average throwing knife being tossed accurately at thirty meters per second. So why were these kunai arriving in such a stretched amount of time as opposed to how fast they normally would land? Time was needed to weave the handseals in time for the cloning technique is why. Since the clone needed but a handseal to get his quick cook dish cooking, he now had time to insert himself elsewhere in the physical realm of attacks. Since he wasn't in the area of effect for the real Baba's illusion and only the trio were, the clone would be able to see them just fine. Only when he would be in "contact" with the walls or inside the box would he be able to note their visual presence. As soon as this single handseal was completed and the first technique was executed successfully, the clone's hands danced into a another sequence to begin the next attack. The handseals would be completed three seconds into the attacking sequence, the attacking sequences timer having started as soon as the clone utilized his first Genjutsu. These seals enabled the clone to vanish from sight in a veil of mist, that'd hardly be able to be noticed from the perspective of any of the target's from the genjutsu they were under alone. During the second set of handseals, the clone would have moved forward to enter the range of ten meters from his foes. The clone was ever weary of the assault of his summoner and didn't impede his actions in any way as he would advance onward. Onward was off the ten meter roof they were on, to a low lying one ahead of it that was five meters in height, his foes would be to left if he hadn't turned to face them after his descent down. The landing was safe and supported well with a bend of the knees upon landing to ensure his own safety. Once he landed he would have precisely met his ten meter range requirement. If he felt he wasn't ten meters from his foes -had they moved- he would have moved forward the appropriate amount, but not beyond  the edge of the building. This movement would be done with haste, as were all the movements of the Kirigakure Duo. In the range of ten meters away from his foes, like a spell of magic, the Boogeyman's clone would vanish out of sight, for his handseals would have been complete. This ensuing as soon as he was in range. Once concealed from the application of this new technique, the Boogeyman would move quickly to his designated victim for the jutsu. The female robber who would have finished taking down the bank guard a second ago by now if she had stuck to her plan. The fun part was, despite her being the sole target, the Boogeyman would still be concealed to all those in the area. Again the mist was the chosen medium for such a technique, as soon as he would vanish the pearly haze behind the female robber would instantly concentrate around her locking her in place and halting her from movement immediately after the genjutsu' initiation whther she saw it or not. As the Boogeyman would travel to his target, that should be bound, he'd simultaneously relieve two kunai from his arsenal at maximum speed while still in the veil of the Genjutsu. The only downside was that these kunai would reveal themselves as soon as they were off his person and if one had a brain they'd be able to hypothesize where he was. From directly above, they'd fall like judgement from God towards the skulls of the two robbers to murder them on the spot had the shelling from the original Boogeyman's attack failed. If they were to land, it'd only take half a second. The route used for an attack from above was simply off the roof of the five meter building, coasting at that height via a glide like jump. Silent and efficient like the coasting of an avian, he would finish that attack five seconds into the offensive phase of the joint assault. Where the Boogeyman would touchdown safely and make his visual presence known was behind the female robber. Having drawn his katana with haste and caution prior to revealing himself, the clean metal song the blade made for a fraction of a second would be the signal for the decapitation that was to come to his blind foes. To those with artistic taste like Baba boasted, the head of a unicorn would be his clone's trophy had things gone his way. Such a feat was worthy of verbal admiration and the Boogeyman wasn't one to pass up a golden moment as such. "Look Baba, a unicorn!" He brandish his mark in one hand above his head, held for all to see, but more specifically his conjurer. Throughout his actions, the clone would be on the lookout for any monkey business on the behalf of any of the two robbers even though his target was the female. The real Baba's actions were left off at but a skimpy two seconds before his actions would have ended, while his replica would have gone on to perform a small yet efficient string of actions that were executed in an awe inspiring fashion. Perhaps the best way he'd seen the tactic executed. Not a bit of time was wasted in between actions and each on had meaning, even the boasting at the end. The best part was that all the action was snug in a solid six seconds. SPOILER: Click to show BabaKokoni Arazu no Jutsu (False Surroundings Technique) Shuriken Kage Bunshin (Shuriken Shadow Clone) -50 100 Clone Nehan Shouja no Jutsu (Temple of Nirvana Technique) x2Kokuangyou no Jutsu (Journey into Black Darkness Technique) Jubaku Satsu (Tree Binding Death) -140 10 Chakra Remaining

[shiori rusu]

Presented with the flames before him, Shiori stayed at his current positioned for just a while longer. Before he could move into action, he had to make sure his position was safe. The attacker, no doubt a shinobi, in the form of a monkey was pursued by guards. But in the end their pursuit would be fruitless, and only after the monkey had moved past the tower would Shiori move.

Safely descending from the lamppost, he stood before the burning ships and the fire which threatened to consume the docks. Moving into a quick sequence of seals, Shiori brought forth two clones (one at each side) from the water. Separated by three meters they all enter another sequence of seals, following the completion three columns of water rose from the harbor. Beside three remaining ships that hadn’t been sunk in the initial attack, the columns formed into a serpent before crashing into the ships dragging them down.

It wouldn’t be enough to stop the complete spread of the fire, but this was a start.

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{Spoiler}Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu (Water Clone Technique)
Rank: C
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Supplementary
Handseals: 3
Chakra Consumption: Mid per clone.

Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique that utilizes water to create a Bunshin clone. Unlike a normal Bunshin, the Mizu Bunshin has the ability to interact more with the environment due to it having physical substance. This allows the clone to carry out limited attacks on its target. The range of the clone is limited however, it cannot travel very far from the original body. If the Mizu Bunshin is injured, the clone will usually revert back into its natural water state.

Note: This clone can have a maximum of one HIGH's worth of chakra. These clones are limited to water-based jutsu and elementary chakra channeling. This includes simple abilities like water walking and tree climbing but not more advances channeling techniques such as Hien.

Suishuu Gorugon (Water Attack Strong Current Torrential Rain)
Rank: C
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Offensive
Handseals: 7
Chakra Consumption: Mid

Suishuu Gorugon is a Ninjutsu utilizing the Water Element. After performing the necessary handseals, the user will take control of a nearby body of water. They will then cause a column of water to rise out from it, and then direct it toward their target(s) in the shape of a biting serpent.

[Anmida]

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earlyman said:

Since his foes were in a dead-end leading to the bank's backdoor it'd be the perfect manipulation of his environment.

Anmida said:

With no one to impede his path and the winding alleyways of the city, locating any individuals especially with the commotion now raised, would be difficult without knowing exactly where the targets were heading.

Precedent had already been placed by myself that the alleyways were winding alleyways meaning they were not linear in any way. Rather they twisted and turned meaning a dead-end it would not be.

earlyman said:

By the time they were but three meters away from Baba, the Boogeyman had completed a string of four expertly woven hand seals to knead chakra for the main course of his own assault. From thin air, in synch with the detonation of the bank, thirty more kunai would spawn to shower the opponent in a cascade of metallic edges and points all sharpened to rend and penetrate flesh and bone.

How you would have noticed us BEFORE the bank exploded is questionable and goes against the ruling made by the BM where the thread continues with you arriving AFTER the bank explodes. But even if you had, there is no way that in the time before the bank exploded which was moments after we had exited, you would be able to perform two Genjutsu upon us (which does not stack on top of one another btw since it goes against how Genjutsu affects a target but since it is not listed, this can be sorta overlooked) which each requiring a hand seal followed by throwing two kunai and performing four hand seals all before the bank explodes. This is just not plausible.

Not to mention you would have likely been distracted by the first explosion and then the second in your vantage point able to witness everything whereas Axcel and I were already expecting the explosion and would not be able to witness the second due to our position to the first. The time for I to disable the guard would have taken about 2 seconds so we would have departed from the area 3-4 seconds after the bank exploded.

Anmida said:

Without hesitation, he grabbed four medium sized bank bags and shoved as much of the money as he could within the two before placing all his exploding notes(10) within and around the safe.

While I would argue your exploding door theory, I will leave that to Axcel due to the major part of it being directed at him. As shown above, the tags were placed WITHIN and AROUND the safe.

Due to the large discrepancies present in your post, I will be ignoring nearly all of it as the timeline does not fit into what was already set. Refer to my previous post for more details on my actions as nothing I did will be changing.

The dastardly pair exited the bank with it exploding moments after exiting. After taking care of the lone guard, Aneun headed through the winding alleyways toward the bar. Upon arriving behind the establishment, he would question Akuseru on where he would follow Aneun's lead. Whether his supposed team leader would follow him, he departed from the area by climbing over the city walls; money bags in tow.

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[earlyman]

Aug 31, 2015 15:12:45 GMT -8 Anmida said:

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earlyman said:

Since his foes were in a dead-end leading to the bank's backdoor it'd be the perfect manipulation of his environment.

Anmida said:

With no one to impede his path and the winding alleyways of the city, locating any individuals especially with the commotion now raised, would be difficult without knowing exactly where the targets were heading.

Precedent had already been placed by myself that the alleyways were winding alleyways meaning they were not linear in any way. Rather they twisted and turned meaning a dead-end it would not be.

earlyman said:

By the time they were but three meters away from Baba, the Boogeyman had completed a string of four expertly woven hand seals to knead chakra for the main course of his own assault. From thin air, in synch with the detonation of the bank, thirty more kunai would spawn to shower the opponent in a cascade of metallic edges and points all sharpened to rend and penetrate flesh and bone.

How you would have noticed us BEFORE the bank exploded is questionable and goes against the ruling made by the BM where the thread continues with you arriving AFTER the bank explodes. But even if you had, there is no way that in the time before the bank exploded which was moments after we had exited, you would be able to perform two Genjutsu upon us (which does not stack on top of one another btw since it goes against how Genjutsu affects a target but since it is not listed, this can be sorta overlooked) which each requiring a hand seal followed by throwing two kunai and performing four hand seals all before the bank explodes. This is just not plausible.

Not to mention you would have likely been distracted by the first explosion and then the second in your vantage point able to witness everything whereas Axcel and I were already expecting the explosion and would not be able to witness the second due to our position to the first. The time for I to disable the guard would have taken about 2 seconds so we would have departed from the area 3-4 seconds after the bank exploded.

Anmida said:

Without hesitation, he grabbed four medium sized bank bags and shoved as much of the money as he could within the two before placing all his exploding notes(10) within and around the safe.

While I would argue your exploding door theory, I will leave that to Axcel due to the major part of it being directed at him. As shown above, the tags were placed WITHIN and AROUND the safe.

Due to the large discrepancies present in your post, I will be ignoring nearly all of it as the timeline does not fit into what was already set. Refer to my previous post for more details on my actions as nothing I did will be changing.

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earlyman said:

Such a thing was rare though given their was only one path to traverse to get to the back entrance. Such a path was an alleyway to discourage people from entering and walking up to the bank which was regularly guarded from the back even in times of peace.

I specify in my first post, so before you, there is only one way to get to the bank. That means it is a dead-end as you cannot overwrite what has been previously written as geography. Can it twist, sure, but it's only one path; one leading to the bank and one leading to the road.

Next I notice you before the bank detonates because you state in your post.

Anmida said:

Reluctantly, Aneun would have no choice but to abandon his plan and follow the lead of Akuseru. IF there were any screams to be heard, they would have originated AFTER the dastardly pair had escaped via the rear exit mere moments before the bank exploded.

The timeline you create is you exit the bank, then blow up the bank. In my previous post that was not voided, simply chopped with my arrival at the bank, I note I can see the bank guard at the rear entrance meaning I can see the rear entrance or rather my clone can. My clone being on watch can easily see two people exiting a door and you also have two money bags in your hands creating further suspicion, though that wasn't questioned. Where it comes to the ruling, I spoke to Coma on the matter and he means my literal arrival at the rear entrance to the bank, as to when my clone approached the guard and blah blah blah. This was because I wasn't permitted to hear the screams if there were any, so the only alert I would catch via sound was your explosion. I was not however. Since you exit before you blow up the bank, It should be perfectly acceptable to see you while being on watch. The ruling was not my arrival in the topic, but to the actual bank.

When it comes to using the Genjutsu I don't see why not. I was told as long as it makes sense, Genjutsu can indeed be layered. This coming from the mouth of Coma as well.
With the timing you specifically say "moments" after you exit which is an unspecified amount of time. The definition of a moment is a brief period of time, but usually a moment is equated to a second (not really but I'll play fair), so multiple seconds were expended prior to the bank's explosion on your behalf. The first Genjutsu requires only one handseal, one hand seal a seconds should be plausible with my stats, so I'm not seeing why you think the first shouldn't work. With the idea that one handseal per second works and you saying "moments" meaning at least two seconds, the second Genjutsu I used is only two handseals. The first Genjutsu being used by my clone and the second genjutsu being used by the real me in synch, that means in those two seconds that pulling of those two genjutsu should be fair.

There is also the point that detonating the tags needs a single handseal to do unless there is a timer, but seeing as you actually paid the chakra and noted the jutsu, it seemed you used the technique for it. This being reinforced due to you not specifying you did put them on a timer when they were set and again the fact you paid the chakra to do them. So with your seals stat being C and mines being B, I can pull off a handseal faster than you can. You don't even mention making handseals in the post you paid the chakra to use the explosion tag method, so the explosion may be subject to void if this site works on the handseal rule where you have to mention actually doing them. But my point is, if you used a handseal to blow up your tags, my handseals being faster, I can surely pull off one genjutsu before you blow up the bank.

With the kunai again, your timeline that you say I'm skewing away from is undefined and murky. I'm not skewing away from it, because it was never specified. Since your post lacked actual time stamps saying this happened then, it was kinda subject to misinterpretation or manipulation. And not the kind like a sneak attack, it was more so vague. The timeline and order things happened was kept, just the open wording made it very exploitable I guess. The kunai bit was written under the impression my previous actions would interrupt your own actions.

With the other explosion, Baba's reaction to it was alluded to in the first bit of my post and all his train of thought as to why it would be ignored was also explained. Him being closest to the mischief at the bank would lead him to stay here. You can't really argue that my char should be distracted by something rather than react to what they want to, as a train of thought regarding the two happenings was supplied.

Then with you saying how long it would have taken for you to defeat the bank guard, again, this was not specified in your actual post. It was vague, with the timeline being so murky the actual amounts of time things takes to happen aren't set in stone.

tl;dr I should easily be able to see you exit the bank, and since you wait moments before actually blowing up the bank I should easily be able to get two hand seals in given I have a B in seals and moments implies multiple seconds, at the least being two.

The dastardly pair exited the bank with it exploding moments after exiting. After taking care of the lone guard, Aneun headed through the winding alleyways toward the bar. Upon arriving behind the establishment, he would question Akuseru on where he would follow Aneun's lead. Whether his supposed team leader would follow him, he departed from the area by climbing over the city walls; money bags in tow.

/Exit.