Shinryu vs Hisou vs Taizo

[Taizo]

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[atrb=style,background-color: #2c2c2c; width: 308px;] It had been a scorching hot day, with suns intense rays beating down on the bone dry earth of the surrounding, that covered the surrounding area. But that was all in the past it was now the middle of the night with only the small glow of the moon as light. Taizo had entered this god forsaken area looking for offering to Lord Jashin. Taizo would already be listening for the movements of any, thing in the area, but for the moment everything was silent. He was wearing his usual attire, of a black traditional ninja outfit. Although all of this would be obscured by the by the robe that he was wearing. It was large in size, extending down to his ankles with sufficient space on the arms to totally conceal the hands when held by there sides. Naturally Taizo would be fully armed with all of his weapons concealed underneath his robe, away from the prying eyes of any potential enemy, such as the blades he wore on both of his arms. This large extents of land seemed to cover 75 by 75 meters, the whole place was barren. At the current moment in time there wasn't much in the way of wind, in fact you would be pushing it to call it a light breeze. Taizo was currently in the centre of the field as he began to search the area with his tracker for any ninja or any potential enemy after all it was a ninja rule to always be on guard.

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[Hisou Rokuna]

It had been five days. Five long, excruciatingly uncomfortable days. Hisou and a few fellow Samurai had been hired as bodyguards for a caravan, and they'd since spent five days escorting it. As required, he was wearing the full set of Brazen armor despite the intense heat. Inside of the armor, his body was sleek with sweat, but he pressed on regardless.

Hisou was alone at the moment, as it was his sole responsibility to patrol the area ahead of the caravan to ensure that the route was safe. Of course, there wasn't much point to it. The caravan wasn't expecting to be attacked- and for good reason. They had already unloaded their cargo in the last village. The reason that the Samurai were still guarding them after their business was complete was simply out of protocol.

Still, even if anyone was lying in wait, it wasn't as though Hisou would find them. His armor was extremely heavy, heavy enough that the ground depressed underneath his feet. Even stepping on something as insignificant as a dry twig caused a loud crack to ring out. So, stealthy he was not. But that suited him just fine- An enemy should be aware of an opponent's presence before battle. It was common courtesy after all. So, Hisou continued his lonely march through the wasteland, searching for a threat that he was certain did not exist.

[Shinryu]

Why in the hell I'd trekked into this wasteland was beyond me...

All there was around me was dirt, sand, and sparse vegetation, along with a thick humidity in the air that threatened to choke me. The heat above was insufferable... I guess the only consolation was that I could cool myself here and there by freezing my sweat and letting it melt...

The earth looked just about sucked dry of moisture, as though it was all floating around me in the air. I could see waves of heat rippling around me, and I cursed the kami for this madness. Surely such heat must be from the depths hell itself. I was thankful that I was wearing a light colored, shirt, even if my clothing was weighed down with my weapons and armaments. However... I shuddered to think of the heat anyone in dark colored clothing would be faced with enduring. Still, I kept my eyes out, searching the horison as I stepped up to the top of a dune hill, and spotted a shape off in the distance, some 30 meters away. It looked to be a person, but I couldn't be sure... not in this heat.

I could hear footfalls and grunting off to my right, and I turned my head briefly to see someone trudging along, some 20 meters to my side, wearing what looked like heavy armor. I was appaled. "What kind of lunatic wears metal armor out here in the wastes?" I said, under my breath. I was surprised he hadn't dehydrated himself.

[Taizo]

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[atrb=style,background-color: #2c2c2c; width: 308px;] Taizo would rapidly form handseals summoning a hundred black common ravens around himself. His tracker seemed to be worth its wait in gold as his searching of the area would locate two people both thirty meters away. Such fools to show themselves out in the open like this, they would both pay for this mistake as Taizo would begin a chain of seals the cloak he wore proving sufficient room to hide his silent movements. As soon as Taizo spotted the pair the crows would make there move ninety of them swarming towards the one in the white clothing (shinryu). The murder was well spread out in a skirmish like formation so as to avoid incoming attacks the best they could. The dark environment would only assist, masking the movements of the birds, once close to the boy waves after wave would strike at his, thirty in each wave. Attempting to tear at her skin and muscle all over her body, from all directions. The vulnerable eyes and ears would be prim targets for Taizo's pets. As for the other boy, he was wearing a large amount of armour so Taizo didn't believe he would be much of a threat, he would be allowed to watch his friend die. SPOILER: Click to show Sanzengarasu no Jutsu (Scattering One Thousand Crows Technique) Rank: C [learned 10 times] Type: Supplementary / Secret Technique Range: See special! Chakra: Mid Special: Crows can exist as far as the eye can see, or until the user leaves the thread, and take no additional chakra for upkeep. Up to 10 are summonsed the first time, with 10 more each time this jutsu is re-learned. Crows move almost as fast as kunai, and maintain a mental chakra connection to the user for the sake of communication. Description: The base behind the Akegarasu is their control and use of crows in battle, displayed well with this technique. After forming a few simple seals, the crow king will call upon a murder of crows to fly around and envelop the target, causing confusion with their dark forms and quick movement. From here, either a comrade or the user can move within the flock wearing dark clothes and wielding a dark weapon almost undetected. With the target distracted by the crows, the ninja can strike more efficiently. Finally, the mass of crows can obscure any retreating ninja, as the crows are massive in numbers and composed of the user's chakra. When no longer needed, the murder of crows will simply puff away in smoke. Domain: Akegarasu. Made preparations towards a technique

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[Hisou Rokuna]

Hisou didn't notice anything strange at first, so when one of his comrades called to ask what the status was, Hisou responded with, "All clear". He took another quick glance around before continuing with his march. Since he'd reported in, that meant it would be another ten minutes before he had to do it again. Normally it would be done much more frequently, but they still had no reason to believe that there would be any difficulties escorting the caravan back.

After determining that there was no threat, Hisou pulled the respirator off his armor and took a swig from the canteen he was given earlier. But when he leaned his head back to drink, he noticed a strange movement in the sky. He had already replaced the canteen and respirator before realizing what it was he was looking at. "Birds...?"

It was certainly odd to see so many of them in one place, but it wasn't as though it was very unusual. Still, it made him feel a bit uneasy. He considered coating his sword in chakra to use it as a sort of weak candle, but quickly decided against it. So there was nothing to it but to continue forward...

[Shinryu]

OOC: Dark environment? We're in the middle of a Wasteland, with the sun out. How is that dark? :awsm:

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I wasn't bothered by the man in armor, as I'd noticed he was tramping along, and hadn't noticed me. However, as I looked back to spy the other figure, I saw faint movements, and suddenly black birds were all around him... and then they were coming for me. I wasted no time. I judged the man to be about thirty meters away, but as I brought my hands together, I would slide down the other side of the dune, just to be sure. With my string of handseals completed, 20 swallows would appear approximately one foot from the boy, at about his midsection, before immediately flying towards his throat at twice the speed of a thrown kunai. As for the crows, I would deal with them when they got to me, if they got to me. I wasn't quite sure how the jutsu would react once it's master was dead.

SPOILER: Click to show

Jutsu:

Yuki no Kami (Gods of Ice)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Clan Kekkei Touta / Hyouton Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Chakra: ---
Special: Dominion extends 10 meters in every direction of the user, and goes up 10 more with each rank learned. Determines rank strength behind all CLAN Hyouton ninjutsu. If this is learned, the user automatically gains the effects of Hyouton Ryuuken (Ice Dominion), and as such does not need to learn it as this can be used as a substitute.
Description: Able to manipulate Ice better than the rest, the Yukina Kekkei Genkai specializes in the accelerated recomposition of Hyouton chakra, able to create surdy, powerful creations within seconds. Serving as the basis to the Yukina's ability, their advanced Ice skills has earned them the nickname 'Gods of Ice'.
Domain: Yukina.


Tsubame Fubuki (Snow Storm Swallows) x 2
Rank: C
Type: Offensive / Clan Kekkei Touta / Hyouton Ninjutsu
Range: See special!
Chakra: Mid
Special: Strength and range of swallows depends on user's highest 'Yuki no Kami' rank. Up to 10 swallows may be formed when first learned, plus 10 more each time retrained. Swallows fly at speeds that of twice a well thrown kunai.
Description: Hyouton • Tsubame Fubuki is a secret Yukina Hyouton ninjutsu technique that, although basic, can be deadly with proper use. After a few brief seals, the clan member will create ice swallows which they can launch at their opponent at high speeds. As they fly through the air, these deadly birds can hone in on their target.
Domain: Yukina. Yuki no Kami 'C'.

[Taizo]

It had been a scorching hot day, with suns intense rays beating down on the bone dry earth of the surrounding, that covered the surrounding area. But that was all in the past it was now the middle of the night with only the small glow of the moon as light.

right there in my post

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[atrb=style,background-color: #2c2c2c; width: 308px;] As the crows sped towards the enemy to kill them, Taizo would see him placing his hands together, Taizo was amazed that the enemy was able to see him considering the dark environment. The hands being together was clearly a sign that an attack or defensive technique was coming. As Taizos technique had a massive range he would decided that range was the best option so he would turn and shunshin away putting an additional ten meters between himself and the enemy(shinryu), as well as a few quick sidesteps to put additional distance between the enemies. As he made the side steps he would start to form more sets of seals in preparation of another attack. As the boy had moved down the side of a dune thus adding even more distance between them. The Ice birds would appear but quite a distance between, of less of course the boy had a way of seeing through the dune and knowing the new location of the Taizo then the attack would miss its mark. The boys attack proved to be most futile she should have spent more time preparing a defence, because the murder of crows would now be on top of him, attacking as planned. With a genjutsu technique hopefully taking hold of the boy(shinryu), if successful it would be almost impossible to dodge the crows, not only would the enemy be unable to see by the eyes control part of a persons balance. SPOILER: Click to show Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique) --Rank: D --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.

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[Hisou Rokuna]

(Skip me, for I am useless and blind)

[Shinryu]

OOC: Fair enough, as I stated, you edited your post before I read it again. That's my fault. However, you're not going to like this next bit, and you can't meta your way out of it. GG
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As I had slid down the dune TOWARDS the foe clad in black, (I said other side, as in the side opposite the one I climbed, implied clearly by the fact that I was making sure you were in range of the technique.) I could still make out his shape contrasted against the bare earth and the sand in the moonlight. With a shimmer, however, just as my birds appeared, he was gone, moving further back, and off to the side, as my swallows sped forward soaring through where his neck would have been.

I saw another motion in the distance, although I couldn't say what for sure, as the birds began to swarm around me, however, it didn't much matter that I did not know that my opponent was foolishly performing another attack. For my swallows were still airborne, still homing in on their target as was in their nature. And at twice the speed of a well thrown kunai, they would arrive promptly but perhaps a second after he clasped his hands together to perform his technique, almost assuredly fulfilling their intent as he was oblivious to them, so focused on me and his crows.

Unless the ninja had some sort of super senses, and reaction time, they would thud crystalline head first, deep into the vital areas of his neck, ripping it to shreds and spilling his blood on the moonlit sand, rendering him dead.. I however, had more important issues to deal with. The crows were crowding around me pecking at my flesh. I hit the dirt, such as it was, and curled up, protecting my vital areas, and trying desperately to dig into the dune. I knew nothing except that I needed to be away from this flock of birds before they pecked me to death.

[Taizo]

It was seem that the boy was foolish the distance between Taizo and the enemy would have already been increased, perhaps they over estimated his power ? Seeing that the birds were still after him he would run away from the enemy, thus increasing the distance even more, moving as fast as he could. The ten ravens that had been close to Taizo's original position would attempt to slow the ice down, as the ice birds would have to pass by them to get to Taizo. He would abandon the seals for his genjutsu attack and instead shunshin another ten meters way. (We where 40 meters away from each other when you started to move which is out of the range for your ice technique) Taizo hopefully this would be enough to evade the birds, although the enemy wasn't sharing the same fate. As ninety large ravens would be devouring him, killing him. (if 20 B ranks can kill me I'm pretty sure 90 C ranks would destroy you.) The ravens would rip the muscle from his body so that even if he was to survive he wouldn't be able to form seals or run away.

SPOILER: Click to show

Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique)
--Rank: D
--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.

[Shinryu]

Voiding your post.

The 30 Meters is not the range they can fly, but the range I can spawn the birds in. They do not instantly melt the moment they fly outside that range, but continue on towards their target until they are destroyed, or blocked. They are flying at 25 Meters per second. I chose 25 meters as a reasonable, conservative estimate, as 25 meters per second equates to 90/km per hour.

Why did I pick 90 km/hour? Because they move twice as fast as a well thrown kunai. Assuming a well thrown kunai can move even HALF AS FAST as a fast-ball from a major league pitcher (which can hit upwards of 100 km/hour), and you take that speed, double it, and then convert it to meters per second, you get between 25 at a very conservative estimate, and 55.5 at a maximum estimate.

So therefore, my birds covered the distance you shunshin'd in less than half a second, and you wouldn't have had time much to lift your leg for a step to move before they would have met you. You made no move to block them or counter them, so they hit, because there's no way you can notice those birds, form five handseals, and shunshin in half a second's time. You're dead. Deal with it.

[Taizo]

Tsubame Fubuki (Snow Storm Swallows) x 2
Rank: C
Type: Offensive / Clan Kekkei Touta / Hyouton Ninjutsu
Range: See special!
Chakra: Mid
Special: Strength and [red]range[/red] of swallows depends on user's highest 'Yuki no Kami' rank. Up to 10 swallows may be formed when first learned, plus 10 more each time retrained. Swallows fly at speeds that of twice a well thrown kunai.
Description: Hyouton • Tsubame Fubuki is a secret Yukina n Hyouton ninjutsu technique that, although basic, can be deadly with proper use. After a few brief seals, the clan member will create ice swallows which they can launch at their opponent at high speeds. As they fly through the air, these deadly birds can hone in on their target.
Domain: Yukina. Yuki no Kami 'C'.

So this only means the range that the technique can be formed within ? And not the total range of the technique ?

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Nice explanation, although it would also mean that you would fall victim to my crows. You start forming handseals for a technique as my crows are moving towards you so they would be moving at 12.5 meters per a second. Your technique takes 4-6 handseals to form, so this would mean it would take 2.4 – 3.6 seconds assuming that each turn is 6 seconds. This means my crows would have already covered the distance of your less than 30 meters as you move forward, as it gives them enough time to move 30 – 45 meters. So my ninety crows would already be attacking you when your ice birds were formed, which would then have to travel the 10.3 meters to me and then attack.

[Shinryu]

Yes. The range in which they can effectively be formed, and given a target. Outside of that range, I can neither make them, nor control them effectively. However, as you said yourself, you shunshined backwards, then began to move. Assuming of course you shunshined straight back, as was what you implied by later moving to the side, they would continue on straight, homing in, and hit you, before you would take a step.

Put it this way. A Yukina ice clone doesn't dissolve the moment it goes outside the Yukina's range, does it? No. It's still there. The Yukina's range simply serves as an area within which they can modify the temperature to turn water into ice. Just like you can summon crows anywhere within your line of sight, I can summon them anywhere within my 30 meter radius.

Make sense now? My birds certainly become less accurate after they leave that range, because I can't control them to give them new targets, but you have twenty moving pretty much just as fast as you are in your shunshin, in a straight line, at 25 meters per second, minimum. Do you really think you're going to be able to just step completely out of harms way? Besides, In character, you didn't even know where the attack was coming from, or what it was before you shunshined. You just moved. Do you really think you'd have the time to cognitively process an incoming attack, react to how you would need to defend against it, and then physically move your body out of the way, all in the span of less than half of a second?

I don't. And I don't think anyone here would argue in your favor there. To be honest, once I put some logic into the thought and calculated how fast those birds were actually moving, even I felt stupid, but the fact of the matter is that it's a pretty broken jutsu, which is getting nerfed soon, anyway, or so I hear. Regardless, that's how I've come to understand it, through talking with other people. That's the way I lay it out. I let you pull your shunshin, even though I think it's pretty messed up that you could see me froming handseals, but I didn't question it. Even so, I find it hard to believe you could get out of this. Bring it up with staff if you like. I've already asked both Coma and Taiga, and they seem to agree with me, as far as I understand.


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Also, for the record, I know I can't literally void his post, as I don't have the authority, but it stands as a manner of calling the point. Staff, if you want to, you can pass judgement on the fight.


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Edit concerning Crows:

Yes, I'll admit that the crows are attacking me in waves of 30 at a time, piling up until they all swarm me. However, you didn't specify their target. For all I know they're simply having a frenzy on me, pecking wherever they choose. You mentioned no vital points which they were to target, and assuming that they are real crows, I will come out of the next post damaged. I never assumed otherwise. I'm not trying to say I haven't been hit by them, but since you never specified their targets, they are mass mauling me, with no specific point of my body as a target. It's different, however for you, as all my birds have your throat as a target, and are attacking as projectiles, not as birds. Your birds are attacking me, pecking and scratching at me. Mine are seeking to burrow beak first into your throat. That's the difference between our attacks.

[Taizo]

Attempting to tear at her skin and muscle all over her body, from all directions. The vulnerable eyes and ears would be prim targets for Taizo's pets.

You have 90 crows doing that to you. You would be dead.

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I let you pull your shunshin, even though I think it's pretty messed up that you could see me froming handseals, but I didn't question it.

I don't see how its messed up, you were able to see 'faint movements ' from me when I've got a black cloak on in the dark with your naked eye. You how ever have a white top on, and I'm using my tracker to see you.

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As for your ice birds the range on that tech should be edited seeing as it suggested that is the maximum range of the technique

Put it this way. A Yukina ice clone doesn't dissolve the moment it goes outside the Yukina's range, does it? No. It's still there. The Yukina's range simply serves as an area within which they can modify the temperature to turn water into ice. Just like you can summon crows anywhere within your line of sight, I can summon them anywhere within my 30 meter radius.

Your clone doesnt fly how ever, so I would expect that once your birds are out of your range that they would lose the ability to fly and drop to the floor. Along with the ability to track an enemy, if so your birds were moving diagonally upwards so wouldnt have been anywhere near me

[Shinryu]

I don't see how its messed up, you were able to see 'faint movements ' from me when I've got a black cloak on in the dark with your naked eye. You how ever have a white top on, and I'm using my tracker to see you.

Yes. What you're failing to remember, is that we're in a wasteland that is dirt and sand, and flat. There are no shadows for you to hide in. Black only hides you if you're in a shadow, or have a black background to blend into. You don't. You're background is whitish-yellow, and tan-grey-brown. Black would stand out in that.

And I didn't say what I saw you do. I saw movement. You could have been scratching yourself, the wind could have blown in your cloak. It wasn't the movement you did that drew my attention, or my attack. It was the fact that all of a sudden three big clouds of black things were in the air, and coming towards me.

Furthermore, I'm on a sand dune, where white would blend in very well. But I'm not wearing white. I'm wearing pale blue. But that's besides the point.

IF your crows WERE moving that fast, straight toward me, as you suggested, then they DEFINITELY would have been blocking your line of sight on me when I started making handseals. They are large clouds of solid black, in the dark, and as they were moving towards me, rapidly approaching me (The vanishing point on the horizon, so to speak) they would have crowded in towards me, obscuring your view as they got closer. The only way that WOULDN'T have happened would be if they took a less than linear flight path, which would also delay their arrival. In other words, if they became airborne, then divebombed me at an upper angle, from well above your head. A "Skirmish formation" assumes a checkerboard pattern, to minimize area-of-effect damage. That means your crows are spread out in three big clouds in essentially a hodge-podge checkerboard, constantly moving towards me.

If it were ruled that you could see me making handseals through that during daytime, I'd be surpised, let alone at night.

But there's one more thing I have to bring up.

Your tracker, is it a set of goggles? Or is it hand-held?