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Kusagakure never failed to impress me.

Having always just appeared wherever Blanche was, I never had the opportunity to see her village for what it truly was -- a beautiful, peaceful nation. Sunagakure was the same, yes, but the blistering heat and near constant dust storms made it a strenuous task to even remotely try and gaze at it from a neutral position. Kusagakure was different; I could see why Blanche had been so adamant on rebuilding it.

Still, I wasn't here just to bask in the village's lustrous nature. While getting into the village was a rather easy task, finding Blanche - whom, as a byproduct of being a Kage, was always out and about - was a completely different story. I could no longer feel the seal I had placed upon her flesh all those many years ago so I couldn't just appear to her, and whilst that didn't worry me, Kouketsu did.

Tch. I let my thoughts take over, the steady gust of wind and the light cascading droplets of rain that fell from the sky incessantly doing well to plunge me deeper in a state of reverie. I remained immobile throughout it, having perched myself high in a tree that overlooked one of Kusagakure's largest lakes.

I didn't care if anyone saw me, or even recognized me for the matter; my countenance was unmasked, my sharingan exposed - it was reckless, but I didn't care. I had spent too much time in hiding, it was about time I started making myself known to the world again.

"Where are you, Blanche?"

This was war; it wasn't a battle of numbers, but rather a game of a chess. Strategy was all that was needed to win battles, and I - having several wars and battles under my belt - was far more experienced in such methods than almost all of Iwagakure's forces. This was my specialty-- my domain; had the Tsuchikage really not expected such an outcome?

Having previous seen the extent at which her spiders could spew out webs, my clone was more than prepared when the smaller of the two summons initiated her attack. Seeing the web making it's descent towards him, but a simple leap off the ledge of the building he was running upon would bring him below and out the way of the attack, having jumped in between the crevice formed by the two adjacent buildings - or so he would make them think.

As soon as all vision of his dimly lit form was lost, he vanished completely, my prowess over my Hiraishin art allowing him to transcend space and time. When he next reappeared he would be directly below the Tsuchikage's large spider, his previous thrown kunai - having been marked with a shiki - allowing him to warp instantly to it¹. For now he just remained there, lurking beneath the rather large animal and ensuring he kept his presence hidden.

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'Kazekage-sama, there's someone approaching you from behind you. He seems to be riding a bird of sorts, most likely made from clay.' Rika called into the mic, her active Byakugan granting her the perception that allowed her to view everything around us - it was why I had brought her here. 'I don't recognize his chakra signature but he appears to be one of your shinobi.'

'It's fine. Keep an eye out; we are at war, we can't afford to drop our guard.' I answered back. With my hands positioned infront of me, a single hand seal was etched, birthing another likeness of myself directly behind me². 'Make sure I'm not interrupted, Rika.' My hands were already going about formulating more handseals by the time the man called at me from his bird; like Rika, I did not recognize him. Whoever he was, friend or foe, he was about to bare witness to the real reason why I was chosen as the Kazekage.

With my handseals finished, another kunai was moved down my sleeve - it, too, was marked with one of my seals. Pressing it infront of me, it drew the raging tornado of fire into it's center, sucking it in like a vacuum of sorts. It would continue to do this until there was nothing left, leaving just the fire that had spread to the many buildings around it. It might have appeared as if it was gone for good, but that couldn't have been farther from the truth.

I was merely moving it to another location, and unfortunately for the Tsuchikage, that location was exactly beneath her. There would be no running from it this time, for it was warped directly to my first clone - which, being more than just a stationary hiraishin kunai - was capable of following her if she decided to run³.

Meanwhile my second clone remained behind me, watching and gazing at my 'shinobi' with more curiosity than suspicion. "I have this area covered, so there's no need for you to waste chakra. Rather, I need you to do something for me." My clone answered, his eyes meeting the man's; regardless, he could still see everything about him with much clarity. "Bring to me the former Kazekage, Raizel. His skills would be particularly beneficial to our forces, and with your bird you can reach him the fastest. Do it fast, understood?"

Edit: Fixed grammar and typos -12:31 AM.

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Clone 1: ¹
Hiraishin (Flying Thunder God) 300
Rank: S.
Type: Supplementary.
Range: -
Chakra: x2 High.
Handseals: -
Special: The 'warp' used to teleport the user is instantaneous. There is no distance that the user cannot cross. So long as there is a seal, the user can simply travel toward to it.
Description: A space-time jutsu like Kuchiyose, the user first needs to mark their final destination with a shiki (rite). Once marked, the user can then activate the jutsu, allowing them instant teleportation to the chosen mark. No matter where the opponent goes, the Flying Thuder God can simply travel to the mark and end them. And if they need to transport something, all they need to do is touch that item and spread their Hiraishin chakra across it.
Domain: Hiraishin Shiki-Jutsu.

Real Sora: ². Shadow Clone.

³Hiraishin Sori (Flying Thunder God Warp) 300
Rank: S.
Type: Supplementary.
Range: -
Chakra: x2 High.
Handseals: Yes.
Special: Allows the user to add the unique effect of being able to automatically teleport anything that comes in contact with the Hiraishin seal. Designed primarily as a defensive method, the shiki can now active and spread its effect when it senses chakra. Activation is on contact, and warp is near-instant.
Description: An advanced form of Hiraishin only capable to be used by those who have mastered the art. Much like it's normal form, the user first needs to mark their destination with a shiki (rite). Once marked, anything that comes in contact with it instantly is warped to any other rite the user has active. By doing that, the user can send the attack to anywhere they wish, assuming that place is marked, essentially avoiding an attack in a whole.
Domain: Hiraishin (Flying Thunder God).

Sharingan [3] - Active.

Rika: Byakugan - Active.

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Rika, having just moved away earlier, is ten meters to my left, hiding in the shadows. My second clone is directly behind me, almost back-to-back, and despite it's commentary having been placed at the bottom of my post, that would occur whilst Sora is in the process of using his technique.

Also, being that a Shadow Clone is an exact copy of it's creator (Down to weapons and such), it has Hiraishin seals on it's person, too. Just wanted to clarify all of this.