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Was that a hint of...shame? Embarassment, my lips curled up slightly into a smirk. "Well, it's not like I made my feelings public domain." still he did good at hiding it, but my Byakugan was just far too perceptive. An ironic twist, these white eyes...the blood flowing through my veins, it all originated here but it was the source of my shame, the source of my hatred. Then again, it's not like I was a full breed, no I was...a disgusting half-breed, that's what they'd say.

Thankfully the Uchiha acknowledged the source of my discomfort, with rather intriguing actions. His laugh, subtle...yet it comforted me none the less. Though I'd put it aside for Namitsuki had finally arrived. I tilted my head just a bit, my eyes shifting to his direction as I attempted to communicate my acknowledgement to him with my masked hues. Now then, it seemed there was official business to discuss. Faust wanted us to find the location of Konoha. No doubt they had relocated after the war, it really was a new beginning for the shinobi world.

"Is that what our honourable elders want or are you taking initiative?" I spoke softly, more so thinking aloud than responding to his order. I'd take the map graciously all the same, with eyes like mines, it was befitting that I see through their disguises and locate their location swiftly.

"Shall we report back home when we're finished?" the last part was more so foresight on my part, I sensed the Jounin had places to be...or rather, targets to kill. He was starting to remind me of a dark knight, Kumogakure's own Dark Knight, acting on his own according. What a frightening comrade I've come across.

Every soldier had his moment, a spotlight where they could shine. For some it was on the battlefield, for others it was their memorial, yet even those whom simply helped to see their comrade fight another day. Today wasn't my day in the sun, in fact the sun was quickly descending, thus I made my walk brisk. We were the backup after all, though with no communication to Namitsuki's radio, it seemed our assistance was...unecessary.

"Why am I not surprised, there's a reason he earned that Jounin rank during the war." I mused to myself, ever cautious that we were in foreign lands. Out of instinct, perhaps akin to animals whom were prey to predators, my tenketsu emitted a feint amount of chakra around my form. Perhaps it was in order to initiate a quick rotation, perhaps even to find the closest safe object to switch with, whatever the case, until my guard was eased...old habbits would die hard. Surprisingly, we at least had a meeting point, one not too far from their little training session I happened to 'stumble' upon. In the distance there was a tree, growing solely away from it's brethern, it stoo atop a mound.

I couldn't help but activate that cursed white eye. Even with it's presence masked, the surge of chakra was enough of a reminder. I took an immediate perimeter sweep. One really couldn't be careful in foreign lands. No doubt my paranoia was the result of the war, were we not child soldiers? Yes, yes we were...one of Kumo's greatest ones was perched atop that tree I spotted. Within the cardinals there seemed to be clones, well then, I'd approach carefully.

"Hope we're not too late." I'd utter softly to the clone watching the eastern flank. I dared not to wave up to the tree, it'd be a bad idea to give away someone's position like that.

I was impressed, Uchiha Faust had captured the attention of the bone warrior. Normally, just upon seeing me, Namitsuki would want a spar, in that way we were more rivals than friends. So for him to hold such restraint meant he had found quite the adversary. He even used one of the eight chakra gates, which I was thankful for. Being able to observe his chakra flow at that moment, along with the strain of his network on his body. "So there are risks to using those gates, no wonder most ninja don't use them." It'd take a very physically fit ninja to handle the stress of the chakra gates on the body.

It wasn't surprising that Faust was overcome by the taijutsu assaults of the Kaguya before me. Even I've succumbed to his deadly prowress and I was a kunoichi whom specialized in the same art. I had winced when he was pushed back even though he was protected by his raiton chakra, now seeing him place a well timed strike at the neck, I had a bad feeling. My suspicons would be confirmed as Namitsuki utilized those bones of his. In that way, his body was his ultimate defense and his ultimate weapon. It was such a deadly combination, I begun to contemplate interrupting the spar. If Namitsuki were to lose himself into his insatious lust for combat, then things could go a bit too far. Judging from what I'd seen of Faust thus far, he didn't seem to be a genius at Taijutsu.

No, with the way his chakra surged, it was almost sinister, though more importantly it was that of a ninjutsu prodigy. I wasn't sure just how far he'd progressed with his nature manipulation. He was currently focused on his ration based defense. A defense which seemed to also have offensive capabilities, "It's quite the jutsu..." I found myself musing as I beheld the current events of the spar. My only concern was, should the Uchiha be snared by the bones, what would he do? His kick would be neutralized and thus he'd be off-balanced. It was true that his Raiton chakra would surge against the bones for some damage but Namitsuki was stubborn. He'd accept the shock if it meant he could get a clear shot. One shot was all the Kaguya would need too, though I wanted to believe the Chuunin learned some restraint. It wasn't exactly war time anymore, we needed all the able Kumo-shinobi we could get.

Detour? Right I mentioned it earlier but they weren't exactly heading deeper into the country. No they made a quick bend to...huh, no way. As I maintained my distance of about 50 meters from them, my eyes beheld the duo. They were sparing, which made me frown. "They went out for a private training exhibition, couldn't they just do this back home?" Well, if they were going to spar, I figured I'd watch the flow of the fight and brush up on my own skills.

The blood of the Hyuuga flowed through my veins, the Byakugan ever hungry for chakra. Of course I needed to train my eyes in order to better myself. As I watched the progress of the match, I began to analyze the chakra signatures that flowed between the two. There was one which I recognized as doton nature, the other...well the other didn't make much sense to me. Yet as I gazed into the sky, I saw lightning coming down. "Lightning, is this the pattern?" I'd need to confirm my suspicions.

There was a smoke bomb which would help to mask Nami's position, well at least it would from eyes that weren't special. I saw through his ruse and recognized his attempt to merge with gaia. Whereas his partner was eminating a steady crackling chakra. It was like...spazzing lines across his tenketsu, seeping out rapidly. "So this is what Lightning nature looks like?" I mused to myself, holding the tiger handseal. I'd pump more chakra into my eyes, I needed to attach a colour to this chakra, so I could remember it in the future.

More than just the colour, I needed to mentally store the unique shape and attribute of lightning nature manipulation. I wanted to be able to see it and recognize it just as I had for Doton. Also, there was the issue of non lurking for too long.

"Namitsuki-san, running away from your best friend when they just got home is bad manners!"

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Sogensenshi (Chakra Nature)
Rank: C(x1), B
Type: Doujutsu / Supplementary
Range: Byakugan
Special: 'C' ranked version reveals Basic Releases, while 'B' ranked version reveals Kekkei Touta. Must re-train multiple times in order to detect all releases.
Description: One of the perks behind Byakugan is its ability to read the chakra nature before it. Rather than simply seeing flowing energy all at once, the Hyuuga now learns to distinguish each release by a unique color coding only they can see. Best of all, as an opponent prepares a jutsu from a particular elemental nature already known to the clan member, the chakra traces burst forth, affording the user a small window of anticipation.
Domain: Hyuuga.
Note: Earth Release recognized.

Beneath my redish brown hues, a great source of power began to well up. Veins along my temple bulging as the nerves sought to link my enhanced sensory to my brain. This was the power of Konohagakure's noble clan, Byakugan. How in the world did a commoner of Kumogakure come to obtain such? Well it all started fifteen years ago. The war was heating up and people were either backing their established village or abandoning it. My mother Hina-chan had fallen in love with a foreigner and considering the five great nations were going to war, if she wanted to be apart of his life, she was going to need to leave. Leave where? Hi no Kuni, her home and the place where her family lived.

She left them all behind for this man, following his whims, yet she won't even tell me who he is! My father, I don't know him and as my legs quickly sprint across Kaminari no kuni, the frustration of this fact only fuels my energy. Namitsuki's direction was in my sight and for now I'd travel a very safe distance behind them. Judging by their direction, it was safe to assume they were heading to...oh god, Hi no Kuni. "I really, really hate going to the Fire Country, ugh but I said I'd check in on him, so I'll go." a frown plastered my face before I kicked my own run into high gear.

I'd be taking to the trees, well the sparse dense woodlands that this nation contained. Honestly, this was place was mostly mountains. I had a long hike just getting to our village and having RAN back down and out towards the borders, I'd kill Namitsuki-san myself for this. Well I digress, I really wouldn't but I was certainly annoyed. Did I mention that this beloved nation of mines always seemed to have bad weather? Well perhaps it was because I left a bit later than Nami but I could see some lightning brewing in the sky. It was behind me now, 30 meters or so but it signalled that I was approaching the borders.

If I wanted to get to Fire quicker, I'd need to detour a bit. Snaking my way through some minor nations all the while staying on the off-road route. For some reason, Nami and as I learned with my doujutsu, his partner; were traveling a public route? What were they not supposed to be guised normally? Considering my own appearance, I certainly didn't look like a ninja anyway. Just to be safe though, I reached my hand behind me, untying my kumogakure headband, placed it securely in my pouch, which was well masked by my apron and continued on my merry way.

Oh they also seemed to have radios, well I did too so I figured when I caught up, I'd match frequency with them.
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