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He certainly didn't look happy. Had something happened to annoy him? Then again, he had a bad tendency to get annoyed at nothing in particular, so it was wiser just not to ask.
"You never ask a lady what's in her handbag, you know." I said, smiling what was, in my mind, a mysterious and intriguing smile. Of course, aside from the treats provided, there was the usual jumble of wonderful items. My cosmetics, naturally, as well as a few tangled necklaces and bracelets, a book or two, strands of ribbon, which i have found no use for yet, my purse, cigarettes, a few stray senbon... i'll stop there.
"What have you been up to? Caught sight of any intruders?" I asked, knowing full well that he had been bored until my arrival. Looking around, i shielded my striking eyes against the sun, full lashes batting against my hand as i squinted into the distance.
"I hope something happens on this mission. If all else fails, samurai are supposed to be guarding these borders too. We can throw things at them when we get bored!" I said cheerfully, wandering over to the rock that he had just vacated, and laying out a few things atop it. Bottles of water, important for healthy skin and just about everything else, a few pieces of fruit, rather uninspiring, and some sweet rice balls, rather more tasty.
"We've been given provisions, isn't that sweet? Admittedly, they're not exactly up to par with my usual consumption, and a bottle of wine would've been nice, but i suppose it's free, after all."

I wasn't suggesting we eat them yet, simply getting them out. After all, i supposed we ought to actually patrol, rather than camp out in one spot. That was tedious, wandering the border... i wonder why i actually chose this mission? I sat down beside the food, still scanning the horizon.
"It's more of a precaution than anything, isn't it? Before, i would've asked who would bother to seek out iwa, with its current less~than~impressive state, but then, we met that mist shinobi..." It was still nagging on my mind. Although, perhaps iwa's rather weak state was not current knowledge, after all? Oh dear, this village. It was just not fitting for somebody like me! Somebody fabulous and ambitious, somebody with much, much bigger things awaiting them than the dirt and dust of iwagakure.

Sighing, i tossed back my hair, snatching up one of the bottles of water and reclining further on the rock.
"We simply have to get out of here sweetie! See the sights, meet the big names, steal the most luxurious treasures... After we wander the borders for a couple of hours, of course." And with that, i stepped gracefully to my feet, sipping a little water, before tucking the foot all back in my bag, and swinging it onto my arm.
"Let's get started shall we? I believe if we continue on this way," i gestured with a bright red nail, "we'll be alongside ame, and we can follow on beside kusa. By the time we're on the border with taki, i'd say we've done more than enough." I said, consulting my map just to be sure.

It was a drag, and my feet would probably hurt by the end of the trek, but we were shinobi after all. Such things were simply another aspect of our work! And so, with a few weary steps, i began to walk, dazzling blonde flowing out behind me as i slipped into strut.

That was it? That was the extent of his talents? Admittedly, it was a one sided battle but... well, it wasn't exactly thrilling. Flicking scarlet fingernails vaguely in the direction of my golden clones, the two beautiful reproductions crumbled where they stood, and i strutted forwards to stand beside Kain. He still retained that hunter's aura that i always noticed during a fight... the desire to hurt stood out in his eyes, at least to me. It used to scare me, quite honestly but, although he doesn't treat me perfectly, i do know he wouldn't ever hurt me. At least, that's what i always tell myself. ♥
"Oh my. That didn't last long. Let's see..." I murmured, as i knelt down beside his bloodied body, courtesy of Kain, and began to rummage for trinkets. Of course, i took his headband first, such an understated accessory, and followed up with his world map, his home village, Mist, naturally marked.
"Fabulous! How terribly convenient." I smiled, a victorious crimson grin, the wheels in our plan were already turning at such an early stage... It was wonderful. I stood up, careful not to get blood on my clothes.
"Did you really have to make such a mess of him?" I asked, already knowing the answer. Turning away from the unfortunate shinobi, i put both his world map and his headband in my handbag.

[world map and mist headband looted]

I walked a little way back along the path, trying not to frown. I couldn't stand frown lines, but on the inside, i was one big frown. It wasn't that unusual, a foreign ninja trying to find an enemy village, or simply a neutral village. Knowledge was power, they always said, and of course, knowing your competitions' location was something valuable. The strange thing was, the climate in which he was doing it. Surely, in this situation, the timing for scouting out other villages was terrible? Each hidden village must be in a state of rebuilding, and fortifying, wanting nothing more than to build their strength back up. However, here was mist, sending out shinobi to find our village? It simply struck me as odd. Obviously, i was not a natural blonde, and as unusual as it would seem, i tended to be the brains behind our operations. Not that Kain wasn't capable, he was simply rather short sighted when it came to fighting. I wasn't particularly passionate about a brawl, and i can't help find much more delight in carefully laid plans, and tugging threads from the shadows. Charming, i know.

"What next? I want to follow up on this, perhaps with a visit to mist, but i also don't want to rush things. It may be more prudent to bide our time, until they notice the loss of their shinobi. Either they look for him, and risk damaging relationships with earth, or they do nothing. In the second case, there's bound to be a sense of unease about his fate, and it puts them in a rather more vulnerable position..." I was simply thinking out loud at this point. What we were to do next, i wasn't quite sure of, just yet.

Fighting really was such a difficult sport. Of course, we were all trained shinobi but... Well, it was hard to know how things were playing out. Obviously, no party wanted to cut down, but did things really need to be so messy? As far as i could see, from my position rather far from the man, the explosion had sent him flying backwards, and then, with Kain's snakes and my decadent senbon firing upon him, he had proceeded to retreat rather acrobatically, by way of numerous backflips. Well, i wasn't one for the cliche shinobi style, but backflips seemed rather inappropriate during a battle. Regardless of what happened, any projectiles thrown at my clone would merely clang off of its golden surface, even aimed at her open mouth. And as such, my beautiful recreation would continue to spit deadly golden slivers, aiming now simply for the man's chest.

Had Kain caught him with his snakes? I couldn't be sure, but it looked like our opponent intended to throw projectiles? Although my gleaming persona was slow in moving, due to her solid weight, it was child's play for her to throw out both arms, cutting off the flight of his weapons, as he had made the mistake of throwing them one on either side of her. With a metallic clang, and then, unsurprisingly, the explosion of what was likely paper tags, her golden arms were rather scorched, but otherwise, his assault appeared to have been stopped.

I frowned, toying with a strand of my blonde hair. Kain had been advancing all this time, closing the distance between himself and our new friend rather quickly. As far as i could gauge, the mist ninja was around thirty meters from myself, with Kain already within perhaps less than ten meters of him. Oh positioning, how demanding you are! As i had already been preparing, another golden clone was created, her gleaming metallic hair immobile in the wind as she dashed forwards to join the battle. Going with her were numerous strands of my thread, glinting surreptitiously in the air as they ran from her hands to mine. While she was running forwards, my existing clone had not ceased in its barrage of razor sharp gold, largely able to ignore his attempts at countering her so far. Admittedly, what she fired was easily blocked with accuracy, as he had proven, but with Kain getting closer? Sooner or later a projectile would land, especially with my second dazzling version joining the fray before long.

He would run out of tricks sooner or later, i imagined. Did i feel bad for fighting him alone? Well, he wandered alone, by his choice, into our territory, even by command of his kage... It simply wasn't done. When a fly drifts too close to a web, does the spider feel bad for capturing it, and, eventually, devouring it? I'd imagine not. ♥

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Spider Clone; Gold [two in effect]
Rank: C
Type: Clan Ninjutsu; Supplementary
Range: Self
Special: Clones move slightly slower than the creator, due to them being heavier and stronger. Strength of clones is determined by one's mastery of the Kumonenkin;

D-Rank; Can withstand up to one D-Rank jutsu
C-Rank; Can withstand up to one C-Rank jutsu
B-Rank; Can withstand up to one B-Rank jutsu
A-Rank; Can withstand up to one A-Rank jutsu
S-Rank; Can withstand up to one S-Rank jutsu

Description: By continuing to spit out the strong golden substance, the Sasanagi can create replicas of themselves, which are then infused with chakra and able to act according to the user's orders. The Gold clones can take a lot of damage, equal to one's strength in the Kumonenkin creation, and can perform any jutsu dealing with the golden substance.
Domain: Sasanagi, C-Rank Kumonenkin


Spider Barrage [one clone currently using]
Rank: D
Type: Clan Ninjutsu; Offensive
Range: See Special
Special: The range of this jutsu is the same as that of the Kumonendo, depending again on one's mastery of the Kumonenkin. The projectiles fly roughly as fast as a kunai is thrown.

* ‘D’ – 10 meter reach
* ‘C’ – 20 meter reach
* ‘B’ – 30 meter reach
* ‘A’ – 40 meter reach
* ‘S’ – 50 meter reach

Description: While the Sasanagi is already capable of creating almost anything from their dangerous golden spit, this jutsu allows the user to simply spit out their creations in the form of projectiles, flying in whatever direction the user wishes. Whatever the Sasanagi can create from their spit, can be spat at their target, within reason. Only creations within the same dimensions as secondary weapons, and similar items can be spat effectively.
Domain: Sasanagi, D-Rank Kumonenkin


Spider Strands
Rank: D
Type: Clan Ninjutsu; Supplementary
Range: See Special
Special: The range of this jutsu is the same as that of the Kumonendo, depending again on one's mastery of the Kumonenkin.

* ‘D’ – 10 meter reach
* ‘C’ – 20 meter reach
* ‘B’ – 30 meter reach
* ‘A’ – 40 meter reach
* ‘S’ – 50 meter reach

Decription: Although the Sasanagi may spit their threads at an opponent, there are more uses to the creation than simply that. With this jutsu, the Sasanagi can create lengths of thread for any purpose, and these may also be produced via under the Sasanagi's fingernails or even toenails. Lengths of thread may be used for their sticky properties to subdue opponents, or expelled at heights to ascend quickly, the possibilities are limitless, aside from the range.
Domain: Sasanagi, D-Rank Kumonenkin

The lands of water? Oh, so he was from the hidden mist? I couldn't help giggle at his next words though. He meant our village no harm? How adorable.
"Oh darling, how charming. We can't simply let you pass, of course. Allowing a foreign ninja with unknown intention to wander our lands? Well, it's not really good taste is it." I said, trying to ignore the bloodthirst i could almost feel radiating from Kain. However, there was no denying such a find was wonderful. A source of information, perhaps? As such, i had already made up my mind, we were going to have a little talk with this one. I licked my lips, my mouth already beginning to moisten considerably with my bloodline's fluids.
"I promise we won't hurt you, won't you stay and play a while?"

And with that, i pursed my lips, and a stream of incredibly sticky thread flew in a torrent towards the man. Standing as we were in such a narrow area, the only way he had to run was back. Of course, should he attempt evasion in such confining space, he would find that my thread could occupy the entire width of the pass. Should my sticky fluid touch the mist shinobi's flesh, he would be bound by my chakra, and unable to escape easily.

Should he be trapped, i would delicately wipe my red lips free of the thread, ready to talk. Should he manage to avoid my surprise attack, i would simply keep up the torrent of spider silk, my black widow's heritage desperate for a taste of his flesh.

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Kumonenkin (Spider Sticky Gold)
Rank: (D), (C), (B), A, S
Type: Supplementary / Clan Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Strength of sticky gold depends directly on the user's understanding of 'Kumonenkin'. The user can make any general projectile/secondary item available in shops. Up to 5 can be made when first learned, plus 5 more for every rank, for a maximum of 25 projectiles per use.
Description: Kumonenkin is one of the kekkei genkai’s most basic and essential supplementary ninjutsu technique. As part of their special blood, the Sasanagi have the ability to release a form of golden liquid from their mouth and sweat glands. When this liquid hits the air it can harden to be as strong as steel, allowing the clan member to be able to use this technique to then form deadly spikes or other projectile weapons.
Domain: Sasanagi

Kumonendo (Spider Sticky Vomit)
Rank: D
Type: Offensive / Clan Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Spider string extends forward roughly at the speed of a kunai. Sticky vomit's hold is strong enough to immobilize. Distance and strength of extending string depends on the user's understanding of 'Kumonenkin'.


* ‘D’ – 10 meter reach, 1 meter circular area of effect
* ‘C’ – 20 meter reach, 2 meter circular area of effect
* ‘B’ – 30 meter reach, 4 meter circular area of effect
* ‘A’ – 40 meter reach, 8 meter circular area of effect
* ‘S’ – 50 meter reach, 16 meter circular area of effect


Description: As part of their line of special ninjutsu dealing with their emitted spider fluid, this technique allows the user to emit a stream of spider thread from their mouths at high speeds. Once enough silk has been expelled, the will then proceed to grab onto a nearby opponent. The thread will run from the user’s mouth directly to their opponent, and with chakra reinforcing their neck and possibly even draining the opponent, they gain full control of their victims. If the opponent is in the air, the user can even move their head and body to sling them wherever they want.
Domain: Sasanagi. ‘D’ ranked Kumonenkin

I wasn't overly concerned. The body appeared to be dead, and judging by the blue tinge, it had been that way for a while. What DID concern me though, was Kain's utter disinterest. Although... had he even noticed it? I couldn't be sure. We were... changing plans? I barely realised we had plans, aside from travelling. But before even a 'darling!' could leave my mouth, he was gone, dashing away, shirtless, for some obscure reason. Watching his muscled form for a few moments, i wasn't one to deny myself simple pleasures, i turned away from the bloodied body and walked rather more sedately after him. After all, a dead body wasn't really that big a deal in times like these, now was it? It wasn't as if the dead body was a plot device introduced to garner more experience from a journey by providing us with more to discuss and investigate, no, nothing like that.

Either way, it appeared the poor dead soul would find no more attention, as i made my way after Kain. He really moved fast, and what was he after anyway?
"Oh dear. What complete disregard... Admittedly, it's not really in anymore but i'm sure he'll miss it." I murmured, upon picking up his discarded shirt. Really, the man had little taste in style, but to throw his clothes away so carelessly? That was almost unforgivable. Tucking the shirt into my suspenders, (well, where else could i tuck it in such an outfit?), i proceeded to follow him, heels digging into the dirt as i made my graceful way after him. Just what had caused him to become so completely engrossed? I mean, what exactly could he not wait for? He was acting like everything was half price in a gaulthier boutique! Although, come to think of it, i doubt he'd care. Trying not to think too much, i shook out my hair and was gone, following in his mysterious wake.


exit ♥