Enim Lentesco; Etsi Novus —
Aug 19, 2011 20:34:55 GMT -8
Post by hugo on Aug 19, 2011 20:34:55 GMT -8
Boar. Tiger. Boar. Tiger. Boar. Tiger.
The sequence of handseals for Shousen no Jutsu was permanently etched into Joshinki's mind. The basis of Medical Ninjutsu...and yet, it was the most important as well. Boar. Tiger. After preforming the pair of handseals, he clasped his hands together until they became coated in green chakra. After the jutsu was prepared, Joshinki pressed his hands against the bloodied side of the fox laying before him.
Most people treated predators as mere pests to be exterminated to extend their own comfort...but Joshinki couldn't help but feel that line of thought was wrong. Although, he had to admit his own bias- The only reason he'd become as skilled in Medical Ninjutsu as he had was because he practiced on the wounded animals he found.
When the fox's wounds finally closed enough that it's life was no longer in danger, Joshinki moved his hand near the fox's mouth to rub behind it's ears and the fox responded by licking his hand for a moment...before it's tail suddenly bushed up and it bit into his wrist. He pulled his hand back with a yelp of pain as the fox stood and ran past Joshinki into the heart of the forest. "Something must have spooked it...?"
After confirming that the bite wasn't infected, Joshinki started to stand when he heard a quiet rumbling sound. At first he thought it was the sound of distant thunder, but it steadily grew louder and louder until it was nearly deafening. Joshinki hadn't even had a chance to move before a stampede of animals rushed past, fleeing East...in the same direction the fox from earlier had gone. The hair on the back of his neck stood on end at the sight of the terrified animals, "Nothing good can come of this..."
Joshinki ran in the directions that the animals had fled from and continued until he reached a small cliff overlooking...something. He was unable to make out any features of the land below due to the dense mist obscuring his vision. He considered jumping down from the cliff and exploring the area, but the feeling of foreboding hadn't passed...
"Ye lest not be afraid."
Then the world ended. Well, not exactly, but Joshinki couldn't tell the difference. He'd been trying to figure out who- or what had spoken the words when the force of an explosion knocked him off his feet and sent him tumbling down the cliff's face. When he finally hit the ground, he glanced up weakly...and saw nothing but a gigantic crater less than a hundred yards from his current position. Even though the forest animals had already started to run, the area of destruction was so vast that the loss of life must have been staggering. He couldn't stop himself from swearing...but he couldn't stop to mourn either.
It took a few moments for Joshinki to collect himself, but after that was accomplished it only took him a second to locate the giant monster some seventy meters off. There was no doubt- It must have been the cause of the destruction. However, whatever it did was sure to have attracted attention. It was possible that a few Ninja or Samurai would appear to battle the creature. If it was so...then it was his duty to help. He was no good in battle, but if he could save even a single life... It occurred to him that assisting anyone in battling the monster may lead to it's death, and a life is a life...but then, he thought of what his Master had always told him whenever he insisted that any life was worth saving.
One must sometimes kill in order to save.
And with that, Joshinki ran in the direction of the monster, hoping that if anyone was locked in battle with the creature...that he wasn't too late...