[center][h2][color=#AFAF00][U][B]Kanagata, Kiyome[/B] – [I]Pylon[/I][/U][/color][/h2][/center]
[center][img]http://orig02.deviantart.net/5b79/f/2015/148/0/a/machine__by_aditya777-d8v5ew5.jpg[/img][/center][center][h3][I][b]Raikō Engai Interior[/b][/I][/h3][/center]
Leading the clone Kobuto into the dome and through its expansive network of hallways, the two shinobi, after two minutes of walking, stopped before a large door. Glancing up at it then at one another they then pushed them open, entering the center of the observatory. The moment that Kobuto's clone stepped through the doorway, passing the boundary of the door frame, he was frozen in place, unable to move. The two shinobi glanced back at him, expressions largely uncaring.

[color=#AFAF00][B]"Well done, pets,"[/B][/color] said the voice of a woman, the owner nowhere to be seen in the expansive room. At the top of the room was the same black substance, and within the room there appeared to be a series of black apparatus. Some of them were the same rods, others were operating tables upon which there were individuals who appeared to be unconscious members of the waterfall village's shinobi force. In several other locations there were civilians, apparently undergoing the same experiments.

Suddenly kneeling, the two shinobi had turned their backs to the paralyzed Nobushige, placing one knee upon the ground in deference. A platform had lowered from a ceiling which, while possessing holes in various areas, was largely blocking the view of the curved peak of the dome. On this platform was a woman, a familiar woman, with a small smug smile on her face, a hand on her hip and her weight leaned to one side as the platform descended and eventually clicked into the ground.

As she looked Nobushige's clone over her small grin broadened and her eyes lit up, then she laughed. Taking a moment to compose herself the woman walked around her captive several times as if she were a hunter surveying her catch--she was. [color=#AFAF00][B]"Wow Nobushige, you've really grown since I last saw you in Kumogakure,"[/B][/color] she glanced at his head protector, her smile turning to a smirk, [color=#AFAF00][B]"I see you've gotten new friends. When do ya plan to betray [I]this[/I] bunch, mmm?"[/B][/color] She laughed, as if her joke was hilarious, to her it was.

She stepped closer and laid her hand on the man's cheek, cupping it gently, letting her thumb pry his bottom lip down slightly, her eyes meeting his. [color=#AFAF00][B]"I wonder if you remember that special night we had so many years ago. I doubt it,"[/B][/color] as she said it electricity crackled around her, even through her hair, conducting into the ground and likely setting his hair on edge. [color=#AFAF00][B]"You know, Noushi, I could carve you up. Maybe I might, perhaps this time you won't forget me so easily,"[/B][/color] her calm smile didn't alter at all, and neither did the glow in her eyes. Nonetheless, there was a distinct air of malice about her.

As if to make a point, the woman then kissed him, despite his paralysis, her lips pressed to his and her tongue slipping into his mouth for a brief moment. It would be pleasant for a moment, if he was into forced kisses, and then the lightning chakra would flood his body. Rings of light formed around the clone's body as it happened, moving up and down over it. After several passes the clone would feel the chakra that made it up almost...[I]solidify[/I]. She'd bound the chakra so tightly that unless she released the bonds, the clone wouldn't dissipate. She'd also magnetized it.

At this Kiyome backed away, licking her lips and smiling, [color=#AFAF00][B]"It's too bad you couldn't return the gesture, Noushi, but you'd probably try to bite my tongue off or place one of those pesky Fortunes on me and I just can't have that."[/B][/color] She turned her back to him, gesturing for her two minions to rise. They did so immediately and faced Nobushige, binding his hands behind him, then his feet, magnetizing them together as if they were metallic. One of them placed their hand on his body and a pulse of electricity went through him, continuing to do so even after the hand was removed. It was like feeling a small amount of static continually run through your body, but it wasn't entirely unpleasant.

The paralysis wore off and where Nobushige couldn't see, Kiyome's smile grew.
[hr][center][h3][I][b]Raikō Engai Perimeter[/b][/I][/h3][/center]
Not the least discouraged that their lightning had been blocked one of the shinobi was too late in noticing the explosive tags and was promptly engulfed in flame. His comrades however, used his death to tell them where the tags were, and changed trajectory, deciding to head for Mayumi after all.

Meanwhile, the woman had jumped over the area with the kunai and tags, then suddenly rocketed down to the ground, where she slid and thrust her weapon forwards at Mayumi's head. Electricity sparked off of the pitch black weapon as it moved.

While she attacked Mayumi the four elite shinobi who were airborne began moulding chakra, lightning channeling around their bodies at higher and higher speeds with every passing moment. When Shirayuri reached the rod, it would all discharge, directed right at the rod where it would strike and then expand outwards into a field of searing electrical particles. It seemed they weren't playing around even minutely. It was all business with this crowd.
[hr][center][h2][color=#534730][U][B]Heirana, Shirayuri[/B][/U][/color][/h2][/center][hr]
Closing the distance, Shirayuri heard the electricity oscillating before she felt it. As such she was able to execute the necessary handseals to escape just before the strike hit. Delving straight into the ground and disappearing, the kunoichi frowned. It seemed that the waterfall shinobi hadn't been struggling for no reason. These guys were tough.

Taking in a deep breath, she ran through her options. She knew lightning was weak to earth and she knew that magnetism was weak to fire, so that seemed the best route to take. With this in mind she began gathering her chakra along the yari she had in hand and after five seconds she burst forth from the ground, whirling the Yari. Wind chakra was thrust forth from her body as she swung and spun the weapon around her form. Then the flames erupted, forming a hollow sphere of rotating flames around the lightning rod and effectively cutting off her aggressors. Exhaling to release the tension, Shirayuri turned to the rod and placed her gloved hand on it.

Focusing, she began conducting fire and wind chakra into the rod, utilizing chakra flow. Then she sent earth chakra in and used Doton: Hokyou to reinforce select areas by redistributing the rod's mass. After twenty seconds she focused the fire and wind chakra on the rod's weak points simultaneously and then expanded them.

The rod promptly began bloating and then it crumpled, the chakra infused metal crumbling and splitting into fragments. She immediately noted the decrease in static electricity.

Turning away she raised an arm and then pulled it closer to her chest. The orb of fire collapsed inwards and became a cloak, flowing over and around her body above her clothes. She took off, heading for the next rod.[hr][color=007236][center][h2][U][B]Soria of the Forest[/B][/U][/h2][h3][I]Tetsukuzu[/I][/h3][/center][/color][center][img]http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/136/0/c/Hakuouki___Hijikata_Toshizo_by_TieriaNadleeh.jpg[/img][/center][hr]
Having risen many hours ago, Soria had tended to his garden and began fostering new experiments in his subterranean garden. Exiting as he felt it time to head for the sankage's office, the sage of forests, as some called him, took it all in. The sound of the bustling village, its people happily going about their days. Children ran about, and others retreated indoors, likely to escape the noise. He smiled to himself, grateful for the peace that had lasted 10 years. It was almost hard to believe that the war had ended, after having gone on for so long.

His path taking him before a large five floor building of [url=http://www.bornplaydie.com/japan/travel/nara/todaiji.jpg]feudal style[/url], Soria glanced at it briefly, smiling slightly before he entered, making his way to the fifth floor where Ayameko's office was situated. Even before he'd risen four flights he noted the kage, and it turned out Shiou's presence in on the floor he was heading for. He chuckled, shaking his head and closing his eyes for a moment. He could imagine Shiō  giving Ayameko a hard time for likely having just arrived. It was almost a ritual at this point.

Reaching the fifth floor and walking down the hall to Ayameko's office with a calm smile on his features, Soria's emerald green eyes noted that he'd been correct in his detection of the two's presence. It was nice to know that his skills weren't getting the rusty in the least. [color=007236][B]“Good afternoon Ayameko, Shiō,”[/B][/color] he nodded his head to each woman, his smiling growing ever so slightly at seeing them.

His form coming to rest just outside the entrance to Ayameko's office, the man glanced to Shiō, [color=007236][B]“What's on our schedule for today?”[/B][/color] His tone was calm, and he looked comfortable. Soria was seen as a very relaxed individual...unless you'd known him in wartime that was. Back then he'd been a whole different beast, but that was in the past now. These were peaceful times, and he hoped to keep them that way.

Hopefully he could.