Dion

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.. hi. I'm supposed to do that right?...

yes

Testing out my wings

@Valravn Odin greets the ravn.

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Naruto: Revival

^{Amegakure no Sato | S-rank | Leader of Amegakure}

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^{TIME: A week after the funeral - a week before the expedition message is sent out | LOCATION: Amegakure | INTERACTION: Kaito Chosokabe, @Ganryu; Sayuri Nisshoku, Kareha Yuki, @Write; Havoc @Syn; Kyokotsu/Mizuki @LadyInInk}

Before the strangers that entered her lands could arrive, it seemed there was a nick in the plan Yogensha had crafted. She suddenly lifted her head, seemingly noticing another disturbance in her Rain Tiger at Will technique. “Konoha..” she slowly whispered to herself, before glancing to her left and nodding at one of the Black Ops. The man understood, somehow, and jumped off, running to the balcony and jumping off. Yogensha meanwhile immediately began calculating the time it would take for the two mysterious strangers - that could only belong to one faction - and for the Konoha nin to reach her tower. With luck, she'd be able to deal with the two of these groups in separate occasions. But that was reliant on an element of luck. Not the most favorable conditions.

When Havoc arrived, he was guided by four members of the Sakai Ban'nin, and brought along with him a passenger of some capacity, a young lady that seemed to ride him like a horse. It would have been comical, if it weren't for the fact that Yogensha recognized the man. He had failed to don a mask - perhaps on purpose - and his appearance was inherently tied to the existence of that girl that had lingered around Amegakure so long ago. Perhaps it had gone unnoticed to Havoc himself, but during the time he spent guiding Kyokotsu, he was shadowed by members of the black ops. And the day that Yogensha had finally approved of their assassination, the two of them split and vanished. Neither Kyokotsu nor Havoc was found again within Amegakure borders, and everyone forgot about them.

Until now.

But Yogensha was not one to hold a grudge, especially since she also figured that this man was inherently tied to this new organization that had attacked and decimated the village of Konoha, and the Hokage. So, she smiled politely, even when Havoc brutishly and rudely came straight to the point.

She would not have expected otherwise.

When he held up the paper, crumped but straightened out slightly, a black ops member approached and would take the paper from him, before handing it off to Yogensha. It seemed security measures were at an all time high for this meeting - not only a sign of apprehension towards the duo of Yomigaeri, but also out of.. some sick respect for their power. Normally, Yogensha would've relied on guards of some capacity as well, but due to her sickly nature there were many more than normal. However, she still felt capable of keeping up a fight. It was the problem that she couldn't last as long, and could certainly not kill them. Not unless she performed the Brahmastra, which was a one shot with her current status. It'd be better to simply talk.

She looked over the paper, and then glanced up at Havoc. “Kyokotsu. I remember her. To know what happened, I'd ask you to listen to the whole story. It's important that people know the truth about the minashigo-in koyō sābisu. Our orphanage.” She grabbed a hold of her wooden crutches and handed them off to her left, towards some black ops that was standing there, and walked forwards on her own. It was a slow process, but she was still capable of walking at this point. As she moved she even pushed away a black ops member that was trying to help her, much less gentle than she usually would be. It seems the sickness was making her slightly less patient too. She was thickly clothed to hide the bulging pieces of flesh that were moving under her body, though the eye that paid careful attention would see that very subtle bulges were also moving under her forehead.

When she came to Havoc, unprotected against any attack, she held out the piece of paper to him, letting him take it from her if he wanted. “I can tell she is important to you. Keep this, then. That way, you know who to look for.” When he'd taken it from her, she'd slowly stumble back, before taking her place next to Sayuri and Kaito. She'd place a hand on Sayuri's shoulder, resting on her slightly. “Kyokotsu was not originally from Amegakure. She was taken. Perhaps you know that. Perhaps you do not. In broader and more general terms, the other villages have insinuated we kidnap children that possess strong talents for the arts of shinobi's.”

She swallowed momentarily, glancing at the girl next to Havoc before looking back at the man himself. “In a way that is true. This practice is outdated now, but it still happens from time to time. Most of our 'recruits' in the orphanage were taken some twenty to thirty years ago - in fact, some of the black ops in this room right now are 'recruits' from the orphanage. You could ask them what they think about it, but fact of the matter is that it does not matter.”

She coughed, covering her mouth as she did so. When she moved her hand back and glared at it, she saw the blood she had coughed up. Her eyes shot upwards towards Havoc and his companion as her flat hand curled into a fist and was lowered to her side. She trembled slightly, but managed to stay upright with the help of Sayuri. “It does not matter because we gave them a better future. We find orphans that were created by war and bloodshed and we secure them, we give them a place in Amegakure. If they show promise as shinobi, we train them into strong shinobi. We give them purpose, we give them a right of existence. A right of existence in the same way that the Sage lived. What is more satisfying than that?”

She nodded then at some remark that nobody made - seemingly already anticipating it. “Yes, yes, the villages around us say we are stealing children because of their power. But they created those orphans. They should be taking care of them. But they do not - we do.” She stayed silent then for a moment longer than she had before, taking pause to let Havoc think on what she said, to make the connections himself, but also to afford her some time to gather her calm and peace. She was getting emotional. It might have been the sickness, it might have been her history as an outsider of Amegakure as well. When she continue, she was noticeably more calm and peaceful than before, even offering Havoc a polite and light smile.

“Kyokotsu was one of them. Amegakure black ops secured her as an orphan. They brought her here to live in Amegakure, to train alongside one of our best swordsmen. We had planned to bring her into the black ops. Then she killed her master. And his wife. And then others. It seems she was disturbed in the head, perhaps a result of the events that occurred prior to her arrival here. We continued getting reports of her slaughter until they stopped for a moment. When the reports continued, she was reported to be with.. some man. We trailed them for a long period of time, to consider capturing her and treating her psychologically.”

The rain strengthened. Her Rain Tiger at Will became stronger as she continued to speak, tracking the movements of the Konohagakure nin. It seemed the Amegakure black ops had made contact with them. She did not have long left, but there was so much more to say. During her pause, she looked up and to the left, into the corner of the ceiling, as if there was something there to see. She was focusing on her detection technique, and then looked back to Havoc. “Yes, treating her. That was my own idea, but my black ops urged me to just eliminate her and her new companion. Perhaps that was my mistake - I waited too long before ordering to kill them. I had hoped we could salvage this, to make it right. When I finally brought myself to give the command to eliminate them, they split up and vanished. Perhaps it was for the best. Everyone forgot about them. Everyone but me.. and you.”

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^{TIME: A week after the funeral - a week before the expedition message is sent out | LOCATION: Amegakure - border regions | INTERACTION: Nousagi Hyuga, Kurin Senju, [@Reflectin]; Kaijin Otsutsuki, @Seraphicide; Tashiro Hokori, @BladeSS4}

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The Sakai ban'nin of Amegakure had now reached the team coming from Konohagakure, hailing them and requesting their permission to enter Amegakure. As there was a writ of permission in the form of the Kage summit papers, they were allowed to pass through to Amegakure, under an escort of four shinobi from the Sakai ban'nin. It seemed none of them were too warmed up about receiving four Konohagakure nin, given the recent events surrounding the new Hokage. Despite being given passage, they were treated with a good air of disdain and disinterest, with none of the Sakai ban'nin speaking even a word to them. That is, until the Black Ops member sent out by Yogensha reached the team right when they were on the middle of the large lake that, perhaps an hour before, Havoc had used to travel to Amegakure under a similar escort.

“I'll take it from here. Lady Yogensha's orders,” the black ops informed the Sakai ban'nin, who obviously did not dare resist an order from the lady Ame herself. When the Sakai ban'nin had handed over control to the black ops, and disappeared, the black ops turned around and sped off, expecting the Konoha nin to follow him. The speed was picked up, much faster than the Sakai ban'nin had traveled at, so perhaps there was a sense of urgency. Or perhaps all of this had been one big, fat diversionary tactic designed to stall the Konohagakure nin. They'd never know.

The black ops guided them towards the large tower, central in Amegakure, and by far the tallest structure. And then began the climb. They'd have to climb, more or less, all the way to the top. Being shinobi, this was an easy feat, given that they could just walk onto the walls. As they arrived at the top, they'd be left in front of two large, cast-iron doors, similar to the ones they'd used to get into the tower. From behind the doors, they could only hear the muffled sounds of a conversation being had between Yogensha and the stranger that they were there to protect Yogensha against.

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She smiled politely at him, though the story she'd just told him wasn't really something to smile about. It was just something she did. A smile, as if she were thinking back to those times. Nostalgia. She knew precisely who the man in front of her was, and she knew precisely why he hadn't donned his mask. “But that's not why you are here, is it? I fought one of your companions, as well as the one that turned into smoke. I thought I had made it evident I have no interesting in the conflict between your group and the five main villages. In fact, I offered them the ability to come talk and discuss with me at any time. It seems that I am still considered a threat to your organization. A shame.”

The question as to whether or not that was why he was here remained unanswered as the door opened up, revealing the black ops member and the four Konohagakure shinobi. Yogensha looked backwards and then glanced forwards at Havoc. It seems luck hadn't been on her favour, despite her calculations and attempts to speed up the conversation, to ensure that Havoc and his companion, and the Konohagakure would not meet today. “I see,” she simply stated before all hell would break loose. She'd make sure to smile at Havoc politely, attempting to inform her that this hadn't been her plan. “Forgive me.”

She then looked to Sayuri and Kaito. “Don't mind me, I can fight still. Go!” Although she had not explicitly informed them about this dealing, she had hoped that from the way the conversation had gone that Yogensha had no intent in killing or even harming Havoc or his female companion. Perhaps they'd pick up on that and simply 'fake' the fight. Or perhaps they would go in with full power. Whichever it was, the situation was out of her control now. Perhaps if she'd been not as sick, she would've been able to manage it. It seemed everything was taking its' toll on her.

As for Yogensha herself, she performed some handseals. She was clearly slower than she had been before, but still managed to form and mold chakra to her liking. “Indra no Teisai!” she yelled, and as she completed the jutsu, a light blue line appeared under her eyes.

Never the less, she continued forming handseals to prepare for the next jutsu. “Asura no Teisai!” she proclaimed, stepping back slightly to give both Kaito and Sayuri space to form a defensive line in front of her while waiting for the Konohagakure nin to make a move. As she performed her signature jutsu, two arms spouted from her backs, and then two more, giving her six in total. She resembled some sort of Buddha like this, and through her possession of yin and yang chakra, resembled the embodiment of Asura, Indra, and the Sage himself. Now, the move was Havoc's.

Naruto: Revival

Since we've been at this for a while now I figured I'd take a moment to hand out some comments. @Savato & @Pirouette, I think the combo of Kyoka and Rumia has been pretty great so far. They're like a better Fuji and Ayame. Except more funny. @BladeSS4, you've been in several of my RP's now and this is the first time I'm not a GM when you're around. I think you've improved a lot as a roleplayer and would definitely implore you to keep writing and improving. @GlitchyBugger, this is the first time we've roleplayed together (I think?) but I am pleasantly surprised with your IC capabilities and your agreeable nature OOC. We seem to align pretty well in our desires and wishes for roleplay in general so I hope to see you around. @Spanner & @Write, I've found you both to also be agreeable and easy to work with. I can't say anything about the way you've improved or so, but I like how you both have managed to intertwine your characters with mine to the point where they are connected beyond just 'oh they're friends... sorta... sorta...'. The same goes for @Ganryu, but we're old 'friends' from the Naruto: the Next Generation days. I've said a few times before that it's Ganryu who pushed me towards being a better writer and pushed me to write in an advanced level. Perhaps it's sappy but I've remembered it and it's motivated me to keep going - really, it's true.

Overall, I've had my ups and downs with this roleplay. There are many things I enjoy about it and I enjoy having the freedom to do what I want to do. There are also things I'd improve if I could, and currently it's the communication that's a NR. 1 issue for me. However if we all keep doing our best perhaps we can improve that and become better roleplayers in the process.

Naruto: Revival

^{Konohagakure no Sato | Chunin-going-on-Jonin | Edgelord Supreme}

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^{TIME: A week after the funeral | LOCATION: Konohagakure - Kiku's residence; Kamui's residence, Oichi's residence | INTERACTION: Shizuka Ichimi, @Syn; Kiku Kurama, @LadyinInk; Kamui Uzumaki @Spanner; Date Uchiha @Queentze}

After speaking to Kamui after the funeral, it was quickly decided that Kamui and Sakana made a crack team. Despite his promotion, Sakana did not feel different - such was fate, so he would endure it - but he felt a sharp pang of dis-empowerment after he realized that the two trash-shinobi from Iwagakure, Rumia and Kyoka, were far stronger than he was at this point. He was convinced it was his actions in the first part of the test, as well as the fact that he managed to keep team Fire together during the latter stage of the test that earned him the promotion - as it should've been - but feelings of inadequacy were hard to get rid of. Such was fate too. In them he found a motivation to keep going and become stronger. He'd prove to them that their filthy kekkei genkai were not a free ticket to shinobi godhood.

It was not entirely surprising that, a few weeks later, the 'new' hokage showed up with the message that he was selected for a new team, together with 'Shizuka Ichimi', who'd been one of the new jonin recruits. Alongside them was Kamui Uzumaki, with whom Sakana was intimately familiar at that point, and who he'd be able to use expertly. Then there was some person called 'Date Uchiha,' some Uchiha brat with a kekkei genkai. It didn't matter - the team was decidedly this way, and Sakana could only agree. “Hai, hokage-sama,” he replied to the hokage. He was still unsure how to feel about him, but his style of leadership was unarguably much more robust and strict than that of the late Ginsho.

Sakana left his clan compound - which was full of fish ponds. The clan compound was not exceptionally large, but it seemed much smaller than it was because only 10% of the land was used to house people in a multiple story building. The rest of it was dedicated to nature, work places and ponds. He paused briefly as he passed the final - and biggest - pond of fish in the entire compound. It was the most beautiful of all for it contained the fish that were represented in the Uragiri clan symbol. The fish themselves were special because they were said to have lived for over two hundred years already, and had given the Uragiri clan their peculiar looks.

Sakana bowed deeply and pushed his hand through the water, looking at the two fish. To the clan they represented balance. To him, they represented fate and change. The rest of the clan saw only when the fish swam around each other, calmly, in circles. But Sakana had seen the fish fight on several occasion, and the one that represented fate, the black fish, always won. He looked at them for several seconds more, before standing up and shaking his hand to get rid of the water.

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First he collected Kamui, at the Uzumaki clan house. Larger than his own, for sure, but it didn't phase him. The Uragiri clan knew their place in this village. He'd simply ask one of the people for Kamui's place, and then went to find him. He knocked before entering but didn't wait too long to enter. “Kamui,” he said solemnly, glancing around the boy's room. He pondered whether or not the boys' room reflected his personality, but was quickly reminded of his purpose here and looked the boy in the eyes again.

“We're selected. We're going to Sunagakure. Come with me.” He was stoic as ever, and gave his orders like he was already the teamleader - well, technically he outranked Kamui now, but he'd even acted this way when Kamui and him were both chunin. It seemed like Sakana was just something of a natural leader. Regardless of what Kamui'd respond, Sakana would wait a few minutes for the boy to prepare before taking off to find Shizuka, jumping to a roof and running off. He'd expected to find him at his own home, but on the way there they passed Kiku's home, where Sakana luckily managed to catch Shizuka's voice.

He listened from above for a while, asking Kiku whether or not he should request a transfer. It was then that Sakana pushed himself off of the rooftop, landing besides Kiku and Shizuka with a single hand pressed onto the floor to steady his fall. He'd raise slowly and look Shizuka in the eyes. “Shizuka, Kiku,” he'd say as a matter of greeting. He'd learned after the fight in the forest of death that Kiku and Shizuka were the two that had abandoned Kurin Senju and Jaakuna Hinoko. He paused briefly, his black eyes staring intensely at the two of them. He was wondering just what these two were thinking. Then he'd speak up, posing a question in as neutral of a tone as he could muster, though he was sure Shizuka wouldn't like it. It was a question that had to be asked, however. “First you'd abandon your team in the forest of death when me and my team came for your scrolls, now you'd abandon us too when you're faced with another challenge?”

Phlatsh. He spat on the ground, before glancing at Shizuka again, seeing what he'd have to say for himself. “You're a jonin now,” he'd follow up, making sure to stress the word jonin, “so follow orders and do your job.” He shot a final glance at Kiku, before jumping to the rooftops again. He expected Kamui and Shizuka to follow him, and although Shizuka was a jonin like he was, his failure to accept the mission regardless of how he felt about it meant that Sakana seemed like the more proper leader in this mission - at least for now, and only to Sakana, since he could hardly know how Shizuka, Kiku or Kamui felt.

Last on the team list was 'Date Uchiha.' Obviously he'd be found in the Uchiha quarters of the village. A rapid travel there was quickly achieved and before anyone knew it, they were in front of Date's home. Knock knock. As soon as Date'd opened the door, Sakana would alert him to the mission ahead of them. “Uchiha, Date. I'm Sakana Uragiri, this is Shizuka Ichimi. We're the jonin for your team for this mission. The other chunin here is Kamui Uzumaki, who will be supporting our mission. Please grab your gear and get ready. We have five minutes.”

It was quite visible that Sakana treated Date slightly different - more distant perhaps. It made sense if you knew Sakana, since he was pretty disgusted by kekkei genkai. The Uchiha clan was perhaps the most prominent userbase of kekkei genkai. So, working with one from that clan would prove to be quite difficult for Sakana. But the mission came first.

Naruto: Revival

Character: Sakana Uragiri
Name: Fūinjutsu: Atsui! atsui! atsui!
Rank: B
Range: Close-medium range.
Nature: Fire.
Type: Offensive, Supplementary
Effect: The user seals or gets sealed 3 seals on their tongue, namely the characters for 'atsui' (熱い) meaning 'hot'. These seals contain fire jutsu up to the B rank Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku (can contain smaller ones like the regular Gōkakyū no Jutsu). Due to the small size of the seals, the jutsu are not quite as large as your average great fire annihilation, but the flames burn just as hot.

The technique is easily hidden and it'd require some real good eyesight to see these seals. Similarly, because the jutsu uses a standard jutsu, it is not quite apparent that they're using sealing to be used, and it's easy to mistake these for a jutsu being used without handseals. As such, finding out that seals are used in this technique will be extremely hard for anyone that doesn't have specifically good eyesight. The seals are activated by flowing jutsu to them to 'unfurl' them, and then allows the user to spew out the technique.

The three seals are aligned from front to back saying, hot! hot! hot! The seals were placed there by the Uzumaki clan Fūinjutsu in return for a prize fish from the Uragiri clan ponds.

Reason: He's combining his already active use of seals (Ura Shishō Fūin) that is sacrificial at best, and is applying it more directly for very situational application. It's great for surprising your enemies, because it requires no seals and can thus be used to great effect without need to prepare. He was driven to create something more 'useful' after seeing Rumia and Kyoka and their brutal effectiveness at combating Sano where as he was left behind when faced with an actual threat.

Naruto: Revival

^{Amegakure no Sato | S-rank | Leader of Amegakure}

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^{TIME: A week after the funeral - a week before the expedition message is sent out | LOCATION: Amegakure | INTERACTION: Kaito Chosokabe, @Ganryu; Sayuri Nisshoku; Havoc @Syn; ? @LadyInInk}

The presence of new strangers wasn't lost on the sick Yogensha. By now, her condition was still manageable, although she was severely slowed and confined to her estate. Initially, she found the newcomers through the use of the Rain Tiger at Will jutsu, which she had employed to detect new chakra patterns entering the area. However, later new reports came in from the Sakai ban'nin that a powerful entity had crossed the borders. “Escort him,” she had commanded, and the Amegakure nin with their black uniforms and black facemasks of hardened steel bowed and left immediately. They weren't quite the best Amegakure had to offer but they were certainly not the worst. Immediately a crow left the tower to visit Kaito Chosokabe and Sayuri Nisshoku, her two newly chosen apprentices.

Meanwhile, Havoc would be closely monitored until he found himself next to a great lake - too big to walk around, so crossing it would naturally have to happen by augmenting chakra. It was here that the Sakai ban'nin came forwards and hailed Havoc, standing at a distance.

“Stranger, you have penetrated the borders of Amegakure,” the leader said. They were remarkably non hostile for an intervention team. “Normally we would ask you to leave. But the lady Yogensha herself has decided to open her arms to you and wishes us to escort you to our village. If you decline, we're afraid we have to ask you to return to the border and travel around it.”

The shinobi that were there with him, three of them in total, with the fourth being the leader, were remarkably calm under Havoc's presence. Some of them carefully eyed the person that was with Havoc, while others were simply observing the man himself.

In Yogensha's residence, they would prepare for the arrival of Havoc. She wasn't aware of who it was, but she expected a visit from some of the strangers whom had attacked Konohagakure and killed the Hokage. Of course, it was fully expected that she'd be attacked - hence her two new students were called, as well as a group of the black ops. Not that she expected them to be capable of stopping him - but perhaps just to stall him enough for the man to retreat if he did attack. Never the less, she was open to the dialogue. As long as Sayuri and Kaito were there in front of her.

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