To and fro (travel)

Kusa no Kuni is a land run rampant with nature, there different regions seemingly packed into one that went on for several miles. Currently, so close to the border of Hi no Kuni, the land was merely forested, the broad-leafed trees of central Kusa no Kuni nowhere to be seen, instead replaced by the indigenous Maples and Ash trees of Hi no Kuni. While they lacked the overall wild feel of those plants in Kusa no Kuni, they still did not maintain the more civilized structure seen in Hi no Kuni.

Spongy grass covered the earth like a blanket, springy when stepped on, bouncing back quickly to continue living life as if undisturbed. This was unlike the wild grass of Kusa no Kuni, which was wavier, as well as lengthier to trip those walking through it mischievously. Patches of rich brown earth shown through the grass, nutrients heavy within the soil, along with a worm or two here and there to eat it and churn it. This, too, held the feel of Hi no Kuni, although it was more of an echo.

Birds chirruped here and there, two different types, singing a song that did no mesh well together. It seemed as if they were at odds with one another, as if singing at each other was a competition, to see which were the better birds. Colorfully exotic birds like Parrots and Macaws called out to birds like the blue jay and the robin. The sound was disorienting, but it still held a haunting symphony, if one were to listen to it carefully. Nature, as it was, seemed to always be in harmony, regardless of the circumstances. They seemed unafraid of human life in the area, although they would keep out of reach if approached.

More to the west and a bit to the south, the land changed as the trees became more exotic, and the canopy became thicker. These were the jungles of Kusa no Kuni, a region overgrown it seemed, and yet there was a road that ran through it regardless and seemingly the plants on either side were tamed. There it was a deep green, nearly a mile away, and made up a bulk of the land of Kusa no Kuni. Of course, coupled with both forest and Jungle were the plains of Kusa no Kuni. These lands held short grasses and one could see for miles, right into Tsuchi no Kuni. Of course, to do that, one would have to get through the mile of forest that was present here on the border between Kusa no Kuni and Hi no Kuni.

The trees rose high to the sky, some thirty to forty feet in fact, with a width of at least two or three men. Branches seemed to reach out to each other, some reaching, others falling just short, beneath a high canopy that let only streams of light through here and there to pool upon the floor. Shrubs and bushes were scattered between the trees, close to the pools of light created by the canopy for the most part, so that they may drink in the light as well. Typical forest animals played throughout the wood itself as well, with squirrels romping through the trees, and birds fluttering from branch to branch.

It had only been an hour or two since grey dawn, so the forest was still full of life just waking up and hustling about for food and other essentials. The woman from Kiri had had the unfortunate luck to pass down this path, as it was a frequent patrol location for Houkou, whom had been doing so this very morning. In his sleeveless and hooded Shinigami-esque clothing, he waited high in the trees, looking down upon the red skinned woman who had invaded his land. White hair wafted in a light breeze, while his right hand rested upon the katana at his waist, as he was left handed. On his right were his kunai, hidden beneath his robes, ready to be accessed at a moment’s notice.

The skin color of the woman was enough of a tell for Houkou, who had taken over Sora’s body for the time being. She was Airontoku, like his daughter, although much stronger than Ko, of course. Normally he would not go about attacking those who merely walked through the land, but an Airontoku in Kusa was never good news, not when his daughter was an Airontoku who did not possess the seal they all wore. Her reasoning for being in this land mattered not, because he was going to kill her, just in case that reason for being here was Ko; regardless of how unlikely that was. He would drop from the branches silently, landing behind the Airontoku about twenty meters from her without a sound. He would need to end this quickly before the Kage knew he was gone. It was not time to make a move against her yet.

[--](DID) Dissociative Identity Disorder or Alter Ego
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: None
Effect: Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a condition in which a single person displays multiple distinct identities or personalities (known as alter egos or alters), each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. The diagnosis requires that at least two personalities routinely take control of the individual's behavior with an associated memory loss that goes beyond normal forgetfulness; in addition, symptoms cannot be due to drug use or medical condition. Individuals diagnosed with DID demonstrate a variety of symptoms with wide fluctuations across time; functioning can vary from severe impairment in daily functioning to normal or high abilities. Symptoms can include:

Patients may experience an extremely broad array of other symptoms that resemble epilepsy, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, post traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, and eating disorders.
It has been theorized that severe sexual, physical, or psychological trauma in childhood predisposes an individual to the development of DID. The steps in the development of a dissociative identity are theorized to be as follows:

Someone how is diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, may experience distinct identities or personality. Normally the split personality has opposing character traits of the person, being considered as their opposite. While other times the persona is a subconscious desire of being like that, or the subconscious desire that is suppress. When the alter ego takes control of the body, they seem to be more in-tuned with the body. Displaying remarkable abilities and feats that the person wouldn't ordinary do. The split-personality is also tougher in more way's then the normal person, they are also more tolerant to pain since they are usually a manifestation of it. Though the person and his alter persona's share the same body, there threshold for pain is separate. When one of them feel pain the others are unaffected by it. However, this doesn't mean there body is at hundred percent when a alter ego comes out when the person has suffered so much pain they lose control. The alter ego may not feel or experience of pain his counter-part has experience, but there body is still physically damaged.
Special: The alter ego is tougher than the person, please note that being tougher doesn't mean they are stronger or faster than before. It just mean they are more harder to beat, cause they know how to use there body better than before.
Drawback: When a alter ego surfaces it's quite hard for them to return back to the subconscious. Unless, their is a certain trigger that can relax them returning them back to there normal self. The alter ego will surface if the person is near-death, sick, seriously injured or in some cases intoxicated.
Description: When a alter persona surfaces certain physical changes may occur. This usually happens so that the persona may show off their own independent personality. This can be in a range of the person's hair changing color or style, eye color changing from blue to green, or even their voice getting deeper or lighter. It depends on how the personality wishes to make himself known.