Trial by Blood: Jasmine

[-Angel of Ame-]

Jasmine: Docks

The directions and the map are quite clear for the location you must reach. As you approach the area, the smell of fish is quite potent in the air. It makes a lot of sense as your make your way toward the docks of Amegakure no Sato. The docks are not connected to the ocean as the Land of Rain is landlocked, but it connects to the biggest rivers in all of the land. The merchants have closed shop for the day so the docks are surprisingly empty, something that one would never see during the day. There are but a few ships docked. Your final destination is that of a large pier, only a few small row boats are attached to it.

Your opponent has yet to make it.

[This thread is only for Lady Jaz]

[Lady Jaz]

..Enter..

So a young woman was appointed Amekage and some kind of trails had officially began. The rain in this area now had turned from a heavy downpour into that of a drizzle. The parchment in which I now stare intently at stated that my destination was at the Docks of Amegakure. A place where I have never been to before I might add. Arching a ruby coloured brow, I turn heel and head toward the direction given silently. Yoko, my favourite companion trotted casually at my side, his midnight black fur drenched and sticking to his masculine body like a second skin. The padding of his paws created loud thumping noises as he kept pace. Thump, thump, thump…

The Dock at this hour should have been buzzing with people, but to my surprise not a soul was in sight. The boats connected to the only two piers visible bobbed lightly as the river danced below. Mauve coloured eyes scanned the area for any potential threat, or at least any movements. I wasn’t comfortable with this setting at all, and my slow and cautious movements spoke clearly. My blood ruby coloured hair although bright in this dark area (unfortunately), was tied up into two pony tails upon my head. The strands having soaked long since I left my house and sticking to my back and shoulders.

My bandaged makeshift shirt covering my breasts was also wet but was wrapped around enough to prevent anything beneath the fabric from being seen (thankfully). It also clung uncomfortably to my skin like my hair. I was drenched from head to toe; even my black track pants in all their bagginess clung to my legs and flapped annoyingly with each step I took. The black Ninja sandals covering my feet were soaked, too but thankfully were not squeaking with the wet. My butt bag consisting of ten [10] Kunai, seven [7] Fragmentation Grenades and nine [9] Bloodclot Pills remained attached to the right side of my body, the bag shifting gently against my right buttock.

Glancing down at the map again, my instructions were to approach the pier with the few boats and await for further instruction. At this, my eyes shifted higher from the Dock’s surface to the walls and ceiling to see if any intercoms were visible. How else would I be able to receive instructions? Yoko stopped by the entrance to the pier I stood on and sat down, his pink tongue lolling despite the rain. My poor companion honestly looked bored. For a moment I considered everything we had been through in the past and closed my eyes momentarily to envision it once again…

..Enter Flashback..

…Upon discovering such a small creature inside the Dojo at home, Jasmine felt extreme caution when she laid eyes upon it. It was greedily eating at the stored food in her cupboards, the sound of its jaws chomping down on the food intently had sickened her beyond reason. At first the small creature didn’t like the taste, it sneered at the food but otherwise continued to eat. Jasmine remained by the door, peering into the room. She was able to pick up on the creature’s characteristics as it moved around the room, playing with its newly found meal.

The midnight black fur covered its tiny boy from head to tail was nothing but a giant ball of fluff. Its body so small that it barely showed beneath the fur. However, the cracking of a branch beneath Jasmine’s foot had startled the poor thing to the point when it ran out of the Dojo and into the darkening forest ahead. Startled, Jasmine turned around and ventured into the forest behind it. During the hours she spent following the creature, she had spent most of it in the trees since she had no idea what it was capable of. The small dog spent most of its time with its nose pressed firmly to the mossy ground. It moved around the perimeter of the house and hesitantly moved closer until minor noises scared it away.

At night the creature would sleep outside in the forest’s leaves. It’s tiny fluffy body using the nature around it to keep itself warm. Occasionally it would howl at the sky, thus calling out to something unseen. The sound was a strangled noise which tore away at Jasmine’s heartstrings. Something so small and alone crying out to the wind. Sometimes its strangled howl would be replied with a much stronger replica but most of the time the forest stayed silent. “You poor thing..” Jasmine said softly into the wind.

..End of Flashback..

My eyes stung with fresh tears at the memory. Yoko was only a small pup at the time, something to fragile and alone. I remembered myself attempting to befriend it not knowing that it was a small Timber Wolf…

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Lore, Animal (Specify Region)
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill enables a character to observe the actions or habitat of an animal and interpret what is going on as well as identifying said animal.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Actions can show how dangerous the creature is, whether it is hungry, protecting its young, or defending a nearby den. Furthermore, careful observation of signs and behaviors can even indicate the location of a water hole, animal herds, predators, or impending danger, such as a forest fire. A successful check means the character understands the basic actions of the creature, as well as the type of creature it is. A character may also imitate the calls and cries of animals that he is reasonably familiar with, based on the knowledge (user must learn per Region). This ability is limited by volume. A successful check means that only Chakra means can distinguish the character's call from that of a true animal. The cry is sufficient to fool animals, perhaps frightening them away or luring them closer. When learning the user must choose per Region and they may only have knowledge of Animals creatures. Each Skill level allows the user knowledge of each Animal category (Example: Novice can identify Common Animals, Master can identify Nearly Impossible Animals) within a region. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

-Able Learner Trait
-Beast Bond Trait

[-Angel of Ame-]

Souzen Kaede
D-Rank

From the silent docks came the subtle sound of distant footsteps. At first it was the sound of steps upon the ground. Then it was upon wood. While Jasmine was set upon the dock, a shadow came to meet her upon the docks as well, blocking her only way of getting to terra firma. The man was tall and handsome, his whole body hidden beneath a cloak. Had Jasmine been in Amegakure no Sato for a few years, she may recognize him as the fourth Amekage, Souzen Kaede. His features were half hidden due to the darkness, but anyone who had ever seen the specific Amekage would be hard pressed to forget him. Underneath his rule, the council had been wiped out. Also, the current Amekage, Mitsukai, had served under him as his messenger and second in command. They had been lovers when Souzen had been alive.

"I am your trial by blood, girl." The stern, rough voice of the man called out. "It is time to prove your worth to Amegakure no Sato. With that he fell into a rigid, solid fighting stance.

Goutetsu no Kamae #1 (Strong Iron Stance #1)
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A simple upright stance used with most Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron) Practitioners.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture Standing with one arm behind their back and one extended, the user is ready for a quick strike with their fists and feet. This leaves them open for quick spins and jumps that will power their attacks.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron)

[Father 'Suke]

Lore, Animal (Unspecified Region) - Please specify a region with yoru next training on this specific lore. Regions dictate where specific animals may come from and this skill must be learned individually as per region.

+31 SP
+5 TP

You are now at 31/125 SP

Note: Beast Bond trait does not apply to the Animal Lore training but actual Rider or Animal Training specifics. Both are skills you may acquire but Animal Lore is a key essential to utilize and learn before hand.

[Lady Jaz]

The sound of gentle footsteps upon the ground attracted my attention first before the young man simply walked past Yoko to approach me. The footsteps were light, obviously made by a person whom had skills in stealth. My attention shifted from the person’s feet and slid up his body for a brief moment. But the moment they reached his face, half hidden by the cloak he wore, realization struck hard. The young man whom I was greeted by was none other than the fourth Amekage himself!

How was he standing there, alive and appearing well was beyond me but what concerned me the most was the fact that he stood directly in the pathway leading out of this pier. What were you thinking, Jas?! Letting yourself get cornered into a spot where the only way out is through him! And he doesn’t look like he wants to have a nice conversation now does he?! “Um.. Hi my Lord.” My voice was a little gruff as I spoke the words. I realized I didn’t like this situation at all.

His features weren’t exactly my cup of tea, but Souzen was not an unattractive fellow. He stood there with such a certainty, his demeanour dripping with authority. It almost made me feel insignificant. But at the sound of his voice as he spoke those seven simple words, I could easily feel my body tensing. He’s going to fight me! So this was the trails the new Amekage was talking about. Great, maybe I should have put some time into training first!

However, I realized that by his stance and positioning, I had a slight advantage. He was not looking at Yoko, who stood directly behind him, he was looking at me. But since Yoko and I were having a little bit of communication problems, I was not sure if he was going to help me in this fight. But to correct my theory (thankfully), Yoko immediately began to growl, lowering himself into a stance meant for leaping and tearing. But what did that mean for me?!

Bringing back memories of watching Yoko wonder around the forest alone and being completely unaware of my presence (or so I thought), I noticed some of the behavioural manners in which he used. Yoko would not only scent the area, but his howling was often replied with a distant howl. So I presumed that he was calling to other wolves of his kind. Although I never physically saw any other wolves in the area, I did however witness a confrontation between Yoko and a bear. Such an unlikely opponent, but the bear had stood up upon his hind legs to attempt to scare Yoko.

Of course Yoko was afraid, but his growls were deep despite his size at the time. They rumbled from deep within his throat before ripping out of his mouth as he darted forward and back again in quick motions. For me, this told me that despite his size, Yoko was trying to tell the bear that he was not going to be intimidated by any creature no matter the size. Another time when I had attempted to approach him, those same growls had emitted from his throat yet he had been severely injured by the bear at the time.

It had taken him a full hour to stop growling at me, but soon those growls had turned to soft whimpers. His body was shaking as he licked at his wound. And when I had moved to tend to him, he snapped at me with his jaws, warning me to back off. But nowadays, he allows me to pet his head, back and sides and only growls if he has had enough. But what will happen now that I am put in harm’s way? Will he protect me?

My gaze flickered from Souzen’s stance to the wolf standing behind him. Already he had given off a few warning barks but none suggesting that he was going to attack. My eyes narrowed for a moment before I took a voluntary step backward. I didn’t want to fight the former Amekage, not a comrade. But it looked as if he wasn’t going to give me a choice. Raising both my hands and curling them into fists, I shifted my attention from Souzen for a brief moment to look at Yoko. “You’re with me on this one, right?” I whispered softly to the canine behind my opponent.

Yoko gave a little leap forward toward Souzen. Should he have turned around to face the Wolf by now, I would draw in a deep breath, remove my kunai from my butt bag and suddenly charge toward the former Amekage, the blade of my kunai aiming straight for his lower back to thrust the weapon into the base of the spine in hopes of cutting off his ability to walk. However, should he completely ignore the warning growls from Yoko and simply continue to await my move, Yoko would suddenly dash forward and leap onto Souzen’s back, his maw aiming directly for the Kage’s throat.

Animal Empathy (Wolf, Sturm/Timber)
Rank: "D"
Skill: Skill
Effect: A character with this skill has insight into a creature's emotions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A character with this skill has insight into a creature's emotions—to determine if it is hungry, frightened, maddened, defensive and so on. They can show it that they desire friendship or enmity. This skill can placate angry animals or taunt them into attacking her, as she sees fit. A succeeded skill check can move the animal's reaction one step positive resulting in it either not attacking or possibly allowing the character to approach it. The list below gives examples of Difficulty and the character can emphasize with.

Trivial - Docile domestic beast
Easy - Domestic animal (dog, cow)
Average - Docile non-domestic animal (deer, etc.)
Difficult - Docile, wild beast
Very Difficult - Wild, hostile beast (bear, panther, etc.)

Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---.

-Able Learner Trait
0|10

[Lady Jaz]

Whoops, double posted. Ignore this post.

[-Angel of Ame-]

Souzen Kaede
D-Rank

It seemed as if the young girl did not have much control over her pet. A subtle grin appeared upon Souzen's thin lips. He did not move toward the dog when it barked and growled, instead he braced for Jasmine's oncoming attack, in his solid stance he would be ready to take her out the moment she reached out with the kunai. But when he felt the movement of the dog behind him, he reached down, bending over to let the weight of the animal go a top of him. Using his legs to lift the dog up, Souzen was actually able to send the pet flying toward Jasmine who had already taken several steps to approach the Amekage.

The fluid movement did not take much time for Souzen to perform and soon his fingers were twisting into a series of hand seals, preparing his attack. Once it was complete he sent a wave of water form the surrounding river onto the pier, its goal to push both Jasmine and Yoko into the water.

Suiton: Senpabanpa No Jutsu (Water Release: Art of the Onrushing Waves)
Rank: "D," "C," "B," "A," "S"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user creates a multitude of waves on either side of the target, which crash into the target repeatedly.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Use must have a water source readily available; the user cannot be performing any other technique while this is active.
Description: The user performs handseals and creates eight waves on either side of their target. The user has the waves crash into the target by whipping each hand in the direction they want the waves to travel, the left arm controls the left-hand waves and the right arm controls the right-hand waves. At "D" Rank the waves are four feet high. At "C" Rank the waves are ten feet high. At "B" Rank the waves are sixteen feet high. At "A" Rank the waves are twenty-one feet high. At "S" Rank the waves are twenty eight feet high.
Limit: Water Release

[Lady Jaz]

So a two on one attack at once was not going to cut it aye? Instead, Souzen caught Yoko as he made his dive. As the wolf was hurled at me, I quickly threw the kunai in the Amekage’s direction just as the body of Yoko connected with mine. Fortunately for me, my arms wrapped around the wolf’s body while both my legs pounced off the pier. I angled my body sharply to the right in mid-air as I made the attempt to land upon the pier beside the one Souzen was currently standing on.

There came the perks of being a Ninja: the ability to jump incredibly large distances. However, should my landing be successful, I would quickly let Yoko go and reach back into my butt bag to withdraw four more kunai. The moment Yoko was released, the young wolf would immediately make a dash down the pier to re-approach Souzen, snarling as he did so. The wolf would reach the former Kage before me naturally and would attempt to drive into his legs.

Meanwhile, the moment I had let Yoko go to retrieve the four kunai, each kunai would be launched in Souzen’s direction while I leap off the pier and back onto the one I had been washed off of. This time landing a stride’s length away from the Amekage. But upon landing, I would attempt a punch to the man’s thoracic cavity should his attention be upon Yoko.

However, should my land on the pier not be successful, a brief amount of chakra would be steadily focused to my feet as my body would land upon the water 1.5 meters out on the river and 1.9 meters in front of the pier to Souzen’s left (assuming he’s facing the river itself). Yoko would still be in my arms as well as he cannot walk upon water.


Techniques Used:

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Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: Allows a Non-Ninja the ability to perform even more Advanced chakra techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: Non Ninjas must learn in order to learn Advanced chakra techniques. Ninjas gain this technique for free in the beginning however does not add into Character Class like other starting techniques. Does not work on Animal Companions.
Description: A variation on the Kinobori no Waza (Act of Tree Climbing), the art of water surface walking allows a ninja to walk on water as if it was a solid surface. Focusing an even amount of chakra out of the soles of their feet, they can balance themselves on the very surface of the water. Allows a user to learn up to Any Rank Chakra related Techniques within the rightful restrictions.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu Technique.[/ul]
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[Draven]

Jasmine: +5tp, Animal Empathy 0-49sp

[-Angel of Ame-]

Souzen Kaede
D-Rank

A thin smile stretched Souzen's lips. Though the flying kunai was surprising, the orange haired Amekage saw it coming. He slowly moved out of the way, a step to the side was enough to send it flying by. He quickly ran toward it. By the time he had grabbed it from the ground he ran toward the pier where Jasmine and her wolf stood. But the moment she had sent flying four more of the metallic weapons, Souzen blocked one before throwing himself into the water. The doppelganger could spend twenty minutes underneath the surface of the water, which was more than enough. Still within the murky darkness, Souzen was now beneath the pier. Within the cracks in the wood planks, he could see exactly where Jasmine was. He pushed the small weapon into the crack, its point burying itself in her foot.

While he did this, he would push himself down, his hands forming several hands seals as he distanced himself from the pier, reading himself for a next attack. He was now several meters away from the pier, but still under water.

Suichuu (Underwater)
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Allows the user stay underwater for some time.
Difficulty Class
D Rank Difficulty Class - 20 minutes
C Rank Difficulty Class - 40 minutes
B Rank Difficulty Class - 80 minutes
A Rank Difficulty Class - 120 minutes
S Rank Difficulty Class - 180 minutes

Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: After returning to surface the user must rest half of the time used underwater. As example, if the user has stayed under for 20 minutes, he’ll have to rest 10 minutes before the jutsu can be used again.
Description: Simple technique used by channeling chakra to mouth, lungs, ears and eyes. With chakra moved to mouth and lungs the user gathers air from the water and is able breath underwater, chakra guided to ears protects from the aching caused by pressure, lenses of chakra protecting eyes work like swim goggles.
Limit: Must have Water Release

In preparation:

Suiton: Senpabanpa No Jutsu (Water Release: Art of the Onrushing Waves)
Rank: "D," "C," "B," "A," "S"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user creates a multitude of waves on either side of the target, which crash into the target repeatedly.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Use must have a water source readily available; the user cannot be performing any other technique while this is active.
Description: The user performs handseals and creates eight waves on either side of their target. The user has the waves crash into the target by whipping each hand in the direction they want the waves to travel, the left arm controls the left-hand waves and the right arm controls the right-hand waves. At "D" Rank the waves are four feet high. At "C" Rank the waves are ten feet high. At "B" Rank the waves are sixteen feet high. At "A" Rank the waves are twenty-one feet high. At "S" Rank the waves are twenty eight feet high.
Limit: Water Release

[Lady Jaz]

..Exit due to event finished. Whoops, took too long =[..