Into the Mountains.. [E. Travel | T]

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The trio moved towards the Ishi no Kuni village at a tempo best suited for the environ. With a natural lacking of water, coupled with the intensity of the sun, it was best for Mikutashi and the natives to continue along the stream path steadily and not rushing at any moment. Had the nukenin been traveling by his lonesome, then perhaps he would have swiftly traversed this area. His ebony claw-gauntlet glistened in the rising light of the sun, whose rays stretched just past the low peaks of surrounding mountains.

"So, where are ya from?" the inquiry came from the child Hanbei, who walked side-by-side Mikutashi, while the elder Gensei took the helm. The former low-ninja of Amegakure felt no need to tell this boy the truth; had word spread to the neighboring countries of Rain, then surely their hometown would see posters of the rogue Suikou. The atrous-clothed shinobi replied: "I come from the northern tundras of Shimo Kuni." The truth, but not one any from the Hidden Rain Village had ever heard of. The man suggested silence and so then Hanbei hushed up and pushed along.

Sometime during this excursion back to the village, Gensei spotted someone. His level of observation must have been beyond that of master, for it took even Miku a long while to notice the hunchback from the surrounding boulders. "Look.. I've never seen him before." The elder mentioned as the trio came to a cautious stop; behind a small cluster of stones did they gaze out towards the ever-closing in entity. Unafraid of any threat before him, Mikutashi jumped forward to confront this person. As the distance between them thinned, the body of the hunched person became less corporeal; it was almost as if though he had been a mirage; yet Suikou went on to interact with him.

"What do you seek, old man?" His right hand moved towards his short bladed tantou. Had any thing requiring a mid- to long-range assault, then the ex-genin had a pouch filled with shuriken and explosive tags. The small fire-kanji fan was not seen as an actual weapon, but an item of heritage; thus, it would remain in its position adjacent to the short sword had a battle arisen. Yet still, the cloaked man approached: Mikutashi's grasp on the tantou increased; his black eyes flared wildly. What a fool... The young former shinobi of Rain rushed forward, arms flung behind him as he picked up speed. In an instant, his right arm would fling forth and attempt to deliver a forceful punch to the chest of the man; to no avail. The blow literally phased through the hunchback and Mikutashi's eyes went agape with wonder. A bunshin?.... No... His chakra lore skill had been superb and so he knew it hadn't been an elemental or universal doppelganger. The white-eyes of Gensei were able to see from beyond the range of several meters and pierce through the man's constitution: he too realized that it was no mere clone.

Once Mikutashi noticed that this man was incorporeal and could not attack himself, he stayed his blows. The hunchback would then present a letter to the black-poncho'd teen; he snatched it quickly and scanned its contents:

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The young man was stunned to see what lay furled in the scroll. Could this be all true? He wondered if at first the nation of Amegakure had sent after him a group trying to scare him, but that wasn't the case. This letter told him to head towards the north - Tsuchi no Kuni. Akuryo was supposedly in that great land mass, searching for whatever it was that Lord Wazaru had tasked him to do. Suikou could not fight the urge to flee in the wilderness, even after hearing the duo of Gensei and Hanbei shout after him. "Hey!" "Where are you going, bro?!" The eyes of Mikutashi had been set on higher things and had the creator of this letter did indeed know everything about him, he would force them to reveal it in due time. His medium-sized disk remained situated at his lower back as he bound over boulders and through the mountain terrain towards the north. Earth Country was his next destination.




"So it seems that fate has taken the young man elsewhere..." Gensei's hoary eyes lessened in acuity as he looked down at Hanbei; "Come, let us find another to save our village in this time of trouble."

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Punch Mechanics 
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A straight punch can be made with the forward hand (usually called a "jab") or the rear hand (a "cross"). The Basic principles of the punch are the same for either hand.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Starting Position Left-leg-forward fighting stance. Making a Fist Roll your fingers tightly so that there is no space. Seal your thumb tightly over your fingers near the first knuckle. Do not put your thumb inside your fingers.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Krav Maga.

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---Move to Earth Country, please

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[Father 'Suke]

+3 TP, just a single mention of training here, and that would be the punch in the 4th paragraph, and then a little extra for getting physically ready in the prior paragraph.

3|5, and moved to Earth

[Ishin]

[Pre-event]

It would be very early in the morning when Mikutashi and anyone traveling with him if any would arrive at the Lands of Earth. Being the usual morning during this winter time a heavy mist has been thrown at the people of this land, it was hard to even see 1 m ahead. To Mikutashi this would feel like something unnatural, as if somebody was deliberately doing this but he wouldn't know the truth. Somehow by a chance you were separated from all life around you, except for what you could now perceive as the reality. You are standing on a little island (20 m radius), everywhere you see are the endless waves hitting on the islands banks. Yes you are surrounded by water, lots of water. The mist is beginning to retreat and soon after you can make out a familiar shape in the distance.

Mikutashi will definitely wonder what's going on, why was he here now with no soul around him. Well soon the ex-Ame Genin would hear voices coming from that familiar shape, laughter, yelling and even music. As if time has been warped a ship lands right in front of you. What you see are a few scruffy looking men with various faces. Golden teeth, black teeth, crooked noses and many more deformed men jump before you, all they have in common was the Amegakure headband. One of the man speaks,"Hey kid, what be you starin' at! Do you want us t' skewer you? Ohhhhh starboard, you must be Mikutashi t' one who cowardly ran away from Amegakure." the other men laughs at you. "lads, let's teach this stinkin' rat a lesson he'll never forget. Aaaargahahahaha!" all of them draw out their swords at the same time, their faces still smirking and laughing. There were at least 6 men with sabers in hand, all look very dangerous.

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Cumbrous Will
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has a greater chance to resist attacks against their Will power, but at a cost.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Before rolling a Will save, user can decide to activate this technique, which gives the user a +6 bonus their saves. After the saves is resolved, regardless of the result, the user is shaken until the end of the encounter.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous. Must know Iron Will.

0000 // 0010

A mild state of fugue would encompass the Nukenin and for a time, he became lost.

Where am I?.. he questioned himself. Knowing that the Land of Earth had been sturdily made of towering mountains and bottomless crevices, Miku started to feel an airy sensation, which could be assumed to have come from sleeplessness. His venture from the Land of Rain had been a lengthy one, and yet still, he was not satisfied with where he was. Somewhere, in the distance beyond the mountain peaks, the forests of Tori no Kuni lay; and that was his actual destination. But destiny had a weird way of causing one to travel outside of their purpose to pursue other endeavors. As he continued to walk, he suddenly became aware of the sound of water. His black eyes peered into the distance once the mists cleared and yet all he could see was an endless plain of blue waves against the horizon. 

But then, his trained eye caught the glimpse of something black and far-off; a ship, certainly, for as soon as he decided to step away from the breaching waves on the beach, the massive water vessel materialized before him. Genjutsu?! How; when?... Something isn't right here. His mind was like a working dynamo: always churning; but he didn't feel that this had been an Illusion Art. Laughter filled his ears and the emergence of six individuals from the hull brought a smirk to the missing ninja's face. These men all bore hitai-ate of the Hidden Rain.. and held swords. The words of one pirate reached him and then his blood began to boil. He was no coward, surely; and he never was one principled to taking lessons.

It could be said that Mikutashi was actually shaken... perhaps it stemmed from being in an unknown area with the forces of his defected village surrounding him. Actually, it could be said that he was shaking from the anticipation. He knew this day would come -- when he would have to face-off against those who sought to collect his bounty. The teen grit his teeth as the men continued to laugh; the sound of stressed steel could be faintly heard as the tendons in his clawed-arm gauntlet began to flex. 

"I'll be sure to snatch every last gold tooth I see from the mouths of you fools." He rolled his left shoulder and studied the men for a while. This would be an observation both on sensing their motives and to determine just how many gold teeth lay in that collective set of one-hundred and ninety two. Mikutashi was clearly at a dismal disadvantage, though. Having been a user of Katon, he was surrounded by men who he could only assume knew of Suiton, given their loyalty to Amegakure. He would jump back several meters to put himself at the center of the island. With more room to work with, and not so close to the water's edge, he assumed he had a fighting chance. A set of hand seals started to align his chakra under a specific element as his pursuers attempted to engage him.

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Observation at 48 [+15] = 63

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[Ishin]

Mikutashi was able discern at least 8 golden teeth, it wasn't a definite answer though. Unfortunately this situation was something he couldn't break out of just yet. Even if he realized this was a genjutsu, it was still discutable, this reality would still hold true. "Ye think ye can just take our dear golden teeth?" the pirates laughed, "Well then, come 'n get them! Aahaha" as if in unison three pirates began form handseals to materialize a thin layer of ice around their three companions arms who stepped forward. Holding a shield in their left hand while the right hand swung with sabers. The middle one was thrusting his saber forward at Mikutashi's guts while the other two came from left and right side respectively. Behind them the trio were forming handseals, what was to come?

[Fui]

Plus 7 try4

[try4]

0007 // 0010

The pirate men began to form kata and Mikutashi's body twitched at their movements. He knew of them; that they were aligned to wind or water style techniques more so than the other hand signs of the zodiacs. His eyes would widened as three of the approaching men's arms became fortified by ice -- what was this jutsu? In the time that it took him to appropriately finish his own hand seals, the teen reared his head back: an abrupt burst of wind would be produced before the men moved into close-quarters with the nukenin.

Mikutashi's use of the Daitoppa would be threatening to those three who had chosen to move out of long range into that of mid- or even close-range; the vortex churned forth vigorously, and could have surely blasted the closest three away; the scope of this technique had even allowed it to reach to the other three who seemed to be at this point supplementing their allies with augmenting ninjutsu. But what was their technique?.. Obviously, it had been ice---how was it created? The teenager's knowledge of chakra lore had been exceptional and his knowing of another's ability at best average. 

Since none of the Rain Pirates should have been able to withstand a direct-line Great Breakthrough, the ex-genin delve into his ninja tool pouch as well. This would be to back up his initial attack, for as his withdrew his hand from the butt bag, a lightning tag-laced shuriken would be hurled at the lot. It was point-blank range, or at least close to it and he had six targets to chose from. Although none of that really mattered, for Mikutashi had a keen eye and hardly ever missed his mark. Even so, the unnoticed explosive tag would go off near the bounty party and cause them further damage... 

Despite the randomness of this encounter, Suikou's will had been too cumbersome to simply overpower. He was a man tasked to a specific task and nothing would hinder his attainment.

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Fuuton - Daitoppa (Great Breakthrough)
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User hurls out a large blast of wind capable of leveling almost anything within its path.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: User performs the handseals as they take in a deep breathe. Holding it for a brief moment they quickly exert it as a large blast of air the size of the user's head, and double the length is sent out towards the opponent within the distance of twenty five meters. This technique is capable of crushing an opponent's ribs if hit directly, or capable of dislocating a shoulder if hit along the shoulder. This technique is sometimes used to break down large doors, or to smack an opponent away from the user when the user comes into a bind. Depending on the user's class level depends on the distance this technique may be used. When the user is "D" class the distance is that of twenty five meters. Each class the user is higher then that of "D" The distance increases by five meters. When the user masters the art of wind, the blast increases by doubling it size as the distance is increased by ten meters.
Limit: Must have the Wind Release, Must know Fuuton Kaze no Senbon (Needles of the Wind), Must know Kaze Ya no Jutsu (Wind Arrow Technique)

Chakra Lore: 62
Know Ability: 28

The Underhand Throw 
Rank: "E"

Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary

Effect: The basic throw stance while using an underhand throw.

Special: ---

Drawback: ---

Description: The user first establishes their stance, and their grip type. The user brings their throwing arm adjacent to the hip. The user then thrusts their arm forward, propelling and releasing the weapon just before the end of the throwing motion.

Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist. Must know The Stance. Must know The Grips.

Point Blank Shot 
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: A technique that gives the user greater proficiency within the range of 10 meters.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this technique the user has learned how to combat against opponents within 10 meters without fear or fumbling with their weapon. They gain the courage and ability to perform combat without much effort. This is a prerequisite technique for more popular techniques. What good is a Throwing Specialist if they are not ready to battle while in close range.
Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist.

[Fui]

Learned

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The ex-shinobi Mikutashi would find himself resting in the cavern of some lofty mountain; he had still been in the Land of Earth. While he slept, he had dreams of pirates of Amegakure.. and what a terrible dream it had been. The youth quickly gathered his belongings and lunged down the face of the mountain side. His left arm, coated in his blackened steel claw-gauntlet, cut through the face of the craggy earth as he slid to a lower plateau. He would then walk for a moment to stretch his legs.


Seconds later, he darted off into the wilderness.

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