Cut Loose [Event Travel]

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Stretching his legs one good and final time before he went on his way, Surya stood at the boundaries of Kaze Kuni and its northern relative. He had assembled quite the inventory at his last visit to the universal shop, and now stored most if not all of his weaponry inside of the field bag attached to his back. As Vasuki followed after him, the boy skimmed the map of the Known World looking for answers.

"Kusa no Kuni..." he said, rubbing the side of his cheek with his free index finger, "hmmm..." His hand would then reach into his pocket and retrieve the small prismatic compass he also purchased at the shop; its needle would swing wildly for a second as it adjusted itself to his cardinal position. Once the needle settled and pointed forward to the northern direction, he then went on to try his hand with the Vivre Card. A minute amount of chakra was applied and then the card flashed gold: an arrow would arise from the surface of the card and indicate to Surya which way to go. The puppeteer shrugged the pouch-laden field pack over his shoulders and pushed onward. He had a lot of ground to cover.

On the way to Ame no Kuni, dark clouds appeared threatening to the Sand Genin. He made sure to secure his caltrops, googles and kunai inside of the field pack; his butt bag had been lazily thrown inside of the slots of the backpack, alongside his auto-injector gun as well. Another, small compass was fit inside of his Sunagakure-issued flak jacket, and was to be used in maze-like places, in the event that he got lost on his way...

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Known World Map used; Prismatic compass used; CE vivre card used [if possible]


Move to Ame no Kuni.

[Father 'Suke]

Moved to Ame no Kuni, the CE card cannot work until you are in Kusa no Kuni.

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Immediately upon breaching the boundaries that separated Sand from Rain, Surya was assaulted by the torrential downpour native to the northern land. His puppet Vasuki was tailored to combat against such climates; he, was not. He would ensure that none of his inventory got wet within this new environment as he secured his field pack within the Chest Cavity of his serpentine kugutsu. After a while of traveling with the prismatic compass in his hand, he nearly lost both it and his world map as a great wind came through and nearly knocked him off of his feet. He was teetering on a high limb, above the muddy wetlands of Ame on his venture to the Chunin Exams.


"Sheesh... what a mess." He would mumble as he took off further into the rain forest thickets; if he managed to escape this dreadful land without succumbing to some natural trap, then he may train in the lusher lands of Grass before the beginning of the Exams. The coiling mithral frame of Vasuki dripped water as they continued on towards their destination... where ever north in the Land of Grass that was. 

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Move to Kusa Kuni; used Known World Map and Prismatic Compass.


Field Pack placed inside of Vasuki's chest cavity.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Moved

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Breaking through the clouds of the wetlands of Ame Country was the intense sun reigning down from Kusa Country. He had made it to the destination where the Chunin Exams were to be held at at last! The Genin's Sunagakure-issued hitai-ate gleamed in the sunlight on the stitching of his right sleeve as he passed through the green forests of the new found country. He was amazed at how virid the world actually was outside of the vast desert of Kaze Kuni. He would have to explore these lands in his free time when he could; the thought of what treasures lay in these rainforests sent surges of exhilaration down his spine. Just maybe, he would run into a trap-laden labyrinth that would require him to expose his true genius; that, or the depths that he plunged into would only bring to light new innovative techniques he could use in crafting puppets. He was volatile minded and always on the move; even in his usual stagnant state, he was always thinking of his next move: and soon that would be finally becoming a Chunin.

Surya had made it this far and still felt that he had a little way to go before he actually found the area where the Vivre Card would activate. So, during the time that he would spend searching for this mysterious place, he would inhale deeply and expand his arms outward; in a loud voice, he would exclaim his cause:


"Hahahahaha!!!... I, Surya of the Putrikaa, have made it all the way from Sunagakure to the Land of Grass in search of the Chunin Exams!" His only audience would have been that of his puppet, Vasuki; ...unless of course other sets of eyes lay within the thickets of this unknown country. As he leapt down from the branch he had been situated in, he landed in a soft field of grass. The feeling felt fresh to him. Much different than sandstone and much more comfortable than the muddy conditions found in Ame-no-Kuni. He would shake the remnant raindrops from off of his Suna Flak Jacket's shoulder pads and move further into the forest...

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After a while, Surya managed to stumble upon a shop...! It was well hidden in the thickets of Kusa no Kuni, but haphazard ventures usually brought with them unusual rewards. Having felt a need for some food, he dared walk towards the market. Vasuki slithered behind him cautiously, its tail primed and controlled with his Chakra Strings to release its senbon volley at anything threatening the cool Sand Puppeteer...

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Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Bbujiekuto) (Summoning Technique (Object)) 
Rank: “E,” “C,” “A,”
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A summoning technique that allows the user to summon an object/weapon/puppet the same rank and one rank above as the rank the user knows in the technique.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Must have a scroll and seal.
Description: Picture 1-A; Picture 1-B, Picture 1-A; Picture 1-B A technique where the user uses a seal on a Scroll to summon an object they have. The object who is being summoned must have the same seal as well in order to be summoned. User is unable to summon where other seals are located. The Person is the medium and you need that person in order to bring someone in. Once the object has been summoned the seal disappears. In order to summon an object “E” Rank or “D“ Rank, user must learn “E” Rank Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Bbujiekuto) (Summoning Technique (Object)). In order to summon an object “C” Rank and “B“ Rank, user must learn “C” Rank Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Bbujiekuto) (Summoning Technique (Object)). In order to summon an object “A” Rank and “S“ Rank, user must learn “A” Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Bbujiekuto) (Summoning Technique (Object)).
Limit: Universal Nin, Unless Weapon Specialist, or Puppeteer

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With his mind set on accomplishing the task set out before him, Surya began to immediately demonstrate his proficiency of the Kuchiyose by attempting to seal Vasuki within the medium scroll he just purchased. After he and the kugutsu got a ways away from the shops and back into the open forest, the boy would walk around for a while in a circle, thinking hard on what sort of seal to produce on this puppet. He didn't want just any old word used to seal this particular snake kugutsu; this would be one of his top puppets when he grew into age; it would become one of the three Treasure Holders of his puppet army. Vasuki was a medium-sized puppet, several inches longer than an average standing human and thus, would require a larger seal and more chakra to bind it to the scroll. It took him several minutes, but he finally came up with a Sanskrit word to denote the scroll: Naaga. The Sand Genin quickly drew the ancient form of the word out in the sand with a stick; he then went on to carefully draw it on to the scroll and then carve it into the husk of Vasuki. A kunai knife was used to ensure that the seal would not wear off in several years' time. This would be a permanent addition to his first-ever crafted puppet and he was excited to finally store it away after having it exposed to the elements for so long.

Surya placed the medium sized scroll on the ground, open and unfurled to its maximum length and then willed Vasuki to crawl over it. He would drop the Chakra Ito jutsu and then begin to channel his spiritual essence into his extremities after slapping his hands together. This would place a strain on the low-ninja, having never needed to expend so grand an amount of chakra to be capable of doing anything; even when learning the B-Ranked Saton ninjutsu, he did not struggle this much. Sweat beads started to form on his head as he continued to draw in chakra to make this Kuchiyose work. Had it not, then he wouldn't be able to surprise the spectators and contestants in the Chunin Exams with him being a Ningyoutsukai from Sunagakure-no-Sato. These thoughts on fueled his efforts; by now, a visible yet thin aura had been produced by Surya, a testament to his determination to his craft and just how much chakra as a Ninja Puppeteer he needed. "Haaa!" he shouted after finishing the requisite hand seals; he proceeded to slam his hand on the ground and immediately before that movement, a cerise light flashed through the forest.

नाग

Following the massive plume of smoke that engulfed the small area that the shinobi stood in, the disappearance of his puppet would mark his success! He fist-pumped the air and jumped around, truly excited about finally sealing Vasuki into a scroll. This would be paramount to his ability as a Puppeteer... especially since he would also be able to summon and seal puppets larger than those small prototypes back in Sunagakure. He was now capable of sealing an entire medium-sized puppet. Perhaps on the road to Chunin-hood, other ninja experienced breakthroughs such as his. He assumed for that to be so, for most people excelled when they put their true effort into something and puppetry --- outside of women and lounging --- was his life. He lived by a creed that was instilled into him by Sarad:

"Never give up on yourself, for only you have the power to overcome personal obstacles..."

And to this day, despite his procrastination tendencies, aside from his constant negligence of completing certain assignments handed down to him from the Kazekage's Tower, Surya never forgot the words of his father. Everything the man said was somewhere stored deep inside the subconscious reservoirs of his mind and he would pull them out randomly from time-to-time. 

Now that the sun had settled over the treeline in Kusa no Kuni, Surya found it best to rest for the night. If he needed more practice with sealing and summoning his puppet, he would continue that work in the morning. With a quick usage of hand seals, the boy managed to undo his hard work and the snake puppet sprung forth from its parchment paper bindings. The seal placed on its frame glowed a faint pinkish hue as his chakra wore off. 

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Later that next day....

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Following the early breakfast the boy managed to come by from a native woodsman of Kusa; Surya was grateful for the man seeking him out. The native had mentioned just how frightened he had been of the sentry puppet that the Chinook possessed, and how he had decided to wait until Surya actually awoke himself before bothering him. Sometime after sitting and chatting with the man, Surya suggested he put on a small kugutsu show to demonstrate just how Vasuki operated. But first, the boy would have to reseal the medium-sized puppet before exposing his potential.

An intricate set of seals worked on the limber phalanges of the Ningyoutsukai as he simultaneously summoned forth the mass of his spirit. He had slept well and eaten a meal; those just several things out of many needed to refresh one's stamina. With his rejuvenated chakra, he honed his energies on the fuuin placed on the scroll; it would shimmer a cerise hue and increase in intensity the longer he held his hands clasped together after finishing the Summoning kata. The Genin had managed to seal and unseal Vasuki even in a weakened state; now, he would show what reservoirs a Puppet Master possessed in their spiritual pool. While puppetry had been an art, the crafting of them had been, too---thus, fervor fueled his innate chakra levels.

Once he felt himself ready, Surya slammed his hand onto the mithral side of Vasuki. This would instantly cause a reaction in the atmosphere as sparks of pink lightning danced around the puppet and its master. Surprised to see this new outburst of sealing energy, Surya smiled as the plume of smoke accompanying the small storm cleared; laying furled snugly had been the medium-sized parchment scroll; stored within its confines had been sets of kanji used to represent the "body" of the puppet.  Having heard clapping, Surya stood up from retrieving the scroll to see the native woodsman standing in total awe: his wide-eyed face made Surya smile even more, having taken true pride in a lineage craft.

"Dude.... awesome." The man stood clapping for a moment longer, then the show resumed...

Following that...

Since he had truly witnessed the tactical capability of Vasuki, the Kusa native grew extremely interested in what else it could do. Given its current equipment apparatus, it could only scan various locations and launch senbon from its tail.  The kugutsu also possessed a large chest cavity, which could conceal Surya had he chosen it, or perhaps the native himself... fearing the slithering approach of Vasuki, the man stepped back and begged the Sand-ninja to stop messing with him. 

Altering the main frame of the puppet had been something Surya had excelled in. He was resourceful in his movements and had already applied the slot-free Cloaking Screen would be applied to the puppet; this would enable it to reflect its surroundings with a mirroresque shimmer effect. Handholds, too would be applied to the puppet and would enable Surya to ride it while controlling it... He figured with the Sanskrit seal being carved into the husk of the kugutsu, that even these added equipment parts would be able to transfer onto the formatting of the scroll. At least he hoped so. He would leave the Magnetic Feet inside the field pack and as he stood, he dusted the dirt from his black shinobi pants. "There." he finished, wiping oil and whatever other residue from off of his hands. The Grass Country woodsman would hang around for sometime and witness the young man seal and unseal the puppet using the Object Summoning Technique. The addition parts of Vasuki had successfully warped onto the parchment paper, denoted by the kanji for cloak and hand-rail.

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Resourceful 
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has a peculiar sort of luck; whenever they pull items from a crowded back they can pull out what they are looking for.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User has a peculiar sort of luck; whenever they reach into their backpack, a sack full of gear, or any other crowded collection of junk, the user always manage to pull out exactly the item you are looking for. User may pull 1 item out of their backpack, belt pouches, or any other easily accessible container without a movement. If the container is tightly closed, user must use a movement in order to retrieve any item from it.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

--- Adding these slot-free [0 slot worth] parts to Vasuki: Handholders & Cloaking Screen.

[zarak729]

15/20 TP

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Surya would, after a while, find that the senbon launcher installed into the hind parts of Vasuki had been empty... How did that happen?! He would dash back off towards the market area which was some kilometers west of his current location. Sheesh, had I entered the Chunin Exams and tried to shoot those needles, I would have made Sunagakure look like a fool for sure...

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15---20

By now, the woodsman had returned to his venture through the wild lands of Grass Country. Surya had returned to where he had set up camp and immediately began to situate himself. He only had one day before he was to show up to the Chunin Exams before it was too late. He would quickly assemble all of his belongings and secure them with thick straps as he made sure each piece of his inventory could be situated within the field pack. Once that was all settled, he let out a deep breath and turned to Vasuki. He would wag a finger at the puppet, and since he also utilized the Chakra Ito in this situation, the head of the kugutsu would lower as it though it were being punished.

"Away you go, now, Vasuki.." the Puppeteer mumbled as he unfurled the scroll containing the fuuinjutsu used to store the kugutsu.

The Sanskrit writing on the scroll was flat and black; dull, just like the standard written kanji made by ink. This particular seal---नाग---would glisten as Surya's chakra resonated with it. As a practitioner of Kuchiyose Ninjutsu, he knew all to well that it was only his chakra that could transfer the puppet into the scroll because it was he alone who knew what sort of seal he had used to do so in the first place. His hand would run back through his unkempt black hair before he prepared himself to complete the required hand seals. Once he started them, more of his chakra pushed forth from his being and out into the scroll and puppet; right now, he was an acting conduit needed to secure the snake kugutsu into its resting place. Surya closed his eyes and envisioned Vasuki being sucked into the scroll by way of a large vacuum; in doing so, he would feel an intense light flash before him and a loud poofing sound would indicate that the Bbujiekuto Summoning had worked. Reopening his black eyes, he would be standing to see the puppet gone and the scroll coiled back tightly. The same cerise light that came from the Sanskrit seal faded away from the medium-sized scroll as he approached it. Swiftly, he smiled and picked the item up. Now he was ready to trek through the forests in search of pay dirt.


Given his latest understanding of this Kuchiyose variation, it came to the genius's attention that not only could puppets be stored via fuuin, but also other inanimate objects. It left a bad taste in his mouth that he hadn't any other scrolls aside from the world map on him, and he didn't plan on returning to the store. Since he could now seal a medium-sized puppet, he wondered just what else he could seal away... perhaps a statuesque figure of an unknown goddess? It would be wiser to travel with just scrolls carrying endless amounts of equipment but he hadn't the time nor chakra to expend on drawing each and every seal out; to perform and cast ninjutsu was task-worthy and something not to be taken lightly. Given the amount of times now that he had demonstrated his efficiency in sealing his puppet, he felt weaker; hungry. A light growl was produced by his stomach as he shrugged his pack over his shoulder. The scroll containing Vasuki was secured to his lower back with cloth straps that were attached to the brown Sunagakure flak jacket.

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Surya would walk into the thickets of the countryside and hold his prismatic compass in his hand as he moved. The sun was skimming the top of the treeline now and night was drawing near. He remembered that the Vivre Card given to him by the Sand receptionist was actually the ticket into the examination.. but how was it used? Surya snatched the card from one of his flak jacket compartments and apply a modicum amount of chakra to it. Would its effects reveal themselves to him? As he waited, he figured why-the-fuck-not continue walking along in the forest. He was bound to find the door sooner or later.... hopefully.

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also requesting the Vivre Card 50% roll. thx

[zarak729]

Learned!
Sadly all you find is a cookie, and not even chocolate chip[/url]

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With no sign of activation coming from the Vivre Card, Surya wondered if he had ventured too far north in Kusa no Kuni. Perhaps he was just too far away from the actual place for it to pinpoint his location? He would back track the way he came and again apply a small amount of chakra to the double-circled card. If this did not prove to work for him this time, then he would have to make an impromptu camp and search again later the next day.

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Chunin Vivre Card used!

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And you find...

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Nothing

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Neglecting to not set up camp just yet, Surya continued to travel southbound in the forests of the countryside. Hopefully this time he had some leeway with the Vivre Card. He wondered what sort of installments this particular Exam hosted and just who would be attending. Hopefully, there would be at least one big-chested girl for him to whoo with his ningyoutsutsukai ninjutsu. He sighed as he waved the card around, feeling tired and not wishing to get lost in the drawing darkness of Kusa.

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do a barrel roll!...

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lands neck first into the Chunin Exams

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This is just not your day

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Direction Sense
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: There are people who always seem to know where they're going as if they had an inner compass.
Special:
Drawback: ---
Description: Can be learned by an Animal. There are people who always seem to know where they're going as if they had an inner compass. The character with this skill is just such a person. They have an innate sense about which direction is north, south, east, west, etc. They need no compass. They also can read the stats and use them to navigate by, although they know nothing about navigating on the seas. They can read signs as well, using such information as the direction a river flows or which side a tree moss is growing on, in order to get a sense of where they are. Look in Task Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 2 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Unskilled 00
Able Learner +1 die

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Today must have not been Surya's day! While he had managed to find a place to eat and someone to show his puppetry prowess to, he was having no luck where he needed it the most. He rubbed the Vivre Card given to him by the buxom receptionist back in Sunagakure and whispered sweet nothings to it, as if though it may aid him in his searching.

Using the light of the moon, he gazed at his prismatic compass and noticed that he actually hadn't been headed southward at all. He had mistakenly held it clockwise, thus sending him in an eastern direction. Knowing from where the sun rose, he also knew where it settled---in the west. Earlier in that day, the sky had been riddled with colors unseen in the deserts of Kaze Kuni; oranges, bright reds and deep purples ruled the horizon plane in Grass Country and as far as Surya knew, this was what a sunset while having an orgy looked like. Anyway, breaking himself from his base thoughts, the Puppeteer moaned, having not yet found the Chunin Exam. Maybe it was a sign from the heavens that he wasn't ready for this obstacle; but that couldn't be, for he felt ready. Did it have something to do with the card he had received? Was it a fake? Focusing chakra into it once again, he lay his back again the mossy side of a large tree in the open country. It felt weird, having this fuzzy form of algae rubbing against his back, but then, he noticed something. From looking down at the compass as he tried to fight off the sleep that gnawed at him, Surya realized that he was now facing north. His left arm reached behind him and took hold of the massive trunk of the tree. "No... no moss there;" he got up and then circled to the southern side of the tree, "None there either. Hmm..." He wondered for a second why this phenomena had occurred and quickly realized that it must have something to do with Genjutsu. The Chinook only considered this given his upbringing within the confines of a sand dune laden region of the world. Places like forests were scarce in the southern plains of Wind Country. He had no skill what so ever in that line of shinobi-iri and soon regretted not taking a course at the Sandstone Academy. With all that was going on around him, Surya began to panic.

"Dude, I don't wanna cut myself, I don't wanna cut myself...." He kept stammering as he nestled back up under the warmth yet awkward touch of the moss: northbound. The prismatic compass he had dropped to the forest floor as both of his hands held his worrying head. Being out of his element and away from his usual proclivity had brought with it a bit of stress to the Ningyoutsutsukai. Even though he thought himself to be placed underneath some terrible illusion, he tried to focus his mind on what lay ahead of him. The gibbous moon loomed over the forest of Grass Country to the northeast of his location. He looked up and noticed the white orb in the sky and actually considered that someone was using a grand form of the Daisan no Me to glare down on him. "No, no, nooooo!"

Hopefully the card would activate and point him in the right direction before he fainted from self-generated anxiety attacks.

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vivre card activaaaaaaate 

[zarak729]

Learned!
17/125 SP
And behold! Lucky finally favors you! Exit here

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In this state of pseudo-illusion that Surya had found himself in, the Sand ninja noticed the golden rings of the Vivre Card coming to life. They would become tangible and flex from off of the face of the card and sharpen into an arrow; maybe this was an illusion after all? The Puppeteer collected his compass from beneath his feet and staggered in the direction that the arrow pointed him towards.

Lo, in the middle of a field resided a wooden door; and in the light of the moon, the man noticed two dancing and flying creatures moving near the door. What kinda mushrooms did I eat for breakfast? he wondered as he slowly moved closer towards them.

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