Following the Signs

[Tsubasa Musume]

Once she had exited the village there were no more signs for her to follow, no more instructions to be obeyed. So she began to stride slowly toward nowhere in particular while keeping the city within view, so as not to get lost. She wasn't sure where she needed to go from here, just that something needed to be done, so in this quiet solitude of being away from the large city and all it's inhabitants, she took time to think and focus on herself. Perhaps this was their intention, to give her a moment of peace among the madness.

[Rena]

(current appearance)

Wearing the same clothes that she had created back in the caravan, Rena still figured that they would last about another seven hours or so. The maroon tank top underneath still held up strong, along with the sleeveless light purple strapless top above it, complete with a yellow happy face on the front. For now the woman had purple hair and green eyes and stood at five feet four inches and weighed a hundred and ten pounds with pretty large breasts as well, not looking like she was the sort who was fit for any sort of combat. The only article of clothing she wore that she hadn’t created was her shoes, which she would rather actually be real since it was more practical. Still she had no weapons, mostly because she wasn’t planning on going near a ninja village while armed to the teeth. Sure she planned on having Yoshinee’s back, but she didn’t want to look threatening and she was willing to rely on her own body alone.

As they finally approached the actual village, her green eyes lit up when she spotted the village. “Wow! Is that really Amegakure? I’ve never seen a ninja village before,” she sounded so amazed, and when she spotted another girl on the street she didn’t hesitate to approach the girl. “Hiya! Are you from there? I wonder what it’s like in one of those places… Like, do you know if they do military drills or something?” Rena couldn’t help her curiosity, and she was as talkative as ever as well.

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flesh fabric (sustained from previous thread, 7 hours remaining)
rank: c-ranked
skill: taijutsu
effect: the user can create clothing from their own body.
special: ---
drawback: clothing created from this technique cannot grant additional properties (skin looks like armor, it is not armor). flesh fabric turns to dust after a set amount of time.
description: with great control over the user's skin cells, the user can command their flesh to appear like cloth and fabric. the user commands the body to produce a layer a skin that is sloughed off from the body. this layer of skin is shaped and altered to the users desires before being removed from the body. the skin cells can mimic the texture, color, and patterns of any fabric, cloth, or armor the user has encountered before. this grants the user access of clothing made from their own body, made to look like anything they want. unlike clothing created from a transformation technique, this fabric does not disappear when the user is harmed. it takes 1 post for the user to create a single set of clothing from their skin. this clothing lasts 4 hours, before turning to dust. for every rank the user is above "d-class", they may extend this duration for 2 additional hour per rank.
limit: kedōin blood line. must know "warped visage: growth of skin"

[Tsubasa Musume]

Kiara doesn't notice the caravan at first, but as its approach became more evident she took on a somewhat defensive stance, keeping her eyes on it. Certainly it wasn't uncommon for trade to occur, goods for the village had to come from somewhere, but her expectations changed very suddenly when someone hopped off the caravan and began to talk to her.

She wasn't feeling particularly friendly, but outright hostility wouldn't be beneficial so she just listened politely before responding, "I'm.. from around here, yes. It's loud and unsettling. I prefer the forest." she looked over the guest with her pale eyes, and not spotting any weapons came to the assumption that this was either a very skilled ninja, or a simple merchant who'd never traveled here before. What worried Kiara most, however, was that this girl didn't seem to be marked, one way or the other, by her gods. The symbol was entirely absent, leaving her no clue what to do with the situation.

At the very least, that meant she would have to be careful.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

There weren't many moments hesitation. Having sat herself in the back of the carriage, Yoshinee had almost fallen asleep. Atl east until Rena had started being pro-active about taking a look at Amegakure in the distance. This amount of curiousity were going to get them spotted in no time flat. Such a horrendous move, but it looked like she had found someone that they could have a little fun with. Yoshinee wasn't going to enter the village anytime soon anyway. Strapping the secondary headband around her head, this was the one belonging to Rain. Obviously it too had a line cut through the symbol of the Rain village, indicating that she didn't belong to Rain any longer. As she leapt from the carriage, it seemed like time had gained a new meaning. Her aura was powerful, and her pressence overpowering. The lust for shredding the girl into a million pieces was apparent. Yet, it wasn't an aura that seemed to explode. No, this killing intent was perfectly under control. The girls dark robe was being toyed with by the wind. The scarlet eyes burning a bright red in her eye-sockets. It appeared like she could glance directly into ones soul, through the flesh and bone, revealing what a person truly was. Then, after a few moments of letting the tension settle, she smiled widely at the girl who was talking to Rena at the minute. Like a predator baring its fangs and teeth at the prey... Having noticed something strange about this girl, Yoshinee might even reconsider outright killing the girl. Perhaps there were other options.

"Why hello there." The girl said in a quiet voice. Yoshinee had the height of a toddler, and she didn't seem super well developed either. All in all, she seemed like a child in every way possible. Taking a somewhat relaxed stance, she called out to Rena. "I'm taking care of this one. She won't be leaving here.. at all."

[Tsubasa Musume]

This child. As she approached the signs were everywhere once more, 'Danger'. Kiara took a step back without thinking about it as she started to drop into a defensive posture, readying herself to fight or run if need be, but as the little girl spoke there was a certainty in her words that made Kiara feel she wouldn't survive if she did. Instinct kicked in, and she knew the only way she'd get out of here, out of the situation her gods had put her in, would be to reason with this pair somehow.

Starting with Rena, she examined them both, then as her eyes fell on the ex-rain headband of Yoshinee, she drew conclusions, assumptions, possibilities. Rena head been asking for information. Military drills, she recalled. Ex-rain interested in the military might be planning an attack. If they planned to kill her, then it was clear they meant harm to anyone in or from Rain. Things clicked in her head until finally she spoke, "I see. If I'm not leaving here, then my only regret will be not having the chance to assassinate more of the pathetic Rain Ninja. Perhaps one day I might even have taken the Kage's life by my own hands... but if I have to fight you for that chance then so be it."

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

Just standing there watching, she closed her eyes for a moment. It seemed like she was concentrating, for some purpose. As she opened her eyes again, the scarlet had turned entirely crimson. A light red shade was radiating from her eyes, to the point where one could wonder if she could illuminate darkness with this red color. The pressure she was exhibiting was increasing by the moment, as she merely stepped forwards, lazily so. It must've felt like a giant standing in front of a fly, as if Yoshinee could swat this girl away and claim her life in a second if she wanted to.
The world had opened to Yoshinee, completely. The blood coursing in other beings, pulsating as it indicated their lives and the secrets of the body. Hyuuga. The girl was a Hyuuga, eh? It was like the words Kiara spoke didn't reach Yoshinee. With her pressence towering, it was like Kiara was being judged by an angry god. Standing now, only a good five to ten steps away, her crossed hands slowly found way down to her sides, as a smile errupted on her face.

"A predator knows when to hunt, and when to flee. Most prey has ways of defending itself. Ways to fight for its life." The girl spoke in a monotone way, gesturing to Kiara as the prey, and herself as the predator. "Life is important to you, and you've learned to fear me. You'll make a nice pet." The girl whispered, tilting her head sideways. It was clear in her pressence, that she was overpowering. If Kiara wasn't going to respond properly, things would get nasty from here on out. "Now be a good pet, and sit down."

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Tasukeru (Seeing Life)
Rank: C, B, A, S
Skill: Doujutsu
Effect: Allows a full three hundred and sixty (360) degree field of vision and some predictability to physical attacks. Unlike Byakugan, the user sees life in its normal colors during this tech, no details spared. Signs of life, thermal readings and X Ray vision is near perfect. Can also read a determine the difference of a regular shinobi to that of one with a bloodline or if they house any foreign presence by the different chakra waves displayed when observed through Tasukeru. This does not mean one knows the BL right away. Must have encountered the BL before in order to know exactly who they are. The ‘C’ ranked version grants the user up to 50 meters of observing. Each new rank for the Jutsu will add 50 more meters. This can be trained multiple times after all the ranks are achieved in order to add 50 meters onto one’s total. Each extra training is worth an S ranked training.
Special: Although one is born with this jutsu, one must activate the eyes through training.
Drawback: Heavy chakra drain over time, especially when multiple phases of the Tasukeru are accessed. While Taijutsu can be predicted, the Onigami are not designed to have fast twitch muscles. As such, perfect blocking simply won’t happen all the time.
Description: Summoned through will, the scarlet eyes of the Onigami will grow a very vibrant neon red and all life becomes theirs to fully observe. Once activated, the user has a three hundred and sixty (360) degree field of vision, as well as the ability to see into other people’s bloods. For those allied to an Onigami, this jutsu is revered for making the Onigami known as the ultimate scouts.
Limit: Must be part of the Onigami BL.

[Tsubasa Musume]

A limited success, Kiara noted, as her opponent seemed to somehow change. Tapping into a power of some sort that was meant to intimidate Kiara. What worried Kiara more than the overwhelming sensation however, was the fact that this little girl well and truly expected it to work. Kiara had to act fast, and so as she seemed to be dropping down she instead dropped into a stance, the one used for Battojutsu. After this, she slowly drew her sword with her strong hand, the upper right, and in an act not often seen by Battojutsu users, held her sword in front of her, at the ready.

"I have my gods, and I follow their will. To the death."

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Keihatsu Ryuu: Battōjutsu no Kamae (Art of Drawing the Blade Posture) [D - 5]
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: The basic stance used for all of the Busōsen (Arms Flash) techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture User stands in a long "L" stance. The Forward foot is pointing towards the opponent while the back leg is perpendicular. The weight is evenly distributed between the 2 legs. The sword and sheath is attached to the belt on their hip. Their free hand holds onto the edge of the sheath, while their main hand readies itself near the Tsuba of the Sword. The main hand shoulder should face the opponent.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Busōsen (Arms Flash).

[Rena]

At first Rena simply watched the other two girls, thinking of them both as children simply because they appeared younger than herself. Given, at the moment she only looked like a teenager as well, her true age known to no one but her Kedoin clan members back in Moon. But things got serious quickly and she could tell that this wasn’t a simple interaction between kids, her green eyes narrowing when she realized that Yoshinee fully planned on killing this girl- especially since the dark haired one refused to sit.

“Woah now,” Rena called out as she moved to stand between them, body tense and ready to dodge out of the way if necessary. “Haven’t you two heard of the saying- Oh, what was it…? ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’- Something like that,” she said in an attempt to calm tensions, not really wanting a fight to break out here. Though she wasn’t really sure if that would be enough to persuade her new friend, so she decided to add on a little extra. “I mean think about this, we’re in sight range of the village right now. I don’t think this is the best place to pick a fight unless you want the whole lot of ‘em after us. We can just knock her out and take her with us- Hell, you can kill her somewhere else if you still want to later,” the purple haired woman said with an almost hushed tone, completely serious at the moment as opposed to her usual playful demeanor.

[Tsubasa Musume]

Kiara holds her sword in hand, preparing to sheathe it with enough force, if one of them were to come into range, to stun them and make an escape. Except before Yoshi advances, Rena begins to speak. If the Rain ninjas found Kiara out here, with a pair of the village's enemies, she'd surely be counted among them. If she tried to fight them she was likely to die. Perhaps if she could reason with the older girl... she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and sheathed her sword slowly. When she opened them again, emblazoned against Rena's chest was the symbol that was perhaps of the greatest relief to Kiara at this moment.

'Ally'

Her posture became more relaxed, and she looked over at Yoshi with the expectation that her symbol had changed as well, but Yoshi's symbol remained.

'Danger'

Perhaps this was more than a warning to run. Indeed, it must have been something else from the start, and as Kiara began to slowly drop into an almost meditative seating on the ground, she told herself that following this pair now would allow her the chance to become stronger later. If for no other reason than to kill them in their sleep, she couldn't ignore the warnings of her gods.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

The girl was standing there relaxed, as Rena decided to get inbetween the two of them. Raising an eyebrow, it seemed Rena wasn't interested in getting into a conflict this close to the village. Not that Yoshinee had planned to be taking a lot of time bringing down this infidel. However, Rena was the only person Yoshinee had close to her nowadays, that didn't want to steal her head and sell her body as a bounty. So, instead of pressing past her, she let out a soft sigh, as her eyes found their normal scarlet shade, the crimson dying down like flames being quenched.

"Fine. Though, if you plan on letting that girl go, the ANBU will be on our ass in less than fifteen minutes. You need to decide so we can get going." The girl spoke in a monotone way, gesturing to Kiara as the largest problem in the equation. If Rena didn't want to deal with the issue, then so be it. That meant they had to flee though, without getting their objective for hurting Rain done. So already now Yoshinee was wondering what she could do to get inside Snows gates, and outside again. It probably wouldn't be too difficult all things considered. Siobhan wouldn't have returned yet, even if she was still alive. Playing possum would be quite easy at that point. "Make a decision. Preferably quickly. I want to get moving. No point in staying around here any further."

[Rena]

A sigh of relief escaped the purple haired girl when the other two started to relax a bit, certainly glad that they weren’t fighting. When Yoshinee left the decision of what to do with the other girl up to her, she scratched the back of her head in thought. “Geeze, why do ya leave the hard stuff to me?” She grumbled in mock annoyance, as if she wasn’t considering this seriously. The conclusion came quite easily to her though, before she even asked that. Relatively slowly she made her way over to the darker haired teen, an easygoing smile on her lips.

“Hey there, I’d like to ask that you come with us. I promise I’ll keep scary ol’ NeeNee off your back, and I don’t really want to hurt you either. Plus you can work on your plan to kill the kage or whatever you were blabbering about safely outside the village,” Rena offered, the kind smile still wide across her face. She was being sincere as well, fully planning on making good on her word. The mercenary certainly didn’t want ANBU after them though, not if she could help it.

[Tsubasa Musume]

"Let's see, your friend threatens to kill me for no good reason and then calls me a pet and now is ignoring me." She takes a slow, deep breath, then glances over her shoulder at Rain, "Well, seeing as I've got no love for either of you, I guess it's fair to go either way. I'll follow you. Not her, though. I'm making that clear right now. I'll follow and help you. I don't trust her."

With that said Kiara stands up slowly and rotates one shoulder, causing her robe to shift oddly.

"So where are we headed?"

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

The girl merely shook her head as she heard what the two others were discussing. Absolutely stupid, not that she complained. Rena had found a way to keep the girl from running screaming back and alerting her ANBU friends, and if Yoshinee was a reason the girl might go on a rampage, she would simply be leaving the scene from now. "I suggest you take the girl home. If she's going to be complaining about me at all on the trip I would gouge her eyes out." She murmured, moving forwards and away from the two.. "I'm headed to Yukigakure. I'll rejoin you at the Rogues within a week." With that, Yoshinee just walked off from the village of Rain, disappearing from sight.

[Exit]

[Tsubasa Musume]

After a short time Kiara grew restless. When Yoshi left it felt like a weight was being lifted from the area, but somehow this was an empty feeling, rather than one of relief. Kiara looked at Rena briefly, then at the cart on which they had arrived. With her skill in tracking, she knew that it would have had to follow the main road, and if that were the case, then the driver would have an entire route planned out. "Just because I'm about to follow her doesn't mean I'm following her, by the way." she calls to Rena as she starts dashing back to the village, looking none worse for wear.
[exit]