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Seeing how the people themselves would be pointing towards the center of the sphere, the spikes would only puncture the parts of the body that were close to the center, probably only amounting to the shoulders and head. While this would be enough to kill any person, survival would be possible because they would still have control over the functions of their upper body. To remedy this, Shiki changed the direction of the spikes to point towards the deepest part of the pit. This way, there would be no escape, for no matter how much one moved the spikes would be directed towards their feet and would inevitably pass through their body.

Now satisfied, Shiki went in search of a victim, soon finding a few rats crawling along the streets of Iwa. Returning to the mountain, he knocked the rats unconscious with a blow to the head and placed one in the center of the pit. Not caring to use handseals, Shiki took his time while constricting the walls around the creature. He had yet to try this and was concentrating on how to direct the spikes as well as moving the walls so they moved in proportion to the space they were converging on.

This was to ensure that the space did not close prematurely, before the spikes could reach their target. Should he close the sides too fast the spikes would converge at a much thinner cone which would reduce the amount of damage a single spike would cause. On the flipside, lowering the ceiling too fast would mean that some would not even be able to reach the target before they touched the bottom. In any case, using a small animal helped him greatly in improving his aim. He would stop the spikes when the last tip hit the bottom and in a sort undo the jutsu, revealing the holey corpse of the rodent.

The first try only 60% of the spikes connected (Shiki could tell by the number of holes). Letting out a sigh, Shiki returned to the city, figuring he would have to capture more test subjects. After combing the alleys a few times and checking trash bins, he was able to obtain 15 rats. Hoping it was enough, he returned to the pre-made pit and continued his aiming practice. He had gotten all the spikes to hit the rat within 10 tries, and was able to hit with 90% accuracy on the 5 successive attempts. It would be good to note that throughout this time Shiki did not perform the jutsu at full speed, nor did he once perform the entire jutsu without stopping.

It was nearing the night, and Shiki had a sudden urge to test the effectiveness of the technique in a more realistic setting. Scanning through the scroll one more time, he noted that only 5 handseals were required for this technique: Rat, Dragon, Horse, Bird, and lastly Snake. He mimed his way through the handseals, not to perform the jutsu but rather to memorize the sequence. Feeling lucky, he leapt down to the lower district of Iwagakure…

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hiki had to wait a few hours for the sun to completely vanish, giving way to the moon. As he sat on top of a building playing with Shion's bandages, he overlooked the empty streets, waiting for some mishap to occur.

It was not long until a group of 3 people converged in front of a building. Obviously suspicious, Shiki approached them so he could better see what they were doing. Unfortunately he could not hear anything, but Shiki figured nothing good would come out of this. After conversing amongst themselves, the group stood around, until a fourth person came, carrying a large bag slung around his shoulder. Some more conversation passed between them before they departed, traveling in a tight group.

After several minutes of tailing the group, Shiki found himself looking upon the gates to the village park. Splitting up, the group proceeded to disabling the Kamizuru officials patrolling the area. Once again regrouping, the contents of the bag were revealed to be a corpse and some digging tools. Shiki had kept his distance, so the details were unclear to him, but it was obvious they were involved in the disposal of a person they probably also killed. Even if they weren't involved in the murder, simply working with such criminals was a crime of itself. Rather than reporting the incident to the officials, these scum would rather line their pockets with money believing they were above the law. Today, however, things weren't going to go their way.

Shiki created a small rock in his hand and lobbed it towards a bush about 20 meters from the group. The rustling alerted them, and soon 2 broke off to investigate while the others continued along the business. They must have thought that it was just one of the guards for they didn't seem too worried. In fact, just that they were able to take out the guards, albeit only two, showed their skills in close combat. Unfortunately, that wouldn't save them. They were obviously in a rush, so the ones digging were concentrated on only that, not even looking up to check on their comrades. Noticing this, Shiki bound the 2 that went to check the bush.

The ground underneath them was just soil, so the conversion to mud was easy. As soon as he hardened it, Shiki began forming the pit. Obviously, they fought back and alerted their comrades, but by the time they would start looking for Shiki 2 would have perished. Or so he would hope. Shiki was not in the park, shrouded in the darkness of one of the alleys close to the entrance. The pit had only been formed halfway, but Shiki could not wait, beginning to close the top and forming the spikes along the rim. The screams of the assailed eventually became muffled as they disappeared under the ground, their partners simply watching in horror.

They might be scum, but even the lowest of beings would know when they are in over their head. Not being able to locate Shiki due to the darkness, the remaining two scampered off, leaving everything behind. Not wishing to reveal himself should they still be watching, Shiki slipped out of view of the park, assuming once the Kamizuru had awakened they would take care of the situation. Once he had reached a dirt road, which was fairly common in the lower district, he slipped underground and returned to his home.

[Draven]

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Searching around for the herb Tamarindes Shiki began reflecting on his past life. he had endured quite the amount of pain and suffering over the years. He had been through a lot of things that he never expected to be a part of and yet, because of his foolishness and his playful personality, he has gotten himself into a lot of trouble. Especially in a nearby village near the outskirts of the Whirlpool Country.

Searching for

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Tamarindes
Rank: Common, Colossal
Type: Herb, Jungle, All Seasons, Bodily Function
Effect: A thirst quenching herb.
Special: Preparation: 4 weeks ; Duration: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Tamarindes are slow-growing, long-lived, evergreen trees that under optimum conditions can grow 80 feet high with a spread of 20 to 35 ft. The bright green, pinnate foliage is dense and feathery in appearance, making an attractive shade tree with an open branch structure. The leaves are normally evergreen but may be shed briefly in very dry areas during the hot season. There are usually as many as 10 to 20 nearly sessile 1/2 to 1 inch, pale green leaflets per leaf. The inconspicuous, inch-wide, five-pedaled flowers are borne in small racemes and are yellow with orange or red streaks. The flower buds are pink due to the outer color of the 4 sepals which are shed when the flower opens. The 3 to 8 inch long, brown, irregularly curved pods are borne in abundance along the new branches. As the pods mature, they fill out somewhat and the juicy, acidulous pulp turns brown or reddish-brown. When fully ripe, the shells are brittle and easily broken. The leaflets close up at night. This herb will quench the thirst. However it does not replace the water in their system. A person can still die of thirst, they just won’t feel thirsty. Because of this fact, its use can be dangerous. Herb consists 128 doses.
Limit: Must know Herbal Knowledge for Jungle Regions. 80% chance of finding.
Cost: 18,000 Ryo per herb. 138 Ryo per Dosage.

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Cloak of Fears
Rank: "D"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: The target is enshrouded with shifting, shadowy energies that make him appear more threatening and imposing to others.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Fear, Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects anyone who sees the target. The user is able to perform this technique on the target they touch. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 minutes per class level. This technique may be negated. The target is enshrouded with shifting, shadowy energies that make him appear more threatening and imposing to others. The target gains an insight bonus on Fear attacks by +1.
Limit: Must know the Pattern Perception.

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Shiki had spotted the village for quite some time and had observed their trade for the same amount of time. They were a nice peacefully run village, no quarrels outside of the humanly kind and nothing that could prove to be too chaotic. He didn't like that. Oh No. He didn't one bit. Making a series of handseals he began to forge some chakra and he began to emit it from his body. A dark shroud of colour began to manifest out his pores and cover him like a cape that he would wear. The cloak he began to manifest was dark and it was heavy and was a shade of the darkest of blacks. It looked very menacing indeed but of course it was nothing but an illusion to free the mind. Something that he had grown to love creating. He had made it so that anyone that had seen the cloak would indeed be intimidated by its menacing glare.

He began to walk towards the village gates and as he approached he would find that there were 4 men standing with spears ready and upon sight would grip their spears in a more secured way. They had tried to block Shiki from his path but as he got closer they would gaze upon the cloak that he had worn. Upon seeing him the soldiers themselves would see the cloack and suddenly a strike of fear grew into their hearts. A sudden shiver of intimidation began to root itself in the bottom of their hearts. Shiki would stand infront of them, their legs trembling and cowering. They were persistent in not letting Shiki pass through but Shiki wanted to play with them a little more. With a smile he would exert more chakra into his cloak and they would step back with fear. The cloak that had been created caused the men to step aside and let Shiki walk through with a grimacing look upon his face.

As Shiki walked down the street towards were the towns leader had stayed, the people on the street began to cower. However they would only cower if they were relatively close to Shiki. His range of illusion was not enough. Stopping dead in his tracks he began to look around. Some people were cowering yet others looked just confused. He needed to extend his range. He began to push the bubble of range from his mind and he began to extend his cloak and make the shroud bigger. He began to extend it outwards and suddenly even people from far away began to become scared. They would suddenly see what everyone had gotten so worked up about and began to hide from him. Shiki was pleased and with a smile he continued to walk down the path towards the Mayors house.

As Shiki did of course he would suddenly find a little boy almost about 8 years old, so not any more younger tha he was, come up to him with a stick and in a fighting stance. Almost trying to ward him off. The boy was brave. Shiki had observed that illusions were less likely to work on children. With their imagination so wild they could easily control themselves in situations like this. However, they weren't immune. And with the quiver in the boys upper lip Shiki walked closer and with a sudden burst of his chakra his shroud was given an extra menacing feel to him. It began tog row darker and scarier and with that sudden burst the boy had taken the liberty of wetting himself in fear. He fell back sitting on his buttocks and Shiki walked past him with his calm and collected smile.

Shiki finally made it to the mayoral grounds and as he did a group of soldiers had gathered around him. They all held swords and armour. They were all under the influence of the jutsu and yet they stood their ground. amongst them was a different armoured man who Shiki presumed to be the captain. He began to bark at Shiki telling him to stand down. Now they had raised a scene as people began to circle around him. Villagers came to watch the spectacle and before he knew it Shiki had a mass audience of people within his range. He needed a big finale. The captain asked him to identify himself and with a menacing shout he would yell "I. AM THE NOGISTUNE" And with that he would burst as much chakra within his body and began to surge it powerfully. Anyone within his vacinity would suddenly feel fear. They soldiers began cowering. Villagers began to stand paralyzed at the sight and soldiers dropped their swords. Even the captain had step back. His cloak of fear began to flare monstrously at the amount of chakra he had created. Oh this was fun.

[KoKoKo]

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Found herb

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[|Ayame Unbound|]

[As a reminder you are free to do anything in this event, you may leave the main group if you so choose. Additional threads will be made as needed]

A man in plate armor would appear and find the male. He passed him a letter silently before turning and walking away. Seemingly he knew who the male was on sight and needed no further confirmation. The letter was written in common.

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The plated man would come out of no where. Unexpectedly and almost mysteriously the man would appear but for some odd reason Shiki felt no need to be disturbed by his presence. The man walked towards Shiki, armour and all, and Shiki stood there waiting for what the man needed. The knight would come close to Shiki and extended his arm revealing what seemed like a letter of some sort. Reaching out and wrapping his fingers around the letter, Shiki would receive it and the man would take his merry way. Strange indeed. Finally he would open the letter and begin reading its contents and a slight smirk would appear on Shiki's face. Oh this is going to be fun He thought to himself. Shiki would make his way towards the Gulf of the Fire Country and he would find the nearest boat that would give him service. Taking out a Kunai he would magnetize it so that he could turn it into a compass and he would tell the boat man to go towards the direction of the Tea country and with that he would be on his way to his next adventure.


[Travel to Tea]

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Kunai rashinban (Kunai compass).
Rank: “D” Rank.
Skill: Ninjutsu.
Effect: The user channels a little chakra in a kunai to make it point towards north.
Special: Bird and dragon.
Drawback: Have to know how to use a real compass, or else, the jutsu will be useless.
Description: By using the magnetic forces in the earth, a shinobi can use it to their advantage if they are lost. They lay a kunai on the ground, and channel a little chakra in it. The blade will then point towards the north, while the handle will point to south. This jutsu can be extremely useful when lost or if you don’t have a compass to use.
Limit: Has to know lightning release.

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Getting back onto the boat he would begin heading to his next journey. A new place where he would venture and perhaps meet new people. Oh how he enjoyed meeting new people. He would work his kunai compass and in a couple of seconds he would find the direction he would be looking for and they would set sail for a new journey.

-move to rain plx -

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Kunai rashinban (Kunai compass).
Rank: “D” Rank.
Skill: Ninjutsu.
Effect: The user channels a little chakra in a kunai to make it point towards north.
Special: Bird and dragon.
Drawback: Have to know how to use a real compass, or else, the jutsu will be useless.
Description: By using the magnetic forces in the earth, a shinobi can use it to their advantage if they are lost. They lay a kunai on the ground, and channel a little chakra in it. The blade will then point towards the north, while the handle will point to south. This jutsu can be extremely useful when lost or if you don’t have a compass to use.
Limit: Has to know lightning release.

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[Captain M]

WHY YOU COMING TO RAIN?!?!

-Performs moving wait for edit of this post for confirmation-

Moved.