Where the Sand Meets the Sea

[shinzo-kori]

From the distance, the desert sands would blow upon the east ports a weary traveler. His clothing dry from the rough sands that coated its material. He wore a long sleeve white thermal shirt covered at the rib cage area by a short sleeve black button up shirt. His shirt would blow in the wind as his mirage came clear to those within the small village which coexist with the ports. His black shorts were a loose material, similar the looseness of the waist which was not properly secure by his black belt. It however was slightly secure enough to allow him to fight properly in a battle if need be. A toothpick would twiddle at the crack of his mouth, dangling for its life as it picked at his teeth. His wild black hair blew in the wind as the left over sand seemed to brush out of its dark forest. After this long trip, he only sought to find comfort within the mists of his home village.

He had trained a lot along his path through the different countries he entered and exited. He had killed a few as well, and he wanted to forget that also. His black shoes seemed to drag along the sand until his path would slowly turn into a much more solid earth by which he could kick the sand free from his shoes. He would have a lazy eyed look upon his face, a few bags that my seem a bit unattractive at the moment, but his bright brown eyes removed that affect. He would approach the small village, the sound of seagulls flying above his head and the smell of the ocean would bring a bright smile upon his face with the toothpick intact. His hands would slip into his pockets as the two blades at his side would clink together, almost like a pair of keys within one's pockets. He would hear the silent sound of the people at the dock, but the village was pretty much quite and boring.

He didn't mind it however, for the breeze the sea brought to him was quite refreshing compared to the dead of the desert. He would find a bench a few meters ahead by which he could rest his aching legs and back. He would sit slowly into a proper seated position almost like an old man, the loud grunt at the end to prove that fact. He would then slowly close his eyes and rest for a bit, lost in a deep rest that he would not allow any to disturb. He wasn't sure how he planned to get on a boat out of here, mostly likely stowing away like when he came to Fire Country, but it would be the prize he would pay to get out of this hell hole. His path seemed to have no purpose at this point, though he was much stronger then when he was last home. He was starting to give up on that fact, and it could be seen that his drive to getting on with his journey with no rest was over. He would rest now, at least for a good few minutes.

[1 hour later]

His eyes would open to only darkness, the moon shining brightly upon this fine village. He would feel the slight cool of drool upon his chin as he quickly jumped back to life. The toothpick that was within his mouth was not upon his lap, dry of the spit that had coated it. He sighed a bit as his arms uncrossed from each other and lifted above his head for a great stretch. His mouth would open wide with a large moan of relief as he felt the tension within his muscles slowly fade away from his mind and body. Afterwards, his arms would fall limp against the bench and he would look around the village from his viewpoint. Lights were on within the few houses around the area, but the streets were cleared of all human life but himself. He smirked a bit, as if trying to hide the fact that it may very be possible that those who passed on by studied him in his deep sleep.

As he thought of this, he slowly lifted himself up from the bench and stumbled into an upright position. He then rested his left hand upon both hilts of his blades, his Katana and Wakazashi, strapped to his left hip. He was a bit rested now, ready to get on with his travels and to get home. He would take a deep breath of the fresh and cool midnight air, its aroma soothing his soul like it always did. "Tatsu...you ok?" Her voice again, her small and soothing tone that always cheered him up when he was down. At the same time, she had the ability to move him in another direction with a much more strict tone when what he was attempting was morally wrong. Her voice would fall deaf to other's ears, only he would see these things that haunted him daily. It was Min, old Genin friend who happened to day on the same week as his promotion to Chuunin.

His mind was lost in oblivion to the truth when around her presence, as well as his other passed on ally Jet who died on the same die for the same reason. It were all his fault he would tell, but the truth is it wasn't his fault they died. Because of this guilt he had, his mind triggered some sort of emotion so strong, that he was convinced they were still alive, though everything about them showed no sign of existing. He would tilted his head to the side, his head rolling upon the vertebrae of his spine so that his eyes could gaze into hers. He had a slight grin as he spoke to her. "Yes, I'm just tired," his voice sounding a little scratchy for the desert had dried his throat almost dry. Min was beautiful, though she looked no different from when he last remembered her, fifteen. She would smile, her dimples causing her eyes to squint as she spoke one final statement.

"Tatsu..your the greatest," something she would always tell him to cheer him up, and it worked. He would blink, and a moment later his eyes would be revealed to the truth that she was not there. He would sigh a bit as his eyes closed and his head leaned forward to face towards the ground. He would digress from this thought, for he needed to get home soon, so he took a moment to collect himself. Afterwards, his feet began to kick up dust as he pushed on forward towards the docks of the village to try and find a boat to either steal, or stow away on. Petty it seemed, but he was in a desperate situation that he wasn't fully committed into brining upon the subject of costs and currency. He continued either way, not knowing what his path might lead to him this time. He was merely a soul who hath lost his path, and now he would only go where he knows he truly exists:

"Time to go home..."

[shinzo-kori]

Koukou Kei - (Dazzling Lights)
Rank: "D" Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: Creates an effect to where the opponent and all those that see would notice the creation of Lights scattering all around to be used as a safety precaution against the animal kingdom or as a minor distraction against the opponents the user wishes upon.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Has no great effect against the opponent, is not used as a destroy type of technique.
Description: A Brilliance of lights is created to mess with the opponent's sense of sight. Different shades of colors apply out as they are shown within the mind's eye of the opponent. Vibrant colors shine in all directions changing here and there as they create a minor daze against those who see these type of lights as they grow brightly continuing to mess with the very sense of sight. The opponent must merely look at the user, the opponent does not have to glance or really look into the very eyes of the user in order to be gazed into such a technique. This type of technique is used against those of the animal kind as well but the effect is slightly more different then that of a humanoid opponent. When done against those of the animal kind the opponent will become slightly dazed as their eyes glimmer in sparkle watching the magnificence of such dazzling lights. The distance that the user is capable of using this technique in is at a distance of Ten meters. For every Class the user gains in the distance increases by five meters. If the user is a Specialist the distance increases by ten meters. If the user is a Master then the distance increases by fifteen meters.
Limit: Must know Pattern Perception

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The dirt path was a bit longer then he thought it would be to reach the docks, so why not get stronger in his techniques in the process. His hand would slip into the bag upon his back, the sand rubbing against the back of his hand as it searched for a scroll. His fingers would touch it and then quickly coil around it before slipping out back into the fresh air. He would then look down upon it as he unraveled the scroll and prepared to focus upon another technique for his arsenal of Genjutsu. The ability to effect one's vision, to distract and create an opening where there was none. He grinned at this fact and then reviewed the hand seals for the jutsu so he could get an idea what he was dealing with. They were simple hand seals that he could do within a short amount of time, so his hands would clasp together and send warmth within each other. He would then halt in his path, the dust behind his feet slowly fading as the wind blows the hair upon his head back.

He would test it out on a nearby person, no fear of causing to much trouble because this Genjutsu would cause no pain, and if anything did go down, he would easily handle the law with his blade. It seemed the longer he was out in the real world, the more of a brute he was becoming, the lack of respect for the authority around him.....quite strange. He would shrug it off however as his eyes scanned the horizon, the moonlight shining upon the large body of water a distance away. He would then look upon a nearby house where the lights would begin to shine through the small windows. He sighed a bit as his body turned to head towards the window so he could get a glimpse of what it was he was in for. A man and his dog, sitting quite silently within the comforts of their home with no sign of disturbance. He would break that feeling however as they would begin to see things that were truly not there.

He wasn't trying to be mean, but he felt that he should train. His hands were still together, so all that was necessary was the execution of the hand seals and that would be quick indeed. His hands would shuffle and then halt within no time, soon sending an amount of chakra pushing from his person into the cracks of the walls that supported the man's house, slowly pushing towards the bodies he wished to inflict this feeling into. The chakra would rap around the head of them, both the man and his dog, and then would soak in almost as if a sponge. The chakra would then manipulate their sight causing them to see odd types of light. He would look into their faces waiting silently for their reaction to the spell cast upon them. Nothing, just a slight sigh from the man as his hand met with the top of the dogs head to rub. Tatsu didn't quite understand what it was that was making him fail, but he would figure it out.

His hands would quickly begin the hand seals again in hopes for better results, but his focus would be much greater then it was. He would meditate silently a bit, his mind would focus on the Genjutsu and what it was his chakra was suppose to manipulate. He studied the mind from his books back home in mist, and then it made him wonder. "Did I pay the damn rent....dammit," what a way to ruin one's focus upon the situation, but he would hold back from the digression. He would close his eyes and breath deeply within his soul as his hands began the hand seals for the jutsu once again. The chakra would seep into the walls of the house and slowly make its way to the two living organisms within the house. The chakra would rap around their minds, focusing into the place in order to manipulate the spot that recognizes sight. Soon, the slight eyebrow raise would be seen upon the man's face as he began to lift his hands from the dog and onto his eyelids.

The dog would tilt its head out of curiosity before a loud bark could be heard from inside. Looking closely however, Tatsu could see a twinkle within the eyes of the dog, and the man continued to try and focus in on what was bothering his eyes. From their perspective, they would visualize odd purple and red looking lights glimmering in the window they considered eyes, blind to the truth that lie outside their real window, Tatsu. Tatsu only grinned as he watched his experiment take place, but soon he would lose interest in watching them try to free themselves from it. Torturing innocent people was against his moral code, and that is why he mostly limited it to thugs, and oh how he loved to do so. Tatsu would sigh and walk away, the jutsu slowly fading as his form walked back to the middle of the road so that he could continue on with his path. He figured that he would continue his training on another house.

[pandoru]

Learned.

[shinzo-kori]

[Dammit....>_>...wrong Preception Jutsu.....exchanged for another technique =_= 10 tps]

Genwaku Haibun no Jutsu - (Blinding Deafening Technique)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: Causes Blindness, or Defness upon a person for an amount of time.
Special: "Dog, Boar, Ox, Dragon, Ram"
Drawback: The user is only capable of using one technique at a time, this means that if a user uses one form either Blinding or Deafening against a few or one opponent, the user is unable to turn and start using the other on the same or even a different opponent. The user's hand must touch the ground and must stay along the ground which may keep them somewhat fulnerable if the time is finally done.
Description: The user performs a few handseals as they slam their hand down against the very ground. The user spreads forth their chakra in a hundred foot radius from them as they create an illusion within that dome. That illusion messes with one of the two senses of the human body. One is the sense of Site, and the other is the sense of Sound. Those who step into this radius radius will be affected by the illusion as the user picks one of the two they wish to have stricken away from the opponents. The illusion is that they can not see, nor hear within the very radius and are unable to understand all around as the one of the two senses is disrupted. If the opponents leave the radius, or if the user removes their hand the opponents is still under the illusion for still one round. For every Class that the user is the distance that the radius can be increased is by twenty feet. If the user is a GenJutsu Specialist however the distance increases by twenty five feet, while a GenJutsu Master is increased by thirty feet.
Limit: Must know Glamor Perception

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The sound of a loud grunt, followed by a cough. It smelled in the next area he walked to, like that of dead animals or trash overfilled. Tatsu didn't feel he should enter here till something sparked his attention. Like an animal, he studied a bum talking to himself in the nearby alley way. His clothing was dirty and it wreaked from all the way over to where Tatsu stood. He grinned a bit, listening to the words of the man, for they all seemed to be delusional, with thoughts of the world ending sooner then expected. His hand would lift up behind his back to slip into the pocket of his bag carrying the many scrolls he possessed. His hand would rap the fingers around the paper scroll before slipping it out into the world to be revealed to his own eyes. He then placed before his eyes, trying to ignore the words of the crazy man while he tried to learn the technique. He studied the paper and all of its contents, feeling it was quite simple to understand for it required little work.

His chakra was strong enough to break the normal limits of the technique, and so he would test it out upon the crazy man. His eyes would scan over to the man as his hands quickly rolled the scroll back up before slipping it back into his bag. He would then turn his body to face the man, though he was so lost in thought, it would seem that Tatsu was just another ghost haunting his oblivion. He would take a deep breath as his hands met with each other feeling the slight warmth they gave off to each other. Five simple hand seals, so this shouldn't be a problem right. His memory was getting better with the hand seals, so he would just have to see how well he handled this. They would quickly rub off against each other as they made the proper hand seals for the jutsu he desired. Soon the hand seals were complete and only the slight warmth of his chakra could be felt shooting into his hands.

He would then break his final hand seal apart as he kneeled upon the ground and slammed his hands upon the surface of the earth. He would feel the connection as his chakra quickly seeped into the earth pushing forward to the crazy man who was now standing and pacing around the alley thinking of his plans of world domination. Tatsu would then feel as his chakra pushed out under the man, and soon he would run into a wall, shaking his head as he tried to figure out what was going on. Tatsu was having a difficult time figuring out whether or not his jutsu worked, but then three words would answer the question. "..Leave..Me Alone...ugh." He grunted, his eyes quickly darted over to Tatsu and then back onto his pacing. He was just a klutz, for his mind was lost anyway, running into a wall must be something he does daily. So he could see, even though Tatsu's hands remained upon the solid ground.

It was strange, for he did not understand what it was he was doing wrong, but maybe he was underestimating the out of work that needed to be placed within this jutsu. He would not allow that to stop him from learning the technique, so as he stayed kneeled down, he lifted his hands up to his chest and prepared to begin the hand seals again. They would shuffle into the five hand seals, his right hand reacting as normal, slipping away from his other hand as he created the one handed Ram hand seal while his other hand would slam into the ground. From his left arm, all of the chakra needed and some would push through his hand and into the ground. It quickly rushed forward down the ally to the man till it would make the connection, at least Tatsu hoped for this affect. He would look up at the man waiting until the man's movements would suddenly halt. His hands would lift up to his eyes, a sign that he was indeed human, not just some lost soul.

It seemed this would break him out of his insanity as he began to speak clearly like any other person. "Oh, my eyes, can anyone hear me my eyes! I can't hear anything either, Oh god...NOOO!" His screams for help were getting a bit loud, and soon the lights within houses that were silenced by sleep would appear. Tatsu grumbled and quickly lifted his hand up from the ground breaking the connection and grabbing the man before vanishing into the darkness. Only a few would come out of their houses trying to understand what it was that disturbed their slumber, but they would soon give up in this search. From the darkness however, Tatsu had a decent grip upon the man while his hand covered his dirty mouth from speaking out. "Be quite, I'm not trying to kill-" a sharp elbow would be made to Tatsu's stomach, almost unbelievable how strong and powerful this elbow was, and he would grumble at this before all that was visible soon faded into a dream. He would hear one final statement from the bum as he lie on the ground, "Your a fool if you think you can challenge me, demon." All was soon darkness.

[Masakuni]

Learned! Welcome back buddy. =D

[shinzo-kori]

He would wake up, the sunlight shining through the ally way, and the cool drips of water falling upon his forehead as he lie on the ground. Oh how strange that this bum would defeat him, he got careless, and figured that the fool had run off with his money, but something else would cause things to seem better. He would lift himself up from the ground and look down upon his lap to find a pair shin guards and arm guards as well as a note. It was a bit dingy but ledgable enough to read, so he would read it:

"Kid, the world is about to end. You call that defense...you need to go see this trainer, and he's in mist. Get the hell out of Wind country."

So strange, that this bum would go buy something with his Ryo and provide valuable information. He grumbled as he lifted himself up and rubbed his head. Maybe it was time for him to return home after all, for this was getting a bit tiresome. He would agree to this man and head off to the docks. When he got there, he would look upon the many ships that settled upon the shore of the wide ocean, and he tried to decide which one to take. First he had to find out which one was headed where, and so the men yelling upon the ships would be his guide. Water Country would draw his attention, and he would soon follow the sound as he ran past people heading onto other ships. He would find the voice where a small stocky man would be seen yelling out this news, but Tatsu had no ticket nor money to pay for it.

He grumbled under his breath as another form would run into him, the sounds of bags falling all over the ground in a loud crash. "You little peasant, how dare you run into me like that. I would have your head for that!" The man was slightly taller then him, but not that big. He had a long beard and a stern look within his face as if he carried for no one other then himself. He was perfect for Tatsu's plan, and so it would begin as he attempted to help him with his bags. "I'm sorry sir, it was my fault, here let me help you with th-" his hand would be grabbed and snatched from the man's bag. "No, get your filthy hands off my bags, you rat. You will get no tip from me." That hand was all Tatsu needed, and so he would nod to the man before walking past him and taking the ticket slipping out of his pocket.

Yes, he was pretty sly, and soon the man would head off up the ramp to present himself, and no ticket to show for it. A look of frustration upon his face as Tatsu simply laughed at this rude man struggling to convince the man to let him on, but he was rejected. "Oh, to bad...looks like it is my turn." The man would turn back leaving his bags there and heading off to go purchase another ticket for the ship headed for Water Country. Tatsu would use one of high leveled Genjutsu to allow his form to completely mimic the fool who fell into his path. His persona exactly the same, and his voice the same. Tatsu had pretty much gotten a good impression of the man, and so he would be able to do this quite fine. Tatsu would walk towards the ramp, an exactly replica of the man with the rude attitude using the Impersonate technique.

He would carry the bags up the ramp quickly before presenting the ticket to the man. "Oh my, first class, forgive me for my attitude earlier, I must uphold the rules you must understand, please let me help you with those bags." The man would say as he took the bags. Tatsu would smirk and then speak, "Actually, you can just dump those bags off the ship. I wont be needing them for where I am going," his final statement before entering the ship and finding a conspicuous place to lay low for awhile till the ship made its way to Water Country. The man would look at him wide eyed but obey his command as he quickly rushed to the edge of the ship and dumped the items overboard. The man who had left would return soon after, but once again, rejected, considered an impostor for the fact that the real one had already made his way into the ship. He was taken away by the authorities and the ship would then set sail.

[Koori.]

Moved.

[shinzo-kori]

He would find that the ship had stopped its course, and so he would lift himself up from his secure spot within the ship, and head off onto the dock. He smelled the sweet smell of home, the one he had been missing for days. He regretted leaving this place and promised himself he would never do it again for the world outside just wasn't for him. He was a Chuunin of Mist, and that was all that mattered in his mind. He would walk down the ramp in his normal form without the Genjutsu in place, and they wouldn't say anything as his form walked down the ramp, off the dock onto land, and through the misty woods to vanish and head home. He was happy to be here also, and he would make an audience with the Mizukage on his return to apologize for his absence.

[Exits]