Appear the Flower. Be the Serpent beneath. (Event)

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Strapped down with a dress and a battle cloak, tattered and beaten but not at all keeping her indecent. Strapped with 4 half slots of senbon totaling at 57 and two half slots of marbles, she walked out on soft snow with the sun beating down on her relentlessly. Tiny eyes squinted at the distant sun, appraising this glorious plain landscape. She'd grown up by the ocean where the jungle touched the shoreline but learning to adapt was part of survival.

She looked from the sun to the ground... then down to where her sparring opponent for the evening SHOULD be standing. "Si reh ready!" she grinned, smacking her chest and smiling a mouthful of tiny little teeth.



Name: Taking up Arms
Rank: C
Posting Minimum: ---
Difficulty: ---
Objective: Have a friendly spar against a fellow Yukigakure Shinobi.
Description: Some of our shinobi have been slacking! to make sure our ninjas remain combat ready at all times the village is willing to reward them for sparring each other, in order to complete this mission the duel must also be completed, this means that at least one of the combatants must either forfeit, or be defeated, be wary however that casualties will not be tolerated and may be cause for punishment.
Reward: 5,000 ryo to participants. Pay can increase from longer or better fights.

[Defiant]

Gwyn was lost. She'd never admit it to herself, not if her life depended on it, and would instead insist that she 'wasn't familiar with this place, but not lost'. She glared up at the sun through her tinted goggles, and around at the absolutely barren expanse of snow around her. It had a steady, shallow slope that she walked up, hoping to get to the highest point she could and get her barrings on where she was. "Aw fuck, this hill's getting steep," She cursed after a long while of walking and then reaching the sudden incline. After a few deft leaps, she reached the top of what was in truth more a small mountain than a hill. Gwyn was unsure if it was packed snow, some wild jutsu, or an actual tiny hill. She didn't have time, or the desire, to consider it's existence however, as she quickly scanned the plateau that served as the peak of this strange mound her eyes fell upon a small girl. "Si reh ready!" Gwyn's expression screwed into one of confusion at the girl's exclamation. Gwyn's eyed narrowed and she examined the small girl more closely and noted her weapons. Gwyn's left hand instinctively went for the Heavy-Crossbow's pistol grip when her eyes went around and realized that the top of this weird mountain was practically an arena. It was perfectly flat, and, by her rough estimate, nearly 60 meters in diameter. Gwyn placed the girl a few meters, maybe 8, adjacent from the center of the circular plateau, putting her would-be-opponent 38-ish meters away. Gwyn's left hand gripped the pistol grip tighter, and her right hand quickly brushed against her equipment to make sure they were all there. Fully loaded crossbow clip? Check. Katana, Wakizaski, and Tanto? Check check and check. She wished she had the presence of mind to bring her caltrops with her, and maybe her own tactical vest even, but she brushed the thoughts away and filed them as insecurities and not real precautions. She had ofcourse brought the 30 meters of rope that acted currently as a harness for the crossbow, and allowed it to be freely fired and dropped without loosing it, as well as the 2 meters of dark silk that wrapped around her waist with her Shinobi Headband. From the edge of the circle, Gwyn waived with her right hand, using her cloak to hide the crossbow from sight. The silver of the headband glinted in the sun, and should, by Gwyn's reckoning, be visible even from that distance.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Juniper stared across the distance with wild eyes, beady blue things like hard tiny marbles, blooding racing in her veins once she realized that it wasn't going to be Kahimi! She was pitted against one of the fellow villagers!

"ARAGH! ARAGH! ARAGH!" She beat her chest like a drum,, feet stamping in place, her vocal emanations carrying across the field. Then she took a step and she split. Now Two Junipers. Together they snapped together two jutsu.

Four Junipers. The throaty incantations started once more, all four Junipers marching around one another in figure eights. Which one was real? The clone? Were all of them clones and the real one had already disappeared?

Like a pack of wild dogs all four of them shot forward in a wild scramble, snarling, howling, teeth bared and as they crossed the first five meters it was just a slew of handseals and they all disappeared and left behind their footprints in the snow. Invisible through the help of Glamour they were hidden by all senses except taste and touch. No sound. No speech. No scent. Sight. The snow crunching underfoot went from 4 sets to only two, these two being Sound Clones imbued with a violent oscillating chakra. They barreled forward with only their footprints in the snow to give them away.

The other Two Junipers were the original and her soul split. With the use of their density manipulation they weren't only soundproof, invisible and scent-proof but incorporeal, leaving behind no footprints but encroaching on the spot of her opponent. Just like a pack of dogs they hunted together charging down the distance at ten meters per movement to cover a 40 meter gap and try to close down this distance quickly.

1. Soul Split
2. Sound clone
3. Superior Invisibility
4. Density manipullation
5-8. spent covering distance

[Defiant]

Well it seemed, as the tiny thing roared and beat her chest like an animal, that Gwyn wasn't getting out of this without a fight. Gwyn smiled a little; and lowered her hand, and brought it together with her other hands. Just before she began forming her string of seals, she focused chakra to her eyes. The green orbs, hidden behind her dark goggles, turned a brilliant red. Two commas sat on parallel sides of her pupils, connected by a ring. When they came into existence they spun lazily around the center of the eyes before coming to a stop in a near horizontal position. Then, she spun her hands together in a wild flurry of handseals and lowered herself into a crouch. She periodically tapped her chest, and each time a new wave of chakra was released. Black, flowing ripples of Chakra pulsed up around her and quickly formed into tentrils, partially shrouding her features and making her true placement harder to perceive. The little creature worked quickly as well, unfortunately for Gwyn, and once her form was shrouded under Umbral Fortification and Umbral Aura had formed, The little girl had vanished from sight. Gwyn's eyes darted from left to right, up and then to the snow. She had turned invisible, it seemed. Crimson eyes narrowed in irritation at the tiny combatants ability, and keenly watched two pairs of footprints rapidly approaching her. She had initially planned on trying a more passive approach, but her opponent clearly didn't want to make life easy for her. In a few moments, Gwyn had spun together another short string of handseals, and then exhaled a puff of air through a cupped hand. Her breath was hot, blisteringly so, and her chakra had made it so foul that it would literally burn anything and anyone within the 20 meter cone. Additionally, the suddenness of the Hades Breath would also roll most normal or unsuspecting people backwards several meters. Gwyn felt like she would need to maintain her distance between herself and this opponent, at least until she figured out a way to reveal her location. SPOILER: Click to show Possible 24 Fire Damage, 12 Acid Damage. If successful damage, roll Fortitude Save vs 23. Be knocked back 1gILNpO11-4 x2 meters. 1 Sharingan (10TP)(50TP) Rank: "C", "B", "A" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: The Sharingan is a special eye that grants the user a broad form of abilities, and unlocks techniques dedicated to the Sharingan. Special: Handseals Drawback: --- Description: Picture The Sharingan is the most feared ability of the Uchiha Clan. This unique ability manifests in a clan member's eyes, and while some might call it a genetic aberration of deformity, the Uchiha have used this gift to devastating effect. In some members this ability will only let them anticipate or predict the path of an attack. The user activates this ability as a "C" Rank weaving movement that does not provoke an opportunity of attack. Each Rank learned the user gains a Tomoe (maximum 3). User gains a +10 insight bonus to Investigate, Observation, Reading Lips, and Forgery (to copy writers) checks per Tomoe. User gains a +10 insight bonus to Sense Motive against Feints per Tomoe. User gains a +2 insight bonus to Intimidate per Tomoe. User gains a +2 insight bonus to Will Saves against GenJutsu and Mind-Affecting Jutsus per Tomoe. User gains a +2 insight bonus to Attack Damage per Tomoe. User gains a +2 insight bonus to Dodge per Tomoe. The user can concentrate for a move-movement to gain the ability to "See Chakra" for as long as the user concentrates, plus 5 rounds. The Sharingan eye costs chakra per round to maintain. If the user is blinded, user gains none of the benefits of the Sharingan. Unless caught flat-footed, immobilized, or feinted against, the character cannot lose Minor Defenses while the Sharingan is Active. Deactivating this is a free movement. When the user unlocks the 3rd Tomoe they gain the ability Glare. User gains a +20 bonus to Observation to detect GenJutsu techniques or see Chakra Activity (see See Chakra). The Difficulty Saves of a character's Eye Techniques increases by +1 no named bonus while their Sharingan is active. Limit: Must be an Uchiha. Battle Ready (Sharingan) (10TP) Rank: "C" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: User is quick in activating their Sharingan in battle. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: The user can activate the Sharingan eye in 1 movement instead of a weaving movement. Handseals no longer needed. Limit: Must be an Uchiha. Must know Sharingan. 2 Umbral Fortification, Greater (80TP) Rank: "A" Skill: GenJutsu Effect: A stronger version of Umbral Fortification. Special: "Handseals" Drawback: --- Description: Affects 1 creature touched. The user is able to perform this technique on a willing target they touch. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 rounds per class level. As minor umbral fortification, except that greater umbral fortification grants 40 temporary Armour Points or it can be used to grant 2d4 points of temporary Might, Toughness, or Agility to the subject of the Jutsu, at the user's choice. Limit: Must know the Shadow Perception. Must know Umbral Fortification. 3Umbral Aura (10TP) Rank: "C" Skill: GenJutsu Effect: Shadow energies wreathe the subject of this Jutsu in a protective aura that stretches 1 foot from the subject's body. Special: "Handseals" Drawback: --- Description: Affects anyone who sees a willing creature. The user is able to perform this technique on the target they touch. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 hours per class level. Shadow energies wreathe the subject of this Jutsu in a protective aura that stretches 1 foot from the subject's body. This protective aura grants the subject the following benefits: While under the affects of the umbral aura, the subject of the Jutsu acts as if he is 1/4th cover (due to the quasi real nature of the aura) and is considered to be under 1/4th concealment (10% miss chance). In addition, the umbral aura provides the subject a +20 to Stealth checks. The umbral aura does not interfere with the subject's sight. If an opponent attacks with a melee weapon and misses their Will Save by 2 or more, the umbral aura is hit instead and takes damage from the Jutsu used in the attack. Area of effect Jutsus also damage the aura, but as long as the subject fails their Save by more than 1 the aura only takes half/damage. When created the umbral aural has an amount of Armour Points equal to the user’s Armour Points from other Techniques including Temporary Armour Points. Limit: Must know the Shadow Perception. 4 Hades' Breath Rank: "C" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: User releases hot acidic air from their mouth. Special: Handseals Drawback: --- Description: Range of this technique is 20 meters. Duration of this technique is instantaneous. Area of effect is Cone-shaped burst. Upon completion of this technique, the user breathes out a large cone of putrid air so horrible that it even burns and melts everything it touches. Every creature caught in the area of effect suffer 24 Armour Points of fire damage and 12 Armour Points of acid damage. In addition, any creature caught in the breath must make a fortitude save or be knocked back 1d4 x 2 meters. This technique will damage unattended objects and set fire to combustibles. Limit: Must know Wind Release.1-4

[Hoarfrost Imp]

(Taking the hit. As an Incorporeal The soul Split and Original talk half damage. 36+5 (Thin Skin) = 41/2 = 21 )Rounded up and knocked back 4 meters all 4 combatants. Sound Clones take a full 41.

Sound Clones: 59 ap
Soul clone and original: 79 ap)


There was little more than wide eyes and a muted chittering when the flash of fire and acid blasted the group of four into a rolling sprawl. She landed back on her feet, all four did, suddenly cautious, standing 14 meters away. Nodding to one another in all ways:

1: Original Juniper preformed a standing long jump at 10+50 meter (50/2 for nor starting a 6 meter wind up. 10+25 = 35 meters can be covered) To close the distance, still cloaked by her invisibility, Juniper fired off a Malediction: Apt Curse; Then escalating it once within a 3 meter radius. A Will Save against 26 with a -4 modifier would either see the fire breather unaffected or Absolutely unable to take any action for the next round.

This curse was immediately followed up by four arms wielding chakra blades carrying the harrowing strike curse, able to hit a target flush and full on despite any concealment attempts at hiding. The goal to simply land on her target without inflicting significant harm or death as per the rules of the mission!

2. Soul Clone Juniper threw together a battery of seals in meticulous order, sending out a disgusting aura that expanded out 20 meters to engulf all parties involved in a creeping aura. This aura immediately forces closed the eyes of everyone besides it's Caster for 5 posts unless the threatened area is left.

3. Both Sound Clones were made to charge to the far left and one to detonate, releasing a muted vibration that would immediately disperse all the snow in an immediate 1 meter distance all around itself upon destruction to draw attention away from the main area of attack.

The attempted plan, should the curse land, was Gwyn was going immobile, frozen in place by the curse and unable to move, stuck in place. While combating this curse she, as well as all the others, were also forced blind to reduce the ability for combat effectiveness.

With Blindesense, Juniper was unaffected by the blindness and thus going to be able to shear through the Unbral Aura with Harrowing Strike delivered by a series of Chakra blades.

SPOILER: Click to show

Jump Good
Rank: "E"
Skill: Sophisticated Skill
Effect: User can jump longer distances and survive from higher falls.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Relevant Abilities: Might Skill. Die Rolls: 1 Die Roll. Check Requirement: Never. Jump Good is a skill to make jumps or to soften a fall. No Die Roll is needed for Jump Good. There is no Difficulty check with Jump Good. Normally targets may only jump horizontally or vertically 10 meters. All Jumps are assumed with a 6 meter straight line running start before jumping. If user does not run this distance Jump Good is cut in half. Jump good depends on user's Skill + 10 meter base Jump. Successful Jumps allows the user to land prone or any other variation. There are 2 types of Jumps. Long Jump and High Jump. Long Jump is a Horizontal Jump. At mid-point of the jump user's vertical height is equal to 1/4 of Horizontal Jump Distance. Every 5 skill points increases Base Jump by +2 meters. High Jump is a vertical leap. For every 5 skill points increase Base Jump by +1 meter. Base Falling distance is 10 meters. For every 5 skill points the user can increase their fall distance by +2 meters. For High Water Jump the user incurs -50 penalty when making a high jump out of water.
Limit: Must learn from Skills.

Harrowing Strike
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A semi-tangable melee attack used to add various types of damage.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Within the action of Handseals equal to the Jutsu, the Pulverem can spend a point of Strife to make a special attack called a Harrowing Strike. This Melee Jutsu, functions against any target currently suffering from a Curse Effect.
At "D" Class, the Pulverem making a Harrowing Strike adds their Impeccable Will points to their Damage as Armour Points Damage. To stop the bleeding A First Aid: Healing check must be applied of 50 + 10 per Class Level.
At "C" Class, the Pulverem automatically bypasses concealment with their Harrowing Strikes.
At "B" Class, the Pulverem's Harrowing Strikes deal Minor bleeding Damage (as semi-tangible Y'la spirits claw and tear at the target).
At "A" Class, the Pulverem may make a 2nd Harrowing Strike within the same performing of this Technique.
At "S" Class, the Pulverem deals Light Bleeding Damage, and the First Aid: Healing check made to stop the bleeding is 50 + 10 per Class Level + (5 x Impeccable Will). Chakra healing may stop the bleeding.

Limit: Must be a Pulverem. Must know Strife Pool.

Apt Curse
Rank: "A"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: A Pulverem can enact a curse making the target have a chance to perform no actions for a round.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The target of this Malediction must make a Will save or suffer a 50% chance of taking no action each round the Malediction is in effect. Otherwise, the target may act normally. Dread Escalation: The Duration increases to permanent, and the Save increases by 2. Cost: 1 Strife.
Limit: Must be a Pulverem. Must know Malediction.

Revenge of Themis
Rank: A
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Forces the eyes of any person within a twenty meter radius closed.
Special: “Hand Seals” “Hold Snake”
Drawback: Enemies and allies alike are affected by this technique. This technique does not affect animals. If the opponent leaves the range the technique will end.
Description: Named for the mythical blind goddess of judgment this technique induces blindness. After performing the needed hand seals the user will press their chakra out into the air, covering a twenty meter radius around the user. Anyone within the range of the technique will have their eyes forced closed by the chakra and will remained closed for five posts. The pure chakra of the Ninjutsu, Supplementary will form a dome around the twenty meter radius and extend thirty meters into the air as well, affecting everyone except the user. The blindness will last for five turns and leaves no long lasting side effects.
Limit: Must have 500 TP in Kankaku Ranzatsu techniques

Blindsight
Rank: "A"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: User can perceive things in their immediate vicinity without sight.
Special: To perform: 3 hour; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: ---
Description: Internal - Takes up 5 Augmentation Points. Within 5 meters, the user uses non-visual senses, such as sensitivity to vibrations, keen smell, acute hearing, or echolocation, a creature with Blindsight maneuvers and fights as well as a sighted creature. Invisibility, darkness, and most kinds of concealment are irrelevant, though the user must have line of effect to a creature or object to discern that creature or object. Unless noted otherwise, Blindsight is continuous, and the user need do nothing to use it. Blindsight never allows a user to distinguish color or visual contrast. Blindsight does not subject a creature to gaze attacks (even though darkvision does). Deafening attacks thwart blindsight if it relies on hearing. Blindsight works underwater but not in a vacuum. Blindsight negates displacement and blur effects.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 35,000 Ryo Performing Price: 26,000 Ryo

[Defiant]

8 + 5-Impeccable Will +2-Iron Will +1-Perc+2 = 16 + 2IfFQe4i1-20 = 34 - 5 = 29 29 vs 26, Success. Gained +40 Temporary Armor Points from Umbral Fortification, Greater(Forgot to mention that, mabad) Roll Will Saves against 26 (10 + 8 + (+5 Impeccable Will)(+2 Illusion Focus)(+1 Charisma +2)) -5 Penalty to saves for you too if you're standing near me. Failure by 2 or more means you hit Umbral Aura, which also has +40 Temporary Armor Points. Gwyn's eyes continued to scan the field intently in the wake of her burning breath attack, and didn't slow up on her handseals. She cursed under her breath as she worked as quickly as she could to put her defenses in place. She needed to learn how to do seals onehanded, Gwyn decided, and she also needed to learn how to deal with Invisible people. Gwyn's seals were done just in time, and it would have made her laugh if she had known just how lucky she had truly gotten in this instance. From her previously crouched position, Gwyn launched herself into the air just as the first invisible monster was coming to bear down on her. She narrowly avoided the blinding wave, and wouldn't even be aware of it's activation considering she rocketed skyward a full 35 meters, and was preforming another short set of seals before gravity even took hold. Shrouded in a cloak of swirling darkness that trailed behind her like a comet's tail, she was a dark shooting star launching into the sky. Flecks of her colorful clothing and brilliant white mane could be seen through the shroud, making her ascent seem ethereal and almost otherworldly in nature. She looked down at the arena once she reached the apex of her jump, and saw the most curious sight. Four wisps of chakra streaking through the air. She was baffled for a moment as to what exactly they were, before she remembered the nature of her sight. They must have been chakra weapons, Gwyn assumed, and she assumed again that she would only be able to see the weapons when they were in motion. Not really seeing them, but the soft blue, almost flame-like afterimage that whatever trick this little creature was using to be invisible couldn't hide. The tyranny of gravity was taking hold, and Gwyn was about to begin descending down to what surely would have been her unknowing defeat, but she tapped her chest lightly once again at the end of her string of seals, and hung silently in the air. Gwynevir wanted to grab her crossbow and just start wildly loosing bolts in the general area that she had been in, but she bit back the wasteful impulse and instead brought both hands back together with an annoyed sigh. She knew the sequence of techniques that she needed to cast wasn't a particularly long one, but it's demand on her time in battle was becoming very apparent to her as well. She tapped her chest one last time and a swirl of air began to rapidly spiral around her, howling as it whipped into a protective sphere around her entire form. She then thought about her offensive chain of techniques... and decided to instead wait. She felt safe enough in the sky, and was hoping instead that such a powerful invisibility technique would wear of eventually. SPOILER: Click to show So now, if I get away with casting Cloak of Winds You'll have to roll: Fortitude Save vs 23 Then Will Save vs 26 If you want to hit me with a melee. -5 Save penalty on those. If you fail your Fort save, you don't roll Will, and get knocked back 20 Meters. 1 Flying Monkey Technique Rank: "D" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: User increases their jump good for a brief moment. Special: Handseals Drawback: --- Description: Range of this technique is personal. Duration of this technique is instantaneous. Target of this technique is the user. As the user uses this technique, the user is sent upward by a sudden updraft, as they seem to be riding the wind. The user makes a Jump Good with a +50 competence bonus to determine how high or far they jumped. The user does not need to make a 3 meter move before jumping when using this technique. This technique can be used up to twice in a row, when the user is in mid-air, to allow them to jump further up, but cannot be used while falling. Limit: Must know Wind Release. 2 Flight Rank: "C" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: Allows the user to "fly" by using Wind Chakra. Special: Handseals Drawback: --- Description: Range of this technique is Touch. Duration of this technique is 5 minutes per Class Level. Target is the 1 creature touch. User coats the target with wind chakra allowing the target the ability of flight. The subject can simply fly. It can ascend and descend. Its maneuverability is dependent on the performer of the Jutsu. Clumsy at "D" Class, Poor at "C" Class, Average at "B" Class, Good at "A" Class, and Perfect at "S" Class. Using Flight requires only as much concentrating as walking, so the subject can attack or perform Jutsus normally. Should the Jutsu duration expire while the subject is still aloft, the Chakra fails slowly. The subject floats downward 20 meters per round for 1d6 rounds. If it reaches the ground in that amount of time, it lands safely. If not, it will fall the rest of the distance, taking 6 Armour Points of damage per 3 meters of fall. Limit: Must know Wind Release. 3 Cloak of Winds Rank: "C" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: User creates a cloak around the user that suppresses range damage and can deal damage to melee attackers. Special: Handseals Drawback: --- Description: Range of this technique is 7 meters + 6 meters per Class Level. Duration of this technique is 5 minutes per Class Level. Target is 1 living creature. User shrouds a creature in a whirling screen of strong, howling wind. The subject is never checked or blown away by strong winds of windstorm or lesser strength (whether natural or Chakra created), and ranged attack damage deals 1/2. Tiny or smaller creatures must succeed at a Fortitude save to successfully touch or attack the subject in melee. Failure knocks the attacker prone and pushes it 10 meters away from the subject per user's Class Level. This movement can pass through the areas of other creatures without affecting them and does not provoke opportunity attacks, but the creature takes 8 Armour Points of nonlethal damage per Class Level, plus 6 if the creature strikes a solid object that blocks its movement. Medium creatures must make Fortitude save or take half the distance thrown and damage. Large Creatures take 1/4th distance and damage. Limit: Must know Wind Release.1-20

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Immediately annoyed with the turn of events... there was only so much she could do given the context of things. The Jutsu's dropped and there were three Junipers standing displaced in the snow all around in various poses and position.

Hissing through her teeth she shot a rude gesture up at the flying jerk and slumping into a seated position on the ground muttering under her breath insistently.

"Nomeno ui BULLSHIT! Itheik til wux confn spical vhira! COME BACK DOWN!" She chittered up moodily.

Game- Set - Match. Winner? Not Juniper...

[Defiant]

Gwyn barely heard the cries of protest from her opponent over the sound of the wind and the distance between them. If she had heard, she wouldn't have understood. If she did understand, she wouldn't have cared what she was saying because Gwyn's entire focus went straight to the one who was almost directly bellow her, just adjacent to where she had taken off. She then looked to the one who was closer to the center of the circle, and finally to the one near the patch of cleared snow; cleared snow that revealed hard stone only a few inches underneath. Gwyn's eyes went back to what was technically the closest of the three. Gwyn clutched her crossbow grip with her left hand, and brought her right up to support it as she took aim. "Here goes..." she whispered to herself and pulled the trigger once. It was a shot not exactly fired with the intent to kill, but with the intent to asses if attacking like this was a viable strategy. The bolt would wiz through the air, and attempt to dive hungrily into the little thing's lower abdomen. SPOILER: Click to show Just one Shot, 10 Damage on hit. 19/20 bolts left

[Claws of the Tundra]

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In an awkward setting, the Yukikage had no time to be slow as she dashes as fast as she can manage to maintain. Her destination being the top of the steep hill, up above. She was frustrated at the moment, because of the circumstances that made her late to begin with. Here she was making plans to bond with one of her fellow ninja, and she can't even make it in time.

Its ridiculous to say the least. Her excuse is heavily reliant on the fact Lana had pulled her usually bull crap, in making her do things that apparently were urgent and couldn't wait. Out of all times for random tasks to somehow need looking over... Still, to dwell on that wasn't going to safe her. Instead Kahimi simply hoped Juniper was still here, let alone will be understanding enough to not try throwing her off the hill.

Once she got up there, however Kahimi was treated to the surprise of the last few seconds of the face off between Gwynevir, and Juniper. How this came about happening, she couldn't even begin to figure out. Although she can clearly see that this fight probably spawned on miscommunicated terms. The fact Juniper, was so reluctant to act on the maneuvering Gwyn, was evidence enough that things were not what they seemed.

In a spur of response, Kahimi would build up the energy to dash forward with an increased sense of reflexes as she travelled along the stage grounds on all fours. Closing the gap while she had the chance, before building up chakra through her system. Eventually releasing that chakra in a physical manner as she violently twisted her body into a spin, while using her legs to leap off the ground. Her clawed hands, now outstretched as she picked up speed, until she was flying forward in the form of a drilling cyclone of wind.

"Piercing Fang!!" she'd shout instinctively as the Inuzuka with in her roared out naturally. With the speed of her constant spinning, Kahimi practically started flying forward. Her violent momentum whipping wind around her body, which as she flew over Juniper would deflect the bolt that was shot at her.

However due to the nature of the technique she would have to guess, and hope she didn't run off course. Forcing her body to then slow its spinning, so she could end her momentum enough to make a safe landing on the ground below. Stumbling a bit, before she'd sigh still trying to collect herself. Eventually she'd stand up straight so she could face Juniper. "Sorry that I am late. I couldn't get out of that damn tower until now." she'd say trying her best to seem innocent. "Although I wouldn't have expected to see you two going at it." She'd then add.

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SPOILER: Click to show

Piercing Fang
Rank: "B" + "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: The user spins at a ferocious speed and delivers many powerful beast-like attacks when contact is made with the target.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is 1 Creature. A charging technique. Duration is instantaneous. The user spins at a ferocious speed and delivers many powerful beast-like attacks when contact is made with the target. The technique can inflict extreme damage on a human target, as it can readily tear through thick tree branches and chakra reinforced earth wall; all of which with a radius thicker than the user itself. This attack is done alone but can also be done with a partner, making it more effective. This technique can only be used while in Four Legs Technique state, with enough space between the user and his opponent to execute a Charge. The user makes a charge with their claws. The user also ignores 5 Armour Points of Hardness from objects when using this technique and deals 12 Armour Points of Damage per Class Level. The user ignores an additional point of Hardness of objects for every time learned as a “C” rank technique. Cannot perform underwater.
Limit: Must be an Inuzuka member. Must know Four Legs Technique.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Sitting and pouting the last thing she would have expected is a hit when she was clearly on her loosest behavior. So when the bolt flashed she was already bearing her teeth when a ripping wind whirled right over the top of her. Dour blade of bright orange light flickered on her fingertips and she was back on guard.

The Kage's voice pulled her out of the stupor.

Huffing once more she turned her back of them both, arms crossed, hissing and jabbing a finger at Gwyn. "Coward! IS COWARD! No fight just run... We do chee-ken dance!" She spit in that rough jagged speak of hers.

[Defiant]

Gwyn raised an eyebrow at the ver sudden and unexpected of the woman she had surprisingly gotten to know. "Kahimi?" She asked herself as she lowered herself closer to the ground. She didn't fully let her guard down until she had scanned her with her sharingan hidden behind her dark goggles. She dropped to the ground when she was satisfied and called out with a smile, "Kahimi!" Gwyn pulled her goggles off and revealed her sparkling natural green eyes. Huffing once more she turned her back of them both, arms crossed, hissing and jabbing a finger at Gwyn. "Coward! IS COWARD! No fight just run... We do chee-ken dance!" She spit in that rough jagged speak of hers. Gwyn glared at the little monster, and then at the two clones that still stood ominously around them. "No fight?" Gwyn scoffed, and then rolled her eyes, "No fight! Just Hide! Coward, is coward!" she then mimicked with venomous sarcasm.

[Claws of the Tundra]

Rather quickly after her semi-unannounced entrance, Kahimi noticed the slight tension going on around them. Particularly Juniper seemed to be in a fuss, which...is probably normal in some cases depending on the circumstances. Though she wasn't going to dig too deep on the matter. She didn't have the time to do so in the first place.

Her attention was constantly split between the two as they both spoke about different things in different contexts. Its simply, safe to say that Kahimi once again, found herself getting into some random bull crap. Though this is actually tolerable bull crap for once.

Still, she wouldn't be above giving Gwyn a friendly little wave with her fingers. The Sharingan bearing ninja unintentionally; getting a quick glimpse of the unorthodox chakra flow that expanded, and swirled within the Yukikage's body before she deactivated it. Of course Kahimi wouldn't know that since her goggles were on.

BUT, then the things came into light on the ill tension she felt earlier. Watching them both pick at each other in their own...uh...colorful ways. Instinctually Kahimi decided to have none of it, and try breaking the ice.

"Hey hey, look can we not do this today? I came up here to have some fun not watch two people I like actually try to kill each other. I mean could I at least get a spar in before, you two bleed all over the damn snow?" she'd say mostly in a playful manner, though unable to contain the innate sassy tone she tends to have. Speaking openly at both of them, while keeping an eye on Juniper that had turned her back since she didn't notice the other copies.  Eventually she'd stop her approach, hoping to be standing  a bit closer in the middle of both of them. Though who knows if her words even mattered here.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Nostrils flared, Juniper shot to bolt straight at the insistence of HER being a COWARD! She didn't understand half of what came out of that bag of soft tit-flesh's mouth but coward she knew well and she bared her little sharp teeth irritably.

"Wux? Si svadri. Si krikvlic." She made a ripping and tearing motion with her hands, eyes burning furiously. Kahimi wanted to spar but that was supposed to be her opponent in the FIRST place to begin with. Now? Now Juniper was reasonably angry and didn't want to chance hurting her friend.

Instead she glowered and Gwyn and spit at the snow around her, stomping off to the corner of the area.

Her soul clone? Well who knew? In all actuality it too was clearing the field to sit on the sidelines and observe till the other cooled down.

[Defiant]

"Mimimi mimimi mi mi," Gwyn, a tad childishly, mocked the little girl as she stalked away. Narrowed, green eyes watched her until she was far away from Kahimi and herself. When Gwyn was satisfied with the distance between them, she turned to smile at her friend. "Good god, that little Imp just rushed me for no reason," Gwyn laughed and rubbed the back of her head. "Though maybe she...'it', thought I was you," Gwyn glanced over her shoulder to the tiny creature as she corrected herself. Gwyn turned back to her and raised an eyebrow as she thought more about how strange it was to see her here. 'You must get out more than I thought...' Gwyn's jovial smile was back, and her spirit was light once more. "Get a spar in ey?" Gwyn put her fists on her hips and cocked her head to the left. "Well...why not? I'm down... as long as you don't turn invisible like that thing," she gestured with her thumb to the sulking child.

[Claws of the Tundra]

With a dubious expression on her face; Kahimi stayed put in between the two of them watching their actions. She liked the two of them for varying reasons so dealing with a quarrel between them is more irritating than she expected it to be.

The Yukikage knew this wouldn't be the last time either. Though for the time being she would only roll her eyes in dismissal, and then internally accept that this whole conflict could be worse.

For now, she'd have to focus on making it up to Juniper later. Kahimi's attention now shifting back towards Gwynevir whom was now only concerned with her.

Kahimi listened to her spoken words, and watched her body language naturally. Noticing how much she is open to showing her positive attitude when it's in regards to little ol Himi. Her gestures and demeanor still influencing a smile or two to appear on the Yukikage's face.

"Don't be too hard on her Gwyn, she's a young, unique child that is separated from the world in a way we won't understand. Yes she was supposed to spar with me, but looks like that plan hit a bump." She would say, just before taking the time to sigh and peek over at Juniper hoping she'll be alright later. Though after a that moment passed she'd turn her multicolored gaze right back to Gwyn. Her right hand gently resting on her hip for a bit.

"Now then, let's get this started...." She would state firmly before pausing. Her body seemingly sparking into action. Most of her main weaponry was left at home, but she did have some secondary weapons in her butt pouch tucked away neatly. However none of that was of importance yet. Kahimi simply stretched her body out in various poses, before suddenly dashing forward at Gwyn. Her torso ducking forward with her arms held close to her body as she closed the gap between them.

[Defiant]

"Don't go easy on me now," Gwyn said with a wink. She watched her stretch, taking in both her form and equipment, or lack thereof, and wondered if she intended to fight unarmed, or would create a weapon on the fly like the little one from before. Gwyn wasn't sure if she should take any chances, but she knew and liked Kahimi, and definitely wouldn't want to injure her seriously. 'Hrmmm...' she mentally grumbled and slowly drifted just an inch above the snow. Then, Kahimi moved, and the decision was made. 'Unarmed it is,' Gwyn's fists went up as well, and her eyes reacted by suddenly blazing red with two tiny tomoes in each iris spinning quickly around the center. Gwyn took a step backwards and clenched her fists in preparation for an attack. If Gwyn's guess was correct, then the girl was going to do a little boxing, Muai Thai's western cousin. And if her guess was correct, then that meant her first attack would be a left hand jab. Gwyn was already beginning to instinctively lean a bit to her left in an attempt to get inside the punch from the get go. If Kahimi really did throw a left jab, Gwyn would retaliate with a sharp right hook to her exposed ribs, putting weight behind it, but pulling the force enough to not accidentally break her ribs should this first strike land. If Kahimi didn't throw that left, however, Gwyn would probably still be quite safe behind three layers of jutsu that still hadn't deactivated since her fight with Juniper. The swirling black shroud of Shadow Chakra creating a layer of defense right above her skin that both partially shrouded her and partially defended her. The unseen layer below that which added a more guaranteed protection for her form, and the spiraling wind that wrapped around her and forced away almost anything that threatened her. She hadn't considered the possibility that someone who lunged into combat so suddenly was just as confident in their ability to smash her defenses. If you want to hit me with a melee Fortitude Save vs 23 Then Will Save vs 26 -5 Save penalty on those. If you fail your Fort save, you don't roll Will, You'll take 18 Bludgeoning Damage and get knocked back 20 Meters.

[Claws of the Tundra]

Attempting Melee Attack vs. Gwyn

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Penalties: -5 Modifer

Vs.

Gwyn's 23 Score1-20

[Claws of the Tundra]

Turning back wouldn't be an option once she committed. Kahimi is practically weightless, and with the way her entire body maneuvered she covered distance quickly. This was with less grace than she has be forced to practice under the strict training of her advisor.

Her Inuzuka influences shined bright as she kept her torso, and center mass propelled forward with her own eyes locked in on Gwyn as a whole. Her first thoughts catering to pressuring her purely for the fun of it. The subtle change of eye color, didn't discourage this plan mostly because she hardly noticed the doujutsu activate.

Instead her excitement took over her judgement, as the distance tightened up significantly as her footwear constantly treaded alone the snow surface. Her steps becoming firmer as she, worked to slightly slow her momentum as she formed up a simple standing stance despite her fast pace. Wanting to remain uncomfortably close to Gwyn after this first attack.

However she didn't know the consequences to come. Her left jab snapped out fast, and firm without difficulty, but didn't go anywhere. For some reason she didn't plan ahead all that much, and before she could keep the momentum going she'd receive that destabilizing counter strike from Gywn, that halted her in her tracks. The shot, made an noticeable discomfort for Kahimi as her face twisted a little. And it was then that the defenses took over.

A counter force of wind, immediately reversing everything Kahimi had going back to herself. As much as she tried to resist the hostile winds; the brunt force of it still pushed her away easily. The sudden push forced her to act quick, and dig both her hands and feet into the ground to come to a sliding halt 20 meters away. Afterwards she instinctively  remained in the All Fours stance Inuzuka or know for. Her slight irritation showing as she snarled back at Gwyn as bit her fingers gripped into the snow underneath her as she stared intensely.

"Ow..." she'd grumble. Then charge again, this time travelling with her hands and feet which was somehow considerably faster for her. Picking up an aggressive pace as she worked to cover that distance again. An idea forming once she was at least ten meters away...

[Claws of the Tundra]

This was going to be a move only a true warrior, could understand. From her distance there wasn't any time for error. Gwyn was her opponent and so with that in mind she'd go for something not even she would be able to see coming. Using the strength she had in her arms and legs, Kahimi would make a full fledged leap from the all fours position into a charging pounce attack.

"You're mine now!" she'd declare with gusto and determination. The only goal set in mind with this pouncing attack was to tackle, and hug the girl into submission. Nothing more could be required. Defeat by the power of unexpected love.


Defiant