Forming A Team

[jekyboy]

She would not flinch as she felt the other presence appear, her normal demeanor held. Her true nature took over in that moment, a cold composed girl now stood back to back with the person who had decided to intrude upon them. 'A single movement out of place and he dies.' she thought to herself as she held her Yatake brush limpily. Clearing her throat softly, she would speak forth in a soft tone that disguised her cold words. "Were you not one of our own I would highly advise against doing what you just did. I don't want to stain myself today in the blood of an ally shinobi." she said calmly as she vanished in an explosion of sound notes via shunshin. She would appear roughly five to six feet away from the young man. Her eyes would now be able to drink in his appearance.

'They always seem to be drawn to me, perhaps I am like a magnet?' she thought to herself as she realized that he had chosen to appear near her. It was just as it had been on her first appearance to the other two, Makoto seemed to be searching for something within her eyes. Whatever he found there, she probably would regret showing later on. Trying to keep up her 'guise was perhaps the most important thing to her now. "Excuse my rude words, I just don't react well to being startled is all." she said with a giggle as she covered her mouth. With a smile on her face she would walk forward towards the newcomer. "May I ask of you your name, stranger?" she said as she bowed slowly to him. "I am Misa."

'Keep your distance.' she thought to herself. Continually needing to remind herself that it was best not to get in too close to people. Feelings made a shinobi weak, led them into situations they could not get out of due to their emotions. She would fuss over the state of her kimono with her hands as she waited for him to speak. The one thing she could not stand more then anything was getting her beloved kimonos dirty. This one however seemed to be beyond hope, as it was her favorite she wore it all the time. Undoing the ties that held it closed, she would drop it to the ground. Underneath she wore a simple pair of pants that led down into a pair of shinobi boots. It seemed she was more prepared for anything then she let on in first impressions. A hair tie sat around her wrist which was instantly applied to her hair. Now held back, one could see her attire more easily.

The simple shirt she wore was cut in a low V shape which exposed quite a bit of her natural cleavage line. Fishnet rested over this as it normally would with most shinobi outfits. She wore short sleeves that ended a few inches up above the elbows but still held a slight amount of fishnet on the ends. Her clothing was of a dull blue color, nothing too fancy. "Ah, thats more like it. Perhaps after we find out his motives we better start that training session." she said with a grin. Now that she was more relaxed and comfortable, this would be alot more fun.

[:.Grim]

Feeling a strange presence he would quickly preform a few quick hand seals, launching his shadow backwards towards the only male in the group. He had spotted the seals being formed during his sunshin, he realized it was him to fill him with such an odd feeling. A smile would appear on Kimihiro's face as the question rang into his ears. He would also listen to the girl speak to him. She would quickly sunshin away from him, she seemed rather unnerved by the movments Kimihiro took. Should his shadow connect with the boy's it would be rather hard to see coming, for the focus would be distracted by the girls sunshin. He would slow begin to move his arms apart, removing the male shinobi's hand seal to release the technique.

"My name is Kimihiro," he would say at first, not revealing his last name, because there were so many. "Intrusion! Break that wretched seal!" the Kikaichu had felt the intrusion within the mind of Kimihiro and weren't too happy about it. Quickly advising him on his next movements, it would all matter if the Kagemane had connected properly.

Kagemane no Jutsu, 影真似の術 (Shadow Imitation Technique) [Know's 3x's 20meters worth]
Rank: "C", "B", "A" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The signature move of the Nara family, this jutsu allows the user to control their own shadow and merge it with their opponent's shadow, combining them. This links the movements of the user with the target; the target is subsequently forced to make any movement the user makes. It is an extremely versatile technique, as the user can contract and change the shape of their shadow, potentially grabbing multiple targets at once. The degree to which the user's shadow can be stretched is limited by its total surface area.
Special: "Hanseals"
Drawback: Must Be Learned Multiple times in order to truly achieve something grand. Must hold Rat hand seal until the technique connects with the targets shadow.
Description: Using the shadows of other objects, the user can extend their shadow beyond its normal range. The amount of time for which an opponent can be held is limited by the user's chakra, since the user must constantly maintain the jutsu. The jutsu is also more difficult to maintain at greater ranges or for multiple opponents, since the user's shadow must be stretched constantly. At closer ranges, it requires considerably less effort on the user's part. Additionally, the target can force their way free with enough effort, though the amount of effort required to do so is considerable. There are two tables or understandings for this technique that consists of the Difficulty class of the User as well as the Opponent, and as to how far the user is capable of using this technique. When first learned the user is only capable of using this technique at a distance of Ten meters. Each higher Rank archived, the user is capable of extending the shadow another five meters. The user must first however, learn each rank a certain amount of times before then next rank is obtainable. The C rank version must be learned five times total. At which point the ditance is upgraded to "B" Rank training and now extends ten meters each time trained. This version must be learned 3 times total. The "A" Rank version, extends the range to Seventy meters, and every additional "A" Rank training extends it another ten meters. This technique caps out at 100 meters. The user is capable of making their shadow split and by doing so takes up the distance of the total form of the original technique. This means that if a user has this technique to where they can use thirty meters and wishes to make this technique split to three shadows the maximum distance is ten meters per shadow.

Difficulty on Escaping: Escaping the Kagemane is a tricky art for some, easier for others. Depending on your Stamina and Difficulty class depends on how well the opponent can escape the Kagemane. The Kagemane is held for a Certain time frame depending on Rank of the technique learned. "C" Rank can be held for 18 seconds before it breaks no matter what. "B" Rank 36 seconds, "A" Rank 54 Seconds. For every difficulty class the user is above the opponent, add another five seconds. If the opponent for every difficulty class above th user, subtract five seconds. If the Opponent captured is a Taimaster, subtract 15 seconds additionally. If the opponent is a Tai specialist, subtract 5 additional seconds. If the opponent is a Taijutsu No specialist, leave it as is. After doing the math, the amount of turns held will be apparent.
Limit: Nara Clan Technique

[Enkotsu]

"A Nara?!"

The thought raced through his head as the shadows collided together. Slowly, his hands came apart as somehow, the Nara retained his will to avoid danger. The boy would state his name in a friendly manner, an eye patch covered one of his eyes. Makoto eyed the newcomer suspiciously, although he didn't seem as though he posed a threat. Still, he was ready to move should the Kagemane end. His eyes shifted to Yukiko, then to Misa as she shunshined, and he wondered what would happen next.

[Yukiko]

As Misa shunshined to another location, Yukiko smiled to herself.

"She can handle herself. Good."

She looked, from the corner of her eye, to Makoto who was now being held by Kimihiro's Kagemane. She leapt away from him a bit so she would have enough time to react in case he attempted to trap her in his jutsu as well. Readying her senbon, she looked back to Kimihiro.

"Let him go. I think it would be wise of you to do so. It seems as though you harbor no malice toward us."

Yukiko was ready to move at a moment's notice if he tried anything. She took all of the stranger in as she stared at him. His clothes, his hair, his smile, and most noticeably, his eyes. You could tell a lot from someone's eyes. In this case, it was just the one because one was covered. Everything was silently stored in her mind for later a review.

[jekyboy]

Smile firmly on her face, hands behind her back, the young lady would draw in secret. Her body hardly showed any movement as she did this, her art skills and steadiness was amazing to say the least. Once finished she would make the seal required behind her back to activate the technique. She wasn't going to harm the new comer, this was all just a misunderstanding but none the less she wanted to make sure that it was resolved peaceful. Black snakes would stealthily make their way into the shadows that held the two boys together, she however would giggle a bit at the commotion. "Well it seems that you boys are getting along fine. Why is that you're always so quick to fight each other?" she asked with a loud laugh.

After a few moments had passed, the snakes would be within striking range of the caster of the shadow. She would smile a bit as she moved closer to him now. Close enough to whisper, she would stop and speak in a low tone. "Oh come on now, you're going to make us all start off on bad terms." she said smiling as several white dots started to pop up on the darkness of the shadow. Her smile would then curve up slightly as she giggled softly. "Besides, I don't want to have to use my little companions." she said now more smoothly. She knew he would be able to see them.

[:.Grim]

[Misa, please quote any jutsu used when in battle, it makes things easier for all participants.]
Releasing the boy from the Kagemane the moment he heard the word from his Kikaichu. "Ink Snakes, in your shadows!" Their words would be true the moment his shadows would retreat to him. He would quickly twist as he unsheathed his blade, slashing at the ground, no doubt the blade would connect with the ink snakes. Now he would face them his eye patch revealed. The young Sound Gennin faced the three, a smile still on his face. "I appear, only to be attacked, so I defend myself and am threatened?" his words were true, he never was rude when he entered.

"If I recall, I said pardon my intrusion... yet you launched something into me," he would say, his smile disappeared and the blade pointed up at the male of the group. His light brown eye would focus on the boy. "Ink, hmm what kind of strike was that, and whom did it come from? Had to be the blond, the other has needles in her hands," His Kikaichu had pointed out the facts to Kimihiro, his blade would then shift to the blond girls direction. "And you, the one whom should have heard my words the clearest, you launched an attack?" his tone seemed rather disappointed indeed.

Kimihiro would sheath his blade, a kikaichu would craw out from a hole behind his ear, and crawled down Kimihiro's back down onto the ground, then over to the blond girl, he would crawl onto her foot and wait there. If she noticed it would have been a rare occasion indeed. Once the Kikaichu was on the girls foot, he would turn his back and begin to walk away. "The name's Kimihiro Domeki, remember it," then a simple sunshin would allow him to disappear from it all. When in fact he returned to the roof top from once he had come, landing in the shadows, he would crouch down and wait for word from the kikaichu.

Sunshins 2/3

[Yukiko]

Yukiko let out a sigh of relief as Kimihiro disappeared. She knew he hadn't meant any harm but his actions seemed hostile. She hoped maybe in the future he would show up again and they could have a normal conversation. For now she would put away her senbon and go over to Makoto to make sure he was okay.

"By the way Misa, that was very smooth of you, hiding your snakes in his Kagemane like that."

[Enkotsu]

As the Kagemane dissipated, and the newcomer disappeared, Makoto would scratch his head, wondering where he had disappeared to. His eyes analyzed the surrounding area, seeking the ninja that had just trapped him within the techniques of the Nara. Looking to Yukiko as she placed her senbon away, he would relax slightly, sighing as he did so. "The hell was that? Where'd he go?" he spoke, glancing around. He then would turn to Misa, who's true nature had awakened for a moment when Makoto had been trapped. "Nice work with your techniques, Misa." he would add, still observing the landscape.

OOC: Sorry. Short.

[:.Grim]

Kimihiro would then slowly make his way from the situation, he had grown annoyed with the entire confrontation. He spoke to his Kikai that was on the girl, the bug would simply fly off in another direction, he knew where to meet up. So Kimihiro would leap from roof to roof off to find something more worth his time.

[Exits]

[Yukiko]

"Well, how about we begin that training we were going to do before that kid showed up?"

Yukiko smiled brightly to her teammates hoping that the strange ninja appearing hadn't discouraged them. She picked up her biwa and strummed a few strings then began playing a light and airy tune that would ease the tension. She found herself bobbing her head to the music.

((OOC: Sorry it's short, but nobody's posting!! What's going on??))

[»Omni»]

Zeth approaches the two walking gently as not to disrupt anything but making his presence clear none the less. He is wearing his usual clothes with headband tied a little tight. He sees the girl bobbing her head playing an instrument. He decides it would be best to let her finish what she was doing. He also sees Makoto with a confused look. Staying silent he observes the area around him. The reason he wasn't doing anything is because he heard the girl talking about training.

((That was a terrible entering post but I hope it works well enough. Sorry))

[jekyboy]

OOC: Sorry. Didn't realize it was my post.

Misa would shake her head when she heard the voices register. She had been thinking about the boy who had shown up earlier. She did not mean for him to move off, she wanted to actually speak with him. She supposed Makoto's attack, coupled with her own ensured that this happened however. She would offer a sigh as she looked back to her teamates. "Yes, I suppose training would be a good thing to do right now." she said with a penisive stare. She was trying to figure out what he had wanted. Why had he chosen to appear near her? Perhaps simply the way she looked? "People are.. strange." she said in a gentle whisper as she looked once more in the direction he had vanished.

Just then she would register another presence. She would make no move to startle or assault him, she had learned fromt he last encounter. "Know that before you approach, you may want to state your business." she said in a gentle tone. She had not meant that was a threat, she simply did not want the actions of a few moments ago to be repeated once more.

[»Omni»]

((Sorry for being out of turn))

"I was looking for a team, however I forgot I have to do something first." Zeth turns and walks away. His jacket grabs on behind him causing it to spin. He continues to walk the direction he came from eventually disappearing from sight. He walks gently, maybe making his presence known now wasn't such a good idea.

[Yukiko]

Yukiko had become a bit lost in her own music. She opened her eyes as she she heard Misa speak, but continued to play softly.

"Great! I have this one technique..."

She turned to look at the individual Misa was speaking to.

"Don't worry about interrupting us..."

She watched as the nin said something and walked away.

"You don't have to leave..."

Yukiko stopped playing her music and sighed as another stranger walked away from them.

"I swear, it's like we have leprosy or something!"

She pulled out a scroll she had been planning to work on and waved it in the air.

"Shall we?"

[Enkotsu]

The first newcomer came and went, and then another presented themselves, but also left before Makoto could even mutter a word. Scratching his head, he would turn to Misa and Yukiko. "Okay then? Well, I had a technique I had been wanting to learn... However, I'm not sure if I can train it with you two." He did not mean it offensively. He meant it to be more... Protective. The jutst he wanted to train was the basis of techniques with the Mateki flute. The world its music could bring one into could traumatize them, if it was played out enough.

He smiled, looking upon them. "Not that it wouldn't be great but... I'd prefer to do this one jutsu on my own, then return to train with the two of you. Ths jutsu is... Frightening, to say the least." He chuckled nervously, wondering what their responses would be to this. He was sort of scared that he might have offended them, but now wondered why he cared. He had always been about deception, and avoiding friendships, for they are the start of all betrayals. But something was different for these two, and now he waited anxiously for their responses.

OOC: Crappy post. And also, I'll train the technique with you guys here, just I wanted to get it done quickly and could probably do it in a day if I work hard enough. Waiting for posts gets annoying sometimes. But you two are very prompt, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Your choice.

[Yukiko]

((OOC: I'm out of turn and it's short. I know, but it's no biggie. I kinda want to start training as well.))

Yukiko turned to Makoto as he spoke and listened to what he had to say. She wasn't sure what to make of what he had just said, but she was sure he hadn't mean it to be hurtful.

"That should be fine. I don't know about Misa, but I would rather not be frightened anytime soon. We could go our separate ways for now and agree on a place and time to meet back up. Then we can do some teamwork type stuff and show each other what we've learned. Sound good?"

She smiled at her teammates once more. She was very excited to begin learning new techniques and could hardly wait. She looked to Misa for a response.

[jekyboy]

She would incline her head towards Makoto as he spoke. Something about a dangerous technique that could cause one to enter a nightmare world. That sounded very interesting indeed, but it would matter not if she were caught in it. She lived a nightmare in her head every waking moment, could this really be any worse. "I suppose that sounds alright. I could spend time with Yukiko here then, see what she is going to be training." said Misa in a soft tone. However if she wanted to be alone too then that made no difference to Misa. She had a few techniques she needed to learn herself.

[Short, sorry x.x]

[Yukiko]

"I would like to learn some techniques of my own, but it would be nice to have company. Perhaps we could train together?"

Yukiko began walking to another path in the woods where there would be another clearing much like the one they were currently in but a bit shadier. She burned easily, so this was her favorite spot to train.

"Let's meet up tonight at that barbecue restaurant. It'll be my treat. Well, my aunt's treat. If things change, let me know. I'll be down this path at the next clearing."

Yukiko laughed and looked back to Misa and smiled.

"Are you coming?"

[exit]

((OOC: If you are coming then post in "Misa and Yukiko's training". I couldn't think of a good name. Also if you're not coming let me know so I can change the thread's name lol.))

[Enkotsu]

[ Exit ]