Innocent Bystander's

[shinzo-kori]

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Continued

Plan to Train:-

Demonic Illusion: Eternal Paradise (Magen: Gokuraku Kagirinai)
Rank: "A"
Skill: Genjutsu; Offensive
Effect: The target of this Genjutsu will not feel pain while under it's effects.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: The target will not 'recoil' from pain while under it's effects and thus is harder to slow down. Lasts ten turns.
Description: Once the technique is cast, the user must look directly at the target. The target will receive a faint tingling sensation. After that, the target will not feel any pain from any attack. However, all damage actually taken remains the same. This strips the target of being able to tell how much damage has been done, when to heal, and when to retreat. It will also make it impossible for them to notice an attack that they did not see, and would feel only the other sensations involved (i.e. a brushing against their skin, a light push or radiating heat from a fire jutsu). Because of the nature of this Genjutsu, inflicting pain to one's self will not dispel it.
Limit: Must be a Genjutsu Specialist.

[Enters]

The mist was thick as always, and those that passed by needed to be within a few meters just to be noticed. He was.....lurking, looking for the perfect target, the prey he would feed upon. Not in the animal sense, more for his training for he was tired of testing his jutsu out upon himself. He walked the streets till he came across a nearby bench, cool and moist with the mist, but he didn't care because he was so used to it. He sat down and watched the ghosts walk through the village, some having conversations that were interesting, while others walked in silence. One did catch his ear, and this one spoke of things....quite irritating to Tatsu. He would continue to listen and then follow him and his friend.

"Listen, we can't talk here, but we can't let that woman take office, Mizukage, never, meet me tonight."

Female Mizukage? It was strange, for he didn't hear of this, and he should have been one of the first ones to know. Female Mizukage was different, but it was nothing that should be ridiculed. She was given that position for a reason, and for that, she deserves respect of the up most priority. To top this off, his words worried him, and he would not allow anything to happen that shouldn't. He grumbled something under his breath and then stood up from his bench as he watched the target from a distance. He placed his hands together and focused on him with the best focus he could conger up. He then began the string of handseals for his Eternal Paradise Technique. They were swift and quick, almost so that very few would realize that he had even done anything.

He had taken a few deep breaths getting mentally ready for what he was about to do, yet his drive to teach this punk a lesson helped as well. The crowd began to gather as they reached the market and passed through. The chakra from his body left him and shot forward into the mind of his "opponent." He smirked as he felt the link, and soon he watched the man closely. He began to scratch himself as a look of confusion crept upon his face. He seemed to be irritated for a good second, and then afterwards he continued, obviously separating from his walking partner. They had made their way back into the silence of the mist and soon Tatsu vanished from the streets. The man now walking alone knew not of what he was to encounter, but he would soon find out that he was indeed being followed.

The Man's Perception:-

Damn this cold weather, why does it have to be so damn cold down here. I should have listened to my brother when he decided to leave this god forsaken place. Now we have some woman as kage....things are really fuc- What the hell was that? I could have swarn I felt like a large spit ball or something hit my head. Thats strange....hmm, I'm getting quite sleepy, I should really get home though. Dammit, what the hell is that?! I swear I feel like some one is through balls at me. My hand, it seems to be bleeding. Damn, what the hell, how come I don't feel a scratch on me? I think someone is playing some sort of trick, or maybe someone is trying to kill me. Damn, I need to get the hell out of here....what the hell, how come I keep feeling these damn rocks hitting me, from where-

Back to Tatsu:-

To spare you the loud pain the man suffered, we should continue with this story. Tatsu did not kill the man for that would be a crime, and he had no evidence of any wrong doing he may be planning, but he would be damned before he let him go. Basically, the man had been hit with over forty rocks within a few seconds, and though he did not feel it in the beginning, he did afterwards and the pain had accumulated. Tatsu was not one to stone a person he just met, in fact he felt that it was quite barbaric, but he refused for a man like this to get away with a possible crime. The man now lie on the ground in fetil position with his hand covering his head. He was quite pathetic, and so he gave him a break and waited for him to lift himself up and take the pain like a "man," since a woman isn't allowed the same from his point of view.....

[shinzo-kori]

The man still lie on the ground, but he soon felt a little more courage to lift his head up and try and continue down this path. Tatsu was not done with him yet, but he would rather him feel that bit of security just to let him know that he was to suffer as long as thoughts of crime continued to run through his mind. The man got up and then continued to walk down the path, slowly at first to make sure things were safe. Then he began to jog, and slowly that jog turned into a sprint. The handseals were quick of course, once again to quick for the eye to notice, but then again he was hidden within the mist and trees. He after his handseals were complete, Tatsu stopped pushing forward for his opponent was going no where.

Kori Shinchu no Jutsu played as a good trick to keep his weak mind from straying off from Tatsu. Tatsu's skill in genjutsu allowed him to keep this going and a second jutsu at the same time, so he began the handseals for his true techinque, the Eternal Paradise. Tatsu's hands began to shuffle again in a string of handseals, and so this caused his chakra to push out of him and into the target it was intended for. It would channel to the spot that interpreted pain, and cause that to sudden leave the mind. The man continued to run around in a circle, his feet creating a donut within the dirt, and he looked pretty foolish running around like some fool. One rock, then two, then a third, and then a fourth. They were quick, almost like bullets, but still he held back for he didn't wish to kill him.

The man began to yelp at each hit, skipping as he continued to run in a circle. Tatsu's face was serious as he threw the rocks, but inside, he was laughing like a child watching a clown at a circus. He did this, and though the man could not feel the pain of the rocks, he continued to yelp because he knew that it should be hurting. A few seconds would pass by as Tatsu stood in a nearby tree throwing the rocks, and the jutsu soon ended after about thirty two seconds. The man then screamed even louder, but odd enough, no one was there to answer his call and so he just stopped and fell to his knees. Tatsu smirked and then placed his hands into the Ram handsign for the Sasayaki no Jutsu. He watched as both the genjutsu's he created ended their effect, though he had enough skill to do so. His mind began to speak to the victim at this moment:

"You look pretty vunerable in your state....do you not know that the Mizukage you plot against would stand on her feet even through the pain you have endured....learn from this fool."

Tatsu knew nothing of this Mizukage, though he had met her before. The man had looked around for a voice, and when he couldn't find it, he figured he were having some sort of spiritual connection. He then fell to all fours now though he was already on his knees and began to weep under his breath. Tatsu smirked and listened in on his prayer. He felt that his work here was done, and after hearing his whole cry, he watched the man lift himself up and walk from his sight. It was quite interesting, playing the role of god, and then he felt a little big headed. As he quickly turned around with a smirk upon his face, he stepped his right foot out to reach for a branch that was not there, falling onto the floor face first. He grumbled in pain under his breath......karma?

[pandoru]

+18

{80/90}

[shinzo-kori]

80|90

10 minutes later.....

Tatsu found himself in the market place again, quite noticed within the crowd of people that surrounded him. He did not care to be noticed among them, so he found a place of refuge to find a peace of mind. He was now on a bench that sat off the nearest corner away from the market place. The voices were a little more faint, and thus allowing him to relax and think of other things then the thing he just pulled off earlier. He was beginning to feel a bit sorry for what he did, and then afterwards he realized that the man had it coming. He reclined within the hard cement bench as well as he could and slight closed his eyes to relax and remove all thought from what just happened.

"Help me, don't hurt me-" "Shut up you brat, this for not being on time."

What was this, crime day in the village of mist. He wondered where all the Jounin were, and why everyone seemed to be in need of help. Tatsu lifted himself up from the bench and quickly jogged over to the noise he heard. He made it to an alley way were a woman was pinned to a wall by some much larger male. Her feet elevated about three feet from the ground, and the hands that grabbed her arms were bruised. "Hey, let her go." Tatsu said with a look of disgust for the man. The man looked over and let her go as his hand reached for something under his belt. "Or wha-" the man could not speak under the condition's of Tatsu's next move. His arm extended forward and from his sleeve did a thorn vine fly and rap itself around the man's next.

"Miss, who is he to you?" Tatsu asked her as she slowly walked over to him. "He.....he....he is my master." A slave it seemed, one who was oppressed and beaten in order to continue the doubt she must have had for herself. No doubt, it was written all over her face with the bruises the man must have imprinted on her. "Killing him, is that the price of your freedom?" Tatsu finally asked her as the man began to groan in pain from the thorns that dug into his skin. She simply closed her eyes and nodded. "Well, I cant offer you freedom then.....but I'll see to it you have the opportunity to leave from him forever.." He said as his head tilted to the side as a sign for her to leave. She nodded and turned, but before that, she quickly rushed forward and kneed the man in the crotch.

"Thats for making me give you 'Special Services!'" She then turned away and left. A looked of confusion ran across Tatsu's face, quite comical but soon it faded and he got back to work. He then lifted his other arm up into the air letting a second vine of thorn's rap around his waste before placing both hands together and beginning a string of handseals. They were quick, for the Eternal Paradise would prevent the man from feeling the pain he was to suffer, only to teach him a lesson and slow him down. His headband was hidden from the eyes of those that watched him for a reason, and that was the reason. Soon his chakra left his body and entered the mind of the opponent, fixing things up the way they were meant to be.

A sinister smile crept upon Tatsu's face as the vines slowly began to tighten and drag along the man's body. The vine rapped around the man's neck was moved to another position to prevent killing him, just above his waste. The vines began to extend from his sleeves and the vines began to drag through the skin. The man only looked down at the vines with an odd look upon his face, curious as to why this wasn't hurting. Tatsu continued for a good thirty seconds when he realized that it was lasting even longer then expected. He smirked and then placed his hands together and made three handseals that would make things worse for the man, Mokuton: Ibara Tsurukasa.

The thorns grew longer and sharper and still the man did not scream in pain or agony, realizing that his movements caused the vines to constrict him tighter. He was suddenly driven with hate for the man, forgetting that he did not want to kill him but teach him a lesson, and for that something was unlocked within his mind. "Stop this Tatsu, what are you doing?!" a voice said. It was her again, Min her to stop him. She was nothing but a memory, one that inflicted a pain upon his mind, and not only did her words stop him, but her appearance. Every other time he would see her in his memory, she looked lively and herself, but now.....now only stood a corpse with flesh torn off the bones and dried up blood upon her clothing...as if she had risen from her grave. A look of fear appeared upon Tatsu's face and he quickly withdrew the vines and fell to his knees.

It was so real, the feeling of his heart pounding through his chest was something only those that had experience something he had could feel. The image was gone from his eyes, but not gone from his memory. It was strange, for people who have seen the deaths of millions would call him childish, but at the time of this experience, he was a child...losing his best friends. A tear left the corner of his eye as the loud shriek of the man could be heard from in front of him as the genjutsu he held on him vanished. He began to scream almost so loud the whole village could hear. Tatsu slowly dried the tear off his face and stood up. He had to get rid of this guy for it wouldn't be good for him to be seen with this man's blood upon his hands. He created a few handseals and vanished underground. Following that, the body followed underground as well and only Tatsu rose from the ground. He then vanished in a vapor of mist just as a group of people made the scene. Only the blood of the victim could be seen upon the ground, but would that comprise him?

[Exits]

[pandoru]

Learned.

[shinzo-kori]

Plan to Train:-

Mumyō no Jutsu (無明; lit. Ignorance Technique)
Rank: "S" Rank
Skill: Genjutsu
Effect: A powerful Genjutsu that targets everyone, excluding the user, within an area of 20 meters, blocking about the ability to touch, taste, see, or smell.
Special: "Hand Seals"- Horse, Rabbit, Dragon, Dog, Monkey, Bird, Ram, Tiger, Bird, Rabbit, Dog, Ram, Dog, Ram, Dog, Ram.
Drawback: Even allies are effected by this technique. Also, if the user touches anyone effected by the technique, then the entire technique fails. This includes attacking with weapons or jutsu of any sort.
Description: The user performs the required handseals, projecting a field of chakra outwards into an area of twenty meters. Once the field of chakra has struck the opponent, who wont see or feel the wave itself, a rapidly expanding dome of darkness will quickly project from the area that the user is located at. As the darkness washes over the effected ones, they will instantly find four out of the five senses beyond their control. Indeed, the senses of sight, touch, taste, and sound become completely unavailable to the user as the chakra from the wave projected earlier clouds the mind. Beyond that, the chakra also includes a defense mechanism against self-inflicted pain, as the chakra also will instantly react to trigger the part of the brain that recognizes pain to malfunction against any damage that is not caused by the user. This chakra, however, will only last for three attempts of self-inflicted pain before shattering, disrupting the flow of the entire Genjutsu ability, thus canceling out the Genjutsu for everyone effected by it.

Beyond that, any attack from which the user was the source, which will be recognized by the chakra within the attack, will instantly shatter the entire genjutsu the moment of impact. This makes this ability ineffective as a way to defeat multiple opponents, rather allowing it to be used in assassination attempts to pick off one individual within a group. It can also be used as an escape ability, allowing the user to escape from being attacked by a group with relative ease.Due to the complexity of the casted genjutsu, the effects of Kai are useless against this ability, a waste of chakra on the person's behalf.

Limit: Genjutsu Specialist, Universal ANBU Technique

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Continued

He walks through the mist back into the market area. He is a bit tired for some strange reason, but he would rather train then sleep. Tatsu looked around as figures began to appear through the mist, and he was now within the "training" area. He needed to test his jutsu out on others, and this jutsu wasn't one that would do major physical damage, but he had to test it out on someone. He walked over to one of the many benches, a bit hidden so that no one would know what he was doing. He then placed his hands together and closed his eyes, though he felt them get a bit heavy, he did his best not to fall asleep on this bench like some sort of bum. He began to meditate, inhaling and exhaling deeply in the same manor to relax his soul.

He was beginning to feel relaxed, and so he opened his eyes and looked into his hands, trying to remember the long string of handseals, and soon it became a bit natural to the point where he didn't even have to think much. His hands began to shuffle in the string of handseals as his lips spoke the name of the sign. "Horse, Rabbit, Dragon, Dog, Monkey, Bird, Ram, Tiger, Bird, Rabbit, Dog, Ram, Dog, Ram, Dog, Ram." He felt he was finished and so he looked up ahead of him to see the group of people around the market place. He focused on pushing out this ailment onto them, but for some reason he couldn't really force it out of his system. No, it took over him and caused his senses to fall apart, his sight fading to white oblivion.

He took a deep breath, calm as ever as he kept his hands together and made the Ram handseal to use Greater Cancel. This then in turn caused his mind to physically shut off and stop the genjutsu from taking over his mind. It was a dangerous technique that few knew for they could possibly kill themselves trying to do so, but he had skill in Genjutsu so it wasn't a problem for him. His eyes closed for a good second and then opened to the rebooting of his mind. He looked around to find himself in the same place, and with no time to waste he placed his hands together and began to focus on his chakra usage. He needed to push the chakra out from his system and out around him, but it was kind of hard. His level was barely able to handle this amount of power.

He took a breath and tried to ignore the thoughts of doubt, just so he could think with a clear mind and not lose track on his mission. He would look down at his hands and slowly begin the handseals for the jutsu. It was quite amazing that his memory did not lose this information so quickly for he was one to forget things pretty quick. He took a breath as they were finally complete before closing his eyes and trying to focus on pushing the chakra out from him and out to his opponents. He pictured a ripple affect, one where a rock falls into a pond and the ripples spread outwards. It was actually soothing and kept his concentration upon the technique much more then before. He kept a hold on it and just then he felt the chakra push from his head, and then a sudden pressure upon his head.

He opened his eyes and nothing had changed, not even he was blind, but at the same time no one around him acting in an awkward way. He looked at the situation oddly, curious as to why the technique seemed to be working, yet NO one was affected. He took a breath and placed his hands together trying to think it over and relax before he attempts to try again. He quickly rolls his sleeves up and then places his hands together again, going straight into the handseals for the jutsu. He wasn't going to let anything stop him, for he was more determined then ever. He was a bit quicker this tiem because the handseals, though long, just came to him. He then kept his hands together and tried to picture the same image as last time, just so he could try and relax.

[fina]

+8

[shinzo-kori]

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He was lost in his tranquil mind set, relaxing while breathing deeply and releasing in the same manor. He keeps his hands together as he imagines the same type of image of last time with the ripple affect, his only way so far in releasing the chakra and spreading it to everyone around him. Tatsu then felt something unlock in his mind, the beginning of the jutsu was about to begin. He opened his eyes and then felt as the chakra left his mind, but now he had to find out if the jutsu effected anyone around him in his weak range. Everyone was the same, no different changes in attitudes or actions, and so he realized he failed. It wasn't the first and definitely wouldn't be the last, so he took a breath and got back onto trying to do it successfully.

He would meditate for a good couple of seconds in order to get himself mentally ready for the jutsu again. The people around them began to take notice of him, for his presence seemed a bit odd, just sitting there silent with his eyes closed. People began to whisper stuff, but he didn't let it bother him, merely he let that be an incentive to prove he can do the jutsu though they did not know what he was doing. He opened his eyes and then placed his hands together to get ready to do the handseals for the jutsu. He looked around him, still a bit conspicuous, and once the passer byers were gone, he commenced to create the handseals. They were quick, and he was surprised in his ability to do so at this speed. He then closed his eyes and began to focus on the technique.

He tried his best to block all noise from his ears and push the chakra from his mind out and out around him. It was a tricky process and still he wasn't sure of the results, but he did not let that break his concentration. He then felt as something released within his mind, and a second later, he opened his eyes. He was not blind or deaf to the things around him, but he didn't see anyone around him doing the same thing either. Oddly enough, people were staring at him oddly as the walked past. They seemed to be watching him the entire time and it disturbed him. He lifted himself up and turned down a nearby alley before going around the corner and coming back to the market place through another entrance. He didn't like the eyes watching him, and so he soon sat down at a new bench.

He placed both hands together and began to focus, not allowing the eyes that watched him to tamper with his focus. He took a in deep breathes, and exhaled the heated remains as his air turned cool into a mist that surrounded all who stood before him. The noise from the area was merely a test in his eyes, and the loud banter from the sells merchants did no different in trying to distract him. He did this meditation slash ignoring for a good five minutes before getting ready for the jutsu. He kept his eyes closed however when his hands began to shuffle into the proper handseals for the jutsu to work. They were quick, though long at the same time, and once they were complete, he began to picture the ripple effect. It wasn't long before the noise around him began to draw his attention away from his work.

He did his best, and soon he quickly fought back and continued on with the jutsu. His mind began to push out the chakra from his body and out all around him, at least he felt it was. He was unsure of the effects, but when he opened his eyes, he could at least see, so the effects did not rub off on him. All of a sudden, the sound of a shattering pot could be heard, and it sparked his attention. He looked over and around the corner to see a woman on her knees with her hands searching along the ground. "Hello, I can't hear....someone...someone please, help me." Her face did indeed burn into his mind, and he felt a bit bad, but at least he could easily fix this problem. People just stared and walked on, but not Tatsu. He walked over to her and touched her shoulder.

"Open your eyes...."

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[pandoru]

+10

{43/120}

[shinzo-kori]

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She would stand, a bit dazed at first, but the touch from Tatsu would release her from the genjutsu. He felt a little bad, and she soon got up and looked into his eyes with a look of amazement. "Thank you...your so kind. I don't know what happened." Her face looked as if she had witnessed a miracle, and soon it was beginning to draw in a crowd. They then began to cheer, amazed themselves that someone took the time to answer her call, but on top of that the ability to bring her back her senses. He nodded, not speaking for the eyes made him a bit nervous, but he played the hero well. Inside he felt bad for it was his fault in the first place, but as long as no one was physically hurt. He took a breath and then walked away from the scene.

They made some room and he made his way back to a bench a little further away around a different crowd. He sat down breathing deeply and trying to relax. He placed his hands together and began to reflect upon what just happened. It was quite amazing to see that the jutsu had a bit of an affect, but he realized that his range was off. Instead of spreading out along a crowd of people, it seemed to only effect one person within that crowd instead of everyone. He thought about it a little bit, but he figured he would have to test it out again in order to get a better outlook upon the situation. He took one last breath, and soon the handseals followed afterwards. His hands began to shuffle into the proper handseals for the jutsu as his lips began to speak their names.

"Horse, Rabbit, Dragon, Dog, Monkey, Bird, Ram, Tiger, Bird, Rabbit, Dog, Ram, Dog, Ram, Dog, Ram." The longest set he had ever had to memorize, but he did it well and soon he began to focus. His mind finding a place of total silence and peace. Yes, he was soon gone from the world his body existed in, and the forms that walked by simply looked and continued onto their path. He felt the chakra push out from his mind into his body, releasing out around him at the many passerbyers. He opened his eyes and then looked out around him. He could see, so once again the effects did not rub off, yet he did not hear a struggle nor did he see a struggle. The noise was normal, only the sound or merchants and people talking. Was it some sort of lucky chance that that woman was effect by the jutsu?

He didn't understand and was quite frusturated, but as always he did not let that stop him. He stretched out first, getting the knots out of his back and neck before placing his hands togeter and closing his eyes. He would imagine the same scenario as always, a rock entering a pond and causing a ripple effect, his mind lost in this thought would cause him to free himself from his physical form. He felt there was always some sort of spiritual connection with Genjutsu, and he did his best to try and unlock that world. He continued on, and then quickly began the string of handseals. He was quick, his mind never breaking from the deep meditation and this kept his mind open. He automatically felt the beginning of the genjutsu's effects after the final handseal.

His eyes opened and when he looked out to the people in the street, he did not see anything that could signal success in his attempt. He slowly closed his eyes when a noise catches his attention. "Oh no, my eyes, I can't see, can anyone hear me?!" He could not see, nor could he hear the people that surrounded him. He would feel as if he were lost in oblivion with no one to talk to, to hear, to touch. He was lost, yet in truth people around him began to help, lifting him up and placing him onto a nearby bench. Tatsu looked with a look of a scientist who has found the cure to a deadly disease. He lifted himself up from his seat and then walked over to the group of people that helped the man sit upon the bench. Tatsu pushed through a group of people helping him till he reached the man.

[pandoru]

+10

{53/120}

[shinzo-kori]

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He took a breath as one hand reached out for the man's forehead and soon, all was clear. He looked into Tatsu's eyes and smiled brightly, but this time the cheers were not as strong. No, they were more skeptical, though the man was obviously grateful shaking Tatsu's hand till it felt like falling off. "Didn't he help that woman earlier?" a man asked the rest of the crowd in a way to be silent from Tatsu's ears, but he could hear them clearly. The people he spoke to agreed and soon he felt he had overstayed his welcome. He quickly pushed through the crowd and left the scene to find another place of quiet so that he could think, and then he would test it out again. He did not like the looks those people gave him, but he didn't plan on getting caught again.

He found the spot, a bench within some thick mist. Yes there were still people around, which he would need in order to test the jutsu, but few would notice him there. He would be a little more careful, trying to make sure his target is somewhere where few would notice him. He placed his hands together and took a breath, inhaling deeply and exhaling. The cool mist cooled his lungs, the feeling of being refreshed. Was no joke, this technique did require a lot of Genjutsu training and skill, and he just so happened to have enough to survive this long, but he was unsure of his true ability. He would take a final breath and begin the justu. The handseals came and went almost, and soon he felt the jutsu beginning to take effect.

He opened his eyes and looked around him to find only about twenty people around him. This would be enough hopefully, and he hoped that he could focus in on one specific person, but it was impossible to make this choice...."Oh God.....oh God my eyes!" The man was nearby, quite close indeed, but no one seemed to respond to his cry. Tatsu would take a breath, and soon his form would vanish from the bench in a dense mist, the Body Flicker Technique. His form would reappear behind the man with one hand upon his shoulder, and following that, he would vanish once again to reappear back at the bench. His speed was untraceable, and on top of that, the mist kept his movements and actions concealed.

He would then close his eyes and begin to get back to his technique. "I can see, I felt the hand of someone touch my soul and I can see...." the voice slowly faded away through the mist, for it seemed that Tatsu had made a prophet out of him. He smirked a bit and then began the handseals. He did them as if he had been for years and it was quite impressive. They were complete yet he kept his eyes closed. He wanted spread this affect upon everyone around him so that he could make the jutsu a little less conspicuous. He would relax, the cool mist settling into the clothing he wore and his hair blowing in the wind that blew the mist along the village. He was comfortable, still twiddling the toothpick in the side of his mouth.

He would feel as his chakra would drain from his already drained body, he felt that this would be the last time for today because he was truly tired. He kept on focusing on pushing out the technique out around him, and soon he felt the cries of more then one. Yes, he would open his eyes and find this fact to be true. This time three people nearby, strange how still no one would respond in a way of helping, merely passing by with a strange look upon their face. Tatsu would feel a bit disgusted, not only in their actions, but in his own. "You never listen to me, I told you this was wrong Tatsu and you continued." Her voice again speaking things in ways to turn him from his foolish methods in becoming stronger. He felt even worse, and he would not look into her eyes.

He would sigh and simply lift himself up and walk over to one of the three people upon the ground trying to find their way. He would then touch one upon the shoulder and vanish into a vapor of mist back to his bench, only this time continuing down the path. Min would follow as well, not speaking for she knew her words were powerful....at least she would have if she were still alive. Tatsu still oblivious to the situation continued to talk to her afterwards as they both walked to his apartment. He honestly felt bad, but he knew that he would return and practice the technique again for he had to learn it. He felt that this would be a perfect genjutsu for future situations that may arise, and he didn't want to fail in whatever his path had laid out for him.

[Exits]

[Axcel]

+10

[shinzo-kori]

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Continued

He would enter through the town square market place again, a bit nervous as to whether his training was worth the time. He had tested it out, practicing on things that truly weren't there, an for that it caused him to be a bit doubtful. He would pass by with another toothpick within his teeth, coming to be a trademark. He was a bit cold today, but his white thermal did a good job in warming him up under the circumstances. People look at him for many reasons. One being the Headband that hung from his neck as it glistened with the mist, and the other was his stature and style. He didn't dress much to impress, for he was handsome either way and he didn't need any one to prove that fact to him. The two blades at his side began to click together and his feet stepped along the concrete streets of the village.

He made his way to a nearby bench, one quite familiar, actually the same one he trained on the other day that seemed to cause a lot of attention that day. He smirked as he thought about it, and then it quickly faded as he remembered the woman who fell to the ground and no one would help. He felt bad, upset at the people who refused to help her while upset at himself for inflicting the Genjutsu upon her. He sighed as he sat down upon the moist seat that he had come a custom to. He placed his hands together and began to close his eyes for a good couple of minutes. During this time, his mind was in another place allowing him to focus his chakra and meditate to a point of total tranquility. He was at a state that only true Genjutsu artists found themselves, and that was skill.

He then took a breath and opened his eyes to reality feeling refreshed. He looked into his hands and slowly but surely began the handseals for the Ignorance Technique. His speed and skill in the long handseal session was unmatched to any other time he did it. The hands went by that it even surprised him as a grin grew upon his face. They were finished and then he felt his chakra begin to slowly react to them. He would try to hold it in for as long as he could, for why? He needed to put his full focus upon the technique so that it would push out at a good distance. He then looked up when something stopped his actions. "Excuse me, do you have a quarter?" Kids, Tatsu always liked them except for when he was training on his techniques.

A second later the boy fell back onto the ground and a crowd of people could be heard struggling. The boy had his hands upon his eyes as he began to whimper for help. Tatsu would look at the boy and up to a crowd of people, some walking along the path like zombies as other's lie on the ground. Tatsu didn't know how he was able to do it so well on his first try out in the field after so much training. He smirked a bit and then slipped his hands into his pocket to pull out some Ryo before placing his hand onto the boy's head and leaving his other hand open with the money. The boy would drop his hands and then look up to Tatsu who had a smile upon his face. The boy looked down at the money and then smiled, almost as if he forgot what had just happened a few seconds ago.

The others from behind had a different reaction to the situation. It was quite comical this time, mainly because of the fact that children were so lost to these things, grateful to the blessing they have while adults only feel regret and drown in their sorrow. Tatsu didn't feel so sorry for them for all he heard was complaining, and so his hands were quickly placed together again as he vanished in a vapor of mist. It was only a second when he would reappear at another bench away from the scene as to not comprise himself. He then closed his eyes and began the handseals again, this time to try and real focus to see if that last time was just a lucky chance. He would breath in deeply as his hands shaped the proper handseals. He would do this one in memory of Jet.

[adero]

+10

111.120 xD (luul @ 111)

[shinzo-kori]

[doesn't understand, some sort of insider joke O.O]

111|120

He was lost, lost in thought and the world around him for it was only him and the jutsu. People walked by as normal, strange that the rustling of people trying to get back to their feet had ended so quickly, but at least that meant he could do the technique again. From his guess. he had made the jutsu travel along a eighteen meter range. It was pretty good, almost at the limit for the technique from the information the scroll had upon it and he knew that this training was soon coming to an end. He felt the chakra within his body begin to react to the completed handseals, and soon a smirk appeared upon his face. At that moment, the chakra would burst from him and spread out along the area, at least he thought, and then the strangest thing would happen.

His eyes, they would see only white and his hearing would vanish from him, strange enough indeed. He took a breath and tried to control himself, a bit worried that it was someone else doing this for the fact that he thought he was beyond this. Then the other side of his mind made him think that his training had made a drastic turn back to amateur level. He would calm himself down however for he did have his hands together, at least last time he checked. He couldn't feel them for the effects did that, and this would be a problem because he needed to make the ram handseal to free himself from this with his Greater Cancel technique. His hands were in the right position in creating the ram handseal, only they were not touching.

Soon he felt as his mind shut off, strange as if the technique had worked. It would be a few seconds later when everything would return to normal and his eyes would be free from the Genjutsu that imprisoned him. He looked up to find the boy from earlier, the one he gave the Ryo. He had helped him place his hands together thus freeing him. It was quite kind of him, and strange that he would understand or even know what to do. No telling how pathetic he was looking with all of his senses gone from him. "I thank you....what is your name?" Tatsu would ask the boy, but the boy would only smirk and run off as the sound of Ryo jingled in his pocket. It was most likely the money he gave him earlier, and only a smile appeared upon his face.

It was nice for him to return the favor, but time was running out so he would finish this quickly. He clapped his hands together and closed his eyes, beginning to focus on a place other then the one he found himself in. It would be a world of perfect silence other then the serene sound of nature that inhabited the land. The wind bells blew in the wind as he began the string of handseals. They were quick as the wind would blow his hair above his head and the black shirt over his white thermal blew in the wind. It was quite refreshing and soon the handseals were complete. He would feel the pressure of his chakra which levitated in the air around him in a gravity pull fashion. He held onto this focus as long as he could, and he was better then before because of more experience, and soon his eyes would open.

He would find himself back in the normal world that he was custom to as the sound of people chatting and shopping came clear into his ears. He smirked for a second as he lifted himself up from his bench and pushed through the crowd, a second later, everyone began to yell in agony as their senses were suddenly lost to them. It was a strange thing, like a plague walking through the streets for he was the only person within twenty meters that could fully understand the situation. He smirked a bit as he made his way to the exit making sure to avoid any contact with them till he made his way to the exit. People began fall over themselves, running into each other, and if anyone was hurt the effects would not go away. He made it to the exit as he touched the shoulder of one of the many victims, and then following that he vanished in a veil of mist.

Ignorance is hell, unless you may manipulate it.

[Exits]

[psyche]

Learned!!!! Wow... some much writing. e___e

[shinzo-kori]

[woot, first S-Rank, hugs and kisses Tsu on the cheek before skipping off into the sunset]