Empty House... (Private, Pm only)

[Ravenous]

Learned.
Learned.

[::Himiko::]

With both her hands reversing color to green now, Kotomi would absolve the ape's muscle contraction, and her bleeding wounds from their respective ailments. The cooling incandescence light exuding from her hands dissolving the dry blood from her hand, and closing the wounds completely. Maxwell would begin to settle down now, as his master did not give any more signs of attack. They would stand before each other now, as a calming breeze past through the air.

"Maxwell" Kotomi spoke monotonously.
"I see great potential within you. Their is much more for you to learn and master... Likewise the same goes to myself."

"Boss" the ape wimpered.
"I was born with claws and fangs, I have wings, and strength. All I ever see you perform is medical techniques..." he said ever so humbly.
"What else can you do?" he asked.

Living as a servant to a royal family, Maxwell is indeed aware of Medical arts and technique; being subject to them once in a while. He pondered why the young woman had strictly used them however. She was a ninja after all.... could she not do more?

"Please excuse me if I speak out of terms M'Lday, but using your fists while being a medic can be dangerous... can't you do more?"

As the words left the ape's mouth, Kotomi's body temperature began to rise. Blood flowed to the upper layers of her skin, and a sensation of tightness over cam her chest. The words the ape spoke to her left her ashamed and embarrassed; though she did not outwardly express this.

"Rather than explain to you what I can do, I shall show you instead" proclaimed Kotomi loudly, yet with little tone to her voice.

"Follow me, if you wish to see my other abilites..."

With that said, the duo would exit the grounds; maxwell puzzled as to what Kotomi will be showing him next...

{Exit.

[Haruka]

[Permission granted to enter ^^;]

Yori, an young puppeteer, had been wandering the village aimlessly for quite some time now. For the past couple of months, Yori had lost all motivation to train on her techniques. She wasn't sure why though. While the other ninjas that she had been acquainted with had either surpassed her rank or moved away, she couldn't help but feel useless. Yori needed some motivation of some sort, or she would come to the conclusion of retiring as a shinobi of Cloud.

It was a warm Autumn afternoon, where the girl would find herself in front of a beautiful Japanese styled home. It was quite large and delicately placed upon layers of rocks upon a shallow pond. It was so astonishing, that Yori couldn't help but gaze at it. "Wonder who lives there?" thought the girl. It was just at that very moment that the Yori's question would be answered.

From the distance, Yori would see a very familiar face. It was Kotomi, the prior Kage to Cloud flying in the sky on her monkey. Her eyes widened in disbelief. She didn't think she would ever see her again. It was ages ago since their last meeting. Excited and nervous all at the same time, Yori didn't know if she should greet the woman or just keep walking. But a surge of happiness and familiarity would overcome her fear and anxiety. She saw the woman land by the entrance of her home and Yori decided to follow her...

[::Himiko::]

{Enter.

"You performed quite well Maxwell" said Kotomi whilst in the grasp of her ape hands; speaking expressionlessly.

The two have been traveling in the air across the village of cloud, returning from a small sparing session. Maxwell was learning the ways of the Shinobihood, and training his combat skills, while Kotomi entered the bold new world of sensory. The two have been battling with other ninja from the cloud village, and have exhausted themselves for the day. A few hours of rest while home should remedy this however, as Maxwell smiled gleefully while soaring from Kotomi's praise.

"Boss, you should compliment me more! It is a pleasure to see this side of you truth be..."

Before Maxwell could finish his sentence, he paused and began sniffing the air vigorously. He was about to touch grounds of Kotomi's estate when he picked up a unfamiliar smell. It was not of a ninja he had encounter before, which made the beast wary.
"Boss...I believe we have a unwanted guest in our midst"
"Yes Maxwell" Kotomi replied

"I have detected a chakra source eminatting from my home... We may have a fight on our hands".

Maxwell landed on the young Chuunin's estate now, dropping off the woman onto the ground below a few feet next to him. When both became grounded, the young woman began to speak aloud.
"You know, for a proper ambush to occur, one must be invisible to the eyes of their target" said the woman in a monotone voice, calling out the intruder.

"You unfortunately are not... Make this transgression easy by revealing yourself now, or face far worse consequences..."
Kotomi and her ape would wait for the intruder to speak and reveal themselves. The duo of course, well prepared for any upcoming attack.

[Haruka]

Yori slowly followed the woman, debating on how she should approach her. Should she say hi? What if Kotomi didn't remember her? Should she re-introduce herself? The girl then saw Kotomi turn to her. "You know, for a proper ambush to occur, one must be invisible to the eyes of their target."

Yori stopped in her tracks and stared blankly. "Ambush?" thought the girl. It then occurred to her that the woman did not remember her. Yori sighed in disappointment and continued to approach Kotomi, slowly this time.

"You don't remember me, Lady Kotomi? It's me, Yori. I know I haven't shown my face around the village in a long time, but I'm not feeling well." The girl continued walking up to the woman until she was now only 3 feet away from her.

"I was hoping you can give me some advice..." begged the young girl, clutching her hands together in a pleading manner.

[::Himiko::]

Like a captivating piece of art, a familiar and spellbinding face approached Kotomi . Though a few moments of recollection was required, there was no doubt that Kotomi had encountered this younger woman before. In the times in which she was Raikage, this young woman had enchanted the young medic in ways none have done before. She of course was of the same sex, and Kotomi was heterosexual, yet a powerful compulsion of intrigue befell Kotomi while in the presence of this young woman. These emotions were warm, yet unfamiliar to former Raikage.

It bewildered the young woman; it confused her and produced an odd mix of sensations. This wouldn’t be the first time she had done this to Kotomi, and she was the only one to do so as well. The unknown made the medic panic slightly, as the woman now approached her; removing herself from hiding. She spoke to Kotomi, yet the words seemed jumbled and distorted as she remained entranced by this young woman’s presence. Whatever she was saying and asking for, Kotomi would utterly disregard.

When at a distance of three feet, Kotomi’s core body temperature would begin to rise, her heart rate sped up and her breathing hastened. When she ceased her verbalization, Kotomi reacted, placing both her hands upon the young woman’s shoulder.

“I have never forgotten who you are Yori” said Kotomi callously as her grip on the young woman’s shoulder tightened.

“And I will never forget the emotions you evoke within me...” her grasp tightening still.

“WHY?!” she demanded to know as her voice increased.
“Why do you have such a power that none I have encountered possess???”

Kotomi’s mixed emotions and inability to handle emotions forced her to act irrationally. She would grasp the young woman tightly, which sent signals to Maxwell that a fight would soon ensue.

[Haruka]

“I have never forgotten who you are Yori"

The words the former Raikage spoke was music to the young genin's ears. She was so happy that Kotomi had remembered her and felt a little less hopeless than she had ever felt in years. She smiled warmly at the woman, glad to know that at least someone had acknowledged her. However, Yori noticed that Kotomi's behavior was a bit unusual. Her breathing picked up and her face turned red over a matter of seconds. What was going on?

"Ummm, Lady Kotomi?" fumbled Yori. "Is everything...alright?" Just then, the woman would place her hand on Yori's shoulder and begin to grip it tightly. "And I will never forget the emotions you evoke within me..." Yori, dazed at the woman's actions, did not know what to think. Meanwhile, her grip was getting tighter and tighter. A sharp pain would now spread all through out the young girl's body. It was then obvious to Yori that Kotomi had lost her mind.

Immediately, the girl would struggle to set herself free from Kotomi's grasp. "L-let go!" cried Yori. The pain then became unbearable. Out of no other choice, Yori would grab a kunai from her pouch with her free hand and attempt to strike Kotomi's stomach with it. Anything to get away from the woman she once admired...

[::Himiko::]

With a sharp Kunai to the abdomen, blood would stream out from Kotomi’s gut. The kunai would rip through her stomach, leaving a large gash in that would rip into her diaphragm and gullet. The pain alone would cripple any other person at that moment, and most likely kill off a weaker ninja. Kotomi however was no such mere ninja. She was a medic, and was capable of absolving any harm dealt to her from almost any attack. At the same time, she was still entranced by the young girl, mesmerized to the point in which she ignored the intense pain coursing through her body.

In the moment of the kunai ripping into the young woman’s stomach, Kotomi would relinquish her grasp from the shoulders of Yori and create two chakra scalpels. From the shoulders, crossing downward to both hips, Kotomi attempted to shred the internal organs of this young woman with one quick swipe. If allowed to, her scalpels would cleave pass the aorta, lungs, diaphragm, and throat of her little foe, without even breaking the skin of Yori.

Her hands would then press into her stomach swiftly, producing a healing green aura, synonymous of the Shoshen no jutsu (healing hands technique). Kotomi would dump the remaining amount of movements should could produce into healing the wound left by the young girl, who would be bleeding internally now from her pervious attack. Lastly, Kotomi would cease any further bleeding with her Ketsuki Gyouku (blood coagulation technique); preventing any further bleeding.

If the young woman before her had no further response, Kotomi would undo any and all damage to her, and she will continue to fight if need be... All for the sake of understanding why this woman caused her to function so.

SPOILER: Click to show

Ketsuki Gyouku (Blood Coagulation)
Rank: D, C, B-ranked (10tp, 30tp, 60tp T.S)
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Stops blood flow from injuries through clotting.
Special: --
Drawback: Large wounds can take a long time to stop the blood flow from.
Description: The user focuses chakra around their hands, creating a faint white glow around their hands. The user then places their hands on the wound, focusing chakra into the blood and coagulating it. Minor wounds take three movements to clot, whilst major ones require six movements, and critical injuries, such as a severed limb, requires nine movements to clot. For every rank above D you possess of this technique, remove one movement from the coagulation, to a minimum of one. For every difficulty rank above D you possess, remove one movement from the process.
Limit: Must be a medic.

Shosen no Jutsu (Healing Hands Technique)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S-ranked (10tp, 30tp, 60tp T.S, 100tp)
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user heals injuries that repairs physical damage.
Special: --
Drawback: certain injuries may be impossible to cure or may take a long time to cure. The amount of chakra used is proportional to the injury required to be healed.
Description: The user gathers chakra into their hands, creating a bright green glow around them. The user then forces the healing chakra into the body of the patient, healing physical damage. This technique requires three movements to heal a minor injury and six movements to heal a major injury, minus one for every rank in this technique above D the user possesses, to a minimum of one. Starting at B rank, the user is able to heal critical injuries with this technique. Healing a critical injury requires sixteen movements, minus one movement for every rank above B the user possesses. Remove one movement from this process for every difficulty rank above D the user possesses.
Limit: Must be a medic, must know Gantai no Jutsu.

[Haruka]

At that instant, Yori would succeed in stabbing Kotomi in the gut and damage her insides. Blood would slowly flow out of the woman's blouse and drip down to the floor. However, her grasp upon Yori's shoulders was still tighter than ever. The woman hadn't even flinched and Yori knew she was in deep trouble.

Before she could think her next plan of attack, Yori could hear the slicing of someone's flesh. The sound was quick and rang in her ear for a few seconds. Who's blood had just splattered all over the floor? Of course it had to be Kotomi's.

No, it was Yori's blood.

The young puppeteer was in shock and before she could even realize what was going on, she was on the floor staring up at the sky with what little life she had left. Yori had been split in half with her organs hanging loosely from her body, a pool of blood now collecting by her side.

She didn't feel anything. It was strange. Death wasn't half as bad as she thought. She felt less pain then when she had felt when she was alive. In fact, no pain at all.

Maybe this was the best advice Kotomi could offer...

[Deceased]

[::Himiko::]

Now fully healed, Kotomi would take the lifeless body of the genin with her. This was a act of self defense, and so she would not be persecuted in any court. With the corpse, Kotomi would experiment and analyze the body... finding any and all secrets it held.

[Looting. Taking Body]

[N A T S U M I]

Death and Loot approved.

[::Himiko::]

SPOILER: Click to show

items Looted:
Secondary Weapons:

Himiko's Pouch{15 Slots} {EQUIPPED}
-10 Kunais= 10 slots
-16 Exploding Tags= 4 slots



Yori's Pouch{15 Slots}
-5 Senbon Needles= 5 slots
-3 Kunais= 3 slots



Communication's Device {EQUIPPED}
Rank: "C"
Type: Main
Effect: Allows a team of people the capability of communicating with one another within a certain range of the devices.
Special: ---
Drawback: Only a Thousand Yards of Capability.
Description: A Device that has a Velcro strap along the neck with a voice activator along the throat. An ear piece is connected from the vocal piece to the ear in a small cord. It is small and easy to carry something that can be stored within the pocket or even just hanging around. The color of the whole Communication Device is black.
Limit: This can be found within any Shop found in any Capital, or any Village
Cost: 1,000 Ryo each



Miscellaneous Items:

-Aid Kit: {EQUIPPED}
Description: This kit will heal your stamina and chakra a little
Effects: Brings back fifty percent of stamina, and twenty percent of Chakra, as well as heal minor Price: 300 Ryo Each

-Bingo book

-Paper and Ink Pen

-3 Blank Scrolls [D ranked] {EQUIPPED}

Primary Weapon:

Puppets:

Puppet Name: Sora

Description: Sora is a small lightweight puppet usually mistaken for a doll. She has small pink cheeks and red lips. Eyes are sealed shut. She has long black hair with bangs covering eyebrows. She wears gothic lotita clothing with black gloves up to shoulders. Despite her small size, Sora is extremely powerful. Sora's head and arms can be unscrewed; attached to them are long, sharp blades. *Update* Sora’s eyes mysteriously opened during Yori’s training for “Puppet Ventriloquism”. Her eyes are light green.




Class: “D” Ranked

Grade+Slots: C-Grade Material/20 Slots

Weapons:

Extendable Blades from Limbs - Large Blades that extent from the limbs of the body such as the arms or the legs of the arms. The blades are hidden within as they extend outwards to give out more of a dangerous effect. Slots 1 Slot per Blade per size of puppet.
Placement: One blade in each arm. {4 slots}

Kunai Launcher - A shooter that comes within any compartment shooting out a number of Kunais at high velocity. It is possible to place the kunai shooters along the body cavity right next to one another making it possible to shoot more then one kunai at one time. Slots Five Slots Cost 200 Ryo per Kunai Shooter.
Placement: 1 launcher in chest area {5 slots}

Wires - Cables within the cavity that shoot out towards a victim and ensnares them. They can be used in various ways such as being attached to Kunais to stick an opponent down. The Cables can be found along other parts of the body as well such as within the arms and legs for better access and variety. Slots 50ft for every 5 slots Cost 200 Ryo per 50ft.
Placement: Chest area {5 slots}

Detachable limbs - The limbs are capable of being detached by specific mechanisms found within the puppet around the limb areas. This allows the puppeteer the capability to detatch a limb if necessary and to have the user attack the opponents with multiple limbs. Slots 1 Slot per limb per size Cost 100 Ryo per Limb per Size of puppet. (located in Head) {2 slots}

Extending limbs
Rank:Genin and up
Type: Puppet weapons. 1 slot per limb, per size.
Effect: The puppets limbs can stretch and elongate more then they normally would.
Special: Can be placed on any limbs of the puppet. Including the head.
Drawback: If improperly used, the limb can be chopped off by the opponenet. Grade material effects the delimbing as well. the size of a puppet also plays a major role. Larger puppets (B-ranked and up) might have difficulty with control. A large limb is heavier, less mobile and more costly, thus the reason for the difficulty.
Description: The puppets limbs are specially designed. Additional material and joints are used to lengthen the puppets limbs. This allows the puppet to stretch the chosen limb up to three times it original length, but seeminglessly return to it to its original form with ease. The limb only extend in a straight path.
Limit: Must be a puppeteer.
Cost: 150 Ryo per size until "B-ranked", which then become 300 Ryo per size.
Placement: Both arms {4 slots}

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Puppet Name: Mei Ling

Description: A puppet found by Yori during the battle in snow. She didn't know who it belonged to, seeming that the owner was no where in site, so Yori chose to take it. The puppet had long orange hair but Yori modified it to be black. It's clothing resemble that of traditional chinese attire. It is five feet tall, which makes it difficult for Yori to carry like she does Sora. It has great strenght and is very fast. (Puppet originally owned by Kumori Isamu)



Minus the sword ^^


Class: C-Ranked

Grade+Slots: "B" Grade Material/20 slots

Weapons:

"Chakra Gear"
Rank: All ranks
Type: Puppet supplementary weapon, seal based
(Consumes 1 slot)
Effect: A special gear placed inside of a puppet, which is used in conjunction with other weapons. Chakra creates rotation in the gear. (see more below)
Special: Maybe placed anywhere on the inside of a puppet. Must be used in conjunction with other weapons that require the chakra gear.
Drawback: ---
Description: The chakra gear is a very special gear that is roughly the size of a large, flat golf ball. The gear looks just like any ordinary gear (ex: like the ones within clocks), with the exception of kanji markings placed on the face of a gear. The kanji markings are a seal placed on one side of the gear that translates to “rotation”. The seal grants the gears the ability to generate momentum. Only a very small amount of chakra is required to allow the gear to rotate very fast. The gear can generate very efficient amounts of speed/torque for the chakra placed within it, and can even rotate object that are well over 10 times its own size. The purpose of the gear is to be used in conjunction with other weapons that require its ability to rotate. A puppeteer must merely send there chakra through their strings and into the gear, thus activating and rotating them.
Limit: Sold to only puppeteers. Puppeteer must have at least 100tp in puppet techs.
This item cannot be created in any way or form (you cannot start with it what so ever). It can be bought in any general store, but I repeat, it cannot be created (via puppet slot creation or other means). Only the members of the “Banraku” family (My family) can create the gear (valued creation = 5 cp)
Cost: If bought in a store, a single gear costs 500 Ryo
(covers the cost of seal and the gear as well)
Placemet: 2 gears. 1 in each Drill Blade {2 slots}

"Drill Blade"
Rank: Chunnin and up
Type: Puppet weaponry, 1 “Chakra gear” required
(One slot per size, plus the 1 chakra gear)
Effect: A special weapon used with chakra gears. Used to pierce and drill through enemies.
Special: May be placed on any limb of a puppet, Must have 1 chakra gear placed with it to use.
Drawback: (see below)
Description: The blade appears to be a long pipe and with a moderately thick drill type body and curved screw head. The chakra gear is placed directly behind the drill blade and allows it to rotate very fast. The blade can slash and cut well, but it is specially designed to pierce and drill through and opponent. With enough force, the spinning drill blade can easily be pushed through light armors, skin and harm internal organs. The drill blade continues to spin, regardless of what surface it makes contact with. This may be a very good quality or a very bad quality for the drill blade. Over usage and heat may cause the blade to break and shatter. in addition, sufficient force to the blades side may damage the entire thing (though very rare). While not in use, this weapon maybe stored within the puppet and spring forward from its compartments when needed.
Limit: Must be a puppeteer.
Cost: 250 Ryo per size of puppet (excluding chakra gears)
Placement: 2 in hands {6 slots}


Puncturing Cables
Rank:Chunin and up
Type:Puppet weaponry, Comes in three forms (See more below)
~1 cable= 10 slots
~3 cables= 20 slots
~5 cables= 30 slots
Effect: A sharp metallic cable that shoots out from the puppet to pierce and slash opponents (See more below)
Special: May be placed in any puppet limb or head (Chest cavity may not be used for weaponry, see more Below)
Drawback: No weapon may be place on the same limb as the puncture cable. The cable must be stored in the chest cavity, thus no other weapons can be place in within the chest cavity. The cables may be cut.
Description: The puppet’s said limb contains 3 inch diameter holes which quickly launches and deliver the deadly steel cable. The cable is roughly 2.5 inches thick, measures roughly 20 meters in length and is outfitted with an extremely sharp metallic tip. The cable itself is stored with the chest of the puppet, which is the reason why no other weapons may be stored within this area (as they may interfere with the cable itself). A specialize mechanism is used in conjunction with the cables, that allow them to be retracted and expelled very fast. To control the course of the cable(s) the user must merely insert there own chakra into the cables, which can aid in there direction and speed (though this may consume much chakra in the process). A puppet outfitted with this type of weapon may appear somewhat thicker and rounder in the areas in which the cables are placed. Additional cable length may be bought to increase the puppets attacking distance (but consumes additional slots accordingly).
~10 additional meters added to cable(s) = 1 additional slot added to the previous cable slots
Limit: Must be a puppeteer
Cost: Sold only to puppeteers (covers cost of mechanism and all)
~ 1 Cable = 800 Ryo
~ 3 Cables= 1200 Ryo
~ 5 Cables= 1800 Ryo
~ 10 additional meters of length = 200 Ryo
Placement: 1 cable in mouth plus two 10 additional meters of lenght (40 meters in total) {12 slots}

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Puppet name: Kamikiri

Description:Appears to have a demonic appearance about him. This puppet is very well built, sporting a set of four arms, two of which remain hidden (be easily accessed and used). Physically he weighs 120lbs and stands 5'9ft tall. Its skin is a dark tanned complexion and its set of three eyes are pitch black. It has two wooden large horns sprouting from its head, which curves, but remains perpendicular to its head. The puppet has a large grin upon its face, smiling, and bearing rows or wooden fangs. Its dons a (male) tattered black Kimono, which only exposes its hands and feet. Its hands are clawed with sharpened nails. The puppet is very gruesome to look at....



Class: C-class puppet

Grade: B-grade material (no positive or negative change on slots)

Slots: 20 slots (no pluses or minues), 19 slots used

Cost: 1,100 Ryo (no changes due to material) + 3(200 Ryo-Tail) +2x3 (300 Ryo-blades)= 3500 Ryo

Weapons:

Poison Stinger
Rank: Genin
Type: Puppet Weaponry. Takes up half of the puppets total slots
Effect: A tail is shot out from the rear of the puppet, and can be used to stab at the opponent, or used in a defensive manner by blocking attacks.
Special: ---
Drawback: Stinger does not come with poison.
Description: This weapon can either be stored inside the puppet in the chest, or placed externally on the back. Internally, no additional weapons can be placed on the chest. Externally, the tail is open for attack. The tail itself has a small, hollow opening, allowing a poison to be placed inside. The tail can expand up to three times the length(height) of the puppet.
Limit: Must be a Puppeteer
Cost: ¥200 per size
Placement: Backside (half slots= 10 slots used)

Extendable Blades
Rank: Genin
Type: Puppet Weaponry. 1 Slot per size of puppet
Effect: A blade is concealed inside the limbs of the puppet.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Blades are built into a part of the puppet, usually the arms and legs, and the puppeteer is capable of extending this blades at well. Hidden with in the body, they’re great for a very sudden stab or slash as they spring out of hiding. Blade lengths vary depending on puppet size, as well as width. Width is roughly 1/6th of the blades length.
* C--- 1 ft.
Limit: Must be a Puppeteer
Cost: ¥300 per size of puppet. Blades must be purchased individually.
Placement: 2 in both main arms (2x3= 6slots used)

"Expelling Tank"
Rank: Genin and up
Type: Puppet weapon. Comes in two forms:
~Minor Expelling Tank = 1 slot per puppet size
~Major Expelling Tank = 2 slot base, plus 1 slot per puppet size
Effect: A specialized weapon which allows the puppeteer to expel various toxins/substances in Vaporous or Aqueous forms
Special: May only be placed in either the head, legs or arms of the puppet. The chest area holds the main tank, which contains the puppeteers choice toxins or solutions
Drawback: The cloud that is expelled from the weapon, can only travel in short distance, and can be affected by strong wind currents. In additions, the amount in the tank is limited to how much you put inside.
Description: A tank of liquids/solutions is rather small and stored either in the puppets chest or directly behind the release nozzle. The nozzle itself is only an 2in in diameter and sticks out only a few inches. The liquid/solutions are highly pressurized by the puppeteer, who uses his/her chakra to do so. The liquids/solutions in the tank can be released upon command by the puppeteer. Once released, the pressure converts any liquid into a vapor. Depending on the Type, these vapors and gases can cover a limited distance:
~Minor Expelling Tank = 1-10 meters long, 1-5 meters wide
~Major Expelling Tank = 1-30 meters long, 1-15 meters wide

Side note: The solutions in the tank necessarily do not have to be toxic or expelled into a gas form. The puppeteer can modify the tank so that it may expel a wide variety of substances, from sticky adhesives to sleeping gas (which must be stated by the puppeteer). In addition, the tank can expel liquids, much like a water gun, so chakra still creates pressure to expel; which means that only distance applies not width.
Limit: Must be puppeteer.
Cost: (does not cover solutions price)
~Minor Expelling Tank = 300 Ryo
~Major Expelling Tank = 700 Ryo
Placement: Mouth of puppet, "empty" (Minor tank x1= 3 slots used)</sup>[/size]
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The young corpse of the genin was still warm in the hands of Kotomi, as she lifted her and brought her inside her home. The eyes now lifeless and still, Kotomi would proceed to walk forward into her home, and place the corpse onto her table top. She would proceed to examine the young girl's body. With delicate slicing of her chakra scalpel, she removed entered the body of the human being to explore what secrets it had to offer her. Maxwell did not wish to be apart of such examination, and took his leave to his own room where he rested.

Kotomi poked and probed as minutes turned to hours. She was a mess, was capable of placing all organs and body parts back in place as if nothing had happened. She would abuse the ability of her healing hands technique as well, allowing her to remove any visible marks or lesions she had placed onto the young corpse. With a thorough examination of this corpse, Kotomi could not find anything that would lead her to believe that the body had any extraordinary abilities, which would set her aside from anyone else. She appeared to be a normal person. Nothing more, nothing less.

Kotomi postulated then and there, that this young woman must have some form of genetic variance that bestowed such emotions onto Kotomi. Perhaps it was pheromone? Perhaps a specific chakra signature?... Nothing else could be deviated from this such examination... only more questions. Kotomi would decide to end the examination, and wrap the corpse in bandages she made from water in her sink. She would proceed to cover the woman neatly, and remove any blood left over from the examination. With the corpse neatly wrapped, she would take the body with her and exit the grounds.

"Maxwell" she called out
"I'm going to see someone. I shall return".

With that said, Kotomi would take her leave.

{Exit.

[::Himiko::]

{Enter.

The young woman would return home, fully equipped with a new set of puppets to use. She had also returned from the Raikage's office, gathering a few new missions in which she could take to replenish her cash reserves. The woman would enter her home, and call her her animal companion.

"Maxwell, come forth. I need to speak to you" said Kotomi in her callous and cold voice.

The ape would spring from his room, and greet the medic with a simple bow as he huddled over to her location.

"Yes Boss?" he would reply.
"We have our first ninja mission you and I. We gather books for our village. We depart for the mission by tomorrow morning. Gather what you need, and head off with me; this is going to be a training session for you... be prepared".

With a worrisome smile, Maxwell would simply nod and walk back into his room. Kotomi would had upstairs and dismiss the ape to his room. She would proceed to enter her room, clean any blood stains from her body and clothing, and enter her bed... Maxwell of course, doing the same.

1 Day rest: 6 am

The young woman would awake bright and early. She would gather herself food for the trip and fill herself on a heavy breakfast. Maxwell would sit and join her, eating as well. She gathered rations of food in a small bag, and would bundle her new puppets in bandages left over from her "Bandage technique" she had learned a long time ago. She would take a large A-ranked scroll with her as well, which she would keep under the bundled puppets she had packed away. She was armed to the teeth, and ready to take on the new mission.

Before departing, the young woman would speak once more:
"Maxwell, you shall be receiving you own armaments soon. I can't have you entering battle without any tools to use".
"Thank you boss. Shall we take out leave?" the ape said with a smile

With a simple nod, the two would exit the grounds.

{Exit.

[::Himiko::]

Doubutsu Kougi 動物交宜 (Animal Friendship)
Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S", "S+B" (10)
Skill: None
Effect: A technique that allows an animal to listen to the user through the course of friendship and kindness.
Special: ---
Drawback: Animal will not listen to the user what so ever. May only learn once per animal. If user gets a new animal user must relearn the technique for that specific animal.
Description:To train you must approach, play, feed, etc with the animal. You must love the animal as if it is your buddy. You must train long and hard to gain the trust and of your animal companion. If user has a Small Animal Companion, the user must learn the technique "D" Rank. If user has a Medium Animal Companion, the user must learn the technique "C" Rank. If the user has a Large Animal Companion, the user must learn the technique "B" Rank. If the user has a Huge Animal Companion, the user must learn the technique "A" Rank. If the user has a Gargantuan Animal Companion, the user must learn the technique "S" Rank. If the user has a Colossal Animal Companion, the user must learn the technique "S + B" Rank. This means that the user must first learn "S", and then learn an additional "B" because its such a huge creature.
Limit: Must have an Animal Companion. User cannot have if user knows Doubutsu Shirei 動物司令 (Animal Control)

Name: "The Tricky Tunnel"
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Allows a tunneling creature to enter the earth in a veil of dust.
Special: ---
Drawback: Using this technique decreases the length of time in which a tunneling creature can burrow underground. So if a creature can burrow for 3 posts, they now can only burrow for 2. Dust cloud is easy to blow and wash away.
Description: Quickly slamming their appendages into the earth, the tunneling creature can quickly kick up a massive amount of debris and particles. The flurry of strikes does not only serve to get the creature into the earth faster, but also helps the creature kick up a ring of particles, which can obscure sight. The particles created with this technique occupy an area 2 cubic meters in size, perfect for covering the creature and fooling those who want to keep track of where the creature has entered the group. To a certain extent, this technique is like using a "Smoke Bomb" to hide where you go. When the creatures enters the ground, their back legs and appendages can also quickly cover up their entry point into the earth. This makes for a seamless entrance into the earth, where a tunneling creature can fool enemies who try to track it.
For every size category the creature is "C-ranked" and above, the size of this dust cloud increases by 1 cubic additional meter.
Limit: "Tunneling". Animal Helper.

(0/10) For Kotomi
(0/30) For Lyra
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It was dusk within the village of cloud, as Kotomi and her troupe of animals followed her home. The newest addition to the group was a very large armadillo, whom Kotomi and Maxwell had just recently encountered. She was found in the land of fire while on a pervious mission, and has hung around the ape and the medic ever since. Kotomi was not sure if the beast acted on the desire for food, or if it acted on the desire for companionship. Regardless, the young medic could always use a helping hand, and an Armadillo would be an excellent addition. Maxwell on the other hand, had an air of dislike toward him. He was protective of his kind and caring master, but also a bit jealous at the fact that Kotomi would accept such a creature so quickly into her circle.

Kotomi would bring the creature outside of her home first, to test the beast if it could be trusted and if it could be of use to Kotomi. With a wave, Kotomi would signal Maxwell to fly away in the meant time, and allow only the two to practice together. With a nod, Maxwell took residence into a nearby tree, and watched the following events unfurl before him. The young medic would unbind her newest collection of puppets from her body, and present them before the armadillo. At the very sight of the mechanical creatures, the beast scoff audible, and crosses her arms. Kotomi could not speak the language of this beast, and so she did not know how to react. Instead, Kotomi would do the only thing she knew she could do at the moment: control her puppets. With a flick of her wrists, Kotomi would send the marionette towards the beast, and analyze how it would react.

Upon approaching the beast, who stood a mere 2 meters away, the beast began to burrow into the ground below. It slammed its claws furiously into the ground, and began to make a rather a large fathering of dust beneath its feet. The beasts natural instinct of self preservation had kicked in, and it was attempting to move away from the puppeteer, or at least get away from the puppet. With a rather soft and melodic voice, the young woman would begin to speak, attempting to quell the anxious creature before her. The beast may have never encountered such a autonomous being before, but Kotomi merely attempted to allow the creature to understand it was safe.

"The object you see before you will not harm you" said the woman aloud.
"This is my art, this is my profession".

The beast slowed its action for a bit, and looked puzzled. It had a mixture of emotion drawn across its face: fear, terror, intrigue... Kotomi would lurch the marionette forward still, which startled the creature once more. It would still continue to kick up dust and attempt to burrow hastily into the earth. Fear provoked the creature to escape, and in doing so, a small area of dust had blanked the area before the young woman. This cloud covered the creature before Kotomi, and made it difficult to see it. A slight silhouette was left in the dusts wake, but the beast was still to large to escape in just one try. With another flick of her finger, Kotomi would lurch the puppet ever so slightly, forcing the beast to dig some more.
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(0/10) For Kotomi
(0/30) For Lyra

[::Himiko::]

Seiðr Halo
Rank: E-ranked
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user creates a Halo made out of chakra near their body.
Special: ---
Drawback: These halo have no effect on the world unless jutsu are used with them. The bright glow makes stealth hard if not impossible.
Description: The user creates a bright glowing Halo made out of chakra with a diameter of 100 centimeter near their body. The colour of the glow can be altered by the user. Per time learned, one is capable of creating another Halo. When first created, a Halo will appear within a meter from the user, and from then on tend to swirl about behind their back unless they are used. The user can move these Halo through the air as they please as long as they are within eyesight.
Limit: Clan jutsu.

0/5 Tp Kotomi

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It had been quite some time since Kotomi found herself back home. She entered the front door, and walked through her home in a very non-nonchalant manner. She did not need to say much to her animal companions, as they too felt the fatigue of a longs days travel. With only a simple nod, Kotomi would dismiss her companions, and they would leave to their own respective rooms. It would not take long for Kotomi to find herself taking leave, and entered the confines of her own room. Once unbound by the weight of her clothing, scrolls, pouch and armor, she would rest her body on her bed. It was sudden and swift, as she found herself collapsing onto the white folds of her blankets.

With her back planted upon the sheet, Kotomi release a sigh, gazing with a thousand mile stare towards her ceiling. Her hands rested upon her stomach in the mean time. Her right hand would raise upward soon after, facing her palm upward. In that moment, the young woman found herself creating a single Seiðr Halo infront of her palm. The gentle ring of chakra slowly being formed, as her own life force seeped outward form her hand like a very fine mist. Once fully formed, the object of chakra would slowly swirl elegantly around the woman's hand, and swirl in the most softest manner. As if dancing with her hand. Her index finger would stick out, leaving the rest of her digits to close upon the palm now. By her whim, the halo of chakra would be commanded to swirl and float around the single digit.

Kotomi would then proceed to open her hands, and grasp the ring as if a solid object. Once in her hand, she would proceed to crush the ring, as if out of anger. In that instant, the halo imploded in a small spark, and ceased to exist. Her life force would scatter around the room, and dissipate into nothingness soon after. Her right hand would soon rest with her left now. Kotomi could feel herself slowly slipping away into a deep dream now....

[Flower]

+5 !

[::Himiko::]

Enter Home.

Its a notion that felt like a distant memory to Kotomi. Alot of her field work kept her away from this residence, so returning to such grounds almost alienated the young puppeteer. The gate had been locked, and required a budge from her ape companion; still familiar with courtesy nature of allowing his master through first. Her two new animal companions trailed behind her, estranged to the introduction of this new home. With a wave of her arm, she dismissed her pets to the grounds around them. The acres of land which was the Kotomi state would be pleasing for armadillo and spider. Lyra quickly found herself digging up the dirt next to the pond, while Miho took respite next to the old oak tree; spinning her web for rest amongst the leaves.

Maxwell and Kotomi would enter the house, where she unloaded her payload of puppets and weapons at the front door. Exhaustion over came her body quicker than she thought, as she dragged herself to her bed room. Normally a clean and tidy person, she would deal with the mess she left at the front door on the morrow. Maxwell glided himself to his own room, taking to his bed like any normal human would. His actions and movements would go largely unnoticed by the puppeteer. She found herself stripping her clothing off, and entering a warm shower. The warmth of the spray released from the shower head was a god send for her weary muscles. Layers of dirt swirled down the drain as the soreness joined the liquid beneath her feet.

A ravenous hunger attacked her stomach, though her body could not react. Her naked body did not even bother to dry itself, as she found herself wandering into her bed. Sleep overcame her body like a blanket, as the setting sun lulled her to sleep.

"I'll worry about food tomorrow" she whispered as the weight of her eyelids fell upon her like lead.

"I'll... I'll begin my work once again on the morrow... Their is so much work to be done..."

[::Himiko::]

Kotomi must have slept for two days as she arose from her bed. Her sore and aching muscles having its first respite in a long time. Her eyes gained focus on the wall clock in the distance of her room, as she crust of sand fell from her eye lids. It was roughly 3am, the entire village was asleep, including her animal companions. Her naked body stumbled and staggered down stair now, searching for sustenance.

She would arrive shortly after, standing before her large fridge door. The only food available to her that did not spoil was her ninja rations, which were issued by the Anbu. She ate her hard tack and gulped it down with water as she closed the door. When the door closed, the reflection of another being came into view.

She was not staring at the white and pale ninja she was familiar with, but rather a faceless and expressionless being. She did not panic however, and she did not reel back. Instead, she approached the reflection and pressed her hand against it.

She was the faceless on in the reflection. She was a Kedōin.

[::Himiko::]

Remaining as calm and as collective as possible, the young woman would return to her bedroom. Her face and body felt as if a blaze with fire, and she stumbled up the stairs. The pounding of a thousand hammers run in her mind, and the world around her began to blur. This could all be a bad dream after all. A figment of rough night, with little rest. Kotomi did not wish to linger further, thus she proceeded to collide with her bed and the pillows. Like resting of lead bricks, Kotomi crashed and fell into a slumber once again...

The daylight will be upon her soon. Another day amongst the clouds begins.

[Marii K. Kazeraikou]

[Enter]

'This should be the right address' thought the female as she approached the estate. It was a rather large house in a traditional Japanese style.
Marii went towards the door and knocked on it. She had disguised herself as a teenage boy in order to not attract any attention. The weapons she had on her were the 6 kunais, 15 hira shurikens, 2 smoke grenades, 2 hikari bombs, a multi-tool, 2 thermal capsules, 2 bloodclot pills, 11 exploding tags, 40 senbons, a pair of goggles with camera and the summoning scroll in her weapon pouch.

Her long light brown hair was hid by a short medium brown wig while her ice blue eyes were covered with hazel brown contacts. A light weight bandage had been used to tie in her breasts together with a sports bra. The slightly baggy ash brown chinos concealed her curves while the navy blue knitted top added some bulk to her shoulders. Last but not least, the young woman had used some light contouring to make her face a wee bit more masculine.

But there was one thing that had not been changed. Her voice still remained the same, but nobody had spoken to her on her way here.
'Good thing that I managed to get here early. I don't think anyone saw me on the way here' thought the Raikage. She glanced down at her black trainers for a moment while waiting on her friend to open the door.

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Jutsus used:

Heightened perception.
Rank: “S” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: By analyzing and keeping an eye on the opponent's shoulder and foot work the user is able to predict movements and grab a feel of when attacks are going to come by making the Krav maga fighter a more proficient fighter.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user is only capable of predicting movements’ one rank below then what they have learned. The user is only capable of predicting movements that are taijutsu based. Any other type of movements cannot be predicted.
Description: The way this technique works is that the user observes certain points of areas of the opponent's body such as the shoulders, thighs, and hips. Since attacks are focused on these points they are capable of making educational guesses towards points of contact that may occur within these certain points. This type of technique is a study where the user is capable of watching an opponent's movements for a brief moment of time predicting taijutsu techniques. When the user first learns this technique they are capable of predicting techniques of “D” rank capability. When the user learns the “B” rank version of this technique they are only capable of predicting techniques of “C” rank capability. When the user learns the “A” rank version of this technique they are only capable of predicting techniques of “B” rank capability. When the user learns the “S” rank version of this technique they are only capable of predicting techniques of “A” rank capability.
Limit: Must learn from a master of krav maga.


Skills used:

Acting. Level: Advanced [58/125].
Rank: "E" Rank (5 TP at all times).
Skill: Skill.
Effect: Acting enables a character to skilfully portray various roles.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Acting is most often used as a form of entertainment, though it can also be useful in aiding a disguise or pulling a scam. A skilled actor knows how to research their role in order to provide a realistic portrayal to include mannerisms, speech patterns, dialect or jargon. The acting skill also confers a cumulative 5% bonus (per level above unskilled) to disguise skill check rolls. The list below gives examples of mastery and what the character can do.

Advanced: By observing and interacting with a member of a class or profession, he can pass himself off as said.

Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---


Disguise. Level: Advanced [66/125].
Rank: "E" Rank (5 TP at all times).
Skill: Skill.
Effect: A person versed in the art of disguise can alter his appearance to be unrecognizable- even to his own mother.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A user may choose to appear as the opposite sex, a larger person or possibly even a smaller person. There are, of course, common sense limits to this skill. A balding, fat, middle-aged male innkeeper is going to have one hell of a time disguising himself as a voluptuous female prostitute. In general, the following limitations apply: Height: +/- 25% of actual height. Weight: +/- 50% of actual weight. Sex: Male or female. Hair: Any color. Eyes: Any color. Complexion: Any color. Facial features: Highly mutable.
Obviously, the ability to speak the language of the person you impersonate is not granted. The character may need to purchase clothes or materials depending on his disguise. Look in task skills thread found in the skills and traits index for more information. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---