On the Chopping Block.

[yoshinee]

The snow was pouring down wildly, as was custom for this time of year, making it hard to actually see anything. The snow was however gentle rather than biting from the complete lack of wind. The roads were mostly empty, and the sands of time were running towards twilight at a rapid pace. The temperature were far below freezing point, but warmer than in the harshest time of winter.

Travelling these dark and abandoned roads was a young female, dressed in a long black robe with sleeves that would drop further down than her hands, making her seem somewhat clumsy. Strapped tightly around both of her wrists on the outside of the robes were two bandages. The hood of the robe had been pulled over her head, barely hiding the forehead protector which graced her appearance, knotted tightly around her forehead, keeping the carmen-colored hair out of her eyes. The two sword sheathes at her side were tightened carefully, and a series of bruises on the skin that was visible showed signs of battle. Even so, they weren't fresh, and she was mostly in a fit condition. The remaining exploding tags had been placed all around her different containers, still allowing easy access from any position. The grenades she carried of different kinds all had their own area. Especially the Goo grenade had caught her attention as being a useful tool.

The boots had been strapped up a slight bit, suited more for travelling than fighting. A minor purse secured in her belt carried her current medical supplies, which mainly consisted of cloth at current point. The business she had been doing had dried up all of her blood and soldier pills, meaning she was in a relative vulnerable state. The two katanas were freshly sharpened though, and merely having done a practice swing almost made them sing in the air around her. Though vulnerable if she would be taking damage, she'd be more than capable of dealing with opponents that couldn't hit her.

The scarlet-crimson eyes scouted the road ahead of her as she continued walking. Walking in half-frozen mud was quite annoying on a long travel, and she'd have probably been better off taking a rest. There was one thing which wouldn't allow her to do so however. Yoshinee had promised Tetsuya to return as quickly as possible if she'd survive the whole ordeals. Longing to see the greeting smile on his face, her pace was steady and constant. Guiding herself with the stars above, she was quite certain this was the correct direction towards Yukigakure. Not expecting to meet anyone, she wasn't all too careful about where she was walking either. Who'd assault someone appearing as a poor child, afterall. Not only that, wearing the headband of Yuki so relatively close to the village?

Stopping upon a wooden bridge, the area around here was mostly open. A few rocky hills were covering the landscape, providing cover if one needed to seek it. Likewise, a few trees here and there, and smaller bushes with, seemingly, tasty frozen berries. The bridge which she was standing upon stretched over a 15 meter long river, and was quite near the surface of the water. Every snowflake created its own set of rings on the surface. With a smile, the young kunoichi imagined different images being drawn in the water by the rings. It was almost as if they came alive...

[Baek]

Yuki no Kuni was a harsh land blanketed in white as far as the eye could see. Every step Baek took sank his feet into half a meter snow banks and the moisture that seeped into his skin was a slow irritant that gradually sobered the excitement he’d felt in finally reaching the Land of Snow. The pirate captain had surprisingly gone decided against charging Baek a fee for his travels, but on hindsight those beady eyes had been nervously eyeing the way Baek tenderly stroked his katana’s hilt whenever they spoke.

Thoughts of the shady captain and his crew faded to the back of his mind as the cold pressed up against his skin, making him shiver. Blood-crusted wounds lined his arms, legs, and neck while his sleeveless white shirt—the one he’d worn on the night of the assassination so many weeks past—had a neat cut across the torso and another diagonally splitting the right sleeve until it intersected with the larger gash in the cloth. The result was a window through which even the gentlest breeze carried its wintery chill, washing Baek’s whipcord thin body with cold. Only his retreat into the Void, something he hadn’t done in many months, managed to keep him from going mad with the discomfort.

What had he been thinking in blindly journeying to a land where there were no contacts to meet him and no one knew of his station as kage?

Even the white headband he had taken to wearing as a metaphor of his life was absent from his forehead leaving it decidedly bare to the elements. Deep exhales fogged in the low temperature leaving Baek to walk half blind through a mist that perpetually reformed around him every time he breathed. His movements were jerky and slow, the receded pain of his battle injuries resurfacing as his muscles stiffened against the cold. Staring overhead he noted the time of the day and wondered how much more the temperature would drop before the warmth of the sun might offer some refuge from the cold.

A delicate flake of snow landed on the pommel of his wakizashi, balanced precariously on the flat butt of the hilt. Seeing that it remained Baek stopped. In his youth someone had told him that such a thing rarely happened in nature wehter it was a snowflake or a leaf and it meant that some god above favored you as a chosen warrior. Such foolishness… Baek thought before gently crushing the snowflake to dispersed water droplets beneath his thumb. The momentary flood of cold air that rushed against his chest as he unfolded his arm was an annoyance, but he had believed the act to be necessary. Repositioning his daisho set—the wakizashi and katana swords into the soft loop of his white obi sash, Baek noted how the tears in the knees of the nondescript black pants he wore. Cold slithered in through these orifices as well further alleviating him of warmth, but he pushed on. The straw zori upon his feet were down to bare threads that flimsily clung to his soles and if not for the black ninja tape that spiraled around his feet and ankle before finally tapering off somewhere near his thigh he was certain his toes would have been frostbitten.

Through the veil snow he made out a bridge which sat upon a river. On either sides of the wooden structure water and ice sparkled with equal magnificence, its reflections half-heartedly micmicking the distant lights from the heavens. Hoping fervently that this was the path to some sort of settlement Baek headed towards the bridge, but his first step hadn’t been taken when a chakra signature came into existence. With a quick glance he surmised that he was approximately 35 meters from the bridge while the bridge itself must have been roughly 15 meters in length.

Someone was on the other end of that bridge. Someone with chakra; a ninja.

Continuing his slow advance, Baek lengthened his strides, quickly reaching the bridge before whoever stood on its other end would see him clearly. He saw her as he stood on the other side, the only distance separating them was 15 meters of wood. It was nothing more than a girl. The diluted rush of blood he’d been feeling at the prospect of battle calmed leaving him feeling disappointed at the prospect of not having a true opponent to fight. Dropping his gaze he started across the bridge, his feet eliciting uneven groans from the waterlogged wood beneath them.

He needed find some shelter soon.

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Mind's Eye of the Kagura
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Skill: Passive
Effect: The basic technique needed in order to learn all Sensor Techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The basic yet complex ability that allows Sensor's to find, sense, and track individuals over a vast range. This ability is done by the user closing their eyes and opening their mind's eye in order to see the advanced chakra systems around them. At A rank and above, Sensors no longer need to close their eyes in order to access their mind's eye. The user of this jutsu can only sense those up to the equivalent class rank of the rank they know. (i.e. If the user knows up to B rank in this jutsu they can sense characters of all the way from D to B rank. The basic range of this technique is ten meters.
Limit: Must fulfill all requirements to become Sensor in order to learn this technique.

Mind’s Eye Extension
Rank: D, C, B, A
Skill: Passive
Effect: A technique used to increase the range of Mind’s Eye of the Kagura.
Special: ---
Drawback: --
Description: This technique is passively used to increase the distance of Mind’s Eye of the Kagura. At D rank this extends the maximum range of the technique to twenty-five. At every rank after D the distance will double until reaching a maximum range of two hundred meters.
Limit: Must know Mind’s Eye of Kagura.

Advanced Chakra Sensing
Rank: D
Skill: Passive
Effect: A technique used to differentiate between chakra signatures.
Special: ---
Drawback: --
Description: This skill is used in conjunction with Mind’s Eye of the Kagura. This passive ability allows the user to differentiate between separate chakra signatures. A person will be able to tell if the chakra is that of a human or an animal. Also once the user sees an individual’s chakra signature once they will automatically recognize that person’s chakra signature from then on.
Limit: Must know Mind’s Eye of Kagura.

[yoshinee]

The soft smile apparent on Yoshinee's lips was telling of a few wonderful days. Everything had been working in her favor lately, and it truly did feel like she had been blessed by a god. The wraith who had unlocked her true potentials had spoken of a god. The pressence she had felt take form as a Lynx in her dreams had been such an entity. Lowering her head in a forwards motion, Yoshinee turned around to cross the bridge. Or at least, that had been her intetions.

The feeling of suddenly being dragged to the bottum of an ocean washed over her. A stranger was moving between the snowflakes ahead of her. A stranger that clearly did not belong here in the snow, as his attire left him cold and freezing. A stranger that had a pressence so overpowering that she felt unable to breathe by the fact that he had come near. At first her movements were clumsy and filled with excess she took a few steps backwards. Struck with an immediate sense of dying, the first thought had been to escape. Yet, turning her back and running from this monster would only leave her open. A few deep breaths left her lips, condensing in the air in front of her. Fight for your life! Give it your everything, or perish as a noone. Those were her only thoughts.

Analysing the stranger as he approached the bridge, Yoshinee had managed to come up with a batlte-plan in what had been but a few split seconds. The crimson eyes started to glow with in a neon-like fashion. Their gaze upon him spoke of ferocity, making the young girl seem entirely demonic. The aura around her had changed to become one with the snow. Cold, icy, deadly. The excess had been eliminated from her movements, as she bent down into an Iaijutsu stance. Sliding her sleeves up and gripping tightly around the hilt of her lowest katana, she prepared herself for battle. Having figured that the distance between them would allow him to close the gap in a split second, Yoshinee had had no choice but to go with this approach. The few advantages she did have, she'd have to pull out to her fullest.

"Halt right there, and identify yourself!"[/b]... One could always dream, right?

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Tasukeru (Seeing Life)
Rank: C, B, A, S
Skill: Doujutsu
Effect: Allows a full three hundred and sixty (360) degree field of vision and some predictability to physical attacks. Unlike Byakugan, the user sees life in its normal colors during this tech, no details spared. Signs of life, thermal readings and X Ray vision is near perfect. Can also read a determine the difference of a regular shinobi to that of one with a bloodline or if they house any foreign presence by the different chakra waves displayed when observed through Tasukeru. This does not mean one knows the BL right away. Must have encountered the BL before in order to know exactly who they are. The ‘C’ ranked version grants the user up to 50 meters of observing. Each new rank for the Jutsu will add 50 more meters. This can be trained multiple times after all the ranks are achieved in order to add 50 meters onto one’s total. Each extra training is worth an S ranked training.
Special: Although one is born with this jutsu, one must activate the eyes through training.
Drawback: Heavy chakra drain over time, especially when multiple phases of the Tasukeru are accessed. While Taijutsu can be predicted, the Onigami are not designed to have fast twitch muscles. As such, perfect blocking simply won’t happen all the time.
Description: Summoned through will, the scarlet eyes of the Onigami will grow a very vibrant neon red and all life becomes theirs to fully observe. Once activated, the user has a three hundred and sixty (360) degree field of vision, as well as the ability to see into other people’s bloods. For those allied to an Onigami, this jutsu is revered for making the Onigami known as the ultimate scouts.
Limit: Must be part of the Onigami BL.

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[Baek]

The girl’s words hung in the air like a chorus. It weaved its way through the soft soundlessness of the falling flakes which kissed the water each time they failed to make a proper landing on the bridge. It merged with the sway of the sparse number of trees able to grow within the thick icy world that was Yuki no Kuni. The Tiger’s eyes opened within Baek and a tremor spread through him, banishing the now-trivial concerns of cold and shelter. Struggling to restrain himself he felt the sudden surge of his chakra, pouring into his veins like liquid fire and for a moment he bowed his head, allowing the unruly tassels of dirt-spotted silver hair fall over his face as puffs of water vapor wreathed his head like a crown.

Instinct guided all his actions. They had always kept him alive. It was instinct that now spread his sensory capacities to their full potential, easily engulfing every bit of land within 200 meters. In this space he felt the girl’s chakra fighting the weight of his own, he felt as her own energy spiked as something shifted within her. Danger clung to the air around her, almost seeming to warm as thin streams of snow, avoided her as if she were something unnatural.

“I’ve no need to identify myself,” Baek said slowly, his words serious as his head lifted. The scar in the center of his sword hand was filled with sweat as he laid his right palm on the surface of the bridge’s wood railing appearing to steady himself from an unseen force which threatened to rip him from his feet, “You are a ninja,” he continued his eyes fastening to the image of the unique forehead protector that marked the girl as one of the shinobi of the land. Good. He would need someone to escort him to the Hidden Village of Snow regardless.

Aside from her apparel, her stance caught his attention. It felt like an eternity ago that he had believed in the ways of Kenjutsu—specifically in Iaijutsu and now to be faced with someone who held those same principles dearly enough to use them against him was theatrical. If she’s strong I could have some fun, something whispered to him. It was the innate fighting instinct that had guided him here. The same one that now hungered for the thrill of battle. Chakra and adrenaline created sufficient buffer to the climate and though his fingers still turned blue with cold, they followed his command as his left hand fell to the hilt of the katana, wrapping around it one finger at a time as if savoring the sensation.

“Take me to your village and see your life spared,” he stated bluntly, his words carrying into the spacious river setting, his eyes settled on her, calculatingly. They traced the movement of her muscles searching for something in particular, but he decided that she didn’t seem like the type to flee.

No matter, Baek thought, I need clothing and if she intends on fighting me here, I’ll take her life and clothes. Somehow this act which seemed heinous and immoral to the common man was simply a matter of survival for Baek. Now the Tiger had roused in full, its tawny brown eyes dilating in anticipation as it stared beyond Baek’s flesh, seeing as he saw, waiting for the girl to make the mistake of retaliating. Chakra which had bound in an effort to make him inconspicuous now spread over the land like a tempest. The river’s surface rippled violently while the bridge trembled in fear beneath Baek’s touch. He wondered what the girl could be feeling at such a time. A trickle of his energy absentmindedly imbued the grains of the bridge’s railing as he waited the girl’s answer.

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Mind's Eye of the Kagura
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Skill: Passive
Effect: The basic technique needed in order to learn all Sensor Techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The basic yet complex ability that allows Sensor's to find, sense, and track individuals over a vast range. This ability is done by the user closing their eyes and opening their mind's eye in order to see the advanced chakra systems around them. At A rank and above, Sensors no longer need to close their eyes in order to access their mind's eye. The user of this jutsu can only sense those up to the equivalent class rank of the rank they know. (i.e. If the user knows up to B rank in this jutsu they can sense characters of all the way from D to B rank. The basic range of this technique is ten meters.
Limit: Must fulfill all requirements to become Sensor in order to learn this technique.

Mind’s Eye Extension
Rank: D, C, B, A
Skill: Passive
Effect: A technique used to increase the range of Mind’s Eye of the Kagura.
Special: ---
Drawback: --
Description: This technique is passively used to increase the distance of Mind’s Eye of the Kagura. At D rank this extends the maximum range of the technique to twenty-five. At every rank after D the distance will double until reaching a maximum range of two hundred meters.
Limit: Must know Mind’s Eye of Kagura.

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[yoshinee]

Edging her way further away from the bridge and from Baek, Yoshinee increased the distance between them slowly. Making the gap between them about eighteen meters and increasing if he did not make his move. With her crimson eyes, not a single of his movements would escape her sight. In particular, the way he was moving over the bridge had caught her attention. Yoshinee was paying good attention to anything that he might've done to manipulate the bridge. Regardless, the bridge was a poor place to fight. If she could, she'd want to move both of them upstream, closer towards a small treeline that could narrowly be seen seventy meters away. While still in range of the moving river, it would provide a more ideal area for Yoshinee to fight in. Being close to the treeline would obstruct his vision further, as the wind was carrying that way. It would also make him colder being more exposed. Since the snow was deeper in that direction, she could only hope it would also obstruct his movements. It wouldn't change much for her, as she was wearing equipment to traverse such terrain anyhow.

In a sudden gist, Yoshinee increased the speed with which she was backing off with, while still making sure that she kept her balance and her front towards him. It was clear, even to him. Attempting to drag him out further into the open and cold climate, he'd be the one on the hunt. He'd be the one who had to follow if he wanted information. That would also leave him open to whichever tricks she might have up her sleeves. Yoshinee knew she didn't have to approach him. "I have no intentions of letting you know anything." Calling out to him, this would be the last word she spoke. The rest of her focus was going towards her actions. Yoshinee didn't have any intentions of fighting this persona, if she could avoid it. If possible, she'd be escaping his clutches and avoiding a fight that she wasn't sure if she even had a chance of winning. There was no doubt in her mind. Danger was headed her way, in the shape of a blade. Assuming that he'd at least be proficient at using his blades, Yoshinee wasn't certain if he could utilize other means of combat on top of that.
The kunoichi's gloved hand was still wrapped around the hilt of the katana. A minor metal plate over her knuckles was shining at Baek every time a stray ray of light made contact with it. The young girl made no effort to bend down or start folding seals. Having a sense that any such movement would leave her open, the only thing she currently felt secure doing was holding onto her blade. If he came at her, she'd need it to defend.
I wonder why..
A sly smile went onto her lips. The blood had started to pump and adrenaline was running through her system at a rate she had never experienced before.
...Why do I feel so excited?
No matter how hard Baek sensed, he'd be unable to sense any chakra activity dedicated towards a technique. No chakra was currently leaving her body, nor was it fluctuating inside her.

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Prep_01 ( Still active )
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[Baek]

She’s…retreating? How disappointing…

Baek’s happiness at the prospect of a new opponent faded as he watched the girl retreat, first slowly and then more obviously, her words defying him in both tone and content. Seems as if she’s a ninja after all. Not like me. I should end this quickly then, he decided. Letting a sigh pass through his lips, his face stared expressionlessly in the girl’s direction while his left hand left the hilt of his sword and rifled through several half-seals. His chakra which had been blanketing the area consolidated itself until was a storm that raged only within him. What had been an inferno now smoldered with the intensity of a blacksmith’s furnace.

No sooner had he begun, he completed the string of seals and the air was suddenly alight with shuriken which sparkled in the faded rays of light from above. An unnatural breeze sent flurries of snow swirling into the wind as the ninjutsu’s chakra ignited the land. 30 shuriken levitated around Baek's being in an almost protective cloud, each of them comprised of the crystal element which gave them their magenta color and glitzy texture, “Kessho: Rokkaku Shuriken….Ranbu!”

The words were flung into the air and the shuriken followed them. Shooting towards the girl at speeds of 5 meters per second they forced her to change her tactics quickly or else risk getting skewered by the incoming projectiles.

Closing his eyes, Baek didn’t wait to see the conclusion of his attack. That had simply been the decoy. Already his left hand had worked through another set of seals even as the shuriken still whistled through the air, racing towards their target. Before him a snowflake larger than any that fell from the sky materialized into existence. At one meter in length and width it caught the reflection of the girl’s image on its polished surface. “Shoton: Suisho Kyo”

Whatever light had been in the area was magnified making the dreary river scene gradually become less oppressive beneath the night sky. The crystal shone like a beacon upon the river for miles around. The Tiger watched intently as the battle continued. Baek could feel it tensing beneath his skin, its claws ready to rip and tear when the time came, but it was eerily serene for a creature that lived only for the carnal pleasure of the hunt. For a tenuous moment the beast and Baek remained as one in the chaotic center of battle; this was different from a real fight. For now he was forced to fight as his opponent wished him to...for now he fought as a ninja.

Whatever had become of the girl, Baek would pay no mind as something seemed to leap from the crystal mirror’s surface. The thump of feet landing on wood sounded several times as five new sets sounded an entrance being made. Suddenly there was not one, but 6 Baeks observing the enemy. Two stood upon the river on either sides of the bridge, the chakra they used to remain standing atop the water sending tiny eddies through the otherwise undisturbed waters. One, spearheaded the almost military formation with expressionless eyes as it stared as it stared ahead and another took the rear guard, its countenance looking disturbingly similar to its creator. Within the 5 meter perimeter created around them stood two Baek’s as the Crystal Mirror shattered upon a whim.

“Although it’s troublesome…” one of the Baeks said, “Let’s begin.”

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All passives active.

Shoton: Weapon Creation
Rank: C
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Using their crystal release the user is able to create weapons to aid them in combat.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: None
Description: Picture
Using their knowledge of the crystal release, the user is able to crystallize particles in the air, allowing them to form a weapon almost from nothing. Both the weapons durability, and what weapons the user can create are based on their Shoton: Crystallization rank.

C ranked Shoton: Crystallization rank- The user is able to create up to 10 secondary weapons at a time.

B ranked Shoton: Crystallization rank- The user is able to create up to 15 secondary weapons or 1 main weapon at a time.

A ranked Shoton: Crystallization rank- The user is able to create up to 20 secondary weapons or 2 main weapons at a time.

S ranked Shoton: Crystallization rank- The user is able to create up to 30 secondary weapons or 3 main weapons at a time at a time.
Limit: Must know the Crystal Release

Kessho: Rokkaku Shuriken: Ranbu (Crystal Release: Hexigonal Shuriken Wild Dance)
Rank: C
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Using their knowledge of the weapon creation technique, they learn to use their crystal weapons in a more versatile manner. No main weapons may be used with this.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: None
Description: Picture
Using their knowledge of the weapon creation technique, the user is able to expand upon its usage. Now, crystallizing particles in the air around them, the user will form what seem to be levitating shuriken (as many as your weapon creation technique allows. These shuriken are able to float due to a combination of chakra and their general light weight from being made of crystal. Pushing forth a small burst of chakra will send these shuriken soaring through the air at their opponent or opponents. Senbon and other secondary weapons can be substituted for the shuriken, but many believe the shuriken work easier due to their more damaging nature. You do not control these weapons after they are initially “shot” off. Once “fired” they go as a normal secondary weapon would
Limit: Shoton: Weapon Creation


Shoton: Suisho Kyo (Crystal Release: Crystal Mirror)
Rank: C
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The user forms a large mirror in the shape of a snowflake, which they can then use to perform the Jade Crystal Clone Technique.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: None
Description: Picture
After the handseals, the user will then release a bit of their chakra which will look like an outline of a hexagon. This will expand outwards, until it’s roughly 3 feet in diameter. Then it crystallizes, forming a perfect mirror. The mirror is used mainly for the Suisho Bunshin no Jutsu, but can also be used as just a regular object for whatever the user can think of.
Limit: Must know the Crystal Release

Suisho Bunshin no Jutsu (Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Clone Technique)
Rank: B
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: After User performs the Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Mirror jutsu, the user can make multiple clones of herself emerge from the mirror. These clones are made of crystal, as after defeating one, it is crumbled into many crystals. Clones made by this jutsu are also able to deceive Byakugan users.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: These clones, though resembling many different people, may only ever have access to the original creators Crystal Based techniques taijutsu skills, and bloodlimit techniques.
Description: Picture
Forming the mirror from the Shoton: Suisho Kyo (Crystal Release: Crystal Mirror) technique, the user will use it to reflect the image of the person who he wishes the clone to look like. This image is a perfect cloning of the person visually right down to the chakra network. The clone moves at the same speed as a tai specialist the same rank as the user, and has access to all the users crystal release techniques. The user is able to create up to 5 clones with this technique.
Limit: Shoton: Suisho Kyo (Crystal Release: Crystal Mirror)

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[yoshinee]

The crimson eyes watched as he began folding a series of seals. It would appear that one of the preparations she had done would be in vain. At least, for now. It could be used later, as soon as his focus of it would've dissipated and faded. Watching intently through the crimson eyes, crystals were forming themselves all around him, swirling like a swarm of angry bees, protecting their creator with a raging fury. Never before had Yoshinee seen such a technique, but that only meant one thing. Getting hit or blocking absolutely wasn't an option. Poison, piercing, exploding or destructive. Having absolutely no idea of their qualities, only a complete dodge could be discussed. As they flew through the air, Yoshinee appeared to be struck by terror, and it looked like she was going to take the blunt of his attack. At one of the very last moments, she slightly turned her body and flickered backwards, furtherly increasing the distance between them, now being a full twenty-eight (28) meters away. As the crystals passed her and rammed into the ground, her gloved hands started folding a short series of seals, replying to his second string of seals. At the same moment as his mirror was taking shape, an unbeliveably thick mist started to rise from the snaking river. Expanding rapidly, it would soon fill the area in a seventy-five meters radius. Using the elements around her to reduce the amount of chakra she'd be using for every technique, it would seem as if she wished to drag this fight out as much as possible.

As the clones were parting from the mirror, Yoshinee was busy doing her own second technique. Baek would experience how moving images of people identical to Yoshinee appeared in the mist. At least six identical signatures reached him, making it almost impossible to coordinate an attack into the mist. On top of that, it'd be tricky to know what she was up to in there. On top of those obvious disadvantages, the mist assisted in cooling down everyone who was within. Furtherly reducing the time Baek could go without heating himself up. Yoshinee was abusing the elements against him.

While his taunting demeanor and aggressive position would've scared mostly everyone, Yoshinee was constantly working on increasing the advantages she did have. A direct clash of force would be his immediate victory. Having to rely on luring him into a trap, and allowing the weather to slow his movements further, she was hoping to drag him and the clones into the deeper snow.

With the Tasukeru and Yasha Gensou active, the third plan went into effect. Starting another series of seals, Yoshinee was more than thrilled of still being alive. Knowing that regardless of any abilities he might be capable of employing, she'd have at least bought a little time.

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Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Skill)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A Skill where a user uses the water around them to create a massive mist to fill around the user.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A skill which creates a very dense fog that descreases the surrounding visibility to near zero. It produces an environment perfect for a silent assassin who follows an opponent through sound. This mist can not be blown away by any type of Wind Jutsu.
Limit: Water Release


Yasha Gensou (Demonic Illusions)
Rank: C, B, A
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Allows the Onigami to fool other Doujutsu or any other chakra detection methods that read life or chakra and create ‘fake people’ for them to attack.
Special: C ranked training allows between 1 and 5 creations. B ranked allows up to 15, and the A ranked creation allows up to 30.
Description: One of the unique powers of the Onigami is to allow them to trick any chakra or life detection methods in believing someone is there, usually by creation real chakra systems stationary in certain places. For those peering through their doujutsu, the appearance of someone’s chakra systems or their chakra flow will be seen, and it’s impossible for them to discern real from fake. Once they strike them, the systems disappear. This jutsu is most effective under a visually altering jutsu, ie, the Hidden Mist skill, because the victim’s will not be able to tell as well what’s real and what isn’t.
Limit: Must be part of the Onigami BL.


Shunshin no Jutsu - Ken'in (Body Flicker Technique - Pull)
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that allows a user to rush backwards in almost instantaneous speed. Allows the user to retreat from the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: Takes away the number of usages Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push). Same distance applications apply. Same drawbacks apply when over using.
Description: User is able to move backwards in a straight line along the ground in almost instantaneous untraceable speed while temporarily masking the user's movements within 10 meters. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the user's movements. Supplement of Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push) while using same schematics.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu, Must know Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push)

[Baek]

As expected the girl avoided the shuriken. Their beauty vanishing in the same moment they crashed into the earth, splintering into a thousand particles of light that shimmered briefly before disintegrating into chakra.

Whatever his misgivings about this woman were, she was unwilling to die without a fight it seemed. Nor will she be cowed into giving up…

As she retreated further way from the bridge, she formed a few handseals and a thick mist lay on the area, blanketing everything in white as the world vanished behind the haze of water vapor. Already cold, the added precipitation chilled Baek to the bone, but he stubbornly refused to show any signs of discomfort. Breath after breath hovered before him like tiny spirits riding his every breath. “Hmph. So it’s come to th…” Baek began to say when something formed out of the mist.

Its shape was that of the girl or rather the girl’s likeness as several of them stalked the fog. Eyes narrowing as he focused harder, trying to discern the girl from her clones, Baek realized to his amazement that they were all the girl. At once the 5 Baeks drew their swords while one of them allowed his to remain in its sheath. Placing a hand on the clone nearest to him, this Baek gave it a look as if it were a true individual and not a creation of chakra. Mechanically the artificial construct of life returned the nod with something close to comprehension. He walked by the lead clone and then continued walking until his feet finally fell on slushy earth. He had traveled the 15 meters across the bridge in addition to another 10 meters and now stood on uneven soil.

All around him the mystifying specters of the girl materialized and disappeared leaving him feeling vulnerable without the guard of his clones at his side. Again the feeling of danger closed in on him. His muscles despite the cold began to slacken without his willing them to. The Tiger let loose a low growl within him as he tore away what remained of his shirt revealing scarred flesh. Although he was young, sword fights and battles of all manner had left a story on his skin. In some respects he cherished these mementos of the journey it had taken to get to this place and in others he was haunted by what he had left behind to reach this new plateau. He could feel his destiny calling to him again and the ring of it sounded nice in his ears. This girl was part of a larger piece to sating the war that constantly raged within him; he wanted everyone to understand this exhilaration, this freedom.

In the cover of the mist his formed several half-seals on his left hand. Chakra poured from his core and struck the ground, igniting the snow and mud alike with fire. Towering 5 meters into the air, the flames carved a path through the area, melting snow it passed until a ring of fire encompassed a 20 meter area around Baek. The edges of the ring only barely skirted the end of the bank where the river body lay and the crackling fires gave off faint outlines in the mist that allowed Baek some insight into how far the mist had extended.

“Katon: Hibashiri”

In the dull roar of the fires, heat rose into the air, counteracting the drop in temperature provided by the mist and Baek’s closeness to the ring had the aided in the venture of drying himself out. Beneficial if not necessary.

In the firelight Baek’s eyes danced with a wild energy. This girl. She was fierce, not like Amelia. She possessed a force of will that given the gift of power she would be every bit as dangerous as he. To have met someone like her in one of a foreign land…How many others are this strong? Tens? Hundreds? I…I must know them. I must find them. Find them all.

Suddenly the reason Baek had come to this snow-buried country had become clear. He had been searching not for Yukigakure, not for aid. Not for love, not for allies. He had come to find this woman; this viper which would kill him if he relaxed for even a moment. The thrill of it ran through his body like electricity, revitalizing the anxiety he’d thought had dissipated once he realized his enemy’s combat strategy, “You’re strong. I can see that,” he called out over the fire’s crackling.

“I couldn’t sense it before, but you’re like me. You like it, don’t you? To fight. To pit yourself up against someone who is like you—strong.”

He rarely spoke like this during battle. Never had there been cause to. Usually it was kill or be killed and yet here in this deadliest of environments he felt it was both the same and different. Each time he breathed and watched the air stream from him in tufts of white he wondered when a clever trick from the woman would be his last; to visibly see that next breath meant that he was still fighting, still enjoying the fight.

“Come at me directly,” Baek said in a less frenzied voice, the calm of the Void he embraced giving his voice an inhuman apathy that hadn’t been there before, “If you don’t face me, I’ll allow the fires of my ambition to consume you.”

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Katon: Hibashiri: (Fire Element: Racing Fire)
Rank: "C", "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A Fire technique in which the user shoots out two streams of fire along each side of the user towards a group of enemies in which encircles around the enemy creating a wall of fire.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: The user first performs the handseals that they need. Then they slam their hands together as the user concentrates along the heat around them. Focusing their chakra, two streams of fire is launched from the user, one along the left, and another along the right. These streams shoot off towards multiple enemies. The user is capable of creating streams of fire within the distance of fifty meters, encircling enemies within twenty-meter radius. The fire is two meters in width as the height reaches up to five meters in the air as it spins violently trapping those within. This type of fire is used as an encasing Jutsu, capable of trapping the opponents inside using intensive heat for the enemy. This type of fire when first learned the user is capable of just encircling the enemies as the speed of the fire entraps the enemies within. When the user learns the "B" Rank version of this technique the user is capable of enclosing the Fire to burn the enemies within a ring of fire as it ends. This process takes one turn to do. This technique is also capable of being used to shoot out a ring of fire towards the opponents if the user wishes.
Limit: Must have the Fire Release

[yoshinee]

Seals were being folded methodically as Yoshinee was nearing her endgame. The crimson eyes focussed on him, their demonic intent clearly visible. It had come to the point where Baek would be the hunted one. The girls chakra was building up to perform a violent technique. A technique that she could only perform once. After this, she'd be nearing depletion of chakra. Albeit, she had a backup plan if this should fail. The flames didn't even concern her for the moment. They were unimportant to the actions that were going to take place. A sly smile went onto her lips, as she directed her hands in front of her. Like a wave of water, her chakra went forward at incredible speeds. Baek would, thanks to his sensory abilities, be able to identify this wave of chakra as an incoming Genjutsu. The flames which were around him would make escape near impossible, as if he had trapped himself. The most important point being, that his clones were outside of the field of flames. Supposing that they'd be unable to traverse it while the Genjutsu immobilised him, he wouldn't even have much chance to inflict pain upon himself to get free from the Genjutsu. Now was the perfect time to strike, and Yoshinee didn't let it pass!

(( Genjutsu below, should you fail to break it. ))
From the edges of the mist, Baek could hear the voices of people he had once loved. Their bodies being apparent as nothing but silhouettes in the far distance of the mist. They were enjoying themselves. A warm feeling would start burning within his body. Comfortable, happy.. and at the moment where he couldn't possibly feel any more content, a pair of demonic red eyes appeared in the mist. The sword flashed through the air, as the blood of his beloved rained down from above. Mixed in with the snowflake was a crimson rain.[/color]

Shaking due to the strain, Yoshinee would, at best, have about another two C-ranks left in her. After that, everything would be based on Taijutsu and maybe a few E-rank techniques. Everything was based on the success of this technique. Well, everything for her offensive, at least. Still having the Tasukeru active, she made sure that the clones of his weren't approaching any further. This was it. The final gamble.

...It would appear as if Yoshinee was in luck this time. If Baek was caught unattentive, this would be his final few moments. If the seizure kicked in, finishing him off with her own blade wouldn't be troublesome.

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Prep_01 still active.
Crimson Rain
Rank: "A" Rank
Skill: Genjutsu
Effect: A genjutsu that makes the foe fall into a very bad nightmare of his/her loved ones dying.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: The attack can be cancelled by another person nearby.
Description: The user projects a large wave of unseeable chakra forward for 40 meters to ensnare the foe in the genjutsu. From this point on the opponent and user will stand motionless where they are at. The foe will fall into a dream where they start having good dreams.(This technique lasts 12 seconds in the real world outside them) When the dreams start getting very good and enjoyable they will quickly turn into a harsh nightmare in which the user brutally kills everything the target loves and cares for. This technique is also called Crimson Rain due to the fact that this is what usually happens to those that the user kills in the dream. If the user is a genjutsu master this technique has a 75% chance of giving a seizure, 50 if a genjutsu specialist and 25 if a genjutsu non-specialist.
Limit: Must Have Phantasm Perception.

Tasukeru still active.
Yasha Gensou still active.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Alright guys time to be the bearer of bad news.

1) Baek. You cannot use techniques in your entrance post.
2) It is not allowed to prep 2+ techniques it once. It doesn't work that way.
3) You HAVE to PM a BM the technique you are prepping.
4) What the hell? Yoshi no you absolute cannot do your own die rolls! That is self-modding and absolutely not allowed!

And Finally:

A Battle Moderator must be notified before a Battle starts or else the Battle will become void.

Your entire fight is void. You may both exit this thread in a timely manner. I suggest you both re-read T1 rules before attempting to engage in a battle again as well. Thank you and have a good day.

[yoshinee]

[~ Exit ~]