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- Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:09 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: [Closed] The Loyalty of a Slave
- Replies: 25
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[Closed] The Loyalty of a Slave
Approaching the house, the girl was confused. She'd seen some of these homes that the shinobi possessed, and those she had seen were veritable castles and palaces. It was clear that they were the ruling class of this place, this strange prison she lived in. But this home was... well, more like a tru...
- Mon Mar 07, 2022 4:40 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: [Closed] The Loyalty of a Slave
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3043
[Closed] The Loyalty of a Slave
The girl couldn’t understand much of anything being said. None of her previous masters had given her any training in the tongue of their people, and though she had gleaned bits and pieces over the years, her skills in common were infantile at best. She heard the clambering of the various voices call...
- Mon Mar 07, 2022 12:31 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: [Closed] The Loyalty of a Slave
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3043
[Closed] The Loyalty of a Slave
Strategy meetings. Large-scale training drills. Munitions order forms, numbering in the dozens. These were the daily burdens of the Honmaru Divison Commander. Unlike Tatsuo, Maru had no skill with the use of shadow clones, thus leaving him with only a single pair of hands to manage what Tatsuo or Mi...
- Sat Mar 05, 2022 1:28 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: [Graded][Promotion] Two Birds One Stone
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1661
[Promotion] Two Birds One Stone
Maru supposed he shouldn’t have been surprised by the cold efficiency of the transition. If he’d learned one thing through his years with Jousai, it was their penchant for streamlined procedures, a necessity to insulate the chain of command from disruptions. Despite that, he wasn’t particular about ...
- Fri Mar 04, 2022 4:16 pm
- Forum: Completed
- Topic: Mika ages up a bit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 581
Mika ages up a bit
Windfarer Hatchling <3.
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- Fri Mar 04, 2022 4:01 pm
- Forum: Completed
- Topic: Aiya's hidden 7th style!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 610
- Fri Mar 04, 2022 2:57 pm
- Forum: Completed
- Topic: HHD Special Smoke Bombs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1542
- Fri Mar 04, 2022 2:53 pm
- Forum: Completed
- Topic: Flames of Retribution (Raikage Mod)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2312
Flames of Retribution (Raikage Mod)
Katon • Ember Feathers ===> Another mod is free to take a look at this, but the number of feathers that this jutsu provides is just a bit much, especially since each feather can produce individual instances of fire that covers a 3 meter space. The amount of terrain you could cover with just one jut...
- Fri Mar 04, 2022 1:51 pm
- Forum: Completed
- Topic: Enchanting Archives
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1280
Enchanting Archives
Okay, so as a general over-arching critique, it’s quite difficult to see which jutsu fall into which classification and/or category. For example, the Minor Offense/Defense/Utility jutsu all are written like Taijutsu Disciplines but the enchantments are clearly ninjutsu. I haven’t had the chance to d...
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 1:56 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: [Graded][Promotion] Two Birds One Stone
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1661
[Promotion] Two Birds One Stone
Maru wasn’t normally one for decorum, but he was being appointed to a position of great authority. This was no small matter. Maru wasn’t impressed or appalled by how nonchalantly this entire process has been. Perhaps all of that procedure had been reserved for the selection process? ”What of the peo...
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 4:45 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: Tate Iwamaru - The Shield of Stone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2177
Tate Iwamaru - The Shield of Stone
Hooves rapidly crunched against snow and ice, the steed carrying a lone warrior through the frigid tundra. Maru’s hands tightly gripped the reins, and the wind beat against the insulated coat of emerald green that had become his trademark. Spring had not yet arrived on this plateau, ice just barely ...
- Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:37 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: Tate Iwamaru - The Shield of Stone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2177
Tate Iwamaru - The Shield of Stone
The most recent weeks that passed had been exceedingly busy. Maru’s world had been thrown into discord with his surprise appointment as the village’s newest Bannin, and that had come with the additional responsibility of a new title: Honmaru Division Commander. There had meetings, committees, tactic...
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 9:43 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: [Graded][Promotion] Two Birds One Stone
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1661
[Promotion] Two Birds One Stone
The initial part of Tatsuo's explanation was about what Maru had expected. The war had been tougher on Earth Country than it had been for most others. Their losses had been substantial, and Iwagakure had been no exception. The part about Ken seemed silly in Maru's mind. You would think that laying y...
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:06 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: Entering The Catacombs
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2925
Entering The Catacombs
Maru likely had more experience with spirits than those with him would likely assume. After his experience with Dokka, it wasn't hard to pick out how these spectral Hell Bats and Hell Panthers differed from the rest of the arachnid horde they supported. However, that experience did little for Maru, ...
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 11:22 am
- Forum: Completed
- Topic: Stats for Hiji
- Replies: 3
- Views: 519
Stats for Hiji
Application: Hijikata . Change: Please increase Strength, Endurance, and Speed by 10 each. Payment: 120 points. Points have been deducted from point totals reflected below. Username: ShinobiTruth . Ryo: 1/176 Prestige Perks: 0/1 Stat Trainings: (27/75) [hr] Toshizou Hijikata Rurouni https://i.imgur...
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:21 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
Hiji shook his head, understanding the wisdom in Kazue's response. He hated it with a level of intensity that he frankly didn't expect, but there was little they could do to change anything about that. Almost anything that kept them apart now felt like a bitter enemy to defeat, and Hiji found himsel...
- Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:48 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
Hiji smiled at the quip about the cot. "I'd normally say something about simplicity being a virtue... but in this case, I think your idea is wise, Kazue," he replied just as softly, the coy grin on his face practically audible through his voice. "Getting sleep should not be an acrobatic dance... tho...
- Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:31 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
Hiji's eyes reflected that same sadness as he nodded, but he wasn't about to give up on Kazue being by his side. It was most serendipitous that Kazue was thinking about talking to Masao about releasing her from her life debt. Hiji was literally thinking the same thing. He wasn't even sure how he wou...
- Tue Feb 22, 2022 3:32 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
Hiji’s eyes bled with longing as her lips pressed against his palm. He smiled as Kazue acquiesced to his suggestion. There was no doubt that the coming days and weeks would be tumultuous for her. Kazue needed to know he could be a refuge, a source of strength she could depend on. Hiji was resolved t...
- Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:06 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
It was a lot for Kazue to process, and Hiji could tell this wasn’t the possibility she had expected… or hoped for. The worry on her face was evident as they sat in silence, Hiji searching for Kazue’s eyes. Finally, she met them, divulging the story of her tattoo through hushed breaths. Hiji hadn’t r...
- Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:47 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
KaUe was afraid. How could she not be? To hear something like that would at the very least unsettle anyone in her position. When they first met, this mental and emotional turmoil had been one of the reasons Hiji had kept silent on the matter. It seemed that the intimacy of the moment was helping to ...
- Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:34 am
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: [Graded][Promotion] Two Birds One Stone
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1661
[Promotion] Two Birds One Stone
Maru exhaled deeply before he entered, unsure how he would feel upon seeing the man. Deep respect clashed with the knowledge of what he participated in, what he condoned, and Maru hadn't expected that he would be brought face to face with that dichotomy. Upon seeing those trademark violet eyes, he w...
- Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:04 am
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: Entering The Catacombs
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2925
Entering The Catacombs
Maru had heard of this Kotaru. There was practically no one who hadn't at this point, a renowned prodigy. It seemed that he was familiar... intimately so with this other Akari, Ume, it seemed. Had he not met Sayuri, he likely wouldn't have understood the tone and the looks they gave each other. Now,...
- Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:22 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
Hiji smiled even as he placed a gentle kiss upon Kazue’s neck. Ah, yes. Their first meeting had been rather confrontational, hadn’t it? The irritation, the sarcasm, and the abrasiveness between them had been the foundation of their relationship. It has taken these past three months for each of them ...
- Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:40 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: When Children Get Bored... [GRADED]
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3643
When Children Get Bored...
Hearing the children interact was definitely a throwback to his childhood. Maru vaguely recalled having friends in school, but he hadn't been very close to any of them. He hardly knew where any of them were... or if any of them were even alive. It made sense, once he thought more about it. He'd been...
- Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:51 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
Hiji looked into Kazue's eyes in search of her answer even before it came, and the relief he felt when he saw understanding in her eyes was without description. The release of tension was significant enough that Kazue might even feel it through his chest. His eyes softened, eager to meet her kiss on...
- Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:08 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: [Closed] Once More the Gears Turn [GRADED]
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4290
[Closed] Once More the Gears Turn
Maru didn't pretend that his role in this mission wasn't anything other than basically support/babysitter. At one point, he had thought to dabble in Tenkujutsu, but the demands of the war had forced his skills to develop elsewhere. He was simply a wall of muscles at this point, and while that wasn't...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 10:48 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: Entering The Catacombs
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2925
Entering The Catacombs
Of all of the people that had been recruited for this mission, Maru was probably the least spectacular. He may have also been one of the only ones who actively volunteered, by what he could tell. For years, he had wanted an earnest effort in trying to take back the Catacombs, level by level. Though ...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:03 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
Hiji saw Kazue advance toward him, and he met her movement with his own, their lips meeting as he slid his hand around Kazue’s waist and drew her into his arms. It had been years since Hiji had felt like this, even the simple touch of Kazue’s hands upon his chest sending shockwaves though his body. ...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 4:14 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
If Kazue was already feeling bashful, Hiji found himself even more so. Yet he compeled himself to be bold, at least within reason. Part of him wanted to reach out and draw her into his lap while the other was afraid to touch her any more than he had. Still, he would take hold of her hand, momentaril...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 3:48 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
Hiji noted each variance in her expression as she watched him approach. The anticipation and eagerness with which she took in the sight of him was stronger and more potent than with Suzume, which he hadn’t even thought possible. It shamed him to admit that the primal man inside of him liked that. Hi...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 3:14 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
The air quickly warmed, and Hiji could hear the faint bubbling of water. His mind quickly made the connection, flashing back briefly to that final night he’d spent with Suzume. His facial expression quickly changed from a confused grin to flustered surprise. Kazue had always been quite consistent at...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:36 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
The sudden change in Kazue’s expression visibly confused Hiji. It wasn’t often that she gave him that look, and when she did, it was usually something that brought her great amusement at his expense. To be fair, though, he didn’t particularly mind, as they normally wound up becoming interesting lear...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:56 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
Kazue knew him well, and that same apologetic look painted his face in response. He didn’t pretend that there were certain things he wasn’t telling her, and they both understood that even without saying. It certainly wasn’t what Hiji wished, but those secrets could materially impact the trajectory o...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:00 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
The bundle of joy that was Emi soon found her rightful place in Hiji’s arms as he scooped her up and handed her a tiny red candy, a cinnamon sweet, from Fire Country. Despite her age, Emi’s eyes were surprisingly sharp. She was always the first to notice his arrival, always the first to greet him. H...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:20 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Happy Re-Visiting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2291
Happy Re-Visiting
Unbeknownst to the fair flame-haired maiden, she was to be expecting a visitor soon. But not before that visitor had begun doing a little bit of sightseeing of his own. Hiji hadn’t intended to delay his arrival at Maori’s homestead. Matter of fact, he was simply taking a leisurely stroll through the...
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:03 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: [Closed] Once More the Gears Turn [GRADED]
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4290
[Closed] Once More the Gears Turn
Maru’s moves were calculated. Even as Maido began weaving seals, the amount of chakra that she was molding was so potent that it affected the air around her. Seeing her in action already had taught him to give a wide berth, and Hisayo’s warning came after Maru had already begun to move in preparatio...
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:15 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: When Children Get Bored... [GRADED]
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3643
When Children Get Bored...
Maru saw Hikari pointing at him, and he saw the reddening of her cheeks, but his thoughts were elsewhere. Maru found himself drawn back to a simpler time, memories playing in the back of his mind as he walked with the two children in tow. He remembered one of a few occasions where he walked hand in ...
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 5:01 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: [Closed] Once More the Gears Turn [GRADED]
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4290
[Closed] Once More the Gears Turn
Being so attuned to the earth as he was, Maru could feel the ground talking to him, in a sense. It certainly wasn't sharp enough to be any sort of precognition or sensory, but it melded with his warrior's sense to tell him about the feel of the ground around him and whether some unseen threat moved ...
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 4:46 pm
- Forum: Iwagakure no Sato
- Topic: When Children Get Bored... [GRADED]
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3643
When Children Get Bored...
He'd look at each of the children as he gave their names, locking their appearances into his memory. It was something he had been doing to try and counteract the more pessimistic tendencies that still dominated his attitude, trying to focus on a positive memory or association in the face of a stress...