Rotten Apple

[Mstislav]

Kōichi was walking just outside of Iwagakure, heading towards an obscure training ground. He had not used the grounds since he left his family, but assumed he would still be able to go there without trouble. He had no intention of training; he just wanted to enjoy being away from the village, if only for a short time. He stopped to stand on a large boulder, gazing at the clearing in the distance. He sun was high in the sky, glinting off of the hilt of the broadsword he carried on his back. With a leap, he jumped down, heading toward the clearing.

[Kao]

Teenagers are prone to bad ideas. The only thing worse than a teenager with a bad idea was a fugitive teenager with a bad idea. A young missing nin had no business so close to a hidden village, especially one so notorious for it's military strength as Iwagakure. But Fusae had been wandering the Rock Country for quite some time. She'd seen other missing nins that she would rather do without and needed a change of scenery. Days ago, heading in that direction didn't seem to be a bad idea.

Fusae had been to Iwagakure once before with her jounin sensei, back in her days as a genin. It was her first time out of her country, and she had been so enthralled that she had taken in and remembered most of the way there. Sure, she had gotten utterly lost for a few days, but now she was sure she was heading in the right direction. Not too far from Iwagakure was a small town with quite the lovely inn. She was sure her money would be more than welcome, so long as no one recognized her.

She sighed as she reached a large clearing. She was too exposed; to avoid being seen by any wandering Iwa ninja, se ducked behind the plethora of large boulders scattered across the area.

[Mstislav]

He finally made it to the grounds. Grunting, Kōichi hopped from boulder to boulder as he made his way around the perimeter, getting a feel of how the grounds had changed since the last time he was there. There seemed to be more boulders scattered, some in huge clusters, others isolated in random areas. As he hopped around, he came to a realizetion.

Honestly, Kōichi was bored.

He had not had any missions in a while, and he was not in the mood to actually train. He had no money for paint, and the takoyaki stand was closed. It looked like it was either going to be a very boring or a very bad day.

[Kao]

Fusae paused when she heard grunting, coupled with heavy, leaping footfalls. She certainly couldn’t afford to be caught. Worse case scenario, it was a jounin, patrolling the area. Did they do that? They had a wall hundreds of feet thick, but she couldn’t see why not. Best case scenario, it was a rabbit. Or a lemur. Or a bear. Hell, she didn’t know what kind of animals lived in Rock Country. But she sure as hell hoped it wasn't a shinobi.

When the sounds stopped, the kunoichi remained with her back pressed against the boulder. She couldn’t be sure she was still alone, but she wanted to wait before she made a move. After several minutes, she slowly peeled herself away from the boulder, though still hidden in the shadow of an enormous cluster of rocks that formed a kind of ring towards the edge of the clearing. As soon as she stepped away from the corner, she saw the side of a man’s head. His weapon, a rather large looking broadsword, along with the gleaming hitai-ate tied to his sash, stated the obvious: he was an Iwa shinobi, likely guarding the area.

She froze. When he didn’t move, she backed away. She was almost in the safety of the shadows when she heard a muffled sound: the rocks shifted beneath her feet, slipping wildly underneath. She flailed before catching herself, and though she suppressed a yelp, she was sure the shinobi heard her.

Damn…

[Mstislav]

The sound of shifting rocks caught his attention. Kōichi grabbed the hilt of his broadsword and turned around. He saw a girl, no older than 16, flailing her arms wildly as she slipped on the shifting rocks. He almost began to lower his guard, but he saw the hitai-ate wrapped around her waist. The Konoha symbol shined brightly in the afternoon sun, half crossed out by two squiggling lines. A missing nin?

"Well, well," he smirked. "Konoha sure knows how to let their ninja run free." He looked her up and down. She was dressed in black and purple, a bit more elegant than normal shinobi attire. He glanced at the intricate stitching of her corset. She was probably a bit high-strung and selfish. He pulled his sword slightly out of the hilt, letting the blade catch the sunlight. She gleam flashed onto her cheek, dancing across her mouth. "So how much are you worth? 10, 20 ryo? I'm not sure if it's worth it, you probably being so cheap."

[Kao]

Cheap?

Fusae took an immediate disliking towards the Iwa nin. Her better judgement told her to run away, but her bubbling anger told her to stay and pay him back for his little comment. Decisions, decisions. "Oh, this?" She pointed a finger to her hitai-ate. "This is just a little token. It's a bit scratched because I like to decorate it, but I'm not very good. Nothing to be alarmed about." She began circling around him so that she could be facing a break in the ring of boulders. "Now, if you will please excuse me..." She folded her hands in front of her, bowing slightly, then began to back away. Frankly, turning her back on him would be quite stupid.

[Mstislav]

He dropped his hand, letting his sword slip back into the sheath with a metallic shlink. He formed quick hand signs, then grabbed the hilt of his sword, withdrawing it rapidly. He spun it twice before letting it rest at his side, pointed toward the ground in front of her. He smiled, none too convincing; there was an obvious malice in his grin. "You're such a pretty kunoichi. You mean to tell me you came all the way to Rock Country without escort? How stupid. Then again, Konoha isn't revered for its intelligence."

"If you're not a missing nin, at least give me the honor of escorting you into the village, then maybe back to Konoha. Maybe I can find someone who wouldn't kill an uninvited Konoha shinobi on sight. Whaddya say, hm?"

Ninjutsu~Show

*Chakra Senjigusuri [Chakra Infusion]
D-ranked Ninjutsu
By channeling chakra into their weapons, the users of this jutsu are able to make their weapons more resilient to ninjutsu. This not only involves a boost in the weapon’s physical structure, but also removes some of its more detrimental properties, like the conduction of heat and electricity. More accomplished ninja are able to use this to varying degrees of effectiveness.

* 1-4 Control: D-rank ninjutsu
* 5-8 Control: C-rank ninjutsu
* 9-12 Control: B-rank ninjutsu
* 13-15 Control: A-rank ninjutsu

[Kao]

Fusae frowned. Clearly the Iwa nin wasn’t going to let her off easy. And why would he? She was a trespassing criminal, and though the man had no real reason to fight her, that mere fact alone was enough reason for him to kill her as quickly as he could. She smiled politely. “Of course I have an escort,” she said. “But we got separated as we were passing through. I am merely heading to our rendezvous point.” She would get out of this yet. “Don’t you have family to go home to? I’m sure they’re worried about you, or waiting on you at the very least. A girlfriend, perhaps? Clearly someone with your good looks has girls swarming around you. I bet you use that scowl of yours to play hard to get, hm?” She hardly blinked, prodding him, using her words as a distraction.

[Mstislav]

He flinched when she mentioned his family, though only slightly. Who was she to question him about his family? No, he was the one who was doing the questioning. "Shut up, girl," he growled. "I don't care what your stsory is. You see, I think you are a missing nin and a liar. Usually when missing nin come close to the village, Tsuchikage sends jounin to kill them. However," he pointed his blade toward her face, catching the bright afternoon sun with it. "I think I can take you on."

[Kao]

The man's flinch didn't escape her notice. The ghost of a grin was etched across her face as she continued, "Are you sure about that? If something were to happen to you...why, think of your mother, how she would weep! And your father, losing his son who so bravely became a shinobi to serve his village." She sidestepped, beginning to make a large circle around him. "On the other hand, if you were to simply fail in apprehending me, if I were to get away, you'd shame your family if they ever found out. A shinobi of your rank, letting a foreign ninja escape. My, my, the shame may be too great! Utter disgrace! They may wish to never see you again. Wouldn't that be a shame?

"You are quite correct. I am a missing-nin. Do you really wish to fight me? I can't promise you that your family won't escape dishonor if this doesn't turn out the way you want." She shook her head in mock sympathy. "Clearly, meeting me only serves to disadvantage you. I promise, you will regret ever meeting me. Unless you walk away, right now."

[Mstislav]

Kōichi growled. His family was no one else's business, especially not a rogue ninja like her. He was near boiling with rage, and wanted nothing more than to make her shut up. "Quiet! You know nothing about me! What about you, huh? You're a rogue shinobi! You don't know anything!" He jammed the tip of his blade into the ground, immediately forming handsigns. He poured doton chakra into his blade, hardening it even more, and with a fierce yell raised his sword above her head, prepared to bring it down upon her.

[Kao]

His anger made him slow. Fusae didn't fully intend to send him on a rage. But any ninja who was so easily prone to anger was bound to be blinded by emotions, unable to think clearly, unable to react quickly. Fusae was perfectly calm, a mocking grin finally spreading across her face as she rapidly formed hand signs. She lifted both arms near her face, and a wall of pale, purple light erupted from her palms. Koichi's blade hit with barrier with a clang, ricocheting from the impact. As the blade lifted, she gracefully arched her back into a flip, the barrier immediately dissolving as she soared into the air, her ponytail rippling behind her.

Giggling as she landed atop a large boulder, she stared down at her opponent. "My, my, I must have hit a nerve! Please forgive me, Iwagakure nin, where are my manners? It's not my business to prod into your family life; though I pity you, having your family hate you so. You must have really done something to upset them!"

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~Hi Benso (Light Defense Jutsu)
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
The user perform a few hand seals and puts his/her hands in front of them, summoning a solid wall of light about their height where their hands are. The wall of light can only take one C-Rank or two D-Rank jutsu before collapsing unless it is a Suiton Jutsu, then it breaks on the first jutsu to hit it.

[Mstislav]

Kōichi grunted as his weapon bounced off the barrier of light. As she taunted him from above, he found himself taking deep, calming breathes. He would not let her get in his head. She couldn't possibly know anything about him. His family was his business, and his alone, and his relationship with his family or lack thereof was none of her concern. It wasn't relevant. She should be more woried about losing her than than his family. He had to calm down. His family had nothing to do with it, nothing to do with his fight, and little to do with his life anymore.

He focused his chakra into his feet, jumping the mere 6 feet onto the rock Fusae was perched on. As he landed, he thrust his blade forward, first aiming at her face, then at her left shoulder. The movements were swift, effortless, as if he was simply poking her with his finger. His sword became an extension of his arm.

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*Tsuki Senjutsu [Thrust Tactics]
C-ranked Taijutsu
Prerequisite - Taijutsu stat of 4 or higher. Bladed weapons, staffs (usually longer weapons, but users with a high taijutsu stat may use almost anything)
After carefully analyzing their opponent’s movements and defense, the user then moves into close quarters, making swift and purposeful stabs at any weak point that presents itself. This applies to weak points in armor, an opening in a taijutsu, or the short period of time used while performing hand seals.

[Kao]

Even though it's not hard to figure out, post what jutsu you used.

She was in the middle of forming hand signs when the Iwa nin jumped directly in front of her. She jumped back, pulling back her stomach to avoid his first attack, but the way he moved so smoothly from once movement to the other made her unable to completely avoid the second. She jerked back her shoulder, the blade carving into her skin. She fell from the boulder, landing in a slightly crouch. Ignoring the pain radiating from the bleeding gash in her shoulder she formed quick handseals, inhaling deeply as she cupped her hand around her mouth.

She exhaled, expelling a stream of fire towards the chuunin that erupted into a massive fireball.

[Mstislav]

Kōichi took a step backward as the fireball barreled toward him. With a quick twirl of his wrist, he spun his blade in a rapid circle. As the fireball hit, it spun with the motions of the sword, flying around him. Without injury, Kōichi slung his blade to his side as he leaped down, landing next to her. He sheathed his blade, bending down to grab both her wrists. He couldn't have her making any more hand seals. He swung his right leg, placing it lightly on the other side of her body. Now straddling her, he yanked her wrists toward her, forcing her back to lift from the ground. He smirked, clutching her wrists tighter. "Don't struggle," he muttered. "I'm not going to kill you just yet. In fact, I might just take you into the village and let someone else deal with you. Or..." He looked her up and down, noting the bulges beneath her shirt. She wasn't overly curvy; just the right amount of dips and arcs in her slim body to make her easy on the eyes.

Her silver hair fell wildly around her face, framing her face etched with frustration and annoyance. He smiled at that, and stared into her eyes. Blue met brown, and as he looked deeper, he could see the strange burgundy tint, almost a deep purple, that gave her eyes more depth. She squirmed beneath his grip, slightly, and he tightened his hands around her wrists. "Like I said before...you're not a bad looking girl. Exchanging favors...." he smiled, flashing white teeth as he gazed at her hungrily. Though she was annoying and tried to get into his head, he found himself oddly attracted to that quality. She wasn't like the rest the girls in the village, constantly trying to peel back his harsh, aggressive demeanor in search of that cuddly, fuzzy love bear they all seemed to be looking for.

So, how 'bout it?" he continued. "I can't very well just let you go, you being a missing nin and all. But if you make it worth my while, I might consider it." He seemed to have forgotten her taunts from earlier. The prospect of exploiting her was just too good to pass up. He wasn't likely to meet anyone in Iwa who looked quite like her.

[Draven Eclipse]

He finally found her. It didn't take long for him to pick up her trail after she left the village and he had to take care to erase them for her in case she were followed out of the village. Any number of things from a simple squad to a Hunter Ninja could have been sent to find her when she left, after all his families pull in the village was getting stronger every year and if they had it their way his father would soon be on the elder council. Now he was put in a position on whether to rejoin with her again or not. He stood several feet away out of site from them but still within hearing distance.

He watched as she was confronted by a ninja from Iwagakure no Sato. It didn't take long for a fight to break out and he still did nothing. His little sister was a ninja still and he wanted to see how she fared in a fight. But when the boy got on top of her and suggested raping her, thats when he intervened. With him sitting on top of her and holding her hands to the ground he left himself completely exposed, not to mention his sword was now sheathed. He shot off at top speed at the boy and as he did he formed a spiraling sphere of chakra in his right hand. He was on the boy in a moment. All he shouted was "Rasengan!" before slamming the rasengan at the boys spine. With the way he was positioned, not to mention the element of surprise and Hoshis speed, it would be extremely immpossible , to maybe even impossible to dodge. It would be a good lesson for the boy never to leave himself exposed. It would assuridly send the boy flying off of his sister and probably a good fifteen to twenty feet away at the least.

(With your strength only being 4 not to mention the fact that this is an A-Rank technique it is going to do some serious damage. Just a little warning, considering Rasengans can destroy boulders.)

Jutsus Used This PostShow

*Rasengan [Spiral Sphere]
A-Ranked Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: Konoha-nin
The technique is unlike other jutsu in that it does not require any handseals, it just relied on the ninja's ability to mold chakra. The ninja concentrates a contained, fast, rotating sphere of chakra in the palm of their hand which can cause much destructive impact. Thus the technique was pure shape manipulation of chakra, unlike most elemental techniques which are shape and nature manipulation.

[Heerosato]

Mori was in the area training and preparing to make him self stronger, with his one teammate Innis. That is when he heard something happening in the distance, so him and Innis moved in to see what was happening. There were two nins he did not know and a Iwa nin he remembered but did not know the name of. One of them was attacking the Iwa nin so he made some hand seals and threw up his chains sending four of them to the nins back to block the attack. It went through the first one of them but was stopped by the second wall, He just looked around and could tell they were all weak and needed to die. "I was looking for a fight but I suggest you leave this place before I get serious." He had a look on his face that was ready to kill at any time.

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Tatsujin Chakra Kusari [Master chakra chains]
S-Rank Ninjutsu
prerequisite: Meijin Chakra Kusari
After the right hand seals Mori can make chains out of chakra with this level of jutsu Mori can only make eight chains in each hand with a length of 50 feet. These can be used like whips, or can tie people up with them. If someone is tied up by this jutsu if they have a strength of ten they break free. The speed of these chains are (ninjutsu+control)/2.

Tabiu Kusari Seichuu [Greater Chain Control]
B-Rank Ninjutsu
prerequisite: Chakra Kusari, Kusari Seichuu
After the needed hand seals this allows Mori to control his chains more effectively. With this jutsu this allows Mori to control any of his chakra chains just by having them touching his body. By focusing chakra through the chain touching him he can use up to A rank jutsu's with them and freely control movements of them. The way that this is done is he focuses chakra through the chain like a electrical impulse for a humans nervous system like making, a limb move. The speed of these chains are (ninjutsu+control)/2.

Kusari Benkai [Chain Defense]
C-Rank Ninjtsu
prerequisite: Taibu Chakra Kusari, Kusari Seichuu
After the needed hand seals, Mori manipulates his chains to force them to be a chain link fence. This fence's length is dependent on the rank of the chain. The defense level of the chain, however, isn't effected, unless the chain is instead doublefolded, rather than lengthened out.
C Rank: two feet in length and withstand up to C rank jutsu's
B Rank: seven feet in length and withstand up to B rank jutsu's
A Rank: ten feet in length and withstand many B rank jutsu's
S Rank: 15 feet in length and withstand up to A rank jutsu's

[Mstislav]

Everything happened so fast. Too fast. One minute he was making progress. The next, he heard a rumbling barreling at him from behind. Before he had time to react, chains - a lot of chains - rushed inexplicably to his aid. Kōichi jerked his head, releasing the girl's wrists as he jumped several feet away to safety. Damn, who the hell is this guy? he thought. He growled. So she wasn't lying completely . She had an escort, or a bodyguard, or whatever with her. But if hshe was a missing nin, then so was he, most likely.

He looked around for who had came to assist him; his breath caught in his throat. He had seen the man around the village once or twice, and though he didn't know his name, he knew his rank. He formed quick handseals, sinking beneath the earth before reappearing, rising back to the surface only a few feet behind his comrade.

"My apologies, sir," he muttered. "I was about to take her in. Surely you can't really be thinking of letting her go, sir?"

Damn...there went my chance. Though, he saved my ass from that male missing nin. Ugh...too much interference....

[Kao]

Fusae hid the ground with a dull thunk as she was suddenly released from the Iwa nin's grip. She turned her head, searching for whatever caused him to stop his repulsive come-on. Her eyes first fell on an unfamiliar shinobi: silver hair, black trenchcoat. Nothing familiar; he was likely the near-rapist's ally superior. She scanned the area; if he saved the Iwa nin, then who attacked?

She found her answer in a nostalgic face: golden eyes, reddish brown hair, fury carved deep into his features that she'd only seen on rare occasions. "Nii-san..." She rushed to stand, her bleeding shoulder forgotten. She moved away from from the Iwa enemies, toward her brother, her fellow missing-nin. She wanted nothing more than to hug him, to cling onto his back like she did so long ago.

But that would have to wait.

Judging by the seriousness in both her brother's and the older Iwa nin's eyes, if they didn't leave now, this could turn out to be a very, very bad day.

[Draven Eclipse]

Hoshi did not see the chains till the last second. His Rasengan smash through the first wall of chains but was halted by the second wall instead. Immediately he jumped backwards in a retreat. He looked over and saw a man standing there. From the look of him he was probably at least a Jounin of Iwagakure. This was confirmed a moment later when the boy retreated to his side via a ninjutsu. He spouted lies to his master about how he was trying to apprehend his sister and not rape her. a moment later his sister was by his side as he stared down the new opponent. If it weren't for his sister being there, he might have tried to fight the man but he would not risk her safety.

"Very well, I will take my companion and go. But know this, I only attacked because he tried to rape her. He will most assuridly deny it but I have no reason to lie to you. We will take our leave now" Hoshi said with a respectful bow, while keeping his eyes on the man and the boy. "Come, we leave" was all he said to his sister before putting her on his back and running off at top speed away from the two Iwagakure ninja.

[Heerosato]

As the missing nins left Mori looked over to the Iwa nin, his expression was nothing short of blood lust. He turned to face him seeing what he was, and what he was doing. "Those two are not even worth my time. If I wanted I could have killed them, if I wanted I could kill you. I mean look at yourself you were about to fuck one and get fucked up by the other. You sad excuse of a ninja, I should just kill you weak son of a bitch. Next time I wont be there to save your fucking ass, I will just watch you die and the world would become stronger because of it." He was ready, and wanted to attack but held back he always wanted the other person to make the first move. He wanted to show them their weakness first hand, and make sure they knew that he was going to kill them.

[Mstislav]

Kōichi merely bowed. He couldn't think of a justifiable reason to attack Mori. Not only would he probably be thoroughly beaten, but if he did somehow manage to injure the guy, all that would do is serve to make the situation worse. Either way, he probably couldn't escape being accused of treason.

"Sir," he began. "Missing nin are criminals, liars. Someone of your caliber shouldn't believe a single word they had to say. I believe they were from Konoha, so we may be able to figure out who they were and hunt them for trespassing into our country. I think that would be the best way to handle things." Kōichi was not going to allow his shinobi career to be jeopardized by some Konoha missing nin, no matter ho pretty she may have been. He stood to his full height, motioning towards the village. "If I may, I'm going to report this." With a grunt, he jumped from boulder to boulder towards Iwagakure no Sato, away from the Sentinel. He wanted to leave before Mori decided to take him in for consorting with missing ninja, or worse.

[Heerosato]

Mori just laughed at his remark it was just ramblings of someone who knew nothing that was the world. He could have killed them, but were is the fun in that. He wanted to show them their weakness, he wanted to see their best and see it fail to his might. If they were just going to be fucking pussies and run they were not worth his time. Someone else would kill them later he would not have to wast his time doing it now.

"You go do that boy I make sure to add the report of you trying to become friendly with a missing nin, from Konoha of all places and fuck the dumb bitch. If the fucking pussy runs then I am not going on a wild goose chase for Konoha to deal with their fucking problem. If you want to be my guess I will watch you bleed the rape the bitch for you as I cut her, and friends throat out. Now I am leaving and it would be best for you to get the fuck away or I will make you learn your weakness from my strength." With that Mori and Innis took off back to their training he hated to be bothered by pests they just needed to die faster.