Kotori exhaled slowly and concentrated on the sensation of
life all around her, carefully picking through the influx of feelings and information within her mind to identify the people in her vicinity. She recognised Kotetsu's signature immediately, breaking away as he did from their group and heading off at a bearing towards the west, on a more direct route towards the steel tower rising nearby. Still concentrating, Kotori held up a hand to Setsuna to get her attention.
"I can feel four people ahead, not counting us and Kotetsu." She frowned, and the golden glow around her brightened again as she channeled a supplementary technique, picking one of the four life sources at random—Maho—and drawing her own mind closer to it. With the power of Nolosha she connected her senses to Maho's lifeforce, and for a fleeting moment gained a snapshot vision of the other girl's surroundings. Through her eyes she saw a glimpse of the red teams' fight together and the dense mist around them. She saw the sizzling remnants of the fireball igniting across the blue-haired kirigakure shinobi, and the mist reacting to her whims to open a pathway for Maho, though in the snapshot vision it had not opened enough for Kotori to see their target. Nor could she see their third teammate, despite how her life sensory indicated that she was also there, overlapping with the blue-haired woman's location only a moment after the vision. With a gasp, Kotori brought herself back to her own senses, but still kept the sensory readings ready in the back of her mind, watching how those two life sources seemed to begin moving together, overlapping in perfect tandem.
"They're fighting already," she whispered, and tried to meet Setsuna's eyes while they kept moving north together.
"Feels like three versus one. They're spending lots of energy, I think, and I saw one take a hit. But they seem to be synergising as well as we do, fighting together seamlessly. We shouldn't underestimate them, even if they're worn down already." She glanced up at the vast pillar of kouton again, shocked by its size as they grew nearer.
"We better prepare for a hard fight while we can."
She fell back to follow behind Setsuna, letting the other girl lead on while Kotori began performing hand seals in preparation for lay ahead. They had to press on and complete the pincer move to support Kotetsu. From between her sealing fingers a small vine appeared and twirled downwards along her arm, following her body to disappear into the ground at her feet. A moment later, a humaoid figure in the shape of Kotori, formed of twisted vine and wooden trunk, pulled itself free from the earth like some ancient creature awoken. The clone's features grew and shifted, the wood drawing together and adapting until it became an exact copy of her and began running alongside them. Both the clone and the real Kotori then began a second set of seals right as they and Setsuna arrived at a small pool of shimmering green liquid.
The second set of seals from Kotori formed a suit of earthen armour plates around her body, encasing her with the attire of a samurai warrior. Very fitting. Meanwhile, the clone's jutsu produced a large wooden club, as large as one of Kotori's arms but notably thicker at the head. Both Kotori and the clone would then crouch down side-by-side and take a long drink from the refreshing pool.
Resonance
C-Rank Ninjutsu
Prerequisites: Ukiyogenma Form 0
The user can focus and connect their senses to a source of life energy within 60 metres for up to five posts. This functions as a form of Life Empathy, allowing the user to experience conventional senses through the target or gain a snapshot of its vicinity.
Mokuton • Marionette
C-Rank Ninjutsu
The user reaches out and causes a small vine of mokuton to sprout from their hand or sleeve, separating and weaving itself into a perfect clone of the user formed from mokuton. The clone has the user's stats and can use any mokuton techniques known by the user.
[Doton • Samurai Armor] - Cast at 10 control
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
Channelling chakra throughout one’s body the user will encase themselves in a semi-malleable full body rock armor. The rock takes on the appearance of an ornate samurai battle armor, complete with a removable helmet as well as shoulder guards. The many tiles overlap and cover their arms, chest and legs utilizing dark brown coloring and a thinner layer of rock between the tiles and along joints. Though the back of their hands are protected the palms and fingers remain bare. This armor forms at a speed of [3] and possesses [17] strength.
Kotori's Marrionette performing:
Mokuton • Shillelagh - Cast at 10 control, creating a large club
D-Rank Ninjutsu
The user reaches out and causes a small vine of mokuton to sprout from their hand or sleeve, weaving itself into a simple wooden weapon such as a quarterstaff, club, bow and six arrows, or spear, up to 5 metres in total size. The weapon forms in the user's hand at [control] speed and strength.