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Seesaw

Post by Kao » Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:23 pm

The worst thing about being a jounin was the busy work. Had Kotaru known there were so many forms to fill out he'd have never accepted his promotion. There were always at least three lengthy assessments to complete whenever he completed a mission, and every time a summons arrived at his house from either the village or the clan elders he had to resist the urge to burn the paper to ashes. He always made it very clear to anyone around him that he was absolutely not thrilled to do that sort of work, but at the end of the day he always did what he was asked. The jounin complained a lot - sometimes loudly, usually quietly - but he wasn't lazy.

On a cloudy summer afternoon Kotaru found himself venturing to the center of the village, quietly maneuvering through the thick crowds that hung around the markets. That morning a letter had arrived at his doorstep, a notice that his sole student had recently become a chuunin.  Tutoring genin was another part of the job he didn't care for, but he did what was expected of him and and to the best of his abilities. Kotaru had completely skipped the girl's exam, being caught up in a mission in Iwagakure's Catacombs, and before that morning he hadn't even been sure what the outcome of the match had been. The notice said nothing about the details of the exam, just that she had passed, and soon after he saw the passing score he went upstairs to shower and get dressed.

Tamamushi Shishi was a predictable nerd, so it wasn't difficult for him to figure out where she would be. He checked her home first, and when he found that she was absent he headed to what he knew was her favorite underground park. It took only a few moments to find her but there she was, seemingly relaxed and engrossed in some book or another. Kotaru rolled his eyes when he spotted her, thinking, 'Typical. Typical.' The Akari took a moment to search the ground and then picked up a rock, turning it in his hand as he continued his approach. Then, when he was a few meters away from her he chucked it toward her, aiming for the back of her head.
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Akari KotaruBanninIwagakure no Sato Team 18 Jousai [color=#1fb8a3]
Komiya ShizuoJounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#209DD3]
Yanagida Yukino Special Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#a07ac2]
Ishiwara SetsunaChuunin Iwagakure no Sato[color=#E81D1D]
Enkouten Mai Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#CE5412]
Aisu Namie Chuunin Kirigakure no Sato [color=#5bc2d4]
Awai FusaeA-Rank MNKonohagakure no Sato[color=#D95FEA]
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Akari Kanehara Akari clan elder [color=#80A0FF]
Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
Enkouten Kaizen Iwagakure councilman, clan leader [color=#C65871]
Rock Country Daimyo [color=#AC4A4A]

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Re: Seesaw

Post by FluffyGinja » Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:23 pm

Shishi was entirely engrossed in what she was reading, her focus laser in to such a point that she did not hear her surroundings. What was odd was that for most people within her peer group, she was reading things at a far advanced level. A tome on biological information pertaining to both humans and animal life, one that went into great depth about each system and how it functioned, even going into how the tenketsu seemed to interact with the body. All the while, she did not hear nor see Kotaru as he was approaching her but she soon felt it as a small rock slapped into the back of her head.

With a yelp of pain, a quick hand came up to her head, making her drop her book on her foot spine down which made her jump up quickly and turn around to whoever did that... and her eyes widened in some mild horror as Kotaru was standing there. She didn't even recall him being called here. There was a moment of silence as she gulped somewhat audibly, the pain she had been feeling all but gone. "K-K-K-Kot-taru S-senpai...  Why... are you here?" She asked, her voice just loud enough to be heard by him. Oddly enough, Kotaru was one of the few people that Shishi would actually speak to on a regular basis and she had grown accustom enough to him to actually speak more frequently with him.
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Hitoke, Ibuku14GeninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00A5DB
Ogata Amiya28B RankIwagakure No SatoN/AHow Does A Brick Wall Train?SlateGray
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Kyoukan, Kureha [Inactive]30JouninKumogakure No SatoN/AN/A#d67082
Tamamushi, Shishi [Inactive]16ChuuninIwagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00b27a
Nara, Shikatsu [Inactive]26JouninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#7251BC
Shirahama, Sueatsu [NPC]36KazekageSunagakure No SatoN/AN/A#f96b07
Jouchaku Chiane [Inactive]24Jounin (Bannin)Kirigakure No SatoN/ACome on Jouki, I'm boredLightCyan

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Re: Seesaw

Post by Kao » Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:24 pm

Kotaru let out a soft tsk of disapproval when she started stuttering, her eyes becoming wide like a frightened deer. The girl sounded like a panicked mouse, and no matter how much time he spent training and coaching her, that part of her didn't change and it oftentimes grated his nerves. He thought he would see improvements in her demeanor as she grew stronger but it in fact had grown worse, and she had a habit of stuttering whenever she addressed him.

He returned her question with a mockingly pitchy "Why am I here?" and reached into his pocket to pull out the wrinkled and unevenly folded notice. "When were you planning on telling me," he grumbled, his tone back to normal, "that you were promoted to chuunin? Don't you think I should know these things?" The jounin waved the paper between them, though the girl likely wouldn't be able to make out the words on the page. He folded the paper back up - crumpled it, rather - and gave her a long, fiery glare. After a bit of silence he added, "So what happened? How did you win? I'm kind of surprised you even passed."
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Akari KotaruBanninIwagakure no Sato Team 18 Jousai [color=#1fb8a3]
Komiya ShizuoJounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#209DD3]
Yanagida Yukino Special Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#a07ac2]
Ishiwara SetsunaChuunin Iwagakure no Sato[color=#E81D1D]
Enkouten Mai Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#CE5412]
Aisu Namie Chuunin Kirigakure no Sato [color=#5bc2d4]
Awai FusaeA-Rank MNKonohagakure no Sato[color=#D95FEA]
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Akari Kanehara Akari clan elder [color=#80A0FF]
Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
Enkouten Kaizen Iwagakure councilman, clan leader [color=#C65871]
Rock Country Daimyo [color=#AC4A4A]

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Re: Seesaw

Post by FluffyGinja » Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:24 pm

There was a pause of her fearfulness of him as she was listening to him mock her. Then, something happened that Kotaru would not expect. Shishi, who had had her arms a bit closer to her chest, placed them to her sides and she got a bit of an annoyed expression on her face. "H-HEY! I'm n-not some w-weakling! I-I w-won f-fair and s-square! I-I blew h-her face up!" She stated with a bit of fire in her voice that, to Kotaru, would be brand new. She was normally not one to get fired up or indignant but she felt she had accomplished something her.

After she said this, she lifted her palms up and gestured to them. Her hands were covered in a fuuinjutsu, one of her own design and it was something she seemed proud of and she was apparently trying to tell him she used these to do it. "S-So ya know w-w-what?! E-E-Eat me!" She stated firmly to him. This was something brand new to her as after her small little ember of a fire died down, she sort of went back to her inward, quiet state as she waited for the backlash of a life time. Unfortunately, in her small bit of anger, she had not realized the poor choice of words for an Akari.
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Hitoke, Ibuku14GeninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00A5DB
Ogata Amiya28B RankIwagakure No SatoN/AHow Does A Brick Wall Train?SlateGray
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Character NameAgeRankVillageCompanion(s)Training/Lonely ThreadSpeech Color Code
Kyoukan, Kureha [Inactive]30JouninKumogakure No SatoN/AN/A#d67082
Tamamushi, Shishi [Inactive]16ChuuninIwagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00b27a
Nara, Shikatsu [Inactive]26JouninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#7251BC
Shirahama, Sueatsu [NPC]36KazekageSunagakure No SatoN/AN/A#f96b07
Jouchaku Chiane [Inactive]24Jounin (Bannin)Kirigakure No SatoN/ACome on Jouki, I'm boredLightCyan

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Re: Seesaw

Post by Kao » Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:24 pm

Shishi's tone had sort of a bite to it, and the change caught Kotaru completely off guard. His brows shot up and his head tilted to the side as he wondered where this sudden show of a backbone had come from. Sure, her voice still shook like a leaf and did nothing to dispel the geeky air she gave off. For a moment he was amused by the display, and what could almost be called a smile touched his lips. But then the girl held out her hands and said something that wiped the near smile completely from his face.

Kotaru blinked owlishly, and when his eyes focused on Shishi his gaze was locked onto hers, though his much fiercer and darker. He walked toward her, each step slow and purposeful until he stood directly in front of where she was seated. His hand snapped forward and he grabbed the girl's face roughly, nails digging into her skin."Hm. 'Eat me.' Interesting thing to say to an Akari." He forced her turned her head first to the right and then to the left as if inspecting. By her tone and bold words this couldn't be the same girl, but when he turned her head so that she looked straight forward he saw the same thing he had always seen whenever they met: a timid girl who didn't have the chops to be a shinobi of Iwagakure.

"And why would I eat you? You have nothing to offer me, nothing that would make me stronger. The thought of consuming any part of you is nauseating." He released her face, forcefully enough that it would thrust her back into the bench, and then the jounin took a small step back. "One little promotion and Shishi starts to grow a pair." He raised the same offending hand, but this time he simply beckoned for her to stand. "Come on then. Prove to me that you're not some weakling."
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Akari KotaruBanninIwagakure no Sato Team 18 Jousai [color=#1fb8a3]
Komiya ShizuoJounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#209DD3]
Yanagida Yukino Special Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#a07ac2]
Ishiwara SetsunaChuunin Iwagakure no Sato[color=#E81D1D]
Enkouten Mai Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#CE5412]
Aisu Namie Chuunin Kirigakure no Sato [color=#5bc2d4]
Awai FusaeA-Rank MNKonohagakure no Sato[color=#D95FEA]
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Akari Kanehara Akari clan elder [color=#80A0FF]
Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
Enkouten Kaizen Iwagakure councilman, clan leader [color=#C65871]
Rock Country Daimyo [color=#AC4A4A]

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Re: Seesaw

Post by FluffyGinja » Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:14 pm

Shishi's face had an expression of terror when Kotaru gripped her cheeks. With her head basically being inspected, she felt as if she was a piece of a meat and not a shinobi in the slightest. The way he seemed to have a darker expression than before and the manner in which he dug his nails into her fair skin made her lok up pretty much right away. Yet, she didn't find herself completely frozen by this. When he threw her into the bench more harshly, nearly making her tumble out of it, she fixed herself as fast as she could as she was looking at him. There was no way she was going to be able to beat him... but that wasn't the point of it, at least, in her head. If anything, it was much like the exam she just took. She was meant to survive and not just win. "F-F-Fine..." Her voice was back to its meek self but she did actually agree to this. This was something she had been wanting to do for some time... to prove that she was more than what he seemed to think of her. At least, to him she wanted to prove that.

Her hands came up as she quickly started to go through a series of hand seals and if Kotaru would not stop her, he would see three clones of Shishi appear right next to her as she hopped off the bench. They were practically perfect replicas of her and she seemed partially proud of herself for a split second before two of the clones would start to perform hand seals of their own, while the other stood in front of the actual Shishi, ready to defend her as she herself calmed her body down significantly, her eyes closing slowly... before they snapped open and she felt the air around her felt more clear... and she would appear to fidget and twitch while she was standing there, ready to fight... if she was going to have to.
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*[Ninjutsu • Shadow Clone Technique]
B-Ranked Ninjutsu
After performing the correct hand seals the user proceeds to create a number of clones of themselves (maximum is equal to 1/3rd the users stamina). Unlike the Clone Technique, these clones are actual copies of the user in both appearance and substance. The user's chakra is evenly distributed among every clone, giving each clone an equal fraction of the user's overall power. The clones are capable of performing jutsu on their own and can even bleed, but they will usually disperse after one or two solid blows. The clones will be created in roughly the same condition as the original and any experience the clones gain during their existence is transferred to the user once they are dispersed. Given that the clones are an exact replica of the user, they share the same stats except for stamina, which is determined by the number of clones presently in effect.

2 clones preparing
[Ninjutsu • Hand Lock]
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
After performing a series of hand seals, the user will have 3 posts to touch one of their opponent's hands. When they do, a small barrier in the shape of a box will form over the hand at a speed of 4 with a strength of 16.

*[Skitter Step • Senses Open]
C-Ranked Taijutsu Stance
The main jutsu of the Skitter Step, Senses Open does exactly what the name states. The user takes a moment to focus their bodies, then releases it. While in this stance, the users sensory input is increased, allowing them to receive more information quickly. This causes a +2 in Taijutsu, and a +4 in speed, but a -3 in Ninjutsu and -3 in Control. This stance will remain in effect until deactivated by [Stop]. Practioners of this technique will find themselves fidgetting and constantly moving, which can make it difficult for them to use this style while on stealth missions.
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Hitoke, Ibuku14GeninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00A5DB
Ogata Amiya28B RankIwagakure No SatoN/AHow Does A Brick Wall Train?SlateGray
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Character NameAgeRankVillageCompanion(s)Training/Lonely ThreadSpeech Color Code
Kyoukan, Kureha [Inactive]30JouninKumogakure No SatoN/AN/A#d67082
Tamamushi, Shishi [Inactive]16ChuuninIwagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00b27a
Nara, Shikatsu [Inactive]26JouninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#7251BC
Shirahama, Sueatsu [NPC]36KazekageSunagakure No SatoN/AN/A#f96b07
Jouchaku Chiane [Inactive]24Jounin (Bannin)Kirigakure No SatoN/ACome on Jouki, I'm boredLightCyan

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Re: Seesaw

Post by Kao » Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:09 pm

Kotaru allowed her to form her seals, and in the meantime he focused his chakra to the small of his back. Four dark red tendrils of his melashiin blossomed behind him, swaying lazily as the clones performed their seals. The clones could easily be dispatched if the jounin chose to do so, and any fight between them could be settled in seconds. Genjutsu, katon. He could use either method and there would be little she could do to stop him. But she would learn nothing if he went barreling forward, and he wouldn't be able to gauge her strength if he went all out against her. But that didn't mean he would make this easy for her.

He rushed forward, moving nowhere near his full speed but fast enough that she'd likely be unable to keep up, or even keep visual track of him. Kotaru darted forward just in front of the frontmost clone, one of his flaming tendrils thrusting forward to impale its chest. At the same time, the remaining three tendrils twisted around each other to form one large, fiery battering ram. The jounin paused, and then brought the melashiin from behind him in a wide arc to his right, bringing it down so that it swept the ground, aiming for the rightmost clone's legs. The maneuver was purposefully slow enough that Shishi and her clones had a chance to react - though he gave her only the smallest window - but if they were too slow then the clone would be both burned and likely knocked off its feet. Not only that, but the tendrils were more than long enough to continue on past the clone and aim for Shishi's real body.
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Partial Formation: Melashiin
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
Type: Melashiin
Like the typical Formation technique, Kotaru focuses chakra to his shiin, causing it to inflate. With this technique he can control how many of his melashiin tendrils manifest rather than releasing all of the tendrils at once. The melashiin is able to recover at double the rate of a normal body part would. The strength and durability of a melashiiin are equal to 3/4ths of the user's strength and stamina.

Devil’s Graze
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: Basic Formation: Melashiin
By channeling chakra into his shiin, Kotaru coats his melashiin in katon chakra, which covers the entirety of the tendrils in flames that add a one foot diameter of katon chakra to each tendril, and extends one foot from the tip of the tendrils.
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Akari KotaruBanninIwagakure no Sato Team 18 Jousai [color=#1fb8a3]
Komiya ShizuoJounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#209DD3]
Yanagida Yukino Special Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#a07ac2]
Ishiwara SetsunaChuunin Iwagakure no Sato[color=#E81D1D]
Enkouten Mai Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#CE5412]
Aisu Namie Chuunin Kirigakure no Sato [color=#5bc2d4]
Awai FusaeA-Rank MNKonohagakure no Sato[color=#D95FEA]
Important NPCsShow
Akari Kanehara Akari clan elder [color=#80A0FF]
Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
Enkouten Kaizen Iwagakure councilman, clan leader [color=#C65871]
Rock Country Daimyo [color=#AC4A4A]

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Re: Seesaw

Post by FluffyGinja » Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:33 pm

Shishi had been waiting for him to make the first move. After all, she was far too frightened of him to do it herself. The fact that she could see his birthright erupt from his back made her flinch in the slightest way that was likely lost within the twitching and fidgeting that her stance was giving her. For a brief moment, she lost sight of him but then he was suddenly right in front of her and he was attacking her with his shiin towards her chest as well as towards one of her clones. Quickly, what the clones had been doing stopped as they all brought their hands together, the clone to her left moving as quick as it could towards the impaling appendage, standing next to the clone that was already in front of her.

Without even a thought on her part, her own leg came up and snapped at the impaling appendage, while the two clones in front of her placed their hands in the way of the impaling appendage, which he would find that any strength he had behind the blow was suddenly lose as he would see the kinetic force disappear into the twin kai seals on their hands... before they directed it at him and he was suddenly peppered with the combined kinetic strength that been in the blow. Before Kotaru could react, the clone that he had struck at would do the same thing, sapping the strength right from the appendage before bombarding him with the same amount of force that the other two had given him. The kick that had come up would slap his shiin to the side before another one would immediately be prepared, snapping against his knee forcefully.
Jutsu UsedShow
Fuuinjutsu • Capture
D-Rank Force Fuuinjutsu
After drawing a 2x5 inch seal on a surface, the user forms a series of hand seals. Upon completion, the seal will stay active until struck by any force, at which point it will take 5 strength from the force being dealt and redirect it immediately back at out from the seal.

*[Skitter Step • Snap Kick]
C-Ranked Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: A form of Senses Open used.
The user performs a quick snap kick forwards, or, if needed, a snap kick to either side by bringing their leg up and kicking outwards. If "Senses Open" was previously used, the user is able to quickly and instinctively kick out in about any direction and even able to do a turn on their heel, then kick what was behind them.[/spoiler
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Character NameAgeRankVillageCompanion(s)Training/Lonely ThreadSpeech Color Code
Hitoke, Ibuku14GeninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00A5DB
Ogata Amiya28B RankIwagakure No SatoN/AHow Does A Brick Wall Train?SlateGray
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Character NameAgeRankVillageCompanion(s)Training/Lonely ThreadSpeech Color Code
Kyoukan, Kureha [Inactive]30JouninKumogakure No SatoN/AN/A#d67082
Tamamushi, Shishi [Inactive]16ChuuninIwagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00b27a
Nara, Shikatsu [Inactive]26JouninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#7251BC
Shirahama, Sueatsu [NPC]36KazekageSunagakure No SatoN/AN/A#f96b07
Jouchaku Chiane [Inactive]24Jounin (Bannin)Kirigakure No SatoN/ACome on Jouki, I'm boredLightCyan

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Seesaw

Post by Kao » Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:09 am

Despite the fact that the girl had turned the force of his attack back on him, Kotaru wasn't deterred. The blow pushed against him and he quickly recovered, but then a second and equally strong attack came his way. She had turned some of his own strength against him, sure, but it was something he could easily endure. The coordinated attack was smart - good, even - and it had the desired effect. But with the difference in their strength her snap to his knee and the slaps to his shiin may as well have been a flick of her finger, and he simply shrugged it off.

He pulled the flaming tendrils back behind him and then snapped them forward, each of them attacking one of the girl's form from above. The one aiming for Shishi - the real one that had started fidgeting since the spar had begun - fell upon her harder and the rest. He had seen her behave this way before, fidgeting and twitching every so often during their spars. This time seemed different, and although she was a bit jerky there was a focus on her eyes that he had rarely seen before. As he moved to slam down all four tendrils on his targets, at the sam time he reached to his leg pouch for a kunai, and as soon as it was free from the pouch he threw it at the gut of the leftmost clone. Clones annoyed the jounin, and he wanted to get rid of them as fast as possible.
JutsuShow
Multi-Focus
C-Ranked Taijutsu Stance
Type: Melashiin
Due to extensive training with his shiin, Kotaru is able to focus on multiple targets at once while fighting with melashiin. He is able to focus on each target and use each tendril of the shiin to engage with a separate target. This is used for broad movements and must be with separate taijutsu maneuvers for specific movements.
Kao's CharactersShow
Akari KotaruBanninIwagakure no Sato Team 18 Jousai [color=#1fb8a3]
Komiya ShizuoJounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#209DD3]
Yanagida Yukino Special Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#a07ac2]
Ishiwara SetsunaChuunin Iwagakure no Sato[color=#E81D1D]
Enkouten Mai Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#CE5412]
Aisu Namie Chuunin Kirigakure no Sato [color=#5bc2d4]
Awai FusaeA-Rank MNKonohagakure no Sato[color=#D95FEA]
Important NPCsShow
Akari Kanehara Akari clan elder [color=#80A0FF]
Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
Enkouten Kaizen Iwagakure councilman, clan leader [color=#C65871]
Rock Country Daimyo [color=#AC4A4A]

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Seesaw

Post by FluffyGinja » Thu Oct 04, 2018 8:58 pm

Kotaru would get his desired effect as even though all the clones sought to block his blow, each one of them were unable to truly hold up against it. In small puffs of smoke, they each disappear with Shishi left in the middle, grasping at a tendril that was aimed at her head. With what strength she had, she really wasn't going to be able to stop it truly as it was grinding onto the skin of her head between her hair. She could feel the flames scorching the skin and the smell of burnt hair was all too visceral as she forced the tendril as best she could into her shoulder where she released it letting it pierce there. Immediately, pain shot through her body, a silent, gritted teeth scream being likely felt by Kotaru. Pain that was indescribable and yet she was letting it stay planted in there as she was going through a series of hand seals after it had impaled her.

This was likely something new to Kotaru. Shishi was never much of a fighter. She didn't like to seek conflict and normally she would just avoid fighting at all costs. Yet... she was standing there fighting. Going through hand seals, she would finish them as fast as she could manage to do so before her hair would extend from her body and wrap around her quickly, likely piercing into Kotaru as it did so. She was breathing hard as she would hopefully do some sort of damage here but she wasn't even sure if she was going to be able to. Blood dripped down her shoulder and arm, the soft 'plip' sound of droplets hitting the floor starting to get drowned out with her breathing.
Jutsu UsedShow
*[Ninjutsu • Underworld Guardian Spikes]
B-Ranked Ninjutsu
After performing the correct hand seals the user will cause their hair to rapidly grow and cocoon their body for protection. The hair does this at a speed of 20, and when done, will have formed thick layers of rigid hair to protect the user from attacks of 20 and less strength. Upon completely cocooning the user, the hair disconnects from the user's hair, leaving it at it's original length. The hair of the cocoon is chakra infused, providing immunity to electricity, this lasts for up to four posts.
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Character NameAgeRankVillageCompanion(s)Training/Lonely ThreadSpeech Color Code
Hitoke, Ibuku14GeninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00A5DB
Ogata Amiya28B RankIwagakure No SatoN/AHow Does A Brick Wall Train?SlateGray
Past CharactersShow
Character NameAgeRankVillageCompanion(s)Training/Lonely ThreadSpeech Color Code
Kyoukan, Kureha [Inactive]30JouninKumogakure No SatoN/AN/A#d67082
Tamamushi, Shishi [Inactive]16ChuuninIwagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00b27a
Nara, Shikatsu [Inactive]26JouninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#7251BC
Shirahama, Sueatsu [NPC]36KazekageSunagakure No SatoN/AN/A#f96b07
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Post by Kao » Sun Oct 07, 2018 7:46 pm

Kotaru watched as the girl redirected his melashiin, and as it pierced her shoulder the smallest smile crossed his lips. She had managed to avoid a potentially devastating blow to the head and instead only injure her shoulder. He stopped the melashiin from advancing since there was no need to completely maim the chuunin. The girl's expression scrunched with pain and Kotaru's own became a smirk, but it quickly faded when she performed a few seals. In a flash of movement the girl's hair came to life, forcing Kotaru to evade. He snatched his shiin from her shoulder with a wet squelch, and then jumped backward.

The jutsu came quick enough that the jounin wasn't unscathed. The weaponized hair had pierced him in several places as it surrounded her: his arms, chest, and even his shiin had puncture marks, though thankfully he was a durable boy and they weren't too deep or severe. Still, blood flowed from the wounds and he glared at her as the hair surrounded and protected her. "Someone has been training jutsu without me," he commented, having never seen her use this technique before. Not only that, but he hadn't ever seen her fight him so fiercely. The Shishi he knew would have yielded as soon as her shoulder was pierced, perhaps even before that. He didn't know what to make of this change.

"No sense in hiding, Shishi." It sounded like a taunt, and as he spoke he whipped the girl's cocoon with his shiin, trying to either tear it apart or burn it away. As the melashiin attacked he formed more hand seals, readying himself to put an end to their spar.
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(Seals performed)Twin Spirals
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
Pre-requisite: 12 Control
After performing the needed hand seals, Kotaru clenches his hands into claws and holds them in front of his body. A swirling jet of flames will erupt from each hand, traveling at a speed of 12 and hitting with a strength of 8. The flames move in a spiral pattern with a diameter of up to 10 meters, though this can be adjusted plus or minus one meter per 2 points of control up to a maximum of 15 meters. This justu lasts up to two posts.
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Akari KotaruBanninIwagakure no Sato Team 18 Jousai [color=#1fb8a3]
Komiya ShizuoJounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#209DD3]
Yanagida Yukino Special Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#a07ac2]
Ishiwara SetsunaChuunin Iwagakure no Sato[color=#E81D1D]
Enkouten Mai Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#CE5412]
Aisu Namie Chuunin Kirigakure no Sato [color=#5bc2d4]
Awai FusaeA-Rank MNKonohagakure no Sato[color=#D95FEA]
Important NPCsShow
Akari Kanehara Akari clan elder [color=#80A0FF]
Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
Enkouten Kaizen Iwagakure councilman, clan leader [color=#C65871]
Rock Country Daimyo [color=#AC4A4A]

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Post by FluffyGinja » Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:37 am

Shishi was quick to pull out a Kunai as she was breathing hard, her face flushed with pain as the wound throbbed. Blood poured down her arm as she took the chance to use it and scrawl something onto the ground underneath her fast, attempting to hide the Kunai up her sleeve as best she could with one hand. Her writing was sloppy but it would do right now as she was eventually exposed from her hair and she was breathing hard. Her face was coated in sweat, her eyes were partially closed already but she remained standing as she was going to do her best to make an impression here.

Even still, Kotaru could see it. Her legs were shaking visibly and the fingers on her left hand were twitching more than usual, her small little fear marks that he would have known after training her for so long. Her body was practically ready to collapse on its own but she was standing in her collapsing barrier of her chakra coated hair, waiting for him... because she knew what she had hidden just beneath her feet.
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*Fuuinjutsu • Explosive Tag
D-Rank Force Fuuinjutsu
After drawing an 2x5 inch seal formula on a surface the user forms the needed hand seals then touches the seal, arming it with their chakra. Upon being kai'd, the tag releases it's stored energy as a D-Rank Explosion of concussive force outward from itself.
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Hitoke, Ibuku14GeninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00A5DB
Ogata Amiya28B RankIwagakure No SatoN/AHow Does A Brick Wall Train?SlateGray
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Kyoukan, Kureha [Inactive]30JouninKumogakure No SatoN/AN/A#d67082
Tamamushi, Shishi [Inactive]16ChuuninIwagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00b27a
Nara, Shikatsu [Inactive]26JouninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#7251BC
Shirahama, Sueatsu [NPC]36KazekageSunagakure No SatoN/AN/A#f96b07
Jouchaku Chiane [Inactive]24Jounin (Bannin)Kirigakure No SatoN/ACome on Jouki, I'm boredLightCyan

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Post by Kao » Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:49 am

The hair cocoon crumbled around the girl, revealing her bloodied form. Kotaru gave her a look over and noticed her knees were practically rattling, betraying her fear. He smiled darkly and held his hands out to his sides, holding his palm parallel to the ground. And then he released his justu, and three meter wide swirling columns of flames erupted from his palms. The flames roared and spiraled on either side of him as he stared her down. "Give it up, Shishi. You still have a long way to go."

"Maybe you passed your chuunin exams because you don't know how to give up. Admirable, but in the real world, at your level, you'd be dead. I could have killed you five times already." He took a small step toward her, then another. "Just say the word, Shishi, and it'll be over."
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Akari KotaruBanninIwagakure no Sato Team 18 Jousai [color=#1fb8a3]
Komiya ShizuoJounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#209DD3]
Yanagida Yukino Special Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#a07ac2]
Ishiwara SetsunaChuunin Iwagakure no Sato[color=#E81D1D]
Enkouten Mai Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#CE5412]
Aisu Namie Chuunin Kirigakure no Sato [color=#5bc2d4]
Awai FusaeA-Rank MNKonohagakure no Sato[color=#D95FEA]
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Akari Kanehara Akari clan elder [color=#80A0FF]
Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
Enkouten Kaizen Iwagakure councilman, clan leader [color=#C65871]
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Post by FluffyGinja » Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:59 pm

Shishi shook her head several times as she was looking at the swirling fire and the fear that was taking her over... but he'd notice it. A small, brief window of calmness within her as she was looking him down and she brought her hands up to her and pressed them together. "Y-y-you t-taught me... t-t-that..." She muttered softly as she was looking right at him, before her arms were placed down to her sides as if she had given up for now... but she wasn't going to say the word because she knew what she had planned. She wasn't just the same little, frightened girl... She was still afraid, but she had grown somewhat even in these few moments and she felt this hidden confidence remain within her.
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Hitoke, Ibuku14GeninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00A5DB
Ogata Amiya28B RankIwagakure No SatoN/AHow Does A Brick Wall Train?SlateGray
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Character NameAgeRankVillageCompanion(s)Training/Lonely ThreadSpeech Color Code
Kyoukan, Kureha [Inactive]30JouninKumogakure No SatoN/AN/A#d67082
Tamamushi, Shishi [Inactive]16ChuuninIwagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00b27a
Nara, Shikatsu [Inactive]26JouninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#7251BC
Shirahama, Sueatsu [NPC]36KazekageSunagakure No SatoN/AN/A#f96b07
Jouchaku Chiane [Inactive]24Jounin (Bannin)Kirigakure No SatoN/ACome on Jouki, I'm boredLightCyan

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Post by Kao » Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:26 am

The jounin glared at her, not failing to notice that for a fleeing moment she had steeled herself. A hint of courage had surfaced, and Kotaru didn't know what to make of it. It didn't change the fact that she was barely standing, and if he wanted to he could defeat her utterly. Kotaru's gaze flickered to her hands, but whatever wshe was doing didn't concern him in the slightest. "I taught you what, Shishi?" He continued to take small steps forward, and which each step the spiraling flames erupting from his palms grew thinner. "Speak up! I can't hear your pathetic voice over the fire." He was roughly three meters in front of her now, and his flames were a mere half a meter in diameter. They were small, but of course still strong enough to burn her.

He didn't have the patience to wait for her response. He channeled his chakra and the flames quickly condensed around both arms. With the flames condensed he rushed forward to close the distance between them, raising his left fist to deliver a final blow. She was still weak in his eyes, and he intended to how her just how weak she was.
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Condense
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
Pre-requisite: Twin Spirals
After channeling his chakra, Kotaru's Twin Spiral jutsu will condense at a speed of 12, wrapping itself around his hands and arms up to his shoulder. The flames will surround his arms and hands tightly, forming no more than one foot diameter around his limb and will not extend past one foot longer than his fingertips. He can use the flames for melee combat, and they will maintain the same strength as the original Twin Spirals technique (8), applying the passive.
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Akari KotaruBanninIwagakure no Sato Team 18 Jousai [color=#1fb8a3]
Komiya ShizuoJounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#209DD3]
Yanagida Yukino Special Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#a07ac2]
Ishiwara SetsunaChuunin Iwagakure no Sato[color=#E81D1D]
Enkouten Mai Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#CE5412]
Aisu Namie Chuunin Kirigakure no Sato [color=#5bc2d4]
Awai FusaeA-Rank MNKonohagakure no Sato[color=#D95FEA]
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Akari Kanehara Akari clan elder [color=#80A0FF]
Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
Enkouten Kaizen Iwagakure councilman, clan leader [color=#C65871]
Rock Country Daimyo [color=#AC4A4A]

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Post by FluffyGinja » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:42 am

When he was rushing forward, Shishi would shout at him. Something that he had never seen her do ever in the entire time that he had known her. "YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO BE BRAVE!" With that, her hands came up and just as he was right in her face, she performed the Kai seal for the explosive fuuinjutsu that she had laid underneath her. With a loud crack, she had blown herself up with that bit of explosive. Scarred from own explosive, she was hoping that it would hurt him as well as she was crumbling to her knees and just fell over to her side, in the middle of her small chamber of her chakra coated hair... and she was unconscious.

Whether Kotaru had been hurt by it, would notice her collapse, or anything else was up in the air as she was just now lying there.
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Hitoke, Ibuku14GeninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00A5DB
Ogata Amiya28B RankIwagakure No SatoN/AHow Does A Brick Wall Train?SlateGray
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Character NameAgeRankVillageCompanion(s)Training/Lonely ThreadSpeech Color Code
Kyoukan, Kureha [Inactive]30JouninKumogakure No SatoN/AN/A#d67082
Tamamushi, Shishi [Inactive]16ChuuninIwagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00b27a
Nara, Shikatsu [Inactive]26JouninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#7251BC
Shirahama, Sueatsu [NPC]36KazekageSunagakure No SatoN/AN/A#f96b07
Jouchaku Chiane [Inactive]24Jounin (Bannin)Kirigakure No SatoN/ACome on Jouki, I'm boredLightCyan

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Post by Kao » Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:54 pm

He started to bring his fist down but before he could deliver the blow, Shishi performed a seal that set off the fuuin that he hadn't even noticed. The blast knocked him off his feet and threw him back several meters, but thanks to his melashiin he was able to maintain his balance for the most part. He rolled once, twice, then landed in a low crouch with his knees and palms scraping the ground. The jounin's knees and hands were bloody from the landing, and the explosion had rendered his clothing torn and ripped in several places. Kotaru groaned softly, the blast being enough to disorient him a bit, but he quickly began to recover and stood to his feet.

Kotaru wasn't surprised to see her little stunt had knocked her unconscious. Precious seconds went by as he rolled his eyes and dusted himself off. The move was so uncharacteristic of her that he paused, unsure what to make of it. In all their training sessions together Shishi had not once ever indicated that she was capable of something so bold and reckless, and he would never have used the word 'brave' to describe her. In fact, he considered the fuuinjutsu she used was more foolish than brave, a last ditch effort to prove herself to him.

"Fucking idiot," he grumbled as he squatted in front of her and channeled iijutsu chakra to his hands. He moved over her injuries, forcing the open wounds to clot so the wouldn't bleed out before she could get proper care. It wasn't in Kotaru's nature to dedicate himself over healing others, so after he stopped most of the free bleeding he lifted her onto his back to head to the nearest hospital.

The hospital was one of Iwagakure's largest. Nestled completely underground, it handled many serious cases from shinobi and citizens alike. Shishi's condition was thankfully not of the serious sort and the nurses patched her up rather quickly. Kotaru remained with her once she was settled in a room, and he sat in the oversized chair at her bedside with his legs propped up and his eyes closed. The nurses had insisted that they tend to his minor injuries, and at first Kotaru cursed and resisted. But eventually he relented, allowing them to tend to his injuries. After being bandaged up he dismissed them and waited for Shishi to wake up so they could discuss her apparent growth.
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Akari KotaruBanninIwagakure no Sato Team 18 Jousai [color=#1fb8a3]
Komiya ShizuoJounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#209DD3]
Yanagida Yukino Special Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#a07ac2]
Ishiwara SetsunaChuunin Iwagakure no Sato[color=#E81D1D]
Enkouten Mai Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#CE5412]
Aisu Namie Chuunin Kirigakure no Sato [color=#5bc2d4]
Awai FusaeA-Rank MNKonohagakure no Sato[color=#D95FEA]
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Akari Kanehara Akari clan elder [color=#80A0FF]
Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
Enkouten Kaizen Iwagakure councilman, clan leader [color=#C65871]
Rock Country Daimyo [color=#AC4A4A]

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Post by FluffyGinja » Mon Nov 26, 2018 12:11 am

Shishi would wake up with a bit of a huff as she was looking around herself quickly. There was a sensation of pain in her arm from where she had been stabbed and she was slowly going to move herself a bit as she was looking around. "I... uh... What...?" The confusion was clear because she seemed to not remember what just happened right away. Her eyes would eventually fall on Kotaru and she'd shrink away as best she could while she was lied there on the bed she was placed in, her eyes darting around the room rapidly as she was starting to realize where she was and what must have happened. "O-oh... p-please tell m-me I'm n-not in hell..." She muttered, a jab at the fact that Kotaru was here right now and she had basically passed out.
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Hitoke, Ibuku14GeninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00A5DB
Ogata Amiya28B RankIwagakure No SatoN/AHow Does A Brick Wall Train?SlateGray
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Kyoukan, Kureha [Inactive]30JouninKumogakure No SatoN/AN/A#d67082
Tamamushi, Shishi [Inactive]16ChuuninIwagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00b27a
Nara, Shikatsu [Inactive]26JouninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#7251BC
Shirahama, Sueatsu [NPC]36KazekageSunagakure No SatoN/AN/A#f96b07
Jouchaku Chiane [Inactive]24Jounin (Bannin)Kirigakure No SatoN/ACome on Jouki, I'm boredLightCyan

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Post by Kao » Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:40 am

"Depends," he mumbled with his eyes still closed. "If you hate paperwork and fussy doctors then yes, this is some weak version of hell." In truth he was speaking for himself. Kotaru was no stranger to doctors considering the many training injuries he had suffered over the past year. The doctors and nurses would always scold him for pushing things too far, and today was no exception. Thanks to Shishi's explosion he had a light concussion that left him with fatigue and a ghost of a headache, and when he'd admitted Shishi's injuries were due to their session one of the nurses nearly threw him out of the room. He finally opened his eyes and looked at her with a dark expression despite his bright eyes.

"You can't do stupid shit like that. Something so sacrificial would get you praise from the village if you end up winning and proving yourself or whatever, but what's the point in praise if you're half dead, or just dead?" The boy paused to pick up a thin folder from his lap. He waved it in the air a bit before tossing it onto the bedside table. "I had your file from your exam sent over. If you're gonna make explosions your thing then make sure you can walk away from it on your own two feet."

He watched her expression, fully expecting her to do something annoying like give a stuttering apology. But before she really had the chance he added, "Things went too far. From...from both of us." It was difficult for Kotaru to admit any wrongdoing, but after seeing the doctors fret about he realized he may have pushed her a little farther than what was necessary. Sometimes he couldn't help himself. "But now that you're a chuunin you don't necessarily need a tutor. So it's up to you and your parents if you want to keep going with the sessions." The girl would probably jump at the chance to be rid of him, he thought. No matter how hard she tried to hide it, she was afraid of him, and Kotaru knew firsthand that fear could steer someone's actions. He wondered if she could ever overcome her nerves, and before that day he'd have scoffed at the thought. But now, after seeing the extent of her resolve, there seemed to be a chance that Shishi could become both braver and stronger.
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Akari KotaruBanninIwagakure no Sato Team 18 Jousai [color=#1fb8a3]
Komiya ShizuoJounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#209DD3]
Yanagida Yukino Special Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#a07ac2]
Ishiwara SetsunaChuunin Iwagakure no Sato[color=#E81D1D]
Enkouten Mai Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#CE5412]
Aisu Namie Chuunin Kirigakure no Sato [color=#5bc2d4]
Awai FusaeA-Rank MNKonohagakure no Sato[color=#D95FEA]
Important NPCsShow
Akari Kanehara Akari clan elder [color=#80A0FF]
Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
Enkouten Kaizen Iwagakure councilman, clan leader [color=#C65871]
Rock Country Daimyo [color=#AC4A4A]

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Post by FluffyGinja » Sun Dec 09, 2018 2:34 am

Shishi was looking around carefully as she was trying to just... listen to him while not making eye contact at all. It was difficult to just... sit here and be berated but maybe it was for the best. It was reckless and dangerous but she felt she had no choice. "Right..." These were some of the few words that would come out of her mouth without a stutter, but the next few were going to likely surprise him. "But... my parents... don't get to choose my friends..." She murmured these words quietly, enough for him to hear if he were listening to her at all but otherwise, she was staring down at herself on the bed. Then, came some actual honest truth from her.

"Y-you a-are sscary... E-E-Extremely so... N-Not like y-your f-f-fellow claaan member T-T-Tatsuo-Senpai..." There was a moment of pause as she truly expected to get thumped on the head there for speaking so frankly but she was gathering her breath fast as she was shaking herself around to try to minimize the stuttering and quietness. "Y-Y-Yet... y-you... brought m-me here... W-Which is n-n-nice... T-Thank you..." She stated as she nodded her head a few times as she was looking right at him. "B-B-But you a-a-are a g-g-good t-teacher... i-in your o-o-own w-way... s-so... t-teach me m-more?" She was asking him, personally. Normally, her parents simply paid him a hefty sum of money to teach her which was a generous incentive but... this was her being herself for a moment.
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Hitoke, Ibuku14GeninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00A5DB
Ogata Amiya28B RankIwagakure No SatoN/AHow Does A Brick Wall Train?SlateGray
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Kyoukan, Kureha [Inactive]30JouninKumogakure No SatoN/AN/A#d67082
Tamamushi, Shishi [Inactive]16ChuuninIwagakure No SatoN/AN/A#00b27a
Nara, Shikatsu [Inactive]26JouninKonohagakure No SatoN/AN/A#7251BC
Shirahama, Sueatsu [NPC]36KazekageSunagakure No SatoN/AN/A#f96b07
Jouchaku Chiane [Inactive]24Jounin (Bannin)Kirigakure No SatoN/ACome on Jouki, I'm boredLightCyan

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Post by Kao » Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:28 pm

Kotaru sat expressionless as Shishi insinuated he was her friend. He hadn't really thought of her as such, if he were honest, but he didn't object to the title or shut her down. It was fine if she considered him a friend, and although he didn't feel that close to her yet, she was at the very least a kind of student of his. The boy cared about her, to some extent.

A small, noncommittal hum reverberated in his throat when she compared him to Tatsuo. Tastuo was far more frightening than he was, but she didn't have to know that. Kotaru was used to being compared to his cousin by now and mentally swatted the comment away after saying, "Calling it 'nice' is debatable. More like a duty I didn't mind doing. But, sure, no problem."

Shishi still wanted to train with him, which led to the Akari being visibly surprised. His brows furrowed and his lips parted, and the boy's eyes blinked several times as her words sunk in. Finally he replied, "Al...alright then. I'll teach you for as long as you need me." Kotaru was a reluctant sensei, to put it simply, and part of him had been prepared to leave Shishi to her own devices. But she wanted him around to teach and guide her, and having someone who wanted him around in any capacity was still foreign to the boy.

Still, it was nice to be wanted. "Well then, you asked for it. Once you're out of this place we'll pick up your training. It'll be at least three times harder so rest up." With that he rose to his feet, only a tiny bit woozy, and made his way to the door. He'd much rather nurse his headache in his own bed instead of in a stiff hospital chair. Before he closed the door to her room he murmured, "See you soon, Shishi."
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Akari KotaruBanninIwagakure no Sato Team 18 Jousai [color=#1fb8a3]
Komiya ShizuoJounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#209DD3]
Yanagida Yukino Special Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#a07ac2]
Ishiwara SetsunaChuunin Iwagakure no Sato[color=#E81D1D]
Enkouten Mai Jounin Iwagakure no Sato [color=#CE5412]
Aisu Namie Chuunin Kirigakure no Sato [color=#5bc2d4]
Awai FusaeA-Rank MNKonohagakure no Sato[color=#D95FEA]
Important NPCsShow
Akari Kanehara Akari clan elder [color=#80A0FF]
Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
Enkouten Kaizen Iwagakure councilman, clan leader [color=#C65871]
Rock Country Daimyo [color=#AC4A4A]

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