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Post by Kao » Wed May 09, 2018 1:46 pm

For the past week, Takuya had been constantly watched and prodded, not even able to use the bathroom without some kind of escort. He wasn't sure why exactly they were so adamant about keeping an eye on him, though it may have had something to do with the fact that he'd recently had a legendary spirit beast sealed within him. The chuunin found himself wanting to be alone and away from the constant presence of his jounin escort, and he'd finally gotten some reprieve when he met Sou, the other jinchuuriki of Kumogakure.

But now sort of missed having the jounin around.

Takuya watched as red chakra engulfed the older shinobi, and the sight sent his brain and heart into overdrive. He had to get away from this guy, from this thing that was in front of him, but before he could make a run for it the strange red chakra wrapped tightly around him. Sou's words barely registered; the chuunin started screaming incoherently, terrified because of what was happening to him. "No no NO LET ME G-" His words were cut off when he was roughly and painfully tossed across the hall like a rag doll. His back hit the wall and the force of the blow knocked the wind out of him, and for a second his vision blurred. The chuunin landed on his hands and knees, and as he struggled Sou continued to talk at him.

"S-stop," he moaned as he stood up. Was Sou truly about to beat him senseless? Surely someone would step in - Takedo, or whoever else was contributing to the sensation that he was constantly being watched. There was no way they would let this guy seriously injure him. Someone would definitely step in before things got too bad. Takuya kept these thoughts in his head, that there was no real danger. But that didn't stop the feeling that Sou was fully intent on following through with his threat. "I don't wanna...we don't need to fight. Just...just stop, alright?"
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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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Sakata KannaIwagakure Councilwoman [color=#3DA43B]
Hazuki Shuran Jinchuuriki researcher [color=#E854C0]
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Post by Sanjuro » Thu May 10, 2018 3:34 pm

Sou stared at Takuya, fingers twitching as if he wanted to reach out and take him by the shoulder and tell him he was sorry. Clenching his hands into fists, he dug them deeper into his pockets. The kid was just scared, he had lost his memories, probably was a fresh Chuunin that had never seen a real fight in his entire life, and now he was thrown up against a demon in human skin. But they had to fight. It was what the village had ordered. Test the kids upper limit. Force him to use the power he had been given. He couldn't begin teaching Takuya to control it until he understood it. And that meant…

"No one is going to come and save you, Takuya. This is what they want." Sou muttered, his voice seeming to echo through the hall. Slowly he started to walk forward, his hands never leaving his pockets, but the aura surrounding him growing and shaping until there was a visage of a demon rising from his back. "Desperation, fear, adrenaline; all of these are triggers for tapping into the power of the Genma sealed within you. Until I see that power, until you are so terrified of losing that you unleash hell upon me, we will stay here, locked in combat. So, Takuya, I need you to either get desperate or get mad!"

The arms of the demonic chakra reached forward, smashing into the ground to Takuya's side, trying to herd him into a corner. Sou fought against the instincts telling him that this was a poor, scared kid and he was terrifying him even more than necessary. It pained him that he was the one chosen to force Takuya's first transformation, but he at least understood better than anyone else could. He'd be there to control him if he got out of control… and if Takuya allowed it he would help soothe the pain that came afterwards. Knowing you had a demon sealed within you and finally understanding that fact were two very different things.

But all of that relied on him killing his heart right now. Eyes hardened, Sou sent the arms out swinging once more. "Fight back, kid! You want this to end, you need to stop me! And the only way you could ever hope to match me is to fight a beast with a beast!"
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[Succumbing to the Phantom]
B-Rank Aura Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: Form One or higher active.
Sou channels the power of the Okigenma, expanding his blood red Aura which grows in size until it forms a 2m tall copy of Konegu's upper body anchored to Sou. This shroud is capable of taking hits up to 20 strength before it starts to break and functions autonomously of Sou for basic movements, striking with a strength and speed determined by Sou's (Mastery+Control)/2.
Name Village Rank Color Code
Hirohito, Hideki Kirigakure Bannin #0047AB
Higurashi, Kazuo Iwagakure Special Jounin #FFC40C
Akechi, Gendo Cold Country C-Rank pink
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Post by Kao » Thu May 10, 2018 6:42 pm

With each step Sou took, Takuya mirrored it twice over in the opposite direction. He wanted to get as far away from that man as possible but he knew that even if he were able to make it to the doors, they would be locked tight. Takuya would have preferred to just sit down and get to know each other, maybe have Sou explain what life is like as a genma; he absolutely did not want to fight and 'tap into his power,' especially if that power was anything like what he saw before him. The aura that swirled around Sou seemed to take the appearance of some sort of demon and it absolutely terrified him.

"Please, stop!" the boy pleaded, but Sou continued on as if he hadn't spoken, his voice filling the entire hall. Takuya's heartbeat rose into his throat and he was starting to feel lightheaded with fear. He couldn't take his eyes off that aura, that otherwordly shape that was unlike anything he had ever seen. 'Please stop please stop please stop please please please PLEASE!' He jumped to the side when Sou's chakra arms smashed into the ground, but as he did so he realized the man was literally driving him into a corner.

Takuya started to panic then, and after performing hand seals he then first touched and activated the seal on the back of his left hand and then the one on his left forearm. The boy desperately reached for the bow slung around his back, still unable to look away from Sou. Thankfully his bow was sturdy and had survived the blow he took when he was slammed into the wall, but it shook in his hands so much that he knew his aim would be thrown off completely. Sou yelled for him to fight back. Takuya yelled for him to shut up.

The chuunin somehow managed to dodge the demonic arms, wildly jumping and rolling out of the way. Takuya landed in a crouch and drew a single arrow, one equipped with an explosive component, from the seal on his forearm and nocked it. "Stay back!" He tried to steel himself as he gave his warning but his voice and hands shook like a leaf. He wasn't very convincing, and it was clear that he didn't want to do things Sou's way. "I don't want to fight you!" Even as he said that, he launched the arrow toward his opponent. But instead of aiming toward Sou's body or even the chakra arms, he sent the explosive arrow barreling towards the other jinchuuriki's feet.

He didn't wait to see the aftermath of the explosion. Takuya took off running, away from Sou and desperately searched for some way out of there. Maybe there was a hallway leading out of the room, or another set of doors he had overlooked that may miraculously be unlocked. He couldn't accept that he was meant to fight this beast of a man. He had no chance of emerging unscathed if it came to that, and there was no sense in trying. There had to be another way.
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[x2] Drawing Arrows
C-Ranked Storage Fuuinjutsu
Pre-requisite: Storage Tattoo: Arrows in place
After performing a set of seals, the user touches a storage tattoo seal to activate it. For the next 5 posts, the user can freely remove arrows that are sealed within the tattoo. At the end of the 5 posts, the fuuin reseals any remaining arrows.
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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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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 Sanjuro » Fri May 11, 2018 4:16 am

"I gave you time to speak. Now it is time to act!"

Even as Sou continued to move forward as menacingly as he could manage, he felt the voice of Konegu rise up in the back of his mind, louder than normal as he was drawing on the beast's power. 'You have barely touched my power. Do not forget you represent me now, my power, I will not have you do anything other than show complete and utter dominance against that petulant insect.'

'If you think I'm going to go all out against a scared kid you really don't get me, Konegu.'

More red chakra forced its way through their connection, flooding his seal in an attempt to force Sou to ascend in Form, opening himself up further to the Genma's control. Sou growled and slammed down on the connection, taking back control just in time to see the exploding arrow landing at his feet. His body had continued to act but his mind had been otherwise occupied. "Shit." The explosion tore through the hall, the outer edges of his aura being sundered by the explosion. Thankfully it was nothing more than a single exploding tag otherwise Sou's lack of attention could have caused a lot more than forcing him to use more chakra.

"That's good, Takuya. You're getting it now." Sou muttered as Takuya started to run away again, looking around wildly for any kind of exit or help. "You're getting desperate. Soon that will give way to terror or anger. Then… you will truly understand what it means to be a Jinchuuriki." Lifting his hands, the arms of the shroud flew forward, growing far larger and moving rapidly to capture Takuya, preventing his escape from either direction. Once he had the boy in his grasp, he would reel him back in and begin to squeeze. "When you first access the power you wield, you'll get a boost to your body. Your power will rise. You need that to have any hope of escaping this room. Dig deep, kid, and unleash your pain and hatred and sorrow upon me."

'Cease coddling the child and crush him already!'

'Silence.'

Despite his fighting against the Genma's desires, the aura started to squeeze even harder.
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[Hell Bound]
D-Rank Aura Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: Form One or higher active.
Having spent time mastering the use of his Aura in combat, Sou is capable freely extending his portions of his Aura, such as limbs, up to 10m as needed. This extension occurs with a speed and strength equal to Sou's (Mastery+Control)/2, lasts for a single post, and can only be applied to a single limb at a time.

[Demonic Grasp]
D-Rank Aura Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: Form One or higher active.
Having spent time mastering the use of his Aura in combat, Sou is capable freely expanding parts of his Aura up to triple its current size as needed. This expansion lasts for a single post and can only be applied to a single limb at a time. The expanded limb still functions with a speed and strength equal to Sou's (Mastery+Control)/2.

[Hell Calls]
D-Rank Aura Nintaijutsu
Prerequisite: [Hell Bound]
After Sou activates Hell Bound, he aims to grab a target within 10 meters of his position. If successful he will either pull the target to him if their strength is lower than Hell Bound's or, if their strength is higher, pull himself to them at a speed equal to that of Hell Bound's strength.
Name Village Rank Color Code
Hirohito, Hideki Kirigakure Bannin #0047AB
Higurashi, Kazuo Iwagakure Special Jounin #FFC40C
Akechi, Gendo Cold Country C-Rank pink
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Post by Kao » Mon May 14, 2018 1:45 pm

There was no exit. There was no sign of neither a door nor a hallway that would lead Takuya to safety, and the more time that passed the more frantic the teenager became. Sou began talking at him again, the exploding arrow clearly having no effect on the man, and just as Takuya turned to face his enemy he saw the demonic shroud fly toward him. 'NO!' Without thinking, he futilely held both of his hands in front of him, palm forward as if he would be able to simply knock it away. Just as the aura surrounded him, for a split second he thought he saw his hands glowing with a faint periwinkle light. It looked almost like his normal chakra. Almost. There was something foreign about it, something unnatural that took the boy by surprise.

But before he could truly comprehend what he saw on his own hands, the arms of the older jinchuuriki's demonic aura surrounded him. It squeezed, capturing him so tightly that there was barely any room to struggle in his grasp. There was a deafening pounding in his ears and Sou's words were completely lost as the chuunin could only focus on pain and fear.

His lungs were on fire. The shroud clenched around his chest, preventing him from taking the desperate gasps he needed to stay conscious. All he could manage were choking croaks as Sou continued to crush him. 'I'm going to pass out....' He thought this without truly thinking it. It was simply a permeating, primal feeling as the edges of his vision darkened and his lungs screamed for air when the arm tightened even more. He couldn't move. He couldn't think. He couldn't plead for Sou to stop. 'Is this how I die?'

Just as he felt his consciousness almost completely slip away, his eyes shot open. Every part of him wanted to run away from Sou, and even deeper within him was the primal need to survive. The sensation was intense, more potent than mere human instinct. It surged in the form of a fresh wave of fear rolling through his body and it was quickly usurped by new, sharper pain as the chuunin's head felt as though it would split open. His mouth opened wide, locked in a silent scream, and from it spilled a wave of nearly opaque blue chakra. It twisted around the boy rapidly and once it hugged his body it started to expand outward, pushing against Sou's shroud. At the same time, the dot on Takuya's head darkened to black and thin lines erupted from it, spreading over his skin like a spider web. It burned, the sensation much more painful than that of Sou's shroud squeezing him.

The blue chakra pushed outward against the demonic arm in an attempt to loosen its grip. All the while, Takuya was completely unaware of what was happening to his own body. His mind was completely blank, his ears still deafened by the blood pounding in his ears, and he was still wracked by absolute terror. The strange chakra moved on its own, responding only to the boy's desperate attempt to stay alive.
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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]
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Post by Sanjuro » Mon May 14, 2018 2:02 pm

'No!'

'It's about time.'

The struggle between shrouds was nothing to turn one's nose up at. Sou was genuinely having to put in effort to avoid the blowback from the two powerful and ancient chakras colliding. He hadn't intended to go so far as to almost choke the kid to death, but he had lost control to the Okigenma just enough for it to happen; but at least it had resulted in the outcome they had started this entire mess for. Takuya's primal instincts had taken over and that desperate need to survive had forced the Genma within to the surface. Now it was just about pushing it to its limits without getting himself or Takuya killed.

"You think that will be enough to stop me, kid?" Sou taunted, backpedalling, drawing his aura in close around him. "It's a nice trick but now that you're in that form you've still got no idea how to get past me, do you? Maybe the Okigenma is right and your new prisoner is really just a waste of space that needs to be put down, huh?" Even as he was speaking Sou was weaving hand seals, drawing his own chakra up in place of the Genma's, creating a series of glowing blue platforms in the air. While he did that his aura reached into his weapon holsters and each finger snagged a kunai, spinning them around in a lazy fashion, apparently not worried at all by the sight in front of them.

'Enough of this, my container, you did what you wanted now put this cretin down once and for all!'

Sou grinned, ignoring the whining of Konegu. His success, even though he achieved it in a way that he hadn't intended to, was powering through his doubt in this situation, preventing the will of the Genma from breaking him down again. He had no intention of losing control to Konegu, especially now that Takuya had. Everything depending on Sou being able to guide Takuya's rage and then shut it down safely. "Come on then kid. You want to run, right? Run and hide? Let's see if you can!" Each of the kunai would rapidly fly towards Takuya, none of them aiming at vital areas, but flying fast enough to pose a serious threat if he didn't start either moving or using his newfound power.
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[Bound • Triple]
B-Rank Ninjutsu
After performing the necessary hand seals, Sou channels chakra toward 3 positions within 30 meters of him. His chakra then forms three square 50cm2 platforms within this range. Once Sou touches a platform, it pushes him off at +3 his normal speed in a single direction for 25m. As he moves through the air, he suffers a -3 to Taijutsu because of the external influence of force. These platforms only work on Sou and things containing his chakra, while they last for 6 posts.
Name Village Rank Color Code
Hirohito, Hideki Kirigakure Bannin #0047AB
Higurashi, Kazuo Iwagakure Special Jounin #FFC40C
Akechi, Gendo Cold Country C-Rank pink
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Post by Kao » Mon May 14, 2018 3:17 pm

Sou might as well have been talking to a wall. In his current state Takuya didn't care to listen to the man's words, and even if he had he would have understood nothing the man was saying. The chuunin wasn't entirely aware of himself and was no longer conscious of the situation. Takedo had been forgotten completely, and the fact that the encounter was set up and monitored by the village didn't matter. His body was driven primarily by the primal instinct to survive - it was both his own and that of the genma sealed within him - and that instinct superseded nearly ever other thought and emotion that would have normally driven Takuya's actions.

Still, the cloak of chakra around him flickered and flared in response to the man's goading words.

At that moment came blind rage. It mixed with his terror, weakening his fear, and eventually replaced it completely. Where there had once been panic there was now pure fury, and an animalistic snarl came to the jinchuuriki's lips. This man, this dangerous obstacle insisted on threatening him and keeping him trapped inside the hall. The intense urge to run was still there, but with Sou standing determinedly in his way the boy's options changed: he'd have to go through him.

As soon as Sou dropped him, Takuya jumped back and put a bit over half a dozen meters between them. Takuya was aware of the floating platforms, but his attention was glued to the shroud that was idly twirling kunai. He didn't have to wait long for Sou to act, for the man soon threw his weapons all at once. With a shriek that had no business coming from a human, three cones of crackling purple lightning erupted from his body and flew toward the incoming kunai. The cones overlapped one another as they spread, and the energy spread wide enough to come into contact with each of the ten kunai. The weapons slowed considerably but didn't stop their rapid approach, but it was enough to give the jinchuuriki time and space to leap backwards and out of the way. He landed in a crouch, his fingers lightly resting against the ground.

Takuya screeched, the sound piercingly loud and inhuman, and then pressed his palms firmly on the ground. The ground beneath Sou erupted in a pillar of white salt, and as the geyser flew toward the hall's ceiling the jinchuuriki continued to scream.
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[x3] *Jikiton • Iron Hold
C-Ranked Jikiton Jutsu
After the required hand seals have been performed, the user will emit a cone of visible bright purple waves of electricity in a single direction. This cone will extend 20 metres from the user, while having a 10 metre radius at the furthest point. Anything caught within the cone that is metallic or magnetized will be held completely still as if with 10 strength for 3 posts. Things may be held in the air this way. Things caught in the cone that are neither metallic nor magnetized have the jikiton passive applied to them, but are not held by the other effects of the jutsu.

*Salt Style • Geyser
C -Ranked Salt Jutsu
After performing the necessary hand seals, the user will channel their chakra below the ground. They will then cause an eruption of salt to blast from beneath the earth somewhere within 20m of their person. The force of this eruption is that of 3 explosive tags, and occurs at 10 speed. This geyser continues to produce salt for 3 posts, spreading enough to cover a 10 metre radius around itself. Any who touch this salt will have the salt passive applied to them once.
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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 Sanjuro » Mon May 14, 2018 3:52 pm

Sou's eyebrows shot up when the purple energy came barrelling from Takuya as he unleashed a hellish scream. He had seen magnetism once or twice in action but it was exceedingly rare these days, very few active Kumo ninja bothered to learn the style. Still, it was disconcerting that Takuya was no longer responding to his taunts. It appeared that he had given complete control to the Genma already. That or something about his seal was different to Sou's. Sou had been able to fight back almost straight away, not well admittedly but he hadn't gone into a complete berserker state the very second, he had tapped into Konegu's powers for the first time. It had been Konegu taking over because Sou had been unprepared. This was like… an animal that had been cornered.

Which was exactly what Sou had done.

Shit.

He felt the earth erupting beneath him as much as he saw it. Leaping skyward, one of the arms of his aura extended and dragged him to the platform he had created above him, pulling him out of the immediate blast radius. He had been expecting Doton but… was this Salt? Looking down to where it had scraped his aura, the shroud of chakra struggling to reform against the natural draining properties of the element, yes, this was most definitely Salt. Once his feet touched the platform, he launched himself towards the other, about ten meters to the left of Takuya, whose screams were piercing through Sou like that of a child in pain. Gritting his teeth, he launched from the next platform directly at Takuya, the arms of his aura aiming to deliver a haymaker right to the kid's jaw.

"Kid, if you can hear me, you did good! Now it's time to fight back! You gotta control it before it takes over you entirely!"

Sou opened the door a little further, the one that represented the connection he shared with Konegu and began the processes of ascending to his next form. If he had to use Konegu's ability to control outside sources of chakra to shut down Takuya, then he'd rather be prepared for it before the kid went fully berserk.
Name Village Rank Color Code
Hirohito, Hideki Kirigakure Bannin #0047AB
Higurashi, Kazuo Iwagakure Special Jounin #FFC40C
Akechi, Gendo Cold Country C-Rank pink
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Post by Kao » Mon May 14, 2018 4:51 pm

Takuya's eyes, as empty as they were, followed Sou's movements as best as they could. The veins in his neck and hands bulged after using those techniques. Though they were within the boy's capabilities, his body had never used neither jikiton nor salt style before, and his body was becoming strained from using forms of chakra that his body had yet been trained to utilize. It was as if the genma was driving his actions, though even on the genma's part there was little consciousness behind it. No logic, no thought. Neither the boy nor the beast had true control over Takuya's body and it showed.

Once again, Sou's words went unheard. He wouldn't fight back because at that moment he and the genma had the same goal. Though the two weren't able to communicate, all they needed was the mutual desire to survive to allow the genma's power to spill out. Even with the genma's influence, Sou moved too fast for Takuya to dodge so the boy took the full force of the blow. He tumbled backward, rolling on the ground several times, but when he came to a stop he was lowered on his hands and knees. His screaming stopped, but only because he was gathering chakra. An orb of salt formed in front of his mouth, and as Sou ascended in forms the boy released it.

As soon as the jutsu launched forward the boy started screaming again. Instead of screeching like a cornered beast, this time it was a sound of agony. His entire body tensed from the strain of utilizing so much of the genma's chakra, and as his muscles cramped painfully the blue cloak around him darkened considerably. Up until that point, Takuya and the genma were influencing his body almost equally. However, the longer Takuya stayed in this form with no semblance that he was trying to regain complete control, the more the genma's chakra poured out. It was starting to overwhelm him.

At that moment, the genma reared its head.

The screaming paused and the chakra cloak flared. With sudden speed that exceeded his normal capabilities, Takuya stood to his feet. And then he laughed. But the laughter wasn't his own; it was low and cold and somehow sounded muffled, as if he were laughing from behind thick metal doors. It lasted for only a few seconds before his face twisted into a grimace, another wave of pain shooting from his head and through his body like lightning. Takuya then met Sou's gaze and shrieked once more, once again sounding like a frightened warble. The change had been brief, but the genma was slowly gaining both consciousness and control.
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Salt Burst
C-Ranked Ninjutsu
After performing the needed seals, the user gathers their chakra to their mouth, which forms a basketball sized orb of salt just in front of their mouth. Within the next two posts the user can launch the salt at a speed of 17. The orb hits with a strength of 3 and applies the passive on contact.
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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]
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[Plotboard] By Force

Post by Sanjuro » Fri May 18, 2018 12:11 pm

Bending his knees to absorb the force of landing after picking up such momentum, Sou did is best to never take his eyes off of Takuya. As soon as the kid landed, he started wailing, one that was pure concentrated power, and he saw the chakra building up in his mouth. Reaching out, he let his chakra flare in front of him in an attempt to catch the orb. It was fast, faster than he was anticipating, but not faster that Konegu's reaction time as he took over the aura and the arm changed trajectories in time to grab the elemental ball and crush it beneath his fingers. Sou was distracted by the agonizing howl that was coming from Takuya and the ever-darkening shroud of chakra that surrounded him.

"There really is a complete disconnect between them. It's one or the other. Why...?"

Despite having spoken out loud, Konegu decided to pipe up in his mind while the aura arms slapped the ground and pushed them forward towards the thing that was now more beast than man. 'Because the child is weak and despite being one the lowest amongst us the Enchogenma is still my kith and kin. Even the lowest of us are better than you.' That didn't sound right to Sou. The lost memories, the complete disconnect, it sounded more like something was wrong with the seal to him. 'Shall we dominate them, now? Without us they will continue to degrade, you will lose your precious human ally and I will lose my chance to show your so called minders who wields the superior force.' Loathe as he was to admit Konegu was right about something, it was time to put a stop to this.

As he concentrated, Sou ascended into his third form, grinding his teeth as the shroud became opaquer, the chakra forming more spikes, the visor, and a pulsating orb on his chest. It wasn't the most pleasant sensation, having that much foreign chakra forced through every single one of his tenketsu, but it was getting easier. He hoped this form would be enough, being able to control the other Genma's chakra, without needing to infect it by going into his final form. That form even he didn't have complete control over. More arms grew from the aura as Sou approached, each of them reaching out in an attempt to touch the wild beast that was Takuya, more specifically the shroud of darkened blue chakra that was the Enchougenma's.

With each touch he would try and inject some of his chakra into the shroud, forcing it to bend to his will, attempting to make it submit.
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Form 3

[Hands of Hell]
C-Rank Aura Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: Form Two or higher active.
After Sou channels chakra into his current aura, he can grow up to 2 arms which can freely extend from any point of his aura up to 10 meters at a speed and strength equal to his (Mastery+Control)/2. These arms can also expand to be up to 1 meter wide. These aura arms aren't capable of being used to form hand seals but can hold already formed jutsu and can function autonomously of Sou's physical actions.

[Corrupting Caress III]
B-Rank Aura Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: Form Three or higher active.
Sou channels chakra into his aura, manipulating its nature before letting it reach out to inject chakra into an opponent's Ninjutsu. If the affected technique is B-Rank or below and Sou's control is higher than the caster of the Ninjutsu, Sou can take control of the technique.
Name Village Rank Color Code
Hirohito, Hideki Kirigakure Bannin #0047AB
Higurashi, Kazuo Iwagakure Special Jounin #FFC40C
Akechi, Gendo Cold Country C-Rank pink
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[Plotboard] By Force

Post by Kao » Fri May 18, 2018 6:44 pm

As Sou ascended, Takuya howled and his shroud of chakra pulsated almost frantically. Still flaring, it darkened even further and his hands shot towards his head as several tiny, black spikes started protruding from his head. His entire body shook with agony as the spikes began to peek through the strands of his hair, but before they could fully form they began to crumble. Then suddenly, unable to avoid it, Takuya was grabbed by Sou's aura and the spikes fell apart completely, disintegrating like dust blown in the wind.

He started to thrash about within Sou's grip, his screams crescendoing in the hall; at the same time a low hiss emanated from his throat, giving a new otherworldly layer to his cries. Sou was much stronger than the boy - that much was certain - but it didn't stop the genma's chakra from fighting back. It burst toward Sou's face but there was little substance to it; he'd only feel a small amount of pressure with an uncomfortable stinging sensation. He fought for several minutes, at times seeming as though he might actually escape Sou's grip. But it was futile; though the boy would have been a handful for some other special jounin, the difference in their strength was too great.

Gradually the chakra began to recoil back into Takuya's body. It grew lighter in color and flickered less and less wildly, though it still lashed out feebly every few seconds. The black lines on his head faded to grey and even the dot on the chuunin's forehead grew smaller, lighter, until it finally returned to its normal blue. Eventually the boy's screaming quieted and turned to pained moans. The chakra around him looked less like a cloak and more like a gentle glow just above the surface of his skin.

Takuya still wasn't in his right mind, but he had submitted. He had been captured, defeated, and all there was left to do was wait for further pain. Instinct told him that now he was going to be hurt or even killed and there was nothing he could do about it. His body went limp and his eyes rolled to the back of his head as he dipped into semi-consciousness.
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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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[Plotboard] By Force

Post by Sanjuro » Sat May 26, 2018 7:37 pm

His aura vanished into wisps as Sou stepped closer to Takuya, the elder of the two Jinchuuriki now staring down at the semi-conscious younger with a look that was a mixture of worry and satisfaction. The kid had a long way to go before he had any hopes of wielding the Enchougenma's power with any degree of mastery but at least he wasn't dead. Perhaps the methods that had worked to force Sou's rapid learning wouldn't be as effective for Takuya. He would need to devise an alternate method that allowed the kid to slowly draw on the power and retain conscious control of it. Not that he had any idea of how to do that.

"I got you kid." Crouching down, Sou scooped the lithe form up into his arms just as he heard doors opening on the other side of the cavern. Turning around, he watched as Takedo approached, flanked by two masked members of Banri's Black-Ops.

"I must admit, that was a little disappointing. We were expecting him to be able to draw more of the Genma's powers. Still, it is nice to know that you are so capable of leashing your fellow Jinchuuriki, Nukegara-san."

'All of chakra is ours to command. Naturally we can thus command my lesser kin.'

Sou glared with as much loathing as he could muster but given his current level of exhaustion he doubted it was that impressive. "The next words out of your mouth had better be about how you're going to make sure Takuya gets some proper medical attention and rest, not more pushing and prodding, or else you'll find out that it isn't just Jinchuuriki that should fear me." His eyes flared red as his chakra bubbled under the surface of his skin, threatening to break free at a moment's notice. Takeda merely offered a placid smile and held out his open hands in surrender.

"Of course, Nukegara-san, of course. We aren't monsters. Raikage-sama and the members of the council only wished to test the boy's current upper limit to ensure he was the correct choice. Now that we've determined a baseline, he will be treated with the utmost respect and care deserving of all our shinobi." The man waved his hand forward and one of the two masked figured stepped forward, hands glowing the signature green of Iijutsu, arms outstretched and waiting for Sou to hand Takuya over.

Sou carefully placed Takuya into the medical ninja's arms and watched the figure like a hawk as the green glow spread across the smaller teenager's form. They started to walk away, apparently expecting Sou to leave the way he had come, but the blond merely fell into step beside the medical ninja. At Takeda's questioning frown, Sou glared. "I think I will come with you. Been a while since I got to tour the caverns. Banri barred me from them last time I was here." That and he felt guilty over Takuya's current state and had every intention of watching the boy until he was sure that he was better.
Name Village Rank Color Code
Hirohito, Hideki Kirigakure Bannin #0047AB
Higurashi, Kazuo Iwagakure Special Jounin #FFC40C
Akechi, Gendo Cold Country C-Rank pink
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