[Graded]Anger at the Peak

[hobnob]

With the first light hitting the peaks of Kumo, Ryoto woke up, wiped the sleep from his eyes and sleepily got out of bed. It was the weekend and as part of his training, he would aways start the weekend with a long walk up to Akino Peak where he would enjoy the morning in peace and quiet. This was the height of his calmness, everything after that would be manic, just how he liked it.

The morning breeze was a little chilly on his face. Wearing his usual attire with all his weaponry provided enough heat for his body to stay warm, but his unprotected face was forced to battle the elements. He liked it. The feeling kept him on his toes, it kept him awake, and paying attention.

In the distance his destination was unfolding itself. Akino Peak, the villages best spot to relax, in his opinion anyway. The views it offered were unlike any other in the village, it revealed the true beauty of the village hidden in the clouds, but in this case, it wasn’t so hidden. The only issue with Akino war the amount of people who went there, for the exact same reason Ryoto did. People are not something the youth can put up with firs thing in the morning, hence the hour and a it long exodus in the early morning of the weekend - the time when most people are asleep from the graft during the work week.

The first point you enter at the peak is a square that leads to all the different buildings and village departments the peak houses. The architecture is never the reason why Ryoto goes, and thats the reason behind never venturing past the squar. As if on auto-pilot the youth moved to the fence that’s suppose to stop people getting too close to the edge of the peak, but the fear of falling off felt good. He hopped over the fence, and moved the the cliff edge, where he allowed his feet to hang over the empty space.

[Trusted Grader]

Senshi, Bōryoku started his day taking care of his morning routines before heading out to do his "morning rounds" that is, make sure that the kids around his neighbourhood payed their dues, whether it was forking over money for breakfast. The short curly haired goon draped his tengu mask over his face and jumped the first pair of adolescents. He knew these kids well enough, one was Sho, who was a weak little excuse of a ninja, an embarrassment to the Kumo front. Someone who deserved to have it worse than Yoku, or at least that was how he resonated it. His friend Ryo did nothing to stop the mugging and therefor left the bully to proceed with his rounds.

Once he had gone a full round without finding anymore victims, the grinning adolescent would sit atop a rooftop, from where he was seated he would not only be able to see his comrades make their way towards him but also spot most of their zone. Which gave him great pride, as he technically still worked within the borders of his village, failed ninja or not, the bully was still making sure that his village always stayed ahead. Or so he thought in his twisted mind.

"Yooo, what up my ninja, you got that raspberry ice cream for me?" Yoku chuckled and fist bumped his two bully classmate and reached out to grab his ice cream after the second one greeted him.

They all laughed as they recounted their mourning round but was cut short once Yoku spotted what he presumed to be a classmate, a shinobi who seemed to have a tough guy attitude. Yoku couldn't help not to like the kid as he recalled that he didn't seem to like to fall in line, making him a hard target but a target nonetheless. "Isn't that... Ryoto, that little bitch." Yoku's lower gold grillz shone in the dark, he pointed up towards the light, towards Ryoto and pulled down his mask as he climbed up the ledge and onto the roof Yoku was sitting on.

At their current position they would be about 350 meters away from each other, with Ryoto having the height advantage, plus from this range it would be nigh impossible for his ability to affect him.

[hobnob]

The sun was half visible on the horizon. And he was already getting bored ofsitting there, not doing anything. He was after some action, mischief, anything exciting. Time for relaxation was over, it was time to move.

Walking back the way he came, he noticed a couple of lads stood on top of a roof a couple of hundred meters away. His pace remained steady. Just by watching the silhouette he was beginning to figure out who it was that was in fact watching him. With his mask covering his face, that exact mask, it could only be one person, the local bully; Yoko. A quiet sigh escaped his lips as he realised his schedule may have just changed. Instead of trining, he would spend his day fighting off that little clique. It wouldn’t be the first ime, and it sure was fun, as much as he didn’t like him, it did prove to be entertaining.

Ryoto approached, looked over at the group with a smirk on his face. ’How’s it going boys? Still playing rounders with kids half your age?’ The smirk turned into a mocking laugh as he eyed the three, knowing it was only going to be a matter of time until one of them snapped and made a move.

[Trusted Grader]

Yoku joked around with his friends, Maru who was a bit heavier had a kind face but a mean spirit, Goro, the skinnier had a mean face yet a nice spirit, but with a lot to prove. The heat wasn't much to brag about but figuring that the day was still young, the young hoodlums chose to stay in place and wait for the day to mature before going on another round. Yoku, the leader of the bunch, was preparing to relocate the gang as Ryoto approached.

From what he remembered of him was that he wasn't someone special, he seemed to have a habit of overestimating his abilities but Yoku figured that it came with the territory, seeing as Ryoto was n extremely fast learned and had proven himself around the playground. Though he never seemed to be able to one up Yoku, what he didn't know was that thanks to his ability he was able to "manipulate" the outcome of the fight. Being a bully was just a bonus, seeing as his ability and mentality seemed to work hand in hand.

"Yep, we are just about to go another round and find someone like you." Goro chuckled and branded his stiletto, his blonde pompadour bounced with his attitude as his blue tracksuit popped compared to the dull yet scenic background.

"Shit, I don't remember him being that tough anyway, especially not tough enough to stand up to you." The black haired goon, having it tied in a nice bun on top, his green tracksuit matched Goro's.

"I like it though, little special Ryot finally took the mature step to actually walk up to us outside of academy... Gutsy." Yoku smiled as he leaned towards Ryoto, Maru brandished a basballbat that he had hidden by a fan, the leader was unarmed yet prepared to see where this conversation was going.

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Stats: Chakra Pool: 3 (8-5)
Endurance: 10
Control: 1
Strength: 11
Speed: 11
Willpower: 11

Ability: -1 Willpower next to him.
Any difference between willpower vs willpower will "fool" the target into perceiving Yoku as faster and stronger.

So

8 Willpower vs 11 = 3+ in fake strength or speed.

The character doesn't actually get these stats but is perceived as if.

Jutsu

Taunt: Schoolyard bully
D-Rank Taijutsu Manuever
The user spends a post and attempts to intimidate the target either by overwhelming force or by prowess. If the users Will power is higher than the targets then they will receive a -1 Willpower for the upcoming 5 posts.

[hobnob]

’That would be a mistake.’ was Ryotos said to the mean faced angel and followed it up with a chuckle that mimicked that of Goro. As Ryoto swiftly withdrew a kunai out of his holster and twirled it around his middle finged, with his hand still down by his hips, palm facing the gang.

His buddy seemed to have a bit more common sense than he did. Ryoto could hold his own, but every time he was in close proximity to Yoko he got this strange feeling, like he was overwhelmed by Yokos skill, and from then on could not perform at his best. As was in this exact situation.

Ryoto took a step towards the bunch but hesitated. Stopping the step half-way. This would have looked bad, and he was probably found out by this point. Turning around and running now would only make things worse. He had to stand and fight the group or their harassment would only get worse.

’You’re all talk. All talk and no game.’ Ryoto said to the leader of the group.

[Trusted Grader]

Yoku grinned and revealed his grills, he began laughing and grabbed Ryoto around his neck and pressed his knuckls on the top of his head and rubbed it before releasing him, allowing to push him or whatever. "Yooo, this guy has a set on him, sheesh, he didn't use to be this tough when he was younger." Yoku then clapped his hands and continued to laugh with his friends.

Yoku shook his head, his back was turned to Ryoto, leaving him open for an attack if he wanted. Yoku on the other hand was busy planning on what they were supposed to do for the rest of the day. "What should we do? Hopefully something bad, something that can get us some money as well, hehe." Yoku chuckled and rubbed his hands.

[hobnob]

When Yoku grabbed Ryoto by the neck, his hand moved instinctively towards Yokus throat. The kunai less than an inch away. The silver haired youth did not want to go down this road, but if Yoku continued to press him, he would be forced to. This was not going to be a fun day, not at this rate. Anger pumped through his young veins, and the knuckled rubbing against his head just pushed him over the top. The moment Yoku let go of Ryoto, he decided to act, he dashed away from Yoku, and sent the Kunai flying towards him - aiming at his centre of mass as he tried to maximise the chance of the kunai hitting its mark.

'Listen shithead, I aint got time for your bullshit. Lets go some, or leave. The words left his lips with obvious anger fuelling them.

[Trusted Grader]

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Yoku couldn't help but to chuckle at the idea that Ryot would try to stab him in the neck, You motherfucker, you would dare to try to kill me! Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh! Yoku didn't reveal it but the way his eyebrows frowned when the knife neared his throat should tell Ryot enough about what was going through the bullies head.

What came next would probably surprise Ryot, he would grab his fist and let the knife slide between his fingers and allow it to cut him a bit as he pushed his body infant of himself then delivered a front kick to Ryot. "Oooh! yeah we about to go little buddy!" Yoku chuckled, he peered over at his comrades and grinned. "If any of you interfere I'll kill you myself!" Yoku pushed his mask to his face as he turned his attention back to Ryot, who he had hoped wouldn't turn tail, otherwise he would make sure to chase him down, though from his understanding he was rather a fast guy which mean that he would be able to make some distance but due to his ability the idea that he could outrun him would appear as if it would be far harder than it actually was.

The bully had been activated. All right chump, let's fucking do this!"

[hobnob]

A chuckle escaped Ryots lips as the frontal kick was delivered by Yoku. This was happening, and the kick delivered was nothing special. He could take them all day long. It was becoming apparent that this kid just appeared scarier than he was. Ryto was not going to worry to much about the results of his actions, about the fact that he may have his ass handed to him in a moment, he was just going to press forwards and retaliate - teach this bully a lesson, and hopefully deter him from doing this again.

A moment after the kick was delivered, the white haired youth was stood slightly bent from the kick. This position was going to be users to his advantage as a moment later he exploded towards Yoku, his head aiming for the boys nose as he wanted it to make a nice loud crunching noise. Making him bleed in such an embarrassing way surely would do the trick of teaching him a lesson - or so he thought.

'Hope yer ready to have yer ass handed to ya.' Ryot said as he looked at Yoku, following his explosive physical outburst. Hopefully this sent the message that the white haired youth meant business, and running was not an option.

[Trusted Grader]

Right as the words had left Yoku's mouth and his eyes would meet Ryot his head would crash into his head, causing not only his mask to shatter but break his nose under it, Yoku was pushed back and landed on his rear, which shook the bully for a brief second. The pain of feeling ones nose break caused his eyes to water, while blood ran down and into his mouth, his shocked expression quickly changed to anger as he pushed himself off the ground and would attempt to grab Ryot around his waist.

He would lift him up with his superior strength then slam him on his back on to the ground in front of him, he would then struggle with Ryot until he managed to straddle him, with the plan of straddle punching the kid until he either cried for mercy or passed out of pure agony. His comrades at this point didn't know whether to hype their friend or give Ryot the props for not only standing up for himself but manage to break Yoku's nose, see, truth is, they were also afraid of the bully hence why they didn't join to assist him because they knew they were damned if they did and damned if they didn't

"You will fucking pay for that"

[hobnob]

That contact left a nice shiny mark on Ryots forehead. If he rubbed it, he would look like a sissy, and so he didn't. The smile he was wearing just a few seconds ago had vanished and was most likely an obvious give away of his internal state. But as he stood there, with his eyes fixated on Yoku who had just tumbled onto the floor, he wondered about why Yoku did what he did. There may have been something in his past which caused him to be the way he is now. Reality was, Ryot didn't have any negative feelings towards Yoku, he didn't see him as an enemy, it was just how he conducted himself around people close to his age that triggered him. With the train of thought in his head, Ryoto forgot about the situation, and before he knew it Yoku was on top of him on the floor, throwing his first punch.

'Shit...' The white haired youth thought right before Yokus fist connected with his face. The pain was obvious, it pulsated through his face. If he kept going, his face would be covered in bruises. His hands were stuck, it was time for him to use some ninjutsu and put some distance between the two.

A fraction of a second later, his body would be consumed by the blue flame of chakra as the youth activated the substitution jutsu via channelling. If it wasn't the punch, Yokus weight alone would have been enough to trigger the jutsu, and when it did, Yoku would find himself straddling a bench. And Ryot would be stoof a few meters back, in its place. This time however, he was ready to go.

'Sorry about that kid. I was thinking about something.'

JutsuShow

*[Basic Jutsu • Change of Body Stance Technique]
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
After completing the necessary handseals, the user is able to quickly substitute his/her body with a nearby object that is at least 2/3rds his/her size, but no bigger than their body. This substitution allows the object to take the force of the attack that was meant for the user, additionally allowing the user to create distance between him/her and the opponent. The object used in this jutsu may not be objects that are imbued with chakra or controlled by it, and they may also only be single, solid objects within a 10 meter radius of the user. This technique may only be used a total of one time in a single thread, give or take how many times Shunshin no Jutsu has already been used.

[Trusted Grader]

Yoku was satisfied that he had managed to slam him on to the ground and felt even better that he had managed to punch him in the face, truth be told he didn't hate Ryot, he was just jealous of how the kid was, the way he dressed, looked and his general nice attitude. It bugged him for some reason, well, that was before he had managed to break his nose, now, he definitely hated him.

Even though he saw red, he still managed to spot him channel chakra and when the second punch was about to connect Ryot puffed and a bench appeared in his place, causing Yoku to punch the hard wood, sending him into the abyss of anger. He quickly rose from the bench and grabbed it, tossing it towards Ryot then reached towards a set of rusted pipes, he yanked at it to no avail until he planted he leg on to the wall and pulled it, Yoku had lost it, he was seemingly going to smash his head in for what he did to him.

With that he would rush towards Yoku and full speed, this time due to his fury his adrenaline spike would send him moving at top speed, he slid and positioned himself in a stance that appeared like he was playing baseball and the ball was Ryot's head.

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Blinded Fury
C-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
By trading the users (-6 Will) the user gains (+6 Speed) for a short period of time. 5 post.

Stats: Chakra Pool: 3 (8-5)
Endurance: 10
Control: 1
Strength: 11
Speed: 17 (11+6)
Willpower: 5 (11-6)

[hobnob]

Substitution technique was a bit of double edged sword. Sure it allowed the user to get away from the enemy, and put a distance between them at the last possible moment. But it also had a drawback. A drawback which put the user at risk of being easily attacked if they did not have enough time to recover. Which was the case now. Ryot watched as Yuko rushed towards him at a higher speed than previously, while he himself was struggling to move. This was not going to end well if his body did not get a grip. While his body was near-enough immobile, his mind was still working and processing everything it experienced. The kunai was still in his hand. If he utilised his whole body to move, he should be able to block the incoming attack with the very kunai this bout began with, and hopefully it would end with it too. This was now becoming serious, and one of them would get really hurt if this was not put to and end.

When Yoku was a few feet away, Ryot finally regained control over his body. It was now time to act out what he had visualised in his mind. His knees bent, he crouched down as his arms came up, allowing the kunai to come up in line of the pipe. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. In this case it was mostly hope.

[Trusted Grader]

They were loud, they attracted too much attention, unwanted attention, but they were still interesting otherwise the spy wouldn't have been following this turn of events. Hotaru had been sent out to try to find new prospects for S.T.R.A.T.O.S, and her dossier contained two names "Igarashi, Ryoto" and "Senshi, Bōryoku", two knuckleheads the higher ups believed would have a hard time ranking up unless given stick guidance. Both seemed to have trouble understanding that they weren't on top of the food chain, Yoku was a hard head who believed he could bully the world into his bidding while Ryoto seemed to have a problem with being given orders, as if he somehow knew better, that or maybe he just didn't like to do things that wasn't to his liking.

Hotaru chuckled as she ate her apple, watching them squabble from above, but as soon as things started to become a bit more serious she would tilt her head to the side and toss the apple to the side, she watched how Ryoto was tackled by Yoku and figured that it would be over once the bully had him pinned, she watched how the first punch connected but and how the second strike caused a puff of smoke to appear, she was pleasantly surprised to see that Ryoto was cleaver enough to change positions with a bench in order to save his own skin. There's at least a brain within one of them.

What came next disappointed Hotaru, Yoku seemed to have lost his mind and pulled a pipe from the wall, he was seemingly aiming to harm the Ryoto for real and Ryoto in turn seemed to believe that the blade wouldn't kill his bully if mishandled, forcing Hotaru to make a decision, lest she wanted to report back an accidental murder. With a deep breath she would push off the roofs edge she was standing on and rush towards them in a blinding speed, so fast in fact that none of them would notice what happen before it was already over. She would grab Ryotos weapon hand and spin him around, causing his body to slam into Yoku hard, knocking him out and then she would slam him onto his bully in order to not break anything.

Her eyes darted over to the bullies comrades who ran for their lives once they had finished their blink, Hotaru then turned to face Ryoto, who she was sure was still awake lest she had used too much force. "Are you two insane? Is that what fellow country men ninjas should behave? Like don't you guys understand that there is always consequences to what a ninja does in front of civilians, especially the ones we are bound to protect?" Hotaru was disguised as her favourite goofball, Yoho, she used his voice and appearance to hide the real her as she wasn't allowed to be her true self and get involved in action that would draw attention to her character, Yoho on the other hand was fine as he was technically a Special Jounin who people "knew".

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MetaShow

Age: 15
Gender: Male.
Cover: Special Jounin.
Type: Laid back, passive, support.

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[Wushu • Know Your Arsenal]
C-Rank Discipline Taijutsu
Pre-Requirements: Know How to One-Two
The user, after many hours of practice, repetition and conditioning their body and mind, have obtained a high degree of muscle memory.They can shoot off any of their techniques practically at any time when not under special circumstances. They may also respond faster to and almost predict an enemy attack from a slight movement simply due to their understanding and comprehension of the anatomy and Taijutsu itself. This means they may have a chance at counter-attack a target with a lot more efficiency, using only the knowledge of their bodies, meaning it'll be a Speed vs Strength situation, not a Strength vs Strength situation.

[Wushu • Know Your Defense]
C-Rank Stance Taijutsu
Pre-Requirements: Know Your Enemy; Know Your Limits
Having attained a high level of Taijutsu, Taijutsu theory and reflexes themselves, the user is able to counter-attack the heaviest of blows without having to use impressive force themselves. Applying the use of angles, positioning, anatomy knowledge and overall Taijutsu knowledge itself, the user is able to block or deflect heavy blows without having to use force.

I Am Not
A-Rank Discipline Taijutsu
Prerequisite: Method Acting, Master Voice Actor.
To perform this taijutsu the user must spend at least half a post preparing for the role of her life and as long as she continues to play the role the more convinced she becomes that she is that character. With enough practice the woman could copy anyone's mannerism, characteristics, tone of voice and style of which she has gathered enough information of. At this level she is able perform great improvisations. The target needs a perception technique equivalent to the rank to see through her lies.

Mind Reader
A-Rank Discipline Taijutsu
Prerequisite: Subtle Movements
Through the art of being able to read their subtle movements, readings of emotions and appear to "predict" the outcome of the situation making it appear as if they are reading their minds. In order for this connection to be linked, the user must study the target for 4 posts, gather enough information about the targets behavioral patterns, speech and it will only works if Hotaru has higher/equal Will Power to/than the target.

A modified version of Ghost strike, as she isn't out to murder her fellow countrymen.

Ghost Strike
B-Rank Maneuver Taijutsu
Prerequisite: Ghost Draw, Black Wolf, Sword, 25 Speed.
The user crouches down to a three point stand as they lock in on their target, once their mind is set, they will rush the next [Strength=meters] at top speed and lose the ability to change direction until their strike has either landed or been blocked. This grants the user the ability to vanish as a shadow if the targets speed is lower than the users.

[hobnob]

What happened next was unexpected. sparks coming of the two metals colliding is what Ryoto was waiting to see, but the sparks never came. Instead a figure dashed in front of his eyes, twisted his arm around, pushed him into Yoku knocking him unconscious. Only to then fling him onto Yoku. This was an even more intense turn of events. The white haired youth was not sure what he should do, so for a moment he just lay there, allowing the pain cause by the attack to dissipate. It was not just physical pain he was dealing with right now, but also the stress caused by the surprise attack caused by this unknown figure. Deep breaths would do the trick, but he was now realising that he could not just lay there, he would be open to an attack right there and then.

Pushing through the pain, he jumped to his feet. By then this person was already talking to him. Giving someone sort of a lecture about how ninjas should and shouldn't behave. If Ryoto did not know that this person was rather dangerous, he would happily laugh the lecture off and proceed to attacking this guy. Who does he think he is... lecturing me... he's only a few years older then me... - Ryot thought as he looked him up and down. The youth could not believe what he was seeing, he did not want to believe what he was seeing. The person was only a few years older than him, but he moved with the skill of a higher up. A speed which would most likely take years for himself to achieve. He shook his head, knowing that this overwhelming thinking was not going to help him in this situation, he slowly began to control his thoughts and their flow. Concentrating on the current moment, not allowing his emotions, presumptions, and imagination to get in the way. A few moments later, his heart was returning to normal. He could now think properly.

With his head back on, it was time to deal with this guy. 'Oi... I hear ya. But guess what. Now that you've stopped us, we're just gonna have ta duke this out another time. More trouble. Well done yea? Pat yer'self on the back.' Ryot shook his head in disappointment while looking this teenager up and down. This was definitely not the person he would be told what to do by. His kunai was gone, but he was ready to fight if he needed to, even if he knew that it would not be of much use.

[Trusted Grader]

Hotaru almost laughed but she knew that she had to keep up appearance, so as Yoho she would frown at what Ryoto said for he was sort of right, Yoku would definitely now let this go, he would blame the loss on the ghost of Kumogakure if he ever figured out what truly happened. Yoho scratched the back of his head and turned around, his speed was so immense that what Ryoto saw was a young man turn his back against him, then suddenly just appeared behind him.

"I am allowing you to talk back to me right now Ryoto, you should be happy that I stopped your fight, because from the looks of things he was about to destroy you. If you want him to stop bullying you then you need to become stronger... I can show you how." If and when Ryoto would turn around to face Yoho, he'd do the same and appear behind him yet again.

"It's pointless, you are nowhere near enough to create a budge on me young man." With that Yoho stopped toying with Ryoto, instead he tilted his head back and chuckled instead as the intense aura began to fade. "Or, you could continue the way you were and have this asshole haunt you for the rest of your life." Yoho shrugged and began to walk away, secretly hoping that Ryoto would follow him.

[hobnob]

The speed of this lad was something Ryot has never seen before. Once moment he was in one place, then next he was somewhere else. Ryot did not even have any time to react before he was once again gone. Ryot was getting frustrated and decided to remain in one place without movement. What the teen was saying was true, much to Ryots dismay. Being weak would only make him prey for the strong. Ryot shook his head as the teen began walking away. This was the time to make his decision. Walking in the past and remaining weak, or taking a step into the future, into the unknown. Ryot was not sure what to do for the first time ever, this was a new situation for him and he did not know how to process it. For him what it boiled down to was the not knowing part, it scared him but also excited him. A moment later, he began following the teen.

'So who actually are ya?'