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Seven Bells

Seven Bells


D-rank

decidedly, open~


[STORYLINE] Terror in the depths of the Mist. EOwa93S

The streetlamps popped on instantaneously, heralding the arrival of night. The houses followed the opposite as light after light flashed out with a turn of a knob or the flick of the wrist. Homeless men curled up in their worn out blankets, wondering why they lived, what their purpose was, if not to just wander around in the apathetic world that surrounded them. Stray dogs scattered to the alleys, tails flopping restlessly behind them.

Soon, it would be the nocturnal animals time to shine. They would brave the harsh night ex cathedra, their dark faces taught with angry will and savage desires. They would glare their teeth, those things that were like razors, and snarl at each other, each night a fight to stay alive. Some were small; others towered like gods over the rest. The god-like ones were the ones that ruled ex cathedra, their brute strength and cunning will never outmatched yet always tried.

As the mist of the night settled in, the denizens of the night took notice as the creature shrouded in shadows moved lithely to its destination. Every being cowered in its presence, and why wouldn’t they? The creature had ruled over this particular land for untold years, this time taking the form of a mystic figure, ex cathedra. The god-like beings that existed in the night feared this monstrosity, and feared its very breath. The smaller ones were either too stupid to know it existed of were too frightened to do anything. This creature had control over every being of the dark and most stayed out of its way.

The creature in the hooded cloak didn’t walk as much as glide to the building, a very large bundle wrapped in both of his arms and a duffel bad strapped to his back. The fact that it glided there was evident in the duffel bag and the way it silently moved with the creature, not moving. The bundle enveloped in the creature’s arms also held still, furthering the possibility that he was gliding.

The creatures of the night took note of this—the god-like ones even becoming frightened by the gliding monstrosity. The smaller ones, though, took no note and just stayed out of its way.

With the trophy safely tucked in his arms, Seven Bells (once known as Gan Ning), felt relaxed for the first time since his stay in the edges of the country. There he had found Utau, causing the two to confront each other within the confines of the Missing-ninja's deadly game. During this palaver, many things became clear to Utau. The greatest one was that she was going to die, a prophecy that came true after her assailant Seven sliced her head clean from her shoulders.

As he came to the doors of the administration building, which seemed to tremble and swing open at his presence. He looked forth to gaze eyes on the familiar form of the Mizukage: Osada, Se---

It seemed the land of Water had more turn over than he thought. No matter.

"Lord Mizukage!" He would bellow, his baritone resonating through the office lobby, "I have brought you another,"

As he said that, his grin would expand and he would roll package from his arms, letting it drop unceremoniously to the floor. The rags parted, revealing the grisly package held within.

Utau's dead, grey eyes would transfix on the Mizukage. Her neck, drenched in coagulated blood , splayed open in the room, bringing with it a deafening silence.

Ayakashi

Ayakashi


S-rank
Solstice had been working late, she had been told by her friend that there was a storm coming, though she had no idea what to expect from this guy, her description was vague, and in a world of ninja, physical appearances could be misleading, and to rely on them could be just as dangerous to you, as knowing them could be for the target. The mist which rolled across the landscape cast a haze over kirigakure, the village hidden in the mists today was living up to its macabre name. Solstice had put the ANBU as well as the twins on guard, the two sensory ninja which operated in the Manor with her, and aided her in her ministerial duties.

Solstice's eyes moved to the horizon, catching what seemed to be a falling star in the distance, she could remember the words of her father pointing to such a star, he used to say that it meant times were going to change. For the better, or for worse? Solstice could not help but reflect on his words, wishing that he would be the one to be able to find out what she needed to do... leaning down and banging her head on the desk in front of her repeatedly, at either side were old wanted posters for the two ninja which Tenmei had described, as well as several other applicants which fir the descriptions, one of them however was assured.

Mizuru Konohara, competent swords-woman and ninjutsu user, learnt quickly and mastered the basic school of her class, came fourth in the chuunin exams of her year, and was an all around good student... killed her squad in cold blood, as well as almost every hunter ninja squad which was sent to retrieve her, thought missing, and then no record... her voice was heavy with the weight of responsibility, her eyes looked tired as she had already begun the sortie against an unknown foe. Which she truly knew nothing about... other than a distinction of his speciaalities, but nothing on his elements or anything else, no missing ninja in the entire Kirigakure hunter Database carried his description... But she moved to take in the second suspect.

Io, Orphen, no parents, no family name, esteemed healer and brawler, came second in his generation's chuunin exams and developed his own formidable medical ninjutsu technique at a very young age, his tutor Tsuo-nyung, executed for the first degree murder of Io's squad-mates before his eyes, Io went missing soon after... any attempt to claim him ended in the loss of the pursuers... went missing, then no record... Solstice's eyes fell to the floor, but there was little she was able to do, it seemed that these ghosts of the past were here to haunt kirigakure, they had already killed over half a dozen men at the boarder in such a scene their corpses had to be identified by the scouting roster, then there was the five missing ninja from the scene which were completely unaccounted for...

You're needed in the lobby, be quick! Danger!

The voice in her head was unmistakably the voice of one of the twins, the voice a soft whisper on the breeze, seemingly quiet but of all volumes echoing around her mind like the sweetest of song-birds chirping and twittering from every direction. Gloves, mask, armour and weapons and finally her cloak and hat were in hand, and Solstice darted for the door, responding to the transcendent warning of the twins.

Twins, I'm on my way, bring me backup, now~

Yes Mistress Mizukage~

They each spoke as one, as Solstice Ran toward the stairs, grinding down the way as a blur of motion leaving behind her a slick stream which caused the doors behind her to slam open with the gale force of the wind. Solstice had gotten so much faster in the past few years of training, meeting the staircase looking down the six story drop to the foyer, planting a single hand, the Mizukage dropped, landing on one knee before the intruder, her fist clenched around her weapon which braced her as she landed, her cloak and the wind-force of her landing swept the mist which rolled across the nightingale floors flrishing backward as she stood to her feet, her armoured mask covering her face completely.

The black shroud with the blue wave-like patterns covering the lining of the cloak, warn over the slender black plate-mail which lay under it, the slick platinum and gold hue of her pristine gauntlets and her iron clad mask and shade made for an impressive entrance into the room. With her Fuma shuriken collapsed at her back under her coat, the Mizukage looked ready for battle. Arching up slowly to a standing position she could not help but notice the severed head of the woman whom had single handedly motivated all of Kirigakure behind Solstice in the first place... all that ran through her confused mind was...

Who the hell is this guy..?

Solstice's eyes behind her mast stared daggers into her opponent, observing every foreseeable molecule of his person, head, to toe, Solstice's staff moving to a defensive position behind her back as she awaited his next move. She greeted him with nothing but silence, awaiting for his excuse, his attempt at rapport with her, she wanted to know the man he was, hoping that the aura of palpable malice which radiated thickly off his person was not simply an act or a jutsu which he was maintaining...

Training senjutsu



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Strafe Aisu

Strafe Aisu


D-rank
Hues of blue and purple covered the night sky, but could barely be seen through the fog that rolled across the land of water. Silence was common on a night such as this. More than one ninja had fallen for the sake of Kirigakure this day. Strafe sat atop Momaru with eyes that showed nothing but concern. A crinkled forehead and furrowed eyebrows only proved that he was lost in deep thought. Earlier that day, he had quite a scare, as Tenmei was barely alive and it was up to Isamu and he to keep her alive. Watching the color evaporate from her skin was as haunting a site as he could remember. Who would do such a thing? The poor girl was sweet and caring. He couldn't see her specifically causing trouble with another ninja, which meant it wasn't her fault. She was lucky that there were two medical ninja of high skill there, otherwise should would not have made it. His deep blue eyes gleamed in the moonlight as he blinked once to return to the reality of his situation. He needed to find these ninja and stop them from hurting anyone else.

"You know, you aren't alone." A comforting baritone rang out in the silence, immediately washing his body with comfort. Momaru. He friend and ally that always managed to know what to say and how to say it. "Your right. Thanks." Strafe replied with a smile that was worn with the stresses of being Sannin. Times like this is when the Sannin and Kage of the village stepped up and proved themselves in combat against those who would dare assault the village. However, he didn't want it to be like a battle. He didn't want to piece together the friends that he took so much pride in knowing. Especially Solstice. Sero was a wonderful Kage, but Solstice had pushed the village to new heights that it has never known. Unity was abundant among the people and shinobi. She was doing a wonderful job, and he wanted to make sure she stayed alive. "I can't help but question where they will strike next." Strafe muttered to himself as he continued to wonder aimlessly about missing ninja he had not even met. Such was his nature.

"Well, If I were them, I would hit where it hurt the most. Take out the leader and the followers will scatter into confusion." Momaru said with a wise tone as he thought back to the many battles he had been apart of. Strafe's eyes darted open as if he had seen a ghost. Solstice was the next target. "We need to get to the Kage. You're right." Strafe said as he looked to the Manor with a determination that meant he would not fail. As Momaru's foot was leaving the ground, a flash appeared in their left corner causing them to halt and immediately get in a defensive stance. Out of the shadows walked one of the sensory twins that guarded Solstice. "You are needed at the Manor. Please hurry." She said with a worried expression as she disappeared once more into the darkness of the night. "Let's go." Momaru growled with ferocity as Strafe simply nodded. In what seemed like an instant, the two of them were traveling the rooftops at full speed, wasting no time.

Dust bounced off the rooftops like an explosion with each step, proving the power of the majestic lion's legs. Two sets of eyes darted around like small insects as they observed the area, making sure not to walk into a trap. They had to be careful, if they were to be useful. After all, Strafe was not a combat ninja, though he could hold his own. He was a medic and would make sure that Solstice stayed alive. Momaru was there to support in combat, and he would do that very well. Not many ninja had the power to out maneuver him. As they approached the Staff of the Hurricanes was whipped from it's resting position into the confident hands of the Sannin. It was time to do this. For Tenmei and the village. In a blur of motion, Momaru and Strafe blew through the doors like a hurricane rolling through a nation and landed beside Solstice's left side. Strafe stood to her right in a defensive stance, while Momaru stood to her left in an offensive stance. The moonlight crept through the windows and reflected off Strafe's bo-staff, signaling the arrival of back up. A low growl could be heard as Momaru's grey eyes glared the enemy down with the intent to kill. It was his move.

Kage No Akira

Kage No Akira


D-rank
Quickly entering the village's primary gate, as it was the fastest route to the Manor, he passed through unbothered by the ninja on duty. The combination of his shadow like cloak and his standard load out armor made just noting his passing at his high speeds difficult. The ever present mists that was so familiar to Kage posed little impairment to his trained eyes, while the minor winds left his inmaterial cloak unphased. He was already fully ready for combat, with his weapons ready at a moment's notice, even inside the village proper didn't mean safety was assured, as it was his job to assure said safety. With his mask in place he was on duty, and being on duty meant being serious.

The recent destruction of the checkpoint station weighted heavily on Kage's mind. How quickly the station's garrison had been all but killed, save for the girl, would soon escalate into something far more problematic he was sure of it. He had split the remains of the 4 man cell to cover more ground after a brief recovery period. He would deliver his report to the lord Mizukage after setting the manor's guard on alert. The medic of the group would take the girl to the hospital for treatment, while the remaining combat member would ready the military, and write down the information they had collected, in case something happened to all 3 of them in the near future.

As he neared the Mizukage's manor, he felt a disturbance around the building; it's normal activity was stilled as if there was a knife held to it's neck. Quickly he landed on the upper floor of the building, near where Ayakashi normal dealt with the paper word inherent to running the village, only to find the room lacking her. A quick scan of the area with his trained eyes suggested that someone had just left the room in haste, and with no damage done to the room the action wasn't a retreat. Following the route taken, he arrived at a drop overlooking the ground floor and it's current inhabitants, the Mizukage and one of the invading ninja. It looked like the man had made better time reaching the village than he did, and had already found a high target.

Not wanting to waste his element of surprise, he waited above the exchange, ready at any moment to intervention should anything happen. He would prefer to inform Ayakashi about what capabilities his squad had gathered, but a single unseen strike could be vital to the coming battle. After his intervention would he be able to share the information if the other ANBU's report hadn't arrived yet. So he readied himself for crossing the distance at a moment's notice, hoping his cloak and his armor would prevent him from being detected until he acted.

Seven Bells

Seven Bells


D-rank
Seven grimaced, the room was naught for anyone of importance as he entered. Surely Kirigakure's ANBU had not slipped this much, information of his return must have reached the village by now. The scene unfolding around him was rapidly becoming tiresome. His head darted to the left, eye transfixing on one of his subordinates. The Nukenin's stern gaze was met with a quizzical confusion from the soldier of his clan, even he had to know that this would not bode well.

Bursting from her womb deep within the Administration Building, the Mizukage emerged in stride, all blue hair and long coat. With her came her entourage, children, an administration assistant. Seven scoffed as she entered, his nostrils flaring in disapproval. It was only a few steps before the Mizukage halted before him, gazing quickly at the severed head on the floor of her lobby.

He inhaled a breath full of stale air and misused potential and exhaled a hot, rabid breeze into the bowels of the confrontation.

"I am," He began, a low and gravely voice escaping his chapped lips "Confused,"

His stance tightened and his gaze narrowed at the Mizukage, staring right through her mask, into her cold blue eyes. He must have looked like a demon in the right light, with those amber eyes ablaze in the mist.

Around him, his clansmen were already making their positions known. Revealing themselves from the surroundings, from alleyways and rooftops, even Seven's two most trusted pawns would be waiting in the wings to assist their master. Though, despite this, Mizuru was still yet to check in with her strike team. Seven wondered what could have kept her.

Seven grumbled at the presence of the second arrival, a ninja darting from the corridor to stand beside the Mizukage. And his pet too. Aggressive, analytical, defensive, surely these ninja had some concept of unity. To Seven, the mixed stances of the people standing before him showed him nothing but weakness. So he spoke again, louder this time, and sharper.

"I implore you, Mizukage-sama, where is the show of gratitude from your people?"

"Or has Kirigakure grown weak in my absence?" He spat, his words dripping with venom.

Weakness would not be tolerated in this country, no, in his country. The rest of these people's lives would hinge on what they did in the next few moments. Despite his love of Kirigakure, Seven would burn it to the ground in a heartbeat to help it rebuild stronger from the ashes.

Seven loved this village. The village was a masterpiece, all things considered: an architectural wonder the likes of which it seemed only villages centuries back could emulate (and only with envy could they, at that). High columns wrought from marble, edifices to a God lightyears away, watched over vigilantly by angles petrified by chisel and lone stone. There was community in the walls, black commitment dripping from the cracks to the ground in slow-but-loving arcs across the floorboards, and it was these emotional and psychological issues that the being was at war with—to Hell with the building, to Abbadon and beyond with the marble and the statues—he would cast them all away to save his maiden.

Ayakashi

Ayakashi


S-rank
Solstice stood strong as she felt the presence of the wind breaking as Strafe came fleeting to her side in her time of need, looking to him as he ran she nodded before noting the dangers this man seemed to present, the Mizukage had the duty of protecting this village against all dangers, and especially monsters like this one. Murder and malice moulted from him like a palpable substance, to the point of which was concerning. Though, as he opened his mouth to talk, Solstice was met by a chilling eloquence. Her thought patterns were only confirmed by his speech, as he paraded the carved through headband of the village of the sand, it only confirmed his nature, then with the presence of the head...

'This was the leader Tenmei had talked about... puppet user, wicked fast, claws, blades able to bisect a human instantly...'

She thought to herself, referring back to her memories of the Intel she had been given on this man already, though it was not much, she knew that he was a puppet user, and that was something, with a brief description of its aesthetic and the most basic operation of its claws, it was more knowledge than going in blind, and that was an advantage, or at least mitigation of his advantage over them.

But as the man continued to talk, he caught Solstice off guard, one word struck Solstice like a tonne of bricks, hitting her to her moral core and shaking the foundation of her resolve to keep herself calm and collected. Fire ignited in her ice cold eyes, passion welled up in her chest as she was inspired to stand defiant against this threat to the nation. With the head of Utau now proving to become more and more insulting the longer it was inside her field of vision, robbed of their vengeance, and having the trophy they had all worked so hard for handed to them, as if they were children straining to reach a goal set too high, and handed it by an adult, al effort wasted, preparation useless.

Rolling her hands into fists to the point they began to shake with adrenaline, Solstice's eyes locked on his from behind her mask. How fucking dare you... ...? After killing my men on the boarder, walking into MY city, robbing my people of everything we worked so hard to achieve and almost killing my friend, you insult me in my own god-damn house..! Fury began to sweep over the Mizukage as her blood began to boil. Her own righteous anger fuming from her in plumes as her mind began to cloud, although she began to fight of the process, speaking through clenched teeth the bloody stare of the Mizukage could be felt even through her mask.

I don't care what you the hell you think you are, or what you claim you've done for the village, where you've come from, or what you do. But all I can see before me is a monster, once again threatening our way of life, trying to push us down and walk over us as if we're nothing... I don't know where you've been, but, we're not that Kirigakure any more! We can stand on our own two feet, and we're more than capable of dispatching cruel things like you, and fighting our own battles... So... you'll find no gratitude here, so long as you still draw breath. The Mizukage spat, her Sannin standing beside her with his noble beast.

A quick flick of her weapon and the string of the bow became unlatched, flicking backward and tightening instantly thanks to the interior spring which gave the chord its power. Her other hand sweeping back her coat as she rested her hand on the feathered ends of her two foot long arrows, waiting for the quick draw as she stood defiantly against the aggressor. Tenmei had told her that this man was prideful, as she had gotten her aggression off of her own chest, she felt more relaxed and focused, though a part of her wanted him to make an aggressive move toward her, begging for an excuse to open fire...



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Strafe Aisu

Strafe Aisu


D-rank
As multiple opponents stepped out of the shadows, Strafe eyes never moved from the target before him. The man was either very powerful or ignorant of his situation. The trio's strong expressions exclaimed nothing but pride for their village. The missing ninja before them spoke with venomous pride, proving not only his illusions of grandeur, but the larger ego that could easily be his downfall in battle. Strafe's resolve was not going to be shaken by this man and his over confidence. The village hidden in the mist was more than capable of defending itslef from this poorly planned attack. Momaru's stood ready to jump at a moments notice to defend either of the ninja beside him. Strafe's fingers grasped his staff with alertness, ready to snap to action. He would not speak, however, as he had nothing to say to such trash. He would rather convey his message in battle as he struck down all who stood in the way of Kirigakure no Sato. The duo simply waited on the signal from the Mizukage.

Kage No Akira

Kage No Akira


D-rank
Watching with keen eyes as more people appeared from the shadow thanks to his vantage point, the engagement would surely begin in a few moments. The man from before was among them, and didn't look any worse for the wear from the hole he made with his katar; that opponent would not be easy to take down permanently, but he already had some plans to restrain that rogue. A friendly face also joined the Lord Mizukage below, and things became a great deal less problematic; Lord Strafe Aisu and his animal companion looked prepped for the fight.

Thinking ahead for the fight, he began to form the handsigns for a handy Fuuinjutsu, then with it resting in his palm ready to place, transfers it onto the flat of his blood thirsty weapon. The jutsu wouldn't do anything to the hostile if it did manage to hit him, if he was intending to hit his target with this jutsu it wouldn't be on the flat anyways, instead he had another target in mind: the ground.

He decided his first target would be the man he faced before, he readied himself for the quick launch at the man; his shadowy cloak spreading wide to cover himself in a shroud that looked similar to a normal shadow. Last time had proven that his dread seal jutsu wouldn't prove effective on the man, so he would save it for their leader, and just use the blade normally. Already he was ready to follow up the strike with his chakra chains to bind the man; he could heal his flesh tearing apart all he wanted to, but if he couldn't act then it would matter little.

He would wait a few moments if the Lord Mizukage to make her move, or the rogues to start, but in a few moments he would launch his strike to end this invasion so as to not loose the initiative.

335/350:

Seven Bells

Seven Bells


D-rank
Seven stood, silent in righteous fury as the Mizukage spat her venom in his face. She stood there so confident and proud in herself, as if she were standing up for some dying child. Kirigakure was not hers to do with as she pleased, it was not her place to meddle with the way in which this nation has survived. Survived, endured, all by his hands. He would not stand for this.

He watched, silent still as her forces gathered around her, not an ounce of respect in their eyes. Taking a deep breath, Seven's eyes shut for a moment as he envisioned the coming moments. Plans laid upon plans began to form in his head, the fate of all those who dwelled within Kirigakure was sealed, it was only a matter of securing that victory for himself. Victory was his only option now, he would accept no alternative.

The puppet master breathed deep.

"Impudent girl!" He bellowed suddenly, the reverberations of his voice shaking the very bowels of the administration building.

"You are nothing. You have done nothing. I have allowed Kirigakure to stand for all these years, I did it, me alone!"

"You could not even begin to understand the things I have done, the things I have sacrificed for this village!"

He would tense his fists then, his stance tightening and his glare locking straight at the Mizukage. Of the Shinobi gathering in the Mizukage's defence, some would begin to visibly tremble and shake in Seven Bell's presence, not able to grip their weapons. As if in response to their fear, Seven would bellow his final words for the Mizukage.


"WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT?!"

"WHAT GIVES ANY OF YOU THE RIGHT TO DO THIS?!"


With his right hand swung into the air above his head, the seals on his coat would activate, bringing forth the grisly visage of his puppet, Gaoren. Dropping his hand in a swift motion, Gaoren would whip to a standing position in front of Seven's body, between he, the Mizukage and the Mizukage's dogs.

Around him, space converged, as if he alone stood in the center of his own universe. This was a feeling he had felt many times, nothing but him, blackness, and that starlit image of his next victory. The Mizukage would be hung before his eyes, that disrespectful whore of the hidden mist, that poor little girl. Seven pitied her, and yet he knew he shouldn’t. Seven let out an audible sigh.

"Men," Seven barked, garnering the attention of all his nearby troops "Kill everything, spare no one!"

And so came the wave of death. As the order was given, hidden ninja would spring from the streets, doing their best to fight through any guards, slaughtering all before them. Not the least of which was one of his most prized pupils, his only present lieutenant, Io, who would emerge from a nearby rooftop to aid his master in slaughtering the Mizukage and her Sannin personally.


posting order is:

Seven Bells ~> Io ~> Ayakashi ~> Strafe Aisu ~> Kage No Akira

Io

Io


D-rank
"Miss me?!~"

The words muttered from the rooftop not far from the hiding ANBU, standing just across from the rise in the rafters above him, crouched and out of sight, looking down in such a manner that he would be like a hawk sizing up the kill of a hare before striking. The nigh on legendary medical ninja would swoop down like a hawk at full speed, crossing over his fingers in such a way it could only lead to one thing. Shadow clone~

Four clones exploded onto the scene intending to land around their target, looking and judging the ANBU with their eyes, they recognised him as the one from the bridge, and though he had not expected to see him up here in the rafters, it was a delight to be able to fight on such a level with the coward which had fled from him in the forest, though he was fast, it looked like they were finally able to finish where they left off. Each and every one of the clones, held their hands to either sides of themselves, their right hands glowing blue up to their forearms as the Fenris claw jutsu was then activated, each of the clones sharing the total overall chakra of the user. Though it was split into five sections it would be well enough to deal with this one man in the time it would take for him to run out of chakra, and even then, he could still call back the chakra unto himself.

"You're trapped with nowhere to go, die with dignity..."

The well spoken man said with a level of apathetic calm to his voice as it resounded high in the rafters... two of the clones with astounding speed rushed their opponent with their bladed hands, each from the sides as they stood boxing the ninja into place with their bodies, attempting to surround him and end the ANBU captain by bisecting him at waist height with one slesh from behind, as the other lunged for his neck.

The real Io taking a step back as his two other shadow clones, darted into seperate directions to prepare attacks against the captain, just in case this attack wasn't so easy, but he would keep on top of him. Should the opening scissor assault be blocked or escaped the follow up would be rather simple, attempting to lure the ninja into a jump in between their two strikes, or moving backward or lunging forward, Io's core body would throw a near impaling forward straight kick at center chest height moments after the execution of the attack to knock the ninja back, running in a little further if he dodged backward to keep the heat on. This battle had only just begun, and things were going to get warm quickly.

Io planned to follow the edict of their master, but with one of the Villages esteemed hunter ninja captains before, him, he could not pass up the opportunity to cut off the head of this member of the village leadership, a kill here would result in the collapse in structure of the village ANBU squads, a victory unto itself, which would cripple the quick responsive nature of the ANBU. Seven Bells would be pleased with him should he be able to succeed in this particular slaughter.

The captains were always the harder ones...

Chakra and jutsu:

Ayakashi

Ayakashi


S-rank
Aya flourished her weapon, spinning the staff rapidly like the blade of a helicopter and traversing it three hundred and sixty degrees around her body, before switching hands with it and with a simple switch of her wrist undid the clips which restricted the steel fibre thread of the bow function, something which she had wanted to use for a while, but never expected the first person to feel the wrath of her arrows would fall upon a missing ninja threatening to devour her entire village in flames and the dying screams of the innocent. Her other hand Slithering behind her and pushing aside her garb to grip a handful of arrows rather than just the one in the traditional japanese firing style.

Levelling her bow cocked to one side, the attack was instigated, Solstice tok to the air, she saw the heavy metal puppet like the one that Tenmei had told her about, said it was shaped like a warped human girl made of steel, which, in this case, fit the bill. But it was in an instant that Solstice RAINED down a hail of arrows on her opponent, the twenty arrows in her kit alone being expended in a heartbeat as they were let fly downward on her opponent in not a shotgun like spread, but every single one of them aimed for the man's chest, intending to rather lethally pump him full of wood and steel tipped ends.

The battle for Kirigakure had begun, but she could already hear the destruction that was going to be caused outside of the administration building. How many men did this one man control? what rank were they? What skills did they know and to what skill level were they taught them? The man who stood before the Mizukage was capable of many both great and equally terrible deeds, but it seemed they had only breached the surface of the murderous nature of this man.

Solstice dropped to the ground and landed skidding backward slightly allowing Strafe to be the person to lead the Melee attack on the target, falling behind as a supportive role before intending to focus on the link she had with the twins, calling out to all units that Kirigakure was under attack, and to telegraph it to EVERYONE using the S rank channel. People needed to be ready for this, people needed to be prepared and people needed to be warned that their life as they knew it was being threatened. But, as the call went out, it was answered with action. The people of Kirigakure over the last five years had been stockpiling and making weapons, armour, fortifying the village defences for just this occasion, and now the threat they were waiting for was here...

So, Gripping the Fuma Shuriken which lay under her now empty Quiver of arrows, she waited for the opportunity to hurl the lethal weapon, charging the full application of her supercooled fury into the blades causing it to become little more or less than a frozen death machine as Aya's skin supercooled to such an extreme the air around her became frigid to the breath, she had never used her technique to this level in combat before, but she knew there was still one more stage of the demonic ice corruption jutsu... but it wasn't ready, it simply wasn't ready for the task of taking down this foe, it had a flaw which could not be filled without greater mastery over Senjutsu than she already had.

But as the air around her rose in plumes of mist and fog, Solstice clenched the Frigid four pointed windmill blade which had been infused with the icy properties of her skin. The very ground in which she stood became pools of slick ice over the nightingale wooden floor. The mirror shine of the area brightened the room, and as Solstice's rage increased to such a point emotional zen began to kick in, there would be no stopping her from the assault that would come from following up her sannin...

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Strafe Aisu

Strafe Aisu


D-rank
As the two leaders of tremendous strength exchanged words, Strafe's gaze became darker. He knew that this would end in bloodshed. Men like this were unable of reasoning and died because of it. He glanced to Momaru quickly to find that his nails were digging into the wooden flooring, cracking it with tremendous power. His eyes quickly moved back to the target as he heard movement from the enemy. The man's arm dashed up, bringing forth a puppet. As Strafe's eyes became wider, he realized that the puppet had no strings attached. His mind raced with possible explanations and strategies, but he had to repress it. Focus was they key to Kirigakure's survival. Because the puppet was not controlled by strings, the ninja's movements would not be hampered by controlling the deadly weapon. This man had managed to eliminate the main weakness of the fighting style, and that was enough to give a red flag. Caution was necessary. The man's arm returned to it's previous position. He seemed to radiate an evil aura, signifying the power and cold heart he held.

Then, a burst of anger surged through the Sannin's body like the explosion of a bomb. Very few words were spoken, but the command had been given. Kirigakure was now under attack by this menace! Fire were almost visible in the cold eyes of the Kage. Solstice was past the point of negotiations. It was time to fight. He movements were quick. She used her unique weapon to change it into a bow. She snatched a large amount of arrows out of the quiver hidden on her person and fired them at a rapid pace. Deadly intent was held in the attack, as they all sped through the air with one target. Seven Bells. Strafe took this moment to add to her attack. Luckily, The two Aisu clan members had been fighting together for quite a long time. Communication was not needed as he built chakra in his feet and spread it to the ground below. This would test the man's skills. Suddenly, six spears of Ivey death raised from the ground around his opponent. All of them aimed not only to strike the man's torso, but block his escape. Strafe knew that the Puppet could mostly hold of one of the attacks, but both would hard to dodge.

As he watched Solstice land on the ground and slide backwards slightly in his direction, he knew he plan. She grabbed the Fuma Shuriken that he had once faced himself tin prep oration for the next phase of the assault. Strafe darted forward with his staff gripped tightly in hand. His move to the man's right side hoping to catch him off guard and grab his attention. Momaru immediately acted as well, moving at top speed to the man's left side to try and land a hidden attack. Strafe's staff came across his body horizontally, aiming a strike for the man's shoulder. Momaru's strike consisted on claws that were aimed for the enemies head. To be able to dodge this assualt would prove not only difficult, but near impossible. Even if he did manage to dodge, the Mizukage would be there to lead with the next phase of action. This man had no idea what the Aisu clan was capable of, but he was about to find out.

Strafe Chakra 335/350:

Momaru Chakra 50/75:

Kaguza

Kaguza


D-rank
The sun seemed to set so fast that day. Kaguza was at home tending to his weaponry, keeping them clean and it perfect condition. The night lights outside the small shack he called home lit up and seemed more like wisps haunting haunting the night. There was a feeling in the air, which was only met by a voice speaking out in his head. "You're needed at the Manor. Please Hurry." It was a female's voice, easily recognizable as one of the Ayakashi's sensor ninja. Questions began racing through his head, what was at the manor? Despite the flood of queries, Kaguza quickly grabbed his weapons scroll and over coat. Bursting through the door of his home out into the streets of Kirigakure, Kaguza had his two meteor hammers wrapped around his forearms along with Kusanagi and Sero in hand. His white coat draping over his shoulders and arms, Myugan written down the back was the main feature of the coat, it's only other detail was an inch wide black trim that stared at black on the outside and faded to a dark red as it got to the white cloth.

The weapon master sped down the streets of the village without concern for any of the villagers seeing him with weapons in hand. Kaguza's home put him at a fair distance from the Kage's Manor, making it a longer trip then most had to take to get there. With only an alert to address the situation with, Kaguza chose to conceal his newest weapon in a different form. Channeling chakra into the massive scythe, it's form changed to match the legendary blade of Kusanagi he had in his opposing hand. With two sword in his hands as opposed to carrying the massive scythe, he had the potential to move around with less bulk. Hopefully however he wouldn't have to use either of the weapons he had out, though the need to call help with what sounded like a general message would likely prove otherwise. If need be, Kaguza had all of his other weapons sealed away within the scroll at his hip.

He was still only half way to the manor when more ninja made their appearance. These however were not ninja with benevolent intentions. The severity of the situation could finally be measured in Kaguza's mind. An assault, the village was under attack. Those of power were likely their main targets. Several of the enemy ninja attempted to strike at Kaguza as he moved, his skill was beyond theirs however, clearly these were lower ranking ninja. Finally the Manor was in sight along with a group of men on a rooftop nearby. Quickly picking out one of them, it was the Anbu Captain, if anyone had information he could use it would be him.

Closing the gap between himself and the Anbu Captain quickly, Kaguza arrived just as the enemy launched his attack. With weapon's in hand, he blocked the flanking attacks from behind the Anbu Captain. The sound of metal rang out as the enemies claws clashed with both Kusanagi in his right hand and the mimicked Kusanagi in his left. "Beeeh!!" Kaguza made the sound of a buzzer as if someone had made a wrong choice on a game show. Raiton chakra surged down each of his weapons and jumped to the hands of the enemy clones, electrocuting them. With his chain lightning jutsu, contact with his weapons could deliver a powerful shock to his opponent's body, causing muscles to seize as well as dealing second degree burns. "Looks like our contestant made the wrong choice Captain. Let's see if he's willing to apologize and give us some information." Kaguza spoke with a mocking tone in his voice, acting like a tv contest host, putting a grand theme to his words.

Chakra Remaining: 350/390 :

Seven Bells

Seven Bells


D-rank
A sick smile twisted across the face of Seven Bells in anger and mirth, conflicting in shades of blood-lust across his face as with a mental command he matched even the Mizukage's speed, the Puppet before him dashed into the path of her arrows as each of the bolts crashed against the steel of its being without so much scratching its paint, the sun washing over the back of the puppet was enough to continue powering its greater options, and lo was the first of the puppet's lethal techniques readied, but it wasn't before the second technique flew in his direction, the spears cascading through the sky in his direction. Spinning in place the puppet let out its blades.


Each of the puppet's bladed fingers were released on a heavy chains, sweeping across the air crashing against the side of the attacks and shattering the ice sending a flurry of glittering fragments across the sky and the floor... As the eyes of the mad man watched on as his soldiers began to prepare for their attack, everything was going according to plan, the stage was set, and the fireworks were just about to begin. Clutching the ornate blue bell in his hand he gave it a second toll, the power of the bell washed over his puppet, its eyes reinvigorating with the sickening sapphire blue which signified its unholy life, born from the chakra of the assailant.


The Sannin attacked with his ferocious beast and his staff, running to either side of him Bells had little time to prepare a dodge, though as lighting coiled down his palms as he prepared his defence, they were about to realise just how powerful the man they were fighting was. The man's potent raiton affinity coursed through his veins, as they closed in, slow motion, perfect, pristine movement which would be expected from someone as potent as a village Sannin, but he had fallen into the trap that was attacking the puppet user. Bells did not display the weaknesses of other Chikamatsu, and so, as they widened their stance and dedicated into their attacks, Seven bells' arms flew together, the lighting in his finger climaxing as they connected.


The result was fantastic, a point blanc bolt of thunder crackled as the shock wave of the high ranking Raiton exploded outward in a colourless mass little more than a shimmer of air, sound and force as the thunder cracked intending to blast and caste the Sannin and his pet aside like rag-dolls, while at the same time launching his puppet forward into melee range with the Mizukage, retracting its claws in mid-air and spinning like a corkscrew, the puppet let out it chains two meters to turn its spin into a deadly tornado of blades moving at the speed in which it was thrown while the spinning fluent nature of the whip like weapons would make the attack almost impossible to block by physical means.


These pitiful worms would need to try harder than this to ward off their destruction. How could his city have fallen so far...?

Chakra 380:

Io

Io


D-rank
Io had charged forward as suddenly the window crashed and a man with two weapons in hand and meteor hammers wrapped around his fore arms slammed into the battle field. The clash of his two Clones being blocked was ever so brief as the flanking clones backed away rapidly. A new opponent who was able to block his attacks warranted some concern. However he was still fast enough that within that moment he clashed into the fight with the captain. His first two clones had proven too fast for the Captain who appeared to have been caught off guard. Claws raked both the back and front of the man as he tried to jump to avoid it. Leaving gashing bleeding wounds on him. They appeared to be damaging but they would hardly be lethal. Not unless he could get the man away from the fight with his protector, the Mysterious weapon user. If so then perhaps he could fight unhindered while the captain bled out below and go back to finish the job after. All this went through his mind rapidly with a calm movement as with ridiculous speed his foot connected to the chest of the Anbu captain with such force and speed that the captain would fly back wards smashing through a window and falling to the ground below. If no one caught him he would land on a cart of flowers below breaking his fall some what but still crushing the cart. Io would then land next to the window and look down as his four clones circled Kaguza. A soft smile playing on his face. His eyes watching as the Anbu captains blood soaked the flowers.

"I fear an apology is not within my intentions. However as poetic as it looks your captain is in danger of bleeding out. I would give it ten minutes before he dies. You think you can beat me by then my friend?"

He turned to smile at the man who had interrupted now standing alone in the highest level of the building with him. The man seemed confident in his abilities and had an assortment of weapons, two meteor hammers and a pair of swords. Already he wondered how this might go. He had no information on this man. Still the man's ally was down and in need of help. All he needed to do was keep him busy and he would be helpless as his friend died. Below him he heard the faint sound of a bell toll. And he smiled more at a downward glance. As if something wonderful had just happened. And indeed it had. No doubt who ever was challenging bells was finding it more difficult then they had expected. Soon it would be over and Kirigakure would fall. He frowned a little at that. He would follow his friend but he doubted all of the people in the entire village deserved to suffer because they where no longer wanted. Still even with those torn feelings he knew where his loyalties where. Instead his gaze returns to Kaguza as calm as ever. His voice also balanced and calm.

"You wanted some information though. So I shall share a bit with you. Who ever is fighting "HIM" below is probably about to die. You have a lot of people to save Hero. Surely you can get past me before anyone dies."

he had put some emphasis on the word Him. A smirk coming across his face as he watched his opponent. His main body keeping his distance as he watched for any emotional reaction. He didn't know who the man was but he was confident in his own abilities to hold one man off. So first he would test the mans physical limits. While he stepped back and focused on the jutsu to reclaim his clones and the preparation it took His clones rushed forward with full speed hit and run tactics. To lesser people the serpentine tactics the four took made it look blurry as they began to circle Kaguza rapidly. Four clones moving at SS rank speed just out of the apparent range of the swords and they would take turns diving in one at the front and one at the back. To try and cut and then launch backwards just as fast to rejoin the rotation. One would then launch from the left and then another from the right. Keeping this back and forth hit and run pattern going with different combinations. Front and left, Right and back , right and front. And so on.

As the jutsu to reclaim the clones was near completion the claws would fade at the last moment as a hint to something else about to happen. As if Io was intending to conserve some of his chakra for a dragged out battle. He wanted to poke at the man until he found a weak spot. And he had a good amount of jutsu to test on the man after all. A one on one fight with a time constraint. So much was in his favor. And bells would be done in mere moments. He hoped he could finish off a second man in that time  but he felt the defeat of the ANBU captain would bring him enough credit in his friends eyes even if bells had to kill this mystery man himself. After all everyone in the building was sentenced to die after opposing them.

Chakra:

Ayakashi

Ayakashi


S-rank
Solstice looked down in horror at the strength of the puppet having deflected her arrows with such ease, running her fingers down the length of the weapon and once again sealing the bow-string before collapsing the length of the longbow into that of the sword she intended to use, flicking it down to her side before routing it around to a swordsman's salute before her nose, clutching and releasing her blade's cross guard to allow for her to block and parry at will, the long handle of the blade was more than enough to use her weapon as a bastard sword, which would give her the weight she needed to be able to fight the inhuman monstrosity. That was if she was able to match it, strafe ran in, and Solstice too behind him, running in to back him up.

It was then there was a sonic explosion and the puppet was thrown in her direction, spinning like a tornado with dozens of strikes aiming for all manner of attacks across her body, intending to tear solstice to shreds. With little more than a blink and keeping a level mind, she was astounded at the force and strength of the puppet before her, she could tell that it equalled her in speed though not in reflex, and almost matched her own raw strength simply by how the air around the puppet reacted to its movements, barely breaking for it, unable to cause a slickstream without the repeated spins. It was a hard tell, but a tell none the less.

The ice chakra through her body built up to a climax in less an a heatbeat as she opened her tanketsu and with the force exploded to the side with all of her speed and more for no more than a couple of meters, digging her feet into the ground and then bounding in for the puppet at the side with a powerful two handed flurry of blows aiming for the puppet's arms chest and waist, six cuts in total were launched at the Gaoren, the first cutting up for its waist towards its opposite shoulder with enough force to knock even it backwards and moving on the fleet, the second coming for it at eye height before cutting back down from shoulder to waist in the opposite angle as the first.

Two more quick strikes followed from side to side working upwards as Solstice stepped in with each of them no more than she needed to, throwing her strength into the full force of each and every swing, prepared to act on a dime with the puppet's no doubt more than lethal plethora of tactics and techniques, before finally as her blade reached the top, her final strike would come directly down for the Puppet's head with more than crushing force, capable of parting the air at her feet with the speed, strength and force of the blow, expanding a large cloud of dust as the weapon stopped, even should it miss.

How could people so strong have gone so far astray, no doubt corrupted by the prospects of power, yet, they had been supposedly employed by the former Mizukage of Sunagakure, which was something which she found obscure and if not a tad obscene that someone like Sero would have also used this man to murder enemies of the state in the most ruthless manner imaginable, her teacher's visage now stained as she could hardly think of what she now needed to do to take care of the issue which stood before her. Something need to be done, and something needed to be done quickly, but with the puppet in the way, she needed to do something quickly to disable it, but with seven bells and the commotion she could hear above her, she probably needed to conserve chakra in case she needed to do something rapidly.

From the dust in the area she could not tell if strafe was still okay or not, but if he was, she hoped he would be able to hold off the main attacker a little while longer. Though there was one thing she could not help but notice on the side of the face of Seven Bells, across his cheek there lay the mark of a burn, obviously done by an intense heat some time ago, the burn was not synonymous with any form of natural occurrence she could think of in kiri, as the burns streaked backwards as if they had hit him horizontal... as if by a fireball or flame attack. She wondered who the ninja would have been to have landed an attack on this monster, if that was indeed what the mark was, and whether or not they at this point in time were still alive to tell the tale. Solstice's mind flooded with the possibilities, but alas, she had a puppet to dismantle, and the fight was still in its early days.

405 chakra:



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Strafe Aisu

Strafe Aisu


D-rank
Strafe's movements were as fluid as the water that this nation was famous for. His staff rushed for the enemies body in perfect sync with his pet's claw. Without a moments notice, he watched as lighting rushed through the hands of his opponent, signalling a counter attack. His head whipped to the side as she saw a loose board in the flooring and then back to Momaru. A thunderous boom a sound rushed out of the man's body, surging towards the duo in a split second. He grimaced as he knew that Momaru didn't have the capabilities to dodge such an attack. "MOMARU!!!" The Sannin yelled with a heart broken tone that could pierce the heart of any man. The wave of sound crashed into them both, or so it seemed to those watching. Momaru's body was flung across the room like a rag doll. Strafe's body appeared to do the same. It seemed that all hope was lost. However, the Sannin was not so easily dispatched of.

A puff of smoke surrounded the Aisu member's body as it disappeared, signaling that the substitution was a success. a plank of wood was tattered to the point of complete destruction where Strafe once was. The Sannin appeared out of the shadow and started the next portion of his attack. This man would not get away with this. A ball of Hyouton chakra appeared in his right hand, light reflecting off it's light blue surface with brillance. A thrust of his arm was all it took for the orb to be shot in to the air, scattering after a moment. Thousands of ice crystals danced in the moonlight as the set up was complete. The man's body trembled with anger as he glanced over to his unconcsious friend. He would heal him when he got the chance, but he had to stay focused on this guy. Lord Mizukage could not fight both of them. It was impossible. His gaze returned to the man in front of him. It was time to finish this.

Water started to gather in front of Strafe at a rapid pace. It's source was the environment around him, taking it from the ground below and air around him. In what seemed like an instant, the water was large in portion and froze into a snow like substance. "You will regret that." Strafe spit out the words like daggers aimed for the man's heart. Without another second passing, the hyouton based substance rushed forward, aiming to hurt and bury his enemy. It moved in a motion similar to snow falling down a mountain, barreling forward at an alarming speed. If the man dodged this, he would simply be caught by the next portion of Strafe's plan. No one got to attack Kirigakure without the wrath of the Aisu falling upon them. He did not move from his position as he started to build up Hyouton chakra in the area around him, releasing it in a steady stream. After a second or two, Snow started to fall from the ceiling above, signalling that this was certainly not natural.

The temperature in the room fell as if it was the return of the ice age. Strafe grinned as his jutsu was a success. The man may have been faster before, but now he and Solstice had the advantage. He simply watched his surroundings to check for his opponent. He didn't expect to win so easily, which meant that he needed to be prepared for a counter attack at any moment.

Strafe Chakra 260/350:
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Kaguza

Kaguza


D-rank
It seemed that Kaguza's entrance to the battle held within the upper floor of the Mizukage's mansion, had distracted the Anbu captain for only a moment. Long enough for the invader to land his attack and then launch the captain out of the window. A crash sounded as the captain landed on a flower cart below. Though he had just entered the fight, it now had a time limit.  In hindsight the fight was, in Kaguza's mind, a one on one fight. Though there were four clones, his target was the original which was clear as to which one that was, as he was keeping himself safe in the back and doing all the talking. "Looks like this is gonna have to be a quick show then." The anbu captain bleeding out was an issue that needed to be addressed, however Kaguza was not a medic, so there was little he could do even if the fight ended in time.

The intruder's four clones moved to surround Kaguza as the man began to speak again. Him? he made such a vague reference to someone on a lower level. It seemed as if this man was trying to add a mysterious or intimidating flair to what could probably guessed as his boss or at least his superior. "That's Mr.Hero to you, and I'm afraid that kind of information is only worth one point. I was looking for more like why you're here?" Kaguza's current situation wasn't good. He had judged their speed when he entered the battle, and they were faster then he was. Based on physical stature, he could see he was stronger though. Speed vs. Strength. This was going to be like a chess game to Kaguza. The clones surrounding him began their attack. They were fast though he could still keep track of them. The current pieces gave this strange man the advantage; clones, speed, and enclosed space. Moving to eliminate one of the man's advantages, Kaguza had to get outside. From the front and back were the first two directions the clones began there attack. Pivoting in place, and facing the opposite direction, a clone and the window were in front of him. With the help of his own speed boost, Kaguza charged forward, blocking the clone's only hand covered in chakra with one weapon and attempted to stab the clone in the chest with his other weapon. Moving at maximum speed between the two of them, it was a very fast attack and equally difficult to avoid. Side stepping the clone if his attack should fail, or continuing straight forward on success. Kaguza jumped back out through the window and onto the roof of a nearby building.

Chakra Remaining: 355/390 :

Seven Bells

Seven Bells


D-rank
As the puppet spun through the air at breakneck speeds, its claws came down towards the Mizukage threatening to turn the leader of the bloody mist into a bloody mist herself. With thunderous force, the flaws arced gracefully through the air towards the Aisu, but instead of being met with the sound of broken bone and rended flesh, Gaoren's claws were met with the sound of iron colliding with marble as her claws sliced across the floor of the building. Gaoren would land and collapse, then spin herself upright and unleash a flurry of blows towards the Mizukage, prompting the Kunoichi to deftly manoeuvre backwards, dodging Gaoren's onslaught.

As Gaoren closed the distance, the chains on her claws retracted slightly, giving her more precision for this encounter. The quickness of the new strikes were met by an explosion of Hyoton chakra from the Mizukage's form, the result of which was her rapid movement to the side in order to disengage. Gaoren wrenched her body towards her opponent's new location and begun to swing her arms heavenward to continue her attacks.

Then the Mizukage launched her counter attack.

Gaoren would find herself hit by the first of the Mizukage's sword strikes, the blow glancing into her chest and pushing her backwards. Following that, the Aisu would connect a second blow before Gaoren would finally react. Though not too injured by the basic sword strikes of her opponent, Gaoren was not prepared to recieve multiple blows in quick succession like that, at least not this soon.

Spinning rapidly, Gaoren would leap skywards, pivoting her body in the air in a magnificent display of inhuman anatomy to bring herself to an upside down position above the Mizukage. The claws on her arms would drop, as if being propelled towards the ground at intense speeds, digging into the marble and lodging themselves in place. Following that, with the propulsion of her claws taking less than a quarter of a second to imbed themselves, Gaoren would find herself suspended in midair, and begin to spin. There would be no wind-up for the puppet's spin, instantly going from stationary to rotating at incredible speeds above the Mizukage, the chains of her claws twisting to ensnare Solstice in a grip which would threaten to crush her bones.

As if this wasn't enough, as soon as the claws embedded themselves into the earth, the crackle of Raiton would spark down the length of the chains, charging them with vicious energy. If the Mizukage allowed herself to be caught by this frightening grip, she would be crushed and burned to the bone.

This entire exchange (from leaving the ground after the second blow Gaoren took, to the spinning vice that she would attempt to trap Solstice within) would happen within a single second. Gaoren was truly a terrifying piece of engineering, and the Gepetto technique made her all the more a thing of nightmares. As soon as the spin was complete to Gaoren's satisfaction, whether the Mizukage was caught in it or not, the puppet would vanish, being sealed away by Seven in an attempt to spare it from the destruction he was about to wreak.

Meanwhile, Seven would find himself largely free from the pesky distraction of the Mizukage's hounds. As the sonic boom subsided, his vision would be met with dust raising in all directions, an after effect of him using such a destructive technique indoors no doubt. But his perception was not lost to him, as experienced as he was, he could feel the formation of chakra from behind the obscuring wall of dust and debris.

The hail would be of little consequence really, Seven would barely even notice. It was the formation of the indoor avalanche that caught him a little by surprise. The wall of snow battered down the length of the room, falling over itself as it threatened to swallow the puppet master whole. But it was nothing he couldn't handle.

Raising his hands, he would perform hand seals while the avalanche barrelled towards him, forming multiple jutsu at once, concentrating on manipulating several chakra natures simultaneously. This would be no easy feat, manipulating one's chakra in this way, and in the quantity that he intended to use it, but for Seven, this was child's play. He would show these pathetic upstarts exactly what it meant to be a true Shinobi.

Seven would turn towards the avalanche and open his mouth, what followed would be etched into the memory of Kirigakure for generations to come. Even without sensory jutsu active, any competent ninja could sense the sheer power that Seven was building for his counter attack, the amount of power gathering inside and around him was palpable, making the air feel thick and heavy with chakra. Only a fool would stay to find out what the attack was before running from it. Genin a mile away could feel this chakra.

From Seven's mouth, a twisting mass of fire would erupt, bursting into existence with unmatched fervor and destructive potential. From the initial abstract wound of flame bursting from his teeth, a veritable militia of flame would burst forth, creating a burning, tumbling inferno. Seven would spin, igniting this raging hellfire all around him, shooting it forth in every direction as a rolling wave of incineration. As soon as he finished his three hundred and sixty degree rotation (which would take barely a nanosecond), he would stop and form another hand seal, causing his second jutsu to burst into existence.

"HAKAITON! YO NO OWARI NO JUTSU!"

Above Seven, the roof would be torn apart by lightning bolts falling from the sky, crashing and tearing through the ceiling and landing around him, giving view to the darkened skies above, a mixture of ash and storm clouds. The storm of Lightning would birth itself into the world, the heinous construct of electricity spinning rapidly around the ninja, melding with the inferno and creating an expanding tornado from his person which would expand across the room, tearing upwards multiple floors and ripping up the marble of the floor multiple meters as it expanded, destroying everything in its path. The entire front wing of the Administration building (a separate wing at the front of the structure, attached to the main building by a corridor fifty meters in length) would be destroyed in the coming seconds, rendered to nothing but ash.

In the eye of the storm, Seven felt triumphant.


[ chakra 250/500 ]
Spoiler:

Io

Io


D-rank
Io smirked to himself as he watched the man struggle in vain. It was almost satisfying to watch people fight for their home. It was a slight pain to him that he was no longer the one fighting to defend them. But one of the people they had fought and lost so much to keep away from Kiri. Sure their tactics had been brutal but in return for their humanity they had protected these people. It was the people however that turned against them. The people who ignored their sacrifices and called them monsters. He had met the previous mizukage Sero once before the summit the man died at. The man had bowed his head and thanked them. He knew what they had done and still he had recognized their efforts. And now they where here to destroy everything that man had built. To destroy even his memory. It was a new age of people. How he would move on if they won was beyond him. But he was trained emotionally to push aside regrets and humanity. And so he would be the monster he must be to keep his friends safe. To get them all out of this alive. For as long as Kiri remained. His friends...Bells and the others. They would all be hunted down and killed like dogs. This was a unified stand against that.

Now as he focused his attention the man who had heroically interrupted his aim for the Anbu captain. One of the many essential targets he aimed for he watched the combat. He seemed to be holding his own but barely. Suddenly he attacked one of the clones. Blocking with one weapon and attempting to stab with the other. But the clone pushed off with the blocked hand and leaped away. The man was indeed clever. He was surrounded and at a disadvantage in the upper floors of the building. So as the man burst through the already broken window and sailed across the sky to land on the next roof. Io allowed himself a smile. So this was a cut above the rest. He might have to really try. Even then the clones dispersed and he felt his chakra and the feel of the mans strength returning to him.

Still as the man landed across the way Io looked down at the battle below. Ah how cute their efforts where. Still they where very nearly effective. Of course the issue here was how predictable the Aisu where. Oh my they froze something. Never would of thought that might happen. He chuckled as he felt Bells surge in power. The air in the room seemed to get thick. No longer a good building to be in. Io having a good sense for what was coming turned and stepped. Gracefully gliding after the other man. But not to the same roof top. One directly across the gap. Landing seconds after the other man did to turn and face him. A grin on his face.

"Do you feel it? The end of all you knew? Watch as the most defended and strongest part of your village falls before the might of one man."

It was then that the flames burst from the administration building they had just been fighting on. Burning hot enough that they could feel the heat of it from across the street and on the roofs. Some of the buildings around lighting on fire. But that was only the beginning. Io looked up with a sad gaze as the storm clouds formed and a flash of light was followed by a loud boom time and time again. The admin building becoming nothing more then burning rubble. The sound was deafening. But still he would watch Kaguza out of the corner of his eye. Never letting his own guard down.

"A pitiful waste."

He stated quietly during the deafening sounds. Before he smiled. Now as the sounds faded he turned to Kaguza fully. Waiting until his ears stopped ringing before speaking.His voice soft as he spoke as if actually caring.

"My condolences for what you just lost. But we can not be done just yet. Still your Anbu captain breathes. And we can not allow such a man to hunt us. So I leave you with a choice. Save the people in the building below you or save him."

Lifting his left hand he focused a huge amount of chakra into his palm. Before swirling his hand back and forth as water built rapidly. But this was not all. He inhaled deeply as his right hand made three hand seals. The horse, Tiger and then the dog. First he exhaled a wall of fire from his mouth. The wall expanding to be immense and so hot it burn would burn anything to ashes instantly.The wall of flames being twenty metres wide, a metre thick and 10 metres high. Traveling forwards at 20 miles per hour. Aimed at Kaguza and the buildings around him. The swirling ball of water in his right hand was then released.  A swirling jutsu of water flying at 50 M/S sized at 10 meters in every dimension. Heading straight for Bonreu. If it impacted it would crush his internal organs and leave a crater there. At this angle and speed there where only seconds to stop either technique.

Jutsu used:

Remaining chakra:

Ayakashi

Ayakashi


S-rank
Solstice noted her position as well as the kinks which she had dealt the armoured puppet, it was good to know that its armour to a point was still able to be damaged, even if the effect was really, low, its durability was something amazing in of itself, almost praise worthy were she not so mad. Activating the ability of her mask as well as the ability of her coat she had almost no time to react to the attack which threatened to encircle her. Spinning twoce rapidly no slower than what the man on the other side of the room would with his attack, she released the power within her Tanketsu and rotated twice. The result of which would be explosive.

The five meter Hyuuga like rotation technique would explode outwards with enough force to knock the puppet up as well as rip the chains out of the ground, allowing the puppet to fall. The time was more than enough for Solstice to get out of there, as well as call to the others to "fall back and Regroup!!!"

The chakra which their opponent was welling up was enough to destroy this wing of the building, and it was not something that they would be able to handle on their own, or even as a team, not right now. There were other things which needed to be done! So, turning on her heel with a single explosion of rapid force, with the activation of her flash steps jutsu, she moved to escape from the fight, heading in the direction of Io on the outside.

She could see the motion of the events which were transpiring on the outside, meaning that there was a straggler which she might be able to slow down, as well as saving the life of an ANBU in the process. Coiling her fist as Io was about to launchi his own techniques, she tore through the wall of the Mizukage Manor with her fist, ripping a hole through with the ripple of her sudden impact as she dashed toward her opponent. Bending low to scoop up Kage no Akira as she past. The Mizukage would charge her opponent with her precious cargo on her shoulder, speeding up faster and faster as she continued to push herself toward him.

His Jutsu fired, blinding her from him for but a moment as She took this opportunity to run her chakra through her gloves, using the ability within them to catch the ball of chakra and deflect it to a side to intercept the Katon ability he had only just used in tandem. Following through the seemingly unstoppable Mizukage once again clenched her fists and with the ranks of speed and reaction time she had in advantage against this opponent attempted to throw a punch so hard to his chest, it would crack his ribs and send him flying so hard and fast into a nearby building he would have compound fractures peppering almost every bone in his entire body as well as shattering his rib-cage.

The result being that after the explosion they would be in the grounds which surrounded the estate, looking back Aya would see the devastation of the building, though not its complete destruction, a massive 100m hole ripped out of it destroying an entire wing, but with about half to two thirds of the building still intact. This fight wasn't over yet... They needed to regroup, and redouble their efforts, reaching her mind out to the twin's telepathic link she needed to begin ordering the troops in the city through them.

"Twins, tell me everything, I need to begin organising the ninja in this city!"

Chakra 350:

Strafe Aisu

Strafe Aisu


D-rank
As Strafe watched his avalanche of snow rush forward like a charging bull, he kept his focus on his enemy. This man was going to be difficult to corner, and this was just the beginning of a hard fought battle. As the attack came close, the Sannin could feel chakra radiating from his direction. Something big was about to happen and he didn't want to be around to be caught in it. He moved as fast as his body allowed, darting over to Momaru. He swiftly picked up his partner, being careful not to be reckless as he didn't know what injuries he had. He settled the large animal atop his body, imaging how he must look with a big ass lion on his shoulders. He then sprinted away as he saw the man open his mouth to let what looked like flames erupt from it.

Strafe's plan was confirmed by the sound of the Mizukage telling them to retreat and regroup. Strafe followed the orders immediately, though a bit slower because of the added weight. He followed the Mizukage out of the building and to a nearby rooftop. He landed safely, noticing not only another enemy, but Kaguza fight him. He laid Momaru on the ground softly, immediately looking to see if there were any more injured ninja. He watched as Aya saved A Anbu member and charged for an attack in the same movement. He observed the man's body to notice that his clothes were covered with blood. He was injured and needed help immediately.

"Lord Mizukage, allow me to heal him." He said as he rushed over to obtain the man from Solstice and brought him back to where Momaru was. He laid him down beside his friend and immediately started to look over wounds. He saw the swipes to his chest. Deep piercing gashes that looked like had come from claws or blades. He took no time in activating his fist of many medical ninjutsu for the battle. He created the ram hand sign and converted a light blue aura over to the man's body. The technique wouldn't take long to heal him, as his injuries weren't that severe. He made sure to focus on his surroundings as well. Snow still fell around him as his previous jutsu centered around where he was. This would not only slow an opponents speed, but give him time to react and defend. He looked to Momaru with sad eyes. "I will heal you next my friend."

Chakra 225/350:

Kaguza

Kaguza


D-rank
The air felt still for a moment after landing on the rooftop. The sound of battle even seemed to fade to a silence as the Mizukage's manor erupted in both fire and lightning. Io stood on a different nearby rooftop watching the scene unfold just as Kaguza did. His home was being destroyed in front of him, and he still couldn't stop it. This group had waltzed into the village and was now having their way with it, leaving it in ruin. Gripping his weapons tighter, he turned his attention back to Io. The man was full of himself, and boasted for his boss as well. He spoke as if he was sorry for what had just happened. "I feel a lot things." In the midst of the confusion, Kaguza noticed Ayakashi below picking up the Anbu Captain. "It almost seems like your more scared of a man bleeding then the one in front of you. You better make sure you hit me with your next attack, otherwise this game show might end."

Io began forming a pair of jutsus at once. With one hand had held a swirling vortex of water, and exhaled a massive wall of fire. The inferno moved closer and closer. Kaguza's only chance to evade such an attack was to go around it. Though the wall hadn't managed to get very close before it erupted into a massive cloud of steam. Ayakashi had redircted Io's water jutsu at the wall of fire, cancelling the two out. Kaguza took the opportunity and charged forward to his opponent's position. A voice rang out in his head as he moved. The twins informed him of the entire situation. Now with more information, his opponent no longer had his priority. They had to regroup to assess their condition and launch a counter attack. Moving instead to the Mizukage's position, he landed next to her to find Strafe healing Bonreu. Still with both weapons in hand he looked over his fellow shinobi. "Ayakashi, whats our next move?"

Mizuru

Mizuru


D-rank
 
This feeling.....it was beautiful

The way they wind whistled past her ears, singing...whispering to her a sweet lullaby as she plummeted in free fall towards the ground. The almost unnatural way the light caught the blades edge, sparking fireflies along the ground as it reached out like a razor edged snakes tongue, grabbing, licking at the blonde's fair skin. Even in the way that her adrenalin pumped through her system, fueling her chakra with an energy she only experienced when watching her Master and his puppets work in a perfectly...magically synchronized dance.
No, there was nothing quite this feeling....and oooh how she had missed it. The golden haired female almost didn't want it to stop.
She almost didn't want to come down.....but almost wasn't enough to change her mind.

Mizuru was having fun

The ground was coming up fast....but she was faster.
Arching her back and twisting around, Mizuru maneuvered her way about the male, her shapely form working…slithering its way around to get above him....to get the upper hand. It was quite like a game really.
Glancing to the soft tells in his eyes, honouring the male with the slight, fate telling smile; All while reading....predicting the counter spins of another delusional attempt. It was a race to the bottom. Who will meet the unforgiving embrace of the finish line first? Who would fall the slowest? The female lieutenant was going to make sure that he would take the prize.....
Take it with what little life he had left.


Closer.

Closer.


And she moved like lightning.
Whether he was winning or not, Mizuru positioned her blade in to a carefully calculated position and waited for the impact....the sudden stop that would inevitably jar the aches in her arms. The pains.
It didn't matter. With the force of her knee, coming for his gut to speed the final stretch of his fall, Mizuru watched on with utter delight in her eyes as the gently solid ground, drew back to hit them hard.....and then it was her turn. And she would hit harder.
The split second that came before inevitable impact, Mizuru drove her blade straight down in the shallow joint of his shoulder, hoping that her wicked aim and exceedingly accurate timing would be enough, so when he bounced off the gently solid below, it would give her the extra strength she needed to plunge the lethally sharp tip through the flesh, tendons, parting the bones on its way right through and in to the ground below....

She prayed that she was strong enough to keep him pinned there long enough to get that scent....

that taste.....

The momentum was there....
The give of her boots absorbing most of the impact, she went down on her knees, aiming to straddle Mitsuhide with an almost feline purr, the golden locks of her hair falling like strings of star kissed thread, reaching down to brush the hilt of the blade.
A single breath. Another smile, and she leaned down so the bitter sweet texture of her rosy painted lips, brushed up against his cheek, her tongue just flicking out to touch on the lightly smeared blood drops, around that wound. The thin red line, like a paper cut across the side of his face. Then…..she lingered, remaining in that crouched position, just long enough for him to feel that shudder...the purring moan which crawled from her blood speckled lips.

"I got so excited when I remembered it was you....
And no…..I am going to slice up your tendons and serve you to my Master. Raw and bloody....

Just the way he like its"
 
A silver rain bell.

The delicate feminine sound broke through the chaotic noise like a silver bell, calling for her Master to see what she had done.
But no sooner had the sound sent echoes to the air, Mizuru suddenly shifted her weight to the right, and drove her knee, hard…violently towards his ribs...his diaphragm, potentially disrupting his oxygen and cracking the lower, more fragile bones in the one....brutal attack. But oh no, she didn't stop there. The blonde haired woman used the continued forward momentum to flick out her foot and aim a strong....bone shattering kick to his jaw. Intending to snap his head back and buy her enough time to re-steady and stomp her foot down towards his sternum....towards the delicate muscle of his heart.

"Oh! And don't worry. If my Master won’t accept the likes of you, I will be happy to take his place, because....you see...."

Skilled, slender fingers, wrapped around the sword hilt tighter, her eyes smiling at his with their true intent, their dangerous gleam, addressing him as her intended prey.
Then a pause...a bare tilt of the head....and Mizuru ripped the blade out, twisting it at an angle in the secret hopes of drawing out a cry of pain to satisfy the heat building inside.

"….I have not had a play thing as pretty as you in a while. Surrender and I maybe gentle with the important parts”

The school girl giggle sounded once more as she kept the pressure at the heel of her boot, sliding it slowly….slowly upwards until the toe was gently pressing against the underside of his chin, in the hopes of tilting his head upwards so the male was looking right at her…
looking at the smile as dangerous as the swords edge, which she levelled between his eyes.
He would no doubt feel it. The phantom tickle….the itch of the pin prick point against his skin, as it drew steadily forward……

It stopped. She stopped.

The sound of his bell was unmistakable. Calling to her like a song only she could hear, teasing her in to turning away for that one…fraction of a second.
Mizuru did not even try to resist. The manic smile, twisting her delicate features softened and she pulled the sword up and clean away, though still keeping the pressure at his chest.
Without looking away from her prey, she called to the two coming up beside her, some of lesser servants of her Master whose names she did not feel need to remember.

“This man has been hurt. Spare no care in tying him up. We are not nearly done with this game”

And so, Mizuru turned to walk away, leaving all thoughts of him on the ground with her mind following the sweet sounds of her Master’s call

--Exit Thread--

Seven Bells

Seven Bells


D-rank
As the attack ended, Seven stood at the epicentre of the destruction he had wrought. Cold, grim eyes scanned the surroundings, taking note of all the rubble and flame as not only had he destroyed the front wing of the building, but his men had begun to light the city aflame on his orders. There was no way he would lose now, neither the Mizukage or any of her dogs had any chance of fighting him here, the first battle was won and it was only a matter of time before Kirigakure fell under the crushing hammer of the Seven Bells clan.

Already, the Mizukage was falling back with the intent of gathering her strength to mount a counter attack. Their pathetic eyes looking for hope in the face of utter decimation. For the moment, Seven saw no need to pursue them. His forces needed to be placed at the right areas, he needed to cripple the city before he could take it and that required his mind and his alone. No other could be trusted with the task of single-handedly waging war on the village hidden in the Bloody Mist.

As he turned to leave, Seven would hear one final crash into the area. Not bothering to turn his body, the Missing-ninja would look over his shoulder at the silhouette of Mizuru and another, the two intertwined and fell to the earth with thunderous aplomb. Mizuru was in no danger, she was on top of the man who fell with her and would surely end his life then. Seven's gaze lingered for a moment at the mystery man's form, his eyes locking onto the details of his attire, mostly taking note of the Konohagakure forehead protector wrapped around his neck.

"Mizuru! Io! With me," Seven bellowed loud enough for both of his lieutenants to hear him from their current positions "Now!"

The Konoha ninja lying on the ground was an opportunity to broadcast his destruction on the world stage. As long as he remained alive, there would be no chance that his plan could fail. Seven had the whole world in his hand, all that was left was waiting.

Everything was only a matter of time.

And so, Seven darted back to the village gates, bellowing orders to his troops who began to fan out across the city, laying siege to specific locations with the precision of a well trained ANBU unit, crippling the city's defences and severely limiting the counter attack options of the Kirigakure administration.

"The whole world will burn, and the last sound they hear, will be this Seventh Bell,"


fin~

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