There was something wrong with what was happening here. When Mitsuo struck Tsuyo in the shoulder, which should have probably shattered the bone or at least dislocated it, nothing happened. He could see the wave of the impact out behind the man for quite a distance, the water being completely pushed back and an impressive splash happening behind the older Hyuga, but none of the impact seemed to have done anything to Tsuyo himself. He gritted his teeth as he realized that there was some kind of deception afoot. Was it that he was using some form of defensive jutsu? Mitsuo couldn't tell as he was wearing that robe over the seal that he had placed on his chest, the one that matched Mitsuo's. It was possible that this was the case, or that he was wearing some form of protective gear under the clothing, or even that when he had been injured in the past he had come back more machine than man. Mitsuo was irked by this, as he had come here bare and completely opened to any attacks that the man might throw at him, but he clinched his teeth and let it slide, something that would end up costing him.
That second's hesitation caused him to miss judge the width of his stance, and the confusion gave Tsuyo the perfect opportunity to step in and stop him in his tracks, stopping the pommels of his blades so that he couldn't strike and driving him to the ground, a place that was extremely uncomfortable for a swordsman to be. He felt the impact of the ground and could feel rage building inside of him. After that first underhanded trick this happened, it was as though he was trying to infuriate the Sword Saint, or at least that was what it looked like to him. That, of course, wasn't actually the case, but when you were like Mitsuo, a man always on the edge of exploding at anything, it was easy to draw such conclusions. As Tsuyo pinned him to the ground and raised a fist, he dropped that final straw that broke the camels back.
"I want to ask you why....why couldn't you save him? The village forced me out. I couldn't protect him but I thought you could. How could he die with your sword at his side?"Water fell to the ground beside him as Tsuyo spoke, reminiscent of that night. Mitsuo couldn't help but be thrown back to that horrible time, so many years ago now. He tried to drive this particular memory away, instead focusing on all the good times that he and Kimaru had when he was still alive, but it was impossible to do right now. He was right there again; the rain poring down on the two of them as they sought out Satoshi Hatake, a former guard of the village and a man whom they had discovered to be some kind of killer, an assassin Mitsuo would learn years later. He was strong, but he shouldn't have been a match for the two of them, or even likely one of them. Mitsuo even back then was still quite proficent with the blade and should have easily been able to defeat his foe. He couldn't sense him, however, the man being smart enough to move out of the village limits where their ANBU sensory wouldn't work. Mitsuo still couldn't remember if the rain was natural or if it was heavier than usual because of some technique, but he liked to think it was the second, to give him something to hold onto in the thought that he had done everything he could. The rain also did a number on his Wings of the Saint sensory ability, and there was no way he could have ever seen what had happened coming.
The two of them stood back to back, Mitsuo felt a push behind him as he stumbled forward slightly, and then felt the blade that had pierced through the hide of his lover. He remembered that moment vividly, as it was the last he would ever spend with Kimaru Hyuga. The boy looked into Mitsuo's eyes so that he was able to see the light vanish from them. He screamed out, watching him slump to the ground, and then, in a cruel sort of irony, he performed the last rights of an anbu agent, using the body destruction jutsu to erase every shred of his lover from the face of the earth, save for his mask. Mitsuo could remember throwing up after that, the world spinning around him as he tried to look for clues but ended up falling unconscious instead. That night had haunted him for a long time, but it had been a while since it was this vivid. He remembered waking up as Ukiyo Senju took care of him, making sure that he was okay...Ukiyo...Mitsuo's ex best friend...
He didn't have to look down at his chest to know that the seal had been destroyed, he could feel the surge of chakra rushing through him, the heat of his body rising rapidly as all of the water in a bubble around the two of them evaporated.
"You don't get to ask me that..." He opened his eyes, yelling through a clenched jaw.
"YOU WEREN'T THERE! WE WERE LOOKING FOR YOU!" He would use his considerable strength to break a hand free, running it along the blade of his free sword and activating one of the seals on his body, unlocking the summoning scroll from inside of another seal. He put his hand to the scroll, the tears on his face evaporating away as well so that, were it not for the fact that his eyes were bloodshot, it would be impossible to know how upset he truly was.
"AND WHAT DID FINDING YOU GET ME? YEARS OF GUILT? YEARS OF HIDING? HAVING TO KILL MY BEST FRIEND? HOLD HER SEVERED BODY IN MY ARMS AND FEEL HER BLOOD ON MY FACE AND HANDS? I STILL FEEL IT TSUYO! KUCHIYOSE NO JUTSU!"He activated the summoning circle on the scroll beneath his hand, the scroll disappearing and from that position a concussive force erupting forth as the Monkey King Eizo made his descent from the heavens, dropping on top of Tsuyo with his Cloud Somersault technique, one used for knocking an opponent unconscious, and one that could easily destroy bones or at least cause an enemy to be pinned beneath its force. He knew Tsuyo was strong, but he used this as his opportunity to get away from the man, putting enough distance between the two of them that he wouldn't be tempted to slice through him and end him once and for all. It was Mitsuo's curse to be so angry, something that he had no control over. When his rage took over, friend and foe didn't look so different. It was likely due to the fact that he had been so much in his life, so much pain and suffering and loss. He had learned to suppress it, but that came with a cost, and that cost seemed to be the loss of control that Mitsuo would occasionally feel. Eizo would get off of Tsuyo as quickly as he had fallen from the sky, only meaning to cause that temporary distraction. Normally he would make a quip about Mitsuo summoning him, but he could feel his anger and knew that this wasn't the time for such things. Mitsuo sheathed his swords, kneeling on the ground away from the two of them with his eyes closed as he worked to steady his breathing and tune out the outside world, a feat that was quite difficult at this time.
Eizo would position himself between Tsuyo and Mitsuo, the Adamantine Staff in his right hand, which was held behind his back, hand in the center, and his left hand touching the ground, his legs parted in a wide stance. He looked up towards Tsuyo, a smile across his face.
"So you are Tsuyo Hyuga, eh? I can tell just by looking at you, and seeing the anger that you have inflicted on poor little Mitsu over there. He speaks highly of you...I've looked forward to getting to test you for a long time." the smile would change to a more serious look.
"But as it stands, you are not worthy to fight beside Mitsuo Sarutobi, of the line of the God of Shinobi, and a close friend of my own ancestral line. And you certainly have no right to anger him so...that is my job."5690
- Chakra 355/400:
- Kuchiyose Jutsu:
Name: Kuchiyose no Jutsu {口寄せの術 ~ Summoning Technique}
Canon/Custom: Canon
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Element: n/a
Range: Contact
Specialty: Ninjutsu/Fuuinjutsu
Duration: Maintainable (-5 chakra per post)
Cooldown: 3 posts after summon is removed.
Description: The Summoning Technique is a space–time ninjutsu that allows the summoner to transport creatures or objects across long distances instantly, using blood as a sacrifice. The Summoning Technique itself is simply a base technique for a much larger and diverse pool of techniques obtained through individual contracts. Each unique summon would come with its own additional summoning cost (per rank) and maintenance costs, but all summoning techniques must pay the base costs of the Summoning Technique. Using this technique without an existing contract is impossible under all normal circumstances, but learning it is necessary to perform any summoning-related techniques.
- Monkey King Eizo:
Name: Monkey King Eizo
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: S-Rank
Species: Monkey
Appearance: Monkey King Eizo is 6'2" tall and weighs 230lbs of pure muscle. He looks lithe and athletic beneath his armour and his fur. He has white fur on his head and black all over the rest of his body, which he covers up with a set of black and gold armour that hides his regal form quite well. He is fairly young for a king, but he doesn't allow that to stop him. He has piercing red eyes and a red cloak that is seemingly madee of air that drapes whistfully from his shoulders.
Personality: Is actually very detective of nuance, despite his appearance. Has a penchant for pushing peoples' buttons, a bit owing to his advanced aptitude for articulation. Knowing just how to phrase things, just what to do..... Of course, this does not peg him a prater, as he simply says only just enough.
A bit of a sluggard, a spoiled prince, if you will. Almost indignant upon summoning, his drowsing is matched and exceeded perhaps only by his skill. Though he might have a slow start, he is formidible even when half roused from slumber. That said, he requires a good deal of motivation to do as instructed; if a situation is not truly dire, he, as all nobility, needs to be convinced of the necessity of his assistance. Combined with the fact that he's wont to pull the triggers of those he's around, he often dallies quite intentionally to raise Mitsuo's ire.
He often takes the role of 'devil's advocate', being that he's well aware of the limited perceptions of humans. (Himself, though? Never.) He's quick to find error in the ways of his so-called 'advanced descendents', but is in no such hurry to admit his own flaws. In this way, he's very likely to make excuses as to how things actually play out. A king's pride, if you will, and naught will tarnish it, certainly nothing of his own doing.
Despite his tendency to find droll the anger of others, his gears are fairly easy to grind. Of course, the nerve that is easiest to touch is suggesting he did anything without correct consideration. When his gorge rises, it is explosive and brief, a powerful episode of his booming voice such in power that 'decibel' seems a paltry unit of measure. He quickly can regain his composure after he....releases that from his system.
Element: Doton, Futon
Specializations: Bukijutsu {Bojutsu}, Taijutsu {Striking|Speed|Drunken Fist}, Ninjutsu
Duration: -10 Chakra Per Post
Items: - Staff of the Monkey King:
Name: Staff of the Monkey King
Type Of Weapon: Staff
Rank: A-Rank
Elemental Alignment: N/A
Quantity: 1
Ability/Function: The Staff of the Monkey king is the preferred weapon of the Monkey King Eizo. It is a six foot long adamantine staff. When swung, this heavy metal staff can easily shatter bones and with a blow to the head can easily put someone unconscious. It takes A-Rank Strength to wield this staff.
Appearance: The staff is six feet long and two inches thick. It is made of blackened adamantine with gold detailing along the haft and on the ends.
History: Traditionally the monkey king would transfom into the staff, but Eizo decided that he could do more damage if he simply wielded his own staff. He had it made for him by the greatest smith in the entire monkey kingdom.
Jutsu: Stats: Str: B-3 Spd: A-1 End: B-2 Per: A Rea: A-2
- Jewel Fur Clone:
Name: Jewel Fur: Doppelganger Technique (珠髪・分身の術, Tamakami: Bunshin no Jutsu)
Canon/Custom: Custom - Z.
Rank: B.
Type: Supplementary.
Element: None.
Range: Non-Applicable.
Specialty: Ninjutsu | Taijutsu
Duration: Until dispelled.
Cooldown: Duration +2 posts.
Description: This is an extremely simple cloning technique. Eizo focuses his chakra onto a certain point and creates a copy of himself, complete with identical stats and any amount of chakra he chooses to bestow upon it. While it is not a necessary part of the jutsu, he likes to pluck out one of his hairs and throw it into the spot where he places the clone for the effect of it being born of the hair.
- Adamantine Compliant Staff:
Name: Transformation: Adamantine Compliant Staff (变化・金剛如意, Henge: Kongō Nyoi)
Canon/Custom: Custom - Z.
Rank: A.
Type: Supplementary | Offensive
Element: Earth.
Range: Self.
Specialty: Ninjutsu | Taijutsu | Bukijutsu
Duration: Maintainable. [-10 each post.]
Cooldown: Duration +3 posts.
Description: This technique, passed down through the line of Monkey Kings, allows Eizo to transform into the bo-staff of legend. By default, it is a 5"-wide, 2.5m-long black cylindrical rod; each of the ends is decorated with ornately carved metal.
The reason it is called 'adamantine' is because it is harder than any known physical substance; it can resist any amount or type of equal rank jutsu without breaking, save for Raiton (or other Doton-superior elements) of equal rank or higher, or any S Rank or higher jutsu will destroy it as well. Its 675kg weight was exaggerated to 6.75 tonnes in legend, but this possesses enough clout to crack bones even on-contact at full swing, dealing further damage with repeated hits. No known entity other than the crown Monkey King can wield this staff with any amount of grace, due to its weight.
It is called the "compliant staff" due to its ability, as a Transformation, to shapeshft. It can grow in both width and length, up to 1m in diameter and 30m in length. It can extend at 30m/s, but only when held; this can be used to attack in place of making swings with the staff.
It also possesses the ability to move on its own when not expanded, as it is still Eizo, simply transformed. It rotates once or twice before moving, flying through the air using his base Speed stat.
- Cloud Somersault:
Name: Cloud Somersault (宙雲返り, Chū'ngaeri)
Canon/Custom: Custom - Z.
Rank: A.
Type: Supplementary | Offensive
Element: None.
Range: 60m.
Specialty: Taijutsu.
Duration: Instant.
Cooldown: 2 posts.
Description: This mythical ability was said to let him jump over 60,000 kilometers....sadly, that was exaggerated. However, for any living person today, this feat is more than legendary; with little preparation, Eizo can traverse this jutsu's entire distance in one leap, and the only thing that takes damage upon his landing is anything under or around him. The ground shatters within 4 meters of him, and he can even break the bones of whatever being he lands on top of; it's notable for even being able to affect something as large as a Giant Summon. Of course, that still requires him to aim his jump accurately enough to land directly on top of someone; a moving target is unlikely to be hit. His lateral speed is about 35 meters per second.
- Fog Body Mirage Stupor:
Name: Fog Body Mirage Stupor (煙体・酔蜃, Entai: Yoishin)
Canon/Custom: Custom - Z.
Rank: B.
Type: Supplementary | Defensive
Element: None.
Range: Self.
Specialty: Taijutsu.
Duration: Maintainable. [-5 each post.]
Cooldown: Duration +3 posts.
Description: A technique that accelerates one's own bodily movements; even the slight 1m/s boost to point-to-point movement allows Eizo's Drunken Boxing dips, weaves, and stumbles to create afterimages. While this confers no statistical advantage or disadvantage, it allows him to more easily feint and catch his opponents off-guard should they rely on their sight.
Incidentally, the afterimages coupled with the actual movement speed increase allows him to dodge most any straightforward basic attack he can detect, as his natural flexibility and his Drunken Boxing Style enable him to duck and bend out of the way, even in an unorthodox manner.
- Horizon Fields Reaping Yawn:
Name: Horizon Fields Reaping Yawn (千草原・穫欠伸, Sensōgen: Kakubi)
Canon/Custom: Custom - Z.
Rank: B.
Type: Offensive.
Element: Wind.
Range: 10m radius area within 30m.
Specialty: Ninjutsu.
Duration: Delay of at least 1 post. Instant.
Cooldown: 6 posts.
Description: This technique, as per the name, is cast by Eizo yawning or sighing in elongated fashion. The chakra that is exhaled in the process travels at a rather abysmally slow 2 meters per second; the delay post(s) comprise the Wind-natured chakra actually encompassing the entire target area.
This technique's main benefit is that, save for chakra sensors, it cannot be detected as more than the subtlest breeze before it slices each object and living being in range once, down to 3", even into bone. Thus, while it is not an overtly combat-oriented offense, Eizo prefers it to actually needing to engage in battle; he can end it before it begins by using this to get the first strike.
- Deep Rock Ceremony:
Name: Deep Rock Ceremony (岩深催式, Ganshin Kaishiki)
Canon/Custom: Custom - Z.
Rank: B.
Type: Defensive.
Element: Earth.
Range: 5m.
Specialty: Ninjutsu.
Duration: 2 posts.
Cooldown: 4 posts.
Description: Cast only by Eizo tapping his heel to the ground, it causes the earth to split in front of him and raise up in a sort of mountainous fissure. It can easily trap liquid-based techniques in the resulting chasm; as such, it is also effective against liquid Lava Release and Boil Release. The raised earth serves as a makeshift dual-layer wall, protecting them from 2 B-rank jutsu or 3 C-rank jutsu.
This technique can also be used to create openings in earthen walls, closing them after this jutsu's purpose is complete
- Reduce to Whispers:
Name: Reduce to Whispers (除史的,
Joshiteki)
Canon/Custom: Custom - Z.
Rank: A
Type: Offensive | Collaboration
Element: Wind.
Range: 20m radius.
Specialty: Ninjutsu | Bukijutsu
Duration: 1 post preparation - > Instant.
Cooldown: 10 posts.
Description: The only technique in Eizo's arsenal that requires hand seals, being [Hare - Horse - Monkey - Tiger - Monkey - Bird - Ox - Boar - Tiger - Dragon - Monkey - Clap Hands].
This technique requires the use of the Adamantine Nyoi, and thus necessitates the previous casting of "Transformation: Adamantine Compliant Staff" and "Jewel Fur: Doppelganger Technique". The staff cannot be extended to increase the range of this technique.
This technique's preparation period consists of rotating and twirling the Nyoi around one's body, both gathering actual air pressure and increasing the rate of chakra flow through the staff. After it is prepared, Eizo makes either a horizontal or upwards-vertical sweep with his Bo. A horizontal sweep creates an expanding circular wall of wind blades that starts at 2m tall and increases to 7m at the maximum radius. A vertical sweep will an indelible scar in the earth as the wall of wind instead expands to a total of 14m in width. (The best way to visualize the attack radius is the curvature of a yo-yo.)
At most points within range, victims can suffer deep 3" cuts across unarmored points of their body as well as 2" cuts on armored areas. Within 2m of the staff, however, the wind goes directly through the armour, causing 3" cuts no matter what the person is wearing everywhere the wind touches.
- Collaboration:
When used simultaneously with Mitsuo's "Fire Release: Dual Helix Flame Blade" while he's also using "Cloak of the Will" or "Helix Flame Body Armor", this technique's power is increased in exchange for instantly expending those jutsu. Mitsuo charges all of the used chakra into his blade for the attack, which necessitates that he stand still to focus while within 2m of Eizo. He swings his sword in the same manner as Eizo makes the final move with his staff.
The heat introduces a rapid decrease in air pressure, doubling the radius of attack in both lateral radius and width. In addition, the wall of wind blades gains the excruciating heat of the Dual Helix Flame Blade, able to disintegrate even stone and metal. (All items in the target range of this jutsu are instantly destroyed.) Likewise, a human body cannot stand up to it in turn, and is turned to dust in an instant.
This technique can burn through even an S-rank Defensive Jutsu, still delivering major third and possibly fourth-degree burns to victims. A Water Release S-rank defensive technique, or a body of sufficient size like the S-Rank Exploding Water Colliding Wave, can appease the flames, decreasing them in power to major second-degree.
Eizo's Chakra = 130/150
Name: Cloud Somersault (宙雲返り, Chū'ngaeri)
Canon/Custom: Custom - Z.
Rank: A.
Type: Supplementary | Offensive
Element: None.
Range: 60m.
Specialty: Taijutsu.
Duration: Instant.
Cooldown: 2 posts.
Description: This mythical ability was said to let him jump over 60,000 kilometers....sadly, that was exaggerated. However, for any living person today, this feat is more than legendary; with little preparation, Eizo can traverse this jutsu's entire distance in one leap, and the only thing that takes damage upon his landing is anything under or around him. The ground shatters within 4 meters of him, and he can even break the bones of whatever being he lands on top of; it's notable for even being able to affect something as large as a Giant Summon. Of course, that still requires him to aim his jump accurately enough to land directly on top of someone; a moving target is unlikely to be hit. His lateral speed is about 35 meters per second.