1 A path home [Nova|Izumi|Ayakashi] Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:10 pm
Nova Makato
A-rank
- Mission name: Urgent! Save the Ninja!:
Mission rank: A
Objective: Save the Ninja
Location: Any
Reward: 1000 Ryo
Mission Description: [Repeatable] Due to a catastrophic error or radical upcoming, ninja in the country are in danger on their daily tasks. A group of high ranking mercenaries are en route to intercept and potentially overwhelm ninja in their current situation. The group is large in number and moving quickly. Quick! Intercept and eliminate this threat!
Mission Details: A group of 15 non-ninja opponents of varying ranks and strengths between C and B with X-1 stats equal to their own rank and B rank bukijutsu will enter the thread, however, leading the group are thee A rank ninja with A-2 Stats as well as S rank Nin and bukijutsu as well as S rank Suiton and Fuuton. They each carry a single standard S rank weapon and an assortment of A rank blades and ammunition such as kunai, flash bombs and threads.
The days following the Chuunin Exams conclusion felt as if they had flown by in a blur. Nova had been swept every which way each day by the crowds and the things she wanted to do with her time in Kumo before she would leave for Kiri. Though she had tried to find time to herself, it seemed as though the only time she was able to find it was while she slept. She had found herself in the company of others far more than she was used to, and with an increasing regularity been spending time with her fellow Suna refugee and Chuunin Exams participant. The fiery headed girl had a strong personality and determination that Nova felt she herself lacked, and admired her for it. They would snag a moment of quiet and sip tea in the over sized chairs at their favorite cafe, before being rushed back into the current of the crowd with the post-exams events. Nova and Izumi had set plans to leave for Kiri together the say after the end of all the festivities, and get breakfast at the aforementioned cafe before setting out on their travels.
Nova found herself awake even earlier than normal this morning, long before the sun appeared in the sky. The evening before she had found it hard to sleep and had packed her belongings for her departure, what little she had her; no more than clothes and her puppetry tools bound up and stored inside of Kurogokegamu's body. Pale light poured through the open window, the a just past full waning moon hung low in the sky amongst a backdrop of stars. She had already showered this morning and prepared for the day, now she just sat on the bed looking at the bare room that she had occupied through the length of the trails and exams. This had been the most at home she had felt since her departure from Suna, and had more experiences gained in these months than he had in years had taken place in Kumo. As she sat in the morning silence she felt a bittersweet tinge to the peace that this would be the last morning she would sit here.
Nova would meet Izumi at Cloud Nine Cafe before the sun would rise, and drink their tea before setting out on the path to Kiri. It would be a few days travel, though Nova was certain the pair would make good time. Nova would walk out the door with Kurogokegamu trailing behind here, then she would lock the door and place the key under the mat as she had been instructed to do. She picked one last rose from the bush besides the door and she would set out, the walk to the cafe only being a few minutes. The morning was cool but not uncomfortably so, and the sky that was just starting to lighten was clear of clouds. A slight breeze flowed through the streets the sent a pleasant chill across Nova's skin. She was dressed in charcoal grey leggings and black tank, with a maroon kimono that she had purchased in the prior week. Nova entered the cafe and left Kurogokegamu in the spot in the corner that the cafe had cleared after they had seen Nova coming several days a week. Nova spotted Izumi already seated and sat beside her, ordering her tea and a pastry of the waitresses choice. There was a somber mood in the cafe, and it was fairly empty on this early morning. Nova smiled weakly at Izumi, wondering if she had the same bittersweet feeling about their leaving of Kumo. Though she would not have minded lingering, Nova drank her tea and ate her bearclaw faster than she intended and had no other reason to postpone them from leaving.
After paying for their breakfast, they would thank the waitresses that they had come to recognize one last time and set out for the edge of the village. As they crossed the gateway, they noticed that the few people who lingered in the streets would look towards them in recognition and wave towards them as they left, some of the last stragglers from the end of the exams. The path they had set before them would be a day and half of travel though mountainous paths then another day of traveling through the fog hidden landscape that surrounded Kiri. It was not a difficult trek though it would be time consuming, so the would start off at a brisk pace that they would be able to maintain late into the day. They traveled until after midday before stopping underneath a gnarled tree to eat a small meal that they had packed. Not wanting to linger here for long, they would set back out quickly after a short fifteen minutes.
From that point on they worked their way down an unmaintained mountain path, unsteady rocks looming over them on either side. It was much of the same for hours, and though they knew the direction that they were heading but Nova couldn't help but consider that they were heading in the wrong direction. As the sun set, the rocks sent long shadows over them and the wind cooled dramatically making Nova pull her kimono around her tightly. They were at the very base of the mountain now, a cool mist pooling between the rocks and crevices that lead up the mountain, thick fog acting like an ocean, rippling against the mountain like it were a shore. Though Izumi was on foot, they did not travel quietly as her puppet clanked against the rocky floor. Off in the distance they could hear the sound of wildlife, though Nova's head jerked up as she thought she heard something on the cliffs up to their right. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a rock tumble down the ledge and the hair on the back of her neck immediately stood on edge. Kurogokegamu would freeze in place, and Nova would speak softly, “Izumi... up to the right. I heard something.”. Nova would tense up and prepare to slide deeper into her puppet, preparing to lock herself inside in the event a fight would break out.
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- chakra=120/125:
Name: Puppet Technique (Kugutsu no Jutsu ~ 傀儡の術)
Canon/Custom: Canon.
Rank: E.
Type: Supplementary.
Element: None.
Range: 30m.
Specialty: Kugutsu.
Duration: -5 per post
Cooldown: Duration +1 post.
Description: This jutsu generates long, fibrous, malleable chakra strings from each of the user's fingers. They are partially intangible to prevent tangling; this jutsu cannot be used to bind people. The condensed chakra takes a hue of variable color depending on the user. Use of this technique on puppets is only available to those with the Kugutsu specialty. However, people without skill in Puppetry can still generate chakra strings to control weapons they have the specializations to wield, within 30m. This consists of whipping them around like a flail or yo-yo, or controlling their path of travel when thrown. Unless durability is enhanced by a separate technique, these chakra strings can be broken by any D rank technique that causes blunt force, cutting, or piercing damage.
This technique cannot control living people; it can only control corpses, or Human Puppets currently in the user's locker.