Ukiyo watched as her opponent was struck by her trees, his body becoming mangled in the process and skewered by their branches. Ukiyo's lips curled up in a grin as she was filled with a sudden, overwhelming excitement.
I...I did it! I finally did it! The head of the Senju has- The Sannin's body the disappeared in a puff of smoke, replaced by a log. Ukiyo's expression went flat as she felt her heart drop into her gut.
Crap! Where is he? She looked around frantically for her opponent's position but couldn't find a trace of him.
Is he hiding? Or is this another jutsu... She looked around at all of the water in the area; knowing her opponent merged with it before, it was likely that he could do it again. Ukiyo still couldn't pick up any signal as to where her opponent disappeared to, so she made a hand sign with her left hand and prepared for the worst.
If I can't find him, then there's no point in standing out here like a sitting duck. I'll let you search for him. With that, she activated her jutsu. Suddenly the tree that grew up from the ground towards Sousetsu began emerging from the earth; its giant roots pulling up the terrain and whipping back down to get its footing. At the same time, the tree wrapped around Ukiyo's arm/body began untangling itself from her and soon broke off all-together. It too took a stand on its roots and stood side by side with the other tree. The two of them had become animated, and now swung their branches around the surrounding area in an attempt to smoke out their target. As the trents walked around, destroying the landscape in their wake, Ukiyo began sinking into the ground. She didn't plan on standing out in the open while she was unaware of her opponent's position.
After several minutes passed, with no sign of Sousetsu, she re-emerged from the earth. It appeared that the Sannin had fled the battle and was nowhere to be found, seeing as her two trents continued their fruitless search. Ukiyo approached the armor that was left on the ground where Sousetsu failed to pick it up. She closed her eyes and attempted to sense his chakra, but was unable to detect anything.
He really did leave. That bastard, how dare he run from his own fate.... Ukiyo began tearing up again and clenched her fists. She dug her nails into her palms and ground her teeth violently.
That...bastard... Her head fell back and she looked up into the azure blue sky. The image of her parents' faces burned into her mind, and she could see them in every cloud that passed. She was so close to avenging them, so close to her goal, only to have it slip away from her.
That snake. That cowardly, soulless... Senju. Ukiyo hated the name, despised it. She refused to affiliate with it all her life, and now was no different. Her biggest target in the Hidden Leaf, the most significant Senju they had to offer, had gotten away from her, and there wasn't a thing she could do about it. Ukiyo cursed him as she looked up at the sun staring right back at her,
Sousetsu... The next time we meet, you will wish that you had fallen here. All of the Senju will pay, and you will have no one but yourself to blame. With that, Ukiyo wiped her eyes and looked back down at the armor laying before her. She picked it up and examined it. While it wasn't much, she hated the idea of her opponent coming back to retrieve it, so she took it with her. She went back to where the battle had first begun, picked up her shoes and weights, and merged back into the soil.
Mitsuo knows where to meet me. Hopefully he doesn't wait too long... Ukiyo continued through the earth and root networks towards Tsuchi no Kuni, leaving her trents behind should anyone attempt to follow.
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- Chakra: 135/300::
Name: Mokuton: Mayfly Technique
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: C+1
Type: Supplementary
Element: Mokuton
Range: N/A
Specialty: Ninjutsu
Duration: Maintainable (-5 per post after initial)
Cooldown: 3 Posts
Description: The user can merge their body with the earth or flora. Then, using channels of organic matter, the user can travel within the system for as long as they need to at whatever speed they normally travel at. While merged with plants (including root networks), the user will be indistinguishable from the flora, including their chakra signature. This does not apply to raw earth, where the user's chakra can be detected with an appropriate ability. The user cannot use offensive jutsus or attacks while melded with earth/flora, and (when re-surfacing) must emerge at least 10 meters away from an opponent if they wish to keep Mayfly active.
Name: Mokuton: Living Anatomy - Trent
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: C+1
Type: Supplementary
Element: Mokuton
Range: N/A
Specialty: Ninjutsu
Duration: Maintainable
Cooldown: Twice the duration
Description: This jutsu, unlike most Living Anatomy jutsus, effects a seed that is already activated (however is still effected by True Living Anatomy if Ukiyo has a tree already attached to her body). If Ukiyo's created at least one tree already, she can use this jutsu to cause that tree to become sentient. The tree then acts on its own, using its roots as "legs" and branches as "arms". It moves with speed equal to the rank of the tree and has its normal durability/damage. If the tree is destroyed, this jutsu ends, and if this jutsu ends, the tree goes back to being inanimate.