Chapter Nine

==Participants and Post Order==
==Roleplay Log==
Heki (Heki Senju + NPC): On the second day of the Chuunin exam fighting tournament the stages were once against filled with cheering spectators. Over the weekend there had been some most unusual events, ranging from drama to killing, yet it was to be expected from such a test. Five Genin had made it through the combat-round thus far, Verin Aiden and Amaya along with two unnamed boys. Today the final contestants were to hit the stage, after which a final round would declare the absolute winner. The Hokage was seen stepping up to the edge of the spectator area, looking down a 20 yard inner wall to eye the battleground; 30 yards in diameter with some trees and rocks spread out over grass and sand. Then after taking a deep breath, his clear and stoic voice ran through the dome-shaped arena its perfect acoustics; carrying his voice along the round walls behind the villagers, most of which turning to him. “Today marks the final part of the Chuunin battle rounds. As a surprise, there will be a free for all round between all winners. This will bring us one final Genin who instantly receives the mantle of Jounin!” The crowd went wild. It was unheard of such a promotion through combat alone… but more than that it was bloody exciting! Who would come out on top of all these skilled youngsters. The Hokage smiled as he signaled for the contestants to enter the field; a red-haired boy and a girl who looked like she was seven. “Participants, get ready.” The Hokage raised his hand, almost ready to give the signal for the battle to start off. Yet rather than lowering… it remained in the air. His ruby eyes were glued up to the sky where a silhouette was seen floating down in a straight vertical line. His feet touched the floor as if he were a feather, and a shimmer of light dissipated from around his form. The man was tall, with long blonde hair that was tied behind his back; two long bangs falling fdown each side of his face while messy fluffs of hair covered his forehead. His eyes shone like the brightest sapphire one had ever seen, almost illuminating in the sunlight, as he stood with hands on his hips. Both feet were spaced in a wide stance, as his chin rose up and the man stared at the Hokage. His voice had a cocky tone, without a trace of respect, yet he didn’t seem agitated in whatever way; a wicked smirk on his lips. “Well well, Hokage. It seems that I have to bring an end to your parade yourself. Be careful though, if you don’t attend to your pets they will….” The blonde man walked around as if imitating a ghost, clawing at the air with his hands and making hissy noises. Before finally stopping, turning as he cast a most wicked gaze over the audience; pupils seen to be slits… Calmly, until roaring out with a voice that was defiantly NOT his. Fuck, this was the roar of a being that had lived for centuries, one filled with such anger and rage that it shook the very Arena and everyone inside it. A voice that bellowed with the brute force of hatred, knowing of the painful sedated state his brethren was in. The stranger’s teeth showed sharp canine fangs as he roared, eyes almost demonic; “THEY WILL BREAK FREE AND TEAR YOU TO SHREDS.” A shockwave of wind left his mouth, blowing back those long golden locks while the audience found difficulty in remaining seated. Already some hundreds of people were seen rushing to the exits, not curious enough to die like the others; yet in their rushing at least three kids and one elderly woman were trampled to death… some more wounded. Hysteria struck as a virus and spread throughout the entire Arena, people screaming and running, their wild escapes leading to bloodstains on the wall and loud screams of anguish. Sine minutes past until but a few dozen were left in the spectator areas, somehow blessed with balls of steel, while the blonde man slowly stood upright again, hands behind his back and looking up at the Hokage with a challenging smile. “Oops. Did I wake them up?” Some of the remaining spectators looked at one another, or the Kage and his guard escort; trading curious glances.-What could he be talking about? Said one elderly man, hitting his grandson with a cane as he eyes the scene with interest. Well… before he could ask it became all too clear. A thunderous orchestra of roaring vibrated through a mile of earth before erupting throughout all of Konoha. The eight beasts that were currently held underground awakening with fury after hearing the Kyuubi its roar. The Hokage and his ANBU immediately poofed, a frightened look in their eyes, revealing they were but mere clones. ---At the same time, one mile underground.- The Hokage Heki snapped back to his senses as if awakening from a dream the, candle-lit and huge, space he was in showing dancing shadows of demons on the wall. The roars of eight individual beats booming from wall to wall, shattering the Kage’s eardrums as he continued to sit cross-legged. His hands clasped in the tiger hand-seal as red lined appeared around his eyes; activating the sage mode. Blood leaked from his ears as he frowned, obviously strained, and massive hands of wood came up to restrain the eight beasts again. While they struggled, the beasts were forced back to the floor by an overwhelming amount of gargantuan wooden hands that drained the chakra out of them; blood now leaking out of the Hokage’s eyes as well. He had contained these beasts longer than should be humanly possible. The immense life-force within him sustaining the unbelievable ordeal of now holding back eight beasts that were in a rage, driven to a craze by the Nine-tails its presence. Heki was panting, sweating, bleeding. “If something doesn’t stop the Kyuubi soon, I will lose these beasts and eventually they will break free. This is an impossible race against time…. Konoha.” Tears rolled down his cheeks and he whispered. “Everything depends on you now.”---- A moment later, one mile up from underground and far away from the Hokage and the eight beasts.---- The blonde Jinchuruuki, dressed in an outfit that revealed his well-defined abs and flat stomach, raised up a gloved hand and sighed. His clothing was marked with yellow lines and figures, even following the edges of a cloth-fold which was strapped around his waist by a belt. He spoke, to whoever still remained. “My name is Sting. And since your cowardly Hokage aims to hide underground where he thinks I can’t sense him…. We’ll just have to start digging!” His eyelids peeled back to show a psychotic stare. “And see what old trash we find below the ground!” Of his raised arm, one index-finger uncurled and emitted a bright white light that began to pulsate while growing more intense. “Lets see…. Oi, Kyuubi, do we blow up the Arena first or start throwing up some dirt?” The young man’s eyes flashed to reveal slit-shaped pupils for split second, a wicked grin on his face in that short-lived moment.
Oudan (Cross Uzumaki): ~The first match ended as the young Rikudo exited the stadium. With his very presence, Cross felt a pain, a darkness inside of Sushei. The darkness was imment, endless. The darkness wasn't something abstract, it was something that was alive, living, breathing, and feeding off of the young shinobi. Sushei had accepted this, his fate being sealed. He was no longer in the darkness, he was the darkness, of his life that is. Cross realized this at the beginning of the fight. He shook his head as the nasty words were spoken. "Poor guy..." Cross thought as he looked over at Verin. Verin still deserved to be praised for her work. Stood up as he began yelling and screaming cheering her on for her win. "Whoo Yeah! THAT'S HOW WE DO IT, GO VERIN!!!" He shouted, him clapping. He was proud of how far his student had came. Despite the fact that the Chuunin exam was rather intense, leading to the critical condition of one of his students, or so he was told. He didn't pay attention actually, especially since he was busy grabbing food for a snack. He looked over as Obitike was next to him, his face still excited to se ethe match. "What did I miss?" Cross asked as Obitike reached over into his popcorn bag, pulling out some of his popcorn. "Why thank you Cross." Cross' head twitched as he slowly turned towards her. "HOW... HOW DARE YOU EAT MY POPCORN! IT COSTED 100 YEN!" Obitike raised his eybrow. "So...?" Cross then looked over at him as he then hung his head over, a drop of comical sweat flowing from his head. "I'm broke." The Crowds continued to cheer as the next match went on, it passing by quickly as Cross didn't know who's side to be on. He grabbed Obitike's shirt as he pulled him back and forth. "WHO DO I CHEER ON?! THIS IS ALL SO FREAKING HARD.. OBITIKE HELP ME!" The old Ramen Noodle Express owner sighed as comical sweat appeared on the back of his head, sliding down. He whispered over to his wife. "Why am I sitting next to him again..?" His wife slapped his thigh. "Oh hush you.. That boy has spent ... MILLIONS of yen in our shop. I mean.. more than 3 fourths of his paycheck goes here." Obitike sighed as he then nodded. "Yeah.. now I remember." As the rounds concluded the Hokage said something that sparked Cross' interest. It was obvious that Cross didn't listen to the Hokage much, but he did listen when he said something about a Jonin skip. "A JOUNIN SKIP....? WHY THE HELL DIDN'T I GET ONE OF THOSE?!" As the crowd roared at this, Cross rather loud, stentorian, in addition to, his obnoxious manner as heard, most of the people in his area attempting to clunk him upside his head, which was done. "Ow..." Cross said as comical tears rolled down his cheeks, lumps forming onto his head. The match was about to begin, the 5 all going against each other. Tehre was something strange though, an immenant light seeming to show from above as Cross then looked up at him. "ANOTHER ONE?! WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER MATCH THAT WAS GOING TO OCCUR!" Cross then sighed as he'd rub the back of his head. "You all are no help." He watchedas the man was actually a threat, him only able to actually see the Hokage and the Anbu poofing as well as the verbal exchange.. "Wait a sec...." The thoughts seemed to race in Cross' mind. His thoughts rushed as he'd then feel the thunder roar of feet heading towards him. The crowd stampeding. Cross was stupid, but he sure as hell knew that he had to get out of this first thing. "Obitike.." Cross mumbled as he hten wrapped him around his arms, as well as his wife. He picked them both up as he stepped on the railing, holding them. "Come on, let's go." He said with determination. "I hope these guys are smart enough to know that rushing out of here is a duimb idea.. I mean.." He stopped as he saw a woman, and a few children tripping them being stomped to their deaths. Cross clentched his teeth at this gruesome, distasteful sight. The very marrow in his bones heated up, he looked over at the sight one more time. "Konoha..." He said as he shook his head. He formed the ram seal, him body flickering out of the stadium, setting the couple in a tree about a few yards away from the stadium after a few moments of travel. He looked towards the ground. A thin shadow covering his face. "You guys... live... alright..?" He commanded. He then rushed back over to the stadium, Instead of him going through the entrance, or the exit, he simply scaled up the outer edges of the area, similar to how he had done while he had the the coupple on his shoulders. "You live too Cross.." Obitike said.. a tear falling out of his eyes. It was a single tear, something of pure emotion that Obitike would feel on a level of unconditional love, similar to how families love one another despite what happens. Obitike felt this way about Cross. "Do live.. please.." Cross was at the very last row of the stadium as he called out in a loud, strong, yet annoying voice that it was time to get serious. "YOUR FIGHT IS WITH ME... CROSS... UZUMAKI!"
LightFant (Aiden Uchiha): -Still laying in his bed Aidens mind kept going over the events of the day before. He couldn't get it out of his head. Somehow he had ended up mistakenly burning his opponent to death, and after that speach of how he felt being leaf shinobi they were brothers. His eyes were shaky. It was a weird feeling to him. Never having killed an actual person before. His eyes would fall over the side of his bed to see the fox Gami laying there sleeping peacefully. Some how this caused a smile on Aidens face as he sat up tot he side of his bed he would reach down and softly pet the fox before walking over to grab his tools. Suddenly he would hear a loud roar ring out. 'That sounds like it came from the chunin exams arena,' Aiden thought. He would jump out his window landing with a roll on the ground below and began to race off toward the arena. "NO not today!" Aiden would grit his teeth as he was thinking somthing might be interupting the exams he worked so hard to get to.-
VerinChan (Verin Kagetsu): Verin had her hair tied back she was ready for this. Having just in the actual Hospital she had stumbled across something earlier that had shocked her and she felt in her heart she needed to tell them. Almost like she is obligated. Verin heard the roar from the stadium her eyes shot up she was currently at the hospital. No not the chunin exams! She thought and ran out of the hospital the nurses yelling at her to come back she needed to check out. Verin ran with a slight limp pushing off her foot body flickering closr and closer she burst open the doors looking around as people panicked and she looked for someone she knew. “Amaya! Kasumi!?” She shouted running down the stadium seats she got out to the actual field her hair whipping around her as she gasped it was the guy from…. She glared her eyes narrowing her fists clenching.
Jatomaru (Kirai Senju): ~Never-ending processions of winds collided against each other as a flurry of oak leaves spiraled about, dancing along with the winds at play. It was a terrific sight, as the stable temperatures allowed lush forces of plant life to bloom its most vibrant hues. Constant buzzing of insects and gallops of game reverberated about the beautiful Hidden Leaf Forest. A large split in the green blanket allowed a beige dirt path to slither its way into the horizon. This main path, or highway, is used to travel in and out of the famed village known as Konohagakure - The Village Hidden In The Leaves. Sporadic locomotive humans made way as they walked to or from the village. Due to such an innumerable amount of civilians, one could easily mask their appearance within the crowd. Yet of course, such an act was being made at this very moment. Quite a muscular man wearing a blue patin leather jacket which covered a tight white undershirt. The inner flaps of his jacket consisted of a variety of ninja tools, while his fitted flak pants met its way to his ankles, which was encased along with his feet, in black open-toe sandals. His posture was firm, and his shoulders held back, for it was easy to the naked eye, that this man was physically inclined compared to other shinobi, despite his retro appearance. His medium sized white hair flowed gently in the wind as his grey eyes squinted forwards through the crowd. This was a man known by a majority of the clan. It was the famed Hokage’s younger brother, Kirai Senju. Its been almost a year since he last stepped foot into the gates of Konoha. “…” His face was emotionless as he walked past a few staring eyes and opened mouths. HIs pace was moerte for any human being, though, it came to an abrupt stop along with the rolling of his snow white eyebrows. His jaw dropped a few inches as his grey eyes widened and looked up over the platform of civilians. It was his reaction to a bellow so fierce that it could compare to one of those famed Bijuu he had heard so much about. It was obvious that something was within the village as the entire crowd paused int their motion. “Quick! Everyone get back!” Shouted Kirai before striking his hand out in opposite directions. Within a mere three seconds he had been given enough space to do what was needed to be done. His elbows was used a a pivot, as his forearms came closing into each other only to slam firmly palm to palm. “Water Style: Water Shockwave Jutsu!” Out from his gullet, while simultaneously jerking his head downwards, spewed a spiraling vortex of water. Its collided with the ground almost instantly as it caused his body to lift into the air at a hastened speed. The water multiplied immensely until his body was about a hundred yards into the air. At this point, the water would negate its multiplication and with the spinning of his body, the water followed, wrapping around his waist and legs. After this was complete, he shot towards the village, moving at speeds unheard of while aiming in the direction of the roar. His eye squinted as he seemed to get the view of the chuunin exams arena. “Could this be… the act…. of a genin?” His body continued to shoot towards the arena, which he then envisioned the sight of a wind natured blast. “This can’t be good… There are innocence scattering. Where is Heki?” Now about three yards from the wall at a 9 o’clock angle, Kirai could catch a perfect view fro within the arena. “Cross!” He saw his rival, as he landed on the dirt ground to confront a blonde haired man. With his water continuously spiraling at a rapid pace, Kirai prepared his hands as he spiraled once more. Within heightened velocities, Kirai landed on his feet before waving his hands towards the blonde shinobi, allowing the massive wave of water to threaten his well being.~
Electron (Amaya Iburi): The startled kunoichi sat in dead silence as her insomiac mind eased from one flashback to another, her beady, red eyes still widened as she rocked back and forth. What had come over her? She was seen in a darkened alley way, screaming as memories continued to flood into her mind. Her scream was the kind of strangled cry that belongs to those not long for this world. A scream of one in mortal terror, rooted to the spot and too afraid to run. Her unblinking eyes almost popped out of their sockets like an old fashioned toy doll, as a bead of cool sweat dripped down her back and her skin became as pale as the glistening metal-tipped arrow that she held in her hand. Like a horror movie, the memories played again in her mind as if somehow her brain was unwilling to let the images go, and it it's attempt to analyse them, it made her see it all over again. Simple ideas, simple things she had to get done that day slipped through her mind like sand in an hour glass. Had she even eaten? Breathed a proper breath of air? Moved from her spot? She stared out into the lightened path to the left of her, noticing Hidden Leaf inhabitants fleeing away from the arena's direction. Her mind quickly shook the sight out of her head. Kill, kill, kill. You will be noticed, and loved. Your powers will be noticed. No one will forget who you are. Show your worth. What is the point of your existance if you don't make yourself useful? Make them remember you, and end it. End their lives. Steal their souls. Kill them. They'll love you. Through all this pain, there was a small glimmer in the back of her mind, a soothing, calming voice that reminded her of her adoptive mother's, it rained peace into her mind. "How will I know love if I do not have you?" Her hands were turned into fists. Instead of peaceful raindrops, they turned into drips of blood that darkened her mind. 'Have you forgotten who you are, Amaya?' Her voice rang in her ears, and she was shooken to the bone. Her lips quivered, as she hugged her knees close to her. Her teal hair falling down from her shoulder and blocking the side of her head. 'Remember love, peace and happiness.' Love could hurt, but it is the most beautiful thing in the world. The feelings inside you splutter, when you see the person you love no words are able to escape one's lips. Love. When one's heart melts like butter on hot toast at the sight of someone. When one feels lightheaded and free. When one aches to be with them, to look at them, to touch them. She remembers that love, and warmth swam in her blood. 'You are capable of so much. I believe in you.' With her mind slightly at ease, she pushed negativity out of her mind, remembering her purpose, and her loving mother. To bring peace, love, happiness. Her trembling legs pushed up, and she planted her feet flatly into the ground. She took one deep breath, and exhaled, closing her eyes. 'Peace, find peace within you.' It was as if it were a soft spot in her heart, where she held everything dear to her. With her mind set on that particular spot, she allowed it to flow in her veins. She was not going to let darkness enter it no longer. Her eyes opened, clearer than usual, and she made her way to the arena where the inhabitants were fleeing from, readying her bow and metal-tipped arrow sparked with lightning. Someone was here... Causing all this fear and panic. She did not want her Konoha family getting hurt, and her teeth clenched underneath her face mask. Her eyes fleeted to a familiar blonde man, and she blinked, lowering her bow at the sight. "H--...." Her thoughts were interrupted by someone calling her name. "Verin? What is happening?"
Sublucia (Kasumi Hozuki): Being mid day, Kasumi decided to go to the arena for the chunin exams. Walking towards the arena the sun shined ever too brightly on the young red headed genin. Even though she was extremely terrified to come in contact with her brother, she felt pathetic, like an ant that was stepped on…. It’s like her failure beamed out of her porcelain skin. Soon she had to face him either way… he lived with him for Christ sakes, she was nothing more than a nuisance… a damned child… well at least that’s how she saw it. Shaking her hair she laid her eyes on the arena, it’s like her eyes had cut up pieces of diamond in them with a purple iris that took breathes away. Her beauty was so unique with her purple eyes and flaming crimson red hair clashing together, it was almost weird yet profanely different… but a good different. Kasumi finally arrived at the stadium, only to hear a growl that raced down her spine as it echoed ferociously down that hallway Kasumi was standing in. It gave her goose bumps all over her soft skin “W-what was that?!” she thought to herself before having a major panic attack “HEKI!!! HE’S UP THERE, WHAT IF MY FRIENDS ARE UP THERE” she yelled to herself before running to the top of the arena seating places. Hearing someone call after her, it rang in kasumi’s mind, it was familiar… was it???... Verin?... Yeah is was it was, the sweet voice of her friend shivered her spine by the tone of her voice. It was then and there Kasumi knew something was wrong. “Verin!!!!, Where are you, Whats ggoing on!!! Where’s my brother!!!!” she screamed so many questions that flooded her mind as she looked for Verin.
Funly (Xena Saiyaku): With a loud huff, the woman known as Xena fell onto her hands and knees, digging her nails into the lush dirt that was around the gates of Konoha. A loud, relieved giggle escaped her lips as she smiled into the air, rubbing the sweat off her forehead. She had made it just in time, from her mission to watch the rest of the chunnin exams. Slowly standing up, she stretched her arms above her head yawning a bit as she walked forward, rubbing the back of her head as she gave a wave to the guards that manned the front gate, her starch white hair and blood red ribbons that followed her body wherever she went, making her easy to spot and identify. Skipping forward, she felt childish excitement running through her body, knowing how joyous of an occasion promotion could be, a bit annoyed that she had to make a stop at the hokage’s office first to report her mission in. Recently becoming a jounin herself, she was still looking forward to receiving her own genin that she would be able to train for future chunin exams. In mid step, Xena suddenly stopped, the wind flowing slowly, and her ribbon giving in to the bend of the wind, swaying as all things are supposed to when the wind blows. The only problem is, her ribbons never bent to anyone or anything’s will, besides her own. She whipped her head towards the chunnin exams arena, before an inhuman like screech filled up the entire area, her mouth slowly becoming ajar, as her hands shook. She knew that sound, that deadly screech that animals made to contact one another; to put aside all present problems with one another, and fight as one force. That was the sound she heard many times in her days locked away in that cold dungeon, days she was still trying to erase from her mind. With a quick twist of her ankle, she jumped forward, her quick steps fueling with anguish as she could hear, and even more so feel the grief stricken and fearful people that she had always wished to protect. Civilians, children, and the elderly...people who could not fight for themselves. People whom she did not pity, but respected their choice of peace, to live out a life that she herself could never go back to. Not when she realized she had the chance to make a difference. And this was her chance, right here and right now. Jumping high into the air, she landed on the large wall that held up the dome of the chunin exams, the wind blowing her starch white hair around her like a veil, as her cape that hung from her shoulders followed suit. Holding her hand out, she opened her palm, releasing a small green leaf into the wind, before tossing an energy supplement pill into her mouth. Although she had been traveling all through out the night, this was no time to let herself fall behind the others. Jumping into the chaos that was once a cheery crowd, she began to scoop up young children and elderly, helping them to safety outside the huge walls, trying to avoid any more casualties than had already been caused. After helping the section she was in, she jumped down towards the other shinobi in the area, her soft thump upon the ground behind her giving her away as she walked forward. She felt the hysteria that escaped from the man, hysteria that she once knew herself, and hoped to never feel again. Digging her nails into her palms, her stance was slightly calm, even though her sing-song voice still carried forward. “...Aiya, what do we do now...I highly doubt I could settle this with him over a thumb war…” There was a slight pout in her voice, as she rubbed the back of her head, before tilting her head a bit to look at the over shinobi that remained in the area. “Xena Saiyaku at your service~ How might I be of assistance?” She gave them a sincere smile, before turning her attention back to the man who seemed to be the cause of all the ruckus.
Heki (Heki Senju): “Hahahaahahaha, so these are the leaves fated to turn to ashes…. Marvelous!” The index-finger raised skyward began glowing brighter and brighter, the fight finally covering his entire fist. With a creepy smirk he then turned to watch the large incoming wave and jumped up in the air at such force that he left the ground cracked below him; far faster than the water to prevent being caught in mid-air. The two unnamed genin that had stood there were petrified all through the occurrence, standing so close to the Jinchuruuki during his roar. The boy and girl couldn’t even move as their forms were illuminated by something up in the sky. It almost looked like the sun itself was sent down; so bright that it blinded those who’d look towards the light. Sting shook his head, now hanging in mid-air with his fist aimed towards the opening in the arena; waves underneath him. The brilliant spectrum of light emanating from his hand continuing to radiate while a loud buzzing noise filled the surroundings. And then… the compact orb of light shot down at such velocity that a small sonic explosion ripple through air; racing to the ground in no-time, turning all water that could be coming up under Sting to steam due to its immense heat. “Judgment Cannon.” Upon hitting the ground, a second after it was fired like a shotgun-blast, the 7” orb changed the entire scene. An absolutely massive dome-shaped explosion expanded from that small orb in the center of the Arena, the bright light stretching out at such wicked speeds that within seconds the entire Arena was swallowed up. Those staring inside the light would most likely find themselves blinded for a while, all water now evaporated as the explosion reached up ten yards above the arena its walls. The walls turned to dust, the two unnamed Genin trapped in the center of the explosion turned to dust, and anyone still standing in the Arena had a good chance of being turned to dust; the light of such heat and explosive power that it was a truly terrifying force, though the effects got weaker the further away from the explosion its center. (Still the outer blast-radius turned thick stone walls to near-nothing.) Smoke slowly drifted away revealing that the arena was gone, together with a 40 yard deep crater in the ground. On the side where the main entrance once stood, Sting looking down at the massive hole and shrugged, balling his fists as he looked around for his opponents. “Hmm… don’t step in the hole anyone!” He held his hands to his stomach while laughing loudly.
Oudan (Cross Uzumaki): Cross watched as the the man was in the sky, him clenching his teeth together as if it were glue. "Damn it.. Damn it.." Cross repeated over and over again. He couldn't think of what to do in a case like this. There was little time to fully think. The Orb Dropped down to the ground as ross then sent chakra to his feet, him then shooting up into the air after the explosion occured. It was a big jump and since the drop was so quick, the power of the light would intensify. Cross then curled itnto a ball, him closing his eyes as he'd feel the power of it shoot upwards. Cross clentched his teeth as the pain seemed to grow and grow and grow as he was in the air. "Wait a second..." Cross figured as he used his motion, he was going to use if for his advantage. He began to retain the natural energy surrounding him. Things were beginning to speak, the very air around him. They called to him, they spoke silently, in mere whispers. Cross then contied as he felt the pwer of the explosion ripping up part of his pants as well as damaging the his very shirt. He was hurt, his body feeling rather heated, but this made Cross even more excited. "This all ya got?!" Cross shot as he was in the air. his body beginning to transform as he was continuing to spin. The power from the great blast shot him up out of sight as he was still curled up in a ball. "You're going to get me all fired up.." Cross said as he contineud to fly upwards, his speed only increasing.
LightFang (Aiden Uzumaki): Aiden would just make it to the outside of the chunin exams arena to se it be obliterated by what seemed to be bright light. "What the hell! NO!" Activating his sharingan it would pick up to people in the sky above where the stadium just was. Seeing Cross there obviously about to engage in combat with the other man Aiden would quickly identify the other as an enemy of the leaf. Moving fast he would jump up to an awning and use it to spring himself up a few feet in the air. Not enough to be close to the enemy but enough to give him a clearer shot. As he was doing this jump Aiden would form the seals Tiger followed by Monkey. Once at the peak of his jump he would aim his right hand out forming a dence ball of fire at his index finger using his sharingan to perfect his aim on this light user. Whispering softly to himself Aiden would say, "Bang.." As he let the flare bullet fly out at an intense velocity. You could almost feel the anger and annoyance behind that single shot if you saw him. That flare would be shot in an attempt to hit sting in the center of his chest. If it made contact this flare would burst into a foot wide flare of flames capable of causing 2nd degree burns and possibly catching his clothing on fire. If the clothing catches fire then the damage is possible to intensify to third degree burns due to the prolonged exposure to the fire. Aiden would then land on an adjacent roof top crouching down to one knee as his eyes never left this new target. Thoughts kept racing through his head as he was trying to think of decent stratgies to use on this guy. The best thing he could think of for the moment was to hang back and feel out his ability trying to note what he is capable of.-
VerinChan (Verin Kagetsu): Verins eyes widened as she saw the orb she turned around taking a step using the body flicker technique to the doors she saw Kasumi and gripped her by her waist using body flicker again landing on the floor next to the roof top Aiden was on the explosion ricocheting and knocking her off her feet turning her self so Kasumi was on Veirns stomach not getting hurt. She coughed slightly and let her go as she sat up. “You okay?” She said and looked up to see Aiden a flash of Yamis records past her eyes. She held her breath staring at him hard he had saved her life against the three tails and she hadn’t seen him since. She needed to tell him was now a good time? He was probably wondering.
Sublucia (Kasumi Hozuki): Looking around in Panic Kasumi looked around, in despite search of her brother and friends. Until out of nowhere she was grabbed up her wrists without any time to react. Before she knew it her face was buried in someone’s stomach, moving back she looked up to see verin. Getting emotional in relief she hugged her tightly and spoke “yeah im ok, thank you. Are You ok??” she looked at her in worry before noticing they were on a rooftop. “wait?! What happened, whats going on?! Have you seen my brother?!” she asked her questions once again before turning her head to lay her beautiful purple eyes on Aiden. Slightly blushing she snapped out of it and litterly jumped towards him to land gracefully in a squat beside him. “If you could… do you mind looking to see where my brother is??” she looked at him in desperation, itching to know if he was ok.
Electron (Amaya Iburi): Amaya's eyes widened at the dropping orb attack, and she quickly turned on the balls of her feet, and sprinted towards safety. Her feet pounded the ground with all the grace of a sack of wet concrete, her heart pounding and ringinig in her ears. Everything was silence except her beating heart, until she heard the orb hit the ground as if it were an earthquake moving the Earth's plates. She did not dare look around or stop running until she knew she was a safe distance away, her rasping throat was as parched as a dead lizard in the desert sun. She activated her kekkei genkai just for reassurence. Once she stopped running, the perspiration lay cool on her skin, cooled further by the breeze and she began to shiver. Her eyes scattered around desperately, looking around for someone who could answer her questions. What was happening.. Why was the familiar looking man attacking the village? Who was he? What was he capable of? She needed answers, and she did not want to wait any longer. With deepened inhales and exhales, her breathing regulated again and she stood tall, looking around for her comrades. The sweat trickled down her back, free flowing like condensation on a window pane. It beaded on her forehead and dripped from her chin. Verin... Where was Verin... She called Amaya's name earlier, perhaps she knew something. Her eyes caught a glimpse of red hair, and she immediately ran to meet up with the others. Her eyes observed and surveyed theirs, making sure they were not hurt or damaged. "A-Are you all well?"
Heki (Heki Senju + NPC): A shot of fire spurred his way, deflected by the back of the Jinchuruuki’s hand at which it spread into a ft-wide bright flare which the man looked into without even blinking. Sting could effortlessly look even into the brightest flash produced by his Light Release, thus this flare proved little useful when it came so his sight. His right arm now engulfed in fire, he groaned out loud and threw his head back. “Such a pain.” With a swipe of his left palm he dispelled the clutch of flames, showing that his arm was as good as unaffected; only his long glove a little burnt here and there. A swift wind blew by… the settled dust lifted up just a bit, slowly crawling up to hide his form from view. A grim smirk flashed… a dark chuckle soon audible. “Well then.” His left forefoot tapped the ground twice, gaze cast downward while swaying head from side to side. “Let’s play with you first.” There was a loud woosh heard as the dust blew away from where Sting had previously stood. He ran along the edge of the massive crater while his left hand began to glow a vibrant white light. “Blitz of light.” A distortion within the air was all that was left as Sting took off at wicked velocity; easily mistaken for using a high-level body flicker technique. Then a jump that made him ascend fast enough to look like a rising star, a trail of white following his wake until he re-appeared behind the mid-air Cross who now flew towards Sting. Cross was trapped in mid-air left with little time to react due to the speed with which Sting moved and then struck. The Jinchuruuki’s left hand aimed to punch in the back of the Sannin’s head, at that time aiming to envelop the man in a bright white light; the expansion of light harboring such concussive and explosive force that Cross would be sent on a spiraling path towards the house which the Genin stood on. If the physical punch hit alongside the quick explosion then the concussive damage dealt to Cross would be far higher. After the attack, Stings right hand began glowing a vibrant white light. A wicked smirk on his lips as he disappeared from the air and left a blinding trail of light in his wake as he re-appeared on ground-level just outside the east wall of the building all Genin stood upon. Another bright flash of light followed by a loud explosion, pieces of bricks and wood flying out as he’d blown a hole in the wall; entering a mostly empty room with some desks. Less than a few seconds later… his most graceful facial features… his angelic gaze… were seen after he destroyed part of the roof they stood on by jumping straight through it. He’d make landing a few yards away from them and turned his eyes on Amaya; a short moment after Cross would’ve hit the roof (Should the attack have worked.). “You again. Intresting.” He winked… at which his left hard began to glow a vibrant white light.
Oudan (Cross Uzumaki): While The man was distracted with the fire on his arm, as well the initiantion of this next time it brought enough time for Cross to complete his next counter attack. Cross continued to spin in the ball as he continued to absorb the natural energy around him features changing. His chin grew a red Goatee, he grew a red tail as well as his body growing as well. His teeth sharped as his grew stronger, as well as slightly more muscular. His feet turned into that of a Monkey, similar hands. He continued to spin as he felt something, he felt the full power of the man below. "This is.. Wait.. This is the same.." Cross then formed the seal he called "Salamander." A specific handseal in which was used to create the seal in which he was going to place on this blonde headed monster. He contineud to spin as the five element seal's flames were individual, each being red. "Metal, Wood, Water, Earth, and Fire." Each showed up in Kanji on his finger tips. The man would then zoom out at him at a speed that normal shinobi couldn't see or sense... but this one right here, Was going bananas. As he continued his momentum seemed to shift as the rules of gravity did apply, he was now coming down from the sky. The shinobi's speed was great, but Cross had unsheathed himself from his ball as he then reached out in an attempt to catch the punch sent by the man his hands with the 5 Element Seal wrapped around it. Even though this was the case, the explosion with the hand was something Cross didn't really figure coming. "Damn it!" He said as he flew into the roof tops. He fell down as he'd lay there unconcious. There was a rather big hole in the roof of the buidling. Cross laid there as his sage mode faded him lying there unconcious. He laid there in the darkness as the building lights were off. Was knocked out. "So are you done?" The voice called out to him. He continued to lay there pretending to not hear the voice, shrugging it off. "Are you done?" The same voice had repeated itself. Cross slowly opened his eyes as a figured stood up before him. "I didn't know that my pupil would give up so easily." Cross looked at the figure.. His Red Hair as his flaming eyes. "Father...?" Cross asked as he laid there. "Get up.. you're giving me a bad name..." Utudeus chuckled saying. Cross' eyes filled with a heated liquid as he looekd at the man, him looking down at the ground as he reached up to wipe his eyes with the hand warmers. "Hey.. Why are you crying like that.. Don't you know you're a bit too old... Cross... Just look at how much you've grown... all of the challenges that you've faced.. and everything... No matter what happens.. I'm proud of you..." Cross heard these words as he looked up at the brightening figure, tears rushing down his cheeks faster than any stream ever existing on this imment, and superfluous planet. Cross reached up grabbing his hair. "Stop.. it... I'm a failure.. I'm a loser.. Yami.. Yami fucked me up his round.. Why did Yami die... Why did Tenma die... Why am I such a fuck up.. I can't save any body with this pathetic power of mine. Why would I choose this God-Forsaken element anyway.. Fire does nothing but destroy.. I have done nothing but fuck up... WHO AM I FATHER?!" Cross roared as he fell to his knees. He was sobbing immensely, his very words cracking ans his voice on edge. He had been fed up.. he couldn't take it anymore.. Everyone of his allies, close ones, were dead. And this was known to him, and he had to live everyday with this realization. Day by day, night by night, the very two things that seperated Utudeus and his brother.. "Get up..." Utudeus commanded as Cross did so slowly, his upper body leaning over slightly, him being rather beaten up. Utudeus wrapped his arms around him, giving him a final hug. "My son.. Bantu.. Show your light.. Your fire... isn't a destruction... It's a guide.. Lead Konoha.. purify them with your light. I believe in you son.. I've always have." He mumbled something in Cross' ears as he then faded away,. "That's right.. You did call me Cross for a reason..." He then bit hsi finger as he'd form the handsigns once more, "Monkey -> Bird -> Monkey-> Snake-> Monkey-> Ram-> Monkey-> Boar->Monkey." He slammed his hand into the ground as Enma appeared the rather big, 12 foot monkey king appeared to him as he looked up at him. "Cross are you alright..?" He asked rather sympathetically. "Yeah.." CRoss said. "Call me Cross..."Cross was ready now. "Enma.. Let me do this.. I need you to transform for me.." Enma looked at him as he raised his eyebrow. "A serious fight huh.. youlooked all banged up.. Do you think you should go sage first? The monkey said as he scratched his head. "I should but I'm not going to.. I'm going to use my own light.. The light that my father gave me... so that I could be Cross." Cross formed the handseal, "Tiger." As flame surround his body rather quickly. His forming the Katon: Blazing Armor as Enma formed himself Into the almighty staff. "I'm the saviour." Cross said as he ssent Chakra down to his feet, him shoot out of the whole, jumping up as the rather large staff was now in his hand. "Hey Pretty boy.. let's dance." Cross said as his flaming, Katon Armor was in fully activated him looking down at him as he talked to Amaya.~
LightFang (Aiden Uchiha): Aiden would still be watching the man in the sky as he noticed the other genin had began to form around him. Seeing Verin he kne immediatly that they could collaborate for some powerful supressing moves. He also noted that Amaya and Kasumi had natures specific to colaberate well. Thinking this over a moment he would speak out as his eyes stayed on the man. "Verin, you and me we can make a powerful fire colaboration with your wind and my fire, And Kasumi, Amaya, your water and lightning combo will amplify eachother. We need to get on opposite sides and try to corner this guy. give him no where to run. We just got through the first round of the chunin exams, lets show the might of the genin of the Leaf!" After saying that Aiden would take off nodding to verin as he cricled arround to a 3 o'clock position. With this nod he hoped verin took the hint to follow him closely. HE also was hoping that Amaya and Kasumi both had the intuition to run the other way since he just noticed the man leaving the fight with Cross and heading down to the building he was just standing on. Stoping at a near-by building to the immediate right of sting Aiden would say to verin, "Use a strong wind jutsu." This was said just low enough for Verin to hear it and no one else. As he was saying these words Aiden formed the hand seals Horse followed by Tiger. After speaking he would punctuate it with a sharp inhale followed by breathing out a large fireball in the direction of Sting. The hope was for this attack to meld with whatever Wind jutsu Verin sent out and form a mighty collaborative Demon Wind Blaze Cutter. However if the attack wasn't combined it would have the normal effects of a fire ball which would be to engulf the target and cause third degree burns over their body. Aiden's sharingan eyes would never fall fromt heir gaze at this man. He had interupted the chunin exams, of all times. This was making Aiden furious.-
VerinChan (Verin Kagetsu): Hearing the distinct orders Verin pushed off the platforms of her feet immediately after Aiden. He had said something about combination and the thought already came to mind of what she was to use. Biting her thumb to draw blood as she skidded to a stop doing the hand seals right with him she slammed her hand on the ground her hand seals were fast and so was her summoning jutsu Tami immediately turning into a fan. Verin gripped it with both hand and as soon as Aiden released his jutsu as well did verin whipping her fan aimed for the Man. “Sickle Weasel.” She whispered. Sickle weasel was a vortex of wind that surrounded the opponent from the air around them. Slicing up their body immobilizing them combining that with fire it made the attack not only cut but burn the opponent truly deadly.
Sublucia (Kasumi Hozuki): Hearing the orders sent out by Aiden, Kasumi nodded and thought ‘this is where I can prove myself of my wrongs’. Thinking to earlier in the day before this mess happened, kasumi had went to buy chakra replenishment pills and put them in her back pouch still being there. “These will come in handy” she said to herself before looking at Amaya and jumping up on her feet, staying on her toes at all times, she was definitely on awake and ready to prove herself… she was no longer nervous nor afraid of failure because she was definitely not going to let this douche destroy her home and hurt people she cared about. Taking off at fast speed going in the opposite way from Aiden and Verin, crouching down she did this to make sure that the enemy would not see her. As she ran she clapped her hands together concentrating her chakra into her hands them performing this hand signs in order (Dragon → Tiger → Hare), then accumulating chakra into her mouth converting it into the element of water, doing this whole process in about a 15 seconds due to her practice with this particular jutsu. Stopping in her tracks once she was across from verin and aiden once it was ready, Kasumi looked at sting and spruted a stream of water, heading towards him at fast speed. As enough was sent towards him, kasumi stopped the ragging current that was bursting out of her mouth. If her water were to hit him, going at the fast speed it was at it would severely injure him. Once she saw the jutsu on its way she knew she had done her job, sending a nod towards Amaya. Kicking off, Kasumi went to help guide women and other children that were still scared and lost to where safety was. Running up to all the little children and women that were around she guided them to a secret passage to get inside and behind the mountain of the Hokage faces where there would be volts and secret places souly for women and children in dire emergencies.
Electron (Amaya Iburi): Amaya's eyes suddenly turned sad, as a lump formed in her throat. Suffering. That's how she always described it. Although she believed it is much more than just 'suffering'. It was a plethora of shattered bones, burning flesh, and cracked skulls. In other words, it was pain and painful. The air seemed heavy, and she held back her choked sobs. The wants and needs to shed a tear but feeling nausea by the thought. His wink and smooth voice echoed in her ears, and she wondered how he was so happy when she felt so sad. "Why are you attacking my home?" She inquired, her voice trembling with hurt and betrayal. She had seen his eyes -- so pure, but broken. She felt an emotional attachment, because she felt the same way. Her eyes suddenly swam with tears and she hurried to scrub them from her face. Her silent tears were worse than a tantrum or screaming. Her eyes welled up with the sadness her young years should not possess.. They showed her soul, aged by years of gritty work to raise herself where she was no more than an abandoned child to others. The silence of her cry was eerie, like she had been forced to learn how to do this. What would it take to mend a soul as damaged as that, and who would try? The regret would come to her in quiet moments, such as this. It would seep to the foreground of her mind and demand to be reexamined again. But she was tired of thinking about it, no amount of analysis was going to turn back the clock. "I wish I had never formed a bond with you!" She exclaimed, almost heartbroken by the deception. This stranger touched her heart from their first encounter, and it seemed unfair that no matter how much trust and faith she had put in him, this moment kept taunting her with her failures. She should not have let him hold her, she should have killed him. 'Kill....' She should have killed him. Regret washed over her like the long slow waves on a shallow beach. Each wave was icy cold and sent shivers down her spine. How she longed to go back and snap his neck the moment of contact, but now that was impossible. There was no way back. There was no way to make it right. Now, because of her failure, all of her Konoha family was in danger. She felt emotionally bankrupt, as her hands trembled and anger flushed in her veins, making her bloodthirsty again. This time, she was crying aloud. "I can see who you are... This is not right..." She shook her head, tears dripping from her movements. With short, panicked breaths, she wondered what on Earth she had done to deserve this emotional trainwreck these past couple of days. Her lack of emotins in the past were finally catching up to her, and she hated every moment of it. 'Kill.... him.' Dry sobs and a runny nose caused her to wipe her face with the back of her hand, devastated, pink eyes glaring at the boy. "You were supposed to be warm, like your eyes," Her memory flashed back to the sapphire hues, and the lump in her throat formed again and disallowed her to speak. It seemed unfair that no matter how much she imagined him to be the man her conscience wanted him to be, it would never happen. "Why are you destroying my home?!" She asked again, her voice was furious now. She furrowed her brows, tears melting into her face mask which slowly fell off due to its mass. It revealed her true face: no longer scared but somewhat bearable to look at. Crater dimples in her cheeks, symmetric piercings that aligned, thick blackened lips. If only they were to stop quivering maybe she wouldn't look so God damn heartbroken... As her comrades launched their attacks, she stood back watching him with saddened eyes, bow lowered and unable to move.
Funly (Xena Saiyaku): There was suddenly a rather large boulder that was shoved out of the way in the decrepit chunnin exam stadium, where once a grand occasion was meant to be held. Breathing a bit heavily, Xena stood with one arm above her head, her body cast over two small genin that were in the direct line of travel of the ball thrown down earlier. Her back was entirely ripped open, using the blood from the initial impact to create a solid shield to protect the younger ninja who had simply come to the battle to prove themselves worthy of advancement; not to gamble with their lives. After shielding them, she quickly burrowed underground, ripping open the dirt to try and let the ground around them absorb some of the impact as well. The red ribbons that normally floated around her person, were tightly wrapped around her, binding her and empowering her with chakra that was normally stored, to help amplify the strength of her blood, as well as her own body.Her quick digging and strength had gotten them to a safe level in time, however she had just finished digging them out. Whipping a dribble of blood from her lip, Xena slowly stood up, her knees wobbly as she began the medical ninjutsu treatment upon her own body, her back completely ripped apart from using it as a large, and steady sample of blood, in order to create a strong enough shield to protect herself and the genin who had been frozen in place. Popping another pill into her mouth, she knew that this was going to be a long day. The steam rising from her back, the regeneration of her own body being quicker than any other patient she could ever perform on due to her manipulation of blood. She cracked her neck, letting out a sigh of relief as she removed the tattered cloak from her shoulders, letting the fur remain as she smirked, her hands on her hips as she glanced down at the two genin who were slightly scratched up, but for the most part protected due to her quick thinking. “Sheeeesh~ What would you kids do without me, hmmm~? Best remember to respect your elders.” With a soft giggle and a gentle smile as always, she pulled them both up to their feet, before scooping them up and jumping out of the desolated area. Handing them off to a near by medic ninja, she turned to face where the growing destruction had continued without her presence. Jumping up towards the rooftops where the other ninja were located, she landed next to them, as her blood red ribbons tightened around her body more, the blue flame emitted from her left eye once again as she whipped her hair out of her face, her robotic eye turning on and scanning the area. Her modified eye able to process math and calculations much faster than the average human eye, was able to quickly catch her up with the current situation that everyone was in. Taking into account the jutsu that the genin were trying to collaborate on, she decided to amplify the technique with her own jutsu.Taking note of the high winds that were now aiming to circle around the man who called himself sting, the white haired kunoichi dug her nails into her palm, before throwing her hands out towards the wind that was encircling in the air. Letting the small droplets be propelled to the man, she quickly made distinct hand signs, letting in to her Kekkei Genkai jutsus “Chi no Ha: Blood Spears…” With a light and airy giggle, Xena’s fingers began to bend at irregular angles, as the small droplets in the air began to divide in the water that now also enveloped the area, taking the oxygen and hydrogen from it, and using the properties to create even more blood, allowing it to elongate into spears, encircling around the man. Crossing her arms over one another, she aimed three spears towards the man’s heart, whilst two aimed for each one of the man’s shoulders, and the last two aimed for his lower thigh, near the knee joint. She had her robotic eye zooming in and honing in on him, calculating the air currents as well and the aerial complexity that would be required of the man if he were to try and dodge, the spears flying towards him within a fraction of a second between each other. “Oh dear darlings, have you been having fun without me~? I can’t forgive such a thing!” She giggled, her bright blue eye that was inflamed by chakra giving her temporary vision, as well as her robotic red eye, honed in on the man, as she gave him a rather genuine smile that was in great contrast with her words. The smile, as genuine as it was, was one of understanding. Of the complacent and complete need he had felt to take out the anguish that danced around inside him, upon those he felt were responsible, for she too had once been there. Searching for answers, for the reason WHY, through aggression and battle, but one day she learned how unfortunate of a way that was to live, and she only hoped that she could help him too see the error of resorting to violence, before it was too late for him to be saved. “...Riddle me this blondie, why attack innocents, when you and I could just go at each others throats as much as you want~?” As she crossed her arms over one another, the words and actions she made were hopefully a good enough distraction, as she began to dig the small senbon that was hidden in her heel, into her other foot, the blood slowly trickling down from it onto the roof of the building. She listened to the genin girl she had met before, feeling the air around her, as she grew up in front of them all. She just hoped, it was for the better, instead of for the worst. Her foot, as if dipped into ink began to drag against the building, creating an almost invisible seal like design in the ground as she continued to giggle
Heki (Heki Senju): A torrent of violent wind and flame grew around them, releasing its carnage upon Sting and Amaya; trapped inside it. Water hit the collaboration of Wind and Fire at which it turned to a thick fog that covered the entire rooftop Sting and Amaya stood upon. Blood fused with said vortex of incinerating destruction in the form of four spears that spun rapidly before shooting inside, the tornado serving as a perfect cover while also boosting the spears in speed. There amidst the spinning flames stood two, a boy and girl, his eyes on her; reflecting none of the horror that enveloped them. His pupils dilated, before rapidly growing into a slit-shape like a cats; the eyes themselves turning furious yet that was not the feeling he gave off, remaining perfectly calm with a mild smirk on his lips. “You’re too pretty to cry, control yourself or everyone will make fun of you.” He had listened to every word of the girl, and moved a hand to tenderly brush away her tears; his playful nature leaving him. Sapphire eyes watching the symmetric revelation of her visage; black piercings aligned perfectly. “Why do I destroy your home? “ He had said, stepping closer and wrapping his own two arms around her. “Because if I do not, then what stops Konoha from destroying others?” After his words the aforementioned torrent of flames closed in on the two with its incinerating and cutting winds, soon four spears followed. Yet inside the rotating collaboration technique, that was still covered by a large amount of fog that spun around with the tornado in its center, something unusual occurred. Arms grew form from a visible aura of red chakra, their shape like primal claws reaching from the afterlife, elongating as four of them completely wrapped up the Blonde boy and Teal haired girl; protecting them, well her, from the flames and wind. Meanwhile the four spears were grabbed by another four chakra-arms and thrown out of the Tornado with such force that it broke the air currents and dispelled the technique. The fog had almost fully lifted now, yet it would still be hard to make out Sting and Amaya as a spear was heading for Aiden, Verin, Kasumi and Xena; aimed to hit the center of each his/her chest. It didn’t stop there however as the four arms that protected Amaya left her form and elongated while racing towards Xena at blinding speeds; one of them aiming to claw through her chest the moment she’d aim and focus on one or all of the spears, or just after the spears were thrown back. The other three arms heading in her direction would follow her if she moved from the first/blocked it, and then aim to grab her neck and each of her ankles. A final ninth chakra arm raced upwards to grab the staff of Cross and fling him into a nearby house that Aiden and Verin stood upon. (NPC’ing for Brandon.) After which Sting jumped to the ground and away from the rooftop where he and Amaya had stood, walking up to Xena as all chakra arms returned except those four he used on her. “You and I are like a grain of sand and the Sun. Your words will not distract me into wasting time on your eradication.” His tone changed to a more loathing one as lids narrowed, a sly gaze cast upon her though his voice surprisingly stern. “And Konoha was the first to strike an innocent. A girl no more than ten years of age, murdered to extract the 1-tailed beast from her fragile body. Please… save your pathetic words.” If the three chakra arms had held her, suspended just above the ground, they would retreat now as Sting’s pupils turned back to normal. “Your very own Hokage is the reason evil still breeds in this world. With one main force there can’t be equality. All must be divided fairly.” Sting sighed, a look of worry on his face. “Ideals such as capturing all tailed beast I cannot allow, there must be retribution. Whether it’s his head… or all of yours.”
LightFang (Aiden Uchiha): Aiden would grin clentching his fist as he proclaimed "Yes!" seeing the collaboration attack had taken a great form. This smile would quickly fade however as he saw the spears of blood had been redirected and now sent straight at each of his comrads. His eyes would race back and forth looking over each person. Adrenaline was kicking in as it seemed everything was moving slower and more paced. His eyes first would glance over Verin and see that she could obviously handle this incoming attack and counter. At least he thought she should since nothing was hindering this. His eyes then would scan Xena and in the back of his mind he would think, thats a jounin and her own attack being sent back at her. He obviously knew she could handle that. Finally his eyes fell to Kasumi. She had turned her back on the enemy, not a smart move. However Aiden knew she must be heading to perform the evacuation orders as all genin knew to based on the direction she was running. His eyes would also catch the spear aimed at him for a moment and Aiden knew what he had to do. This all seemed to happen in a second due to the increase of adrenaline. His body would start to feel weird as his vision seemed to get, clearer. The things clouding his mind vanished. There was no sound except his heart beat. in that moment Aiden's second tomoe would split dividing into another third tomoe. His eyes now fully mature. Aidens hands would fall to the dog seal and then he would throw his hands back as he ran forward. Plumes of flames would shoot off from the palms of his hands and the bottoms of his feet as he raced off toward Kasumi. He had effectively evade the spear coming at him due to this however he wasn't even worried about that. Adrenaline keeping up with him as each leaping bound pushed him faster and faster. It was like a new found strength was awakening in Aiden. He was determined not to let another die today. No more death."KASUMI!!!" Aiden would scream out as he tackled her out of the way just as the blood spear went passed and crashed into the road way. The spear would rip up the stone walkway after it had just missed them. As he tackled Kasumi, Aiden would turn so he landed on his back. He did this so he would be the one taking the damage from this fall and not Kasumi. Standing back up Aiden would seem to have not even felt the impact. This was due to the adrenaline pumping through him. His three tomoe eyes looking down at her he would ask, "Hey your ok right? You were heading to go help the women and children up in the bunker. Get going then, I'll cover your exit." Aiden would then run back out into the street and see the man was charging the jounin blood user suddenly. "Fuck This!" He said raising his hands to form some handseals. Horse first followed by Tiger as he took ing a quick breath. He would mold the chakra into fire chakra in his gut at this moment but instead of exhaling it he would hold his breath. He then would form the seals Tiger followed by Monkey before raising his right hand cover in flaim to aim as a finger gun at Sting. This was when he started to exhale his fireball jutsu flowing it into the flare gun bullet taking the 6 ft diameter fire ball and compressing it densly into a 5 inch ball along with the flare bullet. Instead of bang as he commonly said when firing the flare gun this version Aiden would say "Die."As he lauched the 5 inch bullet at the velocity of a hand gun firing a bullet. This collab would be deemed the Death Flare as it was an attempt to hit Sting square in the back that he had turned on the genin. This attack, if it were to hit, would instantly burst on impact into a 6 ft wide flare that the molded chakra flames wound quickly start to spiral and form a fire ball around sting. Aiden was trying to kill this man with this shot as it could easily cause 3rd degree burns to any exposed skin and 2nd degree to covered skin. However it also has a high chance of engulfing the clothing in flames and that can highten its chances of severity. His full sharingan form would be glowing in rage as he watched this man.-
VerinChan (Verin Kagetsu): Verins blue eyes had not shifted from the attack failure, no way a simple technique would kill the man at least not yet. Holding her Fan now in her right hand her eyes slightly narrowed at the sign of the spear planting her fan on the floor and pushing her body up in the air she released her fan summon so the spear wouldn’t destroy Tami/Herfan. As she was in air she threw three kunai 50 ft from the man with explosive tags on them and chakra strings. She pulled her self towards him as she saw Aiden let off his fire . The moment that his attack would hit she would unleashed her won jutsu. Hand seals activated while she had thrust her self forward as soon as she landed clapping her hands together using she performed “Gale Palm” The winds of 55mph erupted from her hands a f oft wing span and 100 feet vertical. It was aimed at him to increase the burn of the powerful flames. None of this would hit Amaya for it was aimed at the man and only him. If he tried to turn around and hit her or use his chakra arms she would set off her explosive tags and use it as cover.
Sublucia (Kasumi Hozuki): Running as fast as she could to go help the other villagers, it was her duty to bring them to safety as a Genin. Running she couldn’t help but notice from the corner of her eye something that was coming, and it wasn’t friendly gift… this left her with little to no time to react, screaming Kasumi closed her eyes hearing “KASUMI!!” into the distance. Kasumi prepared herself for something to impact and hit her … but instead it was like she teleported. It was dark with her eye closed but she felt safe and warm, someone had saved her… the scent and grasp was familiar. Slowly opening her eyes she looked into a boys eyes… Aiden. “A-aiden you saved me” she looked at him without words to speak, it was like her tongue was cut off, this time was certainly not the time to be a girl but it just hit her like a truck… what was this feeling? Kasumi didn’t know what it was but it made her feel weird. Getting up she nodded at his question, feeling secure that she would have her back. About to jump off she stopped and looked back at him feeling uneasy about leaving her comrades, even though they were strong. “Aiden… if you see my brother tell him I love him, and watch over the others…I know it’s a lot to ask but they are the only family I have, but also… be careful ok? Until I get back” she said softly towards him before jumping off and away from the arena. Looking back at the scene from afar she swallowed a dry throat, she feared for the loss of everything she loved… if she lost them it would break her into nothing but dust. But Kasumi couldn’t think about this… she had to stay positive and know that her friends would be ok, so with that last thought she turned her back going through the village running keeping her eyes out for civilians. Gathering up mothers with their children, and other children that were around, she let the mothers walk head with other genins while she put the children into a single file walking in front of them, with another genin behind to make sure no one wouldn’t leave. Arriving at the secret hide out for the civilians she securely put them where they were supposed to be and told them to be quiet. Nodding at a jounin that was watching over them, he let her leave. Running Kasumi left and ran through the village hoping there wouldn’t be anyone that was a follower of this guy around, in other words “bandits that would attack her as she head her way towards the arena.
Funly (Xena Saiyaku): Given the intense mist and disruption of normal sight, Xena’s robotic eye zoomed in, hyper analyzing the situation from the distance upon another roof top. As her three spears came into contact, her hands formed a quick tiger to boar hand sign, her lips whispering softly “Ketsueki shīru...Blood seal.” The spears that were blocked by his chakra arms, suddenly liquified, being absorbed into it, and allowing her a tracker that was now inside the arms he used to attack her. The spears that were thrown back at everyone, were quickly dispersed as well, turning back to a liquid state. Whether they would to jump out of the way or attempt to dodge them, a single drop of her blood would land upon their chest, sealing to them in order to allow Xena to have vision of them, even when she wasn’t looking. She let out a giggle, as suddenly she sunk through the floor of the roof, where once the seal she made with her own blood was. Bursting through a window on the opposing side of the building, her childish giggling could be heard as she was seen on the back of her beloved crane, Jiyū. He was pure white, with a simple blood red dot underneath each eye. “Aiya, your summoning never ceases to amaze me darling~!” She smiled as she had her arms out on either side of her body, as if she was imitating that she was flying. Small drops of blood were falling from her extended hands, as the bird traveled in a large circle around the man, dipping and diving as needed. She trusted his speed, dodging the three chakra hands that followed up upon her as she giggled, gripping on tightly around his neck as she pressed her body against him. “...Sweet child, what did you get yourself into this time?” The crane’s voice was deep, as he used his powerful wings to fly away from the extended grasp of the arms.
Electron (Amaya Iburi): ..there must be retribution. Whether it's his head... or all of yours.' After all that, was this stranger still going to kill them even after he had saved her? The kunoichi stayed still as a statue with a puzzled expression, her insides churning as confusion washed over her. She didn't want to hurt him, but she did not want him to hurt others. By the looks of his attacks, he did not seem to want to hurt the genin, but rather the higher ranked shinobi. His logic messed with her mind, and she wasn't able to shrug it off. Was this his way of salvation? Wipe away the existance of those who had their minds set on a specific lifestyle, and keep the young ones who will be able to adapt? It was as if there was an angel and devil that stood on her shoulder, telling her what to do. Kill him. Save him. Kill... Kill him. He saved you. He isn't evil. Destroy what destroys you. Kill him. At this moment, it seemed as if the evil was holding a candle to her heart, but there was an angelic feel to it. She was saving her family. However, it did not stop the hate and enmity that welled up inside her, fury itself burning her up. The feeling was so intense and deep in her heart, it was ingrained in the tissue. Amaya raised her bow, and loaded a compact smoke arrow which was aimed at his shoulderblade, eyeing his movements as he walked away from her and towards the jounin. "How will they make fun of me for crying..." Her stern voice spoke out, "...if you kill them all?" Although she had seen his soul through his sapphire hues -- pure and broken, she had to do what was necessary to protect her family. She released her arrow, which sparked violently with lightning, almost seeming as if it were cutting through the atmosphere due to its speed. Once it was mere seconds from him, she performed a one handed handseal to disperse it into five seperate ones.
Heki (Heki Senju): The female Jounin, Xena, was slashed across the torso by one of the claws of chakra, after which she was sent flying through a wall and managed to run away, jump through a window, and fly off on a bird-like summon; dodging the other chakra arms that came after her before stopping their chase to level most of the building; Xena flying high in the air around the battlefield for the time being, her chest torn open.Back on the ground- Rocks and debris flew up high before the final chakra arms (that smashed the building to bits) too then returned to Sting, him standing with his back towards Aiden. The red aura of chakra diminished from his form just as he felt something… suddenly. He looked over his shoulder and saw Amaya with her bow held in her hand; five arrows piercing his torso. A sad grin on his lips, a whisper unheard escaping them, yet his visage was soon taken from sight as a bullet of flame had hit him and spiraled into an orb that completely enveloped Sting. After that a mass of wind rushed forth and blew into the blond man with enough force to send him flying away from the Genin and into a guard-post ten yards away from them. His back smashed through one of the wooden pillars which allowed for the structure to remain standing upright; thus causing the small tower to collapse upon itself and Sting. The wood snapping and stones crumbling rang through the air in an intense orchestra of chaos. It was clear that the Genin had pulled off quite a feat as the sound of destruction was loud and the uplifting dust-cloud large. A few seconds passed in silence, nothing to be heard from the Jinchuruuki. Finally… it was over. The terror which threatened the hidden leaf gone for good. “Fools….” His voice was barely loud enough to hear, yet the following roar made his presence more than well-known. Sections of the ruined guard—tower flew out in all directions, a few large rocks heading towards the Genin in range. The scream raging at such volume that the ground itself began to tremble, and then it became visible. A bright white light amidst the dust, almost bright enough to blind those who looked at the white aura. “White Drive.” Sting spoke out, more calmly now, as the dust had fully settled/been blown away; revealing him standing calmly; five holes in his chest from where the arrows had pierced him, parts of his skin burnt black, and a bruise on his back from where the winds had hit him. Even though… he laughed… the white light around him growing fiercer, his pupils turned to slits once more; the nine-tails chakra hidden inside the brightness of light chakra that enveloped Sting. He then slowly turned around to Amaya, her arrows turned to dust by the light that surrounded him and the fire from Aiden; the holes in his chest already having stopped bleeding for the most part, regenerating through the Yang in light chakra and the kyuubi’s chakra. Burnt skin proven to be mostly superficial, as the bruises on his back didn’t deter him in the slightest. The Genin fought great, yet the power of this individual was simply too high. He reared his head back and opened his mouth to collect a bright source of light. Then while snapping back forward he expelled a large beam of light from his mouth that went on a path from Verin > Amaya > Aiden. “White Roar!: The laser beam bore such prowess, further augmented by white drive, that it exploded the buildings and ground it tore through on its destructive path to all of the Genin. If they were hit by the beam itself, it would incinerate them immediately due to the heat it bore. Yet if they managed to dodge the beam and only get hit the large and vicious ensuing explosions, they’d be knocked and blown away; most likely on the verge of dying. Two chakra arms then spawned from around Sting and planted their claws into the ground while lifting him up 4 yards; a menacing glare on his face. “Take me to the Hokage, this is my last warning.”
LightFang (Aiden Uchiha): -Aiden would be short of breath after that last attack. He had exausted a lot of chakra in one go and he was feeling the reprocusions of it. He needed to take a moment to catch his breath. Thankfully it was starting to look like it was over. Looking around Aiden could see people starting to calm down thinking that was the end of it. However what his eyes could see troubled him. His sharingan could pick up the traces of chakra just behind a pile of wood and stone. "Stop celibrating. He's not dead!" Aidens eyes would still be serious as he watched carefully. He would then notice the large rocks fly toward them suddenly. Thankfully he had enough time to catch some breath as he jumped up onto one rock then off of it to another. Finally jumping of that rock onto an adjacent roof top. This would move him out of the area that the beam of light was fired in. Effectivly dodging this Aiden would stay on his roof top watching the man. He needed a moment to rest and he was trying to think of the best way to do this. His only thought was to buy some time. 'Maybe if I catch him in a genjutsu i can get a few moments.' he thought, 'but what to use...' Suddenly the perfect idea came to Aiden's mind. Focusing on the man his sharingan tomoe would start to spiral. This was the sharingans ability to cause genjutsu. Even if his sharingan was in the person's peripherial vision it was able to activate a genjutsu. This costed very little chakra as well. Doing so if sting was to catch Aiden's eyes within his vision this attempt would be succesful. Which should be easy since he was facing them. If caught Aiden would show the man a scenario immediatly melding after the last attack he launched. This scenario would have the Kage enter the scene and begin to question him for disturbing the village and asking him to leave. If the man refused to leave in the genjutsu it would continue with hokage starting to attack and try to forcibly remove the man from the village. However if the man did leave the village it would end the genjutsu as this was the exit hole Aiden placed in it.-
VerinChag (Verin Kagetsu): Slightly shocked that her attack had landed she was surprised to see that Amaya had actually fought. ‘Alright one more genin with us!’ She thought her face determine d as she gripped her kunai and ran next to Amaya as the man was sent flying. She wrapped her arms around Amaya holding her tight to her own chest. “I know it’s hard… but we have to protect the village…” She said in a soft whisper and looked down lifting Amaya’s chin gently. She heard a yell from Aiden and her eyes shot up as rocks had come flying. She already having Amaya so close would reach to grab her and take two steps body flickering them both on top of a roof avoiding quite a few rocks. The red heads eyes planted on the man seeing the light that surrounded him ‘What immense power’ Thoughts raced through her head. Seeing him charge his beam and her eyes shot open. A fast as her reflexes could manage she did hand seals and performed “Great break through” 20 mph of wind would shoot out at Amaya’s stomach the wind not strong enough to hurt her only push them both a good 50 yards out of the way of the beams that had just barely missed them. Her own blue eyes watched as it destroyed a house or rather someone’s house, a family could come back to no home. As Verin landed quickly on her feet she shook her head out of the bad thoughts. Blue irises locked on Sting. Her ears wrung as his words echoed in her head. When he demanded for the Hokage, her Hokage their leader... Where the heck was he? Why were they left fighting this monster, wasn’t he supposed to protect them protect the village? Her brows knit as she replied to the now raging Jin. “Look! We have no Idea where he is! Please Stop! We’re trying to protect our village our woman and children! If we all calm down we can settle this like people, I promise you we don’t know where he is! Please!” She shouted up at the top of her lungs towards him as he rose in the air. Her friends lives where at stake. Xena… Where was Xena? She had to heal her. Her blue eyes followed his figure so high in the air for any attacks. Then her eyes began to scan the debris waiting his response though shed look back at him frequently. She shouted frantically. “Amaya!? Are you alright?!” Her eyes scanned everywhere for the Teal haired girl, no way she was dying to day. Verin had just made a friend and then this shit happened. Everything was going so wrong… and Verin wouldn’t allow it. (If Amaya did not let Verin grab her Verin would’ve used the same jutsu to the roof to shoot her self out of the way of the large beam. Yet still asking these questions.)
Electron (Amaya Iburi): Once she allowed Verin to grab her, they were both suddenly on top of a roof. Something was wrong with the Iburi -- she was trembling, and her vision was periodically going black. Before she could understand what was happening, powerful winds was shot at her stomach by Verin, and caused her to become a projectile, shortly landing on the front side of her body ontop of a roof 50 yards away. She groaned in pain, her mangled lip and obviously broken nose were caked in blood, congealed and cracked. The now browning blood had drizzled down her face like rain down a window pane. She struggled to sit up, touched her face with a trembling hand, and examined the life fluid that drenched it, almost heaving at the sight. Her stomach contracted so violently that it almost looked painful. Chunks of food covered in the creamy chyme from her stomach were propelled into the air, and splattered onto the rooftop. She heaved again, and once more it was sprayed. She groaned, cluntching her stomach in excruciating pain, her blood staining her abdomen as she clinged to it. Her throat felt sore from the stomach acid that was layering it, and her mouth tasted of vomit. Her watery, drooped eyes survey the mess, and they fleet up to her comrades, then the boy. The desolation she felt was all consuming -- conflicted whether she should protect their bond or save her family. Why must distressing moments always cause her to heave her lunch? One would choose the obvious answer and help their family, but she could not shake the feeling off that there was something worth looking further into. Her mind became an icy waseland, the wind howled in her soul and wrapped icy tentacles around her heart so tightly it almost stopped beating. Her vision turned black, and adrenaline entered her blood in a form of panic. Once her vision had returned, she looked at the dusted smoke arrows that surrounded the jinchuriki, and guilt immediately washed over her. "I will not let you hurt my family," A silent tear rolled down her bloody cheek. With one trembling hand, she was going to perform the handseal to make the particles explode, but stopped mid way. "I hope you find happiness." The kunoichi's vision blackened once more, and she fell on her back, her unconscious body making a soft 'thud' as it hit on the roof.
Heki (Heki Senju + NPC): -One mile below ground, Konoha, a subterranean square room large enough to hold a small village.- The Hokage sat amidst eight of the most terrifying creatures ever to walk the earth. Some candles surrounding him in a circle, their flames never flickering. While a larger amount of candles mounted to the wall were roaring ablaze, unifying with darkness to craft a play of shadow that showed the monsters contorting and clawing at everything that came in reach. Save a few, such as Chomei (Seven tails), they were all in a state of pure anger; their primal desire for freedom so beast-like in nature that the Tailed beasts showed how animalistic they truly were. Meanwhile the Hokage’s Sage-Mode was running out; even by prolonging the technique as long as his unique body could handle, remaining perfectly still for over a week, the end had come. Time was running out over a day ago. Nothing but the raw life-force inside his DNA kept him from the afterlife and able to continue to tasking mental and physical process of controlling the dozens of wooden hands which restrained the Tailed beasts. Indeed the man was something else, his body containing something that was never even seen with any other Senju; allowing him to develop the Wood Release. Now however, he was but a shell of the proud and stoic man he once was, as the sage mode has left him. His face pale and lifeless, black rings under his eyes that were previously masked by the sage markings. Dried up and brittle trails of running down his eyes and ears, his hearing completely gone. The Ninetails its arrival had driven the other beasts into a rage and their thunderous roars in the enclosed space had immediately shattered the Hokages eardrums before the strong vibrations brought forth by these angered bellows destroyed any further chance of him hearing. The blood ran down from his ears to his neck and over his chest, creating perfectly symmetrical lines that followed the lines of exposed veins; his body so starved that bones stuck out of his skin. “It’s too late…. I’ll have to see you myself…. Kurama.” He stood up from amidst the circle of candles and walked up to a group of nine robed men standing in the room, their faces hidden in shadow; making it a guess if they were human or not since they seemed unaffected by the loud roaring. The Hokage motioned with his right hand for them to begin, and opened his eyes… at which tears began to stream down. He was blind…. His eyes black and void of any life, only able to perceive the nine men and eight beast with chakra-sensing; in a most basic form of a silhouette. There was no time for sorrow though…. The eight beasts now had broken free from the wooden hands that held them, wood grown dead after the end of sage-mode, and readied to release their onslaught upon the Kage and nine robed individuals. Then something lit up in the blind Hokage’s mind, he saw lines on the ground that were shaped by chakra, making out the geometric symbols of what looked like a unique fuinjutsu. It began to glow brighter… brighter… while the chakra signatures of the tailed beasts diminished. There was more…. The blind man saw tendrils of chakra run from each of the eight beasts and underground. The tendrils then conjoined in what looked like a thick root that ended just a few yards behind the Hokage himself; in the center of the geometrical Fuinjutsu symbol. In the mental state of vision where he saw Chakra, this symbol grew so bright that it almost burned his mind. All eight of the beasts devoured into this fuinjutsu that was filled by the different colors of all these beasts their essence, revealing beautiful rainbow-colored lined of chakra; so beautiful that Heki ignored the burning mental pain of looking at them. “I have to live, I have to see out the end of this plan. The children, the future Jinchuruuki generation, they are our future.” He had to keep hope… but the light… it burned. He cried out in anguish and fell on his knees, and then it all went away. The emanating Fuinjutsu lines diminishing as eight of the nine hooded figures were each filled with the chakra presence of a tailed beast; one by one filled up by a source of chakra that shot inside them as if they were but a contained. Still all nine stood motionless around the circle, as a dark voice spoke out in Heki Senju’s mind. “Go now, Hokage, and ensure you will fulfill your side of our pact.” The only shadow that did not contain chakra of a tailed beast, the one most likely reserved for Kurama, was seen raising an arm; the Hokage able to see the chakra running through the limb, already adapting to being blind. He exhaled, got up off his knees and looked ahead with renewed determination. His chin up and chest out, stride powerful for one who looked so brittle. Dead eyes yet held such a stoic presence that he could truly be seen as unwavering. By memory he turned and walked to the ring of candles he originally sat amidst, clasping his hands together in the snake-seal at which he was surrounded by roots and disappeared into the ground. “The last of my chakra will have to do, Konoha Shinobi… please wait for me.” In the middle of a spiraling formation of roots he drilled through earth and stone, smaller roots completely surrounding his body to keep him intact. –Konoha, above ground, near the destroyed remains of the Chuunin arena.—The scene had evolved to one of horror and success, the girls beaten or sent fleeing; one of them unconscious on the ground. While the boy, Aiden, stood eye in eye with Sting. Well, actually, it looked like he did. Upon closer inspection one could see Stings eyes weren’t his own blue, they were the fierce hues of Kurama. In the sub-consciousness of Sting, Aiden would find himself face to face with Kurama; a massive demon fox with nine tails that stood behind massive prison bars, only his eyes and a sly smile visible to the Uchiha boy after his Genjutsu had caused for different effects than he originally aimed for. “So Uchiha, why are you so eager to look upon death.” The smile of Kurama turned wicked. “A clan which thrives on hatred and betrayal, how can you even hold such pride in your eyes!” Kyuubi laughed in a sinister fashion after his taunt, stepping close enough to reveal some a minor silhouette around the eyes and fangs. Then Sting appeared leaning against one of the long bars behind which was Kurama, one eye opened and looking at the Uchiha with a smirk just as Vile as Kurama; it was clear these two worked as one. ----Meanwhile outside the Sub-conscious conversation taking place inside Sting.---- The ground tore up close to Amaya and Verin, revealing a spiraling formation of massive roots and branches that unfolded like a flower; revealing a man mummified in thin roots. They lashed out like whips as they uncoiled and revealed the broken image of the Hokage inside. He fell to his knee and coughed up some blood as all of the roots retreated underground. The man used a broken wall to support himself and stand up, only twenty five while looking almost ancient now. He felt two vague chakra signatures within a few yards of him, Amaya and Verin, and then further away the massive presence of the Jinchuruuki nearby, close to another genin-level chakra signature (Aiden), yet he could not hear or see them. His voice was torn as he spoke, as if his throat was at the last of its use. “Take me… to him…. The Jinchuruuki.”
LightFang (Aiden Uchiha): -Aiden would start to activate the genjutsu however quickly he would become confused. It seemed as if the genjutsu had a reverse effect and moved him into a genjutsu himself. The scenery all changed and suddenly he was staring face to face with the massive nine tails. Luckily it was behind a set of prison bars, however those bars seemed spaced enough that a person his size could walk right through them. As the demon fox began to speak out to him Aiden looked up and said, "I accepted the fact that my life may end any moment the day i entered the accademy. I do not fear it and will embrace it if that is my path." Aidens composure seemed far more confident than someone that would normally stand infront of a tailed beast. Perhaps this was due to his previous experiences with them, or maybe it was due to the anger this particular one has caused. Aiden would simply give one laugh as he heard the next words of the kyubi. "A clan that thrives on hatred, betrayal. Tough words from a being created of those feelings. Yes i studied you in the accademy. It's strange to me that the biggest being of hatred is sitting here fighting for the other tailed beasts." Aiden's burning sharingan eyes kept filling with more and more confidence as he noticed the Jinchuriki standing against the bars. Aiden would step forward and place his right hand on the gate of which the prison bars met. "So this is the technique that keeps you bound to this man, or should i say, " Aiden would turn to Sting and continue speaking, "the technique you keep him prisoner with." Through his sharingan Aiden would see veins of red chakra seeping out through the bars from the side kurama was at. It seemed almost like a symbolic pattern to him as if Kurama was giving his chakra up. Looking back to kurama Aiden's eye would start to flutter as the sharingan revealed a hidden power to the boy. One that was breaking the chakra up in his mind. Aiden, thinking fast, would act on this ability and attempt to disrupt the link of chakra between Kurama and Sting. Should this work the Sharingan ability will supress kurama's chakra within the subconcious realm it is binded to and make sting unable to acess it. Doing this supresses Sting's access to the Yang release he needs for the Kekkei Tota Light Release. This should give the other genin time to fight this beast accordingly as it would severely limit Sting's ability. After cutting this link Aiden would return himself to his own conciousness and keep his sharingan focused on sting. Down on one knee he would grit his teeth as his own body was still resting and left him unable to take advantage of the situation he just provided.-
VerinChan (Verin Kagetsu): Verin was frantically looking for Amaya. When her own dull blue eyes landed on the teal hair atop a roof she jumped from the roof she was standing upon. As soon as she landed upon the ground the ground began to shake and she blinked falling on her ass. She looked up seeing the “Hokage…” She whispered her eyes widened watching him. His command she immediately reacted shuffling to her feet she took a step body flickering right underneath his arm her left arm going to wrap around him her right hand hovering above his chest. Focusing her chakra damn near perfectly she began to activate her healing jutsu. She had no clue if it would be affective but damn it she would try, She would soak up every last bit of her chakra to heal her Hokage. She stuck a kuna on the ground with the chakra string wrapped around her torso incase she needed to escape from what he wanted to do or their lives were in danger shed be able to move. She then began to help him to the Jin she would not question him for his powers surpassed everyone in the village there was a reason he was Kage and she would not let him down. Her eyes stayed focused on him making sure he would not fall her healing jutsu if he allowed it would first start on his heart and his central chakra system then renew his tissue and muscle . Beads of sweat would be formed on her head as she literally gave it her all never trying so much on one thing in her life. This man was the reason they were all alive? Or was he the reason they were all so close to death? Her blue eyes scanned his lifeless ones. There was no way that this man would intentionally try to kill his people or harm them this probably got out of hand… She bit her bottom lip thoroughly concentrating on healing now. And getting him closer to the Jin. She prayed he would let him heal her.
Finally arriving at the scene of events Kasumi looking around laying her purple eyes at a familiar face. Smiling at how happy she was to finally see her brother, her smile soon turned to a frown… He was bleeding from the ears and his eyes were duller then Verins… they had no emotion… was this even her brother??? What happened to him… he was completely wrecked. It’s like she could feel his pain just by looking him, it sent series of shivers up her spine and cross bumps flowing down her arm. Concealing herself she knew that he was the Hokage, that he would risk his life for anybody no matter the level difficulty. In fact it inspired her to push on and to be just as strong, looking around once more she landed her eyes on the lifeless looking Amaya on the top of a roof. Without hesitation Kasumi got on her toes running as fast as she could, she ran silently and away from the fighting scene. Keeping her guard and eyes up for any type of a attack that might be thrown her way, Adrenaline pumped in her veins. She wanted to help and step up somehow… but it wasn’t going to be easy… she would pay attention for the right moment to unleash the real her, a strong genin that just needs a push to do more than most. However for now she would simply arrive were Amaya laid, sighing in relief she was only unconscious. Pulling her close she looked for any serious injuries, but nothing seemed to life threatening. Just to be safe she laid Amaya on her left side, due to her being unconscious she didn’t want her to swallow her tongue or anything else like choking on vomit. Kasumi looked down at her face and ran her hands threw her hair softly, comforting her… Even though she was unconscious she would make sure no harm would come to
Electron (Amaya Iburi): When she was asleep, she laid as still as a brick. The only movement was the slight rise and fall of her chest. It was hard to imagine that this was the same girl that tore around from sun up to sun down, terrorizing every inhabitant and shinobi with her mysterious masked face and beady irritated eyes. In sleep she was angel, her face as fresh as a drew drop, making gentle snuffling noises as she breathed. With rapid eye movement, Amaya entered the realm of dreaming. The nightmare was always the same -- paralyzed, trembling, cold. A masked man would come closer with a kunai, making sweeping movements to a music only he could hear. 'I killed your parents.' He would say. He would be closer, then further away, then closer again. "Hokage..." she heard Verin's soothing words in her dream, and the stranger in her dream came closer to her face. He took off his mask, and blood poured and gushed from his eye sockets and nostrils. "Take me..." The stranger's voice spoke to her as the Hokage's voice spoke to Verin, and she immediately woke from her slumber. With panicked breaths, she sat up and looked around, waiting for her blurred eyes to focus again. Blood was slowly oozing out of numerous wounds in her face, and torso, a small but relentless flow of crismon. Searing fiery bursts pulsated around the wounds, intensifying with each breath, jarring and brutal. The bloody muscle quivered, and a painful groan escaped her lips. How long was she out for? She didn't really know. There was so much happening, and her mind couldn't seem to focus on one thing. Perhaps it was the lack of food and water -- the deficiency disallowing her to concentrate propely nor make judgements. However, when her eyes laid on a mysterious figure and Verin, she knew something was not right. Her eyes fleeted to the blonde boy again, and attempted not to let conflict enter her mind. She had to protect her village. It is not about a bond anymore, it was about saving her family. Family... is what is important. Is that was he was after? If so, they were fighting for the same thing. She moved her attention away from him, blocking out her thoughts by focusing on the pain, and her vision focused on a familiar, lovely face in front of her -- Kasumi's. "Who is he? We have to help him..." She struggled to stand, and moved a hand to her wounded and swollen face. Her feet tremble as pain ached throughout her entire body. It was as if she was blown away by wind 50 yards away and landed on her front.... Oh wait. Her swollen, bloody eye closed, as she quickly moved holding Kasumi's hand (if she allowed this) to the stranger and Verin. "What's happening?" She studied her actions, wishing she could help him as well. Her eyes fleet from Verin to the blonde boy, making sure he wouldn't attack them.
Heki (Heki Senju + NPC): -Aiden, Sting, Kyuubi in Sting’s inner self.---Kurama roared in anger at the cocky words of the Uchiha, even though there was truth in them. Sting merely laughed and turned to look over his shoulder, eyeing Kurama. “Enough.” At which the nine tailed fox roared out loud and dispelled the genjutsu casting Aiden out of Sting’s sub consciousness after a large amount of chakra was suppressed inside the Blonde Jinchuruuki. ---Back in the real world, Sting and Aiden---The tailed beast aura left from his form yet the circle of light, White Drive, still emanated around his body. “Heh, forcing me to use my own power rather than Kurama’s might’ve been the worst mistake you ever made.” Even though the Kyuubi was suppressed it still allowed Sting to tap into enough Yang chakra to fuel his Light Release; even if not to its full capacity, Sting could still go further than what he had displayed thus far with his unique Kekkai Totai. A self-secured smirk on his lips ad he pressed both hands to his hips and walked over to the Uchiha Genin that had fallen upon his knee. The source of white light around intensifying to such levels that it’d temporarily blind Aiden if he’d aim to look at Sting. His footsteps close approaching, as he smashed his fists together a few times; as wielder of the Kekkai Totai capable of looking through the light and upon Aiden. “That was… quite a trick. I’ll reward you with some---“ Just as he balled a fist and made ready to run the final few yards at the Genin boy, his attention was drawn by the sudden arrival of an empty shell of a man supported by more Genin. Sting stopped in his tracks, the light fading around him, and turned to the Hokage’s frail body. “You… you will answer for your crimes. Amassing all these beasts, and for what!? All this will lead to is more war and pain. Let them go, give your life, and your village will be saved. “ ---The Hokage and Verin.—He coughed up some more blood as they had begun to walk, each step sending waves of jolting pain through his muscles and bones. Even as the girl supporting him send her healing technique through his form, it had little to no effect apart from lessening the sensation of the inside of his skin being slashed open with every move he made. When they came to a halt it was a lucky break, as he was finally able to catch a breath again; tired and weary. The blind Hokage could see the chakra of Sting, and the suppressed chakra of Kurama, and close by a mere boy… had he somehow managed to perform the suppressing feat? Who else…. The Hokages blind eyes turned from Aiden back to Sting, all the while hearing the Jinchuruuki speak without replying. When he opened his dry lips, mere croaks came out, he had lost the ability to speak… Yet Verin gave it her all, bright light emanating from her palms as another jolt went through the kage, empty eyes rolling back in there sockets. For the moment, he felt some energy return to him and spoke out. “The reason all beasts have been brought here… is to unite them with the Shinobi. With Jinchuruuki that live together with their beasts in a loving environment, helping them to co-exists before all are free to leave wherever they want to. At least the beasts won’t be alone, nor a risk. Due to an upbringing with the Will of Fire we can give you, the other tailed bests, and nine selected Jinchuruuki hosts the opportunity to spread the ideal of justice. Join us, walk the path I wish to carve in the tree of life. Give this generation… a chance. “
LightFang (Aiden Uchiha): Aiden would continue to watch as his supression seemed to have worked. Watching the man revert to a normal form yet still glowing brightly. As the man stepped closer Aiden would try to lift himself up however his body was still recovering and unable to support him. Because of this he just stayed down on one knee staring at the man with no fear. His sharingan eyes quickly adjusted to the glimmering light as was their ability to provide perfect vision in any situation. Hearing the man speak out Aiden was already looking for some kind of plan. Things were begining to look grim as his mind was blanking. However luck seemed to pass him. Just then the man would be distracted by the hokage entering the fray. Just then Aiden would feel a surge hit him as he quickly flashed the handsigns Tiger then Monkey as his hand began to get covered by flames once again. Aiden would hold his right hand at the man from his blind side and form the finger gun slowly. Gritting his teeth Aiden would try his best to form a flare bullet from the flames. However as the flames moved to his index finger they just vanished. Once all the flames vanished Aiden fell over face down and gemiced in pain. He had tried to hard to force a jutsu and he was feeling searing pain through his right arm. Because of this he felt it best to lay on his side an keeping one eye open he watched the kage and this jinchuriki speak. in his mind he was extremely confused. Here this guy was randomly invading and destroying the village yet the kage was offering him a chance to stay here and live amungst the others. What the hell was he up to. It made no sense to Aiden. After all that the Kage just offers the man friend ship. This wasn't right to Aiden, but he knew better than to question the hokage's judgement. Even if he was a senju...-
VerinChan (Verin Kagetsu): Verin had remained silent pouring ever last bit of her chakra into the Hokage. She forced her self to stay strong but it seemed like everyone was on their last legs. She grimaced as she seemed to pass her own health to the kage. Her eyes scanned the area a nearby drift wood she stuck a string to it pulling it as she propped him up on it if he’d allow. As soon as they came to a stop if he’d let her she wrap his weary body in bandage that she kept in her pouch. She would use it to keep him steady and in place to stop and bleeding. She would get on her knee her hands over his leg heeling those he needed to stand. If he would let her do her own thing she’d heal the muscle in his legs and make the bone strong. She pulled a senbon from her pouch using it as a needle along with a thread of her shirt to stitch him up her hands steady but her eyes shaking concentrated as she sweat the pressure was on her as the Jin came closer when she heard the hokage say a new breed of Jin her blue eyes widened however her hearing would not stop. He was the priority. Nothing was more frightening then losing a kage especially one she had known since she was a child… He was the leader everyone looked up to him and she had the ability to help him live even if it was just by a little bit it was something… And something is always better than nothing. She cursed her self mentally for not being able to make him completely better… But who had known he had done this to him self and for how long was he hiding this from his people. She swore to her self one day shed be strong enough to heal any disease and sickness. She had to being just a doctor at the hospital wasn’t an option. Losing the hokage a father figure to the another tailed beast wasn’t an option… ‘heal’ Was the only thing running through her mind. And her hands reflected her heart.
Sublucia (Kasumi Hozuki): Holding Amaya hand she let go and wrapped her arm around her waist holding her up. Looking at her injuries she was in no shape to fight “hey, relax you’re going to push yourself to hard. I’m not sure how far those wounds deepen” she said softly showing her complete worry. Listening to Amaya’s concern about her brother, it seemed like she was to injured to notice it was the Hokage. “I-it’s… my brother… He have to let him do this on his own, we cannot intervene… as much as I want to… and as much as it hurts to see him in his state. He signed up for this, he was ready for this the day he became Hokage. Not to mention their extremely close to the kyubi. Paying attention to her surroundings kasumi looked at Verin as she tried to heal her brother… at the looks of things she was going to heal herself dry. Remembering she had a bag of 10 replenishment food pills, she set Amaya down for a second “I have to throw something to Verin, Don’t move” she said softly before turning her back to face towards Verin. Shouted out to verin she said “VERIN!!! CATCH!!!” she took out 3 of 10 pills and threw them towards her comrade. Since she was a medical ninja, Kasumi knew that she would need those desperately. Going to pick up Amaya she securely wrapped her arms around her waist and handed her one chakra replenishment food pill “here take this… you’ll need it” she said simply before landing her eyes on her other teammate, Aiden. She wondered if he was ok, biting her lip she looked down and breathed out calming herself. Kasumi felt useless… Aiden was fighting his heart out, and Verin was healing her brother to health, Amaya… well Kasumi didn’t really know how she got so brutally fucked up but… she was fucked up bad. Then there was Kasumi, the weak little genin that tried to prove herself 3 times but failed terribly those 3 times. She felt like it was obvious why her parents left her, they knew she was weak from the beginning… Kasumi just wanted to help… seeing her friend Amaya hurt… her brother hurt… almost putting Verin and Aiden in danger from saving her… she felt like a helpless little girl.
Electron (Amaya Iburi): Amaya took the pill that was offered to her in her hand, and quickly popped it into her mouth. Her mouth was dry and tasted of blood, but she somehow managed to gulp it down. Her mangled lip quivered as the dry pill slowly slid down her throat, almost heaving as her stomach twitched at its presence. She was nauseous and liable to vomit at the slightest provocation. Why did conflict, stress, and lack of nutrition always cause the kunoichi to feel nauseous beyond belief? Her stomach churrned violently, and she leaned on her comrade for physical support. The now browning blood that had drizzled down her face and mouth was drying, and she attempted to straighten her broken nose using a trembling hand to no success. Her head was dizzy from the pain, and her vision blurred as she attempted to focus her eyes on the blonde boy. If only he would care about the bond as she did, or maybe if he were just more understanding.... The pain interrupted her thoughts again, and she moved her eyes from him. She had realized that the man Verin was healing was indeed the Hokage, as her eyes skimmed his wounds and almost deteriorating body her heart sank to her shoes. She stood motionless against Kasumi, unware of the time that passed, just simply staring at the man. The sacrifice, love, dedication one must have with such a high rank.. It almost brought tears to her eyes. Perhaps he saw something in others as she did. Warm heartedness, sincere and pure love, broken and saddened souls. No other thoughts came to her except that his fate was sealed, and she bowed her head, hiding her silent tears. There was nothing left to pawn. The sadness she felt would be described as an insatiable fire that burnt all the oxygen in her body, leaving her empty. But now it was more like a thin layer of ice, cooling her insides, a gentle reminder of the pain that came before and a warning not to stoke that fire again. She could not survive another inferno. Perhaps, it was the feeling of a heartbreak. It truly did feel that way.... She raised her head once more, clenching her teeth in mild anger. Why must there be so much hate in this shinobi world? One is simply trying to fight for the ones they love, but in the end, isn't it all for nothing? Will this hate ever cease to exist? Amaya hoped the Hokage's words were true, and they held a candle to her heart. This pain... it wasn't just her that felt it. Perhaps it was the reason why this man had attacked her village... for his own family. Perhaps... the family that the Hokage has stolen from him. It all made sense, she thought. What would one do to solve this conflict? There must be a way... There has to be.
Heki (Heki Senju + NPC): Sting merely stood motionless, then frowned, before nodding at the Hokage and looking away while speaking with a thick tone of arrogance “One chance, Hokage, one chance. Just out of curiosity, to see another fool his ideas fail.” He ended the sentence with a playful grin and turned his gaze to the sun. With a weak smile the Hokage nodded at Sting and then placed his hand on Verins shoulder before she could continue further medical procedures, and gently pushed her back an inch; signaling that she were to step back. “There is no need, dear child. Medical ninjutsu won’t aid me any more at this point.” The man turned to the chakra signature of his sister, and stumbled over to her and Amaya; hugging both of the girls with a warm smile, his bones croaking with every inch he moved. “The both of you, be safe, the future of Konoha lies in your hands. Dearest sister, I leave our house to you. Also I ask of you to ensure that the remains of my body are to be used for science, rather than a normal burial. I have always seen you as my true sister, and always will continue to watch over you. Amaya, your family is gone. Your clan is gone. All of them were drained of their blood, for it allowed others to steal their powers. These men may come for you too one day, since I can no longer protect you. But, I am sure that you can protect yourself now.” He then turned to look over his shoulder extending a skeleton-like hand to Verin. “And you too, thank you for giving me the strength for these final words. And bringing me to our new blonde friend” With effort he managed a warm smile, stepped back, and eyed each of them in turn. “I wish for you three to become our future Sannin. It is upon you to make this wish come true. My final request to you three. Be the trinity that strikes fear into evil, that brings greatness to those who as good commands. Allow myself to live on in you.” Almost stumbling over, the Hokage held himself up by a root that grew up from the ground. Yet still he was too weak to continue on. More roots grew up and held his limbs, without as much as a handseal being made, moving them for him as if Nature itself lend a hand so that he could approach Aiden. “You, boy, are a miracle. I choose you as winner of the Chuunin exams, after what you displayed here.” Heki turned to Sting for a moment, who was seen staring off into the distance while tapping his foot, before looking back at Aiden. “From now on you are a Jounin. With one task that counts over all. You will watch over these future Sannin, and aid them to achieve that rank. When the need is there, you’ll be captain of their unit of three. Please heed my words, for they are my dying will.” Weak as he was, his words were still sharp and presence stoic; a bastion. The roots around his limbs took him away to Sting, both men face to face. First the Hokage spoke; “This will be a final goodbye.” And then Sting; “But don’t you dare forget about the brightest light you’ve ever seen.” After which both men were encased by roots and pulled underground, a massive oak of over twenty yards high growing up from where they had submerged. Its leaves were colored white, the brightest white that reflected the sun. Wood and Light leaving a final landmark. ------Some minutes later. Underground in the space where the nine unknown individuals still stood as before; in a circle------ The Hokage walked through the dimly lit room with Sting supporting his weight, until both of them stood on the fuinjutsu symbol which was engraved in the ground between the circle of nine that wore long black robes. “It’s all up to you now.” Whispered the Hokage, his voice barely hearable now, as he ushered sting to step forth to the center of nine Shades; its black-draped arm extended forward, as Sting did the same, and upon their touching… the blonde Jinchuruuki fell to the ground. The Hokage looked underneath his feet and saw the chakra-lines, which made up the mysterious seal, light up a bright red before the chakra shot into the body of the Shade that had killed Sting with a single touch. All nine of their hoods now falling back to reveal empty skulls. Nine eerie voices screeching through the hollow space. “For every one that is reborn, a life must be sacrificed. Two of you choosing may inhabit both halves of the Demon Fox to evenly distribute its power. Instead of two lives, your life, Hokage, will suffice as the price for us to release Kurama in these halves. Name the two, and perish.” Loud chuckles echoed off the walls. “Watch your foolish dream fail from the heavens….” With his one of his last breaths, the Hokage uttered two names. Mere seconds later, a blonde man appeared from out of nowhere while holding a red haired woman. The pair stood opposite of Kage, on the same geometrical fuinjutsu engraved in the floor; which began to emit a bright red light visible to all, together with a buzzing, as if the seal came to life. Heki and the male and female became engulfed in the crimson light as it grew around them both before lifting all three off of the ground. The hokage shouting out over the loud buzzing, his bodily functions temporarily rejuvenated by the nine tails its Chakra. “You” Heki pointed at the man. “Are to take my place as the next Hokage, the elders are informed and have agreed to you as my succe---“ But before he could finish completely, the Hokage’s presence faded from the world. Painful screams filled the void before a haunting silence that lasted for minutes until the man and woman arose. The 9th Shade had vanished from the circle where eight remained. The man and woman now each holding a hand of the former Hokages dead body; laying lifelessly on the floor. Then the eight voices of black-robed individuals spoke in perfect harmony. “The debt isn’t paid until no more shades remain, go forth now, new Kage, and don’t bring us to shame.” Both man and woman nodded, his body containing the Yang and hers the Yin of Kurama, after which they closed their eyes in a silent moment of prayer. Then from the roof of the underground space grew down the trunk and roots of a tree than nestled into the ground close to where the Fuinjutsu symbol was engraved; it not emitting light anymore. The trunk then opened a doorway, revealing a stairway in its 4-yard diameter hollow center. “I’ll make sure to pay the debt, and make the wishes of Heki Senju come true. Even if you don’t believe it, the Will of fire is going to ensure his plan finds success.” Spoke the Blonde man, the new kage, who cradled Heki in his arms as he began walking up the stairway; followed by the red-haired woman who held one of Heki’s lifeless hands. Upon their departure the candles in the massive underground room all went out, hiding it in a vast darkness where eight shades remained unseen. ---Ten minutes later.---In the trunk of the massive 20yard high oak with white leaves that had grown up earlier there was a disturbance visible in the bark, after which a doorway-shaped section just fell out and revealed the man and woman with the Hokages dead body. He stepped forth and laid Heki Senju’s corpse on the ground just in front of the tree, looking at Kasumi for a short moment, as the oak its white leaves began to radiate. For a moment, the Hokage looked young and handsome as ever, before reality took over again and showed a frail man. The pair bowed and offered their silent condolences before walking off. She whispered to his ear. “A new future awaits us.” She looked back over her shoulder at the Genin. “And them. Though I feel… like there is something special about these Genin.”
LightFang (Aiden Uchiha): -As the tension died down Aiden would grit his teeth trying to make out the words, "Really... After all that.... Just like that he..." The words failing him as the pain set in to much. His sharingan failing him as if falls back to his pale black eyes. Aiden would struggle to watch the kage as he made his rounds to everyone. The kage seemed to have final words for everyone. When he got to Aiden, Aiden would still be struggling just to keep conscienceness. It seemed like the kages words hit him like a truck. "What... genin straight to jounin.. Is that even.." Hunching in pain before getting the final word in Aiden would fall face down and fade into unconsciencesness. The world went dark as the boy passed out from the intense pain. There would only be thoughts in his mind of how he couldn't believe he was being made a jounin immediatly from genin.-
VeinChan (Verin Kagetsu): As Heki pushed Verin back gently she watched the events take place she caught the pills immediately and swallowed them. She followed the Kage… He was going to die… and she couldn’t do anything about it. The only medical ninja on the entire scene and she couldn’t save the Kage, Why wouldn’t he let her heal him why wasn’t she strong enough to heal him. She blinked in confusion. Her ears attentive to him. She tried to follow him but she couldn’t move her feet immobilized by what? The inevitable? Her heart sank when she heard what he said. To Kasumi a sister? His sister. A family… this was her family this village her friends they were her family. Kasumi was so young to lose someone so close… The words he spoke to Amaya struck her He was protecting them all there was so much they didn’t know… When he turned to face her, her eyes widened her heart stopped in her chest as he talked to her. Her lips parted as her world seemed to freeze. Not only had she seen the death in his eyes she saw nothing she could’ve done. Little Verin helpless again… The world seemed to darken. She could see it death hanging over him literal seconds from taking him. Her breathing slowed to a nearly nothing. The kage the image of a father above the village the father figure to her. As he moved her head hung low her eyes at the ground the words he spoke to Aiden… with that his presence leaving the area… She breathed slowly… despair suffocated her heart. Pain choked her. Slowly raising her eyes… ‘Mute it… mute it emotion.. no .. zero… your feelings subside.. nothing… take care of the village… Her eyes so dark so dull they looked black. Her head lifted as her lips still parted. In a body flicker she was next to Aiden lifting him with her strength rather easily. She had moved rather quickly. Placing him in the hospital. Appearing back 10 feet behind Amaya and Kasumi she saw the two people emerge from a tree. She saw the corpse and her lips closed. Seeing Kasumi cry would only break her heart more . The village attend to it… She walked next to her Lifting the barely conscious Amaya using the body flicker technique and taking her to the Hospital. She would return to Kasumi side but this time further back. Don’t get to close… The closer you get the more it hurts… Verin wouldn’t speak she wouldn’t say anything her face pale her hands cold… The mission the village… The people… Someone needed to bring the people back someone needed to fix this mess mourn later. Work now mute the emotion…. No… emotion… So verin did just that she went ti the hide away helping the woman and children back as she walked behind them to make sure none were left behind the other genin people… They had no idea… they didn’t know… their kage…. Their father… A little kid ran up to Verins leg and pulled on her coat. “Aye~ Missy did the Kage save the day?” Verins heart struck how do you mute emotion to a kid… how do you stop their pain…. She stopped in her tracks as the kid skipped ahead slightly and turned to face her “What’s wrong.” Verin looked up at the kid with her black eyes smiling. “He sure did…” She whispered gently and the little boy hugged her . Verins face went emotionless again. The boy ran off to his mommy and told all his friends about how the Kage saved the day… Veirn trailed behind. No words. No feeling. No emotion.
Sublucia (Kasumi Hozuk): Kasumi stood from afar as her brother pushed Verin away, she tilted her had slightly wondering why she stopped him from healing him… Taking two steps forward a small wondrous name came from her mouth “Heki?” in seconds he hugged her and Amaya. Kasumi’s eyes widened at his words, holding back tears she was in shock, a pain that stuck so hard it made her heart stop beating. She couldn’t find the words to say goodbye… there was no words that came to mind… it was just blank. Whispering she looked at the ground and shook her head “no.. no… noooo. No .no!!” she struggled to find the words to describe how she felt, the frustration grew into her heart and made her legs quiver in desperation to scream. So many things were happening it was just too much to bare… too much for her to handle. She looked her brother in the eyes with such pain and suffer it made her crumble and fall to her knee’s… it’s like her muscles shut down, feeling handicap at the moment in time. Looking as sting died at the simple touch of her brother she looked at him with such hate, anger and revenge… she was a completely different person… she wanted to be the one to clasp his neck with her bare hands and rip his trachea out with the force of a thousand, she wanted to feed his body to hungry sharks. Her mind filled with savage thoughts it was unreal that such an innocent girl could come up with the most sickening plans for someone to die. Nothing felt better then to scream and kill everything in sight… but her mood suddenly changed at the sight of her brothers lifeless body footsteps away from her. Silence grew and the only thing Kasumi could hear was the sound of her own heart beat pounding heavily against his own chest. Her lip quivered and looked at the man and women in prayer… Kasumi couldn’t take it anymore, it was driving her insane “Move… Away… from my brother….” She looked down at the ground with her face shaded dark almost sinister. Walking up to her brother she fell on her knee’s and gently laid her arms on his chest bringing her head down. “Why did you leave me… you were all I had, my parents didn’t want me… and you were the only one to care. Why… Why… I’m so alone… Please come back to me Heki, please… I promise I’ll train harder, do the dishes, do all my chores… all you got to do is come back… Don’t leave me…” she spoke with a heavy heart sobbing into his clothing. Anger raged within her… she was going to explode… Standing up she looked at her brother walking backwards with her red eyes still swelled up with tears. “Come back… PLEASE!!!” she screamed so loud her voice echoed through the village making birds fly out of their nests. Panting Kasumi was no longer in a controlling mood, she was way past her seagull give a fuck level of Zero. She was done, she was ready so show her strength in a way people would fear her in. Not even concentrating both her arms started to grow intense muscles, for the inside her muscle tissues were accumulating water filled chakra from her Hydrafication technique. Muscle after muscle grew and grew until her arms were 2 times the size of their regular muscle mass, this time Kasumi had balanced the moisture perfectly and the same with her chakra. She looked monstrous. Turning she faced the people that gathered around, Kasumi’s right eye twitched and she screamed “GO AWAY!!” with those last words she swang both her arms up and smashed them down on the ground it was as if a mini earthquake rumbled the streets of konoha. The ground shattered and crumbled underneath her and flew into the air having sediment fly off into different directions causing dust to bust over the scene hiding Kasumi entirely, and most peoples vision. Letting out another scream Kasumi’s tattoo at the top left corner of her forehead began to glow florescent blue, glowing threw the dust particles like a flash light. Her eyes bulged out like a manic as she went to punch the ground once more inn a huge impact creating the ground to rumble the city of Konoha. “HE’S DEAD IM ALL ALONE!!! NO BODY EVER WANTED ME!” she screamed at the top of her lungs feeling pain radiate threw her body from the amount of pressure and force she was releasing. IF someone didn’t stop her she would most likely be the 10 tailed beast, without the tails.
Oudan (Cross Uzumaki): Cross stood to his feet as he began limping a bit, him brushing off his clothing. He was rather beaten up, blood dripping from the side of his mouth easing down his mouth. He wrapped his hand around his stomach as his eyes closed. He faced towards the ground as a smile crept onto his face. “Man this.. is really getting me all fired up…” He said as he stepped out, making his way from the building in which he was accursed to by the Kurama’s Jinchuuriki. He made his way to what was left of the roof. He looked down spotting all of them. “They’re … they’re all alive.” Cross stopped and sighed as he smiled. “Wait who is..?” Cross started to ask as he saw someone being dragged slightly. “Wait.. Lord…” He said, looking at the Hokage from afar. He couldn’t believe his eyes… He was done for, and he had known it. There was no escape, no other path, no other way of resolving the sin in which Konoha had committed upon it’s on land. Cross stared in disbelief, knowing that this was the full reality in which he was witnessing. He looked at the Hokage as he could barely witness him he looked .. weaker.. frail.. “Lord… Hokage…?” He mumbled as he felt a hand touch him. He turned around as he saw nothing was there. Cross then bit his lip as he watched. “It’s time…” Cross heard as he bowed his head in mere respect, utter respect. He didn’t know what he was listening to, but he knew the voice was something in which was apart of. He felt the cold tenacity in the air as he watched the others, and their responses to him. The Hokage talked to each and everyone of them. He didn’t really make out what was said, but he knew that it touched the very bottom pits of their hearts. “This… This is the Will of Fire…” Cross heard as he felt a widn blow past him. He sighed as a smiled crept onto his face. “Why.. be sad…?” Cross asked himself. “In this life.. one experiences a lot of things.. Things being sadness, happiness, joy, sorrow, love, hate, pity, empahy, care, indifference, power, and weakness.. We all have that much in common. What sets us apart is how do we equalize those feelings.. and how do we make them work to our benefit… Part of being a Shinobi is accepting that we have feelings, and controlling them, rather than letting them.. control us. That is what Made the Hokage.. the …Hokage.” Cross said this as he sat down on the edge of the building. “Those guys… Those guts.. Yami.. You’d be so proud of them.. every single one of them…” Cross said silently as he’d look up once more, him watching Aiden fall into an unconscious state. “That one kid…” Cross said with a smile. “Just look Yami.. Look at what you’ve done.. look at just how strong you’ve got him… Actually… just look at how strong he’s got himself.” Cross watched as Verin picked up Aiden, his mind flashing to her. “GALE WIND PALM!” He had remembered her saying. “Oh Verin…” His face was still as he looked at her. He felt the very pain in which she was feeling. In outcry, and in response, she had shut down. Cross had thought about this ample times. He thought about closing himself off to the world, simply running off. “Man I could get used to this life… Living with you guys. Banana’s every day… ” Cross remembered saying while he was in the lands of Arashi no Saru. “Yeah, just think about all of the bananas that I could eat. And we’d be able to train every day and…” Cross said as he looked down at the ground. “I wouldn’t.. I wouldn’t have to worry about the past.. the present or the future anymore.. there will be no more pain.. I’ll just escape here.. and we’d all be happy. Like.. we could be a family. “ Cross had said to Daddy Ape. “Cross… Despite how much you’ve grown, and how much you’ve been through, you still don’t know a thing about family … do you?” Cross raised his eyebrow rubbing he back of his head. “I get it.. you just don’t want me here.. yeah I understand.. I wouldn’t want me here too honestly.. I’m just crazy.. And it’s hard to find people to just accept that you know… Despite everything I have down.. I’ve made so many mistakes.. and sometimes I’m just not strong enough.. that’s why.. that’s why I came with Guru.. I wanted to be powerful.” The scenes changed as he looked down at them each and everyone in which was in his eyesight. The very words the old monkey had said. “Your family… loves you. We are you family.. Konoha is your family.. We are all family.” Cross then couldn’t utter another word after that. Cross was speechless then, and he was speechless now. “I almost forgot.. Daddy Ape.” Cross said as the wind blew against his tattered clothing, his hair flowing to the direction the wind was blowing. “Heki.. you didn’t allow me to say a few words to you.” He thought as he looked up o the sky. “Thank you.. for believing in me.. ” His mind flashed to the Seven tails mission where he was going to be ended, hen and there. “Yeah I may have screwed up a bit.. and I kept failing you in my eyes.” Cross continued, his mind flashing to Yami and his fight with him, as well as when Cross left the village. “..but you always believed in me.” Cross then thought about the Hokage patting his head when they were younger. “You never stopped, no matter when I gave up on myself…” Cross looked at a cloud in the sky, it moving rather slowly. “You didn’t give up on me…” Cross then vocal spoke. “Lord Hokage. Your puzzle piece has been placed. It’s our pieces now to continue to lay down the foundation of Konoha. You were strong to the bitter end.. I just wish I could’ve taken your place.. You did much more for Konoha than I’ve ever done… ” Cross sighed as he’d stand up. “That’s the last… of them.” Cross said. He was the only original left. All of his best allies.. Dead. Cross was the only one whom remained. Why? Luck? Fortune? Destiny? Who knows.. “Can you bare this burden … Uzumaki…? ” Cross then clentched at his heart as he closed his eyes, squeezing them shut. “If I can’t take it.. WHO CAN!” Cross shouted as he then jumped up, the rays of sunshine hitting him once more. “THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS CAN’T! MY MIND, DOESN’T EVEN REGISTER NO! ” Cross said as he curled up in to a ball him landing on the ground. The very dirt underneath him flew into the air, the dust surround him as he made his way to the scene. He watched as the young girl whom he taught once was laid down onto Heki’s chest. He looked as he said nothing. She screamed her loud, yet powerful voice echoed throughout the village, causing a fear to be permeated through Konoha’s wildlife. He spotted her rampage. Cross then formed the ram seal, him then body flickering over to her, with a step intiating it, a blaze of fire left as he’d went over to her within a few seconds time, after the strikes were dealt to the ground. He stood in back of her, him able to place a hand onto her shoulder, “Is this what Heki… would’ve wanted?” For the first time, possibly ever, in Cross’ life. His voice was stern powerful. It showed something that no one thought Cross inherently possessed. He stood there. If she’d turn around to hit him, or make any arm movements to hit him, Cross being rather fast, He’d flip over her continuing to talk to her. “You’re destroying the very thing he’s trying to create… WHY ARE YOU BEING SO SELFISH?!” Cross thundered. His voice was now stentorian. “If you really loved him… you’d take yourself home and get some rest.” He said as he’d walk away. “If you lay another hand on my village. I’ll make it so that you never perform another jutsu again. Before I go though…” He turned around and smiled. “We’re all family.. and don’t you forget that.” He said simply. ~
Electron (Amaya Ibrui) The tears flowed down her cheeks and dripped from her chin. She was too sad to cry out or wail, she just stood there as still as a statue while the magniture of her loss swept over her. She would describe her sadness like death by a thousand paper cuts, for every time she remembered her losses in her past it was another cut to her already damaged mind. None were enough to kill her, but overtime their accumulation bled her of the humanity she once had. She was once happy and generous natured, now she was just gaunt and melancholy. The sadness flowed through her veins and deadened her mind. It was a poison to her spirit, dulling her, and killing off her other emotions until it was the only one that remained. It was as if a black mist had settled upon her and refused to shift, and no matter how bright the day was, she would feel no sun and hear no bird song. For the world was lost to her, and she knew of nothing that would bring it back into focus. Amaya declined Verin's help, and pushed her away. She stood still, her head lowered. She knew that her comrade would need her in this moment, since it was her very brother that had just died. The pain of losing a loved one, she knew that pain too much for someone as young as her. "Kasumi..." Her quiet, trembling voice spoke. "Just.. stop." Her sadness was a flowing river, cold and unending. It washed all the goodness out of her and left her a mere shell of what she had once been. Her shoulders sunk, and she opened her arms, offering a hug to Kasumi. "I know that pain too well, and I know you may want to hurt those around you to relieve yourself of that suffering." She clenched her teeth, trying to hold back her sobbing. "And I know that you may want to be alone and distance yourself from the world, but you don't have to be." Tears overflowed her eyes as if they were endless. She did not care about the news of her dead family and clan for at this moment, because this family here in Konoha was here and didn't abandon her. The numbness of her loss had passed, and the pain hit her out of nowhere, doubling her over, racking her body with sobs. 'Why was I abandoned in the first place?' She would cry out in her mind. 'Where have they gone?; There was no answer, not that she expected one. 'Why did they leave me?' Her irises were threaded scarlet and her eyeballs hung heavy in their sockets. Her arms reached up once more, waiting for Kasumi. Her crying was both ferocious and noisy now, blinking briny tears from bloodshot eyes. Her thick lashes clumped together, tears making wet tracks through the dried blood that stained her face. Her lips quivered, and even through the wounds and scrapes that covered her, one could tell that it was not physical pain she was feeling. She wasn't ashamed to cry, as it felt like emotional release, freeing herself of sadness. This too, shall pass.. Her shoulders shaking with grief, "You will be in his heart forever."