Forest of Hell, Tower of Heaven

The legendary Black forest of Kumogakure. A place said to lead straight into the gates of hell. While the outer areas were safe for even civilians, getting to the center was difficult for jounin. Of course, Kuro, having both a great deal of power and knowledge of this place, as he had created it, could easily get in and out, even if we discounted his mangekyou's strange dimensional ability known as Kamui. A strange ability which involved various physicality issues regarding dimensional barriers and mental plains, but it had its uses. Teleportation was one of his favorite uses, since few had dared to attack him. If anyone had the balls, he would probably value the phasing ability much more than simple teleportation. Of course, with his speed, and other things, few were foolish enough to attack him. Fewer still were powerful enough to genuinely injure him. Due to that fact, phasing had rarely come in handy, whereas teleporting was absolutely amazing. It was fun, being the literal fastest person in the world.

Beyond any of that, he had one favorite jutsu, above all others. Creation of All Things. A jutsu once used to create the bijuu themselves, but now used to do whatever Kuro desired. He could alter reality with it, for fuck's sake. It worked by added physical chakra to spiritual chakra. It required absolute control, which was why Kuro was so glad he had the rinnegan, sharingan, and byakugan. The rinnegan gave incredible insight to how jutsu worked and how chakra flowed, a slight combination between the sharingan and byakugan, just less powerful in the specialized areas the other two used. Sharingan saw perfectly how chakra flowed, and it could even see the color of chakra, which was something insane. It allowed him to practice over and over until he could recognize each chakra type by merely looking at it. Byakugan, while not as geared towards learning jutsu as the other two, helped him see the chakra system itself in a far more perfect form. All of these combined to give him legendary control over his chakra, allowing him to become more of a legend than he already was, for whatever reason.

With COAT, he had formed this tower, long ago. The tower had been made of crystal, to show how powerful COAT could be, and how Kuro was willing to create things for no reason. It was a symbol of his power, of his majesty... at first. Now, after his memories had, for the most part, been erased, he used COAT to completely redesign the tower, going from its jagged old nature to this new, basic form. It was still a symbol of his power, but more a symbol of his protection being placed on Kumo. This entire forest was his land, and he would use it all to protect his new home. Yes, new. A few memories had resurfaced, which made Kuro realize a few things, about how he had come from Tengakure, how he had been utterly devoted to Minatsuki, and how he had been... a monster. Most would seek death if they saw all that he had done, because not all of Kuro's sins were obvious. His greatest was when he abandoned Minatsuki and let her fall in the darkness. Even so, he was far from done. He could not afford to die yet. Kumogakure needed him, if the memories were right.

Kuro sat in his comfortable throne, alone in his tower. "All this power... and no one to share it with. What a shame." Kuro chuckled sadly, coming to the awful realization that the full answer of why he had grown so cruel and dark. Loneliness. In the end, he had always been destined for power, so it was certainly not that. It wasnt even how he hardly understood humans. The truth was, he saw many others with so much more than he had. People. Friends, family, lovers, allies, anyone to lean on. Kuro only had Minatsuki at first. His friends afterwards, Misaki, Yaju, Echo, Koroshi, and Kurisu, had come too late to save him from that demonic path that he had started towards. Now though, he had a chance to restart. A new life, a new perspective.

He had always been the rock everyone relied on, even if they did not think so. Among his friends, when he had been the demon he once was, he was always trying to protect them. That was why he originally wanted power. "Without power, you cannot protect anything... let alone yourself." An old lesson, his grandfather taught him from his journal. A truth few realized. No matter how smart you got, no matter how much willpower you had, without power, you were fodder. Less than fodder in some cases. Kuro took a breath, standing from his chair and walking towards the edge of his tower, at the very top. Overlooking the forest, his beautiful Black Forest, he realized he truly loved this. Nature, creating things, helping others. Maybe that would be his new purpose. Or perhaps he would just stick with his friends and say fuck everyone else. Either way, one thing was clear. A threat existed out there that needed taken out, before he could ever fit in with his friends. Maybe Yaju and Misaki would help wipe out this threat. It may prove to be good bonding time. You never understood someone until you fought with them.

A spark of fire ignited on his fingers. "Fire..." No one really understood fire. It seemed to make a lot of sense, until you added science to the equation. Technically speaking, fire did not exist. It wasnt physical, nor was it actually energy. It was the visual essence of energy being activated, but it had no substance. Even more confusing, it required oxygen to burn, except in certain cases that should not be mentioned for fear of destabilizing several nations. It was such an interesting thing, existing only as a visual effect. Most people misunderstood what that meant. Fire existed in a manner similar to color. Without fire, heat could be there, but fire was the visual representation of the chemical change.

In any case, Kuro glanced at his two paths, which were working on the zetsu bodies. Ironic, that his paths' first action was to create more paths. Like... zombies. Kuro chuckled. Creating more of themselves, how incredibly useful they were. Aside from the whole 'multiple bodies' thing, they were absolutely perfect for what he had planned. The abilities granted to the bodies were amazing, though he could use them himself. Regardless, the bodies were rather powerful, and he would soon outfit them with weapons and armor to make them even more of a threat. "Hello there..." He spoke without turning towards the person who entered. His paths had a clear view, and his byakugan let him see them coming from four miles away, almost. He could see most of the forest by his byakugan, and easily sense the entire tower just with his chakra sensory and Haki. Truly, he was an incredible sensor, but that was hardly his focus. Overpowered son of a bitch.

Fenikkusu was up early in the morning, he was listening to the rain and watching it fall for the first time today, his first time seeing rain, he watched it from the window in his little shanty shack he was more or less illegally staying in, he had fixed it up best he could once he was able to see, and even kept it clean even before he could see, he took only enough water and energy he needed, he was not hurting anyone, now was he, so explain to him why he gets a sudden knock on his door, and he can hear the voice of a man out side saying "Come out here, we know your in there, we have the place surrounded, this is the police"(Or whatever would be the civilain equillivent) Fen looked towards the door when he heard the knock, and he would look at the dirt flow below him and he used his hands signs then dove for the ground, using his hiding like a mole tech, he dug down twenty meters as the ground above him would seeminly be untouched, and then he would head out for a good fifty meters or so, enough so that when he popped his head back out of the ground, he saw the police breaking down the door, them dicks he just repaired that door yesterday, well he would head off now on foot, seems today was a good day to Avoid Kumo, and he headed out of the gates and towards the woods.

Upon entrance into the woods, he would be bounding off of tree stumps and sliding under or jumping over fallen tree, some still standing he would launch himself off of, he loved to use the forest for some parkour, and free running, he would not let anything get in his way of running, now that he could see, as he took one of his longer runs in the forest, he closed his eyes as he took a jump off of a tree and then suddenly slammed into something stone, he figured he miscalculated the location of a cliff, but little did he know at this moment that he was way off his usual course, as he was much deeper then he ever went into the forest, and he had smacked into a tower, till he peeled himself off of the wall and followed it up, seemed to go up for quite some was, wonder how he missed if before, he would begin to walk around looking for a door.

He would come upon a rather nice looking door, at least comapired to the one he had back in the shack he was 'borrowing' as it was now busted in, and Fen would shrug as he figured "What the hell, why not" and he would look for a door knocker, if he found one he would use it, if not, he would knock with the classic tune 'Shave and a Haircut' but he left out the two bits part, and he waited to see if anyone would answer the door, stuffing his hands into this pockets, and he would slightly lean back, looking straight up once more, as he heard thunder in the distance and the clouds in the sky began to gather and darken, the air got colder, seemed the rainy storm he was enjoying back in kumo was slowly working its way this way, it seemed to be following him, but that would be to much of a conicdence, or would it, he pondered as he waited.

The past couple of days had been tough for Yaju, what was considered a brief visit with the queen or rather Goddess of the Kitsune had turned into an all out brawl between himself and her which ended in a draw so to speak between the two of them. Now he had been sitting amongst the Black Forest recovering his strength while meditating, the Goddess had taken such a huge amount of his power to combat and he wasn't even done fighting her," Tch...that old fox has it coming to her...eventually i need to beat her or else this isn't going to be easy for me," he had the support of his partners and would call them if needed, but Inari would just eventaully beat them into the ground before fighting him instead. Sitting in a tree sixty meters from anyone in the forest, he concentrated all of the Nature Chakra in the area into his body, mixing it with his own as he breathed slowly. The process was like second nature to him, but he needed enough to fully function again if he was going to do anything along the lines of fight again.

After moments of getting the required amount that he needed, he would stand once more and roll his shoulders getting the kinks out and smiling as he looked into the distance," Someone else is here...and judging from that chakra i know exactly who," the smile only had shown that it was time for the next step in their training, maybe even going as far as summoning her into it if need be...if she would cooperate that is. Too many variables as it was and he didn't have the time to exactly go through all of them, but for now he would make his way through the tops of the trees towards the chakra source not picking up speed as he swung from branch to branch using a combination of his wires and feet before barreling into the tower...this was new. The whole time he had been inside of this forest he had never once seen this tower, must have either missed it or just didn't pay attention to it. Smiling none the less, he would press his feet onto the structure of the tower itself, using the most basic of academy jutsu to propel himself upwards," Wonder when this was built here," he mused to himself as he continued to run along its outer walls. Before long he had appeared at the top, jumping onto its top (or if it had no top simply jumped inside) landing in front of Kuro with a grin," Looks like you knew i was coming before i sensed you...gotta admit those Sensory skills of yours top mine. So what are you doing out here in the forest? More importantly what or rather when did this tower come into being? I've never seen it before...," his eyes glancing over to the individuals which he assumed were the bodies he was working on and more importantly the structure of the tower itself.


It was kind of interesting to see something new, he had never known power like this exsisted, but through this he had decided to learn as much as he could. With the moments drawing near for action, he had to be ready for any and all outcomes, even the ones that outlined his death. Shaking the thoughts from his head he would slide his hands into his pockets and pull out a clove stick, snapping his fingers to light it was simple. Using the Fire nature of his body, he simply ignited and charged the chakra within his fingers to push a small flame into exsistance, but he could do so much more with it in time. After lighting it he would continue to stare at the paths before returning his eyes to Kuro," So what's on today's agenda? Do you want to continue our little lessons from yesterday or was there something else you had in mind," Kuro could probably tell that Yaju had been in some kind of battle prior to coming here, his clothes having various holes and burn marks on them.

Kuro grinned as he noted both parties had arrived. Perfect, Yaju was here. Though, the gennin child was unexpected. Granted, Kuro had known the boy was coming since he came within four kilometers of Kuro. His byakugan was by far his easiest and best sensory method, except perhaps Kamui's perfect locating sensory, but it was less than perfect for people he did not know. Haki, on the other hand, was great for discerning people's purpose for being near him, rather than simply locating them. The reason he had so many various ways of sensing people was simply to counter any potential surprises he could come across. A direct attack against him would be proven worthless, really. Between his simple speed, Kamui, or any of his stupidly powerful counters, a direct attack would be pointless to most. Those few who could break his defenses and counters were most commonly his allies. Allies such as Yaju, who he had recently re-met. Memories were weird in that they did not actually go away, rather they were forgotten and broken, sometimes manipulated. This meant Kuro had instincts based on his memories. This was why, regardless of his memories being blocked, he had the instinct that told him to be cautious, always. One thing that Kuro learned in his former life was to constantly be on alert, to make sure nothing slipped past his awareness, so that he could always stay ahead of things. The reasoning behind this instinct being so implanted within him was a simple one. His entire life had been filled with betrayal and secrets. First it had been his parents telling him little white lies to 'keep him safe'. These were small things, but they blocked the truth from him, and he had seen that as unforgivable. It got worse when he realized how pointless it really was to hide these things from him. He had always been a gifted child, he stood out for his maturity, intelligence, and rationality. So then, why hide simplistic ideas and facts from him? Age had never mattered to him, so that was not a factor. Further, as he advanced in life, once his parents sold him to Minatsuki's family, he had been lied to, with them telling him that they did it so he could live better, when in fact it was merely because his family was indebted so much to Minatsuki's that it was the only way to keep from losing their home. A home... worth more than a child? Kuro did not pretend to understand. As time passed, he opened up more and more. It was not until Minatsuki's death that he began to feel true fear. Not the paltry fear of one's death, but the fear for his friends. Although he was far closer to Minatsuki than he was any of his later friends, he swore he would never let them get hurt. Unfortunately, this caused him to lack trust in their abilities. He would trust himself with their lives, but not themselves. After all, they shouldnt have to, whereas him, being the monster he was, should. It was a twisted logic that worked rather well, given his personality. The problem lied in that he became overprotective. Ridiculously so, if what few memories he gained had been true.

Granted, he did not know all of this anymore. His memory had been mostly erased with few memories remaining, most of which was about his abilities and a small message to himself, involving enemies, and allies. For the most part, he was a new person, just with the experiences and instincts of an old one. That, and the base personality and abilities that formed both of the people he was... were? It was confusing, honestly. In any case, he grinned at Yaju. "Welcome to the Tower of Heaven." He paused as he heard a knocking. So the gennin was finally going to enter. Lazy brat had taken his time. Then again it may just be that Kuro and Yaju were so much faster they could have had a conversation before the gennin could blink. Not surprising given they were S class shinobi, both on a class far above even S class. "One moment, I have a visitor apparently." Kuro smiled calmly. He willed Hei, his human path, to go to the door and let the child in. It may be amusing to witness a gennin freak out when he realized he was in the presence of two of Kumo's legends. Granted, one of the legends was a horrifyingly dark man, which Kuro was not anymore. Hei opened the doors, but stayed in the darkness, making it seem like they opened by themselves. He was instantly back to work on the Zetsu Body. "As for my sensory abilities... Well, a fully mastered byakugan, Haki, and this base chakra sensory that I seem to have, combined with Kamui's long range sensory, yes, they do seem to top a singular sensory ability, dont they?" Kuro raised his eyebrow in amusement. "I must have been awfully paranoid to seek out so many sensory techniques... And to go so far as to implant and Byakugan into myself, then fuse it with my body as if it were an organ I had been born with..." He was not joking. His byakugan, which had formerly been on the outside of his chest, was now functioning inside of his chest, as if it had been placed there by some medical expert. Perhaps he had been once. If he had, he had no abilities worthy of keeping. "Anyway, those questions have a single answer. I built this tower, so that I could have a... home." 

An odd thought, given his former self's nomadic nature. Hell, he had once spent weeks in the lab without even knowing Minatsuki had died, merely because he never had a home. He had never thought of anywhere as "home" either, so it was unlikely he would ever settle down and claim somewhere to be home. Home had never been a concept for him. He had houses, places to rest, safehouses, sure, but home? Home was where your heart was. Perhaps it was symbolic then, for him to only recently gain a home. Of course his home was not perfect. It was a Tower of Heaven, reaching up from the Forest of Hell. Truly symbolic. "What brings you here, though? I did not think many would venture so far into this forest." Granted the gennin had rather cheated, while Yaju just swung here like Spiderman, but most would not be crazy or stupid enough to come this far into this dangerous forest. "While I dont doubt your abilities..." Kuro did not doubt Yaju at all, rather he was worried the injuries Yaju seemed to have had been from the forest. "It is not exactly a walk in the park for most people." Not that Kuro or Yaju could possibly be defined as 'most people', in any situation, ever. Between the powers and minds of the two, it was highly likely that they could never truly relate to normal humans, whereas even other S class shinobi could. Kuro altered reality on the most base levels with a single ability, while Yaju had experienced some really weird shit. Misaki and Kuro had probably dragged him through a lot of it. "But in all seriousness, whatd you do? Piss off Hachibi?" Kuro chuckled dryly. "Take a seat, relax. Me casa es su casa. Though if you want to train..." Kuro grinned, hoping so. His fire nature chakra needed a work out. "Its up to you, though. My paths are working on my paths, so I can train while I train." Fucking smartass. He had to wonder when the gennin would show up. "I may or may not have something new to show you. This tower is great for seeing the stars..." Kuro, even in his former life, had loved the stars. Astronomy was something he loved. Gravity, celestial bodies, forms of matter you just did not see unless you looked to the stars, all of it interested him in a level that normal things simply could not. Space was infinite, so everything, technically, was real. Not literally everything, as there were base limits, but there was a heavy possibility of just about everything. Anything that was possible, was real. Be it on earth, or another planet. He may very well one day come across a version of himself, simply because the universe was that damn big. Infinite space meant infinite everything, after all...

Fen stood still, and other then the wind blowing, making the leaves move, the sounds of animals and creatures of all sorts below, He would swear time was standing still, even the clouds seemed not to move, he did not even know how he got to the top of the tree, but here he was looking down after he had knocked, and sure enough this tree was huge, seems it was either as big if not bigger then the tree of takigakure that he read about in school, then suddenly the door behind him opened, and he spun around, seeing the door open he would walk in, looking at either side of the door, there seemed to be no one there to have opened the door, strange as it was, fen would be rather impressed, he always saw nothing before he had gotten his eyes, and now once more he was seeing nothing, but yet seeing so much , he would hear faint echos coming from further inside, so he would try his hardest to close the doors, and if they would close he would continue his walk inside, if they would not budge then he would shrug and after awhile walk inside of the tower, towards the voices, he would eventually come upon two ninja, he personally did not know who they were simply by looks, as he was blind most of his life, he would slowly approach until he heard one speak to the other about this place being his home, and Fen would stop in his tracks, and then he would listen to the words from that point on as well, then when it would seem a question might have been directed at him, fen would clear his throat to make sure his presence was known to both of these men, and he would say out to them both "I use part of the forest for training basically, Some thing going around called Parkour and Free running, I stumbled upon this place by accident, I do not even truely know how I had gotten here, just I smacked into the side first before I found the door, it is a very nice home sir, and I am sorry if i am intruding, i will leave if you wish" Fen at this point also Bowed to them both, this overwhelming power seemingly seeped from them both and he wondered who they were, then one mentioned something about a spar and training, Fen would stand up fully and back away a little, he knew if he got caught in the middle it would spell disaster for him

Tower of heaven huh...the name itself sounds like something that would stretch into the afterlife...tch not like there's anyone i want to see there," it was obviously a lie, but he continued to believe that the afterlife itself held no treasures for him. Shrugging for a minute he would look around the tower before opening his mouth to speak, but the sounds of the resonating knock had caused him to stop and sigh," There goes that train of thought...alright i'll wait while you see who the visitor is...wait why is there even someone in this forest? It's supposed to be forbidden to anyone without the Kage's direct permission," scratching his head he would wonder who was crazy enough to go against the rules of the Raikage...besides himself of course because he was the Raikage. After a moment he would remember the words in which he was going to speak and nodded," You gave this place a rather...interesting name. What does it reach into heaven itself or is it just in name only?," of course he was hoping it was the latter, because he wasn't sure he was ready to see a place he could potentially go to when and if he died.

Yet another person with a Byakugan implanted into them....of course if this was him speaking to Kuro when he was still in his "Honor of the Clan" phase he would have been obligated to rip him a new one, but he honestly didn't care about the honor of the Hyuuga. That had died a long time ago with the sudden realization that not everyone would hold that honor and on the field if you died you were simply a spoil of war. At that he would chuckle and rub his nose," So your sensory abilities top my natural senses, which are ten times better than any humans, and other skills? Well...it certainly shows in your skills that you have been training far longer than me, but being paranoid sometimes has its uses...its not as bad as most people would think and in some cases it saves your life," of course speaking from personal experience a little bit of paranoia could very well be useful.

Now what had brought Yaju here was a pure circumstance, seeing as that old fox had just poofed him into the forest without a care in the world. Although judging from his looks alone it would seem that he had been through hell in the forest itself which amused him...what all was actually in this forest? Grinning he would crouch down and roll his neck for a bit," what are you hiding in this forest if it isn't a walk in a park, while i'm usually here on patrol for intruders," speaking of the kid that was still making his way up," i am usually about my wits as for my injuries," looking down to himself who was still leaking a little," i had a run in with the Boss summon of my contracted race and fought her...let's just say i have another date with her soon, but as to why i am here...well she summoned me to this area instead of the mountains and actually...it was rather fortunate that she did," now sitting down in a crossed leg position he would relax his body and rest his head on his right arm.

Training? Well it was in his plans to further his training with Kuro after he had taught him Hoho and he wanted to further his training in his Lava element a bit more before learning things with it. So with a slow nod he would look over to the door where the boy had came in and spoke, noticing him stepping back Yaju would outstretch his left hand causing the wires that had been dormant on them to spring to life and arc around him as to stop his movement," Its kinda rude to not introduce yourself to your superiors, but i'll let it slide since i already know of you...Fennik," smiling he would turn back to Kuro, the wires sliding back onto his arm," Sure i could go for some training right now actually...i have something i need to test out and that Lava ain't to bad....too bad i don't know anything else to do with it right now, but in due time i'll find something useful with it," however when he had been told that he would most likely be shown something new, he tilted his head and stood up.

The stars...it was something his sister had talked about a lot before her passing, making a promise to actually see them with her once when they were kids had made him almost smile but it had faded once he remembered burying what was left of her..," sounds like something interesting," of course he couldn't surpress the feeling of guilt, but he lived with it. Dusting himself off he would look around the tower or the small portion they were in and rest his hands into his pockets," So where will we be doing this training...and more importantly what do you want to do with him," pointing a thumb at the boy, it wasn't like he had forgotten he was there...it was more like he was contemplating on what to actually do with him.

The blue haired man chuckled as he saw the gennin, and how Yaju not only knew him, but manhandled him with wires as well. Amusing, yes, but there was no need for it. Even so, Kuro could not bring himself to care. He had other priorities at the moment. "My sensory abilities are only so great because they are specially made for chakra. Your senses..." Ten times the normal human? A few animals came to mind. It was more than just a single sense, since he referred to it as senses rather than the singular version. Further it was likely tied in with his sage abilities, considering he somehow knew sage mode required a summoning clan. With that logic, it was more than likely a quadruped, something similar to a dog or cat, based on the senses and lack of notable change otherwise. Didnt Yaju have a thing for wolves? Yeah, one of his available memories told him that, but there was something more. What wounds Yaju did have were made by less curved claws. That made it a bit obvious, actually. Compared to the wolf or dog, only one animal fit most requirements while maintaining the same shape and having straighter claws. "Fox, right? They are natural and harder to hide." He dearly hoped Yaju meant an actual fight, as Kitsune were known for... other things. Then again, what Yaju did with his own time was none of Kuro's business. Even if it was that type of fight, Kuro did not actually want to know. Did not want to corrupt his virgin mind, after all. Amusingly he was still not even flustered about the idea of it, just a true lack of wanting to know. 

Kuro grinned as Yaju questioned the Tower's name. "For the most part, I named it this as a metaphor. The Tower of Heaven reaching upwards out of the highest spot in the Forest of Hell, ruled by the creator of both." Actually, that was literally all accidental, but it sounded bloody amazing. That, and the ridiculousness that would have been pointed out if he stated it was complete coincidence. "More than that, Heaven is called the place were the redeemed go, right?" Kuro's grin faded into a small smile, still not sure about how horrible he had been. He had accessed scarce few memories, but what they showed him was not exactly the kind of life he had wished for. If anything, it was something he would not wish upon his worst enemy. To constantly hurt his friends by accident was... well, he could understand his motivation to create a new life now. "Especially since it will have the Septem Sanctus in it." Kuro blinked, before he chuckled sheepishly. "Ah, right. I forgot to tell you, Ive decided to name my paths Septem Sanctus, or Seven Saints. Ironic, but I find it fitting." A dark saint he may be, but that was still a saint, in his eyes.

Kuro frowned slightly. "Well, I did not purposefully make them, but it seems the unnatural chakra permeating the forest has corrupted and transformed many creatures. I ran into several... things." Kuro thought back on the various creatures he had run into when he traveled to the center of the forest, just to make this tower. Looking back, he probably should have captured a few to learn more about them. That dragon especially... "The first thing I met was some kind of giant beast, I cant even describe it, other than the fact that it somehow found a giant hammer and liked to swing it around at me like it was playing Whack-a-Mole. Next thing was a human fucking spider. No, I am not kidding. This thing was about five meters long, and three tall, but only because it had the upper half of a naked human woman on the head. That thing was ridiculous." Specifically, how it spat lava and fire like it was some kind of game. He still remembered how the fight had ended mostly thanks to Meteor. Ah, he fucking loved that jutsu. Speed and stamina, added to his already massive powers. "Then there was a Minotaur with an axe, which, honestly compared to the last few things, was pathetically easy to deal with. Oh, and then I fought a fucking dragon. Breathed fire and everything. I finally just blew it away, but its still alive somewhere. I think I may tame it." Had it been anyone else claiming to have fought a dragon, Kuro could see them as insane, but given his nature for the insane... 

"As for the location of our training, I have a little idea." Kuro grinned as he did something unusual. Instead of targeting or touching his intended target, he decided to fuck with them a little. "As the ruler of this tower of heaven, and forest of hell, I look outwards, away from the three planes, and send us into the abyss!" Of course, he had to make it seem like a ritual for humor. In reality, as he spread his hands upward, he used a mixture of Kamui and COAT to bring the three ninja, being Himself, Yaju, and Fennikuso, into Kamui. Of course, he was unsure if Yaju knew of that ability, so it may look like he had actually used a ritual to send them to an abyss. Granted, this was still dodge-able, but he doubted either would. Yaju trusted Kuro a great deal, and Fennikuso was still caught by Yaju's wires, and would undoubtedly not be capable of dodging. In any case, to explain what he had used COAT for, he had simply made the tower an extension of himself, allowing him to use Yaju and Fennikuso's contact with the tower as 'physical contact', which allowed him to send them into the dimension without hassle. Why waste so much chakra on that? For one, to Kuro it was not much at all. Two, he would likely be using Meteor in this spar, which would greatly help his stamina. And of course, because it made him look absolutely awesome.

The normal swirl appearance did not appear, because of the use of COAT, which he made sure to do, simply because it made everything so much better. The world around the three disappeared, in favor of an endless abyss, with only square platforms of different heights to replace the beautiful tower. In Kuro's honest opinion, Kamui, the dimension, was far more beautiful than his tower, and he could make it even better if he wanted. COAT was useful like that. "Now, why dont you tell me what you want to train? I'm hoping for a few new offensive moves, and Ill probably show you my new enhancement jutsu, based on lightning and gravity." He was still unsure if Yaju was as interested in the science behind everything as Kuro, but it was still pretty interesting to figure out how jutsu like Meteor worked, let alone shit that was far more interesting than politics, which kages had to deal with daily. Kuro was rather sure that by now, Yaju was just happy to not be hounded constantly by some corrupted council or something. Kuro had never really looked into how kage-ship worked, since he never aimed for it. He was going to learn to help Minatuski, but then she died, and there was no use learning something to help someone who was no longer alive, sad though it may be. "The terrain repairs itself, so we can be as destructive as possible."

Fenn would look around slightly Terrified at this moment, he did not know who these two men were, he had never met them before, and yet one knew his name, and even unbeknownst to himself had wires already behind him, then the next thing he knew, they were suddenly somewhere else, Fen would drop down to the ground cowering, he did not know what was going on, and he did not want to get caught in the middle of anything, but seemed he did already, so he would kind of look out from his hands he was covering himself with to kind of watch, as he was intrested in watching these two fight each other, Fen himself was just startled by what just happened and personally did not want to even try to fight either one by themselves, let alone togther, he would just try his hardest to sit this one out on the sidelines

The thought of his sense may have came up only in question in this one conversation, but the actual thought of them had been in question for a while. With the new training of the fox's added onto his already heightened wolf senses, he may have just pushed his natural abilities to their peak and beyond, but he wouldn't test that until later. Shrugging he would look around the tower before speaking to Kuro," Fox yes....but i'm starting to think my training with them and my natural or rather unnatural wolf senses are starting to meld and become better in a sense, although that in theory has yet to be discovered. On top of my Byakugan however i could...in a sense become a better sensor than what we currently have in the village although," pointing to his eyes," i've been wondering what all i could do to make my powers even better. Many would call it being power hungry or greedy, but i am simply thinking of it as being a better protector to my village. I was wondering if you indeed had any known ways of doing so," although this was way off of their original topic, he felt the need to ask someone that he confided in the most...only opposite to Misaki.

For a moment he pondered on the words of Kuro before murmuring to himself," Ain't no rest for the wicked however. Before i even think about going to heaven," pointing up to emphasize his point," I have some things i need to take care of here. You know... I have wondered what it would be like to actually die and live a free life, but then i figured that i have no point in dying until i see someone's dream come to fruition and of course my son if i ever have one, grow up. Have you ever thought about...you know having a son or something of that sort?," it was a question he would have thought he'd never ask someone, but here he was inquiring from one of his best friends what he thought about it. Of course the weird conversation could probably go somewhere else, but for now he would focus on the actual conversation. Raising a brow he would chuckle at the irony of the name of his paths before thinking to himself, Kuro and Misaki," If their called the seven saints, what are we then? I mean You, Myself and Misaki of course," the question raised an interesting point inside of him, but that would be for another time.

Shaking his head he would listen to the wild conversation between the two of them, knowing now why the place was so off-limits. Besides the location of a place that shouldn't be mentioned by name, it also held the tower of heaven and the mysterious monsters of the forest. Smiling he would look out into the distance of the forest and speak," Well then now i see the reason this place is closed off to the villagers," looking directly at Fen when he had said this he would continue to speak," i've had my run ins with some of the decrepit denizens of the forest, and this place also serves as a reminder to someone i need to finish something with," forgetting something major he would point up into the sky and smile," You know if you wanted a Dragon you could have just went to the Dragon Ravine and tamed on....dunno why they are out here all of a sudden, but eh," shrugging once again he would stand up and roll his shoulders.

What...Was Kuro spouting out some foreign incantation to call upon the stars? Or was he just literally breaking another screw in his mind that shouldn't have been? So many questions and he had no answers, so instead of questioning and wondering like a small child, he would watch as the world around him froze and changed into a different area in which he would smile. It would seem that a new location was chosen for the two of them to spar," Eh we can go for whatever you want to show or tell me about...or throw at me after all. If we are training then its better that we just show each other what we can do...then sort the rest out later," however as he mentioned the fact that the terrain was repairable and the two could go all out, he would look to the boy and back to Kuro," Going all out? I haven't had a time like that since the last fight me and Misaki had...if we are going to do this we need to put our little gallery," once again pointing to Fenn," into a little area in which he won't get hurt. I would hate to kill off one of my ninja before he could prove himself to me," of course that went without saying, the once dull red eyes of Yaju would begin to light up and glow as he loosened the tie around his neck and tossed it aside.

Kuro glanced upon Yaju. "Impressive senses then. You would make a good tracker." Kuro found that much to be obvious, if a bit foolish. From what he knew of the man, Yaju was far from the patient person a tracker would have to be. Well, that wasnt entirely true. He waited for this post, after all. Factoring that in, it wasnt too hard to believe Yaju could be patient enough to become a tracker, though Kuro doubted that would be enough to satisfy him. "To be frank with you, it is power hunger, plain and simple." Kuro smiled a bit. "The fact is, a ninja, no, a human without power hunger is just a weakling, crawling in the dirt, begging for someone to save them. But... is there anything wrong with wanting to not be forced to fight? To be happy by your own standards, rather than that of the world around you? Whether that path to happiness lay with power, or with weakness, is a personal decision that each human must choose. We are all born as helpless infants, reliant on others. This is not a horrible path to choose, but only humans get to choose. Demons, monsters, beasts, even Saints and angels do not get that choice. They have to become strong. Relish the decision, which ever way you go, though... you already chose, havent you? I wish you luck either way." Kuro paused as he considered Yaju's question of what the three of them were. "I would say I am the Outsider. That which has power, but can never truly belong. As for you, the Becomer. Someone born as a human, who grew into power, and lost quite a bit of morals. Dont take offense, its one of my favorite paths. As for Misaki... well, what would you call that which can control an Outsider and Becomer, yet relate to both? Ive never met someone who could do such a thing. Most people in life try to dominate or subjugate those they see, or perhaps even seek to be dominated. She doesnt fit in in this category, yet she does. Someone who can stand beside monsters and humans at the same time. She is a Balancer, or Equalizer, if you wish. That skill she has to stand beside all these different people, different types... its a skill I can scarcely imagine, let alone witness." Kuro chuckled a bit. "Although, that is just from the few memories I have regained. I must have respected her greatly before." 

A child. Kuro chuckled a bit. "According to both my memories and my... heart" What a strange thing to say. Kuro had previously beleived he was lacking of a heart, at least in the philosophical sense. For this to have changed, regardless of the memory loss, meant he had changed during his journey more than imaginable. Further, his current actions were less that of a wisened demon, and more akin to someone who saw humanity as interesting, but did not disregard the power it held. Perhaps he considered himself human now? Well, that would appear as such to an outsider, but the truth was Kuro's previous logic was flawed. He once classified people into a few differrent categories. Humans, Monsters, Heroes, Beasts, and Demons. A human was the average man, with little power, and a lot of ideals. A monster was that with a bit of power, with very few ideals. Heroes were humans who managed to gain power, as they held power and ideals very close. Beasts were mad dogs, power without reason, and hardly any power at that. Demons, what he once believed himself to be, were those with power beyond anything else, but the morals they held were far and few in between. Beasts were killed by all else. Humans kill mosnters kill heroes kill demons. A pattern which he found to be amusing. It was why he followed the world, searching for a hero to kill him, to release him from his sins. Truth be told, now he understood it far better. Only he could fix his own mistakes, no one else had the knowledge or power. If he relied on others, he would have to keep protecting them when he did what he wanted. No one else could really match him. Call it arrogance if you must, but between his abilities and his pure adaptability, he would not be able to call anyone his equal. Rather, it would not be safe to let someone stand by him. The only two he could really imagine keeping up with him were Yaju and Misaki. Yaju, as far as Kuro knew, was not quite there yet, even though he had potential. Kuro was an force of nature in battle, after all. Perhaps it was simply his own paranoia of losing a friend that made the assumption, rather than any logic. Misaki was simply not there, as in she was missing with little to no explanation. Seriously, that was bloody annoying.

Kuro continued from where he left off. "I may like a kid someday. Though, I cant really see myself as a father, I think Id like to be." Kuro shrugged. "Id like to give it a shot one day, but..." Imagining a woman who could even put up with him was hard enough, but to actually have his child... Further, his child would inheirit several bloodlines which would make them coveted by the entire world. Especially if his child had the rinnegan like he did, though it was doubtful. In any case, a woman who was willing to have the child, or perhaps even love Kuro was improbable. This was due to his unique nature and his outright lack of most social skills. While he was charismatic, he was not exactly the most social person in the world. He said what he felt, when he wanted. For the most part, he was truly an outsider to society, having been originally raised to be a slave, then having his first taste of freedom only at the cost of the one person he cared for. It was bitter and agonizing, but he kept going. "Anyway, just imagine how ridiculous a child of mine could be, with my unique... nature." he was referring not only to his monstrous chakra and body, but his multiple bloodlines and altered body. "Granted, that would require finding a woman to put up with me haha." Kuro chuckled humorously.

He did not mention how he could basically create a living human with COAT, using himself as a base. He did not want to do that because it felt... wrong. If he was going to have a son, he was going to do it the normal way. Kuro blinked as Yaju mentioned the Dragon Ravine. "We have a place in Kumo swarmed by dragons?" That sounded awesome, potentially. "Well, this one was capable of keeping up with me until I used Meteor, so I doubt it was the same type. I had to use a full powered Shinra Tensei on it, and that just pushed it so far away it was no longer in range for anything. Im going to find it again, and when I do, I will ride it everywhere." The picture of visiting a village while riding a dragon was just too amusing to pass up. "In any case, when I created this forest, the natural energy around here got fucked up somehow, I guess, and it mutated normal animals and some people, into these monsters which run rampant through the forest, though the cause of the mutations is now gone. My best guess is that my chakra from making the forest corrupted the natural energy over time, and created the monsters within the forest." Another sin on the ever-growing list. "How about I show you my new jutsu then? I mentioned it, its Meteor, an ability which... oh Ill just have to show you." Kuro chuckled.

As Yaju mentioned the boy who Kuro had brought along, Kuro blinked. Almost forgot him. "Right, this should protect him rather well." Kuro looked towards the boy, glancing ten meters in front of him, before a tree suddenly grew exactly where Kuro had looked, blocking Fenn from the two, giving him a place to hide behind when shit got too real. The tree wasnt too tall, just enough for Fenn to see over when he stood up, but perfect for covering him when he sat down or even leaned slightly. The width, however, was significant, as to keep the real explosive attacks away. It also had a strange plant inside it, like a giant nut. "That ought to do for now, at least until we up the game up to the point of village busters, but I dont think we will this time around." Kamui could be fucked up as much as he wanted and it would be fixed in the next second, but he could not do the same for himself and Yaju. Well, he technically could revive the dead, but he didnt want any of his friends getting killed in the first place, let alone by him, and since if he died, the access to ressurrection was gone, his death was certainly not a favorable occurrence. "This move boosts my speed and stamina, allowing for more attacks, quicker." A golden aura blazed around Kuro as if coating him with a god's aura. Oh yeah, he may be a little arrogant, but it was pretty much what one would see in movies and media when a god got angry, except real. In an instant, Kuro blazed forward towards Yaju, Yoru in his right hand, swinging down on Yaju. He aimed it so that even if it did connect, it would be a shallow cut, glancing off of his right arm, at best shaving some skin. "I hope you have something to keep up, otherwise I wont be able to show you the big guns." He may be able to show him Altairis, but not his Heavenly Lightning or Chakra arms, unless Yaju had something that enabled him to keep up.

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For the record, with the Meteor, EMS, Mask of blades, and base speed, this makes Kuro's speed during the attack 190.