New "Friends" Meet at Hoshi Borders [Invite only]

He was finally here, the village of hoshigakure. But he would not dare to pass the gates that stood over them. He would simply watch from a tree that stood near the gates as the many travels came and went. "How odd. theyre so peaceful... he would never be here.. would he?" Near would say under his breath as he watched. The sun beamed down as he noticed a strange child walk to the gate and begin to turn. In those moments the branch he had been standing on for most of the day cracked and Near fell to the ground. "Son of a bitch!!" He would yell, this would be loud enough for the boy to hear as well. In His normal long green cloak he kept his hood off to show his short white hair as he would turn and look at the boy. Had the boy looked his way they would probably make eye contact.

Taiyo stops his walking after he hears the snap of a branch and the irritation of whoever had fallen.

"What?" He thinks. "I've never heard anyone swear like that in Hoshigakure before." Taiyo turns to face a white-haired young man, the one who had fallen from the now snapped branch. He wears a flowing green cloak. Taiyo can only see his head.

They make eye contact and Taiyo's face has not changed. For the most part, his only intention is to ask if the person is alright. After that, he would go about his own business.

"He has a hood." Taiyo notices. "And it isn't over his head. Maybe he's more of an open person. I'll greet him."

"Are you alright? That was quite a fall." Taiyo asks after walking up to the new face and holding a hand out to help him up off the ground. "Are you from around here? Hoshigakure, I mean."

(155/459)
(0/500 towards fire stream)

(OOC: Are you planning on getting any stats from this? Because I am and a spar might be nice.)

Near would hit his own face with his palm as he felt like a fool who had just lost his cover. "I am fine I think my stuff fell somewhere else though. " He would say as he stood up and began to walk around the area. Near didn't want to be caught by anyone so he would simply lie to the young boy as he began to ask him questions. "Umm... yes.. im coming from a mission and I was in need of medical attention is all." Near said as he would place his left hand against his right ribcage as if holding a wound, the boy unable to see the wound due to Near's cloak. Near's right hand would grab a handle, his bag attached to it as he would slowly pull it from the bushes near the tree. "Who are you child?"

"A mission." Taiyo repeats. "Where's your village headband? Or is it under your cloak?"

Taiyo notices the man's hand settle on his side over his green cloak. "Certainly, he needs medical attention." He thinks. "Of course, it may or may not be a serious. I can't see it."

He watches as the man picks his bag up from a close bush.

"He said he's coming from a mission. He's a ninja." Taiyo thinks. "That or he's talking about some other kind of mission. A mission to deliver a letter. A mission to search for materials in the woods. A mission to hunt food. That would make particular sense. He was in a tree when he fell and trees are a fine place to pounce on small ground animals. But the fact that he could get into that tree... maybe he is a ninja. Then again, skilled hunters can probably climb into trees just as easily as a ninja can jump into one. So he can be either one, a ninja or a hunter. But I don't see a ninja headband and even though it may be in his cloak, the factors lean towards hunter or scavenger just because his headband is most likely to be around his forehead. Since it isn't there, I can only assume that he's a hunter. Of course, I could be wrong."

(226/685)
(0/500 towards fire stream)

Near noticing his question had gone unanswered he asks the boy once more. "So who are you again? I don't remember your face.. you must be one of those weak citizen's child eh?" Near says as he puts his bag on and then sits down next to the bush. His arms holding him up as his left hand is hidden by the bush. "I wanna see what you can do... attack me." He says as he chuckles at the thought.

Taiyo snaps out of his thoughts. "My name is Taiyo Kaguya, a ninja of the hidden star village... well, I'm not a ninja yet. I'm still an academy student. After the genin exam in a few days, though, I will be a ninja."

He keeps his attention partially wrapped on that left hand of his hidden by the bush. Not that he thought that this man had anything to hide but because he, this man he does not know, has asked for Taiyo to attack him. He wants to spar, maybe. That or this is the way he gets to know people. So, he makes sure to pay attention to the hidden left hand in the case that he pulls something out during the fight.

"You seem very laid back. And I like your confidence." Taiyo jumps only a few feet back. "Be ready. Of course, I don't need to tell you this." Taiyo pulls one kunai out from his right ninja pouch.

(163/848)
(0/500 towards fire stream)

"Attack me first and ill counter it, child" Near would say as he thought about the boys name. Kaguya... Kaguya... That was right he was a boy that possessed the power to manipulate the bones in side of his body. Oh fun. 'That's something I would love to see tested.' Near would think to himself as he would lean further back and wait for the boy to attack with his little kunai. He would chuckle as he thought of the ideas of how to be the boy in a second.

"So, I'm on the offensive first. That will require a change in plan. Usually, I wait and evade. It's my best strategy but, sure, I'm experience in starting with offense." Taiyo thinks as he brings out a second kunai, this one he holds with his left hand.

With his left kunai held back-hand, he throws the right one straight at the man and if flies for the center of his chest. "With confidence like that, I'm sure he has something up his sleeve, something to counter me. Or maybe, he just wants to die. No, if he wanted to die, how would have climbed a higher tree and jumped to the ground... I have to stop talking in my head. Especially in battle."

Taiyo reaches into his right ninja pouch with his newly free right hand and pulls out one of his two smoke bombs. Smirking, he throws it to the ground and a puff of purple smoke explodes around him keeping anyone outside of the smoke from seeing him.

It takes Taiyo just under a second to think of his next move.

"I can throw my second kunai but I'd much rather keep it for defense rather than take the time to bring out a new one. So, if I'm going to use another long-ranged attack, I should use my shuriken." Taiyo thinks, grabbing three shuriken from his left ninja pouch, passing the kunai in his left hand to his right. Holding the three shuriken between his fingers, he whips his hand out forward to let the three shuriken fly in a spread formation so that in the case his target dodged his kunai, he might be hit by one of the shuriken if he moves left or right.

Taiyo grabs a second kunai from his left ninja pouch and holds both of his kunai in a back-hand defensive stance, his left arm and right arm crossing at the elbows. He takes a few steps back so that he stands at the back of the smoke cloud.

(338/1186)
(338/500 towards fire stream)

Near would continue to chuckle as he watched the boy grab another kunai from his pouch. He was now holding two kunai. The boy had obviously not used his ability much in his life time so that had been the greatest thing about this fight. As Near would raise up and his left hand would grab hold of the weapon that hid behind the bushes he would smile. 'This boy... he won't fight me head on so ill bring it to him' he thought as he saw the first kunai fly in his direction. With in a second the Ram sign would be used and within that same second the boy would begin to drop a smoke bomb. The kunai and Smoke bomb would seemingly hit their targets at the same time. But there was a glitch in that plan. Near would easily dodge the kunai and appear in the spot where the bomb would set off.

Taking his free right hand he would create the tiger symbol and grab hold of the boys right arm. This would seem almost impossible as the smoke clouded their vision and his weapon would come to strike the same position the boy tried to strike before. A noise that sounded perfect cut through the wind and would aim to cut through him as well.

Had the boy gotten away from Near's grip and tried to finish his acts near would use his Scythe to smack the three shuriken down. This boy was not as skilled as any ninja he had met. It was laughable really. But he had something in him that was special.

(AP 400 - 20 = 380)