Training... Again (Nomo)

Hiroyushi would be out in the forest, now that he was a proper ninja he had to begin training his jutsu in order to keep up with his enemies. He would have set up a similar training station to when he fought Orokana. Plenty of makeshift targets strewn about the clearing he was in. He would be practicing using water jutsu; water being the element he had been most attuned to in his schooling days and the one he had liked the most in general. He would be standing next to a small pool of water doing hand seals and focusing his chakra into the pool, but alas, the most he could get would be a small ball of water to form and disperse equally as fast. Though he knew this was a requirement for unlocking his families special style of jutsu, he had mixed feelings about forcing himself to train like this, especially all alone. He would take a small break to sit by the water and daydream before getting back to work.

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"Hello little bird." The girl would speak, coming into view from only a short distance away. her fae was hidden behind the trademarked raven mask worn only when she was out taking care of important matters or searching for danger. SHe was clothed as always, the heavy looking plate and chain armor gifted by her by the high court assisting her in blending in with the area around, it's black color making it difficult to notice her amidst the dark colored tree trunks. Around her neck she wore two necklaces, the first baring the symbol of the hyuuga clan and the second with the symbol of her organization. She allowed the black hood of her cloak to flow down her face as she approached, a sea of soft blonde hair begining to shift in the wind. Across the back of her cloak, though it would be unseen by the boy, was the symbol of the clan she lead, the nara. At her side was a large hempen bag that sat against the outside of her left thigh.

"It isn't terribly safe for a ninja out here yanno. Village ninja should be behind the large walls of the village, unless you aren't a ninja of konoha."

The moment Hiroyushi knew he wasn't alone his spine would stiffen as an icy cold shiver went up it, clearly startled he would stumble around and slowly lower his hand into one of his pouches, gripping a Kunai in his now shaking hand. "I-I came out here to train. D-don't try anything or I'll have to attack you..." He could hear all of the confidence he had built up through his training melt away into nothing before the masked stranger. He was clearly shaken; knowing that most ninja had to remain within the walls of the city was of no comfort to him, as he found the open wilderness much more interesting. Though now he had no idea weather he would make it back to the village, this stranger looks tough. Tougher than even his Sensei Risako, he could feel it in the confidence she had. He would take a few more steps back, tripping on the edge of the pond and falling backwards into it. Drenching himself and causing him to drop the Kunai he had grabbed. The look on his face was clearly terrified as he didn't know this ladies intent, and would rather not end up on the end of some kind of jutsu from her.

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It was a bright and beautiful day out in the Land of Fire today. The sun was high in the sky and there was not a cloud to be seen. There was a gentle breeze that brought a refreshing coolness to Jace's skin, a short reprieve from the heat. The Uchiha had been accomplishing quite a few missions as of late with his teammates, Queen and Maloren, but today it seemed he finally had a day off. Normally, the boy would spend his time in his favorite book store, nose deep in another enchanting story, but not on days like this. The boy loved nature and spent as much time in the forest as he could when the weather was right and there wasn't a book to distract him. That was why he was out and about today. He had decided to take a stroll into the forest to be among the trees and wildlife native to this country. As he walked the beautiful sounds of birds could be heard clear as a bell throughout the woods. The fresh smell of the flowers lining the path was intoxicating to the boy. He let his mind wander into his habitual day dreams as he wandered aimlessly through the forest. It wasn't long before the sound of voices brought him back to reality. He stopped in his tracks and tilted his head to better hear what was going on. There was only a single voice, but it was unmistakable. No doubt it belonged to Kira, the Hell's Angel. She was that kind of perverted girl that had taught Jace a fire and lightning technique what seemed like ages ago.

He followed the sound of the voice into a clearing, similar to the one he had first met Kira in, and saw a young boy near a body of water with Kira close by. He was about to approach when he remembered that Shuurin had told him Kira would freak out upon seeing an Uchiha. Unfortunately for Jace he was wearing his usual white jacket with his clan's symbol stitched into the back just between his shoulder blades. He angled himself so as to make sure he kept the back of his jacket facing away from the Hell's Angel so she wouldn't notice. He was however wearing his Konoha headband clear as day across his forehead. He approached slowly and stopped 5 meters away from Kira and 5 meters to the right of the other boy whom he did not recognize. The boy seemed to be shaken from Kira's words. It was apparent he had not been expecting anyone else to be out here with him. He did seem to have a kunai in his hands now, albeit held loosely and shaking. Jace felt he would have to intervene at this point and calm his fellow Leaf shinobi. He glanced at the boy for a moment longer before turning to say hello to the girl, still weary of her from their last encounter. "Kira. It's been a while."

She turned for a moment to simply nod at the boy addressing him simply before continuing. "Jace. well. From the fear in your eyes I'll have to assume you aren't in fact a missing ninja which is quite fortunate. Come now. If you are an ally to the village hidden in the leaf then you have no fear from me, however it is important that you know it's not generally a good idea from a ninja to be outside of the village. There are eyes everywhere little bird, and I fear that while the danger of attack within these borders is negated by my presence, there may be reprimand for those caught out and about without permission."

It was clear that the end of her statement was aimed at both boys, denoted simply by another glance to the boy behind her. For now she simply watched him with her chakra sensory, studying the boy's aura to find that he seemed to be a bit stronger then their last meeting. At this point her right hand would raise up to remove the anbu style mask, setting it at her side, tied around the belt of her armor. With the mask no longer hiding her features the scared boy could see the intrigued smile that set across her calm face.

Hiro would slowly stand up, finding some sort of comfort in the woman's smile he would stop shaking and become his regular 4'8" self, as he got up he would look over to the forest, roughly where the unidentified ninja was. He was semi-curious about who he was, and what he was doing; affirmed of his gender by the tone of the boys voice he would say " Hey lady. Is this guy a friend of yours?" He would point his thumb over towards the tree the boy was hiding behind and look over to the woman. "Either way I came out here to learn some jutsu in private, I didn't want to bother anyone in town so I figured 'why not the Forest?'" With that the boy would walk closer to the woman and tilt his head slightly, "I don't think I've met you before, I guess I'll introduce myself" he would say, now smiling brightly at the woman with quite the beautiful completion in his eyes. " My name is Hiroyushi Senju, Son of Kye Senju. It is a pleasure to meet you . He would quickly now his head, making sure to check for any hidden weapons this person may be hiding below their chest.

Jace stood where he was, crossing his arms in front of his chest and a smile playing upon his lips. He was definitely in the clearing now and not hiding behind any tree or anything. He had gained quite a bit of confidence since the last time he had seen Kira. He had also become much stronger. He still remembered the demonstrations the girl had shown though, and that reminded him that he was certainly not near her level, not yet anyway. He listened as the girl exchanged words with the other boy, telling him it was dangerous to be outside of the village. She had glanced at Jace too while she said this, implying she was also talking to him. He suppressed a laugh at that. He might not be able to do much to Kira, but he was certain he could hold his own. Besides, these woods were controlled by the Nara of Konoha and patrolled on a regular basis. It had been that way for centuries. He was certain he was plenty safe here, and so was the other boy.

In response to Kira's words and the removal of her mask, the other boy seemed to lose his fear almost completely. He had stopped shaking and spoke up. From his words he had pretty much completely ignored the girl's warning. He had gestured at Jace with his thumb and asked the Hell's Angel if Jace was a friend of hers. Without any hesitation he began an explanation as to why he was out here and what his name was. He had said that he was out here practicing jutsu so as not to disturb the rest of the village. At that remark Jace couldn't help but to speak up. "You do know that's what the village training grounds are for, right?" It was more of a rhetorical question and he wasn't really expecting an answer. The boy had told them his name, however. He was called Hiroyushi Senju. Jace had never met a Senju before. He would calmly answer the boy's statement with his own name. "Jace. Jace Uchi-" he stopped mid word as he quickly remembered the warning about Kira and the Uchiha. That was almost a big slip up. He quickly glanced from the boy to Kira to see if she had noticed, hoping that she hadn't.

If Kira did not seem to notice what Jace was about to say, he would instead turn his attention back to the boy. "So, Hiro, what are you working on? It looked like you were trying to practice some type of water style jutsu, is that correct?" If Kira had noticed Jace's near slip up however, he would act accordingly.

At nearly five foot even the Hell's Angel herself would not be too terrifying, though the armor she wore naturally helped a bit. She considered allowing her chakra to flow freely, activating the terrifying strength of her experience to allow the boy to understand the power at her disposal, but decided against, partly because of the realization that a low ranked ninja would not be able to use advanced sensory to see her aura and a high ranked would have already been informed of her existence, and partly because She was pulled from her thoughts by Jace's words.

"Uchi....ha?" How many had she met recently. The boy learning lightning style, The strange girl in the borders who granted her eyes the eternal state, and now this boy. THings made sense now. The small pixie's odd behavior was for her protection. "Interesting.... Well. I wouldn't suggest you choosing this place as your prefered training ground. It is outside of the wall of the village. It's safe of course. Anything in the area that seeks to harm the village hidden in the leaf will fall by my hand. That being said I must ensure that if you do leave the safety of the village please ensure that the higher ups are aware of this. " Without thinking she'd allow her eyes to activate, shifting quickly from the three tomoe state to that of the eternal mangekyou sharingan. The change was unnoticable for several moments, but then a voice slipped into her mind.

~Heh... Well well little light. You've taught him, shared experiences and all the while never knowing that he was of those who caused you so much pain. here in the forest they wouldn't hear his screams you know.... What will you do~ She shook her head once, trying to silence the voice of the omega, even as it's dark aura began to seep into her aura. The black cloak of the night formed on her body, black bubbling boils forming across her skin as the new form of her cloak of the night found its way across her skin. As it formed the dark black of the nara shadow bloodline shifted to a transluscent black, allowing her form to be seen beneath.

Hiroyushi would take another step back. This new 'form' she had taken was enough to startle him again, he had heard of the Nars and their shadow bending powers, but never had he seen this kind of ability, nor had he heard of it. "H-hey, are you feeling alright?" He would quickly (and nervously) shuffle back over to the left hand side of the pond, studying her body movements to make sure she didn't attack him, not that it would help much; but the idea brought him comfort.

Jace's body tensed as he heard Kira say the word. His clan's name. He waited to see if she would attack him, but a moment later she seemed to be fine, only saying 'interesting' and giving the boys a warning about going outside of the village without permission. He let out a breath that he hadn't realized he had been holding and let his body relax, the smile returning to his face. The smile only lasted for a brief moment before a look of confusion took over Jace's face instead at the sight of Kira's eyes transforming into the sharingan. That wasn't the most confusing part either. The eyes had only retained the three tomoe state, which Jace had believed to be the final form of the sharingan, for a moment before changing into a completely different pattern, one he had never seen before. "What...?" he said after a moment of silence where what he had seen actually sunk in.

He didn't exactly to finish his question. His attention had been brought back from Kira's eyes by the sound of Hiro's voice. He sounded frightened again, but the sharingan couldn't have been what scared the boy. Letting his vision finally take in the rest of the Hell's Angel, Jace saw what it was that had gotten to the Senju. Kira's entire body was covered by a translucent black...something...that was periodically bubbling. Jace's own sharingan activated on instinct at the girl's appearance. His body seemed to move on it's own, moving in between Hiro and Kira so that if she attacked Jace would be the target and the other boy could escape. He didn't believe the pervert girl that liked to bite little boys' necks would really attack them, but he prepared himself nonetheless. As soon as he had noticed the black cloak around Kira and activated his sharingan, Jace began forming three hand seals at 100 speed. Rat-Boar-Tiger. Immediately after the Tiger hand seal was formed a flock of 25 black crows would appear surrounding Jace and Hiro. It wasn't much, but if need be he could use them to his advantage.

"Kira..?" he said hesitantly as he watched the girl.