Re: A Meeting Of Chance (HUNTER)

Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:30 pm

The half-blooded Uchiha would scan the area with his dark blue optics to see if someone else who had business in the forest outskirts would arrive. This was a scarcely populated area of the Lightning Country, but there was no such thing as being too secure. The likelihoods of being ambushed in the outskirts were always at an all-time high, even for shinobi of Kumogakure so one always had to watch their back. However, it seemed that no one else would appear in the forest after the last Kumogakure shinobi - Zento had joined the group. Now knowing that information, Kamiya would be slightly more at ease as he listened to Ichigo explaining his reasoning for being in the outskirts. "A decrease in merchants?" The half-blooded Uchiha wondered. He hadn't been living in the village for a prolonged period of time, therefore, the teenager was quite new to the current events in Kumogakure. He hearkened to the other Genin with contemplative curiosity, slowly connecting the dots. If there were a sudden lack of merchants visiting the village for trade...then the most obvious conclusion would be that someone would be physically causing the lack of merchants appearing in Kumo. Knowing that information, Kamiya couldn't turn a blind eye to this. He was a shinobi after all.

"I'll help you," Kamiya nonchalantly said to Ichigo while turning to him, "This seems like a job multiple people should do so I'll give you a hand." The half-blooded Uchiha would then give everyone else a chance to decide whether they should join him and Ichigo but if they resolved to stare at rocks all day, then fine by him. Nevertheless, as Ichigo began to walk towards the distance he pointed out, Kamiya would shortly follow, always being about a meter left and behind the black-haired man's position. It wouldn't take that long before the two passed 50 meters, then 60 meters, then 80 meters, and now 100 meters they walked deep into the forest outskirts. The man would halt once he cleared 100 meters of distance and Kamiya would do the same; they were about 200 meters away from the location the black-haired man pointed at. Ichigo would ask the group whether they saw anything strange, and in response, Kamiya would close his eyes before reopening them.

His blue eyes shifted into a deep carmine color as swirls of black formed around them instantaneously. It wouldn't take long before the swirls of black reformed into 3 black tomoes around a black pupil. The specter had activated the Sharingan. It didn't have the hawkeye-like vision as other Dojutsu, but it was still an effective way to scan the area. Kamiya could now perceive chakra and perceive movements as if time was moving at a snail's pace. He couldn't see anything out of the ordinary at the current moment, but he would make sure to react accordingly to any change in the surroundings. "Not yet, but I will make sure to tell you if I see anything." Kamiya would finally respond to Ichigo as he began scanning the area with his Sharingan active.

WC: 516
TWC: 2038

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Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:44 pm

For the time being, the plan remained the same and Maki intended on holding out until her shadow clone could no longer hold the transformation. In that case, It would be a shame that her original plan would fail, but she had a few other tricks up her sleeve to fall back on. After all, being a beautiful woman came with several perks- not being randomly attacked by village shinobi unprovoked was one of them. The two continued to wait, standing very still and continuing to observe their surroundings from different angels, waiting for their next pay day to show up.

Wc: 101

TWC: 870

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Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:41 pm

And so they continued on their road. At about 200m away from the path he earlier mentioned, Ichigo noticed Kamiya currently being the only one who had decided to follow and join him on his investigation. Perhaps things would be better that way. After all, a group of four was more likely to be spotted than one which consisted of two people. With his newly attained dojutsu the Drunk proceeded to check their surroundings, remaining vigilant at all times in case they would come across something or someone suspicious. Those exact same thoughts hadn't fully left his mind or Ichigo could notice two figures in the distance, approximately 150m in front of his and Kamiya's position, the fellow Kumogakure shinobi a single meter behind the Drunk on his left side.

He slowed down his pace, almost standing still but not completely. "Careful" Ichigo spoke under his breath only for Kamiya to hear. "Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" the Drunk would ask, making sure his eyes weren't deceiving him. The Kumogakure shinobi would look at the individuals into the distance all the while keeping up his guard. "An ambush?" he wondered. Considering the circumstances that thought wasn't that far-fetched, even more so when thinking back at their whole reason for being out there. From what the Drunk could see, the tallest out of the two, a man, had his back towards them while a young lady would be facing the same individual who was standing close to her.

With his crimson eye active, Ichigo couldn't help but feel something was amiss. "Strange, this doesn't add up". He would explain his reasoning to Kamiya, or at least share his thoughts on the matter. "First of all, do they strike you as merchants?" Ichigo noticed, although from afar, that the woman seemed to have some dirt on her face and clothes while the man looked more like a robber than anything. "Secondly, would you, if you were a young girl, travel all by yourself, knowing all too well the merchant route is being terrorized by thieves and the likes?" He'd give his fellow shinobi a few seconds to think it over before continuing. "I don't know about you, but from here it doesn't look like she's struggling, let alone being harassed or attacked. And lastly, I can't quite put my finger on it but I can't help but notice both of them share the same mass of chakra". Aware he still wasn't used to the powers of his crimson eye, Ichigo wasn't sure what to make out of it and if he was simply imagining things, but all of those made him wary, believing they might be dealing with the one responsible for the recent troubles and the lack of visiting merchants.

The Drunk then directed himself at his companion once more, curious to hear his thoughts on the situation. "What do you think is going on? It looks rather suspicious to me, but not enough to rush in guns blazing either". Assuming the two individuals were finally aware of the Kumogakure shinobi, Ichigo wanted to make sure they just didn't ran away after their act got discovered. All the time he never stopped walking in order not to alert the possible rogue ninja. At that time only about 120m was separating both groups of people. "I say we simply continue to make our way towards the path, acting like we haven't noticed anything. If they truly are the ones causing all the trouble we have to make sure to deal with them right here, right now". Assuming the younger Genin was in agreement, Ichigo slightly picked up his pace as he proceeded to walk into the direction of the path, only stopping or changing position when given reason to.

(WC: 628, TWC: 1582)

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Mon May 31, 2021 2:44 pm

Trekking innocuously through the road, it appeared that no other people wanted to join Ichigo other than Kamiya. It was probably for the best, considering that a group of four Kumogakure shinobi bearing strong chakra signatures walking through a path of merchants would raise more concerns than only two. Additionally, if all four of them went to check out the strange occurrence, then they would be uncoordinated and prone to friendly fire if an assailant tried to attack them on the way. This was also the first time Kamiya met the three other Kumogakure shinobi, so he wasn't ready to fully all trust them yet, especially if things turned south. Hopefully, the situation would be easy to solve, but the half-blooded Uchiha knew from firsthand experience that everything can and will be more complex than it seemed. Still keeping his Sharingan activated, he wouldn't lose any form of concentration from observing the environment as he walked a meter behind Ichigo, functioning as another set of "eyes" for the group. Everything seemed to be going well during their journey until both Kumogakure shinobi viewed a suspicious group of chakra signatures 150 meters in front of both of their positions. This wouldn't be that bizarre considering that they were bound to encounter merchants on the road, however, what raised more alarms to the skeptical Kamiya was that both chakra signatures produced the same level of frequency and potency...

"...What?" The half-blooded Uchiha muttered to himself, trying to connect the dots to the peculiar situation. It was odd. Looking further than the chakra signatures, it seemed that one chakra signature was one of a woman with dirt on her face and the other was one of a burly man. Yet, despite the differences in appearances, they both had the same signature. Thankfully, Ichigo would attempt to rationalize the situation, saying that it would be too risky to confront them head-on and it would be more beneficial to act normally and then strike. That would be the most efficient and unproblematic way to deal with them...but even if that was the case...Kamiya couldn't accept that strategy. If danger was spotted that threatened the lives of others, then no matter the cost, it must be dealt with immediately, not just soon. Gripping his fist, the half-blooded Uchiha would look to the black-haired man with a weary expression, "That plan may be the smartest way to deal with this predicament, but I think this should be dealt with in absolute swiftness. We can't walk trek slowly like we have previously done," Kamiya paused for a moment, looking straight at the two suspicious individuals 150 meters away from him, "If they are truly the ones causing all of this trouble, it would probably be better to attack them head-on. That way, merchants and everyone else in the forest would know to abscond from the area temporarily, preventing them from enacting their plan. This also frees up space, allowing us to deal with the suspects. It's a risky gamble, but I'm prepared for the consequences should things go south. I'll run towards them - acting as a decoy - and you can stay back and prepare yourself for the situation. I'll make sure to distract the suspects enough so that you have an opening for an easy subjugation and arrest. What do you think?" Kamiya would explain his plan, looking
at Ichigo to see if he agreed. It was a gamble, but it would make things run quicker.

Should Ichigo agree, the half-blooded Uchiha would waste no time before enacting the plan, running at maximum speeds towards the two suspects that were 150 meters away. He wanted to grab their attention and frighten them, so he didn't care if it was obvious or not. A decoy needed to distract after all. Once Kamiya reached 10 meters away from them, he would stop, looking at the two with his Three Tomoe Sharingan still active in a violent swirl on carmine. His expression was blank yet his chakra roared in ferocity; with a sneer, the half-blooded Uchiha would continue his distraction, "A young woman and a burly man, you don't see this combination a lot. Care to explain why you both are in the depths of the Kumogakure forests at such a peculiar time?" Kamiya said with hostility etched in his voice. During and after his dash, the Uchiha would be prepared for any sort of reaction the suspects would perform, making sure to react accordingly to any sudden change.

WC: 748
TWC: 2786

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Mon May 31, 2021 4:35 pm

Ichigo and the other Kumogakure Shinobi went on their way down a path to investigate a merchant route while the orange haired Jugo spewed his guts all over scenic grassland in the presence of Zento. “Great.” He thought to himself, Zento effectively passing out again after finding a small patch of grass to rest on.

“Didn’t realise that this was what the old man meant when he said it cured a hangover.”

He wiped his mouth before setting sight on the path that the Kumogakure Genin took. By this point they had travelled just over 20 meters from the Jugos location, sliding a hand into his weapon pouch he withdrew a scarf that he then tied around his forehead hoping to combat his throbbing headache.

He paused, taking in a few deep breaths. He delivered a series of gentle kicks to Zentos abdomen in an attempt to wake him, but it appeared that the Jounin was out for the count. Shaking his head in disbelief, the Jugo made a dash down the path taken by the Genin. The path was relatively easy to follow as it appeared embedded into the surroundings. The Jugo made his way down the path at a steady pace, a faster pace to the Genin which allowed him to just barely close the 50 meter gap just as the Genin discussed their strategy.

“So… er…” he took a heavy breath, resting his forearm against a large 2-meter-tall tree, before vomiting once again. The sound of bile splashing against the muddy trail wasn’t very flattering, but the Jugo managed to quickly compose himself. “What did I miss?”

WC - 270

[OOC – Sorry I missed a lot, if there's any problem with my post, please let me know.]

Fri Jun 04, 2021 6:31 pm

[skipping Ita, it's been about 96 hours, sorry bud]

Even though Kamiya agreed with Ichigo's plan, acknowledging it would be the smartest choice, it still seemed the young shinobi wasn't able to hold back the urge to act head-on. Before his companion could take off the Drunk temporarily grabbed his arm, making sure he was certain of his case. "Be careful". Assuming Kamiya would go regardless, Ichigo decided to prepare for what's to come. By then and at the same time the two Kumogakure shinobi finished discussing their plan the oldest out of the two noticed Satoru joined them much to his surprise. "There's no stopping you anyway" he voiced, knowing all too well he couldn't simply let the boy run into a dangerous situation all by himself.

Immediately after, the Drunk directed his attention towards Satoru, not wasting any more words than necessary. "I'm sure you can put two and two together" he referred to the obvious situation. Ichigo had already made up his mind, that much he would make clear to his drinking buddy. "I don't know about you but I don't plan on standing still and doing nothing". Noticing the boy didn't got that far ahead of him Ichigo started running as fast as he could towards the direction of the suspicious individuals all the while remaining on guard in case he needed to react to anything. It didn't take him all that long to catch up and assuming he wasn't required to act upon whatever could possibly happen, the Drunk would stop at about 12m from the pair and 2m from Kamiya.

Ichigo listened as his fellow shinobi inquired about the rather strange situation that was taking place and for some reason neither one of them decided to answer, nor did they try to erase any suspicion which in turn only added more reason for the Kumogakure ninja to believe something was amiss. It seemed a gamble was what they wanted and who was he to deny them that? With a swift motion of his left hand Ichigo released a sharp object with an infused strip of paper attached to and made it travel at high speed aimed at the girl covered in dirt. If for whatever reason she decided not to move Ichigo's attack would hit her right in the dome and potentially end the young woman's life. Regardless of the possible outcome the Drunk would remain vigilant and ready to react if necessary.

(WC: 400, TWC: 1982)

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Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:57 pm

Kamiya's watchful crimson eyes looked forward at the unlikely duo of criminals. Normally, those who are suspected of a crime - especially when questioned by a group of shinobi should quickly remove any form of doubt towards said shinobi. Unfortunately, the young woman and burly man did not care to respond to Kamiya's intimidations. What a shame. They surely had a right to remain silent, but whether they would come out unscathed was another question entirely. Remaining silent was another form of accepting the crime, so the half-blooded Uchiha had no choice but to dispose of them due to all the trouble they have caused throughout the Lightning Country Outskirts. Thankfully, Ichigo had arrived around the same time Kamiya started speaking to the suspects, deciding to stand two meters behind the Uchiha and also to the right of him. Noticing this through the corner of his Sharingan's peripheral vision, the specter would be more at ease knowing that he had a teammate to back him up just in case the suspects possessed immense power.

After the few seconds of silence from the young woman and man, Kamiya would let out an exasperated sigh. "Your funeral I guess." Jeez, they were really stubborn. However, as Kamiya said those words, Ichigo would strike. Promptly releasing a Kunai attached with an Explosive Tag towards the unguarded head of a woman covered in dirt at high speeds - all in one fluid motion, it would become apparent that the black-haired man was going for the kill. Wanting to assist in the effort, Kamiya would notice the Kunai to the right of him being thrown through his peripheral vision, forming five handseals at maximum speed during the timeframe it would take for the Kunai to pass by him. Once the Kunai passed by his right shoulder, aiming at the woman's head, Kamiya would promptly clap his hands. At that moment, a five-meter diameter gust of wind would burst forward from the half-blooded Uchiha's body at astronomical velocity, targeted towards the man and woman ten meters in front of him. The Kunai, being in range of the raging gyre would gain a boost of speed from the air pressure as if the wind was a bow and the kunai was an arrow. The Kunai would rush, now at faster speeds towards the woman, making it more difficult to dodge. The duo of suspects also had to deal with the gust of wind originating from Kamiya as well, traveling at high speeds towards the two before reaching a maximum distance of fifteen meters.

This was a relatively simple technique to dodge, but for whatever reason that the woman and man were unable to dodge the gust of wind, it would push them back five meters while dealing serious blunt force damage. All the while, Kamiya would be ready to react to any sudden change.

WC: 475
TWC: 3261

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Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:09 am

Maki and her clones’ bodies would turn to face the direction of their oncoming company while they traveled towards their location and their crimson eyes would fall upon the Kumo shinobi in silence as the first would reach 10 meters away and the other 12 meters. The duo observed their body language and did not respond when questioned. The current circumstances had proven rather unfortunate as her clone was nearing its capacity to maintain the transformation technique- so the original plan to engage them in conversation and catch them off guard before they could unravel her plan was beginning to feel out of the question. If she were lucky, they would get bored and leave her alone and she could potentially isolate one as they dispersed. She had to hand it to them, she was not expecting them to respond with such force- sending more than one shinobi to investigate.

The next thing she knew, her eyes were observing the actions of one of the shinobi, the one who was 12M away from them, making a motion with his hand that was familiar to almost all shinobi: drawing a weapon with the intent to release and harm- specifically, a kunai. This observation proved rather obvious due to the aid of her sharingan- so just before the boy could release the object, she would instinctively bring her hands together and perform the 3 hand seals that would allow her body to mesh with the earth below her and hopefully avoid death. At the same time as the original would begin to move her hands to form the seals of the hiding like a mole technique, her clone, who had taken the appearance of a man, would also begin to form 3 hand seals and upon finishing, would step 1M forward, directly in front of the original acting as a guard, and would place their hands on the ground, causing a violent ripple of force to travel outward towards the Kumo shinobi. The force would radiate towards the shinobi and to both sides of the caster, but not behind them, ripping the earth apart and causing the ground to violently quake and break apart in front of them, lifting several pieces of earth between the group several feet into the air, disrupting the travel path of the Kunai.

Now that Maki had successfully merged with the ground, she would begin moving backwards and away from their opponents, looking to put distance between herself and them while her clone hopefully bought her enough time to think of a plan. Also, now that Maki’s clone had initiated the Tearing Earth Palm jutsu, the force would radiate outwards and continue to travel and disrupt the landscape until it reached it’s maximum distance- all while hopefully crushing the legs of her attackers.

As Maki traveled through the dark and damp earth, she couldn’t help but think of the irony of the situation. Her, a criminal, attacked without reason by village shinobi. ‘Shinobi and criminals are not much different after all. Maybe I would have made a good shinobi if things had been different…” whilst continuing to move in a linear line underground away from them.

WC: 574
TWC: 1444

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Sat Jun 12, 2021 6:19 pm

"I'm sure you can put two and two together"

The Jugo didn’t have a lot of time to react to the statement, he simply continued to tail his drinking partner. Much like his drinking partner, he too stopped around 12 meters away from the foe. Moving at such a fast pace aggravated the Jugos stomach, but he simply observed as Ichigo effortlessly withdrew a single Kunai that was rigged with an explosive tag. The Jugos eyes followed the Kunai as it escaped the drunks clutches, heading directly for the centre of the woman’s head. In tandem with the drunks motion, the Jugo observed three distinct hand seals being formed by the women situated on the opposite end of the battlefield. He was all too familiar with the three hand seals in question as they corresponded to an Earth Technique that he had learnt about on his travels. In unison with the female, the male formed 3 handseals, once again a technique that the Jugo was familiar with.

Suddenly, as the Kunai passed the second genin, he used what appeared to be a wind based technique which acted as a mode of propulsion for the fast paced Kunai. The Jugo was no doubt impressed by how the two genin were able to work together so effortlessly despite having only met a few minutes ago. The gust of wind that gave a helping hand to the Kunai continued to travel towards the two foreign Shinobi.

Shifting his attention to the man and women, the women sinking into the ground at around a third of the speed of the accelerated Kunai. With both of the individuals having performed the hand seals at around the same time, the women was submerged by around 0.35 meters in the time it took for the male to advance a meter. Being only 1.5 meters tall, the women if un-interrupted would be fully submerged in the time the Kunai travelled 4.5 meters at its accelerated pace. At the stage where the speed of the Kunai was enhanced, the women would have already submerged by around 1 meter.

The key takeaways from the events that transpired were that the women was almost fully submerged around the time the Kunai was accelerated, with the big fella acting in the defensive capacity by casting the Tearing Earth Palm technique. It was at the point where the female was 0.8 meters into the ground when the Jugo acted.

Focused and somewhat composed, the Jugos hand flew into a series of hand seals. He performed 3 hand seals to begin with, his body descending towards the ground throughout the course of the hand movement. After performing the three seals, he clapped his hands together, quickly chasing the clap with a further 3 hand seals. With that, he slammed his hands into the ground. The instant his hands made contact with the ground, the Kunai was accelerated, his Chakra infused the ground, the centre point of his technique being on the very edge of the techniques operational radius, 10 meters away from his location.

The technique he had cast was known as the Moving Earth Core. Having cast it directly 10 meters away ensured that he was able to capture at least a radius of 10 meters by 10 meters from that point onwards. This meant that the women would find her lower body and arms suspended in the earth unable to progress any further, the man suffered a similar fate with the tearing earth palm instantly coming to a stop, unable to overpower the moving earth core. At that point the Jugo decided to simply elevate the platform high enough so that the womens upper body aligned with the collision course of the accelerated Kunai. The Kunai would strike the womens chest with enough force to distinctively embed itself deep into her ribcage. Unfortunately for her, her shadow clone would fade into a cloud of smoke long before the Kunais arrival, leaving her to succumb to her fate.

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WC – 655

1628 AP – 50 [Ninjutsu Amplifier] – 20 [Moving Earth Core] = 1558

All Actions performed at 100 speed, increased to 130 during the tearing earth palm.
Moving Earth Stats:
Base Power: 20 + 40 (Scaling (100 VIGOR – 20) / 2) + 25 [Amplifier] = 85
Base Speed: 20 + 40 (Scaling (100 VIGOR – 20) / 2) = 60 Ascent speed.
Base Health: 20 + 40 (Scaling (100 VIGOR – 20) / 2) + 25 [Amplifier] = 85
Base Dimensions: 5x5 * (85 / 5) = Only 10x10 used.

- Shadow Clone duration reached.

Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:51 am

With the combined forces of Ichigo's kunai and Kamiya's Gale Palm, used to enhance the speed of said projectile, the two Kumogakure shinobi tried to end it swiftly. As expected the culprit, singular as the whole time she was using a clone, tried to resist as much as possible in order to make it out alive now that her little scheme had failed. In an attempt to escape both the incoming attack as well as the unfavorable position she found herself in the female bandit tried to sink below the ground using the Hiding Like a Mole technique while her accomplice aka shadow clone prepared to activate another jutsu of its own.

However, if there was even the slightest chance of hope to make it out alive she would soon find it was to no avail. Probably not taking into account Ichigo and Kamiya weren't the only ones needed to deal with, the thief most likely never expected Satoru to jump in and counter whatever moves she tried to make. The Drunk's drinking buddy quickly activated his Moving Earth Core to deal with the situation at hand, both the clone's Tearing Earth Palm as well as the Hiding Like a Mole were easily overpowered and the woman would soon find her movements restricted almost as if her opponent was in complete control.

With how Satoru had planned his attack Ichigo's enhanced kunai continued to travel towards its target, vulnerable body parts completely exposed with no way to defend. The woman's fate already decided, the kunai striking and piercing through her chest, embedding itself deep into her ribcage to bring an end to all the suffering. If for whatever reason that wasn't enough to make her breathe her last breath, Ichigo would simply activate the tag and causing it to explode.

(WC: 300, TWC: 2282)

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