Making preparations

Keita sat there listening to the two talking, and it seemed that the fourth person was similar to Keita, and that he was just supporting his friend. Now that Keita thought about it… the man that was standing to the side thinking about things and not talking was the same one that was in the Kirigakure prisons not too long ago, right? Keita thought to himself, but if he was released and there was no notifications about someone escaping the prison, then there was not a reason to be against him in any capacity. So, Keita simply sat there for a bit before the agreement was made, before speaking up. “Alright, I am going to apply a seal on Kizmaru. This seal allows anyone linked to activate the seal, protecting them against harmful effects of jutsu if you yourself are immune to them. I can only apply this to one other person to link our chakra networks, so if you want this seal, please choose who would have it applied.” Keita let them think for a moment before continuing. “If neither of you choose to get it applied, I understand, as there is not a lot of trust built up between our parties.” Keita would explain things clearly and with a calm and cordial attitude, before weaving some hand seals and placing his hand on Kizmaru’s left shoulder. Under the man’s armor, a seal would appear, although no one would feel anything about it, not until it was activated at least. Keita would then apply the second part of the seal to whoever they chose to receive it. He would then let the conversation go how it would, wondering if they had anything to say about the large conflict that was going to happen soon.
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Unity Seal A ranked version used

This was good news indeed. He had gained two new unlikely allies in this endeavor. The two shinobi which he now presumed to be suna shinobi would aid them in their battle to come. He found it odd since they were once enemies but now that Kenshin had passed, there was no real reason to remain that way. "Well then, since we're all in agreement I guess we should do our best to battle  the opposing threat and not get in each other's way. I will also apply the unity seal to Keita and whoever else wants it as a precaution for the things to come," Kizmaru had said to the four of them. Activating his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, he would look at Keita, approach him and cast the technique, Unity Seal. Copying the technique, Kizmaru had also thrown together his hands to form the required hand signs in order to use the unity seal and place it on Keita and whoever else Keita had chosen as his designated second target. The last person will have to fend for themselves on the collateral damage they may or may not suffer from when all the larger techniques get thrown around.

With his left hand, Kizmaru had started to form the hand signs of Bird, Monkey, Serpent and Rat while simultaneously making the hand signs of Tiger, Dog, Ox, Dragon, Boar, Rat and Tiger, applying both seals onto Ibari. He'd go through another round of hand signs in order to put one more seal onto Ibari. With the hand signs of Snake, Ram, Rat and Dragon, and placed one more seal onto Ibari, the chakra storage seal. Using a bit of his own chakra, he gave some to him that he may or may not find useful later on in the battle. Kizmaru would then wait to see if the group of four needed any more preparations before heading out towards the capital of Haven Country.

W.C: 324

Everything had been going just as they needed as they talked about seals. Ibari had been the best at defensive techniques so it would be best on Souji," Give it to Souji. I should have enough defensive techniques to allow me to take care of myself," he'd say agreeing with Souji. With that out of the way hopefully they would be getting ready for what might be one of the most interesting fights of his life.

It seemed that the one called Souji was a person that was a bit more laid back and confident than most, which was good, Keita mused as they would take a couple of moments to discuss which of the two of them would get the seal. This was also when Kizmaru would use the power of his eyes to copy his technique, allowing him to place yet another Unity Seal on Keita and Souji after the conversation was discussed a bit more. As the seals were passed around, Keita thought about their team composition, and realized that he did not know much about his new allies, and would give them a brief explanation of his general role in combat. Keita was very good at locking people down and finishing them off when he had them locked down. His combination of lightning techniques that paralyzed and water that bound, as well as his Uzumaki techniques and Tempest made him think that he would be ready for most things. He was confident, but not blindly arrogant in thinking that he could just defeat anything that came his way, and mused that they should at least be ready for the things ahead.

Keita would also take this opportunity to tell them that they could activate the seal. Keita would walk over, placing the seal onto the left shoulder of Souji, and while he was doing so, would explain the seal. “You can put chakra into the seal to activate it yourself, but it only lasts a fairly short amount of time, and it will be used for all of us and be deactivated for a while. Use your best judgement in when to activate it.” Keita would step back to his position alongside Kizmaru and wait for him to also place the seal on Souji and himself, and would simply start speaking again. “I am a type of combatant that likes to keep distance, and am very adept at lowering the efficiency of the opponent’s techniques and outright canceling them. I can also seal people away if anyone manages to bind them, so I’ll be looking out for that.” Keita would give a brief explanation, but make sure not to go into any specifics, before letting the others share if they wanted to.
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WC: 380

Now that he was done placing the seals on the appropriate people, it was almost time for them to head on out. Kizmaru would wait a little bit to see if there was any chance there would be any more willing participants to this future bloodbath but he had already figured deep down inside, he felt he was just lucky enough to find two people in the borders of Haven country as a whole. Instead, he'd just rest after his trip in order to secure and make sure he had all of the equipment to be what would most likely be his final battle. He had been waiting a while so the least he could do was make sure he was as prepared as possible. Kizmaru would advise the others to do the same just in case as they march towards the inevitable battle that lies ahead. Examining his inventory, he was currently wearing his dark red steam armor, two katana, one he had purchased another he had looted from a foreign threat, both of his weapon pouches that were on his hips. Of course, he had his petrifying gauntlets on as well but they were currently camouflaged to look as if they were naturally part of the armor set.

His pouches had contained all of the consumables he currently possess so he could use them on a short notice and even had some hidden in compartments of his armor.  Well, that was that. He had finished checking himself out and making sure all of the preparations were complete. He had hoped the others finished in doing the same and when they were, Kizmaru would be prepared to head out. "Alright then. This is it. It's time we make our way towards the village. This will not be an easy battle but its one we have chosen to go through with reasons all our own," Kizmaru had said, making a small statement. With all said and done, he had decided it was time to march on Haven country. 

[Exit.]

Eternal Mangekyou Shairnagn - 10AP
Chakra Barrier Seal (A-Rank) - 40 AP
Chakra Storage Seal - 30AP
Unity Seal (A-rank) - 40AP


W.C: 338
T.W:C 1,523

Claims
Applied Seal of Absorption (A-Rank) to Ibari
Applied Chakra Barrier Seal (A-Rank) to Ibari
Applied Chakra Storage Seal to Ibari
Applied Unity Seal (A-rank) to Keita and Souji

Ability Claims
Using 1,500 words to learn Whistle Trigger (25% Word Discount)

Ibari turned to Souji and chuckled as he ruffled his hair and looked to the others," You're a monster in your own right if you have inherited something from Kenshin. You make your own legacy with that power and become a bigger monster," turning back to the conversation at hand he would respond in a somewhat cryptic manner," You can basically call me an offensive brick wall. My defenses are some of the best in the land of wind... Not to blow my own horn of course," it wasn't an exaggeration that he had some of the best defensive capabilities, an offset of the pure destructive power his old friend was well known for. While everyone else had been preparing he had looked onto his arm that the seals would have been applied to and shrug as they would surely come into use. His own preparation was pretty simple as he touched the ground and applied some of his chakra into it and waited. After a few moments black grains would begin to flow out of it and into the cloak that he was currently wearing. Now full of black sand once more he would give a rather loud stretch to pop all of his aching muscles and walk forward. There was no turning back and truthfully this is the death he wanted. In battle so the next time he and Kenshin met he could give him a story for the ages.

-200 AP to create 4 Sand charges, stored as a cloak
[Exit]
Claims:
572 Words toward Iron Fists at max discount (572/3750)
All seals placed upon Ibari

Keita was glad to see that everyone was basically on the same page, and it seemed that Kizmaru was fine with giving Ibari a bi of extra oomph in their upcoming conflict, as he was seen placing a bunch of seals on the man. The seals were pretty easy to understand how to use them from flowing a bit of chakra in them, so it did not matter if they fully explained those, as a lot of people had access to the activatable ones, and used them quite a bit. Taking a page from Kizmaru’s book, Keita decided to go ahead and place some seals on Souji, as he could use them pretty well in what was going to happen next as well. Keita would of course wait for his approval and permission first of course, before starting to weave the hand seals and place a few seals on him. In order, these would be the Spellbinding Seal, which was the strongest one, then the Seal of Absorption and the Chakra Barrier Seal. Just in case, Keita would give a brief explanation of all of the seals that he would place on them, so that the duo knew what they did, even if he was only explaining the ones he put on Souji. The last one was the least useful, but still something that should be of great help to him, and that was the Chakra Storage Seal. After all of the seals were placed on Souji, Keita was done with the preparations, and nodded to Kizmaru as they both headed off together.
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Jutsu Used(On Souji):
Spellbinding Seal
Chakra Barrier Seal
Seal of Absorption
Chakra Storage Seal - 60 AP
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EXIT
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TWC: 1528 words
Using 1500 and 25% discount on Whistle Trigger
Placed Unity Seal on Kizmaru and Souji

Souji allowed what was to come next. Keita had his full permission to place the next set of seals on him. The Hyuuga nods intently as he listens to the careful explanation given to him and Ibari. He would glance over as the same was already done to his Suna superior. 

Souji would then observe the seals and counted a total of 5 of them. He understood the basic point of how to use them. He would nod at Keita afterwards. “Thanks, Keita. These will definitely save my ass when the time comes. I guess we are all ready?” He would say as he walked amongst them towards the village gates. 

Exit
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1,140 Total WC
Learning Glass Shard Swing for 750
Dropping remaining words