[center][B][U]Reitemu, Shijima[/B] – [I]Tsuchi no hokkyokusei[/U][/I][/center]

Bowing his head once to the hornet queen after shielding himself from the blast of plasma that had summoned her, Shijima turned his head back towards the Shukaku and sighed, his expression still serious in nature. Shijima tended not to stray too far from that expression, though there were some who could coax a smile from beneath his serious exterior. [B]"Good,"[/B] he stated before glancing up at the massive queen. The sight of her comforted him somewhat as it ensured that the Shukaku would be kept busy by not just the others, but also by something of roughly equal size, not to mention the possibility of a swarm of hornets. [B]"Thank you,"[/B] Shijima said simply before he walked in the direction of the bijuu, his statement meant for both Remi and the Queen.

After several steps the earthen material that had been trailing just behind him surged forwards as he let it push him a foot or so higher than the rest of the ground after which it began to move beneath him and pushed him forwards at high speeds. It would take him roughly two minutes to get to where he wanted to be and once he was there the earth spread out and he began the technique he had prepped for earlier. It would take him 20 seconds and in that time the Shukaku would gradually move towards his location, likely unaware of the tiny human who was about to make a rather large difference in the beast's plan of attack.

During that time Shijima's chakra would push through the ground, pulling natural energy back to him twice to cause two cycles of his signature technique, infusing roughly 52 horizontal meters, and 58 vertical and diagonal meters of earthen material with the mixed chakra. As the technique finished and the beast neared his location, Shijima pushed himself back, having gained control of the material, so that he would be at the edge furthest from the beast. He then waited for one of its feet to slam down into the area so that his plan could begin.