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[indent][indent][Center][COLOR=goldenrod][sup][b]Konohagakure | Chunin | NinTai-nin[/b][/sup][/COLOR][/center][hr][INDENT][sup][COLOR=goldenrod][b]TIME:[/b] [i]Present Day - Morning[/i] | [b]LOCATION:[/b] [i]Konohagakure - Forest of Death(#winning)[/i] | [b]INTERACTION:[/b] [color=a187be]Wind’s Favorite Cloud[/color][@Ladyinink] [color=39b54a]Woodworking Wonder[/color][@Reflection] [color=00a651]The Windseeker[s]and Womanizer[/s]  [/color][@Syn][/COLOR][/sup][/INDENT][/indent][/indent]
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There had been very little time for Jaakuna to think about what he could’ve done or contemplate what he was going to do after the fact. Everything that had transpired from Kiku’s brilliant aim to Shizuka’s plan - all of it was happening too quickly for anyone to really ponder the bed they made. The only thing that seemed logical was prepare for the worst of it. That’s what Jaakuna was hoping for, anyway. 

 There was a time where he was trying to get Shizuka to safety as he was instructed by Kiku to do. There might’ve been a time that Kurin did something involving a golem of some kind, but again Jaakuna was blanking out on the details of that. The one thing he was absolutely certain of was a wave of lava came for him and despite how utterly fatigued his body was, he had used  the gathered raiton chakra in his palm and shot it up, counteracting the lava that was above him (explained why it was so hot) and evaded a certain death at the hands of the golem’s last-ditch efforts. However, this had not been without a consequence. Like a double-edged sword, he was hit with a recoil - only, in this case, it wasn’t just some ordinary recoil. Both of Jaakuna’s arms, from wrist to elbow, was hit with blobs of lava, and it tore straight through his skin tissue and went down to his muscle and nerves. Despite the initial pain of feeling his flesh and nerve charred beyond repair, he was alive.

But at what cost? 

And to make matters worse, the golem wasn’t done. Sure the ground was now hardened from the lava, but as it seemed it was readying itself for a final assault, Jaakuna didn’t know what he would do.  His arms were in excruciating pain. They were bleeding and for the moment, Jaakuna couldn’t form any hand signs. Even when he tried to move his fingers, he felt a large, painful sensation surge through his arms from hands to shoulder. So that would make the coming explosion of static and fire, and debris included even worse. It produced a shockwave that, no matter how strong the kick he did of fire to try and protect himself was, the force of the shockwave sent him flying back, and like a ragdoll, he flailed in the air for a few seconds before landing face-first against it, prompting a vocal screech of anguish. He could’ve sworn he heard a few rib bones crack from the impact.

A few, long, painful moments passed and Jaakuna found his way to his feet. Despite being bloodied and burned, he came to the sight of the remaining head of the golem. [color=goldenrod]“Shit, what, ow, does it take, ow, to kill this thing, ow.”[/color] Each word he spoke only brought greater pain to Jaakuna’s body. Even standing proved difficult for him.

Along with his team, he looked ahead and up at the head as it slowly began to crack bit by bit only to reveal what they were longing for all this time: the Earth Scroll. After such a hard-fought journey and strenuous battle against this golem, there it was, ready for the taking; though something interesting happened. Before they would even leave, Jaakuna felt something in him. It was unclear as to what it was exactly, but it felt...weird.

Anyway, not long after that, they would be transported into the forest of death and Shizuka would tell the medical shinobi who were waiting for them to go treat the others while he kept Kiku company. He usually would’ve asked what was up, but he was in too much pain, so he figured he’d get it checked out. He briefly glanced over to Kurin, giving the Senju a smile. [color=goldenrod]“That was some top-notch woodworking out there, man,”[/color] Jaakuna, had his arms been in full working condition, would’ve tapped Kurin’s shoulder. Instead, he gave him the nodding equivalent. [color=goldenrod]“It made me decide that you’re not a total pompous asswipe as I initially thought you were.”[/color]  He said with a chuckle, putting his head down. [color=goldenrod]“Put em’ there!”[/color] Jaakuna used his eyes to gesture Kurin to bump heads with him as the use of his hands was temporarily unavailable.


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