[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/7MuryQw.png[/img] [color=ed1c24][u][b]Jaakuna Aka[/b][/u] Location - Iwagakure / Interaction - [@Spanner][/color] _________________________________________________[/center] Kids... They really are something. In Jaakuna's day they where all wildcards. Tricky, fighting to get ahead. It was a genuine free for all, despite all the adults now pretending there was such a thing as comrades. But that doesn't exist in war. Never did. It was all about one ninja shining above the rest to become the god of the era. Jaakuna Aka was that god. Or at a time he was. Now, he was a devil, pulled up from hell and given life once more to cause the end of days. The 'End of Days' didn't lose to some kid who thought he could throw a punch. And no speed, no matter how much could outrace Jaakuna Aka on a good day. And despite how bad things where going, this? Even for a clone was a good day. Hikaru's open palm hit thin air, and there to his right, on the side he had outstretched for an attack, was the fox shinobi who conquerored the Five Gates of Shin Lo. Who brought the great host of the Five Tails down in a single blow. Jaakuna hit the ground, hard as he moved into a sweeping kick. Contact alone would be more than enough to knock Hikaru off his game, but Jaakuna didn't stop there. His second move was a single serious of rapid fire handseals. A dark smoke cloud poured out, billowing over Hikaru before he struck again. [center][url=http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fire_Release:_Ash_Pile_Burning]Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning![/url][/center] Dark smoke, and unless Hikaru was stupid he'd smell the gunpowder that filled the air. A single spark would take out the fox, but the explosion would be lethal to himself. A smart move, in many ways than one, since it was doubtful the iwa chunnin could sense emotions in the same way Jaakuna could. Jaakuna next move was to throw a punch, forcing Hikaru into a devestating choice. Hand to hand combat in the smoke, or a double suicide. It was a close range punch up he couldn't win, versus a suicide he couldn't afford. [color=ed1c24]"Kid, I don't want to bore you! In truth, I want to push you! I want you to realize that in my world, you need to fight to survive! Everybody you care about will die if you slip up! The name of the game was sacrifice with honor!"[/color] Jaakuna would keep up his relentless assault as long as viable. He wasn't stupid, just aggressive. [color=ed1c24]"A true shinobi realizes that in the end, they're nothing but meat for the front lines. That's why I transcended Shinobi. That's why I was reborn! That's why, in the end, nothing will stop me from becoming who I was! That's why I'm going to win here! Because at the end of the day, what defines me, is ambition! A drive that goes beyond sacrifice!"[/color] Jaakuna flashed a wicked smile. [color=ed1c24]"And I'm going to drive you insane!"[/color] [center]_______________________________________________________________[/center] [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/DpHipWH.png[/img] [color=bc8dbf][u][b]Nousagi Hyuuga[/b][/u] Location - Amegakure / Interaction - [@Ganryu][@Seraphicide][@BladeSS4][/color] _________________________________________________[/center] [color=bc8dbf]"Well captain, I appreciate the offer, but you have a boat to sail, and I have a great deal of work to do keeping you two alive."[/color] Nousagi grinned, and replied to Tashiro's blatant threats with a flick on the nose. [color=bc8dbf]"Promise me you'll do a good job? I promise to follow orders, but when it comes down to it, you're in charge because Kurin felt sorry for you. A chance to prove yourself. Be better than my expectation, okay?"[/color] Nousagi turned, now officially, in his mind done with this verbal bout. After all, they had a cave to search, and Kai was keeping an eye on the members of that terrorist cell. [color=bc8dbf]"I'll lead, you follow. I know where we're going."[/color] The Hyuuga leapt ahead, sandals splashing in a puddle of water as he ran ahead. Ahead of the three, was a cave. Old, tired, and worn away. Wooden boards where placed over it, but from gapes it was clear even a full grown man could crawl right through. The air was thick with mist, and the cave itself seemed to breath. A low ancient sigh, cruel and unwavered by time. [color=bc8dbf]"Down below..."[/color] Nousagi began rubbing his eye. [color=bc8dbf]"It's hard to tell. The entire structure seems to be constructed of some kind of stone that my eyes can't pierce past."[/color] Admitting that wasn't easy for the Hyuuga. [color=bc8dbf]"You want to lead? Or change plan?"[/color] Nousagi asked, giving Tashiro the chance to be a leader.