[h3] [/h3][hr][h3][color=indianred]Natsuko Rinha[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Night || Land of Fire: Konohagakure — Mumi Village[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent] At Koharu’s words, Natsuko startled awake, blinking rapidly. [color=indianred]“Huh? Yeah? Bear?”[/color] When, upon scanning the orchard floor, she found no bear, she relaxed, flashing Koharu a sheepish grin. [color=indianred]“Sorry, Haru-chan. Waiting is just sooo booriiing,”[/color] she whispered, her voice hushed. She didn’t want the bear to hear, after all, if it was even coming. [color=indianred]“Ugh, my clone poofed.”[/color] She frowned, then shrugged. [color=indianred]“Eh, Minoru-sensei can handle himself.”[/color] Then, remembering her plot from earlier, Natsuko grinned. [color=indianred]“Hey, say, you’re the clone Haru-chan, right?”[/color] she asked, cupping her hands around her eyes and peering into the darkness towards where Koharu’s post should have been. [color=indianred]“And Kazu-kun’s clone… yep. Yeeeep. No need to thank me, Haru-chan. I’m just doing my job as a teammate.”[/color] [indent] [/indent][hr][hider=Jutsu] [hider=Ninjutsu][indent] [/indent] [color=indianred][u] Wind Release: [/u][/color] [list][*][color=#df9797]Gale Palm[/color]: User increases the velocity or density of wind to form a powerful gale capable of knocking over a person.[/list] [color=indianred][u] Dark Release: [/u][/color] [list][*][color=#df9797]Kusunemasu [Weak][/color]: User absorbs chakra from others and uses it as their own. Possible through direct physical contact or from a distance with more concentration[/list] [indent] [/indent][/hider] [indent] [/indent][/hider] [indent] [/indent][hr][h3][color=lightsteelblue]Kazuhiko Taketori[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Night || Land of Fire: Konohagakure — Mumi Village[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent] Natsuko was up again, thankfully. Koharu had made sure of that. Honestly, Kazuhiko would have volunteered for lookout duty with a clone or two if Minoru had made that an option. It’d have been more efficient, for one, though rather unnecessary considering that they were up against a simple bear. Without chakra, the amount of resistance their enemy could show was minimal, so they could stand to take a few mistakes from Natsuko. What he couldn’t stand, though, were Natsuko’s plots, which had been mounting in intensity since the morning. Unfortunately, Natsuko seemed to have a sixth sense for which ideas would be particularly irksome, and while Kazuhiko could usually brush her antics off pretty easily, her current angle was, to say the least, jarring. Specifically because it didn’t just involve Natsuko; it involved— A rustle in the leaves snapped up his attention, distracting him enough to have him flinch when Koharu grabbed him. Freezing, he had a few thoughts run through his mind: that she looked scared, that she wasn’t popping like a normal clone would, that she wasn’t a clone, couldn’t be a clone, that she was currently clutching onto him, that she was [i]actually[/i] currently clutching onto him, and that she was currently very, [i]very[/i] close to him. Her surprised voice brought him back to his senses, and, hesitantly, he wrapped an arm around her shoulders. He’d done just this earlier during tag, having noticed the fear on her face when she looked below her feet. Of course, he hadn’t forgotten that she was afraid of heights, but touching a clone would dispel it, and… that didn’t apply right now. [color=lightsteelblue]“Y-you okay?”[/color] he asked, then cleared his throat, focusing his eyes on some random point across the clearing. The point he chose, though, was close enough to Natsuko’s post that he caught her waving and making heart shapes at him with her hands before blowing him kisses and giving him two thumbs up. Naturally, he quickly looked away from her, and his eyes ended up on Koharu, causing him to freeze again. This time, though, he squashed the instinct to immediately avert his gaze, instead meeting her eyes hesitantly. Was she alright? With this? [indent] [/indent][hr][hider=Jutsu] [indent] [/indent][hider=Taijutsu] [indent] [/indent] [color=lightsteelblue][u] Keen Fist: [/u][/color] [indent]The Taketori style of Taijutsu that uses their Sensaigan’s nerve-cutting abilities to compound the damage done to struck areas. This style of fighting emulates the movements of staves and spears, aiding the Taketori in landing their Sensaigan techniques.[/indent] [indent] [/indent][/hider] [hider=Ninjutsu][indent] [/indent] [color=lightsteelblue][u] Lightning Release: [/u][/color] [list][*][color=#dbe4f0]Thunder[/color]: User creates small sparks of lightning that can hit multiple targets at once. [*][color=#dbe4f0]Thunderbolt [Needs Practice][/color]: User creates arcs of lightning that can hit multiple targets at once. [*][color=#dbe4f0]Lightning Strike [Needs Practice][/color]: User creates a strong arc of lightning that can hit multiple close targets or be extended to hit a faraway one. [*][color=#dbe4f0]Thundering Kunai[/color]: User channels their Lightning Release technique into a kunai, thus charging it. This technique can be used with different ninjutsus to create varying intensities of electricity inside the blade [*][color=#dbe4f0]Lightning Clone Technique[/color]: User creates a tangible clone that is dispelled with very little damage and cannot perform jutsu. The clone will also dispel if enough time passes.[/list][indent][/indent][/hider] [indent] [/indent][/hider] [h3] [/h3][hr][h3][color=indianred]Natsuko Rinha[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Night || Land of Fire: Konohagakure — Mumi Village[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent] Natsuko was [i]cackling[/i], clutching her belly as she balanced laughing and not falling from her perch. [color=indianred]“Oh god, this is too good, too good,”[/color] she said, wiping tears from the corner of her eyes. [color=indianred]“Too. Good.”[/color] She paused, mid-wipe, her brows furrowing as her hand went down to her side. [color=indianred]“Wait a minute… what…”[/color] She turned to Koharu’s clone with wide eyes. [color=indianred]“Haru-chan, do you [i]actually[/i] like Kazu-kun? Like [i]like[/i] like? Not just… that you’re embarrassed cuz he’s cute or something? Which he is, obviously, but like…”[/color] At Koharu’s expression, Natsuko clamped her mouth shut, slapping her hands to her cheeks. [color=indianred]“What? Whaaaat?”[/color] Her hands went up to her forehead[color=indianred]“Oh my goood,”[/color] she said, her voice pitching up impossibly high at the end. [color=indianred]“Oh my gooooooood.”[/color] The loud crunching of leaves below, though, quickly drew her attention, and she looked down to see [i]a goddamn monster.[/i] Black with a silvery sheen under the moonlight, the thing was huge, stirring up stray leaves as it moved forward through the orchard. Another moment or two of staring in awe allowed Natsuko to place the monster as Nusu, and she realized with a thrill of fear that she’d have to get close to that thing soon enough. [color=indianred]“A-all right, one distraction coming right up,”[/color] she said, signing to release a breeze in Kazuhiko and Koharu’s direction. It’d draw Nusu there to investigate, most likely, and then everything would go according to plan, just as it had during the team’s game of tag. Well, hopefully it did. [color=indianred]“Haru-chan, get ready,”[/color] she said, flashing her teammate a grin as she pushed the breeze towards its destination. It blew over Nusu’s head, whistling past bark before landing not too far from the tree her teammates were on, rustling up the leaves there and scattering them in a small flurry of debris. Across the clearing, Kazuhiko looked like he tensed, signing his jutsu as well, the signal no doubt close. Now, Nusu just needed to take the bait. [indent] [/indent][hr][hider=Jutsu] [hider=Ninjutsu][indent] [/indent] [color=indianred][u] Wind Release: [/u][/color] [list][*][color=#df9797]Gale Palm[/color]: User increases the velocity or density of wind to form a powerful gale capable of knocking over a person.[/list] [color=indianred][u] Dark Release: [/u][/color] [list][*][color=#df9797]Kusunemasu [Weak][/color]: User absorbs chakra from others and uses it as their own. Possible through direct physical contact or from a distance with more concentration[/list] [indent] [/indent][/hider] [indent] [/indent][/hider] [hr][sup][@Sunflower][/sup]