Reflection

Naruto: Revival

Ocha Kyusu - The 4th Mizukage

Theme song: Theme Song

Ocha Kyusu

Name: Ocha Kyusu
Alias: Kirigakure's Reef, Killer of the Great River Dragon, Shadow of the Poisoned Mist
Real Age: Unknown
Age Appearance: Unknown
Gender: Male (Assumable)
Rank: Mizukage
Sexuality: Asexual
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Personality: Ocha is a mysterious fellow. In truth, it's impossible to tell how he feels, even at the best of times. Helps that you can't see his face, and his body tends to betray nothing as far as fear or hesitation. In fact, while he seems impossible to read, he's oddly polite. Apologizing almost constantly if he feels he's overstepped his bounds. He seems oddly fun to be around, and is a lovely conversationalist. Often talking for long periods about his interests, and showing a great deal of investment in the causes of others.
But that hides a sheer killing intent. As he is cunning, tricky, and responsible for the poisoning and death of many political rivals or those that challenge his rule. He isn't even subtle about it, as he shows honesty when faced with accusations. The thing is, he rules by fear and respect. Those who respect him are treated well, and he hosts rather excessive festivals once a year for the village. But to those that cross him, he is much less kind.
At his core, he believes in the core principles of unity. Those that fall in line will live, those that try to break out, or seek anarchy are purged. In truth, those that do not obey, are worth less than seawater.
Village: Kirigakure
History/Background:
Ocha Kyusu was just there one day. Nobody knows what clan he comes from, as there is no Kyusu clan anybody can recall. In fact, people doubt that is even his real name, and instead one he made up. But if you ask the elders, they remember vaguely the first day they heard the name Ocha Kyusu. It was before the second great shinobi war. A man named Ocha Kyusu was sent into the town of Tsuna, a lesser island of Kirigakure. The village had been taken over by a man known as Kosuke Orenji, then wielder of the Mist village's legendary blade Kubikiribōchō. The legend of Ocha Kyusu is said to begin there, as he killed the wielder of the blade, and took the sword as a trophy before giving it as a gift to the Mizukage. It is said that this gift is what convinced the Mizukage to take the unknown ninja in as his personal bodyguard.

Ocha's feats were many under the Mizukage, though his most famous tales are recounted here. He set out to retrieve all of Kirigakure's seven swords, returning after long absences with each blade as a gift. His obsession with the blade Samehada is recounted fairly often, as he hunted the man who had stolen the blade. Only to return to the village with the weapon in tow after a year long absence. This blade was another gift to the Mizukage, but one he didn't give up happily.

Other stories tell of the time he was sent to assassinate the Raikage of the hidden Cloud. The Raikage was killed in the middle of a speech, from a heart attack. While Ocha didn't take credit for the killing, it was known that the second Raikage had been one of the instigators in the First great Shinobi war, and was refusing to return land he'd stolen from Kirigakure owed in the peace accords. Allowing the third Raikage to step in, who held a known willingness to work in tandem with the peace treaties.

But Ocha's most famous moment is during the Second Great Ninja War. The Mizukage had attacked Kumogakure, taking the village over and declaring a martial law. As the war went on, his paranoia grew and he began to have the defeated citizens and shinobi of Kumogakure forced into labor camps where they worked till they died. Ocha killed the Mizukage, poisoning him and taking control of the village. Ocha, began a campaign to make amends, though he still held on to a great deal of Kumogakure's islands, and forced in trade deals that benefited the water nation. Though in recent years these animosities are said to have run their course. Even if Ocha did have to endure ten years of almost weekly assassination attempts at the hands of Kumo ninja.

As of today, Ocha runs a very strict control of Kirigakure. Stamping out rebellion and enforcing military service. Though the land of water is said to have become a trading giant, selling their goods in all nations, and holding a rather impressive dominion over the sea and trade by boat.
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Tools:

Tools

- Senbon All senbon he uses are marked with various different poisons.
- Sickle A sickle coated in poison.
- Anti-venom Ocha carries on him small vials of each anti-venom needed for his poisons. They are marked in such a way that if he dies, the vials are destroyed, and the antidote with it.
- Tear Away Clothing All of Ocha's clothing is tear away. Strings are hidden through out his outfits. When gripped, he can tear off his clothing, exposing his skin to the contact of others.

Poison

Maro Poison: This is Ocha's special poison, one his body can create naturally, but one he also cultivates in moss and seaweed he nicknamed limu-make-o-Hana. (After his grandmother.)
Symptoms associated with Maro poisoning are characterized by a severe blistering of flesh. A rash forms at the start of infection, closest to the point of first contact. By it a scratch, or contact. Seeping in through the skin is a popular variant. The rash rapidly becomes a heavy blistering, and within a minute welts that burst and ooze. The blistering spreads along the body, and as the poison rushes through it causes nausea, intense pain, and possible vomiting. The poison remains in the body for roughly ten hours, though cold water is said to help the blistering. The poison is unique, and as a result it is very difficult to synthesize a cure based off only a few cases. It takes shinobi of high medical skill to make a working antidote. As such, the Mizukage is one of only two people to actually know how to cure this poison. The other being his apprentice.
Maro is used with Ocha's weapons and body exclusively.

Minami-Tori-shima Poison: Minami-Tori-shima, otherwise known as MTS, is a powerful poison taken from deep sea life. Where it touches the body it will cause severe pain, leaving red welts on the skin that normally last two or three days after the initial touch, though the pain should subside after about 2 to 3 hours. However, the venom can travel to the lymph nodes and may cause symptoms that mimic an allergic reaction including swelling of the larynx, airway blockage, cardiac distress, and an inability to breathe. Other symptoms can include fever and shock, and in some extreme cases, even death. MTS is used mostly for torture, though it can make fighting the kage almost impossible due to the sheer pain that can cause blackouts in higher doses.
MTS is used in Ocha's water jutsu and weapons. As well as in his coral techniques.

Sha`b Abu Nuhas Poison: Known also as SAN. The venom can result in nausea, respiratory arrest, heart failure, severe and sometimes total paralysis, blindness, and can lead to death within minutes if not treated. Death, if it occurs, is usually from suffocation due to paralysis of the diaphragm.
SAN is used in Ocha's coral and on his weapons. Attempts to use it in water jutsu just dilutes it too much.

Qixingyan Poison: A truth serum of sorts. More of a truth, or poison that seeps deep into the body. The body starts to release chemicals into the brain, leaving it open to susceptibility. Molding, opinion, and even temptation. This poison leaves those who are effected willing to even take their lives if they can be talked into giving their life up for a greater cause. The effects last roughly 24 hours, and then the victim wakes up a little be dizzy and hungover.
Qixingyan poison can be used with Ocha's weapons, water, and coral.

Chakra Nature: Water
Kekkei Genkai: Toxic Anatomy Mutation (Yūdokuna kaibōgakuteki hen'i) - Believed to be a Kekkei Genkai exclusive to the Mizukage, or even a Hiden Technique from a life of cultivating poisons. Either way, he is poisonous from the inside to the outside, a reason why he wears thick cloth over his body.
His insides, down to a cellular level is full of poison. His bodily fluids, like sweat, saliva, and the such share his famous Maro poison. His breath carries the toxic chemicals, often forcing him to be careful of who he breaths on. His blood cannot be used in a transfusion, and any blood transfusions he receives will result in the new blood carrying his toxic bodily fluids. Even his chakra is said to be rotten to the core, causing vomiting and nausea to those who try to absorb it.
All of Ocha's poisons can be mixed into his water jutsu, adding great potency as a result. He can even infect other bodies of water with his toxin by touch, spreading his deadly toxins on a whim.
Special Traits:
- Poison Resistance Ocha's body is a mess of poisons and toxins. To a degree where he is a walking biological weapon. His body as a result can produce anti-venoms to any kind of toxin. Often flushing his system of anything but the heaviest of injections. His body is immune to all poisons he produces, and all known that can be produced by sea-life. Even those not known will be nearly impossible to use against him.
- Water Release Master Ocha is a master of the water release style, and of controlling it. He can utilize high level water jutsu with a single handseal. Making him unfathomably strong when he gets on the offense.
- Excellent Tea Making Skills Ocha is really good at brewing tea. Not really important, but it's considered one of the top tea fanatics in the land, and will make a brew for anybody who asks.
- Expert Sleight of Hand Not just for party tricks. He can sneak a poison into somebody's tea rather easily.
- Poison Removal Expert Ocha is an expert regarding the removal or healing of poisons. It is believed there is no other shinobi as familiar with as many poisons, and as a result he can create an anti-venom to any poison he runs into.

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Jutsu
Coral Palm
Water Release: Water Severing Wave
Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave
Rain Tiger at Will Technique
Water Release: Water Formation Wall
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique
Water Release: Water Bullet Technique
Water Release: Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death
Water Release: Water Dragon Whip
Water Release: Water Whip
Water Clone Technique
Water Prison Technique
Hiding in Mist Technique
Silent Killing
Poison Mist

Bringer-of-Darkness Technique
Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings
Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique
Illusionary Mist

Chakra Scalpel
Water Release: Water Mosquito
Delicate Illness Extraction Technique

Name: Coral Eruption Spray
Rank: B
Range: Mid-Range
Nature: Water
Type: Hiden Ninjutsu
Effect: The user sprays out a thick paste-like substance. It rapidly solidifies into a thick spiky coral, warding off targets and allowing the user to protect himself. The coral is hard as stone, impaling those who get to close, and dripping with poison for those who get cut on it.

Name: Coral Mortar Drop
Rank: B
Range: Long
Nature: Water
Type: Hiden Ninjutsu
Effect: The user fires thick blobs of coral into the air. Unlike the spray of other techniques, this forms as thick gooey balls that splatter against the ground. It solidifes rapidly upon hitting a target, crushing those it hits, or even pinning them down. This technique can be used to seal doorways, or just bombard targets from a distance.

Name: Coral Barrier Technique
Rank: B
Range: Wall
Nature: Water
Type: Hiden Ninjutsu
Effect: A simple barrier of coral. Creating a wall around the user, or a target of densely interwoven coral. The barrier is fairly brittle, as it won't survive a great deal of punishment. But it can be used to poison others who try to touch it. And when broken, it explodes into shrapnel.

Name: Rapid Coral Assualt
Rank: B
Range: Mid-range
Nature: Water
Type: Hiden Ninjutsu
Effect: A technique based around a rapid showering of razor sharp coral. Upon leaving the user's mouth, the coral hardens into razor shards that can cut stone and most importantly human flesh. The random pattern of rapid fired coral can slice a man to ribbons with a hundred projectiles a second.

Name: Deep Sea Diving Technique
Rank: C
Range: Self, but can be transferred to others.
Nature: None
Type: Ninjutsu
Effect: The Deep Sea Diving Technique is one of Ocha's most useful techniques. It allows him to breath underwater for extended periods of time, and provides his body a buffer against the stresses of deep sea diving. He can dive down to depths of 10,994 meters without extra protection. This technique also helps when dealing with water techniques, as it buffers him to deal with the sudden force of impact. This technique bolsters his speed underwater as well. Making him one of the fastest beings, able to travel roughly 100 fathoms in a second.

Name: Summoning Technqiue: Deep Sea Leviathan
Rank: A
Range: Summon
Nature: None
Type: Summoning Technique
Effect: By placing his hands on water, Ocha summons the Leviathan. A massive eel-like creature that ravaged the coasts of Kirigakure for over a century. Roughly 150 meters in length, the monster reigns supreme in the sea. Before becoming Mizukage, Ocha hunted down the beast, diving deep into the sea where the pressure could kill lesser men. There, he met the beast, Roughly a hundred meters long, shimmering with a purple light from its maw. Hundreds of teeth snapping and crushing. The carcasses of whales and old gods littered the cave floor.
Ocha tamed the beast to his wishes, making it his summon. The beast cannot survive outside of water, but the water itself could be a graveyard for all the Leviathan cares. Its hide inside and out is stronger than the hulls of ships, able to take cannon fire without a scratch. Barreling through the ocean and tearing apart anything that gets in its way.
The beast can preform the below jutsu.
Water Release: Water Bullet Technique
Water Release: Water Severing Wave

The Leviathan

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Itsuki Hozuki

Theme song: Theme Song

Itsuki Hozuki

Name: Itsuki Hozuki
Alias: The Healing Tide (治癒の潮流 Chiyu no chōryū), Life-Giving Spring Itsuki (生きる春 Ikiru haru Itsuki)
Real Age: 31
Age Appearance: 30
Gender: Male
Rank: Jounin - Apprentice to the Mizukage
Sexuality: Straight
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Personality: A calm, orderly man would often be called hot-headed when compared to that of Itsuki. Itsuki was a rebellious youth, often seeking out the next fight, or a reason to upset authority. In that regard he was a bit of a gang leader. At the age others often entered the academy he was out causing trouble. By the time he reached the later years of his teens, he had become far more scholarly under the guidance of his teacher. This mellowing out was the start of his evolution into the man everybody knows today.
Once upon a team, he believed himself invincible, and often rejected the affection of others. Years later he has developed a deep compassion for others, and often shares his feelings outright if he feels others can handle the news. His interest in the affairs of others comes from a deep sense of investment. When one invests in the care and mental health of others, that investment is returned on a later date. This kind of belief in karma is a driving force in his belief system.
As a medical official, he is deeply studied, and well read. Often seeking non-violent answers to struggles and political issues. In this regard, he is a fairly cautious man, and rarely acts before planning. Though his battle skills are nearly instinctual at this point, he often works in a team to better assist those who are injured. He often prioritizes the health of others over his own, working extensively without rest if needed. He is considered by many to be a selfless man, and often uses any chance he can to teach a life lesson.

Village: Kirigakure

History/Background:
It begins with the Devil's Whalers. Once upon a time in Kirigakure there was a delinquent, known as Itsuki Hozuki. Hard to believe, huh? The Devil's Whalers where a gang of drop outs. Failures. Freaks and generally unpleasant leeches. They weren't fit to be ninja, instead taking what they did learn at the academy to become the terrors of the pier district. Adolescents, roughly 10-13 years old, lead by a child known at Itsuki Hozuki. Why was a 9 year old kid in charge? Because out of all of them he was the worst. Cruel, mean, and violent, he broke shop windows, terrorized the elderly, and picked fights against those weaker than him. Nobody had any faith in the child. Believing that one day, he'd be another bandit.

Until one day... He met a man named Ocha Kyusu. Or to be more exact, when he was 12 years old, he tried to mug Ocha. It was a gang of at least ten of them, standing in a dark alley, rain pattering to the ground. There, in the center of the group was a man. He wore battered clothing, barely befitting a shinobi. And the words he spoke then echoed forever in Itsuki's head, long after until today.
"You are a poison to yourself." Those where the words he spoke as the children battered him with wooden bats. Until finally, he reached out. A hand with the skin turned pitch black, and he grabbed Itsuki's lieutenant. The screams of pain, the blood gushing from his mouth, and the writhing agony of the other body before him terrified the hot-headed Itsuki. Trembling in his shoes, he demanded for the man to cure his friend, reverse the poison. Ocha refused. It was punishment for the pain they had caused him. But there was one offer he made...
"You are his leader, are you not?" Rain drenched the ground as the hooded Ocha took a step closer to the shaking youth. "As his leader, you are responsible for his pain. Taking his place, die in his steed, and I will spare him." There was only silence for what felt like a year, but in reality was less than ten seconds. Holding out his hand, Itsuki spoke up.
"Deal." Poison coursed through his body, a certain death if there ever was one. Ocha stood there, watching as one by one, Itsuki's gang abandoned him to his death. Until at last, there was only the pained youth, and the magnificent bastard who had poisoned him. And as Itsuki lost conscious, expecting his death... He awoke.

It was a small apartment. Books lined the shelves, and sitting there, a few feet away, was Ocha. It was a short conversation. Ocha had spared him out of pity, and he was changing the terms of the deal. In exchange for his life, Itsuki would be his apprentice. Responsible for Ocha's health, and the daily routines of cleaning his small household. In exchange, Ocha provided a home and study for the young Itsuki. Knowing he had little choice, Itsuki accepted his proposal, feeling that he was now indebted to the stranger. Every night from then on, Ocha would open the door to Itsuki's room and whisper "Sleep tight, for in the morning I may kill you."
There was a great deal of fighting between the two at first, but... By the end of the first year, Ocha revealed a new plan for the youth. He sent Itsuki to the academy, to learn how to be a shinobi. In this time, Ocha had become the Mizukage. His interest in Itsuki's education became clear. Especially in a medical field. Often putting emphasis on learning the healing arts, Itsuki went from the academy straight into Ocha's private care and teaching.

As the Mizukage's apprentice, Itsuki was expected to know the medical arts. For when the Kage was sick, or for healing those injured by the Mizukage more often than not. Spending a lot of his time in the Kirigakure center for disease control, Itsuki took his clan's unique traits a step further, and became the pioneer of the Medical Water Release style. Utilizing his Hozuki traits, he operated with a perfect precision. Often performing specialized tasks under the service of the man he owed a life debt too.
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Tools:

Tools

Senbon
Military Rations Pill
Blood increasing Pill
Smoke bombs
Bandages
Anesthetic - Carried in vials, Itsuki can inject this into others to put them in a state of anaesthesia.
Truth Serum - Used to force captured ninja to force the truth from their lips. It weakens the mind, leaving it open to suggestion.
Scalpel - An important part of any medical emergency.
Antidote - Itsuki carries a vial of anti-venom or antidote for many common poisons, and even a few uncommon poisons.
Jug of Water - Itsuki carries a jug of water on his back. Useful for rehydrating when his techniques use up too much water.
Wakizashi - Nothing particularly special about this weapon. It is often considered ornamental, but there have been cases where Itsuki feels the need to use a sword instead of his brand of medical surgery.

Chakra Nature: Water
Kekkei Genkai: None
Special Traits:
Medical Expert
Perfect Chakra Control
Brilliant Tactician
Expert on the human body
Licensed in Mental Health
Highly Skilled in Water Jutsu
Average skill in kenjutsu

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Jutsu
Hydrification Technique
Steaming Danger Tyranny (It takes 30 seconds to reach maximum size, and maximum detonation has a radius of 10 meters.)
Water Gun Technique
Water Release: Tate Eboshi
Drowning Water Blob Technique
Water Release: Water Trumpet
Water clone Technique

Strength of a Hundred Seal
Yin Seal: Release
Yin Healing Wound Destruction
Medical Water Release: Jellyfish
Medical Water Release: Mosquito
Mystical Palm Technique
Delicate Illness Extraction Technique
Chakra Scalpel
Chakra Transfer Technique

Name: Medical Water Release: Slug
Rank: C
Range: Contact
Nature: Water
Type: Medical Ninjutsu
Effect: This technique is in many ways similar to the Drowning Water Blob Technique, but it's application is far different. By encasing a injured party in water, Itsuki is able to preserve the injured ninja. If they suffer a fatal wound, he can cover the injured area, which puts the victim into a preserved state. This state keeps the target alive until a team is able to preform the proper medical procedure. Itsuki has noticed that even in extreme cases, there is a 100% recovery rate if he gets to somebody before they die.
This technique is often claimed to resemble a slug, so that is where the name comes from.

Name: Medical Water Release: Leech
Rank: B
Range: Any currently under the effects of Medical Water Release: Slug
Nature: Water
Type: Medical Ninjutsu
Effect: Using this technique, Itsuki is able to apply healing to those currently under the effects of Medical Water Release: Slug. While Slug preserves the body, Leech is used to heal them. This slowly restores cells, and combined with the above jutsu can even heal fatal injuries given enough time. It can even be used to heal up a shinobi with light wounds to return them back to the fight instantly.

Name: Medical Water Release: Plankton
Rank: B
Range: A body of water
Nature: Water
Type: Medical Ninjutsu
Effect: Itsuki uses his technique in bodies of water, shallow or deep. Using water as a medium, he is able to spread his medical techniques through the water, allowing him to slowly restore anybody in the water. Often utilized to heal minor wounds amongst a great deal of shinobi during or after battle.

Name: Medical Water Release: Gorilla
Rank: A
Range: Self
Nature: Water
Type: Medical Ninjutsu
Effect: By absorbing a large quantity of water, the user liquefies his own insides. He gains a considerable amount of physical mass, growing to ten feet tall and gaining pronounced muscle growth. Itsuki's physical power is drastically increased, allowing him to go toe to toe with even advanced taijutsu users in competitions of pure strength. In this form Itsuki can bench press 1500lbs. However, because it is essential to properly control the moisture balance inside the body, this technique's degree of difficulty is very high.
This technique is achieved only through the Hydrification technique.

Name: Medical Water Release: Ant
Rank: A
Range: Contact with water
Nature: Water
Type: Medical Ninjutsu
Effect: The opposite of Medical Water Release: Plankton. Ant uses medical knowledge to instead cause intense pain to the nerves. Activating the pain sensors in nerves that are connected to Itsuki by water. If a target is underwater, their whole body would be in pain. But in only a hand or feet are submerged, only those would be effected. The pain in described as stepping into a pile of bullet ants, but the pain can be to a lesser degree if desired.

Name: Medical Water Release: Snake
Rank: C
Range: Medium Range
Nature: Water
Type: Medical Ninjutsu
Effect: Using Water as a medium, Itsuki creates several watery tendrils in the form of snakes. These snakes are used to inject anesthetic, or a truth serum into the bodies of others. He is able to form roughly four snakes at any given time.

Name: Medical Water Release: Giant Slug
Rank: B
Range: Contact
Nature: Water
Type: Medical Ninjutsu
Effect: The advanced form of Medical Water Release: Slug. Utilizing the chakra stored in the Strength of a Hundred Seal, it is possible for Itsuki to preform this technique on a mass scale. At some counts, he can perform the Slug and Leech techniques to hundreds of injured people at a time.

Name: Water Shotgun
Rank: C
Range: Short range - Wide Spread
Nature: Water
Type: Ninjutsu
Effect: An advanced form of the Water Gun technique. Sacrificing range and accuracy for spread and damage. This technique fires numerous pellets of water from the users palm, and in various uses has been known to tear the human body to ribbons.
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Naruto: Revival

Kurin Senju
Location - Forest of Death / Interaction - @Spanner@Project@Odin@J8cob[@Yoshua]
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A good leader takes a bigger picture, and break it down into easy to solve problems.
First... There was the obviously charging Usagi, who barreled right at Kurin. The wood shinobi sensed her immediatly, and then... He sensed another entry. Kurin only had enough time with this new distraction to jump to the side, avoiding Usagi's charge. It seemed he'd have to worry about her the most. That speed made her a greater threat than the others, as far as he was concerned. Mind you, being a bit on the bulkier side made it harder for him to even dream of keeping up in a fight without having to rely on pure brute strength. Something he doubted would work out.
Then the explosion. Pausing for a moment, Kurin looked into the distance, catching a plume of smoke in the distance. Well, if this whole thing wasn't going tits up, the explosion in the distance was just the cherry on the cake. And then, the devestation of the forest. Thankfully the massive shin-dig was outside the radius of the attack. Dust poured out, choking the group of shinobi while fighting had begun in pure unbridled earnest.

It took a moment for Kurin to stretch out his focus, covering the forest once more in his senses. And now at least 1/3rd of the forest wasn't there. Torn down, dead. And... WATER! There was another attack coming.
Slamming his hands together, Kurin called upon the roots and trees around him. In the area, the trees began to change, warping and adjusting to his whim. Interweaving, locking, merging together to create a dome. Wood Release: World of Trees Wall! The thick dome formed slowly in the area around the group, but just enough as water slammed against it all sides. The wood's interlocking method holding strong, as the timeless giants of the forest of death formed the base of this defense. The roof closed just in time, though a single sword did manage to hit the ground in the center before it fully closed up. The shinobi paused, knowing that a single burning tree was right outside, though hopefully extinguished by the water around him. If the other ninja had been smart, they may have realized the danger and joined Kurin in his dome.

"Well... It seems we're all going to have to be best friends for a bit." Kurin smiled sheepishly. "After all, the outside is currently all water, and we're obviously dealing with some kind of sword throwing thing." He added, walking over to the sword that sat in the middle of the dome. "For now, we should put aside the exam, and focus on protecting ourselves and others. Who here has a sensory technique? Your job is to look for survivors. Also, for the ones responsible for this. We need to know who we're dealing with." Already he was taking charge, which he should. This was his dome, and at the moment he was the only one without a scroll. It was more for the benefit of the stranger who came in unannounced.

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Bumu Aka
Location - The Forest of Death / Interaction - Nobody
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WATER AGAIN!? At least, for Bumu it was obvious he was cursed. His ears picked up the rushing water soon after the devastating explosion,so he was climbing up a tree as fast as he could well before she could see the water. Reaching the top of the nearest tree, the fox sighed softly. Only to realize by looking up that his troubles weren't over. She caught the glint of the sword, and scurried about. Zipping under thick branches, relying mostly on his own small size to avoid the easy target bit of things. A sword skewered the branch above his head, sinking in deep, stopping less than an inch from the fox's skull. Shaking from head to toe, Bumu slowly crawled away from it, thankful at the very least that the assault only lasted a total of ten seconds. Though now he had his pick of swords. Turning back into a human, Bumu began by pulling a katana from the trunk of a tree, looking it over in curiosity. Well, the craftsmanship was impressive.
"Hey!? Anybody out there?" Bumu shouted, knowing well that they where under attack, and any help was desired.

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Jaakuna Aka
Location - Everywhere? / Interaction - Various
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The attack went off without a hitch. Primarily. Turning to look across Konoha, at the plumes of smoke that filled the sky. This was all on him. His heart raced in his chest, drumming out with a new intensity. He hadn't felt this way since the battle of Ameno Bridge. Oh, that was a glorious battle, but he didn't have time to focus on it. At least a hundred of his clones where running around, busy at work causing trouble. Some even dressed up in the traditional garb of Kirigakure. After all, this was a show, better keep the audience guessing.

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Konoha Hospital... @Odin

Ten of his clones landed on the roof across from the Amekage, several of which where cloaked in invisibility. So she could only see four of the ten. She didn't need to know how many she'd be fighting. All wearing the mark of Kirigakure somewhere on their body.
"I recommend you reconsider your actions." One said, taking a step closer. A mask on each of their faces. "This isn't your fight. Leave the village, return to your own homes. You have no stake in this battle. They are not your citizens. You don't need to die for them." As he spoke, two of the cloaked ninja moved in closer, landing on the roof, making sure to keep some distance so they wouldn't be spotted.
Two drew their blades, looking at the hospital, leaping down suddenly at the mass of people below. Swords swiping back and forth, aiming with unmatched cruelty to end some of the desperate injured. Should the Amekage focus an attack on the two ninja focusing on the crowd, the two cloaked shinobi on the roof with her would attack. Their goal was simply to get close, grab her, and drain her chakra. Any kind of hold would be more than enough for now. Their goal wasn't to kill her... Yet. If she struck back though, they where both more than capable of detonating themselves. A dangerous choice was ahead for Yogensha.

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Another Area...

This kind of trick relied on a lot of chakra. Jaakuna had a shocking amount himself, but even he knew he needed more. Any citizen or shinobi his clones managed to catch where fueling the invasion. Each one pinning their target to the ground, sucking chakra out of them to fuel the clone. It was a continuous effort, but it was going well. A majority of the villages more skilled chunnin where all involved in the jounin exams, wasting their time and leaving Konoha nearly defenseless. Those that dropped out where usually too tired to put up a fight as they where drained of their chakra.
"Commander, we have the market district under control." One clone said to another.
"Good, you're commander now, I'm going to make the report." The clone said, vanishing in a poof of smoke as this information returned to the former Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox.

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Forest of Death... @Syn

"Never expected to see something like that again in my life time." One of the masked shinobi said, landing by Havoc. "The reports are coming in. The plan is going well, just keep them distracted, but a few bodies won't be missed." He said, noticing some ninja who had been killed by Havoc's attack. Well, somebody had to be there to get crushed like a pancake. "Don't drop your guard, these kids are taking this exam for a reason. They're all exceptional." If Havoc could see Jaakuna's face under that mask he'd swear the reborn ninja was excited.

Naruto: Revival

Jaakuna Aka
Location - Somewhere in Konoha / Interaction - @Syn+@Yoshua171+@Ganryu+@Odin
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Ready... Deep breaths. You can do this. After all, you'd done this before. Remember Iwagakure? The war was just starting to get into swing. That poor ANBU hadn't it felt it now, just like that guy hadn't all those years ago. There was even a body this time, since he only needed the disguise for a small window. At least the family had something to mourn this time. But he doubted anybody would really care at this point. Things where going to change faster and faster.

Two minutes ago, Jaakuna Aka had sliced the throat of a man from behind. For his uniform of course. He honestly had his pick, so it was more a matter of personal preference when he opted to kill the guy with the fox mask instead of the wolf mask. The body was dumped into a dumpster, the smell would hide it for now. Adjusting the mask on his face, the fox ninja gazed across the streets of konoha. It was all so different, and yet nothing seemed to change. It was... So nostalgic. Looking carefully, he could see the ramen shop he'd eaten at for years. There was the place where he fought Ginsho in public. That building was still abandoned apparently. Oh look, there was the place he proposed to his first wife. Well, no time to get all touchy feelie. Time to get busy. He had his orders. It was time to stop wasting time. Time... Weird. You just want to waste it all at times. STOP THIS! FOCUS WHY CAN'T YOU FOCUS!?

Looking across the way, he saw another clone of his in a turtle mask. Poor sucker couldn't find a fox mask. Guess they all couldn't be that lucky. They'd been clever, avoiding Namine's senses, since she was the only one who actually could track him at this point. The fox sage was on the move, as time was ticking closer and closer to mission start time. All at once, several ANBU could be seen looking out at a single point in the distance. Probably confusing one or two onlookers in the process. But as they watched into the distance, the plume of fire and an explosion could be seen echoing off in the distance.

Two minutes ago... The Kage Booth
Foxes are tricky. Sly creatures. In fact, they where statistically the most tricky things in all the world. So it's a wonder nobody tried checking for bombs. Oh yeah, did we forget to mention the bombs? While he had fidgeted, chatted, and wasted time, the clone of Jaakuna Aka who had snuck in earlier hadn't just been trying to relive the good ol' days. In fact, Namine's arrival was a blessing to Jaakuna. Her arrival succeeded in being the ultimate distraction to the party. So much so that nobody would notice the explosive tags that Jaakuna had placed a bomb. Specifically, one in the sofa. The powder filled tags, tied to a timer... A classic trick if there ever was one.

There was a brief moment where everything was quiet. A single loud ticking, filled the air, the only warning all occupants had. The explosion could be seen a mile or so off, highlighting the moment in a frenzy. Citizens who witnessed the explosion panicked. A cart was overturned, and from Jaakuna's numerous vantage points he could see shinobi running around trying to figure out what was going on. This was just part one... It was up to others to accomplish part two now.

Inside the Kage office, stuff was tossed about. Fire clinging to the ceiling and walls, the glass shattered, and probably a few bones of those caught off guard. Even worse for some who may as well be dead, judging by the piece of metal now sticking out of the head of one of poor chunnin who had been there to help the kages. Blood leaked from the hole in his head, splattering to the ground as the force had pinned his head to a wall. Shrapnel sailed through the air, with the food table having smashed right through the window, glass showering everybody outside. Acrid smoke poured out of the building, pouring up into the air, a hellish landscape for the kages to have stumbled upon. Smoke choking their lungs, burning their eyes, and the panic around them as the guard on the other side struggled to open the door. Only for a bit of the ceiling to collapse, locking him out and the Kages in. They had to act fast to survive this attempt on all their lives.

Below the Kage suite, the observation room was in chaos. The ceiling above the room where others had gathered began to buckle. They'd have enough warning as a bit of the ceiling broke and flattened one of the unwitting shinobi watching the matches. Blood gushed from his body as stone smashed down onto his fragile human body. Bits of brain gushing out and drenching the glass of the observation deck. The ensuing chaos resulted in the loss of sudden life, and the disaster only began to echo through the building as it buckled under it's own weight.

From a distance, Jaakuna and his many clones just watched. Until one, probably the leader looked away. Gesturing to the others, they spread out, either moving towards the distressed kages, or away to different parts of the village. The attack had begun, and as the clones moved around, distress flooded the village. The hospital exploded, reports claiming there was a member of anbu there, just watching before he exploded like a bomb. A town office, a restaurant. Chaos flooded in, and Konoha was officially under attack.

The Medical Wing, where Yogensha was berating her students was one such location. The ceiling began to crack above them as one of the clones detonated from above, and another from below. The supports of the room began to crack, folding and snapping. Debris crashed down, smashing down and pinning one of the medical staff to the floor, blood gushing from her mouth. Stone buckled above the Amekage's head, showering the room in dust, thick and blinding as the building collapsed around them. A large stone fell from its support, making the deadly trip right towards Yogensha and her students.

THE ATTACK ON KONOHA BEGINS NOW!

Naruto: Revival

@Project I think you may want to reread what Kurin said. Because he was saying that Kiku and Shizuka stole their scrolls.

Naruto: Revival

Kurin Senju
Location - Forest of Death / Interaction - @Odin@Project@Spanner@J8cob@Altered Tundra
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Kurin knew something was coming. Four somethings. Well well before they got close enough to exercise any of their plans. In fact, Kurin already had a plan. It was his usual plan for situations like this. Grabbing his scroll, he passed it off to Jaakuna in a flash, pushing his chest and glaring at his ally. If Jaakuna had any sense, he's get the drift in a second. And if he didn't, Kurin's very next words would make it clear. "Run, enemy coming. Use the radio." By the time Team Assholes United would reach them, Jaakuna would most likely have a 10 second head start. Kurin himself stood his ground, knowing that he was going to be the distraction. If they tried to go right for Jaakuna (assuming they had a sensor to track him) Kurin was more than capable of slowing them down. If they stopped to take him on, then they'd end up wasting more time. Kurin could take it.

Narrowing the focus of his forest scan, to conserve his focus, he brought it down more than enough to encompass the other four, and would expand it when they got close to leaving his focus. More than enough to know where they are at all times. But, they didn't need to know that. Without the other two, this fight was lost. But... A losing fight didn't need to mean a mission was lost. With luck, Jaakuna could radio them for help, though with his two scrolls now he could make a direct run to the exit. Denial of assets, may take Team fire a few seconds to catch on. Could always leave them wondering if the two who ditched didn't take their scrolls. Any kind of distraction was a second earned.

He turned to Sakana as soon as the leaf ninja stood on the edge of the forest. "Oh, hello. I apologize, but my ally and I where robbed of our scrolls. Our own allies, Shizuka and Kiku, betrayed us it seemed." He coughed out, hands close together when he did so. At any moment he was ready to form a handseal, to attack or defend as the fire team moved around him. One of them was invisible. He could tell because when his eyes flicked to her location above Sakana he didn't see her. Stealth? Great, she may get cocky about it. If she made a move towards Jaakuna, he'd be moving first. The other two seemed to be standing aside. Going around Kurin would waste their time, and if they tried going directly through him, they'd find that a much harder obstacle. "My partner is such a nervous goose. He's honestly worried you planned to attack him, so he fled on his own. But we're all reasonable ninja here, right?"

He was ready to waste some time before things go serious. Either way, this was going to involve a fight.

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Bumu Aka
Location - ALIVE in the forest of death / Interaction - @BladeX+@GlitchyBugger
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ZIP!
Bumu was gone. First chance the fox saw, and she took it. Dashing off into the overgrowth, thankful that nobody would notice a fox with a scroll tied to his back. On one note, neither of his allies seemed to care about the fox reveal. Which was amazing... Kinda in a weird way. At least it was just those uncaring two and two probably confused medical ninja. Guess it was time to plan something... Oh wait, that fat guy was dead. Shivering from ears to tail, he looked back into the small clearing. The duo of medical ninja from earlier where standing around, thinking and discussing about what to do with the half chewed on corpse. Blood still oozed from the corpse, and Bumu felt... gross. There was a long, silent pause as Bumu sat back. He could still smell that salt water that filled the air, and it was... Disgusting. It made the fox sick, and the smell of iron in the air didn't help. In all honesty, Bumu was ashamed.

Ashamed at not worrying about the resident Akimachi... Worse that this was all her fault. She was the one who told him to join their team. And he was the one who failed to notice the lack of the... That moment flashed into Bumu's eyes again, making him... Sick. It felt meaningless really. This death. And Koma and Kaba, they didn't care. They didn't care about Akimachi, they didn't care about Bumu. They literally left once they decided they had what they wanted. Human... Seemed like out of the whole group, only Bumu took the time to even mourn him. Guess it's ironic how a beast can care more about the lives of others. This... This was wrong, and the fox knew it. Biting into his lip, he began to move away. Until stopping once more. No, everybody deserved a prayer. There, in the bushes, the fox took a deep breath. "May you find peace in the pure land." He whispered softly, claws scrapping along the ground to form a prayer circle. A moment, of peace in this forest of death.

When Bumu was done, he scoffed up the circle. Watching as Akimachi's body was taken away for a proper burial, he watched. Finally, when Bumu was alone, he went back to the forest. Maybe he'd get lucky, find somebody he could con out of a scroll. But his heart was in it anymore. "What a waste this day is."

Naruto: Revival

Nousagi Hyuuga
Location - Fighting Arena / Interaction - @Syn
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Nousagi paused, his eyes noticing that his opponent had stopped moving. In all honesty, it was probably for the best. By the time the proctor had approached him, the Hyuuga was more than ready to continue onto round two. "Well, normally I'd be honored, but I feel I should focus on... Other matters." Nousagi said, turning to the proctor with a smile. "Either way, I came here to test myself. The rank of jounin would be offered to me anyway." He nodded as he spoke, and the other ninja from the branch clan nodded as well.
"Lord Nousagi was always a shoe in for the position. A tournament like this is for others who can't prove their skill otherwise." She said, smiling at the proctor. "But it's good to know you care."

But as Nousagi soaked in his victory, he decided he should check in on the lesser of his clan. Branch member Kaijin had entered the tournament as well. A waste of such skill to be honest... The lesser of the hyuuga was clearly the strongest of the branch clan, but as Nousagi watched the fight from above, he couldn't help but notice how pathetic it all seemed. By the time it was all over, he was the first there, hands on his hips to great the branch clan. "Pathetic." Nousagi grinned from ear to ear. "Why, a real Hyuuga would have destroyed those wires easily." He smirked, smug as always. "But, I must admit, for the lesser ninja you actually put up a fight. That at least should be honored." Nousagi said, holding out his good hand, and tapping Kaijin on the cheek.
"Lord Nousagi, please don't tease Kaijin. I th-" The other branch member began. Only to be immediately be silenced by the black haired hyuuga.
"Nobody asked you... Please do yourself a service and be quiet. Kaijin deserves attention from a true Hyuuga for his... Accomplishment." Nousagi snorted. "Now, Kaijin, lets go watch the rest of the fights."

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Bumu Aka
Location - ALIVE in the forest of death / Interaction - @BladeX+@GlitchyBugger
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"So uh... You think this is a summon?"
"Look, this thing is wearing a headband, and the other ninja isn't around. If it is a summon, we gotta fix it up anyway."
Ugh... Why did Bumu's head huuurt? Why was everything blurry? The last thing the fox remembered was water filling his lungs, and then... Wait a minute! She passed out! Oh shoot! Coughing and sputtering, Bumu's eyes snapped open, just to see two medical ninja standing over him, confused and clearly trying to figure out what just happened. Checking his body, Bumu took a moment to absorb every detail. One... They where in a forest. That was obvious. Two, they beat the challenge and where being taken care of by medical shinobi. Three... Bumu was a fox. OH! The fox scampered to all fours, snapping his teeth when one of the medical ninja reached out to try and poke him. Apparently he didn't seem real enough.
"Hey, don't poke me!" Bumu growled, looking around and preparing to hop away. Only to freeze, wincing in pain before she could even leap. Oh riiiight, broken rib. The rough patch job of a bandage made it clear they didn't exactly know how to operate on animals. The spike of pain caused the fox to stumble as the two ninja stood up, confused and concerned.
"Hey uh... Is this one of your guys summons?" The first ninja asked, clearly the larger of the two as he turned to Kaba and Koma. Clearly one of them had to be responsible for the fox. "And where did your third partner go?"
Bumu opted to stay quiet, mostly in a mix of panic and fear. Oh shoot, the disguise was over. Each twitch of an ear made the fox shake, slowly taking a step back, eyes on the bushes. If Bumu could get to the woods, she could recast the transformation jutsu.

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Kurin Senju
Location - Forest of Death / Interaction - @Altered Tundra
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Kurin rubbed his forehead, feeling a tad dizzy after such a smack. But it seemed the team got along well. So why did Kiku suddenly run off. Shizuka was off after her before he could say a thing, leaving Kurin wondering just how Shizuka knew about his ability to track others. Well, it sounded useful, but considering this was a forest, Kurin have better means. The blindness cost him a few seconds, which alone made this annoying. But as the blindness vanished, he knew he should get the plan going. Rubbing his eyes, he nodded to Jaakuna, still not speaking. His throat was too badly damaged at the moment, but that'd heal. He just had to focus on his other tracking technique, one better suited for such a dense forest. Wood Release: Root Sensing Disturbances.

Placing his hands on the nearest tree, Kurin began to focus. His chakra pushed into the trees, and suddenly, his senses where alive. The roots of the forest mixed together, interwoven like a net. His mind connected to each tree, mapping out the area around him, and somewhat beyond. He could feel each time another ninja tried to jump from branch to branch, and even the ground they walked on as long as roots where buried beneath. But as far as Kurin could be concerned right now, this was the advantage the team needed over the others. If they knew where everybody else was, they could attack and defend better. This connection made his detection skills immeasurable here. In fact, he couldn't detect any wildlife, except for one fox... Weird. Otherwise, all humans. He'd know as soon as anybody approached them. Or tried to attack his allies.

Pulling his hand away, the forest ninja took a step back. The forest of death was a bit of a blessing, as he now only had a few teams of humans to keep track of, rather than a whole mess of wildlife. He turned to Jaakuna, silently miming his success. With the two of them, Jaakuna could easily handle any kind of offensive combat. Kurin though, he was in his element.

The whole forest has been connected to Kurin's senses. All inside are now tracked.

Naruto: Revival

So, things are wrapping up and Yuu is just kind of hanging at the arena and waiting, still. Anyone feel like giving me a nudge or something to do with him? e.e

@Project

So not enough wanted to do PVP arena, so you can just skip to stage 2 with a scroll and fight others there. Sorry.

Naruto: Revival

LIGHTNING ROUND

@Spanner@Kalas@Ganryu@yoshua171
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The team did a great job. Honestly, the proctor was just glad they where even moving on, silently cursing under his breath the whole time. Guess next year they'd have to start installing signs telling people what to do. Well, at least he had to admit they did plan it through. Which was better than nothing. That at least was worthy of some kind of acknowledgement. And once they had a target, they did a fairly good job.

The beast snarled, splitting into two. A weasel, formed from that same energy smashed into the protected pathway, sending a surge right through it as Hikaru made his run. He'd make it, mostly out of luck as the barrier broke behind him, finally shattering with one powerful strike from the beast. Even barrier had their limits. They should have considered their stars lucky the beast was only being cranky.

The lightning wolf proper snarled, leaning it's head back as energy began to build inside its chest. A bright glow, a rush of energy, and then... They where gone. The test ending as soon as Hikaru grabbed the scroll. Guess they could move on. A rather decorative scroll rested in Hikaru's grip, shimmering with an emblazoned bolt of lightning in clear sight for them all to oogle.

Now, they just had to catch up to the other teams.

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Nousagi Hyuuga
Location - Fighting Arena / Interaction - @Ganryu
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FIGHT OVER!

Nousagi had begun to take a step towards Kaito when a voice rang out. Without turning to face the speaker, he knew who it was. The proctor had raised up a flag, taking a step into the arena to put an end to this battle before it went to far. He'd been watching well enough, more than trained to catch the killing intent in the air. He knew that while Kaito wouldn't win, he knew at this point the two would just end up escalating the violence. If the Hyuuga didn't kill Kaito, then Kaito may just try to kill one of the Hyuuga clan. Either way, no option was preferred at the moment. "You two are both injured. Go see medical, and move on to the next portion of the exams." The proctor declared, making a silent gesture to the two teams of medical ninja who had been watching from the side.

Nousagi used his robes as an improved sling, resting his broken hand inside and turning to walk away from this battle. He had nothing left to say, instead silently cursing the whole matter. Until as he reached the edge of the arena, he did have something to say. "Hey thief. Next time I see you. You better have some greatness of your own. Or I may just kill you." That shinobi filled him with disgust. But, by the time his wounds healed, he doubted he'd even remember him. Nousagi instead looked ahead, to the medical team, and another who stood by them. He passed the medical team, shoo'ing them away.

"You have what I asked for?" Nousagi said, speaking to a member of the branch clan. The Otsutsuki. The lesser branch that never produced the right fruit. But, for what they had to offer, they where quite something.
"Look, I doubted you would need it, but I did bring the medicine." The one who spoke was female, a few years older than Nousagi himself. She seemed rather timid, holding a jar up to him. "That injury to your arm... I mean, it'll help but you need to be tender. The rapid mending of bone can be-"
"I didn't move it much. I doubt the bone will have moved much." Nousagi frowned, pulling the sleeve up. He could see inside his body, making note to know where the bone had gone. The female nodded, using her own chakra to move the bone back into the right place. The Otsutsuki always did have an interesting talent with mending bones. And Nousagi himself was a fast healer. The medical team went to work on healing the broken bone, as his 'servent' was already applying medicine to his bleeding arm. The wounds rapidly closed up, and soon that same medicine was applied to his broken elbow. Letting it soak into the skin, his elbow was healed, micro fractions running through it, but that would heal up perfectly in time. It was a fast fix for now.
"Lord Nousagi... Be careful. You are the pride of our clan."
"Exactly, I will inherit the Hyuuga clan someday. and I shall remember your good work."
"In ways... I think even you don't realize." She whispered softly, watching him walk away. And yet... As Nousagi walked away, his mind was dominated by one repeating phrase..."

'I already stole your future.' No, Kaito hadn't. But for a moment, Nousagi's faith in his own future wavered. A sense of fear as he looked down to his hand. And then he buried it. He buried that little white rabbit of emotion deep into a blizzard, leaving only the black rabbit left.

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Bumu Aka
Location - For a lack of air / Interaction - @BladeX+@GlitchyBugger
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Well, Bumu was feeling pretty proud of himself. The clones high-fiving each other proudly, mostly for their own great work. And yet, Bumu was struggling now to hold his breath. He didn't have the greatest lung capacity to start with, but when she saw the king rip the queen apart, the fox's heart skipped a beat. A flurry of bubbles escaped Bumu's lips, only to clamp down hard to save what little air was left. They where down to one tank, which Kaba had completely taken. Worst of all, he figured for all her work, Koma must be running out of air soon. The clones didn't have air to offer, as they didn't need to breath. Koma did. The fox made a quick sign to Koma, asking if she needed any air.

That moment could have killed the fox. A force smashed right into Bumu, but it wasn't that vaporizing fist. It was a clone, pushing itself between the King and Bumu. The force hitting the paper bomb copy, causing it to burst apart, showering the king with those bright red tags. Bumu on the other hand was sent flying back. A broken rib forcing a scream for her lips, eyes wide as the last of his air rushed out. Now, Bumu was drowning. It was a struggle not to breath in, despite how much the fox may want to. A deep breath of water, the fox struggling to remain focused. Hands clasped together, the other clones rushed the king, who was probably bound in chains by now. Each clone mixing together, rushing right towards the king's maw. All merging into one form. The biggest most destructive rush of explosive tags Bumu could muster. If there was nothing else Bumu could do, this was the last of it.

"Die." Bumu managed to choke out, making a cruel request.

Naruto: Revival

Nousagi Hyuuga
Location - Fighting Arena / Interaction - @Ganryu
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Nousagi had to admit, his opponent was fast. Clever too. Using every moment that Nousagi paused as a chance to counter attack. But, it was only a fool that allowed something like this to happen without a counter attack. Considering he was rather light on his feet, and the gentle fist style was all for fluid motions this seemed like the perfect chance to counter attack. As Nousagi's elbow met Kaito's shoulder, he did two specific actions. Which would be listed here.

His left hand moved like a bullet, but it wasn't just to touch his opponent. Instead, there was a spark, a flash, and the head of a lion appeared in the palm of his hand. This was the Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists, or fist since he was only using one. The lion fist wasn't just a love tap. Instead it was a force capable of shattering stone, and more importantly the human rib cage. Nousagi's fist collided with Kaito's left side, filling the air with the loud crackle of bone being broken. A few broken ribs wouldn't kill Kaito. Not if he got medical attention. The sooner the better to be honest. But, upon the impact area, it shut down his chakra path, more than enough to make the molding of further jutsu a much harder task. Specifically since it was in such a cluster of important organs. Kaito would lose some chakra too, but that was such a minor thing in the grand scheme of things that it barely needed to be brought up.

The second action came around the time Nousagi was being tossed. His arm broken, but he knew it was coming. Again, a very obvious technique by any stretch of the word. So when he was lifted over Kaito's shoulder, Nousagi managed a kneeing jab to the boy's back. The hit itself wasn't that much to right home about. More like a soft tap. But with full control of his tenketsu points, that made even this love tap a blow worth shutting down more of Kaito's body functions.

After landing, Nousagi was back on his feet, eyes wide and focused on Kaito. Well, only paritally, some attention was given to the broken arm.
"Greatness, huh?" Nousagi spoke, never blinking once. "So you're a thief, and a coward. Let me tell you something. Talk like that? It merely proves how weak you are! You'd rather blame others for your failings, or even your own short comings!" He took a step closer, soaking in the atmosphere. "But the real issue is you. You blame others for your lack of greatness. Claiming you had to steal it and assuming that makes you worthy. But the true fact, the one you're hiding from is that nobody else is to blame for your weakness. Greatness? You might as well be shouting about destiny like a child who thinks he's been denied something. You where never worthy of greatness, because you believed others denied you it! Greatness is free to claim, you just have to earn it!"

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Bumu Aka
Location - Smile you son of a Fox / Interaction - @BladeX+@GlitchyBugger
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Why Bumu? Why Why Why was this happening to the fox? All Bumu wanted out of life was to be really cool. Since you know, it was all better than simply tending to a shrine forever. Instead the fox was now clinging to an oxygen tank, claws digging into the metal as she was being shaken back and forth. The whole motion would have been sickening, if Bumu wasn't already feeling rather sick from all this water. If Bumu didn't become a Jonin for all the shit he had to put up with today then there would be a few angry letters written in fox scratch.

The sea king was fast. Scary fast. It was only thanks to Bumu's incredible s- Okay, that's a lie. Bumu didn't even realize the Sea King had moved until the fish was behind him. The fox felt her spine crawl, and could barely get a response before his valuable air tank was being torn apart. Well, time to resort of plan B. Wait, was this plan be? Maybe it was plan Z? Ah yes, Bumu loved plan Z. As the sea king was biting into the air tank, Bumu took one last deep breath. The eruption of bubbles did an amazing job of hiding the fox from that deadly maw, so guess it was time. Slamming a palm against the tank, explosive tags began to slide down the canister. Crawling if the word was appropriate. Making their way easily into the sea king's maw, folding past his teeth and planting them in the insides of his mouth and throat. Bumu hoped the sea king was too bloodthirsty to realize this, but it didn't really matter. Placing a foot on the sea king's snout, Bumu kicked off, floating just out of reach as her hands clasped together.

If Bumu wasn't holding his breath, he might have made a witty one liner. Maybe something like "Smile you son of a bitch." But that might be too on the nose. After all, what other famous scenario involved a fish monster chewing on a air tank and getting blown up? As Bumu's hands clapped together, the first tag on the roof of the sea king's mouth exploded. Another on the inside of his cheek did as well, exploding inside the sea king. With any luck, the air tank would catch, exploding on its own for extra measure. Depending on how many tags Bumu managed to sneak in before having to escape and detonate, the sea king would hopefully end up with his insides powderized. Though part of Bumu was always that kind of optimist.

As for Bumu's clones, they buzzed through the water, catching Bumu and Koma easily. Thus pulling them away from the king, adding a little more distance in case of a counter. "Don't worry, we'll keep you two mobile!" A clone of Bumu grinned, alongside a clone of Koma. A clone of Kaba would also be in hot pursuit, ready to catch him for an escape as soon as they where done. They just needed the scroll, right? If the king's head blew up, they'd get the scroll! Wow, that's a morbid way of thinking.

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Kurin Senju
Location - Forest of Death / Interaction - @Syn+@LadyinInk+@Altered Tundra
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Pain, that was the first thing that Kurin realized he was feeling. While his golem broke the flow, he wasn't safe. Lava splattered onto his face, scorching his cheeks and forcing him to lose focus. He staggered back as pain erupted on his chest and shoulders. He couldn't think, didn't want to think, he felt like he was about to shut down. Losing focus, he screamed, his uniform scorched and burnt. He was lucky in a way that he wore so much protection, but in the end this was still lava. The burns that scorched his chest, the terrible searing pain. Had he been a lesser shinobi he may have died from the pain. Guess that just goes to show how great his team was. If anything, his own biology was his saving grace. That unique vitality that made the Senju clan almost immortal saved his life, and yet... He blacked out.

When he awoke, he was on the grass... No... Not the grass, that was just what was nearby. He was on a makeshift bed, medical ninja running around. And yet, he felt stronger, not weaker. One of the medical team was all over him, checking his injuries. Kurin let his eyes roll down to the wounds, and for a moment he could see the damage. Skin was practically melted in some area, and judging from where the medical team was focusing he expected some scarring on his internal organs. And yet, he felt like laughing. He opened his mouth, and let out a winded sigh. Apparently he didn't even have the strength to do that. He'd be fine later though. But looking around, he could see the rest of his team, all of which where being tended to.

He wanted to speak, but he couldn't.
"Careful there. You probably breathed in something bad. You're gonna need to work on your stamina, those gases did a number on your lungs." One of the two medical ninja said. "You'll have some scarring on your chest, and that eye thingy you use? Maybe uh... They'll be some scarring there where the metal seared into your flesh. But we can set up an appointment for that later. Too risky to remove it right now." Well, isn't that just his luck... Guess barking orders at the rest of the team would be out of the question for a while. With a pat on the shoulder, he was told to stand up, stretching slowly as he stood. Kurin looked to his team, and took a step to Shizuka. Holding out a hand, he was making a silent gesture. He knew they did something like this in the land of iron. How you would hold out your hand to somebody you had bonded with. Even if it was a small gesture, he knew it was important. A single sign that said 'you're with me now.'

Hearing Jaakuna speak, Kurin looked to that hot blooded fire starter. It was clear the damage to his arms wasn't going to go away. He smiled, at least they worked well together. They'd have to work on some legit combo moves that didn't involve tossing him around like a toy on a string. Either way, he leaned down, tapping heads and smirking. Guess they were a real team after all. They'd probably have to come up with a new team name, one that wasn't a joke they wrote up. "Thank you." Kurin choked out, a hand on his chest. "Thank you, all of you."

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LIGHTNING ROUND

@Spanner@Kalas@Ganryu@yoshua171
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Silently, a proctor was shaking his head as he watched all this unfold. Probably swearing to himself that he had to get stuck with a bunch of overly cautious ones. But, at least there was a smart one amongst them, even if she was literally ignoring one problem entirely to focus on something obvious. Silently he pulled out his hair as the second proctor sipped tea. "Relax dude. It's their own faults."

Back on the actual front of events, it was going... Well just going. Lots of wasting time, reseting barriers, planning to hit the drums. Etc. The proctor honestly just wanted to step in and tell them they only had to hit one drum, but fine. Hit as many as they wanted. Go, have fun. Honestly the sheer number of drums had been designed in intent to distract Raiju. Forcing the beast to jump from one drum to the other long enough for the team to focus on it. Hitting them all at once in such a way was just counter productive. So counter productive that when they hit the drums again, all the lights went out from the sonic force. Leaving the whole team in darkness.

Except for a single light. Raiju, perched in the naval of the buddha statue. Eyes sparking as it leapt out. And in the darkness, illuminated only by Raiju's appearance, the team could see that the statue they had worshipped so kindly was not Buddha. That joyous face, that kind look. Gone. Replaced with a toothy grin, a cruel gaze... The face of the great oni, Raijin.

On one positive, it seemed Ai was somewhat right about Raiju being a beast of chakra. But when one of her tags made contact, it burned up. Sizzling upon touch as volts of electricity tore right through it. Not even the seal could activate in time to stop the pure lightning that made this monster up. Smashing against the barrier again, the wolf was on the prowl, jumping about, leaving its master unguarded as he tried to tear through the barrier to any of the four who disturbed it again and again.

Most of all, the naval was left unguarded, and there, in plain view, shimmering in the darkness, was the scroll of lightning. One of them just had to grab it before Raiju caught them. They only had seconds lift to this, as the whole building began to rumble. The sonic force of the drums succeeding in breaking the structure, forcing their hand. They couldn't wait. They had to move. MOVE!

Naruto: Revival

Nousagi Hyuuga
Location - Fighting Arena / Interaction - @Ganryu
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Seems like he was right. Those eyes of Nousagi's could see the falter, the drop of the knife, guess he was right. That was pretty satisfying. To be honest, he'd been just a little worried, but beyond all doubt, one must be the reality. But he faltered, blinding for a moment moment by the rush of death that filled his veins. His foot trembling, threatening to trip him right over. Was this fear? Death? His enemy had such killing intent! That small breaking of his focus slowed him, enough for Kaito's defense to work. The tight squeeze of Kaito's hands was actually pretty impressive. It was probably best for him actually, since it allowed him to continue for a moment longer.

The way Kaito spoke, it was fairly impressive. Honestly, the idea of just surrendering seemed almost plausible. After all, he'd already shown that he was the superior by almost taking out Kaito in one blow. That knowledge alone should be a source of pride. Nousagi smiled, a rare thing as far as others where concerned. All that rage, cool calculation faded away from a moment. And then, his left hand tightened. And instead of smiling, Nousagi's face contorted into one of pain. His eyes wide not in surprise or anything else but pain. From the sleeve of his left arm, there came the soft plip of blood. A small trickle of blood splattered softly to the ground, pooling beneath them. Then came the clang of metal. A length of ninja wire fell to the ground, blood coating the metal. It became clear exactly what he had done. Nousagi always used a length of ninja wire hidden in his sleeves as a weapon. A tool to attack from a distance if he needed to. But when he tightened his grip, he had pulled on the length of wire. Forcing it to squeeze, to constrict, and cut through the flesh of his non-dominate arm.

"Plan B, just in case I was wrong." The hyuga whispered softly, twisting his hand. His pointer and his pink held out as his hand curled up. Each of the two fingers pointing to Kaito's arms. He didn't hesitate this time. Suddenly, there was flash of chakra from his two fingers. Meter long spears of chakra lanced from each finger, or to those who knew it, this was Nousagi's Gentle Spear. The problem here was that it wasn't gentle. Because it was just like a spear, each more than enough to slice into Kaito's arms. It was far from lethal, and he didn't go any further than the bone. But the way he did it made it clear. He could go further if he wanted. And as his middle finger unfurled, aimed at Kaito's heart, it was clear that his threat could be lethal. "Surrender. I have you beat. If I wanted, right now I could do something terrible. Consider this your chance to forfeit, like how you offered me that same chance."

Bumu Aka
Location - Once more, sinking with a passion / Interaction - @BladeX+@GlitchyBugger
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Had to admit, being called a pet was at least a little flustering. Like seriously? What else was she going to do? Start threatening to put bows into Bumu's hair? He completely expected having to turn down this offer though, since she still planned to be a shinobi at the end of the week. That and Bumu kinda liked his name... Since it kinda made him feel like an explosion, ready to go off and take the world with him. "I am what I am! And I chose what I am, got that?" Bumu said, a grin from ear to ear. Yeah he'd screwed up plenty, but they where still alive! Just goes to show this was another te-

Bumu's attention snapped back to the army of dead that lay floating in their own blood. The scent still nauseating. but at least he won, right? Wrong. And the deafening scream that reverberated though the water made that clear. Bumu's own sensitive senses betrayed her as the sound wailed into his ears. Brain pounding like a drum, vision fading in and out, blood dripping from Bumu's mouth as it felt like his own body would explode. In fact, when it finished, it was still pounding in his head, as if another would burst her ear drums. Guess this made it clear living underwater wasn't for him. By the time Bumu's senses returned, she looked up just in time to see the king of the deep. He was kinda hoping no such thing existed, but apparently that wasn't true. The scenario was slipping even faster out of control. Was diplomacy still an option? Maybe they could barter? Really really doubting that would work. Especially sin-

Wait... Bumu's eyes drifted to the body began torn apart between the sea king's teeth. His heart skipped a beat, and the fox felt nothing but fear. Why was Chojirō here!? Last time Bumu saw that fatty it was just before they took the water challenge. Bumu hadn't spared a single thought on it, just passing of the Akimichi's absence as hitting some limit, or maybe he backed out at the last minute. But now? It was clear for the first time that this test wasn't like the others. In those you would walk away with a bruised ego. Here? Right now? It was clear failure was death. And that shook Bumu to the core.

Reaching out, Bumu grabbed the closest operating air tank, taking a deep breath as he held on. Clearly she was against drowning, as that would put all the current hard work to nothing. His hands pressed together, and there was a loud puff of smoke. Instead of just one Bumu, there was now three. Heck, there was three Kabas and three Komas too! They where clones, thankfully made of explosive tags so they wouldn't have to worry about drowning. But... If the sea monsters attacked, the clones where more than capable of flying about the water, since they didn't have to worry about the whole swimming thing. And if they needed a ride, the clones where kinda like rockets, so that could be a quick escape.

Kurin Senju
Location - A Final Gambit in the Earth Tunnel / Interaction - @Syn+@LadyinInk+@Altered Tundra
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This was working pretty well, at the start anyway. But as things continued to happen it became rapidly clear that things where coming down to the wire. Between the whole team, it seemed the fight was getting more and more exhausting, with only Kurin himself anywhere near full strength. And yet... He felt terrified. His heart racing like a drum. Not because he hadn't had to deal with this stress before, but for something very different. The Golem smashed the ceiling, melting the roots he'd grown there at the very start. And the room was rapidly heating up. Heat, his natural enemy. But that didn't scare him. No... What scared Kurin right now was the knowledge that it really was all up to him. As a leader he'd worked with teams that had struggled, but often times a screw up didn't mean death. Here? Right now? That knowledge was pumping through his head. But this is what a leader did. They had to be the one to make the world right. To protect his squad! When the chips where down this is his moment. He'd allow them to sacrifice for him so he could sacrifice for them!

"KURIN! Catch him!" Snap back to reality, oops there goes gravity. Kurin's arm reached out like a whip, easily snatching the fading Shizuka right out of the air. Pulling him right back, the wood shinobi turned to Jaakuna, holding out the defeated wind ninja. "Keep the Wind Seeker safe." Kurin ordered, turning away from his team. This had gone on to far. The heat that boiled through the room, the way everything seemed to shake... This moment... Kurin had decide this moment would go on no further! He reached into his bag, pulling out a stack of explosive tags. The red paper fluttered in the air, but it wouldn't remain that way for long. No, right now, more so than ever, Kurin had to use every ounce of his power! Hands pressed together, and the ground began to move. The metals, the earth, it all reacted to his desire. Mixing together, growing up and engulfing the fluttering tags. Layering them under the stone, it was time to be extraordinary. His chakra flared, risking to knock Kurin out. But he couldn't. He couldn't risk such a thing! HE COULDN'T LET THE SACRIFICES OF OTHERS BE IN VEIN!

Because that's just who he was. By the time he had finished, there was a golem of stone before them. A monster, a beast with all the force of a Senju behind it. If one could move spirits, moving the earth seemed like a great enough cause. For a moment the team could marvel the creature. Roughly 10 meters tall, not nearly as big as their enemy, but fine enough for what they needed. The golem wasn't alive for more than a second before it was moving. Barreling like a freight train into the lava. The phonzite material had been gathered near the legs, to keep the whole structure from collapsing right off the bat. The size alone would push it through, aiming to tackle the much greater threat in the room. As it got close, Kurin formed another handseal, considering this the ultimate in what he'd be able to get away with now. His golem raised a hand, and thick tree roots began to wrap out, Making the hand larger, aiming more than anything to grab for that lost core on its palm. No matter how the beast would try to pull away, those wrapping roots would be more then enough to grab hold. But Kurin wasn't done. No, he was their leader! He was the best of them all! He had to be! With three souls on his back, he couldn't stop!

Because entwined with those thick roots, was every single paper tag Kurin had. At least a stack of thirty had been used, possibly mixed in with any his allies had offered up. The pressure of his grip on the core, the size of his golem, the tightening plant roots, the bombs? This was it. ALL OR NOTHING!

Kurin stood there, his eyes focused on the golem. His team had done their part. Their part and more. Without Shizuka or Kiku they'd have nothing. All he wanted right now, wasn't to pass the exam. That seemed trivial right now. More than anything, he wanted to live up to the expectations of those who gave their all. He'd never be able to look himself in the mirror if he couldn't do the same.