Becoming the Harbinger (training, open NO KILL)

Just as quickly as he had left for the sand village from this place he had quickly returned. Upon hearing about a festival perhaps Mr. Okane would not mind if he double-backed. After all, he was in charge of security perhaps the festival needed an extra hand or two. But before that, he would make a minor detour and head to a training facility. His leather shoes clacking away against the marbled tile his hands inside his coat. He quietly hummed to himself as he pushed the double doors in with his foot and proceeded inwards into the training dome. he was going to push himself to his limit today after all he was working on his new style of taijutsu he had been tinkering with for quite a while now.

He cracked his knuckles excitedly and slowly removed his jacket revealing an olive green tank top today. A different shirt after all with this new style his muscular and physical build was going to increase. At least in theory anyway. This was going to be his first attempt at it. he placed his jacket by the double doors and slowly walked to the center of the field. Once there he would take in a deep breath. He needed to visualize his chakra circulating throughout his entire muscular system. Slowly he closed his eyes and began to make a mental diagram as he imagines it. He began to circulate his chakra throughout his entire body.  Power welled within him as he concentrated the chakra to strictly his muscular area. He grunted in pain as he bit his lower r lip . His muscles expanding slowly the sound of muscles tearing and expanding filling his ears.

He winced as he let out a yell that filled the dome afterward he stopped and panted a few times. Sweat slowly formed around his new muscular body. His muscles once lean and thin now were now that of a man who had been working his body out for years. he smiled as he laughed as he gripped his hands open and closed. surprise and awe were on his face he had not realized it had been so easy to do this. Perhaps it was his natural can ability as when he transformed that ease the transformation on a cellular level and increased his muscles when he fully transformed but this was near unbelievable.


Jutsu trained: Harbinger of Gaia Style  (C rank)
WC: 399/200

Despite his mixed ancestry, Mura’s outward appearance was usually that of a proper Hyuga shinobi: utterly composed and without excess emotion. Such complete and utter emotional restraint didn’t exactly come easily to the paranoid young warrior, but it was nonetheless necessary: if he acted out too much, he could lose the few supporters he had within the clan. After that, banishment and retraction of his mother’s expensive medical care would come next, removing the last pillars of stability the Hyuga had in this world.

All of this made the festival a near-utopia for Mura, a blend of chaos and clan duties that allowed him to slip away to pursue his own desires, even if it was only for a short while. It was why Mura, in a distinctly un-Hyuga dress of a sleeveless workout shirt and shorts, felt a grin begin to cross his face as he walked in the door of the training center, setting down his bag and grabbing his canteen from the front pocket. Mura explored the unfamiliar training center over the next hour, pushing his body hard to regain the strength and endurance he had lost to the ravages of time. If he wanted safety, true safety for himself and Nishi, he needed to become strong, strong enough to become a valued member of Konoha, strong enough to fight off those who sought his bloodline in order to satiate their greed….

Mura’s thoughts were then interrupted by a loud yell echoing from the other side of the center, nearly causing him to drop the dumbbell he was using on his foot. Annoyed, Mura muttered something horrific under his breath, replacing the weight and stalking over to the source of the noise. “Can I help you sir? You sounded like you were in a bit of trouble.” Mura said politely, though not without a tiny bit of sarcasm.

He felt the sweat drip off himself as he flexed his newfound larger frame. He looked down at his hands opened and closed them repeatedly getting g a feel for his newfound muscle mass. It wasn't bad not bad at all. For the base form at least of the fighting style. But he knew there were ways to improve it oh yes. This was merely the appetizer to his main course. He turned his head as he heard the sound of approaching feet from the other end of the training hall and a voice call out. He waited until the man was within view of him and he held up his hand. " No no... Im fine just working on a new jutsu incorporating it with my fighting style." He paused and took a few breaths and looked over the muscle increase it wasn't much but he could tell that his strength had gone up and he felt a little more durable but it wasn't by much at all if he wasn't careful he could seriously hurt himself with this. it was far too unbalanced currently.

At least his speed had not been affected that was his main concern he may have built up more muscle mass but yet he felt the same with his movements which were rather fortunate. He took a deep breath and collected himself. This form was good but He needed to push himself to his uttermost limits if he wanted to get this technique perfected when he returned to the hidden sand village. He would Make Okane proud with his decision for hiring him to be security for the village. But first his experiment must continue. "Sorry might get a little loud again once or twice more first time attempting this and all and getting use to the changes."

He positioned his arms at his sides his arms extend slightly out. He grunted as he would repeat the same process of channeling his chakra through his entire muscular system. This time however he would pour in more chakra. His upper body tensed as his muscule size increased First at his abdomen and working hits way upwards to the top half of his body then his lower half. His size increasing slightly in height and the density of his muscles were like sculpted into larger rocks. Yet there was an ingenious structure to them. they were not a random assortment of increased muscle they were all equally enhanced. He groaned and grunted holding back the sound of his screams as his muscles tour and regenerated. Until finally at last the second level of his Jutsu style had activated stacking upon his first layer. He gritted his teeth and flexed his hands open and closed as he looked and his increased muscular mass. Sadly there wasn't a mirror handy so he could exactly check and see how much his body had changed save for the feeling he was experiencing. He would also gather about him nature energy to fuel his secondary chakra pool perhaps hoping to balance himself out.


Jutsu trained: Harbinger of Gaia Style (B rank)
WC: 516/250
Chakra pool: 120/120
Chakara used: 03
Chakra remaining:117/120
Enemi after His second increase

New stats:

Spoiler:

See, Tatsuya was just minding his own business at the training facility, kicking back with his back leaned against a wall, and drinking out of a flask. The smell of booze could be detected from his person like some aura as his very breath held the scent of spiced rum. A lot of people would normally be celebrating some dumb festival right? Well, that’s what Tatsuya speculated as who in their right mind would be training even under occasions such as this?

He groaned out of frustration before he straightened himself as much as he was able to since Tatsuya had a bit of a stumble to his left side.

”For the love of God, who in the hell would be here of all places?” … After thinking about it Tatsuya nods his head as he begins to walk around in the training facility. His mind somehow manages to comprehend the Sensing Technique to find at least two signatures, and considering how there weren't that many people in or near this facility Tatsuya assumed that it was them that caused so much yelling.

”Aside from me anyways. Can’t a guy get some peace and quiet around here?” Muttering to himself before he comes around the corner with his shoulder leaning against the wall and looks upon the other two. Both were maybe younger than he was, or at least more sober than he was. One however was like a grotesque bundle of squirming muscles while the other was, well, a bit on the opposite. His amber, near golden eyes shift between the two as his flushed face doesn’t hide the influence of alcohol in his system.

”Ain’t you kids should be, i dunno, enjoying the something festival? Pretty sure you can put Muscle Boy over there on some talent show, but I don’t know many chicks that dig that kind of thing either. Not gonna lie, but whatever you’re doing looks uncomfortable.” After he says this, Tatsuya raises his flask as more of the spiced rum pours into his mouth.

Sensing Technique -0.5
Stamina: 259.5/260

Something interesting was going on. Bayushi Sojima had found himself lured to the thought of a good time. There was big word of a large festival to be had at the Heavenly Emporium. The Immortal Dragon Sage made it his business to know of the goings on of the world. Now he was bored out of his mind. The former Kazekage was had come in a black cloak that obscured most of his body. Though a simple red and gold ninja outfit he wore usually with the Death Eaters. Walking the streets, it was already bustling with activity as the city was quite large. However on a path leading to a rather large field. He could see three people already there. A smile played on his face as he could overhear one guy who seemed to be drunk. Raijin noticed he seemed to be around his age but he was almost poking fun at the two who seemed to be training.

Walking over Raijin spoke so they all could hear them. "That's pretty old school for such a young guy. These guys look like they are trying to train." Raijin said to Tatsuya chuchkling. He gestured to Mura and Enmei. The muscle mass on the guy was massive there. Something about him seemed familiar. Which made Raijin interested. The other guy was a little younger but seemed to have his head on a swivel.

"I'm the same way, I got bored as hell after awhile. However I find the thrill of the fight a way to celebrate. Just in time for the festival. How about this? Train your skills against me. I'd love to see what you all can do in a mock spar. Perhaps we can learn some new jutsu today." Raijin was a willing teacher of course, though his teaching methods were, rough. "Oh yea, and I'm Raijin by the way." He said with a smile pulling his cloak down a bit so they could see his face. He would probably be known by name. The Sage had gained a much renown throughout his days, so there was possibility they knew who he was already.

Zenaku uchiha was enjoying the festival that was being held by okane for all ninja of any village to come and have fun at. As he was out and about eating food and playing games he suddenly heard some commotion going on so zenaku decided that it would be interesting to find out just what was going on.

Zenaku would round the corner of a building to find 4 other people standing around, one of them he kinda reginized one of them only known as mura hyuga from the hidden leaf village just like his self. The other guy who looked like his skin was going crazy he did not know and he did not know the other one who was drunk either but he did notice that Raijin was standing there the former kazekage who was renowned as the dragon sage.

Zenaku had never met a known sage before and he had always wanted to fight a former kage for it would be a great test in his skills. So when zenaku uchiha stepped forward he would grin then spoke to the former kage. " I never thought I would ever get to meet Raijin the former kazekage and great dragon sage it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Zenaku Uchiha you have probably heard of me before I assume tho if not I can understand. I'm not sure about those other guys but I accept your offer I have always wanted to test my skills against a great ninja. Tho seeing as your a missing ninja also I really have no choice."

Zenaku said as he would activate his Mangekyo Sharingan which was in a reversed color then normal sharingan. Cause even if he was just training against him fighting a former kage was no small feat for any one.

MS: 0.2

Strength: (D)
Constitution: (C)
Stamina:(C+)
Speed: (C)
Coordination: (B)
Intelligence:(S)
Perception: (B)>>A

The pitter patter of tiny feet filled the hallways of the training facility as a tiny form slipped quietly from one room to the next looking for someone that would catch her interest.   For some reason what looked like a seven year old child was wandering a building which was meant primarily for adults and to make matters worse she seemed completely unsupervised save for a large tarantula spider about the size of a german shepard that was perhaps either her summon or her pet.

Nothing was as it really seemed on the surface though. Though the girl was the actual age her form depicted her body was nothing more than an outer shell, armor for her true form that lurked deep within her chest. She was actually an extremely lifelike doll being controlled from within.   The Spider too was a Dutiful Karakuri puppet that she was controlling with an invisible chakra string coming from her right index finger.  It had been made in the shape of her late fathers summoning contract. To be more specific it most closely resembled the B-rank summon Greg.

Aiko was here for two reasons. One to test out her new body and see how it actually ran while under realistic combat conditions and two to see how effective it would be fooling people into thinking she was an actual child.   Her normal human form she used while shapeshifting resembled a sixteen year old teenager so this was a rare opportunity for her to act her actual chronological age for once.

So far most of the rooms she had visited had been unoccupied so when she burst into a room containing several people Aiko broke into a large grin and giggled at the sight of a muscle bound man wearing shades in particular and one of her clan members that she vaguely recognized though unfortunately for him he wouldn’t recognize her since she wasn’t in her normal everyday form.    There was also Zenaku Uchiha who she knew. Lately for some reason she seemed to be running into him just about everywhere she went. Was the hand of fate at work guiding them together or was it something else?  Either way she considered him to be something of a friend. The other two men she didn't know but that would change soon enough.  It was getting to be a bit of a sausage fest inside the room so it was time to add a woman's touch to soften things up.


Leaving her Spider puppet by the doorway she dashed straight over to the Muscle bound man holding her arms up at him expectantly.  Normally she was a bit shy about speaking to strangers but that was her personality when she was Chika.  Right now she was Aiko so she figured she might as well act like it.  The nice thing about wearing a fake body like this was she could move way faster then normal though still not as fast as when she had one of her puppets physically carry her.

“Pick me up! Pick me Up! Hurry!” she pleaded.  She wanted to play with the big man and her cousin? Uncle?  Really she wasn’t quite sure how Mura was related to her other than the fact they were both Hyuga.  With any luck  hopefully her artificial non functioning anatomical model of a chakra system that she had installed in Aiko would be enough to fool him into thinking she was a real girl if he used his Byakugan on her.

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Aiko's stats:

Chika's Picture Diary 2 -  Aiko pleading to Enmei

Mura raised an eyebrow, “Your jutsu requires yelling as a power source? It must be a powerful one indeed.” He said dryly, taking a few steps back and observing quietly as the strange man became even more muscle-bound, making Mura himself look ridiculously small in comparison. Out of curiosity, Mura focused chakra to his eyes, activating his Byakugan while the man’s back was turned. The Hyuga watched would watch the warrior’s chakra network in shock, watching as a massive unending stream of chakra flowed into muscle fiber and sinew. The ability seemed to grant the screaming man immense physical power in exchange for a large degree of chakra expenditure, probably at much as Mura’s strongest jutsu every minute or so if he was any judge. Realizng the power of the Shinobi he had just likely pissed off, Mura quickly deactivated his Byakugan, backing off several paces and watching the other Shinobi very carefully.

Thankfully, it seemed like he was not the only one disturbed by the man’s incessant yelling, as an older man arrived shortly thereafter, drunk if his complexion and the flask in his hand were any judge. Mura inclined his head, “Greetings to you as well good sir. I could ask the same of you as well, you seem to be enjoying the festival even more than I have.” Mura said blandly. He didn’t much appreciate being told he was too young to be so serious, especially as he had only recently awoken from a years-long coma caused by a stray blast in a warzone. The Hyuga had already fallen behind his peers, regressing while they had blossomed, and didn’t intend to lose even a second more time. “As for me, I was attempting to work to take a quiet moment on my rehabilitation when I was disturbed. It is dangerous to not be in peak form at a gathering of Shinobi this diverse after all.”

Even as the Hyuga completed his short explanation man with golden tattoos arrived, taking his own few shots at the drunk man. Mura would think over the offer of training, activating his Byakugan once more after a second’s hesitation. The golden one’s chakra network was practically bursting with chakra, more than Mura had ever seen. He would be a dangerous opponent but seemed friendly enough to sharpen his skills on.  

However, the words the next arrival spoke (an Uchiha by the emblem on his headband), quickly dissuaded him to the idea. Although he didn’t know if there was anything significant to the label of Sage, the status of the golden man as a former Kage made the idea of sparring against him rather worrisome. Aside from the obvious danger of throwing himself against what might as well be a steel wall, such combat could also risk the damage or theft of his eyes, which was not something he could allow.

The unfolding drama had in fact, caught so much of Mura's attention that he almost didn't notice the final new arrival: a small girl and her accompanying gigantic spider, a rare slip up for the paranoid genin. Mura's Byakugan quickly detected the thin strings of chakra connecting the pair: a sure sign that the spider was some sort of puppet instead of a biological creature. Aside from that, there wasn't a whole lot distinguishing the girl from the pack, aside from the fact that her ordinary chakra network was, similar to the others, bursting with a level of chakra that could vaporize him with ease: something the Hyuga was becoming worryingly accustomed to.

Mura coughed, realizing that the spider girl had caused him to hesitate “I would love the opportunity to spar against a former kage, but I’m afraid I wouldn’t be that good of a partner compared to the others that are here. I am simply too weak to offer you much benefit.” He explained, noting a strange Sharingan in the Uchiha’s eyes as he spoke, carefully noting it. Mura had no idea what it was, but if it was like anything else the Uchiha possessed it was surely quite dangerous.

Enmei couldn't help but admire in his newfound strength once again. The size of his muscles had certainly increased and he felt power coursing through his veins like never before. Yet as he was faced away from the young man he felt strangely hollow. No there was a way there Had to be a way to go further there had to be a certain limit to what his body could endure.  He wanted more power. He wanted to gain strength absolute strength. By his definition, he meant that as Strength to make even the most learned techniques outmoded. As he was about to turn about and face the young man and speak with him he heard the sound of approaching footsteps. He turned about and looked towards the approaching footsteps as a  looked the approaching stranger in the face.  He smirked as the young man spoke and by the look on his flushed face he was clearly inebriated.

He chuckled as he turned about feigning his movement had decreased due to his muscular mass increase. " Young man huh... that's cute I have not been called that in a while. For your information young man I am thirty one maybe you should lay off the spiced rum a bit clearly it's affecting your judgment. as for my appearance well I'll take the decreased look in appeal for the strength I get besides, I only came here out of respect towards my employer never said I would stick around for the party fully." Just as he had finished his sentence more and more people began to come out of the shadows of the training hall. Perhaps he had yelled a bit too loud when he was doing his secondary increase. He smirked as a dark-skinned male came out next and introduced himself as Raijin.

He Acknowledged him as the name somewhat struck a chord in his memory. He smiled wide as Raijin proposed a most interesting idea.  A friendly spar between all of them him against the two of them. That could be fun and be interesting to test his newfound strength. He continued to gather nature energy even as he moved his body turning towards Raijin. But as he did so another presence came out. A man introducing himself and suddenly his eyes changed color to a crimson with a strange pattern. He smiled wide as the man had then outed Raijin's identity. A former kazekage now rouge ninja and now an Uchiha. Oh, this was far too good to be true. His inner self was squealing happily at the prospect of fighting these two. "Now, now Uchiha Don't go hogging all the fun."

He grinned eagerly as he moved slowly towards the opposite side of the Uchiha facing across from Raijin. But as he did this a child would come out of the works demand to be picked up by him. He narrowed his eyes behind his triangular frames. He Wasn't a fan of children at least this personality wasn't he found them far to frail and honestly just annoying. He would of liked to have grabbed the gibbering brat's head and crushed it but there was no point in making a scene and he didn't want to upset his employer with his violent tendencies. He took a calming breath and looked down at the girl. " No, Kid i suggest you move things are about to heat up substantially." His grin only continued to grow as he had a theory in play but then of course the original young man who came here spoke to him. his attention taken from the possible fight.

"Not exactly yelling but you'd be yelling to if every single sinew in your body was ripped apart and made new for the new growths." he chuckled then again this was his first time using this tech his body would acclimate in time. He looked about and counted the people who had so willingly came into the training hall. there were five people in total including himself. shame there wasn't one more that way everyone could fight one person each it would be an uneven fight for one person but then again he wasn't sure if everyone was willing to fight. "Well before we begin this lovely idea of a sparing matching between everyone. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Enmei Ryotoji. I would love a chance to fight against a kage, to be honest, but before that, I will need to do one minor adjustment."

He would step away From everyone heading past Raijin till he was a good ten meters away and turned about and faced him. Now then a brief moment of your time and i will be prepared,  This may get a little loud, but I assure you have a little patience and you will like what you see."  Once more he returned to that pose have had employed twice now before his arms parallel with his shoulders.  He gritted his teeth and once again channeled his chakra throughout his body. But this time putting more and more chakra tan the last time this time increasing it to A rank strength. He gritted his teeth harder as he let out a pained expression. His muscles on his body trembling and his arms shook as he let out a scream " RRNNNAHH RAHHHHHHHH!" As he did so the very earth beneath him quaked and the ground cracked beneatrh him. The very chakra he was channeling now was visible. The earth sank beneath him down past his ankles at first. He was surrounded by a beam of chakra encompassing his body as trained his final stage of the jutsu as far as his body would let him at least at this point.  

The very ground shook with his power and rocks about him floated about from the amount of chakra he was outputting his muscles tensed and once again grew and bulged out evenly.  However, there was a difference to his about his shoulders the muscular structure and even the bone changed shape and appeared almost like he was wearing shoulder guards within his body. He panted hard afterward as the light show ended and he gritted his teeth the small hole he had created had expanded by three meters as he walked out of it. He patted himself about at his new frame and nodded his head proudly. This was a somewhat similar frame for when he entered into his full transformed state perhaps his body was merely trying to copy. Yet now he felt his strength had surged beyond what he had originally. "Now then Let's settle who's fighting who and who is staying out of this shall we. I  should be able to keep up with Raijin now."

WC:1127
Jutsu trained:  Harbinger of Gaia 80 percent
Jutsu used: Harbinger of Gaia C-A rank
Chakra pool: 110/110
Nature energy pool: 30 nature energy
Chakra used: 14
Chakra remaining: 96/110

New stats:

Enmei's New form:

(Till Scare can come back)

Even as the Dragon Sage made his challenge too the two individuals. The one who called himself Enmei had been the first to answer the call. Then afterwards they were greeted by another interesting individual. He went by Zenaku Uchiha. A Konoha Jounin. This was pleasing news, he had been defeated many times in his career. One of those defeats came at the hand of Akihiro Uchiha. So he had trained himself how to fight against the Uchiha's annoying eye power. Without it he posed more of a challenge. They both seemed eager to test Raijin's skill. Except maybe Mura who thought there would be no merit for Raijin in this bout. On the contrary. They would all be witness to the coming war. Either a sacrifice or a hero against the rising tide. He was eager to see who he would see on the final battlefield. How much stronger would they be? Would they be strong enough to survive whats coming next?

There was a reason he chose the title of Raijin. One of the Gods of folklore. If his training was any tale, he had to be fast to survive Honiko's teachings. Everything he did was a life or death situation. Even when he was just at an Academy Student level. Where he first came across The Society attacking Kumogakure. They had tried to kill him the moment he opted to join Honiko. Something he had not forgotten. It made him stronger.

"Nonsense." Raijin replied to Mura. "Working along with others can make anyone a formidable team. If you and Enmei worked together, you may be able to keep up with me. But you. Zenaku Uchiha. I've met your kin before. If looks can kill. You guys could do it. I will grant you a bout as well. I am sure you are very strong, just like Satomi. Enmei you seem very strong yourself. This is good. Now we can see how you all react to Kage level shinobi, a rare occasion to learn." However they were interrupted by another person. Some girl who came running in as if she were familiar with them.

She seemed like a kid as she pleaded to Enmei and seemingly not aware of the others. "A friend of yours?" Raijin said with a smile and making a single seal. A Sage Clone appeared right next to him, a special doppelganger. This one would be powered with the teachings of the Great Dragon Sage. The Sage clone turned to face the Uchiha focusing on the mans upper thigh. Their eyes were a pest but he was unmatched in combat. Raijin and his clone both stepped a few feet apart but giving Enmei and Mura 10 meters distance to cover. He would do the same for Zenaku. The Sage clone held his hands out in powerful Taijutsu style. Shadow-Style Emit Destroy Palm. "Whenever you're ready feel free to attack." The real Bayushi would say to the two, and the Sage clone would say the same to Zenaku.

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Those focusing on the either Raijin or the Sage clones movement will suffer a -- minus debuff too their Perception


Raijin

Used: Sage Clone
Shadow - 10

Spoiler:

Strength: C
Constitution: B > S (Jashin)
Stamina: B > S (Jashin)
Speed: A > A++ (Jashin)
Coordination: B > B++ (Jashin)
Intelligence: C
Perception: A


Sage Clone
Used: Shadow -10



Strength: C > B (SM)
Constitution: B > A (SM)
Stamina: B
Speed: A > S+ (SM, Shadow)
Coordination: B > A++ (SM, Shadow)
Intelligence: C
Perception: A > S (SM)

So many pings, so much noise was being caused. Who knew a yell into the void would attract so many people? Tatsuya wouldn't have suspected it as much. However nobody spared an expense in jabbing at Tatsuya or they simply ignored him. When Enishi spoke of being older, Tatsuya leaned forward a bit as his near molten golden eyes squint as if to get a better look. Then he straightened his back with a shrug before putting the flask to his lips.

"So it would seem old timer. But hey, your words, not mine." Although the mention of a Sage being in their midst raised a red flag. There was an intense hatred within Tatsuya's eyes as he practically glared at Raijin. Honestly he didn't give two shots about the fact that Raijin was a missing min or that he's a former Kage. Frankly Tatsuya was debating on whether or not he wants to fork up the energy to fight the guy. However, fortunate for everyone else, Tatsuya shifted his eyes over to the one who shied away from Raijin's challenge after hearing that he was once a Kage. So, Tatsuya puts a stopper on his hatred from boiling over as he takes another swig and then exchanges his flask to bring out a silver case with a phoenix engraved on it.

He opens it to reveal that it was nearly full of cigarettes with a clean lighter. He takes one cig and proceeds to light one before thin trails of smoke escapes from his nostrils. It actually smelled like peppermint than it did with actual smoke.

"With as much chakra as you have right now, that probably was a wise decision. But if you want I can be your partner. But I want you to try your absolute best to keep up. Alright?" Then Tatsuya puffs another tendril of smoke as he looks over at Mura.

Sensing Technique -0.5

Things was getting good where zenaku was, every one decided to step up to fight raijin which at least made it so zenaku would fight alone. Just then the man who's flesh looked like it was peeling off his skin went to yelling once again as if he thought yelling was make him get stronger. The former kage was not playing around either as he created a clone and a pretty strong one from the looks of it.

Every one else around him was busy talking to every one else or forming teams but so far not one person has come over to talk with him, but he could understand he was a uchiha after all and he knew that his clan was not very liked by many from every village.

Zenaku was surely not going to allow the clone or raijin to make the first move so he formed the house hand sign as he took in a big breath of air before unleasing a wave of flames which headed towards raijin and his clone. This fire style technique was considered as a S class so they would have his hands full.

CP: 135-30=105
Jutsu used

Name: Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation Rank: S Power: A Activation Cost: 30 Upkeep Cost: 20 Range: 0 - 200 m. Speed: A Element: Fire Skill: Ninjutsu Classification: N/A Requirements: N/A Parent Technique: Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique Hand Seals: Horse Description: The pinnacle of Fire Release techniques, chakra kneaded inside the body is converted into fire, and then expelled from the mouth and shaped into a literal sea of flame, which covers a wide range as well. This makes the technique extremely difficult to either avoid or contain, with it requiring the combined efforts of several Water Release users in order to extinguish the flames. The technique creates a wall of flames two-hundred meters wide and fifty meters high making it effective in clearing large groups of opponents or making an impassable wall. Weaknesses: N/A:

“Aww!” Aiko pouted in dissatisfaction but she didn’t push the point.  She had no idea of the fact that she might be playing with fire by approaching a man like Enmei.  She had simply been drawn to the large man due to his size and rushed over to him without really thinking deeply on it or stopping to appraise the room first. Now that the requested lift had been denied she had a chance to reflect and pay more attention to the other men in the room then she had originally neglected.

One man was drinking from a flask, seemingly a touch drunk.  She didn’t have any intention of admonishing him for it but wasn’t it a bit early in the day to be drinking like that?  He seemed like one of those hard bitten types as he took out a cigarette and began to smoke it.   It was kind of odd how Aiko seemed far more intimidated by that act then anything the much more muscle bound Emei had done so far.

“Heat up? Are you going to cook something mister….” Aiko started to ask very silly question only for her voice to drop off as she saw people start to face off like they were going to be sparring with each other and belatedly realized what was going on.  “Oh you meant that kind of heat.” she said with a bright smile as she took a step back not wanting to get in the way.   She wasn’t the weakest person in the room as she shot a fugitive glace towards Mura but she wasn’t a match for Kage level people quite yet either.  

Well technically she was a bit of a paradox since without a puppet (including the armor she was wearing that made her seem like a child)  even Mura could run circles around her.  With her armor she was pretty good at least for a gennin, because she looked so harmless some unseasoned Jounin would sometimes let down their guard around her giving her the opening she needed to beat them but she couldn’t count on that happening from a famous missing ninja and Ex-Kazekage like Raijin.

Speaking of Raijin he was a high priority target for her to speak with.  Suna was famous for it’s Kugutsu users  and while Rajin wasn’t reportedly one of them judging by the stories that were circulating about him he had to know something about the art since he’d been the leader of the entire village at one point in time.   If she could somehow talk him into spilling the beans to her it would make her visit to this facility incredibly worthwhile.

“If M...he doesn’t want to work with Enmei then Aiko will!” she said volunteering herself to be part of the big man's team.   That had been close, she had almost blurted out her cousin's name even though he hadn’t introduced himself to her yet. In this form she had no reason to know who he was since ostensibly this would be their first time meeting.  It seemed that the  inebriated would be keeping Mura busy and a clone of some kind would be fighting Zenku so it was either she teamed up with someone or sit things out.

Since Raijn seemed so cool with the idea of multiple people working together she figured that was the best she had of impressing him even if fighting with such high level foes ran the greatest risk of exposing her true nature as a puppet it was too big an opportunity to pass up.   If she lost a limb she could always just claim it was a prosthetic or something.

“Are you ok with teaming up Mr. Enmei?  Aiko is stronger than she looks and she promises she won’t let you down.” she said pleadingly.  Maybe if she did a good job here she wouldn’t just get the info from Raijin she wanted but also convince Emei to give her that pick up she’s originally been after.

The spider inside Aiko activated her Byakugan in order to get a better view of the battlefield around her even as her shell took up the opening stance for the gentle fist.   She wasn’t watching anything in particular but out of everything she was paying Enmei the most attention.  If he accepted her offer she would let him take the lead and would be watching for openings that she could use to best support him.  

The way his abundant chakra flowed through him was breathtaking and made him seem all that much cooler than before.   As a Hyuga she could fight at close range if she had too but considering her combat speciality it was generally better for her to fight from range. Having a brick powerhouse as a partner might make for a surprisingly good combination.

While she was waiting for a reply Zenku made the first move unleashing an unholy torrent of flames. Wasn’t this supposed to just be a friendly sparring match? What the heck was he doing unleashing a literal sea of flames that threatened not just Rajin and his clones but innocent bystanders such as herself as she currently had no way to get out of the 200 meter wide, 50 foot tall range of effect on her own.    Maybe if she’d been riding her spider-puppet she’d have stood a chance but even that would have been a stretch.

“I’m in danger.” declared Aiko with a light chuckle.  It might seem like she was calm but she was so panicked that she had actually referred to herself in the first person, something that she rarely did.   According to her papa one of the best ways to make peace between warring nations was through marrying together two people from opposite sides.  

Since she wanted the Hyuga to get along better with the Uchiha she figured one of the best ways to do so would be to make a Uchiha her mate.   She’d been running into Zenku so much that she was beginning to see him as a potential candidate for the role but his act of pyromania was making her reconsider.  He might be literally too hot for her to handle.  

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Active Byakugan -0.3
Chakra Strings Technique upkeep - 3

60.7/70 chakra remaining

Aiko stats
Strength: E (C)
Constitution: D
Stamina: D (D+)
Speed: E (C)
Coordination: B (A)
Intelligence: D
Perception: B (B+) > B++ (Byakugan stage 3)

The situation was getting ridiculous: Mura had just come to this place to get in a quick training session before he was forced to go to one of those stately dinners his clan found so enthralling, and now he was somehow part of a five-way free for all Kage-level battle. The only thing that kept the Hyuga from blind panic was the fact that none present were explicitly forcing him into one-on-one combat: it would be simplicity itself for one of the powerhouses to pluck out his eyes for their own. None of them seemed interested yet, but Mura was ever-watchful.

The big man responded to him once again, once again shrugging off the side-effects of his technique. “If it works it works I suppose.” Mura said evenly, mentally facepalming. If Mura was the wielder of such a dangerous technique, he would have been a tad more worried about using it when it was not absolutely needed. The Byakugan allowed him to see how the raw chakra being poured into the man’s muscles shredded them like cheese, only to stimulate new growth in an endless cycle. The process had to be immensely damaging to the body, as well as extraordinarily painful, yet all the man did was give out short yells. It would have been extremely impressive if it wasn’t so…..unnecessary.

Mura’s train of thought was interrupted when the golden man merely brushed aside his concerns about engaging a former Kage, stating that he could even be an asset to the big man (Enmei his name was) if they worked as one. The Hyuga was stumped, was he missing something? Sure, he could theoretically serve as a distraction to allow Enmei to draw closer to the man, but that was about the extent of his usefulness. He severely doubted that any amount of teamwork would allow him to seriously harm to former Kage with basic taijutsu if he was fighting with his full strength. But then again, he couldn’t simply leave either: it would be a slap in the face to his whole clan if he simply bowed out of such a gathering.

Thankfully, the older man that Mura had originally scorned provided him a convenient out to the whole situation. With a slight exhale of relief, Mura would turn and bow slightly to first Raijin, then the other man.“I thank you for your offer Raijin-sama, but I think I will take this man's offer. I think we all will fight better for it." He then turned to Tatsuya, "That would be most appreciated thank you. I will come at you with everything I have. May I have your name? I am Mura Hyuga.” Mura said sincerely, lowering himself into his fighting stance. His current style a modified version of the Arhat Fist, taught to Hyuga children before they had the capability to deploy the full might of the Gentle Fist. While it didn’t allow him the capability to close chakra points, the damage he could do with the Byakugan to help him identify weak points could not be ignored.

Unfortunately, the situation deteriorated rapidly after that. The Uchiha, seemingly out for Raijin’s blood, kneaded a monstrous amount of chakra in his stomach, nearly blinding Mura’s Byakugan with its brilliance. Mura’s brain went through a simple calculus at that point.

Uchiha were famous for Fire Release techniques.

The Uchiha was currently pointed directly at the group.

Mura couldn’t survive a Fire jutsu of that magnitude.

With a series of curses absolutely not to be uttered by any dignified Hyuga, Mura wove through a few hand signs at a terrified pace, forming a thin layer of Wind Release chakra around him, drastically boosting his speed. In a blind panic, Mura attempted to throw himself out of the line of fire with all the speed he could muster, although it would clearly not be enough to save him. His only hope was that one of those present could shield him from a fiery demise….

Spoiler:

Enmei cracked his knuckles as he listened to the one known as Raijin speak. Saying that zenkaku could take him with Enmei's assistance.  True it might be fruitful to work together, however. It's not how I fight." With that, he chuckled and tensed his newfound muscles ad smirked as Raijin asked him about the small girl was a friend of his. "No idea who she is." He watched how zenkaku made a singular hand seal and created a clone of himself. Enmei smirked happily as he did the same however he made the Snakehand seal his skin darkened. His skin now acting as armor to it which increased his defensive capabilities. Things were going to get very dicey here and very quickly. He watched as zenkaku made the horse hand seal and his eyes widened in shock as he unleashed a powerful looking technique down towards Raijin however the Uchiha had miscalculated the range of the technique. As it would spread far past the Raijin and attack everyone else.

Sure he could have attacked zen before he unleashed his technique. I mean his old personality would of at least, however that personality was no longer in charge. He only grinned as he watched the carnage unfold before him Surely someone would be able to stop the technique. Hell, the only way he could do that would be to transform into his full sage transformation. But no that was something he was not willing to do. That was a last-ditch effort not to mention it was his trump card. He did feel bad for the young genin that had first arrived but he was sure that someone would save the weak young boy. Even with his newfound armor, he could still feel the tremendous amount of heat that was being generated from Zenkaku's technique. However, his attention was on the original  Raijin and moved along with him as he moved ten meters.

However, a gnawing thought occurred at the back of his mind. He was a security officer and it was his duty to protect his boss's property "Zenkaku,Do something like that again and I'll have you thrown off the edge of the city. This is Okane's city and you're destroying his property, not to mention potentially hurting if not killing his guests here with that level of power. As one of his security guards, I'm only giving you one warning do it again and I will be forced to take action against you instead of Raijin."
His eyes never wavered from Raijin as he smirked. "I pride myself on taking on strong opponents,  But to fight against you and zenkaku I am thoroughly elated at the possibility of what might happen."
none the wiser to everyone else though he continued to gather natural energy to fuel him further for an extended fight. Soon oh yes very soon perhaps he might even be pushed to fully transform the idea filled him with curiosity being pushed that far to battle against an opponent was rare he only did that once before in his life and that was to escape from confinement and he ended up slaughtering the entire camp of ninjas that took him hostage.

Jutsu used: Harbinger of Gaia C-A rank,Earth style: Earth Spear
Chakra pool: 110/110
Nature energy pool: 40 nature energy
Chakra used: 24
Chakra remaining: 72/110

Technique used:

Raijin had fought a Uchiha before. They were extremely dangerous with their ocular powers. However there was one thing they couldn’t anticipate no matter where the copy wheel eye turned too. It was overwhelming speed. The Konoha nin responded with trying to make a handsign for a jutsu. Which was not happening on the Sage clones watch. Already using a calmed version of the full transformation. The Sage clone could supply itself. It sped off with incredible speed, covering the 10 meter distance in an instant. Flying by the Chuunins left side with his arm caked with senjutsu energy. His right arm would smash into the chest of Zenaku. This attack would sending him spiraling backwards from the powerful blow.

While the real Raijin hadn't let his gaze off of the two in front of him. Mura decided to take on the man who was intoxicated at the moment. He bowed to the former Kazekage then he stationed himself in front of the tall stranger. As soon as Enmei was by himself, Raijin would lean forward. To those watching it would seem as if he moved in the blink of an eye. But he was simply charging forward, covering the distance between them and attacking in the same motion. Raijin's right forearm became caked with lightning. Moving at speeds uncanny to normal shinobi, Raijin ran by the right side of Enmei. Quickly striking out with his forearm as he passed by, aiming at his muscular abdomen. Even with the Earth armor, the lightning blast would be more than enough to break it. If connected Raijin would end up behind Enmei only 5 meters away from his back.

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Zenaku and Enmei's Perception lowered by two -- for the purposes of tracking Raijin

Raijin

Used: Thunderclap Drill - 10
Shadow - 5

Spoiler:

Strength: C > B (Lightning Drill)
Constitution: B > S (Jashin)
Stamina: B > S (Jashin)
Speed: A > A++ (Jashin, Shadow)
Coordination: B > A+ (Jashin, Shadow)
Intelligence: C
Perception: A


Sage Clone
Used: Shadow -5

Sage Transformation -5

Strength: C > B (SM)
Constitution: B > A (SM)
Stamina: B
Speed: A > S+ (SM, Shadow)
Coordination: B > A++ (SM, Shadow)
Intelligence: C
Perception: A > S (SM)

Things around zenaku was really getting heated up, as they was trying to figure out who they was gonna team up with but zenaku did not really see a need since they was all sparing him. He saw a few ninja there that he reginized from his village and luckily they was both from the prestigious hyuga clan.

Unfortunately before zenaku could finish his jutsu the clone of raijin came speeding towards him and for some reason his vision became blurry as he was trying to track him. Was this some type of jutsu zenaku wondered but he was not able to think to long. Tho zenaku could not track this clone cause he was to fast for zenaku even with his mighty mangekyo sharingan he knew that the clone would come for him since he was the strongest one there. Just then zenaku could feel raijins forarm come crashing into zenaku uchiha arms stopping him from using his fire jutsu.

But zenaku was smart as a exploding tag came into his hand from inside his sleeve as he then slapped it onto raijins arm as he was sent flying back. Preforming the tiger seal with one hand zenaku was hoping to catch the clone off guard, and as he was flying back zenaku swung his other arm forwards as he unleashed five wind blades which formed into one stronger one. So now the clone had to things to deal with. He could try to stop the exploding tag but be caught by the wind slash jutsu or deal with the wind slash jutsu and be caught by the exploding tag.

Zenaku was able to stop flying back and after he did he could hear that large bulky man speak of not trying that again or he would throw him off of this place him self. Zenaku just ignored him cause he could already tell that he was no match for zenaku at his current level.

Used exploding tag =C rank damage

Jutsu used:

Name: Wind Release: Slash
Rank: C
Power: C
Activation Cost: 5
Range: 0 - 20 m.
Speed: B
Element: Wind
Skill: Ninjutsu
Classification: N/A
Requirements: N/A
Parent Technique: N/A
Hand Seals: -
Description: The user waves his hand and creates multiple blades of wind, which combine to form a single, large blade of air. The technique was powerful enough to stop a Susanoo's movements, but is not able to break through its defense.
Weaknesses: N/A

Holy shit thought Aiko as she watched with wide eyes as Raijin made his move.  For some reason even though she wasn’t watching him directly she was having trouble following his movements.  In any case he was crazy fast. What was she thinking that she would be of any help against someone like that? She should have known better, just because she could do well against an Average Jounin didn’t mean that applied to an Ex-Kage, obviously anyone good enough to become a kage was going to be a cut above.  She was feeling super outclassed and very out of place with no one to face off against.

“Right then, I’ll take a raincheck on speaking with Raijin.” She muttered to herself as she walked over to her Spider-Puppet and hopped onto it’s back, her small size enabling her to ride it the way a small child might with a larger dog.  With everyone facing off against someone else she doubted any of them would notice her leaving.

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Okane had made all of the weapons he’d promised for the raffle and Kara was now looking to hand them all out to the winners. She’d already delivered one, and was still walking around the Heavenly Emporium searching for the other’s who had won. This particular group of people was not doing anything to disguise their whereabouts and frankly were doing everything in their power to bring down the Emporium. Or so it appeared.

The blonde woman in the ruby red gown and golden mask made her way to the site of what appeared to be nothing more than a bar room brawl. Young men with too much time on their hands and nothing better to do than to take that out on the rest of the world. Clicking her tongue in a show of annoyance, Kara would walk up to the edge of the conflict, turning her head to address several guards that had sectioned off the area in an attempt to keep the civilian party goers safe. “Well this is. . . interesting. I’m here to deliver prizes that were won by some of these people. Specifically; I have a Trench Knife for Enmei Hayashi and a Katana for Tatsuya Tatsuda. Whenever they’re finished. . . whatever they think they’re doing. . . please deliver these for me.” Kara was clearly unimpressed, and had no interest in standing around in this nonsense. Before she turned to leave she would turn once more to the guard and deliver a final order; one that brooked no argument. As Kara was the Head of R&D in the Heavenly Emporium and had her own offices, no guard would dare argue with an order from her. “If they insist on destroying things, or if they hurt anyone, throw them off the city.” The guard would nod without hesitation, and took the bundled weapons from her servants. Kara would head away swiftly and check two more names off her list.

[Exit Thread]

Notes:

It had happened in a flash he had momentarily lost sight of his quarry. However, as he heard the sound of crackling electricity he grinned as he instinctively activated his sage transformation ability just as he felt the palm of his hand make contact with his abdomen. He let out a feigned scream of pain as he fell to one knee dramatically. His scream had then turned into a chuckle as he had no longer need to keep his earth-style armor active which would save him chakra in the long run. He was grateful for that however a new unexpected arrival had come as a woman came and dropped off his raffle prize. He smirked as he nodded his head in gratitude. There wasn't a scratch upon him. He turned and scratched where he had been struck by the lightning attack.  The right half of his face now had turned a grey color but his iris and his sclera had undergone a transformation as well.  The sclera was pitch black and the iris now was an amber-gold color with a slit pupil."Not bad Raijin you actually made me resort to this." Part of his right should also have transformed into pointed spikes also protruding from his arm.

He smirked as at his feet the earth softened and he sank into the ground quickly diving beneath it leaving that the earth had been disrupted. He tunneled downwards moving as fast as he could 15 meters per second beneath the earth to get him some cover so he could formulate a new means of attack stopping at a depth of 30 meters. whatever Raijin was using it was messing with his perception of him tracking wise that was going to be a problem. He could turn his attention towards the Uchiha after all he had been a bit insufferable and had gone overboard with that fire-style attack. No the best thing to do now was to conserve what strength he had left and let the two above tire themselves out a bit. As he deactivated his Harbingers of destruction jutsus his body deflated to its original shape. he needed to conserve his chakra he had used too much just keeping up the harbingers and training them. this was supposed to have been a secret training but now that had been ruined. His muscles ached from the sudden deflation of muscle mass not to mention the initial transformation hurt like a mother. He would need to acclimate his body better in the future.


Jutsu used: Harbinger of Gaia C-A rank, Sage transformation stage one, Hiding like a mole tech
Chakra pool: 110/110
Nature energy pool: 45 nature energy / 110
Chakra used: 29
Chakra remaining: 43/110

Tech used:

Stats restored to base rank: Strength: C
Constitution: C
Stamina: C
Speed: B
Coordination: C
Intelligence: C
Perception: C

The real Raijin landed the attack on Enmei. For a moment his bravado had sunken away into a more sinister feeling. He hadn't packed a punch in that last hit but it did dissipate the Earth Armor. Instead there was a familiar transformation occurring before his eyes. It seems there were others like him still around the world. The Cursed Ones. Enmei went into the 1st state, only transforming his arm. He was not perfect yet. Not like he, perhaps he underestimated the masses and their strength. With a Cursed One in the midst of the battle they could change any war. But this one wasn't as strong as he was. Not yet anyways.

However he would show him the true power of when a Cursed One becomes a Blessed One. "Told ya I was Kage level." He replied back to the other Cursed One with an innocent shrug. With that, the real Raijin flashed his full Sage Transformation. His entire body becoming onyx black with scales and spikes protruding out. Akin to the Dragons that now serve him. Enmei tried to sink into the ground but was much to slow to escape Raijins grasp.

Raijin not letting up he charged forward covering the distance again and struck out. Getting close enough he dropped low using his body as a spring. Bayushi would then kick upwards aiming at Enmei's torso. The Leaf Rising Wind. As the wanderer attempted to sink down into the ground. The former Kazekage took advantage of this. If the attack would land it would send the man flying into the air for about 30 meters.

Meanwhile the Sage clone faired well against the Zenaku. Successfully hitting the Uchiha in the arms. It still did the damage intended, being a strong hit. But also electrocuting him in the process dealing damage as well, stalling him before he could act. The Sage clone continued the pressure, following the shinobi as he was sent scuttling backwards. The clone geared its next attack with swift right hook to the temple. Being sure to use the Leaf Jojunins chest to aim for his head. If it landed this would actually lift the man off his feet and sent flying backwards. The clones dragon wings would be spread wide ready to take flight after Zenaku with its amazing speed.

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Real Raijin

Used: Arhat -3

Leaf Rising Wind

Spoiler:

Full ST -5

Strength: C > A (Arhat, SM)
Constitution: B > A (SM)
Stamina: B
Speed: A > S (SM)
Coordination: B > A (SM)
Intelligence: C
Perception: A > S (SM)


Sage Clone

Used: Arhat -3

Full ST -5

Strength: C > A (Arhat, SM)
Constitution: B > A (SM)
Stamina: B
Speed: A > S++ (SM, Kata)
Coordination: B > A (SM)
Intelligence: C
Perception: A > S++ (SM, Kata)

The fight was going a lot harder then what zenaku had ever imagined and he had been in some tough fights before in his ninja life. Tho he was not able to do what he wanted to cause when the clone hit him he was able to electrocute zenaku making it to where he stalled on his actions of what he was gonna do which means now he was gonna have to think of another idea.

Zenaku looked over for a split second to see how the big guy was holding up and luckily he was doing pretty good. He got hit by raijin but then stood back up like nothing at all had happened to him, for that split second the uchiha could see a dark aura on that man but then it went away as the guy attempted to hide under the ground but the real raijin had second thoughts on that idea.

Just then zenaku could feel raijin clone fist come into contact with zenaku chin or so that was where he was aiming, at the last second zenaku would postion him self just so that Raijin fist smashed into zenaku green flack jacket sending him flying up into the air. It managed to cushion the hit some but he probably still cracked something tho at least the young uchiha could still fight. . To be honest zenaku would not have been able to catch raijin or his clone in order to use his genjutsu but now he would sense raijin just hit zenaku in his chest so the uchiha was able to send chakra into the clone of raijin. Which would start his genjutsu. He now just hoped it would work out like he needed it to cause once he dealt with the clone he could help the bigger man out and it would then become a two on one fight which would give them the advantage or so he would hope.

Jutsu used

Spoiler:

Raijin had sparred with them just as he had promised. His skills were apparent, dominating both fighters pretty early. If this were a real fight, those blows would be much bloodier. Raijin thought with glee as he saw both bodies come crashing down to the earth. Both Zenaku and Enmei had taken heavy hits. This was enough to show his power. Thought he could see the Uchiha was crafty, able to place a Genjutsu on the Sage clone at the last minute. As always he would be much more careful of those eyes. When they got themselves up, they could hear explosions. Raijin turned around to look, then turned back to the rest. It was time to go. No longer was this a fun event. Cancelling his clone, he would take his strength back.


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(Exit)