Raika grunts when Sero manages to dodge her attack, although she'd expected him to do that. It was one of the reasons she'd chosen a direct attack. It also forced him to move and have to make room for her. She does feel a little bit of pride when he compliments her on her speed, but it's extremely short-lived, because he mentions defense... something she essentially doesn't really have. But what she does have is offense, and maybe a little bit of a surprise. It's possible that Sero doesn't know about the exclusive summoning contract of the Ryuutei clan, though not entirely likely. In any case, she uses her left hand for the first time, bringing it up to her mouth and biting her thumb just enough to make it bleed.
She hears the bell on Azrael's ear ringing, but she ignores it for now, far more focused on the tail of bone rattling out from behind Sero, the rattling of those bones bringing her attention directly to it. Raika changes from the head-on direct attack stance of Brute Fist to drop down on all fours, taking on the more feral, animalistic stance of the Ryuutei Clan's own taijutsu; even if she wasn't as strong or quite as fast in this stance, it was at least better for the agility she might need to pull this off... And with her hand already on the ground, she merely has to focus on calling forth the lion summon in order to get it to come out. Her free right hand is already moving when the bony tail starts its movement like a whip at the point closest to Sero, her claws fully extended as she swipes in an arc above her.
Meanwhile, her left hand flattens against the ground, and she mentally calls forth for her lion summon, demanding that Rokuro come to her from the great plains. She realizes a moment later that she doesn't have a real physical offering for the lion, other than... Raika winces at her own offering to the lion summon, and she can sense that the offering is immediately accepted. Thankfully, Rokuro seems to understand Raika's situation, and is amicable enough to agree. All of this thought takes place in only a moment, and Raika's claws meet, and then slice through the bone tail using the chakra still keeping the claws razor-sharp; if the bone is too dense to be cut through, the tail would likely simply be knocked to the side as the summoning seal radiates out from Raika's left hand, followed quickly by a burst of smoke as Rokuro comes forth to reveal himself in his blue appearance. Raika emerges from the smoke herself soon after, her left arm no longer wrapped so tightly in those tattered taijutsu wrappings, but now her forearm is heavily bleeding, looking like the lion had sunk its teeth into her arm just far enough to draw blood and sustain itself.
Rokuro attacks from above, leaping upwards and blasting an eruption of fire directly from its mouth at Sero from a height of only two meters above the other ninja, having leapt upwards as the flames spread towards Sero at B-rank speed. Whether the flame hits its target or not, Raika is quick to follow up with an attack of her own, rolling a smoke bomb towards Sero's feet as the sudden blast of bright flame would hopefully momentarily blind him, since he's apparently been staying in darkness for most of the day. Should the smoke bomb engulf him in 10 cubic meters of thick, blinding smoke, Raika moves silently on all fours, following Sero's scent, then crawling past him so that she's behind; although Raika is slow while moving through the smoke, she's nearly silent. With a roar, she swings one of her chakra-sharpened claws right at Sero's back while Rokuro uses the roar as a signal to let loose another flame attack, the heat of the blue flame blasting away the smoke as another flamethrower belches out towards Sero.
OOC: WC for Rokuro summoning: 203/150
Jutsu used:
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Name: Silent Killing
Rank: D
Activation Cost: -
Upkeep Cost: 1
Range: 30 m.
Speed: -
Element: -
Skill: -
Classification: Kirigakure Village Exclusive
Requirements: -
Parent Technique: -
Hand Seals: -
Description: This technique allows the user to move silently without producing any sound as well as increase their attentiveness to their surroundings allowing the user to track foe by diminutive measures, such as breathing (unlocked at B-tier Perception.) This allows the user to soundlessly approach their victim through smoke or mist without any warning before delivering a final blow.
Weaknesses: This technique allows the user to track their sound alone. Noise obstructions loud enough make the user unable to focus on pinpointing the enemy's location. Although the user moves silently they are still vulnerable to Doujutsu, sensory, and other means of tracking. The user's speed is capped at one tier below their base Speed when using this technique.
Name: Feral Nature
Rank: D
Power: D
Activation Cost: N/A
Upkeep Cost: 1
Range: Self
Speed: N/A
Element: N/A
Skill: Taijutsu
Classification: Exclusive (Ryuutei/Lion Tribe)
Requirements: N/A
Parent Technique: N/A
Hand Seals: N/A
Description: The user channels their chakra through their muscle and bodies, enhancing their physical reactions and causing them to slip into an all-fours stance. In this state, they gain + to Coordination and Speed, and their fighting style tends to become more feral and unpredictable.
Name: Razor Claw
Rank: C
Power: N/A
Activation Cost: 5
Upkeep Cost: 1
Range: Self
Speed: N/A
Element: N/A
Skill: Taijutsu
Classification: Exclusive (Ryuutei/Lion Tribe)
Requirements: N/A
Parent Technique: N/A
Hand Seals: N/A
Description: The user infuses their chakra into their claws and fangs, amplifying their natural cutting power and strength tremendously. This chakra rapidly rotates along the edges of the claws and fangs, increasing their quality by one rank while it is active.
Summon:
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Summon Name: Rokuro
Rank: C
Appearance:- Spoiler:
Element: Katon (Blue)
Skill(s): Ninjutsu,
SacrificedStats:Strength: D
Constitution: D
Stamina: C
Speed: D
Coordination: B
Intelligence: D
Perception: D
Techniques Known: - Spoiler:
Name: Blue Flames
Rank: E
Power: E
Activation Cost: N/A
Upkeep Cost: N/A
Range: Self
Speed: N/A
Element: Fire
Skill: Ninjutsu
Classification: N/A
Requirements: N/A
Parent Technique: N/A
Hand Seals: N/A
Description: Rokumaru having allied with the Ryuutei for so long, following their traditions, has ingested much of the same Bijuu chakra as them through eating their corpses. However, due to his feline nature and already base supernatural existence, it has augmented and shifted his own chakra to mimic that of the two-tails. This has since been passed down to his children, affecting all of their abilities. In this way, their fire techniques hold a brilliant blue hue and tremendous raw heat. Fire techniques have their power increased by one rank and their cost lowered by one rank.
Weaknesses: Sacrifice their one skill slot in order to obtain this techniques effects.
Name: Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
Rank: C
Power: C
Activation Cost: 5
Upkeep Cost: 3
Range: v1 0 - 25m | v2 0 - 100m
Speed: v1 B | v2 C++
Element: Fire
Skill: Ninjutsu
Classification: N/A
Requirements: N/A
Parent Technique: N/A
Hand Seals: Snake → Ram → Monkey → Boar → Horse → Tiger
Description: A technique where chakra kneaded inside the body is converted into fire and expelled from the mouth either as a massive orb of roaring flame or as a continuous flame-thrower. The scope of the attack is altered by controlling the volume of chakra that is mustered. The released flames will engulf their target, and leave a crater in the ground's surface.
Version 1.) When released as a continuous flamethrower, this technique creates a widespread stream of flames, expanding out 25 meters in front of the user. It moves at B-tier speed and possesses the same power as normal, but can be maintained for a small cost to do consistent burn damage overtime, should something remain in it's range.
Version 2.) When released as a projectile, the technique fires off a broad sphere of flames, moving at C++ speeds. Upon impacting something the sphere detonates into a ten-meter fire bomb burning anyone in contact with the flames. Once passing 100 meters, the fireball fizzles out.
Weaknesses: N/A
Raika CP: 170/185
Rokuro CP: 107/110
Stats:
Strength: D
Constitution: D
Stamina: D (B)
Speed: D (E)
Coordination: D (D+)
Intelligence: D
Perception: C (C++)