Cat and Dog

Yunolesca practiced walking on two legs as a certain male had come across her, mimicking his walk, her hands out for balance but stumbling to go back on all fours. She would scoff and sit, using her leg to scratch her head as she became very flexible when becoming accustomed to the natural animal behavior. Her face immediately rose upon a stench that would waft across her nose, a audible hiss coming from her mouth. She would get low to the ground, her nose almost touching the ground, following this particular scent. It was horrid, even horrendous. Yunolesca wanted to eliminate said stench. What was it... was it a dog? Maybe it's lunch time and that's why she started smelling this.. With lunch on her mind, she deemed a trip near the training grounds to attack her next meal.

Sniffing the wind, there was a familiar stench that filled his nostrils. This village was full of these types -- creatures and animals of the Ryuutei Clan. Nobunaga, or Nobu for short, appeared to be gliding upon the air with is bounce being graceful and beautiful -- not a single bounce could be seen with his footsteps. Unaccompanied by his partner, Koro, who was in the middle of receiving treatment all day long for his young age, Nobunaga wasn't entirely alone. Upon reaching visual range of the one animal that was sniffing the ground and probably licking their own underside and scratching flees off of their neck with their hind legs, Nobunaga stood still within comfortable vocal distance from the one named Yunolesca. Nobunaga had no reason to speak to this woman. No, what point did he have to speak to a lesser animal. His face was blank as he just observed this strange, almost foreign creature twitch and tumble over itself. A gentle wind blew through the training area, probably from another attack being performed somewhere else blue his pale silver hair and the pure white pelt that rested over his shoulder.

1000 Bugs on Nobunaga -- all 1000 are Kikaichu

The training grounds were scattered sections through a swamp. Trees littering through out with fields of solid ground and others of swamp water. However life had long since fled this area. Sections of forest were cut, torn or burned into husks. Entire sections of ground upheaved by stone or cratered from powerful jutsu. The training ground was like a war zone. The ever present mist hanging around the island clung to the ground here. Blocking out most sunlight as it dimmed the world. Turning it grey in comparison to what it could appear as. Here in this forsaken parch of land there was but one law. Beyond the laws of the village of course one law stood out here of its own accord. The strong ruled here in the battlegrounds. The mighty striving for greater heights so that one may not falter when the nation or themselves were challenged. But with any system there was an apex predator. One that the other monsters knew to fear...to avoid conflict with. This was the law of nature itself. The strong survived and the weak...the weak not attempt to overcome the strong. Though in this case the monster hunted so the mice could remain safe.

From within the woods there would be a distant sound of bones rattling....as if designed like a rattlesnake tail. Coiled and waiting. Yet the mist itself would pick up. A fog bank rolling along the ground and washing over all of the signs of battle. All the signs of others trying to overcome their weakness...all their blood sweat and tears were washed away under a blanket of white. The world seemed to slowly grow darker as a warm wind would blow through the area. Nothing seemed to move outside the two nearby. Two he had sensed with his chakra sensory and was interested in investigating. Slowly purple eyes would shift between the two chakra signatures a hundred meters out from him. They moved differently. One seemed more certain of himself. The other was clearly....had to be a Ryuutei. The way they moved...the way they felt when his chakra sought out theirs....He would frown a moment though. Her chakra...it was untamed. Most had a bit of refinement from either practice or natural talent. This girl would appear to have practiced none of this. Instead his eyes would lock on her. Hunting the man perhaps? Or his pet....Either way Sero would observe quietly.

Sero himself was in black slacks with a loose black button up shirt over his fair pale skin. He had assumed this form once he reached this evolution by instinct. He could change it if he wished but for now it was human enough. Still he would shift through the mist. Closing the distance to a tree line a mere thirty meters from the center point between the two. Stopping there but such was not enough for him. He wondered if she would act differently if under observation. Her chakra nature was savage in nature but still. The man nearby seemed to have spotted her. Quietly Sero would slip his hands into his pants pockets and lean back against a tree. She was a hunter and he seemed sure of himself. Likely they were both here to train. He would step in shortly certainly. However for now he wished to observe the interaction. He made no real effort to hide himself though. If either of them had heightened senses though there would be an odd smell present. Like war had come forth. Blood of his enemies infused with him and fed him. He would likely send any natural senses off the scale. Simply by being aware of him on any super human level....they would know this man was an apex killer. That he held no remorse for that blood. A nightmare in the woods.

Using her claws to mark her path, she would scratch against the bark, letting others know this was her domain, especially since this was a wolf of some sort. A canine, known to a cats enemy. Her eyes glowed softly within the woods, an ice cold stare, staring directly at Nobu, her walking as quiet as ever, yet she would step on a twig and would pull back immediately. Her chakra wasn't yet tamed, unable to hide this large amount of Chakra, coming from this woman. This woman's spine was poking out, yet she had lean muscles on her abdomen and legs. Still she was entirely too skinny for her height. If Yunolesca had stood up, she would stand at 6'4 with 170 pounds on her, showing nothing but muscle and definition. Now where she could train that, she never could. Prompting this all natural look from her clan. Her eyes would continue to stare until a frightful presence appeared, Yunolesca turned her eyes slowly to the direction of this presence, her head turning shortly after. What was this? All she could do was shake until mustering the courage up to run towards it. Feeling this presence and sensing the change in emotion, Khulan would appear, running next to Yunolesca, matching her speed as they were a team. Yuno would hop on Khulan, holding on with just her legs and using the momentum to prop herself up. This was a dangerous act, please don't try this at home. Yeah I'm looking at you. Either way, Yunolesca would remain on Khulan until getting closer, her legs popping up to stand on Khulan and her hands holding the scruff of the tiger. As soon as they met within 5m, Khulan would kick off the tiger, pouncing towards Sero, fighting this fearful presence. Each Claw would sharpen, a quick transition from Biotin to bone, costing a bit for each finger but well worth it. Besides, she had. A large sum of chakra. If sero were to be attacked properly, Yuno would dig her nails into Sero and growl at him. "BAD! BAD BAD BAD BAD!"

Sero would watch the woman and the tiger approaching. She seemed to have fallen to her instinct of fight or flight. Where as his eyes would lazily shift over to the one with the dog who had ran to him. A calmer person. He could work with that. At first he would have no interest in the girl. She was slow and though she fought through the fear to attack him it was a foolish choice. He was about to punish her with a small burn to her leg before his purple eyes would notice something small. Her nails didn't simply sharpen...they took on a harder substance...one he was highly familiar with. He wasn't usually a melee fighter but he was curious now. Even as she came at him he kept his sensory active. It was kaguya chakra after all. There was a Kaguya he wasn't familiar with? He held the position of clan leader. However her chakra was also like that other woman...she was a...Ryuutei? Curious. The Kaguya clan were not often fans of their blood being diluted. His own lonely childhood had been proof of that. Unable to tend to himself for years and surviving outside the world.

Still these two would be useful to his organization and Kiri as a whole if their command of animals were to be put to use hunting. She was wild but the other behaved as a citizen may. These training grounds were usually used by shinobi...so he would assume at least one of them were. Still being rushed was impolite. His purple gaze would return to her and the tiger. He feared neither of them and could sense nothing to worry about. Physical attacks held no effect against him without the backing of certain elements of null chakra. He would with his hands in his pockets use his left hand to form one handed seals while his right would lift up. Rat > Dog > Ox. The other hand would raise up as a water whip began to form. The tiger charging forward as she leapt off it. Instead of evading or attempting to dodge he would lash out at A rank coordination. Not at her but to bring the whip about with a snap. Attempting to smash against the tigers face. Her attack would go through without him moving...but in a literal term. She would find attempting to put force into charging him would allow her to pass through him.

For the split second she passed through him the world would seem to change. She passed through his tainted chakra and would feel it like oil on her skin. It would feel so much more endless than it looked. As if in passing through his water body she passed through a void. Not feeling or color...the world outside seemed so distant and grey. It only lasted a second but...now she would physically feel how empty he was. As soon as she passed through he would turn that whip on her. Keeping tabs on the other three with his sensory while the whip lashed out at A rank coord and attempted to wrap around her. Binding her as he felt his muscles strain. He wasn't much of one for melee so his strength wasn't impressive but he held his ground. His free hand leaving his pocket as he used it to reach out and grip her by the back of the hair. His eyes glowing purple as the black water whip gripped her tightly.

"You. You are not prepared for a fight like this. Call your tiger off and anyone else or I will hurt you. I do not take being challenged lightly. Restrain your instincts and I will release you."


Name: Water Release: Water Whip
Rank: C
Cost: 5
Upkeep: 1
Range: 10 m.
Speed: -
Element: Water
Skill: Ninjutsu
Classification: N/A
Requirement: N/A
Parent Technique: N/A
Handseals: Rat > Dog > Ox
Description: The user creates a whip made of water that can wrap around the opponent. The user can also channel lightning chakra to shock anyone wrapped in it. It can also be used like an ordinary whip to cause physical damage to an opponent.
Drawbacks: Opponents may also discharge lightning release through your whip damaging you as the user.

Yuno scoffed at the comment Nobu made, rolling her eyes and continuing to run towards the bad energy. Run from danger? No way. That wasn't Yunolesca. She went TOWARDS the danger, wanting to fight off the energy from the place she swore to protect. Yuno would jump from the tigers back, the tiger completely evading the water whip while Yuno passed through Sero, her body going cold and numb. She felt nothing and her eyes showed true fear. What was this..? The world around her slowed down before she fully exited Sero, yowling in fear of what she just experienced. Tainted Chakra, a cold hand amongst her own, she hated it. "BAD! AWAY! AWAY! GO!" She would cry out, cowering behind Khulan as she came up and hid Yunolesca. Khulan would lower her head and attempt to carry Yuno on her back, low grumbled growls and whines, worried for Yuno. Whatever Sero was, Khulan hated it. Yuno would then be grappled from Khulan and she would begin to tear up, unaware of what she was feeling. She would struggle, feeling the wet whip caress her body, damping her torn up clothes. "LEAVE!" She cried out, sobbing at this point, her claws not doing anything to release her. Khulan would sit back and understand what sero would ask, keeping herself at a distance. Her tail would tuck and she would wait patiently for Yuno to be released.

Clearing his throat, he sniffed the wind to get a more precise location of the wild woman and the strangely smelling man. Holding a single hand out, the Kikaichu he had summoned began to fan out around him, causing a great disruption to sensory. He approached the duo slowly, walking casually with Koro in tow. Koro, the puppy, stuck his tongue out as it huffed and puffed. It didn't seem to really like the presence of the Kikaichu, but was steadily learning to deal with the little creatures -- it would have to if it wanted to fight along side Nobunaga. The sounds of the woman shouting out, whether out of fear or instinct, could easily be heard, causing Nobunaga's and Koro's ears to twitch a bit. As Nobunaga slowly approached, the insects -- the series of 500 Kikaichu followed until he was upon the two. "Koro, out. Dynamic Marking," he stated calmly as the dog jumped off of Nobunaga's head and clumsily made his way over towards the two before jumping straight up into the air and began to quickly spin. A gentle spray came from Koro. If the two were in the area or paid Koro no mind, they'd be covered in liquid filth.

Technique used and training:

Name: Insect Jamming Technique
Rank: C
Power: B
Activation Cost: 10
Upkeep Cost:
Range: 100m
Speed: B Rank
Element: N/A
Skill: Ninjutsu
Classification: Clan Exclusive (Aburame)
Requirements: Kikaichū
Parent Technique: Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique
Hand Seals: N/A
Description: The user has a large amount of their kikaichū and has them spread out over a wide area around themselves. The insects then emit a small amount of the their host's respective chakra that they usually feed on. This confuses sensor-type shinobi's chakra-sensing ability, as the insects' irregular distribution and grouping together result in the creation of numerous false 'images' or chakra signals, making it more difficult to distinguish the user's actual location. Seeing that the insects feed off the host before being spread out the cost is expensive this technique lasts 7 posts.
Weaknesses: Weak to Katon

Koro used and learned:
C Rank Variant

Name: Dynamic Marking
Rank: C | S
Power: C | S
Buff Type: Maneuver Specific
Activation Cost: 5 CP (C Rank) from the Ninken's Chakra Pool | 30 CP (S Rank)
Upkeep Cost:
Range: 10m | 50m radius from the Ninken
Speed: C | S
Element: --
Skill: N/A
Classification: Inuzuka Clan Exclusive -- Ninken Exclusive Technique
Requirements: C: Ninken Puppy | S: Double-Headed (Three-Headed) Wolf
Parent Technique: --
Hand Seals: --
Description: The Ninken is capable of running into the middle of opponents and jumping into the air, spinning feverishly as they relieve themselves upon everyone within range. This technique has 2 effects depending on the rank used:

C Rank: Capable of spraying everyone within 10m radius of the Ninken with the liquid traveling at C Rank Speed. This will grant the Inuzuka and the Ninken +1 Tier to their Smell's Perception against this opponent. This smell is considered pungent and nasty, but not considered foul.

S Rank: This may only be used in Double-Headed (Three-Headed) Wolf. Capable of spraying everyone within 50m radius of the Ninken with what feels like a swimming pool worth of liquid traveling at S Rank Speed. This will grant the Inuzuka and the Ninken +2 Tier to their Smell's Perception against this opponent. This smell is considered extremely foul and putrid to anyone else, other than the Ninken and the Inuzuka (as they are both used to it), capable of affecting those with a strong sense of smell.

At both ranks, the Ninken and Inuzuka are capable of tracking the urine-covered target even if their eyes cannot see the target (through visual blockages such as Hidden Mist). The stat bonus lasts for 3 posts, but the smell of the target will last much longer.

Weaknesses: When the ninken jumps into the air and begins to spin, the Ninken is extremely vulnerable to attack, incapable of reacting until it finishes this technique. If the targets doused in the urine are washed away by any way, the smell goes away requiring the Ninken to re-apply this.

Sero would frown at the screaming but not release her. Instead his purple gaze would shift between the other beings present. The beast she rode in on seemed to be the only one who understood the instructions. His eyes would lift however when his sensory went to anarchy. According to his sensory he was sensing a single massive signature. The bugs were surrounding an approaching man and his dog. Well her cries had likely drawn out something. Be it friend or foe to either of them he did not know. However the man commanded his pet to interact. Those purple eyes followed the dog as it leapt up and began to...no....that couldn't be right. There couldn't be a soul in Kiri that didn't know of Sero. Not one child who didn't fear the idea of Sero coming for them if they misbehaved from their mothers....He was the household boogeyman in this country. Terrorists feared him and would flee at the sight of him. Bijuu were something he was almost on the level of fighting. He was walking death incarnate and yet.....yet there was this man and his puppy who did not seem to know better. That they would dare try an pee on him.

"Enough of this."

Sero would state as he activated a wind technique called Wind Release: Passing Typhoon. No hand seals were done but a burst of hot wind erupted from all around him. Blowing away the piss designed to mark him and the girl. His purple eyes locking on the dog as it had crossed within ten meters of him. His evil aura would likely send most creatures running. Though this ones loyalty might overcome that, it would instinctively know one thing. It had come across an apex predator and it was little more than offending meat to him. It was within his domain and had challenged him. Sero would let the aura set the warning with a stern stare to see if it would continue to attempt to be so insulting. With that however he would tighten the water whip as he held up a hand to the bug man. Indicating for him to stop. "If you continue to engage I will engage back. As of yet I have only used low ranked restraining techniques. However if you persist I will hurt anyone attacking me. I will burn you." With that he would turn his attention to the girl. His purple eyes meeting hers as he would let the mist dance around him. A slow swirl as the shadows seemed to stretch.

"Gain your senses girl. You can speak so you have intelligence. Be still and I will release you. Resist me and I will treat you as the hostile you are acting like. Do not continue to provoke me."

Technique used:

Yunolesca hissed at the pup that would attempt to attack, spraying his urine on the two of them, however it was pushed back by a sudden gust of wind, coming from the same person who held her. Yunolesca would continue to hiss, her hands going through the water that held her and soaked her clothes, wrapping in unforgivable places. "BAD!! GO!" Yunolesca shouted again. She didn't understand what he asked but her strength surely diminished as she began panting, her escape attempts slowing down, losing her energy. This was a strange man. Was he a two leg? Was he something different? He surely was different but she didn't know WHAT he was.

The other was a two leg who commanded a dog, odd scent coming from him, one of canine and insects, making her nose scrunch up and sneeze from the impudent scent. "Dog. Gross." She'd stare to sero while pointing in the direction of Nobunaga.

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3 x 20 = 60 exp