Snake Bites & Dog Bites (Rukasu)

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Huff, huff

A fierce looking girl was huffing and puffing, scuff marks scattered across her body and her clothing. Directly across from her, standing about four meters away was a boxer. The dog, as well, was scuffed up. They were both panting, but looked like they could still go a bit further.

But, they do not continue. Their fierce appearance disappeared and the dog started to happily bound over to the girl. "Good girl Chiyo, a good day of practice." A smile came across the girls face as she patted her companion's head. She came all the way out here from her village to get away from her sister. She was driving her nuts again.

As she sighed, Kohaku sat on the ground with a thump. Beside her, the boxer laid down and rested her head on her master's thigh. "We are going to get stronger Chiyo, I promise. We just have to continue to work." Kohaku ran her hand through her shoulder-length brown hair. It was troubling her that she couldn't get stronger or quicker. Since she was an Inuzuka, they were plenty strong and fast... But she wanted to become faster and stronger. "Maybe we should practice against a dummy," the girl thought out loud, her golden eyes fixated on a tree across the clearing. "What do you think Chiyo?" Her companion barked in agreement.

"Alright, let's do it!"

Chiyo and Kohaku both jumped up. "Let's start off with... basic Taijutsu, okay?" Chiyo barked once more in agreement. Kohaku reached into her shinobi bag strapped around her waist and pulled out three shuriken. She then reached into another pocket located on her right thigh and pulled out a kunai. "Go!"

At once, both charged at the tree that Kohaku was fixated on just moments ago. The duo ran in a zig-zagging pattern towards the tree then leaped high into the air about to strike the tree.

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"When there is a true desire in the heart and that desire is strong… that is when he finds real strength that even he did not know he had."
-Quoted by Orochimaru

In the Fire country the criminal walked around different areas to look for the power that will jolt him with the energy he needed. It was a great day while the criminal walked down a secret path not to get seen by others. It was a perfect day to have a simple walk to clear his thoughts, but no matter what, all he thought about was her and what she had said. A young lady had a great impact on his life, but at that same time it left Rukasu in a state of confusion. He was basically distracted as he traveled on foot, not knowing where his next destination was going to be. The assassin kept on forward until he heard noises.

These noises were a sound of a dog and a young girl. looking around to find out where the noise came from. After finding out where the noise came from, he hid behind the tree as he watched this girl about to attack a tree with her dog. It was strange for Rukasu to see someone actually train with their dog. This was something he had never seen before, but he was intrigued. Then it hit him after a few seconds as he continued to watch them train.

I know I heard of a certain clan that is able to train with their dogs. What good will that do? This is something I should look into. Rukasu thought to himself as he kept his eye on the female. He heard that they had a great sense of smell and they are great for tracking. This could be bad if they could smell Rukasu. He just did not know anything really, however as he watched from behind a tree that is on the opposite side of the other tree that the girl went to attack. Rukasu knew that if he were to battle this girl there could be a great chance he would win. Since from just by looking at the young girl, he could already tell that she is Genin level.

Where the girl was training was surrounded by trees and there was a lake had taken up one fourth of the circle plains that was surround by trees. He also thought about that woman that spoken to her. He already promised her that he wouldn't kill, but he would hurt people if they attacked first. Since given this promise to not kill in the fire country has actually helped Rukasu learn different things and one of them was to enjoy life. The urge to kill boils in his blood, but for some reason he couldn't betray the trust he already build with that young lady. This few things that replayed in his mind had put this criminal distracted on his main goals and he felt he lost his path. This distraction was stopping him from gaining that power is craved so much to earn.

The criminal kept on spying on the kid to see where her skill sets are and maybe he will challenge her to see how well she could do in battle. Rukasu thought about surprising her to see how she can handle each situation and herself. This was now the kind of thinking that could show this young girl the real way of life. We will have to see what will happen? Will the girl find out that there is a spy watching her or will she keep on training until Rukasu makes his move before she would even have the clue that he is there.

60/60 CP

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Thunk! Thunk! Two shuriken blades zipped through the air and dug deep into the trunk of the tree. Kohaku then pulled out two kunai and aggressively sliced through the bark of the tree before she stabbed them at least three inches into the tree. While Kohaku practiced offensively, Chiyo practiced defensive moves.

Just below where her master was practicing, Chiyo swiped at the base of the trunk. Her claws chipping away the bark. What the duo was practicing was to hopefully boost their probability in winning matches. Usually, the two were on the same page, battling either offensively or defensively as one. Practicing this way would make them stronger, or in Kohaku's opinion a harder obstacle to overcome.

If she wasn't so absorbed into her training, she may have picked up another presence. Kohaku and Chiyo huffed in exhaustion; kunai and shuriken dug themselves deep into the tree trunk, as well as claw marks from Chiyo. "Okay Chiyo, good girl..." Kohaku reached over to her dog and patted her head, "We can rest here before heading back to Konoha." The girl stumbled over to the tree and jerked the kunai out without any great difficulty. The shuriken on the other hand, she needed a bit of finesse to get them out without cutting herself.

Returning the weapons to her pack, Kohaku pressed her back to the abused trunk as she started to sink down to the ground. Chiyo hesitated to join Kohaku, her body stiff with alertness. She lifted her muzzle up in the air, her eyes closed to concentrate on the smells around her, and took a deep breath. Upon opening her eyes, she ran over to her counterpart and started a stream of rapid barks. Chiyo stood upright, her floppy ears forward and her eyes full of intensity was glaring across the clearing. Kohaku raised a brow to the boxers behavior, "What is it, Chiyo?"

Kohaku stood up once more and took a whiff of the scents in the air herself. "Who's there?" she called out, she wasn't scared but she didn't like to converse either so she felt uncomfortable.

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"When there is a true desire in the heart and that desire is strong… that is when he finds real strength that even he did not know he had."
-Quoted by Orochimaru

As the criminal kept watch he knew that this kid was starting out just by looking at her. This spying was nothing to gain for Rukasu but he was somewhat bored and he just felt like doing something. After the kid did what he was doing, he looked like he was going to rest up, but the criminal notice the dog that is with the girl acting up.

Does that dog know I am here? If that is the case, then I'm impressed. I am well hidden and even someone like him would not be able to find me just by being distracted. Maybe if he focused then he could probably find me. Rukasu thought to himself as he kept watch.

The kid noticed his dog acting up so he asks the dog to see what was going on. Then after that out of the blue, "Who's there?", the kid said out loud and once Rukasu heard that he knew that this kid and his pet could be something else. Letting out a small chuckle, just only he could hear, then letting out an exhale of breathing. He had no other choice but to come out in the open.

Well looks like that dog can sense me or smell me somehow, and that kid believes that dog. Well I guess it is time to come out and play. Rukasu thought to himself as he slowly walked to the right side of the tree slowly making his appearance. Walking forward only a little bit, then stopping about fifty feet from each other.

"How did you know I was there?" Rukasu said as his eyes locked on this girl. The criminal knew that this could go either way so it was too early to tell, but one way is that the two could end up fighting. Would Rukasu kill the young girl? Well it came down to it in his mind, but since he made that promise with Mana to not kill anyone. He had actually been doing good to his promise, even though every urge in his body wants to kill but that promise he made with someone. His first promise and he did not want to fail her.

Rukasu had his giant red sword on his back and with his evil look and giant sword would make anyone feel suspicious. The sinister criminal knew this, but he wasn't ready for a new look, in fact he thought about it several times. Since the bandages around his mouth was bothersome at times and keeping his hair white also was time consuming. He knew the red in his hair had already grown, so now having his white hair with red roots looked a bit weird for him but he had already told himself that when that day comes he will go back to his red hair.

So his eyes looking at the young girl and her little pet, and he wondered what will be her response and how will this conversation end. On good or bad terms, maybe neither and this whole thing never happened. However it is happening as Rukasu and this girl are about to have a conversation and a conflict between two Shinobi.

60/60 CP

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When the strange man appeared, Chiyo's body became rigid, her lips drew back into a snarl and was growling softly. Kohaku looked down at her beloved friend, then she looked at the man roughly seventeen meters away from her. Dogs are able to sense natures of people, and Chiyo was unsure about his which made her uneasy.

Kohaku noticed that Chiyo was already on the defensive. She knew that her ninken was almost never wrong. She would have to be careful around him. Her brother had warned her about going out beyond the village. I'm going to hear about this when I get home... she thought with a low groan.

Her golden eyes looked over him, he looked a bit older than her and taller too. Kohaku became stiff when he spoke, How did you know I was there? Hesitantly, she replied "She smelled you.." with a small wave of her arm, Kohaku gestured to Chiyo. "Dogs senses are heighten far beyond one of a humans," her voice was emotionless, almost like she was a robot speaking. This is always how she is meeting someone new... distant, stiff, almost robotic.

Her eyes roamed over him, she noticed the giant sword on his back, the bandages around his mouth, and his white hair with the red roots. His scent was off, he was not from Fire Country. "Who are you? Where are you from?"

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"When there is a true desire in the heart and that desire is strong… that is when he finds real strength that even he did not know he had."
-Quoted by Orochimaru

Rukasu noticed the dog already on the defensive and he could tell this dog was very smart. However the girl looked uneasy and hesitant. Maybe that was who she was and Rukasu could just tell she was kind so shy. "She smelled you.." she said as Rukasu was a bit shocked since the distance was kind of far for anyone to smell him. "Dogs senses are heighten far beyond one of a humans," she also said but in a strange robotic voice. This was a bit weird and Rukasu knew that this girl was not good at first encounters.

Rukasu looked at her yellow eyes, and then he looked at the dog that was still growling at him. He kinda wanted to kick the dog into the woods, but that was for later. All Rukasu wanted to do was to see what he could gain from this encounter. At the moment he did not know, but he also thought maybe this girl could gain something from the criminal. It was something that he would have to wait and see if this kid had it in her to take him on. Would she battle to protect what's hers, or for fun. Rukasu wondered if he should scare her into fighting or just ask her to fight. It was two options, but he wasn't sure which option he should take.

"Who are you? Where are you from?" She asked as Rukasu wondered how he should answer this question. He kept his eyes on the girl still thinking if he should tell her the truth and that would most likely have this girl want to battle, but if Rukasu were to lie and then motivates her to fight. Which one would he choose and this was not that hard to think of but he really did feel the need to think this out even though he did not know about the outcome of this conversation just yet.

"Well, well well.... hehehehehehe your dog is pretty smart. I am from a different country and I am a traveler of sorts. you should always trust your dog.... hehehehe If you don't trust me then lets fight, you never know how far your skills have grown if you just keep training by yourself. Show me what you can really do... hehehehe I would like to see if you are worthy of wearing that head band you Shinobi are proud of.... hehehehe" Rukasu said in a sinister evil voice, as he kept on chuckling. He wanted to see what will this girl do, and then after this battle, he will tell her the truth about him.

This battle will help this girl gain experience, and he had no plans to kill her. However he did have plans to show her how a fight between two strangers works, and how the real life is. He thought about just scaring her by showing her the truth of the Shinobi world. This will be a test to see if she can handle herself as a true Shinobi. "So what do you say, would you have a battle with me. A battle between two strangers?" Rukasu said as he was ready for anything.

60/60 CP
SC [Physical]: Improved Strength, Advanced Stealth, Enhanced Speed
SC [Social]: Chakra Aura [Black]

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Kohaku felt a chill go down her spine when he looked her in the eyes. The off-putting feeling Kohaku had, was just making Chiyo become more defensive. The canine felt as though that the man across from them was threatening her master, and all he did was look at Kohaku.

Kohaku waited for the answers of her questions, growing impatient she summoned up some courage and bellowed, "Are you going to answer me damnit!?" Her golden eyes narrowed, starting to feel aggravated. It was unusual for Kohaku to feel impatient, maybe she was finally growing into the typical traits of an Inuzuka.

"I am from a different country . . . a traveler of sorts," Just as I thought... Something felt off about this man. When he brought up that she would never know how far she has gotten if she trained by herself, she took a step back. Was this man watching her? Kohaku thought he had just appeared, but apparently he was watching them for a while now. The sinister tone of voice set her on edge. She didn't like the sound of it at all, or the sound of his chucke.

When provoked for a battle, she grinded her teeth. Kohaku knew Chiyo was ready to fight if she gave the command. If this guy isn't from the Fire Country, isn't it her duty as a Shinobi to protect the village? This visitor sounds evil, but maybe she was judging a book by its cover? No! She couldn't afford to think like that. "You wanna battle?" she thought, her own lips curling up into a snarl to show off the signature Inuzuka fangs.

Without any warning, Kohaku started to form some handsigns, "Jūjin Bunshin¹!" Suddenly, Kohaku and Chiyo were surrounded by a plume of smoke. When it finally dissipated, two Kohakus were standing before Rukasu, both growling and snarling. Then both the Kohakus began to form handseals again, but only one spoke: "Shikyaku no Jutsu²!" Both the Kohaku's dropped to be on all fours, one began to glow as a blue aura radiated off of her body. The physical appearance of Kohakus began to look more feral than previously, their nails and fangs lengthening. When the transformation was completed, the blue aura faded. "Ready or not here we come!" one of the Kohaku's taunted as they began to sprint towards Rukasu at an almost super-speed rate.

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Age : 33 Posts : 510

"When there is a true desire in the heart and that desire is strong… that is when he finds real strength that even he did not know he had."
-Quoted by Orochimaru

This evil criminal watched this girl getting really defensive, as she actually yelled back at Rukasu so he could hurry up and talk. It was like she was in a hurry to get this conversation finished. This was also amusing the criminal to see this girl get mad for no reason at all. I wonder if she belongs to a clan, maybe she is from a clan and this clan is very strong. I can't wait to see what she has in store for me, Rukasu thought to himself as he watched the girl carefully before she did anything. At first Rukasu did not know why he would gain from this, but he was getting ideas, and these ideas were most likely pure evil. These ideas were big, really big, but in order to strive for the future and become someone very strong so people could either fear him or worship him. It was clear that this battle was about to start, Rukasu just needed to see if she will make the first move or not. The criminal also thought that maybe she might run away to her home scared, but at the moment it seemed like she was going to fight.

Rukasu watched her carefully as he formed her series of hand seals, then the dog transformed to be exactly like her. Impressed that this dog was not just for show, Rukasu could not wait to see what was going to happen next. As in the next few moments she had gotten on all fours. He could notice a difference in her appearance, sharp teeth, and nails and how they looked like almost resembled a dog. Rukasu probably heard about this clan maybe once or twice or something, but nothing was coming to mind. However he was very intrigued by the partnership they held. Rukasu did not need to tell them anything about their partnership, nor maybe would he have to.

"Ready or not here we come!", she yelled as one of them had said and now the battle was about to begin. This fight between two people, which their goals may be different, however in Rukasu's eyes this is his first battle against someone in Konoha. Rukasu knew that he did not know about this clan and he did not want to use this sword nor his new found powers. Well not just yet. Rukasu most likely thought that this would be the one conflict that could most likely definitely change the destiny of each person in some way. It was still nice in the environment as Rukasu as this air felt so fresh against his skin, but he knew himself he could not worry about stuff like that anymore.

Well let’s see what this Girl can do...HAHAHAHAHAHA, Rukasu thought to himself as he was already ready for this battle to win no matter what and he was not going to let anyone stand in his way. Both Sprinted straight toward Rukasu, since they were 50 feet apart Rukasu had plenty of time to counteract, but he also notices a flaw in the girl's strategy. Now that it was time to fight, it was also time for Rukasu to fight as well. From his kit, he quickly grabbed out six shurikens as he quickly threw all of them at both of them. Three shurikens each, and then Rukasu knew that this opportunity should not be wasted so he grabbed out his Windmill Shuriken, threw it at the one on the left. Then without hesitating the criminal charged ahead forming a series of hand seals as quickly as he could.

He remembered the trick he learned from Mana about how Raiton really works and since then he had been practicing. If the two were able to dodge than the one on the left will still have to dodge the Windmill Shuriken, and the one on the right will have to dodge Rukasu's attack. This would be hard for her, and Rukasu wondered what will be her plan. Rukasu headed straight for the right one, and once she dodges the shurikens she would have to deal with Rukasu's wave of electricity that will come from his hands once this girl gets close enough. The battle had now started and now with the two of them about to fight, who will win.

55/60 CP
Weapons Used: 1/1 WindMill Shuriken, 6/10 Shurikens
Jutsu Used: Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder [-5]

Jutsu Description:

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Kohaku's eyes widened she saw how her opponent was not hesitant in going in for attacks. Granted, she at the moment wasn't either but her and Chiyo already decided prior to the battle that this was not an opponent to exercise restraint like she normally would.

Both of the feral Kohaku's dodged the shurikens with ease, one by leaping over them and the other veering off to the side. The Kohaku on the left, where the Windmill Shuriken was heading for, abruptly stopped. She quickly preformed hand signs and growled, "Dochuu Senkou¹!" and she began to phase into the ground - just being missed by the Windmill Shuriken.

The Kohaku on the right, after dodging the shurikens, leaped into the air. She raised her arm up, ready to strike with her claws. A fierce look in her eyes, she was just close enough to land a hit. She brought her arm down, her claws aiming to score into his skin across his shoulder. If she didn't hit, and there was a counter attack, there would have been a big problem.

Emerging from the ground, the other Kohaku was just a few meters behind Rukasu and her counterpart. She immediately began to make progress in closing those few meters. During this time, she was focusing her chakra towards her right leg. When she became close enough, this Kohaku drew back her right leg and aimed a massive kick to her opponents ribcage. "Take this!" she thought, she was attempting to make this battle as quick as possible. Using the Chimei-teki Fera² may do the trick since when she has previously used it, her brother was unable to stand back up for quite some time.

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Age : 33 Posts : 510

"When there is a true desire in the heart and that desire is strong… that is when he finds real strength that even he did not know he had."
-Quoted by Orochimaru

This fight was under way and the two will not back down from the match even if told to do so. Rukasu the criminal challenged the genin of Konohagakure to a fight to show this girl that what he was told was wrong. This fight was going to prove to this young female that there is other ways of doing things than the good way.

On the battlefield the genin was in the air about to attack the criminal and she had a counterpart coming up from the ground. Rukasu was not stupid when he could not see the counterpart in his field of vision. He was about to get hit, or was he. The criminal quickly moved forward as the handle of his giant sword was directly under the chin of the girl. Once the genin's chin landed on the handle the criminal quickly grabbed the girl's arm and swung her using his massive strength directly behind him going to hit her counterpart.

With Rukasu's timing there is a high chance that the counterpart is about to play baseball. Either she bumps straight into each other or that massive kick will send her flying. Rukasu also did not want to waste any time, so he quickly faced the two as one of them was about to fly into the other. He formed a series of hand seals, as quickly as he could. Once the final seal was made a giant column of water was created behind the criminal who changed into a snake and went around Rukasu charging at the genin and her dog, the giant snaked opened its mouth, and once the two are eaten by the snake, it will change into a river pushing them straight at the trees. This will most likely give them both giant headaches and a hard enough hit to most likely change that dog back to normal.

Rukasu was showing no mercy, yet he wasn't going to kill them. Maybe that was mercy enough. To the criminal he was still not sure, and why was he testing this kid. Maybe he wanted to see the potential in Konoha. He knew that since he promised that he wasn't going to kill anyone in Konoha then he wanted to know what he was not going to kill and was it worth not killing. Rukasu knew that he could just kill this kid, but he also wanted to see if she could handle her own against a criminal. Rukasu knew that maybe he should fuel her rage a bit more.

"You’re weak! You think you can handle yourself in the real world. You’re a worthless, pathetic scum... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I’m a criminal and my job is to do bad things. If you like after you finish here I can find your family and kill them! Would you like me to give you pain, would you like to die here? HAHAHAHAHA If you want, you can run away, go home to your mother. You weakling, If you don't run, then you will get hurt. However you will earn my respect. So you have two options, run to your mommy your coward or fight me, get really hurt, and earn my respect. There is no other option." Rukasu said as he kept a long chuckle as he glared at this genin. Rukasu knew he could have kept his pursuit against the girl, but that last attack would most definitely scare the crap about of her.

Rukasu was now most likely about thirty-five feet away from the girl, and this battle was just getting started. However will the girl run away or show the criminal there was more to her than meets the eye.

40/60 CP
Jutsu Used: Ja no Kuchi - Serpent Mouth [- 15CP]

Jutsu Description:

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She was sure she got him. The Kohaku clone, Chiyo, was attacking from the front and she was coming from behind. Suddenly, that all change. Her eyes widen to find that her counterpart was stopped before the attack, then was thrown into her. The duo flew back just a few feet. In a puff of smoke, the second Kohaku disappeared and Chiyo was in her place.

They were still struggling to untangle themselves when they were swallowed whole by a giant snake. Son of a b- Kohaku growled to herself. Chiyo and her found themselves emerged in water, Kohaku saw that they were going to hit the trees.

"Ack!" her dog and herself were both slammed into a trunk of one of the surrounding trees. As the water disappeared, the duo fell to the ground . Her opponent started to laugh, it hurt her pride. Chiyo, thankfully, landed on top of Kohaku. She wondered how hurt she was, she couldn't feel her getting up anytime soon. "You're weak!" Kohaku's attention snapped from Chiyo towards the opponent standing tall ten meters in front of them.

Her arm reached out and dug into the ground as she slowly pulled herself out from under Chiyo. Kohaku then struggled to stand up. Staggering to stand on her own two feet, Chiyo also began to rise up. They were both drenched, Chiyo's fur was mostly black now instead of brown and Kohaku's clothing was also several shades darker. With each word from Rukasu's mouth, fire was lit under Kohaku. The feeling of bruised pride was replaced with anger.

"I will not give up!" she called out. She took a single step forward, to balance herself a bit more. Her movements were a bit slow, and stiff, but she believed she could still battle. Kohaku kicked off the ground and started closing the distance between the two. When she believed she was close enough, she began to form hand signs once more, snake, ram, monkey, boar, horse, and tiger. While she performs the hand signs, she concentrated most of her chakra to her lungs and inhaled a large breath.

When she finished the hand signs, Kohaku came to an abrupt stop and promptly exhaled. When she exhaled, a jet of fire escaped from her mouth, directed right at Rukasu.

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"When there is a true desire in the heart and that desire is strong… that is when he finds real strength that even he did not know he had."
-Quoted by Orochimaru

Rukasu watched as the kid's pet turned back to normal, and then they both got hit with the water jutsu performed by Rukasu. The two ended up hitting the tree as the dog was smart to stay down, but the kid did not want to, she wanted to keep fighting. Rukasu was a bit impressed by her determination, however that was not going to help her win the battle. She slowly got up from the ground, getting pumped from the things Rukasu had said. Rukasu was not going to let her get the upper hand at all so he watched carefully as she slowly got up.

Then, without hesitation she charged at the criminal forming hand seals, but at the same time Rukasu formed his hand seals. He was not going to let even get the ounce of satisfaction of winning or even hitting the criminal. The two finished their hand seals at the same time, the girl fired a fireball at Rukasu and a large volume of water was directed at her. Both the water and fire clashed creating a Steam into the air. This was the perfect opportunity as the criminal charged into the steam taking out his sword and pointed it directly at her neck. The blade will be almost touching her neck and since she was charged in and she would see the blade coming at her. Her reaction would stop. Having the blade right there almost against her neck would mean that the battle was over.

Rukasu had already won the battle, but that does not mean that the girl would quit. If she wanted to attack again, she would have to step backward and get at Rukasu at a better angle but was it worth it. What the girl did not know was that when the criminal rushed into the giant steam from the water and fire attack, he formed another set of seals before he had taken out his blade at the girl. Water was formed around Rukasu's lower body while the water formed into four tentacles. Two of the tentacles went to grab the girl so that she could not move. Once she was wrapped by the tentacles Rukasu will not ask her a few questions, but if she found a way to avoid all of this then the girl can attack once more. Rukasu knew that once she would attack again, it will be over for her. The other two tentacles rise behind the criminal both pointing at the young girl just in case something were to happen.

He will not kill her, but he will put her in her place. Maybe this was a bit harsh, but Rukasu was a criminal after and everything that was done will always have to be harsh against anyone he chooses to fight. This girl probably was going to keep fighting no matter what because of her pride, but was it really worth it? Rukasu was impressed by her determination and he knew that in just one more move he could end it all for her. However he wanted her to have something to look forward to in her pathetic life. That's one promise he made with the Magician to not kill anyone in the Fire Country that was closed to her.

"HAHAHAHA you have two options, continue to show me what you got and fight me, or run away!” Rukasu said as this was his way of testing the young girl. The criminal knew that if the girl would continue to fight, he would notice that she will always fight and never give up. However if she would run away, even though it is the smart decision to make but in the eyes of the criminal he would always see her as the coward she was made to be.

25/60 CP
Jutsu Used: Haran Banshou - Stormy Upheaval [-8], Ninpou; Hachi Shokushu - Four Tentacles [-7]

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Age : 33 Posts : 510

"When there is a true desire in the heart and that desire is strong… that is when he finds real strength that even he did not know he had."
-Quoted by Orochimaru

Nobody said anything and nothing was going to be finished, while the two were there in front of each other. The blade was still right up against the girl's neck, and the tentacles still wrapped around the girl's arms. There was no escape. The criminal at first did not plan to kill the girl, but something changed in his heart.

I am evil and I promised someone that I would not kill, but Promises that meant to be broken and I cannot help it. I have to do this. I am sorry Mana but if I do not do this, now then I will be the laughing stock of all criminals. Rukasu thought to himself, as he knew what he had to do. It was only a matter of time and he had to act quickly before he someone would catch him doing something very evil. It was actually close to nightfall and the criminal did not realize it because of the battle he had against this girl. The criminal's blade slowly got closer to the girl's neck. This battle was now going to be completely over and now a crime will be committed. This crime a criminal will always make, and the girl knew better. It was her fault that she traveled by herself outside of the Konoha gates. This girl would have had a great future, but she was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Rukasu knew what he must do and his insane mind came out once again. "Kill this useless girl now! No one will ever miss her and her death will mean nothing to them." The insane voice in Rukasu's head said the criminal nodded. He was not going to fight it this time, even though he had made a promise with the magician. The girl in front of Rukasu was already tired and this was going to be easy for the criminal since he would not have to work too hard to kill her. The thought of killing her was getting exciting and he had to do it no matter what.

"Your death will bring me to greatness; you failed the test to stay alive against me." Rukasu said as pulled back his sword a little and then forced it through using his strength to cut into her neck all the way. The sword went into her neck with ease and the sound of a blade clashing against someone's skin gave exciting chills down the rouge's body. The head of the girl fell off the body onto the ground. It was as if a big rock had fallen to the ground making a thump noise. The body then fell to the ground in slow motion, as Rukasu had released the water jutsu. The body then fell onto her knees and then forward to the ground. The kill was successful, and her death will greatly improve the rouge's name throughout the world. If someone were to find out about what had just happened then everyone would be after the rouge. That was something Rukasu was not going to let happen.

This day will never happen, and no one will ever find out about it, Rukasu thought to himself as he formed a series of hand seals, biting his thumb finger, and then slamming his palm into the ground. A giant puff of smoke instantly appeared as Rukasu was now on top of his partner snake.

"Surai, as payment for becoming my partner, eat this person." Rukasu said to his partner, as the snake looked at the body and looked up at Rukasu.

"SO YOU FINALLY ACCEPTED YOUR TRUE SELF. NOW I CAN CONSIDER YOU MY PARTNER. ALSO, EVEN THOUGH I STILL DON'T LIKE YOU, THANK YOU FOR THIS BODY, I WAS GETTING HUNGRY TOO." The snake said as he opened his mouth and ate the body plus the head leaving no trace that there was anyone here.

'Arf', Rukasu heard the dog and almost forgot about the mutt, and by the looks of the dog still in bad shape trying to get up. "Eat the dog as well, bonus treat." Rukasu said as the snake charged at the dog.

Moments later the dog was eaten by the snake, and then the snake thanked his partner once more before leaving the area. Now alone the criminal started to walk back to where he was going to go in the first place. His face was still unchanged as he was good at hiding unnecessary emotions away when he needed to. The rouge was now finished what he had to do, and before he met up with Mana he went to a lake and washed up himself plus the stains on his blade. Covering all tracks was easier for the criminal and he felt great, more alive than he was. Another door will open for the criminal as he will soon set out on a new journey and hopefully with someone so he would not have to do everything himself.

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"Maaaaaaan, why do I have to go put this order in?" Meiko moaned as she approached the village gates. The girl was fully clad in her usual armour, although it was now at least a full size too small and her exposed weapons sparkled in the sunlight. It was such a beautiful day, perfect for training, but her father had sent her out on a business trip to Shukuba town. She was to take an order and payment to one of his suppliers and in return, they would receive a shipment of rare metals in the coming weeks. It was an opportunity her father could not refuse and honestly, neither could Meiko. The thought of being able to work with unique metals was always the dream of blacksmiths. Hell, she had even made up her own order to ensure she got a cut of the deal. Still, the fact she had to miss out on a day of training was a bit of a letdown.

Approaching the gates, the guards shot her a glare that clearly stated they were going to stop her. Meiko flashed her headband so they would notice and accompanied it with a smile. "I'm just heading down to Shukuba. I should be back by nightfall. Besides, you should know who I am by this point, right?" The guards returned to a neutral position and looked to one another. "Sorry Miss Wakizashi, we just have to inform you that-" "That there is an increase in bandit activity outside the village. I know, I know. Trust me, I've been at this for a while now. There's always a new bandit camp that thinks they're bigger than everyone else and camps their asses between here and Shukuba. They'll be cleared out in the week, thanks for the warning thought." With that, Meiko gave them both a nod and passed through the gates.

As she made her way down the road, Meiko tugged at her armour in various places where it squeezed the tightest. The armour would simply snap back into place, causing her skin to partially fold over the edges. "I really need to make a new suit..." Meiko's voice was full of sadness. She had crafted this armour herself when she had graduated the academy. It was a part of her, a part she needed to throw away. "I just had to keep growing, didn't I?" Huffing, she picked up the pace.

She was about five minutes outside the village when something caught her attention. The sounds of battle echoed from the trees, judging from it, the fight could not be far. With the threat of bandits about, Meiko knew she had to go and investigate. Charging into the trees, Meiko moved as silently as she could and quickly encountered a large open space. The area nearly rivaled the training fields and about ten meters from where she was were two people and a dog. A young girl and older boy were near the treeline, the boy was holding the girl with a water jutsu and had a large sword pressed against her throat. The sunlight reflected off of the girl's headband indicating she was a member of the village. Her assailant however, had no such markings. Yet in his eyes, Meiko could see something terrible, she knew she had to act immediately else the girl's life be lost.

Her hand shot behind her and pulled a small scroll from the slot on her back. In one single, quick motion, the scroll was unrolled and the seal on it released. From the thin cloud of smoke that was generated appeared an absolutely monstrous shuriken. Said shuriken was then thrown across the small gap, aimed at the boy, but thrown at a speed where he would have just enough time to step back. Should he try and press the blade into the girl, he would be split in half. If he chose the correct option and moved away, the shuriken would strike his sword instead. The impact of which would push it away from the girl's throat while simultaneously cutting the tentacles of water that held her. After, the shuriken would continue its flight another ten meters before implanting itself into the ground. Meiko then focused a large amount of chakra into her back and feet and in reaction, fire erupted. Blasting her forward at blinding speeds, she grabbed the dog with one arm and the girl with the other. Together, the three traveled another ten meters before the flames faded and Meiko planted her feet into the ground. "You alright? Go now, get out of here. I'll take it from here." Placing the girl and dog down on the ground, Meiko turned back to the boy. Her giant shuriken was implanted in the ground next to her, which she then pried out of the ground.

"The hell were you thinking? You were about to kill her, weren't you!?" Meiko called out, her anger practically glowing off her body. "Another lowly bandit getting too big for their britches. You want to try killing someone? Why don't you try me?"

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"When there is a true desire in the heart and that desire is strong… that is when he finds real strength that even he did not know he had."
-Quoted by Orochimaru

Within seconds of grabbing the girl at sword point, the criminal was going to do the unthinkable since it was in his nature to kill. The rouge shinobi looked into the weak and tired genin, as he felt so much evil to do what he wanted to do. Once he pulled his arm back, to direct the final blow, but something happened. At first Rukasu did not know what had happened, but right before he forced his sword in the girl's throat, a few shurikens that were flying in his direction. Quickly, he let go of the girl, both the water jutsu and he jumped backward. At first he could not tell, but the girl saved by someone that grabbed her and moved away from the criminal.

Therefore, someone did come to her rescue and just in time, Rukasu thought to himself. Rukasu look at the experienced woman shinobi that saved the girl. When she turned around, she started getting loud at Rukasu about killing the girl, well in his case trying to kill the young girl. Rukasu smirked, as he was shocked at first. This was something he did not expect at all and he knew it. He looked at this woman and she told Rukasu to pick on someone your own size. The woman made this point clear. However, Rukasu did have the will power to keep going. He knew that he was already low on chakra and this battle would most definitely be the end of him. He could not risk getting himself killed himself; since there was, still so much he wanted to do.

"Hehehe I am grateful you came when you did, since a second too late, she would have been dead and no one would know about it. I am a killer, but I will thank you for not letting me make the final blow. Hehehe you do not have to trust me, I was simply doing what I wanted to do. Please don't take it the wrong way. Do not worry about me, I promised a girl that I will not harm anyone from Konoha or anyone she was close to. I had a moment of weakness and I will do my best to keep that under control while being here in the fire country." Rukasu said with an evil smirk. He was really being sincere, but he could not stop smiling since this was an intriguing visit by someone very strong that he did not expect in the beginning. The criminal knew that he was going to have to battle this chick and this was something that will most likely end horribly. The criminal was not ready for this, as he too was breathing a little heavier from the battle he just had.

The criminal had two options and that was something he really needed to think about since if he had chosen the wrong answer, he would most likely end in jail or worse, die by the hands of someone that saved a girl from almost being killed. The criminal was not sure if he was able to stand a chance against the women in front of him. This woman looked strong and determined to keep that girl safe at all times. He knew he was not messing with another genin level shinobi because of how the little girl was saved. Such elegant way of doing things, and with the excited still boiling in the criminal's blood he could not say no to a challenge. He knew he was not going to make it out alive, so he would have to do something big so that he can make his exit.

Rukasu was a little bummed that he could not kill the girl since he was going to feed the corpse to his snake, which will be the payment on which came along with the contract. Now Rukasu would have to find a body elsewhere, and this was something that was not easy since people tend to show up when someone needs help. Rukasu looked at the women across from him knowing that he would not be able to escape if the women was going to attack the criminal but he had to escape no matter what happen. His safety was going to be jeopardizing if he made the wrong decision. The criminal had to perfectly plan his escape and this was something he had been thinking about right she challenged Rukasu to fight her.

"I would say one more thing, I am truly grateful you saved her. Now I can go home with a clean clear mind. I would have felt guilty killing her since I made a promise not to kill anyone here. I am still learning so do not get mad at me. I am a killer that is trying something new and I almost fell off the wagon. Thank you." Rukasu said as he looked at her. He wanted to hear her say something to see what she would think about what he had said. If she attacked him, then the criminal would have to defend somehow using anything he could to stay alive. The thing was that he wanted to see if she was like her. To see if she would also let Rukasu go get away. He wanted to know if everyone in Konoha that was strong were like-minded. If she had told him to run away and she did not attempt to kill the criminal then maybe this would completely change the mind of the criminal a little more.

The criminal did not want to seem as a threat at that moment, so he put his sword on his back and waited to see what the girl was going to say next.

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With the girl and her dog now safely behind her, Meiko had turned to face their assailant. In her right hand she held her Titan Shuriken, a massive weapon nearly as tall as herself. If she had been serious, that attack would have easily cleaved this villain in two. Yet she had held back enough for him to cleanly escape. The safety of the genin was the priority here. Had she gone for the killing blow, the assailant may have twitched upon death and killed her anyway. The only way to be certain of her well being was to get him to willingly back off. Now however, he would face Meiko. A fight he was not likely to win, judging from his current condition. He was trying to hide it, but his fight with the genin had left him tired. The sweat on his brow and the increased breathing were dead giveaways. He may have had the skill above that of a genin level shinobi, but there was still much for him to learn.

Since he made no motion to immediately attack, Meiko took this lull to size up her opponent. He was a bit taller than herself and, if her guess was correct, just a bit older too. Probably pushing his twenties. The majority of his face was wrapped in bandages, making it difficult to properly identify him. His hair was a bleached white and spiked. Likely to try and make his appearance more menacing. Meiko had encountered someone like that in the past, a horrible monster of a person she would sooner like to forget. His eyes however, where what stuck out the most. Purple and narrow, but filled with madness.

Then, he spoke.

What he spoke was utter nonsense. First he was thankful for her saving the girl, then admitted to being a killer just doing what he wanted and finished by saying he made a promise to someone to not kill. Meiko's face involuntarily contorted into a look of confusion. Was this boy truly mad? The crazed smile he added onto the end of it only added to the confusion. He was certainly taking pleasure from the situation. Meiko chose not to reply yet, the mad man looked as though he had more to say. Before he spoke however, his gaze moved to the girl and her dog and for a brief moment, the madness in his eyes changed to a look of disappointment. The kind a fisherman gets when that big catch gets away. Once the moment was gone, his gaze turned back to Meiko. The madness returning, but restrained now. It appeared that he was beginning to understand his situation.

When he spoke again, he mostly repeated himself. Stating again his promise and gratefulness for her rescue. Adding in that he would have felt guilty if he had gone through with the act and she should not be mad with him. With that, he sheathed his blade on his back and awaited Meiko's response.

"What the hell is wrong with you!?" She called out, her anger and confusion mingling together. "You made a promise not to kill anymore, then go and immediately try to kill someone!? You can't even use the excuse that it was an accident, a fight that got out of hand. What you were about to do was nothing but cold blooded murder! If that promise meant anything to you, you would never. EVER. Let it go that far! I don't know who you are, or why you would do something like that, but I do know one thing. You're dangerous. Should you be left to your own devices, you'll just kill again. Lay down your weapons, put your hands above your head and lay face down on the ground, now! I'm taking you in and should you resist..." Meiko then began spinning the gigantic shuriken. The blades spinning so fast they sounded like a bandsaw as they cut through the air. "Well I'll have to get serious."

The threat should be effective, but right now Meiko did not want a fight. The girl was badly hurt and, despite its growling, the dog wasn't much better off. Should a fight start, she could not ensure their safety. How this would play out would be determined by the boy's next action.

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"When there is a true desire in the heart and that desire is strong… that is when he finds real strength that even he did not know he had."
-Quoted by Orochimaru

Rukasu heard what she had to say and all he could do was chuckle. He was not mocking her, but most of the time Rukasu could not control the way that he spoke. It was all fun and games and the criminal knew that he could patiently get her to talk with him, but at the same time, it would also be difficult to get this girl to calm down. Watching the girl get angry and yelling at Rukasu did kind of made the criminal think about the situation. He figured that she could have killed him by now. She had many perfect chances, but something in the crazy heart of his was telling him that she was just like her in a way. This was something that almost made the criminal laugh aloud, but he kept his cool as his eyes focused on her.

The young woman held a very large shuriken in her hands and that weapon was no joke. This could end in the two fighting, but they both knew very well that the criminal was not going to make it any longer. This was something he had to figure out and question if he could. The criminal was very stubborn, excited, and bloodthirsty; however, he was not going to try to kill this girl again. Maybe another time the criminal thought to himself. After a few moments, the lady was yelling at Rukasu.

The one thing that stuck in Rukasu's ears was to surrender. The criminal laughed so loud that he could not believe someone was trying to arrest him. This was probably the most he had ever laughed, while this laugh seems more insane than any other laugh he used to do. After about a minute of laughing, the criminal got serious and looked at the lady spinning her fancy shuriken. Rukasu knew this was not going to end well, due to her crazy fast speed earlier, he knew that if he even tried he would end up getting hurt badly. The criminal knew what he must do and this was something he had never done and that was running away.

"Listen you; I battled this young girl to show her what the truth is beyond that village of hers. Yes, I will admit that I messed up, but you are something else, do you know this? I am intrigued by what had already shown to me so far, but don’t think you got me. Once that girl wakes up from her sleep, tell her to have sweet dreams. I know that this fight had traumatized her. Haha this girl has potential, but you are someone special. HAHAHAHA" Rukasu said, as he knew he had said too much, but in the same way, he had said nothing at all. The criminal needed to act quickly before the woman was going to attack Rukasu. It was only a matter of time and the white haired criminal needed to do what he had to do.

Forming one hand seal, the water started changing into a mist in the air. Now everything in the atmosphere, covered in the mist, now was the perfect opportunity. Using his stealth, he swiftly ran away, but he was a bit slower than he usually was so he hoped that the woman could not navigate through the mist so easily. The criminal felt his muscles ache after that match he knew he needed to rest and get back to his friend before she noticed he was gone.

In the mist, a voice called out to the woman, “Listen well, we will meet again, and when we do, I will be at my full strength to come after you miss. Your choices will be joining me or die by my hand..." Rukasu said aloud in the mist so it echoes a little going to where the young lady was located. Maybe she was the type of person to remember someone face and trains hard every day to wait for that one day. However there was also another thought in the mind of the criminal where she would not bother with the threat. The criminal knew what had to happen, but slowly everything was changing for the worse in the eyes of all criminals. Some people do not need to train, they just have the skill that helps differs everyone from each other.

"Oh by the way little girl, the name is Rukasu, and I am the Slithering serpent of Insanity and of this forsaken world. You didn't hear that last of me, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" Rukasu said as all you could hear were the laughs echoing through the mist.

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The assailant showed no signs of surrendering. Instead of following Meiko's commands, he broke out into a fit of insane laughter. More and more he was reminding her of Yosuke. A criminal and murderer she had put behind bars some time ago. Yet now it was as though he were standing in front of her once again. Just the thought of that bastard was enough to get Meiko's blood boiling. Seeing this boy free and repeating the same crimes was more than she could handle. "You better shut up now or you'll be going to jail minus a tongue!" Meiko screamed as she shifted her body slightly, the shuriken now behind her and ready to throw at a moment's notice. At least her shouting was enough to cut off the damn laughter as the criminal began to speak again. He spoke nonsense again and appeared to continue trying to terrify the girl now that she was out of death's grasp. His true interest however, seemed to have shifted to Meiko. She 'intrigued' him.

Once again, Meiko was forced to recall Yosuke. The criminal had targeted her specifically because he believed she had stolen everything that was his in life. She had graduated the academy while he had been expelled, accepted into Team Hokage while he was forced onto the streets. The memories had been so vivid that Meiko did not notice the handseal until it was too late. A thick mist formed around them and the assailant vanished. "Shit!" She cried out as the Titan Shuriken was launched. She knew she had missed her target, while she could not see, the sound of its impact was enough to know all it had it was the ground. She then hopped back and drew both her ninjato from her waist. There was a chance he was going to make one final attempt at killing the girl, and that was one thing Meiko would not allow to happen.

The assailant's voice echoed through the mist, taunting her with the fact they would meet again, and either Meiko would die, or join him. "You're as stupid as you are insane!" She called back "The only result from our next meeting is you going to jail for life!" The assailant then called back with his final message, leaving his name behind as the mist began to fade. Rukasu. A name Meiko would be sure to remember. She had already jailed one criminal, what was another?

Turning her attention back to the girl and the dog, Meiko lifted the girl onto her back while she cradled the dog in her arms. She then returned her Titan Shuriken back into its scroll and made her way back to the village. These two needed medical treatment asap, the errand her father had sent her on originally would need to wait a bit. As she reached the gates, the guards were stunned to see her and the wounded girl. Immediately they were at arms and demanding to know what happened.

"We got a live one out there. A missing nin calling himself Rukasu, bleached white hair, short and spiked. Face is covered by bandages, eyes narrow and a deep purple. Muscular build, about five-eight and nearing his twenties. Wields a large red sword with a hook-like blade. He's likely near Chunin level and can use water-based ninjutsu. Take extreme caution as he is an admitted killer." With that, the guards were off to make their reports and Meiko hurried towards the hospital.

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