To be or not to be. [Open]

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11.43PM.

The barely visible hands of the large clock built into the clock-tower ticked over one minute. It was late, no doubt about it and Ahora's apparent insomniac was intense. Something was amiss in her mind, something just didn't seem to work and it would appear she wasn't completely there. Previously this day she had to escort a Suna Jounin by the name of Isamu Senju to the Mizukage's Fortress and more importantly to meet with Arashii Nakamaru; the Mizukage himself. Isamu had apparently been assigned a mission to check up on the Mizukage and as a result to improve the relations between the two nations. This meant that Arashii would be hosting Isamu for some time and wouldn't want to be bothered in that time, not even by Ahora whom had promptly placed a Tracking Seal on the Jounin; just in case. This meant she could keep an eye on him at all times, no matter where he was. As a bonus, there was a good chance that Arashii would be with Isamu for today which meant that the Mizukage wouldn't stumble across an insomniac Ahora.

She wasn't tired, she was completely awake. She wasn't fatigued, her energy levels were quite high, yet something was amiss; something was hindering her and her ability to sleep and her mindset. She couldn't put her finger to it and as a result her mind was twisting and turning in a conundrum of forces she couldn't comprehend. She felt different now, different to her normally calm and collected self; she felt more alive and less caring - something especially strange for Ahora and as an apparent result, her edgy sitting on a bench in the extremely dark shadow of a building meant that she was not in a right way. She sat there waiting for something to happen, whether that would be with something occurring or with her feeling more tired, she would need to wait.

Her skin color had changed to an extremely dark, charcoal like color which had allowed her to blend into her extremely dark background and make her virtually invisible. To any unsuspecting civilian or ninja alike, they would not be able to discover Ahora if not for the help of some extremely keen sense or a kekkei-genkai; like that of which Ahora possessed. As Ahora was a member of the Sousakara Clan, she possessed an extremely unique and versatile Kekkai Genkai formally named the Shikisōsa. This Kekkei Genkai allowed Ahora to have complete control of the pigment in her eyes, skin, hair and when using certain techniques of the Shikisōsa, meant she could control pigment and colour of certain objects. Very handy indeed. However, all of this was merely second nature to Ahora whilst she casually sat on edge in the dark confines of a building.

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The moon was bright and full as Leon walked through the muck that lay on the ground of the harbors or Kirigakure. It was late at night, but seemed just like a normal overcast in brightness, although it was very hard to tell with the constant mist that surrounded the village and living areas. The whole point of this stroll was to get away from the praising eyes of the villagers, the hero adoration, everything. It seemed that this was a curse that followed most Uchiha around, people believing that they were the best ninja just because of their god forsaken kekkai genkai.

To Leon, it wasn’t even that big of a deal. The Sharingan had its uses, yes, but if the body or the mind was inadequate to handle such power, then one would eventually die or go mad, again another normal Uchiha curse. It was surprising to Leon when he read his clans history to see so many cases of madness and unnatural deaths due to being killed in the field. All those things pointed to being poorly trained and relying too much on a poor power. Albeit, it did give good benefits if it was used the right way in battle, but that was something Leon rarely got to test. Hell, his first tomoe was unlocked during an Academy spar, and he had been on little missions beyond that.

Turning the corner, Leon walked down another path, farther away from the harbor and back towards Kirigakure. This was a back alley for sure, probably more dangerous than others, yet that was only due to the thieves that lived around here, and Leon could see them scurry as he walked through, afraid to mess with a ninja. Off in the corner, something that kept attracting Leons attention as he walked, was a dark mass. It was only for a second as the wind blew off the ocean and through the mist, causing it to shift. The moonlight illuminated to for a split second, something that seemed weird to Leon and slightly unnerving since he knew without a doubt he saw eyes glinting in the moonlight, and then it was gone, the moonlight behind a cloud and the mist back in place almost as if nothing had ever happened. A slight chill running down his spine, Leon looked around and saw no one. There was no killing intent, no hostility, and no sign of anyone sitting on that bench as Leon moved closer through the mist. Despite what his gut was telling him, Leon refused to activated his Sharingan at this point, considering it a waste of chakra just to tell himself he was hallucinating and seeing someone or something who didn’t exist.

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She had heard multiple footsteps before she has seen any form of life before her. 4 sets, three dashing away and one casually walking closer and whilst it would make a ton more sense to be more afraid of the three running, it was the one that was walking; with a somewhat profound air of confidence that she was truly worried of. Anyone who walked like that was either a ninja or a very confident and cocky civilian and the chance of the latter in a darkened alley was extremely minimal. As a result, the appearance of a ninja in a dark alley at 11.54pm at night was something to be worried about and worst of all; there was two of them. Both of them couldn't quite see the other quite so well, which made this interaction a little more interesting. The moonlight penetrated the clouds ever so slightly and revealed sections of the alleyway for only small amounts at a time. Not enough for either to get a justified look at each other, which is why Ahora's unique Kekkei Genkai was of particular use right at this moment. As a plain result of the situation at hand, Ahora activated the Doujutsu ability of the Shikisōsa, instantly enhancing every color in the vicinity and therefore allowing her to view the teenager whom appeared to be wearing school attire and who was somewhat inked up. Coincidentally, so too was Ahora but she was inked up with over 200 or so tattoos all over her body, however none of them were to be seen. This was a result of the Dermis ability of her Shikisōsa. Two works of her Clan working in perfect unison and harmony.

Consequently, her ones darkened eyes exploded in a massive twisting rainbow-like colors therefore illuminating and allowing her opponent to get location of where she was. Which, thankfully for Ahora didn't matter so much as something within her seemed to snap. Her usual apprehensive and avoiding nature seemed to be thrown out the window and the sense to relinquish the possible threat ensued. Of all the colors that swirled with extreme haste within her eyes, the red color stood out most prominent; why this was could be the case of what could follow. She performed 4 handseals faster then most could and using the darkness of aide, brought her fingers up to the tip of her mouth where she expelled a jet of methane, combining with a flame at the tip of her finger where it expelled into a massive fireball, encompassing the alleyway the two ninja were in. Fortunately for Ahora, she was at the expelling end of it and this massive technique was roaring down the alleyway faster then it would normally and would quickly consume the ninja. The fireball absorbed everything in its pathway, all the way to the roof of the buildings surrounding. The poor ninja was all that Ahora could think of.

Jutsu Used:

Quote :: Name:Katon: Gōkakyū • Grand Fireball Technique
Type: Ninjutsu
Element: Fire
Rank: C
Effects: One of the first Katon-based Jutsu developed by the Uchiha clan of Konohagakure, Katon Gōkakyū is now used by many individuals. By concentrating fire-based chakra in the lung, which becomes methane-like, the user uses his finger to ignite a small flame that becomes a great fireball when the built up fire-based chakra is released.

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Whilst Leon had not activated his Sharingan, an error on his part when one would look back at this incident, that did not mean the rest of his abnormal mental traits were not functioning properly. The slight hissing signified something was wrong with the entire situation and that was quickly compounded by a intense heat and glowing red light flying at him very quickly.

Swearing under his breath because he was actually wrong about the ninja at the end of the alleyway, Leon judged his options, his mind moving at a rate that normal ninja wouldn’t be able to achieve, mostly due to the genetic modifications his body underwent at birth to be able to handle the Sharingan and the functions of such a Doujutsu. Flipping through a handsign, Leon watched the fireball hit the crate of fish that was in the alleyway next to him, waiting until the last second to switch. Any longer and Leon would have been fried to a crisp, any sooner and Leon would be undergoing another attack immediately.

The art of substitution was a tricky one to say the least, requiring one to time the substitution perfectly, or else the attacker would be notified immediately. This was normally combined with Henge or some type of minor, miniscule Genjutsu to show the substitute dying, but Leon had neither enough time to do so, nor enough warning of the impending attack to cast a Henge on the box.

The next step was the trickiest part, as combining two Genjutsu into one attack was something Leon had never tried. Jumping down in full view of the opposing nin, Leon glared at that direction, activating his Sharingan to pin point them. The first tomoe was a god send in this situation, even with the light of the full moon; Leon was still unable to see where they stood. As the light of the internal chakra of the ninja appeared, Leon swore. Judging from the capacity he saw, this was easily a Jounin, and one who attacked him for no apparent reason.

Reaching into his pocket before flipping through handseals, Leon turned, facing the opponent. This was a Genjutsu of his own creation he was going to use, but the opponent wouldn’t know that. Judging from the opinion most civilians and shinobi had on Uchiha, one that was biased would assume that Leon’s pride had been tried. The subtle flickers of handseals signified that the technique was going to be the same technique that the Jounin had just used; Goukayuu no jutsu. At the last second however, Leon broke the genjutsu that disguised his own seals, having finished the true attack he was going to use, and threw a smoke bomb at the foot of the Jounin, jumping away quickly and watching the scenario unfold.

What Leon was looking at specifically was the internal chakra of the Jounin, waiting for a fluctuation in it. The small, interfering fluxes would signify the Genjutsu hit, but just in case, Leon reached into his ninja pouch and grabbed the roll of wire sitting there, unraveling it slowly and waiting.

Quote :: Name: Kawarimi no Jutsu - Change of Body Stance Technique
Rank: E
Type: Ninjutsu
Element: N/A
Description: Kawarimi no Jutsu is a basic Ninjutsu technique. When in danger the ninja will quickly substitute themself with another nearby object. This can be a block of wood or even another person. This allows the ninja to quickly flee and hide while the original object takes the brunt of their opponents attack.

Heki Hando Aizu no Jutsu [False Handseal Technique]
Rank: E
Element: N/A
Type: Genjutsu
Description: This is a skill where the user's hands seem to perform a jutsu correctly without the proper handseals. This is intended to deceive opponents, making it impossible to discern what the true jutsu being performed is by handseals alone. It can even be used to make the handseals look like the correct seals for a jutsu of the same rank the user knows. Obviously, the user is still performing the correct seals, but their opponent can't see that. This technique requires no handseals.

Name of Jutsu: Lust
Rank: C-rank
Type of Jutsu: Genjutsu
Element Affinity: None
Description:
After the target blinks, there is a slight change in scenery; quieter, calmer. The target will not realize what has changed immediately, but can be wary of the changes of being caught in a Genjutsu.

The first effect comes into play when a figure, one of the opposite sex of the target, appears. The target will feel aroused, and not know why until they realize that they have been attracted to the opposite sex. The figure will attempt to seduce the target, and based upon the willpower (not everyone has the fortitude of an steel wall, be realistic people, please), the target can attempt the resist the seductions.

By the second post, a Genjutsu user will come to their senses and can attempt to break free. However, each failed attempt increases the figures beauty and the targets arousal. By the third attempt, the target will feel a wind pick up, and on the horizon they will seem a large cyclone moving towards them, glowing with a light purplish unholy aura. As the cyclone moves closer, distant screams can be heard emitted from it; soul wrenching, terrifying screams.

The target, upon hearing the dreaded and unearthly screams, will be so shaken that they will forget about trying to release the genjutsu, and flee not only the cyclone, but the seducing figure in front of them. By the next post, they will remember about the Genjutsu, and have one last chance to try and free themselves from it.

If the target does not free them by the next post, they will be swept up within the storm and suffer the same fate as the souls trapped in this cyclone due to their need to fulfill their sexual appetite.
5 posts after it begins, the Genjutsu will end, releasing the target and leaving them traumitized and shaken. Due to this, their ability to fight will be reduced by 50%

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The fireball reverberated through the alleyway violently. It scorched the red bricks and stripping paint which lined it and consequently cleared the thick mist found enthralling the dark and gloomy alleyway. Everything, absolutely everything in the alleyway was darkened and black and the corpse of two rats littered the floor several meters from Ahora's now standing position. The smell of charcoal and cooked fish lingered the vicinity, however the ninja whom she had confronted was nowhere to be seen. He was gone and the fireball dispersed into small plumes of fire at the will of Ahora. Ahora, to say the least was extremely puzzled. However thankfully for Ahora, the boy decided to show himself. He jumped down from the rooftop and landed with supreme ease, however it wasn't his athletic ability which caught Ah
ora's eye; no it was what was in his eyes that was what caught her eye. A Sharingan. A single tomoed Sharingan to be exact. So this Shinobi is an Uchiha. I hate Uchiha's. she thought to herself before flicking her attention span to the boy diving his hands into his pockets before pulling them out empty and performing a series of hand seals near identical to the one she had performed earlier. She braced herself, however he seemingly stopped and all of a sudden he disappeared.New years was small, quiet; which was surprising even for me. How was yours?

What happened next truly shocked Ahora. A remarkably good looking, well muscled and toned human being turned around the corner. Immediately, all of Ahora's rage and anger disappeared suddenly to reveal some form of lust. But, how could this be as Ahora knew she didn't believe in love at first sight. And then it clicked: Sharingan. Disappearing. Change of Emotions. A Genjutsu. She was legitimately scared that it had the potential to be real and didn't want to waste her chakra on a kai, which she still performed any who. She muttered to herself and performed a hand seal, "Kai!" The man swirled in on himself and disappeared, leaving Ahora covered completely in a thick smoke, the type that was released from a smoke bomb and was a basic ninja's arsenal. Whilst Ahora's doujutsu was activated, it didn't allow her to look through this smoke, however she did have a technique that could do the trick.

Ahora was about to perform this particular technique however decided against it. It was all a white-grey smoke and it was all one solid color technically so every technique belonging to the Sousakara Clan would work like an ace here. She placed one of her hands out and with other other hand performed 4 hand seals. The smoke which shrouded her immediately thinned out into minute particles. With this, she pointed towards the end of the alleyway where she had noticed the other shinobi, wire in hand and everything. The millions of color particles settled on every piece of clothing that the ninja possessed whilst settling at the bases and on the walls of the building surrounding. It was a black alleyway with a section of grey color encircling the shinobi. With this, Ahora performed 3 quick handseals before speaking confidently, "Colour Ink Explosion!" The buildings reverberated horribly and the clothes shook before all of the greyish colour exploded horrifically, hopefully blowing up/off the shinobi's clothes and collapsing both sections of the alleyway onto him perfectly. The damage wouldn't be enough to completely crush him so nothing remained, but it would be enough to knock him out and/or kill him. Ahora breathed a sigh before reaching into her ninja tool pouch and taking out a kunai, ready to take on the threat if there was to be one.

Jutsu's Used:

Quote :: Name: Genjutsu Kai
Type: Ninjutsu
Element: Basic
Rank: D
Effects:Kai can be used to instantly dispel or break upon activation any one genjutsu up to and equivalent to the users own rank. The genjutsu difficulty rank (rather then the jutsu rank though this will most often be the same) indicates the level of kai need.

Name: Colour Dispersement
Type: Ninjutsu
Rank: D
Element: Kekkei Genkai
Description: A simple jutsu where the user activates the Shikisōsa's chakra system into a color and effectively allows the user to evaporate the particles of the color into thin air, thus allowing color to travel through the air and eventually settle in one place. Can effectively combo with a better technique.

Name: Colour Ink Explosion
Type: Ninjutsu
Rank: B
Element: Kekkei Genkai
Description: A technique where the user activates the Shikisōsa's chakra system and whilst previously becoming in contact with a solid color, allows the user to effectively cause the chakra particles to vibrate at an extreme rate, causing them to collide within each other vigorously and hence, causing the ink to implode within itself, and explode on the outside. Can only be within a 100meter radius or less. Has the same capacity and power of an explosive tag.

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Usually, Hachirou slept. Usually, he slept very well, in fact. Deep sleep, filled with dreams and adventures and musical duets by Yukie Fujikaze and a gigantic tusked tapir. It was all very surreal and award winning. But not tonight, as, for the life of him, Hachirou Suihou could not fall asleep in the least. This was not particularly uncommon for a shinobi; insomnia was far more common than one might expect, or so Hachirou had been told. He wasn't so convinced, and maybe that was why the young chuunin could be found leaping across some of the rooftops of Kirigakure no Sato, unsure of entirely what he was doing. He supposed some fresh air was better than sitting around the clan's meager compound doing very little of value.

'Who knows,' he'd thought with a bit of humor, 'maybe I'll run into some of those other supposed insomniacs.'

Which proved almost ridiculously ironic when he came upon a scene of... something. Honestly, Hachirou wasn't particularly sure; a fight, obviously, but without an apparent cause or reason. The young shinobi had been drawn to the explosion, arriving to find that a very hard to make out shinobi was attacking one who seemed to be around Hachirou's own age. Of course, any fight inside the village was something to note, and something he, as a shinobi of the village, was compelled to at least understand, if not intervene in. Not to mention perhaps prevent some more property damage from unfolding in front of him.

Of course, first, he had to know what he was dealing with before he got himself in over his head. He focused inward, forming and transforming his chakra into the special nature his clan was gifted with. He exhaled, a large and mostly transparent bubble floating out in front of him as he did. He stepped in, making it look almost as if the young shinobi was simply floating in air, and then began to glide towards the encounter, hoping to perhaps get a handle on the situation as he approached.

What he got was a very skilled ninja performing something that looked particularly dangerous. The Suihou acted on instinct mostly, breathing out another bubble, this one launched downwards at the hopefully somewhat unawares genin, hoping to hold him inside the, at least momentarily, protective shielding of one of his larger and stronger of his bubbles, but he had a feeling it wasn't going to hold for long.

Jutsu Used:

Quote :: Name: Bubble Creation
Rank: D-S
Type: Ninjutsu
Element: Bubble (Water)
Description: Using his Soap Chakra, a Suihou will create bubbles of water in the air to use for Bubble Jutsu. Any source of water will do, whether it is a lake or simple atmospheric water. The bubbles will be suspended in the air, and when not being guided by the Suihou, will float through the air in random directions. The size of the bubbles that can be created is based on the Suihou’s rank.

Name: Hovering Bubble
Rank: B
Type: Ninjutsu
Element: Bubble (Water)
Description: A Suihou will create a particularly large bubble which he will quickly hop into it. The bubble will then move with the clan member inside it wherever the clan member wishes it. This bubble is very capable of both traveling very long distances and floating rather high into the air with no apparent risk of popping (up to 100ft). The clan member can also create smaller or larger bubbles depending on the person, to allow others to travel in the same way.

Name: Awabaku – Bubble Capture
Rank: B
Type: Ninjutsu
Element: Bubble (Water)
Description: Another original technique of Hachirou, and inspired by the Water Prison Technique, the Bubble CApture is closely related to the Hovering Bubble; it involves creating a large bubble that can encase a person. However, unlike the Hovering Bubble, the Bubble Capture is intended to snare an opponent and hold them captive until the bubble is popped or released. It can be countered with techniques or weapons of equal or higher rank, but can be useful for controlling an opponent never-the-less.

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OOC: Sorry to intrude but Cara has requested me to check into how Ahora recognised and dispelled the gen he used so easily in case meta-gaming took place. I have weighed the various factors (such as the way gen was inserted, surrounding character traits, time etc) and find that while perhaps its not clear cut the manner it was done is rather too convenient. Given this I have decided that for the purposes of this fight it will assumed the gen has not been used and no chakra has been expended on it by either side). All other affects and actions remain valid. If you have any questions on the matter please speak to me on cbox or Pm me. I know I have not gone into details on my decision but be assured it was informed and based on reading both parts and the respective users character sheets. Good luck with the fight.