Spectators Sport (Open to two others Chuunin and up.)

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There, in the deep dark corners of the suburbs was Kakougan. He didn't enjoy being in the suburbs nor did he enjoy thinking about them, but life isn't something you enjoy. Kakougan was there for one reason and one reason only, prayer. He was technically on a religious retreat, throwing himself into the bowls of 'hell'. He was allowing himself to be tempted, but Kakougan wasn't one to give into it. Though he could hear the screams of pain, joy, and mixed emotions, they didn't bother him. Like a sword, they simply glanced off his skin and didn't harm him at all. Kakougan's will was like his skin, stronger then steel. No matter how much fun the people inside the strip club he was leaning against were having, Kakougan wouldn't indulge in such things. Even though he was there for his own reasons, Kakougan being in front of the strip club seemed to stop people from entering. Most would come by, see him with his gas mask over his face, and walk off as if they never intended on walking inside.

As Kakougan leaned against the brick strip club, he continued to say the same pray over and over again in a barely audible voice, " Cleanse this place and purify all that dwell within, amen.". Over and over again Kakougan repeated the pray, getting slightly louder every time. As he was about to finish another round of the pray, Kakougan was interrupted by a voice from inside the club. " Hey you! Get lost! Your scaring away the customers with your ugly mug!" A heavy built man dressed in rich clothing said as he walked outside. This man was no doubt the owner, he was also no doubt the largest sinner in the entire club. " Repent before it is too late." Was all Kakougan said to acknowledge the rude man. " If you don't move, Bon Bon here is gonna make you move!" The owner yelled at Kakougan, motioning towards the door. Out of the door stepped a much taller and much more muscular man then the owner, presumably " Bon Bon".

" Stop fools, you know not what ye do. Continue down thine dark path and your fate will no doubt become darker." Kakougan said as he pulled out a cross and held it towards the two men. " Grrr, thats it! Get him Bon Bon!" The owner screamed at the top of his lungs, his face was starting to match the royal purple color of his cloak. Bon Bon nodded before running towards Kakougan and swinging his large fist at him. Bon Bon's target didn't move, nor flinch; he simply sat and shook his head. Bon Bon's fist flew through the air and struck Kakougan's chest with a large crack. In a normal case, the target's rib cage would be cracking; but in this case, it was Bon Bon's hand. Down poured a scarlet stream of blood from his hand accompanied by a less masculine stream of tears. Bon Bon ran inside and was quickly followed by the owner who yelled " MONSTER!" as his last remark. " If I'm a monster, what does that make you?" Kakougan said to himself as he continued to pray.

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It seemed, that everyday that the sun was out, the earth burned. Though, it was probably not like this in many of the other villages; Demo noticed this was the case with Sunagakure. The only thing that kept him sane was Shinto, his religion. He prayed to the goddess Amaterasu, Tsukiyoma, and Susano'o. He recognized the sun as being Amaterasu, Tsukiyoma as the moon, and Susano' as the elements of the sea, and storm. He found that these three deities truly were powerful beings in this world.

Today though, he found himself in the deep dark corners of the all but seemed forgotten suburbs. He had only but a few days ago accepted the religion of Shinto, so he was still trying to get the hang of it by experiencing with the power of the sun. "It seems so desolate out here, but when I pray to Amaterasu before my evening walks, it seems like the world is different in the day light, the same as with night when I pray to Tsukiyoma." he said as he kept walking, his feet sinking into the sand little by little with each step. A club about twenty or so feet away caught his attention, but was it the club that truly caught his attention? No. It was the ninja that stood outside the club that grabbed his attention so well. Demo went up to him, and looked at the mask that was latched onto his face. He looked at the ninja with serenity in his eyes. "Well, it is nice to see a ninja outside instead of inside the club" he said and then looked up at the sky, "Amaterasu gives great heat to our village today, but I pray to Susano' that we soon acquire a storm that will give great relief to Suna from this drought." he said.

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“ As if I didn’t have enough problems…” Kakougan sighed under his breath as he glared at the incoming ninja. Kakougan didn’t like people, and he hated other ninja more. ‘ They’re all so arrogant, false pride is a sin.’ He thought, still gazing at the ninja. No sooner had the ninja come he started to expel blasphemies from his mouth. Kakougan actually couldn’t believe his ears, he knew that everyone was still stuck with the mindset of multiple gods, but this particular ninja was very outspoken about it. With a clenched fist, Kakougan slammed the wall behind him to relieve him of some of his anger. “ You’ve got quite a mouth…” He said as he brought his fist back to his side. “ You so naïve along with the rest of the ninja in the world. Amaterasu, Susano’, both big piles of bull crap. There is but only one God, one superior being that reigns supreme over all of us. By praying multiple idols, you are sinning and hell has a circle reserved for you. I pray to The Divine One, he lends me his strength to do his will. Praying to your idols will give you nothing except a doomed soul. Repent now and you may have time to save yourself, your still young.” Kakougan preached so loudly that people in the street were started to gather around as if something had sparked their interest.

‘ Looks like this has gone from private meditation to a full out mass…’ Kakougan thought as he leaned against the wall again. Even after he had done this, the crowd did not disperse; it was as if they were waiting for something. Kakougan couldn’t tell if they were interested in what was going on or if they were just silently questioning his beliefs. Sighing, Kakougan stood up straight and put his hand on his face. In one fluid motion, he pulled the gas mask from his face and let out a loud monstrous roar that could shake bones. Terrified at both his face and the roar, the crowd dispersed quickly. “ Now, back to you. If you seek to prove something to me then prove it. What do your idols do for you? Show me you pagan!” Kakougan said to the ninja before settling against the wall again with a smirk on his face.

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Unexpectedly, the man busted the calm atmosphere that Demo tried to create by saying, You’ve got quite a mouth…; Your so naïve along with the rest of the ninja in the world. Amaterasu, Susano’, both big piles of bull crap. There is but only one God, one superior being that reigns supreme over all of us. By praying multiple idols, you are sinning and hell has a circle reserved for you. I pray to The Divine One, he lends me his strength to do his will. Praying to your idols will give you nothing except a doomed soul. Repent now and you may have time to save yourself, your still young.” Demo looked at him in the eye, his eyes now showing nothing but dignity and stride. Demo kept his mouth shut, waiting if this ninja would blast out anything more from behind the mask.

Moments later, a crowd of town folk huddled around. The seemed more interested in the religious debate that would possibly start. Demo looked around, recognizing most of them. It was then, while Demo had his head turned that there was a rebellious, monster like screech that scared them away. Demo looked at him, his face was....unexplainable. “ Now, back to you. If you seek to prove something to me then prove it. What do your idols do for you? Show me you pagan!” The look now that Demo gave him was the same as before. Calm. "Monotheism...is nothing but the past of Shinto." he said looking the man square in the eye. "Once, we only had a one almighty god. His name was Izanagi." he said, hating the devilish smirk on the mans face. "Izanagi is the father of the three powerful gods/goddess Amaterasu, Tsukiyoma, and Susano'o." he said. "The reason he is no longer the supreme and almighty is because he did exactly what you asked me to do. Repent, and wash himself of sin. When he did so in the river, he gave birth to those three deities." he said. "One God is not enough to control a world that is already tainted by hate itself. Tainted by pure selfishness." he said. "Amaterasu gives the earth life by making the sun rise, shine, and set every day. Tsukiyoma protects us from the monsterous power of the sea as he is the god of the almighty moon which gives one light in hours of darkness, when Susano'o become furious. Susano'o gives birth to land, storms and gives the sea life." he said and then said. "You yourself are incompetent. Do not judge others when you yourself are not even close to a god. No human will ever be." he said and said, "Your a monster."

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(OOC: Rizzy, your 600+ word RP Sample should be around what your posting and definitely not in the 300's which is what you are posting, excluding the stuff you quoted from the previous post which isn't what you wrote. You're supposed to stay within 200 words of your sample.)

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The more the ninja talked, the less Kakougan could hold himself. It should have been common knowledge to all ninja to avoid religious discussions with Kakougan, yet the younger ninja persisted. The more he said about his pagan idols, the more Kakougan hated him. “ So you think monothism is the past of religion? You think that more then one god is correct? You think that praying to these gods grants you grace? You really don’t know anything about your own pagan religion. The Shinto gods don’t give a shit about your prayers, they are blood thirsty imaginary creatures that want sacrifice; You praying is about as worthless as me killing you, no one cares. You say I’m a monster? You couldn’t be more correct, he who is neither human or demon is not the dawn nor the dusk. The Shinto gods are just utter bull crap, they were fabricated, they’re not real. As long as there are two men on this planet someone will want someone dead, this applies to gods as well. So if there is more then one god, why don’t they quarrel? You want to know why? They don’t exist! Humans made them seem so perfect so they could feel like they had something to look up to. The Divine One however, is very real. He forgives yet he doesn’t forget, he punishes yet he rewards, he is calm yet he is in a rage. You and the rest of the world are sick in the mind, wool over your eyes and no shepherd to shear it. Let the Lord be your shepherd, let him embrace you and you will truly see things for what they are. I could continue to go on like this but it really isn’t helping anything is it? Let me demonstrate what the Lord can do…” Kakougan said in a harsh and forceful voice as he stood up straight.

Once he had completely stood to his full height, Kakougan took a few senbon from his bag and put them in his hands. Holding the senbon is his left hand, Kakougan attempted to stab them into his right hand. As the senbon came into contact with his skin, they bent like wire hangers against a wall of titanium. One by one Kakougan bent the senbon until they looked like small boomerangs. “ Now, brace yourself and ask your gods for help, because the Lord shows no mercy on vermin.” He whispered loudly to the ninja as he slowly advanced towards him. “ You shall be punished with the everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. I am a minister of God. In flaming fire I take vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord. Amen…” Kakougan said while walking slowly towards the ninja.

(ooc: My RP sample is actually 650 ish, so I am in the wrong as well even though I'm working with what i'm given. I promise at least an even 500 for the rest of this topic =P)

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[OOC: I take it from the thread title that there's another open RP space here? Hope you don't mind...]

Most who had spent any time in the suburbs of Sunagakure held a certain... distaste for the area. Not that it was grossly unpleasant in any particular way, but the dank streets and dingy atmosphere of concrete buildings weren't that appealing to the average passer-by. There were some, however, that took a more positive view of the complex. Perhaps it was the sheer number of people living - and living contentedly too - in the suburbs; it was a constant reminder that Sunagakure had a thriving population and in terms of its host, could easily match that of any other great nation. Or the hardy attitude of those in Sunagakure, weathering the fierce conditions of the Wind Country wherever they happened to live. For Kasumi Satake, it was a combination of these reasons - and many others - that she found the suburbs to be nothing short of inspirational. Not in a creative sense, of course, but looking down on the busy streets below she could smile knowingly at the encouraging thought. "Life will out." She muttered to herself.

Quite abruptly shaking her from her innermost thoughts, the sounds of commotion echoed through the streets nearby and reached Kasumi almost immediately. "A mere misunderstanding, Kasumi-san. You needn't bother goi-" Yawned a soft male voice in the kunoichi's ear. "-And you needn't bother trying to dissuade me, Rin." Kasumi replied, turning her head ever so slightly to face the voice. There was a muted scrabbling noise as a furry form tucked itself under the folds of the kunoichi's collar, between her shoulder blades. The cream-and-black-patched cat yawned again, ruffling his head against the fabric of Kasumi's clothes. "Don't let me keep you." He murmured with disinterest. Wordlessly, the woman darted from building to building until she arrived at the scene. Two men, one notably larger than the other, were retreating hastily into the luridly decorated entrance to a strip club. Wrinkling her nose in distaste, Kasumi silently moved to an even closer building, so that she was directly above where the remaining figure now stood.

Watching to see what would transpire, the figure simply ignored the two men scurrying away and calmly resumed... praying? She couldn't be sure, not in this light. On her back, she felt Rinji move his head to rest in a sleeping position against her shoulder. Rolling her eyes, she continued to watch as now, a newcomer was arriving. This man was clearly smaller than the other, larger figure. However, he quietly approached him and spoke gently, of the Gods he worshipped. An odd choice of conversation, and Kasumi immediately pegged this man as a strict believer. The larger of the two, however, seemed to take great offence at this. As he stepped into the light, she could see his rather unusual features for herself. His skin was discoloured and his form was... only just humanoid. But he spoke with human tongue and human intelligence nonetheless. From his words, Kasumi could tell this one too, was devout - but clearly in a very different capacity from the newcomer, to whom he was angrily preaching.

As a small crowd began to gather, eager to see a fight, the large man roared and sent them sprawling to get away. Unperturbed, the newcomer remained in order to hear his aggressor finish. This simple disagreement of the most fundamental ideas of religion had sparked a battle that Kasumi could see would head to blows. It certainly re-affirmed her choice of atheism, opting for a belief in science over faith. As the hulking man started moving menacingly toward the other, Kasumi knew she had to intervene. From close behind her, a small voice sighed in irritation. The bond the two shared was strong despite their differences, and Renji could simply sense what the kunoichi was about to do. "Don't argue Ren, you know full well that I'm one of the best qualified to defuse a battle situation." She muttered quickly. The cat merely shifted until his claws were perched over the edges of the kunoichi's shoulders and gripped.

Immediately, she released her foothold and dropped silently and swiftly to the ground. With a soft and muffled noise, the woman hit the ground between the two men - who at this proximity, she could see were shinobi. "Don't." She spoke firmly and directly, addressing both men at the same time. The smaller one had yet to really react to this turn of events, a passive look still evident in his features. On her other side, the larger shinobi remained looking menacing. Of course, neither shinobi would know of Kasumi's bloodline negating effect, but the fact that any ability or augmentation they possessed was now null... Suffice to say, it would make them think twice about starting a fight while she was present. Holding an upright palm out to each shinobi, she tried her best to look passive and silently urging them to calm down.