Clear Skies [Going Missing]

[Kairyuu]

It began as most fights do: with people preparing themselves. In his case, Maki seems to shift between realities, his outline becoming hazy. A subtle thing, but a powerful technique nonetheless. He pulls free his blood red katana and takes up a stance. No guard, merely aiming to deliver as many blows as he can. In truth he did not want to hurt Mikasa. He wanted to end this foolishness. He wanted Konoha to stop hemorrhaging shinobi. He wanted a lot of things. He shifts slightly, his step springier and his defenses falling even more.

For her part, Mikasa summoned a sandstorm, which led Maki to curse. He didn’t even notice the next attack, something that simply slipped around him. Instead, a storm rose overhead, and his right eye opens. Inside was something not pretty at all. Blood begins to drip from the corners of the sickly looking orb inside there. A Byakugan, torn from the corpse of his allies mother. It was not attached the way most were, however, which had led to some degredation as it tried to rot and his own life force tried to stop it.

He rushes at what he thinks is Mikasa with a short flurry of blows only to find his target has disappeared. And then something hits him. It didn’t hurt much. It did, however, do something. Maki freezes, staring at the sand all around him. His right eye throbbed from the byakugan’s power. The skeletal limb on his left arm was a constant pain as the necrotic process fought against his own chakra to try and complete its natural course of decomposition. He was fighting.

Maki drops to his knees with a scream. He was fighting. His free hand begins to pound at the ground. He was fighting a member of Konoha. With that sudden reality hitting him everything goes black.

Would you like some tea?

That bitch was there, the Frost woman who took his life from him. Who took his power. His mind.

Would you like some tea?

His eye and arm burned even more now. He was shaking in fear. A feeling he was abhorrent of, and yet he also needed. Maki clung to it, riding the waves of terror.

Would you like some tea?

”I don’t want any of your fucking tea!

He rises once more, his eye darting around madly as he began panting deeply. There was a wild look to him now. His face twisted in a mix of fear, rage, and chaos.

”Who the fuck thinks I need tea?! I’ll fucking you show you tea!”

(Sending actions)

 

[Uchiha Asuka]

Asuka just watched as the actions went through, in all reality she didn't want to fight. After what has been going through it didn't make much sense for leaf to tear itself apart like this. But she knew she had to, it was her duty, her responsability to see things through. To help her companions, her boss, her sister with this.

"I wish it could've gone any other way." Asuka simply said with a shake of her head.





[Actions Sent]

 

[Uchiha Asuka]

Asuka just watched as the actions went through, in all reality she didn't want to fight. After what has been going through it didn't make much sense for leaf to tear itself apart like this. But she knew she had to, it was her duty, her responsability to see things through. To help her companions, her boss, her sister with this.

"I wish it could've gone any other way." Asuka simply said with a shake of her head.





[Actions Sent]

 

[Nanjirou Soku]

So it began, the seeds of conflict were planted and they eventually began to bloom spreading their message for all to see. The Captain clasped her hands palm out in front of her staring at the woman she admired..correction..she had admired now turned against them, the kunoichi had made her choice and there was no turning back now. Fox..Tiger...Ox...finish. She concluded her handseals and there was a bubbling sound as a whip formed in her hand and she lashed it around here and there testing it out as the battle-hardended former ANBU veteran rushed the woman, a terrifying sight from one who had survived a ambush by the Frost forces. She paused for a moment watching as Maki swung here and there almost in a feral rage and was that...tea? Where on earth did tea come from? It was almost as if something in him had snapped. She flung the whip towards the former medic-nins legs watching as it wrapped around and she pulled with all her mind betraying no emotion as it began to bite into the skin."You will not pass through those gates, that much I will promise you. It is a gruesome day for Konoha indeed but you could have prevented that by turning around, I guess we will have to turn you around ourselves."As soon as she finished, the Captain cursed stumbling backwards as a flurry of sand flew up preventing her from continuing with the momentum she had. It was acting almost like a barrier for the kunoichi.

She glanced back at Asuka who seemed to be stuck to her spot not seemingly moving."Asuka!Now is not the time!"She spoke harshly but tried to encourage the girl to get a move on. The time for sentimental talks and thoughtful discussion was over, that much the four could agree on. She glanced up at the sky as the storms began to darken thunder flashing here and there."It is time to face your verdict."The girl said walking towards Mikasa forcing herself to keep a still look. Her inner will was gone, broken, beyond hope. Her own comrade had turned on her, on the brink of this war..if she couldnt trust her own shinobi, who then. There was a crackling sound from her hands as she continued her stride trying to make out the woman through the sand veil. It was a ardous task to say the least."You will be missed..know the grief you have caused all of us this day..we could have....forget it.....Chidori Senbon!!"She shouted the last words and tiny lighting-chakra based needles flew at the shinobi, a barrage of them and she anticipated the result. Soku didn't know what to think anymore. If it hit, it hit, if it missed, on to the next attack. She was broken..but she was used to that. After all, she had not risen to this position without suffering tragedies.
[Actions sent]

 

[Tsukasa Mikasa]

Frigid waters lash out and wrap around the ankles of the kunoichi, threatening to gnaw away at her flesh. Fortunately the majority of the damage was light, potentially a kindness from the ANBU Captain; however the words she spoke were from a far different perspective than the reality of the situation truly were. Ironically her speech gradually shifts from forcefully dragging the Medical Sennin by the legs to being missed. Poor lass, mixed emotions were a frightening prospective to internally combat.

Particles of sand drift upwards, beginning to veil the maiden to obscure her form. Once more, fate would favor Mikasa for another moment, Maki choose to unleash a Hyuuga technique and due to her years spent with the current ANBU Sennin, she was more than knowledgeable on the subject of Hyuuga's. The initial strike pierces through the sand to find zero refuge in actual flesh.

Swiftly she would reposition to further observe the missing limb shinobi's hysteria and regrettably not her initial encounter with his odd behavior; potentially mistaking her for a Shimogakure warrior? Never the least, there wasn't a need to speak, for Mikasa was focusing on not harming those about her, at least not in this particular moment. Odd behavior ensues as the group ceases all movements, tundra optics peer become visible through the veil, rather the sand part to allow her to peak outwards.

"Does that mean I can take my leave?" she inquires in a cheerful tone, momentarily breaking her silence.​

[OOC: Sending Actions]

 

[Kanagawa Nozomi]

SO WTF HAPPENED?<i></i>

BMOD NOTES:
@SOKU:
- One of your actions couldn't go through because of Mikasa's Ring of Fire so that action was completely skipped.
- Your Storm Call was affected by the Ring of Fire, thus it couldn't go through.

@MAKI:
- Your CP costs on the jutsu are different than what you sent in -- Zaraki Style increased your CP consumption by 15%

@MIKASA:
- Nothing to note

@ASUKA:
- You weren't able to activate Duelist due to the ability stating that it must be performed at the beginning of battle. Since this is round 2 for you, you don't get to activate it.
- Yes, your actions that seemed to completely miss Mikasa looks fishy, so I'll provide you with proof from the Rolling Channel -- Obviously censoring out the jutsu you used due to it being a hidden action.

Spoiler

@ALL: As usual, Rules of Engagement applies.
I do not respond to DMs over Discord. Any DMs in regards to the fight WILL be ignored. If you have any questions or comments about the fight, ask me over PM ON THE SITE.

Change
Yes, there was a small error. I used the wrong dodge bonuses for Mikasa -- So Dragon Flame Bomb does hit.. but at 25% partial.
HP of both parties fixed.
After triple-checking, my math was actually correct. No change in mod.
Piggy Bank

Spoiler

ASP
S Rank (10 ASP) x 2 round = 20 ASP
S Rank (10 ASP) x 2 round = 20 ASP
S Rank (10 ASP) x 2 round = 20 ASP
S Rank (10 ASP) x 2 round = 20 ASP
Total: 80 ASP

Yen
S Rank (2600 Yen) x 2 Round = 2600 Yen
S Rank (2600 Yen) x 2 Round = 2600 Yen
S Rank (2600 Yen) x 2 Round = 2600 Yen
S Rank (2600 Yen) x 2 Round = 2600 Yen
Total: 20800 YEN

 

[Uchiha Asuka]

[Put this on hold, I think I see some errors I would like fixed.]

 

[Seijin]

!	A double-double check was carried out via request. The aforementioned battle round is sound and the posting time is back on. This has been officially noted in the Bmod Discord Chat.

 

[Uchiha Asuka]

Asuka clinched her teeth and clicked her headset piece from her neck. She knew exactly who to call, especially because of who was involved "Calling Anbu Sennin, missing attempt in progress in need of backup. Repeat, missing attempt... need backup ASAP." Asuka tried looking through the sandstorm but it was hard to visualize the target... maybe... her Eternal Mangekyou activated and she was vaguely able to see the silouette of her target. Unfortunatley the sand was imbeded with Chakra so her ability to see Chakra wasn't as much helped as she hoped. But for a split second she was able to see Mikasa.

"Got you!" She looked directly at her and used probably her most powerful Genjutsu, but... it failed. It wasn't effective, something had happened. Mikasas mind was stronger than she had initially thought. Now, for her next move.


[Actions Sent]

 

[Shirai Sadao]

A deep sigh left the man's lips as he sat in the office, the weight on his shoulders felt heavier than it had in days past the events of the last few weeks resting on his mind as Chinatsu rose to the man's side shaking his head slowly looking over the Sennin's current state opening his mouth to speak before the headset crackled to life. Placing it to his ear there Yukio gave a brief pause upon hearing Asuka's call placing the headset down hands trembling as he rose from the chair hands griping to the desk corners as the snapped and buckled under his grip.

The next series of events happened in only a few seconds the desk sent flying across the room the next unfortunate object in the mans path being the door as it was torn from the hinges a terrified onlooker left standing files in hand as the man exited the office a swift glare freezing them in place as he swiftly turned leaving the Hokage mansion. No words left his lips in that time Chinatsu quivering at the Sennin's side maw opening as a deep bellow exited the beast echoing through the building as he left the entrance imminently moving to the rooftops to avoid the crowds.

He didn't run like a man more like a feral hound Chinatsu's form spread to both arms to give extra momentum. "I swear if i get to that gate and find a single body there will be hell to pay." The words seethed through gritted teeth blind to all around him focused only on the task at hand.

OOC:

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Entering fight 0 Seconds into round 5
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Actions will be send at round 5

 

[Kairyuu]

His words were obviously not in tune with what was going on around him. After screaming at all three women that he was going to “show you tea” he throws up a barrier between him and the three of them, then shows one of them that two could play the sand game as his own miniature storm of the crap inundates the field even more. As everyone else begins to do their own thing, Maki’s obscured form keeps screaming incessantly.

”You damn people invade my new home, you take my damn eye. You take my arm. And you fucking try to give me this bullshit tea?! How’s this for some tea?!” After he speaks, yet more seals complete and sporadic lights begin to flare from within the sandstorm around him. So far the light itself didn’t seem to really be doing much. And he lost sight of one of the Frost shinobi in this fight, but that was okay because he could see the other two and he knew the perfect thing to bring that third one out of hiding.

”Come out come out wherever you are. I’m going to show you something cool!” Odds were good that whatever the Sennin planned on showing these people, it would not be cool. Most likely it would be dangerous, and reckless, and downright painful. And indeed, as his shadowy form in the sand begins to move, nothing seems to happen. Which could, in this situation, be a horrible thing for all involved. Or it might be that he messed his pants. With how he was right now either was a likely outcome.

”Alright, if you wanna go all you gotta do is give me my eye back. Can you do that?! I thought not! So shut up and stop trying to weasel out of this!”

Something he indeed finally broken in the poor man’s mind.

(Sending Actions)

 

[Nanjirou Soku]

Jutsu flew this way and that way and as she battled the former Sennin, a part of her was breaking down slowly and slowly. So, it had been clones all along, the usual trick. Her lip curled into a smile at that, a sad smile as she drew back for a moment shaking her head."Clones, so primitve."She commented yet eyeing the duplicates with interest. She had yet to seperate the orginal ones from the fake. She heard a crackling sound and shot a glance at the Head Jounin and the message Asuka was relaying..backup would be here soon...but they certainly needed it..Maki did not seem to be in the greatest of the states now having clearly lost his mind. He had been through a lot but he really doing them a whole lot of good if he could not seperate friend from foe. Glaring at Mikasa, she spoke sharply."This could have been avoided, I just hope you know that.She said as a brief flash of lightning shot up into the mass of clouds swarming overhead. Soon, her jutsu would be ready. She had not used this technique before so she was a bit hesitant but this was no time to freeze, if it did not work, no matter, the battle was far from over.

She clasped her hands together and slowly ice particles began to form in the air rushing towards Mikasa seeking to entrap her within their grasp. If she could delay her...a bit longer..just a bit more...it was all she needed. She nodded in satisifaction and turned her attention to the deranged Hokage Advisor who was now clearly a mess and in a blind rage. She took a deep breath. The Captain had never in her life raised her voice at a higher authority then her, well, first time for everything."MAKI-SAMA. THE FROST SHINOBI IS OVER THERE!! WE ARE KONOHA-NIN...SHE HAS YOUR EYE!"She yelled out wagging a finger in Mikasa's direction. For all it was worth, she did not want to be handling two enemies. A former sennin and a deranged Hokage Advisor, what was this village coming to?Snap out of it, you old geezerShe thought to herself."Asuka..remind me again why they put him as Hokage Advisor."She said in a undertone trying to find some humour in this situation though there was clearly none. The risk of the man hurting them both was very real and although she didnt think Mikasa would seriously try to injure them both, she had to watch her too. Where was their damned backup?
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[Tsukasa Mikasa]

Slight alterations of the Medical Sennin spring forth into existence, identical shrouds of sand particles obscure their figure in hopes of dislodging attacks. Regrettably a pair would falter to the barrages of the Konohagakure Trio, "Primitive? What terminology would you use to define yourself as you falter to them?" the remaining two Mikasa's respond in unison; not attempting to antagonize the conflicted ANBU Captain.

Never the least, meanwhile, the Hokage Advisor was appearing to have a mental breakdown between the slinging of a plethora of unknown techniques. On the other side of reality, the Uchiha claimed to have successfully locked eyes as frigid tundra greet vibrant crimson to no obvious effect; nothing more than a potential slight prickling from Mikasa's own sand particles swirling about. "'Got me' as in calling for Yukio-san?" the maiden responds, tilting her head ever so slightly. While it was true she suggested additional reinforcements, he specifically was a low blow. "It may be more important to seek counseling for Maki-san. For an Uchiha you sure are oblivious to illusions." pausing, she crosses her arms to glance between the trio once more.

In the rear of her mind she wanted to greet the Hyuuga properly, perhaps it was due time to cease the amount of time it took to take down her foes. Proper trap layment was an annoyance against multiple oppositions, but fortunately the kunoichi was for the most part finalized. A wisp escapes her pursed lips as her stance swifts, the time to act was now. "Soku-san, uttering similar statements of the prevention within my own hands lacks meaning when you all attempted to lash out initially. I suppose it is my turn now, no?" Mikasa's vocals flatten, still full of hubris.
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[OOC: Sending actions]

 

[Kanagawa Nozomi]

SO WTF HAPPENED?

BMOD NOTES:
@Asuka: Nothing to Note
@Mikasa: Nothing to Note
@Soku: One of your actions couldn't be completed due to something performed during the fight. So that attack was skipped.
@Maki: Due to a conditional of yours kicking off, you weren't able to perform all of your actions (Due to not having enough AP)
@ALL: Same as usual. Follow ROE for posting limitations. ALL questions I had about some actions have been double-checked by a member of the Dev team and all rolls are as they appear in the rolling channel. Please do not suspect me to "rig" rolls as they aren't rigged -- that's just how the dice are rolled.

Update
Forgot a modifier increase for Mikasa (From where, I can't say) -- which caused the Barrier to activate Density @08.64s -- This caused the barrier to take 50% damage, which prevented spillover damage from attacking Mikasa

 

[Uchiha Asuka]

With a clinch of her tea Asuka looked at Maki before yelling out. "Maki! Snap out of it. We don't need you to be a burden right now. Leaf needs you!" But it didn't exactly seem that it was having any effect, apparently she would have to watch out for someone elses attacks from now on.

Asuka chuckled at Soku's comment. "Probably was okay when he got elected as Advisor. Now I'm starting to have doubts as well." Just when she finished her sentence something hit her from behind, sending her toumbling across the ground. "Maki-san!" She yelled out pretty much knowing it was him. "Either recognize your allies or back off!"

With that she made quite a bit of hand-signs sending a dragon flame up to the sky. Smirking at Mikasa she waited and hoped for them to hit. "Oblivious to illusions.... petty insults won't rattle me up. You gotta try harder."/color]



[Actions Sent]

 

[Kairyuu]

He still had no idea what they were doing. Some of them were trying to confuse him, convince him they weren’t his enemy. But Maki knew better. He hadn’t lived this long, survived in the world without the protection of a village, by being a fool. He relaxes slightly, letting his muscles bend and become more flexible. ”Okay, hard way it’s gonna be. I tried to make it quick, but you lot keep making this entertaining!” That said, the man grins and spins his blade around.

And impales himself.

As he does, everything seems to get hotter. And a curse sounds out as the heat rises, but he could tell what he’d done did nothing. Oh well. He had other tricks coming from within his sleeve. He could feel something working at his mind, but he ignores it and formed more seals. The heat seemed to become more intense suddenly and he began to cackle as shadowy forms appeared beside him.

And then it hit. Fire appeared overhead, heat that had been building up began to lap at the area of combat as earth rained down, firey, upon the field of battle. And it hit. He himself was assaulted, as was one of the Frost shinobi and his own creations.

”You’re a dodgy little one, aren’t you?” He couldn’t see that bitch that took his eye, but he knew she somehow avoided his assault. And one of the other Shimogakure warriors was screaming at him now about not being a burden. ”I know my allies! They’re the ones who don’t come to these gates to start a fight! You’re going to pay for thinking you can invade my home!”

Where the hell was their leader….? Maki gives a growl as he begins to formulate a new method of attack against them. He couldn’t see her, which made it difficult, but by the same token most of what he did was also being obscured. He had to go off what he could tell, which wasn’t much. They were playing defensive, and he was definitely not. This had to stop.

”Hey, you. The one who took my eye. And my arm. Stop acting like a coward! I thought you Frost shinobi were supposed to be immortal!” He knew his words wouldn’t make her suddenly come out in the open to be attacked. But it would be a suitable distraction as he worked on his next steps.

(Sending actions)

 

[Shirai Sadao]

The closer the man got to the scene the more commotion he could hear coming from it, mostly shouting and raised voices implying either they were arguing in the midst of battle or something may have gone wrong maybe a mix of these things though exactly what was happening he could not be sure. "You need to calm that head of yours Yukio, it would be best to turn up with a clean mind on the matter safe to say it tends to be those times when you perform at your best wouldn't you agree."

The Sennin's mind flashed back to the hospital and the outcome of letting his emotions run away with him shaking his head for a brief moment though his mind was still something of a red haze. "I can promise nothing, incident after incident and someone decides to pull this shit. Guess some would just rather watch the village burn than help to make it a better place weak minded fools." His words were spoken out of spite, a day of peace was that too much to ask for in this day and age it seemed like it was the muscles in his arms and legs tensing as he pushed himself further.

"I understand your feelings on the matter though I do wonder who is the perpetrator here, off the top of my head I can think of one or two though I thought they would make attempts like these a little later once things had calmed down. Not the smartest thing to try and leave when the village is on high alert might as well shoot yourself in the foot at that point the outcome would be the same." The being let out a sly chuckle at his words Yukio sighing as the gate came into view.

"We'll be there soon stay focused Chinatsu we can't afford to make any mistakes in a situation like this."

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Arriving Round 5 at 0 seconds

 

[Nanjirou Soku]

Jutsu flashed by and people yelled here and there as the trio battled. The Hokage Advisor had clearly lost his marbles and she was done dealing with him. Before she could communcaite with Asuka, the Sennin formed some hand seals and within moments, Asuka, Mikasa and Maki were within some jutsu leaving her trapped outside. Well, this was fantastic, she thought to herself. She looked up at the storm clouds booming overhead and lightning flashing here and there. It was time to invoke the forces of nature but she had to find a way into this pesky obstacle in her way. Weaving some hand signs, there was a crackling of lightning and the form of a black panther formed next to her growling and snapping at the foes around it."Time to feast on flesh, my pet."She said her expression curling into a cold smile looking down at the electrical cat. Hopefully, Yukio was close by. A green glow began to illuminate around her body as as her eyes whizzed to and here analyzing the situation. It really was a pain.
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[Tsukasa Mikasa]

Pursed lips part to produce a noise that would falter to silence, the Medical Sennin pondering on the exact choice of words the trio before her attempt to rationalize. Foremost, the kunoichi would have to deal with a plethora of flame based techniques searing the epidermis of her arm. Instinctively her digits course over the sensation, coating the extremity with a teal hue of chakra to alleviate immediate agony and ultimately allowing her focus to be on the raging hellfire showering from the darkening skyways above.

Once more the assault would falter to the unknown protections the maiden conjure, leaving her baffled that the trio were having such difficulty after boasting their initial claims. From her vantage point each acted on different accords, panicking to find trust among one another to reach a common goal. On the completely other hand, the silent movie pans out before her tundra optics in a comedic fashion. Flailing about is the crazed Hokage advisor and his compatriots; a true whirlwind of confusion.

Listlessly she forms a set of handseals to shield herself from the obvious barrage, Mikasa's eyes come to a close to ponder of the life that waited in store for her. Not wishing to dwell too deeply, the medical kunoichi strolls forward, paying no heed to those about her. In another world silent films were a marvel to behold, yet this particular was beginning to lack entertainment. Extending her hand upwards she attempts to grasp at the rays of sunlight beginning to be blotted. "Everyone's around, no words are coming now and I can't find my breath, can we just say the rest with no sound?" her words trail off absentmindedly. "Sorry is never there when you need it.."

Reawakening to her thoughts the particles of sand begin to lower, the maiden in turn releases a wisp. "Are we done pretending to halt the Medical Sennin?" she murmurs, tipping the brow of the hat downwards to shade her features; knowing full and well neither of the parties could fully understand one another. Perhaps one among the trio was efficient in reading lips?

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[OOC: Sending actions]

 

[Kanagawa Nozomi]

Soooo.. WTF Happened?

NOTES:
@ASUKA: Nothing to note here
@MIKASA: Transforming into yourself doesn't do what you say it does in your actions (confirmed with Azusa) so everyone auto-identified you. If you have issues with this ruling, please speak with Azusa.
@SOKU: Same as the last couple rounds. Arenas kinda screwed you from doing anything. Your current action also took too long to execute.
@MAKI: Nothing to note here

@ALL:
- As always, every call made, that might seem fishy, was followed up with a member of the development team.
- The rolls were made in the designated Rolling Discord which has eyes from the admin (Besides Maki and Mikasa as they were fighting) in the fight. The rolls were, in no way, fixed to screw any competitor over and everything was only rolled once per action. There is nothing fishy with the rolls, I assure you. Bad rolls just happen and good rolls just happen. There's nothing I can do about that.
- MIkasa has fled the battle.

Piggy Bank

Spoiler

ASP
S Rank (10 ASP) x 4 round = 40 ASP
S Rank (10 ASP) x 4 round = 40 ASP
S Rank (10 ASP) x 4 round = 40 ASP
S Rank (10 ASP) x 4 round = 40 ASP
Total: 160 ASP

Yen
S Rank (2600 Yen) x 4 Round = 10400 Yen
S Rank (2600 Yen) x 4 Round = 10400 Yen
S Rank (2600 Yen) x 4 Round = 10400 Yen
S Rank (2600 Yen) x 4 Round = 10400 Yen
Total: 41600 YEN