Board Thread:Konoha/@comment-24463731-20160308233249

Participants: Zeshin Uzumaki (Heki); Shinyuu Aburame (Zyzaat); Haruka Uchiha (Cadet)

Location: Konohagakure training ground

Heki: “Such a good feeling!”Zeshin spread his arms while stretching wide. A grunt of relief escaping his lips as he then moved his hands behind his head, his fingers nestling into the long locks of golden hair, while his green hues turned up at the bright sun. Konoha looked to be blessed today as the village was basked in a glow of glee and comfort that brought a smile onto even the poorest of villagers. Even the usually strict Shinobi guarding the gate were laughing while recalling a physically benevolent night out. They greeted the handsome blonde as he passed under the proud entrance of Konohagakure, and he returned the favor with a two-finger salute while looking over his shoulder and flashing a coy smile. One second later, he had vanished without a trace. The guards shook their heads and chuckle as they looked on at the mind blowing display of speed without being surprised in the least. Most people living in Konoha were well aware of the bolt of lightning that lived amidst them. And Zeshin carried his title without any sense of pride or ego but rather with a duty towards his people. Not that he didn’t like to play around as evident by the cheerful smile on his lips as he took his hand off the center of the Training Grounds, revealing a unique mark underneath that was clearly visible due to the glowing lines of chakra it was made of; dimming as Zeshin’s hand moved further away and he arose to his feet. A gentle gust of wind caressing his long ponytail that swayed behind his back as he looked over the grassy area that was surrounded by a high fence and filled with several trees. He took a Kunai from his Jounin flak jacket and spun the weapon between his fingers before taking it in a reverse grip; the blade protruding from the underside of his gripping hand. His posture was slouched, and somewhat slacky, as if he wasn’t even ready for a kitten trying to pounce, but this was but a façade. His eyes, nose, and ears were fully committed to pick up on anything disturbing the gentle silence that currently ruled the training area. “Come on now… don’t make me wait all day. Haha!” With an impatient look in his eyes, Zeshin turned to the fence gate and wondered who would make an appearance today, looking forward to meeting new people and training with them.



CadetHipster: Haruka had been working late last night so currently she was sprawled out on her bed. Her pure black locks were covering her face and the sheet covering her body was pulled up close to her so her legs were uncovered as well as her arms. She was lying face down. Her window was open so her curtains were flapping in the wind. Her room seemed almost complete but sadly it was missing a desk where she could do her make-up and style her hair. The serene scene was disturbed when a loud bell rang out throughout the small house. Within a flash the body of Haruka Uchiha jolted up. The sound of the bell had stopped and replaced with Haruka hissing as she leaned back on her bed and hit her head on the wall. “Shit.” She hissed now rubbing her head and looking down at her phone to check the time. “Guess I should get up and dressed. I’m needed at the Ramen stand today” After speaking Haruka slid out of her bed and stood up now bringing both of her arms above her head while she leant back a little way and began to stretch. Haruka hated stretching in front of people for one main reason. She had a tendency to moan when stretching. After the display of stretching Haruka walked into her bathroom and turned her shower on now waiting for it to warm up. She slid of her shorts and tank top and her underwear, now walking into the shower she sighed as the hot water slid down her tanned skin. She smiled and began to wash her hair and body. After her shower she stepped out and wrapped a large puffy towel around her slender body. She walked towards the mirror and grew a little annoyed looking at the condensation. “Stupid reactions” she hissed now wiping the mirror and looking at her reflection. Lifting the brush up she began to brush her hair going for the ponytail look since she’s going to be cooking today, after finishing that she brushed her teeth and put some perfume on. Walking into her bedroom she put on her clean underwear and her very revealing shinobi outfit which consisted of short Capri’s in the colour black and a sports bra with fishnet sewed onto the side. She finished the look with some black heeled sandals and her green Jounin jacket. She smiled as she walked to her window now pulling her curtains back and looking at the village below them. She sighed and began walking down the stairs and out of her home. She smiled as she was greeted by a few villagers. She greeted them back and checked the time knowing she was able to pass through the training grounds and see who was training today.



Zyzaat: -With a loud rustle, one of the shrubs by the stream that runs through Konoha's training grounds would part, as an unassuming figure steps through it into view. Though a heavy tan coat covered the majority of his torso, the fairly thin pants hinted at the scrawny build of the person under the clothing. No skin was easily visible on the new arrival, as his face was hidden by the wide brimmed rice-hat he wore, tassles hanging down to his shoulders. He wore curled toed shoes, not the sandals common among shinobi kind, and a pouch was attached around his waist, along with a few glass vials which held something writing and crawling around inside of them. Upon closer inspection it would be evident that they held serval species of beetles native to the village, and a few specimens that were found in the neighboring lands. His hands, which wore thick black gloves, the strange man had occupied with a rather large looking centipede, which wove and crawled around between his fingers, in some twisted version of the coin flipping game children played to develop finger dexterity. If he had at all heard Zenshin's outburst, this strange man seemed uninterested... or perhaps he thought the blonde youth simply wasn't speaking to him... whatever his reasoning, the silent man walks to the stream, and squatting down he pulls out a small dropper in a glass bottle, dipping it into the stream, which filled up the little glass vial and dissolved the sugar within. Using the stopper, Shinyuu would proceed to drip the water into the cotton swabs at the tops of the vials holding his specimens, appearantly feeding his insects. As he does so, he begins to hum to himslef, yet the timbre of his voice sounds ominously like the drone of beetle wings. As he hums, he begins to rock back and forth slightly, occaisionally interrupting his tune to mutter something incoherent to the bettles in the glass vial he was feeding at the moment. Every once in a while, he would even chuckle, as if the bugs had said something amusing back at him-



Heki: -Blink.- “What the….” –Blink blink.- Zeshin rubbed his eyes in disbelief as he saw a figure emerge from the bushes. “That robe… this musky smell… that tanned coat… it can’t be.” His tear-filled eyes filled with glee as he started running towards this figure with his arms open wide, never bothering to get a clear look at the individuals face, but fixated on the hunched over posture. “It can’t be!!! GRANDMA! I missed you so much! We all thought you were dead but it seems like you just got lo—“ Stopping dead in his tracks, Zeshins face turned blue as he was now a few yards behind Shinyuu and saw the peculiar vials with insects, as well as the large rice-hat he had completely faced to notice earlier. “You’re… not grandma.” Dropping to a low bow, Zeshin lowered his head politely while uttering his apologies. “I’m sorry… I mistook you for someone else. Something about your unique fragrance brings back childhood memories.” Unaware of the fact that he might jut’ve insulted someone the blond stood upright again and cocked his head to the side while studying the Aburame Jounin. He knew of the man called Shinyuu but they hadn’t met too much and seemed too contrasting in personality to ever form a bond, but that wasn’t going to stop Zeshin who extended his hand while smiling. “Nice to finally get to meet you properly. Are you up for some.” He began dancing between feet like a boxer. “Fun? Or are you occupied feeding your pets?” A taunting smirk now resides on the Namikaze’s lips as it didn’t look like he was going to take no for an answer, jumped back a few more yards, and threw his Kunai at Shinyuu’s rice-hat, aiming to knock it off while inflicting minimal damage.-Blink.- “What the….” –Blink blink.- Zeshin rubbed his eyes in disbelief as he saw a figure emerge from the bushes. “That robe… this musky smell… that tanned coat… it can’t be.” His tear-filled eyes filled with glee as he started running towards this figure with his arms open wide, never bothering to get a clear look at the individuals face, but fixated on the hunched over posture. “It can’t be!!! GRANDMA! I missed you so much! We all thought you were dead but it seems like you just got lo—“ Stopping dead in his tracks, Zeshins face turned blue as he was now a few yards behind Shinyuu and saw the peculiar vials with insects, as well as the large rice-hat he had completely faced to notice earlier. “You’re… not grandma.” Dropping to a low bow, Zeshin lowered his head politely while uttering his apologies. “I’m sorry… I mistook you for someone else. Something about your unique fragrance brings back childhood memories.” Unaware of the fact that he might jut’ve insulted someone the blond stood upright again and cocked his head to the side while studying the Aburame Jounin. He knew of the man called Shinyuu but they hadn’t met too much and seemed too contrasting in personality to ever form a bond, but that wasn’t going to stop Zeshin who extended his hand while smiling. “Nice to finally get to meet you properly. Are you up for some.” He began dancing between feet like a boxer. “Fun? Or are you occupied feeding your pets?” A taunting smirk now resides on the Namikaze’s lips as it didn’t look like he was going to take no for an answer, jumped back a few more yards, and threw his Kunai at Shinyuu’s rice-hat, aiming to knock it off while inflicting minimal damage.



CadetHipster: Haruka walked down the streets of Konohagakure with a bright smile upon her face. She nodded at the guards at the main gate now walking past them and heading to the training grounds. She hoped a training match was going on so she could look at the moves the people used. She stopped by the edge of the training grounds now noticing two figures standing near each other. She let out a quiet giggle as she saw the blonde male run towards the other male while shouting out “Grandma”. She continued to look at both males now with curiosity running in her veins. “I wonder if one of them would train with me after work?” She whispered now crossing her arms and thinking completely disregarding the males as she began to think if she could work out an arrangement. “Maybe If I do that…No it wouldn’t work”



Zyzaat: -Obviously thinking the Namikaze was speaking to someone else, Shinyuu paid him no mind... that was until the kunai knocked the hat off his head. The Aburame slips the vial back onto his belt, closing the stopper as the centipede skitters up his arm, vanishing under the voluminous sleeve of his coat. As he turned around to look at who it was that had thrown it, he sees the bouncing Zeshin. Not quite sure what to make of the strange boy, Shinyuu does what he normally would in situations where he is confused... he copies. Starting to bounce on the tips of his toes like the Namikaze, Shinyuu tilts his head slightly- "We were not aware it was speaking to us... What fun does it reffer to? Does it know of a place to get more insects?" -With his hat now gone, Shinyuu's face is visible, and though his eyes were covered with dark lensed glasses, his skin seemed two be of two tones, one the normal color of human skin, slightly pink, but the other side of his face was several shades darker, almost black with thin tendrils that extended out from it across his forehead. Perhaps it might have just been because of his bouncing up and down, but one could almost swear the dark patch of skin was almost.... moving. The Aburame's face was very thin, seeming almost gaunt-



Heki: The blonde was distracted by something as he heard his kunai hit the light body of the hat, followed by both objects landing; the unai landing on the other side of the stream. The earlier mentioned something, however, was actually someone. A female, surprise surprise, who caught Zeshin’s eye but didn’t seem to pay the well-known Jounin any mind whatsoever, causing him to make a comedical slumped expression before turning back to Shinyuu. Obviously taken aback by the Aburame’s unusual appearance and mimicking, Zeshin felt a large sweatdop run down the side of his head while he awkwardly tried to smile as best he could while thinking; “This guy isn’t right at all.”. Kind spirit that he was though, Zeshin wouldn’t be so rude as to make the other uncomfortable and continued the bouncing as it looked like Shinyuu was fine bouncing along. “I’m sorry, haha! This ‘it’ is slightly uncanny at times. It is referring to a comparison of skill to bests ourselves, a spar. This it is quite a fan of seeing new things, you see, and it feels like you have a lot to display.”. Zeshin’s selflessness went as far as to refer to himself as it simply to show that he didn’t mind being referred to as such. But before he could say another word his attention was drawn by something unusual on the Aburame’s visage. On second thought, he assumed it to be but a figment of the mind and gazed back into the black lenses covering the mysterious Jounin’s eyes. “So, what do you say? Wanna try ‘it’ out? Hohoho! That’s a pun see. I’m funny huh!” While continuing to laugh the Namikaze’s figure shot off just after his right forefoot bounced off the ground, his torso leaned over and arms up behind him like the wings of a diving eagle. His speed of such heights that his movements didn’t even stir the blades of grass until after he arrived in front of Shinyuu, a Kunai in each hand, and dashed past the Aburame’s left side. While dashing past, Zeshin brought his left arm forward while aiming to slice through Shinyuu’s hip; cutting no deeper than an inch if successful. And in what looked like mere seconds or less since he began moving, Zeshin stood 3 yards standing on the stream of fresh water; facing the other. He kept balance on the surface of water as if it was Childs play, subconsciously sending chakra to his feet which was like second nature after so many years of using the academy-taught skill. He then winked and threw the kunai up from his left hand while smiling. “This is my specialty. Speed.”



Heki: The blonde was distracted by something as he heard his kunai hit the light body of the hat, followed by both objects landing; the unai landing on the other side of the stream. The earlier mentioned something, however, was actually someone. A female, surprise surprise, who caught Zeshin’s eye but didn’t seem to pay the well-known Jounin any mind whatsoever, causing him to make a comical slumped expression before turning back to Shinyuu. Obviously taken aback by the Aburame’s unusual appearance and mimicking, Zeshin felt a large sweatdop run down the side of his head while he awkwardly tried to smile as best he could while thinking; “This guy isn’t right at all.”. Kind spirit that he was though, Zeshin wouldn’t be so rude as to make the other uncomfortable and continued the bouncing as it looked like Shinyuu was fine bouncing along. “I’m sorry, haha! This ‘it’ is slightly uncanny at times. It is referring to a comparison of skill to bests ourselves, a spar. This it is quite a fan of seeing new things, you see, and it feels like you have a lot to display.”. Zeshin’s selflessness went as far as to refer to himself as it simply to show that he didn’t mind being referred to as such. But before he could say another word his attention was drawn by something unusual on the Aburame’s visage. On second thought, he assumed it to be but a figment of the mind and gazed back into the black lenses covering the mysterious Jounin’s eyes. “So, what do you say? Wanna try ‘it’ out? Hohoho! That’s a pun see. I’m funny huh!” While continuing to laugh the Namikaze’s figure shot off just after his right forefoot bounced off the ground, his torso leaned over and arms up behind him like the wings of a diving eagle. His speed of such heights that his movements didn’t even stir the blades of grass until after he arrived in front of Shinyuu, a Kunai in each hand, and dashed past the Aburame’s left side. While dashing past, Zeshin brought his left arm forward while aiming to slice through Shinyuu’s hip; cutting no deeper than an inch if successful. And in what looked like mere seconds or less since he began moving, Zeshin stood 3 yards away upon the stream of fresh water; facing the other. He kept his balance on the surface of water as if it were child’s play and subconsciously sent chakra to his feet like it was a second nature to him; due to the many years of using the academy-taught skill. He then winked and threw the kunai up from his left hand while smiling. “This is my specialty. Speed.”



<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Zyzaat: -Though surprised by the Namikaze's speed, Shinyuu was hardly unprepared for it. The Aburame himself had trained his body and reflexes extensively, and though the Namkiaze was undoubtedly a fraction faster, if he was paying attention to it, he would see Shinyuu's eyes glaring at him from under the rim of his dark spectacles as he arrived in front of Shinyuu. As he dashed past, the Aburame shifted his hips slightly, his body rotating counter clockwise so that though his coat was indeed cut by the Namikaze, his flesh underneath would still be quite untouched. As the blonde youth dashed past, Shinyuu's left arm was slightly outstretched, understandable due to the rotation of his body, but in fact his fingers opened, and a single beetle drops from the tip of his finger, dropping toward the small of the blonde man's back, and it would land on his light jacket, unless Zeshin had some means of detecting the small beetle being dropped onto his back as he dashed past. Turning to face him as he stood on the water, Shinyuu awkwardly forced a smile, in response to Zeshin's earlier pun. Though Shinyuu didn't get the humor of his statement, he had picked up that it was customary to smile at a joke- "We are indeed impressed. It is not often we find ourselves outmatched in speed, but we see that you are skilled indeed."

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Heki: Never noticing the alien presence on his back, Zeshin caught the kunai that he had previously thrown up; back in his left hand. “That makes two of us. Not many are able to see, let alone dodge, my opening strike. I knew you had something special. Just as I know there’s more.” Now squinting his eyes, the corners of his lips painted a mischievous and welcoming picture. A unique kanji marking imprinted on the hilt of the Kunai held in each hand; the mark of the Flying Thunder God technique. But what this technique did exactly remained a mystery as a ripple spread out over the surface of water, Zeshin being gone, at least from the sight of most, as the Aburame had proven capable of following Zeshin’s running seed and would see the blonde coming at him in a straight line before suddenly jumping up high, going up and over the Aburame while turning around to keep facing the adversary. Both of the Kunai were thrown down towards the ground and made their landing on each side of Shinyuu, three yards between them. As they were in flight, the Namikaze’s hands moved rapidly and formed the Ram → Boar → Dog → Bird → Hare handseals before calling out “Lightning release. Four pillar bind!”. The ground around the Aburame, and the Kunai, would begin to stir as four large rock pillars arose abruptly; each about 10 yards high, positioned so that they made up a 5 by 5 yard square with Shinyuu at the center. Then, just as Zeshin aimed to make landing on the tree-branch of an Oak that stood close to the fence, lightning exploded out of the four pillars in a chaotic display of raw beauty. Several large bolts of lightning continuously bounced between the pillars as Zeshin’s feet hit the branch that hardly stirred due to the landing being so soft.

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Zyzaat: -Thinking the thrown kunai to be some sort of attack in and of themselves, Shinyuu jumped backward to avoid them, and therefore was already nearly out of the square that was to be formed by the rock pillars. His attention was focused on the kunai, expecting them to explode, so he wasn't aware of the hand seals the Namikaze was weaving, but as the pillars of stone burst up out of the ground, Shinyuu simply continued his retreat to land outside of their confines by the time they reached the zenith of their 10 yard height. The beetle he had placed on Zeshin's back, a female kikaichu, was harmless enough in and of herself, though she did secrete scents and pheremones that, while undetectable to human senses, even the keen nose of the Inazuka clan, was more attractive than sugar-laced crack to the male beetles of the species. Therefore, despite his great speed, Shinyuu's kikaichu would not need his direct oversight to home in on their target. As he lands on the ground, Shinyuu raises his hands, as if in supplication to the heavens... or perhaps a conductor readying to lead his orchestra as the soft drone of wings issues around his body. The heavy coat he wears begins to writhe as something moves underneath it, and suddenly from under his clothing bursts forth a massive swarm of beetles, the kikaichu the Aburame stored within their bodies. The beetles formed a spiral in the air as they were drawn toward the scent of the female... and Zeshin. They were nowhere near the Namikaze's speed, naturally, but they were still fairly fast and would keep coming at him so long as the beetle was still attached to his back-

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Heki: “Amazing” With utter captivation Zeshin watched the large swarm of ingenious insects erupt like a dark aura that continued to grow into a giant swarm. The rock pillars fell apart and the loose debris rolled over the ground while the lightning diminished and nothing but the sound of tiny flapping wings ruled the area. “Faster than I’ve seen with most Aburame.” He then stopped voicing his thought and spoke further in mind; ‘We both know that you won’t simply catch me. So it’s up to you to trap me. That makes this a cat and mouse game. Unless, ofcourse, I can change the rules of this game.”. The spiraling mass crashed down upon the tree where the Namikaze stood and completely shredded the oak apart before quickly turning to follow the beetle that Zeshin still hadn’t noticed. Already on the ground again, Zeshin ran along the edge of the training area and scaled up the fence, before jumping off and dashing between trees, while the large mass tore through the little wildlife left in the Namikaze’s wake. “He’s not using any energy at all. He doesn’t even seem to be controlling these bugs with his hands like Aburame usually do.”. But rather than look saddened by what seemed a grim outcome, Zeshin’s smile turned brighter. His long ponytail continued to swirl along behind him but suddenly shot past his cheek as he came to a full stop and was enveloped by the wave-like swarm that closed him in an ominous abyss. The swarm would find a perfect copy of Zeshin in its midst, however lacking the beetle on his back, as that particular beetle still remained on the real Zeshin’s back who re-appeared by one of the two kunai lodged in the ground, as if out of nowhere, unlike when he ran earlier; both marked by the Thunder God seal. The shadow clone, for now, awaited what the insects would do while forming the seal of confrontation with its left hand as the real Zeshin stood upright and tossed the Kunai up from his right hand while looking over at Shinyuu with a studying gaze while awaiting the response of the swarm through his shadow clone. “Who will you go for?”

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Zyzaat: -Seeing his beetles devour the tree, Shinyuu winced slightly. The speed with which the Namikaze disappeared had left enough of the scent from the female beetle that they mistook the oak for their target. He smiled at the Namikaze's speed, turning his head to follow him as he runs along the circumferrence of the training feild, the swarm of Shinyuu's beetles following him. With the bugs now out in the open, not confined by Shinyuu's clothing the drone of their wings vanished, utterly silent as they flew toward Zeshin, once more appearing to envelop the slippery Namikaze. Though Shinyuu couldn't see him disappear, hidden as he was in the swarm, the beetles felt his chakra in their midst and they began to attack the clone as if it was the real thing. As the real Zeshin appears by his kunai, the scent of the female kikkaichu once again appeared, and Shinyuu turned around to look at where his opponent reappeared. He tapped his chin in thought, the beetles told him that they were draining chakra within their swarm and once they finished with the clone the would continue to pursue the Zeshin with the female on his back-

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">CadetHipster: Haruka smiled brightly as she finally thought of a plan for the two males to either train with her or one of them can help her train. She looked around and noticed not many people were around, She yelled to the two males and ran up to them now smiling at them. “Hello, I’m Haruka Uchiha and I have a huge favour to ask you.” After saying this she smiled and waited for the males reaction to her speaking to them. While waiting for their reaction she looked around trying to find some good reading spots for the next few days since she wasnt needed for work or helping other villagers in their own shops

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Heki: He started to note the chakra levels of his clone decrease and made the confirmation that’s what they were after. And if that were the case then....// Zeshin’s shadowclone made a quick series of handseals while its entire body was covered by the multitude of insects, leaving only a part of his face revealed. Two more shadow clones were made from the first, which dispersed after a third of its chakra was drained and the additional clones sprang forth. The two new clones dashed out of the swarm, surrounded by some of the insects blown out by their retreat, but the friction of air would prove too much as they both made landing with but a few bugs on them which were swatted off casually as the clones each smiled big and then clicked their heels before starting to run around the swarm at immense velocity. They ran so fast, in fact, that a large cloud of dust began to rise up in spinning formation as winds began to build up and formed a small tornado around the swarm. Meanwhile the real Zeshin didn’t even blink, his demeanor surprisingly serious, as a gargantuan shadow spread over the ground around and below the Aburame. The technique performed was only voiced after a humongous creature fell down from the sky. “Food Cart Destroyer.”. Zeshin had summoned his Panda, Odi, from the sky directly above the Aburame through a space-time Ninjutsu. This Panda was known for its notorious size and extreme amount of weight. It was so large, in fact, that it couldn’t even walk on its own legs. But for this technique, Odi was perfect. Odi’s fluffy rear end filled up a good part of the training area on its landing that left the surroundings in a moment of silence before a massive shockwave erupted in all directions from where Odi had smashed a huge crater in the ground. It wasn’t even awoken from the drop and continued snoring loudly before poofing in a large cloud of smoke. Zeshin, however, didn’t just randomly summon this creature. He carefully waited for the Aburame to make an evasive move. If Shinyuu attempted to run away from the impending doom then Zeshin would be waiting for him while aiming to press his kunai against Shinyuu’s neck, not pressing into the flesh, while coldly staring in the opposite direction while the clones continued to aim and keep the bugs busy in the background; distracting them with their chakra signatures and the building winds that spun vigorously. In the case of Odi actually hitting Shinyuu, the creature would be summoned away before touching the ground and possibly flattening the Shinobi.

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Zyzaat: -With the sudden appearance of the third person, the girl who was shouting at them, Shinyuu suddenly raised his hands. The simple commands the bugs had been trained to follow, homing in on the scent of the female, and consume any chakra readily availabe, would no longer suffice in the case of fighting two enemies. He commands the swarm of kikaichu to go upward, out of the vortex caused by the two clones Zeshin created and once more turn to tracking the scent of the female. But as the sky suddenly darkened, Shinyuu looked up to see the sudden arrival of a massive furry rear end. Having seen enough bugs squished to know what such a massive summon could do to him, the Aburame darts off to the side, keeping the swarm between himself and the Namikaze, expecting some sort of ground follow up to the attack from the sky. Normally he needen't have worried, as most shinobi weren't even fast enough to keep up with him, but against this Namikaze, who seemed to think very much like Shinyuu, the Aburame was fairly certain that Zeshin would try to stop him, and planned to use the swarm's large size to deter any such attempt from the main body-

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Heki: Things weren’t going to turn out as planned, completely, seeing as the opponent had carefully maneuvered the swarm out of their trap, followed by the shadow clones that stayed behind it on purpose. Only when the swarm had caught up to Shinyuu did the clones accelerate and blur out of sight while running at full speed and moving behind the Aburame; one behind Shinyuu’s left shoulder and one behind the right. Meanwhile Zeshin found himself facing a wall of insects that stopped his immediate advance. Quickly thinking on his feet he then threw his Kunai straight through the bug formation after coating the weapon in lightning chakra, enhancing its piercing ability to cut through the bugs in its path and numb those directly around it. The Kunai aimed to hit Shinyuu in the chest while buzzing with lightning as one of the shadowclone closed in and aimed to grab the Aburame’s right arm. The other shadow clone pulled two Kunai from its pockets, in the blink of an eye, and made ready to throw while jumping back to create some space. Zeshin watched the shadows behind the swarm as he made ready to move at a moment’s notice.

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Zyzaat: -With his bugs communicating to him the path of the kunai, Shinyuu felt the clone grab his right arm. As it had simply grabbed his arm quickly folded his arm inward, stepping in a semi-circle to circle around the clone, leaning in to suddenly brush his forehead against the clone. As it was the only constantly bare peice of skin the Aburame had, he had long used it as the first means of transferring the second of his bugs, the rinkaichu. With even the faintest of touches being sufficient to transfer the beetles to his enemies these bugs formed the basis of the Aburame's taijutsu. Shinyuu sidesteps the kunai while at the same time butting heads with the clone, and the voracious rinkaichu would devour its chakra within moments. As he turned, Shinyuu flexed the fingers of his left hand, instinctively reaching to pull the glove off his hand, but stopping himself, remembering that this was only a friendly spar. His kikaichu swarmed around under his coat, covering his body with their carapaces as he eyed the second clone, specifically the kuani it held, ready to use his beetles to block the projectiles when they were thrown-

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Heki: The Kunai had opened a small gap in the swarm just long enough for Zeshin to watch the Aburame’s skill in close combat; side-stepping the kunai while effectively responding to the clone. And just before that gap would most likely close again Zeshin had instantly appeared directly behind Shinyuu’s back while holding onto the Kunai that was previously flying in Shinyuu’s blind spot, striking in that very same moment. This technique is what earned him his nickname ‘The Blitz’, and its name was voiced out as the sparkling Kunai was aimed to be held an inch from Shinyuu’s neck, tearing through the adversary’s high collar. “Second Step.”. Due to using instant teleportation the bugs would most likely be unable to keep up in that instant moment, and by the time they’d see him it’d most likely be too late to relay the information and act accordingly due to the immense speed displayed by Zeshin. Even the repositioning of his arm to bring the Kunai to the opponents neck was done at top speed, and only in slow motion could one see the extreme precision displayed as the weapon was spun between his fingers at the last possible moment so that he held it in a reverse grip before stopping its path short of possible lethal damage. Meanwhile, the earlier devoured and dispersed Shadow Clone had also relayed its information to Zeshin who’d come to realize some very imporant details about another type of bug. “So those special bugs transmitted through your skin are what took care of my shadow clone so easily.” Zeshin replayed the clone’s experiences in a quick flashback of sorts and zoomed in on that moment where foreheads had touched. “So you’re going easy on me by keeping yourself covered. I see now.”. Zeshin smiled and would step back while the other shadow clone also dispersed. “It seems our full potential can only be used on enemies. Hah! You’re a really good Shinobi.”

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Zyzaat: -Shinyuu turned to look at Zeshin as he suddenly appeared behind him with the kunai by his neck. The Aburame relaxed as he nodded- "We do belive so. This was indeed an entertaining fight however, we shall admit we lost, however it is that it is able to move so quickly. What is it's name, we do not often find ourselves pushed so far."

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Heki: “Its name is Zeshin Namikaze!” The blonde extended his hand while showing a bright big smile, happy knowing the Aburame was wearing a glove, and asked in return. “What are you called? And would you mind telling me about those bugs that drained my clone so quickly? I’ve known Aburame to be somewhat underperforming in Melee but you seem to have found a bug that compliments your style.”. Only then did the part-time thinker feel something crawl up his back and jumped up while frantically pulling his jacket and shirt off, seeing another insect on the pile of discarded clothes. “Ah! Has that been there all along?! These bugs are just too hard to figure out.”.

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Zyzaat: -Shinyuu squatted down and letting the female crawl up onto his finger, the Aburame didn't take the offered hand- "We are Shinyuu, of the Aburame. Our friends are many, though we think you speak of the rinkaichu... they are a dangerous breed, yes, often hungry..." -Shinyuu mutters as he lets the female beetle run around between his fingers-

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