The Park

Subject: Re: The Park Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:56 pm

" No, that won't work. We need to use illusions, or else the puppet will triger a trap.... I can try and hold up three of them, but your gonna have to carry me while I concentrate.... " He said looking down a little. He wondered how long it would last. Could he last the whole way to the training grounds? And at the training grounds, would he be able to help his team mates out even more? Well he'd have to stick to taijutsu he supposed. That meant no wind style techniques yet. Well, that would be ok. He didn't have to fully show off on their first demonstration of their ability. He waited to see his teams reply.

Niwakage Age : 17 Joined : 01 Dec 2007 Posts : 71

Kumon looked at Tayra and smiled to let her know that he appreciated the offer, but responded to the two with, "Sorry, Tayra, but Tsyo's right. With mere illusions, the traps won't trigger." He then started thinking about how she had used puppet-based jutsu and smirked. "Tsyo, if you think you can manage your chakra while I carry you, Tayra's puppet and I should keep us safe from all or, at least, most danger. Just try not to let it all go, right?"

He looked at the two in an agreeing manner and continued in the same, droning tone he'd been using during their presence. "So, Tayra... before we head in, I'd like to know whether that puppet is an offensive or defensive one, that way I can focus on a specific fighting technique when needed." He looked and nodded at Tsyo, letting him know he was ready to start carrying him whenever they felt they were ready enough to get going.
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Subject: Re: The Park Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:28 pm

Tayra watched Kumon warily for a moment. "Yes, you're right... Enkou-san is both a defensive and offensive puppet, I created all of my jutsus that I use with him, and I created them to be many different types." A slight smile crossed her face, and Tayra nodded, "I think... That if you can control two clones, I can control my puppet and my own clone, Tsyo-kun." Tayra bent down in a respective bow to Tsyo and Kumon both. The girl seemed quite odd and upbeat, but also somewhat calm and shy.
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Subject: Re: The Park Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:13 pm

Tsyo nodded. " Alright. " He said as he began to make seals, and then concentrating his chakra. Then suddenly two clones appeared, and when the smoke cleared, a mirror image of Tsyo and Kumon They then began walking down the path way, while Tsyo fell seated as he meditated to keep them active. He couldn't afford to lose concentration was why he needed to be carried, for if it were one clone, he could easily run alongside his team. He managed to remain subconciously alert, as to try and help out the team if they were in ambush, and not be a hinder when under attack.

Subject: Re: The Park Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:53 pm

Tayra watched Tsyo. "Hm..." She blinked repeatively. "We can take turns carrying him, if you wish, Kumon-Kun. He must not be too heavy, and we are both strong, are we not?" Her voice was in monotone, but she looked rather serious, "Otherwise, it might be hard for you to attack... Just in case..."
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When you find me, in the morning, hanging on a warning, oh.... The Joke is On you... You said you were pretending, here's to unhappy endings, oh... The joke is on you...

Niwakage Age : 17 Joined : 01 Dec 2007 Posts : 71

Kumon nodded as he lifted Tsyo on his back. Surprisingly, he wasn't too heavy for him not to manage. Then again, he wasn't quite a feather, either. Kumon looked at Tayra and replied to her, Unless you insist, I think I can manage... In my opinion, it'll be a good workout for my body. I haven't had to carry dead weight in a while. Besides, if I really needed to attack, I'll simply set him down." He nudged his head in the direction of the clones and added, "You might want to hurry up with your clone."

Subject: Re: The Park Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:43 pm

Tayra nodded quickly again, making a hand sign and in front of her, a replica of herself appeared, every detail down to her bag. "There," Both of the Tayras spoke at the same time, watching Kumon. "Let's get going, Kumon-Kun... But if Tsyo-kun gets heavy, tell me..." The real Tayra told him, pulling Enkou, the dark purple and white puppet, from her bag and attaching neon blue chakra strings, smiling softly as she jumped into the trees. Her clone began to walk down the pathway, as if it were real. "Come on, guys..." Both Tayra and her clone spoke in monotone this time.
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When you find me, in the morning, hanging on a warning, oh.... The Joke is On you... You said you were pretending, here's to unhappy endings, oh... The joke is on you...

Niwakage Age : 17 Joined : 01 Dec 2007 Posts : 71

Kumon nodded agreeingly as he made sure he had a good hold of their third 'unconscious' member to their surroundings. His grey hair got in his line of sight, but tht was an easy fix, so long as he didn't have to suddenly defend himself. That, of course, would also be hard to deal with while having a full person on your back, but there were ways to manage.

Kumon leaped into the tree near Tayra and got a good place of balance before responding, "Let's get going. The longer he's on my back, the longer he's going to be a burden." He wasn't one to complain about anything, especially in a case like this. Tsyo was counting on him to make sure his body was safe from harm and that it made it through to the end of the path. At the same time, he was relying on him to manage a clone of he and Tsyo simultaneously. The faster they would get to the end, the less energy and chakra wasted by the both of them.

He looked down at the clones briefly to check on traps they were coming across. He noticed one in particular that went beyond the bush it was hidden in, to a tree farther in. He didn't want to make it a big scene, but he thought he'd mention it, "It looks like there might be a few trap triggers set farther than just between bushes in the pathway... Keep your eyes peeled."

Subject: Re: The Park Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:04 pm

Tayra nodded understandingly. "Got it, Kumon-Kun," She murmured, smiling as she easily travelled across the trees. That was, until a branch snapped in two underneath her feet. "Ku--" But she caught herself on the next one, her eyes still wide in panic. "I-I'm sorry," She apologized to Kumon. "I swore to defend my teammates in any situation, and I can't do that if I've recieved a broken bone from falling..." She added sincerely, an ashamed expression across her face as she glanced back at Kumon, to make sure he was faring well.
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When you find me, in the morning, hanging on a warning, oh.... The Joke is On you... You said you were pretending, here's to unhappy endings, oh... The joke is on you...

Niwakage Age : 17 Joined : 01 Dec 2007 Posts : 71

Kumon smiled and followed closely behind, making the space between about one or two small bounds. At the sight of her losing her footing, he set Tsyo down on a sturdy branch softly and bolted a level of branches below her. He was prepared to catch her, but it wasn't needed. She had found her balance on a branch underneath her and seemed just fine. "There's no need for apology, Tayra. Everyone makes mistakes, and that one happens to every shinobi, I'm sure."

He gave a brief smirk and headed back for Tsyo's body, lifting it back onto him and prepared to go again. "I think we're set. Let's try to be more careful, eh?" He leaped up to a higher branch to get a quick look at the tree branches around them. No traps were around that he could see. Then again, there were numerous strings that weren't visible.

Subject: Re: The Park Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:20 pm

Tayra nodded, carefully making her way onto a higher branch and slipping along silently. That was, until she tripped across a small, unseen string, and being caused to fly out of the tree, landing heavily onto the ground below.

Miraculously, she landed on her feet, her eyes wide and cat-like. She trembled in fear, "I-I- I could have died..." But, much to her delight, she was alive. Her puppet was perfectly fine, and the chakra strings were still attached. She easily pulled it closer to her, for defence.
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When you find me, in the morning, hanging on a warning, oh.... The Joke is On you... You said you were pretending, here's to unhappy endings, oh... The joke is on you...

Niwakage Age : 17 Joined : 01 Dec 2007 Posts : 71

Kumon noticed his comrade trip over something neither of them had seen until she'd hit it. Tayra had almost immediately stumbled at the trip of the wire and happened to land directly on her feet. It was definitely a breath-holding moment, but lightened the mood at the image of her landing safely. He didn't want to have to worry about a broken teammate and an 'unconscious' one on their first training session. It would've been completely humiliating.

He leaped down from his branch to stand by Tayra's side in case of anything being triggered due to the wire being broken. During this drop, he came into contact with three other sets of invisible wire, all causing his fall to be a little more unpredictable. His only option was to put Tsyo somewhere safe while Kumon took the brunt of the fall. Unfortunately, he couldn't reach for some kind of grip to get enough time to mount Tsyo on a branch, so he did the last thing possible.

With Tsyo on his back, he had three sturdy bones form like a cage around him and break from Kumon's body to make a rolling landing that would soften up the impact for him. He then braced himself for collision with the ground by forming his Hone no Maku. With a loud 'SLAM!', he fell to the ground and didn't make any attempt at all to roll and make the crash any less fatal. Instead, he bounced and slid for a little, breaking a large portion of the skin on his arms and forehead. Everything involving the bones had occurred in a matter of seconds, so the visual that his bones were literally encasing and protecting Tsyo's body was almost impossible to make out during the fall. As for his bones underneath his layers of skin, nothing had broken, it was simply a matter of regrowing the skin later.

He moaned a little in grievous pain, trying to roll onto his back for a better catch of his breath. The burning of the skin filled with dirt and vegetation replaced all feeling at the time, ruining any deal to laugh about the whole incident, or to talk with an audible language for that matter. "Damnit!" he thought, "That was such an amateur mistake on my part... Damnit!" He continued to curse at himself for a while as he just laid there, dealing with the friction burns on his arms and face.

(( So, Inu, Tsyo shouldn't be hurt, but are you going to make consequences to the wires we tripped, or are they playing off as fakes? ))

Subject: Sorry.. >.< Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:30 pm

Tsyo's eyes both opened as he realised they were falling, and he managed to slip away from Kumon, and not land on him to worsen his pain. Tsyo's pair of glasses flew from his face upon impact, as he began rolling a little, they landed comicaly on his stomach. His head also felt as though it were psuhing against something! A wire! His eyes widened as he expected a trap to be triggered, but when it wasn't, he grinned. It was fake, so that meant he was eavesdropping on them. Tsyo then realised that Kumon had also fallen. He shot right up, catching his glasses as they fell from his nose and putting them on. He raced over to Kumon to see. His arms looked shaved, and were probably in extreme pain, he didn't dare to touch them, out of fear of worsening them. " Kumon, nice way to land! " He teased, as he realised that the calf he landed on was bleeding as well, and had some rocks stuck in it. He winced painfuly as the feeling of his body returned. " Heheh, well, at least you don't seem to be hurt too badly except for a huge scrape on each of your arm. " He then lowered himself, lifting up Kumon into a sitting position, noting his silence. He would have been fighting back tears from a fall like that, or if he took the whole landing like he did, yet he seemed only to be wincing in pain and letting out a rare groan.

Subject: Re: The Park Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:56 pm

Tayra sighed softly, shutting her eyes tight. It was all her fault. Their plan fell apart due to her own clumsy self. Her parents were right. She would never become a real ninja. "I'm sorry, Tsyo-Kun, Kumon-kun... I screwed up..." She smiled weakly, but in her eyes shone misery.

"Are you alright, Kumon-Kun, Tsyo-kun?" She asked the two, realizing that they both must have fallen as well. Tayra quickly walked over, looking Kumon's friction burns over. "Ouch..." She mumbled, wincing. "I'm sorry," She repeated the two words once again.
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When you find me, in the morning, hanging on a warning, oh.... The Joke is On you... You said you were pretending, here's to unhappy endings, oh... The joke is on you...

Niwakage Age : 17 Joined : 01 Dec 2007 Posts : 71

Kumon held himself up in the sitting position Tsyo put him in and chuckled. "Don't worry... My family is known to deal with extremely painful and agonizing wounds," he said, not mentioning anything about his Kekkei Genkai being any part of the brace for impact. He then receded the bones beneath the layer of mangled skin, showing small amounts of muscle tissue. His forehead didn't change much, since the skin had been shaved down to the skull, anyway. The only thing left was for the team to be a little more careful altogether.

He looked to Tayra and shook his head, It's no one's fault in particular, we're a team. If one shinobi is to take a fall, all of us do. That way it hardens us all as a team to prepare for the next incident. Right, Sensei?" He didn't say this in any particular direction, but he did figure, like Tsyo, that Raiken was oberving them. He started getting up, ignoring the obvious burn on his arms and face, looking around their position. Tayra, how fast can you puppet Enkou at any given moment? Is he capable of scouting quick enough to compete speeds with a shinobi?"