Naruto: Black [IC / Not Accepting / Started]

[BLUR]

"What's taking them so long. They are two highly skilled shinobi and they can't even put three guards under genjutsu? Their part should have been long over already. Kaemon is probably already done," Yukan said loud enough so that the rest of the team could hear him. "I'm getting bored just standing around here," he muttered. Yukan sat down on a soft spot of grass and looked at Ookami who was very silent throughout the mission. "Ookami, can you tell with your byakugan if they have even taken out one guard so far? Or have they been caught?" Yuakn asked. [i]"Why am I acting like this....I'm becoming to impatient. I have to stop or I might end up hurting our team's plans." [/i]

[Warrior_Tal]

-Many of the team members seemed to be growing a tad impatient on account for genjutsu users not working fast enough. Ookami had to agree on that part; as highly skilled as they where to be ANBU they seemed to be lacking behind. Ookami's gaze shifted over to Yukan who questioned him about the number of guards put under genjutsu. Ookami already scanned the towers before seeing two guards already put under the genjutsu. There were also the door guards as well? He couldn't understand why they could just do a wide spread of genjutsu upon the guards. Doing this whole thing one-by-one was taking up to much time when they could of already infiltrated the facility. Letting out a sigh Ookami looked back over to Yukan lifting only two fingers up. This was a sign that two guards were already taken care of. However, more needed to be done. Those two seemed to be the teams only genjutsu users. If they were then this could of gotten done a whole lot faster then simply waiting by to enter the facility.-

[.:Blu:.]

((So I'll be now posting about after a successful infiltration))

After seeing the infiltration plan successfully executed by the ANBU members down below, Inotsu released his mind transfer jutsu to return to his orginal body down below. Inotsu opened his eyes when he returned into his body and stood up from the ground. "Alright team, let's move...." Inotsu said as he gave the signal to move into the enemy area. After all of the members had gotten inside the area, Inotsu led them to a part of the lot that was secluded and safe for Inotsu to explain the next part of his plan.

"Alright, infiltration successful.... Now for the most important and most dangerous part of this mission. I hope all of you are ready because this next and last part must be executed without fail...." Inotsu explained as he paused for a brief moment. "Now, we'll be splitting up into two smaller groups led by me and Hayate. My group will consists of Ookami, Kai, Kaosu, and myself. Hayate, your group will consist of you, Kaemon, Reddo, Yukan, and Yamato."

"My group will be in charge of rescuing the Fire Daimyo's son while Hayate's group is in charge of kidnapping the leader. We must execute this as quickly and silently as possible. Now I know when I say silent that might be asking a bit much considering we might just have to confront the enemies in battle, but it is important that your method of approaching this problem will have to be less troublesome as possible. Explosive tools are fine to use but only one should be used to create as less chaos as possible."

"On another note.... Besides the leader we are kidnapping.... Leave no prisoners.... After we've successfully complete our respective parts, we'll rendezvous withing the forest. So, is everybody clear on what we're suppose to do?" Inotsu asked.

[Ghoulish]

Kai grunted but knew his place at this point, there was no room for error and he didn't ewant to be the one to make the mission a failure Kai faced Inotsu and simply nodded. "Got it." He stated as he maintained his composure a rare trait for Kai that only sprung up at desperate times was his ability to kknow when to be serious. Although he would have his own say he knew that anything that could be avoided should be. "My genjutsu will be able to put them in a dillusional state, but killing them with it would force to much chakra out of me also it won't be a quiet death." Kai looked up and stated. "I won't cause fail to this mission. Not at any cost."

[Warrior_Tal]

-Ookami took into consideration on how Kai reacted to the placement of the teams. However, the Hyuga knew that the placements of each member would help out in a way to discover what they were searching for. Lifting a single hand up; Ookami placed it upon Kai's shoulder giving him a few taps as a sign that everything will be fine. Lowering his hand down he focused his eyes once more activating his kekkei genkai. The Byakugan pierced forward through the entire complex. His eyesight catching through the different bodies and chakra infused substances. His eyes continued their focus in search for the son of the Fire Damiyo. There were an assortment of guards and the wall of protection seemed to thicken the more he went in through searching.-

-Raising an eyebrow he came upon a wall. But, he could go no further. The more he tried the more it seemed like his Byakugan was hitting against glass. The door looked metal with some kind of sealing tag placed upon it. That had to be the target? The Fire Damiyo's son had to be there? It seemed to be the only possible way seeing the fortification of the guards and how he could not bypass the door with his byakugan. Letting out a sigh; Ookami closed his eyes for a brief moment de-activating his kekkei genkai. Just as Inotsu asked if everyone was clear on what was happening; Ookami had a good idea of what direction to travel in.-

[i]Child's play.[/i] -The Hyuga thought.- [i]But it will be difficult to get there.[/i]

((This occurs after everyone splits up onto their teams.))
-Reaching into his tool bag; Ookami pulled out a scroll and a writing utencil. Kneeling down he rolled the scroll out and proceeded with writing down the complex as he saw it. Several lines and small figures that acted as guards, and finally the door that the Damiyo's son was behind. Knowing that guard protection seemed to gather up the further that they went only then would they know if they were heading in the right direction. Ookami's drawing was not that good, and to ensure that they got there saftely; they would need his byakugan to find the son.-

-Standing up Ookami rolled the scroll up and walked over to Inotsu. Everything needed to be as quickly and as silent as possible, but with the number of guards he saw near that door it would be rather difficult. Extending his hand out he handed the scroll to Inotsu for him to take a quick look at of where he suspected the Damiyo's son. However, to ensure this route was correct; Ookami would need to take the lead as a guide seeing as he was the only one with the skill to find were the son was actually. He knew Inotsu trusted his judgement and ability with his kekkei genkai. That was what made them such a good team.-

[Mysterium Tremendum]

As soon as Kaemon check all the vital signs of the guards to ensure they were dead, Kaemon took out a small vial that he kept on his person and made a small cut on 1 of the guard's necks and waited while blood oozed from it. Kaemon had a small habit of taking blood samples from others. Laced with his own chakra, some blood is actually easier to manipulate than his own. Better yet, there were some types of blood that once he laced it with chakra and drank it, had bountiful effects on his body. Some for short periods, others permanent. As soon as the vial was full, Kaemon put it away and quickly leaped away to join the rest of the squad.

Kaemon arrived just in time to listen to Inotsu split the group up into teams and when he finished, Kaemon immediately felt a surge of relief wash over him, "[i]Good teams, Kai will be best under someone who will keep his mind on the mission and Reddo and Yukan seem steady people but.....[/i]" Kaemon felt a bit of reluctancy, "[i]Yamato's profile doesn't exactly have a lot of praise in it, it says he's a powerful fighter, but a little rash in his judgement. I should inform Hayate to be very cautious about how he handles Yamato, it could mean the difference between success and failure in this mission[/i]." Kaemon waited and when the command was issued, leapt off along with Hayate, Reddo, Yukan, and Yamato.

[BLUR]

Yukan smiled. "Finally we're getting somewhere!" He said not too loudly. Yukan thought the teams were good ones, since the fighting styles all differed giving them variety in battle. This way, they could help each other out like when one of them gets stuck on an opponent who's taijutsu makes it impossible for one of their ninjutsus to be effective, a powerful genjutsu user, such as Yamato, could interfere and save the other guy. He also was happy he ended up with the task of kidnapping the leader of the rogues. [i]"This will be fun, we get to fight a powerful opponent...[/i]" Yukan grinned at his thought.

[Navras]

Yamato nodded at Inotsu and looked down at the ground. [i]I let my emotions get the better of me... I was this close to casting checkmate on my own team mate... I can't let that happen again, I simply can't.[/i] Yamato looked up from the ground and at his team mates. If things got bad and they were to be out numbered, it would be up to him to save them. [i]This is not a chess game... I keep forgetting that... but I can't, not anymore. They're not pawns. I have to remember that.[/i] He turned to Yukan as he made his verbal statement and couldn't help but smile. [i]He's so young...[/i] Without saying anything else, he departed with the rest of his group, awaiting now for orders from Hayate.

[.:Blu:.]

((Due to me taking time to think of new plot ideas, we will now continue on with the RP with a short filler chapter. Oh and the title is not what you think it is O_O))

[center][size="5"][b][u]NARUTO: BLACK - THE LAND OF TWILIGHT[/u][/b][/size][/center]

That night the stars in the sky were shining brightly in its pitch black color that oddly enough, gave off bright light. Footsteps could be heard running through the town. There was chaos everywhere as houses and other buildings burned to the ground and townsfolk were slaughtered like lambs by the Army of Twilight. Their armor stained with blood, they continued their relentless onslaught without remorse. And to think that once, these monstrosities were also so happy townsfolk who depended on each other to survive.

A young girl with crimson red hair who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old was carried by a large, bulky man with short messy black hair through a dimly-lit alleyway. The girl was unconscious and was carrying a small doll with her. The large man is accompanied by a smaller man with chin-length dark blue hair. Both were wearing the same outfit which appears to be armor. The big man had been slashed on his back, but fortunate for him, the bloodflow had stopped.

The two men seemed extremely tired, but they continued to run diligently. One soldier of the Army of Twilight noticed the three within the alleyway and chase after them. The soldier was then joined by two more soldiers. The man with blue hair quickly turned around and formed a snake hand sign. Suddenly, a large wall appeared from the ground, blocking the three soldiers.

The two men then carried the young girl deeper and deeper into the darkness....

[Konohagakure]

The sun dawned on a new day in Konohagakure, but the sun didn't have much meaning to the members of the ANBU Black Ops. Inotsu had awoke early this particular day. He prepared a cup of tea to eased his stress from the previous mission he was on. It was a mission that involved guarding and delivering a priceless artifact to Kirigakure. The artifact was known as Tasogare no Ishi or "The Stone of Twilight". Rumor has it that the stone belonged to an ancient civilization lost in time. Other rumors state that the civilization had never even existed and the stone's legend was just made up.

Inotsu didn't seem to have an opinion on legends. He was the kind of person to worry about the present. Inotsu finished his cup of tea and left it there on the table. Inotsu might not look like it, but he was the kind of person to procrastinate when it came to doing household chores. The ANBU Chief even joked that Inotsu should get himself a wife to help him around his living quarters.

Inotsu walked to the Chief's office to leave his mission report on the Chief's desk. The Chief wasn't there of course, the Chief never is during early hours. He was probably still asleep or going to visit his mother in the nursing home. Inotsu closed the door to the chief's office and made his way to the ANBU Black Ops' personal training area to get in his morning workout.

At the area, Inotsu began working on his taijutsu skill by fighting a puppet controlled by a special ninjutsu that the workers there used. Inotsu is well-known in the ANBU Black Ops for his acrobatic, speedy, and fluid movements when using taijutsu. Inotsu achieved a couple of good kicks on the puppet before landing a blow with his tanto to the puppet's core, on a human, that would be the heart.

[Warrior_Tal]

((ooc- More will be on the new technique in the OOC thread.))

-His arm ached in pain; it felt weakened? Not even 25% of his Chakra had been used, and already the Hyuga felt tired. Was this new technique even worth the while of completing. There was always the other Hyuga clan techniques. Eight Trigrams Palms Heavenly Spin? Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms? Eight Trigrams Empty Palm? But. This Hyuga wanted to have something completely different. His own technique that would help out in the event of a mission. Since the Damiyo's son incident; the Hyuga had little more to do. Small chances came to train some genin of the village, but that was a rare sign to see. Most of the time he spent training.... developing this new technique. Standing up straight he looked around the area. A training field that offered him some time to think to himself and train.-

-An exhaled breath of air escaped the Hyuga's mouth. Not even wearing the standard ANBU attire; he allowed for himself some freedom of movement while he trained. Lifting up his dominant arm he looked it over. Different types of markings appeared from the hand all the way to the elbow. His hand clenched into a fist the more he thought about this new technique. It already had taken him a good month to develop. Now all was left was mastering it all the way through.-

[i]For it to be complete I need to use more chakra.[/i]

-However, the more chakra he used the more tired and weak he would go. 25% was not enough in this case. The only bet was either 50% or 75%? But that seemed to be crossing the line already? The more chakra used the more it seemed to put some kind of injury to the arm. It was a technique strong, and yet.... held many drawbacks. The Hyuga exhaled a breath of air lowering his arm down back to his side. His gaze shifted into the sky. Blue. With clouds as white as snow rolling by. A calm breeze. This was a perfect day for some training, but he needed some rest.-

-Not much was going on at the moment other then a simple time of relaxation? Taking another breath of air he lifted both of his hands up in front of himself. Calming himself he performed six consecutive hand seals rather quickly. One right after another he performed the horse, the dog, the boar, the dragon, the bird, and finally the tiger. Concentrating his chakra he lowered his right dominant arm down to his side. The strong concentration of chakra slowly shifted over to his right arm. From the elbow down to his finger tips a bright radiant blue color began to form. It slowly grew brighter and brighter the more chakra he put into it. The balled fist of his right hand opened up revealing the palm. His eyes turned focusing in on a target. Without his byakugan active he rushed forward with his dominant arm following behind. Mere feet away he launched his arm forward hitting the tree with such force that it nearly shook.-

-His arm lowered down as the blue radiant glow ceased. Ookami's breath had deepened through the use this time around. This time around it was 50% chakra that he used. So from there Ookami knew that 75% of the users chakra was needed to perform this technique. His left hand lifted up grabbing the log that his palm hit. Moving it slightly the log tilted slightly. This showed that a good amount of internal damage would be used at the price of 75% of the users chakra. Smiling Ookami turned walking over to a bench and sat down.-

[i]Well at least that much was accomplished. Now all I need is rest...[/i]

-His left hand lowered over to some bandages. Picking them up he proceeded with bandaging his right hand and arm up from the recoil damage received from the drawback of the technique he performed. Self-satisfied with the technique and how long it took to perform.-

[BLUR]

Yukan was eating at the ramen shop, having quite a good time eating the delicious ramen of Konahagakure. It had been a month since his first mission with the other ANBU elites and he had come to know them better and evrything had been working out in the team. Their chemistry was very well and Yukan couldn't wait until the next mission he would have with those guys. As he slurp up his last bowl of ramen, Yukan paid for the meal and headed for his usual training area at the headqaurters. When he finally made it to the plain, grassy area he would always train in, he saw Inostsu and Ookami but they seemed to concentrate on their training so he didn't disturb them. He began to practice his middle-ranged ninjutsu. [color="#FF0000"]"*Fire Release: Fire Whip!"[/color] A whip shaped strand of fire emerged from Yukan's hand after he had performed the necessary hand signs. He entangled a small tree with the whip and pulled hard on the whip. Not only was the tree on fire from the entanglement, but the whip was cutting through the tree by melting the bark. "Good, slacking off for a whole hour hasn't had a bad effect on me," Yukan thought aloud. He laughed at his comment and released the Fire Whip ninjutsu. "Of course not, it's only been an hour," He said aloud again. He began practicing taijutsu on another much larger and bigger tree.
[spoiler='Fire Release: Fire Whip!']The Fire Whip is a justu that, after performing the necessary hand signs, gives the user a whip made of fire. It's a long whip capable of burning through most things. It can be used as a long range weapon, or simply used to entangle an opponent until they burn to death. C-rank[/spoiler]

[Mysterium Tremendum]

Kaemon strolled down a quiet road in Konoha's backstreets. He decided he'd finally start working on more techniques for his Blood Release, so as soon as he'd finished his grocery list that was loaded to the brim with cheap food, he headed to the training area. It was close to noon so Kaemon expected to see a few other people training, but it was above his expectations when he spotted Inotsu, Ookami, and Yukan training against the trees and Inotsu hitting a ninjutsu-controlled puppet. For a few minutes, Kaemon observed each of them. Inotsu was impressive with his taijutsu, it almost gave Kaemon a sense of envy. He'd slacked off a lot in recent monthes with his Taijutsu, preferring to work on increasing his already formidable supply of chakra and focused more on Blood Release Ninjutsu and the 1 Genjutsu he knew. Watching both Inotsu and Ookami demonstrate near perfect Taijutsu skills almost had Kaemon pounding his head against the ground at his own negligence. Kaemon also took note of Yukan as he displayed an interesting Fire Release jutsu that produced a whip out of fire. A lightbulb went off in Kaemon's head... A BLOOD WHIP!!! Astounded that he hadn't thought of it, Kaemon mentally kicked himself. It was such a simple idea and yet it would be so useful. Momentarily ashamed of himself for not thinking of it sooner, Kaemon nearly decided to his head on a nearby tree for his stupidity.

As soon as Kaemon snapped out of his inner thoughts, he composed himself and strode carefully up to Inotsu and waited for a few seconds until Inotsu was aware of his presence before he spoke, "Impressive, it seems your profile wasn't exaggerating when it gave your Taijutsu skills an excellent, would you care to spar with me for a little while?"

[.:Blu:.]

Inotsu looked at Kaemon with a friendly smile. "It seems you have a knack for reading ninja profiles huh?" Inotsu lightly joked. "Anyways, I wouldn't mind a little sparing session. By the way, I heard some rumors that there's going to be some type of S-Rank Mission that regards escorting royalty. I wonder what's that about." Inotsu said. "Well anyways, I hope its true, I've been wanting to do a mission that doesn't involve priceless artifacts for awhile." Inotsu and Kaemon then walked over to a special ANBU sparing field. Inotsu then unsheathed the tanto from his back. "So, ready to get started?" Inotsu asked.

[Warrior_Tal]

-He was so dialed in that he did not notice the three others that had entered into the area. Ookami's entire focus was on perfecting this technique. The interest popped into mind of sparing. Overall, Ookami would hold a great amount of interest to spar with Kaemon, but he already exhausted his chakra and needed rest. Lifting his right dominant arm up he clenched it a few times. A slight tinging sensation, but it was nothing that the Hyuga could handle. His gaze shifted over to Kaemon and Inotsu who moved into a sparing arena. An eyebrow raised in peek interest of how this would go. Inotsu held some private training with the Hyuga clan to improve taijutsu, but that was then. And only during that time the clan didn't divulge any information about the Byakugan or the Gentle Fist art.-

-Still holding in some interest; the Hyuga rose to his feet and moved over to the sparing area. Inotsu had complained about his previous mission in guarding a rare artifact; while Ookami had gone on an A-Rank mission that felt more like a C-Rank mission to him. Either way he was not complaining on the matter. A mission was a mission, and the Hyuga had to accept it no matter what. The level of the mission really did not concern him, and he was really hoping for something new. Taking position next to a medium-size wall; Ookami leaned up against it placing his arms over while he watched to of his squad members spar.-

[Mysterium Tremendum]

Kaemon raised his eyebrow at the comment from Inotsu, "I prefer to be well versed in my comrade's abilities and backrounds, makes dealing with them so much easier." Kaemon moved to the other side of the field and got into a fighting stance as he faced down Inotsu. "Taijutsu only, Ninjutsu and Genjutsu are forbidden for this battle." Kaemon readied himself as he closed his hand together and bent his knees a little bit in preparation for a quick assault. "Now then.......BEGIN!!"

Kaemon quickly rushed at Inotsu, throwing out low kicks at Inotsu's knees and uppercut jabs at his jaw. He tried his best to act as fast as he possibly could, Inotsu could not be allowed to gain momentum or Kaemon would quickly be outdone. He kept his guard up, readying for anytime when Inotsu chose to swing that Tanto of his and ready a counter. He swiftly threw a roundhouse kick from the right and feinted a straight punch into an knee thrust in an effort to keep Inotsu off his balance.

[.:Blu:.]

Inotsu was effective in dodging most of the attacks Kaemon threw at him. However, the roundhouse kick was successful in knocking Inotsu off of his legs. Kaemon's knee thrust closed in on Inotsu's chest, however, Inotsu is known for his fluid movements in battle and is one of the best taijutsu fighter in the ANBU Black Ops so he was prepared for anything. Inotsu used his palms to abosorbed the knee thrust while at the same time using Kaemon's knee as a balancing object to twist his body upside down.

Inotsu landed on one of his hand and aimed a push kick towards Kaemon's center. Inotsu knew what he was doing. Even if Kaemon was to block the push kick, it would still cause slight injuries and would still push Kaemon back so that Inotsu would gain some distance. Inotsu was putting a lot of weight into the push kick which was amplified by the fact that gravity was making his kick leaning in further towards Kaemon, effectively increasing the strength of the push kick.

[Mysterium Tremendum]

Kaemon froze for a second as Inotsu used his knee to balance himself upside-down. Kaemon saw the push kick coming, but his body's instinctual reaction was to bring his left arm up to block it. Kaemon heard bones crack as the push kick knocked him back a few meters. Kaemon clutched the bicep of his left arm as it seared with hot pain. That push kick had extra force behind it and combined with Inotsu's strength became a lethal blow. Kaemon increased the blood flow to his left arm to try to get the blood to numb the pain that flooded the cracked bone. It worked, the combination of Kaemon's adrenaline and chakra blood allowed him to effectively ignore the injury but it was still going to require a splint on it after this fight. Kaemon's brain started working rapidly as he tried to bring his feet to a stop from the push kick. Inotsu's counters were near perfect and his timing was flawless, it had only been by luck that he'd landed the roundhouse kick. Kaemon quickly switched strategies to compensate for his limp left arm.

Kaemon ran forward recklessly with his left arm dragging along. Kaemon leaped forward and aimed one more roundhouse kick at Inotsu with his left leg and balancing on his right leg. As soon as he retracted his leg, he pushed the attack, throwing punches and low kicks at the fastest speeds that he could muster. When Kaemon had closed the distance as much as he could, he grabbed Inotsu's left arm with his right hand and using more strength than he anticipated, swung around, aiming to toss Inotsu high into the air and jump to land an axe kick on his lower ribs.

[.:Blu:.]

By the time Inotsu's push kick had landed, Inotsu's was back on the ground kneeling with his right knee. Inotsu still had his tanto in his hand. Inotsu then noticed Kaemon's left arm and was surprised at the force behind his own kick. "(Ugh, I guess I miscalculated. That kick had more force in it then I originally thought. I'll be sure to make it up to Kaemon later....)" Inotsu thought to himself. In that temporarily moment, Inotsu's focus was taken off from the sparing match that was still going on.

As Kaemon ran recklessly towards Inotsu, Inotsu regained his focus and threw his tanto high up into the air. As the roundhouse kick neared Inotsu, Inotsu guard his side with both of his arms. The kick connected and Inotsu was rather surprised at the strength behind the blow. Inotsu knew that Kaemon's taijutsu skill has improved since the last time they spar.

Then, a barrage of fast kicks and punches were thrown at Inotsu. He knew that he wouldn't be able to avoid all of them considering he wasn't fully standing yet so he took the situation with a different approach. Inotsu let several punches connect to his arms. It was apparent that the punches that connected caused some minor injuries to Inotsu's arm. Within the flurry of attacks, Inotsu found an opening and jumped a bit into the air.

At the same time, Kaemon was able to grabbed Inotsu's left arm and was aiming to throw him up into the air. Inotsu, utilizing his quick reaction speed, Inotsu used his free arm to grab Kaemon's right arm. Kaemon was successful in throwing Inotsu into the air, but thanks to Inotsu grabbing Kaemon's right arm at the right timing, Inotsu was able to control himself as he ascended into the air.

If not for that, Inotsu would've been in a position where he was vulnerable to a powerful attack. Within the air, Inotsu grabbed his descending tanto and descended towards Kaemon, ready to use his tanto just in case.

[Mysterium Tremendum]

Kaemon lost all feeling in his left arm the moment Inotsu left his right hand. This spar could've gone longer but Kaemon decided it had to end immediately or his arm was going to take severe damage. The pain came rushing back in a split second and Kaemon fought hard to keep himself standing. As Inotsu flew through the air from the throw, Kaemon jumped back and prepared for the axe kick that he'd planned to hit Inotsu with. This was it, Kaemon either had to hit the kick to the ribs that would end the match or he would be vulnerable and Inotsu would take advantage and win. He jumped high up into the air to where Inotsu hung controlled from the throw. Kaemon spared a quick glance at Inotsu's Tonto before following through with his plan. Kaemon launched a right kick to the head in preparation for the axe kick and with quick haste, swung his right leg up and brought arcing down towards Inotsu.

[.:Blu:.]

Inotsu watched as the kick was about to connect. Inotsu in his mind had two choices, block with his tanto, which seemed like a better choice than the second, or use his special taijutsu technique that he has been developing. Inotsu, of course, chose the first choice and just simply blocked with his tanto. Upon connecting against the tanto, the both of them descended towards the ground at high speed. Inotsu pushed Kaemon's feet away with his tanto and then proceeded to landing safely onto the ground in a kneeling position. "I think that should be enough for today Kaemon. You should get that left arm of yours checkout." Inotsu said.

[Warrior_Tal]

[i]He's improved?[/i]

-Even the little time that Inotsu and Ookami spared together; he was still able to improve on the different abilities he used. Taijutsu? Genjutsu? Ninjutsu? It really did not matter what one used in this ANBU team? They all had strengths that backed up the others weakness, and that was what made them a good team all together. His gaze remained firm upon his two teammates. Observing both over with hawk eyes? They both were improving even with old techniques and new ones. Ookami wanted to perform a spar, but knew it was best to rest.-

-His hands lowered off of the siding and clapped together at least four times. This signaled that they both performed a well rounded spar even if Inotsu won in the end. They were both proficient in taijutsu which really helped out in the end.-

[.:Blu:.]

Inotsu heard clapping coming from the sideline and turned to see Ookami. Inotsu smiled at Ookami and gave a slight wave from his left hand. "Good morning Ookami. I guess you were watching that fight. Well, you are the taijutsu master here and if you clapped that means Kaemon and myself must be pretty skilled in taijutsu." Inotsu said. "Maybe one of these days we should get all together and spar with taijutsu only. I wanna go up against that Gentle Fist of yours again Ookami." Inotsu said with a friendly smile.

[Mysterium Tremendum]

Kaemon stood up, his arm limp and completely numb. "Yeah, I probably should get this arm checked out. If I didn't have the kind of chakra I did and my adrenaline wasn't as high as it was, I'd be in shock right now." Kaemon bowed before he heard Ookami clap his hands and smiled. "I'm glad we put on a good enough show. I've been getting a little lazy in my Taijutsu training, so this was well-needed." Kaemon turned to Inotsu, "Good match, I'm always up for another one anytime. Your technique is far better than mine at the moment. I improvised a lot with my attacks and I should've known better than to block that push kick." Kaemon bowed and walked away towards the medical center with his arm hanging limply as a rag.

[.:Blu:.]

"Well you don't have to be so hard on yourself, considering the fast pace of the situation, you blocking it was just a matter of instincts. Even I can't help it if my instincts took over for a brief moment. By the way, I was a little bit scared when you charged at me like that. I wasn't focus on the battle then so that was quite a surprise when you charged at me. You also gave me a couple of good bruises. Anyways, I'll see you later Kaemon. Maybe we'll have a mission later together." Inotsu said as he waved a slight goodbye to Kaemon then turned to Ookami. "Well, I gotta go put some ointment on my bruises, then I'll have to go see the Chief. So I'll catch you later Ookami." Inotsu said as he walked off.

Inotsu went back to his quarters to put ointment onto his bruises. It really helped. Advances in medicine are amazing nowadays. Even a broken arm like what Kaemon had sustained could be healed easily with today's medical ninjutsu.

[Warrior_Tal]

-Ookami offered a smile upon Inotsu's remark about facing off against his Gentle Fist style. The only way to really help another out was through the use of sparing against one's teammates. Lifting his right hand up he gave a thumbs up.... a sign that it was a deal. He was a taijutsu expert, and that said a lot considering most of the Hyuga techniques were based around the use of the Byakugan and the Gentle Fist. A good thing, because Ookami had trained well to learn several Water Release techniques as well. Clearing his throat; he decided to leave as well. A good mission with those boys seemed in order even if it was a simple ANBU 4-man squad.-

-Arriving back at his living space; Ookami pulled out some Hyuga Secret Ointment. Unwrapping his bandages he looked over his arm. Battered, scratched, burned, and bruised? Just what he would expect from this new technique. Letting out a sight he applied some of the stuff to his arm and replaced the old bandaged with a new set.-

[i]That should do it?[/i]

-Placing the container back in the dresser door; he turned and glanced out a window. Hyuga children at play.... the traditional game? Ninja of course. Ookami offered a smile remembering when he was little and playing this game as well. A ton of fun; until he grew up and actually became a shinobi for the village? Then finally, an ANBU operative. So much has changed in such a short amount of time. Younger shinobi were becoming the shinobi of tomorrow and today.-