Endless Thoughts, Endless Pain

[Lil'.Ms.Pablo.xX]

Xasako morning:x:blade takeshiX

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The air was cool, the breeze was gentle. It was cloudy, on an island off of Kirigakure. It was peaceful, since just a meere tourist town rested on the island's dirt. It seemed that no wars, or conflicts have raveged the forest. Everything was intact, since the Land of Water avioded the scruffles that occured between the Five Great Nations. Yet Kirigakure, had brutual internal conflicts back when everyone thought Kekkei Genkai holders were a threat. Those were the good old days that Asako remembered.
It felt strange to know she was back in her home country, not in a bad, or good way. It just felt... Strange. She rested near a lake, that was spread out in a forest. The banks were covered in plush grass, that swayed in the breeze. It was away from the town, where Team Habai were currently stationed at. For no good reason, they were following Atake to Kirigakure. Asako couldn't come up with a good reason to go, nor a good reason not to go. So, she just merely taged along. It was sure to be a exciting adventer.
Asako sat under a tree, her eyes closed. She faced out towards the large lake, her hair drifting in the wind. Her legs were crossed, and her bare feet were resting on her thighs as she meditated. Asako had her hands locked together. No motion came from her, just the moving of her large black shirt. The large purple rope glancing from behind her torso. It was a time to bask in surrenity, with the sloshing of the water and the calls of birds. The faint batting of their wings floating across the clearing in the forest.
Against the grass, layed her scroll pouch and Takeshi Sword. Her mind went to her comrades, wondering where they had gone off too. Yet she enoughed the peace, with the sun bouncing off her pale, but lightly taned skin. The curse markings reached across her arms and legs. It shown at her bare stomach, and peered threw her mesh halter shirt. Asako's shirt, that acted like a miny dress covered up the rest of the markings. The swirls slowly pulled back, retreating back to the curse mark. Slowly, she opened her eyes under her hair, breaking out of her trance.
Asako lifted her hand, pulling the black shirt back on to her shoulder, with a cold glare.

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[Daisuke Mazaki]

Michiko was standing on the roof of an building which she could see the entire island and so that she can keep track of her comrades to make sure that they are behaving. She loved to cause pain and torture as much as he comrades but she didn't see the point of attracting attention to herself for no good reason. She lost track of her entire team as soon as they gotten to the small town but soon got a glimpse of Asako sitting peacefully on the beach. Michiko smiled as she started to wonder why Asako even bothered to meditate since Michiko knew how strong Asako was.

A soft breeze blew across the small town and before it was even over, Michiko disappeared from her spot on the roof of the tallest building. She reappeared on the hill of the beach and started to slowly walk toward Asako so she wouldn't accidentally attack her thinking she was an enemy. She walked to the right side of the position that Asako was and looked out at the sea before asking Asako a question. "Where the hell did our other comrades go?"

[Lil'.Ms.Pablo.xX]

Xasako morning:x:blade takeshiX

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Asako heard Michiko fly threw the wind far before she landed next to her. She released a breath and gracefully stood. Her chest rose and fell with ever breath she took. The sound of her team members voice broke the silence. Asking a pointless question, about the two men of the group. The last thing she'd do was try and keep up with those two. Asako rolled her eyes, placing her hand on her hip, placing her wait on to her right leg.
Why in the world would I know. she spoke camly.
Her voice sounded almost disgusted, thinking of Ronin and that new person. He would be the one to follow the lead of someone, just because they were stronger. Asako wouldn't do such, her pride was to big to do a thing like that. Her black lips pulled back at the corner, almost giving off a menacing growl. She kept the rest of her facial features relaxed, as her eyes graced the surface of the lake. A soft breeze rolled by, rustling her hair and the leaves above. Asako crouched down, pushing off the ground. With a quick back flip, she landed in the tree above.
The branch held steady under her, giving a quick look towards Michiko. There was nothing else to do, with Atake away, she couldn't have the battle she wanted. Sighing, she crossed her arms against her chest. Her bare feet ignored the ruff bark of the branch. Today was going to be along day, it was only mid morning. No use in meditating, she felt like streching her mussils but rather not go out killing. Asako may lust for blood, but was smart and thought things threw. In the Land of Water, she was in a bad position to do anything to draw attention to herself. With her being internationally wanted, escpecially in Kirigakure, she'd easly die.
With all of the hunter-nin after me, it would be best if I didn't draw to much attention. I guess I'm resorted not to kill until the time comes.
Asako's thoughts mumbled out of her lips, for everyone to hear. With them being a good distance away from the village, she was fear to train.
Let me see how good you really are Michiko, I have yet to find out your strength. she said calmy.
It was an invitation to spare, Asako alwayed wanted to see how she compared to others. Then it just gave them something to do for the time being.

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[Daisuke Mazaki]

Michiko had nothing personal against Asako but for some reason unknown to her Michiko just didn't fully trust her but all she cared about was that she could hold her own. When she heard Asako say something about let see how strong she was and took that as an invitation to spar with her. She first thought to deny the invitation then she started to wonder who is stronger herself or Asako and decided to accept her invitation.

She walked forward in front of Asako and turned back toward her when she was a little in front of her and looked straight at her before deciding to let Asako know that she accepted her invitation to spar. She got into a battle stance where she placed one foot in front of her and the other foot behind her then she brought her hand right in front of her in an fist. "I'm ready when you are."

[Lil'.Ms.Pablo.xX]

Xasako morning:x:blade takeshiX

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Asako was pleased that Michiko accepted her challenge. She watched carefully as she took her stance, yet she stayed still. Asako tightened her fist, and her knuckles becamse pale. She let her arms drop to herside, and she started to focus. Her dark eyes looking at her surroundings, trying to see what she can use to her advantage. Of course she wouldn't take it to far, but she took training or sparring seriously. The wind made her hair blow off to the right, while her bang tickled her cheek. Slowly, she took in a breath, and released it. Her chest dropped as her diaphram moved with the exhale. Slowly she crouched down, her hands resting on the tree branch below her and her back arched.
This one time, she wouldn't think first about her attack. In flash, her muscles contracted and her legs released like a spring. Her bare feet leaving the bark. She was in mid air, flying towards Michiko. Yet at the last moment, she dissappeared in a cloud of mist. The gray cloud was swipt away by the on coming breeze. Asako was now placed behind Michiko. Her feet shifted against the grass, the large Takeshi Blade was already gliding threw the air. Asako easly thrusted the large weapon towards Michiko's torso. She barely used any strength, now it became very easy to weild the blade. It just felt like air to her, with this she put speed behind it. After it gained momentoum, she just let it fly and wouldn't use her muscles unless she had to change it's direction.
Still, once again she dissappeared in a fog of mist, ending up in a tree farther away. Her feet were planted on to the branch far off the ground.
For now, Asako wasn't planning on using attacks. She'd just dive in and fake an attack, then she'd hope straight out. So she quickly threw her scroll in the air, it was already dripping in her blood. With a hand sign, her two Fuma Shuriken appeared. A sly smile cracked over her face as she grabbed one out of the air. The other fell to the ground, the wind wipping by it, and it landed in the soil like butter. Asako lifted her foot to push off the tree, she launched herself towards Michiko, swinging her arm to let her Shuriken fly. Not really trying to hit Michiko, she knew there could be a chance that her team mate was stronger. Yet she wouldn't believe it until she was able to beat her.
Asako wanted to test what she could do, and she'd perform a jutsu after this attack. Yet her speed was amazing, able to move in the blink of an eye, actually before the eye fully closes. Then, with the amount of practice she has put in to weilding her weapons, she is able to summon then out of no where. One moment, her Shuriken is across the feild, still in the scroll. The next, she has already thrown it and was reaching for her Takeshi Carving Blade. Asako's skill with weapons was amazing, and she put most of her focus on that. Yet unknowningly to her team mates, she was also amazing at jutsus and summoning snakes. Truely, she was a force to be reckin' with.
Are you sure you want to keep going. she asked chuckling as she left the tree branch.

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[mrbatman]

This is quite the opportunity to-

Shut up, damn you.

The tropical breeze whipped through the tree branches, the sound of their swaying sounding vaguely like soft rainfall on a tin roof. The sun shone bright and unabated on the small coastal island and the people on its shores, broken only by the occasional wisp of cloud or a high-flying kestrel. The peace of the soft gust was only disturbed by the sound of a fight on the island. Two young women, shinobi, were duking it out on a slope of verdant grass, very out of place among the lush scenery. Their little battle, situated as it was, was visible only from the tops of a few trees overlooking the clearing. Sitting on one of those trees was the lithe, dark figure of one of the girls' teammates - their leader, Atake Tagura.

Atake's raptor gaze swept across the vista, taking it all in; the sea, the island, the small battle, and, across the water, the mainland. His mind was wandering, not really all that focused on Asako and Michiko's fight. He knew they could handle themselves. That was, after all, why he'd refrained from killing them and had recruited their aid. Not that he needed them, per se, but because each of them had talents that he could hone and use for his own purposes. Not out of greed, but out of respect for their abilities.

With a hint of amusement, Atake noted that their fourth teammate was nowhere to be seen. As a matter of fact, he hadn't seen Ronin all day. He'd given his team the day off to relax, meditate, or do whatever the hell they pleased. Because soon, he mused, we have work to do. For now, though... they can do as they like. With a sigh of boredom, he adjusted his position on the limb and settled down to watch the ladies fight.

[Daisuke Mazaki]

Michiko was very surprised how fast Asako but she wasn't intimated by her speed. Michiko jumped into the air when she saw that Asako was throwing her Shuriken at her and dodged it with ease but didn't notice that Asako had left her place on the tree branch. She thought that she would start off easy then get faster and stronger as the sparring match continued. Michiko pulled out three kunei which she attached paper smoke bombs and launched them toward Asako but not even trying to hit her. She just wanted to cause an diversion to get her comrades focus off of her then she would strike with a very easy jutsu.

As soon as Michiko launched her kunei at her comrade then she made the necessary hand-signs before sending one of her water based jutsu as Asako. She whispered to herself "Wind Release: Rotating Shuriken" therefore she pulled out four Shuriken and infused them with the breeze and used her hands to shoot them all at once at her comrade but these are special Shuriken which won't actually hurt her opponent. Michiko then suddenly appeared behind her comrade and attempted to attack her with a hard left hook to the back of the neck.

Before she actually landed the left hook then she disappeared and reappeared on the ground below her comrade. She crouched down and used her strength to push off of the ground to try and attack Asako from below. Michiko absolutely loved to play around with whoever she is fighting which means that she would attack then quickly disappeared and attack them from another position. She did a back-flip in mid-air and was using the bottom of both of her feet to attack Asako.

[Lil'.Ms.Pablo.xX]

Asako's feet were barely off the thick branch, and her Shuriken had already become logged into a tree trunk. Quickly, her blurry vesion took in her surroundings. Analizing every branch, blade of grass, the position of Michiko, and her arsal of weapons. Planning out everything before her oppenent even made her next move. For now, she'd have to seek out her strengths and weaknesses. Asako has trained in long, mid, and short range attacks. Either way, she'd have the advantage with her swords. So the shinobi had to think it over before she processed to her next move.

It seemed that her kunai and shuriken are going to be for long range attacks. Yet, she should be smart enough to know she wouldn't get me with those. Maybe she's using them to draw my attention away from her fist. If she's a close range attacker, than I'll have to watch out for any distractions. I have to keep my mind focused on her, and not her weapons. If she launchs anything at me, I'll have to shot it back. That's all I should do for now.

With that, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. That's when she heard the faint sounds of kunai streaming towards her, about three. Then a small flapping noise trailing behind the small blades... smokes bombs. Quickly, her eyes snapped open, and ran threw hands signs. The young ninja was already a good distance away from the branch, so Michiko thought she had her. Most people can't move threw the air, and at the angel she was at neither could she.
Asako had to resort to anther way to get out of this sisutation. Finally, she ended her hand signs and infront of her was her Takeshi Katane Knife. Reaching up, she twirled it inbetween her fingers. In one quick motion, the long weapon was at a new angle. With a fanged smile, she hit the three kunai on the tip. Siding them falling straight to the ground with a spiral, Asako hit the sweet spot. With one quick nudge, she was able to change the direction of them with out activating the tags.
Yet, out of no where four shuriken came towards her. Quickly, she dropped her Katane Snife, and her Carving Blade appeared in her hands. Without a hand sign, she performed a wind attack. She sent the blade flying out, and the wind wipped off of the edge of the wind charged weapons. It sliced the shuriken in half with ease. Yet it was short lived as Michiko appeared behind her, twisting her body with the help of her blade, she raised her hand to block it.
Michoki started to play her game, and she appeared below her. At this moment, she was in a sticky situation. Keeping her blade in her right hand, she performed a hand sign to release a jutsu. Violent bolts of lighting rained down, making the area around them glow white. Anyone near would get a taste of it. The large bolts struck towards Michiko, and the tables were turned. Then, Asako threw her Carving Knife above her, and her feet pushed off of it, sending her flying towards Michiko. Using a hand sigh she spoke,
Lighting Kick!
Asako tucked in her left leg, and soon her right leg was light up. The chirps rained from her leg as it become charged with lighting from the knee down. With the force she used to kick off of the Carving Blade, she could barely be seen shooting towards Michiko. With a black flip, she stuck her leg out, planning on kicking her into the ground with a shock.


Chakra Used: 20
Name: Whipped Wind Attack
Type: Chakra Flow/Wind Release
Rank: C
Description: It can be used with any weapon. A blade is filled with chakra and if flows over the sword. As wind is swiped over the surface, it becomes charged with chakra. If the weapon is swung fast enough, the wind can slice a tree.
Cost: 5
Name: Charged Wind
Type: Lighting/Wind Release
Rank: B
Description: Simpler to the Uchiha’s fire jutsu, she blows wind in between her figures to charge the wind with electricity. This guides the pulsing lighting towards her wanted direction at a blinding speed.
Cost: 5
Name: Lighting Kick
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: A
Description: It's a kick where she pushes the charge down to her foot. Asako lifts up whatever foot she is using it on, and launches herself with the other foot. Spinning, she kicks once and pulls her leg back and kicks once more.
Cost: 10


[Daisuke Mazaki]

Michiko was watching the fight between her replacement and Asako and when her replacement was hit with Asako's lighting kick it hurt even her. She had a feeling that Asako already knew that the Michiko she was fighting is a replacement but if she did Asako gave no hint. While Asako was busy focusing on her replacement, Michiko quickly jumped out of her hiding place and appeared behind her ally and knew that Asako was probably expecting Michiko to attack from behind.

Michiko clasped her hands together and was ready to hit Asako in the back of the head.

[Lil'.Ms.Pablo.xX]

Asako clenched her teeth together as she collided with the Shadow Clone. She was getting tired of her little games. Yet she was able to release her jutsu before she crashed into the ground. The last thing she was going to do, was waste her chakra on a copy. Still, with the force she had behind her kick, it left a carter in her wake. The dust from the impact swayed in the air, but the breeze swipt it away. The Shadow Clone dispursed under her ankle, and she stayed crouched down. She made a slight movement with her foot, keeping the tips of her fingers on the ground. Her eyes closed, as she tuned into her surroundings, searching for any movement that came from the surrounding areas.
So that's where you were hiding.
Her black hair swayed in the wind as she heard Michiko move behind a tree. Michiko raced towards her Asako could replace herself with a Lighting Clone, and release it once she get's close enough. Her comrade was already behind her, she maybe fast, but Asako also had a fast reaction time. She moved to fast to be seen, and she was already standing and facing her. Holding her arm up, she summoned three large snakes, that were much thicker than her arm. The black snakes shoot out from her sleeve towards Michiko, with their fangs exposed.
Yet on each of their heads, was a lighting tag. This time, she was sure it was really Michiko, so with one hand seal she released it. In a flash, the area was again covered in a blinding light. Asako didn't really treat her snakes right, they were constantly dieing at her comand. Never would Asako give a second thought to killing them off if she could gain from it. In the flash of blinding light, she was above Michiko, with another Lighting Kick ready. With out a second thought, she dived down with her leg aiming for the crown of herhead.
I'm tired of your games, fight me as if you're going to kill me. she spoke in a calm voice as she was about to strike Michiko.

[Daisuke Mazaki]

Michiko was just recovering from Asako's lighting tags when she looked up to see that Asako was once again trying to hit her with a Lighting Kick. A soft breeze blew across the battlefield as Michiko heard Asako say for her to stop playing games and fight Asako like she means it. Michiko was also getting tired of playing games with Asako so she decided to stop and fight Asako like she want to be fought. Instead of pulling some trick, Michiko just waited until Asako was in range before grabbing the same foot that Asako was about to use her Lighting Kick with. The pain was bad but Michiko just sucked it up and continued to hold her foot before using her strength to pull Asako to her.

Michiko held her free hand into a fist and launched it toward Asako's face and hoped that Asako was finally satisfied that she was fighting like she wanted to kill her. After Michiko found out if her punch was going to hit Asako or not then she started to fall straight to the ground still holding Asako. Michiko wrapped both of her legs around Asako then did a flip with Asako still wrap in her legs and was trying to ram Asako's head into the ground when they finish falling.

[Lil'.Ms.Pablo.xX]

Asako pushed her chakra into her right foot, which Michiko grabbed on to. With enough chakra control, she changed it into lighting and watched the space light up again. She frequently used it, and could it became one of her most powerful jutsus that she could use in a minutes notice. The Lighting Kick, or The Leg Chidori became like second nature to her. With the amount of times she used it, it was as natural as blinking an eye. Yet in the blinding light, she saw a fist fly towards inbetween her eyes. Quickly, with out thinking, she placed her hand up to try and grab it right before it slammed into her noise. With her strength, she kept it from budging while she performed another lighting kick.
The shonobi from Kirigakure lifted up her left leg with her flexablity. Her heel, and her foot over her head, she sent it shooting down. A distinctive swush sound rung as she aimed it for her head once more. Michiko was leaving herself out in the open with the whole "grab a leg, and get my hand trapped" thing. Still the surpise attack was short lived as she saw the ground rush towards her face.
Asako refused to cut off her Lighting Kick, since it was a prime oppurtunity to get a solid strike in. Quickly, she went into her 2nd State form, able to control the transformation. Yet it did have a price to pain as she released a shreak. Asako wasn't prepared for the gut wrenching pain from the gentic change. Everyonce and awhile, you'll get a Curse Seal, that changed your physical make up, and that sure was a b*tch. With the mutation she went threw always brought a quick prick of pain. With this she clenched her teeth.
Asako slammed into the ground right before bring her heel down towards the crown of Michiko's head. If she didn't move, than it would have hit dead on. She made a groove into the ground, and dust stirred around her. Slowly she pushed herself up, starring at Michiko with her dark gray eyes. Asako's coal black lips were pulled back over her three inch long canines. Her forked tounge slide out of her mouth, before being drawed back in. A breeze floated by, caring her long hair off to the side. It now hug down her chest and to the small of her back. It was a dusty ash color, instead of her usual black.
The dark black mist swirls covered her skin, along with the sickly, dark skin. Long white horns rounded her skull, and shoot up in a curved point above her head as the cloud of dirt dispursed. Asako dug her inch long claws into the soil as she stood on the balls of her feet. A few shining snake scales littered her skin, along with the over foot long spikes patruding out of her back and forarms. Her hand reached up to rub her head, with sigh.
I can't believe the Cursed Seal saved my *ss. Some times this whole increased durablity thing can come in handy, but that still hurt. I could have performed a body flicker technigue, but I went ahead with my attack. It's nice to see that you're finally taking it seriously. I guess Atake is getting a show, since he has yet to see a Cursed Seal in action. she shrugged.
Asako looked up to where he was sitting then back to Michiko. The black swirls retreated back to her Seal Mark. Her hair withdrew from her mid-chest and back to below her noise. It also shifted color from a light ash, back to the dark black. Her body lowered as she winched from the pain. She went back to standing on her feet, instead of like a dog stands on their hind legs.

15(from other post)+10=25)
Name: Lighting Kick
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: A
Description: It's a kick where she pushes the charge down to her foot. Asako lifts up whatever foot she is using it on, and launches herself with the other foot. Spinning, she kicks once and pulls her leg back and kicks once more.
Cost: 10-20



[Yumimuru,Kumori]

Ronin Looked down the hill at his team that where fighting,and thought to him seld why did i get put with these two idiots. Then he looked a little farther, and saw Atake walking down the beach. Ronin liked atake even if he would never have to chance to be friends but what ever atake needed ronin would help him, and it wasnt because he was stronger it was because Atake reminded Ronin of his brother and he was going to do anything and everything to help him. Ronin sat down on a stump and pulled his sword out, and started to sharpen them.

[Daisuke Mazaki]

Michiko watched as Asako went into the second form of her cursed mark which Michiko thought was pointless at this point since they were just sparring. Before Michiko even hit the ground her cursed mark just started to activate and cover her body without her even wanting it to. Ever since she received her cursed mark from Orochimaru, Michiko always had a problem with it activating even if Michiko didn't want it to. Michiko landed on the ground with just her left foot but it just made the landing on her that much harder which Michiko didn't mind that much. She looked at Asako then looked toward their other two team members and looked back at her before asking "The only reason that I wasn't taken this fight seriously was because no-one told me to but when you told me to take the fight seriously then I decided to. Come to think of it, this is the first time that I have ever seen you in your cursed mark which to be honest looks like the cursed mark was made for you."

[Lil'.Ms.Pablo.xX]

Xasako morning:x:blade takeshiX

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Asako stayed relax as she listened to Michiko talk. The young shinibo pushed off the ground with the ball of her bare foot. The wind blew her hair off to the side as she twisted in a back flip. With grace, she landed under a tree, leaving the crater in the ground behind. Asako landed on the ball of her feet once more with her arms crossed. Quietly, she sat under the tall tree. Once again, she crossed her legs in a meditation pose.
Clasping her hands together, she went threw the hands signs, Rat- Dragon- Hare- Tiger. Around her grew a small storm cloud that layed close the ground. Slowly it cirruculated around her, drawing in chakra from the nature around her. It was a reversed effect, and replensed her chakra instead of building up chakra for an attack. Asako kept her hands together in the hand seal "Tiger", keeping the jutsu active. After a few minutes of waiting, she felt her energy return that she lost during her sparring. The young woman sighed, as she dropped her hands into her lap.
Slowly, she rised to her full height. Next to her appaired her scrolls, with her weapons summoned back to her. One of this days, she said she'd get a larger one. It started to get annoying carrying around a bunch of crap all the time. Asako looked back up at Michiko as she finished talking.
If you don't take training seriously, than it won't mean anything. You should learn to put all your effort into sparring, that way you can build up stamina instead of relieing on the Curse Seal of Heaven. If you can learn to bleed during training from fatigue, than you won't bleed from fatigue in a real battle. That way, you won't die so easly from being tired... It'll be a real pain if I'm stuck with Ronin and Atake.
Asako sighed, pulling her lose sleeves back on to her shoulders. The Kirigakure native left her shoes and scrolls at the base of the tree. Her eyes looked out on to the ocean.
Also, you should get ahold of that Curse Seal. If you can't turn it off... Than it'll slowly desolve your mind and you'll go mad, you'll be good as dead by then. And, if you're looking for me to return a complement on your Curse Seal, I'm sorry to dissapiont you sweet heart... she said facing the wide open see.
A salty breeze blew off the surface of the waters, blowlying her hair away from her neck.
I'd actually like to go swimming, it's a nice enough day...
Above, the sun started to drift towards the horizon once more. Soon, it would be time for sun set against the Land of Water. Then once again, she'd spend her time alone... Looking out to the ocean by herself...

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