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Post by CHIJOUMAE KURO on Jan 21, 2013 23:24:38 GMT -5
Kuro was traveling to the coast today in search of one of the Kumo Intel agents Katherine Storm. After the official meeting with Shiva and Roronora he had decided to get to know the people he would be in charge of. “A good leader knows what he’s working with and how to put those skills to the best use.” He said to himself as he walked along the beach. Kuro usually didn’t come near the coast because the valley of Cloud and Lightning was filled with water and it was secluded and peaceful. If there was one thing Kuro enjoyed it was his solitude, and you just couldn’t get that at the beach. He knew that Katherine and her Fiancée had a cabin out here hopefully he could get them both, but he’d settle for just Katherine, and he could hopefully spar with her just to see where she was Jutsu wise, and how he could use that for Intel. As he walked across the beach he saw a figure and hoping it was Katherine he hurried forward.
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Post by STORM KATHERINE on Jan 22, 2013 0:22:45 GMT -5
Usual ClothesKatherine had decided she would just relax after her encounter the day before with Alessia. Esmerelda had been glad that she had made a friend like she had. She had wanted to meet her unfortunately she had to return to her village to handle some business and so Alessia had left to return to Kumogakure to do something herself and so she was dressed in her usual clothing she wore for her missions for the anbu black ops a long sleeved short white jacket with a high collar, that hide her mouth and facial tattoos, which matched the white hakama she wore with a black sash around her waist her sword strapped to her back as well. It was a nice day at least the sun shining on the water really made it glisten and sparkle seeing a rainbow shoot up in the sky. She continued to walk along looking down at the ground. After a few seconds she would look up seeing a male running towards her now. Traffic here seemed busy lately first running into Esmerelda some weeks back and then Alessia the day before and now this guy. Then she recognized him as Chijoumae Kuro Killer Bee's assistant and student. Knowing that she would guess he wasn't lost and had probably come to see her about something important. "What brings you out here Kuro-san?" She would ask as she stopped walking now folding her arms against her chest now. He seemed to have an air of business about him that he wasn't just here for casual small talk. Being a member of anbu she was good at deducing these things just by reading one's facial expressions or body language. She could only allow him to respond and confirm this.
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Post by CHIJOUMAE KURO on Jan 22, 2013 11:38:34 GMT -5
Kuro bowed to Katherine. “And a good day to you as well Katherine-san.” He rose up straight. He knew about the Shark Empress, and her standing in the Anbu which is probably why Bee nominated her for Intel. She was a fierce fighter, and a good Anbu agent. “Well the reason for my visit is not social. I am the Intel commander of the Kumo branch and I wanted to get to know the people that would be working with me. I must say that is an honor to be working with such an esteemed Anbu member. I am sure together we will make Kumogakure proud.” Kuro looked around seeing that Esmeralda was nowhere to be found he assumed Katherine was alone. “Well if I’m not interrupting anything I was hoping you would treat me to a spar, I’ve read your file, but I prefer to get first-hand knowledge if that’s alright.” Kuro linked his hands behind his back a little anxious about this meeting. He was normally never this straight forward, but he was a leader now and a show of leadership was needed.
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Post by STORM KATHERINE on Jan 22, 2013 22:40:50 GMT -5
Katherine would simply nod as his own formal greeting was given now. She had heard of his clan and their blood techniques. Nothing against them but she could never cut herself on a constant basis as they did. She was perfectly happy with her own clan techniques the ability to channel and control lightning itself to empower her own techniques a truly frightening power. "I deduced as much." So it seemed he was a part of Intel as well and the commander of the Kumogakure branch at that. "It is an honor to fight alongside the Raikage's right hand so the feeling is mutual." She would nod to him a smile on her face. Relaxing her arms she would lower them now it seemed he wished to test her somehow. He seemed to be looking for someone else as well knowing it was probably Esmerelda but she was long gone now. "I don't see why not sure. Esmerelda is away on business in her own village."
She was bored to be honest and had been pondering some training. A fight with Kuro was just what she needed it would suffice for her need to train. She would reach back to draw Byakurai Raiken from it's sheath on her back now. Then the skies began to darken as a stray lightning bolt would shoot down as she activated her kekkai genkai lightning body. She would raise her sword to absorb and then channel the raiton into her body storing it for later as the excess she couldn't handle was forced out her sword which she pointed towards the ground now away from them both. "I am ready." She would say gripping her sword white raiton chakra roared into life around the blade now.
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Post by CHIJOUMAE KURO on Jan 23, 2013 16:14:18 GMT -5
Kuro rubbed the back of his head. His ability to be so formal at will smothered some people, but he was glad she understood that. “Ah well of c-c-c-c-course you w-w-would you’re and Anbu after all.” Dammit his nervousness had got him to stuttering. Not the impression he had hoped to make. So she had heard of him as well, that wasn’t surprising Bee liked to praise him when he wasn’t around to anyone that would listen. He was glad she had accepted his spar request, and at the mention of Esmeralda he smacked his forehead. “I should have known that.” He growled to himself some leader he was shaping up to be he couldn’t even keep tabs on his team. “Very well then it looks like it’s just the two of us.” He saw her pull out a massive blade and then the sky darkened. He watched as a bolt of lightning shot out of the sky and was absorbed. He’d heard of the Storm’s Kekkai Genkai, but he didn’t think it was as intense as that. Kuro nodded as she said she was ready. He pulled out a lone Kunai and slit open the top of his hands. His blood flowed out over his hands into gauntlets. “As am I.” Thankfully his blood didn’t conduct electricity so he could strike her as long as his hands were insulated. He rushed forward trying to delivering several blows, before ending with an uppercut.
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Post by STORM KATHERINE on Jan 23, 2013 23:23:46 GMT -5
Again Katherine simply nodded being a member of Anbu it came with the territory. It was her job to read people in order to learn their habits and routines. It took a lot of training but after awhile reading someone's body language came pretty easy. "No need to be nervous I don't bite." A cheesy pun maybe considering her title but she was trying to be serious. She could come off intimidating sometimes be it her personality or her body. It was just how she was always in Anbu mode unless she was off duty and relaxing in Esmerelda's company. She was trying to be more open and was making slow progress. "She'd Intel's medical commander she went to see about recruiting some medics I think." Katherine would reply now rubbing the back of her neck now. Or maybe it was to fetch a list for something Esmerelda hadn't exactly been clear what the head commander Shiva had told her to get. She would smirk seeing his reaction as one of surprise it wasn't everyday you saw someone struck by lightning and live. She would then watch as he pulled out a kunai to slit his palms seeing the blood flow out. Unlike normal bleeding though it seemed to gather around his hands forming gauntlets. Then he would charge at her throwing a series of punches at her now which she blocked using her sword before activating her flash body technique and using Lightning Brutal Horizontal technique she would duck under his uppercut striking him in the side with a wrist chopping motion before jumping off and planting her feet on his chest did a backflip to distance herself from him taking a defensive stance as she flashed the handsigns for her lightning shadow clone technique forming a single clone now.
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Post by CHIJOUMAE KURO on Jan 28, 2013 16:49:38 GMT -5
Kuro shook his head. “Oh it’s n-n-n-not that at all.” He said nervously he really wished he could have that calm demeanor that Maria seemed to possess so easily and even Katherine had it. He sighed wishing he could call upon such training. Kuro nodded at Katherine’s explanation of Esmeralda’s absence. Should have known that too. Kuro had read Shiva’s report at the meeting of Esmeralda’s position as head of the Intel’s medic corps. He thought to himself sourly. Kuro saw her block his punches and then disappear and try and cut him with her sword. Kuro was a bit astounded at her speed, but he had something up his sleeve that made him faster. He activated his Raiton armor to block her blow then she jumped up and kicked of his chest he stumbled back, but the blood on his left hand flowed out trying to catch onto her ankle and pull her towards him for a Raiton armor powered punch to send her flying.
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Post by STORM KATHERINE on Jan 28, 2013 22:33:11 GMT -5
Katherine had always had a calm demeanor for as long as she could remember. Her mother had always said she never cried for anything growing up. Like a shark always calm before the strike to kill came she too was always calm and calculating preparing for the time to kill someone whenever it came. Her expression was one of no emotion seeing him activate the technique all the Raikages had been famous for using in the past. One could almost say she was thrilled to face such a technique she had always dreamed of learning. Sure she had flash body but that was a parlor trick compared to the real thing. With such a technique at her disposal criminals would think twice about challenging her. She'd do a backflip after kicking off his chest only to feel something grab her ankle. She would show no emotion still in Anbu mode now as she activated her Flash Dragon Palm Jutsu raiton chakra gathering around her hands to form dragon heads. Then she thrust a fist forward shooting the dragon fist from her right hand at his face at point blank range at the same time she was struck using the body replacement technique she would disappear in a poof of smoke being replaced by a log as she appeared behind him flashing the handsigns for her Lightning Beast Running Technique using flash body the hound created would be twice it's normal size as it shot forward aiming to crash into his back and knock him down in the process. Should he counter-strike against it he was in for a surprise then.
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Post by CHIJOUMAE KURO on Jan 31, 2013 15:18:50 GMT -5
Kuro smiled as his whips wrapped around her ankle and pulled her towards him, but what he wasn’t expecting was the dragon palm coming at his face point blank. Something Ay said came back to him. If it means your attack will connect sacrifices must be made. Kuro nodded continuing with his attack as her dragon palm hit him. The Raiton armor blocked most of it, but he still flew back some, and saw that his punch had only connected with a log burning and shattering the wood. He turned around to see a massive dog of lightning coming at him. He could only block the incoming hit. “Blood Style: Crimson body.” The blood flowed out over his body covering it completely. Then the blood peeled away from his face, covering his hands once again. He activated his armor once again. He’d gotten better he could keep it going almost continuously now. He jumped high into the air and making the hand signs for his own Lightning Beast running jutsu. A lightning bird soared down from the heavens heading right towards Katherine. Kuro followed close behind with another Raiton armor punch.
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Post by STORM KATHERINE on Feb 1, 2013 0:00:22 GMT -5
Katherine had to admit that raiton armor was pretty strong. Firing that technique off at blank range had barely phased him much. Then her lightning running beast level two technique was used her abnormal sized hound tearing across the field now. She'd blink seeing a barrier shoot out to surround him now supposedly made of his own blood. Her hound would split into three normal sized one each one crashing into his barrier only to do little damage as they retreated back from it moving her hand she would call them back to a safe distance as his blood barrier dropped his raiton armor activating again. She'd watch him leap into the air flashing handsigns for the same technique she'd just used only a bird made of raiton would appear instead shooting down towards her. "Be impressed few have ever seen this technique yet." Activating her flash body technique once more she would draw her blade and point it towards both in the sky. Using her Lightning Release Great Lightning Shark Beast Attack technique a burst of white raiton chakra would shoot forth forming a shark's head as it would tear through the air leaving a trail of raiton chakra as it would proceed to swallow up both whole before smashing them into the ground hard aiming to crush or at least knock both out. With that raiton armor she doubted she would knock him out but she hoped to do some real damage with it. She'd pant a bit having exhausted so much chakra using that technique she would have to bide time to make more.
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Post by CHIJOUMAE KURO on Feb 4, 2013 18:11:16 GMT -5
Kuro wasn’t sure what Katherine had in store for him, but as far as he could tell she was very skilled and he was proud to have her on his team. Then something incredible happened. A giant shark head came at both him and his Jutsu. It swallowed his bird without a moment’s hesitation and then came hurtling towards him. Kuro was in midair there was no way he could avoid something like that. So he went for the last ditch effort. He focused his Raiton chakra into the tips of his four fingers. “Lightning Armor Technique: Hell Stab!” He hurtled towards the shark his four fingers piercing deep into the jutsu setting off a giant explosion of lightning. Kuro flew high into the air and then crashed to the ground leaving a sizable crater in the sand. His Raiton armor had protected him mostly, but his left arm was completely numb. The back lash of lightning must have temporarily fried his nerve endings, but being a medic Nin he would have them working again in no time. He came out of the crater seeing odd glass statues where the lightning had struck the beach. “Well aren’t you lucky you are the first person to see me perform Lord Third’s Hell stab technique.” He said with a smirk. “Shall we continue, or do you want to draw it here?”
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Post by STORM KATHERINE on Feb 4, 2013 23:16:42 GMT -5
Katherine would smirk he seemed almost caught off guard by her technique. It wasn't everyday someone saw a giant shark head made of raiton chakra racing towards them. She had him now there was no avoiding it it seemed. Watching him activate his raiton armor she figured he would to lessen the blow some. Oddly enough he seemed to shout out something in the air before driving his hand into her jutsu after it had swallowed up his raiton bird technique. Upon contact there was a giant explosion and from the cloud of smoke Kuro flew out backwards crashing into the ground nearby. Gripping her sword tight she rushed over to survey the damage only to have Kuro stumble out of the crater he had made one of his arms a little banged up. Then she looked to him as she spoke of using the third hokage's technique and smirked pretty impressive technique to stop hers like that. "If I must still prove myself I shall continue. I leave that decision up to you commander Kuro." If he was satisfied then they could stop otherwise she was hardly tired so she could press on longer showing off more of her skills. If he thought that technique was impressive then he would love the sequel no doubt it'd catch him off guard since it was hardly anything like the original. No it was more like a powerful raiton cannon that could kill if powerful enough. "Quite the impressive technique nonetheless." Katherine added a smirk on her face he had some pretty powerful techniques if they continued on he could possibly defeat her he'd be the first one to do so.
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Post by CHIJOUMAE KURO on Feb 5, 2013 16:05:15 GMT -5
Kuro looked at Katherine and he shook his head. “No I don’t think the beach could take much more. It was never about proving yourself I just wanted to gauge your skills.” His arm was starting to tingle as the feeling came back slowly enough for him to form a few hand signs to check to see his arm wasn’t permanently damaged. “I was training with Alessia Yuuki and she mentioned training with you, which made me want to meet you, and see if everything checked out and by the technique you just showed me everything does.” He started to flex his hand and arm as he started walking back towards the village. “So is there anything you wanted to talk about or questions you have. I am willing to answer anything you want to know.” He wrapped his arms around his back clasping his hands together and rocked back and forth looking out at the ocean the waves crashing against the shore. “You know I might bring my fiancé out her one day. It really is beautiful.” He said sitting down on the sand.
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Post by STORM KATHERINE on Feb 6, 2013 0:26:23 GMT -5
Katherine simply nodded it had only been a test of her skills after all. She tended to get carried away at times feeling the need to prove herself to others. She wasn't showing off mind you just assuring others she was skilled and deserved her position. It was a relief to see mobility returning to his arm now it seemed he would be fine now. She had crippled a bandit once with one of her more advance raiton techniques he had never regained use of the arm far as she could remember. She would nod now and again to assure him she was listening to him as he spoke and not spacing out. "Ah yes I remember Yuuki-san. She has great potential to be quite the fine kunoichi with me mentoring her. I am glad she did it nice to meet my superior in INTEL finally. You are quite skilled and deserve your position." She could only imagine what it'd be like to face his fiancee. The Silver Fang some had started to call her in the village a master with a sword. She was supposedly INTEL's Sunagakure commander. "Well my fiancee as you know recruited me on behalf of Shiva. She didn't exactly explain to me what I'd be doing other than hunting down criminals." Katherine replied scratching her chest a little now. She'd been vague on what her duties would be. "You should Kuro-san it'd be romantic. That's my cabin nearby but you're welcome to use it for a getaway with your fiancee just clean up afterwards." Last time she'd rented it out to someone they'd left a pig sty behind. She'd promptly charged then for having to clean up their mess and never rented it out to them again. Boss or no boss she wouldn't tolerate Kuro and his lady doing the same thing to her like they had.
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Post by CHIJOUMAE KURO on Feb 6, 2013 12:24:00 GMT -5
Kuro nodded at her. “I believe mentioning you were part of Intel sealed the deal for her.” He said with a smile. Kuro bowed to her. “Ah yes and it is nice to see the rumors of the shark Empress are all true. You are quite skilled as well.” He said thinking of Maria. She had gotten stronger too after her near death experience she had shot up in jutsu and strength their spars had started to get a little one sided. He could use with a few water jutsu, to counter her fire and wind Jutsu. He might ask Roronora for a bit of help with that. At the mention of Katherine’s objectives he jumped in eagerly. “Oh no it’s much more than that, we’re not just bounty hunters, but intelligence gatherers and we are the rope that ties all nations together.” At the mention of her cabin he looked past her to see the cabin in question. “It is a very nice cabin indeed Katherine-san.” He probably wouldn’t use it though Kuro was too enigmatic about those kinds of things, but if Maria wanted to he would concede to her wishes. “Oh you don’t have to worry about that at all.” He said with a reassuring smile.
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