Marise clapped her palms together, gathering her chakra for the coming onslaught. The tree monster sprawled out, viney arms clenching at nearby branches as its 'eyes' glowed, a vague face forming out of a knob protruding from the trunk. The Hyuuga nin unleashed her attack, bringing her fingers up to her mouth and shooting out a burst of flame that exploded on contact with the forest spirit.<br/><br/>Still alight, the creature wailed and moaned, climbing through other trees to get at her. With a mighty swing, it brought a branch crashing down towards her- she dodged, leaping to another branch as the one beneath her gave way under the assault. Sakumo went from tree to tree, quickly catching up to them, some ten feet behind the kunoichi when he formed a few handseals and moved very much like the younger ninja had.<br/><br/>From his mouth came a billowing light cloud of heat that distorted the air. When it touched the lit forest spirit, the flame was magnified, bursting into an inferno. As the spirit swung its arms, writhing from the flames now engulfing its body, Marise brought her hands together again, three identical konoha kunoichi appearing beside her.<br/><br/>A twisted tree branch half consumed in fire whipped towards the group, but that Marise dodged the attack, scattering the ground. A second clone was targeted, but she too avoided the tree spirit's wild attack. Soon enough, the mass of vines and tree limbs was the source of a bright light as four daggers of holy chakra pinned it in a square formation. The tree spirit withered and sank, collapsing like dead weight and opening up a path.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Godai Taigeki: Nidan Jutsu. (150%) 23 Damage<br/>Kasumi Enbu no Jutsu (150%) 24 Damage<br/>Since the monster is vulnerable to fire, it catches on fire.<br/>2 damage from being on fire.<br/>0 Piercing damage. 25 holy damage.<br/>Total Damage: 74<br/><br/>Buying time... I've run late. :(</div></div><br/><hr/><br/>Maki smiled, "You are a gifted ninja, in more ways than one. Your body serves us both well, Tashi-<em>kun.</em>" Her smile turned mischevious, "And it would be my pleasure to<em>train</em>you." She craned her head back, looking through the window at the moon above, "My... I wonder what time it is?" She looked back towards the youth, "When do you have to report back to the Daimyo?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">This is about to wind down. Don't worry though, something... exciting should happen soon. :P<br/><br/>I do apologize profusely for the short post, but I'm running out of things to Maki and as you might be able to tell, Mari and Kaname have me working overtime resolving their stories. :P</div></div><br/><hr/><br/>The sparrow Nin relished in her companion's willingness, gleefully bringing her tongue up and down in a rythem as she lapped up Jun's womanly juices. She rested her hands on the wolf kunoichi's thighs and brought her lips to Jun's own, plunging her wet little tongue between Jun's folds as far as she could before wriggling it on the way out.<br/><br/>Her lips drifted up, her tongue tracing lines along Jun's pussy until she found her mouth around the other woman's clit. She wrapped her lips around it, kissing it with fondness as one of her fingers wandered nearby, testing her pussy with the fine movements of her dextrous pointer finger.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>The cloaked figure seemed to have little interest in Kaname for her body, facing away from her as he did. Perhaps it was a concerted effort to deny himself the temptation, but from the way he moved and spoke, there semed to be nothing but killing intent behind his actions.<br/><br/>"...How much do you know?" He asked in his deep metallic voice, his hand resting on her shoulder still as the cloaked man looked straight ahead.<br/><br/>Unable to come up with a clever lie at the spur of the moment this time, Kaname's lips moved quickly, releasing what she gathered to be the truth.  "Someone impersonated the girl's brother to guide her out here, that's all we know."<br/><br/>He moved his head to the side, his one uncovered eye drifting off into space to ponder her words. The man let out a "Hmph." His only way of conveying amusement, one could assume, considering his disfigurement. Kaname could at least tell that he believed her on both accounts, though he acted like something was... off, and it gave him reason to pause. He brought his other hand up, again bringing his fingers together to form a point. This man wasn't a demon- this man wasn't supposed to be here- and this man wasn't part of the plan! Having exhausted her of any further use, he prepared to kill her.<br/><br/>Kaname whimpered, not too proud to show an enemy fear.  But that didn’t mean she was broken, not by a long shot.  As he gathered the will to destroy her, Kaname’s eyes flickered shut and her lythe body fell into motion, guided by chackra and instinct, she threw herself around to the bottom of the branch.<br/><br/>The cloaked figure felt her duck from beneath his hand raised his fingers to strike, but found that the kunoichi was already out of reach.<br/><br/>Feet blurring, she ran beneath him and up the tree trunk at the other side, ‘til she was balanced easily on a branch fifteen feet above him.  Seals formed fast and ephemeral cherry blossoms exploded out all around him.<br/><br/>The cloaked figure looked up when he saw her, taking a step forward menacingly. His sight blurred, the world around him becoming a dream as cherry blossums scattered in the wind. She disappeared, everything disappeared in that hazy other world.<br/><br/>In reality, the man stood motionless, still glaring menacingly at her though he was only going from memory. He raised his hand up, palm upwards as he pulled his sleeve down with the other. Along his wrist bracer, the word 'Blade' was encircled by summoning seals.<br/><br/>Out of smoke appeared a large greatsword, held in his hand by itself as one might easily grasp a smaller blade. With one monumental slash, he brought his weapon across, cleaving a diagonal slash in the tree trunk. It was deep, the blade going clean through and out the other side. Slowly, it began to shift and give way, forcing Kaname to have to abandon it before it fell off to the side.<br/><br/>As the bisected tree started to slide off its trunk, he slipped his finger underneath the bandage covering his eye...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Tumble success!<br/>Will Save negate failure! :P<br/>Will Save to act success!<br/>Free action draws  a weapon. He full power attacks teh tree. 32 damage. Ignores the tree's hardness.<br/>Reflex Save (DC 10) to jump off the tree before she eats dirt.<br/><br/>Pretty sure I mentioned in chat something like PCs doing x4 damage to objects... since Kaname demolished the tree with her lightning, I guess it can work both ways, eh? ;)</div></div>