The lightning bolt landed true, and while it didn't seem nearly as potent in effect as it seemed it should have, it appeared sufficiently distracting enough for the masked figure to forgo continuing to force the Jutsu.  A glance towards the catgirl as the water rescinded rapidly into the ground...<br/><br/>"Cease.  I'm only here for the Sarutobi boy,"the figure said, voice still heavily distorted and unrecognizable. "Save yourself; do not interfere."<br/><br/>In a blur that not even the quick catgirl could truly see, the figure was standing before the treeline opposite, a quick series of signs and a glance at Hiro...<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: Hiro's Sight</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Water whips shoot out and rapidly wrap around, binding Hiro's arms and legs, crushing his body, restricting his breathing, choking the life from him.  The figure's piercing cold eyes are unwavering as the watery vines threaten to ease him into unsconsciousness...</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">MF Moves 60ft ahead to the tree, Genjutsu DC23 to identify Technique as Non-Lethal Brutality Method<br/><br/>Will Save DC 20 @ Hiro: Success = Resist, Fail = 30 Nonlethal Damage</div></div>