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Post by someclown911 on Mar 3, 2011 3:50:26 GMT
A
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Post by iceisnice on Mar 3, 2011 12:54:05 GMT
A- 5 C- 4
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Post by giga on Mar 3, 2011 13:35:43 GMT
I realize chilling is fun and all, but we're a ninja. Protecting people and completing the mission is the highest priority. Splitting the group in two is... a security risk.
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Post by ntoinfinity on Mar 3, 2011 14:47:58 GMT
C vote
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Post by someclown911 on Mar 3, 2011 15:37:59 GMT
Whats the appeal of going home alone, again?
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Post by giga on Mar 3, 2011 18:02:31 GMT
Neutrality.
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Post by someclown911 on Mar 3, 2011 19:52:04 GMT
I said what's the appeal. If I said "what's the appeal of Switzerland?" would you say "neutrality"?
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Post by giga on Mar 3, 2011 19:57:16 GMT
Fine, fine. A. But we'll need to make this up later.
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Post by ganguro on Mar 3, 2011 21:34:57 GMT
“There’s nothing for me to apologize for.” You say simply. “Great ninja or not, nobody talks to me like that.”
Inoichi gives you an angry look before opening his mouth to say something. A few moments later, however, he realizes that it’s pointless to try and convince you, and instead storms off in a fit.
“Geez, I wonder if all of the Yamanakas are as uptight as him.” Shikaku says sarcastically.
“Who gives a shit? I’M not the one that’s going to be ostracized if he keeps acting like this.” You say before playfully bumping Shikaku on the shoulder.
Shikaku laughs before placing a hand on your shoulder. “I have a feeling were going to get along just fine.”
--
A few minutes later, you are standing on the metal roof of an office building overlooking the Konoha market district. Why you are here, however, Shikaku still hasn’t explained.
“Are we allowed to be up here?” You ask with a single raised eyebrow.
“Probably not, but it’s never stopped me before.” Shikaku replies with a simple shrug. “Besides, I like to go up here and practice my techniques.”
“Practice your techniques?” You ask curiously before looking around the barren rooftop. “There’s nothing up here besides dust and laundry lines.”
“True….but there’s a ton of cool stuff down there.” Shikaku says mischievously before pointing down towards the market district.
“What do you…?”
Before you can finish asking your question, Shikaku quickly forms a single seal.
“Shadow Imitation Technique.” He mutters softly.
Suddenly, a dark shadow rushes in front of him, and quickly jets towards the edge of the roof, and down the side of the building. You notice that the shadow makes a rather particular noise as it moves, a small, but obvious weakness. Abruptly, the long shadow stops extending, and you see Shikaku sport a rather cocky grin.
“Shadow Tendril Technique.” Shikaku adds without moving or creating a new seal.
You gasp as a small piece of the long shadow from his previous technique suddenly…”lifts” itself up from the ground, materializing into a rather thin tendril. The tendril quickly follows the shadow down the side of the building-and a few seconds later- returns wrapped around two large apples.
“…Impressive.” You admit as the tendril rises up in front of you, pushing the apples closer to your face. You grab one and take a large bit out of it. “I can see why you do this often.”
“Aye, I can’t imagine the merchant down there is too happy about this though.” He says sarcastically before taking the last apple and wiping it with his shirt. “Old man almost caught me once too.”
“Oh? And how did that turn out?” You ask curiously before taking a second bite from the apple.
“Eh…I just slapped him around a bit with my shadow, and he ran out of his stall screaming.” Shikaku says apathetically. “I still got what I wanted in the end.”
“You’re lying.” You accuse half-heartedly.
“Perhaps.” Shikaku says with a shrug before throwing his apple core off the roof and grinding his palms together. “Anyways….I showed you my techniques, so common courtesy dictates that you return the favor.”
“Excuse me?” You question as you abruptly stop lifting the apple towards your mouth.
“Don’t play dumb. I saw the way you stood your ground when that bull-lady was charging at you.” Shikaku says as he folds his arms. “Most people would be scared shit-less if Tsunade did that to them.”
“I’m not like most people.” You reply simply with a hint of arrogance.
“No…you’re definitely not. I’ve seen how members of the Aburame fight, they usually run around and throw bugs at their opponent until they either get a lucky shot or their enemy becomes too exhausted to fight back. But you…..it almost looked like you were trying to engage her in taijutsu.” Shikaku babbles as he places his thumb and index-finger under his chin.
You say nothing. Instead, you place your thumb and index-finger on the hinge of your sunglasses and slightly lower them.
“It has something to do with your ungloved-hand doesn’t it? I noticed that you were reaching out to GRAB her face with it….is that how you use your bugs?” Shikaku asks intelligently.
This kid is smarter than he lets on. He’s only seen me use my technique once-interrupted none-the-less- and he’s already analyzed both how my Kikochu work, and where they are.
“Am I wrong?” Shikaku asks as he focuses his narrow eyes at yours.
A) “Nah, you’re right.” B) Same as A, but give him a demonstration as well. C) “Yes, you are.” D) Same as C, but walk away right after.
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Post by Yushinoki on Mar 3, 2011 21:48:37 GMT
B
We picked this team because they complimented our ability, so might as well give the tactician of the group a good idea of how it works.
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Post by vegeta on Mar 3, 2011 21:51:35 GMT
He's our teammate. We'll give him our word for it.
B vote
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Post by giga on Mar 3, 2011 21:52:32 GMT
B
Time to melt our apple.
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Post by lolkpop on Mar 3, 2011 22:28:20 GMT
Going with B.
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Post by someclown911 on Mar 3, 2011 22:34:08 GMT
B
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Post by iceisnice on Mar 3, 2011 22:35:35 GMT
B
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Post by ganguro on Mar 3, 2011 23:00:45 GMT
You give a soft laugh at his near-perfect analysis. If he already knows this much, you might as well go all-out and tell him.
“You’re pretty smart Shikaku.” You admit out loud. “Where was this ingenuity back when we were in the academy?” You ask curiously as you vividly remember the many times Shikaku failed his exams.
“The stuff they taught us back at the Academy was a straight-up joke.” Shikaku scoffs as he throws both his hands up in the air to reemphasize his belief. “I could’ve scored perfectly on every single one of those useless exams if I wanted too.”
“So why didn’t you?” You ask bluntly.
Shikaku gives a small smile before answering. “Well…my pencil was just SO heavy, I just couldn’t bring myself to lift it up and write down the answers.” He replies with a long yawn.
You give a soft chuckle before placing what’s left of your apple from your right to left hand. Shikaku eyes you carefully as you gently flick off your right glove, and carefully display your naked hand to Shikaku.
“Your analysis is mostly correct Shikaku. My bugs ARE concentrated on my hand, and are transmitted by me physically touching my opponent. That’s why I have to wear these gloves….to make sure I don’t accidentally bump into someone and kill them.” Shikaku’s eyes widen the moment you say the word “kill.” He quickly points you out for saying that.
“Kill? I thought the Kikaichu only fed on another person’s chakra; fatalities should only occur if you order them to completely drain your enemy. How exactly can your bugs kill without you explicitly ordering them too?” Shikaku questions intensively.
This kid’s done his homework.
“What you say is undoubtedly true; the Kikaichu that my clan uses are bred to be completely loyal and obedient to us.” You explain. “I, however, do not wield the Kikaichu in battle…” You say stoically before placing the apple onto your left hand.
Shikaku gasps as the apple seemingly melts instantly on your palm. Within seconds, the apple has disappeared from your hand, not even the core left behind.
“This is the power of the Kikochu.” You say simply before putting the leather glove back on your hand.
“Wait! How did you do that?! I’ve never seen anything like it!” Shikaku questions with an uncharacteristic activeness.
“The Kikochu are vastly different from the Kikaichu, even my clan doesn’t know much about them. The Kikochu are nano-sized insects that secretes a venom when it contacts living tissues. The venom they secrete contains enzymes which encourage necrosis to occur, literally destroying my opponents on a cellular level.” You explain in detail, trying carefully to not to leave anything out.
“That sounds pretty bad ass bro.” Shikaku says with a hint of incredulity. “So…can you only focus them through your right hand? And the bugs won’t cut through your gloves? Aren’t they leather?” Shikaku interrogates in quick succession.
“Right now…my chakra supply isn’t large enough for me to maintain a large amount of Kikochus. The bugs know that, and so they only reproduce enough to replace the ones that I lose either naturally or through my techniques. Because of that, I only have about 5000 bugs throughout my whole body, just enough to encompass my right hand. Eventually, however, my chakra supply will be large enough so that my swarm will be able to devour any person that so much as touches me.” You state with a hint of pride.
“Wow…” Shikaku mutters softly.
“And to answer your second question, my glove is made with a special dye that temporarily turns my bugs docile. Once I take off the glove, however, it becomes a different story.” You say as you raise your glove up to show him.
“Hm.…that’s a pretty cool power man. Thanks for explaining it to me.” Shikaku says with genuine sincerity.
“Any time.” You reply bluntly.
-- The next day, you’re in the training ground with Shikaku and Inoichi. Inoichi seems to have not forgiven you for what occurred yesterday; you can see the annoyed looks he shoots at you from your peripheral.
These expressions are also caught by Shikaku, who humorously replies by slapping Inoichi on the back of the legs with his shadow tendril….much to your amusement. Before Inoichi can reply physically, however, Tsunade seemingly appears from nowhere.
“Alright everyone! First things first, I need to see what each one of you is made out of.” Tsunade booms commandingly. She quickly shifts her gaze directly towards you; her slightly twisted face hinting that she still hasn’t forgiven you for yesterday.
“Might as well start with the most annoying one.” She mutters under her breath before pointing at one of the many algae-covered boulders encrusted throughout the training ground.
“Do something to that rock.” She says ambiguously.
“What exactly do you mean by “something?” You ask with genuine confusion.
“By “something,” I mean do something to it that proves you’re a ninja worthy of that smart-mouth you have!” She replies impatiently before pushing you towards it.
To your surprise, her “gentle” push propelled you right in front of the boulder….nearly twenty feet away. You examine it carefully; your Kikochus’ venom can’t dissolve anything that isn’t organic, it’d probably only melt the algae on the rock. To your right, however, you notice that there is a rather large looking tree that is much more suitable to demonstrate your power.
“HURRY UP AND DO SOMETHING!” You hear Tsunade yell angrily from behind you.
A) Use your Kikochu on the boulder, destroying all life that is on it. B) Use your Kikochu on that tree, completely destroying it. C) Throw a kunai at the rock.
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Post by someclown911 on Mar 3, 2011 23:06:58 GMT
Oh my god, I didnt even read C. Voting that, hilarity will ensue
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Post by Yushinoki on Mar 3, 2011 23:13:23 GMT
B
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Post by dragonfantasy on Mar 3, 2011 23:25:36 GMT
B, destruction of the trees, than, the WORLD!!!
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Post by ntoinfinity on Mar 3, 2011 23:30:16 GMT
A or C. She instructed us to do something to the rock. Why trash the tree?
Edit 2: Voting C
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Post by lolkpop on Mar 3, 2011 23:32:51 GMT
And this might be one of those tests to see if we can listen to orders and accomplish them successfully, B doesn't do that.
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Post by hatthatt on Mar 3, 2011 23:41:12 GMT
I'm liking this new series, well done on it ganguro.
I'll vote A, kill dat algae!
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Post by giga on Mar 4, 2011 0:11:23 GMT
B
It obviously shows our weakness while showing the extent of the venom.
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Post by someclown911 on Mar 4, 2011 0:13:15 GMT
Those voting A, two words.
Stop it.
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Post by lolkpop on Mar 4, 2011 0:15:03 GMT
But Tsunade told the MC to do something to the rock, so I voted accordingly!
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