Shiro sits beneath a large tree on the edge of the field reading a small book and enjoying the bright blue sky and fresh air. Every now and then he will look up from his book to scan the area or take time to argue with a small puppet that is situated on his hand.
Koroshiya reaches his hand up and 'fixes' his dishevelled hair after the wind does it's number on it. As he walks towards the clearing limbs crack and leaves rustle underfoot, echoing softling through the forest. The sun's smattering of rays hit the forest floor and light up the area with a soft orange glow.
Hearing twigs breaking unnaturally in the forest Shiro reaches behind the tree he is resting against and pulls out his kusarigama. Weapon firmly in hand he jumps into the trees and dashes stealthily along the tree branches till he spots the disturbance. Grinning at the site of his comrade Shiro grasps the weighted chain end of his weapon and throws the sickle end down towards his friend while calling out a cheerful "Hello there".
Koroshiya bends sideways and grabs the handle of the sickle out of the air. Koroshiya waves it at Shiro, "How's it going Shiro?" He lobs the chained sickle back up into the trees and continues to stride into the clearing. "Lucky to meet you here, we have some things to discuss." Koroshiya says without turning. He reaches his favorite tree stump and sits down and stretches his legs out.
Shiro catches the handle as it makes its way back up to him. Swinging the handle down he catches the blade in the branch he is standing on and lets go, so that the chain falls to the ground and the blade is firmly in the branch. Sitting down he leans back against the branch and yawns "So what were these things we needed to talk about again?".
Koroshiya glances up, straining his neck. "Well Tetsumaru has been absent an inordinate amount of time, as hard as it is we should find a new teammate. I was thinking we should hold try-outs." He says as he simultaneously rubs his neck. "And would you get down from there, this is not comfortable.".
Standing up Shiro walks over, pulls his weapon out of the branch and jumps down onto the ground. Deciding that this wouldn't be the best time to have to deal with himself he pulls the puppet off his hand and stuffs it in his pocket. "You're right, Tetsumaru has been gone for a long time. It is about time for us to find another to join us, for we the kamaitachi always travel in threes. What were you thinking about in terms of try-outs?" .
Koroshiya shifts up on the log and sits cross-legged. He slowly raises his arms in front of them and lightly rests his wrists down on his knees. Looking quite ponderous he looks to Shiro, "Well, Tetsumaru has some big shoes to fill, figuratively of course." His eyes gloss over for a second as he thinks of potential candidates. "I don't really know anyone that would be able to fit that position, you know any good candidates?".
Shiro scratches his chin and takes a moment to think before replying. "Well there are two that I can think of off the top of my head. The first is a kunoichi by the name of Inyi, she can be a bit of an airhead at times and I have yet to see her fight. The second is a ninja by the name of Suzaku, he seems to be reliable. The downside is that he was on a rival team with that crazy sword wielding kunoichi.".
"Well, right off the bat I'd have to knock Suzaku off the list. I don't think I could handle having him on our team." Koroshiy says with a bit of an attitude. "Inyi could hold some promise but I feel we are grossly limiting Kamaitachigun by only having one candidate. Perhaps we should post some things around town." Koroshiya uncrosses his leg and stands up,
stretching and touching his toes he loosens up a bit..
"Perhaps posting around town would be the best way. There have to be some ninja who are up to snuff and fit all our qualifications out there." Yawning Shiro looks up and watches two squirrels fight over an acorn stash for a moment before continuing. "Though on the other hand there are a plentiful amount of ninja whom each of us could kill in the blink of an eye. The trick will be to sort them out, do have any ideas on what sort of tests we could use to do this?".
Koroshiya grins at Shiro, "The only test fitting of a Kamaitachi member, combat." His grin widens, "Speaking of which..." Crossing his right arm across his chest he stretches his arm and does the same with the left. After whirling his arms around a couple times to loosen up his shoulders he throws a couple kicks into the air. "How bout a little sparing session?".
Shiro grins "Why of course, combat should be a very fitting test for them." Jumping up he yanks on the chain of his kusarigama to pull the weighted end back to him, which upon return he immediately starts spinning around at a high speed "I was beginning to think that you would never ask".
Koroshiya brings his palms together and turns them palm-side out and outstretches his arms, his knuckles cracking loudly. "Lets see what you got, it's been a while since we've fought I'm looking forward to a little workout." He drops into a defensive stance and waits.
Shiro slows down the speed at which he is swinging the chain till it comes to a stop. Standing there he stares at Koroshiya for a moment before calling "Well this is awkward." he stares for another second before he jumps into the trees and does his best to disappear among the foliage
Koroshiya leaps into the trees and not a single noise is heard as he hurtles through the branches. He halts on a branch and stands perfectly still. He begins whispering ever so softly, "Inu, I, Tora (Dog, Boar, Tiger) Henge no Jutsu." A small puff of smoke dissipates and where Koroshiya once was, standing on his tiny feet, a squirrel. Wiping his eyes with his diminutive paws he bounds to the ground and up another tree.
Silently Shiro makes his way to a tree with a large hollow in it. After gathering a few branches across the entrance Shiro goes inside and starts performing a series of handseals which are performed so quickly all but the highest level of ninja would have trouble keeping up with them. As he is forming the hand seals a blue circle forms on the ground around hi
m and wind sweeps through what was once a deathly still tree.
The squirrel, once Koroshiya, begins high-tailing it(literally) through the woods, stopping only to stand tall and sniff the air. Koroshiya feels a slight, unnatural breeze waft through the forest and he turns tail in the other direction. After distancing himself by roughly a decameter he stops and turns back towards the forest..
As Shiro completes his jutsu a fully clothed corpse rises from the ground. Attached to the chest of the corpse is a note upon which is written :special corpse type one:. Grinning Shiro mutters to himself "Perfect, one down." before ripping the note off, pushing the corpse out of the way and beginning once again on his hand seals..
Koroshiya squeaks a couple times and scuttles, his tiny legs a blur, into the forest. He spots the new person walking into the clearing and runs up to him. Koroshiya runs up the very absent-minded and pale looking person's leg, around his back and perches on his shoulder. He stands tall the stranger's shoulders and bends down sinking his wee teeth into it's ear.
finishing up his second jutsu Shiro calls out "Kuyoudzuka No Jutsu" and is horrified to see that what he summoned appears to be a corpse that looks just like him except in a Hawaiian shirt and shorts rise up from the ground. "Damn must have forgotten to change the clothes on it after my last date" he mutters softly to himself. Picking up his kusarigama from the ground he peeks out to see a squirrel biting his previously summoned corpse..
Koroshiya , feeling his Henge no Jutsu tax his chakra, puts his two front paws together and in a burst of smoke Koroshiya appears once again, standing on the shoulders of the pale stranger. He raises his hand up to his face and wipes a small bit of blood from his mouth with a disgusted look on his face. Noting that the stranger hadn't moved in the least after being bitten Koroshiya became a bit suspicious, "What in the hell?" He viciously grabs the stranger's arm and spins him around.
Watching the squirrel outside transform into Koroshiya brings a smile to Shiro's face. Grabbing the weighted end of the Kusarigama he throws it out and hits the corpse squarely between the shoulders. No sooner does the weight hit the corpse then the corpse's skin appears to start bubbling violently .
Koroshiya frightened by the boiling pale flesh he sends a powerful kick at it's lifeless body and leaps backward. Koroshiya turns facing away from the creature allowing the shield on his back to absorb any potential impact that may be coming his way. "Come on Shiro, aren't you going to fight?!".
The corpse as it is flying backwards finally reaches the apex of it's boiling sending a shower of blood, guts, and sharp bone fragments everywhere. There is a small foot deep crater under where the corpse had been flying. Shiro grinning comes out of his hiding place in the tree spinning the weighted end of his weapon around..
Koroshiya looks at Shiro and growls, "About damn time you stopped hiding!" Looking over at the sanguinary soil Koroshiya says, "Summoning corpses, that's a new trick isn't it? I have a couple new tricks of my own!" Koroshiya sprints towards Shiro at blinding speed. A couple meters before Shiro he feigns a jump and begins sliding towards him and attempts to grab onto Shiro's leg.
Shiro looks astonished a Koroshiya closes in on him. As Koroshiya comes sliding torwards him, Shiro disappears in a cloud of smoke and where he was stand is what appears to be him in vacation clothes. From out of where Shiro had been previously hiding a weighted metal ball comes rocketing out and heads towards Koroshiya.
Koroshiya continuing to slide, slightly dips his head under the weight and lodges his foot into the ground, launching himself back to his feet. Koroshiya grabs the chain and yanks with all his might, attempting to force Shiro out of his cowardly ways.
Feeling Koroshiya pull his chain, Shiro immediately lets go and launches into hand seals, "Hebi Tora Saru I Uma Tora" he says as he performs each seal. Upon completing his jutsu he puffs out his chest and yells "Goukakyuu No Jutsu" no sooner are the words out of his mouth then a large stream of fire rushes out his lips and toward Koroshiya. .
Koroshiya continues to pull on the chain, the sickle end spinning towards Koroshiya faster and faster as the centripetal force increases. He turns towards the intact corpse and the chain wraps around it with with extreme force. The sickle stabs into the corpse, locking the chain in place. Koroshiya pulls hard on the chain using the momentum of the corpse to spin the corpse in towards him and in front of the blast.
Upon completing his goukakyuu no jutsu Shiro launches himself out of the tree and through the air which is saturated with the smell of burnt flesh. Once again forming the seals for goukakyuu Shiro launches himself into the air above Koroshiya. Puffing out his chest he yells "Goukakyuu No Jutsu' and releases a torrent of flames twice as large as his last attack down at his opponent..
Koroshiya releases the chain and the charred corpse is sent soaring into the forest. He cross his arms across his chest and knocks his fists together, with a high-pitched, metallic, scraping sound two large blades shoot from Koroshiya's forearm and lock in place once they've extended about a foot and a half. He twists his torso to an extreme point and spins w
ith incredible force his arms outstretched, creating an impromptu fan, diverting a decent amount of the blast around him. The remaining blast of fire rains down on Koroshiya charring the top layer of his clothing.
Upon landing Shiro reaches into a pouch on his side and pulls out several large vials containing an amber liquid and throws them at koroshiya before repeating the process again..
Koroshiya dodges left of the vials and with a flick retracts his Katar. Leaping into the air Koroshiya shouts, "Bato Shing! God Fist!" He thrusts forth his arm with all his might, aiming straight at Shiro's shoulder. Right before Koroshiya reaches Shiro he extends his Katar, the blade bursts forth and adds a significant amount of range to the attack.
Wincing Shiro throws himself forward and gets his shoulder impaled. Grimacing Shiro with his free hand reaches into a pouch and pulls out another vial and holds it near Koroshiya. "Looks like we have reached a stalemate." he gasps out..
Koroshiya flicks his right wrist and the blade retracts from Shiro's shoulder. Koroshiya lands on the ground and retracts the blade on his left forearm, "Perhaps we have." Standing up tall he glances towards Shiro, "Go bandage yourself up and I hope you have some money to pay for these clothes" Koroshiya says, tearing off the burnt arm of his shirt. "Anyway, remember to post flyers around town. I'm positive we'll get some people to show up.".
Dropping to his knees Shiro says through clenched teeth "Damn that hurts, why did you have to go and skewer me." Pulling himself off the ground Shiro lets loose a grin contorted with pain "Sure I'll pay for your clothes as soon as you pay for mine" He motions towards the burning corpse. "So what did you think of my combat tactics, they have changed quite a b
it since we last met.
Koroshiya smiles and says, "I wouldn't say they've changed that much, you still hide all the time but those corpses are a new twist." He extends both his katar and knocks them together with a clang, "These new toys open up a whole new world for me, it seems Team Kamaitachi is a force to be reckoned with once again.".
"Yes, those new toys of yours are quite impressive, I believe you saw my new toy earlier as well." Looking down Shiro seems to notice that the wound in his shoulder had major bleeding. "Mind helping me to the hospital, I think I will be passing out in a bit." Taking three steps forward Shiro collapses in a heap on the ground, a pool of blood quickly spreading beneath him..
Koroshiya sighs, "Such a lightweight." He retracts his katar as to not stab his teammate again and then grabs Shiro, tossing him over his shoulder. Bounding into the forest Koroshiya laughs as he ponders dropping his friend from the tree, "That would be mean", he thinks to himself. "Oh well, maybe next time".
