Peace Zone: 14

A large training ground situated in the valleys behind the mountain range comprising the Hidden Cloud. In an effort to maintain Aosagibi's absolute law of ahimsa, all weapons have been forbidden from the area, and a seal has been placed around it to limit the amount of chakra one can draw while in there. The training ground itself is nothing more a broad valley, with many wild grasses and plants to add to its paradise-like atmosphere. There is a large guard overlooking the training ground to ensure that all are abiding by its rule.

Izumi contently walked around the training ground, absentmindedly. There wasn't anybody around - anyone fun, at least. Still, it was the only good place to really fight, even with the chakra limitations and lack of weaponry. The guard stood motionlessly, blankly staring out at the field, his gaze unfocused so as to notice any abnormality. Picking up a sizable rock and tossing it, Izumi sighed and sat down on a larger, less throw-able rock. Rocking her legs back and forth and changing tracks on her headphones, she lay down and stared up at the clouds, trying to find (violent) pictures in them..

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Izumi was disturbed from her sleep by a sudden greeting. Idly flopping her head to the side and staring at what appeared to be a girl in her underwear, she hopped down from her boulder and waved back. Just as she was about to start sauntering over, some strange looking man walked up to them. Izumi ran her eyes over him, there was something.. Oh, right, it's the Raikage. She'd been told to be here.. sometime. She couldn't remember, she usually hung around here all the time. He started giving them what was probably the stock "you are my students now" speech. Reclining against a dead tree, Izumi yawned slightly and pulled her unpowered headphones down to her neck. "My family? I never really thought anything special of them. My parents run a shop together, that's all. Upbringing was pretty normal, too. I like to fight. Hitting, getting hit, the blood, all of that. It's fun. Really, that's why I became a shinobi. I don't have any ambition other than that, or any nindo either. As for abilities.. I'm a taijutsu specialist. Nothing much beyond that." Yawning again, out of boredom more than the early hour, Izumi put her headphones back on, leaving them silent for now.

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((Kyle?))

((Sorry. Summer makes me even lazier than normal.))

Rin	"Meh," was all Rin choked out as she puffed her face and crossed her arms over her rather-ample-for-her-age chest, annoyed at the fact that the girl had ignored her. Though, the purple-haired witch soon forgot about it as she realized that the Raikage had popped up out of nowhere in front of them and had just told them that they were his students. Well, that was gonna fun. Rin put a finger to her chin, trying to figure out what she would learn under the strongest person in all of Lightning Country. Wait, whoa, rewind! Reverse gear! Back-up! "I'm gonna be the Raikage's student?!" she yelled - not enough for it to be classified as a banshee yell, but still loud - as she tugged at the sides of her hat with her fingernails. "Are you for real?! Cool!" she cheered. Unlike the music addict to her side, this little purple-haired witch with the blood of the Sage of the Six Paths flowing her veins was excited about learning from the man in front her. Strongest person in Lightning Country was no joke! "Hmm..." she put a finger to her chin in thought. "Family's pretty cool! We're ex-farmers who moved here on your orders, Raikage-ya, due to that awesome red eye thingie that happens to me every now and then," she gave the Raikage a lion face as she looked at him with big, wide golden eyes as she said that. She couldn't do the red eye thing yet but he knew what she was talking about. "Ya know, that thing that used to belong to some historical Paper-Fan wearing emo bakas," she added. "I heard the Lightning Shadow liked it and stuff, so you got us moved here. Dunno if that was you or the previous Raikage-ya, but yeah. Mommy's still a housewife, though Pops put his Forging skills to use and is now Kumo's favorite Blacksmith. And... I like my Super Cool Red Eye Thingies, showing off, having fun, cats, wearing perverted clothes, teasing perverts, fish, water and of course, my favorite-est thing ever to do is take a nice baaaaaaaaaaath!" she extended the last word unnecessarily, flailing her arms around widely to denote her sheer interest in... bathing. "And uh... I hate dryness, not being able to bath at least twice a day, vegetables, evil people, the name Uchiha because it sounds dumb, the name Hyuuga because it sounds even dumb-er, and dogs. I'm the best in my class at Genjutsu, and pretty awesome in Ninjutsu too, but don't you dare put me through anything involving above basic Taijutsu," she shuddered dramatically, remembering her report card: A* in Gen, A in Nin and E in Tai. Pops had not been pleased. "My nindō is to not be a black-haired red-eyed emo bitch - for lack of a better one as of yet - and my ambition is to be the second strongest person in the whoooooole village, and the Raikage's assistant! Simply because I don't see myself as leading a village. Its boring. Not to mention the few times I visited your office I saw you on the verge of death with all that paperwork. Ew. Paperwork is icky," she ended, as she slid off her boots - with their large curved ends they made it impossible for her to sit - and sat cross-legged on the ground in front of the Lightning Shadow. "By being your assistant, I can truly be the strongest person in aaaaaaall of Lightning Country, because I give you the paperwork, and hence I'm responsible for putting the Raikage-ya to near-death everyday! Shararararara~!" she laughed out aloud in her own unique laughter style. Either she was incredibly dumb, or a feckin' genius with that logic. Somehow, the author of this post feels like voting for the latter. Raikage's Assistant > Raikage.
Mood: Hyper Condition: Healthy	Stamina: 2 • Speed: 1 • Strength: 1 • Intelligence: 2 • Chakra Control: 2 Ninjutsu: 2 • Taijutsu: 0 • Genjutsu: 3	AP: N/A TP: 0

Aosagibi	"I see, I have been blessed with rather energetic and... ambitious pupils." He chanced a humbled grin as he continued to stare out into the distance. "If your weakness is taijutsu, then your wonderful sister Izumi will be the perfect teammate for you and vice-versa. Notice that I said sister, for from now on, you will be expected to treat each other as such. There may be blocks of time where we may be far from your families on missions and you two will be the only ones that you got. Before we begin any training and missions, I would like to give you a... disclaimer of some sorts." The Sandaime Hoshi-Raikage smirked as he removed his visor, revealing two blank, light-grey irises, "I am blind. As a team, the two of you will have to accompany to just about everywhere; official meetings with other kages, services in the temple, etc. You two will act as my eyes, understood?" He placed his visor back on slowly, unsure of how the two girls would react. From the feel of their chakras, they were at least still conscious...
Mood: Calm Condition: Healthy	Stamina: 5 • Speed: 5 • Strength: 4 • Intelligence: 2 • Chakra Control: 4 Ninjutsu: 5 • Taijutsu: 5 • Genjutsu: 0	AP: N/A TP: 0

((Haha 'tis cool, just try to stay on top of your posts and whatnot))

((Uhm, Mahiko? I kinda figured it was your turn, are you like dealing with real-life or should I post? ^^; ))

((Pretty sure you need Chakra Control 5 for one-handed signs... also since your action was kinda pre-emptive I'm gonna just run with that, if there's something wrong just say or whatever))

Izumi Chishio	Rin had barely gotten out to keep going before Izumi leapt to one side swiftly, then charged towards the Raikage. It didn't matter if Rin had something planned or not: she was told to fight, so it was time to fight. Jumping upwards at the last moment, aiming her knee at the back of the blind man's head. Way before it even approached, she was caught by the angle and swung in front of him, the force of her attack twisting her leg slightly. Awkwardly twisting her body the other way, Izumi couldn't even start to get up before her leg was jerked up, only just managing to shield her head from concussion. Quivering a little before making sure nothing else was about to happen, Izumi shifted about a little - they were a fair way up, she'd probably be pretty hurt if she fell, even in optimal conditions. Looking up at the Raikage, a little shaky, Izumi rubbed her sore-ish elbows "Uhhn.. pretty sharp pain.. I thought the goal of the exercise was-" Izumi winced a little "-w-was to get you to move, or something? Shouldn't we have done that?" Izumi tried to pull herself up by her caught leg, but couldn't manage it with the pain. Shutting her eyes tightly and concentrating, Izumi made her hand signs and attempted awkwardly to use the Chakra Absorption jutsu through her foot.
Mood: Woozy Condition: Hurt	Stamina: 1 • Speed: 2 • Strength: 3 • Intelligence: 1 • Chakra Control: 1 Ninjutsu: 2 • Taijutsu: 3 • Genjutsu: 0	AP: 0/10 TP: 1135

((He has 5 Chakra Control, I just forgot to edit it in the box, my fault. And yeah, I had to sort of assume you would charge in, if you don't want her to, just state it in post (e.g. Izumi couldn't have been caught by the blind Kage's attack as she refused to yield her 'sister's' demand), and in my next post I will just clarify (The Raikage felt no forward movement from the two girls and therefore stopped his jutsu before he was too high up).))

((Oh, no, your part was fine and efficient, I'm just saying if the way I continued it was bad you can say otherwise :3))

((Sweet, it was good no worries ))

((...Kyle?))

((I'll give it one more day before we just head to missions.))