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[Hazama]

The skeletons, even the newer ones that were larger and stronger, would be victim to the jutsu. The cold winds froze and then shattered several of the weaker skeletons while dealing some damage to the three larger ones, destroying two of them... But the third that had barely managed to survive would have grabbed two whole other skeletons, as if assimilating them to repair itself, the damaging disappearing as it 'ate' them.

That being said, the twitching thing showed a hidden amount of speed, aiming to try and come between the horde and throw itself into Jay's ribs as he came to land. Just as the goal had always been, the thing aimed to use it's bigger form and greater strength to send the man tumble on the ground and into the horde so that they could not only pile on top of him but begin to tear him apart as well.

But even for all the skeletons that Jay was destroying, it still seemed like there was almost two to replace the one he killed. Especially now that he was in the middle sections, all three layers started to converge on his point..

[JayJay]

This S*** had quickly began to become more intense as things progressed further. Thanks to the film of wind chakra around him, his body was able to move at an enhanced rate. It was only because of this that he managed to shield himself as he came to a land. He would take the hit and be sent back a few feet. He didn't have time to muster up a surprised thought at the speed it exhibited for something that didn't have muscles that were in proper working order.

He moved quickly and instinctually did a back flip over a single skeleton, landing on the brittle shoulders of another, before jumping forward back towards the hulking skeleton. He let out a roar as he aimed to strike the skeleton square in the chest with a wind covered fist.

Once it connected, he would release a small cyclone of wind that would only encompass the larger skeleton(1). He knew there seemed to be no end to onslaught of undead around him. Whatever the case, he needed to get inside that mausoleum quick. But for now, he would need to plan for his first tactical retreat.

1- Futon: Taifu no Me no Ken (Wind Release: Fist of The Eye of The Storm)

[Hazama]

Things had gone to hell and fast for the man but as he preformed his successful set of acrobatics, there would be nothing stopping the fist from crashing into the large skeleton. The cyclone would send him backwards and tear it apart in the process, picking up a few others and tearing them apart in the process and tossing a few to the side.

Of course the horde had started to form a large circle around his area. One Skeleton came towards him, no two. Three. The numbers and angles that the Skeletons were starting to throw themselves at the man to try and drag him to the ground were starting to simply become overwhelming. And the fact that the man had only made it to the middle of everything and not even to the final wave was saying something about this mission.

Any of the undead that may be slain would only be climbed over by their fellow bone-men, their will and dedication to trying to get their hands on Jay seemingly increasing with every second that the night was going on. And the longer that they were aggro'd on him.

[JayJay]

Aggro. That was such an accurate description for what the lone Nara was holding since the start of this mission. And the best way to get rid of such intense attention was misdirection. This was what teammates were for, unfortunately he had nobody to lay down the necessary suppressive fire. But again, this only made him all the more excited.

The Skeletons around him rushed him and he acted on instinct. Using a high speed technique(1), he vanished from his position. Because it was a high speed technique, and not a space-time technique, he managed to carve his way through the skeletons between his previous position and the entrance to the cemetery. As he reappeared under the sign of the cemetery, he twirled his daggers and holstered them on his hips.

As soon as he did that, the skeletons in that straight line he traversed to get where he was, exploded in cyclones of wind blades(2). He turned his head to check out his handy work and smirked. ”Me thinks I need to think of a better gameplan.” He knew the skeleton’s were smarter than he previously suspected, so he returned his attention to his tactical retreat and swept his cloak from the ground and vanished in another body flicker, this time reappearing in another section of the perimeter. Once he did that, he immediately begun suppressing his chakra signature and continued to run around, now in the process of completing his desired half circle around the cemetery.

1- Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique)

2- Futon: Han’ei-Fu no Mai (Wind Release: Dance of The Flourishing Wind)

[Hazama]

Once the man was out of sight and mind, there was nothing else that the skeletons could do besides fall back into formation. Of course, the undead no longer seemed worried about the out layers so much anymore. Most of the masses would now be surrounding the building in large built, the middle layers of enemies now larger than they had been before. But that wasn't all. The leftover remains that had been made by Jay would take form of new fighters, with bones having been made of pieces of the dead as well. Ten new fighters stood within the crowds, standing at six feet tall each, and looming over the others.

'Upgraded' Skeletons

[JayJay]

The man looked towards the new developments, stopping his progress for a moment. He narrowed his eyes and contemplated the source of the energy that controlled the skeletons. This was unlike his previous mission where he was dealing with the living. 'Aren't I?' He thought as he recalled that energy only resided amongst the living. This living being's energy was controlling the skeletons, obviously.

Knowing that the mausoleum housed that strange light, the skeletons were guarding it fiercely with a hive-like mindset and only the most precise attacks were capable of killing them... again... he knew what he'd have to do. He looked up towards the moon above and calculated the amount of light it was casting down into the graveyard. It was a decent amount, the small amount of clouds, around 3, were not around the moon, which wasn't in it's fullest capacity. To deal with the hive, he couldn't attack them individually, he had to attack at once, without harming the landscape, anymore than he already had.

He sent a rippling pulse throughout his frame and went through a series of hand seals, not wanting the chance of things going wrong. As he ended on the Rat seal, his shadow below began to wiggle around before circling around the Nara(1). He took a deep breath before beginning another series of hand seals, again ending on the Rat seal.

Again, his chakra pulsed throughout his body, except once it reached his shadow below it began to stretch out to connect with the nearest shadow, being the gate of the graveyard. Once it connected with the gate's shadow it pressed forward, using the entirety of the gate's shadow to connect with the nearest skeleton. Once it reached the first skeleton, it was all he needed before his shadow exploded with a large amount of his chakra, causing it to burst forward. It connected with the shadows of each of the skeletons, using their shadows to stop them from moving completely(2) before he managed to cover the entirety of the graveyard.

By this point in time, sweat had begun to bead on his brow, feeling a tad exhausted from the chakra it took to connect with the amount of skeletons, not to mention the amount it took to connect with the bigger enemies and the biggest new contender. He knew this next technique would handle his problems and thus, he begun the series of seals, yet again ending on the Rat seal. His breath had begun to quicken, from the amount of chakra being used but he pressed on. His shadow, given the command, began to rise up the legs of the skeletons, turning them pitch black. Because of his imitation technique, they were unable to move an inch, thus couldn't help but to take the punishment that was unfolding among their ranks. As the shadows covered each of the skeletons, it began to shrink down into the ground(3), the sounds of crunching bones being muffled from the thick layer of shadow around them.

As soon as they all disappeared into the ground, his stretched shadow vanished along with them, no longer connected with anything. As the connection vanished, the Nara was forced to his knees from the exertion, breathing heavily.

1- Kageton: Kage no Yugami (Shadow Release: Shadow Contortion)

2- Kageton: Kagemane no Jutsu (Shadow Release: Shadow Imitation Technique)

3- Kageton: Tabe Kage no Jutsu (Shadow Release: Devouring Shadow Technique)

[Hazama]

As the enemies found themselves ground into dust, it would be the great show of power from the Nara that was the most impressive. The once filled battlefield was now empty, and there was a seemingly straight path straight to the mausoleum that was in the distance. But then that purple energy flashed once again but unlike the other times, there was no scream of the undead that responded to the energy that flooded the area...

For now, it seemed that the Nara could approach the building that had been surrounded. But before he would get the chance, there would be another flash of energy... And nothing again. This time the  blast was out of rhythm... And no screams of the undead again. What was going to happen?

[JayJay]

Despite the freedom that now presented itself ahead, the Nara had used a great deal of chakra and could barely keep himself from passing out. Fortunately, he had a plan for his previous action... he just had to make sure he could follow through with it.

With a staggering motion, slowed by his exhaustion, he reached behind him and grabbed at his ninja pouch. It fumbled from his grasp and fell to the floor. A bit discouraged, but determined not to be at the complete mercy of whatever lurked inside the mausoleum he again reached for the pouch. Instead of grabbing it, he swept it closer to him, directly below his line of sight. He opened it with shaky hands and searched for the pair of soldier pills inside. They would serve to reinvigorate the young man, if he managed to consume one of them.

[Hazama]

It would seem that all things would be going truly in favor of the young Nara... Until a loud creak would echo across the graveyard, the giant doors of the mausoleum slowly coming open. Coming from within the doors was currently a black silhouette, purple light pouring out from the inside of the building and stopping the youth from seeing anything inside. But the power would course across the ground with enough force to not only threaten to knock the young Nara to the ground even further but to send the pouch of his a bit further away.

The doors closed behind the figure and revealed was the cloaked form of a man, though he gave off no chakra and seemingly produced no shadows.



As the figured walked down the stairs of the large building and onto the ground, it was obvious that his head turned from side to side, as though he was taking in the sight of there being no more undead. But just as quickly as that was done, his hooded face turned towards the direction that the Nara was currently at. The man's pace never changed from a casual walk, but even as he drew closer it would be almost impossible to see anything but his face. He didn't speak as he got closer but he was emitting a similar power to that inside, though it would be hard to tell anything else without any magical knowledge.

[JayJay]

In the amount of time it took for the man's power to flood the area and push his pouch, it'd only serve to push it under his butt. His eyes blurred as the mysterious hooded man began his casual walk in his direction. He would be unbeknownst to this, because of the fact the man bore no chakra signature, nor sensible shadows.

Continuing with the shaky fashion, feeling as if his muscles had aged and simultaneously grew heavier, he reached for his pouch for the third time. He forgo'd his sense of sight and simply felt around for the pills. Lodged underneath a scroll which contained his bow and arrows, he pulled one of the pills from the pouch and brought it to his lips. By this time, the mysterious man would undoubtedly have covered the distance at the same moment he went and dry swallowed the pill.

[Hazama]

The hooded man did have more than enough time to make it to the Nara, when having reached the gates he would have seemingly faded through, before standing at his side. But, he made no sound as he moved, so when he stood by Jay's side, the man had started to removed his hand from his pouch. With the same casual grace, the man strolled around the man in those moments, until he was facing the gates once more...

And right when Jay would think all was safe and he was fine, unless he found a way to see the man and save himself, he would feel a powerful blow to the side of his ribs. So strong that it would threaten to tear the man from the ground with ease and send him hurling against the iron gates, where the chains keeping them shut would groan with protest for but a moment before ultimately giving out and letting the Nara fly inside. Had this happened, it was then the man would speak.

"Fool, you dare try to stop the work of my Master? You are ignorant, using your strength on the horde." The man started his walk towards Jay once more, just as he had before.

[JayJay]

Involuntary clenching of his hand around the pill would keep it from flying, despite the Nara's body being forced to do so. The light in the Nara's eyes dimmed considerably from the physical damage to his ribs and his back as it intimately befriended the gate.

Only then would the up and coming Hero be aware of the mysterious man's presence, though only for an instant as his frame rolled in the dirt of the graveyard. Thoughts of his impending demise grew in his mind, and a promise to a certain secretary forced the man to move, despite his body's protest. Moans and groans echoed from his core as he again brought his fist to his face and sending the pill down his throat for another attempt to consume it, while a voice echoed in his mind. Who's was it? It wasn't one he was aware of? Was it his assailant's? Or perhaps, his consciousness, berating him for his apparent ignorance? Whatever it was, it had a degree of truth to it, but the Nara knew it was necessary and wouldn't have posed much of a problem if someone hadn't come to check!

[Hazama]

"Ironic that of all place, it is here you are going to die." The man was far from ignorant about the pill in his hand, having watched the Nara try to eat it when he had thought himself alone. As it went into his mouth, the hooded man had made his way to the Nara and went to preform the same action as before. A powerful kick threatened to slam into Jay's side once more and send him crashing into a large tombstone and tumbled to a stop against another, the goal of this to goal him to spit the pill out from the force of the blow and the crashing through cement.

"It is here you be buried, Adventurer." But then the man would follow again, though as his hands rested at his sides this time, an odd blue started to glow around them as he muttered something beneath his breath. It was something similar to the purple glow inside but not exactly the same, meaning that this person wasn't the source of the glowing purple light inside the mausoleum.

[JayJay]

A mistake on the man's part, allowing the initial consumption of the soldier pill. As soon as it took root in the man's stomach, his core would vibrate with the power the pill bestowed. Even as he was kicked away into the tombstone, his chakra would be rushing back through his coils, once again empowering his body. Any fatigue he might have been feeling from the chakra used moments ago and during his previous mission was wiped clean from his previously pressured slate.

Even his physical wounds felt numb to the power of the soldier pill, hypothetically feeling like a million bucks. But mentally, he was beyond irritated, the atmosphere around him responded to this by the temperature lowering dozens of degrees. So much so, that the water in the air grew visible as if it was falling snow. He staggered to his feet, appearing dejected, even as he hocked a loogie at the ground, the resulting ice would sink a bit into the ground. "A mistake has been made tonight." Jay's piercing crimson hues darkened considerably as he glared at the magic user in front of him. "You made me angry."

[Hazama]

"Arrogant..."

The man had only uttered that word before his hands raised toward his and then the man would get his first experience with powerful magic. The air around the man began to vibrate, the vibrations becoming so strong that it begun to shake the ground that the two of them had been standing upon. The blue glow around his hands starting to emit a brighter light than it had moments before he clapped his hands together....

And then, similar to a Bansho Tenin, Jay would suddenly feel the overwhelming pull of some force, though Jay would probably assume it was gravity. Had Jay found himself ripped off his feet, he'd be sent flinging towards the hooded man, whose hands still had that glow about them. Throwing his hands towards the Nara, the aura around his hands flew outwards and grew into two large hands. These hands aimed to wrap themselves around Jay and seemingly crush him between their hands... But had he been caught by those hands, when they would try and squeeze him, instead the magic would enter his body... And shut down his chakra usage again..