Character of the Month [Valid : 09/20/10 ]

Ryusei slowly trudged through the forest, letting his head hand with his black cloaks hood over it. He had nothing but plain ninja jumpsuit under a long black and red cloak that was obviously a few sizes larger than what would normally fit him. It was dragging behind him on the ground through the dirt. He had his two Duo Machetes in their sheaths in a "X" across his back. He had nothing else equipped on him, nothing but his arsenal of jutsu. It was late, possibly around midnight as there wasn't a star in the sky. This made the sky pitch black. He could barely see anything. He sighed and thought about his task. He was to deliver a scroll that declared war on the small neighboring village. His homeland was planning on expanding, and it seemed he was always their message boy. He didn't quite mind though. You see, he was very loyal to The Bear Country's own Village Hidden Amongst/Under (occ-idk which it is) the stars. It wasn't the riches of the lands, and it wasn't the largest, but he still completely respected where he was born. It had been about two hours since he started his journey, and Ryusei was growing tired. He was starting to daze off, walking slower and slower, almost falling asleep. He was almost completely asleep (yes, standing up ) when he heard some noises in a tree above. His head jerked up very quickly and he nodded his head around, looking for what what he heard. Ryusei was about to doze right back off, thinking that the sound was just the wind. Right before he bobbed his head back down, there was more rustling and then a loud thup that sent up a little cloud of dirt. He couldn't see any of the ninja's feautures, not facial not body-wise not anything. He was dressed in standard ninja-wear; Black pants ruffled at the bottom, a long sleeved, thin black shirt with ruffles at the wrist. He was wearing standard, black ninja sandals and was wearing metal-plated gloves. Though his toes were hanging out of his open-toe sandals, he couldn't deicde the shade/tone of the Rouge-Nin's skin color since it was just about pitch black to the naked eye. Ryusei heard a deep, raspy voice chuckle and the un-sheathing of some sort of blade. He couldn't see much, so Ryusei had to act on the surrounding sounds. He didn't know completely and for sure, but he felt the presence and heard the mystery blade cutting through the air towards him. Reacting on nothing but instinct, Ryusei pulled his Machetes out and crossed his arms, catching the unknown blade in between them. He still could not figure out what the blade was, but if he wanted to survive it's edge he would have to make a thorough evaluation quickly. He didn't have time to keep the rogue ninja away long enough for anything special, so he assumed the long blade was a katana. He could feel the force of the blade coming down, harder and harder, Ryusei becoming more exhausted with each passing minute. His mind was in a flurry, sensing that this guy would be know easy task. Not really thinking straight, Ryusei figured he could not come up with a strategy that would help him win...a good one anyway. without thinking, once more acting on instinct and instinct only, he released the Kujaku~The Mysterious Peacock Method. He felt a sudden surge of power, also hoping that his opponent would be in awe over the large chakra feathers now streaming out of Ryusei. He grinned under his hood and called out "Mysterious Peacock Method: Choke!" And with that, a few of his chakra feathers turned into chakra ropes and wrapped around the Rouge Ninja's neck. They began strangling him as he began gagging in waving his arms around, struggling and fighting for every breath he could manage. At this point, Ryusei had regain his complete senses and realized the situation he was in. He didn't really want to do anything irrational, but this guy was asking for it. He still had his machetes crossed, and the ninja was almost dead by now, slowly mourning in the pain he was in. He made the ropes lift him a bit. Ryusei then rose his crossed blades and yanked them apart, completely slitting the ninja's throat. He let the corpse drop as the ropes faded (along with the chakra feathers) and Ryusei sheathed his Machetes. "Tsk Tsk Tsk. I don't know what the hell you were after, but you just got your ass anded to you." Ryusei said in a some what accomplished tone. He bent over and evaluated the mans face. Not recognizing it, he kicked the body over and began jogging to the neighboring village, delivering the wretched news which would befall them...Finishing his simple (yet fun) task.