Test Drive Post!

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Sunshineverse

Okay everyone, it's time to test some people out! The rules of the game are simple. You have a character you would like to try out as a native to the setting of this game. You want to see if this is the right setting to play said character in, right? Well, then all you have to do is drop them into this post as a top level comment with this as the header: Character name | Series (OC's just put Original here) | Planned Village Affiliation Then you comment around and play with everyone else! If you need some ideas on how to get started, you can drop your character in during the middle of a mission, have them at an eatery around their village, or maybe even just doing weapons practice. It's up to you how you want to set out, so feel free to put your characters in this version of the Naruto universe however it most seems appropriate. Just be sure to say where you put them somewhere in your post though, otherwise two people might not even be threading in the same country. One last thing! Remember that your character was born in this universe, so whatever else you decide, your character is a world native, even if they might be a tourist in the village you decided to test them out on. And that's it. Just be good to each other and have fun! Threads you do here can count toward future activity checks, so long as the person you're threading with gets in too. These threads can also be used for samples on your application. Communities♦ Main Community ♦ Missive Network ♦ OOC Community General Info♦ Premise ♦ Rules ♦ F.A.Q. World♦ Country Information ♦ Maps ♦ Sunshine Timeline ♦ Character Histories Applicants♦ Applications ♦ Character History FAQ ♦ Nationality Guide ♦ Taken

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How about a first meeting then.

[silverterror]

A boy. Not that anyone was really a boy who was a shinobi, even at that age, but still. Sometimes he wondered at the people who were dumped on him. His gaze was cold as he looked the younger over, trying to decide what to do with the younger male, or rather, what he would need to.

"And why have they given me you?"

[withfocus]

Naoki was not expecting a warm greeting from the jounin, he hadn't worked with him before, but this was a bit chillier than he was expecting. He didn't fidget or grow nervous under the appraising look Sephiroth gave him, maintaining his usual polite quiet for a moment as he considered the question.

It was not exactly a question he was prepared to answer. Most of his classmates were still genin, and his experience with other chuunin was limited. "I am proficient with water and wind ninjutsu, as well as seals. I have also mastered the Silent Killing technique."

He knew a little about Sephiroth by reputation, but could not see any particular reason he had been assigned to the jounin. He certainly hadn't been given any explanation.

[silverterror]

He gave him an arch look. "Not rebellious, not a dangerous bloodline user." He swept his gaze over him and scowled. "So what is your purpose?"

[withfocus]

Naoki blinked, and frowned slightly. "My purpose, Sephiroth-san?" Did Sephiroth always get difficult shinobi or those with bloodline abilities? Naoki definitely wasn't either.

[silverterror]

"Yes. I'm clearly not supposed to subdue you and make you viable to work with a real team, so tell me, why are you here?" His eyes narrowed as he stared him down.

[withfocus]

Subdue him. Real team? "I don't know. I've never had any difficulties working on a team before or after my promotion."

Naoki continued to calmly look up at Sephiroth, though he made no attempt to hide his confusion.

[silverterror]

"Are you certain your assignment wasn't in error then? I don't have a permanent team of any sort, so I fail to see your reason for being here. Lack of somewhere else to put you between assignments?" He shook his head once, sharply.

[withfocus]

Was that what this was? An error, or simply somewhere to put him? Both thoughts were disheartening for different reasons. "If it's a mistake, it'll be fixed soon. If it isn't, then we're teammates, whatever the reason."

If Sephiroth didn't have a permanent team, maybe that's why he was here. Shinobi who worked together often worked better together.

[silverterror]

"I imagine you'll be gone within the week then." He gestured sharply for him to follow. "For now, evaluation."

[withfocus]

Naoki wasn't so sure, but he nodded and followed Sephiroth. An evaluation was more in line with what he expected. "But if I'm not gone in a week, what's the plan?"

[silverterror]

He went still at the question, narrowing his eyes and raking them over the boy. "Making you useful to me."

[withfocus]

That was very vague.

Naoki nodded and decided to put off further questions until Sephiroth indicated he was interested in receiving them or asking them became necessary.

[silverterror]

When the answer was accepted without further argument or pestering he was both pleased and confused, off balance. He looked to the boy and frowned intensely before pivoting and heading to the stilt field, because he no longer felt like doing a simple evaluation.

[withfocus]

Naoki was further confused by the strong frown he was getting, but didn't volunteer any remarks or ask any questions as Sephiroth abruptly changed directions. He followed along, moving a little quicker to keep up with the taller shinobi.

[silverterror]

The training area he came to was over water, being his favorite one, and he hopped up onto one of the many dozens of wooden pillars reaching from the water below. "Come then."

[withfocus]

This was not a training ground Naoki used often, but he had no problem hopping onto the top of a pole, calm but more obviously alert and ready than he had been previously.

[silverterror]

He noticed the expression and hummed. "First, you try to hit me." He spread his arms out and gestured to himself.

[withfocus]

Naoki gave Sephiroth a skeptical look before he sprang into motion, advancing on Sephiroth as fast as he could for his first attack. He didn't expect a straightforward taijutsu strategy to work, but he didn't want to open with ninjutsu until he got a better feel for how Sephiroth moved.

[silverterror]

He bounded away, quick easy steps without putting real distance between them, instead taunting him with sheer proximity while circling him. Interesting, and workable.

[withfocus]

He kept following, making a pair of mizu bunshin as he does. The glow he normally supresses flares up again when he uses the jutsu, but now there are two more of him to maneuver Sephiroth, spreading out to flank him and cut off escape.

[silverterror]

He simply vanished at that point, popping up behind and a few paces away as he hummed, examining the way the boy glowed. "Does that serve any function?"

[withfocus]

He paused, continuing to glow and turning just enough to look at Sephiroth. "I'm a Kashima. Some of us glow when we use chakra. I'm working on it."

As he spoke, he formed a series of quick seals with his hand to get a trio or spiraling arms of water to shoot up from the water, his clones already moving towards the two most likely avenues of retreat.

[silverterror]

Once again, he simply vanished to another point on the field, though this time he was being looked at directly enough it was obviously a Kawarimi. He didn't even seem tensed, just observing. "So no function. Not even an appropriated one?"

[withfocus]

"It's useful sometimes. Under water, or fighting in the dark." A flash of light, even as dim as his was, could disrupt someone accustomed to the lack of a good light source. It's become clear he needed to stay on Sephiroth as much as he could to have a chance of catching him. He used a quick kiri-shunshin to close the distance between them.

Even leaking chakra the way he did he had a larger reserve than many of his chuunin peers. He moved with as much speed as he could, one clone moving in and the other vanishing into the water.

[silverterror]

Another Kawarimi immediately had him gone again. He was, after all, one of the best people with the basic jutsu among the countries, and had no shame in spamming it when he felt the desire to not stay put. "Nothing else?"