A Casual Stress Test

A slight drizzle poured over a damp open field located in the water gardens of Hoshigakure. At its center Zraix stood, his upper body void of all but a black strap horizontally tethered to his torso allowing for his katana to be secured tightly to his back. His lower half would sport blackened ronin bottoms with shinobi sandals and on his left hip a vacant sheath swayed ever so slightly with the wind.

He carried his Wakizashi in his left hand as he made the hand seal of confrontation with his right, eyes closed, rain drops would trail from his brow over his eye lids and chin before falling to the ground. "I need to get to a point where it feels effortless to use these eyes" He thought to himself as he opened his eyes revealing his Kenseigan.

Holding his blade up to his face he would peer into it and see the reflection of his glare- with the pinnacle of his clan staring back at him he would be filled with mixed emotions of guilt and pride. Guilt, for the fact he took so long to realize his birthright and learn to utilize the Kenseigan and pride in his blessing to have the ability at all.

The time had come for his team to arrive at the discussed location for a mock test of their abilities- Zraix wanted to get a better idea of what his comrades were capable of and after sometime of them all increasing their strength, he figured this would be a better time than any. It would be nothing less than interesting to spar with two shinobi from such a legendary clan and bearing that in mind the Hoshimura knew full well that he would need to be careful even if this was a training exercise.

He would take in a deep breath as he awaited their arrival- anticipating this much awaited battle of ocular prowess.

WC= 322

Some distance away from the awaiting Ronin, two shinobi would come into view. Cast in a gray light by a drizzling sky, they made their way at a steady pace. Though, one did seem to lag behind a tad. Though each carried themselves in very different ways, their faces were similar, owing to a shared lineage and blood. The one who lagged behind, Monsoon Uchiha was dressed in a martial attire, a black body suit with white silk pants and black slippers, a stark difference from his usual, robed appearance.

His dark, short cut hair drips water down his grinning face, a ferocious smile beams as he and Ciel come upon the designated meeting place set by the Hoshimura. Wet grass is tamped down as he cracks his neck and punches his palm, his anticipation visible: despite the purpose of this meeting being unknown to him. Afterall, he knew Zraix never acted without intention.

As the two were both a respectable distance from Zraix, in a grass field surrounded by the Water Gardens of Hoshi, Monsoon would be the first to speak.

"Well, we're here." Monsoon would say, in a gruff and uncharacteristically brief way.

[198 WC]

The day was supposed to start off just like ay other , shower eat and train alone. A routine the young Uchiha had grown accustomed to but today something different was on the agenda for him, he had been invtted on a training session with moon and Zraix. Normally he would be excited to do some training with other but this seemed like it was going to be more challenging training session , so instead of rushing there eagerly he decided it would be best to spend what little time he had left to do some meditation.

After a few minutes he knew he had to leave now or he would be late, so he quickly would make sure everything is off in his home before taking his leave and heading to the training field. As he made his way there he noticed moon not to far behind him, so he would slow his pace so that they would arrive at the same time. Noticing Zraix in the already in the training field , with his sword already drawn. Ciel would listen as Moon would alert Zraix of their arrival and would just remain silent as he enjoyed the sound of the rain fallng down on them.

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The Uchiha duo approached at the same time which came as no surprise to Zraix- he had figured that they would meet up prior to heading to the water gardens as this was a team exercise and he was in fact happy to see that the two were developing some level of comradery. Turning to face them directly, the Hoshimura would take note of all equipment and resources the two had within plain vision- he didn't expect any trickery from a friendly spar but perhaps his team members had plans for testing his abilities as their lead. Monsoon would speak, his voice carrying over the sound of raindrops colliding with the atlas and this would be the first sign that all shinobi were prepared to begin.

Sheathing his blade in the holster on his left Zraix would nod to the burly Uchiha, "Indeed. We are all finally here. You two, Uchiha of Hoshigakure and myself a Hoshimura. I figured this would be a nice neutral space for this exercise and that we would all be able to flex our abilities without causing much damage to the village." Looking now at Ciel his right hand would advance up to the hilt of his katana strapped to his back. "Ill be plain. We have quite a bit of ground to cover as a group before were ready to call ourselves a true team and until we can do that we won't be able to accomplish any of the goals we aspire towards." The slick and deafening sound of steel melded with the rhythmic cascading droplets as he unsheathed his katana and pointed its tip at Ciel. "Im well aware of what Monsoon is capable of at least to some extent but you're a mystery Ciel. We'll need to change that".

Stabbing his blade into the ground beneath his feet he would begin a string of handsigns Tiger - Horse - Hare - Ox - Dog at a speed of 150-  then at the same speed he would grab the hilt of the black blade, the metal catching flame the second he made contact with the hilt. The fire would coat the blade of the katana from base to tip, its heat illuminating the area surrounding. Zraix would hold the blade up above his head for a moment before making a slashing motion to his right, the light of the blade reflecting off the water as it moved around his body. "Monsoon. Attack Ciel and dont be meek about it. Lets see what he can do" he said with a smirk as he began walking towards Ciel slowly, closing the 20 meter distance between them.

[Jutsu Used]- Heated Blade -Activation 40 AP

[Skill Used]- Heavenly Body- 2 stacks gained, 10 AP Gained
Kenseigan-10 AP

[Total AP]- 1,210/1,250

WC=438

[PER DISCUSSION ON DISCORD, MONSOON WILL ACT AS D RANK UNTIL ISSUES ARE RESOLVED]

Monsoon would tilt his head as the shirtless ronin stabbed his sword into the fresh, wet earth, in the center of a 50 meter island, surrounded by water and 20 meters away from both Uchiha. The ronin's hands would blur as he formed handsigns. In the time it would take him to complete the four seals for his jutsu, Monsoon's dark pupils would swirl into the pinwheel shape of three three-tomoe sharingan. Zraix's chakra would smolder, spark, then blaze to life in his core. As the hoshimura grabbed the hilt of the weapon stabbed into the ground, this chakra would stream down the length of the sword, igniting the blade with fire chakra: glowing like a smelter's forge. Rain that made contact with this sword evaporated,  adding a soft sizzle to the cacophony of water falling upon the three shinobi.

As Zaix made his practice swing, the martial artist would fall back into a fighting stance. He legs would be shoulder width apart, with his left foot behind his right. His left arm with be up and his right arm would be down, and he would be angled away from Ciel. However, his expression was not of battle readiness, but confusion, he was perplexed by the sight of the ronin. Yet, when Zraix Hoshimura gave his order, Monsoon Uchiha did not question it.

In one moment, the martial artist would breath to activate his battle aura, the Extreme Realm of Force. White light silhouetted his frame as his strength pressed upon reality. Like the Heated Blade, raindrops would fizzle into steam as they fell upon Monsoon.

As both Uchiha entered the meadow together, Ciel would be in close quarters range. In the next moment, he would turn his look to Ceil, his Sharingan glowed like burning coals and a fierce, snarl of a smile twisted the once perplexed expression, as if to say

Blood Kindred, let me see your Spirit's Flame! Show me what you've got!

In that same moment, after activating his aura, Monsoon, with a shift of weight, would use his right leg to deliver a ferocious side kick to Ciel, aiming to plant the sole of his slippered foot into Ciel's left ribs, at 150 speed due to his fighting style. Should the side kick connect, Ceil would suffer 75 impact damage and the left side his his ribs would shatter.

Monsoon, however, would not assume that his attack would connect, as Ceil was an Uchiha who boasted impressive speed. And, a sharingan that was just as developed.

[417/615 WC]

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Vigor: 25
Chakra: 100
Speed: 25
Strength: 150
AP: 1250/1250
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Skills Used
Three-Tomoe Sharingan | -10 AP
Heavenly Body | +2 Stacks, +25 AP for basic Strike
Extreme Realm of Force [Fighting Style]

Ciel would fold his arms as he watched as Zraix sheathed his sword as he started to talk, but Ciel couldn't help but admire the blade. He wasn't  much of a Kenjutsu user but he always thought using a sword in combat would be fun as hell to do, so he would make a mental note to go an buy one later on. Ciel was curious about the training they would be getting themself into today and started to think that it would be some form of combat between them would be fun and at the same time that thought crossed his mind Zraix would point his blade at Ciel, which in turn prompt Ciel to activated his 3 tome Sharingan.

A small smile started to form across his face as the excitement started to build up in the young Uchiha but everything changed when Zraix would tell Moon to attacks him. Ciel wasn't much of an unclose fighter so he knew this was going to be a pain in the ass, but as he heard these word leave Zraix mouth he would turn to Moon and notice a huge aura around him but before Ciel could say anything he would see moon launch a devastating kick towards him. With how fast the kick was coming and with them already being this close Ciel had no other option but to activate Kumai, causing moon Kick to phase right through him. Ciel would smile as he would backflip away from moon, while simultaneously forming hand signs of his own one set with his left and another with his right. As he landed on the ground 10 meters away from Moon but still be 20 meters away from Zraix. As he landed his right palm would slam down onto the ground and he would yell out "Summoning Jutsu", Instantly a demon named Adrmelech would arrive right infant of him. His left hand also slammed down to the ground but this time instead of something coming out a large seal would spread on the ground triggering, a squall of countless bubbles appears from the seal, filling the surrounding terrain and air itself. These bubbles where 3 meters large but only 20 bubbles would come through the seal. Ceil would have half of  them form in between him and moon while also having the other half form in between him and Zraix , each set of them are in a straight line next to each other forming a L shape, he would start forming moree hand signs.

"Hmmm", the demon would say."Ciel what have I been dragged into, I thought I told you to only summon me when your close to death", the demon wold say not being pleased that he was interrupted from whatever he was doing. "now now don't be like that , Its a 2v1 what more better time to call you than now or would you have rather me call meg?", Ciel would say in response. He wasn't going to feed into adramelech negativity and continue to enjoy this fight he was engaged in. He would speak telepathically when he speaks next, "Lets box these guys in and have some real fun and I Promise next time ill make sure to only call you if I really really need to", Ciel would say with a smile. Not being one to play nice Adrmelech would just groan and start forming hand signs of his own , while at the same time opening his wings and flying in between the three shinobi and staying 15 meters in the air.

Ciel would watch and smile as his friend flew away and waited to see what the other twos next move would be.

Jutsu used

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Much to his surprise it appeared that the moment he pointed his katana, Ciel the Uchiha activated his sharingan without a second thought- he was pleased to see that the shinobi had urgency and was all the more interested to see his reaction to Monsoon's assault. He smirked as he saw Monsoon activate his sharingan upon the completion of the 'Heated Blade' technique employed by the Hoshimura- it seemed both combatants were ready to begin and on the order to attack Ciel Monsoon with haste made his move to deliver a powerful kick to his partners torso. Zraix would halt his advance as this occurred as he watched in awe of how Ciel reacted and by the disturbing yet interesting development his eyes picked up on. It happened so quickly that one would question their vision in disbelief upon witnessing it but the kick delivered at an impressive speed by Monsoon would pass right through Ciel as though his body was intangible- at the distance he was from the two shinobi, Zraix would have normally believed that the kick missed by a hair but this wasn't the case.

"What in the world.." he thought to himself as he witnessed the torso of Ciel Uchiha become slightly blurred and red in direct contrast to the rest of his body which maintained it's normalcy at the same time that a massive concentration of chakra bloomed from his right eye- he would follow his movements with the Kenseigan as he backflipped away from Monsoon and began forming handseals with both of his hands, though the string of seals seemed to be off in relation. Zraix would note the sudden change in chakra aura emission by Ciel as the Uchiha's chakra took on a blue hue, "So he's preparing for a Water style technique with his left and the right hand strung together the seals for the summoning jutsu.

The Hoshimura watched as Ciel slammed down both hands, the right summoning a strange being in front of him while the left summoned precisely 20 bubbles made of water chakra with 10 occupying the space that separated him from Monsoon and 10 separating him from Zraix- A clever maneuver to say the least, it was clear that Ciel was not to be underestimated.

Zraix would take the time while Ciel spoke to his summoning to activate a technique of his own. Just before the summoned creature would take to the skies, the Hoshimura would become surrounded by a pink aura spanning one inch off of his body- his eyes would trail up following the movements of the summon as he  dashed forward 4 meters at a speed of 210, his katana firmly gripped, its blade still engulfed in flames. He would slash in a horizontal line in front of him as he dashed forward now 17 meters from Monsoon and Ciel- the result would be a rectangular gale of wind 10 meters tall and 20 meters wide of pure wind pressure and void of chakra at a power and speed of 135. "Temple Style: Bark.."He uttered as the sound of barking wolves released along with this rectangular blast. Being that the bubbles created by Ciel were of weaker health than the blast of wind, any bubbles within the range of the attack would be destroyed on contact and by Zraix's calculation, him being perpendicular to Monsoon and  the distance between Ciel and Monsoon being that of 10 meters would put his attack placement in perfect position to dispatch of every bubble summoned.

Leaping from the ground the Hoshimura now had his sights set on the summoned creature- drawing his wakizashi with his left hand Zraix's leap would fail to end as he began to fly through the air at a speed of 160 now 10 meters from the summoned being. He would ready himself for a counterattack of some sort as he continued on, ready to face off against Ciel's summoning. "Ill rejoin the fight with Monsoon and Ciel after you and I get a little more acquainted!" He roared as he approached, his gaze fixed on the creature but his focus divided amongst the three- for he was confident in his ability but understood that both shinobi he was facing had only just begun to fight seriously.

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WC= 713

The moment he went to kick, Monsoon saw a tremendous amount of chakra gather in Ciel's right eye. A shocking sensation met his attack, what he felt was not flesh or bone, but air. His eyes darted down, half of his calf was submerge in Ciel's torso.

What manner of jutsu is this!?

His confusion brought a smile to Ciel's face, who would back flip 10 meters, which would prompt Monsoon to fall back into his stance. Monsoon's sharingan would spin as Ceil gathered his chakra. Water nature would spiral, split, and flow to one half of his chakra system as a clear, iridescent nature flowed to the other half. The martial artist's eyes darted to the caster's hands.

Two simultaneous jutsu...as to be expected from a kinsman.

Ciel would slam his hands to the ground, his chakra would surge, smoke would plume while the Uchiha's water chakra stained the wet grass. The rain dissipated the chakra made smoke, revealing a gaunt, pallid humanoid. A look of disdain flashed across its demonic eyes, yet Monsoon would not have enough time to properly asses this new arrival. The seal made by Ceil glowed with activation, the water nature that comprised it fizzled into a refractive cloud of bubbles. Drifting with the will of their caster, 10, three meter wide bubbles lined themselves between Monsoon and Ceil, filling 10 meters of space between the two uchiha with whimsical, bobbing, orbs. The chakra that glowed within their thin films made Monsoon fall back half a meter. Monsoon noted that droplets that made contact with these summoned bubbles ceased to fall, but instead floated in a similar fashion to the bubbles. He would've investigated further, had a sudden presence not made themselves known.

The air would heavy as iridescent chakra gathered in the swordsman, Zraix. The familiar hue of Wosac silhouetted the Hoshimura, rankling the nape of the martial artist's pride as images of a demon wall flashed in his mind. Unlike before, what was hidden was now splayed for his matured sharingan to see. The iridescent, purple hue was merely a byproduct of a thin, membrane like film of chakra,  not unlike the bubbles that bobbed near him. As he dashed 4 meters, a tension in his limbs relaxed, as if what he wore and held weighed nothing. Yet, after halting his movement, Zraix's body would tense, the fibers of his muscles would wind and flex, drawing out enormous strength. With his heated blade, Zraix Hoshimura sliced at Monsoon and Ciel.

Droplets of water splashed against roaring pressure, forming a, vague, rectangular shape in the rain: which howled like barking wolves.

Has he launched an air cannon?

Monsoon would fall back 4 meters as Zraix headed toward the summoned demon and his attack made its way to the field of bubbles. He would smirk as the  refractive orbs were shredded upon making contact with the Hoshimura's bukijutsu. The moment that the last bubble popped and the bukijutsu reached its maximum range, Monsoon took a breath.

Monsoon would launch both his elbows backward, his aura would resonate and it would look like he struck solid air. This invisible contact would rocket him toward Ciel, closing the 10 meter distance between them by flying at 90 speed and horizontally hovering 1 meter above the ground. With frenzy, he would cry,

"You seem to be more than skilled, Ciel. As expected, by one with our blood. So, cousin.."

When the flying martial artist would be within range, he would activate his next technique. Using the Heavenly Foot of Pain, Monsoon would kick his right leg back, flipping forward and axe kicking at 150 speed: aiming to smash the heel of his foot into Ciel's left clavicle. Should it connect, Ciel would suffer 95 impact damage. Because Ciel's strength was lower than the power of the taijutsu, tremors would reverberate throughout his body: making him unable to perform handseals for three posts.

As he launches his kick, he would yell, "Show me MORE!"

Should Ciel dodge or the attack miss, Monsoon would follow through and extend his leg to slam the ground below them while hovering above the grass. The impact would destroy the meadow, creating a 25 meter wide crater: causing water to spray from the grass and spilling it into the meadow from the edge of the gardens. The crater would be 3 meters deep at its center, and would expand from Monsoon at a speed of 95. Anyone caught in in an area 25 meters on the ground during this, namely Ciel, Zraix, or Adralamech, would suffer 95 impact damage. As the power of the jutsu was greater than their strength, each would be unable to form handseals or hold weapons for three posts.

[790/1,405 WC]

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1195/1250 AP
Jutu's Used
ERF: Cosmos Stride | B Rank, 90 Speed | -22 AP [-25% due to Chakra]
Heavenly Foot of Pain | A Rank, 95 Power, 150 Speed [Kick] - 95 Power, 95 Speed [Crater] | -33 AP [-25% due to Chakra]

Skills Used
Fighting Style
Sharingan 3-Tomoe -10 AP
Heavenly Body | +2/4 Stacks, +10 AP [Taijutsu]

As the right between the three continued Ciel excitement grew more and more, it had been a very long time since the last time he had been in something like this. It was perfect to him , being able to let loose without being worried about someone getting hurt or killed because the last thing he wanted was for someone to get hurt. As Ciel finished his hand signs he notice the muscle in Zraix tense up as he dashed forwards towards Ciel and slashed his blade. "What was that", Ciel would say to himself as he watched the bubbles he had just formed be destroyed which also cause him to jump back 4 meters  and the demon to fly 4 meters out the way of the attack, by this time his first set of hand signs were done for both him and his demon. His first Jutsu would be nin amp.

Ciel would start forming a second set of handsigns when he noticed Moon starting to build up chakra in his arms and shoot towards him. "That was a bad decision cousin", Ciel would say to moon right before he started to launch towards him. "Now Adremelach", Ciel would say telepathically prompting the demon to activate his Jutsu, Imitation Super Nova just as moon left the ground. The demon would Chose right infant of Ciel as the starting point and it would expand in a sphere shape outward at 75 speed. Once he was done chasing a tarting point the demon would began to from more hand signs, all the while not taking his eyes off Zraix. By this time Ciel second set of hand signs would done and Moon would already be launched in the air but unfortunately for Moon if he wasn't able to change his direction he was going to be in for a shock. If moon was caught inside the sphere he would suffer -70 to his strength.

Ciel would then activate his second Jutsu "Chirdori Nagashi", He would yell out as the an electrical discharges would start to form one inch off Ciel and would expand at 69 speed. If moon wasn't able to change his path mid air and got in range of the discharge with the combination of Imitation super nova and the Chidori moon attack would fail and his fellow Uchiha would be paralyzed for one post. Ciel would then turn his attention to Zraix , "Ive got to end this quickly before moon recovers, Im sure he won't be to happy once he's back on his feet", Ciel would say joking as he would start running in the direction Zraix was while simultaneously forming hand signs. Without any buffs Zraix strength wasn't strong enough to withstand the Chidori variant, by the time he would start running the Jutsu would be almost at its max of 10 meters.

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https://www.narutoroleplaygame.com/t56288-adramelech-stat-page#420391

Adramelech jutsu

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Continuing his ascent as he saw the demonic summon stringing together handsigns the distance between Zraix and the summon would be 6 meters given that the summon had flown back 4 meters- he watched on as the demon seemed to be directing its technique at a target other than Zraix which was much to his displeasure. The space time chakra that welled up inside of the summon was massive and concentrated to a high degree but all at once it vanished and during this time the Hoshimura would take his katana covered in flames and begin slashing rapidly at a speed of 210. He would continue to do so as the flames already coating his blade brightened and expanded outward, their flames moving to engulf Zraix's body at a speed of 200- what followed would be the flames taking the form of a tiger 2 meters in diameter and 1.5 meters in height surrounding Zraix's body and weapons. Having continued his flight towards the summoned creature the entire time he casted this technique and now moving at a speed of 200 towards the demon Zraix would ultimately close the gap between them at this new found speed and power. He would dash directly into the summoned creature as the flaming tiger of his creation roared dealing 200 damage directly to the summon and any techniques he sent his way that did not rival or surpass his jutsu in power, "Flame Breathing: Fifth Form Flame Tiger!". The summon, having a strength inferior to the technique would find itself pushed back by the raw force of the tiger if it was even able to withstand the impact dealt. Though the creature was able to fly like Zraix he would find it near impossible to avoid this maneuver as he could only fly at half of the speed that Zraix approached and had begun to string together handseals for a new jutsu after the supernova he had casted on Monsoon down below. The demon would be left with the decision to poof away and be de-summoned or suffer the full brunt of this assault.

A quick glance downward as he attacked the summon would reveal the location of the large concentration of space time chakra that he had witnessed being conjured earlier- a large sphere made up of S/T chakra would expand filling the space between Monsoon and Ciel and the brazen Uchiha would follow up his summons technique with an explosive emittance of lightning chakra. "Well ill be damned.. this guy is something else" He thought to himself as he saw Monsoon on a straight path towards both the sphere of chakra and the lightning assault that awaited close behind- it was clear that if Monsoon kept on his path he would be taken out of this fight quickly. Zraix smirked as he realized Monsoon would have to stop holding back if he was going to get the chance to even exchange blows with him but for now his chief concern would be with his Uchiha brethren while Zraix blazed an incendiary feral trail to dispatch of Ciel's summon.

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Total WC= 518