Loser Waves [p,nk,Yazu]

The information sunk into Kozata's head, like so many panicking animals descending into quicksand. That is, slowly, and not without effort. However, at the end of it, he had at least learned what he had been doing wrong this whole time. Rather than taking Dio's advice and bending chakra into definite forms (i.e. seals) in order to serve a special purpose, he mostly had to put less thought and analysis into it, which meant that this was something he could do without Dio's help. Thinking about it, jutsu like this were similar to his own space-time techniques, and even the dark pulse that he favored in combat.

Another thing to note, he thought after about three seconds, was that dark pulse would totally annihilate most ninjutsu techniques. But what about those that were too powerful? He had heard that wide-scale jutsu existed that were capable of destroying villages... and he had a tough time dealing with jutsu that were cast from a very long distance. Due to Dark Pulse's unbearably slow casting speed, he had to time it just right, which was usually pretty annoying. It also made it difficult to block really fast jutsu. Furthermore, it was pretty bad at destroying people's internal chakra. It wasn't as effective on people as it was on jutsu, that was for damn sure.

Maybe he could use this newfound knowledge for a specific purpose. However, without Dio's source knowledge of how the yuumei worked, it wasn't like he could do much. Well, he'd have to figure it out later. For now, he sat down at the tree, leaning against the smooth wood of the birch. In those minutes, Yazu had done more for him than possibly anyone in the village, with the exception of the Mizukage, who had kept him around and active as a shinobi.

But, listening to Yazu, Kozata somehow managed to figure things out.

"So, you take elements from other people? I've never heard of that before; it sounds kind of cool!"

Uh, well... maybe he should restrain himself a little.

"Uh, I mean, if that's the case, which one did you start with? Everyone has an elemental affinity that they have from birth, right?"

Maybe it was one that could help him with what he needed. For a fuuinjutsu specialist who lived on an island of mist, Kozata had an odd elemental affinity: fire. Probably not the most appropriate one, considering the place in which he lived, but that didn't stop it from existing.

However, if he knew more about Yazu's rather strange ability, he might be able to help the kid. After all, did he not have a rather innocuous body in his peat back yard? The rather boggy environment of said yard would be enough to ensure that the body didn't decay, but he didn't know enough about Yazu to really come to any conclusions about whether or not such a thing would be useful. Also, he wasn't sure whether or not he wanted to let Yazu know that he was a "killer" at all.
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Yazu pondered on how he would respond.  How did he acquire elements well that was simple, but very difficult to put into words.  He hoped that he would get something in return for this information, but he would not hold his breathe, being a skilled manipulator was no true skill unless you had information the other person wished to acquire. 

Yazu also had a purpose for the day, he wanted to learn a powerful jutsu, one that allowed him to take complete advantage of his earth element.  In the situation he sat at the fallen tree trunk and went over the hand signs and formation of chakra within his mind, imagining the earth bending to his will and chakra and becoming mud.  Covering a great sitance and sinking deep within the earth. Yazu could bend the earth to his will and it took very little to make that happen.  While in that brief moment of meditation he finally realized how he would tell his new friend about his unique ability to acquire the heart of other ninja and use them to his advantage.  Though he would take the time to show Kozata a little more about ninjutsu.

"Ninjutsu, It requires hand signs, as you may well know.  But understanding how the chakra interacts with your certain handsigns is key to truly knowing how ninjutsu works.  It is your ability to impose your will and your strength upon nature and bend it to your will."  Yazu would say standing demonstrating the signs to swamp of the underworld.  He favored these types of long range jutsu allowing him the necessary time to either fight at an advantage or escape from something he could not truly handle.  Yazu continued moving his hands fluidly and expertly seemingly a perfectly flowing movement, going through every hand sign necessary repeatedly.  His skilled and nimble hands making the jutsu appear simple, precise and quick.  It appeared as if he had done it thousands of times, though in truth it was only the first time he had ever tried it. 

Yazu would then look to Kozata, who eagerly seemed to be pressuring him about his acquisition of elemental affinities.  Far too eager.  His gut wrenched as a feeling of paranoia washed over him,  He had been too trusting, and now it seemed that just at the moment he let his guard down he would now be taken advantage of.  His suspicious nature finding too much in question to continue the conversation as it had been.  Yazu wanted an ally, and a friend, but not at the expense of his life, or worse his freedom.  For Yazu, having lived a life in a cell,nothing was more valuable than freedom.  A life without freedom was no life he wanted to live, and because of this he would now begin to tread more cautiously when dealing with the boy.  He may not seem to bright, at least not next to himself, but the fact that the boy was a chuunin in the village hidden in the mist meant he was not to be underestimated.

A crooked smile would form on Yazu's face, and he would look at Kozata sizing him up.  Chakra draining huh? He thought to himself, well i would assume you would need to be in very close proximity to make something like that work.  Maybe i'll have a chance to see it in action this time.

"Well, Kozata, tell me in exchange for the nature of my elemental affinities, would you care to embark a little knowledge on your unique situation.  I know that you are not all that you appear, there is something different about you.  I have known it since we first met in the woods outside the village, and it has perplexed me ever since."  Yazu proposed half smiling through the statement, he knew that it was unlikely he would get much from the boy but anything would be nice.  "Then once we have gotten the pleasantries out of the way we will go into discussing some training, and the very real possibility that our abilities may compliment the others very well."

Yazu would wait for Kozata's response watching the boy's body language for hints of emotion, to give him a clue as to whether the boy was here for a fight or whether he truly meant what he said.

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Of course, he knew that ninjutsu needed handseals. This had been obvious ever since he had learned that great fireball thing when he was younger. Fire had always come a little naturally to him, and he hoped that lightning would do the same. He thought about it for a bit, then about.... well, had he not been considering asking Dio about more clan secrets? But nobody answered... in that case, he'd have to wrest the information from him. The yuumei was being quite stubborn and inconsiderate, and Kozata didn't like it at all. He was used to Dio being rather grudgingly cooperative... it seemed today was an unusual day.

He blinked slightly... but within the space of that blink, he registered what Yazu had just said. Huh... a trade of information, was it? Well, then, that's what friends were for! This was the perfect opportunity to get to know each other better. He opened his mouth, and was about to speak, when he felt a dull pain in his head. Huh? Never mind migraines now. Still, it was odd. It wasn't like he had eaten any chocolate lately (he loved the stuff, but those damn headaches kept him off of the candy)...

"Well I have a-"

Then the REAL pain broke through.

"Gah!"

Kozata clenched his head; the pain was like a searing blade through his mind. Then suddenly....

Kozata's body opened its eyes.

"Like I'd give you any information about me. And, before you ask... I'm the REAL Kozata. Not that pathetic whelp you've been talking to. He's just an extra. An add-on that wouldn't be able to survive without me."

Indeed, Dio was now in control. That boy... he had no idea that he was giving away important information! Dio didn't want to make all of his secrets public... so before the boy could protest, he gave him a choice bit of jutsu knowledge... the inhaling maw. Now, that should keep him occupied for quite some time. The sheer complexity of that technique would most likely keep the kid muddled for as long as Dio needed him to be. He had to make sure above all else that Kozata didn't take control again for as long as was necessary.

"Now, I don't want you to tell me how you gain elements. I want you to show me. You do it with the threads, yes? In that case, I've got something for you. Now, you either show me how you do it on this handy-dandy corpse I've got in my backyard... or I'll do to you what I did last time... Yazu."

Dio's tone was a little mocking, but mostly serious and forebidding. He wanted Yazu to realize that he was not one to be trifled with, as was the attitude of many yuumei. Some, he knew from his memories, went so far as to terrorize their hosts. He'd done that a few times to Kozata, and had no regrets. After all, it was fun playing with his host's puny brain.

He'd gesture rather brusquely to Yazu to follow him, where they headed back to his house. Assuming Yazu followed (and that all went well), Dio would unlock the gate to the backyard. As he went, he grabbed a shovel. When he reached the peat-y yard, he dug a bit until he pulled up a box. Opening it, he found that preserved corpse of the kid he had killed in the Land of Fire.
"Well? Show me."
He'd speak to Yazu, his face and tone skeptical. Time to see whether this guy was merely all talk... or perhaps not?
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Yazu was still in a very suspicious mind set.  He saw the boy consider his proposal, which was exactly what he was hoping would happen.  He needed to learn about Kozata's own mysterious nature, Wouldn't having knowledge of your newly found ally make for a more effective unit, thats what Yazu thought.  That and he hated knowing someone in the village knew about his abilities and he had no knowledge of theirs.  Yazu figured though at this point, the seed had been sewn and a friendship, however flimsy, has been started.  A relationship that if nurtured could rattle the shinobi world which was in fact something he wanted.

As Kozata began to tell Yazu about himself and his own unique abilities, Yazu could sense a shift in chakra within his new companion.  It was minor and wouldn't register by any normal standards, as the only way Yazu noticed it was because of how Kozata began holding his head as if he was in intense pin.  Kozata's strange actions led Yazu to step back fairly quickly and be on guard, he would not know what would happen after he regained composure.  There was a chance that his questioning had awakened the other side of kozata, so yazu would be prepared for that before approaching his friend who did appear to be in real pain.

It was then that Kozata would respond, but differently.  The way that he spoke, his grammar, syntax.....Yes! It was him, the stranger that he had met before.  The brains behind the operation if you will, and the true monster who he felt he could finally identify with.  The new Kozata would then say "Im the real kozata"  and Yazu could not help but give a large wry smile.  Well, Hello Real Kozata pleasure to make your acquaintance he would respond in his mind.  It would seem that his search for information was many times more fruitful than he imagined it would be.  Kozata would opt to show him his secrets as opposed to telling him, which was more than ok with him.   Then the new figure would demand to see his secrets,  which as it stood he would be more than happy to oblige.  This new entity would in no way be afraid of the sight he would take in so Yazu had no fear of showing him these things.

As it stood, Yazu had a friend in Kozata, and a partner in this other entity.

"No need to threaten, Of course I will show you, lead the way, my friend."  Yazu replied.  He would be moderately frightened if it werent for the fact that he knew there was a different personality to Kozata buried within him.  At this point he was simply curious, and he could easily tell that this other Kozata was condescending and ruthless, much more his speed as far as personal interaction was concerned.

Yazu walked along beside the boy, their heights similar with Yazu having not much more than an inch on Kozata.  Though standing beside the boy it seemed they came from different worlds with Yazu sporting a vagabonds kimono.  Though, Yazu knew he was very similar to Kozata.  A boy who shared a body with a monster.  His hunger always needing sating. If going to long without feeding the hunger he would degrade to an animistic, almost feral form.  He walked of course watching Kozata, as Kozata watched him, the two minds clashing. 


When reaching Kozata's house he watched as the boy revealed a corpse buried beneath his backyard, hmmm that seemed strange, not very Kozata like.  Yazu would alk over and closely examine the corpse using the knowledge for his Medical specialty to determine the cause of death.  Additionally he would check the organs to make sure they were still remotely fresh as he would not be assimilating a dead heart by any means.  He looked at the chest cavity and reached in tearing it open to examine the heart.  No decay though rigor mortis had set in and the blood was nearly dry, luckily he didnt need the blood just the heart.  He would use his medical jutsu in an attempt to give the heart a little life.  He would look at Kozata holding the slightly rejuvinated organ in his right hand.  He would then proceed to start the assimilation.  The heart smelled charred similar to a burnt out fire, which made him believe it was a fire heart, but he wouldn't know until it was taken in.

His threads lining his chest unwrapped from themselves revealing a large writhing mass that seemed to beat in a rhythmic pattern much like multiple hearts would.  He took the heart in his left hand and inserted it within the mass of threads.  The threads would then whip out and grab the heart wrapping it within the bulge.  It tasted like dirt and smelled horrible.  Then the threads would activate the heart and begin the pounding.  It had successfully been integrated and he could feel the heat and fire affinity flow through him.  On his exposed back Kozata could watch as a second Mask would form on hi right shoulder, as there was already a mask on his left shoulder.  He would stand and the threads would rewrap themselves closing his chest off from intrusion.  He would face Kozata and smile.

"Is that what you wanted to see?"  He would ask somewhat provokingly.  He would watch trying to gauge what Kozata's reaction to this disturbing sight would be.

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Hmph. Well, while the deed was finishing up, Kozata put the body back in the box and put it back into the peat grave, which he then covered up. How unusually convenient for him that his back yard had such soil... if it could even be called that. Turning back to Yazu, he waited for the boy to finish speaking before responding himself. When he did speak, his voice was much more calm than before, when it had been more demanding. Dio was rather satisfied with this... Yazu's ability was like nothing he had ever seen before, and could perhaps even be called inhuman...

Much like himself.

Could this Yazu, then, be called a monster? Dio was internally filled with energy. While the idiot Kozata had found a friend, Dio had found someone more like him. This sort of thrill wasn't something that came every day to a yuumei. At least now, he figured, he could tell Yazu something about himself. Naturally, revealing his name wasn't something he'd do, even to the Mizukage, but the actual workings of meiton, to an extent, was something he had no issues talking about. Perhaps, as he talked, he'd be able to drop a few choice hints to Kozata about how to figure out that Inhaling Maw problem he was working on.

Deep within his own consciousness, Kozata was rather boggled by things. How was he supposed to use meiton to... not destroy chakra... but to absorb it? Even his own Evil Matrix seals didn't actually absorb an enemy's chakra into himself, but rather took it into the seals in order to destroy it. Mystified, he kept thinking about it. From this, he had already come to the conclusion that the technique couldn't possibly work like Dark Pulse; just shooting dark release chakra willy-nilly didn't do him any good. So what was the secret, then?

"So, you integrate their hearts into your body... that gives you access to a new element each time? Interesting. Very well then, you've told me about yourself. I guess I'll let you in on my secret as well."

He pulled up his sleeve on his right arm and tapped his forearm with his left fingertip. With that, the fuuin seals there would become visible, manifesting on his skin like a myriad of cryptic tattoos.

"These aren't just any normal seals. They're most of what I used to drain you of your chakra. Well, technically, it's not draining."

He tapped the seals again, and once more, they became invisible.

"Most of the seals on my body are composed of Dark Release chakra. Other than its appearance, there's nothing really shadowy about it. It's true purpose... is to destroy chakra itself. So, rather than stealing your chakra reserves, I destroyed them. Of course, I do have a couple of mechanics for actual draining, but those are nothing compared to the Dark Release seals."

Pulling his sleeve back down, he would note that he didn't have much space left on his skin for seals. He'd have to be careful.

"I can destroy ninjutsu as well."

What he didn't mention was that when he ran low on dark release chakra, he had to parasitize the boy's, or enter a state of meditation. It was annoying, but necessary, he supposed. It was a small price to pay for one of the most effective resources on the planet.

"I also have a doujutsu that can differentiate between elemental natures. Speaking of which, how many have you managed to acquire so far?"

Hah, it was like they were already partners. All they needed to do was get a scope of each other's potentials, and they could do anything.

To destroy jutsu... inwardly, Kozata was still puzzling. How would he be able to use Dark Release to absorb a technique rather than destroy it? By this point in time, he had already figured out that he'd need to take a much more subtle approach then what he had with dark pulse. Maybe... maybe he had to use dark release in a new way. He cast about for ways to do this.

To snuff out ninjutsu like putting out a candle flame... that was his goal here. Maybe he'd have to use dark release in a more concentrated manner...

Externally, Dio was elated. At this point, he was having less and less of an issue letting Yazu in on his abilities. Even though they had met under pretty terrible circumstances, he felt less like using Yazu and more like getting to know him. They could be destructive monsters together; two of a kind. And since Yazu wasn't a weak human like Kozata... he could find no way to revel in his pain. Overall, this was an improvement. And at the very least, he wouldn't have to deal with Kozata's griping when it came to getting to know other people.

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Yazu smiled finishing his terribly gory procedure, though it was much less gory than usual since he wasn't dealing with the freshest of specimen.  He was beside himself.  They had only been around one another for less than an hour, Kozata and Yazu, and the amount of knowledge and power they had helped each other in that time was astounding.  Yazu had not only tapped into his ability to use advanced medical jutsu he also had acquired a fire heart and unlocked the final mask he needed for his bloodlines even more unique and powerful ability.  Yazu, still panting from the heart assimilation ceremony, sat kneeling on the soft ground in Kozata's back yard.  His hearts raced and the level of ectasy that he found himself in was incomparable to anything he thought that Kozata would ever know.  Such power within the Masked beast jutsu, and a great supplement to his lower health he would have from learning the medical healing arts.  He would never be the best healer in Kirigakure but he would most certainly be the most sought after one of these days.

After calming down a bit he would jump back into the conversation with Kozata, he had heard what was being said but with his currently high pulse and racing adrenaline he could not react to what was being said.  He could feel the pulse slowing, to a normal rate as he took several large breaths that would calm him.  He continued watching the new Kozata and would then take in the information offered in return for his display.

Dark release....very interesting.  He knew of dark release and light release ninjutsu casters though he did not know the finer details of the unique element.  He did however know that the clans who used this unique elements were very close knit and did not openly divulge information about themselves often.  So he would take what he heard and would listen very intently hoping not to miss any details of the boy's now apparently unique powers. 

"Interesting seals, That power appears as though it could be quite useful.  The bloody mist is full of fuinjutsu users it would appear, though some are better than others,"  he would say in reference to the day that he had met the twins, the fuin users who treated him like a play toy and chased him around placing a five elemental seal on him and forcing him to run off like a frightened puppy.  He would make them know the degradation they made him feel on that day.

Then the next sentence Kozata would say would fill Yazu with a degree of dread.  The possessed boy would say the sentence so calmly and so easily not too certain that it would have the impact on Yazu that it actually did.  "The power to destroy ninjutsu".  Well that is a very interesting power to have, and one that would give the mysterious boy a massive advantage over Yazu, one that might make Yazu feel fairly inadequate if it was quite as powerful as it sounded.  He wondered how this unique ability might function and how its practicality might be used but he knew at some point he would have to see it in action so he could determine its potential.

" I have managed to claim 2 hearts from compatible donors, water from a young aburame in the blood games, and fire from this poor corpse in your lawn.  Two elements that do not flow perfectly well together, which is why i need the other two.  Though this is enough for me to create my beasts from which makes it quite good to have."  Yazu would reply when questioned about how many he has. "That doujutsu could be quite useful to have...It can be quite bothersome searching for hearts with no form of compass."


Yazu would still be smiling looking directly in Kozata's eyes trying to determine what form of unique doujutsu he had that gave him the ability to see elemental affinities, and whether it was an obvious one like the hyuuga can or whether it was one that couldn't be seen by a passerby unless activated.  He watched hoping that Kozata would demonstrate some bit.

While he did this he would tell Kozata some more about himself.  As he could feel the writhing mass that was his newly formed beasts moving about on his back causing his back muscles to rupture about strangely.  As the threads within him moved about to make the body of his helpful beasts.  The threads jumping about would be quite obvious to Kozata, though he was beyond a fear of showing his monstrous side to the boy as these two were much to alike to have to fear that. 

"This is what i am capable of doing with the hearts, though it is pointless to make them since i don't know any fire or water ninjutsu as of yet, but when i do i will be able to create theses masked abominations from the threads within my body and cast elemental ninjutsu.  I appreciate you offering me the heart as it will be quite helpful for me in the future."

"So Dark release....what form of element is that, and how does it function maybe i can give you an insight into it that only an outsider can offer...."  Yazu would finish by saying, while the threads still pulsated around on his back.

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Wow... that really was a disgusting process, wasn't it? Very well, now that Dio had seen how Yazu did his business, he turned his attention to the conversation at hand. Yazu had stated that there were other fuuinjutsu users in the area... how had he known that they were fuuin users? Most likely, knowing this village, they had demonstrated their powers to him somehow, just as Kozata had. Whether in a good way or bad way, he didn't know yet, but he'd eventually find out. One way or another, he'd gather all the current fuuin users in Kiri together... under his control. He didn't want anyone undermining him.

"Indeed," he'd respond to Yazu's comment about his doujutsu, "it looks like it's more of an information-gathering eye technique than an augmentation." Still, it was something good to have in a fight. Although, regardless of a jutsu's element, he'd be able to wipe it out pretty easily. Well... what about another dark release jutsu? He didn't want to think about having to face off against another yuumei. No doubt, none of them were as devious and intelligent as he, but he knew that each had its own special idiosyncrasy. His was that he dominated Kozata's processing capacity. As such... he was the most intelligent of the yuumei.

"Dark release doesn't rely on any combination of elements, oddly enough. I... don't exactly know where it comes from." A blatant lie, though it wasn't apparent to Yazu. It was Dio's own energy, given to Kozata for use. "Really, though, it just looks to be something that can dominate or erase normal chakra. I haven't really tested it on anything powerful though as of yet." This was true, he hadn't. Even the dark pulse had only been used to sap that lab-coated man's chakra, after all.

"So, who's this other fuuin user you met?"
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REALLY sorry for shitposting, I just haven't been feeling my alts lately.]

The threads mounding up with Yazu had subsided as they continued their conversation.  Yazu was quite pleased with the results of this happen stance meeting.  He had acquired a great deal of info concerning many things that had been bothering him as well as gained an additional heart in which to use for his bloodline.  Yazu would survey the current are looking for an adequate are for him to sit and relax a bit, as he was slightly tired of standing and still had several more questions for Kozata that would likely consume more time to answer.  He pondered on dark pulse, and its possible potential, making an attempt to understand the nature of darkness chakra and how that might work.  He knew from what Kozata had told him that it affected chakra by destroying it, but he didn't quite grasp the full extent of how it worked.  Well, i guess I will have to find out one of these days by getting Kozata to use it, Yazu thought to himself.  For now, Yazu would answer the questions that Kozata wished to know regarding the other fuin user Yazu had met.  He hated them, and if the conversation took a turn that led to the two of them scouring Kirigakure and finding them and taking their heart, Yazu would be elated.  By conventional terms, they were monsters though Yazu found a great deal of irony in that given his strange conditions.

"Neku and Segri, odd twins that shared a body and that placed that awful five elemental seal on my neck,:" Yazu would say rubbing the location where the seal was placed.  A small snarl formed on his face, a look of blood lust forming within his eyes.  He would sit there for a moment then would snap out of his own personal anger and concentrate on what was occurring.  "I have a great deal of dislike for them, and unless it is my intention to kill them, I will be staying away from them." Yazu would finish by saying.

Of, course several things were said by Kozata, though Yazu would not push on that part of the conversation, as if they were to become lasting friends he would learn all these things in time.  Eyes that can sense a person's chakra nature and chakra that is capable of devouring or destroying chakra? The Shinkou were indeed interesting, and his curiousity was nearly too much for him to hold back, he wanted to know things, but he finally resigned himself to waiting until the answer presented itself, so until then it could wait. 

Yazu had no clue where his next exciting adventure might lead him at this point, but now that he could feel the masked beasts writhing within him having almost reached full completion, he knew that wherever he went he would have a grand time.  In the village of Kiri one could gain additional status within the village by going out and claiming corpses for the Mizukage,  he figured making that his next goal would be an ideal course of action. However his greatest road block is that he had never left the village to see what the world was all about, and he did not even know where he would go once he left on his perilous journey.  Though, Yazu knew that Kozata had left the town before and went to other villages, maybe he could pick the boy's brain about where he should go to achieve another rank.

Yazu currently had found a comfy place to sit while allowing his threads to finish their adjusting of themselves withing his body, which was underneath a nearby tree n Kozata's back yard.  He would be about 4 meters away from Kozata and would be sat facing him, though he knew that whatever strange affliction the boy had in his mind was now active, he still treated Kozata the same.  Yazu's right knee was bent with his right foot flat on the ground and would occasionally shift from the strange things occurring within his body.

"So my next course of action is to leave the village and claim corpses for the Kage, any suggestions on where i should start with that? Also, with my medical expertise, I would like to find an opportunity to study the strange bloodlines of the world, and maybe even acquire the great doujutsu of the Uchiha clan that would make for a wonderful prize."  Yazu would proclaim with his head rested against the trunk of the tree.  Though he didn't seem very active he was actually chomping at the bit to finish the thread beasts and needed a small degree of relaxation to do so.

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(Its fine man Ive been pretty inactive lately as well, no rush we will just get it done as soon as we can)

As Yazu sat down under the tree, Kozata would lean against its trunk on the opposite side a they continued their conversation. To any onlooker (of which there were none), it would seem like a normal visit between two boys. In reality, it was more like a convention between monsters. No doubt, they weren't the strongest in the village, but they sure did have plans. At least, Dio knew he did. Kozata wasn't capable of very complex plan-making, so he mostly left this task to his yuumei... as it should be. The two each had his place, and to disrupt it would result in trouble.

The technique that Kozata was currently thinking about... well, he had at least figured out how he would get it to work. He'd need something to create a formation resembling a "chakra sink"... something that he could use to draw chakra in the area to one location. With the power of dark release, he knew that this was easy to do, but how to refine it? How to make it so that it could target a specific person or jutsu? Dio hinted that this part was particularly simple... then why couldn't he figure it out without his yuumei? Was he just that retarded?

In response to Yazu, Dio would speak. "The Mizukage's not beyond reasoning with, but he's a man who's not easily impressed. If you've killed for him already, then he might be more inclined to let you do as you please. Then again, I'm a jonin. If I take you under my wing, then maybe we could get assignments abroad. I can take us anywhere I please.... well, actually, there are limitations, though these are far and few between." By mentioning this, Dio signalled to Kozata that he had made up his mind about something. Since Yazu was apparently being targeted by another fuuin user, this was the perfect opportunity for them to bond closer. As long at Kozata was here and proficient with seals, Yazu would have less of a cause to betray him. Which meant more trust...

"I'm going to show you something else, now. When I captured you that one night, I got you to the hospital through.... er.... rather unconventional means. I guess it's better to just show you." Making two handseals, Kozata fired a sphere of energy from his hands, and watched as it collided with a fence, where it began to swirl slightly.

"This is the portal technique, but I actually hadn't discovered this when I apprehended you. Rather, I managed to link this 'portal' to something else... a world of mine, you could say. It takes quite a while to connect, though."

[TWC 5766]

Yazu continued sitting leaning against the tree trying to maintain some semblance of comfort despite the black threads churning within him beneath his robes.  He hardly felt the discomfort although there was a great deal of it, due to his having finally succeeding in acquiring the one heart he needed to unlock the most powerful aspect of his unique bloodline.  Creating separate entities out of the threads that coursed through his body.  He could feel his strength growing within him and it allowed him to easily ignore the massive tremors that occasionally pulsed through his torso.  Once the assimilation and mas forming was complete he would once again be at peace, but until then he allowed himself to take in all that the unique bloodline entailed.

Yazu would listen as Kozata had spoken to him in regards to the Mizukage, which of course all he heard Yazu had already surmised from his few brief encounters with the powerful man.  Yazu had yet to truly encounter him and speak with him to any great length, but he respected the man highly.  Yazu was fully prepared to do what it took to prove himself in the eyes of his leader, and understood it would be a difficult task.  Yazu just nodded in response to Kozata, until of course Kozata spoke of his ability to travel long distances in a matter of moments.  This not only peaked his interest it almost drew him out of his current sitting position. Filling him with questions and inciting his curiosity in the nature of chakra, this was an ability he had never experienced or had heard of before in his life.  Yazu managed to bite his tongue hoping that Kozata would give him a display, instead of overloading his new accomplice with questions. 

"Interesting..." The only word that would escape his lips, which he could not hold back.  He pondered the many uses such an ability might hold for the future alliance that they now currently had.  Additionally, as Kozata continued to divulge more information about his own abilities, Yazu could tell the boy was growing to trust Yazu even more as their conversation continued. Yazu could tell such an ability was not easily divulged, the secrets of which likely taking many years to acquire, and to have it revealed to him was, what he assumed, a rare treat. One that very few people in the world had ever been told, much less witnessed.  So when Kozata placed the portal along the fence row, Yazu's eyes grew wide with excitement.  He could no longer control himself, he did not see the hand signs formed give the way they were positioned but he did see the large swirling portal form.  He was on his feet in an instant and at the location of the portal almost immediately afterwards.  He crouched beside it investigating it taking in all that it entailed.

Yazu knew very little of Time and Space ninjutsu so a moment to briefly study it would not be enough to truly understand it, however he had grasped that this portal opened into an alternate dimension, one he assumed exclusively belonged to the boy Kozata, which intrigued Yazu even more.  What an amazing ability, he thought to himself.  His respect for Kozata's capability growing exponentially, and as was Yazu's nature so did his trust.

 He looked back at Kozata following his investigation of the portal, his body churned one last time as he felt the jutsu complete itself within him, as he would then say, "This is absolutely incredible, my friend."  As he waited for Kozata to tell him more, or better yet, show him.

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