EVENT: And Then the Rain Falls

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Characters: Anyone heading to Costa Rica
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Rating: PG
Time: September 2nd, all day
Description: The day of the attack arrives...and things are not as they seem.



The attack begins as the sun rises...because the person planning this did love dramatic timing.

Before this, Shibusen had given out information about the Clown's weaknesses and powers, but as the attack begins, it's clear that something isn't quite right.

Red Clowns that should have been nearsighted can suddenly see very well, and the Yellow and Purple Clowns are much stronger than Shibusen's original report. And more than one individual has approached an ally only to be attacked.

And in the midst of all this, there is a figure, more human than the others, in a dress that's half purple and half red...

This is clearly not going to be an easy battle, but all you can do now is fight.


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[ TEAM SEVEN || CLOSED]

[sharingan]

[ this was nothing like the recon they'd been given, and Sasuke's frustration was clear as day on his face just as it was over his resonation with Naruto. his sharingan hold strong, even as Naruto leaps them out of the way of another attack. ]

Silver, purple— the red can see us and they shouldn't. There are too many of them!

[jutsu]

[ they scatter because they have to. because there are so many of them that any and all attempts at organization have been thrown out the window. naruto rolls across the floor, fingers dragging over the ground as he attempts to slow himself down- to gain his bearings. he can hear sasuke's voice easily enough, registers it in the same abstract way that he decides to ignore it completely and lifts his head over his shoulder- casting his attention around for- ]

Sakura-chan!

[haruno]

I'm here!

[ and she is, already pushing herself back up off the ground from where she had dove for cover. she brushes her hands off on her shorts in anticipation of moving again, of preparing herself. part of her briefly wishes that Sara had been able to come, that she could at least be more help as a Weapon than she is like this, but-

Sakura catches up with them, knees bent, ready to move again. ]

[sharingan]

[ Sasuke and Naruto move in tandem, and Sasuke surges forward to guide his eyes. a long time ago, they wouldn't have been able to do this— Naruto coudln't keep up with Sasuke's ability to use dojutsu. but their resonation has been better by leagues, and this was a testament to that fact. Sasuke picks out at least twenty enemies advancing quickly toward them. twenty, normally, would not be that large of a number— but this enemy was unexpectedly powerful. they had abilities that could wreck their team and leave them for dead.

the war couldn't afford to lose another set of weapons and meisters. ]

Naruto.

[ this wasn't an easy decision; Sasuke recognized that by suggesting this he would be out for the count. were it just the two of them, he would fashion another line of defense— if not only to escape somehow to higher ground and gain the upper hand. as it stood, they were completely surrounded.

this attack would drain his chakra— or it's equivalent in this world. ]

This jutsu will level the playing field. You will need to partner with Sakura.

[jutsu]

[ naruto's back presses flush against the wall, the stone cool against the sweat damp fabric of his jacket. his chest is heaving, but sakura is in sight. he's nearly out of kunai. the few he's got left- he'll have to make them count, or worse, charge forward to salvage what he could. he isn't the only one accessing the field, trying to measure out an advantage. at his side, sakura's gaze won't leave the corridor ahead of them (the one steadily filling with their enemies), and he can feel sasuke shifting against his skin.

naruto's heart beats like a drum in his ears- and for a moment that seems to stretch into eternity- he's sure he heard wrong. ] -What?

[sharingan]

Don't ask questions.

[ it comes out cursory and though Sasuke has no mobility as a blindfold, their souls intertwined the way they are make it easy for Sasuke to urge Naruto into doing what he wants him to do.

the crackle of electricity starts at his core reaches out, spidering into Naruto's soul like ground rods, but instead of it snaking down his arm the way Chidori normally does, the sensation envelops the Meister fully— as though whatever was about to happen, it was internal, instead of just channeled.

before Naruto likely realizes it, Sasuke is urging him to lift his left hand toward the sky— already cloudy with the promise of rain. however, the spark and rumble isn't normal, particularly since they'd seen how hard it stormed the day prior.

the sky snarls, and power grows. Sasuke's eyes grow heavy with concentration as he draws on as much of their resonation power as he possibly can.

lightning begins to reach out across the sky above them. ]

[jutsu]

[ there's no describing it really. it starts out like chidori- raising the hair on his arm, on the nape of his neck. electricity has a taste (that much he'd learned when he'd first been struck by the technique) but it's a radically different experience to harness it. it soaks through skin and muscle and sinew and bone. naruto feels like his core is vibrating, lifting, turning into air- and he has to fight the desire to hang on.

whatever's happening right now, whatever technique this is- sasuke understands it. he knows what he's doing, and he doesn't have time to explain. naruto either trusts him, or he doesn't. ]

Sakura-chan-

[ his arm raises, fingers outstretched to the sky, and naruto climbs to his feet to follow. sasuke feels like he's humming- like a song really deep into his bones. don't try to show off'ttebayo. ]

We'll be right back.

[haruno]

[ in the split seconds she allows herself to look away from the hallway ahead, Sakura's able to take it in. the way Naruto moves, the rise of his hand, the way the temperature changes only when the worst of storms are coming. part of her wants to argue it, because it's dangerous.

(not that it makes a difference, their entire lives are made up of danger and impossible missions, of being stuck between rocks and hard places. Sakura knows this, has become accustomed to it, but it never really stops her from wanting to shield them from whatever is ahead.)

but she trusts them, trusts their choices. so her shoulders ease, gaze sliding back to the hallway, bracing herself against the wall and down. Sakura doesn't look at them when she speaks. ]

Be careful.

[ Don't do something too stupid. ]

[sharingan]

[ Sasuke acknowledges what they say, whether by word or by suggestion, and then sets its aside to focus. he's already made the decision to do this, second guessing himself wasn't going to help any of them. Naruto runs them out into open area and each clown nearby swivels their attack to follow them.

all of his attention narrows to this single point- to the vibration of Chidori inside of him, the powerful feeling of Naruto's soul lined up perfectly against his own. Sasuke exhales, and Naruto's chest moves with it, and when his (Naruto's) hand lifts skyward— it's as though the world comes down around them. ]

Kirin!

[ with his hand as a lightning rod, their resonation snarls forward and explodes out from them. the light it creates is blinding, multiplied exponentially by Naruto's Meister ability, as Sasuke draws the lightning down from the clouds to thunder to earth where they stand.

the blast creates a crater beneath them. it incinerates whatever clowns are near enough to get caught directly by the impact, and throws the rest of them back a few good meters, stunned— if not knocked unconscious completely.

as the crackle fades away, leaving Naruto's body sparking, Sasuke feels his hold slip on Naruto's soul like a the snap of rubber. it isn't the way resonation failure normally feels to him— lacking the burn of miscommunication— but Sasuke feels like the wind is knocked out of him and the knot holding him to Naruto unfurls as Sasuke reverts out of his blindfold and collapses. ]

[haruno]

Be careful, I said. And what do they do-

[ Sakura huffs out a frustrated sound, already having hit the ground running to reach them before any of the clowns had the chance to get their wits back or stir themselves awake. she's already partially transformed when she reaches them, wrapping her arm-turned-fabric up along Naruto's arm, snaking up further.

she's checking Sasuke's vital signs as her soul reaches for Naruto's, attempting to stir him out of whatever kirin would have thrown him into. once she finds his pulse is steady, still breathing, no head trauma, she turns back to Naruto, hoping that he's still with her. ]

Hey! That won't keep all of them away, we have to protect Sasuke-kun.

[jutsu]

[ it's like the whole sky comes crashing down around them.

naruto watches his hand go up like it's happening to someone else and the whole of his body feels like it's vibrating, waiting for something. in the end, he hadn't needed to know what sasuke had planned to do. he trusted him.

when his vision blots back in, his senses feel like they're in overdrive- a thousand different experiences trying to clutter up his brain all at once. sasuke slips from his hold, half sprawled in a heap at his feet (the exhaustion comes off of him in waves) and sakura is wrapping herself around his opposite arm (urgency and resolve) and her words shake him back to his senses.

they're still in the middle of a fight, and while kirin had swept away more than half of their enemies- they still couldn't afford to be reckless. ]

He thinks he's the only one who can show off'ttebayo.

[ she's right.
they have to protect sasuke. ]

Sakura-chan. Lets go kick some ass.