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sunshineverse2014-07-22 09:22 pm
incubi_abel) wrote in sunshineverse2014-07-22 09:22 pm
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[Closed] Mission to Moon
Who: Itachi and Abel
Where: Land of Moon
When: July 22
Notes: It's just a simple mission.
Abel leaned against the wall, dressed in nondescript clothes with the only indication that he was a shinobi was the senbon he was twirling between his fingers. When the mission had hit the Ame Mission Office, he had volunteered for it, needing to get out and about after a few months of border patrols and serious inactivity. His delight at receiving the mission had been increased at the realization that Uchiha Itachi from Konoha was to be his partner on this. He had known this mission was going to be big as it was requesting two shinobi from different hidden villages, but with the client being the leader of Moon, it was bigger than Abel originally thought.
He glanced over at Itachi, curious to see how his partner was holding up as they waited for the client in question to arrive for their debriefing of the mission. This was going to be interesting as while they were friends, they had never fought before, either in a friendly sparring match or side by side. It had been a long time since Abel had actually fought next to someone. He just hoped that he remembered that Itachi wasn't Sephiroth in the heat of a fight.
Where: Land of Moon
When: July 22
Notes: It's just a simple mission.
Abel leaned against the wall, dressed in nondescript clothes with the only indication that he was a shinobi was the senbon he was twirling between his fingers. When the mission had hit the Ame Mission Office, he had volunteered for it, needing to get out and about after a few months of border patrols and serious inactivity. His delight at receiving the mission had been increased at the realization that Uchiha Itachi from Konoha was to be his partner on this. He had known this mission was going to be big as it was requesting two shinobi from different hidden villages, but with the client being the leader of Moon, it was bigger than Abel originally thought.
He glanced over at Itachi, curious to see how his partner was holding up as they waited for the client in question to arrive for their debriefing of the mission. This was going to be interesting as while they were friends, they had never fought before, either in a friendly sparring match or side by side. It had been a long time since Abel had actually fought next to someone. He just hoped that he remembered that Itachi wasn't Sephiroth in the heat of a fight.
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He gestured to the blood kunai Itachi held. "You just need a cut deep enough to draw blood."
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That made Itachi a little nervous. Not only did this seem like a great way to pass on blood borne diseases, Itachi was hesitant about handing out tissue samples or blood to anyone. Still, Abel hadn't done him a bad turn yet, and the would need to trust each other for this mission, possibly more than either of them were comfortable trusting the other yet.
And he was curious.
"How much blood?" Itachi asked as he looked at his arm, deciding where would be least troublesome and the easiest explained place to make a cut.
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Itachi watched Abel carefully, Sharingan swirling just a little as the man moved. If this was show and tell, Itachi was going to keep the Sharingan on. It wasn't as if he could copy a bloodline limit anyway, but it made him feel a little more comfortable. Itachi chose the side of his forearm, making a small slice a little deeper than a paper cut with the blood kunai.
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Holding his still injured hand above Itachi's wound, he called the blood to him. His own eyes flared demonic red as the blood lifted off of Itachi's skin to vanish in his own. After only a few seconds and barely any blood, Abel stopped pulling on Itachi's blood. He then turned his hand over to show unmarked skin.
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Itachi couldn't help a minor flinch. He was keyed up, not knowing exactly what to expect, and he hadn't been expecting that. Itachi's eye narrowed, Sharingan spinning madly as the blood transfer took place, quieting as Abel showed off his now healed hand.
Wasn't that....unique.
If you could draw someone else's blood out to heal yourself, how far could that be applied? How much blood could you draw from some else's body, and could Abel form someone else's blood into a weapon? Were Abel an enemy, Itachi might have been concerned. Now, he had time to observe Abel as an ally and perhaps see his talents in use in true combat. He'd ba able to counter it better after that...not that he expected to have to, but one could never be too careful.
"I cannot say I've seen that before," Itachi admitted. It seemed like one of the stranger clan talents, and Itachi could see how an affinity for controlling blood would get one feared.
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Taking the blood kunai back, he held it in his hand, letting it slowly be absorbed back into his body. "As I said, I'm limited by the blood in my body, but once I absorb another's blood, I can use it to resupply my own."
Once the kunai had been reabsorbed, Abel wiped his hands together and smiled at Itachi. It was a pleasant mask for any who knew him. "But that is why I wasn't sent on undercover work very often. Easy to remember someone when they start absorbing all the spilled blood in the area."
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Itachi took this all as a show of good faith, especially the explanation. Itachi made a note to attempt to keep Abel out of any fights unless they wanted their cover blown. ANBU had forced Itachi to learn a radically different fighting style that didn't rely on his Sharingan at all, which hadn't been that hard because he'd been memorizing other techniques since he'd gotten his Sharingan. It was unlikely anyone would recognize Itachi in a fight, either as an ANBU operative or as the Uchiha heir.
"I'll keep it simple, then," Itachi responded. He should feel nervous, he knew, about Abel's technique. Frankly it just reassured him that Able could most likely hold his own in a fight. "I was going to ask your strong points in combat, but I think you've shown me that already."
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There was a weight that was gone from his shoulders at Itachi's easy acceptance of his ability, and he felt like partially collapsing from the lack of it. He hummed and grinned. "At least you'll know we'll never be unarmed even if they strip us naked."
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"You're not exactly subtle, are you?" Lightning and blood--that had to smell wonderful, didn't it? Maybe it was because he'd seen Kakashi's chidori, but Itachi associated lightning techniques with light and sound and that interesting ozone smell. He had no doubt that all packed quite a punch, though. Itachi was less about strength, more about out thinking his opponent, so it was nice to know someone with a little more raw power would have his back.
Itachi almost snorted. He hadn't thought about that, and if it came to it he wouldn't hesitate over using a weapon made of Abel's blood if he needed to. "Not only are you an excellent source of free food, you're also almost incapable of being disarmed. I should make friends outside my family more often." Itachi gave Abel again a half smile, rather pleased with the situation despite the uncertainty of the mission.
"I'm afraid my own bloodline limit isn't so impressive," Itachi admitted.
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He grinned at his friend. "Do you really steal souls with your gaze?" It was a light hearted tease instead of a serious question.
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The name Sephiroth sounded familair. Itachi tucked the name away for later research. "It's only as impressive as one's ability to utilize it. It does give you an edge if you've got mastery of it," Itachi admitted.
Itachi sobered. "It's how I keep my healthy glow," Itachi said blandly.
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He shrugged his shoulders. "I've been a civilian caravan guard before for a short term assignment if that helps any."
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Itachi nodded, it was better than no experience. "Until we know more, civilian will be our safest option. Moon does a lot of trading so it won't be too strange for foreign civilians to be around. We'll keep our story simple." Something that would allow them to stay close and have private conversations when they needed too without rousing suspicion.
"We could pick up with a caravan making a delivery to the area, but that would take a while. Alternatively we could try to pass ourselves off as people travelling to the capital for work who got turned around. If, in the meantime, we discover the cult is recruiting, all the better." But, being in the cult might make them more noticable, perhaps more closely watched.
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"I think I'll spend the night on the town and pick up what we'll need for disguises," Itachi said. Sometimes there was different gossip around at night, as a different crowd took the streets.
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He nodded his head at the traps. "Figure just leave them up since we know where they are, and that way we don't have to worry about anyone snooping around our room while we're out."