You could never really tell how tall someone was before you got up close and personal. If he and Kreia had placed bets before getting within spitting distance of the duo, Hawke's best guess would have called the blond teenager fun-sized and assumed that his King-of-all-Albinos-comrade was of about average height.
That would have been wrong.
Garrett was no manlet, but even with his back straight and just a tiny bit of standing on his toes - a secret he would take to his grave - he still had to look up at the reformed snowman, whose simple transformation technique had given him a healthy tan. Standing at 6 foot Hawke had a few inches on the smirking youth, but Hei, as the former paper person introduced himself, had to be almost 6'6: a beanpole of alien proportions. It was a annoying reversal of Garrett's usual preference for staring down, as he found himself craning his neck uncomfortably just to meet the man's gaze evenly.
Hawke was no expert chakra sensor, but if his ball-park average was remotely on point it seemed that, when adding himself to the mix, the trio had enough chakra to quite literally drown a small city in energy. Even without a sense for such things he could almost taste the ozone in the air. While looking at Naruto in particular he had to give the kid a small nod of recognition. It was a heck of a chakra pool to have at his age.
All that aside, however...
"To make my acquaintance?" Hawke repeated back at Hei with some incredulity. "You taking the piss, mate? I run two mines and my ugly mug's plastered on every wall in the Land of Fire. If you lot've come a long way for anything I'd be gutted if it wasn't money."
The grizzled veteran shook his head and undid the fastenings of the sheath he kept Dark Sister in. He mirrored Hei's nonthreatening movements from just before as he unsheathed the blade just a few inches, peering at the strange duo through the broadside of the sword. After a moment of doing so he simply nodded to himself and returned the blade to its former place.
"Do I know you...?" The question was mumbled to himself, but the words were spoken loudly enough for both of the men to hear. Hawke looked between the two and frowned, addressing Naruto first. "I know the beast you hide within," he said cryptically before turning his attention towards the youth's taller counterpart. "But you... you and I are alike in more ways than one." He made a stiff grimace before continuing. "I don't like that, yeah? So why don't you just tell me what you're really here for, sharpish."
(Kiranai Ken) – Dark Sister
Type: Weapon
Rank: S
Range: Short
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage points: N/A
Description: Dark Sister is a beautiful, double-edged longsword forged from Hangurian Ore, with a golden, flame-like pommel and a crossguard of the same material and likeness with a round, cut ruby set in the center on both sides. The longsword is imbued with no offensive capabilities; it is in fact known as the sword that does not cut, even though its edge is sharp. Instead, the blade of Dark Sister is intrinsically connected to the Yang nature of chakra. The longsword serves as a conduit for life energy, naturally absorbing it from selected targets within short range in small amounts (-5 per turn) and storing it. The flat side of the blade functions as a lens and by looking through it the user is able to perceive every detail, both internal and external, of the anatomy of whoever they are looking at, even some more indirect details like their natural lifespan and health pool; chakra reserve, affinities, and signature; and future health problems. Through physical contact Medical Ninja are feely able to use the life energy to heal an amount equal to the life energy absorbed and direct this healing energy to where it is most needed. Dark Sister always quickly returns to its wielder if they mentally will it, though this ability cannot be used offensively.
- Can only be used by Zero Kelvin
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It was clear to Hei from the way Hawke spoke that he didn't have much respect for strangers. Perhaps being used to standing on the top has made him this way. His speech patterns were not as sophisticated... No rather different then what Heishiki was used to. "Money isn't the reason why we're here, although the Bounty is one of them.." Hei responds indicating that the reword came second to Justice. Although not knowing the full story Hei wanted to hear more about what warranted a bounty of such high caliber. Hearing Hawke speak out: "I know the beast you hide within." caused Hei to instinctually take a small step in the direction of Naruto. It was clearly an subconscious motion to protect his friend. With the attention turning back toward Hei, he will revert back to his true state, releasing the transformation technique as he responds to Hawkes' statement. "We are indeed a lot alike, although I can tell you are a half-bred. It's very rare of a lesser of my clan to reach such a level." Hei didn't mean his statement to come off as offensive but quickly realized the possible insult he had just committed. Awkwardly laughing as he scratches the back of his neck. "We're here for two reasons.. First is I've recently been having glimpses, visions.. premonitions? of what seems to be an alternate life. I can't make sense of them but I've seen you without ever having met you. I've also seen a woman named Isabella Uchiha among others. I can't explain it but I thought it'd be worth investigation. The Second, is about your Bounty. I'd like more details about why the Inuzuka clan is willing to go so far for your capture? Does if it has anything to do with the group that spit off from you and is currently traveling through the pass?" Spoken in a more serious tone, Hei's Byakugan will shift looking back upon Hawke. His body calm yet seemingly more tense as if prepared for battle, if one was to break out.
Heishiki Otsutsuki:
Chakra: 3750
Health: 250
Speed: 60
Tracking: 114
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