Chapter 24: Higure
"Are you all sure about this?"- Hono asked. Shino, Kankuro, Gaara, Temari and Hono himself were all in front of the Hokage face statues. It was midnight, and again, just to aid in them having a deja vu, it was a full moon day. Aside from Hono and Shino, everyone was kneeling in a line. In the middle was Gaara, by his right was Kankuro and by his left was Temari. Every single one of them had their top bodies naked and they all had their own circle of black symbols surrounding them.
"I'm sorry, but why do we need to have our torsos naked?"- Temari asked. Hono looked at her in the eyes.
"This is a complicated procedure. I need to see exactly where I place the seal and where I draw the symbols. A little mistake could kill you."- Hono quickly drew the rest of the symbols as the three shivered from the cold breeze of the night. After he was done, Hono turned to Shino.- "Ok Shino, do me a favor and give them the intro."
"Ok. By accepting this mark, you are all accepting to become part of Higure. Higure is a secret organization created to fight the threat that is Akatsuki. Becoming part of Higure is to put it as the top priority in your lives. If you have to decide between saving your village or serving Higure, you serve Higure. The Leaders of Higure have red seals, or in Hono's case, black. Their bodyguards have white seals, like me. All of the Leaders will be jinchuuriki, which means Gaara will have a red mark. I am Hono's bodyguard and Temari and Kankuro are Gaara's. We will try and get more members over time, but that is not our top priority at the moment. Anyway, here are Higure's rules. 1St, never disobey a Leader's orders. If two or more Leader's orders collide, follow Hono's as he is the supreme Leader. 2Nd, do not attack, harm or steal from a fellow member. 3Rd, any traitors of Higure will be chased down like dogs and publicly executed. Do you three agree to become member's of Higure?"- Shino seemed so formal now, though everyone knew it was boring for him. Temari, Kankuro and Gaara hesitated for a second before actually nodding.- "Congratulations, you are all a part of Higure now. We trust you won't disappoint."
"Hold still."- Hono placed a palm on Kankuro, bringing the signs up to his left shoulder, creating a white hyena symbol on it before letting him drop to the ground, exhausted. The seal took a lot of energy out of your body. He then proceeded to Gaara and placed his palm on his shoulder. The sygns quickly ran up Gaara's body before forming a red panther's head. Gaara didn't drop to the ground but he showed some suffering. The red seal was the strongest one and the most exhausting one. He then proceeded to Temari and placed his palm on her left shoulder. She liked the feel of him laying his palm on her naked body even if it was just on her shoulder. She didn't really have time to enjoy it as the symbols dashed by her body, faster than the other's and formed a white lynx on her shoulder. She almost screamed before dropping down as well. Hono waited ten minutes to let everyone regain their strength before explaining the rest.- "Now listen, your symbols don't have varied animals for decoration. Kankuro's Hyena doesn't boost his chakra as much as Shino's lion does, but it boosts your chakra control and your ability to react quickly to situations. Perfect for a puppeteer. Gaara's Panther matches his fighting style. He is silent and very deadly. It boosts your chakra a lot but doesn't make a big fuss. It also allows you to control a larger ammount of sand. Now, Temari's Lynx allows her to become powerful while still graceful. Her fuuton wind style is perfect for this, as it requires a lot of balance between you and nature itself. You three should go sleep, those marks take a lot out of you.
Even though the siblings were exhausted, they could feel the power. The seals they were given were simply emanating power. Even though Temari's and Kankuro's weren't that powerful, they were still incredible.
"When you really, really need power, force every single droplet of your chakra into those seals. That will drag out every single ounce of chakra from the seal and it will envelop you on it. You won't be able to use weapons or jutsus because you'll be in what i like to call Wild Level. It makes you get on all fours and makes you stronger, faster. Nothing will stand against you, but it's dangerous, because if it fails, you're done for.
The siblings thought this through before thanking him and leaving, almost dragging themselves.
"We're growing."