She doesn't recognise that tree.
She's been here before, she's not that far from the estate, this isn't some unknown place. She must've taken a wrong turn, of course, but where? She should probably just try to retrace her steps, Jaol will be incredibly mad at her...
Good! Tetsuma's nature is water/earth, so she actually knows a good bit to teach with.
They're going to be on 'pulling water out of things' for a while, though, just with increasingly big or difficult things. Then making waves in the water, once they find a lake. Then forming the water into a sort of funnel to drench things (great for putting out fires). The water clone, when his reserves and control are large enough.
(Tetsuma also has him working on chakra control - floating leaves over his palms, running up trees, standing on water, catching things without touching them, and so on. Plus more non-elemental chakra manipulation like genjutsu, and fighting hand-to-hand or with weapons.)
Tetsuma's really glad that Dayo's having fun!
...While she's also having fun developing new jutsu, eventually they'll probably want to at least start thinking about Reim's mission. At the very least strategic planning for what abilities they'll want to practice.
...right, right. That thing. Okay, so, how does jutsu help with, you know, infiltration things?
'Stealth' is a pretty basic application. Genjutsu, of course, but also softening footfalls, misdirection, climbing sheer walls, jumping moats, improving your senses some, earth jutsu can let you go through the ground, Tetsuma's almost got down something to go through or merge with wood, you don't need conventional weapons - shinobi are traditionally stealth-orientated, it's only lately they've been getting dragged into open war. Kunoichi still train mostly for the 'sneaky sneakers who sneak' role, so Tetsuma actually knows way more about espionage than about war.
Plus if it comes down to a fight, combat jutsu will help tremendously, and there's nothing like the body flicker for running away really fast once they've gotten Reim's jewel.
So Dayo should perhaps look around and try to impersonate someone to get enough information about the place's securities and the jewel, and then they jutsu their way out with it?
Maybe.
...They should consider bring Reim in on this conversation. Presumably he knows a lot more about various weaknesses and strengths.
He nods, and an illusion of a castle on a hill surrounded by heath shimmers into place before them. "This is where Lingormr, the jewel-thief, dwells. I have unfortunately never been inside, nor has anyone I've contacted, and he rarely leaves, but his servants frequently come and go from a nearby town for supplies."
"Unfortunately not much. There are archers on the walls, and guards at the gates." The illusion turns; there's a shimmery moat around the castle. "His walls are likely warded against attempts to fly over them. Going through the walls isn't something native magic can do, so I don't know how he'd react to that. Lingormr himself forms much of the defense - he's a powerful mage, and is said to be a shapeshifter, though I don't know any details on his other form. Presumably some sort of animal."
"Mostly, powerful illusions and incredible strength and speed. He will be able to take the form of at least one animal, likely large and predatory, knowing him. It's possible he can fold space, though that is slow magic and will mostly affect the castle's layout. He might be able to use fire-magic."
"Varies. Mostly, moving around existing fire sources. Very rarely, generation of new flame. Requires significant amounts of concentration."
"Okay, so not terrible. Is there a way to detect shapeshifters?"
"I have never attempted to describe the magic-sense to someone without it, unfortunately."
Tetsuma tilts their head. "I'm going to try something; tell me if it registers as magic to your magic-sense." They flare their chakra.
"So chakra-sense might pick up on it, if native shapeshifting is as energy intensive as you say. I'd be able to feel someone using as much chakra as I just produced, as long as I was near them."
"Do you know any other shapeshifters, or anyone who might be using any magic as likely to be registered by the magic-sense as shapeshifting?" she asks Reim. "As a test case for chakra sense."
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