#hidden cloud

[rico-hyuuga]

CLD: Kage Level Training

@waterdragonninja1994

[onmywaytofanfic]

Day 18#Hidden Cloud

Hidden cloud time and I had zero doubts about who should I draw... well actually was thinking if Kuroi or 3ºA but... here he is OMOI!! I love him!!! I know his pose is not the best but I am having troublel with hands and couldn't thought of any other position that I could actually do to show him offering you one of his lollipops. Definetly, once I get more comfortable drawing hands this drawing would be revisited.

[phoenix8frog]

———— Neon and Kei of the Hidden Cloud ————

I just finished all of Naruto, and I’m about to start catching up on Boruto. Getting in touch with my inner child has been a journey I’m glad I’m going through. Noticing the thoughts, habits, and insecurities I gained over the years by changing my perspective has allowed me to view my current situation in a new light. I have potential, and I can see that through this sudden burst of energy which I accumulated through time and sensing when to grab hold of the idea spark. I savored the feeling, and looked at the imperfections as spice and normality.

This was meant to be a warmup but it got away from me. They’re brothers.

Neon (ニヨン) 12 - Genin

Kei (系) 21 -Jonin

They both have the ability to transform their arms into wings made of chakra, which they can use to guard attacks and attack with razor sharp feathers. They are also able to grow chakra wings from their back, but it uses up a of chakra to maintain both. Neon is getting better at completely solidifying their wings.

[reality-detective]

Greg Reese Report 👇

How to Steer Hurricanes, Flood Homes, and Steal Lithium.

[synchros]

in lieu of new art while I'm wrapping up finals, have this

[pokemon-cards-hourly]

[maskerat]

a niche game: *comes out*

me, 16 years later: hi.

drew these on a magma board my friend hosted.

[daylighteclipsed]

Cloud and Tifa’s dialogue exchanges in Rebirth are banger after banger imo. But one of my absolute favorites is when they’re casually discussing food in the Bodybuilders in a Bind side quest.

I think it’s because it’s an unexpected but delightfully natural conversation? And it goes on for a while? This is a quest about working out, so you’d expect them to talk about workout routines or something. Instead, they end up talking about their food preferences after Tifa muses aloud what she should eat when they’re done. (She’s so real for thinking about food mid-workout btw.) She mentions steak, and Cloud makes a connection to Seventh Heaven’s menu. (This is news to us, as the audience; we never saw the menu in Remake.)

From the get-go, the dialogue communicates a lot without having to outright tell us everything. Tifa is the kind of person who thinks aloud without realizing it. She often plans meals/post-workout meals. She enjoys steak, and she put it on the Seventh Heaven menu, half of which — “the better half” — is (well, was) host to a number of meals she enjoys that Cloud also enjoys, as he laments not eating there more often. Tifa’s proud of her menu and cooking. And Cloud cares about the bar enough to remember the menu. While we’ve seen him express desire to rebuild Seventh Heaven before, this is the first time I really feel like he doesn’t want to rebuild it just to make Tifa happy. He cared about the place too. He misses it too.

The conversation continues with Tifa asking if Cloud’s a picky eater. Cloud replies that in the military, you eat what you’re fed. “SOLDIERs can’t be choosers.” Tifa mentions that she used to be a really picky eater. Cloud finds this surprising, and she emphasizes that she USED to be picky. “Can’t be choosers in the Slums, either.” Cloud, still curious, asks how Tifa feels about crab. She says that she’s not a fan, and he says that he’s not either.

Circumstances have made food more about survival. Cloud and Tifa are not in a position to choose, but they both still have preferences. I think this is interesting because this side quest comes right after Cloud’s side quest rendezvous with Aerith, where he sounds indifferent to what he eats. He expresses a little curiosity about how the clams/oysters/etc. from the shells they’re collecting might taste. Then Aerith says they could ask a local but she doesn’t think Cloud cares that much, and he just agrees. “I don’t. Food’s food.” And the conversation ends.

Cloud and Tifa talk about food almost this entire side quest lol. Clearly, food is not just food. Both characters have preferences, and they want to know each other’s preferences. There’s a sense of mutual interest and engagement, and a mutual ease of conversation flowing between them. (I think it’s fitting and a little humorous that Cloud brings up crab when they’re in a place like Costa del Sol. Crab is probably on every menu in town lmao He’s probably sick of seeing it.) Anyway, the most obvious takeaway from all this is that Cloud and Tifa have the same taste in food. But we’re not done yet.

From here, Tifa asks Cloud what the meals SOLDIERs eat taste like. Cloud replies that they’re healthy but not tasty, making a small disgusted “eugh” sound that earns a laugh from Tifa. Obviously, Cloud was never really in SOLDIER, but it’s safe to assume the average grunt also eats what they’re fed, and it doesn’t taste good. Cloud then begins to reminisce about their childhood. In hindsight, he realizes, they had it pretty good growing up. Tifa agrees. With fresh fruits and veggies, “and great chefs eager to use ‘em,” it’s hard to complain.

This isn’t the first time Cloud brings up their childhood in this side quest — he does very briefly at the start when he playfully asks Tifa what little Tifa would think of her adult self’s eagerness to kick some ass. But what’s so interesting is (if you play the game chronologically) I think this side quest is the first time Cloud brings up fond childhood memories without any prompting? He chooses to reflect on the past and steer his conversation with Tifa that way, to how they ate in Nibelheim, and it’s comfortable. It’s easy. A far cry from Tifa’s memory tests at the start of the game.

The past has been so tricky for Cloud and Tifa to navigate. It’s nice to see them reminisce about something so mundane and relatable like home-cooked meals. There’s some sadness in knowing neither of them can have that from their parents again… But there’s also the hope of rebuilding Seventh Heaven down the road. They — and their friends/found family — can always start a garden and enjoy homemade meals together someday, right? (Later in Gongaga, Barret mentions maybe starting a garden with Marlene. I think a shared/family garden when things settle down would be really sweet, but I digress.)

I think the dialogue in this side quest demonstrates the chemistry between Cloud and Tifa and quietly highlights their growing connection/reconnection. It flows so naturally (credit to the VAs for that as well). It really feels like two people hanging out and enjoying each other’s company, like they’re just going for a jog or grabbing a bite to eat or something instead of battling monsters. It paints a picture of what their casual/candid/low stakes dynamic is like, and it tells us more about them as individuals. It’s delightful. I love it.

[dangermousie]

Upcoming (?) cdramas I am interested in - top 30

The reason there is a question mark is because with cdramas you never know when one will be shelved forever (due to topic or an actor being in trouble) or when the makers just decide to keep it on the shelf for...reasons (there is a drama premiering on Dec 10 that was completed in 2018!). But with that caveat, here we go. At least a couple of these are bound to air!

Blossom

The Blossoming Love

A Dream Within a Dream

Eternal Brotherhood 2

Fated Hearts

Fight For Love

Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Love in Pavilion

Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Sword and Beloved

The Glory

Guardians of the Dafeng

Hero Legends

Hidden Shadow

Kill My Sins

Lament of the River Immortal

Legend of the Female General

Long for Fish

Love In the Clouds

Love of the Divine Tree

A Moment But Forever

Moonlit Reunion

Perfect Match

The Princess' Gambit

Ran Shuang Wei Zhou

Shadow Love

Shui Long Yin

Swords Into Plowshares

Veil of Shadows

Win or Die

Zang Hai Zhuan

Yu Sheng You Ya

[barananduen-blog]

Listen, CDrama networks:

If you're all going to dump everything on us all at once, and you still expect us to watch stuff, you're going to have to arrange it so that all cdrama fans all over the world have 4-day weekends.

Cuz the hours aren't mathing.

[heymeowmao]

探晴安 | Dawn Amidst Hidden Clouds (2024), dir. Zhang Xiao An

[rico-hyuuga]

Hidden Cloud:

After the attack of plant based aggression that lead to the tall of the Shinigami Ryukyu was taken to the palace of the Feudal lord of the land of Lightning. Having ties to the man by blood as well as the clan being under his direct control it was the safest place for him. Those on palace grounds ensured that he learned how to rule yet when it came to combat it was a place that he outgrew quickly.

The military power of the land was where he would need to be in the hopes of keeping his combat skills high. The man was a tool that never dulled. At the order of the feudal lord, the Raikage oversaw his training. The families were close as the former head of the Shinigami and the Kage had met in battle protecting the land many times. The training ensured that Ryu learned the skills of his clan along with perfecting and invention of new combat and medical ninjutsu.

[zegalba]

Susumu Yokota: Cloud Hidden (2019)

[pi-ying-xi]

They knew we were watching Dawn Amidst Hidden Clouds for Chang Huasen, right? Right??!

Because the slomo, the shots of his lips, taking an arrow, bleeding in private... All made for us weirdos who just want to see a man suffer and make others suffer and be a little mad a lot gorgeous.

[ghoulgeists]

another artfight revenge, this time for @punkforkos!! YEEHAW

[nardo-headcanons]

that music headcanon question and post was genius! can you do that for the rest of the villages pretty pleaseee 🩵

oh my god, that was quick lmao i just had to do it. two minutes after posting, goddamn. here's a music headcanon i have for you, anon.

tagging @danceofthexdragons because she was the one who made the initial request c:

Music In The Narutoverse

I think in Kirigakure, most music that can be heard originates from either the union of fishermen or monks, as many cultures have been. wiped out due to their ongoing political unrest. As for the fishermen, some popular instruments are steel drums, which can sound like this or like this. Gamelans are often played near the temples up high in the mountains, the wind carries their sound across the village. Radios aren't really used.

Iwagakure's traditional music is very percussion heavy, using various kinds of drums and gongs. They have fallen in love with the guzheng, aka the moon guitar. Another instrument originating from there is the erhu, which Kirigakure citizens also really enjoy listening to and consider a high class/fancy instrument. These are the kind of songs Iwagakure ninja can hear in their radio, Onoki's favorite is this one. High up in the mountains, sounds like these can be heard. These horns are used to communicate between different valleys.

As a stronghold of trade, Kumogakure's music has been shaped by many cultural influences. One of the more traditional instruments in Kumogakure is the cowbell/agogo bell. Kumo citizens enjoy music from all across the shinobi world, including songs in foreign languages. As a rather technologically advanced village, it is not uncommon to hear electric guitars and synthesizers be used in their music. Here are some songs I think could be heard on the Kumo radio. As for Killer Bee, here are some of his faves.

In Uzushiogakure, an instrument that could often be heard in traditional music is the anklung, as well as the t'rung. Music was often performed for the whole village, and everyone was invited.

As for many western instruments, those have originated in the Country Of Knights. This country was only mentioned in the movies, but for the sake of it, I will consider it canon as well. While their traditional music sounded somewhat like this, sounds like these here weren't uncommon as well. It was popularized by immigrants from the country of knights.

As stated before, Madara Uchiha was a skilled pianist, his sharingan allowed him to read sheet music while playing, here are some of the pieces he played. Madara often played this piece for his siblings to make them laugh.