A moist challenge [Open]

[kajika]

Location

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-1v1
-Genin only
-Starting distance is 20 meters
-The fight takes place in a wetland forest. The area is very large, obviously, but not infinite
-No attacking in the first post

Let's get some practice!

[Sharkk]

Stepping into the open he smirked, licking his lips as his hands worked paper suits onto senbon, three in number. Rolling his neck about he let his gaze bounce about before he dropped low.

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- Technique prepared 1

[kajika]

Kajika looked up and reached for his kubotan as a stranger emerged from the shadows and stepped out into the open. His feet slid through the soggy soil, desperately looking for a sturdy patch of soil to place themselves on. His eyes however did not show the slightest movement, remaining completely fixed on the newcomer. It was uncommon for Kajika to stumble upon difficulties as he was a man of the path of the least resistance. Whenever possible, he would outrun or avoid figures such as the one that had just appeared. Something about this particular opponent however told him that he would settle for no less than an actual clash.

With a short, powerful and threatening gesture Kajika pointed his kubotan at the new boy. He was older than Kajika, at least a year or 3, and probably stronger too. Nonetheless, he was more than prepared to take the boy head-on if necessary. "You have quite some nerve stalking random people like this! I would be careful if I were you! You might run into the wrong ninja one day!" he croaked from afar with a most confident voice.

Weapon:

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Kubotan
Rank: C
Type: Primary / Melee
Description: The kubotan is a small, rod like weapon to be used in one hand for quick, precise strikes, either to fleshy, nerve-ridden areas of the body which are soft, or for creating pressure points when wishing to restrain someone or put them in submission.
Cost: 1,000 Ryo

[Sharkk]

He had began crawling forward, cutting the distance between the two in half as he held in his prepared technique. Rushing forward he left, but almost a whole quarter of their former distance left to cover. But, this was close enough, opening his maw he spewed forth countless large and viscious vipers. A tidal wave of them would pour from his gullet as they aimed to consume the boy by mere number count, before attacking him via bites and constriction.

"You talk too much!"

[/color] Wipping his mouth with his sleeve as the final snake left his mouth he smirked. As for when he moved his sleeve to brush his mouth he threw the three senbon at the boy that he had prepared earlier.
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- Myriad Snake Net Formation
- Senbon 3

[kajika]

Kajika bent over to move in as his opponent charged towards him. As soon as the boy opened his mouth and began to release a vicious wave of vipers from his gullet however, he realized his enemy possessed power beyond his own and a head-on approach was not going to cut it this time. Not capable of sidestepping nor outrunning the massive wave, Kajika put his faith in what seemed to be his best bet: The treetops. And with a might hop, the kind his bloodline is so incredibly famous for, he launched himself meters up in the air, only to extend his tongue towards a thick branch and pull himself even higher, just to make sure he was kept out of the surprisingly large and vicious mass' reach.

Kajika was not out of harms way yet however, as the moment he settled himself against the trunk of the tree that saved him from the first attack, he immediately found himself facing another. Three senbon were already coming his way. Kajika found himself with too little time to either preform a second frog hop into safety or form handseals for a defensive technique. Letting go of the tree and avoiding the needles by dropping to the ground would suffice, but also drive him into the hands of the Myriad Nets raging vipers. He would have to take the brunt of the attack and pray his tough skin would last.

Once again using his tongue, the young Gamabushi pounded the first senbon out of the air. The next two hit his chest nearly simultaneously, yet bounched off his tough skin leaving nothing but a sore, red spot. Reliefed as he was, Kajika knew this battle was far from over and that it was vital to battle this opponent with caution. He avoided death for now, but his skin would not take another one of these blows. Narrowing his eyes as he thought, he reached for an explosive tag and sticked it to the trunk he hung onto with a smooth and stealthy motion. He had come up with a plan. It was not much, a simple one with numerous flaws. But it was the only thing he had for now, thus also his best bet...

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Suzugaeru (The Way of the Toad)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Clan Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Special: Determines strength of toad skin armor, toad hopping limits, and serves as a stepping stone for other Gamabushi clan techniques. User can hop up to 10 meters any direction and is defended from a single 'D' ranked strike by default, plus 10 more meters and higher defense with each rank attained.
Description: The very essence of the Gamabushi clan is their unique ability to become like a toad. The blood of the wondrous creatures runs through their veins, and as a result, they have learned to act, move and even think like them. In this case, the way of the toad allows the member to become like them physically, with their skin rough and armored, and their legs retaining a toad's jumping prowess.
Domain: Gamabushi.

Gamahiki no Jutsu (Extending Toad Tongue)
Rank: D
Type: Offensive / Clan Taijutsu
Range: See special!
Special: Tongue moves twice as fast as a kunai. Size and strength of toad tongue depends on the user's understanding of the 'Way of the Toad'. By default, it takes one hit ranked higher than the user's Suzugaeru to destroy the tongue, but each time re-learned, the tongue gains an additional defensive strike before breaking. Once the user's tongue is destroyed, it remain unusable for the rest of the thread until they exit - if they survive, that is.
Description: The most basic of offensive Gamabushi techniques, the first step towards achieving Toad Sage status is to become like a Toad. In this case, a toad's extending tongue is mimicked, allowing the user to essentially shoot their tongue out in order to attack, letting the organ fly at impressive speeds. Useful for blunt, taijutsu like attacks, or when attempting to take something from far away.
Domain: Gamabushi. Suzugaeru 'D'.

Exploding Note
Rank: D
Type: Tool / Area of Effect
[Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: 10 per pack
Description: The exploding note is a piece of parchment paper infused with special chakra, layered over with a special script on it that serves to enable and facilitate its explosive properties. Its execution is simple - the ninja can attach the note to another object such as a kunai or log, and upon activation, the note is set and begins either a slow countdown burn, which eventually results in a large explosion, or the explosion in itself upon command.
Cost: 500 per Pack

[Sharkk]

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Stepping into the open he smirked, licking his lips as his hands worked paper suits onto senbon, three in number. Rolling his neck about he let his gaze bounce about before he dropped low.

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As the boy deflected and took the hits from the senbon Yuu could only smirk, fool. As he laughed he would form a single hand seal when his senbon were touched by the frog boy. Causing the paper jackets around his senbon explode. Along with this and the fact that his apparent weaker toad skin was being battered about by his powerful vipers.

- Exploding notes 3.
- Myriad Snake Net Formation

[kajika]

Kajikas eyes opened wide as a sizzling flame enshrouded the senbon he had just so skillfully blocked. The first senbon, pounded away by Kajikas tongue, was no threat as his powerful and fast organ had smacked it many meters away before the ignition even took place. The distance between him and the two remaining senbon that hit his chest however was a matter of feet. The shockwave of the blast hit him without further intervention from armor or barriers. Perhaps not at point blank, but at a distance close enough to blow the young genin out of his safe tree and fling his small body a great distance through the air.

Overwhelmed by panic, the youngster reached for two kunai and stabbed them in the first tree he flew by, once again anchoring himself to the trunk and bringing him to a halt a short distance above the snakes, which seemed more like a lake of vipers than an actual moving wave at this point. During the first split second he spent hanging onto this new treetrunk, Kajika evaluated the damage the blast had caused. His beloved purple cloak had been torn straight of and the remaining bits and pieces of the piece of clothing seemed to have dissappeared in the slithering mass. Its removal had revealed the black shirt underneath, which was more red at this point and covered a number of fleshwounds on his chest. Despite the pain however, the only body part that seemed to have taken a drastic beating from the blast were his legs. Having fallen down a small distance before detonating, the exploding senbon had hit Kajika from below. His legs were a bloody mass. Splintered. Perhaps even broken. There would be no frog hops left for the remainder of this battle, or any significant movement for that matter.

"Die, dammit!" Kajika cried as he lopped one of the kunai he had been hanging onto towards his attacker. Then, using his free hand, he untied the weights from his ankles, unlocking the little movement there would be left in his devastated legs. He watched as his weights dissapeared between the snakes as his cloak had done before them, wondering when it would be his time to drop. He realised that moment, looking down, that this might very well be the last chapter of the short story of Gamabushi Kajika.

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-1 kunai thrown

Training Weights
Rank: C - A
Type: Accessory / Self
Special: 'C' ranked version is for Tai Tertiaries; 'B' for Tai Secondaries; finally, 'A' ranked version is for Taijutsu Primaries. When worn, all leg related Taijutsu is improved by the equivalent weight rank. When removed, a large speed boost is gained, equal to double the user's normal speed, and lasts for as many turns as the user had the weights equipped for. Can only be removed for a boost once per thread.
Description: Though an old fashioned training method, taijutsu specialists use these extremely heavy weights to increase their speed and movement. These weights are usually worn under the warmers on the user's lower legs. When removed, the user gains a great increase in their speed and mobility. The weights are marked with the kanji for "guts".
Cost: 1,000 // 5,000 // 10,000 (prices per sets of 2 weights!)

[Sharkk]

May 2, 2011 14:40:55 GMT -8 Sharkk said:

As the boy deflected and took the hits from the senbon Yuu could only smirk, fool. As he laughed he would form a single hand seal when his senbon were touched by the frog boy. Causing the paper jackets around his senbon explode. Along with this and the fact that his apparent weaker toad skin was being battered about by his powerful vipers.

[ooc; I'm pretty sure this lead to you losing. Hit by threw exploding tags, each with five meters of explosion radius, thus your dead and food for snakes.]

[kajika]

[ooc: Not that I wont lose anyway, but the canon series seem to do the same thing. Rather than get blown to pieces, characters are battered up and are sent flying. You somehow never see anyone get killed by a tag. I thought I'd honor that tradition to make this battle last longer than 2 posts. You can call it your win if you're tired of this already. (I knew Kajika would lose this from the beginning anyway, as I saw your application and was on to the tags around the senbon from the beginning, knowing there would be no fair way for my character to block them . I'd personally love to add an extra few lines, but there is no need to. It's your call.]

[Sharkk]

[ooc; I call it a win, get some more practice and such and let's do a rematch some time!]