How Shocking! (1v1)

[Mal]

The arena was set to resemble an oasis in the desserts of the Land of Wind. The field consisted of sand in a square formation, with walls of rock covering the area. The rocks go extremely far up, about 30 feet to the air, and the sun beats down on the arena. Towards the middle of the arena lies the pond. It's small, with a few palm trees towards a corner. The palm trees have coconuts filled with milk inside of them. The sand is extremely soft. A foot could easily sink into it, if one wasn't light on their feet.

Mal walked into the middle of the arena and twirled a kunai around his fingers. He pocketed the kunai. "Just a little spar," he said with a smile, "I've been waiting for one." He couldn't hear his brother's voice, but he was hoping his brother was paying attention. Mal walked towards the far right corner of the arena, farthest from the entrance. "Now I just wait for him to show up."

[Fuck Yeah!]

Completely illogical

That's what I thought of fighting in sand. Being composed of mechanical parts, the last place I wanted to find myself was in the middle of an oasis. This was the location my opposition designated however, so here is where we would initiate combat. Sun high, air hot and a small breeze blowing, the weather wasn't optimal for warfare but it was certainly superior to other scenarios.

My primary directive for this excursion would be to gain combat related data. To engage in battle enough to sharpen my own skills while simultaneously avoiding needless fatalities. More of a game of wits then brawn, I would find myself at a statistical advantage in that area. One superior mind compared to two inferior ones. All said, this should be a rudimentary exercise in simplistic maneuver.

Approaching my targets position, I would reach a distance of twenty meters before declaring my presence to him. Blue and brown armor shining, my eye light glowing a teal hue. Pouches dispersed around my body with my sword holstered to the side. I was certainly ready for combat, probability say's this ninja wasn't. Time to find out.

Are you prepared to engage? If so present your acceptance of this with an offensive maneuver.

[Mal]

Mal raised an eyebrow at him. "I have to start?" Mal walked past the mechanical man and grabbed a coconut from a tree. He broke it open, and put the coconut to his mouth, then tossed it to the ground. He smiled and spit the milk out, making the sand around him turn to a harder dirt. He stepped on the dirt mound before forming a handsign. "If you insist." A clone of Mal appeared to his side and darted towards the man. Mal, meanwhile, grabbed a few senbon. The clone vanished in a poof of smoke, and in that smoke Mal threw the senbon towards his opponent. Still around 15 meters from his enemy, Mal figured he was a safe enough distance.

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Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Technique)
Rank: E
Type: Supplementary / Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Allows the user to create a clone without substance that resembles the user in every way, including retaining its movement speed. Clones cannot mold chakra nor perform jutsu, nor can they harm. Up to one clone can be made, plus one more each time retrained.
Description: Bunshin no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique which every ninja learns at the Ninja Academy. The Bunshin technique creates a copy of the ninja without substance that, although easily seen through by those with doujutsu, can fool the normal eye easily. Why? Simply because although without substance, the copy resembles the ninja in every way. This clone can function as a distraction or as means to confuse one's opponent, though no real damage can be done by it. Finally, as soon the Bunshin gets attacked or comes into contact with an opponent, it will disperse.
Domain: Academy Student Ninjutsu.

[Fuck Yeah!]

This ninja was rather foolish in the way he simply walked past me. If I hadn't given him the safety of preforming the first action, I simply would have struck him down the moment he approached so closely. Instead I'd watch intently as the young shinobi would crack open a coconut and drink a bit of it. Again showing his inexperience, such a maneuver would guarantee death against an opposing force.

Taking a sip and then spitting it to the ground, my combatant would form a handseal. This is when the battle would begin. The moment his handsign was formed and his clone began to charge, I too would move forward, meeting his clone halfway 7 meters distance from him. As I ran I'd raise my hand with blinding speed. The moment I'd meet the clone, a large surge of lightning would erupt from my hand.

This surge would be occur at the exact same time the man began to shoot his senbon. The senbon, being higher then the surge, would strike against my crystal armor. Though with the speed the cannon traveled, the short distance between us and the fact the man would have immediately finished shooting his senbon as it would arrive at his body, there was very little chance he'd be able to dodge it.

Minor threat terminated - High Probability

Shock Cannon
Rank: D - S
Type: Puppet Launcher / Ranged
Special: Burst is equivalent to a single jutsu use, and shock levels depend on cannon's rank. After burst limit is reached, cannon overloads and is unusable for the rest of the thread.

'D' - 4 Bursts // 5 meters
'C' - 8 Bursts // 10 meters
'B' - 12 Bursts // 15 meters
'A' - 16 Bursts // 20 meters
'S' - 20 Bursts // 25 meters

Description: A cannon style tube leading to an internal battery in the puppet. The cannon can lead out through any body part. Using proper circuiting the user can expel electricity at a dangerous rate.
Cost: D: 250 // C: 500 // B: 1,000 // A: 5,000 // S: 10,000 Ryo

11 Bursts Remaining

[Mal]

"You can take this one Mal." A figure behind Mal pushed him towards the surge as Mal was sent flying towards the man. "Hm, brother, you always were a bit of a setback." The electrified Mal lay on the ground as Hyo formed a handsign, and said with a sly smile. "Then again," Mal went into Hyo's body, "You make the greatest of shields, brother. Still, I'm afraid I give up. Congratulations." Hyo walked out of the arena.