Ban-Ku Ro vs. Uekyuuchi Kikkawa

[Jae]

Uekyuuchi, overdressed for the occasion, waited for his opponent intently at what appeared to be a very bland milieu. An expanse of grass that seemed to go for miles. If it weren't for the gust forcing the blades to make some sort of movement, it could be confused for a painting.

[chiatsuki]

The field held no sort of boundary. The blades of grass swayed to and fro as they pleased, the winds’ calm finger treaded through them ever so easily. Ban-Ku Ro stepped upon the blades with un-aggressed footsteps and allowed his chakra to flow into course freely just as the grass. His opponent would make the first move, and he would counter.

[Jae]

Noticing his opponent held no intention of making the first move, Ue obligingly set himself in motion toward his target. His place was slow, almost unmotivated, but the distance between them was beginning to close at a pace he could very well monitor. A hand reached at his side to strip away what appeared to be thin shards of metal that, in the hands of a trained marksman, could spell the demise for an unwilling target.

Side Note: I left the second post for you to determine the distance between them. Since you didn't specify can we agree that the distance was 50 yards and closing?

[chiatsuki]

Side note: lets say 20 meters, and your running towards me, counting down.



Ban-Ku Ro watched his opponent closely. He remained still, seemingly staring as his opponent dashed. But as he’d begun to reach into his pocket the genin would respond. In response, Ro swiftly dealt his katana and plunged it forth swiftly at his opponent with a flick of his wrist, who from there was now 10 meters away. In his opponents eyes it were meant for attacking purposes, to throw him off guard, but to Ro it was something much more deviant.

Chakra pulsed through him just as he awaited his opponent to reach nearer. The sword which was thrown for the purposes of an evasive maneuver would end up hurting the ninja if he were not careful.

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technique prepped

[Jae]

Side Note: I gave you dominion over the distance of our characters, not my character's actions. Therefore, Ue is walking.

What a strange course of action, the Kikkawa thought to himself. Whether it was desperation or an act of tactical genius was beyond him but he knew one thing, a sword lobbed in his direction would take no effort to out maneuver given it's trajectory, which could not be changed in mid-air. Still he was a cautious individual and instead of simply side stepping the weapon in a display of bravado, he would purposefully lunge himself directly horizontal as far as he could away from the object. Simultaneously, the metal spikes he'd held were sent in the direction of his assailant.

Immediately after his hand was freed of it's contents [3 Senbon], his hands came together to form a set of seals that would shift his chakra pool from tepid stagnation to a familiar ebullience.¹ It'd been so long since he'd had this kind of fun.

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[chiatsuki]

Deviant indeed. The shinobi’s response to Ro’s actions would set forth only after the sword missed the shinobi and hit the ground.

Chakra pulsed through him just as he awaited his opponent to reach nearer. The sword which was thrown for the purposes of an evasive maneuver would end up hurting the ninja if he were not careful.

The switch had been made prior right after the katana’s lunge, and just as it securely made it past the enemy would the trap spring.

he would purposefully lunge himself directly horizontal as far as he could away from the object. Simultaneously, the metal spikes he'd held were sent in the direction of his assailant.

The shinobi would not know until after the metal spikes hit the bunshin that it were a fake and by that time Ban-Ku Ro had already submerged. Switching with a sword was quite some task but proved not difficult in quick-haste situations.

Immediately after his hand was freed of it's contents, his hands came together to form a set of seals

By this time Ban-Ku Ro would have made no movement and with little effort, aim his senbon launcher just as the ninja had begun to make handseals. The 2 senbon would fly forth in fury, double their normal speed at a rate of 20 meters a second. They would hit their mark precisely and without a doubt on target with the ninja’s dome.

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- replacement technique (prepared before this post)

Senbon Launcher [1 pack]
Rank: C
Type: Modification
Special: Launcher holds up to 5 Senbon. Takes up 2 'Pack' slots. Senbon travel 20 meters at double their normal speed before losing effectiveness and crashing.
Description: Usually hidden on either of the user's forearm, this launcher can be used to send needles at their opponents at higher speeds with better accuracy. Up to five needles can be launched at once, resulting in deadly surprise.
Cost: 500 Ryo

[Jae]

And just like that he'd vanished into thin air with a technique that was near, if not equal to the complexity of a parlor trick. Clearly Ue was in way over his head with this matter and would have to forcibly kneel in defeat as the senbon collided with the back of his head, vision going black, to leave the victor there to wallow in his victory.






That would be the case had he not graduated from the same school of illusion and known extensively how this kind of barnyard magic trick operated. Not only was he not surprised that his opponent disappeared only to be replaced by the sword he'd thrown, he was almost tickled.

His handseals were formed nevertheless and by the time the senbons would leave their launcher, which was a quick bit, he would be finished. As they collided with his head, Uekyuuchi would seemingly to vanish into thin air just as his opponent had. How?

He'd merely mirrored his opponent. The senbon's toss was nothing but a replica of the katana's toss so as the senbon collided with "his head", he'd simply reappear in the place his opponent had left -- facing him and standing well within range to launch another assault.

Another flurry of hand seals came together, just as they had before, as he simultaneously began closing the distance on his target.^2.

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^1. Replacement Technique, prepped in the previous turn.

^2. _________

[chiatsuki]

Bun-Ka Ro’s stomach felt empty as his attack failed. The plume of smoke alerted him of the shinobi’s next location. As his enemy began to move towards Ro, he counteracted by running backwards at a good speed whilst molding his chakras fairly. His eyes remained on the enemies body position as well as his speed, keeping close contact to where his katana had landed.

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Technique prepped.
Technique prepped.

[Jae]

Given that they were the same caliber athletes [ Taijutsu Seconday ], it was safe to say that he wasn't capable of back pedaling faster than Ue could run forward, thus the Kikkawa continued forth on his high speed pursuit. If he continued moving backward, it would eventually give Ue the distance he needed to perform any one of his various close range techniques -- which were the most dangerous in his arsenal.

His eyes never left his opponent and he was prepared to counter any kind of juke or jive by effectively cutting off the area behind him, which is more than likely where the previously thrown sword was [ Behind Uekyuuchi ] given their linear path away from where they previously stood.

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^1. ____________

[chiatsuki]

Ro’s east and west

beckoned forth in the mightiest of cataclysms. Their projection would cross however, in a parry. As his left hand crossed 5 paper shuriken coated with explosive chakra shot forth aiming towards the boy’s torso. As the shuriken left the under wrist he leapt within the air, positioning himself accordingly. Chakra pushed through his back and his right hand was steady aimed as it parried across.

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1. Pepa Shuriken no Jutsu (Paper Shuriken Technique) [25 exp]
Rank: D
Type: Offensive / Secret Technique
Range: 0 - 10 meters -x1 training
Special: Size and strength of paper shuriken depends on user's highest 'Paper Strength' rank. Shuriken travel 10 meters when first learned, plus 10 more each time retrained. Shuriken cannot be guided.
Description: A simple, basic yet effective paper techniques, the user can take one or more paper creations of their own and turn them into deadly shuriken. Retaining their infamous paper strength, these shuriken are sent flying by the user's chakra alone, resulting in a deadly barrage of projectiles.
Domain: Shikigami. Must know Paper Strength 'D"'.


2. Hatoronshi Bakuha (Crafting Paper Explosive Addition)[175 Exp]
Rank: D, C, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Secret Technique
Range: 30 Meters -B rank
Special: Adds explosive note properties to any paper creation of the user's choosing. The rank of this technique determines how strong the explosion is, and how wide its range extends; at 'D' rank, the explosion spreads out 10 meters, and goes up 10 more with each new rank learned. Notes cannot be sold or used by non-Shikigami.
Description: As its name implies, the clan member is able to imbue their paper creations in the same explosive properties that ignite a regular exploding note, spreading the effect over across a mass amount of paper sheets. When combined with other clan jutsu, the explosive additions result in a truly terrifying offensive combination.
Domain: Shikigami. Must know Paper Strength.


3. technique prepped.

[Jae]

A quick assail from his opponent left little time to react, but working under these conditions was more than standard in the life of a medic. The moment he'd noticed his opponent moving to assail with what appeared to be projectiles, he'd release an indigo mass of smog in his direction. This smog would remain highly concentrated during it's initial burst but eventually spread in a 30 by 30 meter orb.¹ The veil of poison, too thick to see through, was highly toxic and extremely irritating to exposed orifices and organs (namely the eyes, nose, and mouth). Being well aware of this technique's nature, he pressed forward into the smog albeit blindly (due to closing his eyes), with the projectiles launched toward him still in mind.

Given their close proximity, there was no way for him to dodge the weapons coming his way, he had no choice but to counter the attack to the best of his ability. A glint of light shimmered from atop his wrist at the moment he swung his arm outward with all of his might in an attempt to deflect the projectiles, an act of blind faith. ²

Nevertheless, if he was struck, he intended to pursue forward due to his knowledge of the medical arts. He'd healed his fair share of knife wounds, so he had that covered.

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1. Doku Kiri (Poison Mist Technique)
Rank: D (25), C (50), B (100), A, S
Type: Offensive / Medical Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Special: When first learned, poison gas cloud reaches up to 10 meters. Each rank re-learned adds an additional 10 meters to the maximum, for a maximum of fifty meters. Strength of poison is determined by highest rank attained.
Description: Ninpou: Doku Kiri is an advanced Medical Ninjutsu technique utilized by skilled medics. After the needed handseals, the medic inhales briefly before expelling poision gas from their mouth at high speeds. This can serve as cover to escape and as an offensive technique against her opponent, or as a trap when luring opponents your way.
Domain: Medics. Must know Saikan Chuushutsu no Jutsu (Fine Affliction Extraction).

^2. Kakkou unsheathed.

[chiatsuki]

the medic inhales briefly before expelling poision gas from their mouth

Not very much time to react indeed but it was a window nonetheless. Just as the shuriken had left his hand his opponent began to expel a poisonous gas. Bun-Ka Ro noted the position of his mouth just as he used his left inner elbow to cover his eyes.

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The senbon within his right hand launcher quickly snapped forth in the direction of the shinobi's face. Of course, with the smog covering Ban-Ku Ro, neither of the shinobi would be able to tell what would happen. The senbon would flow towards the position where Ro had aimed [towards the mouth] and his wings would sprout forth in monstrous fury, expelling him from land. He kept a steady pace upward.

Those flesh wounds that the paper shuriken had caused would become more than that, however, just as the shinobi descended into the depths of the sky. The medic was going to have to take all 5 shuriken out by hand but he would never have the time. An explosion of sorts would rip the medic inside out as the Shikigami climbed the sky attempting to rid himself of the poisonous gas.


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[King]

Okay, so there were a couple of issues I noticed leading up to the kunai vs. poison mist technique. I'll address the accordingly.

[/b] The fact that you're back-pedaling, Red, dramatically shrinks the distance between you. Even if you both have taijutsu as your secondary focus, someone running forward will always be drastically faster than someone running backward. That's just how it works.

That being said, chances are the two meters originally separating you is more like one. You guys are practically face to face, which brings me to my next point:

2. Even if his jutsu required him to breath in, you wouldn't notice it. It's just like him breathing during the run, which you're doing as well. In the heat of the battle, you wouldn't have realistically been able to discern the breath it would take to exhale the mist from any other breath he'd obviously taken over the course of the confrontation.

3. With that in mind, you both would probably be completely covered by the mist almost instantly. Naturally, this wouldn't stop you from throwing your shuriken forward; however, if you detonated them at this range you would definitely suffer just as much damage from the explosion as Jae would.

Likewise, the smog wouldn't stop you from sprouting your wings and flying off, however by the time you were clear of the explosion radius, Jae's character would be safe as well (considering you two are basically right on top of one another).[/ul]

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Verdict!!!

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[chiatsuki]

tis your post, kikkawa.

[Jae]

As he'd suspected, the attack was projectile in nature, but thankfully he'd been saved by his quick thinking. The smog had been blown right into his opponent's face meaning the poison had not only gone directly into his opponent's eyes but he would have also inhaled a large enough quantity of it to plant the seeds of defeat well within his being. All that was left to do was wait until he could reap the rewards, but as with any harvest there were preemptive measures to be considered if one's aim was to be successful.

While his target had taken to the skies, Uekyuuchi had continued forward as fast as he could in an effort to distance himself not only from the poison smog, but from his opponent entirely. He would also cut his forward sprint at an angle to ensure that his assailant wouldn't try to miraculously calculate his coordinates based off of memory, but given that he was not only blind and severely poisoned, he was also entirely airborne and facing the complete opposite direction.

Once he felt comfortably distanced from his opponent [40 meters away] he would begin to tend to his afflictions, which were becoming noticeably more potent as time went on. Given that the opponent's Kunai had superficially scathed his shoulder and torso, Uekyuuchi immediately took to the area on his stomach that had received the wound -- but not to heal it.

To an observer, the Kikkawa's hand would become enveloped in blue light.¹ That hand would be placed onto the scratch momentarily before losing it's sheen. Immediately afterward, he would place one hand over his heart while the other hovered above the wound. That was when a black viscous liquid began to seep from the wound and fall to the ground. Evidently this was the poison he'd mistakenly succumbed himself to. This wouldn't be a problem much longer -- at least for him it wouldn't.

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^1. Chakra no Mesu (Chakra Scalpel)


^2. Saikan Chuushutsu no Jutsu (Fine Affliction Extraction) _{in progress}