Tendrils Of Glory (1vs1)

[---<TAKI>---]

.The battle starts with each opponent on respective ends of the cobble stone bridge facing one another.

.The second poster may attempt the first attack if they please.

.The distance between the two combatants is 15 meters

.The area is a quiet grassy plain, with moderate size trees adorning the scene as well as a few boulders varying in size. The sky above is a vivid blue, all is calm. A river passes under the bridge and follows to the edge of the grassy plain. The battle area is roughly the size of a small village.

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The sun's golden brilliance spun threads of lights, birthing comfortable temperatures over the surrounding area. A ringer stepped forth with two prominent kunai in each hand, one of which bore a white tail as the other screamed with heart, heat and soul. A reflexive hand reached upward, removing the fashionable glasses that always seemed bound to her eyes, tossing them to the side. Feet shoulder length apart, knees slightly bent, one kunai held readily at her stomach and the other alighted with her jaw line. Eyer bright purple eyes glanced over her opponents form, canvassing every physical feature about her that laid out in the open.

[ode]

Ao couldn't have asked for a more perfect location to compliment his skills. Strategically speaking, it had a flawless composition for a myriad of strategies he'd worked up for just this situation.

His arrival was identical to his opponent, and though the distance between them was somewhat great (thirty feet), he would be able to identify all of her visible weaponry (namely the two kunai) just as she would most certainly notice the handle of his tanto, elongating out beyond his right shoulder.

Without so much as a greeting, he began a short series of handseals at a brisk pace, his hands a mere blur against the cool summer air. It would've taken the effects only a moment to start showing, that being a marring fog that hungrily devoured the vicinity¹. The river itself would only add to the thickness, making seeing your own hand in front of you face a difficult chore.

However, Ao was already beyond that. Flicking through another set of seals immediately afterward², all the while positioning himself seven meters to the right of the bridge, he'd wait her to take the bait.

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¹Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Technique)
Rank: D, D
Type: Supplementary / Suiton Ninjutsu
Range: 0 -10 meters
Special: Fills a large, 10 meter area with mist as long as the user keep the technique flowing. Each time retrained, area of mist expands by 10 more meters. Mist blocks out all doujutsu requiring clear visibility.
Description: Though very basic, the Hidden Mist Technique allows for the stealthier side of combat to rule. After forming a few simple handseals, the user causes the area surrounding their target to be covered in fog. The low visibility allows the ninja to silently and secretly assassinate their target, as they can move unseen, and if careful, unheard.
Domain: Suiton.

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[---<TAKI>---]

Taki's canvassing eyes whipped about as her opponents fingers danced with one another to summon smothering mist, and in that instant she acted. "Tch I hate this technique" She thought as her legs would birth mobility with a backwards leap, clearing roughly 6 meters before turning and running until she reached the end of mist. If there was one thing that Taki had always been good at it had to have been properly gauging the distance between a multitudinous amount of variables. "Stealth?" She thought, trying to masterfully decipher what method of combat her opponent used. Assuming he'd been a stealthy opponent she would be a fool to remain idle for too long, and so she would act once more. She took off 5 meters to the left side of the bridge (opposite to you) still somewhat incognizant to her opponents emplacement due to the mist and the fact that she hadn't seen him on the left side.

With a quick flick of her wrist she sent her soul bearing kunai through the air, reaching 4 meters to the right as it would land in the grass just on the opposite side of said bridge. And now she sunk to the earth with a athletic crouch, waiting...

[ode]

In the time it would've taken the girl to take that massive leap (6 meters is roughly 18 feet and change), Ao's technique had already come to fruition. Those his eyes were closed-- a negligible factor in this mist --his innate ability to sense chakra was flaring, easily encompassing the area dominated by both parties. Likewise, as she moved, so did he.

He'd only need to cross the threshold of the shallow river for several moments before leaping to shore on the other side, much in the fashion that the girl had done before turning and running. By this method, he'd managed to keep her in the range of his sensing abilities while keeping himself incognito within the mist.

While she exited the veil, he did not. No, instead the Yamanaka chose to maintain his presence at the cusp of the smoggy coffin (six meters in from the edge). Still, it wouldn't have hindered what Ao had planned next.

Via his sensory capabilities, he noticed something rather interesting throughout the entirety of the fight. The kunai in the woman's hand-- her "soul bearing" kunai --was emitting chakra. It wasn't nearly small enough to be an explosive tag; indeed, it was either a clone or the girl herself. Either or, it was in Ao's best interest to eliminate it as soon as possible.

As the projectile was lobbed across small expansion, aiming to land directly in front of Ao though down the way (obviously outside of the mist), he had retrieved his own unique projectile^{1, 2}, all the while keeping tabs on the secondary persona. The very moment it's trajectory was set (I.E too late to change), merely a second or two before hitting the ground, he launched his attack.

The ebony blur shot out of the mist like a bat out of hell, and considering they (both your clone and the henge'd kunai) were essentially right at the edge, a collision was almost impossible to avoid. Have you ever wondered what happened when a real kunai interacted with a fake, fleshy one? Chances were, it'd end up horrible for the girl - however, he kept his trump card waiting just in case.

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¹Kagura Shingan (Kagura Mind's Eye)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Sensory Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Special: When first learned, the Sensor can extend their Mind's Eye up to 10 meters in any direction. Each new rank extends the range by 10 more meters, for a maximum of 50 meters. Upon learing the 'S' ranked version, the user will no longer have to close their eyes nor form handseals to activate.
Description: Kagura Shingan is an advanced Sensory Ninjutsu technique used by all sensors, and serves as the root to the entire sensory tree. After a series of handseals, the sensor closes their eyes and uses their inate ability to detect chakra in order to determine the location of their opponent by the faintest of chakra trails, as well as discerning the size of an approaching unseen force, and even their chakra capacity.
Domain: Sensors

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[King]

This is over. 1HK.