That Extra Edge. [P][Circa]

[Guyviroth]

The boy couldn't help but feel as though he had to be waiting around for something. In a sense he was waiting for something; for an idea to spring into his mind as to how he was to acquire a Sharingan. His new captain has instructed him some time prior that his first mission was to secure a set of Sharingan by any means possible, although the more that Helios pondered on the opportunity to prove himself it also continued to increase his frustrations as to where and how he was to get them, and where to even start looking.

Regardless of the matter at hand he tried not to let it get to him too badly. The boy tried to relax but it seemed the more he tried to more he ended up feeling pressured into feeling as though he was wasting time. The boy ended up taking a cigarette from his pouch couple with his oil lighter, striking the flint he ignites the flame and takes a drag of his smoke to ignite the tobacco inside. With a small drag and a puff of grey smoke he shook his head as he clasped the lighter shut; even the ciggy wasn't helping him relax. Though for the boy there was only one way of relaxing, and that was through training.

The boy turned to one of the rocks that has sat a few feet to the side of him; it was bigger than the one he was already sitting at so he understood that he could use this as a better target. placing a hand on his scabbard and his right hand on the handle, he focused for a moment before drawing and cutting at the rock horizontally with a quick, strong slash. The blade scraped across the face of the boulder as sparks flew from the grind upwards. The sword left a small mark around a foot long on the stone and, from that one strike along, Helios felt content. But it wasn't enough.

[KEITH]

“That was a tad bit sloppy, Helios-san.” I would say as I neared him from a distance, moving in a slow and steady gait. I had watched as he practiced his swordsmanship upon a large rock, though I hadn't been impressed at all by his level of skill with it. I wasn't the type to use weaponry, such as swords or bows and arrows, but if I did use them, I had always felt that I would be able to use them more effectively than the ones who did use them.

It was a part of me that I felt that no one else had, or at least they didn't feel it like I did, and I felt that I would be magnificent in anything. But, it was probably due to the mask influence upon me that I had felt such a way about these type of things, I had worn it so much that it had been birthed into it. We had arrived within Hi no Kuni, and the land had been covered in emerald, all around. Though, the current area had been filled with grass, despite it being a bit rocky, with boulders all over the place.

The actual forests of Hi no Kuni had been quite a bit away from them, but they didn't come here to look at the land, they came to get into Konohagakure, and announce Helios' departure from the village. But, Helios also had another task he would have had to complete.

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Kage Bunshin Yokumaru.

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[Guyviroth]

For a brief moment, Helios paused. The voice from his captain, for some reason, ground against his mind in an irate fashion; he didn't expect to see or even hear him for a moment as he wanted to spend a bit of time on his own before venturing into his now former village. However, it simply wasn't just his voice but also his words. The same words seemed to replay in his mind once. Twice. Thrice.

"That was a bit sloppy."

" a bit sloppy."

"sloppy."

The boy was clearly angered at this point. Within what felt like a split second Helios channeled his Hien into the sword and, as the chakra blade formed around the katana he cut through the rock and gave out a strong, powerful yet angered yell as the rock simply split in two. The blade cut through it diagonally, sheering it neatly, smooth to the touch, before the top half slid down and toppled over to the grass beneath. The technique faded as sudden as it came, leaving Helios taking a single, deep breath.

"Hello Captain," the boy responded without turning at first; he didn't want to show the captain his look of anger. He looked up, and kept a straight face before turning to meet with him. "Hah... is there something you need from me?" Helios gave a small sigh as he sheathed his Katana once more.

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Hien used - 1x Mid chakra spent.

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[KEITH]

I would watch as the boy had channeled his chakra into his blade before me, using the Hien technique, and in a loud grunt of anger, he would slice through the rock. That was more of what I had liked, though he would need to part ways with his anger issues if he wanted to truly become a great shinobi. Though, like a rock which he had severed in two, he was rough around the edges, it would have taken him some time and training to truly become what he desired. I listened to him as he would greet me, and donned within all of my gear, albeit my hidden mask, I would smile.

I had known something that would help the boy release all of him anger, and help him become a stronger shinobi than he had been or could become on his own. “Helios-san, how about we have a little spar? I know you want to get revenge upon me, deep down, so this is your chance. If you can land a clean hit upon me, I will teach you the very technique I used upon you.

How does that sound?” I had stood about five meters away from him, and I was at the ready, like a true warrior should have been. I didn't know if he was a dirty player or not, but I was sure, after the first hand demonstration, he would know how I played.

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[Guyviroth]

Helios couldn't help but give a rather small smirk. In his mind he wanted some sort of opportunity at this guy in whatever way he could, and now it was like someone handed him an invitation and even opened the front door for him. It was rather obvious that the guy would be too fast for him, too strong for him, and probably too agile for him. But if he could punch him in that stupid smug face of his, it would make Helios happy.

The boy gave it some time to process; if it was evidently a spar then he would not require his weaponry or tools. Releasing his grip upon the scabbard and hilt of his katana he let his arms lay lax at his sides for a brief moment as he scanned his opponent casually; the man was wearing his entire uniform though without his trademark mask, so he still had his equipment on him. Helios still did not place his trust in the man so he decided to keep all of his gear on him.

After a brief moment, Helios turned to a sidewards stance, legs a shoulder width and a half apart, feet turned inwards and knees bent slightly to provide for a strong, rigid stance to avoid being swept off his legs easily, and arms held up in front in a karate double guard stance; the lower right arm would protect his side and sternum, while the higher left arm would prepare to protect the head and at the ready to parry strikes to the side. Helios had an interest in the Goken style but never had time to pursue it.

"Well, whenever you're ready." the boy stated strongly as though he had some form of confidence. As he could not attack the man outright as he was now, he began to build up some form of chakra through his body; he kept the chakra subtle for the moment and avoided too much so his opponent could not tell by physical appearance which gate he was about to open.

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Preparing 1 Jutsu

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[KEITH]

I would watch carefully as Helios would prepare himself for combat, and I couldn't help but wonder what he was planning on doing. My eyes were sharp; the five meter distance between the two could have been cut in an instant, especially if one was to use certain techniques that allowed them to increase their speed. Unfortunately for Helios, if he had hit me with an attack that I couldn't endure, I would be dispersed into the wind, and he would have to wait for his lesson in the Ura Renge. No matter, though, I didn't feel the need to inform of this information so I kept it a secret, and with that, I would attempt to make the first move. I had transferred chakra down to my feet, and then took off in a burst of speed toward him; I would wait to anticipate his movements before I would act.

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1.) ____^prep

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[Guyviroth]

It was a fast boost of speed but thankfully for Helios his Taijutsu training would allow him to match the speed closely but also react considering the distance between the two. He would not know if the opponent was going to attack him as soon as he had reached him but the boy would not hesitate to find out.

As soon as the clone made his move, Helios would activate the second of his four gates, Kyuumon. If anything it would allow him to match this guy's moves if not be a step faster than him. As the man came within striking distance Helios' lower right arm would swing swiftly and horizontally from left to right to attempt a strike at his opponent's right temple to execute a powerful concussive strike. His left arm would remain in the high guard position to protect his own head and to defend or counter attacks that the man may respond with.

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Kyuumon Activated - 1x Mid chakra spent

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[KEITH]

As I would charge in toward Helios, I would be able to see him, going through the motions of an attacking, though barely could keep up with his quick motions as I entered striking distance. Luckily for me, I had reach upon myself, whereas, my short companion had not. He would be far off from where his attack was planned to land; it only meant that there was an opening for me that I could exploit. Speed wasn't always a good thing, it more often than not made people too hasty, and surely, that's what would happen with Helios.

He would have stayed stationary, and attempted to chop across his head from his short distance, but his arm wouldn't reach, and it made an opening for me to strike, though I only had a little time. While his other hand guarded his head, I would use this opportunity to send chakra raging through my left palm, slamming it square into the solar plexus of Helios as fast as I could have. Due to the length of my arm and the momentum I would have built up as I ran, I would be able to deliver a powerful palm strike, while keeping the rest of my body outside of Helios' striking range. If successful, my strike would have sent him tumbling backwards five meters, and half of the clone's chakra would be depleted.

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Shougekishou (Demolishing Rising Palm Thrust)
Rank: B, B
Type: Offensive / Taijutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Chakra: High
Special: Knock-back range equals 5 meters, plus 1 more each time retrained.
Description: By unconsciously feeding their chakra into their palms, the user will quickly rush forward, driving the charged appendage forward and into their opponent. The result is devastating, with all the accumulated power of the palm being unloaded onto the user's victim. Finally, with all the chakra released, the opponent's body is knocked back several feet, left to rag-doll and wither.
Domain: Universal Taijutsu.

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[Guyviroth]

It was rather annoying that the guy had a height advantage over the young boy and thus their arm lengths were different by several inches, although it was this difference in reach that ultimately decided whether or not an attack was successful or not. Unfortunately Helios' chop fell upon the latter. Regardless of this setback Helios was prepared.

The man was quick on his feet, that was for sure, and Helios almost couldn't notice his attack but thankfully his reaction time through the second gate helped somewhat. His left arm that was conducting his head guard swung down clockwise, palm facing inwards, and grasped at the man's wrist and, before it could touch his body, controlled the wrist and pushed it outwards to avoid contact with the boy's solar plexus; that attack brushed through Helios' robe and through that alone he could feel how possible that attack could have hurt him. At the same time as he pushed the man's wrist outwards and causing him to turn facing away, he began to bring back his right arm, bending his forearm inwards, to deliver a powerful elbow to the man's left arm that he had attacked with in order to potentially severely damage it. He was aiming to disable the arm so that he had the advantage over hand-based taijutsu.

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Kyuumon Sustained - 2x Mid chakra spent
1x High chakra spent in total.

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[KEITH]

The clone would disperse after being hit.

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[Guyviroth]

For a brief moment, Helios paused. As soon as his elbow connected with his captain, he just went *poof*. A single thought rushed through his mind that perhaps his elbow strike was so strong that he just obliterated him from existance. But then, after a moment, he realized that what he fought was just a Shadow Clone. He was happy that he was able to land a clean strike against what was essentially a double of his captain, but then the realization hit him like a brick in the face.

Now he couldn't learn his jutsu.

".... FUCK!" Helios yelled out as he lowered his gate release. He was so annoyed that this was probably some sort of trick. "You best teach me that jutsu when I find you!"

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[Trigga]

Guy- 53
Circa- 41