A Flaming Pride [O]

[Moeru]

Today, it had been sunny, with beams of light warming his smooth skin. Moeru loved days like these where he could do whatever he wanted. His favorite thing to do on his off time is exercise. Heading to the edge of the village, he did not stop to speak to anyone. All he could think about was training, and getting himself better. He reached an area that had been empty. It looked like it was meant to be that way for specific reasons. He would take advantage of this.

There had been a couple targets, and a few kunai, about six, sitting around. He walked over to the bench they were laying on, and sat down. He moved them over to make sure not to be stabbed. He looked around, first to his left, and then to his right. When he saw nobody, he figured he could train alone. This is what he was waiting for. The moment had finally presented itself. He would not let it pass him up. Grabbing the weapons, he would leap to the center.

“I guess I’ll be training alone,” he said, launching the kunai from earlier at the three targets in front of him. He managed to hit them, but his strikes were not perfect. He needed to train more to become good at something like that. He did not worry, though. All he needed was his claymore, Inferno, if he wanted to win. He had the capabilities to use his sword like no other. Combined with his fire techniques, his duo of attacks tend to be deadly.

[Yox]

The boy had looked left and right, but he had forgotten to check above him. Within the trees, overlooking the ginger-headed boy, Kohaku stood alone atop thick branch. His body was enshrouded by the shadow of the leaves as he watched the boy launch his kunai. Kohaku studied the boy intently, wondering whether or not to approach him. The red-head seemed to be a little younger than he was. So why not? Perhaps he could have a little fun.

He jumped down from the branch of the tree, landing on the ground in a crouched position. He would've landed with a little thud no doubt, obviously making his presence aware to the boy. "Training all alone? How fun," he hissed mockingly to the boys direction. Kohaku straightened up his body and tucked both of his hands into his jacket pockets. "I'll give you a training session if you want," he continued after flicking his lengthy fringe across his right side.

He grinned menacingly to the orange-headed boy, assuming that he had already turned around by now. Moving his hands form the pockets of his jacket, he hung them down by his side. Kohaku patiently waited for the boy to make the first move. He gestured the "come forward" signal in the boys direction with his right hand before letting it drop back down his side. He was roughly eight metres away from the boy, readying himself for what could be thrown at him.

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[Moeru]

Previously, Moeru had thought himself to be alone, but with the emergence of another, this deduction had been incorrect. From the sky, came Kohaku; the one Moeru would be challenging today. The boy did not seem to be good with introductions, having appeared under these circumstances, with intentions to fight only. Moeru did not mind it, not one bit. In fact, he would give Kohaku the spar he asked for. Moeru needed to test his skills out, anyways. He stepped forward, placing his hand on the hilt of his sword.

“I will fight you, but allow me to introduce myself. I am Moeru Kekkai, of the Hidden Leaf Village. Who are you?” he questioned, after finishing his statement. They were both comrades, so things of this particular sort were common. He wanted to know who Kohaku was. If he did not provide his identity, Moeru would have to beat it out of him. He had been prepared to strike with his claymore, Inferno. All he needed to do was buy some time^1A.

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1A. ?

[Yox]

The first rule of thumb was to always take an opening given to you. "You talk too much," Kohaku sternly spoke out toward the boy who had now introduced himself. A member of the famed Kekkai family. Well, Kohaku was in for a treat. Could this one level up to the expectations created by the other members of his clan? Only time would tell. He was a swordsman as well. Good. All Kohaku needed to do was to keep his distance.

His own hands flustered through a series of seals. The time to strike was now, while he still had the advantage of range over the red-headed boy. After a total of three seconds, the hand seals were complete. During this period, Kohaku also flared his chakra throughout the area. It was time to initiate the technique. "Flash of Lighting Pillar," he announced after locking the last hand seal in place. A sudden flash of blinding light emitted throughout the area.

With only a mere distance between the pair, it was very likely that Moeru would get caught up within the technique. This would mean that he would be blinded for the next three turns, if struck by the technique of course. From here, Kohaku would take full advantage of the blindness of his opponent. He slowly paced two metres to the left whilst flicking his hands into seals. More was to come.

Keeping his aim on the red-headed boy, Kohaku flickered his hands into two single seals in a second. After completion of the technique, he brought his right hand up to his mouth and channeled the fire release within his throat. "Fireball," he suddenly spoke from his mouth. The ball of fire spawned from his hand and shot out in the direction of the boy. The ball itself was three metres in diameter and could travel up to 15 metres. How would Moeru react?

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— x1 high and x1 medium used.
— currently 10 metres away from Moeru, slightly to his right now.
— 25 metre range on my genjutsu techniques.
— max duration is 5 turns (s-rank), so blind will only afflict you for 3 (b-rank).
— fireball is 3x3 metres in diameter and can travel up to 15 metres.

Raikōchū (Flash of Lightning Pillar)
Rank: B
Type: Genjutsu
Handseals: Yes
Chakra: High.
Special: Blinds targets for half the user's Sonzoku rank.
Description: Raikouchuu is a Genjutsu technique that generates a large flash of light from behind the caster which blinds the enemy. After performing a string of hand seals, they will generate a large blast of light which hinders their target's eyesight.
Domain: Inton.

Endan (Fireball)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: See special!
Handseals: 2
Chakra: Mid
Special: Distance that the fireball can travel before automatically igniting depends on the user's highest 'Enkou Shinka' rank. Additionally, fireball size and explosion area will always be equal to 20% of the user's 'Enkou Shinka' size. Finally, each time retrained, an additional 'C' ranked amount of damage is added on as a bonus to the explosion. However, after every 4th training, chakra consumption will go up by one. Can be learned a maximum of 8 times.
Description: Although basic, the fireball technique is nonetheless efficient and deadly. After forming the necessary handseals, the shinobi will expel a jet stream of fire from their mouth, which quickly forms into a large fireball. The user can fire this ball off in any direction they wish, resulting in a small explosion upon impact.
Domain: Katon. Enkou Shinka 'C'.

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[Moeru]

From his response, you could tell Kohaku had not liked him much. He did not know why, and, frankly, he did not care. If this were how the man wanted to treat him, he would get as much disrespect back. Moeru was not the type to sit back at wait for an opening. He preferred to make one. Kohaku may have thought that performing hand seals for a technique was a good idea, but it was not. The maneuver was considered dangerous against somebody who gets up close.

During the performance of the last two digits, Moeru had released^2A his claymore, Inferno, from its sheath. With no time to spare, he immediately threw it forward, aiming to interrupt his opponent. Continuing his assault, he dashed onward, performing hand seals^2B, and following his sword. By the time it reached the other side, it would not need to return to Moeru. He had already been there, standing a meter away from Kohaku. He could simply grab it, and keep moving.

“Kasumi Enbu no Jutsu!” he shouted, exhaling fire from his gullet, face to face. This had not been your traditional fire technique that burned people. He used this to set his victims up before killing them. All Moeru wanted to do was scare Kohaku. By making his opponent submit, he could take the win. If he wanted to survive, it would be best for him to evade. Either way, Moeru would follow him. Seizing his blade, he stepped back. Moeru did not want to get wet.

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1A. Charged Attack Sentinel
2A. Spinner Lancet
2B. Mist Waltz Technique

[Yox]

Unfortunately for the young Kekkai boy, things would not go as planned for him. The distance of his boomerang throw would only reach a distance of eight meters, two short from where Kohaku was standing. This would mean that nothing would interrupt the technique that was to be performed. As the flash of light pierced through the area, there was no doubt that Moeru would now be blinded from it. But that wasn't all that could go wrong.

It was likely that as he moved the distance toward Kohaku, now blinded, his own tricks would come around to bite him. By moving to the other side in an instant along with the throw of his sword, his lack of eye sight now would possibly prevent him from grabbing ahold of the incoming sword. Although he had moved nine metres, one metre ahead of the range on his boomerang blade, the blade's length of five feet easily covered that metre difference.

This would mean that as the boy stood at Kohaku's front, Moeru could easily have been slashed by his own swinging blade. Yet it didn't end there. Moeru's fire release technique would take three seconds to perform, and at least two seconds for him to reach Kohaku's vicinity. This would mean that he would be running blindly into the incoming fireball. Even if he did complete the technique before then, it would only enhance the damage of the fireball.

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Kohaku's intention was not to kill the boy, simply just to force him into a state of unconsciousness. He jumped back a total of eight metres from where he stood and began loading senbon into his senbon launcher on his left arm. If the boy was somehow able to get around from this, Kohaku would be prepared for future close-ranged attacks. As for now though, he would halt on any further offence. He patiently studied the scene and wondered what was to come.

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— no techniques used in this turn.
— should get a battle mod in here to verify what has actually happened.
— currently moved 8 metres directly back from where I was.
— senbon launcher loaded.

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[Moeru]

With the flashing of a light, and the blinding of his sight, there had been a change of plan. Instead of retrieving his blade, and performing hand seals, he would leap back to gain distance. He may have not been able to see, but he could feel everything going on around him. The temperature of the atmosphere had shifted. Already being eight meters back, he would need to confirm his safety. It seemed like it happened instantly^3A, but he appeared from one place to another. He did not stop moving, deciding to, instead, run circles around his opponent.

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3A. Body Flicker Technique

[Yox]

OOC — sorry for the delay, was just waiting for a judge's response in PM before I continued.

Kohaku continued to watch as the boy simply circled around him, completely blind and oblivious as to what would occur next. Now that the boy was completely blinded, it would be unlikely that he would be able to dodge the next attack. The senbon launcher was loaded at the ready with five in the chamber. It was the simple game of aim and fire now. He kept his movements sharp and silent, not whispering a sound as he raised the launcher to aim at the neck level.

As the blinded boy would come around again, Kohaku decided against what he would've done. If he had fired the flurry of senbon into the boy, moving at least 16 metres per second, the boy would most probably die if they were to hit a vital area. He wasn't going to simply take someone's life in a training session. The boy was young and had years of promise left within him. He lowered both his hands on to the sheath of his ninjato.

Within a second, Kohaku leaped forward into the route of the incoming boy. With the boy completely oblivious as to what was occurring around him, there would be no way he could predict what was incoming next. The sheath was swung through the air toward the head of the boy. The objective was simple: render the lad unconscious with the strike. The blunt shape of the sheath would not cause an opening of flesh, simply a heavy concussion to his head.

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[Moeru]

Moeru had not been the smartest of the bunch, but when it came to being battle savvy, he was at the top of his class. He would not stop his circling, still keeping the distance of 8 meters away. As Kohaku brought himself en route of Moeru, he provided a bunch of openings for the boy to strike. In fact, since his opponent had been running toward him, they would most likely collide. Moeru, aiming to sweep him off his feet, ducked, and tackled, both avoiding the sheath, and knocking his opponent to the ground.

“I got you now, so give up!” he shouted, gripping Kohaku tightly around the waist. It kind of looked like he was hugging him, but this was not him displaying affection. Although they were not enemies, Moeru wanted to win. He could not see, but he desperately held on, not willing to let go of his grip until his opponent admitted defeat.

[Yox]

With the young Kekkai's vision still out of the question, it would be highly unlikely that he was to see Kohaku's incoming strike. With this being the case, it was even more likely that the boy had been struck in the head with the sheath of the ninjato. The sheath itself also bore the weight of the sword in its strike, meaning that it would be quite a heavy pummel directly into the incoming face. The Kekkai's fighting-style was quite strange.

If this was the case, the Kekkai boy would be severely concussed from the incoming strike to the extent to which he would possibly be knocked out. From this state of unconsciousness, Kohaku would then take full advantage of the situation. He would lean down into the pockets of the boy and strip him from all the ryo he had on him. From there he moved away from the body and aim his sheath toward the ground. In the dirt nearby, he began to write.

"Always take advantage of the opening," he wrote mockingly down upon the ground. It had been a victory for him. He laughed to himself as he re-attached his sheath back onto his waist. From here, he would simply walk away with the money he had attained as the 'prize' for being the victor. The young Kekkai boy would eventually awaken from this state of unconsciousness, possibly coming into realisation that his head hurt and his pockets had been stripped empty.

But by then, Kohaku would be long gone.

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— Exit after Ryo has been taken.
— We realz need a GM to look at this.

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[Jae]

• Spinner Lancet is released at the right time but it's travel distance (8m) is not enough to account for the distance between them (10 meters), missing.
  
  
• Flash of Lightning Pillar hits afterward, interrupting Kasumi Enbu. Moeru is blinded.
  
  
• Circling the opponent would have been much harder being blinded as Moeru cannot see the "point" that he's supposed to be pivoting around, the point representing Kohaku as he's moving.
  
  
• Kohaku conks Moeru with his sheathed sword in an attempt to KO him, this is successful.
  
  
• Ryo is stolen and mocking comment is left.

1/2 [Victory for Kohaku]

[King]

2/2 [Victory for Kohaku]

[~Kohana <3]

pwn- 34

Kohaku- 38

[Moeru]

/exit