[ST2 - R1] Kasumi v. Yurei

[King]

the Arena

[/b] have any form of jutsu prepared in your introductory post, and you may not attack until the second round of posting (i.e after your introduction posts). Kasumi posts first.[/ul][/justify][/blockquote][/blockquote]

[Nickito]

ENTER~

The blue eyed kunoichi found it hard to believe that she had gotten herself into what seemed like such a mess. A city that had been so completely and utterly destroyed surrounded her on all sides, and for what looked to be a great distance. As she took it all in, she began to wonder if Kusagakure had ever been as bad as the place she found herself stuck in. Debris was everywhere, and plant life had taken free reign over seemingly every inch of the desolate landscape. Even the insides of the buildings had become little gardens, from what Kasumi could see. As she stood almost immediately in the middle of the 8 meter wide road, she rummaged through her item pouch, counting her 10 shuriken and making sure that her 40 feet of wire were present. Her two tantos were within reach just above and below on her obi.

Her hand found a rather large piece of brick and rock about the same size as herself within arm's length, and as she stared down the road at who she presumed to be her opponent, she rested her hand on the stone's surface and leaned her weight against it. It was heavy, to say the absolute least, easily able to support her. As she looked around, there seemed to be many more like it. As the buildings seemed ready to crumble and were all missing pieces here and there, she assumed that they had all fallen from up high. There was no other reason for them being there that the red head could think of, and she didn't particularly concern herself with it. Her heart was pounding, her senses were taking everything around her, and her breathing was deep and even. She was raring and ready to go.

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x10 Shuriken
x2 Tanto
x40 Feet of Wire

x2 Massive + x2 High

[Mitternacht]

Today would be quite the day. Yūrei found himself in a strange place, the results of what seemed to be a great battle. Massive rocks were strewn about the place, most likely the missing parts of the remaining building, all fractured and torn, filled with holes. The city seemed ultra-modern, yet was in such a state of ruin one would expect it to be an ancient city of a civilization long gone. Yūrei shook his head in disgust; such a beautiful place should not be in such a state of being.

He put his hand softly upon his blade, still sheathed at his side, and glanced around. When he had spotted his opponent, he still decided not to draw the blade. For now, he would watch.

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Katana¹, Kodachi¹
Kunai¹⁰
Ninja Wire^{50 feet}

Massive², High²

[Nickito]

It was time to start things off, and Kasumi got right down to it. Her legs carried her forward three meters before her hands weaved together seamlessly, five distinct signs created by the various patterns made by her interlocking fingers. An inhale followed quickly by an exhale produced what looked like nothing more than an average mist that hung in the air like a transparent drape. Though it might not seem like much to those who didn't know its true nature, Kasumi was comfortable knowing that it separated her opponent and herself.

Immediately after the haze had been released, the kunoichi took a flashier route of getting back to her previous spot, opting to perform several back handsprings. As the body sized boulder came up on her side again, she landed on her feet and made use of the small amount of momentum that had built up to twist on her feet to behind it, where she felt safe to use one of her more comfortable skills. With but a single hand seal, she opened her mind to the Chakra in the surrounding area of 50 meters. She focused in on the boy she had seen and recognized her opponents and read him like his Chakra was the pages of a book. She wasn't impressed by the size of his Chakra -- it was about average, just as hers was. The feeling of something shocking, however, caught her attention. She quickly categorized it as the Lightning Release.

'I'll need to watch out for that,' she thought to herself, and with her own initial plans carried out, she maintained her ability and kept her mind's eye on her opponent, awaiting his actions.

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Kasumi Enbu no Jutsu (Mist Waltz Technique) - Mid
Rank: C
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Offensive
Handseals: 5
Chakra Consumption: Mid

Kasumi Enbu no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique utilizing the Fire Element. After performing the necessary handseals, the user then proceeds to blow a large combustible mist at their target(s). When the mist hits flame, it will ignite in an explosion of fire.

Kagura Shingan (Kagura Mind’s Eye) - x2 Mid
Rank: S
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10), Far (10m+)
Type: Supplementary
Handseals: 1
Chakra Consumption: Low – 2x Mid; Low to sustain

Kagura Shingan is an advanced Sensory Ninjutsu technique used by all sensors, and serves as the root to the entire sensory tree. After performing the necessary handseal, the sensor closes their eyes and uses their innate 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.

This sensory technique can also discern whether or not a person is under the effects of a Genjutsu; which elements they have at their command (even advanced releases), and likewise mask their own chakra signature (user’s) from other sensory ninja. The focus required to do the latter (masking their signature) prohibits their other sensing abilities, however.

Note: For a Low increment of chakra, the user can detect all chakra signatures within twenty meters of their person. For a mid worth of chakra, they can sense all chakra signatures within thirty meters; for 2x Mid, they can extend their range up to a maximum of fifty meters.

x2 Massive x1 High x1 Mid Remaining

[Mitternacht]

A young girl would be his opponent, it would seem. No biggy. I think I've got her. Yūrei would ponder as he observed her. She crafted a whole slew of handseals, releasing a kind of fog or mist from her mouth to attempt to block his path. Then she dashed away [40 meters away from Yūrei] before hiding from his sight again. After she turned the corner he began his own hand seals, forming a great number¹⁷ before pausing to collect himself.

She could play this defensive game all she wanted. He wasn't afraid. In the meantime, he would look up, peering at the several dozen buidlings around him, choosing a particularly large one. He jumped up towards it, using a ledge to swing higher until he was standing within a portion of the building that was missing, a large hole in the wall. From his vantage point, he was a bit closer to his target^{15 meters away} but was now a ways above her as well^{20 meters}. From his new height he could see her quite well, the rock now He manifested his first prepared technique, a bow of lightning flowing into his hand. Grinning softly, he drew the bow to his cheek and loosed one arrow upon her.

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Katana¹, Kodachi¹
Kunai¹⁰
Ninja Wire^{50 feet}

Massive², High²

1. Lightning Bow
2. _____ (Prep)

-Mid¹ (Lightning Bow)
-Low¹ (Lightning Bow's Arrow)

[Nickito]

She'd tracked every move that he had made, her focus completely on his Chakra. It appeared to the kunoichi that he had chosen to travel up instead of through her mist. 'Smart of him,' she thought. She maintained her watch on his movement until he came to a stop somewhere above her. Though he was still a distance away, she was sure that there was a reason. The Chakra flow that powered her technique then ended, and she turned to look in the direction she had followed him. Though he was quite a distance away, he was still very visible, as was the item that appeared in his hand. 'Obviously some type of technique, else it wouldn't have manifested like that.'

The motion he performed was clear as day to her -- the knocking of an arrow. Though she had never before encountered an archer before, most every person could imitate what an archer looked like when firing something from their bow. Her instinct was to move as quickly as possible away from the area she had occupied, and surely she would have enough time, (if my Pythagorean Theorem is right [lolol], the arrow would need to travel about 25ish meters since he's 20 meters up and 15 meters away) especially through use of a shunshin, which would bring her 10 meters to the front (shortening their distance to about 5 meters length-wise and still 20 meters in height difference). From that position, she would quickly form another string of handseals, totaling 4, and release a large burst of flame from her mouth in the form of a wall in the direction of her opponent, pushing it to its maximum distance. It quickly expanded to its full size -- 10 meters by 10 meters -- and slammed against the building. Likely, it would catch fire, and as the building had already become weak from its missing portions, would surely begin to crumble and continue to burn for sometime.

In order to escape any things that might be brought down by the fire and especially to get further away from her opponent whom she could not predict, a second shunshin was used to carry her 10 meters diagonally from the building, where she would crouch behind yet another boulder and wait to see what would happen. 'Hopefully all that fire will mask that last flicker,' she thought to herself, her eyes on the area that was a aflame.

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I wasn't really sure where you were going with the thing about the rock in the second paragraph so I just didn't really do anything with it. Also, I'm not very good at this so sorry about that haha

x1 Low Kagura Shingan
x2 Low Shunshin

Gouka Mekkyaku (Great Fire Annihilation)
Rank: S
Range: Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Offensive
Handseals: 4
Chakra Consumption: x2 High

Gouka Mekkyaku is a Ninjutsu technique utilizing the Fire Element. After forming the necessary handseals, chakra kneaded inside the body is converted into fire, and then expelled from the mouth in a massive wall of intense flames which covers an expansive range, making it extremely difficult to avoid.

Note: The wall of fire can be forced out for one entire turn, and spans nearly 10 meters wide and 10 meters high. This inferno of intense flames is more than capable of burning nearly anything or anyone before it.

This requires at least one mastery in Katon.

x1 Massive x2 High x3 Mid x1 Low

[Mitternacht]

The girl sprang into action, seemingly dashing towards him. He grinned; another arrow manifested along the bow, made completely out of lightning. She had jumped into the open, without any cover. His full speed arrows of lightning would most likely not be stopped by her in a conventional way. The arrow he had prepared, he let fly, instantly creating a second before letting that one fly straight at her chest as well, behind the other. No time was spared for a third projective to be crafted out of his chakra and heading straight for the coverless girl dashing towards him in the open.

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Just saying, Shunshin can't really be used how you did it the first time. You had no distraction; it's not a burst of speed, it's a distraction with some chakra to make the illusion of a burst of speed. So I'm gonna go ahead and interrupt you there since you're basically a walking target.

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Katana¹, Kodachi¹
Kunai¹⁰
Ninja Wire^{50 feet}

Massive², High²

1. Lightning Bow
2. _____ (Prep)

-Mid¹ (Lightning Bow)
-Low¹ (Lightning Bow's Arrow)
Low³ (Lightning Bow's Arrow)

[Nickito]

The tech is kind of conflicting imo, what with some parts saying it IS a high speed movement and then other parts saying that it isn't very fast. I mean, its described as being fast but less effective without a distraction soooo yea.

Either way I think I'm just gonna concede. I've got college apps and end of term schoolwork I need to get done, and I'm also just not very good at this haha

[King]

Dec 19, 2012 13:53:53 GMT -8 Nickito said:

The tech is kind of conflicting imo, what with some parts saying it IS a high speed movement and then other parts saying that it isn't very fast. I mean, its described as being fast but less effective without a distraction soooo yea.

Either way I think I'm just gonna concede. I've got college apps and end of term schoolwork I need to get done, and I'm also just not very good at this haha

The technique is not conflicting, merely detailing the two different "layers" of the technique as it can be used. When used properly, it comes off as a high-speed movement which allows the user to move from point to point before an enemy might notice.

However, when using it without a distraction, as stated, it's simply like running out in the open. We have geared this technique in such a manner to avoid people simply "teleporting," as we've seen folks try to do elsewhere (not saying you did).

Yurei wins.