Hop vs Gene

[Hopalong]

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An earthy terrain, composed of hard rock, that seems to go on infinitely. No large rocks other than tiny pebbles here and there. Time is noon, cloudy, cool weather. Opponents start 15 meters away from each other.

Killik stood patiently in the middle of this large land, which with such little life seemed perfectly suited as a battlefield. No obstructions, nothing to break/kill, as if they were only here to fight. Forgetting why he's fighting, and how he'd escape, he glared to his opponent. One hand firmly grasped his spear, the other freely open at his side. "Hope this'll be quick..." He muttered to himself. He wasn't in the mood to drag this out.

[Hermit]

With the 15 meters that dictated the distance between the two combatants, it was a perfect distance for Jubei's inhumane prowess in the ways of Bushido. Sitting in seiza with his full front facing his opponent, his teal eyes would remain hard upon his opponents position, ready to unleash his sealed blade at a moments notice. Calm, cool, and collected, he'd simply wait for that opportune moment, that moment when his opponent would make a mistake, leaving him room to cause murder.

[Hopalong]

Killik looked rather confusingly at his opponent, surprised to see him kneeling. A rather risky battle pose, but he was smarter than to doubt the man's decision. Still, he wondered how easy it'd be kill him from here. Figuring a small test to see what sorts of tactics the man used could be helpful too, Killik grabbed a kunai and from his pouch, and threw it, aiming for the man's chest. Killik had noted the projectile, assured the projectile would fastly cross the 15 meters. He awaited the man's reaction.

[Hermit]

Seiza, a risky battle position? Why heaven's no, in fact its quite the opposite. For masters of Bushido and pratictioners of Iajutsu / Battojutsu, Seiza was an ideal stance, well, given certain circumstances. Needless to say, this stance was more than enough to give Jubei that deadly advantage that all warriors hungered to obtain over their opponents. With his eyes locked mightily upon his opponents position, his reaching (to grab for kunai) movement was nothing less than a signal for Jubei's opening. In that window -during you reaching for you kunai and before throwing it- had his body virulently blitzed forward -in place- to one kneed while concurrrently releasing his sword in a flash.

Sadly this wasn't all, while all this was happening his sword began molding its power, causing its intangible essence to physically manifest and elongate in an instant¹ with a 20 meter extension. His stikes were blinding to say the least, enough so that even a fully matured sharingan would have had trouble keeping up, even with its precognitive abilities. Needless to say these three lightning fast strikes cosigned the beginning of the end. The first strike was a upward slant, coming from your eastern flank (hip to shoulder). Without even a fraction of a second to spare the second strike came horizontally across your neck, easily beheading you in the process. And finally, last but not least, the final strike that comprised the famous trio, came forth immediately after its previous, going down at a slant from your left shoulder and down to the right side of your waist.

Mind you, the speed of Jubei's strikes were not to be tampered with, namely because all of these strikes were roughly done in a mere second, if not less! How would Jubei's opponent fare against his attack? He didn't know, all he could do is sit back attentively and watch his results.

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Chakura no Kishu (Chakra Form Manipulation)

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Rank: D, C B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Chakra: ---
Special: Base for all Samurai techniques.
Description: The most innate and basic of all Samurai abilities, this technique acts as the base to all of the armored warriors chakra related abilities. Although samurai don't use handseals and jutsu, they nonetheless have learned to bypass seals as a medium for their chakra, using instead in its raw form and manipulating it to their bidding, usually in the form of an offensive weapon. As the Samurai grows more experienced with this technique, their creations become grander and grander.
Domain: Samurai.

• Kyuushen (Weapon Sharpness)

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Rank: D, C B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Chakra: ---
Special: Determines the strength of a Samurai's chakra creation.
Description: A basic training technique that supplements all of the Samurai's chakra creations, this will determine the sharpness and strength behind their chakra manipulation.
Domain: Samurai.

[/li][li]Sashibae (Weapon Projection)[/u] 1
Rank: D [20 Meters]
Type: Supplementary / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Chakra: Low
Special: Can create any simple, non-special weapon shape as an extension of a current weapon. Each rank of the user's Chakra Form Manipulation also briefly extends the weapon's length/size by up to 4 meters before returning to normal size, for a maximum of 20.
Description: As its name implies, this variation to the Chakra Form Manipulation grants the samurai the ability of enhancing a plain, solid weapon with chakra extensions. Taking the shape of the current weapon in use, the Samurai's pure chakra now coats their weapon, adding a unique versatility to their approach in combat.
Domain: Samurai.

BattoJutsu

Stamina reduction I

Battojutsu (Art of the Drawing Sword) [325]
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Defensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: Allows the swordsman to deflect basic attacks of equal or lower rank, in conjunction with other, more advanced moves within the style.
Description: An offensive nature of fighting, all Battojutsu practitioners will tend to stand in looser patterns, letting their steel fly and attack at often irregular angles. Unlike its defensive counterpart, this form allows for quicker, more deliberate strikes, making it deadly in the hands of a true master.
Domain: Kenjutsu

Sandangamaegiri (Triple Cut) 2
Rank: B + B
Type: Offensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Stamina: High
Special: Damage is calculated per strike. Can be used once per thread, plus one more each time retrained.
Description: Commencing from a kneeling position, the practitioner rises and draws to make three fast strikes at one opponent. The movement is flashy and hard to trace, leaving unguarded opponents in trouble.
Domain: Kenjutsu. Battojutsu 'B'.[/li][/ul][/spoiler]

[Hopalong]

[OOC: Unless you disagree, I don't see anything that states the sword extension instantaneous]

Killik watched as he was still moving for grabbing the weapon, then realized the man had speedily entered an offensive stance. He watched the sword extend by some means, most likely a jutsu. Perceiving this as a long range attack, he panicked to figure a way to dodge the attack. One advantage being the sword extending 5 meters past Killik, while unnecessary it removed burden for the genin. By the point it was close enough for him to see the chakra blade, he could recognize the angle of the attack, which somewhat foretold the sword's path.

Relying on that simple interpretation, no other useful strategy to fall back on, he ducked immediately after estimating where the sword would first swing. Overhead the blade flew, and unless the man readjusted the next two intended attacks from where Killik was originally standing, they would also go overhead; but with such speed in his swings that may be difficult. If no attacks immediately followed up aiming for him, the ninja would finally throw the previously stated weapon at the samurai, hoping for the best. This battle proved tougher than he anticipated already.