Board Thread:Konoha Missions/@comment-34754862-20170109033450/@comment-26510601-20170114023832

While the bandit boss went on to say his piece before getting into gear, Riku was already hatching out some sort of scheme he could use to his advantage. They didn't have much for cover, they had an opening to fight in, beyond them on almost all sides were trees and behind them was the mouth of the cave. This boss obviously seemed cocky for his type, knowing he was outnumbered and wasn't aware of how many more there were. It either suggested a lot of power on his behalf or at the least a shitty personality. While the boss was focused on preparing his rock clone, Riku let his free hand slide up a little, slipping into the pouch he had before pulling out a small grey sphere. This was a smoke bomb, it held a number of purposes of which Riku would try to use efficiently at this moment.

It remained balled up in Riku's fist while his expression became distorted and his emotional anger began to intensify. His lips puckered out while his eyes grew wide with a new ferver, of course this was hard to see as they hid behind his thick V-shaped glasses. It was like he was having some sort of stroke, maybe he should check in with a doctor about that after this mission.

Once the boss turned to him and began to sprint to Riku, the Senju dropped the bomb where a plume of smoke consumed him. Whether the man stopped in his tracks or not, it didn't matter; having a screen obscuring view would be enough to cause even the slightest hesitation. At the same time Riku leaned diagonally right, on the side where Taka used to be before beginning his fight with the rock clone, and leaped out of the way.

By the time Riku left the small screen he gave himself, his hands were together already having formed the dragon seal. His eyes remained fixed in the general area he suspected the enemy to be at this point, wherever that man was in this split-second look would help Riku evaluate and continue on with more of his simple, but hopefully effective strategy.