Board Thread:Konoha Logs/@comment-25866598-20160518094515

Guest_SnowmaidenBlue: Mai woke and dressed. She put on her usual black turtle neck and loose black shinobi pants, then slipped into her black ninja boots. Grabbing her belt with her three pouches, she double checked to make sure she had everything. In the pouch that went on her left hip were her 6 wire stings and 6 senbon. In the pouch on her right were her 4 kunai. And the pouch on her lower back was empty. Leaving her empty house she hurried to the training grounds. Reaching her destination, she neared one of the training dummies and began to practice her taijutsu. Kick, punch, kick, uppercut, punch then a round house, she continued to use different combinations. Her facial expression never changed from its blank mask, and her eyes remained a dull, lifeless, murky green.

This young woman that found herself arriving at the training grounds would soon discover she wasn’t alone. Junko had been taking his daily run merely to stay in shape and in time he’d make his round of the training grounds. His toned physique glistening with sweat as time went on. In passing had one been paying closer attention they could see each droplet falling from his skin with each trot. Soon he came to a stop jogging in place briefly before pausing altogether, his ears having perked up from the sound of contact on the wooden dummies. He simply called out to her with a bit of excitement “Oh hey, heeeeey…. I don’t suppose you’d be interested in a partner.” His demeanor a bit jittery merely excited for whatever was to follow. Had this young woman been paying attention to his physique she would find he donned a sleeveless gray and black two-tone partial-zip jacket, amongst this his forearm, hands, and feet were wrapped in bandages.

Guest_SnowmaidenBlue: Mai stiffened at the sound of another voice, and turned to pin the owner of said voice with her dull eyes. Staying silent long enough for most to assume she wasn’t going to answer, she thought over his proposal. Nodding once she offered a simple, “Sure.”. Her voice was smooth and silky, but held a smoky note to it, as if it wasn’t used often. Bending her legs, so she had a strong base, and lifting her arms she waited for the other male to attack. She had noticed his attire, and had she been normal, she would have blushed. Yet this wasn’t the case. Her expression never changed, though under the lifeless green irises seemed to swim with a hidden fire. “I am Mai. Do I get to know the name of my partner?”

Junko was already warmed up and in those brief moments of this young woman speaking her name he would’ve taken up an offset stance. He responded to her question with another question “Now what kind of gentleman would I be without a name” He chuckled a bit bouncing on his toes from side to side. “You can call me Junko” Had this young man not be paying attention however she would find that the small gap of about 20 feet mattered not. Junko’s left arm would’ve snapped through the air throwing a left hook. This resulted in the subsequent “Bang” a ravaging burst of wind would’ve escaped its point of origin and had she been incapable of escaping the burst she’d find herself swept off her feet and sent into the air. This in turn would have revealed an opening allowing Junko to close the gap between the two with relative easy.

Guest_SnowmaidenBlue: Mai’s eyes never left the male. When his muscles bunched to throw the punch, she thought she was ready. However, that wasn’t the case. She was hit with a blast of wind, resulting in her being thrown through the air. Gritting her teeth a bit, she used the weight of her body to turn herself so she was vertical to the ground. Pulling out two senbon attached to a single wire string each, the threw them in an attempt to have them wrap around the males torso and knees. As soon as her hands released the needle like projectiles, her hands began to form hand seals and knead her chakra in her chest. Snake → Dragon → Rabbit → Tiger “Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu”. If the wires had wrapped around the man, fire would travel down the strings as she exhaled and give the man light burns, almost like a sunburn. If they missed, or he dodged, the fire would still travel down the wires, where she would flick her wrist aiming to hit the man, using the wires like a fire coated whip. After a few seconds the fire would stop, seeing as she had to inhale again. Landing on her feet, she slid back a couple inches then was still once more, watching the male for his next attack or to see if she had hit him.

This young woman would find that in the moments she began to place herself in the upright position Junko had already closed the gap. Before she found herself removing two senbon he was already there to meet her. This being possible by the very chakra nature that resided within his physique. His lightning release coursing through his feet allowing for such speed. In the moment that she found herself reaching into her pouch Junko would’ve begun his onslaught. Leaping into the air to meet her physique. In doing this Junko had used his body as a springboard bending his knees and launching himself into the air in order to deliver a single uppercut. Had this proved to be successful this young woman would find her physique barrelling through the air, in the wake of this had her been pointing towards the ground at any point Junko would wrap his arms and legs around her physique in order to drive her skull into the earth. Had this been successful the ground would quake upon impact leaving nothing but a small crater behind. Had this failed however Junko would’ve merely put a bit of distance between the two to merely reassess the situation.

Guest_SnowmaidenBlue: Mai was shocked at the males speed. Before she could do anything, he was coming towards her. Moving her arms, them being close to her side, she used them to block the uppercut, Causing her to flip through the air. Curling in a ball, she waited until she was close to the ground before straightening once more. Having curled, he would be unable to wrap himself around her. Landing on her feet she growled low, an unusual show of emotion, and ran towards the male. Fanning a punch to the left she used her right leg to attempt to hook behind the males legs. If this fake out worked Junko would fall to the ground, where Mai would straddle his chest, pinning her arms with her legs, and holding a kunai to his neck. If it did not work she would jump back and get back into her stance, knees bent to form a strong base and arms held close to her chest ready to strike or defend. “He’s fast.” She would think as she kept her eyes on the male, whether pinned under her, or standing in front of her.

Junko would’ve smiled a bit seeing this woman block his uppercut but in doing this it would’ve resulted in the barrelling of her physique and the two standing in front of each other only paces apart. Upon this young woman beginning her run Junko would’ve been ready for what she had to offer. The moment she had gone her action to fain her punch Junko would’ve met her with an equal step to the left completely evading her attempt to hook her leg behind his. This resulting into her scooping the air with her leg and with that she would’ve been left open. A technique that Junko had been working on for a few days now would come into play. This young woman would’ve been met by a series of two punches. His fist enhanced by his lightning chakra would’ve led to these being seen as a single motion had her eyes been incapable of keeping up she’d find the wind knocked from her lungs. The blows causing the air to quake slightly with junko being trained in the style of strong fist the power behind the strike was there with little extra effort. Had this been successful this young woman would find herself lifted from the earth ever so slightly.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Guest_SnowmaidenBlue: Her attack missed. She couldn’t believe it. Then before she could blink, she was getting the air knocked from her lungs, then her stomach would seem to mold around the man's fist as she was lifted a of the ground. Yet no sound escaped the girl. Inside her mind, she gasped in pain, and fear gripped her heart, but on the outside she held her expressionless mask. Grabbing his arm after the second of shock wore off, she used what little strength she had to push up and aimed a kick at the males head. Her hands gripped his arm tightly, but still moved as her body twisted. If this blow landed, it wouldn’t have much of an effect, but it would stun the man long enough for her to wrap her other leg around his neck and tuck her foot behind her knee, completing the firm choke hold. If he dodged this kick, she would use her momentum to land on her feet. A small trail of blood slid down the side of her mouth, giving away the damage that she had taken on in silence.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Junko would’ve let this young womans strike meet his skull and upon her wrapping her legs around his neck a smirk crept across his lips. His tribe was known for their taijutsu and he was quite proud of this at that. If one were to peer inside his head they would hear his subconscious speaking “Bweeeeei!” A gust of air flaring from his nostrils as this came across his mind and with that he would’ve launched himself into the air with nothing but a bend of his knees. This being easier due to this young womans added weight. Upon him launching the two of their physiques high into the sky and in those moments it would’ve been too late. Junko would’ve revealed to have wrapped his arms around her tightened legs to hold her in place and ride her down into the earth. Had one calculated the distance that Junko had leapt with the two of them they’d find he leapt a total of 40 feet. This being said the combined weight of the two of them would’ve resulted in a crater being left in the earth. The back of her head and her back as a whole would’ve collided with the ground first. Had this all been successful this young woman would’ve found herself disoriented and seemingly off balance. Junko was aiming to give this woman a concussion upon their collision with the ground.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Guest_SnowmaidenBlue: As she tightened her leg hold, she was suddenly in the air and unable to release her legs because he had a firm grip on them. While they were in the air, she tried to turn them so he would be the one facing the ground. But her lightweight worked against her, causing her back and head to be smashed into the ground. A groan of pain echoed in her mind, as she fought to keep her hold on him. She had learned long ago how to push the pain aside and keep going, having to do so to survive, but this was hard. Her ears were ringing and her brain felt like jelly. This allowed her legs to loosen enough for the man to slip out of her grasp. If he did so she would lay there for several seconds, in stunned pain, but then she would grit her teeth and shakily climb to her feet. Watching him through her hazy vision she would get in her stance and wait, ready to counter whatever came next, though it was obvious she wasn’t unaffected by the last attack.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Junko having slipped from her grasp upon impact with the now cracked earth that rested beneath their feet still had that smile from the very start upon his face. Almost like he was still excited but instead he was celebrating. In turn he called out to this young woman standing a few feet away from her “Ohhhh man! That was wild and man do you have a look about you!” His hands now resting on his knees as he waited for her to come to a stand. He began to snap his fingers in front of her face trying to get her attention “Hey! HEY! You okay nice lady?” His cheeky grin still upon his face. He soon began to ruffle his own crisp hair beneath his hoodie talking to himself at this point “Maybe, I over did it? Hrmm…”  A slight grumble under his breath would follow before he began speaking to himself once more “Man my dad’s going to kill me. We just got here and i’m already making a mess of it.”

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Guest_SnowmaidenBlue: Mai blinked When the fingers were snapped in front of her face, then offered a simple nod to his question about her being okay. When he called her lady, her eye twitched ever so slightly. “My name is Mai, not nice lady, Junko. Please call me by my name.” She said, dusting herself off. “Yeah that was… wild, what do you mean, I have a look about me? I look like everyone else.” This males babbling confused Mai, and she voiced that confusion. “You didn’t over do anything, I am standing aren’t I?” She added as an afterthought, her brain still a little scrambled from the pounding it just took. Finally looking the strange boy in the eyes, she said, “If you want to keep going, I am up for it.”

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Junko chuckled a bit as she’d become a bit upset with his reference to her being a ‘nice lady’. “Oh, I don’t know seems like i could breath on you and you’d fall over.” He smiled a bit still ecstatic about what had transpired. He simply pondered on the thought of continuing for only a moment before shaking his head. “No, No, You should probably go home. You look like you’ve got a mean headache” He stretched a bit before turning his back to this young lady and continuing his jog. He was behind schedule almost as if he even had one at all but that wasn’t the case. He was merely keeping to a workout regiment and with that this young woman would find in her hazy vision that this young man had left her be. His hood bouncing about his head with each stride and with that his hair followed suit. In the moments that Junko had left this young woman behind he would’ve waved briefly simply replying with a brief statement “See you around Mai! Hope you had a good time.”

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Guest_SnowmaidenBlue: Mai watched as he left and offered a simple wave in return, then left to her house. Once she got there she placed bags of ice on her back and head. Sighing she thought about the strange boy, and a soft smile came to her lips. He hadn’t looked like much, but clearly his skills were far better than her own. She also thought that she wouldn’t mind sparing with him again, if they ever happened to run into each other.

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