Board Thread:Konoha Logs/@comment-25866598-20160328023152

HarleeVanity: The young Hyuga girl looked to the training dummy with consentration. She had been training constantly. With Chuunin exams coming up soon, she was determined to show her family that she was worth being looked at. There had been so many times in her life that her older brother had looked down on her and told her that she was a disgrace to the family of Hyuga. Standing in a light pink tee shirt and a pair of tan shorts, she begins to take her stance before the training dummy. Her focus was so complete that she hadn’t noticed anyone else in the area. With the wind blowing her below shoulder length black hair around, she begins. First, she makes two consecutive strikes. Simple enough. She then makes another two strikes at the same time. Again, nothing to worry about. With her eyes on the dummy, she then makes four more consecutive strikes. This one proved to be a bit more work to it. However, she was not fast enough to make them all consecutively. With a sigh, she looked to the dummy and took a few steps back. Walking around a bit, she came back to the dummy and once more got into the stance of the Hyuga. “And.. go..” She said to herself as she once again made the two consecutive strikes, then the next two, followed by the next four. Those were all easy. It was when she got to eight that she was having difficulty. Now she had what it was that she had to work on. With her side pouch being on her hip, she always had her first aid kit on her as well as 5 senbon, 4 kunai, a smoke bomb and a paper bomb. But the first aid kit was the most important thing to her. A gift from her mother to the young aspiring med nin.

Ringo simply sat in a tree his legs dangling about watching the young woman practice what appeared to be a series kata. In passing he’d been joined a by a few passerby but these weren’t people his companionship was that of animals. A pair of squirrels and a few small swallows gathered upon the branch he found himself seated upon. Soon he’d taken on of the birds into his hand nuzzling its physique with little hesitation and the bird letting out a soft chirp to signify its enjoyment. Had the young woman that found herself practicing upon the striking dummy paid him much mind she’d Ringo donned a pair of   blue pants with the hemline rolled a few inches above his ankles, a white belt that is not dissimilar to that of an obi. His feet are wrapped in bandages up to his ankles and his hands and arms were also wrapped in bandages up to the elbow. Ringo was even wearing that signature  sleeveless In this white, A-shirt he’d had customly made for himself. The only noticeable weapon Ringo carried with him was that of Nomikomu, the blade forged for him by one of his father's compatriots. Perhaps this young woman that sat before him was in search of combat but only time would tell.

HarleeVanity: Another failed attempt at the 32 palms jutsu caused the young hitomi to walk from the dummy and over to the water. Kneeling down, she dipped her hand into the mountain spring fed water and drank from her hand. Her eyes closed while she enjoyed the freshness that came from such a simple thing as water. “I’ve got to go faster… “ She had said out loud but to no one but herself. With her hands draped over her knees, she looked to the water at her own reflection. The bruising around her eye had begun to yellow more and more along with the bruise under her chin. Gently, she had brought up her fingers to touch at the area around her eye that had been swollen at one time. IT was all healing up nicely. Taking another dip of water, she drank it and pushed up on her knees to stand once more. Hearing the birds chirp and the squirrels chatter, she smiled and looked about. It was there that she had seen the white that didn’t match the shadows of the tree branches. Startled at first, the hyuga child raised her hand up and waved a bit with a soft and gentle smile with a slight blush coming to her cheeks.

Ringo had simply begun chuckling briefly as he watched the young woman that before him jerk at the brief sight. She’d been so focused she didn’t notice him until she’d laid her eyes upon the very branch he’d sat upon. In those moments Ringo’s furry and feathered friends had gone about their way scattering into the very wilderness they called home. Ringo made his way down his hand pressing against the very branch almost as if he was giving himself leverage or so it seemed. In passing he’d placed his hand upon the very earth he’d set himself upon once he left the tree. Using hand to cushion the blow as well as coming into crouching stance only to become upright. His hair swaying about briefly before he’d run his fingers through it to brush it to the side and cover his left eye. “Perhaps a test of skill?” His words aiming to reach this young womans ears with the very intent of provoking such a test.

HarleeVanity: HItomi watched as the boy come to her. Her hands clasping in front of her while the boy only neared more. She’d never met him before and it was becoming interesting to see all the new people that had come into the hidden leaf village. The only thing that had her constantly wondering is why were everyone so mean all the time? A simple smile and wave from her in warmth had become a time where she had been placed in the hospital. The remainder of the bruising on her face was a good showing for it. However, she looked up to him and gave a nod. It seemed to be the way people around here got to know one another. You were only as good as you were in a fight. It really rather bothered her. However the young hyuga child only looked to the boy and took a few steps back. There was no point in her saying anything. Every time she had, she ended up getting picked on or put down. It felt as if it was the only thing she was good for was being beat up on for the sake of other’s growing in power, ability and jutsu. Perhaps she would have been better off as a training dummy made of wood for those that were looking for a fight. Still without a word, she slid her feet into the hyuga style stance and placed her hands up with palms open and at the ready.

Ringo’s head tilted slightly only to paint a smile about his face before speaking “So a dance it is” He chuckled and took a brief bow with his head. He’d rested his left hand upon the scabbard of his sword before taking up a stance of his own on the dirt of that rested just before the base of the waterfall. “I suppose i should let the lady lead” A wink to follow such a courteous sentence but with time this young woman would surely bolster some form skill unlike the young woman from the other day. The stance he’d taken up revealed to have drawn a line in the dirt almost to signify as if this was the line he wanted her to cross. That same smile that rested upon face simply stayed he was a child after all and he was here to enjoy himself.

HarleeVanity: Hitomi’s eyes went wide a bit as he was actually talking to her. There was truly a smile on this boy’s face. He was courteous and had bowed to her. It caught her off guard a bit. With a raised brow, her white eyes looked to the boy with intrigue. With one foot behind her, she dashed forward as she began to build chakra into the palms of her hands. With a sudden leap at the very last moment before reaching him, she pushed off the ground and forced herself into a front flip that went over his head. The small 4’5 child landed on her toes and turned towards him. Her right palm open, she thrust it towards the right side of his lower back which if connected would cause some internal damage to his lower organs and also cause paralysis throughout his body for a short time. However, she did not stop there. She’d then drop down to the ground and while bracing herself against the ground, kick out her right leg and sweep it towards the back of his legs in hopes to catch him in a leg sweep resulting in him falling on his back.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#3a3a3a;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The young woman that sat before ringo had already begun about her way. She was light on her feet but it surely wasn’t enough to hinder Ringo’s style of battle. The moment she’d sent her self into the air and Ringo was merely there to match her. He hadn’t removed his weapon from its scabbard rather he’d reared his thumb back only slight. In doing so he’d poured a small portion chakra into his thumb only to relinquish it and single movement. His thumb pressed against the guard of the weapon sent the very weapon itself into the young womans back. Had she been incapable of with standing the blow aimed to strike her spine she’d find herself sent into the very depths of the waterfall itself. Had this proved to be the case Ringo would merely be waiting behind that very same line he’d drawn in the sand.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#3a3a3a;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">HarleeVanity: Feeling the butt of the weapon slamming into her back, she cringed and bared her teeth while clenching them. A sharp exhale left her while she tried to take a breath in once more. Her hands were on the ground holding herself up on the balls of her feet behind him while she had taken another slow breath. Her eyes looked forward and she slowed her breath a bit. She stood and once more turned about and faced his back. Pain was something that she was getting rather used to. Her muscles had always screamed at her now as did the many cuts and bruises. This was something that meant that she was still alive. Taking on the stance of the Hyuga style, she once more held her open palms to him. Chakra still flowed within them while she once more tried a strike to the center of his back with the palm of her right hand. With her left already in motion to come in an open handed spear towards the outside left side of his back, just under the rib cage. If he was had blocked or moved to avoid those, she’d quickly jump a foot back and take out a kunai from her side pouch. Holding it in her left hand, she’d spin in a counter clockwise rotation while thrusting her left leg up and aiming her heel towards the side of his head.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#3a3a3a;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ringo’s ears seemingly perked up this woman was at his back now but little did she know he was quite aware of such. He wouldn’t have done such a technique if he wasn’t aware of what he was doing. The moment she’d begun about her way the second time she’d find something was off. If we flash back to the very beginning of this encounter on lookers would find Ringo had indeed left something behind when he came down from the tree and touched upon the earth with his hand. Upon closer examination one would find that Ringo left behind an enclosing seal activated when a target such as his new found compatriot makes an abrupt movement such as this one. What did Ringo seal inside you may find yourself asking? A snare is the most simplistic answer to that question. He’d laid this trap for a situation such as this one. The abrupt movement this young woman had laid upon her impact with the earth and her immediate attempt to react in those moments would’ve been her downfall. The seals were triggered something some simple catching such a mighty prey. Had these seals been successful in catching their prey and she’d tried to move in such a manner she’d find herself strung up like that of a scarecrow. However had this failed and she’d attempted to continue her assault ringo’s image would’ve vanished leaving behind nothing but a log.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#3a3a3a;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">HarleeVanity: With the blows already thrown, there was no way for them to be taken back therefore the trap would have already been sprung before she could have known any different. This was something that she had never encountered before. She felt her arms and legs be pulled from where she had been and sighed softly. Another time that she had failed. There was much that this hyuga child needed to learn. At this rate, she’d be known as the only genin that could be beat by everyone. It was a rather sad thought. Her eyes simply looked to the boy that she was going up against. The child had had enough. Focusing on her chakra, she’d look to the water that was only a few meters from her. Around her vortexes of water began to form and spin faster and faster until they had become thin, sharp spindles. Then, when they had formed, she caused them to shoot off into various directions. To the snares at her wrists and those at her ankles. After the first round had shot through them, she did a second. Falling to the ground, she crouched a moment before once more standing and looking to the boy that was before her. “Very nice.. however, are we to dance with not a single exchange of glances?” Her voice was soft as she stood and silently wove her hands through the seals that would activate her byakugan. Upon the last seal, she simply spoke “Byakugan!’ The sides of her eyes strained and the veins came to the surface. This was followed by the diolation of her pupils. Being given now 360 degree vision except for the one place that was above the T3 vertabre.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#3a3a3a;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">In the moments that this young woman found herself strung up in the air amidst the very tree Ringo once sat upon and the earth he’d set his feet. It would’ve been far too late by the time she’d been strung up Ringo would’ve struck her in the back of the head with the pommel of his sword. This action surely would’ve left her unconscious with the sheer amount of force that existed behind such a strike. The only reason he was even capable of doing such was due to his practice with Shadow of the dancing leaf using its mechanics to deliver such a minute amount of speed to his physique. As well as her being strung up giving way to such vulnerable moments. If this had proven successful she’d find herself cut down from her strung up position with nothing but a little note left in front of physique simply reading “Better luck next time, Perhaps we’ll have another dance.” If she were to pay closer attention to the bottom right hand corner of the not she’d find a smiley face with its tongue sticking out.

HarleeVanity: The force of his strike caused the world around her to go black. After a while, she woke up and pushed up off the ground. Her hand went to the back of her head and she felt the lump that had begun to form there. “Just once… I’d like to have a normal conversation with people that are my age… “She spoke softly. Her slender fingers picked up the note and she read over it. At first she thought it was sweet and smiled then moving her fingers, she noticed the smiley face with the tongue sticking out. Couldn’t boys just be nice?!? She sighed softly and pulled her knees up to her chest. The note in hand, she simply placed her head against her knees. Trying to let her mind go blank was not helping. There was so much that she wished for and so far, the only true thing was that she was working hard and getting a lot of bruises. One day, she just wanted to spend time with someone and not have to worry about blocking, dodging or attacking. Just a simple time to play while she was still a child. Before life would take that from her. She sat under the tree that she had been strung up in and wondered how many more were going to find her just to use her as the punching bag. <ac_metadata title="Ringo(LucianRedgrave) vs Hitomi(Harleevanity)"> </ac_metadata>