Board Thread:Konoha Missions/@comment-34754862-20170109033450/@comment-24714922-20170122235552

Takahiro wouldn't admit it but part of him was enjoying this fight. His heart was beating fast and adrenaline was pumping through him at a rapid pace. "Look for that second wind Riku, we don't have time to relax. You're a senju right? Show me what you can really do!" The first rock clone would begin its tackle towards Takahiro and he would react accordingly. In his right hand he gripped the hilt of his tanto so that the blade ran up the length of his forearm. Once the clone had dashed forward, Taka had done the same, crouching low and spinning a complete 360. As he did so, brillant emerald chakra would engulf his tanto, sharpening and strengthening the blade's cutting power. Taka would meet the clone midway and essentially bisect the clone if all went well, effectivly eliminating one of the two with little effort. By the time he finished bisecting the first rock clone he would spot the second beginning its descent upon Riku.

Quickly clapping his hands together while holding his tanto he would make the tiger seal and seemingly vanish, reappearing infront of Riku, small flames wisping off his body. The short distance would result in almost no chakra loss and would result in taka appearing before the clone had dropped very far. He would flick his tanto so that he held it normally now and swung at a downwards angle as the clone dropped towards them. If all went well he would slice through the clone, removing its outstretched leg and slicing through its stomach. With two clones down he would cancel the chakra flow in his tanto and sheath it before turning to face Riku. "Its not over yet, how much energy do you have left? If you aren't feeling up to it, hide somewhere and rest up a bit. I have to help Nanalu".

During the fight he had heard Nanalu call out before briefly seeing her run off into the woods. He looked at Riku and nodded "You're doing well" The two had their differences, but Taka respected Riku's drive as a ninja "Follow me when you can, try not to die on me" Taka briefly considered carrying Riku but it would slow him down tremendously, on top of this he was also conflicted by the ideals of the villages "The mission comes first" to be exact. Yet, if something happened to RIku in his absense he would be accountable for his death. But at the same time, what if Nanalu was unable to handle the boss on her own. He huffed and nodded once more to Riku "I'll be back".

With that Takahiro ran off in the direction Nanalu had been going, he needed to catch up with her in case things turned nasty. He activated his sharingan and scanned for Nanalu's chakra finally seeing it off in the distance, while not as effective as the Byakugan it would still help a lot. He would begin to body flicker, only needing to do it twice before he was now behind her a good 10 meters "I'm backing you up Nanalu! Where is he?"