Board Thread:Konoha Logs/@comment-25866598-20160404044510

Ringo found himself making his way towards the village training grounds the sound of his footsteps heavy as he continued about his way. The moment he found himself arriving at the training grounds within village he took the time to examine his surroundings taking in the stream that ran along the side of the grounds along with the sound of the trees rustling. Ringo donned a gray and black two-tone partial-zip jacket, that covers his upper body. This accented by a tattered scarf he picked up while practicing his archery. He now also wears a single notched belt with what appears to be a sash or bandana draped over it. Protecting his arms are sets of rerebraces and vambraces. The only weapon he’d brought with him today was that of his knife known as the swallow, given to him by a compatriot of his father. In time it could be seen that Ringo took a seat beneath one of the few striking stomps that decorated the training grounds whittling away at a rather small block of wood eventually giving form to that of an owl's head. If he found himself greeted by that of another presence he’d have placed the woodblock atop the striking post he’d been resting against and come to a stand.

Mitkkoto: *Kuin darted out of her house ignoring the warnings for watching her health; she’d taken today’s medicine so as far as she was concerned she was good to go. She was a short with a rather thin build, her skin was a sort of pale that was common with ill people, and she had noticeable bags under her eyes. Her hair was a mess, snow white and falling to her shoulders. She wore a pretty average black tank top, arm warmers and standard issue shinobi pants and sandals. She had a few pouches full of standard tools like kunai and smoke bombs but her most noticeable weapons were two combat knives strapped to her lower back, they seemed to be a combination of knuckle dusters and trench knives. She made her way to the training grounds, hoping either to find someone or at least get some exercise done. When she arrived she quickly spotted a boy sitting under a tree fiddling with something, with a happy skip she made her way over stopping before him. She was unsure if she knew him from the academy or if they had spoken before she was hospitalized but figured it was better to act as if they were meeting for the first time “HEY, whatcha doin?” her voice seemed so very sing song, almost like honey for the ears. She rubbed the back of her head and grinned, her green eyes sparkling “It’s been awhile since I’ve had a chance to do anything, reckon you could I don’t know, train with me or something?” she tilted her head to wait for a reply*

Ringo had come to a stand his index finger looped through the hole that existed upon its guard. In doing this he’d begun to twirl the very blade around his finger passing it back and forth through that of a clockwise and counterclockwise motion simply looking to the young woman that called out to him. “Well i was enjoying my alone time, I don’t see why we couldn’t have a dance.” In saying this the knife that he’d been spinning back and forth had come to a stop and with that Ringo bounced upon his toes. This was merely done to loosen up his physique and get the blood flowing better. He hadn’t really seen this young woman before but perhaps she’d pose somewhat of a challenge. Only seconds after stopping his notion of loosening up did Ringo take up an off set boxing stance simply awaiting this young womans first move.

Mitkkoto: *Kuin grinned and took a step back as the boy started to twirl his blade, she reached behind her and grabbed her combat knives, putting her fingers through each loop; she flexed her fingers and brought her fists up in front of her as she positioned her feet shoulder width apart, it was a very simple fighting stance reminiscent of street fighting that had no real form to it. The blades pointed outwards with the sharp face of the blade facing her opponent, the knuckle duster part of the knives came to sharp and aggressive points. Kuin nodded “Let’s see how we go hmm?” she eyed their positioning; they were within punching range of each other it seemed. Kuin moved forward, twisting her body as if to perform a downward diagonal punch with her right arm however twisted her body sharply in the opposite direction when it was clear what she was doing. With the feint performed she brought her left hand up aiming to hit the boy in the ribs. The unique blades meant he had to dodge both the punch on the connecting blade as well. Her form clearly needed work but she understood the basics of the technique, fake a punch and follow up with the opposite fist to land a strike*

Ringo would’ve merely taken a step in during the moments she found herself performing a false uppercut. In doing this his physique would’ve been launched into hers far before she could even bring herself to perform the second motion. Had she been incapable of stopping such a thing she would find Ringo’s physique atop hers. His finger still looped through the ring on the hilt of his blade. If this proved to be successful she would find that ring aimed to strike the earth next to her. This was done to merely give this girl a warning. When Ringo wanted to dance he meant it and he’d hoped this girl understood that. Had she found herself attempting to impale ringo with own weapons she’d find his hands shifting to stop her field of movement entirely. Had this failed and Ringo been incapable of stopping her field of movement he would’ve pushed himself off the ground using his legs like a spring board in order to land himself upon one of the few tree branches that decorated his previous resting place.

Mitkkoto: *She felt the ground shift from under her before she could even finish the second swing. This was followed by a sudden thud against her back and the weight of the boy on top her, she stifled a laugh at the somewhat awkward position they were in before blinking as he punched the ground beside her. She grinned and moved her hands as if to impale his sides with the trench knives. Hoping this would be enough to take his attention she whipped her head up hoping to bash her forehead against his face or at least his chin. Should this work it would hopefully leave him dazed enough for her to bring her hands together in a series of hand seals; Tiger → Boar → Ox → Dog → Snake. She would be covered by a puff of smoke which would clear leaving a simple log of wood. Kuin herself would reappear only a few meters away rubbing her forehead. Body replacement was a simple technique but was unbelievably helpful at times. She would adopt another defensive stance and wait for him this time, while nothing would seem out of place about her hand positioning they were close enough that she could quickly bring them together for hand seals at a moment's notice*

In the moment she’d snapped her hands up to attempt to impale Ringo’s sides with her own knives as well as headbutt him. This would’ve caused him push off from her physique giving way to her substitution jutsu. Ringo would’ve been bouncing on his toes in those moments his hands still in that offset boxing stance from before. If she was capable of keeping up with him with just her eyes she would find that Ringo had begun about his way. Had she been paying attention we would find only a kip of dust in Ringo’s previous position. In passing she would’ve come to a skidding stop before her physique not bother to throw a punch rather waiting to see if she’d slip up once more.

Mitkkoto: *She would notice the kip of dust, her opponent was moving again, she brought her hands together in the tiger hand seal as she focused chakra into her mouth converting it to water. The moment the boy appeared in front of her she wasted no time spitting the water out in a series of three condensed balls. Each ball carrying the velocity and power of a bullet, Water Release: Gunshot was pretty basic but versatile ability and at such close range would hopefully catch the boy off guard. She jumped back the moment the last of the three water bullets left her mouth, putting as much distance between her and her opponent as possible in one jump “You’re fast” she said casually “I really have fallen behind” once again she adopted the defensive stance with her hands close enough to quickly perform handseals on the fly*

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ringo was indeed fast and in the moments this young woman found herself going to spew several balls of water he’d gone about his way. In the wake of her getting the first one of he’d have been clipped only to pull himself out of range with that of a few chakra threads. In doing this he’d have pulled himself out of range of the remaining two. The moment he’d come clear of such a technique he’d have begun about his way once more. He’d formed the half ram seal with a single hand and in doing this he would’ve performed the genjutsu known as <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique. He would’ve used this upon himself refracting the light and with that turning his own physique invisible for only the briefest of moments. Had this young woman been incapable of discerning what exactly what was going on she’d find Ringo closed the gap between the two in the moment that she’d leapt back. In passing he’d launched his own physique off the ground only briefly in attempt to mount this girl’s back and bring her to her knees. Had she been incapable of supporting his weight she’d find Ringo’s hands upon the front of her skull and the base of her chin. This was merely to signify that he could very easily sever the connection between her jaw and the rest of her skull. Had this failed the genjutsu he projected upon himself would’ve dispersed leaving his physique clearly visible and poised for whatever could follow. Had his attempt to mount her failed via her moving forward  enough to cause him to collide with the earth he would’ve put enough distance between the two to prepare for whatever was to follow.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Mitkkoto: *She was satisfied to see that the first bullet had made some sort of contact but with her minimal training it really wasn’t enough to do anything major. She had lost sight of him as well, noting that the last two bullets slammed against a nearby tree ripping up the bark slightly. “Damn he-“ she was cut off as she felt a thud against her back and an increased weight to hold up, she managed a few steps before collapsing to her knees. She felt his hands on her face and he probably noticed her skin felt cold. She held her hands up and open the blades dangling from her fingers. She wasn’t in much of a position to retaliate at this point and she’d like to avoid a broken jaw “Haha okay okay, you get the point this time, please don’t break my jaw, I’d like to avoid hospital if possible” she looked for his face with her eyes as she waited for him to let her go “How’d I do for someone fresh off the death bed hmm?” despite her position and the situation she was in she did not seem afraid, there was no shaking, she was deathly calm.*

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ringo chuckled a bit as he stepped from her physique lifting her up by the shoulders so she could dust herself off. He wasn’t here to harm one of his own fellow genin. Although it was indeed clear this young woman had a lot of work ahead of her. He took note of the fact that her skin was nearly as cold as ice and in passing had this young woman turned around to face him she’d find that he placed a sticky note upon her forehead. If she were to take a look at it would have a picture of smiley face upon it with a little thumbs up for a hand. “A little practice never hurt anyone” He smiled and begun to leave the training grounds altogether returning home in preparation for the chunin exams.

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