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Post by Kazuki Ishikawa on Dec 16, 2006 9:37:41 GMT -5
It appears my time has come for graduation. I think it's safe to assume I'm not doing my own exam, so I'll just wait.
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Post by Sol Kage on Dec 16, 2006 16:25:44 GMT -5
As Kazuki arrived at the place of the Examination, he found a female Jounin waiting for him.
"Ishikawa Kazuki... I, Okayama Tanaka, will be your Examiner. It's up to me whether or not you pass or fail. If you fail, you'll head back to the Academy for more training. If you pass, then you will officially be a Ninja. This is a Combat Excercise. You will come at me with the intent to kill. If I deem that your tactics, overall skill level and effective usage of Jutsus is acceptable, then you will pass. You may use this entire field to your advantage," Okayama explained, showing the area around them.
It was a cloudy day, as it usually was within Kumogakure. They were standing on a grassy plain that was surrounded by lush forests, which were bright green thanks to the amount of rain the Cloud Village got. There was also the occasional dead and fried tree, from the frequent lightning storms they got too. Since this was a special training area, if they went too far out, they would reach tall steel fences with barbed wire.
"You may begin... now!" She shouted, not even getting into a fighting stance.
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Post by Kazuki Ishikawa on Dec 16, 2006 19:57:42 GMT -5
Kazuki stood in place, his shoulders hunched slightly as he sized up the woman who was to be his opponent. As he looked her over, his eyes fell upon the shiny silver headband she wore with the symbol for Kumogakure emblazoned across. “By the end of this fight, one of those will be mine…” He said quietly to himself as he formed a strategy in his head.
His hand whipping to the side of his pouch, he pulled out a kunai, holding it at the ready as he charged the elder ninja. ‘A frontal assault won’t work, but I can at least guage her abilities… I’d better hold back, the less she knows of me the better… about half strength should do it.’ Nearing the woman, he crouched low, spinning his body with his leg outstretched to hit at her legs, also releasing his kunai mid spin at an angle above her head to keep her from jumping.
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Post by Sol Kage on Dec 16, 2006 20:04:29 GMT -5
Mere seconds before Okayama was hit, she suddenly vanished, leaving behind a bit of a fog of clouds. Then there was a Kunai near Kazuki's throat, "Didn't I tell you that you'd have to come at me with the intention to kill? Do not hold back, because if you do that in a real combat situation, it could get you killed, as so," She said, a bit cheerfully.
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Post by Kazuki Ishikawa on Dec 16, 2006 21:08:27 GMT -5
A small smile crossed Kazuki's face despite the kunai held to his throat. "Only a fool charges blindly into a battle. Guaging an opponent's strengths without revealing your own is ideal, yet risky. But I suppose I was a little careless against someone of your strength.. a mistake I won't make again." Closing his eyes, Kazuki began to channel his chakra through his body, increasing his power to its fullest. His abilities now at their maximum, Kazuki's eyes snapped open and he rammed his head back into her body, hoping to hit her in the neck or jaw. Not waiting for a reaction, he slid his body down along hers, staying as far from the kunai as possibly and using one hand to vault himself away from her, the other drawing a new kunai from his pouch to defend against any attacks.
180 Chakra remaining
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Post by Sol Kage on Dec 16, 2006 21:12:57 GMT -5
As Kazuki hit Okayama, Okayama would suddenly vanish... it was just a Clone. With him leaning back against nothing, Kazuki was in danger of losing his balance.
A Kunai would then fly from the forested area and would land just an inch ahead of where Kazuki could land if he fell backwards.
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Post by Kazuki Ishikawa on Dec 16, 2006 21:42:11 GMT -5
Kazuki knew he was off-balance the moment the clone dispersed, and thinking quickly, he curled up his toes and hurled his kunai downwards at the front end of his shoe, nailing his shoe to the ground, just narrowly missing his own foot. As the kunai hit the ground behind him, he turned, looking from the angle that it had hit into the forest where he was sure his opponent was hiding. In one swift motion, he plucked the kunai from his shoe, returning his foot to normal and ran the opposite way from the woman into the woods on the other side. 'My power is no match for her, if I hope to have any chance I have to boost it... perhaps... yes, it's risky, but it just might work.'
As he entered the woods, he placed his hands together in a cross in front of him, a clone appearing at his side as he did. Once they were far enough into the woods, the two branched off, hiding within 100 feet of each other as they waited for the inevitable return of Tanaka.
Chakra remaining: 130
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Post by Sol Kage on Dec 16, 2006 21:50:00 GMT -5
Okayama was smiling. So far Kazuki had yet to impress her. As she got near the forest, she would form a Seal and there was then twenty of her. They would then all spread out in search of Kazuki.
Kazuki would see one of the Tanaka's approach near him.
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Post by Kazuki Ishikawa on Dec 16, 2006 22:18:35 GMT -5
Kazuki had been using the little time he had stitching up his shoe back to looking how it originally did (a little bit of wire used). His clone however, would still have a torn shoe, perhaps confusing him with a clone by thinking his techinque was merely lacking. As he saw her approach, he braced himself, knowing that the woman in front of him was probably a clone. 'There's no way she'd be wandering around so openly, it's gotta be something else... unless she just really enjoys taunting me. Only one way to find out.' His clone began silently scaling a tree, waiting until Tanaka was at a good angle before it leapt out, throwing four shuriken down directly at her while Kazuki waited.
120 Chakra remaining
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Post by Sol Kage on Dec 16, 2006 22:26:22 GMT -5
Tanaka sensed the attack and jumped back, but noticed something odd about the Shurikens, realizing that they had no shadow. She quickly realized that it was a Clone, but smirked that he had made her think it was real for a second.
Suddenly, Kazuki would notice a brief fog obscure his vision. Then he would hear a familiar voice yelling nearby.
"B-b-brother... Okayama-sensei...come quick...! We're under..." Ayame was visible a bit ahead, walking slowly with a sword through her gut, clutching at her wound and she coughed up blood a bit before she could finish her sentence.
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Post by Kazuki Ishikawa on Dec 16, 2006 22:57:28 GMT -5
Kazuki's face turned white as a sheet at the sight of his sister holding a bloody wound, half dead as she walked through the woods. 'No... this can't be... Ayame hold on!' Kazuki was about to leap from his hiding place before his better judgement got ahold of him. 'No... wait... Ayame... how did she get all the way out here with a wound that grave..? She'd have passed out from bloodloss unless she got the wound nearby... and there's no way a Cloud jounin would allow a stranger to enter the forest during an exam... it must be a trick...'
Kazuki stayed in hiding as a clone stepped seemingly out of his body and snuck a few feet away from him before dashing out into the open towards Ayame. "Ayame-chan, I'm coming!" it cried.
110 Chakra remaining.
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Post by Sol Kage on Dec 16, 2006 23:02:52 GMT -5
A male Jounin with a black mask covering his mouth would move behind Ayame, a Kunai to her throat. The Jounin bore the symbol of the Hidden Mist Village on his forehead protector, "Come any closer, and she's dead!" His eyes burned with malice.
"K-kazuki...kun..." She looked like she was about to pass out.
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Post by Kazuki Ishikawa on Dec 16, 2006 23:14:16 GMT -5
Kazuki's clone froze in its tracks, anger and fear written all over his face as he took a step backwards, making sure he was under the shadow of a tree. "No don't! Leave my sister alone, I'm begging you!"
From his hiding place, Kazuki grimaced a bit, but maintained his position. 'She probably will strike soon, its now or never. Trying a new tech is risky, but it's my only chance for victory.' Forming a few rapid hand seals, Kazuki moved his hands together, slowing the flow of chakra through him until it had halted. He knew he was weaker now, but he focused intently on the area around him, anticipating an attack just in case, as did his clone, despite its feigning of terror.
110 Chakra remaining 10 Chakra stored
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Post by Sol Kage on Dec 17, 2006 2:34:24 GMT -5
The enemy Mist Jounin grinned, "Well, in that case," He then slit Ayame's throat, causing her to slump dead.
"And now it's your turn..." The Mist Jounin then started to advance towards Kazuki.
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Post by Kazuki Ishikawa on Dec 17, 2006 3:11:14 GMT -5
Though he was a bit weakened, Kazuki could feel the pent up chakra slowly building. More would be good, but he had enough to suit his purposes if things went as he planned. 'I don't want to move my clone too much, if she hasn't already figured out its a fake, unneccessary movement just makes things easier, but staying the shadow of the tree works in its favor.'
The clone's body began to quiver as tears came to his eyes and he sunk to his knees, seemingly stunned by the loss of his sibling. "No... this can't be happening..."
110 Chakra remaining 20 Chakra stored
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