Sand in my eye again...[T]

[Master Game]

Shoko let out a sharp yet consistent tune from his quivering lips. The cliff his two feet stood on over-looked a good portion of the village, possibly making it a good tourist attraction if not for the fact that an innocent slip-and-tumble from such a great height would leave you one with the sand. Shoko shuddered as he stole another glance down at the tremendous falling distance leading to the chasm-like land below. He certainly did not want to become "one with the sand".

Why am I even here anyway?

But he was there for a reason alright, a reason he had trouble re-collecting, but a reason nonetheless. Shoko stopped whistling, yes he indeed remembered. The boy was waiting for someone, a person yes, but a person who he hadn't seen yet. (OOC- okay, now I'm just making shit up as I go along, but I'm blaming it on lack of ideas) He remembered that he'd made a request for a genin to spar with. Though being the introvert that he was, the lad rather avoided social interaction when possible, and to be honest, he just needed someone around his level to "test the limit of his abilities"(anyone get the reference?). So long story short, the lonesome ninja had to politely ask his jounin commander to find someone for him that he could have an unsanctioned fight with, while he sat around and waited for this "mystery shinobi".

The shinobi wore his cloak of Lightning and about 10 explosive force tags, a healer's gem in the four half-pouches inside his cloak. 6 shock-cloaked spider scrolls in his medical bag along with 10 military ration pills and a chakra gem, a quick-loader with 15 smoke-pellets and another containing 15 Northern wind. Not to mention his patrol pack containing 3 slots of Hira shuriken and another 3 of Bo shuriken and finally 20 kunai. His Vanguard of the Wolf mask hung by his side, attached to his belt. He didn't take his kyuushi this time, but a 1.2m roll of wire... for whatever reason a person might need a 1.2m roll of metal wire.

[Hamura]

To someone like Hamura, an entire day was about a few things, and a few things only. Sleep, training, studying, eating. Those four things more or less encompassed everything he did during a normal day, as self improvement was perhaps the most important thing in his life right now. Since he had started out as a Shinobi, he had been the weakest link in the chain that was the Hidden Cloud village. But through hard work, determination and a lot of hours spent studying, he had managed to surpass a lot of them in very little time, though that just made it all the more impressive.

Today was going to be a day just like any other, meaning that after waking up and having a healthy meal, it was time for him to go out and train up on the things he had studied the other day before going off to bed. Without really bothering to bring any of his gear, all he really had on him was a wooden sword, as well as two back-up swords in case he ended up breaking them again. Finding that using a wooden sword toned down his destructive power quite a bit, it was better for his surroundings if he did all of his practicing with that, especially now that he had learned two new moves from old man Kyo.

By the time he had finished leaping from one ledge to the other and made it up to the top of the cliffs though, it seemed that he was not alone, which was a strangely unfamiliar sensation. So far, whenever he had left the village, he had stumbled upon an utter lack of life and an overload of fine white sand. Finding that it was also a familiar face, it seemed that he had accidentally stumbled upon another contestant who was taking part in the Chuunin Exams. Even though the two went as far back as the Hunting competition, he had never really exchanged a lot of words with the guy. Stepping up rather casually for someone who had just been leaping up a cliff, he figured the least he could do was say Hi.

"Hi."

[Master Game]

Kumo Nenkin (Spider Sticky Gold)
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Makes weapons harder than steel.
Special: ---
Drawback: Takes 1 turn to form 1 weapon.
Description: Like other Kumomusha techniques involving webbing attacks that is released from his mouth, the webbing used in this attack is golden-like and is as hard as steel. Due to the chakra put into the attack, they can cut through material just like other weapons. For each time the Kumomusha Clan member trains this jutsu, they increase the size of the weapon they can make.

"Hi."

The words would snap young Shoko Natamura out of the trance-like state he was engulfed in as he stared out towards the hidden village that had so graciously accepted him. Shoko did not regret his decision to abandon kumogakure, but only time would tell if that was the best decision. Meanwhile, he turned to face where the voice that had called out to him was coming from.

Shoko blinked, twice. It was Hamura, a boy around his age whom he had frequently encountered along his travels yet rarely interacted enough to be called anything more than acquaintances. Yet somehow, being under the same mentor expected them to be more than just that. Heck, Hamura and Shoko were both ex-cloud nin and left kumo at about the same time. A baffling coincidence. But here he was anyway, starting to get impatient because Shoko still hadn't responded to him.

"Ah... hello Hamura. Didn't know you were passing by? Either way, I won't disturb you much, just waiting for someone." Some may assume that Shoko was a loner because he was shy or timid, but no. The boy didn't have much problems interacting with others, it was just that he merely preferred solitude and the peace that came with it, rather than having to deal with others who would likely end up pushing their problems unto him.

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learned

[Hamura]

After a momentary wait, it seemed that Shoko was waiting for someone to get there, which was why he had been so absently waiting where he stood. Stating that he would not disturb him, Hamura figured that that was the end of the pleasantries. If Shoko had plans with someone else, he wouldn't be the one to keep him from it. With his wooden sword held in his hand and the blade resting upon his shoulder, he tapped against his shoulder twice before looking into the distance and turning towards it. His usual training spot was still quite a while away from where he was now after all.

"Alright, well good luck with that."

Matching popular opinion, Hamura was in fact quite the loner, mostly because he was not interested in most people at all. He was the kind of person that was focused on his own training routine, as well as his studies of whatever might come into his possession. Though he often tried, he always had trouble keeping conversations going, especially when other people stated they had other plans. At that point, he knew enough not to stick around and become the annoying person that kept asking questions and kept people from getting to their appointment in time.

As he walked away, he tightened the ropes hanging over his chest to make sure it would not loosen up and drop the wooden weapons hanging on his back by the time he started picking up the pace. His goal was to reach the place where the black rocks stuck out of the ground, as well as one of the only places actually fit for training in an area of the world that was constantly being beaten down by a burning hot sun. This was because the large rock formations provided him with the necessary amount of shade in which he could get some rest or do the full brunt of his training.

[Exit unless stopped]

[Master Game]

Kumo Nenkin (Spider Sticky Gold)(Learned twice already)
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Makes weapons harder than steel.
Special: ---
Drawback: Takes 1 turn to form 1 weapon.
Description: Like other Kumomusha techniques involving webbing attacks that is released from his mouth, the webbing used in this attack is golden-like and is as hard as steel. Due to the chakra put into the attack, they can cut through material just like other weapons. For each time the Kumomusha Clan member trains this jutsu, they increase the size of the weapon they can make.

As the other boy finished speaking, Shoko would involuntarily yawn. He'd been waiting for what was supposed to be an hour, but an extra thirty minutes had passed since that time. Shoko wanted to spar with someone, but he honestly wasn't going to waste anymore time on someone who he didn't even know and wasn't sure would come anyway. As the chuunin aspirant figured he would stretch his legs and begin his own personal training session, he noticed the sword in Hamura's hands.

It was a wooden sword, blunt to perfect, and ripe for a sparring session. Shoko connected the dots and realised that the other boy was also on his way to train. That made him think, the enigmatic shinobi himself wanted to train, and so did Hamura by the looks of it. There was no way to know without confirming it himself, whether or not Ham had a training partner already. But the young boy was more than inclined to spar with the older one.

Shoko stopped the boy before he could leave. "Not to disturb you much Hamura, but I don't think whoever I'm waiting for is still going to show up. Though I'm under the impression that you yourself are on your way to train." Shoko paused. Did he really want to go against his natural instinct, actually start interactions with another?
"Well... um... I'd like to see how far I can go against an opponent that's not made of straw or wood. Would you like to spar with me? Nothing lethal, just first one to give up. You might even learn something too." The boy spoke indifferently, and with a calm demeanour.

[Hamura]

Calling him back from leaving by stating that he did not wish to disturb him and that the person he was waiting for likely wasn't coming anymore, he turned back around to face the other youth. Whoever it was that he had been expecting, it proved that he should probably start spending his time around more reliable people. In any case, it did not matter much to him as it did not concern him who someone else chose to get involved with, which was the beauty of that came paired with freedom of thought and action.

When he brought up the fact that Hamura was likely going to do some training of his own due to the training equipment he had packed, Hamura frowned a bit. Mostly because he could already imagine where this was going, he could have chosen to say something in regards to it, but felt it better to allow the kid to finish up what he was going to say. As things continued, they did so exactly as he had imagined they would, with Shoko asking him if he wanted to train with him. Or rather, if he wanted to have a sparring session with him, which was quite different.

"As interesting and informative as it might be to practice against a large chunk of rock, I imagine I'd get more feedback out of training with an actual person. I just hope you're up to the challenge, because I don't want to be blamed in case you're out of commission during the Chuunin Exams."

That said, he took the practice swords hanging from his back and tossed one a few meters away into the sand. The other he tossed into Shoko's direction, figuring it to be better if they did their sparring with weapons that could only dish out blunt trauma and wouldn't result in limbs being chopped off or large amounts of blood being lost.

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Unlocked Potential
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has an incredible potential for improvement with 1 of their skills.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Choose a Skill. The Point limit for that skill is increased by 15. (Thus, the first time user applies this technique to a skill, its point limit becomes 140 instead of 125). User may learn this technique multiple times. User may apply this same technique to the same skill multiple times.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.
Skill:
- Observation (3x)
- Stealth (3x)
- Sense Motive (1x)
- Sleight of Hand (1x)

[Master Game]

Shoko instantly felt a little more relieved now that it had been confirmed that the both of them were on the same page. For what better way to improve yourself than test your self against another? It was a rare privilege for Shoko back in kumogakure, being the solemn introvert that he was. Maybe he would want to change that during his time as an active ninja in sunagakure, or maybe not. He was quite content with social status, not wanting too much to do with anyone that wasn't part of his surrogate family of kumomusha, but that didn't change the irrevocable fact that he bore the heavy desire to test himself against a fellow shinobi.

The young shinobi's eyes would follow Hamura's movement with uncanny ability, satisfied that the other boy was only drawing a wooden weapon in which he tossed to Shoko. The unpredictable genin kept only one eye on the sword as he bent to pick it up, doing well to keep the disdain off his face. For the boy knew that his skill did not lie in using swords, but rather, his kyuushi; something he couldn't dare consider to be a normal sword.

The wooden blade felt a bit awkward his his grasp as one of his six arms sprung forward from its position to snatch it up, though for now Shoko would feign being more experienced with it than he was. Even adopting a fighting stance that he'd copied from a shinobi he once witnessed practising taijutsu. Now given the short silence that came after that, Shoko took it as a sign to start, and so he would take a few steps forward. His eyes trailed over Hamura, watching the boy for any sign of movement or pre-meditated lunge towards him as Shoko drew closer. If uninterrupted, the boy would close the distance between them, leaving the two boys only 3 metres apart.

The area around them was rather odd for a training spot. For 10 metres behind Shoko was the cliff edge for the mountain crag that they sparred on. Realising that this wasn't the best location for a sparring match, Shoko would pause suddenly.

"Do you mind if we go somewhere... more accommodating to our needs? It doesn't feel wise remaining here if our job is to spar against each other."

[Deleted]

learned

[Hamura]

Once it had been made clear that Shoko wanted to find a better spot for them to spar in, part of his intentions were made more clear to him. They weren't all that hard to figure out, for whenever one brought up the fact that they wanted to relocate, it was likely either because they wanted no witnesses or because they did not want to spar too close to civilization in fear of accidentally causing any harm to it. As far as he could tell, the kid did not exactly radiate with murderous intent, meaning the latter of the two was the most likely out of the two options he had presented himself with.

"Fine, lets go."

Putting his bokken back over his shoulder and hanging it from his back, he took the lead on heading over to a location that was quite devoid of life, or at least that was what it would seem like. Being a place he came every so often in order to train, the place had some nearly pitch black rocks sticking out of the sand. Closer observation had shown that there was more of the black running deep underneath the area, almost as if it were one massive chunk. Regardless of that, the sheer size of it allowed him to stay out of the sunlight in case he needed a moment's rest.

After several minutes of walking, the training site would be more than clear enough to locate it as it stuck out from the otherwise white sea of sand. Once there, Hamura took the wooden sword back from the strap over his shoulder, tossing the strap itself towards the rocks while firmly holding the tool in his grasp. Up until now, he had never really shown anything of what he had been capable of aside from some low ranked parlour tricks. On the other hand, he had seen plenty of what Shoko could do, though the more he could figure out during this spar, the more he would be able to use that during the Chuunin Exams.

"Bring it."

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Unlocked Potential
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has an incredible potential for improvement with 1 of their skills.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Choose a Skill. The Point limit for that skill is increased by 15. (Thus, the first time user applies this technique to a skill, its point limit becomes 140 instead of 125). User may learn this technique multiple times. User may apply this same technique to the same skill multiple times.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.
Skill:
- Observation (3x)
- Stealth (3x)
- Sense Motive (2x)
- Sleight of Hand (1x)

[Master Game]

Wave Strike
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: User presents a serene facade until the user unsheathes their weapon and strikes in 1 fluid motion.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: If the user wishes to perform an unseen combat technique with a sheathed weapon against an opponent, the user can spend a weaving-movement to feint the opponent before quick drawing the weapon and attacking in 1 movement.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu Technique. Must know Quick Draw.


"Bring it."



That was it, the words had been said. It wouldn't make much sense to back out now, not that he'd wanted to in the first place. He just hoped he wasn't making a mistake; coming out of his metaphorical shell to spar with another. Now for a moment, Shoko contemplated his first course of action, no doubt in his mind that his opponent was doing the same. This being a rather last-minute, simple sparring match, preparation and strategy was going to be something that both shinobi would have less of than usual. It might very well boil down to the simple yet vital question of "who was the better shinobi?"


Being a person who desired neither power nor fame, Shoko didn't want to consider that he should be the one to win this face-off. For his only important desire at that moment was to see how far he could go, test the limits of his own abilities. Though call it a sparring match, deep down, the indisputable fact was that it was a fight. And there weren't many fights Shoko would rather lose than win... he would perform with the best of his ability against Hamura.


The battle began but he wouldn't start big, that was never his thing. The two were about five metres apart, situated in a near-barren, sandy wasteland. Thick black rocky outcroppings shot up from the desert floor. With enough height to give a decent amount of shade to anyone who wanted to rest beneath their protection(The shorter ones were around Shoko's height), Shoko felt like commending Hamura for picking out such an ideal location. But there was no time for that now, Shoko held the wooden sword given to him in a solid two-handed grip(That occupied the bottom two of his six appendages). The boy would throw some caution to the wind as he approached first, quite quickly and with obvious intent.


Once within melee/striking distance, the blonde genin would swing at the other boy, a diagonal slash from the bottom right corner of his own vision to the top left. The attack would be aimed at the hilt of his opponent's wooden sword, in hopes of possibly disarming the other boy, or at least knocking him off balance. His opponent had options, he knew that, but if the option he chose consisted of raising his weapon to block or deflect the blow, Shoko would perform an additional manoeuvre. His nimble fingers would suddenly drop his sword, just when the two blades were about to clash. Before his sword would even reach the ground, Shoko would pivot a full three-sixty degrees to his right. It would be hard for his opponent to follow just two of his arms after that, not to mention the six that he had. Shoko's dual sets of middle arms shot forth with powerful fists set to collide with simultaneously with his opponents chest and stomach.



edit: Just forgot to put the technique in the spoiler, carry on!

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Double Crisis Strike
Rank: B
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user punches the chest and stomach simultaneously, hindering B-Rank or lower Taijutsu techniques from an opponent for two posts.
Special: None.
Drawback: Can only be used after one post after the time they use this jutsu. If done more than once in the same, or following post, the arms will go numb for four posts due to the great force required. Basically, there is a cooldown requirement of one post before this can be used again.
Description: The user either spreads their legs to shoulder width or can stand straight up facing the opponent, leaning their upper body in the direction of the opponent until the abdomen is almost parallel to the ground or leaning forward. The arms shoot forth with powerful fists that collide with the chest and stomach simultaneously, disrupting the body's full capabilities to perform Taijutsu maneuvers for a time.
Struck three times = Opponent gains a migraine headache from the constant recoil of their body. This effects focus, and increases the difficulty in molding chakra due to lack of concentration. Struck six times = Opponent's breathing causes mild chest pain from the damage suffered. Chakra molding remains at the same difficulty as when struck the third time. Struck 8 times = Opponent loses consciousness from the severity of the injuries sustained to the abdomen.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu Technique

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

Learned

[Hamura]

Feeling that this new location would do wonders for the both of them, he had told Shoko to come at him. From that point onward, things had more or less gone exactly as he had imagined, which Shoko doing exactly that and attacking first. As the other Genin approached him, Hamura sunk into a stance with both hands on his weapon's hilt, holding his weapon to his low right while doing his best to quickly pick up any and all details regarding his attacker in what little time he had. Luckily for him, his eyes worked almost as fast as his mind did, being capable of pushing itself through tough processes in little to no time at all as a results of many months of rigorous training and study.

Taking note of how his opponent was holding his weapon with his lower two arms, he deduced that this was likely going to determine the angle of his attack. If he planned to make an attack by using a higher angle, he would have used the upper two arms after all, as the other arms would just get in the way if he were to try such an attack from his current position. Maintaining his calm demeanor as he remained in his current stance, the encroaching Genin was starting to make his attack known. Just as he had imagined, Shoko came in with an upward strike coming from Hamura's left while attempting a diagonal cut towards the upper right. This he could work with, of that he was certain.

Bringing his blade up rapidly to intercept, he picked up on something from Shoko. As he was about to strike against the blade, he saw that his opponent made a move. It was a feint. Moving to Hamura's left, he came in close with an unarmed attack, though that much was his own mistake. Now that he had gotten so close, it was him either hitting Hamura or him being hit By Hamura. Through it all, Shoko had made but one mistake, he had chosen the wrong side. Had he moved to the right, he could likely have caught him off-guard and could hit him in the side. But since Hamura's attack was coming from the right and Shoko moved to the left, all the dark haired ninja really had to do was spin his footing just a bit so as to redirect the strike.

As he finished raising his blade upward, the strike itself was likely to strike against one of Shoko's unprotected arms, which would dish out a fair deal of blunt force trauma upon impact due to the wooden nature of the sword. However, it was what was being concealed by the strike that would deal the real damage. Once the strike had finished, a sudden shockwave would follow up on the strike itself within the blink of an eye, sending up large amounts of sand to distort Shoko's vision and keep him from moving in any further in Hamura's direction. During the burst of loose sand, the rocks beneath them would move up in pillars of force that could also deal quite some blunt force trauma. All in all, it was almost like using a Ninjutsu, even though he wasn't.


Used:

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Gosei Ryuu: Hyoso-Hojin
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A strong, more advanced form of Gosei Ryuu: Doryūsen (Earth Dragon Strike), and yet a more condensed form of it.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The user slashes upwards from behind for an attack. A shockwave then blasts starting from the ground going up at a rather small distance of 2 meters away from the user. This shockwave of force then launches a mass amount of debris to the direction the user slashes. This debris is launched in 5 waves as the shock wave of power is so immense that five spears of hard rock launches upwards one right after the other at the distance of 10 meters out. Each pillar is 2 meters thick, while the first 2 pillars launch upwards at 5 meters. Second and Third pillar is launched in the air of 4 meters, and the last pillar is launched upwards in 3 meters. The pillars never leave the earth, it just looks like the force of the attack brings up the ground like an earthquake. This technique could be used on ice if need be.
Limit: Must Learn from a Master of Burēdono Kenseijin, Must know Gosei Ryuu: Ryusen (Dragon Strike), Must know Gosei Ryuu: Doryūsen (Earth Dragon Strike)

Training:

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Unlocked Potential
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has an incredible potential for improvement with 1 of their skills.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Choose a Skill. The Point limit for that skill is increased by 15. (Thus, the first time user applies this technique to a skill, its point limit becomes 140 instead of 125). User may learn this technique multiple times. User may apply this same technique to the same skill multiple times.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.
Skill:
- Observation (3x)
- Stealth (3x)
- Sense Motive (3x)
- Sleight of Hand (1x)

[Deleted]

learned

[Master Game]

There it was. Amongst the flurry of movement, another factor deciding the outcome of the battle would come into play. As both Shoko's left and right middle arms were thrust forward, his eyes certainly wouldn't miss Hamura's leg twisting, the sharp turn causing the shift of sand around his feet that signalled his opponent's change in movement. So my feint didn't work? He thought quickly, it wasn't completely unexpected but at the same time, the genin thought he'd got his opponent good on that one.

However, it wouldn't change the outcome of Shoko's actions. Perhaps, alter a few elements, but with the shinobi already this close to his adversary, Hamura's fate would almost be upon him. Spotting the swift attack from the corner of his eye, Shoko's other arms would already know how to react. The top and bottom left arms would both shoot out simultaneously to block the blow from the other boy's wooden sword that sliced through the air, the gust of wind it produced reaching Shoko before the blade could. It was the little things such as that, that sped up the boy's reaction time. Sometimes the erratic young boy thought in strange ways. His foe stood before him, performing a counter-attack that would either cause enough damage to interrupt his movements or force Shoko to abandon his attack in order to dodge. But for some reason today, the usually passionless boy's resolve was unusually strong. He opted for a block after narrowly realising Hamura's strike would still zip towards him despite his attempt at feinting, while continuing his main attack despite the threat of injury due to his opponents slash.

It was at about the same time the wooden sword came into contact with Shoko's other two arms(Which were neatly crossed over each other to reduce the minor knock-back from the blow that could've put him off balance or interrupted his attack), The lad's own attack, barely even interrupted, would attempt to strike home on his adversary. That sort of rare occurrence(if not somehow prevented) would lead to both shinobi's being propelled away from each other by a metre. It also was unlikely that the double punches wouldn't land given the time frame they struck, and the fact that his opponent made no effort to avoid it despite seeing through the earlier feint. Apart from causing a fair bit of trauma, the two punches landing at once would make Hamura recoil almost instantly.

Though Shoko himself would be in for a nastier surprise than the painful ache in his two defending arms and the soreness that accompanied it. A sudden shockwave would follow up on the strike landed on him within the blink of an eye, sending up large amounts of sand and dust to partially blind Shoko's eyesight and knock him off balance. During the burst of loose sand, the rocks beneath them would move up in pillars of force that could also deal quite some blunt force trauma. The ground beneath the boy vibrated and rumbled as the first pillar bashed into his chin, sending him flying a metre backwards. As the boy struggled to get back to his feet, a second pillar would propel upwards and into his back, sending him into the air once more. It was only after surviving third pillar's attack, did the boy recollect his wits and perform a shunshin technique backwards, causing him to nimbly avoid the next two pillars.

Shoko glared deeply into his opponent's eyes as he panted heavily, feeling the familiar metallic taste of blood in his mouth. There was now ten metres between the two sunagakure ninja due to recent actions. The dark-skinned shinobi's usually dull brown eyes were now burning a bright brown caramel that glinted viciously in the sunlight. Now knowing that Hamura was capable of inflicting so much pain from just a single wooden sword, he would think twice before making the first offensive move against the taijutsu specialist.

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Shunshin no Jutsu - Ken'in (Body Flicker Technique - Pull)
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that allows a user to rush backwards in almost instantaneous speed. Allows the user to retreat from the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: Takes away the number of usages Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push). Same distance applications apply. Same drawbacks apply when over using.
Description: User is able to move backwards in a straight line along the ground in almost instantaneous untraceable speed while temporarily masking the user's movements within 10 meters. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the user's movements. Supplement of Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push) while using same schematics.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu, Must know Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push)

[Hamura]

By using the blade, as well as his footing, he used the strike to push himself back a bit while setting off his feet to where they would barely scuffle out of Shoko's range, knowing the shockwave would keep him from approaching further. Though not completely unexpected, his opponent had relied on the body flicker technique in order to retreat back by a distance of roughly nine to ten meters. From what he could tell from this was that his attack had succeeded in halting the advance through means of the shockwave following up after his blunt strike to the boy's arm, allowing the rising earthen pillars to at least hit the boy hard enough to force him into retreating. Still standing in the same position he had been standing when he struck against the boy, he put his feet back together and lowered his sword back to the right side of his body.

Taking a moment to assess the situation as this had been the first time in which he had ever utilized this technique, he felt that it had done a good enough job. When matched against the body flicker technique, it was already a commendable act to actually the target before they could move away at a speed so high that it seemed like teleportation. While a formidable technique, one could only use it so many times due to the amount of strain it put onto the body. After all, the human physiology was not meant to move at such breakneck speeds, which in turn meant that the fight swayed into his favor a bit more. Aside from the fact that he had also managed to land the first hit, there was also something that turned the tide back towards more neutral ground. That was, simply stated, the fact that Hamura's opponent knew that he was at a clear disadvantage when he was on the attacking end as it would allow the sword-wielding youth to counter.

Even though Shoko had been a Shinobi for a period of time longer than Hamura, it pleased him to know that he had managed to work above and beyond the difference in time between them. Though he might not show it, Hamura was actually quite the competitive type when it came down to things like these. By constantly comparing his personal growth with himself as he was a week ago and to those around him, he found the motivation to push himself to greater heights. As such, he had already started planning on how best to bridge the gap between himself and Shoko while making the most out of things. Picking up the sword that Shoko had dropped in his attempt to trick Hamura into falling for a rather lackluster feint, his eyes remained on his target as he started walking forward.

After the first meter had been crossed, he started picking up the pace into a slight jog. After three meters, he turned it into a sprint so as to keep Shoko on his toes and prepare himself for the attack. At that point, he kept moving forward until he was only six meters away from Shoko and with a quick flick of his left arm, he tossed his wooden sword to Shoko's right, aiming to hit him at shoulder height somewhere near the base of his shoulder and chest. By the time the sword would have been in range, Hamura would have entered the two meter radius in which his sword attacks would again become a viable fallback. Bringing the sword he held in his right hand down almost entirely diagonally to strike to his left, he would either strike it against Shoko to deal a good amount of blunt force or strike the ground, which would bring another surprise with it.

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Supplementary stuff: Figured i'd also put these things in a spoiler so you'd know that there are more things involved than just a random throw. It'll save you the effort of having to look through my app or maybe having to edit.

Point Blank Shot
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: A technique that gives the user greater proficiency within the range of 10 meters.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this technique the user has learned how to combat against opponents within 10 meters without fear or fumbling with their weapon. They gain the courage and ability to perform combat without much effort. This is a prerequisite technique for more popular techniques. What good is a Throwing Specialist if they are not ready to battle while in close range.
Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist.

Brutal Throw
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: The user has learned how to hurl weapons to deadly effect.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The user can hurl with deadlier force and is able to attack with +5 additional Armour Points in damage against targets.
Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist. Must know Point Blank Shot.

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Technique Used:

Gosei Ryuu: Doryūsen (Earth Dragon Strike)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: This technique is a range technique that sends debris flying at the enemy from a powerful sword strike to the ground.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User relies on raising his sword high into the air. User slams sword onto the ground. The force of the attack becomes so great it launches a mass amount of debris to those in front. The strength of the technique is so fierce that when the sword lands on the floor, the debris is shot up into the air of close to 3 meters. The distance of the technique however depends on the user's class level.
"D" Class - Travels 10 Meters
"C" Class - Travels 15 Meters
"B" Class - Travels 20 Meters
"A" Class - Travels 30 Meters
"S" Class - Travels 40 Meters
Limit: Must Learn from a Master of Burēdono Kenseijin, Must know Gosei Ryuu: Ryusen (Dragon Strike)

[Hamura]

OOC: Due to an unreasonable and seemingly unresolveable issue between both parties, this thread is hereby closed. No Staff attention has to be given to it, it is not required nor wanted.

[Master Game]

Shoko's wild eyes instantly locked on his foe's sudden movement. Hamura's skill regarding swordsmanship likely lay in some fighting-style unknown to him. Shoko himself being the type of ninja who didn't rely on his physical abilities very often, possessed little to no knowledge on the various taijutsu fighting styles existing in this world. Meaning he would have little idea of what he was dealing with, when facing his adversary in close-quarter combat. And a result, Hamura's sudden motion propelled him into immediate action.

As Hamura bent downwards to pick up Shoko's wooden sword(I'm assuming, because your post didn't state exactly how he picked up the sword), the arachnoid shinobi's bottom left hand would fondle a bit into the depths of his cloak. The boy felt the familiar metal of a kunai and grabbed it, doing the same with an explosive talisman and sticking the tag unto the blade's handle. Just as Hamura picked up Shoko's former weapon and began his steady approach towards the other lad, Shoko produced the kunai from his cloak. The explosive talisman affixed to the light weapon's hilt was concealed by the way Shoko held it in his grasps. His eyes blinked once, before letting the streamlined kunai soar. Hamura was just about seven metres away from Shoko when the kunai embedded itself into the sand just a metre in front of its target.

Almost immediately the kunai exploded thanks to the single handseal Shoko held. But the rapid combustion was not one of conflagration, but an accelerated release of spatial energy that lead to an explosion of force. It would have the equivalent result on Hamura, as if he was bull-rushed by a fully-grown athlete. The force detonation would knock the genin a metre backwards due to the shockwave. But talisman's true motive wasn't to cause pain. A large cloud of dust and sand would be kicked up due to the power and potency of the discharge, spanning a two-metre radius and would take quite a while to settle.

As well as being dazed by the impact of the explosion, Shoko's foe would find himself on the edge of a thick fog-like dust cloud, making it hard to see anything anything in front of him more than extremely-vague outlines outside the sand-mist.

While the dust was just reaching its peak in the air, Shoko had already made a set of handseals and created two lightning clones that spawned on either side of him. These clones dashed forward performing a string of handseals as they ran towards the dust-cloud parallel to each other and about two metres apart. They slid to a halt just after two seconds and just a metre to the dust cloud. The one clone would attempt to scan through the sand cloud for any slight evidence of Hamura, while the other one would circle around it, looking to seek the boy out in close-range.

If the first clone managed to see Hamura through the smoke, he would release his build-up of chakra from his already-prepared handseals and through one of his arms. If the stream of lightning sailed home, it would zap one of Hamura's hands and steadily electrocute them, likely causing the boy to drop the wooden sword in each hand and inflicting minor burns and light numbness unto his fingers. Meanwhile, if the second clone that was going around the smoke had managed to locate Hamura and was in proper range of him(3 metres), he would expel his own raiton chakra from his body in the form of a thunderous clap which carried a nasty surprise.

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Thunder Clap Technique
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The jutsu will stun and immobilize a person by sending an electrical current through the air. The people affected would be immobilized for one turn.
Special: Handseals required
Drawback: Allies are also affected the jutsu.
Description: The user makes a series of hand seals and stops on the last one, charging electricity into their hands. The users spreads his hands out wide and claps them together. An invisible electric current is sent out, radiating outward from the user. It will stun and immobilize anyone in a 3 meter radius, long enough for the user to attack or escape.
Limit: Must know Lightning Release

Raiton - Rakurai Shuryuu (Lightning Style - Lightning Stream)
Rank:"D"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user creates a steady stream of electricity against a single target.
Special: Ox - Monkey - Dog - Dragon
Drawback: "D" Rank require both hands. "C" Rank requires one hand.
Description: After forming the needed hand seals the user will create a fist sized orb of electricity and thrust it at a single target as a steady stream of electricity. At "D" Rank the lightning is only capable of knock a target back and inflict minor burns, and could reach a maximum range of 5 meters. At "C" Rank the lightning is able to cause first degree burns and numbness to the affected area, and reach a maximum range of 10 meters.
Limit: Lightning Release

Lightning Clone (Learned twice)
Rank: "B"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user creates a clone made out of lightning that would be used for battle against opponents.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: When first learned the user is capable of creating one clone that are within the size of Medium size. The lightning looks similiar to that of a human but the chakra makes the lightning makes the clone look like a normal person. The clone may only last for an amount of two rounds per class level starting at "D" Class. Every time the user learns this technique the user may create another clone. The user must add in an amount of chakra to allow the clone to perform lightning techniques that the user wishes the clone to perform at later time. When the clone it hit the clone forces an electrical charge that may shock the opponent greatly immobilizing the opponent.
Limit: Lightning release

[Master Game]

OOC-

So yeah, both participants of this thread have resolved most of their issues Out-of-character and have both agreed to reopen this thread and continue it until they see fit to end it.