--Yuusuke's Training {Open}

[▐Shibu]

---> +10 <--- ---> Learned

[-- Hoshigake, Ryuji]

[.Exit.]

[-- Hoshigake, Ryuji]

Katto-Hireki (Cutting Reveal)
Rank: C
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user makes two moderate strikes (C Rank) as they unsheath.
Special: None.
Drawback: Can only be done when unsheathing.
Description: Starting from a Tsuinken Inisharu Stance, the user draws both weapons horizontally, making two moderate (C) slashes.
Limit: Must be taught by a Tsuinken Tatsujin of a dojo.

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Yuusuke knocked on the sliding door of his master Ren Ichaicha's dojo. Sliding the door open as he heard a call from the inside of the building. “Yuusuke! It has been a while, you haven't been for a training session in a while.” Ren said with enthusiasm, standing up suddenly. Yuusuke smiled back and nodded, taking off his coat for training. “So what are you hear to learn today?” Ren peered quizzically at Yuusuke.
“Well, I was thinking something offensive, something that causes damage.”
“Hmmm... Well I might have something just right. Ren tossed a scroll at Yuusuke.

Catching it simply he unrolled it and read the general breakdown of the jutsu. It required him to draw his katana and wakazashi at the same time, striking with two slashes on his opponent. He looked back at Ren, whom had sat back down drinking some warm sake. “Let's do this then.” Yuusuke grinned slightly. Ren looked back at him smiling.
“I have missed your enthusiasm kid. I will start by showing you how it should look.”

Walking up to the target Ren gripped his weapons on his hip before suddenly drawing them both quickly, and slashing the training target. His form was perfect and both weapons hit the target simultaneously. The wakazahi pulled away quicker due to its short nature of the weapon, the katana dragged through the target a little longer, cause it was a longer weapon. Ren sheathed his swords again and cracked his neck. “And that..Is how it's done.” He said with his usual arrogance and cocky attitude.

“Now you try.” Ren smiled. “Start with just your wakazahi.” Yuusuke nodded and gripped his wakazahi in a backwards grip, so the point was down towards the ground. He tensed his body ready, drawing the wakazashi suddenly he slashed the target. The connection was made and there was a decent cut in the target.

Yuusuke turned to Ren for some sort of approval but there was none there. Yuusuke raised an eyebrow questioningly. “Your form was wrong. You were too tense and the angle of the strike was wrong, if you had used both blades they would have collided, try again.” Ren said taking another sip of his warmed Sake. “It could have been better.” He mttered in between sips.

Yuusuke sighed and sheathed his blade again. Standing ready, he readied his body, not tensing too much but readying his body for the spring of the attack. He shifted his hand slightly, releasing the blade and bringing his arm up quickly in a practise strike, without the blade. The strike seemed almost perfect. He rolled his shoulder in an attempt to loosen the muscle a little more.

Yuusuke stood back ready again his body tensed, but not too tense, just right for him to spring in to action when he was ready. He gripped his wakazashi in his hand loosely. He didn't want his grip to be to tight on the blade, or it would mess up his strike. He suddenly drew the blade, swinging it across. The blade flew through the air, gliding with controlled the precision. It slashed across the target, and some wood chips flew of the target and landed almost silently on the floor. The cut seemed perfect.

Yuusuke turned to Ren who nodded in approval at the strike. “That was a good strike, I am impressed, could have been a little better, but that will come when you use the other strike.” Ren smiled, then took another sip of warm sake. Yuusuke grinned and sheathed his wakazashi looking at the cut in the target.[/sub][/blockquote]

[-- Hoshigake, Ryuji]

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Yuusuke stood back smiling slightly at his achievement. Ren's voice broke his daze quickly “What the hell are you smiling about? You think that is impressive? You have to use both swords remember, numbnuts.” Yuusuke glared at Rens words before rolling his shoulders and turning back to the target. “Try it with just your katana this time.”

Yuusuke nodded in approval of Ren's words “Okay.” He turned to the target and eyed it dubiously. He crouched slightly tensing his muscles. He could feel his hear pumping blood and chakra round his body. Slowly he moved his right hand across his body and wrapped his fingers one at a time around the hilt of the katana.

Yuusuke shuffled his feet slightly lowering his center of gravity for a better sense of balance. Yuusuke suddenly released the tension in his muscles slashing for the target suddenly. The katana slashed through the target, some wood chips fell to the floor as the blade finished the slash. Making a beautiful song that rang through the dojo. He turned to Ren for his opinion.

“That was just as bad as the first wakazashi strike.” Ren glared at Yuusuke as her spoke. Yuusuke nodded slowly at his master slightly apologetically. “You need to lower the katana strike and you should relax your muscles more. You are too uptight with your striking it's no good. You are going to pull a muscle.”

Yuusuke sighed and turned back to the target lowering into his stance again. Slowly resting his hand on his katana, gently wrapping his fingers round the hilt one by one, before letting do. Then suddenly releasing his muscle tension and attacking without his weapon in his hand. H e felt confident about the angle of the strike and power he put behind it.

Yuusuke nodded to himself before crouching into a ready stance. He held a low stance with tensed muscles and a perfect centre of gravity. His hand slowly rested on the hilt of his katana, carefully wrapping each of his fingers round, holding it lightly, not too tight so's to over tense his forearm. He rolled his shoulder slightly, then he suddenly struck the target, pulling the sword through the target. The wood of the target seemed to groan as the blade passed through it.

Ren nodded in appreciation then spoke “Now with both weapons.” Yuusuke nodded and looked at the target once more. He crouched into his ready stance, tensing his muscles as he had learnt, not too tense, but just right. He then rested both his hand on his weapons, both on the left hand side of his body. He gripped them before letting go and bringing his arms across in a preparation strike.

Yuusuke slid back into his ready stance, tensing his muscles perfectly with almost no effort. Then slowly he reached across his body and rested his hands on his weapons gently wrapping his fingers around the hilts of his weapons gripping them with enough force to keep hold as he drew them, but so much that he would over tense his muscles. He looked at the target, taking a breath he drew his weapons carving them through the target wood chips falling on the ground, the wood making a screeching sound. Ren nodded filled with pride.[/sub][/blockquote]

[▐Shibu]

---> +20 <--- ---> Learned

[-- Hoshigake, Ryuji]

Seisou za Gotta (Cleaning the Mess)
Rank: C
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user makes breaks the user's defense (C Rank) and moves in to strike. (C Rank)
Special: None.
Drawback: The user is left open after this move.
Description: Starting from the Tsuinken Kibatsu Stance, the user makes a powerful slash to break a moderate (C Rank) defense and makes an elbow thrust (C Rank) with the wakazashi to finish them.
Limit: Must be taught by a Tsuinken Tatsujin of a dojo.

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Yuusuke sat down next to Ren and smiled. ”I never did thank you for taking me on as your student, Master.” Yuusuke said bowing slightly to his master. ”You know I don't mind Yuusuke, I enjoy having someone of a higher skill level to teach.” He nodded at Yuusuke showing appreciation for the thanks. The two sat for a moment drinking some tea, and staring across the training room. ”I have something else for you to learn.” Ren said. Ren held out a scroll to his side for Yuusuke.

Yuusuke took the scroll, peering at the side of the scroll Yuusuke unrolled the scroll reading the description of the attack, finally an attack for after he had drawn his weapons, instead of one that was used as he unsheathed. This would allow him some more attacking force, he was determined to progress in Tsuinken. He looked back up at Ren and nodded. ”Show me” Yuusuke said.

Ren stood up and walked over to Yuusuke and picked up for Bokken, handing two to Yuusuke and keeping two for himself. He stood in front of Yuusuke And held his weapons in his hands looking at Yuusuke ”Now stand in a simple defensive posistion with your guard up.” Yuusuke did as Ren instructed and stood in with his guard up.

Ren moved into action suddenly striking first with his katana breaking the guard and leaving Yuusuke open for an attack. Yuusuke's chest was left completely exposed as he stumbled backwards, before he had time to regain balance or put his guard back into place Ren moved in striking with an elbow thrust with the wakazashi. Yuusuke fell backwards onto the floor looking up at Ren. ”That is what the attack consists of, the guard break is the most important part of the jutsu, for if you fail to break the guard the second part of the attack collapses around you.” Ren said calmly.

Yuusuke stood up and looked at Ren. ”Now you try, start with the guard break” Ren said standing in a simple guard in front of Yuusuke. Yuusuke bowed ”Yes master.” Yuusuke slid into his Tsuinken Kibatsu Stance lowering his body and tensing his muscles. He gripped his bokken in front of him staring at Ren. ”Start whenever you are ready Yuusuke.”

With Ren's permission to begin Yuusuke moved quickly bringing his katana up to break Ren's guard, the bokken cut through the air as Yuusuke guided it upwards, his aim was to hit just underneath Ren's guard knocking his weapons upwards and leaving him open for the second part of the jutsu. Yuusuke watched as he guided the blade upwards, it collided with Rens blades but he simply blocked the strike without moving at all.

Ren shook his head ”You were too tense going into the attack, which left you with not enough power to break the guard properly.” Yuusuke nodded in response to his masters criticism. He always had some to say about Yuusuke's training, but they were always constructive. Always designed to help Yuusuke better himself, which was what he intended to do, to show his master he was a good nin.

Yuusuke stepped into his ready stance holding his bokken loosely in his hands letting the end of the katana move round in slow cirlces, he stared his teacher in the eyes. Yuusuke stared him out as he slipped into his defensive stance. Yuusuke rolled his blades round in his hands slightly. Yuusuke readied himself in body and mind. ”Hurry up already.” Ren said impatiently.

Yuusuke nodded and attacked. Yuusuke brought his katana up in an upward slash. Yuusuke guided it with skilful accuracy bringing it up underneath Ren's guard. Hopefully the attack would smash Ren's guard and send him staggering back, leaving him open for Yuusuke's next part of the attack. Yuusuke watched as the bokken came up and hit Ren's guard. The sensai staggered back, with a shocked expression across his smug face, Yuusuke had broken his guard. Ren stepped back and grinned. ”Congratulations Yuusuke, you have completed the first part of this jutsu.”

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[▐Shibu]

---> +10 <---

[-- Hoshigake, Ryuji]

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Yuusuke sat down with Ren on the dojo floor. "Could you demonstrate the second part to me again master?" Yuusuke quizzed. He needed to learn this jutsu, he needed to learn alot of jutsu's, so that he could travel and learn the Mashin style of Tsuinken. Ren nodded and Yuusuke stepped into a guard posistion.

Ren stood in his ready posistion with his bokken in front of him. Yuusuke planned to concentrate more on watching the second half of the jutsu, seeing how his body moved and how the blade came into the attack towards the body. The motion that flowed like a water in a fresh stream.

Ren moved in and brought up his katana in a powerful slash, decimating Yuusuke's guard. Instead of being taken aback by the guard destruction, he focused on the next stage of the attack. Ren turned slightly tensing his muscles as he plunged the bokken towards Yuusuke's stomach. Yuusuke watched the collision and stumbled backwards and looked up at Ren.

"I get it now. I shall give it a try." Yuusuke said simply and rolled his shoulders slowly. And peered at his master. He began to think about how it wouldn't be long before he would have to leave his master and train with a different master for his speciality. Ren peered back at him, he seemed to know what Yuusuke was thinking about. Ren looked straight at Yuusuke and stood back into a strong guard.

Yuusuke stood into his ready stance and held his kantana loosely in his hands with his muscles ready. He also his wakazashi in a backwards grip, gripping it in his hand, moving the tip around slightly. He stared at his master closely. He readied his muscles and tensed them powerfully. Ready to strike.

Yuusuke moved in gripping his katana and slicing it upwardly he guided it upwards to the base of Ren's guard, smashing it upwards and breaking him. Allowing Yuusuke to turn and whilst moving forward bring the wakazashi into Ren's stomach. Ren stepped backwards, hardly staggered by the attack at all.

Ren shook his head "Yuusuke, I tell you everytime. You keep over-tensing. And you turned too much in the attack. Try again but remedy those issues." Yuusuke nodded in understanding. Rolling his shoulders again, loosening the muscles. As his master said he always over tensed but the jutsus were not simple.

Yuusuke stood in his ready stance, as his master stepped back into a guard. Yuusuke tensed his muscles loosely holding the blades whislt spinning the tips round in small circles. He looked his master in the eyes and struck quickly. Smashing his masters guard sending Ren stumbling backwards.

Then came the second stage he turned sideways and released the muscle tension in his wakazashi arm. Striking powerfully towards Ren's stomach. The blade connected perfectly and sent Ren stumbling backwards. Yuusuke stood up and looked at Ren who nodded in approval. "Perfect."

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[roko]

+10~

[-- Hoshigake, Ryuji]

[.Exit.]

[-- Hoshigake, Ryuji]

Eagle Eye
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Enhances sight for a single post.
Special: None
Drawback: Only usable for one post and causes a slight blurring to sight as it returns to normal.
Description: Most of the bow men you read about in stories and books, even in the Archery books, train heir eyes to zone in on the target in the distance and block all else out to achieve it. Usually it deals with long distance type shots, such as to take out an exicutioner to save a friend or in the case of one ninja story I read, to simply assassinate at a safer distance and allow easy escape. In this jutsu, the user narrows their eyes and focuses the chakra to their eyes to enhance vision at long distance for momentary periods of time for a long range assassination shot from a crossbow or long bow. This is only a matter of a few seconds and is used to focus on distant targets for a sniper type shot at a target.
Limit: Must be a bowman and possess at least a long bow to learn and use this.

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Yuusuke walked up the stairs of one of Mizu's apartment buildings and looked out across the village. He was here to learn his first Bowman Jutsu. A skill called Eagle Eye, this would allow Yuusuke to see a lot further as long as he is focusing on a single target for a sniper style shot.

Yuusuke unrolled a scroll explaining how the jutsu worked. Yuusuke had to narrow his eyes, to concentrate on a single target, he would also have to course chakra to his owns to make the iris focus on the target. It would require a bit of training, but he was sure he could do it.

First, Yuusuke had to gather some chakra and guide it to his pupils and iris' to to make them focus on a singular point. Yuusuke readied himself and took a deep breath. Closing his eyes, he looked within himself to his heart, standing before his chakra source.

Yuusuke peered at the large, glowing, blue ball of chakra. "It has been a while since I last saw you old friend." Yuusuke said to the chakra source. The chakra source obviously did not reply to Yuusuke's comment. Yuusuke ran his fingers along the chakra ball, the strings of chakra within the ball reacted to the touch. Dancing away from the contact.

Yuusuke reached into the source, pulling out two strings of chakra. He clutched them tightly, as the blue strands struggled massively in his hands. Yuusuke stared down at them breifly before guiding them up to his eyes and infusing them there. Digging them into the pupil and iris of each eye.

This chakra would be activated when Yuusuke focused on something and squinted. No handseals were required for this jutsu, just his eyes. This would come in handy as part of his Bowman techniques. Yuusuke was now ready for the last part of the Jutsu.

Yuusuke was now ready for the search for a target. Yuusuke looked around, he could see many people moving around, but he saw one man stood on a corner who was still. This would probably be a good person to focus on as this was his first attempt at the jutsu.

Yuusuke stared at the man, once he knew he was looking at the man. Yuusuke began squinting and his eyes suddenly zoomed in like a pair of binoculars. He could see the man clearly, he watched him from such a distance. It felt weird to be able to do that with just his eyes and chakra.

After a few moments Yuusuke zoomed out and was stuck by a sudden headache and dizziness. Yuusuke stumbled back from the edge of the roof and sat down. "So that's the drawback the scroll spoke of."[/sub][/blockquote]

[roko]

10~

Good read

[-- Hoshigake, Ryuji]

Seiryokushittou no Jutsu (Force Shot Technique)
Rank: "C"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user draws back an arrow and instills it with chakra. When the user releases the arrow, the chakra within the arrow will cause the arrow to spin in a rapid fashion, increasing both velocity and trajectory and allowing a forceful entry into the opponent. The arrow spinning is so strong that it could easily puncture through wood or a thin layer of metal.
Special: Horse, Dog seals in that order.
Drawback: The spinning arrow makes a lot of noise. A high-pitched whistling noise can be heard from a fair distance and provides a high amount of warning for the opponent. Not effective for assassinations.
Description: Gathering chakra as an arrow is knocked and drawn, the user fires the arrow. The chakra causes high spinning and a high noise, but allows for easy penetration of almost any type of substance. It is extremely damaging and due to the winds being drawn along with the arrow, can cause a forceful push backwards for the target when struck.
Limit: Anybody can learn.

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Yuusuke walked into a new training area within mist, the training area was a large open space with a single target at one end. The target was a wooden one made in the shape of a human body. The area was specifically designed for bowmen, it had markings of distances and a long firing range shape about it. A mist hung not to far from the ground, it wasn't too low to block of Yuusuke's view of the target.

Yuusuke pulled his bow off his back and tested the string. He gripped it with two of his fingers, pulling the string back a few times just to test it. The bow bended as the string pulled back to his elbow. It was weird, Yuusuke had never really trained with a bow, he had used one once or twice, but the sensation of holding one was just unusual for him.

Yuusuke unrolled a scroll on the floor and read over it. He had to use hand seals to release the chakra he needed into the arrow, which would send it spinning at a high velocity towards the target. The spinning effect would add power to the technique, but at the same time, it would add a high pitched whistle as it flew toward the target.

First Yuusuke would look within himself to find his chakra source. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes looking within his body to his heart standing before his chakra source. The ball swirled before him, the strands of blue danced around one another moving gravefully. Yuusuke plunged his hand into the chakra source, he could feel the strands dancing around his arm, they felt like fish in a pond.

Yuusuke wrenched his arm out pulling out a large strand of chakra. He clutched it for a moment watching it writhe around in his hand. He guided the chakra strand down to his right hand. After the handseals had be used Yuusuke would release the chakra in his hand and he would be able to push it around the arrow, making it fly powerfully toward the target.

Yuusuke opened his eyes and looked down at the scroll, he needed two handseals the Horse and the Dog. Yuusuke clapped his hands together quickly in the saels of the Horse and Dog, then pulled out his bow suddenly lifting it up at shoulder level. Ready for him to pull out and arrow, draw back the string and release it. Smashing it into the target would be his next plan of action.

Yuusuke gripped an arrow and pulled it out of his holster, quickly attaching it to the string and drawing the feathers right back to next to his eye, he right hand was glowing blue since the chakra had been released. He looked down the arrow shaft at the target aiming it for the dead centre of the chest. Yuusuke closed his left eye for a better view of the target. He looked straight down the shaft with only one eye open he would be much more accurate.

Then Yuusuke suddenly released the chakra from his hand into the arrow shaft, the chakra swirled around it. When the arrow was released this is what would give it the force for the arrack to be completed. Yuusuke checked his aim once more, and added a bit more spin to the arrow for added damage. The arrow as set and ready for the attack.

Yuusuke released the arrow suddenly. The chakra caused it to spin and a high pitched whistling sound was released across the training area as it flew quickly towards the target. It was on track for the target. Yuusuke watched as it collided with the target and smashed deep into it. The penetration was good and he had performed the attack right.[/sub][/blockquote]

[roko]

+10

Reading all these archer posts.. makes me want to take up Archery.D:

[-- Hoshigake, Ryuji]

{10/20}

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Yuusuke walked up to the target examining the arrow. It had penetrated the target, but not enough, the arrow was about half way through the target, but Yuusuke felt it could have gone further through the target. Yuusuke pulled it out carefully, twisting it as he did, so that he didn't snap the arrow.

He walked slowly away from the target slotting the arrow back into the holster on his back. Reaching the end of the range, he turned around and looked down at the target. It stood simply not moving, this made it less realistic than a human, but it worked.

Yuusuke rolled his shoulders and looked down the range holding his bow down by his side, then looked up at the target, flicking his view once or twice from the target to the bow, making sure he was in line. Yuusuke was now ready to move his chakra.

Yuusuke took a long deep breath closing his eyes, and searching within himself for his chakra source. Yuusuke stood within himself staring at his chakra source, the large blue ball glowed in front of him. Yuusuke could see the chakra strands within it dancing around one another gracefully.

Yuusuke smiled at the large chakra source examining it for another second. Then suddenly he plunged his hand deep into his chakra source grasping one of the strands, he could feel it struggling in his hand, but had gotten a good grip. He pulled the strand out and looked down at his hand, the strand struggled in his hand.

Yuusuke grinned down at it and pushed it toward his hand, infusing it with the hand. This would be ready for the chakra release when he ran through the handseals. He would be able to move the chakra into the arrow making the attack ultimatly more powerful when it collided with it's target.

Yuusuke quickly ran through the handseals that he required to release the chakra. First was the handseal of the horse, his hands collided together perfectly then he pulled them apart again, he clapped them back together into the seal of the dog, releasing them and grabbing his bow from his side.

He held the bow at his side and quickly drew an arrow from his holster and slotted it into the bow lifting the bow suddenly. Yuusuke held it perfectly still, closing his left eye he focused on the target with his right eye on the target leveling off the arrow aiming it dead central on the target.

Yuusuke released his chakra into the arrow, guiding it in a spiralling motion around the arrow. This would cause the arrow to spin any moment. As soon as he released the arrow. Yuusuke focused on the target once more aiming perfectly.

Then suddenly he released the arrow and watched it as flew through the air. The arrow released a high pitched whistle as it spun, due to the displacement of air. Then it finally collided with the target, and powered straight through it hitting the ground behind. Yuusuke grinned knowing the jutsu was completed.[/sub][/blockquote]

[← KIRA →]

+10

[DeeDub]

-Debut

Jiro had mostly kept to himself for a while after finding this island of hot-blooded ninja. Though his isolation would keep his secret hidden forever that wasn't part of the challenge. Out and about, Jiro would come to a clearing. A dummy would be set up full of arrows.

BUt these arrows were deeper than most normal arrows shot. Someone here had been training. And he found that person. A youth, brown haired, a few inches taller than himself. He had been at his practice for a while. But he would be interrupted.

Jiro spied these details from high in a tree in the clearing. They were slightly far away from the civilized parts of the village. A flashy entrance was key here. Jiro would jump from the tree, leaping high from the tree. Clearly making himself noticed in the air as he made several front flips before making a sticking a perfect landing between the youth and his target.

He would pose before the youth with his feet and legs together and his arms crossed staring with the intensity of the moon at midnight.

"Allow me to introduce myself.. I am Jiro a.k.a. "Fireball of Junior #3"

[-- Hoshigake, Ryuji]

Yuusuke looked at the masked man running a hand through his green hair. He held his bow down by his side as he looked at the man. His coat flapped in a slight breeze, and his hair blew the same direction also. Yuusuke cocked his head slightly as he eyed the man inquisitively. "Can I help you?" Yuusuke asked, completely confused as to the mans sudden appearance.

He examined the man's clothing. He was dressed in a dark blue traditional ninja outfit, it completely covered his features, masking his identity. Yuusuke was ready to draw and arrow and fire it towards his skull. Yuusuke glared at him his entrance was unexpected.

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[DeeDub]

Jiro observed his reaction as he asked

"Can I help you?"

Jiro suspected that he thought that he was just a weird stranger. "Oh..." Jiro said aloud. Jiro leaned forward slightly. He was embarassed about what the youth might be thinking of him. "Ahh.. I know what will help." He would grab the top of his hood and flash his Mist Headband. "See like yours." He chuckled nervously. "Something tells me I should wear this on the outside." He pulled down the hood over his Mist headband and cleared his throat.

"I'm sort of new here... So I wanted to see where I stand. A spar, perhaps?"

[-- Hoshigake, Ryuji]

IIC Length: 3 days

Yuusuke peered at the man bemused by his question. Yuusuke rolled his shoulders and neck loosening his muscles. "I don't see why not. I'll try not to hurt you." Yuusuke grinned arrogantly, cracking his knuckles. Yuusuke peered at Jiro, he looked quite powerful, Yuusuke wondered if this is going to be a good idea.

Yuusuke readied himself for the fight, checking his swords weren't caught on anything and his bow was strung correctly. "I am ready when you are." Yuusuke said watching Jiro. "My name is Yuusuke by the way."

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