Wolfy vs Artemis [1v1; Private]

[Artemis]

Battlefield...eh, let's go for the Chuunin exams arena from the manga/anime. Fifty meter diameter circle with high walls around the edges. Trees line the area near the wall, but it's all open space otherwise. Sunny day, warm weather.

You know the rules. No attacking first post, yadda yadda yadda...

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A red-haired girl stood leaning against the wall furthest from the entrance. It had been almost four years since the last time she had honestly been here for combat reasons, and it was almost nostalgic, looking around the place. The stands were empty, but oh well.

Glancing around the rest of the arena as she felt around in her supplies pouch to see if she had everything - kunai, explosive tags, giant shuriken, all check - she wondered if anyone else would think to come here on a day like this.

[Wolf of the Falls]

Woohoo Yeah Hime!" I called out o her as we ran across the rooftops to the stadium. I ducked lower to shift my center of gravity and felt my knives and shuriken clink in my pouch. I hoped into the arena and turned to grin at her but stopped as I saw a beautiful girl with long red hair leaning against the wall. As Hime landed next to me I jogged over to the red-head and blushed faintly. "Um, Hi I'm Axel Inuzuka"

[Artemis]

Artemis giggled a bit at the boy's appearant shyness. "Hello then, Axel. I'm Artemis Hyuuga." No shame in being open with him, was there? "And what brings you here, might I ask?" She had thought nobody else would be there, but he had come. It made her a bit curious why...not that it was her place to pry all that much.

[Wolf of the Falls]

I grinned softly liking the sound of her giggle it sounded so sweet. Artemis seemed a little older than me and by guessing I'd say 18 maybe 19. "Oh me and my wolf were just having a race." I commented and petted my wolf's head. Hime casually walked over and nudged Artemis's hand before setting next to her and leaning against her thigh yipping softly for her to pet her.

[Artemis]

Noting the wolf brushing up against her leg - this young man's pet, it seemed - Artemis bent down and patted it on the head. It seemed to be asking for that. Standing back up, she figured she might as well try and figure things out. "A race, hm? Interesting... That doesn't really answer why through here, though. You do know where you are...right?"

[Wolf of the Falls]

"Course I do I train here often, this was the finishing point for our race" I said softly as Hime trotted back over to my side as I smiled at Artemis. "So why are you here?"

[Artemis]

Casting her gaze sideways, she seemed to take on a distant look. "Just reminiscing about my past... I used to come here a lot when I was younger. It's interesting to look back on what I was like then." Turning back to look at Axel, she had an almost sheepish expression on her face. "...I don't suppose you'd be up for a little sparring match of sorts, for old time's sake? I haven't had much practice in a while; my job has me constantly busy these days..."

[Wolf of the Falls]

"Sure no problem, I would love to spar with a beauty like you" I said softly blushing faint and I noticed her side-long gaze seeing her reminiscence. I stepped back to stay in the shade and give us about 10 meters of room. "what rules do you want to have?"

[Artemis]

What a polite young man. "Well, we wouldn't want any accidents, so perhaps 'no lethal weaponry' might be reasonable? It'd be terrible if one of us were to get killed from something that wasn't meant to be that way..." Two years ago, she never would have suggested that. Times had changed.

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Basically, no tags or anything else designed to be a point-blank insta-kill like that. Yeah, most jutsu CAN kill, but tags specifically have a two-meter or so 'blow off your limbs' range. Perhaps 'no weapons' might even be a better clause unless you've got a blunt one.

[Wolf of the Falls]

"Sure that sounds reasonable" I smiled and motioned for Hime to go off to the side and rest. I shifted and held my hands open with my claws at the ready. "Whenever you're ready hun."

[Artemis]

The Hyuuga girl's face took on a sort of 'huh?' expression for a second - it almost seemed like this guy was hitting on her or something - but she soon turned her focus back to the matter at hand. Sending chakra to her eyes, the veins around them made a distinct crackling sound as she activated her bloodline's special talent.

She motioned to the young man, trying to communicate 'come at me' as best she could without speaking. Might as well watch him and plan accordingly.

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Byakugan
Rank: "C" "B" "A" [1x trained, 50 meters]
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Allows the user
Special: ---
Drawback: Byakugan user has a 360 degree field of vision, with the exception of a small blind spot behind the user's first thoracic vertebrae (as stated in the manga). Lacks the power of Analysis. This is demonstrated in an anime filler arc by Ranmaru, who created false chakra circulatory systems through the use of a dôjutsu (possibly a bloodline limit), causing the Byakugan to see inanimate objects as people and the objects themselves at the same time. However, it is not considered canon in a filler episode that a Byakugan user is unable to see the workings of such an "illusion".
Description: Can see the minuscule chakra pressure points. With the use of certain hand seals, it also has telescopic, X-ray, and thermal vision. The Byakugan is the key to Konohagakure's strongest Taijutsu, the Jûken, as it allows the user to see the chakra circulatory system of an opponent. Each level of its insight can therefore be mystified by proper means. When first learned they are capable of seeing up to fifty yards in a 360 Degree radius except for that blind spot. Each time learned this amount of distance is increased by ten yards. When the user reaches up to a distance of One hundred yards the amount of training is increased to that of "B" Rank Level Training. The amount of distance is still increased by ten. When the user reaches up to a distance of Four Hundred Yards the user is capable of seeing even further but with an amount of A Rank Training.
Limit: Must be part of the Hyuuga Bloodlimit.

[Wolf of the Falls]

"Hm... Hyuuga" I mused softly seeing her veins become more pronounced around her pale eyes and weaved seals together crouching down on the ground groaning faintly as my muscles shifted becoming tighter around my bones to make me faster and stronger. Making a few more seals as my thick blue chakra oozed from muscles and I pressed my hand to the ground pushing my cold chakra into the ground. Soon my chakra solidified and burst out of the ground towards Artemis traveling at 10 meters a second with the power to knock her unconscious and if that didn't work and she jumped to dodge me I jumped to intercept her breaking into a rapid spinning drill moving at 30 mph with the force to pin her down.

[Artemis]

As soon as Artemis spotted his chakra beginning to circulate more rapidly, she figured that meant the fight had begun. Bending one knee, she let off a sudden burst of speed, rushing forth to right in front of her sparring partner. Bent low, she swept her left leg around quickly, a sideways kick aimed at his face.

If that connected and managed any flinch or lift at all, she'd ram him and try to knock him over. Direct combat really hadn't been her thing for the last couple years, but she had gained some pretty good improvisational skills in the meantime.

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Shunshin - Push (1/3)
Simple sideways sweep kick (though since he's crouched, more at his face) in an attempt to interrupt them handseals.

[Wolf of the Falls]

The second I saw her fade I stopped my hands and crouched lower to the ground going prone. Artemis appeared in front of me and attempted a sweeping kick that grazed my back making my wince. After the contact I pushed up off the ground lunging at her, my back or shoulder would catch her leg and possibly throw her off balance as I would rise, which would give me time to go All-fours and overtake her.