Kunai knives? Check. Shuriken? Check. Katana? Double Check. Ameryuu hummed and adjusted her headband, feeling Goosebumps appear on the newly exposed skin. It was a cool evening and the skin on the back of her neck prickled in the cool breeze. She sat crouched in a small niche of one of Kumo’s nicer residential buildings, her eyes scanning the streets for any type of movement. She had managed to lose her target a few seconds prior and was becoming increasingly frustrated. If he could just wander into her tracking range she would have him but he seemed to be stubborn enough not to do so. She considered actively searching for him again. Judging by his missing-nin status (as she could tell from the scratched headband she’d caught a tentative glimpse of) he would want to get out of the village as fast as possible. The closest perimeter wall to herself was about five kilometres north and judging by his apparent speed it wouldn’t take him to long to get there.

Ame pushed herself off the windowsill and landed on the roof just a metre from it. She began running, picking up in speed and jumping across the space between buildings as she went. Her Denkanryū’s sensing range made her acutely aware of the people around, whether inside their home’s or milling about the streets. Her breath hitched in her throat as a familiar pattern of electric signals came into range. Her eyes locked onto the target and she pushed herself a bit harder to catch up with him. He had reached a flat roof, with a water tower to the side and pipes strewn about in a seemingly random order. Her hair whipped wildly around her face as she came within five metres of him, allowing her Denkanryū’s range to switch to Close Combat Mode.

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Chakra:  130/150 [10 deducted for each use of kkg techniques]

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She felt each electrical signal firing through his synapses, and caught onto his feint before he had a chance to try it. She moved right, catching him out and preparing to stop him. All she had to do was get the stolen money off him, she wasn’t trying to start a fight. Unfortunately for her, the guy seemed desperate for the ryo (and who wouldn’t be, 5000 ryo was a lot of money). He pulled back from her and slid into a taijutsu stance, ready to fight her at a moment’s notice. Ame frowned and came to a stop, waiting for him to make his move. She could feel sweat forming under her forehead protector from the exertion and cringed at the thought of the bruises she would no doubt receive.

He moved quickly aiming a sweeping kick for her legs. Ame barely had time to react, pulling herself into the air for a moment, only for him to aim a punch at her then open stomach. No time to block and already in the air Ame felt the breath being knocked out of her and landed a metre farther away from the missing-nin than she had been originally. She got up quickly, trying not to wince against the pain, and pulled out a kunai, throwing it towards her enemy’s head. He retaliated, knocking her kunai out of the air with his own and throwing one at her. She dodged the projectile, moving her hand to reach for her katana.

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Chakra: 120/150 [-10 from kkg technique]

Jutsu Used:

The nin pulled out two more kunai, throwing one at her and forcing her to stop reaching for her katana and swiping at her with the other. The swipe hit her arm, opening a light gash in her skin that began to bleed immediately. Ame cursed and spun, hoping to catch the shinobi off guard with a kick to the face. He jumped back, giving her time to pull out her sword and slam the butt of it into his stomach. He tripped backwards over a pipe and caught himself with both hands, pushing his feet up to meet her jaw as she advanced. She dodged the strike and slashed across the back of his thighs with ‘Echo’, drawing blood but not cutting very deep.

The nin hissed and Ame felt his electrical signals shift. She could tell he was in quite a bit of pain from the slash but couldn’t bring herself to care. She continued pressing forward as he twisted, grabbing her ankle and pulling her off her feet. She fell, hand still gripping her sword’s hilt tightly, and rolled to avoid the worst of the impact. The gash on her arm refused to stop bleeding and the blood was beginning to become visible even on the burgundy shade of her jacket. She took stock of the other shinobi’s appearance for a moment and noticed him grimacing in pain from the wound she had just inflicted. He continued to move however, and she realised he must have had a high pain threshold to keep running.

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Chakra: 110/150 [-10 from kkg technique]

Jutsu Used:

He began a series of jabs and she assumed he was out of weapons. She blocked a punch with her blade, felt another split her lip and make her bite her tongue. She hissed in pain, knowing that her jaw would be terribly bruised in the morning as her mouth began to fill with blood. She spun forward, jabbing him in each foot twice. He brought up one last punch as he fell, hitting her in the side of the heading. Her mind felt fuzzy as she watched him fall and begin hissing profanities at her. It was obvious that he didn’t want to call their battle to attention but when you had 1.5 inch stab wounds it was difficult to keep your voice down.

In one last desperate move he launched himself at her, hands ready to wrap around her neck and cut off her air supply. Despite her blurred senses, Ame moved her sword to hit him on the head, forcing him downwards. His head hit the ground with an audible crack and she fell backwards, scooting away to avoid him randomly stabbing her with a hidden kunai. He groaned slightly and Ame had the sense to bang his head on the ground a couple more times just to make sure he was completely unconscious and in no way a threat. It wasn’t exactly finesse, but it worked, so she’d take it. She spat out the blood that had filled her mouth, the metallic taste lingering behind.

Ameryuu rummaged through the nin’s pockets until she found her mission objective. 5000 ryo in slightly roughed up but still very usable condition. Ame sighed in relief and got up, cradling her bruised jaw. Her stomach still hurt from the first punch. She had to deliver the money to the client in good time, but surely getting herself an ice pack first wouldn’t hurt anyone? She sure hoped so.

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Chakra: 100/150 [-10 from kkg technique]

Jutsu Used:

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Wordcount: 1151 [151 over minimum]

Words spent on training: 150
Speed: E to E~1
Strength: E to E~1