(Hanbei's training Raiton C - > B)

Hanbei had been preparing all morning for this spar, he was to fight a man named Binsu, he was a known jounin, which was a very good chance for Hanbei to be able to show his skills. Though he was young, and a little inexperienced, even if he could hold his own against the Jounin for a few rounds that would be a MASSIVE accomplishment for a Genin of his level. He'd almost stayed up all night, sparring with his Father Kanbei, as he gave him instructions on a few of the techniques which Jounin were generally capable of. His Anbu father would come down to watch his match, simply to heal him if his wounds became a little too severe, or if the battle got out of hand on either side. He'd tutored his son to live by the motto "the battle is only truly won, when the mind, and the heart move together as one." Such was the opponent Binsu would be fighting.

Hanbei smiled as he left his house that afternoon, his 20 needles threaded under the layers of his clothing, with them was a bottle of drinking water for breaks or for after the match. He was well rested, fully clothed in the finest of family silks. Lastly his hair, and make-up were applied only moments before they left the house together hand in hand, as father and son(?). Quite a few people greeted them as they walked through the street, and Hanbei waved back with his father in kind. Their silks were well known in this area, and a few people had gathered to watch the slightly high profile spar from the windows and shelters of the nearby houses. There was the people from the nearby bakeries and a couple of family friends, news spread fast about his spar, and though it was a minor, fun, extravaganza. He was somewhat of a community child in this area, and many people wanted to see how he had grown now that he was out of the academy.

Hanbei entered the Dojo wearing white and gold patterned silks, with a beret as well as his Wooden sandals which made him look a little taller than he was. His heterochromic, effeminate eyes would almost lock in the perfect cross dressing image that almost everyone in Kumo was deceived into believing. The only people who knew his gender in this world were his mother and father, one of which was somewhere else in Kumo right now, not that Hanbei particularly bothered. Though it did upset him from time to time. His long sleeves hid his families black needles which had already slid into his hands. Hanbei, was all about deception... He would constantly attempt to out trick his opponent in this fight...

Hi... He squeaked moving out directly adjascent to the Jounin ranked ninja. I'm Hanbei, I think I'm the person who's meant to be fighting you today. I hope i prove an adequate opponent... So, any words before we begin? I would like this to be a one on one bout if that's okay with you sir... and It would be nice if you wouldn't kill me. He said with a somewhat warm and chirpy smile as his muscles becan to get tense under his baggy, multiple layers of clothing that covered his body. Which would probably also make him a rather annoying target to hit. After some silence, and awaiting the response of the other ninja. Hanbei took in a single, long drawn out breath, closing his eyes and giving a soft prayer to the 108 stars of destiny. Asking them to lend him their strength, and courage. As he exhaled, he prayed for wisdom, and luck.

Then his eyes snapped open, raising an arm three darts rocketed out from his sleeve at his opponent's acupuncture points under his arm, centre chest and under his other arm. The spinning darts curved slightly in mid-air with the aerodynamic spin force of the throw. As Hanbei span, his second arm coming down and hurling another three for the lower part of his body, the angles of the needles were wide, and they were almost expertly thrown, at least of the capabilities of a skilled chunin or even a special jounin. Which hopefully would catch the Jounin off guard. The first needlers were thrown at a wide angle, but were rather high on his body, making it very hard to jump or aptly move to a side, while the second were angled low to trap him into ducking and score him for his efforts...

raiton C > B 779/2000:

Hanbei needle after needle used the opportunity to attack his opponent as he would attempt to bridge the gap between them, only managing to throw an additional two needles for his chest by the time he reached close quarters combat, though there was another powerful advantage Hanbei had over his opponent, the long, and delicate silk rolling over his hands, made it almost impossible for his opponent to distinguish what hand signs he was about to use against him. Meaning he would almost never know what jutsu would be about to be used next. Hanbei's mind was wound like a fine tuned clock, everything moving at a mile a minute and his world as if he were on ether, but this stopped nothing, for he could only move as fast as he were able, so as the agile Jounin got within range Hanbei's hands formed hand signs as a look of shock and awe came across his face, seemingly flinching and guarding his face by crossing his arms as the blade would sweep in a massive arch ripping through where Hanbei's legs once were.

Though with a quick substitution Jutsu hanbei would appear behind him on an upward angle in the air, looking down on his opponent his hands crossed over his face became his next attack, the smoke, even if for a second pluming outward as Hanbei decided to activate the first jutsu of the battle. Throwing both of his arms down for his opponent, the micro-thin strands of cloth unravelled as the smoke from the sudden disappearance was still clearing. the swing, having still not quite yet ended as he had once attacked with 6 needles, now he attacked with six times as many chakra needles. The glowing silver beams of light just as the swing would come to an end would explode out like a wide angles shotgun blast intending to shower the Jounin with needles which had the potential to rip through his entire body so long as they did not hit bone. The skills of the Guanyin clan were weren't well known in this generation, though chakra Senbon attacks were not unheard of. Few clans actually focused on them 'entirely' though it was a risky manoeuvre to use the substitution technique so early in a match where it could be used to avoid an attack which could potentially threaten his life, or the chance to win the battle.

The needles themselves though scattered were still largely aimed at nerve clusters over the entire spectrum of the ninjas back, legs, shoulders, backs of his arms, and even the area around him with no intention of hitting, simply to restrict his movement and options to dodge the attack almost completely. Hanbei had witnessed his reaction speed, and how quickly he had drawn his sword to deflect his senbon, so this attack was calculated, his demonstrated speed, combined with the momentum of his swing,, combined with the range, and angle of hanbei. There was little chance he would be able to block in the same way he had last time, or even barely enough to perform a skill which involved hand signs. But the ultimate goal of this attack was to hit his arms, and legs, damage them, make them tender, and bring his swiftness and statistics back down to Hanbei's level.

After the attack the needles would not disappear, cluttering the floor around him as a walking trap, which would cause a direct follow up by charging at Hanbei difficult least he impale his own feet on the B ranked spikes. Back peddling Hanbei retreated facing his opponent... He had a lot to learn about the Guanyin. Hanbei had three more techniques at his disposal. Before he would have to completely rely on combat...

Raiton 1412/2000:

Hanbei watch in amazement of the speed of the Jounin which still to this point surprised him out of sheer capability. Though he had now seen a new reaction speed, a new target to beat, a new goal to realise. It was time to bring the full force of his clan down on this Jounin... Though he had intended to weaken him before engaging in melee combat, Hanbei had run out of all of his tricks, and all of his options to attempt to slow him down. But such was the pain of inexperience. Taking in a deep breath, he readied himself for the next conflict. Forming two hand signs, one a half snake, the other a reverse half snake before uniting them as one. Hanbei drew forth the power of his Kekkei Genkai at its full intended power. Or at the very least as powerful he could muster the ability.

After performing the fist hand sign, hanbei opened his hand, from under his robes expanded what seemed to be a bright explosion of blue chakra, like a blowtorch flowing freely from his hand, then focusing until it looked light a brightly shimmering and shining blade. People around the area looked interested at the fact his first needle was the Dharma needle, the healing needle, though it was still a weapon. Often used as a guard, and a shield to aid in combat, it was able to parry as if it were solid, just like his other needle.

The second needle which simultaneously erupted from his hand almost looked like raw power. mirroring the Dhama needle the Drakpo needle was something to behold, the kekkei genkai of the Guanyin clan was the ability to reverse the power of the medical needle, into a negative energy force which at later levels, is capable of killing the target of the needle. Each of the long spikes were only about an inch wide at their thickest point, though they were strong, as well as wickedly pointed. this was the angle he was going to take in this next confrontation. And so, Hanbei attacked, head on. Both of his weapons within the grasp of his hands, he knew he would be no match for this fighter... but he needed to find the angle to strike from.

Hanbei took a running start, closing the gap between them and striking out with the foot and a half long senbon chakra needle. The shimmering red bathing the area around them in a purple light as the intermingling auras of the red and blue needle cascaded along the ground. Hanbei's strike was done holding the drakpo needle in a reverse grip, moving past to the side of the Jounin and feinting a high strike, as he collapsed his legs into a slide, and instead, striking low for the side of his knee. Hoping to sink his needle deep into the side of his tendons.

100/150:

Hanbei saw him raise his weapon, it was almost 6 times longer than his needles, though he felt as though that didn't matter. One foot after the other he still closed the gap, he saw the muscular intentions to bring down the blade early... Hanbei was a trained Fuuton user, he had seen attacks from kenjutsu users where a blade hewed a target, even meters away by using chakra flow and Fuuton chakra. The blade came down with intense speed and Hanbei quickly with a single pivot rotated to one side and planted, springing forward, literally changing none of his attack. Already plotting to move to a side, feinting high and aiming to collapse his lower body and penetrate his leg with the red needle of Guanyin. But again, though the intent was behind this strike this was the second on Hanbei's feints. Letting go of the Dharma needle, another two of Hanbeis' senbon, char black, not reflecting the light around it would would be launched at the other side of his opponent's chest, one higher than the other, to penetrate through his lung and out the other side by slipping between his ribcage. Though as the needles left his hand hanbei exhaled a jutsu.

The needles would shoot out at literally 'double' the speed of his prior attacks. Hanbei using the microsecond of blindness he would have on the back far side of his body as he would have to turn to face Hanbei. The micro vacuum would lead the two needles to travel through his chest, then on a course around the Dojo in a circle and into what would now be his back or front like a boomerang.

finishing the roll out and past him after the attack Hanbei took a defensive stance. The Drakpo needle would, assuming impact, penetrate his leg with B rank damage. The needle would penetrate five inches deep into his flesh and/ or bone, before literally being absorbed into the open wound. Causing intense, searing pain in the afflicted area and literally paralysing his limb. Though the effect would fade eventually. Following it the two needles assuming hit, with his now restricted leg crippling his movement, glide through his chest riding the stream of fuuton chakra, then boomerang round and back for his front to penetrate before embedding themselves in the wall behind hanbei.

After the attack, Hanbei strafed around his opponent, dreading the look of that weapon. Which had to be at least a blade of his opponent's own ninja rank. That effect was not mechanical, it seemed like a chakra based ability. One which was more than dangerous. It was potentially life threatening. Though, Hanbei could already feel his body tiring. His chakra was draining at an alarming rate. He'd need to wait some time to get his kekkei genkai needles back, and so he was left with ten throwing needles, and one final needle jutsu. Which was very similar to his initial opening attack, though using chakra needles instead of his own physical ones.

Chakra 80/150:

And lo did the events set in stone come to pass, Hanbei rolled past his opponent, his feinted strike high struck low and true as the needle of Drakpo, penetrated deep into the leg of the jouning, sinking in and causing him an acute amount of terrible pain. Pain, the effect when his nerve endings around a particular area were screaming out signals to the brain they were being harmed. Making the Drakpo needed almost a ninja torture devise. Almost penetrating straight through his leg and out the other side, the 3" radius around it which would quite literally shut off his entire leg from the upper thigh down, the pain making it almost impossible to walk on with the B rank strength of the skill. completing the roll Hanbei threw his two needles before he arose, speeding them up with his jutsu, but alas the image that was once the Jounin became that of his pet. A fierce looking bear, whose appearance struck FEAR into the heart of Hanbei. The B rank needles reduced by 2 ranks penetrated deeply into the beasts shell, slight trickles of blood dripping down from them, but the wound was barely a centimetre deep.

As the white smoke cleared, the battle pet took what looked to be a heavy swing toward him, and Hanbei was astute enough to notice the inclined shadow cast by the high setting of the sun which the Jounin had failed to hide. Coiling for an attack Hanbei simply disappeared. Not leaving a mist or anything of the sort, he was simply gone. The Kunai penetrate the bear further, especially the high angled ones. Though the Bear was defended, Hanbei appeared on the other side of the arena sweating... panting, the beads of liquid budding at his brow, for a moment he had seen his entire life flashing before his eyes, his trials, his goals and aims... His back still faced the Jounin. Standing, hanbei turned around and offered a bow. The 12 year old, was about to show some wisdom...

I forfeit... Hanbei uttered under his breath, loud enough to be able to A Ninja should only fight when he feels he has the upper hand... I had the upper hand before you traded with your noble companion. But, I surrender now. I cannot defeat a Jounin as well his combat pet, of no doubt equal rank, as proven by the defence against one of my strongest jutsu combinations.

Showing an amount of pride as well as respect he bowed again to his sparring partner. Though he was sad that he had potentially dishonoured him with surrender, he had to. There was no way of him evading that attack unscathed, unless he was to have gone under the bears legs, though even then his chest was still open to one of those throwing weapons. But hanbei looked at the wound on the jounin's leg. Slightly impressed that he had managed to land a 'direct' blow on him while he was manoeuvring around. Hanbei looked to his father, whom smiled in response, and pride. Not only for the hit, as well as how well he had fought, but also for the wisdom in knowing when to surrender and retreat from a battle, not allowing the pride of youth getting in the way of his choices as well as his better judgement.

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