Syekren had been wandering again. This time his wandering had brought him out to the wilderness of the Kaze no Kuni. He had no real idea why he was out here, but he did enjoy the quiet. He quietly moved his arms underneath his lightly tanned jacket with the sunagakure symbol upon it, making sure he wasn't sweating and he wasn't. On his hip was a large canteen full of fresh water, he always carried it when he went out on walks in the desert. He smiled as he approached the 'meeting cactus.' The beautiful purple flower on top of it could be seen for meters away and Syekren loved it, quite more than a boy normally should but he ignored that thought.

The Uchiha quietly moved in a circle around the Cactus, smiling softly. He wasn't wearing the bandages around his forehead today to keep his hair out of his face and so the long violet locks fell into his face, parting to the left, showing his right eye just a bit. He was in a good mood today and felt like relaxing and enjoying himself. What better way to do that than to enjoy the naturally beauty of the Kaze no Kuni's 'wilderness'? He hummed to himself, removing his jacket quietly and folding it up to set upon the ground near the cactus. He was wearing his brown netted shinobi shirt, with the Uchiha's symbol on the stomach of it. He turned, seeing someone approach in the distance.

I carefully looked around the vacant desert, the hot desert air warming my skin at it's touch. Most shinobi of Suna would train inside the village, but that was much too public for me. Letting others watch you train just seemed stupid so usually I would train in my clan's personal dojo. Today, however, I wanted to use the hot sun to test my endurance. A field of cacti would do nicely as a place to train hitting opponents. However, as I approached the notable 'meeting cactus' with its unique purple flower, I found that I was not alone.

Standing beside the meeting cactus was a man slightly shorter than me. His yellow coat waving around him slightly in the brief breezes of the desert and the village's symbol shone on his coat's left chest side. He looked to be younger than I was, but that was common among other clans to let their kids go through the Academy at an early age. I couldn't see a hitai-ate on him, and his forehead was only wrapped up in bandages. His face was young, and sort of cute in a way. I tried not to think about this and reminded myself to not reveal any emotion to him. Right now he was a complete stranger.

"Do you enjoy the purple flower of the meeting cactus as much as I do to come out here just to look at it?" I asked him, although I wasn't some nature-lover. I needed to know why this guy was out here. Thinking about this gave me an idea. If he came out to train, maybe I could train along with him. Another person would be a lot better than a cactus. I decided to hold my tongue for now, better to find out his intentions for coming out here first.

ooc: I actually put he didn't have the bandages or his jacket on, it's folded next to the cactus but I'll work with this cx

The male heard a soft voice and smiled at the girl. She was a beautiful one to be certain and she looked a bit older than he.  Her hair was quite long, a beautiful silver hue, and she had a scar on her cheek in the shape of an 'x'. It gave her beauty a story. She was wearing a cape, thin greaves on her left arm, a bit thicker metaled armor from her right shoulder down, and knee guards, and a glove. The top she wore only covered her breasts, and was cut off just below them. Her pants were black and it seemed that the knee guards were attached to the pants themselves. He then noticed the 'x' shaped scar on her stomach, and tilted his head for a moment, before letting it go back to normal position. He chuckled softly and his blue eyes met her own red hues. Like he thought, beautiful and such, but the question she asked: it was a strange one for sure.

"Do you enjoy the purple flower of the meeting cactus as much as I do to come out here just to look at it?" Well, he did enjoy the flower but truth be told he didn't know why he was out here. He was simply trying to enjoy his day and relax a bit. "Somewhat I suppose. I can not honestly say what I come out here for. I suppose I enjoy the time alone to meditate or practice my Karate. In truth, I suppose I am out here to be out here. It's quite an enjoyable day my dear." He chuckled a bit, moving towards the cactus once more, turning his back to her quietly.

He moved his arms out of his lightly tanned jacket, removing it silently. He folded it quietly, setting it neatly next to the cactus. The boy then turned back to the girl, his dark brown shinobi net shirt shown now, with the symbol of the Uchiha clan plainly showing on his stomach of his shirt.  He smiled once more, stretching his arms a bit, the hitai-ate on his belt shown better. He adjusted it slightly, then moved his hands to his sides. He watched the girl silently, beginning to let an idea formulate within his mind. Perhaps this beautiful girl would like to train with him? Truth be told you never know the answer to anything until you ask.

Quietly, his hands came up to the bandages, undoing them slowly, then throwing them onto his jacket. He had no wounds or scars, but his long hair fell into his face once more, the violet hued locks covering his eyes. He flipped it, parting it to the left to allow his right eye to show, staring at the girl still. He had been sweating underneath the bandage so it made it cooler on him. His shoulder length hair would get in the way somewhat if he was trying to see, but not too much if he kept in movement. The male flipped his hair back, the locks falling back to place on his head, the bangs falling down past his medulla oblongata.

"I have a proposal for you, if that would be alright. I need to make myself stronger anyway, and I'm sure a beauty like you would love something to do.." He trailed off, pacing a bit. He was only six or seven feet from the girl, moving in an arced fulcrum as he paced, just in case. "Train with me for now? Well it's actually a spar. Say I win, you let me take you on a date. As friends if you wish. Or, if I lose, you can choose your own prize. I believe that people who become more than strangers through a fight will be better suited to hang around each other. And my name..Is Syekren Uchiha." He added the last bit, to show the girl he didn't care much about keeping his identity a secret.

"Somewhat I suppose. I can not honestly say what I come out here for. I suppose I enjoy the time alone to meditate or practice my Karate. In truth, I suppose I am out here to be out here. It's quite an enjoyable day my dear." The boy was quite open with me as I could tell by his eyes. They had flicked to the left as he thought about my question. From his natural expressions and voice, I was able to tell he was being honest. Then I heard him say 'my dear' and I nearly twitched my right eye. All of a sudden this guy was going to call me his dear?

I watched him fold his jacket over one of the arms of the cactus and unravel the bandages on his forehead. With his coat removed, I noticed a hitai-ate of Sunagakure no Sato tied to his right arm. So he was a village shinobi. I kept a cool gaze as I stared at his right eye, the other being blocked by his violet hair. His eyes seemed to glaze over for a moment, most likely in thought, before they blinked back to reality. Meanwhile, I tried to determine what kind of man he was. His deep answer wasn't straightforward at all, but more thoughtful. He seemed to be quite the interesting character. My own thoughts were interrupted as the violet-haired boy spoke up.

"I have a proposal for you, if that would be alright. I need to make myself stronger anyway, and I'm sure a beauty like you would love something to do.." Did he call me a beauty? He had said it so nonchalantly, and his expressions were still natural. He wasn't lying, or at least, he didn't think he was lying. I dismissed the notion without a second thought. "Train with me for now? Well it's actually a spar. Say I win, you let me take you on a date. As friends if you wish. Or, if I lose, you can choose your own prize. I believe that people who become more than strangers through a fight will be better suited to hang around each other. And my name..Is Syekren Uchiha."

I couldn't help but laugh for a bit. Was he really going to try and date me? The boy was cute, I'll give him that, but dating was far from my mind. I needed to train and get stronger so that one day I could be like the great Kazekage that protected its people. My laugh quickly stopped short when I realized he was serious. Blinking a few times at the Uchiha standing before me, I thought over what he had said. If he indeed wanted a spar, then he would get one. A famed clan such as his would prove to be a good challenge for me. I smiled at him, an idea forming in my head. "Okay, those terms sound fair. It is a pleasure to meet you Syekren Uchiha." I bowed slightly as was a Kōga custom. "My name is Suzume Kōga." I then stood up straight and unbuttoned my cape, letting it slowly fall from my shoulders. The heat was heavy today and I wished to make use of it, testing my endurance in a fight. My skin shined in the sunlight and my hair flowed down my back, a tickle here and there as small breezes moved it against my skin. Resting the palms of my hands on my tonfas hooked in my belt, I prepared for Syekren's first move.

Syekren smiled as the other girl finally finished laughing. That laugh was so cute and melodious. But then she uttered her name. A Koga? Why was that so familiar? He shrugged it off quietly and nodded a bit. It seemed the girl was waiting for him to make the first move. He was quite happy to do so. Strike first, strike fast. So his body blurred as he dashed towards the girl. He was moving at the speed of a special jounin, coming to the side of the girl, spinning quickly as his foot came to the side of the girl's ribs. After he did this, he moved back, sprinting to come behind the girl, mule-kicking the middle of her back to make her pitch forward. This would be the moment he would show the girl why Uchiha were not to be messed with. His body moved once more, flipping backwards from the girl, making the tiger handseal.

He breathed in quickly and moved his form once more to be behind the girl about ten meters. His lungs and throat were filled with air and his chakra mixed with it. Soon, he let out a large ball of flame, flying at the girl. It was the size of a bus when it flew at the girl but would disintergrate if it went to far. He smiled after using the jutsu waiting for the ball of flame to disappear and get a view on the girl again. He wasn't trying to hurt her too bad, but wanted to show her that the Uchiha were not to be messed with.

The boy chuckled, watching the girl silently before he spoke. "I am sorry if I seem to eager, I just enjoy a good spar. I don't mean to hurt you too bad, I need you in good condition for our date." He laughed once more, getting down and ready for the girl's counter-attack. His right eye stayed on her, the left eye still underneath his hair. He was quietly waiting and paced to move.

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Syekren didn't waste any time, charging straight at me.  I whipped out my left tonfa to knock him back when he went to my left side and made a spinning kick.  The Uchiha was very fast and I couldn't get my tonfa out in time, his foot hitting me hard in my ribs, knocking me sideways a couple feet.  I heard him run towards me from behind and spun to meet him.  He kicked out with his leg, hitting me in my stomach.  I stumbled back two feet from him as he flipped back and away from me.  This guy was seriously a pain in my side.  I didn't come here to train after being defeated in the Chuunin Exams just to lose again to some guy who thought he could win a date with me.

The boy landed, blowing a giant fireball towards me.  I smiled, the size and heat of the fireball felt like it was one of his stronger jutsus.  Biting my thumb on my right hand, I smeared blood over my stomach, calling out, "Kōga Clan Seal of the Guardian!"  Immediately upon my words, the Koga Clan Seal appeared on my stomach, shining a bright white as the fireball was sucked into it.  After absorbing the ninjutsu, I pulled out both of my tonfas, twirling them by the hilts in my hands.  Syekren was faster than me, but that could be used to my advantage now that I knew this.  I studied him closely, his body language and facial expressions were something that I had briefly gotten to know from our conversation.  Knowing how honest he had been before, I could better tell when his expressions weren't natural.  Using this I could best predict where he would attack.  My clan's Kekkei Genkai, the Eye of the Heart, was the biggest part of being a Kōga, and the biggest advantage for me to use against Syekren.


"I am sorry if I seem to eager, I just enjoy a good spar. I don't mean to hurt you too bad, I need you in good condition for our date." He was quite the cocky boy. I'd need to make sure to teach him a lesson for hitting a woman, especially one he intended to date. But there wasn't a chance that I'd let him date me, I kept my distance, ready for another attack. This time I was better prepared.

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Syekren couldn't help but smile. She had absorbed his fireball into her stomach seal. Impressive. He smirked as he noticed the girl was watching him closely. Maybe he could use that to his advantage. It would take a bit of doing, but if he pulled it off right he could confuse her and catch her by surprise. It hit him then: He might be able to move his body quickly enough for the girl's vision to haze. Or maybe he could just do what he had been doing. Then he heard something; wind blowing harder and sand blew up into the air abit. He smirked as he realized something he could do in this case, moving his body quickly, his feet digging into the ground as he ran. The sand was kicked up around him, and he moved to the girl, sprinting around her, the sand kicking up more and more, most if it directed to her face.

With all the sand he kicked into the girl's face he was sure it would blind her for now. The wind blowing would carry the sand as he kicked it up, so it wouldn't just fall back to the ground just yet. After such, he moved behind the girl once more at his highest speed, slipping his arms between her own, his hands locking behind her head, while he then lifted upwards, to attempt to suplex and slam her into the ground. After which he'd grab towards her arm and if this worked, he'd be pulling her arm up, resting his foot against her throat.

I watched Syekren's gaze turn to the sand, his eyes dilated at the sudden gust of wind. He's up to something, I thought just as he began to run towards me. Sure enough, he was up to something. Kicking up the sand as he ran at me, he was trying to blind me. I jumped back and turned my head away from the sand. Soon he had made his way around me, swinging his arms around my neck. Instinctively I shoved my tonfas down at his stomach while he attempted to suplex me.

His arms were tight around my neck as he bent backwards, sending me back and towards the ground. I braced for the impact, knowing only one way out of losing this fight just then. My neck hit the ground hard, and instantly exploded into a puff of smoke. The smoke would reveal a cactus taking my place as I crouched behind one about 10 meters to Syekren's right. Forming two different seals, a glowing orb enveloping an Explosion Seal to be exact, which she shot at Syekren, triggering as it reached him.

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Syekren saw the smoke as soon as she hit the ground. Great, it was a substitution and he stood back up, looking around quickly. He noticed the wind was dying and his plan hadn't worked out too well. But as he was looking quickly, his eyes darted to the right, noticing something flying towards him. He didn't have time to move out of the way but he wouldn't have to in this case. As it flew towards him, the male quietly focused his chakra and pushed it out around him, becoming raiton energy. This would form a dome of Raiton chakra around him, as the explosion hit the dome, it would be absorbed, doing no notable damage to the dome's integrity. The dome would stay there with the Uchiha in it, planning out his next move.

He watched the girl, smiling a bit. She was quirky and was fast on her feet. But how long would that last once he got in close? He watched her movements, trying to formulate an idea. How she had known about what he was going to do last time was a mystery to him. But then he thought quietly. She had been studying him quite a bit which could only mean she was reading his body language. Or just his eyes at least. As he figured this out, the smile dropped from his face. He reserved his emotions and flipped his hair, allowing the violet locks to stay in front of both eyes, obscuring them from view. His hair was thin enough that he could see through it but she wouldn't be able to.

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Syekren had formed a shield of raiton chakra just before my seal had detonated, doing nothing. Through the dome of lightning, I saw him mess up his hair, letting his bangs fall over his eyes, obscuring them from view. Looks like he was quite the clever little guy. I smiled a bit, enjoying the fight, he actually seemed quite capable, though I still wanted to see how well he could handle himself in a fight. Not really thinking about training anymore, I just wanted to have some fun with Syekren. A strong guy like himself wouldn't be such a pain to have to date, I thought to myself.

Generating raiton chakra of my own into my tonfas, I spun forward on my toes. Twirling towards Syekren, I shot out five raiton bolts at his shield. Finishing my twirl, I slipped down into a slight crouch, my right leg extended and my left leg bent. My hands kept my tonfas twirling as I waited to see what my jutsu would do against his shield. There wasn't much I could do with it up, so I would wait things out for now.

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