The reaction of the feline was, at best, preconceived, and at worst, a hastily formed response that managed to catch Akiyama with his pants down. Launching himself head first into the orb of wind that exited the mouth of the Konoha Kitten Akiyama would release a soft grunt. His body coming to a complete stop with a strong sting in his chest he knew he had missed his opportunity. This thought was only further exaggerated when he quickly began losing his footing, his body being removed from the ground. With the cat speeding off through the air following the shift in the wind Akiyama would grimace beneath his bandages. As to be expected from a cat, he was fast, and cunning at the least.
Still gripping the hilt of his blade however Akiyama would quickly focus his chakra into his torso, hardening it to the point of iron or beyond. The technique was a simple one, but effective when Sakamoto sent his arcs of wind through the air in an attempt to cut into Akiyama. Shredding the black vest that he wore Akiyama's bear chest would be revealed through the tattered fabric. It was a dark brown color, earthy and dense in appearance, and unscathed by the slicing power of the second attack Sakamoto had sent his way. Having already dissipated the strong raiton around his right arm, Akiyama would unsheathe the blade, throwing it to the west with the increased speed that the chakra infused wind of the arena was constantly assaulted by.
Sinking deep within the soil of the lush grassland, a single, light blue string could be seen within the distorting winds of Sakamoto's initial jutsu. Still held aloft the string ran from the tip of Akiyama's middle finger to the pommel of his blade, a clear anchor for his escape. Pulling on the string with all his might, yanking him from the confines of the vortex of fuuton that had entrapped him Akiyama would tumble towards the dirt. Extending a single hand Akiyama would catch himself, springing back to his feet in a quick somersault. Glancing back in the direction of the vortex he had only narrowly escaped he saw it. The crushing force of the winds intensified exponentially, almost collapsing inwards like an imploding star. The force was monumental, something Akiyama could feel, even outside of its confines. That vortex was a coffin, one he had only avoided by the slimmest of margins, one that would have sent him to the losers bracket.
Smirking beneath his bandages as they ruffled from the distortion of his regular, more bored expression. Akiyama would refocus his attention entirely on his opponent.
"You're no regular house cat are you? You're a real shinobi." The chuckle that escaped his lips was less condescending than one might initially think. Instead, it held an awkward weight to it, almost like a nervous acknowledgement of how much he had been underestimating his opponent. After all, to Akiyama, up to this point, there was a chance he was simply fighting his true enemies pet, or possibly some weird kid who liked cats too much. Now however, Akiyama knew that in fact his opponent was what he least expected, a cat who was in truth, a shinobi. No trick, no pet, just a cat, who could talk.
Pulling on the string that seemed glued to his finger, Akiyama would reel in his sword, grasping it firmly within his right hand. The thought that he had been fighting his true opponent in such a lax manner was daunting to him. The amount of opportunities the cat had while he was simply throwing shuriken and rush at him head first was immense. For all he knew, there were dominoes set in place that he had no comprehension of, ones that would lead to his loss. It was from this point, with a serious gaze cast upon Sakamoto that could stop a charging bull that Akiyama would begin to treat his opponent as the worthy threat that he was.
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Name: Four Limb Weighted Technique
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: D
Type: Defensive
Element: Doton
Range: Melee
Specialty: Chakra Flow
Duration: maintainable
Cooldown: Duration +1
Activation: N/A
Description: The user infuses one of their limbs with doton chakra, enhancing the defensive abilities of their skin to the level of a D ranked defensive jutsu. Allowing the limb to block the damage of 1 C rank jutsu, 2 D rank jutsu, or 3 E rank jutsu as well as SS-1 strength basic attacks.
Name: Puppet Technique (Kugutsu no Jutsu ~ 傀儡の術)
Canon/Custom: Canon.
Rank: E.
Type: Supplementary.
Element: None.
Range: 30m.
Specialty: Kugutsu.
Duration: -5 per post
Cooldown: Duration +1 post.
Description: This jutsu generates long, fibrous, malleable chakra strings from each of the user's fingers. They are partially intangible to prevent tangling; this jutsu cannot be used to bind people. The condensed chakra takes a hue of variable color depending on the user. Use of this technique on puppets is only available to those with the Kugutsu specialty. However, people without skill in Puppetry can still generate chakra strings to control weapons they have the specializations to wield, within 30m. This consists of whipping them around like a flail or yo-yo, or controlling their path of travel when thrown. Unless durability is enhanced by a separate technique, these chakra strings can be broken by any D rank technique that causes blunt force, cutting, or piercing damage.
This technique cannot control living people; it can only control corpses, or Human Puppets currently in the user's locker.
Maintained.......................
Name: Raitei no Sendo Saisho no shīru ("Flash Movement of the Thunder Emperor; First Seal")
Origin: Custom
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Element: Raiton
Range: Self
Specialty: Taijutsu
Duration: Maintainable
Cooldown: Duration +2
Activation: Begin chakra flow
Description: Beginning with a flare of electricity the user activates the technique, shrouding themselves in thin tendrils of raiton that crackle sparsely around their body. The bolts that crackle around the user are loud, like loud snaps similar to that of a mouse trap going off, or miniaturized lightning bolts.
This technique increases Speed by +1, allowing for burst speed to be used with no drawback. However, due to the incomplete and unmastered form the user will receive minor 1st degree burns across their entire body after 3 posts, increasing by one rank of severity for every 2 posts the jutsu is active past the 3rd post (5 posts major 1st degree, 7 posts minor 2nd degree, etc). The jutsu also uses 20 chakra to activate instead of the usual 15 with the normal maintenance cost.
On Cooldown....................
Name: Assassins Step
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary
Element: None
Range: 10m
Specialty: Chakra Flow
Duration: 1 post
Cooldown: 3 posts
Activation: N/A
Description:Using the same basic idea of the supernatural walking practice technique the user floods the ground beneath them (must be a solid surface) with their chakra. The rate at which the chakra is exerted into the surface allows a sort of springboard action to occur where the chakra launches the user forward in a linear direction. This allows the user to over a distance of 10 meters increase their movement speed by 15m/s to allow for gap closing that would normally be impossible through a simple burst of speed by the shinobi.
Name: Chikyū-ō no chikaku ("Perception of the Earth King
Origin: Custom
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Element: Doton
Range: 30m Radius
Specialty: Chakra Flow
Duration: Maintained
Cooldown: Duration +1
Activation: Begin flow of chakra
Description: Flowing ones chakra into the ground beneath their feet they are enable to infuse the earth itself with their chakra. Using this technique one is able to sense the seismic activity that any person or object creates as it rests upon or within the earth itself with pin point accuracy.