All right, then...
now Raishi was going on the offensive. Zen, now, just had to make sure he either dodged or blocked...of which he did both. Well, not exactly. More like the two of him shared that responsibility.
The Mirror Clone he created was then filled with energy, primed to dodge. Zen had, with a thought, activated the Light-Speed Technique. It attempted to move out of Raishi's line of sight, using the original Zen's actions as a distraction. Speaking of which...
Zen made no move to try and dodge the dragon. All he did was...well, nothing. He concentrated, and with those thoughts, made a largely invisible barrier around himself. The Dosekiryuu, which was heading straight for him, probably would hit the Light Screen he had created. And with that....well, not a fun time for Raishi, to say the least. Zen's Reflect Arts barrier would do just that: reflect the Earth and Stone Dragon right back at its creator. It writhed, almost as if in pain, before being redirected back whence it came.
Meanwhile, the clone was attempting to move unnoticed. What with the Earth and Stone Dragon's reflection, Raishi's attention would probably be diverted. If the clone was able to, it would try a sneak attack on Raishi; grab him from behind, if possible. Using all the power available to it, it would do its best to keep the Kanetsu clansman in place while Zen prepared to cast another jutsu.
Zen worried....he had an appointment with the Tsuchikage to get to by five in the afternoon. He needed to end this quickly...and the Kyouga was not one to simply give up.
"Oh, come on...you're the second advanced-element user I've faced. I hope you don't disappoint like Takumi managed to."He was determined to end this quickly. Zen looked around at the surroundings...for the most part, flat. Which was good...he wouldn't be able to hide behind anything. Raishi's Dosekiryuu was rather formidable...but nothing compared to what Zen was preparing. After making a few hand seals, his clone would begin to glow.
"Game, set, match." Even if Raishi had broken free from the clone's grasp, it would follow him intently. Seven mirrors exploding, each with the force of a paper bomb...well, to say the least, it wouldn't be pretty. When the clone exploded, it left a rather large crater in the ground where Zen's double once was. If Raishi managed to evade even that, Zen would proceed to continually bombard him with offenses.
The Kyouga crossed two half-tiger seals, and recited:
"Reflect Arts! Shadow Clone Jutsu!"A rather high-level technique...but Zen believed he could handle it. Two doppelgangers of the young man would appear on either side of him, and would await their opponent's next move. Their reactions would be as swift as the original. Now all that was left to do was to defeat Raishi...simple in theory, but would practice prove him wrong? Zen was rather giddy about this fight. Even if he loved to strategize during a battle, he loved even more when he couldn't account for some variables. Living on the edge, so to speak... The barren wasteland that was the Fissure Training Grounds brought out a fighting spirit, of sorts.
But that was it. There was no time....Zen needed to go. Now. If he didn't hurry, he wouldn't have enough time to speak with Tsuchikage Arashi. Or rather, the young Kyouga needed to get back to his house. He needed to get ready, as going as he was now...was probably not a good idea. His clothes were all dirtied up...it just was not good to present oneself like this in general. That's what you get for sparring right before an appointment, though....
"Apologies, Raishi...I have to go. I have to rendezvous with Arashi in about...fifteen minutes. For the purposes of the mission, you win by default. It was a pleasure, undoubtedly. A parting gift."The mentioned gift was to consist of his Shadow Clones.... They wouldn't last long when Zen got out of range, but it would work well enough. The clones would use only physical hits on the Kanetsu to keep him busy....by that time, Zen would have already fled into the denser-populated areas of Iwagakure. Quickly, he hopped from roof to roof, until he arrived at his apartment. He would then use his aforementioned jutsu again....he needed to get multiple things done at once. The Shadow Doppelganger technique undoubtedly came in handy here. In about ten minutes, he was all prim and proper. Ready to go... he rushed to Arashi's office, and hoped that he would not be chastised for being late. He enjoyed his little diversion, though; would have to do it another time.
[1520/1500. Reflect Arts: Shadow Clone Jutsu - TRAINED. Dropping the Mental Nexus jutsu. Sorry, Raishi; I have to travel outside of Iwa and needed to close the topic.]
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Name: 反映ポー: 光速の術 {Han'eipō: Kōsoku no Jutsu ~ Reflect Arts: Light-Speed Technique}
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary
Element: Fuuton||Raiton
Range: 15 meters
Specialty: Ninjutsu||Kyouga Only
Duration: Instant activation; Lasts until range is used up, or 7 posts.
Cooldown: 2 posts
Description: Zenchi focuses chakra to his feet with just a thought. Immediately after, he uses the basics of his clan's techniques to create Han'eipō mirrors at his soles; he makes them solid, reminiscent of the Light Screen technique. While giving part of his attention to them, Zen can make them absorb light, even if not readily exposed to it, in a similar fashion to his Descending Darkness technique. After this is done, he can expel it, along with chakra, from his mirrors; this is done in a controlled fashion, allowing for a sort of propulsion. In effect, because the mirrors are touching the ground, not his feet, Zen is sliding along it using this propulsion. Zenchi can only cast jutsu of 2 ranks lower than him while moving quickly using this jutsu; he also cannot go further than 15 meters with this technique. He has good control over his direction of travel and turning; the speed boost is about 30%. There are several alternate uses to this jutsu: first, he can instantly move at tremendous speed for a short distance (5m or less), but the jutsu is immediately expended by this. Second, he can use the mirrors to glide just above the ground at up to regular running speed for up to 7 posts; he can activate the speed boost at any time. For any use of the technique, Zenchi can control how much light the propulsion emits; the flashes can mask the movement slightly or hurt people's eyes (but not blind).
Name: 反映ポー: 光の壁 {Han'eipō: Hikari no Kabe - Reflect Arts: Light Screen}
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: B
Type: Defensive
Element: Fuuton||Raiton or Katon
Range: Range of Mirror Creation
Specialty: Ninjutsu||Kyouga Only
Duration: Until dissipated.
Cooldown: 2 posts after dispersing. (B:3, A:4, S:5)
Description: The user makes the Dog hand seal; Tokujou do not need to do this. Then, mirrors used in this jutsu give off a glare, and can increase in size according to the user's will (and prowess). The mechanics of this jutsu involve the constituent Raiton or Katon's kinetic energy. Energy in the form of vibrations is given of by the mirrors; this resonates with the air, creating an ethereal wall. The vibrations also resonate through the user's chakra, nullifying oncoming jutsu. Light Screen, when activated, will do as mirrors are supposed to: it will bounce the technique it faces back to the user (in the case of Taijutsu, he/she is thrown back with force enough to inflict their intended damage). This technique is all up to the user's judgement, as Light Screen will behave differently when facing different-ranked attacks. Lower-ranked techniques will not disturb the barrier at all, and will bounce back to the user with 90% of the original force. Equal-ranked attacks will simply be dissipated by the barrier; after two of these, its rank of protection lowers by 1. Higher-ranked techniques will break the barrier, but will have less force in them because the barrier managed to weaken it a small bit.
Name: 反映ポー: 京ライの術 {Han'eipō: Kyōrai no Jutsu ~ Reflect Arts: Mirror Mine Technique}
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Element: Fuuton||Raiton
Range: 10 meters
Specialty: Ninjutsu||Kyouga Only
Duration: Until detonated.
Cooldown: 4 posts after all have detonated.
Description: Zenchi gathers existing Han'eipō mirrors and either sticks them to a surface or lets them hover. At any time, he can make them forcibly absorb light, and become dangerously unstable. These are still invisible when charged with light, though. Once 'live', they can deliver explosions on contact with anything, via the mechanic for the Mirror Shot technique. These explosions are expelled from only one side of the mirror, and as such can be used to augment physical attacks. Damage from one explosion is equal to that of a paper bomb. Likewise, any mine can be detonated by the user; he can expose these to a person's chakra signature so that it does not blow when they touch it.
Name: 反映ポー:影分身の術 (Han'eipō: Kage Bunshin no Jutsu ~ Reflect Arts: Shadow Clone Technique)
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Element: Fuuton||Raiton or Katon
Range: 20m
Specialty: Ninjutsu||Kyouga Only
Duration: Until dissipated.
Cooldown: Three posts after dispersing.
Description: An upgraded version of the Mirror Clone technique. This clone is made out of pure Han'eipō chakra, not just mirrors. If Zen creates one clone, it has strength equivalent to 75% of his; two, and each is half as strong. The clones can only be distinguished from the original by the Byakugan, or by the Mangekyou Sharingan. Each shadow clone can be dispersed with about three solid hits. They all share from the same chakra pool instead of dividing up his reserves because he is closer to them and can easily give them chakra. As they are made of Han'eipō chakra, they can only use such Kekkei Genkai jutsu. By allowing there only to be a max of 2 clones, they each can 'borrow' the effects a multi-post technique already used by Zenchi without it counting against him in any way. (e.g. Zen activates Kousoku no Jutsu. Any clone can move at heightened speeds without Zen's jutsu being used up; he himself can't use it when they are, though.)