Lava and Magnet [P,NK]

Jinichi had moved away to side to escape the kunai which Xuro had thrown at him. Just as that would occur Xuro would be landing and then Jinichi had disappeared. Reappearing right next to Xuro to punch him. Xuro tried to dive back to the left but couldn't make it in time as Jinichi was too fast for him. Xuro would feel the fist connect with his temple. Xuro was sent 2 meters back tumbling on the ground hitting right into his Gourd. He held his head as he was trying to get up. Xuro slowly stood up using his gourd as support to help him up on his two feet. He would then turn around and face Jinichi face to face. It was time to get serious since Xuro knew he couldn't stand a chance in a fist fight as Jinichi was too fast for him to able to even try to fight back. Xuro would step in front of his Gourd covering it from view. Ofcourse Jinichi won't suspect anything as it would seem that xuro was just stepping forward to get once again ready for the fight to continue. Xuro got back into his firm stance having his legs spread out and placing his katana back into its sheath. His hands now in fists positioned in front of him. He would narrow his vision and stare directly into the eyes of Jinichi very focused even more than before for as of now he was about to use his specialty. Unknown to Jinichi, the cork of Xuro's gourd behind him would open up and rise a few centimeters off the gourd. The potent Gold Dust within began rising out and twirling in the air just behind Xuro's back. The Gourd itself slowly splitting up and loosening. Its solid molecular bonded structure now loosening and forming back into its dust form. As for now it remained in its fixed shaped. He would remain focused and ready awaiting Jinichi's attack for he had a plan which he hoped would work. It was time to see just what his Gold dust was capable of. It remained at the ready for Xuro's command depending on the turn of events that would transpire.

Jin successfully landed his punch, so it seemed, as he basically saw Xuro go flying from his attack, Jin knew that a fistfight was where he prevailed, but he was also absolute hell for those who preferred using long-range attacks, as Jin was a master of the art of getting closer to his opponents and wreaking havoc on them, and Jin made sure his arsenal of jutsu revolved around getting close to the enemy, Jin was also trying to perfect his long-ranged attacks, so he could be effective at any distance, because Jin didn't want to have any weak points, and that was key, because if someone else found what his weakness was they'd definately exploit it to their advantage. So he was definately going to try and complete his own little continuum of force, it was all coming to shape but Jin still had a hell of a lot to learn if he was going to prevail under these circumstances, but for now he had to rely on his natural physical prowess in order to defeat Xuro in this spar.

He watched Xuro manipulate his gourd into what looked like golden dust, was this his clan's bloodline? Probably, because it seemed as if he was manipulating it himself, using his own chakra, so this was what the Kinzokutei were capable of, and Jin was going to have to find a way, he'd probably resort to using confusion and striking when Xuro least expected it, that'd probably be the better way to go about this spar, by finding Xuro's weak spot, and Jin had already figured out that in a fistfight, Jin had the upper hand, so he'd need to force Xuro into a position where he'd be forced to use hand to hand combat, or that was what Jin's hypothesis was, and he'd try and play that tactic.

He saw him manipulate his dust, and in his head he tried to come up with a plan, this was gonna be a lot harder than he thought, he figured he'd just wait to see what Xuro was actually capable of with this stuff, and in the meantime learn how to counter this unseen Kekkei Genkai.

Xuro remained in his firm stance awaiting for Jinichi to make a move. But it appeared that he wasn't going to make a move and instead wait rather for Xuro to make the next move. Just then Xuro's gourd would break up now into pieces. Not a very dramatic cracking but instead it would slowly silently crack and then open up in its separate pieces. The Gold Dust's shape and structure then broken loose and returned to its dust form. Xuro folded his arms and posed his head in the air. He would then smirk. "Very well then... If that is what you want... I will oblige. Prepare to witness the power of my Gold Dust..." Xuro spoke as his Gold Dust being now 3 Gallons, would begin to rise up from Behind Xuro. Xuro began walking slowly towards Jinichi. As he walked his Gold Dust would hover up and then start moving around Xuro in swirling manner. The Gold Dust started from the back at the bottom and rose up and twirled around Xuro anti-clockwise twirling right around till his head having about a 30cm gap between Xuro and his Gold Dust.

Now as he would approach Jinichi being only 2 meters away, still having his arms folded, in a sudden flash, The Gold Dust would form a sharp point on one end and would move down and rush at Jinichi with the sharp point heading straight for Jinichi's chest. Just as the Gold dust was now 1 meter close to Jinichi, from the middle of the Gold Dust "spear", two sharp spears would break out from there. The two spears would each break out from the original spear from either side and then go to the far right and left of Jinichi and then attack him from the two sides aiming to stab both sides just as the main Gold Dust spear would attack him from the front.
These Spears were more just like a thick rope with sharp spear-like ends and would attack him in a flexible manner. Xuro would have full control of his Gold Dust to manipulate it as he pleases depending on what would occur and how Jinichi would react...


[My current chakra is 71 so all the stats (sharpness, health, etc) of my Gold Dust is half my chakra so that's 36 rounded up.]

Jin looked a lot more focused than he usually did, no taunting grin, nothing, he kept a completely stoic and focused expression, he didn't quite know what Xuro was planning but he was going to find out and hopefully find a way to counter it, Jin wasn't gonna lie he had no clue as to what the Kinzokutei were capable of, he had no idea of their history, their heritage, or their abilities. But now would definately be a good time to learn, he was going to witness their Kekkei Genkai firsthand, and it was definately gonna be impressive, Jin was just gonna have to find a way around it and triumph in this conflict, Jin just smirked, acknowledging what he said, this guy blew everything way out of proportion, he sounded as if he came straight out of a theatre, it was cheesy, that was exactly the expression Jin would've used. He kept completely silent, he analyzed what Xuro was doing, seeing him manipulate his gold dust into some form of spear, Jin's eyes widened, he had to act fast, the moment he saw the spears being created he jumped back with a chakra enhanced leap, hoping to avoid all of the spears by moving back before they could all shut around him, should his plan be a success his three spears would just crash into eachother, in the meantime Jin just smashed his palm against the floor. "Lava Release: Fissure Vent Eruption!" He hollered, as a massive crack opened through the ground, blasting out several eruptions of lava which would head straight towards Xuro.

Xuro kept a close eye on Jinichi watching his every move. He would formulate quick strategies in the hope to counter Jinichi's moves. Right now however Jinichi had leaped back to try and avoid the spears and would hope they would crash in to each other like how everyone else would assume. But Xuro had full control ocver his Gold Dust. They obeying his every command. Just as he saw Jinichi jump back, Xuro's Gold Dust spears (that came from the sides) would change direction and go straight now heading for Jinichi while the main one would go under them and go from the bottom towards him. Xuro would probably be reaching his max control range but just as Jinichi would slam his palm and yell out his powerful Lava jutsu, Xuro would perform the body flicker technique. He knew that Jinichi's lava style jutsu was extremely powerful and could do massive wide scale damage. And Xuro definitely couldn't take that much damage. He would end up getting very badly hurt. Xuro didn't want to get anywhere near that jutsu. He immediately would body flicker right behind Jinichi. His Gold Dust would stop their attack and drop to the ground. But as Xuro reappeared, he would kick Jinichi with his right foot in his back. He would then control his Gold Dust once again since it entered his control radius. His Gold would rise again and move in the air towards Xuro as Xuro performed the kick. As soon as the kick would connect, if it did, Xuro would have his Gold Dust come back to him once again twirling around him...

Jinichi had to pay attention here, he didn't want to be caught out by how these golden spears worked, he basically had full control over this eerie dust, it seemed as if the limits on how to use this thing were pretty loose, as he seemed to have full control over this extravagant material, Jin hadn't seen anything like this before, and it was definately a technique he wasn't gonna underestimate, as he had no clue as to where the limits of controlling this powder are, he could be using this a lot more effectively than he thought he would, and that was why Jin was on full alert to this guy's techniques, Jin was rather impressed, was this the power of the Kinzokutei? It seemed so. This technique was incredibly versatile, as Jin had noticed and he assumed he could use his kekkei genkai both offensively, defensive and supplementarily, so this Kekkei Genkai of Xuro's really was a jack of all trades, Jin was really gonna have to step up his game to be able to beat Xuro here, who was definately a lot more skilled then he was last time where he got his ass beat by his Sensei, and was probably worse off out of the three of them due to the way he hit the tree.

Jin was glad that those spears had gotten wrecked by his jutsu, but he also saw the powder fall flat on the floor at one point, this meant that he obviously left their control, Jin used his quick thinking skills to use the Hiding Like A Mole Technique to sink straight into the ground to avoid his body flicker technique, Jin loved this technique, it was an easy way to not only confuse opponents, but also to detect them and to hide and avoid jutsu, or fighting techs, like this one for example, Jin figured Xuro had body flickered, he wouldn't leave the premesis so early, so Jin used it the moment he saw the dust fall, he thanked the fact that he was actually concentrated to be able to notice that, otherwise he'd have been beaten in his own game of surprise attacking.

Jin used the technique to sense where Xuro was, and popping out of the ground in front of Xuro he'd attempt a strong kick to the stomach and then following up by springing his other foot off the floor he'd follow up with a spinning kick to his jaw, using the kick's extra rotational force to his advantage to deal an almighty kick, Jin figured that popping around behind him would basically be too predictable, as Xuro had witnessed Jin's fighting style before, so he was trying not to do something too predictable, and popping up right in front of him was definately a different twist to the way Jin normally attacked. he hoped that he'd be able to land this, if not he'd be back at square one and trying to find a way to actually hit him through his kekkei genkai, this test was proving to be a lot harder than Jin expected, Jin also had to be careful that Xuro didn't get wise to his tactics, that'd be a serious pain in the ass, so Jin had to find ways to surprise him and catch him in places where he least expected it, and he hoped that his plan did just that.

Just as Xuro would body flicker behind Jinichi, Jinichi would disappear into the ground. "Hmm probably some good earth style technique. I have something similar to that. Not exactly alike, but quite close. It also allows me to go under ground but we'll just see what this one here is capable of.." Xuro thought to himself as he stood there. His Gold Dust now returned to him and started surrounding his body. He knew that now he had to be on the look out for Jinichi. Since he was under ground, Xuro was quite blind from his attacks. He couldn't suspect where Jinichi would pop up or what he would do next. Xuro would go on the defensive and prepare for the next possible attack. His Gold dust going around his fast then up his back over his head and then down the front going under his legs and out from behind. This would be a repeated, rotary motion which the Gold Dust would perform while Xuro waited for Jinichi. They would stay a minimum distance of 5cm away from Xuro keeping enough room for Xuro to move. Just then, Jinichi would reappear, popping out of the ground right in front of Xuro aiming a kick at Xuro. Luckily Xuro would use his Gold Dust shaping it into a block, a rectangular block that was 8 inches wide vertically and 12 inches long horizontally. This block would protect Xuro and take the damage from the kick. But just as the block would be taking the damage, 2 rope like threads of Gold Dust would stretch out from both the sides of the block having a sharp pointed spear like tip on each of them. These two "spear ropes" would move out from the side of the block and move towards Jinichi to attack him in his mid section using their sharp points. During this attack, Xuro himself would jump 1 meter back to try and get away from Jinichi to avoid getting attacked.

Jin kept his cover, he had absolutely no clue what to expect, maybe his technique would get countered, after all, this gold dust proved to be pretty robust when it had to, and not to mention it was pretty versatile, Jin needed to think if he were to find an effective counter to his mastery of this bizarre metallic substance, Jin wasn't gonna be beaten here so he was going to need to find some form of knockout blow, which wouldn't exactly be easy, but he was sure as hell gonna try to do it, after all, nothing successful comes without hard work and effort, and that was what he was going to put in here, hard work and a lot of effort from all the determination that welled up inside him, and Jin built up the confidence to deliver the kick.

Jin figured he was fast enough to stretch his leg out for the kick, but it seemed as if Xuro, despite Jin's speed, had already prepared himself for such an assault, as Jin's foot hit the block of gold dust, he body flickered away, he didn't want to be hit by those spears of metal any time soon, he didn't really feel like getting skewered today, Jin had to outperform himself here, was he really going to unleash his signature technique here? After all the consequences could be dire, not to him, but to Xuro, he didn't want to scar him for life, he was his comrade and teammate, so he was caught in a mental battle, should he really go all out here? After all, this technique was made to kill people, it wasn't exactly a "spar friendly" technique, but he was really contemplating using it, if he wanted to display what he was capable when he went all out it'd require him using his most devastating technique.

Jin thought against it, and instead just waited for an attack, he'd only use that technique if he absolutely had to.

Xuro watched Jinichi yet again using a body flicker to get away from Xuro's deadly Gold Dust Spears. Smart move, the boy sure knew what he was doing. Xuro didn't really know exactly how sharp his gold dust was because he didn't stab himself or something like that. But he was sure they were sharp enough to produce a good piercing wound. Xuro would notice jinichi waiting. That gave Xuro the signal that he needed to make an attack. But he had to be on the watch out. Jinichi must know that he has to bring out his trump cards if he's going to try and defeat Xuro since the basics taijutsu wasn't so successful. Xuro knew that Jinichi would try something spectacular eventually. But that wasn't going to stop Xuro from launching an attack. In fact, Xuro himself was going to use some of his own special jutsu. A little lightning style one he invented....


Xuro would charge at Jinichi full speed ahead with his gold dust tagging along twirling all around him. Xuro once reaching a distance of 4 meters close to Jinichi, would send his Gold Dust around to Jin's sides. They were shaped like 2 massive spears and went in a curve like pattern to both his left and right sides attempting to stab him from the sides. But those were just merely a distraction a major one that is, to restrict Jinichi's movements for Xuro's finisher. As soon as Xuro was 3 meters close to Jin, he would perform hand seals and concluded with the dragon hand seal. Holding the Dragon Hand Seal, a giant lightning dragon head would emerge in front of Xuro originating from his body. "Lightning Release: Lightning Dragon!" Xuro shouted just as the Dragon was summoned, it extended straight forward right at Jinichi going straight for his mid section. Xuro kept the hand seal, poised and ready to manipulate the dragon if need be. But right now, Xuro felt he had a good enough attack. Two huge Gold Dust spears attack Jinichi from either side as well as a powerful dragon head launched at him right before his eyes...

[Sorry had to go]

Xuro being quite shocked that Jinichi didn't see moving at all not even trying to dodge his dragon head and his spears. Xuro wasn't sure maybe he had something secretly planned or what but Xuro didn't want to take any chances. Maybe Jin froze at the shock both the two attacks but Xuro it was unlikely and something was up. He would manoeuvre his dragon so that he would go over Jin and then go straight for a tree nearby and then making contact with the tree smashing it into pieces and fading away. Xuro also commanded his gold Dust to take a turn and head back to Xuro immediately before they could do any damage to Jinichi. He would shout out, "Hey whattup? You never move at all?". Just then Xuro's alarm of his watch went off signalling he had to be at home by his parents, looks his time here was up. "Oh crap! I need to go now sorry, we'll spar again some other time. See ya!" Xuro shouted as he ran off out of the training grounds heading home.


On his way, he would try his new skill he learnt. He used his Gold Dust and tried shaping it and forming into a Kunai. Half way home, he had managed to shape two identically looking kunais except made from Gold Dust. He controlled their movements and then stored them in his pouch just in time before he reached the front door of his house. HE then decided to make some more gold dust for he will need it in abundance for future battles. He went to his front garden and said down. He then broke down the ground below him and infused his chakra into it. THe did for quite a while until he had made a whole lot of Gold DUst. He then stored it into His Gourd and then headed inside his house.
[Exit]
[TWC: 3420. 34 JP, 17 Stats, 1000/1000 level 1 basic magnet mastery learnt, 2000/2000 level 2 learnt, 6 Gallons Gold Dust made, 400/400 two gold Dust Kunais made]