The Final Step Begins![IO;NK]

Now this is the kind of battle Raijin likes to see! All out attacks coming in from every direction. The small forest in the corner of the training ground was now set ablaze because of Raijin's attack. "That is totally my bad! I did not mean to do that." Poor creatures, they probably stood no chance inside that fire. It really did hurt him knowing that he damaged a habitat. But enough of that, back to the battle! As Raijin stood there looking in the direction of the two he picked up on Yukio jumping from the tree to avoid being roasted. Kojin'chakra had moved quickly to another location. Must have been a fancy technique that utilized speed. 'So Kojin's on the run eh? And Yukio's just cursing up a storm.' The boy didn't worry about Yukio for now; he was too busy trying to locate Kojin. That was until he heard Yukio call out one of his strong attacks! Raijin immediately turned his head back to Yukio and got into positioning. Both him and Kurai were now buzzing their way towards him after a little contact with the ground. That migh have aided Raijin. It might have slowed them down a bit. 'Great.'

The Uchiha was able to see their movement before it even started. Raijin made a quick dodge roll in time to avoid being hit by the attack. When he recovered his balance he turned back to see Yukio, who passed him. While doing so he was able to spot Kojin's chakra behind an object. 'Haha. Kojin's probably trying to rest up and catch his breath.' Smart thing to do but when put against a dog-like shinobi who can sniff you out and an Uchiha with this vision that was a bad idea. He'd allow Kojin to rest up and do the same thing himself.

Nero liked where this was going. He smiled, once again giving Kojin and Raijin another 10 points. He would then once again start molding chakra around his hand in order to continue training this newly invented technique, while his eyes would be watching the boys, making sure not to miss anything that may happen (since if there was going to be anything fatal, Nero would have had to step in and stop the attack before it was too late.). He would just baldly keep working on the shape manipulation and the nature manipulation.

Kojin cringed once he felt his jutsu wear out. His hair returned to it's natural spiky state while his eyes went back to cerulean. His insides also felt worst too, it really sucked. 'When does this thing end? Darn it Raijin, I'll get you back soon enough!' he thought with a frown. He could feel his chakra almost back to it's normal state since he rested for a bit. That was a smart decision despite the others being able to sense him. Maybe Raijin had chosen to rest as well and let him recover. "Nero-sempai must have sensed me already. Yukio must have already smelled me out, if not that dog of his did" he mumbled. He heard a loud noise near his location behind the boulder and his frown only grew larger. The boy quickly performed had signs waited for whatever was coming at him.

Before the attack hit him he disappeared in a cloud of smoke, leaving a small rock on his place. Kojin was now behind a dead tree in the area. It's width was big enough to cover him fully, same with his shadow yet again. 'There's so much good hiding spots' he thought. The genin took a deep breath and smiled a bit. Of course, he was wondering if he should participate in this clash. It would be an opportunity to test his strength against the other two, however it would completely deplete his chakra. He could always intervene once the other two had faced each other. The boy peeked from his spot behind the tree and saw Nero a few feet away from him. He was about to ask what he was doing, but decided against it since that would give away his position.

"Sorry you guys, I can't waste all my energy now" he said, low enough so so only he can hear. Now that he thought about it, maybe hiding behind a tree was a bad idea. Still, there wasn't much things in the area he could use and they would have suspected he hid behind another rock. He went into his pocket and pulled out a small water bottle that fit his palm. Kojin quickly opened the cap and downed it all, then closed it and put it back into his pocket. He took a deep breath, now feeling fully refreshed. His insides felt a bit better was well, thought they still felt like they were burning. The boy smirked and waited for what would happen next, preparing himself for anything coming his way.

(Thought about it... No)

{WC: 425}

Raijin stood there regaining his chakra and cooling off. Not once did he take his eyes off of Yukio, especially since he knew that he was able to change his route. Instead of making a u-turn and attacking Raijin he went straight for Kojin, hoping to break through the boulder and hit him from the back. With an attack of the scale clashing with one's back it was sure to do some serious damage. Luckily for Kojin he was able to notice Yukio close in on him. Must have been the noise coming from the attack that alerted him. 'I wonder what's going to happen now.' Raijin watched Yukio drill into the boulder and shatter the stone, hitting nothing. Wait, nothing? The Uchiha realized that sudden change of the chakra signature's location. He smirked and reached into his pouch, grabbing onto a kunai wrapped in a bomb tag. 'So Kojin thinks he can hide again?' Raijin scanned the area and picked up on the chakra hidden behind whst seemed to be a tree. At the same time Yukio and Kurai stopped their attack. The former asked his own companion to sit this one out. Now what?

Raijin had an idea of what exactly was going to be used. He battled Yukio too many times not to know. "Don't tell me Yukio. You're going to use the attack already?" Now this turned interesting. The Inuzuka was already charging electricity in his hand. That was a sign that he had to act fast! Raijin drew his kunai from his pouch and threw it at the dead tree Kojin was resting behind. He chose this time to throw it so the crackles of lightning could hide the sound of the kunai hitting the charred bark. 'Forgive me Kojin but I cannot allow you to replenish your chakra so easily.' Yukio was now the primary target. Raijin rushed at him to close the distance between them both. If he got close enough he wouldn't use the technique to attack because it would only harm him if used at a close distance.[/i]

Nero smiled and fastly got back onto the top of the building. "The test is passed." he said, once again with fireworks. Then, he would disappear and leave.

[EXIT, sorry for the cheap reasoning :Di really won't have any time. you guys can go on if you want to. See you all]

yukio would look at the tree raijin had thrown his kunai "raijin what are you doing we are going to finish the show with a bang " as he spoke the tree ignited and exploded he could now see kojin " hey you were hiding! just so you could take us down easier huh!" he tapped his foot pissed off :/" he looked for sensai so he could prove he had grown in strength and found nothing "hey guys sensai is gone ?"he looked at orochi "boy anything " orochi hissed and pounted "he...abounded us :(" he looked around "raijin he left he not here...im leaving i knew i was not good enough for this team" he sat on orochi with kurai "you coming guys" orochi slithered away with the crew in hand and went back to the village
{wc 139 total wc 4,036
st 20 jp 40 exit}

Before Raijin had thrown the kunai at the tree, Kojin quickly performed three hand signs and a cloud of smoke appeared around him. Next to the boy was a clone that was sharing a small smirk. The original performed another hand sign and yet another cloud of smoke surrounded him. When it cleared, in the genin's place was a small mouse. "Alright, you know the plan" he said to the clone. The Shadow clone saluted, still smirking to himself. Before the tree fell onto the ground, both had split into different directions. The clone was going straight for Raijin while the mouse was running to get behind Yukio and Kurai. 'I never tried something like this before, I hope it works' the original thought. Though, the duo stopped their actions once they saw Nero say all of them passed, and left the scene.

"Hey, what gives!" Kojin exclaimed. He came out of his transformation and had a deep frown on his face. "How come he just left like that, I was just getting started!" he said with a pout. The boy sighed and performed a single hand sign, making his clone disperse. He heard what Yukio had said and his frown grew deeper. Kojin shoved his hands into his pockets and went to follow the Inuzuka back to the village. 'I wonder why Nero-sempai would just leave like that' he thought. The genin cringed and placed a hand on his chest again. His insides still felt as if they were burning, it was annoying him very much. "Aw man, that smoke really took a tole on me. How is it doing this anyway?" he asked out loud. The boy made a mental note to never breath in the smoke Raijin let out again.

'Next time something like this happens, I'll make sure that I win!' he thought. His frown was quickly replaced with a small grin at his small thought. Yep, he was going to train and beat the other two if it was the last thing he did!

{EXIT-- WC: 341-- TWC: 3217
Gained 16 stats and 32 JP... BYE NEROOOO}

@pproved!

The tag on the kunai began glowing and suddenly detonated. An explosion was set off, sending pieces of wood flying about. Raijin stood still and searched the smoke for any sign of Kojin. He wanted to make sure that his friend wasn't hurt too bad from that attack. "Kojin, I hope you're okay over there!" An explosion of that level was sure to do some harm. To get a better look he walked towards the smoke, his Sharingan scanning from left to right. One could never know what Kojin was planning, he was craft. One chakra signature had instantly come into view. That was most likely a clone. There was no other explanation. 'Now what are you planning Kojin?' He stopped in his tracks and waited for anything to come from the clearing smoke. At that moment Kojin, the one that had been created, lunged from the area. It was attacking the Uchiha and he was ready for it! "So you want a Taijutsu battle eh?" The boy got into positioning but couldn't believe what he heard next. Nero had told them all that they passed and made an exit.

Why'd he leave so abruptly? Raijin was confused; he didn't know if he was being serious or not. Since Kojin and Nero had stopped he would as well. "Wait, what happened? Why are we stopping?" The boy placed his hands atop of his head and sighed deeply. That wasn't expected at all. 'I wonder where Nero-Sensei went...' The trio could not even finish their training because of this. Maybe they'd have to wait till later. Oh well, there was no point in staying here. Raijin walked towards the giant snake and jumped onto its back. "I hope he's not in trouble or something. Oh, and my Katon chakra runs through that smoke so it delivers a burning sensation. You should watch out for it next time Kojin. Haha. So where are we headed to now? We going back to the village or something cause I don't mind at all. Oh! Maybe we can..." Instead of yapping his mouth off he decided to keep his mouth shut. The day didn't look to well so it was best not to annoy the others. "Hmmm.."

[EXIT; TOPIC CLOSED. TWC = 3005, 15 stats and 30 JP]