Knowledge [p,nk, Kira]

Kanae was trying to conserve both chakra and energy, and so let all of Kiranomo's attacks hit her. Hmm, if she didn't bump around much, she would probably have bruises. Eh, it could wait. She put away her kunai, breathing heavily. Hmph. The moment Kiranomo's knee hit her, she could have launched the snake from her mouth, heading for Kira's throat. Even better, she could have used some very interesting techniques to get even closer, potentially landing a hit with the kunai. Oh well, she would have to do better than this. "I'm sorry.... Kiranomo. It won't happen again." She stood up slowly, brushing herself off, and groaning from the pain. Ah, how tempted she was to shed her skin again. But now was not the time to waste chakra, so she decided not to. Just a few more seconds, and she would be able to knead more chakra from her existing stamina, and launch more sophisticated attacks on all three of them. Indeed, she would prove to Kira.... and to Maku, and to Daiyuki, that she was not a scared little girl, incapable of combat. Let's see.... how to approach this. She could very well use the kunai to attack the fairy. Yes, but this time, she would add a little spice into the mix. Drawing the kunai, she stabbed it into the middle of her own hand, where poisonous green blood covered the tip and sides of the kunai. Then taking it out of her hand, she threw it at Shuurin, while running towards it, getting ready for a follow-up, in case all else failed.

[TWC 1703]

"it's completely alright my dear. I didn't mean to scold I assure you, however it is bad form to attack someone not meant to be a part of the sparring exercise without them acknowledging their entrance into the fight. " She remembered the fight with Hebi in what seemed like ages ago due to the situations currently clouding her mind. He had decided to use an dirty tactic to attack her in a similar fashion, however the difference between these two were night and day. Hebi had dark intent and quesitonable motives. He saught to harm and strike fear into the ninja of Iwakagure village. She detested everything about that boy with every fiber of her soul. Kanae was different though. She was still learning but receptive to Kira's words and actions. "I appologize if I hurt you. Thankfully my strikes arent particularly powerful but you should look into doing some missions for Maku to make enough ryo to get yourself an armor of some sort. " 

    As she spoke her hand would point in an "tada" motion at the savar suit beneath her normal clothing, which was easily visible at her arms and legs, as well as her midriff due to the skimpy nature of her outfit. "This suit is from a company called Sakura Corp. It has saved my life on numerous occasions...Though most were against Youka." She watched the girl get up and brush herself off, her smile shifting to a mix of worry and sorrow when she groaned in pain. had she hit the girl too hard? she thought to herself. No. This was training and conditioning the body was important to the process. she turned her attention to the small blue doll who was as usual floating about the air at about face level bouncing excitedly back and forth. She always envied Shuurin's care free nature. 

     She knew that Kanae was faster then shuurin. It could cause a problem if they got close enough that her commands wouldn't be recieved in time for her to dodge the attack, but she would absolutely not allow the dark colored familiar an attempt at finding a way to accidentally hurt Kanae. The small creature who fed on the discontent of her master would always find a way to cause her trouble. She had to rely on Shurin's first petal effects and trust in both her ability to control the doll and Shuurin's ability to survive and follow directions. Thankfully she was confident in both. 

     She was attacking again with the kunai. Both a standard and interesting method of what the....WHAT THE HELL WHAT THE HELL WHAT THE....Kira watched the blood pour from her trainee's hand, noting the green color in comparison to the poison she  worked so closely with and realize this situation may get out of hand far too early. She prepared just in case, and it was a good thing. To those whose eyes were too slow to follow the body flicker technique she activated with a single hand sign would cause her to seem to disappear from view, moving to stand just before the small blue doll, arm outstretched enough that the moment the kunai got within range of Shuurin it was grabbed up by Kira, caught less then a centimeter from the small doll's face. 

She would need to pause once more it seemed to lay down ground rules for their sessions, and for sparring in general. Her eyes studied the kunai closely, comparing the resemblance of the green liquid coating it and not that it was up close recognized it instantly. This was the same poison housed in two vials within her bag. As Kanae closed the distance she prepared to use Taijutsu to defend both herself and the doll, Taking a moment to make Eye contact with kanae and ensure here was no question that until the fighting paused once more she would be the opponent. She remembered the first time she had tried to use this exact same poison. It was ironic, she figured that she had attempted to use it on her mentor also, though it seemed Kanae had the decency to attack the Doll with it instead of Kira directly, though it would inevitably gain the same unacceptable effect. 

((TWC 3575 Am:3607, GM 2179)

Urgh.... the pain.... it hurt. The green blood that poured from the wound in her hand faded to red as it normally was, signalling that her blood was no longer toxic. The poison on the blade, though, stayed the same. She would have to clean that off later, bloody weapons were dangerous for everyone. Noting that Kiranomo had suddenly appeared there, Kanae realized that she must have done something wrong. Oh.... should she not have tried to throw the kunai? Was Shuurin that slow now? No.... really? Well, Kanae had broken etiquette again. She stopped, and hung her head, the wound in her hand dripping a little slower. "Oh.... I d-didn't realize.... I'm sorry..."

[TWC 1817]

She paused for a moment, taking the time to calm herself from the situation at hand. The girl didn't know, just as she had so long ago. Thankfully this time it was she who had witnesses the act. Were she to try this trick with youka Kira feared she would no longer draw breath.

"Kanae, head up kid, you didn't know. We don't use poisons in spars..... Even if it is just a paralysis poison. " she tossed the weapon to kanae's feet where it would clamber across the ground with a loud thud and the clanging of metal against a hard surface. She wanted to get the weapon back to her to show her it was ok, however with the poisoned tip she wouldn't take any chances allowing the girl to prick herself on one of it's poisoned edges.

"Poisons and things of that sort are valuable ninja tools however just like you wouldn't use an exploding tag on a friend in a spar it's considered bad form to poison your opponent no matter how mild the dose or effect. See, when I was first beginning to train I had the exact same though, Kira, I said to myself, if you use this poison you can catch youka by surprise and prove to him that you are a konoichi worth training. I formed the poison into ice needles and fired them at youka but maku got in the way, thankfully one of youkas constructs was able to defend maku and well...., youka and I had a long talk afterwards." She considered telling the whole story, but could she? Or better yet should she. Would it be beneficial to let the girl know about how youka lifted her by her neck? To explain in detail the feeling of his threads pushing painfully against her back as they threatened to rip through her body for the betrayal? The look in his cold eyes, a combination of true hatred and distrust at such a simple misunderstanding.... She wasn't sure. Te world was hard and she, unlike youka wanted to protect this child from the cold realities until she was strong enough to face them.

"Here. Let me see your hand." She walked forward with a warm inviting smile, becoming kanae to meet her half way and if she was offered the still bleeding hand she would raise both arms to extend her hands, one on top and one on bottom of it. Channeling her chakra she would them mold it into her medical ninjutsu causing her hands to glow a warm yellow color and slowly the self inflicted wound on kanae's hand would close.

If she didn't she would nod, giving the girl a worried look while allowing her gaze to linger on the wound still dripping blood for a few more moments before belonging to speak. The words would be spoken in either instance however.

"My first trial with poisons, this exact one from the look of it, did not end so kindly my child. Youka took the attack as a threat and were it not for maku... He would have killed me where I stand. Be weary of youka. He is kind and helpful but had a tendency to lose control and bouts of true terrifying cruelty."
(Twc 4121 am:4153 gm: 2725)

Ah, so this woman had trained with Youka. The warning against him would not go unnoticed by Kanae. She had met Youka before, and knew that he was powerful, so she remembered to be cautious if she met him again. Errr.... "Oh.... right, so no dangerous tools in spars." Ah, ok, so she supposed that using her blood wouldn't be good. She didn't think that she should refuse this chakra healing medical opportunity from her mentor, so she let Kira heal her. Hmmm..... what if, at a certain point, her body became able to repair itself? That might be extremely helpful, in case she needed to do something like this again. 

[TWC 1926]

She made sure that the wound was fully closed, along with moving her healing technique to the points where she had stuck Kanae with her feet. It took time, since the wound inflicted in her hand was incredibly deep, but finally she finished up the last bits she needed with the mystical palms healing jutsu and moved her hands from the other girl's body, the soft yellow glow stopping. She moved backwards, eyes ahead just in case Kanae had another silly idea, and when she was about five meters away she stopped, caling the small blue doll over. 

    "Shuurin that's enough." With a shimmer Shuurin's body turned back to it's natural state. She hadn't shown it until now but the small flower child's stamina was quite close to spent from holding up the technique for large periods of time and as soon as the water effect was gone from her body she fell out of the air to land on Kira's shoulder. "Good job child. I knew you would be able to do it. " Next she addressed kanae. "This, surprisingly is only the second time my child has used this effect. I generally save it for situations where it's absolutely neccisary due to the strain it puts on my dolls. it is the best way to keep them safe other then simply desummoning the two. " As she finished her statement the two familiars would simply blip out of existance the same way they had, their bodies becoming a small flash of blue or black light. She could use daruku, of course, but the idea was still less a less then pleasant one to endure. SHe supposed she would have to continue the fight herself and make sure she held back to not hurt the girl. 

    "Alright. So if you are ready to continue we can start again. I will hold back to ensure I dont hurt you, and in the event I do please let me know. My healing technique is nothing compared to my chakra pool and if needed I would gladly run my chakra dry to protect you."

(TWC 4471, AM 4505 GM 3075, requesting 3rd topic with ghost mark active and activation of ghost mark beta revenant)

Kanae snapped back into reality, realizing that the times she had used certain jutsu were merely imaginary. So, apparently, Kira's pets had special powers, this particular one being a sort of substitution in combination with.... henge no jutsu? Kanae knew nothing about these creatures, but from what little she knew, these sorts of powers could come in great handy against techniques like her own. But the fact that the little thing had turned into a liquid was quite fascinating. If this was what she thought it was, it was definitely worth researching. Turning into water was a powerful ability indeed, and useful in battle. Kanae stood up, and nodded. "Alright.... I'm ready to start again." She readied herself, wondering if Shuurin will initiate anything.

[TWC 2050]

"thank god. You were acting wierd Kid....... Alright whenever you're ready you may attack me again." She slid her lead leg around in a semicircle in front of her until her legs twisted around one another, her heels and toes meeting parallel but opposite one another. The look was strange to an observer, she was sure, with her legs seeming to be unusable however it was the base for her hyper dance style, and a fighting style she was very much used to.  

(TWC 4556 AM 4588 GM finished(3k) )

She analysed Kira's movements intensely. One foot.... antiparallel to the other. No mistaking it, this wasn't just awkward footwork. If Kira was as skilled as Kanae knew she was, this was some kind of fighting stance, possibly one that allowed different kicking techniques, or used potential energy to wind up attacks and make them stronger. Well, that meant that she couldn't get close, or else she would be met with a high-speed, high-power taijutsu attack. She didn't have the stamina or the strength to endure such a thing, so she had to be careful. Hmm.... no kunai or poison, so she was out of luck. Time to resort to more drastic measures, she supposed. She ran across the wall to get behind Kira, but far enough so that Kira would not be able to kick her. Leaping off the wall, she used the bunshin no jutsu to create a couple of clones of herself. Now, how to proceed next...

[TWC 2209]

She watched the girl run around her. What is she planning, Kira thought to herself. She ran across the wall, drawing Kira's eyes to follow her and when she used the Bunshin no jutsu Kira was seen blinking only once. Thanks to her Sakura corporation brand hunting contacts her vision shifted from normal to infared, and she watched as the two clones seemed to fade from her vision leaving only her target. 

    "Running away wont do you much good m'dear. " The shadow circle beneath her twitched for a moment, and then she was vaulted up into the air by a pillar of shadows. Two more followed closely in front of her to act as stepping stones for her to vault between and just as the shadows prepared to release her to allow her to be propelled just in front of kanae at a speed of about one hundred her legs untangled themselves. Her heel slid only slightly forward to allow each foot to spin her body back into a standard possition moments before she pushed off. As she flew through the air, her body parallel to the ground to head seemingly head first into the wall, she began to slowly rotate her body as a biproduct of the set up stance for her taijutsu style hyper dancing. She would somersault just before she hit the wall, one of the tendrils zipping up the wall at it's full speed to catch her feet, slowing her movement so that she could safely land against the wall, Surface walking technique active. She would now be around three meters in front of kanae, standing about five feet up the wall with her arms crossed.

(TWC 4836 Am 4868)