Hey dude, wanna train? (open, nk)

Ryusei saw the other guy pull his fist back. Not bothering to wait for what might happen next, Ryusei sprinted for cover among the earthen dummies. He would ponder his next move, keeping an eye on Tank Akamichi from a safe distance, approximately 20 meters away. Some of the training dummies were large enough to hide that large body, so he would have to be careful.

Ryusei, once he was among the training dummies, clambered on top of one of the larger ones, watching Tank from a distance, and began to think over his next move. He would have to use his speed to get in a weapon attack, since he lacked offensive jutsu entirely.

Tank being entirely too slow to catch Ryusei normally watched as Ryusei retreated into the area full of training dummies. Still following as fast as he could Tank aimed himself right for Ryusei again cocking his right fist back. As he ran at Ryusei who was now already ontop of one of the dummies Tank measured out his distance from his target as he ran. Once he reached around fifteen meters away from Ryusei Tank flooded his body with chakra increasing his speed by more than four times the amount he was moving at before using his taijutsu shunshin technique (27 speed). His muscles seemed to expand a bit as if something other than blood was coursing through them now giving the hint that this indeed was a jutsu and not his true speed. With this boost in speed Tank closed the gap between him Ryusei in a flash. Launching himself upward and toward Ryusei as fast as he had arrived his right fist would now be angled upward in an attempt to upcut his target into the air and off of his perch.

Ryusei watched the oncoming opponent from his perch on one of the taller training dummie, his expression unreadable. He was watching carefully for any sign of physical... well, he was not sure yet, but Tank Akamichi did not really look like a Genjutsu or Ninjutsu type, looking at his body build. It was true that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, which would label Tank Akamichi a slow taijutsu type, but you never know. There were rumors of many jutsu that could improve ones skill or strength, and so on. For all he knew, Tank Akamichi was hiding his true strength, or had a hidden trick up his sleeve. Surely any ninja with some experience would need a way to compensate for the slow speed that Tank Akamichi was currently putting on display.

Ryusei decided that if Tank Akamichi looked like he might try anything at all, if he looked to try a long range attack, or if he looked unnatural, undergoing some kind of body modification, or really, anything that could be dangerous, that he would retreat, and watch to see what happened.

Tank approached, slowly, looking like he was really trying to catch Ryusei even though Ryusei seemed to be much, much faster. Either he was extremely good at acting, or that bulky body of Tank's had some serious drawbacks for the time being. Suddenly, when he was around 15 meters away, Tank seemed to grow more muscular. Ryusei did not want to find out the hard way if Tank was able to pull off some kind of long distance punch, and immediately retreated as fast as he could  (1/2 of 18 speed initially) jumping over other training dummies, he would make 3 clones, each of which he would make "hide" behind a different large training dummy, he himself doing the same behind a 4th.

Tank was rushing toward Ryusei using his taijutsu shunshin, but unfortunately he had given his opponent too much space to react. This was actually the first time he had ever used it in combat so it was a learning point for Tank on when he should use it and how others will be able to read and react to it. Coming to a stop infront of the dummy Ryusei had been sitting ontop instead of chasing after him and wasting more energy. Tank watched as he performed the hand signs and made three clones. All of the clones and Ryusei had made spread out and hid behind even more dummies. Tank had no intention of finding every single one of them and seeing if they were the real Ryusei. Instead he took Ryusei's approach from just a moment ago and jumped up ontop of the large dummy that ryusei had just left. Tanks much larger body landing ontop otf the dummy shook it a bit but it held together well enough. From this vantage point Tank could survey the entire area and make sure he was able to see whatever was coming at him.

Ryusei looking over his shoulder as he landed and saw Tank Akamichi arrive where Ryusei had just left. Sliding out of Tank Akamichi's view behind a training dummy, his mind raced. That had happened way, way too fast. Mister Muscles obviously had a technique for moving much faster than normal, as he arrived much, much faster than expected. Ryusei thought over his next move, now that he had this new piece of information. Tank Akamichi could probably not use that jutsu indefinitely, but there was a chance he could use it again, so Ryusei would have to be careful. Not only that, but he had given up a tactical advantage, as Tank Akamichi, though easier to target from his vantage point, was also in a much more commanding position. Seeing as Ryusei did not know the true range of the jutsu he figured Tank Akamichi would have, he would have to only show himself from a distance. That or he could dig through the ground. A surprise attack would be much more... well, surprising, if done from right under the young behemoth's feet. He could also just as easily tunnel under and into the large training dummies, creating many weaknesses in the structure, such that it might collapse if hit in the right areas.

Ryusei kept an eye on the area around Tank Akamichi's position, peering from between several different knobs, the knobs serving to hide him from a long range frontal view.

Tank sat in a crouched position ontop of the large earthen dummy patiently waiting for Ryusei to make a move or slip up and show himself. After several moments of inactivity Tank began to become a little bit annoyed with the situation. Of course Tank knew Ryusei was being tactical and gaining as much information as he could before making a move, but it still didn't change the fact that is was boring the hell out of him. Slowly standing up to his full height ontop of the dummy Tank would announce "You're boring me Ryusei and that isn't a good thing. Make a move now I'll use my most powerful jutsu and destroy this entire area that you're hiding in." Giving off little to no emotion in his voice or face to try and show that he meant business. Still keeping a watchful eye on his surrounding and remembering that Ryusei had 3 clones he could use to mislead him into a trap. If Ryusei didn't start to do something in the next few seconds then Tank would begin performing hand signs slowly so Ryusei could see him doing them.

Ryusei had been plotting many ways to attack Tank Akimichi, until Tank suddenly stood up all of his height. Ryusei held his thoughts as Tank suddenly started to bellow out that Ryusei really needed to spice things up if he did not want to be pretty much pulverised. Ryusei's mind raced. If Tank thought he coudl do some serious damage, he probably had an actual jutsu up his sleeve, unless he was bluffing. Having seen Tank somewhere he should not have been to reach previously, Ryusei was not inclined to think Tank Akimichi was bluffing, perhaps he had learned a clan technique or two. Speaking of clan techniques, Ryusei really needed to learn some shadow stuff, since if he was ever going to be a good team player, he would need to be able to do what his teammates expected, and THEN some.

As Tank Akimichi was finishing speaking, Ryusei made quick handsigns, and quickly touched his hands to the ground. He intended to sink a maximum size hole with his relevant jutsu, centered on Tank Akamichi's training dummy. The walls of the hole would slant inwards, to make climbing out more difficult, hopefully the hole would absorb at least part of the impact from whatever Tank Akimichi ended up doing, assuming he attacked. Ryusei would then toss a shuriken up high in the air, angled to arc down and land in the middle of his hole.

Tank standing atop of the earthen dummy piering out into the training grounds would watch carefully for any sort of movement. For a split second Tank had thought that Ryusei called his bluff and was going to force Tank into taking the initiative by leaving his watch post. Then with a low grumble the dummy began to shake beneath him. Tank's first thought was that it was giving out from being under his weight. Then he remembered that Ryusei has earth style. He wasn't sure what jutsu Ryusei had, but he was certain that he was about to find out. Tank felt the earth around the dummy and him sinking inward. However he also noticed that a rather large area even further out was sinking inward as well, but not as deep and it was slanted downward toward him. As the dummy began to completely collapse and crumble underneath him Tank would give off a quick push forward with his right leg that didn't get him very far because his foot hold was literally falling to pieces, but it kept him from falling all the way into the center of the that sink hole. 

Now in mid air Tank witnessed a single shuriken being thrown fom behind one of the few remaining dummies just before his vision was cut off by falling below ground level. Tank smiled as he had finally found out where Ryusei was hiding. Now all he had to do was get out of this hole and catch him before he ran off again. While Tank fell he noticed the ground he remembered the ground he was about to land on was uneven. Channeling chakra into his feet before he landed Tank would have the grip he needed to run up the incline with no probledm at all. As Tank landed with a loud thud he would instantly take off into a sprint running up the incline and reaching the top rather quickly as the sink hole wasn't too terribly deep. Before he breached the surface Tank could hear the shuriken that had been thrown earlier landing down in the sink hole. 

Now out of the hole and back on solid ground Tank would release the chakra from the bottom of his feet that made it possible for him to run out of the hole in the first place. Tank kept running in the direction that he saw the shuriken tossed from. He wasn't sure which dummy it was exactly or even if Ryusei was still there, but it was his best chance to catch Ryusei. As he ran up on the three dummies, all three of which where in a triangle shape about three meters apart, he would lower his right shoulder and run right into the dummy plowing it over and tossing dirt everywhere. If Ryusei was behind that dummy Tank would simply open his arms wide and try to fall ontop of him so he could get ahold of Ryusei for the first time. If Ryusei was not behind the first dummy Tank would stumble forward a bit and stop, looking at the remaining two dummies trying to decide which one was next if Ryusei still decided not to show himself or be able to run after him if he decided to run away again.

Kemuri, entering the training grounds for what he had expected to be a completely average day of training, made his way to an area roughly where Tank and Ryusei were having their battle, presumably a spar. He would then notice, after climbing up a tree, that a fairly sizable portion of the ground had just sunk beneath regular levels, drawing his attention to said battle. "Well, that's certainly interesting." He would say to himself lowly before making his way further up the tree to get a better view of the battle. Once near the top, he would make his way out to a branch capable of holding his weight and would crouch upon it, perching similarly to a gargoyle on the branch and simply staring out unto the battlefield, watching Tank climb/run out of said hole and proceed to ram one of the dummies onto the ground. -That's a rather large man to be fighting a child- Kemuri would think to himself, noticing Ryusei from his vantage point roughly 50 feet into the air. Kemuri sat in the tree, watching the battle with his smoky, grey eyes, waiting for what were to happen next.