Through the woods: Aproaching Kaos (Training)

Salzem appreciated Kaos's reaction, however he disapproved of his cockiness. Salzem took up a defensive stance, seeing Kaos dash forward at speeds comparable to his own or perhaps above. Salzem directed his blade in a stab motion into Kaos's strike, knocking it aside in a shower of sparks (Speed 70 +60 reaction time 30 strength). Salzem would then back up again, giving ground to Kaos. As this was a sword fight, Salzem was not allowed to actually try by mixing his marshal arts with his sword-play making this fight more difficult. Salzem would wait patiently for Kaos to close the distance again. His strategy was to wear out his opponent, letting them waste their energy on his defenses. Salzem would remain on the defensive for the rest of the fight, not by circumstance, but by choice. His goal here was not to win, but to learn how to fight with a blade. A simple goal but by no means easy.

Their blades clash, a few sparks fly, and Sal backs up. Kaos keeps pressing him, sending slash after slash, keeping in rhythm with a swing, step forward, a swing step backwards, a dash forward and a swing, a sidestep to the right, and swing, a step backwards a step to the left then a dash forward and a swing, he does the same thing twice after the first time.
If he goes three times repeating the same moves, and Sal hasn't interrupted the pattern, Kaos would change it up, a step forward, a swing, then another swing, then a step to the left, a swing towards the feet, before a twirl to the right with a downward slash from right to left, a step back, and a katana stab into the ground. He'll only do the sword stab in the ground if all Sal does is block, if Sal does a counter attack, then Kaos will keep his katana in his hands. If he does stab the katana in the ground he'll keep his hand on it.
Either way, he'll say, "Put your heart into the fight, you won't learn by just countering and a few counter attacks. Attack, press, and let loose."

Salzem took note of Kaos's chain of attacks as he advanced, Salzem blocked the first wave readily, using the flat of his blade to push aside each attack made by Kaos. However, as Kaos pushed forward, Salzem noticed he was repeating the same moves. Salzem again, pushed each strike away, but instead, he added a jab at Kaos's stomach after Kaos stepped back then left to deliver a downward slash. Salzem. He would then follow up with an upward slash, arcing up towards Kaos's torso and head. It was clear Kaos wanted Salzem to retaliate to his advances, and advance he did, for better or worse

Sal attacks with a jab towards the stomach, Kaos steps more to the right, shifting his blade to catch Sal's sword, he steps towards Sal even more, the two blades running along together in a shower of sparks. He prevents Sal from attacking him even more, with Kaos being way to close for Sal to swing his sword. He smiles and says, "Yes, let loose, give it all you got."
He let's the smile fade, and he twirls away and behind Sal, putting his katana's blade next to Sal's neck.
"Show me, how you would get out?"

As Salzem went in for the jab, Kaos shifted his blade so that their blades ran together in a shower of sparks in such a way, as neither could really attack anymore. "Yes Let it loose, give it all you got." Kaos had said before twirling behind him. Salzem, while Kaos was twirling, would spin his own way so that Kaos and Salzem had traded places. Salzem would pause for a moment before swinging his sword around in quick, short strikes aimed at Kaos's torso. They lacked power but excelled in speed. Salzem would then follow up these attacks with a side step to the right followed with a cut downward toward Kaos's left shoulder.

Kaos notices as he spins around, Sal spins away as well. After he finishes spinning, he launches himself towards Sal, catching Sal's attacks, with a shower of sparks. When Sal sidesteps, Kaos sidesteps in the opposite direction, allowing Sal's downward slash to go through empty air. He turns facing his opponent, stepping forward, with a feint towards Sal's right shoulder, before sending a cut parallel to the ground, across Sal's chest.
"Best you got mate? I guess it's time to bump this up to a shinobi fight, don't you?" Kaos asks, whether or not his attacks were successful.

Salzem's assault was deflected and his final cut dodged. Salzem rolled away as Kaos cut parallel to the to the ground, aimed at Salzem's chest. Salzem stuck his sword into ground, cracking his knuckles and neck.
"Best I got? Am I allowed to try now?" Salzem asked, tearing his sword out of the ground, holding it in front of him in a defensive stance.

"A shinobi fight? Now I can get serious."  Salzem said. This time, Salzem would make the first move. He dashed forward, bringing his sword around toward Kaos's head in an arc. However, this was a faint and Salzem ducked low and brought his leg up in a Leaf Rising Wind (Speed 91 Strength 51) which would knock Kaos into the air. Salzem would then face up towards Kaos, readying himself for his next attack

Stamina: 240
-20 via Leaf Rising wind

Kaos sheathes his katana and backflips away from Sal, separating them by two meters. As he finishes his backflip, he sees Sal recovering from a kick that would of made Kaos reel, if not go completely in the air. He smiles, doing the clone seal, creating two shadow clones of himself, and Kaos says, "Now then, my turn."
The first clone does five hand signs, sending out a power stream of ligthning (50 power and speed) towards Sal, the second clone unsheathing his katana, and darting out of the jutsu's path, coming around towards Sal's right, slashing at Sal's head. If Sal was to get hit by the jutsu, the second clone would stop short of hitting Sal, as to not actually hurt Sal. If Sal dodges, or resists the jutsu, but keeps in relatively the same place, the second clone would change course of the katana, to reside across Sal's shoulders, the blade against his throat.
Kaos meanwhile watches two senbons in his hands, one in each, ready to fly out in a counter attack if Sal attempts to stop his clones.

Salzem would roll backwards as his kick missed, raising his blade as he rolled to his feet. Kaos smacked his hands together in the clone sign, two shadow clones appearing on either side. At this, Salzem would immediately lock eyes with all three Kaos's preparing himself. Salzem watched as one moved to the right and one shot a stream of lightning toward him. Salzem would step out of the way, to the left,  putting a wall of lightning between him and the second clone. As soon as the lightning subsided, Salzem would dash forward towards the clone, Lashing out with a cut across the clone's throat. Salzem would then, if the clone blocked, would step to the right, angling his blade across the clone's  so that Kaos's clone could not attack any more. Salzem would follow up with twist to the right, disarming it. He would then slash the clone down the middle. This would be in one fluid movement, one move after another. Should this succeed, Salzem would turn to face the other two Kaos's trying to find a weakness in their defenses.

Kaos watches as Sal dodges the jutsu and the clone by stepping to Kaos's right, separating the second clone by a stream of lightning. As soon as the jutsu ends, Sal attacks the second clone, or attempts to as Kaos sends out both senbon in his hands to two pressure points, both intended to reach Sal as Sal reached the end of his first attacked. One senbon was aimed at a pressure point in Sal's leg, the other in Sal's right shoulder. (95 speed) The clone jumps back to avoid Sal's first attack, and drops back three meters, holding the hand sign bird, waiting to launch four air bullets towards Sal, if Sal comes towards him again. Kaos brings two more senbons out, preparing to launch them at Sal again, while the first clone does the ram hand sign, disappearing, reappearing behind Sal, taking out two senbons, stabbing them in pressure points in the back, then taking out two more, stabbing them into the back of the shoulders. This attack would coincide with the end of Sal's first attack. If both Kaos's and the first clone's attacks are succesful, the second clone won't use the air bullets, however if he dodges those two's attacks, then he will keep a distance of at least four meters with Sal and  launch four air bullets at Sal. If Sal dodges Kaos, and the first clone's attack, the first clone will jump, landing next to Kaos once again. If Sal doesn't dodge them, the first clone will take out his katana, putting the blade to Sal's neck, and says, "Submit."
Kaos stands two meters from Sal, ready to dash back in case Sal decides to attack him, and in the case of defeat of both clones, he stands ready to bring forth a rasengan.

[twc 2194, 2194/4k dust cloud]

[AP: Kaos 74/104, first clone: 73/103, second clone: 80/103]