Out of Hibernation [Open, NK]

"Yes I would love to do so" Sakaiza quickly replied to his comrade before having a rather puzzled look to respond to the question. "Well, I'm not sure seeing as I have never met Hyuuga from Konoha, but I know I'm related to my parents!" he let out with a laugh. 


"It would be for any and all Hyuuga in Sunagakure to partake in though, I haven't fully thought out all the details but first of all I need more Hyuuga here to help me with it!"

He then paused to respond to Nobu's question and Nobunaga's response. Now that he thought about it, it was quite some time since the two genin had worked together against an enemy. Now would be the perfect time for the two to rekindle their teamwork.

"If it doesn't matter, let's do a two on one. Nobu and I are on the same team, so we may come across a situation where we have to work together to defeat an enemy. I think this would be excellent situational training for us seeing as we have yet to do something like this. But I am more than okay with a light spar! It'll be fun!" 

Sakaiza was excited. Not only to spar but to work with Nobu, for it seemed like the two always wanted to just spar each other. 

"If that's okay with both of you, shall we head over now?"


(Sorry for the short post :L )

Nobu had gleaned a bit more information on what exactly a clan was, but he still wasn’t completely sure. This was of course not their fault, as they had been just as unclear as Nobu had. Well, thinking about it for only a few more moments Nobu shifts his thoughts again. Sakaiza was right as a Hyuuga branch here would take a lot of work and require more… well, Hyuuga clan members. Nobu didn’t know everyone in the village by any means, but the only Hyuuga he had met was Sakaiza. He had heard of another Hyuuga in the area, but Nobu had never met this shinobi.
 
Sakaiza had seemed to be up for the two of them practicing their teamwork against this Nobunaga fellow, and he didn’t seem to object either. That was perfect, as they could see how well they worked as a team. They both knew pretty much what the other was capable of, and so in theory they should work well together. Sparring against one another was great and all, but due to their lack of leadership they hadn’t had the opportunity to do any missions that were “tough” and would require them to work together efficiently. The last mission where the team had to work together wasn’t much of a challenge, and each of the adversaries were dispatched and dealt with quickly individually. This Nobunaga had seemed to be a true opponent.
 
“A light spar? I’m okay with that. I could use all the training I could get, and this particular training would be a nice change of pace from the usual.” Moving quickly towards the training grounds, Nobu’s excitement was quite clear. This wouldn’t be a rigorous training day, more for practicing the movements than the full impact of his Taijutsu.
 
Nobu would have a solid opportunity to work on defense today, as learning to defend himself from an opponent that wields a weapon should prove to be incredibly valuable to him for there would be many times an adversary would be armed while Nobu was not.
 

As he walked he turned and spoke to the others. "Don’t take too long now, I’ll see you folks there!” Rushing to the training grounds and waiting for the others, he would think about what moves Sakaiza and himself would be able to combine effectively. He also wondered at just how skilled this Nobunaga person would be. Would even their combined efforts and assault be able to keep up with a shinobi that had "felt" as strong as he did?

Without the slightest bit of motion, Nobunaga silently watched the two friends before him discuss the details of what a clan was and what it would take to establish one branch of the Hyuuga clan here in Suna. The Hiyu had never met a Hyuuga before meeting Sakaiza but he had herd of them in the past. He was however unaware of their abilities, only knowing that they were a clan skilled in the use of Taijutsu much like his. All this talk of clans and family got Nobunaga thinking about his research again, and how he had never met someone else from his own clan. He did not even know where the bulk of them lived or where they originated from. He hoped to one day meet with another clans mate in person. However that was a tale for another day, one that did not immediately concern him for what was going on before him. 

Nobunaga's eyes shifted from one Genin to the next as one stated it should be a two vs one and the other agreed in order to work on their teamwork. If that was the case and they truly wanted to work on their teamwork, Nobunaga mite had to take back what he said about the it being a light spar. He could use this as an opportunity to truly test out their skills and talent. If they proved themselves worthy, he could give a recommendation for their rank up to the Kazekage. The giant Hiyu would nod with a little grunt in response to Sakaiza. Nobunaga was totally fine with a handicap fight. Whether it was through his training or a confrontation, he was familiar with being in a situation where he was out numbered. 

Turning towards the training grounds, the brute under his massive black cloak would follow the ecstatic Nobu. Walking at a steady, calm pace as there truly was no rush despite the excitement Nobu was demonstrating, Nobunaga arrived shortly after. Making sure they were in a large clearing with enough space for the three of them to duke it out without others getting in the way, Nobunaga would raise his right arm and tightly grip the bandaged wrapped handle of the sword concealed by his oversized cloak. "Ready when you are." 

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Of course it being a normal day for Zim, he was out and about. He had been doing a lot of activities lately that made him have to leave the comfort of his dark dungeon like room! Not that it mattered much to Zim anymore, he knew eventually he would have to expand his secluded sand circle of friends. He already had one close friend, Jayden Terumi and he figured he needed more friends! Staying in his room and playing guitar was not really going to get him anywhere in the Shinobi world, training on the other would! Being part of a team of people also would help him. 
He pondered these thoughts as he came across this group of people who looked as though to be training or getting ready to train. He kind of stood there in his black leather outfit, fishnet long sleeved shirt and black combat boots and just stared, as the wind blew his midnight black hair across his face. He brushed it back really quick revealing the headband tied around his neck which showed he himself was but a Genin. He wanted to speak but not being used to associating with people, his communication skills were poor, and not knowing what he would say, as the old expression would say, 'cat got his tongue.'

Nobu was ready, stretching while the other two approached at a much more casual pace. He was excited, more pumped for this than he had originally thought he would be. After fully stretching he would now look over at Nobunaga. They would share a simple nod, as Nobunaga seems ready. The man would clarify by announcing his readiness grabbing a hold of
 
Nobu would be ready to spring into action when he notices another person standing around and watching. Since they had chosen a clear area for the sake of others safety, Nobu would have to address the young man. “Hello fellow Suna shinobi. Are you here to watch? If so, I would try to stand back as you wouldn’t want to get caught in the middle of anything. If you are here to participate, that is another situation entirely. I’ll leave that up to you.” Nobu would tell the man watching from a distance.
 
Shifting his gaze back to Nobunaga, Nobu would again give a nod, letting the shinobi know that the spar was about to begin now, despite the pause for the newcomer. Nobu would tighten his fists as he stood there. Sakaiza and Nobu were now five meters away from each other, both of them fifteen or so meters from the giant of a man, Nobunaga. Nobu would look over at his teammate and smile. Nobu was the hasty one between the two of them, normally rushing head first into combat and relying on skill to come out on top. Sakaiza normally reacted, looking for openings to strike. Since they were working on teamwork, Nobu would try to create that opening Sakaiza would be looking for. Without a word, Nobu would rush over towards Nobunaga (Speed 50) hoping to get into striking range.
 

Upon reaching the man, Nobu would thrust his right fist forward towards the opponent. Because Nobu was likely a good bit smaller than the man, his punch would also be at a slightly upwards arc (Power 50, Speed 50). This punch wasn’t too much since it was only a light spar, looking more for gauging this opponent than doing any damage. He fully expected the higher rank shinobi to be able to easily block or dodge this. But how would he counter it? That would just be something Nobu would have to wait and watch for.

As Nobunaga grabbed the handle of his concealed great sword, he waited for one of the two Genin to make the first move. His eyes however suddenly shifted as he felt the presence of another chakra signature approaching. It was a weaker signature but still that of a shinobi. Never turning to fully face the new comer, the silent giant would let him be. If he wanted to join, Nobunaga had no problem with that. If he wanted to watch then that was fine, as long as he did it from a safe distance because Nobunaga would very much hate if this new comer got in his way. His gaze veered back towards Nobu as he greeted the stranger. Remaining silent and still the whole time, Nobunaga kept his right hand gripped on the long bandage wrapped handling sticking over his right shoulder, waiting for things to progress. 

Nobunaga returned Nobu's nod, now clearly indicating that he was ready to get the show on the road. His eyes slowly drifted from left to right, from Sakaiza to Nobu as he patiently waited. Noticing Nobu turn to Sakaiza and smile, Nobunaga knew right away that Nobu would make the first move. Waiting to see what that move would be, Nobunaga stoically watched the Genin dash forward. "Fast" the Hiyu though to himself as Nobu swiftly closed the gap between the two of them. Nobu initiating a close range battle told Nobunaga a few things. He assumed that Nobu was a Taijutsu user. This meant that Sakaiza was probably a Ninjutsu user, who would attack from a distance. Nobunaga would however not base his fighting on those assumption as Sakaiza would possibly be another Taijutsu fighter, simply letting Nobu act as a distraction so that he could strike once there was an opening. 

As Nobu now entirely closed the gap, Nobunaga's eyes fully analyzed the incoming Genin. Every twitch, push and pull of his muscles, every step, every gesture, every facial expression, everything Nobu did was sensory data that Nobunaga took in to anticipate and predict what he was going to do. By the way he moved, shifted the weight from one leg to another, twisted his hips and rotated his torso, Nobunaga knew Nobu was going to throw a right punch before he even did it. However, despite knowing this Nobunaga was surprised to see the speed which Nobu threw the punch at. He was right when he first laid eyes on them at assuming these kids were more skilled than they looked. As Nobu's punch was half way from its target, Nobunaga would bring up his left arm. Swinging the palm of his hand into the right side of Nobu's wrist, Nobunaga would push Nobu's punch off course. Fully extending his left arm, Nobunaga would deflect Nobu's punch just to the right of the Hiyu's chest. 

Swiftly, Nobunaga would release the grip of his sword and thrust his arm forward. Swinging it over Nobu's deflected punch, he would aim to plant a right hook of his own right into the left side of Nobu's jaw. Whether it was blocked or avoided, Nobunaga would shift the majority of his weight onto his left foot as he quickly followed up with a kick. Raising his right leg to Nobu's waist level, Nobunaga would plant the flat of his shin just above Nobu's hip bone, sinking it into the meaty part of his waist. 

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OOC: using a speed of 50 to keep up with you and strength of 40.

Blocked, just as Nobu had expected. Within the time it would take for someone to blink Nobunaga had followed up with a punch aimed for the Genin's face. His arm outstretched from the previously failed attack, Nobu would have to regain his proper footing before much could be done. Shifiting his feet back and placing weight on his back leg, he moves his torso backwards slightly. The difference in position wasn't much, but it was enough for the punch to miss it's intended target of Nobu's jaw and whiff past the front of his face.

Nobu was going to perform a counterattack here, but Nobunaga had already began a follow-up attack of his own. Nobu would not be able to dodge this one easily because of the length of the shinobi's leg. Instead of dodging, Nobu would instead take the hit, blocking while aiming to effectively perform a counter. Taking a short step forward, Nobu braces himself. The hit strikes hard, the force of the impact enough for the Genin to clench his teeth. "That was going to leave a bruise, for sure" the boy would think to himself. No time to waste though. As the move connects, Nobu grabs a hold of the leg with his left arm at the top of Nobunaga's shin, right below the knee. Shifting his right leg back so that he could better position himself, Nobu would drive his right knee forward into the upper thigh of Nobunaga. 

Right after that he would release the leg, step forward slightly and attempt to drive his palms into the abdomen of the Jounin.


OoC: Sorry about the delay on posting. Fell asleep last night before I could get one up. Still using the same numbers for speed and power.

Nobunaga watched as Nobu avoided his attack. It was good, being able to defend himself so soon after coming on the offensive showed that Nobu was skillful and prepared. The Hiyu continued with his assault despite his first strike missing. His second strike would have a different result however, even though it was not quite what he wanted. Nobunaga's kick landed but Nobu blocked the kick, absorbing it so that it was not as powerful as Nobunaga had intended. Watching this take place before him impressed Nobunaga. To see this kid react so quickly and know how to take a hit the way he did was good to see. Nobunaga taking note of this was probably a bad idea as it left his guard down. Even though he left his guard down only for a couple of moments, it was long enough for Nobu to take advantage. Getting his leg caught, a quick knee was delivered to Nobunaga's leg that sent a bolt of lighting through his leg and into his pelvis. Not showing any signs of distress or pain as he kept his stoic expression, Nobunaga was still in pain and knew that he cant leave an opening like that for Nobu to exploit again. 

Once Nobu let go of his leg the Hiyu was quick to recover. Swiftly bringing his leg back to the ground, Nobunaga swung up both of his arms and grabbed Nobu at his wrists thus stopping his open palm attack mid way. Before Nobu could pull back and release himself from Nobunaga's iron grip, the Hiyu would twist Nobu's left arm out to his left and his right arm out to his right. Twisting his so that the bottom of his forearms were facing the sky, hyper-extending the muscles and tendons in his arms. This not only would make his arms useless and send jolts of pain through his arm it also opened his guard. Now with the centre of his guard open, Nobunaga would pull Nobu towards him and at the same time delivered the sole of his left foot right into Nobu's chest. If his foot would land, Nobunaga would let go at the same time, releasing Nobu so that he would be kicked off of his feet, being sent back maybe a couple of feet. 

If the kick landed and created a little space between the two of them, Nobunaga would follow up with another attack. Reaching up with his right arm, the Hiyu would tightly grab the long bandaged sword handle sticking over his right shoulder. In one crisp motion Nobunaga unchained the sword form his back and swung the goliath of a blade out from the concealment of his large black cloak. The colossal slab of metal swung through the air in a vertical angle and came right down towards Nobu. 

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OOC:
Speed and strength are the same for the hand to hand combat.
The sword swing ill reduce my speed to 30 and strength to 5 so with the +25 strength the sword gives; thats a strength of 30.
And dont worry about the delay, im pretty busy myself

Nobu had connected with the knee, though it seemed to have little effect on the Jounin. That much was to be expected though, as he had likely been a higher rank shinobi. He likely had faced off against many opponents, many of whom would probably make Nobu and Sakaiza seem like child play. While he might not be really causing any wear on Nobunaga, this spar was only meant to be a light training exercise. The practice against a much more experienced ninja would easily prove to be a good experience though. Nobu can use this to gauge himself and his own level of skill.
 
Shifting from his thoughts back to the battle at hand, Nobu went in for the palm strike. Just as Nobu’s  arms had stretched the more experienced shinobi caught the attack. Right before Nobu would attempt to pull away the stronger ninja would twist his wrists, causing a great deal of pain to fire up the arms of the genin. Not only had he stopped the move, but his defense was offense in itself. Nobu knew that he was in a predicament, but couldn’t help but thinking about how useful such a technique could be in his own repertoire.
With his arms all but useless in this position, Nobu’s guard would be effectively open. The Jounin would in a singular motion pull the young genin in as he launched a foot to his chest. With his motions limited, he would have no choice but to take the hit. He readies himself the best he can for the impact, the kick sending him back a few feet through the air. As he is sent backwards he watches the motion of Nobunaga. He is reaching back for something, likely his weapon. The Jounin did say that he planned on practicing his Kenjutsu. Nobu eyes gaze around, looking for an out. If the blade connects, that could mean the early end of this spar. Nobu would try a midair backflip, attempting to use the arms to flip. Nobu didn’t realize how much pain would still be in his arms though, so as he attempts it his arms buckle and he simply rolls to face the opponent.
 
Nobu only had a split second before the blade would be striking him. As the blade approached the genin would tuck and roll to his left as the blade barely misses him. Now on Nobunaga’s right side, it was an opportunity to attack. The Jounin’s right arm was at the end of the vertical swing, meaning that his ability to defend would be impaired. It might not be impaired by much, but any advantage is of use. Not wanting to attempt to use his arms again just yet, Nobu would perform a snap kick at the right elbow of the Jounin using his left leg. As long as he held that blade the Taijutsu user would be at a disadvantage and more of a threat. An attempt to disarm or at least weaken his primary swinging arm seems like the best course here.
 

If the attack managed to connect, Nobu’s next moves would depend on the outcome of the snap kick. If he managed to disarm Nobunaga, he would rush in and press the offensive with a flurry of kicks in an attempt to put distance between the Jounin and his blade. If the attack connects without him dropping his sword, he would then thrust his left leg (immediately after the kick to the elbow) towards the right leg of his opponent, hoping to strike the leg again and further weaken it. No matter how mighty the tree, it will fall if you continue to chop at its base. 

OoC: As before, keeping the same speeds and strengths.

(Hey guys, sorry I'm a piece of shit! :P)

Sakaiza had been dazing off ever since the entrance of the fourth shinobi. While his attention had been redirected from the coming battle to the boy, his mind too had wandered off. He was reflecting on the potential of becoming a chunin. He'd have much more opportunities to prove himself as a shinobi and work with a team. But the problem with him day dreaming and considering this thought was that simultaneously, his teammate was being put in a dangerous predicament. Sakaiza quickly snapped out of it upon hearing the sound of Nobu being kicked into his chest.

As that sound pierced Sakaiza's eardrums, Sakaiza's head turned sharply to focus on the situation at hand and his eyes adjusted too. They were now straining, revealing his Byakugan bloodline. He knew that if Nobu were struck so early in a battle, that he must need assistance, thus Sakaiza would not underestimate the opponent. He activated a ram seal(Body Flicker) along with his Byakugan in order to reach his teammate in a short time. All in an instance he had dashed towards Nobunaga's arm wielding the sword and at the relative pace the battle was taking place at, Sakaiza's quick speed(100) might come a surprise to Nobunaga, but Nobu knew how fast Sakaiza could move and this wasn't even the maximum.

By the time Sakaiza was adjacent to Nobunaga, Nobu was just above him looking to deliver a kick to the jounin seeking to disarm him. With Nobu's attack in mind, Sakaiza sought to assist him. Using the momentum from his dash, he lunged his pointer and middle fingers of his left hand forward to pinpoint a tenketsu along Nobunaga's upper arm(+20 speed. 120 speed). The aim of this attack was to throw off the chakra flow through Nobunaga's arm to support Nobu's kick, hopefully boosting the effectiveness of Nobu's plan. If all went well, Sakaiza's tenketsu needle would seal Nobunaga's chakra flow through his arm and allow Nobu to successfully disarm the man. Whether or not that would actually happen was a different story, but Sakaiza was confident in his and Nobu's abilities to react. 

"I wasn't paying attention.." he let out with a brief laugh. 

As his fingers flew forward, the right side of his body shifted behind his left so that his left shoulder was aligned with the intended tenketsu. His right arm was tucked into his chest with his palm pointing towards the sky ready to react to any counter Nobunaga might have. But this was a spar, Sakaiza was also prepared to defend himself if Nobu chose to decline his offer of assistance and meet it with a kick hurled at the Hyuuga.

(Are we counting AP?)