Team Senshi assembles (P, Team Senshi, NK)

Renji would realize that his rushed attack may have been a bad idea as Napa side steps his flying front kick, And taps him in the stomach as he flies past. Renji would land on one knee on the ground next to the puppet before quickly jumping back to his feet as Napa speaks. ‘they can talk?’  Renji would think to himself in response to hearing the puppet speak. He would then rub the spot on his stomach where Napa had taped him saying to the puppet“ouch, that tickled” as he does so, not knowing that Max had made the puppet speak.

Through his byakugan renji would see as Saya rushes in towards Max. ‘I thought she was a medical specialist? What’s she got in mind?’ Renji would think to himself.

When Renji SeesNapa’s arm coming at him, Renji would choose not to dodge the attack. instead he would take a step forward and launches his left gloved Fist straight at Napa’s(speed 25, impact force 20) in hopes of his fist clashing with Napa’s  thrusting arm and crippling the puppet.

Renji having his back facing Saya at the time, would see Through his byakugans  360 vision as the second puppet begins to move to cut her off from getting to Max. “watch out for the other Puppet!” Renji would yell just as the puppet is about to cut the girl off.

Knowing that Saya was a medical ninja, and did not have many offensive jutsu, Renji would turn and runs towards the puppet(speed 13) as he is about to slash at the girl. Renji yelling “Get back” as he sees the puppet about to slash at the girl.

Once Renji got to the puppet, he would thrust his left arm forward aiming it at the puppets mid section(speed 25, impact force 20) trying to cripple the puppet.


WC
307
TWC
1858 + 307 = 2,165

AP
150
-4AP Byakugan(1 this post, 3 for the last 3 post used)
-10ap Dynamic Entry
New AP
136

OOC: sorry first sparing session ever, let me know if I messed up anywhere, I tried to add speed and power for all attacsks and for the time that Renji runs to try to help Saya. Also Renji only wants to disable the puppets for the rest of the fight, not destroy them forever.

Saya was focused, zoned in on her preferred target - Max and his second puppet. It was a little dangerous for her to be so fixated on them, and letting go of her worries with the rest of her surroundings could potentially catch her off guard. Namely, Renji and his own duel with the first puppet, Napa. If his part of the fight wasn’t going that well, it was highly possible that she would be caught between two puppets with little defense. Risky yet it would yield a high “reward” so to speak if both were successful.

Her senses seemed to be heightened though that could be due the adrenaline rush pumping through her body. Even Renji’s shout of warning to be wary of the other puppet became nothing but background noise. Just as she became in relative range of the blonde child, the moment Saya had been waiting for had arrived. The second puppet intercepted her a couple of meters away before she could get to Max, who had skirted to the side and around the tree they had gathered at. It came at a speed slightly higher than she was used to.

Despite anticipating its attack and hearing Renji yell for her to get back, Saya was a tad bit slow in reacting to the marionette’s attack. She tried to angle her body with the attack whilst shifting her body to dodge to the side; however, the blunt kunai that was used nicked her upper arm [[dodging speed: 19; damage taken: 1]] instead of her chest. The cut wasn’t one that a sharp knife would leave; it wasn’t a clean slice but it wasn’t jagged wound either.

She left it alone, knowing that it was only a minor thing. It wouldn’t slow her down unless it had been laced with poison, which would then be a huge mistake on her part. Either way, Saya’s momentum still had her moving forward. There was only two meters between her and Max. Six feet. Could she close the distance? Probably. But it was reckless to simply keep going after him now that the puppet had the upper hand in regards to their position.

It was clear in her mind that if she continued to chase after Max, she would be trapped between them and be susceptible for any attack. Acknowledging her situation, Saya decided not pursue and instead tried to jam her kunai into the ball and socket joint of its shoulder [[kunai sharpness: 50; impact force: 10]]. That should at least render one of its arms useless. Now all she had to worry about was the second weapon it held in its other hand, to which she had retrieved a second kunai from her back pouch to defend against.

WORD COUNT: 446
TOTAL WORD COUNT: 2075 + 446 = 2521

TL;DR ACTIONS: Saya barely dodges the frontal attack but gets nicked in the arm. Instead, she tries to jam one of its shoulders.
NOTES: 100 AP; none used. 9 HP left (???) [[-1 HP from being nicked by the blunt kunai]]. I have no idea how these stats affect each other, though I kind of understand the speed.

The Hyuuga boy would seemingly laugh it off, Napa hoping that he took the advice to heart. The puppet had pressed the attack, the punch heading straight for Renji. Instead of dodging or blocking in a traditional manner, the Genin had decided to launch his own attack and “clash” with Napa. Their fists would hit one another, the impact of Renji’s blow being a bit more than the skeleton had expected. Still, the force wouldn’t be great enough to do any serious damage to Napa (see OoC for why). Though it was incapable of feeling any pain, Napa would pull his fist away after the clash and shake away the “sting” of the blow. It was then that Max and Napa would note that the boy hadn’t shifted his focus but was able to accurately call out to Saya to watch out. This would only act to reinforce what he had known and expected from the Byakugan.
 
Renji would seem to want to dash off towards Saya, hoping to help his teammate. Napa wasn’t going to let him go that easily though. The puppet would dash its way next to the Hyuuga (Speed: 20), following that up with a low sweeping kick towards the legs of Renji aiming mostly for the knees (Speed:20, Stength: 20). If the Hyuuga does nothing to avoid the attack he would likely trip from it, but Max and Napa were still testing the waters as to just how strong these two had been and so they fully expected some sort of defense.
 
Saya had also defended in an interesting manner. She hadn’t been able to fully dodge the attack, but managed to avoid the brunt of it and only receive a scratch. She then used the kunai to launch an attack at the joint of the second puppet. A clever tactic, as the weapon being jammed in there wouldn’t cause pain, but would prevent the arm from properly moving as Max had directed it. Clever indeed. Realistically, Max could have probably moved his puppet out of the way of the attack, but this was all a test and he wanted to see how the girl would capitalize on the advantage she had managed to gain. The puppet would still have a fully functioning arm to worry about. It would swipe at Saya again with a blunted kunai once she had her own weapon to defend herself (Speed:20, Impact Force: Enough to feel it if it connects).
 

Meanwhile, Max would stand in front of the tree and continue to watch as the battle would unfold. He would likely only be a few meters away from the others (likely no more than 5 or 6 meters away from the action at most, use whatever distance works best for you folk so long as it is not 0 or 1). The boy would ready himself to watch carefully as to what the others would do next.


OoC: The puppets are objects (Items/Weapons) and therefore it takes 50 more than their health to destroy/break them. I understand that you were not trying to destroy it completely but rather disable it, but the attack was at only roughly half of what would be needed to break it. Even if I factored in the force of Napa's own attack (10) I don't think that even the total between the two (30)would cause any real damage to it, but interesting defense nevertheless. Much more creative than a mere dodge.

Through his byakugans 360 vision Renji would see as Napa begins to dash after him. Judging by the speed at which Napa had dodged his earlier kick, and the way that the puppet was moving now, Renji realizes that he would have to deal with Napa before he could go to aid his teammate with her puppet.

As Napa comes up on Renji’s left side, Renji would watch Through his byakugan as the puppet readies for an attack. When Renji sees Napa’s leg coming for his knees, the young genin would drop his center of gravity a bit, and pushes off the ground pulling his knees up towards his arm pits(25speed) the puppet’s leg would just barely miss clipping Renji’s foot as he pulls his legs up.

While Still in the air, Renji being of the Hyuga clan and having a naturally flexible body, would pull back hard on his left elbow, the momentum causing Renji to begin to rotate in a counter clockwise spin.

While in the air Renji would Scan the area with his byakugan one last time before  taking a deep breath and closing his eyes, the veins around them disappearing. At the same time he would make the peace sign with his left hand; holding his right palm behind his left hand. He would then say “first activation” aloud. When he opens his eyes back they would still be white however the veins around his eyes would not be bulging and a yellow aura would begin to come off the young shinobi as he spins through the air. with  every Revolution Renji would pick up a bit more speed hoping that the spin would help to distract the puppet.

As his back is facing Napa during one of the spins, Renji would shoot out his left leg in an attempt to connect with a spinning back kick aimed at the puppet’s head. (Speed 45, power 50) with further use of this spinning back kick and learning to better control his body during the spin, Renji could probably turn this move into a useful technique but for now it would just be a regular  spinning back kick.

Once Renji lands back in front of the puppet from his attempted back kick, he would try to take the fight to the puppet, looking to execute a new combo in the process. No soon as his feet hit the ground, Renji would push back off and attempts to land an upper cut with his left hand, aiming it at the puppets jaw. (Speed 35, power 40) as the upper cut lands, or is blocked, or dodged, Renji would almost immediately  spin his body, and attempts to follow up with a faster stronger elbow strike aimed at the puppets mid section ( speed 45 power 50) by adding some of his lighting chakra to this combo, Renji likely could have been faster and stronger on his elbow strike. But being in the heat of his first sparing session and everything is moving so fast, he doesn’t think to do so.

With his Byakugan no longer active,  Renji would not know how his teammate was doing at this point, as he was focused now solely on Napa and trying to deal with the puppet. Renji  would hope that she was ok and would be ok till he could figure out a way to deal with Napa. Renji wouldn’t be to worried though as during his last byakugan scan before deactivating it, he saw that she appeared to be handling her own. Renji was impressed by the way in which she managed to cripple one of her puppet’s arms. He would certainly have to remember to commend her for being the first of the two of them to land a strike on their puppet.

WC
632
TWC
632 + 2,165 = 2,797

-1ap byakugan
-20ap seven heavenly breaths 1st activation

Ooc
TL: Renji jumps over kick/ scans area while Spining, also deactivates byakugan and activates seven breathes/ shoots spinning back kick/ lands and attempts upper cut combo./ ends post in the air having just shot his elbow at Napas mid section.

Spining back kick is me attempting to learn Leaf Strong wind

Upper cut combo is me attempting to learnRaiton jodan upper cut

It seemed as if she wouldn’t be receiving any help soon; not that the dark haired adolescent was hoping or even expecting assistance in her fight. In fact, Saya was more than okay by fighting by herself. Though pride was a little more than half of the reason why she didn’t want Renji to support her, she wanted to know where she stood in terms of fighting someone else - someone who wasn’t half-assing their way into the shinobi life, someone who fought in a vastly different manner than she did, and someone who could show her what she lacked in.

This spar would also allow her to learn more about herself. Things like her attack pattern - if Max managed to pick them out during their fight - or what moves she tended to fall back on unconsciously would definitely be things that she wanted to get rid of. Habits, while they were good for some things, were equally as bad when it came to brawls or hand-to-hand skirmishes. Saya didn’t want to be predictable.

And so, the girl remained within the puppet’s inner space - about a foot or two between her body and the skeleton, her head just around its shoulder height where her hand kept the kunai in place, and her other hand shaking yet firmly preventing the enemy’s second weapon from colliding with her skin. Well, this was quite a bit of a stalemate. Sort of.

Saya stood her ground, eyes darting quickly towards Max’s position before releasing her hold on her first kunai (only after making sure that it was stuck there indefinitely) so she could step in and attempt a body throw. Her foot slid in against and then past its right pedal before kicking back and hitting behind the knee and lower leg so that she could break the marionette’s stance, causing it to “fall” backward in motion.

And just as her weapon checking against the opposing kunai pushed back slightly, Saya shifted its momentum up so that she would have the opportunity to break and hook her free hand into its elbow joint while the other hand came back to aide in pushing the enemy wrist towards its shoulder. In doing so the puppet’s forearm should automatically fold back, preventing it from utilizing the kunai in her direction as the angle was too small if Max wanted to attempt to throw it towards her and simply because the wrist had gliding joints, giving them limited movement.

Two important actions, and all of that happened in a single motion. This yielded her a couple of things - rendering both the first and second weapons useless (for now) and an opening to attack the blonde boy that merely watched them from a safe distance.

The first ninja knife already had its problem with Saya jamming the shoulder joint, but it was still something she was wary about because the puppet had no muscles to prevent it from at least moving the hand in general. She would have to yank it out and away from the puppet to say she was “safe” from that threat. And the second knife was definitely not a danger to her. Not with her forcing it to point elsewhere. However, again, Saya would need to separate it from the puppet before she could feel confident in dumping the puppet to go after Max.

Though her original plan of attack was time-consuming and very long winded, Saya knew that all she had to do was be patient. She had to wait for that right moment and BANG! Max wouldn’t know what hit him. Well, that might be a little too much confidence in her mind there. Saya was sure that her teammate would always be aware of the distance between him and his opponents, and that was going to make it harder for her to get to him.

WORD COUNT: 647
TOTAL WORD COUNT: 2521 + 647 = 3168

TL;DR ACTIONS: Saya blocks the attack. Attempts to do a forward body throw in a single motion. Two parts - Saya breaks the puppet’s stance by stepping in and kicking the knee and lower leg; at the same time Saya pushes up the “block” then hooks her free hand into the elbow joint, forcing the skeleton arm to fold back, which in turn should limit the kunai’s movement.

Uh, [[speed of everything: 20]] ??? Not exactly sure if that's needed because they're such in a close range and every movement traveled within a few inches to two feet.
NOTES: 100 AP; none used.

Max would watch things unfold, the battle moving along at a pace that Max would expect. The fights would be on two fronts, but that isn’t entirely a problem.
 
Napa’s attack at Renji would miss, the Hyuuga leaping over the attack and performing one of his own. A spinning kick would land across the face of the puppet, shifting the puppets stance ever so slightly. As Napa returns his head to its prior position and ready for combat, he would notice the Hyuuga launching an uppercut. Napa would lean back in an attempt to dodge the blow as his head had already taken a beating. This would make defending against the elbow more difficult though, as Napa would be in a tough spot to do so. So the elbow would land in the skeletons midsection (lower spine?) knocking the puppet back a bit. It had seemed like a solid combination attack from the boy. Max would take note of it and ready himself to go on an offensive of his own. Napa had taken some damage, but that was one of the perks of not being a living thing. Pain wasn’t a factor in deciding what actions to take. Max would note the speed and force of the strikes. Maybe Renji was much more capable than he had thought, as the boy didn’t expect such speed from someone fresh out of the academy. These two were fairly impressive.
 
Saya had continued to utilize the skeleton puppets body against it. The puppet was that of a human skeleton, and therefore most of the same limiting factors came into play as far as range of motion and whatnot. She had proven to be fairly capable at defending herself as well, as she managed to prevent and defend against the puppets attacks without much difficulty. She too had proven herself a capable opponent, so Max would ready himself to go on offense now.
 
Napa would pull out two kunai of his own before rushing towards Renji. The puppet would close the negligible distance fairly quickly, making its way to slash at the torso of the Hyuuga with his right wielded Kunai in a reverse grip, the slash moving from puppets left to the right starting at the shoulder of Renji (it would be his Right shoulder being attacked from his perspective) and moving in a downway arc towards his opposite hip [Speed: 45, Sharpness:50, though not going for a lethal strike if it manages to connect]. Max had an idea of what might occur here, and was ready to follow up.
 
Saya had managed to grapple and lock up one of the puppets, though she might not have accounted for just how strong they were with Max’s chakra pumping through them. Upon her using leverage to her advantage, she manages to knock the puppet off of its feet, the thing stumbling to the ground. It would attempt to launch a series of heel kicks aimed at her lower extremeties (Speed: 30 Strength: Enough to feel it) in order to attempt to deal some damage (assuming she is still standing at the end of her motions, if she followed the puppet to the ground, it would launch them at her from the prone position).
 

While this was going on Max would continue to watch. So far he was impressed with what they had shown so far. It would likely soon be time to finish this light spar testing and allow a momentary break from the battle to practice some new techniques and speak. For now though, he was having fun practicing with the others.

Seeing and feeling his combination land on the puppet would make Renji feel a bit relieved of the stress that would come from this being his first official time sparing against anybody other than his brother. This feeling that Renji was getting was so exhilarating that he would almost become consumed in his fight with the puppet almost completely forgetting that he was in a 2 V 2 fight and not a 1 v 1 fight. This would also be due in part to the fact that Renji had never been a part of a real team before and probably needed to hone his team work and communication skills.

Just as Renji is beginning to get the hang of sparing and is starting to feel comfortable with the progress of his taijutsu, he would see as Napa pulls out two Kunai. Not being to familiar with weapon fighting, Renji would try to mimic what he sees the puppet in front of him do, and quickly tries to pull from his own pocket a kunai in each of his hand. As he’s pulling out the Kunais Renji would see as Napa begins to rush at him. Not paying attention or being to unfamiliar with using them, Renji would fumble for a second before finally pulling out his Kunais in a reverse grip just like he had seen the puppet do, doing so just as Napa is beginning to slash at Renji.

Seeing the slash coming, Renji would try to quickly pull the Kunai up towards his face going from his left hip pocket towards his right shoulder  just in time to barely block the attack that the puppet had launched at Renji’s right shoulder before Napas kunai would come in contact with Renji’s shoulder/upper torso area. (Speed 45, sharpness 50)

Knowing that the puppet still had another Kunai in his other hand, Renji knew that he had to do something about it before the puppet could use it on him. while still holding off the puppets kunai with the kunai in his left hand, Renji would pivot on his lead foot and spins his body so that his back is to the puppets back and tires to stab the  puppet in its left shoulder joint from the back with the kunai Renji is holding in a reverse grip in his right hand( speed 45, sharpness 50). Seeing his teammate Saya do this earlier, Renji was hoping for a similar result, though he is not to verse with weapons or anatomy  so he may or may not hit the joint from this angle.


Wc
431

TWC
431+2,797= 3,228
AP used
-20 seven heavenly breaths 2/8

As soon as she saw the puppet’s backside hit the dirt, Saya was quick to try and pluck the kunai in the arm that she had grappled with. If she had been successful the petite teenager would have taken a second or two to throw the knife [[kunai sharpness: 50-something?; throwing speed: 20 (??)]] in the direction where she had last seen Max. It wasn’t an attack to injure to him whatsoever, but more to distract him. What she hoped to happen was that Max’s concentration broke, having to readjust so that it would her and Renji time to retaliate and maybe get a few more shots in. However, whether if she had been able to do so or not, Saya would have easily returned to fighting with the puppet.

In the quick transition back to her brawl, Saya realized that she had been too arrogant in her attack. That was it. There was no other reason for her to try and place the blame onto someone or something else. It was her fault for thinking that she had won that small battle. Counting her eggs before they hatch went the saying. Saya gritted her teeth as the skeleton immediately went on the offensive as it fell to the ground. Though she had managed to lock up parts of its body and was successful in her throw, that didn’t mean it was wholly restrained.

Just as she finished with her motion, the marionette started to target her legs, kicking at them with a speed that she couldn’t quite react to. Saya attempted to hop and roll sideways to avoid the kicks, but it was unfortunate for her that one of its feet managed to land a hit on her ankle and the back of her shin. Saya’s roll to safety was more like a half-roll and a half-flop to the side, landing her in a heap only few feet away from the skeleton (4 feet from the point of her legs).

Knowing that it would take its chance to come at her again, Saya pushed herself up and began to sprint towards the blonde puppeteer [[speed: 20]]. Her initial plan - the one she had been thinking of ever since the fight had started - was, of course, extremely hard to work with. Understandably, the puppets were hard to get past and Max was great at manipulating their (her and Renji’s) movements. He kept them at a safe distance away, always making sure that they couldn’t make it past a certain point.

Saya, however, was a stubborn girl. In her mind she knew that her plan was the best course of action, but with her current skills it was hard to accomplish. Not to mention that improvising was something that she was still learning to do. Though the Academy did well in teaching them the basics, they had also put their prospective shinobi in a disadvantage by standardizing their skills to a point. As such Saya powered through to try and get within range of Max, at the very least.

WORD COUNT: 501
TOTAL WORD COUNT: 3168 + 501 = 3669

TL;DR ACTIONS: Saya attempts to pry the kunai from the puppet’s hand and (if successful) throws the weapon at Max’s general direction in order to distract him.

Saya tries to put distance between herself & the doll by rolling away, but her leg gets hit mid-roll, causing her to flounder on the ground.

She gets back up and starts to run towards Max.
NOTES: 100 AP; none used. (?) - If I remember correctly, there’s something like… initial running speed and then full running speed?

As the two of them had proceeded along with the battle Max would continue to take mental notes of their style, tactics, and skillsets. While they were impressive, there was one thing that he was concerned that hadn’t happened yet. Neither of them had attempted anything at the young puppeteer….
 
Just as he had been thinking this Saya had attempted to pry the kunai out of the hand of the puppet. Max wanted to see what would come of it, and so the puppets grip would falter. Without hesitation the young kunoichi whips the blunted blade at Max. It had some speed behind it, too. Max would shift to the left, dodging the attack. It would bounce harmlessly off of the tree and ricochet less than a meter away.  While her attack had made the boy move, he was accustomed to keeping his head on a swivel and tracking multiple puppets and opponents. The puppet on the ground would strike her, but she would roll away before rushing Max.
 
Napa’s attack had been parried, much like Max had expected. The puppets secondary weapon would be ready to strike, but Max hesitated. He knew Napa and for a brief moment would force his will upon the puppet. If Napa had eyes he would roll them as Max did this, allowing Renji to gain advantage. Napa wasn’t pleased at all with this. The puppet would rotate with the boy for a moment before launching the kunai in his opposite hand directly at Saya who had now been dashing towards Max. The weapon was moving fairly quickly, and Max hadn’t expected Napa to do that. Max would force Napa to stiffen up, leaving the unruly puppet open to attack from Renji. His blade would plunge into the shoulder joint of Napa, but instead of the puppet continuing to fight it would drop to the ground in a slump.
 
Not having a whole lot of time to react, the boy would grab and launch his own Kunai at the oncoming projectile, deflecting the blow and letting the two fly harmlessly to the ground.
 
He would hold his hand up and halt the oncoming Kunoichi. “I yield!” He would say loud enough for both parties to hear. Turning to Saya, Max would lower his head while apologizing and then look at each of the targets he addresses, “My apologies for Napa. He can be a bit… much at times. You both are quite the combatants. I was impressed with some of the things that both of you had done. Renji, you are an incredibly skilled close-quarters combatant for someone just out of the academy. Your speed and strength had surprised me a great deal.” With a big smile he would continue, “You remind me a great deal of one of my other friends that practices the art of Taijutsu. And Saya, you knew what you needed to do and used just enough strength in the right places to make it happen. Plus, you managed to direct an attack my way as well.”
 
The boy would walk over and gather his puppets, dragging them over to the tree. “So would you like to practice some techniques now? I don’t have the largest repertoire, but I can help you practice whatever you need to. Plus a moving, reacting target that you don’t have to worry about hurting is always better than one that doesn’t.”


Max would place his arms up and his hands behind his head. “So, is there anything in particular you guys wanted to learn?” He would ask, ready to help them any way that he could.

Locked into the battle that he was now in with the puppet, trying to ensure that his kunai strike landed on its  intended target point, Renji would not notice when Napa throws his other kunai towards Saya. Instead, he would focus on landing his own strike, trying to ensure that he matched as close as possible to what he had seen Saya do earlier in the battle.

As Renji’s back is in contact with Napa’s back, Renji would feel as the puppet stiffens up from max’s command. Renji of course does not know this and continues through with his attack; it connecting on the puppet.

No soon as his attack lands, Renji would feel as the puppets body goes limp and falls to the ground. Not knowing that Max had been the one to stop Napa, Renji would assume that Napa had stopped due to a well placed strike. Renji would be proud of his achievement, or at least what he thought he had achieved.

Finally coming back to his senses and realizing that it is a 2 v 2 fight, Renji would look up towards his teammate to see how she was fairing. Knowing that he messed up leaving his medical ninja to fend for herself.

Renji would look up just as the two Kunai had clashed in the air; the ‘cling’ sound the two kunai give off would draw Renji’s attention in the direction of his two teammates. Completely lost, Renji would look to see if Saya had been damaged while he dad his byakugan deactivated during his fight with Napa. Renji would be relieved to see that she was not hurt badly, but he would still be kicking himself in the butt a bit that he did not help her with her puppet.


Renji would give off a small sigh of relief when he hears Max say that he yields. Knowing that he was getting low on stamina, Renji was not sure how much longer would he have lasted had max not yielded.

“I wonder if he made Napa stop moving?” Renji would think to himself before quickly shaking the idea from his head; instead just telling himself that it was his Kunai that did the job. While he is doing this, Renji would deactivate his seven heavenly breaths jutsu; his eyes returning back to their natural color and the yellow aura disappearing from around his body. Renji would begin to breath hard as this was the longest that he had held the jutsu for and he could feet the toll it took on his body.

Listening to Max’s assessment of his skills during the sparing session, Renji would feel as though he did not deserve it as he had abandoned his teammate during the sparing session. Renji would be intrigued however, when he hears Max tell him that he reminds him of his(Max) friend that also practices Taijutsu. Not wanting to interpret Max Renji would wait to ask him further details about his friend.

Once Max was done speaking and is gathering up his puppets, Renji would take a brief moment, and walks over towards Saya and says “I am sorry about leaving you out to dry like that, I am not sure what happened, I kind of just got lost in the moment I guess. but I promise not to let it happen again.” A bit embarrased, Renji would then try to quickly change the topic saying,  “But, yea, I wanted to say nice job on landing the first strike. That Kunai strike on the puppet was brilliant!” Ending his statement off with a smile and a thumbs up.


He did not know it yet, but Max had just opened Pandora’s box when he asked if they wanted to learn any new jutsu. Hearing Max ask his question would almost immediately change Renji’s mood a bit. As he had been looking forward to learning new moves all day.

Scratching his head, Renji would take a few seconds to ponder over what he wanted to work on. Finally, he would open his mouth and he would say “well I’m not to sure what skills you know. Right now, taijutsu is my specialty” Renji would flex his left bicep as he says this, before Continuing on “so if you knew any taijutsu techniques I would love to learn them from ya. Also lighting is my elemental nature, if you knew any skills in that line.” Renji would smile as he waits to see what Saya would say and also what Jutsu Max would teach them.

Before he could give his teammates a chance to speak Renji would interject to say “oh yea question” Renji would say this rhetorically, before opening his mouth back up to continue speaking. “hey, how come I was not able to detect Senshi sensei’s Chakra earlier with my byakugan before he jumped down from the tree? I could have swore when I scanned for chakra signatures I only sensed you two when yall arrived? Oh and also, who is your friend that you was talking about just now, ? But most importantly….. how in the world! was Napa talking to me earlier if he… is..well..you know…dead, No?” Renji would address the first question to both of his Teammates before turning to Max and asking him the next two questions.

Realizing that he had asked a vast amount of questions, Renji would climb up into the tree that Max was resting against, and takes a seat on a low hanging branch about 8 feet off the ground and a few feet to the left of  where Max was resting. Renji would then Rest his head against the tree behind him and hangs one leg off of the branch and waits to listen to his teammates response while he continues to catch his breath from the sparing session.


WC
973

TWC
973+3,228= 4,201

-20ap seven heavenly breaths