Since You've Been Gone (p)

Over the past week or so, Risako had been trying her hand at a rather well kept village secret. In essence it was a pair of seals that allowed the user to instantaneously travel between the two. Pretty snazzy stuff. The start of her training was rather harsh as a side effect of the technique was an intense pain, however at this point her body was becoming used to it to the point that it didn't cripple her for a short while.

On this quiet morning, the Deputy Hokage stood in grassy patch of the training field. Beside her was a pile of kunai, and out in front of her were three training dummies. The dummies were in a triangle formation, with the closest one being a good ten meters away from Risako.

Four hours into her training, and the dummies were littered with replicas of the tool. Preparing three more kunai, she held a shaky hand over the handle of the first one, having second thoughts about continuing with her training for today.

However with no pesky little summons bothering her, she would continue to tread on. Grasping the handle and focusing her chakra, a seal would appear on the weapon. With a toss, it would fly into its target and the second it hit she would disappear, and reappear in a golden flash of light. The second she reappeared by the first dummy, there was hardly a moments pause before she lobbed the second kunai at the second dummy. Once again, rinse and repeat, from the second dummy she would toss another sealed kunai at the third and then teleport to it as well. This was to practice rapid teleportation. 

From behind her, she heard a rather loud crack. This crack caught her attention, so she turned to look. Queen was busy wailing on some poor training dummy.

She didn't flinch as the chunk of the dummy flew past her head. Risako and Queen locked eyes in the brief glance that the Deputy Hokage took to look at the source of the noise. Queen took the initiative of the two and approached Risako, whose hand shot up from her side to give the other girl a quick wave. In reply to the congratulation she was given, the jounin would say "Same to you."

Immediately stumbling backwards on her words, "Well minus the Deputy Kage bit. Congrats on the promotion nonetheless though." Way too formal. The other girl was a tad intimidating, even when she was being polite. Still, Risako hasn't moved, even when Queen retrieved one of the kunai. In a dull tone she would say, "Correct, the fight ended before it even got started really." Sounded a bit to her like there was potential for the two to take that opportunity here.

Risako recalled grabbing her opponent Royalty by the throat, using her enhanced speed from Sage Mode to ensure the success of her action. Maybe it was a tad much, but it netted her a promotion.

A small chuckle managed to escape Risako's mouth at the mention of Queen's genin exam. "I remember calling you disabled. Probably words I'll eat one day." Though there seemed to be a major change in personality for the girl opposite her, something about her seemed softer. Then came the challenge, both a proclamation and an action that involved her own sealed kunai.

Snatching the tool out of the air, Risako would oblige Queen to a duel. "I didn't mean I'd swallow my own words today," said the Deputy with an air of over confidence, "but sure, why not." Once she had confirmed her acceptance of the challenge, her arm reared back before launching forward to toss the kunai back to Queen, aimed roughly a half foot away from the right side of her head. The Sage did hold back on the throw, but just enough that her opponent could avoid it if it came to it. Risako was pretty well decked out in her regular Jounin attire, save for Mako's sword. Not that she'd need it for a friendly fight anyway.

Queen observed the short haired girl, who chucked at the mention of the genin examination from long ago. A soft smile appeared on the blonde's lips as Risako had mentioned how she though Queen had been disabled. A comment that once would have angered her had brought her some sense of laughter. All the anger she had felt recently... she was just so tired of being angry. She's reserve that anger to those who truly deserved it, not those who were her allies. There was just no point.

"At the time, maybe.." queen shockingly agreed before continuing "but now, far from it." Queen was pleased to see that Risako had accepted her challenge, she didn't say anything further, but she truly was about to make her swallow her words. Queen swiftly entered a martial arts stance as well as activated her byakugan stealthily using her skill. The practice match was officially underway.

Risako started it off, throwing the kunai right back at the Hyuuga. With swift movements, Queen reached into her kit, pulling out a projectile of her own. With a flick of her wrist, it launched at full speed in order to meet the other at the halfway point. Due to the strength behind it, it was able to knock Ris's off course, as it crashed into a nearby tree off to the right side while Queen's launched somewhere to the left. Right after she had launched the kunai, the Blonde rushed towards Ris, closing the 10 meter distance between them at a speed of 60.

She observed as her kunai was knocked off course by Queen's own kunai. Risako would follow up by tossing one of the other two kunai in her hand at the ground some distance in front of where Queen would be running. One exactly a meter away from Risako, the other three meters away. By the time this action was over, Queen would probably be around four meters away from Risako.

Once her opponent had passed over the first of the kunai, Risako would activate the seal on the one that was three meters away, and in a brilliant flash of yellow light she would disappear from her current location and reappear right behind Queen. Risako's hand would shoot out from her side, attempting to slam her fist into the girl's back.

The kunai that Queen knocked away with her chakra would plant itself into the ground a short distance from its target. Risako would stumble backwards after the blast, and it seemed Queen would continue to run until she covered the previously stated ten meter distance.

Right after Queen complimented, or mocked, the Flying Thunder God technique, Risako would disappear into that golden burst once again. The kunai that Queen had knocked away earlier would still be in the opposite side of her. Just As Queen's hand entered her weapon pouch, Risako would reappear a good five feet behind the girl. Dashing forwards, she would attempt to reach out with her left hand and seize her opponent's arm, (the one in the pouch.) If successful the Fox Sage would follow up by grabbing the same arm with her free hand, and then flipping the woman onto the ground by yanking her over Risako's head.