Genin Semi-final Xuba vs. Cole

Xubas grey eyes scanned the stairs once more. His next challenge of course as a genin was to pass this portion of the  tournament. His thoughts on what was best to handle the next opponent. Not paying attention to the next person in bracket. Instead he went off instinct and the flow of combat.

So far the bird and boy duo just needed to wisen up and rely less off of some petty tactic made up on the spot, and use some preplanned stuff, but that he would bring up some other time.

Now as he acended the stairs he loosens hos grey cloak, guantlets on, silve boots on and the usual asort ment of shruiken, kunai, and smoke bombs up  the sleeves of his grey cloak. 

Now loose allowing some breathing space his chain rested on his shoulders, loose, easy to grab, and secured. His arm beads resting on his arm.  While his katana and several meters of steel wire on his right hip. 

The clink and clacks of the  chains and the sound of his metal boots on the steps  came to a stop as he was on the arena now as he awaited his opponent nodding at the kages words. 

Cool im going against cole hopefully he improved since last time.

Ah it was ineed cole. Xuba smiled as he was going to enjoy this imeansly. By this time he was nearing 40 meters from the kaguya. Walking slowly and minding the young mans actions.


 The arena was large but what was needed was not as much. They fought close combat which was the important bit. This time however xuba was not going to take it easy as he expected cole to not do the same either.

The slow walk and minding coles actions as he approached was all xuba needed to do for the moment. For he like any wise fighter only reacted to an instigator in combat. Not initiated the fight. 

If its worth should he do anything unwise like i explained to him... he shall be punished dearly for it.


Xuba thought as his eyes noted the weapons pouch on coles weapon pouch located on cole's right leg. 

"Well i hope that you are ready for round 3."

Xuba stated as he was relaxed just analyzing cole for the changes. Studious in observation as it was a trait of a missing nin. To study their targets actively, plotting their next move with each scrap of info they could find.

"Do you wish to start from there? Or closer cole?"

Xuba asked as he continued walking towards cole. A movement would sing many things to xuba. But he waited as he walked. Nothing to do till, or if cole acted.

“I hope you ready for round three” Xuba said as they closed the distance. Cole lets a half smile spread across the right side of his face. Cole remembered that it was from their spar that cole brought up the rounds. “How did it go,” Cole said while running his left hand through his hair. “Rounds are nice, but in the world, a guy is not going to stay his blade to keep you from getting stab” cole would tell Xuba with a bit of a grin on his face. Cole figured that it would get a rise out of Xuba maybe even a laugh before they started to try and kill each other.


Cole had respect for Xuba and used him as motivation to get stronger. Cole knew that Xuba was out there and that he was probably getting stronger as well. Which is why cole had pushed himself so hard. He had gone through an entire year's worth of training in a matter of a day thanks to his scorpion friends since the last time that Xuba had seen him.  Cole was as much of a different man now than he could ever have gotten in a little time that it had been since they had fought last.

Cole heard xuba ask if they should continue to close the distance or stay where they were. In response to the question, cole walked a few more meters closer to the center watching to see if Xuba would mirror his movements and also get to center stage. Cole would stop about a meter out from the center wanting there to be about 2 meters between them before they started.

(WC-279 TWC-694)

The words spoken back to him from cole brought on a broad smile from xuba. 

He got alot there... in tjat case ill get serious. You've earned it.


Xuba thought as followed suit stopping at 2 meters. He assumed an stance as he smiled and hence his concentraction was fully on his opponent. The arena in it's full 80 meters diameter was his to cover. As it would be  the earth was fragile, but that meant little. Now was the time to fight.

Armed and ready xubas grey eyes scanned cole like a predator, each intake of breath, the slightest motion of the hands, the shifting of weight, the mere motion of the shoulders. The slightest betrayal of the hips, motions of the knees and possible angles which they may be offered. All of this in the space of xubas mind as his intent was to go full force, then the very motion of cole despite intents would be under his hands and shadows.

The grey eyes of the chain wielder watched cole take his stance.  As Cole lifted his guard, before summoning out the bones. Xuba took his chosen assault method. Weaving two handsigns as cole would settle into his stance.  All done at his max speed of 125 per seal (rat, boar) he would feel his flow of time slow slightly as he noted the effects of flicker movement. (Flicker movement: +10 speed, +15 RT, final speed 135, final reaction time:220) There would be a flick of his left hand. And 2 kunai would make a quick smooth journey due to sleight of hand down the left sleeve of his cloak, and into his left hand the handle's held loosely but secure in his grip with his index finger and thumb held one while his middle and ring finger held the second one. The kunai’s blade not cutting him As he was wise with utilizing this technique to not somehow have his own weapons slit his wrists or something silly like that while utilizing the hidden arms technique (Hidden arms: speed 100) 

“hope you are ready”

Xuba stated observing the bones beginning to protrude from Cole’s central joints. Hence deciding that the best move would be to another technique as the bones of Cole would extend. With  rat hand seal (speed 135) Xuba would with infuse the kunai held with his index and thumb. With some wind chakra.  Enhancing the sharpness and removing the wind resistance of the weapon so it can indeed travel faster. (Blade wind cutter: +10 to speed, +10 to sharpness) By this time Cole’s bones would reach their meter length which was surprisingly long. However as cole lifted his foot to make his 1 meter approach. Xuba would flick of his left wrist (speed:135) throw the kunai held by his thumb and index finger. It was an underhand toss, and adding a tad bit of a curve to the kunai. So it would curve by 2 degrees upwards towards the center of cole’s stomach. The thrown kunai moving at jaw dropping speed of 187 sharpness: 124, but due to the curve his art of the trick shot this will require a reaction time of 197 to track. (Throwing speed +10 from skill, +25 from strong arm beads) aimed at a non-lethal spot, but it will be pretty bad for cole if he was unable to dodge it, and would make a point to the kaguya per say, if at most it would hopefully force the kaguya to end his approach.  As hopefully if the thrown kunai hit.  It would stop cole's incoming assault. Due to the pain from a kunai being thrown into his gut. it would probably be under the top 10 most painful moments in cole's life. If it hit xuba would speak

“On your knees cole”
 

Xuba would state as he would retreat and if cole was hit by the first kunai and sank to his knees due to pain, He would flick the second kunai and aim it at the back of cole's right ankle.  So if hit the kunai can sink into some of the ligaments and hence if all hope. Tear the boy's Achilles tendon (throwing speed: 177, sharpness 114) All the while moving backwards at a speed of 65. Setting himself 3 meters from cole. He would then begin to circle Cole While maintaining the momentum and moving so then in a few seconds he could go full speed. 

 if the first kunai would not hit he would immediately proceed to move 2 meters to his right at a speed of 65, and maintain a 2 meter distance between himself and Cole maintaining his momentum so he could go max in a few seconds time.  Should cole’s attack somehow continue then the sharp bone from the palm strike drawing blood on his left shoulder as he  would move  barely avoiding the knee strike aimed at his left knee with a moderate cut on his left knee. As the tipped end missed fully penetrating his skin. while doing this xuba  would flick his left wrist and throw the kunai held by his middle and middle finger, aimed at cole's outstretched  right knee in hopes of hitting the outstretched limb (kunai speed: 177, sharpness: 114) while maintaining his momentum and pace maintaining his concentration and focus on cole. His eyes scanning cole carefully for any other surprises the kaguya would be up to or up his sleeves.



Ap: 529/559

hidden arms: -10
flicker movement -10
wind release blade cutter: -10

Xuba smiled as cole lifted his leg and proceeded to block the kunai. His bones were hard yet this garnished xuba the infomation he needed to assure that cole could be punished for a simple action as beginning an assault.  He thought  on the prospects of  combat as he feeling the flow of it. Now to alter it to his battleground. With deception most foul.

Good. His bones are not as hard as i thought... i can even say a good hit from me could break them with ease... hm.


As cole would dash back xuba would raise his left hand across his right shoulder the kunai now gripped tightly in his left hand (speed:135). However, on coles second step back xuba would flick his left hand again.  Aware that cole would proberly attempt a defensive manuver xuba would aim this kunai end towards coles right shoulder.  As it will be tossed in an over diagnal motion by appearance it would be aimed towards coles right soulder but instead the kunai would do a nasty  50 degree curve diagonally  from coles shoulder, and attempt to hit the kaguya in his upper left hip (speed:177, sharpness:114, reaction time to track 187.) Hopefully if cole took the bait he would move to the right assuring a brutal  hit, but things do happen. Perhaps the boy would sink to the ground. While this happend xuba would channel chakra into his feet to quiet his foot steps and eliminate the metalic sounds from his foot steps. (Quiet footsteps)

If it hit xuba would speak as he would move at full speed now his voice solem as it spoke from experience. As he sped up To full speed (135 speed,) weaving (boar, rat) hand signs as his target was cole and he was staring straight at him. Xuba would activate the genjutsu known as mist servants. 

 An errie mist would form around cole making it rather challenging for cole to perhaps visually track xuba. The misty shadows of xuba would seemingly form from the slight after image effect comming from xubas flicker movement, and out the corner of cole's eyes  one even appeared from the ground to coles immediate right.

 They looked just like xuba and held chains looking lime his. Rattling them as theyapproached masking clanking of xubas chains like a hand that is slowly, but surely arrive. The figures moved at a speed of 10 closing in around cole like walking ghosts.  Each arising a weapon drawn as they shimmered but intimmidatingly approached the boy.  They sorrounded him as their numbers for now were 10. (Mist servants: power:38)Meanwhile xuba headed towards cole in a semi circle  torwards coles left.

"You must alway's have a way to retreat safely cole. A person holding a weapon is no safer then a person weaving handsigns. Out there it is not forgiving. Move in diagnals. As you see you have fallen into my trap cole. "

Xuba would say as he carefully observed the kaguya as he approached for any signs of a counter attack. Especially with a genjutsu. Facial motions with strain or frustration. Perhaps lifting a finger? To betray a handsign. At this rate xuba watched as he approached ducking low, and reached up to his chain link weapon with his right hand and dragging it along behind him as he closed 2 meters from cole ready to use it in both attack and defense. His foot steps,quiet to mask his approach should cole not realease the illusion so quickly.  His right arm facing cole as he ran a circle around cole.(speed:135) 

 His eyes trained on cole as he awaited for cole to move. From his position. The slightest movement at xubas ready to respond to as the chain weapon uindorochen  was at full lengeth (4 meters) being twirled at his throwing speed of 177. Above his head.

"You must always be prepared cole." 

The man would say as he continued to attempt to circle cole at the ready for defensive actions and counter active methods.

Actions:504/559

-10 mist servants
-10 flicker movement
-5 quiet foot steps