Importance of Failure (OPEN) (NK)

Miyamoto watched as Haku took flight and Tsume looked as if he was ready to fight. As the wind blew through the area Miyamoto had to stifle a laugh as the third one, Cole made a movement that reminded him of the main character in a manga book. The three of them now stood there as Miyamoto popped his joints in various spots.

"So, I guess this is where we begin huh?" Miyamoto would say before getting into a stance of his own as he would activate the Mind eye of the Kagura at his top speed of 90 as he would keep a close eye on the three of them on the new battlefield. He was determined to win, of course, he did not know the limits of Cole, and he did not know how much Tsume had grown either, but this was the best time to test it out.

WC:151/642

Tsume watched their movements carefully. Hakucho did as well. They both knew a lot about Miya but Cole was something different. He had never seen nor heard of Cole so it would be interesting to see his fighting style. It seemed that they were all just staring each other down, none to make a move yet. So Tsume took the liberty to do so. Tsume started charging at Miya (speed 59), one hand on his sheath of the blade Nisshoku Ha, a blade he recently forged himself. The Chokyoshi then used quick draw when getting close enough to Miya to do so (speed 138, strength 58). 

Hakucho watched Cole carefully with his trained eye once Tsume first started to move. 

WC: 120
TWC: 982

Their movements were easy to see.  The training he had put in was worth the extra effort it seemed like he was able to follow their movements in slow motion as Tsume came straight at him, at about the halfway point the flicker of a kunai would catch his eye from the direction of Cole before finding that he had already begun his run towards the direction behind him.  The clever trick for them both to be moving at that exact time to attack him made him grin as he made the following hand seals at his top speed; Tiger, Boar, Ox, Dog, and Snake.  Holding his chakra he would then wait for either attack to get close enough to actually be hit as the Substitution Jutsu would take effect utilizing a training dummy two meters away the Kunai that Cole had just previously thrown stuck into it at the time.  Once he would change places instantaneously and the jig was up, however, he would already be making his move at his top speed while being four meters away making the handseals of; Dog, Horse, and Tiger to activate the demon lantern techniques as flaming oni heads would appear around Miyamoto before given the direction as they would do as follows.  He would have canceled the Mind Eye technique by now realizing he did not need it.

Sending two at each target; Tsume, Cole, and only one at Hakucho, they would follow the targets moving to surround them to their left, and right, of each target at a distance of 1.4 meters and with 70 Speed and 70 Strength.  If by chance the targets were surprised and caught off guard by the attack attempt then the Oni heads would each explode once reaching their places.  Making sure that the power would not be enough to kill anyone, but just enough to knock them out.  

If by chance the attack did not work or his oni heads detonated prematurely Miyamoto would already be on the run at a speed of 115 towards Tsume with the last Oni head behind him following Miyamoto with the stats listed earlier.  He would wait to zoom past Tsume and detonate the Oni head once it reached its mark.  Leaving him to continue his watch of Cole and Haku while circling their battlefield.

As stated above, the Oni heads WILL follow you three unless taken care of or until they reach their targets.

WC: 380/1,022

AP and Stat Breakdown:

The battle was now in motion. Tsume charged as Miya just stood there, already a warning sign. Hakucho, which was focusing on Cole, saw him draw his kunai with his trained eye. So, to warn his partner, Hakucho shrieked to Tsume. The Chokyoshi knew it was a warning so he turned his head slightly so the kunai was in his vision. Since Cole had timed it before he drew his blade, he thought it would be a good time now. So he drew the blade with Quickdraw and did a 360 swipe (speed 138). It defelcted the kunai from his leg just in time and then timed it where it would swipe at Miyamoto as Tsume did his action. 

To his surprise, Miyamoto used Substitution and turned out to be a training dummy, which he easily cut through. Hakucho, having bird's eye view, saw Miyamoto 4 meters from Tsume and Cole. Tsume was right next to Cole but didn't do anything because he noticed that Miyamoto's oni heads were coming for them. "I really hate that jutsu." Tsume exclaimed. With the blade sheathed from the quick draw from before, he weaved the Ram hand sign and body flickered (speed 133) avoiding the oni head. The body flicker made his appear next to Miyamoto and used Iai beheading to try getting his cut down to size (Speed 158, strength 78, Sharpness 209). 

While Tsume was going his counter to the attack towards him, Hakucho was in a bit more trouble. He shot his feathers at the oni head and exploded it. Hakucho was releaved and quickly rose to 25 meters above Miyamoto. It's not like they were ignoring Cole, they kept an eye on him while doing their things. He didn't imagine Cole was gonna attack them because he was a bit caught up with his own thing. 

WC: 307
TWC: 1287

AP: Tsume: 249-20-10-30=189 Ap
Haku: 249-20=229

It seems that his movements too were easily televised as he sneered when he noticed Cole come at him, the smoke from his substitution technique left it vague enough to not know if Tsume had indeed been caught or not, and with the hairs on the back of his neck standing on end he was not about to let this bad feeling cause him to get caught.  Utilizing his senses he would hear the sound of a blade for sure if Tsume was indeed behind him, and if he was not the whistle emanating from the other combatant swinging through the air would allow him to act in time.

As soon as either Tsume would swing, or Cole would move in for the punch he was able to see either with his reaction time, he was already there making the ram hand sign at his top speed as he used Body Flicker to get away from yet another dangerous situation.  His body flicker would allow him to move five meters towards Tsume's original starting position in the training area at a speed of 215.

He knew he would be nigh impossible to track in that instant, and as soon as he was out of the technique he would go into making the three hand seals needed for The Temple of Hephaestus as his skin would instantaneously turn to pitch black like a burned body.  Steam expelling from his body quickly evaporated into the air as he stared at the other two.

"This game of tag is getting old, time to get serious with you two it seems."  He would say as he would finally pull his Kanabo from his back.  He waited for the next opportunity to attack as he kept his senses sharp.

AP and Stat Breakdown:

WC:300/1,322

Tsume was in a pickle again. After the substitution jutsu was found out, Cole focused his attack on Tsume. Luckily, Tsume body flicker was too fast for the shinobi and he  was able to transport as soon as he saw the hand move towards him. 

The Chokyoshi appeared to Miya but as soon as he did so, Miya transported to were he originally was. They had switched places. Hakucho was prepared to fly in on Miya until they all witnessed their sensei use the lava style jutsu. The duo had only seen this jutsu once before, and it wasn't for very long. Hakucho wasn't about to go for a tai jutsu with all that heat. Tsume knew that Haku wasn't gonna be able to do much, it was up to the sharpness of the his new blade, Nisshoku Ha. Tsume drew the blade again and circled it around his body, creating afterimages (speed 118). The jutsu was now complete, he was able to his most power jutsu. His speed was increased due to the chakra. He raced towards Miya, but stayed an arms length away from him, but still long enough for his blade to cut his shoulder (Movement speed: 84, Swing speed 168, RT need to see the swing 193). He zoomed pass Miya after doing the damages. He stopped 5 meters away from Miya and Cole. Haku during that time was hovering about 20 meters above the ground now, 3 meters from Cole and Miya and 2 meters from Tsume. Tsume was reaching his limit, meaning Hakucho might have to step in more often during the spar to counter. 

WC: 271
TWC: 1558

Tsume:
-40 ap for Hazy Moonlight
AP: 149 Ap 
Haku:
AP: 229

"Why is he moving so slow..." Miyamoto thought to himself as he sighed and then watched as he sped at him, it was suddenly hard to catch his swing...odd but not out of the ordinary. It was time to put a stop to Tsume for a bit. So Miyamoto made his move, which was to stand there and actually let Tsume come to him and do his cut to his shoulder. The moment he would feel the blade begin to cut into him he would activate Yin Healing Wound Technique At a power of 75, thus with the weapons, sharpness only being 150 (As it is not stated exactly how much power the cut is delivering, only swing speed and movement of the user) negating the cut entirely as Miyamoto already has 100 health, the additional 50 carried over from the cut would not go through. Tsume would not know that the attack would have no effect unless he was actively looking at the cut at the time of the attack.

However, as Tsume would then attempt to move past Miyamoto he would make the snake seal as fast as he possibly could (Speed 115) before clotheslining Tsume while using the Added weight technique at a power of 70.

If the added weight technique worked then Tsume would be immobilized for the duration of 3 posts.

However, if Tsume is able to avoid, then the added weight would not be used this post.

If the attack worked Miyamoto would keep an eye on cole now, not worried about Tsume at the moment.
"Cool off for a moment, the game of tag is a game of strategy after all." He would say to Tsume while keeping an eye on Cole, seeing Haku also in his peripherals.
"Now we are alone for a moment Cole, I am quite worn from this game, I probably can't go much longer...how are you feeling since you haven't made a move?" He would ask.

However, if Cole or Haku made a move to either stop him from using the technique on Tsume or if he attacks right after the added weight without hearing him out then Miyamoto would then use Hiding like a mole to disappear from their view at a speed of double the base speed (40) for the technique is. Leaving them alone for a moment.

If Cole or Haku made a move before he would speak to him, Miyamoto would be on the defensive and would react based off of what Cole would do next.

WC:400/1,722

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