The Culling Games: First Match

As soon as Jiro saw the golem's hand coming at him, he would start weaving another series of 5 seals. With the dragons trailing him on either side as well, it looked to be gearing up for a coordinated attack. When the golem's hand was 2 meters away, Jiro switched places with his Spooky Doll and dodged sideways 1.5 meters to the hidden spot on the outside of the arm (130 agility), using the chakra in his feet to continue running horizontally in Yukio's blind spot. The image he left behind would dodge backwards 1 meter before taking both the attacks from the golem's hand and the ones from both dragons following the first strike.

To Yukio, it would look as if all attacks had struck Jiro, while in reality he continued running across the 10 meter span of the construct's back at 100 speed outside of Yukio's sight. Believing that his prior attacks had struck his opponent, he would not have activated his genjutsu and would likely have all of his focus on the image of Jiro remaining on the construct's right arm, leaving the way open for Jiro to come up right up behind Yukio and sweep his legs out from under him at 110 power and 100 speed, knocking him flat on his back and disorienting him. Jiro would then follow it up by continuing his leg's motion in an arc and slamming his heel into the boy's stomach at 100 speed to deliver an additional 105 damage. Finally, he would finish his combo by dropping his elbow straight into Yukio's solar plexus at the same speed for the same damage as the previous strike. If he was successful, this fight was over.
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WC: 301 | TWC: 1,847

Heavenly Body Stacks: 4/10

AP Use/Duration:
10 for Taijutsu Infusion (Post 2/3)
5 for Substitution Technique (Post 1/2)
5 for Tree Walking
30 for Leaf Gale
Total 50

Cooldowns:
Lightness Skill (1/2)
Eight Gates (2/6)
Eight Gates Amplifier (3/3)
Daytime Tiger (3/3)

Resources:
DR 30/100
HP: 270/270
AP: 506/676

Hello Jiro and Yukio,

A Battle Mod was called to seek clarification on the following question that has been reviewed by both parties:

Jiro wrote:[Can] Yukio's wood dragons[' attacks] can claim a hit/follow Jiro's location in order to attack him if Yukio is unable to see him?

Both parties were reached out to verify loose timeline of events as followed:

Loose Timeline:

After review the following information was clarified and helped reach a mutual understanding of the situation.

Battle Mod Determination wrote:The answer to the initial question of "[Can] Yukio's wood dragons[' attacks] can claim a hit/follow Jiro's location in order to attack him if Yukio is unable to see him?"

• Wood Dragon has a clause guide it through locations they can visibly observe precisely. so in a situation where someone is out of sight, the dragon can't go where the user cannot see. (Confirmed with Staff)
  
• Wood Dragon's attacks can be launched where the user cannot see so there's an argument based on speed and general direction that they could potentially be claimed as hits (will require math to verify hit*)
  

*awkwardness of how small of an area + target is the math portion of where a hit could be claimed if the techs' speed > Jiro's but depending if time permits, Jiro could make an argument in a subsequent post that they could still dodge. Further clarification with some math resulted in the following additional information being provided to add context to the fight.

The Wood Human Technique's arm size based on average ratio of arm circumference and diameter based on length results in the 25 meter length arm having a circumference of about 11m and a width of 3.5m. Jiro's movement of 1.5m can result in not being visible to Yukio.

Thank you for your patience in resolving this matter. No further action is necessary from either parties and thread may continue with Yukio's turn being up.

Yukio watches Jiro as he prepares to activate a well-known Academy Jutsu, the Substitution technique. However, as Jiro tries to release the technique, nothing appears to happen, so the young man dodges - not backwards, as Yukio wanted him to, but sideways towards the underside of the Wood Human's arm. The Senju clicks his tongue as his opponent disappears from sight, making his planned attacks from the Wood Dragons useless as he can no longer see Jiro to direct them. Yukio directs his wooden constructs at the same time as he himself prepares for Jiro's incoming attacks. The Wood Golem slams the arm Jiro is running on against its torso, hoping to crush the young man. The arm is making this crushing attack with Power 165 and Speed 135. Should Jiro fail to get out of the way in time, he will take 165 damage and be pinned between the arm and torso of the golem, unable to move unless he defeats the power of the Golem. It moves the left arm as well, preparing another attack. At the same time, the wood dragons move toward Yukio, who himself is moving. Pulling chakra to his feet, Yukio activates the Surface Walking technique, allowing him to stay attached to his Golem with ease. As he does, he runs to his right at 45 speed, off the left shoulder of the Golem and onto its right shoulder (by going around the back of the Golem’s neck), such that he can see down the entire length of the arm and any approach Jiro might make, or if he is pinned by the arm. The wood dragons have been moving steadily upward during this time as well, outpacing Jiro's movement to interpose themselves between the Nara and Yukio. Once Yukio has sight of Jiro, he will direct the golem to attack again with another slap from the left arm with power 165 and speed 135. If Jiro does not dodge this attack, he will take 165 damage and the Golem will grasp him in his hand, constricting him unless he can defeat the Golem's power with his strength. As this attack from the Golem is happening the two wood dragons will move to within 5m of his location and the 2nd Wood Dragon will attack with the Smothering Binding Technique with Power 165 and Speed 140. If Jiro does not dodge this attack, he will be constricted and unable to move. Finally, the 1st Wood Dragon will attack with the Great Forest Technique with Power 165 and Speed 140, the vines tracking Jiro with a range of 10 meters. If Jiro does not dodge this attack he will take 165 damage and be constricted. Both dragon attacks will drain 70AP, with 35 being returned to Yukio should they hit.

As his wooden constructs prepare to attack, Yukio weaves hand seals for his own attack, Rat → Tiger → Dog → Ox → Rabbit → Tiger, for the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique. Yukio launches the 9 fireballs at Jiro with 95 Power and Speed, each of the fireballs spaced to maximize their explosive area and the coverage over the arm, such that Jiro would not be able to advance toward Yukio without impacting the explosions.

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WC: 540 | TWC: 3,188

Combat Stuff:

[Leaf Gale timelined, 30 AP refunded]

Jiro was sure glad he'd practiced his tree climbing skill at the academy, because it was really coming in handy now. He stuck fast to the outside of the golem's arm as it slammed itself against the chest of the construct. He only assumed that was Yukio's attempt to dislodge him, as his current position on the outside of the arm prevented him from being in the correct location to be pinned by the movement.

Then he saw the left arm coming up again, and he quickly dodged 4 meters (130 agility) to the underside of the arm, this time running upside down and continuing to evade Yukio's line of sight and those pesky dragon attacks. Having been gradually progressing up the arm, he had now scaled the entire length of it, and he had to come up with a plan fast.

After disappearing from view, Jiro reappeared from beneath the golem's armpit on the back side of the construct, finding himself 5 meters away from Yukio on the shoulder. He saw the fireballs coming at him, but this was the time to show his grit, and just how far he would push himself. Gritting his teeth, Jiro ran right through the explosive fireball with a loud yell as the explosion seared his skin, his feet holding fast to keep him lodged onto the golem while he closed the 5 meter distance at 100 speed, using his low position to attempt to sweep Yukio's leg at 100 speed and 110 power, knocking him flat on his back and disorienting him should it make contact. (The sweeping kick would also debuff Yukio's Vigor and Chakra stats by 30 points each, lasting for 3 posts). He would then follow it up as he had originally planned, with an axe kick into the boy's stomach and an elbow drop into his solar plexus, the basic attacks paced at 100 speed and dealing 105 damage each. He intended to finish this.
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WC: 327 | TWC: 2,174

Heavenly Body Stacks: 6/10 (Using 6 stacks to recover 30 DR)
New Stack Total: 0/10

Took hit from Phoenix Sage Fire, -60 DR, -35 HP

AP Use/Duration:
10 for Taijutsu Infusion (Post 3/3)
5 for Tree Walking
30 for Leaf Gale
Total 45

Cooldowns:
Lightness Skill (2/2)
Eight Gates (3/6)
Substitution Technique (1/3)

Resources:
DR: 0/100
HP: 235/270
AP: 491/676

[Claiming a hit on Jiro with the Wood Human's hand - the golem never moved the arm Jiro is running on after slamming it into its side, thus Jiro couldn't dodge to the underside of the arm as he intended. Without this space to dodge, the Wood Human is able to impact him, dealing 165 damage and constricting Jiro in its grasp as described. Even if Jiro could dodge the golem, a 4 meter dodge does not escape the Great Forest technique, which has a range of 10m, a speed of 140, and is attacking from a dragon that is 5m from Jiro, and thus has no difficulty hitting him.]

Yukio's movement to the right shoulder of the Wood Human reveals Jiro attempting to dodge the golem's left hand. The Senju watches as Jiro tries to dodge, but over estimates the amount of space available and runs out of room. The hand collapses onto the shinobi like a titan, dealing 165 damage. It then closes its fist around the shinobi, constricting him with its greater strength and preventing Jiro from moving or utilizing handseals, as his body is completely bound. With Jiro's upper torso and head visible (but arms still bound), the 1st Wood Dragon strikes the immobile combatant, dealing another 165 damage as the Great Forest Technique impales him. With this final strike, Jiro should fall, the effects of the Arena saving him from the killing blow and teleporting him away.

The 2nd Wood Dragon will lower Yukio to the ground and the wooden constructs will then fade to dust, leaving the Senju alone in the arena.

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WC: 158 | TWC: 3,346

OOC: I have a feeling Jiro is going to contest this, so I'm waiting on that before finishing the exit. If Jiro does contest and a BM decides my hits do not connect, I would like to revise my response to reflect this and respond accordingly.

Combat Stuff:

Requesting a BM to dispute Yukio’s hit claim.

Reasoning as follows:
- Yukio did not describe the golem as keep its arm pressed against its torso after failing to pin Jiro. I believe it is a reasonable vague manip to interpret the arm lifting away from the torso again after the failed attempt.
- Jiro dodged 4 meters further beneath the arm after the previous 1.5 meter dodge. This totals 5.5 meters from the top of the arm, precisely on the underside of it according to the previous ruling of the arm having an 11 meter circumference and thus would be out of view from someone standing on the shoulder.
- I did the math as well, and Jiro can move up to 4.6 meters before being hit by an attack at 140 speed that is 5 meters away. This places Jiro out of sight of Yukio before the attack can land, which means that I can argue against a guaranteed hit using the previous ruling that the dragons cannot track Jiro’s movement outside Yukio’s line of sight.

Hello once more,

After reviewing the events the following has been decided:

Battle Notations:

Battle Mod Determination wrote:

• No hits can be claimed, will void Yukio's last post as realistically the post itself has 0 ground to stand on. (painful ba dum tss)
  
• The timeline is being reset to Jiro making it onto the shoulder with Yukio roughly 10m from Jiro.
  
• Any attacks from Yukio on Jiro's ascent from himself do not occur due to the distance traveled not being sufficient, similarly, the attacks described by Jiro do not occur either due to the intended situation for their occurrence was not met.

Thank you as always, the battle continues with Yukio's post.
Acefire/Marabelle

As Jiro continued to dodge through the attacks Yukio sent at him, the Senju had to give credit where it was due, the young Nara really was a good combatant. Before he could connect an attack, the Wood Humam lowered to the ground and faded away into dust.

"I surrender. Good fight, Jiro.

[EXIT]

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WC: 53 | TWC: 3,399

2,000WC to Budōnoki
1,348WC to Ketsuretsu - 3,000/3,000 prior claim here

Discarding remaining WC

Jiro wound up on the shoulder of the golem, and was just about to charge Yukio's position when the terrain suddenly shifted. The golem was lowering down to the ground, crumbling to dust under their feet. Jiro looked at his opponent, perplexed at the fact that he didn't seem to be preparing any sort of attack or defense. He was just stood there. Then he heard talk of surrender, and he frowned a bit, putting a hand on his hip. He stared at the older boy in an annoyed fashion, finally clicking his teeth and sighing. "Man... I didn't even hit you yet, how can you say the fight's over?" Stuff like that really irritated Jiro. Yukio obviously had plenty of fight left in him, the only way he could reason the guy surrendering was if he was really that afraid of getting hit. Even though he was annoyed, he had to acknowledge at least that the Senju had a crazy good control of his wood release. "Well... whatever, I guess. You, uh... You're good at the wood stuff. You know if you didn't go and give up, you might have eventually got me. Too bad you called it quits too early to get a taste of my fist. Guess it'll have to get its hunger satisfied in the next fight." With that, Jiro scratched his head, turned, and walked off. That had been a lot of intense build up for such a lackluster ending. Whatever had just happened, he hoped that it wouldn't throw him off his game for the next round.

[Exit]
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WC: 264 | TWC: 2,438

WC Claims:
1,250 for Evening Elephant (A) [Using 1 Sakura Corps Loyalty Coupon to discount training by 50%] -> 1,188 left

25% Max Stat Discount -
750 for Gate of Life [3] -> 438 left
375 for ranking up Eight Gates Amplifier (C) -> 63 left, discarding remainder

Jiro Nara wrote:
[Exit]
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WC: 264 | TWC: 2,438

WC Claims:
1,250 for Evening Elephant (A) [Using 1 Sakura Corps Loyalty Coupon to discount training by 50%] -> 1,188 left

25% Max Stat Discount -
750 for Gate of Life [3] -> 438 left
375 for ranking up Eight Gates Amplifier (C) -> 63 left, discarding remainder

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