[hirana kizumi]

When the previous fight concluded, the announcer wasted no time in stepping forward, projecting his deep, booming voice to make himself heard throughout the beautifully acoustic arena to announce the fourth of the team fights. "Next up! The Barrier Princess of Konohagakure, Kayahara Urikohime! Paired with! The Kid Flash of the Leaf, Uzumaki Ataru! Versus!” The announcer paused, struggling for a brief moment to read out the next title. "うちはの不謹慎な乙女, Uchiha Tokaku! And her sister! The Hairy Heiress of the Hatake Clan! Hatake Shinde!” Those who were pitted against each other in the first fight were now paired together in the next. The teams were bid to line up on their respective yellow lines and bow, and then the countdown for the round to start would begin. "Three… …two… …one… Begin!”

Kayahara Urikohime Uzumaki Ataru Uchiha Tokaku Hatake Shinde

LAIKA OF THQ

[Hatake Shinde]

When Shinde entered into the arena, she'd done so solemnly, realizing that Tokaku had been largely depleted. She could see that very clearly, and knew that the hour of rest they had wasn't going to do them much. What more, she'd been a bit roughed up during their last combat bout. This meant at the end of the day that the conflict between themselves was unfavorable. However, there was an advantage Shinde held about her opponents in a sense. She knew them quite well. In the case of Ataru, she'd taught him extensively and knew his fighting style, patterns, tendencies, and the way he operated. In the case of Urikohime, what she knew was limited.

However, she knew of the Ranjishigami no Jutsu. She knew of the wind release shuriken. And as the name implied? She knew of the barriers. What more. That the projectiles she had at her disposal were dangerous. Out of the two opponents here today? Urikohime was the far more dangerous one. "It can't be helped." She says, and with it, realizes there is no room for luxury or niceties. if she was going to make a defining show of power and attain victory? It was going to need to be swift...and decisive. Looking towards Tokaku, she decided to make it clear in a hushed whisper. "You and I need to stick close together. I want you to focus on Ataru. He moves fast, and has decent reflexes. But you've got the Sharingan. Make me an opening. And I'll take him down. And I'll handle her."

To which she then looks to Urikohime. Shinde came adorned in her usual combat garb, her grey cloak adorned upon her body alongside her Mazun Hoodie. Whilst the chakra conductive mesh was taken out, the foam and extra layer of clothing would help cushion any throwing weapons and cushion blows. She'd thought in her head and made a course of action. So focused was she that she didn't even react to the announcer calling her hairy. Because those cerulean eyes were keenly gazing forward with an intensity that could be seen as menacing. As cold and unnerving perhaps as Tokaku's Sharingan. Slowly grasping her katana with her left hand, she draws it firmly before she holds it in both hands. Shining brilliantly in the light of noon. Before it'd begin to shine and flash with its silver hue.

As she begins to channel her chakra, she finds herself speaking out.

"I'm sorry. But I can't afford to go easy right now." Showing off the signature white chakra blade of her clan. "It's about time...I got serious!"

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NAME: White Light Chakra Sabre
RANK: B
CLASSIFICATION: Offensive
ELEMENT: N\A
OWNER: Hatake Clan

DESCRIPTION:

The White Light chakra sabre is a special tanto passed down through generation and generations of the Hatake Clan. In the distant past their was only one White Light chakra Sabre, which was reserved for the clan leader, but as years passed the clan found a way to reproduce the sword. The tanto itself is straight-bladed with a small, circular hand-guard.

ABILITIES:

White Light Chakra - When wielded by a Hatake, blinding white chakra emits from the blade, this chakra acts as an extension of the blade itself. With the chakra, the user can extend the range and force of their piercing and slashing attacks. Strikes that seemingly or would normally miss will actually make contact with the target.

LIMITATION:

Range: The maximum range the blade can extend depends on the rank and skill level of the shinobi. Genin and Chunin max range is 2.5 meters (8 feet), while a Jounin or Highier could extend the blade to a max range of 5 meters (16 feet).

[Kayahara Urikohime]

Uriko was not too pleased with the fact that she was being put into one fight after another, but there was little she could do about it, except quit. But quitting wasn't her style, and she also felt it would be absolutely unfair to Ataru, if she decided to give up. Hopefully after this, there would be no more battles. But for now, she had the fight on hand to deal with.

It was ironic that the two members of her village, with whom she had worked in the first part of the exam, were now her opponents, and the other member of her village, with whom she had fought, was now her ally. Fortunately for her, she had ended her battle against Ataru on reasonably cordial terms, and was sure that there was no bad blood between them that would affect their ability to strategize and coordinate.

Drawing closer to Ataru, the green haired kunoichi whispered in his ear, "The tall one has the Sharingan. You're fast, but it's likely she'll go after you because those eyes give her some sort of advantage. I'm probably going up against the other one, but I'll try and see if I can make a bit of space to distract Tokaku while I'm at it." Uriko only knew a little more than what the public records said about the Sharingan, which unfortunately was not much, but she suspected Tokaku would go for Ataru, mostly because of how Shinde was looking at her.

As the competitors were called to combat, Uriko stood at her position, bowed, and waited. As the match began, Shinde called out that she was going to be serious. No reason for Uriko not to be as well. Dipping her hands into her weapon pouch, she pulled out eight shuriken with both hands, and threw them at her two opponents, before pulling out a kunai for what would come next. The plan was to hopefully try to get Tokaku responding to both her shuriken and Ataru, while giving Shinde something to worry about as well.

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TL;DR: Throws 8 shuriken- 4 at Shinde and 4 at Tokaku. 12 shuriken remaining in pouch

hirana kizumi | Hatake Shinde | Uchiha Tokaku | Uzumaki Ataru

[Uchiha Tokaku]

Tokaku didn't get much time to truly rest, but at the very least her wounds were healed up. When they were up, the Uchiha rested her sheathed sword on her shoulder with her other hand hanging loosely in her short pocket and she wasn't wearing her jacket as that was destroyed in the last fight. She looked casual and annoyed. To be honest she was hoping to fight someone not from her own village or aligned. She sighed and asked her sister to hand her a few smoke bombs before they fully walked out to the stage, tossing them into her back pouch. The silver haired Uchiha stared the two down with her Sharingan.

"No offense, sister… I prefer ending fights as quickly and efficiently as possible. Whether that means through taunting, trickery, sneaking, cheating– whatever means available for a shinobi or kunoichi to win or achieve a goal should be done. Honor and trust in your opponents is for fools. Some of you honorable types are going to be killed or lose by trying to play fair and show off. Let's just end this.” Tokaku said coldly and loudly, as she unsheathed her blade and listened to her sister give her a basic plan, tossing the wood sheath down to her feet. Only for it not landing as Tokaku decided to act the moment Shinde was done talking and it was time to start by kicking the wooden sheath at Ataru as her opening move.

Tokaku then ran quite quickly to the Uzumaki, sword at hand as she blocked and moved out of the shuriken as she ran at the young redhead at a rather frightening speed aiming to thrust her blade forward, tip first right for Ataru’s shoulder, if he didn't move he would get impaled, Tokaku had no problem doing such injuries.

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Special Abilities:

Sharingan [1 Tomoe]
The girl unlocked her Sharingan after teammates died in the last chuunin exams she was in, her mother died after the chuunin exams ended. The trauma has given her One Tomoe in both of her eyes. They allow her to see chakra in color, although not as good as a Byakugan. It also gives her a better view of the actions of her opponent, although not as good as a Two or Three Tomoe Sharingan. It can help her keep track of movements well enough to aid her in combat, nonetheless.

Chakra Control
Tokaku always had good chakra control and only perfected it as she’s now gotten older. It helps her keep up with the toll of jutsus, by using almost just the right amount of chakra.

Kenjutsu Princess
So she could handle close range and also so she could eventually learn how to use a White Chakra Blade which her other clan is infamous for– Hatake Toshizou taught her how to use most types of swords in spite of her true skills in genjutsu and ninjutsu. She has been training for a few years nearly nonstop in practicing kenjutsu since she was first taught. Currently, her overall physicality and skill for using kenjutsu is boosted enough to where she is more than capable of keeping up with most other kenjutsu practitioners

Weapons Used:


Jutsu Used:

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[Uzumaki Ataru]

Ataru takes to the field alongside his prior opponent now turned teammate, all things considered he was pretty well off in terms of overall health and chakra. Stretching so as to loosen and limber themselves as the introductions are given by the announcer it reminded him of those wrestling matches he head so much about, though as the commentator began naming them each the boy proved unable to keep composed as he hears their foe's titles sound aloud especially so at his Master's expense. Upon hearing the titular moniker she is saddled with the Uzumaki visibly busts out laughing before rounding it out with a long satisfied wheeze. It was almost enough to bring a tear to his eye as he stared directly at his Sensei, wondering if she had hairy arm pits like some other people he knew of.

The image brought about a certain air of levity through its visualization however he remained confident that it would more than likely incense his Hatake Shisho much to his worry, pushing such to the back of his mind as they returned to normalcy its not that he couldn't help the outburst but that he didn't really try to stop it. Taking a deep breath, the boy held a bright smile and proceeds to analyze things accordingly in the wake of their fight. He was good to fight but his compatriot, Urikohime in the downtime they had didn't seem so hot having expended a fair bit in the relay and other challenges beforehand by the look of things. Pursing his lips somewhat concerned he recognized the tell tale sign of an Uchiha especially combined with this Hatake.

"Careful of Genjutsu - I don't have Kai, and be careful of the Hatake's Chakra Saber... it can extend six feet or more and retract both ways at frightening speeds. We should try and stay out of melee if we can." As the signal is given, Ataru stomps and performs a singular hand seal with twenty meters of distance and the enemy looking to bridge the gap he times his salvo with their approach as they might look to deflect or dodge. A curtain of water raises up in a flattened screen, the boy proceeding to weave a further three hand seals in a blur of rapid hand motions his actions shrouded behind the thin wall of water. In response to Tokaku's charge as she takes flight towards him coming closer their hair grows into a nettled mane becoming spiky like a porcupine's quills before suddenly being unleashed, thin red hair needles shoot out akin to senbon though softened to not have the full force of impact. As they pass through the wall, Ataru manipulates the water to alter their trajectory causing them to fly and behave in a erratic and atypical manner but no less on target. The senbon shift on their paths of flight as the pressurized water forces them through like a pitching machine making them travel incredibly fast, moreso than could picked up if they were thrown normally.

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Passive Abilities


Large Chakra Reserves SA
Enhanced Handseal Speed SA
Enhanced Reflexes SA
Enhanced Speed SA



Active Techniques/Jutsu


NAME: Suiton: Senbon Wayaku [Water Release: Senbon Fiasco]

RANK: D

CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low

CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu

ELEMENT: Suiton

HANDSEALS: 1

REQUIREMENT: Senbon

DESCRIPTION:

The user will stomp their foot on the ground while preforming a single handseal. Using Suiton Chakra they will manipulate water to create a thin wall of high pressurized water where they step. The user will then throw their senbon towards the enemy. As the senbon pass through the wall, the user will manipulate the water to change their trajectory. The senbon will shift slightly as the pressurized water forces them through like a pitching machine making them travel fast enough to pierce stone. This wall of water lasts for about ten seconds after which it will fall.


NAME: Tategami Hari [Mane Needles]

RANK: D

CHAKRA USAGE: Low

CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu

ELEMENT: -

HANDSEALS: 3

DESCRIPTION:

By sending chakra through their hair, the user is able to launch up to 20 senbon-like projectiles from it. The projectiles are strands of hair, sharpened and made rigid by chakra.

[Hatake Shinde]

Upon analyzing their opponents, and hearing Tokaku speak, Shinde would add in her own statement. "Watch yourself. And I have your back." She says, and with it? The battle begins. Shinde launching forward at a rapid speed, closing the distance swiftly. As Urikohime launches forth her Shuriken, four towards Shinde, and four towards Tokaku, the Ashen Kunoichi with a swing of her sword arm in a wide sweeping motion easily clatters the throwing stars with a practiced motion, but soon sees Ataru utilize a jutsu of his own. It made sense that he had chakra to spare. However, when she said she was going to be serious? She meant it. Momentarily pressing in front of Tokaku? Shinde swings her blade forth.

Saberu no Jutsu. As she swings in a harsh horizontal slash, there is a powerful and large silvery white crescent of chakra, launched straight towards Ataru and his water wall, an attack that should give him ample time to get out of the way considering the distance, though it's blinding flash was new. Something he'd likely not seen from her chakra saber before. The lashing crescent would rip through his strands of hair and rip them to shreds. For if his needle like hair was capable of embedding into stone? Her jutsu was capable of cleaving through entire stone pillars and continue their line of travel. Assuming Ataru did get out of the way in time, the crescent would slash deeply through the arena floor, ripping through stone and causing a small explosion, and in that frame. With a sleight of hand motion, she'd pass Tokaku one of her smoke bombs behind her cloak as her opponents are focused on the blinding crescent of silvery chakra before them.

"Tokaku!" She calls out, and throws her a folded Fuma Shuriken. A useful tool for her to utilize considering her lack of chakra. With that said and done? Shinde rapidly closes the distance towards Urikohime and Ataru both, now wary as she looks on which of the two to focus on. If it came down to a battle of close range? Shinde would win. Either if she had to remove them all at once, or one at a time. It hardly mattered.

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NAME: Saaberu no Jutsu - [Sabre Technique]

RANK: B

CHAKRA USAGE: Medium

CLASSIFICATION: Bukijutsu

ELEMENT: N/a

DESCRIPTION:

Employing the use of chakra flow, the user runs chakra through their swords, extending both the reach and cutting ability of the blade while allowing the user to fire crescents of chakra whenever the blade is swung on command. This released chakra is capable of great destruction as these projectiles are capable of completely penetrating large stone pillars and still travel in their intended direction.

[Kayahara Urikohime]

Ataru, it seemed, had some useful information on Shinde, which Uriko hoped would assist with a bit of planning on her own part. For now, though, she seemed to have a bit of an advantage, this being that her two opponents seemed to think that Ataru was the greater threat than she was, which, perhaps was true. Still, with no one paying any attention to her, it would be much easier for Uriko to run interference.

Pulling out an explosive tag, the kunoichi slapped the incendiary device on the kunai which she was holding in her hand, and threw it at Shinde, right about the time the silver-haired kunoichi drew close to her partner to hand something over to her. There were two reasons for doing so. Firstly, on coming close to Tokaku, Shinde would create a smaller target, as opposed to if the two sisters were distant from each other. Secondly, both of them were attending to Ataru; it was most optimal to sneak an attack into the fray while both opponents were occupied.

Whatever happened, Uriko would draw another kunai and keep herself moving, so as not to be too close to Ataru. There were few advantages to be had fighting close to her ally, at least as far as this scenario was concerned.

hirana kizumi | Uzumaki Ataru | Uchiha Tokaku | Hatake Shinde

[Uchiha Tokaku]

"Of course, I have your back as well.” She said plainly to her sister as they moved into action. Tokaku was watching both of her opponents carefully. She stopped her initial attack when she saw the young boy weave hand signs. Her sister also took notice and would intercept his attack with her white chakra blade, before passing a few weapons to her. Around this time her other opponent decided to throw a kunai with an exploding tag at them to try and stop them. Timing things to the best of her ability with her Sharingan, she'd grab the kunai, cutting her hand and glove slightly as she did so before grabbing the other end of the kunai, twirling around on her heel, throwing it back at Uriko.

She was using the momentum to basically send it back to the sender at nearly the same speed. Then she would swiftly aim to grab the two tools that Shinde gave to her. A smoke bomb which she quickly tucked into her sleeve and a fuuma shuriken. Instead of even bothering to continue her assault, she would actually direct almost her full attention to Urikohime-chan, running towards her before tossing a smoke bomb in-between them. She was going to cloak herself so she could set up her next plan, taking a wire to tie to the fuuma shuriken, holding her shuriken in one hand and her katana in the other. Now for the next step.

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Special Abilities:

Sharingan [1 Tomoe]
The girl unlocked her Sharingan after teammates died in the last chuunin exams she was in, her mother died after the chuunin exams ended. The trauma has given her One Tomoe in both of her eyes. They allow her to see chakra in color, although not as good as a Byakugan. It also gives her a better view of the actions of her opponent, although not as good as a Two or Three Tomoe Sharingan. It can help her keep track of movements well enough to aid her in combat, nonetheless.

Chakra Control
Tokaku always had good chakra control and only perfected it as she’s now gotten older. It helps her keep up with the toll of jutsus, by using almost just the right amount of chakra.

Kenjutsu Princess
So she could handle close range and also so she could eventually learn how to use a White Chakra Blade which her other clan is infamous for– Hatake Toshizou taught her how to use most types of swords in spite of her true skills in genjutsu and ninjutsu. She has been training for a few years nearly nonstop in practicing kenjutsu since she was first taught. Currently, her overall physicality and skill for using kenjutsu is boosted enough to where she is more than capable of keeping up with most other kenjutsu practitioners

Weapons Used:


Jutsu Used:

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[Uzumaki Ataru]

As the water wall comes dispelled, falling like a waterfall curtain with its strings cut forming into a puddle across the ground Ataru watches with wide eyes that visibly brighten as his Sensei's slash carves through the barrage of senbon taking on greater form in a crescent of white chakra that projects out towards him well past the blade's range. Given the distance and time as well as his sharpened instincts the boy ducks beneath the curved chakra blade, being buffeted by wind due to the force of the impact colliding into the far wall. Blinking in a mixture of relief and as the adrenaline pumps that much harder inside of him, it felt like that time he had been chased by dogs and Shinde herself as a form of evasion training.

Staring at the Hatake he weaves a series of hand seals the boy moving to enact a jutsu using the leftover water on the field to craft ten shuriken, spinning them out towards his opponent in rapid succession with a quick barrage. The beginnings of a plan like operating clockwork turns like gears within his mind as the storm of Suiton reaches her the boy presses both their thumb and pointer finger together behind his back employing the Body Flicker energizing his body with chakra and with blinding speed that leaves little else behind but the wind. He appears right in front of his Master intent on pressing the attack but only after making a certain death defying play, the fight came down to this moment - in a single all or nothing act.

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Passive Abilities

Large Chakra Reserves SA
Enhanced Handseal Speed SA
Enhanced Reflexes SA
Enhanced Speed SA



Active Techniques/Jutsu


NAME: Suiton: Mizu Shuriken [Water Release: Water Shuriken]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu, Shurikenjutsu
ELEMENT: Suiton
HANDSEALS: 2
DESCRIPTION:
The user creates 10 shuriken, made out of water, and throws them at the opponent in quick succession. These water shuriken have the same cutting power as their metal counterparts.


NAME: Shunshin no Jutsu [Body Flicker Technique]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [General]
ELEMENT: None
HANDSEALS: 1
DESCRIPTION:
By invigorating one's entire body with chakra, a shinobi can seemingly disappear and reappear in another location faster than most people can see. Often times one's movements are disguised with the use of an extra element, be it a smoke bomb, leaves, water, sand, etc. in order to hide the user's trajectory from those with skilled eyes. Though it mimics teleportation, it is important to remember this jutsu merely boosts the agility of its user. As useful as this technique is, it can only be used 4 times in a battle thread, compounding in exertion and difficulty each time. with any more usages beyond that result in muscle tears in the legs from overexertion. The hand seal for this technique must be held until the shinobi reaches their destination, making it impossible to utilize other techniques regardless of any preparation.

[Kayahara Urikohime]

Ataru's combination of water wall and hair needles had not managed to score any hits, as Shinde used her chakra saber to cut through the wall and the needle projectiles, halting his attack while creating one of her own. Fortunately, the Uzumaki was nimble enough to get out of the way of the white wave of cutting destruction, as it carved a deep gouge in the environment. That would be a nasty thing to get hit by, as far as Uriko was concerned. It was truly a pair of dangerous enemies she and Ataru had been paired against. However, this did not mean failure was imminent.

In any case, Uriko had her own issues to face. Tokaku's Sharingan allowed the Uchiha to grab the kunai she had thrown, and attempt to send it back at her. But there was an advantage to the use of explosive tags. As soon as Uriko saw the Uchiha grab her thrown weapon, the green haired kunoichi performed the Snake handseal, attempting to get the tag to explode as soon as the seal was made. Tokaku's maneuver was a dangerous one, of high-risk and high-reward, but Uriko was keen on making sure the Uchiha did not cash in on it. And hopefully, the explosion would still achieve her original aim of catching her two opponents in its radius.

The green haired kunoichi then drew three more kunai, adding them to the one she held and throwing them one after the other in rapid succession at Shinde. Except the last one, which would be aimed at Tokaku, wherever she was.

hirana kizumi | Uchiha Tokaku | Uzumaki Ataru | Hatake Shinde

[Hatake Shinde]

Shinde was very well versed when it came down to ninja tools and equipment. As she launches her crescent of chakra towards Ataru, there's a moment where she hears the sound of the whistling blade as it whips through the air, ever so slight the sound was as she tilts her blade and sees Urikohime throw. Seeing the signature red slip of paper, Shinde leaps towards her side as Tokaku reached out with her hand in an attempt at diverting the Kunai with a throw. A single fluid motion of movement. As the paper sizzled and smokes, Shinde's eyes widen as a small flash fills the area, and then explodes in a plume of black smoke. Shinde had garnered a bit more distance, and assuming Tokaku's throw was at least partially successful, would add some more. As she uses her free hand to envelop her body with her grey cloak tightly, looking to absorb some of the shock through her layers of clothes.

"Tokaku!" She calls out, gritting her teeth as she hops back again, only to find that Ataru reveals himself performing another series of handseals. Ten watery projectiles shooting towards her, as Urikohime launches her Kunai. The nerves along her neck and head tense as she leaps high into the air, her attention forcefully divided between the two opponents. Assuming Ataru did in fact utilize the body flicker, the two of them would meet mid-air. As he forms before her, she instinctively clenches her blade in hand. With nearly a foot height advantage, as well as a significant weight class press, she sought to face him head on. As skilled with Taijutsu as he was, she held the range advantage. Taking her katana, she slashes straight downward towards his right shoulder. To drag her blade downwards and along his pectoral and across his chest.

If she succeeded, he'd bleed heavily from the wound, and might find one of his arms disabled. At the very least, it's effective usage weakened for the rest of the battle. Her eyes sharply locked on Ataru, she supports her blade, keeping it level with her center of body, her elbow shifting as she directs her force into her slash. If the audience of this battle wanted to see a fight? A true fight with blood. Then they would have it. If it was a battle of experience and attrition? Shinde knew it deep down. She would win!

[Uchiha Tokaku]

Tokaku was able to direct the kunai just enough and jump backwards enough to avoid the worst of the explosion, she was a lot quicker on her feet than people gave credit for. She still caught a few burns on her arm, but only at the third degree. Nothing she couldn’t push herself through. It would trigger something in her however as a scene from a past Chuunin Exams flashed in her mind with how Yoru died from those things.

This would make Tokaku’s Sharingan go dark and she would be filled with rage and murderous intent. She wasn’t even going to pay attention to Ataru anymore, all of her focus was on Urikohime. Hiding in the smoke she’d be able to keep track of where she was as the girl didn’t seem to move from her spot. Flipping her tools in the air, she did a few handseals for the basic clone technique to create one clone.

The real Tokaku will maneuver herself to go behind Urikohime as her clone would come to the front, the kunai missing as they did so. With Uriko hopefully being distracted by the clone coming from the front, the real Tokaku would throw her fuma right past Urikohime, aiming straight for the side of her neck. She was only hoping to graze her neck slightly. She decided on a change of plan, instead of using a wire attached to the shuriken she decided to take a note from her other sister’s playbook.

She looped a wire, making it more of a lasso. The fuma would be used to misdirect where she was along with the clone, while the real Tokaku aimed to toss the loop over Urikohime’s head and around her neck. If successful, she was going to pull it tight and hard, aiming to straight up strangle the other girl into submission.

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Special Abilities:

Sharingan [1 Tomoe]
The girl unlocked her Sharingan after teammates died in the last chuunin exams she was in, her mother died after the chuunin exams ended. The trauma has given her One Tomoe in both of her eyes. They allow her to see chakra in color, although not as good as a Byakugan. It also gives her a better view of the actions of her opponent, although not as good as a Two or Three Tomoe Sharingan. It can help her keep track of movements well enough to aid her in combat, nonetheless.

Chakra Control
Tokaku always had good chakra control and only perfected it as she’s now gotten older. It helps her keep up with the toll of jutsus, by using almost just the right amount of chakra.

Kenjutsu Princess
So she could handle close range and also so she could eventually learn how to use a White Chakra Blade which her other clan is infamous for– Hatake Toshizou taught her how to use most types of swords in spite of her true skills in genjutsu and ninjutsu. She has been training for a few years nearly nonstop in practicing kenjutsu since she was first taught. Currently, her overall physicality and skill for using kenjutsu is boosted enough to where she is more than capable of keeping up with most other kenjutsu practitioners

Weapons Used:

Fuma shuriken, wire

Jutsu Used:

NAME: Bunshin no Jutsu [Clone Technique]
RANK: E
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [General]
ELEMENT: None
HANDSEALS: 3
DESCRIPTION:
After performing the necessary hand seals, the user can create a handful of intangible clones to confuse the enemy. They do not contain solid mass, have no shadows and do not interact with the surrounding environment, making them somewhat easy to distinguish from the real person.

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[Uzumaki Ataru]

Finding himself up in the air confronting Shinde one on one, Ataru enters a flow state of pure focus absorbing the sequence of events as they unfurl. Utilizing their honed concentration to anticipate; timing things out as they occur, Ataru watches as the blade falls extending out both hands curling them together in a slapping motion bringing them together in a crisp clap along the tang attempting to stop the cut of the blade by halting it dead in its tracks. Feeling the sharp bite of metal dig its way into his shoulder and the subsequent drip of blood creasing its way down their clothing carving a crimson stream, if successful in stopping the attack he would attempt to wrench and pull the chakra saber free from their grasp.

Employing the strength of not only their physicality but the adrenaline that pumped through his veins dulling the pain as well as fueling him onwards. Locking eyes with his Master as they meet in locked combat mid air, knowing that she might win and very likely would however as the moment exchanges hands into another he purges the thought from his mind and grows assured. That victory was not off the table and that came reflected through the conviction held betwixt his amber eyes a sense of rapture communicated to her that he wouldn't go down without a fight. No way, no how...

[Hatake Shinde]

Shinde couldn't focus on Tokaku and Urikohime right now. Not when she had to focus on Ataru himself. As he blurred in front of her, her slash comes ringing downwards, and with it, the blade sinks along his shoulder, but he claps his hands together to stop it from its full descent. The edge digging into his flesh in a shallow cut as she leaned her body weight into the motion. He could likely feel the ringing sharpness, and with it, in that moment, the white chakra extends, glowing and cutting deeper through and cleanly through the other side. The sharp pain likely blasting through him, before he twists her blade, forcing her grip to loosen from the handle. A good move, but she'd now created a much larger wound. 

Depending on how he did it, it might cause a sharp wrenching pain in his wound, especially if he looked to lodge the blade free. However, with that motion completed, as she is sent skidding backwards, and as they make their descent, she swiftly brings her hands towards her sides and launches a handful of Shuriken. Six flowing throwing stars that ring towards him. With no way to maneuver or dodge in midair other than contorting his body about, she was sure she'd not miss. Her aim was superb, as was her skill with Shurikenjutsu, as he'd known. A call back to their first ever lessons together. She doubted he'd dodge every strike.

However, regardless if he did or didn't, he'd perhaps be able to see at this close range the thin wires of which were interlaced between each star. Where she'd abruptly pull backwards along the string in a simple and abrupt motion as to yank the stars backwards to sink into his back and legs. Or to tangle him, potentially digging one of the metal wires along his new shoulder injury. Mobility and freedom of movement was important, and if she could bleed him out with a much more serious wound? Disable one of his arms as she'd intended? She'd win. With blood freely leaking out his arm and soaking into his shirt, all Shinde need do was to harass her foe. When the two of them promptly land along the ground, she slides back.

Letting her fingers drop the wire after usage, she leaps back and attempts to grasp her chakra saber once more. Were there any other tricks? Any more fire for Ataru to show her? Or would he concede?

[Kayahara Urikohime]

The explosion from Uriko's explosive tag didn't do much good, or at least not as much as Uriko had hoped for. Shinde had completely avoided the explosion; as for Tokaku, she was not sure, but Uriko was willing to believe that the explosion had not removed the Uchiha from the battle. And her suspicion proved correct, as a form of Tokaku emerged from the smoke. Uriko wasted no time in flinging her kunai at the form, only to realize it was intangible.

"A clone?!"

And then the fuuma shuriken barely missed her. Barely, because it managed to nick the side of Uriko's neck. A close call, and obviously proof that she was still in quite a lot of danger. As to why Tokaku had not thrown the shuriken at her to score a direct hit, Uriko could not say, but it was likely the Uchiha had missed on purpose. But with the direction from which the shuriken had come, Uriko could guess Tokaku's position.

She flung herself into a twisting roll, the intention being to quickly face Tokaku while changing position, as she did not trust the Uchiha not to be trying to make another attack on her. And that was her saving grace; Tokaku's garotte barely missed her. Pointing at the Uchiha, Uriko fired a small barrier projectile from her finger. Hopefully the speed of the technique would be sufficient to turn the tide in her favor.

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NAME: Kekkai: Dangan [Barrier: Bullet]
RANK: C
CHAKRA USAGE: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
ELEMENT: --
DESCRIPTION:
Compressing air into a very tiny barrier the size of a musket ball, the user fires it at great velocity towards the target, able to pass straight through a human body. However objects of higher density than it will certainly stop it, including certain thicknesses of wood, iron or steel.

Relevant SA: Diamond Warfare: Barrier Arts Supremacy

hirana kizumi | Uchiha Tokaku | Hatake Shinde | Uzumaki Ataru