[Tsukiyo Uchiha]

Lately Tsukiyo emphasized speed in his training. Everything had to executed as quickly as possible with as much precision as possible. He stressed the element of speed in everything from his handseals to feet movement. Today's training would be an emphasis of that, a resharpening of his skill and for the first time in months his father would be joining him for the spar.

"So after all this time you finally decided to try the exams again?" his father's voice asked as the man watched his son strap on ankle weights. There was a momentary silence before Tsukiyo spoke up, the monotone flatness of his voice telling Sozen that not much had changed about his son's demeanour since they'd last been this close.
"You never told me how I disappointed you the first time."
A sigh. "because that's not true son. I'm proud of you no matter what."

More silence as Tsukiyo tightened the weights around his ankle until a tiny pain screamed through the binds. He liked fighting through a pinch of pain as a reminder to stay present and in the moment.
"Can we get started already?" he hated long talk, especially with his father whom he had a hard time relating to lately.
Tsukiyo didn't see it as much, but Sozen saw his son's moods as what they were; adolescence. Tsukiyo bounced his weight on his toes, adjusting himself to the added heaviness.
"Very well." Sozen stanced himself up with a bokuto in hand.

This was a practice, he didn't want to decapitate his son so opted for a wooden sword as his weapon of choice. Tsukiyo on the other hand was holding nothing back, letting two kunai fly his way and running right behind them afterwards. Sozen was swift, knocking both kunai in fluid motions, just in time to dodge Tsukiyo's follow-up slashes with a kunai knife. On the third swipe he caught his son's wrist, halting the attack entirely.
"I thought you would have woken that Sharingan by now." their eyes would meet and as the words were said Sozen would see the hurt crack through his son's exterior.

This only fired Tsukiyo up, the boy finding strength to break out of his father's clutch and land a spinning heel kick on Sozen's chest.
There was surprise in his father's eye as the wind was knocked out of him with the kick, causing him to take a few steps back to try balance himself. His son had gained considerable speed. He thought those weights would hold him at bay but they only added more momentum to the kick given their heaviness. . .

[Tsukiyo Uchiha]

His father's words had been said to push him but there was no escaping the expectation. Sozen had mentioned the Sharingan to fire him up but truth's exposed he must have really longed to see him come into that power. Not possessing it after so long felt like a disappointment, like an insult, so there was a little more venom behind his kick which conveyed that hurt Sozen had seen in his eye.

There was no waste of time in the follow-up. Five ninja stars were sent towards Sozen's stumbling feet in an effort to throw his balance off completely. They all embedded in the soil after some quick acrobatics by Sozen to evade but Tsukiyo was ontop of him soon after, not giving him a moment of breathing room. There was no talk from the genin, only fight as he came down from his running leap with a leg drop. Dust everywhere as Sozen got out of the way.

Sozen couldn't recall his son being this quick. He was proud to see that he was doing constructive training without him at least. "It seems I touched a nerve." Tsukiyo hardly talked about it to him but as a father he knew his sons deepest ambitions. The Sharingan had been the object of his desires in recent years he'd heard. "You're going to have to come at me a little more than that if you're are to come into your Sharingan."

Only a frown from the young Uchiha and having an idea of what was coming next, Sozen stanced himself up for his son's next attack.

[Tsukiyo Uchiha]

Tsukiyo was slower in his movements, the fatigue of the weights already beginning to take it's toll. He came at Sozen slashing two kunai at his abdomen. His father read the move, dancing out the way and answering by disarming Tsukiyo's dominant left hand of a kunai with a clean smack. The boy's knuckles were set on fire by the pain which he was sure would bruise a little later. He sucked up the pain for now, rushing to attack once more.

His father was able to dodge the attack and send Tsukiyo to the ground by tripping him just as he got out of the way of his advance.
"Too predictable and direct. Try again." Sozen said as he turned to face off with the image of his son dusting himself off.

"You won't see this coming." Tsukiyo said, as he pointed at his father. He proceeded to form a handseal for the Body Flicker that would place him behind Sozen in a blink. His father couldn't move a muscle to defend himself. He was under Tsukiyo's genjutsu which he had fallen under at the boy's finger point.

Sozen was on his knees in the next few moments, Tsukiyo's kunai at his throat. "I guess we're even. . ."

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Jutsu Used

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NAME: Mahi Itachi [Weasel Paralysis]
RANK: B
CHAKRA USAGE: Low , Low Continuous
CLASSIFICATION: Genjutsu
ELEMENT: None
HANDSEALS: None.
TRIGGER: Sight (A finger point by the user)
DESCRIPTION: With this genjutsu the user points at their target and their target is ensnared. Unable to move, they find themselves instantly paralyzed within the illusion.
The stun typically doesn't last longer than 3 posting rounds if unbroken out of, but is essentially dangerous in it's potential to leave an opponent vulnerable to attack. Due to the fact that the finger point is a trigger the target must witness it for the genjutsu to take effect.


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.

[Tsukiyo Uchiha]

Sozen let out a hearty laugh. "That's a new one. What's it called?" he asked his son, referring to the genjutsu that had debilitated him. He had never seen Tsukiyo use the technique so he assumed he had learned it since they were last together. Judging by the strength of it's hold he could tell it was a stronger genjutsu too, further proof that his son was making progress.
"Mahi Itachi." Tsukiyo answered, withdrawing the blade from his father's throat and stepping away from him.

"I see you're taking your genjutsu seriously." his father spoke as he stood up. "Even with those weights on you got across with good speed using the body flicker. . .Clean take down overall. Let's see if you can try that again." this time Sozen was on the attacking foot, causing his son to duck and dodge as he swung the wood sword with aimed slashes. The man was relentless, pushing his son back as he kept coming.

He was keeping the pressure high, trying to get Tsukiyo to move around and tire out. Those weights at his ankle would be a disadvantage in the long run when stamina would count and Sozen was playing his son to that disadvantage.

Tsukiyo was trying to get space between him and his father's bokuto. The weapon had already bruised his hand once, he didn't want it touching him a second time. He could feel the heavy foot creeping in, a sign that he had to get out of the dance with his Sozen and get some room to breathe. His father was lighter on his feet which meant the gaps of attacking him were limited. All Tsukiyo could do was evade and defend until he devised his break. . .

[Tsukiyo Uchiha]

His hand would reach into his pouch and extract a paper bomb and smoke pellet. In a swift motion while bounding back, Tsukiyo was able to palm the tag onto the ground during a backflip motion, detonating it soon after. The blast created space between him and his father who had stopped charging at him the minute he saw his son reach for his back and produce the paper. He raised an arm to his face in brace of the shockwave and just as he did Tsukiyo dropped his diversion in the smoke bomb.

To stop himself from inhaling, Sozen covered his nose and mouth. By the time the picture cleared and the smoke dissipated, Tsukiyo was out of sight. "Of course..." Sozen muttered, he knew his son's fight tactics well by now.

Behind a tree, Tsukiyo squeezed his form away from view as he caught his breath after that intense exchange. He plotted his next move with quietness, forming the handseal that would activate the Imposed Reality genjutsu. Tsukiyo would use the genjutsu to render himself invisible to his father who would stay under it's effects so long as he stayed within range. If Sozen looked his way all he'd see was a tree without Tsukiyo standing behind it.

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Jutsu Used

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NAME: Kase Genjitsu [Imposed Reality]
RANK: C
CHAKRA USAGE: To Use: Medium | To Maintain: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Genjutsu
ELEMENT: -
HANDSEALS: 1
TRIGGER: AoE [20m radius]
DESCRIPTION:
The technique is triggered by the user holding a handseal and continually pushing out a field of chakra (much like a sensor might) in order to form a bubble of sorts. This in turn causes any who come into the area of the bubble (twenty meters) to come under the affect of the genjutsu. This illusion allows the user to change piece of the environment to their liking. Generally this might be making a doorway appear like a wall or causing a room to appear empty when their are occupants. [Is only effective once upon a target unless recast]


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.

[Tsukiyo Uchiha]

"I thought we were testing your speed, not your hide n seek skills." his father liked to taunt him if only to push him.
Sozen seeking to challenge him some more didn't give him another second of rest as he saw passed the genjutsu using his sensory abilities. He picked up his son's chakra fairly quickly once he activated his sensing abilities. He couldn't see him with the naked eye but his chakra cloud was sensed from behind the tree.

He was on top of him in a flash, using his own body flicker to position himself in front of Tsukiyo and hold the bokuto against his invisible throat.
The boy cursed as he undid his genjutsu, bringing himself into view of his father.
"You're getting comfortable in your illusions. Did you forget that I am a sensory type?" truth be told, he had forgotten which was very sloppy of him.

As much as he hated to admit it his father was right though. Thinking he'd found his comfort zone and relaxing was what allowed Sozen to catch him off guard. He was determined not repeat the same mistake twice. "Won't happen again." he made the promise verbally, both to himself and his father.

[Tsukiyo Uchiha]

"It's two to one. Let's see if you can even the score." Sozen said, stancing himself up with the wood sword. Tsukiyo, quick to attack began by throwing a kunai towards his father's head.
Sozen saw it just in time for him to inch his head out the way as the kunai zipped through the air with speed. That was close. Tsukiyo had fast fingers, he had to watch out.

Despite that he was too slow to read his son's next move who followed up the throw of the knife by using the Body Flicker to bridge the small gap between them.
As Tsukiyo drove forward with the Body Flicker, he used it's momentum to try place a heel kick into his father's midsection.
Sozen was too slow in bringing his sword up for defense so he took the blow full on, being sent backwards some by the impact. One thing he was prepared for was the follow-up which Tsukiyo completed by throwing two ninja stars at him.

Despite the pain in his gut, Sozen was up quickly, blocking both shuriken with the wood sword.

The father and son duo would meet again in a clash; Tsukiyo's kunai knife against his father's sword. Their eyes would meet, Sozen smiling at how his son carried himself with deadly seriousness. "Lighten your spirit son. You can't fight if you're moving with heaviness."

This only got a huff from Tsukiyo who was now bringing the fight to his father by trying to slash at him with his kunai.
Sozen maintained the high intensity of his son's attacks, trying to tire the boy out before making his move.

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Jutsu Used

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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.

[Tsukiyo Uchiha]

Having used the Body Flicker twice, Tsukiyo could start feeling the exertion starting to have an effect on his body, not to mention, the weights on his leg that made him feel heavier than he actually was. Both factors added up to make him slower with each movement he made. He'd have to conserve energy and pick out his attacks a little better rather than trying to go toe-to-toe with his father. He was faster than Sozen, only if he used his speed effectively. As it were, being in a head-on clash with him wasn't effective for Tsukiyo.

He'd broken away from this dance before and he had to do it again if he didn't want fatigue getting the best of him. On the next clean hit he landed on his father, Tsukiyo would use the room to break off running. At least while on the move he could plan how to create more space between him and his father. A look over his shoulder told him Sozen was giving chase not too far off, the gap between them closing.

'Come on Tsukiyo, think fast.' he thought to himself while looking ahead and around as best he could for anything he could use. Options on the ground were exhausted so he took to the trees in the hopes that he could dodge his father up there. . .

[Tsukiyo Uchiha]

They went up, hopping from branch to branch.

Running after him from behind, Sozen saw Tsukiyo reach for his little bag of kunai tricks. "Not so fast." the older man muttered to himself before weaving signs for a fireball ninjutsu. He launched the ball of flames towards his son's back, issuing the boy fair warning as he announced the attack.

The young Uchiha hardly had time to react to his father's attack. From Sozen's end, the flames would swallow up his son and he watched as the target of his attack fell out of the trees and hit the ground. Sozen descended from up top, landing right next a burnt piece of wood that he thought was his son. He smiled after seeing it wasn't on a closer look. For a while he was worried that Tsukiyo may have been a little slow to react.

"Nice substitution." Sozen commented, keeping his guard as he used his sensory abilities to try fish out where Tsukiyo now was.

From the trees Tsukiyo sent a kunai flying towards his father. Knowing he'd be found out quickly because of Sozen's sensory, he gained some of his breath before launching his attack from distance. The kunai had a surprise attached to it in the form of a paper bomb which the young Uchiha detonated dangerously close to the older. . .

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Jutsu Used

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Kawarimi no Jutsu [Substitution Technique]

[Tsukiyo Uchiha]

Sozen blocked the kunai with his sword but noticed only once the knife was embedded into the wood that there was a bomb tag tied to it. Wide eyed he threw the sword aside just in time as the explosion went off and splinters went off in every direction. Sozen could feel a couple of those sharp wooden prick's pierce the arm and hand closest to the blast as he tried to dive as far away from the epicentre as possible. The impact caused Sozen to roll a couple of times in the dirt until a tree cushioned his tumbling. He'd dodged the worse of that attack at least but from the floor Sozen could feel the pain in his good arm.

"Two for two." Tsukiyo announced as he made his way over to his injured father. He helped Sozen up who was still in smiling spirits despite the injury. He pulled the pieces of wood out his hand, arm and sides as he accepted his son's aid. "I see you still don't hold back Tsukiyo." that much hadn't changed about him. Tsukiyo pulled out all the stops, even in training. If you asked him getting hurt was part of the game so he didn't hold anything back, even if it was for sparring.

"Let's go for the tie breaker." Sozen winced through a bit pain.
"You're hurt." Tsukiyo pointed.
"These are nothing but scratches, besides we can't let this end in a draw." overall Sozen was fine and he showed this by pushing his son back. "Take those weights off too. I'd like to see how far that speed of yours has really come. . ."

[Tsukiyo Uchiha]

Tsukiyo would not argue with his father when he got like this. He figured he got his appetite for battle from Sozen. The man couldn't end any fight at a deadlock, even if it only was training.
Doing as he was told, he loosened the weights around his ankles, allowing them to slip off on to the ground. Instantly he felt kilograms lighter with the heaviness freed. He'd have a boost in speed with the lightness he now felt at his toes. Expressing this by bouncing on the balls of his feet, he glanced over at his father who only looked happier at the fact that Tsukiyo had stripped off the weights.

His wood sword was destroyed but Sozen being a well rounded ninja didn't only rely on his bukijutsu. The man had other tricks up his sleeve as a generalist. Too many to guess on, something Tsukiyo wasn't going to waste his time on. He was focused on staying alert, knowing that the real fight was only going to begin.
Sozen had been holding back, Tsukiyo guessed that because the fight had been easy thus far.
.
Sure, he was able to land a couple of good strikes on his father but the man was a jounin, way ahead of him in skill. He was obviously holding back if he hadn't yet got the best of his genin son. . .