[Hisakawa Yamato]

Round 3

Omori Akihiko

While not all of the participants of the 2nd round of the exams had been forced to go through the entire week-long trial, every participant had spent at least some amount of time in the labyrinth. That meant that those that exited it earlier were given even more time to recover from the ordeal than those that completed the entire trial, though everyone was given a few days of rest at the very least. It was during this intermission that the final round was revealed to the remaining participants.

Traditionally, the 3rd round was usually a simple matter, a sort of way of testing a genin's raw combat capabilities while the preceding rounds tested other traits and skills. Occasionally there were some frills added to keep the final round interesting, but this year it was decided to keep it rather straightforward and simple, much like the previous year's exams held in Yuki no Kuni.

It wasn't until the day arrived that Akihiko would know who he was facing off against, and as luck would have it, it was to be his former, temporary ally Hikari. Just like the first time they met, they were to be opponents once more, an all out fight that would display their readiness to become chuunin to their villages. The two weren't the first pair to fight for the day, but when their time came, they would be ushered from their respective preparation rooms out into the stadium where they would do battle.

Their battlefield was simplicity itself. A round arena where spectators could watch from high seats all around with the actual combat taking place on a flat, natural stage. There were a cluster of trees off to one side accompanied by a small pond, and on the opposite side of that small grove was a pair of medium-sized boulders jutting out of more rocky terrain. A sampling of different terrains for sure, but still very much flat and open: much like Nohara no Kuni's greater landscape.

The two participants were instructed to meet in the center, where a proctor awaited them. Akihiko would be able to see Hikari in her true, usual attire, not the uniforms that had been provided to them. It was a rather unorthodox getup, a burnt orange sort of tracksuit with white stripes running down along the sides. She wore her shinobi headband around her waist, proudly displaying the Konohagakure insignia, while her pouch hung subtly at her hip. On her hands were navy blue fingerless gloves, solidifying the information that Akihiko already knew: she was a taijutsu specialist. The girl greeted the Kumo genin with a hearty smile, only turning her attention away from her opponent as the proctor loudly explained the rules.

"This is a no limits fight with a one hour time limit. You are free to use any jutsu and any equipment that you'd like. The fight will only come to an end when one party surrenders, is incapacitated, or if I judge that a participant can no longer continue and I intervene. There is to be no interference from outside sources, and should you exit the arena, you will be automatically disqualified. Have I made myself clear?"

The Kusagakure shinobi scrutinized both of the genin, grunting when Hikari nodded her understanding before his gaze bored into Akihiko. When and if both genin confirmed that they were ready, the proctor would swing his hand downward to signal the start of the fight, jumping out of the way immediately after.

Extra notes;

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Opponent:
1 Genin

SA's:
- Enhanced Strength
- ??
- ??

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Jutsu Used:

♥ Chou

[Omori Akihiko]

 i am a red fire quickly rising 

Akihiko was undoubtedly nervous about the third and final round when it had been announced. He wasn't innately violent, and so having to do something that was violent by nature to prove his worth, well it wasn't something that the boy wanted to do but he also wanted to be a chunin so he didn't have a lot of options when it came down to it. The best option he had was just to give a good fight. Whether he won or not, maybe it didn't matter, at least he hoped it didn't matter. Because then he would most definitely not become a chunin!

The day came, and he wasn't the first to fight, but soon enough he would be ushered into a chamber and then let out into the field where he and Hikari would do battle. It reminded him of the Omori compound's own arena, he felt quite at home here the two large scrolls attached to his back with two straps along his chest. They were to meet in the middle where the proctor was.

The boy grinned at Hikari, and then looked towards the taller proctor who explained the brief rules. There really weren't any rules, which was... Not good but it was fine, he would survive. Probably. Unless Hikari tried to really give him the what for.

The proctor would signal the beginning of the fight and jump back. Aki would also jump back, performing hand seals immediately to prepare for the physical onslaught.

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Jutsu:
One Prepared

Special Ability #1
Tennogan | Dojutsu | Kekkei Genkai
Gifted with his clans dojutsu, even among clan members Akihiko can be seen as quite skilled with it, capable of utilizing both states of the dojutsu - sealing techniques within the four orbs that reside in his eyes, and seeing chakra from great distances (20m passively | 100m actively). At his level he is capable of sealing jutsu that top out at 'medium' in chakra usage, anything above this puts a high strain on him as he continues to work minimizing the strain his eyes put on his body and chakra supply.

Special Ability #2
Evasive Maneuvers
Knowing ones strengths and weaknesses is important and as a boy who barely dabbles with the physical arts - as far as specializations go - he has taken a focus to knowing how to get out of harms way when in close quarters with those that might try to close the distance on him. He's more of a long range fighter and he keeps it that way. This ability allows him to completely out-maneuver genin who have not trained in a similar manner to therefore match his twitch reactions, furthermore he is able to go toe-to-toe with genin who have not trained like he has, though a trained chunin will find themselves with an advantage over Akihiko.

Special Ability #3
Extreme Vitality
Akihiko's bubbly and unreserved personality is not all for show, he seems to have a higher than average will to live, an abundant and generous life force. Capable of standing up in battle when a normal shinobi of his level would have been put down. Though, this is not to imply total immunity as much as he is capable of withstanding what others may not be mentally equipped to deal with, if healing or help does not come Akihiko can be taken out though it takes a greater amount of force. Additionally, Akihiko needs less rest after all battle or rigorous activity to fully recover and go again.

Special Ability #4
Enhanced Chakra Reserves
If Akihiko's vitality alone was not enough, he was also born with an unnatural amount of chakra. To fit his reckless personality, and fighting style he is able to spit out jutsu at an alarming rate without tiring out. Like the annoying brat that he is, he seems to go on and on seeming to be ready to take on the whole world if he so chooses.

[Hisakawa Yamato]

Round 3

Omori Akihiko

With both participants signaling that they were ready, the battle officially began. In the final moments leading up to the start, the fiery-haired girl stared down her opposition, a glint of friendliness in her gaze, but also a look of determination. As soon as she registered the proctor's signal she made her opening move, hand deftly shoved into her hip pouch. Her arm's action was one smooth, well-practiced movement, drawing a pair of kunai from the pouch and flinging the bladed weaponry straight for Akihiko. This volley wasn't the main attack though, merely a way of attempting to force the Kumo genin to stay on his toes.

"Sorry in advance!"

As soon as the kunai had left her hand, Hikari was dashing along right behind them, eyes watching carefully to see how and if Akihiko would respond to the bladed weapons. No matter where he went, Hikari would begin channeling chakra into her body as she closed the distance, wind picking up as she began spinning around rapidly, arms and fists extended to try and batter her target with a flurry of blows. She was an orange twister, doing her best to correct her course if she missed, though spinning at such a high speed meant her aim wasn't all that great.

Extra notes;

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Opponent:
1 Genin

SA's:
- Enhanced Strength
- Chakra Control
- ??

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Jutsu Used:
NAME: Chīsana Tsuisutā [Tiny Twister]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low
CLASSIFICATION: Taijutsu
ELEMENT: Fūton
HANDSEALS: 0
DESCRIPTION:
Channeling a small amount of Fūton chakra into their body, the user spins rapidly on their toes using outstretched, fully-functional, arms to hit their opponent, hitting them a multiple number of times leaving small bruises in their wake. The user is able to keep spinning as long as they can, but the longer they spin, the dizzier and more disoriented they will be once they stop.

♥ Chou

[Omori Akihiko]

 i am a red fire quickly rising 

Akihiko would move, left, right, and down to avoid the weapons thrown at him. It was a short volley, but usually, these types of things were not meant to hit. It was what came after that he needed to be wary of. And, he was right, as the girl hurled herself straight at him she would appear as a flurry, a twister. Aki would bring his hands up in an x-shape to defend against her initial attack. She was spinning so fast that he doubted she would be able to properly stop even after she had hit him. At least not immediately. Irrelevant to him at the moment though, he finally focused enough to realize that she had a greenish-blue aura, making her a fuuton user.

Once an impact was made, she would be hitting a log. Because Akihiko will have replaced himself and his physical body disappeared. Where? Well, it wasn't immediately obvious, as he had pressed himself squarely into the thicket of one of the trees in the arena.

Using this moment of the reprieve he would attach an explosive tag by wrapping it around a kunai. Then, he would throw one kunai at her from the tree, to try and force her to move. Jumping to the side or back, once he figured out her trajectory he would throw another, bidding her in a singular direction, and once she was used to the direction of movement - if she didn't try to close the distance on him immediately - he would throw his third weapon with the tag to try and lure her directly into the explosion.

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Jutsu:
Kawarimi

Equipment:
-3/10 Kunai
-1/10 Explosion Tag

Special Ability #1
Tennogan | Dojutsu | Kekkei Genkai
Gifted with his clans dojutsu, even among clan members Akihiko can be seen as quite skilled with it, capable of utilizing both states of the dojutsu - sealing techniques within the four orbs that reside in his eyes, and seeing chakra from great distances (20m passively | 100m actively). At his level he is capable of sealing jutsu that top out at 'medium' in chakra usage, anything above this puts a high strain on him as he continues to work minimizing the strain his eyes put on his body and chakra supply.

Special Ability #2
Evasive Maneuvers
Knowing ones strengths and weaknesses is important and as a boy who barely dabbles with the physical arts - as far as specializations go - he has taken a focus to knowing how to get out of harms way when in close quarters with those that might try to close the distance on him. He's more of a long range fighter and he keeps it that way. This ability allows him to completely out-maneuver genin who have not trained in a similar manner to therefore match his twitch reactions, furthermore he is able to go toe-to-toe with genin who have not trained like he has, though a trained chunin will find themselves with an advantage over Akihiko.

Special Ability #3
Extreme Vitality
Akihiko's bubbly and unreserved personality is not all for show, he seems to have a higher than average will to live, an abundant and generous life force. Capable of standing up in battle when a normal shinobi of his level would have been put down. Though, this is not to imply total immunity as much as he is capable of withstanding what others may not be mentally equipped to deal with, if healing or help does not come Akihiko can be taken out though it takes a greater amount of force. Additionally, Akihiko needs less rest after all battle or rigorous activity to fully recover and go again.

Special Ability #4
Enhanced Chakra Reserves
If Akihiko's vitality alone was not enough, he was also born with an unnatural amount of chakra. To fit his reckless personality, and fighting style he is able to spit out jutsu at an alarming rate without tiring out. Like the annoying brat that he is, he seems to go on and on seeming to be ready to take on the whole world if he so chooses.

[Hisakawa Yamato]

Round 3

Omori Akihiko

It would be practically impossible to see, but a smirk appeared on Hikari's face as she felt her fists making contact with her target. The impact of the strikes were solid and sound, sending satisfying reverberations down the length of her arms. She allowed herself to continue hitting her target one or two more times when she finally realized she wasn't actually hitting Akihiko.

Hikari did her best to come to a quick stop, digging her heels into the ground and properly looking at the log that was now before her. She was feeling a bit dizzy from her spinning technique, but she managed to stay on her feet as she identified that her adversary had used the substitution technique, and if it was a log that he had used...

The orange-haired genin snapped her attention to the side, looking to the cluster of trees to see if she could spot Akihiko. She couldn't, especially with her head feeling all woozy, but her turned attention did allow her to spot the projectile that was headed her way. She broke out into a sprint that immediately transitioned into a more skating motion, fuuton chakra being pushed out of her feet to give her greater speed and maneuvering. She darted out of the way of the first kunai with ease, pushing herself to the side before attempting to start moving closer to the tree where she suspected Akihiko was. The second kunai was more well placed, leaving Hikari with no time to move her entire body of the way. Instead, she found herself ducking underneath it, so narrowly evading it that she could feel a few hairs being clipped off of her head.

The third kunai especially threw Hikari off of her guard. She only barely noticed that there seemed to be something attached to the kunai, pushing herself through the burning in her legs to throw herself away from it as quickly as possible. Thankfully, she managed to avoid the worst of the explosion, but she was still close enough to the blast to end up being launched by it. She felt herself being sent into a hard tumble forward, her arms coming up to help her brace herself for the uncontrolled roll she suffered.

Hikari hastily pushed herself to her feet even before her forward momentum came to a complete end, covered in bits of grass and dirt, but seeming to be mostly unharmed from the attack. She was much closer to the clump of trees now, and she spotted Akihiko up from his vantage point. She broke out into another sprint, racing to see if she could run up the side of the tree and force the Kumo genin from his position.

Extra notes;

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Opponent:
1 Genin

SA's:
- Enhanced Strength
- Chakra Control
- Enhanced Durability

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NAME: Fūton: Kaze Sanpo [Wind Release: Wind Walk]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
ELEMENT: Fūton
DESCRIPTION:
This technique allows the user to create a wind like base under their feet, reducing friction and enhancing the user's speed. The user doesn't seem to be levitating unless under close inspection which they seem to be about 1.5 - 2cm off the ground. Apart from enhancing speed, this technique gives the user the ability to walk on water and evade projectile attacks with ease.

NAME: Kinobori no Waza [Act of Tree Climbing]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low [Continuous]
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [General]
ELEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION:
An advanced genin level technique, it serves as a means to both enhance chakra control when mastered as well as a means to change one's advantages on the battlefield. By applying chakra to the soles of the feet, the shinobi gains the ability to walk and stand on vertical surfaces or even upside down.

♥ Chou

[Omori Akihiko]

 i am a red fire quickly rising 

She would dodge one, and the other. The second just narrowly. The explosion tag took her out enough that she tumbled to the ground. At least she avoided the main radius of it, which was a relief to Aki since he didn't want to really kill or super hurt his friend, but he did feel he had to at least try and win the battle!

He would jump to the ground from the tree and rush towards Hikari whilst she was still on the ground and since her final position was so close to the trees it wouldn't take long for him to cover the distance, a kunai out in a reverse grip so that he could try to slash at her. Nowhere vital just haphazardly wherever the blade could or would land. Arms, torso, legs. He wasn't the best at taijutsu, but he could at least get in close and try to do some damage before getting further away once again. He needed to make sure she couldn't effectively and quickly close in on him. And if she was injured from previous attacks, then she would struggle to get to him quickly.

At least that was kind of the hope, he had a feeling she would try to retaliate as was to be expected.

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Jutsu:

Equipment:
x1 Kunai in Hand

Special Ability #1
Tennogan | Dojutsu | Kekkei Genkai
Gifted with his clans dojutsu, even among clan members Akihiko can be seen as quite skilled with it, capable of utilizing both states of the dojutsu - sealing techniques within the four orbs that reside in his eyes, and seeing chakra from great distances (20m passively | 100m actively). At his level he is capable of sealing jutsu that top out at 'medium' in chakra usage, anything above this puts a high strain on him as he continues to work minimizing the strain his eyes put on his body and chakra supply.

Special Ability #2
Evasive Maneuvers
Knowing ones strengths and weaknesses is important and as a boy who barely dabbles with the physical arts - as far as specializations go - he has taken a focus to knowing how to get out of harms way when in close quarters with those that might try to close the distance on him. He's more of a long range fighter and he keeps it that way. This ability allows him to completely out-maneuver genin who have not trained in a similar manner to therefore match his twitch reactions, furthermore he is able to go toe-to-toe with genin who have not trained like he has, though a trained chunin will find themselves with an advantage over Akihiko.

Special Ability #3
Extreme Vitality
Akihiko's bubbly and unreserved personality is not all for show, he seems to have a higher than average will to live, an abundant and generous life force. Capable of standing up in battle when a normal shinobi of his level would have been put down. Though, this is not to imply total immunity as much as he is capable of withstanding what others may not be mentally equipped to deal with, if healing or help does not come Akihiko can be taken out though it takes a greater amount of force. Additionally, Akihiko needs less rest after all battle or rigorous activity to fully recover and go again.

Special Ability #4
Enhanced Chakra Reserves
If Akihiko's vitality alone was not enough, he was also born with an unnatural amount of chakra. To fit his reckless personality, and fighting style he is able to spit out jutsu at an alarming rate without tiring out. Like the annoying brat that he is, he seems to go on and on seeming to be ready to take on the whole world if he so chooses.

[Hisakawa Yamato]

Round 3

Omori Akihiko

Before Hikari could make it to and then run up the tree, Akihiko dropped down to initiate close quarters combat himself. She skidded for a moment as she considered coming to a stop, but she hastily resumed her forward sprint, eager to approach. As they both closed the distance, more bits and pieces of debris freed themselves from her clothes. The young genin from Konoha was still a bit rattled from the blast she had just taken, but the prospect of entering into her effective range left a confident smile on her face.

As soon as she was within striking range, Hikari found herself facing off against the kunai in Akihiko hand. She was adept at fighting at this distance, but the sight of a bladed weapon was still enough to give her some pause despite her usual tendency to want to jump right in. Caution took the lead for the first few moments, her body weaving left, right, back, her eyes focused on her opponent's movements to both help her evade his attacks and find an opening. When she felt that there was an opportunity, she suddenly spun clockwise, leg thrust out in a rear kick and aimed to knock Akihiko over.

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Opponent:
1 Genin

SA's:
- Enhanced Strength
- Chakra Control
- Enhanced Durability

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NAME: Konoha Reppu - [Tree Leaf Gale]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low
CLASSIFICATION: Taijutsu
ELEMENT: N/a
DESCRIPTION:
This technique is a good example of how even simple taijutsu can become a pre-eminently destructive, lethal technique. The attack is a simple rear spinning low kick, but a strong enough user can send a large adult flying as if they weighed nothing. The goal is to throw the enemy off balance, and deal damage to the lower half of their body.

♥ Chou

[Omori Akihiko]

 i am a red fire quickly rising 

Akihiko had foolishly believed he was doing something really awesome keeping a taijutsu user at bay the way he was. But, he was only minimally capable of avoiding things in close quarters long enough to get away and deal damage at a distance so of course anything with a kunai at close quarters would land him in the danger zone from someone who was far more adept at this close-range stuff. He didn't land any hits but he did manage to keep her on her toes until she regained some forward momentum and sent a terrifyingly fast spin in his direction.

There wasn't time to react, just barely manage to cross his arms over his chest in protection. But that too was after the impact was made to his lower torso, sending him catapulting sideways into the sidewall of the circular arena. The boy was practically glued to the side until gravity finally took him and he dropped face down against the floor. The kunai had fallen from his hands too earlier on.

Slowly he would rise up, shaking his head and slapping himself on the cheeks a few times.

"That's no joke of a kick you got there Hikari-chan!" Aki announced, despite the rattling he had received by his voice - despite his slightly battered outfit now - it didn't seem that he was all that affected.

"But watch out cause here I come!" He wasn't actually going to approach, instead, he focused his chakra and clapped his hands together to form a powerful gale to send Hikari backward and off her feet much as she had done to him. He would also amplify the danger of the attack by throwing a few shuriken in an arc towards the girl from different angles.

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Jutsu:
NAME: Fūton: Reppūshō [Wind Release: Gale Palm]
RANK: C
CHAKRA USAGE: Medium
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
ELEMENT: Fūton
DESCRIPTION:
After charging Fūton chakra into one's hands, the caster will clap their hands to initiate this technique. The clap causes the Fūton to compress and transform into a powerful gale. The gale itself has enough force to knock a human off of their feet; however, this technique's true power shows when used in correlation with shuriken, as it increases the wounding, piercing, and killing potential several times over.

Equipment:
-3/10 shuriken

Special Ability #1
Tennogan | Dojutsu | Kekkei Genkai
Gifted with his clans dojutsu, even among clan members Akihiko can be seen as quite skilled with it, capable of utilizing both states of the dojutsu - sealing techniques within the four orbs that reside in his eyes, and seeing chakra from great distances (20m passively | 100m actively). At his level he is capable of sealing jutsu that top out at 'medium' in chakra usage, anything above this puts a high strain on him as he continues to work minimizing the strain his eyes put on his body and chakra supply.

Special Ability #2
Evasive Maneuvers
Knowing ones strengths and weaknesses is important and as a boy who barely dabbles with the physical arts - as far as specializations go - he has taken a focus to knowing how to get out of harms way when in close quarters with those that might try to close the distance on him. He's more of a long range fighter and he keeps it that way. This ability allows him to completely out-maneuver genin who have not trained in a similar manner to therefore match his twitch reactions, furthermore he is able to go toe-to-toe with genin who have not trained like he has, though a trained chunin will find themselves with an advantage over Akihiko.

Special Ability #3
Extreme Vitality
Akihiko's bubbly and unreserved personality is not all for show, he seems to have a higher than average will to live, an abundant and generous life force. Capable of standing up in battle when a normal shinobi of his level would have been put down. Though, this is not to imply total immunity as much as he is capable of withstanding what others may not be mentally equipped to deal with, if healing or help does not come Akihiko can be taken out though it takes a greater amount of force. Additionally, Akihiko needs less rest after all battle or rigorous activity to fully recover and go again.

Special Ability #4
Enhanced Chakra Reserves
If Akihiko's vitality alone was not enough, he was also born with an unnatural amount of chakra. To fit his reckless personality, and fighting style he is able to spit out jutsu at an alarming rate without tiring out. Like the annoying brat that he is, he seems to go on and on seeming to be ready to take on the whole world if he so chooses.

[Hisakawa Yamato]

Round 3

Omori Akihiko

Once more, Hikari was treated to the satisfying sensation of one of her attacks landing, though this time it was the real deal, not just a substitution. The genin from Konoha watched as Akihiko was launched to the side of the arena, smacking the wall with enough force to keep him suspended for a moment or two. As fulfilling as it was to land a clean hit on her opponent, Hikari didn't revel in it, promptly moving to close the distance once again.

As she drew closer, Akihiko brought himself to his feet, sending a bit of a compliment her way along with a warning. She half expected him to engage in close quarters combat again, but he instead stood his ground and clapped his hands together to use a fuuton ninjutsu. Hikari was caught completely off guard by the jutsu's quick activation, bracing herself as the blast of air knocked her off her feet and sent her tumbling yet again. As she tried to catch her footing, sending chakra into the soles of her feet, she felt the sting of shuriken nicking her extremities, a cut on her upper arm, a stab at her lower leg. She realized she needed to defend herself from the bladed onslaught immediately, and she forced her hands into a seal before releasing a gust of wind of her own.

This protective wind wasn't enough to fully counter the jutsu and shuriken combo that Akihiko had used, but it was enough to slow the velocity of the shuriken by a significant margin, preventing Hikari from taking any more serious damage from the ninja tools. She still found herself suffering a few more minor grazes here and there, however.

Extra notes;

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Opponent:
1 Genin

SA's:
- Enhanced Strength
- Chakra Control
- Enhanced Durability

SPOILER: Click to show

NAME: Kinobori no Waza [Act of Tree Climbing]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low [Continuous]
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [General]
ELEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION:
An advanced genin level technique, it serves as a means to both enhance chakra control when mastered as well as a means to change one's advantages on the battlefield. By applying chakra to the soles of the feet, the shinobi gains the ability to walk and stand on vertical surfaces or even upside down.

NAME: Fūton: Bushōgoma [Wind Release: Lazy Spinning Top]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
ELEMENT: Fūton
DESCRIPTION:
This is a very basic defensive technique that allows the user to use Fūton to protect themselves. After preforming the handseals a small gust of wind is created around the user, this gust of wind is only strong enough to fend off attacks made by thrown weapons, such as kunai and shuriken; with the wind pushing it off course enough to deflect it from the user.

♥ Chou

[Omori Akihiko]

 i am a red fire quickly rising 

Akihiko noticed that she was going to use a jutsu as well, and he would retaliate immediately upon realizing her use of Fuuton. The Tennogan would glow brighter than before, and force her only defense - from a reasonable distance after all - to be sealed into one of the many orbs that resided naturally in his gaze. The wind would funnel almost, becoming nothing more than chakra as he sealed it away. But since he knew the technique he would be able to spit it out later if he so chose without having to prepare it. Aki grinned as the lasting effects of his own jutsu concluded he would focus on a new one.

A few hand seals and he would dash towards the offset Hikari, except his speed had suddenly increased by a significant amount as if he were training his speed his entire life out of nowhere. Well, it was not quite like someone who dedicated their life to taijutsu speed, but it was extremely impressive to suddenly have this nonetheless.

Hoping to overwhelm his opponent, he ran at her and with what he hoped with, was a speed that she could not hope to keep up with, aim to land a punch squarely in her solar plexus to knock the wind out of her.

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Jutsu:
NAME: Fūton: Kaze Sanpo [Wind Release: Wind Walk]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
ELEMENT: Fūton
DESCRIPTION:
This technique allows the user to create a wind like base under their feet, reducing friction and enhancing the user's speed. The user doesn't seem to be levitating unless under close inspection which they seem to be about 1.5 - 2cm off the ground. Apart from enhancing speed, this technique gives the user the ability to walk on water and evade projectile attacks with ease.

Equipment:
--

Special Ability #1
Tennogan | Dojutsu | Kekkei Genkai
Gifted with his clans dojutsu, even among clan members Akihiko can be seen as quite skilled with it, capable of utilizing both states of the dojutsu - sealing techniques within the four orbs that reside in his eyes, and seeing chakra from great distances (20m passively | 100m actively). At his level he is capable of sealing jutsu that top out at 'medium' in chakra usage, anything above this puts a high strain on him as he continues to work minimizing the strain his eyes put on his body and chakra supply.

Special Ability #2
Evasive Maneuvers
Knowing ones strengths and weaknesses is important and as a boy who barely dabbles with the physical arts - as far as specializations go - he has taken a focus to knowing how to get out of harms way when in close quarters with those that might try to close the distance on him. He's more of a long range fighter and he keeps it that way. This ability allows him to completely out-maneuver genin who have not trained in a similar manner to therefore match his twitch reactions, furthermore he is able to go toe-to-toe with genin who have not trained like he has, though a trained chunin will find themselves with an advantage over Akihiko.

Special Ability #3
Extreme Vitality
Akihiko's bubbly and unreserved personality is not all for show, he seems to have a higher than average will to live, an abundant and generous life force. Capable of standing up in battle when a normal shinobi of his level would have been put down. Though, this is not to imply total immunity as much as he is capable of withstanding what others may not be mentally equipped to deal with, if healing or help does not come Akihiko can be taken out though it takes a greater amount of force. Additionally, Akihiko needs less rest after all battle or rigorous activity to fully recover and go again.

Special Ability #4
Enhanced Chakra Reserves
If Akihiko's vitality alone was not enough, he was also born with an unnatural amount of chakra. To fit his reckless personality, and fighting style he is able to spit out jutsu at an alarming rate without tiring out. Like the annoying brat that he is, he seems to go on and on seeming to be ready to take on the whole world if he so chooses.

[Hisakawa Yamato]

Round 3

Omori Akihiko

The pain of the shuriken hitting Hikari had been a slight shock themselves, but what really made her eyes go wide was the sudden cessation of her defensive technique. Her jutsu being stolen away resulted in her taking a bit more damage from the blades and she cursed herself silently as she realized that she should have expected such an outcome. She had seen Akihiko utilize the ability in the labyrinth after all, but even then she hadn't fully understood how it worked. The genin from Konoha wasn't all too sharp, but she felt she grasped the basics of the Omori's dojutsu.

The surprises didn't end with the Tennogan, however. A few hand seals later, Hikari's adversary was off like a shot, using the same mobility technique she had used only moments earlier. Akihiko's speed was extraordinary, a stark contrast to what she had witnessed during their time in the labyrinth. But up close quarters was her domain, and she was able to prepare herself for his attack at the last moment. Hikari subtly adjusted her body to evade the attack, twisting into Akihiko's punch and attempting to shove her shoulder into her opponent's armpit. If she managed to make contact, she would continue the movement, attempting to grab the Kumo genin's arm and heave, a textbook judo throw.

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Opponent:
1 Genin

SA's:
- Enhanced Strength
- Chakra Control
- Enhanced Durability

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NAME: Ippon Seoinage [Single-handed back throw]
RANK: C
COST: Very Low
CLASSIFICATION: Taijutsu
DESCRIPTION:
With a trained opponent punches, they tend to make an inward step in as they twist their hips for the punch. Depending on which arm the punch was thrown with, the practitioner will step/dash in with the opposite leg while pushing off with the other (mirrored right punch would push off with the right and step in with the left). This dash should twist into a sideway charge, landing on the step in foot. As the practitioner lands on that foot, they should use it to root themselves, making sure to twist their body into the opponent such that the shoulder they charged in with should slip under and up into the opponent's armpit to throw them off balance. As the body twists, the practitioner's hands should grab the opponent's arm while wrapping one arm around the armpit, simultaneously pulling and pushing them forward and into a throw. To gain the proper core strength and balance to complete the throw, the leg not used to step in should be used to g

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[Omori Akihiko]

 i am a red fire quickly rising 

Akihiko being on the equivalent of skates currently was coming in hot and very fast, so when he was right up on Hikari and throwing his punch he couldn't fully stop his momentum and so, of course, Hikari was successful in her grab and toss. Aki wasn't totally slow on the take up though and would curl his body as best as he could tucking his head so he didn't end up landing straight up on his head and instead landed on the back of his neck and shoulders to use the momentum of the throw to make it more of a roll so he wasn't quite as hurt on his way down.

If Hikari held onto him, it was likely that she would be sent into the roll as well as there was little to no way to stop the momentum when it had already been started.

Once Aki was up, he would pivot having done his best to maintain the jutsu all the way through so the pivot should have been worked out really smooth allowing him to move around as if he were on skates the smoothness of the transition he would reach into his back trouser pouch and pull out something, closing his eyes he would throw it down in front of Hikari.

A flash bomb to blind her and whilst she was still seeing stars, Aki would try to tackle her to the ground. This fight was making him realize how much he needed to work on some close-ranged ninjutsu.

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Jutsu:
NAME: Fūton: Kaze Sanpo [Wind Release: Wind Walk]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
ELEMENT: Fūton
DESCRIPTION:
This technique allows the user to create a wind like base under their feet, reducing friction and enhancing the user's speed. The user doesn't seem to be levitating unless under close inspection which they seem to be about 1.5 - 2cm off the ground. Apart from enhancing speed, this technique gives the user the ability to walk on water and evade projectile attacks with ease.

Equipment:
-1 Flash Bomb

Special Ability #1
Tennogan | Dojutsu | Kekkei Genkai
Gifted with his clans dojutsu, even among clan members Akihiko can be seen as quite skilled with it, capable of utilizing both states of the dojutsu - sealing techniques within the four orbs that reside in his eyes, and seeing chakra from great distances (20m passively | 100m actively). At his level he is capable of sealing jutsu that top out at 'medium' in chakra usage, anything above this puts a high strain on him as he continues to work minimizing the strain his eyes put on his body and chakra supply.

Special Ability #2
Evasive Maneuvers
Knowing ones strengths and weaknesses is important and as a boy who barely dabbles with the physical arts - as far as specializations go - he has taken a focus to knowing how to get out of harms way when in close quarters with those that might try to close the distance on him. He's more of a long range fighter and he keeps it that way. This ability allows him to completely out-maneuver genin who have not trained in a similar manner to therefore match his twitch reactions, furthermore he is able to go toe-to-toe with genin who have not trained like he has, though a trained chunin will find themselves with an advantage over Akihiko.

Special Ability #3
Extreme Vitality
Akihiko's bubbly and unreserved personality is not all for show, he seems to have a higher than average will to live, an abundant and generous life force. Capable of standing up in battle when a normal shinobi of his level would have been put down. Though, this is not to imply total immunity as much as he is capable of withstanding what others may not be mentally equipped to deal with, if healing or help does not come Akihiko can be taken out though it takes a greater amount of force. Additionally, Akihiko needs less rest after all battle or rigorous activity to fully recover and go again.

Special Ability #4
Enhanced Chakra Reserves
If Akihiko's vitality alone was not enough, he was also born with an unnatural amount of chakra. To fit his reckless personality, and fighting style he is able to spit out jutsu at an alarming rate without tiring out. Like the annoying brat that he is, he seems to go on and on seeming to be ready to take on the whole world if he so chooses.

[Hisakawa Yamato]

Round 3

Omori Akihiko

As Hikari felt Akihiko being launched over her, she released her hold, her body still following through with the motion as was that was proper form for most martial arts techniques. The Konohagakure genin kept her attention on her opponent as he hit ground with, the fiery haired girl deciding not to continue her offense but drop back into a more defensive technique.

She hadn't expected Akihiko to maintain the wind walk technique, and she realized too late what he was planning as he smoothly brought himself to his feet. The blinding light hit her retinas head on, temporarily blinding her as panic took hold. Hikari's arms instinctively moved up to block and cover her face and head as she tried to listen for her opponent's follow up. She expected someone like Akihiko to take advantage of her blindness with some sort of ranged attack, so she was hit with yet another surprise as she felt him colliding with her, knocking her to the ground. The small seed of panic that had been in her chest just a moment became a roaring wildfire of fear as she blindly struck out with a fist to see if she could knock Akihiko on the head, if he had even gone done with/near her, with her other hand franticaly pushing against the ground to assist her in getting back onto her feet. Being blind and on the ground was a deadly combination, and for the first time in this fight she truly felt that defeat was just around the corner.

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Opponent:
1 Genin

SA's:
- Enhanced Strength
- Chakra Control
- Enhanced Durability

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♥ Chou

[Omori Akihiko]

 i am a red fire quickly rising 

Akihiko was a head-on kind of boy, which was why he had decided to try and take her out so aggressively, head-on. Of course, had this been a battle in the labyrinth, well totally different story. He would have undoubtedly lost was it not for his impeccable friend-making skills. It was a skill all on its own, worth cultivating most likely. Or not, maybe he was already a master at it based on how he had lucked out with Hikari being his friend and all.

Tackling her to the ground though, he felt bad. He wondered if she lost if that meant she would not become chunin with him. That would have been really upsetting. They were friends after all! This was supposed to be in good-natured fun. Or that was just how Akihiko was genuinely perceiving it.

Regardless, now that wasn't the case anymore. She was on the ground and he had made sure to place his knees hard around her rib cage, performing a pretty standard mounting move trying to lock himself into place. She was strong, so there was a good chance she could just grapple him off, but he wanted to try at least one thing before she did.

Perhaps a very dangerous thing.

He would inhale deeply, performing a short string of hand seals as he cultivated Fuuton in his body and then he would unleash the flurry - point-blank - upon Hikari.

It was not a deadly technique normally, after all, it was D-Rank, and mostly meant for very hard turns and the like when maneuvering in the air. But point-blank like this? Well if it had the ability to stagger movement at a distance, this would have some effect for sure. It was a reckless move, and if Hikari wasn't totally careful, she would likely over-inhale causing a lung spasm, if she didn't accidentally breathe in debris all around her face first.

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Jutsu:
NAME: Fūton: Karyu [Wind Release: Stream]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
ELEMENT: Fūton
DESCRIPTION:
A basic Fūton no Jutsu that a Shinobi uses to blow a powerful stream of wind from their mouth. The technique is mostly used to change directions in mid-air. In this case, the strength of the stream is powerful enough to move the source body at high speeds. On the ground, it can be used to blow up a cloud of dust, masking the caster's movements. It can also be used offensively to stagger an opponent's movement.

[Hisakawa Yamato]

Round 3

Omori Akihiko

Before she could make it back onto her feet, the impact of Akihiko's body ensured that Hikari stayed on the ground. She grunted as she felt his knees pinning her down atop her ribcage, but the brunt came with some amount of relief along with it as well. She would've been completely helpless against a ranged followup, but grappling left with at least some semblance of a chance of continuing the fight. By now, she was blinking away the last of the flash blindness from his earlier attack, though there she was still seeing some spots. Still, Hikari had more than enough vision and contact with Akihiko to begin exuding as much strength as she could muster, her actions hastened by the sight of her opponent forming handseals.

The Konohagakure genin roared as she pushed with all her might, arms twisting awkwardly but firmly to clench and toss Akihiko off of her. There was the chance that she failed in this attempt, in which case she would shortly be eating a fuuton jutsu to the face, but if she did manage to lift her opponent she would recklessly throw him away, in whatever direction just to give herself an opportunity to get to her feet. She had certainly learned her lesson now, and provided she had successfully gotten Akihiko off of her, the young girl wasted no time in charging the boy, brazenly throwing a clumsy, but powerful elbow strike aimed for the Kumo genin's chest.

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Opponent:
1 Genin

SA's:
- Enhanced Strength
- Chakra Control
- Enhanced Durability

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NAME: Erubo - [Heavy Style Outburst]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Taijutsu
ELEMENT: N/a
DESCRIPTION:
The user places a fist against their palm and rushes at the opponent, thrusting their elbow into the opponents body and knocking them away with incredible force. Despite its simplicity, this can be used to knock an opponent several yards away.

♥ Chou