Round 2: Kutari Uchiha vs. Kanna Tohsaka

The second round would be the Chuunin and a relatively fresh Jounin. The area was generic as always. The arena floor itself was one-hundred meters across. A ring of trees and vegetation surrounded the perimeter in a ten meter thick growth. Otherwise the ground was dirt and patched with grass. The walls stood forty meters high around the arena.

Kutari would begin entering the ring as he observed his enemy walking towards the arena, failing to lose contact with her presence. Feeling the prideful intensity of the arena as it’s long lasting aura enveloped him, the previous fighters who entered this ring having made their mark in history within this vast landmark. His bones riled in eagerness as he stepped closer towards his intended route to be parallel to the girl as they distanced themselves preparing for battle. The air remained stagnant compared to the top floor of the arena as the surrounding walls made it clear wind would fail to naturally flow through the arena ; his inner flame growing with expectancy. He was aching to partake in battle after a long time away from the act, wishing to batter the rust that possibly fumbled throughout his mind, though he had a good idea he’d kick back into action quickly.

Watching the girl as they neared their destination, it was clear she favored the katana by her side, already fondling the craftsmanship as it lingered upon her mind the intended route of combat. He wondered how much blood the blade was able to taste while being in her care, looking over the girl she seemed to possess little scars or interest in the event to be had, though Kutari would admit he would feel the same way. He wished to feel his life hanging out of his grasp, the flames of passion etching itself in his skull as the thought of it being his very last battle rang within his ears, though a typical spar would lack that impending decisiveness. Turning towards the girl, his heart would fail to truly be invested in the battle as it had yet to ensue, contemplating whether it would be a battle to truly remember.

Keeping his same outfit and various tools in mind, he was well fitted for this battle in terms of accessories. Looking at the female apparently known by the name of Kanna, he’d already have one of his prepared trinkets within his grasp. The main prize for his impending carnival as it would begin shortly, taking little time as he saw no official ruling that the battle would begin based upon the previous spar he witnessed. Retrieving what looked to be solely a simple kunai in hand from his weapon pouch, though his main attraction coming with what could be described as an attached limb of his intentions keeping the link between the weaponry and Kutari’s person, easily moved and manipulated like an arm that proved to be quite difficult to spot in the heat of the moment.

His sleight of hand would present itself as he already took a throwing position as the sun above gleamed down upon them from a distance, her words being “are” the trigger word to his sudden movements. Wielding a cool and analyzing expression as he watched the girl to spot any actions or stutters, his yellow eyes easily discerned in his wake, almost seeming like a surge of overconfidence towards the Kunoichi. His heart would wield a relatively lax but heightened beat as he threw the kunai through the air at the girl’s collarbone level, aiming to strike her down and finish the battle. Though as the kunai began to shoot out, it was made clear the weapon wasn’t a sole attacker as two shuriken spanned out from slightly below it to make its presence known, his quick movements all happening in one sweep as he was easily agile in such feats. The two shuriken would lag slightly behind the kunai as it led the assault, though span out to cover Kanna’s immediate directions beside her. If she were to simply move towards her left or right, likely getting caught in the crossfire as the shurikens would make contact and puncture her torso level(so potentially the bicep if hit by the arm) if allowed. She’d have but a few seconds to act as the distance between the two was relatively short, as this time elapsed Kutari would hold his left hand behind him as he was already in action to continue his onslaught, hiding it’s details away from Kanna as she had yet to move. Watching intensely to see how she’d get out of this attack, he’d hope to see some intriguing movement transpire to lead to an interesting battle, his face lacking any compassion or intensity as of yet. The disheartened Uchiha yet to be engaged with the entire setting of this battle as he focused on the girl’s exterior, wishing to feed off of a whiff of passion from the girl’s soul.

Kutari would watch the girl as the tools beamed towards her, never losing contact with the individual. She seemed more interested in the tools then the user, which brought curiosity into his mind. Was she able to see it? Or possibly had a clue as to what was currently taking place, as he failed to underestimate the girl as he was currently in this situation due to her exceeding capabilities and usage to the village. He would watch as she would produce the blade from her sheath, as expected favoring the katana beside her person. As he spectated to analyze her movements and see how she would take on a few tools in the air, she would unexpectedly go for one of the shuriken, specifically the one to his right. He’d watch as the kunai soar past her as she manipulated her position to suit the shuriken in questioning, using her sheath to strike the tool to the ground before darting towards him. Recognizing her usage in the sheath itself alongside her blade, intending to produce the most optimal of versatility and efforts in what was a much potent “blade” he’d see clearly the girl was more interested in optimizing damage then decisive blows.

He would still look analyzing as she began to dart towards him, blinking swiftly as he instinctively revealed his crimson dojutsu in it’s matured state due to her blast of sudden speed, his perception becoming heightened as he perceived her in relative ease. He’d act fast as she already passed by the kunai and shuriken being manipulated by his right hand as they continued to fly behind the girl as she became more focused on his person. The steel wire connecting him to his toys still being in his possession as he watched his opponent speed towards him, entangling herself within his web. He’d not even need a few seconds, it being the time to make it towards him as he watched the girl with every intent, more intrigued by her fighting style and focus on a multitude of attacks rather then quick and strong with the blade. He’d know the most useful moment to counter attack any coming attack would be during the most unexpected time, allowing her to stride pridefully into combat, respecting the wishes of the woman.

Twirling the wire in a arc as he wasn’t finished with the tools by any means, he’d manipulate the tools to come spiraling back around to retrieve the meal they failed to claim, though this all happening without Kanna’s knowledge as she was more interested in Kutari then anything else, not to forget the speed she was moving at failing to provide sufficient audible awareness to the now homing blades as they came towards her blind spot. He would exercise certain hand seals with his right hand while doing so, in preparation of the coming contact and potentially failure in his plan. The kunai would curl around as he aimed to retrieve the blade from where it was initially launched, returning to his person though Kanna would prove to be it’s obstacle in a much needed reunion. As it came from his right hand, and the initial direction of it’s projection, it’d fan around to his right as it tilted towards him before fully giving in to it’s master’s schemes, directed at the girl’s upper back while the shuriken to his left would come at an angle to collide with her right bicep or adjacent armpit. He’d recall the shuriken she knocked down earlier, albeit lagging behind as it needed to pick up speed with his force as it now came at a lower zone, namely her lower calf as it would arrive at the party later then the other guest. Though it didn't truly matter as any of the weaponry she knocked down unless fully destroyed will still be operational to him. During this whole action, Kutari would move his right foot back as he exercised the intended movements of recall, though Kanna would be more fixated on him and landing a blow.

Kutari would watch her movements and patterns, namely her body and her footing as she sped towards him, utilizing his visual prowess to come to the conclusion she would favor swinging with her sheath towards Kutari, this coming from the closing distance with little bodily intent to potentially pierce or the likes, and her continuing speed made it clear she refused to rely on that gaining ground of a pierce and simply wished to use a quick slash to seal the deal. It wasn’t much, though with the setting of the spar and the lack of killing being involved she’d likely refuse to do such a grand amount of damage seeing the momentum she currently had, favoring the blunt force. Though her way of carrying the katana would also be a giveaway as she seemed to forget about the blade in hand, peering it off to the side and moving forward with the sheath.

As she was nearby his person, Kutari would be aware of the impending tools from behind making way, his mind sound and true as he focused on the tasks to be had. His left hand prepared to make contact with the girl as she came closeby. As she would begin the intention of swinging the sheath of the blade towards Kutari in what he considered to be a disadvantage, he’d already move towards her to close the gap, the girl likely already in the midst of her anticipating slash at his now moving body refused to truly move up until this point. Using his own speed and knowledge of the anticipated situation, he’d dash towards her with his right leg that had already been prepared from earlier to give him a sound boost of momentum and unexpected speed, taking advantage of this momentum he’d use his right forearm to effectively nullify her left hand’s attack as the sheath was still too far from him to actually do any damage seeing as she held a reverse grip and the long end would face away from her. Moving his wrist and upper forearm under and against the girl’s hand which held the sheath, he’d parry the girl using his force and momentum to knock the hand away from him and towards the side, effectively negating her sheath attack. Though he wouldn’t be done there as he expected her to attempt to move away after seeing his sudden movements and failure to attack, using his own right hand to latch onto her forearm as he finally opened the palm to do as such, still guiding the kunai and shuriken towards it’s intended direction, he’d begin to coat the three wires with the flames of his element as they began to shoot out towards its full on length, starting from his person. They would effectively burn her skin if made contact and with enough force and the right angle, provide a much more cutting edge to slice through the skin effectively. As she came from his right before, he twirled and changed the trajectory of the blades and wire to entangle Kanna as she got closer to him, being an easier target to ensnare as the wires got closer and easier to manipulate, all he had to do was get close enough to provide the burning sensation upon her person, namely starting from her right side as the blades would be coming from that said direction.

Having a firm grip of her wrist, he’d pull her towards him to quicken the time of his attack which was already in full motion while looking to parry her hand, the pending attack being in his left hand. Five focused points of chakra would be on each fingertip as he launched the hand deep into the gut of the woman, wasting little time as the technique required little time to prepare, her moments playing with the shuriken from before and closing the distance offering sufficient time. With this attack, if it were to land in the mere inches of the two Shinobi as his extending hand reached out for her skin alongside his sudden force of pushing her towards him, the seal would effectively render her unconscious for some time as the power of the seal made itself prominent.

Though it was clear she was an agile foe, less than seconds of time to effectively evade such a close gap, alongside already utilizing her own full speed to close the gap between the two and the accompanying momentum could prove too great to avoid in time, though he’d fail to be done with his attack as it was being carried out, focused on her and the surroundings around as he moved with swiftness.

Following up with his momentum, he’d use his left elbow to continue the onslaught even if she was rendered unconscious, throwing off her already likely off put balance from the recent festivities to be had, including her focused attack and momentum behind it being countered, seal placed upon her and manipulated right arm as the burning sensation would likely become troublesome to the skin and cause pain that she possibly wouldn’t feel due to the unconscious state being entered, the flames now mainly on her left wrist but diagonally across her chest as the wires would be on her right shoulder, moving her only decreasing the time before they connected as he was using her body to reel the tools in. He would only do this if knowing the seal made contact and his plan was successfully being carried out. Using his own weight and her momentum as a tool, he would grab her left wrist with his hand as he steered her slightly to the right and down with his elbow as an aid, her own momentum still in the equation as he never actually full on halted her movements, simply met her with a similar intensity. The balance she would currently display would be weak at best with the sudden turn of events in only moments, easily manipulated by her wrist being pulled downward with her own momentum and his elbow and forearm as a guide to soon mount her. If this all but worked, while falling he would retrieve a kunai from the inside of his jacket before hitting the ground below, raising the blade up to her neck as he used his lengthy forearm and elbow to pin the muscles connecting the shoulder and right arm of the woman. His own right arm pinning the girl’s wrist down as he held his right knee down on her hip area to pin the lower body. He’d use his own body weight and size over her to keep control as he mounted the girl who surely would be unconscious in this situation, the flaming wire being present within his right grasp as the tools closed in. He’d look down upon the girl, waiting for movement and to clarify that she is truly there, again making sure he never lost focus of her or his surroundings to value the various senses he possess.

He’d look down, wondering if this would be the end of the battle, if this turn of events would cause him to move on in the tournament and see the end of it. He’d watch with focus intense as his crimson pupils made themself dominant, taking in the entire scene with his senses.

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Kutari would watch the female as she continued towards him, observing her sword become engrossed with flames similar to his own plan. Recognizing her possession of the fire element, he’d make a mental note of such as she acted in accordance to his manipulation of the wiring, a perceptive individual to the ploy. Her actions made it clear she wished to do something about the wires., it potentially being a hindrance to the battle at hand. As he reacted in quick time catching onto this act, he’d ponder upon the term battle, an unorthodox comparison to the intended “spar”. The longer his plan deviated and needed refinement, the less he recognized this bout as a spar, riding the border of a high achieved through such combat. His blood would begin to hasten as he watched the girl look to slash at the wiring, taking this opportunity to counter her perception and aggression. The three wires would be still be visible in the air, though as she used her blade to get rid of the flock, he would conduct the wires in an elusive fashion to preserve their survivability, twirling and wrapping the wires around the blade. A typical feat to entangle his opponent’s weapon with the amount of binding utility he had, a person of his caliber in weaponry able to accomplish with pristine success. He’d start with the unsharpened portion of her katana as he used the three separate wires to fasten around the blade, intertwining the wires as he used her own slash’s movements to better entangle the weapon, now being the support to pull the tools towards her person as long as she held onto the blade. The flames upon the sword would prove to be of little effect on weakening the wiring as they ran in abundance around the upper portion of her blade, and regardless he had planned to ignite the tools later on as they were flame resistant. Though if it seemed the wire would begin to weaken in time or miscalculation, he’d ignite the wires through his own reserves early to maintain their utility.

As she continue to speed towards him, he’d watch her movements similar to a hunter, keeping clear to never lose track or miscalculate her bodily movements. He would advance as intended before seeing the girl crack a smile as he approached her, already beginning to create her swing and aim at his chest. Her smile would send a chill down his spine, such an action not being expected unless she had confidence in her actions, bringing him in high alert as he reacted hastily in his movements to decipher what trick she had up her sleeve. Kutari began to witness the bodily movements of her exterior going against what she initially intended to do, adding a line of coding to her impending attack. With his prowess and predictions, he’d compensate with his own agility thanks to the added line as she sidestepped to his direct right, avoiding his previous clasp with finesse.

Kicking into gear upon seeing her body begin to act in this deviation, he’d be sure to correct this situation to work in his favor, while simultaneously being aware of his surroundings and moving opponent, particularly focused on: his tools, the blade in her right, her movements, and most importantly: the sheath in hand. As he had yet to fully dedicate himself to pushing away her hand alongside wielding a great field of dexterity and balance he’d react in fluid and snapping time with his enabled prowess being a main factor to tipping him off. The girl’s sheath hand was extended out to continue it’s attack aimed at a new location likely being his side, though to his favor she had yet to make contact with him, taking a bit of time to fully arc her arm around to land the blow given her outstretched arm length and the sheath’s length, their close proximity against her favor.

His left hand was already upon the scene due to it’s previous involvement and his own agility, though his hand would diverge from its previous role. Simultaneously his right hand would create another hand seal in preparation for another fault as the battle hardened Shinobi knew not one plan will ever work without reinforcement. With a continuing effort he would move his left hand across his torso as his left leg turned toward the girl, stepping towards her as he followed the wave of his movements. Easily acquiring the tanto slipped alongside his belt line, his eyes would wield a ferocious intent featuring the several years of his training, lacking little empathy or resistance in his actions to properly weaken his foe. One quick movement would be all it took as he twisted his own body in accordance to his turning body with the left leg’s lead, effectively buying time towards the girl’s sheath attack as he moved away from it. During this shifting turn he would bend his knees slightly to move away quicker and follow his blade’s leadership as he moved away from the sheath, it’s target traveling farther out of reach from his initial position. With his tanto, he would produce a circular motion slash with nothing to hold back, a fluid animation as the sharpened blade was invited to cut through the girl’s left limb at a pristine angle. A great many afterimages would be present throughout his arcing attack as it aimed to disorientate his foe, distorting  his movements and producing a lag in processing that he intended to take advantage of to effectively weaken his naturally perceptive opponent. This would all happen in less than a second as his opponent was already seeming to focus intensely on her own chakra enhancements as her chakra flared from before, preoccupying her concentration making it difficult to catch onto this lag before it was too late.

Taking note of the close proximity between the two and her previous movements, he aimed the slash towards the upper portion of her arm easily being displayed as it was outstretched in her swing, aware that even if she tried to do something similar to what she did before, he’d capitalize on the probability of taking her arm with him. Kutari would make sure to cut at a diagonal angle to make it easier to slice through the skin and muscles, her speeding movements working in hand against his blade to provide adequate speed and sharpness. His body would be close to hers as it worked to his advantage, the sheath needing to compensate for it’s long range compared to his short distance between the two, if anything having to bring the sheath closer to his body which will only lead to her maimed limb rather contact with his own flesh. With enough force and speed alongside a fair material, he’d reason her sturdiness would be feeble in comparison to her speed and reactions, though her exterior figure would give it away as well. If connecting with this decisive moment, the arm would fly into the air after being sliced off alongside her sheath in hand going in an upwards direction with the force put out by the blade meeting her arm.

His right hand would have a much more tightened grip with the wire as it was wrapped around his hand, his influence dominant as he took care of the slack between himself and the katana she held. During this encounter, he would use the excess wire connecting to the blade and twirl the wire while simultaneously yanking away, pulling the katana in said direction while the sharpened side pointed away from him and towards it’s owner due to the twirling and flipping of the wire as it would still be connected. Without a focused grip on the katana, this would disarm the girl with the blade being twisted and pulled away from her, though if not the blade would follow this direction as she refused to use the blade in this encounter up until this point. As he was bending and twisting away from her left side, his right hand would be pulling the blade in between the two of them as her right side followed if she refused to let go. Assuming she didn’t, the girl would be yanked in the same direction as she wouldn’t be able to support herself mid step while slightly off the ground as far as what Kutari could tell, though he didn’t lower his guard in case she was able to battle against his manipulating antics.

A figure would be present to her immediate left in this situation, a product of his previous sole hand seal being made in the form of his exact replica as this entire event transpired. The clone didn’t possess the same wiring as it’s original, though both were aware of the situation at hand, including the traveling tools. Instead, this clone would have it’s own tanto in hand already aiming at damaging the girl close to being maimed as it was out of reach from the original’s tanto slash hitting it, though close enough to the girl to inflict maximum damage from her blind spot. It’s outreaching left hand would be aiming towards the girls neck from her back left as he stepped forward, producing a right leg sweep to take her footing from below, if her foot were in the air due to the step he’d still do this to stop the girl from gaining her footing once again, defending the terrain to his advantage to keep her suspended, though if she already had her footing he’d aim to take that away. The clone would also intend to perform a quick lateral attack with it’s tanto at the girl from behind, believing the proper way to subdue it’s enemy being to render it unconscious through blood lost as he was unsure how capable the girl truly was after this display of events. It’s speed would be heightened with the attack, taking advantage of the girl’s circumstances to provide an attack that will leave a mark and be difficult to counter, moving near her and continuing to pursue if she somehow backed away from the attack of it’s original, keeping up the aggression even if she believed she was safe. If connecting, the cut would be sinister as he antagonized the back of the girl, a lateral cut the result with likely a great deal of blood lost.

If the clone was able to make contact with her neck, it would work in hand with the original to drive the girl into the ground using it’s continuing speed and leverage as the yanking of the wire would pull her one direction and the clone the other, planning to push downward and drive her head into the ground below as he latched onto the neck for dear life, lacking in relief until the battle ended. Though the clone had his Sharingan on and primed in case of any sudden movements or fallacies in it’s attack, working with the original to provide a comfortable attack as it was positioned behind her, using it’s talents to its advantage, more after images being present as it moved, though Kanna had the ones in front to worry about.

Kutari as the original would complete the circular motion of his blade as it cut through her limb and continued on as the afterimages progressed. As the blade wrapped around to the other side of the circle beginning, it would look to stab into the girl’s own right ribcage as it neared such a side, though Kutari would be more focused on the exposed right arm of the girl if she were to still be handling the katana after being yanked, using his inside arm as the circular motion would continue to place itself upon her elbow before intending to lock it in place, trying with his might to hold the girls arm in place with the right hand keeping the area stiff and still. Pushing the girl’s arm alongside this pattern, it would aid in the clone’s intentions of grabbing her, though at this point it would already be in her blindspot only inches away if not already making contact.

He’d continue to keep aware of his surroundings and what all was happening as he continued to wear a face of focus and devilish intent only displayed through his optics. Willing to alter his plan if anything didnt fall into his intended route, ready to switch up if all else failed. The leg kick the girl intended to do beforehand after landing with her sheath would likely be doomed at this point, not only evaded by his actions but the clone being a prominent issue to deal with from that same side, though shifting her weight with the katana would also make it difficult to reach him. He’d be eager to see what transpired next, ready to pounce and move if given notice, watching everything with his eyes and ears throughout the entire activity.  

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