[Mission] A Challenge

It was good news and it wasn't long before Abriu had finally caught up to the guy stating that he could beat anyone in the village. Weird enough that he was posting open challenges flyers as if he would have gotten a challenger that way. The guy was old and looked quite frail. If anything he would have attracted a cold blooded killer. The guy must have been from out of town, because everyone knows that Kumo isn't the place to be flaunting yourself because a lot of attention means a lot of bounty for your head. By the looks of things, this guy would have been an easy target. However, to his luck Abriu was the first person to approach him and accept his challenge.

"Hey you!" Abriu said in a commanding voice to catch the attention of the man posting the flyers. "If you want a challenge then you got one. I am Fujio, Abriu of Kumogakure; I don't know who you think you are but anyone dare to challenge my village must have a death wish." Abriu then went on to accept the mans challenge. "I'll be the one that puts a dent in your ego. I accept your challenge." Abriu said with the uppermost confidence. "Do you accept or will you chicken out?"

The old man grinned and then begin to present himself. "Little one do you know who I am? It's obvious that you don't so I will let you know. I am Hayai, Ashi formally known as the fleetest foot of Cha no Kuni. Yes, I do accept your challenge to an open foot race. I'm sure you'll be a great challenger; but I am also sure that I will win this race." Old man Ashi began to shuffle his feet fast enough to draw up a dust cloud. "Are you ready kid?" Ashi was all pumped up.

Abriu was ready himself. As the man was talking Abriu was already downloading his gear. Nearly everything was off even his shoes. Abriu knew that the lighter he was the better or any race that was just common sense. "Of course I'm ready. Let's start this now." Abriu meant business and was not about to lose to an old man.

Tension had started to build up as the two squared off staring at one another eye to eye. Old man Ashi then pulled a kunai from his ninja pouch and begin to explain. "I'll thrown this kunai into the air and at first contact with the ground we will begin." Ashi then took a look in an outward direction. "Wherever this kunai lands is where the race will end." Abriu nodded his head acknowledging that he understood. "One last rule, anything goes as long has it doesn't kill the opponent." The man the threw the as high and as far as possible.

With a trick up his sleeve the Ashi tried to fool Abriu. With a few quick successful seal Ashi took control of the flying kunai redirecting it back toward Abriu. One last rule, anything goes as long has it doesn't kill the opponent. Abriu conjured up the last few words of Ashi just before the kunai reached the two striking the ground. With haste Abriu thought of the counter attack that would leave Ashi in shambles.

The kunai would strike the ground just a foot ahead of Abriu. Ashi must have not been so confident with his speed as he thought he would beat Abriu by reaction time as only he knew when the kunai would fall. However just a slight moment before the kunai would fall Abriu timed off the perfect jutsu they would give him the edge. Abriu quickly turned his head facing toward Ashi's casting a ninjutsu upon him. The technique, "Fūton: Sutorīmu [Wind Release: Stream]." This jutsu would throw Ashi him off balance by pushing him sideways with the force behind the stream. With that Abriu won the literal foot race against Ashi.  

"What you do have to say about yourself now Ashi?" Abriu stood proudly as the victor. "I can't believe this just happened. I planned this out perfectly. Who would have expected this?" Ashi was broken as he was defeated by the first challenger of the day. "Yadi yadi yadi go cry elsewhere, Kumogakure has no place for people like you." Abriu then put all of his gear back on and strolled away into the far distance.