First Impressions [Masuyo?]

*Thud*

The boy backed away from the girl who had just bested him in record time, sliding himself backward on the ground, holding his neck, rubbing it slightly. Sachiko had slammed her fist into his throat, knocking him down, the third genin in a row to fall to her in less than a single strike. The other 5 were sharing glances between them, trying to decide who wanted to try to beat her next.

It was a weird little ritual that some of the genin had. Fight the wild girl and see who could last the longest. None of them had ever managed to even hit her, let alone beat her. Still, there wasn't really any improvement from the last time they'd challenged her.

They didn't really have a chance to use any of their techniques. She was an impressive fighter, especially considering she was a genin. Sachiko had never actually improved though, as without the wilderness forcing her to grow to her peak, she was just maintaining what she'd had from before. She agreed to fight the genin whenever they wanted as a way to keep her skills sharp.

Stepping back, she moved out of her fighting stance, waiting as they decided who was going to go next. They proved.... reluctant.

"C'mon. I'm getting bored." she said, crossing her arms.

As a Jounin she had many duties within the village. She was trusted with the most basic of tasks such as street patrols and training. It was not something she was unfamiliar with. In fact, in Iwagakure her daily work as just about that. This was besides the fact that she was not trusted enough to operate in a squad outside of the village. She was rarely ever called onto a field mission in the past with her former village, so the tenacity was all that was lost. She passed the market and headed towards the training grounds. As part of her route she had to routinely survey the training grounds. It served two purposes. The first being to ensure no murders were executed. Training accidents happened, some rare ones resulting in death. The problem is some particular training grounds, most notably the third field, was massive and filled with lots of vegetation. It was to help simulate real wilderness conditions. It was practically a private woodland reserve within the village itself. Though as a result, it was real easy to carry out a murder deep in the training area.

The second purpose was to keep an eye out for infiltrators. Following the first problem it would be easy to breech the walls at one point or even burrow your way into the training grounds and easily be concealed from the watchful eyes of the wall sentries. She had to inspect each training ground thoroughly for good principle.

Her footwear consisted of standard black sandals fitted for comfort and security. With the toes and heel left exposed they provided additional balance, while the rest of the foot up to the ankle was protected by the thick nylon material of the sandal. The soles of the sandals are reinforced with hardened material to resist heavy impacts and weathering. She wore a pair of loose fitting black pants with the bottoms near her ankles taped securely in white bandage wrap. This provided balance and reinforcement to her ankles while closing off the ends of her pants. In addition, more bandage wrap was wrapped around her right thigh which allowed a navy blue holster to be strapped over comfortably. Around her waist she wears the basic utility belt which carries two green holsters on her right side along with a tool pouch around her back side and a canteen to the far left.

A black mesh shirt is worn under a common long sleeve black top having a red seal of fire placed on the outsides of each sleeve towards the upper arm. Over that was a fitted green flak jacket provided by Konoha's armory. The jacket was zipped up and secure firmly on her body. Worn on both arms were a pair of custom crafted arm guards gifted to Masuyo. The banded steel design covered the backs of her hands to her elbows leaving a soft spot of leather to allow wrist movement. Around her neck Masuyo wears her forehead protector as a collar. The black cloth is tied in a knot around the back side of her neck with the steel plate facing the front for identification. The steel plate has Konoha's emblem engraved on the front. Masuyo has straight black hair which extends down to her mid back. Two strands of hair drop down touching her chest which leads into her bangs, those being cut shorter and swept to the side. She stands at 5'9 weighing approximately 145 lbs. Her fair skin is complimented with her voluptuous form which is completed with a pair of hazel eyes.

Entering the gate of the third training area she performed her routine inspection of the perimeter before sweeping the forests. As she made her way back to the front gates she came across the classic setting of a clearing accompanied by three standing logs near a running river. It was just yesterday she was here training her own students. Though, to her surprise, she came across a small gang of what could only be Genin. There was an olive skinned female standing before two unconscious Genin, and one recovering on the ground. Along with them were five other. "Hey! What are you kids doing here without a sensei? The Third Training Ground is restricted unless granted permission!" Masuyo barked in a scolding manner. Her voice caught the attention of the five Genin who were not beaten by the female, being greeted with a new sense of fear.

"Take your beaten friends and scram. Except you..." Masuyo said gesturing her index finger at the olive skinned female, the supposed victor of the fight club. "I need to talk to you." The young men partaking in the fight club would vacate the training grounds as Masuyo watched they follow the correct path to the front gate. Masuyo would then pace forwards a couple steps getting within a close distance, a mere few feet from the Genin as the woman's presence blocked out the midday sun casting a large shadow over her. Masuyo placed both of her hands on her hips as she looked down upon the remaining girl with a rather condescending atmosphere. "Why were you fighting those Genin? From the looks of it, you were about to get jumped. A spar is carried out between two or sometimes three people, but eight is overextending. Did you get involved with some trouble with those boys?" As she spoke her posture and presence became less intimidating and condescending. When she spoke her loosened up with her tone become more concerning rather than lecturing.

To her surprise, though, the female was rather dominating. Gauging from her lack of armament and bandaged hands she could assume she was proficient in Taijutsu. It was a wild guess. For all she knew, the Genin could have suffered burn scars on her hands. However, practically, excessive Taijutsu users wrapped their hands to protect them as they built up a tolerance. Until they trained their bodies to take a beating they had to protect themselves to prevent injury. Masuyo not familiar, being naturally gifted with her durability; growing up she had no problem taking a beating as a Genin. That skill honed greatly as the years on her grew. Personally she was curious on where the Genin stood in terms of her own strength. Beating three Genin in a row was an impressive feature for a Genin. Masuyo was unsure if the woman was even a Genin at this point.

Sachiko waited with arms crossed, although she could hear someone approaching. Immediately her hairs raised on her arms and the nape of her neck as she was set on edge. Her head turned sharply in Masuyo's direction moments before she appeared in their field of vision. While she talked, Sachiko more or less ignored what she was saying, and instead looked her over, judging her physical fitness level, and trying to compare where she would be in terms of them both. The other genin seemed to be quite afraid of her, more so than they were of herself, so the only logical conclusion was that this person was strong.

As Masuyo sent the rest of them off and began to address her, Sachiko started to circle around Masuyo, still eyeing her up as she did so. Her circling was almost like the pacing of an animal that was judging whether an animal was prey or not. The Jounin had a notable amount of armor on her, which made it difficult for her to judge whether or not she was muscular or if she was just normal. The flak jacket meant she was at least a Chuunin, but that didn't really mean much of anything.

After a moment of struggling with the words for a response, Sachiko stopped pacing around her and addressed her face to face. "Mmm.... no. Was a challenge. Sort of. Not much of one." Her sentences were more or less fragmented, as if they were more short thoughts than anything else. She didn't have much in the way of eloquence while she spoke. "Eight isn't much. Pups are still pups. More annoying than danger."

Tightening the bandages wrapped on her hands, Sachiko dropped to a knee while she did the same thing to the bandages wrapping her feet. She wore them in almost the same style as the shinobi's sandals, but they were much thinner and let her feel the ground better. She relied a lot on her tactile senses, and the shoes took away from that a lot. "You any strong?" she asked off handedly, standing up and stretching a bit. Her right arm crossed over her chest, while she hooked it into her left arm's bend, and pulled. Repeating the movement after a moment on the opposite side.

Masuyo's intimidating and condescending tone hadn't been lost on her. The entire time until she changed her tone, she was watching her with Hawk-like eyes Sachiko noticed the change into one of a more sympathetic and caring nature, letting her drop her guard a bit. The raised hairs on her arms and neck dropped. Instead of a defensive stare, her amber eyes were now ones full of anticipation and hope.

The two of them were quite close in size, only a couple of inches of difference. Sachiko stood at 5'7" in total height, although her slouch had her a little lower. As far as weight was concerned, she was unsure. Sachiko only weighed about 120 to 130 pounds. She had no clue how much Masuyo weighed though, but she assumed they were in the same weight class.

The first thing Masuyo noticed about the girl's personality was the fragmented speech. It was something she would expect out of a toddler just learning to put together statements. Even the lowest scoring Academy Student could muster up more coherent sentences. She questioned if the girl was legitimately retarded. On top of her speech and odd metaphors she was totally lost on social cues. The Genin chose to circle Masuyo as she spoke, such an action deserving a swift, corrective punishment if she were her student. To Masuyo it told her that the Genin was not paying attention or taking her concerns seriously. It was mildly infuriating to the Jounin. The woman was not driven by anger by any means, though acted upon impulses when the time was right. As far as being insubordinate, the girl showed little care or comprehension in what she was saying. An acknowledgement was not even given on any kind to confirm what she said. Instead, the girl was bold enough to even challenge the Jounin's strength.

Those words hardened her nerves, her facial expression relaxing as she gave a stoic, half-lidded glare at the Genin. It was clear she was incapable of being reasoned with. The woman bared her teeth out from the side of her mouth displaying her clear loss of patience. "Looks like you're about to find out." Masuyo clenched her right hand into a calloused fist before taking a brief step forwards and lunging her body over the girl's right shoulder, her hand following her body weight in a well-executed uppercut into the woman's celiac plexus driving her rigid knuckles into her supple flesh in efforts to deliver a punishing blow and pound every last bit of air out of her lungs.

This would be follow by her retreating the same hand back by several inches before repeating the same strike open-handed. Her palm would attempt to drive into the woman's celiac plexus again packing a lot more force than before. This was due to the shape of the palm, spreading concussive force rather than focusing energy into a knuckle strike. The Genin would feel this greatly as it had the capacity to send her across the field and crashing into the nearest tree. Her back would then actually be used to break the tree upon impact send her tumbling across the dirt onto the inevitably roll into another tree of the woodland stopping her momentum. Her response was to confirm the Genin's question, as well as to make a point about being an insubordinate Genin.

The Stuff:

While Sachiko wasn't very good with reading social cues and interactions, she was fairly adept at reading for signs of aggression. Her earlier lowered guard was instantly raised again as Masuyo set her jaw and clenched her fist. As Masuyo advanced forward a step, Sachiko moved into the Strong Fist stance, already preparing for Masuyo's attack. As she stepped in to deliver the blow, Sachiko had dropped low, to deliver a sweeping kick of her own. The leaf gale was an incredibly fast maneuver luckily, which would allow her to sweep down and below the uppercut, which just cleared her shoulder as the sweep shifted her body.

There was no denying it though, Masuyo was fast, and from the looks of it, pretty strong too. A low growl emanated from her throat as her sweep continued through in an attempt to knock her off her feet. As the sweep finished, she'd launch herself off the ground partially, and with a rising kick from her other leg, try to launch Masuyo up and away from her. She wasn't really keen on doing much more, as she wanted to see how Masuyo reacted to her own attacks.

Comfortable enough as she was right now, Sachiko was just letting herself get into the groove of the fight, seeing if it would escalate any further, or if it was just a one off attack and counter attack. That was the main reason she hadn't just used her burst of adrenaline. It was her main source of power, and if she didn't need to use it, she wouldn't, because the backlash from it wasn't necessarily fun.

"We really doing this?" she asked, tinges of excitement leaking into her voice. It wasn't like she often got to fight anybody worth fighting, and nobody really wanted to take on the 'wild child' as a student, so she hadn't ever had a sensei. That meant a lack of high level missions or fighting which in turn meant a lack of experience, and just repeated.

-1 Strong Fist
-1 Leaf Gale

18/20 Stamina

Relevant UA:
Survival Minimalism: Due to the having to conserve energy while living in the wild for so long, she's learned to minimize the energy spent while fighting. Her taijutsu costs a rank lower. Free clanless UA without a drawback.

Stats:
Strength: D -> D+ [Strong Fist]
Constitution: C
Stamina: E
Speed: C
Coordination: C -> C++ [Strong Fist] -> B+ [Leaf Gale]
Intelligence: E
Perception: B

Masuyo's forward step triggered an immediate defensive stance from the brown girl. She was certainly adept with reading her actions. A standard Genin would've been on their knees across the field by now. It was an appropriate punishment for the insubordination she dealt with. But the girl certainly had something to back up her actions. Seeing the Genin dip forced an immediate reaction of the Jounin also preparing a sort of combat stance, her uppercut retracting as a result. With both hands splayed she would continue with her movement, not relying on her knuckles hitting Sachi's body to stop her momentum. Instead she would take a more flexible approach placing her right hand on the girl's shoulder as her legs raised off the ground. The Jounin would use the woman as a hold as well as a guide.

Masuyo would raise both knees to her chest as both feet were just above her shoulder. Instead of executing a straight kick she would use her position to her advantage to try and deliver something unexpected. Pivoting using her hand Masuyo would coil her body into a vicious revolving kick using her heel in attempts to drive it into the girl's face. With a successful connection the girl would be forced away several feet and onto her back. It would be a punishing blow, though not the desired firepower the Jounin had initially planned. She knew she had to be more nimble with her actions against this particular Genin.

The Stuff:

Sachiko was quite surprised by Masuyo's counter attack. She could read the movements if she focused enough on them, but the problem was that she wasn't quite fast enough to provide much of a counter herself. The sheer speed and intensity of the kick to her face launched her several feet, and she landed, skidding across the ground. If she had lower endurance, she may have been dropped by that kick for good. As it was, the side of her face was smarting, and she didn't wager that she'd be able to take another blow like that head on as she was now.

Coming to a stop with her skid, Sachiko rolled with the last of the momentum, popping back up into a low crouch. Against an opponent like she was facing, her full power was necessary it seemed. Anything less and she would be made a fool of. Letting her sense of excitement take over, she felt a surge of adrenaline coarse through her, the stinging of her face lessening to basically a dull, almost forgotten throb.

Baring her teeth in a manner reminiscent of a cornered animal, Sachiko redoubled her efforts, this time using the adrenaline surge to cover some of the gap of power between the two of them. The world seemed to slow around her a little bit, her own body feeling lighter, quicker to respond. Using her crouch to provide the spring she needed, Sachiko bounded forward at her new heightened speed, an impressive feat for any genin.

As she launched herself into a twirl of kicks, she switched to greater power on her kicks than speed, as she was already taxxing herself to her limits in terms of body speed. If the combination of attacks landed, she'd dish out quite a deal of damage in the end, trading blow for blow. The low kick came in first, using the momentum to launch a gut kick with the other leg, followed up with a high kick to the chin from the now retwirled first leg, with a final twist to slam Masuyo down to the ground.

-1 Strong Fist
-1 Leaf Great Whirlwind

16/20 Stamina
28/32 Stamina

Relevant UA:
Survival Minimalism: Due to the having to conserve energy while living in the wild for so long, she's learned to minimize the energy spent while fighting. Her taijutsu costs a rank lower. Free clanless UA without a drawback.

Taijutsu Adrenaline Reserves: Sachiko's taijutsu is fueled through her survival instincts that access her adrenaline reserves with little effort. She's able to increase all of her physical stats (Strength, Coordination, Speed, Constitution, Perception and Stamina) by ++ for four posts. Unfortunately, this use of her adrenaline spike leaves her drained afterwards, and for 4 posts following the surge, those stats all drop by ++. [Post 1/4]

Stats:
Strength: D -> D++ [Adrenaline Boost] -> C+ [Strong Fist] -> B [Leaf Great Whirlwind Heel]
Constitution: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost]
Stamina: E -> E++ [Adrenaline Boost]
Speed: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost]
Coordination: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost] -> B [Strong Fist] -> A [Leaf Great Whirlwind low, medium, high]
Intelligence: E
Perception: B -> B++ [Adrenaline Boost]

After splitting the girl's wig, Masuyo stood in place as she witnessed her tumble across the dirt. Being a professional Taijutsu user she worked on her body to build up considerable strength. Combined with proper executing and technique she was well aware she was capable of dealing excessive amounts of damage with her body alone. Taijutsu was a core requirement for Iwagakure and Konoha seemed no different. Before reaching Jounin it was required for the Chuunin of Iwagakure to undergo extensive martial arts training to see if they were capable enough to fight without Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, or weaponry. Because of this she was surprised to see the girl recover nicely from the impact and ready herself into a full offensive crouch. Her face even showed hostility and no reaction to getting smitten on her face. Unusually powerful for a mere Genin... Masuyo thought to herself knowing even her own Genin would not have accepted such a punishing blow as easy as she had. As they currently stood, more than half of them would be out in a heavy daze.

Preparing herself for more conflict the girl pursued her with a new sense of aggression. Masuyo could tell the moment after she suffered injury from the impact the girl had a new sense of drive. Keeping her eyes focused on her movements she prepared herself to move. A swift lower kick would start off her plan of aggression. She moved faster and with more finesse, something that served as an immediate threat to the Jounin. She would instinctively retreat to the skies as she hopped just a couple meters to be well out of range of the girl's sweeping kick. Despite her retreat her aggression followed through, Masuyo recognizing the technique and her mistake by going airborne.

An abdomen attack would follow, the Jounin arcing her back to narrowly avoid being checked in the gut, though as the Genin built up her momentum from each continuous kick Masuyo was unable to find an opening to counter attack, or even continue to keep up. As her body began to recover from the second dodge she was unable to shift her body in time to completely dodge the high kick. Raising her left arm she held it a few inches from the side of her face while grabbing her wrist using her other hand to reinforce her resistance. Her ankle made contact, Masuyo having just enough strength to effectively counter her force. Her arm felt temporarily numb on touch, though it was not a greatly debilitating hit.

Following through from above was the final dropping heel. Given her position it was unavoidable and would serve as another attack she would have to take. Raising her arms up she prepared another proper block as her heel made contact. It carried a lot more force than her previous hits, even exceeding her own resistance. Her arms suffered more damage as they were forced against her body, Masuyo's muscles unable to keep up. Having the energy transfers into her torso cause a bit of impact force, though not nearly as much as a direct hit. As a result she was send towards the ground. As her back made contact with the earth she exhaled in attempts to not lose her breath. Masuyo would roll off her back performing a swift tumble as she'd naturally be on both feet again. As she recovered on her feet she would recover mentally as well, going back into the battlefield mindset and getting visuals on her target.

The Stuff:

The two of them both knew that Masuyo had made a mistake by going airborne. Escaping the initial part of the attack worked fine, but it wasn't the main part of it to worry about. Having gone airborne, she may have avoided the opening line of the attack, but it served to set her up for the continuation of the Leaf Great Whirlwind as if she hadn't missed it. The second kick also narrowly missed, but her momentum kept Sachiko moving for the remainder of the series. She was met with a satisfying crack from her leg on Masuyo's arms, and the final heel drop to round it out, which again met the blocking woman's arms, forcing them back into her chest and slamming Masuyo down to the ground.

Sachiko landed on the ground moments later in a three point squat, left leg extended out far away from her, the other bent at the knee so it was just under her, and her right hand creating the third point on the ground, her body low, eyes focused on Masuyo, who recovered quite excellently from the drop herself. She could only imagine that her opponent was recalculating and reassessing the threat level Sachiko was at.

Still, while she was recovering, Sachiko would bound forward, the bent leg and rebound force as a coil to propel herself the couple of meters towards Masuyo, bringing her left leg around, her body launched at Masuyo with heightened speed and force for a Dynamic Entry. Twisting her body to bring her feet forward, although aimed at Masuyo's solar plexus rather than her face, she used the rebound force of her landing and coil to increase her speed for the moment, flying at her. The goal was to wind her and force the fight to an end before Sachiko ran out of steam by keeping the pressure on her at a constant.

-1 Strong Fist
-1 Dynamic Entry

26/32 Stamina

Relevant UA:
Survival Minimalism: Due to the having to conserve energy while living in the wild for so long, she's learned to minimize the energy spent while fighting. Her taijutsu costs a rank lower. Free clanless UA without a drawback.

Taijutsu Adrenaline Reserves: Sachiko's taijutsu is fueled through her survival instincts that access her adrenaline reserves with little effort. She's able to increase all of her physical stats (Strength, Coordination, Speed, Constitution, Perception and Stamina) by ++ for four posts. Unfortunately, this use of her adrenaline spike leaves her drained afterwards, and for 4 posts following the surge, those stats all drop by ++. [Post 2/4]

Stats:
Strength: D -> D++ [Adrenaline Boost] -> C+ [Strong Fist] -> C++ [Dynamic Entry]
Constitution: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost]
Stamina: E -> E++ [Adrenaline Boost]
Speed: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost] -> B+ [Dynamic Entry]
Coordination: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost] -> B [Strong Fist]
Intelligence: E
Perception: B -> B++ [Adrenaline Boost]

Tumbling off her back for a speedy recovery she saw the brown girl land just after, her body still taking on an aggressive stance. She intended on following up, the Jounin taking a stance to better remedy her attack pattern. So far Masuyo concluded she was rather proficient in Taijutsu. She was enough to keep up with herself which was an impressive feat nonetheless. Masuyo prided herself on being a highly competent Taijutsu fighter. It was humbling to know a Genin was able to keep up with her.

Although the girl kept up physically, her actions were not the most sound and displayed a slack of experience on her end, or clear thinking. From her position she attempted the Dynamic Entry, a Taijutsu technique centered around the Strong Fist. The attack itself was inherently flawed and required dedication to the move. Being painfully straightforward it was a useful technique when used as a surprise. Masuyo prepared for her assault, the Jounin having her empty hands ready to grapple. As the Genin's leg neared the Jounin she stepped to the side with one leg opening her body up moving out of harm's way.

Both of her hands quickly worked to grab the girl's leg, one hand on her ankle while the other pushing the back on her knee. Guiding the girl's joint and ankle she changed her direction before hurling her overhead. The impressive increase of strength was a result of utilizing the Genin's dedicated attack and shifting its momentum in her favor. The end result would have the Genin falling face and body first into the earth, the impact powerful enough to cause a minor tremor as the woman's body would cause a small imprint into the earth, a small area the ground around her cracking and partially upturning. If executed without an issue the Jounin would immediately disengage, letting go of the Genin's leg and skipping back a few meters to gain some distance between the kid and herself.

The Stuff:

As Sachiko flew towards Masuyo, she found herself being grabbed slightly, and then her entire view started to change as her body was oriented in a different direction. Her opponent was quite fast to be able to react to her attack, definitely faster than most of the rabble she'd had encounters with up until now. She'd gotten used to being able to hit genin with that sort of thing and didn't really think about it before she'd done her attack.

As she flew towards the ground, Sachiko braced herself by tilting herself a little further forward and holding her hands slightly above, or below in this case, her head, allowing her to roll a little bit rather than fully slamming into the ground. It wasn't a graceful landing, and she still ended up sprawled on her back and sliding a little bit, but it was better than the alternative. "I made a mistake." she commented, more to herself than to Masuyo, as it was easier to speak than to think.

Assuming Masuyo let her, she would get back up and resume her stance, although she would just take this one into a freestyle, rather than using any dedicated techniques. Masuyo knew her style, and using techniques from it gave away what she was going to do. Dashing forward to close the gap between the two of them, holding her left arm in a way that protected her body from any direct strikes forward, she launched a right hook towards Masuyo's temple, and lashed out with a quick kick from her left leg to try and smash through Masuyo's knee cap.

Sachiko knew she was mere moments away from running out of steam completely, but she was really enjoying this, as it was an actual challenge, unlike every other fight she'd had before that moment. Maybe Masuyo could help her actually improve at some point.

-1 Strong Fist

25/32 Stamina

Relevant UA:
Survival Minimalism: Due to the having to conserve energy while living in the wild for so long, she's learned to minimize the energy spent while fighting. Her taijutsu costs a rank lower. Free clanless UA without a drawback.

Taijutsu Adrenaline Reserves: Sachiko's taijutsu is fueled through her survival instincts that access her adrenaline reserves with little effort. She's able to increase all of her physical stats (Strength, Coordination, Speed, Constitution, Perception and Stamina) by ++ for four posts. Unfortunately, this use of her adrenaline spike leaves her drained afterwards, and for 4 posts following the surge, those stats all drop by ++. [Post 2/4]

Stats:
Strength: D -> D++ [Adrenaline Boost] -> C+ [Strong Fist]
Constitution: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost]
Stamina: E -> E++ [Adrenaline Boost]
Speed: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost]
Coordination: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost] -> B [Strong Fist]
Intelligence: E
Perception: B -> B++ [Adrenaline Boost]

The Genin was tossed like a sack of potatoes following her attempt of executing the Dynamic Entry technique. She tumbled some distance away from Masuyo, the Jounin watching the girl for any attempt to get up and pursue combat. To her surprise, she did. Just as all the other times. She's tough, I'll give her that. Masuyo said as a small grimace appeared on her face. She had the same brawn she had when she was younger. She just lacked the smarts. But that was certainly made up with her impressive physical prowess which exceeded her own in some key areas. As the Genin stood up Masuyo resumed her stance. She expected her attacks to be all linear. She was like a mad dog trying her best to maul her foe without much technique being applied. As she began her pursuit, Masuyo watched her for signs of aggression. She had one arm work to guard her, which meant the other hand would be the striking one. Masuyo would response with an unorthodox attack of her own.

Instead of playing defensively she would go straight for offense. She would dip her body low before taking a step forwards just as Sachiko stepped into striking range. She would lead her assault with her right shoulder attempting to drive the padded part of her body just below the girl's sternum. She traded additional charging room for the element of surprise. She would aim to dump all of her strength, body weight, and momentum into the girl's torso hitting her like a truck with more than enough force to send her several meters back past the treeline and into the ground.

The Stuff:

Even as Sachiko continued her assault, Masuyo would deal her own. Sachiko didn't relent on her own attacks, as Masuyo's shoulder drove into her sternum, her arm having already been moved to block the strike. It still delivered a wallop, pushing through her defense, but hadn't downed her by itself. She still went to follow through with the kick to the knee cap, although since Masuyo had moved in to closer proximity, she used her own knee to do so.

No attempt had been made to block the strike to her temple though, so her strike would home in as she came in, and if not strike the temple, it would at least smash into the side of her head with full force behind it. Still, she'd be blown backwards by the momentum that carried Masuyo forward, losing her footing and her breathe at the same time.

There wasn't much point in standing back up, it would be the last of her energy if she did, and then she'd just collapse again anyhow. "I give up." she'd huff, finding it difficult to catch her breathe after she'd been blasted backwards. Masuyo was definitely strong, but she felt comfortable in how she'd fought. She was just glad she wasn't an actual enemy, or this would have been a very bad decision.

It seemed there was still some reason to train after all.

-1 Strong Fist

24/32 Stamina

Relevant UA:
Survival Minimalism: Due to the having to conserve energy while living in the wild for so long, she's learned to minimize the energy spent while fighting. Her taijutsu costs a rank lower. Free clanless UA without a drawback.

Taijutsu Adrenaline Reserves: Sachiko's taijutsu is fueled through her survival instincts that access her adrenaline reserves with little effort. She's able to increase all of her physical stats (Strength, Coordination, Speed, Constitution, Perception and Stamina) by ++ for four posts. Unfortunately, this use of her adrenaline spike leaves her drained afterwards, and for 4 posts following the surge, those stats all drop by ++. [Post 4/4]

Stats:
Strength: D -> D++ [Adrenaline Boost] -> C+ [Strong Fist]
Constitution: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost]
Stamina: E -> E++ [Adrenaline Boost]
Speed: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost]
Coordination: C -> C++ [Adrenaline Boost] -> B [Strong Fist]
Intelligence: E
Perception: B -> B++ [Adrenaline Boost]

Noting that Masuyo didn't say anything, Sachiko figured she must have knocked her out. She had hit the Jounin in the temple with significant force after all, and the knee cap as well. The two of them had basically simultaneously knocked each other out, although in her case, it was through the exhaustion factor of her adrenaline boost.

She guessed she didn't need to train as much as she had just thought, readjusting her evaluation.

Curling up, her body succumbed to the exhaustion, and she passed out for a little bit, sleeping rather peacefully. She'd wake up in a bit, but for now she needed to rest.

-exit