Tao didn't weigh much and his biggest weakness was a lack of physical prowess. He was easily pushed away by Nagisa's gale palm and found himself falling to the grass a distance from where it was used. [color=00aeef][i]"Ouch..."[/i][/color] He muttered for himself, struggling to get up from the ground. [color=00aeef][i]"That hurt..."[/i][/color] She pushed him out of the cloud, but that act was one of mercy. She could have offed him at any time if she wanted. Of course, she wouldn't actually [i]kill[/i] a genin but she could have declared his participation in this a loss and told him to go back to the academy. This was another chance, though he was unsure if he deserved it. 

Getting up to his knees, Tao tried to analyse the situation with little luck. He couldn't at all see what was happening within the clouded area and his allies would meet the same fate he had just moments later unless something was done from either his or their end. Being a ranged warrior, Tao preferred to actually be a distance from his opponent so this worked out but to what end? He couldn't see into the cloud and his allies probably didn't even know that he had been pushed out of it. Damn, that was a strong technique. Even though Tao could utilise his flames in a yet limited but bountiful amount of ways, none of them would truly affect the situation. If he conjured an area of effect attack, he could manage to strike their enemy in the cloud as her sight was probably damaged by it as well. However, in the process his allies would be hurt as well. 

A long ranged 'spear' attack with his flames wouldn't have any effect because he had no idea where he was aiming. In this case, a heavy gale of wind would be highly effective. Could any of them use that? Water could work too, couldn't it? Perhaps Shingetsu could use her water transformation and hide until it was time to attack, simply waiting their sensei out. That would however leave Ozuko completely alone against her and that wasn't acceptable. [color=00aeef]"Damn it, I can't see a solution to this..."[/color] The boy clenched his teeth and ascended to his feet. There had to be one, there had to be a solution somewhere. There was one, but Tao didn't want to have to rely on that. If he conjured Azhul the spirit would be able to help because he wasn't limited by the same physical senses as a human and thus the cloud would have less effects on him and wouldn't render him [i]entirely[/i] blind. However, while Azhul was a part of Tao's arsenal, the boy wanted to be able to deal with this without bringing in help. He had a team already, he wanted them to manage on their own. 

[color=00aeef]"Alright..."[/color] He gulped, moving around the cloud in hopes of seeing something but it was completely futile. [color=00aeef]"Wait..."[/color] Shingetsu had a way out, she could transform into water and Ozuko could go under ground, literally! [color=00aeef]"Guys! Disappear! She has the beat on us but you're not trapped yet, get out of there!"[/color] He didn't want to reveal their attacks to Nagisa so a simple [i]get out[/i] would have to suffice. They probably knew how to do this, that they had the skills needed to get out of it. When they did, Tao would muster a large amount of chakra into a cone of flames that he would aim at the cloud and fill it with fiery wrath. The attack would leave him tired and almost out of chakra but if it worked, it would be worth it. The others just needed to get out for that to be possible.