ICHIKA UCHIHAKUREE SUTO A crowd had seemed to gather instantly at the ring of the gong. Within fractions of a second, the two women launched towards each other, plowing forward at full force, arms splayed behind their backs with their speed. It was not long before they clashed, an overhead slash from Ichika was parried sidewards by a twisting roll of her opponent's palm to her ribs. Rolling her knees, Kuree continued her assault by attempting a left high kick, aimed directly for the Uchiha's temple. Ichika barely had time to reposition and bring her wooden wakizashi to bear, wrist tilted upwards in order to point her 'blade' backward. Blocking the strike.
Where a normal fighter would take a moment to pause and gather themselves, Kuree's assault did not relent. A flurry of kicks to the legs and ribs of the Uchiha before her were unleashed in rapid succession. Ichika was being pressed, hard.
She's fast!She had thought to herself, unable to keep up with the Suna native's assault despite her best efforts to check the leg kicks by bending the corresponding knees. Quickly, flourishing her wakizashi in a sweeping circle, switching into a reverse grip Ichika slammed the pommel of her weapon into Kuree's solar plexus and leaped backward. Creating some space between the two fighters.
The black pupils of the Uchiha shifted and seemed to bleed as the circling wheel of her Sharingan whirled to life in her eyes. Ichika then crossed her pointer and index on both hands, while still holding her weapon Ichika performed the shadow clone jutsu. But unbeknownst to Kuree she had fallen into a genjutsu when Ichikas sharingan awakened. To spectators, Ichika created 3 clones. But for Kuree she saw 25 teamβs worth of Ichikas. Kuree was impressed by Ichikaβs deep well of chakra but be it 1 or 100 she remained confident and poised.
In preparation for the oncoming horde, Kuree placed one hand on the ground
"Lightning Release! Cutting kicks!" Kuree spoke before unleashing volley of electric waves in every direction by throwing herself around her arm, spinning on her back, and back up to her arms to keep her rotation going, spinning at top like speeds. Clearing the clones Kuree spins back to one knee, feeling a little dizzy she can see three to six Ichikaβs standing at a distance from her, shaking her head and slamming her fist on the ground she re-orients herself, the surrounding ichikaβs had all vanished
Kuree rises quickly and just behind her is ichika, Kuree quickly performed the tiger seal to body flicker behind her and deliver a strong kick to her center backβ¦it was a shadow clone. Before taking the time to think Kuree activated Earth release: Earth spear, planting her feet by widening her stance, Kuree opened her hands and connects her middle fingers and breaths in as her open palms rise up her body begins to darken as her earth chakra covers her body ending when her open palms are fully extended above her head. Ichika appeared next to Kuree and sent a kick into her abdominal region that would send most flying, the shockwave cracked across the field. But the mountain stood firm.
Ichika had begun to smile as the battle progressed, the blonde Suna native was displaying quite extensive Taijutsu prowess. Though it was quite fortunate for Ichika that Kuree had as of yet been unable to see through her Genjutsu; which the Uchiha had engineered to convince her opponent that more shadow clones had been created than the actual amount conjured by Ichika's jutsu.
Kuree grabbing Ichikaβs leg in her stomach spun her around to expose her back, Kuree then hooked her arms underneath Ichikaβs and sent them flying into the air in an arch and its apex left ichikaβs shoulders, head, and back exposed to the earth speeding towards beneath them
"Suto Suplex!" Kuree boomed as they were careening towards the ground. The impact of the suplex caused a brief cloud of dust and dirt and once it cleared it revealedβ¦It was another clone.
As the numerous plumes of smoke from her clones dissipated, Ichika stood tall some twenty meters from Kuree's position. A murderous grin etched across her face.
"You're fast Suto, and your use of the body flicker is commendable. I'll give you that; but my Sharingan is beginning to become accustomed to your movements. And that was naught but the beginning of my assault! Ichika cackled, before swiftly weaving the two signs she had become known for.
Boar, Tiger.Instantaneously, a swamp that measured roughly thirty feet in diameter began to emerge from the training field's ground.
"Sooo, this is the black swamp. I'm glad to hear your just getting started...So am I!" Kuree exclaimed and let out a fierce punch charged with lightning nature chakra, on herself?!
"Ow! You see ichika I read your file, I learned that the only way I could counter a genjutsu is if I cause myself harm before you do." Kuree said while still recovering from her own punch, she knew this would leave her exposed but at least she could move.
This rather ingenious method of breaking free from Genjutsu has to be commended. Ichika had thought to herself as she began to ruthlessly rush her opponent, ready to demonstrate what Ichika believed to be the true threat of the Sharingan.
The copy wheel eye. In the brief opening the real Ichika had been provided whilst Kuree had been dispatching copies of the Uchiha whom in reality did not exist; Ichika was able to perfectly trace the Suto's movements and memorize them as the more tomboyish of the two women had made incredible use of her 'Suto Suplex'.
With a brief zig-zag moments before the Uchiha came within five feet of Kuree, Ichika was able to pass the stunned Shinobi's guard and take her from behind in a burst of such speed it almost made her appear to be naught but a crimson blur. Replaying the event she had just witnessed but with her body, rather than her imagination, Ichika wrapped her arms around Kuree's muscular frame in the exact same positioning her opponent had beforehand. With a mighty roar, the ebony-haired woman used all the natural strength she had, while simultaneously infusing enough chakra to bolster that strength in order to mimic the soaring suplex.
Whilst airborne, the two spiraled and twisted ninety degrees, before Kuree was brought crashing down onto her shoulders. The force of their impact on the ground was enough to leave behind a small crater as the two warriors came crashing to the ground. After a brief scurry, Ichika was able to place her left hand upon the scroll that Kuree had affixed to her waist, much as the Uchiha had herself.
It's Over. Ichika thought to herself, as she fired off her chakra, activating the Flying Raijin seal formulae associated with her kunai.
Instantaneously, the space-time ninjutsu translocated Ichika into the circle she had previously marked out.
After impact Kuree was very thankful she activated earth spear when she did
"Ha! it's not over till I!-" Kuree said confidently as she deactivated earth spear and tried to use her charged aura technique to enhance her body speed to catch Ichika but in a blink of an eye Ichika was in her ring's centre, panting slightly but smiling all the way.
"Oh...well I guess it is over ha ha ha!" Kuree laughed as she realized she made her self look a little foolish, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Well that was fun! I guess we should head back to the Hokage's office now."