"Eh? T-take out the..." I'm supposed to break this? It seems... Cue a few finger snaps to determine the density of the dummy, and touching it a little to try and narrow down the possibility of the dummy not being made of the usual material. It wasn't. Some kind of metal for sure.
Really solid... and really hard to make I bet... Might be easier to break a wall... She faced her aunt, as if questioning whether or not she really wanted to see this. Honestly though, she was reluctant to destroy something unless she had to, especially when it seemed this hard to destroy.
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|There wasn't much she could do now, was there? Seeing her niece facing her despite not needing to do so, she said in the register she used to address family members and customers,
"Go on, lemme see what you can do," patting her on the shoulder.[/col]
Naoki nodded before stepping forward, and concentrated quite hard, examining the problem from every possible angle she could think of.
Can I maybe use ninjutsu? I know how to use water, wind and lightning... I should've tried to learn some fire jutsus too, but it's too late for that now... Lightning might be useful, but I still haven't learned how to use it juuust right... Should I just beat it up normally? Kuro-dono did tell me to just open the two gates, so that means I should use my taijutsu right? Five full seconds were taken to compose that train of thought, and though she didn't know whether or not it counted, she took a deep breath and entered full-out attack mode.
Gates, gates... umm... She hadn't tried opening them both since the earlier training, but she definitely put an effort in now. No doubt her aunt was waiting for her to start, but in truth she already had.
Pretty sure the first one was... here? Here maybe... Being nervous didn't help either. She wouldn't be good at exhibition matches.
It wasn't too long after that though, before she finally activated her first gate. Once the feeling returned to her, she managed to open the second as well, launching into action as soon as she felt the chakra coursing through her veins, empowering every move she made. Unleashing a flurry of controlled punches at the dummy's perceived weak points, accurately and quickly, the first thing to snap off and roll on the ground was its head, and after that, the rest of the destruction would come easier since the structure now had cracks in it.
20 seconds, on the dot, from when she entered her attack mentality. Could she have done better with more prior knowledge and a reason to fight...? Maybe. But right now, that was the best she could've done.
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|By the look on her face, if Naoki had been paying attention to her, that level of destruction would certainly be devastating to her business if she ever got on the child's bad side. The shocked, awed and somewhat dumbfounded stare would certainly not be lost on any onlookers. Her eye twitched a little as she calmed down and tried to rationalize what she just saw.
That kid... Could probably break the shop and its surrounding storage spaces in about a minute... This is Kishino's 'sweet little baby'? How the hell did she get this one to calm down after all that time spent eating fish all day? ...And that control... when this kid wants to break something, it breaks alright. If I know Kishino though...
The one thing she knew of her sister, the one sure thing... was that she would never allow her daughter to cause harm to others.
At least she sincerely hoped it was true.
"You have definitely proven your strength, Naoki-chan. Come now, let's go home. Toraono-sama, I thank you for your generosity in allowing her to stay here, and even receive training that has benefited her so much. If there's ever anything I can do to repay this favor..." she trailed off, and gave the Sennin another deep bow.
As soon as it seemed like it was the right moment, Riseha would turn to leave, beckoning Naoki to follow.[/col]
Naoki wouldn't follow at once, but bowed to Kuro as well before she did so, with a nice big grin on her face as she began some chatter with her aunt on the way back.
"Don't use -chan there, neechan!"
"I'll use whatever I want. And don't call me neechan!"
"Ehh, if you're using -chan I'll use it too!"
Seems like they'll get along nicely.
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