Private The Eternal Dance of Guidance and Growth

[Kyuji]

It was finally time to bring out my old friend to taste the flesh, blood and possibly steel of another weapon in combat. The last time that we had fought another was when we won the World Martial Arts Tournament in Tea Country for our village against the Cloud Medical Sennin Tsuyoshi Junko - a long time ago for both of us and my body was itching for combat. It was mentioned by me during the Council of Clans that I was looking to get back into battle sooner than later - it seemed that day would come sooner than I expected. Yesterday, I had met the newest bright-eyed Genin that were going to be under my watchful eye and hopefully would be guided by me to become great shinobi. One of them had been mentioned by the Academy about being promoted soon after graduation to Chunnin and I was going to be one of her obstacles along the way before she got there. Yes, I was technically not requested nor asked for permission to meet with her today but if people were thinking of promoting her so quickly after graduating from the Academy, I wanted to see if their thoughts were truly accurate or if they were making a grave mistake sending her to an early grave.

Her invitation to the Byakko Clan's arena was a simple one as she was provided clear, straightforward directions to get to the area and instructed to come here ready for a spar against me. She likely would appreciate this letter more than the other as it was no 'Where's Kyuji' and a simple 'You are summoned for a spar - come here.' Yet, if I was in her position being summoned by someone known within the village well, would I make that appearance or be nervous about what would happen to me? Yes, I was always open to testing anyone in the village in combat and I did enjoy a good old throwdown as some would call it, but I also was a member of the Toraono and Byakko Clan - we were the protectors of the village and always ready for a fight. Hopefully, she would not get cold feet and come soon.

If she did, she would see me leaning against one of the pristine, white walls of the arena with my sword in hand ready for combat. I would be wearing my typical Byakko Clan armor that others in the village apparently started to use during and after the Tea Tournament if you can use Chikamatsu Kohana and Shin as examples. She would notice that my eyes were closed as I was emptying my mind while I waited to prepare myself mentally for what was going to happen next. However if she appeared, I would open my eyes which would have a slight glow to them and simply ask: "Sabaku Rika, you know why you are summoned here. Are you ready to begin the exercise?"

 

[Sabaku Rika]

It was early morning when Rika received the letter. She didn't expect it. It was straightforward this time, unlike the letter from the other day. Summoned for a spar against Kyuji. Rika was excited. A normal kid - or genin in her place might be nervous, or even scared, but Rika wasn't normal. She did have a little doubt in the back of her mind, 'What if I disappoint Lady Kyuji?', but Rika brushed that thought to the side. 'Finally, a challenge, not a snot nose thats going to cry,' Rika thought. Before she left her tiny apartment, Rika made sure her gear was in order.

Her black har tied upin a high ponytail, and her black cowl was in place on her shoulders. Rika checked her pouch and adjusted the padding under her tunic. While most would not want to be hit, she knew there was a high probability of getting hit. In the academy, when she faced other kids in spars, they rarely landed a hit. If she didn't expect it, like a surprise, then they'd land a hit. However, Rika expected Kyuji to be far beyond the skill level of a kid in the academy.

Rika arrived at the Toraono Dojo, and she spotted Kyuji immediately. The armor made her easy to tell apart, though the Dojo was empty, no one else except Rika and Kyuji, for now. Rika stopped about a meter away from Kyuji and smiled. She crossed her arms as Kyuji greeted her. "Lady Kyuji. Thanks for the invite. Straight to the point. I'm ready whenever you are," Rika replied, as she shifted her weight. Her chakra flared, which would be faintly visible. It was almost like a distortion that rippled around her. Rika was ready for a fight that she hoped would push her past her limits. The air thickened with battle spirit.


"Don't hold back just because I'm a kid, I'm better than all the other kids," Rika stated as if it were a fact, confident, maybe borderline arrogant in her tone.



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[Kyuji]

A smile would surface on my face as I heard her response to my question. She was ready to lock up with her sensei and show everything that she could without holding her punches unlike when was in the Academy according to reports that I read when I first summoned her the other day. She seemed from the initial meeting to be the strongest and maturest of the three that were seated in front of me and indulging in my treats to them as I was learning about them slowly that day. It was time to test her in combat and see if everything I read and heard about her was true and she was ready for what the village would throw at her.

Standing at my spot, I would roll my neck emitting some cracks and simply say: "I do not hold back against anyone and you are not an exception. Let's begin!" The time was now to see if I still was able to hold this blade in my hand and use it as effectively as I did back in Tea Country eons ago or fighting Barynx with other shinobi of our village. Yes, I should have asked this from someone of a higher ranking than a Genin. But, if this squad was going to work with me, then I needed to ensure that they were ready for what would be thrown at them with the Baron Twins on the horizon and all the other unknown variables that we were not even aware of yet. There was also the scum of the Red Light District that could be cleaned up if we had the opportunity. Many things they would encounter and experience so quickly in life - Rika was the first to be tested and then I would see about getting Fire & Ice together to dance with me in combat to see if they were also ready.

I did wonder if Rika would be the only guest aside from members of my family or the extended of the Toraono Clan that would make an appearance. It did not matter either way as long as nobody got involved in my dance with Rika. I wanted a duet only and Rika was my partner this time.

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• Calling B-Mod.
• Spectators Are Allowed.

 

[Sazuki Nao]

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Good morning/afternoon/evening towards you all! I'll be your battle moderator for this battle. If you happen to have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask them. You can contact me either through NC or through Discord. Yet please keep in mind with my work I can react at odd times and varied in time.​

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[Sabaku Rika]

Rika smiled as Kyuji confirmed she would not hold back. "Good, that means I don't have to hold back either," Rika said as sherolled her shoulder. This was her first time going all in. If she didn't hold back in the academy, there was a high chance she would have killed another child. She knew Kyuji was skilled and strong enough; she didn't need to worry about hurting her.

Kyuji had the advantage of experience, with the martal art tea turnament under her belt. Rika wasn't going to underestimate Kyuji, but she couldn't help the excitement she felt to be able to fight her sensei. She could feel the tension in the air rise. Rika took a step back as she prepared herself for whatever Kyuji might throw at her.

Rika wasn't sure what to expect, since it would be her first time seeing Kyuji fight. The tournament was forever ago, 'At least I don't have to be careful,' Rika thought as she grinned widely, a genuine grin that would reach her eyes.

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[Kyuji]

Another smile would surface on my face as she responded to me. She had confidence in her voice and she was not going to turn and run of me. A brave decision as it showed me a lot about her character at a young age. This would be a fun test for both of us to see if Rika could handle herself in a tense situation and allow me to see if I was still able to move and act like I was used to prior to my incident in the Red Light District. Hopefully, we both would be able to showcase our skills and talents elegantly in this spar and then we could see what Tsumugu and Ryuchi would be able to do in the same kind of situation.

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• Short post is post. I will ramp it up next round.

 

[Masaru Renji]

Rika HP: 36,000 CP: 42,000-1985-2613-874-719-285= 35,524 AP: 10-9= 1 AP Next Round: 11 Status: Expanded her Domain, her Multi-presence is a Grade 1 Technique.... second to Satoru Gojo of course

Rika vs Kyuji 0.00 Rika exerts her [Unreal Celerity] 0.00 Kyuji passively equips the Blade of Celestial Judgement [+] The blade shrieks in pain as her god's blessings are expunged 0.00 Kyuji activates True Steel 0.00 Kyuji activates Duelist [+] Focuses on Rika [Kyuji’s Initative] 0.00 Kyuji has polished their Defensive Techniques 0.00 Kyuji gathers the Wind with an Easy Breeze [Kyuji’s Initiative ends] 0.50 Rika starts creating afterimages witth Synchronized Multi-presence 0.50 Kyuji blooms with Blood Splattered Cherry Blossoms 1.50 Rika makes the World Standstill [+]Kyuji is Frozen in place [World Standstill Sub Round - 3 Seconds] 3.00 Rika expands her domain, secret art Boundary Field! [+]Kyuji begins to experience time & space altering [World Standstill Ends] 2.00 [Unreal Celerity Ends] 2.50 Kyuji starts defying physics with Anti-Gravity 3.25 Kyuji attempts to cut Rika at the legs with a Called Shot - Rika Dodges! 4.00 Rika tries to grip Kyuji with Mind Lock - Kyuji barely has to Dodge! 5.50 Kyuji unleashes a flurry of slashes with Kill Driver Kyuji finally lands some Hi- [+] Rika completely GTFO with her Body Switch leaving behind an after-image [+] Rika has a quick reaction and casts an Electroshock - Kyuji Dodges! 7.75 Kyuji swings heavily with an Executioner .... Rika easily Dodges Notes: - Rika, your Sonar did not go off. - Kyuji, I've addressed issues in the info with you - Easiest Round 1 of my life lmao - Thank you both for sending your actions properly, it made my life so much easier <3 - If you have any questions, concerns or complaints please DM me and I will address.

Kyuji HP: 42,000 CP: 32,000-560-625-735= 30,080 AP: 10-8.75= 1.25 AP Next Round: 11 Status: Defying Gravity, Showing off many styles and stances

 

[Sabaku Rika]

Rika drew in a slow, measured breath—deep enough that it settled in her chest—then let it slide back out through parted lips. The noise of the dojo, the weight of presence around her, all of it dulled as her focus narrowed. For a fleeting instant, her eyes closed.

When they opened again, they were sharp, bright, and locked squarely onto Kyuji.

Her chakra surged outward in a sudden release—not wild, not explosive, but dense. Heavy. The kind of pressure that didn’t simply push against the world, but pressed into it, bending perception at the edges. It wasn’t genjutsu. There was no illusion to unravel, no falsehood layered over reality. Instead, reality itself seemed to hesitate, like it had forgotten which rules it was supposed to follow.

Rika stepped forward into her stance, feet grounding her as chakra coils deep within her body flared awake in unison. She wasn’t testing the waters. She wasn’t probing. This was her full weight, laid bare.

Her hands snapped together into a seal—

And the world froze.

Time locked in place, suspended mid-breath. Dust hung unmoving in the air. Sound vanished, swallowed whole. The dojo became a still image, caught between moments. Rika stood alone inside it, heart steady, mind clear. She had learned long ago that touching another living being would shatter this state instantly, so she didn’t try. Three seconds wasn’t much—but it was enough.

She pushed outward. Chakra poured from her in a controlled flood, saturating the space around her. The dojo responded like a living thing under pressure—walls subtly bowing, lines bending where straight edges had once been. Space twisted just enough to be felt. A deep cobalt haze began to bleed into the air, faint at first, then unmistakable, rolling outward to form a visible boundary. The space within it felt thicker, heavier, like moving through water that didn’t exist.

Blue motes of light sparked into being around her, drifting and orbiting like fireflies caught between seconds, their glow reflected faintly in her eyes. This wasn’t just a release of power—it was a claim. The battlefield itself bent under her will, its rules tightening, resisting anything that dared to move against her control.

Three seconds passed. For Rika.

Time slammed back into motion. What had been stretched and shaped in stillness snapped into place all at once, the shift sudden and disorienting. Rika’s eyes tracked movement the instant it resumed, her body already responding—reality warping around her as she moved. An afterimage lingered where she had been a heartbeat earlier, dissolving into the blue haze left behind.

“Hah! Nice try!” she called out, her voice sharp and bright, carrying easily through the distorted air.

Her hands flowed into another seal without hesitation. “Mindlock,” she murmured under her breath, chakra surging into the attempt—only for it to collapse in on itself. The jutsu failed to take hold. Rika clicked her tongue, scowl flashing across her face for a split second. Wasted chakra. Annoying—but irrelevant. Momentum mattered more than efficiency right now.

She kept moving.

The boundary field pressed in around them, space subtly resisting anything that tried to move too quickly, too cleanly. Rika ducked low, dove aside, twisted her body with fluid precision as she stayed just ahead of the moment. Whether it was seconds or fractions of seconds no longer mattered—within her domain, timing itself felt off, stretched just enough to give her the edge.

She shot a grin over her shoulder and stuck her tongue out, utterly unbothered.

“Neeeahh~”

Lightning crackled to life around her fists, chakra snapping and coiling violently along her arms as she attempted to surge forward with a shocking strike. The electricity hissed and sparked against the distorted air, leaving jagged trails of light as she pushed the attack through her claimed space—aggressive, relentless, her presence filling the battlefield as completely as the deep blue haze that marked it. Rika didn’t slow. She didn’t retreat.

Within the warped confines of her boundary, she pressed forward, intent on keeping control—on forcing the fight to move on her terms, for as long as she could hold the world bent around her.

[Actions sent for round 2]

 

[Kyuji]

With quickness and elegance, I shifted into my family's stance in front of my guest as I saw her quickly making her moves across from me. Her moves seemed to flow like a natural wave of the ocean that matched my own as we both prepared to initiate combat with one another in the hopes of showcasing a beautiful duet set under the training ground lightning and sand blowing outside of the dojo. Yes, we would blow the roof off this place figuratively I would hope as I did not want to have to ask Lady Yanshi to repair our home yet again after a careless training session with a student, apprentice or fellow shinobi of the village - she was growing tired of destruction following me around when I was using her home for guests. Unfortunately, it would probably not be the first nor the--

Well, damn. I was frozen in place by Rika as she seemed to get the first attack out after her preparations. It was like time had slowed down around us as she did her own thing even though I didn't see any change at least for now or my eyes were simply deceiving me since I was much older than her. This frozen in time like something out of a sci-fi movie or an animated television show would be temporarily before I was able to move again and nod at her as I saw the game that she was going to play it appeared - she was going to alter time in this battlefield to try to sway the decision her way. An admirable tactic and one I could not fault her for as this would be the first time that I fought someone able to bend the very reality of time around us - a very good challenge for me as a shinobi and also an Oracle of the village.

It would seem the fun would truly begin after this as I would try to cut her leg open with my sword to slow her down - you can't blame me as she is a teenager and I am a seasoned lady. Besides, I was a medical shinobi so this was good research for me and also a good test of attribution for her on how to handle a minor injury and push through it. She was going to get bruises and cuts as she continued to be a shinobi either way so this was a controlled test for her to see how she could handle it. Ultimately though, I missed her leg and then proceeded to miss her again, and again, and again as she body switched from an assault on me. The icing on top of the proverbial cake was when I swung my sword heavily at her to try to slow her down and she easily dodged it like I was in half speed or she was in 2 times speed. Yes, she did try to lock me in place during my assault and managed to lift me slightly off the ground but I stopped that uppies before it got too bad - it was nice to be a little taller though even momentarily since I was a wee little lass at 5 foot 3.

I would take a moment and smirk to myself yet again as it was good to see that she was taking this serious and she was able to focus when it mattered unlike when we had food the other day and met her two squadmates. Their days would come soon as I needed to test them to gauge where they were as well and know where to place them if the Kazekage or his Sennin wanted to input into matters. Considering they reappointed me to Medical Chief less than a day from resurfacing to the living world from my home, it showed that they still had trust in me and knew what I was capable of or at least I thought as well.

But, my focus at this moment was to get serious with Rika and stop playing with my prey like a feline did when it caught a mouse. She showed me that she was capable of holding herself against someone she looked up to or at least showed respect to - it was time to give her the same courtesy and let her see why I earned the accolades that I did. This was going to be a fuck of excitement as a good friend of mine spoke of things before.

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[Masaru Renji]

Rika HP: 36,000-4175-1030-1236-1811-1659= 28,355-382= 27,973 CP: 35,524-108-927-1133-504 AP: 11-2-.5-2.75-2.75-1= 2 AP Next Round: 11 Status: Expanded her Domain, her Multi-presence is a Grade 1 Technique.... second to Satoru Gojo of course, Anti-Gravity, rocking some gloves

Rika vs Kyuji [Unreal Celerity] 0.68 Kyuji swipes at Rika with a Called Shot - Dodge 1.82 Rika uses Anti-Gravity [Unreal Celerity Ends] 2.27 Rika dons her Fingerless Gloves 2.27 Kyuji leaves a Blade Trail in her wake - Hit [+]She's craft and she Body Switches with an after image! [+] Rika counterattacks with Storm Bolt! - Hit 4.09 Kyuji is shows no mercy with a Zantetsuken - Hit [+]Rika starts Bleeding [+]Implacable activates, Rika's bleeding disappears 4.77 Rika gets dubious with a Fist of Sin - Miss [+] She gently strikes with a Fist of Virtue [Kindness]! - Miss 6.14 Kyuji really shouldn't be doing this Kill Driver Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit, Miss, Hit [+] Kyuji draws blood from Rika.. or so she thought, Implacable activates again 8.19 Kyuji really really shouldn't be doing this Kill Driver Hit, Hit, 50% Partial, 75% Partial, Hit, 75% Partial, 25% Partial, Hit, Hit, Hit OOC: - Had some things i needed to clarify and thank you both for any questions. All should be well at this point. Good luck to you both.

Kyuji HP: 42,000-320+382= 42,000 CP: 30,080+-280-625-2065-420-32-625 AP: 11-.75-1.75-2.75-2.25-2.25= 1.25 AP Next Round: 11 Status: Defying Gravity, Showing off many styles and stances, wielding an ancestral blade