| abstract | - "Konoha is so peaceful, reminds me of home so much. I wonder if I could get in there without causing any mess of being an outsider?" Asura knew that Ryūgakure and Konoha had no hatred towards each other, but because of the weapon Konoha had, any outsider was an enemy. "Patrol duty again, did I annoy someone scheduling this missions?" Kyōshi Takamori thinks to himself as he surveys the area around Konoha, "I know I'm a sensor, but seriously couldn't they have found a better job to send me on." For a moment the silver-haired shinobi considers calling it a day, and heading back to the village. Suddenly though, he senses a strange and powerful chakra signature. It reminded him to a degree of a foe he has once fought before, but only slightly. Changing his course, he begins moving in the direction of his new target. Coming to a small clearing, Kyōshi spies a crimson-haired shinobi gazing upon the Hokage Monument in the distance. "Hmm...I suppose this is more interesting that the village is being flanked by trees," he thinks to himself leaping down behind the foreigner, purposely failing to conceal his presence. "Yo!" he announces calmly, stopping several meters behind the man, "I don't know how managed to get close to the village without being noticed, but I need to identify both yourself and purpose for coming here." As the man questioned him, Asura was astounded by the sensory skills of the shinobi. Furthermore another piece that caught his eye, was the Leaf headband he had on. "Whoa slow down there. I'm not the enemy." Asura quickly answers, before he'd had to deal with an instant attack. Though instead Asura decided to get more of a clean view of him. "By your crest, you seem to be a Konoha-nin. May I ask you for your name?" Asura was a bit shaky of the question. Though if he wanted to buy just a little more time this was the easiest way to do so. "What an insightful deduction," Kyōshi responds with an evident hint of sarcasm, while simultaneously noticing the man's own headband. "Now that we've exchanged identities," he continues, forgoing the opportunity to exchange names, "You can explain why it is a shinobi from Ryūgakure is lurking around within our borders. As far as I know, there is no qualm between our villages, but your actions could quickly alter our these circumstances." Focusing his gaze, the silver-haired shinobi prepares himself for any indication of aggression by the shinobi before him. Identifying the silver haired shinobi, Asura was able to recognize that he wasn't stalling, but instead a true motive. "You are correct, there is no rivalry towards each other. Though there is something that I have been dying to try." Asura stated holding his hand spread out in front of him. "Very well Konoha-nin, let's say we test your ability of stopping an intruder. " Asura then awaited the response so they could begin. "Is that so?" Kyōshi comments with a smirk, "If you're just going to keep talking...I suppose I all I ever needed to do is stand here. Is my presence alone is enough to halt your intrusion?" While he was well aware it wasn't the best policy to try to start up a fight with a foreigner, Kyōshi's boredom was getting the best of him. Motioning for the dragon to advance, the silver-haired leaf calmly braces himself. "I haven't fully analyzed him yet, so this first attack will be an example, but he is a Konoha-nin so I better be careful. " Asurathought as he rushed at Kyōshi. "Better get ready bud. " When he got close enough, Asura cocked his hand back to get ready to unleash a brutal blow. Though with great force, Asura still maintained a defensive mindset. "Hmph, is that all?" Kyōshi mentally retorts, partially stepping out of the way of the strike while simultaneously shifting the directory of his opponent's punch with his left hand. Following up, the silver-haired shinobi quickly reveals a kunai from the sleeve of his free hand. Rotating clockwise, he uses the force of his motion to power an attempted cut across the crimson-haired man's extended wrist, hoping to devastate the function of one of the man's limbs by severing the tendons in the vicinity. Without verifying the effect of his slash, Kyōshi leaps back to clear some room between himself and his opponent. He didn't want to get caught by a heavy-handed strike. "Familiar, fighting style seen it somewhere. This basterd!" As the silver-haired shinobi spent clock wise, Asura releases his first gate enhancing his speed to evade the attack. "You sir, has extreme abilities. But if you think that's all I got, it appears you don't know what I'm capable of." "Hidden kunai, I wonder are there anymore weapons I should be aware of." He thought to himself while reaching for his Bow. Placing a arrow on the bow, Asura places his head close to the bow. Next he closed one eye, essentially aiming for Kyōshi's opposite arm. "I want to see something" Asura thought to himself firing a bow at his arm. "This chakra signature...so he can use those techniques," Kyōshi thinks to himself as the crimson haired man narrowly avoids his slash, "Though, I wonder where he'd pick up something like that." After pulling back he watches his enemy carefully, calmly observing the man nocking the arrow and pulling back on the bowstring. By the time Asura had released his arrow, Kyōshi had already done the same with his kunai. Roughly halfway in between the two combatants the projectiles clash with a light clang, before falling to the forest floor. "Above average skill in taijutsu and at least rudimentary knowledge of kyūjutsu," Kyōshi comments melodically, "Is there anything I've missed so far?" He was hoping that this battle would be entertaining, but it seemed like his opponent was holding out on him. Momentarily, he considered stepping the level of difficulty up, but decided that it wasn't particularly wise to reveal his hand before he had to. "Next," he murmured, electing to invite his opponent to advance once again.
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