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Post by Ryo on Jan 4, 2010 23:19:09 GMT -4
Ryo sighed where he sat on the edge of the training grounds. He was here to practice more, but just throwing kunai at trees wasn't challenging enough anymore. He looked around at the edge of the treeline, waiting to catch his eye.
There! There was a small but quick moment in his periphery and he twisted his body around. Kunai in hand, his arm lashed out throwing the weapon which landed with a 'thud' in a nearby tree. The lucky squirrel made a mad bolt to another tree and out of sight.
Ryo smirked. He'd missed. He mused that this would definitely be more challenging as he readied another blade.
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Post by kumar on Jan 5, 2010 1:55:18 GMT -4
As Ryo took aim again, another movement sounded in the bushes. Branches snapped as a large black jungle cat sprang from the bushes, teeth and claws focused on the same squirrel that had eluded her as-yet-unnoticed hunting companion.
The feline bounded up a tree, chasing the squirrel until it leaped to the branches of another tree. Growling low in her throat, she crouched, her tail swishing back and forth in agitation as she tracked the movements of the vermin from her perch.
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Post by Ryo on Jan 5, 2010 10:56:37 GMT -4
Ryo regarded the cat curiously. He didn't recognize the beast from the area, nor did he believe any wild animal would come this close to town unless it was really hungry... Or maybe bored.
He watched it curiously, crouching low and non-threatening. He was always envious when he got to watch an animal like this hunt.
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Post by kumar on Jan 5, 2010 15:48:52 GMT -4
Behind Ryo, another set of thumping was heard as a body dropped to the ground, landing on it's feet. A voice with a thick, foreign accent spoke up.
"Beautiful, isn't she?" The tall figure strode up beside the crouched boy on the ground, hands in her pockets and gazing off towards the hunting panther.
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Post by Ryo on Jan 5, 2010 16:01:56 GMT -4
Ryo started inwardly at the sudden presence landing beside him. When whoever it was didn't seem intent on hurting him he looked over calmly at the voice, smiling up at her. "Yeah~" She'd be able to hear in his voice that he was impressed. "She's beautiful!"
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Post by kumar on Jan 5, 2010 16:14:21 GMT -4
The tall girl smiled, still gazing off towards the hunting panther.
"Her name is Pishka." The cat finally had enough of her stillness. With the bunching of of her muscles, Pishka leaped from the tree she perched in and scrambled up the trunk of the opposing tree. With swift claws, she pulled the squirrel towards her, claws caught in the fur, as the teeth came down to intercept the tiny body.
The girl beside Ryo crouched down, too, watching as the cat began devouring the squirrel before it's final death throes were done. "Perfect hunters..." She mused, gazing admiringly up at her jet black companion.
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Post by Ryo on Jan 5, 2010 16:39:18 GMT -4
Ryo grinned as he watched the hunter catch her prey. "Mmm~" He hummed his approval, and fascinated by the way she caught that squirrel so well. "She's beautiful..." He glanced over to the girl with a smile before his eyes locked on the cat again.
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Post by kumar on Jan 5, 2010 16:45:39 GMT -4
The girl nodded her approval of Ryo's admiration. "The squirrel's not half bad, either... she managed to escape you, after all." Her wide smile spoke of hidden amusement. "Speaking of which. Why are you picking on her?"
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Post by Ryo on Jan 5, 2010 16:49:28 GMT -4
"ehe~ I'm not nearly as awesome a hunter as Pishka there." He smiled bashfully at the other.
"I was trying to practice with these," he held up the kunai in his hand, "I know how to hit one spot on a tree... But hitting something that moves is -much- harder!"
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Post by kumar on Jan 5, 2010 17:01:18 GMT -4
The girl nodded once, rubbing at her chin for a moment. She dug into a pouch on her leg, and produced a kunai of her own, though of a strange make. She spun the knife on one finger, flicking the other fingers to touch the hilt just as it continued to spin. Suddenly, she let it fly without warning, the loud "THUNK" of the blade hitting a tree resounding from the surrounding forests. Pishka growled, turning to stare back at the girl with bits of squirrel hanging from her jaws. She licked her lips, and turned to her tail, where the fur was stuck to the tree via the missing kunai. Pishka turned herself all the way around, pulling at the kunai with her teeth. Freeing it finally from the bark, she took it up in her mouth and started to pad back to where the girl was standing.
"What about using the replacement technique to further your practice, instead of innocent animals you don't need to hunt for food?"
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Post by Ryo on Jan 5, 2010 17:05:49 GMT -4
Ryo marveled again at the huntress as she brought back the weapon to the strange girl. He regarded them curiously for a moment, he -could- tell them that he would eat what he killed... but the replacement technique sounded like it may work better. "Huh, I guess I could do that... Sounds -really- hard tho. I'm not so good at chakra stuff."
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Post by kumar on Jan 5, 2010 17:14:33 GMT -4
The girl nodded.
"I only just found out I can use jutsu at all. I trained... very far from here. We were not aware of our chakra as they in this village are. Our... defense was a little more primitive." She turned towards Ryo, taking the kunai absentmindedly from Pishka's mouth and tucking it back into her pouch.
"My name is Lenore Kumar." She said, extending her hand towards Ryo cautiously.
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Post by Ryo on Jan 5, 2010 17:19:51 GMT -4
"I didn't think I would ever do stuff like this until just a little while ago~" Ryo nodded sympathetically, taking the extended hand with a friendly and open smile. "Nice to meet you Lenore! I'm Ryo." He grinned warmly at her without even a hint of malice.
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Post by kumar on Jan 5, 2010 20:13:52 GMT -4
Lenore let the smile fall from her face, as though the effort of sustaining it was taxing.
"you know, if you wished, I could point you in the direction of some that might be able to help you with training. Some who would be able to use Kiwarimi to give you moving targets. I'd offer my own person to do this, but judging by the marks on the trees around here, you're a little... energetic about it. And I can't Kiwarimi, so I'm fairly certain I would be well.... punctured..."
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Post by Ryo on Jan 6, 2010 0:07:45 GMT -4
Ryo continued smiling brightly at her as if the smile disappearing from her face did not phase him at all. "Sure! That would be great" He chirped happily at her suggestion, giggling a touch. "Nah~ I don't think I would want to hurt you either, but I do think I need to find a new teacher."
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