The Usual | OPEN

[Uchiha Ichiro]

[atrb=valign, top] Rolling over in bed, he stretched lazily before glancing at the clock on the table beside his bed. The hands read twelve thirty. Hinagi had slept late today. After all he had been doing here recently, he figured he deserved it. It was the weekend too. After all the training and missions, it felt good just to lay in bed for fourteen hours sleeping off his troubles. He could not stay there all day though. He had an important appointment today. Really Hinagi was surprised that one of his family had not come to wake him up sooner. They could see the strain he had been under too he guessed. Still, every day he needed to work at getting stronger and even today was no exception. He had had a good rest so his body should have plenty of energy for even just a short training session. The Hyūga threw back the covers on his small bed revealing his night garb of a t-shirt and boxers. Throwing his legs over the side of his bed for a moment he sat there on the edge and involuntarily groaned at himself actually forcing himself to do something. After rubbing his hands back and fourth through his messy bed head he stood and looked around the clutter on his room floor for his towel where it had been cast the day before. As he stepped out of his room and went towards the bathroom his brother came out of his own room. “Morning Otōto-san” Hinagi simply nodded back, he was too groggy to talk. After entering the bathroom, stripping down and showering he continued back to his room wearing only the towel. His mother caught sight of the water dripping off of him as he had not really bothered to dry himself off like most boys. She shook her head at the mess he was making in the hall and placed her hands disappointedly on her hips, yet said nothing. She would scold him later. Once he got to his room he dressed himself in his usual shinobi garb and equipped his tools which extra heavy today. It was going to take him a bit to get used them again, which was partly the reason for going out again today. He grabbed his item hip pouch and continued out to the kitchen where he laid the pouch on the table and prepared some cold Miso soup and steamed rice that his mother had prepared hours earlier for breakfast as he slept. He considered heating it up, but he did not really want to spend the time. His mother entered the room as he sat there eating beside his sword and would around the kotatsu table to look him in the face. “Hinagi-kun, I don’t appreciate it when you leave water all through the hallway. What if your sister or brother were to slip and hurt themselves.” He winced at the thoughtless mistake. “Goumen Okaa-san... I’ll try to be more careful next time.." “Hmpf! After sleeping half the day you think you could be a little more clear headed.” She stalked off into the rest of the house after giving him a look. The boy shrugged to himself and finished his cold meal. Normally it would have been great, but after sitting out for so long, it was not so much. Still, he needed something on his stomach. After he had finished he washed out his dishes in the sink and fetched his item pouch and headed out the front door. He walked through the compound and out into the streets of Konoha. Hinagi took a less populous route today. He was not in the mood for seeing what was going on in the streets today. Despite the usual pleasant weather of Konoha the walk to the field was uncomfortable. The burden of anxiety made the walk seem longer than it actually was, and to top it off, the route itself was actually longer. It involved much more weaving through back alleys and side streets than the normal path he took. When he finally arrived at the training fields he was already feeling coiled like a spring. He was likely late. Sighing frustratedly, he knew this would cut down on the time he could train. Jutsu / Item / Action → → → credit: template made by oxymoron! of btn

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[Raizen]

Natsumi Inuzuka was napping with the clan dogs in the backyard under the giant oak tree. Natsumi had been up early that morning doing her morning chores and decided to take a power nap afterwards. Natsumi was sleeping in nothing more than a pair of short shorts and a sports bra which was something she traditionally wore when she was at the Inuzuka house hold. Even though Natsumi acted like a tough tomboy, she still had a somewhat girly side. Groaning softly to herself she turned on to her left side using her father’s large canine companion Tendo as a pillow. Sanosuke was resting on Natsumi’s stomach but had been rolled off when she shifted her position. The small puppy shook his head since he had just been woken up by falling onto the ground. Looking around Sanosuke noticed they probably were napping for a good two hours and it was probably noon. Wagging his tail Sanosuke went up to his master and licked her face generously. Groaning in annoyance Natsumi slowly opened her eyes to see a very happy Sanosuke sitting there his small tail wagging across the ground.

”Training time already,” mumbled Natsumi as she pushed herself up and yawned while stretching her arms above her head. Smacking her lips gently she then brought her fingers to her lips and blew hard. ”Come on guys!” called Natsumi after letting out a hard whistle. All the dogs she had been sleeping with under the tree slowly started to wake up yawning and stretching before getting up into their full height. All the dogs were of all different breeds and sizes but were all pretty large and some were even as big as horses like her father’s dog Tendo.

Natsumi pushed herself up onto her feet and started towards the back door of the large house hold with Sanosuke on the top of her head and the rest of the dogs fallowing close behind. Pulling open the door she stepped out of the way to let everyone else through before entering into the home. Walking through the mud room slash laundry room she started down to her room. Most of the canines she had been napping with had gone off to find their master’s, most likely they were in the dining room eating or in their own bedrooms. Once Natsumi was in her room she closed her door and stripped down before changing into her shinobi gear. Once finished dressing she picked up her headband and tied it around her forehead before picking up he ninja sandals. As she walked out the door she grabbed a large piece of jerky out of large bucket and stuck it in her mouth before racing to the front door.

But Natsumi was stopped short by the sound of her father’s voice. Sliding across the slick wood she stopped at the entry way of her father’s study. Natsumi turned her head to see her father standing in the entryway with her companions Tendo and his brother Taito at his side. Natsumi’s father was a large man standing at a good six foot and three inches with long dark brown hair that fell around his waist. Her father today wore a simple tan yukata with dog prints on the bottom and around the sleeves. A simple black soft light weight sash that tied around his waist several times like an obi kept the yukata shut. His long thick hair was held up in a high ponytail. ”Did you finish all your chores?” asked Raizan as he studied his daughter closely.

RAIZEN

”Of course Otōto-san. I finished them two hours ago. Even ask Tendo, he saw me do them all,” asked Natsumi as she pointed to Tendo who was a large fully black wolf like dog. Tendo looked up at his master with his soft red eyes and nodded his head as a way to communicated that what Natsumi said was true. Raizan sighed brushing his long bangs out of his face. ”Where are you going today Na-chan?” as her father who was curious to know what his daughter would be up to on Saturday afternoon. ”I am going to go and training with Hyuuga-kun,” replied Natsumi with a smile. Sanosuke barked softly agree with the accusation his tail wagging frantically. ”Alright have fun but be back before sun set. You grandmother is coming over to make dinner tonight,” stated Raizan as he motioned for Natsumi to go with a movement of his head. Natsumi grinned running over to her father and hugging him tightly. ”Love you Ototo-san,” whispered Natsumi into her father’s chest before looking up with him with a smile.

”Love you too Na-chan,” smiled Raizan as he bent down slightly and planted a soft kiss on her forehead before pushing her out the door. Natsumi waved goodbye before running out the door. It didn’t take long for her to get to the training grounds but Hinagi wasn’t there yet. Sighing softly to herself she took a seat on the top of one of the three tall logs. After a few minutes she heard the sound of approaching footsteps and looked up. Coming towards her was Hinagi. Natsumi let a smirk escape her lips as she waved at the other. ”You’re late!!” yelled Natsumi.

[Uchiha Ichiro]

[atrb=valign, top] So he was late. Seeing the Inuzuka girl arrive to the training grounds before he did made him feel pitiful. First his mother complaining and now this foolish kunoichi intruding his sandbox this was certainly not a day to enjoy. What made the matter worse was that the Inuzuka girl also brought her mutt along. “Something told me that I'd run into an annoying fly" He'd respond flatly to Inuzuka as he crossed his arms. A slight smirk formed onto the face of the young genin as he observed the brunette. He even glanced at her pet to make sure he knew he was included. Hinagi took a few steps forward towards the thin kunoichi. He stopped at her side and continued facing forward. “Natsumi was it? .... " He paused for a moment. He wanted to make it seem like she was completely unimportant and irrelevant to his life. And to even remember her name was a struggle for him. "Do you really think it's appropriate to take your little dog out for a walk around here?" Jutsu / Item / Action → → → credit: template made by oxymoron! of btn

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[Raizen]

When the first words came out of the other boy’s mouth Natsumi’s happy disposition changed. A hard glare came to her eyes as she slipped of the log with Sano still on her head. ”Hey jack ass. How about you pull that stick that’s up your ass out? It’s started to show!” barked Natsumi who didn’t take shit from anyone especially boys. Natsumi always tried to me nice to most people but when someone insults her for no reason she is going to beat the shit out of them. Sano was growling softly and was giving the Hyuuga the same glared as his master.

”What is will you Hyuugas. All of you think you are the kings of fucking work. How about you step down from that imaginary pedestal of yours and figure out you’re not the center of everyone’s world.” stated Natsumi coolly before turning away from the other and started to walk over to the log. Leaping up she landed on the place she was previews sitting and picked up her bag. Throwing the bag over her shoulder she gave Hinagi the bird.

”And Sanosuke smells a whole lot better than you, pretty boy,” called Natsumi as she jumped off the log and pulled a piece of jerky out of her pocket ripping a piece off and handing it to Sanosuke who quickly gobbled it down. ”And you better start being a bit nicer since I will probably be on your team, Princess,” stated Natsumi with a smirk.

[Uchiha Ichiro]

[atrb=valign, top] Hinagi couldn't give Natsumi anything besides eyes of disappointment. She started with a stick up the ass joke and then tried to cut deeper into his emotional barrier by insulting Hyūgas in general. It was unfortunate that she couldn't phase hi,. not even in the slightest. He reached into both of his pockets hoping he'd be able to pull out a couple fucks to give the young kunoichi but sadly he was unable to find any. He kept both his hands in his pockets while staring at Natsumi. He titled his head to side a little after hearing her last statement. "They know not to pair me up with an imbecile like you. You and your filthy mutt will only impede my progression as a shinobi. You're probably better off reclassifying back into the Academy honestly.." He'd bitterly respond. Hinagi decided not to waste another second with the cretinous Inuzuka duo and started going about his business. He turned away from Natsumi and her canine and headed towards one of the training dummies. Jutsu / Item / Action → → → credit: template made by oxymoron! of btn

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[Raizen]

Natsumi’s glare became even darker as imaginary steam was flaring from her already red ears. What was this guy’s problem? All he did was throw insults and didn’t even start out with a simple hi. But then a deadly grin crossed her face. Why fight fire with fire. Flipping her hair out of her face she pulled some lip gloss out of her kunai holster and glossed her lips up a bit. Rolling her lips gently she let out a soft smack before jogging over to the other. She grabbed him by the shoulder and gently pulled his around so he was facing her. Then she leaned forward and placed a gently kiss on his lips. Natsumi closed her eyes so she didn’t see the other’s reaction but she quickly pulled away from the other before he could do anything else. ”Bet that was your first kiss. How does it feel,” giggled Natsumi as she walked a few feet from the other and picked up Sano who was a bit shell shocked by his master’s action.

”Maybe you should find yourself a girlfriend. She could probably pull that stick out of your ass,” laughed Natsumi as she pulled her hood over her head and placed Sano on top of the hood. Placing her hangs in her front pocket she started to walk to the other side of the training area where she would sit down with her back against the tree. She would sit criss cross with finger tips touching gently in a triangle formation as she closed her eyes and focused on her body. Natsumi did this so she could be one with her body. Natsumi always tried to sense her body before she uses it. Being able to feel ever muscle twitch and ever nerve made it very easy for her to manipulate her body correctly in battle.

[Uchiha Ichiro]

[atrb=valign, top] Hinagi was going to begin his tracking by striking at the training dummy until he could hear Natsumi's footsteps. "Look little girl, why don't you ju-- !" Before he could finish his sentence he was interrupted by a grab on his shoulder. He was twirled around to face the Inuzuka he had been insulting, at first he was expecting a punch in the face so he embraced himself by closing his eyes and tightening his face. What came after closing his eyes was truly unexpected. He felt something soft and tender touch his lips. It had also felt a bit greasy however the 'grease' seemed to give it sweet fragrance and taste. Was this candy? Hinagi even added a little tongue into the mixture so he could savor the flavor. He was astonished to touch something slimy with his tongue. He quickly opened his eyes and when he did he noticed Natsumi backing away. He said nothing to the girl. His face turned a light shade a pink and he quickly turned back to face the dummy and attack it with a devastating palm strike. The dummy would be sent flying after being clapped with the Juken strike. What was that just now?!?!?! He wiped his lips with his forearm and gazed at Natsumi from over his shoulder "...Maybe if you found yourself a boyfriend you'd spend less time with dogs..." He muttered feebly. He continued to look at the Inuzuke, curious to know what she was up to now. Jutsu / Item / Action → → → credit: template made by oxymoron! of btn

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[Raizen]

The sound of a dummy going flying caused Natsumi to giggle and lose her focus. Opening one of her eyes she saw how pink the other was in the face. Natsumi was happy with her result not even thinking of doing something like that before. Maybe next time he acts like an ass she will just kiss him. Natsumi knew it probably wasn’t the best idea to use it just for that purpose but it was sure as hell funny to watch him. Sanosuke barked happily knowing how pleased his master was now. ”Are you ready to play nice now. Or do you need to go and mull over that kiss I gave you for a little bit more?” asked Natsumi as she closed both her eyes and smiled. Slowly she pushed herself to her feet and opened her eyes to look at the other.

”You want to do a little spar fighting but no gentle fists for you. I don’t want to end up like my cousin,” stated Natsumi with a smile. BBy her cousin she was referring to her older cousin Mimiko who had battle a Hyuuga in the past chuunin exam and had all her chakra locked up. Natsumi really just wanted a good old fashion spar to test her physical abilities. Natsumi has only done play fights with her father who was the one training her in the art of Inuzuka combat but from time to time Natsumi would train her own body to be able to perform attacks that most Inuzukas would never dream up. Natsumi like to use her flexibility to doge and weave her way through battle to defeat her enemies. Natsumi promised herself she will be the new jewel of the Inuzuka clan and will be known for her different fighting style. Smiling to herself she waited for the other to respond.

[Uchiha Ichiro]

[atrb=valign, top] Hinagi uttered a curse word before he decided to give Natsumi his full attention. He turned to face her with a scowl. It intrigued him that she actually came here to train rather than be a nuisance. "Oh? So you're familiar with Gentle Fist? I'm impressed" Hinagi closed his eyes for a brief moment. "I suppose I can play around for a bit" He scoffed. Taking a few steps towards Natsumi, Hinagi curiously awaited to see what her first move would be. "Show me what you got" Jutsu / Item / Action → → → credit: template made by oxymoron! of btn

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[Raizen]

Natsumi smiled taking the small complement before removing Sanosuke from her head and placing him on top of the log. ”You watch and don’t think about doing anything fun,” stated Natsumi as she wagged her finger at the small dog. Sanosuke just barked happily and licked her finger.Sanosuke was truly her only friend. It was sad to say that but it was the truth. After the death of her mother Natsumi cut herself off from the rest of her classmates. The pain of losing her mother at a young age did some damage and no one ever tried to talk to her about it. It didn’t help that no one actually knew about it to begin with. Sighing softly to her Natsumi patted the puppy’s head before turning her attention to the other. Natsumi had only spoken to the boy one other time and it was during the academy when she told him to fuck off after he made a smart ass comment.

Natsumi has never really spared that much other than her father since she cut herself off so much during the academy. But hopefully she can stand on her own against Mr. Jerk face over their and hopefully he will drop the I am might act.


Taking a deep breath Natsumi shrugged her vest off and through it onto one of the logs. Stretching her arms above her head one last time, she then charged at the other. Once she was in kicking range she leaped into the air and did a back flip in midair flying above the other before landing right behind him. Once she had landed she spun herself and came at him with her farthest forearm that would come at him at a pretty fast speed. If he didn’t dodge the attack it would collide with the back of his neck and shoulders and probably throw his forward slight.

[Uchiha Ichiro]

[atrb=valign, top] Hinagi watched as the Inuzuka set her companion down. It had seemed that the mutt wouldn't be participating in this spar, which was a shame Hinagi wanted to witness Natsumi's true Inuzuka skill. The spar begun with Natsumi getting crafty and utilizing her speed to soar into the air and land behind him. She would then attempt to greet Hinagi with a abrupt forearm to the back of the neck. It was pretty nice speed to say the least, but it wasn't anything Hinagi couldn't avoid especially with his infamous doujutsu. He quickly leaned forward and ducked underneath the forearm. In that same instant, Hinagi slide his feet across the ground in semi-circular motion so that he would quickly spin around and be face to face with Natsumi. Hinagi couldn't help but smirk and taunt Natsumi. He attempted to push her backwards by pressing two fingers onto her forehead while her arm was still in the stroke of the forearm attack. Jutsu / Item / Action → Ducked forearm attack. → Spun around. → Two finger poke at forehead credit: template made by oxymoron! of btn

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[Raizen]

Natsumi gasped suddenly as the other dodged her attack by bending forward and then he spun around to face her. A playful grin was across her face as the other smirked at her and then he gently poked her in the forehead. Natsumi let herself fall backwards. She made it look like she was falling but in mid action she through her arms down and then through her legs up and over her head. If Hinagi was in range he would get two feet to the chin and would probably cause him to fall backwards. Once in a hand stand Natsumi bent her elbows before pushing herself up into the air. Spinning twice in midair before she landed on the ground skidding gently as she did. Brushing her hair out of face she smiled.

”You Hyuugas aren’t the only ones that are good at Taijutsu,” grinned Natsumi as she leaned onto one of her legs. Natsumi was happy with herself. She was doing pretty well against this Hyuuga and even better he hasn’t landed one hit on her. Hopefully she will get a nice big black bruise on his pretty face and see how he feels about her afterwards. Natsumi is one to always try to prove a point and get her general personality across to others. Natsumi hated people making assumptions of her because of her gender and background. Natsumi was independent all on her own and will fight for herself and her own being. Smiling playfully at the other she brushed her bangs back out of her face wondering what his next attack will be.

Will he come straight forward or from the side? Natsumi quickly gave the general area an over view making sure all of her exits were open if she needed to dodge his incoming attack.

Actions
1) Falls back and bridges herself
2) Pulls legs up sending a double foot kick at Hinagi's chin
3) Pushes self up into air while in a handstand
4)Two flips
5)Slid several feet across the ground
6)Now 4 yards from Hinagi

[Uchiha Ichiro]

[atrb=valign, top] Natsumi was filled with a bag of surprises, first the kiss and now this. The double-kick wasn't so much of a surprise though since the way she fell backwards didn't seem plausible. A two finger poke to the forehead with as little force that Hinagi put into it would not compel one's body to fall in that nature unless it was done purposely. So in short, Hinagi was on to this attack. With the first kick, he managed to exiguously move his head to the side and let his chin get grazed by her foot. The second kick, he was able to quickly block with both his forearms. This girl was pretty impressive, Hinagi admired her offense. He found it serendipitous that she actually managed to touch him with such simple taijutsu. It intrigued him to know just how well she would fare being on the defensive end. "Very nice.." The Hyūga would respond with a smirk. "I just hope your defense can match you offense" With that being state, Hinagi quickly moved away from his position and rushed towards Natsumi with his left palm forward and right cocked back. When he became within striking distance he'd thrust his right palm - with a non Gentle fist strike - forward, aiming for her chest. The force of the palm strike was enough for his hand to be imprinted on the trunk of a tree, so it was pretty heavy. Being hit directly by it could cause Natsumi to go falling backwards for real this time, luckily it wasn't a juken strike so she'd only tumble two or three feet. Should this strike be dodged or blocked, Hinagi would follow with a spinning leg sweep with his left leg. Jutsu / Item / Action → Graze by first kick / Blocked second. → Right palm strike to chest. → [possible] Left leg sweep. credit: template made by oxymoron! of btn

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[Raizen]

Natsumi got into a defensive stance lowering herself her eyes staid focusd on Hinagi as she charged at her. He was coming at her in a traditional Hyuuga fighting stance. Natsumi could see he was going to use palm strikes. Once he was in range he came at her fast with a palm strike to her chest. Natsumi quickly dropped into a low squat and waited a second or two for Hinagi to finish his strike. Once he was bent forward Natsumi placed her hands behind her shoulder with her elbows bent. Once she had a good placement on the ground she rolled her lower body forward causing her legs to come up at Hinagi once again and then she would push herself backwards dodging the kick the hyuuga would throw at her.

Nails dug into the ground Natsumi slid back a couple of feet from the other in a four legged style. Taking a deep breath she slowly pushed herself into a standing position. Placing one arm on her shoulder she rolled it gently before doing the same as the other. ”Your pretty good Hinagi-kun,” called Natsumi as she tangled her fingers together and pushed them palm forwards out in front of her stretching her hands and the rest of her arm. Natsumi wasn’t lying about him being good since he was a very good Hyuuga fighter all on his own.

Natsumi had only seen a couple of Hyuuga’s battle in her life time but the first one she was the most amazing fight ever. It was between her father and an older Hyuuga male it seemed the two of them had been on the same genin team as kids and were still very close. The battle had gone on for almost two hours before the two of them agreed to quit. Neither had used their clan abilities and fought as men. Bot had great taijutsu prowls and were the crème of the crop in their clan for pure taijutsu ability.

Actions
1) Low Squat
2) Placing hands behind shoulders arms bend
3) Rolls lower body up and over her head
4) Pushed herself back
5)Now 1 yard from Hinagi

[Uchiha Ichiro]

[atrb=valign, top] She managed to flawlessly slip through both Hinagi's palm strike and leg sweep. She was quite evasive. Hinagi had to admit that she wasn't as useless as she appears to be. He withdrew from his stance and stood straight. A pinch of dust happened to attract to his left shoulder, he dusted off while he locked eyes with Natsumi. "You're not bad yourself , Inuzuka girl" He spoke crassly. He started walking slowly towards Natsumi for more combat. "So tell me, what makes you want to be a shinobi?" He'd question while cutting the one yard distance between them to twelve feet, then on to six, and then finally reaching to three. From there he would stop and await her answer. Jutsu / Item / Action → → → credit: template made by oxymoron! of btn

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