1x1: Naruto AU RP: AiraSkylar x kitten;

[kitten;]

{{ That might be a good idea. How about Akihiko vs. Kiro, Kaito vs. Noru, and Akira vs. Clone? :3 That should be interesting. }}

[Aireiya]

((I like the way you think. ))
((So, Akihiko vs Kiro first?))

[kitten;]

{{ Sure~ c: I'll start~! :D I didn't really want to focus on the other characters as much, and that'll happen later, so forgive my short posts? c: I'm just so excited, hehe~
I'm sorry if any of this isn't accurate at all, by the way~ I haven't watched the Chuunin Exams in forever ;u;
Oh, and before we start the actual battle, do you want to decide upon a winner and a loser? I have a feeling Kiro's going to fail epically but unless you want to lose for some reason... :3 }}

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Noru;
Pale eyes peeked out from under the top of the railing, one hand lightly clasping the rail above his head. Noru kept his gaze fixated on the battle before him--Kyo-sensei had suggested it, to maybe help him a little bit--and he had to say, it was coming to an exciting end. The two competitors looked about evenly matched, but at the end one of them would find an edge and they would win, simple as that. He was oblivious to the nervous conversation around him until the battle ended abruptly, with the winner finding a lapse in the opponent's defense and coming in for the knockout hit. The winner was declared, and Noru gulped for a moment, think that he would be next, before he realized that he wouldn't be going for a while. Apparently his opponent was somebody named Kaito--he had never heard of the kids before, not surprisingly--but since Kyo-sensei had wanted to work on hand-to-hand combat the most, he had assumed that he would be needing it. Still, there was not way he would win unless he somehow managed to throw the opponent off and start pelting him with Justus. The loser was brought to the local hospital to be treated, and the winner came back, being congratulated amongst his friends. Looking up at the board, he saw a name that made his stomach turn.
Kiro. It was Kiro's turn.

Clone;
Smirking slightly under the face mask, she enjoyed the light, tense banter that echoed throughout the balcony; although she didn't have much to worried about, there were some people who did. Turning her head towards the direction of Kyo-sensei's voice, she wondered if he was nervous for Kiro right about now. She could hear him talking to her, reminding her of things that she would forget in a battle but needed to be remembered nonetheless. Any vibrations she felt would have to be disregarded, as there were too many people to simply find one and use that to figure out the general location of a person; needless to say, she was only slightly confused. She could only barely tell who was where and there were also voices she hadn't heard before; people she would automatically have to consider threats but nobody had acted upon it. She was sitting on the railing, which had earned her what Noru told her was a stern look from one of the Jounin-sensei but she couldn't say she saw it. Leaning back slightly, she could hear the voices of the Genin tapering out, and the explosions becoming more loud; it was about to end. Suddenly, there was silence.
Turning her head back towards Kyo-sensei, she yelled over the sound of the cheering, "Kyo-sensei! Kiro's up!" She just hoped the kid didn't get killed, she was at such a disadvantage.

Kyo;
He had been talking with low voiced to Kiro about exactly what she had to do in order to have at least a chance of winning; there was no way she was going to be able to use a Jutsu of any kind, so instead he told her to think clearly. Move on her feet. And above all, strategize. If she could confuse him enough, then she could most likely win. He told her that she did have a chance of winning but there was no way she would win if she had any doubts. After a few moments of discussion, he heard a voice ring out through the space, telling him that it was finally Kiro's turn--her test to see if she was good enough. Patting her on the back, he murmured a few words of encouragement but he could still see the girl trembling slightly in fear. Watching her walk away, he settled in beside a girl that looked almost exactly like another Genin, but his scrutinizing eye caught the slight differences in the way they moved. Tilting his head slightly, he watched his student walk down the stairs towards the middle of the battlefield. Murmurs were sweeping the audience stands--Kiro's stats were horrible, most likely, and they were probably wondering how she had gotten this far. It was through sheer will and the desire to be accepted; over time, she would learn that even if she couldn't use Chakra as well as everyone else she was still a very valuable shinobi.

Kiro;
To say the least, she was nervous. To tell the truth, she was half-convinced she was going to be humiliated in front of thousands of people. Her stats were horrible. She didn't know any Jutsu, and the ones that she did know wouldn't help her in any battle, they were so horrible. She could only hope that she could get close enough to him to finish it easily and quickly, before he had a time to figure out her major disadvantage. She had read up on him--his name was Akihiko. Better at long distance than close combat, which meant that she would have to work hard to get him close enough to her. If he got far away enough she was screwed. Kyo-sensei's words of advice offered little to no encouragement but she listened anyway, knowing fully well that she would lose if she didn't get a lucky break. Maybe she would, but the odds were stacked against her. Hearing Clone call her name, she walked slowly towards the staircase and felt people she didn't know whisper words of encouragement, Jounin and Genin from other villages who probably didn't even know her name. Smiling tensely, she gave a little wave to the rest of her team and went down the staircase, appearing at the battlefield below. She could do this. She would win.

[Aireiya]

((If those posts are short for you, then I'm scared to know what your long posts look like. XD))
((Well, Aki's weakness is close combat so.. A tie? XD))

.:тєαм αкαι:.
The four-man cell was silent despite the loud cheers and whatnot in the arena. Yukiko's sharp eyes followed the young Genin who was being carried away in a stretcher. His opponent stood proudly in the center before walking off towards his teammates, and his Jōnin teacher. 'Poor kid,' she thought, sympathizing with the hurt Genin, but then she quickly turned her thoughts back to her team. "Aira, Akihiko, Kaito; come here," she called them.
Aira jumped off the railing she had been sitting on before skipping over to her teacher. "Hai, Yuki-sensei?" she chirped.
The blue-haired male in her team was slightly slower than her youngest pupil, and although it seemed like he didn't want to tear his eyes away from the center of the arena, he forced himself to and managed to walk over to the two females.
Yukiko smiled and ruffled his hair playfully before looking around for the last member on their team. "Where is Dojima?" she asked.
Wordlessly, Aira pointed to a passed-out pile of clothes on the ground. "I think he's tired, sensei.. He really beat himself up the last time, so would it be possible for him to take a break? I'll wake him up when his turn comes around," the young girl said, her violet eyes pleading.
'It must be illegal for a Shinobi to be that cute,' Yukiko thought sarcastically before nodding. "Alright. But he better wake up."
At that moment, the board started shuffling through the names of the possible candidates. The whole arena was silent as one of the contender's names popped out. A certain Kiro Musa. When the next name was revealed, Ai felt her breath catch in her throat. "Aki's her opponent!" she exclaimed, stating the obvious.
Akihiko nodded. He had read through the files of every single Shinobi that had been entered in the exams, so he knew that she was going to be a hard fight. Their fighting styles were completely different, and were total opposites. Sighing, he looked at his sensei to see if she was going to give him any extra info.
"Stick to your attacks, you know them better than anyone. And try to conserve your chakra - no healing unless absolutely necessary."
"Arigato, Yukiko-sensei," he said before turning to Aira. "Wish me luck," he said with a smile.
"Gambatte, Aki-kun," she cheered, handing him one of her kunai. "That'll be your good luck charm. And don't forget: a loss is never a loss unless you learn nothing from it," she added.
With another smile, Akihiko went down to the arena. The battle was about to start.

[kitten;]

{{Ahaha, they're just small for opening posts x3
Hm...that would be interesting. Would they both be knocked out/unable to continue/etc at the same time?
Sorry if this is rushing it a lot...I have an overflow of muse for Naruto and writing two fanfics didn't help at all o.e }}

Kiro;
She walked into the middle of the stadium, feeling uneasy. Her stomach flopped over and over. She gulped; there were so many people staring at her, judging her, most of them betting on her loss. She was at such a horrible disadvantage...it all depended on luck, nothing more. Glancing at the proctor, whose name she faintly registered as Genma, she took deep breaths, trying to calm herself before the battle. Kiro felt like curling up into a ball and crying; she was terrified that she would lose...
A fearless voice in the back of her mind suddenly activated, yelling, 'What the heck, kid? You've got this. you were trained to be an assassin, remember? Keep light on your feet and dodge everything, Just do it. You'll be okay.'
Somehow through that Kiro managed to force down the uneasiness she had been feeling, and tense her muscles, ready to start. Of course; she had been training to be the best assassin in the world. She knew enough close-combat to kick her opponent's butt all the way back to her home village. She bit her tongue for a moment, tasting blood, the adrenaline starting to pump through her veins. Of course, she could do this. After all, it was only one Genin. One person she had to defeat. Kiro took a deep breath, and focused her eyes on the opponent, ready to fight.
The proctor, seeing that the two Genin were on the stadium, yelled, "Begin!"
Kiro leaped into the air, charging at her opponent. Now or never.

[Aireiya]

.:Akihiko:.
The male Genin sighed. It was just his luck to have ended up fighting a shinobi whose strength was his weakness. But it wasn't in vain, since he also read that she did not use a lot of jutsus. 'This can still work out in my favor,' he thought as he stood on the other side of Genma.
Getting ready, he gripped a kunai in his left hand and waited for the signal. He had to win. He just had to. For His new team.
"Begin!"
In one swift movement, Akihiko had thrown several kunai at the girl before distancing himself from her. If he wnted to win, he would have to exploit her weakness, and use that to his advantage.

.:Aira, Yukiko & Kaito:.
As soon as Aki was in the arena, Aira spared a glance at their passed-out teammate. After a second's debate, she went over to wake him up. "Kai-kun, get up. Aki-kun's fighting," she said, shaking the orange-haired male.
Said male suddenly jolted up and pushed past her to get to the railing. "Yeah! Go Aki!" he cheered loudly, attracting a lot of unwanted stares.
Aira rolled her eyes at his behavious before going to stand between him and their sensei. 'Go for it, Aki,' she said in her mind, mentally cheering for her teammate.

((Sorry that my posts aren't as colorful. XD I'm using my iPad, and it's a pain to do colors and bold and stuff. XD))
((Oh, and just in case you wanted to know how my characters behave and act: Akihiko is a mix of Shikamaru and Sasuke, with a hint of Kiba; Aira is a mix of Sakura and Hinata, and I added in some Tenten in there; and in case it wasn't painfully obvious, Kaito acts like Naruto except on a lower level. XD They're all original characters, it's just that I noticed that some of their attitudes and habits matchnup to certain Shinobi in the game.))

[kitten;]

{{ Ahaha, that's okay, I'm not the pretty post police or anything xD
And I really do apologize that this is horrendously short. The fanfictions drained my muse D':
And that's really cool! I guess it's because there are so many personalities with the Genin that it's impossible to make one unlike the characters xD }}

Kiro;
She saw her opponent tensing, getting ready to battle, but didn't slow down for a second; the only thoughts that occurred to her were the noises of the wind whistling in her ears and the desire to win. She had no plan, she just wanted to play everything by ear.
She tensed when her opponent aimed a few kunai at her, attempting to throw off her momentum; however, she rain straight into them and only winced slightly when one dug its way into her shoulder, another in her thigh. The adrenaline was numbing any pain; she would feel it later, but for now, she would be okay. Kiro didn't dare to break her concentration and inspect the wounds yet; there would be time for that later and she wanted to keep on her feet.
She only ran faster as he attempted to distance himself from her, pushing herself to sprint as fast as she humanly could; she just hoped he didn't get enough chance to run away before she could attack.

{the rest of} Team Eleven;
Clone turned her head for a moment to a few Genin she had never heard of before; perhaps they were from another village. She didn't hear any strange accents, though, and they sounded rather familiar...maybe they were Leaf Ninja. Turning her head in the general direction of the loud kid, she was about to ask him who he was when she felt a tug on her leg; Clone turned her head downward and she had to lean in closer, towards the sound of the noise to hear correctly; it was Noru, she was sure.
Noru gripped the bars tightly, his knuckled almost white as he surveyed the scene below. Kiro had just run full-force at him, leaving no room for a strategy...if the opponent had thought anything through at all, she would easily walk straight into a trap. That, and she already had two kunai stuck in her; when the adrenaline wore off she would be up for a trip to the hospital. Pulling on Clone's pant leg, he started to ask her a question but she leaned down, trying to listen to him over the noise. Whens he had come a little bit closer, he repeated, "What happens if she loses?" His words held a sort of fear that even Kiro would fail.
Clone, seeing his fear, smiled at him reassuringly, and said, "Even if you don't win you can still become a Chuunin, Noru. It's just a matter if your village will let you."
Noru smiled, relaxing a little bit. He still wanted to win, but the fear of losing was not as huge now. As long as he made a strategy...
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Kyo galnced at the Jounin next to him and the new arrival of her supposed student; he hadn't seen them before, and they could pass as twins to any passerby, but he could see the slight differences in the two that made all the difference. Glancing over at the two, he decided to be sociable for once; Clone had always told him he came across as cold and unfeeling...
Smiling faintly, Kyo asked, turning slightly towards the two next to him. "So, are you two related?"

[Aireiya]

.:αкιнιкσ:.
There were trees in the arena - a leftover from the previous battle. Akihiko tensed when he felt the girl's chakra spike up behind him. She was getting closer. Acting quickly, he threw another kunai at her, this time, one with an exploding tag attached to it. He aimed the weapon carefully so that it wouldn't hit her, instead, it would hit the area next to her, so that she would be thrown off-balance, so that he could get away.
Making a hand seal, he rigged the tag to explode before pumping chakra to his legs so that he could get to the trees.

.:тєαм αкαι:.
Yukiko carefully watched her student strategize and plan an attack. 'Not bad.. Could be better, but he's not at the right level yet,' she thought to herself, taking note on what she should ask him to improve on the next time. She had to admit though, he was a lot better than most she had seen. Others would rush blindly into battle, but Akihiko did not. He played the field to his advantage. 'But the fight's not over yet.'
Aira was beside herself with anxiety. Resisting the urge to bite her nails, she was distracted when she heard someone talk from the team next to theirs. "You mean me and Yukiko-sensei? Nope, we're not related," she answered, smiling at the boy. As she looked past him so that she could see who his teammates were, her eyes widened when she cam to a realization. "Your teammate's fighting against ours," she breathed.
Kaito hadn't a care in the world as he cheered for his teammate. Suddenly, he jolted and looked for his female teammate. Seeing her on the other side of their sensei, he jumped off the railing and went to stand next to her. "Ne, hime-chan," he called before seeing the other male. "Yo!" he greeted enthusiastically. "You entered in the tournament too?"

((And in case you're wondering bout the trees, there are like four or five of them at the edge of the arena, nothing big. ^.^ I'm getting excited. ))

[kitten;]

{{ I am too :D I can't wait to see what Aki does~ }}

Kiro;
Kiro muttered a curse under her breath as he moved away, into the small set of trees still left over from the last match. She faintly registered a kunai coming her way, but her mind started working as soon as it missed her; that had been done on purpose. Not to mention the tag...
The tag. The exploding tag.
Kiro threw herself sideways just as the paper bomb exploded. She had gotten far away enough to at least survive the explosion, but she was badly shaken up and the adrenaline suddenly wasn't enough to entirely mask her pain. Grunting, Kiro forced herself to get up and think. She had to make a plan, it was what they all had told her, and now that she had realized the disadvantage of running headlong into something she drew up a quick sketch in her mind. Of course...that would work, but she would have to watch out for any tricks or explosions. Especially Genjutsu, if the Genin knew how to use it. If he did, she was screwed and almost guaranteed to lose. But she wouldn't let that happen, now would she?
Ignoring the pain sparking inside her body, Kiro launched herself at the trees, taking an alternate route, careful to mask her breathing and footsteps.

{the rest of} Team Eleven;
Clone turned her head towards Kyo-sensei for a moment, hearing that there were others talking to him. Noru was engrossed in the battle, no doubt thinking up the probabilities of Krio winning and the like. She smoothly slid off of the riling, shouldering through the crowd to stand in nearer Kyo-sensei. She was interested to hear what the other team had to say; if she was correct, two could pass as twins, and the other was quite enthusiastic, but the last one was battling Kiro. It was unlike him to be friendly...maybe he had taken a fall or something before the final exam and now he had brain damage. She wanted top hear this.
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Kyo smiled faintly, the sensation feeling slightly foreign on his expression; it would always look slightly fake, but it was what it was. They actually thought he was a Genin! It was a lovely thought actually, and although he didn't blame them, a part of him wondered why they didn't wonder how he had gotten so extraordinarily tall--Genin were usually no older then fourteen or so, and to have one as tall as him would be downright unusual. Shaking his head slightly, he said, "I'm Kiro's sensei, as well as Clone and Noru," Glancing at each of them, he added, "Your teammate...I would be surprised if he lost." He gnawed on his lip, thinking about how nervous Kiro had seemed, how she hadn't even stopped for a moment to think of a plan; he just hoped she would sober up and use her brain. That was the difference between life and death out here, in the real Shinobi world.

[Aireiya]

((Before you read this, I have to say that I am so sorry for the obnoxiously long post.. My muse came back, and since I was feeling really happy today.. Well, you can see that I just went haywire.. >.<))

.:αкιнιкσ:.
The exact moment when the tag exploded, Akihiko had reached the trees. Quickly hiding himself in the branches of one of them, he muttered a few curses when he realized that the foliage was too thick, and thus he couldn't see anything except the green leaves. Pinching his nose to try to stop the headache that was forming, he tried to look for a lower branch which wasn't so covered in leaves, and one that he could still be hidden in. Finding none, he decided to stick to the one he was in. It was the farthest one on the right, and since he had time, he began formulating something that would help him, because having one vulnerable side could probably bring him down in two seconds flat, maybe even less.
Digging around in his weapons' pouch, he pulled out several more kunai with tags attached to them. These were specially made to help him detect the chakra nature of the person he was fighting. The tags would the automatically detonate with the element that his opponent was weak against. They were powerful, yes, but they also required perfect aim and very good chakra control. Under normal circumstances, it would've been no problem for Akihiko, seeing as his teammates always covered him. However, in this battle, he was alone, with no one to watch his back.
If he was lucky, the kunai would hit. But if he wasn't..
Shaking his head, he cleared his thoughts before realizing that his opponent had seemingly disappeared. Trying not to let himself panic, he took one deep breath before closing his eyes, remembering his sensei's most recent lesson.

Flashback
"I know you have exceptional teamwork, but there are times when one of you may be separated from the group. In times like those, you need to be a lot more observant of your surroundings," Yukiko said, her blue eyes carefully scrutinizing her pupils. "Kaito, you have one of the most sensitive noses I have ever encountered - you could probably be on par with one of the Inuzukas. Use that to your advantage. If you can't see your enemies, sniff them out," she told their most hyper member before giving him a task that would help him use his sense of smell to the best of his abilities.
As soon as the orange-haired boy was out of sight, she turned to Aira. "You posses the Sharingan. However, I have a feeling that you are trying not to use it. Thus, we have to improve on your chakra sensing skills. Akihiko, you have very good chakra control as well, and since you have no other crazy abilities, I think being able to locate chakra signatures will be a very useful skill for you."
Aira merely grinned at the prospect of learning how to detect chakra signatures, while Akhiko took it into his stride. Among his teammates, he was the most 'normal', and thus he knew that he had to work harder. As soon as Yukiko told them what to do, she disappeared, but mot before telling them to find her. She had made a Shadow Clone of herself so that her chakra would be evenly distributed and since it would also force Aira and Akihiko to work separately.
Akihiko had been greatly successful, having found his teacher in less that thirty minutes, while Aira took over an hour, due to the fact that she still wasn't in control of the thing inside her. Feeling proud of himself, Akihiko had made sure that he never forgot how to sense chakra.

Back at the arena, Akihiko had already managed to detect Kiro's signature, and he decided to lay in wait, but not before masking his own chakra, the result of countless hours of practice.

.:тєαм αкαι:.
Aira immediately blushed for having thought that the male was a Genin like them. "I'm so sorry! I thought you were a Student!" she quickly apologized, bowing down to show her sincerity. At his statement, however, she looked back up at him before looking to the arena. She couldn't see him teammate, but if she knew him as well as she did, he was hiding in the trees. Shaking her head, she replied to Kiro's sensei. "The battle isn't over yet. Akihiko may be good at strategizing, but he doesn't do well against close-range combat. However, he might be able to gain an advantage if he uses his Genjutsu.. But that's going to take a toll on his chakra levels," she stated, her eyes growing worried.
Her orange-haired teammate seemed to sense her unease and quickly slung s arm over her shoulders. "Cha~! Hime-chan, have a little more faith in Aki. He's definitely not gonna go down without a fight," he told her.
Smiling, the violet-eyed girl nodded. Maybe Kaito was right - she was probably getting a little too paranoid.