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Vex had finally arrived in Tsukigakure. The village known as death, but more known through history as a neutral village who excelled in wealth from trade. That bit of information wasn't too impressive to Vex, nor did it bode well for her desire to find worthy foes to fight. Fighting wasn't her only purpose for visiting the village; she was more interested in finding her other Xanadu clan members and bringing them all together. Of course she wanted to fight them, but her desire transcended her violent nature.

So here she was, in Tsukigakure- the neutral village. If there was someone here who wished not to be seen or taken advantage of, they had picked the right village. Tsukigakure was a fairly quiet village, large and industrial but easy to navigate and avoid detection or unwanted attention. Vex would start her look by watching for worthy weapons: she would find a worthy foe, beat their ass and get any and all information about the Xanadu that she could out of them and then leave them half-dead or worse. She cracked her knuckles and walked through the gates, her white hair blowing in the wind and her pure white pupil-less eyes gazing through people as if they were just walking sacks of meat meant to be beaten and chewed apart. A smile spread across her lovely lips as she looked around, Well, at least the village looks pleasant. I'll have to change some of that of course... she reasoned, wanting to leave her mark on the village- a stain for people to remember and fear.

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"You better watch yourself with how you speak miss lady." said Gin as he sat upon one of the arches that were over the gate. His legs were hanging down as he looked at the young lady that was making her way within the village. He jumped down from where he sat and landed gracefully on his feet then straightened himself and looked at the person before him.

"Talk like that could get you in a world of trouble." Gin knew for sure he was not going to let people talk about his village like if it was not any one's business. He was not concerned about who this person was, he just saw the need to correct her as he knew, whatever the outcome was, he would have to deal with it.

Oooooooh~ We got a real tough guy! Ahahahaha! Vex's muscles tensed slightly as she stopped her footsteps. Her crimson spirit, Wrath had also noticed the boy who seemed to be a regular badass. Wrath was a spirit of the Xanadu clan, a spirit who could only be seen or heard by those spiritually aware and those who had seen death. Hmmm, I guess I said that out loud. Oh well, this is as good a way to start out looking for tough people. Vex smiled wickedly and then returned back to a neutral expression.

No sooner had the last words left the boy's mouth, than Vex grabbed the hilt of Wrath and whipped it around. The boy's feet had barely touched the ground, when her giant rectangular blade swung sideways through the air to meet his mid-section. The blade was turned so the flat of the weapon would be used as a paddle instead of deadly force. This was a male, a male who thought he was something worth playing with- she would play with him, but she was rough. Big talk for a small guy.. she said with a little smile as her weapon swung to spank him.

A couple guards at the gate tensed up, but didn't respond; they were curious as to why one of their Genin was picking a fight with a strange girl carrying two giant swords.

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Gin loved to fight and the fact that this person swung at him first was like a green light signaling his brain to 'GO!' and that is what he did. His adrenaline coursed through the body, fueling him all the same. In an instant, his chakra pushed outwardly in front of him as his hand reached for a kunai, lacing it with his explosive chakra, and the explosion was created in front of him, harmlessly pushed him back evading the attack while simultaneously throwing the kunai at his attacker as he aimed directly at her chest. He reason and hoped, that with her arm outstretched as how it was in mid attack, the heaviness of the blade might just slow her reaction to the oncoming kunai coming straight at her.
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ooc: Jutsu used

Name: Fast Travel
Custom/Cannon: Custom
Specialty: Ninjutsu
Element: Bakuton
Rank: E
Cool down:2 posts
Duration: 2 posts
Effects: Used only for movement. It harmlessly pushes the user in whatever direction he chooses in one direction by the use of an explosion.

((prepared to use this next jutsu in my other post. unless u have sharingan, byakugan or some way of seeing the chakra within the kunai, you would not be able to know its laced with chakra.))

Name: Sudden Noise
Canon/Custom: Custom
Specialty: Ninjutsu
Element: Bakuton
Rank: D
Type: Offensive
Duration: 1 post
Cool down: 2 post cool down, user can charge up to 3 objects before the cool down is initiated.
Effects: Allows the user to infuse an object the size of a kunai/shuriken with bakuton chakra. When an opponent tries to block or evade the projectile, the user activates the chakra in the object to cause the explosion. This has a 1st degree burn effect and can damage eardrums

The violent girl had fully intended to catch him off guard, but he turned out to be quite the snake. He had somehow managed to distance himself with a small explosion to evade her paddle strike; that made her grin... just what was he? Interesting technique you got there! she replied, then suddenly tensed up as the opponent threw a kunai towards her center mass. He was shrewd, she gathered that much; but luckily for her, she was skilled enough in jutsu to nullify such small conveniences. Raiton chakra coursed through her weapon and suddenly the projectile weapon stopped in mid-air and changed directions.

The kunai stuck tight against her sword Wrath and alleviated her stress from possibly being seriously wounded. His sudden tenacity had unnerved her a bit. Okay, don't want to get too worked up.. but this guy is really starting to annoy me!

Ahahaah! Smooth move Vex! That dumb boy nearly got you there! Maybe you're losing your touch, girly! Wrath was teasing her, knowing she hated nothing more than being toyed with, especially about males- which she absolutely hated.

She respondd to Gin's retreat with a reckless advance. A sudden burst of flames ignited from her feet as she continued her leap from her original attack after having the kunai stuck tight to her sword. She sailed quickly through the air after the retreating Gin, her sword Wrath outstretched in a straight long pierce towards his center mass. Her other hand behind her back and on the handle of the giant bladed flash Chastity, ready to use it as a shield if he countered. She began to charge chakra as she assailed him, fully intended to impale the impudent boy.

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Gin as always learnt from his teachers that if you did not fight as if your life depended on it every time then there would be no reason to fight. Doing your best and showing your opponent that you are truly a worthy opponent was his end goal. Gin knew that stopping her in her tracks was all that mattered right now. So the shinobi, timing it perfectly from countless hours of training this jutsu, Gin looked at his kunai being swiftly drawn to his opponent's large weapon. A second before it struck the metal of the blade, he activated his explosive chakra that was still within his kunai and BOOM! The explosion, he hoped would engulf her and cause some damage to her body.
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Spoiler:

Vex was an intelligent girl, though often too reckless for her own good. She had saved herself from a nasty gash from a kunai by magnetizing it to Wrath's large rectangular blade; a smart move on her part as she fully intended to impale the boy who stood his ground despite her large scary weapon boring down on him, so to speak. This wasn't the case however- while she had fully intended to magnetize the kunai and then rush him with her fire skill, the boy had another plan. Her eyes were on him and his eyes were on the kunai so intently that somehow deep down, that bothered her and she knew she would regret choosing to stick his projectile weapon so close to her.

The kunai suddenly exploded without warning, the kinetic impact and all caught Vex by surprise. The vibration shook Wrath right out of her hand and she nearly dropped Chastity as well. Fortunately for her, the weapon was magnetized to the side of Wrath, so the explosion glanced off in a sideways explosion. Still, it was enough to jar her senses and cause temporary damage to her right eardrum. had the explosion been closer to her body, she probably would have suffered burns on her body and a busted eardrum. The only real damage was to her hand though; the hand holding Wrath was all red from 1st degree burns, it shook terrible from the kinetic jarring it had taken from the dubious kunai.

With Chastity still in one hand, Wrath was attached by the long black chain attached to the hilt of each weapon. Outraged, Vex grabbed Wrath with her burnt had and winced slightly, her adrenaline kicking in and nullifying all the pain except a throbbing ache. She would need medical attention, but the boy would need far greater medical attention after she was through with him. She spoke out, a little louder than she intended due to the difficulty of hearing through one ear. Bastard! You're going to pay for that! she said very convincingly that even the nearby guards watching the little match, felt a chill down their spine and they looked at each other, sure if it went on much further than a squabble than a troublesome Rankujo and a scary pretty girl with two giant swords, they would have to step in and break the fight up.

She performed a couple short and awkward handseals and stepped sideways, three clones of her appeared; two on her right and one on her left. Whichever was the real one had been lost in the clone process and Vex intended to use that as a surprise on her curious opponent who seemed to be able to use explosions without explosive tags.

The three of the four circled about Gin as a fourth hung back a bit. Her plan was a dupe, she made one of her clones stay back just a little bit to seem more careful than the other three. This would subconsciously dictate that this was the real Vex; whether Gin believed her ploy or not, was up to how well he gambled. The real Vex would rush his left side, the two fakes would rush his front and right side, all wielding her weapons and striking down towards him from many different angles, yet only one of them was real.

If he took the bait and went after the cautious clone, he would expose his back to her and she would slice it mercilessly with the bladed fan Chastity. If he didn't take the bait, she would charge her chakra for a technique and continue to swing at his mid-section and neck with her two weapons. Her other two clones, aimed their weapons at his waist and lower body.

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Ignoring her pointless words, Gin used the time to think clearly as he eyed the clones being created. As they stood before him, he observed them very carefully and still could not tell the difference between them. He personally hated clones and this made him very angry. A anger, as always will be vented in battle. He looked around at their positioning; three of the four encircled him while the fourth stayed back.

Maybe that one is the real one? I am not sure.


This was like a game of three card monte but this time there were no cards. Since he had no idea which clone was the real one, he thought very begrudgingly, that he must do the same as well. It was the only way he had at his disposal to know for sure which is the real opponent. He quickly made a hand seal and puffs of white smoke could be seen before him; two to be exact. The clones he created also had his features and were the same as he was. He made them stand in a triangular formation with him being the one on the front right. Each clone was laced with his explosive chakra. This should make things a little more interesting as Gin relished the idea of this girl, just like the kunai, may not have any clue as to the nature of his clones. All Gin knew, he was facing the one on his right and hoped by all that was good that this was the real one. As he drew a kunai from his pouch, the clones mirrored his movements and also took out a kunai and just as the original Gin did placed his special BOOM chakra in it.

Your move little girl

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ooc: I did not know that. The jutsu does not specify that. But I will take your word for it and edit my post accordingly.

ooc: Ok i will keep that in mind and try and not let them explode next to me then.

Vex had figured she would have the upper-hand now. With Gin confused with to which one of her was the real one, she was certain she could cleave him in half... or at least get a cause a major wound onto him. Things wouldn't be so easy however. As her weapons closed in on Gin from all sides, only two of them being real- Gin suddenly performed a similar technique. He produced two clones, evenly matching her number of "hers" that she had assaulted him with. Her numbers trumped his clones by one number, but she had left one to stand back for slight confusion an hesitation.

Her goal had been to cleanly end Gin's antics by ending his life: a very efficient method. He had suddenly summoned two clones though and tat had thwarted her plan for a clean kill: she could only assume as a young boy, he was a Genin and as a Genin, he would employ the usual clone technique that she herself had used. Gin had summoned two clones to stand toe-to-toe with her overwhelming numbers. Vex positioned herself against the back the left clone and steeled herself in her resolve to kill the boy. Her blade sliced clean through Gin's left clone- it was wrong though, he was actually on the right side and her clones harmlessly passed through the real Gin.

His clone technique was different than the usual one, she realized that as soon as her blade passed through the clone. Aside from not passing through the clone harmlessly, none of the other clones disappeared either- alarms rang in her mind as she suddenly saw the clone begin to detonate close to both combatants. The explosion enveloped the area around them up to 10 feet in diameter and created a small crater in the ground, charring the dirt and causing a lot of people pssing by to look in their direction. The two guards blinked and fidgeted with unease as the explosion rocked the ground around them. The Rakujo boy had gotten into a  scrap with a talented girl and before too much longer, the Rankujo's explosions would damage more than just the ground.

After the explosion would end, likely including Gin and his other clone as well for being so close to the epicenter of the explosion; the two guards at the gate would look to each other. They were certain that this scrap needed to be ended swiftly before either the stranger or their Genin were severely hurt... or the village was damaged. The idea of having a small crater in the ground wasn't a pleasant one- the hole would need to be filled.

The smoke would clear and in the spot where Vex would have been standing, would be a burning log on the ground. Hot embers would be on the surface of the wood and it would smoke from the burns of the flames. Explosive clones!... I can't let him get near me. I thought that last trick was just an interesting trick.. but this boy is clearly more talented than I first thought he was. Vex thought as she stood several feet away: she had substituted herself just before the explosion, caution wasn't her strong suit, but the previous explosion had unnerved her and it had been prudent to be cautious.

She grinned as she looked in the general area of her opponent, he had probably managed to escape most of the damage from his clones. Now it was time to finish him off! She lifted Chastity up slightly, an evil chakra began to glow off the fanned-blade. She began to mold chakra in her stomach and suddenly leaned forward and blew out three small fireballs from her mouth at Gin. The three fireballs ignited into further flames as they touched the open air. The fireballs grew in size, averaging fifteen feet in diameter and travelled towards Gin at high speed. This was a C Rank katon technique, but her weapon Chastity's ability increased the power of her jutsu by two ranks. Now these three fireballs were A Rank, capable of 4th degree burns and large explosions.

Regardless if they hit Gin or not, they would create far larger fiery explosions than his clone had made. Each fireball would explode separately once they hit their target or something else in their destructive path. The explosions would reach out in twenty five feet radius in Gin's general direction and spread the flames to nearby buildings.

Vex knew she had overdid it, using such a destructive technique inside a village, but she just really wanted the annoying and cocky boy dead. She would charge her chakra, feeling for sure that there would be retaliation for her dangerous jutsu. As she would do this, the two guards at the gate would stare in disbelief for a moment, shielding their eyes from the intense flames and then jump into action. You there! Stop what you are doing! You are destroying the village! one of them would yell at Vex while the other ran towards Gin's direction, hoping he wasn't dead.

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chakra pool-135/190

Spoiler:

The human ear and the mind, the speed at which the brain had act on sound is amazing, as the real Gin heard the movement of his attacker positioning herself behind the back left clone. As he heard movement, the movement of his opponent that is; he knew already which one was his real opponent.


Gin smiled to himself as he thought about it. Gin's actions were of a result of his relentless practice in the academy, of the clone jutsu his opponent used, that these were not tangible clones like his were since these clones, he noticed they did not cast a shadow at all and from prior knowledge, these clones also never disturbed the environment at all and would therefore not give off any sound. They were more like illusions than anything else. Then he remembered he had something to do and suddenly used his body flicker jutsu and left.
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ooc: Left thread.

ooc: Yea, I edited my stuff. hope this is ok

ooc: Yea ok posted here.