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Kasai followed Haruko-sensei to a place further away from the apparently unconscience Kenji-sensei. Having been directed to make the first move, Kasai took a deep breath and moved in a circle analyzing Haruko-sensei and looking for a weakness, but had no luck spotting any. "Well, as long as she is just standing there," he thought, "Might as well go for a head on attack."

Kasai took a kunai out of the pouch on his leg and, wielding it with his left hand, ran towards Haruko-sensei ready to attack or dodge.

Kasai was surprised when she charged back. The normal ninja met the attack and dodged, he though. Her kusarigama met his kunai with striking power. Once the blades met, Haruko swung her left leg around, aiming for Kasai's waist. "Crap," he thought, "Her attack is too high to jump, but too low to duck. My left hand is the only thing holding off her attack, too." Quickly, concentrating his chakra, Kasai muttered, "Kawarimi no Jutsu."

Having replaced himself with a log, Kasai layed low in the flowers and grass, hidden from view. "Shoot," he thought, "I didn't control my chakra very well, I apparently can't use that jutsu yet, it takes too much of my chakra. That's going to be the only time I can use that. I'll have to be more careful."

Kasai layed low, trying to figure out a plan. "Okay," he thought, "She is fast, and her kusarigama allows for short and medium range. Who knows what her jutsu is, though. It could be long range. I don't have any long range jutsu, though. Besides the Substitution Jutsu I only have one other Jutsu. Darn, looks like my ninja tools are my only chance. Even though I don't actually have a chance...."

Kasai fumbled around in his ninja tool bag looking for a few flash bombs. In the process, though, one of his scrolls fell out and landed on a leaf, making a crunching noice. He froze. "Shoot," he thought, "I just blew it."

Kasai hadn't realized Haruko-sensei had noticed him until three kunai hit where he was hidden. One embedded itself in the scroll that fell out of his pocket. "Jeez, that's good aim.....," Kasai thought, but his thought was interupted by a searing pain in his left arm. Holding back a cry of pain he looked back and through blurry eyes he saw one of the kunai burried in his upper arm. Grabbing his scroll by the handle of Haruko-sensei's kunai and pulling the kunai out his arm, Kasai lept up and threw the scoll-less kunai back at Haruko-sensei not actually believing it would hit, but it was worth a try. Stabbing pains came from Kasai's left arm forcing him to drop the scroll-kebab. "This is going to be hard," Kasai thought.

Kasai was shocked when the kunai actually connected. Well, not really connected. Scrapped or grazed would have been a batter word, but Kasai's short lived victory didn't last long, because Haruko-sensei sent her own attack flying at him. Kasai couldn't be sure it was an attack at first. All she did as swing her kusarigama at him with no apparent effect. Kasai was quickly informed that it was an attack, though, when a series of cuts appeared all over his torso and he was sent flying back. "Holy crap," he screamed in his head, and apparently out loud, too, because he heard a yell and knew it was himself.

Kasai landed on the ground with a thud and, although conscience, had pretty much no motivation to get up. "I have to keep fighting, though," he thought, "Maybe if I just lay here for a second, I'll get a chance to think and maybe she'll even come over and then I can attack."
Not moving, Kasai peered through his eyelashes and watched for Haruko-sensei's next move.

Soryuu Kenji
Nameless Village | Nature's Guard | Genin

After being pecked for a few minutes, Kenji finally came to his senses and pushed himself up from the ground, grumbling at the pain from Haruko's surprise attack and from the ensuing headache. After coming to, he looked up to find Kasai already down on the ground and Haruko rushing to help him. It was unclear whether or not the fight had already ended...nor did he know how long he had been knocked out, but Kenji decided just to stay put and see what would happen next.

'S***! Haruko thought as she quickly performed a backflip in an attempt to evade Kasai's attack. She felt the chakra emiting from Kasai's arm brush right beneath her feet as they lifted off the ground. 'Tsk, that was a close call. Argh, this is the second time I've let my guard down around him, what kind of teacher am I if I'm constantly allowing him to see me letting my guard down. That's it, no more sympathy, I've got to remain focus on the battle.' Landing on both feet a fair distance away, Haruko spun her kusarigama a few times before whipping it at Kasai hoping to hit him right across the chest.