1st Premium Tournament Round 1: Ańbu Juniør vs -Best-

[Ańbu Juniør]

Darui's Rules and Regulations
- You can choose only 3 of the basic 5 elements to compete with
- KGs (Sharingan, Byakugan), KKGs (Dust, Lava, etc.) Custom/Canon Clan jutsu are disallowed
- Only A Ranks and below jutsu are usable
- Genjutsu and Fuuinjutsu are forbidden, Ninjutsu(Including Medical), Kenjutsu, and Taijutsu (Not Including EIG)are usable
- Customs are allowed in agreement with the above rules
- Each round lasts a week, meaning from the time the thread is started, 1 week later it will be ended and checked by a sensei or myself and a winner will be picked.
- I won't do any checks unless it's for the winner, so decide among yourselves the outcome, although I will take in mistakes whenever I decide a winner.

*Special Round Stipulations: Every 3rd turn elements above B Rank are unusable.

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entered the arena shortly after receiving notice of his match up. Surprisingly he was to face Best, and old friends, and worthy adversary. The first thing he did upon entering the arena was to observe his surroundings. It was a plain field with swaying ankle length grass, a clear blue lake a ways off to his left, and a majestic forest to his right that began at the edge of what could be considered long range. The sky was a vibrant blue, with patches of clouds moving lazily across it.

As usual, two swords were attached to the leather belt around Zero's waist. He took a deep breath in order to compose himself, and awaited Best's arrival.

 

[-Best-]

I'll be using Wind, Water and Earth! The big 3.

Kakuzu arrives in the tournament arena and is kinda surprised that his first challenger is his long time friend Anbu!

"Damn this Darui, Try to put up villagers against each other in the first round itself! Smh. So, Let's get this started, Anbu!"

 

[Ańbu Juniør]

Zero could tell that Kakuzu was surprised to see him in the arena, just as he was only moments before. The masked man had declared that they start right away, and Zero had no problem with that. He was restricted to the elements of Wind, Lightning, and Water, but it mattered not. As long as his swords were by his sides he refused to falter to anyone; even if that person was an old friend of is. He settled into an offensive stance to indicate that he was ready before throwing a scroll he had removed from his pouch skyward, which reached mid way between the two before opening up. From the scroll come a bombardment of different weapons which rained down upon Kakuzu with tremendous speed. So fast were they, that all that could be seen were streaks of white descending from the heavens.

Rank: A
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: 60
Description: A stronger version of the Twin Rising Dragons, the user tosses their large scroll into the air above her opponent and summons hundreds of different weapons from it, which then rain down, impaling the opponent and anything in their path. The weapons move so fast that they appear as white streaks.

He continued on with the next phase of his attack as the scroll had opened up. He couldn't allow Kakuzu any room to breath, or who knew what might happen. Zero drew one of his swords as he pulled water from the plants to form four orbs of water. They would form to Kakuzu's left, right, behind, and above him, close to his body. The orbs would detonate if he touched them in an attempt to escape the projectiles, but if he remained still Zero would detonate them himself.

Rank: B
Range: Short-long
Damage: 10 (per orb) or 30 ( collectively)
Chakra: 30
Description: The user pulls water from plants, or near-by water sources to form orbs of water (up to 5 +10 chakra for each orb after that) that can either be detonated by enemy touch or by the user themselves. The jutsu can remain dormant until set off. When detonated, the orbs send water Senbon out in every direction. If activated by user, all orbs are detonated, if detonated by enemy, only the touched orb is detonated. (- 5 chakra per orb per turn.)

 

[-Best-]

Kakuzu faces his comrade in the tournament. Everyone know when it comes to competition, Kakuzu is a merciless monster. That kind of person who'd kill his own child or his own brethren to gain powers. Resting his right arm on his Katana strand, Kakuzu starts to run towards Zero as soon as he see's him tossing two scrolls towards the sky. No ninja would toss a scroll just for fun parse Zero to do so. It was pretty evident for Kakuzu that Zero is trying something tricky with those scrolls which was confirmed as soon as Kunai and other projectiles started to rain down towards kakuzu in an futile attempt to impale him. Without much hassle and without ceasing his movement, Kakuzu channels his wind chakra to the sword in order to create a vortex of wind that surrounds kakuzu's body, pushing away the incoming projectile from all the direction and sending a few back towards the direction of Zero.

"Still playing these kunais and Scroll like a Chunin? Zero, you disgust me! Smh"

(Fūton: Kujaku Senpūjin) - Wind Release: Peacock Whirlwind Formation

Spoiler

Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A
Description: This technique utilizes wind chakra into the users sword and then they release a vortex of wind that surrounds the users body and can push away materials covering the users body.

As soon as the wind pushes the projectile away from him, Kakuzu hardens his skin to steel like qualtiy. By this time, Kakuzu would almost be around 6 meters from Zero. With his skin in that condition, kakuzu throws three explosive tagged kunais towards Zero that will be detonating when it goes near him. Kakuzu continues to move short range towards Zero with his hand still in the katana's head.

(Doton: Domu) – Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique

Spoiler

Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A (+10 to physical attacks)
Description: After performing the Snake hand seal the user will channel their chakra throughout their entire body, which then hardens their skin to a steel-like quality. This increases their defensive power to the utmost limits. The user’s skin also becomes much darker, an almost black colour. The destructive power of physical attacks is increased, making this a great, all purpose technique. But this technique when activated leaves the user vulnerable to lightning based techniques.
Note: Kakuzu bios can use this technique without the need for handseals

 

[Ańbu Juniør]

Zero was taken aback by Kakuzu's words, but tried his best not to let it show. Seriously though, Him? a Chunin?. He was simply trying to open things normally since the two hadn't fought in a long time, but he had ended up getting underestimated. No matter, he would simply have to make up for it. As a few of the projectiles from the scroll were sent back towards him, Zero held his blade perpendicular to the ground and to the center of his body. He swung his swords rapidly, deflecting the projectiles away from him. He then took notice as Kakuzu's body became black in color and he released three kunais with tags on them, all the while running closer towards him.

"Fine, lets really get started"

It seemed the man wanted to engage him in close combat, something not many had done recently. Zero slashed his free hand through the air in a horizontal manner, emitting chakra from his fingertips that he skillfully materialises it into a near invisible blade of wind. Traveling wind tremendous speed, the wind blade would knock away the explosive kunai from their location before continuing on towards Kakuzu. However, Zero wasn't about to let up. As the wind blade traveled he had channeled chakra inside the blades of his already drawn sword in a constant flow. Though normally the chakra would envelope the sword, it instead created a shell on the inside of the blade which allowed it to rebound infinitely and resonate with itself. He slashed the sword in rapid succession, releasing a portion of this chakra in the form of three white, rippling shock waves that travel at the same, if not greater speed towards Kakuzu. The first blade would mirror the wind technique and travel directly behind it, leaving his old friend with no idea that it was there. The second and third moved in opposing diagonal patterns, making the shape of an 'X' as they moved forward.

Rank: A-Rank
Type: Offensive
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 30
Damage Points: 60
Description: This technique is a pinpoint slashing strike, where the user emits chakra from their fingertips and materialises it into an near invisible weapon that assaults the enemy in a gust of wind. If the Sickle Weasel Technique can be regarded as a swarm of small wind kunai, then this technique is akin to a virtually unavoidable longsword which can leave the target's body mutilated. Just being in close proximity to the technique can cause minor cuts. The wind blades can be created and thrown, like projectiles, in rapid succession, although in this case, each one weaker than the single use application. The technique cannot be blocked by physical weapons and is insanely fast by not relying on the use of Hand seals but, because it still requires the user to perform hand gestures to use and is somewhat visible in the effect it produces, it can still be defended against by using appropriate evasion techniques or fast elemental ninjutsu.

(Kamie Gigei) Command Art: Mirage Blade
Rank: A
Type: Offensive
Range: Short-Long
Chakra Cost: 30
Damage: 20 each
Description: Unlike other Kenjutsu shockwaves which are generally large, Kougenjin is a relatively small shockwave that’s size is the same as the blade length of the sword used to launch it. Sacrificing power for speed and quantity, Mirage Blade travels at an incredible pace, relative to the user’s rank; Mirage Blade, when used by a Sannin, would be about twice as fast as a shockwave fired from the Samurai Sabre Technique, though its destructive force is obviously much less. A large amount of chakra is focused inside the user’s blade in the form of a constant flow – though normally the chakra could envelope the sword, here the chakra creates a shell on the inside of the blade, allowing the chakra to rebound infinitely and resonate with itself. When the user slashes their sword, it releases a portion of this chakra in the form of a white, rippling shockwave; thus the name Mirage Blade. Mirage Blade also carries the properties of the blade used to fire it, as well as its size; this means that if the blade used to fire Mirage Blade is sharp enough, Mirage Blade will pass through solid objects by slicing them in half and continuing on, much like a Wind element jutsu would.
*Mirage Blade is not Fuuton element, the comparison to a Fuuton jutsu takes into account an extremely sharp blade.
*Three shockwaves can be fired per use.
*This jutsu may be only be used 3 times per match.
*Useable and taught by Keotsu only.

 

[-Best-]

With Kakuzu running towards Zero and throwing the explosive tags, kakuzu was able to observe Zero sending a blade of wind horizontally towards the kunai which blew it mid way and continued towards Kakuzu. Just before the explosion, Kakuzu was able to see Zero holding his sword and making a slash with it as soon as he released the wind. In a quick and fluid motion, Kakuzu slightly bends forward and makes a leap towards his diagonal right effectively throwing 5-6 explosive tags towards Zero so that they will attack Zero from all over his left side. The timely jump helped Kakuzu in escaping from being sliced by the Wind blade and whatever that followed it.

"Such lack of creativity disgusts me..."

(Konoha Raiken) - Leaf Thunder Fist

Spoiler

Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage points: 30
Description: The user jumps into the air while spinning forward, delivering a powerful punch.

As Kakuzu throws the explosive tagged kunai towards Zero, He raised his other hand towards the sky whilst taking the front flip in order to charge lightning and make a powerful thunderbolt hit Zero's current position such that both the explosive tags and the lightning strikes Zero almost at the same time. As soon as Kakuzu lands on the ground, He performs a string of 4 hand seals and slam the ground in order to stream a large amount of explosive tags that keeps itself hidden and starts crawling over Zero as soon as it reaches near him, Exploding and severely damaging his lower limbs making impossible for Zero to move for the rest of the match.

(Raiton: Hiraishin) – Lightning Release: Lightning Rod

Spoiler

Rank: B
Type: Offensive
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: 40
Description: The user raises their hands to the air, charging lightning. He will then unleash the lightning energy at the enemy target in the form of a lightning bolt.

(Himitsu Kibaku Fuda no Jutsu) Hidden Explosive Tags Technique

Spoiler

Type: Offensive
Rank: A-Rank
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 30
Damage: 60
Description:
The user does a sequence of 4 hand seals (Tiger → Rat → Bird → Snake) or slams his hand on the ground or surface. Using his chakra, he is able to stream a multitude of paper tags through the ground and use his chakra to keep them hidden from sight. As they stream towards the target, they are undistinguishable from the ground, seamlessly merged with it. Nearing the target, they rise from the ground, "crawling" up the target. As they wrap themselves in lairs around the target, the user can choose when to detonate them, making a quicker, weaker detonation or waiting for more paper tags to pile in the target and adding more damage.

 

[Ańbu Juniør]

As Kakuzu once again released a cluster of explosive kunai towards him and sighed. The same man had chastised his for replying on his own kunai, yet used them every chance he had. It was a shame really. Zero threw his own set of Kunai that was quickly followed by a gust of wind. The his Kunai would deflect Kakuzu's and the wind would dispel the bolt of lightning and push away any lingering explosive kunai. It was then that he noticed the ground began to buckle as an explosion erupted from beneath, engulfing him in flames.....But this was not the case. In that moment Zero had used the body placement technique to feign being attacked, only to appear to Kakuzu's right and channelled lightning chakra into his blade as he performed a downward diagonal slash from right to left that cut through the masked man torso.

Rank: B
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: 40
Description: The user swings their blade and a gust of wind is released in the arc that it was swung in. The technique is strong enough to stop projectiles that are thrown at the user.

Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: 30
Description: Using the Body Replacement Technique to feign being attack, the user then takes advantage of their opponent's momentary shock, and charges forward with a lateral sword slash.
Note: Can only be used or taught by a Kumogakure bio

Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A (+15 to kenjutsu and standard attacks)
Description: The user channels their lightning chakra into a blade, increasing its vibrating frequency and giving it more cutting power than standard wind techniques.

 

[-Best-]

Right about the explosive tags about to detonate, Kakuzu was pretty surprised that Zero managed to substitute himself with a chunk of wood and started to sprint towards him from his side. Being a Taijutsu user who has increased speed and reactions than his friend here, Kakuzu took advantage of that and dropped a kunai tagged with a explosive paper before substituting himself with a chunk of wood appearing short range behind Zero, safer distance from the explosion caused by the explosive tag that Kakuzu dropped down beneath his location before using the substitution technique. For Zero, When he was about to slash me with his sword, All he will see is me substituting myself with a Chunk of wood and a explosive tag underneath the wood, near Zero which would be very difficult to evade/counter considering the very limited time Zero has before the tag goes off into a mini explosion.

(Kawarimi no Jutsu) - Change of Body Stance Technique

Spoiler

Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short-Mid
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description: Kawarimi no Jutsu is a basic Ninjutsu technique. When in danger the ninja will quickly substitute themselves with another nearby object. This can be a block of wood or even another person. This allows the ninja to quickly flee and hide while the original object takes the brunt of their opponents attack. The technique is a mix between high speed movement and the use of the transformation technique but has its limits.

The moment Kakuzu substitutes behind Zero, He performs a single hand seal to turn the ground underneath zero into a river of mud that will make Zero lose his balance, Falls to the ground and get carried away mid range from Kakuzu. As soon as Zero loses his footing to the ground, Kakuzu makes stone spikes to emerge from the River or at his current location if in case he has managed to escape the river, Behind and around Zero, impaling him severely leaving with deadly wounds.

(Doton: Doryū Taiga) - Earth Release: Earth Flow River

Spoiler

Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A
Description: After forming the needed hand seal (Tiger), the user transforms the ground underneath their opponent into a river of mud that throws them off balance and carries them away from the user. The mud created by this technique can also be used as a medium for the Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet technique.

(Doton: Ganchūsō) - Earth Release: Stone Spikes

Spoiler

Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: This technique lets the user create a few rock pillars that will protrude from the ground to skew the target. The rock pillars will even pass through obstacles to reach their target if these are less dense. The pillars/spikes can be done in any earthen surface, including other earth techniques of the user.

 

[Ańbu Juniør]

Honestly? Those explosive tags are getting on my nerves ;_;

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As kakuzu was replaced by a chunk of wood, Zero caught sight of yet another explosive tag. He was seriously pissed, more so that he'd been in a while. He couldn't see the masked man in his peripherals, and doubted that he'd be underground since the change of body stance could be used that way, he figured that there was only one place left. Behind him. Zero utilized the momentum from his lateral slash to spin 180 degrees so that he faced away from the explosive tag just before it detonated, and nearly instantaneously closed the distance between himself and the man that had reappeared behind him who seemed as if he was about to make a handseal. His intention had been to distance himself from the blast, but it seemed he was in luck. Nerocer had surely blessed him. He delivered an electrically charged palm thrust to Kakuzu's chin and knocked him out.

Rank: A
Type: Supplementary/Attack
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 30
Damage: (60 if used to attack)
Description: By harnessing the earth's electrical fields to generate electricity, this works as long as the user's legs are connected to the earth. When in use, this allows the user to nearly instantly to close short distances and strike within the same motion. Usable at distances of several feet or less, this allows one to deliver an electrically charged palm thrust should it connect. If no contact is made between the ground and the user's legs, this is unusable. There is a downside as the user cannot change directions once the technique is initiated, thus allowing a more skilled opponent to dodge if they see it coming.

Normally that'd be the end of things, but he still had some lingering feelings regarding Kakuzu's actions throughout the fight. Zero channeled chakra into his blade as the man's body fell and quickly slashed upwards, launching him skyward. He leaps above Kakuzu and delivered a twisting downward thrust to the center of his torso, impelling him to the ground. Now he was done. The tension he had built up had faded. Zero flicked his sword sharply in order to free the blood from it's blade and placed it in it's sheath.

Rank: B
Type: Attack
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: 40
Description: The user takes out their blade and channels chakra into it. They then run towards the opponent, slashing them upwards into the air and then appear above him/her, and deliver a sharp, drilling slash down upon them, impelling them into the ground.

 

[Black Butler]

This was a pretty enjoyable battle, neither person really had an advantage till the end. Best kept throwing explosive tags, which was quite funny, but AJ kept defending. All in all I feel like AJ had the better performance in the last two moves. So AJ moves on.