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Post by tenten on Aug 9, 2014 3:35:44 GMT
Tenten had only popped into the jounin lounge for a couple of minutes, trying to locate her teammates before planning to move elsewhere to find them. She hadn't recognized them--and it wasn't too hard to find two green jumpsuits with a broody-looking teen--but she had noticed the lump of fur that turned out to be Kiba and Akamaru. It was incredible that he was lying around doing nothing, especially when it was the perfect time to be training. Tenten couldn't say that she was as extreme as Lee and Gai, but their routine had been going on for almost seven years--it was hard to just sit around and do nothing when there were two idiots to run 1000 laps around the village. She ended up conveying this to Kiba, eventually managing to convince him to spar with her instead. It wasn't too hard to poke a little at his pride and challenge him, especially when Kiba was known for being fast and Tenten wanted to try and improve there too.
She'd never sparred against Kiba before, and it was pretty exciting to go up against him. While weapons were her speciality, she was well-versed in hand-to-hand combat too, just as Kiba was. Although the man was on a different level to her own abilities, it wouldn't be a serious fight to the death, and it could even be fun. She liked to get to know her comrades better, and Kiba had seemed to deflate after the war. Maybe she couldn't fix the problems that seemed to be bringing him down, but she could at least offer to be a friend, and get him out of the lounge and into some fresh air.
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Post by kiba on Aug 9, 2014 5:02:07 GMT
As much as Kiba wanted to sleep all day in the jounin lounge to further place claim on the territory he and Genma were battling over, he found it hard to look Tenten in the eye and say he didn't need to train. That, and, it would be good to do something that wasn't sleeping in front of a fan all day. He could always sleep in front of the fan after he was done training. There was no need to rule out that possibility.
He'd tagged along with her to the training ground, actually growing eager to get some training in now they they'd walked all the way out to the training ground. "How are we doing this?" he asked, glancing towards his sparring partner, Akamaru, before he glanced back at his opponent for the fight. "We're not great with weapons but I can do hand to hand, is that what we were working on?" he asked, tilting his head to the side slightly. He was probably the fastest shinobi in his age group, if he ignored the speed Naruto had obtained from the ninetails--likewise, Tenten was the fastest kunoichi as far as he was aware, and he was looking forward to a challenge with someone who could match his speed. "If there's any rules you want to set up, go for it; if not, I'm ready when you are."
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Post by tenten on Aug 9, 2014 5:29:10 GMT
"If we fought with tools then I'd easily have you," Tenten grinned, confident in her ability there. Maybe she could help Kiba out there if he wanted it. For the moment, they could just focus on their roots--it had been a while since she'd had a good rough'n'tumble. Tenten's eyes drifted to Akamaru; she knew he was a vital part of Kiba's fighting, but she couldn't work out if it made the battle 1x1 or 2x1. She supposed a challenge was a challenge, even if the challenge was a dog that seemed to be twice her mass. "I've never exactly sparred with a dog before, I don't know how much of a difference it will make." The only experience Tenten had with sparring around animals was Gai's turtle, and she couldn't exactly fight that. He was good for showing her how to shoot weapons, but he was still just a turtle at the end of the day. "I guess we'll just see as we along, okay?"
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Post by kiba on Aug 9, 2014 6:12:51 GMT
Kiba laughed, well aware that she was right--it wouldn't even be a competition if Tenten used her tools. Her speed aided more than her hand-to-hand skill; she could pull out weapons faster than most people could move, and it always gave her the edge she needed. But if she didn't have a chance to pull her scrolls, she needed to be all right at defensive hand-to-hand to make up for it, though he supposed she'd always have a kunai ready just in case.
"We can start just the two of us and if you think you can take Akamaru and me both, then we'll go from there." He hadn't changed into mission clothes--nor was he wearing a flak jacket, so he assumed they'd take it easy this time. "So no weapons, just hand to hand, that's what we're gonna do, right?" He smiled, shifting into a defensive pose and signalling for Akamaru to fall back, the dog wandering to the sidelines until he was requested. "Ready?"
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Post by tenten on Aug 9, 2014 19:21:41 GMT
"Sounds good," Tenten agreed, waiting for Akamaru to finish walking away before she started moving. It was better to warm up first, simply seeing how far she could run towards Kiba before he could meet her--instantly darting backwards before trying again. The nice thing about sparring was that she could measure everyone else's abilities, and take the time to plan herself around that. It was a very easy way to get to know people better, and people often opened themselves up like books when it came to their fighting and defensive strategies. She was impressed with how well Kiba could meet her--she knew the boy was fast, and Tenten could certainly experience it as she felt her muscles warming up and her breath catching. "You're not so bad," she playfully called from afar, skirting around the outside of the field.
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Post by kiba on Aug 9, 2014 21:50:10 GMT
Kiba followed suit in the warm up, running as close to her as he could manage and darting back when she did. It was good to train again, to actually feel his muscles burn with activity. He couldn't help wishing it was cooler out--the heat had him sweating already and they'd barely begun. Still, he'd done nothing but laze around for the majority of the summer as it was, and even if he didn't like the heat, he wasn't going to let it wear him out or slow him down. It felt good to move again.
"Neither are you!" Kiba called back, smirking at her before jolting at her again. Taking advantage of his superior speed, he kicked out slightly as he got close, attempting to hook his leg around with hers to keep her from darting away. Giving him an extra few seconds before he expected she'd be able to wriggle her way out of his already shaky grip and dart away again, Kiba threw a punch at her--Tenten was flighty and known for remaining in the background of fights, which clashed with Kiba's fighting style greatly. He had to find a way to pin her to one spot if he was ever going to properly spar with her.
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