Ryuku had not expected teleportation, he had been taught that it was a dangerous technique and so it was not one he had ever bothered to learn. Clearly his opponent had a understanding of her inner energies that may even surpass his own. The thrill of facing such an opponent sent shivers through Ryuku's body. Loose or win, he would give it everything he had.

As a user of Qi, a fairly adept one at that, he could sense the energy charged kunai when they had passed and so while he had no expected her to simply appear attacking, he was not caught unable to defend himself when he sensed the switch in energy, he moved as quickly as he possibly could.

The whole of his staff would sweep behind him as he pivoted on the ball of his left foot. He maintained perfect balance during his rotation, which would have been enough on its own to carry him out of the blades path. But for Ryuku, every action served a purpose, each step in this dance was merely one of many, of a greater whole.

His sweeping staff was not an attack, though with how close they were to one another it would take minimal effort to extend his left arm slightly and attempt to strike his opponent. Rather it was an obstacle, remaining between him and the Wakizashi should the stab be turned into an attempt to slice at him as he turned. His attack came about with the spin, his right hand striking out in a palm strike that was aimed at the right side of the girls head, specifically at her temple, one well aimed strike could, in theory, remove her from the fight.

It was all timed with perfection, the block with the staff, the strike with his right hand and the placement of his right foot back on the ground after the spin to lend the power to the technique that he needed. His gathering of Qi slowed with his shift from defense to offensive, but it was still there, Qi pooling for the use in one of his many techniques when he deemed necessary.