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[h2][color=9966cc]Abukara Reiji[/color][/h2]
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Reiji was relieved to be out in the open once again, he hated fighting in close quarters. He had managed his own, having to rely on his taijutsu instead of ninjutsu, which was difficult he admitted. He told himself he would practice his taijutsu diligently after this mission, it needed some work. The newly formed groups took out the threats without much trouble it seemed like, whoever designed the teams had put a lot of thought it. It seemed their synergy was higher than most. Once everything was taken care of, they huddled up, deciding what to do about the compound. Reiji actually sided with Minaru on the subject, they shouldn't leave the compound standing. Before they could reach a verdict however, they were cut off by a new arrival. 

It seemed ninja of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist didn't take kindly to their destruction of the compound. Not one, not two, but three of them arrived to confront the Kumo ninja. [i]Shit.[/i] Reiji took notice of the first Swordsman's weapon, Shibuki, remembering it from his studies. He immediately jumped back, predicting the strike, why else would he position himself so close to them? In the air he performed a backlfip, using the motion to cover the hand seals he was forming. Rei was ready to release his [color=9966cc]Enton: Dark Cloud[/color] technique when Minaru stepped in and distracted Haseo in a one on one duel. Reiji used this opportunity to release his technique of Chobi. A thick cloud of dark smoke shot from his lips, covering a large area, with Chobi in the middle of said cloud. The distraction wouldn't last long, but it would be enough to give everyone some time to gather themselves. As Reiji retreated to the others, Chobi exited the cloud of smoke at a full sprint. Realizing he wasn't going to be fast enough, Rei started forming hand seals again. As Chobi swung a horizontal chop toward him, Reiji used [color=9966cc]Enton: Soft Cloud[/color] in an attempt to slow the strike so he could dodge. Unfortunately, he forgot Shibuki's ability, and was blasted by an explosion. The [color=9966cc]Soft Pillow[/color] technique is what saved him, cushioning the close ranged explosion so that it only made Reiji go flying away instead of burning the fuck out of him.

Reiji staggered to his feet and grit his teeth, he had underestimated the power of that damned sword. A mistake he wouldn't make again. He surveyed the battle field. They weren't making much progress, there were already minor injuries and the Swordsmen just got started. The only one doing any real damage was Minaru, who managed to break Kubikiribōchō, damn. If Chobi were to make a move at him again, he would be prepared to start pumping out the stronger of his jutsu. Maybe if he could catch more than one of them in it, they would finish them quickly after that. Reiji waited patiently, a strategy needed to be formed.

[color=9966cc]"Guys, we need a plan,"[/color] he said, stating the obvious. These guys were powerful, not to be fucked with. They were toying with the Kumo-nin. Reiji wasn't too worried, they had strength in numbers, and three jounin themselves.