[center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/dc20883c-05ab-4d30-83f0-f3d0e37367d0.png[/img][h2][b][color=ffff1a]ᒍᑌᑎᗪO, Yᑌᑌ[/color][/b][/h2][/center][right][sub][b][color=black]Time:[/color][/b] One day before the Jounin exam | [b][color=black]Location:[/color][/b] Konohagakure Training Grounds.[/sub][/right][hr]

Three shuriken pierced through the wind as it traveled in direction of a tall, blonde shinobi - his bright blue eyes easily following their movement. With his kunai, he deflected them and smirked with confidence.

"Is that all you can do, Yuu-kun? I thought you were taking the jounin exams - not the genin test!" Quickly producing four shuriken of his own, the man effortlessly tossed them forward in a smaller boy who seemed quite similar him in appearance, except his eyes were vividly green instead of the ocean blue. This younger boy leaped back, dodging the shuriken - while moving his hands and fingers as if manipulating something. His determined eyes had a fire in them.

"Now dodge this!" The boy shouted, his voice oozing with a newfound confidence and excitement for the sparring battle. The man twisted back slightly, eyes widening in surprise. [i]So the initial attack was a distraction, he was planning to strike me from behind all this time?[/i] Yuu had attached wire strings to a number of shurikens which he tossed in other directions before - now, he was manipulating them towards the man's back, six shurikens coming at him at high speed. As fast as the man could possibly be, dodging that would be impossible.

They all struck him at once.

Yuu blinked in surprise - but not because of his attack. The man disappeared in a puff of smoke, a tree chunk appearing in place with all the six shurikens lodged into it. [i]Kawamiri no Jutsu?![/i] Yuu thought, just as the man surged from above him, bringing his tanto ready to strike the boy from above and that he did, cutting through the boy as if he was a piece of paper - except, similarly to the man, Yuu disappeared in a poof of smoke and what the man would soon realize is that his sword as stuck in a tree's chunk. He was caught in the same jutsu he used before.

His attention shifted to his left. Shuriken came flying in his direction - as he raised his kunai to dodge, his eyes narrowly caught the sight of more shuriken coming from his right. [i]He's attacking me from both sides at once, how?![/i] Without much time to think of how, the man simply formed three quick handseals before fully extending his arms and opening his hands, palms pointed at the projectiles traveling in his direction. [i]Futon! Kaze-mon![/i] From his hands, powerful gusts of wind were released, forming a small tornado at each side which quickly caught the projectiles within it. The tornado traveled up into the sky and then descended with powerful force against the ground - in the trees around the man. He was hoping to catch Yuu with either of them or at least break whatever secret he held which made it possible to attack twice in the same second. 

Meanwhile, Yuu was indeed hiding amongst the trees, but not where the man assumed him to be. He was breathing heavily, his chest heaving with each breath - while the man hadn't broken a sweat yet. [i]Two kage bunshin really take its toll on my chakra. I should be more careful when using them.[/i] Thoughts which would be useful in a future battle, since for now, the mistake was already done. Yuu was trying to think of a clever tactic or strategy to assault his opponent, but the man was leagues beyond him. He felt the cold steel of a kunai against his neck and the whisper of his opponent in his ear. [i]"You spent too much time thinking, Yuu-kun. In the midst of a battle, you should think while you act, otherwise, your foes will act before you and get the advantage."[/i] 

Yuu replied coldly, with a rather devious smirk. [i]"Unless you allow them to act before on purpose, right, otõsan?"[/i] As the man's eyes widened in surprise, Yuu disappeared in the blink of an eye, only to reappear right above the man, who was smiling in content. Yuu attempted to send a powerful kick against the man's chin - yet, before the attack connected, the man disappeared in the same fashion as Yuu. In an instant, he grabbed the boy's shirt and tossed him in the middle of the training grounds. As Yuu landed with a thud, a kunai stabbed the grass right next to his head, an inch away. 

With his blindingly fast speed, the man appeared next to Yuu. He spoke in a harsh tone; "Getting better, Yuu-kun. Had I not been the one to teach you the Tengoku no Fuin, I would be done for. You overdo yourself, however - learn to control your abilities and use them when they truly should be used, otherwise you will run out of chakra and your opponent will easily find an opening." 

Yuu wasn't content with just getting better, though. He was a chuunin - and his father a jounin. He should've been able to at least get a hit on his father, but the man had nothing other than marks on his clothing. He took the man's firm hand and helped himself to his feet. The training was over for today - tomorrow would be a true test of his skills.[hr]

[center][b]Konohagakure: The Exams[/b][/center]

Yuu seemed calm. His expression was... expressionless: A straight, complete poker face. Eyes blankly stared forward, at the figure sitting in front of him - Senbi Jundo, his father. The man had a stern expression and was in fact stern, living true to his name. The much wiser and experienced shinobi inhaled deeply, taking a few seconds to exhale a long sigh. His eyes fell onto his son and he seemed to hesitate - only briefly. The man's lips soon parted and he began to speak.

"Yuu. You seem rather calm." Senbi stated in a matter-of-factly manner. Yuu's vivid eyes simply raised from the table to the man, he nodded. Senbi carried on; "While we shinobi are known for being emotionless, I would understand a little anxiet-" Yuu was swift to intercept the man, shrugging. "I'm confident in my abilities, otõsan. You've trained me since I was a little baby. I've been granted the benefits of being the son of the Jundo's clan headmaster and I'm the youngest Jundo to have mastered our techniques. All I'm hoping for is a bit of a challenge." That seemed to make Senbi content. Finally, two members of the third branch walked onto the kitchen and served the two shinobi with a variety of food. 

At the exam, Yuu was one of the latest to arrive. He had apparently lost track of time. At least, he was present right before the Hokage mentioned the choice of skipping the tests and fighting in order to pass to the next phase - thankfully. Yuu naturally enlisted to fight right away, no point wasting his time with the tests if he could simply kick another chuunin's butt and proceed to the next part of the jounin test. And - as Gisho also said, if you're not first, you're last. Yuu was apparently the last shinobi to appear at the fighting grounds.

And now, he waits. Hopefully a challenge will appear soon.