Akuma wipes the water off quickly and smiles gently at Nanami. He looks over to the water watches the other two performing the training exercise. He thought for a moment before nodding to himself.

"Yes I would like you to try again. However, we are going to make our way to the center of the lake. I'd like you to show me the training method you were using earlier."

With that said he made his way further onto the water and waited for her to join him.

(22:38, Today: Nara Nanami rolled 1 using 1d20 ((1)).)

This time Nanami pulses chakra to her feet, before going into the water. She takes a step and her foot goes right into the water "I may have exhausted my chakra or something." She frowns at her sudden lack of chakra control "Father warned me of not training as hard as I do before an actual training period." She sighs seeming to be disappointed in herself..

   He had finished his laps by now. He had beads of sweat streaming down his forehead and had quickly glanced over his other teammate, Nanami who still hadn't pulled off the task yet. He frowned and felt bad for her. She had just been performing some quick and unique moves and now she couldn't even do anything. He yet wondered if it were because of those chakra pills she took earlier. Those things always had side effects for people their age. Their body could only hold so much chakra in their system because they were still growing and learning to use chakra in new areas.

   Sigmund made his way to Nanami and their Sensei and walked up to her, holding his hand out towards here. "Focus. Take my hand and focus. Focus on making the chakra flow to the soles of your feet and keep it here. Balance it and once you touch the water, release. You're not emitting enough if you're falling through," he tried to encourage and kept his hand extended out to her. "Use me so you won't fall in," he added. This was him being friendly now.

(06:43, Today: Nara Nanami rolled 16 using 1d20)

Nanami makes a serious face as she steps out. Her foot steps onto the water, her foot doesn't go through this time. She jumps up and down on the "Hmm, guess mom was right. A little help does go a long ways." Nanami smiles at Sigmund "Thank you Sigmund-kun.." She looks at her sensei as they walked out to the center of the pond. She takes a deep breath "May want to step back a few paces. I mean you can stand in the wind and fire with me if you wish to." She shrugs and brings up both hands "So you wanted to see what I did before, its my two offensive based jutsu used in combination. Wind and fire go together easier then any other combination. Well next to water and lightning."

She starts weaving two sets of handseals. Within moments a circle of flame goes around her. Then almost as soon as that finished, a gust of wind picks up and almost like fuel on a fire. It erupted around her. Nanami extends both arms and the space between her and the inferno around her widens "I suppose as well as trapping someone inside and closing the space, I can use it as a shield as well.." She was breathing heavier as the each minute passed "Holding it in place is draining."

Nori nodded when Kenji told her and Sigmund to run ten laps around the water and she started to run along with Sigmund. This was why she was always constantly running and training. To build up her stamina and energy. She may not have even needed that little pill, but kf never hurt to have that extra little boost of energy, right? It was as she started to do her laps that her eyes glanced over to the male beside her. They slightly widened when she saw him start to strip away layers of his clothes and for a moments, she lost her concentration and the tip of her foot dipped into the water but she refocused her chakra and looked forward. She couldn't afford to have any distractions, especially from a boy.

The two of them continued running in silence, wanting to talk to Sigmund but it seemed like he wasn't interested in talking to her. He seemed like the quiet type that didn't say much, but it also seemed like he focused on doing this, too, so she didn't want to distract him. Within time, Nori finished with her laps and stopped to catch her breath but still maintained balance on the water. She turned her head and saw Nanami having a bit of struggle with getting on the water, so when her male teammate made his way over to their other teammate, she followed in suit after him. She stopped along with him and placed her hands on her hips as Sigmund began to speak. That was probably the most he ever talked. "He's right, Nanami. You can do this!" she said with an encouraging smile and when the girl finally did, causing Nori to lightly clap.

   Nanami was able to accomplish her water walking skills. He eventually pulled his arm back down to his side and just watched his team mate practically show off for their Sensei but she was instructed to so he guess that was okay. He just shrugged his shoulders and kept on the side, walking off the water and watch from the side. He didn't quite know what to do at this point. Their Sensei was busy but he was okay with that. Sigmund figured sometimes students need one on one.

Nori watched as Nanami made her way towards the center of the pond before she began to reenact what she had done earlier for their sensei. Deciding to let the girl have some space to do her thing, she made her way off of the pond and over to stand beside Sigmund that was now on land at the pond's edge. She clasped her hands behind her and turned around to face the water. There was a minute or two of brief silence before she smirked. "You're a pretty fast runner, Siggy," she said, deciding to give her new teammate a nickname. "You must train really hard to obtain that kind of speed and stamina. Do you work out or anything like that?"

   Sigmund hadn't paid much attention to either of his team mates but he felt a bit rude when Nori had began talking to him and had called him "Siggy" which sounded God awful as it sounded. He didn't reply right away and he didn't even look up at her when he finally did. "I train like anybody my age should to be the best and get stronger. I train alone," he said quietly.

The nickname had sounded a bit funny after hearing herself say it, but she only hoped her new teammate knew that it was only a joke to lighten the mood. "Well, you do seem like the type to train or do anything alone," she said before she turned her head and looked over at Sigmund. "But I'm that way, too. I like to train alone, but training with other people can be beneficial, too. I don't know if you'll be up to it, but maybe you and I can try it together sometime." His answer was most likely going to be no just like it usually was when she tried to be friendly with someone and they gave her the brush off. At least with Sigumund he seemed relatively kinder than most boys she's ever talked to.

   He smirked when she offered they train together. The thought of someone helping him out or trying to keep up with him was hilarious to him. "Could you even keep up?" he asked her. He only remembers Nori from an occasional classmate who he never hung out with, well not anybody for that. He did see her play with other guys but that was all. He never once seen her in action nor had he ever seen her perform any jutsus or fighting style.

At hearing Sigmund ask if she could keep up with him, Nori pressed her lips together and lightly scowled at him. "Oh I'm pretty sure I can handle myself just fine, Siggy," she said before she folded her arms across her chest and looked across the pond at Nanami. "I think the real question is, can you keep up with me?" She smirked.

   He didn't respond right away, as he thought it over. He was sure about one thing though: he could beat her without a doubt. He was fast and had probably opposite jutsus against hers. "Yeah, I could. I beat you in our laps, didn't I?" he pointed out, which was true. He had finished before her and although dripping with sweat from it, he still finished and still had some energy for something. With that said, he grabbed his shirt and jacket and put them back on, buttoning up his shirt only half way before placing his black jacket over and leaving that open.

Nori couldn't help but let out a light hearted chuckle upon hearing his response. "For being such a quiet guy, you are quite cocky, aren't you? You may have beat me in laps, but that doesn't mean you know what I'm capable of. A lot of people underestimate me, but that's a mistake," she said and looked over at Sigmund once more, not being able to stop herself from noticing his sweat drenched physique. We're guys their age supposed to look like that? She lightly blushed and cleared her throat before she looked back out towards the water. "I bet I could keep up with you. Try me, Siggy." It was true that a lot of people thought that she couldn't handle herself or be as tough as the next guy, but she was much stronger than people gave her credit for. Especially boys.
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   At that point Sigmund didn't say much. He just let out a smirk as if the whole ordeal of them ever playing around and goofing off would actually happen. He didn't have time for nonsense, especially with a girl who seemed cocky and playful. He remained quiet and just looked at Nanami and their sensei, who continued to show off and demonstrate her earlier practicing when he had gotten here.

   "Not now. You would be wasting my time," he had finally spoke after a few minutes of silence. It probably came out rude, but he didn't mean it. He was just a serious guy who didn't like fooling around too much. It was nothing against her, it was just he was more awaiting on starting their training today rather than challenge a team mate to various tasks.

Nori noted the silence that Sigmund gave her when he didn't respond right away and she could already determine that he wasn't going to be an easy guy to convince. He probably didn't know that she woke up at dawn, ran, and trained hard every morning. If there was one thing about her that no one really knew it was that she was hardworking at everything she did. Sigmund seemed like a serious and determined individual when the came to training, but she was, too. Maybe she wanted to train with him to show what she could do and that she was capable of doing what he could, but then again, she had always struggled to be accepted by other people because she was much different than girls her age. Nori moved her eyes down to the floor and lightly pouted. "I didn't mean to imply that I wanted to train now, but fine. I was just trying to find something we could do to get to know each other a little better, but nevermind," she said in a low tone before she turned on her heel and with folded arms, started to walk along the edge of the pond.

   He didn't respond and didn't follow after her. At this point, he didn't pay attention to anybody. He just sighed as he felt a bit of guilt wash over him, but quickly let it go. No distraction, Sigmund. Not even from team mates. he thought to himself and looked at Nori, walking away. He just smirked. For somebody who claims they are tough sure get their feelings hurt too easily. he thought again. His smirk faded just as quickly as it had happened.

Nori didn't know what if was about herself that made people want to keep their distance. Maybe she was selfish in thinking that she was the reason why, but every since she was a kid, no one was every really her friend. It wasn't that she didn't try, but a lot of girls didn't want to be friends with someone that acted like a boy and a lot of boys didn't want to come near her because she was nothing like a girl. Was it not okay for a girl to be tough and unique in their own way? What did she have to do to be accepted by others? Would she always be a loner for the rest of her life? Maybe it would be easier if she was. Nori folded her arms across her chest and lightly shook her to stop the tears from falling before she stopped by a tree and jumped up to sit on the large branch that overlooked the pond. A sigh escaped her as she brought up her legs and hiked them up to her chest before she wrapped her arms around them.

   From the corner of his eyes, he could clearly see Nori's depressing reaction to his rejection of training sometime. He frowned a bit, feeling more guilty than ever now. He turned her way and watched as she had jumped into a tree and just pouted there. It looked as if she wanted to cry. He sighed heavily. He wasn't going to apologize, he knew that for sure, but he could at least lighten up, or at least make up for it.

   Sigmund reached into his back pouch, pulling out a kunai knife. His hand was around the hilt. He just looked at it for a moment before he entangled one of his fingers in the handle hole and pulling his arm back and then quickly swished his arm forward, letting go the kunai knife, heading towards Nori. The kunai hit the tree branch she was in, making a small sound as the knife was stabbed into the tree. He looked straight her way. It was his invitation for a spare match. He had a small smirk on his face.

Maybe Nori was reacting too much to this. All he did was reject her. It wasn't as if she wasn't already used to that. I'm an idiot...letting this kind of stuff get to me like this. I should have a little bit pride she thought silently to herself. It was as she was sitting there that she heard a thump noise just below her feet. She looked down and saw a kunai planted in the tree branch. She just blinked at it before she looked up to see Sigmund standing there with a smirk. Was he challenging her? She quirked an eyebrow at him. "You don't have to do this, you know," she said.

   His smirk remained on his face. "Perhaps, but," he thought over his answer for a moment. "You need to be taught a lesson on messing with the wrong guys," he challenged and threw another kunai which was placed right next to the other one. "Any jutsu goes as long as it doesn't kill. Taijutsu is acceptable. Genjutsu is forbidden. Now get your ass up and fight me, girl," he explained and took his coat off and shirt again an was back into his black tank top. He threw his clothes a few feet away from him.

Nori just sat there looking down at Sigmund until he threw another kunai at the tree branch, causing her to unravel her arms from around her legs and stand up. Was this his way of being nice to her? She contemplated a few moments, watching him take off his coat and shirt until he was in his black tank top again. She blushed. Did he really have to do all that? She couldn't help but notice his physique and how much stronger he looked than her, but that wasn't going to stop her from backing off from a challenge. A smirk curved on her lips. "I think you're the one that's going to be taught a lesson," she said before she jumped off from the tree branch and floated down to the ground. She got into her fighting stance with one leg behind her and her left arm extended out with her palm up. She beckoned Sigmund to her. "Bring it on, Siggy."

   He looked at her with a serious look, his smirk finally fading. He had a confuse look wash over him when he noticed her slight blushing. He couldn't figure out why she had done that, but quickly ignored all questions pertaining to that. He wasn't going to hold back and he wasn't going to let some girl beat him either. He knew he was better. He knew he was stronger. He knew he was faster.


   She took her fighting stance, but he had better plans. Without another second to stall, he gathered chakra in his hands to create a ball of electrical energy. The ball was white and blue and it surged with electrical energy. Once he knew he had enough energy, he launched it at her with no intention to kill.

[Akitoki Sigmund rolled 14 using 1d20; attack successful]

((20:35, Today: Yamada Nori rolled 2 using 1d20; Unsuccessful in dodging attack.))

Nori took a few steps to her left then to her right, keeping her eye on the chakra that was building up in Sigmund's hands. This was her opportunity to go with a full frontal attack. She was fast, so she should be able to dodge it with no problem. It was just as she took off towards her teammate that she saw him launch the ball of electricity at her. Without being able to get away from it in time, she stopped herself in her tracks and braced herself for impact. When the ball hit her, she flung back but did a backflip in the air and landed on her feet. She charged towards Sigmund and quickly crouched down, placing her palms on the ground and bringing her leg around to swiftly deliver a roundhouse kick.


((21:52, Today: Yamada Nori rolled 11 using 1d20+3; Taijutsu attack))
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[Akitoki Sigmund rolled 4 using 1d20+3; unsuccessful dodge.]


   Sigmund was pleased his attack landed, but she was still able to recovery just as quickly as he had hit her. He growled in frustration as he saw her coming towards. He braced himself as she took a good roundhouse kick to him. He used his arms to at least cover his face. She kicked pretty hard because he knocked to the ground, covered in dirt. A small grunt could be heard from him as he landed on the ground.

   He took a few seconds to get up before he leaned up and charged chakra into his hands again. She was too close for him to move away quickly, so why not blow her away from him again. It only took a few seconds for him to charge up his lightning ball again. "Lightning style: Lightning ball jutsu!" he announced and launched it at her again.

[Akitoki Sigmund rolled 12 using 1d20+3; Ninjutsu attack]

Akitoki rolled 12 using 1d20+3 for a successful attack.

Yamada rolled 12 using 1d20+3 for a successful dodge.

Both players roll regular 1d20 for tie breaker.

Yamada rolled 4 using 1d20.

Akitoki rolled 18 using 1d20.

Akitoki wins tie breaker.

Yamada fails to dodge Akitoki's ninjutsu attack.

Akitoki executes successful attack on Yamada.