The Tree of Life

[Shimahamaru]

Shimahamaru Ilmani

"HA! It was the perfect position, seeing is how I caught my breath, and didn't get touched!" he said, half making it up, half telling the truth. He stood up calmly and ran towards Amara. Remembering her own move, he drew back his hand as if to punch her, then, at the last moment, jumped to the right, just as Amara had. This time, he extended his leg to kick her in the front of the stomach. Sometimes, first reactions are best.  

[XxEnslavedNekoxX]

*~* Amara Kurosaki *~*

Amara coughed up a little bit of blood from the second hit to the stomach, but she caught herself and latched onto his leg with her hands. Two kicks to the stomach was all she was going to take. She made it pretty impossible for Shima to get away from her now as her nails dug into his skin. If he could get away, she would be surprised.

Amara turned her head to look at him, her eyes seeming to burn with that familiar and intense flame which made her eyes look all the more red. She turned slightly, her grip still on her leg, and brought her own leg up. Like when she had been stretching, her leg went straight up and pressed closely against her body. She then brought it down much like an axe kick and aimed her heel at his rib cage. It was only after she did this, that she let go of Shima's leg.  

[Shimahamaru]

Shimahamaru Ilmani

Shimahamaru jerked forward with his momentum and winced as Amara kept his leg from moving at all. His balance lost, he completed his attack by falling straight down, hitting his head against the ground. To his dismay, this did not put him out of the way of the kick. He bounced slightly as her foot smashed into his shoulder. That arms out for a few minutes. he thought. Part of him was feeling the pain, but the other part, the, for lack of a better word, analytical part, had taken control. His leg now released, Shimahamaru brought it down flat footed while pushing up with his good hand, causing him to spring up to a standing position. Then, not wanting to waste his only defensive arm now on an attack, he stepped forward tried to kick back behind her knee, very common, but very effective technique.  

[XxEnslavedNekoxX]

*~* Amara Kurosaki *~*

Amara eyed Shima's actions carefully. She really didn't want to get hit by him again and intended on staying on the offensive. Her eyes moved along with him as he pushed himself up and swung his foot to try and kick the back of her knee. Amara kicked up off the ground just as he was about to connect. She pulled her knee's up to her chest, clearing over his leg.

She came crashing down on the ground once again and looked to Shima. The masked woman wasted no time in going at him again, hoping to get a few good punches in while his arm was out of commission. Amara flew across the ground with a great amount of speed as she threw her fist towards Shima's face. This was one of the few times she was going to attack dead on.  

[Shimahamaru]

Shimahamaru Ilmani

(crashing on the ground?! She's not a cow! I mean, 200 pound cats don't even crash onto the ground! Wtf!)

Shimahamaru saw her coming towards him and was surprised that she had gotten away from him so easily. He wasn't sure of what direction she would attack from, but it seemed safest to assume it wouldn't be from above. Therefore, he dove into the attack, tackling her in the legs. In no way was in graceful, and there was probably a better way to deal with an attack like that. But Shimahamaru didn't have the time to find those methods. After the dive, he stood up and ran, regardless of the hit. (unless he himself gets hit of course)  

[XxEnslavedNekoxX]

((Just for emphasis XD))

*~* Amara Kurosaki *~*

Amara growled as she felt her legs come out from beneath her. She landed on the ground with a thud and watched as Shima got up and ran from her. She wasn't going to let him get away. With a snarl, she turned and ran after him. Her feet crushed the grass beneath her. She soon caught up to him and ran infront of him. Not giving him much time to react, she began a barrage of punches and kicks to his face, stomach, and ribs. Her eyes were determined as she stared at him. He was starting to become less of a friend, and more of a foe in this match.  

[Shimahamaru]

Shimahamaru Ilmani

(well you know what? exaggerating is the same as lying! lol, randomness, the worlds best tool)

Shimahamaru heard her coming up behind him, and considered his options in the few seconds he had left before her impending attack. He could stop, but that would cause more damage if she were planning an attack from behind. Either side would also have the same result. Jumping would bring him out of most possible attacks, but in order to do so he would have to slow down. Choices choices... All this went through his mind in a few seconds. He saw Amara through the corner of his eyes and knew he had to act now. Putting extra force into his step, he leaped high into the air, his foot nevertheless catching on one of her punches. He started to spin, but corrected himself in time to land properly. Without moving forward anther step, or stopping at all, he spun and pushed forward with both feet and hands for extra traction. Running at full speed to Amara, he said "You are starting to look like you want to hurt me!" before preparing for a jump over her, kicking off on her in the process.  

[XxEnslavedNekoxX]

*~* Amara Kurosaki *~*

((Lol, so true, so true XD))

Amara looked up to him as he came at her and leapt into the air, using her as a spring board to jump off. She turned her head up and watched him before running after him. She wanted to see where he would land. Her eyes did the calculating as she watched his descent. The woman prepared and got herself ready. She crouched low to the ground before springing up into the air. Her fist flew upwards as she tried to catch his jaw. She was hoping that as she went up, and Shima came down, she could use the gravity pushing him down to give her punch an extra bit of power. Sure, it would probably hurt her hand as well, but at this point it really didn't matter too much to her.

Still, she spoke back to Shima, with a light smile. "You can always tell me to stop if I am playing too rough with you Shima. I don't want to break my lovely little plaything afterall." Again, she was teasing him, but this time, she was trying to get a rise out of the boy.  

[Shimahamaru]

Shimahamaru Ilmani

(which part? Me being incredibly random right now? or lying = something that i said earlier?)

Shimahamaru turned to see her fairly running to catch up to him and was shocked that she was completely unaffected by his kick/jump. He was shocked all the more when she prepared for an extra powered uppercut. Not knowing what else to do, he swung his body back to lead with his feet. He had wooden shoes to protect his feet. Her hand had nothing. Though he did like these shoes... In the process of this, his left arm had finally recovered.  

[XxEnslavedNekoxX]

*~* Amara Kurosaki *~*

((both))

Her fist slammed into his wooden shoes which left it throbbing in pain. She wouldn't be surprised if she had sprained it in that course if action, but it wasn't going to hinder her. She worked through pain, it's how her personality worked. With a snarl she landed back on the ground and leapt away before Shima could land on her. Amara stayed a few feet away from Shima, breathing a little bit hard. She had thrown more punches than him, and most had been dodged by him. This didn't make her happy for herself, but it was nice to see that Shima was going a good job of holding his own.

She got into a defensive stance and waited for him to come at her once more.  

[FullbusterOrleans]

(Im gonna skip the actual fight lol)
Grass falls to the ground as Daron kills the last of the three clones. He then begins to walk, but he sees two people fighting. "This should be interesting." Daron mumbles to himself.  

[Shimahamaru]

Shimahamaru Ilmani

"What? Are you going to make me do some work now?" Shimahamaru asked after he landed. As in previous fights, he didn't like to be the attacker. It never worked out because he never took the time to think attacks through. It didn't seem urgent enough unless he was in danger. Therefore, he stood still as well. "How about now we take the restrictions off of jutsu?" he asked.  

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*~* Amara Kurosaki *~*

"Oh? Hmn, fine by me. I think it would be a good idea if we practiced fighting with those now. Atleast then we can get a better grasp on using them." Her tone was once again calm and collected. She took the moment to take a few deep breaths and catch herself. Her hand still ached from hitting his wooden shoes, but she didn't show it. She would bandage it up as soon as they were finished with their little sparring match.

"It would seem we also have someone watching us. So why don't we do a grand job and make sure this fight isn't boring. What do you say Shima?" Amara looked to him and tossed her white hair over her shoulder. She still waited for him to attack.  

[Shimahamaru]

(gtg. Will be back in about an hour.)  

[FullbusterOrleans]

Daron watches as the battle proceeds, wondering when he will get his chance to fight.