A Rough Day: 2/1/399 A.M.

**Participants:**

**Masato Haruno, Ayato Uchiha**

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Masato Haruno

The day was February 1st, 399 A.M. It was an overcast day with almost total cloud cover in the sky. That didn’t bother Masato one bit as he was happy to get some relief from the heat, and all this shade definitely provided that. Masato on this day was trying to get a bit of practice in and strengthen his skills. He had found himself at the seventh training field located in the foothills of the Ryuga Mountains. It was dotted with boulders and sharp rocks. This area had definitely been used a lot throughout the years that Konoha had been around. Masato was here for a reason though. He wanted to work on his physical attributes. It was back to basics and focusing on training the body. As it stood he had the place mostly to himself so Masato tried to find a path he could map out through the broken boulders to help him pace out some stamina. Once he had his route mapped he would place his right foot up on the first boulder and lift himself into position. In his head he gave himself a mark and said, ‘Ready Go.’ With that he leapt off of the boulder and traversed to a second one, his tabi hooking in well before pushing off to the next rock. Unfortunately upon hitting this rock it gave away underneath him and crumbled into jagged pebbles. This led Masato to falling forward into the sharp pile, scuffing up his exposed skin and covering his clothing in dirt. “Damn it.. “ He said, pushing off of the coarse ground and standing himself up. He patted at his clothing a bit to shake some of the dirt off and straighten himself up despite having a good bit of dirt around his face still. Afterwards he would head back over to the starting position and try to plan out a new route now that he had ruined that one.

Ayato Uchiha

Overcast; a good day for training, no constant blazing of the sun to wear you out quicker. Ayato was up early that day, once again hitting the training hard in order to surpass his brother one day. The young Uchiha had spent the early hours doing laps around some of the blocks near his home before finally making his way for the direction of the Seventh Training Grounds. By the time he arrived, his black hair had fallen flat to his face with sweat. He pushed his fringe back in time to round the corner and watch another kid around his age eat it by falling off the boulders.

"Oi oi, you're meant to stay on them y'know?" His tone was taunting but friendly, a little smack talk to break the ice with a kid he'd have only likely seen in the Academy. Ayato stood to the side, watching as the boy prepped to give it another go "Probably try moving with the momentum? Rather than staying in place?"

Masato Haruno

Just as he lifted up to push off once more his concentration was broken by a taunting “Oi oi.” Rattled a bit his foot slipped on its grip and he turned fully to face the new voice. This caused him to fall backwards but a bit of quick thinking allowed him to rolloff the fall and pop back to his feet quickly. “HEY! Who the hell are you? Bout gave me a heart attack, sneaking up like that.” Masato had a concerned look on his face but that seemed to fade once he heard the advice come from this new face. “Move with the momentum huh? I been trying to make sure my momentum carried me directly into the next rock so I could use the force like a glue to keep me there. You may have a point. Let’s try it.” Masato would then line up again and push off the rock. This time he aimed to throw himself past the rock instead of directly at it. As his body was passing the rock he would place his feet out and kick off to adjust his trajectory and send him past the next boulder. He was able to utilize this method to kick off three more boulders before circling back to land right in front of the new kid. “Hey, that worked, thanks. My name is Masato Haruno, I just recently graduated to Genin.” He said as he turned to show the band attached to his left shoulder.  “What’s your name and what brings you to this training field?

Ayato Uchiha

Ayato waved his hands in front of him with an apologetic look on his face "Sorry Sorry. Didn't mean to startle" As the boy explained his thought process, he shook his head "Nah you'll end up bouncing back if you do that, you wanna use it like a spring board to get to the next one, ya feel?" He would watch as the boy pulled it off this time after putting the advice to work.

"There you go, there you go" The boy introduced himself as Masato Haruno, another Genin. "oi oi you're Genin too? Same!" He showed off his own headband which admittedly wasn't being used as a headband and instead more like a belt. "Ayato Uchiha. I'm just trying to get some training in, not unlike you y'know?"

Masato Haruno

Masato saw this as refreshing. It was nice to meet more like minded individuals who like to assist with other people’s training, even if he was being sneaky about it. However his smile faded and his entire face turned blank as soon as he heard the name. Uchiha, one of the noble clans. No wonder this guy was telling him what to do, he probably saw Masato as inferior. “Oh I see.” His tone even changed with his demeanor as he responded. “So question for you then. Wanna find out which of us is stronger.” There was a new determined look in his eyes as he slowly raised a hand up with his fist stretched out to the Uchiha in question.

Ayato Uchiha

Ayato didn't pick up on the change of demeanor, either due to his dense nature or ignorance though he perked up at the offer of a challenge. "Oi a challenge huh? Sounds good to me" He would hold a closed fist out for Masato to bump before jumping back quickly to put some starting distance between himself and his new opponent.

As he jumped back, he kicked up one of the broken pebbles that had scattered when Masato first failed his hopscotch earlier. Catching it in his hand he would toss it toward Masato, aiming to hit him in the jaw, hopefully catching him off guard

Masato Haruno

The fist bump was respected, this showed to Masato that at least he had some respect. To Masato a fist bump before a fight was like a gesture of entering a fight as equals and knowing that coming out of this they won't hold grudges. “Let’s do this.” He said as Ayato jumped back away from him. The kid seemed to have a good sense about him as Masato watched the rock get launched in his direction. It must have been a “test of the waters” throw because all Masato had to do was tilt his head to the side to allow the rock to pass by him.

As a retaliation Masato would raise his hand before pointing down at the ground below Ayato. If the boy’s eyes were caught by Masato’s hand he would use this as a medium to activate a genjutsu. Then if Ayato looked to where Masato pointed he would start to see shadowy versions of masato seeming to climb out of the ground. With that Masato would blend in with the clones and try to close in on the Uchiha without sticking out. The figures would be moving around Ayato as well trying to provoke him into attacking While Masato himself looked for an opening. If one of the clones was struck the attack would pass through them and disfigure the form causing them to reform as two new clones only adding to the numbers and confusion.  Soon Masato thought it was time to follow up this one two combo with a real hit of his own as he threw a straight jab aimed for the jaw of Ayato, hoping to start things off with a strong blow.

Ayato Uchiha

The rock was easily dodge unsurprisingly, so at least this kid was clicked in. As the two settled into their starting positions, Masato pointed towards the ground. Ayato's eyes instinctively moved to watch the hand, inevitably falling into the Genjutsu. Almost instantly, the clones of Masato began to materialize around him, provoking but never striking.

Ayato knew his strengths, he was no close range fighter, no master of Taijutsu, but being surrounded by so many enemies was problematic. Placing his hands into the Horse seal, his lungs filled with fire natured chakra before he began to exhale a wave of fire. In the process, Ayto aimed the fire at the ground just in front of him and spun on one foot, circling himself with the burning flames "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!" The fire would spread up to 10 meters all around him, engulfing the clones and Masato if he wasn't careful.

Masato Haruno

It seemed that Ayato was quick himself. Masato saw the fast reflexes as Ayato formed a hand seal and produced a large plume of fire  from his lips. Luckily Ayato had aimed the initiation of his technique incorrectly and spun straight into Masato’s fist as it crashed into his jaw and interrupted the fire annihilation. Masato then stepped through his punch hoping to follow through and send the Uchiha to the ground and back a few feet from his position. After which the clones that were disfigured by the fire began to reform into multiple new clones of Masato. Masato took this time to retreat back and hide himself in the rocks off the edge of the field. If this kid had big techniques like that this could get ugly. Masato reasoned he would need to utilize his other side to keep up in this fight. He closed his eyes for a second and opened them back up to reveal his green hues had been overwritten by pupil-less lightly green tinted eyes accented by the popping veins in his temples. He could now see the chakra network of the uchiha and he decided to just hang back and let him wear himself out.

Ayato Uchiha

While the Fire Annihilation might have been a good idea, Ayato had underestimated the effect of the mirage surrounding him as Masato's fist collided with his cheek, causing the Uchiha's spin to come to a complete halt and his torrent of fire to sputter out. "That ... oi oi what the heck" He mumbled, rubbing his jaw. The sudden surprise would certainly allow Masato to hide and prepare himself. Ayato, goofy as he was was no idiot, and quickly picked up on the fact that the clones, if they struck him did no damage to him, not to mention the fact that they seemed to duplicate after they were damaged. "Hiding amongst them? Great. I hate illusions" Ayato would dart back, moving further away from where the fight had begun, hoping to put some distance between himself and Masato; where ever he was. Ayato brought his hands together, his hands in the ready position to weave more seals. If the clones weren't going to harm him he could take the moment to focus his attention, Masato was amongst them, he'd make noise or kick the dirt up unlike the mirages around him, if he timed it right, Ayato could very easily catch Masato off guard. The stinging in his jaw still hurt but he'd worry about that later, for now, he waited, listened, watched.

Masato Haruno

Masato’s gaze showed that his chakra was still dishevelled as it would be under a genjutsu. However the boy wasn’t even trying to dodge their forms. Guess he figured out it was a genjutsu. This boy was smart. He had to give him credit. Masato then pulled his hands up to a tiger seal while he remained hidden. His chakra focused to increase his speed to a near untraceable speed. Masato used this to transport himself to directly behind Ayato and allow him to deliver a couple quick jabs. Both were aimed for some internal clusters of tenketsu that Masato could now see with his eyes. His aim was to shut off the jutsu of this Uchiha quickly and stop him from exerting that fire again. Then beat him in the taijutsu game which was his bread and butter.

Ayato Uchiha

Masato moved faster than Ayato expected, appearing behind him in an instant. Two strikes, his chakra pathways were disrupted rendering his Ninjutsu prowess obsolete. Stumbling forward from the strikes, Ayato tripped, rolled and soon recovered to his feet facing Masato and placing his hands into the Horse seal. Nothing, no fire, no chakra. Seeing the other boy in a Taijutsu stance, Ayato raised his hands in a sloppy fighting stance before grinning and dropping his stance. "Taijutsu? Wins yours" Ayato let out an unimpressed groan and crouched down, drawing in the dirt as he grumbled "What a bummer. I think it was over once you got close" He looked up at Masato and held a hand out for the boy to shake "Good work. Reckon you show me the basics some time?" Ayato drew some rough pictures that seemed like tactic plans but most he just crossed them out "Whats up with the eyes?" he asked, looking back at Masato.

Masato Haruno

Masato was ready leaning in to send another round of strikes into his opponent when Ayato took up a taijutsu stance. Albeit a sloppy one to say the least. However Masato knew enough about a fight to step back when he saw the boy's guard drop.  His words brought a smile to Masato’s face  as he responded. “Yea I didn’t wanna say anything but your stance is really bad. The fire jutsu was no joke though, if that hit me I'd be done.” Masato reached out to shake the boy’s hand in good faith before he even thought about how he was an Uchiha. PArt of him wondered if this was a trap but instead he decided to play it off as everything had seemed genuine so far. Maybe this kid wasn’t like other nobles. Masato then listened to Ayato go on about showing him the technique and ask about his eyes. “Oh you see, the eyes are why I can do that technique in the first place. It allows me to see your chakra system inside your body. And I can use chakra to pinch it off and like a blocked pipe, nothing gets through. You may have noticed your jutsu stopped working. I did that.” Masato would then relax his temples and his normal green hues would return before he continued. “Unfortunately it's a bloodline thing so I can't teach it. Gotta be born with it.” Masato laughed softly as he kinda hoped he made a friend in this Uchiha.

Ayato Uchiha

Ayato grinned and rubbed the back of his head "Yeah, Taijutsu was never my thing. My Ninjutsu is alright, i realize now i might have gone over board a bit, if you'd been hit you'd have been in a world of hurt, so probably for the best that you just clocked me instead huh?" Unsurprisingly, the hand shake wasn't a trap, and Ayato stood up as Masato explained the process of the technique he used and the strange appearance his eyes had "Ahh right, that would make sense. I might just have to work on something to stop you getting so close, or at least to hold you back if you do". He let out a laugh that cut short as he rubbed his jaw, a small bruise already starting to form in his pale skin "Damn though. You've got a good punch, thats leaving a mark for sure. Well, you might not be able to teach me your family trick but you must have a tip for holding a stance worth a damn, ja?"

Masato Haruno

Masato was glad everything felt genuine and the conversation was going well enough as well. There were no traps here and he now just relaxed and laughed along with the jovial conversation the two were having. “Yea I wasn’t the best at the traditional way that stance is done so I kinda shifted into a stronger version. I’ll tell you it is all in the hips. You gotta shift your hips with the punch cause that is how you get the power out. If you ever want to go over some pure taijutsu skill I would not mind a workout buddy. We can leave all the fancy tricks behind and just box each other up.”

Ayato Uchiha

Ayato nodded along as Masato explained how he had a adapted the traditional stance for something stronger and more free form. As he went on to explain the process of shifting the hips to maximize the damage, he did a few shadow boxes to mimic the process a bit before grinning "Count me in, i need to at least be able to hold my own. Plus, any excuse to hang out with a friend"

Masato Haruno

Massto’s grin would widen as he threw his hand out once more as a show of excitement. “RIght on, Can’t wait for our next bout.” Masato said to his new found friend. He almost found it strange to call this Uchiha a friend. However, he felt Ayato was one of the good ones. With that Masato decided to take his leave from the training field as his chakra was running low and he needed to rest. That fight had taken more out of him than he initially thought.

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Results:

Masato completed a Power Score Training in Perception.

Ayato complete a Power Score Training in Perception.