Ordinarily, she'd staunchly support her sensei or her mentor on their speed verses a shinobi not known for his speed. She was neither of them and certainly not known for...anything, however, so which of the three was fastest was irrelevant: the Hokage was clearly quicker than her, and not because he was inherently better as Hokage. He just was faster than her.
He was too quick for her to block, but she was able to dodge...at the cost of throwing herself from the branch. Better to fight falling, or lose the high ground entirely, than take a kunai wound like that. She grit her teeth in frustration as she fell, blade held up defensively, shedding the captured kunai and waiting for another strike. If only he weren't Uchiha. He was faster, stronger, better skilled...but she could level the playing field, maybe even secure a quick and efficient victory, if only she could use her genjutsu.
Against a sharingan (unable to even attempt to use her anti-sharingan training) it was as pointless as trying to land a conventional hit on him.
It was so very frustrating.
...There must be something she could do, even if she was outmatched.
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He was too quick for her to block, but she was able to dodge...at the cost of throwing herself from the branch. Better to fight falling, or lose the high ground entirely, than take a kunai wound like that. She grit her teeth in frustration as she fell, blade held up defensively, shedding the captured kunai and waiting for another strike. If only he weren't Uchiha. He was faster, stronger, better skilled...but she could level the playing field, maybe even secure a quick and efficient victory, if only she could use her genjutsu.
Against a sharingan (unable to even attempt to use her anti-sharingan training) it was as pointless as trying to land a conventional hit on him.
It was so very frustrating.
...There must be something she could do, even if she was outmatched.