It was an incredibly fast exchange, the kind of rapid movement that almost seemed to suspend time itself- the mark of the highly trained.
Guess that title's not jus' for show.
He was hard-pressed to keep up, using every bit of his compact size and reflexes just to keep from losing an arm. His knives were exchanged for a traditional kunai and a scroll, and Nori just barely managed to stop the motion of Kisame's angled strike with his kunai.
The edges wore at one another, and Nori was very concerned about the safety of his fingers if his strength faltered or the blades slipped the wrong way.
"If you're gonna play it that way.." The scroll flew open in an arching ribbon of parchment, and fingers touched the seal markings within. His hand closed around the shaft of a battlestaff, and he swung the maced head toward his opponent in a wide arc with the sole intent of disengaging him.
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Guess that title's not jus' for show.
He was hard-pressed to keep up, using every bit of his compact size and reflexes just to keep from losing an arm. His knives were exchanged for a traditional kunai and a scroll, and Nori just barely managed to stop the motion of Kisame's angled strike with his kunai.
The edges wore at one another, and Nori was very concerned about the safety of his fingers if his strength faltered or the blades slipped the wrong way.
"If you're gonna play it that way.." The scroll flew open in an arching ribbon of parchment, and fingers touched the seal markings within. His hand closed around the shaft of a battlestaff, and he swung the maced head toward his opponent in a wide arc with the sole intent of disengaging him.