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[zory_alechiv]

Why a medical outpost? It didn't make much sense other than for the supplies. Bandits would come after anything as long as it sold and that had to be the reason they were here. She was just glad she was there, if she hadn't been, they would have killed everyone on site. She wasn't sure they were still going to survive with her being there, but they had called for help.

She had brought with her a shipment of new supplies for one of her regular outposts she monitored. This one happened to be staffed by civilian doctors and one medical chunin as it was closer to a village than some of the others. It seemed the bandits had thought that made it an easier target. They weren't...wrong, Hikari was slowly realizing.

Bandits alone weren't that bad but they had several that were trained and the leader was the most powerful of them all. He wasn't the toughest she'd met, but on her own she wasn't as tough as she probably should be, being a jounin and all. She was a powerful healer and she knew that was why, but she couldn't help but feel inadequately prepared for something like this.

When the bandits had come into view, her and the chuunin had gone out to meet them. Neither of them had been intimidating enough to dissuade them from attacking. For one, she was a woman and the one beside her couldn't be more than 15. They looked incapable of mounting any defense. Which played in their favor as the duo managed to cut down several before their leader appeared. He couldn't be more powerful than her, but he was faster and that proved to be a problem when he realized targeting the chunin would make her drop her guard.

A pink tether connected her to Fuji which had fascinated the bandits the moment she'd connected them. Through it, they had been able to call strategies and battle plays. It wasn't until they had gotten separated that the bandits realized what the thread of chakra was. She saw the leader pull out a sword, even as she cut one of the tendons in the ankle of the bandit in front of her. As the man converged on Fuji, she knew she had to act as her ward had his back turned to the man fighting his own enemy. Throwing her sword to the ground, her fingers flashed through several hand signs before a cloud of pink chakra exploded around Fuji as the chunin turned around. The teenager dodged to the side but not before the leader's blade passed through the cloud of chakra and passed through Fuji's arm.

"What the..." the man muttered just as Fuji continued to move away, unscathed. Hikari dropped to the ground with a hiss, free hand covering a deep slice on her arm. Blood trickled between her fingers as she narrowed her gaze at their leader. The man smirked back and crossed his arms.

"Kill the kid, boys. Then the supplies are ours."

"Fuji, run!" Hikari leapt up and raced towards the leader.

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~Tenketsu Tethering: Link Up II
C-Rank Ninpou
After a set of hand seals, the Kyoukan family member will make fire off a pink whisp of chakra from themselves at a target at a speed of [Control] and up to [Control] meters away. If contact is made, a tether will form. This tether can stretch up to [Control] x 2 meters and lasts for [Control]/5 posts. When stretched further than this range, the tether remains but will be unusable as a medium for tether techniques.

~Tenketsu Tethering: Sacrificial Shield
A-Rank Ninpou
After a set of hand seals, the Kyoukan family member will place all five fingers delicately on their heart and with the other hand touch all the tethers they wish to target. Those targeted will find themselves covered in a strange veil of pink smoke-like chakra that is perfectly see-through. This layer is known as the "spirit shell" and with the full-fledged tether complete, this will make those effected temporarily invulnerable at a dark cost... Weapons, or any thing that would damage those guarded by the spirit shell seem to "phases" through them. However, the damage will appear in relativity on the Kyoukan clan member's body. This means that stabbing a linked person in the chest will do nothing to them, but their Kyoukan clan member will suddenly gain a stab wound in their chest as if they were stabbed by the blade itself. This effect can last up to [Control]/5 posts.

[Kaida]

It was like any other day for Raiko, he had woken up early and gotten his morning training in before heading out to the Raikage’s office to see what was on the board and where he should go to be of service. It looked like there had been some bandit attacks on the outskirts of the village, targeting various outposts and harassing everyday citizens. He checked in with reception and made his past the gates and began patrolling just outside their borders.

It was a relatively quiet day, something that Rai really appreciated. It allowed him time to plan out where he wanted to visit next on his never-ending list of travels. Pebble seemed like a good place to go, toryu was an excellent secondary swordstyle to learn once he mastered zantou. To that end, Heart was also acceptable in the fact that yoshin was an increasing popular and useful style. There was just so much to learn and so much to see, he had a hard time wrapping his head around it.

It was late afternoon when one of the outskirt towns started to bustle with commotion. Someone running around calling for help. He approached the young woman trying to calm her down and assess the situation. “Ms. Slow down, I’d be happy to help. What’s wrong?” His tone was gentle, seeing that she was in hysterics he decided his usual gruff demeanor had no place here. “Bandits, at the medical outpost, to the East. Blood...there was so much -” Rai didn’t wait for her to finish her sentence. He called out behind him for everyone to go home or to find a safe place to hide out of site as he made his way to the outpost at 30 speed.

He reached the outpost just as a cloud of pink smoke enveloped what looked like a child. A sword came down through his arm, but he stumbled out of the cloud unharmed. ‘That’s...odd’ He was caught off guard by the logistics of what he had just seen. He wasn’t familiar with anything beyond his own styles, it left a bit of a hole in his career, but he managed. He saw what looked to be the leader round on the boy once more, uttering threats and giving orders.

Without thinking Rai jumped into the fray, drawing both of his tsurugi’s from his back just in time to block and catch the other man’s sword from the left side as it descended on the boy. “Whoa I don’t know about you, but if I was looking for a challenge, I’d aim a little higher than a kid.” He torqued his shoulders and applied tension throughout his arms, lifting the man’s sword up and over with his own. Stepping in front of the boy he let both of his swords hang by his sides and rolled his shoulders. He turned his head slightly, keeping the bandit in his sight as he assessed the condition of the boy out of the corner of his eye. The kid looked fine, which was a relief. Looking around using only his eyes as his head centered once more, there were more bodies than he had expected for a raid on a medical outpost. It was then that he noticed a bright splash of color to his right, long bright pink hair falling over the shoulders of a woman kneeled on the ground holding her shoulder over a bleeding wound. One that looked suspiciously like the injury the boy should have received. “Kid, I’d recommend you go inside and take her with you.” He nodded his head toward the woman, squaring up to the man in front of him and looking around at the remaining bandits. ‘This should be fun. What a day for patrolling.’

[zory_alechiv]

"Senpai!" The chunin boy called as he ducked away from another sword strike.

"Just focus, Kohai," Hikari grunted as she switched her purple kodachi to the other hand with ease. She was clearly as effective with her right hand as she was with her left and easily blocked another blow aimed for her.

Amaterasu, please give us strength. Help us, she begged her goddess as she rolled under another attack. Glancing towards Kenji, she watched him dodge several attacks and even inflicted a few of his own before the leader jumped back in. She was too far away to do anything to help him as the man kicked the blond chunin, an impact she felt instead of him, that brought her to her knees again. She drew a wheezing breath as the bandit swung his sword downward towards Kenji's head. "KENJI!" She screamed, as much for him as it was for her and she shut her eyes tightly, waiting for death to take her.

A loud clash of metal on metal reached her ears before a warm voice followed.

“Whoa I don’t know about you, but if I was looking for a challenge, I’d aim a little higher than a kid.”

Hikari's head snapped up, briefly thanking the gods as she stood back to her feet. "Kenji, go!" She orders him, yet he hesitates as he looks from the new person to her, trying to decide which orders to follow. "Kenji, get to the patients. We got this," she promised him and shifted over next to her savior as four bandits and their leader surround them. She decides to trust this newcomer for the moment and taps at his shoulder briefly, the thread of pink chakra connecting them.

Thanks for your help. Are you by yourself?

As she speaks to him, the leader breaks the hold by shoving against Rei's sword. He's not stronger than the newcomer, but he uses what he can to create 8 meters between them with 25 strength.

"Who are you? This doesn't concern you so leave and we'll leave you in tact." He doesn't wait for an answer as he forms the ram seal with his hand before exhaling. A ball of air at 25 control rushes towards the duo.

Hikari JutsuShow

*[Yoshin • Ambidexterity]
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After practicing for a long amount of time with the concept of using both of their hands with equal skill, the user has developed a level of ambidexterity that allows them to utilize both hands equally and as effectively without any penalty. This extends to other methods of combat or simple everyday life as well.

*[Yoshin • Hidden Trap]
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
After taking the opponent's side either offensively or after evading an attack, the practitioner draws a quick, firm slash across the opponent's side, such as their oblique, rib cage, or arm. The attack is intended to both injure and startle the opponent, often used to disrupt an opponent's attack or sequence of attacks with the severity of the damage. A unique attack within Yoshin, this particular technique is meant to dig as deeply into the opponent and create cuts as wide as possible, many times slashing into bones to cause as much long term damage as possible. The depth and width of the cut can also cause serious blood loss over time. Opponents with an Rigid Structure technique of equal or higher rank can limit the amount of damage this technique causes.

~Tenketsu Tethering: Link Up II
C-Rank Ninpou
After a set of hand seals, the Kyoukan family member will make fire off a pink whisp of chakra from themselves at a target at a speed of [Control] and up to [Control] meters away. If contact is made, a tether will form. This tether can stretch up to [Control] x 2 meters and lasts for [Control]/5 posts. When stretched further than this range, the tether remains but will be unusable as a medium for tether techniques.

~Tenketsu Tethering: Communication
C-Rank Ninpou
After a set of hand seals, the Kyoukan family member will activate the ability to pass communication along their link in the form of audio. This allows them to talk to and listen to their linked companions for up to 5 posts.

Bandit JutsuShow

*[Iaido • Last Rites]
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
A defensive technique particularly useful when an opponent is close to the practitioner or is clinching them in a grapple, the practitioner grabs the hilt of their sword with a reverse grip and rams the butt or pommel of the hilt into the opponent's body, pushing the opponent back a number of meters equal to the difference between their Strength scores. Conversely, against opponents with higher Strength than their own, the practitioner can use this technique to push themselves back a number of meters equal to their own Strength score. The speed and simplicity of the attack can push opponents away and give the practitioner the needed space to set up additional attacks.

*Fuuton • Wind Bullet
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
After performing the required hand seals, the user expels a basket ball sized ball of wind from their mouth. This ball of wind travels up to 10m at [Control] speed, and explodes with [Control] Strength on contact with solid matter or at the end of its range.

[Kaida]

Rai briefly looks between the colorful woman and the boy now identified as Kenji and nods his head to the boy in a signal to listen to his Sensei. It didn’t matter to Rai too much where the kid went, as long as it wasn’t in the way. He preferred it if the woman also went inside with her being injured and a possible liability, but he understood the need to defend and trusted in the ability she believed she had. It was clear from the bodies on the ground that she was capable, the only red flag would be if the blood loss got to her first before he could finish this.

A voice spoke in his mind, one that wasn’t his. Based on the expressed gratitude, it had to be the woman who had now come to stand beside him, blood steadily dripping from her shoulder. ‘Just me, name’s Rai. That arm is going to be a problem, you good with support?’ He took a deep breath and centered himself, he brought his swords up to his waist in an x formation so he could perform the hand seals for Coated Cutlass. Both of his weapons were now charged and coiling with Ranton, he placed his blades back down by his sides and focused in on the leader. These men were certainly making it easy on him grouping up together like that. “Let’s have some fun, shall we?”

Rai grabbed the woman by the waist and spun them around out of the way of the gust projected at them, their bodies crashing together as he moved at full speed to get her out of the way. 'Careful now, I'll be back.' And with that he rushed forward at 30 speed towards the leader, his swords crossing in front of him at the last minute as he used Polar Bear Claw to cut down the leader with combined x formed slashes at 30 strength. His tsurugi’s will cut on an angle starting at the bottom and moving up in his finished motion to slash the man from hip to shoulder. With the Ranton covering his blade, this will pierce the man’s defenses with 30 strength, leaving deep gushing lacerations in his abdomen. Upon contact, 3 ribbons of Ranton will shoot out towards the other opponents at 30 speed and 30 strength up to 15 meters distance. These ribbons follow the same attack that was used against the leader, slashing against 3 additional opponents and leaving deep lacerations across their abdomen.

The rippling muscles in Rais body contracted as his weapons cut through the man in front of him, raised at an angle slightly above his head. Using the weight and momentum to balance him, he tensed his body and torqued his leg to spartan kick the leader away from him at 30 strength. “You either stay down, where you might live. Or you get back up and I kill you.” Looking around at the rest of his opponents, he smirked and raised an eyebrow. “Who’s next?” The man came across as cocky, having total confidence in his ability as he felt power continue to surge through him. He brought his tsurugi’s back down to his sides, preparing to either counter or attack once more.

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~Coated Cutlass
D-Rank Ninjutsu
By channelling chakra into a weapon or bade, covering it in ranton chakra. The imbued weapon will be able to carve through defenses of [Control] or less strength with ease, anything that makes contact with the weapon 3 ribbons will shout out of the weapon towards an opponent at a speed & strength equal to the users [control] up to 10 metres away. This lasts for 2 posts.

*[Zantou • Polar Bear Claw]
B-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): *[Zantou • Ambidexterity].
One of the few full committal techniques of Zantou, the practitioner momentarily torques the muscles in their arms. Then, in a single, explosive release, the practitioner looses a kiai and two crossing diagonal slashes from opposite sides. Opponents within a number of meters equal to the practitioner's Strength must have a Will Power equal to or higher than the practitioner's Will Power to resist the kiai effect. Otherwise, the opponents will suffer from minor disorientation from the disruption of the equilibrium, resulting in a -6 penalty to Speed for the next three posts. At the center of the attack, the second blade crashes into the back of the first, driving the first blade deeper into the opponent's guard, weapon, armor, or body. This technique is effective at breaking an opponent's weapon, armor, or defenses. The disorientation effect from this technique can be stacked with other disorientation effects and refreshes the post limit for any disorientation effect currently imposed on the opponents.

[zory_alechiv]

‘Just me, name’s Rai. That arm is going to be a problem, you good with support?’

Honey, support is my middle name, she thinks back cheekily before grabbing her Kodachi with both hands and putting her back to her ally. Name's Hikari, you know? She focused on one of the bandits in front of her and nearly yelped as an arm snaked around her waist and she was spun away.

'Careful now, I'll be back.

Hikari found herself grinning, torn between watching him and fighting the few that thought she was weakened. Two had decided she was the easier target than the man who could channel storms at his fingertips. Which was true, but she was not as easy as they thought. The first one ran to her and she dodged easily, flitting around to his side before driving the tip of her blade into the back of his knee and severing the popliteal fossa snapped under the cut and the first bandit went down screaming.

The second was quickly following behind and though she was slower than Rai, she still moved faster than the bandit. Her blade slid along his, creating a hissing sound before she quickly diverted her body. Her blade shifted, slicing cleanly into the man's ribs between bone to nick the outstide of his lung. He would have screamed if he could have, instead, his breath came out wheezing as he curled up on the ground next to the other.

"Stand down and I'll help you," she said, her voice warning but no less gentle. The bargain she struck would be ignored as the two bandits were helped to their feet by their allies before the group rushed towards their leader. Picking him up, the bandits fled and Hikari allowed her body to sink into the grass in relief. The tether between her and Rai was broken and she offered a warm smile.

"Hey, thank ya suga. Not sure what we woulda done had you not known up, you know?" She tilted her head curiously before standing and walking over to him, a thoughtful expression on her pale face. Reaching up, she snags him by the vest before dragging him down into a hard, yet brief kiss. He'd feel her tongue lick his lips before she pulled back, her gaze even more thoughtful than before.

"Always knew you Arashiyama's tasted like summer storms," she teases.

[Kaida]

Rai balked at being called honey so casually from a random stranger, making him chuckle throughout his subsequent attacks. The feel of her body pressed against his still fresh in his mind as the rogue band of dimwits took off with their tail between their legs. He sighed dramatically, Kumo was boring lately. Standard patrols, brigands here and there. Was it really so wrong to want a challenge every now and then? “Damnit, I thought they’d at least put up some what of a fight.” He would never admit to pouting, but he was feeling a little put out at their lack of skill and cowardice. Picking a medical station to begin with, so unimaginative.

Just as Rai turned around to assess the injured woman, she was up and walking straight for him, a purpose in her injured gait that he only understood as he was yanked forward with surprising grip. The kiss she planted on him was not expected in the slightest, women were forward with wanting to date him, but they had never been physically forward in such a manner. His hands went to her waist, both out of surprise and wanting to make sure she didn’t fall over from blood loss. That would make for an interesting sight to anyone passing by. She pulled back after licking at his lips, a stupid look on his face as he tried to process what just happened.

Giving his head a shake, he smirked at her comment about him tasting like a summer storm. “My my, you are forward aren’t you? And you haven’t tasted anything yet.” With that he pulled her back in, one hand moving the back of her neck to hold her as he kissed her. His tongue licking into her mouth and dancing with her own. He pulled back after a few seconds, smirk present on his face as he chuckled. “Why do I get the feeling you’re gonna cause me a lot of headaches?” With that he looped one of her arms around his neck and kept a firm grip on her hip and walked her back inside. He was no medic, but he knew how to tie a bandage well enough to stop her shoulder from bleeding anymore. There would be time to discuss...her methods of gratitude after that.

[zory_alechiv]

She wasn't expecting him to kiss her back. She'd seen is as a tactic to assert her dominance and had thrown several other Jounin off who wanted to perceive her as a damsel in distress. She was a medic and damn good at what she did. They recognized her prowess, but others did not and Rai seemed like the type who valued strength. She could be wrong, she had been before, but at least they garnered a little respect for her out of the gate.

“My my, you are forward aren’t you? And you haven’t tasted anything yet.”

"Forward, backward. I know how to show gratitude, you know?" She chuckled, realizing that made her sound like a whore, but she went after what she liked and Rai was easy on the eyes. Maybe that was the blood loss talking? She should probably get that looked at.

Just as she thought that, Rai hefted one of her arms over his shoulders. Like any Kyoukan, she was bigger than average so his height didn't dwarf her. She leaned into his side, just enough to feel his warm body and decided that yea, it was likely blood loss if she was running a little colder.

“Why do I get the feeling you’re gonna cause me a lot of headaches?”

"At least if I cause you a headache, I can fix it, hmm? Thanks for saving me, ya?" She giggled as they walked towards the compound and as they neared the closest building, Kenji slammed the door open to let them in. There were several patients here, most of them moved to the corner just in case. There was only one that was life or death, and completely oblivious to everything. Everyone else seemed to be treating this as a walk in clinic.

"Everyone thank our lovely Rai for saving us. You should have seen him in action, ya?" Her eyes twinkled with mischievousness as one of the more forward women rushed over to him. Hikari smirked at him as the woman doted on him, completely grateful and completely flirting as she allowed Kenji to lead her to a nearby bed. Kenji was good enough now to work on her arm while she watched the mayhem ensue of every woman, and bold man, begin to flirt with the blond. If he looked at her, he would see her grinning with an innocence that fooled no one.

"Should I tell them how you kiss?" Maybe they want a taste of thunder, too, ya? [/i] She teased in the connection she hadn't broken.

[Kaida]

He was thrown by how casually she threw out her “gratitude”. He wasn’t a prude by any means nor was he some sort of man whore, but it was still unheard of for a woman to be so physically forward and then to say something so inherently risqué. "Uh...good to know?" He chuckled at her antics though, finding that she amused him. And even covered in blood she was quite pretty, not to mention the skill she displayed when he arrived on the scene and how they fought together. At the very least, he entertained the idea of befriending her properly.

“If you’re offering to cure my headaches, you’ll be seeing a lot of me I’m afraid. They’re endless considering the name I’m attached to.” Continuing their banter as he rolled his eyes, his families name continued to be the bane of his existence. He was proud to be an Arashiyama, but the political nightmares that came with it were too much sometimes. All he wanted in life was to travel and have fun, not be held down by red tape and protocol. “And you’re welcome for the save, I’m just happy I got her in time.” The sincerity in his voice was different from the casual tone he had used earlier. He hated it when he showed up too late, knowing something was preventable if he had only been faster.

As they entered the building, he saw Kenji with a wild and frenzied look on his face. Kid probably hadn’t seen battle yet and this would have been a very bloody first experience. “Ease up kid, all’s well.” He gave him a wink and smile, hoping to lessen the weight of violence that had fallen on the young boy’s shoulders.

As he put Hikari down to be assessed and treated, he was suddenly flocked by a gaggle of women and men. All of them running hands over him at some point or another. For the first time Rai felt distinctly uncomfortable with the amount of attention he was receiving, looking up at Hikari for help he noticed that she had a shit eating grin on her face as she pretended to not know what she had down by announcing his part in the rescue. Mouthing over the heads of those in front of him, she would see him say 'I Hate You.'

Just then her voice chimed in his mind, the connection apparently not broken yet. She threatened to reveal the details of their kiss and his eyes narrowed. ‘I swear to god, you do that and you’ll have more problems than you can handle honey.’ The nickname mockingly coming through the vaguely delivered threat could mean several things, though none of them pertained to actual violence. It was more of a flirty tease that had consequences attached should she choose to push too many buttons.

[zory_alechiv]

"And you’re welcome for the save, I’m just happy I got her in time.”

Hikari's smile softened, her eyes turning fond and appreciative instead of teasing. "Me too, you know? Not sure how it would have turned out otherwise."

Hikari smiled as Kenji seemed to be filled with the hero worship the rest of the patients and civilians had. She almost grinned at Rai, her joking and teasing him feeling natural and fun, but through the bond she had connected with him, he felt the anxiety and discomfort. She could do nothing about it until Kenji stopped messing with her arm but as soon as he tied the bandages, she stood.

"All right!" She yelled, clapping her hands together and getting everyone's attention. "Leave the poor guy alone. He had to fight off bandits for you people, you know?" She teased them like she had teased him but they seemed to pay attention to her and backed off.

Sorry, they're a bit much.

"Due to circumstances, we're going to close up for today. Unless you are dying, about to die, or think you won't make it through the night, please come back tomorrow. For your information, I've already assessed all of you so none of you should be staying, you know?" She winked at the crowd and watched them disperse. They knew her well enough not to test her. When they were gone, she sat back down on the bed.

"So, what brings you here, actually? Just happen to be going by? You're welcome to rest here for the night if ya want. In fact, anything I can do to repay you would be nice. Not because you are an Arashiyama, but because you helped us. Means a lot, ya know?"

[Kaida]

He was sure his anxiety was palpable in the air, he wasn't used to crowds anymore. And he knew what he looked like, he also knew that most people in the village were well acquainted with the fact that he was single. Thanks to the meddling women in his family always trying to marry him off. It was one thing to be confident in his looks and skills, but another to be mauled for them when paired with his family name.

He felt his chest loosen as Hikari shooed them off, his breathing coming easier as everyone finally gave him space to move around. Moving to the edge of the room he plastered his back to the wall, standing his words up beside him. He kept his eyes narrowed as everyone seemed to meander out into the town, leaving him once more to his thoughts. Once the room was empty, a heavy put upon sigh left his lips. "Fuuucckk." His eyes closed as his head fell back against the wall with a soft thud.

Taking a steadying breath, he opened his eyes once more and glanced curiously over at Hikari. "You're a bit much, respectfully. That was a pack of hyenas that I wasn't allowed to cut through." He hands gestured over her frame as he spoke, from her bright hair to her toned and lithe body. He wasn't being disrespectful as he commented, more just insuring she understood he was referencing all of her, including her louder than life personality. Which he was now familiar with after their kiss and having to hoist her against himself. Though he was a gentleman, he was still in fact a man and battle usually only resulted in 1 of 3 after effects. Sex, sleep or more fighting.

As her words finally processed in his mind, he felt his shoulders stiffen and his eyes widen minutely. The kiss itsself was forward enough and out of the norm it had him on the balls of his feet. And now it sounded very much like she meant something different from simply offering him a place to sleep for the night. Chuckling to himself he pushed off the wall and made his way to stand in front of her. "A place to sleep would be great, Kami knows the vultures are still out there and I'm a little high strung." Rai could feel the pull in his muscles, it wasn't that he had overexerted himself so much as he panicked when he had been told what was going on. Fearing the worst as he approached the scene. Now that the conflict was dealt with and there were no casualties, his mind had eased but his body hadn't. "My my, if I didn't know any better, it would sound like your propositioning me honey." The smirk on his face mixed with the teasing glint in his eyes, pushing buttons was something he enjoyed. And he had a feeling they would become good friends going forward, so why not toe the line and see who she really was.

[zory_alechiv]

"You're a bit much, respectfully. That was a pack of hyenas that I wasn't allowed to cut through."

It wasn't the first time she heard it and this time was no different than the others. Hikari merely shrugged before offering him a grin. "Kenji, you can go home, I think we're done for the day," she says instead of replying Raiko.

"BUt- I should clean up, you're injured Senpai."

Hikari merely held up her uninjured hand in a placating manner. "Really, Kenji-kun. I'm fine. Go home and rest, you've had a busy day and tomorrow will guarantee to be just as busy. We can clean up in the morning." She smiled and the teenager finally agreed before grabbing his things and leaving. Even without Rai saying it, she could tell he was still high strung and after a moment, the pink chakra thread that connected them disappeared.

"I know. I am sorry if I made you uncomfortable by throwing them at you, you know? Honestly, they were already making Kenji nervous so I needed them distracted before he busted my arm up more. He could use the practice, though if I had known it would have been harassment, I would have made Kenji figure it out or done it myself." There was real sincerity in her words as she moved to put things away.

"My my, if I didn't know any better, it would sound like you're propositioning me honey."

Hikari snorted loudly and shook her head, even as she made a move towards the back room. "Men, now that the fight is over, the other brain is kicking in again," she teased before making a show of looking him up and down. Definitely still high strung and he was hot. It wouldn't put her out by having him warm her bed. Tilting her head to the back room where she was currently staying, she shoots him a grin.

"So, ya coming then? Or would you prefer some innocence?" She paused as her grin got bigger. "Raiko-kun, my arm is hurting so bad, do you think you could help me out of my top?" She giggled before disappearing behind the door,

[Kaida]

The bitter taste of his foot felt heavy on his tongue, he had let his anxiety get the best of him while trying to tease Hikari and he had missed the mark by a mile. It had been a while since he had had that much attention on him, people had more or less stopped flocking to him when he became a jounin. Unless the women in his family were involved, then it was a neverending stream of possible wives. It was exhausting to say the least.

"It's okay, I'm just not used to it anymore. People are...difficult sometimes. And I tend to say stupid things when I'm overwhelmed, like telling someone that they're a lot when they've been nothing but kind. If not a little cheeky as well." He chuckled as his right hand ran through his thick platinum hair, coming to rest on the nape of his neck in embarrassment. He really did like Hikari, she was playful and strong and spoke the same level of shithead that he did. It was endearing, and it made him feel like they could be friends.

Rai choked on air as she called out his teasing for a proposition. What started off as joking seemed to have a different edge as she looked him over. He could feel a heat rush to his cheeks and through his chest, she wasn't wrong. It was the one stereotype he found hard to break for himself, with the threat gone he still had all of this energy and very little options on how to be rid of it. He took a moment to really look at her then, remembering the feel of her body against his own as he helped her inside. The lithe muscles of her curvy frame paired nicely with the soft feminity of her coloring, the gentleness that hung in her eyes that previously held such fierce determination.

"I don't think innocence really suits either of us to be honest Ari-chan." His eyes darkened as he walked towards her, his fingers deftly letting her hair loose from her previous style and running his hand through her silky purple strands. "I could be persuaded to help you though, given the fact that you are injured. I'm sure you'll need attention throughout the night." With that he would pick her up by the backs of her thighs and encourage her to wrap her legs around his waist as he walked them to her room. Friends could wait until tomorrow.