Flashback: An Unlikely Encounter [Yuuji + Soul / No Kill]

As the evening settled and Konoha fell quiet, nothing but the sound of the wind and rain echo'd around the empty  streets as Yuuji sat in his room and got changed into his traditional garments  and begins to prepare his usual equipment, running it through a routine check.

"Kunai, Shuriken.."

His voice turns into a soft mumble as he confirms his equipment and placing it on his personnel as he looks to the corner of his room as looks at his katana, he shakes his head as he walks right past it leaving his room.

"I don't think I'll be needing that, I always over prepare for these small things."

The house is eerily quiet as he makes his way out through the front door trying not to grab the attention his parents, after doing so successfully he is greeted by the wind and rain hitting his face, blowing his hair to the side, Yuuji can't help but let out a sigh not seeming to enjoy this style of weather before making his way through the empty streets, his footsteps splashing in the puddles.

Upon reaching the front gates, Yuuji looks around to make sure no-one is around, he shouldn't really be leaving the village at this time to complete a mission, but regardless of the fact he confirms the situation once more and leaves through the gates with his hands in his pockets as he makes his way along the muddy path, getting some shelter from the rain thanks to the trees, however that didn't stop the wind from sending his hair all over the place.

"Just get there, get back, all in one piece, what could be more simple than that, not like I'm gonna encounter anything along the way am I? The most thats gonna be out at this time is probably.. I dunno what lives out here again? Some boars or something.."

Knowing that he's alone, he easily talks to himself. going completely off the original topic of why he was out here in the first place,  this being quite the habit even when people are around, after walking for fifteen minutes walking through the hidden leaf forest, Yuuji is suddenly greeted by the harsh winds and strong rain yet again as he looks around in the large open area, being surrounded by trees but it seemed as if nothing were moving as if it was trapped in time,  this would be perfect time for the phrase "As silent as the grave", there weren't any signs or sounds of the wildlife, nothing but the howling of the wind and the splashing of the rain.

Yuuji looks around suspiciously, seeming alittle confused as he talks to himself yet again.

"Was I meant to come this way, this doesn't seem right."

He folds his arms across his chest as the wind blows his hair to the side and the rain continues to fall against him, Yuuji takes another good look around trying to recall his position, now wasn't the time to be getting sidetracked, he didn't really have the time to spare to wander aimlessly.

WC: 513

Soul had been meandering around the village hidden in the leaves for quite some time that day. The village of Otogakure had sent a large group of genin and other shinobi of varying ranks to land of fire to help ease tension and encourage group missions and yata yata yata Soul wasn't too keen on the idea and just felt like exploring for the day. In the few hours he had been in Konoha and when he asked what places he should avoid, aside from the obvious Hokages Office, the Forest of Death came up quite a few times so Soul figured that it was best to start there and see what happens. Being the weird risk taking type he couldn't help but feel a surge of adrenaline pump through his veins as he meandered through the woods. Every time the feeling that he was being watched settled in his stomach he was pick up his pace and push his limits as he trekked through the wood. Knowing that he was only a genin and there were some potential dangers in the woods Soul didn't want to take unnecessary risk and end up dieing in some stupid woods. He might of been a crazy kid but he wasn't a crazy kid with wish.

It was right around the time he decided to head back when he came hurtling through a exit in the tree line and right out into an open area. At first Soul thought it was a simple opening in the woods until he caught movement out of the corner of his eye. Oddly enough it wasn't until the distraction that he noticed it was raining, in the thick forest he might of caught the familiar sound but never realized the rain was falling till the droplets fell around him. Soul hit the ground with a soft thud and a slight squish as he hit the damp ground. The boy off on the other edge clearing sat there with his arms folded across his chest, from the distance Soul couldn't determine if he looked irritated or maybe confused but either way Soul was a little curious what he was doing way out here in the Forrest of Death.

"Hey?"


-369 WC

As Yuuji hears the voice, he closes his eyes for a moment as he thinks things through carefully.

Am I going insane, that I just heard a voice or is there someone actually here at this time.
He recollects his thoughts before opening his eyes as he turns himself to the direction of Soul, shooting him the cold expressionless look which bares upon Yuuji's face, instantly going straight to the questions.

"You don't seem all that familiar, what would someone other than myself be doing all the way out here during this time?"

Yuuji's tone sounds quite stern as if he were almost demanding the answers, but considering the fact that he can't tell who this person might be, he can't exactly feel as if he is safe, so its wise for him to not be so hasty as he takes a few steps foward towards the other boy, still retaining a reason distance.
The questions he wanted to demand answers for kept swirling through his mind.
Who is this boy, where did he come from, what is he doing here, is he here because of me?
As hard as he tried, he couldn't solve any of the answers himself as he continues to stare at the boy, placing both hands into his pockets, his right hand grabbing ahold of the kunai while keeping it there, just to be on the safe side.

WC:226

"Field Trip?"

Being the natural smart as he was he felt it was a sufficient answer to a question that he really didn't have a legitimate answer for in the first place. Soul really didn't have a reason for running through the forest and even if he did have good reason to do so he'd more than likely answer in the same manner he did just now. It took a minute to realize how odd of a situation he was in if the circumstance was in a certain position. If the boy before him hadn't heard about the Sounds arrival today then it would indeed look particularly bad for himself and even if he did know it still looked a little suspicious for him to be out in the woods by himself. Of course the same could be said for the other boy.

Soul was starting to think the situation wasn't all that bad when he noticed the slight movement one made when reaching for a weapon. Of course this was all speculation as it was jest a general movement but in a situation such as this one it was best to play the cautious side of things. With the last tidbit of info running through his mind he turned his body so he squared up with the boy across the clearing, his left foot slightly back farther than the right and knees slightly bent. Entering a basic taijutsu stance but not trying to give off too much of a malevolent vibe as he readied himself.

-255 WC

"Field trip huh? I guess you must of been separated from you group."

Yuuji stared down the other boy as he spoke, a hint of aggression in his voice, although Yuuji went along with the "joke", what would mentioning a "group" do, would it imply that he knew something that he truly didn't, perhaps he should of chose he words more carefully.
Being familiar with the taijutsu stance, Yuuji realized that he made the boy on edge by placing his hands into his pockets, he slowly withdraws his hands from his pockets, leaving them empty handed before also taking on the basic stance, similar to the boys as he slides his right foot slightly back further than his left with his knees slightly bent.
It seemed that their intentions were clear after all, as the weather showed no signs of improving as the wind brushed against the two and the rain continued to fall upon them.

WC:153

Soul stood silently waiting and listening to the mystery boy. It seemed he wasn't as high strung and most and was able to take Soul's humor as it was and merely rolled with it. He continued to take his hands out of his pockets and they appeared to be empty, whether or not he simply didn't take anything or if it was him trying push the intimidation factor down was still unbeknownst to Soul. The boy then transitioned from his casual posture to a proper taijutsu stance very similar to the one Soul stood in that very moment. As his mind started to wrap around what was occurring he began to realize that a conflict was about to commence. This conflict though would not be started due to hostility or the fear of a potential threat but rather to test ones own ability or more simply put out of curiosity for one another. This very fact sent a surge of adrenaline surging through Soul's veins as his muscles flexed and tensed as he got ready to lunge at his new opponent. All these emotions and and the situation at hand met a certain line of conditions that Soul was currently unaware about. Behind his colored contact lenses his eyes turned a crimson red with a single tomoe encircling like a moon orbiting a planet. Luckily enough his sensei had given these lenses out to all the Uchiha as a just in case so they could hide there real identities for if he hadn't done such a thing then Soul would be giving away the fact that he was indeed of the Uchiha bloodline. Slowly but surely Soul made his way towards the new boy taking cautious steps until they were only 10 feet from eachother.

"You can call me Soul..."

-299 WC Training Unmastered Sharingan.

As Yuuji kept his stance up, the thoughts of who this boy might be and what he might be doing here continued to course through his mind, but he could figure one thing out thats for sure and that he was ready for a fight.
He couldn't help but bring a slight smirk onto his face as he met the pace of Soul's footsteps to close the distance between them, as Yuuji got closer he noticed the look in the boys eyes and begins to slowly stop back in his tracks, from what he saw, he couldn't guess why the boy was so confident, perhaps he was hiding something, the threat of the unknown set his brain into overdrive as the blood started to pump around his body faster due to the adrenaline, as the two got closer he raised his right hand and pointed to his eye with the smirk still across his face, giving clear indication that he is apart of the Hyuga clan, having the Byakugan at his disposal before returning to the previous stance, to see if the boy would still wear the same look on his face after noticing.
As they both stopped ten meters apart from each other, the rain continued to fall heavily and the wind picked up, but then there was a brief moment where Soul spoke his name which was shortly followed by Yuuji's cold voice, shortly but briefly breaking the silence.

"Then you can call me, Yuuji."

But the silence quickly came back as nothing but the sounds of nature rung on in their eyes, the question that coursed through Yuuji's mind was simple.

Who would make the first move.

WC:275

The boy introduced himself as Yuuji, he must of been fairly cautious himself as he had ample time to strike first but instead he waited. While Soul was indeed cautious he was not overly so and saw his perfect chance to strike. Soul felt one last surge of adrenaline pump through his veins before his legs tensed and his feet dug into the dirt. Using all the strength of his leg muscles he pushed off the ground and rushed towards opponent with all all the speed he could muster. It was three or maybe four steps before Soul was within striking distance and using simple taijutsu and wet ground his options were limited but this was to be expected as his arsenal was somewhat limited still. Souls leg muscles lifted him off the ground, his hips turning allowing his leg to swing around in a vicious roundhouse kick. As Soul lifted himself off the ground time seemed to slow down, each droplet hitting his body as he almost seemed to float towards his opponent. It was around this time when he noticed the cold, pure white eyes of this new opponent Yuuji.

As the suspense grew between the two as Soul made his approach, both clearly very cautious of one another, not knowing what each other is capable of, Yuuji's eyes quickly widened as he watched Souls movements as he quickly charged towards him, not giving him much time to react Yuuji brung up his left arm and braced it for impact with his right, between a split second Yuuji stared back into the eyes of his oppenant learning the games were over and that Soul was a serious as it gets before he takes the vicious impact from the roundhouse kick that Soul delivered, forcing him down onto one knee to prevent himself from slipping into the mud, Yuuji quickly thought of a way to use this to his advantage as he used his bent leg as spring to proper himself up as he reaches out with his right hand, trying to use to upward force to deliver a palm strike against Soul's chin in retaliation.

WC:165.

As Yuuji connects with the palm strike to Soul's jaw doing reasonable damage as it would knock him backwards, possibly into the mud if he couldn't retain his balance.
"I think you'd had better go back to your field buddy, I thought they were meant to stop you from getting lost and into these situations."
Yuuji creates some distance between the two as he slides back in the mud but keeps his footing before yelling towards the boy.
"I've not got time to play around and you're in my way, Byakugan!"
Veins begin to bulge on Yuuji's face as his Byakugan was now active, he had now entered the gentle fist stance before closing the distance between the two again before going to deliver a swift series of palm strikes to the boys upper body, firstly he striked two times, followed by another two strikes which made four, thirdly followed by four consecutive strikes to make eight, this process speed up as the number of strikes continued to increase, finally but surely he had repeated the thirty-two strikes to make sixty-four and on the final blow he stomped his left foot down into the mud before driving forward to deliver the final palm strike as he drives his right arm and hand forward towards the boys gut.
Of course the repeating process would only take place after the first few series of strikes would take place, possibly breaking through his block if he had decided to.

WC: 241
Claiming Hit: Last post Wednesday, Now Sunday.
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Chakra Pool: 130 -> 110 -> 85