Tending To Business [Jake Haruno Only]

With the village in silent disarray, Gambaldi was always short on time. However, this day was scheduled for one simple thing. To educate an entitled child on the true ways of a shinobi. It had been a week since the events that transpired in the training grounds with the now disbanded Team Raikage. Being who he was, it was not in Gambaldi's nature to coddle children. The world would do no such thing for these young shinobi, and Gambaldi would not cripple the minds of his students to believe otherwise. Only the strong-willed and dedicated could survive what was to come. A new era was in the works, the likes of which no one had ever seen. In this era, Gambaldi needed all those that followed him to be ready and eager to face it.

He approached the home of the only student that had shown the attitude that Gambaldi was looking for. Though he was dismissed from the squad, the boys actions had earned a modicum of respect from the Raikage. With Katsuo's disappearance, Haruno's talents would be needed for Gambaldi's next move. First, however, the boy would need to learn respect and that was one subject that Gambaldi was fairly skilled at.

Dressed in his typical all black attire, including both Masamune and his basic katana. His blunt was tucked behind his ear, as usual, and his anbu mask covered his face. He knocked loudly on the door, to ensure he was heard, and waited for a response.

He nodded graciously at the invitation into the home of Jake. His mother, who had been the one to answer the door, escorted the Raikage to where Jake was. He could easily tell the surprise of his sudden arrival left her a bit off guard. In an attempt to make his presence less unnerving. "You have a beautiful home, Lady Haruno," he stated as they made their way to Jake's location. Upon arriving, Gambaldi bowed his head respectfully to the mother before she departed. Once she was gone, Gambaldi's demeanor would switch from kind to serious as he approached Jake's position.

"Haruno," he began, "Good to see your not slacking off out here. Not being one to waste time pointlessly, I will get right to why I am here." With that said, Gambaldi untied Masamune from his waste and walked pass Jake to the opposite side of the room. He leaned Masamune on the wall and then removed his shirt and anbu vest. This revealed his extremely scarred and tattooed body. From behind all one could see is the long bodies of a Japanese dragons, both of which making an "S" shaped pattern perfectly parallel to one another. The tails of the dragon's touched at the center of the back and right above the tails was the branding. The same branding of a lion head that was trademarked by the slaver that had once held the life of Gambaldi in his hand. The branding had since then served as a reminder of where he had come from and more importantly what he had to do to make it this far.

He folded his shirt and set it next to Masamune. He tilted his head left then right, cracking his neck as most would call it. He adjusted the basic katana, the very same he had gifted to Haruno, so that at was tied to his left. His physique removed any doubt of how dedicated he was to his craft, appearing as if his body were crafted by the Gods. His expression was still serious as he faced Haruno, "You feel my methods of instructing are flawed, correct? Then we will try this again your way, Haruno. And I will limit myself to nothing but kenjutsu and the basics. If you successfully land a single strike, I will admit my wrong. However, if you cannot do so then you go right back to my methods and you will follow my orders and directions without question."

Folding his arms, Gambaldi waited. He was aware of the skill gap between the two, though he had already intended to match his own prowess to better match Jake's own. "Long story short, show me what you can do. Use any methods you desire, jutsu and all. Show me what you bring to the table, Haruno."

[I will limit myself to a genin worth of chakra, Adept - Buki and Nin, and Basic - Sensory. If that's still your build. Even out the playing field for you.]

The second his statement finished, Haruno was already making his move. This came as no surprise to Gambaldi as he immediately began to sense his opponent while attempting to take several tactical leaps backwards. Despite the lack of surprise from the sudden attack itself, the methods had caught his attention. Gambaldi was no stranger to the jutsu of choice by Haruno, though typically it was used with ones own breath or a tool. In that exact moment that Gambaldi moved to dodged, he immediately read through what he perceived to be the boy's strategy. There was no doubt that the boy was aware that the use of ones hand would not result in a strong slicing gale. With no strong initial burst of wind that would come from the mouth or specific tool, the attack would prove much slower thus less damaging and smaller in size. At least in an attack sense. However, from where he was the Raikage could easily see what the purpose was here. Only a fool would turn their back on a foe and so this rushed attempt was nothing more than a smoke screen. In order to fight at his best, apparently this tool was needed in order to accomplish a more accurate and proper form of the Sickle Weasel Technique. This had to be the reason why he chose to remain where he was. It would not be that easy to attain, however.

These thoughts would come in no time at all, a simple feat for a genius and one who is accustomed to the ever-changing tides of war. While making the first leap back, he pulled out and tossed in, perfect succession of one another, a single kunai directly up into the air. The kunai itself, as was Gambaldi's habit, had a single flash tag attached to it; wrapped around the handle as to make the tag more difficult to spot. He had already calculated how much time he would need to see his trap done and thus tossed the kunai with enough strength and force to accommodate the need. The instant the kunai left his hand, a single hand seal would be made just as the winds met their mark.

However, in Gambaldi's place was the very same fan that had just been leaning on the fence. Though relatively unharmed, the fan would be sent flying to the other end of the area (more than 20meters away). This put Gambaldi directly behind Haruno, a mere meter away. At this range Gambaldi could easily close the distance between the two should another jutsu get cast. His left hand rested on his katana, while his right was reaching into the tool bag wrapped to his right leg. His posture was slightly leaning forward, as if he were preparing for a foot race. In a manner of speaking it was race, though the race was against who would react quicker. So his brown eyes searched for any response to the trap being set up. As of that moment the kunai was 50ft in the air, at its zenith, before beginning its descent back to the ground.

His next move would display the lesson he wanted to teach all his shinobi. Relying on one's physical and wit.

Jutsu Used:

Cc: 105/120

[If there are any issues, pm me.]

[ Start posting your jutsu (at least the name) and chakra. Its relevant. Also your description is very vague, unless you want me to provide my own details, I suggest getting more precise with jutsu explanation. My post is just about done, I just need you to clarify on some things. Like do you have the jutsu required to use sensing? How big is this wave I am seeing? What wind jutsu are you using that knocking 20 meters away to your fan? (which only went that far cause its a light fan. And if its not light, its definitely lighter than you.) You've left yourself vulnerable to vague manipulation, I suggest getting more detailed in your post. Regardless if its a friendly spar or no. And you better not be trying to poison me with that spear o.o P.m your response. Consider this my place holder till we clear this up. ]

Dunno if you were checking but this was edited

The reaction was expected from the young genin. In their first meeting, Gambaldi had avoided Haruno's attack in a similar fashion; appearing behind the boy with relative ease. At that time Gambaldi had chosen to mask his chakra completely as to surprise the boy. This time, however, he chose not to do so. He wanted his location known just so he could guarantee that his trap was a success. Even before the eager genin prepared to face the Raikage, his hand was already in his ninja tool bag. His right hand already grasping the next piece to the Raikage's strategy.

The moment Haruno moved, Gambaldi's keen as catching it immediately, the Raikage sprung into action. In the time it took for Haruno to partially turn, Gambaldi drew and dropped the smoke bomb without missing a beat. Simultaneously, he would leap directly into the air but at a 90° angle to his own right. He performed a complete somersault as he did so, effectively avoiding the swing of the spear completely. With the height of his jump putting him 3 meters above and 2 meters away from his previous position, Gambaldi used this moment to hid his chakra with minimal effort. While simultaneously he made a single hand seal and left a shadow clone in his place; using the smoke bomb as a means to cover his tactics. Much to his surprise a blast of water would shortly follow the genin's attack, blasting away the smoke, though stopped short at Gambaldi's previous position. The clone took the hit, while Haruno continued his course of action; at which time Gambaldi was already 2 meters to the genin's left since by this time the genin was facing Gambaldi's previous position.

By this time the kunai was only 30ft from the ground , gravity forcing the weapon to descend faster, when Haruno would come bursting away from his own position and was now flying in the direction of where his fan was. Gambaldi simply waited for the boy to pass under the kunai before Gambaldi activated it. By this time the kunai was 20ft from the ground and immediately illuminated the area. The light was timed so that it would go off right when it fell in Haruno's line of sight. Gambaldi knew the boy would go for the fan again and set up the fan to be the bait for his trap. Fully aware of his own plan, Gambaldi pulled out and tossed another kunai at the fan's location. Like the kunai before it, this second kunai had a tag on it though this one was an explosive tag. By the time the second kunai found its mark in the side of the fan, Haruno would end up directly on top of the fan; at least his foot would. At the same time, immediately after letting loose the kunai and activating the flash tag, Gambaldi closed his eyes and relied on his sensing. The light from the tag was now on his left, as he moved to close the distance between the two fighting shinobi. The fight was nearing its end, all the genin had to do was stay near or pick up the fan. Still masking his chakra and using the light from the flash tag to cover his movements, Gambaldi finally drew his katana.

Jutsu Used
Clone Jutsu - E
Sensing - C
CR 90/120

[Your jutsu is kinda vague on how tall the wave is so I simply assume  a flat wave, equal to the spear tips height (which is not provided in any description so i went with the average height of a flat spear head). Also you state your attack is aimed for me, and not to simply follow through with a complete swing. Please specify stuff like this least people take advantage of the lack of detail. Consider this sensei advice lol. ]

The light dissipated, its task complete in the part in was meant to play in Gambaldi's strategy. Now he desired to test the boys kenjutsu, however the sudden stop had altered the geniuses plans a bit. Since the fight had began, Haruno had telegraphed his intention to go for the fan. Something the Raikage had used to his advantage every step of the way. In short, his reliability on his arsenal rather than his own wit and skill was really the source of this fights downward spiral for the genin. However, this time he altered his movements to accommodate the flash tags sudden effects. Finally the boy was learning. The straight path to an objective is always the most difficult, but to maneuver and set the battlefield to accommodate your methods to reach said objective was what made leaders.

With this change in his opponents movements, Gambaldi adjusted his own plans. Rather than move to reach Haruno, the Raikage instead moved to reach the fan. This to was a ploy for another trap for the genin to fall in. His outward appearance showed a hint of urgency as he moved to reach the fan, his eyes never leaving the fans location. However, Gambaldi moved in such a manner that he could easier spot Haruno in his peripheral vision while keeping 8 meter distance away to his opponent's left. Haruno himself had his back to the fan, to which Gambaldi considered to be a good thing. The fan, Gambaldi calculated, was 5 meters away from Haruno and 8 meters away from Gambaldi himself. In order for the plan to work, Gambaldi put on his act of brief distraction. His grip tightened around the katana as he moved to close in on the fan.

Gambaldi also factored in the unique weapon of the genin. At first the weapon itself was viewed insignificant. That is until its abilities were put on display. A tactic the Raikage saw as premature. Such a trick was best saved once one knew how the opponent reacted to similar attacks. Gambaldi now had a decent idea of how the spear worked and had a few tactics up his sleeve to deal with it. The first of these tactics was to simply stay at a distance for the time being. Nothing flashy, but even in shogi or chess a single move could ultimately be the precursor to victory. This less was to be the next lesson Gambaldi intended to instill in his charge.

All that remained was to wait for Haruno to make his final misstep.