Hokage? Keep dreaming![Makoto]

Rei had awoken extra early this morning. Unlike the other mornings where she anticipated for Jyuken training with her father for hours- today was different. She had assumed her power as heiress of their clan and discussed a matter with her father. After some time of explaining her idea, her father gave his approval and passed along word to all the family. "We should prepare,
we will have a guest soon enough. her father would say. At his word, the servants began to tidy up: not the main house or guest quarters, but the sparring dojo where the Main family typically spent time teaching the younger generation Jyuken.

Rei stood by her father, watching the Branch family prepare the room that would no doubt become a big mess before the morning was over. Simply looking at the magnificent walls, one couldn't tell that this building had suffered countless damage in the passed from training. Makoto probably does not realize it, but being invited here is a great honor. I just hope I haven't seen put too much thought into this arrangement. she was telling herself quietly. She had made a big deal about this to her father. Chances were that it would happen again and again once more Hokage candidates appeared. Preferably she would fight them here in honor, but she was not shy to fight them out in the streets to the death if they were that obstinate. Finally, the preparations were complete. Rei stood in the center of the room in her black haori, white waist sash, black shinobi sandals and her white hyuga overcoat. Her ninja pouch and scrolls lay under the inside of her jacket and lower back, hidden.

When Makoto would come to the compound, he would be ushered to the Main family's training dojo, where he would find Rei waiting for him in the center of the room. Kenichi Hyuga, her father and the rest of the elders of the clan were assembled all around both sides of the room: each with a personnel attendant of the Branch family whom stood beside them to witness and protect the elders during the spar. Assuming Makoto stepped inside the dojo, the door would abruptly shut and lock from the outside. Kenichi would stand up to greet the guest. Good morning young Makoto Senju. My daughter sees worth in you and has formally requested a match. Spar with her before us and let us see what she sees. Fear not of holding back my boy! We can rebuild this building if need be. she said with a laugh, knowingly so from his own youthful days. Rei would not say a word, but stare at him hard and took up her own Jyuken stance in preparation.

Makoto had to wake up early that morning , he did not want to be late. It was the Hygua compound he was meeting at and if he wanted to impress not only Rei but her family too then being late was not an option. He would move through his room quickly throwing on a white t shirt that had a few grass stains but wasn’t dirty. Rei was an Hyuga, and a Taijutsu God compared to Makoto so if he had the living snot kicked out of him he wouldn’t have wanted it on his ninja uniform. He threw on some ninja pants and laced up his favorite sandals as well. He would grab a black leather jacket with a white Senju symbol on the back as he made his way to the kitchen , grabbing a banana and heading to the compound.

Makoto would speed walk to the compound which wasn’t hard to identify due to the clan symbol on the walls. As he made his way to the front the Branch Family stepped in front of him. “I have a meeting with Rei Hyuga.” Makoto would say as they quickly moved out his way. ‘So weird, they have a main family line and a branch family line… what even considers you branch?’ Makoto would think to himself as his hands shifted to his pockets. As he walked in he was greeted by a Hyuga he didn’t know but he quickly noticed Rei in the middle. The Hyuga that spoke was her father, Makoto looked back as he noticed the door had been shut and locked behind him. He looked around as he saw all the pale eyed clan members look at him watching his every move, waiting on him to speak.

“I’m not sure what your daughter sees yet sir. But I can assure you I will try my best.” Makoto would walk up to Rei, making a snake signal and bowing before he before sparing as he held a fist bump out to her as a sign of respect to pound it. “May the best shinobi win.” Assuming that she fist pounded it, the jutsu Makoto used on impact would slow her down greatly but also make her stronger. The floor would dip a little bit under her as well due to the weight that was added. This was risky because Makoto had never witnessed her speed so he didn’t know how fast she was but if she was still as fast as him even with this jutsu on her it would be much harder for him to fight because this jutsu enhanced her strength although if she wasn’t as fast as him Makoto would have an easier time fighting her. If Rei chose not to pound it would be marked disrespectful to Makoto as most of his clan of Senju began with fist pounds to start off the fight, although the jutsu wouldn’t have been performed.

Jutsu Used:

Chakra: 305/355 [Assuming the Jutsu made contact]

She had waited patiently, wondering how best to handle this. Would he be good-natured about fighting her? Would he be better than her or would he lose and be a sore loser? If the latter were to happen, it would besmirch her own judgment in her father's and the elders' eyes. She didn't know him well enough to know these answers, yet he arrived before she had come to a sold decision on how she might deal with the various outcomes. Her father proceeded to explain things and Makoto seemed ready. This many elders could be intimidating, even for her. Kenichi seemed pleased with Makoto's answer: willing and earnest, but optimistic and humbled. he would raise his hand to say the match could begin as Makoto took up his position and help out his hand for a fist bump.

It was uncommon. Especially in the traditional sense for the Hyuga, yet she understood that this was a sign of comradre and didn't wish to offend Makoto. She stepped forward a couple of steps and connected fists with Makoto. Instantly, she felt heavier. Sneaky, but sometimes it was wise to be cunning. After all, not every battle can be won with brute strength or speed. She prided herself in speed however, not so much strength. The idea of being slowed down, unsettled her. Jyuken revolved around speed and grace. Speed was essential in combat, being too slow meant that the foe could out-maneuver you or set up traps. On the other hand, she felt stronger. She wasn't certain what jutsu he had used, but Makoto's jutsu would prove a double-edged sword. Undermining an opponent was one strategy, a way that she had learned to exploit visually. "Don't hold back or else you might end up severally hurt." she would say in warning to Makoto. She wanted a fight where she could test Makoto's mettle.

Though technically Makoto had struck first, it would be Rei who initiated combat. As the fist bump and speech ended, she resumed her previous jyuken stance only a modest six feet away from Makoto. Her lowered speed could not afford her the opportunity of a ranged battle. As her lead foot touched firmly in her stance, she attacked. A subtle release of chakra emitted from her body and left an afterimage decoy of herself in her previous position as her speed was boosted above what it normally was. Faster than before and unknowingly faster than Makoto, she made her move. Not one or two, but three solid illusions of her appeared in her previous position- presumably clones or even shadow clones, for this technique was secret. Not even her father knew what the technique was or where it had come from.

The first illusion lunged at Makoto's midsection with a palm strike, the second illusion jump-kicked at Makoto's head and the third illusion swept low in a long leg sweep from the left side. The intention was to catch Makoto off-guard with the three consecutive attacks, forcing him backwards to where the real Rei had side-dashed just off to his right side while his mind registered the other three of copies of her. She was afraid to physically attack him just yet, for fear of how strong she actually was: but her plan gave her few options. As she side-stepped to his right step, she would immediately enact an Eight Trigrams, Palm Rotation within close quarters if Makoto hadn't fled her range. She spun suddenly, releasing chakra from her tenketsu and emitted a 10meter sphere of rotatiing chakra with the intent to smash Makoto and send him flying backwards.
CP- 275/355
Jutsu-

Spoiler:

100 Sided Dice Roll

The member 'Makoto' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'100 Side Dice' : 50

Makoto would watch her closely, the jutsu transferred she weighed down. Makoto was excited this jutsu landed due to the fact that unless she knew the jutsu through Doton to release it or she had the Raiton release to generate Raiton chakra through her body. As she would stop talking and move back Makoto would notice she was a bit slow compared to his known speed, He also made the clone seal as he made 2 clones appear although he switched with the one on the left. Makoto and the clone on the right would move in their directions 15 meters as Rei attacked with great speed. On one hand Makoto was slightly confused due to her set up speed but maybe this technique just increased her speed. Even still Makoto could track her comfortably but he knew he couldn’t keep up with her if he had to do hand to hand combat, also she was much stronger than him so he had to keep up with hand to hand she would potentially break him in half.

Makoto would watch as she landed each hit precisely on the clone as she would rotate, but this rotation was fast as well but Makoto and the other clone on the other side were out of range. But the clone she hit stood no chance. As the rotation was halfway through Makoto would from the snake seal as it seemed as if an ocean formed out of his mouth moving swiftly, as he would attempt to knock her off her feet as the rotation ended. His clone on the other hand would put his hands together then slammed the water which happened to be 15 ft deep as sharks of chakra formed out of the hands. "Please forgive me elders." The clone would say although Makoto felt the same way not knowing how they would get out of this battle ground in the middle of the main hall but somehow the walls happen to hold in the water.

Jutsu Used:

Chakra Used: 225/355 must be split between Makoto and company
Clone 1: Dissipated Chakra Returned to Makoto
Clone 2: 25/75
Makoto: 100/150

Matching numbers with numbers, it was a smart play. A wise decision on Makoto's part to play evasive and counter Rei's aggressive attack. Makoto had no way to know how Rei would respond to his slowing her down: Jyuken is a close range brutal style of combat- so Makoto had played the range strategy. He was doing exactly what Rei wished he wouldn't. It seemed he had more intelligence than even her father had guessed: albeit, his assessment of anyone except his precious daughter, was moderately low. You know the saying, "Low expectations, low regret."

As Rei finished her rotation, the clone with in range had been decimated and disappeared into a poof of smoke. Her illusions had landed perfect strikes on the clone, his midsection, upper body and finally lower body, knocking him right into Rei's rotation. Had that been the real Makoto, that would have been the end of the battle. The result? At least three broken bones and large bruising. The real result? Makoto had evaded and gotten a decent amount of range between him and Rei.

Fortunately for Rei, Makoto had evaded further than his strategy anticipated. As her rotation ended and Makoto began to stream water from his mouth fifteen meters away, that allowed Rei to devise a method to avoid the water. Her Byakugan activated as her body suddenly released a white burst of chakra all the way around her. As the water rushed in and the sharks aggressively aimed at her, the water was met with a circular burst of scorching wind. Though weak to water, the heat was intense and evaporated a great protion of the water around Rei, including the sharks Makoto had sent after her. This action resulted in instantly thick steam which proceeded to fill the room and blind all participants and spectators. Or at least that was the intended effect: all present with the Byakugan activated their supernatural sight to see through the thick steam to continue watching the battle. Makoto and his clone would be enveloped into the thick blinding steam while Rei leaped into the air just as her scorching winds created the steam coat to shroud her from Makoto's view.

With her enhanced sight, she knew where the real Makoto was, via his large chakra pool. She landed her feet softly on the ceiling and used her powerful muscles in her legs to vault off the ceiling directly overhead Makoto. With the steam covering the entire building, she did the only natural thing as she fell. She used her Illusion steps once more- this time, creating four revolving rotations as they descended swiftly upon Makoto's position from above. The intended outcome would be that the combined range of all four equally spaced rotations would accurately cover every escape route Makoto might have- the rotations covering a full forty meter circumference while connected in the center right above where Makoto stood. What had happened to the elders during the water? Simple, they had mimic'd Rei and jumped to the ceiling and continued to watch there from safety.

CP- 160/355
Jutsu-

Spoiler:

Makoto watched closely as the girl made use of her scorch release, she made use of the ninjutsu so quickly. But what Makoto didn’t realize is that it would create a mist against his water although there was quite a bit left on the ground. Makoto’s mind would race as he knew what this came down to, the Byakugan. She could see through the mist as he couldn’t but even still it was like second nature to him. As soon as the mist appeared within site his body would dissipate into the water allowing him to be unseen by her, assuming that the water as a whole would be his chakra anyway as it came from his mouth now he was in it. ‘Smart move’ Makoto would think to himself as he had to plan his next attack on the girl. She was smooth and efficient but Makoto always somewhat of a back up plan. Makoto’s clone would assume to gain chakra as it dissipated near the end due to the rotation of the girl once more but this chakra gain would just return to Makoto.

The girl was beyond her rank in skill. That had to be known but Makoto was no scrub either. As her rotation finished it wouldn’t affect the amount of water as the water just rushed back into the places she hit, it was still around 7ft deep which gave Makoto a fighting chance seeing it left water on the ground. Makoto would wait on her on the next move, although he was taking a more coward route for the time being, you must not attack without a plan.

Jutsu Used:

Chakra: Clone One had 25 but gather 40 before being dissipated which adds 65 to Makoto's total.
Makoto: 165/355

She had been almost certain her rotation would hit Makoto. The Senju however had different plans. As the mist enveloped him, he knew he was a sitting duck for Rei's Byakugan. Just as her rotation crashed down upon him, his body assimilated into the seven feet of water in the room. He was lucky. He was also unlucky. As her rotation touched down, it drilled into the floor and even further into the dirt of the building. The water inside the room quickly filled into the hole she had created, effectively making a food of condensed water. The building itself? The violent chakra from the rotation tore the structure apart, destroying the building from the inside out and sent wood flying everywhere. The elders and their guards were dislodged from the ceilings, but their own rotations protected them from a backlash and they landed safely on the ground. This time a more safe distance away from the two friendly competitors. "My what power and tactics. My daughter is pushing hard with speed and power, but the Senju boy is controlling the flow of the battle! Kenichi nodded his head, impressed.

What would his daughter do now though? Kenichi wondered. A little repetitive, the situation ft perfectly for her spontaneous action. Her body released a second burst of white hot chakra as she stood in the center of the pool of water- the water n which Makoto's body was hidden. The burst of scorching wind evaporated the remainder of the water in the crater, intending to evaorate Makoto with it. From Rei's understanding of water jutsu, Makoto wouldn't likely be harmed much, but it would slow him down. as her scorching burst was released, the water dissipated and she stood alone in the center of the crater she had created. Makoto was gone, but this didn't feel like a win. Rather, she had aided Makoto somehow in distancing himself from her. If he hadn't done anything to counter her rotation as it landed, his body would be reformed elsewhere in the closest body of water. That was of course, on the outside of the Hyuga compound in a nearby spring. She along with everyone else would wait and see if Makoto came back. She deactivated her Byakugan, this battle was as good as finished.
CP- 130/355
Jutsu-

Spoiler:

Makoto would rise up out of a nearby spring outside of the Hygua Clan walls. He walked out of the spring as his clothes dripped a path all the way past the Hyuga branch family guards, as they knew who he was this time. Makoto made his way past all the debris as he saw the family surrounding watching him closely as he made his way to Rei. Still soaked he would put his hand ever so lightly on her shoulder, taking away the added weight technique. “Good fight friend.” This was the first friend Makoto had ever made and he was proud of not only himself, but her as well. He didn’t come in expecting to win but he also didn’t come in expecting to lose. Both of them fought a good fight , or atleast he thought so.

“It was nice meeting you all,” Makoto would hold up a confrontation seal trying to show respect before Rei’s family. “I hope we soon meet again.”

[EXIT]

Makoto understood the fight had ended in a draw as well. Even as he trodded with his water logged clothing back towards them, Rei could tell by his demeanor that his will to fight as equal to hers, gone. Kenichi began to clap and the other elders followed suit. "A splendid fight between the younger generation. Our village will be in great hands in the future. So Rei. What say you about Makoto Senju? Is he worthy? his powerful booming voice rung through the open air, heavy with expectation as everyone turned to listen to her judgment.

Makoto had already began to walk away, she had returned his sentiments. He was what she could call, a friend. With him gone, she could speak freely. "He is rough around the edges and all he did was run during our fight. He's very intelligent thouh and efficient with his chakra.
Had that fight continued, I likely would have lost due to using too much chakra. I believe he has the potential to become a Hokage. His character is good as well, an honest hard working person. she would say, letting her elders know that she gave consent if Makoto truly went down the path of Hokage, then she would support him. "That does not mean that I will exclude others however. If they too prove worthy, then I will require them to prove the better of themselves.
I will further support that one as Hokage" It was a hard but wise decision, one that the elders couldn't refuse. Now with the battle over, it was time to clean up. Naturally, as the cause of the destruction, Rei felt obligated to help the Branch family clean up the mess. They would soon need to request more wood from the Senju clan to rebuild the dojo.
[Exit]