| Equilibrium [Closed to Tsume and Raidou] | [Dec. 29th, 2008|06:26 pm] |
Takes place two days after Blood Will Make It Right, Nothing Will Make It Right and Hit The Bell Curve]
She spun, one leg arcing up, heel presented for a sharp clock to the temple--assuming her assailant was taller than she was--and followed the motion back down into a spin-crouch-foot-sweep.
Sweat rolled down her temples and back, soaking into the elastic band of the sports bra she wore under an old T-shirt. Tsume straightened up, scrubbing hair out of her face and grabbing the bottle of water she'd brought into the gym.
It had been only five days since she'd been released from the hospital. Two since Kuromaru had panicked at the sight of Ryouma. They still hadn't figured out how to solve that. Her family kept telling her it would solve itself, but she doubted it.
Liquid sluiced through her mouth, clearing out her throat and sinuses. If she worked hard enough, she could forget the strain of the last two weeks. Her chakra was still battered, but it couldn't stop her from basic taijutsu. She hadn't been that badly injured, even if she doubted Haruichi or Waki would appreciate her efforts. They didn't have to know, really. Besides, without chakra she couldn't do much, and stayed in the ANBU building. Without chakra, she was fighting at genin level.
Civilian level.
As if that alone spurred her back into action, she set her water bottle down and took a place in the center of the mats again, settling her weight onto the balls of her feet before sliding into an upper jab. |
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