JAIF

Location: Forest of Death. A massive forest in the middle of Konohagakure, the trees stretching so tall that the sun is nearly invisible beneath them. The moistrous soil gives birth to numerous kinds of vegetation and all sorts of insects and animals you would or would not expect to see in the Forest thrive there. In the very centre of the forest lies an enormous tower, the gates leading to its interior completely sealed to the outsiders. Once again, the notorious forest is called to live up to its name by housing a great fight between two deadly antagonists.

Time of Day: Dawn.

OOC: Pretty straightforward, really, especially for those who have read Naruto. Good luck to both.

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Kurushimi

The sun peaked up through the horizon, bathing the landscape in a warm orange light. The sky was glamorous display of reds, oranges, and other warm hues. The voices of animals could be heard, echoing through the woods; from the singing of birds to the chirping of crickets. Such a serene mood, for such a deadly place. Lurking within these forests was a variety of deadly creatures. The deadliest of these, however, was a lone man. He stood under the tall trees, which blocked out quite a bit of the sunlight, leaving him in shadows. His long blonde hair flowed down to his neck. He was dressed in a black robe with blood read clouds. His head was adorned with a metal head-protector, the slogan on the front being crossed through; probably representing his disassociation with his country.

"I wonder who my first opponent is, hmm?" he asked himself, his eyes filled with anticipation of the upcoming battle.

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~ xkcd

Chuckles

A soft patter clapped through the forest air. The clap was a joyous foot step in the soft, moisture-filled ground below. The sun glimmered over the man who made the foot steps with a grand yellow aura of light. It brought shimmering glory to the nature all around. As the man stepped forward, the chatter of animals began to fill the air then abandon into a distant whisper among the environment. This man was of top physical stature and had a calm, yet hardened face. His eyes were covered by a gray visor from the red helmet upon his head. The helmet gleamed in the sun as if it were a ruby. In the center of his helmet was a golden falcon. The man wore a flamboyant blue jumpsuit whose collar came up to his chin. The suit was buttoned with gold-like buttons. Upon his neck was a yellow scarf. His firm hands were covered by white gloves. His waist seemed of a great feature as the belt was long, shiny, and consisted of importance. The center had an insignia of a falcon and a race car soaring in the sky. His boots were large and thick around his legs. They gleamed a shiny yellow and had strange symbols upon them.

"Hn!" The man let out in a huff.

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Kurushimi

"Not one for words, are you?" The Akatsuki Ninja said, his devlish smile still vibrant on his face. Without wasting a second he lifted up his patterned black cloak to reveal to large sacs tied about his waist. His arms were a blur as he reached into the sacs, without even having to look down, and pulled out two small balls of clay, one in each hand. He crossed his arms and clapsed his fist around each ball, a small chewing sound could be heard, apparently arising from his hands. " Upon releasing his grip, he revealed to clay sculptures, both of them minuature falcons. They exhibited expert craftsmanship, though at this point were merely clay sculptures. Without a word he launched the clay sculptures at his opponent, but he did not stop there. With single hand he formed a seal, causing the clay falcons to be engulfed in a small cloud of smoke. This cloud cleared quickly, revealing the clay sculptures once more. They were different, however. The once lifeless falcons had somehow come alive. Quickly they flapped their wings, keeping them in the air as they bolted towards the original target. Deidara raised his hand again, preparing to perform the seal that would cause his creations to explode, becoming his true vision of art, as soon as they came within range.

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~ xkcd

Chuckles

Captain Falcon's eyes filled with excitement and anticipation. He had never seen such a marvelous tricky before. His mouth smirked with a smile that filled his face with the emotion he felt. His excitement was was cut short as the birds came flying at the Captain with screeching cries. Their speed was almost blinding the moment they had emerged from the the clay. This was Falcon's chance, he dove in between the Falcons with amazing ability and power. The falcons exploded in the position the Captain had only a moment earlier, occupied. The sudden force from the blast shot Captain Falcon upward with great speed and velocity. That was close and that's just how the Captain liked it. Suddenly Captain Falcon began to spin in the air as flame began to engulf his foot in flames of ranging fire. Captain Falcon's flaming foot began to dive at Deidara with a fierce intention.

"FALCON KICK!" Captain Falcon yelled with a fierce tone.

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Kurushimi

He's fast. Deidara remarked to himself with a look of small surprise as the blue leotard warrior flew inbetween his creations. Gaining momentum from his own explosives, his opponent went into a cyclonic spin, so fast in fact that his heel became lit with a blaze. As the flaming attack fell down upon him, Deidara quickly dove backwards, the attack missing by nothing more than a hair. While still in the air, he pushed his heels and hand onto the ground, picking up quite a bit of dust and bringing his backwards movement to a halt.

"That's definitely too dangerous to get hit by." Deidara said to himself, looking down at his Akatsuki cloak. A solid line of burnt fabric had been drawn down the middle of his uniform, and surely a bit of burnt skin behind it. "It's best if I take it to the air, hmm."

With that, the Akatsuki warrior reached into this clay sac once again, taking a large wad of clay from its contents. Melding it once again in his clasped hands, he opened them to reveal his next creation. In his palm sat a perfect sculpture of a great gray owl, though due to the fact that it was made of clay it was, in reality, white. Once tossing his creation into the air, Deidara formed a hand seal, transforming his owl from a still, lifeless, sculpture to a gigantic being. It stood taller than Deidara himself, it's wings measuring several meters across. This creation was large enough to carry a man, as it was intentioned. With that, the artist dove atop his creation, which proceeded to flap its massive wings. The force from his flaps sent a massive gust across the battle field, creating a great cloud of dust as the bird took off. Riding safely atop his creation, Deidara looked at the warrior below, planning his next attack.

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~ xkcd

Chuckles

Captain Falcon frowned as the dust from the gusting winds blew in his face. His eyes were clouded as dust became a blindfold over the captain's visor. The only solution was simple, he must take to the sky as well. That thought began to make the captain smile with a glamorous grin. If the opponent thought he was dangerous on solid ground, wait until he was in the air. That was why the name "falcon" matched the the captain so perfectly. This was his advantage, unless Deidara had a devious plan of his own. Those living clay sculptures were quite the nuisance. Yet there was his key to victory, the clay. That was his target, as a falcon spot's its prey, it was time to dive. Suddenly Captain Falcon ran for the wall of dust and emerged on the other side. From there, he ran to a patch of forest trees that stood tall like towers. Then with a burst of flame, the captain kicked off of each tree all the way to the top. From there, the air was clear. Animal noises were raving from the disturbance and the sunlit rays hit the captain with warmth. But the object of his attention was above his head flying with a menacing plot in his head.

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Kurushimi

Deidara's eyes followed the warrior intently as he made his way up the trees and into the sky. Idiot. While in the air like that he won't be able to dodge, the artist thought to himself. He veered his owl around, almost turning completely sideways. His eyes sparkled with excitement as he sped toward the airbone warrior. His hair and cloak fluttered energetically as he reached into his sac of clay. He pulled back his arm and clenched his fist, clay inside, preparing to unleash his next attack. The artist swung his arm foward and a what appeared to be a clay centipede erupted from his palm. The centipede measured several meters in length, thus, it had no problem in reaching Falcon. It began to coil in the air around the target, aiming to coil tightly around him and, then, certainly detonate.

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~ xkcd

Chuckles

Captain Falcon noticed his disadvantage in the air, but it was too late. The clay centipede surrounded the captain with menacing swiftness. However, maybe Captain Falcon could use this attack to his advantage, but he would have only one shot at this attempt. It had to count. It was time to show his opponent how a falcon strikes, swift and resourceful. As the centipede wrapped its arthropod head around the Captain, it was his only chance. He had used this tactic during a race, a full-force slingshot. The clay arthropod began to smoke as the detonation was practically set in stone. The captain smirked, it was time. Suddenly as lighting, Captain Falcon launched himself forward in a dive of flame. The timing was perfect, the centipede exploded at full flaring force as Captain Falcon forced himself in a burst of power out of the area which he had just inhabited a moment earlier.

"Yes!"

He had evaded a tremendous injury, but the initial attack still gave him what he hoped to avoid. As the Falcon shot up, the force piled up in his gut. It caused pain that the captain rarely felt. It almost made him loose conscious and spiral into the forest sky uncontrollably like a rag-doll, but he held on and stared at his opponent. He was now just a little higher than Deidara now. His smile covered the pain he felt as he spun into control of his body. The captain then plopped onto the owl which the opponent rode. He landed on one knee and looked the opponent in the eyes. Although the pain, the Falcon stood tall and raised one hand to his helmet. A smile appeared on Captain Falcon's face and he gave a taunting salute to Deidara.

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Kurushimi

"You...you're really starting to piss me off." Deidara said, his face showing clear annoyance. "For anyone to look down on my art...I just can't stand it. Hmm!"

Deidara paused now, his gaze drifting downwards, away from his opponent. For a moment, the warriors remained in complete silence; even the forest seemed to stop all sound. The owl and it's passengers rode just above the sea of trees below. "Heh," Deidara said, still not looking at his opponent. "I'll teach you to look down on my art. Hmm." With that, he did something most people would call insane. He raised both arms, fitting them together to form another seal. "When my creations explode...that single fleeting moment of detonation. THAT is my art." Deidara smiled here. "My art...IS A BANG!" With these final words Deidara faced his opponent, with eyes full of intensity. The owl they stood on detonated in a wonderous explosion, engulfing the two, Deidara and Falcon, in it's flames.

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~ xkcd

Chuckles

It was as fast as a snake as the flames of the owl began to burst its way in the dawn sky. The trees shook in wake and the animals fluttered in fear. The battle scene was transformed into a hellish smoke and Captain Falcon was in the midst of it all. The blast held the Captain in the blazing flames then suddenly spat him out into the forest. Falcon, as soon as he was released from the blast, shot towards line of trees, spinning out of control. His body flipped end of end in a kamikaze spin. He hand to catch himself, and there was only one way. It would have to count or it would only result in more damage. Captain Falcon readied himself airborne and began to counter-spin the opposite direction of which the force carried him. Fire began to engulf his foot as a Falcon Kick was underway. The attack smashed into a tree and sent it shuttering in force. The captain felt a tiny sting in his leg, but let himself fall to the ground anyway. His decent was head first and graceful as a bird of prey. Suddenly the earth grew closer and it was time to land. The captain flipped himself and landed in a burst of smoke, and with that, he gazed back up at the sky. He hadn't landed a successful attack yet. It was time to switch tactics and fast. The Captain raised himself and moved his hands in a fighting stance.

"Come on!"

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Kurushimi

The owl's explosion sent Deidara flying across the battlefield. His back collided harshly with the thick trunk of a tree, even cracking it's thick bark. Luckily, a rather large branch lay but a few feet below, breaking the ninja's subsequent fall before more damage could be done. He landed feet first but stumbled, unable to keep steady, stumbled to a fall. Slowly, as the pain from the blast was still intense, the artist rose to his feet, but fell back against the the large trunk of the tree, panting heavily. The kamikaze attack had cost him greatly. His robe had been utterly destroyed; his ninja vest survived however. Several burns and bruises could be seen across his face and arms.

Still breathing heavily, Deidara reached into his sac. "Heh, I'm running low on clay." He spoke to himself, "I'm gonna end this quickly. Hmm." Pulling out another batch of clay, he clapsed both hands over it. The small chewing sound. This should be enough. He thought, tossing his creation into the air. As usual, a large cloud of smoke appeared around his creation. Upon clearing, the smoke revealed the artist's latest work. A beast of mythical proportions, a behemoth among insects. It had a tail like a tree trunk. It's wings were comparable to those of planes. A being that one could only hope to see in folklore or fairytales had appeared; the mystical dragon. It flapped it's wings, hovering steadliy beside the branch, and the resulting air current was like a hurricane on the ground below. "The C2 Dragon, my favorite." The artist said smiling as he leapt upon the beast's back. With his creator saddled safely, the monster took off into the air, flying above all the trees of the forest. Deidara stood atop, gazing around at the forest below, searching for his opponent. The moment he'd find him, would be the last of his life.

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~ xkcd

Chuckles

Captain Falcon was tired for playing cat and mouse with the ninja. He was going to act. He began to dash across the ground and up a mighty tree. Leaves rattled as he shot from one branch to another. Once he was at the top, he scouted the forest for any sign of Deidara. The sun began to shine through where the smoke had once covered the sky. Then he saw it. A creature roared into the sky. It had the appearance of a dragon, which Falcon now realised was another piece of art. He then gave a smirk and decided to attack first. The captain thought of a plan and knew what to do a moment later. He began to pull himself back on the top of the tree. The tree began to bend and shake as force began to pile into the tree top. Soon as the captain pulled back, the tree branch began to feel tension. It was time to let go. He would have to make his aim precise. Other wise this would hurt. Captain Falcon displaced those thoughts from his head. It was time for never-say-die action. He let go and the tree top snapped forward. Suddenly Captain Falcon was soaring like a falcon itself directly at the monster. The wind rustled and everything seemed to slow down. Then at the right time the Captain cocked his hand back and let the flames take over again. Falcon threw his fiery hand out at the snout of the beast with full force.

"FALCON PUNCH!!"

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Kurushimi

Deidara turned to see the incoming attack. He reacted quickly, tilting his head and torso back in order to avoid the attack. He was not quick enough, however. Though he managed to dodge the brunt of the punch, the fist managed to slide across the right side of his face. The flames seared the flesh, even burning his the ninja's eye. "Gyaahh." the artist coughed out as the punch scathed his flesh. His opponent, from the momentum of his flight, continued to soar foward past Deidara and his dragon. Deidara, now covering his ight eye with his hand, turned and faced the soaring warrior. "Tch. I don't care what you do now. This fight's finished. Hmm!" With that, he removed his hand from his eye to preform one final hand seal, causing the dragon to unleash what appeared to be a minature version of itself from it's mouth. The new dragon was launched with deadly accuracy and frightening speed at the soaring enemy.

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~ xkcd

Chuckles