William
Kota nodded along with a warm smile as Kanako spoke. He could sympathize with wanting to get tough, there was hardly a mission he went on where he didn't need to be hospitalized after - and he wasn't even literally pushing past his body's natural limits like the Hunter did. Like all Inuzuka Kota had a deep familial love for all the members of his clan - even the ones who didn't live in the clan compound. He had been wanting to ask what her situation was, but perhaps that'd be a question for later. "I think I can help you out there." 

When asked what he was working on he held up a similarly wrapped hand, and after a moment of brief concentration, what skin that could be seen darkened with a thick coat of Earth Chakra. "Lately I've workin' on improvin' my chakra enhancement. Gettin' pretty good with it, but I haven't caught up to Sana or Daichi *Yet*." He had a few interesting techniques rattling around in his skull, but they required mastery of chakra flow. Luckily Kota was on the cusp of that, he just had one final wall to break through.

"So would you rather practice takin' a beatin' or dishin' one out?" He punched his fist into his earth-clad hand and flashed Kanako a toothy smirk. Both would probably help, but they were two very different exercises. The former would improve her overall toughness while the latter would help increase her stamina.
Judy
"I'll let you hit me. *If you can*", 

The last part of her sentence was spoken with a bit of a teasing tone, her grin matching his playful expression. She was always impressed by Kota's Earth Release techniques, a bit jealous that he was so skilled at utilizing his chakra. It was no secret that Kanako always struggled with everything but her Tai abilities, with even Shurikenjutsu being hard for her to get used to. 

But, with practice, Ko was able to learn more skills that could be used in battle. She couldn't just rely on her fists, after all, and expecting her Tai to fix all of her problems was one of the biggest mistakes in the Founder's. She did end up using some percentage of her brain but... It definitely was not much. 

Putting her fists up to protect her face, Kanako began to shift her feet side to side, making it so that his strikes would be less likely to hit her. She had to give him a challenge, after all.
William
Normally Kota would prefer to be the one taking the hit. Despite his choice of profession and expert skill in hand-to-hand combat, the Operative really didn't like hurting people. However, if his cousin *Insisted*... Another punch into his hardened hand. He couldn't just back down from getting goaded. "Let's see if you can back up all that barkin'."

He quickly turned his attention to Ginmaru, giving her a pat on the side before sending her off with the others. The silver-furred ninken would then trot several feet away while making sure to avoid the still playing Kinmaru and Hachi.

Kota'd then take a few steps back away from Kanako's little camp and begin swinging his arms in preparation while the Hunter got into a fighting stance. With a glance - and sniff - he sized her up. *Emphasis on up* Since she was several inches taller. But that wasn't unusual for him, he'd grown up as the runt of his family. Which is why he had worked so hard on his chakra-related skills: to further enhance his toned but unfortunately slender physique. But who needed bulging muscles when your fists were as hard as stone? 

It seemed like she wasn't starting off with the Gates this time, and Kota breathed a quiet breath of relief. Even though she was a fresh Chuunin, he knew he would struggle to compete with her raw strength without pulling out some large jutsu of his own. He wanted to get a gauge of her speed and skill before really getting going, and hunched forward. "Get ready, Hunter. Here I come!"

Immediately after his warning the Operative took off in a blur, closing the distance between them in moments as he ran forward. But right before entering her reach he suddenly jumped to her right before leaping to her other side with dizzying speeds, now behind her to her left with his left arm raised. The heavier scents in her right hand led him to assume he was now attacking her non-dominant side as he swung an earth clad fist towards her ribs. He always wondered if the veil hindered the Predator Unit's vision. Surely she knew the Armor Technique, right...? Just in case, he'd hold back a bit on the strike. It wouldn't break anything, but it'd probably leave a bruise if she didn't block it. Maybe even if she did. He had dialed back the chakra on his fist too, working on his finer control to restrain his chakra enhancement until he knew just how sturdy she actually was.

A Speed/Taijutsu
C Strength
Judy
His speed surprised Kanako, her playful grin soon disappearing into a shocked expression as he sped towards her. She knew that the Frontier Patrol prioritized speed over most other attributes, but Kota was insanely fast. Faster than her reflexes *And* Ability to dodge, which hindered her ability to properly get out of the way of his strikes. On the upside, her endurance was surely going to be worked on in this spar. 

With her fists still raised in front of her face, Kanako was expecting him to come at her from the right, barely seeing him zip to the left to send a punch at her side. Barely in time, the Inuzuka switched around and kept her face blocked with her hands. Since they were kept there since the beginning of this spar, it was barely possible to take the damage off of her head. 

Although he didn't use his full strength, the impact easily made her lose breath. Letting out a *Huff*, Ko slightly stumbled back, but caught herself before she could be knocked into a tree. Quickly catching her breath again, she forcefully returned a weak smile to her face, 

"Wow! You're *Really* Fast". 

She coughed, before putting her fists back up in front of her face again. Kanako had decided that she didn't want to activate her Gates since she was the one taking hits. But, she would lie if she said it wasn't tempting, 

"Go again".
William
Kota sighed a breath of relief when Kanako was able to turn in time to get her guard in front of his attack before sending her staggering back a few steps. She did well blocking his disorienting attack. Since he wasn't as strong as some of the other shinobi on the Frontier he learned to rely on overwhelming opponents with his speed. Still, there was something about hurting a clan member - even during training - that filled him with guilt. Though her challenge for him to go again helped quell his worries. She was tough enough to be recruited to fight Horrors after all.

Her remark about his speed got a chuckle out of him. "You should see me when I *Really* Cut loose." When he went all out with the Four Legs Style he was one of the fastest members of the Frontier Patrol. Though there was a certain lightning-powered Uchiha that faster than him... *For now.* But what he needed right now was less speed. And that's when he had an idea that'd catch two birds with one dog as they said.

"Gimme a second." After a step back he performed a blur of hand seals, holding the ending tiger sign as he channeled an excessive amount of chakra into his technique. His skin across his entire body began to darken as particularly dense earth chakra flowed over his Armor Technique, coating his entire body until it was almost jet black. He'd then pull his snarling wolf mask up to cover the bottom half of his face, which almost matched his new skin tone. It was like a dark humanoid wolf was facing her down. "This should slow me down a bit. Though with the extra weight I'm not gonna be able to pull my punches as well, so don't be afraid to dodge 'em if you can. How 'bout we see if you can outlast my Earth Spear? I can probably keep this form goin' for a few minutes." Kota nodded proudly at his suggestion. This way he could really practice his chakra enhancement, while minimizing - though also unfortunately maximizing - any damage Kanako might take. Luckily he knew a jutsu to help with that.

Sinking back into his hunched forward, Kota prepared to come at her again with a telegraphed charge. His movements were a bit more sluggish than before, definitely something she could handle if she paid attention. He'd then throw a barrage a light jabs with both hands at her guard. If she tried blocking again she'd see that his warning was true and the attacks had a bit more oomph behind them.

B Speed/Taijutsu
C+ Strength