Kuroda didn't mind as the kunai he threw was batted aside. He'd expected that. He did frown a bit though when the kenjutsu specialist was able to slice through the lightning beast without even slowing down. It must have been the chakra flowing through the blade that prevented his lightning jutsu from having the effect he was wanting.<br/><br/>Oh, he was being rushed at to bring the combat into close quarters? What a big surprise. But he wasn't as at too much of a disadvantage in this area. His Sharingan allowed him to read the swordsman's moves with ease. Every slash, every thrust, it was like he could see them coming a mile off. Not to say that there weren't a few close calls, but these only resulted in some cuts to his shirt, and a few shallow scratches on his body. As he ducked and dodged, he was just waiting for- THERE!<br/><br/>As Kyo was about to slash at him again, he leaned back a bit, feeling the wind from the passing blade. As soon as it was safe to, he leaned forward and rushed into his opponent's face. This was the sort of range where it was too close for a sword to strike at him effectively. Grabbing onto Kyo's forearm to prevent him from using his sword for a moment, Kuroda's free hand, balled into a fist, was about to make painful contact with Kyo's ribcage.<br/><br/>So far, the Uchiha had only demonstrated being proficient with ninjutsu. His thinking was that his opponent would be expecting him to try to get some distance before launching his next attack. He was hoping to catch his opponent off guard with this maneuver.