Raku was a IRL martial artist, that much was certain. So the best way to win the duel would be to create situations he couldn't react too, and thus create an opening. Forming the half seal of the tiger once more, as Raku's rainbow clone shifted in, Hakuro lept, landing on the side of a tree with chakra enhanced strength, and drew shuriken, blinking once to lock Raku in as his target, and then unleashing a flurry of metal stars at his flank. He had chosen Shuriken for a reason however. They flew slower then Kunai when thrown at an ark, like he had.<br/><br/>Instead of waiting to see the results of his first strike, he launched himself hard in a direct line, his Ninjato prepared for a flying strike. To Raku it looked like a serious attack, however Hakuro intended to miss, or be deflected, as in mid-air, he had drawn several kunai in his offhand, and once he missed, he'd leap again directly at Raku's head, aiming to land a light hit on Raku's shoulder.<br/><br/>The winning blow though, was the flurry of kunai he unleashed at point blank range, before launching his last attack.<br/><br/>To the outside world, the Water Clone worked as  intended, lashing out with dangerous attacks of its own. The Shuriken Raku lept back to avoid, also putting distance between him and the Water Clone, allowing Hakuro to dive in with a powerful head slash which would have decapitated Raku had it landed. of course, it did no such thing, and Raku drew and attacked in the same motion, deflecting Hakuro's strike.<br/><br/>The water clone then rushed in, which Raku spun, performing a low slash that cut the clone off at the knees, "killing" it. However, that left him open to the kunai attack, which landed several hits. "Yield Samurai." Hakuro said, not unkindly, as Raku had shown quick thinking and a good deal of talent for someone new to the game. Once the yield was obtained, Hakuro tossed him a healing food pill, and turned to watch the two girls battle.<br/><br/>He debated on letting them settle the fight themselves, but where was the fun in that? He grinned, and decided to pull the same stunt he had against Raku. He lept up into the trees, waited until he thought he could get Akane off guard, and Launched himself in a direct line assault, attempting to tag her with the back of his sword, while keeping a few kunai prepared to throw in his left hand.