The woman hit the ground with a smash, breaking some of the stonework beneath. Then Kaede went to work restraining her. She couldn't see her face... but surely this must have been embarrassing. The Kumo nin held her arms there, looking down at the woman before her... but then she realized her wrists suddenly got very cold and very hard to the touch... A dark shininess spread from her fingertips to the rest of her body, all the way to her head and whatever other exposed skin was left uncovered by the bandages.<br/><br/>She got to one knee, and then the other... and then got her feet upon the ground. Kaede maintained her hold, but the woman pushed herself back to a standing position, with the Kumo nin practically riding atop her back. The earth cracked like glass under her feet... She straightened her back and looked over her shoulder, her eyes completely steel... and absolutely<em>excited</em>at the situation.<br/><br/>"Kaede!" Natsumi cried, "Watch out!"<br/><br/>Helpful words...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Move: Tap Reserves<br/>Attack: Uses an unknown modified technique, derived from Lesser Stone Skin of the Ishimaru clan's Fortify bloodline.<br/>Mechanically, she holds her breath. :P<br/><br/>Judging from the resistance during the grapple, Kaede felt Testura's strength bonus go from +2 to +5 as a result of that technique...<br/><br/>Tetsura's Init: 1<br/>Testura: -7 HP, -38 Chakra, -20 Reserve.</div></div>