Maki looked down at the ground and adjusted in mid air to ensure she didn't take a beating from the collision. Seeing him beneath her, she rose her arms up to preform Ryuusei Masai but found that she couldn't bring her arms up for the full swing in time. The Jounin gritted her teeth with frustration and landed on her feet like a cat just in time to look up at Tashi's bounding assault.<br/><br/>It wasn't good enough as she at first tried to escape, but the swordsman adjusted his approach and forced her to block. It wasn't fast enough, as her blade connected with his just as it had already struck her on the shoulder. She gritted her teeth, wincing from the pain. It landed hard, but she blocked enough of the attack to prevent it from crippling her sword arm.<br/><br/>She stood up, bringing their blades up together with her and smiled. "You've gotten better too, I see..."<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">Rolled a 10 on Ryuusei Masai. Ouch. Got exactly a 15 on tumble to reduce the damage though... Rolled an awesome 6 plus modifiers to preform Shundou. Not so lucky. Rolled a 19 for Fort, though.<br/><br/>Extreme Effort only applies to a Strength Check or Skill check, so it would apply to attempting Taijutsu technique but not the attack roll. It's a strength check like an ability check to make Tashi hold up a falling boulder or somesuch.</div></div><br/>The trio of Tanigakure shinobi all coughed in the cloud. Yasuo got the worst of it, audibly upset and in pain as the vapor wracked at his lungs. From the cloud, Suzume could be heard "Fuuton: Bifuu no Jutsu!"<br/><br/>The poison gas cloud dispersed with a great gust of wind, the technique protecting them from any further exposure. Yasuo charged forward with a kunai and swung it wide across the man's neck. It was never meant to hit him, as he put his hand up against the youth's to block it.<br/><br/>It did distract him long enough for Xexen to go low and take a bite of the man's shin and take the rest of his body down with it. He dropped to one knee as the wolf tugged at his leg, opening him up for Jun's attack.<br/><br/>Out she came from a flash of thunder and her claws slashing. She cut the arm he threw up in defense but did not succeed in stunning him. Xexen tugged at him one more time, bringing him to the ground completely and on his back. The wolf released his leg then, lowering down into a fearsome combat stance.<br/><br/>As he fell, he formed a handseal, disappearing in a puff of smoke. Jun's attack had hit flesh, so he used the Kawarimi technique<em>after</em>... A pile of roof tiles fell to the ground in his place as he appeared plainly to them atop a nearby building. He opened up his shuriken holster and took out four shuriken inbetween his fingers and thumb.<br/><br/>Jun, being the most dangerous foe and the apparent leader, was his first target. He swung his arm out and the blades came whirling at where she just had been. The Kunoichi was too fast for his attack and he exhaled sharply in aggravation.<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">Fort: Suzume rolled a 19, Yasuo a mighty 1.... but he only takes 1 Con damage.<br/><br/>Yasuo uses Aid Another to grant Jun a +2 to attack... with some generous interpretation of the Aid Another rules. No, outright breaking of them since she isn't physically there yet. But whatevs.<br/><br/>Xexen trips him. Rolls done in chat, which I have since then forgotten.<br/><br/>Shiro uses Kawarimi just to move without provoking an AoO. He uses Shuriken Renken.<br/>Attack Rolls: 16+3,1+3,17+3,12+3<br/>...At least now he knows you have at least 21 AC. :P<br/><br/>Suzume and Yasuo delay init behind Jun.<br/><br/>26 Lethal Damage. He's on the edge of the building, so there's only 5 squares adjacent to him. Notable only if Jun uses Raidou while he's around some friendlies.</div></div>