Hiro always kept a watchful eye on Ume... not only because he suspected her, but because he wanted to see what she could do in combat. It came as little surprise when she preferred to do everything herself, taking a swing at him. He stepped back, furrowing his brow. What a troublesome girl... Before he could act, Iku dropped the smoke bomb, obscuring all of them.<br/><br/>Same trick as before... Except Himawari wasn't here. This might have been the safest place to be for all three of them. Even so, he had to keep his eye on the true objective. He wouldn't need to pinpoint their location now, since neither Iku nor Ume moved at all before the smoke bomb... 'Grab it!' He commanded to his clone with a mere thought.<br/><br/>The false Hiro reached down from his perch in the tree and snatched up Mister Hostage, before darting out of the smoke cloud and sliding behind another tree located not too far away. Meanwhile, Hiro formed a number of handseals and then reached out for Ume with his open palm, to hit any part of her body that he could...<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">Hiro;<br/>Standard: Hakken no Jutsu (Gains Scent)<br/>Free; Five-Foot Steps away from both where Iku and Ume was.<br/><br/>Clone;<br/>Standard: Grab Mister Hostage.<br/>Move: Hide 30 feet away. Rolls a mighty 10 for stealth. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=80887)<br/><br/>Hiro;<br/>Full-Round-Action: Fuki no In. Roll a 20 to beat concealment miss chance. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=80888)<br/>Waste of 10 chakra...<br/><br/>HP: 44/53<br/>Chakra Pool: 39/64. (Reserve 31/42)<br/><br/>Speed Rank 4: 3 rounds remaining.<br/>Plan X: +2 Bonus to Attack and Skill Checks. 1 rounds remaining.<br/><br/>– Speed Rank 4 (Ex): The character gains a +5 bonus to Jump checks, a +4 dodge bonus to Defense and Reflex saves, and a +2 bonus to attack rolls. The character's land speed increases by 25 feet, gains a +4 speed bonus to Hide checks, and his attacks have a kawarimi defense 1. When not suppressed or dormant, speed rank 4 costs 4 points of chakra every 5 rounds.</div></div>