<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Source</div><div class="spoiler_body">Reply #100, IC1</div></div><br/>Yuki didn't really cut loose.  It would not be a test of his guard if he revealed the true extent of his speed to the enemy, and his strength was of no use to him on the defense.  The attacks fell like rain, but the truth of the matter was that he was mightier than even a sandstorm!<br/><br/>He was trained to resist these strikes, and he fought through the pain even when some blows landed.  He also takes the hits, instead of revealing his other specialty.  As a survivor of both the rearguard and vanguard, he has practiced Kawarimi no Jutsu until it was second nature.  He suppressed that part of himself, however, holding on even as the blow from the puppet set him staggering backwards.   Kasumi's last blow caught him wrong across the thigh and he nearly fell over backwards right as the assault concluded.<br/><br/>He took a moment to center himself once it was over.<br/><br/>"I did learn more about myself.  I need to train much harder if any two enemies can so thoroughly leave me on the back foot." He bowed his head in deference to the kunoichi.  They had put on a spirited offense, even if they were unable to knock him down and out in thirty seconds.  Of course, if he had to weather the storm one more time, he would certainly lose.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Yuki resists two damage; one from Makoto's strike and one from Kasumi, so he only takes 24 damage down from 33 to 9 HP.</div></div>