Episode Three: Training and D-List Missions

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Episode Three: Training and D-List Missions

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The second their kikan activated, the siblings charged at their mother-now teacher-at the same time. With their doujutsu, it gave them incredible speed that made any outside party blink and not see the spot in which they stood previously. They came at almost all sides; front, left and right. Despite this, Kyoko stood firm and blocked every attack with ease.

Sensing they weren't getting anywhere, Kagami whistled slightly which made them stop briefly. Kyoko looked at each of them with a raised brow. Kagami and Kyouya rushed into action, delivering kicks and punches mere seconds after the last one. Kyoko dodged each of them without fail and without so much as moving from her spot. Her two children leaped a few feet away, which the woman thought was a bad idea as she got ready to hit them. But she felt something grab her arms and pin them to her sides.

Confused, Kyoko looked at whatever was holding her. To anyone outside, whatever was holding her was invisible. But with her Kikan, she was able to see invisible clones of her children. Humming, she gazed up to see the real Kyouya and Kagami raise multiple paper bombs in the air, causing many explosions. From the bombs came a thick cloud of smoke that gathered around Kyoko. Obstructing her vision and most importantly, blocking the light from the sun.

The mirror clones flickered due to this, but managed to hold themselves solid. Kyoko was on high alert. She didn't bother trying to struggle free from her children's clones. There was a slight wind. Then, a whistling sound. Emerging from the cloud was a kunai, heading straight for Kyoko's head. The woman bent backwards to dodge, and when she raised back up, Akimitsu was coming towards with his fist in front.

Despite some limitations, Kyoko proceeded to do a summersault to kick her son in the stomach and into the cloud of smoke. There was another hold on her limbs, this time her legs. The woman hummed, her kids were quick to make sure she wasn't mobile.

There was another kunai being thrown, which she dodged by twisting her body to the side. She barely had time to face her front when she was attacked yet again in the same formation as when the spar started. With both her arms and legs pinned the genin seemed to have a high chance of winning.

That would be the case, if Kyoko didn't lift the weakening clones holding her arms, using them to swing at Akimitsu and Kyouya. The force was so strong, it not only shattered the clones, but it sent the boys flying into the smoke. Kagami's eyes widened and in a split second, she changed course just as her teacher swung her left leg with the intent on doing the same thing that she did to her brothers.

Kagami flipped over her teacher's head and landed in front of her. The smoke from the paper bombs were starting to dissipate, meaning if she didn't get her Kyoko cornered, she would have the power to come at her with full force.

"So?" Kyoko said. "What are you going to do?" she prodded.

Kagami threw multiple shurikens which the woman dodged with minimal movement. In the midst of her moving, Kagami tried to move in while she was busy, but Kyoko simply grabbed her arm and leg and threw her. The woman jumped out of the smoke, landing in front of her three children who were panting heavily.

"My turn." said Kyoko.

Before either of them could blink, Kyoko moved in front of them and began her own attack. She punched Akimitsu in the stomach, blocked an intended attack by Kagami before grabbing her leg and swinging her into Kyouya who was using this time to try and get a hit. This was now the routine. No matter how fast or hard the genins tried, they couldn't land a single hit on their teacher. And the woman didn't hold back on her punches and kicks either. Any hint of motherly instinct was wiped, replaced by a stone-faced ninja with just a sliver of care if one was to look deeper.

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