Shattered Ice

Chapter Thirteen

Amara stalked towards the pink haired female who was shifting nervously in front of her, not even bothering to get into a defensive stance. Internally, Amara sighed, but outside, she was smirking viciously.

"Remember, no ninjutsu. ONLY taijutsu and weapons." Amara nodded, seeing Kakashi's slightly nervous expression. She knew he was beginning to reconsider pairing the two up, seeing how Sakura was considerably weaker than Amara, but he probably thought it would help the pinkette.

And it would, hopefully. Amara slipped into a taijutsu stance, her legs shoulder with apart, slightly bent, with her right arm out diagonally in front of her, left arm vertically out in front it, making a slightly crooked T shape. Her fingers were curled inwards slightly, like claws.

Amara couldn't help but grin wolfishly as she stared at Sakura, who slowly slid into a basic taijutsu stance. Amara noticed the many flaws in the stance almost immediately, but ignored it.

"And, begin!!" Kakashi shouted, backing away from the two kunoichi, giving them a wide birth. In a matter of seconds, Amara was behind Sakura, throwing a harsh kick into her mid back, shooting the girl forwards.

Sakura stumbled, falling to her knees, coughing slightly. Amara grinned wider, her orange eye alight with a sick glee.

"Is that all you got Saukra?! I expected more from the girl who thought she could take me on. I gotta say, I'm disappointed. Ino did better than this whenever we sparred!" She goaded, knowing that the pinkette's long term rivalry with the Yamanaka.

And she was right. Determination flashed in her green eyes, shakily rising back to her feet, this time her taijutsu stance was more structured, and Amara nodded internally.

"There you go." She muttered quietly, before speaking loud enough for all of them to hear.

"Let's see what you can do Bubblegum!!" She taunted, forcing her stance to stiffen slightly. In taijutsu, you wanted to have a loose stance, which would allow you to be more flexible, and opt for a better withdrawal if needed. If your stance was tense, your movements would be stiff, and not as fluid, making it more difficult to get hits.

She could feel Sasuke's narrowed gaze burning holes into her, and couldn't help but smirk slightly. So, the Uchiha's caught on, even before our sensei. I guess Sasuke really in a prodigy.

Amara watched as Sakura raced towards her, pulling her fist back to throw a punch. Amara didn't react, allowing the blow to hit her. Sakura's fist collided with Amara's gut, but the blonde merely arched an eyebrow, Sakura staring at her with wide eyes.

"H-How-" She was cut off as Amara lifted her elbow, ramming it into Sakura's head. The pinkete let out a pained cry, which was repeated as Amara grasped her long hair, yanking the female down to her height.

"You're a pretty girl Sakura, yet still you continue to focus on your looks more than your training. If this was a real battle, if I hadn't gone easy on you..." Mara released the pinketee's hair, causing the female to fall to the ground, clutching at it.

Amara sighed, shaking her head. "You would have been dead Sakura." She lowered her voice slightly, staring at the girl with a piercing orange eye. "If you want to impress Sasuke, show him how powerful a kunoichi are. But don't constantly try to impress him. You have the potential to be a great kunoichi Sakura, he's the only thing holding you back."

Kakashi stepped forward, glancing between the two girls. "The winner of this match is Amara." Amara sighed, running a hand through her hair, being careful not to shift her bangs, before holding a hand out to Sakura.