Yakate Veroshi Vs. Hyosuke Asako

She hid behind the boulder, made a few hand seals and created 10 clones. Then, she used teh transformation jutsu on them, to make them look like spiders. Then, as final touch, she used blinding light and send the "spider-clones" after her brother...

Spiders... Yakate's eyes twitched on the spot. a nerve behind his spinal cord broke. Spiders... even if they were fake, they were so... creepy. The one thing he hadn't learned to not fear yet, ever since he was a child. Embarassing how he was scared of them even if his sister was not.

Still keeping his patience since the spiders were far away, he focused fire chakra into his feet. After a huge dose of fire, his blood began pumping rapidly, amazingly fast. Crouching his feet downards like a marathon runner, Yakate disappeared in a cloud of dusty sand...

And came running throughout the field, all the way, at amazing speeds, about ten meters away from the boulder Asa was hiding behind. With a huge jump, he aimed a kick straight towards the center of the boulder, blasting it apart with a mid-air roundhouse-like kick, aimed at such an angle so anything immediately behind the boulder wouldn't be affected. Quantum physics applied in battle. He landed on the ground in front of Asa, and without crossed his arms across his chest, blinking his eyes shut once, his eyebrows twitching once more.

"I hate you... onee-baka."

The clone of Asako just stared at her brother and waved at him, smiling mockingly. At the same time, the real Asako tackled her brother from behind, forcing him on the ground, sat on him and began to tickle him and spoke for the first time in the whole battle, with a sing-song tone:
"I know your weakness..."
And she began to tickle him.
"Let's see if you grew up over that." she added, smirking a little.

The clone of Asako just stared at her brother and waved at him, smiling mockingly. At the same time, the real Asako tackled her brother from behind, forcing him on the ground, sat on him and began to tickle him

Yakate fell over to the ground, and tried to keep himself up with his arms firmly placed on the ground. But when Asa fell over him, his arms gave way, and he fell face-forward on the hard ground, and then burst out laughing when his sister started tickling him, sitting on him at the same time. Lucky him; she was light... comparatively.

Even though he was laughing, he still had control over himself. Even if it was hampered. Pushing on the ground, with his hands in front of his chest, Yakate violently pushed the ground, pushing himself straight on the ground again; able to stand, hopefully stopping Asa's tickling, and knocking her off of him.

Asako put her legs around his waist, holding tight to her brother and kept tickling.
"I missed you Nii-baka." she said, giggeling. "And seriously missed doing this...But don't try to burn my clothes like last time. I've now a several jutsus that could kill you, seriously."
She stopped tickling him for a moment and gave him a hug, smiling.

Asako put her legs around his waist, holding tight to her brother and kept tickling.
"I missed you Nii-baka." she said, giggeling. "And seriously missed doing this...But don't try to burn my clothes like last time. I've now a several jutsus that could kill you, seriously."
She stopped tickling him for a moment and gave him a hug, smiling.

Yakate smiled, and closed his eyes. He actualy felt surprised, a bit, that they hadn't said this the first time they walked in the arena. He felt her sister's warmth on his back, while she hugged him. But really, what gave him more relief was the fact that she had stopped tickling him. He felt like laughing when he remembered the first time he set her clothes on fire, it was so... pleasing. Haha...

His heart felt warm when he felt her arms around him; reminding him of his life years back. He didn't feel like he could continue fighting anyway, so...

"Onee-chan... are we done yet?"

Asako nodded.
"Tie it is than, nii-sama?"

"Unless you want to continue... then it's a draw; we can't beat eachother!"

Yakate was still smiling, enjoying her warmth; maybe sometime later, they could have a real fight, where they would see who was truly the stronger of them. Because she had definitely improved, much faster than before. Her strength; it was similar to that of the great Tsunade...

Asako smiled. Her brother had become stronger. Way stronger since last time she saw him. He was closer to Sabaku no Gaara's abilities now, maybe even better...His sand followed him around, doing what ever he wanted just by a single thought and move of his chakra. He was a great opponent and she pitied the next person who would have to face him.
"It's a draw indeed...But if I wasn't you sister, I would have been able to kill you...Just remember that."
The young sand kunoichi jumped down on the ground, turned around her brother so that she stood in front of him.
"When you smashed the boulder, you let your fear stop you from thinking properly and ask yourself if I wasn't one of those spiders myself. When I talked you, I could have used poisoned touch or paralyzing hand on you and kill you in one blow..."
She shook her head.
"Thought that if you used your plumes a little faster, I would have been burned much more than just my sleeves. And your sand could have smashed me easily too. Meh, I guess that we need to train or feelings somewhat better...Or that you don't listen too much to your opponent in a battle. I could have been an enemy in disguise, nii-baka."
She smiled happily and hugged him again.

She smiled happily and hugged him again.

Being hugged yet again, Yakate felt joy once more. She was true about the fact that he lethis emotions get the better of him. He could never hurt his sister. Not... fatally. Not in a way, that he wouldn't ever get her back. Since she was the closest thing to a friend he had... he just noticed that.

Even though his sister still embraced around him, he didn't hug her back; instead, he just stood still, smiling.

"Hmph... you know that I was holding back.
And you were, too.
Both of us are almost... equally matched.
We just need to let go of our feelings.
And besides, I wouldn't mind if I lost this tournament. If anyone wins, it should be you.
... Because I have a surprise for you back at Suna. Okay!?

With his words being spoken, he put his arms around his sister's back, and hugged her back; pretty sweet site for the preliminary rounds of a tournament that would decide who the next Grand Sannin was. With his arms still wrapped around her, he opened his lips again, dryly;

"... And please finish your training soon.
... Because... we don't have a medic!