To Become a Shinobi Ch. 18
By Eliad Sholomovich

Dan and Ibuki circled eachother slowly. Ibuki kept a deep gaze on Dan calculating his style and power. "I've never heard of Saiyko-Ryu style, I wonder how he fights, I must be weary and not underestimate him" Ibuki thought.

Dan then took a step forward and aimed a kick at Ibuki. Ibuki blocked it and ducked under a hook punch that followed, Dan swung his fist again. Ibuki parried the punch and stepped forward with her elbow extended, Dan groaned and bended forward as her elbow forcefully hit his abdomen.

Ibuki continued the motion with a punch and then aimed a kick at his face, Dan managed to block her kick and retaliated with a cresent roundhouse, It hit Ibuki痴 left cheek and the momentum sent her reeling.

Ibuki shook her head and tried to attack but Dan wasn't finished yet he leapt forward with his knee extended, Ibuki blocked the knee but wasn't ready for what happened next.

Dan shouted "Dankukyaku" and continued the motion with a kick to her chest and another to her face. Ibuki was pushed backwards by the move. Dan landed on his feet and raised his fist "Ora Ora Ora(C'mon x 3)" He taunted. Dan smiled "She's good but I'll prove the might of Saiyko Ryu" He thought and looked at Ibuki.

Ibuki narrowed her eyes and entered her stance. "Ok Dan Your good that I can see, But I won't fall so easily" Ibuki thought and approached Dan.

Meanwhile Vega was watching from the crowd. "Impressive the Pink clad fool shows potential, I'll have to report that to the boss, Lets see just how good he is" Vega thought

Ibuki kicked at Dan's face with great speed, Dan raised his arm to block the kick but the foot never connected upon his forearm ,instead Ibuki reversed her momentum and nailed his face with a crushing roundhouse.

Then she stepped forward and punched him in the face with her left fist, palm striked his face with her right fist and finished the short combo by grabbing his gi and hurling him over her shoulder.

Dan landed on his back with a thud. He rose to his feet and shook his head. "I can't believe I fell for that trick, Maaam I need to work on my defence" He thought to himself.

He jumped high while aiming a kick at Ibuki's face, Ibuki sidestepped and kicked at his feet, Dan hopped over the sweep and swung his open hand downwards towards her head in a choping motion , Ibuki barely managed to block the chop and rolled backwards.

But Dan didn't give her time to think, He raised his hand and blue Chi gathered in it, He thrusted it forward with a cry of "Gadouken" Ibuki jumped expecting a fireball to pass under her but instead it vanished a few feet before her.

"Huh? Where did it go?" Ibuki pondered before she realized her error as Dan positoned himself under her and leapt upwards while shouting "Kouryuuken", Ibuki knew she couldn't stop the momentum of her fall and tried to kick at Dan's head to at least hit him too.

She was surprised when she negated his move completely and he hit the ground. Ibuki landed too and looked at him. "His Rising uppercut isn't as strong as the Shoryuken...thank god for that or I'd be in real trouble" Ibuki thought.

Dan jumped to his feet and launched himself forward, He attacked by swinging a fist towards her gut, Ibuki blocked it and swatted a hook punch that followed. Then she took advantage of his vulnerability and kneed his abdomen She then hammered his back with her fist.

Dan fell to his knees, But then he rose quickly he hit her with a rising punch, Hitting Ibuki with the surprise punch Dan took advantage of her vulnerability and then he ducked low again and leapt into his Kouryuuken, But this time he shone in white, Ibuki tried to hit him again but a shield of Chi stopped her and he managed to nail her chin with his fist.

Ibuki landed on her back, She rose to her feet and rubbed her chin. Then she spat a surge of blood and reentered her stance.

Dan landed on his feet and smiled again "Rakoushou(easy victory)" He said. Ibuki eyes were full of controled anger from his cocky remark, She would teach this Dan a leason in manners.

Ibuki backed away and Dan jumped into his Dankukyaku again, This time Ibuki blocked the entire move and then she grabbed his Gi as he landed, she raised her hand and it glowed with blue Chi as she slammed it into his abdomen.

Dan was flung backwards by the Raida, He got up and was feeling a tad dizzy. He shook his head, She was also breathing heavily and bleeding heavily from a wound in her lower lip, she had bitten it when he nailed her with the Kouryuuken.

Dan felt pain course threw his body "Maaan this is like fighting a younger Chunli, She's too fast, I Gotta nail her with something quick" He thought and devised an idea.

He jumped to the air and Ibuki jumped to intercept him, He smiled and channeled his Chi, then he launched himself into the Kuuchuu Dankukyaku(midair Dankukyaku).

Ibuki blocked the knee but absorbed the two kicks and pummeled downwards towards the ground. She somehow managed to flip and land on her feet.

She clenched her teeth and jumped forward stabbing Dan with two kicks to the face and then flipping backward and landing a few feet away,

Dan fell to the ground, He body quaked in pain "Maaaan won't this girl just stay down" He muttered and channeled his Chi.

Dan rose to his feet >I> "Maaan she's annoying me, She keeps on blocking my attacks, well let's see if she can block this" He thought and summoned his Chi as she approached him.

Ibuki sensed his Chi rise and prepared to block. Dan's body glowed in blue for a second and he shouted "HISHUU!!!" and then he burst into action.

Ibuki prepared herself mentally and Dan started swinging Chi covered punched and Kicks at her in frightening speed, Ibuki managed to block them in the beginning.

Then he managed to pass her guard and kick her abdomen and then he continued by hitting her with five Chi covered punches.

One to the abdomen, two to the Chest with an alteration of his fists, a hook punch and ended the blitz with a punch to the ribs, Ibuki choked down the pain but Dan wasn't done yet he crouched and leapt with a Kouryuuken and shouted "BURAIKEN!!!" and Ibuki was launched backwards and landed on her back.

Dan landed onto his feet, He was exhausted but satisfied, "There's now way she can bounce back from that" he thought and taunted her again by saying "Jouden ja ne Zou(This is a joke)". Then hewent wide eyed as Ibuki did rise to her feet and also leapt into the air.

Dan was tired but didn't give up, "What can she do after all that? She's mine" He thought and prepared to block. Ibuki channeled her Chi and looked at Dan with narrowed and focused eyes,

Then she shouted "KASUMI SUZAKU" And started throwing her Ninja daggers hilt first at Dan, She was angry but wasn't about to kill him by throwing them blade first.

She started throwing daggers her hands were a blur, Dan went wide eyed and in panic tried to swat as many daggers as he could, but failed as they were too many, Soon he was hit by 12 hilts all over his chest and abdomen and a last one hit his forehead.

Dan collapsed to the ground unable to continue.

Dan lay on the ground squirming in pain and Ibuki landed on her feet gracefully. She bowed in respect "A pleasure to fight you Hibiki-san, I truly enjoyed it. Maybe we should do this again sometime" She said and left.

She limped away, Her body hurt all over but she was happy, 鄭nother fight won and I am another step closer to my goal・She thought and continued towards the dojo.

Dan simply groaned in pain as a response before she left , He slowly rose to his feet, His body was coursing with pain and he could barely stand, He turned to leave but then looked at the crowd again.

"I could have sworn I just saw Vega, Nah... he's supposed to be in the slammer with the rest of Shadowlaw, must be my imagination" He thought and walked away slowly

Vega hid himself in a alley nearby "That was too close that pink clad fool almost spotted me, I must not be careless again, Now to continue my mission" He thought and continued following Ibuki.