What had come towards her, or rather, what she was coming towards was much more than she had expected. Within moments, her body was flying violently through the air towards the man she'd been observing, and she noted that creepy laugh. It reminded her of her own, and in response, she smiled, not a regular smile, but a sick, twisted, and sadistic one. Good thing she wasn't a masochist.

When she was about a quarter of the distance towards him, he was flying back into seals, and suddenly there was a large Katon fireball hurtling towards her! She had something in her arsenal, but would that work? Well, it wouldn't hurt to try, surely, and as the distance slowly closed between the fireball and her, at a much quicker rate than she might've expected, she was flying into her own seals.

"Hari Jizou!"

Suddenly, her hair grew around her in a sort of pointed shield, covering most of her body in a protected, sharp shell, coating the length of her body as the fireball hurtled around her. She could feel the heat on her skin, yes, and it was a little painful, but it was better than having the burns that would've been caused otherwise. Her hair would be fine, as she'd just enhanced it with her chakra, but she'd feel the pain of the heat later, that was for sure. It seemed this man wasn't going to play games, but she thought back for a second... Remembering just a small flash of blonde that she recognized just barely. It had only been there for a second, but she could've sworn it was the Yondaime Hokage! But that wasn't possible; the man had sacrificed his life twelve years or so ago; Aiuya had only been four at the time, and was lucky to be alive after the Kyuubi's attack, but still, how could he possibly be alive? It simply didn't seem possible. Nonetheless... Perhaps it was an illusion, a trick of her mind, to think she was truly going to be outdone by that man.

As the fireball finally roared its way out and became nothingness, Aiuya stood, with her protective shell of hair around her still, and laughed. It rang through the air like a dark, ominous cloud, with a sick ring to it. It was a feminine chuckle, yes, but it seemed to have a sick and sadistic twist to it, much like the smile that had flashed across her face earlier. Not trusting to take it down, she left her shield of hair up and talked past the strands that protected her.

"Is it some sort of retarded hobby of yours to take out any random bystanders who're simply watching over the situation around you? I thought they taught you that innocent bystanders are innocent," she lamented, being hypcritical. She couldn't really take much room to speak; she'd take out a random man running a shop if he even blinked at her. If it breathed and she was in one of her moods, she'd bloodily take it out. The thoughts of her father and mother ran through her mind, and she smiled. Oh, how now she was getting into such a mood... Too bad there weren't any 'innocent' bystanders nearby. She surely would've taken them out if that had been the case...

[[-grumbles about breaking posting order- Dx]]

A shinobi's life brings hatred and sorrow? Cheesy words coming from a fairly lame-seeming man, in Aiuya's eyes. Perhaps he was one of Konoha's ANBU, she wasn't sure, but hell, this guy seemed to be getting on her nerves a little... Well, more than a little. He seemed so cheesy and so weak in his emotions; it almost made Aiuya laugh. Retracting her shield of hair, she seemed to have reacted just in time; a kunai was flying her way, and while she now couldn't see the man, she was barely able to catch flickers of him as he moved closer. Reflex took over as she instinctively leaped to the side, avoiding the kunai, but that didn't seem to be what the real attack was.

And for her, it might've been too late if her reflexes hadn't been quick enough. She saw it all coming, yes, in her eyes, but her body couldn't quite respond as quickly as she might have liked. As she attempted to leap once again towards the side, the kunai completely out of range of her by now, her arm was caught in the attack; luckily, it was only a graze, but it still hurt, and she could feel the electric shock numbing the area. That wasn't good; there would probably be some sort of nerve damage just from that, and Aiuya could tell that. She'd been trained as a bit of a medical kunoichi in her younger years, which made things a little better in battle situations.

What surprised her, however, was the tail that graced her sight. No way. Aiuya remembered the Kyuubi attack; she'd only been fourteen at the time, but she could still remember it, remembering cowering with her family, while she herself was wishing she could be out there to see the dead bodies that would grace the streets. So, there was no feasable way this could be the jinchuuriki Uzumaki Naruto; he was simply too old! Besides, Aiuya remembered seeing him as blonde, not with black hair! None of this made sense, not at all, but she was sure that the single tail reminded her of the Kyuubi. How could he possibly... No. Something wasn't adding up, and Aiuya didn't particularly like it.

Noting that she had a bit of movement in her arm, enough for seals, Aiuya thought it best to perhaps counter some of what this man seemed to be throwing at her. Biting her thumb, she flew into seals and drew the blood across a seal on her forearm, and with a poof and a small puff of smoke, in her hand was an iron folding fan, better known as a Tessen, which she hurled at the man so that it flew in a boomerang fashion. What went rather unnoticed, however, was the dual set of blades she pulled out as well, two Tai Chi swords, and as she landed, she held one out towards the man, the other resting downwards with the point towards the ground.

"Prick," she muttered. "Hatred and sorrow are part of this world. Get over it. Perhaps laugh about it... It's probably a better way to get rid of it." That sickly smile graced her visage once again, her eyes truly reflecting her insanity then. And then she began to chuckle, chuckle at this man before her, who seemed to think that innocent bystanders were much less innocent... Ironically, it reminded Aiuya of herself. Of course, she'd continue to be hypocritical if it meant saving her own ass. Perhaps if she could kill this man, things would be much easier... And the world would probably be much happier, too.

[[-grumbles about breaking posting order... again- Dx]]

The longer she stood here, the more horrible the battle seemed to become. Her Tessen attack obviously hadn't worked, and with an ability such as that, it meant that any long-ranged attacks wouldn't work, at least with weaponry. Nonetheless, Aiuya still had ninjutsu and close-ranged weapons and Taijutsu abilities, but from the looks of things... Taijutsu wasn't going to be much of an option. As the ear-splitting howl echoed through the area, Aiuya slammed both hands over her ears to keep the noise down, slightly irritated.

However, the longer this seemed to go on, the more interesting it became. It gave Aiuya a chance to think on the spot, to come up with things on the drop of a coin... And gladly she would do that. As he harked about her being no match for him, she began to laugh. Had he no idea who she was? He must not have, for he would have brought it up before. Her crimson hair fluttered in the breeze that graced the duo, and she laughed, a sickly, piercing sound.

"And how could you possibly know of this? You've no idea who I am," she said, still chuckling in that dark tone she always had. As if bored, she twirled her Tai Chi swords around in a circle, still laughing. "I don't sincerely think it's game over yet, whoever the f*ckin hell you might be. And really I could care less, because you're just like the rest of them... All emotionally oriented and caring. What's the point of caring? People're just going to die anyways," she snapped, obviously bored by the conversation. However, as she was portraying her face and personality of boredom, she was watching. She wasn't going to let herself get caught, and that Raikiri that he held in his hand seemed even more dangerous than the first.

As instinct took over, Aiuya began to quickly leap back, leaping in no pattern whatsoever, but keeping herself moving in different directions. The only thing that was the same was her advancement backwards, and the fact that she was watching this man's every move. She had to keep on her toes at all times, and hopefully by leaping different heights, angles, and unpredictably away, she would be able to avoid anything he might throw at her. She wasn't going to play his game; she was going to play her own game. Good thing she was lucky enough not to have to look into his eyes... The distance surely made up for that. Nor would she dare, either; her eyes were more focused on the muscles of his torso and arms, in order to properly predict what he might possibly throw at her.

To add a little more to the confusion, Aiuya threw up her Tai Chi swords high into the air, and within seconds they disappeared, back into the seal that was on her arm. Cascading herself high into the air through the use of chakra for an upwards boost, she quickly flew into seals, blowing a large amount of ash into the air below her, directly towards the man. It would cloud her own vision, sure, and she somewhat expected him to use it to his advantage, but... She had her own ways of countering that. Once the ash was fully spread the way she wanted and her in a safe, faraway spot, she clicked her teeth, and the cloud itself ignited in a large explosion.