Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

fight post 4/

Hattori had seen all sorts of questionable things during his time as a shinobi, there wasn't much that surprised him these days. But seeing a tiger waltz onto the scene after they'd just finished fighting off a lion was pretty high up there. Like the others he wondered whether he ought to just give it up, it was clear that the buffalo was in high demand and as hungry as he was he wasn't sure if it was worth all the effort. There was plenty of prey to be found and brought down, what was so special about this buffalo? Except that he'd already invested so much time and effort into claiming it as his own, to give up now was unthinkable. As though he was backing down from a fight that could be won with enough perseverance. Fine, then so be it.

Hattori squared up once again, given that he was the largest of the bunch it only seemed fair that he took the brunt of the tigers aggression. Just as before their aim was not to kill, only to inflict enough damage to send the cat off on its merry way. And then they could eat. Except that the tiger seemed far more cunning that the lion, instead of running in blind it took immediate possession of the buffalo and stood it's ground. Internally Hattori cursed at himself in his native tongue, for having allowed the tiger to gain the upper paw so easily. He sensed that this fight would be tougher than the last but he'd give it his all regardless.

Rallying the others with a sharp bark, Hattori mock lunged at the beast, changing direction at the last second to avoid the incoming swipe of the tiger's claws. He pushed around, hoping to get behind the cat only for it to follow his every move. Thin or not the tiger wasn't stupid, he knew how to hold his own at the very least. Hattori was sent stumbling once again as the cat barged into him with his shoulder, the sheer force of it sent the shinobi hurtling to the ground as tiger descended upon him. He would have been pinned and ripped to pieces were it not for his quick thinking and horns, with a sharp jabbing motion Hattori stabbed the tiger in the chin, denying him a bite as began to rip and tear at his exposed underbelly with his talons. Being pinned beneath a tiger wasn't a good place to be but Hattori was making the best out of a bad situation.