The Splinter Bomb (closed - Training Topic: 381 words)

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Standing on the flat pavement of the little known Kirigakure Training Grounds, Saya inspects her new weapon. It was still early in the day, and Saya had only just arrived at the location. The ‘training grounds’ was really little more than an empty lot near the marketplace she had recently begun to show up at frequently. The open space provided plenty of room for her to work, and the six foot high fence around the lot kept bystanders from wandering close enough to get them hurt.

Because it was still early, Saya was still wearing the full bulk of her armor. She’d run around the perimeter of the city once to warm up, and was preparing to begin her morning exercises. Typically she saved her newer weapons for last, but this one was a strange device. She reaches beneath the confines of her armored cloak and pulls out a splinter bomb.

The bomb was just a large grenade that weighed about three pounds. The outside was made light wood that had already been cut into with a thin knife. The slices through it weakened the wood, ensuring it would splinter well when the small wad of explosives at its core ignited. Atop the small bomb was a metal ring, the obvious pin to set the thing into action. She’d been warned the fuse was fast, so kept that in mind when she pulled the pin out.

She tosses the bomb out in front of her, and quickly draws her hand back under her cloak. She barely has time to retract her hand before the thing explodes and showers the immediate area with a thousand sharp splinters flying in every direction. Saya was caught fully in the blast, the quick fuse giving her no time to escape it. But she is unharmed. The armor of her cloak and mask leave no skin exposed, and the light wood bounces harmlessly off of the metal encasing her. Behind her mask Saya grins just a bit, and mutters a few words to her self.

“Ooh.. I like these things..” she whispers, quickly making a note to purchase more of these.