Rosie giggles upon hearing the loud grumble from Veira's tummy and heads back over to the cabinets to grab some bowls and plates.  "Alright.  Just give me a moment to set everything.  I'll meet you in the living room."

The echidna grabs a pair of matching red bowls with black insides and one more rectangular plate, of the same color scheme, for herself, and prepares her meal for serving.  They would have to eat in the living room since there wasn't a dining room table, nor chairs, in the kitchen.  Hence, after ladling her miso soup into the bowls and grabbing a pair of red and black spoons, Rosie carefully carries her after-battle meal out of the kitchen and into the living room.  She'd walk over to the table, in front of the couch, and carefully set the bowl of soup down in front of Veira, along with the plate of Arubakoa Akuamītobusshu Nigiri she had prepared earlier.   As per typical nigiri, the slab of tender meat bush was carefully sliced into somewhat thick pieces to match up with the individual beds of rice, underneath.  It was served with two small cups of soy sauce and spicy mayonnaise, as well as a pair of black chopsticks.

"Here you go!" Rosie offers with a pleasant attitude.

"Thanks.  It's, more-or-less, my dugout.  I dug out the whole underground section, myself, and a few friends help me furnish the place.  It's not the fanciest house out there but it's been a real home for me, lately," Rosie explains as she walks over to the stove and turns a dial on the far right, shutting off the blue flame to the small pot on the front right corner.

The soup inside slowly shifts from a gentle boil to a hot, undisturbed state.  It was a hearty Miso Soup, packed with seaweed, fresh scallions, and tofu.  The broth, made from leftover vegetable scraps, was mixed with a fermented paste from Wakagaeri Beans, native to Rosie's homeland, that are packed with enough of a high nutrient content that it can rejuvenate the body and mind with plenty of energy.  The nutrients are much easily extracted once the beans are soaked, which Rosie did in order to make the paste.  With the main ingredient added to the miso soup, it was the perfect thing to slurp down to recover after an intense battle.  Plus, it pairs nicely with a nice plate of sushi, that was actually made from a special underwater plant called Arubakoa Akuamītobusshu (アルバーコアアクアミートブッシュ), or Albacore Aqua-Meat Bush, another native specialty of Rosie's homeland.  It was thick form of vegetation that had the same taste and texture as a piece of raw Albacore Tuna and it was safe to consume raw, so it was perfect for nigiri sushi.  Luckily, Rosie had some Aqua-Meat Bush plants growing in the lake in the clearing so today wasn't the only time she had to go for a swim!

Once the burner was turned off, Rosie turns to the wolf once more.  She had originally made this soup for her sake, to help Veira better recover after being defeated in battle, only she woke up sooner than expected before she could bring it over to the couch.  "Are you hungry?  I made some soup to help you recover your strength a lot faster."

The sudden sparks caused Rosie to quickly back off, her eyes met with the relief of Veira erupting into a storm of coughs for air.  The warrior stands by as her friend struggles for breath, already feeling the faint aura signature within her slowly starting to rise.  That was too close!  Veira may have been in bad shape at the moment but at least she was still alive, thanks to the echidna's quick thinking in the face of crisis.  Carefully crawling over to Veira's side, Rosie was able to see the downed fighter open her eyes...only to collapse back down in sheer fatigue.  Rosie would've panicked, if she didn't still feel her aura still radiating within her.

"Phew...  Thank goodness," Rosie sighs in relief upon confirming the huntress was merely exhausted.  However, she knew that it probably wasn't wise to keep the wolf out here, with her condition the way it was.  Thankfully enough, the echidna had a plan.  She scoots a bit closer to her body and places her right hand on her abdomen.  "Hold on just a bit longer.  I'm going to get you somewhere you can rest."

Closing her eyes, Rosie would draw on a technique she had not used during the fight: a Ninjustu Warping technique.  A thick cloud of smoke would soon swamp over the two warriors, cloaking them from view for a few seconds before eventually clearing out.  Once the smoke clears, both females would be gone, out of sight...


A few hours would pass since the battle had unfolded in the jungle and the sun was just barely set beyond the west horizon, leaving the mere radiance of an orange, evening sky.  However, if Veira had chosen this precise moment to rise out of her fatigued state, she would soon find that she was no longer outside.  The wolf would be laid out on a soft, blue couch with a wet, green fabric on her forehead, surrounded by an enclosed room with paved, adobe walls and a brown stone floor, smooth in texture.  While she was asleep, Rosie had taken her former opponent into an underground dwelling called a dugout, which stood several feet below the surface of the jungle.  Though there was no sign of sunlight anywhere, the place was actually well ventilated and lit by warm, yellow ceiling lights.  The very atmosphere of the room would feel soothing, in fact it was oddly like a modern home.  Just not with very much in terms of decor.

To the far east side of the rectangular space were two separate hallways that were set on opposite walls from each other.  On the south wall was an opening to a stairwall that led back to the surface and a pair of light switches next to it.  One controlled the lights in the room and one activated the hallway lights for the stairwell so people can safely traverse through it without tripping on an invisible step.  To the north was the entryway into a kitchen, where the sounds of water running and plates moving around could currently be heard.  On the west section of the room was a pair of sliding doors that led to a room that was currently closed off and to the north of that was a separate hallway that led to two separate bedrooms and a bathroom.  On to decor and furniture, a small, wooden table was laid out in front of the couch and black 'A' frame television stand against the south wall, the appliances on it sharing the same shade of black.  For an underground shelter, it seemed well souped-up with a black flat-screen television and a DVR console, on the lower shelf, that connected the screen to cable access.  On the east wall was a wooden bookshelf equipped with a few different kinds of books of various sizes and colors, with a blue duffel bag with white stripes resting right next to it..  Finally, on the north wall behind the couch were three picture frames, holding their own different photos.  Closer inspection would reveal that Rosie was in each one as they were different events that happened in her past, shared with two other Mobians.  The one on the left had the echidna pinning down a purple dragon with big, bat-like ears and green eyes, both sharing a cheerful glance as they seemed to wrestling.  To the right was Rosie, in a blue dougi in contrast to the dobok she wore earlier, raising an upper arm block against a side kick from a younger squirrel girl with magenta eyes and her hair in pigtails.  In between them was a photo that featured all three Mobians together in a group photo with Rosie happily wrapping her arms around the shoulders of her two friends on either side of her.  Every element of the room made the whole dugout look more and more like someone's home.

Veira would be the only one present in the room for now, yet there were still occasional noises coming from the kitchen, as well as a separate white light that shined from the inside.

"AHH!!" Not being able to get away in time, Rosie cries out in agony as the discharge swallows her whole.  It was a direct hit this time!  The electricity's painful embraced burned throughout the echidna's whole body to continuously rack up the damage caused to her.  Despite being trapped in her opponent's attack, the warrior eyes settle in a fierce glare while she grits her teeth as if she was trying to resist.  Veira would soon found out that Rosie was every bit as tenacious as she was.

Picking up on a technique she used earlier, the warrior hangs tough against the electricity as her aura radiates with a bright, blue glow.  It was reacting to the persistence in her spirit, not backing down even with the attributal exploit, and was converting the damage she was taking into stored energy once again.  However, she wasn't planning on blasting the energy back at her opponent like before, especially since she wasn't curled up in a spin.  Instead, Rosie channels the energy to all parts of her body, giving her an extra boost in physical power.  This was yet another counter tactic she kept on board when she really needed to bide out her time and/or gather up some extra strength to break away from force of an opponent's attack.  She was set to go for the later as a brave smirk soon settled on Rosie's face, despite the stress her body was going through.

"Don't...  Mind if I...  DO!!" Rosie boldly responds with conviction, shouting right as she draws forth her left hand for an abrupt sucker punch into the wolf's belly, the stored energy and her tremendous willpower fueling her actions through her attempt to blindside her opponent and interrupt her attack.  Holding onto the energy for a bit longer, the echidna would then pull her other hand free to add on a fierce jumping uppercut to the chin, letting out a fierce kiai while exerting her energy into the extra strike.  "HYAH!!"

When Rosie sensed the surge of electrical energy build-up, she braced herself for whatever move Veira was going to dish out.  What she wasn't expecting, however, was for the wolf to let off a brilliant flash all around them.

"Ahh!" Rosie was caught off guard and force to shield her eyes from the accumulation of light.  She couldn't see!  The warrior knew she had to bounce back quick, otherwise Veira would have her wide open for a retaliation attack.  That's when she remembered...she wasn't completely blinded!  Shortly afterward, she closes her eyes and shuts down her sense of sight for the time being, standing her ground with a calm mind.  She didn't have that long to wait things out as her opponent was already closing in on her.  However, it was just enough time to realize...Veira was right behind her!  '...Found you!'

Now that she was able to pinpoint her opponent's position, the echidna performs a sudden turn at the last minute to swat away the first punch with her left hand, letting out a peppy kiai.  The warrior couldn't rely on her eyes against the flash but a blast of light didn't stop her from detecting her opponents aura!  Rosie pays close attention to her opponent's movements through her aura as she continues to parry the wolf's flurry of attacks with palm and knife hand strikes, literally fighting with her eyes closed.  Eventually, she quickly moves in to grab the inner side of Veira's right arm during one punch while simultaneously thrusting a swift side punch to the chest in an attempt to interrupt her opponent's attack flow.

If successful, Rosie would add onto the pressure with side kick to the stomach then chamber her leg to aim her attack high with roundhouse kick to the left cheek and bring the foot back the other direction with hook kick to the right cheek.  This was one of her favorite moves call the Dizzy Kick: a back-to-back combination of two precise kicks, aimed to slap the face with enough force to potential leave her target dizzy and disoriented.  It was normally used as a set-up to lay on even more kicks and pummel the opponent while their focus dwindled, so it played perfectly with Rosie's fighting style.  If Veira wasn't careful, she just might have to endure another storm of kicks!

The moment right after Rosie though her kick made its mark, Rosie could feel a shift in her opponent's aura around her right after she'd slam the fake copy downwards.  She could feel a stronger source of her opponent's aura above her while a fainter husk was being directed downwards from her counterattack.  That's when she knew...her opponent had used a substitution technique to avoid her kick at the last moment.  Even though this wasn't really a battle against an honorable foe, the kunoichi couldn't but to feel a little bit impressed.  Jinx really seemed to be quite the tactical fighter.  If Rosie had forgotten the atrocities the feline committed against the villagers, she might actually enjoy this fight a little more.

With seemingly nowhere to go to get away from the incoming falling kick and the attack being less than a second away, Rosie was in a very tight spot.  ...However, she didn't even panic.  She was actually smirking, not even a little bit worried!  Jinx would soon see why, for when her foot would connect with the echidna's head, her whole body would detonate into a puff of thick smoke.  A split second afterward, the kunoichi would reappear behind her opponent to quick grab her arms.  Luckily, Jinx wasn't the only one that could act fast in a pinch!  The shift in aura had forewarned the warrior quick enough to pull off a surprise Ninjustu Substitution technique of her own, involving her replacing herself with an illusionary copy at the last moment to take the punishment of the feline's kick while silently warping to a different position near her opponent.  It was the ideal tactic for a sneak attack.

In addition to grabbing her arms, Rosie would also wrap her legs around Jinx's torso and throw herself back, attempting to drag her target into a crafty, spherical spin.  This was her Submission Roll technique, a play on a Judo technique combined with her spindash ability to apply even greater pressure on her opponent and even use the velocity to slam her opponent with powerful force.  She would be aiming to do the later as the spin drop would quickly approach the ground.  However, at the last moment, Rosie would unwrap her legs from Jinx's body but keep hold of her arms as she'd re-position her feet onto the feline's back.  If successful, Rosie would finally give a very hard landing on her stomach as she'd slam the target onto the ground with her submission attack, making sure to leap away from her after impact.

Not feeling a solid surface against her bare foot, Rosie turns to see that her kick went straight through a hologram.  Now that wasn't the aura she detected earlier!  Though, if anything enlightening came out of this, Rosie was able to get a good look of what she was dealing with when she stood back upright.  Her eyes carefully scan over the image of the tigress, immediately noticing her uniform gave her the presence of a ninja, which definitely confirmed her suspicions from earlier.  With this information, Rosie was able to develop a hunch that her attack must've been able to avoid her attack at the last second and retreat back into cover.  In fact, the warrior could feel the aura of the assailant, still lurking around the area.  At this rate, the situation could prove problematic for both sides.  Rosie knew she couldn't just resume her normal routine with an enemy ninja on her back, thus she wasn't about to drop her guard any time soon.  This meant the previous scenario could go on all day, with both sides avoiding each other's stealth and anti-stealth attacks.  With this in mind, the echidna figured a direct confrontation would draw this standoff to a conclusion, much faster.  It may have been easier said than done, with how cautious the tigress was being, but Rosie was willing to allow the opportunity to present.  She steps away from the hologram and turns her gaze to trees around her, letting her enemy's aura be her guide in where to pay attention to.

"Look, I already know you're out there.  If you really got a problem with me, come down here and let's settle this like warriors!" Rosie speaks out to her ninja adversary, allowing her to make herself known for a one-on-one showdown.  It definitely seemed better than doing what they just did for extended periods of time.

Rosie's eyes widened a bit as her partner was kicked across the cave, leaving her to deal with the enemy herself for the time being.  The warrior had to keep her mind on the fight, though, since she was the next target.  Her attention quickly shifts back onto Jinx, watching as the claw swipe comes near her and then moving in to grab the underside of her opponent's wrist with her right hand.  One swift snag would be all that Rosie needed to nullify the slash right before it could reach her, thanks to her razor-sharp reflexes kicking in.  Of course, she wouldn't just stop there!

While holding Jinx's wrist, Rosie would step to the cat's right side while hurling a fast left elbow strike underneath the captive arm, striking the armpit area just right of the chest.  If successful, the kunoichi would extend the same attacking arm to slam the face with a backfist strike before finally letting go of Jinx's hand to add in a right-hand straight punch to the chest and finally push the target back with a front kick to the stomach, all to be backed up with well-trained precision and speed.  In the midst of her last kick, Rosie would let out a fierce kiai, a shout martial artists use to exert their stored energy throughout their strikes, to amp up the force behind it further for a harder hit.  "Hyah!!"