Training of a hot headed Aburame

Led by the powerful sent of a female Kikaichu, Lyssa's bugs were able to easily pinpoint the exact location of her target. As long as she kept herself focused it wouldn't be a problem to keep a constant lock on the target. But the hard part itself was keeping focus. For the first fifteen or so minutes, Lyssa stayed focused on her objective, but it was only a matter of time until the constant tree hopping started to bore her and she realized that her hair was starting to get messed up from the constant chill wind whipping at her exposed face.

Currently, Lyssa was still hopping from tree branch to tree branch, but she was only doing it instinctively. Truthfully, she wasn't even looking at were she was going. She instead was focused on the little mirror in her left palm and the comb in her right as she brushed her hair, trying to straighten out any knots and get rid of any leaves or something else that could get tangled up in her hair. She was so engrossed in up keeping her appearance for the nonexistent crowd that she could do nothing but quickly yell "kuso!" before the low hanging branch caught her right in the throat and lifted her off her feet and into the air.. before crashing down hard onto the cold earth.Lyssa laid on the ground stunned for awhile before sitting up painfully and muttering various curses to herself. Lyssa collected her dropped items and dusted herself, then sat down on a rotten log. She would have to stop fooling around now and actually get this done..

Lyssa closed her eyes and began to communicate with her bugs. According to them, she was really, really close to her target. It was moving north now, away from her, but it only had a ten minute lead on her. If she wanted to catch the damn thing she'd have to move quickly before something else caught it and ate it.
"Better get going, then.. "
Lyssa jumped up onto another tree then began her branch hopping. She eventually got a good rhythm going and from that point it was only a matter of time until she was right on top of the rabbit. It had stopped, yet again, giving her time to catchup to it.

Lyssa stopped ten yards away from it, and even from that distance could faintly see her target rustling in thick brush; the white flash of fur darting back and fourth. Lyssa uttered a mental command and silently and softly a trail of her bugs started to swarm the rabbit.
"So close..." Just before making contact the rabbit sprinted away.

"Kuso!" Lyssa darted after it and chased it for at least another two hundred feet until it froze completely right in the middle of a clearing. Lyssa kept running and dived at the rabbit, intent on capturing it. But just before she landed a an Eagle swooped down, grabbed the rabbit with it's talons, and flew off into the sunrise. Lyssa landed hard and laid there, stunned. Eventually she sat up and brushed the dirt out of her hair and sighed as she looked up into the rising sun. *Insert Anime bead of sweat on forehead*

Lyssa frowned up at the sky and reflected on her training so far. On the one hand she had failed to catch her target, but that didn't really matter in terms of the jutsu. On the other hand, she had managed to follow the rabbit perfectly for at least two miles, and she had done it in low visibility. So.. all in all things went pretty well. With that thought in mind, Lyssa rose to her feet and jumped to the nearest tree branch, making her way home, and back to bed.


Exit Thread

Enter Thread

"Are you ready, Lyssa-Chan"
"Born ready, Chi-Chan. "
" Well then, let's begin your first run. Don't 'eff up now. "

Lyssa only had one real friend, or at least, one person who she talked to frequently and didn't have strained relations with. Ironically, it was a fellow Aburame. Chi Aburame was Lyssa's older cousin; the youngest of three siblings of Lyssa's fathers.. brother. Lyssa didn't really know exactly why she was able to tolerate Chi when she hated everyone else in her clan with a passion. Her only guess was that she sub-conscientiously appreciated Chi's natural competitive personality; something they both shared. They both vied to be better then the other, though it was rather lopsided as Chi had graduated from the academy two years before Lyssa had, and so naturally knew more techniques. Like Lyssa Chi had decided to become a Medical Ninja. She was currently at the brawler level.

Lyssa frowned at the last bit of Chi's comment but gave no reply, though she was tempted. Instead, she looked at the set of targets in front of her. Lyssa was attempting to learn the finger flick jutsu, much more dangerous then it sounded. The finger flick jutsu was a Medical-Nin jutsu that involved storing up chakra in your fingers, then unleashing it all in one very powerful finger flick.. it had the potential to serious damage. What was great was that this was one of the easier jutsu's, too. The techniques got much, much more powerful. It was perfect for Lyssa as well, considering that as a competent Aburame she already had good chakra control. She just needed to put the time and effort into it.

Before Lyssa stood three wooden crates. Each box was filled with heavy sandbags. All together, each wooden crate weighed around two-hundred pounds. Basically, her objective was to either break one of the crates or send it flying off of the make-shift wooden benches they were standing on.

"You at least remember what to do, don't you?"

Lyssa sneered at her sensei and held out her right hand, palm up."Of course I remember. I'm not brain dead... "

" Well then hurry up! I've got things to do. I can't wait around all day for your dumbass to do this! "

Tch.

Lyssa stared down hard at her open palm, mentally willing chakra to form in it. After a full ten seconds of concentration, a very feint blue aura started to surround her finger tips. Not exactly impressive, but quite a feat for Lyssa, who had so far only been training for a couple of weeks. Lyssa smirked and rolled her right hand into a fist, then ran forward. Lyssa aimed for the middle crate, and at the last second threw her weight forward and flicked... !

Nothing happened. Well, almost nothing. Lyssa started blankly at the crate for a five seconds before jumping back and stuffing her bruised middle finger into her mouth.

"Kuso! Kuso!" She muttered as she sucked on her finger.

"You're problem is that you're forgetting that forming the chakra in your hand is only half of the equation. You have to hold it, otherwise it's just going to dissipate and your attack will be no more useful then a regular old punch or fingerflip. Let me show you again."

Lyssa sighed and stepped away from the crates, allowing her mentor to demonstrate the technique again. Without looking down Chi pumped chakra into her own right hand until her entire hand glowed with blue chakra.

"Notice, that I haven't stopped circulating chakra through my hand. It's constant until I release it all onto my target. Watch, and learn cousin." Chi darted forward, sprinting from her position against one of the many trees surrounding the clearing, to the far left crate. She pulled her hand back, then threw it forward when in range, her hand in the shape of a flick. The result was devastating. The crate itself practically exploded upon impact, wood splintering and flying in all directions. The sandbags futilely absorbed some of the impact, and also exploded, throwing sand into the air.

Chi stepped back from the wreckage and turned to face Lyssa, a bright smirk on her face.

"That, is a fingerflick."

Lyssa simply stared at the destruction with her mouth slightly open. She had seen the attack done many times, yet, it still mystified her. It was incredible that so much power could be put into one finger..

"Alright, well I have other things to attend to. I'll be back in half an hour. While I'm gone here's what I want you to do: form chakra in your fingers, and hold on to it. Sustain it by continually pumping chakra into your hand. Do this for ten minutes. If you can keep it up for ten minutes then just practice hitting the crates until I return.

Realizing that she was being talked to, Lyssa snapped back to reality and put on her tough facade.

"Right, right.. whatever. I'll have this thing learned by the time you get back. "

Chi blew a raspberry and leaped off into the forest, leaving Lyssa to her training.

Thanks



Chi's knowing smirk quickly descended into a scowl of pure disbelief.
She had come back an hour later expecting to find Lyssa sitting laying around somewhere on the clearing; depressed and defeated. What she did not expect to find was Lyssa sitting on the now vacant bench with a triumphant grin on her face. Littered aroudn the clearing were hundreds of tiny splinters of pulpified wood and sand. The remaining two crates were no where to be found, obviously, they were what made up the scattered wood and sand..

It was impossible. Chi herself had trained hard for two weeks to learn how to do that, yet Lyssa had managed to do it in an hour and a half.. crazy.

" I'm done, sensei." Lyssa said, and beamed innocently; obviously she was rubbing it in without rubbing it in.

"Whatever.. let's move on, then. Now, this time things should be a bit easier for you. This will be a simple enhanced punch. It's similar to the finger flick in that..-"

"I know how it works! It really isn't that hard.. " Lyssa exclaimed. Chi frowned but quickly put a fake smile on her face.

"Okay then.. instead of teaching you how to do it, I'll teach you how to do it better. " Chi smirked and raised up her right hand, palm out and fingers spread."Punch my hand as hard as you can. Don't hold back."

"No problem. No crying though. " Lyssa smirked as well and held up her own right hand, then started the circulation. Her entire hand and the end of her wrist started to glow with a light blue color as her hand was pumped with chakra. Utilizing her training from earlier, Lyssa continued to sustain healthy circulation of chakra into her hand as she sprinted toward her mentor.

Lyssa threw her hand forward in a perfect punch at the last second and released all of the pent up chakra stored in her. The resulting impact was spectacular. A cloud of dirt exploded into the air from the force of the punch as well as traces of blue chakra discharging in the air.

When the smoke cleared.. nothing changed. Lyssa had been expecting to wipe her Sensei's smile off after sending her flying, but she actually hadn't moved a single inch. Ironically, her smirk was even bigger.

"Not bad, I guess.. but you'll have to work a bit harder then that.. " Chi tightened her grip and Lyssa cringed and tried to pull her now cracking hand otu of her grip, but to no avail.

"C'mon.. stop fvcking around!" Lyssa bit out each word and her face contorted in pain.

" Alright alright, sorry." Chi clutched her hand tight one more time then pushed her back; it was a soft shove but it was strong enough to send Lyssa skidding backwards twelve feet and onto her back.

Lyssa slowly stood up to her feet and massaged her hand, her face still contorted.

"Was that really necessary? I mean, c'mon.." Chi beamed and nodded.

"Of course, all of this is being done for your own good. You should be more appreciative. "

"Yeah yeah.. kiss my ass." Lyssa muttered. "You've made your point, now what do you want me to do."

"Alright, I just want you to keep punching me again - no I won't crush your hand again- but this this time really crank up your chakra output. Right now you don't to worry about properly funneling all the energy, I just want you to learn this, We'll work out the kinks later."

"Alright.. here it goes." Lyssa said and cracked her knuckles. Once within range she reared her right hand back, charged up chakra, then discharged it all into her mentor's hand. Dirt rose up around them again from the impact but the outcome was the same as before.

"Harder." Lyssa pulled her hand back again and punched, this time putting more force behind the punch. Chi absorbed the pressure easily.

"Again, harder. Go all out and just pump as much chakra into your hand as possible." Lyssa nodded silently and made no attempt to regulate the amount of chakra went into her fist. Her hand actually started to sting a bit from the intensity, and Lyssa staggered backwards a bit from the sudden drop of chakra circulating through her body. She was starting to run out and would need to call it a day soon; this would be one of her last punches.

Lyssa reared back and then threw her body forward; this time, the result was a bit more different. Chi had let her god down and had no expected so much power behind the punch. SHe caught it again, but this time her hand was driven backwards and she had to step back to avoid smacking herself in the face with the back of her hand.

Chi blinked in surprise and Lyssa grinned, though it was a tired one as she could barely stand.

"oh.. kay. Good work so far. I think you've got the jiist of it. I can see that you're almost out of chakra, so we'll call it a day, hm?"Lyssa nodded in agreement and stepped back.

"Thanks for the training you've given me so far. I really appreciate it. "

"Hey, no problem. I'll see you tomorrow. You better be ready to go tomorrow though, I'm going to work your ass off. "

"... yeah. "

Chi hopped off into the forest, and Lyssa stumbled into her hut to ttake a nap.

))This is my first time writing a roleplay post in over a year. Please bare with me. ((




Get your ass out here! I’ll give you another minute, then I’m going home. “

“Hold your damn horses!”

Lyssa Aburame scrambled to slip on her skirt; she had been drying off from a bath when her friend and mentor had arrived. Struggling and hopping on one foot, Lyssa stumbled forward and knocked over an iron kettle, which promptly fell from its place on the table onto her foot.

From outside the small hut Chi Aburame waited for her charge to appear; she tapped he foot on the ground expectantly and had her arms folded against her chest. On her face a look of impatience could be seen.

“Ten seconds!” She yelled out, irritation lacing her voice. “It’s cold out here!” From inside the hut Lyssa could be heard swearing loudly. A moment later the door to the hut slammed open and out she stalked, a heavy scowl masking her facial features.

“You’re an hour early. “

“I’ve got things to do today.”

“So do I.”

“One would think that by now you’d realize that your world revolves around mine, not the other way around.” At such a snide remark, Lyssa’s hands balled into fists and in her mind the urge to smack her older cousin flared. But, she suppressed the feeling. Despite how much she hated to acknowledge it, Chi was the only member of her clan that would tolerate Lyssa, and through extension the only one who would teach her abilities. Thus, she was an important asset, as both a teacher and a friend. That being the case, Lyssa would begrudgingly let the older girl’s comment pass.

“Alright, whatever.” She would say. “Let’s just get to the training. What are you going to teach me?”

“Eager as always.” Chi replied, grinning. “Alright, today I’m going to show you the “Earth Shaker Jutsu”.

Lyssa’s eye brows arched slightly In curiosity.

“‘Earth Shaker’, eh?” She said. “Show me.”

“Was hoping you’d ask. “ Chi would say with a smirk. “Stand back.”
Lyssa obeyed and took a full step back.

“More.” Lyssa took another full step back.

"... More." She stepped back again.

"You should probably take one more- "

"- just show me the damn jutsu!" Lyssa snapped impatiently. Chi looked at her, then at the distance between her.

"Alright," she said with a shrug. "Your choice."

Chi would stand up to her full height, her back straight, then seperate her fate so that the ystood in an arch with the two feet at an equal distance from one another. This served as extra footing.

"Alright," Chi would say, "This is the interesting part. Watch closely." Chi would close her eyes and concentrate, and after a brief moment her right hand, which was hanging at her seide, would suddenly burst into a blue flame. The chakra emanating from the pores in her hand would envelope her entire fist in a light-blue aura. This was something Lyssa had seen before. What came next was new to her.

Chi would raise her chakra endowed hand into the air, and again concentrate. After another moment the blue aura surrounding her hand would dim and then shrink until the only part of her hand that was stll glowing was her middle finger. With a grunt, CHi would then proceed to bring her arm down and, bending down, slam her middle finger into the soft earthen floor beneath her feet.

The end result of the technique was less than subtle. The ground surrounding the area where her finer touched the earth acted as if something extremely heavy and sharp had plowed through it at a super high speed. A rumble could be felt reverberating throughout the entire small clearing as the ground at Chi's feet distorted itself and tore itself up. A massive trench opened up beneath and her finger and traveled away from her. As the massive trench grew in length it also grew in width; for every almost two feet of length the trench would widen by a full foot.

"Oh my gawd!" Lyssa shouted in surprise as a massive cloud of dust and dirt kicked up by the attack enveloped her. Less than five seconds later the technique ended.

Once the dust cleared the massive twelve foot long five foot wide ten foot deep trench was clearly visible, it's wake leaving a clear scar in the Earth. Chi looked up at Lyssa and couldn't help but laugh. She was covered head to toe in a thin layer of dust.

"I just took a bath. " Lyssa said simply, staring at her mentor. There was not a trace of a smile on her face. Chi, on the other hand, flashed a big grin.

"I told you to take another step back!" She said. "Now come on, I want you to perform the technique. "

"Screw off. " Lyssa said, but quickly re-focused. She'd deal with the dust later. "How am I supposed to pull that off?"

"It's simple. It's nearly the exact same movements as the figner flick jutsu. The only difference is that at the point of impact an extra brust of chakra is required. Go ahead, give it a try. It should be easy, even for you.

Lyssa spat at Chi's feet and backed up.

"Okay", Chi said. "First, assume the proper position. Mimicking Chi's earlier stance, Lyssa spaced her legs out evenly to act as a brace.

"Now, concentrate until you collect a decent amount of chakra in your hand. Either hand works. "

Lyssa nodded and closed her eyes. Sure enough, almost in tandem with her eyes snapping open, a blue aura of chakra surrounded her right hand.

"Good. Now, raise your hand and focus. Condense all of that chakra spread across your fist into just your finger, like with the finger flick Jutsu. "

With a nod, Lyssa would raise her hand into the air above her head. Her forehead kneading in concentration, Lyssa used her chakra control to force the life energy to condense into jut her middle finger. Like with Chi, the aura began to shring until it only covered her middie finger.

"Good. Now for the fun part. Bring it down. But right before you hit the ground, try to pump in additional surge of chakra into your middle finger, alright? Go. Show me why you're worthy of my tutelage. "

With a smirk, Lyssa bent forward and quickly stabbed her finger into the ground. AT the last second, she exhaled deeply, mentally willing more chakra to flow into her finger. It paid off. As her finger impacted against the crowd, dirt and dust was kicked up as a large trench formed at her finger tips and traveled away from her for several feet before coming to a full stop.

Chi surveyed the attack. It was good, only half the size of her own, but good none-the-less.

"This isn't bad," Chi said. "Obviously it's garbage compared to my own technique, but it's not bad for a newbie like you Lyssa. Congrats!"

Lyssa ignored the insult and beamed with pride.

Chi felt obligated to crush her charge's spirits, simpyl for the pelasure of doing so.

"What are you beaming with pride for?" She snapped. "I just said it sucks. Not terribly bad, but still rather poor." The beaming stopped instantly, much to Chi's enjoyment. She could be such a bastard at times.

"Do it again, and again, and again. I want you to work on controlling the size of the attack; this is where that fine chakra control comes into play. So get ready."

With a more serious look on her face, Lyssa nodded silently and acquiesced to her mentor's demands. With a short hop she jumped over the trench she had created previously and turned herself around so that she could aim the new attack away from her house and out toward the forest beyond the edge of the clearing. More trenches...

"You're going to fill up every one of these holes Chi. I'll make you if I have to." Chi ignored the threat.

"Alright then, ready your stance. Remember, legs spread for balance." Lyssa nodded and assumed the proper position.

"Okay... go. I want you to put as much power into the strike as possible. Then I want you to do it again, but with as little chakra as possible, just barely enough to create a small ridge in the ground. Go back and fourth between these two for awhile. I'm just going to watch you for now."

With a look of determination on her face, Lyssa raised her right hand and formed it into a fist, then began pumping chakra into it. Chakra control such as this in particular, was similar to using a water hose. By manipulating the water valve you can manipulate the pressure behind the water. If you turn the valve only a little bit, there's just barely enough pressure to make the water leak out of the hose in a small stream. If you turn the valve a lot you can create enough pressure to push the water out like it was a jet-stream, or a floodgate. As Lyssa formed the chakra in her hand, she kept this analogy in mind to help her concentrate.

Open the floodgates... Is what she would think to herself as she surged a massive amount of chakra into her hand. In moments her entire fist was engulfed in the tell-tale blue aura that represented the awesome power stored within her hand.

But that was only a third of the process. Following her mentor's instructions, Lyssa, with some effort, forced the stored up chakra to condense into just her index finger. Quickly, the blue aura only surrounded her finger, which meant that the process was complete. Time, one could say, for the finale.

Here we go!" She said, and slammed her finger into the soft earth, expelling all of the stored chakra into the ground itself. The effects were immediate. What was once stable solid ground was instantly transformed into the equivalent of stormy waters. The chakra within the ground caused the earth to literally rip itself apart, and large "waves" of dirt rose up almost eight feet into the air as the ground at Lyssa's finger-tip suddenly split. As if the edge of an invisible knife was being dragged across the dirt floor, the tear in the ground traveled away from Lyssa, propelled by chakra. It traveled for nearly twenty whole meters, reaching past the edge of the clearing and into the forest itslf, tearing down trees in it's wake.

By the time the deafening rumble had finally stopped, the trench had run a distance of over sixty feet, and was nearly five feet deep. Contrary to how she felt, Chi kept a look of empathy upon her face.

"Good." She said. "Now turn around and do it again, this time with as little force as possible."

Lyssa groaned and pulled off the glove of her right hand, sticking her now bruised index finger into her mouth.

"No use whining about it..." Chi said, again with a look of indifference. You decided to be a Shinobi not me."

"Bah!" Lyssa said, and turned around, slipping her glove back on the in the process. She'd user her left hand this time.

As little energy as possible...

Lyssa would repeat the same process as before, the only difference being that this time she would use the "low pressure" concept.

Gathering barely enough chakra for it to be visible, Lyssa again condensed it all into her index finger, this time it was much easier due to their being such a small amount, and slammed her finger into the ground.

The effect this time was much more subtle. Instead of a massive trench forming the ground simply rose up, like a child crawling under a rug, for a few before coming to a stop.

"Good." Chi said. "Obviously it's underwhelming, but the strength of it wasn't the point. It's all about fine-tuning your chakra usage. You're getting it slowly. After a few hundred more excersizes like this you might amount to something, little cousin."

A few hundred more excersizes!?

"Now get ready to do it again, this time with more force."

Maybe this whole Shinobi thing is overrated...

It had been a full day since Lyssa had gotten the hang of the world shaking jutsu, and she had spent most of the previous day and half of the current day resting her bruised and battered fingers in ice. Now, she waited with dread for Chi to return for more training. Lyssa shook her head at the thought, her thoughts mirroring the ones from the day before; perhaps the life of a shinobi is overrated.

What am I even doing this for... it's not like I have anyone worth while to protect here....

Lyssa opted to not brood on the thoroughly depressing subject, and instead decided to pass the time by doing some additional training. At least some small exercises while she was waiting Chi to arrive. That wouldn't hurt... anymore then she was already hurting. With a sigh Lyssa woud rise to her feet from her spot on her sofa and make her way toward the door of her little hut, taking special care to not trip on the loose clothing or discarded objects that littered her pig sty of a home. A moment later, she was outside.

Now outside, the memories of her grueling training from the previous day would come back to her; there were trenches all over the place! At least a hundred of the deep scars of earth littered the clearing around Lyssa's hut. Scowling to herself, Lyssa made a silent vow to force Chi to clean it all up. She had been slightly joking before, but this was serious.

Regardless, Lyssa forced her attention back on to the training. She had read the scrolls she had stolen from the Village almost religiously, almost to the point where she could remember each and every line of guidance. In addition to normal training there was also "warm-up" training, which is what Lyssa was about to undergo. Mentally, she recalled the first of the three stages of this warm-up.

"To even begin learning the techniques within this style you have to have absolute perfect chakra control. It is recommended that you get as close to this as possible before even beginning the most basic training. The simplest way to go about it is the "control & release" method. For two hours every day you should devote yourself to gathering chakra into your fists and punching at the wind, releasing the stored up chakra upon 'impact'. Not only will this keep your chakra control in perfect form, but it will also help with Medical Jutsus. The better your chakra control the faster you can perform medical techniques. ".

Simple enough to do. Lyssa normally did it through-out the day. It was essentially just a punch. The technique was not overly important, but it was still a good warm-up.

Thus, Lyssa for ten minutes adhered to the first step's instructions, focusing and condensing chakra into her palm, then punching at the air and releasing it all. Lyssa would alternate between er two hands, assuming a boxing "Peak-a-Boo" style. Lyssa did this, attempting to store up the chakra, punch, and release it all as fast as she possibly could. She did this for another few minutes until finally Chi arrived, walking out of the dense forest and into the clearing just as Lyssa threw another punch, discharging the crackling blue power behind it.

"So I see you've already got the technique down for the most part."

Lyssa stopped her training and turned to address her mentor, wiping a think sheen of sweat off oher brow.

"The technique? I'm just doing some warm-up exercises Chi."

"And look at what you're doing," Chi said. "A bunch of quick, tightly controlled punches. I Was going to teach you how to jab today."

Lyssa wrinkled her nose, a jab was so elementary that even a small toddler could comprehend a jab!

"I already know how to jab.." Lyssa said, scowling.

"Right," Chi replied. "Well then I want t see you use them fists in action!" Chi held her hands up, her palms facing outward and open.


"WillCo, ma'am." Lyssa moved into range of Ch's hands and entered a mock-boxing stance, tilting her upper-body forward slightly and raising her fists and elbows above her face in a classic boxing stance.

"Just punch my hands as fast as possible."

Lyssa nodded and quickly pumped some chakra into her fists, while at the same time throwing a quick left jab. Unfortunately her timing was off and her punch had actually hit her mentor's glove before it could become dangerous. Lyssa threw another punch with the same arm, this time slowing down her fist soothat she had time to infuse it with chakra.

"Don't go so slow Lyssa. Keep punching as fast as possible."

Lyssa threw out another flurry of punches, this time alternating hands.

"Good, good." Chi would repeat as Lyssa continued to throw jabs, some with the proper chakra and others not so much. After a full ten minutes straight of this, Lyssa was running out of breath. Chi raised her hands above her face, a sign to "stop".

"You're getting the hand of it. Let's take a breather for a second."

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