Impeccable Will [T][P]

[Draven]

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[Inoryu]

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Impeccable Will
 //fifth time

Rank: "C" (Special, See Description)

Skill: Supplementary

Effect: User has gained mastery over their own will power.

Special: ---

Drawback: May Learn at a maximum of 6 times.

Description: Each time learned the user gains 1 extra point to their save against the opponent's Jutsu. When the user learns this technique the 1st 2 times they train it as a regular "C" Rank Jutsu. When the user learns this technique the 2nd 2 times they train it as a "C" Rank Jutsu +10 Training Points. When the user learns this technique the 3rd 2 times they train it as a "C" Rank Jutsu +20 Training Points. This technique stacks with other Will saves.

Limit: Universal GenJutsu Technique.

 

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    The two Inoryu stopped fighting. Dreaming of physical battle was only doing so much. He opened his mind to wider things. He could feel the presence of the world outside of his sanctuary. 
    The roaring waterfall vanished and in its place a large but beautiful tree took its place. Pink petals were blossomed until the tree was lively. The petals swayed with the soft tapping of the wind and the branches waved until it came to rest. 
    Inoryu turned around to face his illusion. This wasn't one that he had manifested consciously. He knew this was something his subconscious had picked up, "That's right, it's Spring now. How could I have forgotten?"
     He felt himself lift off the ground. Gravity no longer had a hold of him, but he was still fascinated with the life that had so suddenly appeared to him. He began to rise higher until the cherry blossom tree grew smaller until it became part of the white void that surrounded him. He closed his eyes. 
    When he opened his eyes, he was conscious in the waking world, awake, but outside of his body. He knew what was happening though it never happened this way. I've entered the world awake through the Mind Spy Technique. He looked at his clock. It was 1:04 in the morning. Still, the dead of night. He drifted through the walls of his home outside to his back yard. He slipped through the sliding glass in his ethereal form and looked over the world. There was a cement square and plants lined up all throughout the outer edge before the tall cement walls. 
    He meditated on all the world around him, using his observation to feel everything that he could while in that form. He had improved his Mind Spy Technique so he could take in sounds as well. He could listen to the music of the night. There were crickets chirping and the cicadas humming. My mind is my sanctuary, and that includes anywhere that I am. My mind is my sanctuary and that includes anywhere that I am. 

[Inoryu]

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    My mind is my sanctuary. Inoryu observed the livid colors of the leaves and the distinction of the veins running through them. My mind is peaceful. He observed the orbital sky in its dark hues of black and blue. My sanctuary is serene. He observed the stars that were beaming, glinting lights in the sky. My sanctuary is solace. He noticed the stars in the sky marked the distinct shape of a butterfly. My sanctuary is beautiful. He saw that the butterfly had three stars in the middle and it was cornered by four wide points. My sanctuary is the sky. 
    My sanctuary is the land. The leaves were an fluorescent shade of green. My sanctuary is the wind. The grass revealed the direction the wind was blowing with three gales. My sanctuary is guarded. He noticed the four cement walls that closed in the large space of his home. My sanctuary is the sea. Although he couldn't feel it, he knew that it was cold to be outside. My sanctuary is warm. He remembered his body was snug in between his bedroom sheets. My sanctuary is the light that comes every morning and chases the night away. I am here, in my sanctuary. 
    Inoryu didn't need to take a deep breath, his ethereal conscious wasn't breathing, and he knew that. He drifted into the house. He checked on his body. It was wrapped tightly in his comforter and was breathing easily.
    He made his way outside in his front yard. It was so odd to see the place during the night when he meditated only during the day. Then again, what he was doing now was a deep form of meditation also. This was the first time meditating in the front yard at night. Last he checked it was 3:34 am. 
    His conscious stayed in the front yard until the sky turned a shade of violet. His spirit was uplifted as he watched the sun begin to change the hues and tones of the space above him to shades of violet. He felt his soul was easy. He was smiling. 
    The sun began to peak over the horizon revealing a bright light through the blades of tall grass. He felt calm, relaxed, and easy going as he observed the light blue tones. Clouds that were there vanished, as well as clouds that weren't; appeared. He could see the white hot sun itself. It lifted higher into the sky.  
 

[Inoryu]

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    The sun was higher in the sky, a few meters above the horizon, it revealed itself completely. It was going to be a beautiful day and he was ready to start it. His ethereal self drifted back into his room and merged with his physical body. He then immediately shot up in his bed, eyes wide awake; grinning. 
    He got out of bed and fixed it quickly. He slipped into his day gray pants and shirt and went outside to the front yard. It was so good to feel what he had been witnessing all morning. The warmth was comforting. He grinned at the day ahead. He left his hooded robe inside, on this day he wanted to feel the breeze on his arms. 
    He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He yawned but he was revitalized from his sleep. He exhaled slowly. He breathed in deep; and exhaled slowly. My mind is my sanctuary. My Mind is my sanctuary, "My mind is my sanctuary. My mind is my sanctuary. My mind is my-" Inoryu yawned, "...sanctuary." Inoryu breathed in deeply and yawned...again. He laughed a little hysterically. Then he realized it might be a good idea to catch up on some sleep. 
    He slipped out of his pants and shirt and tucked himself into bed again and it felt unbelievably good. He couldn't have felt any better when he tucked the comforter to his neck. He was awake but resting. He learned then that there is pleasure in meditation: extreme relaxation. He would enjoy this to the fullest. He let his mind quiet and his body rest.
    He wondered what he had in store for the day when he actually did decide to get up. What will I do? He was thought it without actually thinking it as if the body and mind understood each other completely without words. He rested and thought, Have my subconscious and conscious become one? Have I reached a state of nirvana?  I wonder what it is? This feels so good. I'm really loving this. Really, I can't get enough, Inoryu yawned, I should do this more often, meditate at night.
    Inoryu sat up after an hour of rest and tried his day again and felt as though he had a full night to sleep.  He took his time getting dressed, he had a new feel for life. He stepped out onto the front yard. He could feel the presence of the sun. It's warm, but also in a way like an artist's tool. A paintbrush...or the essence of it. Inoryu took in a deep breath and exhaled. My mind is my sanctuary. I think, therefore I am.  
    

[Inoryu]

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    Inoryu was standing, working solely on his meditation to strengthen the mind when he felt a disturbance through the air. He followed the 'scent' to its source. There was a man in the village. Wealthy by the looks of it but something seemed off about him, as if he were untrustworthy.
    Inoryu followed him around town. He appeared to be just wandering about without any destination. Inoryu leaped from one building to the next to follow the mysterious man's movements. He stopped in a restaurant and Inoryu followed him in.
    The mysterious man sat down at a seat against the wall and Inoryu chose a seat to face him in the midst of chairs, "One Miso please," the man ordered. 
    When a waitress approached Inoryu, he had ordered the same thing, "Miso." 
    "Okay, coming right up," the waitress replied. 
    They got their meals at the same time, but while the mysterious man ate, Inoryu hardly touched his food. The man was dressed in robes of expensive fabric and had dazzling jewels on his fingers. He finished eating and Inoryu watched as he paid for the food. Oddly enough, he paid in rocks and pebbles, and even more odd still, the counter clerk received it jovially. Genjutsu. Inoryu waited in line to pay for his food after him and he also requested they call the police.
    "What for?" The clerk asked. 
    "That wealthy looking man just stole from you. Just do it." 
    Inoryu exited the restaurant and sneaked up behind the mysterious thief. He grabbed him by his wrist and the thief suddenly swiped his hand free and flurried through a series of hand seals. Inoryu felt nothing. His eyes shifted from one area to another and expected a ninjutsu. Nothing. The thief took off in a sprint, "No you don't!" Inoryu called out after him.
     As Inoryu chased after the thief, he rushed through his own set of hand seals. The thief went blind to all of the world around him, he could see nothing but darkness. And there in that darkness, Inoryu's head, shoulders, and chest appeared five meters away, "Who are you?"
Inoryu asked. First the thief said nothing but he placed his hands together in the tiger hand seal. Inoryu watched through his illusion as the mysterious man stopped the flow of his chakra, charged it, and with one final shout, the chakra burst from him and so did the illusion. He looked back at Inoryu once and the chase was on.       

    

[Inoryu]

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    How the hell did he dispel my illusion? Inoryu might not have trusted the man, nor like him, but he certainly had a new found respect for him. There was a clearing, a gaping space between him and the mysterious man due to him pushing people out of the way of his escape. Inoryu reached back for his shuriken but realized he left his butt bag at home along with his hooded robe. He was wearing his dark gray pants and gray shirt as usual, but he left on a whim and had forgotten his gear. He rushed through another series of hand seals as he chased after him.
    A wall of earth 15X15 cubic meters rose up before the mysterious man which immediately halted his advance, Silent Image Jutsu imbued with the tactile augmentation. He's not getting past that.  The mysterious man curiously reached out to the wall made of earth and stone but dared not to touch it. He turned around to face Inoryu. 
    "Who are you! If you don't answer, I will be forced to use deadly force!" Inoryu shouted. He shouted to intimidate the opponent, but he also meant what he said. And at this point, the military police had arrived at the scene. 
    "This man stole from the restaurant and he wont say who he is, arrest him!" Inoryu said and he flurried through another set of hand seals. The man tried to run but his mind was arrested by genjutsu. He believed that his feet had sunken into the ground which had become hardened earth. He put his hands together into the tiger hand seal to try and dispel any illusion, but it was too late. The police had gotten hold of his hands and arrested him. 
    Inoryu told them what had happened and took the police back to the restaurant and showed them what the man had used to pay for his food. The clerk opened up the cash register and there were rocks inside it. Suddenly the mysterious man's whole appearance changed. He didn't appear wealthy at all but the opposite. 
    "That's it, you're coming with us." 
    Inoryu watched as the man was taken to jail, but he couldn't help wondering how he had dispelled his genjutsu. Genjutsu kai, obviously, but I've never seen it in action. That had to be it. His appearance was an illusion, his money was an illusion, and he dispelled my genjutsu. He definitely is trained in genjutsu. That's too bad he was a thief. If he needs food, he'll get it now, in jail. 
    
 

[Madame Loki]

+50

[Inoryu]

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Detect Illusion
Rank: "C"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: User is able to detect any Illusion within 10 meters of the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: May only perform once per day per Class Level.
Description: When the user uses this ability, they also detect the type of illusion (Figment, Glamour, Pattern, Phantasm, or Shadow) and the specific Jutsu used to create it (assuming that the user knows the Jutsu themselves).
Limit: Universal GenJutsu Technique.

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    Inoryu went to return the special kunai that he had used for chakra flow training to Densho Kirigaki. Thanks to Densho, Inoryu had gotten the hang of the Exploding Shuriken technique as well as several other shuriken techniques. He requested from his teacher what he should learn next. 
    "How about we practice detecting illusions?" Densho suggested. Inoryu agreed. They went out to the school yard; an open space with grass, "Close your eyes. Open them." Inoryu opened his eyes and Densho was holding out two kunai, one in each hand, "One is real, the other is an illusion. You have to try and figure out which one is the false kunai without touching it. The point is to make you more sensitive of knowing illusions around you."
     "Alright..."  Inoryu scrutinized both kunai but they both looked very real. Inoryu took a deep breath, "That one," he pointed out the one on the left. 
    "Nope, that's the wrong one," Densho turned around and rustled his hands a bit before turning to face Inoryu again, "Try again."
    "This feels like trial and error."
    "At first it will be but the more you practice, the higher your success rate will be."
    "Okay then, how about, this one." 
    "Wrong again," Densho turned around, "Try again." 
    "Umm...This one," Inoryu pointed out the one on the right.
    "Wrong again, I think we're going to have to raise the bar a little, don't you?" 
    "Why would I want to do that, I haven't gotten a single one right." 
    "Maybe you just need the proper motivation," Densho turned around and rusted with his hands before facing Inoryu, "The next kunai you choose, wrong or right, I will stab you with it." 
            

[Inoryu]

    "Don't you think you're being a bit rash?" Inoryu asked. 
    "Choose one," Densho replied. 
    Inoryu observed the two kunai in his hands and he kept silent for a moment, "I can't sensei, maybe I'm just not cut out for this."
    "Of course you are Inoryu, you're the only one who mastered any kind of genjutsu even in your academy days. You are most likely the best one at this stuff." 
    "I don't know Sensei." 
    "Choose, Inoryu...Choose!" 
    "Both of them are illusions!" Inoryu braced himself and Densho stabbed them both into Inoryu's gut like fangs of an over sized beast.
    "You're right. Both of them are illusions." 
    Inoryu looked down at the kunai. They were vanished partly in his stomach, but there was no pain. Densho retrieved his two illusory kunai and they had neither blood or spew on them. They were in fact illusions. 
    "That was a huge risk Inoryu, why did you take that risk?" 
    "I don't know."
    "It was completely illogical for you to make that decision, but you made that decision because you knew the answer. You knew the answer Inoryu. You wouldn't have made such an illogical decision otherwise." 
Inoryu was beginning to understand his Sensei's wisdom, "Okay, let's go again."          

[Inoryu]

    "Turn around," Densho said. Inoryu turned around, "Okay, choose which one is real." Inoryu turned to find four kunai stuck into the ground, five meters away, each a meter apart. Inoryu went to move towards them but Densho held out his arm against Inoryu's chest, "Nuh-uh. Stay right where you are. They are further away, but that's to help you progress in your training." Densho let his arm rest. 
    Inoryu strutinized the kunai from the distance. Four of them, each stuck into the ground. A short moment passed, "The first one on the left, and the second one from the right are the illusions."
    "Well done, Inoryu. Let's go again." 
    It was the same set up: four kunai at a distance of five meters from him and they were stuck into the ground each a meter apart. Inoryu looked at them, not as they appeared to be, but he was starting to trust his instinct, "The third one on the right is an illusion." Inoryu answered. 
    "Are you sure that's the only one?" Inoryu turned to Densho and nodded, "Correct again. Try again." Densho shifted the kunai around and Inoryu was presented with the same challenge. 
    "The first and last kunai are an illusion," Inoryu answered. 
    "Correct." 
    Densho set up a new sequence and Inoryu turned around to face it. He looked over at the kunai and found it odd. He closed his eyes and opened them, "There are no illusions in this batch." 
    "Right."    

[Inoryu]

    "Now back to the first method of training," Densho held two kunai in his hand, "Which is the real and which is the fake?"
    Inoryu didn't need to look at the kunai, he knew that the one on his right was an illusion, "This one."
    "Wrong," Densho replied. 
    Inoryu was shocked, he had felt so confident, "I could've sworn...No, that most certainly is the illusion."
    "Do you trust your instinct over my word?" Inoryu hesitated, "Let's test your theory then," Densho stabbed the kunai through Inoryu's chest. There's no pain. It is an illusion. 
    "Now, who was the one who was right? I had been lieing the whole time when we did this earlier. You had hadn't missed a single one. But I just kept telling you it was wrong. I did this so you would learn to trust yourself. An illusionist will say what he needs to say for his illusion to succeed. Why would you trust someone who is using an illusion against you, Inoryu? You should always trust your instinct over that person's word," Densho explained as the illusory kunai vanished from his hand.

[Aimi Kaguya]

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[Inoryu]

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GenJutsu Kai (Dispel GenJutsu)

Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"

Skill: Supplementary

Effect: A Jutsu that allows the user to force chakra to flow through their body (or another body) to disrupt the flow of chakra within them that is caused by GenJutsus.

Special: ---

Drawback: This technique only works against GenJutsus.

Description: The user needs to stop the flow of chakra in their body, and then apply an even stronger power to disrupt the flow of the caster's chakra; this is called GenJutsu Kai (Dispel GenJutsu). This can also be done by an unaffected characters by applying a sudden surge of chakra into the affected person. The unaffected character must know GenJutsu Kai (Dispel GenJutsu) in order to perform it on an affected person. The affected getting out of a GenJutsu is dependent on the knowledge of the unaffected. Depending on the rank the user knows depends on the amount of extra points they gain on their Save.

"D" Rank Technique - 1 Point

"C" Rank Technique - 3 Points

"B" Rank Technique - 5 Points

"A" Rank Technique - 7 Points

"S" Rank Technique - 9 Points

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    Inoryu's focus was keen. He breathed in deeply and exhaled slowly. His index and middle finger were erect while the other fingers grasped his hands together. He could hardly feel the wind through his dark gray long-sleeved shirt, though he felt a connection with it. With every meditation as of late, he had felt a special connection with the wind, akin to its essence. At times, it was almost as if the wind were whispering to him something profound. But that intrigue, despite how interesting, was for another time. His eyes were closed and he stopped the flow of his chakra throughout his body. 
    While he focused on improving the time it took to stop the flow of his chakra, he discovered that a longer meditation meant for a stronger chakra burst. After multiple attempts, he realized that he was as quick as he could possibly be when stopping his chakra flow, but he also realized that he could call forth a stronger burst of chakra. This required more focus. 
    He was deep in meditation and was capable of deciphering the meaning himself. After comparing the simplest chakra burst with the stronger version, he discovered the stronger chakra burst might be required to disable stronger genjutsu.
    He exhaled slowly and felt the stronger burst of chakra explode within him. That one was good. His eyes remained closed and his hand seal remained. Already he was stopping the flow of chakra. This would be his fifth effort. When the flow of chakra within him was completely still, he focused on producing the more powerful chakra burst. 
    Inoryu inhaled slowly through his nose, his focus solely on the task at hand. The instant he finished taking in his breath, the burst the chakra he had visualized exploded within him. He felt the wave of force from his stomach reach the most outer parts of him, his extremities, and especially his crown. He knew that the wave of chakra had to flow through the mind to disrupt the genjutsu. He had accomplished this yet again. 
    In all honesty, the genjutsu release technique came easily to him, almost effortlessly. Though he continued to sense the new connection to the wind, his focus was so that he continued practicing the release without any distractions. He exhaled, visualizing himself being freed of genjutsu and imagined what his next move may be. Fight, flee, or even help a comrade. 

 

    

[Inoryu]

    Inoryu continued his meditation, stopping his chakra and calling forth a burst to disrupt genjutsu. He felt that it became simpler after each attempt, and each one he concluded was successful executions of the technique. He considered the alternative. He knew that he could focus on external pain to revert back to reality, but he shook his head. It wasn't preferable in the face of the enemy or any circumstance for that matter. He used this realization as motivation. 
    Six attempts later he began to feel warmed up. His breathes were getting sharp but it didn't deter him for a second. The hand seal held and his focus firmly at the task at hand, he stopped his chakra flow and burst through it in an instant. 
    He smirked. He was quicker at using the stronger chakra burst. Essentially this made the technique more reliable. He gained control of his breathing. In through his nose, out through his mouth. He could feel beads of sweat starting to swell up on his forehead. 
    He stopped the chakra flow and he burst through it with an explosion of chakra from his stomach. Five attempts later his breathing became harsher. He pushed through the exhaustion until he had reached his limit. He had lost count how many times he had performed the technique. 
    He knew he needed to eat to regain his chakra. Equipped with his black tactical vest and grey long-sleeved shirt and grey pants, he left the front yard of his humble abode and headed for the busy streets of Kusagakure. He stopped at his favorite vendor to purchase his favorite treat: tasty, delectable fried eel on a stick. He purchased two of them to start as an appetizer. 
    Further along the street, he also purchased dumplings on a stick and ate them as he decided on a restaurant to sit down and have a proper meal. Today he decided to really treat himself and eat at the barbecue shop. 

[Inoryu]

    He ordered all you can eat barbecue and happily sat through lunch marinating the beef, cooking them and eating them with the available sauces. He took his time. And even though he was alone, he considered the meal to be a real treat. 
    As he sat there with a full belly, he watched a couple across from get drunk off of saki and he wondered about the limits of genjutsu release. Would it overcome poison and allow me a moment of sobriety? Inoryu closed his eyes and eased into the booth, he found it extremely relaxing. He took in a deep breath through his nose and exhaled slowly. Probably not. The genjutsu kai doesn't overcome sickness, which will essentially be the state Im in if I'm poisoned. Or I'd be sober for maybe an instant before the effects return. What good would that do me? He already had paid the bill when he entered the restaurant and he stayed until he couldn't eat another bite. 
    He was walking along the streets of Kusagakure. There seemed to be nothing that could sway his good mood though one couldn't tell his good mood by his expression. He had a cool and indifferent expression. He found an open playing field where he could continue to train. 
    He placed his hands together before him across his chest, the same hand seal as before. He closed his eyes and the chakra flow within him stopped. It was still as he gathered chakra to his stomach and after a short moment, the chakra burst and swept the inside of him. He looked at the world around him almost as if waking from a dream. He walked in the meadow of trimmed grass and the wind softly swept the area around him. He felt calm as the wind came and gone. 
    

[Aimi Kaguya]

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[Inoryu]

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Iron Will
Rank: "C" Always 20 Training Points
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User is more resistant to mental effects.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gets a +2 bonus on all Will Saves.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

    The ninja's hair was loose today, allowing the silky blonde strands to fall past his shoulders. His vivid azure eyes were full of creativity and imagination, his eyebrows average symmetrical, his lips thin and salmon. He wore his dark grey shinobi forehead protector around his neck like a scarf, baring the three blades of grass symbolized with a single line. He wore a grey shirt, black pants, and shoes with a grey design to match the color of his shirt. Today, he would stop by the Ninja Academy to visit the teacher of his academy days: Densho Kirigaki. 

    Inoryu knocked on the door three times when a light, brown-skinned shinobi wearing a standard chunin vest, navy blue pants, and unruly brown hair hidden under a navy blue bandana baring the symbol of the Hidden Grass opened the door. His expression beamed with a white smile, happy to see his former student, "Come in, Inoryu."

    It was mid afternoon and most kids were out of class except for two students who were being disciplined. They obviously weren't happy to be there, but they gave Inoryu curious looks upon his entrance. The relaxed Yamanaka paid them no mind, entered, and sat on top of one the student's empty desks, "Densho Sensei, good to see you."

    "Good to see you too, Inoryu. What have you been up to?" he asked. 

    "Mostly training. Doing D-rank missions here and there. I qualified for the Chunin Exams," Inoryu answered. 

    "I'm rooting for ya," Densho said enthusiastically causing Inoryu to smile. Densho had known Inoryu through his adolescence and understands him very well. It encouraged Inoryu to have the support of his former teacher. Densho continued, "I found something that I thought you might like. An ANBU from the Owl Division had found a scroll relating to strengthening your resistance against genjutsu and collected it for the library. The Kusakage looked into this scroll and after having studied it herself, had made it a mandatory part of the curriculum here at the Academy. I want you to take a look at it, I think you'll love it," he walked over to the wall which was covered with books and scrolls on shelves, took a scroll with aged paper and dark purple borders, and handed it over to Inoryu. 

    The young Yamanaka opened it and his eyes immediately scanned the scroll as he read, "What determines one's natural resistance to genjutsu? Many great thinkers have come up with theories and transformed those theories into practiced concepts. One such thinker, Agame Hashero, believed that the measure of one's own will was directly related to one's capacity to resist genjutsu. That is, the more faith one had in himself or herself, the more his or her mind practiced individual and free thinking, the more motivated and determined they were; harmonized into a greater resistance to genjutsu.
   
     Agame Hashero coined the measure of this type of resistance: Iron Will. To prove his theory, he had come up with training exercises to improve one's willpower, and he would showcase the result of training this method as an increased resistance to genjutsu. The way to achieve Iron Will is to form an intention in your mind. It can be anything that you want to accomplishment like reading a book, going for a jog, cleaning your room, etc. When you have your intention formulated, then you must use action to succeed with your intention. If you intend to read a book, you must finish the book. If you intend to go for a jog for one hour, you must jog for one hour. If you intend to clean your room, do it until it is spotless. This completion of your intention is what builds the Iron Will. If you want a stronger natural resistance to genjutsu, you must practice this method of achievement. 
   
    This process touches upon all of the notes mentioned, faith in oneself (believing you can achieve something), free thinking (deciding what it is you want to achieve), motivation (to turn intention to action), and determination (to turn action to achievement). Following all of these steps in that order will increase one's natural resistance to genjutsu." Inoryu looked up from the scroll and said out loud, "This is a very interesting read."

    "I knew this scroll would appeal to you. You were actually the first person I thought of when I read it myself," Densho said, "There are two seals in the center of the scroll. The first seal takes a measure of your chakra, the second seal places a harmless genjutsu on you using the information from your chakra and records it. Then you must go out and practice the concepts explained in the scroll before you can return and defeat that same genjutsu. If you return and the same jutsu is ineffective, it means that you have succeeded in attaining Iron Will. If you return and the genjutsu still traps you, it means you have not attained iron will.

    Inoryu opened the scroll up so that the seals were revealed at the center. He placed his hand on the first seal and poured a measured amount of chakra into it. Then he placed his hand on the next seal. Slowly the world around him disappeared and he was in the middle of an ocean on a stormy day. Lightning could be seen through the immense, thundering cloud. And the ocean fluctuated vastly with powerful gales of wind. He took his hand off the seal and the world returned to as it was in Densho's classroom. 

    "Having taken a measure of your genjutsu resistance through the first seal, the goal is to practice the concept, return, and resist the seal with the Iron Will," Densho explained. 

    "Got it. I'll go do that now," Inoryu said. 
    
    "Take it with you. I'm leaving in a few minutes and wont be here. Just return the scroll sometime tomorrow."  

    "Thank you, Densho," Inoryu would bow to his former teacher before taking his leave of the academy. 

    "Okay, you're free to go," Inoryu could hear Densho say to the students in detention.  

  
       

[Inoryu]

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Second post learning Iron Will

    Inoryu was making his way through the relatively quiet streets of Kusagakure until he found a comfortable spot in the meadow. Some children were out playing ball, some other people were out with their families barbecuing and eating, students from the ninja academy were playing "Ninja" targeting each other with wooden shuriken, throwing them and dodging them. Inoryu would find a spot in the meadow, alone, so he may begin conditioning himself to attain Iron Will. 

    He had already formed his intention during the walk to the meadows, deciding that he would meditate for one hour, "Now to focus on motivation and determination," he thought. He took note of the sun's position in the sky and took a seat among the grass. He crossed his legs, placed the closed scroll before him, and brought his hands together in his lap forming an upside down Yamanaka oval hand seal. He closed his eyes and turned his attention to his breath. 

    He could hear the sounds of the people also at the meadows. He could smell the aroma of marinated meat coming off the grill. He could feel the caress of the breeze reminding him that the invisible element was present. He relaxed his body while keeping a healthy posture of his spine. 

    He let go of all the world around him. His only concern was his breath; not his thoughts, not food, not the children or the next generation of shinobi. He would feel, mostly, and observe his state of mind. Obtrusive thoughts were welcomed and let go. His goal was to keep his mind clear. 

    Patience, compassion, calmness, and steadfastness were all attributes being cultivated, while the ego (negative thoughts and emotions) was being dissolved to find a resolution through inner peace. He breathed in, he breathed out. His breath brought on an awareness that connected him to all of the universe, large and small, positive and negative, yin/yang. In and out...in and out... The Yamanaka's sense of time would temporarily shift as he grounded himself in meditation. 

    The sounds of the children slowly disappeared, the adults (those that were still present) spoke in quiet voices, the academy students: gone. A quiet presented itself and it comforted Inoryu even more. His focus sharpened. One with the wind, Heaven, Earth, and all things. 

    An hour passed and Inoryu continued his practice. The temperature slowly dropped as the sun began to set. He could sense that time had passed quickly this session. His goal was to meditate for an hour, but his senses indicated that it has been two, maybe over two hours. He had fulfilled the determination requirement by turning action into achievement. 

    Inoryu opened his eyes and for a short moment, as if exposed to a higher power, saw life through a lens of enhanced sight. The meadow was more comforting, the trees more artistically presented, the adults; more beautiful, the setting sun more extraordinary. He opened the scroll before him until the seals in the center were exposed. The first seal had already recorded the chakra previously, his goal was to resist the genjutsu of the second seal. If he achieved Iron Will, he would resist the genjutsu successfully, if not, he would succumb to the illusion. 

    He placed his hand on the second seal, a kanji word that Inoryu couldn't read, surrounded by a complex circle of small letters, also mysterious to him. He placed chakra into the seal and would continue to pour a low amount of chakra into the seal in an attempt to initiate the genjutsu.

    Nothing. He breathed easy with his success. He would go home feeling accomplished and return the scroll to Densho the next morning. 

{Exit}

[Madame Loki]

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