Kinoku's childesness

[Axcel]

+10

[Kinzoku Okashii]

Raiton: Hirameki no Jutsu (Lightning Flash)
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Causes a blinding flash that can disorientate enemies (up to 10m)
Special: Rat
Drawback: ---
Description:The user holds the rat handseal and closes their eyes, gathering chakra into them. The user then opens them suddenly, and emits an extremely bright flash from their eyes that can temporarilly blind and/or disorientate enemies. The blinding effect usually lasts one turn.
Limit: Lightning Release
0/10

Kinzoku left his room early the next morning, determined to make a real difference in his training today. He had heard of a very interesting technique the other day, and after some careful research in the library came across the anomaly. It was a technique designed to strip the sight away from the opponent for a time. It was a little ironic that someone with such powerful eyes would take away someone else’s, but it would prove a useful tool.

After reading the scroll through, he came to the conclusion that all he would need to do was channel a small amount of chakra into his already energetic eyes. It wouldn’t prove difficult if this in fact was all he had to do.

He held the rat handseal, and immediately began trying to focus chakra into his eyes. It came quickly, but after only a few seconds he had to stop. A burning sensation had gripped him, and with it came a pain that he had never felt before. He wasn’t going to risk his greatest weapon, his eyes for this technique.

Allowing time to cool off, Kinzoku thought about this rationally. Perhaps the problem laid in the fact that he had used to much chakra for the technique. The eyes were after all a sensitive organ and he never thought they could handle to much strain. This seemed logical, so on his next attempt he channeled only a slight amount of chakra. A mere trickle.

This time his eyes lit up, but it wasn’t a blinding flash. It was more of a glow in his eyes. Almost as if he had a flashlight pointing at them from inside his skull. Again something had went wrong. Perhaps this time he had withheld to much energy. He needed to find a middle ground. A way to not strain the eyes, but still perform the move. This was not the type of thing one thinks about. It is one that must be practiced.

Kinzoku stayed out late into the night, he had to find that middle point where eye protection and amount of energy were at their peek. He constantly created the technique, usually having his efforts fall somewhere in the categories of to much power and to little. By the time the clock in the city square was clanging its twelfth bell of the hour a brilliant flash would be seen coming from near Kinzoku’s training ground. It was a light of hope.

[Uchiha Satoshi]

+7

[Kinzoku Okashii]

7/10

Kinzoku came back to the village soaked to the bone. As he had begun walking back from his training a storm suddenly erupted and many raindrops pelted Kinzoku. It was not a very satisfying walk….but it was necessary.

Upon reaching the village gates he found just what he was looking for, a test subject. He approached the anbu guard and quickly voiced his favor. “Scuse me sir. Would you mind letting me practice my technique on you? I need to make sure it works properly.” The anbu gave a slight snicker, and then agreed to do so, most likely thinking he would be watching some E rank technique from an academy student.

Little did the anbu know that not long after he agreed, he would be walking back to his post rubbing his eyes, still trying to find his vision. The technique blinded him perfectly. He was practically useless as a watchmen at the moment though, so in repayment for his assist, Kinzoku sent his bugs out to scout the area making sure no one was around, and explained to the ANBU that he could sit and get a little rest till his eyes had healed.

The ANBU acknowledged with gratitude and went over to a bench for a breather. Kinz had had a good day. Now he could officially say he knocked out an ANBU.

[Elgar]

+3

Learned

[Kinzoku Okashii]

Mushi Kiri no Jutsu (Bug Mist Technique)
Rank: B Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: This makes a large area pitch black from the opponents point of view due to all the bugs surrounding them in every direction. The jutsu is made of MALE kikai. This is quite similar to Kirigakure no Jutsu, however, there is a difference. A single female kikai will find the target (usually before the jutsu commences at the will of the user) and the male bugs are able to direct where the target is through the female bug by its special scent that the males can smell. The bugs will attack, eating the opponent's chakra.
Special: None.
Drawback: The user cannot see through their eyes, however, they can still operate due to the female and male kikai.
Description: ---
Limit: Must know Kikaichu no Jutsu (Destruction Bug Host Technique).
0/80

After the recent successes he had had with his training, Kinzoku was ready to go after one of the more advanced techniques in an Aburame’s arsenal. It would hopefully be a technique that would prove useful to him in the coming months, as he began setting out upon missions. Soon the orphanage would kick him out and force him to begin his real career. Before such a time he needed to become strong.

He still possessed the scroll with which he could learn the Aburame clan’s secret techniques. With it in hand he headed out to his old training ground. The air outside was cold, but nothing to dramatic. Setting his things down upon the stump, Kinzoku began his efforts.

He began commanding the kikai with his arms. Using his arms always helped in most of the coordination, but overall it was a unnecessary act usually. There was a problem however. No matter how he told the massive amount of bugs to form, they just would break apart, making the visual blocking capabilities next to useless.

These gaps in the Kikai posed a problem. Not only did it totally remove the blinding effect of the technique, it also would give the target wholes to escape through when the bugs converged on them. No matter the orders, the Kikai just had a difficult time following them correctly. It was almost as if they were competing with each other to show off. They weren’t working as a unit, and without working as such the bugs were next to useless.

Kinzoku continued trying to get them to listen properly, but the bugs egos continued to get in the way. He needed to find a way for the massive swarm to follow orders. Reaching into the back of his mind, Kinzoku spoke with the queen of his Kikai, Perrin. “Why are they not performing right Perrin?” he asked almost indigently. “Am I doing something wrong?” After a moment or two of silence, Perrins voice echoed out, “No. It has nothing to do with you. Having to use a swarm of this size causes us to use some of our younger male bugs. Because of this the fools are trying to make a name for themselves. You will need to figure out a method to teach them team work, and then the technique will work.”

With that the conversation ended. Perrin never was one to tell you everything you needed to know, she wanted Kinzoku to learn it himself, thus making him stronger. Kinzoku allowed his insects to rest a moment while he thought of a plan for getting them more teamwork oriented.

[Elgar]

+7

7/80

[Kinzoku Okashii]

7/80

After a short time, Kinzoku decided on a course of action suitable for training his bugs. He would allow them to play together. Ever since he was little, Kinzoku had been taught to play with people, and every time he did a friendship, or bond was formed. This was what was needed. He needed the bugs to form a bond so that they would stop trying to surpass each other, and instead help each other succeed.

Standing from his seat, Kinzoku walked over to a reasonably flat area on the ground, and approximately his arm span apart he set two markers. At each marker he would use the rock creation technique to form a hollowed out, cave like creation. It was the same thing that he had seen the soccer players at school use to kick their balls into for points. His bugs would play soccer.

Summoning out only the younger males, Kinzoku had them land on the field. A fair amount of the older bugs were placed in the stands to watch. Hopefully the extra attention would make them work harder.

Pulling out a tiny bouncy ball that he liked to play with, he set it in between the two goals he had made, and explained the rules to the bugs. From this point on he would merely act as referee. With a clap of his hands, the game began. Each team had even sides, and even abilities. Teamwork would decide the winner.

The game started by one of the younger bugs taking the ball up field. Nowhere in his progress did he even seem like he would pass the ball. He held it till he got to about the last quarter of the field before the goal. This is when a particularly energetic bug practically knocked the first bugs block off.

The two bugs began ramming into each other fighting, while another bug grabbed the ball and began heading the opposite direction of the first bug. In truth, Kinzoku was getting slightly confused over the teams, so while they played he ripped some cloth from a rag in his bag and folded a few colors for the teams to wear.

Play like what previously happened over and over again. Usually two would get into a fight, and someone else would shoot the ball, usually easily blocked by the present goalie. Sometimes there wasn’t even a goalie to speak of, because the bug supposed to be doing it felt he could do better then the rest, and would rather play the field.

The soccer game wasn’t going to well, and after playing all day, the bugs were to exhausted to continue. It was ok though. If they didn’t want to work together, he would just have to tire them out like this everyday till they did. The game ended in a tie, and the bugs went home for rest. Kinz also headed home to acquire some new things to help in his endeavor.

[Axcel]

+10

[Kinzoku Okashii]

17/80

Upon returning to his training ground, Kinzoku began preparations for another round of play. He laid out a bunch of colored cloths, and summoned out his bugs. Once again the younger males took the field. Each one fought over which ever of the two uniforms they thought stood out the most. Eventually they resigned to their teams, and readied themselves to play.

Again the two teams were basically non-existent. They were essentially just two groups wearing the same colors, trying to each score as many goals as they could. Many of the bugs began to forget the game, and began fighting amongst themselves.

This teamwork building was not going so well. He suspected that it would take some time, but he never thought it would be so overwhelmingly under productive. The bugs just could not seem to work together no matter how he told them to.

They needed to stop their selfishness. Kinzoku couldn’t understand why they couldn’t put themselves aside and work for the greater good until he had another conversation with Perrin. “They fight to show their skills. They are trying to make a name for themselves so that in the spring they can join the ranks of different swarms. They wish to earn their place in our army.”

Kinzoku understood. He too was trying to make himself stand out in the ninja world to further his rank and skill. That was however no reason to forsake friendships and future allies. The fewer friends one had, the less powerful they actually were.

Standing up, and lording over the playing bugs, Kinzoku shouted, “Enough!” The bugs stopped what they were doing, including one bug who was about an inch away from turning another of the males into a female. They all turned their heads to attention for Kinzoku.

“You aren’t here to compete for a spot! You need to work together, and play as a team before I ever consider allowing any of you into a swarm I am in command of. Your strength comes from numbers, not from individual ability. One man can’t build a city, and it takes two to tango!”

He had been rambling. He had just recited just about every teamwork speech he had ever heard, nearly fading off into his mind to remember such events. The bugs stared in anticipation of what he would say next. Kinzoku was actually at a loss however. He was not to sure what to say, but it needed to bring these idiots under his control.

[Koori.]

+8

25|30

[Kinzoku Okashii]

25/80

After his lecture of the bugs, he was caught in a predicament. He didn’t know how to address them further. Tightening his belt, Kinzoku began continued his words. “You all are pathetic at soccer, we’ll go to another game, and see if you guys like a sport that is meant for contact.”

With that Kinzoku kicked the goals he had made and made the bugs move off the field while he made two different shaped goals at either end of the field. Then using his finger, he drew many lines in between the two. Now they would play football. Perhaps the painfulness of this sport would awaken them to the need for teamwork.

The bugs ran across the field multiple times. They went to and fro, many times the other team would swarm one, nearly to death for the ball. After only a few hours they were all to injured and tired to move.

“Again I say you guys are pathetic. If you would just stop being so selfish, then one team would have already one.” These words proved to add more fuel to the fire as the bugs started the game again. They still continued their selfishness.

Each bug fought over who would be quarterback, and most fought over the other positions. None wanted to be the less flashy linemen. They didn’t seem to realize the being a lineman was important, and would make you look good through sacrifice. Though that logic wasn’t what he wanted them to strive for. He wanted them, to want to make the team look good.

They continued play after much bickering, and even then they had to stop every once in a while to switch positions. It was infuriating. They just couldn’t put their egos aside. He forced them to play continuously, with no breaks. If they couldn’t get the picture that teamwork was the key, he would work it into them.

Finally the sun set, and the weary bugs returned to their resting place. Each one more beaten and bruised then the last. Most still weren’t getting it, but some were. That was the hope he clung to, to give himself energy to keep at it.

[Axcel]

+10

Epic creativity

[Kinzoku Okashii]

35/80

The following day the bugs returned to the gridiron. Apparently they had had some meetings last night. The few that were beginning to show signs of teamwork, had finally coaxed their counterparts into doing what they were being told. The two sides squared off against each other, with no arguments. Just pure hatred for the opposing side.

They were two complete units. Just the thing Kinzoku had hoped to see. Kinzoku watched from on high, as the bugs took their stances. Then there was the hike. The center snapped the ball to the quarterback, and as he dropped back the linemen pushed with all their buggy strength. It was like war. One side would be the winner, and they would write the history.

The quarterback threw up a prayer as the defensive line rushed him, and the entire world became silent. The receiver beat his wings with the force of a hawk, as it strained to reach the spot before the ball, and right behind him was the defender. They bumped together a little, but in the end it was a foot race to the ball.

The receiver won the race with a mighty push and a leap. The ball came into his hands in mid air, but as he descended to begin his forward progress, three defenders had pulled from their men to assist the other, causing a four way pain cube. The bug came down with the ball in the middle of the fours tackle, and was knocked into next week.

With the mighty tackle the ball had popped loose, leaving it as an incomplete pass. The physical violence such as this continued over and over. The teams were playing hard-nosed ball now. No longer did the quarterback try for the end zone every time, or try to be the only one to score. No longer did the defense allow their teammates men to slip by. They were playing as one.

After a field goal or two, and a few touchdowns, the bugs found themselves in quite the little game. There was two seconds left, with the ball on the fifty, and it was fourth down. With their final timeout, the offense had to bring in their only none injured player. A bug by the name of Axcel.

Axcel was a nerdy little bug, who had eye problems and acne. He was far from athletic, and wasn’t to popular with the females. But he was the last chance. Hiking the ball, the final play of the game began as the clock ran down to zero…..

[Axcel]

+9

[Kinzoku Okashii]

44/80

Kinzoku watched as the two teams of bugs began the last stitch effort for the win. He called them teams, because after all their suffering they had finally realized the meaning of the word. They were no longer thinking about themselves, they were thinking solely about the win.

The ball was snapped by the quarterback, and as it was the nerdy, uncouth Axcel began to move. His wings weren’t as strong as the defender, but he was more determined. The defender in truth thought him an impossibility to receive the ball. He thought Axcel was just there to take up space.

As Axcel made it to the end zone, with the defender still not paying much attention, the ball was launched. It was headed straight for Axcel. Immediately all the defenders realized the trouble. They all abandoned their posts in favor of stopping the final threat together.

The ball came down into the leaping axcels hands, but upon his decent, much like the previous time, the defenders were there. This time nearly the whole team. They crashed upon Axcel like a wave, and it was apparent there was blood.

In the end zone lay Axcels upper body still clutching the football. The only sad part was what lay at the ten-yard line. Axcels lower half laid there as half the bugs crowded around it, and the others around his upper. They looked upon his remains in horror.

Kinzoku allowed them time to bury the body, and then they had the rest of the day off. They had earned it, and they also needed to have time to celebrate Axcels mediocre life. The poor thing would be missed.

[Axcel]

+10

[Kinzoku Okashii]

54/80

The next day came and went, and Kinzoku allowed the younger males needed in the technique to rest and recover. They were all emotionally and physically drained. Today, he would concentrate on teaching the female bug he needed to use, how to help the other bugs locate their target.

In such a massive swarm of bugs, the target would probably get lost to a few of the insects. The only way to fix this would be to give them something to track. Now, Kinzoku had his eyes so he didn’t need the female, but nonetheless it would help his bugs.

The female Kikai lay on his finger ready for instructions. From his experience, Kikai males were able to track females by scent. So Kinzoku assumed that this baser sense would be the key to this process.

Having one of the older males who he brought with him stand next to the female, he had it fly off and then instructed the male to find it. Nothing happened however. He flew off Kinzoku’s hand, but didn’t go after the female. Obviously there was something wrong he would have to correct.

The male landed, and the female returned, a quick conversation with Perrin would determine the problem. “Nothing is wrong with either stupid. It is just that the females scent isn’t strong enough. Perhaps if you were to strengthen it with your chakra, then the male could find it.”

Perrins harsh words were well documented. It made sense. Kinzoku couldn’t smell her right next to him, how could he expect his other bugs to smell her a mile off. Thinking a moment, Kinzoku used his eyes to peer into the bugs body. He found what he thought to be a smell receptor, and examined it.

After some careful study he came to the conclusion that if he merely poured chakra into the bugs organ, it would create a stronger smell, so going with this idea, Kinzoku preformed the chakra inhancement, then allowed the bug to fly off. It wasn’t long before it had gone from sight. Now all he had to do was wait for the male to give chase.

The male bug gave no chase however. It still must not have had a strong enough scent. Kinzoku would have to think of a new method. There had to be a way for the smell receptor to work correctly.

[Naegi˚ 苗木]

+8

62|80

[Kinzoku Okashii]

62/80

Kinzoku needed to think of a way for this female bug to send it’s smell out more properly. He had already tried pouring chakra into the bugs stink gland, and though it was producing more of the smell, it wasn’t leaving a very powerful trail. He needed to find a way for it to project more.

He honestly had no idea of what he would do to accomplish such a task, so once again he turned to his bugs queen, Perrin. “Perrin, how do I make this technique work?” After a few minutes, Perrin spoke out to him with a slightly exasperated sigh.

“My hatchling, do you really not know? This is why my kind tries never to tell the masters anything. They need to develop on their own. Because of your apparent need, I will tell you once more, but never again. I hope you take this to heart now, because I will not repeat myself.”

Kinzoku began listening more intently, and made sure to take in all of Perrin’s final lesson. She once again started with a fairly exasperated tone. Apparently the recent amount of training had tired her.

“You must coat her in chakra my hatchling. Just like with your lightning release has showed you, chakra is rather conductive. If you fill her gland with energy, and then coat her in chakra, the chakra will absorb some of the smell, and then fall off leaving a very easy to follow trail for the males.”

With that Perrin went silent, and Kinzoku knew help from her, especially on this technique would not come again. Attempting her advice, Kinzoku followed her directions.

The female was filled and coated with the necessary amount of chakra. As it took off, he could see with his eyes the small trail of chakra, and something within it. It was a very fine, pollen like powder. To Kinzoku it looked small, but to the male bug it looked like a highway.

The male flew furiously after the female, eventually catching of with it. As Kinzoku came upon the pair to retrieve them, he could see the male moving against the stump the female had landed on, as if it were an enemy. Apparently the specific smell given off by the female in this technique was one to produce aggression. A very interesting detail.