calm before the storm [private,training]

[Naoki]

Again Naoki showed up earlier than the time he told Ibitsu, at the training ground he had specified the day before about ten minutes early. The exotic-looking illusion weaver was wearing a forest green tank up and beige cargo pants this time with dark brown closed toe shoes. The same red and yellow flowers from before were still littering his arms, and the seventy-five butterflies that were attracted to them were simply flying around the area and acting quite naturally because he wasn’t giving them any orders.

All that he had with him were three books really, and he was sitting at the base of a tree in the shade as he read one while the other two were piled up next to him on the grass. They were are titled as different first aid guides, the one he was currently reading being the first lessons while the other books contained the others. A small frown was on his lips and his eyes were narrowed slightly in focus, the golden eyes man clearly absorbed in what he was reading. It sort of seemed as if he was lost in his own little world, one that was comprised of only him and his butterflies.

[Takiro | Ibitsu]

Idolizing his new weapons, Ibitsu shown up a little later than intended. He had to go home first to polish the gleaming steel blades; the two katana's rested on each hip, and the wakizashi found its home on the man's back, strapped to him by a small leather strap. Other than those, he had no weapons whatsoever, unless you counted his fists, but those were rarely seen in action.

Walking towards the destination spot, He'd notice Naoki sitting at the base of a tree reading, he couldn't see the title but the scene was a little nice. A Man studying while flowers bloomed and Butterflies floated precariously around him. There weren't any notice flaws of this man that Ibitsu could tell.

If Naoki were to look up to see him, he'd notice Ibitsu's shirt had completely disappeared. It not that he was showing off in the slightest, It was just the simple fact that He never liked to ruin his clothes when training or on Missions. All he dawned were a pair of loosely fitting khaki shorts and a pair of blue close toed shoes. They were the same color as his eyes.

"Hey there Naoki."

[Naoki]

0/10

First Aid/CPR/AED: Lesson 1 - 4
Rank: “D”
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User learns Lesson 1 – 4 on First Aid/CPR/AED.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Lesson 1: Before Giving Care, Lesson 2: Checking an III or Injured Person, Lesson 3: Breathing Emergencies and conscious choking - Adult, Child, or Infant, Lesson 4: Rescue Breathing - Child or Infant. With Lessons 1-4 the user is able to know what to do before Giving Care to an Injured person, how to Check an Injured person, how to perform emergency breathing to a conscious choking person, and also able to perform Rescue breathing to an unconscious person of all types. All Medical and ANBU personnel must know all Lessons.
Limit: Anyone is capable of Learning, Must buy First Aid/CPR/AED: Lesson 1 – 4 Book.

Naoki didn’t really even mind that the brunette was late, too absorbed in his own studies to give a damn. The genjutsu master was rereading the first chapter at the moment, the one that went into detail about what to do before even giving someone medical attention. Its main points were to make sure that there was enough room around and to position the patient properly, depending on what seemed to be wrong. If there was any chance of a neck injury, apparently he wasn’t supposed to change their position at all in case it would snap the neck, and to just get medical personnel or secure their head to remain still while they were moved.

If they were vomiting, he read that they should be put on their side with their head tilted to the ground so they wouldn’t choke on their own bile. Other than that, most of the time it appeared that making sure they were flat on their backs with nothing crowding around was the best way to position them before even starting anything else. The next chapters were about checking them beyond the obvious, the book mentioning things about what various body temperatures could mean and good ways to check for bruises or other wounds. Already he had read the book cover to cover, but now he was simply reviewing it to make sure he had the most important points committed to memory.

Even though he didn’t look up, the butterflies parted out of the way to make room for Ibitsu to make sure they wouldn’t be stepped on. “Hey Ibi…” Naoki couldn’t help but trail off when he actually looked up from his book, having known the other was there but not that he wasn’t wearing a damn shirt. Sure he had been staring the day before when they were at the bar, but now there was so much more to take in, and his golden orbs were just drinking it in. It was only two or three seconds in reality, but once he snapped out of it he quickly buried his nose back into his book and held it up close to his face to hide the embarrassed blush from view.

“Put a shirt on,” he grumbled, words slightly mumbled from behind his book.

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[Takiro | Ibitsu]

0/30

Shinken Shirahatori (真剣　白刃獲り?, Taking a true naked sword)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A technique where the user catches an enemy's blade with their bare hands.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The user is able to match the distance and speed of an opponent's blade as they are able to quickly slam their hands together at the right moment as the user can catch the blade. The user is able to catch any blade possible with this technique. However a user must be mindful because some blades could still harm a user such as a blade that releases electrical currents or a flaming blade. This technique may be used with anything that is longer than two feet.
Limit: Must learn from a master of Santōryū (三刀流, Three Swords Style)


Ibitsu stood their dumbfounded by the command from Naoki to put a shirt on, and eventually refused. "Can't sorry. I don't like exercising with them on." It was true but it seemed to work Naoki's nerve, which was somewhat planned by the genin. "I Hope you don't mind, I sent a message to a nearby Master to help me train in a Sword Style, hope you don't mind having him hear for a few minutes." whether or not Naoki cared wasn't of his concern at the moment, but he needed some guidance for this sword style to pay off.

Not too long after Ibitsu spoke of the man, he had shown. An older fellow of nearly 60 walked out into the small field, allowing light to shine on his silvery-long hair. "Hello there, Ibitsu I presume. I'm Yagyū Sekishūsai Muneyoshi, Santoryu Master. I assume you'd wish to start off with the stances..." Ibitsu cut him off short, "No, that wont be necessary, I've already learned them." "Oh alright then, lets start of with a basic move." With this the genin went to remove his blades, to show he was ready, but Muneyoshi held his hand up. "No need for those, you have to work from the ground up."

Dumbfounded yet again, Ibitsu replaced the swords, listening to the man. "I want you to stop my strike... with your bare hands." Ibitsu couldn't comprehend this ability, and not only that, He didn't want to mess up and slice his hands open. "All you have to do is catch my blade in mid swing, by clapping your hands together, lets try it now." With this, Ibitsu glanced over to Naoki, whom eh didn;t want to look weak infront of, so He'd accept this training. Hopefully he won't get too cut up. "Okay Sensei, lets begin."

Readying himself, Ibitsu went into a prepared stance, His arms out in front of him, tensed, showing off even more of his muscled-physique. The moisture in the air clung to him body as condensation, only enough to have his skin glisten in the sunlight. He seemed ready. As he did fall into place, so did the Master. He unsheathed on of his many blades, holding it out in front of himself, Pointed at the sky. If Ibitsu weren't to catch this, it would seem like it would slash right down his middle, which made him a little nervous.

Muneyoshi would swing downward with a very fast and precise motion, and Ibitsu couldn't see a thing. Clapping his hands together way to late, the brunette would notice that Muneyoshi's blade had stopped right before piercing the skin. This man was good, and it didn't seem like he wanted to do Ibitsu any harm. Looking over to Naoki once more, he'd blush slightly, trying to play it off. "I let it go by this time, but it wont happen again!" Hopefully Naoki wasn't watching, because Ibitsu was just making more of a fool out of himself, which he rarely shown anyone. The comment hadn't forgotten Muneyoshi's ears either, whom seemed a little pissed off that Ibitsu was playing around at a time like this. "I wont stop it from hitting you this time, now focus!"

[Naoki]

?/10

First Aid/CPR/AED: Lesson 1 - 4
Rank: “D”
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User learns Lesson 1 – 4 on First Aid/CPR/AED.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Lesson 1: Before Giving Care, Lesson 2: Checking an III or Injured Person, Lesson 3: Breathing Emergencies and conscious choking - Adult, Child, or Infant, Lesson 4: Rescue Breathing - Child or Infant. With Lessons 1-4 the user is able to know what to do before Giving Care to an Injured person, how to Check an Injured person, how to perform emergency breathing to a conscious choking person, and also able to perform Rescue breathing to an unconscious person of all types. All Medical and ANBU personnel must know all Lessons.
Limit: Anyone is capable of Learning, Must buy First Aid/CPR/AED: Lesson 1 – 4 Book.

The genjutsu master growled lowly when the other refused to listen to him, and he just kept his nose buried in his book. “Whatever,” he huffed, sounding a tad annoyed already. For the most part he just ignored the other two after the master showed up, trying to just focus in on his studies again. Of course gaze did move up every once in a while, stealing glances of his preoccupied teammate’s body.

Right, so onto breathing emergencies… Normally caused by panic or choking. The book went on about how to properly get someone who was choking to dislodge whatever was stuck in their throat, and if they were an adult then one should form a fist near the center of their chest while standing behind, and then pull into the chest in swift and deliberate pressure. The maneuver should be repeated until they start coughing, and once they do it would be safe to stop and just encourage them to keep coughing because it meant they were at least breathing again on their own.

For children and infants it was different of course, as one couldn’t be quite so rough. Children were basically the same thing just without working their chest as hard because their ribs could be broken easier. Of course there was also the risk of breaking ribs, even on an adult, which was why the book stated to encourage people to visit the hospital afterwards just in case. For infants the proper care would be to do black blows or chest thrusts, and to just get it to a hospital as soon as possible as things could easily get more complicated. Another cause for choking could be allergic reactions, which again just stated to get the patient to a professional as soon as possible because one would need proper knowledge and equipment to deal with it.

The rescue breathing for children or infants was pretty similar, the text stating to do chest compressions for about fifteen seconds before blowing air into their nose and mouth. It also pointed out that it should be easier with someone small as well, because the person blowing the air in would be able to create a seal over the young one’s mouth and nose to make it effective. With infants the compressions were to be done with a couple of fingers, and with a child a single hand. Then it said that if they start breathing to immediately roll them onto their side just in case they had to vomit to make sure they wouldn’t start choking on that as well.

Golden eyes were skimming the review at the end of the book when swift movement caught his eye, and he looked up just in time to see Ibitsu had failed to catch the blade completely. “Don’t get your hand cut off now, I haven’t even learned how to heal yet,” Naoki teased with a smirk as he looked back down at the text, seeming amused by his teammate’s failure. In the back of his mind he was raving about how he loved to see that handsome face blushing, but he quickly squashed the thought and told himself that it was just because he hadn’t expected it, was all.

[Holy Grail]

Naoki - 10+

Ibitsu - 10+

[Takiro | Ibitsu]

10/30

Shinken Shirahatori (真剣　白刃獲り?, Taking a true naked sword)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A technique where the user catches an enemy's blade with their bare hands.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The user is able to match the distance and speed of an opponent's blade as they are able to quickly slam their hands together at the right moment as the user can catch the blade. The user is able to catch any blade possible with this technique. However a user must be mindful because some blades could still harm a user such as a blade that releases electrical currents or a flaming blade. This technique may be used with anything that is longer than two feet.
Limit: Must learn from a master of Santōryū (三刀流, Three Swords Style)


"Focus... Ibitsu."

The man didn't think it would be this hard to attempt to catch a blade, but given that he couldn't even see it when the old man swung, he'd have to step up his game. The sly remains from Naoki weren't really helping, but Ibitsu couldn't be mad at him, each time Naoki would smirk was a god-send, for the he didn't think that his teammate liked him. Not only that, but it was a cutest thing he had ever witnessed. His resolve to not make a fool out of himself with his other attempts grew even more strongly.

Continuing on with his training, Ibitsu shut his mind off of everything but the blade held in the Old Man's hand, he'd need sharper reflexes, and speed to catch that blade in mid swing, hopefully he could finish this quickly. He wanted to use his swords, not mess around trying to block someone elses."Are you ready?" Muneyoshi called out to him to prepare, and prepare he did.

Focusing only on the blade itself, Ibitsu attempted to recap the speed of Muenyoshi's swing. Hopefully keeping up with such a speed would be easier this time. Soon after Muneyoshi would swing, and Ibitsu would attempt another clapping motion. This time the man's thumbs would connect with the blade, but it still didn't manage to stop it in the least. The blade came down on Ibitsu's right pectoral muscle, but stopped once more before cutting into the skin.

"Still not good enough... lets go again." Ibitsu commanded to the man, and Muneyoshi attempted once more. The blade reset itself, and went to strike, but the same result came from Ibitsu;s clapping motion. Only the thumbs would connect, this time, drawing a faint trail of blood from his left thumb. This wouldn't bother too many people, but Ibitsu's image was everything to him, a cut meant a scar, and scars the man didn't care for. "I... dammit!" Ibitsu's face contorted from a stoic grin to an angry reddened stare.

Not long after the blood trickled down his left arm, and eventually dried, did the Man regain his composure, not wanting to push himself into a state of rage in front of Naoki. Closing his eyes, Ibitsu began to breathe normally and his face returned to its natural soft tan color. Stopping to swipe the blood off his hand, he'd inspect the cut. It wasn't and it shouldn't scar. All was well. Turning to face Naoki, he'd smile like nothing happened. Hopefully he wouldn't scare this one off, he liked the man.

[Naoki]

0/10

First Aid/CPR/AED: Lesson 5 - 8
Rank: “D”
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User learns Lesson 5 - 8 on First Aid/CPR/AED.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Lesson 5: Cardiac Emergencies, Lesson 6: CPR and Unconscious Choking - Adult, Child, Infant, Lesson 7: AED - Adult, Lesson 8: AED - Child. With Lessons 5-8 the user is able to know about the Cardiac Emergencies and what to do if a situation rises. The user is able to perform CPR and how to help an unconscious person when choking. A person is also able to use their knowledge with AED for both Adults and Children. All Medical and ANBU personnel must know all Lessons.
Limit: Anyone is capable of Learning, Must buy First Aid/CPR/AED: Lesson 5 – 8 Book.

After he closed the book with the first four core lessons, Naoki simply took a few seconds to just watch Ibitsu focus on training. But just as quickly he chastised himself again and picked up the next book, forcing himself to concentrate on his studies again. He felt sort of lazy just sitting here while his new teammate was up training, but he figured this was necessary if he was actually to get anywhere.

The first lesson in this book was labeled ‘Cardiac Emergencies’, and the book went on to explain that most of the time they were heart attacks or overdoses. The difference between heart burn and a real emergency were carefully described as well, as it was apparently common for those who had chest pains from heart burn to panic and think it’s something more serious. Of course the text said to get them medical help anyway just in case, as it wasn’t a first responder’s job to diagnose patients because they simply didn’t have the knowledge or tools to do it confidently.

For the cardiac emergencies, the text stated to just get them to a medical facility as quickly as possible if they were conscious. Unconscious, however, would be explained later in the AED chapters. It did state that if an unconscious injured person still had a strong enough heartbeat to just keep rushing them to a hospital. The next lesson went into more detail about CPR, even though it had been passed over in the previous book for children and infants. Its main point was that CPR was only to be done on an unconscious person, and that they should be laid flat on their back while it was being done.

When dealing with adults, it was stated that the one giving treatment should place their main hand in the center of their chest, and then place their other hand on top of it with their fingers laced together and then formed into a ball. Every chest compression should go about two inches in, and after fifteen compressions they should breathe into the recipient’s mouth. Because adults were quite large, it said to plug their nose with one hand and blow air into their mouth while tilting their chin back at an angle to make sure they wouldn’t choke on their own tongue. Apparently having the person’s head tilted back made it so their tongue was pulled to the bottom of their mouth, instead of just lolling about.

Naoki damn near jumped out of his skin when he heard Ibitsu suddenly cursing out loudly, his golden eyes going wide and snapping up to look at the practicing swordsman. They narrowed when they spotted the blood, and he just told himself that he’d be able to heal a small injury like that by the end of the day… Maybe. He sure as hell had the determination; he just had to make it happen. When Ibitsu turned to him with a smile, he just rolled his eyes and looked back down to his book, pretending as if he didn’t give a damn.

[Mist]

Ibitsu - + 10

Naoki - + 8

[Takiro | Ibitsu]

20/30

Shinken Shirahatori (真剣　白刃獲り?, Taking a true naked sword)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A technique where the user catches an enemy's blade with their bare hands.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The user is able to match the distance and speed of an opponent's blade as they are able to quickly slam their hands together at the right moment as the user can catch the blade. The user is able to catch any blade possible with this technique. However a user must be mindful because some blades could still harm a user such as a blade that releases electrical currents or a flaming blade. This technique may be used with anything that is longer than two feet.
Limit: Must learn from a master of Santōryū (三刀流, Three Swords Style)


Ibitsu was such a bad pretender, ev en though it was a small cut, he didn't like any harm to come of his body. NArcissism was a horrible thing to have as a shinobi, because he would rather think of himself more than others, and to keep a pristine image, one would not want anything on their physical form to scar. It was detrimental for Ibitsu to remain unscathed, so that his rage wouldn't come to the surface.

Continuing forth, Ibitsu's mind was now set on the training ahead. He has been able to touch the Master's blade, but he still couldn't catch it. This was a problem for if he wasn't able to catch the blade in combat, not only would show failure, but he would be leaving his entire chest area open for massive damage. He had to master this technique, at all costs."Hey Old Man, lets have a few more goes, i need to get this right." Muneyoshi nodded in agreement.

Readying his stance, Ibitsu's legs took a firm grip into the moist earth below him, his heels digging into the soft soil that Kirigakure was covered in. His torso tightened as his arms went to his front, every muscle in his body seemed to be working in sync. Muneyoshi noticed his stance and grinned, unsheathing his blade. Without saying anything, Muneyoshi raised the blade and swung in a fluid motion that noted many decades of sword art. It was a beautiful motion, one that Ibitsu was envyious of.

Ibitsu's hands reacted with the swing of the metalic weapon, comming together like a vice grip, his speed had improved, and it shown, for the blade was now nessled in his palms. It seemed as though the boy had caught the blade, but the awkwardness of the catch was unsettling. The blade had stopped, yet only half of the blade remained in Ibitsu's hand, the other half shown naked, the man hadn't fully stopped it. Muneyoshi notcied this, and shown Ibitsu's flaw, by pushing with his weight on the blade, releasing it from the Kamyuja's grasp, and pointing the blade at Ibitsu's head. "Still not good enough."

The shinobi wasn't content yet, releasing his palms and stwadiling himself once more. "Last try... I promise." Ibitsu's promise echo'd with a verbrato that any person could follow, his voice was commanding, yet pleasurable. It was one of his best features. Muneyoshi didn't waste much time, raising the blade once more, allowing the shinobi to get into place, then dropping it once more into a downward cut. The old man noticed that the Shinobi's eyes had a more sertn look upon them, as if he had finally realized what was wrong with his motions.

As the blade fell, Ibitsu's hand flew quicker than they had before. A speed that rivaled the swords was needed in this technique, and Ibitsu had finally figured it out. His hands clasping together over the blade felt natural now, as the blade finally stopped its onslaught, staying in place between the lower knuckles and the end of his palms. He had finally done it, he finally caught the damn blade. Smiling, he'd look over to Naoki, without saying a word.

[Naoki]

8/10

First Aid/CPR/AED: Lesson 5 - 8
Rank: “D”
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User learns Lesson 5 - 8 on First Aid/CPR/AED.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Lesson 5: Cardiac Emergencies, Lesson 6: CPR and Unconscious Choking - Adult, Child, Infant, Lesson 7: AED - Adult, Lesson 8: AED - Child. With Lessons 5-8 the user is able to know about the Cardiac Emergencies and what to do if a situation rises. The user is able to perform CPR and how to help an unconscious person when choking. A person is also able to use their knowledge with AED for both Adults and Children. All Medical and ANBU personnel must know all Lessons.
Limit: Anyone is capable of Learning, Must buy First Aid/CPR/AED: Lesson 5 – 8 Book.

As Naoki’s attention turned back down to his book, he found the lessons on AED to be quite straight forward and easy to grasp. It stated that a person’s chest must be bare, and if a woman had metal wiring in her bra then it must be removed as well. It also had diagrams to show the best places to place the AED paddles, which were a lot more helpful than the text descriptions of the locations. It also overviewed how to generally operate an AED machine, even though some may differ depending on the manufacturer. For children the instructions were the same for the most part, but it said it was a lot riskier and explained that the settings should be lowered to avoid harming the child.

The aspiring medic turned back to the beginning of the book, skimming through the summaries of each chapter to make sure he understood everything properly. Especially since he was just learning all of this in theory, he had to make sure he understood it thoroughly in case he ever had to actually use it. As he finished the book and closed it, he found himself staring at Ibitsu’s back as his new teammate trained. The way muscles danced under his skin was memorizing, and even though he told himself so many times that he couldn’t be gay, he couldn’t stop himself from just staring at the sight.

When Ibitsu turned around he finally snapped out of it, and he quickly narrowed his eyes into an annoyed look to try covering for himself. “What, do you want a treat or something,” he grumbled as he swiftly picked up the next book, holding it high enough to cover the blush he was sure covered his burning cheeks.

[Mist]

Ibitsu - + 10

Naoki - + 2 = learned

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