Flashback: Its training time.

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Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Skill)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A Skill where a user uses the water around them to create a massive mist to fill around the user.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A skill which creates a very dense fog that descreases the surrounding visibility to near zero. It produces an environment perfect for a silent assassin who follows an opponent through sound. This mist can not be blown away by any type of Wind Jutsu.
Limit: Water Release

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Ichikato and momoko were recovering from their previous training when ichikato remembered he meant to teach her the technique of the hidden mist. ”Oh! I almost forgot. I wanted to teach you the hidden mist technique.” ”Oh yeah? I’ve heard of that one. It is one on my list for sure. Im all for it.” She hopped up and showed enthusiasm. Ichikato smiled and likewise stood. ”You’ll need to understand how it works. The air around you is filled with moisture, and even the ground below. You can also convert chakra to moisture, but what you’re going to be doing is actually more along the lines of weather manipulation than anything else. You’ll be converting some chakra into water but on a small scale. You’ll seep chakra out from your body and instantly convert it to water in small droplets at a time. Make sure to send the chakra in a trajectory to radiate outward from all directions from your body.

While preparing to release the chakra make sure to already have in mind the effect you’re after. It makes life easier in the long run. Let the chakra and water flow in all directions , but VERY small amounts. And make sure to send it out VERY fast. The longer it takes the smaller the chance of completing. You’ll need to manipulate the chakra afterwards to incite the weather into a foggy state. Try thinking of low hanging clouds.” He further explains. Momoko looks around and at the sky. ”Yeah. That makes sense.” She states softly. ”Ok. So try this. Take the chakra within you, mould it into water style chakra and let it build with pressure within you. Feel the chakra reach the point its going to release and then let yourself release the first portions as small as you can, and convert it instantly to water. But make sure to start with the smallest amount and release it HARD into the atmosphere around you.” Ichikato states trying to explain.

Momoko nods and takes a deep breath exhaling a slow exhale. She looks around at the sky and atmosphere and tries to imagine a soft thin cloud surrounding her. She immediately begins building the chakra within her and trying to compress some of it to reserve it. The chakra reserve builds within her and continues to build to a high level of pressure until she’s ready. Concentrating on the cloud image in her mind she builds the pressure slightly more within her and releases a wave of chakra outward in all directions. As soon as the chakra leaves her body she converts the first bit to water and tries to maintain a very thin and weak amount at high pressure. The world begins to spin as she tips over and collapses on the ground. For a moment the world is black then a faint voice is heard getting closer and closer ”You alright? You forgot to breathe and passed out. Here, let me help you up” the voice calls. Slowly the world rights itself up and momoko is standing again being held in place by Ichikato.

”Oh…. Hi … I think… I fainted” Momoko states weakly. ”Indeed.” Ichikato confirms chuckiling. For a few moments Ichikato helps bring momoko out of her daze. Apparently she’d pressed too much chakra too fast and forgot to breathe during the process. Momoko breathes deep a few times over before continuing. She looks inward and concentrates on her chakra. Expanding her reserves she rebuilds the pressure but slightly less this time around. She prepares the chakra to be converted and upon release she presses it with one final push. The chakra releases outward in all directions converting during mid fire and begins seeping into the surrounding air. She concentrates on the atmospheric conditions and tries to convert them over into a foggy state. Focusing hard on the image of the cloud she scrunches her face while trying to force the surrounding area into a change. The air around begins to feel slightly damp but no actual moisture had built. Momoko stops the technique instantly with a heavy sigh and drops her arms in resignment.

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Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Skill)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A Skill where a user uses the water around them to create a massive mist to fill around the user.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A skill which creates a very dense fog that descreases the surrounding visibility to near zero. It produces an environment perfect for a silent assassin who follows an opponent through sound. This mist can not be blown away by any type of Wind Jutsu.
Limit: Water Release

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”You’ve almost got it. Well. You’ve got the first part down. Try this. After you release the chakra , directly after, try keeping the cloudy fog image in your mind and feel the surrounding air convert into it. Force the air into a cloudy state. This is going to take practice so give it your best.” Ichikato encourages. Momoko shakes her hands out trying to shed the negative thoughts. She takes up a strong stance and focuses on her inner chakra again. Within her body she moulds small portions of chakra and begins slowly inflating them piece at a time and melding them together to make one large pool of chakra. The pressure builds again and she concentrates on the surrounding air. Visualizing the cloud itself surrounding the entire area and the mist in the air momoko tries to expel the chakra with a rapid pulse sending chakra hard flying through the surrounding air. The atmosphere in the area begins to grow hazy and starts to look like it might fog but immediately fades when momoko stops intense concentration.

Momoko almost collapses but manages to catch herself. "Almost... had it.... that time." She pants. "I will admit that was quite a jump in improvement. I thought you would be at this all day before you got to that point. Keep it up." Ichikato cheers her on. Momoko wipes the sweat from her brow and takes a deep breath. Exhaling slowly she slows her heart-rate some and tries to steady herself. Closing her eyes she breathes a steady pace in and out slowly in both respects trying to ease her panting. After a few moments of doing so she manages to level out the breathing and begins preparing chakra within herself. She pushes the chakra hard out in all directions as before but this time concentrates very hard on the chakra and the image of the cloudy area around her she's trying to create. Feeling the moisture in the air she mentally grabs the weather and tries to force it into a foggy surrounding. From the outside perspective she manages to apply more of a steam than fog for a few moments before she stops yet again.

"Try less to force it and more to feel it become. Know its going to happen and urge it along with your chakra. You're not trying to slam a square peg into a round hole here. Let the atmosphere around you become one with your chakra and simply "will" it over." Ichikato urges. "Will it? Seriously? Thats the best you've got? You really are getting old, old man." Momoko chuckles. Ichikato sneers but watches as she tries again. Allowing the chakra to seep from her body for a second first she tries to build a layer up. Feeling the energy within her build she compresses portions down. Moulding the chakra around in her torso for a few moments she allows the feeling to take over. The cold air around her wicking away her concentration. Energy tumbling about in an almost rythmic pattern. She feels the power well up within her and she focuses on the image of the foggy surrounding. For a few moments she tries to will the area but comes to the realization she's been trying to create fog when in reality she's wanting to create mist.

Normally some people interchange the two terms. Momoko knows better though. There are key differences between fog and mist. Primarily concentration but also texture. Smiling inside she re-builds some lost pressure of chakra and lets the outer layer reform. Taking in a deep breath of air her eyes snap open as she begins pressing chakra out in all directions. Letting it lose she completes the technique allowing the chakra to saturate the area and convert the atmosphere into a thick misty like substance. The air begins to thicken and visibility drops slowly. Willing a surge of conversion in her mind momoko forces the surrounding area to thicken faster forcing the entire surrounding into a layer of thick mist. Ichikato's voice is heard somewhere in the distance. "I do believe you've got it down my dear. Now... can you let it up i cant see anything?" Momoko burst into laughter and toss a rock towards his head and a half second later a thunk reverberates and laughter insues all around.

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Shadow Perception
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: With this technique the user is capable of performing Jutsus that deals with the type of perception of Shadow kind.
Special: ---
Drawback: Without this the user is unable to perform Jutsus dealing with the Shadow Perception.
Description: Shadow Perception deals with the perception of void, what is not seen hidden within the shadows. The Mind sees through lights, and then through shadows. As some say, they say that the greatest fear, is the fear of the unknown. The Shadow Perception works differently then that of the Nara clan as the Nara Clan works and focuses on mainly their own shadow, as well as the shadows that their shadow touches. The Nara clan is Ninjutsu. The Shadow Perception is the fifth basic as it deals with the understanding of what the mind sees it sees and what the mind hears it hears. Shadows is an unknown force that has plagued the mind throughout existence in which one feels they have seen a figure that is not really there, a shape that is not truly its shape. The Shadow Perception brings these shapes alive in an illusionary form, making the mind feel, and believe it is real. This is why it is called the Shadow Perception.
Limit: No Limit

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Kouda steps up and pats momoko on the back. ”You’re doing well. Why not change gears a minute and try your hand at a genjutsu style. Do you know about shadow genjutsu?” He inquires. Momoko shakes her head. ”Ah. Well you should learn. It is infinitely useful once you get the hang of it. But first we must open your mind to the shadows so that you might be more perceptive to them. Sit with me.” He states motioning towards a soft grassy patch. The two move over and take a seat comfortably on the soft grass facing eachother. ”We are going to try a meditatve state to open your mind to the shadow realm, so to speak. You’ll want to concentrate on the world surrounding you while you focus on the negative space between the world.” ”The what?” Momoko asks feeling very confused. Kouda smiles and looks into momoko’s eyes.

”The negative space. This world, the world you see is only a part of the equasion. Think of it like two pieces of paper, lying on top of each other. Now visualize them merged into one, but still completely separate beings.” Momoko’s face contorts to complete confusion. ”Think about it like this. This universe, this existence is but one layer. There are many layers that coexist in the same space at the same time and all you need to do is know how to access them. The shadows are simply another layer. The nara clan has a few techniques that allow them to access this layer on a very basic level. They can manipulate shadows that are already here. What im going to teache you is how to access a deeper layer and conjure forth shadows directly from that realm.” Momoko sat in a state of wonder at the explanation slowly gaining a grasp on everything. ”Ok, so close your eyes. Remain relaxed and focus on the world around you. Visualize it in its current state.

With that visualization try and imagine the space between. Imagine the shadows connect deeper to a darker world similar but not exactly the same as this world.” He explains. Momoko nods and closes her eyes. The world around her comes into focus mentally. She visualizes the area and slowly begins scanning around. She moves in closer toward a shadow to examine it but doesn’t get a chance. For some reason the shadows seem to be blurring out. As she gets closer the shadow fades away. Frowning she looks around to find another shadow. Once she locates one she gets close to it and it tries to do the same thing. The faster she moves the faster it fades away. With almost an audible growl momoko spins hard on her heel and darts towards the closest shadow she can see. The instant she reaches it instead of fading away the shadow darkens to a deep void black. Momoko tries to stop running but cant stop in time as the shadow enlarges it threatens to swallow her whole.

Before she can react her eyes snap open and she’s lying down with Kouda and Ichikato sitting nearby staring at her. ”You seemed to have passed out again. You do that often. Are you low on blood sugar?” Ichikato inquires almost mockingly. ”I think I have a candy bar around here somewhere.” Kouda chimes in. ”Oh very funny. Mock the fainting girl. Gosh you two are awfully mean, I think I might just cry.” Momoko replies. A brief moment of silence falls over the group , followed by bursting laughter that knocks each of them back on the ground. After a few moments of laughter they all sit up again. ”You passed out shortly after trying to concentrate. Take it easy at first. Just try and locate the shadows, don’t try to wrestle them. You have the potential to access them but give it time. We need to locate a good foothold first.” Kouda explains to momoko. Momoko nods attentively along with the explanation.

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Shadow Perception
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: With this technique the user is capable of performing Jutsus that deals with the type of perception of Shadow kind.
Special: ---
Drawback: Without this the user is unable to perform Jutsus dealing with the Shadow Perception.
Description: Shadow Perception deals with the perception of void, what is not seen hidden within the shadows. The Mind sees through lights, and then through shadows. As some say, they say that the greatest fear, is the fear of the unknown. The Shadow Perception works differently then that of the Nara clan as the Nara Clan works and focuses on mainly their own shadow, as well as the shadows that their shadow touches. The Nara clan is Ninjutsu. The Shadow Perception is the fifth basic as it deals with the understanding of what the mind sees it sees and what the mind hears it hears. Shadows is an unknown force that has plagued the mind throughout existence in which one feels they have seen a figure that is not really there, a shape that is not truly its shape. The Shadow Perception brings these shapes alive in an illusionary form, making the mind feel, and believe it is real. This is why it is called the Shadow Perception.
Limit: No Limit

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Kouda sits with momoko while they both close their eyes and attempt to meditate. Momoko tries to recall the surroundings and though its hazy she’s able to closely recreate the image in her mind. She focuses on a nearby shadow and simply stares at it. As she attempts to approach it the shadow, as if it knows her intentions, seems to fade away and slightly shift its position back to match her movements. Stopping in her tracks she stares around trying to locate additional shadows and monitor their positions. The world around her is fuzzy but not completely unclear and is more vibrant than real life is. ”Very interesting.” Momoko thinks. As she gets closer to one of the shadows it darkens like before and she leaps back only to land near another shadow that darkens. Momoko turns to run as all the shadows in the area begin to darken. The world around her seems to bleed past as she runs with groups of shadows that have now sprouted eyes and teeth are chasing her down.

As she’s sitting there her eyes squinted her body seems to be shaking slightly and she’s almost breaking a sweat. Kouda simply watches her struggle. In her mind she’s dodging left and right avoiding oncoming bites by shadowy blob creatures that seem to have more teeth than sense. Ducking under a barrage of tiny biting shadow balls she leaps forward and then up landing in a nearby tree to try and catch her breath. As she lands she braces herself against the tree with her hand and a large set of teeth sink down into them from the shadow to her side. Momoko opens her mouth to scream but no noise comes out. Kouda’s voice is heard in the distance. ”Momoko, you’re fighting it. You opened yourself to the shadows but you’re fighting them. Relax. Let them take hold.” Momoko closes her mouth and squints in the direction she heard the voice. Surely he didn’t just tell her to let these things eat her alive. It must be some kind of trick.

”Momoko. Listen to me. The shadows are trying to communicate. Your fear is warping them into an angry frenzied creature. Try to calm yourself. Steady your nerves.” The voice came again. Momoko pulled hard in a panic trying to free her hand from the teeth that are clamped down holding her hand to the tree. More shadowy blobs leap in her direction from all angles. Twisting and pulling she tries to avoid them but some of them manage to latch on like a leech to her other arm. She tried to flail and throw it off but it was to no avail. The shadow ball on her arm began growing in size slowly as her body felt as if it was slowing down. More and more shadow balls managed to leap up and latch on and bite down. The shadow creatures were all expanding while being attached. They expanded so far they began to press into eachother, and instead of remaining separate like normal creatures they began to meld together. Slowly momoko’s entire body was engulfed in one large ball of shadow. She began to scream but the scream was cut short when the shadow creature engulfing her immediately began to pour down her throat like an invasive slime trying to force its way inside a jar.

The shadow ball grew smaller and smaller as it absorbed inside of momoko who shortly after dropped from the tree and instead of face planting her body righted itself and she landed on her feet. Appearing confused and dazed she looked around the area. The world appeared almost … translucent. She saw Kouda walking towards her. ”If you had simply relaxed the process would have been easier. But it appears to have started to take hold anyhow. Try and embrace it. Feel the shadows.” He stated as he got closer. Momoko looked around at the dream surroundings as it shifted and wavered like a shadow dancing behind an object near a flickering candle. The world was moving from shades of black and dark gray to the vibrant colors it was before. For a brief moment momoko feels she can reach out and touch both worlds at the same time. Her eyes snap open and Kouda has one finger placed on the middle of her forehead. As she comes out of the trance she takes in a sharp inhale of air. ”I know kung-fu” She whispers to Kouda. ”You think that’s air you’re breathing?” he replies.

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Crafted Shadow
Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: User can create enduring Shadows through this GenJutsu.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Each rank of the technique can create a shadow of up to a certain size category from fine to Colossal. At the time of performing the Illusionist chooses whether the shadow created will be a type of equipment or creature. Items created with this GenJutsu are considered to be one-third as real and have one-third the normal strength of the object. There are two types of objects that can be created: Weapons, and Equipment. Weapons created via this GenJutsu are partially real and those who succeed in finding out it is a GenJutsu will still be affected by one third of damage created by the weapon. Those who do not feel that this is a fake will suffer full on attack. Items created have no major significance. They cannot do anything other than look nice or pretty unless they were to harm those who perceive the object such as a stab, or a cut. Creatures shaped are considered one third real with a transparent feel along them. They are one third as strong as a normal creature. Creatures made by this Jutsu have none of the normal qualities such as poisons or helpers. When the user first learns this technique they are only capable of creating objects the size of fine, which is very small and is capable of making just one. When the user learns the "C" Rank of this technique the user is capable of making Diminutive and Tiny objects up to three. When the user learns the "B" Rank of this technique the user is capable of making Small and Medium sized creatures up to five. When the user learns "A" Rank of this technique the user is capable of making Large and Huge Creatures up to seven creatures. When the user learns the "S" Rank of this technique the user is capable of making Gargantuan to Colossal sized creatures up to nine.
Limit: Must know the Shadow Perception

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Kouda and momoko have spent the last half hour talking about the shadow perception and theories and views on it. The subject of shadow creation was brought up and momoko was highly interested. ”The most simple version of this technique is fairly easy. But you must take the first step before you can take others. Are you ready to learn?” He inquires. Momoko nods furiously. ”Alright then. The basic understanding of this technique is to use the chakra within you , to reach through and touch the shadow realm. You’ll pull some of it back with you for a short time when you retract, the trick is to keep a hold on a portion of it. You’ll want to reach through to the shadow realm, grab a portion of shadows and pull them through. Coat your hand in chakra mentally before hand and use that chakra to form around the portion you’re bringing through.” He stated. He showed her how to hold her hands ready after the handseal combination.

Momoko closed her eyes and mentally viewed a portal to the shadow realm. Inky blackness suffused the other side. She filled herself with chakra and let it settle within her in a stationary position. The chakra was slowly moved to the hands and she processed the simple handseal combination and moved chakra around within herself. Mentally she viewed herself lifting her hand as small amounts of chakra seeped out and coated her hand. After a complete coating she moved towards the portal. It almost seemed to shiver when she reached it. Looking into the portal she could see what looked like fog or tendrils of shadow material moving around. Slowly she reached into the portal. Her hand was immediately cold, the temperature in the area was significantly lower than outside of the portal. Grasping around she managed grab onto a passing portion of smoke. It felt like a soft sponge that was only half there. Pulling back she reached the edge of the portal but the shadow provided resisstance.

Pulling harder she began to pull a portion through but the shadow substance was considerably stronger than it looked. She let the chakra in her hand flood over the shadow substance as she tried to use that as a reinforcement. The shadow pulled hard back and threatened to draw her back inside as she pulled harder and harder. Sending a flare of chakra through her hand it engulfs a portion of the shadows. With a hard pull a portion of the shadows disconnects and the remaining tendril withdraws into the portal. In her hand the shadow substance begins to wriggle and tries to wrap itself around her wrist. The chakra she’s coating her hand with begins to form around the substance and engulfs it before the substance can wrap around momoko. Within her mind the shadow is now a soft orb coated in a thin layer of chakra. She opens her eyes and the exact same orb is in her hands in real life only the chakra coating it cannot be seen. Momoko’s eyes widen.

”Now you need just will it into a shape.” Kouda states. Momoko things hard trying to find a shape. Her mind wanders rapidly until it settles on something simple. A senbon. She stares intently at the orb of shadows and imagines the senbon shape. Staring at the shadow blob she uses the chakra coating the orb to compress and manipulate it. The orb compresses easily , like a sponge being squeezed. Compressing it inward she reduces the size of the orb considerably making it smaller and smaller. Once it reaches a small pea sized orb she tries flattening it out and rolling it using just her mind and the chakra. As she holds her hands open the orb bends and twists, flattens and rolls. Slowly the shadow begins to take the form of a senbon. Still rather new she tries again repeating the process of pulling the chakra and shaping it trying to go faster and faster until she’s able to do it in one fluid motion. She now holds a perfectly formed senbon of shadow and smiles. ”Step one, a senbon. Next… the world!” she states with a giggle. Ichikato and Kouda both face palm but laugh along with her.

[~Emi~]

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Crafted Shadow
Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: User can create enduring Shadows through this GenJutsu.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Each rank of the technique can create a shadow of up to a certain size category from fine to Colossal. At the time of performing the Illusionist chooses whether the shadow created will be a type of equipment or creature. Items created with this GenJutsu are considered to be one-third as real and have one-third the normal strength of the object. There are two types of objects that can be created: Weapons, and Equipment. Weapons created via this GenJutsu are partially real and those who succeed in finding out it is a GenJutsu will still be affected by one third of damage created by the weapon. Those who do not feel that this is a fake will suffer full on attack. Items created have no major significance. They cannot do anything other than look nice or pretty unless they were to harm those who perceive the object such as a stab, or a cut. Creatures shaped are considered one third real with a transparent feel along them. They are one third as strong as a normal creature. Creatures made by this Jutsu have none of the normal qualities such as poisons or helpers. When the user first learns this technique they are only capable of creating objects the size of fine, which is very small and is capable of making just one. When the user learns the "C" Rank of this technique the user is capable of making Diminutive and Tiny objects up to three. When the user learns the "B" Rank of this technique the user is capable of making Small and Medium sized creatures up to five. When the user learns "A" Rank of this technique the user is capable of making Large and Huge Creatures up to seven creatures. When the user learns the "S" Rank of this technique the user is capable of making Gargantuan to Colossal sized creatures up to nine.
Limit: Must know the Shadow Perception

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Kouda and momoko go over the finer points of shadow crafting while she takes notes. "Make sure when you're pulling the shadows through to coat your "hand" before and after you grasp ahold of the shadow element in your mind. You'll try to saturate the shadow with your own chakra. Try to use the chakra itself to pull the element into your hand and gather as much as you need. When you can , clasp down and use the chakra to trap the shadows." He encourages. Momoko thinks for a moment and returns to a meditatve state. She closes her eyes and visualizes the same area as before, directly in front of the portal of shadows. She visualizes chakra coating her hand as she slowly reaches into the distortion. As whisps of shadow pass by she stretches her hand open as wide as it will go and sends the chakra coating it outward in all directions like tendrils. Quickly grabbing at a strand of shadow she latches down and her own chakra wraps the tendril and engulfs it. She clenches her fist and disconnects a portion of shadow easier than before this time and removes her hand from the distortion holding the shadow element.

Bringing both hands up she holds onto the shadow mass like a basketball and begins to press it together compacting it. When she opens her eyes the small ball of shadow floating in her hand seems to bob in anticipation. With concentration and movement she twists and shapes the shadow element with her will. Within a matter of a moment a small shadow ring is formed. With a smile she slips the ring on her finger and admires it like new jewelry. Kouda chuckles but nods knowingly.

[Holy Grail]

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Hyouton no Jutsu (Ice Release Skill)
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Ice. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Ice Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: Must have Fuuton no Jutsu (Wind Release Skill) and Suiton no Jutsu (Water Release Skill).

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Momoko sat in the grass holding a scroll she’d received from a friend. It provided some tales and information about a technique she’d been interested in. Or more appropriately a way to access some techniques. Reading over the scroll it talked about utilizing water and a form of temperature control to begin the harnessing of the frigid ice release. “One thing one must understand with the Ice Release in general is it loses none of the grace and fluidity of the water release if done right. It does however gain strength and solidity allowing a wider variety of techniques. When performing techniques involved in the ice release one must remember to maintain a strong will within them. Focusing primarily on the water aspect and trying to impress their will on that image.” She read. A lot of the information was decent, it held tips and pointers for the beginner but she felt she’d need more of a general walkthrough. This reason is why she sent in a notification request for training to the nearest message board for an ice release user.

”So there you are!” A young girls voice sprang up from behind momoko. When momoko turned she noticed a very petite framed individual who could not have been more than twelve at her best. The girl was however wearing a BDU uniform with insignia showing a ranking higher than momokos. The girls short black hair and bright blue eyes did not help her look any older and momoko was confused. ”You must be momoko! Hiya, my name is XiaXie, and I have come to fulfill your request of someone to teach you some of the frigid moves!” XiaXie stated enthusiastically. Momoko couldn’t help but giggle but after some short introductions and clarifications it turns out the girl is actually closer to 17 and is nearly A ranked herself. ”Ok. So, by the looks of where you are in that scroll you’re JUST beginning. So lets get some basics. You’ll be using your connection to the water chakra as a launching pad for this. So keep the flowing feeling of water chakra in mind as you try to formulate ice chakra.” XiaXie stated warmly.

Momoko nods following along. ”Deep down inside you’ll try and feel a connection to the water around you. Try to maintain a stable relationship with it. You’ll want to try and slow down its movements. Try and feel the temperature drop within the water as you lower its mobility. Try it with me now.” XiaXie instructs. XiaXie places both her hands together forming a handseal and closes her eyes appearing to concentrate. Momoko follows along with her movements and closes her eyes as well holding the same seal. While concentrating within her she forms a very small portion of chakra and moulds it over within her slowly forming it into a water style chakra. The energy within rotates and roils around until its completely converted to water style chakra. She now focuses on the water chakra. Fluidity imbues as it moves gently within her. She can feel the grace of the water in its very core. Trying to slow the movements she focuses on the chakra itself.

The small mentor spoke with a soft voice. ”Just remember to keep your mind clear and cool headed or you’ll never complete the task at hand. Water chakra is fluid and forgiving, Ice chakra is not. Ice chakra is rigid and demanding. It will not budge. And it breaks under pressure , so if you’re not careful you’ll end up back at square one. This is going to take practice.” Momoko kept her eyes shut trying to focus on the water chakra but listening to every word the girl spoke. Concentrating hard on the water chakra she tried to force its movements and rotation to a slower speed but the influence did not seem to change much. The chakra was moving but not obeying her will. It slowed some and showed no sign of change for the longest time as she spent nearly 5 solid minutes trying to slow its movements before taking a deep breath and relaxing slightly. The chakra seemed to ease its movements a small amount when she began reapplying the concentration and for the briefest glimpse she thought she saw it try to stop. The progress was slow, but it was still progress.

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Hyouton no Jutsu (Ice Release Skill)
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Ice. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Ice Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: Must have Fuuton no Jutsu (Wind Release Skill) and Suiton no Jutsu (Water Release Skill).

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Momoko’s movements almost froze as if paralyzed while she tried to force the chakra into a slower state, and she’d nearly broken a sweat before she decided to stop for a moment and take a breather. ”Stay relaxed, it will come in time.” XiaXie encouraged. ”I believe you, but its not exactly a smooth start. But im sure eventually ill get it.” Momoko stated only half smiling. With a sigh momoko places her hands together, palms touching , fingers up almost in a prayer style hand pose. With a slow intake of air she begins to concentrate on the chakra within her again. Visualizing the intake of air slowly encircling the chakra pool she attempts to use the flow to go against the direction the chakra is already flowing to try and slow its movement. She visualizes the air cooling the chakra within her, slowing its motion and stilling the turmoil. A small portion of the chakra begins to cool as she feels a slight decrease in temperature near her midsection. Momoko’s hands drop temporarily.

”You’ll feel yourself cooling as you produce the chakra you need. Try first taking raw unprocessed chakra and trying to cool it before conversion, see if that helps.” XiaXie stated trying to provide some verbal assistance. Momoko gives a sharp nod and pushes aside the water chakra she’d been working with. She processes raw chakra into existence and begins to try the same procedure to “cool” the energy within her. Visualizing the chakra as a blob of raw white hot energy she begins wrapping the air she breathes in around the chakra. Like a gentle breeze attempting to cool molten metal the air whips around the chakra and leaves a shimmer surrounding the chakra. Her mind is unable to force the chakra to cool on its own continuously and can only stabilize a portion at a time. Focusing on cold thoughts she forces her mind to focus this on the chakra within her. The energy seems to slow its rotation slightly and the energy itself “feels” slightly cooler within her than before but not significantly.

With a sharp exhale Momoko appears frustrated. XiaXie attempts to comfort her letting her know she’s doing better but Momoko doesn’t feel like its working. ”I know this is going to take time it just feels very daunting to have this much trouble at first.” ”Actually you’re doing better than you think. The air around you cooled significantly for a brief moment, and that’s further progress than I thought you would make so far. This release is not a basic method. There is a reason its labeled as an advanced technique, and part of that is represented by how hard it is to get under control.” XiaXie states sounding much more like a professor than the young girl she appeared to be. ”I understand. Im just not happy with not being the best automatically without trying.” Momoko stated with laughter in her voice. Momoko returns to the chakra within her she’s been working with and attempts to visualize the entire structure encased in ice as an attempt at cooling it but the image flickers in and out almost as if she’s fighting herself with it.

Her eyes squint as she struggles more to contain the chakra in an imaginary ice block trying to force the chakra itself into cooling into ice chakra. Momoko’s mouth tastes a sharp spike of cold almost as if she’d stuck a large ball of snow in her mouth. The surprise startled her and she lost concentration. The sensation was gone almost as quickly as it appeared but she was still moving her tongue about trying to associate the sensation. ”Did a part of you drop in temperature randomly? That happened to me too in the beginning. Its disconcerting to feel at first but you get used to it. Over time you don’t even realize it’s happening while you’re utilizing your techniques, it just becomes a part of using that jutsu.” The small girl chimed in with a grin. Momoko laughed and began to feel a little better about things knowing she’s going to get there, even if it takes all week. After a short reprieve the two began discussing a little more information from the next portion of the scroll momoko had left open nearby. Though they didn’t get far into it they did try analyzing the information in various ways to make sure they didn’t miss anything.

[[Calibretto]]

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Hyouton no Jutsu (Ice Release Skill)
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Ice. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Ice Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: Must have Fuuton no Jutsu (Wind Release Skill) and Suiton no Jutsu (Water Release Skill).

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”It states here to “feel the cold rigid behavior within your being”, but I don’t find that to be needed. You’re not trying to become a cold blooded lizard, that’s a different jutsu all together.” XiaXie stated with a wink and a grin. ”Instead try and visualize the cold itself becoming a part of who you are, don’t think of it as an emotionless and disconnected feeling, but instead a soft yet cold room, maybe?” She tried to sound very sure of herself. And while XiaXie was trying to sound very knowledgable on the subject she was more of a talent user and not a book learn user. ”It also says to “run the chill through your veins as you send the chakra through your body”. So far ive only been trying within a localized area to convert the chakra. Should I instead try a full body conversion?” Momoko asked inquisitively. ”I don’t see why it couldn’t help. I mean yeah its more chakra over a larger area to convert, but it spreads the chakra around, so maybe that will help to convert it some.” XiaXie stated softly.

Momoko agreed it should work. And with that thought in mind she sat down and crossed her legs in a meditative pose. Closing her eyes she worked on moving the chakra within her around throughout her body. The energy flowed like water down a hill as it moved around within her. She’d mixed in the water chakra she’d converted earlier to try and make the chakra more pliable. As the energy reached out to every part of her body she began to focus on the overall picture of things. The energy within her radiated and moved as if it wanted to leap out and play. With a stern look on her face momoko bears down on the chakra within her and attempts to flash freeze it all at once with an overall mental coating of ice. Her face scrunches as she squints trying hard to convert the energy. The chakra within her seems to almost vibrate in resistance as she tries to mentally force the energy to convert over. The mental barrier she’d placed in effect to hold the energy in its frozen state breaks down rapidly as the energy refuses to mould.

Momoko stops all concentration and relaxes her body hanging her head. She lets out a depressed sigh while she recovers from the slight strain she began putting herself through. ”Well. Back to the drawing board I guess.” She muttered. ”I really thought that would help. Almost felt like it made things worse.” ”I personally felt you did even better this time. Granted it was only slightly better but it was better none the less!” Came the chipper voice of the tiny mentor. ”Really? Because it sure didn’t feel like it. But maybe it’s a ‘forest for the trees’ type situation. Ill try again.” Momoko replied. Straightening her back she lifts her gaze up and then sets straight again. Mentally grasping onto the chakra within her she begins to regulate her breathing. Taking in a slow breath of air she exhales just as slowly. The energy within begins to react to the subconscious flow of her body trying to slow down as well. A small cold chill begins to develop in the air around momoko.

A crisp breeze gently shifts around momoko kicking up no dirt or dust but does shuffle her clothing slightly. Her hair gently waves small waves in the air as the breeze moves around her. The temperature of the breeze begins to drop to slightly less than the current temperature around. Almost as if fighting the urge to leap up , momoko twitches in her seat slightly. The breeze kicks up stronger and then dies down leaving a brief taste of cold in the air. The energy within her has slowed movement drastically but not enough to form ice chakra to any degree. Placing her hands together palms facing she tries to rush this chakra through one hand into the other and then pull them apart slowly. The energy is invisible to most but leaves a small cold puff of air that strikes the nose with the air of ice. Her hands have the briefest of numbness unlike the standard numbness she’d get from handling lightning chakra. Momoko smiles as her progress for the ice release continues.

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Hyouton no Jutsu (Ice Release Skill)
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Ice. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Ice Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: Must have Fuuton no Jutsu (Wind Release Skill) and Suiton no Jutsu (Water Release Skill).

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”That’s a good beginning. Now the question is can you apply it to a liquid and make it solid?” XiaXie inquired while reaching into the pack settled snugly against the crook of her back. Pulling out a small container that looks much like a lidded cup she sits in front of momoko and opens the lid. A clear liquid fills the cup. ”Alright. So here’s your next task. Freeze this water. It’s the next step in continuing your training.” the tiny instructor chimes happily. ”I’ll still have to learn how to create ice out of nothing as well right?” Momoko asks politely. ”Yes, but lets start with this.” Came the response. Momoko brought both hands up to the edges of the cup but didn’t touch them. Concentrating on the chakra within her she began expanding a small portion of the remaining chakra within her. She mentally slowed its movements and gently brought the chakra to her hands through her arms.

The energy within her reacts with her excitement and begins to vibrate a low level vibration. She’s unable to maintain concentration on the chakra and loses focus causing her to drop her hands in aggravation. ”Almost. Try again.” XiaXie stated softly. The slightly depressed expression on momoko’s face lifts some upon hearing those words. With a deep breath of air momoko closes her eyes and tries to think very cold thoughts. She visualizes the top of a mountain with snow cascading down in all directions while wind whips the ice crystals around nipping at the exposed skin. Holding on to this thought she tries to visualize the cold air encircling her body as she creates the chakra within herself. She visualizes the chakra expanding and absorbing the cold within her as it moves towards her hands. She radiates the chakra out from her palms towards the water. The surface of the water appeared to ripple as the chakra infused it. The temperature for the water dropped quite a few degrees, but no ice formed.

”Nothing? Are you serious? Oh come on that’s not funny.” Momoko whispers to the cup of water staring intently as she tries to pour chakra into it trying to freeze it. The water in the cup rippled more as she began increasing the chakra flow and soon the water began to bubble and pop upward. The temperature was still the same but her chakra was tinted with the lightning element when she unwittingly lost concentration on the cooling aspect and began to grow irritated. Quickly she ceased the chakra infusion and pulled her hands back. ”Uh. Yeah so that’s not it. Gotta stay calm.” Momoko stated to herself. With a huff she lay back , legs still crossed, on the ground and stare into the sky. The sun off in the distance , still up but threatning to lower soon , streaks orange and purple’s across the sky line. ”Don’t give up on me now.” XiaXie sigh’s as she too drops back mimicking momoko’s pose.

”I’m not. I’m just resting some. Trying to think of a different way to go about this. You can only bang your head against the wall so many times before you have to stop and try to find a way around it.” Momoko stated in a soft and nonchalant voice. ”I can understand that. And I could sit here all day and tell you how I did it but you’ll still need to figure out some of it on your own or you’ll never get the hang of it.” XiaXie replied. For nearly 10 minutes the two sat and watched the sky change colors before XiaXie sat up abruptly. ”I have an idea. Lets try this a different way.” She stated while she hopped to a standing position. Walking over as momoko sat up XiaXie sat down right in front of momoko only inches away. ”You’ve done meditative training before right?” She inquired. Momoko remembered back to her training with Kouda about the shadow perception training and nodded a confirmation. XiaXie grinned and took ahold of momoko’s hands. Before she could protest the world was RIPPED away and she was falling in darkness at a terrible speed.

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Hyouton no Jutsu (Ice Release Skill)
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Ice. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Ice Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: Must have Fuuton no Jutsu (Wind Release Skill) and Suiton no Jutsu (Water Release Skill).

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As the world around them is torn away like a page torn from a book momoko’s senses reel. She feel’s herself spinning and falling in all directions at once for nearly thirty seconds before impacting a cold liquid splash at nearly no speed at all. She could have sworn she was falling at incredible speeds. The liquid she impacted was clear, cold and oddly soothing. The liquid itself seemed to push her up to the surface where she could then stand up. ”W-What?…Where?..W-When?” Sputtered momoko. ”Calm down. Its ok. This is a simple training exercise.” XiaXie stated as she slowly floated down to land on the liquid. ”This is probably slightly different than what you’re used to but I find it effective. This is water.” She states motioning around. ”I want you to freeze it. All of it.” She stated with a smile. ”That’s impossible! I couldn’t even freeze the cup of water! Momoko nearly screamed. ”You’ll find this to be a little easier than you think, once you get the hang of it.” XiaXie responded with a grin.

Momoko looked around with dread. How was she ever going to freeze all of this water. It went on forever, the sky was pitch black, no stars, and there was nothing but water in all directions like an endless sea. Momoko began to object when she looked over to XiaXie only to have her gone. “Great” She thought to herself. “Now what?”. She tried to summon up a large amount of chakra to complete various techniques starting with expanding her wings so she could take flight only to discover her wings would not form. She’d gone through the correct motions to expand her wings but when it came time for them to form, they simply didn’t. This stressed her even more. She tried to focus on the ice release training from prior to take her mind off why her wings wouldn’t form. She rolled the chakra around within her and tried to breathe slowly. She tried to focus on cooling the chakra before pushing it to her hands. The chakra within her was uneasy as it moved around and was taking longer to “cool” than usual.

She placed her hands together palms touching and expanded her stance slightly. Concentrating on the point where her palms met she tried to focus chakra through to touch. Her hands tingled as she pushed the chakra around. The energy built up within her palms and she squinted her eyes harder as she tried to force it together in a compact and cohesive mass. Pressure built up in her wrists and she squeezed her hands harder together. Visualizing her body covered in snow she tried to feel the ice form around her. Feeling the chill within her bones she visualizes that cold as tendrils that seep out from her bones and through her body infecting the chakra itself. She watches the light emitting from her palms grow and tint to a light blue aura. Slowly she pulls her hands away from each other letting the energy float free while still pumping chakra into it. The ball of blue-white light floated momentarily before momoko dropped to her knees and plunged her hands into the water sending the ball of chakra deeper in.

Once it reached less than a foot away momoko concentrated on the chakra and forced it to expand as much as she could. The water bulged and lifted momoko up in an almost tidal wave. The water began to drop back into place but momentarily seemed to hold its shape as it dropped. Almost as if the chunk had frozen, but the freeze didn’t hold. As the water around her rippled outward from the force of the drop down she began again with the chakra. She visualized very cold placed and very cold sensations she’s had in the past and tried to force them yet again into the chakra. As she squeezed her hands together, palms facing , she squinted and visualized the chakra itself like ice in her veins as it pushed into itself. Pulling her palms apart slowly she saw yet again the blue/white light that formed the ball of cold chakra. The air around her was considerably colder than it had been moments ago, and the air around the chakra almost seemed to have wisps of fog tracing around it. Again she plunged the chakra into the water and again it expanded semi-freezing the surroundings. When it settled momoko noticed a small slush of ice floating in front of her. She’d done it, sort of. Momoko grinned.

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Hyouton no Jutsu (Ice Release Skill)
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Ice. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Ice Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: Must have Fuuton no Jutsu (Wind Release Skill) and Suiton no Jutsu (Water Release Skill).

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”Very nice! Very nice indeed. But that small slush is hardly the entire pool of water don’t you think?” XiaXie smirks with a glint in her eye that almost hints she knows something momoko doesn’t. Momoko’s eyes narrow as she nods slowly trying to figure out what XiaXie might mean. But after a moment of thinking she determines she should probably get back to practicing. Taking a seat she focuses on the water around her. She dips her hands into the water partially and gently seeps small amounts of chakra out in all directions absentmindedly twirling her hands slowly. The chakra around her builds as she focuses on the energy itself and tries to force a flash of cold through the web of chakra lacing the water around. A sharp burst of cold is felt as the entire area around momoko freezes solid for a brief moment before breaking down into a slush. ”Almost had it!” Momoko cheers. Standing up she pats away imaginary dust subconsciously.

Momoko closes her eyes and breathes in a deep breath of air and mixes her chakra with the remaining pre-formed water chakra. She places her hands at her side and then extends them outward almost like a T shape. Bringing more chakra through her body she begins forming small amounts in various points throughout her arms. Her expression changes from one of relaxed calm to furious concentration as she slams her hands together palms facing. The energy within her core builds and presses out through her arms into her hands and forms tight points of raw chakra in the palms. She moulds the chakra together into a singular orb of chakra that continues to build as she slowly pulls her arms back and disconnects her hands from touching. The floating orb of chakra continues to build in size as she visibly appears to concentrate harder pressing stronger portions of chakra into the orb. Once the orb has reached nearly a foot in diameter she ceases chakra production and instead begins altering the chakra of the orb itself.

The orb begins to rotate slowly like a gently roasting turkey on a rotisserie. The air around the orb begins to chill as she concentrates on spinning the chakra slowly and as the temperature drops the surface begins to form small shiny crystals. The ball of energy begins to spin faster and faster while she struggles to maintain control of the orb, the air around growing colder and colder and beginning to spin faster around the chakra orb. The orb itself takes on a semi-clear light blue coloration. And with one final push she sends the ball into a rapid spin between her hands. Grabbing the orb with both hands she lifts it into the air and slams it into the water below causing it to instantly expand in all directions engulfing her and the surrounding water in an incredibly frigid blast of pure cold energy. Her skin almost feels frost-bitten and the surrounding water has converted to ice but momoko doesn’t find victory as when she stands she notices comparatively the area is considerably smaller than what is left to freeze. And who knows how deep it goes.

Momoko began to get depressed but for some reason what XiaXie said previously resounded in her head again. It repeated a few times while she looked around. Thinking back on her entire stay here she tried to pinpoint exactly what that could have meant. Her mind was moving from moment to moment analyzing the situation and previous data when suddenly something clicked. The chakra she’d released into the water prior and then tried to solidify caused a larger chain reaction than it should have. Without thinking any further Momoko immediately sank into the water , her skirt flying up as she continued to sink further down in to the depths. Upon reaching a good distance she stopped herself from sinking and immediately released a large portion of chakra in all directions saturating the entire area with her chakra. The energy almost hummed in the water around her as she began concentration and propelled herself upward at incredible speeds. As she exit the water like a dolphin high into the air she opened her eyes and clapped her hands hard at the water that trailed up with her. The falling water immediately froze solid and a rushing wave of ice spread outward in all directions rapidly freezing the entire area in one solid blast.

[[Calibretto]]

SPOILER: Click to show

Hyouton no Jutsu (Ice Release Skill)
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Ice. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Ice Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: Must have Fuuton no Jutsu (Wind Release Skill) and Suiton no Jutsu (Water Release Skill).

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A sharp inhale of air sounds the re-awakening of momoko from her trance. XiaXie sitting in front of her watching as if waiting for her to awaken all the while smiling. ”Very good. Very good indeed. Now the question is , can you perform the same actions outside of a genjutsu?” She asks watching momoko stand up slowly. ”I can try.” She responds. XiaXie hops up to a stand and grabs momoko by the hand leading her quickly off to the distance. ”Alright, then lets try this” She states dragging her along. Upon reaching a wide open stretch of ground XiaXie releases momoko’s hand and fly’s into a series of handseals slamming her hands on the ground causing a large portion of the surrounding area to drop down deeply into the ground. With another series of handseals she opens her mouth and releases a torrent of water that crashes around the depression leaving a filled pool of water nearly 40’ deep and 20’ in any given direction. The two stand on a circular pillar in the center making the entire section look very much like a water filled bunt-cake dish.

”Time to try for real!” XiaXie states with a level of glee momoko hasn’t seen on anyones face in a long time. Momoko grins feeling a surge of energy that must be empathetically provided by XiaXie’s enthusiasm. Momoko places her hands together and begins converting her stamina to chakra. Pouring energy into herself she builds an amount of chakra within her torso and spreads it slowly throughout her body. The energy pulses in place as she completes the formation and begins to churn slowly as she attempts to convert it. The energy powers through her body and into her hands as she presses the palms together forming a pocket of energy that she expands by pulling her hands apart slowly. The air surrounding her drops in temperature drastically. XiaXie grins and leaps back onto the water a few meters back. Momoko watches her movements and brings the orb of energy up close to her chest. XiaXie rapidly forms handseals and aims her hands at momoko as a large shark made of water leaps from the pool towards her. Momoko thrusts the ball of energy forward slamming it into the sharks nose just as XiaXie releases the technique letting the shark return to water.

The water already in motion however still pours itself at momoko only interrupted by the large swirling ball of cold energy in front of her body. The water pours through the orb as if being absorbed through one end and spit out the back directly into momoko’s face. But instead of water snow is sprayed in her face. Momoko’s hands drop and the energy disperses. Shaking her head she laughs as she shakes the snow off her face and dusts it from her clothing. ”VERY nice!” XiaXie calls out. ”Actually I was trying to turn it into ice and drop it there. Thankfully it didn’t work or I would have probably given myself a concussion.” She states with a laugh. XieXie burst into laughter as well. The two continue this level of practice over the course of the next few hours and momoko continued to convert small amounts and large amounts of water into snow trying to harden it into ice. ”I think im missing something.” She states aloud.

”Maybe I should instead try and infuse the chakra into the water as its moving and THEN convert it. Maybe that will help.” Momoko muttered to herself. As XiaXie began moving around the water sending small bolts of water at Momoko playfully. Momoko smacked most of them away as she moved around evading the small spurts of water. As she moved she gathered chakra and began forming into small packets within the palm of her hand. The water shot out by XiaXie came through and as momoko would deflect it she would expend some of the chakra and try to freeze the water. The first few times she deflected the attacks they looked like deflecting snowballs as they explode. Over time however she managed to condense the chakra into stronger packets and infuse the water on impact allowing it to near instantly freeze the water as it hit. And with time and practice she began to get a stronger understanding of the ice release, all with the help of XiaXie.

[Holy Grail]

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Fuuton Kaze no Senbon (Needles of the Wind)
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User hurls a mixture of senbon needles in the form of wind to cut into the opponent.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: The ninja gathers air with his hands and mixes it with chakra, by doing this he transforms them into sharp and deadly needles. The needles are almost invisible so it is hard for the enemies to see them. This technique may be blocked by large objects, however something small such as a sword, or a staff will allow the needles to seperate still moving towards the object it was originally sent to. Not a powerful technique as the user is capable of hurling up to ten senbon wind needles that gives out minor cuts. However this could be used as a more of a set up technique to allow the user to perform a more dangerous technique.
Limit: Must have the Wind Release

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As the wind picked up slightly it tossed the grass and flowers side to side gently as Momoko and XiaXie sat talking about various things including the wind release itself. "I beleive I know all of one wind related technique. Do you think you could show me some?" Momoko asked earnestly. "Absolutly. Why dont we start simple. Ill teach you the wind needle technique. You'll use chakra to trap and conform compressed wind into small needles that you can launch and they will act exactly like real senbon. The only difference is they will be made of wind, and nearly impossible to see. So its actually better than real senbon in some cases. First step is going to be to compress the wind into a tight compact packet in your hand. To do this force the chakra to rotate counter clockwise in the palm of your hand. Feel it pull down into your hand as you're rotating it. Focus on the air around your hand and let it begin compressing." XiaXie explained. "Alright. Like a vortex right?" Momoko asked to be clear about the explanation of the technique's beginnings.

XiaXie simply nodded. "Use these handseals to form the right setup for the chakra." She said walking momoko through the proper handseal combination for the beginning of the technique. Momoko followed along and practiced the technique a few times. Once satisfied she had it down she took a portion of chakra and allowed it to fill her arms with energy. She began the handseal combination leaking chakra into the seals with each progression and flipped her right hand palm up grabbing it by the wrist with her left hand. She forces the chakra into the center of her right palm and begins rotating it counter clockwise. The rotation is slow at first, its more difficult than she'd remembered trying to rotate a small portion of chakra in such a precise way. But slowly the rotation sped up becoming faster and faster. She tried retracting the chakra into her hand trying to pull the air in with it and she felt the wind around her body start wipping towards the center of her palm. As the pressure builds she tries to hold it in place with the chakra but loses control and a sharp burst of wind in all directions signals the collapse of the technique.

"Well. That was not bad. Try threading chakra around the packets of wind as they get compressed. Tiny weaves of chakra into the packet as its being formed." XiaXie encouraged. Momoko looks down at the palm of her hand. The center point gave a slight cramp of pain, she'd have to practice this more often or she'd never get this down. She cleared her mind, took a deep breath, and began the series of handseals again. Again she poured chakra into the technique and into her hand, and again she rotated the chakra trying to compress it. She attempted layering the chakra threads this time and managed to hold the technique longer before it lost control. Again and again she would cycle through the technique, losing packets of air and compressions of chakra left and right untill she was growing fatigued but managed to maintain a tightly compressed packet of air in the palm of her hand.

"Excellent. Now you'll visualize the image of a senbon. Try to picture the wind in your hand undulating and modulating until it takes the form of a handfull of senbon. You'll want to exert a slight bit more of chakra into the hand while doing this, sort of like an extra "press" to move it around correctly or you'll lose the technique again." XiaXie explained. Momoko nodded and began the process. She visualized the senbon in her hand, and pulled a large portion of chakra out to slowly seep into the hand as she moulded the technique. Over a few moments of time she managed to create a handfull of very sharp and nearly invisible senbon. She and XiaXie practiced firing the technique off at eachother for a few minutes so Momoko could hone her targetting skills with the new weapon and she practiced the technique a handfull more times to learn to process it quickly. An hour later and she was able to effortlessly create and launch razor sharp wind senbon.

[Holy Grail]

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