Training, AYE! (Private, tee hee)

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43/80 TP

And with that, Katsu was asleep in the snow due to working himself too hard. The boy shifted in his slumber, the snow somewhat melting beneath his body mass. The liquids from the melted snow seeped into the material of his coat, getting his chest wet as well as his lower body. His knees, as well, had gotten soaked in the cold melting snow, he would shiver a bit in his sleep. The boy tossed and turned, he got onto his side, his nostrils and open mouth produced loud snoring sounds. Katsu has dozed for a while, minutes passed, an hour passed, a few minutes after that Katsu awoke. He was freezing, he instantly stood up and rushed to the water trough. "Damn it.. It almost froze over.." The boy sent his fist into the trough of water, a thin layer of ice erupted on impact. The boy brought his hand back, it now dripped of ice cold water. So cold..

Katsu stretched out, his clothes were soaked. He turned around and walked to the spot where he had fallen asleep. Green was almost visible, or whatever color the grass under the snow of Yukigakure was. The boy bent over and stuck his finger into a few inches of snow, he felt for the grass and pulled some out. The boy brought a few blades of the foreign stuff to his face, he hadn't seen or felt grass in a long time. He took a sniff of it, the cold had congested his nose and made this difficult. The young Kaishin sighed and dropped the grass into the snow, he trudged around the trough, his eyes examined the water. His water shark failed so many times, what was he doing wrong? Katsu dipped his fingers back into the trough, his eyes closed. He accumulated chakra, finding the source of water within him. Raking some out with his cupped hands, as he thought of it like this. He was soon ready to perform the jutsu once more.

The boy brought his palms together, he mustered up chakra in the process. God, what an intense training.. Katsu hadn't been through anything such as this. Anything this intense was new to Katsu, but he accepted it as the struggles every shinobi would once encounter. He felt his chakra surge throughout himself and reach a good harmony, the boy nodded when he had felt he was done. He took a while before continuing with his hand seals, he occasionally bent over to take a momentary stretch or two. Katsu was preparing before hand to perfect the technique without any difficulty along the way. Katsu performed a few toe touches, afterwards swinging his arms to the side a few times.

"All right, that should be good.. I believe I'm ready to continue for sure, now.. onto that damned shark jutsu." Katsu spoke with frustration, dragging his sentence longer than they should be.

Katsu's hands came together to perform a number of hand seals, his chakra began to rush around in his body. His hands weaved the seals with ease and so forth, the time for directing the water to the trough came. He did so, his chakra rushed for the body of water and attempted to send it upwards, chakra began to outline the nose of the water shark. The nose rose up the water, being sketched with Katsu's chakra and up came the head, the shark opened its mouth and let out a growl followed with another snarl. It's water teeth were razor sharp and filled in rows. The water shark splashed and fought to erupt from the water, however it couldn't until it was fully formed. The boy held his last hand seal together and allowed the water shark to grow as much as possible, by supplying it with his chakra in a constant flow. Katsu felt energetic and inspired.

[Captain M]

53/80

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53/80

Previously, Katsu had worked so hard he exhausted himself. After fading to unconsciousness, Katsu awoke in the snow an hour and a half later. He had been cold from head to toe, although this would limit a normal person. It had not limited the young Kaishin, who devoted his life to improvement. Which was all for Surome Kaishin's, his mentor, request to make sure Katsu became something worth while. Katsu would go through with his teacher's request no matter what.

Back to the action, Katsu had quickly formed the head of the shark. A while after the fin soon appeared and took on its full shape. Half of the shark was formed so far, young Katsu was working his hardest. It surely showed as the shark animated to life. It opened its massive maw and rows of teeth were in visual. Katsu grunted as he fed the hungry beast for its formation, he would soon master this jutsu and use it successfully in battle.

The boy's boots crunched in the snow as Katsu stepped forward, he glared at the shark as he kept his last hand seal up. Something about keeping his last seal held up while finishing a technique was traditional for the boy, something he picked up from Surome. The young Kaishin continued to focus his chakra into the shark, it continued to swim up for the trough. It bared its menacing teeth, they being transparent and dark blue. Water dripped and ejected from the shark as it swam up, splashing Katsu.

"All right, come on out.. You're mine for sure!" Katsu shouted, he held his hand seal up high. It was then serpent seal, consisting of Katsu's palms clenched together adhered by his fingers.

The shark twisted and formed some more of itself, about three quarters would soon come into view. Katsu formed an expression which indicated himself being proud. He was surprised he got this far, to learn such a complex technique which was rare for his class. He was a genin, how pitiful. He would surely win the Chunin exams if he learned more techniques like this. The water shark continued to swim out of the trough, all the while Katsu fueled it with water chakra. He was in the mood, a serious one.

"You'll see.. You weird thing." Katsu strangely shouted at the shark, "I will have you to ride, haha!" The boy ducked his head, breathing heavily. His chest heaved back and forth, the water shark would soon make its full appearance, if un-interrupted.

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At last, the shark was finally going to complete itself. But the question remained if Katsu could successfully send it in the air and have it lock onto a target. Could he really do it? Forming it had been extremely difficult for the genin, but making it move was a whole other question. The boy grunted as the back fin was fully showing, the shark's tail was next to appear. He had to make it quick, and then he had to shoot it? Damn if this was hard.. Katsu was interrupted by a shriek from the shark. Its watery maw chomping in the air.

The water shark had been flailing around in the water, struggling for freedom. Katsu nodded and complied with its request. His serpent seal still up, the boy fueled the shark with his chakra, giving the creatures its first breath. His hands shook a bit, it being hard to remain still to allow the chakra to flow. The shark's tail was sliding out, ever so slowly. Katsu anticipated the moment the shark would launch forth from the trough. His throat bobbed, the hard work had made the boy thirsty as ever. His brow raised as he remembered he brought a water bottle, which was tucked inside of his coat.

"So thirsty.. But the shark... Thirsty... Shark!" The critical decision drove Katsu mad. He didn't know what to do, surely the water would replenish his energy. However, he worked so hard to get to where he was. The boy shrugged and continued on with the shark. He would finish this and drink that entire bottle down!

With his hands clenched, Katsu nodded. He tossed the shark a lot more chakra than he should have. Water formed around the tail and it started to come into detail, blue and transparent. Ever so slightly, the tail wiggled forth from the trough. The shark let out a mad roar, a fierce creature, Katsu watched it glide forth from the water, the trough vibrated under it. Oh crap, he had to lead it somewhere.. There was no enemy in sight.. Or target! The shark soared through the sky and dashed for Katsu, himself. "Damn it, damn it!" Katsu ran, his boots kicking snow up. The shark was going right for him.

The boy continued to run, he had to think of something quick. But the fear of the shark possibly killing him made the boy flail his arms up in fear. The shark opened its mouth and threatened to catch up with Katsu, he felt the water sprinkle over his head. The boy turned, he skidded back in the snow, his combat boots tore a path up. His knees bent, Katsu brought his hands down to his side. He got into a familiar stance. He planned to use this as benefit and defeat the shark with TaiJutsu.

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Tsurutsuru Kobushi (Slippery Fist)
Rank: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: A low stance that relies on upward motion and momentum.
Special: None
Drawback: Most of the user’s attacks are ground based, limiting their airborne range.
Description: A fairly underrated stance that was developed in Iwa sometime ago. Due to the crouched position the user must take to perform this, many ninjas and other interested people find it uncomfortable and unwieldy. This stance focuses on heavy movements based on focused momentum behind every blow. Users of this stance have found it helpful to wear shoes and gloves that slide easily on many surfaces, but still do not slide off of a target.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu

What would be the final result? Will the boy's sacrifice for improvement get him harmed?

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So, Katsu had made a mistake in attracting the shark on himself. The boy didn't know what to do in that instance, either run or fight. He decided to run, but not without reason, he was coming up with a plan. The boy decided to put himself on the line to practice TaiJutsu, a technique he had learned from the category just a few days ago. He was going to attack the shark, deflect it away, and then continue with his training. Katsu nodded, he had assumed a stance he once learned. This was in preparation to hold the shark off, for an open palmed attack known as "Sudden Impact". Katsu was prepared, what happens next is to be revealed by action taken.

The boy stood in his stance, his knees were bent and his hands were at his side. His left hand was balled into a fist and tucked to near the waist. His body leaned forward and pointed up in the air, the water shark was approaching. His right hand had rested at side. The palm was open and facing forward. The water shark neared and Katsu made his move. His left hand lurched forward and reeled backwards. Katsu's body moved with his left, to the right. His right, open palm, flew forward as the left side moved backwards. His open palm lunged for the belly of the shark, or just under its head.

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Tsurutsuru Kobushi: Sotsuji Shindou (Sudden Impact)
Rank: D
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Knocks the target away from the user.
Special: None
Drawback: None
Description: A technique developed to push away an opponent rather than harm them. An inexperienced user of this stance and technique will need to slide on a surface in order to gain the proper momentum. This is an open palmed strike that is aimed towards a target’s torso. The user swings his/her palm from below the targets waist or lower half. If it connects, the strike will usually send the target flying backwards. Of course, weight and other factors will need to be considered.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu

And so, the shark's belly came in contact with Katsu's hand. Katsu slid forward, into the shark. His hand erupted into the water and the shark tumbled backwards in the air. Katsu stood, huffing, he watched his creation fly backwards. It then exploded in mid-air, it sent water flying down onto Katsu. He stood, drenched once again. It seems it was impossible to keep dry in Yukigakure, Katsu chuckled to this.

"So.. I finally did it, eh.. just to destroy it. I guess I can do it once more, no problem!" The boy ranted, confident in his skill now. He walked to the trough, some of the water missing due to the water shark forming and escaping. His hands came together in accordance to weave hand seals. The boy cascaded the seals one after another, quickly to train his speed, his eyes glint with determination.

Katsu continued his hand seals, his hard word dripping into the snow in the form of sweat. The boy looked at the trough, a smile formed across his face. He could for sure form the shark quickly, now, and shoot it at the wall. Just.. not himself, he didn't want to make that mistake again. As the boy came to an end, in performing his hand seals, his chakra began to rev up once again. The water inside of him flowed around in a mixture of his spiritual energy and water affinity. The boy looked towards the trough, he directed chakra at it. The water bubbled and out rose half of the body of a shark, Katsu's brow raised at how quickly it came forth.

A sudden shriek was heard from the alley of a building nearby, sounding like a woman's. Hurried footsteps were heard, the clanking of a garbage can falling against the wall of the alley. It all happened so quickly, a man leaped from the alley, he carried a purse in his hand. A woman on her knees, pleading for him to come back and return it. Katsu's eyes shifted around, absorbing all of this information, he was frozen.. a splash of water traveled to his face. The water shark had formed and was ready to launch. Katsu watched the man rush through the snow, carrying the purse. He signaled Katsu to "be quiet", by placing his finger before his lips. Katsu's brow furrowed in anger, Hell NO!

Katsu was going to act against this crime, he'd defend the helpless citizens of Yukigakure for he was a shinobi. That was his sworn duty.

[Captain M]

LEARNED

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73/80 TP -Thanks, M. Wooo, almost done! :3-


The black leather purse was held under the robber's arm, Katsu watched him leave from the alleyway. His water shark was developing as the situation played out, Katsu's brow raised in confusion. He should use the water shark to subdue to criminal.. return the woman her purse.. more importantly, to subdue the criminal. Katsu grunted, he heard the shriek, the man rushing through the snow. The boy held his serpent seal up, the water shark gave a mighty roar. It formed from the trough, ready to be deployed. Ready to hunt down evil and deliver justice.

"You wish.. I'm going to have to take you in, sorry!" Katsu shouted, the criminal stopped in his tracks. The criminal had been about 6'1" in height, a somewhat heavy build. The robber looked towards Katsu, it tossed the purse in the snow. The criminal beat his fists together, all the while Katsu held his serpent seal up. "You want a beatin' kid?" The criminal snorted, still beating his fists at Katsu, he'd soon advance on the boy.

I'll rearrange tha' cocky look for ye!" The fat man shouted at the boy.

Katsu's brows furrowed, he waited for the criminal to come towards him. The water shark snarled in the backround. The man pulled out a pocket blade, all the while he advanced on Katsu. The young Kaishin looked at the blade and gave a nod, the man was slow and fat. Katsu had the advantage in the matter, he would surely win this battle. The water shark flopped around, giving another roar. The criminal seemed to fixated on Katsu to notice the shark. "What.. you gonna play ninja with me? AHA!" The criminal snorted out of ignorance, Katsu nodded once more, he played along with his disgusting demeanor. The boy released his hand seal and thrust his arm forward, pointing at the criminal.

Soaring through the air, the shark erupted from the trough, water splashed all over the snow. The criminal looked up and noticed the water shark. Katsu didn't know what the hell would happen, the criminal stubbornly rushed at the shark with his knife. Oh, damn it.. Is that going to kill him?! Katsu threw his arms up, shouting at the criminal. "Wait, Baka, don't rush into it.. Shit!" Katsu rushed for the criminal, his arms were waving like mad. "Move out of the w-.."

Snow erupted into the air, the epicenter being where the criminal stood. Water then mixed with the snow, it splashed Katsu once again. The young Kaishin brushed snow from his face, he opened his eyes to discover the criminal who lie on the ground. The robber's clothes were torn to shreds, the pocket blade seemed to have been used against him. It was stabbed in the man's leg. Katsu walked over, he bent over to grab the purse. He looked at the alley, the woman stood in shock, the boy waved her over and gave the purse back.

"Could you call authority here right away?!" Katsu spoke, he walked away, bent over to grab the trough and he soon left the scene.

[Captain M]

Dude you had already LEARNED it!

You had 53, and then you posted three posts. So you kinda overdid it!

So LEARNED again?

[hass]

0/5 TP 18/125 SP

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Anatomy, Basic
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: Characters with the anatomy skill have a basic knowledge of how the body functions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This skill includes a knowledge of surgery, dissection, and basic anatomy. As might be expected, such knowledge is enormously useful for corporeal sculpting of corpses, sculpting incorporeal ectoplasm, and even restoring bodies by proper embalming. Without a proper knowledge of Anatomy, Basic, most of the work is guesswork. They know where major organs are located on most species. They do not know much about the anatomy of rare creatures or monsters, but they can make an educated guess in certain circumstances. This skill can help a character know what organs to harvest and other body parts for components or other uses. Including selling them to others

An evening later, Katsu is seen in his bedroom. The large black textbook open, the boy had been reading from it. His eyes shifting from side to side, learning anatomy as best as he could.

He flips to the page on the Human mouth.

The mouth is the first in leading to the human gastrointestinal tract, which receives food and saliva. Oral mucosa is the membrane that lines the inside of the mouth. The human mouth also plays a role in communication, apart from its primary role in leading the digestive system. Voice is essentially produced in the human throat, the teeth, jaw, and so on help this process as well. They mostly help produce the sounds that make up the human language.

The mouth is almost always moist, of course, it is lined on the inside with the mucous membrane. The mouth also contains teeth. Normal adults tend to have thirty-two teeth. Averagely, all thirty-two should come by the age of thirteen. There are eight incisors, eight premolars, four canines.. and so on. The lips are what connect the skin to the mouth, the skin covers mostly all of the human body.

The mouth can also be called the oral cavity. In depth, the oral cavity, or mouth, consists of many parts. The tongue being one, which contains your taste buds, your gums under and around the tops and bottoms of your teeth. The hard palate, which is the upper roof of your mouth. The soft which is in the back of a mouth, or oral cavity. The tonsils and the uvula are also located in one's mouth.

Katsu yawns, he figures that's enough for the mouth. He uses his mouth to speak, eat, as well as to perform jutsu from. A great tool to the human body, he decided.

[Captain M]

On it, also next time make sure you have the whole tech on display? I don't have the limit and everything

LEARNED

34/125

[hass]

0/5 TP 34/125 (Oops. It got cut off, sorreh!)

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Anatomy, Basic
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: Characters with the anatomy skill have a basic knowledge of how the body functions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This skill includes a knowledge of surgery, dissection, and basic anatomy. As might be expected, such knowledge is enormously useful for corporeal sculpting of corpses, sculpting incorporeal ectoplasm, and even restoring bodies by proper embalming. Without a proper knowledge of Anatomy, Basic, most of the work is guesswork. They know where major organs are located on most species. They do not know much about the anatomy of rare creatures or monsters, but they can make an educated guess in certain circumstances. This skill can help a character know what organs to harvest and other body parts for components or other uses. Including selling them to others.
Novice: Knowing where major organs lie in the corpse of the same race.
Average: Recognizing the effects of disease or poison upon healthy bodies (though not necessarily the exact nature of such).
Advanced:
Expert:
Master: Remembering how minor organs function in humans.

Being a Trained (Average) in Anatomy, gains a stackable +5 synergy bonus to First Aid: Healing, and Embalming. Basic Each time learned user gets 2 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

The sounds of paper sliding against each other was heard from Katsu's bed room, the door slightly cracked open.

The boy finished reading about the human mouth, he had learned quite a bit. He continued from the mouth, into the digestive system.

The pharynx, also called the throat, is shaped like a funnel-tube and is connected to the hinder end of the mouth. The throat passes masses upon masses of chewed food, from the mouth of course, to the esophagus. The throat, or pharynx, plays a large and important role in the respiratory system. Air from the naval cavity passes through the throat and onto the lungs.

The throat serves two similar types of purposes, it contains a tissue flap, referred to as the epiglottis, which indeed acts as a switching to route food to the esophagus. As well as air to the larynx, or voice box.


Now, onto the next part. The esophagus, which is a musclular tube that connects the throat to the stomach, the one in the upper gastrointestinal tract. This carries chewed food down its path. Something interesting about the esophagus is that is has a different purpose other than travel. Its lower ring-like part known as the cardiac sphincter traps food in the stomach. It does this by closing the end of the esophagus.

Katsu's eyes traveled over the text, he learned things that most would overlook.

[Captain M]

ON IT

LEARNED

41/125

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0/30 TP

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Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push)
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that allows a user to rush forward in almost instantaneous speed. Used to draw the user close to the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: May use 3 times a day. May perform 1 more each time learned. Passing amount renders the user's legs immobile due to severe pain. Unable to perform again unless gained medical treatment. Must move through an opening. Unable to maneuver around obstructing objects. Can't attack while performing any Shunshin or Variation.
Description: User is able to move forward in a straight line along the ground in almost instantaneous untraceable speed while temporarily masking the user's movements within 10 meters. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the user's movements. It is accomplished by focusing the user's chi along the ankles and foot. User mostly moves just with their ankles and feet. Jutsu takes up no movements. User may only use this Jutsu half of the movements may allow in a single round while rounding down. Example: User has 5 movements, user is able to perform Jutsu 2 times per round.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu.

Wind blew the sparkling snow of Yukigakure through an open doorway, the young Kaishin's to be exact. He left the door open for a while, the boy's nose twitched as he took a deep sniff. Something about the cold air exhilarates me. The boy looked outside, he sent one boot forward into the deep snow. His peaceful endeavor was soon interrupted, "KAAAATSUUU, SHUT THAT DAMN DOOR!" The boy's head dipped down, he shouted back to his mother, "Hai, mother! Please forgive me." Katsu sighed, he closed the door ever so gently. Today he was training under a technique not specific to any affinity, the Shunshin no Jutsu or "Body Flicker".

Before Surome died, Katsu was scheduled to learn a number of new techniques in preparation for the Chunin exams. One being Shunshin no Jutsu, Katsu took a deep sigh as he remembered all of that. Poking out of the side pocket of his coat, a fairly large scroll. He looked up then, a mental note established to cheer up was acknowledged.. For if he did not, training would be utter hell. Back to reality, Katsu neared his favorite spot. The small corner which promised absolute prosperity, to Katsu of course. He stopped in accordance to his arrival, the boy grasped the paper scroll and pulled it forth from his pocket.

With the withdrawn scroll, the boy sat down on a small ledge. He took a few minutes to grasp the concept of the "Body Flicker". Briefly, one would focus energy to their feet and so on. They'd then proceed to dash forward in a straight line. Katsu began to understand the structure of the jutsu, a nod confirmed this. All right, focus some chakra down here.. The boy thought to himself while bringing his palms together. A surge of chakra travelled down to the boy's legs and evenly distributed where need be.

The boy bent over to pick the scroll up once more, he read once more. In detail, "Body Flicker" is a swift, quick movement technique. It allows ninja to move either short or really long distances at an unbelievable speed. If one were to watch someone perform the Shunshin no Jutsu, all they'd see was a puff of smoke or something else. For example, Katsu thought of using snow to mask his movements. Continuing, the user channels chakra to temporarily adjust the body and have it move at high speeds. The amount of chakra needed is weighed on how far one plans to move. Katsu nodded, he tossed the scroll aside.

"Time to do this.. I'll nail it!" Katsu smiled, right hand raised up in a fist. A determination sparked throughout him.

The young Kaishin stood, ready to rush forward as fast as light traveled. His boots slid backwards and Katsu burst forward in a black and smokey blur. Snow flew upwards from the launch, the boy's feet slid through the white. His arms began to wobble and he found himself sliding off of the floor. He tried to weigh himself down, adjusting his boots to slam into the ground. His feet flat, Katsu had hurled through the air. He threw his forearms out in hopes of having a soft landing. Thunk, and the boy made impact with the snow and dirt. "Oh shii-", was all Katsu could manage before getting a mouthful of snow.

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It all happened so quick.. The transition, that is. From the ground, to the sky, and then back to the ground. Katsu had attempted to perform the Shunshin no Jutsu and disappointed himself by screwing up right off of the bat. How naive of him, he had expected to master something with just one go? Damn it.. My legs.. They feel like a pretzel. Katsu dragged himself to the ledge and reached for the scroll. He weakly pulled it down and unraveled it. His eyes widened in disbelief, "Only two more attempts.. And I can't anymore for the day?" The boy battled the pain and managed to stand up.

Two more tries? No problem.. Katsu pondered while spitting snow from his mouth. His palms, once again, came together in unison to muster up chakra. After a significant amount was established in Katsu's legs, the boy then proceeded to take a deep breath in, filling his lungs in preparation for the endeavor ahead. The boy looked behind him, a motion consisting of his head looking past the shoulder, black iris examined the trail of snow and the impact point. "Tsk..", the frustrated noise escaped Katsu's mouth.

The motions ran throughout his head, rush forward.. Straight. Don't trip, keep your feet steady, follow up each dash with another and then one should be good. With the chakra collected, it rested in his feet and legs. Katsu's brows furrowed and the boy bent forward akin to a professional runner. His hands dropped to dig in the snow, to get a feel for it.

"All right.. Surome-Sama, you better be watching this!" The boy shouted, his combat boots slid back in the snow. An expression of pride formed across the young Kaishin's inexperienced face.

Snow kicked upwards, the boy pushed his feet back and then forward. His legs stretched outwards and sent him up at a quick speed. Katsu's brow raised as he rushed through the deep snow, too quick to notice what had exactly happened. He felt as if the world froze around himself, he the only one able to move, the boy looked down at his feet. He pressed his right into the snow, the left came forward and planted into the ground. Katsu grinned, he established the proper movements. The boy gazed up and then it hit him. The wall, that is, icy and cold.

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Recalling the boy's second attempt at the Shunshin no Jutsu, was somewhat a success but mistakes and error still followed. I'm doing it.. I really am! Katsu though, as he looked up to see where he had been going. It hit him harder than his ignorance had, the wall which caused his to flatten against it. The boy twitched a few times, his nose drew blood. Thankfully Katsu quickly thought to toss his arms up and soften the blow, just by a bit, and it possibly stopped a broken nose. Blood dripped into the white snow and Katsu fell backwards. His arms fell to the side, his head bent backwards. The hit knocked him out cold, this seems to happen a lot in his training endeavors. Katsu lie sprawled in the white snow of Yukigakure, his mouth wide open. Blood streaming from his nose where it would soon dry.



A few moments passed and Katsu opened an eye, a snowflake floated down and landed on his nose. Both eyes opened, as wide as ever, he began to breathe heavily. Katsu instantly sat up, his chest heaved back and forth. The boy brushed his right hand upwards, just above the lips. "Damn it.. so careless of me.." The boy brought himself up, his legs twitched a bit and he almost fell over. "Damn it.. one more try.. but this shit hurts so bad!" Katsu groaned, he fought to properly stand up. A few coughs escaped his mouth on the way up, the boy still took deep gasps of breath. His hands trembled a bit before coming to a halt.



One more try.. I'm doing it for sure. The boy thought to himself, his hands clenched into fists. Teeth grit, eyes lit with passion. That's when he heard it, a chirp or yelp. 

A bird had been falling from the sky, at a quick rate. Blood trailed from its wing. The wing was bent, as well. Katsu's eyes widened, he bent over and prepared to rush to catch the bird. The distance was too far, though. What was he going to do? Katsu fell in a critical state of thinking, his actions would have to act quicker than his thoughts.

A helpless creature, once like Katsu had been.

"Body flicker, now..!" Katsu shouted, he got in a semi-crouched position. The boy flung himself forward, his eyes darted up to examine the falling bird. More, more, more! Katsu grit his teeth, his legs kicked snow upwards from where he had rushed from. The blur arrived just before the bird's designated landing spot. Its yellow beak let out a saddened chirp. The bent wing twitched every so often, the other wing flapped with lots of effort. Still, it wasn't enough to halt the drop. Even though the snow was there, due to the cold weather it was partially frozen and hard unless enough forced was pushed on it. The boy raised his arms, his brows furrowed in focus. He rushed forward, hugging himself. He came skidding to a stop, a chirping noise heard from his chest. Katsu looked down, there the bird was looking back at the boy. "I did it.." He sighed in relief, Katsu removed his scarf to wrap it around the bird. He'd then proceed to take it to a veterinary hospital of sorts. 

[Tieren]

+30 Learned

[hass]

0/5

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Upright Stance
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A Basic upright stance used in boxing.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture To adopt an Upright Stance, you should stand with your legs roughly shoulder-width apart. Your back foot should be about half a step behind your front foot. If your dominant boxing hand is your right hand, your left foot will lead. Lift your right heel off the ground by about 3 inches and point both feet inward (although do not exaggerate this movement). If you lift your heel too far off the ground, or turn your feet too far inward, you will become unbalanced. As a test, imagine someone pushing you from any direction. In a properly balanced stance, you should be able to maintain an upright position and not fall to the ground or sway from side to side. To increase the stability of your stance, keep your knees and hips slightly bent but make sure your back is straight. Your lead fist (which will be your left fist if your dominant boxing hand is your right hand) should be positioned vertically at eye level, approximately six inches away from your face. Your right fist should be positioned next to your chin, with your elbow held against your ribcage. This is good defensive positioning and will effectively protect your body. Whilst watching televised boxing matches, you may have noticed the boxers tapping their cheeks with their hands. This repetitive action acts as a reminder to keep fists up at all times and is especially important as the match progresses and energy levels drop. To further protect yourself from blows from your opponent, keep your chin pressed against your chest. Punches to the jaw often cause knock-outs, so it is essential to keep this stance throughout the boxing match.
Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing)

Arishi, Jiboki. Boxing instructor.

Katsu took in a breath, his hand stretched out to grasp the handle of a door. The handle belonged to the door and that door belonged to the boxing gym. A shabby little place, nonprofit organization. Although you could pay for private lessons, which Katsu decided not to do. He probably would just examine others and copy them. The boy walked in and tossed his coat off, he pulled his pants down to reveal shorts. His undershirt came off to reveal a white tank top. The boy sighed, his hands reached into a bin of boxing gloves. Katsu strapped them over his hands and looked to the ring, holy sh*t.., the coach was in the ring waving his arm at Katsu.

"C'mon, kid. Lets go! Lets go! One-two, one-two, bam!" The massive behemoth roared, he looked more meat than brain. Katsu's brow raised, he walked into the ring and ducked under the ropes. "Alright, then!" Katsu said, he raised his right hand up. His feet bare and his eyes narrowed. He'd try a few stances while preparing to fight this man, for some reason Katsu hadn't feared him. The boy closed his eyes, he thought of some stances to start with. The boy would have to bring his right hand up and extend it out a bit, his left hand would have to hang back just a bit. Elbows bent, of course. His right foot would have to move passed his left and rest forward, the left leg and foot would relax back. The left leg would be extended a bit, the right would bend at the knee.

Katsu thought of all this, by examining the coaches stance. The boy looked up, he kept a good posture. His right hand ascended to point to the ceiling, his elbow bending. Katsu allowed his left hand to guard before his face. The boy moved a bit around on his feet, to get more comfortable with the stance. Katsu's right leg came forward and hung out before his body, knee bent. The boy allowed his left leg backwards a bit to extend behind his back. Katsu looked down to examine his placement, he confirmed everything was correct. The boy gazed upwards, his head straight and fixated towards the instructor. He allowed himself to be a bit loose, in case he had to quickly dodge one of this man's lunges or jabs.

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Semi-Crouch
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A semi-crouched stance used in boxing.
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Drawback: ---
Description: Picture You may choose to fight from a crouch (or semi-crouch) position during a boxing match. If you choose this option, lean forward rather than maintaining an upright position, whilst making sure your feet are kept close together. The most important thing to remember when adopting a balanced boxing stance is to relax. If you start to become tense, your balance will be negatively affected and you will be more likely to receive a harmful blow from your opponent. Your neck and back should never feel under any pressure. If your neck and back do feel tense, you may be leaning your shoulders too far forward and not rotating your hips in line with them. If you want to increase the range of your punches, try positioning your front foot ahead of your head. To see the difference that this new stance can make, stand in front of a punch bag whilst keeping your back foot steady and in the normal position. Punch forward slowly and keep your punch at its full extension. After this, move your lead foot in front of your head and repeat the punching movement. Stop the punch at its full extension and you should be able to notice the increased range now available to you. When practicing this variation, keep the other elements of the orthodox stance, such as the position of the elbows and chin, the same.
Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing)

Katsu had been in his upright stance, he awaited the coaches input. The man pounded his feet on the ring, it shook violently. Katsu held his hands before his face, he pondered if the man would attack or not. The coach spoke something, "Splendid, boy!" Katsu's brow raised, had he done the technique correctly? Awesome if he did, now he could move onto a new one.. something to expand his horizon. Katsu shifted around on his feet, "What else is there?", the boy shouted a question. The man tossed his head backwards and a deep chuckle erupted from him. Really..? Katsu internally sighed, was this guy going to teach him some new things or just keep laughing like a maniac?!

Suddenly, the man began to change his positioning. With one swift motion, the man had formed a completely new stance. He left Katsu speechless because the man had formed it so quickly. His right foot seemed to shift backwards and stand straight. On the other hand, the man's left foot assumed a different position. It quickly moved up a bit, but still was close with the right foot. However, his right foot was bent backwards. The man now seemed to lean forward a bit, but not enough to fall on his face. His shoulders shrugged a bit and his head bobbed down. The man's right hand ascended to protect his face, the left hand mocked and did the same. Although, it rested a bit to the side as if it was ready to perform a jab. Katsu nodded and began to slide his feet, he'd do the same.

The boy's right foot came backwards behind himself, it bent just a bit and rested there. The boy's left foot came forth and rested just near the right. This caused Katsu to lean forward just a bit, it was apart of the fighting stance. It may possibly be incorporated in techniques, something Katsu should remember. The boy's legs now in perfect position, his eyes creeped down to double check. Perfect, now for my shoulders.. head.. and most importantly.. hands! The young Kaishin groaned and shrugged his shoulders, the boy's head lowered to rest a bit. A right hand ascended to guard, the left hand came up to offer a backup plan. Katsu then peaked up, to glare at the instructor."And?! How is this, eh?" He shouted, and then awaited the beef cake's response.

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