A new beginning [T][INV]

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Step 2(Gathering of Chakra and First Use)

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He now stood upon the head of the water dragon, up in the air. The next step would be to again try and concentrate the chakra into the dragon’s mouth and increase its power. He ran the chakra down through his feet into the head of the dragon and then into its mouth. He was glad he had learned how to divert his chakra to other parts of his body in his previous training. If he hadn’t been able to do that, he wouldn’t have been able to transfer the large amount of chakra needed into the dragon’s mouth.

With the chakra in the dragon’s mouth, Oron began to work in and add chakra to increase the power of the chakra. It wasn’t long until he realized that his method was not having the desired effect, and he was using up way too much of his chakra. There was no way he would be able to use the jutsu in the way he had the normal Teppodama. I was just too much for him to handle. He would have to find another way to do it. He released the jutsu and sat down on the water to think.

He needed some way to create the power he created with his own Teppodama, scaled up to the dragon’s size. It seemed impossible for him to do that with only his chakra. Even if it was not impossible,. It would still be impractical with all the chakra it used up. He needed a way to supplement his chakra in the creation of the ball of water. Then it hit him, it was made out of water, he just needed to add water instead of converting chakra into water later in the process. He would still use his chakra to increase the power and control the water, but this would allow him to create the needed power without using a ton of chakra.

Oron stood up and began to gather his chakra. He executed the jutsu and called upon the dragon once more below his feet. Once it was complete, he used hid chakra it to guide extra water to the mouth of the dragon. Once there, he used his chakra to work it, add chakra, shape it, and increase its power. It was a bit more difficult doing all of this outside of his own body, but he would get used to it, just as he had everything else. The power of the ball continued to increase more and more until it finally got to the point that it was ready to be released. He formed the dragon hand seal, the dragon opened its mouth, and water erupted from its mouth.

The amount and power of the water had caught Oron off guard. He was not able to maintain the control over it once it left the dragon’s mouth. It had flown forwards as a cone of high pressure water emerging from its mouth. The power was immense, but it was not concentrated enough to be truly powerful. He would need to use more chakra in the control of such a force. He sat down once again on the head of the dragon to think about his next course of action.

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Step 3(Control and Stabilization)

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Oron sat there on the head of the water dragon, wandering what would be the best way to control the awesome power of this jutsu. He knew he needed more chakra added to the control, scaled to the size and power difference between his own and the dragon’s Teppodama. That seemed simple enough, but nothing seemed to really end up being that simple, so he thought about other possible improvements. He realized what was needed. He would not be able to maintain it even in practice with just the control. He would need to add the control, stabilization, as well as the outer control from the very start. They would all help to control the great power held within this jutsu.

Oron stood up and prepared himself and visualized all of the forces acting upon the ball of water as it flew over the water in his mind. He would create the shell of control, concentrate the water using it, and then add the spinning effect of the stabilization to keep it stable. Finally, he would also add the outer control, which was normally used to control the trajectory of the jutsu, but in this case would also help control it. He gathered the water into the dragon’s mouth and increased its power once again with his chakra, until it was ready.

He performed the dragon seal once again and the dragon opened its mouth, producing the erupting power of the water. This time, however, he was able to use all of his methods of control to form it into its correct form of a ball of water. The ball was massive, with a diameter of about a meter and a half, and powerful. It flew over the water in front of him, remaining under Oron’s control.

Oron released the jutsu and sat down on the water again and thought about his jutsu. It had remained under his control, but it hadn’t been perfect. There were still a few small issues to deal with if he wanted to perfect it. After all, he had learned during his previous trainings that the slightest problem could severely impact the effectiveness of the jutsu as a whole. The comforting part was that he knew everything he needed to know, and all he needed was more practice to bring it all together. That is what he would spend the rest of the day doing, practicing the jutsu up until its current point.

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Step 4(Finishing)

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After having perfect the jutsu so far, Oron had gone home, exhausted, for a good night’s sleep. Having returned, though, he was ready to get down to business. He was ready to finish this jutsu and move on to the next one. What he needed to do next was make sure that he was still able to control the trajectory as well as make sure the jutsu stayed stable on impact. He was hoping he would have no problem with either and would be able to wrap the jutsu up quickly.

Oron stood up and planted his feet. He executed the jutsu and the dragon emerged from the water beneath his feet. Once he reached full height, he flowed water into the dragon’s mouth and used his chakra to increase its power. Once it was ready, he performed the dragon seal, causing the dragon to open its mouth and release the water. He controlled and stabilized the jutsu as he guided it towards its target at the edge of the water. The intended target was another tree on the shore line. It flew towards its mark and loudly crashed right into it, causing a large explosion of water.

As the water cleared out, falling back down to the ground and allowing Oron to see again, he could see the damage that had been done to the target. Oron saw a very similar yet much larger hole in the tree behind the target, which had fallen over onto another tree, and the first tree, his target, had been blasted to tiny bits. It truly was a powerful technique to be able to do so much more damage than the original Teppodama. He was pleased with his progress and believed he had nearly mastered the jutsu.

He sat down again upon the head of the water dragon and examined the damage across the water while again imagining his jutsu, which had caused the damage. It would need a little more practice, but he would have it mastered in no time. He looked back on his last few training sessions and realized how much he had learned and grown. He was becoming strong at a quick rate and that steak would not stop now, or ever. He would become the strongest, no matter what he had to do. He stood back up and prepared to release another Kishinryuu Teppodama.

[N A T S U M I]

+40; Learned.

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Katon no Jutsu (Fire Release Skill)

Rank: "C"
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 Fire. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Fire Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: ---
Heat Mastery, when a user reaches to a point where they gain the full potential and understanding of fire and Heat the user is capable of many things. A technique such as this is a mastery of all Fire Techniques to where they do not have to worry about Minor Burns.

Step 1

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Oron removed a piece of paper from the utility belt around his waist. He took it in his right hand and crumpled it up. He sat down, crossing his legs, and sat the piece of paper down in front of him. It was something that would easily burn so it was a good tool for his first step in learning to use Katon on a basic level. He placed both hands around the paper, covering it completely. He concentrated the chakra in both hands. He knew three elements already, so this part was easy for him. The only difficulty was learning how to make it manifest into fire.

He closed his eyes and imagined the paper being set on fire. With the chakra in his hands and the image in his mind, he released the chakra in his hands and let it flow into the paper. He noticed that nothing was happening, he could feel the flow, but could feel no heat. He opened his eyes and removed his hands form the paper. There was no a single sign of any sort of success, not even a single spark or the slightest scorching of the paper. He was disappointed at having done nothing, but it was only his try, he would not give up. He could not give up. Learning a new element could take time even for him. He would just have to be patient and keep trying.

He closed his eyes once more, and focused his chakra into his hands once more, as he once again placed his hands around the paper. This time, he imagined a fire within himself, letting it build with some more chakra, and then once again released it and let it flow into the paper. He felt that something had defiantly happened that time. He opened his eyes and removed his hands to find the papers had been torn to shreds. He had accidently released his wind element on the paper instead of the intended fire element.

This at least showed him that he was doing it correctly, but was not too far from his original goal. He still was missing the same thing he had in the beginning, the ability to draw out the fire. Of course he was doing the rest correctly, having already known how to use other elements already. He just still needed to find a way to use the fire element. He looked down at the shredded paper in front of him. He thought deeply about how he was able to draw out each of his other elements, to find the key to this new one.

After thinking about it, he decided to try once more. He scraped the shredded papers into a pile in front of him and returned his hands around them, focusing his chakra once again. He now combined his last two attempts. He pictured both a fire inside of himself and one burning the paper. He held his chakra and concentration until the two fires become one large one and then released it into the paper. This time he felt the heat. It wasn’t a lasting heat, only momentary but it had been something. It had just been a burst of heat but not controlled well enough to become a flame. He opened his eyes and removed his hands to see the now scorched paper in front of him.

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Step 2

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He had taken his first step, scorching the paper, but he still had a long way to go. He had learned the method of producing heat, but he still was not able to produce an actual fire. He needed to find the way to use that heat to create the intended fire. He would then need o learn to use it effectively and consistently. Once he was able to do that, he would just need to learn to control the fire on a larger scale, to be useful.

He sat there, thinking about how he would create the flame. He looked at the scorched paper and realized that the head had been too spread out. If he concentrated all of the spread out heat into one spot, he was sure that a flame would ignite. He was sure that was the answer to this problem. He drew another paper from his belt and placed it before him on the ground. He placed his hands around it the same as the last time. He imagined the same flame as last time, becoming one, but then concentrated it into one place before releasing the chakra into the paper.

Oron opened his eyes as he felt the heat beneath his palms. He drew his hands back instinctively and saw the small flame that not burned up the paper in front of him. His idea had worked, and he was happy that he was starting to get the hand of this new element. To check his consistency, he drew out another paper and preformed the same method as before. He was pleased to find that he was able to produce yet another flame, just as before.

Now that he had been able to do the first step multiple times, he would next move on to a different task. His task for his next step was to boil a small pool of water. He had picked his location for the little bit of water that had been cut off from the rest of the larger body of water. He would need it to all boil if he was to complete the next step of his training. He had learned to produce a plane by concentrating the heat to one location, but this training would require him to do the exact opposite. He would need to spread the heat out over the large area of water.

He sat down on the edge of the water, putting his hand on the top of the water. He visualized the flame within himself and in the water, letting them expand to be one again. This time, he allowed it to continue to expand instead of concentrating it into one point. He spread out the head as far as he could across the water, trying to spread the heat evenly across the water.

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Step 3

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As he sat there, trying to spread the head throughout the water, he realized that the water was no longer getting any hotter. He stopped the flow of his chakra into the water and withdrew his hand. Something had gone wrong, and he needed to figure out what it was. The heat had been working well throughout the water, until he had spread the heat out too far and it had stopped heating the water all together. Thinking about it, he figured that the heat had dissipated the more he had spread it, until it had become the same temperature of the already slightly warmed water.

He returned his hand to the surface of the water and began to produce the head though the water once again. This time, he still spread the heat, but stopped before it spread too thinly. He left it spread out enough to heat the water evenly, but allowed it to remain hot enough to bring the water to a boil. The water slowly but surely began to boil, and Oron removed his hand and looked across the water, as the surface bubbled up.

Having been able to both spread heat and concentrate it, his next step was to combine the two. He needed a test to spread flames over the length of an object, completing his understanding of the Katon element. If he was able to accomplish his next task, he would basically be able to perform any Katon jutsus. He decided to set a tree on fire to challenge himself, to make sure his understanding and use were perfect.

He moved over to a lone nearby tree. He placed his hand on the outside bark. He imagined his internal and multiple external fires on the tree. He spread each of them to form one large fire in his mind. Once that was accomplished, he released his chakra into the tree. Each of the spots that had been imagined each ignited into flames. Quickly, the flames spread over the tree and met. The only thing left of the tree in the end was ashes. He sat back down and looked at the ashes before him. He had learned yet another element, which he believed would become very useful in the future.

[Father 'Suke]

+27, that last post was just a bit shy in length.

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Ah okay, guess I didnt know what to say and got lazy.

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Oron had continued to practice more with his Katon release until he perfected it. Oron sat upon the grass contenplating his use of his new jutsu, and how it would increase his power. Now that he had perfected the release, he would be able to do so much with it. It truely had a distuctive style and it fit Oron's personality. As he sat there, he realeased chakra inot the ground around him, and all the life around him began to turn to ash.

He would burn the world to the ground if that was what it took to accomplish his dream. Now he had the means to do so. All he needed to do was perfect the katon into different techniques that would allow its power to grow emensly past its simple release form. At this moment, he could control the Katon chakra, but he could not truely control what Katon really was. He would master those techniques and bring out its true power.He stood up and walked away form the tree, leaving a trail of scortched life in his trail.

[Father 'Suke]

learned

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Doton no Jutsu (Earth Release Skill)

Rank: "C"
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 Earth. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Earth Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: ---

Part 1

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Oron now knew all of the basic elements except for Doton. He would change that today and be able to use all five of those five basic elements. When thought about all of the possibilities for jutsus that he would have, being able to use all of the elements, he believed it could truly be endless. He believed while learning Doton, just like Katon, would not increase his overall power much at first, but it created a base that gave him a chance of unprecedented growth. Learning it, would unlock a whole new level of possibilities for him.

He walked over to the shore line, around his training location, and stared out over the water. He was preparing for his first step in his training, clearing his head. He leaned down and scooped up a pile of dry dirt into his hand and then walked over and placed the pile down on a flat rock. His first challenge, which he had decided on, would be to use his Doton chakra to concentrate the dirt into a compact ball of dense dirt. He placed his hands above the dirt and closed his eyes.

He imagined the dirty flying into a ball and then being compressed together to form a ball of dirt. With that image in his mind, he released his chakra. He felt a swirling of dirt under his palms, but he kept his eyes closed and concentrated on the task at hand. It was a good sign, but he still needed to gather it and compress it. He imagined the swirling dirt forming a spiral shape around a central point. He felt the dirt change, presumably to form the spiral. He allowed it to continue to swirl around and around, shrinking and forming a centralized ball of dirt.

Once the spiraling stopped and the dirt was now concentrated into a nice sphere, he just needed to compress it. He imagined a pressure all around the dirt, pushing on all sides and compressing it. He held the pressure until he was sure that it was well compressed. He opened his eyes to see the compressed dirt before him, laying on the rock. It seemed to be well developed and stable. It wasn’t until he picked it up in his hand that it fell to pieces immediately. This crushed Oron’s feeling of success that he had had just a moment ago. It had all seemed to go so perfectly, but it had really been a complete failure.

He sat there, looking down at the dirt, which had returned to merely a pile again. It had felt right while forming it and had looked right even in the ended, but it had been all wrong, maybe even from the start. He was not sure what the problem had been exactly. Was it that he had not applied enough pressure to the dirt, or had something gone wrong even before that? He really had no clue, at the moment, but he would find it out and he would fix the problem. He would do this, no matter what. He closed his eyes and began to think up a solution.

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Part 2

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He opened his eyes as he stumbled upon a solution. I was that he needed to add much more pressure to the outside, but also he needed to intertwine his chakra within the dirt, creating individual bonds between the pieces of dirt. Each speck of dirt would form into larger pieces of dirt and then those larger pieces of dirt would bond with other larger pieces of dirt until it was all bonded together. At that point, he would then create the large force on the outside, which would make them bond even more tightly together, forming a firm and dense ball of dirt. Each speck of dirt would be highly bonded together to form a force that would not be easily broken.

He closed his eyes once more and imagined the scene in which he had described. He released his chakra and the dirt began to form into the spiral once more and then into the sphere at the center of it. At that point, he made sure each speck was bonded together and then compressed the whole ball together. In the end, before he even opened his eyes, he knew it had worked that time. He opened them and saw the ball in the same shape as it had been before. Even though he had been so sure of himself, he still hesitated for a bit before doing it, fearing that it would fall apart once again. He picked it up, though, and it remained solid in his hand. The first step was complete.

He sat there with the ball in his hand and thought about what his next step would be to fully understand the Doton element. He needed something that was difficult and would truly test his skills with the element. He closed his eyes once more to think more clearly. His eyes flew open as he knew his next task. What he would do next, would be to split a boulder in half. It seemed impossible, and that was exactly why Oron wanted it to be his next task. There was nothing like testing your skills versus the seemingly impossible.

Oron walked a ways until he found a smooth boulder by the water, it had been carved down a lot by the water from its original size, or at least Oron figured it had. That didn’t matter though, he just wanted to split it in half and to learn to use the Doton element. He walked up to it and placed his hand upon it. It was just as smooth as it appeared against his hand. He closed his eyes and pictured the rock breaking in half in front of him. With the image in his mind, he released the chakra.

The rock did not even budge as Oron flowed his chakra into it. He opened his eyes, completely disappointed in himself. It had not even cracked a single bit. He needed to be able to do this, he needed to become stronger. He calmed himself before anger could take over and refocused on the task. He sat down, crossing his legs, facing the rock. What would he need to do to break it? He closed his eyes and though about what would be the best way to go about doing it.

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Part 3

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His eyes opened and he stood up, putting his hand on the stone again. He had realized what he had needed to break the rock. He had been just flowing chakra into the rock before, hoping to break it by pure force. What he needed to do, was again micro manage what was going on inside of the rock. He would need to go inside of the rock with his chakra and break the bonds that were holding the rock together. Using his head over brute strength, that always seemed to be the better option, and it worked well for Oron.

Oron allowed the chakra to flow from his hand into the rock. With his eyes closed, he felt the rock using his chakra, targeting the rocks center and began to break the bonds that held it together. As he did so, he could feel it working, giving way to the breaking bonds. After a few minutes, the rock even began to crack a bit down the center. Once he broke enough bonds, gravity would do the rest for him. He continued away, breaking more bonds, for a few more minutes before the rock began to split in half. There was a crack and then two large thuds as the sides broke apart and landed on the ground on either side of where the bolder had been.

He opened his eyes and looked down at the two sides of the boulder, now lying on the ground. It seemed incredible to Oron, and he was still not able to believe he had actually done it. He had felt it, but he had not truly believed it until he had opened his eyes and seen it for himself. He had broken a bolder in half, using his brain and the Doton chakra. It made him feel invincible, though he knew he was still far from that point. He sat back down on the ground looking from one side of the boulder to the other.

He had been able to break it, but it had taken time. It really didn’t matter, because he realized that this was not the true power of the Doton element, and the power it held was still out of his grasp. It would not be for long though, he would make sure of that. This element would especially be good in terms of defensive jutsus, but also would have possibilities for offensive techniques. It would be a powerful asset to him in his life to come and allow him to grow even more powerful.

He stood back up and walked over to one of the sides of the stone. He touched it and planted that memory in his head. It was the day he had learned the last of the five basic elements. He would be able to do amazing things from this day on, thing he did not yet even understand fully himself. He would continue to grow and accomplish his dream, no matter what. Nothing would stop him.

[Father 'Suke]

Learned

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Charged Projectile

Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Charges a metal throwing projectile with lightning adding lightning damage.
Special: ---
Drawback: Can only do enough to slightly numb and paralyze (Only for a quarter of a post), if the user tries to make it stronger, it will end up backfiring and paralyzing their hand. Can only charge up to 5 slots at once
Description: The user holds as many kunai/shuriken, or metal projectile for that matter, as they can, up to 5 slots in their hands, and charges them with electricity. Extra lightning damage is added which will slightly paralyze or numb. The projectiles will shock the opponent weakly even if they don't make contact, but at least come close to.
Limit: Lightning release.


Oron stood on the grass near the shore line of his training area. Today he figured he would work on a technique other than a suiton jutsu. It would be useful to be able to be more versatile. He knew so many elements now, he figured he should start using them to make himself stronger. He did not want to have any weaknesses, and wouldn’t allow himself to leave any openings for enemies in his strategies. He would start with a basic raition jutsu, a simple D-rank jutsu. He rolled the senbon in his mouth over with his teeth.

He drew out a few more of the senbon in his utlility belt and gripped them all in his hands, ready to be thrown. He flowed his chakra into his hands and then converted it into raition chakra. He then allowed the chakra to be transferred to the senbons in his hands. Charged with lightning, they would become more useful to him as tools. He looked out at the tree stump a ways away from him, which had become his target. He flicked his wrists and the senbons flew towards their targets.

The chakra continued to flow through them as they flew towards their intended target. Small flashes of lightning could be seen being produced from each of them. As they struck there target, the sebons discharged the electricity into it. His technique had been a success. It was a simple technique, but it could be useful in certain situations, especially if he caught his opponent off guard, allowing him to stun them, even if it was only for a short time.

He flowed the chakra to his mouth this time and flowed it into the senbon between his teeth. He spat it at the target and it hit along with the other senbon, discharging its electricity. This was exactly why he had actually chosen this technique. He always had a senbon ready between his teeth and it never hurt to make it even more useful. You never know what situation you could get into, that was the reason he kept the senbon there in the first place. It was much easier to respond when it was always ready.

He walked over to the stump and retrieved the senbon from it. He placed the one between his teeth again and then the rest he returned to his belt. He had learned an easy technique that he figured might just help save his life one day. To Oron, no jutsu was too small or insignificant. Every jutsu made the user of it more powerful in its own way, especially if used creatively.

[Father 'Suke]

+10

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Raiton – Karasuhebi no Jutsu (Thunder Style – Shocking Snake Technique)
Rank: C, B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Allows the user to spawn a raiton based snake from either of the palms of their hands. It can stretch out for up to ten meters from its origin, and slither around rather rapidly, at the speed equal to that of a taispecialist of the user’s rank. From here, the snake can either snap at its target, or wrap around an unsuspecting victim, delivering hundreds of shocks at once. Additional ‘C’ ranked training can increase the distance the snake can travel by ten meters each time, for a maximum of up to fifty meters. Additional 'B' ranked training allows the user to apply the constricting attack. Snake does not loose speed of movement when farther out from the user.
Special: ‘Handseals’
Drawback: Cannot do other handseals unless one knows one handed seals. Some attacks do not discriminate against friend or foe. Snake can be destroyed. If used more than five times (learning the B ranked version raises this to ten) by a single hand, said appendage will grow numb and unusable for the next two turns. If 'coil-and-shock' attack is used, the entire snake is destroyed and must the entire technique must be recast.
Description: Through their talents in the Raiton release, the user is allowed to use their chakra to manifest a snake that will do their bidding. This snake is made comprised of pure lightning, and has advanced intellect of its own. It can communicate with the user mentally and follow orders well. This snake is useful for quick gashing and shocking attacks, and if one can manage to coil around the user, the equivalent of a strong 'B' ranked worth shock coarses through their body whole, constricting and shocking. Since the snake is made of raiton essence, it can be cut by blades ‘B’ rank or higher. However, it takes only a ‘C’ ranked extra charge to regrow the lost appendage; the severed part quickly blows up to blind all in the area except the user himself.
Limit: Raiton Release

Part 1

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Now that Oron had learned his first basic ration technique, he had decided to learn a higher level ration jutsu this time. His time he would be learning a jutsu that was the next level up, a C-rank jutsu. The jutsu, when learned, would allow him to produce a lightning snake from the palms of his hands, that would be able to move around and strike at his opponents. Once mastered, he would also be able to bind opponents and use it at a much longer distance from the target.

Oron stood in the grass of the shoreline near his normal training area. He had his eyes closed and was preparing himself for the training ahead. Without opening his eyes, he began to draw on his chakra and concentrated it into his hands. He converted it into the ration chakra needed when there. He pictured the intended snake in his mind, before performing the seals and releasing his chakra. He allowed the chakra to flow out of his right hand and into the solid form of the lightning snake. He opened his eyes and saw that too much chakra had been put into the snake and the control had been off as well. The snake like figure slithered a few feet and then exploded.

He sat down on the grass and closed his eyes again. The first thing he would fix would be the chakra concentration within the snake. This jutsu was smaller and needed less chakra than the larger jutsus that he had been learning. Even so, he still needed a good amount that would be well concentrated to still make the snake solid and allow it to retain its power. There wasn’t any trick to it this time, the solution was just to find a balance between power and size, to make the most effective and efficient snake possible.

He stood back up and gathered his chakra into his hands again, and then performed the needed seals. The snake again emerged from his right hand. This time he released less, but allowed enough for it to be powerful at the same time. What he did release he concentrated heavily to create the snake as a solid. It was still not stable, but it was able to slither forward further this time before control was lost. Multiple small instabilities along its length had occurred all at once and it had not been able to retain its shape.

There was no need for him to sit down and think this time; he just needed to keep trying to perfect it. He readied himself again and gathered the chakra into his hands. He concentrated extra on his control this time as he performed the seals and the snake emerged from his right hand once again. The control needed to be brought in more and the snake needed to be stabilized. If he could get those things down now, he could move on to the rest of the jutsu.

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Part 2

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The snake had yet again been better prepared this time, but it still was not perfect. It remained stable at least, so Oron decided to move on to the next step of the jutsu. The next step really was what brought the jutsu to life and allowed it to truly be useful. He would create the snake with a mind of its own, which would allow him to communicate mentally with it and think for itself. Without this part, the jutsu would never be as useful as it could be.

He sat down and closed his eyes, picturing the same snake he had used before, but this time he concentrated on the brain. It would take some time for him to create a brain for the jutsu, allowing it to have its own intelligence as well as allow it to be able to follow orders. He needed it to be able to adapt and communicate with him as well. It was complex and it would take a lot of focus and time. Though, once it was complete, the jutsu would begin to form into its true form.

After some time had passed, he had finally fully developed it. He stood back up, picturing it all in his head before performing the seals and releasing the chakra. The now fully developed snaked emerged from his right hand yet again. It slithered out in front of him and he could feel its mind touching against his. He could hear it and it could hear him. He gave it a few commands to see if it would follow directions effectively and efficiently.

He commanded it to move away from him, around a tree stump and then come back to him. As soon as it was given the command, it followed the instructions perfectly. It returned to him and he thought up a more difficult task. He needed some way that he could test its problem solving skills and its ability to adapt to a situation and environment. He commanded it sneak to the woods and then continue to sneak though them, being as stealthy as it could be. Being stealthy was going to be a good reason to use this jutsu in the first place. He also told it to report all information about the surroundings to him, testing its ability as a scout as well.

It began to move stealthily though the grass, trying to avoid drawing attention to itself. It was not, however, able to even reach the edge of the woods. As it got about 10 meters from him, the snake dissipated into nothingness. He had not expected it, but he had learned his current limits with the distance the snake could travel away from him. To be useful, he would need it to be able to move further, but for now that was not his concern. He was just trying to learn its limits for now. He had gotten some valuable information, though, that would be good to know when using it from now on.

[Oron Kazeraikou]

Part 3

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He moved over to the edge of the woods this time, to attempt his previous challenge for the snake once more. He gathered his chakra, formed the seals, and then released his chakra. The snake emerged once more from hid right hand and slithered into the woods. He gave it the same commands as last time and it went on its way to accomplish its task. He wandered how well it would do. He crouched and looked after it in the woods, as it stealthily slithered through.

If he had not known where it was, he may have missed it as it slithered under leaves and behind trees to hide itself the best it could. It was impressive considering it was made out of lightning and would normally stand out strongly from the surroundings. If someone looked close enough they would be able to see it, but that was true with just about anything. As it moved, it also gave him information about the terrain and its surroundings in general.

As it finished its trail it again dissipated, Oron having lost track of how far it had gone. He would need to get used to that, to make sure it did not happen in a real combat situation. He concentrated his chakra and performed the seals once again and the snaked emerged from his right hand again. The snake instantly lost its shape as he lost his focus, startled by the sudden numbing of his right hand. He could not move it at all, it was completely unusable.

He had found another big limit to this technique. It seemed that his limit for the time with this technique would be five uses. After that, he would lose use of his arm for a while. He wasn’t sure how long just yet, but he was sure the feeling would return and he would make a note of how long. It would be important to know if it ever happened again. Though, he was sure it never would now that he knew his limit. He was glad he had found it during training and not in the middle of a life and death situation.

After a while, the feeling had returned to his arm, but he decided that he would call it a day for now. He had learned the jutsu though, and he had learned some of its biggest limitations, which were important to know. He could use those limits, and make sure that he did not break them. It might even save his life someday to know those limits. He moved his still tingling arm around as he went over and sat down against a tree.

[Father 'Suke]

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Good learning all together, however just seemed a tad short among the three posts.