Training so hard X2 [Invitation]

[inthegame]

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He had no luck with thinking of a new technique, despite him pulling his hair and screaming like a small child. Surya stopped and dust himself free of the speckles of sand that had dared soil his sleek black clothing. Amira had chosen to wake back up and continue her previous proclivity of shadow conjuration. Surya stuck out his tongue at the genin when she asked him for the favor of creating another Suna Bunshin; he had instead began to twiddle his thumbs, dig in his nose and then finally, start a slow set of hand seals that had become dull to perform. B-Rank techniques had required so much time in order to train successfully, and it was for that reason why he chose to steer clear of them. A man with enough wit could topple any mountain with perhaps the lowest ranking ninjutsu, and still never have to rely on his reservoir of  Jounin, -Kage and even Sannin-leveled jutsu. Carefully, and possibly at a pace that matched the zeal of Surya for having to continuously repeat this technique, the Great Sand Arm rose. He had taken his mind off of Amira for a moment before he sharply turned his head her way, fearing the possibility that the girl would indeed use him as another medium instead of the Sand clone that she had asked him for.

Yikes... he thought, before catching the gaze of the kunoichi. He could barely hear her comment and shrugged in reply as his incredibly large appendage of sand wavered at fifteen meters in the air. With his attention focused solely on his own endeavor, Surya lifted his hands toward the towering spire of sand. The movements of his right arm had again matched that of the Suna Futoiude and he couldn't help but to cause his hand to flex downward as if to grab something, yet left only his middle finger up before he broke into a wild snicker. Looking skyward, he witnessed his looming sand hand flip the bird to the countless denizens of the Hidden Sand; he hadn't cared, and held it that way for a while before he decided to mess with a flock of birds. Instead of using his own hand t control the direction in which the Great Sand Arm moved, he opted to use his chakra. Given the day that had been drawn out by Amira, Surya had honestly started to suffer from a lack of concentration. In a cumbersome manner, the wrist of the hand flicked upward and cast outward a spray of phalanges. These four sharp spires of compact sand crashed into the ground beneath the now crumbling arm with a heavy thud that shockwaved throughout the desert.

"Truth be toooooolllllddddd," he said, dragging his feet toward Amira and meet her where she sat. "I'm bored as fuck. Maybe we should move to another area of the village and train a similar jutsu?" He rubbed his stubble in thought. "That way, if you fuck up, I can explain to you how you did... oh; and vice versa." Thankfully he had been done playing with the massive plot of sand. He needed to stretch his brain muscles.

[Tetsu]

0/60

Quick Aim
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: This technique reduces the time to aim while using Far Shot.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This technique allows the user to aim faster in order to throw faster. This technique reduces the time to perform Far Shot by 1 movement, allowing the user to throw within the same speed proficiency as they normally would within the 1st Range Increment. This technique reduces the number of rounds needed to Aim from other Range Increments by 1 as well. Example: Eagle Eye normally needs 4 movements of aiming before hurling a throw. This technique decreases the aim time by 1 movement allowing the user to aim for 3 movements before throwing a weapon.
Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist. Must know Far Shot.

"I'm cool with that." The little girl quickly agreed as he offered to go somewhere else. This damn courtyard anyway. "As long as we can stop and eat somewhere along the way." She added as her stomach began to growl. Taking that into account, she began to focus in on the target behind her. She was not going to have put the damn thing up and not use it. She focused on the now distant target and quickly drew a blade from the back of her vest. Taking not a moment to waste she aimed at the target slowly. Having to take a little time to aim, she focused in on the center.

Pulling her arm back into a quick underhanded throw, Amira began to focus on the central circle. Taking a deep breath, she prepared her muscles mentally for the launching of the projectile. Looking back at Surya she began to speak " so have anywhere in mind?" She asked pulling her arm forward. She released the blade into it's flight path as the words left her lips. Feeling the slight twist of her wrist as she released the blade, she watched at the blade flew towards the target.

The kunai struck true, landing in the second to middle interval. "Well would you look at that, I didn't miss." She sighed sarcastically. Going to retrieve her blade, she awaited her partners response. Were they going to go somewhere that would benefit her throwing techniques. Using the same concept of aiming on Surya's face, she decided that she would keep an eye on his face she quickly placed her kunai back into her back slot. "So shall we be off?" She asked really hoping to get out of the fairly boring courtyard. Doing the same thing over and over again was such a pain after all.

[Father 'Suke]

Fufu - +12; learned
Tetsu - +16; 16|60

[inthegame]

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Resourceful
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has a peculiar sort of luck; whenever they pull items from a crowded back they can pull out what they are looking for.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User has a peculiar sort of luck; whenever they reach into their backpack, a sack full of gear, or any other crowded collection of junk, the user always manage to pull out exactly the item you are looking for. User may pull 1 item out of their backpack, belt pouches, or any other easily accessible container without a movement. If the container is tightly closed, user must use a movement in order to retrieve any item from it.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

---10

Alarmed at what speeds Amira had thrown her projectile, Surya flinched. He had enjoyed the training with the young child, as he had connected with her as he had with many of the students at the Academy who dreamed of being Sunagakure puppeteers. 

"Such speed." he produced as inspired by the viral virtue of Doge. When asked of where to continue training, the boy started to fish around in his pockets. He had several things in there, namely loose ryo, some rubber items, along side a pen and some other small items. With hands that were adroit, and dexterous in movement, he worked his fingers over these items in hopes to gain a feel over the shape and texture of the item he sought. Finally finding the loose strap, he snatched the pair of goggles out of his pocket and dangled them before Amira as if though he had just won a prize. He smiled and quickly placed them over his brow while he pushed his hair back.

"I seriously have no idea.. but I am getting sorta bored with this whole training thing anyway..." He had to be honest here, for he had rather catch up reading the latest installments of Terra Formars as soon as possible. Amira still was throwing kunai at the target and they both had been amazed at her quick aim and accuracy. Surya nodded in agreement as he again fished around in his pocket, day dreaming..

The rubber item --

Thin edged, yet producing a raised rim in a circle within its packaging had been an item that made Surya smile when he rubbed his fingers across it. This had possibly been the most important thing that he had carried at this moment, and his smile turned into a starry ooze when he thought about what he had done last night with a girl using another item just as the one in his pocket. His hands absent-mindedly slipped away from the packaging as the jiggle of coins enticed him to dig further into his pocket.

Loose ryo --

The coins jiggled and Surya gathered them all in the grasp of his left hand in order to keep them still. Having counted out four, he tried to guess what amount the coins added up to, but could not. For this, he had to open his hand and rub his finger down the front of the penny and around its circumference. Maybe if he knew how round and large they were, the he could determine their value. 

When Amira returned, she broke him from his slight trance with her question, which he had immediately nodded to. We stepped outside of the small back-lot sand box and began to push down the sand-whipped streets.  

"Hmm, maybe to a more open area, I may need to test another Sand Clone technique."

[Tetsu]

16/60

Quick Aim
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: This technique reduces the time to aim while using Far Shot.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This technique allows the user to aim faster in order to throw faster. This technique reduces the time to perform Far Shot by 1 movement, allowing the user to throw within the same speed proficiency as they normally would within the 1st Range Increment. This technique reduces the number of rounds needed to Aim from other Range Increments by 1 as well. Example: Eagle Eye normally needs 4 movements of aiming before hurling a throw. This technique decreases the aim time by 1 movement allowing the user to aim for 3 movements before throwing a weapon.
Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist. Must know Far Shot.

"Alright..." She said as she followed Surya out into the street. The many wooden signs and other boards would make perfect practice on the go. Taking only seconds to Aim, Amira quickly drew her kunai blade. Taking a deep breath, she launched it to awards on of the boards placed before a small breakfast house 20 meters away. She hurled her blades with extreme accuracy. Striking the board squared in the middle, Amira smirked. "How about we eat there?" She asked hoping that her own spare change would be enough to cover for herself. Taking a second blade into her hand, she prepared for a second toss.

Aiming so quickly was much different than sitting and concentrating. The environment just appeared to zoom closer rather than actually using a sight of sorts. Taking a moment to prepare her throw, she began to Aim in a mater of seconds. She pulled her throwing arm forward to relinquishing the metal kunai that now flew towards the board. She visually followed it's flight path. The blade struck the hilt of the previously thrown knife. The metallic clank rang out as she approached the board. Picking up her blades, she decided to wait for her partners response.

Focusing on the interior of small house of breakfast, Amira began to analyze thing the way she did a target. She noticed the quaint peroration of the establishment. The cheap plates, the very simplistic food, and the big breasted waitress were just a few things that the little girl observed. Taking a moment to further her throwing, she quickly aimed at a table about 20 meters away. Without hesitation she launched a. Kunai straight at it. Hitting the table at an angle, Amira decided that this was where she wanted to eat. "Shall we?" She asked as she went to retrieve her blade. The stunned face of the servers was priceless.

[Father 'Suke]

inthegame - +10; learned
Tetsu - +18; 34|60

[inthegame]

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Keen-Eyes
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has a keen eye for details.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gains a +10 bonus to their Observation and Sense Motive Skills. If the user has 50 or more points in one of these skills, the bonus increases to +20 for that skill.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

---20

He had suggested training in an expansive environ, yet Amira opted to pursue mealtime endeavors. With a lively step, Surya followed the girl; the sun above had waxed lurid and produced enough light that the absence of it could hardly be applied to spaces of shadow. His eye had picked up on the movements of Amira, and, because of such a keen sense of acuity when watching the child practice her technique, became inspired to create a humanoid puppet. Her motor movements drew him to the swing of her arm, which had been extremely agile as she released her kunai knife. The puppeteer's stomach rumbled for the first time as the faint scent of breakfast food wafted over the desert streets of Suna. Surya smiled and responded to Amira as he fiddled around in his pockets again.

"Sure. Tell ya what. If you can hit that bell over there," He had been pointing in the distance, where at about ten meters away had been a church bell hanging high above the streets of the city, "If you can hit that, I'll pay for your meal. Whatever you want." This claim would hold fast had she preformed as he had challenged her. Surya was a young bachelor of the Hidden Sand, and because of his profession of being a craftsman, had a hefty pocket, despite how lightly the coins jiggled in his black pants.

Coming into total view of the small restaurant, Surya could not help but notice the staff of the establishment. Women with bodies full of adipose worked around tables as waitresses and this made Surya hone his eye on their anatomy. Large breasted, thick legged women had been perhaps the greatest creation of all time, even though he had blue-prints of innovative creations covering his room floor back at his home. He winked toward one of them, who stood out among her peers; this woman, obviously not Chinook like the rest of the servers, possessed a light-blue hair color and amber eyes. Surya noticed the way she moved, her mannerisms were certainly not those of natives of Kaze no Kuni. Once he and Amira made their way into the restaurant, the child threw a kunai at a table; in effect, the eyes of nearly every patron and server was drawn to their location. The blue-haired woman, too, looked up and blushed when she saw Surya wave and wink toward her. 

"Please.. forgive my friend. She has a habit of being unaware of how her actions effect others." This, of course, could be held as truth, for just earlier she had ceased an elderly man for no reason whatsoever with her adhesive shadow. As Surya continued to observe the place, he couldn't help but notice the plates of bacon that lay stacked at the back of the shop. His mouth watered and for the first time, a look of rapture had taken hold of his face. "B-bacon.. look at all that bacon!" 

Hopefully Amira would find his challenge worth it, because he himself was about to dine like a king.

[Tetsu]

34/60

Quick Aim
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: This technique reduces the time to aim while using Far Shot.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This technique allows the user to aim faster in order to throw faster. This technique reduces the time to perform Far Shot by 1 movement, allowing the user to throw within the same speed proficiency as they normally would within the 1st Range Increment. This technique reduces the number of rounds needed to Aim from other Range Increments by 1 as well. Example: Eagle Eye normally needs 4 movements of aiming before hurling a throw. This technique decreases the aim time by 1 movement allowing the user to aim for 3 movements before throwing a weapon.
Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist. Must know Far Shot.

Hearing the challenge, Amira allowed a small smirk to cross her lips. She took her seat as Surya began to address the attractive waitress. Pulling her kunai out of the table, she began to speak. "Welp, I would, but taking your challenge would be such a pain..." She said twirling the kunai in her hand. She subtly took the moment to aim in on the bell itself. It was approximately 17 meters way from their current location. She could easily throw her blade through the open window, striking the bell. Sighing as he apologized for her brash throwing of her blade, she decided that that the benefit of free breakfast out weighed the work. Looking at Surya with a look of nonchalance, she felt determined to hit her mark.

The target was partially obscured by the window. Amira could easily strike the bell however. She allowed her vision to enclose on the lower half of the bell as her body prepared to throw. Her Kunai was grasped by the grip as her arm began to move. It launched the Kunai blade in a flash towards her target. It would not land squarely, but would do for now Amira thought as she began to look back at Surya and his waitress. "Sorry for the table." She said looking at the pair with a lazy and apologetic expression as she rubbed the back of her neck.

Waiting for the sounding of the bell, she began to think of what she wanted to eat. She began to focus on the board that she had struck earlier. It just so happened to also be the menu. "Whoops..." She muttered quietly as she picked up one of the pairs of chopsticks that sat in glass on the table. Snapping them in half, she began to aim at the two objects she really wanted. Pancakes and bacon. The reward for her training would be breakfast, she thought as the bell rang out in the distance. "Looks like your buying eh?" She giggled as she prepared to throw them at the Board. Pulling her arm back swiftly, she launched the wooden rods as if they were senbon. Striking the board twice, the first hit the pancakes like she had desired. The second chopstick landed differently. Hitting the porridge, Amira unleashed a heartfelt sigh. "damn it....I'll have pancakes and porridge I guess." She said in a disheartened tone. Taking a second pair and placing them before her, Amira began to address Surya. "Good choice right?" She asked looking about the establishment. Thought it wasn't fancy, it was still a joyful sigh. Not to mention Surya thoroughly seemed to be enjoying the scenery.

[Father 'Suke]

inthegame - +20; learned
Tetsu - +18; 52|60

[inthegame]

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Daisan no Me (The Third Eye)
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A technique that allows the user the capability of using their sand to where they can create an eye. This eye of sand is used for spying purposes and information gathering purposes. A simple technique known within the Sand Regiments.
Special: ---
Drawback: When the user uses this technique they are unable to use one of their eyes. The user will need to be capable of seeing and the mind is unable to process so many images. Lack of better words the user literally uses his own eye to see by using Sand. The user is however only capable of using this technique within the distance of 10 meters each character rank
Description: The user creates a simple eye that is in the color of brown. The sand is condensed to the point it solidifies and looks like that of an eye. The user keeps a small string of sand that is lined with chakra in order to allow the user to still see.
Limit: Must have the Sand Release.

---10

The bell rang and Surya snapped his fingers, smiling. "Awesome.. I didn't think you could hit it at first." He then winked to Amira and produced his massive wallet. He was a man of his word and had no problem with sticking to his bet with the kunoichi. He, however, would only laugh at her impromptu display of using chopsticks as senbon to allow her to determine what she would eat for brunch. He could only pffft, hold his stomach and then bust out laughing as the two struck her selections:

"Pancakes.. and porridge? Hahaha, you really are a baby." Surya then plopped down at a table near the beautiful waitress and began to have a conversation with her.

"You.. you look amazing today. Do you want to see something special?" He enticed and she could only nod and smile; he offered her an empty seat as his hands moved carefully through a string of handseals dedicated to advanced manipulation.  In the room, faintly, yet in a manner that started to gather the attention of the other patrons, sands began to shift. There had been windows present in the establishment that had been open; from the outside, Surya's chakra began to manipulate sand in whirling and thin columns. The woman that was seated next to Amira began to get aroused as she noticed the focusing gaze of Surya while he performed his duty. It was well worth mention that when he started to put his mind to something, that I specific look took over his visage and made him appear as a cool genius. His hands pressed the Tora seal as now even the loose sand that littered the floor of the restaurant began to conglomerate. His well-versed application of both Earth and Wind manipulation enabled him to conjure this superior release of Sand even in its minute form. Carefully and continuously the floating matter built in size, until it was a free-form shape that occasionally trickled not-subjugated granule back on to the floor.

The following process was quickly performed, yet meticulous in labor. The loose nimbus of sand had been willed to mold carefully into the shape of an orb, and from there, Surya applied anatomical methods to convert the small-sized ball of sand into a human eye. By this time most of everyone returned to what they had been doing prior, having no interest in watching a shinobi of the Hidden Sand produce cheap parlor tricks on the servers. This Daisan no Me had shared with Surya the color of his iris; black, and inquisitive. As the sand-oculi moved around, the teen placed his left hand over his eye in order to gain vision in the aloft sand surrogate. Here, he had opened another perspective of the restaurant: eggs could be seen being cooked in the back, and that ever tantalizing plate of bacon seemed to be only increasing in height. Without hesitating, Surya controlled the eye to swiftly zoom toward his table in front of the blue-haired mistress. It winked once and quickly crumbled back into its natural form, free of a spiritual essence and was quickly picked up by a gentle breeze.

"I'll have the bacon, eggs and pancake combo." He said, quickly tapping the bottom of the waitress as she arose. In her rise, she jumped at his advance and flourished like a cherry when she went to collect his plate and Amira's had she not already had her baby food. 

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For the meal of me and Amira, please take out 1800 ryo. Thanks.

[Tetsu]

52/60

Quick Aim
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: This technique reduces the time to aim while using Far Shot.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This technique allows the user to aim faster in order to throw faster. This technique reduces the time to perform Far Shot by 1 movement, allowing the user to throw within the same speed proficiency as they normally would within the 1st Range Increment. This technique reduces the number of rounds needed to Aim from other Range Increments by 1 as well. Example: Eagle Eye normally needs 4 movements of aiming before hurling a throw. This technique decreases the aim time by 1 movement allowing the user to aim for 3 movements before throwing a weapon.
Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist. Must know Far Shot.

Amira smirked sly as Surya held true to his boast. "Thanks for the food." She said picking up another pair of chopsticks. She thoroughly enjoyed spending the late morning with the perverted Surya. He was enjoyable to say the least. She waited for the waitress to take Surya's order as well. As he began to intrigue the well figured woman, Amira began to observe the eye he seemed to be creating. She quickly Aimed at the object. I mean come on it's fucking creepy, Amira thought as the thought to destroy it crossed her mind. She quickly broke the chopsticks again. She wondered if throwing the stick at the eye would hurt him any. Aiming at the eye, she prepared to launch her pair of chopsticks as one of the waiters began to take a slip.

Reacting more than preparing, she launched her wooden chopsticks with an extreme force. She had only taken an instant to Aim for the handles of the pair of now falling mugs. Allowing herself a moment to realize what had happened, she quickly waited for the crashing of glass. It never came. The silence was a subtle reliefs as she looked up at her partner. "Sorry about that..." Amira mumbled as the waitress was obviously more enthralled by Surya. Taking this distraction as am opportunity, Amira again took some chopsticks to throw at Surya's sandy eye.

She focused on the similar optical creation of her companion. She ignored his jeers about her eating baby food, and rather decided to stab him in the eye so to speak. Taking only a seconds glance to Aim, Amira quickly launched her chopsticks at the eye. As the held true to their path, she honestly hoped that hitting it would not hurt him too much. Sighing as she waited for the chopsticks to strike their target, she wondered about her food. Taking no further interest in throwing things. She settled her little body into the seat. "So enjoying the scenery there?" She asked Surya in a quasi-sarcastic tone. It was partially true after all. Not sure how he would react to his eye being poked out, she began to twiddle her thumbs as she awaited his response.

[Father 'Suke]

inthegame - +10; learned
Tetsu - +8; learned

Transaction complete

[inthegame]

Finishing his plate, Surya stretched back and soaked in a bit of the sun rays that pierced through the window glass. He had spent the morning and most of the afternoon running around the village causing quite a bit of mayhem with Amira. The thought of it made him smile.. it brought him back to his own youthful days. When the kunoichi had went to attack his Daisan no Me, he dramatically acted as if though he and it shared common nociceptors. Of course, given the diminishing aura of his chakra around the granule conglomerate, he had basically disconnected himself wholly from his ninjutsu, and thus was free from experiencing pain from out-of-body tangents.

"I really gotta get goin', kid. I was supposed to meet up with my bro, like, thirty minutes ago to go toke.." Surya got up and waved to the waitress. "I'll catch ya later.. but next time with puppet strings." The man winked and quickly disappeared into the sand-laden streets of Sunagakure.

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[Tetsu]

"Alright, later." Amira said nonchalantly as Surya got up to head out into the street. She smirked lightly as she finished her pancakes. He was an interesting fellow, she thought as she stood up from the table. She would remember this fun morning before her trip of democracy. This was a good day to start the day.

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