Mission: Strengthen Kumokagure! (Mission/Training)

[Arkai]

Mission Description-

Name: Strengthen Kumogakure I!
Rank: “D” Rank.
IIC Length: 2 days.
Difficulty: Easy.
Description: Increasing in strength is an important part of helping your village. Thus the ninja are being asked to train a technique! The idea is simple: train a “D” ranked technique and then show the new skill to the staff at the Raikage tower. Once this is done you will be rewarded for helping make the village strong!
Objective: May be repeated once a month.
Personnel requirements: 1-3 shinobis.
Reward: 4,500 ryo (3000 ryo for a non-nin).

Tech Training:

Glimpse of Fear
Rank: "D"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: User plunges the subject directly into a waking nightmare, immersing it in a world of fear for a brief instant.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Fear, Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 creature. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 6 meters plus 7 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 rounds per class level. This technique may be negated. User plunges the subject directly into a waking nightmare, immersing it in a world of fear for a brief instant. The change happens so fast that many creatures do not consciously sense it all, but a failed save means the sudden shift in perception registers long enough to leave the subject shaken for 5 round per Class Level. Sightless creatures and creatures immune to fear effects are not affected by this Jutsu. In addition, a target that fails the save to resist this Jutsu also takes a -4 penalty on all saves made to resist Jutsus with the fear descriptor for the duration of this Jutsu.
Limit: Must know the Phantasm Perception.

     Having received approval for his two training missions, Arkai dipped into the learning center to check out a couple of scrolls his father recommended before heading over to his sister’s favorite training ground. He hummed the well-known jingle as he walked. Becoming kage isn’t hard, when you’ve got a library card. Although he expected he was about to get his ass kicked, he did his best to keep his spirits high. After all, being assigned his first missions was a small accomplishment, and his dad would approve of Arkai not lazing about inside all day.
     The hike out to his sister’s forest copse took about twenty minutes, but thankfully it didn’t look as though it would storm. Arkai crossed the shallow river which separated the area from a hiking path and prepared himself. By now Uni had almost certainly caught sight of him. He knelt down behind a fallen tree and scanned the thicket. Great green pines cast shadows through the whole of the forest, but fifty meters ahead lay a small lake which was the source of the river Arkai had just crossed. To a casual passerby it was another patch of forest, but to Arkai it was the place where his sister routinely proved her superiority at taijutsu. He hadn’t warned her he was coming ahead of time either, which meant he was in for a beating.
     Sure enough, the log in front of him shattered under the pressure of a drop kick. Arkai barely had time to jump backwards before finding himself grabbed by the collar and thrust against a tree, knife at his throat. “What are you doing in my forest interloper?” demanded a short, muscle-bound kunoichi. Arkai glared at his middle sibling. “Uni, this is a public park. You can’t just assault everyone who walks by.” She snorted. “Not everyone, just you.” She released his collar and let him fall to earth. “So what’s up? I thought you’d be in the hospital with Mom about now.”
     Arkai picked himself up, dusting off dirty pants. “I’ll be going there tomorrow. But I need your help with my missions.” At the mention of missions Uni’s smile widened. “Missions? Finally done wasting time in the learning center?” She pulled a scroll from out of her backpack. “As it happens, I’m about to go on my first B rank tomorrow. I’ll be so busy prepping I doubt I’ll have time to help you chase dogs or whatever.”
     He gave an exaggerated groan. “It’s just the new tech training. C’mon, you’ll have fun. You like target practice don’t you?” He unrolled the first scroll from the library and scanned it briefly. “Basic genjutsu. I’m going to try to scare you. If it doesn’t work, you can wail on me to your heart’s content.” He met her gaze. “Sound good?” Uni had already begun gathering stones and tree branches to throw. “Obviously I’m down to whoop you. You’ve got 30 seconds, then I’m coming.” Arkai knew better than to waste time. He jammed the scroll in his pouch and lept away, not stopping until he was perched in a tree some 50 meters away. He’d made sure to leave a few broken branches in his wake, the jutsu only had a range of 13 meters, so he primarily needed to draw her within range.
     He made several handsigns to focus his chakra. It had been a while since he’d worked on his phantasms, and he forgot how different genjutsu techniques were when compared to medical skills. Instead of causing chakra to flow into another object or body, he instead tried to circulate it throughout his prefrontal cortex. The first part was to imagine what sort of fear his target might experience. He conceptualized a pail of water being sloshed around, comparing it to the chakra circulating in the brain. Start the motion, then balance. He tried to evenly distribute energy, but he spent too much time focusing on the emotional aspect of the jutsu. Arkai felt a creeping sensation travel up his spine; he’d accidentally reversed the flow of chakra into his own body. A fist-sized stone smashed into his abdomen, and Arkai fell out of the tree. He managed to activate the tree-climbing technique before he hit the ground, fixing his sandals the trunk. Another rock struck him in the thigh and he beat a hasty retreat.
     Okay, let’s try that again. Arkai already heard his sister’s footsteps trailing him in the distance. He cut an “X” into a nearby tree, then dove into some bushes about 10 meters opposite and started to build chakra again. He willed energy into his brain, this time envisioning a cinderblock cutting off chakra flow to his spine in an attempt to keep it from reversing on him. He pictured a child with cupped hands, swirling water without letting too much drip out of its grasp. This time he felt more confident in his chakra control. Uni had sprinted to the tree with an “X” carved in the bark, dragging a sizeable chunk of wood behind her. Arkai tried to picture what that tree would look like in a nightmare. Blurred edges, jagged shadows, general black and white imagery. He concentrated on that tingling feeling of fear, then extended his chakra directly at his sister. She froze, and for an instant he thought he’d got her. A cry of “Not good enough!” followed by a hail of branches proved him wrong. Arkai fled once more, wincing as he jogged in the direction of the lake.
     A straight line of chakra probably wasn’t the best method. Maybe waves would have a better chance at hitting her? Arkai formed another string of seals as he stumbled onto the lake shore. Another surge of energy flowed through his brain, and he willed the chakra to disperse in small circles around him. He closed his eyes, trying to feel a mental connection between himself and living creatures around him. He sensed a point of living energy and sharpened his intensity. Run. He imagined a racing heart, creeping dread, hoping to pinpoint an animal’s need to take flight. The tactic worked reasonably well on the squirrel Arkai had erroneously targeted, who suddenly experienced an urgent need to LEAVE. Arkai opened his eyes. Nothing again. The wind picked up, blowing small ripples across the lake. Uni was nowhere in sight. He had to keep trying before she got bored of scavenging new projectiles.
      He stepped on the surface of the lake, projecting a steady flow of chakra to stabilize his footsteps. If he got to the center of the water, he’d at least be able to see his sister before she struck. Arkai exhaled. He pictured a blank chalkboard, then imagined himself as a single dot in its center. In his mind’s eye, he traced a spiral out from that center point, moving slowly, steadily. He pushed his chakra out in a similar pattern, until it spread ten meters in every direction. He felt the fish swimming beneath him, their darting movements resonating inside his zone of control. I think I’m in, at least a little. The serenity of the moment broke when a new, much larger living creature entered the sphere of his chakra.
      Oh boy. Arkai formed the seals once more. He could definitely feel his sister within his sphere of influence, he just had to act. Upon completion of his last seal, he used his previously extended chakra tendrils to access Uni’s brain. Though the target was moving, the ubiquity of his chakra’s circumference let him feel his way up past her spinal column and into the brainstem. What’s Uni afraid of? Spiders. Their nervous systems now connected, Arkai thought as hard as he could think. He tried to think of what his sister was seeing. A small, brown ninja holding a handsign. Aaaaand enhance. He imagined jagged black legs jutting out from his sides, lifting him up into the air above her, then leaning his face into her own to stare at her two eyes with eight of his own.
     A short shriek broke his concentration. He realized his sibling came much closer to striking him than he would have preferred. Her arms clutched a thick branch above her head, but failed to bring it down on his skull. Uni’s hands shivered, and she dropped the branch into the water. “You turd. You know I don’t like bugs, cheater!” Arkai grinned. “Hey, ninjas must do whatever it takes to win.” They walked to the shore together, trading insults all the while.

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(Bro. You only need 5 paragraphs to get the max 10 tp per post. Don't wear yourself out.)

[Christoff]

Arkai
+10 Learned!

Snowflake please refrain from pure OOC posts in roleplay threads. Some people like to include more narrative in their training than others, it's a matter of personal preference. It's also worth noting that the five paragraphs is not a hard and fast rule. If three of those paragraphs are story instead of training, for example, then the post will not receive a full grade.

[Arkai]

Name: Strengthen Kumogakure II!

Rank: “C” Rank.

IIC Length: 2 days.

Difficulty: Easy.

Description: Increasing in strength is an important part of helping your village. Thus the ninja are being asked to train a technique! The idea is simple: train a “C” ranked technique and then show the new skill to the staff at the Raikage tower. Once this is done you will be rewarded for helping make the village strong!

Objective: May be repeated once a month.

Personnel requirements: 1-3 shinobis.

Reward: 10,000 ryo (8,000 ryo for a non-nin).

Tech Training-

Vertigo

Rank: "C"

Skill: GenJutsu

Effect: User cripples a target with sensations of falling.

Special: "Handseals"

Drawback: ---

Description: A Fear, Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 living creature. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 7 meters plus 6 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 rounds per class level. This technique may be disbelieved once interacted with. The subject of this Jutsu becomes dizzy as the ground seems to drop away beneath its feet. If failing to disbelieve the subject falls to a prone position. If affected, the subject also takes a -2 Ranks in striking attacks and saves for additional Jutsus that require one. Airborne creatures receive a +4 bonus on saves against this Jutsu.

Limit: Must know the Phantasm Perception.

     “Father! I’m hoooome!” Arkai stepped through the front door of his house into the kitchen. Uni ditched him once he’d completed his first mission. In her defense, she’d helped out more than Arkai expected. But for real genjutsu training, he knew no better teacher than Taiga Hito. The middle-aged shinobi sat at the dinner table pouring over documents as he usually did on weekdays. He pushed his thinning hair out of his face, smiling up at his son. “There you are. Been at the library again?”

     “Sort of. I went to the Kage’s tower and accepted two of those monthly training missions. Since Mom’s been teaching me medical techniques, I hoped you’d help me with genjutsu.” Arkai dug through his bag for a moment before presenting the mission and technique scrolls. The councilman pushed his papers aside and unrolled the technique paper. His eyes flitted across the letters for several seconds. “Vertigo? I thought you were training to heal people, not hurt them.” His face was not angry, but serious. “These techniques can cause real damage. You understand the importance of using genjutsu responsibly, don’t you?” Arkai bowed. “Yes sir. But you know Uni’s the muscle of the family.” He shuffled his feet and looked down. “I’m not nearly as strong as her, but if I want to be a medical ninja, I have to be able to defend myself.” His father nodded and rerolled the paper, handing it back to Arkai. “Correct. Let’s go out back.”

     They walked to the backyard of the Hito house. The sun began to set, casting long shadows across the fenced-in porch. It stretched maybe 20x20 meters overall. A tiled square sat in the center of the yard, with four wooden lampposts placed at its corners. A small patch of sand lay tucked away at the very corner, where Arkai’s little brother Kobu spent much of his time tending a young bonzai tree. Taiga lit the courtyard lanterns before standing in the center of the stone tiles. “Firstly, demonstrate your control of the phantasm aspect of genjutsu. I want to see if you’ve grown any better since your academy days.” Arkai put his fingers together to form a ram handsign. He felt chakra stir within him and he willed it into circulation through his body. Once he built a steady rhythm, he expelled energy toward his father. Though his father could easily block the attack, he allowed Arkai’s chakra to connect to his nerve centers. Arkai felt the connection, then tried to make his father feel a sensation of confusion. He projected his own memories of bewilderment through chakra channels, and to his surprise Taiga allowed it for a few seconds so he could analyze Arkai’s genjustu strength. Once satisfied, his dad crossed his fingers and forcibly broke Arkai’s hold. “Hmm. Certainly much room to grow, but you’ve mastered the basic concept of phantasms.”

     Arkai’s father gathered chakra in his own body, preparing himself for what was probably going to be an unpleasant night as a training dummy. “Now you must tailor your strategy to this jutsu. First, try to make me dizzy.” Arkai moved his fingers and created the Vertigo handseals. He extended energy towards Taiga, who again did not resist. He felt the connections between their cognitive centers and pulled them taut. Dizzy. Arkai recalled a time when he and his academy classmates played on a merry-go-round, and he tried to remember the sensation of rapid movement. He projected that feeling of blurred images accompanied by nausea through the energy bridge between himself and his dad. His dad simply allowed the image to flood his senses, observing the jutsu’s potency. “All right, dizziness is acceptable.” Arkai couldn’t tell that his dad had experienced any effect at all, but he hoped something was happening.

     Taiga released the technique, breathing slightly faster than before. “The next part is making your target believe the ground beneath them has fallen away. Try to make me experience that sensation.” Arkai agreed, summoning new memories this time. He thought while he created handsigns. When was the last time I fell? This morning, when Uni had chased him through the forest. He felt chakra swell within him, and this time diverted energy to his suprarenal glands to give him a trickle of adrenaline, heightening his senses. The feeling of gravity dragging him to earth caused Arkai to lose concentration momentarily, but he still managed to throw chakra waves around his person and focused on his dad. He willed his father to feel that same emotion, rapidly descending against one’s will. Taiga seemed legitimately surprised this time, as he broke the jutsu somewhat faster than before. Perhaps it was the glow of the lanterns, but Arkai could have sworn Taiga’s brow shone with sweat.

     “Very good. Now put them together, the dizziness and falling feelings.” Arkai felt another surge of energy from his father. Perhaps a mental shield, maybe a diversion. Either way, Arkai focused on his handsigns and summoning the two memories. He swirled his chakra around him, ensnaring everything in a 13 meter radius, sensing their living consciousness. The energy built up from his father felt immense in comparison to his own. Arkai tried to intensify that circular motion of his chakra, an attempt to throw of the vestibular system with energy. Simultaneously, he envisioned a great hole opening beneath them, with both of them tumbling into darkness. A grunt from his father caused Arkai to lose his focus. Taiga chuckled. “Come now, just because I’m an old man doesn’t mean I still can’t whoop you.” Without even forming a handseal, Arkai’s grip on his dad’s mind cracked. “Try again. I promise you won’t hurt me.”

     Arkai took a deep breath, pausing to regain his strength. He hadn’t realized his own body was becoming damp, such was the effort of this jutsu. I didn’t realize a C-rank technique would take this much out of me. Despite his fatigue, he brought his fingers together once more, emitting waves of chakra as soon as the final sign finished. He concentrated, the full intensity of his effort now pointed at his father. Through the spinal cord, up through the nerves. Arkai tried to flood with chakra as many neurons as he could before reaching into Taiga’s amygdala. He forced those memories of falling and spinning upon the brain, trying to elicit an unconscious response. Though the pair had only stood in the courtyard for ten minutes, Arkai felt as though he’d been practicing for hours. He fought through his own exhaustion, desperately pushing until he felt a weakness in Taiga’s mental defense.

     “Kai!” Arkai’s vertigo was severed once more by a smooth energy pulse. He had to put his hands on his knees and exhale sharply. Genjutsu’s no joke. I had no idea how much chakra I’d use to get the hang of this. He wiped the sweat from his face and looked over at his father. Though he hadn’t moved since the start of their training, there was a noticeable change in his pallor. Taiga nodded with approval. “Pretty good for your first attempts.” He walked over and put his arm around his son. “C’mon, let’s get some dinner and try again in a bit.” Arkai couldn’t help but feel irritated. His father hadn’t served as a military shinobi in years, but his skills remained sharp as ever. It would be some time before they could practice as equals.

[Arkai]

Vertigo
Rank: "C"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: User cripples a target with sensations of falling.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Fear, Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 living creature. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 7 meters plus 6 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 rounds per class level. This technique may be disbelieved once interacted with. The subject of this Jutsu becomes dizzy as the ground seems to drop away beneath its feet. If failing to disbelieve the subject falls to a prone position. If affected, the subject also takes a -2 Ranks in striking attacks and saves for additional Jutsus that require one. Airborne creatures receive a +4 bonus on saves against this Jutsu.
Limit: Must know the Phantasm Perception.

     After dinner, Arkai’s father wrote down a few tips before heading off to bed. Though Arkai had a general grasp of how the technique functioned, he needed to increase both the speed of the jutsu and its intensity. He looked at the scroll, wondering how he’d go about the mental exercises described. These all sound pretty dumb, but father’s still one of the best genjutsu users in the village. Couldn’t hurt to try. Arkai stepped outside onto the stone courtyard after swiping one of the dinner cushions and sat in the square’s center. The lanterns they’d lit earlier still burned.

     “A traditional method for practicing genjutsu” wrote Taiga, “is focusing on the specific illusion of a given technique, then working to achieve precise chakra control while projecting said illusion.” Arkai didn’t know what the hell any of that meant, but he could definitely try to achieve better energy control. He closed his eyes and attempted mediation while holding the ram sign. He emptied his thoughts, pushing away the intrusive memories and feelings of the day. Chakra shifted through his system. Try to feel your energy move through your whole body. Even if it’s slow, imagine its course as it circulates through every chakra point. The feeling started in his abdomen, but eventually Arkai felt the slow buildup of energy diffuse, like gently squeezing toothpaste through a tube.

     Several minutes passed. Arkai’s shadow grew longer as the moon began to climb higher in the sky. It required much concentration, but he managed to squeeze his energy fairly evenly across his system. He’d even played with the chakra points themselves, occasionally rerouting energy from one point to another to see how his flow was affected. The difficult part was maintaining it with an active jutsu. He summoned the feelings of the Vertigo technique. Dizziness, confusion, falling, feeling just real bad all over. When amplified by his chakra, Arkai struggled to maintain control of his consciousness. The lanterns seemed to spin, and even while he retracted energy from his occipital lobe his vision still suffered. He released the handsign and exhaled. He’d almost rather be training in the hospital. At least he could see an actual problem instead of wrestling with his brain.

     To be fair, that’s why genjutsu’s effective in the first place. Anyone can dodge a kunai or stop a blade. Even seasoned ninja have problems dealing with mental attacks. Arkai pressed his fingers to his temples and rubbed them in circles. Maybe I should try to maintain that vertigo sensation without breaking my chakra’s circulation? It was worth a shot. Arkai formed the requisite handseals and closed his eyes once more. He didn’t try to fight the feelings of confusion and dread. He let them wash over him, examining his body’s response. Arm hairs raised, heart rate increased, breaths came harsh and fast. But Arkai focused on the concept of squeezing toothpaste through his body. The systematic pushing and rhythmic flow of chakra helped him push away sensations of nausea. He held onto the movement of chakra, and for a moment he was simply calm.

     The hard part was maintaining calmness while projecting the jutsu into an enemy’s mind. Arkai repeated the strategy of emitting chakra in ripples. With each heartbeat he emitted a small wave of energy, until the whole courtyard was full of bouncing mental echoes. His mind began to reel as the technique’s sensations crept up through Arkai’s nerves. He imagined those feelings as physical objects in a space, various boxes of different colors. Then he pretended to jam these imaginary boxes into his chest, where his chakra network processed them and broke them down into easily distributable particles. He tried to send these pretend particles out little by little in his chakra waves, letting them spread through his heartbeats and permeate the air. This wave distribution seemed to work; Arkai’s anxiety gradually decreased as he held the jutsu.

     Now was the time to increase the intensity of its effects. The air hung heavy with chakra and Arkai breathed it through his lungs and into his brain. He concentrated on falling, trying to connect his feelings to the energy around him. Spinning, descending, inability to move. All these emotions Arkai willed his chakra to emulate. Energy pulsed steadily from his heart, and that feeling of dread no longer had a place in his mind. Just in that small courtyard, Arkai was in control. He filled the air with this phantasm for several seconds before letting it fall. He stood shakily, recognizing the effects of straining his chakra limit. Time for bed. I’ll practice again in the morning.

[Arkai]

Vertigo
Rank: "C"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: User cripples a target with sensations of falling.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Fear, Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 living creature. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 7 meters plus 6 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 rounds per class level. This technique may be disbelieved once interacted with. The subject of this Jutsu becomes dizzy as the ground seems to drop away beneath its feet. If failing to disbelieve the subject falls to a prone position. If affected, the subject also takes a -2 Ranks in striking attacks and saves for additional Jutsus that require one. Airborne creatures receive a +4 bonus on saves against this Jutsu.
Limit: Must know the Phantasm Perception.

     Arkai woke the next morning still sore from the night’s training. His head pounded like a drum and his felt like it was tearing. He figured it wouldn’t be too much of a problem. He may have overdone it a little, but after some food he’d be fine. After downing a couple glasses of water the pain went away. He grabbed his gear and jacket and headed for a park a few blocks from his house. His sister was off on a mission and his parents were busy at work. And he liked his little brother too much to practice genjutsu with him. However, I think there’s something at the park I can use.

     A five minute walk led Arkai to the small park where kids usually played during storms. Rusted slides flanked the area, and a merry-go-round falling into disrepair creaked in the wind at the park’s sandy perimeter. But on a day like today, with none of the rain that often plagued Kumokagure falling from the sky, no children played tag. Arkai glanced over to a small pond which lay 20 meters away from an old swingset. Sitting on the still water and broken swings were no less than twenty geese. Most in the neighborhood knew them as “the Hidden Cloud Ass-Biters.” And though some poor child with a pinched rear asked their parents to drive them away once a week, they still remained, everlasting as the village’s mountains. They’ll prove decent target practice for now. Even as he approached from a distance, the geese began to form ranks.

     Arkai began pushing his chakra systematically through his body, forming handsigns while he walked to the playground. He let energy waves wash over the area, and before long he detected signs of life. His only problem was underestimating the enemy’s number. Vertigo could only target one goose at a time. It couldn’t be helped, he’d either dispatch the rest with his kunai or run back to the city. The first brave bird sprung from its perch straight at him. Arkai concentrated on its small brain, trying to invoke a sense of fear and confusion when he released the jutsu. The surprised animal was thrown off balance by the attack, flying far over the young ninja’s head and away from the source of its sudden misery.

     Three more geese flapped their wings and charged. Again Arkai shaped his seals as quick as he could, but this time he could only choose one target. Luckily, they flew in a triangle formation. Arkai pulsed his chakra at the shape, analyzing the waves as they bounced to and from the targets. He let his senses flood with the dread of falling and stomach pain, concentrating on the vestibular system. The lead goose tipped to the left, crashing into its co-assailant and throwing them both away from Arkai. However, the neglected third goose wasted no time in avenging its comrades. It made a beeline straight for the ninja’s left buttcheek, delivering a bite which seared Arkai’s ass like a cattle brand. “OWWWW!” He grabbed his wounded bottom and jumped away from the feral fowl. The rest of the flock seized upon his weakness, descending in their masses.

     He ran, wincing with every movement. A few more bites like that and he’d have to wear a fanny pack full of ice for a week. Arkai brought his hands together, summoning energy to fight back a new wave of attackers. He frantically brought his chakra to bear on the nearest goose, who in its rage didn’t try to resist his mental invasion. He desperately stressed the feeling of falling as he cast the jutsu, and was rewarded by an angry squack. The bird went down, tripping up several companions in the process. Arkai jumped on top of the slide and fended off a few attackers by knocking them aside with shuriken. The situation still proved dire; he was surrounded on all sides by grumpy geese.

     This is what I get for picking a fight with the toughest kids in the neighborhood, I guess. They seemed more cautious, but by their movements Arkai guessed he had maybe five seconds before the flock struck again. He again emitted chakra waves, flooding the playground with energy. This time he targeted the animal with the greatest relative chakra, hoping it was the alpha. He recalled the fight-or-flight response he’d just experienced, hoping to evoke a fear response in the enemy before he released the technique. He was rewarded with a grating honk, and when he looked he saw a larger bird fall to the ground. The sound was loud enough to scare off most of the flock, leaving one remaining goose. Naturally, it was the one who’d previously eaten Arkai’s ass.

     He locked eyes with his adversary. No way he was holding back this time. He felt the drain of four successive techniques sap his strength. No matter, this time it was personal. He rapidly formed the necessary handsigns, his heart full of righteous fury. The goose charged with unholy speed, thirsty for that sweet ninja booty. Arkai’s chakra tendrils latched onto the animal, but not without difficulty as its instinct to hunt proved difficult to overcome. He tried to picture what vertigo would feel like to a winged animal. Though the jutsu was much less effective against flying foes, he tried to imagine falling from a great height while being unable to move his arms. Hopefully the tactic would confound the animal enough to force a retreat. Eat this! He strained and forced his energy upon the rabid bird, overriding its cochlear control centers and dizzying it.

     The good news is that the bird eventually fell over and stumbled away from the playground. The bad news is that the victory proved pyrrhic, as Arkai was left with another bite on his right asscheek now. He wanted to sit down on the swings to rest, but he assumed that might not be a good idea. Arkai just hoped no one had been watching, as it was not becoming of a shinobi to receive wounds near the anus. With great difficulty, he staggered in the direction of the city. He needed to meet his mother later, but he didn’t want to have his mom take a look at this particular injury.

[Tetsu]

-Learned-