Sand in My Teacup {Training}

[N I R A S H I]

Doujou Kirikae no Jutsu (Soil Conversion Technique)
Rank: "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: When the user does not have sand for them to use in a vast amount for Jutsus the user is capable of taking what sand that they do have to convert materials around them to create more sand. Depending on the type of rank the user is capable of learning this the user is capable of converting different types of material. The higher the rank is the stronger the material the user can convert. When first learned the user is capable of using components from the ground of soft soil to transform into sand. The user is capable of converting two meters of Sand per post when they learn the C Rank version of this technique. When the user learns the B Rank version of this technique the user is capable of transforming small rocks into sand and is capable of creating sand within three meters per round. When the user learns the A Rank version of this technique the user is capable of transforming hard rock into sand and is capable of converting within four meters per round. The S Rank version allows the user to convert sand from concrete and even weak metals into sand as well as the capability of converting sand within five meters.
Special: ---
Drawback: The largest drawback is that it takes time to be capable of doing such a thing as well as it takes an abundance amount of chakra in order to perform this technique. This technique should be used only if the user needs to use as a last chance for a large move. Also the user must know certain ranks of Sand Control in order to go into this tree.
Description: ---
Limit: Must have the Sand Release. To Learn C Rank user must know C Rank Sand Control. In order to learn B Rank the usr must know B Rank Sand Control. In order to learn A Rank the user must know A Rank Sand Control. In order to learn S Rank the user must know S Rank Sand Control.
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Now on the soils of Tea Country Nirashi stood and took in the refreshing air. He was alone and all was calm in the little country, which lacked a village. He doubted ninja would be heavy in the country so his training should go easy and without disturbance. All was calm and he was at peace so now, training would start. Nirashi took off his heavy gourd and laid it aside and kneeled down and picked up a clump on soil and shuffeled it in his hands. This jutsu should be reletively easy all that it requires is a little accessment and understanding. Really all I am doing is using my chakra to adjust the properties of this soil into that of sand. Simple. The adsured shinobi stated with a knowing smile. "Well...lets start."

With the soil in hand Nirashi began to tighten his grip on the soft, moist soil. Unfortunately due to lack of use with soil he seemed to forget it wasn't as solid as sand and would seep from the small cracks of his fingers as it did. It wasn't too big of a problem he still had soil in his hands. Nirashi then began to send his chakra to his palm and circulated it there. With chakra circulating through his hand the young shinobi smiled and then released the chakra out into the soil. The soil began to shake and rattle and pop like an acidic liquid or sludge, it actually looked like something was going on and Nirashi began to smile as he saw his method working.

'POP'

The soil splattered all over the place and most of it shot into the face of the sand shinobi. Nirashi's smiled slowly lowered as he wiped the soil out of his eyes. "What the hell?" He asked himself confused at all that had occured. Nirashi proceeded to clear his face of the dirt and then picked up another handful. Wasting no time he began to process again, but instead he charged the chakra in his hand and awaited something. Okay. What I need to do instead of throwing chakra into the jutsu is push the chakra into the soil. It will be just like how I placed chakra into a grain of sand to cause it to explode. But all I will be doing is taking chakra and placing it into soil and solidify it as I would do to my sand in any jutsu. Coming to reason and understanding Nirashi smiled and released the chakra into the soil.

The soil began to circulated and stretch in and out like rubber as the process began. Nirashi placed his chakra into the soil and utilized it as one large grain of sand. He began to use his chakra to mix and solidify the properties of the soil. As the soil mixed, he began to use his chakra to compact the soil as well, so it will be tight and stern like sand, and not loose as soil. The young shinobi worked hard on changing and adjusting the properties of the soil to sand. The dark brown soil could be seen changing into a light brown color as Nirashi continued to charge his chakra into the soil. Nirashi halted and looked at his finished project. Half the soil had turned to sand and the other half...still soil. Nirashi touched the other half of soil, the side not sand, he felt through it and it had definitely harded and solidified into sand properties. "Okay. The second time around all there is to do is to perform this more efficiently and thorough. I don't need to use so much chakra either, rather circulate it and utilize the pool I pumped in."

Nirashi picked up another clump of sand in his right hand and instead of clenching it tightly he simply left his palm opened and fingers spread. The young shinobi sent chakra up his tenketsu and stocked it inside his right hand palm. Once he felt he charged enough chakra he sent his chakra outward and into the new pile of soil. The soil popped, hopped, twisted, and twirled as Nirashi used his chakra to pack it together and harden it. Taking what he knew from before he used the chakra already inside for as long as he could instead of continuiously pumping more and more chakra in. The soil could be seen moving less and becoming stiffer. Nirashi caught this with his eye and knew that he had successfully hardened the clump of sand and now he would work on successfully changing the color and finishing the change of properties. With that he knew the process would be complete. The hardened soil began to twirl in his hand and as it did its dark brown color began to lighten up turn into a light brown color as sand. The transformation was complete.

"I've turned soil into sand! Sweet! I guess all that is left is transforming the soil on a larger scale." He said looking to the ground.

[N I R A S H I]

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Nirashi was ready to practice using the soil conversion on a larger scale and the best way to use such a jutsu on a larger scale is by practicing on a larger scale. "I need to test my limits and see exactly how much soil I can accurately turn into sand." Nirashi didn't waste anytime and kneeled down and thrusted his hands into the soft soil, his hands open and receptive. Nirashi knew he used a lot of chakra performing the conversion with a clump of sand so performing it to his max would definitely drain a lot of chakra. He was in good shape, so it really didn't matter. Nirashi charged chakra in his palms and then released it into the soil. A disgruntled look crossed his face and his eyes narrowed as he focused on accurately utilizing his chakra to convert the soil into sand.

The soil chruned and turned slowly as the process started. Nirashi's chakra weaved through each particle of dirt going through and solidifying itself. The reason this jutsu probably takes so much chakra and strain is probably due to the many particles he has to place a small amount of chakra inside to solidify them. That surely adds up. Nirashi's chakra continued to shift to his arms, and channeled through his palm, and finally out into the soil. The soil began to engluf his hands and began to rise like yeast. However, the actions of the soft soil slowed up as the solidification began to take place and since Nirashi wasn't using sand control, the movement of the soil would stiffen and firm meaning that it was gaining the hard properties of sand.

Nirashi knew rocks were formed by soil and dirt, which piled and solidified over time by nature, such as erosion. When dirt and soil, or rather, sediments firmed up they could form things likes rocks. Sand is the direct effect or wind eroded rock, and is potioned up when rock breaks down and its solid pieces are broken down into what is known as a grain or sand. It really all is one in the same, and once one came to know this the soil conversion would become more easy, for the user understood the process. Nirashi understood this and took it all into consideration when skipping a step and turning soil into sand. Nirashi's teeth clenched and his muscles tightened as he continued to pump out chakra into the now hardened soil. The soil continued to slowly twist, and was near complete solidification. Nirashi still had ways to go. The sand in a two meter radius in front was the only soil turning and shifting to become sand. Soon the churning stopped and the soil was now hard enough to be called sand. Now Nirashi had to pack the hardened soil and adjust its color.

The soil began to shake and shift rapidly as Nirashi began to use his chakra to tightly condense and change the color of the soil. Using his chakra he would use the heat of the rapidly circulating chakra in the soil to adjust and lightened the color of the brown soil, to a lighter brown, the brown found when utilizing sand. Nirashi had stocked each grain of sand with chakra and using his precise chakra control he would move the soil and tightly pack it together as he does with his sand grains when placing them inside his gourd. The soil would move as a slow stream as it tightly condensed itself. Soon the soil color could be seen growing lighter and lighter. Nirashi smiled as he noticed this change and soon the soil was condensed and the color of sand, his job complete and thorough. Training with this jutsu definitely has shown him the drain in chakra and how long it takes. Using this in battle will be a stretch. Becoming quicker with the jutsu is a definitely must, but I know I will not start no battle with a jutsu like this seeing it drains so much chakra. He said rising and wiping his forehead. Nirashi walked over to the soil turned sand and ran his hands through it with a smile.

"Nice. Very nice. I've brought a little Sunagakure to Tea Country." He stated with a smile.

[Nira]

Learn'd, enjoy you whore >_>... XD

[N I R A S H I]

OOC: WTF Nira? I totally didn't understand what you meant. Anywho.

Sand Controlling
Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: With this technique the user is capable of controlling sand within a certain distance. With this the user is capable of determining how well they are capable of using a technique, and how much the technique is worth. Without this as the starting basis the user is uncapable of using their Sand Techniques to their fullest potential.
Special: ---
Drawback: This is to be considered as a skill tree, each time the user learns a certain is the difference between how well the user is capable of using their technique and controlling sand within a longer and longer style of distance.
Description: The user pours their chakra into the ground along the sand. By doing so the user is capable of grabbing the Sand pushing it upwards, downwards, or even to the sides. When the user first starts off by learning the D Rank version of this technique the user is capable of controlling Sand within a Radius of Ten Meters. When the user learns the C rank the user is capable of controlling sand within the radius of Twenty Five Meters. When the user learns the B Rank version of the technique the user is capable of controlling sand within a radius of Fourty meters. When the user learns the A Rank version of this technique the user is capable of controlling Fifty Five Meters of Sand. Finally when the user is capable of learning the S Rank version of this technique the user is capable of controlling a distance of Seventy Five meters in Radius of Sand. If the user wishes to progress further they must learn in a B Ranking fashion to be capable of controlling an additional Five Meters.
Limit: Must have the Sand Release
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Nirashi had completed his soil conversion training and was well on his way towards sand mastery, before he could truly call claim to and truly become a master of sand he would need to better his synchronization and control of sand. Nirashi could use his skills and ability with sand so far to make simple objects on a small scale and form it anyway he wanted on a small scale, but he was ready to take his training to higher heights. "I'll increase the jutsu in size, perfection, speed, and use." He would state looked over to his large gourd of sand. The young boy would smile and lift the gourd of sand. An easy way to start would probably be forming a sphere and then I'll use my charka and sand to project it. He though with a smile as he swung the gourd around and onto his back.

Nirashi poured his chakra into the gourd of sand along his back. To get the feel of the sand he began simple practices. He lifted the sand upward and then shifted it down. He then lifted the sand back up and swayed it to the side and returned it to the gourd. His skills were still effective, proficient, and precise. "Well. I guess I can comence the Sand Geometric Style training now." He said shrugging his shoulders. The sand from his gourd then rose high as he poured chakra into the gourd, which was a conductor of the boy's chakra. The chakra was stored in the gourd and circulated around and on the Nirashi's call released into the sand taking home to a grain of the sands. "Rolling Sphere!" Nirashi called, using his control he sent the sands splashing to the soil and the sand began to pile atop, the sand still falling like a waterfall. Once Nirashi had the needed amount laid out he narrowed his eyes and put his left arm forward.

Nirashi waved his hand side to side, releasing his chakra into the soil and up into the sands. The sand began to sway side to side following the movements of Nirashi's hand. Nirashi smiled and nodded his head as he was glad seeing the method was working. It was now to go to the next level and step. Nirashi lifted his left arm and the sand shot upward like a geyser and stayed, stiff mid-air some sand still connected to the ground beneath. Nirashi then swung his arm down and the sand splattered into the ground, but that was all. As the sand splashed into the ground he began to rapidly circulate the chakra in the sands causing the sand to pick up and whirl rapidly. Nirashi then stuck his index finger forward and began to rotate it round and round like a wheel. The sands followed and soon a wheel of sand could be seen forming. Nirashi smile for he had the shaping, but he was forming geometric shapes, and this wheel wouldn't suffice, however, it would surely be the mold for his sphere.

The boy stopped his finger movement and spread his fingers out his hand open. Now, it was all on his chakra. Nirashi lifted the wheel of sand mid-air and it floated as he suspected. Nirashi had total control over sand within 25 meters which was good for him and his training. His only focus with this training was precision and perfection with his molding abilities, something stressed in sand control. The wheel out sand began to spread, the grains of sand spreading outward, however maintaining the wheel shape. Soon the wheel of sand had transformed into a cylinder of sand. Nirashi was puzzeled, but took a mental note of the happening. Continuing with the forming of a sphere, he began to clench and tighten his hands and the sands began to curl and wrap. The sand then conformed into one structure, a sphere definitely visible, but it was messy and not a perfect sphere. Nirashi's eyes narrowed as he saw the structure imperfect.

The young shinobi sent chakra through his arm and into his palm channeling and stocking his chakra there. Once he charged enough he sent the chakra forward and out toward the structure of sand floating mid-air. The chakra shot through the sphere and extended Nirashi's control. Using the chakra he began to tightly pack the sand and tried to make room for the grains to tighten the sphere of sand and make it stronger and more impacting. Nirashi's hand slowly began to curl inward as he did this. With chakra in each grain of sand, the thousands plus grains of sand under his control, was competing and tightening for space in the sphere. Soon the sphere was complete, even and symmetrical, perfect in all aspects it would seem. Now I shall use my sand control to roll this thing.

Nirashi narrowed his eyes and rolled his fist. The sphere of sand began to rotate mid-air and began to pick up speed as Nirashi used his chakra to cause a rotation. "Rolling Sphere!" He yelled throwing his arm down. The sphere of sand still rotating shot forward once it hit the ground and rolled rapidly until abruptly crashing into a tree. Nirashi had completed the first of his sand geometric shape training. More was to come for sure.

[N I R A S H I]

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Nirashi had successfully formed his first geometric shape, a sphere. Now it was time to get mold stiff and angular. Now it was time for a cube! Nirashi sat indian style in the sand calm and at peace. One-seventh of my training complete. I successfully formed a sphere. Cube now. I will piece it together this time instead of molding it from sand. Nirashi thought visualizing the second part of his training. Rising Nirashi sent his left arm forward once again and poured his chakra into his gourd. The sand from the gourd then began to lift and circulate in the air. Instead of falling to the ground Nirashi kept it in circulation above head.

The sand then began to spread and widen circulating in a circle. Nirashi using his chakra and sand control began to form the sand into a square shape. The sand spread outward and the grains laced one by one next to each other and soon a square plate of sand was formed and twirled above his head. Nirashi was now in the shadow of the sand, but now he would have to finish the jutsu by forming more square plates to sucessfully create a cube. The plate of sand was sent forward by control of the young shinobi and kept in mid-air circulation. To quickly end the absorbtion and thrawting of his chakra Nirashi wanted to form the cube quick as possible. Soon from his gourd three streams of sand shot upward into the air and spread apart.

Nirashi made a handsign to channel and further focus his chakra easing his mind and body for he now had an outlet of chakra release and a focal point. The young shinobi held the sign and the sand began to rapidly whirl and flatten like the previous square. Nirashi then formed three perfect square plates of sand and they continued to steadily rotate above the boy. Nirashi teeth grinded as he tried his best to focus and keep the four plates mid-air and circulating. Nirashi closed his eyes to eliminate a sense which he felt wasn't needed at the time. Now he would join the plates together to form the cube. The plates all rotated near each other and began to stack. Nirashi used his control to send one plate to the bottom and stacked two plates upward along its edge, and then topped the structure with the last remaining plate. The cube was complete.

Nirashi opened his eyes to see his finished product, but his mouth dropped as he looked. "It's 3D. Damn! I forgot I need two other pieces and need to solidify it's inside. How the hell could I forget that." Not dwelling on his dire mistake to long, Nirashi continued to hold the handsign and poured his chakra into his gourd and used the gourd as his conductor and gateway to the sands inside. Gathering and gaining control over the sands he sent the sands forward and the sands began to pack inside the open cube form. Nirashi had the sand, but now all he needed was to take the sand and mold it to fit the form and pack it correctly. Using his chakra he laced the inputted sand to conform and fit to the given shape, like water would when poured into any body. The sand moved and tightly packed filling the sand structure and solidifying. Nirashi continued his molding and soon successfully molded his sand into a block, or rather cube!

"Phew." He said releasing the handsign. The cube stayed afloat as Nirashi continued to utilize and channel his chakra to do such work. "I guess this will be called. Launching Cube!!" He valiantly said shouting the corny name to the skies above. Nirashi cocked his left arm back and angled it diagonally. "Fire!" He would state as he projected his arm forward shooting the cube into the air and causing it to soar forward and crash onto the soily grounds. His skills with sand control were becoming better and his skills keen. The young boy smiled and prepared for the next step.

[N I R A S H I]

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Resuming his thinking position the young boy sat and began to think and ponder the next shape of use. Sphere. Complete. Cube. Complete. That's two-sevenths complete. I guess my next shape will be a...cylinder. Lets get to it. The young boy rose and narrowed his eyes, and looked around the beautiful terrain. He had previously assimulated a cylinder, but now he would be forming the cylinder for a specific reason a purpose. Nirashi saw a small shrub, rooted to the ground and an idea struck at that moment. Nirashi lifted his left arm and waved it down sending sand from his gourd outward. The sand flowed and wrapped covered the soily ground surrounding the shrub. Nirashi then slammed his hand into the soil and focused on the soil beneath his sand and surrounding the shrub. "Soil Conversion!" He exclaimed shifting a chunk of shakra out into the soil and transforming the soil into sand. The soil and sands above began to circulate mix and transform. Soon, the shrub was rooted in sand and Nirashi could start his training.

The young shinobi rose and smiled ready to try something new. Lets see. This shall be interesting, sand control and molding beneath the sand and pass what my eyes could see. I will have to listen to the sands and be one with the sand. He would think closing his eyes to place more trust and power in his other senses. Nirashi proceeded to form the snake handseal and began the process. The sands beneath the shrub began to rotate and tightly condense itself. Nirashi sent chakra to the sands through his connection and syncronization with use of the Snake Handsign. The sands now laced with charka and under the control of Nirashi began to rotate and rapidly turn beneath the shrub. The first thing Nirashi did was solidy the top most part of the sand and tightly condensed the sands into a circular plate, making the circular plate firm and fit for holding and pushing the sands down.

The next thing Nirashi did was send his laced chakra deeper into the sands and began to cause the sands near the bottom to mold and tightly condense itself into a circular plate as he did with the sands from above. The grains of sand began to rotate and compete against one another for space and soon enough they packed into a circular plate. Nirashi had kept his chakra laced and circulating through the grains to create the circular pathway and formation beneath the shrub. His eyes remained closed and his posture upward and stern. His focus couldn't be broken and now the silence surrounding the area was golden, a sight not able to been seen by the talking mouth and opened eyes. With the plates completed and his charka assuring the firmness he was ready to move on. In essence, he had successfully created two hardened, circular plates of sands and now it was time to finish the cylinder off.

The sands between the hardened and firmed plates still needed shape and hardening. Once he did that job, he would solidify and combine the sands all as one, so it would function as one instead of functioning as pieces. A drop of sweat dropped from the forehead of the boy as his focus and senses remained keen. Nirashi sent a final surge of chakra through the soils and into the sands lying beneath the shrub. Through control Nirashi sent the chakra and laced it through each grain lying in the middle of the plates. The sands began to churn and rotate, tightly and slowly, but surely no doubt. Using the chakra released Nirashi proceeded to solidify the rest of the sand and soon the sands were solidified into the stern cylinder shaping. The finale was approaching, but now Nirashi would attach the three pieces causing the sands to conform and join together as one. Nirashi's structure completed and his vision ready to come to sight.

Nirashi's eyes opened wide and his expression remained. "Lifting Cylinder!" He would exclaim causing the cylinder of sand to shoot upward from the ground. Nirashi used his sand control to forcefully lift the cylinder upward and as the cylinder lifted the shrub was upward and was sent flying into the air. The cylinder shot up and stuck out of the ground and the shrub landed before Nirashi. "Nice. Nice." He would state as the sand from the cylinder began to retract and return to his gourd of sand.

[adero]

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[N I R A S H I]

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"Well. Time to push forward and test my ability to mold sand into a more difficult piece of art and also test its defending capabilities. No time to waste." The young boy would take out all the shuriken in his holster and hold them each in between his fingers, two between each finger, totaling eight. The odd man or rather shuriken out would be returned to his holster. Hmm. I suspect by a 30 count these shurikens will be an inch from impaling and slashing me to a bloody pulp. Nirashi gulped and sighed. Wasting no time he threw the nine shuriken forcefully high into the sky. With the release of his shuriken, came the release of his chakra which channeled and poured itself into the gourd along his back. The sand shot up and began to circulate above the head of the young ninja, as he prepared be a defense.

"5..."

Nirashi looked up to the sand above head and narrowed his eyes. Nirashi lifted his left arm upward and spread his fingers apart and left his palm receptive. Nirashi channeled his chakra through his arm tenketsu and then sent it to charge in his open palm. The sand above head began to circulate rapidly as the chakra charged into his palms. The sand then could be seen thickening and began to flatten out. The now flat lenghty, rectangular shaped sheet of sand was now formed and hardened. With the sheet formed Nirashi now had to fill in the sheet and successfully form the rest of his vision. Soon two additional streams began to shoot from the boy's gourd. Sand control embodied the ability to control sand and mold sand to the users will, so learning to control a large volume of sand and mold it definitely was a step to taking the control to the next level.

"10..."

The three steams of sand would crash down upon the hardened sheet of sand and pile up. This was on of the first occassions in which Nirashi couldn't exactly see what he was molding, despite it being right above his head. However, just as he formed the cylinder he would master and conquer this formation. The sand piled and Nirashi began his art. The sand lifted up, down, and swayed side to side. Nirashi then used his chakra control to stack the grains atop each out evenly and formed firm squard slabs which stood upright on the hardened sheet of sand. Soon, little by little the structure could be seen completing and forming. Nirashi then lifted his right hand and began to evenly channel chakra out of both his hands. With the mass of chakra going into that sand that gave him better control and accuracy over his structure.

"20..."

Nirashi now had enough sand and stopped the pumping of sand into the structure. Now the molding process would begin and finalize. Nirashi once again made the snake handsign and held it for better focus and a clear outlet. The sands above began to stack up and soon a rectangle was apparent and was coming to part. Nirashi sent in a surge of chakra and the sands began to rotate and tightly pack together and the structure began to slightly shrink in size with the condensing. Nirashi then clenched both fists tight and the rectangle began to harden and solidify as steel. With all angles formed, all sides complete, and perfection achieved...

"Blocking Rectangle!" He shouted and as he shouted the name of the structure the shuriken impaled the struture, getting stuck in the thick rectangular shape as a dart in wood. Nirashi smiled for he knew he was safe and protecting. The sandy rectangle lowered, still hard as a log and graced the grounds of Tea Country. Nirashi smiled at his success and began to pluck the shuriken out of the structure and returned them to his holster. Once the shuriken were returned he broke down the structure with his sand control and whirled the sand used back into his gourd. Four-sevenths. Almost there. He stated happy that his structures were successful. It seemed the more he formed the shapes the better his skill and finesse with his sands became apparent. He was definitely getting stronger and growing.

[N I R A S H I]

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Nirashi was near completion with his training regiment, so now he would move from his current location to another. The young shinobi moved calmly and peaceful, taking in the nice scenary and the happy citizens. This was definitely different from the busy and bustling village he was nurtured and raised in. It was quite refreshing to see and meet new expierences. Nirashi's next stop was a lush location, a sparkling pond, green grasses, and a few trees filled the location. The bright sun above was nothing, expecially when the boy was used to the blazing sun of Suna, but with the trees and shades all was serene and perfect.

Nirashi took the cap off his gourd and looked toward a tree in the distant. It seemed that his point of focus would be that tree and his motive would be to destroy. Nirashi spread his hair apart as it was getting a bit in his way and growing to long, his clothing, unlike his hair was shrinking and was becoming to small. A makeover was needed indeed.

Nirashi reverted his focus to the tall tree and narrowed his eyes. He slightly bent his knees and assumed a receptive, battle position. From his gourd sand began to seep outward and circulate around him and his body. In training his ability to listen and sync with his own sand definitely had heightened and with the sand circulating around him at all sides he would be more ready and able to attack from any and all sides, hopefully protecting and shielding all of his weakpoints. Nirashi then narrowed his hands and thrusted them forward back to back. From his gourd his sand flowed rapidly forward and began to whirlpool right in front of him. The circulating sands began to spread wide as Nirashi continiously pumped and applied chakra to the sand before him.

Nirashi cocked his right arm back and began to charge chakra through his whole arm. He stocked the chakra in preparation for his next move and part of training. With the chakra stored and at needed capacity Nirashi thrusted his arm forward, stiff and with force. His hand was firm and pointed directly to the center of the whirling sand. With that thrust the center of the sand began to rotate and push forward, like a hand pushing through rubber. The whirling hole of sand whirled and coned outward, a point of sand formed as he performed the technique. Nirashi began to circulate his chakra outward and into the sand cone in which he created. With his chakra, like with his previous geometric shape, he used the chakra to harden and make the sand firm. With such strenght and reinforcement the shape was ready.

"Firing Cone!!" Nirashi shouted, punching forward with his left arm. With the punching motion his chakra through his movement, signalled and propelled the sand cone forward. The cone traveled straight and packed with a little force it crashed into the tree, which was its bullseye. The tree had a large dent in the center and began to crack and stumble. Nirashi's training with the shape was finished and he finished rather nicely. The young boy smiled, and as he did a giggle could be heard. From behind a tree, a small girl, no older that 12 or 13 appeared looking with wide eyes.

"Wow sir. How did you do that, it was cool." She would state still concealing herself behind the tree. Nirashi smiled and turned to the girl. "Well, I'm bonding with my sand currently. However, since you love my art so, I shall put on a small little show." He would joyously state. "Follow me.." The boy said walking to the clearing, next to the pond. The young girl followed behind as she prepared to watch Nirashi perform.

[N I R A S H I]

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"Art! Art! I want art!" The little girl would joyously shout, expressing her desire to see more of Nirashi's skill with sand. Nirashi understood being under the protection and on the soil of an economy without a ninja village, probably left the girl unexposed to people or ninja like himself, which was probably the reason he decided to put on the show for the girl. "Alright lets see what Nirashi can do. How about a pyramid, that should be impressive right?" He asked. The girl's eyes grew big as the moon and sparkled like the stars hearing Nirashi's proposal. "You...you...you...mean...a pyramid. Like a real life pyramid. Out of sand!? You can do that?" She asked in amazement. Nirashi nodded and instead of taking on a defensive stance he took an upright stance pouring his chakra into his gourd and into his sand. All of Nirashi's sand then began to pour from his gourd and hit the ground, some left floating and circulating. "One pyramid of sand coming up." He announced.

Nirashi's gourd housed a lot of sand, and this was the first time he really emptied it for a structure or project. But knowing he could mold such a huge, titanic structure would definitely be great preparation and a nice taste of what higher ranking jutsu, especially ones involving molding would take. Nirashi made a punching motion towards the ground with both arms, and held the stance. Nirashi began to channel and pump a massive amount of chakra through his arms and kept stocking the chakra throughout his arm outlets. His arms and hands would be the baton to his performance and since they would be important, they needed a large amount of chakra. Nirashi then waved his arms spreading them wide apart, straight and stiff. The mass of sand began to rise and spread out, covering and engulfing the lush grasses of tea country. With the needed amount of sand out and the size made and spread, building the pyramid would now commence.

Nirashi spread his hand open and lifted his arms to his abdoment area, his hands still spread. The sands then began to circulate and rise higher and flatten, spreading wide. The sand condensed and packed itself, and Nirashi's arms could be seen shaking from the intensity of the control. The base of the pyramid had successful been created and firmed together, with a strong base, he could now look up and build up. Lifting his left arm, stiff, and up a wall of sand shot upward and stood. Nirashi then used his chakra to firm the sand and kept it upright and stiff. With that, he made a diagonal slashing motion with his hand and arm causing a slanting piece of sand to fall off from the left side of the lifted rectangular structure. The sand collasped and feel into the base of sand. Nirashi made another diagonal slash, and the process repeated except it occured on the right side. The structure now resembeled a tall triangle supported by a block base.

Nirashi winked his eye at the girl and hoped to the left and forcefully thrusted his right arm up into the air, hand open. His left arm soon followed and the sand acted. His chakra was stored and piled in his arms and everything was going as thought, his arms being his guide and director. Another large slab of sand shot up from the piled sand and stoof upright. With a narrow of his eyes, Nirashi poured his chakra into the slab of sand which had just risen. The sand firmed and hardened as suspected. Nirashi smirked and then brought his arms down to his abs once again. Lifting his right arm he made two slashing motions and took off a diagonal slab from the left side of formed square and a slab from the right. With that, the structure left was a triangle. With two triangles successfully formed, all that was left was the third.

Sweat drops begin to fall from his forehead as he neared end. The jutsu definitely took a lot of force and focus, and most important chakra. Nirashi took in a deep breathe and exhaled trying to keep his breathing regular and his air at a nice supply, to slow his exhuastion. Holding a smile, the boy stepped to the right and shifted his arms downward. He closed his eyes and visualized finishing this collosal structure and his eyes sharply opened. The boy thrusted his arms up once again and another square slab rose. As seen before, he applied chakra solidifying the slab and slashed diagonally twice causing sand to fall off and leave a traingular shape. With the last slash, before him and the girl was a square base, with three triangular structures supported under it and standing firm. Nirashi's breathing picked up, but he did have enough leeway to turn to the girl with an assuring smile and wink to add.

"Amazing..." She would say seeing the boy come this far. Although, it wasn't yet done Nirashi had successfuly created four, huge geometric shapes. He and his sand were definitely listening and communicating with one another now.

Nirashi smiled and prepared to top it all off. Nirashi laid his arms to his side and then began to spread them equally apart. His arms shook slightly from the chakra and trying to maintain the structure. Nirashi didn't make any quick moves, and pretty much stayed still and planted like a rock. Nirashi's fingers then spread apart and curled. Nirashi then brought his hands together and halted trying to clasp his hands together. The triangles could then be seen coming down and attempting to join together as one. The triangles continued to slide and as Nirashi's hands slowly began to clasp and clench together, so did the triangles every so surely trying to close and complete the pyramid.

'Clap' 'Klick..Szz'

As Nirashi's hands clapped together, so did the pyramid enclosing. The pyramid of sand was complete and the structure finished. Nirashi collasped and fell to the ground in awe of the structure which he brought to life. A huge grin crossed his face as he happily starred up into the huge pyramid of sand.

"Oh...my...God!" The girl exclaimed running towards the pyramid and corressing it as a tender body part or baby face. She was in awe and utter amazement. The young boy had made a pyramid of sand, it was truly the greatest and most graceful thing she had ever seen and touched in her life. "I cannot believe this. How can you do such a feat." Nirashi chuckled and then rose slightly. "Simple. I am a shinobi." He would reply a smile slapped across his merry and joyful face.

[adero]

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[N I R A S H I]

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The girl, now sitting down, watched as Nirashi meditated. Being in presence of another and of someone who wasn't participating Nirashi quickly loss focus and rose. "Well, it seems you want to see and learn more, eh?" He curiously, but surely asked the young girl. With a cheerful nod she turned to Nirashi and smiled. "Alright, I guess to finish my training I will form a difficult shape and test the speed and limitations of my new found skills with sand." Nirashi said removing the cork from his gourd. "What? What?" She asked anticipating Nirashi's next and completion of his training. "An octagon." He softly stated placing his hands forward and assuming a sturdy stance. The girl jumped joyously and ran toward a tree and stood to watch from afar.

The sand flowed from the gourd of the young ninja and swayed left to right rapidly above his head. Pouring his chakra into the sands he caused the sands to rapidly lower and circulate slightly above ground. With a calm look and sturdy posture he began to mold and shape the sand. The think sand spread apart and ceased rotation. With the spreading the sand began to compact and shrink to Nirashi's will. Nirashi caused the sands released to shrink by tightly compacting it and leaving no spots or spaces open. As of now the sands were spread evenly and the sands were pretty flat and thin, similar to that or a metal sheet of sorts.

Okay now that it is flat I need to take of the edges so I can form the octagon shape. Nirashi moved his left and right arms fowards and then slowly stroke them back, his movements graceful and clean. While performing the strokes the boy stocked his chakra in his arms, so as before and with most of his jutsu they would be his director metaphorically. The flattened square platform of sand slide backwards gracefully like a boat on water and stopped before the young boy. Nirashi then began the molding process. He slightly raised his left and right arms up and then waved them apart diagonally. With that movements two diagonal pieces of sands rosed and were cut from the square form. The triangle pieces which were cut from the sqaure then flowed back to Nirashi's gourd.

So far, Nirashi had figured using his hands as the outlet and medium of his control over his sands gave him a better and stronger result and feel with and of the sand. With this understanding his control of sand definitely was easier. Nirashi repeated his previous motions and the two end diagonals were made and the next two triangles of sands did as the others and flowed back into his gourd. Nirashi was near completion the geometric shape visible. With his arms back, straightforward and calm and finished the job and brought them down with force and to his side. With that he sliced and straightened the now octagon edges. The shape was...perfect.

The girl smiled and her eyes grew large at the beautiful sight. Such graceful movements and control, made such a beautiful and sleek piece out of the dull, lackluster sands. Nirashi turned his head and smiled, and signaled the girl to come over. Nirashi used his chakra to harden and solidify the formed shape and then nodded. "Get on." He stated with a firm voice. The young girl looked at him afraid and confused, but with his assuring looks and smile she surely hoped on the octagon of sand. Nirashi then took a step back and shifted his arms downward. "Rising Octagon!!" He would shouted thrusting his arms up gracefully. Using his chakra he would channel it into the grains of sands, and using his sand control, he would order the sands to lift and rise. The octagon rised straight up and with the movements of his arms and hands whizzed through the skies.

"Ahh! Eek! Ohh!" The beautiful, pale girl of Tea Country would shout as she stood and rode upon the platform. "This is wonderful. Thank you ninja-san. Now...get me down!" She would exclaim as the platform ascended into the skies. Nirashi would shrug and chuckle at the frieghtened girl. Complying with her wishes he would quickly slip the platform from under her feet and return it to his gourd. Now in free fall the girl shouted to the top of her lungs, afraid to pummel to her death, atop the lush green grasses.

As she neared the ground death seemed near, but grasping her was a large hand of sand. "Nirashi-san is the name, miss..." He stated a calm chuckle on his face. "Tanieru..." She would reply hoping from the hand of sand, and bowing in thanks.

[N I R A S H I]

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Nirashi took a small drink of water from the clear, serene waters and rose with a big refreshed smile on his face. Nirashi looked over to Tanieru and smiled, she was in the waters mimicing the young ninja who she seemed pleased with and impressed. Who knew the boy had so much of an aura.

"Nirashi-kun." She spoke rising and running to tap the boy on his shoulder. "Since you are a ninja I suspect this isn't your home. But, would you mind me taking you around Tea Country?" She spoke softly asking the boy. "No problem." He said scratching his head with a joyful smile. "Great. We can see sights, eat, and get you a new look. Your hair is horrible and those close. Yuck." She would criticize with a chuckle. Nirashi expression dropped as he rose and looked and accessed himself. I guess. "First though. Let me see the limitations of my sand. Last time around I could only stretch my sand about 20 to 25 meters, I wonder if my range has increase."

Nirashi would take a few steps to the side and perform the Snake handsign. Closing his eyes he would pour all of his chakra into his gourd and release it into his gourd of sand. Into his sands his chakra went and Nirashi lifted his chakra up from out of his gourd. The young shinobi reached into his holster and pulled out a kunai. Nirashi cocked his arm back as far as he could and narrowed his eyes. With that he chucked the kunai forward, full force and used Kazepusshu to put strong winds behind it. The young boy knew the kunai wouldn't slow or halt until it ran into something to stop it. After a 5 count in his head, his sand shot forward in blazing speeds. Nirashi thickened his sand, with his chakra causing it to firm and have a move sure, definite shaping.

With that he followed up by punching his right arm forward, his hand balled into a fist. Nirashi slowly opened his hand wide and the sand which was chasing after the kunai seemed to be growing limbs. From the sand clawed fingers seemed to rise. Nirashi spread his chakra throughout all of the flowing sand, but most channeling his chakra into the top most part, he began to mold the large mass of chakra inside the sands to push outward. With the chakra pushing outward the sand would do the same and spiral outward with his chakra. As it did so the limbs of sands were coming to resemble, the fingers Nirashi was constructing. Soon the sand was a huge hand with five clawed fingers. The massive hand charged forward, Nirashi using his control and chakra to propel and speed the sands up.

The sand was soon trailing behind the kunai which was still unstopped by anything blocking its way luckily. The young boy smile and narrowed his eyes. He was ready to perform the finale. Nirashi sent a large surge of chakra through the formed arm of sand and the arm propelled forward faster and eventually caught the kunai, englufing it in its massive clutches. Nirashi continued to stretch his sand until he could feel his control weakening. Hm. This is about 40 meters at the most. A 15 meter increase. Great. When I return to the desert this will be awesome for sure. The young boy smiled and retracted his sand back into his gourd. Once his sand was returned and his cork on he turned to Tanieru. "Ready?" He asked, stated his completion with training.

"Yup. You need a haircut, some new clothes, shoes. A whole new makeover. When your ninja friends see you again, I promise their mouths will drop." The young girl grabbed Nirashi by the arm and began to drag him back to the main area of the country to get him a needed makeover.

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[Elgar]

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Learned (Your so silly Nirashi)