The Rain Gathers!

[kujira]

[ Enter

Soft footfalls would barely be heard on the dewy grass as Riou entered Amekagure's central park. Raising a hand to shade azure eyes that narrowed in the sun Riou would make his way towards a large sprawling oak that stood in the center of the park. Sitting underneath the shade his lips would allow a soft sigh to escape. Tussling his blonde locks he would reach into his backpack and withdraw a book entitled "Shinobi Stealth: Volume IX". Digging his back into a nice groove on the bark of the oak he would settle and turn his gaze unto the book, hungarily devouring the words held within.

[kazuko]

[I'll make an intro today and a training post tomorow]

The day had been long for the young boy so far but in a sense it was just now begining. After having just gone threw some prelimanary train with his new fox companion Kazuko was now ready to find himself a master to teach him the suiton release. The first person he thought of right away was the fellow that had persued him when he decided to leave the village. But Kazuko's hadn't caught a glimpse of him since they got back.

And so now Kazuko was at a point of confusion again were he didn't know were to search. Central park was a nice place to start since most of the powerful shinobi spent thier off time leting thier mind drift away into the park air. As he got to the paved path that outlined to the park The boy saw nothing but a large oak tree that craddled another young man who held a book and seemed to not have a care in the world.

Kazuko figured that this was a good place to start since he looked like he knew the village well and might know who to talk to. As Kazuko got closer and closer to the boy the impression that he gave off started to change into an undisribable something that command attention. Once he got about five feet away Kazuko spoke. "Hello sir, do you know where I would be able to find a suiton master that could teach me. I'm looking to become more linked to the village that way. "

Suiton no Jutsu (Water Release Skill)
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Water. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Water Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: ---

[kujira]

"Hello sir, do you know where I would be able to find a suiton master that could teach me. I'm looking to become more linked to the village that way. "

The young shinobi's voice cut through Riou's consciousness, diverting his mind from the reverie it had been while immersed in the novel. Azure eyes would gaze up from the book, looking with a curious and bemused expression. Studying the boy for an instant Riou would get to his feet rather slowly. Rubbing a hand through his tussled blonde locks he would extend the other in a handshake. " Ensiro, Riou pleased to make your aquintance". At that Riou would inquire into his name before continuing with a wry grin on his face. " I suppose I'd be willing to help you" and with that Riou would walk back a few paces before turning again to face Kazuko.

Holding a hand upwards a slight pressure would be felt in the surrounding area as Riou gathered chakra into his hand and created a ball of water from nothing. It hovered in his hand, a perfect oblique sphere. Hopefully noting the surprise on Kazuko's face Riou would continue|" The key to this elemental release is picturing the water in your mind....unlike wind which is like a blade, water is more circle, more calm, kind of like a flowing motion." Raising a finger Riou would point to the nearby stream " Here, practice there on what I've said."

After Kazuko obeyed his instructions he would speak again, blue eyes twinkling " I'd love to get to know you better but I'm off to the chunnin exams soon so lets dive right in!", and with that Riou would become silent, a twinkle in his eye as he watched his potential pupil.

[kazuko]

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As the boy before extended his hand in a hand shake Kazuko went along with this friendly gesture and shook his hand. After he heard the other boy's name he offered his. "Kazuko Li-Masamune is my name, nice to meet you." After the exchange had been made Riou would waste no time in starting the training. "The key to this elemental release is picturing the water in your mind....unlike wind which is like a blade, water is more circle, more calm, kind of like a flowing motion." Raising a finger Riou would point to the nearby stream " Here, practice there on what I've said." At first Kazuko was amazed at how Riou was able to create a ball of water from seemingly no water source but as he saw this Kazuko thought about the following set of directions he was given and how he would go about doing it.

As he looked over at the stream that his new sensei had pointed to he knodded and took a short sprint to the edge of the stream and squatted down to get a closer look. As the small body of water rushed past the boy he could see examples of what his new sensei was talking about. The water was much different than many elements that Kazuko had seen before, it was always rushing towards one common point which was unknown. As he watched the water rush by in wispy light streams Kazuko stuck his index finger in the water and watched as it was diverted for a short time but then it returned original path. Water, as an element, was resilient and was also more devient. After noting all these things about the element Kazuko rose to his feet and started to gather chakra in order to make his first attempt as molding water.

As he stood to full height Kazuko started to gather a precise amount of chakra at the base of his feet and heels. He then started to let the chakra pour out of the confines of his feet and drip into the soil. So the chakra wouldn't mix with the soil and form the doton release Kazuko held the all to familiar Ram handseal which gave the chakra direction and a place to go. As the chakra moved downward it found a small substream of ground what which no doubt fed into the the larger one. As the chakra mixed with with the ground water in began to pick out the small impurities which would other wise weigh the water down in it's inevitable flight. Kazuko was now realizing what it meant to mold water. This was a process that he went through every time with Doton, Raiton, and Metal release but all came secound nature to him.

Now the chakra had made it successfully from the ground water stream to the visible stream before him and the water mixed with chakra was now creating a pan shape at the bottom of the stream. But the pan of purified was not holding it's shape, it was constantly being warped by the current of the stream but was staying in the same relative spot. As more and more chakra was being pumped into the stream kazuko could feel himself slowly losing control of the water so he had to make his first attempt soon. Kazuko was afraid that his first attempt was going to fail so he went into a slight panic and started to rushed the process. As this was happening the pan shape was becoming bigger and more out of control. When Kazuko paniced a larger burst of chakra came forth from the boy and disrupted the steady flow and caused a small plume of water to jut up towards the surface of the water. Seeing this Kazuko would send a second blast of an ever larger amount hoping that it would stablize the plume of water.

As the second wave of chakra came through, it move quickly through the ground and hit the the stream hard giving it no time to mix properly. As the chakra poured into the middle of the stream at a fast rate the origanal collume of chakra mixed water,which had very little power behind it, mixed together forming a larger more out of control canon of water. This new body easily broke the surface tension of the stream and burst forth about five feet into the air and sprayed water all over Kazuko. As this happend Kazuko turned and looked at Riou with a sort of embarassed look on his face which conveyed what he was feeling accuratley

[Tenkai]

+10
`10.30]

[kujira]

Azure eyes twinkling with amusement Riou watched his pupil's attempts at the suiton release. A small smile would tug at his face as the water fountained upwards drenching Kazuko, though Riou mentally noted that Kazuko was particularily talented at harnassing the power of water. Once again Riou would extend forth his hand and a rotating sphere of water would be formed instantly from particles in the air.

Studying the sphere curiously Riou would instruct is pupil " Your very skilled at harnassing the power of the suiton release, but you need to refine your control. You have to mold the water into the form you desire or else your techniques will be sloppy and weak. I want you to attempt to control and refine the water into a spherical shape, then move onto a blade, from there I will critique you." and with that Riou would sit against the oak once more, studying his novel, though azure occuli would occasionally peer over the top of the book to witness his pupils training.

[kazuko]

10/30

After he had been sprayed with the large blast of water Kazuko shook a little bit like a dog just to dry off the excess water from his body. since he would be doing the suiton release constantly it would make no sense to completely dry off each time he attempts to use the release. As he stood up he heard a soft chuckle and then the words of Riou. " Your very skilled at harnassing the power of the suiton release, but you need to refine your control. You have to mold the water into the form you desire or else your techniques will be sloppy and weak. I want you to attempt to control and refine the water into a spherical shape, then move onto a blade, from there I will critique you." As Kazuko thought this over, it realized how hard it was going to be to go from having the water blow up in his face to shaping it into a perfect blade shape. But as he thought about it a little more, he had come this far with the technique already so he just needed to push himself a little.

Once this first thought sequence was over, Kazuko's thought process then turned to the issue of how he was going to prevent the same mistake that had happend before. After thinking for a short while more, Kazuko brushed some of the lingering water dropplets off of his skin and then approached the stream. The boy now had the idea of standing strieght on top of the stream to mold the water. this way he could use less chakra, get a better feel for the water currents as they wisked by, and also practice his water walking skills. So now that the plan had been made Kazuko took a few steps toward the stream. Noting the barely present throbing sensation in the soles of his feet, kazuko would skake his hands to make sure that they were dry and then let them fall into the Tiger hand seal. Kazuko then let the chakra spiral outward from the origin of the chakra circulatory system which was near the lower stomach area.

As the chakra flowed outwards throught the channels of kazuko's chakra circulatory system it made it's way all the way down to the soles of his feet which mad the tenketsu that were there throb with the wieght of the chakra. After making it's initial journey, the chakra would wait at the base of Kazuko's feet and heels for further instructions from him. After he had successfully gathered enough chakra into his feet to support his body wieght Kazuko would then start his slow walk towards the stream. As he approached the stream Kazuko remebered that he had never walked on water before, he had only really ever seen it done by his former sensei Daisuke. Fearing that he would fall throught Kazuko slowed down and put his frist foot on the water and pushed down a bit. The boy could feel his foot sink a tiny bit but for the most part it was stable. Feeling that it was safe enough to walk on Kazuko walked out to the middle of the stream.

As he stood there concentrating on releasing a constant flow of chakra Kazuko then divided his focus so that he could call forth the water he needed. As he got into a steady and constant flow with the releasing of the chakra Kazuko switched hand seals from the Tiger seal to the ram seal. As he did this the boy could feel that the switch of hand seals began to syphone off chakra from the main supply that was keeping him a float and using it to start the process of changing the water into something that was useable by kazuko. As the water mixed with the chakra it would begin to pull the impurities out of the water like it had before. And much like before the purified water was making a pan shape at the bottom of the stream. Fearing that he would make the same mistake again Kazuko would close his eyes so that his concentration could be further amplified. Once he had gathered a good amount of water kazuko would then command ther chakra in the water to break through the surface of the water rise in a small plume about four feet high before him.

As he opened his eyes Kazuko was amazed to see that the collume of water was holding it's shape. As the plume started to raze further and further into the air, Kazuko would halt it in mid-air and then start to rotate the the thin mass that was about at eye level. He then connected the ends of ther rotating line of water and then start to condense the mass. After a couple minutes of this gradual rotation and condensation Kazuko would then stop the relatively small sized ball in it's rotation. He then started to lengthen the sphere into a more narrow shape until it was as long and as thick as a katana blade. Kazuko then let the emotion of joy drip across his face as he turned to look at his sensei. "So how'd I do Riou sensei!"

[hotaru]

+10

[kujira]

Trying to keep a smile from forming on his face Riou would stand up, eyeing Kazuko with an inquisitive eyebrow "Hmmhmmm lets see shall we?". Approaching Kazuko slowly Riou's eyes would focus on the newly created blade. Standing in front of Kazuko Riou's hand would suddenly move like chained lightning as it erupted in the midst of the blade, shattering it like a brittle twig. As soft droplets fell from the ground Riou would tussle Kazuko's hair affectionately. " Now you've got the chakra, and the control, but the last thing you need is the power. To use power within the suiton release you have to rotate the water."

Turning swiftly Riou's nimble digits would move in a blur as handseals were formed. Four spears of water were formed and sent hurling into the tree, imbedding within the tree, almost striking straight through. As the spears melted into pools of water Riou would turn to look at Kazuko once again." See how the rotation of the water at the tips of the spears made them razor sharp? Picture the water swirling so intensely that they form miniature blades." With his sagely advice given Riou would turn and take a seat near the stream, leisurely putting his hand in, letting the current tug at it. " O by the way.......Don't get me wet....."

[kazuko]

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Kazuko was happy to see that his new sensei was teking a liking to him. As he held the water blade in place with his chakra hoping that he did well, Riou walked over and smashed the "blade" with a very fast hand movement. Kazuko was shocked at the fact that the blade that he had made with such difficulty was broken with just a swift chop. " Now you've got the chakra, and the control, but the last thing you need is the power. To use power within the suiton release you have to rotate the water." After hearing this and seeing the three water spears that were made by his master Kazuko was not surprised to see that the spears pierced the trees easily. " See how the rotation of the water at the tips of the spears made them razor sharp? Picture the water swirling so intensely that they form miniature blades." Noting what he had to do right down to the word Kazuko snickered a little bit as he got ready to master the molding of the suiton release.

As he walked back over to the stream Kazuko thought about the water's rotation and how he needed to focus on the water currents that were already present in the stream. Feeling confident in this metod Kazuko knelt down by the stream like he had before and put his hand in with the clean cool water of the stream. He noticed again how the currents of the stream were free to do as they wished but were also limited to one direction. Then Kazuko's attention shifted to a rock that protruded from the bottom of the stream. The boy noticed how the water pushed against the rock slightly until in was pushed away almost as if it realized that the rock's mass was greater that it's own. And when the water was pushed away it would form it's own mini current or vortex that would spin in the opposite direction until it died away.

After he had made his his initial observations Kazuko was ready to try to mold the water once more. Noting that his previous, more direct approach, worked well enough Kazuko let his hands fall into the Tiger hand seal which he had used before to summon the chakra to walk on water. As he held the seal Kazuko could feel the chakra moving through his chakra circulatory system with great ease, almost like it knew just were to go. As the chakra started to build up in his feet Kazuko could feel the stinking sensation in the soles of his feet grow stonger as this was his third strieght time he was bringing the chakra to the same place. As he ignored the pain Kazuko walked towards the stream and then with one foot in front of the other Kazuko was on top of the stream.

Once he was on top of the stream where he would be able to mold that was most efficientlly kazuko spread his legs out further so they were about shoulders width apart and bent his knees slightly. He then switched from the Tiger seal to the Ram hand seal and could feel the new hand seal syphoning chakra from the main supply that was being released just to keep him a float. This flow of chakra that was being put into the stream had new direction which were to purify and mix with the water like it had done before. But this time, Kazuko was more skilled at it and was able to purify more chakra. Once there was enough chakra infused water for Kazuko to work with he started to bring the water up to the surface much like he had before but this time with more ease. As ther collume got closer and closer to the surface Kazuko could see he was getting better.

As he brought the collume of water to the surface Kazuko would see that it was larger and more stable than before. Kazuko then stopped the collume in mid air like he had before and started to rotate it. As he rotated it Kazuko connected the ends and then condensed it into a ball that was larger than the first one that he had made. At this Kazuko glanced over at Riou to see if he was still looking. As the ball rotated i the air Kazuko then started to command the chakra in the ball to push outwards in one direction. As it did so the water formed into the blade shape like before. Kazuko then stopped the blade at this point and then he started to rotate the chakra in side the blad so that it was contained with in the blad but was still wild. As this Happend Kazuko shot the new blade of water at the tree and watched as it cut into the tree with a small amount of difficulty and then melted into a puddle of water. Kazuko then turned to his sensei. Can you teach me the Mizu Bunshin next sensei.

[Elgar]

+10

Learned

[kujira]

Riou's eyes would light up with exhultation as his pupil achieved true success in mastering the suiton release. However moments after this his own eyes would open in surprise as a kunai would come hurtling out of nowhere embedding itself into the soft yielding bark of the nearby oak tree. Hastily reading the note Riou's eyes would narrow as he would stalk off leaving his pupil " It seems I am needed by the council to attend the chunnin exams once again.......work on your skills until I return...i have to go now " and with that Riou would be gone, disappearing in a flash of rain drops that would softly spray the surrounding terrain.

OOC: Bad post I know, im in such a rush

[kazuko]

"Satetsu No Bushin" (Iron Sand clones)
Rank: C, B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Creates clones of Iron sand that can fill of variety of tasks.
Special: Dog, Dragon, tiger
Drawback: Can only travel 3/4 of the users “Polarity field”. Moves somewhat slow since there made of iron
Description: By solidify the Iron sand, The user is able to create clones of iron sand, with hollowed insides (to use less chakra and sand). The clones can punch, kick and use weapons assigned by the user. C-rank allows 3 clones to be create, while B-ranked allows 6 clones to be created. The clones can take a good hit, but revert back to its original powder state if struck with an attack that is stronger then "1C-rank". If the user wishes to attain more clones, then it is considered C-ranked training, to add 1 more clone.
Limit: Masamune , Kekkai Genkai. C-rank in Polarity field, Iron sand Transmutation and Iron sand Domination

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As His new sensei left Kazuko understood what was happening and the inten behind him suddenly having to leave. It would be better if Riou sensei were a chunin which would be a good reflection of the wisdom he already possesed. Kazuko himself was not ready for the exams, he needed to master at least one specialty or ability that he had in his repertoire. But For right now he needed to think of what he needed to work on now. As he thought, Kazuko remebered the fight he had gotten into the familiar fellow rain nin that had used all of those clones to subdue him. The fact that he was defeated by the clones mad him want to learn the suiton release so he could learn that very technique. But for now, doing that specific move was going to be hard since he didn't have his master was not there to guide.But as he thought harder about it, Kazuko figured that he could just use his native element, the metal release.

After coming to his initial conclusion, the boy briskly walked over to the gourd of iron that he had sat right next to a tree. As he walked over to the gourd his internal magnetic polarity field automatically took hold of the gourd with no contious effort on Kazuko's part. Once his slow walk had finally brought him to the gourd Kazuko picked it up and walked about five feet away from the tree and dumped out the contents of the gourd. Throwing the gourd to the side the boy would kneel down right beside the big mound of iron sand. As his rich brown eyes scaned the heap of black sand Kazuko noticed that there was about five hundred pounds of iron sand there and if he needed any more the boy could just extract some from the ground. Kazuko knodded at this and rose to full hieght, ready to start the technique.

As he stood there kazuko let his hands raise so that they were about at his chest level and let his fingers fall into the dog, dragon, and then tiger hand seals. As he did this Kazuko could feel his polarity field widen out involentarily. As it did this the magnetic properties of the field would take hold of each individual grain of the iron. Once the iron was completely taken control of the magnetic field would then infuse the chakra that had been pushed out by Kazuko into each grain that had been taken control of. As he did this as Kazuko felt completely relaxed and let his chakra run freely out of his Tenketsu in ever direction. Now Kazuko was beginning to see the subtle differences between suiton release and Satetsu release.

As he let his chakra flow into the the iron sand that was right in front of him Kazuko felt that he was dont with the chakra infusion process which had taken a forth of the chakra he had left. After shutting the chakra flow to the iron sand off Kazuko used his polarity field to lift the sand up into the air and form what was roughly a humanoide shape that was the same size that he was. The would then begin to carve out the clone which had the same features as him from the block of iron sand. Being that the clones were solide iron it made it that much harder to mold and shape. Once he had finished the rough shape of the clone Kazuko let it fall to the ground where it landed with a thud but still held it's shape. Kazuko then gave the clone a kunai and thought about some possible orders.

As Kazuko stood there hand on chin looking at a clone he had just made he decided to spar with his clone so he took out a kunai for him self to use and got in a ready stance. As to stood there giving the clone the stink eye Kazuko saw some flaws with the clone that he had created. For one thing, it was mad out of solide iron which mad it extremely hard to control. And since this was more of a waste of chakra than anything Kazuko figured that his first clone wasn't bad but needed to refine the design of the clones and be able to make more than one at a time. As he thought about it Kazuko became more and more disatisfied with his creation. When his disgust was finally to much Kazuko took the Kunai and thrust it into the chest of the clone who then crumbled back to his origanal state.

[Tenkai]

+10
`10.30]

[kazuko]

10/30

As the sun crpt closer and closer toward the horizon Kazuko was growing weary from the constant out put of chakra. Thinking that he had better rest because it had been a long day Kazuko took a seat infront of the large mound of iron sand. As he sat there a million thoughts flashed through his mind about the day and the recent events that had taken place. The first thing to come to his mind was his former master Diasuke. Kazuko needed to finish up this jutsu and head over to meet him to explain his absence. As he made note of this kazuko heard a small ruustling noise to his right. As he looked up Kazuko could see a dark figure with a distinctive cat mask. After being startled at first Kazuko looked away from the agent and tried to pull his focus back to the training that he was currently doing. The Anbu agent was only a reminder of what had happend in the past.

After he had gotten enough time rest Kazuko rose to his feet and stood right in front of the mound od iron sand that was right in front of him. Letting his eyes close Kazuko also let his body relax completely inorder to allow that chakra to flow more completely. As he did this Kazuko let his hands start to form the Dog, Dragon, then Tiger hand seals. As he did them the boy noticed that his ability to switch through the seals was rather slow, at least compared to Riou sensei anyway. Once he was done Kazuko let his chakra flow out of it's origin which was at the pit of his stomach and spiral outward into the many branchings of the tenketsu. As it worked it's way through the chakra path ways the chakra gradually picked up the magnetic properties that Kazuko naturally had.

Once the chakra found a node it would be released into the air an instantaneously find that big pile of iron sand that was right in front of Kazuko. As he released his chakra and started the process of reintroducing chakra into the iron sand Kazuko moved his hands which seemed to be stuck in the tiger seal position and moved them so that they were over the sand. Once he felt that enough chakra had been introduced into the iron sand Kazuko cut off the chakra flow out of his body and began to manipulate the sand. Completely aware and in tune with his movements Kazuko then twisted his wrists around so that his palms were facing upward. After seeing the response in the sand Kazuko then started to raise his hands until they were about level with his face.

As Kazuko would raise his hands up in the air he would see that three distinct figures would rise out of the heap of sand. Kazuko looked on in delight as the figures took shape and started to take on his own likeness. As the clones formed into being Kazuko would make sure to hollow out the centers of them so that then were easier to control and operate. Kazuko would then let any surplus chakra then leak into this hollow space. This would make it so the clones were more responsive to Kazuko's chakra. The second this the boy would do was make the hard outer shell of the clones hard. Inorder to do this Kazuko would make the chakra that was infused into the iron sand condense and stick more closely together.

After doing this Kazuko would then take out the kunai that he had used before out of it's holster. summoning some chakra into his feet Kazuko would jump up into the air and come right in front of the clone in the center who was ten feet away. Kazuko would then wind back and thrust the kunai at the chest of the clone. Almost as if he was being attacked the clone responed by attempting to block the kunai with his forearm. Being that the clone was only a third of Kazuko's total strength the clones arm failed to block at the right place and the kunai struck the clone's chest. As the kunai hit the chest of the clone it was stopped by the wall of iron that was the clone's chest. Seing the the clone's were stable Kazuko collapsed backwards from exaustion. As he did so the clones reverted back to their sand-like state.

[Tenkai]

+10
`20.30]

[kazuko]

20/30

As the sun went down Kazuko lay in Amegakure's central were he had been trining for the afternoon. Kazuko was knocked out from exaustion from the days training and he wasn't going to wake up any time soon. As he laid their the Anbu agent that was seen in the bush took off towards the Amekage tower since it was apparently the end of his shift. As the first dark figure left the park and was soon out of site another dark figure could be seen comming from the outskirts of ame. This figure would not be recognizable until the light from the cresent moon hit his rain village head band and produce a faint gleam. The figure was Daisuke, Kazuko's former sensei and he was here to find Kazuko. As he walked further into the park the man immediotly recognized Kazuko's collapsed body.

Daisuke then rushed over to Kazuko and woke it. "hmmm? who's there? Oh, it's you Diasuke, What's up?" "I got back from my mission a day ago and weren't there so I got worried and started to look for you. Kazuko wiped the sleep from his eyes and sat up so that he was face to face with Daisuke who was knelt over him. "Sorry Dai, while you were gone I left the village but another ninja brought me back. I also think it's time I moved on to another sensei." Daisuke looked down trying not to show what he was really feeling. "That's ok I'm not mad. I realize now that you need different training from different teachers. But if you dont mind there is one last thing I need to teach you in regards to the Li clan." "Sure thing, I just have to finish this jutsu I'm doing right now.

After having said this Kazuko would rise to his feet as Diasuke used some Katon ninjutsu to light a fire which he would then sit down next to. As this happend kazuko would start to release his chakra and take control of the iron sand once more. Kazuko closed his eyes as he could feel the chakra coursing through the pathways and leaving his body through every tenketsu available. As it left his body the chakra, because of it's magnetic properties, would immediotly find the big pile of iron sand that was in front of him and band to the iron. As this was happening Kazuko would form the Dog, Dragon, then Tiger handseals.As he did this Kazuko felt that his speed at forming hand seals was getting fast even since the last time he had done the jutsu. Even if it was even slightly Daisuke could see that his pupil had grown muh stronger in the short time that they had been apart.

After all of the chakra was done bonding to the iron Kazuko would put his hands out in front of his with his palms pointing up to wards the moon that was providing the only light besides the fire that Daisuke had lite. After doing this Kazuko would start to raise his hands up until they were about level with his eyes. In response the chakra treated iron sand would begin to rise into the air. As it did so chunks of iron sand would begin to fall off as three humanoid shapes would start to form out of the heap. As the three bodies started to become more recognizable Kazuko hollowed out the centers of them just like he had before. As this happend Daisuke looked on to see that the three bodies were taking the shape hieght and likeness of Kazuko.

After the clones were fully formed Kazuko wouls start to move the chakra pockets of the clones into the inner hollow portion of the clones. After doing this Kazuko would then start to condense and harden the outer shell of the clones so that they were to hard to penitrate. After doing this Kazuko would turn his former master who was looking on in amazement. "Do ya wanna spar just for old times sake Dai. As he said this Diasuke knodded and stood up and got into a Goken taijutsu stance. Kazuko then sent the three iron clones at Daisuke who would then go from the stance and plant a firm jab into the chest of the center clone. It had no affect as the clone would then try to punch the man in the face. In response, Daisuke would catch the punch and flip the clone over his shoulder and then use a fire ball technique to destroy the clone. After this happend Daisuke could see that Kazuko was running out of chakra and stopped. "We should stop so you can get some rest. We'll start training in the morning. As his former maser said this Kazuko let the clones go back to their origanal state as he took a seat by the fire to sleep.

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Learned

[kazuko]

Tsuchi Mizu Konbe (Soil & Water Combination)
Rank: D-Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Creates ink that may be used for Li clan jutsu if the user runs out during combat.
Special: “Hand Seals”
Drawback: The quality of the ink is sub-par to the quality of bought ink, meaning that if used for most forms of art, the work will be substandard.
Description: Quickly performing a small amount of handseals, the user focuses on a portion of water that is either on the ground or has at least ¼ earth in it. The chakra infusing into the water will cause the water to spin around rapidly, quickly becoming darker and thicker as the soil is mixed very well. Within a few seconds, the user will have gained a new supply of ink in which to use for more Li clan jutsu.
Limit: Li Clan Jutsu, requires Doton and Suiton to use.

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As Kazuko woke up his eyes were immediotly hit by the piercing light of the rising sun. It was barely morning and Daisuke was making breakfast over a fire. As he saw this Kazuko yawned and sat up so he was leaning on the big oak tree in central park. As he ate breakfast Daisuke would explain the training for the day. "OK Kazuko, what were are going to do today is teach you the basic techniques of our clan. Thats right you guessed it you are going to work on your Li clan skills. That will be the last thing I will teach you from sensei to student after this you will be concidered my equal. " Kazuko knodded as Diasuke sat down next to him. "Ok the first thing you have to learn is how to make ink from anywhere you might be even if your out of it." As he spoke Daisuke, a small pool of water could be seen forming right near his hand. The pool swirled around and around. As it mixed with the mud the combonation formed a black ink that seemed suitable to draw with. "Now you try."

As he watched, Kazuko went over in his mind how he was going to do something like that. He had only been manipulating the suiton release for a short time. He was very inexperienced at doing something like this but he had to try inorder to complete his training. After he was done thinking Kazuko got up from under the log and stretched a little before he walked a couple feet awayfrom the tree towards the stream. Kazuko needed his space for this as he took a seat four feet away from the stream with his legs crossed. Kazuko then closed his eyes and let the chakra flow out of it's origin just like it had before and swirl around his body until it found in bottom and legs where it could be directed out like the handseals had directed it to. As the chakra found it's way out of Kazuko's body it immediotly went towards it's target place.

As the chakra started to seap out of his body and find it's way into the ground Kazuko started to switch through a small set of hands seals that was the same that Daisuke had. Once he had successfully done them Kazuko ended on the snake seal and then he touched both his palms to the ground. This two step process that Kazuko was using to command both the suiton and doton releases was what Kazuko was very familiar to him. Because the Satetsu release was a combonation of raiton and doton release Kazuko would only need to do the same thing only incorperate the suiton release. As he noticed this about the technique the boy would breathe a sigh of relief. As he thought about this Kazuko could feel the two elements at work beneath him, ready to swirl together.

Now that Kazuko had made his discovery doing this jutsu now was going to be easy. As he still had his eyes closed Kazuko could feel the first wave of chakra moving down into the soil but no bonding with it. Instead the first wave of chakra would find it's way into the stream and immediotly start to bond and purify the water just like before. As the water began to pick out the impurities of the water the earth element was hard at work too. The second wave of chakra that Kazuko had sent out went past the hard top soil and went down into the soft clay below. Once the chakra had found the most sutable and soft clay to be used for the ink, the chakra started to bond with the clay inorder to make it usable by Kazuko.

Once he was done taking control of both elements that were needed to use the jutsu then brought his hands together and formed one last hand seal inorder to combine the two elements. As he did this the small amount of water that was purified was brought out of the stream and placed on the ground before Kazuko. At the same time that this happend the newly under control clay was brought to the surface from the few feet down in the ground were it was. As these two elements were brought together Kazuko was expecting them both to instantly form the clay but he was wrong. As he sat there thinking of what to do the answer came. Kazuko concentrated on both elements in the small pool and started to swirl them around. The spinning got faster and faster until the mixture started to turn black and the ink was formed. Kazuko looked on his creation with gleaming eyes and a smile.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Learned.