the river.

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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: ---

0 | 20.

The travel to Kawa No Kuni was a rather long one, longer than both he and his fellow shinobi had expected. Neither one of them had actually been out of the village before, but they managed to find their way alright. Upon entering River country, the two had to split up - it seemed that Kiros had wanted to do his job on his own. You see, there was a man - Yuuto - that was terrorizing this country and he had been asked to take him out in favor of the nearby villages. Once they arrived there, Kiros had motioned for Kouketsu to leave. He hadn’t known why, but it didn’t matter, for it gave him a chance to explore, gave him the chance to get to know the lands. He had been getting weird ideas lately, ideas about what was out in the real world and not holed up within Kumogakaure. To put it simply - going missing.

He had had made his departure from the huge bridge of which Kiros and him had separated, motioned off by the use of three fingers. It rather struck the boy deep that he wasn’t able to help, but older he was and Kouketsu forced to obey. The thought of wandering alone had thrilled the boy so. There were no eyes watching him, no elders to report to, no punishment for crimes if they happened to be committed - the form of free life seemed amongst the best the world had to offer. The bridge they had came from - he decided to follow it. With no idea of where he was going, he made a simple assumption. All river’s pour its rich fruition into an even bigger body of water, flowing over the edge of the cliff in a form known as a waterfall, only to repeat the process in due time.

His travel would be cut short, for he would need to rest. His figure would fall down upon that of a rather large boulder within the lake. His shoes would be removed - a means to allow his feet some comfort. The current of the water was smooth against the appendages, the moist and gentle nature soothing all that they touched. In reality - water was the best combatant. Unlike Earth, which blocked everything and fire, which burned everything in its path - water simply flowed around obstacles in its way. It flowed around their opponents guard, eventually wearing the attacker out with the waste of energy being exerted from attempting to crush the moisture beneath his heels.

A form of calmness enveloped the Sakurai - a feeling that would sooth even the most roughest of creatures.

Sitting there with his legs dangling within the water, Kouketsu unlocked his tenketsus. He had no particular use for them at the moment, but his chakra would slowly become in tuned with the gentle feeling of the moisturizing, soothing liquid. Preparations - one could call it. In an uncharted land, with unknown enemies, the Sakurai would need to know techniques that mimicked that of the territory, giving him a great advantage over any that he should cross paths with. A worthy amount of power would be needed in this uncharted territory; His strength had grown greatly within his stay in Kumogakure, but it would grow even more during his stay away. And with that - the chakra would begin to shift.

Ebony occuli peered forth into the water, watching the little denizens of its fortification roam around freely, weary of predators. The creatures seemed happy with their lives and as they continued - as small fish managed to bump into Kouketsu’s foot. It came as a surprise when the fish didn’t scurry away in a rush, but it began to circle the appendage, as if it was something of interest. It would take the boy awhile before he noticed, but it seemed the chakra in his feet had began to pick up the current, radiating it from his foot and only with the activation of his Nikaku, would he see the truth.

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.0 | 20.

A single hand seal would be crafted to control the swirl of energy around the Sakurai’s foot. His Sankakugan – developed to the form of Nikaku – would allow the boy to see the flow of chakra swirling around his foot, syncing itself to the hierarchy of the stream. In his eyes, the chakra swirl would look like that of a whirlpool, constantly re-circling itself around a single focus point. This combined with the constant attraction of the small fish would create one such entity as that of the stream – a miniature version – one could call it. He would continue to focus the chakra around his foot, using the hand seal as a base for directing the chakra and his foot as the medium to release it in the correct form and with the same natural current of the stream. An important step this was, for when the time came – Kira would need to harness its power as if it was second sense.

And with a single command within his mind, Kira would shift the current of the chakra, manipulating it within the water in a different way. Instead of creating the whirl of the whirlpool, he would attempt to follow the exact current of the river, projecting the chakra in a straight line, following the currents. And as he was a puppeteer and the fish his puppet, it would follow the re-direction, following the chakra as if it had no choice. Just above a small tickle, Kira could feel many more critters attracted to his foot and the direction of the raw energy. Slowly but surely – the chakra would soon begin to take on the form of the liquid, combining its genes with its properties, creating an element tamed enough for the Sakurai boy to harness and use as his own. Oh – how good it would feel to have control of the liquid – but, there was always more to learn.

Suddenly, Kira would pull his feet from the water, allowing them time to rid themselves of the moisture before continuing, His shoes would soon find their way back upon his feet, their job completed. To make sure he held control over the element, Kira would dare proceed with another test, one that dealt within his arms. Similar to the previous experiment, Kira would place his hand within the water. There was no particular way to go about this – he would simply do what he did minutes ago with his foot – unlocking his tenketsus allowing his chakra to flow freely. And then; moments later the chakra would behold an order and without hesitation, they would begin to complete it. Yet another swirl of chakra would be created, although this one would be upon the Sakurai’s hand, carrying the stream’s current.

Lifting his hand from the water, the chakra would still hold true, although purification would be lost. It had mixed within the water when the Sakurai removed his hand from its residue. The Nikaku would view the swirl of chakra as if it existed for the naked eye – easily and without effort. A small drain of chakra was issued in order to activate and keep it activated, but that was a small price to pay for its viewing and tracking abilities, amongst the best in the world- ultimate. With his hand augmented with chakra, water would follow his hand as he lifted it from the water. At first, it would simply follow his hand in a stream like line b, but as the hand came to a halt – the chakra would begin to swirl around it, seemingly chasing itself; similar to a dog and its tail.

He would continue to experiment with the water for minutes to come, keeping the swirl of water around his hand as he continued his trek down the river. Soon after, he would allow the water to descend back into the pool of water as he deactivated his Nikaku.

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+10 x 2
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+20
(20.20)

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He had heard rumors of a village dwelling within River country - it t'was time for his search to begin.

[. Exit ]