Shinobi Training Grounds(Training)

[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]

~~~~Enter Genshuku~~~~

Man...it's really been too long since I did any serious training or even practicing for that matter. I need to get back into shape... Genshuku thought to himself as he entered into the village training grounds. As a genin, he had often come here to think...and to train; mostly to think though.

Now, almost a decade later, he has come back to refresh his skills. Looking around, Gen surveys his surroundings to better use the grounds to brush up on his skills and gain new ones. Besides the normal forestry, there was also a lake, a few pillars for target practice and a small island in the lake. Oh yeah, I remember...I wanted to learn that lightning ball move and master those fire jutsu I read about...but first...to practice!! He mused to himself, going through his itinerary for his workout.

"This'll be fun" He said motioning towards the lake. Quickly making a few handseals, Genshuku summoned forth five Mizu Bunshin and held them out for about a 10 minutes without movement before he got bored. Okay...I remember how to make Water clones...next I'll try to ride the waves He thought as he dismissed the clones and re-focused his chakra. Forming the seals for Baku Suishouha, Gen expelled a large amount of water from his gullet and started to ride across the lake he was standing in front of towards the island where he would then ride the wave back to land and then towards the island once more. Okay...I think I remember mygat water jutsu well enough..haha Gen laughed as he turned at the island. "This speed is nice" He whispered, letting the wind beat his face. After his return to the man made island, Genshuku got off and formed the three signs for the Sonar jutsu. Making three low pitch sounds for the technique, Genshuku got back the sound waves and got a good idea what was on the island...nothing. That...was usesless he mused to himself before moving on to another jutsu.

"Time to get started on some real training...there were some fire jutsu my grandfather meant to teach me before he died if I remember right. I don't really...guess I'll have to find his scrolls in that cave I had outside the village of Dante. But I do remember that jutsu...Katon: Hidora no Jutsu. I attempted it before but I couldn't even get close to mastered...time to master it..." Gen said to himself in solitude.

Focus Gen...you can do this...just remember The jounin thought as he went through the handsigns extremely slowly as to get a feel for the order. As he reached the final handsign, Gen gathered the chakra into his mouth and exhaled a large inferno that shaped itself into a Chinese dragon. That's enough for the Flame Dragon jutsu but not enough for this one. Gen pushed even more air out of his lungs and brought out only one other dragon which was oddly formed and shaped and just faded instead of exploding like the first dragon. damn...I'll try again, but let me get some water first Gen thought rubbing his jaw after exhaling those flames. He went down to the water, cupped his hands and rank a little bit of water to cool down his body. Ahh...I needed that he thought before standing up and returning to his position.

Time to do this again... he thought before he wnet through the handsigns yet again, a little faster this time and created two dragons...one elegant and destructive, the other abstract and weak. Damn it... Gen thought...with a visible expression of annoyance on his face. "Again!" He said he formed the seals and exhaled the dragon flames with almost the same results. This time, the second dragon had a little better form but was still very badly shaped and faded instead of exploding. "Again!!" He said before once more, forming the handsigns and breathing out the two dragons. Genshuku got the same results as before and decided it was best to take a break for now and cool off his mouth before resuming again.

I can't seem to get that second dragon right...and I haven't even been able ot make a third. Oh well, I should just focus on getting the individual dragons of the jutsu perfected. The problem here is that I can make a single dragon...I just can't make three copies at once. That's the reason...so I have to train with using multiple dragons...like I've been doing... Gen thought as he sat by the water, taking a drink and, eventually, falling asleep.

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What I'm learning:

Katon Hidora no Jutsu (Fire - Hydra Technique)
Rank: "B" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A technique in which the user takes the concept of Ryuuka but is capable of using it more of a destructive manner and more of a diverse manner. Instead of one large dragon like form being shot forth towards the opponent, the user is capable of increasing the amount of them into an amount of three dragonic creations with similar devistation.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: They are only capable of going in a straight line. Projectory may not change directions.
Description: A Large creation is created as the user performs the neccessary handseals for the technique. As the user does so they raise their hand up over their mouth. By taking in a deep breathe the user fills their lungs with chakra to in which egnites the moment they blow the air out. As the user blows out the creation of fire is made taking the form of a giant dragon like creature. The Dragon is quickly hurled towards the opponent as the dragon swivles and swirves moving like that of a Chinese Dragon. Then without notice or movement the large dragon splits into three smaller sized forms of dragons as they twist and turn around one another heading towards the intended target. This technique is used to where the user is capable of controling each dragon to hit at different times. This means that each dragonic form of fire may be one after the other before hitting the initial target. The user is capable of pushing so much power into the technique to where when it touches the target it is needed it is egnited in a mass blaze of glory, creating a grand explosion for each form.
Limit: Must have the Fire Release, must know Katon - Ryuuka no Jutsu (Dragon Fire Technique)

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[adero]

10/70 not a bad start

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OOC: Thanks ^^

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IC: After about an hour or two, Gen opened his eyes and found himself blinded by the noontime sun. If I'm gonna nap on a barren island, I have to bring sunglasses... He joked as he rubbed his eyes, yawned, and stretched a little. After he finished waking up, he splashed some water onto his face and took a long drink before resuming his training. I gotta keep this going...I'll eventually get it if I keep trying He thought before moving 10 feet away from the water line. This is a good distance from anything...time to get to work once more He thought before forming the first of the string of seals. "Bid, dog, sheep, rat, hare, tiger" He said as he motioned through the seals and focusing his chakra into his lungs. NOW!!! He thought screamed as he exhaled a giant stream of fire that slowly shaped into a magnificent chinese dragon. Then the giant fire dragon split into two smaller dragons. One of the two dragonspawn was just as ornate as the large dragon but the other spawn was abstract and had no force to it. The more ornate dragon blew up in a magnificent explosion whilst the other just poofed out.

One more time! Gen thought before he flipped through the seals and exhaled another dragon which did the same as before. C'mon...c'mon... Gen tried to mold the chakra even more as he exhaled more flames to feed the mighty dragon as it split. This time both spawn were abstract in form, but dissapeered in mighty explosions just like the giant. Okay...now I gotta somehow combine both power and form to make this work...and I still have to make a third dragon somehow... He thought before heading down to the shore to cool off his mouth with a drink.

"I also have to get some food soon to replenish my strength...nah...I need to train my endurance as well anyways. Might as well just go as long as I can without having to eat too much..." Gen planned as he took a small break from training. "Oh well, time to get back to it"

"Katon: Hidora no Jutsu!!" He yelled flipping through the seals and exhaling the giant chinese dragon. Split...c'mon...split He thought as he watched the chinese dragon suddenly break apart into three smaller dragons. Yes! Three this time....wait... He thought as he watched this occurance but noticed that the dragons were weak, too small to do any damage anyways, and were abstract in their form. As he watched the dragons fade out, Gen thought, Damn...and here I thought I mastered it too...damn "One more time!! Katon: Hidora no Jutsu!" He screamed before once again flipping through the handseals and exhaling the giant dragon once more. The dragon split into two dragons, both were ornate but they had no strength to them. God freakin damn.... He thought, disgusted with his progress. "I get one element right, but the others are complete failures...damn...I'll get it eventually" He whispered to himself as he made the seals once again. He blasted out the chinese dragon and watched it fragment into two ornate dragons which again, just poofed out instead of a magnificent explosion. I'm gonna get it right eventually He thought as he formed the seals again. However, he stopped as he felt the noonday sun begin to beat a little harder on his back adn the world to begin spinning. damn...my mouth..it's dry...gotta...gottta get to the water. Need to get some water... he thought as he dragged his body to the water and attempted to get a drink. He got at least two drinks of water out his cupped hand before he finally collapsed.

Damn... was the last word to run through his mind as his eyes shut and he became unconscious. The total time for his training had gone on for four hours...with an hour long cat nap inbetween.

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When next Gen woke, the moon had risen from its daily slumber and reached the peak of its journey.

Hmph...it's midnight... the young jounin thought as he tried to stand up. He found that his wobbly legs were preventing him from standing. ....aren't I a jounin? I should be able to stand...oh damn... He thought at first disgusted by his own weakness but then with a realization that he had faded out of consciousness for well over twelve hours. Oh man...a whole day wasted on sleep! I need to make up for it He reasoned before getting a drink of water from the lake and once again trying to stand. "This is what I get for neglecting my taijutsu...uggh...I hate hand-to-hand...haaha" He said laughing at his own weaknesses; something he had not done since his second wife's murder. "It's nights like these that make me miss you all the more..." He said remembering his deceased wives and how they always loved the night, especially nights with full moons. He remembered how they always used to sneak away from their homes to go sit by the lakes and oceans to just think...to get away from the world sometimes. "I miss you....both of you" Genshuku whispered out to the water, to the moon, to the midnight sky as if somehow...the loves of his life would appear before him saying "Surprise!". But alas, nothing of that sort happened and Gen just stared out towards the water remembering the good times he had.

"I'm gonna get stronger....so that I'll never have to see anyone die like again. I don't want any of my loved ones to die again..." Gen whispered into the night, as if he was making a promise to an unseen ghost. "You were always based within the water, me...I have been within fire. I'm gonna make my flames grow stronger to destroy those who attempt to take you away again..." He said as if yelling to the world. "I'm gonna make it...." He whispered as he forced himself to his feet, despite his wobbly legs.

"Time to get back to training." He said before resuming his study into the jutsu. "HAAAAAAAA!! Katon! Hidora no Jutsu!!" Genshuku yelled as he flipped through the handsigns and exhaled a large inferno that instantaneously shaped itself into a beautiful chinese dragon and suddenly split...into two smaller fire forms. One looked like the dragon before, but the other had almost no form to it at all. It had a serpentine shape but that was it. However, the ornate dragon was weak and did nothing while the formless serpent exploded in bright explosion the lit up the night sky on the man-made island. "Again!! Katon: Hidora no Jutsu!" He yelled before flipping through the seals and releasing the giant dragon. The dragon did as before and split into two smaller forms, one became an ornate chinese dragon whilst the other became a formless serpent. This time, the serpent form looked a little more like its more dragon looking brother and exploded just as well as before. The fully formed dragon just...poofed out. This is frustrating.... The jounin thought before trying the jutsu again and ending up with the same results. "Once more! Katon: Hidora no Jutsu!" He screamed as he motioned through the seals and blasted out another dragon that split into two equally sized dragons and a smaller formless fireball. "God damn it!!" Gen yelled as he saw the fire ball appear. The dragon forms were just like before and followed the pattern of one ornate and weak, and the other formless but strong. "I'm gonna get better at this...I know it!" he said to himself before going to the shore to get some water.

[Nira]

This is a bit of repeating you got there, try something original, maybe humorous, or serious.

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OOC: I'll try something....IDK if it'll work though

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IC: Since this isn't working, I'll go into town and cool down my head before coming back to train...maybe find Makato or Sayuri...or even Hibiki Gen thought as he prepared to use Water Colliding Waves to return back to the main land and go back into town. However, suddenly, a strange and familiar voice made Genshuku stop the jutsu.

Leaving so soon Genji? And here I thought you wouldn't stop trying until you became stronger...until you killed the ones who killed me...twice

"It can't be...you're...you're dead! You're just a hallucination! That's it...you can't be here!" Gen cried out, refusing to turn and see who the voice belonged to. He already knew...he didn't want to see her.

You're weak...just as you were when I first died. You couldn't protect me then...and you can't protect me now. You're useless, worthless...you are weak[/color]

"Just...shut up..." Gen shook as he spoke, still refusing to turn around.

Why should I? It's not like you can stop me. You couldn't beat a new and untested genin. Hah...I don't know why I married such a weakling

"I SAID SHUT UP!!" Gen yelled, finally turning around and forming the seals for the jutsu he was training. "Katon! Hidora no Jutsu!" He yelled exhaling the giant dragon and forcing it to explode. "I'm gonna make you shut up!" He said violently

Come and try[/color]

"DESTROY HER!!" Genshuku yelled as he split the dragon into smaller versions and watched them make their way towards the source of the voice. A spirit of Gen's own mind, taking the form of his dead wife berating him. Clad in the soft colors of water and ice, the young girl seemed to phase right through the dragons. They wouldn't have done any damage anyways, they were too weak.

You call that an attack. Try something else honey...you ain't gonna beat anything, let alone me with that.

"Why won't you shut up!?" Gen yelled taking the spirit's bait and flipping through the seals for Katon: Hidora no jutsu. This time, the fire dragonspawn did not even reach the hallucination; rather, the dragons dissipated midflight. "AGAIN!" Gen screamed unleashing the fire jutsu onto his dead wife one more time only to witness the same results.

Come on...what happened to 'shutting me up'?

"I won't stop...just go. LEAVE ME BE FOUL SPIRIT!!!" Gen yelled violently as he unleashed the Hydra technique for a third time onto his wife. "Just go!" He continued screaming as he performed the Hidora no jutsu for a fourth time in vain. The jutsu was not perfected yet...it was not ready for combat, but Genshuku did not care. He wanted to see the spirit go, he just wanted her face to stop frowning. "WHY WON"T YOU GO!?!?!?" His voice was getting hoarse from all the yelling and his body temperature was rising too fast as he formed the seals and breathed out the giant Chinese dragon that would asexually reproduce into smaller dragons (OOC: Had to put that in there =P). Needless to say, the small dragons didn't do any damage to the spirit, but then again this "spirit" is a hallucination; it was not really there. However, Gen did not realize that slowly, it was getting easier to perform the jutsu. That the technique was getting easier and the power increasing as his innate knowledge of how to mold the chakra correctly.

"WHY?! WHY WON'T YOU DISAPPEAR?!?!" He yelled, now with tears streaming down his face. He could not stand it...he could not stand seeing her again. Her face was a memory that pained him deeply. Genshuku just did not want to bear it. "KATON: HIDORA NO JUTSU!!!" He screamed as his voice became more and more hoarse and the jutsu became stronger and stronger with each attempt.

You're too weak...you always were the voice said as the hallucination disappeared and Gen fell to the ground, unconscious and crying.

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When next Genshuku woke, he found it to be morning once more. The hallucination of his dead wife gone and his mind cleared of the incident last night, Genshuku decided, once more, to go to the village and get some food. That he did...that he did...

He returned to the island after eating at the village's ramen stand for a good hour. Man...that was some good food....I feel restored He thought as he happily patted his belly. Unfortunately, he noticed a strange figure waiting on the island for him. It looked like his younger adopted brother, Hayate. What the? I thought he went off into the mountains to train. Why's he back? Gen thought as he came closer.

You're weak brother. I don't know why mom and dad preferred you over me...you grew into such a weakling.[/color]

"Not this again..." Gen said apprehensively.

Why don't you use that jutsu you've been working on? Why don't you fire it at me? Prove to me you're not a weakling! I want to beat you...a strong you. A weak you, the y ou now, is too easy for me to destroy in a single move.[/color]

"All right...if you want me to. I'm no gonna hold back" Gen said, not realizing the person he saw in front of him was not his brother but another hallucination. "Katon! Hidora no Jutsu!" Genshuku said as he created a giant and magnificent blood red chinese fire dragon which split apart into three smaller versions of it self. However, they weren't as detailed as the large dragon nor were they as powerful. Fully forming them, Genshuku unleashed the trio onto the image only to see that the dragons dispersed before they even reached his brother.

It's just like she told me. You are weak...you can't even perform a single jutsu right....haha, and I actually looked up to you? What in hell was I thinking?[/color] Said the vision

"You don't know what my real strength is!" Gen yelled as he, yet again, created the fire dragon and split it into three smaller dragons. Like before, the dragons were not as detailed and powerful as their "parent" dragon and also like before, they could not even reach the image. Damn...what am I doing wrong? Why can't I even hit him? Gen thought as he performed the jutsu once again.

Come now brother, that can't be all?[/color]

"Hayate, I'm gonna take you down hard!" Gen screamed as he watched his previous attempts miss completely. Genshuku just kept performing the technique, hoping it would work and actually hit. The next attempt did just that, but barely. YES!!! Genshuku thought happily inside his head at that first target hit. "Damn" was what he said aloud though because his attack barely hit the vision of Hayate.

That didn't even hurt...tell me, are you going all out? Or are you holding back like usual?

"You're right, I have been holding back....time to cut loose and show you brother what I'm really capable of" Genshuku said smirking. He was really thinking, Yes, I've been going all out...and this is all I'm capable of...

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Damn...what I am I gonna do? I promised him my best and this is...what the hell am I gonna do? Gen thought frantically but kept a calm face in front of the spirit.

You know Gen, if I didn't know better, I'd think you were stalling[/color] The spirit baited

Damn him calling my bluff....guess I have no choice. Putting everything I have into this is what I have to do to shut him up Gen thought as he formed the hand signs to perform the jutsu. By now, Gen had become proficient with the hand seals and knew them by heart and the jutsu was getting easier to perform. He now could unleash a total of three dragons instead of two, but their powers were nothing short of embarassing. "Katon: Hidora no Jutsu!" Gen yelled as he formed the final handsign and unleashed the fire dragon from his mouth. Gen's endurance with the flames had gone up as well. He did not need as much water, nor did he need as much break time. He was getting better and didn't even know it.

The dragon split into three smaller and slightly detailed dragons. They all reached the image of Gen's brother but they barely did any damage at all. Their explosions were small and weak.

I thought you were going all out?[/color]

"Katon: Hidora no jutsu!" Genshuku yelled as he performed the jutsu again. The same results came about and Gen just got angrier with the image's constant baiting. Don't let him get to you...you're better than him. You're a jounin...you should be above this were the words that ran through Genshuku's mind. "Katon: Hidora no Jutsu!" He screamed as he belched out the dragon of fire adn split it into three ornate chinese dragons. "GO!" Gen yelled firing the dragons off towards the image. Two of the three hit but the explosions were weak while the one remaining exploded magnificently. Yes!! Finally, some sucess!! Gen thought as he watched the pretend to reel from the explosion, only to make a funny face and mock Gen.

Hahahaha...that was better...I guess. But gramma could hit harder than that. You'll need to try a lot harder than that worthless attempt[/color]

"Now you're pissing me off little brother" Gen said smirking, fully smirking for the first time in a long time. Soon...I'll have this technique down pat He thought still smiling as he flipped through the hand signs and bellowed out the chinese dragon he had become so familiar with. Genshuku had become increasingly better at creating the smaller dragons and making almost perfect in form but not in power. He was getting better at that...only in small bits though. "Stay down for christ's sake! Katon: Hidora no Jutsu!" Gen said as he went through the seals and belched out the dragon that would soon fragment into three versions of itself.

I would...if you actually hit me with something strong[/color]

"Well then...here it comes!" Gen yelled as he sent out the three fire dragons towards the image. Again, only one of the three exploded with full force while the other two just hit and missed. Again...and here I thought I was making some progress... He thought as he went through the seals again and once more aimed at his brother. "STAY DOWN!!" He yelled as he unleashed the power of the fire dragons upon him. Like before, only one of the three had any sort of real force to it and Genshuku began to lose the fragile confidence he had gained a little while ago. Uggh..damn, its not getting any easier However, what Gen didn't realize was that it was getting easier and the explosions were becoming more and more powerful, but very slowly.

I'm gettin bored here bro...why don't I give you a little incentive. If you can really hurt me with that jutsu, then I'll tell you who killed Katara.[/color]

Gen's eyes widened...the muderer of Katara...that face he had hated for so long would soon be revealed.

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"No...no....I don't want to know...." Gen whispered as he finally regained his thoughts. "I don't want to know who killed her."

Really? And here I thought you loved her with all your heart[/color]

"I do...I truly do. However, I do not want to taint her memory...to have her face covered in blood. No...revenge is not the answer...it is not the path I want to walk. Revenge consumes the soul....but peace gives the soul strength. I don't need violent anger to be strong...I need peace of mind and a serene heart. Revenge will destroy my entire world...my memory of her...and myself. I will not let that happen. I'll be back when I am good and ready but I will not let you consume me vile hatred" Gen said solemnly before leaving the island and the image behind.

I'll get strong my way He thought before turning his head to see the image smiling as it disappeared into the morning mist.

"Thank you for showing me that" He whispered before getting off his wave and exiting the training ground.

~~~~Exit Genshuku~~~~

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[Enter Genshuku]

What a year it's been Gen thought as he walked onto the almost completely decimated training grounds. The shinobi chuckled at the wanton destruction he had caused over the past year. "To think...this was all done because of me...hah...I can't be that strong" Gen said as he laid down on the charred grass. The water from the nearby lake was completely gone, the forest was down to only 4-5 trees from its former state of nearly 50, and the ground had craters every 3 meters. Gen's training had taken its toll. The area had been recently converted to Gen's personal training area and the village built itself a new training grounds for the public use. Gen didn't care. He liked the solitude.

His white hair, having grown down to his shoulders, billowed in the wind as he rested. Gen was in total relaxation. Since I'm here...I might as well train the shinobi thought as he stood up. He disliked fighting and was surprised to find out he had a bounty of 11,300 ryo when he paged through a recent copy of the bingo book. Training, to Gen, was a means of stress relief...it allowed him to briefly forget his worldly troubles and allow him to enter his own little zen utopia. His utter dislike of fighting is what led him to stay in the village for hte past year...taking on almost no missions during this time, acting as Sayuri's advisor and an academy teacher.

The Jounin was more than happy to resume his training...while some passerbys started to run away realizing the jounin’s natural stance. Heh...they always seem to run...I'm not trying to kill anyone, haha He thought as he began.

He motioned through the 6 seals for the Vocal Symphony technique and once finished he let a grand shriek that pierced through the air like a javelin. Okay…that sucked he thought laughing as he tried to form the seals again and, this time, his voice sang out. This technique would allow him to alter his voice and utilize the voice techniques that the village is known for. I’ll get it just right he thought as he continued to perform.

This was his third attempt, and the jutsu kept getting easier and easier. He chuckled at this development. “haha” he giggled as he let out a decent song…a high school choral student level. Not bad….not quite there but its getting there he thought as he noticed more and more people gathering at the gates to the training area. “Hahaha, you guys can come in y’know. I’m not gonna kill you. Besides, I’d let you know if I was trying anything really dangerous. Aiite” He yelled, chuckling as the villagers let themselves into the area to see what was going on and where that noise was coming from. Aren’t we the shinobi of the sound Gen thought as they came closer, shouldn’t they be more used to this? came the subsequent thought. He just shook his head focused his chakra and thought to himself with a slight smirk, since they’re here…might as well give ‘em a show


I'm Learning:

Bo-karu Koukyoukyoku Chishiki (Vocal Symphony Knowledge)
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Allows the user to use Gakushi Voice techniques.
Special: Handseals
Drawback: The user cannot perform hand seals when utilizing voice techniques.
Description: This technique is the user's ability to combine their chakra with the vibrations emanating from their vocal cords, creating the unique voice techniques. In order to be able to perform a Voice technique, the user must have this technique of a corresponding rank. Thus, if they want to learn a D Rank Voice technique, they must have Bo-karu Koukyoukyoku Chishiki D Rank. C Rank is required for C Rank techniques, and so on.
Limit: Sound Release

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