Cool whip! (Tetsuo Training)

[Tetsuo Kaishin]

Whip Flick
Rank: D
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: A set of up to five wrist movements that change the whip's target point.
Special: Taijutsu move
Drawback: If the shinobi messes up the wrist movements, then the whip can flail about randomly, missing the target completely.
Description: This is a simple set of wrist movements that are performed as the whip is already moving outwards towards the opponent. The movement of the wrist causes the whip's cord to move about, changing the location as to where the whip will actually land. With proper training, the shinobi can come to understand that exact way the whip will respond to the movement of the wrist and as such can surprise the enemy by hitting them where they thought they would block or dodge.
Limit: Must have a whip.

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When both brothers decided to it was time to take their place in the world, Tetsuo ventured back to his forest where he had not trained since his brother, Kaito, had taken him under his wing. Back in this place of so many memories, he began training with his whip, a skill he neglected over recent years. Picking a tree he cast it out, aiming for its center. Realizing this was to straight forward of an attack, Tetsuo decided to try moving his wrist around to change the point where the whip would connect with the tree. Unfortunately, this only caused his whip to flail uselessly and miss entirely and completely.

Disappointed but not ready to give up, he tried again. This time moving his wrist first in one direction then another; this time he hit a tree but not the one he wanted too. The tree he had wanted to hit was three feet to the left from the one he wanted. Trying again, Tetsuo just watched the way his whip reacted to his movements. Studying this movement, Tetsuo figured out that depending on how he moved his wrist and how much strength he placed behind it, the whip would flail either a lot or a little. After a constant study of this for about an hour, Tetsuo decided it was time to return home to ponder on what he had learned.

The next day, Tetsuo returned to the forest to put what he had learned into practice. Starting again by picking a tree, Tetsuo cast his whip towards it. Now timing his movement and considering his strength behind the flail of the whip, Tetsuo hit the tree only slightly off center from where he wanted. This was a tremendous improvement from the day before. Continuing along this path, Tetsuo tried again to change the point of contact on the tree in the direct center. But again, the hit was just off from his target point. Thinking on what he might be doing wrong, Tetsuo decided to change the point he was aiming at in his head before he moved his wrist. Tetsuo’s whip hit right where he wanted it.

At this vast improvement, Tetsuo showed a rare but eager smile. This was something special, something which he had not done in a long time. It was a good start, but not quite good enough for him. He continued his practice consistently, only leaving time to sleep and eat. Soon he was able to move the whip three different ways in fluent motions and change where it hit just as many. This was better, but still not good enough. He agree with himself to keep working for another hour. By the end of that hour he could place the whip strike anywhere on the tree he wanted to.

Finally reaching the goal that Tetsuo placed before himself, he thought it best to call it a day. He was pretty hungry by then, and not to mention just plain exhausted. Tetsuo went home that night, and lay in bed just to think about what lie ahead and the other things that would soon be learned.

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[Tetsuo Kaishin]

Upon returning home and talking to his brother about his training of the past two days. Tetsuo decided he wasn’t done yet. There was still more that he could do with this skill. Tetsuo decided to continue training.

Thinking on what he had learn Tetsuo decided he needed to no the maximum number of times he could change the striking point of the whip. This would allow him to better plan his attacks in the future. He already knew changing the point of contact three times was doable and that his aim had improved enough that he could hit anywhere he wanted. Tetsuo cast out his whip at a tree and starting moving his wrist to change where the whip hit.

He continued to move the whip trying to see how many times he this could be done without his whip flailing about uselessly. After five wrist movements he let the whip hit, Tetsuo’s whip landed right on target. Pleased Tetsuo decided to add one more movement. After pulling is whip in Tetsuo cast it out at the tree again. Smoothly moving through the first five flicks of his wrist Tetsuo added a sixth.

This did not turn out well the whip started to flail around uselessly and fell to the ground. While coiling his whip to start again Tetsuo though about this; did he make a mistake in the sixth movement and move to fast or to slow. Trying again Tetsuo cast his whip out again and flicked his wrist five times perfectly on the sixth he flicked his wrist harder this caused the whip to act the same as before. Starting over again Tetsuo flicked his wrist slower on the sixth time again the whip flailed about uselessly. Taking a break Tetsuo decided to keep practicing.

Three hours later, after trying to flick his faster, slower, hard and softer. Tetsuo decided that his limit to in this skill was five movements. All in this was not a bad outcome in all and with the training he had done he had become much faster and accurate in his movements. Deciding he had do what he could for the day Tetsuo started for home thinking of dinner and what else there was to learn.

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[Tetsuo Kaishin]

Whip Return
Rank: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: A fishing line movement, the shinobi pulls backwards at the whip to return it to them after it has been out attacking the opponent.
Special: Taijutsu move
Drawback: N/A
Description: The shinobi pulls backwards, moving their arm backwards as the first half of the movement of casting a fishing line. This causes the whip to move backwards and return to the shinobi. If carefully timed, it can also be used as a surprise attack when the whip is beneath the opponent.
Limit: Requires Whip Flick

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To continue his training to enhance his whip skills, Tetsuo decided to return to the forest only a few days later. This time, he decided to work on bringing the whip back to him faster so that he could move to his next attack quicker. Now to start, he threw out his whip at a dummy he had built. Tetsuo had set up the dummy the day before. But instead of attacking the dummy, he allowed the whip to fall to the ground. While the object lay, he tried to decide the best way to bring the whip back to his grasp. Now this is not as easy as it sounds. He had learned previously that when a whip is fully extended, it moves oddly.

Tetsuo tried getting the whip back to him by pulling the handle back in a sideway motion. This partly worked. The whip came back to him, but instead of coming back to his hand, the whip cracked him in the leg. It was but a grazing blow, but none-the-less it still hurt an stung quite a bit. It was a painful experience that quickly taught Tetsuo to figure out a different way to go about this. He decided to pull backwards on the handle as though he was going to cast a fishing pole. This worked just the way he had anticipated, actually, maybe even better than he thought. Even thought this was helping and proved to work well, Tetsuo was not quite ready to catch the whip when it returned. This being the case, the tip of the whip hit him in the head causing a black out for a few minutes.

When he came to, he had a major headache, but not being one to be stopped by such an insignificant pain, Tetsuo continued. Again he cast out his whip and, using the fishing motion, he brought it back to him. This time he was ready for it and caught the end. Dropping the end to the ground beside him, Tetsuo repeated the sequence again an again for the next two hours. When he was done Tetsuo could perform this move in less then a second.

While practicing, he wondered if he could direct the whip to hit his adversary on the return stroke. After testing this theory for about an hour, and also acquiring several more bruises, he discovered he could indeed use this move to attack the enemy a second time. But only when the whip was beneath his opponent. Because of all these factors, Tetsuo realized how important it is that he watches his timing and his aim. These skills are detrimental to this particular attack, good thing Tetsuo thought about and practiced these as well.

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[Tetsuo Kaishin]

Sharp Whip
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Sends chakra throughout the whip that, when combined with the whip's hitting force, can cause a cut as if a blade pierced the opponent's skin instead of simply being hit with a whip.
Special: Hand Seals- Rat, Dragon, Boar, Ram, Monkey
Drawback: Only lasts for three hits.
Description: The user performs this technique which covers the whip in a large amount of chakra. As the whip hits its target, the user can release the chakra built up within the whip to cause the injury from the whip to become a slashing wound rather than simply a painful welt. However, one performing of the technique can only place enough chakra within the whip for the attack to work three times.
Limit: Must have a Whip

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Entering his forest training ground to continue his training with his whip. Tetsuo decided to add chakra to his whip work. Starting off by covering his whip in chakra he attacked his quite battle worn dummy. At first this seemed to have no effect; other then what normally happened when he hit something with his whip. Trying again Tetsuo received the same result. Thinking for a moment Tesuo decided to try a third time, this time the chakra covering his whip ran out. Approaching his dummy he examined it after looking closely Tetsuo discovered that the chakra had indeed changed his attack making a small slash instead of a welt where his whip had hit.

Deciding this was a good result but not what he wanted Tetsuo decided to see if he could improve upon this result. After again covering his whip with chakra he started attacking the dummy again his chakra only last for three attacks. This was disappointing but the slashes on the dummy were now visible without examining the dummy closely. The slashes where still small but had improved greatly thinking on this for a moment Tetsuo decided to add more chakra then he had the first two and see what would happen. Attacking the dummy again he discovered that even with a greater amount of chakra it did nothing to increase the amount of hits he could preform before his chakra disapated from his whip.

Returning his whip to his hand and coiling it Tetsuo took a break to think about this. He thought "If adding more chakra didn't add to the power of his attack or extend the amount of hits he could make then what would." After thinking hard on this Tetsuo decided that only practice would make him better with this move. After resting a little more Tetsuo got back to work.

Filling his whip with chakra again Tetsuo started attacking the dummy again. Still only getting three hits before his whip was out of chakra. Though the slashes where getting bigger and deeper every time he hit Tetsuo wanted to to be able to hit his target more then three times before all the chakra was gone from his whip. Tetsuo kept practicing for another hour making no progress but the slashes made by his whip getting more pronounced with each strike. He still after all this could not make his chakra last more then three strikes no matter how much or how little chakra he put on his whip. In light of this Tetsuo was forced to admit that three strikes was the limit of this move no matter how much he didn't like it.

Realizing this, Tetsuo believed his next moved was to try and see how large he could make the slashes created by the whip. With this in mind Tetsuo decided to change the way the whip hit the target. Casting the whip in a sweeping motion Tetsuo drag the tip of the whip along the front of the dummy. When he did this the whip opened the slashed open whatever it touched. Intrigued Tetsuo again drag the whip along the front of the dummy this time skipping the tip off and on. As Tetsuo had thought the whip only made three slashes. This was an interesting discovery.

Wondering what would happen if hit the dummy with the middle the whip. Tetsuo moved closer and sliced downward aiming where his dummies arm joined it shoulder. This created a large deep slash almost severing the dummies arm from its body. Continuing he aimed a sweeping attack at the dummies body this time the whip buried itself halfway through the dummies body. Reversing the move Tetsuo hit the dummy from the other side cutting the rest of the way through.

Looking at the remains of the wooden dummy Tetsuo thought "That worked nicely but this was only a well worn practice dummy that was near coming apart anyway. This would not happen to a living breathing enemy but still was impressive." Still staring at the dummy the thought came to his mind "damn now I need dummy." Deciding to leave building the new dummy for next day Tetsuo headed back to the village to sleep for the night.

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