Kazu and Zaku; Home sweet home.

[Molokai]

Much like other Japanese housing units, the house is made primarily of wood and paper, with sliding doors between rooms and bamboo mats covering the floor. The house has only two bedrooms and a hallway between them, as most of the modern appliances are kept in the bakery, and serves only as a place to rest. It has no electricity and no plumbing, so it is quite an oddity among the other buildings around it, the difference, however, is the fact that the house is both hidden by and connected to a small family bakery that faces the street. Within the bakery lies all the modern comforts of the average home; stove, lights, plumbing, cleaning, etc. Behind the simple bungalow is a scruffy back yard littered with makeshift dummies and tattered punching bags. Kazu spends most of his time back there, practicing, whilst his sister, Zaku, spends most of her time minding the bakery.

((The bakery doesn't actually sell anything, nor is it a source of income for me, it is merely for Role Play purposes. The house is open to anyone and is NOT death enabled. Kazu is my character, Zaku is simply a non-combat NPC.))

[Molokai]

Suji Rirakkusu (Muscle Relaxer)
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Relaxes the muscles.
Special:
Drawback: If overused, can erase muscle memory.
Description: The user focuses chakra into their hands and causing a light blue glow to emit from their hands. The user then places their hands over the afflicted area, relaxing the muscles over a course of two movements. If used for four movements or longer, the user’s muscles will soften and their muscle memory will fade.
Limit: Must be a medic.

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Kazu was recently informed that before he could gain the strength that other medics had, he would first have to become a better medical ninja. To become a better medical ninja, he needed more medical techniques, and unfortunately the only way to practice more medical techniques was on an injured subject. It almost seemed wrong to use the sick and hurt for training purposes, but then again his training also helped them in the end, so it balanced out. Lately his sister, Zaku, had been suffering from intense abdominal cramps and pleaded for someone to do something about them. These were worse than just menstrual cramps, and because Kazu couldn't stand to see his sister in pain he would try to ease her suffering.

Another one of her fits started up seconds after he made the decision to try to help, almost as if on que, so he ran over to her and got ready to try his best. He cupped his hands over the source of the pain and focused his chakra into his palms, where he planned to experiment with different concentrations of chakra until the pain subsided. The chakra that filled his palms didn't seem like the chakra he was aiming for, the color seemed off and it really didn't feel quite like what he expected it to, but he would try anyway to see what would happen. From his palms, the chakra flowed into her taught muscles and, to both of their great surprise, the pain suddenly increased exponentially. What it appeared happened was that his attempts to take control of the muscle and force it to relax did quite the opposite by causing them to contract further.

That wouldn't do at all, and the guilt and dismay at seeing his only companion suffering only made the failure seem worse, but if he didn't master this technique then the cramps would keep coming back and neither of them would get any sleep. A quick apology and it was back to deciphering the problem. He knew that muscles contract when an electrical current flows through them, and that the brain can send electrical impulses to specific muscles to make them expand and contract and cause movement. Cramps were likely caused by one of those impulses going haywire and causing the muscles to contract painfully, so logically it would make sense to try to stifle those electrical impulses that cause cramps. With this new strategy in mind he once again filled his hands with chakra and formed it to what he believed would stifle out-of-control nerve impulses. The attempt worked for the duration that he held the chakra flow, but as soon as he moved his hands away they came back, although not as intense as before.

Obviously he couldn't just stop the nerves from sending signals, as that would render the muscle useless, so there had to be another solution. Perhaps he could target solely the electrical energy that caused the painful contractions, but he had no way of knowing which nerves did what. He noticed that the pain had subsided over time, and when the technique ended the cramps weren't as intense, so maybe he simply needed to hold the chakra flow for a bit longer so that the convulsions would stop permanently. Since he didn't have any better ideas he decided to try it, waiting for the cramps to return full-force to make sure that all factors are considered. Once Zaku was once again doubled over with the agony of her plight, Kazu filled his palms with suppressing chakra and let it flow into the tense fibers. He waited approximately twice as long as he did the first time and when he raised his hands the pain didn't return.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Meh, Learned.

[Molokai]

Senbon Taitoku Stance
Rank: E Rank
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: A way of holding senbon that adds to all attacks made with them.
Special:None
Drawback: Required to know for ALL other Senbon Taitoku jutsu
Description: Holding the senbon between knuckles but also holding their wrist back and the senbon farther up then most senbon users hold it. This adds to power and accuracy and allows the Senbon Taitoku to master their craft.
Limit: Must be of the Senbon Taitoku

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With that little event over and done with, Kazu decided it was time for combat training. He had recently acquired quite a few senbon needles and could throw them as well as any other ninja, the only problem is that he wanted to be better than any other ninja, so he would figure out how to throw them himself.

First, he took up three in his hand and held them between his thumb and forefinger, much like one would hold a cluster of trading cards during a game. Very carefully, he maneuvered his fingers in such a way that when he flicked his wrist only one of the three would emerge. But alas, when he tried to stick the senbon in the bodice of a particularly stiff dummy it bounced off harmlessly, not only that but the other two fell to the ground out of his hand. This was certainly not the way to do it, but for the life of him he couldn't think of any other way to hold them. He retrieved the failure needles and tried to decide what to do next. It was obvious that he was holding them wrong, but there were only so many ways that they could be held, so it seemed that the only way to find out which way was the right way was to try every way until the way made itself clear.

Perhaps the answer could be found in the shape he most often held his hand in, a fist. Most of his life his hand has been balled up and as a result the fist became the most comfortable way for Kazu to hold his hand. This meant that maybe if he could hold the senbon in a way he already was comfortable with he could get the hang of it sooner. To test this theory he formed the sacred shape and examined how a group of needles could possibly be grasped by such a stern form. Between the knuckles seemed like a good place to start, as well as the only feasible solution his mind presented him, so he decided to start there. Palm up, he opened his hand and placed the senbon between the outstretched appendages and once again closed them. It was a comfortable hold, and after a bit of adjustment he was able to prevent them from digging into his flesh. A quick toss later proved that this discovery had potential.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Void. Need ot be inside the village to train these.

[Molokai]

Grumble, grumble. . .

Fine, have it your way. . .

[exit]