A True Uchiha [Training/Open]

[Ryo Yakuta]

[20/80]

Opening his eyes, Genma didn’t need to say anything because Ryo already know what had happened just by looking ahead with his Sharingan activated. There was no chakra around the fake that had just taken the punch to the stomach. Did this mean that clones would be useless when an Uchiha had their Sharingan activated? Ryo was still wondering about the Genjutsu factor of it all; he had just used a Genjutsu technique and he wasn’t sure if it had worked or not in the first place since Genma hadn’t been looking at him when he opened his eyes. Ryo knew that the Sharingan contained many special abilities and he was just waiting to try all of them out. He scratched the back of his head nervously as he looked at his brother. He had done a very amateur move when he had closed his eyes, even if it was to prepare a jutsu, and now he felt like a fool because of it. He looked up at Genma, who still had his aura of chakra surrounding him. It appeared blue to Ryo, though he wasn’t sure if that was his brother’s actual chakra color. He focused on the chakra for a moment, observing it.

Observing Genma would not only help Ryo learn more about this new Sharingan, but about how chakra worked in the body in the first place. It seemed to be pouring out from the chest of the body; that was more than likely the core of a person’s chakra, where it was generated from. The chakra then traveled upon every inch of the body unless it was directed elsewhere, like to the feet in order to walk on water or something to that effect. Ryo’s crimson red eyes with the single black Tomoe flickered every so often, his mind taking in this new information. He continued to look at his brother, wanting to know everything there was about how this worked. The chakra, though it was situated inside of Genma’s body at the moment, created an aura on the outside of his body as well. The chakra on the outside of the body was what Ryo would be looking for if he, for one reason or another, couldn’t see an ally or an enemy. He just realized that this granted him a very unfair advantage in a fight unless he was facing an enemy with the same eyes as him or a Hyuuga’s three-sixty vision.

Looking closer at his brother, Ryo noticed yet another small detail, but he thought it was noteworthy. Genma’s eyes seemed to radiate their own chakra from having the Sharingan activated. Ryo was almost positive that if the Sharingan wasn’t active the eyes wouldn’t have such a strong pulse of chakra. Turning this over in his mind, Ryo also noticed that the second Tomoe had formed in his brother’s eye. He felt a little bit down about this since he was sure he hadn’t formed it yet. His brother had always been much better at these kinds of things than him. He got there, but it definitely took him a bit longer. Staring straight at the charging Genma, Ryo would only put his arms into his sleeves, not sure what he was going to do just yet. He already knew what was going to happen and he was starting to wonder what the purpose of this fight was. If one Uchiha fought another with the same level of Sharingan it would only be a draw; that was pretty obvious. Shrugging, Ryo looked straight ahead, trying to pick up on more things that would help him learn Stage Two.

Inside of his eyes the entire scene had already been played out. Genma was going to try and go for two slashes once he was close enough to Ryo to perform the attack. If Ryo didn’t do anything then he would get his robes torn up and probably a cut along his shoulder. If he didn’t act at the right time then he could probably defend himself from one attack, but he would take the hit from the other. So, as his brother charged at him, what was Ryo going to do? He quickly did three handseals, electricity gathering in his fingers, but he would not be able to finish this. He took the first hit as the blade cut off a piece of his robe. He had seen this within his Sharingan already, knowing that he had to take one hit, but he wasn’t about to take the other. He finished his seals, body flickering to the right as he leapt out of the way, his fingers pointed toward Genma as he was about to release his Lightning Bullets, but Genma suddenly left. “Erm… Alright, I’ll wait until your back.” Ryo’s Sharingan was still activated.

[Masakuni]

+10
(30.80)

[Uchiha Genma]

[20|80]

Genma would always be strong, strong for his brothers sake. However inside he felt loss, even if he had only known Byakko for a short time. The rage one felt at losing someone however was always beneficial, especially to those such as the Uchiha. Out of nowhere, Genma would return noting that his brother was still waiting just as he said he would be. That was one thing he could always count on, his brother to always be there no matter what happened, the bond of the Uchiha siblings unbreakable. Crimson eyes would once more note the swirl of chakra around Ryo, however now he had a new motive for obtaining this power, the hatred that was created the moment he looked into those pale eyes. Staring intently at Ryo's form, he would note that the chakra swirling about him was unrefined, perhaps because it was not being used for anything. A helpful link in the discovery of this new ability, this was the raw form of chakra that they were seeing. "We have to hurry our plans along, I have much to attend to soon." Genma would state in a cold tone, showing nothing, not even to his brother.

"When you gaze upon my chakra, do you see it in such an unrefined form as well?" he would inquire of his brother. He had to confirm his theory on this new eye ability, walking into unknown worlds without knowledge was perhaps the most foolish move ever. Bending to pick up a stone from the ground, he would toss it up and down within his right hand, eyes locking in and following the movements of his hand with more complex detail. "Observe." he would state simply as he tossed the stone into a large patch of grass. With an explosive noise, a flock of birds would burst forth into the air, the sound of beating wings rushing forth to the two boys ears. "Are you able to see their chakras as well? Note that we can only track there motions to a certain degree for a short time, and only one of them at a time." he said knowledgable tone. He was sure that Ryo probably knew this, however he would explain anyway, he always did this.

"..."

He would collect his thoughts for a moment. "With this power, I believe we'll be able to predict the intended path of the enemies." he would state simply. "And with a more indepth research period, Im sure we can see the different types of chakra.." he would now state, obviously amused with how smart he felt when analyzing this new power. Once more he would tense his muscles, turning to face his brother with a sly look. "Perhaps we'll have to have another exchange, before we go find a new way to train this power.." he said with a chuckle as he suddenly jumped back, flipping through the air. Even his own movements were able to be peircived by his eyes, each hand movement he made caught the attention of his periphial vision. Slowly, he would begin to form hand seals, something his brother should have been able to break down and predict, since he knew the technique as well. "Katon: Gokakyuu no Jutsu!" he bellowed forth as he inhaled deeply.

The sound of the air before him crackling would be the only thing that would be heard as he expelled the flames forth. The Sharingan eyes would widen as he noticed something within his own flames, a mass amount of his own chakra leaving his body. "So I can even see the manifestation of such chakra's.." he thought to himself as he watched the giant ball of flames speed towards his brother. "Move.." he thought as he watched Ryo's body carefully, nothing the rise and fall of his chest with each breath. Such minor things did not escape the ever hungry eyes, eating every detail like it was some tiny delicious morsel. At what point did the power of such a technique end? Was there a draw back to using this? The young Uchiha would ponder these things, however there had never seemed to be any negative effects to his sharingan before, why would they start now? Focusing now upon the flames and chakra that moved forth, he would wait to observe Ryo's dodge.

[Ryo Yakuta]

[30/80]

When his brother returned, Ryo noticed that something was definitely wrong, but he did not ask since Genma had not told him. While they were pretty close as brothers, Ryo was not going to ask his sibling something if he didn't want to talk about it, and he obviously didn't want to converse about it. Staring ahead with eyes of red and black, Ryo looked at the aura of energy and chakra that enveloped Genma. He kept a straight, serious face upon himself, not looking the least bit kind or humorous. It was all down to business now as he looked at the chakra around Genma, thinking to himself before giving an answer. The chakra wasn't moving in any sort of way since it was being used. It was just a very slight flow that crawled along Genma's skin and then went into the air upward, dispersing there. Ryo's eyes traveled up, following the chakra as it disappeared. He then looked back down across his brother's body, his eyes twitching with curiosity. The chakra was still pouring out of the core of his body, but it wasn't moving at a fast pace, or going anywhere in particular. “I can still see your chakra, but the stimulating look that it had before is now completely gone. This is more than likely because neither of us are doing anything that expenses chakra.” Ryo shrugged, leaving the complex thoughts to his brother. While he wasn't in any way stupid, Ryo knew that his brother was much more clever than he.

Listening to his brother, Ryo observed the rock that Genma was now tossing up and down from his hand. At first he was looking for some sort of mark on the rock, which held no chakra, but then he realized he should be looking at where the rock was going. Feeling foolish, Ryo watched as the rock landed in a patch of grass some feet away. Before the rock even hit the ground the birds were flapping their wings in every which way, scattering into the air above the two Uchiha. Looking at every single bird that he could, Ryo stopped and focused on one that was more nearby than the others. The bird landed as Ryo looked back and forth from Genma to the beast. They had different chakra systems, but it was generally the same. There were points and restrictions on the chakra in certain places. The chakra still had an aura around both of them, and the energy still came from the center of their bodies. “Anything that lives that his chakra is vulnerable to our eyes, which I'm sure you know. There are many differences, though, between the chakra systems of different creatures. Looking at you and looking at a bird, or a wolf, or a toad, is much different.” Once more, Ryo shrugged, not wanting to feel dumb and state too much of the obvious.

So Genma had noticed it as well? It was hard to see sometimes since his eyes were still relatively new and he was still developing, but Ryo could see the after image formed a few seconds before the bird moved. He stared at it, trying to predict its movements. It didn't help that the bird was a bit fast, which had been the reason why it was hard to track the movement of the body flicker before. Ryo was sure he would be able to track that kind of speed once he was finished with this training session, but right now he just didn't have the ability. He stopped looking at the bird as he turned back to his brother, just nodding to what he had said. It wasn't unusual for one sibling to be quieter while the other was a bit more talkative. Sometimes Ryo would take much more than Genma, explaining things and the like, but right now Ryo just wanted to analyze this new ability through his senses while he let his brother do all the explaining for both of them. Preparing to defend himself once more, Ryo straightened his back and hid his hands inside of the large robe sleeves. “This will be interesting...”

Through his red eyes Ryo already knew what was going to happen. He could see the great fire ball formed long before it actually was, but what he couldn't see was the type of chakra being used. He looked at his brother's chakra aura, noticing that there was something different when he formed the fire jutsu. He blinked for a second, seeing a red tint to it in his chest, which was where the technique had been formed. Ryo studied it for a little bit longer before he realized he needed to move or else he'd get burnt to a crisp. He quickly did seals as he leaped to the left, his fingers curving at the end as an electrical current shot through his body, through his wrist, and out the end of his fingertips. He shot five, one out of each finger, then looked at the tails of the lightning bullets as they traveled. He could see a stream of chakra following them. He looked at the fireball, which traveled a bit longer past the scene of the fight, red-tinted chakra trailing that as well. Ryo was sure Genma already knew this so he didn't bother to state this. Then, something hit Ryo straight in the forehead.

“Brother! Just dodge the attack! I have an idea!”

[Masakuni]

+20
(50.80) Whurt!

[Uchiha Genma]

[??|80]

An interesting choice, however he would not reflect too much on it. As the chakra laden flames travelled in a brilliant stream towards Ryo, he would watch as the aura of chakra seemed to become thiner and thiner as it travelled further from the source. So this was the reason that the flames always died out when used against ranged targets, the chakra could no longer sustain such a temperature once it had reached a certain distance away from the user. The second tomoe would once more partially form within Genma's eye as he watched the cresendo of his attack commence, the large gathering of chakra polluted flames in the spot that his brother had once resided. For several moments, a faint aura of chakra surrounded the flames as they scorched the ground where Ryo had been. Only after he stopped breathing the flames, the aura of chakra would slowly disappear from around the area of attack. 'Interesting..' thought Genma, happy to have made yet another discovery.

The hand seals his brother made now became the primary concern for Genma, eyes taking note of each movement. Everytime his hands moved, chakra would weave it's way around each digit, forming the chakra into the proper shape for usage. Such attention to detail was astounding, especially to one who had never been able to see such things before. 'So I can see the shape and flow, but that only means that there could be more to what this eye can do..' he thought for a moment, time seemingly standing still as his mind anaylized all this in the blink of an eye. "Just dodge the attack!" were the only words that he caught, however his eyes would be able to read Ryo's lips. He had an idea, which only made Genma even more curious to know what it was, time was of the essence in this training session, he had much to attend to. Just then, a stream of lightining would flow free from Ryo's finger tips, Genma had to move.

Reflex kicking in, his legs would bend as he prepared to spring out of the way. Each movement of his own limbs seemed to come ins low motion, however that was adrenaline and the Sharingan eye kicking in. Just barely dodging the lightining, his eyes would widen as he watched it zip right past him. Even the lightining his brother released contained a visible chakra signature, the familiar blue aura surrounding the attack until it collided with the ground. At this point, gaia would absorb the energy and the faint traces of chakra would cease to exist, simply amazing. Watching his brothers movements unwind from the attack, he would take note that the chakra was no longer gathered near his hands or arms. It seemed that all had returned to it's original point, a flame of chakra sitting within his chest. Uchiha pride, the phrase was becoming more and more something that he would live by with each discovery. Within their eyes, the true power of the clan would shine forth.

"Commence with whatever it is you planned, Im curious to see this brother.." he said with a smirk as he noted the people that were passing by. Several younger Ninja would watch as they were careful to remain a good distance away, their tiny chakra's barely visible to his sharingans perceptive abilities since their energy was in the rest form. The young boy would hop up onto the fence, giving his eyes something else to examine. Chakra lanced it's way through the boys chakra network as the muscles prepared a chakra enhanced jump, pushing the muscles slightly above their natural capabilities. 'So thats how we see such movements, chakra is used in some way for everything..' he thought as he smirked. It seemed that everywhere he looked there was yet another discovery to be made with his new eyes. The twin tomoe would turn back upon Ryo, watching to see what his next move would be.

"Let's see what you've got here.."

[Masakuni]

My bad. +10

Setting you both at (40.80), I believe.

[Zetsumei]

40/80

[Ryo Yakuta]

[40/80]

Wanting to see how he dodged to the smallest detail, Ryo watched Genma as closely as he could, not wanting a single thing to slip from his eyesight. He wasn’t even blinking. Even something as simple as a muscle bending seemed to direct chakra to some degree. When his brother bent his legs, Ryo could clearly see the flow of chakra divert just a smidge. The chakra then had to travel around the bent leg so that it could get to the rest of the foot and keep movement active there. Ryo looked at his own hand very quickly, able to see his aura of chakra, as he bent his fingers. The chakra curved around his knuckles so that it would be able to get to his fingertips. His eyes widened a little bit as he quickly looked at the rest of his body; the chakra was flowing normally here. Ryo looked back at Genma with a tiny smirk on his face, excited to find out something more about chakra flow, even if it was as something as small as this. Since Genma had more adrenaline moving through his body he had a stronger chakra pulse. Ryo felt like he could almost feel the chakra just by looking at it as it flowed out of Genma. “Intense…”

With widened, crimson red eyes, Ryo watched as Genma’s entire body stretched backward to avoid the lightning that paced just over him. The lightning traveled a bit further until its momentum was all but gone, falling to the ground. Ryo’s eyes followed his technique until the end, but quickly diverted back to his brother to see the very unique thing that had been going on. Chakra was very flexible, it seemed, since it had been able to move and flow around Genma’s body even when he was stretched out in such a way. The chakra wasn’t any bit weaker, it was just traveling more strangely, and adapting to the new figure the host had given it. When Genma came back up to stand how he originally did, his chakra signal had died down a lot more, not nearly as strong as it had been. This was because the adrenaline rush that he originally had was deteriorating. Looking past him back to the lightning bullets he had made, Ryo could easily see that the chakra he had put into those was completely gone. “This is amazing…” The second Tomoe very faintly appeared in his eyes. It was more of a tracing, an outline, than the actual thing. Ryo didn’t feel a change in his physical appearance, but was feeling good about his knowledge of not only chakra, but the Uchiha blood that ran through him as well.

Nodding, Ryo added before he did anything, “You won’t be disappointed.” Ryo was going to test out how Genjutsu worked on both of the Uchihas; he wanted to know how the user as well as the target felt when this happened. Ryo knew that he was more proficient in Genjutsu and Genma was better in Taijutsu, so this would definitely be interesting, especially with both of them having Sharingan activated. For just a split second, though, Ryo came out of this rather intense battle to check on his surroundings. He could see a small crowd of what seemed to be Academy students gathering around them. He turned his head, looking at them with his Sharingan. Some of them even backed up, but he was analyzing what they were doing. More importantly, Ryo was looking at what their bodies were doing. They were just smaller versions of Genma it seemed. Their chakra moved around the body much more slowly, and sloppily. They didn’t have refined chakra systems yet, like the two Uchihas did. Ryo noticed that their chakra was still flowing, sometimes hitching up a little bit based on simple actions, like climbing, or running. Ryo happened to catch one person sneeze, which caused an abrupt stop to the chakra flow. The chakra just hesitated, continuing normally after a moment. “Strange…”

Turning back to Genma, Ryo did a set of handseals, holding the Rat at the end as a swirl of leaves suddenly surrounded Genma. Ryo made sure their eyes were linked before he continued onward with the technique, not exactly sure what was going to happen. Anybody else looking at Ryo would be caught up in this Genjutsu, but they wouldn’t be able to tell what was happening like the two Uchihas could. The horrifying images that would be seen by everybody around would be pretty simple at first, but still quite frightening. It would be a monster, a bit small in size since it was the D-Rank version of the technique, but still there nonetheless. The monster had dark, crimson blood running down its mouth. In its hands were the heads of children, blood dripping from their hanging necks. Ryo himself could see the Genjutu he cast. He could see right through it to the chakra that connected him with this technique. To the Sharingan, this jutsu was very fake. Instead of seeing an image, they saw pure chakra. That was what Ryo was looking at anyway. “What do you see, brother?”

[Uchiha Genma]

[40|80]

Chakra flow and prediction could even be gained from the turn of a head, the Sharingan never ceased to amaze Genma. His excitement was only growing each time something new happened, all this work now dedicated to the memory of Byakko. The tiniest twinge of chakra would pulse through Ryo's neck as he turned to face the academy students, taking in all that he had seen. It seemed his brother was a step behind Genma, however that was to be expected since he was in the process of making an attack the last time. Genma's occuli would drift towards those of his brother, only to find that they were doing something different compared to normal eyes. Normally, there would be the tiniest bit of chakra flowing near the eyes of a normal person, however when the Sharingan was active he could see a slight pooling. Chakra was building up around the nerve area of Ryo's eyes, a sure sign that he was calling upon the power of his Kekkegenkai just as Genma was doing. 'So I am able to tell what part of the body is doing the work, channelling the chakra.' he thought to himself with an amused smirk.

Just then Ryo would return his gaze once more, only to begin his idea. He would offer no explaination as he started to make hand seals, his hands moving in what seemed like play-by-play motion in Genma's eyes. The familiar glow of a chakra aura would surround them, showing the residue that was gathered when one made hand seals. Each muscle seemed to move with perfect accuracy within the hands, showing that he had done this technique several times before and was it's master. Just then a swirl of leaves would kick up around Genma, slowly covering the scene and Ryo all together. 'Genjutsu..' thought Genma as his eyes began the work of unravelling what he saw before him. Quite easily, he would note that there was an aura of chakra that was floating about the area, one that he could see physically. Radiating azure light, the outer walls of the genjutsu would be known to their catch, making it that much easier to not become confused.

A growl would be heard by Genma, taking his attention away from the azure dome and returning it to reality. Eyes would narrow as they fell upon a tiny monster, the heads of children dangling about it in a frightening display. To a normal ninja, this sight would have most like baffled or confused them beyond reason, however to an Uchiha it was nothing more then a mere parlor trick that served to irritate them. Peircing deeper into the beast, the eyes would note the sight of what looked like a moving azure flame, the chakra being pooled into that location to create the effects of the beast. His brother was good with pattern genjutsu, that much was apparent. Had he not obtained such a gift, he would have been quivering in fear, ignorant to the power that this genjutsu held. "Very clever brother, this genjutsu is quite impressive for a low level.." he said with an even tone as he raised two fingers before him. Using the cancel skill, coupled with his peircing abilities, he would release himself from such trickery.

"Inside a Genjutsu, there is nothing but a pure radiating aura of chakra. The air was polluted with your own." he stated simply as he nodded towards his brother. It was his understanding that he would now need to show his brother what he meant by this, and so he would. Making hand seals, trying to be fast about them, he would hold on the final seal. The tenketsu on his body would erupt forth the chakra required to activate his technique, chakra flowing around him in an invisible aura. Radiating forth, it would seek to lock Ryo within it's illusionary powers. Once this was complete, the genjutsu would then start to create clones of Genma. One by one, another would form, seeming as if there was an infinite wasteland of Genma's. It came to him at this point, that he would never be able to hide behind this technique anymore to fool his brother, now he would be able to peirce it with such ease and figure out which ones did not truly belong. "Well, I believe it's your turn to describe what you see before you. Spare no detail."

[Ryo Yakuta]

[??/80]

The crimson red eyes of Ryo kept a close watch on Genma’s entire body, watching his every move as the black commas swirled around Ryo’s pupils, the second one becoming bolder with each passing second, showing that he was indeed mastering this stage of the Sharingan. Every time Genma’s eyes flickered the pulse of chakra seemed to strengthen, though he probably didn’t realize it or feel a thing. Ryo watched this strange process of changing chakra. With every movement came a new type of chakra, whether the person realized it or not. A twitch in the arm spiked the chakra a little bit, slowing it down or speeding it up for just a second or two. Everything slowed down once more as Ryo’s gaze turned towards the crowd, growing ever larger, where the kids were playing and watching. Ryo could see everybody’s next two movements. He was getting much better at predicting the future. He could see the way that boy was going to walk, how the girl was going to move her body when she skipped, and when that boy was going to fall flat on his back. Ryo turned back to his brother, a smirk plastered to his face. He took a deep breath, almost done with the last seal.

Looking down at his hands, Ryo could see the chakra inside of his hands, the pulse beating with more energy with every passing moment. Time kept slowing down, his body continuing, but his mind so far behind. His eyes didn’t blink; they were too focused. The chakra kept building up more and more into Ryo’s hands until finally the last seal was done, holding the Rat at the very end. All of that chakra that had been built up into the air sprayed like a fountain into the air, covering it with the illusion of the Genjutsu that he had just cast. He looked around him, seeing sprinkles of the blue chakra staining the area. The technique had very obviously been cast. Both Genma and Ryo would be able to see that by now. It was no longer weird to see the chakra within people or inside of the air. The two of them had their Sharingans activated for a while now so these things were, more or less, second nature to them. Seeing the chakra was just like breathing. Ryo took a deep breath as time kicked back in, wondering what Genma was seeing right now. Ryo could see straight through his own illusion but, as the user, that was to be expected.

It was to be expected, of course, that Ryo’s Genjutsu would be seen right through. The eyes of the Uchiha were the most feared and respected. Most people even put them above the Byakugan, and for good reason. Uchihas could see straight through Genjutsu, especially if they were at a low rank like the one Ryo had just try to perform. He looked at his own creation for a moment, not just feeling, but literally seeing the chakra connection that tied the two together. There was a very thin line of chakra that connected the illusion with Ryo’s chest. He would learn to make this strand almost invisible but, at this stage in the game, it would be visible to the two brothers. Smirking, Ryo shrugged. “I can’t fool you, now can I, brother? I can only try.” He shrugged as he looked at Genma, who put his fingers up, ready to cancel out the lowly-ranked technique. Ryo watched closely, noting what happened when the cancel technique was performed. This would help Ryo learn more about chakra for sure. The canceling took only a moment, putting a dome of chakra over the entire battlefield. It messed with Ryo’s chakra in the air, commanding over it within just a second. This was when the illusion was completely eradicated, putting the setting back to the way it had been before.

Looking at all the clones that stood before him, Ryo already knew this technique, but he had never seen it quite like this before. The many fake clones had no internal chakra system, no set of real insides. They were made of pure chakra, just bodies filled with blue chakra walking around. The real Genma could easily be seen since, when looking through the Sharingan eyes, he had a complex set of gates and restrictions on the inside of his body. He had chakra flowing through every inch of his body, whereas his clones had no chakra flow, and no set of restrictions. “This is the last time you’ll be able to fool me with this one, Genma. It is easy to tell which one is you,” Ryo paused, pointing to the real Genma easily, “because through these eyes I can see every bit of chakra within your body. These clones have no real chakra flow, no real substance. To me they are just bodies of blue walking around. The real Genma is filled with live, flowing chakra as well as restrictions and such. Your Genjutsu is just as useless as mine now.” Ryo put his fingers together, easily destroying Genma’s technique now. This was getting more and more fun with each passing moment. They’re survivors. They’re warriors. They’re true Uchiha.

[Umehara]

60|80 Ryo.

50|80 Genma.

[Uchiha Genma]

[50|80]

Giving a crisp nod, he would take those words to heart. No longer would he be able to pick on his brother anymore with such fool hardy tricks, they were now moving past such a stage. The true Uchiha in them was slowly starting to shine forth, the radiant beast that was carried by all of this brood. Eyes filled with sorrow, brimming with hate, and consumed by revenge.. those were the things that one could see when they gazed deeply into the crimson occuli. Like most Uchiha, Genma was not spared the horrible trama that often created a monster. When this was applied to Uchiha, the one responsible most likey would one day lay at their feet, begging for mercy. Genma's fist would clench as his chakra reacted to his anger, rippling outward across the grass. Swaying from the gentle winds, his eyes would note the small traces of his life energy that would gush forth from him without inhibition. He could not control the hate, the anger that was building up inside him.. one day it would consume him completely. Lips contracting into a devilish smile, he would look to the sky.

"When this is all over, I shall reveal to you the reason I had to depart earlier. Only then will you understand the look within my eyes, the anger within my soul."

Turning away from his kin, the dark tunic that adorned his frame would sway to and fro in the breeze. "The life giving breeze of Kusa, we are all at it's mercy, reacting to it's call.." his tone some what more calm then it had been a moment ago. Hand seals would form slowly, running through the zodiac he would begin to shape his chakra, however not for any specific technique. Instead, his eyes would stare at his hands, watching the different chakra shapes that would surround them. Once more the azure aura would swarm his body as he called upon his tenketsu. Only once his chakra was in tune would he call upon the proper seals to activate the Great Fireball Technique. Once more a singular line of chakra would burst forth from him, his focus on it causing it to spread forth in a narrow line. As it was, the flames mirrored the shape of his chakra, the eyes able to show this to him as he exhaled his breath. Such special eyes would allow him to observe and perfect techniques that he already knew.

Consuming a large patch of grass in a chakra laden flame, the fire would start to spin as it was being contained by his chakra. Steadily he would continue to pour forth the chakra mixed with air as he swelled the size of the fireball continuously. Taking it to the next level, Genma would widen the amount of area his chakra consumed within the sphere, hoping to obtain a decent radius of fire damage from his jutsu. Reacting to the expansion, the flames would begin to radiate outward as the chakra pressed them urgently.. unable to be contained by such a formless entity. Breath coming to an end, the young Uchiha would discontinue his exhalation as he stared forth at the large wild fire that was now before him. Of course it would die out due to the grass being wet, but for now his chakra laced within it prevented it's demise. The tomoe within his orbs would spin as it drunk in every detail of the technique, reacting as if it were a child in a candy store. "Did you understand what I just did there?" he would ask his brother, hoping that it would also assist with his growth.

"Now that we are able to see the chakra in it's raw form, I was able to expand upon the use of the fireball. Widening the area of my chakra, I was able to increase the overall radius and spin." he said with a knowing smile, he was becoming exactly the type of shinobi that was expected of his blood. The only downside to this discovery, he was running out of ideas for things to try and observe. Perhaps now that they understood the use of their techniques much better, the only true way to test their mettle was to once more combat each other with this new found knowledge. Turning to face his brother, he would radiate a brilliant smile, as if he had discovered something that no one else would ever discover. "From here on out we do combat with one another. Do not hold back, for I shall not show mercy either." he would say simply as he turned his back. Walking a good fifteen paces away, he would turn to face Ryo, a beastial look in his eyes would say it all. 'Should he land a solid hit, I shall have to make sure I thank him for this..' thought Genma as he sighed, the wind would once more russel his auburn locks.

"Hajime.."

[Ryo Yakuta]

[60/80]

Ah, so there had been a reason as to why Genma had been acting strangely upon his return to their training session. The eyes of the Sharingan flashed brilliantly in Ryo’s eyes, tracing all the chakra that was radiating off of his brother. The chakra definitely had a different feel, a different emotion to it then it had before. It had been full of life and spunk earlier, but now it was fueled by anger and hate. Whatever had happened had taken a toll on Genma’s emotions, obviously seen by the Sharingan that flickered in Ryo’s eyes. He would never let anybody, not a soul, mess with his brother, so he was sure the two of them would end up beating some punks down. The second Tomoe became very bold within Ryo’s eyes as he stared at Genma, still tracing the chakra that was coming off of him. The chakra floated into the air, like smoke from a fire, dissipating in the air several feet above t he battleground. Ryo kept a very serious face, not smirking nor smiling. He had to be strong for his brother right now. He couldn’t let him down, no matter what. He had to get better and stronger for Genma. Otherwise, he was just dead weight. And dead weight was not something these two Uchiha could afford.

Crimson eyes knew the seals before they were even formed, but Ryo’s eyes stared at his brother’s hands anyway. The chakra shot through and into the fingers, creating the necessary energy and life force needed to get the handseals completed. The seals were obviously for the Great Fire Ball technique. It was one that most Uchihas knew; Ryo and Genma both knew the C-Rank of the technique. The chakra then went from Genma’s hands up to his throat, the chakra now mixed with elemental (fire) energy, which was then shot out of Genma’s mouth. Ryo watched intently at the circle of chakra that surrounded the ball of flames. The fireball left behind a line of chakra that floated through the air for maybe two seconds before it simply disappeared. Ryo put his hands into the sleeves of his robes, his Sharingan already predicting what was going to happen. This really was a stalemate to the max since both brothers knew what the other was going to do. It gave their eyes good practice, but in the end it was for training purposes only. Ryo hoped he wouldn’t find an Uchiha with a higher staged Sharingan than his own. He would be defeated quickly for certain.

It hadn’t occurred to Ryo, though, that they were no longer fighting, but studying their abilities by learning off of each other. Looking at the environment that the fireball was consuming, Ryo’s eyes twitched a little bit. Even things that weren’t necessarily animals had some sort of chakra or energy flow because when Ryo saw the trees and grass, he could see some sort of greenish energy within them. Once the huge blast of fire hit them the plant’s energy was completely decimated. Ryo continued to watch this happen, looking now at the fire that was coming off of the fireball, the stream of chakra that it left behind, and the chakra that was being destroyed within the plants themselves. “Very interesting,” he whispered to himself absentmindedly. The fireball seemed to expand and contract now as well. The chakra, being as flexible as ever, expanded with the fireball. Genma started speaking, Ryo not even needing his Sharingan activated to know what he was going to say. “This will be a good fight, brother. If neither of us holds back, that is…” Ryo sighed a little bit. Depression had swept over both of them. Ryo didn’t even know why he felt this way.

Standing still at first, Ryo formed three seals with his hands, which were still covered up by his sleeves. Chakra shot through his body, eventually outlining the form of a raven to his right side. Four more outlines made up of pure chakra were formed, each of them ended up being filled in by lightning. Five lightning ravens were summoned in the end, Ryo shooting his right arm out to Genma as all five of them raced to attack him. Not wanting to let up one little bit, Ryo then body flickered across the small distance between himself and his brother. He ended the body flicker approximately five feet away, just standing there with a smirk on his face. He was by no means an idiot. He wasn’t going to run in just to get blown up by his own ravens. He just wanted to be close enough in case his ravens failed and he needed to add in some quick blows to Genma. “It begins once more…”

[Uchiha Genma]

[??|80]

His eyes scanned over Ryo passively as he took in the sight before him, his brother the ever ready warrior. A smirk formed on his face as he gave that much thought, perhaps it was his only comfort most times. The power of their clan would burn bright within them, a comforting feeling to one who had just survived the genocide of their own people. Resting firmly at his side, his hands would fall slack against his pants as he waited for his brother to initiate the spar, he knew it would not be long. 'Perhaps the Kusakage will know more about those eyes..' he thought to himself as he stared in his brothers direction, pupils not even focused in on anything. The chakra within those eyes had been just as the chakra he saw behind his brothers eyes.. which could only mean it was a form of Doujutsu. The hate once more filled his small frame as he started to shake, waiting for that day he would be able to unleash such feelings. Just then his eyes would detect the faintest flicker of movement, his brother was attempting to be stealthy before the mighty Sharingan.. however his attempts would be in vane.

"..hn."

A single sound of disapproval would escape his lips as he watched his brothers sleeves, unable to see the hands. It was no longer the hands he was seeing, it was the ripples among the sleeves as well as the molding of the chakra that surrounded his hands. The blue aura would swarm about the seals, showing that he was very much in control of his chakra's flow. Genma was unable to predict the outcome of such seals however, he could not even recognize the pattern. 'He must have picked up a new technique..' he thought slowly to himself as he watched with pure interest. His brothers face was one to be admired while he prepared for battle, an ever blank visage just as a Shinobi's should have been. Just then however the chakra would begin to manifest it's self into a more visible form just to the right of his brother. "Interesting.." he said in a slow curious mono tone, examining the bodies. Such a technique was surely one to be studied, tiny Raven bodies full of a chaotic chakra that he could not seem to put his hand on. "They could either be Wind or Lightining.." he told himself softly as he watched, the chakra aura around all six things before him radiating brilliantly.

As if guided by the chakra within Ryo's arm like a magnet, each of the five Ravens would seemingly designate Genma as a target and shoot forth to defeat their target. The Sharingan would zone in quickly, predicting the movement paths of each Raven in turn to smaller amount of detail since it was so unfocused by multiple enemies. Such a simplistic attack would not even phase him as he vanished within a blur of lines, moving around them and off behind their impact zone by ten meters. With a smirk he would look around the battlefield as he attempted to locate his brother after having seen the surge of chakra that had carried him away to another location with great speed. While he could not make out all the movements within that Shunshin, he could predict it in the beginning and towards the end of it's use. "Perhaps you should learn to be more subtle in your approach. We Uchiha have a higher standard of combat, what effects others is sometimes null against us.." he stated simply with a sly chuckle. Even if he loved his brother with his entire being, he still loved to break apart his moves and scold him, that was how a warrior would be created.

"Here I come.." he stated simply as he vanished, moving towards Ryo with a quick burst of speed. He would circle around to Ryo's right, slightly able to see his back, as he stood a rough three meters behind him. Hand seals would form quickly, gathering the chakra for the only technique in his arsenal that was Ninjutsu. Raising his hand to his mouth, he would once more note the powerful flow of chakra that would pour forth for a Great Fireball. Inhaling deeply, he could feel the chakra swell within his chest as he smirked momentarily. 'Better move, Ryo.' he thought as he exhaled now, forcing the chakra outward and to combust into flame. Moving quickly over the three meters, the flames would begin to spin as he moved his chakra within into a large sphere. A giant flaming ball of spinning fire would be the only thing Ryo saw upon turning, however Genma was sure that he would find a way out of this situation. In all honesty, he said no holding back however he knew that there would be a certain degree of reservations about that since he had strong ties with this Uchiha.

"..."

[Ryo Yakuta]

[??/80]

Looking at his ravens as he went into the body flicker, time would seem to slow down as it had before. Genma’s chakra had a blue aura, but the ravens had a mix of white and blue chakra because of the mix of Ryo’s chakra combined with the pure lightning. Frowning, Ryo would be unable to track his brother’s movements because of the advanced speed. He could see slight after images, but they were pretty much useless since Ryo’s eyes just couldn’t track a body flicker. He was almost finished with this stage of the Sharingan, feeling the Tomoes in both of his eyes grow much bolder. He hadn’t felt a thing before, but now there was a bit of a twitch in his eyes every time he tracked a movement or viewed chakra. Looking at his ravens, Ryo thought that they had hit their designated targets, but he had been wrong. He saw the white and blue blurs crash into the ground, completely ignoring their previous aerial paths. Smoke rose, Ryo smiling, but then a flash of blue chakra zig-zagged through the smoke quickly. “Why must you annoy me so much, Genma? I thought I had you for a moment. I suppose I was foolish to think that though, eh?”

Staring at the new location of his brother, Ryo saw him immediately go into another flash of speeds. Ryo’s eyes twitched, hesitating for a moment, but then they picked up and were able to detect some of the movements ahead of Genma’s actual speed. “Amazing,” he muttered to himself without thinking, his Sharingan predicting the next movement, even if it was only one. This was much better than his eyes were doing before; it was simply incredible. Genma curved around Ryo’s right as he shifted his entire body, now losing track of where his brother had gone. His eyes were unmoving, not even blinking, as he tried to find his brother once more. His eyes locked onto Genma, who was now inhaling deeply, preparing for the Great Fireball technique once more no doubt. Ryo blinked once now as he muttered a curse, not sure which course of action would be the greatest. In a split second the events played out inside of his mind. He knew what was going to happen, but the choice of action he should take was unclear at the moment. He had to act quickly, or he would be toast. “You have to move…”

Leaping to the left in a burst of speed, Ryo would do a set of seals as he glided through the air, trying to use the ball of flames as cover so that Genma wouldn’t be able to see what he was doing. He did the last seal as the fire passed by him, sending a wave of chakra and heat his direction. He pointed his arm out toward his brother, a stream of electricity shooting out, headed straight toward Genma at a moderate speed. Genma, using his Sharingan, probably knew that this was coming, but Ryo still thought he was being pretty sneaky. He looked at the stream of electricity, examining the properties of it. Another aura of chakra surrounded it, but it was hard to tell where the chakra really was. It was mostly white because of the electricity, only a small layer of blue surrounding it. Ryo looked at Genma next, beyond the stream of lightning, where he saw the built-up chakra in his brother’s chest. It was still tinted red with fire, even though the jutsu had already been cast. It was the remnants that remained there, slowly dying down. “He still has high adrenaline.”

Turning his head, Ryo looked at the back of the fireball, which was still traveling, though it was sure to disappear any moment now. He saw the chakra that surrounded it. It was much easier to see blue on red than it was to see blue on white, especially if the shade of blue was light. Ryo was sure that if he wanted to see the chakra better he could train his Sharingan to see the elemental energies, but right now he would have to make do with what he had. He looked at the ball of fire once more, then back to his stream of lightning, then to Genma and, finally, to himself. When Ryo looked at his hands he could still see white and blue within his hands and fingers. That’s where the chakra had gathered to shoot out that stream of lightning. Feeling accomplished, Ryo shouted out so that Genma could hear him. “Our Sharingan is nearly at the next level. We are true Uchihas, brother!”

[Uchiha Genma]

[??|80]

“Impressive” thought Genma with a smile as he watched the muscles in his brothers legs tense. Chakra would flow across Ryo's muscles as he lept to the left with great power and agility. Genma was always astounded by the progress his brother made, for some reason he felt that his brother would be the one to obtain the true potential of the Uchiha one day. As for Genma himself, he felt that he was destined to walk the path of a wandering warrior, just as his mentor had done. Sharingan eyes would easily track the movements of Ryo's hands, making seals was something that was easy to see compared to things such as advanced Taijutsu movements. The flames had done little to block his brother from sight as he simply side stepped with him to keep up with his dodge. It was then that he saw what was coming, the chakra once more building up around his brothers fingertips. He knew this technique simply from witnessing it before, so now he would simply vanish once more into a Shunshin, moving beneath his brother who was in a glide. That was how he'd attempt to catch him off guard. The attack was something that would have ended someone without Sharingan most likely.

“Impressive. I see we're improving.”

The flash of lightining was still left as a tiny imprint within his eyes, closing them for a moment he could see it's shape. “Such powerful chakra..” whispered Genma as he watched the electricity slash down powerfully against the ground. Traces of left of chakra would be seen on Ryo's finger tips as he watched his brother land gracefully upon the ground. His eyes took note of each and every muscle movement, each and every burst of chakra. The body seemed to be able to proccess such commands for chakra within the blink of any eye. Such was the miracle of the Sharingan eye, to spot the details within the body that normal eyes never got to see. The left over white chakra was now enveloping his brothers body before it exited out into the air. Dissipating back into nothingness, the chakra would disperse into the air and cease to be visible before his eyes. Even left over chakra was able to be seen by them for a split second or so after it's usage, one just simply had to have the time to stop and examine it. Noting his brother was looking at something else, he would also turn his head to follow.

Amazingly enough, his fire ball had yet to disperse.. he had really put alot of power into such a creation. A smile spread across his face as he watched the mass of blue chakra swirl one last time before giving it's death throes and vanishing. The fire would simply sizzle one last time and dissipate. “I suppose I over did it, that one might have killed you.” he said with a chuckle as he slowly turned back towards his brother. The tomoe in his eyes would spin slowly as his eyes widened in shock. There, resting peacefully within his brothers orbs would sit the fabled second tomoe. Chakra swirled about the tiny black swirl as it started to form more permanently, he was proud of his brothers new achievement. From now on they would be that much more difficult to defeat, something that allowed Genma to relax a little more. Focusing for a moment, he would slowly form a singular seal that was used to test his own powers. Channelling chakra, he would form a few more hand seals and spread his chakra out within the air around them. A wicked grin would slowly crop up on his lips as he examined what he saw.

Vengence.

Slowly his eyes would tear apart the chakra that was being used, showing it's movement patterns and flow. This was the power he had been seeking for quite some time now, he would be able to avenge his loss with such abilities for sure. Ending the seals, he would turn to his brother, the wind sweeping his tunic causing it to flutter for a few moments. “Now that we're able to predict the movements of those before us.. I suppose we'll be able to move on to much more advanced techniques.” he said as he would take a few steps that would carry him in the direction of the village gates. “I have a few things I must tend to before we do so however, come along.” Genma said with a sad tone as he started to walk off slowly, thoughts of hatred burning him inside. Byakko would have wanted him to be strong, so thats exactly what he was doing. Instead of moping about his loss, he would turn it into power. His eyes would become the tool in which he channelled forth his hatred and crushed the devil with the pale eyes.

“Byakko..”

[zuka]

Learned, both of you.

[Uchiha Genma]

“I need to retrieve something at the gate. Meet me where we used to hang out as kids.”

With that Genma would turn, his tunic rippling in the breeze as he walked off in such a somber mood. What he was about to do was probably the first thing in his life that had actually effected him on an emotional level.. he was to bury the man he knew as Sensei. Even if it had been brief, the connection was immediate. On the way, he would contemplate a way to honor such a great mans memory.

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[Ryo Yakuta]

Deactivating his Sharingan, Ryo nodded to his brother, sighing a little bit to himself. "I'll be there soon, Genma. I need to rest after such intense training. Give me a few minutes." Sitting down on the soft grass, the village continued on as it would any other day, as if nothing had happened. The sad fact of the matter was that the Uchihas in the Grass Village, or at least Genma and Ryo, were freaks. They were good entertainment, something to watch, talk and gossip about then move on with their lives. It was like a TV show, or something to that effect. Ryo sighed as he closed his eyes and set his back down against the ground. He had activated the next Uchiha power. He could only think of power as his eyes shut, drifting off into sleep.

...

Waking up with a bit of a start, Ryo looked around to see the Grass Village around him. He didn't think he had been asleep that long, but if Genma had something important to do and needed to speak with Ryo then he needed to get there right now. "Shit."

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