A Warriors Path (Training)

[Christoff]

Dark Mask
Rank: D-Rank
Type: Nin
Effect: This is used by the clan to help them do their job of killing under the secret of night and to strike fear into their enemy's
Special: None
Drawback: None
Description: This cause the user to make a mask of darkness that causes a cloud of darkness to cover the face of the user and giving them yellow eyes over the mask of darkness.
Limit: Must be in the Kuroi Akumu

The moon's pale rays shone through the bare branches of the surrounding woods, reflecting eerily off the swirling mist that constantly covered the island. His Akumu mentor had brought him out here to learn what he had described as the first step into the stealthier aspects of the clan. As was their custom they were meditating clearing the mind of unnescecary thoughts.

His mentor, Kuro, spoke, "Ishido, you have learned how to step from shadow to shadow, in reality the technique you are about to learn should have come first. In assasination the whole idea is to not be spotted, should you fail in that regard it is best to not be recognized. This technique will help you do avoid recognition." Ishido had been listening carefully, "You intend to tech me how to use the dark mask then?" Kuro was suprised, "Yes, though I thought we kept that technique fairly secret. "Ishido smiled, "Anything can be found in a book, but no matter I do wish to learn the technique so if you don't mind?" His mentor should not have been suprised Ishido was quite often buried in a book. "Right first you must reach out with your chakra and feel for the darkness."

Ishido relaxed his body, gathering up his chakra he released a fine mist of it from all over his body. He had long ago learned how to sense the darkness with his dark ki. His mentor could see that Ishido had no problems with grasping the darkness. "Ishido grasp the darkness with your chakra and mold it to your face, a handsign might help you with this." The young genin's face grew grim, he knew this would be the harder part, the darkness was not like chakra, easily molded to his will. Darkness shrank from light hiding in nooks and crannies where light could not touch it, pulling it out into the light would be no easy task. He wisely decided to add some more chakra to his ties on the darkness. He slowly interlocked his fingers to form the snake handseal, focusing deeply he pulled the darkness out of it's hiding place.

At first the darkness came easily he felt it shrinking back against the light but he was still stronger than it. The swirls of darkness were but inches from his face when they snapped. What had been a cakewalk become a turbulent to even hold the darkness where it was. To the outside observer it would appear that the cloud of darkness was merely standing still by the boy's own command, however on the inside Ishido was frantically molding his chakra down to the connections and re-cementing them. However his chakra control had been sloppy and he used much more than he had needed. Ishido pulled the mask to his face and formed it perfectly. However he was not done with this technique. He had used far to much chakra and was now feeling the fatigue that came with it.

Kuro despite Ishido's slip was immpressed, many of the Akumu took days to master this technique yet Ishido was set to master it in but a few hours. Now he spoke, " Ishido... rest for now we will finish this technique when you are recovered." Ishido was gratefull, laying down he dozed off into a light sleep.

He was awoken by his mentor's voice, "Ishido, we only have a few more hours of darkness you have to get up and try again." Ishido rose, he was not one to slack when there was work to be done. His mentor spoke again, "Now try it again with less chakra." Ishido reached out grasping the darkness with strong bonds of chakra and pulled it towards himself. Whenever he felt small tears in his connections he would mold small pulses of chakra to repair the damage. Before he realized it the mask had formed on his face. He had done it! Smiling he turned to his tutor, "That has to be a record." Kuro knew the boy was correct but was reluctant to show it, if the genin became to cocky nothing good would come of it. "Ha! Black Walsh mastered it in half an hour. Keep dreaming boy you're not even done with this technique yet." Ishido was shocked. "What haven't I done?" Kuro wasn't surpised that Ishido didn't know of this stage, it was something that usually required much more practice and was not even neccesary. "Ishido, your creating the connections from all over your body and as such the darkness is sticking there too."

Ishido, looked down at his darkened hand and merely replied, "Oh..." Kuro began to speak, "You need to be able to..." But he was interrupted by a slightly irritated Ishido. "Yeah only the face I get it." Without waiting for a response from Kuro Ishido began molding the chakra out from his head, attaching it to the shadows and pulling it around his face. Soon the mask had been formed without any residual darkness.

[Leonov]

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[Christoff]

D-Rank Summoning
Name: Kihonteki
Size: Medium
Special: Ninjutsu Specialist
Gender: Male and Female
Duration: Until task is complete or 30 posts.
Personality: No personality just like the thread snake. They just get the job done.
Description: The Kihonteki, these are the snakes that begin to show the ruthlessness of the Kyodaija. Their fangs extend well past their mouth, easily visible by the naked eye. Their scales are a murky brown color, similar to the color of sand, only a shade darker, of which they match the color of the serpents slit within their eyes. These snakes range from eight to ten feet in length, with their body being as thick as about eight inches.
Weapons: Fangs

Ishido had finished his morning work out and sweat dripped from his brow. The young Genin was tired of ninjutsu and taijutsu training and desired a test of his abilities, several times he had requested that his mentor allow him to go on a mission but each time Kuro had shot him down claiming he needed to be in a team. The older tutor saw this in Ishido and had decided it was time for him to meet the snakes of the Kyodaija family.

"Ishido, you signed the blood pact with the Kyodaija now I think it is time for you to learn your first summoning." Ishido perked up at this remembering the giant snakes that his mentor had summoned during the tournament a few years back. Ever since that day he had been dreaming of working with such powerful entities. Kuro spoke again with a solemn warning, "Ishido the Kyodaija are proud, they look at the relationship between us as a Master servant relationship, with us as the servant." He paused to let his point sink into the young genin. "You earn the respect of the snakes by dueling them, they will not hold back and they die alot harder than you do, in fact I doubt you could kill one. But regardless the snake will be unsummoned when you win, probably before you can kill one." Ishido was intrigued and slightly worried, the snakes were dangerous oponents if he were to die? But no, surely he could overpower one of the smaller summons.

Kuro began the final leg of his warning, "Now Ishido, once summoned you must bow to the snake,and ask it politely for a duel. If it nods its head or says yes then the duel begins immediately. Begin when you're ready."

Ishido nodded slowly to acknowledge his mentor he was already preparing for the fight to come. The anticipation had set his body alight and his kikaichu were stirring in anticipation of his command. Checking his new swords for nicks and dents he could not help but feel nervous. Forcing himself to sheath the swords he formed the handsigns for the summoning technique. Bringing his thumb to his mouth he bit down wincing as he pierced his skin. Planting his hand firmly against the ground a cloud of smoke would billow forth. As the smoke cleared he could make out the image of a snake, about nine feet in length with fearsome fangs. The snake was the color of the murky ponds that populated the surrounding islands of Mist. Stepping forward Ishido would bow slightly to the snake before speaking, "I would like to duel for the right to someone you and your bretheren."

The snakes head would nod but once. Ishido's eyes widened as the snake's tail lifted ever so slightly off the ground, the tail then came sweeping across the ground kicking up a large cloud of dust. Ishido lept 3 meters backwards and threw 2 kunai into the cloud hoping to deter a head long attack. Two seconds passed in silence as the cloud of dust settled. To Ishido's surprise the snake was gone, as if it had completely vanished. His mind reeling thinking of possibilities Ishido stumbled upon the connection, the color of the snake, brown, could it be using the earth release? His eyes dropped to the ground only in time to withness the large snake burst out of the ground and constrict around his leg. He then felt his body pulled down leaving him trapped in a hole.

Ishido was furious, the snake was sitting there waiting for him to concede defeat, he would give it no such satisfaction. Using the shadow step technique he instantly teleported to the snakes shadow. In one well practiced movement Ishido drew his swords, his katana would come down piercing the snakes jaw and pinning it to the ground, while his wazakashi came down to rest at the snake's thick neck. Ishido gave a cold smile, "Yield..." The snake would then dissapear in a cloud of smoke.

Filled with adrenaline Ishido smiled at his mentor, "That wasn't that hard." Kuro was as usual was impressed with his student's ever rising capabilities.

[Itsuki v2]

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[Christoff]

Ishido was on his way to one of his frequent tea shops. He was cutting through a back alley when a dark figure on the roof threw a kunai, although he did not realise it the kunai was not intended for him and it clattered harmlessly against the pavement. Whipping around sword drawn the startled genin saw nothing, whoever it was had dissapeared. The kunai had a note attached, stooping down he read it.

"I hear you are interested in joining a team. Meet me in the center of Training ground 12"

Yuusuke

Grinning sheepishly he realized he was being recruited for a team. He was interested however first he would need his tea...

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