Beach of the Blind [Training]

[Molokai]

Suichuu (Underwater)
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Allows the user stay underwater for some time.

Difficulty Class
* D Rank Difficulty Class - 20 minutes
* C Rank Difficulty Class - 40 minutes
* B Rank Difficulty Class - 80 minutes
* A Rank Difficulty Class - 120 minutes
* S Rank Difficulty Class - 180 minutes


Special: ----
Drawback: After returning to surface the user must rest half of the time used underwater. As example, if the user has stayed under for 20 minutes, he’ll have to rest 10 minutes before the jutsu can be used again.
Description: Simple technique used by channeling chakra to mouth, lungs, ears and eyes. With chakra moved to mouth and lungs the user gathers air from the water and is able breath underwater, chakra guided to ears protects from the aching caused by pressure, lenses of chakra protecting eyes work like swim goggles.
Limit: Anyone can learn it, the technique doesn’t even need a scroll, smart ninjas should be able to figure out the process on their own.

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Standing on the beach, staff in hand, blind eyes staring endlessly across the ocean, Kazu contemplated its vastness. Each subsequent crashing wave illuminated the world for a brief moment, doing little but revealing just how desolate this patch of land was. It saddened him to know how people could stare at the sea and admire it's beauty, but that he himself would never be able to experience that sensation. Shaking his head, he cleared those thoughts from his mind. Best not dwell on things I can't change, he decided. Stripping himself of all but his undergarments, he prepared for the plunge into the icy water, and with a mighty leap threw himself at the churning water.

The initial shock took his breath away for a moment, so he had to frantically scramble to reach the surface. Once his head broke the surface he needed only a moment before taking another breath and plunging into the deep. This time, however, he did so with a purpose. With tightly shut eyes, he focused on the area in and around his airway and attempted to pool his chakra therein. Once a thorough coating of chakra had completely suffused his mouth and nose, Kazu tentatively attempted a breath. Unfortunately, the reflex to not breath underwater proved to be too strong for him to consciously overcome. Thus, he would have to force oxygen into his lungs to convince his subconscious that it was safe to breath. This proved to be a difficult task when he had to force chakra to line his entire airway and forcefully draw the oxygen out of the water around him, where he then transferred it directly to his lungs. As soon as this happened, relief flooded through him as his body began to breath through the oxygenated chakra unhindered.

As his confidence and his underwater time rose, he found himself venturing deeper into the abyss, using nothing but a clicking of his tongue to make sure he didn't swim into a reef. His progress was hindered, however, by a sudden sharp pain deep in the recesses of his inner ear. In response to this, he immediately flooded more chakra into the source of his discomfort in an attempt to quench the searing pain. It was rather obvious that external pressure from the weight of the sea was the cause, so naturally he would want to counter that pressure and regain a comfortable balance. Due to the fact that he had learned how to create chakra by forming it in his ears, it was rather easy for him to create and control the energy within his eardrums. Just a few minor adjustments in the concentration and amount of chakra in his ears and the pain finally subsided, and with a slight increase or decrease depending on his depth he was able to keep it away.

In his new found confidence at his success, he accidentally broke his concentration and allowed his eyes to snap open. The salt water stung his previously unnoticed, sightless orbs and caused him to writhe and jerk beneath the waves. He slammed his lids shut as hard as he could, but even that could not deter the biting liquid from tearing at his milky flesh. With nowhere else to turn, he decided to try the chakra already surrounding most of his face to spare him from his torture. Unfortunately, he had never had a need to use his eyes and was thus unversed in channeling chakra to them. From the chakra already covering his mouth and ears, he commanded tendril-like bits to extend from the pool and attach to his stinging eyes. Once the pain subsided, Kazu decided that he was finally able to relax without discomfort or worry of drowning, and so he turned his attention elsewhere.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

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[Molokai]

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Now at the surface and without worry or hindrance, he decided to really push his limits. The chakra still active and protecting his vital parts, Kazu once again disappeared beneath the waves and started paddling downward as hard as he could. As the pressure on his ears grew, so to did the counter pressure he applied with his chakra. As his need for more oxygen increased, so to did the amount that his chakra was forced to produce. Deeper he drifted into the abyss, and as he did so, he heard the waves crashing fade, he felt the chilly water grow icy cold, he could tell that his isolation from the rest of the world was growing ever more absolute, and because of this he felt he had to strain to keep descending. Eventually the pressure became to great for his chakra to overcome, and the cold became more than his athletic form could handle, so he turned upwards and rose toward the surface.

Unfortunately, he couldn't do as he wished and burst upwards at full speed. Slowly, painfully, he allowed himself to rise. The sluggish pace was agonizing, but he kept strong and did what he knew he had to. Steadily, he loosened the pressure of the chakra within his sensitive ears, but his breathing was still ragged and his heart still pounded with the effort of circulating blood through his pressurized body. It proved incredibly difficult to simply allow himself to drift upward while his heart raced and his breathing pained him. Lust a little closer, he reassured himself, Just a little more. He could feel the surface looming close, the pressure on his body was less and he finally found himself able to breath and swim without pain or stiffness, so he became heartened to continue his ascent. When his head broke the surface, a wave almost immediately shoved him back down into the cold, then another, then another. The waves continued until, beaten and battered, Kazu arrived half-naked on the desolate beach, beaming with pride at his accomplishment.

[Zetsumei]

Learned

[Molokai]

Tsurutsuru Kobushi (Slippery Fist)
Rank: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: A low stance that relies on upward motion and momentum.
Special: None
Drawback: Most of the user’s attacks are ground based, limiting their airborne range.
Description: A fairly underrated stance that was developed in Iwa sometime ago. Due to the crouched position the user must take to perform this, many ninjas and other interested people find it uncomfortable and unwieldy. This stance focuses on heavy movements based on focused momentum behind every blow. Users of this stance have found it helpful to wear shoes and gloves that slide easily on many surfaces, but still do not slide off of a target.
Limit: None

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The only difference Kazu saw between the bottom and surface of the ocean is that one was a colder expanse of nothing than the other. Returning to shore and dawning his garments, he reveled in the fact that the world had substance again and opted to take a venture into the forest where the ground was solid. Once his foot finally took a substantial step, Kazu quickly forced chakra into the earth, thus activating Tremor Sense and with each subsequent step formed a clearer view of the world before him. Granted, it was only about five meters ahead of him that the tremors revealed, but he preferred the solidity of feeling the vibrations through the ground than through the air.

Sudden inspiration struck him at that moment; If he used the ground to navigate, perhaps he could use it for other purposes such as fighting. Yes, that was a brilliant idea, but what to do? Kazus first thought was that the closer he got to the ground, the better his sense of what was coming at him would be. So, with that idea in mind, he dropped down low and attempted to prop himself up on his hands and feet, keeping his knees bent but off of the muddy ground. This position made him feel a bit like his rear end was rather vulnerable, but he dismissed the thought and tried to decide what to do from there. He adjusted his left hand for comfort, and the tremors illuminated the surrounding landscape with even more clarity than before, likely do to the extra points upon the ground. Rather than having his palms flat on the ground, Kazu opted to prop himself up on his fingers as if they were stilts, thus lessening the load upon his wrists.

While this rather awkward position appeared to assist with Tremor Sense, he still hadn't decided how he expected to fight like that. For instance, his back was rather exposed, he doubted his ability to move quickly, and he was unable to wield his staff, all of which he developed plans to correct. In order to fix the problems of the exposed back and lack of weapon he figured to change his stance slightly. First he leaned back, angling his head upward and creating a bit of a frog-like sitting position, but taking careful care to keep his weight even on all four limbs. As per the weapon issue, all he did was bring his limbs closer together to keep his balance and grabbed his staff off of his back. Resting it on his shoulder, he figured he could be rather effective swinging it near the ground. Movement turned out to be less of a hassle than he thought, as he was able to prop all of his weight on one limb or another and rotate around it with surprising speed. Sure, it was goofy, but he felt confident that it would keep him alive.

[hotaru]

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