Struggles of a Useless Uchiha [private.training]

[fina]

Just as the man began to answer, a near loss of consciousness swept through Fina’s body, resulting in temporary loss of balance, as well as a being at a loss of what was currently going on. Feeling like he’d fall any second, one of Fina’s gloved hands would rush to his head and clutch in some futile attempt to relieve pain, while the other grabbed a hold of the nearest tree trunk next to him, holding himself enough to slowly crumble in place.

When a few of the genin noticed this, they quick rushed to his side and asked what happened. Fina’s hand quickly shot up in response, not quite offering a verbal response, but telling them through body language and his waving hand that he was fine and simply wished to be left alone. After the initial feelings of lost balance were gone, he began to spoke, still enduring a headache.

“Chakra exhaustion…I’ve been training a rather difficult jutsu.”

A pause was taken before going onto his next point. He felt slightly better, but his body had just warned him that he seriously needed rest or else. Fina decided to listen.

“I’m willing to give…you my full power…but please, give me…a few soldier pills.”

”Food too!?”

Despite the concerned reaction of one of the genin, Fina’s hand waved his worries away and simply grabbed at the pills they produced. One was chewed while the other was tucked away in his side pack, ready for use whenever he’d be weakened once more.

”Feel better?”

Just as he began to offer a response, his periphery caught sight of danger, and triggered his battle mode.

“Everybody down, NOW!”

Fina’s voice at max volume ripped through the tense silence and ambiance the comrades held. The problem lied in that their rest area had been crawling with several of the opponents, and the ones which possessed the ability to fire projectiles such as kunai and senbon began to shoot at them. The attackers, all from the robot-like realm of puppets, were volleying their location with many secondary shots, as well as a few blasts of elemental power. The first wave didn’t have any real accuracy, but the second one stood opposite from the first. One shot in particular had its path straight at the head of one of his comrades, but his anticipation skills- lucky for both of them that he hadn’t gotten rusty- kicked in, grabbing him out of harms way.

Time slowed, kunai paths were visually represented by numerous ripples trailing behind a blurry, fiery red, object. The mouths of his comrades crying desperate pleas, echoed by their almost frozen expression- the fear in the eyes, the tenseness of the face- metal flying back from their own vast assortment of weapons, a desperate genin trying his best to stay in control of the situation…all this flashed through Fina’s mind. Many variables presented itself, but after doing the math, it was evident survival would not be ensured if they merely ran away now.

This time, we fight! Time to apply the Ikuzachi for real!

[fina]

That last cry of warning and saving his comrade was the last bit of energy Fina had left, evident by how his body began to crumble and loose any form of control. For a split second, the Uchiha was sprawled on the ground, with no more chakra left to drive him forward, passing out from exhaustion, doomed to several days of deep sleep. Fortunately for him, the timing of the pill couldn’t have been better; within seconds, his energy slowly returned to him. When feeling strong enough, he recuperated and returned to his battle stance.

Midst all the chaos Fina had come to a decision: he was to charge the main groups bellow their plateau, while his comrades regrouped. One hand gripped tight at the handle of his rod, ensuring that it was tightly secured in the holster- he wouldn’t want to loose his only weapon whilst dropping down on a bevy of enemies that thought of him better dead than alive. Once a quick ‘snap’ was heard- the stick had been locked in- he removed his hand from the handle and, along with the other, placed them on the ground, held tight, and propelled himself forward.

“Raiton – Ikazuchi no Kiba!”

Many cries of surprise and astonishment were heard behind him, but those faded as gravity took hold of him. Luckily, the plateau wasn’t too far down, leaving the space between the upper section and the ground small enough so as not to provide injury to any who fell without aid.

A majestic descent followed as he made his way down along the thunder he had recently created. Raining down violently, it was evident the technique had now been mastered. Not only had he proven his mastery over it by how he used it many times that day, he had also shown is adaptability by enduring the pain of such high leveled chakra control and intensifying the technique’s power; now at its maximum potential for his level, the thunder struck the foes with no remorse, disabling them greatly in one massive fancy thunder waltz; the rest would live through his storm would soon fall under his rod.

Directly bellow him stood two drones. Their snouts- where they shot you from- stood perfectly aligned with his falling body. Only after they began to light up, ready to fire, did he notice. His hand jerked to his side, yanking the rod out and placing it in front of his chest, while the other attracted some small bolts from the Kiba towards his rod to electrify the metal tips, and then grabbing the end with his free hand; with a small rotation, he had created a thin shield around the general perimeter there the shots would arrive.

As anticipated, the shots directed themselves straight at his makeshift thunder stick shield, deflecting off in random directions, away from harms way. His deflection was accurate, but had negative consequences on his free fall. The blocking had caused him to move away from a safe landing position, having him diving head first towards the ground. He did his best to move to his side and land on the fiends. He succeeded in using them to break his fall, yet he had not anticipated the pain their metallic frames would cause him.

“Ugh!”

Yet pain couldn’t be a factor. Dependency on the groups’ survival fell hard on his soldiers and no one else. Four lives lie in his hand, ten fingers grasping to them tightly, yet they are on the brink of life and death. One tumble, one twist and it could be safe or gone. Once before…never before had this twisted romantic relationship of life and death been placed on his shoulder…never…

No!

Now was not the time to think of failure. The past was both a demon and an angel, ever present. It never goes away, only gives the illusion it does. But now wasn’t the time to dwell. Dwelling was for the weak, the faint of heart that found comfort in pain it caused. He was weak, but he was also strong. Now, his strength would need to prevail more than ever before.

Dodging the last of the Fang’s attack, he was poised, slightly injured, but more than ready to end the skirmish on his lonesome.

[spamato]

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[fina]

Rod in hand, he stood erect and ready. The two drones that had absorbed most of his fall still lie on the ground, scrambling to their feet to try and end the life of Fina. Their recovery time would last several seconds, enough time to dodge the incoming volley of kunai fired off from other surrounding puppets.

The fighting stick was grabbed with one hand, his right hand, grabbed in a dagger like fashion so that the stick would point down. He raised and turned it, having the handle extend over head level, and inclined diagonally so that it began from his left and ended down by his right knee, closer to the ankle. Four shots deflected smoothly, bouncing off the metal of his weapon, scattering away.

Although he had no knowledge of these foes, it seemed their reload time extended itself for almost ten seconds. A window was open, yet another would close behind him, as the drones he previously disabled had now regained their ability to stand an aim. It was now time to act. Deflecting the attacks from the remaining thunder bolts of the Ikazuchi and his weapon simply wouldn’t do it.

”Are you crazy? What are you doing!?

The angered voice of the self proclaimed leader blasted through his left ear- the ear which had was closest to the group- and through the sharp, loud bangs each shot of a drone produced. Fina chose to ignore it at the moment, focusing instead of his counter attack upon the foes behind him. Seeing his unwillingness to cooperate enraged him further, but instead of pursuing the debate, he too commenced his own battle.

The fighting stick was left in the current grip in which it was held. He began his attack by stepping first with his right foot followed by his left to his right side. His upper body followed suit, turning hard and bringing the weapon around, about sternum level. The purpose of his attack was for the stick to land hard on the first- a blunt blow- hopefully destroying and disrupting its axels. The blow would cause one drone to collide with the other, causing a similar effect on the second one. Whatever was left from the first blow would be also transferred to the second.

To add onto this, one more Ikazuchi no Kiba was summoned, this time to quell an incoming volley of senbon shit at him. The jutsu came on command as expected, although this time, parts of the bolts occasionally came close to hitting his allies, who shot glares at him many a time. This served as an ugly reminder that while he knew the technique now, he still needed to practice more his control over the thunder to minimize friendly damage.

The attack was successful, and the result was a bit more than anticipated: both drones were damaged and knocked back a considerable distance. The visual representation of the damage was plentiful, from miniature, internal explosions, to quick bolts of electricity flying about, causing a vibrant color show. Fina hoped his would also disable any shooting, but that would have to be left later discovery. Previously unattended business needed attention behind him.

”Nice, but we’re not as useless as you think we are!”

Fina temporarily ignored his battle in order to acknowledge the eager bowgun user, which flashed him a thumbs up as he shot down two drones trying to attack Fina. The thumbs up was returned, and Fina once again entered battle mode.

[||Yuuku||]

+7 TP

((80/80))

Finished, add to bio.

[fina]

Once his ingratiation was done, he spun around to face the other pair of drones and was met with surprise. His previous attack had taken a bit too long, giving them time to aim and fire. Just before they did, Fina spotted several more making their way towards the battle. Standing sentinel would prove futile because he’d be dodging shots all day; he needed to act now or die.

Now would be a good time to try it!

Remembering back to before he left on this training assignment, Fina remembered another pair of jutsu scrolls the old man had given to him, not to be mastered during that training exercise, but to be read and slowly practiced over a prolonged period of time. Those two were the Shunshin and the Nibai Houchu, two jutsu designed specifically to heighten the user’s speed in movement and combat.

Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique)
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Effect: This jutsu is a high-speed movement technique, allowing a ninja to move short distances at an almost untraceable speed. To an observer, it appears as if the user has teleported.
Special: ---
Drawback The user is only capable of doing this THREE Times per day after learning it the first time. Each time learned the user is capable of going into this multiple times. Each time learned the user is capable using this technique an extra turn per day. If the user uses this technique more then stated, the user's muscles will cramp and render the user unable to run about.
Description: This jutsu is a high-speed movement technique, allowing a ninja to move short distances at an almost untraceable speed. To an observer, it appears as if the user has teleported. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the user's movements. It is accomplished by using chakra to temporarily boost the user's reflexes. The amount of chakra required depends on the overall distance between the user and their intended destination. Shisui Uchiha, one of the most talented Uchiha, was feared as "Shisui of the Body Flicker" ("Shunshin no Shisui"), likely referring to this technique.

0/20 LP

He’d practice on the base jutsu first, the infamous body flicker technique. During his recovery time, Kai explained these two in theory: chakra molding throughout your body in the direction of speeding movement and muscle reaction. While simple in concept, the precise amount of control required to keep the entire body fueled by equal speeds was ridiculous. As such, he quickly gave up while he trained his thunder jutsu under the notion that once he’d master molding towards the Raiton release, he’d be better at flickering.

Keeping the flicker in mind, he’d heed the words of Kai: “always do a jutsu slowly, never master it all at once!”; meaning from this point on, he’d supply a consistent small amount of chakra dedicated to enhance his body movement. As he began to master moving fast and thinking/fighting at the same time, he’d up the dosage, making it once again harder to keep in control. This would occur constantly until he found himself making others think he’s teleporting.

Without much thought he charged at the drones with his enhanced speed. Somewhat alarmed by the sudden change in attitude of their opponent, their shots had been a bit more sporadic and rushed, covering the area he was moving rather than focusing on a certain part of his body, as they tend to do under a controlled situation. This made dodging an easier task for Fina, which was already busy rushing very few steps then doing a few frontal side steps, and then rushing, and so on. The results had the kunai roaring on by him and not through him, and leaving two open targets.

The situation- better yet, opportunity- in front of him proved to be an excellent demonstration of the usefulness of the flicker. Something like this came to his mind when choosing to learn said jutsu, where multiple targets stood in a relatively tight vicinity, not too far from each other, but spread out enough that Fina could step quick around all of them in no more than two or three swings of his rod.

The weapon remained in his right hand, but this time was aided by his left. Having a two handed grip improved handling and allowed him to add a bit more to the attack, at the cost of mobility. But the later wasn’t a factor, for the drones were defenseless and weren’t known for their mobility, and Fina slowly began to apply the speed to his attack, evident by how easier dodging became, and how quickly he dodged around certain projectiles.

The rod was cocked and ready. Left shoulder high and arms behind him, he unleashed it, causing a sweeping swing. Both snouts of his targets were broken off in a measly way full of explosions and chaos, flying away like rockets. However, this wasn’t the extent of the damage caused. The stick’s electrified attack had destroyed most of their ‘heads,’ leaving then open to the wrath of nature. To ensure their termination, he let the grip of his left hand go, turned the stick in more and brought it back a bit lower than the previous attack. The rod once again busted through their lower halves, causing circuits to buzz and sparks to fly. An explosion was imminent.

And it was all dodged thanks to the enhanced speed of his flicker. While merely making his feet faster and not light speed like it’s supposed to, Fina had quickly grown accustomed to having two major processes going through his body at once, such as the chakra for his flicker and the chakra for his attacks, both huge loads.

This small step certainly has to ensure mastery, no?

[||Yuuku||]

+10

((10/30))

[fina]

Two large backward hops were taking with the purpose to clear himself from the area of the explosion. Due to limited artificial intelligence, the charging drones continued to chase Fina, right passed their soon-to-explode brothers, thinking they could reach him despite his sudden dramatical increase in speed.

As they did, the true fireworks show began. Four of the puppets had gone down at once efficiently. The explosion caused several small, minute particles to blanket a large area. Fina felt his skin prickle as small pieces of wood and metal showered over his victorious self, even more so now that the Flicker was allowing him to move faster. Regardless, he had won the small battle. Behind him was the other pair of drones, although these never seemed to recover from his previous disabling attacks.

There was now room to let his hair down a bit. On the upper plateau was his new squad, taking care of the last drones with amazing efficiency. In fact, their targets were so unchallenging that the bow gun user turned his attention to the lower area, where Fina created his own graveyard. With two clicks, the remaining drones were nonexistent. Now that any real danger was cleared, the young man began to find a way up. As he did, several startled cries on his comrades’ behalves had him stop his trek to see the nature of the ruckus.

What’s going on?

Although silence reigned the battlefield for what seemed to be an eternity- the occasional whir of a broken drone didn’t reach Fina’s ears- he too began to hear some not too distant thumps. Low at first, they soon grew with intensity, causing the young man to grow somewhat alarmed. Still, they occurred midst his climbing, so he would hurry the endeavor up by maximizing his Flicker, hoping his comrades- eyes glazed staring into the distance- would fill him in as to what he had missed.

Finally, after endless batting of his eyelashes to prevent any intrusive foreign elements such as dirt to disturb his vision, his hands no longer dug into a wall, but instead grabbed over the edge, the sign his climb had ended. With one last tug, he was up and over, landing roughly with his sandals, creating a small dust storm in the wake of his climbing. As the dust settled, Fina’s gaze attempted to match that of his comrades, and soon adopted their same wide eyed, shocked expression.

What they saw was some sort of giant machine-like puppet, spider-like thing engaging some random squad of genin (known as comrades to the others in his temporary squad), destroying each one rather quickly. Despite their attempts, previous battles appeared to have worn them down considerably, degrading their battle tactics and fortitude. Grunting, Fina prepared a charge of his Flicker by channeling his chakra all over his body, only to be held back.

“Let me go!”

”You’re going in there alone? I suggest you wait for us to regroup before you attack it.”

Fina quickly spun in place to see if the other two were willing to help. Unfortunately, one carried a rather nasty gash, which had a decent amount of blood emitting from it. If left as it was, he could gain an infection, and his life could be endangered. Certainly he was unable to move much at all, as not only was his energy mostly drained, but any jerky movement would simply cause the wound to distill more, and hasten his already bad state. That coupled with the fact no mednin where around meant they were out of the question.

So in reality, only one genin stood to help him, as the other began to tend to his friend’s wounds. Understanding the situation, both men nodded, one ready for the downhill charge, the other making sure his bow gun was loaded, and ready to protect his comrade. With his sights up, he leaned in close, aimed at the beast, and gave Fina the verbal go ahead.

Here we go

With his Shunshin active, he raced into battle, hoping his newfound added speed would allow him victory.

[fina]

Adrenaline levels previously unfelt rushed through Fina’s body as he sped down the hill, expanding his Shunshin’s boost even more. Midway through his dare devilish descent, his dominant hand removed his trusty weapon, half dented and stained, yet still in a condition to administer justice his way. As it was freed from its sheath, its restraint…its OPPRESOR, it whistled and cut the air, adopting a bluish hue, the hue of thunder.

By now his body was actually partially flashing about; the Flicker had grown in power.

Cocking the weapon behind him, his free hand pushed forward, palm open, leading his charge. He had almost reached the bottom of the hill and the beastly spider had yet to notice his presence, yet once his foot touched down onto flat surface, a shot from behind him rang out, and the screaming arrow tore the air next to him, whistling bye and into the mechanical beast’s hide.

Excellent timing

His partner’s attack was indeed excellent, as it would allow a double attack on the puppet beast before it realized a new competitor arrived, bringing it one step closer to being scrap. Flash flash, Fina’s body was looking more like the Flicker should.

Now that it began to turn, he ran full speed and jumped forward, bringing forth his first attack. The rod’s position in his hand now changed so that the tip pointed down, and his descent would bring forth a stabbing motion for maximum damage. Such an attack was chosen for two reasons: first, he had charged his weapon with thunder, adding extra power to its strike, and he had once again achieved another of his Shushin, meaning he’d have incredible momentum to back to attack.

Time began to flow in a slower fashion as he inched closer to the battle’s commencement. The injured companions eyed in amazement at Fina, thankful for his intrusion, but concerned for his life. Still, they were dealt a positive hand, and they could not turn away. As the puppet machine forgot about them, they gathered in one small group and ran off, away from the plain, into a forest like setting in which they could hide and tend to their wounds.

The Shushin certainly is amazing…I mean, I can move at least twice the speed I used to, and that translates into better attacks and dodges. But it takes a lot of toll on your body…I’ve move way too many times at what I thought was max and I’m still alive, so that must mean I haven’t fully mastered it yet. Then again, Kai always said to look for the pain that was felt after the flicker. He said it meant the muscles were hurting from all the movement. I’m close, I can feel it…let’s just see if this oversize puppet will be the first to witness it

Now the field was empty, plain, and exclusive. Two partners would dance, one mechanical, one human, while the third kept them in check.

[||Yuuku||]

+20

Jutsu learned.

[fina]

Shit!

Before Fina’s initial crashing Raiton jutsu could complete itself and damage the puppet beast, it had moved its giant mass in an eerily fast manner, taking Fina’s first thunder stick without even caring it just got hurt, focusing ONLY on the bow gun user. At this point, a grotesquely large puppet arm came shooting around and towards the genin, too fast for his skills to recognize and defend himself. It seemed that would be the extent of him, for death had come to claim him.

Or had it…?

“Shunshin Mastered!”

Appearing as if by teleportation, Fina’s reappearing figure placed itself between the puppet’s arm and his fellow genin. With his rod energized in a defensive fashion, he successfully stopped it from hitting the intended target, sending it clattering around and rendering its threat useless. Saying his mastery out loud caused a geekishly large smile to plaster itself over his face, but only for a few seconds, for pain would ruin it all.

Yeah, Shunshin mastered alright...

As the aftereffects of the puppet’s attack ensued, a blocking Fina suddenly felt as if his world was ending. Sharp quick pains claimed most of his muscles, and even rendered him immobile for a few seconds. Once recovered, he began to recognize the symptoms that occur after Shunshin. A mixture of happy and sad feelings were felt, obviously sad due to the large amount of pain felt, but happy because he could now progress.

Analyzing the situation further, he realized further Flickering would only break him down further. When faced with such a large opposition, he simple couldn’t afford any number of seconds of weakness. As such, he decided to switch to the sister jutsu of the Shushin in hopes of retaining his quick movement without loosing out on his own health.

“Nibai…”

Name: Nibai Hochou no Jutsu (Double Step Technique)
Rank: "C"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Building off the Shunshin no Jutsu technique, the user of Nibai Hochou uses chakra to increase his movement speed for a duration based on chakra usage. The Shushin no Jutsu allows one quick step, allowing you to cover a large distance in one fast movement. Nibai Hochou works much like the technique with one difference- it lasts until the user cancels the chakra concentration in his feet, legs, toes, arms, hands, fingers, and neck. This technique allows for quick movement without putting a hard strain on your body. This technique is a quick-fix type technique; sometimes a shinobi doesnt have time to train their body to be able to move as quickly as necessary. In these situations, the technique is used. Multiplies a user's Taijutsu level by 1.75 for the duration of the technique.
Special: Rat, Monkey, Rooster, Snake, Tiger, in that order.
Drawback: The chakra concentration on the body parts is especially hard on the body. The physical is not used to nor can it ever become used to the amount of constant chakra flowing inside of that part. Using it for more than three turns carries a signifcant risk for tearing of muscles very similar to the effects carried by the use of the chakra gates and Lotus techniques. After five turns, muscle rip is guaranteed. After seven turns, permanant paralyzation can occur. After ten turns, paralyzation is guaranteed and you have a 50% chance of your heart stopping. No amount of training can allow the body to become accustomed to the speeds and the chakra flows that the body begins to produce, so no amount of training can lengthen the duration of the technique.
Limit:

Prerequisites:
Shunshin no Jutsu

Once again, the words of Kai flooded his conciseness as he knocked the puppet away and regrouped with his comrade. His memory played a quick movie regarding the Nibai, and he was reminded of its use. It was a jutsu that relied specifically on the same idea is Shunshin, but designed for close combat, meaning the steps were smaller but still just as fast.

As the movie ended, Fina found himself both in the defense and the offense, having to fight for two and use his techniques for the first time. He stood in place, eyes glazed over as he saw the puppet beast regroup slowly. One breath, two breaths, three...

This one should definitely work the same and not hurt my body as much…same concept, just more focus on the ends instead of all around. I can do this…

…

I can do this

[||Yuuku||]

+6 TP

((6/30))

[fina]

Despite the seemingly perfect plan that had been laid out, the mechanical abomination decided to break through the reigns, creating a charge towards his cover fire. Anything Fina did would not stop it in its tracks, as the beastly puppet gained a horrendous amount of momentum, tearing away at the ground underneath it. However, Fina had still remained unscathed, and the beast had focused on his ally, leaving a gaping hole for the Uchiha to exploit.

With his rod to his side, he executed a charged side delay bash, one of the more basic attacks in his arsenal. Yet basic or not, the skill’s function- were it to hit- was valuable for his party. As its name implies, a delay onto the target would be incurred, granting them more time and attacks to end its life. The good thing about this situation is that the spider was too busy trying to attack his support, and left itself completely open. As a result, the rod was cocked to the side, charged, and released with success.

Sparks flew as his metal collided with wood and metal. Some basic internal circuitry could be observed, causing even more sparks, and ‘sparking’ an idea into Fina’s head: the use of thunder. A basic lesson in all elemental classes was to always exploit the elemental weakness if there was one, and in this case, there was a major advantage to using Raiton jutsu.

Now almost at the genin, the puppet beast prepared to swipe him down, but before it would, a bolt of concentrated thunder would strike its hide, creating more sparks, and hopefully over loading his circuits. Unfortunately for his comrade, the bolt of thunder wasn’t sufficient to stop its charge. Cries of pain came from the area was it brought down its cold vengeance, sending his comrade flying back.

“Over here!”

As if the massive damage dealt wasn’t enough, now Fina had to cry to it for it to turn. However, the minute he called it, he turned and ran, hoping a chase would ensue. If that were the case, all he had to do was volley thunder at it while his comrade recovered, and hopefully plugged it a few times as well.

Ok, let’s try this

On cue, Fina’s arms, hands, legs, feet, knees and hips received massive amounts of concentrated chakra, all hopefully balanced, all for one purpose: for Fina to quick step. With having such handy success at Flickering, concentrating the chakra wasn’t a problem, and he soon found himself quick stepping away from the spider, leaving it behind within seconds.

Deciding to stop, a sudden energy drain over came his body, one almost as bad as earlier with the Flicker. Weak and then strong…such a feeling only meant one thing: too much chakra was employed towards his limbs. For the next time, he’d remember not to overdue it, or he might find himself quick stepping towards his death. Recovered, he stood in place and waited for the spider to charge.

[fina]

It worked!

Fina’s plan to redirect the fiend’s attention towards himself, potentially saving his comrade’s life, as well as guaranteeing more damage to be directed onto it succeeded. However, the young genin now had an insanely large puppet spider on his tail, recognizing his existence as detrimental to its own, and setting its priorities towards his demise. With a sour face, Fina tried to distance himself consistently with it through his Nibai Houcho, which consistently improved in terms of chakra saved and short distance soeed.

However, when looking at the efficiency of movement between muscles and bones versus wood, metal and wires, the human side pales in comparison to speed. The spider had reached Fina within seconds after the genin suffered a backfire to his Nibai which resulted in a bad cramp to his left calf, arching its body high, and along with it the frontal claws as well. Some sort of strange operations began to take place inside its half destroyed body, emitting noises previously unheard throughout the battle.

Shit!

Immediately Fina recognized the spider’s preparation for a stronger attack. Some of the exposed panels had revealed the reformatting of its parts through chakra plugs, and the subsequent alteration of its lower frame. Although unsure as to WHAT was gonna pop out- fighting these spiders was not Fina’s hobby- it was indicative of a stronger attack being summoned. Ah, the days of the academy, were classroom lessons involving potential situations and encounters such as this one were but dreams, and one assured himself they’d never happen to them.

“Raikyuu!”

But this was real. With an outstretched hand, Fina took advantage of the machine’s idle state and summoned the power of lightning once more. Showing its effectiveness before, Fina prayed for even more damage, as its circuitry was even more exposed, raising the chance for short circuiting. Another fantastic set of fireworks took place as the lightning balls hit, and Fina’s confidence was boosted.

Despite the temptation to charge another Raikyuu, he knew his chakra was now low, and should his next bolt be his last, it’s best to be reserved for dire situations. No, for now, a savage bash of his rod would have to suffice. Sure, it’d bring the two partners close together, and endanger the dance from continuing, but this threat needed to be dealt with immediately.

Low on chakra or not, he had finally understood the Nibai’s core and its existence. It was a must for this battle, so all chakra reserves left went to powering his body to move like the speed of light. And with that in mind, he speed off with his attack. As the rod struck the beast, Fina’s prayers allocated into two places: hoping the damage caused by his jutsu and rod was great enough to set up the final attack, and hoping his cover partner would recover and stop missing.

[||Yuuku||]

+16

((22/30))

[fina]

Roaring through the skies and ripping air was hope, visually represented as an invisible arrow bolt traveling too fast to be properly worshiped. Yet its owner was unique, and sine he knew this, a smile was quickly flashed towards its owner: his partner. It seemed his injuries weren’t as serious as he imagined, and the claw slap he got earlier was just a thing to shake him up and let him know the game had begun.

Adding to his happiness were two things: first off, both attacks he delivered with hate landed perfectly, resulting in some high damage ratings, more than he had imagined. This was evident by the entertaining light show produced through his lightning attacks, as well as his rod attacks, which resulted in even more exposed circuitry, as well as chunks of its puppet skeleton being removed.

The second happiness factor came from the fact it would soon meet its end, and had begun to develop restorative countermeasures to try and oppose the high damage reeled in on the genin’s behalf. However, before such curative means commenced, a shocking event took place, which brought reality into perspective, and brought Fina to the realization he wasn’t made of metal, and that he too could die.

Blanketing the field were hundreds of senbon, all dispersed by the single unit he sought to defend his friends from and destroy. That very entity which he was so sure would soon fall by his hand had now brought him teetering on the brink of life and death. Walking such a dangerous plank instilled high levels of fear in the boy, and for the first time, made him aware of the second inhabitant inside him, his true personality.

Like a rag doll unable to control its own body, Fina’s frame flew in the air, enveloped by the unavoidable hail of senbon. Each piece of metal bit into his skin dangerously, ripping through his beautiful flesh, destroying his prized outfit, and ultimately drawing out his own blood. While not lethal, another strike like it would certainly server as a premature transition to the after life. Lying on the ground in his own pool of blood, he coughed several times, determined to not endure such a catalyst, but helpless as to how.

And then it came. The strike that would seem to end it all if Fina didn’t move. Staring it down, the Uchiha’s newfound persona quickly reverted to the aggressive route, having him use his Nibai to flesh step perfectly around the second volley and directly under the beast.

Whether it be the work of Fina’s newly awakened hidden persona or not did not matter; it was pretty evident that his mastery in the world of Flickering and Flash Stepping, Fina had dominated.

One more!

And so he did. Coupled with a Raikyuu volley, Fina charged using the last bit of chakra to support his Nibai for the small distance he’d have to carry. All he needed was to strike in once more, and it was all over.

[||Yuuku||]

+8 TP

Jutsu Learned.

[fina]

Trying to train my Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique) for +1 extra use

0/30 LP

A scream!?

Although confused as to the originator of the voice- since it appeared to be loud and beside him, yet the field was relatively empty, and his only ally was very far away- thought didn’t interfere with action. Almost robotic, his body headed the call from the unknown voice, rising up, ignoring the pain, and bringing fourth a storm of hell. With his bloody and ravaged arm outstretched, an unnatural voice spoke, calling out for the heavens to strike with justice.

“Ikzuchi no Kiba!”

And just like his body headed the voice’s commands, so did the sky, allowing several strong bolts of lighting to come down upon and around the puppet, one after another in a repeated fashion. Given its stationary nature, the bolts were mostly unavoidable, and sure to deal the same awesome damage it had done previously.

A grin covered the born again genin as things blew and fires began, yet time seemed to slow down, as the byproduct of his transformation- the puppet’s imminent death- was shadowed by the transformation itself. Fina understood something had…taken over, but couldn’t pin point exactly what it was. As the machine began its demise, he finally dared to ask the question.

Who are you!?

The beast’s imminent self destruction did not seem to take that much importance, notching down the priority list. However, what DID captivate Fina was the fact his body no longer acted on his command, but instead on the deep, low, angered voice of an unknown party, which apparently was right next to him, despite seeing no one. Several times did he scream, drowning out the cries of danger from his partners, as well as the sizzling the beast spouted.

And then it happened. Just as the answer came, the explosion of the puppet spider enveloped all around it, including Fina. Natural instinct had him Flickering away, especially now that he felt comfortable with the jutsu; unfortunately, it was too late for him. A flash of white appeared in his view as the voice came, and in an instant, his entire world’s power shut off, as if someone pulled the blankets over his head.

[fina]

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A few days later...
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Birds chirping would be the first welcome Fina received that let him know he’s still alive. Sound and sight were horrendous as his consciousness would slowly awake. Very groggy and heavy, all Fina could manage was moan a few garbled phrases; a dried mouth and what seemed like a bloodstream full of sedatives had successfully killed Fina’s verbal abilities.

But after a while of useless existence, Fina’s mind finally reached a respectable level of awareness and power. No longer did the comatose genin have to worry about appearing as an old man due to the abuse he gave his body. Now starting to be fully awake, his most recent memories began to pour in, and his enthusiasm rapidly erupted.

I learnt all of those…

And he’d peruse through his new jutsu as well, excited at his newfound power. But as he reached the middle of his personal show, the periphery of his improved eyesight alerted him to the presence of a scroll near his bed. Although being so heavily bandaged made mobility hard, he managed to reach over and grab at the scroll.

Hah, so the old man wants to see me do it!

The scroll talked about none other than the flicker. Despite his serious injuries and slow recovery, Fina’s happiness grew to intense levels, to the point where he would now dedicate the rest of his recovery time to reviewing the jutsu in his head and how he did it, and attempting to concoct ways to do it better, all so that once he recovered, he’d hopefully extend his usage by gaining excellent chakra control.

“The Body Flicker…”

Once again, Fina was learning.

[fina]

“WHAT!?!?”

The words that came from Kai were so unbelievable to Fina’s ears that his body suffered a mild pause; that is, everything in his system stop. When resuming, his jaw dropped exaggeratedly and his eyes popped out, all classic cartoon like reactions. It seemed a repetition of what the old man said would definitely be needed.

”I don’t want you showing me your jutsu here, HYUU! Instead, you’re gonna help a friend of mine and his resistance in a battle they’ll soon wage. He’ll evaluate you and get back to me.”

It was all ridiculous, but that was Kai’s will. Feeling VERY let down, Fina downed some pain killers and hoped sleep would hit him at anytime now. A long day awaited for him tomorrow.

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A Day Later
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The next day, he set off for the meeting point with Kai’s friend. Nothing special happened, but he did take the time to reach his destination via Flicker, employing all his chakra to his limbs, forcing his body to surpass the limits placed there by physics and nature. On occasion, his body would shut down, but it seemed he was getting better at controlling it, and actually found himself less fatigued. It seemed his repetitive practice somehow was making his exertion better; in that case, he’d train it as much as possible!

Once he met with the contacts, they were off to complete whatever objectives he wished for. Fina was dying to leave, and dismissed introductions, pleading merely for instruction, and begging the universe for the days to end quicker.

Of course when it came to traveling, he’d practice his Flicker anytime he chose. As always, a coat of chakra overcame his limbs, amplifying their ability to move, and allowing severe conditions to be easily overcome under this boost. While the pain was harsher when he stopped, he knew he’d reached new levels, and as such, the load was constantly growing.

Now that nighttime had fallen, everyone began to gather. Fina went for one last Flicker run around their campsite, using the last bit of chakra left before entering dangerously low points on mastering his foot work.

So far so good