A new Friend?

[Okami]

(Jimmu and Okami both train shunsin)

Jimmu had made it to the land of fire. But he had a problem. He and his animal companion Okami were both tired and hungry. Their legs and bodies were worn out, and Okami was soaking wet.

Jimmu pondered where they should go. Hmm. “The hidden village of leaf is in this area right?” Jimmu asked the shrew with no good reason. Okami obviously had no idea where it was. Neither did Jimmu. He scratched his ass and narrowed his eyes a bit. “I guess we can’t go to leaf village.” Jimmu then thought about the other areas in the land of fire. Tanzuko gai was close at hand, perhaps they would head there. With a hand wave signaling Okami to follow, Jimmu would head off toward the city.

Okami scampered around behind, running hard despite his exhaustion. He was wet and cold, and he wanted to get his blood pumping and his body temperature up. Jimmu jogged at a leisurely pace.

They passed thick and lush forests and fields of flowers. Bees and butterflies and animals of all sorts danced around while the pair continued their journey. The city was not all that hard to find, and after the wearisome hours of travel they finally reached it.

Jimmu stepped though the village gate and looked around. It was quite a different scene than the ninja village he had trekked from. He looked around for an inn of some kind. There was bound to be one in a busy place such as this.

The man walked about the bustling streets easily. Despite his size, and Okami’s size, they had no problem maneuvering through the thick crowds. They were given a wide berth as they skipped along. It was no surprise of course, even ninjas liked to keep their distance from the pair.

They were dirty and large and imposing, they struck fear into the harts of small children and even large adults. Jimmu seemed almost unaware of this fact. “Oh Look Okami,” The man squeaked. “There’s a good looking bar. We can get some drink, rest our weary legs, and prepare to set off again.”

And so they did. The invisible barrier of fear that the pair emitted pushed most people away from the bar bench as they approached. All that were left was a muscular man drinking merrily. Even the bar tended had backed away.

Jimmu sighed as he patiently waited for the bar tended to work up the courage to serve a drink. He looked over to his right where the drunkard stood, and scanned this man. What made him so different that he showed no fear to Okami?

The man noticed the gaze, but decided to allow it. If this was the only man at the bar, who else was he going to talk to? He picked up the bottle of Sake that rested by his glass and poured his new friend a glass. “The name’s Imagawa Yoshimoto. Why don’t you sit down and have a drink with me?”

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(Master Imagawa Yoshimoto Found)

[//Talo//]

+10

Both learn't

[Okami]

SPOILER: Click to show

Kaihi Shuuren (Evasion Training)
Rank: "E", "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Training that increases a swordsman's ability to evade attacks.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Kaihi Shuuren is the lesson in which a swordsman learns how to better dodge and evade both unarmed and weapons attacks. This requires intensive, rigorous resistance training in order to make the muscles stronger and therefore faster. Furthermore, extreme sparring is needed in order to take the raw speed and strength and mold it into solid reflexes.

E Rank: At this level of skill the user only has his/her normal evasion speed.
D Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 5%.
C Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 10%.
B Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 15%.
A Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 20%.
S Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 25%.


Limit: Gyakusatsu

Shunsin

Jimmu was not one to turn down a free drink, and pulled up a bench. “Thanks for the drink,” Jimmu replied simply as he rested his sore bottom. “My name’s Masamune Jimmu.”

Before continuing he would take a hearty swig of the warm liquid, gulping it down loudly. He then poured the remaining content’s down Okami’s throat, who immediately whined for more. “Get your own if you want some! That’s it, drop and give me twenty,” Jimmu scolded, turning then back to his new buddy. Okami whimpered and began to do some squats for leg training.

But as he turned he came face to face with a fist. His head was plowed through and he was sent off flying. Strange that he could not predict the incoming attack... This man would have more skill than any adversaries Jimmu had yet faced.

But why was he fighting? “What th hell?!” Jimmu cried out as he flew into a table, crushing the legs into little splinters. He jumped back to his feet and saw the man rushing at him again. Barely sidestepping it, Jimmu was still wondering what the hell was going on.

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[//Talo//]

+5 Each

[Okami]

Kibatsu Genron (Principles For Striking)
Rank: "E", "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Training that strengthens offense with a sword.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Kibatsu Genron is the lesson in which a swordsman learns how to use his/her sword in order to wound an opponent as quickly as possible with as few strikes as possible. With each progression in skill levels, the user becomes able to strike through defensive measures with his/her attacks due to experience and precision training.

E Rank: At this level of skill the user only understands the mechanics of breaking enemy defenses.
D Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are E-Rank and lower.
C Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are D-Rank and lower.
B Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are C-Rank and lower, as well as knocking the target back up to two meters.
A Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are B-Rank and lower, as well as knocking the target back up to five meters.
S Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are A-Rank and lower, as well as knocking the target back up to seven meters.


Limit: Gyakusatsu

“Nice dodge.” Yoshimoto shot back as a reply. “But you won’t get off with ignoring me even after I buy you a drink that easily.” The man began to unsheathe a sword that rested in a hilt at his side.

It was a long blade, and sharp. Much Like Jimmu’s own sword. Perhaps these two men were much more similar than they thought. Jimmu wondered this for a moment, and would begin to watch the opponent’s blade style.

Nobody else seemed to care about the style, as they all ran out of the bar screaming like mad. The fight was spilling over into property an damaging the bar. They would have to make it up to the bar man later.

He was not taking the fight all that seriously, as Okami was still doing squats over in the corner, but it was getting pretty interesting. The man would wait and slip past a powerful blow as Yoshimoto rushed at him. It was pretty tough.

So Jimmu saw some skill in the striking style. The man would attempt to copy it, and he would level his own blade out it a similar manner. Striking with all his force he would feel his arms moving better, almost as if his strength was increasing. This fight was definitely getting interesting.

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[//Talo//]

Both learned.

[Okami]

SPOILER: Click to show

Kaihi Shuuren (Evasion Training)
Rank: "E", "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Training that increases a swordsman's ability to evade attacks.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Kaihi Shuuren is the lesson in which a swordsman learns how to better dodge and evade both unarmed and weapons attacks. This requires intensive, rigorous resistance training in order to make the muscles stronger and therefore faster. Furthermore, extreme sparring is needed in order to take the raw speed and strength and mold it into solid reflexes.

E Rank: At this level of skill the user only has his/her normal evasion speed.
D Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 5%.
C Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 10%.
B Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 15%.
A Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 20%.
S Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 25%.


Limit: Gyakusatsu

Shunsin

Yoshimoto and Okami, two masters of the bladed arts, continued their epic battle. Jimmu swung his sword with his newfound might, somehow he grew stronger with every swing. He was still no match for the famed genius Yoshimoto.

The master stepped back and allowed the sword to slice just inches from his chest before he reversed his direction. He pushed the sword down with one hand and forced it into the floor below.

Even as he did his he darted forwards, jumping over the ensuing splinters with a gleam in his eye like he was ready to kill. Yoshimoto was having fun. Stepping up the long blade like it were a ramp he would get one step off before attempting a flying back flip kick to Jimmu’s chin. The man regretted not being able to get a sword slash off, but from this distance and in that time frame it was simply impossible.

The importance of agility and a good evasion was made clear with this one maneuver. It would have worked perfectly too, if Jimmu had been an ordinary A ranked ninja. But as it happened, this was not so. Jimmu revealed his 4 extra arms, hidden away until that point when they would be most effective to reveal.

He snatched at the ankle with one hand, but it somehow darted just outside his reach. This man... Yoshimoto. His dodging speed was quite incredible. Jimmu would have to learn a thing or two as the fight progressed.

Yoshimoto attempted to conclude his failed flourish of a technique with a graceful touch down on the tips of his toes. Jimmu could not allow this. He ran forwards in an attempt to strike before the opponent regained his footing, but alas Jimmu was unaware of his surroundings.

Focused on his 4 other arms, the man had forgot about his original two and their positions. His blade was still stuck in the ground in front of him. The blade simply would not budge as Jimmu applied more pressure to it and drove it down further into the ground. It poked his thigh hard an Jimmu let out a grunt.

He had to retreat, quick. He wasted his opportunity to strike, and revealed his inability to move. Yoshimoto would not pass this chance up. With a powerful swipe that could tear Jimmu’s head clean off he would strike, but it missed.

Jimmu had ducked down at the very last second, moving slightly beyond his own capabilities. Perhaps this fight really was teaching him something?

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[//Talo//]

Both learned. GJ! =D

[Okami]

Kibatsu Genron (Principles For Striking)
Rank: "E", "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Training that strengthens offense with a sword.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Kibatsu Genron is the lesson in which a swordsman learns how to use his/her sword in order to wound an opponent as quickly as possible with as few strikes as possible. With each progression in skill levels, the user becomes able to strike through defensive measures with his/her attacks due to experience and precision training.

E Rank: At this level of skill the user only understands the mechanics of breaking enemy defenses.
D Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are E-Rank and lower.
C Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are D-Rank and lower.
B Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are C-Rank and lower, as well as knocking the target back up to two meters.
A Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are B-Rank and lower, as well as knocking the target back up to five meters.
S Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are A-Rank and lower, as well as knocking the target back up to seven meters.


Limit: Gyakusatsu

“Rage”

Yoshimoto eyed Jimmu suspiciously as the Masamune moved with the grace of a Gyakusatsu warrior. ‘Is this truly a worthy pupil?’ Though the man, pondering if the man before him had already been trained in the way of the sword which takes life. Because if not... he was picking it up impossibly quickly.

In fact, Jimmu had already been trained in and Mastered another sword style: SKK. Because of this, learning a second style was coming easy to him. But Jimmu thought about none of this. The only thing Jimmu knew, as the long blade passed far too close to the top of his head, was that he needed to take the offensive.

The man was right below the passing sword which was swung with two hands. This meant Yoshimoto had t be in an awkward position, and unable to defend. Jimmu finally unearthed his blade from the floor, and it was time to strike.

His sword was low and Jimmu was hunched over, crouching. This was no position for any sort of a sword slash. He would have to change his position in order to get one off. There was only one way the man could think of to change his position however, and that was a mad bull rush.

He would cage forward, tackling Yoshimoto with all his weight and strength. Okami watched from th sidelines, still doing squats, and cheered. Jimmu was moving in a similar style to a brawler, and Okami was proud. But somehow, Yoshimoto was still too fast for him. Deftly he stepped back and ended up just outside Jimmu’s tackling reach. Damn that was fast.

No matter, for Jimmu had managed to change position, and Yoshimoto had to give up recovering his sword stance for that dodge. Jimmu was still in control. He was in position to strike with his blade.

Okami saw the proceedings and made them out clearly. He was a powerful shrew, strong and terrible. If only Jimmu would let him get involved in he battle! The beast began to get more enraged at this than he ever had before. It was time to rank up the rage technique again.

With a powerful sideways swipe the man would unleash all of his charging momentum, channeling it into the heavy blade. Jimmu noticed that his sword swipes were getting faster as well. This was truly a most interesting battle.

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[//Talo//]

+10~

^_^

[Okami]

SPOILER: Click to show

Kaihi Shuuren (Evasion Training)
Rank: "E", "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Training that increases a swordsman's ability to evade attacks.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Kaihi Shuuren is the lesson in which a swordsman learns how to better dodge and evade both unarmed and weapons attacks. This requires intensive, rigorous resistance training in order to make the muscles stronger and therefore faster. Furthermore, extreme sparring is needed in order to take the raw speed and strength and mold it into solid reflexes.

E Rank: At this level of skill the user only has his/her normal evasion speed.
D Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 5%.
C Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 10%.
B Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 15%.
A Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 20%.
S Rank: At this level of skill the user's base evasion speed is increased by 25%.


Limit: Gyakusatsu

rage

Yoshimoto was confident now in the fact that just this battle had given Jimmu the knowledge to strike and dodge like that. It was th most amazing learning that Yoshimoto had ever seen in an individual. His curiosity was piqued now, and he was not simply brawling out of annoyance.

Would Jimmu be able to keep up this amazing learning curve? If he could, the man would take him on as a full time pupil. It was the first time in a long while that he had taken on a learner, yet he would make the gamble on this new boy.

Jimmu knew nothing of this of course, and he simply went on enjoying the fun of the moment. The man watched to see how his last strike fared against this worthy adversary.

It was the mightiest single blow that Jimmu had ever dealt before, but this was not enough apparently. Yoshimoto managed to bring his sword back up level in time, and he blasted Jimmu back with a powerful block.

Jimmu had never encountered a deflection of that magnitude before. It threw him back meters away, and he lost h balance. Luckily there was a chandelier hanging in the bar, which suddenly seemed very fancy and extravagant.

Jimmu let two hands flail above his head and grasp out blindly for he grooves in the chandelier. One hand slipped off, unable to grasp the slippery glass. It was the first time he noticed how smooth the light fixture was.

One hand, however, managed to get a fair grip on the precious material. The man grasped it with all his might, ignoring the searing pain that emitted from the conduction with a hot object. It seemed the light was powered by fire.

He had to hold on, and redirect his body. It was the only way to avoid Yoshimoto’s powerful follow up strike. Swinging gracefully down from the lights, luckily leaving them unbroken, Jimmu raised up his sword.

He faked a parry, but his feet hit the table just in time to rocket himself up above and out of the sword master’s reach once more. His dodging technique was really becoming rather amazing.

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[//Talo//]

ANOTHER 10!

UR ON FIRE =D

[Okami]

Kibatsu Genron (Principles For Striking)
Rank: "E", "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Training that strengthens offense with a sword.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Kibatsu Genron is the lesson in which a swordsman learns how to use his/her sword in order to wound an opponent as quickly as possible with as few strikes as possible. With each progression in skill levels, the user becomes able to strike through defensive measures with his/her attacks due to experience and precision training.

E Rank: At this level of skill the user only understands the mechanics of breaking enemy defenses.
D Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are E-Rank and lower.
C Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are D-Rank and lower.
B Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are C-Rank and lower, as well as knocking the target back up to two meters.
A Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are B-Rank and lower, as well as knocking the target back up to five meters.
S Rank: At this level of skill the user is capable of penetrating defenses that are A-Rank and lower, as well as knocking the target back up to seven meters.


Limit: Gyakusatsu

“Rage”

Yoshimoto smiled as he saw the amazing technique his new friend had performed. He could of course strike down the boy as he flew through the sky, but he wondered if he should. No man alive Yoshimoto had yet com to know could dodge a blow in the air, and Jimmu would be no exception.

The man decided that this would be the only way to assert his dominance over the fledgling swordsman, and he would move to strike. It would be a non-killing blow, but still a powerful one to be sure. With this, the fight would be over, Yoshimoto the victor. Right?

Wrong. Jimmu was ever arrogant, ever powerful. This was not a mere student to be taken lightly. Jimmu would introduce a favorite technique from a previous style as Yoshimoto charged at him: Inkaten.

The Inkaten maneuver, or flash step, was an amazing technique. To see it even once a man would consider himself blessed. Jimmu would amp up his speed, combining he perfect melding of Shunsin and te after image technique, and he would fade away.

The Masamune would simply become a blur, flitting through the air like an imp or a pixie. But this was not magic, oh no. This was pure unequaled speed and skill. Jimmu smiled. He would take this bastard off guard finally!

The master watched Jimmu as he began to blur into many images of himself. It seemed like the after image technique, but it was too fast, and too perfect. What the hell was this technique!? Yoshimoto had not seen the likes of it before, and he was surprised to say the least, but he would not be beaten.

Jimmu let out a powerful slash with all his force at the form of Yoshimoto who passed through Jimmu’s flash step. Yet again the man noted his powerful swordsmanship increasing, and he wondered how this could be possible. He really must have been learning from this new friend of his.

Yoshimoto had no other way of escaping. This boy forced him to use a shunsin. The master would curse himself for allowing such a boy to make him fight at this level, but he would be happy in his deepest of hearts. The fight was fun after all.

Okami watched the fight unfolding with an envious rage. It was the coolest fight ever, and he got to take no part in it. Fuck! Jimmu was a bastard. All the shrew did was ask for some sake and now he doesn’t get the cool fight? Blargh! Rawr! Okami’s thoughts faded into such mournful cries as his rage technique improved.

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[//Talo//]

+10 to both Jimmu and Okami.

[Okami]

Futon: Torihouto
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Gathering chakra to the users limbs the user gains extremely strong amounts of air underneath them allowing them to float in the air in a sort of flight. When the user is in the air, it resembles walking on water. Altitude can be altered by jumping. However this is not flight as the user can only move up or down however the user can fall and glide.
Special: --
Drawback: Uses up a fair amount of chakra. Dangerous to use in storms. The jutsu makes the user feel weightless which can be nauseating.
Description: The user gathers their chakra to there limbs evoking air to swell around there legs and arms, mainly there feet as they begin to feel weightless. With a large jump they soar into the air and wherever they stop at is where they remain as they float, normally one leg down and one leg curled up in front of them. They can jump again and again to gain higher altitude. To go down, the user merely dives or in better terms makes there feet higher then there head. Although one cannot fly you can straighten your body with your feet slightly higher then your head so the user falls but glides as they do which can gain a few miles before reaching the ground.
Limit: Must have Wind Release.


Now that for the first time a distance separated the two time itself seemed to stop. The powerful warriors stopped moving at their immense speeds, and the rest of the world just seemed dab in comparison.

Outside Jimmu noted the crowd of angry villagers led by a bartender meanie. Yoshimoto seemed to notice as well. With no words spoken, the two swords masters looked at each other and knew that their quarrel was over. Perhaps, even a friendship had formed over those short few moments in battle.

Jimmu had no time to ponder these questions, because at that very moment the chandelier fell down, crashing through the floor along with much of the roof. Though Okami simply grew more angry for having missed the fight, Jimmu and Yoshimoto could only laugh.

Seemingly unphased by the crazy amount of power these gentlemen had, th barman and the mob of villagers came pouring back in to the bar. They carried torches and pitch forks and many other deadly weapons.

“Sorry about the mess...” Jimmu said weakly as the villagers rushed all around him. Okami’s growling, snarling, and snapping kept them from getting close enough to do any real harm however.

It was a good thing too, as Jimmu was so pumped up he was not sure how much he could restrain his strength against these meager opponents He would have to find another way out.

“I had fun Yoshimoto.” Jimmu stated happily, figuring out a way to escape. “But it appears I will have to leave you now. I truly hope we can get together again like this some other time, but for now I must bid you adieu.”

With those words Jimmu would focus the wind release under his feet and begin to propel himself up and out of the busted roofed building. He would have stayed with his newfound friend, but he had to get to the chuunins of course!

He had stayed far too long already.

Okami also needed to leave, but could not fly. The beast barreled out through th crowd, heedless of their weapons in his rag. Luckily, none felt like challenging the fearsome beast, for he had done no damage to the bar. He was kind of scary too.

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[exit]

[//Talo//]

PLUS TEN.

Rush to chuuninz much? xD