A new element for Zag (training)

[The Irredeemable ZaG]

Fuuton no Jutsu (Wind Release Skill)
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Wind. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Wind Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: ---

Zag was busy taking care of essential supplies, he snaked through the shopping arcades, travelling from deli to veggies and finally finishing at a corner store for milk, as he left the sheltered store he looked up and could see that the clouds were beginning to darken and it looked like another storm would struck the poor village, the clouds raced through the sky and flashs of lightning were followed ever closer by thunder, Zag continued down the streets looking for a place to use as shelter to wait out the storm, but all around him the signs of a storm were getting more and more violent, the first few icy shards of rain begun to sting his neck and the wind was whipping around him.

In ten minutes the weather had gone from relativly pleasent to utter chaos, Zag was taking shelter under an old covered park seat, it concrete walls and roof beaten smooth by wind and water, while Zag was safe from the rain the wind collected in the small three sided room and made a chilling miniature whirlwind as it passed by, Zag was huddled up and desperate for the wind to stop before he caught a cold, exhasted and sore he reached out his hand and deftly tried the at least keep the wind off his face, when met with failure from the pursistant wind in his frustration he released chakra out from his hands and swung at the wind, for a second it had worked and for a while he was'nt bothered by the storm, but surely the short reprive ended and he was once again being battered by the elements, Zag opened his eyes and he realised he may have just thought of a way to protect from the storm after all.

He got up off the bench and stood in the centre of the concrete shelter, he decided he should learn to control the wind so he would have to freeze while he waited for the storm to pass, a gust spun around him and ached his bones, he held his hand out facing the direction the wind was coming and releaed chakra out into the air, willing it to change direction even a little, for a minute he stood there, his arm numb and face blasted by the cold air, but the more he persisted, eventually the air that oassed his hand would slow a little, spurred by the small success he redoubled his efforts, his entire focus was on his hand, gradually his chakra, shocked by the unfamilier element, no longer rejected it and was now trying to command it, soon the sir flow grew slower still, it was now like just a moderatly windy day and with less cold air hitting him feeling started to return in his body, it was welcome and Zag realised he could just make this work as a new doorway to jutsus for him if he could stop the wind entirely.

Still the cold rainy air blew around Zag, and as the storm drew closer it became harder to conrol the quickening wind and his chakra was draining out into nothing, his chakra was shocked by the new element Zag was trying to mingle it to, wind was completely differnent to water, earth and wood which are as solid or liquid and much more substantial, but still he tried, chakra seeping out his hand and combining with the air and oxegen around him, he was having marginal success, the little that would combine with the wind he could slow down a bit, but it was'nt enough, he needed to learn to make the wind miss him entirly.

His focus was solely on his hand, he directed his chakra through and out it and into the wind, his chakra was slowly getting used to the wind though, he closed his hand halfway so the wind would swirl inside it, he concentrated his chakra into his palm, the chakra hung there slightly, the constant flow of wind would only stay in his hand shortly, but his chakra began to adapt, the method of forcing his chakra into the wind was slowly having results, he could feel his cahkra stop outright rejecting the unfamilier element, and gradually it started to bond into it, he started to sense his control on the wind grow stronger, he felt his chakra swirl with the wind in his hand, soon any chakra he sent out his hands mingled with the wind, siddenly he felt his chakra not just combining with the wind then going away, but all of a sudden he felt his chakra whip around him with the air, his chakra flowed with the wind, he opened his hand and all the chakra that was held there by the wind escaped and blew away, the wind could control Zags chakra, but he needed it to work the other way now.

He streched out his hand in the direction the storm's gusts came from, 'Now for some reprive from this damn weather.' he thought, his released chakra out into the air, it started to combine but then it instantly blew away, he tried sending more, forcing it to combine faster, he felt it mix with the wind but before it blew away and whipped around the small enclosed space Zag occupied, he tired a third time, however this time he would send the signal to change direction much sooner, almost immediatly after releasing his chakra out he sent the command, the chakra/wind flew off, but when Zag concentrated harder about it the wind, instead of blowing into his face, changed direction and brushed his shoulder instead, 'Yes, its working.' Zag hoped, he knew it was'nt quite ready for a justu but it was better than before.

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Chakra spilled out his hand and roughly blended to the air, it was more like his chakra was forcing it to its will rather than what he knew it was supposed to be like with a release, it was supposed to literally a release and instant control of the element like it is with his water, earth and wood skills, but it was like rolling a square wheel uphill, it was getting done but it was'nt right, while these thoughts raced through zags head the wind raced around him and its cold touch was present on every numb and sore limb, dulling his senses and stinging his eyes so much that he kept them closed for most of this training, he needed to figure this wind out so he could get home before the milk spoiled.

He emptied his mind, his hand still released chakra out into the galeing air around him, but the only thing he tried to think about was air and wind, trying to make his chakra sympathise with the wind and combine equalling with it, his eyes closed he could just barely feel it against his freezing body, he once again cupped his hand so he could capture temporarily the air withnin it, his chakra seeped out into the blend of gases that made the air, his mind clear except for focusing on wind and continueing the flow of chakra out his hand, his thoughts communed with his chakra and when it left his hand for the mundane vessal of air, his chakra started to act like air, rather than dominating the element he surrender'd to it, the air took his chakra and blew it down his arm and across his face and then off to who knows where.

He continued this pattern of letting the air take his chakra, hoping it would help it get used to what it whould have to do when performing a jutsu, when he had spent the better half of five minutes doing this he lowered his arm and sat back down next to his groceries and helped himself to some of the deli meats while he waited for his chakra to recuperate a bit, when at last the food in his belly helped his regain some strength he got back to his feet and raised his arm up and cupped his hand, the wind swirled around the sudden new object in its path and zags clothes flickered and snapped from its force, he emptied his mind except for his thoughts on wind and again started to seep chakra out of his hand and into the storm.

His chakra was a speck in the mini hurricane that spun around Zag, it was blending into the wind but being blown away withit in seconds, his thoughts on commanding the wind to change direction, even a little, were fruitless, made all the more frustration when he knew he was doing everything right, his chakra was now used to its air form and could mingle with it easily, but the force of the wind from the storm was just too powerful, after more than ten minutes of pointless struggle Zag was tired, the force of the wind was to strong, he gathered up his groceries and headed for home, he was'nt done learning the art of air, it was just to difficult to control outside, so now he wanted to try indoors where he can set the variables.

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Cold and dripping water all over the floor he finally made it back to his home, shedding his clothing he quickly got changed so he can continue his training warm and indoors, once he was in a set of dry clothes he got ready to start learning to control wind once again, it would be made much easier in the still air of his home where his chakra won't just be blown away the second its released.

He decided to keep things simple, he filled a cup with water and then speared a cork with a toothpick, on the other end of the toothpick he impaled a small square of paper, the then put the whoel thing into the cup making what looked like a tiny boat, 'Perfect.' thought Zag 'Now all i need to do is push the boat around using just chakra and air.' he sat down and had the little boat and cup of water directly infront of him and began to build his chakra up.

When he was ready, he focused his chakra into his hand and directed his palm facing the boat, he let his chakra escape into the air infront of his hand, there was a good twenty centimeters between his hand and the boat, his chakra started to enter the slow moving wind inbetween, Zag continued to slowly release more chakra so he had a substantial hold on the air, he was careful to breath slowly so he would'nt accidentaly move the air or boat, gradually he felt his chakra hang in the air around his palm and slowly spiral in invisable patterns, he was ready for his first try, in one command his forced the wind into a small gust that blew out and hit the little boats sails, the boat rocked around but clumsily sailed to the other side of the cup.

[Kinz]

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[The Irredeemable ZaG]

Futon: Bukisuraisu
Rank: C
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Using a weapon or ones hand, the user slash's the air creating a sickle shaped gust of wind mixed with chakra that speeds out cutting anything in its way before eventually dissipating.
Special: ---
Drawback: Accuracy counts and as the gust keep moving, they can damage anything in the area.
Description: Not to be confused with Temari's Kamaitachi no Jutsu which requires a fan. The user gathers chakra to there hands or weapon and slash the air, diagonally in front of them with much force as a sickle shaped gust of wind blows out incredibly fast. It can cut down opponents, inflicting a moderate amount of damage and chop down trees. It has even been known to cut through rock when used with enough force. Can also repel weapons and even sound waves.
Limit: Must have Wind Release

"YES, the little boat moves." he shouted gloriously, after spending all that time out in the storm he finally learned a new release, a whole new style of jutsu was now available "Now to put it to good use." he said, he eyed his pile of umbrellas in the rooms corner "That'll do."

The next day was radically different to the last, the clouds lazily hovered about slowly and the precipitation was negligible at best, Zag was standing on a rooftop away from any bystanders so he could let lose without accidentally hitting something except for the weeds that grew out of the cracked concrete, he now knew how to manipulate wind element and he just needed to figure out how it'll work as a justu, he picked up an umbrella and with a stylish flick he opened its canopy, he wanted to use his new weapons for a wind taijustu he read before beginning his training today, it involved using a weapon as an median to control the wind and transform it into a gust of wind able to cut through a solid object.

He built up his chakra for about a minute, then sent it down his arm and into the open umbrella, he waited until he felt his chakra probe and occupy as much of the umbrella as possible, then when things were perfect and ready for his first attempt and likely failure, he brought his umbrella over to his left side and then in one massive swing he released his chakra out of the umbrella and into the air, he felt it create a gust of wind but his chakra when expelled blew away with the wind, he could see the gust reach about ten meters judging on how the rain reacted to it, but it had the force any swung umbrella would have, Zag could see how this technique only works with chakra and wind release.

He figured his mistake last time was in the timing of releasing his chakra as well as the amount of power he needed to immediately create, he built up his chakra once more and channeled it into the umbrella, this time he kept most of his chakra stationed in the umbrellas canopy ready to be launched into the air the second he was ready, when he had enough chakra stored in his weapon he brought it around once more and gave it a huge swing, chakra escaped his umbrella and bonded with the surrounding air, in the time of a second he made his chakra add more force to that given by the umbrella to increase the strength of the gust, Zag saw the light rain around him get pushed away for a decent twenty meters before losing momentum, it even blew away some of the weeds and small rocks that dotted the roof 'Pretty good.' thought Zag 'But lets make it thirty meters.'.

After a minute of regaining his chakra he got ready for another try, his chakra was ready in the umbrella's canopy and he had brought his weapon around and was ready to swing it around and release his chakra out into the air, in one great movement he attempted the jutsu and his chakra was sent arc through the air, immediatly bonding with the rushing wind he forced it out further and further, trying to push it as far as it'll go, he saw the pattern of rain change and a noticable tunnel of air formed and he could see it progress outwards further and further, when at last the air slowed and passed further than the edge of the rooftop Zag guessed it had been more than thirty and he was able to push it to about thirty five, but he knew it was'nt close to the finished thing, but know that he had at least a grasp on power he could focus on making the slicing action itself.

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He now had a method to control the distance the gust would travel, now he needed to create an actual cutting edge to it, he chose a group of tall weeds to use as target practice and he began building up his chakra for more attempts, after a while he was ready and injected his umbrella with his chakra, again he focused it mostly in the canopy, this first attempt to make the gust destructive was going to be just working out how it'll work, he definetly needed more power than before, he visualised how it was supposed to work and then in a quick diagonal swipe he released his chakra out into the air and created a gust that speed out from its source and arced towards his target, the wind hit the small plants and violently thrashed them around as the long range taijutsu hit them, after a second it was over and Zag inspected the effect it had on the plants, they were broken and had lost almost all their leaves, but it was'nt an actual slice like it was supposed to be.

His first target was ruined, any progress would be indeterminable from the damage of his last try at this jutsu, he picked a new target, this one at thrity meters away, the furthest he's been able to control the wind produced from his umbrella, he charged up his umbrella with chakra and brought it about for another swing, he tensed his arm and swung his weapon with as much force possible, chakra was practically launched from the umbrella, instantly bonding with the wind, the path of his swing formed an arc with the leftmost side out in front and the right side trailing behind, he forced his chakra to continue its flight as far as possible, the rain in its path shifted and distorted in response to it, it raced towards the weed and in half a moment it struck, the plant was pushed flat against the ground, tears appeared in its leaves and stem and the very tip of the plant was ripped off by the sudden wind, 'More powerful than before.' thought Zag 'But its not a clean cut like its supposed to be.'

He figured it was some sort trick that involved the chakra not only driving the wind but also adding enough strength and form to it to create an invisable "blade" of air, he was ready to put this thoery to test, he looked around the fooftop for a good target to use for practice, he found near the stairway up to the roof a long weed that grew up to stand at about 40 centimeters and was on the very edge of the barrier that surrounded the area, it elevated enough for a usuable target so Zag chose to stand at about thirty meters away and began sending his chakra into the umbrella, when his weapon of choice was prepared for the taijutsu he held up his umbrella then in a great motion swung it back down, his chakra flew out of the umbrella's canopy and into the wind and created the nessecary gust, while it flew Zag tried to coax the wind to gather together with his chakra, to make it more dense than before, it began to work but by then it had already hit the weed, the frail plant was torn apart by the densly packed air, its leaves were ripped of and its top half was caught in the gust and pulled off, when Zag inspected it closer he noticed that the break from the stalk was far cleaner than his last attempts, his theory had paid off and now he just needed to perfect it.

His attempt wer getting better but he was quicly running out of weeds to practice on, each try got a little better, he was getting a handle on creating an actual force from the gust of wind, he could cut the plants in two easily, but eventually when he had run out of plants to practice on, half messily torn apart, the other half sliced into many peices, he knew that this technique was for more than weeding the rooftop of a complex, it is supposed to be able to cut stone and even people, Zag looked around at the carnage he'd wrecked on the plants "Damn, out of targets, and i'm not even...." before he fineshed his sentence he realised that the stairway down from the rooftop was made of solid bricks, it already had a few dings and holes in it from other ninjas used it as target practice, it was the perfect dummy for Zag to use, he built up his chakra once more and injected it into his brolly, he swung down the umbrella and his chakra began compacting the air into a strong force, the combined wind and chakra arced outwards, getting faster and faster, the force of the weaponised gust was as strong as he'd been able to muster so far, when it hit the brick object a clear dark indentation was seen, some on the brick began to crack and mortar crumbled onto the ground, but it was hardly a cut.

It was frustrating that even though he'd put so much effort into learning this taijutsu it still was'nt enough to end up with a clean slice into the flimsy brick stairway, but at least it would be more nejoyable to watch than just cutting plants in half, zag took few steps back, the distance between him and the enclosed staircase was now more than forty meters, he needed as much space as possible to create the force that would be necessary, he filled his umbrella with chakra and swung it downwards, the resulting gale that was a blend of chakra and wind arced flying outwards towards his target, his chakra bonded to the air and drew as much as possible into a scythe shaped gust, the rain freaked out and was sent in random directions when hit by the taijutsu, after a second of flight it hit home and the tightly packed torrent of air ripped chunks of brick of the structure and crumbled mortar flew out as though an explosion had happened, when the dust cleared Zag could see a deep cut that had opened a hole through to the other side, only peices of brick remained around the area the justu hit and for a few minutes debris continued to fall off, it was a proper success at last.

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