TK's Sanctuary [Training/Private]

[mayamoto]

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Jarakhe Fad Hang (Swing-back kick)
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: To counter: catches the opponent's right foot and jerks forwards.
Description: Picture The boxer steps forward, the weight on the left leg then turns round and kicks back wards with the right heel to the opponent's jaws or the right rib. If the opponent can catch the right foot, stand with the left leg and throw the right elbow to the opponent's chin. This trick is used for defense or if the opponent's careless. To protect: Wipe the opponent’s right foot to the right side with the Right arm.
Limit: Must know Jod Muay

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RISE AND SHINE SLEEPY HEAD!

Those were the earsplitting words that burst through Takashi's room at the him he lived at to wake him up. His alarm clock was set up to the public FM station. He made it that way so he wouldn't have to wake up lonely. Takashi slowly rose from his bed; his body ached from the intense endurance training he forced himself to do last night. Takashi figured that if he took a break, someone was catching up, so he continued to work to have the upper hand. Takashi finally rolled out of bed hitting the floor with a thud. [white]"That sure woke me up."[/white] Takashi thought to himself as he got up quickly from that shock of hitting the floor.

Takashi looked out his window, gazing upon his beloved practice area. About 20 yards of fresh grass that he used quite often; everyday to be exact. He didn't own the land because it belonged to the inn. But everyone in the Inn knew it was his; no one could deny that fact, it had Takashi's practice marks all over the place. He stretched quickly after brushing his teeth and swiftly washing his face trying to spend as little time as possible inside instead of out.

In a matter of minutes he was ready to go; dressed and everything. Takashi quickly made his way down the stairs and out the door to his sanctuary. [white]"I wonder what I should tackle today. Ever since Daisuke showed me the most basic form of Muay Thai: Jod Muay, I haven't really touched it since....Hmm...I know exactly what I'll do. I'll practice that cool swinging back-kick I saw him do during a spar. Perfect."[/white] Ah Yes, the swinging back-kick, such a simple move in Mauy Thai that could be used in many dangerous ways. Takashi had attempted to do the move once before but failed terribly.

Takashi stood calmly in the grass ready to practice the spinning back kick. He got into his basic Jod Muay stance; his left foot slightly in front of his right, his feet somewhat spread apart, his right leg at a ninety degree angle with his heel raised. His were arms raised in front of him in a striking position. His shoulders aligned with his chin for proper defense. Correct footing was very important trying to master this new move.

Finally Takashi attempted the "infamous" kick. He put the weight onto his left leg and attempted to kick high in the air to where an opponents jaw would be. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Takashi quickly lost his balance and fell flat on his stomach. [white]"..Ouch, That sucked, a lot. I CAN do this."[/white] Takashi assured himself as he got up rubbing his belly. He attempted the move again and to no avail got the same result. Determined, yet a bit aggravated, Takashi got up and tried the move again.

However, this attempt had a slight variation. [white]"..This time I'll aim for the rib cage instead...I know it'll work this time...And after I get this down I'm sure striking to the face will be no problem."[/white] Indeed Takashi's assumption came to be true. He tried this spinning back-kick again, same form and style, just different heights. It was a success; a mighty good one at that. He continued to practice the spinning back-kick in the upper-mid level area until he got it branded into his muscle memory.

Now the real goal was to raise the height of his kick to about eight inches higher. Takashi tried the kick again, concentrating a bit more this time. This time around he did much better since he started to worry about doing the move instead of avoiding falling down. He attempted the move this time with a lot of confidence and correct technique instead of second guessing his actions of simple brute force. Takashi's face lit up when he landed the kick this time. He'd always been a fast learner actually. Today would be considered one of his more slow and strategic days.

Satisfied with his new accomplishment, Takashi went back inside the Inn to get some water and stretch for a bit. He planned on taking a quick break for about twenty minutes before going back outside.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

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[mayamoto]

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# Vortex's Sphere
Rank: C Rank
Skill: Nin
Effect: The user makes a sphere of lightning in between their hand's, this is used for when the opponent comes at the user with a taijutsu move, The user cause the sphere of lightning to explode causing a sphere that is 10 meter's tall and 8 meter's wide. When the opponent hits the lightning sphere around the user they shocked and then blasted back.
Special: Hand Seals: {Dragon, Ram, Rabbit, Horse, Ox, Dragon, Snake, Ram, Rat)
Drawback: None
Description: Keeping their hands apart just a bit keeping their fingers curled a bit as the lightning start's to shoot out their fingers and start to form the sphere in between their hand's. The sphere starts to grow into about the size of a tennis ball. When the user fills the right time, they expand the sphere to cover the area around their body and striking the opponent sending them flying back.
Limit: Lightning Release Skill (Raiton no Jutsu)

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About twenty minutes went by before Takashi finally returned to his personal sanctuary. He was ready to take on an even bigger challenge. The spinning back-kick he had just taught himself was only a warm up for him. [white]"...I think I need to work on my Raiton techniques a bit more...It'd be such a shame for me not to perfect this element considering the circumstances..."[/white] Takashi started to reflect on moves that his friends and previous teachers used and tried to teach him. One move that Takashi found fascinating, was the Vortex Sphere.

He knew how to do this move very well, at least in his mind anyway. How bad could it be? Takashi stretched for a minute or two before he got into an assertive stance. The Vortex Sphere could be used for offense or defense. Takashi closed his eyes and focused his chakra so he could use his infamous release: Raiton no Jutsu. [white]"...Now, if I remember correctly, the hand seals to this technique are: Dragon, Ram, Rabbit, Horse, Dragon, Snake, Ram, and Rat...Hmm, let's give that a try."[/white] The young Gennin thought to himself as he prepared to form the correct seals.

Takashi readily formed the handseals making sure to do them precisely in the correct order. [white]"Raiton! Kadou Tama!"[/white] The boy placed his hands in front of him, perpendicular to his chest, making them face each other. He slightly bent the tips of his fingers making his hands form an imaginary sphere shape. He focused his energy and chakra into that particular spot in front of him. Oddly, nothing was happening. The only thing going on was Takashi flexing his muscles about as hard as he could trying to make the lightning appear. What could be the problem? The solution behind the Mystery?

[mayamoto]

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Disappointed and perplexed by his failure, Takashi fell to the soft grass and took a seat. He sighed and started to reflect on his recent failed attempted to learn the Vortex Sphere. He was so disappointed with himself he couldn't even regain his composure enough to try to think of possible things that went wrong for him. He hadn't failed like that in a long time. Come to think of it, Takashi never failed like that before. He was so good at grasping the gist of most things without practicing that it made this attempt seem like an epic failure.

Takashi let out a sigh of exasperation as he scratched his head and stared at a distant tree. He started to stretch as he sat regaining his composure; force of habit. [white]"...What did I do wrong? Was it my stance? Did I not use my release properly? No no no, that couldn't be. Was it...maybe the...handseals? Dragon, Ram, Rabbit, Horse, Dragon, Snake-...No Wait...Dragon, Ram, Rabbit, Horse, Dragon-...Wait! Damn I'm stupid. OX! OX! OX! That's what I'm missing! The bloody OX![/white] A smile crept on to Takashi's face when he felt a sense of accomplishment after making that discovery. The young boy quickly rose from the ruffled grass and readied himself to try the move several more times.

This time around Takashi was just a tad bit more concentrated, yet less stressed because he knew what he had done wrong. He took the same stance with his arms out in front of him. Takashi made the previous handseals remembering to include the Ox seal as well. [white]"Raiton! Kadou Tama!"[/white] He said aloud after performing the required handseals. His hands were perpendicular to his chest again, making them face other. He focused his chakra into his palms again as he tried to draw in electrons. Yes, Takashi started to smile as he achieved his goal of getting the gist of the Jutsu. Things were going as planned; very small lightning bolts were forming in his hands. The grin on the boys face grew even more as he continued to form the electricity between his palms.

That's when it all backfired, literally. Takashi had lost his concentration by becoming to content with barely accomplishing the Jutsu; which we all know isn't close to barely good enough. The lightning in his palms shocked him because he stopped focusing on it before he completely finished the jutsu. However, He was getting quite excited because he realized that he could actually do it. Though, learning any Raiton no Jutsu technique should be remotely difficult for Takashi since he mastered the release quite early; just not the techniques. He was just getting excited because he was learning these moves on his own from memory. He knew that if he tried the Vortex Sphere again, it'd be a success.

[Solus]

+17

Very good training posts ^^

[mayamoto]

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The young Gennin took a deep breath and sat on the fresh grass once more. He let out a sigh, this time of relief instead of disappointment. He was proud of himself because he was really getting somewhere. Takashi's hands and arms still felt quite funny from trying to master the Vortex Sphere. That shock really set him back a bit. But hey, it's better than the first time when he didn't even get a tiny spark. Takashi sat for about ten more minutes reflecting on his recent work before he got up and attempted it again. The boy did a few quick stretches, ran his fingers through his thick, soft white hair and was ready to go.

Takashi took the same stance he had been doing for the past hour and a half now. He did the required handseals again: Dragon, Ram, Rabbit, Horse, Ox, Dragon, Snake, Ram, and Rat. He then took the same steps he did before after the handseals, focusing his chakra into the middle of his palms that were facing each other with the fingers bent slightly, while trying to collect more and more electrons to make the sphere. The Kyoudo continued to focus more and more energy into the sphere and the electricity started to become very, very visible. [white]"...Yes! I got it this time, and it's NOT going away. I knew I got this shit from the beginning! Now I just have to practice enlarging this thing. It's only a meter in diameter...."[/white]Takashi thought to himself as he continued to focus on the sphere.

Indeed, that was the challenge the young Gennin had to face: enlarging the sphere. He knew that this could be one of his most effective moves if he mastered it. Takashi now started to move his fingers and wrists around more, also focusing even more intensely. The sphere started to increase it's size even more. That smile from before crept onto his innocent, adolescent face again, but this time it wasn't getting in the way of his beloved Vortex Sphere. [white]"...This is going well, Now I just need to work on moving the sphere around in front of me and walking while controlling the sphere. Also I need to be able to focus on my opponent more than the sphere without losing any focus of the sphere whatsoever..."[/white] Takashi thought to himself again as the sphere continued to rapidly grow.

It was the truth that Takashi needed to improve on this Vortex Sphere more if he wanted it to be as effective as possible in battle. By the look of things right now, Takashi was going to be a very happy Gennin, very soon.

[mayamoto]

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There he stood, all five-feet six-inches of him. The young Gennin had a look on his face that read, "Can't be stopped." It was clear that Takashi had all jokes aside at that point. He knew that if he really wanted to be one of the greats it all started here. His thick, soft white hair was aggressively swaying in the wind. You could actually see the left half of his headband for once. It was normally covered up by the rebellious strands of hair that fell over the left half of his face that stopped right above his eyebrow. The Vortex Sphere that young Takashi had created was become more and more powerful with every second that went by. Even small items such as weak, foot-long tree branches and leaves were starting to get sucked into and blasted back from the vortex.

The Vortex Sphere now stood at a heart-stopping ten meters high, and eight meters wide, it's maxium height and width. Even Takashi was impressed by what he had created. Only if he had had the proper training from a more experienced Shinobi like a Chuunin, he'd be set. Unfortunately, not everyone has it that way, especially not Takashi. The young Gennin's smile turned into a massive grin as he started to move the Vortex Sphere around even more. He was especially excited because it just occurred to him that he was barely paying attention to the sphere anymore. Quite oblivious indeed, but it was a good sign because it showed the Gennin that he could now multi-task while using the jutsu.

[white]"..This is great, I'm almost there. I just need to work on one last thing. I can control it very well now...Shit I better be able to control it after to working on this thing for like half the day..." [/white] Takashi thought to himself commandingly. [white]"..Now I just to to work on turning this thing with speed and walking around short distances..I'll never know when an opponent might try to sneak up on me from any direction..."[/white] Takashi was correct by stating that. It was true, you never really know where an opponent would come from. Practicing movement with the Vortex Sphere would be very rewarding, quite difficult, yet rewarding at that. Takashi started to take a couple of steps forward; almost at the speed of a light jog. The size of the Vortex Sphere was rapidly decreasing as he moved. The large grin that once was on young Takashi's face, quickly ceased existence when he noticed the Sphere vanish to nothing.

Exhausted, the Gennin fell to the ground lying comfortably on the soft grass that relaxed him as he tried to regain his chakra and his energy. [white]"...Damn, I ALMOST had it. I just let it get away. Ugh! I'd get up right now but I'm tired too do the jutsu full out right now. I've never struggled with learning something like this before. This is a bit painful, yet exciting at the same time...A bittersweet moment indeed..."[/white] Takashi rolled over on his back and sat up in an upright position as he stretched his calves and hamstrings. He sat for about another thirty minutes before finally getting up after gaining enough chakra to perform the jutsu. He walked back inside the Inn for a bit to get some water. He returned outside about two minutes later to resume training. Only this time, it was an entirely different Takashi Kyoudo.

He walked outside with a new found swagger. He had a look in his eyes that told anyone that he was coming for that sphere. He wanted it really badly and he would be a damn fool to let it go this late in the game. Takashi walked into the middle of his beloved practice field and got into his stance for one last time. He cracked his knuckles, licked his lips, and blew the hair out of his face, forcing back into it's regular position. His arms were in front of him again with his hands perpendicular to his chest. He repeated the nine infamous handseals that had defeated him three times already today. But this time around it was an entire new ballgame. Takashi made his hands face each other for the last time with the tips of his fingers bent as always. [white]"Raiton! Kadou Tama!" [/white] The determined Gennin yelled with aggression ready to be done with this Jutsu. The electricity in his hands started to form rapidly as the flow of chakra to his hands was enlarging the size of the new formed sphere which was about the size of a tennis ball.

Now this was the final stage. Takashi had the Vortex Sphere in his hands ready to go. Now it was time for the movement. [white]"..Okay Takashi! This is the time to get it right. No more fuck-ups! You OWN this Jutsu. It's yours! Take control of it! Don't lose focus or composure this late in the game!"[/white] His conscience shouted to him as he started to charged the tree with the tennis ball in hand. He knew this was originally a defensive move but running with the sphere turned it into an attack. Takashi reached the tree after getting into running speed and pushed into the tree with both hands. The bark of the tree started to peel off because of the suction of the vortex. Then Takashi pushed back into the tree until the Vortex Sphere was no more.

It left a mighty fine hole in that tree. It didn't make the tree explode or anything like that; It's only a C-Class Jutsu, but it sure as hell did some real damaged. The young Gennin smirked as he looked at what he had done. [white]"..Haha, All this destruction is going to be added to my bill.."[/white] Takashi joked aloud in a tone of satisfaction. He was proud of himself. He learned to do two new Jutsu all by himself. The Gennin struggled to walk inside and upstairs to his room since he was exhausted from a hard day of training. One thing was for sure, that kid sure slept well that night.

[Beltran]

Learned

[mayamoto]

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# Fuuton: Kaze Wangetsu no Jutsu (Wind Release: Wind Crescent Technique)
Rank: [white]"D"[/white], "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Ninjutsu, Defensive, Offensive
Effect: Creates a cone of pressurized air that extends from the user's hands.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: The strength of the crescent is dependent completely upon the user's rank of this technique. Has little offensive capability besides potentially knocking an opponent away from the user.
Description: A Ninjutsu technique that utilizes the Wind Release. Performing the correct handseals, the user will channel chakra throughout their arms. This chakra begins to quickly wrap itself around the user's arms, mingling with the flowing currents of air around the user. Then, extending their arms forward, the user will perform a motion similar to a swimming stroke with their arms, moving them in a crescent shape in front of him or her. This quick movement will release the built up wind in a cone form towards the targeted location. The "D" Rank technique is capable of extending forward about five meters and is capable of pushing over something that weights fifty pounds or under, as well as small projectile weapons. For each Rank of the technique that the user learns, double the distance and weight capable of being pushed. (Ex: "C" would be ten meters and one hundred pounds, "B" would be twenty meters and two hundred pounds, "A" would be forty meters and four hundred pounds, and "S" would be eighty meters and eight hundred pounds.)
Limit: Must have the Wind Release.

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It was about two hours before the sun was getting ready to set before Takashi woke up from his three hour nap. He was feeling quite wonderful. He ate three bowls of spicy chicken flavored ramen before he passed out from exhaustion. He was so tired from teaching himself that chakra leech also known as the Vortex Sphere. However, Takashi now felt rejuvenated and full of life. He was ready to train some more. Maybe not as much as he did earlier today but Takashi is the type of person who wants to get the most out of his Ryo. He wanted to train as much as he could before the day was over or before he passed out from working too much. Nevertheless, Takashi felt like he always needed something to do. So why not use his time wisely?

The young Gennin got up slowly; he still felt a bit lazy from working out earlier today. He looked outside as he stretched his arms over his head. He smiled as he thought about what he was about to do. [white]"...I know exactly what I want to do. I need to step my Fuuton game up to the next level. I have to be well rounded out here so I can adapt to any circumstance.."[/white] Takashi thought to himself trying to sound a bit mature. He walked downstairs and outside to his practice area for one more time today.[white]"...Ohkay, No Monkey Business. I'm about to rule this Jutsu with an iron fist..Fuuton Jutsus have always been easier for me anyway...I wonder why.."[/white] It was true. All he had to do was focus his chakra a bit and the moves normally came to him. I wonder if it would be so easy this time around.

Takashi quickly got into his stance when he got to his preferred area on the practice field. He put his hands together, enlacing his fingers and started to focus. He was accumulating chakra so he could use his release: Fuuton no Jutsu. It was one of his favorites to use. It didn't take him that long learn it. It just came naturally to him. Takashi performed the required handseals for the Jutsu as he stated it aloud. [white]"Fuuton! Kaze Wangetsu no Jutsu![/white] He started to pull in chakra surrounding him as he did with the air as well. Then the Gennin started to mold the air and mix it with the chakra trying to bring it to form a crescent shape. He smiled, the Jutsu was going well so far. There really wasn't much to the move, or so he thought.

Just as he extended his arms to push out the crescents that were forming in his hands, it vanished into a tiny white puff of air. Takashi put his hand on his face and shook his head out of disappointment. He knew what went wrong; he simply loafed. He took the move as a joke because he thought it would be so easy. A grin crept onto his face as he got into position to do the move again. This time he knew he had it for sure. After all, there wasn't much to it. The Gennin did the required handseals for one last time saying the Jutsu aloud again. [white]"Fuuton! Kage Wangetsu no Jutsu![/white] Takashi put his hands in front of him again and started to mold the chakra and air around him. This time with a lot more speed and concentration that is. No smiles this time, just a straight face that was ready to win. Takashi moved his hands around swiftly as he drew in the air and formed it into a crescent. He extended his arms out with authority pushing the crescents out aggressively in front of him. It was a success.

Takashi laughed aloud as he watched the wind crescents blow viciously in front of him. It was knocking down all sorts of objects, crates, tree branches, and other miscellaneous items. Takashi continued to laugh as he ran his fingers through his soft, white hair. [white]"...Peace of cake![/white] The Gennin said aloud as he walked inside and upstairs to his room. It was a nice way to finish off a great day of hard work. He had learned three Jutsu in one day; all taught to himself by himself. Takashi walked up the stairs with a feeling of contentment knowing he had accomplished what he had originally set out for.

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[Leonov]

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[mayamoto]

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Kaze Haji no Jutsu (Wind Grasp Technique)
Rank: [white]"B",[/white] "A"
Type: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user concentrate air pressure under- or around- an objects so that the wind created is able to lift it into the air, by increasing the pressure and adding a lot of extra chakra the object begins to be crushed.
Special: Handseals
Drawback: This Technique puts extreme pressure on the shinobi's body if it used in rapid succession.
Description: The user performs hand seals, as this happens a current of wind shoots under the selected area within the distance of forty meters of the user with a radius of fifteen meters and lifts any objects in the zone into the air forcefully. This includes the ground someone is standing if a lot of chakra is poured into the jutsu, this said it is impossible to move anything too large for an average shinobi’s skill bridges, mountains, mansions. When the user learns the "A" Rank version of this technique the user is capable of crushing the object or objects in which was lifted.
Limit: Must have Wind Release

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It was about 11:37 A.M. when Takashi finally opened his eyes. His head lay sideways on his soft pillow. He was looking out his window up at the big blue sky. The sun was the biggest it had been in ages. It was just so bright and welcoming. He sat up and stretched his arms out as he yawned for about five seconds; a pretty long time if you think about it. He felt a small vibration in his stomach as he was looking outside. This kid was really hungry. After all that training yesterday, who wouldn't be? He quickly got out of bed and finished his stretches properly. He went to his bathroom, and did his regular morning routines: clean up, brush teeth, wash face, and comb hair. Not to much, but just enough to look presentable. The boy got dressed quickly and went downstairs to the cafe to eat a quick breakfast. Nothing much, just two rolls of bread and a glass of Orange Juice. Not his normal diet, but he didn't want to over eat and get cramps.

Takashi finished eating and hurried outside to go to his beloved sanctuary known as his practice field. He stretched for just one more time; he didn't want to end up with a charlie horse. Takashi smiled for just about no reason. He felt great, he had a decent breakfast and a great night sleep. He was ready to do. [white]"...Hmm, another perfect day to train. Man, I just keep getting lucky. Well, I know exactly what move I want to learn. It's going to take forever so I really don't have time to waste...[/white] Takashi thought to himself changing his attitude. He wanted to master this new technique and he knew it wasn't going to be easy. He looked to his left, then to his right, rain his fingers through his soft, thick white hair, and began to concentrate.

There he stood in his trademark stance, ready to preform a jutsu that he really wasn't sure how to do correctly. He knew how to do the Jutsu from watching his father doing it a few times when he was a young boy, but his memory wasn't the greatest. It was good enough, but not great. He had his arms out in front of him with his hands together focusing his chakra. He was facing a large, hollow brown box that weigh about seven pounds at most. There wasn't much to the jutsu he was trying to perform except that it consumed a lot of chakra and Takashi wasn't so sure he'd be able to handle it. All he was trying to do was carry the box by the force of the wind. The air around his feet and ankles started to move swiftly in a circular motion as he continued to concentrate his chakra so he'd be able to use the jutsu.

Finally, the young Gennin started to do the required handsigns for the jutsu. He proclaimed the jutsu aloud as he continued to do the handsigns. [white]"Fuuton! Kaze Haji no Jutsu![/white] He yelled the name of the technique with confidence and authority as he extended his arms with grace and poise. He had focused the chakra into the air around him so the move would be able to work. He moved his arms slowly to be able to control the sharp winds that were approaching the wooden box about seventeen meters in front of him. He extended his arms with more force now concentrating on the object trying to use the wind around him to lift the box. He took a couple of steps forward and this time he pushed out as much as he could. It was a success! The box finally moved.....about three to six inches in the air. Takashi laughed and rolled his eyes because he really had tried as hard as he could. [white]"..Haha, This is exactly what I predicted. But damn, I just used alot of energy and the box barely moved an inch! And it's only like six or seven pounds. I mean seriously, how hard can this move really be? Well fuck that shit, I'm not quitting for shit. I'm going to learn this, even if it takes me all day.[/white] Takashi thought to himself assertively ready to try again. He wasn't sure how long this move would take, but one thing was for sure, he was determined.

[mayamoto]

[??/80]

Takashi sat on the ground after the failed attempt of his new jutsu he was trying to learn: Kaze Haji no Jutsu. It doesn't sound that hard to do honestly. I mean seriously, how hard could it be to control the wind around you. Relax, Relax it's only sarcasm for those of you that didn't know. Takashi sat on the ground for about another minute as he stretched and thought to himself. He was thinking of ways to improve his Jutsu and not fail again. Or at least make some kind of alteration to make his Jutsu better. [white]"...Hmm, More concentration will help but it's not going to cut it. I need to think of something that will help me focus more and make it a lot easier to do this move. I know I can do it.[/white] Takashi thought to himself feeling more confident as he rose ready to give this new move of his another go.


The Gennin got into his stance again and put his arms out in front of him. He put his hands together as he started to focus his chakra and mix it with the air surrounding him so it could be used to his advantage during the technique. He continued to focus until the air around his feet and ankles started to move rapidly in a circular motion like last time. However, this time it occurred more quickly than the last. Takashi performed the eighteen required handseals for the jutsu as he said it aloud again. [white]"Fuuton! Kaze Haji no Jutsu!"[/white] The Gennin said aloud as he finished doing the hand seals.


Takashi extended his arms and started to move then slowly controlling the air that was around the brown, wooden, hollow box. The boy extended his arms again and this time the wind around the box started to move very viciously. [white]"...Yes! It has to work this time. I know it will..."[/white] Takashi thought to himself as he took a couple of steps towards the box and extended his arms even more. This time the box was finally lifted into the air. Takashi continued to move his arms around to control the wind that was carrying the box in mid air. After about thirty seconds, Takashi dropped the box.


Now Takashi was making improvement. He could finally lift the box up in the air for a respectable amount of time. What was even better was the fact that he figured out a way to conserve chakra while he did that. Now he had gotten the gist of this new technique. Now he just had to practice lifting even heavier objects. He wanted to use this jutsu to it's full potential. When he finishes learning the move, he will be able to lift objects as heavy more than a ton with the strong winds. All he had to do was continue to focus his chakra and he'd be there eventually. Only time will tell how soon eventually is though.

[mayamoto]

[??/80]

After finally being able to lift the box, the Gennin walked inside the Inn and layed down on the bench to rest. He felt so much more confident about fully learning the jutsu now. He had gotten a taste of it and now he was hungry for the entire cake. He laid on the bench reflecting his technique he was trying to master regaining his chakra at the same time. [white]"..I'm getting there. Slowly but surely, I'm getting there. Hmm, one things for sure, I'm not tackling a jutsu of this magnitude by myself ever again. It's too much for me to learn...[/white] Takashi thought to himself looking at the blue tiles on the ceiling above him.


It was true that Takashi was coming along in learning his new move. However he was far from being finished. Moving a box isn't as impressive as being able to rip a full grown tree out of the ground and crushing it in mid-air now is it? About fifteen minutes had passed before the Gennin got up and headed back outside to finish learning his Jutsu some more. Takashi walked back outside to his practice area and let out a deep breath to regain his composure and concentrate more. He looked around at the objects in his practice area; nothing more than a couple of practice crates of different weights that he would use to train more. The heaviest crate he had weighed about a ton. By the end of learning this jutsu, he hoped that he'd be able to use the wind to lift that box.


Takashi got into his stance and put his arms out in front of him like he had been doing. He focused his chakra and made the air around him dense with his chakra. Once again, the air around him started to circle viciously as it continued to mix with chakra. It was becoming a routine for Takashi. This jutsu was being planted into his brain. Takashi started to do the handseals for the Jutsu as he stated it aloud for the third time in a row. [white]"Fuuton! Kaze Haji no Jutsu![/white] He extended his arms in front of him as moved them around in a circular motion controlling the air around the wooden crate. This time he focused on the crate and the winds around the crate started to lift it much more viciously than before.


[white]"...Man I got this shit in the bag. I can see it already, I just need to keep taking one step at a time and I'll be there soon. I'll move onto the one-hundred pound crate after this..." [/white]Yes, Takashi was started to understand just how much it took to get the hang of this jutsu, but just how long would it really last? We shall soon find out.

[mayamoto]

[??/80]


At this point Takashi had begun to lift the wooden crate. It was only about seven pounds but it had been giving the Gennin a serious run for his money up until this point. He was starting to lift the crate with ease. He was moving closer very slowly, to increase the strength of the winds he was aggressively controlling now. Takashi continued to lift the crate higher until it was at the peak of a distant tree that was in front of him. Suddenly, Takashi let his arms dropped and he released the focus of the box. Instantly, the box dropped from a high point into the air and crashed roughly into the ground. It left a pretty ugly dent in the ground but it put a pretty great smile Takashi's face. He felt a serious sense of accomplishment. He was assured that He could lift up anything about 50 pounds or higher if he could hurl the box like that.


Now it was time for Takashi to raise the bar a little bit. He had to give himself a bit of a challenge every now and then or else he would not be getting anywhere. Takashi walked over to the corner where the one-hundred crate was. He started to push the crate over to his training area so he could practice destroying it. Good thing the box had a set of wheels or else he wouldn't be able to push it so easily. He placed the box at the far-center end of his practice field so he would have room to work. Then Takashi walked back to the center of the practice field with a content look on his face. Everytime he performed the jutsu, he found a new, higher level of confidence and authority. It felt good to learn things, especially in Takashi case where he had no teacher what so ever. All his jutsu was learned thanks to his photographic memory.


He got back into his infamous trademark stance and released another deep breath as he regained his confidence and composure for about the fourth time. He put his hands together and started to focus the chakra and make the wind around him spiral viciously, almost like a barrier to block off any small items and debris that might try to interfere with him as focused. Takashi put his arms out in front of him and started to perform the required handseals to do the Wind Grasp Technique. [white]"Fuuton! Kaze Haji no Jutsu![/white] He shouted aloud as he finished doing the handseals.


Takashi extended his arms out even further as he tried to control the air as he had done many times before. He moved his arms around slowly, making sure his wrists movements were synchronized with the patterns of the vicious winds. He put his chakra into the wind. He stepped forward as he tried to levitate new one-hundred pound crate like he had done to the others. However, the box wasn't budging at all. If anything, it moved a couple of inches back because of the wheels at the bottom. Takashi stared at the box as he ran his fingers through his soft, thick white hair and scratched his head perplexed. [white]"..OH COME ON! THAT'S SOME BULLSHIT! I just busted my chops trying to make this shit work and that crate had the audacity to stay still.....I aughta.....UGH!"[/white] The frustrated Gennin thought to himself as he marched back inside the inn to get some water.

[Artemis]

+35

[mayamoto]

[35/80]


There the Gennin sat with his head in his hand staring outside at the big blue sky. He was feeling more confused instead of frustrated like he normally would. [white]"...I really don't know what I did wrong there. Hmm..Maybe I'm just trying to hard. I feel like I'm trying to move the object more than I'm trying to control the wind around it...Yeah, that's what it is. It has to be...The only reason it was so easy for me to move the last box is because it was only seven pounds."[/white] Takashi thought to himself as he got up and drank some water from the fountain provided by the inn. He got up and he walked back outside to his practice area where he would try to perfect his move. He was confident that he would lift the one-hundred pound crate with ease.


He walked into the center of his practice field with a new outlook on the Jutsu. He knew what he had to do differently to make it work this time. It was all in his mind; lifting a seven pound box or a two-thousand pound box was all the same. He just had to perform the move with the same style everytime and it should work. It would just take more chakra to lift the heavier items such as: trees, cars, or even ginormous animals. He got into his stance for about the billionth time today and put his hands together as he started to focus. The routine was now branded into his memory. He knew the handseals and the stances by heart. After about ten to fifteen seconds, the air mixed with his chakra started to viciously wrap around him in a circular motion.


Takashi performed the required handseals again, this time with a smile on his face. He was happy that he had figured out what went wrong the last time. [white]"Fuuton! Kaze Haji no Jutsu!"[/white] He said aloud as he finished doing the handseals. He extended his arms in front of him and pushed the air towards the heavy crate. He started to move his arms in front of him in a circular motion. One thing he did differently this time was accelerating the motion of his arms and wrists to increase the speed and power of the winds that were moving towards the box. The movement of the wind blades were synchronized with the movement of of Takashi's arms and wrists.


The vicious winds met the box and instantly lifted it high into the air. This time there was no hesitation, there was no struggle lifting the box, it just went into the air without resistance. The smile on the adolescent Gennin's face transformed into a massive grin as he continued to lift the box higher into the air. The real question was how long would it last before he lost the will to continue.

[mayamoto]

[??/80]


The large one-hundred pound crate was about nineteen to twenty meters high in the air before Takashi finally let in come crashing down. It hit the ground with such a heavy impact that Takashi felt the vibration run through his body like he had been shocked by a small amount of lightning. He wasn't tired or anything. He felt great and accomplished. [white]"..Wow, I was right. I just needed to focus on controlling the wind instead of controlling the crate and I'll do that to every crate I come across. No matter the weight of it. Whether it's one pound of a ton won't matter. Sure it'll be a bit harder each time, but if I have the basic form down there's no way I'll be able to fail again. By the time I'm done with this Jutsu I'll be ripping trees out of the ground. But I still have to work my way up.[/white] The young man thought to himself walking back over to the supply of crates.


This time he grabbed the five-hundred pound crate and rolled it over to the front-center of the field. He put it there so it would be at a distance where Takashi would be able to lift it without it being to close to him. The Gennin walked over to his practice area where he would get into his stance again. The smile that once was on his face was no invisible. He had the look of a grim old man who hated everyone. He wasn't making that face on purpose, nor did he hate everyone. It was just the face he naturally made when he was trying to concentrate. [white]"...Okay, let's do this. Any crate from here on out is going to be hell to launch into the air, let alone get it off the ground. I need to seriously concentrate or else this could actually fuck me over.[/white] Takashi thought to himself as he prepared to do the infamous Wind Grasping Technique.


This time around Takashi would have to practice more on control. It wouldn't be enough to just be able to lift the crate and throw it any which way. Since the the crate was so heavy it would be a lot more difficult to control it's direction and orientation in the air. It could actual be so bad to the point where Takashi actually get's hit by his own jutsu; and we wouldn't want that now would we? He let out a sigh and started to concentrate the chakra like he had done before. The air around him that was so familiarly mixed with his chakra started to spin in a vicious circular motion around him like it had down many times before. This time he was concentrating so much that you could actually seen the veins popping out of the side of his forehead around his temple area.


Takashi stood in the center of his field with his hands still together focusing the energy so he would be able to perform the move correctly. He started to perform the handsigns to do the Wind Grasp Technique. [white]"Fuuton! Kaze Haji no Jutsu!"[/white] The young man said as he finished the required seals. He extended his arms out in front of him as he took a half step forward with his right foot. He moved his arms and wrists in a circular motion as the vicious winds ran for the five-hundred pound crate. Once the winds met the crate, it started to viciously rise into the air. The winds were so controlling that the crate started to spin around rapidly in the air.


The crate was moving slowly but surely; it was rising slowly because Takashi was controlling it and making it spin around in the air as it rose. He was smiling more and more as the crate rose. He was exerting more and more chakra into the crate so he would be able to lift it. He started to increase the air pressure around the crate so the object would feel tight and dense. He wanted to crush it but he hadn't learned the move that well yet or had enough experiencing in Fuuton no Jutsu. Takashi was happy he was lifting the crate because he knew that he would be able to let go of it any time he wanted to. Until he ran out of chakra that is....

[mayamoto]

[??/80]


The five-hundred pound crate was still high up in the air after about three minutes had passed. Takashi was still very much in control of the crate. He was feeling more and more confident everytime he took on the jutsu. Each time he did the technique he was making an improvement somewhere. He knew what he was doing wrong each time and what he needed to do to improve the next. However, Takashi was starting to feel a bit drained from using all of that chakra. [white]"...Damn, this is a lot of work. I think I can actually say that I'm working up a sweat out here. And boy oh boy do I feel drained. I can tell that my chakra levels are really low. I think I need to go inside and take a break...."[/white] The young man thought to himself still controlling the crate. He took a few steps back because he was about to drop the crate.

Finally after hoisting the crate in the air for about five minutes, he began to lower the height of the crate. He couldn't just let it drop, it would make to much of an impact possibly shocking people in the inn. Also, it wouldn't be good for Takashi either, he was too close to the crate and it was likely that the impact of it hitting the ground violently would be able to injure him severely. Using his control skills, Takashi started to let go of gusts of wind that were supporting the dense and tight five-hundred pound crate. Yes, the high air pressure that surrounded the crate started to form little cracks in the crates. It made the crate feel tight and dense. The air pressure wasn't high enough to crush it but it would make the crate, or any object trapped inside the vicious winds feel like they were in a tight coffin.


It took Takashi about a minute or two to finally let the crate drop slowly and securely to the ground without making a lot of noise and the feeling of a small earthquake. Takashi stretched is arms out above him as he yawned. He turned and started to walk back towards the Inn. He stepped inside and immediately headed for the water fountain. He felt drenched and exhausted so tasting the water was like a gift from god. He headed towards the bench he was so common with a laid on it to rest. [white]"...I'm making good progress but I don't want to rush it. Yet, I still want to get this done soon. Okay seriously, after I finish this break, I'm mastering this move."[/white] The young man thought to himself as he looked up at the ceiling as he lay on the bench.


About forty minutes had passed before the Gennin finally got up and was ready to continue his training. He walked outside and headed over to where the crates were. He got the one-thousand pound crates and pushed it towards the front center of his practice field. He stepped back and got into his normal stance as he prepared himself to perform the Wind Grasp Technique. He put his hands together like he had done many times before, with his arms in front of him, as he concentrated to do the jutsu.

[ladynatsumi]

Even when you have not finished, the post has to be graded anyway. Your RP is excellent too by the way!

+25

[ladynatsumi]

+10; in answer your PM.

(Can you do a second post next time please? Got confused lol)