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[Naoki]

Flashback Mode: Engage!

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Koukou Kei - (Dazzling Lights)
Rank: "D" Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: Creates an effect to where the opponent and all those that see would notice the creation of Lights scattering all around to be used as a safety precaution against the animal kingdom or as a minor distraction against the opponents the user wishes upon.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Has no great effect against the opponent, is not used as a destroy type of technique.
Description: A Brilliance of lights is created to mess with the opponent's sense of sight. Different shades of colors apply out as they are shown within the mind's eye of the opponent. Vibrant colors shine in all directions changing here and there, as they create a minor daze against those who see these types of lights as they grow brightly continuing to mess with the very sense of sight. The opponent must merely look at the user, the opponent does not have to glance or really look into the very eyes of the user in order to be gazed into such a technique. This type of technique is used against those of the animal kind as well but the effect is slightly more different then that of a humanoid opponent. When done against those of the animal kind the opponent will become slightly dazed as their eyes glimmer in sparkle watching the magnificence of such dazzling lights. The distance that the user is capable of using this technique in is at a distance of Ten meters. For every Class the user gains in the distance increases by five meters. If the user is a Specialist, the distance increases by ten meters. If the user is a Master then the distance increases by fifteen meters.
Limit: Must know Pattern Perception

[/b] the teen simply nodded at this, even if he'd rather learn something stronger, he wouldn't complain. Especially since he didn't want the woman to push herself; he was well aware she was ill, even if he didn't know she was dying. "This first one is called Koukou Kei. It's a simple light display, more or less," her soft voice said as pale hands moved in a flurry of handseals. Beautiful lights began to shine around them, different colors and constantly changing between those colors. The Kitateha butterflies that surrounded him started flying towards these lights, fascinated. He simply blinked, as it didn't have the same affect on him. "As you can see, it draws the attention of animals, and butterflies, but is hardly a distraction for humans."

"I see," he mumbled, not really impressed by the pretty lights. Akira chuckled lightly at this, a small, amused smile on her lips as she dispelled the genjutsu, the lights fading away. The mother then began to do the seals again, slower this time and calling out the name of each so he would know which to use. Naoki paid close attention to this, practically burning the sequence of seals into his memory since the jutsu couldn't possibly work without them. Just to be sure he had them down, he formed the seals slowly to make sure he wasn't making any mistakes before increasing the speed until it was up to par.

Once the teen was satisfied with making the seals, he started pumping chakra into them in an attempt to make the technique work. As he hit the last seal, he looked around expectantly, but was disappointed when he didn't see any lights. A frown marred his face at this, and he quickly repeated the action only to get the same result. "Humph," he huffed, glaring at his own hands as if they were the reason he failed. Instead of trying, and failing, again, he took a moment to consider what he was doing wrong, ignoring his mother for the time being, who was being silent anyway so he could figure it out. The most logical thing that came to mind was that he recklessly jammed chakra into the seals, that was probably the reason it didn't work.

Honestly, he should have known better, since he wanted to specialize in genjutsu. The techniques he'd be learning needed precise control, something that he'd better get good as quickly as possible if he was planning on actually being successful. Again he formed the seals, not putting in quite as much chakra so he could control it easier. Better this time, there were small, white lights that floated in the air, lasting for a few short seconds before fading away. Even though it was an improvement, he wasn't happy with it and wouldn't be until it was preformed perfectly. Flaws weren't something he liked, not at all.

On his next attempt, he poured more chakra into it while trying to keep up the same, precise control. Once done, he looked around, a bit more pleased with the result this time around. The lights were brighter this time, which his butterflies definitely seem to notice. Dull colors seemed to be present as well, but they weren't quite vibrant enough just yet. Dispelling the genjutsu, he formed the seals for the last time, a bit more energy and a bit more control. The effect was incredibly similar to what his mother had created mere minutes ago, a pretty and possibly distracting display of lights nearby. Naoki let the lights fade again, satisfied with what he had created.
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[yets3]

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[Naoki]

Flashback Mode: Continued!

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Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique)
Rank: |"D"| "C" "B" "A" "S"Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A Genjutsu in which causes the opponent to see a grand horrifying vision. A Technique that is used by most of the ANBU kind but is known for all GenJutsu users in order to scare their opponents greatly hoping to perhaps make them run off in fear.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: The GenJutsu Non Specialist is only capable of learning up to the "B" Rank version of this technique. Depending on the Rank of the technique is dependent on how well, how far, as well as how large the user is capable of using this technique.
Description: The user creates and holds the rat handsign. As the user does, so the figment of leaves begins to circle all around in circular fashion as the opponent is engulfed into the GenJutsu. Then the technique takes in place as what the user wishes the opponent to see they are capable of seeing. The figment however has to be considered a horrifying state of creation. When first learned the user is capable of creating horrifying images within Tiny to Small size. The user is also capable of creating an image within a Twenty-Meter radius of the user. When the user learns the "C" Rank version, they are capable of creating Medium to Large Size horrifying creations with a distance of Thirty Meters in radius of the user. "B" Rank allows them to create a Huge Size horrifying creation with a distance of Forty Meters. "A" Rank allows them to create a Gargantuan Size horrifying creation with a distance of Fifty Meters. "S" Rank allows them to create a Horrifying image of Sixty meters. If the user is a GenJutsu Specialist by the time, they learn the "B" Rank version of the technique the user is capable of creating the image without the figment of leaves as a basis. With a GenJutsu Master, the user is capable of creating the figment image without the figment of leaves as a basis when they learn the "C" Rank version of the technique. NonSpecialist will always create the figment of leaves.
Limit: Must know Pattern Perception, GenJutsu Specialist is capable of going into all ranks of this technique.

[/b] the frail woman complimented, a small smile pulling at her lips when she saw her son’s success. It was rare that the woman was happy anymore, that smile was too rare nowadays. So Naoki was determined to continue progressing for her, he would try his damnedest to succeed. “Next let’s move onto something a little more useful, Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu. It creates an illusion of a horrifying image of your choosing,” she said as she formed handseals with slightly trembling hands, and with ease she created a medium sized creature that looked like some sort of hell dog.

Knowing that it was an illusion, Naoki wasn’t frightened in the slightest, but he could see how this could frighten enemies. Or, at the very least, provide a distraction. “Can you repeat the seals once more, please?” The teen asked politely, wanting to see them again so he could try the technique himself. Golden eyes watched the trembling limbs carefully, trying to ignore how pitiful the scene was. Always he tried to view his mother in a good light, never even allowing himself to think of her as weak, not wanting to think about her sickness.

The brunette wasn’t very skilled with the pattern perception quite yet, but he wasn’t about to let that stop him. If preforming these techniques could make her happy, he’d do it. Becoming a stronger shinobi was hardly on his mind at the moment. Slowly he formed the seals himself, gathering up the chakra inside of him and sending it along the pathways within him. From his core he withdrew a certain type of chakra, the one he had tapped into when he first learned the pattern perception.

Taking that chakra, he split it and sent it down his arms, into his hands, and then his fingers themselves, which were forming the seals of this technique. At some point his golden eyes fell shut in concentration, and once the very last seal was formed he popped an eye back open, and near him there was a dark, shapeless blob. It wasn’t horrifying by any stretch, and it was only half a foot long. Far from impressive, it didn’t really look like anything.

Naoki was quick to dispel the failure, and he cleared his mind as he restarted the process. The main difference he made this time was that he concentrated on a certain image inside his mind. And he was trying to keep it to the small size that the blob had been, not wanting to try expanding the size until he could create something in the first place. The brunette concentrated on the image of a flying imp, with ugly little features and details. It actually seemed tow work, too. Even if it wasn’t anything grand, it was enough to give him a little confidence boost.

Once more he restarted the process, wanting to create something worthwhile. This time around he was trying to make it a little bigger, and he actually wanted to make multiple of them too. So he had to pump a little more chakra into the seals, and it was easily enough for him to control the power efficiently, that part never really was difficult for him. And the end result was three small devils scampering about the ground, they were even moving now.[/font][/ul]

[fang123]

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[Naoki]

Flashback Ended!

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Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique)
Rank: "D" |"C"| "B" "A" "S"Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A Genjutsu in which causes the opponent to see a grand horrifying vision. A Technique that is used by most of the ANBU kind but is known for all GenJutsu users in order to scare their opponents greatly hoping to perhaps make them run off in fear.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: The GenJutsu Non Specialist is only capable of learning up to the "B" Rank version of this technique. Depending on the Rank of the technique is dependent on how well, how far, as well as how large the user is capable of using this technique.
Description: The user creates and holds the rat handsign. As the user does, so the figment of leaves begins to circle all around in circular fashion as the opponent is engulfed into the GenJutsu. Then the technique takes in place as what the user wishes the opponent to see they are capable of seeing. The figment however has to be considered a horrifying state of creation. When first learned the user is capable of creating horrifying images within Tiny to Small size. The user is also capable of creating an image within a Twenty-Meter radius of the user. When the user learns the "C" Rank version, they are capable of creating Medium to Large Size horrifying creations with a distance of Thirty Meters in radius of the user. "B" Rank allows them to create a Huge Size horrifying creation with a distance of Forty Meters. "A" Rank allows them to create a Gargantuan Size horrifying creation with a distance of Fifty Meters. "S" Rank allows them to create a Horrifying image of Sixty meters. If the user is a GenJutsu Specialist by the time, they learn the "B" Rank version of the technique the user is capable of creating the image without the figment of leaves as a basis. With a GenJutsu Master, the user is capable of creating the figment image without the figment of leaves as a basis when they learn the "C" Rank version of the technique. NonSpecialist will always create the figment of leaves.
Limit: Must know Pattern Perception, GenJutsu Specialist is capable of going into all ranks of this technique.

[/b] An eager young voice asked, and as he looked around he spotted a girl who looked like she was only a year or so younger than him. To her question, he merely nodded, not really thinking of anything worthwhile to say. “That’s so cool! I’m Amaya,” she introduced herself with such a chipper tone, sounding so happy.

“Naoki… They’re just genjutsu, nothing special,” he introduced himself humbly, dispelling the creations as he gave this girl a closer look. It was strange that she wasn’t afraid of them, but then again it was probably because she had no reason to be. It wasn’t like he was going to attack her or anything.

To this, Amaya shook her head with a wide smile. “No! It is special, creating something like that probably takes a lot of concentration, right? I was never that good at genjutsu myself, my chakra control has never been good enough… Hey! Do you mind if I train here with you? That way we can give each other feedback on our techniques,” she offered with a smile still pulling at her lips, obviously far more talkative and outgoing than Naoki was.

Again he nodded at her, and she returned it before started on her own training, which was the earth release as far as Naoki could tell. Honestly, this was sort of lucky for him, even if he usually preferred to be alone. Because some genjutsu only his target could see, and she would be able to let him know if he was doing it correctly. He turned his back on her so it’d be easier for him to concentrate, without distractions in plain sight. Sure he could still hear the sound, but it didn’t bother him too much.

The brunette knew that he had to add in a few additional seals for the Hell Viewing Technique to be more effective. He could remember them from seeing the technique over the years, for the most part. Four times he just preformed the seals that he would need, repeating it until the sequence felt right. He didn’t want to waste his time trying the technique when he wasn’t even sure if the seals were correct, it’d be doomed to fail from the start.

Gathering his chakra, he focused it down his arms and into the seals, using the same type of chakra that he did for the Hell Viewing Technique already. And when he pushed the energy into each seal as he formed it, he looked around at the end to see a few dark blobs that had the general shape of a bird, but no features. And while they were a little larger than the previous ones, they weren’t big enough. He was aware that he should be able to create medium to large sized creatures, and unfortunately he wasn’t there yet

Naoki’s first self-appointed goal was to be able to achieve the size, planning on working on the details later. Again when he did the technique, a swirl of leaves appeared before even more shapeless blobs came to be. This time around he had focused even more chakra into the seals, and as a direct result the size of these blobs was larger. It was about the size of a medium creature, should he actually concentrate enough to create one.

Before he did that, the brunette focused on making those nearly pointless blobs even larger, and he did so by forcing even more of his chakra into the seals. Step one was to get the correct size, then he would work on refining his control and using his chakra more effectively later on. Naoki didn’t really have the largest chakra pool, but his control over it was so fine that he could easily skate by with the bare minimum energy put into a technique.

Success was soon had, at least with the size of the creation itself. Though at this point, when the blob was the size of a large creature, it didn’t resemble any sort of anything, really. Except for maybe a distorted black hole. It wasn’t enough for him to feel satisfied though, even if he had completed one of his goals. Not until he had the technique mastered would he feel any sense of accomplishment. So he started up the handseals again, not stopping for a moment. [/font][/ul]

[Naoki]

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Naoki didn’t even turn around to see how his new acquaintance’s training was going, too focused on his own. Amaya hadn’t asked for his help or anything at all either, so he wasn’t too worried about it. His back was still to her, his golden eyes focused on the illusion he was trying to create. He had just accomplished the size he wanted, so now his attention was moving elsewhere. Now he wanted to actually give it a form and shape, something that was actually worth creating. Blobs wouldn’t be nearly as effective in battle, after all.

Golden eyes closed as he performed the sequence of seals once more, and as he pushed chakra into his fingertips he created the image of a horrifying creature within his mind. It was a little difficult to command the precise control on his chakra, compared to how easily he could do the lesser version of the technique. That was to be expected though, and still he was able to alter the blob to the general shape of what he wanted to create. It looked like the outline of a large bear, and still it was pure black with no details within it.

The genjutsu master dispelled the illusion only to recreate it again, fine tuning his control with relative ease to make a more accurate depiction of the image that was in his mind. And the more he concentrated, the more it looked like the beast he was imagining. It was covered in fur, and he added in some blood stains here and there, and it had sharp teeth and claws and horns. Sure it had the general outline of a bear to start with, but it looked like something far more demonic and terrifying.

“Scary,” Amaya said from behind him, having paused her own training when she saw the large creature that had been created.

“It’s getting there,” he muttered, barely turning to look back at her. He wouldn’t be satisfied until he could do it perfectly. Again he repeated the technique, and this time he tried to do away with the figment of the leaves. With how skilled he was with genjutsu, he knew that he shouldn’t need him for this technique at this stage. So he used his fine chakra control to be able to skip the leaf figment entirely and just skip to creating the illusion. It took a couple tries, but he was able to achieve it easily enough.

His last step was to improve the quality of his illusions; he worked on getting them to look more realistic. And without needing the leaves as a figment, he hoped that the image would be more believable in battle. He worked on creating a few different types of medium to large beasts, working out the details of them now so he wouldn’t have to later. Naoki was used to doing this, repeating a technique until it was perfect because he wouldn’t settle for less.

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+10,
+10;

+20; LEARNED.

[Naoki]

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Genwaku Haibun no Jutsu - (Blinding Deafening Technique)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: Causes Blindness, or Defness upon a person for an amount of time.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: The user is only capable of using one technique at a time, this means that if a user uses one form either Blinding or Deafening against a few or one opponent, the user is unable to turn and start using the other on the same or even a different opponent. The user's hand must touch the ground and must stay along the ground, which may keep them somewhat vulnerable if the time is finally done.
Description: The user performs a few handseals as they slam their hand down against the very ground. The user spreads forth their chakra in a hundred foot radius from them as they create an illusion within that dome. That illusion messes with one of the two senses of the human body. One is the sense of Site, and the other is the sense of Sound. Those who step into this radius will be affected by the illusion as the user picks one of the two they wish to have stricken away from the opponents. The illusion is that they cannot see, nor hear within the very radius and are unable to understand all around as the one of the two senses is disrupted. If the opponents leave the radius, or if the user removes their hand the opponents is still under the illusion for still one round. For every Class that the user is the distance that the radius can be increased is by twenty feet. If the user is a GenJutsu Specialist, however the distance increases by twenty-five feet, while a GenJutsu Master is increased by thirty feet.
Limit: Must know Pattern Perception of GenJutsus



A satisfied grunt escaped the brunette when he was finally happy with the creature he created, and when he dispelled it he moved right onto the next technique. This one he actually had a scroll for, having picked it up earlier out of Akira’s personal collection because it looked interesting. Even though she was dead, his mother was still teaching him, it seemed. And now he was moving onto something that looked particularly interesting, a genjutsu called Genwaku Haibun no Jutsu.

Its affects seemed as if they would be particularly useful in battle, to either blind or deafen his targets. The main problem with it was that he would have to keep a hand along the ground, but if he was with others then the disadvantage he’d put their foes at could lead directly to victory. Taking away one of the two main senses would be particularly useful, so he had his mind set on mastering this technique right there and then.

Golden eyes studied the list of seals on the small scroll; he repeated the sequence in his mind a few times to make sure he would be able to remember it in a minute when he actually tried to perform it himself. First he was reading the details provided meticulously, though. It seemed as if he would have to choose either to deafen or blind his opponent, doing both at the same time didn’t seem to be an option. This he could live with, as just missing one would be such a large handicap.

And even though he felt as if blinding his opponent would be more useful, he planned to be able to accomplish both sides of the technique. As he continued to read the instructions and tips, he noted that even after the technique was broken, either by the range being broken or his hand being removed from the ground, the illusion would still continue on for six seconds. It would certainly be useful, should he have to end the technique prematurely for whatever reason.

Naoki was very meticulous with his work, and the last thing he embedded within his mind was that the range of the technique should be one hundred thirty feet, for someone of his skill. The brunette felt much more confident knowing all the theories before he even started, and from previous experience he was able to fill in how to make the technique work. When his gaze finally rose from the paper to look at Amaya, he finally felt ready to begin.

“If you suddenly can’t hear anything, don’t be alarmed,” he warned her as he glanced down at the list of handseals one last time before performing the sequence himself. Kneeling down on one knee, he slammed his right hand down into the ground, sending a wave of chakra out in a large radius around him. His eyes narrowed a little as he looked at the girl, picking her to be his target. From the ground she was standing on, his chakra entered her system, traveling all the way up to her head.

The brunette’s knowledge of how the humans worked was astounding, and it had to be for him to be skilled in his chosen branch of the ninja arts. He focused his chakra to her ears, trying to make it stop accepting new sound signals from entering. “All I hear is a buzzing noise,” Amaya said with a small shrug, not understanding what he was trying to do, completely. And with a small frustrated sigh, he dispelled the illusion.

[Naoki]

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Naoki had to use his pristine chakra control carefully, when he formed the seals again and placed his hand on the ground. Illusions required lots of concentration when they were first strung together, because one couldn’t simply force a lot of chakra into their handseals and hope for a big ‘boom’ at the end as they could with ninjutsu. Again he focused his chakra to fool Amaya’s ears, trying to block out any new sounds, trying to trick them into not hearing.

“Now everything just sounds muffled,” the girl informed him so helpfully, and the boy nodded as he restarted the technique. It really was lucky that she came by, or else he wouldn’t even be able to train this technique. Repeating the seals, he practically stared at her ears as he channeled his chakra through the ground. Naoki’s eyes narrowed in concentration as he commanded his chakra to affect her ears, and he couldn’t help but smile a little at the next thing she said. “I think it worked, I can’t hear anything!”

Amaya had yelled that, probably because she couldn’t hear herself to control the volume. The brunette promptly ended the technique again, only wanting to affect her with it long enough to insure that he could actually do it correctly. “Thanks… Now, the next part of this technique is supposed to make you go blind. But don’t worry, it’s only temporary. It’ll only last until I dispel it,” he assured her, not wanting his newfound training partner to panic on him when her vision suddenly went black.

When the girl nodded at him, he formed the seals again. But this time he had to manipulate his own chakra differently, because he wasn’t trying to affect the ears any longer. Naoki was trying to get her eyes to stop sending signals of what they were seeing now, instead of trying to get her ears to stop sending signals of what they were hearing. And the very first time he tried it, he hadn’t focused enough on the difference between the two areas he was trying to affect.

Before she even had the chance to say anything he dispelled the failed illusion and started over, knowing that it hadn’t worked right by the way he hadn’t commanded his chakra correctly. On this try he felt more confident though. Visual illusions were generally easier to create anyway, at least for him they were. This time she told him that everything had dimmed, but it wasn’t exactly black. Sure that may still be useful in a fight, but he wouldn’t be happy until he achieved the full effect.

The brunette sent his chakra straight through the ground, up her body, and to her eyes again. He imagined a black veil himself, and worked on making his imagination come true as he focused his chakra. Not for him though, or anyone else besides the girl before him. There was a small group of young genin training about ninety feet away, well within the range of the technique. So when he applied the blindness to Amaya, he knew that he was able to successfully select his target because they were continuing as normal off in the distance. It didn’t take many tries for him to make her vision go black, and he couldn’t help but feel satisfied once he did.

[ladymia]

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[Naoki]

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Melody Note - A - Dragon
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Allows the user to perform the "Dragon" Handseal by playing an A note.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This note takes the place of a "Dragon" Handseal. This note may be played within any octave that the instrument is able to play within the note specified. User just needs to learn this technique just once as Melody Unity (Merodei Kenpei) must be learned multiple times.
Limit: Cannot be TaiJutsu Master. If Clan Master most Clans must be NinJutsu Associated.



“That was awesome,” Amaya complimented when her vision returned, thinking it amazing that her newfound training buddy could make people go blind. But her smile faltered slightly when she caught on a glimpse of shining metal in his pocket. “What’s that?”

Golden eyes blinked as Naoki looked down, and he was quick to shove the flute farther into his pocket as he stood back up. “Nothing,” he hastily said as he turned away and continued training, though he was only half paying attention.

Flashback Mode: Engage!

“But Mommy, flutes are girly,” a young Naoki whined, barely six years old as he accepted a fine steel flute from his mother reluctantly. “Can you teach me the guitar instead? Maybe the drums,” he suggested gleefully, sounded far more excited to lean an instrument that was more on the ‘badass’ side. But Akira simply shook her head, kneeling down to ruffle his hair lightly.

“I couldn’t teach you those even if I wanted to; all I can play is the flute,” she explained to him with a sympathetic smile on her lips. And she wasn’t telling him that there were powerful techniques linked to the demonic flute she gave him, as he was far too young to get into that. But she figured teaching him how to play the instrument couldn’t hurt, even if he never did learn the powerful genjutsu associated with it. Akira actually hoped that he never did, but if he was in a situation where he needed power, she wanted to give him a good head start. Besides, this was fun for her.

When the young brunette huffed in annoyance and crossed his arms over his chest, she merely laughed lightly as she presented three pieces of the flute to him. “This,” she started, holding one of them up, “is the head joint, and it has the lip plate on it. This is what you’re going to blow into to make music.” Akira placed that piece to the side on a table before holding up the next part, which had many pads on it for notes.

“This is the main section; it has all the keys on it. And the last piece is the foot joint, with the last couple of keys,” she explained, holding each of the last two pieces up as she explained what they were. And she only went on when she was certain that she had her boy’s attention. “Pay attention, I don’t want you breaking your flute when you try putting it together, okay? You have to be careful and gentle with it, these instruments are delicate,” she said as she picked up the head joint and main section.

With one in each hand, she brought them together and gently combined the two pieces. “Now, when you put these together, make sure your thumb is covering the hole in the lip plate. And don’t put your hand directly over the keys, instead hold this part,” she pointed out a part of the main section that didn’t have keys on it, making sure that he understood what she was talking about. Akira was glad to see that he was actually paying attention, even if he was reluctant to learn this.

“When you put them together, you need to make sure that the lip plate lines up with the keys. And if the movement is ever rough, use a little bit of oil instead of forcing it. Gently twisting them usually makes it easier to slide the pieces together,” she continued to explain, picking up the third and final piece of the flute and sliding it onto the open side of the main section. “You have to do the same thing with the foot joint, and make sure the keys line up with the keys on the main section.”

Akira smiled a little when he nodded at her instructions, and then she proceeded to take apart the three pieces and placed them back on the table. “Now you try it,” she urged him, watching as Naoki mimicked her previous movements and followed her instructions. For the most part he did it correctly; she only had to make minor adjustments to how he was trying to put the instrument together. The end result was good though, the pieces were securely together and the keys and lip plate were all lined up nicely.

[N A T S U M I]

+10; not bad actually.

[Naoki]

(Thanks! I'm actually having to do a little research on flutes 'cause I know nothing about them, hehe)

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“Alright, now that you can put it together, let me show you how to hold the flute correctly,” Akira said as she took the flute back from her son, and for a moment she held the flute properly as if she was about to play. But she only did it for a moment to demonstrate, before she lowered it and kneeled down so he could get a better view.

First she put her right hand near the foot joint of the flute, holding the other side securely with her left. “With your right hand, you want to put your thumb underneath the flute like this,” she explained as she did the movement herself, resting the cool steel on the pad of her thumb. “Your first three fingers go on the last three keys of the main section, and your pinky remains suspended in the air,” his mother went on as she continued to demonstrate.

Once she was sure he had a good look, her right hand’s grip moved down and held the flute by the foot joint, as now she was going to show him the positioning of the left hand. “Now, with your left hand you want to put a finger one the first key, and then skip the next key. Your index and ring fingers are on keys next to each other, and again you leave your pinky in the air,” Akira turned the flute so he could easily see, while she was placing her fingers in the locations she mentioned.

Then she put both the hands in the positions she just finished explaining, making sure he could see how the instrument was supposed to be held. “And remember that your right hand faces away from you, while your left faces towards,” she gave out that tip as well, knowing that it was a more natural position to hold ones hands in. The woman didn’t want her son getting cramps in his hands because he held the flute wrong, after all.

Akira handed the steel instrument to Naoki next, gesturing for him to try it now. With a reluctant nod, the boy moved his hands into the same positions hers was in. First he placed his right thumb under the bottom of the flute, and then placed three of his fingers on the last three keys before the foot joint, with his pinky hanging in the air. Next he brought up his left hand, made sure it was facing away from him before placing his fingers on the first three keys.

“Remember honey, you need to skip the second key with your left hand,” his mother corrected him as she brought her hands up and gently moved his middle and ring fingers down a key. “Good, now when you’re holding the flute, you want to hold it horizontally, and the end will face towards your right,” she explained as she moved the flute in the correct position, even rose it up so the lip place was near his mouth so he could get an idea of where the even hold the instrument.

[N A T S U M I]

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