Yellow Flower [TRAINING]

[Orpheus]

Location: The Cascading Waterfall

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Oboro Bunshin no Jutsu (Mist Clone Skill)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Allows a user to create clones out of Mist.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ----
Description: A technique which creates clones with the properties of mist. Although the clones are unable to inflict damage on an opponent, any physical attacks attempted on them pass right through. Depending on the user's class level is dependent on how well and how much the user is capable of performing at one given time. If the user is "D" Class they are capable of performing four Clones at once. If the user is "C" Class they are capable of performing eight clones at once. If the user is "B" Class they are capable of performing sixteen clones at once. If the user is "A" Class they are capable of performing thirty two clones at once. If the user is "S" Class they are capable of performing sixty four clones at once. If the user is to be considered a non NinJutsu specialist the number is reduced by two for every class level that the user becomes, and if the user is a NinJutsu Master the number increases by two for every class level they become.
Limit: Water Release

0/30

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There had been a gentle soft rain overnight and all the park was glistening with the tears of the sky. The well-tended footpath was damp and soft, and the flowers reared their moist faces desperately for the warmth of the sun. It was just before sunrise, and Hideo had just come through the entrance to the park. He smiled the place had a special place in his heart and thoughts, he loved to come here. Either for pleasure or for improvement.

He began to move down the winding footpath, his sandals resounding softly against the moist earth. Green eyes looked over the lively venues all-around him, moving from the verdant grass, to the flowers, and ultimately to the snaking flow of water that moved along-side the path. Hideo continued on his slow and careful for some time, taking the more tedious route to his destination. The man took in the sights around him, and his mind was ultimately elsewhere.

His meandering could not deter his main goal forever, and soon he arrived at one of the more memorable sights of the park: the waterfall. The river widened to a modest degree by the time it reached the waterfall, of which drained into the pond below. The pond drained into many great underwater channels which ran throughout the village and back into the country. It was a serene sight, and a noisy one - the sound of water overwhelmed all others.

He went down the stonework stairs that led to the pond. It was still very early in the morning, and it would be some time before anyone came to the park. His eyes looked over the water that so very plentiful around him.

Water

It was the essence of what life was comprised around. A man could not last long in the desert without the precious liquid, a city could not remain if it could not provide for it's people, a farmer would be ruined if his crops could not grow. Water was intrinsically linked with everything around them, it connected everything. It was a source of creation, as well as destruction. Water was also key to the technique he wished to learn, key to what he'd be doing over the next few days.

Hideo reached the end of the stairway and made his way over to the water of the pond. He knelt by the embankment, and his eyes fell to the source of it all. The mighty "Cascading Waterfall" of the village. One of the most sizable engines of water movement in the village, and in the country for that matter. He remained still there for a long time. He contemplated the waterfall, contemplated the pond, contemplated what water really was, and what he really was. There was something profoundly poetic about water in Hideo's eyes.

Rising from the ground, he inhaled a deep breath of air. The moist, cool air. The another, and finally another. Whilst he breathed, he set aside his pack from his belt, placing it carefully on the embankment. Outstretching his arms to his sides he tapped into his deeper self, and the energy that abounded in himself.

Suimen Hokou no Waza - Act of Water Surface Walking
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: Allows a Non-Ninja the ability to perform even more Advanced chakra techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: Non Ninjas must learn in order to learn Advanced chakra techniques. Ninjas gain this technique for free in the beginning however does not add into Character Class like other starting techniques. Does not work on Animal Companions.
Description: A variation on the Kinobori no Waza (Act of Tree Climbing), the art of water surface walking allows a ninja to walk on water as if it was a solid surface. Focusing an even amount of chakra out of the soles of their feet, they can balance themselves on the very surface of the water. Allows a user to learn up to Any Rank Chakra related Techniques within the rightful restrictions.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu Technique.

He felt his body surge with a sudden refreshing vitality, his chakra moving throughout and around his body. Hideo felt entirely serene when in the throes of the mysterious force, it was the only time he really ever felt truly content with himself and his surroundings. His chakra focused at his feet, this technique had been taught to him years ago at the academy.

He walked forward out onto the water. The liquid stirred at his presence, but his steps fell evenly on it's surface. Hideo had always felt this was a surreal experience in practice. His teachers had commented that he had an apt degree of chakra control, but Hideo felt they just said that to placate his lack of ability.

Walking out over the pond he eventually came into the center. The air was filled with cool droplets of water. He stood still on the water for a long time. His eyes locked on the waterfall. Then, after this long silence... Hideo moved.

His hands came together and the fingers fell into the handseals with practiced precision.

Dog

Tiger

"Go!" Hideo said softly, as he felt his chakra surge around him. His mind was set on what he willed it to be, what he wished it to be.

The water stirred at the influence of his chakra, swirling with an almost arcane influence...

And then it stopped. Hideo lost focus, and it all happened very quickly.

He felt his feet give out below him, and soon he was beneath the water. It took him a moment to regain the situation, but soon he was above the water and swimming strongly to the embankment. Upon reaching the earth he crawled out, spitting out the water he had swallowed in his quick departure from the pond.

"Damn it." He muttered under his breath. But he knew this wouldn't be easy, and he expected initial failure, especially since he was "he." Pulling himself up, he inhaled a deep breath. He was soaked to the skin, but that didn't matter.

If he was to command water, he would have to embrace it. Channeling into his reserves of chakra, he strode out onto the water again.

[kuragari]

[+10]

1) You don't have to quote the technique you're using (walking on water). If you know a technique, then you can just mention the name or just perform the technique.

2) I'll give you a +10 since it's obvious you put effort into this post, but you need to actually 'train' more. The whole first half was just extra

[Orpheus]

Aug 11, 2012 11:02:10 GMT -7 @kuragari said:

[+10]

1) You don't have to quote the technique you're using (walking on water). If you know a technique, then you can just mention the name or just perform the technique.

2) I'll give you a +10 since it's obvious you put effort into this post, but you need to actually 'train' more. The whole first half was just extra

1) OK, I'll keep that in mind. When I link them like that it is mainly for my benefit.

2) Granted, I'll attempt to correct that.

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Oboro Bunshin no Jutsu (Mist Clone Skill)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Allows a user to create clones out of Mist.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ----
Description: A technique which creates clones with the properties of mist. Although the clones are unable to inflict damage on an opponent, any physical attacks attempted on them pass right through. Depending on the user's class level is dependent on how well and how much the user is capable of performing at one given time. If the user is "D" Class they are capable of performing four Clones at once. If the user is "C" Class they are capable of performing eight clones at once. If the user is "B" Class they are capable of performing sixteen clones at once. If the user is "A" Class they are capable of performing thirty two clones at once. If the user is "S" Class they are capable of performing sixty four clones at once. If the user is to be considered a non NinJutsu specialist the number is reduced by two for every class level that the user becomes, and if the user is a NinJutsu Master the number increases by two for every class level they become.
Limit: Water Release

10/30

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The sun had risen in the sky some degree during Hideo's struggles. Midday was coming ever closer. For most of the morning he had been refining his focus, honing more precise the energy to create the clones while also sustaining his footing on water. It was difficult, and he'd failed to create a duplicate yet. But he knew he was close to.

The chill that clung to his clothes bothered him immensely, but he chose to not remove them. The adversity gave him something to work against, the discomfort something to overcome. He had seen some visitors to the park, coming and going at their pleasure. They had left him to his business, recognizing him as a shinobi of the village, so he had few distractions.

He went out onto the water, his energy channeled freely and strongly now. He felt worn out in some ways, he had been at this for some time. He wouldn't give in now though.

Dog

Tiger

The water swirled and rose as if possessed. Mist in the air coalesced into the rising column of water. The two things formed together and a figure manifested at the will of the man. It was copy, a duplicate.

Hideo held the hand seal of the tiger and held his focus still. He could feel the ebbing energy that the clone consumed to remain present. It felt as if a weight had been placed on his shoulders suddenly, a weight that relied entirely on Hideo's strength to sustain them both. A thin smile formed on the man's lips, his green eyes looking over the copy of himself. It's eerie similarity in appearance to him was uncanny.

Clone techniques were not only a one-phase action. Not only did the ninja have to conjure the copies and sustain them, but he had to maintain a mental link with them, sustained by chakra. In that way they could move, they could decieve, and they could be utilized. A copy that could not work into the shinobi's plans was useless.

This, Hideo reviewed in his mind.

He felt something with the copy, but it was distant, faint. Hideo didn't even know if it was anything remotely like a mental link. He exhaled evenly, and felt a bead of sweat run down the back of his neck.

Hideo lowered the hand seal, and he felt his connection to the copy weaken significantly for a second. He almost lost it. That too, would need practice.

He raised his right arm out before him hand opened wide and his fingers outstretched. He looked over to his left at the copy. It hadn't moved. It still stood there, its hands held in the sign of the tiger. That simply would not do. Hideo needed them to move as one with him, act as one, be as one. He felt discouragement rise up within him.

"No... No... No!" He groaned out as he suddenly felt the connection fail.

The copy reeled back and burst into what it really was: water and mist. The substances broke away and the copy was gone. Hideo felt his chakra ebb under this change, and he almost lost his footing on the water. He inhaled a deep breath, both to regain his composure and in the instance he fell into the water again. His energy stabilized and he exhaled evenly.

"Again." He muttered softly. He was discouraged, he was disappointed in himself. But he would not give up, not yet.

Dog

Tiger

Hideo's chakra surged and soared, and the water answered to his influence again.

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It had been a week since Hideo had begun his focused training with the Mist Clone technique. He would rise early in the morning, eat little, and then jog through the village to the park. He would do more exercises there, warming his body up as the sun rose. He would train then all day until sunset, repeating over and over again the technique, modifying it to his personal advancement. He would return home each day and consider himself, consider the technique, and consider where he was getting with it. As soon as he would reach his bed he'd fall into deep slumber.

And he had made progress to some degree. He now could create two copies and command them in rudimentary actions. He had also progressively moved into shallower and shallower waters of the pond, drawing closer to the embankment. His ultimate goal was to be able to create the copies simply through the volition of his chakra, although they were to be like mist and water, they were products of him and his energy.

Hideo's mood had improved as the week progressed. He saw himself gaining ground with the technique, and he was content with how it was going. His body ached with fatigue, he'd been pushing himself consistently all week.

He knew this was all part of progress though, and he would not give in - not when he was gaining ground as he was.

Today he'd come into the familiar routine. He now stood in the very shallow waters near the bank. He glanced at the center of the pond, the place he'd begun a week ago.

Dog

Tiger

Hideo held the final hand seal, and he felt the intense movement of his chakra, now accustomed to this technique. Now, almost instantaneously did the copy form, the two copies formed. He knew he'd made a breakthrough. He'd gone beyond simply creating one.

The two stood beside him, holding the final hand seal of the invocation. Hideo lowered his arms, breaking the seal - no longer feeling a pang of loss of control when he did so. He held out his arms before him, as did they. He tightened his arms into a fighting stance, as did they.

He stepped onto the bank of the pond, as did they.

[kuragari]

+10 (much better!)

[Orpheus]

Aug 11, 2012 13:03:24 GMT -7 @kuragari said:

+10 (much better!)

Thank you.

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Oboro Bunshin no Jutsu (Mist Clone Skill)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Allows a user to create clones out of Mist.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ----
Description: A technique which creates clones with the properties of mist. Although the clones are unable to inflict damage on an opponent, any physical attacks attempted on them pass right through. Depending on the user's class level is dependent on how well and how much the user is capable of performing at one given time. If the user is "D" Class they are capable of performing four Clones at once. If the user is "C" Class they are capable of performing eight clones at once. If the user is "B" Class they are capable of performing sixteen clones at once. If the user is "A" Class they are capable of performing thirty two clones at once. If the user is "S" Class they are capable of performing sixty four clones at once. If the user is to be considered a non NinJutsu specialist the number is reduced by two for every class level that the user becomes, and if the user is a NinJutsu Master the number increases by two for every class level they become.
Limit: Water Release

20/30

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It had taken two more days.

Hideo had conjured a third copy earlier in the morning, and he felt he'd soon be able to conjure a fourth. He'd felt his progress had great improved, and he felt that he was quickly getting a handle on the technique. The sun was waning in the sky, desperately seeking it's rest. The man had decided he would not leave tonight he would prevail now or never. Standing now firmly on the dry land of the embankment, he made the hand seals.

Dog

Tiger

As soon as Hideo finished the final hand seal, his energy responded instantly to his will. He didn't need bodies of water anymore to conjure the doppelgangers, they were molded purely from his own chakra - simply manifest extensions of his energy. A gust of chakra-infused fog washed over him and faded away. He now stood with his three silent "companions."

He straightened and lowered his arms. Glancing over at his duplicates, he nodded slowly remotely satisfied with himself. Hideo assumed a rudimentary fighting stance, his will conveying over to the copies.

He knew they could not fight, could not receive the blows of enemies. They existed to help fulfill a ninja's fundamental requirement: deception. If they failed in any way to reveal him amongst them, then they were useless. He needed to have them perfect. He needed them to look like him, act like him, and deceive for him. There was no room for error.

His right fist struck forward swift and strong, his eyes watching the copies mimic him preforming to his will.

"Not good enough. Not good enough." He growled out.

He struck low with his other fist, his muscles reminding him of the stress he'd put them through during the past week. Will conveyed this onto the copies as well.

"No. Still something isn't right."

Hideo focused intensely on the connection he had with the copies. He struck up and high with a ritualized right leg strike, his eyes intense on the other three. He could've swore there was something. Something for a second.

He shook his head, lowering his leg and straightening himself up - the "three" doing the same. Refinement was needed, and he'd have it. He growled, disappointed in himself.

For now they would have to keep up with him. They all jumped into the air in a blur of movement, vanishing into the twilight eaves.

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His breathing was rapid and heavy, his butt pack clinked softly with the movements he made. He jumped from high branch to high branch, each leap fluid and trained. The moon shown high in the midnight sky. Each star was an eye looking down on the word, observing the sleeping masses.

This was for Hideo though. He never felt more sure of himself than when he lived in the moment like this. Nothing else mattered; not other people, not his mentors, not his failings.

It all came down to this moment. He jumped into the clearing below, the training area of the park.

Dog

Tiger

The gust of fog rushed all around him, and in it's wake it left he and the other four. They stood in formation around him. He felt their presence in the back of his mind, like a thought that could not go away. An inkling of his will made them arrange swiftly in a line behind him. Then in-front of him.

He inhaled a deep breath of the cool night air. He struck his right fist into the air. The first kneeled swiftly to the ground, striking out with it's knuckles to it's left and right respectively. The second struck out with it's left leg high into the air. The third struck out with it's right leg at the fourth, and the fourth motioned in evasion. Hideo and the others froze in their respective positions. He broke his stillness and moved around them in a circle, green eyes looking over every facet of their movement.

Hideo smiled thinly.

[kuragari]

Learned (+10)

[Orpheus]

Doton Soushi no Jutsu (Rock Creation Technique)
Rank: "D" "C" "B" "A" "S"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A technique where the user takes the time to formulate, or create Rock in order to use other types of techniques for great usages.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Must be learned more and more in order to be capable of performing better, and capable of producing more Rock like formations for other types of techniques. Cannot be used on Sand
Description: What occurs is that the user takes the time to push down into the ground their own chakra. As the user does this the user takes the earth like materials found within the ground which is the components of soil as they begin to formulate and harden them all around in order to create harden rock like materials. The user may slam their hands against the ground in order to use this technique or just by pushing their chakra down to the ground. A user can gain the capability of grabbing onto the very ground and molding a piece of earth into a hardened like rock. The more the user learns and the higher the Difficulty class the user becomes the more they are capable of mastering this type of technique. When first learned the user is only capable of formulating rock into the size of their hand. When the user learns the "C" Rank, version this type increases to five meters in radius. Each time learned after that, the distance increases by ten feet giving a total distance of thirty-five meters in a radius distance. For each Difficulty class the User is the larger number this distance becomes. Each Difficulty class after C The distance increases by Ten meters. This means that if a user becomes S Rank in Difficulty Class and learns the S Rank Version of this technique the user is capable of formulating Rock within a Seventy-Five meters Radius.
Limit: Needs the Earth Release

"D" rank level of the technique

0/10

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It had been two days since Hideo had visited the park, he'd taken the time to rest and consider where he'd go next with his training. The man had felt an unusual but refreshing break in his apathy of late. He did not often spring into his training with such zest as he had been doing. In honesty, he'd admit it slightly concerned him.

He'd jogged to the park in the usual custom he'd gone by for a week and a half now. His weariness had faded with his respite over the past days and he felt a vigor that rose high in his chest this morning. Soon, he'd reached the Cascading Waterfall, quickly moving down the well-maintained path to his goal. He found his way straight to the wide open training area in the park, the area set aside for ninja training - the only place where such was allowed besides the pond. Hideo resolved to get right to work.

Placing himself in the center of the clearing, he lowered himself to his knees. Palms rested on those knees, and his chest moved with deep breaths of the cool morning air. Hideo searched for his center, tapped into his energy flow, and considered the task before him. He sat like such for many minutes, quiet and still save for the sign of gentle breathing.

The stillness was broken suddenly. Handseals were formed with his hands, Hideo pressing will unto his chakra. The surge of energy was immediate. Hideo slammed his hands down onto the ground, coils of manifest energy coursed from the man into the ground. Soft light shown from the reaction in the ground and then faded as quickly as it came. Hideo looked down at his intial attempt.

"Nothing." He remarked, disappointed.

Nothing had happened in the ground. His energy had simply released and to no avail. Shaking his head, he pulled his hands back up to his knees. The amount of energy wasn't the problem - Hideo had no difficulty conjuring up the chakra for the rudimentary aspects of this technique. What he needed to refine was the form in which the chakra moulded, reacted, and dispersed.

Handseals formed again, the man's face lit with determination.

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The energy released into the ground as Hideo's hands struck the soil. Light flashed across his face, and his eyes looked down to see the product of his work.

It was a nugget of rock. Hideo smiled thinly, fingers pulling up the odd stone from the ground below. Through repeated excecution of the technique, he'd steadily made his stones larger and more consistent. From the first grains and pebbles he'd grown into coin-sized rocks, and now he was producing modest nuggets of rock.

He noticed how his material quality would need more improvement. The rocks were well-enough in a pinch, but they were irregular, looked unnatural, and broke apart after a few moments. He'd need to focus his will on what he wanted, to force that image firmly into his mind. Then, through the clarity of thought he'd achieve what he desired.

The handseals formed seemlessly again, and the palms contacted the ground again with a soft clap of energy. Light washed over him quickly.

He did this again, again, and again.

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Hideo's mind focused intently on what a rock "was." He thought over it's range of colors, it's texture, the sizes they came in, the rock-types, the weight. All of these things were present in his mind, and then through that his will moulded his chakra to these things.

Light flashed over his face, and it's result was clear. A modest stone, a size smaller than a fist appeared in the dark soil below. Reaching a hand out and seizing the stone he pulled it out and wiped away the dirt. Looking it over he nodded. It was now a stone. A modest, small stone. Tossing it into the air he felt the weight, running his fingers over it's surface. It was rough all-over, save for a short smooth spot on the bottom - just as he'd desired.

Chuckling softly he tossed it over his shoulder behind him. It thumped onto a pile of nugget and fist-sized clumps of dirt that had accrued behind the man.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

+8

[Orpheus]

Doton Soushi no Jutsu (Rock Creation Technique)
Rank: "D" "C" "B" "A" "S"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A technique where the user takes the time to formulate, or create Rock in order to use other types of techniques for great usages.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Must be learned more and more in order to be capable of performing better, and capable of producing more Rock like formations for other types of techniques. Cannot be used on Sand
Description: What occurs is that the user takes the time to push down into the ground their own chakra. As the user does this the user takes the earth like materials found within the ground which is the components of soil as they begin to formulate and harden them all around in order to create harden rock like materials. The user may slam their hands against the ground in order to use this technique or just by pushing their chakra down to the ground. A user can gain the capability of grabbing onto the very ground and molding a piece of earth into a hardened like rock. The more the user learns and the higher the Difficulty class the user becomes the more they are capable of mastering this type of technique. When first learned the user is only capable of formulating rock into the size of their hand. When the user learns the "C" Rank, version this type increases to five meters in radius. Each time learned after that, the distance increases by ten feet giving a total distance of thirty-five meters in a radius distance. For each Difficulty class the User is the larger number this distance becomes. Each Difficulty class after C The distance increases by Ten meters. This means that if a user becomes S Rank in Difficulty Class and learns the S Rank Version of this technique the user is capable of formulating Rock within a Seventy-Five meters Radius.
Limit: Needs the Earth Release

"D" rank level of the technique

8/10

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Hideo looked up into the clear sky above, a heavy sigh fell from the man once he noticed the location of the sun. The day had dragged on while Hideo had practiced the rock creation technique, but not without progress. He had essentially continuously repeated the technique over and over. Each attempt was something new he learned about the methodology to the skill. He learned how much he had to focus on certain properties, how much chakra to use, how to maximize said chakra. All of these things needed to work seamlessly in his head, since the technique went off in an instant. He knew he'd not have the luxury and comfort of time while on a mission or in a battle.

But while the man felt he'd been far too slow with his training of the technique, he was sure he'd made important headway. Breaking from his reverie he lowered his gaze to the present once more. He knelt back down into the grass of the clearing: the training area. He'd accrued a pile of dirt nearby him, evidence of his repeated practice of the technique. Now he could makes rocks the size of his fist, sustain them for a notable amount of time, and even create variance among them. The question was now "how many."

Now was the time for his personal test though, and as always he feared he'd fail it. Swallowing a deep breath he moved into the routine of the technique with practiced ease, his movements flying into a blur.

His hands contacted the ground, chakra responding to the influence of his will. In an instant many thoughts ran through his mind: everything he'd learned about rock creation, everything he'd learned about how to work his chakra in such a way.

He'd kept his eyes closed for a long moment - not looking down to witness the product of his work. Then slowly his lids opened, and he chuckled softly.

It was a pile of rocks, moulded into and from the ground. It was an area about the size of his two palms side-by-side. And in the area were several fist-sized stones of varying degree and quality. Lifting one of the stones up he carefully looked it over and nodded.

It was indeed a stone, and looked the part of one. He could feel his chakra's influence on the object though, for it had been made through his influence. Hideo smiled, picked up three of the stones and began to juggle them in the air.

[kuragari]

That's a crap ton of training for 2 TP lol

+2 - learned

[Orpheus]

Hideo set down the stones he'd been playing with. He felt he'd progressed enough with the technique, and he felt comfortable with going home. Looking up at the sky he confirmed his plans at the sight of the waning sun. Gathering up his things he turned and took the path home.

[EXIT]

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New training thread is at Red Waters