1 Mother Earth.(Training) Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:42 pm
AkaneJugo
D-rank
Ninjutsu - what an abhorrently arrogant phrase. It made commoners believe that the ninja had somehow created the art and that everyone else who used it was in fact simply copying them. Akane knew this to be what it was, absolute shite. Ninja defiantly used it to be sure but they were not the first and she was damn sure that they would not be the last.
Certain animals were already well versed in the ways of chakra manipulation in the beginning of time. The famous sages : snake , frog and myriad others could not only shift their body shape but also possessed numerous skills that but for the animals own generosity people could only dream off.
Akane had been to a ninja academy for a little while and she had hated every single minute of it. It was not that the teachers were a bunch of patronizing ass-holes (though they most certainly were) or the fact that the students were vindictive little bastards who attempted (Stupidly) to get a rise out of her (Though they most certainly were as well). It was the fact that the entire deal felt so wretchedly forced.
Chakra existed primarily in nature and thus Akane reasoned that those who took themselves into the sterile ninja academy were doing themselves a massive disservice. She had heard that Konohagaukre was surrounded in a massive forest. Why when they had something so grand on their doorstep did they even bother to erect a box with which to cage themselves in?
Walls were not alive in the same way as trees. Desks and tables did not pulse with the vitality of moss and vines. Wasn’t it just easier to simply mesh with the energy around one than to isolate your own energy and focus it?
Now Akane had found herself a nice waterfall. She extended an arm into the roaring torrent and was satisfied that the cold was enough to cause Goosebumps all over her body. She stripped what clothes she had off till she was stark naked and then proceeded to sit herself under the large pressure of the waterfall. Akane was not entirely sure as to why doing such things were good for spiritual training but she knew that monks and shamans tended to do this kind of thing quite a lot and that was good enough for her.
While she knew that her people had a running feud with Buddhist monks Akane herself did not mind the quiet scholarly individuals mostly because they largely kept to themselves and did not cause a lot of trouble. Sometimes they even gave her donations of food and coin when she was begging on the side of the road. This was in her opinion a hell of a lot better than the kicks and spit that were also aimed at her. So she closed her eyes and started to attempt meditation. Akane was familiar with the fact that sages from other schools could meditate to regain their own chakra but those were people who didn’t have the passive nature chakra absorption like she did. However that was only for her senjutsu. This was for what she thought of as spell craft the act of turning regular chakra into phenomena that could be used to influence the world around her.
Akane didn’t quite know how to separate the two. After all the world around her and her own innate abilities were not so different. This was probably what the ninjas did when they isolated themselves from the forests. They attempted to split their chakra from that of nature. She now had a better idea of why she was different. Maybe she could just mix the two after all there was no real barrier between masteries but the one perceived in the minds of men. Everything was after all part of the same world and thus in some way linked .
Akane would not forget all she knew about Senjutsu to learn about ‘Ninjutsu’ but instead she would combine what she had into a better whole that was much easier to work with. The waterfalls pressure seemed to almost lessen somewhat as she came to the realisation. Perhaps it was merely that her body was adapting to the pressure or perhaps it was a sign that she was indeed on the right track with her thoughts. She certainly hoped it was the latter because she didn’t want to spend a billion years out here looking for enlightenment like some of the older monks.
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Certain animals were already well versed in the ways of chakra manipulation in the beginning of time. The famous sages : snake , frog and myriad others could not only shift their body shape but also possessed numerous skills that but for the animals own generosity people could only dream off.
Akane had been to a ninja academy for a little while and she had hated every single minute of it. It was not that the teachers were a bunch of patronizing ass-holes (though they most certainly were) or the fact that the students were vindictive little bastards who attempted (Stupidly) to get a rise out of her (Though they most certainly were as well). It was the fact that the entire deal felt so wretchedly forced.
Chakra existed primarily in nature and thus Akane reasoned that those who took themselves into the sterile ninja academy were doing themselves a massive disservice. She had heard that Konohagaukre was surrounded in a massive forest. Why when they had something so grand on their doorstep did they even bother to erect a box with which to cage themselves in?
Walls were not alive in the same way as trees. Desks and tables did not pulse with the vitality of moss and vines. Wasn’t it just easier to simply mesh with the energy around one than to isolate your own energy and focus it?
Now Akane had found herself a nice waterfall. She extended an arm into the roaring torrent and was satisfied that the cold was enough to cause Goosebumps all over her body. She stripped what clothes she had off till she was stark naked and then proceeded to sit herself under the large pressure of the waterfall. Akane was not entirely sure as to why doing such things were good for spiritual training but she knew that monks and shamans tended to do this kind of thing quite a lot and that was good enough for her.
While she knew that her people had a running feud with Buddhist monks Akane herself did not mind the quiet scholarly individuals mostly because they largely kept to themselves and did not cause a lot of trouble. Sometimes they even gave her donations of food and coin when she was begging on the side of the road. This was in her opinion a hell of a lot better than the kicks and spit that were also aimed at her. So she closed her eyes and started to attempt meditation. Akane was familiar with the fact that sages from other schools could meditate to regain their own chakra but those were people who didn’t have the passive nature chakra absorption like she did. However that was only for her senjutsu. This was for what she thought of as spell craft the act of turning regular chakra into phenomena that could be used to influence the world around her.
Akane didn’t quite know how to separate the two. After all the world around her and her own innate abilities were not so different. This was probably what the ninjas did when they isolated themselves from the forests. They attempted to split their chakra from that of nature. She now had a better idea of why she was different. Maybe she could just mix the two after all there was no real barrier between masteries but the one perceived in the minds of men. Everything was after all part of the same world and thus in some way linked .
Akane would not forget all she knew about Senjutsu to learn about ‘Ninjutsu’ but instead she would combine what she had into a better whole that was much easier to work with. The waterfalls pressure seemed to almost lessen somewhat as she came to the realisation. Perhaps it was merely that her body was adapting to the pressure or perhaps it was a sign that she was indeed on the right track with her thoughts. She certainly hoped it was the latter because she didn’t want to spend a billion years out here looking for enlightenment like some of the older monks.
753/1500 words