It was another lazy afternoon in Konoha the sun was bright and the wind was calm, enough to give slight breezes every now and then to Kenji, this weather was perfect to get some training done particulary Ninjutsu even though he was good at Chakra Flow today he felt that he should improve his second specialization. The perfect place to do that was in the surrounding forest and who knows, maybe he would run in to another Genin to practice with, despite that he didn't usually work in groups but since the Chuunin exams were coming up he would need all the practice he could get and it had been a while since his last mission, a little more training couldn't hurt. A jutsu that he was particulary interested in was the Spiralling Wind Ball which he encountered while browsing his research notes

This one will be troublesome.. Thought Kenji as he walked outside of the village gates making his way quickly to the dense forest, even though their was no rush he was eager to get training started, learning new Jutsu excited him, of he mastered it then he would feel more prepared. He reached the forest and went in deeper until he found a quiet spot near a small area surrounded by bushes and trees, Kenji smiled satisfied with the spot he chose because he will be able to guage how well the damage of the spiralling wind ball will do, since eventually it will be able to knock it down, since his primary was Wind and not the usual Fire Style which was expected of an Uchiha this shouldn't be too difficult would it?.

"Only one way to find out" In order for this jutsu to work one must inhale the correct amount of Wind chakra then exhale it into the shape of a ball in their hand, Kenji inhaled held it for a moment and exhaled into his right hand he could see some small wind ball appear for a split second, but it popped knocking him over suddenly he was brething hard it felt as though he had been running for miles, he must have inhaled too much.

He got up dusted himself off and began to inhale again only this time not as much as he did the first time, he then breathed out steadily, focusing on the shape of a ball and constantly aiming at his open hand he could see another small ball appear which was progress but it popped again.

"Damn it...this shouldn't be so difficult!." He said loud enough for someone passing by to hear but it didn't bother him as he was trying to figure out what he was doing wrong, he lay on the grass thinking.

(I looked this up on my phone before I got on my computer, and this looked three times as big. I was preparing to write an essay xD.)

By chance Ryūji had also decided to leave the village of Konoha that day, but it had not been for the same reason as his fellow Uchiha. The bright sun and peaceful atmosphere in particular convinced the young shinobi that it would be a fine day for relaxing. Ryūji had left the house - hours before Kenji - with a book and his fighting gear, although he planned to just relax he also preferred to be equipped in case of danger.

Ryūji eventually settled on a small clearing, it looked cosy enough with several trees and bushes surrounding it. With one quick movement the Uchiha leaped up to the lowest branch on the nearest tree, using it to climb up the rest of the tree. It took a few minutes to find a comfortable branch, but eventually he managed to find one which didn't make him feel like he was lying on a thousand pebbles. Opening the book he started to read. At first the book held is interest, it was a good novel about a shinobi who hunted missing-nin down using his unique Kekkei Genkai, but after a while he found himself drifting to sleep. He managed to struggle against the impending sleep, but after a few close calls he succumbed.

It took a loud popping noise which woke the Uchiha up, and in a very manner. One second he was lying on a tree-branch, the next he was dangling from it. Ryūji found himself in a difficult position, he knew he could pull himself back onto the branch but he just felt so drained. After a few moments he managed to get his brain back into gear and pull himself up, unluckily for him the tree had other ideas. A loud crack resonated throughout the clearing, leaving him only a moment to realize the horror of his situation. Then he slammed into the floor.

To his credit Ryūji managed to aim himself into the nearest bush, limiting the amount of damaging he would take, although the force of the impact still drove the air from his lungs. His ears began ringing, and he thought he could hear someone saying something in the distance. "Oww....." he groaned, hoping someone near-by would have the decency to help him.

Kenji had lay there for a while for how long exactly he did not know, due to him being deep in thought he had lost track of time it wasn't until he heard something land in the bushes behind him, which snapped him back to reality he jumped up, reached in his pouch and brought a Kunai out infused it with Wind chakra flow which extended the sharpness and carefully scanned his surroundings.

He was sure that he found a spot hidden enough to avoid contact with unexpected guests, but then again he was training rather loudly the popping sound of the failed attempts at the jutsu was bound to attract attention. As well as him yelling in frustration, he couldn't find anyone he could sense someone's chakra nearby but it seemed to match his It must be another Genin.. He thought it was probably someone from the village as only Leaf Shinobi can pass through these woods.

He withdrew his weapon for now and decided to focus back on the training, he inhaled again then exhaled focusing on shaping the chakra into a ball it appeared in his hand again as he was exhaling, he got it the ball was visably large enough and he now had to keep the rotation going, easier said than done it felt like he was holding a water bomb.

"Here goes.." He said with excitement, he raised the spiralling ball and ran towards a tree he thrust his arm forward expecting it to hit the tree, but suddenly it span out of control and popped again. Kenji stood there arm outstretched shocked although he didn't hit his target there was some improvment all he had to do now was keep practising.

"Almost got it." He said with satisfaction before he turned around he heard the sound of a voice below him, he saw a boy about his age he needn't draw a weapon because the boy was from the Leaf Village presumably a Genin.

"Uhh are you ok?" He asked curiously as the Genin was rubbing his head.

One moment Ryūji was staring up at the sky, and the next second he was looking at some other person looking down at him. The stranger seemed to be the same age as him and an Uchiha to boot, the red hair wasn't typical, but his eyes were defiantly the same as the rest of his clan. Suddenly he was beginning to feel a bit nervous. Other Uchiha tended to make him nervous, but maybe someone his own age would be more easy to get away with.

"This really hurts." moaned Ryūji, a small pain radiating throughout his body. He slowly pulled himself off the ground, feeling a little shaky. He quickly brushed the dust and foliage off of his clothes. After he was presentable he turned to Kenji. "I hope I didn't make too much of an arse of myself,"[/color] he nervously muttered. "My name is Ryūji Uchiha. Nice to meet you." he said while making a shallow bow. "This person doesn't seem too bad." he thought to himself "As long as I don't come off as too much of an idiot everything should be okay."

Their eyes locked for a second they looked innocent and not as dark as his, he appeared to be a normal boy no-one would expect him to be an Uchiha it confused him even more when he introduced him in a pleasant manner. Most Uchiha he had seen have usually been stoic and over confident, but this one was different.

Kenji realized that he still had his arm outstretched he moved it to his side casually, he answered in a what he hoped was a friendly tone of voice despite that he was feeling slightly annoyed.

"Likewise, my name is Kenji Uchiha...I hoped I didn't scare you with my training." Which was true Ryuji found him lying on the floor after a loud noise from the failed attempt at a jutsu.

The other Uchiha had answered him back pleasantly enough, but Ryūji could sense an underlying annoyance which made him feel quite uneasy. Don't worry you didn't scare me.""I'm sorry if I disturbed your training, if you want I'll let you get back to it." he answered, offering up an uneasy smile. Even though Ryūji had got there first he felt like he was intruding on the area and Kenji in particular.

In truth this particular Uchiha seemed to make Ryūji a tad more nervous than usual, maybe it was the eyes or the way he talked but he was just a little unnerved. "Calm down," he thought to himself "As long as you be nice everything will be fine."

At least he was respectable enough to apologize though Kenji might have given off the wrong impression, he thought he'd make it up to Ryuji later but right now he had to train for his new jutsu, maybe this would benefit him after all. He was looking for a training partner anyway.

He gave him an apologetic smile and said "It's fine as it turns out I was looking for a sparring partner, want to train with me?." He asked sounding more relaxed maybe he'll learn the jutsu faster in a real fight.