1 Hiding In The Dark [Training/No Kill] [OPEN!] Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:52 pm
Motoichi
D-rank
It had been a while since the exam fights had finished. Having gotten his fight over with rather quickly, Motoichi decided to take his time and slink off to somewhere more remote. He wanted to train, but being a Chuunin Exam participant, he needed to do things privately.
Fortunately for him, Takigakure was a large place. Also, having some time off to train was a nice break to de-stress from all the hype and pressure of the Chuunin Exams. So much was riding on all the contestants, and being one of the few from the Hidden Rock, Motoichi felt an added pressure on him to do well. Plus, every time he saw those plush toys of all the contestants that made it this far, he couldn't help but feel more pressure. Kids would be playing with him and other contestants.
Sure, he didn't think he was anyone's favorite for the Exams, nor did he really think anyone in the village cared if he lost, but just knowing that there was even the chance that people would be cheering him on, betting on him, hoping for his success, made him all queasy. Everything that was flooding his mind now was the same when he graduated from the Academy. How the elders had looked to him for a surging rise through the ranks, to see his potential tapped into reality completely. The pressure seemed immense and ominous.
It was during these thoughts, when the pressure seemed to bottle all the way up to the top that the nightmares would enter his mind. He didn't have to be asleep in order to get those nightmares. Being awake wasn't safe for his mind either. The sight of Eichi's roasted body seemed to forever imprint itself on various objects that he passed as he walked about the village.
He came to an underground cave, holding his head as if to help combat his thoughts on the present. Seeing the cave appeared empty and secluded, he made his way down to train. A few exercises would be good to get his mind off of the Exams and Eichi. He began to stretch, getting all of his muscles ready for a long workout.
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Fortunately for him, Takigakure was a large place. Also, having some time off to train was a nice break to de-stress from all the hype and pressure of the Chuunin Exams. So much was riding on all the contestants, and being one of the few from the Hidden Rock, Motoichi felt an added pressure on him to do well. Plus, every time he saw those plush toys of all the contestants that made it this far, he couldn't help but feel more pressure. Kids would be playing with him and other contestants.
Sure, he didn't think he was anyone's favorite for the Exams, nor did he really think anyone in the village cared if he lost, but just knowing that there was even the chance that people would be cheering him on, betting on him, hoping for his success, made him all queasy. Everything that was flooding his mind now was the same when he graduated from the Academy. How the elders had looked to him for a surging rise through the ranks, to see his potential tapped into reality completely. The pressure seemed immense and ominous.
It was during these thoughts, when the pressure seemed to bottle all the way up to the top that the nightmares would enter his mind. He didn't have to be asleep in order to get those nightmares. Being awake wasn't safe for his mind either. The sight of Eichi's roasted body seemed to forever imprint itself on various objects that he passed as he walked about the village.
He came to an underground cave, holding his head as if to help combat his thoughts on the present. Seeing the cave appeared empty and secluded, he made his way down to train. A few exercises would be good to get his mind off of the Exams and Eichi. He began to stretch, getting all of his muscles ready for a long workout.
Post: 373