1 Crescent Clash [Binsu/Private/No Kill] Thu Feb 12, 2015 6:30 pm
Kyohei
D-rank
Kyohei had long since outgrown the training grounds provided for shinobi within Konohagakure, deeming both the facilities and those who utilize them too far apart from what he aimed to achieve to provide any value to him. There may have been individuals with an acceptable amount of skill present, but the entire atmosphere that surrounded these places showed him nothing that would hold any worth to him. These facilities had become more like playgrounds than training grounds, with even academy students running about, practicing the most juvenile jutsu available to them with bleeding heart instructors and even shinobi of higher rank cheering them on as if it were some sporting event. Kyohei himself may have used facilities like that when he was younger, but he had long since abandoned them in favor of seeking out his own locations outside of the safety of Konohagakure’s walls. No real training could ever be accomplished in the playgrounds of the Leaf, he needed something more.
It was that driving factor that brought him to a mountainside several miles off of the main road exiting the village. The location he chose, was as secure as he could find within reason, a small cliff and clearing in the forest with a waterfall dropping down about 30 feet. In the large, almost maze-like wooded areas outside of Konohagakure, this location was as difficult to locate as one could get. Any discernable path that could possibly lead to the clearing was obscured by the great foliage, including giant thorny vines, and riddled with sudden drops and wildlife. To the uninitiated, it was a treacherous path to say the least. Travelers dared not tread that section of the forest, and shinobi from the village knew well enough that nothing good ever waited for those who went off too far. In fact, the only reason Kyohei himself was able to locate the area was with the aid of Tomoe and her scouting from the skies. By traversing through the forest canopy he was able to use his gyrfalcon as a guide to reach his chosen training spot safely. Of course, after a few trips he did become capable of navigating the woods himself.
Even with the difficulty of reaching the location however, Kyohei still made it a point to only travel there to train under the cover of night. His days just seemed to be getting shorter and shorter, with his own duties occupying a great deal of his time. Beyond that, his time in the Black ANBU had only served to make the Uchiha more and more suspicious of virtually everyone. In his mind, anyone who was not definitively an ally was an enemy, there was no room for neutral ground any longer. Kyohei could not shake the feeling that a time was rapidly approaching where his current level of power would simply not be enough to carry him through. It is for that reason he had sought out a new place to train and it was that resolve that drove him as he threw down a rolled up mat that he had slung over his shoulder. As it rolled out onto the ground, the number of practice weapons and equipment he had brought with him became visible, the cold steel almost glowing under the moonlight. What he needed was power and this was the only way he had ever known to attain it. It was time to begin…
573~
It was that driving factor that brought him to a mountainside several miles off of the main road exiting the village. The location he chose, was as secure as he could find within reason, a small cliff and clearing in the forest with a waterfall dropping down about 30 feet. In the large, almost maze-like wooded areas outside of Konohagakure, this location was as difficult to locate as one could get. Any discernable path that could possibly lead to the clearing was obscured by the great foliage, including giant thorny vines, and riddled with sudden drops and wildlife. To the uninitiated, it was a treacherous path to say the least. Travelers dared not tread that section of the forest, and shinobi from the village knew well enough that nothing good ever waited for those who went off too far. In fact, the only reason Kyohei himself was able to locate the area was with the aid of Tomoe and her scouting from the skies. By traversing through the forest canopy he was able to use his gyrfalcon as a guide to reach his chosen training spot safely. Of course, after a few trips he did become capable of navigating the woods himself.
Even with the difficulty of reaching the location however, Kyohei still made it a point to only travel there to train under the cover of night. His days just seemed to be getting shorter and shorter, with his own duties occupying a great deal of his time. Beyond that, his time in the Black ANBU had only served to make the Uchiha more and more suspicious of virtually everyone. In his mind, anyone who was not definitively an ally was an enemy, there was no room for neutral ground any longer. Kyohei could not shake the feeling that a time was rapidly approaching where his current level of power would simply not be enough to carry him through. It is for that reason he had sought out a new place to train and it was that resolve that drove him as he threw down a rolled up mat that he had slung over his shoulder. As it rolled out onto the ground, the number of practice weapons and equipment he had brought with him became visible, the cold steel almost glowing under the moonlight. What he needed was power and this was the only way he had ever known to attain it. It was time to begin…
573~