Another day following Suutei’s personal training regime before setting out for the next village Kumogakure no Sato, today he would step it up 10 fold.  Suutei VS 100 Suutei...It was a weird training but how else would he get better, and given previous circumstances he was going to have a much harder time so he chose the wasteland near the outskirts of Iwagakure no Sato.  Obviously before completing his training he would make his way for Kumogakure after wasting enough of his time in Iwagakure.  Only two more stops till he returned to Konoha and then he would return to Iwagakure to begin his apprenticeship, under the Tsuchikage.

The wind swept through the mountain pass stirring the dust and the travelers in the area.  It was unsettling and nerve wracking for incoming traders and merchants.  Trying there best to keep their merchandise from going aloft, and into the valley.  Not Suutei who was fond of being wild and free, and sought out to the sky.  Flying overhead of the traveler’s was Suutei who could be easily mistaken for some kind of animal, and rumors even spread that he was the great Tempest God.  Though that was just a myth Suutei did enjoy the concept of being called a god, but Chopper just saw it as Suutei getting headstrong.

“Chopper I thought you’d be used to flying by now.  Ha if you ask me I’d say your not over your fear of heights.”

Chopper sat with his head buried in Suutei’s neck afraid to look at the ground moving below.  It was unbelievable at how he expected him to get over such a fear, he was a reindeer after all it wasn’t like he lived in the North Pole and flew once a year around the world.  At first it was a fun experience, but now it is just a near death experience whenever they are in the air.  Suutei goes completely overboard when they fly, and forgets that he is on his back when he starts showing off.  Performing all types of reckless aerial maneuvers, one time forgetting that Chopper was on his back and the small reindeer fell off.  Suutei claims that he tried to do it, but that just makes Chopper more furious as to why he would do such a thing.

Beginning their descent into the wasteland near the border of the Land of Earth, Suutei did another fancy maneuver tossing off Chopper and landing into a crouched position.  Tilting his head upwards he saw before him 5 clones all with one goal in mind...giving Suutei the ass kicking of his life.  Standing up he brushed off the dirt and taunted the five clones with a hand beckoning and they charged at him.  Suutei kicked off of his foot and dashed towards them as well, going for the first one’s legs but wasn’t quick enough when the clone leaped over the grounded Suutei.  Stopping himself he looked back not aware of the clone coming down from the sky, and connected with Suutei’s face crushing the ground below.

An explosion of white smoke soon followed when he appeared next to the other 2 clones.  Before they knew he was performing a jumping spin kick connecting with both clones face sending the flying in the opposite direction.  Touching down he smirked with a small line of blood in the corner of his mouth down to his chin, he wiped it away calling out to all his clones.

”You guys are making this way more fun than I thought!”

The 5 clones regrouped and before he knew it they had multiplied by 4, and now he was facing 20 clones of himself.  Suutei expressed a sigh of disappointment as his chances of victory went from high to extremely low.  An idea sparked in his mind as he reached back for his fuma shuriken, and released the blades.  This would allow him to split them in  half or in fourths. Either way it would work more efficiently to reduce them in groups.  Quickly he hurled the fuma shuriken at the group and they scattered.  With the clones splitting down the middle; 10 at a time would just have to do.

Making his next move he would try and stir the group up causing confusion amongst themselves.  Suutei dashed through them in a figure 8 pattern.  Moving fast enough to cause a minor stir in the dust, as well as splitting the clones into 2 groups of 5.  As the dust still stirred Suutei stepped into the bottom circle, engaging the 5 clones.  He dove feet first at one of the clones knocking him off his feet, and rolled himself backwards before the others could jump on him.  4 of them had their Kunai drawn and charged at him, and Suutei maneuvered through their attacks; jumping, and parrying with his own Kunai he lost track of the one he attacked first who’d been preparing Goukakyu and already fired it at him.

Suutei noticed the dust settle and the other clones all circled the group, and Suutei stopped.  Instantly all the clones exploded into clouds of white smoke, staring off into the distant sky Suutei watched the clouds roam.  Immediately it was like a calling for him to do next, and Suutei informed Chopper and the two went on their way.

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