1 Soaring, Flying, Gliding [Training] [Open for anyone who wants to train] Wed Sep 26, 2018 5:03 am
Xiao
D-rank
- Spoiler:
- Just training stats here. First post is training Speed from E to D
The Chuunin exams were an important aspect of all shinobi's life, a literal exam that would determine your will of the shinobi but so too your path that would be followed. Would you become the eternal genin who is cursed to walk among children known as the man who failed or will you be the shinobi who excels and is proved to be the genius of his generation? It was an uncertainty for all genin but more so for the arrogant little crow who wished nothing more than to prove his worth and to carve a path for himself. He had found a place to train, though perhaps it was a place that was slightly unconventional. He didn't wish to find a place that was particularly open to the public nor one that would not test his willingness to learn and thus he found the ideal spot in the swamp of sorrow.
Known to swallow man and horse alike into the great nothing the swamp held various dangerous creatures the likes of which would send a chill down the spine of even some veteran shinobi. It was the perfect spot for Xiao Guan to test and hone his capabilities before the Chuunin exam in an attempt to find a perfect medium in his skill. His aim for the next month was to improve his speed, as a hopeful puppet master it was his keen ability to maneuver the strings of a puppet and avoid close combat that would be needed in future combat. His plan to improve his abilities were quite simple, utilising the natural landscape he would attempt to leap from tree to tree in hopes of improving his time reaching one side of the swamp to the other.
Finding a small cleared grove in which a pond was centered in the clearing as willow trees and vines alike curled about the opening fighting for what little sunlight they could find the little shinobi stood purched on a rotted branch of a rather thick willow tree with one hand grasping the dangling tendril like leaves that flowed gently in the breeze. The scent of...well swamp was prominent and so too did it encourage the little shinobi to hasten his training. Speed was vital, this was true and thus he would need to ensure he could meet the expectations he had placed on himself. He needed to become faster, better, more efficient than others if he was to stand out.
One...two...three...Let's jam. the little crow thought as he pressed the ball of his heel firmly against the grit of the willow tree sending him bursting through the air as he as fast as he could. Admittedly he was no where near as fast as other shinobi but that was in essence why he was here, to become a shinobi that was as if bottled lightning whether it be by his hands or his feet he needed to ensure his entire body was perfected for this exam lest he fall behind.
As he soared through the air the little crow spread his arms outward attempting to feel the flow of chakra building in his body as wind flowed about him, causing his feathered coat to flutter like wings in the breeze as it lifted swiftly upward as he landed firmly upon the opposing tree stump that creaked and warbled as he stood upon it.
Wavering up and down slightly the young shinobi waited for the timing as the branch lowered he waited for that equal force to send him upwards and away from the branch once more pressing firmly against the tree branch with his feet and utilising the momentum of the equal and opposite force to jettison himself skyward this time with his arms reached outward grasping a tree branch and using the momentum of his body to swing as if an ape utilising vines.
Swinging entirely about the branch he proceeded to squat his feet as if a toad and leap once more forward and outward this time higher still on a branch standing directly above him that enabled him to gain a greater height as he utilized said branch to catapult himself up above the tips of the trees themselves. His body arched and contorted in tortion as he began to twist into a flip allowing him to gain a greater momentum through the air as his feathed cloak flew in the breeze.
The young crow began to feel free in this landscape. He was a nobody, he didn't come from any grand clan nor was he the inheritor of anybodies will. He was simply a young son of a merchant who wished nothing more than to be free and to soar above the world just as he did now. This was his bliss. Freedom. His ambition of course was to guard Kirigakure No Sato with his life but within that he still felt a draw to freedom and a distain for the hindrances placed upon him. As he came crashing downward once more he twisted the ball of his foot to enable him to press and use the momentum once more to leap to the next branch instead though he found a firm tree and aimed for the center outstretching his palms and planting firmly against the trunk of said tree.
Pressing firmly against the tree he pressed the chakra into the balls of his feet as he span upward allowing his feet to attach to the tree as he made an arch with his body that flowed into the next aspect of using the momentum to then flip again upward repeating the pattern over and over still until reaching the very peak of the large tree.
He perched there. Standing a top it all looking over the swamp.
"Sufficient." he stated calmly as he gazed over the swamp with something of a smile hoping to hone his skills once more into something greater.
The next task would be his perception. A boring task to be sure but one that was necessary. Meditation would be needed but for now he took in a deep breathe holding it for a count of five before gently releasing his breathe.
- Spoiler:
- WC: 1023
Speed E > D