1 The Day is near (Solo|Training) Wed Nov 07, 2018 6:09 pm
Kashiki
D-rank
Part 1: Katon Training.
The Chunin Exams had finally truly begun, they had been unofficially started for weeks, genin doing nothing but training day in and day out, people duking it out and placing bets over who would be who and who would win the whole shibang.
Kashiki returned to his training grove once more, it had been a few days, but the grove was exactly how Kashiki remembered it. The genin had memorized this place, mostly subconsciously due to the immense amounts of time he spent here training and strengthening his body. Even though the grove Kashiki was training at was the same, the training he would be doing there would be much different. Instead of his normal physical body strengthening and practice on his taijutsu and sword work, Kashiki would be improving his jutsu today. Specifically, Kashiki would be perfecting a jutsu he had thought up one day at the public bathing spring. Kashiki's idea for this jutsu was probably insane, but it could maybe work, and maybe even be an effective and useful tool in the up coming chunin exams. The jutsu in question did not matter right now though, because Kashiki lacked the skills in using and channeling Katon chakra to actual perform or attempt to perform the jutsu. And so, Kashiki came out here today to work on his usage of Katon chakra, and if he improved enough to feel comfortable in doing so, attempt to perform and perfect his new jutsu. Kashiki pulled a matchbox out of his bag and scrounged around till he found a handful of kindling and a good stack of fuel. Kashiki lit of small fire in the middle of the grove, being sure to clear the area first as to not cause a forest fire and burn down the small south forest he so loved. Kashiki gazed into the flickering red and orange of the fire, imagining the flame taking the form of a galloping horse. Kashiki focused for a second and channeled katon chakra into his hand, making it fire proof. Kashiki stuck his hand into the fire and focused on the image of the galloping horse once more as he channeled chakra through and out of his hand. Kashiki attempted to manipulate the chakra he had fed into the raging flame, willing it to morph and twist into the shape he had decided on, a galloping horse. The flame sputtered and hissed, embers flying everywhere, but Kashiki remained focused, a single image filling his mind, the shape he wanted the fire to take. Eventually the fire began to move, slowly taking on some of the features of a horse. It didn't really look like a horse per say, more like a blob with four more blobs under it and a blob to one of its sides. It didn't move right either, it seemed to buck and leap rather than gallop. Kashiki threw his other hand into the fire, his will strengthened by the first glimpse of the fruit of his labor. Kashiki focused on defining the blobs, making the large one look like a horses body first. The blob shifted, looking much more horse like after it did, Still not perfect as it looked like something inbetween a horse and a cat, but it was closer. Kashiki focused again, this time the body looked exactly like the image in his head. "We're getting somewhere" Kashiki thought, a little too soon. Just as the thought crept into his head the fire grew restless, embers and sparks biting at Kashiki's legs. Kashiki tried his best to ignore the tiny flames that drifted through the air towards his legs, the distraction almost enough to take his focus away from shaping the roaring flames.
Kashiki focused himself, flowing katon chakra through the rest of his body to make himself completely fire proof. Kashiki turned his attention to the blob once more. He stared intensely at the 4 blobs on the bottom, focusing on the shape of a horse's legs. The fire obeyed, shifting took look like a set of four horse legs. Kashiki grinned as he once again turned his attention to a different part, this time the head. Kashiki motioned and the head shifted, looking much more like a horse. Another thought and the head shifted slightly, the ears becoming more horse like and the mane growing out of its neck. Kashiki focused on the horse made of flame again, commanding it silently to gallop. Kashiki focused on the image of a galloping horse as he commanded the fire, and the horse made of fire began galloping like a horse who had his entire life. Kashiki turned away from the flame, and it went back to its normal flickering self. "Looks like I have control down." Kashiki said as he imagined the horse again, the fire obeying and returning to the image it was mere seconds ago. "Now I need to improve my raw power" Kashiki thought as a wide grin appeared on his face, this was going to be fun.
Kashiki stood, and poured water from his canteen over the fire, extinguishing it. Kashiki held his hand over the drenched wood, focusing on moving Katon chakra into the air in the form of heat before drying out and lighting the now wet wood. Kashiki channeled the chakra into the air, super heating the air, before moving the heat into the wood. The wood caught fire due to the heat, combusting into a average sized bonfire like before. Kashiki thrust his hand into the fire and once again channeled katon chakra outwards. The fire ate the chakra, the heat and size of the flames growing until the blaze took up most of the grove. Kashiki stopped flowing chakra into the flame, this time removing heat until the blaze was nothing but embers. Kashiki released the heat and the flame grew back into a small bonfire, the area around it charred by the once huge blaze of flames. Kashiki put his hand on the wood of the campfire, infusing it with fire chakra. The wood exploded as the heat activated the fire chakra and caused it to surge outwards. Kashiki thrust his hand into the fire and focused on creating a pillar of flames this time. Hie channeled chakra up and down, creating a pillar of fire. "Power and control down, now to work on that jutsu." Kashiki said as he put out the flames once more.
WC: 1072
The Chunin Exams had finally truly begun, they had been unofficially started for weeks, genin doing nothing but training day in and day out, people duking it out and placing bets over who would be who and who would win the whole shibang.
Kashiki returned to his training grove once more, it had been a few days, but the grove was exactly how Kashiki remembered it. The genin had memorized this place, mostly subconsciously due to the immense amounts of time he spent here training and strengthening his body. Even though the grove Kashiki was training at was the same, the training he would be doing there would be much different. Instead of his normal physical body strengthening and practice on his taijutsu and sword work, Kashiki would be improving his jutsu today. Specifically, Kashiki would be perfecting a jutsu he had thought up one day at the public bathing spring. Kashiki's idea for this jutsu was probably insane, but it could maybe work, and maybe even be an effective and useful tool in the up coming chunin exams. The jutsu in question did not matter right now though, because Kashiki lacked the skills in using and channeling Katon chakra to actual perform or attempt to perform the jutsu. And so, Kashiki came out here today to work on his usage of Katon chakra, and if he improved enough to feel comfortable in doing so, attempt to perform and perfect his new jutsu. Kashiki pulled a matchbox out of his bag and scrounged around till he found a handful of kindling and a good stack of fuel. Kashiki lit of small fire in the middle of the grove, being sure to clear the area first as to not cause a forest fire and burn down the small south forest he so loved. Kashiki gazed into the flickering red and orange of the fire, imagining the flame taking the form of a galloping horse. Kashiki focused for a second and channeled katon chakra into his hand, making it fire proof. Kashiki stuck his hand into the fire and focused on the image of the galloping horse once more as he channeled chakra through and out of his hand. Kashiki attempted to manipulate the chakra he had fed into the raging flame, willing it to morph and twist into the shape he had decided on, a galloping horse. The flame sputtered and hissed, embers flying everywhere, but Kashiki remained focused, a single image filling his mind, the shape he wanted the fire to take. Eventually the fire began to move, slowly taking on some of the features of a horse. It didn't really look like a horse per say, more like a blob with four more blobs under it and a blob to one of its sides. It didn't move right either, it seemed to buck and leap rather than gallop. Kashiki threw his other hand into the fire, his will strengthened by the first glimpse of the fruit of his labor. Kashiki focused on defining the blobs, making the large one look like a horses body first. The blob shifted, looking much more horse like after it did, Still not perfect as it looked like something inbetween a horse and a cat, but it was closer. Kashiki focused again, this time the body looked exactly like the image in his head. "We're getting somewhere" Kashiki thought, a little too soon. Just as the thought crept into his head the fire grew restless, embers and sparks biting at Kashiki's legs. Kashiki tried his best to ignore the tiny flames that drifted through the air towards his legs, the distraction almost enough to take his focus away from shaping the roaring flames.
Kashiki focused himself, flowing katon chakra through the rest of his body to make himself completely fire proof. Kashiki turned his attention to the blob once more. He stared intensely at the 4 blobs on the bottom, focusing on the shape of a horse's legs. The fire obeyed, shifting took look like a set of four horse legs. Kashiki grinned as he once again turned his attention to a different part, this time the head. Kashiki motioned and the head shifted, looking much more like a horse. Another thought and the head shifted slightly, the ears becoming more horse like and the mane growing out of its neck. Kashiki focused on the horse made of flame again, commanding it silently to gallop. Kashiki focused on the image of a galloping horse as he commanded the fire, and the horse made of fire began galloping like a horse who had his entire life. Kashiki turned away from the flame, and it went back to its normal flickering self. "Looks like I have control down." Kashiki said as he imagined the horse again, the fire obeying and returning to the image it was mere seconds ago. "Now I need to improve my raw power" Kashiki thought as a wide grin appeared on his face, this was going to be fun.
Kashiki stood, and poured water from his canteen over the fire, extinguishing it. Kashiki held his hand over the drenched wood, focusing on moving Katon chakra into the air in the form of heat before drying out and lighting the now wet wood. Kashiki channeled the chakra into the air, super heating the air, before moving the heat into the wood. The wood caught fire due to the heat, combusting into a average sized bonfire like before. Kashiki thrust his hand into the fire and once again channeled katon chakra outwards. The fire ate the chakra, the heat and size of the flames growing until the blaze took up most of the grove. Kashiki stopped flowing chakra into the flame, this time removing heat until the blaze was nothing but embers. Kashiki released the heat and the flame grew back into a small bonfire, the area around it charred by the once huge blaze of flames. Kashiki put his hand on the wood of the campfire, infusing it with fire chakra. The wood exploded as the heat activated the fire chakra and caused it to surge outwards. Kashiki thrust his hand into the fire and focused on creating a pillar of flames this time. Hie channeled chakra up and down, creating a pillar of fire. "Power and control down, now to work on that jutsu." Kashiki said as he put out the flames once more.
WC: 1072