Nagare listened closely as Strafe suggested he spread his chakra over a larger amount of water, and why doing so would be beneficial in ways similar to the Water Dragon technique. Nagare smiled and thought about it himself. It made perfect sense; he could simply spread the water out without expending more chakra, and not only increase the size and power of the technique, but speed and momentum, as well. "That's perfect, we'll try it." He turned to Horui with a grin, and they both made a few hand signs before making water to form a technique with.
The water swished and swirled, elongating into a snake once again. Horui used his chakra to maintain the shape while Nagare used his to thicken it, and soon enough it grew wider, first the size of a garden snake, then a branch, and finally a snake the size of a thick tree. This snake couldn't do too much damage, anyways, since it was all in volume rather than mass that its size was so great. Horui gave a signal for Nagare to launch, and they both expelled the snake in conjunction, sending it barreling towards its target. It hit the stump with a splash, but the entire blast was a little off-target, and only half of the stump was in contact. That was enough, however, and the water sunk into the surrounding swamp, dissipating into the green. Nagare smiled with his accomplishment, but could feel himself growing fatigued by the chakra use. He could probably fit in a few more shots, with the help of Horui.
Suiton was getting slightly easier to bend and meld, as well as make, using his chakra, he noticed. At first, it was difficult to shape the chakra into water, but over time it began to flow like the water itself, almost as simply as Katon came to him. He took a few steps back, and then a few more, and estimated the distance he stood from the stump, before prompting Horui to join him at that spot. This would be a better judge of his aim and flow with the Suiton chakra.
His eyes ran from the stump, to the swamp water that seemed perfectly still, to Strafe and Momaru, who were watching intently, and back to the stump. He changed up the hand signs a bit; Dragon first, then Ox, Ram, Hare, Ram, Tiger, Dragon, Bird, Hare. Horui used different seals entirely to regulate flow; a repetition of Ram, Horse, and Dragon 3 times. Horui moved his hands with more speed to end at the same time as Nagare, and the newly formed spear of liquid in front of them had formed perfectly in under 20 seconds. Nagare thought to mix it up a bit, and made two more much smaller spears of water without Horui's aid.
Upon launch, the spears flew straight and steady, with no deviation due to wind or any outside force; their speed was decent enough to keep them on track. A second passed, and the 20 or so meter distance to the stump was crossed effortlessly, and the spear made contact, directly in the middle of the stump, leaving a large impression as if a blade had hit it. The next two spears hit the same mark, deepening it. Nagare was pleased with this result, and turned back to Strafe again. "I think that was good, but I'm feeling really tired already. Any way to make the chakra cost lesser for a new Suiton user like me?"
Even Horui, who was only maintaining techniques rather than creating them, was tired as well. The toll had him breathing hard and fast, and he was sweating even in the foggy cold weather. I think we're trying too fast to use higher level techniques; these are bordering on B-rank, like the Water Dragon. he thought.
Learning Suiton
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