Hira walked into his small home and walked over to a chest; he opened it and reached inside grabbing his trust katana. “I think it’s time I started using you again.” Hira said holding the katana and smiling. Hira strapped the katana to his waist and dashed off ready to begin training. He arrived at a small area in mist with one old tree, this tree is one that Hira has stepped in and trained on before so at the base of the trunk are marks where Hira has trained different ninjutsu and other techniques on it. “Alright old tree, prepare to taste my blade, and also prepare to be slashed.” Hira said pulling the katana from its sheathe. Hira took a stance and prepared to slash at the tree in a specific way, a way where he shines the sun in his targets eyes in mid-slash. As he brought his sword down in mid-slash he tilted the blade slightly causing the sun to be reflected off the blade. Hira then jumped back as if defending from a counter attack.

Hira took his stance again and prepared for another go. This time however he hatched an idea and decided to try going at an actual person, well not an actual person but close. He was going to go after his own water clone. He placed his sword on the ground for a moment and then performed the tiger seal and focused a little bit, after which water from around him formed into a doppelganger of Hira. Hira nodded to his clone and in turn the clone nodded back. Hira then picked up his sword and took his normal stance, the clone also took a stance but this was a defensive stance. Hira lunged at his clone barely missing his neck with the blade. The clone jumped back and Hira followed in pursuit, Hira slashed his blade upward at the clone cutting some hair off his head which turned back into water as it fell. Hira then launched a kick at his clone who jumped up to avoid it, as the clone jumped up Hira saw an opening a thrust his sword upward impaling the clone in the chest. The clone suffering an injury like that, turned back into water.

Hira stood up and put his sword in his sheathe “That was a good one, but I need to go again to be sure I’ve gotten my bearings back.” Hira said punching his open hand. Hira then made another clone and charged at it throwing a punch at its face. He leaned back to dodge and at that moment Hira drew his sword from its sheathe and slashed at the clones throat. The clone jumped back barely avoiding the blades tip. Hira swung his leg and tried to sweep the clone but he back stepped out of the way. Hira swung the sword downward, rotating it just slightly to gleam the sun in the clones eyes. Then he saw his opening and attacked cutting the clone’s throat which turned back into water. “I still got it.” Hira said looking at his sword proudly.
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