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Evening of Azure Jewels [ Training | Private / Closed ] Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:27 pm
Keiko
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"Mom, why does it snow?"
It was as though the more people she got to know, the lonelier she felt. Conversations that she felt like empty words, time spent together only seemed as though moments of her life were being drained away. Everything felt insignificant, like nothing mattered.
It was snowing again. Beautiful, intricate, silvery white snowflakes drifted from the heavens above, their origins hidden by the veil of mist that hung over the land. The temperature had decreased past it's normal chill, and even the active animals which had long since gotten used to the lower temperatures of Mizu no Kuni had gone quiet, only the occasional crowing of birds could be heard. Soft crunches were audible to keen ears as the magenta-haired woman walked through the dense forest, black boots compacting the snow on the ground with every step that she took, leaving visible footprints that would be covered within moments by the heavy snowfall. Her pace was slow, a leisurely pace that seemed unaffected by the white coat of snow on her head, her hair, and the loose-fitting hoodie that she wore, the bright pink of her top almost enough to contrast against the pure white around her, but not quite, the snowfall and mist increasing with every step she took. She was headed towards the lake, the place rumoured to be where all the mist originated from, where all the greatest Kiri nin had once trained at, where their greatest source of water outside of the oceans was located. To anyone else, it may have seemed strange that she was headed towards such a place in what appeared to be the middle of a snowstorm, but that didn't matter to an Aisu.
That wasn't to say she was entirely immune to the cold. That wasn't it at all - she could still feel a slight chill, but not as much as the normal human. Freezing temperatures were cold. Cold temperatures were cool. Cool temperatures were normal. And if it got unbearably hot … well, she wasn't sure what she'd be then. Dead, probably. It was common knowledge that Aisu clan members were weaker in high temperature environments, places such as desert filled Kaze no Kuni was the worst place an Aisu could be in. The cold now was biting at her exposed skin, giving her normally pale cheeks a tinge of pink, but apart from that, she strolled through the quiet land as though it were any other day. But the snow itself brought down a whip on her already damp mood. It was nearing the anniversary of the day she nearly died. The night when she had accidentally locked out of the comforts of her own home in the dead of winter, suffering from severe hypothermia. It had only been the Aisu blood that ran through her veins that contributed to her miraculous recovery, but by then everything had been too late, and everything changed.
We'll be back in an hour, I promise.
Ha. Promises. That promise still haunted her memories. At first, it had been something she deliberately repeated to herself in hopes that it would somehow, someday come true. That they would come back, despite the fact that the hour, days, weeks, years had passed since that promise. But that was just a simply child's longing and fantasy, and slowly, it became a line that she tried desperately to block out, words that had become a sinister form that haunted her. And as she grew older, as she began to even forget the faces of her parents, it seemed to work … most of the time. On days like these, when the snowfall was strongest, the wind harsh, she was rendered unable to stop the flood of unwanted memories, which overflowed and spilled from the dark recesses in the back of her mind. Snow, the cold, ice … they made up for the best and the worst of her memories. They were what made up her existence, her life, and everything related to her. She couldn't live with it, but it had nearly caused her death. How terribly ironic.
---
Breathing out in a long, extended breath, she watched in mild entertainment as her breath - made visible by the cold - swirled in front of her face, eventually disappearing as it got lost within the mist. At this point, she could barely see in front of her face, but she knew the lake would be coming up soon, having visited several times before. The pool was a relatively great place to train at, but there was only so much one could do in a controlled environment without pissing off the regular citizens who frequented the pool to relax.
She needed more space, more water. It was about time she increased her abilities and upped the amount of effort she placed in training. In the several situations she had been in for the past few days, it had become apparent that she wasn't at the level that she needed to be. Being a chuunin meant more independence, expected to be much more proficient at completing missions and defending their village, a level of which she was just barely at. It wasn't enough for her, and she had come to the realization that if she didn't train more, those who had started after her would ascend to higher ranks before she did. And her competitive spirit and pride wouldn't allow for that to occur. The sudden sharp decrease in temperature alerted her that she was now standing right at the edge of the lake, and without stopping, she activated her Supernatural Walking technique, continuing on to walk right on the water, not stopping until she was at least 10 meters in, eventually turning on the spot to face the shore. There was a thin layer of ice on the surface of the water already, but she wasn't planning on using any hyouton until she was sick of training suiton. The ice wasn't thick enough to bear her weight if she wasn't using channelling chakra to her feet, so she allowed the technique to be active, knowing that it only drained a tiny bit of chakra. Even if she was tolerant to cold, dropping herself into ice cold water wasn't something she was willing to try. The risk was much too high, the consequences much too severe. To get herself sick or injured now of all times would be ridiculous, especially if it was a result of stupidity on her part.
The ice wasn't going to last long anyways. She intended on accessing the water below the ice, and thus would require breaking said ice. As much as she loved her hyouton techniques, she knew that solely focusing on one element would be her downfall. Her spar with Dameon - who had been raiton-based - made that quite obvious. The way his basic raiton technique had managed to destroy her ice mirror was a sign that something needed to be done to retaliate should she end up fighting against an opponent with a much greater advantage in another element. If she wanted to counter all her weaknesses, bringing up the level of her suiton and fuuton would be necessary. And after all … a kekkei tota wouldn't exist without its base elements. She would be an idiot to ignore the two elements that made up the foundation of her ice element.
"Right then … so what exactly am I doing? She muttered to herself, tapping her foot against the ice as though testing its potential. She knew she wanted to do something long-ranged with the water, but now it was a matter of determining what she wanted to do. Perhaps … Her mind wandered to a technique that she had seen once when passing by the training grounds, of a long dragon made entirely out of water, which had struck at the opponent with enough force to knock them to the ground and likely create intense bruising. That was an interesting technique … now that question was whether she was able to replicate it. Guess I'll never know till I try.
Training: Body Flicker Technique
675/675
Training: Dance of the Demonic Shards
675/675
Training: Water Dragon Bullet Technique
17/1350
It was as though the more people she got to know, the lonelier she felt. Conversations that she felt like empty words, time spent together only seemed as though moments of her life were being drained away. Everything felt insignificant, like nothing mattered.
It was snowing again. Beautiful, intricate, silvery white snowflakes drifted from the heavens above, their origins hidden by the veil of mist that hung over the land. The temperature had decreased past it's normal chill, and even the active animals which had long since gotten used to the lower temperatures of Mizu no Kuni had gone quiet, only the occasional crowing of birds could be heard. Soft crunches were audible to keen ears as the magenta-haired woman walked through the dense forest, black boots compacting the snow on the ground with every step that she took, leaving visible footprints that would be covered within moments by the heavy snowfall. Her pace was slow, a leisurely pace that seemed unaffected by the white coat of snow on her head, her hair, and the loose-fitting hoodie that she wore, the bright pink of her top almost enough to contrast against the pure white around her, but not quite, the snowfall and mist increasing with every step she took. She was headed towards the lake, the place rumoured to be where all the mist originated from, where all the greatest Kiri nin had once trained at, where their greatest source of water outside of the oceans was located. To anyone else, it may have seemed strange that she was headed towards such a place in what appeared to be the middle of a snowstorm, but that didn't matter to an Aisu.
That wasn't to say she was entirely immune to the cold. That wasn't it at all - she could still feel a slight chill, but not as much as the normal human. Freezing temperatures were cold. Cold temperatures were cool. Cool temperatures were normal. And if it got unbearably hot … well, she wasn't sure what she'd be then. Dead, probably. It was common knowledge that Aisu clan members were weaker in high temperature environments, places such as desert filled Kaze no Kuni was the worst place an Aisu could be in. The cold now was biting at her exposed skin, giving her normally pale cheeks a tinge of pink, but apart from that, she strolled through the quiet land as though it were any other day. But the snow itself brought down a whip on her already damp mood. It was nearing the anniversary of the day she nearly died. The night when she had accidentally locked out of the comforts of her own home in the dead of winter, suffering from severe hypothermia. It had only been the Aisu blood that ran through her veins that contributed to her miraculous recovery, but by then everything had been too late, and everything changed.
We'll be back in an hour, I promise.
Ha. Promises. That promise still haunted her memories. At first, it had been something she deliberately repeated to herself in hopes that it would somehow, someday come true. That they would come back, despite the fact that the hour, days, weeks, years had passed since that promise. But that was just a simply child's longing and fantasy, and slowly, it became a line that she tried desperately to block out, words that had become a sinister form that haunted her. And as she grew older, as she began to even forget the faces of her parents, it seemed to work … most of the time. On days like these, when the snowfall was strongest, the wind harsh, she was rendered unable to stop the flood of unwanted memories, which overflowed and spilled from the dark recesses in the back of her mind. Snow, the cold, ice … they made up for the best and the worst of her memories. They were what made up her existence, her life, and everything related to her. She couldn't live with it, but it had nearly caused her death. How terribly ironic.
---
Breathing out in a long, extended breath, she watched in mild entertainment as her breath - made visible by the cold - swirled in front of her face, eventually disappearing as it got lost within the mist. At this point, she could barely see in front of her face, but she knew the lake would be coming up soon, having visited several times before. The pool was a relatively great place to train at, but there was only so much one could do in a controlled environment without pissing off the regular citizens who frequented the pool to relax.
She needed more space, more water. It was about time she increased her abilities and upped the amount of effort she placed in training. In the several situations she had been in for the past few days, it had become apparent that she wasn't at the level that she needed to be. Being a chuunin meant more independence, expected to be much more proficient at completing missions and defending their village, a level of which she was just barely at. It wasn't enough for her, and she had come to the realization that if she didn't train more, those who had started after her would ascend to higher ranks before she did. And her competitive spirit and pride wouldn't allow for that to occur. The sudden sharp decrease in temperature alerted her that she was now standing right at the edge of the lake, and without stopping, she activated her Supernatural Walking technique, continuing on to walk right on the water, not stopping until she was at least 10 meters in, eventually turning on the spot to face the shore. There was a thin layer of ice on the surface of the water already, but she wasn't planning on using any hyouton until she was sick of training suiton. The ice wasn't thick enough to bear her weight if she wasn't using channelling chakra to her feet, so she allowed the technique to be active, knowing that it only drained a tiny bit of chakra. Even if she was tolerant to cold, dropping herself into ice cold water wasn't something she was willing to try. The risk was much too high, the consequences much too severe. To get herself sick or injured now of all times would be ridiculous, especially if it was a result of stupidity on her part.
The ice wasn't going to last long anyways. She intended on accessing the water below the ice, and thus would require breaking said ice. As much as she loved her hyouton techniques, she knew that solely focusing on one element would be her downfall. Her spar with Dameon - who had been raiton-based - made that quite obvious. The way his basic raiton technique had managed to destroy her ice mirror was a sign that something needed to be done to retaliate should she end up fighting against an opponent with a much greater advantage in another element. If she wanted to counter all her weaknesses, bringing up the level of her suiton and fuuton would be necessary. And after all … a kekkei tota wouldn't exist without its base elements. She would be an idiot to ignore the two elements that made up the foundation of her ice element.
"Right then … so what exactly am I doing? She muttered to herself, tapping her foot against the ice as though testing its potential. She knew she wanted to do something long-ranged with the water, but now it was a matter of determining what she wanted to do. Perhaps … Her mind wandered to a technique that she had seen once when passing by the training grounds, of a long dragon made entirely out of water, which had struck at the opponent with enough force to knock them to the ground and likely create intense bruising. That was an interesting technique … now that question was whether she was able to replicate it. Guess I'll never know till I try.
- Chakra: 195/200:
- Name: Supernatural Walking Practice (不自然歩く型 ~ Fushizen Aruk'kata)
Canon/Custom: Canon
Rank: E
Type: Supplementary
Element: None
Range: Self
Specialty: None
Duration: -5 chakra every 3 posts (every 2 posts if using on water)
Cooldown: None
Description: Supernatural walking Practice is a basic ninja technique. It involves using chakra flow to channel chakra to one's hands or feet, allowing him/her to walk on surfaces that normally do not allow it. This includes, but is not limited to, walls/ceilings, trees, and even water. Should the flow of chakra stop for any reason, the user will immediately fall off of the surface they are walking on, or plunge underwater.
675/675
675/675
Training: Water Dragon Bullet Technique
17/1350
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