1 Shadows of the Past [Private|No Kill] Tue Jun 25, 2013 10:52 pm
Ryouichi
D-rank
A cold sweat was what he woke up with, the past continuing to come back and taunt him. The peeks at the future showing something he'd rather want to avoid. Opening his eyes, it was still too early for the shops outside to begin opening up. In fact, the stores possibly wouldn't open for another two hours. Waking up at 5:00 am, the birds chirping, yet the rest remaining silent, Ryouichi knew he would not be able to go back to sleep. If he did; or rather tried, he knew the nightmares would continue and it wasn't likely that he'd be able to forget about them anytime soon. Rather than wanting to get up and about at this moment, the Nara continued to lay in his bed, trying to dissolve any negative thoughts before he could even register them in his brain. The solace that the comfort of his own home brought was nothing special, in fact it didn't seem to alleviate any negative thoughts that haunted him for the past few years. Then again, there aren't any places that could do as such, so Ryouichi had to rely upon just trying to clear his mind completely, a task that could only be completed by doing a simple task known to most shinobi; training.
Time continued to pass, what felt like hours was just merely half an hour that passed by. Knowing it would be useless to continue laying in bed all day, Ryouichi got up to his feet, clad in only his boxers at the moment. Knowing that he didn't need to pull out a new pair of clothes due to the activities he wished to partake in early in the morning, he grabbed the clothes that he wore the previous day; clothes that would be washed after his training session would be completed. Taking a few quick moments to get prepared, as he would wash up later on when he would take time to stroll through the village, Ryouichi was finished getting dressed and doing his quick version of his daily morning ritual. Deciding to forgo breakfast today, something that could be fixed when he was finished, probably at noon, he would eat for the meal he decided to skip.
There was no hesitation as Ryouichi left through the front door of his living quarters, his own personal apartment, even forgoing to lock the front door. There really was no use to the lock the door as a shinobi could easily enter the premise and most civilians had common sense not to enter a shinobi's living place without their permission. Instead of using the Body Flicker Technique to get to the grounds faster, Ryouichi felt that he may as well walk, there were no crowds; or even people, out at this time, so being able to run through the streets was no problem what so ever. Knowing that the more time he spent getting to his locations, the more time his thoughts would try to get the best of him. With a quick shake of his head, he blasted off at full speed towards his intended location, the Coliseum.
The place held a bit of significance to Ryouichi, though none too pleasant, as it was the place where the final rounds of the Chuunin Exams were to take place when he took the exam, a round where he was unable to participate in due to his health. He knew that if he ever wanted to rank up, he'd have to do it through other means rather than that of the Chuunin Exams, knowing that he'd probably be told no anyways. As he ran at the fastest he could manage, Ryouichi also tended to have a habit of bending his shadow, a small form of exercise for developing his skill in ninjutsu further, along with improving his affinity with the shadows which would apply to fuuinjutsu and ninjutsu as well.
The empty stands of the coliseum were synonymous with how Ryouichi tended to feel as well, feeling emptiness, as if he was missing something he needed desperately. Still, he remained a genin when there was certainly hopes prior; his days in the academy, when things where looking great for him. Where some could say he could fight for a spot as one of the strongest within the village, though all of that was shot down due to one event, an event that made him feel resentment for the past seven years. Knowing that he'd have this place solely to himself for a few more hours, Ryouichi discarded his jacket and coat, leaving him solely in his sleeveless green top, pants, and boots. along with the sleeves that he only took off in his apartment. To begin with, Ryouichi decided to sharpen his basic taijutsu skills, something he was average at, all the while continuing to bend his shadow to his will.
Time continued to pass, what felt like hours was just merely half an hour that passed by. Knowing it would be useless to continue laying in bed all day, Ryouichi got up to his feet, clad in only his boxers at the moment. Knowing that he didn't need to pull out a new pair of clothes due to the activities he wished to partake in early in the morning, he grabbed the clothes that he wore the previous day; clothes that would be washed after his training session would be completed. Taking a few quick moments to get prepared, as he would wash up later on when he would take time to stroll through the village, Ryouichi was finished getting dressed and doing his quick version of his daily morning ritual. Deciding to forgo breakfast today, something that could be fixed when he was finished, probably at noon, he would eat for the meal he decided to skip.
There was no hesitation as Ryouichi left through the front door of his living quarters, his own personal apartment, even forgoing to lock the front door. There really was no use to the lock the door as a shinobi could easily enter the premise and most civilians had common sense not to enter a shinobi's living place without their permission. Instead of using the Body Flicker Technique to get to the grounds faster, Ryouichi felt that he may as well walk, there were no crowds; or even people, out at this time, so being able to run through the streets was no problem what so ever. Knowing that the more time he spent getting to his locations, the more time his thoughts would try to get the best of him. With a quick shake of his head, he blasted off at full speed towards his intended location, the Coliseum.
The place held a bit of significance to Ryouichi, though none too pleasant, as it was the place where the final rounds of the Chuunin Exams were to take place when he took the exam, a round where he was unable to participate in due to his health. He knew that if he ever wanted to rank up, he'd have to do it through other means rather than that of the Chuunin Exams, knowing that he'd probably be told no anyways. As he ran at the fastest he could manage, Ryouichi also tended to have a habit of bending his shadow, a small form of exercise for developing his skill in ninjutsu further, along with improving his affinity with the shadows which would apply to fuuinjutsu and ninjutsu as well.
The empty stands of the coliseum were synonymous with how Ryouichi tended to feel as well, feeling emptiness, as if he was missing something he needed desperately. Still, he remained a genin when there was certainly hopes prior; his days in the academy, when things where looking great for him. Where some could say he could fight for a spot as one of the strongest within the village, though all of that was shot down due to one event, an event that made him feel resentment for the past seven years. Knowing that he'd have this place solely to himself for a few more hours, Ryouichi discarded his jacket and coat, leaving him solely in his sleeveless green top, pants, and boots. along with the sleeves that he only took off in his apartment. To begin with, Ryouichi decided to sharpen his basic taijutsu skills, something he was average at, all the while continuing to bend his shadow to his will.
- Chakra:
- Name: Shadow Bending Technique (Kagemane no Jutsu ~ 影真似手裏剣の術)
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: E
Type: Supplementary
Element: Shadow
Range: Varies, details below.
Specialty: Ninjutsu
Duration: Unlimited
Cooldown: None
Description: Shadow Bending Technique is a basic but core move of the Nara family that allows them to manipulate the shape of their shadow, and therefore the source of their shadow techniques. This allows them to bend the shadow into any form imaginable, such as thinning it out to increase it's distance from the Nara. The shadow cannot be removed from the ground or made solid with this, and while it can climb walls and the like, it is stretched out as though it were moving along the ground while climbing walls, therefore shortening the length of space it can travel. The distance a Nara can squeeze out of their shadow varies depending on circumstance and rank. If the shadow is moving through a shadowed environment, such as through forest canopy or at night, the distance they can gain is larger than when in direct sunlight.
D Rank/Genin: 5 metres [8 in shadow]
C Rank/Chuunin: 10 metres [15 in shadow]
B Rank/Special Jounin: 15 metres [20 in shadow]
A Rank/Jounin: 20 metres [25 in shadow]
S Rank/Sannin: 25 metres [30 in shadow]
SS Rank/Kage: 30 metres [40 in shadow]
Element Training - Shadow
C --> B Rank
824/2000 words
C --> B Rank
824/2000 words