Training Date (Masaru and Kaiiaki Stamina Training)

## Logs

MikaNamikaze: -"You're
 doing it wrong again." Kaiiaki's shrill voice called above the crying
baby. "Here, like this." Kaiiaki spoke to her supposed younger brother
Takao. The two hadn't talked much ever since their first encounter. But
Takao was starting to come around with regular visits to the family. The
 more time she spent with him, the more she believed that he really was
of Kurisutaru blood. He could of course perform the much acredited
crystal kekkei genkai. But he really needed some work on his technique.
Kaiiaki guessed that he had perhaps relied more on his injection shot
more than on his crystal jutsu. Perhaps that was why he was out of
sorts. Dahlia had been working with him on his technique in his down
time. He was really starting to improve on it. However, his babysitting
skills were subpar. Kaiiaki was showing him how to correctly feed Yukio.
 And the infant was starting to not appreciate the fact he was being
moved around while trying to feed. After she had demonstrated the proper
 technique, she handed Yukio back over to Takao. She hoped it was for
the last time. "Think you can handle it just for a few hours? Masaru and
 I have a date to train. He is helping me regain my stamina." Takao gave
 a nod and replied, "Yeah, yeah." Kaiiaki in turn rolled her eyes. "Come
 on Masaru, we have training to do." The two had been sitting at the
kitchen table while Kaiiaki was showing Takao the proper feeding
technique. But now, Kaiiaki grabbed Masaru's hand, leading him out the
door and into the streets of the village.-

MasaruNamikaze: ~Masaru
chuckled at Takao as he struggled to handle the baby. The truth was he
wasn’t all that good with the baby thing either. A rather steep learning
 curve, but he was going to get the hang of it eventually…though it
might take a year. He was fully outfitted in his typical ninja attire.
One that unintentionally makes him rather inconspicuous. He liked the
look over all, thinking it adds more to the whole drunken master thing
he was going for. The whole purpose of the outfit was to throw people
off in a sense. It wasn’t supposed to look clean and well put together,
rather border the line of homeless person. No one expects a homeless
person to fight well, which is all part of the gimmick. But either way,
he was sure not everyone liked the look. He had training to do, with
Kaiiaki which would be their first time training together. He expected
it to be rather interesting if anything else. It was to strengthen
stamina, and more for her case regain some. Masaru was pretty set in
terms of stamina, having some pretty good physical energy reserves. He
wanted to focus on raising his chakra reserves, but he guessed doing
this with Kai was more important in terms of bonding as well as
training. Plus there is no wrong in increasing stamina; more is always
good. She took his hand and led him out the door as the left the baby
with her brother. He didn’t really know him all that well, so he was
kind nervous to just leave the baby in his presence. But if Kai trusted
him, he guessed there was nothing wrong with her judgment. As they
walked the street, Masaru looked at her and smiled, as she had recovered
 pretty well. He was glad all of them survived the whole ordeal with the
 baby in the first place. An ordeal he didn’t want to repeat anytime
soon.~ “Glad to see you’re ready to get back into training. I feared the
 baby would slow us down way too much and neither one of us would have
time to train at all. The life of a shinobi is filled with training,
let’s hope the baby doesn’t slow us down too much.” ~He expressed to
her, bringing her hand up to his mouth to place a kiss upon it.~ “Fair
warning though, I’m not going to take it easy on you. Might not push you
 too hard but, I’m still going to push you. Considering you’re a rank
above me I’m sure you won’t see that as much of a problem.” ~He had a
plan on what they were to do in order to increase their stamina, though
he would be open to any ideas from her part. All that was left now was
the training itself, but before he would take the lead and lead her to
the training spot he had planned to go, he wanted to make sure she
didn’t have any ideas about where to go for their training. As the
saying goes, ladies first.~

MikaNamikaze: -Kaiiaki
 took in a breath of fresh summer air, enjoying the salty taste of it.
The breeze had brought on the saltiness of the sea from the north. And
the thought of the ocean soothed her troubled soul. She stopped for a
moment outside of the home, glancing around at the village. Everything
seemed to be normal on a day like this. People were milling about in the
 marketplace, buying useless trinckets and foods. There weren't as many
people in the village anymore. Back since the chakra virus, the village
had lost half its population. Especially the amount of young ninja had
all been wiped out. The village was on a shortage of ninja, and that was
 why Kaiiaki needed to get back in the swing of things. However, she
also had her personal reasons for getting back into training. Her gaze
drifted back over to Masaru as she listened to him talk about the baby.
An irritated expression showed upon her face. "Slow us down? I watch our
 baby more than you do. " She began to walk off, but his hand caught
her. She blushed as his hand brought her hand to his lips. She looked
away from him with her blushing face and narrowed eyes. "Oh you..." She
growled under her breath. "Come on. I have an idea. Let us run through
the forest. I will use my crystal jutsu while running as fast as I can.
And we can both dodge through the crystal. Try to use some of your
ninjutsu if you can." Her eyes looked down into his, as she was slightly
 taller than he was. "Sound like a plan?" She smirked, running off
towards the gate of the village. She wasn't waiting for his response,
she was much too eager. He would follow behind her most likely. Kaiiaki
continued to run through the village, shoving people out of her way
until she reached the gates. "We will be back. This is just for a quick
training session." She said briefly to the village guards. "Okay but
make it quick. We need you around here Kaiiaki." The male guard said
before nodding the young couple through. Kaiiaki ignored his warnings,
and flew out the gate as quickly as she could. Of course, Masaru would
be leading in front of her. Because even as a Chunin, he still bested
her in speed. That would have to be something she would work on soon. In
 a few minutes, the two arrived at the beginning of the poisonous
canyon. "We do not need gasmasks for this." She gave out a smirk to
Masaru. Kaiiaki stood still for a moment, concentrating her chakra into
the palm of her hands. Once she had done this, she moved her chakra out
into the air, moving towards the side of the canyon. She mixed her
chakra with the molecules in the air, forming crystal at the side of the
 canyon. This was her famous Crystal Thorns jutsu that she basically
could use everything for. She began to form crystal thorns, with a base
of 6 foot wide, making it look as if it were thorns combined together in
 order to form a tree. She kept forming the jutsu, until she had it all
across the top of the canyon and to the other side. The canyon was
approximately 2 miles wide, so it caused Kaiiaki to use quite a bit of
chakra. Once she had formed a steady base on the other side, she
stopped. She collapsed down to her knees, taking in deep breaths. It had
 been a long time since she had used so much of her chakra in such a
way.-

MasaruNamikaze: ~Masaru
found himself chuckling at her comment about being around the baby more
than he was. ~ “If that’s the case we should both be home bonding with
our son. All I know is I’m going to angry if it starts calling Dahlia
momma and Takao dada.” ~He said jokingly, as well as seriously. Though
Masaru would be quick to just drop the baby with Kai or Dahlia in order
to get some training done, it still wouldn’t change the fact bonding
with the baby is as important as taking care of it. They would have to
figure out some sort of arrangement later, but for the moment, they had
to focus on being shinobi. Masaru listened to Kai’s idea of running
through the forest. He didn’t consider it hardcore training but it could
 work on their stamina in theory. He planned to jog with her in fact,
but under different circumstances, perhaps something harder. She did say
 they would be dodging crystals, but in his mind it might be easy. But
at the same time he didn’t want to underestimate the task, perhaps it
would be harder than he thought. Before he could give his thoughts on
the idea, she had taken off running for the village gate. Masaru
shrugged and took off after her, giggling as if he was a little kid on
the playground. It seemed playful to him, sort of like playing tag. He
found himself leading in front of her as it didn’t take too long for him
 to catch up and eventually pass her; though it wasn’t a foot race, so
he decided to save his energy and drop back and bit and trail a few feet
 behind her, as she was leading the way for them. As they passed the
guards he flashed a quick smile at them before exited the village with
Kai. It didn’t take them long after the gate to encounter the poisonous
moat. He came to a stop, taking it to catch what breath he had lost
while running with her. He was going to suggest going back to get gas
mask, but Kai said that they didn’t need them. Before he disagreed with
her, he noticed her begin to focus, meaning she probably had a jutsu
that would rid of it, or lead them around it. He only personally seen
her crystals in action once, but knew how they worked. She didn’t need
hand signs to make them, so it could always catch them by surprise. He
watched as a tree of crystal began to form before them, linking the
canyon from both sides. Given the canyon was wide in itself; it was an
impressive feat that had Masaru drop his jaw about at. ~ “That is pretty
 damn cool.” ~He said as the color of the crystal seemed rather awesome.
 Before he could admire what she had done anymore, she quickly dropped
to the floor, evidently using up a lot more chakra than she had thought.
 That was what he thought while she was doing the bridging, that she
must have enormous chakra reserves. But apparently such jutsu on a scale
 such as this easily drained her. He knelt down beside her, checking to
see if she was alright. His face spawning a feel of general concern for
her. ~ “We could have done that a lot easier love.” ~He said with a
slight chuckle, though he was concerned for her life really. He always
brought his own sense of humor to what would be deemed as serious
situations.~

Kaiiaki: -"I am fine, damn. Do not mistake me for a weakling." She said, getting off of her knees and dusting off her leggings. She took a few more deep breaths in order to get ahold of herself. Even though she wasn't trying to show it, that had taken a lot out of her. But at least that could be counted as training in a sense. She wasn't going to go home until she had felt that her stamina had been increased. After she had caught up on her breath, she nodded to Masaru. "Let us go." Without another word, she began to focus chakra into the soles of her feet. She concentrated on distributing the chakra in an even and steady amount. The chakra flowed throughout her chakra network. And continually poured into the soles of her feet in a small, steady amount. Once she had done that, she pounced right unto the crystal tree. "I bet I can beat you to the other side!" She smirked back at him. He had her beat in speed. But as for chakra control, she had him well beyond beat. Medical jutsu required the utmost chakra control. It taught one how to be efficient with their chakra. Because of her medical training, Kaiiaki was not one who wasted excess chakra like others. As Masaru was only a Genin, his practice in chakra control probably averaged out as the average Genin. But, it wasnt' something she had exactly asked him about. So she supposed she would just have to find out. Kaiiaki began to pounce unto the branch, piece by piece. With a range of 10 feet per pounce, she was making decent progress. She didn't want to go too fast, or she would fall into the depths below. "How is this for hardcore training!" Kaiiaki shouted behind to Masaru and then giggled. She tried to not look down. As that would probably make her anxious. Being calm was something she wanted to stay as much as possible. Although, who could be completely calm going over a makeshift bridge with poisonous gas below?-

MasaruNamikaze: ~Masaru stood by as he let Kai get to her feet, ignoring her assumption of Masaru’s thoughts or intentions behind words. Though it would have been much easier to simply get gas mask and go through the gas, but it didn’t matter now, Kai was already scaling it and on her way up. Masaru knew she could beat him to the other side, as he would be too focused on making sure he had the correct amount of chakra within his feet so that he would actually stick to the tree. So he came up with a better idea, at least in terms of pushing himself. ~ “I’ll be back!” ~He yelled up to her before turning around, running at full speed in order to get back to the house. He was simply going to retrieve a gas mask and run through the moat as always, but the challenge was to do it before she got down on the other side. Since she already had a good head start, Masaru wasn’t sure if he would be able to beat her completely, but such things are not known unless tried. Plus his ground speed was a lot faster than his running up wall speed…if that made any sense. In any case both task would be equally as exhausting, plus the whole point was to cross the moat in order to get to the actual training so Masaru wanted to get through it easiest way possible. He zoomed past the village gates that had yet to be closed before making a left turn down a slim alleyway. He knew a few shortcuts, so he decided to take them. He stepped over boxes and trash with ease as he burst from the alleyway and right back onto the main street. Since it wasn’t too far of a walk from Kai’s house to the gate, a full speed run from Masaru was a lot faster. He arrived at the house in about a minute and a half, a speed that surprised him even. His adrenaline was pumping and he was kind of hyped for the challenge so it pushed him a bit more than he thought. He did his best to enter through the door silently and proceed to the room he shared with Kai, doing his best not to stir up any baby commotion. He swiftly retrieved the mask from the closest and ran back into the living room, stopping only to plant a kiss on the forehead of his baby boy before taking off back through the door. He probably jeopardized his chances of getting to the other side of the moat faster by taking even that quick stop, but it was worth it. He continued to the main road this time, not taking the alleyways as he wanted an excuse for him not beating her to the other side if he doesn’t. He would simply bring up the fact he didn’t take the fastest route in order to push himself more. This time it took him about three minutes to reach the front. He swiftly slapped on the gas mask and jetted his way through the moat of poison, arriving on the other side before stopping and removing it, in order to catch his breath as he was winded after such a run. He didn’t take the time to see if Kai was on the other side at the moment. Instead he was focused on breathing. If she was, he wouldn’t notice until he wasn’t as winded anymore. The whole trip in general taking a bit over seven minutes.~

Kaiiaki: - As soon as Kaiiaki looked behind her, she noticed that Masaru was no longer behind her. Had he somehow skipped in front of her without her knowing? She couldn't tell. For as far as she could see, there was nobody in front of her. "If he skipped out on me...or he is in front of me..." Kaiiaki grunted in agitation. She began to pounce even faster now. There was no way she was going to let him beat her. She was a rank above him after all. And being shown up was something she didn't want to see. Pounce after pounce she made, up until she had made it to the halfway point. At that point, she thought she heard a noise in the canyon below. She didn't look down for fear of losing her balance. It sounded as if rocks were being tossed to the side of the canyon. Perhaps it was someone who was running at top speed. The rocks just happened to be the unhappy victim of the person flying at top speed. Kaiiaki's eyebrows drew down in increased agitation and determination. She wasn't going to let him get the best of her. Kaiiaki continued to pounce, now moving her range to up to 20 feet per pounce. She was moving so fast amongst the crystal branch. It felt like she was pouncing from tree to tree in a forest. ~Just a little longer.~ She thought to herself. She could hear the footsteps coming up the side of the canyon now. However they were slower moving now than they were before. The last fourty feet of the crystal branch was coming up, and she knew she had to stretch it. Pushing herself harder was the goal. With each pounce she had taken, the momentum she had built up was astonishing. She could perhaps even clear the last 40 feet with one more pounce. Kaiiaki pushed her feet into the crystal, and took off with her final pounce. As she was in the air, she saw Masaru at the canyon's edge, taking deep breaths to center himself. Kaiiaki cursed herself, and landed upon the cliff's edge with a graceful and clean pounce. Although, she was begin to feel fatigued again after the amount of length she had just gone. She narrowed her eyes at Masaru, although it was clear he hadn't noticed her yet. She wasn't going to sit around and wait for him to catch his breath. They couldn't wait. It was a must to keep going without a break in order to train their stamina correctly. Kaiiaki pounced off to the closest tree in proximity to the cliff, which was about 20 feet away off to the south. "Be careful, there could be Iwagakure ninja in these parts." She said briefly, before taking off into the forest. ~I will just get a headstart on this.~ Kaiiaki began to pounce the the trees at about the same rate she had been able to keep up with earlier. At the same time, she was mixing her chakra with the molecules in the air around them. With this, she formed chakra thorns all in the direction behind her. She formed the crystals in a spiral shape, cascading behind her in the width of 6 feet by 4 feet. She was going to take it easy on him first. She just wanted to see what sort of direction he would take with this.-

MasaruNamikaze: As Masaru was catching his breath, he didn’t even notice Kai was already on her way into the forest. She was evidently not giving him any time to rest, which in this case was a good thing. Masaru only needed a few seconds regardless, and that’s exactly what he got. As Kai took off she spouted a warning about Iwagakure ninja’s, causing Masaru to smirk a bit. “Well I have the big bad Kaiiaki to protect me!” He shouted to her up ahead after removing the gasmask and strapping it in the only available place at his left hip. He then saw the sharp crystals she was leaving in her wake and then he knew what they had planned had begun.  “Ok Masaru, how hard can some crystals be? You’ve dodged worst.” He said before trying to think back to a situation in which he has dodged worst, but he really hadn’t dodged worst. He would have to maintain a good speed all the while making sure anyone of the sharp crystals didn’t going through his eye socket and pierced his brain. He let her get about a good twenty feet between them before deciding to take off, leaping into the trees and beginning to run at a good pace, a pace that allowed him to see any incoming thorns and duck around them with relative ease. Though this pace was a lot slower than Kai’s. He didn’t want to be left behind by such a big margin, as Kai would for sure see him as a weakling. Of course in comparison Masaru wasn’t on Kai’s level in terms of overall Shinobi ability, but Masaru always had a thing about proving he could stand his ground against anyone no matter what the rank. He picked up the pace a little, using his knowledge of his drunken fist Taijutsu to let his body be like water; fluid, swift, and strong but never solid. It helped him a bit, as the goal was to not think about his actions but simply do them, cutting down reaction time by precious milliseconds that would be the difference between safety and impalement. All Kai really had to do was run, Masaru had the tougher job of keeping up and dodging crystals. He wasn’t complaining though, in fact he found it nice he could train with the mother of his child, the love of his life. It was a sort of bonding that only shinobi knew, bonding through combat.

MikaNamikaze: -"Damn straight." Kaiiaki replied to Masaru's comment about him being protected by her. She has vowed to him before that she would protect him with her life. That was a promise she intended to keep. As she was pouncing from tree to tree, she kept on guard. There of course could be Iwa ninja lurking here in these woods. Or in the least, a couple of bandits wanting to cause trouble. Any other time she would be glad to take them out. But today she just wanted to completely focus on training. And it was nice to be out training with Masaru. It was a breath of fresh air aside from them taking care of the baby. She suspected the both of them needed something like this. A little break once and awhile wasn't so bad. If one could call this a break so to speak. But she was enjoying herself. A little sweat and dirt was good for her soul. Kaiiaki glanced behind her now, checking to see if he had cleared the spiral crystal. Of course he had. He had jumped and twisted his way through it without a trouble. And that's why he was her mate. A small bit of pride echoed throughout her chest. Pride in the mate she had chosen. But now it was going to be some tough love. Her obstacles were going to get more challenging as they went on. It wouldn't be surprising if he came away with some scrapes and cuts. Although she could easily heal them after they finished. Once again Kaiiaki formed her chakra with the molecules in the air. It mixed and formed intricate amethyst crystals. It was both a beauty and a danger at the same time. She formed a few small crystals behind her, forming them in the folds of tree branches and leaves. These crystals would be 6 inches in length, and 4 inches in width. It would be enough to cause a scrape or cause him to lose his footing and fall to the ground below. However, those weren't even the real attack. Behind her, Kaiiaki formed a crystal branch topping a length of 8 feet high. The width consisted of jagged crystals, flowing in a tight zig-zag pattern. If Masaru were to try and go through it, it would only be just enough space for his body to fit through in some places. And near the end of the pattern at 12 feet, he would have to end up squeezing through. The space was only a 4 feet width at that point. But getting through it wouldn't be easy. Crystal Thorns jutted from the space within, they were about 4 inches apart within the sort of small zig-zag maze. It wouldn't be possible for him to not come out of that with at least a couple of scratches. And he would have to slow his pace considerably of he were to not get impaled.-

MasaruNamikaze: -Masaru kept his current base as it was the most comfortable, if he were to go faster he would actually have to begin trying, and trying is not a good thing. When given into pure instinct, Masaru is a lot more swift and agile. Masaru did notice that Kai was upping the difficulty so to speak by including a few longer spikes than usual. They blocked the tree ledges more so Masaru didn’t get a lot of footing, therefore he would have to be very precise as to where his foot as he ran, or risk running into one and possibly falling if it didn’t cut him first. He slowed his pace a bit in order to refocus himself on getting past this section of crystal thorns. Each jump was calculated as one miscalculation would result in some pain. For the most part he was doing well, up until he noticed a giant wall of crystals that he could barely fit through. It stuck out from the tree branches, eight feet high so he couldn’t jump over it. Well, in theory he could, but he would instantly hit his head upon the branches above. So if it’s too high to get over, and too low to get under without simply touching the ground and running, he would have to go through it. – “This girl is trying to kill me…” -He said aloud to himself as he slowed his paced considerably in order to slide himself within the crystal structure. For the most part he still had room to run a bit, but he could the walls of the structure got closer and closer together as he progressed. Soon, there was no more than four feet of space for him to maneuver in. The sides of the walls were riddled with small spikes that did well to cut up Masaru’s shoulders as he pushed through it despite the pain. He tried his best to stay directly in the middle, but some spikes stuck out more than others and could not be avoiding. They also made rips in his pants, and his already torn coat. None of the cuts were deep though, so he was thankful that Kai had at least a tiny bit of a soul not to have daggers just waiting to remove his limbs as he ran through the maze. The turns within it didn’t help either, as it made him lose momentum and focus. But good thing it didn’t last very long as he soon found himself emerging from the other side, scathed and ready to throw a kunai at Kai in retaliation.- “If I die here today god, just let Yukio know…that his mother did it.” –He said mockingly, before picking up the pace back to what it was beforehand. He was beginning to feel a bit worn out, but was determined to push forward and finish whenever she decided she wanted to stop.-

MikaNamikaze: -Kaiiaki had to glance behind her again. She was sure that Masaru would be able to make it through the small maze. Although he wouldn't be unscathed. But a few cuts here and there wouldn't kill him. After all, she knew he wouldn't take the training seriously if he thought his life wasn't in danger. She heard him struggling through it, and it brought a smile to her face. "No pain no gain, my love." While he was working his way through that, Kaiiaki managed to gain another 50 feet in front of him. Although he was making his way through, Kaiiaki wanted to set one more obstacle for him. Although she had a vast amount of chakra, she was beginning to wear out. And she didn't want to use the power of Kurama. Masaru wouldn't be able to handle her on his own. With her last bit of useable chakra, Kaiiaki once again began to form crystal thorns. She formed her chakra in every foot space available on the branches behind her. The span reached across 10 feet in front of the maze behind him and stretched as she continued with her 50 feet lead on him. But she didn't stop there. No. She was going to make an upside down and right side up stairwell. It would be the most confusing and intricate crystal design she had ever created. For this, Kaiiaki would have to stand still and concentrate on the design. So she stopped on a branch about 60 feet to the north of Masaru. At about 15 feet in front of the crystal maze,she began constructing her new work of art. Amethyst crystal grew from the crystal thorns in the shape of stairs leading upwards. This of course would have crystal thorns jutting in 6 inch intervals on each step. After this stairwell, she created an identical one that went downwards. Above the stairwells, she created a ceiling above the stairs that stretched about 4 feet. The stairs themselves consisted of about 8 stairs and stretched about 5 feet in their appropriate directions. However, this was going to confuse Masaru. Because the stairs were never in the same direction in relation to the outside world. Down could be up, Or sideways could be downward. Kaiiaki chuckled in the back of her throat. She was excited to see how he would fare through this one. Kaiiaki continued to form crystal stairs until one final stair was directly in front of her. This crystal 'funhouse' so to speak would of course have crystals jutting in all directions and shapes. The largest would be 20 inches in length and 8 inches in width. The smallest would be 4 inches in length and 2 inches in width. The smaller ones could end up being the more devious ones. As they were hidden beneath the cracks in the stairs and would grow outwards in an attempt to stab him in the leg and cause only superficial injury.-

MasaruNamikaze: -Masaru was brought to a complete halt as weird construction
of crystal began to take its form in front of him. Now that he was stopped he
noticed how fatigued his legs were, and he was basically approaching an empty
at this point. Masaru waited for the construction to fully take its form.
Weirdly placed stairs and ceilings, as well as you guessed it…more spikes. – “Nope…I’m
done.” ~He said before allowing himself to drop down from the branches and
touch the ground, rolling as he did so because it was a pretty good drop to the
ground and he didn’t want to hurt himself. ~ “Call me a coward, a weakling,
whatever, but that…” -He said as he pointed to the death construction.- “is overboard.
Next time, I’m staying home to take care of the baby. I’ll see you at home.”
~He said before turning around and beginning to walk back home. He had already
basically gotten his work out, if Kai hadn’t then he didn’t know what was wrong
with her.- “Survived a chakra virus for this? Should have just died then if I
knew I was going to die here.” ~He said slightly under his breath as he
struggled to keep himself upright due to leg fatigue. He wasn’t sure if Kai was
following him, nor did he care. She would have to climb over the tree she built
to get over the moat regardless as Masaru was the only one who bought a gas
mask with him, and that would be another work out for her if she hadn’t had enough
already.-  “Talking about some ‘no pain
no gain my love’…Psh...hard to gain when I’m dead.” –He continued to rant as he
slowly walked off, dirt and blood mixed into his outfit.-

MikaNamikaze: -Kaiiaki stood in her spot atop the branches, shifting her weight from foot to foot. It had been a few moments and she hadn't heard anything inside the crystal 'amusement' house. She looked around her to the sides, looking for a sign of any other ninja. No one else was around. Although, it looked as if Masaru had decided the house was just too much for him. Maybe the whole entire ordeal had taken more out of him than she thought. Kaiiaki quickly waved her arm across the crystal that had been created. This broke all the obstacles back into molecular form. Kaiiaki pounced down from her tree. "Wait!" Upon reaching the ground, she began to wobble, dizzy from the amount she had ran and how much chakra she had used up. "You cannot leave...without me.." Kaiiaki was not one to have a conscience. But for once, she felt bad for making Masaru go overboard. He wasn't looking back and it looked like he was completely ignorning her. Kaiiaki struggled through the dizziness, attempting to get to her feet. She was having a hard time with this, as her emotional state was going southward and quickly. With so much chakra drained already, Kurama would inevitably try to poke his chakra through. Unless of course, she took a rest right then and there in order to regain her chakra. Both options would put her in trouble. Kaiiaki thought for a moment, and then came to a decision. She would use only a bit of Kurama's chakra. Just enough to get her to the other side of the canyon. She allowed a small bit of chakra to leak from Kurama. It was only a small amount. Enough for one tail. The next thing she knew, she was lying face down on the other side of the canyon. The crystal bridge had been shattered without a trace. And she slept upon the dark soil surrounding Hoshigakure. Perhaps someone would find her there. Or if not, she would sleep it off and go back on her own later. She didn't care either way. -