Masaru and Kuyo Stamina Training

PezDispens3r: -As the cool evening wind rippled through the low
 branches around him, a boulder about twice his size heaved onto his
right shoulder with his other arm steadying it, his black ninja shoes
quietly crunching against the damp woodland floor as he came upon a very
 familiar pond, leaning down onto his knee, he lowered the boulder onto
the ground, the massive rock sinking into the thick mud with a wet
thunk, as Kuyo brushed the dirt of his hands, he thought back to the
letter he had recieved from his father Kaizo only a month or so earlier,
 quickly pushing it out of his mind as training time was a time to clear
 his head, he began removing his new Mist flak jacket muttering to himself why he agreed to wear a color as lame as light purple, placing it on top a
large tree stump he had ripped down a few weeks ago while practicing his
 kekkei genkai, as well as placing down his Kunai belt and explosive
tags, cracking his knuckles one by one and twisting his neck to the sides, an old habit of his as he began stretching out his hips, his family training was not something you want to get a cramp in the middle of-

YukoAburame:~Masaru was excited for his first day of training somewhat.
He had trained obviously in the academy, but this was different. He was a Genin
now, so the training was more about fighting rather than the basics of chakra
control. He casually strolled through the streets on his way to the training
grounds, most of his equipment left behind except for his typical jug of Pawafuruna
furūtsuwain, as that never left his side. He still wore his typical uniform
though, though he would have dressed lighter if he was planning to do some
training with strength perhaps. But, he was going to push the limits of his
body in order to see how long he would be able to last in the fight. Stamina is
the key factor to any and every fight. Whoever gets tired first was more likely
to lose, and Masaru knew this. He planned to train alone, though knew a team
mate whom he has never met would be training as well as the training grounds.
Perhaps he was to convince him to let him join in on his training as it’s typically
better to train with someone.  It took a
while, but Masaru arrived at the training field. He lived a while away you see,
usually he’d run but he wanted to save some energy for the training. He
promptly took note of the boy that was already at the grounds. He was standing
next to a rather large boulder, and he was proceeding to strip off some of his
clothing and equipment. He decided now would be a good time to actually
approach him, rather than wait around and interrupt his training. He casually
strolls up to him and extends his hand towards him, assuming his footsteps got
his attention.~ “Hi, I am Masaru Namikaze. Taijutsu specialist. I hear we are
on the same team, so I would like to know if I could do some training with you…?”
~He left a bit of a pause in his sentence in order for him to fill out his name
assuming he was going to give it to him. Masaru examined him as well in the meantime.
Though he was a team mate, he wanted to see what competition he would have as
best shinobi in the team. ~

PezDispens3r: "Taijutsu huh? you wouldnt be the first" -Kuyo
continued dumping all his excess gear, his head still facing his stuff, before turning to face his new
teamate, his black eyepatch glinting slightly in the moonlight, there was just enough light to make out his unreadable green eyes and chiseled face, his
usual neutral expression plastered on his face with his arms folded over his chest, with the exception of
the small smile from the corner of his mouth and the questioning lifted eyebrow, but his express shifted back to a grin, he reached out his hand
and shook Masaru's, Kuyo's grip being firm and heavy, like a block of
iron- "the name's Kuyo, just Kuyo, ninjutsu specialist, so you must be
Sairento's replacement. Yeah sure you can train with me, if you think you have what it takes to keep up, but the problem is that there's not
exactly enough space here, lemme fix that real quick" -Kuyo turned
towards the scattered boulders across the clearing next to the pond,
besides one stray one he had yet to move, the rest were all gathered as
neatly as a pile of large rocks could be, near the shore of the pond,
walking up to the one straggler rock and knocking his palms together, he
 activated his steel release Kekkei Genkai the familiar cold flush sensation flowing straight to the base of his skull and brain, a feeling that used to make him shudder, now was more or less indifferent to him, when he felt that, he knew he had just become a living weapon. Kuyo began reaching his left hand under
 the boulder and lightly flicking up his wrist, heaving it upward, the rock being launched over 30
meters, sailing through the air like a volleyball and smashing a hole straight through the trunk of a massive
walnut tree, the explosively loud sound of the tree crashing to the
ground echoed across the forest, flicking the mud once again off his wrist with a single shake- "welcome to team 1 by the way"

YukoAburame: ~Masaru eyes widened as he saw Kuyo pick up one of the heavy
boulders and toss it with ease. Was Masaru expected to do the same? It was
evident Kuyo’s metal abilities was derived from some sort of Kekkei Genkai.,
one he was not familiar with. But at the end of the day, he couldn’t compete
with that kind of strength, at least not in the current state he was in at the
moment. ~ “Yeah uh, thanks.” ~Masaru says in response to his welcome to the
team, his mind still a bit in shock. He then shakes it off and looks at the
near pile of boulders. He was going to give it a shot, determined not to be
shown up completely. He walks up to the pile and bends down to pick one up,
scooping both of his hands underneath it. He then attempts to stand in order to
lift it. He was barely able to life it off the ground, only be a mere few
inches, so he was definitely unable to throw it very far. He moves a few feet
away from the pile and drops it at his feet before letting out a sigh of
relief. He then looks to Kuyo with a face of confusion.~ “I don’t know how you
lift these things, but I can’t do it. Is there some other way I can be involved
in your training?” ~Masaru says before beginning to brain storm. He was there
to work on his stamina, but that act of chucking boulders seemed to be more strength,
so perhaps he was to do something else with the boulders; or simply leave them
out of the training completely and simply find another way to train.~

PezDispens3r: "that's not exactly how i use them, but just
follow my lead" -Kuyo heaved up another, much larger boulder onto his
arms, holding them extended straight out, and began walking out onto the
 water, using his chakra to keep himself afloat, but it was obvious that
 the combined weight of his steel body and the weight of the boulder was
 making this very difficult to stay afloat. Kuyo made his way out to the
 very center of the pood, once taking position, he simply stood there,
the massive weight of the boulder straight over his head, his arms never
 unstraightening as he planned to stay in this position for a few hours
at the least, although metal doesnt sweat, you could tell he definately
wasnt comfortable, that as the very nature of this very old Inazuma
technique, to wear yourself down with the weight of the boulder, as well
 as that of their own steel body, there was nothing in this world that
built endurance like standing on a pond reinacting Atlas holding up the
sky.- "so, a Namikaze huh? how did a member of a leaf village clan end
up in the land of bears?" -Kuyo nonchalantly asked, his glossy steel eyes turning to Masaru, but because of his lack of visible corneas you couldn't really tell-

YukoAburame: “I think I can do that.” ~He says as he goes back to pick
one up, this time using every last bit of his strength to heave it up onto his
shoulder, as he really lacked the strength to hold it straight outward. This
would have to be the alternative until he could do what Kuyo was doing.~ “I was
never raised in the Leaf Village.” ~He says as he begins to walk to the edge of
the pond before forcing chakra to his feet and continuing onto the surface. His
chakra skills were mediocre at best, but he was sure he could hold it long
enough if he had to.  His proceeded to
where Kuyo was standing and stood about three feet to his right, struggling to
hold up the boulder as well as keep the chakra focused in his feet.~ “I was
raised away from the Leaf Village, in somewhat of a family homestead. In our
family we specialize in a unique style of Taijutsu. I’ll show you if we ever
come to blows, but I like to say I’m an unique variation of the Namikaze. I
found my way here because most other places wouldn’t accept our family’s practices.”
~He was surprised he was able to even make small talk without simply falling
through the water, boulder and all. But he kept his focus as best he could. It’s
not good to be seen as a weakling who can’t even channel chakra by his other
peers.~

PezDispens3r: "Not bad so far new guy, most cant even get out
onto the water, the trick is to regulate your chakra and use as little
as possible to hold yourself up, if nothing else besides all the sweat
you lose, this training teaches you how to multitask under "stress." Im
clanless, was born in a small mountain village far away from here, lets
just say this was the only place that didnt want to put me under the
operating table or maybe they just realized that they dont have scapels
sharp enough to cut me" -Kuyo chuckled, making the weight dangling over
his head look light, though in actuality this training never truely got
any easier, just as it didnt get any easier to lie about his clan and
their existence, but either way Kuyo had big plans coming to fruition
very soon, all he needed was a good oportunity, and a bit of luck that
always seemed to follow him around- "and whatever you do, dont lock your
 knees, i wont be able to stop you from drowning. Shin-sensei would not
be very happy if the new guy died on the first day"

YukoAburame: “Your body must make you a Taijutsu force yourself. I’m sure
not many punches would be able to hurt you, probably not even mine. So let’s
just say it’s a good thing that we’re on the same team eh?” ~He said, sweat
beaming down his forehead. His muscles felt weak but he continued to hold the
boulder, even though he felt like he would fall through the water any second.
And he listens to Kuyo’s advice, not locking his knees. His clan sounded
interesting to him, mainly because he said he didn’t have one to begin with. He
probably just didn’t know them, separated at birth or something of the sort
Masaru thought. If that was the case, it was best not to ask about it. People
tend to not want to show their emotional battle scars, and Masaru was no
exception. ~ “But at the same time though, I would love to have a spar with you
some day. It would be great to fight a type of person I’ve never fought before.
Not to mention it’s been a while since I’ve actually had a challenge in a
strictly Taijutsu match. Not to brag or anything.” ~He switched the boulder
onto his other shoulder, as the one he had it on was begin to ache, so he did
this to relieve it a bit.~

PezDispens3r:"your certainly chipper for someone fresh out of
the Academy, I like it, though humility can be a valuable trait, saved
me a fight with a Jinchuriki, so it sure as hell saved me some trouble"
-Kuyo then balanced i the boulder onto the top of just his left hand,
using his right to rib his eyes for a second before returning to two
hands. Looking at the position of the moon, another hour of this minimum
 would be necessary before he could call it a day and get back to his
down time, he had quite a few letters home to write, starting with his
father about the plans the clan were making, then a few to Noriko,
hopefully she had gotten less sadistic since the last time he saw her.
Kuyo looked at the water for a second, his dark reflection glinting a
matallic shine in the moonlight- "Your liable to hurt yourself if you try hehe. Have you met the rest of the squad
yet?"

YukoAburame: “Now, I don’t believe I have. It would be nice
though. It alwa-“ ~Before he could finish his sentence he instantly fell
 through the surface of the water. He quickly abandoned the boulder and
began to swim back to the surface. Due to the lack of equipment he
usually carried he was able to get to the surface without having to
fight too much. He proceeded to the shore with haste, stepping out of
the water drenched and out of breath. He placed his hands on his knees
in order to rest. He wasn’t able to continue focusing the chakra into
his feet. Good thing he wasn’t completely out of stamina, as he would
have certainly not have the power to bring himself back to the surface.~
 “I don’t know how you do it…but that is some tough stuff.” ~He took a
few seconds to catch his breath, checking to see if his jug was still
attached to his hip. He felt the area, but didn’t feel it. That’s when
he went into a mini panic and began to search himself frantically before
 realizing it must have slipped off when he fell into the water. He
looked at Kuyo before speaking again, still out of breath. ~ “I
seemed…to have dropped…my jug in the water. It is…very special…can you
help me look for it?” ~He said as he adjust his wet hair. He wasn’t sure
 if Kuyo was going to help him period, he really had no reason to.
Though the jug had a bit of air in it, the jug itself was heavy enough
to sink. For all he knew, it could be at the bottom of the pond. And he
would need help looking for it down there. If he didn’t find it, he was
sure his mom would kill him as it was special to his family.~

PezDispens3r: -As amusing as seeing Masaru sink like an anchor, reminding Kuyo all those years ago back when he was 7, when he first started this training with his father, he watched as Masaru frantically searched for something before turning to him and asking for help, Kuyo decided he should probably help. Kuyo shrugged, chuckling the boulder all the way
to the shore and landing in the deep mud with a massive splash, with
that, he let his chakra in his feet go slowly, sinking to the bottom of
the pond. After a few quick minutes of walking through the underwater
reeds, choking aquatic snakes and flicking off leeches that were attempting to latch onto his
metal skin with no avail, he saw a glint in the mud, reaching down for
it, Kuyo picked of the large sealed jug with strange liquid inside of
it, shaking it slightly before walking towards the shore, emerging from
the water like Godzilla, jug in hand- "what the hell is this stuff?"
-Kuyo asked, jug still in hand-

YukoAburame: ~Masaru let out a sigh of relief as Kuyo emerges from the
water with his jug. He then proceeded to ask what was in it. ~ “Think of it as
a….Taijutsu enhancer.” ~He says elusively. He didn’t typically disclose what
was in the jug, as he usually kept it a secret. And it was so rarely used by
him that most would say it goes unnoticed. He proceeded out onto the water, his
legs and body still a bit shaky from the experience. He was able to refocus the
chakra back into his feet, which was good. So he was able to walk out onto the
water and retrieve his jug, calmly reattaching it to his waist before return to
shore in order to get his bodies fight or flight reactions under control.~ “Next
time for training, I’m just going to spar with you or something. Because this,
is not fun.” ~He said still a bit out of breath.~

PezDispens3r: "cant handle a little water? its a good thing were
not at war with Kiri" -Kuyo chuckled, deactivating his steel release and
 climbing out of the water, making his way back to the stump with his
gear- "be up early tomorrow, the rest of the team will be looking to
meet you, plus, Shin-sensei's been cooking up a mission for us, be
dressed, ready, and with all your gear, knowing Shin, he'll probably
send an eagle to your window" -Kuyo began walking back towards the
village, taking a swing with his right fist at a wide tree next to him
without his kekkei genkai, the wood splintering into a crater, a
spiderweb of cracks spreading up and down the tree, the loud sound of
the tree now groaning unter its own weight started- "i'll be looking
forward to that spar Masaru, in the meet time, take care of ya self"

YukoAburame: ~Masaru nodded at his instructions. ~ “Yeah, I’ll get right
on that. And I look forward to our spar too.” ~ He said, still soaking wet and
out of breath. He then stood up, and followed him on the way out of the
training grounds. Though his walk was more of a stumble. Like a body builder after
a good leg day. One thing was for sure though, he was going to have a really
good nights sleep when he gets home…after he explains how he got wet.~