Branching Out (Chakra Training)

## Partcipants

KingTDSJ

YukoAburame

## Log:

YukoAburame: ~Masaru dragged himself out of bed as the sun began to rise.
It was probably the earliest he had to wake up in a while just to train. But he
did give his word that he was going to train with Shin, so he was going to
force himself to get up anyway. He rolled over and fell out of his bed,
slamming hard against the floor before letting out a slow groan. He dragged
himself to his closet be shuffling through the clothes that were randomly
scattered about on the closet floor. He took his a minute before finding his
typical attire and carrying them to his shower. He stripped off his sleeping
wear which wasn’t much anyway, and hopped in the shower. He made sure the
temperature was hot, as it did well to relax him. He usually thought about a
lot in the shower; just random thoughts that would pop in his head or anything
that required deep contemplation. It was the designated thinking place for him.
This time, he wouldn’t seem to get his mind off of training. He still had a wound
on his back from when Shin buried a rock in it, though it’s turned into more a scar
at the moment, though it’s not fully healed. Pain can still be felt in some of
the back muscles if strained too hard, and this training will probably push him
physically. Though the training was to be focused on chakra control, rather
than physical attributes as Masaru had already gotten those down for his rank.
He washed himself quickly before getting out of the shower and dressing
himself. He walked back into his room and grabbed his usually equipment from a
drawer he kept it all in. He then silently retreated to the outside of his
home, as the rest of him family was sleeping. He readied himself a bit by
stretching on his door step before taking of in a light jog towards the
training ground. Not a lot of people crowded the street, mainly people who had
to get to work early or homeless people who had nothing better to do at the
time. He used the empty streets as a way to get to the grounds faster than his
alternative route that would typically be faster if there were people on the
road. He threw out a few waves to the people out and about before turning the
final corner that lead to the training grounds. A bit of sweat was running down
his face but his hat did well to cover it. He then turned into the training
grounds alas. He stopped to take a breather before proceeding to go to the
nearest rock a take a seat, as he would wait for Shin to show up.~

KingTDSJ: Shin
 had gotten to the training grounds about an hour earlier than the time
he described to his new student Masaru. There wasn’t any real reason
behind it except for the fact the Shin often woke up earlier than most
people. He used the extra time to wander around a bit, examining the
training area as he thought of creative ways to help make Masaru a
better ninja. He started heading back towards the area where Masaru
would meet him at. “This kid better not be late on his first day” He
thought to himself. Shin had just recently lost his flak in a sparring
session with an old rival who had just resurfaced and challenged him. So
 his attire was a bit different that usual. He wore a bright red gi with
 purple accenting the inside of the gi. The gi was tied by a white
martial arts belt around the waist. Other than that he continued to wear
 his usual black pants and shoes. Shin had finally arrive at the
training grounds. A pond that was about 40yrds in diameter separated
Shin and Masaru, whom he could see on the other end sitting on a rock.
“Glad you made it on time kid. I honestly thought you might have backed
out.” Shin said a nonchalant expression. He didn’t yell but rather he
just projected his voice though the air by using his focusing chakra in
his lungs. Shin was known for his chakra control as well and that is
what he had planned on training Masaru on today. “Come over here” He
said as he signaled with his hand for the boy to come near him.

YukoAburame: ~Masaru
raised his head as he heard Shin talking to him. He surveyed the
training field and located Shin, who was quite a distance away. He had
requested for him to come to him, though the pond separated them by a
good forty yards. He stood up and walked to the edge of the pond before
looking up at Shin and shrugging. He would have to walk across it,
something he wasn’t too good at. He took a step back and measured the
distance. He then made the hand sign Tiger and closed his eyes as he
channeled chakra into his legs and feet. He stood in the same spot for
about ten seconds before opening his eyes and releasing all the gather
chakra in his legs in feet, dashing across the pond in the blink of an
eye as a trail of wind was left in his wake. He used the body flicker to
 get across, but ended up falling a few feet short of the dry in. He
stopped in the shallow end of the water before falling to his knees and
breathing hard. He had never covered such a distance before with the
body flicker, but he wanted to give it a try. He stayed on his knees for
 about a minute before fully standing on his feet.~ “Masaru…reporting
for duty.” ~He said panting heavily. Maybe he shouldn’t have done
something so chakra consuming before the training really even started~

KingTDSJ: Shin
 examined the boy as he watched the bond "So he has no cocnfidence in
his chakra control huh?" Shin thought to himself. He frowned as the
boy's chakra rose and he began using Body Flicker to cross the river.
"Hm. I actually wanted to see you walk across." Shin said calmly before
shrugging. "Well lets get started" Shin said as he walked past the boy,
instictivel focusing chakra into the soles of the feet as he calmly
walked on the surface of the water. He started heading towards the pond
without looking back, trusting that Masaru would have sense enough to
attempt to follow him. "If you can't walk on water then today is gonna
be a tough day for you kid." Shin had turned around once he reached the
middle on the pound and began to sit down, focusing chakra into his
lower half to keep himself on the surface of the water. "Don't sit down
just yet. I want you to just stand on the water for now." He said calmly

YukoAburame:“Technically, I did walk on the water. I ran across it.” ~He
said as he began to regain his breath. He stood straight up as he cleared his
throat and put on a more serious demeanor.~ “Fine, I can stand on the water.”
~Masaru stepped up to the pond as he began to focus chakra into his feet; a
blue aura began to emit around his feet. He then slowly stepped out onto the
pound, looking as if he was on stilts. He wobbled around a bit before relaxing
and standing up straight as he began to walk towards Shin, following him. ~ “I
can walk on water, I just have problems.” ~He said as he focused on keeping his
chakra in his feet.  He watched as Shin
then took a seat on the water and requested that he stand. He crossed his arms
and did just that, standing on the water, struggling just a bit to stay atop
the water. Maybe it was a test of endurance, to see how long he could focus his
chakra~

KingTDSJ:For a moment he just sorta sat there in thought with a frown on his
face. The sounds of the forest behind them began to intensify as the
silence between them got more awkward. Shin’s frown got stronger as he
placed his hand on his chin, appearing to be in deep thought. He ran his
 fingers through his hair and blew out some air in frustration. He
looked up Masaru as he aggressively sighed in frustration. “Sorry I
kinda didn’t think of a plan for this training. I was just gonna wing it
 and now I’m sitting here trying to think of something.” He gave out a
quick chuckle to try to reduce the awkward moment he may have just
caused. “Hm I got it.” He said softly as the idea hit him like a brick.
Shin sighed as he remembered the training he was put through. He formed
the a few hand signs before pausing briefly in the middle of the seals.
“Crap I haven’t done this in a while..was it Boar, Ram, Snake Dog or Ram
 Snake Dog Ram...Oh I remember it was Horse, Snake, Dog, Ram, Rat,
Tiger, Dragon, Snake.” He mumbled to himself as he performed the various
 signs and focused some chakra into his left hand. His hand would then
have a blue aura that resembled a flame. "We're gonna have a little fun
Masaru.Well fun for me..probably gonna suck for you. This is a technique
 my mentor used on me to help with my chakra control. It's a sealing
technique that constricts the chakra points in the body, making it
harder to channel and mold chakra. That being sad it will force you
concentrate even more to do simple task like walking on water, which is
your first goal….don’t drown. It’d be a pathetic way to die." Shin
reached up and ATTEMPTED to jab the boy in the stomach as he activated
the jutsu. A small seal would appear over the boy's bellybutton followed
 by a small burning sensation in the abdomen. That was the feeling of
his main chakra reserve in the belly being spread out and constricted.
Then he would feel a quick jolt of pain throughout his body as he the
chakra points would tighten inside of him, restricting the amount of
chakra he was able to channel already and reducing it.

YukoAburame: ~Masaru
raised a brow in response to Shin’s frown. He didn’t know why he was
frowning, and he somewhat hoped it wasn’t something he did. The training
 would possibly be harder if Masaru did something to piss him off, or
perhaps the training was going to be hell regardless. Masaru hasn’t
trained under somewhat, but he has trained with someone once before.
This was somewhat similar, as his training with said shinobi involved
them standing atop water, but in that instance Masaru had to hold a
heavy boulder. He wondered if this was all to the training, to simply
walk on water, but then that began to change as Shin began to explain he
 planned to wing it with the training sessions. That being said Masaru
took a sigh of relief as he though all he in fact had to do was stand on
 the water, but then Shin thought of something and that feeling of
anticipation returned to Masaru’s gut. He made a few hand signs before
jabbing Masaru in the stomach unexpectedly. A seal formed on his stomach
 and Masaru felt a small burning sensation in his stomach. Then he felt a
 pain shoot through his body as the chakra in his feet instantly gave
way and he fell into the water. He struggles to bring himself back to
the surface, as his equipment weighed him down a big, but he didn’t want
 to lose it. He eventually fought his way to the surface, panting as he
then began to swim for land, which was still a twenty yard swim with the
 drag of his equipment and clothes. He crawled his way onto land and
began to strip off his wet clothes. His hat, his shirt, his hakama,
until all that remained was his pants minus all of the equipment in them
 or attached to them. He stared at Shin who was probably still sitting
in the same spot of the pond, letting Masaru fend for himself. ~ “You
can’t be serious…”~He said aloud but not loud enough for Shin to hear.
He then made his way back to the pond, staring at the surface and taking
 in a deep breath whilst closing his eyes. He began to focus chakra back
 into his feet but found it near impossible. It was taking a lot longer
than usual, as Masaru stood at the shore for literally five whole
minutes before actually sticking his bare foot out and placing it upon
the water top. He didn’t worry about anything, focusing purely on
staying above the surface. As that foot touched the water, he began to
put some weight on it. After noticing it wasn’t falling through the
water, he then lifted his other foot and placed it on water, putting his
 full body weight upon the water. He continued to focus with his eyes
shut as he slowly began to walk out on the water, towards the middle and
 towards Shin. He started to get the hang of it, though the chakra aura
around his feet seemed to be going in and out, indicating a severe
internal struggle. ~

Shin watched the boy intently as he swam to shore. Afterwards him seemed to slowly be getting the hang of the technique. This showed that the boy had some potential. "I have to admit that I'm impreesed. I thought you would fail horribly at this training but you've proved me wrong." He said nonchalantly.  As Masaru started walking towards him Shin stood up slowly with a slight grunt as he stretched his arms out. “Well that wasn't so bad was it? You didn't drown.” Shin smirked a bit as he held out his hand. “Chakra is a very vital tool to being a shinobi. The manipulation and control of it are essential to anyone, even taijutsu user. It can be used to increase the strength of a muscles if needed. And the easier you can manipulate it the easier it is to do that or perform jutsu on command. The point of this is too get your body accustomed to working harder to use chakra so when the seal is released it'll be easy.The concept is the same as using weights to increase strength and speed. After that we'll work on teaching you ninjutsu. I have one particular one in mind that'll compliment your taijutsu skills perfectly, especially once you master it. No doubt I’ll make you the strongest genin here.” A kunai appeared in Shin’s hand. It was marked with his sealing formula around the handle. He held it out for Masaru to take. “Next we're gonna strain your body even more. Take this kunai. Your goal is to focus your chakra on it while maintaining balance on the water. Next you will throw the chakra enhance kunai through the tree over there” Shin turned and pointed behind himself. “I want you to see how destructive just a small amount chakra can be when used properly. You see your wind type chakra increases cutting abilities. The power of your kunai will increase drastically.” He then stood to the side of the boy and crossed his arms as he watched the next turn of events. “Whenever you're ready. Take your time and focus”

YukoAburame: “Well,
thanks for having faith in me.” ~Masaru said whilst still struggling to
stay atop the water’s surface.~ “I understand the concept of chakra and
its importance. The Academy kind of drilled that into my head already;
wouldn’t really let me pass until I grasped it a bit. After graduated I
kind of just dropped it all together and focused on what I was good at.
This is not one of those things. I’d rather be a master in one technique
 than be average in a thousand.” ~He said, his eyes open as he looked at
 Shin. He saw him holding out a Kunai for him, before explaining what he
 wanted him to do with it. He understood him, he just wasn’t completely
sure he could do it on the first try. He took the kunai and turned to
face the tree in which Shin pointed out. He told him to take his time
and focus, as if he wasn’t focusing enough as it is. Nevertheless,
Masaru began to focus what chakra he could muster up into the kunai. He
gripped the kunai tightly, as he could feel the chakra in his feet begin
 to slip away, only to be relocated into the kunai. He didn’t have
enough control to simply add chakra to the kunai, without taking some
from the spot he was building it at. It didn’t take long for the chakra
in his feet to give out, causing him to fall into the water again. As he
 began to sink, he continued to focus chakra into the kunai, his eyes
now closed, and his mind focused. He held his breath for as long as he
could before he opened his eyes and threw the kunai underwater, aiming
upward in the direction of the tree. If it was a regular kunai throw, it
 would go no more than a few inches before stopping do to the friction
of the water. But Masaru put all the chakra he could muster into the
kunai, and as soon as it left his hand, it flew through the water like a
 torpedo. It flipped vertically and was flipping at such a speed and
velocity it looked like a flat disc that extended out about a foot in
diameter, though the kunai was a lot shorter. It was covered in Masaru’s
 wind chakra and it moved a lot faster, and cut a lot deeper. It didn’t
take long for the kunai to reach the surface of the water and fly out,
slowed a bit, but still zipping through the air at the tree as a subtle
whizzing sound was given off. It hit the tree hard, going deep into the
thick truck, but stopping just before going out the other side, leaving
it with a deep vertical gash. Masaru quickly swam his way to the surface
 as he needed air and a bit of rest. He wanted to hop back atop the
water, but knew he would probably fall right through again so he decided
 to swim back to shore once again in order to rest himself. When he did
arrive on shore he looked at Shin before looking at the tree in smiling,
 panting due to lack of breath and fatigue.~ “How was that?”

KingTDSJ: Shin
 sighed as the boy fell into the water. This time he stayed under for a
bit longer as he seemed to be focusing on his task. "I told him not to
drown." Shin said in a more selfish way, for a moment he was considering
 the consequence of a genin dying while training with him. Shin began to
 reach down to the water but the action was quickly interrupted once he
saw the kunai flying through the water. As the kunai drove through the
thick bark of the tree Shin smiled a bit before he looked back and saw
Masaru already swimming back to shore. Shin placed his hands in his
pockets and began walking back towards the shore behind Masaru. He
whistled a bit as he got closer to the shore. He walked on to the short a
 few moments after Masaru arrived. He smirked a bit before looked at the
 kid. "Well aside from you falling in the water you did succesfully
transfer chakra onto that kunau ad it did have a good effect on that
tree. I guess that'll be it for now unless you want to work on something
 else today. " Shin patted the kid on the back "Good job though. Put
your clothes on and get going. If you need me just use the kunai you
just threw. It has my sealing formula for my Hiraishin. You can use it
to signal me by putting your chakra on the formula." Shin smiled a bit
as he fixed his hair. "I won't be doing anything today so if you need me
 you know how to find me kid. Anything else before we depart for the
day?"

“I think we can call it day. I’ll be sure to get in more
training with you, I say this was productive…except for the whole chakra
dampening jab thing. Other than that, good stuff.” ~ He said before standing up
and stretching. He then proceeded to put his still dampened clothes on, hoping
they would dry on the way home. He then dragged his sore body over to the tree
in which he threw the kunai in order to retrieve it from the tree. His hand was
just small enough to fit in the cut and retrieve it. He holstered it with the
rest of Kunai, taking note of what Shin said of whenever he needed him, he
could get to him. He then began his walk out of the training grounds and to his
house, a now new and improved Masaru.~