Aaron_Weilder
Aaron had a diffrent approach for training. he chained up four large boulders 50x the size of him and was going to drag them across the ship 30 times.
" alright..here we go.."
Unlike Aaron or Uzumaki, Shikimaru specialized not in physical prowress, but mental prowress. In training the mind, he would stand atop the main mast (a bit higher than the crow's nest) and meditate, keeping his balance while doing so. In the 2 years that he spent training just to get into this Solace Pirates crew, Shikimaru trained to harness the power of up to 3 tails of the 9-tailed kitsune demon, Yoko. However, in the 4 most recent months, he successfully mastered the first 5 tails, able to use them almost instinctively in most situations.
Meditation was the only way for him to achieve these transformations, which would later branch out into physical enhancement. Although the enemies at Shark Turf were relatively easy, he knew that the enemies ahead would not be as lenient. Closing his eyes, Shikimaru began his 'Battle in the Center of the Mind' with the 7-tailed kitsune. If he planned on fully mastering the kitsune demon Yoko, he had to battle the 9-tailed form as quickly as possible, and succeed, before it consumed his body. This method would also go for Tobi and the Bakeneko, Kenji, and the being who possessed the third and final beast, the Tanuki (Raccoon Dog).