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"Weap-" Murdoc started, but suddenly stopped. Weapon styles were a good asset, but for some reason, he thought it better to stay with ninjutsu. At least until later. He thought for a moment, scratching his chin with one hand, holding his katana in the other. His face was set, a signal of the decision he had just made.

"I said I'd teach you weapon jutsu after this, but imma stick with doton ninjutsu. At least for now....." Murdoc performed a few hand seals, in the same manner as before, before moving his hands. He did so in a peculiar manner, as if "calling" for the earth. Surely enough, a rock, about the size of a fist, was lifted by his chakra, and with one ast motion, he pushed it a few feet away. "That was Doton: Iwa Tounyuu no Jutsu (Earth Release: Rock Throw Technique). You send your chakra into the earth, concentrate, then send it flying. Fair?"

Lord Murdoc looked at Ichirou for a moment before speaking up. "Listen, lad, what do you want to learn? In order for you to be a Yangukirā*, you must first adapt to your own style. So, how do you want to fight? A ninjutsu powerhouse? Kicking arse with taijutsu? Cutting people up with a weapon? As your sensei, i'm here to listen." Murdoc grinned to himself. Sensei had a nice ring to it, especially in his cockney accent. "Sensei.....sensei.....sensei...." He repeated he word slowly to himself, comically lost in his pride of being a teacher. As Ichirou knew by now, Murdoc was easily distracted.

*Yangukirā- the Demon Country's equivalent of genin.

[[hmm...would you like to learn the Zanbatō style? or just how to use a katana. i might be able to teach you a weapon style since this is an NPC.....or i could just make you one neutral ]]

"A weapon, eh?" Murdoc grinned at this. He was fairly proficient with his katana, and while Ichirou's weapon was much larger, the basics would remain about the same. "Tell you what, bloke. you learn this jutsu, and then we'll work on the that big ol sword of yours. Savvy? Oh, and you can move the piece of rock harder, you just need to concentrate. Like this...." Lord Murdoc performed the jutsu again, going through the hand seals, picking the rock up, and letting it stay in the air. "The more chakra you exert, the faster it goes. You just need to focus....." Murdoc looked back at the piece of rock, and it slowly moved towards the ground. Nothing special about it. In fact, it moved "slower" than before. But, he picked up another rock, and this time, it sped past Ichirou, going at a much faster speed than the previous two attacks. "Its all about timing....You do this jutsu at the right time, you got yourself a victory. Now, concentrate and try it yourself."

[[Genzai? LAME!!! rofl ]]

"Thats it.....well, not really. Remember to exert your chakra. Its not like Tsuchi Tou Tou (Swift Earth) where you had to control your chakra. Just unleash it like the beast you are! " Lord Murdoc was getting a little too excited, but then again, he never had a student before. His eyes shone like stars as he imagined Ichirou and him wearing matching green jumpsuits, laughing at Arzon and Kiyoshi, having dinner with Malevolence and Nightshroud. Yep, this dude was weird.

"Brilliant! Absobloodlytootly brilliant! You got talent kid.....now, let's take a look at that sword....." Lord Murdoc lifted up the huge weapon. The way and manner he picked it up....well, it seemed as if it weighed a feather in his hands. He held it firmly with one hand before setting it back down, a new expression on his face. "Well, it's sure gonna be hard for a bloke as small as you to wield this sword, but i'll see what i can do." Lord Murdoc unsheathed his own katana, the blade shining in the now setting sun. "How bout a spar? Give you a taste of fighting with that sword, eh?"