Welcome to Gaia! ::

Xiato heard Yamato's remark and buzzed to him and proceeded to goad the man,

"Well, I don't really think it's much of an accomplishment when I didn't try to hurt the ninja. But rather trick him, and that worked successfully. He is a good ninja, but he'll need a lot of training before he can get anywhere."

Nova got up to his feet and grabbed the bumble dragon whom was fluttering angrily left and right like a wasp ready to sting after being knocked off it's desired flower.

"Chill Xiato. We'll go help this ninja train. I already know much about him, as my Psy was analyzing him while I slumbered. His headband proves he is from the leaf village, and judging by his chakra level he is still a Genin. Also, by seeing that form, the Byakugan makes it apparant that he is a Hyuuga."

Nova paused and turned to Yamato,
"We need to teach this ninja to go and learn the other traits of his clan, which makes them so powerful, but it'll have to be after he leaves the afterlife. I'll be parting from here sometime soon, or I'll stick around for this ninja, he has a lot of potential. Maybe when I take my examination, if I acheive the desired rank, maybe I'll take this one into my cell; after all, the Chunin Exams are not far off."

Before Yamato could even speak back to Nova, he began to create a smoke cloud around himself, and was preparing to use a smoke flicker, a technique he had developed without actually being a jutsu, but rather a special battle tactic. Nova exhausted poison fumes from his body, ones he could transfer his new Orochi power from, he was not even aware of it until the Shichibi pointed it out to him, but he had actually acheived a gift of the Snake Lord. He must've been nearby, because he already had a feeling he was subconsciencely learning. The visions he had when he was knocked out had images of the snake, the Senei Ta Jashu technique, as well as the serpent handseal occuring multiple times. As the carrion of smoke began to clear, no figure was there, and the small midnight dragon was gone. Yamato got up and walked back to his lodge to rest from training so many ninja these days.

"They must be dying more than usual these days. New faces come and go, maybe I should come back sometime."

Meanwhile, Nova and Xiato had appeared at the plane that Komen had gone off to, Nova was following his chakra trace with the appropriate helix. He was hoping that helping this ninja would keep the thoughts of the Snake Lord off his mind. The one he had helped slay in the Konoha invasion.

Little did he know, the white faced slitherer was lurking in the trees, his blood tensed eyes were staring at Nova, sighting him like a lion watching gazel.

"New prey. One from the Hidden Sound I believe, must be Kabuto's apprentice. That lava beast I released was handled by him pretty easily, he must have obtained a demon. The damned Shichibi thrives in that child, one that I must seal before appropriating him."

His tongue dwindled left and right as he pulled his new replacement blade that he had instead of the Grass Halberg near his face and licked the edge of the blade.

Nova and Xiato continued searching the for the ninja, and locked on to his signature. They moved quickly to his area, and watched from concealment, but the hunters were being the hunted. As the snake lord was sneaking up slowly behind the ninja. From in a shroud of bushes, twin snake began to twist left and right, finding their target. Nova sensed them, but made it appear as if the opponent had the advantage to get them in false security. The snake began to burn up to in Nova's extreme heat, the snakes slowly aflame, them the hit their target which was nothing but a log.

Art of Substitution

Continually, the snake followed the trace of glowing energy, and was sadly find next to a light grenade followed by a flame seal. The explosion caught the snake on fire, and carried across. The other snake found a small sound and struch down at it. Xiato had taken the form of a porcupine, impaling the creature with steel-pin needles.

"Watch out Xiato!" A large body of earth shot out at the little dragon, the Snake lord was using the Earth dragon projectile. Intelligently, the dragon made a shroud of fire around himself and transformed into a pterodactyle.

8/?

Komen then felt a tap against his shoulder as he finished his sigh of dissapoinment. The touch made him jump and roll to thearea ahead of him. As he finished his quick dodgeroll he pulled his kunai out and faced his opponent. The one that tapped him on the shoulder was a manthat was dressedin an all blue and white attire and looked at him. "What are you doing here Genin?" he asked a bit annoyed as he was interrupted while he was meditating.

4/9 Kokuangyou no Jutsu - Journey into Black Darkness Technique AKA Bringer of darkness Technique

"I could be asking you that, sneaking up on people while they are looking for someone and tapping them on the shoulder and scaring the crap out of them...who are you anyways?"

"I am the Second Hokage. Genin..."

Komen's eyes bulged out of his head as he heard that. "y...y...you're the Second Hokage?" Komen started to try and remember what the Hokage looked like in the history books. Little was known about the Hokage besides the fact that he was the one that created the infrastructure of the hidden leaf village.

5/9 Kokuangyou no Jutsu - Journey into Black Darkness Technique AKA Bringer of darkness Technique

"What is your name Gennin?" The Hokage asked as he lightened up a bit and relaxed his arms at his side but still keeping a close eye to Komen.

"My Name is Komen Usai. I well died and ended up here. First Hokage Yamato said that he wanted me to go to the 5 other masters that laid about in this realm then go back to him when my training is done. Komen said truthfully to the Second Hokage.

"Ahhh so Yamato sent you on a training quest. Interesting. He must see some space for improvement in you."

"Improvement? I guess you could put it that wa. well Snesei could you teach me?" Komen asked as he was unsure if the second Hokage would.

7/9

"Hmmm so you have the Byaakugan. A great set of eyes but when under Genjutsu, it's great sight is useless. And I see you've tey learned how to defend against a Genjutsu." The Second Hokage said as he dispelled it.

"You will need to work on that. Now show me if you can do it." THe second Hokage showed him the proper handsigns and told him that unlike Ninjitsu and Taijutsu. Genjutsu recquires a diffrent kind of focus. That Komen will need to visualize the images he wanted his victim to see. This technique needed Komen to make believe that his Enemey is engulfed in darkness.

After a few Tries Komen had Finally did it. "Kokuangyou no Jutsu!!!" The Second Hokage's sight started to fade as all the light was consumed by the darkness as the Genjutsu intended.

9/9 Kokuangyou no Jutsu - Journey into Black Darkness Technique AKA Bringer of darkness Technique (complete)

"Hey don't be so down. Get up Komen."The second Hokage said a bit sternly as he walked to komen.

Komen jumped up and turned to face the Second Hokage. "Yes Second Hokage-sama."

"Bleh that doesn't dound right just call me by my name Nidaime." He said to Komen as the title of Hokage was something that he was given in the living world. he didn't recquire that title here in the afterlife.

"h...hie Nidaime-sama." Komen said with another bow and rising again to recieve more training from his second sensei.

"Komen what have you learned from your first Sensei Yamato?" Nidaime asked as he revertedback to folding hisarms across his chest, looking at Komen as he talked.

2/9 Suijinheki - Water Encampment Wall

Komen started to think about it. About how his ideas about the elements and chakra. The idea that he had to be around the element to be able to manipulate it. "Well i was in the forest sensei of course I could do those techniques." Komen said with a smile.

The second Hokage kept his stern face on. " Oh really? Then Komen we will test your idea right here and now." The second Hokage now rested his hands at his side. "I want you to use the technique Tree World construction on that island." The second Hokage pointed to an island that laid just behind Komen it was basicly a sand bar. No leaves no roots no anything.

"But Sensei it's not going to work. That's just a sand there." Nidaime simply looked at Komen with a raised eyebrow. "Just do it.

4/9 Suijinheki - Water Encampment Wall

The second Hokage walked toward the sand bar that had forestry and roots bursting from the dry dry ground. "See. You have the ability to create an element while not around it. THe ability to produce the element from thin air by use of your chakra." He said as he did a few hand signs and the earth swallowed the roots and trees that Komen had produced.

"This little information will help you out when you need to do more of these Techniques in the real world." He said with another nod.

Komen was still in shock from this information. It was hard to comprehend that he could be able to produce an element rather then just sontrol a neary element. It was quite a mind blower.

6/9 Suijinheki - Water Encampment Wall