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Tsukiyamoru just tilted her head a little, Sorain drawing her gaze when he began to speak. She was about to agree when Vykin came up, taking in what she was saying without much of a visible reaction. She glanced over to the boy, a look in her eye seeming to show that she understood his position, nodding once to Vykin as she walked away. Since it seemed as if she were going to train Seto, she just sighed and backed away from the battlefield that seemed set for Sorain and Sai. She wasn't going to interfere, she knew better than to with how Sorain had asked/told her not to. Slinging her jacket over her shoulder, she walked a safe distance away from them all, still able to see them from where she was.

Letting her jacket fall to the ground, she tightened the shirt once more, drawing her sword since now would be a good time to practice with it. "Dance for me, Mizu Shizuku." She murmured, as she spun the long sword three times, the blade splitting into two swords of ice. She then began to fight an invisible opponent, dragons of water forming from the air everytime she slashed her swords. It was much like she was dancing, both in appearance and in fighting form. It was obvious she was accustomed to doing this, not seeming bothered by what the others were going to do. She was a bit worried about the fight between Sorain and Sai though.

Sai merely grinned back to Sorain, 'Once. Twice. I'll have my revange mate. Just watch, I'll make you pay in blood for the life you stole.' He thought back in reply as a whirl wind of marbles spun around him, a total of 35. "Marble Style: Thunder Jump... Odin's Fist." He quietly spoke as he completely ignored everyone but Sorain, his body immediately teleporting directly infront of him. Their bodies uncomfortably close to the point that Sorain would have no way to move or attack with the guns in time as Sai's fist smashed into his gut fiercely, all of the marbles that he had with him encasing the fist and spun viciously, tearing away the stomach part of his cloths.

Vykin's words, contrary to his first impression of her, really hit the spot right now. His head felt a little clearer, and he have her an acknowledging nod or two, without smiling. The biggest reason he appreciated Vykin right now, was she was getting him the HELL away from the insanity ensuing over yonder. The sword she'd handed him wasn't all that useful, but for Seto, it would make a decent catalyst. "Oh, don't you worry about that, Vykin-sempai. I may not look it, but I've swung a sword around once or twice. Just at least pretend you don't want to kill me, hm?" He smirked a little, feeling a lot more comfortable around her than he did in the beginning, when he jumped of a giant freaking ship to get to her.

He looked at the sword in his hand, a tendril of water creeping from behind his neck, snaking down his arm. "My transformation technique doesn't only work on me... I can apply my solid water transformation to anything I wield, or within my proximity. That includes weapons...like this sword." As the tentacle grew closer to the blade, it wrapped itself around it, beginning to seemingly melt. Fairly soon, the entire item was coated in a layer of the goo, turning black. The sword then began to lengthen, developing a sheen that could be recognized as the same consistency as his claws were in his previous visage. Seto wasn't in complete control over his water anymore, so he could only harden it to the same strength as the original blade, but he at least made it longer, and it didn't weigh as less because of his control over the water.

He grinned a little, though not nearly as menacing as he had before. "I hope you're ready, 'cause I don't feel like holding back!" He knew she was ready, but saying so made him feel energized. Vykin always seemed ready for a fight, so for now, Seto lunged forward, giving his new feather-weight sabre a good cleaving swing in Vykin's direction. Having a strong feeling she would parry, he poised himself for countermeasures.

Finally falling still, Tsuki straightened, her two swords melding back into the long sword that she spun around once in her hand to get used to the feel of it. She was getting better at dual-wielding and using her newfound power with the sword. Glancing off to the others, she just tilted her head a little, unable to hear anything anyone was saying. Sheathing her sword after a moments rest, she picked up her jacket and headed towards the house, going into the kitchen to fix herself something to eat and drink. It wasn't like she ate much, though she probably should.

It wasn't long before she walked outside, sitting down on a rock that stuck out into the water like a platform, no waves splashing her as she just sat there and watched everyone, eating somewhat slowly. Occasionally, she would sip her tea, fixing her cuffs so that they wouldn't get in the way, the bandages peeking out from beneath. Soon she turned her gaze to the heaven's, looking at that grouping of stars again that twinkled at her, seeming to grow distant to everyone and everything around her.

Vykin smirked slightly as Seto showed her more of his power. She was always a little jealous of Ninjutsu and Genjutsu users. Their techniques were always so much cooler in practice than hers... but she knew that her techniques fit her best. Fast, brutal, and got the job done the old fashioned way. Well, more old fashioned than a giant fireball flying towards and opponent. But she looked at Seto's new blade with interest as she said, "Very nice Seto... we'll see how well it holds up in battle. I'm ready, so begin when you are."

Seto lunged at her rather quickly after he said that. Vykin didn't both using her flicker yet. There wasn't any need. At the moment, Seto's attack was pretty slow, and she could still dodge it without it. She would have to see if that mentality would change throughout this short training session. The Genin swung her blade to meet his. As the blade met, she nodded slightly as she said, "Not bad Seto. You've got more strength in that arm than you let on. However your speed is lacking. That's something that you'll need to work on. A good balance of speed and strength is needed in order to be a good swordsman. Now let's see how you do on the defensive side."

The Genin swung her blade out hard, forcing Seto to stumble backwards a little bit. This gave her enough room to prepare a proper attack of her own. She ran forwards as she went, twisting her arm so that the blade was pointed upwards as she attempted to make a diagonal slash across Seto's body. If it connected, the blade would only move right in front of his body, catch his shirt if it got in the way, but it wasn't aiming to injure him yet. She wanted to see if he would actually have the skills to defend himself before she tried going harder on him. He seemed pretty frightened earlier, so she wanted to start off with baby-steps, making sure that he had some skills before moving onwards.

As Vykin's went into her attack, she noticed that Seto's weapon was changing. She blinked slightly, then smirked. His power was getting more interesting by the minute. Changing a weapon mid-battle could be a key strategy... but luckily, her attack wasn't that hard or close. She moved backwards, the tip of the shield missing her head as she moved. Her sword ran across the shield, but because she was busy avoiding the spike on the end of the shield. As she flipped backwards, the smirk remained on her face as she looked Seto over again. If he was as weak as he let on, Vykin assumed that his chakra levels wouldn't be that high. However... it would be interesting to see what else he could do with it. The Genin landed back on a comfortable distance away from Seto as she began to speak again. "So it seems like you've got an overall decent form, having your offense and defense covered. But I think you need to work on your speed the most. The defense was probably the fastest thing that you did in that small bout, so you can see just from that that chakra is going to be your fastest tool. Before we continue, I'm sure you've learned how to focus your chakra in the academy. Well try focusing it into your feet and releasing it as key points in your movement. That way, you'll move faster without sacrificing too much of your chakra. That's the easiest way to increase your speed. Of course there's flickers... but I don't think that you have enough chakra yet in order to use that effectively. Now, try out what I just taught you in your next attack."

Vykin dropped her stance, wanting to defend against Seto's attack without being prepared for it. This would allow her to get some training out of this as well, helping her reaction time decrease.

Seto wasn't looking forward to this. Knowing his luck, he'd space out and wake up with a hole in his mid-section. Still, he had a bit of an idea as to get the jump on Vykin. He left his shield soften, becoming very malleable, starting to charge his chakra into the soles of his feet. Once he launched himself, his plan would come to pass... he hoped.

Crouching down, he took Vykin's advice, propelling himself at her like a large, blue bullet. With his shield aimed forward, he hoped that she would try to block, rather than dodge him. Were she to get too cocky and make contact with his now softened shield, he would be able to envelope at least part of her with it, giving him an edge in trying to keep her disabled. It wasn't he best plan in the world, but he wasn't conscious enough to think of anything brilliant. He wanted this little match to end as quickly as possible, and if he could get her into a pinned position and concede, all the better. As long as this fight didn't drag out, he wouldn't lose an overly high amount of his chakra. Most of his water manipulation was done by the natural emissions of his body's chakra, but forcing it to change so often and so quickly was going to drain him more than he wanted. Saving his energy for the mission, and not Vykin's insistent, stubborn demands for combat, was his highest priority. ...Other than surviving Vykin's countermeasures, of course.

Sai watched carefully as the five sharks sped towards him viciously, 'Same old Sorain...' He thought to himself in his head as a single marble shot through each shark quickly, the water that they were made of bursting out as the marble made contact. A grin warming over Sai's lips as he watched Sorain soar out of the water and blast a ball of gass at him. Sighing he quickly made a series of hand signs and fell into the water left over from the sharks. Immediately afterwards he came out of one of the waves that were lapping out at the shore where Tsuki was sitting. Glancing upto her Sai made a slight, emotionless nod before adverting his gaze. He didn't want her to see him the way he was at the moment, let alone take the anger and hatred in his eyes to ment for her when it wasn't.

Sighing Sai turned away from Tsuki to look towards where the large area of gass was at, he would need to be careful to stay away from it. Since he had never seen the attack before he was not about to test it out. Quickly Sai raised his arm to the air as a collection of marbles zoomed together and formed a spear that he quickly tossed in the gass as he located Sorain's location. "Tch..." With a final glance to Tsuki he teleported away to avoid Sorain locating him and retaliating.