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Seph nodded and took off. He was fortunate both of his eyes were working, so he had no blindspots. He ducked under kunai and shuriken as they flew from both sides. He could feel the wind as the knives flew past from behind him. One caught him in the back, but it disappeared immediately, leaving only a small gash where it once was. The walls of fog were closing in on them, and to keep them at back, Seph clapped his hands together, still sprinting. Two explosions burst next to them, pushing the wall of fog back a few meters.

Seph froze. He could feel Nyl's chakra signature falling behind. He slammed his foot into the ground infront of him, coming to a complete stop and whipped himself around. He took off towards Nyl the same speed at which he was approaching the Dojo seconds before. This time, however, the heat began to build throughout both of his arms. He leapt into the air in a spin, ripping the razor-like fog to shreads. He took Nyl's hand, the fog inches from them.

"This might burn a little." He said. No sooner did he finish the sentence did his eyes roll up into their sockets. Flames licked at their feet, then shot straight into the air. They were sealed within a column of fire, heat, and it quickly began expanding. The sizzling that followed could be heard over the deafening roar of the flames.

Seph obeyed, and when his eyes rolled back down, he had to blink the sweat away. He gripped her hands tightly. His legs were about to give out on him. The fog had been reduced and knocked back a good twenty meters and the jutsu had taken a lot out of him.

Seph watched as the ground beneath fell away. When he looked up, all he could see was stars. There were no more trees, no more fog. Stars everywhere. His grip tightened a bit, the sweat on his face mixed with the wind chilled him--a feeling he had not missed. When they landed, his legs finally fell out from under him. He was on his hands and knees, but when he looked up, his face shown nothing but joy.

He smiled, trying to catch his breath. "That.. That was amazing!"

He nodded and took her hand, standing. He was still wobbly, but managed to balance himself. "And you weren't lying. Yeah, I'm fine. That jutsu just took a lot out of me. What about you?"

He nodded, brushing himself off. "So, what happened? It's never attacked you before, has it?"

He made his way to the edge of the roof. The land that the column had made contact with was scorched and bare. The fog was retreating back into the forest, through the very opening that he had neglected to tag. He dug into his pocket. Suddenly, it seemed, Seph had gone into Sensei-Mode.

"Nyl, I'm going to teach you a jutsu. It's called 'Kindling no Jutsu.'" He turned to face her. "When performed correctly, it manipulats the molecules in an area of your choice in the air we breath into a concentrated fuel." As a demonstration, Seph performed the two handseals required, then snapped his fingers. A line of fire erupted out of thin air. "The only noticible difference between this and creating flame is the smell."