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((............ why in the world would I use his swords.... I have my own and always have..... 2 of the 7 I've always carried so unless his blades have some speacial properties I'm just gonna keep training......))

Of course you didn't post it on the first post because kazama did its right there at the bottom of the technique list

"Don't you know not to scream the name of a master in a quiet town like this." a voice whispered in his ear.

Suoh's eyes hadn't totally adjusted to the darkness but he felt a blade across his stomach, ready at a twitch to spill his insides. Suoh felt his hands searching for the needles he kept in many pockets all over her person. He felt Zabuza's hand grab his searching hand and slide into his pocket pulling out some of the needles.

"If we are going to continue your training we will start hand to hand. Meet me outside the town in ten minutes."

Suoh felt the blade graze his stomach but pull away leaving a slight scratch. Zabuza had slide back out the doorway and disappeared into the afternoon shadows. Suoh felt inside his pockets and his needles were gone. He knew deep down inside him Zabuza held a piece of the past Suoh couldn't remember. That is why Zabuza said "continue" training. Suoh knew the attack he had to learn first was Water Dragon Missile but that choice was really left up to the teacher.

Suoh found himself running again. His body was adapting easily to all the physical exertion. He breathed hard but still wans't tired, it was like riding a bike, the knowledge he had of his own limits would be something he would never forget. Souh found several animals and stalked them until they lead him to a small lake.

Suoh walked into the clearing around the lake and saw the reed poles that had been inserted into the surface of the water every ten feet or so. Zabuza appeared at his side and Suoh knew not to jump at being surprised from having some one appear so erradically.

"Suoh. You trained under me before and like that time you will have to defeat me in a hand to hand battle in order for me to teach you my Water Dragon Missile technique. As you relearn these techniques you will regain small bits of what you have forgotten until you can solve what took your memory. First to touch the water loses, anything goes."

Zabuza gave a leap onto the first reed and quickly dashed across the poles. Suoh took a jump but only landed half way up the pole and take to swing himself up. He knew the chakra in his feet were vitally important in this training. He would have to focus his chakra in his feet to prevent from falling and he had to keep his hands open in order to attack.

Suoh realized he had to act fast because he was quickly losing. He took a risk at bending the rules and performed his water clone technique. The lake was ample water to create a perfect clone as he ran in the opposite direction from his double. He realized Zabuza could probably tell which was which but he had a different trick up his sleeve. The water clone ran at Zabuza's left half and Suoh came in from the right. Zabuza gave a quick double take to check which was which and lunged at the proper Suoh.

Suoh purposely let his focus fall and the water clone splashed into the reed bending it forward. Suoh could tell that Zabuza was startled about how far he had leaned for the countterattack. Suoh jumped above Zabuza who was leaning even farther to catch himself on the next reed. Suoh released his Aqua Lung skill and knocked the reed Master Zabuza was reaching for out of his reach so Zabuza was left with nothing to grab onto and had to fall into the water.

Zabuza surfaced quickly in the water and glared at Suoh, "I thought I made it clear that this would be a hand to hand battle?"

"I never used any technique to touch you" Suoh jested

Zabuza's temperment changed quickly, " Sometimes it requires the rules to be bent a little to achieve your purpose. A Mist Ninja knows to finish the mission and how to keep quiet about the method in which it was accomplsihed. Tomorrow you will be taught the Water Dragon MIssile technique."

((I am done for now. I will be able to do a lot more on Wednesday if not a little tomorrow))

Suoh sat at the edge of the lake eating some bread out of a hankerchief. The morning mist was just begining to lift. More like moving back into the village it came from rather than lift. Suoh could hear footsteps coming and knew it had to be Zabuza. Suoh stood and brushed several crumbs away while tucking the hankerchief with teh bread back into an inside pocket. Zabuza came out from the bushes just as Suoh turned around. Suoh could tell he meant business today. He had a certain disdainful arch to his brow.

"To start your training you must first know the intricacies of the skill you seek. I will perform Water Dragon Missile and it is up to you to dodge it. Feel free to run into the forest or what not. If you can dodge it for two minutes then you will be able to use this skill." Zabuza called

Suoh almost felt something being sucked out of the air as Zabuza molded his chakra. Realizing this wasn't a time to be standing so close he charged around the outside of the lake. Zabuza's hands flew through the symbols and a huge dragon head erupted from the surface of the water. Suoh then realized the forest would be his best friend in this battle, he would need to find shelter because his task was not to defeat the dragon but rather to avoid it. The water kept erupting out of the center of the lake like it had been turned into a volcano. The dragon stood well over twenty feet into the air and had a long clear twisting body.

Suoh charged into the forest breaking small branches and trampling flowers. He focused on controlling his breathing, this may well be a two minute sprint for his life. The sound of the dragon smashing through the trees quickly roared through the maze of bark and leaves until the point where Suoh could barely hear his own heart beat. It really sounded like a damn had broken and the flood waters were tearing up the forest. Suoh took a quickl right and out of the corner of his eye he saw the snarled, dripping trees the attack had left in its wake. He was so focused on his breathing as he ran he had lost sight of Zabuza in the foliage so he wouldn't really know when then two minutes are up. For all he knew it could already be up, adrenaline has a wierd way of messing with the perceptions of time.

"Follow me" Zabuza whispered. Zabuza performed the symbols slowly and forcefully. Suoh could almost feel the hugs amount of chakra in those hands. When he reached the final symbol he felt the ball of chakra that had enveloped Zabuza's hand dissipate and then the dragon erupted from the water and Soared high over the forest. After climbing at least a hundred feet into the air he allowed the thing to dissipate and fall back to the lake where it created bubbles and froth.

Suoh closed his eyes and felt the chakra signs carving themselves into his brain as he allowed everything to flow into his hands. He envisioned the symbols swirling around his outer body all toward the force he was creating in his hands. He opened his eyes as he completed the technique and the lake ripped once before an overly thick dragon came out of the surface. The creature was probably four times as thick as the one Zabuza summoned. Although Suoh had forced his chakra out of his body to mold the creature when it rose from the waters he felt a giant weight fall on his shoulders. The thing was far to rotund for him to support. He blinked he chakra back and the thing quickly sloshed down with its life support cut.

Suoh didn't even look at his master but rather attempted again knowing his Master would be gracious enough to wait and see if his pupil could accomplsih the feat. Suoh pushed his chakra into his hands and felt things in his body closing off to prevent it from flowing back. Once concentrated in his hand she pushed it even farther so it was in the specific fingers involved in the symbols. He could hear Zabuza's breathing even with his own. He could feel the distance of the lake in his feet and the weight of the water at his ankles. He felt the water swirling up and around him like some sort of shroud. He opened his eyes expecting to see what he felt with his eyes closed but instead he saw a perfect dragon erupt from the water. The thing shot up thirty feet into the air and gave a lazy loop before shooting back at Suoh. Suoh felt Zabuza tensed and he realized now probably wasn't the best time to be playing jokes on his teacher. He stopped the creature and it gave several small twirls before running back into the lake which it came from.

"You did good. One more test tomorrow will pit your dragon against mine and then you may be a master of this technique" Zabuza said as he walked back into the darkness of the forest. Suoh felt proud of his accomplsihments but he couldn't ignore the nagging feeling at the back of his mind. It was like with his new powers rippling in his mind he could see a face at the bottom of a pool of water.

((Done for now))

The dragon formed quickly but was a bit small. That only meant it could travel faster. Suoh wasn't attempting to completely smash his master with the technique but rather only hit him with it so size was a big factor depending on how many times Suoh would need to call the dragon. The thing opened its mouth in a deaf roar and inches before it hit the water clone which was hoping backwards across the water it shot faster to the left letting some of the water fall back to the surface of the lake so it could travel more easily. It surged toward the real Zabuza who had a surprised look on his face. His sword was drawn in a flash of silver and the dragon his been slashed intwo without a single water droplet hitting him.

Zabuza performed the Hidden in Mist technique and the field quickly glazed over with a mist that rose from the lake and obscured the vision. Suoh looked around and realized he was short on tricks. In a head to head he stood a chance but Zabuza out massed him in sheer amount of chakra and skills. Suoh thought he saw something move in a bit in the mist. He removed his blue visor and tucked it carefully inside his vest. He could feel the mist condensing on the rubber suit of his exposed arms. He had raised his hands up in front of him now ready for the hand to hand fight to start. Something creaked to his left so Suoh turned and saw a man standing inches from him.

The man didn't wear a ninja band but was dressed in black and forest green. All his clothes fit very tight and the man obviously wanted Suoh to see what he looked like. His eyes were a deep brown and his hair was a lighter shade of blue than Suoh's. His face was open in an evil grin and his eyes were wide. Suoh saw something sticking out of the tangle of hair. It was like a hair clip of some sort with a waterfall pouring into a circle.

Suoh performed the water dragon missile technique felling threatened and the man quickly vanished in the mist. Suoh lost his focus and the water fell out of the sky and toward the spot where the man was, no longer a dragon but just a formless spurt of water. Just then Zabuza leapt from the mist and Suoh shielded his face but he heard the splash of water and looked to see Zabuza hovering only an inch from him soaked in the water that was meant for the other man.

"It looks like you are now a master of the Water Dragon Missile technique. I suggest you go acquaint yourself with your summon for your next technique." Zabuza explained backing off and allowing the mist to drift away quickly.

Suoh realized he was standing there staring into the lake.