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Shikarama Nara, The Dedicated Genius

Shikarama smirked as the boy looked to him. He enjoyed seeing the excitement on Rune's face. He had to say, teaching really seemed appropriate for him. He seemed so ready to get started on this next water jutsu, but Shikarama felt the need to ask this first. They could address it later, but in the meantime he had to figure how to direct the kid's training. "I need to know, personally, what sort of ninja you intend to become. All ninjas have a specialty, beyond elements and into their very nature. Some specialize in ninjutsu, others genjutsu, and others tainjutsu, or a particular combination there-of. And beyond this, different ninja focus on different styles of each. Some focus almost all their efforts into their clan's unique jutsu. Some act as pure power fighters, focusing on sure amounts of strength of chakra. Others are more defensive, prefering to wear their opponents out. And there are a large number of other preferred styles and strategies. If I am going to teach you, I feel the need to know what you want to become as a shinobi."
Total Cp 97933
Spendable Cp: 1747
Words: 184
Reserved : 2636

Shikarama Nara, The Dedicated Genius

Shikarama crossed his arms, watching the boy consider everything. There was signs of conflict within. He wondered, frankly, if rune had ever really thought about it before hand. But eventually, Rune came to a conclusion, and an ingenious one at that. He was a Fuka, and could create up to five bodies for himself using chakra from ninja of different elemental affinity. With five different bodies, he could train them towards several different arts to develop physique, chakra supplies and muscle memory for different tasks. Heck, if he could learn to use more then one body at a time, he would be able to train towards multiple styles at once. of course, that was a rather difficult ability to achieve. Shikarama smirked at the boy's comment on never getting into a real fight.
"What do you say to a little sparing then? You can try to use the jutsu you just checked while we do that." Shikarama stood up straight, stretching for a moment as he made the offer. He'd go easy on the kid, of course, but he wanted to see exactly what the young shinobi was capable of, and maybe introduce him a little more closely to the basics.
Total Cp 98134
Spendable Cp: 1948
Words: 201
Reserved : 2636

Shikarama Nara, The Dedicated Genius

Shikarama smirked at Rune as he prepared to fight. Shikarma's eyes would follow the boy's movements at a gentle ease. As the boy began seals for a ninjutsu, he had the gall to suggest to Shikarama that he could say uncle. Shikarama made no seals, simply saying. "Lesson in genin level skills number one..." He suddenly disappeared in a burst of speed. He left behind a trail of flower petals as a distraction. He would reappear right behind Rune in a kneeling position. "...Taijutsu..." He brought his hands together, his thumb, and his index and middle fingers touching in a pointing manner. He would suddenly thrust his hand towards Rune's back. He purposely didn't use the normal version of the technique. Rather, his fingers would aim towards his lower back. There was still enough force to knock him forward, while surprising him, likely. He held in a laugh as he did this.
Total Cp 98286
97483/97933 Usable Cp
Spendable Cp: 2100
Words: 152
Reserved : 2636

Shikarama Nara, The Dedicated Genius

Shikarama quickly grabbed a shuriken and through it towards the clone. He then ran forward, moving after Rune and his remaining clone. Grabbing a smoke bomb, Shikarama would then toss it towards Rune and his clone. As it got in close, it would explode, enveloping them both in smoke. While it would hide their position, it would also disorient them, hopefully.
Using this moment,a s Shikarama approached the cloud rapidly, he formed hand seals, calling out. "Second lesson in genin level skills, Genjutsu." He finished the seals, activating the technique. Genjutsu: Double False Surroundings As soon as this was initiated, the surroundings, still hidden by the smoke, would become a widespread bamboo forest, and Rune's clone would appear to be Shikarama to him, with the real one not visible. If rune by some means managed to recognize and break the genjutsu, he would be met with a second, more realistic false surroundings genjutsu. This would be described in the next post, as Shikarama now walked towards the two.
Total Cp 98454
96383/97933 Usable Cp
Spendable Cp: 2268
Words: 168
Reserved : 2636

Shikarama Nara, The Dedicated Genius

His surroundings would now be a beach. He and his clone, when he would look in his clone's direction, he was see Shikarama still. There was a whispering sound coming from the ocean. In real life, a shuriken was flying towards him, tied to a string. It moved in an arcing path, meant to have the wire catch on him and wrap around and bind him. Shikarama would approach calmly, not making any major moves yet. He would see how the genin would respond to this new layered genjutsu.
Total Cp 98543
96383/97933 Usable Cp
Spendable Cp: 2357
Words: 89
Reserved : 2636

Shikarama Nara, The Dedicated Genius

Shikarama approached as Rune managed to figure it out and dispel it. He kept his mind clear despite the confusion. Of course, Shikarama did go rather easy on the boy, but it seemed Rune had overcome his great fear of it. Shikarama drew near as soon as Rune had been tied up, leaving him confused as the jutsu was dispelled. Rune seemed upset, naturally, at being tied up like that, but fell forward, showing signs of pain. Shikarama would stand over him, sighing. "I'll admit, you are definitely still clumsy in direct combat. But I will say this, you've greatly improved in your jutsu intitiation, and you managed to dispel not one but two separate genjutsu." Shikarama would kneel down, and gently untie the wire from Rune, his eyes checking him over for signs of injury. It seemed silly for something a simple as falling over.
Total Cp 98692
95383/97933 Usable Cp
Spendable Cp: 2506
Words: 149
Reserved : 2636

Shikarama Nara, The Dedicated Genius

Shikarama would seem to be taken off guard, surprise in his eyes as the boy began hand seals, despite the relative slowness, Shikarama would seem to stand up to late to avoid it. With a burst of chakra release, the water nearby Rune flowed rapidly to him and quickly formed a small cyclone of water around him, appearing to entrap Shikarama and buffet him. Shikarama couldn't help but be impressed by the boy, to learn so quickly and to draw upon the techniques in battle like this. He was rough around the edges, but it was only a matter of time until he was sharpened into a brilliant gem. As the water tornado faded, Rune would see Shikarama lying on the ground, apparently unconscious. It would take a few moments, but he would suddenly burst into a puff of smoke, revealing himself as a clone, not an ilusionary one like what he had taught Rune, but a shadow clone, a clone of solidified chakra made into flesh and blood.
Moments later, Shikarama would step out from a tree behind Rune, a smile on his face as he said. "A brilliant display of the third lesson in genin skills, ninjutsu." With that, Shikarama formed a hand seal. Shadow Possession Jutsu Shikarama's shadow would shift in shape and extend towards Rune from behind, aiming to make contact with the boy's own shadow. If it managed to reach Rune, the Fuka would find himself unable to move by his own will. He would be held paralyzed.
Total Cp 98953
95383/97933 Usable Cp
Spendable Cp: 2767
Words: 261
Reserved : 2636

Shikarama Nara, The Dedicated Genius

Shikarama drew close to Rune, stepping on front of him, hands now at his sides. He had been holding the paralysis effect, and had yet to engage the mimicking effect yet. The Fuka, who clearly seemed disappointed in Shikarama's use of a clone, as Rune had managed to use his newest jutsu, only for it to be wasted. "This, well this jutsu is the most basic and fundamental jutsu known to my clan. We can manipulate our shadows, and move them to contact the shadows of others. By binding our shadow to theirs, we can only them paralyzed. Not only that, we can..." He raised his hands to his head in a serpentine fashion, set in opposite directions. The effect was meant to have his hands resemble antlers from the sides of his head. "Force others to imitate our movements. It's mostly been used as a stalling tactic in the past, but this simple technique can leave an opponent helpless, particularly in group conflicts."
Total Cp 99117
95383/97933 Usable Cp
Spendable Cp: 2931
Words: 164
Reserved : 2636