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The young genin obeyed the doctor and hop up onto the bed. He sat with his legs dangling and hands in his laps. After Akira was settled, he listened to the doctor instruct Tsukiko. He watched Dramiel perform the technique, but he didn't see anything happening to him. Wonder what's going on.....Eh who cares....I'm just hungry. Wheres my food dammit? I wonder if they have any fish.....I love fish...Maybe some salmon.......yea grilled salmon....topped with uhhh...tomato basil vinagrette! O god..... Akira kicked his feet back and forth while he was thinking. Then, he watched Tsukiko repeat what the doctor did, which looked like nothing, and applauded, assuming they both did something.
As he clapped his hand he began hearing a sort of splat noise. It was coming from his hands. He looked at them and saw that they had become fish! Salmon, in fact. He inserted one hand into his mouth O my this salmon is so awesome.....i could eat it forever. He made a sucking noise as he gnawed on his own hand. What kind of fish is this? I keep taking bites but it just stays whole! Wow, this must be the answer to world hunger! Slobber trickled down his hand. Akira removed his hand from his mouth to speak. Thanks for the food Dr. Dramiel! This fish is awesome! shouted the boy. He got up of the bed and began walking back out into the waiting room. His hand had started to bleed. Its so juicy....I have to meet the cook who prepared this fish!

As the nurse came into the room with the cart of food, Akira watched the fish hand that wasn't in his mouth sniff the air. Akira copied the fish and became frantic at the smell of the and his fish hands began to shake. FOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!! the starving boy shouted with saliva leaking out of his mouth. The boy took the cart from the nurse without even a 'thank you' and immediately began scarfing it all down. He didn't use the silverware provided and hardly chewed his food. He didn't care really how it tasted, he just wanted something in his stomach. He picked up the steak in one hand, to him it looked like it was in the fishes mouth, the mashed potatoes in the other and took turns eating from both hands. He spoke, probably about how good the food was, but his mouth was to full for anyone to really understand what he was saying. Akira dropped the steak on the floor to drink the glass of milk and then he proceeded to eat the collard greens. When the young man was done with the greens he moved onto the orange. Akira put the orange in his hand, layed on his back, raised the orange above his mouth, and squeezed. The juice fell to his face and most of it missed his mouth. He brought the orange into his mouth and chewed the whole halve. Akira spit out the skin and finished off the last bit of the mashed potatoes, steak, and washed his face with the glass of water. Akira was very happy now. He looked at the Dr. from the floor and said to him Wow that was awesome food! Dr. Dramiel, the fish that you gave me was good, but not filling enough. This steak really hit the spot.

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So doctor, how long do I have to stay here? I'm really wanting to get out and start training. Akira patted his stomach and burped. On second thought doc, I'm gonna take a break. That steak has really filled my tummy up. Akira layed himself down on the bed and propped his leg up. These guys aren't too bad....especially that Tsukiko girl..... The boy raised his fingers to his lips and began picking as he had done earlier. Tsuki is a cute name...I wonder what she thinks of me. Akira figured he'd start a conversation and try out his new nickname for his peer. Hey Tsuki, tell me something about you. I'm getting bored here but I doubt you or the doctor will be letting me go soon so I'm just gonna make some small talk with you if that's ok with you.

"Well, I only have one more technique for you to learn in Akira-san's presence, and then he'll be free to go. We'll visit other rooms afterward and teach you some more techniques.

Dr.Dramiel then turned to Akira and moved the tray with the remaining debris from the meal to a table in the room.

"One important matter to keep in mind is that when a patient feels at ease and comfortable, he or she will usually heal faster and stand a better chance of a full recovery. Therefore one of the techniques we usually use on patients while they are in our care is Shiatsu, a technique that has relatively no direct medical impact except against muscle cramps, but that really helps put the patient in a good state of mind".

The doctor formed a handsign and placed his somewhat weathered hand on Tsukiko's shoulder. Chakra from Dr. Dramie's chakra nodes pressed out and gently but firmly pressed and rotated into her shoulder's pressure points and deep muscle tissue. Most likely her muscles would slightly pain her for the first split second, but then have their tension melt under his probing chakra.

"Now that you know what it feels like and looks like, please put Akira-san in a relaxed state with this jutsu. Once you've massaged his muscles that were strained from the events of the past few days, he's free to go and we'll continue our training elsewhere."

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Shiatsu (Massage): For a variety of reasons, muscles, tendons, and ligaments can become overworked and painful. This may be because of some type of injury or it may simply be the result of too much work without enough rest. By applying the proper amount of pressure at the right points and using small amounts of chakra, a medical nin is able to relieve pain and help the patient's body recover more quickly. A strain or sprain can seriously hinder the effectiveness of a shinobi and as such this technique really can make a difference.

Tsukiko Airi

| Kirigakure | Wangetsu Lunar Clan | Medic | Agile | Intelligent | Sexy | Genin |

You've got to be kidding me. Tsukiko thought with despair. It was bad enough learning it when my old family taught it to me, and now I have to do it again? This is worse than actual healing jutsu, I have to physically touch the person. It's like... The kunoichi struggled to find the right phrase for her anguish. It's like cementing my lowliness, that I couldn't get any lower than physically forcing myself to work for another person for only their gain. She was going to refuse on the basis that she already knew the technique, but when Akira stated that he had Ranmaru eyes, she saw in him a strong future ally, so to keep up good relations, sh. consented.

"Whew, I never remember how relaxing that is." She hated how good it felt. She shouldn't need such trivial measures. "And actually, Dr.Dramiel, I have been taught this by my family before I came to the Village, but I'll be happy to ease Akira's troubles. There's no sense in teammate training when he isn't at his best.
"And Akira, 'Koguma' means bear cub. I couldn't help but get that image when I saw your voracious appetite!" She laughed lightly. "Oh, where is your father now? Maybe he has met my mother. She left when I was a week old, on some big S-rank mission. Haven't seen her since." She began to space out, but quickly came back, not wanting to dwell on old memories. To distract herself, she began the massage, working the knots his shoulders and back. "That's an admirable goal, though, raikage. You've got the will for it. I want to be a Sannin, myself. Powerful enough that I don't need to worry about someone defeating me, that I can live with no fear." She went down to his calves, and his quariceps. There was a lot of tension there, probably from the running. "I'm a Wangetsu medic, and my clan is especially adept in these sorts of techniques. We're quite well know in the Getsugakure, The Village Hidden Under the Moon. And why," she pressed down somewhat hard but trying to appear jokingly, "havent you been learning any of these then?"

She 'hmph'ed and crossed her arms. "Well, I think you're all good to go, Koguma-san. Doctor, if I may ask, do you have any sort of fighting spirit?" She knew this was dangerous territory, and tried to tread lightly. "I mean, healing comes first of course but...don't you get kind of pent up in here, sometimes want to make a different kind of mark on the world...uh...or something?" She was trying to broach being teached the more offensive jutsu, but all that came out was awkward stammering.

chakra: 15/25
stamina: 25

Akira groaned as Tsukiko's fingers pressed into his body and worked out the kinks in his muscles. He let his mind drift for a while until the massage was over. He heard his friend say that Koguma meant bear cub and he thought it sounded pretty cool. My dad is dead....I think. He sent me here when he left for the war. I'd be surprised if he was alive. Also, us Ranmaru users don't have to learn medic techniques, just simply recall them when we need to use them. The only down side is that it costs us a little more than it would a regular medic. When Tsukiko finished her technique, Akira stood up off of the bed and stretched his muscles. He felt the doctors fingers probe his body and took the note from him when the doctor was done. Akira glanced at the doctor and noticed him smiling so he returned a smile, not really caring. He shoved it in a pocket and turned to Tsukiko.Well Tsuki-kun, I'm gonna go train now. I really haven't gotten anything done but if you want to train with me when you get out of here I'll probably be back at the lake. So I'll see ya around. Bye! The boy waved to Tsukiko and exited the room and then the hospital.

{exit to lake}