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"Sorry Iri." Kwubara Said as he walked back to his sword. He took his palm and placed it on the end of the hilt of his sword. The silver tethers quivered the second he made conntact and with another whisper the cyclones and rain were gone.

Kwubara took his sword out of the ground and sat down. The use of that much power caused him to get a little tired. He just needed to rest for a minute to restore some of his energy. Kwubara took this time to clean his sword and make sure none of the symbols that were cut into the blade were harmed.

"I'm sorry I put you two in danger. It was irresponsible and won't happen again. And I am a mizu user. The water in the air helps me control the cyclone. I can generate lightning, call apon mist, and make fire do my bidding but I have no dirrect control over the wind. The impervise was the only way I could form the tornado because I am not a natural like you." Kwubara informed Iri as he stared down at the ninjato with a look of dissapointment.

Iri smiles and enthusiastically nods. "Yes! Now, have you ever felt that sensation before? In yourself, I mean. Not in someone else. A flow of energy kind of like what's in my hands?"

For now, she'll leave Kwubara be. She's got words for his attitude. But that will come later. Ookamimaru needs more work than he does, and he's going to be a little trickier to teach.

"Okay, that's a start. Now," Iri looks over her shoulder at Kwubara and speaks a little louder. "If you'd like to control the air via Kaze methods instead of Mizu, you might want to listen to this, Kwubara."

Iri looks back to Ookamimaru and clears her throat. Then she walks over to the dojo and places her hand against the outer wall.

"In the martial arts I've learned from, there's a concept called ki. It's internal energy, kind of like the chakra we use to manipulate the elements. In pure, hand-to-hand martial arts, ki is used in a number of ways, most notably to put more power into a strike."

Iri withdraws her hand from the wall and assumes a fighting stance. She pulls her right hand back, then brings it forward and delivers a palm strike to the wall. All she gets is a nice slap.

"Without ki, you can achieve a decent amount of damage. But with ki..."

Iri withdraws the hand. This time, the strike is accompanied by a yell, one this is deep and loud, coming from her diaphragm instead of her throat or nose. When Iri withdraws her hand, there is a small crack in the concrete. Not much, but enough to tell that there was a significant amount of force behind the scrawny woman's hand. Iri gives the hand a little shake. It's tingling pretty good now. The sensation reminds her that she hasn't paid any mind to her iron palm training in quite some time.

"That's the kind of difference you're looking for. When you use chakra, mana, magic, whatever you wanna call it, it's very similar to the martial arts concept of ki. Only, you want to influence the elements with it, instead of your body."

Chakra forms in Iri's hand. Air circulates around it as usual. Then she begins to twirl her hand, her fingers pointing toward the sky. In response, a small cyclone forms.

"I'm different. I'm not human, or whatever breed the two of you consider yourselves. What I am is a creature that has a natural influence over the air, half Air Spirit and half Fury. However, if you practice long enough, you can manipulate the air as easily as one who is an air adept."

The tiny cyclone dissipates and Iri looks at her students. "What I want you to do is summon a small amount of chakra into your dominant hand. It's easier that way. Then, concentrate on the air. Feel it, smell it, hear it, get in tune with it. Then, I want you to push the air using your chakra. Just push it for now, in a direction opposite the current breeze. If you have to do so to make sure it's working, crouch in the grass and see which way it bends when you practice. This will be the easiest start for you, Ookamimaru. Kwubara, I want you to do it, too, so you don't have to use other elements to perform Kaze. Any questions, you two?"

Iri had watched Ookamimaru as he worked, trying to read his expressions. And so, she noticed the wave of air he sent through the grass. She can't sense energy. Not like most other nin seem to be able to do. But she can sense the disturbances in the air caused by energy like chakra. So she had felt the minute displacement of air caused by Ookamimaru's discovery of his energy. And she had noticed the displacement caused by his first attempt at a Kaze jutsu.

A lopsided grin cracks Iri's stoic features and she allows herself a little laugh. "Good job, Ookamimaru. Very good job. I think you'll learn fast. Just keep doing that, over and over, until you feel as though you've got a good feel for your energy and using it with the air. Don't let your technique become too large, though. And if you get tired, like you've used too much energy, then give it a rest and get something to eat. Sound like a plan to you?"

Iri's energy surges for a moment. Other than that, nothing happens. She's still waiting for a response from Ookamimaru and Kwubara. Next to Jin, however, Iri's clone forms. At least, that's how it seems. Iri's clone is standing next to Ookamimaru. The real thing had turned into the air to join her other student. She's standing next to Jin, arms crossed under her breasts and looking in the direction of her two newest pupils.

"I had wondered what happened to you. Anything to report?"

Iri sighs and tilts her head back to stare at the sky. Her breath clouds above her. As she thinks, her expression is unreadable and she says nothing. It's nearly a minute before she looks up at Jin.

"Those people did something horrible to Reeve. If they didn't, then whoever they're working for did, and they probably had a hand in it. I want them gone. And I want my student back. So, I do plan on investigating that place. And, I want to investigate another location. You, though, won't be going."

An incredulous expression takes over Jin's grimace. "Say wha!? You are nah gonna walk into a den o' snakes by yer lonesome! Though Ah have nah known ya long, Ah know ya well enough ta know yer nah crazy. 'N it would be insanity ta do that alone. If Ah do nah go, who be goin' wit ya? 'N what ya want me ta stay here fer anyhow?"

Iri laughs a little at Jin's reaction. She dismissively waves one pale, slender hand. "Calm down, turbo. You know your accent starts to get a little difficult to understand when you're worked up?"

Jin blushes a little and looks away, toward Iri's clone and his two classmates. "Ne'er mind that. Wha be yer plan, Miss Kaze?"

The Fury sobers a little and looks in the same direction as Jin. "Ultimately, Dalcon is Reeve's responsibility. And I'm sure he wants his son back. But, I feel just as responsible. Dalcon is my student, and I feel as though I should of or could have done something to keep him home. So, I'm gonna ask Reeve to help me find him. If he's up to it. If he isn't, I'm gonna pull from some reliable resources."

Iri looks to Jin and pats one armored shoulder. "As for you, my friend, you will be teaching in my place while I'm gone."

Jin looks down at Iri and quirks a brow til it disappears beneath his headband. "Eh, wha?"

Iri laughs again and crosses her arm back beneath her breast. "Don't worry. These two need a lot of work on the very basic stuff. You know much more than they do. And I don't plan to be gone long. So you should have just enough time to get a few basic techniques down before I'm back. Hopefully with Dalcon. Think of it like a learning experience, or a homebound mission. Think you can handle it?"

The dragon apprehensively sighs and looks toward Ookamimaru and Kwubara. He grimaces. Then he looks back to Iri. Sighing once more, he nods. "Though Ah wish Ah were goin' wit ya. Do nah know 'bout you travelin' wit tha Reeve fella. He could have issues concernin' wha'e'er happened to him. Or he could be play tha part o' a very clever spy."

Iri shakes her head and smiles. Her smile, and the light shining in her eyes, say something. "No, Jin. He won't hurt me. We have something of a history. You and I both can trust him. Anyway, I need to be off. The clone may dissipate. I'm not exactly finished with their design. If it does, just take its place. For now, I'm just going to the Rai Dojo. Holler if you need anything."

Jin nods and gives his teacher a firm pat on the shoulder. Then he takes a brown bag from his waist and hands it to her. "Here. Afore Ah forget. Good stuff, it is. 'N not too strong fer a lightweight."

Iri takes the bottle with a raised brow. She's no drinker, but it's a nice thought. "Right then. I'll see you later!"

She strides past him, tying the bottle to her belt as she does so. Then, with a few flaps of her wings, she's gone. Kwubara and Ookamimaru may not even notice the real Iri has left.

Jin salutes his teacher and resumes his watch of the two students and Iri's clone.

The Iri clone smiles at Ookamimaru. She had stood aside the whole time, watching him. And the differences in his hand hadn't gone unnoticed. Before she can say something, the real Iri forms behind Ookamimaru. The clone dissipates, and Iri collects her memories. Then she looks over to Jin and quirks a brow. The dragon man gives her his memories via telepathy, including what he had seen happen to the strange boy's hand. The Fury nods and walks over to Ookamimaru so she can look down at him, her face appearing to him upside down.

"You are doing well. I'm glad I had a couple of eyes to catch your improvement while I stepped away."