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((lol theres a reason just about every RPC in POTS has the tactical ninja trait. Learning posts are really tough))

After poppin the last of his food into his mouth he stood up and glanced at his tree, which looked as if it had been dead for several years. It might even fall before they finished training, which didn't look to be anytime soon. He brushed some dirt off his pants and took a moment to feel refreshed before getting back to work. "Food is a wonderful thing" he said aloud before reforming the handseals. At this rate he'd memorize the seals pretty darn well, it was a shame he wasn't getting much closer with the actual jutsu however. Channeling his chakra he poured it into the ground at his feet and attempted to nurture a tree and simply help it grow as his sensei had suggested. However, after a long wait, there was little more than a small sprout breaking from the ground. "Nope, no luck..." he muttered to himself and kicked the sprout, watching it spring back into position. "Grow already!"
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He frowned, still holding the handseals he put a little more urgency into the jutsu, as if hurrying the tree to grow. It began to grow a little more noticeably, but it was slow going and he still felt no connection to the tree. It seemed to him that it would feel like a little more than a tree if he was doing things right. "What the hell is natural chakra?" he asked aloud, not really expecting an answer. He sat down with a frown. "Hmm... what would Luo say?" He put on his best imitation of the kage's voice "I haven't got a clue" that didn't help much considering. He had called for this guy to do the training after all.
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Then he remembered their meditation practice. Normally it wasn't his type of thing, but it had helped a little. He crossed his legs and closed his eyes, attempting to find this "natural chakra. Eventually he felt some sort of tingling in his skin, but no matter how he concentrated he couldn't find much more. Opening his eyes he turned back to his sensei. "How do I find it?"

Masaki frowned and concentrated again. "Everything has chakra huh?" He stood up and performed the seals and concentrated his chakra. Once again he poured it into the ground, but this time he figured he could put it through the existing plantlife. He had no clue how to find the Natural chakra so he decided to take a shot in the dark. This time a tree sprouted from the ground once more, it had an unusually smooth bark, and a greenish tint, but it grew a little quicker than the last one. It only reached an end height of 6 feet however. Masaki couldn't compel it to grow much further no matter how he tried.
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Once again he broke the jutsu. "This stupid jutsu is going to suck me dry at this rate." Not that he was likely to give up because of it, it was merely an observation. He was relying too much on the "natural chakra" in the grass without knowing enough about it. That much was getting pretty clear. While the tree wasn't wilting after he broke the jutsu it was also hardly a spectacular acheivment. From the looks of it he had created some unusual grass/tree monstrosity rather than the chakra tree his sensei had made. He focused, closing his eyes. Thin streamlets of chakra extended from his feet, in all directions like roots of a tree. With these streamlets he expected to be able to get a better feel of this "nature chakra" that he wasn't able to perceive normally.
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After several moments he finally found it. It was a spectacular yet highly unusual feeling, almost a taste, of the nature. Suddenly he got a small sense of all the life that was surrounding him. It was as if the life around him had it's own heartbeat. He opened his eyes and looked around. He still couldn't see any "chakra" like they say some can see, but he had a better Idea of how it all worked.
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((This gave me an interesting Idea for a jutsu...))

He took a wide stance and once more performed the seals for the jutsu. This time when he molded his chakra he was able to put it in tune with the life around him, and built on that chakra. He briefly pictured what he would see if he could see the chakra, it was as if he was standing in a sea of green light. Of course that was merely his imagination, but it was beautiful nonetheless. He created a seed for his tree, and using a mixture of the natural chakra and his own Mokuton chakra he cultivated it and helped it grow. It was bizarre, as most things mokuton managed to be. Suddenly it was as if the seedling that he had planted was growing on it's own, and it was damned quick too. Eventually He felt a firm pushing force from behind knocking him forward.

After stumbling a little he regained his balance and turned to look at his creation. Before him, Stood one of the most bizarre trees he had ever seen. It branched off in unusual, almost aesthetic ways, and it's bark had an unusual texture to it. A glance at his sensei's tree made it clear that Masaki had created a most unusual style of tree. He put his foot to the side, and found it stuck just like it would if he had used the wall climbing jutsu. Except he hadn't, which was fortunate since he probably didn't have much left. He then stepped onto the tree in full. What he couldn't feel before became plain as day through the unusual tree, he felt an unusual swirling breeze around him, and could somehow feel an aura surrounding the tree. A bird landed on it's branches, near the top of the tree. He could feel it as if it had landed on his arm.
He took several steps up the tree noting that it was almost easier than walking on the ground. He turned to look at his sensei, beaming. "This it?" He asked, unsure if he was merely hallucinating from chakra loss.

((Wow, that 11th post sure was helpful.))

Masaki was beyond confused when the man picked him up and started spinning him. It took him a moment to recollect himself after the unusual experience and respond to the man. "ummm, I'm kinda tired and don't actually know the way... would you mind leading me back since Luo is gone?" His question was a little hesitant, as he was still trying to figure out the man's odd behavior. He repeated the seal the man demonstrated, and let out another minor burst of chakra, the tree he had created splintered along the unusual trunk, and began to collapse in various chips and chunks of dead wood which then started to crumble and fade into the surrounding forest. It was like watching a tree decay except a lot faster. He then turned to his sensei and waited for him to lead the way. It had been several days of training and he hadn't exactly been in much of a position to keep track of the route they got here by.

Masaki nodded. He was a bit intrigued by the idea of fighting the Mizukage, he could possibly even get a good idea how much stronger he had become. When Mokkuzai mentioned the weights, Masaki grabbed his wrist and felt the weight that he had been wearing. He had completely forgotten that those were there. He nodded when the man said they'd meet at whatever festival he had been going on about. Masaki was never one for festivals, so he didn't even really know that there was/would be one to attend. Still, If he found it then it was likely that Mokkuzai would find him.

When Luo appeared, Masaki bowed, and let him and Mokkuzai take care of their business. part of him wanted to blurt out what he had learned, but Mokkuzai had suggested that he wait to reveal that information. So he kept quiet, with a knowing smile on his face, and waited to be addressed.

Masaki watched as the man jumped into the water. That food might just have saved my life he thought privately as he was submerged in the water. He resurfaced for a moment to pull his breather out of his pouch and place it over his face. That probably saved his life too... Once again he dove under and searched for his sensei so they could begin training.

After recollecting himself underwater he saw that Luo had already begun going over the kicks. Quickly Masaki fell into step repeating the kicks over and over again. The first couple attempts at each kick were a little slow and awkward, but he caught on quickly after he warmed up. By time Luo got to the hard kicks Masaki was already well warmed up and had little difficulty at all even with the highest ones. However, at this point Masaki couldn't help but feel that things were getting repetitive. He started doing combo kicks earlier than Luo had, Luo seemed to want to spend a little more time on the hard kicks than Masaki really needed.

After a long warm up of kicks in the water Masaki and Luo surfaced, and climbed out of the water.Masaki watched Luo drain the water from his body using water manipulation, and decided it would indeed be easier to do the same. He had already gotten a nice hint of what was coming next, and knew that he didn't want anything holding him down. Luo assumed his starting position and Masaki pulled the weights off of his limbs. As much as he liked a challenge, fighting Luo without weights was still more than enough. He wondered briefly, how many of the other ninja in the village would piss themselves in his situation. He was probably to stupid to piss himself, but that didn't make this situation very different from any other. Masaki dropped the weights and charged at Luo, starting with a sweeping kick at his ribs following up with another kick at his legs.

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chakra 38/29

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Masaki watched as if in slow motion as his kicks were blocked like they were nothing. Luo then followed up with a fancy punch, which effectively knocked Masaki back, forcing him to catch himself with his kicking foot. He barely even realized Luo's next kick before Masaki fell into a roll. He stumbled to his feet and then backed up slowly to put some distance between them. He had learned two things: There was no chance in a purely physical attack. This wasn't a big surprise. He also got a small level in confidence in that he had dodged one of the man's attacks, even if it basically ended with the same result.

So he moved back, he needed a new way to attack. He had a few options. He stared at the man, as he thought to himself. I can hit him Once again he charged. This time however, his attack would work. His hands flashed quickly, forming the seals for one of his new jutsu. When he was about 5 feet away from his target, A log burst from the ground under his right foot, giving him a quick boost. Another Log Sprouted just behind Luo to limit his choices. His left leg then found itself rising in the air, and then crashing straight down at Luo's head. With luck, this extra boost would be enough. It was a risky attack and even the berseker managed to realize that.

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chakra 26/38

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Jutsu 1: Mokuton: wooden pillar
The user can call upon up to two logs of wood from the ground or some other wood, and use it to hit a target, block an attack or other purposes. Pillar can reach a maximum of 5 feet in length and 1 foot wide, appearing almost instantaneously. Hits with the same force as a Genin rank taijutsu specialist's punch. Takes 2 genin level jutsu to destroy. one Katon jutsu of any rank can light it on fire, or incinerate it.

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