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INDENTThe beetles dispersed, and Reiko used the time right before they did to body flicker into a nearby tree. The beetles that had originally been charging Kazuo were chopped to pieces, but more came up from behind to fill their place. Reiko quickly made some handsigns. "Doton: Doryu Taiga (Earth Release: Mud River)" The ground which was uphill from them gave a shudder, and started to slide. Reiko quickly jumped back into the air as the tree under her fell into the crashing mud river, and landed again on her beetle 'platform'.


((hmmm... the whole beetles thing isn't really a ranked jutsu. What should i count it as?))


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"Fear my Destruction Beetles"

((yes))

INDENTReiko scanned the surrounding area, and her beetles spread out in a wide search pattern covering a large area. What I really could use right about now is a byakugan eye. Reiko thought, grimacing. Sharingan won't do me much good in this situation, but, he'll most likely come from below.


((no problem))



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"Fear my Destruction Beetles"

Nakashima stepped lightly as he moved out upon the barren field with Toboe padding casually along beside him. He stopped for a moment and his gaze fell upon the tall stone structure before him and the rocky outcroppings strewn about its base. Nakashima was sure that this would be a good place to train and possibly find someone to teach him Doton Jutsu while he waited for Kazuma to arrive and possibly teach him some other things.

Nakashima moved towards a training post, and set his pack down next to it before he started to throw a few punches into the secured post. "I guess i should start some cardio first to get warmed up."Nakashima said as he reached down and opened up his pack then withdrew a jumprope from its insides. Nakashima started jumping rope and continued with that for nearly half an hour before he put the rope away and started throwing a few punches into the air as if he were fighting an invisible opponent, a technique known as shadow boxing.

Nakashima continued with that method of training for about another hour making sure that his fists were loose until the very end of his punches to assure their speed and power. Nakashima occasionally would throw in a roundhouse kick or a sweep just to mix things up. After he finished Shadow boxing Nakashima marked a distance between him and a nearby bolder then worked on his speed by sprinting back and forth across the fifty yards as fast as he could. Nakashima continued his training this way cycling through a serios of other training methods including push-ups, sit-ups, balance training and more.