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Grinning, Rika had reached her training area after grabbing three scrolls. She wanted to take it a bit easier than she had earlier. The jutsu she planned on having was a few weaker techniques so that she wouldn't be gung-ho all the time. She created two shadow clones and the trio picked up an earth scroll. The two clones looked over the original's shoulder, picking a jutsu of their own to learn.

The first Rika passed the scroll on and went over to a clearing. It wasn't too bad a spot and it was as perfect a place as any for this particular jutsu. It was to be a great counter to water type jutsu, especially when timed properly. The second and third were satisfied with what they chose as well. It was pretty simple as the pair stepped away with the original to attempt their jutsu.

All at once, they did their signs and finished and in unison they proclaimed the name of their jutsu. First a large spire of earth rose from the ground, which didn't do anything after that. It was meant to soak up water, so it was there. The second slammed her left hand onto the ground, causing the earth below the mound to twist and churn. It slowly sucked the mound back down, crushing it and consuming it as it were a gaping maw. The third merely stood there, feeling the vibrations in the earth and she could feel the locations of many shinobi.

((Learned Doton: Tsuka no Tsuchi Souzou, Doton: Jihibiki Kansei no Jutsu, and Doton: Retsudo Tenshou))

Ichi finally have a grasp at water manipulation and now it is time to work with the real stuff. Ichi wiped the sweat from his forehead then picked up the scroll that the Mizukage handed him. He had gotten tired after the excessive training that he did to learn to manipulate water but not tired enough to end his training. he browsed through the scroll looking for another suiton type jutsu to learn.
Ahhhh…. There’s so much in here that I can’t make up my mind!!! Ichi frustratingly said. Ahhh! I think I got it! *Laughs to himself* I shall close my eyes and pick! Ill learn whatever it is that my finger pointed to! Ichi said with a weird grin on his face.
So Ichi closed his eyes and pointed his finger moving it up, down and sideways then dropping it down to the scroll. When Ichi’s finger landed on the scroll he slowly opened his eyes to see what jutsu he ended up training next. Mizo Bunshin no Jutsu? Aww men no use! I already know how to do a Bunshin! Why would I want to learn that!... Sigh… I’m stuck with you then.. alright, I’ll start training. Ichi figured that to create a clone of the size of his body he would need more than a pale of water so he went outside to a nearby pond at the academy and decided to start training there. (1/3)
When Ichi got to the pond he stood at the edge of the ground and looked at his rippling reflection from the water Just like that, I have to make a clone made of water just like that… he told himself. Again Ichi opened up the scroll and read the technique’s description Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique that utilizes water to create a Bunshin clone. Unlike a normal Bunshin, the Mizu Bunshin has the ability to interact more with the environment due to it having physical substance. This allows the clone to carry out limited attacks on its target. The range of the clone is limited however, it cannot travel very far from the original body. If the Mizu Bunshin is injured, the clone will usually revert back into its natural water state. Well, considering those benefits I guess this jutsu is much more useful to have than the plain old bunshin jutsu.. He mumbled realizing the techniques power over its regular cloning technique counterpart. Ichi placed the scroll to the ground so he could look down on it while doing the necessary hand seal needed to perform the technique. (2/3)
Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu! Ichi yelled making the water from the pond rise up and form a humanoid body beside him but when it settled down it wasn’t even near what Ichi looked like. It was just a blob of water in human shape wobbling around that had few of Ichi’s physical characteristics. Raged from the appearance of his clone and failure to execute the technique, Ichi sent a mighty side kick to the side of the clone’s neck. Dddddaaaaarrrnnnnn……….. yyyyyyyyoooooooouuuu!!! I don’t look like that!!! When the kick landed the technique was dispersed and a water from the clone splashed all over the place. How stupid. Ichi mumbled as he started to regain his focus again, he formed the hand seal of the technique and focused on his chakra flow Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu! once again the water rose up from the pond and started to create a shape of a human starting from the feet going up. Ichi just watched silently as the technique proceeded. The water was perfectly formed to mimic Ichi’s appearance though the process of the technique was still slow and still needs improvement. Ichi was starting to get exhausted though he still wanted to give his best. He practiced the technique some more to the point where he’s nearly drains his chakra, though everytime did the technique he notice a gradual improvement on both speed and appearance of the technique. *Breathing deeply to catch his breath* One more try…. I could still do one more, Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu the boy whispered. The water rose up from the pond once again but it just fell right back in due to Ichi losing focus because of his exhaustion. Tskk... I guess its time to head back home Ichi said as he walked out away from the pond heading towards his house. (3/3)

Mizu Bunshin Technique Rank : D Acquired

[Moving to Kirigakure Resident Apartments Thread]

After learning the Water Prison technique, Ichi decided to take a little break for himself. He took out a bag of food that he got from his house and placed it in front of him. Hehe, I can't wait to eat mom's special Sea-salt fried rice! My favorite! Itadaki-Masu!!! *took one chunk of rice and shoved it inside his mouth* DELICIOUS!!!!! *Eyes Sparked*. he yelled. Ichi finished the whole thing after several minutes, he was rubbing his tummy while smiling being more than satisfied with his meal. Nothing better than a good lunch after training! *Tries to stand up* Uhhhhh… Im soo full I can’t even stand up, Hmm i'll take a short rest! *Lays on the ground facing the sky* looks like its still too early to go home.. maybe I’ll still have enough time to learn another jutsu.. he said. After his short rest Ichi regained some his stamina and was again ready to train. Alright! It’s time to for some hard training!. he yelled. Ichi took his scroll and tried to look for another jutsu to learn. I think I’ve learned too much Suiton Jutsu for now… I guess I’ll take a look at my secondary element… which would be…. Ermm… what is it again? Ahh I think its Earth. now what earth element jutsu would i learn?
Ichi started to browse the scroll for some Earth type jutsus the though the scroll didn’t had much of earth techniques compared to suiton types but Ichi saw something that caught his eye. HIDING LIKE A MOLE??? *Laughs hard* what an awesome name to call a technique!? Sooo Cool, That’s it then! Ill train HIDING LIKE A MOLE TECHNIQUE! *Wide smile, clenched fist, Burning Determination. Ichi excitedly executed the hand seals for the technique that was written in the scroll, when he finished he yelled Doton!!! HIDING LIKE A MOLE TECHNIQUE! Ichi jumped then flipped mid-air to position his self to dive straight to the ground giving it a little flair mixing it up to make it look cool thinking that the technique will make him sink through the ground, Ichi placed his hands on his side, though due to his excitement he forgot to focus his chakra making him land face first into the solid ground Ooouuuccchhhh!!! *Blood drops out from the nose, big bump on top of the head* I never thought learning a Doton Jutsu could be this dangerous and why does this seem to happen to me all the time? Ichi asked himself while he rubbed his aching head and wiped the blood pouring from his nose.
Err.. no more playing games this is it! he told himself, Ichi focused his chakra making it flow through his entire body. When the chakra flow, It was hard to stabilized since that chakra needed to flow to every inch of his body in order for the technique to work. Ichi did several attempts but every each attempt resulted only in failure. Seems like im not that good using my earth affinity. It's way easier for me to learn Suiton techniques.... but unfortunately... I just can't give up. Ichi told himself igniting a spark of confidence. Ichi again made the necessary hand seals to perform the technique that he was trying to learn. Doton: Hiding like a mole no Jutsu. He said, and just like that his feet started to drop down, sinking to the ground where he was standing as his chakra dug a hole unto the earth which somewhat turned to fine sand. Ahh! I finally did it!!!! He said. As he sunk further into the ground, he used his hands and feet to navigate him underground. It was pitch black but Ichi somehow felt a strange sensation where he could pin point his location even though he can’t see a thing. Ahh, I remember now, there was something about sensing “Magnetic Forces” on the description of the technique… I couldn’t understand it at first but now I’ve experienced it myself... I FEEL LIKE A REAL MOLE! *chuckles* Ichi thought to himself as he dug his way underground. After a while Ichi decided to resurface only to see one of the Instructors at the Academy waiting for him to appear and scold Ichi for the hole that he dug using the technique. *Scratched his head and gave a smile* Sorry Sensei!! Ichi yelled frightenly, apologizing then ran away from the Instructor as fast as he could heading back to home.


Doton: Hiding Like A Mole no Jutsu Rank:C Learned
Exits to Kirigakure Resident Apartments Thread

The Prince enters the academy and walks up the stairs to an locked training room. Breaking the lock on the door, he closes it from behind and looks around to see that this room has not been used in ages.
'I figure I train straight for a day or two before I get serious... All I want is to learn lightning release jutsu and improve on stamina and speed. I'll place these leg weights on and get started.'
He places his leg weights on, smothers the blunt, and breaths deeply before beginning to train...

After training with the clones, he could tell he was moving back into his own grind and gaining the Hatake speed he lost awhile back. Thinking back to his tutoring, he remember other techniques such as Heki no Jutsu (Burst Technique) and Nagare Isou no Jutsu (Current Transfer Skill). Unlike the previous techniques, these would be more useful in battle, both offense and defense.

The Heki no Jutsu is more of an enhancement of the Teikou but movement is highly restricted. The Prince begins to charge the chakra into his body and electricity began to bounce around at higher intensities. He could feel his body tensing up leaving no movement. Though at the same time, the chakra around became dense enough to create a slight forcefield around him. He nodded his head at the clones and they began to attack but dissipated every time they connected an attack. 'Heki no Jutsu was breaking the clones and stun them enough for an attack... Perfect... I can catch the target off his game with this.'

The Prince created more clones and thought about the concept behind the Nagara Isou no Jutsu. 'Applying the same chakra style I used with the Heki, I should be able to now use it offensively.' Doing the hand sign, the Prince allows the chakra to travel to his hands and the electricity begins to wrap around his hands. He nods at the clones again and the clones speed at him. Punching each clone, both stuns and damages each clones. The Prince pulls out the charged shuirken and throws them at the other clones.

'I think I got both under wraps... but if I need something to slightly challenge me...'
The Prince lights a blunt and takes a puff before heading back to Muzikage's office.

Ikumen laid out the scroll for his bloodline in front of him and targeted the first A Rank on his list. "Tama Raikou no Jutsu [Ball Lightning Technique], lets do this." Ikumen formed a single seal as he closed his eyes and chakra surged into his eyes. A second later he opened them revealing the bright purple Raiken Clans Dojutsu, the Tenkougan. Now that his bloodline was active he could utilize the next level of techniques,"Concentration and perfection, thats what I need." Ikumen held out his right hand palm up in front of him as he focused chakra towards his hand. As the chakra swelled out his hand sparked occasionally, a sign of release and escape of chakra. He stared at his hand and focused only on thus blocking out everything else. After a moment the sparking stopped, then a small orb of purple lightning appeared. It was small, but as he slowly added chakra and maintained the ball through focus he soon had an orb of lightning about the size of a Rasengan in his palm. With the jutsu now formed it was time for Ikumen to use it, reaching back he threw the orb in an arc. The lightning ball swerved out to the right and came home to its target crashing into the ground. Upon impact the orb exploded into a 5 yard blast of electric chakra leaving static through out the entire area as well as destroying a good bit of everything in that radius.
[Tama Raikou no Jutsu [Ball Lightning Technique] Learned]

Ikumen was a little tired, but he wasnt about to give up, he was going to bust out this new Ninjutsu all in one session. The first bit was using seals, so he practiced the seals for the base technique, Chidori. Once he learned Chidori he could use the other techniques with a little practice, forming the seals he charged chakra deep into his wrist and hand as the Raiton chakra erupted into a spark or two after a moment. "Okay... so its a little harder than I thought, just do it again Ikumen." He coached himself as he formed the seals again and after a few minutes had created a stable amount of crackling Raiton chakra in the palm of his hand clenched for a spear attack. Ikumen charged the nearby rocks with this attack and slammed it into a large boulder forging a good sized crater into its center. This was not good enough for him though, Ikumen now decided to reproduce the same effect without the hand seals. He needed a complete technique and to make it all his own,"Now lets do it my way Chidori!" Ikumen closed his eyes and remembered the previous sensation, he used every bit of skill he had to reproduce it by feeling alone. As he opened his eyes again he had a Chidori in his hand, extra Raiton, no hand seals on the side.

Ikumen was ready for the final step and charged a huge boulder with it as he speared the Chidori into its center. The boulder trembled and exploded at the impact of the Chidori and Ikumen jumped back from the blast to cover himself. "I guess that was easy, but Im not done yet." Chidori again burned bright in his hand as he gathered an increased amount of chakra into his arm up to his shoulder. A variant of Chidori, Chidori Eisou was a spear type attack utilizing reserve chakra to extend the Chidori as a long blade. Ikumen thrust his hand out at a large rock as he flushed chakra out of his arm and using the Chidori as a medium through the electricity in his hand. The Chidori in his hand molding and cutting the excess chakra into a well forged blade of electricity. Ikumen pulled his hand back and then sliced across the boulders in front of him causing them to be sliced clean in half and fall apart at his hands.

Ikumen took a few moments to rest as he went of the third manipulation, Chidori Senbon. He gathered Chidori in his hand and gathered chakra in his wrist instead of his arm. He then pointed his hand out as if performing Eisou, but used the chakra in his wrist in conjunction with the Chidori. Ikumen exerted each individual tenketsu in his palm to perform a spray of Raiton chakra with Chidori contracting it as well to produce a mass rain of Chidori styled electric senbon. The senbon sliced through the forest behind the dojo in a storm, demolishing a good portion of it in no time. Maybe this was a little easier because of it being the sixth time he used chidori today, regardless he was a bit tired now. Ikumen was lying to himself though, he was actually a lot tired and in fact fell over on his back staring at the clouds as they went by.
[Chidori, Chidori Eisou, Chidori Senbon, Learned.]

Rika saw Ikumen hard at work and knew that she wasn't going to allow the kid to surpass her any time soon, she was going to be the top shinobi in the Mist...even if he was next in line to be the Mizukage. Grabbing a handle of scrolls that were restricted from Genin, she stepped out of the academy and out into the training field a few hundred yards from Ikumen.


She grinned to herself as she made six clones appear, each of them identical to herself. The seven of them each picked up a scroll, one for each natural element and two non-elemental scrolls. The seven took up to reading and studying their separate scrolls, eyes narrowed in concentration. Each one of the jutsu were unbelievably harder than the previous set and Rika could hardly believe it. But she was a genius and she would make sure these were hers and mastered. Granted, the words seemed to move the scroll due to her slight intoxication.

Each stood carefully away from the others, reading through the signs that the jutsu each required. They were complex and were far from easy, each of the seven stared almost dumb-founded at the page. The signs, chakra requirements, focus, and control...they were all much higher than she ever had to deal with before hand. Even now, she was a bit worried that she wouldn't learn them all.

The first Rika did her signs, her hands moving in time with the scroll's description. She was focusing on fire and this technique was supposed to be devastating. The second did her signs as well, focusing on wind. The wind blade was supposed to have the power to cut through anything. The third was dedicated to earth and a special clean-up jutsu. The fourth was frowned at the lightning jutsu, it seemed too easy to be an A-rank. The fifth and sixth were both focusing heavily upon their null-scrolls, and the final one was busying setting herself up for a water technique.

The chakra molding was becoming quite strenuous as the Rika all brought it to fruition and then attempted to release their jutsu. they struggled and fought with it, the massive amounts of chakra being just too much for them to handle at this point. One of the clones, the one focusing on the learning of the Triple Rashoumon, exploded in a burst of chaka that knocked the rest of them to the ground. All but the original Rika were dispelled and she was left winded and panting on the ground.

Getting up and growling, she brought back the same amount of clones and set her teeth in the determination that they were going to learn the techniques. With a smile, she started the seals for her fire style technique while the rest did theirs. Another explosion rocked the field, this time only taking out about half her clones and she was starting to get angry. Bringing three more clones out and expelling just that much more chakra, she made them all stand in a group.

"Damn it, will you all get your acts in gear? Just because we had a bit to drink, that doesn't mean we should be struggling this much on trying to learn a few damned jutsu. What are you all, stupid?" With that, all of them narrowed their eyes and went back to attempting their jutsu in silence. The one that was focusing on Raiton finished first, expelling a dark black spirit of sorts from her mouth. It floated behind her until she commanded it to fire out a powerful burst of lightning. After it was used up, she left and the original Rika learned the jutsu.

The rest of them were then heartened by this, since one was able to complete hers, then they all should have been able to. One by one, each unleashed their techniques. The real Rika, focusing completely on her fire style, unleashed a powerful torrent of flame that raced across the ground and then exploded in a mass of fire and earth. The second, this one focused on water, knew that the fire created by the real Rika needed to be put out so she used her jutsu on it. The water from the lake swirled up and formed around her and was then fired in a massive blast of concussive force on top of the scorched ground.

The next one, focused on a null, did the technique and the massive Triple Rashoumon was unleashed. Three massive gates of near impenetrability rose in front of her, looming out with a baleful glare and whomever might try to break them. The next one, focused on Wind, decided to test the stopping power of the gates. Unleashing the Kaze no Yaiba upon it, the blade of wind slashed through the first gate but was stopped at the second. Even the focused nature of the wind couldn't break the gates entirely.

The next, Rika six, made a shadow clone. But it wasn't just any shadow clone, as it was then detonated in a massive explosion that knocked the executioner of the jutsu back into the original Rika's body. The final one realized that the special earth style technique could not be used without having an appropriate target, kept the knowledge in her head. Then the now five Rika smiled at each other behind their masks, having accomplished their goals. The clones dispelled and the real Rika sank to the ground in slight exhaustion. But she wasn't done yet...


((Learned Doton: Complete Body Vanish, Suiton: Grand Waterfall Jutsu, Katon: Head Mincing Pain, Raiton: False Darkness, Fuuton: Kaze no Yaiba, Null: Triple Rashoumon, Null: Shadow Clone Explosion.))