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OK...Time to Practice another mental combination... Mizu thought. Mizu summoned Yuki easily without saying anything aloud. Summoning Jutsu! Yuki, come into this ball and then I'll freeze it. Mizu thought. Waterball to iceball combo! Mizu thought, creating a waterball that froze after Yuki jumped into it after forming a series of seals. Now, Yuki, prepare to be shot... Mizu instructed. Waterball jutsu! Large explodable style! Mizu did a slightly different series of seals. Mizu shot out the waterball at Yuki, who had already began running. The water gave her an extra boost as she ran towards Taki.

"Water Barrier!" Taki called. She did a series of seals, and formed a barrier.

Yuki! Charge through this! I know you can! C'mon, girl! Mizu requested, watching as Yuki closed in on Taki's barrier. She collided with it, and after a 5-second period of time or so, broke through it and hit unsuspecting Taki directly.

"Taki! That's enough training. Are you OK?" Mizu asked. She felt weakened by the sparring, which consumed quite a bit of her chakra, but she felt like she had more chakra after the meditataing session.

"Yeah, Mizu, I'm Fine! I'll just heal myself." Taki replied, and healed herself using her chakra. Taki had a great deal less chakra that Mizu, but her amazing chakra control made up for that. Taki was a lot weaker physically, but her strength and mental energy was more balanced than Mizu's.

"Yeah, We'll be fine after a good night's rest." Mizu and Taki said in unison.

"Yuki, come here." Mizu requested. Yuki obeyed and trotted over. "Great job, Yuki! I'm really proud of you, breaking through Taki's barrier like that!" Mizu said, stroking Yuki's thick fur. Mizu kissed Yuki's nose, and unsommoned her. "Well, I'm going to sleep. Good night!" Mizu said, and left to her room.

"Sayuri, need help finding your room?" Taki questioned.

"C'mon, your room is this way." Taki led Sayuri inside, took a left turn, then the second right turn, then the first left turn, then, going down that hall, opened the 5 door on the right. "Here's your room! Good night!" Taki called, then left to go to sleep.

"I'M AWAKE TAKI! STOP SHAKING ME! I'LL SERIOUSLY KILL YOU SOMEDAY!!!" Mizu's voice ran loud and clear throughout the Umi compound.

"Ok, then Mizu. Go get dressed, and stuff. I'll go wake Sayuri, if you hadn't already woke her up!" Taki replied, smiling, then scurried away.

"Sayuri? Are you awake?" Taki asked, rapping gently on Sayuri's door.

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"Yeah...you get used to it...she's not a morning person. Well, come on, breakfast is being served now, so hurry up and change. I'll meet you there." Taki said, and walked into the dining room, piling up her plate at the buffet-like stand.

Mizu and Taki soon finished eating. Mizu turned to Sayuri, and said, "Ready to go to the training grounds? Tsuki sensei's meeting us there in 15 minutes."

Mizu and Taki ran to the training grounds, where Tsuki-sensei was waiting.

"Today, we will practice chakra control, by walking up trees." Tsuki-sensei said. She demonstrated, forming a seal and concentrated chakra on her feet and walked up a large tree.

Mizu and Taki followed suit. Taki was perfect, as was her chakra control, and Mizu and practiced doing that before, and occasionally put too much chakra, but would catch herself and climb again.