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Kokirii closed her eyes and silently counted to five before something really bad happend. Like...oh...she blew up the training grounds or something bad like that.

Seeing as he couldn't do much else Taiji thought it would be a perfect time to start his speed training for his eight gates. He had already knocked out the strength training necessary for the technique. His new, slightly more muscular appearance made him feel better about his image. This gave him a great deal more energy to continue his training, as he was beginning to see the fruits of his labor.

Running as fast as he could, taiji started with laps around the lake. He sprinted headlong from one end to the other in only a few minutes. After taking a small break, he decided to make another lap around the lakes entirety. Once finished with this task, he pondered on to other training excersises.

He thought it would be a good idea to use weight training on his hands and feet to gain some extra speed. He decided the easiest way was to first work on his punching speed. After attaching the weights, he gave a few shallow jabs to the wind, and then began to pick up pace. Faster and faster, taiji threw more punches into the air, slowly gaining speed.

By now the sweat was becoming a bother. It was trickling down taiji's face, and into his eyes, causing him much discomfort. He lifted a hand to pat a bit of the sweat away, as he took a quick breather. He chuckled to himself as he wiped more sweat away before starting again.
"I wonder if it was like this for Hokage-sama."

Giving more swift jabs, alternating with a few crosses, Tai continued his training. He threw a few, almost connecting with the training dummy, but falling short. He continued to throw these feather-light punches at the dummy, coming centimeters close to touching. Spinning on his right foot he send a swift elbow at the dummies head, stopping short of contact.

Once he had finished his shadow boxing, he began to run around the lake again, Jabbing the whole time. His hands started to become sore, as he continued through the numbness, punches the whole way around the lake. After he made it all the way around the lake, he jogged back to the training dummy. He unhooked the weights around his wrists, and dropped them on the grass at his feet.

Taking the other pair of weights by his feet, he strapped them tightly to his ankles. He tried a few kicks, falling short of his expected height before the top of their arcs. He huffed as he rubbed his slightly sore thighs, chastising himself for trying that. He stomped on the ground, adjusting the weights before running around the lakeside again.

Sprinting with the weights dragging his ankles down, he felt a serious loss of speed. The extra weight was beginning to take a toll on his stamina. Slowly his breathing became more erratic, and he needed to take a small rest. He made his way back to the training dummy he sat his belongings by, and plopped onto the grass.

After a small break, Taiji felt as though he had recovered a good deal of endurance that he had lost. With his ankle weights still attached, he began to sprint around the lake. He felt as though the weights on his ankles were becomming more comfortable. It was almost as if he was adjusting to the new weight addition, and would be getting his normal speed back very soon.

Running as fast as he could, he noticed a small increase in his foot speed, even considering that he was wearing these weights. He took minor breaks in his run to throw a few kicks here, and there, noticing that his kick height, and speed were almost completely back to normal. He leaped into the air, and spun with his hips; while he extended his leg, To deliver a mighty kick, that sounded as though it had chopped right through the air. He chuckled to himself, feeling happy about this new increase of power.

Still not ready to give up, Taiji began to continue his work, Kicking here and there, and hopping around with his weights on. He preformed a few of the Lotus techniques that he had learned earlier. This fighting style was not something to be fooled with, it was very powerful. pivoting on his hand, he outstretched his leg, stopping mid-run to preform the leaf hurricane.

Taiji felt as though his entire body was dripping with sweat, as he kept at it. He had now attached both his ankle, and wrist weights, and was sparring an invisible foe. Kick after kick, and punch after punch, Taiji was feeling the pain of his training. He felt as though he could pass out at any given moment, but did everything he could to stop it.

Heavily punching the air, his arms began to fall by his side after a few attack, the fatigue was becoming a problem. He thought that maybe it would be a good time to take a break. After finishing up a few more reps of his punching drill, he made his way back to his belongings. As he got back, he threw two quick snap kicks at the dummies head, before sitting down.

As his body began to stop feeling the constant ache, he sighed happily. Other than the constant throbbing, Taiji wasn't in too much discomfort. He closed his eyes, and smiled; The chuunin exams were making him very giddy. With enough rest, Taiji got up, for his next training session.

He strapped his weights back on to his ankles and wrists, and adjusted them. "Allright, now let's get back to business, I don't have too much time before the exams." He started to run around the lakes edge again. This time, he speed had taken a tiny increase, that felt to him like nothing before.

This new found power of Tai's was intoxicating. He felt as though he were able to run faster than anyone else, maybe even Matsuya-sama! He sprinted all the way around the lakes edge, cutting a minute from his last time. He proudly jumped into the air and raised his fist high.
"This is starting to pay off!"

Starting with kicks, Taiji tested his new speed. His kicks now felt like they were slicing through the air with each swift strike. The power behind them felt as though it could crush whatever unlucky thing separated Tai from his objective. This was going way better than he could have ever imagined, He would need to thank The hokage after he returns, for giving him those scrolls.

He next checked on his max punching speeds. He was amazed at the results, giving him such an increase so early into his training. He threw punches that ripped though the wind in front of him, his own eyes were having a bit of trouble keeping up with this new speed. He would have to do some special training to fix that problem.

Now that he had checked his increases, He thought he would try out his off weight speed. Detaching them from his hands and ankles, he felt as if gravity had taken it's hands off of him. He moved towards the lake, and the distance cleared so fast, that he almost couldn't make it out as it happened. He zoomed back to his starting point, almost instantaneously; This was another one of those dangerous training exercises.

Re attaching his ankle weights and not his wrist weights, he hid them under his pants. He thought that he may have a serious need for those during the chuunin exams. Not everyone at his level of ability is going to be able to keep up with what he now has in store. Taiji knew that this technique would be something he would have to lean upon in the exam period.

"Yosh!"

[All 20 speed training for 1st gate complete.]

[Learned: Hachimon tonkou: 1st Gate.]

[lolol holy crap xD]

Taiji took the windmill shuriken, and tossed them out. They flew past the training dummy, ripping through the air next to it. With his hands on the wires cautiously, he pulled them one at a time. as the changed direction mid flight, they made their course towards the training dummy.

As each shuriken cam by the dummy, the wire gripped the dummy close. The shuriken began to tangle on the dummy, about the area on it that would be a persons shoulder. Tai had no doubts that this technique would be great for his particular fighting style. He smirked as all three windmill shuriken wrapped tightly around the dummy, Taiji knew that no one he needed to use this on, could fight back against it effectively, at least not against his eyes.

[Learned: Sharingan Soufuusha Sannotachi - Sharingan Windmill Triple Blade ]

As taiji stayed the shadow of his inanimate opponent, he thought of his next move. He had skimmed over the technique, and upon decided that it was not "That hard" he decided to put it into action. Giving a little room for he and the dummy to glide through the air, Taiji drooped a little low, opening his arms to decrease speed. As soon as there was a tug, he slowed down to drag behind the doll.

Grabbing tightly onto the ankles of the rag doll, he lifted his knees. Extending his knees, and legs out, and back, he used the momentum to his advantage. pulling on the body, to follow the flow he was going at, he began to spin. Twirling once, and then twice, and finally a third time in the air Taiji yelled out in determination.

The dummy followed behind tai smoothly, letting the spin take him along, as the attack was almost finished. As the sins were complete, Taiji whipped his arms downward, towards the ground. yanking the training doll with him, he released the poor wooden punching bag, as it collided with the dirt. The impact could be heard throughout the training grounds, as it cause nearby bird to become restless, and fly away.

With one hand at the ground, taiji executed a perfect landing. He smirked his usual, "Look at me, i'm so cool" Grin, as the dirt in the air slowly began to settle. He stood and began to walk over to the point of impact, and to his surprise, almost fell into it. There was now a fairly large crater in the ground, that had not been there before. Tai had no idea how he would explain this one to matsuya-sensei.

[learned:Full body sling]

Kamiko blinked for a few seconds at Hana, "Humans are weak, their bodies are frail and can easily die. I'm not like you people," she said as she turned her back on her teacher. "Do as you please, I don't reguire your training."

As Kokirii jumped onto Kamiko she exploded into a pile of papers that fluttered in the air as they landed on the floor and regrouped to form into Kamiko. However, when the papers disperced a few of them stuck to Kokirii's skin and they were bomb tags. "Dont mess with me peasant, I don't require your chaff," she said as the bomb tags exploded.