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Aruil rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 6 (1-20)
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 Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 9:57 am
CP: 16/20
Chakra Control: 27
As the young Nara stood atop the tree and stared back down at the ground beneath him he wondered whether this activity was so easy for everyone or if he had just trained up his chakra control faster than expected. Regardless of the fact that walking up the tree seemed so easy, Rhaim felt the need to ensure that he had a good working knowledge of the mechanics of chakra tree climbing. As he began his walk back down the tree he considered finding a taller tree or walking up backwards or some other such task to make it more difficult. After several moments of consideration he decided that walking up the same tree backwards would prove a greater challenge and would make the training more worthwhile. So at the base of the tree the young boy faced away from the tree and began a steady slow walk up the tree backwards.
Chakra tree climbing First time, backwards
DC: 30
Formula: 1D20+chakra control
Training: 1/10
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 10:57 am
Slowing down as he found the meadow, Minoru looked around as he caught his breath. "Is this the place?" he wondered. If not he'd have to run all the way back to town. For most people this wouldn't have been a problem but Minoru always went around the temple. Last thing he needed was to be arrested for trespassing or something. Sometimes it stunk settling down in a place after traveling for so long. Minoru noticed how the grass waving in the wind reminded of the open plains he longed for.
Shaking the reminiscing feelings, he walked forward into the meadow, peering for anyone who looked like a student. He had a lot of explaining to do. "Curse my bad sense of direction and short attention span..."
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Aruil rolled 1 20-sided dice:
10
Total: 10 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:00 am
Chakra Control: 30
Despite the fact that he was now walking up the trees backwards it still seemed as though the young Nara was grasping the concept far easier than many of the other training events he had already undergone. In fact Rhaim could feel the small bit of extra control he had over his chakra that he had developed in his Kawamiri no Jutsu training. All he had to do was climb up and down the tree several more times to have a complete enough understanding of tree walking to be able to do it at will. Though this wasn't a jutsu that would lend itself to him in battle directly, it was a skill that he could see instant reasons for learning and being ready to utilize. Namely was the monkeys that still plagued the surrounding forests, which Rhaim still had a score to settle with. With a brief sigh the Nara touched down on the ground again and stared up at the tree. Without even waiting he turned around and began the walk backwards back up the twenty meter tree.
Chakra tree climbing First time, backwards
DC: 30
Formula: 1D20+chakra control
Training: 2/10
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Aruil rolled 1 20-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:10 pm
Chakra Control: 30
The young Nara watched as a new, and even more late, kid showed up on the edge of the meadows. By the looks of him, Rhaim was willing to bet that he was an academy student that had overslept worse than any of the others that were currently out training. For a brief instant the Nara thought about greeting the new kid and making sure that he knew what to do to get started, however that idea soon passed as he realised that that would take time and effort that he didn't feel like putting forth. Not to mention the fact that this was the longest stretch of time he'd been able to train in the area without anyone talking to him. It would truly spoil the moment if that quiet streak were ended by his own self. And so Rhaim simply carried on with his own training along the side of the tree.
Chakra tree climbing First time, backwards
DC: 30
Formula: 1D20+chakra control
Training: 3/10
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Armads the Doom Bringer rolled 1 20-sided dice:
12
Total: 12 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:33 pm
After wandering round aimlessly, Minoru gave up trying to find to people. He decided that he might as well do something that resembled training. He figured that he could easily blow through something simple so it didn't have to be explained to him later. He pulled out the syllabus and set it on the ground in front of him. It seemed that the handseals were first, as they had applications with just about everything else. His first attempt at a handsign was the "Bird" and Minoru got his hands into the positions outlined on the sheet.
DC: 12
Total Seals Learned: 0/12
**No Hp or Cp cost.
Rewards: +1 Intelligence, +3 Concentration (one-time only)
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Armads the Doom Bringer rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 5 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:39 pm
Minoru's mood fell considerably when he realized that he had failed with his first seal. He hoped that the others were easy. "I'll just skip this one for now." Minoru thought as he tried the second hand sign on the list. "I need to hurry up and move on so i can catch up with all i've missed." He tried to get his hands to form the sign of the "Dragon" and focused as much as he could on accomplishing it. He wasn't sure how much focus was required, since he figured too little focue would cause him to fail utterly.
DC: 12
Total Seals Learned: 0/12
**No Hp or Cp cost.
Rewards: +1 Intelligence, +3 Concentration (one-time only
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Armads the Doom Bringer rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 11 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:48 pm
"So much for that," Minoru thought as he failed to get his fingers in the correct position. He wondered how other ninja did them so fast. He had seen some of the really advanced ninja showing off once. They could move faster than the wind, and were more deadly than the sharpest sword. Minoru had noticed on a number of occasions that other people looked at these ninja like they were common-place. To Minoru, ninja were still mystical death dealers who could preform god-like feats of strength and speed. Refocusing his attention, he thought of a phrase that was repeated over and over to everyone in his situation. "Practice does in fact make perfect..." Minoru thought as he tried yet again to get the "Dragon" hand sign correct.
DC: 12
Total Seals Learned: 0/12
**No Hp or Cp cost.
Rewards: +1 Intelligence, +3 Concentration (one-time only
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Armads the Doom Bringer rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 20 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:52 pm
Minoru punched the ground in frustration as he failed again. Why wouldn't his hands do what he wanted them to? Granted, he was going at it on his own, so some problems were to be expected. It wasn't like he was trying to get his hands to do things that they couldn't do naturally. The hand signs were nothing more than ways to position his hands in a way that allowed him to focus his Jutsu. Not that he knew any Jutsu at the moment. Minoru realized that he had gotten off track and took a deep breath before trying again to make the "Dragon" hand sign.
DC: 12
Total Seals Learned: 0/12
**No Hp or Cp cost.
Rewards: +1 Intelligence, +3 Concentration (one-time only)
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Armads the Doom Bringer rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 13 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:59 pm
"Perfect!" Minoru thought as he finally succeeded on forming the "Dragon" hand sign. He breathed a sigh of relief as he moved on to the third sign, the "Monkey." Minoru wondered how someone came up with these hand signs. They seemed more like a contortionist act than ninja signs to him. They didn't even look like the animals they supposedly represented. Minoru wondered if the animals were able to use the chakra that was unleashed with their respective hand signs. He had heard some wispers among some people that there were animals that helped ninjas, but he didn't think that was possible. Animals were just animals right? Banishing the distracting thoughts, he tried to form the third sign.
DC: 12
Total Seals Learned: 1/12
**No Hp or Cp cost.
Rewards: +1 Intelligence, +3 Concentration (one-time only)
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Armads the Doom Bringer rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 3 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:05 pm
A second success in a row brought a small smile to his face. But what couldn't be seen on Minoru's face was the satisfaction he was getting from being able to accomplish something for once. On the sheet it said the fourth sign was the "Rat." Before he attempted the sign, he realized something he was doing very wrong. Minoru was supposed to be doing "seals" not "signs." He was very glad he figured that out before he started talking to someone about it. That would have been too awkward for him to take. Clearing his head, Minoru tried the "Rat" seal and hoped for the best.
DC: 12
Total Seals Learned: 2/12
**No Hp or Cp cost.
Rewards: +1 Intelligence, +3 Concentration (one-time only)
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Aruil rolled 1 20-sided dice:
19
Total: 19 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:07 pm
Chakra Control: 30
From the top of the tree once again Rhaim could tell that the new kid was practicing his handseals, though by the looks of things he wasn't doing all that well. The young Nara considered offering a few pointers however once again he 'talked' himself out of it by claiming that he was still busy with his own tasks while Conan had only to talk to Moku. After his brief thoughts the boy walked back down the tree with his eyes cast skyward the entire way. He knew that this was simply a task of repetition and that he'd have to really get his chakra flow built into 'muscle memory', however even so he was almost ready to simply say that he fully grasped the idea. Then the thought of him trying to use the technique while fighting a monkey and falling from a tree crossed the boys mind. Without any words or outside facial expressions Rhaim was once again walking up the tree backwards.
Chakra tree climbing First time, backwards
DC: 30
Formula: 1D20+chakra control
Training: 4/10
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Armads the Doom Bringer rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 9 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:12 pm
"Perhaps I should have kept calling them 'signs,' since that worked better," Minoru thought as he failed the "Rat" seal. He was starting to think that he'd be here all week trying to get these symbols to work. You would have thought that seals used for Jutsu would be simple to pick up and learn. Although if that was the case everyone would be a ninja and then no one would have to train. Getting back to work, Minoru shook his hands, cracked his knuckles, and tried once more to get the seal right.
DC: 12
Total Seals Learned: 2/12
**No Hp or Cp cost.
Rewards: +1 Intelligence, +3 Concentration (one-time only)
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Aruil rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 18 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:18 pm
Chakra Control: 30
The flow of chakra was steady and even across the bottoms of the small boys feet as he marched up the tree with great ease once again. As he gave up over the top and headed back down he figured that he was likely about half way through making the tree walking something of second nature to himself. The key was for him to stay focused on his task and not allowing some small accident to ruin his training. In fact Rhaim considered that the only way that he'd likely even end up failing and attempt would be if he deliberately tried to fail. However that was in no way an option to the Nara as he only wanted to finish up this exercise and then continue the rope training with Conan. Though if Conan were to call for him, Rhaim would gladly pause his training to knock out the team event.
Chakra tree climbing First time, backwards
DC: 30
Formula: 1D20+chakra control
Training: 5/10
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Armads the Doom Bringer rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 15 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:18 pm
Minoru was beginning to think that he had offended some deity with how well these signs were going. At least there didn't seem to be anyone around, he didn't want to many people seeing him fail so bad. What trick was he missing? Was there some secret, some huge portion of this training that he was missing? "Perhaps it just takes a while to master," Minoru thought. "You can't get everything on the first try." Trying to keep his temper in check, he tried yet again to get this seal to work.
DC: 12
Total Seals Learned: 2/12
**No Hp or Cp cost.
Rewards: +1 Intelligence, +3 Concentration (one-time only)
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Armads the Doom Bringer rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 3 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:23 pm
"Finally!" Minoru thought as he relaxed he hands and looked at the vast blue sky for a second. He slipped into a relaxed state where he pictured the vast plains he wished to see again. As he snapped back into reality, he noticed a boy walking up a tree backwards a little way away. "Has he been there the entire time?" Minoru wondered. It didn't look like the boy was paying any attention to him, and it was rude to mind someone else's business. He immediately tried to form the fifth seal, the "Boar."
DC: 12
Total Seals Learned: 3/12
**No Hp or Cp cost.
Rewards: +1 Intelligence, +3 Concentration (one-time only)
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