One of the few buildings of Uzushiogakure that was constructed in a traditional style, the School of Earth is a free standing building on the academy grounds which handles the education of the students in the physical arts of the ninja world. It contains several private training areas, classrooms for textual education, and facilities for cleaning off after a hard training session.
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 9:26 pm
It was almost 6 a.m., but even at this early hour the sound or iron hitting iron rang throughout the Dojo. He was the only one here-as he usually was at this time of the morning. He sat on the pec-fly machine, arms extended as he brought them towards his chest. The 300-pound weights on each side slammed down onto the iron resting plates with each rep he did. Class was about to start, and he wanted to get in a quick workout beforehand. He glanced at the clock and let the weights fall to the ground for the last time. Rising from the machine, he wiped the sweat from his brow with the towel he kept on his shoulder. He walked to the door and opened it, walked through and closed it behind himself. He walked into the class room and took his spot, looking over the young shinobi assembled "Hello class, I am Karuto Raiken and I will be your Taijutsu instructor"
Saiko entered the dojo and could easily hear the loud clangs of metal being dropped from what he could assume was weights. The man wondered if Karuto was around perhaps he could ask the man for help in the taijutsu area as that was something he was completely unfamiliar with but, knew Karuto was an expert. However, for now he decided to focus on his bukijutsu he had been learning for some time now. Saiko walked over to the scrolls for the fifth stage of Shigure Souen and pulled them, immediately beginning to read the different techniques for the stage. It was already taking much more time to understand this than when he was training ninjutsu. However, as soon as he had a slight understanding of the techniques he drew his katana and began to work on the different techniques. After some time, he would master the fifth stage.
Once the fifth stage was mastered, Saiko placed the scrolls back in their place and grabbed the scrolls for the sixth stage. The man went through practically the same process as he had done before. He started by reading them. Then once again he drew his katana and practiced the first two of the techniques. A lot of practice would be done on those two techniques. However, as soon as he was done with them he would put his katana away and begin on the third technique which seemed to be just what he had done earlier. So, the man went about practicing every single technique in the stage. Eventually feeling his chakra growing as he practiced and mastered the entire style.
Saiko decided it would be a good time to practice everything he had learned so far. A wooden clone would be produced as well as a crystal clone. βAlright boys letβs do this.β Saiko would say to the two of them, each of them returning a nod in agreement. Each drew their katanas and immediately started to use different techniques. Saiko was mostly focused on the ranton portion that he had learned, the area around the dojo growing dark as he manipulated the weather. The wood clone created a large wooden man while the crystal clone created a dome around it. They would continue to practice the various techniques until Saiko was getting tired. The man sighed and allowed his clones to disappear.
Saiko would then walk around the academy, catching his breath. As he walked around he found Karuto as he expected. The man smiled and made his way in the room, leaning against a wall to listen to his lesson.
Advanced Training: Performance [ B Rank ] x 2 Just like last time, you are to prove you're still able to make use of your chakra. Perform a series of techniques that consume chakra or stamina, and are above rank C. (2 posts from )[x]
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Honest to god, he didn't even notice Saiko's entrance. Once he got going it was pretty hard to derail and distract the man from his teaching. He opened his session with an explanation of what Taijutsu was "Taijutsu isn't just about using your fists to fight. I mean, yes, the study of the Martial Arts bestows upon you immense physical prowess, but it also grounds you. It makes you realize your weaknesses and forces you to address them every day in your training. With Ninjutsu, you can use a technique to do the work and cover for your shortcomings...but with Taijutsu, that's all on you" He walked to the chalkboard and began to write out a couple names before turning back to the class "While there are many different Taijutsu styles, they all require one thing: training. Endless, restless, training" Karuto walked over to the polished wooden training dummy that was in front of the lecture hall "You have the Konohagakure no Taijuts- fierce and mobile" Betraying his size, Karuto lept off of one foot and brought his other leg in a spinning roundhouse kick that connected firmly with the side of the dummy. "The Pi Qua Quan- fluid and adaptable" At this Karuto quickly struck out, hitting the dummy in a few joints. While the blows seemed quick and weak, a trained eye would see that the wood was severely dented. He continued on in this method, displaying half a dozen styles.
"To be a Martial Arts master, though, you must train your mind as well. There will be many times where you cannot consciously react fast enough to danger. Having your mind in harmony with your body will allow you to move faster than you ever thought you could and strike harder than you ever imagined. The Hsing-I Pakua teach it's disciples this ideal from day one, and it is what I will send you all home with as homework. Everyone- go home today and meditate for half an hour. Think about your weaknesses and how best to overcome them with Martial Arts. Class dismissed" As the kids began collecting their things and filing out the door, Karuto walked over to the training dummy and began dismantling it so that the instructor who came behind him wasn't inconvenienced.
Saiko remained in his place against the wall for the entirety of Karuto's lesson. It was fitting that the man was teaching Taijutsu classes for Konoha. As the man spoke, Saiko made sure to listen and make a mental note of each of the styles that he spoke of. Hsing was one that he had heard of previously and even seen it used. If Saiko was going to learn any taijutsu. He figured that, that would be a good place to start. However, Saiko wasn't going to interrupt the lesson. The man waited until Karuto was done before he would do a slight cough to announce his presence to the man that had obviously not noticed him.
"Hey Karuto. Long time no see." Saiko would say to him as he shoved himself of the wall and walked towards him. "It's a good thing I ran into you. I've never practiced any Taijutsu before and was looking for someone to help. I don't suppose you'd be willing?" Saiko said to the man. "I think that Hsing-I Pakua style would be particularly useful to me."
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β Moderate Increase to Strength β Moderate Increase to Fortitude β β
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 6:03 am
Karuto glanced over his shoulder a Saiko made his presence known before returning his attention to removing the last bolt that held the dummy onto the floor. "Oh, hey Saiko, waddup?" He said in response to Saiko's own greeting. As the Ninjutsu user made his reason for being here known, Karuto stood up and placed his hands on his hips until he finished before flashing the man a big smile "Well, you've come to the right place. Thought I can say I never imagined you being interested in Martial Arts." Karuto turned and walked over to the door he came in from and slid it open, gesturing inside to Saiko "Come with me" He waited for Saiko to enter before walking in behind him. The pair found themselves in Karuto's personal workout studio. Multiple weightlifting machines and apparatuses were strewn about the are along with an incredible amount of weight. Karuto and Saiko walked over to the bench press. The Raiken slapped the bench with his hand, grinning at Saiko "Take a seat, let's see what you can do! And remember- no using Chakra!"
Karuto would walk behind the bench to act as Saiko's spotter but first, he removed several hundred pounds of weights from the bar, leaving a clean 225lbs for Saiko. He sized the boy's muscle structure up and guessed he would be able to handle that much. He kept his own hands on the bar, ready to assist whenever Saiko was ready.
Five years. Five years since the Village Hidden in the Sand had fallen. The devastating defeat of their Kage and superior ninja. The Tailed Beasts Son-Goku and Kokuo were among the United Hidden Village soldiers that day. In the midst of the village's evacuation, Masato had stayed behind to allow his people an opportunity to escape while he fended off the chakra beasts. The last anyone would have seen of Masato was from miles away as a Bijuudama laid waste to the land of wind where they battled. The Uchiha had been presumed dead since then. Until now.
Without warning or alert to any village guard, Masato had seemed to effortlessly pass by in the shadows in silence and unnoticed. He had found his way to what he knew, the dojo. His stealthy approach would allow none to detect him until he stood in the corner of the room as though he had materialized there. He would look different, aged and tired. There was something more. He gave off no violent aura as he had in the past. His demeanor was that of a seasoned professional. His hair that once flowed past his posterior dimensions was now cut short at the neck, leaving spiked locks atop his head. The green gi that he had worn in the past was now replaced by a black one, trimmed with an earthen tone. Most of the bandages he had worn in the past removed along with his red eye paint. On his back, a rather formidable Gunbai with the sand village's emblem engraved upon it's fan.
He would observe, wondering what exactly the spiritual nature of the desired school of learning had to do with lifting, having mastered the Hsing I Pakua, Masato could think of no correlation. It was only a matter of time before he was noted.
Saiko followed Karuto over to the door and walked in as Karuto gestured to do so. The man looked around the room, finding all sorts of work out equipment around the room. 'Is this where he spends all of his time?' Saiko thought to himself as his eye bounced around the room, eventually focusing on the bench press that Karuto had walked them over to. Soon after them arriving at it, Saiko sat down as he was told to do so. He could honestly say he had no idea why he was going to life weights for this but, he figured Karuto knew what he was doing. It was around this time that Masato appeared in the corner of the room unbeknownst to Saiko. The man laid down on the bench and positioned himself under the bar, somewhat awkwardly as he hadn't done this before. It was obvious that Saiko was nervous as his arms reached up towards the bar and gripped it. With a deep breath the man lifted the bar off of it's rests and lowered it towards his chest, finding that it wasn't quite as heavy as he had originally thought. At least not enough to instantly crush him. Saiko breathed out as he pushed the bar back up, having some trouble getting it all the way up. However, he would repeat the up and down motion a couple of times before it was showing that he was having extreme difficulty lifting it.
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β Moderate Increase to Strength β Moderate Increase to Fortitude β β
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 5:31 pm
Karuto lowered and raised his outstretched palms as Saiko performed his benchpresses. He kept his hands hovering an inch under the bar at all times, ready to catch it in case Saiko's arms gave out. He was pleasantly surprised to find that he could knock out a couple reps. While Saiko lifted, Karuto murmured words of support to him as he pushed. When he was finally done, Karuto slapped his shoulder, the universal signal to switch. He added on weights to each side, resulting in the total weight of the bar more than doubling. Karuto laid down and quickly grasped it, lifting it out of the rack and bringing it to his chest "Sorry, I just never-" He raised the bar "-have someone to work out with" He lowered the bar again, with no visible struggle "I like to make sure people are fit-" Once again, the bar was raised "-before I train them" As the bar decended there was a small shake to his muscles "I think you can handle it-" He exhaled hard, pushing up with a strain on his face "-if you...work hard" With a final effort, Karuto racked the over 500lb weight. He sat up with a triumphant yell, slapping his chest in victory. "Taijutsu ain't easy, but it's incredibly rewarding...ain't that right Masato?' At this, he turned to look at his rival who was standing in the corner, grinning wide "I knew you weren't dead- nothing as small as a little Bijuu Ball could have done you in. Hell, I punch harder than one of those" He said with a laugh
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 8:10 pm
The Uchiha would remain silent as he observed Saiko lift his load then place it down after several repetitions. Karuto would proceed to lift his own, heavier set. He would nod in response to Karuto's commentary. " It's an equivalent exchange." He said, moving towards his rival and ally from his past. A small, confident smile crossed his face. " Our last bout did do some terrible damage to the village. Surprised it withheld."
His eyes rested on Saiko, examining his physique himself. " Don't let the difficulty discourage you. Hsing I-Pakua is a spiritual art that derives equally of stamina and chakra." He scowled, glaring at Karuto in a rather uncomfortable manner. " Down to the reason I'm here. I've been so busy dealing with my own affairs I never got to learn Taijutsu beyond my own abilities. I was hoping to use the Dojo's resources to learn, you included. "
Saiko moved from his position from under the bar to allow for Karuto to take his place when he was ready, watching as the man put on more weight. The weight alone impressed Saiko as it was more than he could ever imagine lifting and Karuto was able to do it without a problem. However, the last push seemed to give Karuto some problem. The man watched Karuto, the most he could do to help him would be to use some ninjutsu to prevent it from crushing the man if it were to fall but, Saiko figured that was unnecessary. "I'm willing to do what I need to do to cover my weaknesses." Saiko said to the man, his attention turning to the figure that was in the corner of the room for an undetermined amount of time.
'Masato?' Saiko hadn't seen him since the battle of Suna that ended in so many lives. Masato was supposedly one of the people that had died that day. However, there was the rumors and speculations that he was the one going around taking out UHV but, those were just rumors or were they? "Good to see you again Masato." Saiko said to the man, a smile on his face for once. "Don't worry, I won't let the difficulty discourage me. I have to get stronger for Ayame and for the village." Saiko put simply. 'Everything okay over there?' Saiko sent a message to his clone that was replied with a simple yes. After five years it was almost like a reunion of some of the genin he was part of. Masato had changed it seemed, at least from what Saiko could see as he no longer felt the hostility that Masato once had. Perhaps that was the reason he didn't notice him.
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 10:01 pm
Karuto would assist his two friends with whatever they needed as if he were applying some type of 'learning reduction' before heading off to accept Masato's challenge "Come join the fun Saiko" He would say before leaving
Saiko wasn't sure how to answer Karuto's question of what else he should be teaching. He was the master of all of this, Saiko hadn't even tried to learn Taijutsu before. Of course he understood that it was hand to hand combat but, he knew that there was more to it than that. However, it was Saiko's greatest weakness and he needed to make sure he had a way of covering it in case he wasn't able to use ninjutsu. "Teach me what you can. Whatever you can teach me will be a massive help." Saiko would say to the man as he waited for instruction on how to begin.
β Can perform hand seals with one hand. β C-Rank Crystal Armor β Can feel hostile intent β
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 1:05 pm
Masato would nod. " Teach whatever you want to him.Fight me after, I need to knock the rust off. " His black eyes shifted over the other student. He wondered what he did, if not taijutsu. Bukijutsu? Ninjutsu? He would always be willing to pick up what he could from everyone. Getting stronger was a collective project. " Actually... the scroll cabinet is unlocked. I'll just study myself." with that he reviewed scrolls....teaching himself as he moved to the corner.
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Jutsu Learned w/ 70 free training posts: β’ Stage 5 & 6 of Konohagakure no Taijutsu [ 5 ] β’ Hachimon Techniques [ 6 ] β’ Afterimage 5 & 6 Stage [ 4 ] β’ Xinye Xinyi Liuhe Quan Stage 5 & 6 [ 5 ] β’ Western Burning Fists 5 & 6 [ 6 ] β’ Whirlwind Style: [ 15 ] β’ Hakyoku-ken no Kata Bukijutsu Stage 2-6 [12 ] β’ Kanadzuchi no Ryuusei Bukijutsu [ 14 ] β’ Uchiwa no Sokyaku Stage 1/2 [4]
Masato would sigh, completing what he set himself to do here. " Well then, I'll be visiting the academy next. Let me know when you're finished up here. " He said to them both, still very interested in a challenge.
