Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA!

[Shimatsu Shigeru]

Everyday presented new opportunities, and today was one of those rare occasions that Shigeru was given to give back to his home, his brothers’ home. If he could help mentor the future of the village, that would be the greatest accomplishment he could ever hope to achieve. Shigeru took this privilege and ran with it. He spent days planning his lesson to almost no avail. He had no real technical expertise, and he did not think that mere book learning was a fitting class for training shinobi; they needed something of real substance. The shinobi of the future needed to learn what kind of heart it takes to be a true ninja of Kumogakure no Sato. They needed a class that would test them with a trial by fire.

Pure Chakra Release and Heart. Shigeru could do that.

With his game plan in mind, he posted his class onto the schedule for the incoming shinobi and went to set up. The tagline read, ‘Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra.’ It wasn’t a hard setup, either. The class was to be set outside on the training grounds. No mere room could hold all of Shigeru’s fiery passion. Neither could a shirt. He stood in the middle of the field, the cold turning to steam on his bare chest. Next to him was a giant wooden sign; burned onto it is a simple message:</COLOR>

!	“State your name and stand strong. Let Raiden hear the passion of your soul!”

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Shigeru looked quite pleased with himself and his great idea, and he stood in the open field whistling a catchy tune loudly while he waited for the students to fill up.

OOC: Let’s have some fun guys! I want to see some solid roleplaying from you guys, not too short, but don’t feel the need to go crazy. Get up in here and go wild!

 

[Yokaze Chiyu]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

"This place is so confusing!" Chiyu yelled he was exasperated so early in the day. After leaving the meadow early in the morning he wondered around searching for a main office or something that could give him a sense of direction. So far he found zilch and he was supposed to start his first class in three minutes. His attire was not all that either, his robes were covered in green and brown splotches as he did not have time to change. "Excuse, nope okay" Chiyu was trying to gain the attention of a random stranger. Chiyu did not know the person and he did not wish to raise his voice and start a confrontation, so as he politely tried to ask he was ignored and the guy kept walking.

Eventually Chiyu found the right area. Hopefully. He was already late by nine minutes, which would normally irritate him a little bit. Looking around the training grounds he was the second one here, the first student probably. The thoughts of him being in the wrong class occurred till he noticed a sign by the shirtless man, the sign read "State your name and stand strong. Let Raiden hear the passion of your soul!" Chiyu chuckled a little. He must be in the right class. Shimatsu-Sensei was described as a weird ninja before, with a strong passion for fire. Chiyu slowly walked up to the older ninja. "Morning Sensei. Yokaze Chiyu reporting." He croaked before bowing slowly already nervous. Thoughts of him doing something dangerous like learning to use chakra to stop a fireball crossed his mind. Could chakra even do that? He was not sure but he was sure he did not want to see if it was possible. For the first day of class Chiyu was hoping he could make it out alive already. Then again anything is possible by living in the ninja academy.

Chiyu was sweating before the professor even answered. He wasn't sure if it was the steam coming off the professor or his nerves. Not knowing is most of the suspense in life that kills. Waiting for orders from a Sensei that could possibly get him killed, not making his day any easier. Chiyu is normally not pessimistic but he does get nervous. He started daydreaming a bit of happier places. In case he would be dead in the next forty-five minutes, he wanted to remember the good times. "Really for a class this is a bit small" He wondered he turned around to see if someone was here that he missed.

 

[Sashine]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

Her shoes were wet, grassy and just looking at them made her feel disgust. Green did not go well with pink and dirt on her white socks just threw off her entire outfit. The pink fluff moved past the busy streets and stopped on a bench, searching through the satchel in her hand, past the leaves that she had gathered today and on the compartment on the side that held her change of shoes and socks. She had prepared for this mess and she would not go to class looking like she lived off the street. She decided it would be very unlady-like to change her shoes here in public so she looked for the nearest shop, being sure to ask for permission to use their restroom. This would mean she might be late by a few minutes more but it wasn't like she would miss much, teachers usually just sat there and stared the students down for whatever reason so Sashine could skip that part at the very least. Plus, the class was about releasing your chakra and heart and her heart prioritized this task before the class so she was only doing as asked.

With her change of clean shoes, Sashine stuffed the other pair of shoes back in the compartment inside the satchel and got ready to head to her class. It seemed the class would be outside in the field and Sashine felt like it'd be a lot of dirty work but she didn't mind, all she cared about was the initial impression. She had no other classes today anyway. Her hand felt itchy after touching all those plants today for a task that she was performing for her sister. Eventually, it'd be beneficial to her, all she needed was to spend a week going through the forest and looking for leaves. It was easy enough but Sashine hated plants. They were always dirty or wet or dangerous. Why would anyone risk a hand just to touch those stupid things? She grabbed the satchel back up and headed toward the academy. She knew where the training field was so that'd at least cut some time.

As she approached the class, she saw the teacher, shirtless and lanky. Sashine didn't mean to judge but it seemed really weird to be shirtless in this cold. She knew about the cold because she often times had to deal with it by wearing breezy skirts which only angered the climate gods that much more as her wardrobe put it in their face that she didn't care about them. In return, they'd blow wind on her repeatedly and try to make her skin get goosebumps but they'd hadn't won so far.

The pink wonder ran her fingers through her hair as she bounced down the grass, ready for another day. She heard the boy state his name. She remembered him. She had met him in the forest. Sashine looked at the messy wardrobe, her nose scrunching at the sight of him. In turn, she gave her name

"I'm Ueno Sashine and I've got the heart of a whale in the body of a hare.", she spun, her dress floating up with the momentum and spinning with her, placing the back of her hand under her chin to make a cutesy pose. Sashine mimicked the cute characters in her television. If this were an animation, she would have little sparkles with a pink background as hearts fell all around her.

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[Shimatsu Shigeru]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

Shigeru watched as the two students approached separately. Both of them had their own demeanor about them, which was as distinct as their appearance. The first was a nervous boy. He seemed a little spacey, as if he was not yet used to visiting the various classrooms that teachers use. Shigeru got the feeling that this boy was fresh to the academy, and what a class to start with! Shigeru felt a bit of pride that he could be someone’s first, then remembered he was thinking about a young boy and shelved the thought for a more appropriate individual. The second one to approach was almost a complete opposite of the first. She was almost prim to the tee, barely even a speck of dirt on herself anywhere. She held herself in way that said she could take on the world, happy as can be. Shigeru liked the spunk of that one.

Shigeru waited just a little longer, hoping against hope that more students would show up, but none came, and the awkward silence could stretch on no longer. So he turned to the two in front of him and scratched the back of his head. He was hoping for a larger turnout, but two would have to do! He digested their responses quickly, booming out laughter when Sashine said her bit.

“Heart of a whale, huh? HA HA!” Shigeru roared loudly and channeled the chakra into his feet, launching his body straight into the air with a chakra charged jump. The jump cleared both of their heads, plus a LOT. After he returned to the earth, he waggled his eyebrows at the two, whistling a trill tune quickly. “How about that for body of a hare, huh?” Next channeling his chakra into his palms, Shigeru flipped his body over, doing a quick handspring over the two, landing straight behind them.

“Chakra is a beautiful thing. Sashine, Chiyu, you both are just beginning your journey into true shinobidom. However, you cannot do this without the strength of your inner self. Your chakra. That alone will be the deciding factor in many of your exploits and trials. Your chakra will never leave you, and if you treat it right, it will never forsake you. In health, it will be there, and in sickness… well… it may be a little runny. HA!” Shigeru turned to the two and gave them a wink, one again vaulting over them back to where he originally stood. “All of this was done by using chakra, but that is just the basics, which we will learn. But before we begin the lesson in true, I have but one question for the two of you. Have either of you ever used your chakra before in any way? From the little things all the way up to the big one. Share with the class!”​

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OOC: Alright guys, guess no one else wants to join in on the fun. However, if anyone does want to come in, feel free too, but don’t wait too long! Wouldn’t want to inconvenience the others!!

 

[Yokaze Chiyu]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

Eeew her again. The Pesky Pink Princess was back. Chiyu could not help snickering to himself when she showed up. She was as pleasant as falling into a bramble bush. The only reason Chiyu could stand being around her is just like the bush also. When someone else falls into the bramble bush, it is amusing. Of course Chiyu would laugh, after he makes sure the person is okay. Still heart of a whale? It was more like the heart of a honey badger. She was as small and seemed just as vicious. He glanced at the Pink one and estimated she was not as new as him.


He did not pay that much attention to her early that morning. He had to run to this class believing he would be late. Thinking about it now it would not have mattered. It was weird no one should up besides him and the girl. Makes you wonder if it was often like this in the academy. For his first class here it was really laid back. Chiyu was expecting shurikens, people hitting, and maybe large weasels to say the least.


Chiyu flinched and dropped to the ground for a second. Shima-Sensei jumped and flipped right over him. Saying he was impressed was an understatement. Compared to his runty self Shima-Sensei was built like a god. Chiyu felt concerned about his appearance, as a sudden surge of self conscious he him. He started removing the leaves out of his hair as Shima-Sensei showed off.

A little speech was given as Chiyu managed to remove most of the leaves. His hair was not completely clean yet it was good enough. Shima-Sensei asked a question as the stopped Chiyu’s hands for a moment. “Hhhm. I would say yes if you count the entrance exam. They had me place my hand over an orb to see if I could use it a bit. Guess I could.” Chiyu was smiling from ear to ear. So far he was not dead and he felt proud of that fact. “Oh wait! I might actually have another moment. My mom said as a baby I used chakra like my dad too heal a cut on my body. I may not remember but it should be able to count.” His mom never lied to him and he did make it into the academy. So it had to be true. Maybe it was a gift he got from his father. His mom did say he was a ninja too.

 

[Sashine]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

She turned her body from side to side, her hands hooked to each other in front of her dress, a smile on her face, a close eyed smile as the teacher laughed. It always felt satisfactory to make people laugh, especially in a place where so few did. Her happiness also had a lot to do with the fact that she might get leeway or an advantage over the large tree squirrel standing next to her and with the class so small, it was easier to get noticed and to outshine. The teacher flew into the air at great heights that Sashine had only imagined would be possible with propulsion and technology. Seeing something so amazing happen by the power of someone's own merit was awesome. Sashine wanted to comment about being a hare and explain that hares weren't high jumper, they were meek creatures but she decided to leave the comparison off to not lower the impact of her statement or bring down the man's good mood. Whatever he was on right now would be the most beneficial. He continued to flip and land effortlessly which made Sashine think of the circus and how this man was possibly from there. Hopefully this one wouldn't be another freak to her list of freaks. She remained with her mouth slightly ajar, her hand covering it at a distance to seem like she was speechless at the feat but she had been shown the terrors of chakra and this, in comparison was a cute trick.


She noted that Chiyu was taking the leaves out of his hair and decided only to do the job halfway. She wanted to comment and pick them out herself but something told her, this overtly happy instructor wouldn't take kindly to her jokes so Sashine decided it would be best to pay full attention to understand how to pull it off. She listened as Chiyu talked of his trials with chakra which seemed to be barely anything accompanied with a secondary source on a baby healing itself as if it was a little Jesus. Sashine gave an exaggerated smile at Chiyu as he spoke, holding back from commenting once more and taking her turn.

"I've done Genjutsu before but I don't have any stories of doing a Gennin level ability as a toddler.", oops, it slipped out. Still Sashine thought the story was silly. Not only was that a hard jutsu to learn, but to be able to do it without effort seemed like a stretch. Then again, the boy's mother clearly didn't care about her child's appearance or health based on all the dirt on him so it wasn't a stretch that she was a liar as well. She chose not to turn to look at Chiyu and only keep her smile facing the teacher.

"I can try some Genjutsu now if you wish, teacher!", her eyes glistened with the innocence and willpower of a child as she thought of Chiyu as a good target.

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[Shinrya Kyoi]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

Kyoi was in trouble. It was his first official day as an academy student in Kumogakure, yet, he found himself running extremely late to his very first class. He could see that he was closing in on the pagoda, hoping that he wouldn’t get in too much trouble for arriving as late as he was. As he approached the academy, he quickly took note of a sign that was next to the entrance. On the sign, an arrow, and the words ”To the training grounds.” Kyoi followed the sign, running around the side of the academy building, and eventually past it. He ran up to a dead end, and cursed to himself. "Damn, where the hell is this place?" He turned around, and took the other turn, hoping it would take him in the right direction.

After a short while, he could see an opening in the distance. "I hope this is the training grounds, or I'm going to be in big trouble." He beelined straight for the opening, fast enough to not waste time, but slow enough so that he didn't trip over his own feet. He made it to the opening, and immediately knew he was in the right place. In the middle of the training ground, he could see 3 people, and a sign. What was on the sign, however, could not be deduced from such a distance. What Kyoi could see, however, was that the man, who seemed to be the teacher, was shirtless, which was very odd to Kyoi, as the air was very brisk, and this was easily visible by the fact that there was a slight mist radiating off his chest. The other 2 seemed to be fellow students, one of them was decked out in pink and white, presumably a young girl, and the other, well, they definitely seemed worse for wear, with most of their clothes covered in splotches of filth and grime.

Suddenly, the man yelled, and jumped straight up into the air. He landed, and then flipped onto his hands and then back onto his feet, landing right behind the 2 students. He started to talk, but Kyoi could not make out what he was saying. After a short while, he once again jumped into the air, this time jumping over the students, landing back where he was originally. The 2 students then seemed to talk, but once again, Kyoi could not pick up on what they were saying.

Kyoi figured that this was probably the best time to join the class, considering they hadn't seemed to have done anything of merit yet, and there wasn't a whole lot happening at the moment. He started to briskly make his way towards where the group was, and as he did, he could finally make out what was burned onto the sign. "State your name and stand strong. Let Raiden hear the passion of your soul!" As he finally made it close to the group, Kyoi finally broke his silence, "Hello, I am Shinrya Kyoi, prodigy of the Shinrya clan, and you better believe that I'm gonna be the next Raikage!", he shouted. The next few seconds seemed to go for much longer, as he eagerly awaited the response of the other shinobi.

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[Shimatsu Shigeru]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

Shigeru watched the two children closely as they answered. Between the two, you couldn’t find a more different pair, but they both seemed solid in their own right. However, they did seem to have a kind of rivalry bubbling up. Whether that turned out for the better or for the worse, only time would tell. Maybe by the end of this very class they would be trying to kill each other, but Shigeru did not wish for such a thing in one of his classes. There are other classes available that are more suited in killing your fellow classmate, maybe taught by elder people who weren’t truly real, hmm?

Shigeru was just about to start up the lesson when a new boy approached. He shouted loudly, with intent. Within the words, the boy confessed a dream that held much power, and that dream also held many heartbreaks. Shigeru had recently met a boy with a similar dream; both of these individuals would obviously, one day fight for that title. Raiden sure did know how to raise a generation. However, with the advent of such passion, Shigeru knew he had to respond in kind. Donning his most mischievous smile, Shigeru released the chakra that was boiling on the surface of his skin.

The chakra flowed out of him as a robe of living flames that shrouded his body from shoulder to foot. He stood at his full height and stared down at the three students. He knew that they probably had never seen anything like this before, and they likely would never see anything quite the same again. Shigeru roared out laughter at their expressions. “When I was older than you, I was taking my first class on the nature of chakra. That is when I learned that I had an inclination towards the fiery sorts of chakra. It was an explosive event that came all that once. This is the only way that I know to finding your true self. Some instructors would say that you need to gently discover these things, but those instructors do not have the future Raikage, a young hare, or even a medical wizard in their midst. So I will give you this warning, if you do not reach into yourself and find your inner chakra, you will be reduced to ashes. Raiden would have it no other way! HA!”

With those words barely out of his mouth, Shigeru would form a few handseals and the fire all around him would spread out like a wave in front of him. This wave of fire was coming towards the students with ferocity and malice. Shigeru did not seem to be joking in any way, in fact, his face was one of pure elation. Even if he was joking, there was no way to stop the flames now.

Would the students be able to escape? Would their teacher really kill them? Was Kyoi really destined to become Raikage? These questions and more will be answered… Next post on Ninpocho Academy Z!<i></i>​

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OoC: Don't fret too much! I still have some tricks up my sleeve. Just give something believable that your character would do in this instance! Dig deep, discover that hidden talent! Maybe you want to search for a Bloodline or Core Ability you like, and use this as your first foray into those powers awakening. Either way, have some fun and be creative! I'm going to give this three days tops, but I would like you guys to post in a timely fashion. Don't worry about posting order, just post as quick as you can, that way we can go on to the next step!

 

[Yokaze Chiyu]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

It was a miracle! Someone else showed up. It was pretty awful to think that he was stuck in class with this girl alone. This guy introduced himself as Shinrya Koi. The name was impressive alone. The Shinrya clan is a well known and the prominent members are monsters in their fields. It would be cool to see what this guy could do. Maybe he was as monstrous as his family.


Chiyu was just about to speak and greet the newcomer when Shima-Sensei spoke. It was a nice little speech until the hands seals came in. Chiyu started to sweat again, not from the heat but from nerves. He knew where this was going. Shima-Sensei had a look of almost pure evil on his face. Two seconds was basically all the warning he had as a wall of pure flames erupted in front of them.


“Guys look out!” Chiyu was the first to react he grabbed his two classmates and dived too the side. “Yep Shima-Sensei is definitely trying to kill us. This is just great.” Why did he bother grabbing Ueno was beyond him. He believed she could have easily dodged. Chiyu was just too soft hearted to take the chance of even someone like her getting hurt. He rolled to dodge more fire coming his way. A small throbbing pain was felt on his lower leg. When he rolled trying to move to move out the way of the second blaze, a part of the flame burned his skin. It was a small first degree burn.

Chiyu looked around trying to fight the panic rising inside of him. Mud. I can use mud as an cooling pack. Keep the burn down and it should allow me to move. He grabbed the dirt underneath him and stared digging. The early morning dew and mist, made the dirt moist enough for him to get some mud. He covered the burn with it and a momentary sense of relief hit him. The relief felt great for about three seconds. Then his skin felt really itchy the sensation of something crawling on him and touching the burn became prominent. Chiyu had to remove the mud to see what was wrong. Believing what he saw next was hard. His skin looked like it was moving. Something was inside and moving underneath his skin. So Chiyu did the only thing his freaked out mind could comprehend to do. He screamed in terror and stood to get a better look. Bad choice as he almost got mowed down by a wall of flame. Chiyu was not sure if Shima-Sensei was controlling it or the flames actually started to get out of hand. Still he looked back down at his leg. The burn was still there but the moving and creepy feeling on his skin was gone. On the plus side the burn was actually not as painful.

 

[Sashine]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

Another boy walked up claiming to be both a prodigy and the next Raikage yet Sashine didn't understand why. If he was a Shinrya, his mind would be developed enough to realize that the chances of being Raikage were low even for a prodigy. She also had never seen the boy before so the Shinrya clan must have kept him hidden inside a little room until he was ready. Though it seemed like a great goal to have, calling yourself the Raikage so early on in life seemed illogical and desperate. The pink fluff would not be part of his campaign until she saw some proof of being capable.

This old man sure did talk a bunch. He seemed to like fire and it showed in his attire or lack thereof and going so far as to even dress himself in flames made from his own chakra. Sashine's eyes widened at the control it took to make an outfit of pure chakra. That would look really good if the cut of the rob was higher around the neck to accentuate his thin frame. The fact that someone could so something so intense with their chakra was also extraordinary but there was a sense of expected surprise. Every day, something crazy seemed to happen and she wasn't sure that the shock factor of chakra applications would fade and reappear; instead, it was like a continuous upward rise of shock which would keep her always surprised but expecting the unexpected. If shock ever truly overcame her like it had... the first time around, she would be caught easily and Sashine was sure that she would return to Kimiki one day and put up a fight. She might not win the fight but she would have something up her own sleeve by then.

As the fire started to spread, Sashine's body remained still as she quickly checked her surroundings to analyze the situation. There was a wave of fire heading toward them, free space be-

Her body fell to the side as she got tackled by Chiyu. "Ah-ow. What are you doing, dirtball?", she pushed the boy away from her and stood back up, staring the wave down as it continued to move forward. "Don't you ever touch me, I don't need Brother Nature to take care of me.", she rolled her eyes and channeled her frustration from the boy and the determination to live to create a shield around her body. The size of the shield made it possible to protect all three of the children but Chiyu had ruined any chance of her helping that dirty freak. She ran into the flames, letting the shield soak up any damage and effects that it might do, caring little about the damage it would have on her body to use her emotions in this way or how tough the flames would be. She was getting past this wave head on.

Sashine ran straight through the fire wave to the other side, throwing a kunai with a large cloth bow at the teacher as she did so. Just because. Hopefully it'd distract him enough to ease up on the control over the flames or slightly dispel the jutsu for just a second. If that didn't work, at the very least, it would be a showing of fighting fire with fire.

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[Shinrya Kyoi]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

Kyoi was stunned for a second as flames erupted from this man, presumably Shigeru-sensei. Kyoi looked on as he started to speak, telling the 3 eager students about his life as a young shinobi, as a fresh entrant in the academy. Suddenly, just as Shigeru-sensei had finished talking, Kyoi had a premonition that his teacher was going to do something. A split second later, it was happening, a rapid flurry of hand movements, and all of a sudden, the fire started to move outwards. Kyoi was stunned, not only could he see the fire, but could he also see something that was flowing inside the flames, if only barely.

Kyoi didn’t have much time to react, as he was tackled to the ground by the male classmate, whose name he did not know. He ended up on the ground, on his back, and was thankful that he had been moved out of the way of the flames, as they blazed past him with killing intent. "Damn, maybe Shigeru-sensei is really trying to kill us", he thought, as it seemed that their teacher had not held back. He looked over at the kid who had shoved him out of the way, and noticed he had seemed to be hit by the flames. He seemed to be covering his leg in a mixture of dirt and water, and Kyoi had no idea why. Maybe he had been burned by the flames, and was trying to mitigate any damage caused to that leg? Kyoi decided to make sure he had not been hit by the flames, but sure enough, it seemed he had. In all the commotion of the previous 30 seconds, he had failed to realize that he had been burned on the arm, although it didn't seem to hurt. In fact, it seemed to feel soothing to Kyoi, which was a strange feeling considering the nature of the injury. He could feel the warmth of the fire spread through his body, a feeling he had never felt before, but boy did it feel good.

He then looked over at the young girl, who, by the look on her face, was less than pleased with what had just happened. All of a sudden, she ran at the fire, and something had appeared around her body. She ran right through the flames, and Kyoi had lost sight of her. "What in the world is she doing, she's gonna get herself killed!", he thought to himself, as surely nobody would be stupid enough to do such a thing. As the fire started to move towards Kyoi, he realized that this was not the time to stay idle. He rolled onto his stomach, and quickly pushed himself up off the ground. As he looked towards the flames once more, he froze. He noticed that the fire was starting to circle him, and there was no time to try and escape through a gap in the raging inferno. All he could do was try to emulate what his fellow student had done. With a slight hesitation, Kyoi started to sprint at the flames, with a body full of fear. He could feel that warmth from before, slowly creeping back into his body. He drew a kunai, and started to run even faster. "KYAAAAAAAAAAAA", he screamed, as he entered the fire that had filled him with fear only seconds earlier. He could feel the warmth of fire on his skin, but it seemed that it was not the heat of his teacher's jutsu. It felt like the flame was coming from within, much stronger than before, when he had noticed the burn on his arm. As he charged his way through the fire, kunai in hand, he noticed there seemed to be a gap between his skin, and the flames that he was sure were going to envelope him.

As he reached the other side of the flames, where Shigeru-sensei was located, he noticed that a kunai was in the air, and his teacher seemed to be the target. It was coming from the direction of the female student they were training with, who had also made it to through the flames. Kyoi wondered where the other student was, and assumed that he was still nursing his injuries from earlier. "TAKE THIS, YOU BASTARD!", Kyoi screamed, as he launched himself at his teacher, and swung his kunai, hoping to inflict some damage on the man who had almost killed him.

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743 words. The premonition and warm feeling of fire are hints at an Uchiha bloodline, not yet discovered, but definitely lurking.
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[Shimatsu Shigeru]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

Of course the students wouldn’t know that Shigeru had dialed down the flames. They probably had no clue that as long as they had just done something with chakra, Shigeru could have reflexively stopped the wall of fire. Of course the students would think he was trying to kill them. However, Shigeru would never have believed that two of his students would literally run through the flames and towards him. Chiyu, however, just panicked and jumped away. No real chakra usage there. Maybe he was too intimidated by fire? However, if Shigeru had been aiming to kill, Chiyu would be Roasted Brother Nature.

Kyoi and Sashine rushed him. Sashine, shrouded in a shield of pure emotion, threw her kunai straight at him, the aim definitely true. Kyoi charged in close, aiming to take his teacher out personally, he also seemed unaffected by the fire that he ran through. These two students had no idea that the fire had absolutely no bite to it compared to Shigeru’s normal flames. Even though their response was valid, Shigeru knew he had to respond in kind. His hands formed two seals in unison, and then Sashine’s kunai struck him true. Almost a split second later, Kyoi charged in and took a swipe which struck with bloodlust. Exactly afterwards, Shigeru’s body exploded, a fiery blast that washed over Kyoi and Sashine, pushing them back with force and pain.

As the dust from the explosion settles, it would seem to the students for a moment that Shigeru-sensei really had committed suicide and imploded his own body. Then a voice from behind Chiyu spoke up. “You guys did nearly well enough for the first test, HA!” Shigeru was standing just behind Chiyu as if by teleportation, not a scratch on himself. “You must know, though, that I was holding back right until the very end. You all seem to possess latent strength, but if you cannot tap into that freely, your enemies will crush you.” Shigeru looked down at Chiyu and placed a single finger on his head. “I could kill you right now, and you couldn’t do anything to dodge it. Your classmates could at least brave my flames, but you just jumped away. I told you, SHOW ME YOUR CHAKRA!”

Shigeru screamed those words and jumped backwards, landing quite a ways away from the students. His fingers flew in a frenzy of handseals, and then he placed them on the ground. The sound of his chakra releasing into the ground was like a bomb, Shigeru never did anything half way if he could help it. “I have created several chakra mines scattered throughout the ground around us. If you step on one, you will have a two second window to shield yourself or counterattack the bomb, and then it will mercilessly explode. However, since not all of you escaped my flames last time, I will have to send those out again. This time, I will not hold back. Your enemies will not hold back, and your fellow shinobi will not hold back; this world will not hold back when trying to kill you. Find yourself, or perish now. Your choice.”

This time, instead of a simple wave of fire, Shigeru had his flame cloak separate out into three columns in the forms of a lizards head. The heads of flames would fly towards the students relentlessly, and they would be able to move freely, not as simple to just walk through. How would the students handle this new situation?<i></i>

 

[Shimatsu Shigeru]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

OoC: Alright guys, it has been 5 days. You guys have two more days to post, or I guess the class is over? Come on guys, get up in there!

 

[Sashine]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

Surprised that Mr. Prodigy seemed to have joined in her flurry past the wave of fire, she was definitely glad that she had not been super close to the teacher, the man exploding into a big bang and blowing her away. She definitely felt like she had been flung but because of the distance, it would likely only be a bruise on her left arm, where she had landed. She brushed herself off angry that the teacher had wasted her time, bringing them all to a class just to kill himself in front of them. He was better off performing on a stage than doing this in a class. The familiar voice sounded behind her where they had previously been standing. The teacher behind the wimp that was Chiyu. she wasn't sure what the man wanted them to do. Kill him? Walk into his flames? Deactivate his mines? What did he mean by finding themselves? She knew who she was and didn't need a fire hungry man to help her find something within herself.

Sashine moved to the closest tree, breaking off a branch and throwing it out toward the ground to try to proc a mine. She yelled out at the teacher. "Hey, I'm not sure what you want us to do but it doesn't make any sense.", she used the other boys as shields, moving behind them as if she was scared and wanted protection "Your fire seems like it burns so I have no reason to go in there, plus now there are mines and reptiles. Do you want us to punch you or something? Even that doesn't make any sense. You're obviously not trying to kill us hard enough or we'd already be burned. We're children."

Sashine moved toward Chiyu, helping him up if he chose to get up, being sure to stay out of reach of the lizard and if it moved in close, she'd push Chiyu forward, offering him to the lizard gods before herself, using that time to move away and toward the other boy, boy prodigy. Hopefully boy prodigy would be much more awake and Sashine would trail behind him, being sure to put up her shield if he chose to move into the mine field and stepped on something. If he did nothing, Sashine would offer him to the chakra mine gods, pushing him in to test the chakra.

Whether or not the boys do anything helpful to try to test the man's power, Sashine will move towards the mine field, taking long jumps, activating her emotional field when need be to move past the mine and hopefully land a smack on the instructor's face before running back outside of his flames through the same path to not trigger any new mines and hopefully not see another blow up.

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[Shimatsu Shigeru]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

So I’m going to cut this short since two of the students haven’t posted in a week. Though I think you all did a great job for the time you spent.

The next few moments did not go exactly as Shigeru had planned. He had envisioned the three students banding together, summoning their inner strength, and running through the landmines. This would have been awesome, because the landmines were not actually bombs but carefully created fireworks of chakra. They would explode with flash and color, mostly reds and oranges. Shigeru had used a technique like this in his days as a performer. The three would have sensed danger, awakened, and overcome their obstacles together as a class. However, this did not happen, in fact, Shigeru was angry at how things had turned out.

The most capable one of the bunch by far was Sashine, but her methods including throwing her fellow classmates into harm’s way. Instead of helping, the only thing that Sashine accomplished was paralyzing her fellow students. Chiyu and Kyoi were so put off by her methods, they could not even react to their surroundings. Instead, they both fell into the mines and were covered in a small explosion of light and sound. Though they would not suffer permanent injury, the two boys would not feel quite like themselves for a few days. The fire dragons chased their primary target, Sashine, because she was the only one left standing. Deftly, she dodged them with grace unbecoming one so young. Shigeru was proud of this fact, her battle senses were sharpening right at this very moment.

Sashine, though, thought she could land a strike on Shigeru. This was folly. After her and Kyoi’s last attempt to attack him, Sashine should have realized that a single hit could not be landed. She was so overly confident that she did not think her own teacher could best her. Shigeru had to remedy that situation right this moment. When Sashine drew in close, Shigeru dodged nimbly and delivered a hard punch to her stomach; it was not a blow intended to cause lasting injury, but it was a blow that would leave the young girl reeling. The other two students were finally stumbling up from their laying position.

“Chiyu and Kyoi. Go to the hospital to have them tend to your wounds. Remember this, in battle anything can happen. You have to be prepared for the unexpected. Also, remember the feeling of power you just had. Embrace it and attempt to recreate it.” Shigeru watched for a moment while the other two students waddle off and then looked to Sashine. “These students are your allies, and you should treat them as such. You may be powerful, but you cannot go it alone. Sabotage is not the way to true strength. You are exceptional, but you will not make it far in this village by hurting your allies. In fact, that may be your undoing.” Shigeru gave the girl his most disapproving look then motioned for her to be dismissed. Afterwards, he began planning his next class. Maybe Sashine needed a history lesson.

OoC: I would say you all more or less passed because you met the basic tenants of what I was going for. I would have liked for it to be longer, but I don’t want to sit here and wait for people who may not be coming back. So we will end it. I will have a request up for the rewards.

 

[Sashine]

Re: Chakra Control: Learn to Release Your Inner Chakra... HA

The punch sent her flying to the ground but it didn't matter. She had done it on her own without teammates to hold her down, without anyone to hand-hold or constantly encourage. The show had been over soon enough and the firework show had disappointed Sashine from how expected it had been. The teacher had not meant to kill them from the start and the act was simple to look through plus, she had been through teachers wanting to kill her and only newbies like these would so easily cower and take it.

The pink fluff stood up as the boys began to walk off, holding her stomach with her arm to ease the pain, if only mentally. She stuck her tongue out at them as they walked away. Hopefully she wouldn't be able to see them again. Sashine looked at the grass as she was given a speech. Who was this teacher to speak? He had pretended to scare them so why not scare her teammates back? She had only risked their safety just as much as he had? If his intention was to kill them, she would have helped him and if it was to scare them, she helped him. She rolled her eyes as she looked down, turning her head back up at the teacher once he was done and thanking him sweetly for the class. She gave him one last smile before turning and getting out of here, hopefully to find a clean pair of clothing.

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