His eyes would almost be lit up as he approached the structure he had crafted. Of all the weaponry he had made, both before and after joining the Journeymen, this was most certainly his pride and joy. An original pet project that was at its very essence like anything a Journeyman would make, something that would retain the spirit of the one who crafted it, while also being something much different than most of his peers, being something on a much grander scale than a weapon or piece of armor. While it was not something one could equip for battle, it was going to serve the purpose of preparing him for it. He needed to retrain his body. There had been countless changes, mysteries within him unlocked and energy from outside sources absorb. All of this seemed to happen one after the other, not giving him the chance to refine what he had become. Instead, his body was now lacking from what it was year ago. While his power had grown, the surging of chakra could almost be felt just from merely moving around, he had no real control or proper vessel to utilize his newly awakened power.
Entering the building he would go to the one room that he had devoted all his time to, and while there were other rooms this was the one that would serve him the best for what he had in mind. It was a very plain room, but was spacious. In the dead center there was a control station, which he would immediately approach.
Approaching the device, he would begin to press some buttons and flip a switch or two. A low humming noise would begin to buzz as the room would begin to power up... by slowly siphoning the chakra from the one within the room. Utilizing a reverse process, or at least that is how it was explained to him, of the chakra crystals he was able to create the perfect means of powering this massive room; himself. Everything from the control panel to the lights would be running on his own spiritual power. This was merely the first stage of training himself, as he would soon feel the strain and exhaustion come upon him quicker through the more devices he utilized and the longer he stayed in the room.
Next he would turn a dial, the chakra absorption from his body would become much more apparent now as what he was doing would require more energy from him. The dial would be set to "3" as several, but nowhere near all, of the chakra crystals would begin to glow. The ones that would start to glow would take on a gray hue as the room began to feel heavier. The chakra stored within these crystals now being released were the Advanced Element of Gravity, one he did not possess so it proved to be rather tricky to hunt down from the shinobi in the village. He would press another set of buttons prompting a timer to appear on the monitor. It would begin to count down as he would walk out to an open space in the room.
Each step would feel like he was wearing a weighted coat, and since the chakra crystals needed for the setting had not all powered up the feeling would continue to grow increasingly more stressful. Sweat would already begin to form upon his forehead as he stopped his progression, let out a sigh and dropped to the ground. The sudden drop paired with the pressure of the gravity made it almost feel like his wrists were about to snap from simply dropping into a push up position. This pain would not last as he would begin to slowly perform one push up after another. Each one accompanied by a look of discomfort and several new beads of sweat. He would continue until he grew comfortable enough, and then he would switch to only using one arm, causing him once more a need to get use to the strain his body was experiencing.
His 'warm up' would continue as he would transition to sit ups. The process would then change to lunges around the room until finally reaching a point that he would begin jogging around the room. It would take roughly an hour to get to this point, and to a point that he was starting to feel comfortable in the room itself. Right when this comfort set in the counter would hit "00:00:00" and the setting dial would change to a "5" as several new chakra crystals would begin to glow and a new timer would appear. The jump up in gravity forced upon him and the toll it took from his chakra to power the new crystals would catch him off guard as the Sennin would come tumbling down to the ground, slamming face first into the flooring. The impact would cause the plating to crack and blood to be released from the mouth of Roku. This was not his finest moment.
And so he would restart his warm up routines from the previous hour, but this time taking longer to progress through each. Once he reached the jogging stages he would switch up the routine. Standing with his arms out to his sides and his feet shoulder width a part, he would begin to summon forth the chakra energy that dwelled within him. The one that seemed to be reached first, seemingly laying within the pit of his stomach, was the stored energy of Barynx. Straining, he would attempt to forcefully push the chakra out of his body. The room would begin to shake as the lights would flicker until a red aura would finally engulf him.
"Ok, so that was stage 1... let's see how long I can hold this..."
TBC
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