Toshi maintained his composure as he could feel the effects of the jutsu. He took it like the first time he was put into a pond of water to learn how to swim.
[ Flashback ]
Toshi yelped aloud as he was thrown into the water. It was quite cold, but that wasn't what bothered him. It was his first time going out to learn how to swim. His swimming instructor only told him to keep calm. While Toshi was awaiting the instructions on the actual swimming part, he was caught off guard. He was grabbed, and tossed into the water.
He began to flail around, calling out for help as though someone was just going to jump in and save him. "Calm down and feel the water out. Become calm and sound, find the peace within your heart and mind, and use it to focus on moving through the water." Calming down was tough, as he still felt lost with this entire process. It looked as though he would either sink or swim.
Toshi started by stopping with all his flailing. He decided if he was going to drown, that he'd just let the water take him. He closed his eyes and relaxed his body, figuring he would sink to the bottom, but instead, Toshi began to float on his back. "Nice! Now use that to your advantage and make it back to shore." The boy couldn't believe he was still alive.
He began to paddle his legs slowly, feeling himself begin to drift. It took him less than a minute to figure out how to swim while floating on his back. Making it back to shore he found his legs getting back used to the land. He stood, sighing a bit and catching his breath. He didn't have long though, as he was thrown back into the water like an unwanted fish on the line of a fisher.
[ /Flashback ]
Nao's words reminded the boy of the swimming instructor. Toshi grinned as he looked to Jibril. "Was that all?" Toshi asked the tutor, feeling confident after overcoming the first mental attack. He still had to hold on to keep his balance, but he made it through the worst this technique had to offer. He stopped himself from boasting too much, as he knew it could lead to his downfall.
He continued to maintain his composure as he saw what looked like a puppy running towards him from Jibril's direction. The Untruth genjutsu at it's finest hour. "Hey little fella. How are ya?" Toshi knelt down, meeting the puppy while on his knees. "What are you doing here? I haven't seen you around before." Toshi hugged the puppy, losing his balance from the drunken feeling, and falling to the ground. He began rolling around on the ground while the pup licked his face. "Aww, come on now. No need to slobber me up pal."
While Toshi thought he was having fun, in reality he was hugging himself and rolling around on the ground. How... embarrassing. It was then that Toshi remembered Nao's words. As if snapping out of it, Toshi placed the pup on the ground, standing up as he looked down to it. It playfully jumped up to the boy, reaching for his hands as if it wanted to be played with. "Wait, when did we get a puppy?" Something wasn't right.
Toshi cleared his mind and closed his eyes. Holding his hands he formed a single hand seal. It would be his first time using this technique in a real situation. He could feel his chakra begin to stop flowing, discontinuing the drunken feeling that resided within him. He could now hold his composure without having that stumbling feeling.
He opened his eyes, but the pup was still there. Either this technique was stronger than the first, or Nao really did bring home a pup. He highly doubted the second option. Toshi looked to Jibril with a fierce look on his face. "I call you out on your second technique, as I know that this pup before isn't real!" Toshi ignored the pups banter, looking into Jibril's eyes.
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Learning Cancel- R1
[ Flashback ]
Toshi yelped aloud as he was thrown into the water. It was quite cold, but that wasn't what bothered him. It was his first time going out to learn how to swim. His swimming instructor only told him to keep calm. While Toshi was awaiting the instructions on the actual swimming part, he was caught off guard. He was grabbed, and tossed into the water.
He began to flail around, calling out for help as though someone was just going to jump in and save him. "Calm down and feel the water out. Become calm and sound, find the peace within your heart and mind, and use it to focus on moving through the water." Calming down was tough, as he still felt lost with this entire process. It looked as though he would either sink or swim.
Toshi started by stopping with all his flailing. He decided if he was going to drown, that he'd just let the water take him. He closed his eyes and relaxed his body, figuring he would sink to the bottom, but instead, Toshi began to float on his back. "Nice! Now use that to your advantage and make it back to shore." The boy couldn't believe he was still alive.
He began to paddle his legs slowly, feeling himself begin to drift. It took him less than a minute to figure out how to swim while floating on his back. Making it back to shore he found his legs getting back used to the land. He stood, sighing a bit and catching his breath. He didn't have long though, as he was thrown back into the water like an unwanted fish on the line of a fisher.
[ /Flashback ]
Nao's words reminded the boy of the swimming instructor. Toshi grinned as he looked to Jibril. "Was that all?" Toshi asked the tutor, feeling confident after overcoming the first mental attack. He still had to hold on to keep his balance, but he made it through the worst this technique had to offer. He stopped himself from boasting too much, as he knew it could lead to his downfall.
He continued to maintain his composure as he saw what looked like a puppy running towards him from Jibril's direction. The Untruth genjutsu at it's finest hour. "Hey little fella. How are ya?" Toshi knelt down, meeting the puppy while on his knees. "What are you doing here? I haven't seen you around before." Toshi hugged the puppy, losing his balance from the drunken feeling, and falling to the ground. He began rolling around on the ground while the pup licked his face. "Aww, come on now. No need to slobber me up pal."
While Toshi thought he was having fun, in reality he was hugging himself and rolling around on the ground. How... embarrassing. It was then that Toshi remembered Nao's words. As if snapping out of it, Toshi placed the pup on the ground, standing up as he looked down to it. It playfully jumped up to the boy, reaching for his hands as if it wanted to be played with. "Wait, when did we get a puppy?" Something wasn't right.
Toshi cleared his mind and closed his eyes. Holding his hands he formed a single hand seal. It would be his first time using this technique in a real situation. He could feel his chakra begin to stop flowing, discontinuing the drunken feeling that resided within him. He could now hold his composure without having that stumbling feeling.
He opened his eyes, but the pup was still there. Either this technique was stronger than the first, or Nao really did bring home a pup. He highly doubted the second option. Toshi looked to Jibril with a fierce look on his face. "I call you out on your second technique, as I know that this pup before isn't real!" Toshi ignored the pups banter, looking into Jibril's eyes.
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Learning Cancel- R1
