Taijutsu: The Only Way to Jutsu! (COMPLETED)

[Raizo]

"Come one, come all!"

The loud voice was one that had not disrupted Suna's Academy for nearly a decade. The bellow of Roku, one who had a history of mischief, was once more finding a way to interrupt the solemnness that seemed to be the mainstay of the inner academy building.

"Real warriors don't need random acts of elements shooting from their hands!"

During his momentary sabbatical from the village workings, which isn't exactly true as he was mainly forced out due to injuries, he had become focused, actually obsessed, with the power of fighting with one's own physical strength.

"Real warriors, young'ns, use their fists, their feet, their bodies...hell, their teeth!"

He also used weapons, but figured flailing around a sword in the middle of the academy would be a bit much. His appearance had changed a bit and did not need to get locked up, or at least not this quickly.

"Soooo..."

It was now time to make his point.

"Who here is ready to become a real warrior!? Taijutsu, the only way!"

The lean figure stood in the middle of a random hallway, a look of unrelenting confidence beamed on his face. He stood firmly in a power pose, both of his fists clenched and held out to his sides as if ready to fight himself. His loose fitting shirt exposed the marks of different battles, scars and discoloration bound his flesh with the biggest scar, a large "X", printed firmly across his heart. His eyes darted back and forth, awaiting the first person(s) to foolishly acknowledge him. For once they slipped up, he would be all over them with his full attention.

"Come on!"

 

[Yuudai Kaito]

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A few floors below Yuudai Kaito glanced up as the door to the locker he was stashing his contraband in rattled gently as the noise of the challenge faded. Feeling his pulse already beginning to pick up from the thought of a spar; and against an instructor as well, he shrugged off his upper white robe. Stuffing it carelessly into the locker the academy student slammed the door shut and hastily locked it, mind already on the open challenge waiting upstairs.

'Sounds like a man, not much point in hiding that so it probably is.. He's chosen the location, can't rule out that it's a trap or a genjutsu test or something. I need to be on guard from now! Kaito smirked as he half sprinted through the building, only slowing when he barrelled out of the stairs onto the floor he suspected the voice had come from.

Dropping into a crouch he began carefully testing his weight on each floorboard as he advanced through the empty halls and class rooms, biting his thumb hard every so often. Suddenly as he turned a corner he caught sight of a figure dominating the empty hallway with his confident presence. Kaito jumped back into cover behind the wall, assessing the situation 'Not seen any traps so far. Looks like he's actually on his own.. I think he's serious!' Beaming, Kaito straightened up, brushing some dirt off his cropped purple trousers and stepping out into the corridor with a wave.

"Hi, I'm Kaito and I'm here for the challenge! Who're you, sensei?” He asked as he walked towards the scarred man, stretching lightly and keeping an eye out for ambushes as he went.

[Marked For Training]

 

[Raizo]

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People glanced, but most continued about their way. The young ones, in particular, kept their heads ducked and scampered off where they needed to go. It seemed like is random incursion in the academy was going to be all for naught. The hallway he chose had cleared out. Individuals had either went home or darted off for a different class.

"You sons of a b-"

It was then a feeling began to tingle on the back of his neck, almost like he could feel a presence that was accepting his challenge. He had been in enough battle to realize when someone was making their approach, it was almost like a weird battle sixth sense. The presence moved quickly to him until easing up. His eyes would cut in the direction of the figure that was making its way to him, but would not make direct eye contact. The presence had good movement but was still wasting a lot of their motions.

Oh, a student?

Before his thoughts could continue to ponder this the figure made an introduction. He was correct, the voice sounded young. His eyes would finally lock on the one before him, the one known as Kaito. The boy had long purple hair, and to say he was of a slender build would be an understatement.

I use to have long hair, no judgement there... the color is strange.

The boy then mentioned he was up for a challenge. Aside from lacking any noticeable muscle, he was on the taller end for those his age.

That height and not much muscle could make him a very quick striker or could end up breaking him in battle.

Ultimately, his assessment of the child before him, aside from being confident, was that he was the type more suited for ninjutsu battle. His body did not show the traits necessary to take on a prolong battle, his body looked like one that lack endurance. With his age and height, there was definitely raw potential but one that would require a lot more work than what Roku was looking for to walk in his taijutsu path. Seemed this endeavor would be all for naught after all... until he heard him refer to him as "sensei".

Suddenly the once stern, judgmental eyes of Roku would morph.

"Sensei...."

His eyes would beam with a proud joy like he had never held before.

"Call me Roku, young'n"

His expression would snap back, while still holding a large grin, to a more serious demeanor.

"Up for the challenge? Tell me, Kaito, why did you come racing over here?"

Before beating lessons into the boy, he wanted to get a better understanding of his first victim customer.

 

[Yuudai Kaito]

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Kaito paused a good few metres away from the taller man, shifting nervously though a few half-hearted Taijutsu stances as the full pressure of his opponents attention fell on him. It was pretty obvious he was out of his depth, like a toddler thrown into the undersea. 'Roku? How come I've never heard of him… Doesn't matter, he's the opponent right now.'

“Why I'm here? Well if I hadn't run someone else might have beaten me to it!” Crossing his arms in an attempt to look more relaxed, Kaito shrugged “It's not so complicated is it? There's nothing I'd rather do in this place than fight! I want to learn as fast as I can and get to work; I'm going to be a Burseg one day soon, up under the sun like Sunagakure is meant to be!”

With renewed determination Kaito gave himself over to the excitement of facing down an opponent, keeping his arms moving slowly in front of his centre of mass and lowering his stance, he readied himself as best he could. No matter what he'd give the best shot he could at the ninja art he most prized. “It's not like I think I'm perfect, but if I just ran away I'll never get anywhere! You look like you've got a lot to teach me Roku and I'm going to enjoy learning it..” His eyes lit up with an honest joy at the thought of taking on a real Taijutsu specialist for the first time, to see how far his own chosen path can take a ninja.

 

[Raizo]

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The boy's appearance and stance seemed to go through various shifts. It was apparent his confidence would dip a bit before returning, but he definitely held himself proudly before an opponent he did not know. His response stemmed from future aspirations and vague puffy response. All-in-all it was a summation of the world for someone young; I want to be blank, I want to achieve blank. There was a lot to enjoy in that youthful refresher, one that has not tasted the bitterness that reality can hold.

Slowly his head would shift to the right and left, both being followed by a deep popping sound coming from his neck.

"Ok, I can respect your confidence. Before we start punching our way to manhood..."

His eyes would grow cold and the smirk on his face would disappear.

"Do you honestly think taijutsu is right for you? Taijutsu, body technique, requires you to train your body past its limits. You will be fighting in a way that you must not only have strength to deliver blows that are intended to break the body of your opponent but also prepared to absorb the same amount of punishment."

It was now time to lay the first body blow to the young one before him.

"Your current body structure is a poor fit for taijutsu. Years of training and conditioning would be needed to get you to an appropriate place just to be ready to start my taijutsu training. You look frail, like a hard sneeze would snap you in half. Are you sure your path doesn't lie in something that would benefit your weak body, like ninjutsu or genjutus. You definitely seem to have the build that would benefit from long range attacks."

One more shot in this combo to complete the first round assault.

"What I am trying to say, Kaito, is that you are weak. I can't, in good faith, train you in an art that you wouldn't survive."

Time to see how well Kaito could take a shot.

 

[Yuudai Kaito]

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A cold chill passed right through Kaito as Roku cut to the heart of the fears he kept buried deep inside; that he wasn't suited to being a ninja, that he'd never achieve his ambitions, that it would be better for him to live a long, dull life as a civilian..

But even as he resisted the urge to shudder he felt an answering rage building that coursed through his body, burning out the shame and fear. Who was this old man to talk to him like this? So what if he was weak? That's why he's a student! He'd grow dammit!

“Nice try old man! I'm not taking the easy way out; taijutsu is my talent and I won't let you talk me out of it.” Kaito growled, his eyes narrowing slightly. Roku's stance should have been completely open, in any of the other students Kaito would be already pressing the advantage but here his instincts where screaming of a trap. 'Nothing's going to change if I just stand here.. I know I shouldn't fight angry, but I need to show him I can take it if I want to learn what he's got to teach!'<i></i>

Feeling the futility of it but following long habit anyway, Kaito faked a low kick; using the aborted movement to step close in with the scarred taijutsu master. From there he twisted up from a crouch aiming a blow at Roku's throat and putting his whole body into it.

“I'm tougher than I look!”
He threw a scissor blow, hoping to at least leave an impression behind.

 

[Raizo]

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The initial shock seemed to hit Kaito, which was not surprising. Being young meant that everything was still a possibility. Kaito was not a soldier, not yet at least, so he had not been calloused by experience. If there wasn't fear in him it would be a little concerning. The boy then quickly transitioned to defiance, another positive. He wasn't willing to be told what he could or couldn't do, and while that might not be the best way to handle things when talking to someone of experience, Roku appreciated it. Hell, the kid didn't know him so why should he take his words with anything other than a grain of salt. Next was the step that made Roku the most happy; he attacked. The boy lounged forward with game spirit and ferocity.

I could body flicker behind him and slam down into the back of his neck. I would simply through a punch that would break through his attack. I could block his attack and parry with an Ura Renge. So many ways I could hurt this child before me.

Instead, Roku allowed the scissors version of the Janken attack to land, only briefly stepping back to allow the attack to hit in the upper portion of his chest, missing his throat. While the damage the boy could inflict would be minimal, there was no reason to take a reckless open shot like that right off the bat. The force of the attack would press him back a little bit as his head would lower.

"Kaito, are you sure you wish to continue."

Now that he knew the boy's name, knew the boy's resolve and felt the boy's first attack it was time to start the first lesson.

"There is no going back."

He would await Kaito's response while preparing for an affirmative. His body would slide into a stance that would be unfamiliar to the young shinobi, a style that emphasized offensive striking (Mastered Offensive Stance). His battle hungry aura would begin to pulse forward, like being in a room with a caged animal that was about to break free. Hopefully Kaito was still has prepared as he was when he chose to attack first.

 

[Yamaryuu Sora]

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Wandering the halls looking for the headmasters office, Sora found himself on an all but deserted hallway. in front of him was 2 people.. talking about training, and the rigors of Taijutsu.
Something sora knew all too well.

"There is no going back." The older one of the two stated.

*well I should not interrupt a fight between equal minded. Might as well observe*
he leaned on the wall, an heard the wood inside it creak from the weight *Damn, when its not stone its not meant for the likes of me*

the obvious rumbling voice of a young man working towards adulthood. sounded behind the 2 people talking.

"mind if I observe"

Sora was no small man. he obviously was no adult, no hair had graced his chin yet, and the small jumps of his voice told the story of a man still in the making.
His body was a different matter. Filling most of the hall in his enormous bulk, he could easily go for a full grown adult. the well tailored suit he was wearing did not hide the fact that his body was honed in the desert, being not much but muscle.
stray hairs from his ponytail was magnetized to the ceiling as he learned at the creaking wall, creating more space between the ceiling and his head
he stood there looking down at the two, altho he was standing at the end of the hallway.

 

[Yuudai Kaito]

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'I did it! I'm going to hit him!.. Oh nuts! Kaito ruthlessly suppressed the burst of elation as his hand struck home. Time seemed to pass slower than it ever had before in his brief life as his eyes locked onto Roku's, he saw something pass through the warrior's eyes so fast he might have imagined it. He felt more than saw as Roku moved, it felt like striking a wooden log, but he tried to follow through as best he could.

When his apparently no-longer-reluctant teacher spoke it sounded to Kaito sort of like it was coming through thick water. Either way he grit his teeth and nodded sharply; not daring to look away from his opponent as he adopted a true taijutsu stance, even as the feeling of being focused on increased so much his eyes almost began watering. He threw himself back with a quick doublestep, desperately trying to establish the space and time for him to dodge. Kaito spun, presenting the smallest profile he could, holding his arms out; hoping more to absorb force from the blow than to truly block. It was the best Defensive Stance he could put up, but something about the way Roku was holding himself told him it wouldn't be enough.

From somewhere over Kaito's shoulder there was a rumble like a small landslide “Mind if I observe?” It took almost everything Kaito had to not break his guard by turning to look at the newcomer. He had to keep all of his focus on Roku, he couldn't underestimate the veteran fighter.

'Still, it'd be rude to ignore him..' Kaito fought the pressure just long enough to spit out “Not up to me, I'm the challenger.”

 

[Raizo]

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There was still a mixture of emotion, even if just subtly shown, going through the young shinobi before him. Then, after listening to the questioning of Roku, the boy did something he really had not expected; he entered a defensive stance. This brought an immediate smirk to the current seriousness in Roku's face. That would be short lived as another appeared drawing his attention away from his current challenge.

The other figure was much different than Kaito; they were a slab of meat and appeared, at least from a distance, to be taller than Roku. Not being a giant like Kuro, Roku was still one of the taller individuals present in the shinobi of Suna, or at least he used to be. Maybe the academy added steroids to the water during his absence. That then brought on another thought.

Wait, is that thing a student or a teacher!?

That would have to wait. Kaito acknowledged the other's request to watch, which in essence placed it back on him.

"You can stay."

He meant for that to sound more welcoming to the newcomer, but his emotions were caught up in battle mode. His eyes would make their way back to Kaito.

"Kaito, I acknowledge your resolve and spirit. I'm going to test you once more, call this an initiation. I want you to take my next attack. I don't want you to block, I don't want you to dodge. I just want you to take this hit."

He would then slowly make his way over to the nearest wall, hoping that the young shinobi before him could temper himself for just a few moments longer.

"I want you to understand clearly what I am asking, so this is an example."

Raring his right arm back and stiffening out his fingers to make his arm look like a spear, he would begin to channel chakra. The chakra would pool within his hand, increasing its density and giving it the hardness of an actual weapon. Releasing the arm it would blur forward, stabbing into the wall and almost seamlessly pass through it as if it had been composed of tissue. The recoil, as his stance and increased abilities always led to some push back, would cause a minor tremor to rattle from the point of contact and send cracks jutting throughout the wall. Finally, he would removed his arm from the impaled structure and turn back to Kaito.

"Again, I want you to take my next attack. Stay in a defensive stance but absorb what I am about to do. I've seen you can give a punch, I want to know you can take one."

As he once more entered his offensive stance, a few chunks of the wall would break off around the newly created hole and come tumbling to the ground. This was a mess he was sure to be scolded for at a later date.

"Taijutsu can utilize a high number of weapons, all with different intentions. One of the most trustworthy weapons should be your own body, but you are able to train your body so that if desired your fist could be utilized for slicing or piercing, but my favorite and preferred is suppression. I use my fist to beat exhaustion into my opponents. Each consecutive hit adds up to eventually breaking my opponent's body down. So, you are about to experience that. A fist crafted for the sole purpose of beating the endurance out of you. Prepare yourself."

Roku would cock back his arm once more, but unlike last time he would not extend his fingers. He was not going for an impalement this time. All that was needed was a simple punch. His legs would also rock back, as if locking into place. His calf muscles would begin to bulge and the ground around him would slightly crack from the pressure. His body would fire off from the ground, booming forward like a rocket. His speed, in comparison to Kaito's, would be 100x greater. Within moments Roku would be upon his student, should he choose to take the punch, and within that same split second, his right arm would thrust forward. There was nothing special about his punch, it was simply a basic punch. But within the hands of someone who has focused solely on taijutsu, it would feel anything but basic.

There was a bit of a trick, Roku would pull his punch after making slight contact. He did not wish to put this young one in the hospital, but he still did want him to feel a very basic, and still painful strike. He would not follow through, he would not being looking to maim, he would not be looking to break but he was looking to hurt him ever so slightly. Even with a watered down basic attack, there was still be a pack of power that Kaito would need to endure. It was time to see just how strong his body and resolve was.

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OOC: Figured we should get this counted for a class, so let's teach you some things!

On this site, you literally need to register your fist as weapons, lol. Taijutsu, even unarmed, is associated with a weapon that you create. Here is an example of what my unarmed weapon looks like, which is simply just registering my actual fists. You, depending on what you want from your taijutsu weapon, get more creative. You could make a slashing time unarmed, with your finger nails as claws. You could design brass knuckles, or you could choose to shy away from unarmed and go with one of the other types. Since my character is built around Taijutsu, I have weapons for three types of taijutsu; Slashing (sword), Bludgeoning (War Hammer), and Unarmed (Fists and Feet). Get creative, especially if you are going to incorporate Taijutsu into your character's arsenal!

My weapon:

Spoiler

Boomsticks
Weapon
Alright you primitive screwheads, these are my boomsticks! [Roku's fists/arms]

Effect:
1. Chain Link
2. Crippler
3. Chakra Drain

Damage Type:
Unarmed - Suppression

Accuracy/Damage modifier:
-2 Accuracy, +10% Base Damage

 

[Yamaryuu Sora]

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Ah the bigger one was the teacher of the two. And teaching the basics of Taijutsu. How lucky was that,
It was a good opportunity to actually see what the academy did mention. and somehow measure the girth of his fellow students.
he was told to learn a bit about the ins and outs of the academy, before they would allow him to take his exam.

The teacher was apparently teaching endurance. or at least that was what Sora gathered from the instruction. not much to learn about that, but he could try to figure out his weird stance. eventually Sora could meet someone with a similar fighting pattern.. you could enver know. the Teachings of the Yamaryuu clan was rooted so deep that he did not even notice. before he was fully into analysing the "battlefield" the stances, and the immediate power levels of the combatants.
one clearly a novice, but not stupid at least. defencive was the way to go, if you did not have the prowess for the best defense - a good offence of course.
Sora was build for both. the last couple of years he had been int he desert the sandstorms had been the worst the clan had seen in many many years. this had just hardened the younglings skin that much more.
and of course killed more than usual.

Sora looked in anticipation how the small one would take the punch. as the angle made it impossible for Sora to see what kind of punch he sent, Being a Yamaryuu it would not surprise him if it was the piercing attack he used to demonstrate. altho He was pretty sure that the kid was not in a power level to be able to withstand that kind of attack. and since they were at the academy, where many more passed the tests than the Yamaryuu. he was sure the teatcher would not go full out.
better that way. not all could handle killing blows from the start. not all had the ascension Sora carried from his clan.

Sora observed as the teacher made his attack. as he did not know any of them and he was on new ground. he would not intervene anyway unless one of them was in mortal danger, or asked to do so.

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OOC:
what.. even unarmed.. did not know that.. I should make that right away.. - first time actually doing something that require weapons.. (was a ninjutu specialist before OCR)

 

[Yuudai Kaito]

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“The body is a weapon, right; got it.” Kaito nodded along with the brief lecture, desperately focusing on anything other than a comparison of his brittle bones and the academy walls. Breathe in, breathe out. Kaito focused himself on that rhythm, trying to keep his gaze on Roku's shoulder's to anticipate the blow instead of uselessly staring at his fist like an amateur. He found himself blinking some dust out of his eyes 'Probably kicked up when he hit the wall.. Best not to think about that right now.' His eyes almost involuntarily slid over to the giant watching the weird “lesson”; shooting him a little wave and a grin, thankful he was content to watch for now, before settling back for the last time on Roku.

'It's kinda like deciding to become a ninja, as soon as you know you're going to do it you have to know that you'll get hurt eventually. If I can't even face a painful lesson there's no way I'd be able to do a life-or-death mission. Even if I die here at least I didn't run away. Might not be much but it'll be enough for me.'

He twitched his hand in a little 'come on' gesture at Roku “Let's do this, Roku-sensei!”
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OOC: Sadly my dojo request hasn't been approved yet, got a lot of anticipation for filling my weapon slots when it does though!

 

[Raizo]

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"Let's do this Ro-" would be the last moments that would pass through Kaito's mind as the incoming fist of Roku would collide into his gut. Again, the intention of this attack was to give a taste of the pain necessary to refine taijutsu, not to kill an academy student. His arm would not push through his opponent, his momentum would be killed upon impact. The impact would be enough to potentially rip Kaito off the ground, and at least send him skidding back for a few feet. He would have to endure the shock that would hit his body but ultimately he would be able to walk away from this experience.

Upon finishing his hit on the smaller of the two individuals present, Roku would turn his attention to the larger one.

"You, larger one, you got a name?"

Sometimes there was a struggle with showing proper etiquette, sometimes he reverted to a very barbaric form of communicating with others. Maybe the size of the brute before him led to this reverting to almost caveman like greeting. Either way, there was someone else before him and he wanted to know who it was and most importantly,

"Whatt'dya want?"

Which, in Roku speak meant; "Why are you here, what can I help you with?" It would be a true blessing if the individual present could decipher that from his grunt-like speak.
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OOC:

Kaito- No worries on it not being approved yet. The big instances it will truly matter are when you are in any modded fighting scenario, so right now we are using very free form role playing so I have no issue with you using taijutsu without actually having the appropriate "weapon".

Sora - Yep, the world of the Taijutsu user is a little bit different transitioning from a nin-based character. My first was a Toujigikou, so building Roku was uniquely different.

Both of you - Since, like I stated before, I want to make this a course so you can have it counted as an academy class, please let me know if there is anything in particular you would like to discuss either IC or OOC!

 

[Yamaryuu Sora]

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The teaching one completed his hit, and as the hand was extended Sora could easily see that it was no killing fist. lesson learned: no killing of students. as he expected. none the less it was a powerful hit. and the receiver's body mass taken into account, it would hurt.

The teacher turned towards Sora as he finished.

"You, larger one, you got a name?"
"Whatt'dya want?"

His straightforward way of speaking took Sora back to his earliest memories, living in the cave trial with the other children, fighting for survival. the language they spoke, and he too at the time, was brutish, not quite complete. and this way of speaking did seem a bit like it.
Soras facial expression would for a few passing moments turn blank, as he remembered. but he would almost instantaneously return his focus. the shade in his eyes reverted to a glare as he thought of how to answer this lowered etiquette.
Sora decided for the higher path.

lifting himself from the wall, which did a small creak as it thankfully was relieved of the load. He collected himself, in a straight manner, just exactly not hitting the ceiling with his head.
made an respectful nod, nothing more was required when the respect was not initiated by the counterpart.
"my name" his voice sounded deeper now and seemed to vibrate along the surface of the room like a micro tremor.
"Is Sora, of the wandering desert tribe of Yamaryuu"
"and I was actually looking for the headmaster's office, and apparently got lost, I did however learn some of the rules you go by here at the academy"

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OOC: since you do classes differently than I am used to, i will just go with the flow, if you feel like educating Sora or something else do so, I will follow and have a fun time of it, so far he has only observed anyway.

 

[Yuudai Kaito]

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Kaito hit the floor so hard he bounced a little back into the air, then skidded a few feet along the floor.

“...I did however learn some of the rules you go by here at the academy"

Kaito woke up as the other student finished speaking. Rather than stand up, he lay there for a few seconds taking stock of the damage. Now that he was free of the tension of facing down a full-fledged ninja he recognised Sora from previous encounters on the academy grounds.

'Can't just lie here.. Not going to let one punch beat me.'<i></i> Kaito threw up a little in his mouth as he tried to get his legs under him, his whole torso protesting. Staggering back to the group, he tried to hold his arms in a tight guard, but it frankly looked more like he was hugging himself.

“Whu—uh—what's lesson three?” He gasped
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OOC: Not sure, today marks something like day three or four for me; I've read enough of the rules that I've got no glaring questions except maybe what the requirements for doing a class are? I know there's a one-a-week limit right?

 

[Raizo]

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His eyes narrowed on the boy-man-large person before him. It appeared that the fight was about to intensify as Roku listened to the figure answer the questions he had given him. Upon Sora finishing up Roku's expression would suddenly, and very drastically change, back to an overjoyed grin that seemed to envelope his face.

"Yamaryuu Sora, pleasure to meet you. My name is Roku, a very unconventional instructor... you could say I just sort of came here and punched a student."

The comment would be followed by chuckle. His attention would return to Kaito who was beginning to make his way back up. Roku's frame would dash over to the uncrumpling student before him, place his right hand on the young man's shoulder. A serious look returned to his face.

"Lesson 3 in the art of Taijutsu; respect. You came at me with literally no idea what you were stepping into. You attempted to attack me halfassedly, without assessing the full situation. You are a reckless fool that will probably end up leaping to your own death."

He would then proceed to gently bop Kaito on the top of his head.

"Don't do that anymore. I respect your brash, balsy, stupidity. Moreso, I respect that you took my verbal jabs that were intended to crush those with a weak spirit. The world you are walking into is one that will be unmerciful, continue to believe in yourself and surround yourself with those that believe in you as well. Oh also, I want to make you my first disciple!"

He would then proceed to pull out a small health pill from his side pouch and hand it to Kaito to take to recover from the punch. His attention would snap back to Sora.

"You have potential as well... want me to punch you into disciplish?"

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OOC:

Kaito - As far as I am aware the only limitation is that you can't be in more than one class at a time, so whenever you are ready to end this one just let me know.

 

[Yamaryuu Sora]

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"Yamaryuu Sora, pleasure to meet you. My name is Roku, a very unconventional instructor... you could say I just sort of came here and punched a student."

Sora did not see the problem in that, was this not customary, well He might not have learned anything about the customs anyway then. sad. well it was fun to watch the younger one, bounce off the ground none the less.
A spark of remembrance did surface. those soles.. where did I see them before.. something about someone running from a fight probably.. hmm. .cant quite place it.

Well his 3rd lesson did make sense, if the student had no experience int he world of taijutsu, then the safer discourse would have been the better choice. well the student would definitely have learned from that. at least he hoped.
and the recovery medicine the teacher gave him would probably help him too. not that it was used in the yamaryuu but Sora could not expect the city do live by the same rules as the desert tribes.

"You have potential as well... want me to punch you into disciplish?" the teacher said to Sora

"I'm afraid that type of training is long past my level, but if you would upp the level a bit, I might get to learn something."
Sora unbuttoned his blazer to have full maneuverability, changed his footing and hand position to a style not known by many, but by Taijutsu specialists, this style was legendary, as it was only used by the ancient Kyoujouran
Zaiken - Style. it looked heavy and fitting for a man his size, but one should not underestimate its effectiveness, standing like this he cold answer most attacks with a fast and decisive counter, that used up almost all attacking power to the counter, but this was not what the style was meant for, it was meant for overpowering the opponent by fast and extremely powerful attacks.
"but only if this hallway is not going to be used anytime soon" sora finished off.
since a lot of the hallway would end up as tinder wood if they were to spar inside.
Definitely with his style and size, and if he was not mistaken a guy at the teacher's size would be relying on movement, annoying but it would make Sora miss and damage the hallway all the more.
well Sora hoped so, it was not unusual that disciples died training this particular style of fighting, since it relied so heavily on relying damage, and he would not want to hurt the teacher if he could help it. he was the new guy afterall.

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OOC:
Aaan the weapon has been sent in for approval.. altho he cant use it here.. as he is not wearing it..

 

[Yuudai Kaito]

Re: Taijutsu: The Only Way to Jutsu! (Open)

Kaito quickly forced down the health pill. It looked like things were going to kick off between the Sora and his new….. Master? 'That's probably the term for it right? No way I'm passing up on an opportunity like that!'
“Like I said before Roku-sensei; I'll enjoy learning what you've got to teach me. I hope I'l be a good disciple!” Kaito grinned, scratching the back of his head with pleasure at the thought of studying with this strange, powerful ninja again.

Offering the same consideration Sora had shown him, Kaito backed up to give the two space. He went a bit further than Sora had though, expecting an impressive show. Once he was well clear he sat down, taking great care to watch what the pair were doing as much as he was able. He was going to take Roku's advice to heart from now on.
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Roku - I'm pretty much good from now, don't know if you'd rather address the discipleship more now or in another thread? And it looks like Sora has some stuff to resolve as well obviously

 

[Raizo]

Re: Taijutsu: The Only Way to Jutsu! (Open)

He would give his attention to Kaito, as the young shinobi would take all of this ordeal good, which was a concern as Roku was very new to this sort of thing. He usually was finding ways to not make friends, to push people away because of his anger issues or rude demeanor. Maybe he had soften since the end of the Cabal invasion. Smirking once more to the academy student, before his attention turned to the bigger one, Roku would impart one last command, well suggestion, for his newly dubbed disciple.

"Kaito, today we are finished. You can either stick around and watch my conversation with Sora, or you can head out and start working on your body. When I was a little big younger than you, my older brother had me find a nice quiet spot in the village, locating a nice smooth surface of the underground wall and proceed to punch it until my hands were unable withstand the pain."

Maybe his brother was a sadist and Roku never realized it.

"So, do something like that or whatever!"

And with that his attention would return to Sora. The figure would make his way to a full standing position and begin to prepare. The height of the newcomer was definitely a few inches taller than Roku.

Well that is different.

The figure would then slide into a fighting position that looked rather unique. His physique was also unique. He was tall and bulky, but bulky was not the best way to describe it. It was more like there was an absurd amount of muscles condensed into that body. If it was humanly possible, this kid would probably be zero percent body fat, just muscle. He was the complete opposite. His body could not only take a punch, and it probably had to build that tower of muscle, but could undoubtedly give a punch. This was what Roku was hoping.

"You have a unique stance, you have received training? Since Suna is the way it is, it wouldn't be bold of me to assume you were taught, so potentially a family specific style?"

Roku was ignorant of a lot of the nuances of the history and heritage of the shinobi arts. Maybe someone better informed, or at least someone that cared to look at the books in the academy more than Roku ever did, would have been able to draw a better idea of what the style was and what it meant. Roku was a hands on learner; if he could punch it or be punched by it he could learn all he needed.

"With that in mind, you have experience. Kaito lacked that, so I wanted to give him a lesson in experiencing that. I came from a family that focused on taijutsu as well, so while I don't know you, I bet I have a good idea about your upbringing. So what I want from you, and I mean this with all sincerity, is to hit me."

Roku would slip into his own defensive stance as he face immediately snapped to a dead serious expression.

"I know your name but I find that someone as dumb as myself gets a better understanding of someone by letting them smack me around. I don't want you to worry about hurting me, I have been hit by beast several sizes bigger than you. Give me your best shot, let me know who Yamaryuu Sora is..."

 

[Yamaryuu Sora]

Re: Taijutsu: The Only Way to Jutsu! (Open)

The teacher let some final instructions to his new apprentice. and focused on Sora.

"You have a unique stance, you have received training? Since Suna is the way it is, it wouldn't be bold of me to assume you were taught, so potentially a family specific style?"

Sora just Nodded since he had already taken the stance of the Zaiken

"With that in mind, you have experience. Kaito lacked that, so I wanted to give him a lesson in experiencing that. I came from a family that focused on taijutsu as well, so while I don't know you, I bet I have a good idea about your upbringing. So what I want from you, and I mean this with all sincerity, is to hit me."

"I know your name but I find that someone as dumb as myself gets a better understanding of someone by letting them smack me around. I don't want you to worry about hurting me, I have been hit by beast several sizes bigger than you. Give me your best shot, let me know who Yamaryuu Sora is..."

Sora kind of like this teacher, he had the same feel as his old master Daichi, they were no way near the same build, but they had the same feeling. Sora maybe would begin to like this person.
"You sure about this? no holding back?" sora would rumble with his uneven deep voice.

//* OOC : if answer is affirmative this would happen otherwise not and the attack would be around half force *//

Sora would slid back a little on his back foot as to make his punch in the high range in stead of the low range, effectively turning his bunches from blunt to piercing by the shear force behind it.

The only problem here would be the wall, since the hallway was not nearly big enough for Sora to move freely without breaking stuff. but since the teacher had told him to go as sora would.
He did not care, in a matter of microseconds sora moved, all that muscle mass was relayed into moving, at the same time he made his swing at the teacher.
Sora did not aim for a vital spot on purpose, he were not out to kill, but if the teacher took the attack full on, well you never know how that much blood loss it would need to kill a person.
along the move the wall beside Sora would feel the same power relayed in the punch, effectively splitting the wall simply by the air movement along his arm, thereby showing the teacher the piercing power behind this unarmed attack, even though it was not coated in chakra like the attack he had showed earlier, for the same effect.
if Roku did nothing to change his stance, Sora would hit him sideways in the gut, while keeping his left arm up as balance and a natural guard for counterattack.
the air would fill with the tinders from the wooden wall, and just before Sora would hit, a small boom would be audible as his hand moved at the speed of sound just before impact. (if full power.)