[Yuki Nagisa]

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Muscles burned as Nagisa pushed higher and higher up the levels of the city, trudging through the freshly fallen snow. He was still tired and feeling drained from the second round of the exams, even though they had ended a couple of days earlier, but he felt that trudging up to the top of the city before dawn was necessary for his training.[break][break]

The short time within the ice labyrinth had shown the genin that he was still sorely lacking in several combat categories and, if he wanted any chance at progressing farther in the competition, he would need to remedy that. And he would do it alone. His cat was left in the Kiri barracks alongside his fellow countrymen and he pushed up the mountain paths, passing by the still-closed shops and still-dark houses.[break][break]

He came to the top of the village, just as the beginning of morning was beginning to lighten the star-studded sky. He was alone and the area was completely quiet. The space was bare, save for a single white snow cherry tree and a few boulders. Snow drifted lazily down, coating the area in a fresh layer of snow. This would do for the time being.[break][break]

He took off his coat, and set it atop one of the closer boulders, before making his way towards the center of his impromptu training grounds.[break][break]

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[Kaguya Toru]

if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you Yuki Nagisa

Toru had woken up when a cat had jumped on top of him in the middle of the night, he groaned and pushed it off. Nagisa's cat was everywhere it seemed at times, or it was looking for a warm body to cuddle with. Either way, Toru had woken up and was dragging the cat to Nagisa's bed when he found his bed to be empty.

He was awake, so he decided to pursue the mysterious disappearance and it wasn't exactly that long after so he still had the opportunity to see Nagisa as he trudged up the roads. Quickly dressed and with his sword at his hip he followed the other boy silently along the rooftops. They were up at the top of the town in due time. Nagisa stripping of his jacket and Toru perching up onto one of the bare sakura trees. One foot firmly against the branch, his knee bent as he leaned up against it while the other foot swung freely below. He stared at the boy. What was he intending to do?

Probably train, if Toru had to be perfectly honest. But it seemed like such a shit time to train. It was dark, and colder than ever. Although he was aware that Nagisa didn't really feel cold, it was still a garbage time to train in his extremely humble opinion.

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[Yuki Nagisa]

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Unaware of his audience, Nagisa drew in a long breath, the icy air not bothering him at all. He held it for a few moments before exhaling, sending a thin mist out into the night air. He wanted to learn a new style of kenjutsu that he had researched before coming to Yuki no Kuni and the lonely sprawl of ice was a good spot to go through the motions and, hopefully, get the hang of it.[break][break]

He lifted his blade of ice, holding it up in the beginning stance. He would go slow at first, get the movements down. Twisting his wrist slightly, Nagisa slowly sliced the air in front of him in a diagonal downward swing. As he reached the end of the motion, he twisted his wrist again to move the blade back up the path it had just traveled.[break][break]

It was simple motion, but it would be quite a useful technique once he managed to get it up to full speed. A quick double strike that would be difficult for many people to be able to counter. He went through the motions once again, still at a rather slow speed, slashing his sword diagonally the twisting his wrist to make another strike within the same motion.[break][break]

He was about to do it again, maybe faster this time, when a feeling popped up, raising the hair on the back of his neck. He couldn't place how he knew, but he had a distinct feeling that someone was watching him. Tightening his grip on his sword, Nagisa turned around, trying to spot whoever was interrupting him, but with the still dark sky, he couldn't see very far. How annoying. His eyes scanned the around when he stopped on the sole sakura tree that stood by his training area. The only logical place for someone to hide. But the long, spindly branches covered up anyone or anything that might be hidden amongst them. [break][break]

"Who's out there?" He called out to the dark. "Stop hiding and show yourself." It would be embarrassing if there really was no one out there, but he wasn't worried about that. He knew someone was out there.

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[Kaguya Toru]

if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you Yuki Nagisa

Well, that certainly took him quite a long time. The boy eventually realized that there was something watching him. If Toru had been out to try and stab Nagisa, his reaction time might have been costly. But, Toru wasn't here to stab anyone, just judge in silence that swings of the ice blade. They weren't very good... Well they were alright. Clearly not ones of someone who worked constantly with a sword. But, Toru couldn't judge too hard. Just as he was not the best at other arts, Nagisa was not going to be the best at swordsmanship... Though Nagisa would always be better than him in healing.

Regardless when Nagisa called out, Toru slid down the ground sword and everything, pale as a ghost he stepped out into the moonlight. One hand on his hip, and the tilt of his head.

"Your stupid cat tried to cuddle with me and woke me up, so I followed you...." He murmured, that was his excuse for having come out all the way to this spot. Minako would unlikely be approving of Toru not getting enough rest. But she wasn't here, so no harm done.

"Need help with..." He motioned briefly with his hand towards the ice sword, he couldn't really tell what the other boy was trying to master but Toru felt he was more than qualified in assisting with some basic postures and movements to improve his swing.

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