[Uzumaki Ataru]

In a secluded corner of Konoha, located in an isolated training ground was the same young fiery-haired youth hard at work. Moving his arms in repeated methodical motions each one different then the last, banging against a wooden dummy with finesse. Using everything he had learned from Hon and Raika, he was absorbed in a world of diligent unceasing practice seemingly mimicking sparring practice with each hit struck against the training target. Envisioning his Sensei's and keeping his goals close to heart Ataru performs a varied combination looking to switch things up from fists to kicks and even wondering about employing a headbutt. Seeking to harden his body and attain the same muscles as his idol keeping the mantra of never giving up firmly in mind as he seeks to hone his ability at throwing hands in the thick of a fight, taking after his sensei's mantra of slow is smooth and smooth is fast. And so not everything he throws out is rushed, instead looking to strike properly so as to learn and experiment as well as drive things home both within his muscles and mind. 

He didn't have anyone right now to drill him so he kept up the hard work at practice both on and off the field, so the resounding thwacks of hands striking wood would come punctuated by a flurry of kicks exchanging hands switching in tempo. It wasn't enough, he was determined to reach the same heights as those he saw around the village and dared to help him improve, the Uzumaki proved far too hyperactive and die hard to fall into complacency. He would need to be able to employ this all within a fight without thinking and prove himself ready once the time came, looking ahead to the nearing Chuunin exam the boy was resolved to achieve his goal. Sweat creased his brow as the young Shinobi sought to do and be better, tirelessly striving to shatter his limits. To become strong, just like his mother and all the others… Clad in a dark blue top and earthy brown shorts, the symbol of the whirlpool is emblazoned upon his shoulder and that of the leaf rests along his back. Focused on the task at hand, he performs these rotating actions like clockwork again and again in a tireless manner.

[Hyūga Raika]

417 words Uzumaki Ataru training: d-rank jutsu: 1/8 posts

Raika herself had been coming to the training grounds more often recently, since she'd signed up for the Chuunin Exams herself. She felt the need to get even better at fighting if she felt she was going to have any chance of competing well in the exams. She had been somewhat surprised to actually hear that Ataru himself had also signed up, as she was fairly certain the young boy had still been an Academy Student the last time she'd seen him. Then again, now was an odd time for her to go to the training grounds, when she was usually spending this time with Hibana or Tokaku. So it's a bit of a surprise to see that Ataru himself is actually training currently on a wooden training dummy, similar to what the situation was when they had first met and she'd taught him some of the basics of kicking and punching.

The Hyuuga decides to hang back a moment to watch and see how he's progressing, and he seems to have become quite skilled with the style of combat based on what she sees. He's nearly as skilled as she is, and clearly has a deep-seated passion for Taijutsu, if he's training that form of combat even more after he's become a Genin.

"I'm glad to see you've taken my lessons to heart and then some!"

Raika skips over to him, looking over the effects he's had on the wooden training dummy, which is certainly showing some serious indentations all over it just from Ataru's own strikes. He was generating a lot of power and hitting in fast, powerful combinations, that much was clear. But she also felt that the techniques he was showing were somewhat lacking as far as diversity of style goes. Perhaps she can be a bit of a help there, as she'd incorporated a couple of different styles of combat into something that was rather uniquely her own.

I'm not so sure it's wise to train someone that I might have to face in the Exams, though...

Raika mentally brushes off this thought. After all, they're both representing Konoha first, and themselves as individuals second. It was just generally better to have all of the Konoha genin taking part in the Exams look scary for their opponents. She'd come to the training grounds to train a few Taijutsu styles she was thinking of learning herself, after all.

"I've got it! Train this Taijutsu technique with me. It'll be a lot of fun!"

Training:

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NAME: Suidou Ge [Tunnel Strike]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low
CLASSIFICATION: Taijutsu
ELEMENT: None.
DESCRIPTION:

The user will either use their fists or their palms and perform three consecutive and really fast strikes. These strikes are either done into the same spot consecutively (three fists to your face) or can be done one to the face, one to the gut and one to the groin.

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by Pinn @ THQ

[Uzumaki Ataru]

He had imprinted much of what he learned from the likes of Raika, Hon, Hitomi, and countless others learning like an animal might through watching and doing though there was more to it, an instinctive aspect. Though he admittedly lacked diversity, Ataru had gone to hell and back in regards to practice taking what he learned and using that craving of his to fuel what some might call an unreasonable or even hellish amount of training. To the point that despite his small frame he possessed quite the ferocious rabbit punch, relying more on agility and speed as well as honed technique rather than sheer power but in the time since she'd last seen him the boy had bulked up and grown an inch or two taller - not that he noticed. His frame of reference and ambition laid on the horizon, so the Uzumaki kept pushing; striving to meet his potential and catch up to the others who had graciously aided him upon his journey. Satisfied but not content to rest on his gains, pressing and holding his hand against the surface of the wood before clenching and striking forward within a hair's breath leaving yet another fresh indentation emblazoned within the dummy's surface.

All of a sudden his concentration came interrupted by a friendly tone speaking over their shoulder, surprise splayed across his face as he turned to look at the Hyuuga with a goofy looking smile that beamed the radiance of youth and a measure of kindness as he looked on at her with amber eyes. "Raika Sensei, its good to see you! How've you been?" He called out to the woman in a sun song welcoming tenor, his fresh headband denoting his newfound statues situated along his brow revealing the sign of the leaf village stenciled along its surface and gleaming from the Sun's cascading rays. "You bet I have, I'm even better than before and its all because of you. Arigato!" He was still the same old carefree child by the appearance of it, but there was also an underlying hardened gaze reflected within those starry pools. After all he was a Genin now, it was only natural that he would embark out on missions.

Watching as the muscle bound woman skips forward in an easygoing fashion over to the target of his wrath today, he craned his head and waited with bated breath to see what she had to say. Perhaps, if he was lucky she would decide to train with him again today and they could help each other out; Ataru not wanting to have it be as one sided anymore. As she pipes up and tells him to train alongside her, he lights up even greater. Was his hair changing colors and growing brighter? Couldn't be, perhaps it was a trick of the Sun. "Heck yeah! I'm set and ready to get 'er done!!!" Weather she knew it or not the Hyuuga had answered his little prayer and showed an interest in wanting to spar together, wondering with idle curiosity as to the technique she expresses wanting to show. No matter, as she said it'd be fun and he had no reason to doubt nor question her. Trusting her inherently watching with studious eyes as she readies themselves.

[Hyūga Raika]

253 words Uzumaki Ataru TRAINING: D-RANK JUTSU: 2/8 POSTS

Raika is a bit surprised by how he's physically changed since she last saw him. Now that she was closer, she could much more easily tell that he had definitely been hard at work in physical training and that even the shortest of his strikes was having a pretty good impact on the wood. While he obviously wasn't as strong as her, he still had more than enough strength to really show that he was serious about his training in Taijutsu. The technique she had in mind was actually a fairly simple one, and it shouldn't take a long time to learn, although neither one knew how to use the technique. They'd likely get it wrong the first few times they tried.

"Great! It's called Suidou Ge. It combines the strength of the Strong Fist with the speed generated by the Gentle Fist, so it's pretty devastating. It's all about hitting the same spot multiple times in quick succession..."

She moves into place in front of the wooden training dummy, focusing on what she wants to do, and then gives three rapid strikes onto the training dummy's midsection. Or, rather, mostly on its midsection; she'd gone off the mark with her usual focus on getting up enough speed and power in her strikes, so she left three distinct circles that were near one another, but not really cratered into each other. It was rather disappointing, but to be expected from someone who's never even tried it before.

"Or... well... Something like that anyway."

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by Pinn @ THQ

[Uzumaki Ataru]

He blinks and nods like how a ferret might, staring upon the purple eyed woman with keen interest as she in turn looks over his own efforts in bruising the wood. Humming to himself as she analyzed her findings, about ready to break out into a little dance of sorts but keeping the bubbling sense of hyperactivity controlled for what's to come. His eyes beaming like the sunlight that scorched some people's eyes if they stared into it for too long. She looked about as strong as she always did grasping around his waist feeling the definition and slight rows forming along his torso, it was nowhere near to their own chiseled figure but he was slowly but surely getting there. Ready to put in the work, dish out effort and suffer however much he needed to - it gave the Uzumaki a certain level of fulfillment the same that Fuunjutsu did his family.

"Suidou Ge, eh." He parrots the name of the technique tasting the feeling of it in his mouth as well as how it sounded coming out of his throat hole. "Awesome!" Even as he was, Ataru still felt that sense of child like wonder ready and rearing like a hare about to make a mad dash for their life. A daring glint forked through his eyes with the Uzumaki nearing bouncing in place from sheer jubilation to be learning something new from one of his most favorite people. Watching as she moves into place and stages themselves properly, soaking in her form and the preparations leading up to enacting the technique. The boy folds his arms over together, witnessing the three back-to-back strikes hit against the wood in rapid succession. She had excellent form and while they didn't quite absolutely overlap together for her first time it was quite good was his honest to Kage thought process while observing her.

"You were close, we just need to practice! First let's try hitting in the same place until we can get a nice solid grouping that overlaps and then we'll try to get a shot in at various body parts. Or maybe we alternate, what do you think Raika Sensei?" He said what made the most sense to him and that which came to mind first, awaiting either approval or dismissal from the more senior Shinobi on his plan of action. Wondering if she might have another idea on how to train themselves in getting the technique down pat together.

[Hyūga Raika]

252 words Uzumaki Ataru TRAINING: D-RANK JUTSU: 3/8 POSTS

Raika is a bit disappointed with herself at first when she fails to get the technique down correctly right away, but then decides that it's not such a big deal if she doesn't get it right immediately. Learning jutsu would take time, after all, and she needs to focus on training well while she's still doing it. Then she remembers that she's not training alone, just in time for Ataru to make his own suggestion, one that makes sense and seems obvious to her now after she'd already tried it once and failed to do it correctly. She also realizes that she's somewhat hogging the training dummy, and she really ought to let him have a try at it now that she's explained the technique. After all, they're both learning the jutsu at the same time, and it might help her to see what's going on from an outside perspective, so maybe she should watch the new Genin give it a go.

"Yeah, you're probably right. You give it a try yourself, while I watch."

She steps away from the wooden training dummy, looking a bit sheepish at the fact that she hadn't done too well in using the simple technique right away. Raika might have learned a lot of Taijutsu, but it's quite clear that she has more to learn before she can really be considered a master in the art of close quarters combat. With any luck, though, she won't have to face anyone that can directly counter Taijutsu techniques...

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by Pinn @ THQ

[Uzumaki Ataru]

She didn't seem to be too glad about how she performed, he was too short to reach out and give a comforting pat on the shoulder so instead he pats her along the small of her back seeking to provide a measure of unsaid assurance. Not many people got things right on the first try, himself included. The only difference was he realized it was apart of the learning process, as his own Mom told him countless times before. It takes work and effort, which was the whole point behind training and taijutsu was no different. Taking in a deep breath resolving himself for the sweat and pain that they were destined to experience, at least they could learn from one another and help along the process while also working to make each other stronger. He didn't think something like this, repaying one of the people who helped him along his path would come so soon but the Uzumaki was gleeful about it at least underneath the surface.

"Sure, will do!" As she forfeits the training dummy, making way and space to tag out and make room for him to shoot his shot. Ataru steps up to the plate, envisioning the three pronged blows deciding to strike forth with a quick series of jabs trying to land them all in the same spot. The rasp of his fist thumps against the training dummy casting out three succinct echoes achieving along the same vein as Raika result wise. Close grouping but spanned apart by a the breath of a few fingers, it was harder than they thought no surprise given that they were both new even if it was simple in theory. "Hmmmm..." Ataru muses, flipping around to face the Hyuuga having stooped down to take ahold of his backpack and a couple sandbags used in keeping the dummy upright. Dumping out most of the contents and other ninja stuff in some defilade nearby that flanks their position.

He slides them in and zips the bookbag up again, throwing a strap over one shoulder and using the other to brace his arm like an impromptu shield but in reality utilizing it as a target. Slapping along its surface with an approving look, he stances himself wide apart and looks to the Hyuuga with glimmering eyes. "Here, let's give this a shot. Gimme three in the same place and then follow it up with one in the heart, the other in the kidney, and lastly in the balls! Man, that hurts just thinking about it but whatever helps, right?!" Sometimes switching things up and having a moving target helped, he though he'd at least give it a shot - should prove less boring than wailing on a dummy all the live long day.

[Hyūga Raika]

368 words Uzumaki Ataru TRAINING: D-RANK JUTSU: 4/8 POSTS

Raika is a bit surprised at the number of sandbags he's got in his backpack, wondering if he'd been using them for his training as well. It sure seems that way, taking up a similar training regimen that she'd done for herself to learn techniques outside of the usual Gentle Fist style that her clan was typically making use of. It really warmed her heart that Ataru had taken to Taijutsu like a fish to water after her instruction. The patting of his hand on her lower back had been a bit odd, but she had ignored it for the moment and recognized it as simply being there to soothe her hurt pride.

Then she watches him pull the backpack up onto himself after having filled it with a few sandbags to act as barriers between her fists and his body, and although he suggests punching him in the heart, groin, and kidney, she internally decides that perhaps just hitting his thigh would be a close enough approximation without actually causing him any damage. Of course, she's not going to tell him that she's going easy on him to avoid causing any kind of serious pain for her peer.

"Mmmmm, good idea. After all, the attack is supposed to work with either three strikes in one location or three separate and rapid strikes at different locations..."

She also doesn't bother activating her Byakugan for this; after all, she knew enough about anatomy without the use of the vision granted by her clan's doujutsu that she could approximate where those organs were without needing to use it. Raika takes a deep breath to prepare herself, glad that she hadn't put on the Hung Gar rings; if she had, she might have broken the sandbags and then Ataru behind them. She gives three rapid-fire strikes at the center of the bag, but she can tell that they're not quite close enough together this time, either. She ignores that right now, and instead switches over to three more quick strikes at his heart, kidney, and the top of his thigh, which is still protected by the hardest sand that's been compacted under the weight of more sand on top of it.

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by Pinn @ THQ

[Uzumaki Ataru]

The boy certainly had a lot of gusto and enthusiasm in equal measure, she had introduced the technique and now it was up to the both of them to get it down pat. Bracing together on the flat of his feet, he studied the Hyuuga as well as the stance she adopted intent on making use of his drilled reflexes to catch her blows and ease things along by going full bore head first into this thing. Her hurt pride helped Ataru for in a way up until now he looked up to her as this one-dimensional exemplar. Wanting to reach the same level, but the hit to her ego showed a side of vulnerability that reminded him that she will still human - just like him. And these heights he was striving to reach were attainable, adding fuel to the fire that was his resoluteness.

He figured that compared to him she was still head and shoulders above them in the realm of taijutsu, and not just in height either. But even still he grabbed ahold of the bag as tightly as a cast away sailor would an emergency buoy both mentally and physically preparing themselves for the incoming salvo. As she agrees to his idea the boy turns a bit more serious, showcasing his fastidious nature as things begin to boil down to the actual training regimen. Licking his lips in nervous anticipation as she takes on a combat stance and strikes forward pummeling the encased sandbags, buffeted somewhat but still staying anchored in place. Nodding to her with a smile, speaking without saying that he's fine and they can continue going.

Feeling the force of her first impact reverberate through the dense material, taking a steady breath as she lands a tight cluster of punches. The concussion of her blows resonates and then stills as she exchanges hands into her next flurry of strikes, angling the bag to encompass each hit location while staying as still as possible. Even when undertaking such a method, Raika's attacks still rattled his teeth and could be felt throughout his core all the way down in his bones. Realizing he still had much to learn, awaiting to see if she desired more practice or if they wanted to switch things up. Until know he had taken charge somewhat, so wanted to afford her the opportunity to pick their next step... "What now, wanne keep going or switch things up?"

[Hyūga Raika]

344 words Uzumaki Ataru TRAINING: D-RANK JUTSU: 5/8 POSTS

Raika feels that she's starting to get the hang of it, but she thinks that perhaps if she slowed herself down at first and focused entirely on her accuracy and strength, and only then increase the speed of the attacks, that she might end up with some better results. She also thinks she's discovered a way to perform the punches with greater accuracy, but just to make sure of this idea she's had, she decides it might be better to think on it while letting Ataru get in his own amount of practice. After all, switching back and forth between the two certainly gives them enough time to consider how to improve the accuracy of the technique while also putting those ideas into practice.

When Ataru suggests switching places, therefore, Raika doesn't even wait a moment before she eases the backpack off of his shoulder and arm, placing it over her own forearm and tightening both shoulder straps tightly around the limb so that it practically was a shield. She places this sandbag protection over her own body after ensuring that it's not going to flop over or get in the way of Ataru's own strikes. After all, she can clearly see that despite holding back a little, that her strength is still somewhat higher than what Ataru can currently brace for. Or at least, what he can brace for without reaction.

"Let's have you go at it again. I've got some idea of how to make it more accurate and faster, but to make sure, I'm gonna think about it while you try another idea. We can start off slow and focus on the strength and accuracy of the strikes, and gradually increase our speed until we can get the accuracy down perfectly."

She lifts the sandbag a bit with her knee before holding the strap firmly over her own body. With her arm in the way like this, the spacing should protect her if Ataru had managed to grow even stronger than she'd observed so far.

"All right, give it a shot!"

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by Pinn @ THQ

[Uzumaki Ataru]

He managed to gleam that as time went on the Hyuuga was gaining more confidence as the rhythm of repeated punches seemed to match up better and with greater accuracy, perhaps she was noticing something that helped as time went on or simply improving with multiple tries. Ataru meanwhile did his best to remain diligent, continuing to take her punches using the bookbag, he also tried coming up with their own set of ideas in regards to recreating the move she shared. Jostling back he rotates rolling back with the punches so as to displace most of the energy reverberating through him, and doing a good job of it for their first time as a living punching bag.

As he leaves things up in the air with a question, he sees as Raika motions themselves forward to take over. Handing her the target, the boy stretches a bit loosening themselves up as she gets ready. Bracing both his fists upward in a guarded manner, Ataru takes on a primed combat stance whilst thinking through his options. Testing the flow of his fist by extending out their arm fully before retracting it back to a set position. Imagining the follow through as he tests things out, breathing in coolly before unleashing his own set of strikes hammering home with force pulling into the punch. Leading their way into it before its followed by another through their alternating fist and lastly as he shoots forth he takes the time to rotate that arm back and throw another in quick succession. The first two landing nearly atop of each other but the last one coming in a bit crooked...

Shooting back he hops on the balls of his feet before throwing another rapid series of punches, straight into the collar, kidney and finally her gut. Her tactic worked, it seemed all they needed to do was slow down and pace themselves before increasing the tempo. "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast." Some wisdom from his elders, one's he was just remembering now and sharing with his Hyuuga mentor.

[Hyūga Raika]

314 words Uzumaki Ataru TRAINING: D-RANK JUTSU: 6/8 POSTS

Raika watches with growing hype as Ataru begins more slowly with his strikes and then gradually speeds up, and she can feel that they're getting really close to actually perfecting the technique, and she wants to try what she's just thought might work. She's already decided that the bio-mechanics would definitely help with at least hitting the exact same spot multiple times in rapid success without sacrificing too much power. It might not be as strong as a punch that comes all the way from the toes, but it wouldn't need to do so necessarily when the hits are coming in such quick succession. Besides, her own great strength and the weight of the Hung Gar rings would ensure that the power for the technique is there.

She waits for Ataru to mostly tire himself out with trying the technique out on the sandbag she's using somewhat like a shield before she moves herself over to the wooden training dummy, sloughing off the backpack from her arm so she can square up to the training dummy.

"I just got a great idea... I think this will really get the speed going without sacrificing accuracy!"

Raika's shoulders are squared up with the training dummy, and she launches her right fist forwards first, with her left fist near her right elbow so that her hands are almost perfectly in line with one another. Then she slams her left fist up, following the line of her right forearm into the center of the wooden training dummy while her right arm retreats until her right fist is directly next to her left elbow. With these straight, direct punches, she alternates back and forth rapidly, striking the training dummy's center three times, then ten times, then twenty times in exactly the same spot, impacting the wooden fibers deep into the core and nearly drilling through it.

"Just like that!"

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by Pinn @ THQ

[Uzumaki Ataru]

They were almost there... coming upon the precipice of being able to recreate the technique through practice and experimentation. Despite the difficulty it felt fun and rewarding to work alongside someone else in exploring how to master a technique even if it was pretty hit or miss. Both literally and proverbially, tiring himself out after a few rotations getting better and better with each attempt until he loses steam. Noting how the method they're trying to learn while not as powerful compared to a full flowing punch that comes from the rotation of a person's whole body the successive strikes would dash the need and likely prove more debilitating especially if they made it varied.

Taking a reprieve by stepping back he watches as Raika moves off from the bag training, instead moving over to the dummy. Taking a few huffs of breath he would followed her over whilst listening to what she had to say. Curious as to what she had figured out, she was much more experience not only in life but Taijutsu as well. Deciding to rely upon her intuition, he was sure that no matter what it would likely get them closer to achieving their goal. As she stances up and begins levying forth punches, he watches how she lines up the strikes in anticipation using her own body as a guide in its delivery. Amber eyes widen not only at her style but results, with growing speed she lands an incredible amount of overlapping strikes.

"Let me give it a shot!" Stepping to the forefront, on the opposite side of the training dummy though a little lower on the totem pole given his height. He balls his fists together and takes a cool breath, following her example squaring his shoulders keeping his arms on par before casting one and quickly following it by tracking the line of his wrist's snap and extension. Straight, direct jabs rock the surface of the target with building rapidity and as it goes on things begin to click within his mind. Getting into the flow within a handful of moments, alternating back and forth similar to how Raika had striking three and then ten, twenty, bordering on countless within his mind. As the place he hits within begins to ident, wooden fibers threading out from the sheer impacts as he creates an almost drilled cavity boring through the erected target about two thirds of the way before stopping. "Hahahaha." The boy laughs with a jovial mirth and bright bubbliness to himself, giving a cheery smile to the Hyuuga at having performed along the same vein of skill as what she'd demonstrated. "Couldn't have done it without you, Raika Sensei! Your example really helped."

[Hyūga Raika]

303 words Uzumaki Ataru TRAINING: D-RANK JUTSU: 7/8 POSTS

Raika makes sure there's plenty of room for Ataru to give her idea a shot, watching him perform the strikes even more rapidly and in even greater numbers using this punching method, and with such accuracy that he's able to drill most of the way through the wooden dummy with nothing more than his fists. The Genin gives a whistle at the training the younger boy must have done to be able to reach this level of skill so soon after her own training with him, and she takes a moment to wipe away the sweat on her brow, allowing her to refocus again on training the jutsu as they're likely expected to. While the method she'd just shown him was great for perfecting accuracy on striking a single target, it would be a bit more difficult for him to learn the other use of the technique, to rapidly strike three completely different targets. Raika herself had a bit of an advantage, since she could use the Byakugan to be able to focus on three different positions at once, being able to see all three of them without even turning her head or moving her eyes.

"Yeah, well, we still need to make sure we're doing the technique right. How about a quick person-to-person trial of it? We'll have to use it against other people soon enough, after all."

As she says this, the Hyuuga gives the training dummy a little smack across the head position, causing the wood to finally crack off from where Ataru had drilled most of the way through it and making it break and fall like an axed tree.

"... I won't say anything about the training dummy if you don't."

After all, the last thing Raika needed was a stern talking-to about how to treat the village's equipment.

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by Pinn @ THQ

[Uzumaki Ataru]

Everything seemed to coalesce together in these last few moments together, having realized the jutsu in both forms as well a getting down pat the theory as well as successfully employing it via practice. Ataru felt satisfied giving a toothy beaming grin to Raika as they accomplished it together, her gesture of whistling made him feel proud at the work he put in but even now it still wasn't enough for the young Genin. His desire to reach greater heights to test himself and get better did not leave the young boy, instead only exceeding with this bout of jutsu training. Another skill added to his repertoire, he was looking forward to learning more and attaining the same sort of limits as his Hyuuga Sensei who he stood opposed to next to the thoroughly drilled log.

As he goes to agree to her next string of words about hosting a small trial between them, her small little chop across the surface of the decimated dummy interrupts. Staring on wide eyed as the wide beam of wood finally cracks and splinters from that minute smack, caving in on itself at the point he had carved a channel within. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... was all he could think as the training item sunders inwardly in a grand display that makes the pit of his stomach rock with a sense of dread and vertigo at the sheer sight of it. Scratching the back of his head in a mix of concern and acceptance after the initial shock wears off leaving only splintered wood and the reality of their situation. "How about we host that duel tomorrow at training field G?" A handful of moments held in stark silence accentuated in the aftermath of splitting wood. "I have no idea what you mean, Raika Sensei. I didn't see anything!"

He starts whistling innocently, putting his hand in his pockets and proceeding to grab his backpack dumping the sandbags out unceremoniously at the feet of the dummy before refilling it with everything else he had discarded beforehand. As she responds to him the boy would bid farewell as his stomach grumbles intent on visiting his Dad in the market and getting some grub. "Goodbye Sensei, see you tomorrow!"