[nashida]

Nashida feels that her cheeks are reddening again when she hears Jun's admission that she likes watching her work and that she likes spending time with her, and the Genin turns to make sure the flame is still going strong, ensuring that it's hot enough to redden the steel, since she's likely going to have to heat-treat the blade once more. While it's a lower temperature to do the hardening process, it still needs to be an even heat all across the blade in order for it to be treated perfectly. She still responds, though a bit muted and definitely fairly bashful in her reply.

"It's a pleasure working with you, and I'm glad to spend time with you, too..."

Nashida quickly uses the tongs, still holding onto the dagger's blade, to set the entire blade into the forge again, on the edge of the heart of that flame so that it would heat up evenly, releasing the tongs from the steel so that it would get hot over every inch.

"Right now, I'm heat-treating the blade again. Because we did some work on the blade's construction, the heat treat that was applied to it before is gone now. We have to heat it evenly to a red-hot glow, and then quench it quickly in order to make the blade hard again."

As she speaks, she pulls out a large bucket, then fills it with oil, strangely enough. Such an oil is typically made from whale blubber, but works just as effectively as any other kind, Nashida had found. She brings it close and watches carefully as the steel blade gradually gets hot. She delicately reaches in with the tongs, flipping the blade over so that it heats up just as much on the other side. A few minutes later, she's drawing the blade back out of the forge, quenching that intense heat in the blubber and pulling her head back rapidly to ensure she doesn't breathe in the fumes, opening a draft in the top of the smithy to let all the smoke rise up and out, to escape on the freezing wind. She lifts it back up and quickly checks to see if the blade has warped at all, but thankfully the blade is straight; with a quick scrape of the file, the ringing of the steel sounds true and hard, and she sighs with relief.

"Heat-treating a second time doesn't always work. We were lucky this time."

[Muramatsa Jun]

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[attr="class","skullbody"]As the girl would give her a compliment she would notice the woman before her blush, as a small rosiness appeared on Jun's cheeks as well. From there she would watch Nashi continue, but rather than step in it would seem Nashida would prefer that she observe her rather than participate which was understandable given that this next part seemed to be rather complex.
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Jun would happily watch from a distance seeing Nashida's expertise on full display as she goes on to give a lecture, something about seeing her like this sets her heart as ease she watches the way she moves the confidence it her words, its enough to light a gentle fire in her.
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She would explain her process of heat-treating the blade, and how the treatment that was applied to it before was now gone and that a new one needed to be reapplied. The girl would take note of her words keeping her hands behind her back as she observed her work enamored by the process and by the woman herself explaining that they had gotten lucky that the second treatment may work out well.
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As the procedure is played out Jun notes the steps the takes and the actions that she takes in doing so making sure that she's aware so that when it her turn in the future she'll be well prepared. "A true artisan at work." more compliments on the girls workmanship coming forth as she takes in the moment. "Please do continue." her phrasing for someone like her almost having rather flirtatious undertones for someone such as herself. "I can't wait to see how in functions once the process is complete."

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[nashida]

Nashida feels embarrassed again as she's called a true artisan, but that embarrassment is tempered a little by pride as well. She's not technically an artisan yet; an artisan in the Tantetsu clan has to present their masterpiece to the clan before they can be called as such. But the praise made her happy, and so she would absolutely simply take the compliment and hold it close to herself. Not literally, of course. She sets aside the blade itself for now; she could polish it later to a mirror shine, which would ironically make it easier to matte-paint it or matte its shine through tumbling, if necessary.

For now, the Yukigakure ninja and smith would move on to the more mechanical pieces she was starting to construct, and while Jun watches, she performs a couple handseals in order to gain better focus with her chakra before she molds the shape of the "sheathe" further. She makes sure to work where Jun can see how she does it, though she won't necessarily understand how she's using her chakra to change the shape of the steel crystallization to gradually make the steel change its shape so that the internal sleeve has a gradually narrowing "rib" on either side that ends abruptly in what look like shoulders, and she pulls back so Jun can have a look while Nashida takes a quick rest. While the walls are more firm and hard, the ribs are cut away from the wall almost completely, leaving them far more spring-like in order to expand without losing their shape, even with multiple uses. She's also started forming a lip near the opening of the sheathe where the blade is expected to slide out, and then be caught by the lip so that the assassination blade doesn't simply shoot out of the end and keep going.

"I know it looks complicated, but the less moving parts there are, the more sturdy the construction will end up being."

[Muramatsa Jun]

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[attr="class","skullbody"]Jun would watch in silence as the woman would continue to work on the weapon, as she did so the girl would notice the blade once it was completed comparing it to her schematics seeing the way that it came together. "Lovely." the girl would say as she looked to the blade then up at Nashida continue to view her process a smile on her face and delight in her heart.
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She then began her mechanical construction watching her craft a series of handseals for what the girl didn't know seeing however that it would be used to aid in the process of molding the weapon, she'd never fully grasp the concept of utilizing such techniques since it required a Kekkai genkai but to her it was still interesting, she was clinging onto the mystery and still desperately wanted to know more about her process with it and with smithing.
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She still had several questions about her method but before she could ask them the girl would tell her that she was aware it looked complicated but gave her a simple breakdown. "You make it look so effortless." the girl would say looking back towards her, but it would seem that Nashida needed a rest. "Thank you for taking the time out to instruct me today, can offer you a pot of coffee for your trouble?" the woman had stated somewhat bashfully.
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She was certain she had other training to tend too and must've been tired from working so hard over the forge. "It's the least I can do for you." she'd say offering her something to soothe her soul she must've wracked herself doing such laborious work and wanted to make sure she was on the up and up wether she was working on not.

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[nashida]

Nashida puts aside the slab of metal for a moment when Jun mentions that she makes it look so effortless, and the woman shrugs a little. She feels a little bashful herself once Jun makes the offer for a pot of coffee, and she wonders to herself if she means a "pot of coffee in the morning". But then Jun hadn't been nearly so forward in the entire time that she's known the other woman, and the blonde reconsiders. It's especially a kind offer when coffee beans are a rare luxury in Yukigakure. The village requires a lot of plant material that they might need shipped into the country, and so anything like coffee or tea becomes an expensive resource for them.

"I'd love a pot of coffee, so long as we get to enjoy it together..."

As it is, she decides to show Jun why this kind of processing for the metal was so easy for her, so she curls a finger at Jun, gesturing her closer to the workbench where she has the slab of metal resting.

"Come stand between me and the workbench. I thought it might help you learn more about metal working if you feel what's actually happening when I use my clan's kekkei tota."

She tries not to think about the fact that she's going to have Jun directly in front of her, but the thought comes unbidden regardless. She tries to convince herself that it's not because she's starting to like Jun, but simply because it would legitimately help the white-haired woman to better understand the metalworking process. Granted, most of the steps for this process would be nearly impossible for most blacksmiths, and those that could do it without the use of the Tantetsu clan's techniques or their kekkei tota would take multiple weeks to do most of the work she'd already just done for the tool.

[Muramatsa Jun]

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[attr="class","skullbody"]As the Tantetsu continued her work she'd denote a fluster in her as she made mention of making the pot of coffee wondering what she think she may have been alluding too, it was a simple little gesture, however she herself wasn't averse to the idea in the future, the white haired woman having grown fonder of her by the hour with each passing moment they spend together, a delight as sweet as sugar.
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"But of course, I wouldn't have it any other way." she'd say with a smile, the time for rest was seemingly over and Nashida would gesture to Jun to come between her and the workbench, Jun would nod and stood directly between the gentle giant and her forge.
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Looking up towards her her face lingering on her features for just a brief second taking her in noting the beauty in her eyes and then forward at the burning ember noting the beauty in her work. Her mind and her body now equally in romantic sync, with the white haired woman.
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Being so close to her for this work felt almost intimate in a way, something that Jun was happy to take in. And while she was focused her thoughts in the back of her mind longed for the woman who was just behind her. "I'm ready when you are, Sensei." the girl would say as she waited for her to work and kept her eyes on her demonstration.

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[nashida]

Nashida was a bit nervous, but she knows that Jun was at least a little curious about how the Genin was capable of utilizing her Tantetsu clan's Steel Release, and this was the only way she could think of to help her better understand what was happening. The Genin performs a few quick, simple handseals before placing her hands over Jun's own, letting her feel the chakra extending around Jun's hands to the steel underneath. With their hands against one another, Jun might also feel the heat of the Tantetsu's hands as she works the steel crystalline structure with her chakra, until she's able to draw out, and then pinch off, a piece of steel from the surrounding metal. With the Koton-nature chakra molding the steel, it was almost soft and as moldable as putty, which should be noticed when Nashida begins rolling it between her hands until it's a perfectly spherical shape, then sets the steel ball into a round cup set inside the workbench.

"This is how it's done in the Tantetsu clan... Ball bearings are extremely helpful in all kinds of mechanical builds, like yours. It lets metal slide across without causing too much damage to any of the steel involved in the weapon."

The blonde can also feel the other Genin's eyes over her, and it makes her cheeks burn with the heat of her blushing, and she hopes Jun can't feel the way her heart is hammering in her chest when she gets called sensei. With a deep breath, she continues the work around Jun's hands, letting her feel the sensation of the steel being turned into a putty-like softness by the Koton chakra that Nashida is using to change the composition of the steel crystal structure, making it malleable and easier to work with.

[Muramatsa Jun]

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[attr="class","skullbody"]As the girl looks up at her Jun would feel Nashida's hand against hers, as the chakra was molded around them and Jun was able to feel the metal come together, in the process of watching the girl would look to it and her cheeks would redden as she visually took in the process of how the woman was able to actively mold her chakra into a metal like substance.
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It was something that she could mold and touch, such an experience was something she'd never seen before and to be able to witness the process directly in front of her such mastery, such craftsmanship the power of Koton in the palm of this woman's hands.
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She'd look up towards Nashida able to feel as her hands pressed into hers and formed the chakra in its liquid like shape watching the process as it all happened in real time, such an intimate experience. The heat from Jun's breath able to be felt just against the taller woman's chin, she'd squeeze at the ball her hands running through it gently as her fingers sink into the putty.
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As this went on the girl would feel a warmth overcome the students body that Nashida might certainly notice as she felt the touch of her gloves rustling the skin underneath. Jun would breath softly as her heart raced and trembled. "Nashida sensei..." the girl would say as she intertwined their fingers together, as if to ask a question.

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[nashida]

Nashida is a bit surprised by the change in the room when Jun's gloved hands rustle against the blonde's own hands, and she feels their fingers becoming interlocked. Her own heart is racing inside her chest, as the closeness of this position was really starting to bring Nashida more than a little embarrassment and excitement, a far different excitement than when they had been on their mission and been found out by bandits. This was an even more rare form of excitement than when she'd had to defend herself and this same woman from that villainous troupe, and being called sensei again was certainly not helping to calm her down at all. She takes a rather shaky breath, considering for a moment if she should try for something a little less platonic, but instead goes the safe route, as she usually reverts to when on uneven ground.

"Yes, Jun, what is it? I thought you might be interested in seeing how the Steel Release is capable of changing the form of the steel, and making the steel ball bearings needed to be done anyway. Making ball bearings from steel the more normal way is a very long process, you see..."

Now it was Nashida's turn to ramble, it seems, though her rambling is apparently predicated on explaining away her attempt to get closer to Jun. This may have been her intention at first, to show her how the Tantetsu clan's kekkei tota could aid in their work, but now it feels as though she has a different reason to keep such a lesson going. Despite the fact that she needs to make more ball bearings in order to finish the construction of the surprise weapon, she stops in the use of the Koton technique, and instead allows Jun's fingers to lace with hers, making the blonde Genin even more hot under the collar, as it were.

[Muramatsa Jun]

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[attr="class","skullbody"]As the girl would start rambling, Jun would take notice seeing that she might be nervous just like she was when she had arrived, given how much she'd been standing with hardly any clothing, Jun's thoughts were clear and she would give the Blonde's hands yet another gentle squeeze and lean back onto her chest able to hear the woman's heart begin to race against the back of her silver hair. "Do you have feelings for me, sensei?"
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The girl would say as a red flush coming over her face as she pressed their hands gently into the metal ball, after doing so she would crane her head upwards the woman a rosiness to her cheeks, her amber eyes glancing once again at Nashida's elegant features. "I've noticed them stirring within you since my arrival here." her lips would curl into a smile the wrinkling on her cheeks causing the blush to become more pronounced as her fingers brush the edges of her hand once more.
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"I had... meant to ask you about it earlier but I wasn't sure how strong they were." she'd wrap her digits just beneath the space in her fingers feeling the bottom side of her palm and would lean her head in towards the girl wanting to push past the barrier as she stood on her toes trying to cover the distance.
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"But as we've spent more time amongst each other I feel...I understand." the woman would slowly shut her eyes. "And if I am to correct...then please allow me to tell you its alright...you've educated me your craft now educate me on your feelings." if the girl would allow she'd pucker her lips and attempt to press them against the beautiful gentle giant. Jun was her student but was willing to learn many more lessons with her not as her pupil as her beloved.
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Nashida can feel her heart beating faster as she's very effectively called out on her feelings. It would be a lie for her to insist that she had no feelings for Jun before, as she'd proven to be capable of her own feats of technical strength before they'd gotten to this point, and now she was impressed with Jun's ability to keep up with the forging work as well, though she'd seemed to be a little overwhelmed at the start. Now it was Nashida's turn to be overwhelmed as now they're approaching a discussion that Nashida herself had never had with anyone. She's definitely out of her element, but she's not quite panicking. Her steel resolve is keeping her from becoming too embarrassed to pull away, even as Jun gazes up at her and gives her a blushing, girlish smile. The blonde can't help but to smile back, something she'd only done so far around Jun. Their hands touching one another only makes the situation more intense for the Genin.

It's almost comical that Jun tries to get up on her tiptoes to cover the distance between them, but the best that the shorter Genin could really do in such a position would be to push up past her chest. Thankfully, Nashida doesn't ruin the moment by actually laughing, but instead takes hold of Jun's waist, lifting her a bit higher up, to a height that Jun's toes are no longer actually touching the floor and showing Nashida's natural-born strength. It was, after all, the strength of a blacksmith that had to lift several dozens of pounds of iron and steel for hours at a time.

"Then I hope you're aware... that this lesson... won't involve talking..."

With that, Nashida leans her head down as well to be able to meet Jun's lips with her own, surprisingly soft and full lips, closing her eyes as she lets the feeling of the liplock flood her mind with a brand new sensation and experience. The blacksmithy melted away around her, but not to the cold wasteland. It still felt warm, but that warmth was internal, not the external heat of the forge. A chill also went up her spine, but not the chill of the freezing temperatures that sometimes permeated her clothing if she was outside for too long in a snowstorm. Both sensations were far more real to her, and exciting.