[Saigo Shigeo]

The waterfall crashed constantly down into the basin, covering the surface of the small lake that it poured into with steam. Shigeo reached down and dragged his finger across the surface, testing the temperature. It was not quite hot enough to scald, but the heat was enough that prolonged exposure might prove uncomfortable. Impetus to get the technique right, he supposed.

After getting the hang of Kinobori, the next logical step was to translate that control into something more acute. Lessons and talking with other Shinobi had revealed a more advanced version of the already advanced technique- the ability to channel chakra and distribute it perfectly, in such a way that the user could gain purchase and walk across a liquid. If he hadn't seen it demonstrated, he might not have believed it.

Then again, with all the many ways chakra could be used, he wasn't exactly surprised. Shigeo recalled the time he'd tried to suffuse water with his chakra, and how it responded- albeit weakly- by churning and rippling. Applying that concept to the principles of Kinobori no Jutsu, he had an abstract notion in his mind about how to proceed. 

He made a seal with one hand, beginning to cycle chakra into the soles of his feet, feeling out the placement and fluctuations of its flow. It was steady, perfect for scaling a surface above ground- but he recognized there was a new challenge to confront.

Water shifted erratically when displaced by any amount of weight.

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