[Tokonatsu Touwa]

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Touwa was one of the few selected to participate in a unique program at a counterfeit Taki's Academy. The program was part of a strategic move by the real Taki to prepare the young students for any future challenges. Touwa was already adept at controlling his emotions and intentions, and the program aimed to hone these skills further. The ultimate goal was to maintain the fake Taki's appearance as realistically as possible and to protect the village from potential threats.
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Today was an exciting day as Touwa's class was scheduled to have an exclusive lecture as part of the Takigakure-Yukigakure relationship-building program. The program aimed to strengthen the bonds between the two neighboring villages. Touwa and his classmates were eager to learn from a representative from Yukigakure, who would be delivering the lecture. From what Touwa had heard it was a prominent diplomat, someone worthy of teaching Touwa. The lecture promised to be an informative and insightful session, and Touwa was looking forward to it, as he had never interacted with anyone from Yukigakure.
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Hopefully, the diplomat would not fail Touwa's expectations and this was not a time waste. However, he didn't have much choice of being or not being here, as this was a part of his curriculum.
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斬術 | Zanjutsu [lit. Cutting Technique]
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The Araikettei clan's KKG allows the user to obtain and wield the Life Blade - Ruiteki. The blade has its own consciousness and is capable of acting on its own. Regardless, Touwa and his Life Blade are inextricably linked to life and death. When one dies, the other dies, and thus anyone who is not Touwa is unable to wield the weapon.
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鐘剣道 | Kane Kendo [lit. Bell Sword Way]
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After investing a significant amount of time Touwa has achieved an understanding of his lifeblade. As a result, he has unlocked the ability to establish communication with them. This newfound connection enables Touwa to effectively manipulate and mold the lifeblade according to his desires. Harnessing the power of the Araikettei clan's hijutsu, Touwa now possesses the capability to skillfully utilize various techniques through the embodiment of Ruiteki itself.

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Daigo

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[Daigo]

    Daigo had never truly had a strong pull towards Taki in all of his years, outside of minimal curiosity in truth. Even as one that had a relationship with Yuki, they weren't forthcoming with much, but now he had found himself there on two occasions, and for quite differing reasons. Coming as a diplomat wasn't all that out of the question, especially given the context, but as a guest instructor was certainly something he had never expected, or even asked for. It certainly proved to be a unique opportunity.

    Walking into a room, quite different from the academy in Yuki, Daigo found eyes immediately on him, as it seemed they were already waiting for him upon his arrival. He already had a book in his hand, reading it over as he looked between it, the students, the room itself, trying to orient himself with all of it. In truth, he had no lesson planned, but he had more than enough knowledge to share all the same, so much like he did with most things, he would wing it.

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    Clearing his throat, he lowered the thin book and looked at the students, all that had by this point fallen silent with anticipation.

"My name is Nakajima Daigo. As you all likely know by now, I'm from the village of Yukigakure, and for today at least, I'll be a guest instructor for this class."

    Scanning the room, he tried to take a mental note of who was paying the most attention. Placing his hands behind his back, he cleared the distance to the students.

"One of you tell me, what have you been going over most recently? Theory of chakra, learning jutsu, combat training, something different perhaps?"

[Tokonatsu Touwa]

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Touwa straightened up gradualy as Daigo entered the room, his gaze keenly assessing the diplomat's demeanor. Daigo exuded an aura of confidence and experience, qualities that Touwa held in high regard. As Daigo introduced himself, Touwa felt a surge of curiosity; interactions with representatives from Yukigakure were a first.
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Attentively listening to Daigo's words, Touwa did appreciate the directness with which he communicated. There was no need for unnecessary formalities or pretenses; Daigo's genuine desire to engage with the students amused Touwa. It was a refreshing departure from the more convoluted communication styles of some other instructors he had encountered.
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Touwa raised an eyebrow in response to Daigo's question, suppressing a smirk at the diplomat's seemingly simplistic inquiry. Despite his inner amusement, Touwa chose to respond with a veneer of politeness, albeit tinged with a subtle sense of elitism. "We've been focusing on expanding our chakra reserves," Touwa replied, his tone carrying a hint of superiority. "After all, one can never have too much chakra at their disposal, especially when aiming to surpass others in skill and power."
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Internally, Touwa couldn't help but roll his eyes at the notion of having to explain such elementary concepts to someone like Daigo. However, outwardly, he maintained his courteous demeanor, offering a small, polite smile as he awaited the diplomat's response. Was this all there was to this man, that excluded such authority? Was this how things were in Yukigakure? Touwa was not sure how to feel about this.
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斬術 | Zanjutsu [lit. Cutting Technique]
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The Araikettei clan's KKG allows the user to obtain and wield the Life Blade - Ruiteki. The blade has its own consciousness and is capable of acting on its own. Regardless, Touwa and his Life Blade are inextricably linked to life and death. When one dies, the other dies, and thus anyone who is not Touwa is unable to wield the weapon.
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鐘剣道 | Kane Kendo [lit. Bell Sword Way]
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After investing a significant amount of time Touwa has achieved an understanding of his lifeblade. As a result, he has unlocked the ability to establish communication with them. This newfound connection enables Touwa to effectively manipulate and mold the lifeblade according to his desires. Harnessing the power of the Araikettei clan's hijutsu, Touwa now possesses the capability to skillfully utilize various techniques through the embodiment of Ruiteki itself.

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Daigo

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[Daigo]

    There was no immediate response from Daigo, not just in the sense of verbal communication, but his facial expressions didn't seem to change either. It was almost as if he had no recognition at all to give, but this was more his natural state than ignoring anyone or even truly stopping to think. Most faces he made, changes to his voice he forced, all of this was an act he had gotten used to doing as a reflex. As if someone had pulled his string like a toy, he moved again looking at Touwa, his eyes narrowing, then slowly nodding.

"Perfect. That's one of my specialties."

    Looking around the room he sighed heavily from his nostrils before walking across the room and looking out the window, before turning back and tossing the book he had been carrying on the desk as he immediately started walking for the exit.

"Follow me."

    He didn't bother waiting, as he knew by the footsteps and sounds of chairs moving some of them were already moving. Without ever as much as turning around, he walked out towards the larger open area where he assumed they would normally train, and turned with a sudden stop.

"Gather here in front of me, please."

    As they finally all filled in, he looked them over once more, then turned around again and walked into the open area, motioning for them to stay in place.

"Time for an unpleasant experience that will inevitably make you all stronger."

    Moving as far from them as he could physically manage, he lifted up his hands, then bent down slapping them on the ground similar to summoning, as a large barrier wall began to burst through the ground. It was covered in a rather ugly face, but was both tall and thick, hiding Daigo completely behind it and then some given the size. As he walked back out from behind it, he reached up and slapped it on the side.

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NAME: Kuchiyose: Rashōmon [Summoning: Rashōmon]

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Shut tightly, this menacing gate when summoned provides a tremendous defense for its summoner and is able to completely intercept an opponent's physical attack. With a total of five gates being possible to summon (With the a the chakra cost multiplying with each gate summoned) this technique could be considered an ultimate defense as far as blocking a direct attack goes. While they naturally have the downfall of being able to be moved around and their bases attacked to try and by pass the gate, going through them is nearly impossible. With enough mastery over this technique, the user can use it or its stronger variations without the need for hand seals.

"For those of you that have jutsu you can attack with, you are to try and take down this barrier. You will not stop attacking until either you do or I instruct you to stop. If you get tired, you keeps attacking this barrier until I tell you to stop. Those of you that are attacking it, step forward. Those that are more weapon and taijutsu based, follow me."

    Standing them off to the side, he lined them up and stood in front of them with his arms behind his back.

"Those of you that use Genjutsu, you'll be testing yourself against a special guest."

    Pointing further behind him, he brought his hand up and ran his thumb across a small spike on his right hand drawing blood, then quickly creating five handseals, slamming his palm down on the ground as a big puff of smoke appeared to his side. A fairly large centipede, though not dramatically so, appeared, taking up even more of the space they were in.

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NAME: Kuchiyose no Jutsu [Summoning Technique]

"This is Jōrō. She's big, but she's a good girl. Please don't make her angry. Jōrō, you'll be helping these students with Genjutsu training, in a sense. If you feel they are not trying hard enough, feel free to scold them."

    Motioning again for those he had split apart from the others, he moved away again, but addressed the rest of the students.

"Those of you not in the categories I mentioned, use any jutsu you have such as clone jutsu, transformations, anything you have and use it until you physically cannot use jutsu. Push yourselves until you are exhausted, and then the real training begins. Everyone here, when you feel you can no longer push yourselves, move to the side and sit."

    As the others had already started with their assigned tasks, he stood facing those few left that he had following him all this time, and put his arms behind his back.

"Those of you with Bukijutsu and Taijutsu, you'll be fighting me. Throw everything at me you have, do not hold back. Begin."