[Yuki Tsugime]

polly voo franzy?

The time had come for Tsugime to begin focusing on the abilities that had been passed down to him like so many others in his clan and begin harnessing the power of ice. He felt that his training with taijutsu and making himself stronger overall was going extremely well what with the help of so many in the village providing the means for the boy to push himself further and further, and while he did enjoy being able to punch and kick harder being a one trick pony wasn't going to cut it in the shinobi world. Not that he wanted to solely use ice or anything, in fact Tsugime wanted to find a way to merge the two interests together but that would not be a reality until he understood his abilities and could consistently use them.

To that end he was in search of another in his clan, an older man named Hakurei who was visiting from Yuki. Huh, a Yuki in Yuki, that had to be confusing. Tsugime didn't know much about the part of their clan that lived up there on account of no one really talking about them all that much, but if the man was able to help then the boy would not look a gift horse in the mouth. His first order of business, of course, would be to learn how to even use the ice stuff but if he could get some pointers on combining that with his love for taijutsu then all the better! The boy found himself wandering the clan compound in search of this stranger who would no doubt stick out like a sore thumb but hopefully he wasn't stuck in some boring clan meetings.

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[attr="class","yellsubarrow"] [attr="class","yellsubright"] [attr="class","yellsubtop"] [attr="class","yellsubtop2"] Ice In My Veins, [attr="class","yellsubtop4"][break] for Yuki Tsugime [attr="class","yellsubtop3"][break][break] Hakurei was walking alongside one of the Southern Yuki Clan elders and chatting about the various goings on over the past several years. He’d delivered a greeting from their Clan Head, Yuki Yukiko, and they’d had a rousing conversation about the similarities in architecture to their Northern counterparts. This place was very different from the snow covered streets and gables of his home. Hakurei loosened his collar and wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead from the humidity. Still, there was a strange familiarity that he hadn’t been expecting. He was still on his guard but less so than he thought he would be. Or maybe he was just in a good mood for some reason. [break][break] The elder needed to take care of some business so they parted ways with the promise that he’d return the next day to discuss ship construction and trade routes. Hakurei was actually more excited about that than the tedium they’d discussed today. He considered himself to be an amateur woodworker and while he wasn’t quite the career fisherman that his father was, he did enjoy it recreationally. Hakurei stretched and started making his way towards the edge of the compound. As he did he’d notice a kid walking towards him on the other side of the road. He’d wave and offer a pleasant, "good afternoon” as he passed by.

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[Yuki Tsugime]

polly voo franzy?

Tsugime thought about how he was going to end up asking this mystery man for some help in training. Maybe an offer of some food or something, he had a little money saved up from chores and the such and could probably afford a couple bowls of ramen. Begging wasn't out of the question, either, though the clan elders probably would have yelled at him for making the Kiri branch look weak or something. Yeah, probably not a good idea. Decisions, decisions. Maybe, just maybe, if the rumors of their preferred styles of fighting were true then that would be the 'in' he needed and the man would be more willing to help out someone who liked the same stuff he did. It was a foolproof plan!

Of course, all of that went out the window as soon as the boy happened upon Hakurei, not expecting to see him so suddenly and just walking around alone. He had gotten his wish that the guy wasn't surrounded by clan elders but now all the spotlight had been thrust upon him without so much as a moment to prepare. "...Sup, I mean, good morning." Sup? Sup?! Well it was all surely going to crash and burn now. "Are you the guy from Yuki, by chance? They had said someone from up there was here, but no one said what they looked like and, well, you're the only one I don't recognize around here." That wasn't too difficult given the noticeable lack of numbers after both the Sanbi rampage and civil war had claimed so many lives had made keeping track of who's who rather easy.

He had rambled long enough, it was time to get to the meat and potatoes of the conversation. "They also said you can combine our ice stuff with taijutsu. Is that possible? I'm trying to do that, too, but I can't really figure out how." In truth it wasn't so much that Tsugime couldn't figure out how to synergize his Hyoton with taijutsu, it was that he didn't know how to form ice in the first place. The boy hoped his rambling and series of questions hadn't been off putting, but the kid had a lot to say and needed to make every word count.

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[attr="class","yellsubarrow"] [attr="class","yellsubright"] [attr="class","yellsubtop"] [attr="class","yellsubtop2"] Ice in My Veins, [attr="class","yellsubtop4"][break] for Yuki Tsugime [attr="class","yellsubtop3"][break][break] "Good morning. I am from Yukigakure, yes.” Hakurei responded nonplussed. "My name is Hakurei." He stopped a few feet away from the kid and looked down at him with a friendly grin. It wasn’t too common to run across another of his clan that was as passionate about Taijutsu as he was. His family tended to focus primarily on ninjutsu. "Oh! Do you practice taijutsu as well? Of course it’s possible.”[break][break] "I’d be happy to show you a few things but right here in the street probably isn’t the best idea…” He glanced around. "Is there some sort of training space around here somewhere?” He’d follow the kid until they reached a place that was a little more open so he didn’t have to worry about destroying someone’s mailbox or anything. [break][break] "The wind blows cold and fast and sharp. The water flows freely but it’s a little more solid and easier to contain and shape. By combining these two elements we get ice which combines all these attributes and allows us to manipulate our surroundings to be more favorable for us. When it comes to taijutsu, you want to be fast like the wind and hard like ice. Have you learned any elemental ninjutsu yet?”

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[Yuki Tsugime]

polly voo franzy?

Tsugime's eyes lit up at the confirmation that he had indeed found the right guy, and even better the man had agreed to show him the ropes on some of their clan's stuff! "Ahh thank you! Yeah, our training area isn't too far away, follow me!" The boy replied excitedly as he led Hakurei to a rather open area within the clan compound, enough space for practitioners to move around without having to worry about the prying eyes of those who were not Yuki. Even in the temperament mist there still remained small patches of ice attached to tree trunks and branches denoting that this place had been used not too long ago.

The student would listen as Hakurei explained just how Hyoton worked: a combination of sharp wind and flowing water to shape ice in the users desired fashion. He had never heard it explained like that and it was sooo much cooler than what the stuffy scrolls said; it was always 'blah blah focus your chakra like this and move your hands like that'. Maybe if whoever wrote that stuff made it sound as cool as Hakurei did then Tsugime would have learned something by now... which directly led into the man's question. "Can't say that I have. Only stuff I know are the jutsu they teach us in the academy. Kinda been working on beefing myself up so I can hit harder and I haven't really had the time to learn our family's stuff yet."

Tsugime's fascination with taijutsu had veered him towards focusing on wanting to get himself physically stronger and while those results could be seen he did find himself a bit behind the curve on figuring this whole Hyoton stuff.

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[attr="class","yellsubarrow"] [attr="class","yellsubright"] [attr="class","yellsubtop"] [attr="class","yellsubtop2"] Ice in My Veins, [attr="class","yellsubtop4"][break] for Yuki Tsugime [attr="class","yellsubtop3"][break][break] "You'll never go wrong with taijutsu. There will be times in your life where you can't stop fighting even when your chakra runs out and you'll be happy then that you put in the work.” He looked down at Tsugime, and it struck him just how much he looked like one of his nephews. The family resemblance was strong with this white haired kid from the southern clan. "They say that it's easier if you learn Wind and Water first but we’re Yuki, you and I, and we've got ice in our blood.” [break][break] "That doesn’t mean the other elements don’t have their uses. I use wind to enhance the strike speed of my taijutsu. There’s a special style that I use… I guess I’ll just show you.” Hakurei made a hand seal and as he entered a rush stance wind stirred up around him focusing around his hands and feet. He then did a couple of taijutsu moves just to demonstrate the sort of things that were possible should he try to learn. [break][break] "But if I really need to get somewhere quick, this is what I do.” Hakurei created a mirror in front of him and stepped into it. He appeared for a split second like a flat reflection before suddenly he was on the other side of the field. Hakurei jogged back smiling. "You need to be careful with that one though. It looks like a teleport but really you're just flung forward super fast. You can only go in a straight line to somewhere you can see so if there's stuff between you and there you will hit it. Which is sometimes useful if you don't like the person that is between you and your destination very much.” [break][break] "I can also give myself a little extra protection.” Hakurei said as he activated ice release armor; a thin layer of ice coalesced around him. "This makes me a little bit more durable, which is nice when your job is to get right up on your enemy and pull their attention. He bawled his hand into a fist and ice formed around it. "This one makes for a damaging punch and it's super cold so if it even touches somebody they will get frostbite.” Hakurei shook his hand and all the ice around him cracked and melted onto the grass. [break][break] "I think for now we should just focus on trying to unlock your Hyoton and then maybe you can try those things later on your own. This one is kind of like the hidden mist jutsu that I’ve seen people do around here but it’s hiding in frost. Basically, you just make the air around you colder. It’s like a winter fog with maybe a little snow mixed in… does it snow here?”

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[Yuki Tsugime]

polly voo franzy?

Validation. These were thoughts Tsugime had echoed many a time but to hear someone older say it out loud made his decision to study close combat that much better. Even better, it seemed that his goal to combine that with their clan's ability was well within reach; not only that but at some point he may have even been able to use the base elements that made up Hyoton as well which admittedly was something that Tsugime had never even thought of until now. Hid mind had been on a single track with wanting to learn all the ice stuff.

The huge cherry on top, of course, was Hakurei going through a multi-layered demonstration of various jutsu, and Tsugime's eyes sparkled as he watched the man first coat his arms and legs in wind before doing a bit of shadow boxing, then following it up by creating mirrors made out of ice and disappearing into it only to appear meters away in an instant! Holy cow! The boy was about ready to pass out at this point but somehow kept his faculties long enough to see the older man coat himself in a literal armor of ice. This was so cool! Hakurei was so cool! "Holy cow, that was so awesome. I didn't even know we could do all this stuff! Oh man, I've got so much stuff to learn." He replied full of excitement.

What came next was what Tsugime had sought out Hakurei for: to get some training in Hyoton that he could realistically use. The ice mirrors and armor were super super cool and all but it would be a long while until he could even think of trying those jutsu out. What they were going to work on was kinda close to home: a technique similar to the hidden mist jutsu but with frost and some snow instead. "Umm outside of the mountains kinda only towards the end of winter but not a whole lot. It's always foggy though, just never goes away."

But enough about that invasive mist, it was trainin' time! "Right right, a frost cloud. Just gotta.. make the air around me cold. Ok no problem." Tsugime clapped his hands together to get focused before taking a deep breath. He knew how to focus his chakra and figured it couldn't be that hard to make some frost appear, all he needed to do was just think about making it cold yeah? Focus and focus the boy would, emanating his chakra outwards waiting to see the first snowflake fall from the sky though even after a few minutes there was nothing.

"Well darn, that didn't work." A click of the tongue to show his displeasure. Maybe it wasn't going to be as easy as he thought.

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[Yuki Tsugime]

polly voo franzy?

Freezing the very moisture in the air sounded like magic but it was a feat that many in his clan could do with ease including the older man standing in front of him, so Tsugime knew it was possible but the practice of making it happen was proving difficult. He hadn't given any thought to his environment possibly being a hinderance especially compared to those who lived in an entire village covered in snow. Granted it wasn't like Kiri was in the middle of the desert or anything and truth be told with the amount of fog that called this land home as well it shouldn't have been that difficult to just turn it into a different state of matter.

Seemingly out of nowhere the air around them would begin to chill considerably as frost covered the ground, buildings and windows before snow blanketed the area. Yet another demonstration of the power of the Yuki from Hakurei and Tsugime was amazed at just how quickly and effortlessly the man had summoned a squall of snow whereas the boy was struggling to even make the air around him chilly. "Oof." The cold impact of a snowball breaking the student from his winter wonderland stupor shook him back to reality, a declaration of war. Scooping up a handful of snow he would launch it back towards Hakurei hoping to hit the man, and then another, and then another. While the village was rarely blanketed in snow those moments were special for the kids of the village and they rarely missed an opportunity to have a snowball fight.

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