Anxiety

Subject: Anxiety Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:48 pm

Masaka snapped back to reality, realizing where he was. "Kumo.." when the villages name left his lips, it sounded as if it were a swear. He had been entranced all day, only comming to now that he noticed the sun was setting, its rays nolonger able to pierce the clouds.

He closed the large book in his lap, the cover was made out of a thin patchy layer of light beige leather, unlike any leather an animal would yield. As the cover shut the word 'Saishioten' could be seen, stained in the leather with blood. Masaka was not supposed to read such litterature, it was from the religion he was meant to forget. Keeping his secret, he pulled out a scroll and bound the book inside it for future summoning.

He stood up, he was on the roof of an old watchtower from the distant past, just barely in Kumogakure's lines. Stretching he thought of what the next thing he should study was. He had a bloodline, and he knew it from what he was told in his past, before Kumo "took him in". He knew what it was, he just had to access it. It had been just under a year, he was in this hidden village, but it ate at him, he did not like their ways, and every momment of boredom felt like tourter to him.

The two thick chains that swung from his back grabbed hold of the roofs edge and started extending. Masaka then jumped off the roof, coming to a halt just before reaching the ground. The chains in his back released and retracted, allowing Masakas feet to reach the forest floor. Masaka made his way to the forest as he came to a conclusion. "I should learn how to use katon based jutsu first, now who to teach me?" he thought outloud, making this decision because he would love to see Kumo burn to the ground. He then couldnt help but let out a yawn, being awake in the day time like the 'normal' people of Kumo was very exaughsting to someone like him. "I miss the night." he thought.

Subject: Re: Anxiety Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:40 pm

As Kensai slowly walked towards the young boy he brought to this village he thought of how the boy might take the news. The boys knew that they had been accepted to the same team, but this was when Kensei would announce he was their sensei. As Kensei slowly and quitely walked up his four hidden arms were folded under his cloak. His other two, hanging to his side moving in motion as he walked. Standing behind the boy he heard the last sentence and nodded.

"I agree. You should learn some katon based jutsu, what did you have in mind? After all, I am your new sensei. So enlighten me, what did you have in mind?" Crossing his arms he waited for the boys response.

Subject: Re: Anxiety Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:18 pm

Masaka grined, as always though, the smile seemed sinister.

"Took long enough."

His face quickly turned blank as he welcomed the only reason he didn't try escaping this place... Power. The power that he needed to succeed, to become what he truly thought was his destiny. He would take all that he could from this man, he might even stomache calling him sensei. Masaka would do anything now, in order to do everything later.

"First you will need to teach me katon, I havent changed my chakra composition to that of fire yet. After that I would like to use something that can use my chains as a guide for the technique."

Masaka was ready to breath training, this was the only study equally as important as his past beliefes. "On your que."

Subject: Re: Anxiety Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:30 pm

Shaking his head he simply leaned against the tree and let out a sigh.

"Now now child, dont get so hasty. You rush into things and you may highly regret the outcome. Always think before doing, that way you can be ready for anything. If you want to learn Katon, why dont you show me that you are worth it. I'll make you a deal..."

Reaching into his pocket he pulled out a pocket watch and put it around his left wrist. Standing full upright he crossed his arms and the other four got ready to start utilizing hand seals, still hidden within his cloak.

"If you can take this watch from me, I will teach you, not only to use katon, but the jutsu you request also. Does that sound fair to you?"

Subject: Re: Anxiety Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:55 pm

SHINK!

Without hesitation he sent his chains. Two metallic links ejected from his neck, they worked in unison to make a grab. He wasn't exited, he showed only determination in his eyes, the rest of his face a blank. Little did his new teacher know that at the same time as the chains in his neck came out, the sounds they made hid another tactic that now laid in waiting. If this man wanted to play games, wasting time instead of doing something productive, Masaka would shorten the game as quickly as possible in order to attain the goal. He now was ready, if the man who now, in Masakas eyes was not serious, wanted to move, in any direction, he would be if nothing else, severely hindered by Masakas trap. Underneath the ground the chains would suround and close in on the prey, that way any movement would have to be towards one of them.

As the chains from his neck quickly made a strike for their target, Masakas hands did the necessary hand seals, waiting as he pooled his chakra for a quick shunshin if he needed to move.

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:09 am

The moment the sound was made and the chains started coming at him, Kensai's third set of arms started to move quickly making hand seals. As he sunk immediatly into the ground utilizing Moguragakure no Jutsu he noticed the chains coming at him. Quickly he moved away from them as he traveled quickly in the direction opposite of where he originally was. This brought him to a location far behind where he was originally standing. Raising out of the ground both of his concealed sets of arms made seals quickly.

The first set made the seals for Ganchuurou no Jutsu, forming a large earth prison around his student. The second set formed the seals for Suishouha to cover the ground inside the prison and around himself in water that was approxiamtly 18" in depth.

"I told you not to rush into things. A battle is not a game of chance, it's a game of skill. Rush in, and most likely, you will fail. Contemplate, study, and you will have more of a chance. Though I will say, you appear much faster then I had originally planned. Take this serious now, because in the future you may not be training, but actually fighting for your life."

Kensai was ready even moreso this time, it seems as though his students were going to live up to his expectations after all. Finally, he would create the ultimate team, and Kumo would be recognized over all.

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:56 am

The shunshin went off. Masaka appeared above the dome, and landed on top of it, his chains not far behind, they already retracted back to his position. “Hasty you say? Sure seems like I prepared enough t give you a scare, why so far away…”

The boy may have been young and appeared small, but he weighed almost 300 pounds, most of it metal. This thought, was a speed increase, for he could push the metal in his body rather than lug around the metal with his muscles. His persona may have been a cocky one, and he may be the kind to move rashly, but he was never the kind to do something half-assed. Jumping toward this annoying man he screamed, “Great, I have a master that wants to play fucking hide-n-seek!” He zeroed in fast, the chains in his body and spikes in his feet pushing every inch of him closer to the watch. “Just make me stronger with katon if that’s what you want. It’s obvious I’m already faster than you.”

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:00 am

Toku had been slowly approaching the area, being anxious to gather with the others for the first time that it would be considered an "official" team. His gloved hands were in the pockets of his thick jacket, all of his clothing adding a large amount of weight to his form, suppressing his offensive taijutsu, though unintentionally making him far more durable, despite every article he wore being solely for the use of his own ninjutsu. He saw Masaka and their Sensei in the distance training, his eyes watching Kensai's back from afar. However, as he continued walking closer, he would see the old man sink into the ground and come up much further back, now a great degree closer to himself with his back to to him.

Toku stood silently for a few moments, watching as a dome erected around Masaka to trap him, and his eyes narrowed behind the heavy metal mask. Leaping up silently into a tree, he leaped off of it, going through the air without a sound behind Kensai as his gloved hands performed seals. He knew full well there that was no expression of skill in any way when ambushing someone who was already busy and distracted fighting someone else, but hey, whatever gets the job done. While still a few meters away, approaching through the air, he took a deep breath before expelling forth a large fireball from his mouth. Toku, despite currently only having a single fire technique, had proven to show great skill in elemental techniques, having great chakra control with the fire element. Along with this, the special helmet he wore increased the effective of all jutsu expelled from his mouth by fifty percent, making them even more deadly than they already were. After he blasted the large fireball at his Sensei, trying to cause as much pain and damage as possible, he landed in a crouched position, looking up to remain away as he spoke, his voice deep and distorted from his metal helm.

"Katon • Burnoldmanalive no Jutsu..."

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:18 am

As Masaka ran towards Kensai with sheer determination and the strive for victory, Kensei's free hands started to form hand seals. The first set of hands would form the jutsu Mizu no Tatsumaki. This would surround Kensai is a swirling vortex of water acting as a large defensive barrier from all angles. As this happened the second set of hands formed the seals for Suiryuudan no Jutsu, which would create a large dragon to fly out of the vortex towards Masaka. With the vortex up Toku's Katon would be blocked by the vast vortex barrier surrounding Kensai, and if Kensai had evaluated Masak correctly the boy would easily dodge. Therefor he did the third and fourth jutsu's he had planned for Masaka's attack. He create within the vortex while the boys could not see a Mizu Bunshin, and handed it the watch, at the same time he used Shunshin to go up in a tree, sitting and waiting for the boys to finish off the Mizu Bunshin that would allow Masaka to take the watch, as its arm was reaching outwards towards Masaka's original direction when the vortex fell from Toku's fireball attack.

Kensai would wait in silence, ready to teach the boys all they wanted to know. And create the most feared and respected team the ninja world would ever know.

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:34 am

It clicked for Masaka. "Hey you!" he screamed to the newcomer before he dodged to the side of the dragon attack, just as expected. His pursuit stopped completely, his face still numb, but his attention in a cmpletely new direction. “You, obviously we are teammates, I’m Masaka, this guys an idiot, Want to teach me how to turn my chakra into some heat. I kinda have a dream of burning a lot of things down, melting a lot of people… ya know? “ Masaka was serious, shits and giggles were left to be in the toilet, and in some kindergarten or something… he didn’t know what he was thinking, he just knew for him the time for games was over, his effort and time could be spent much more efficiently. “So how bout it?”

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:46 am

Toku was still crouched as he saw the water unintentionally block his attack, along with a series of other attacks toward the other boy. As the water cleared, he saw what he thought to be their sensei still standing there, his eyes narrowing as he glared at him. He then turned his head to Masaka as the fellow Genin spoke to him. A smirk washed over his masked face as he saw the seriousness and demand for power that the kid had, slowly standing up completely before he held out his right hand toward him as a gesture of respect.

"Toku is the name and you have yourself a deal. I will teach you Katon, under one condition: When the day comes that we can't learn anything more from the old man, I get to be the one to melt the flesh from his bones."

Toku said, not so much as glancing over at Kensai even for a second. The seriousness in his voice, the deal he was making, and his complete ignorance of their sensei standing so close, or so it seemed, would prove without a doubt that Toku was making no joke, and really wanted to be the one to hold what would be an honor in his mind. For those who wanted power above all else, nothing was worth more than what it could offer for oneself. This man wanted them to be elite above all other ninja in the world, but the truth of the situation was that when the day came where he had nothing else he could teach them, and they surpassed him, his life would be of no concern or purpose. This was the way of the ninja world, and so long as it meant he got to melt the flesh from the bones of many more shinobi for years to come, Toku approved with two thumbs up.

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:03 am

Hearing Toku's blunt threat on his life made Kensai jump down from the tree landing on his bunshins head and squashing it completely. He took the watch and put it back in his pocket, and then looked at both young men. Crossing his two exposed arms he looked at them both with a face of no emotion. A common trait they all had, that would make them stand out amongst most.

"Toku, consider yourself lucky I do not take your life here and now for that threat. Had you been anyone besides my pupil you would not be standing any longer, instead Masaka would be burying you inside the woods. Don't ever threaten my life again. And secondly Masaka, I will teach you what you want to know and much more. I was just simply testing your will to succeed. Not all things in life are so easy to obtain, some you must work for. Now, you two, do you know where the third one is? If we are going to start seriously training we need to find him. Toku, go and retrieve him, then meet us back here, Masaka let's start training while we wait. I believe you said Katon, should be simple enough...."

Making a hand motion for Toku to leave at the same time he used the other hand to signal Masaka to come to him. He was ready to start their training now.

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:36 am

“That sounds like a good plan. A death is a death to me.” he said replying to Toku, and it was true, he wanted people to die around him, but if he wasn’t the one to do it it was actually more in his favor, that way he could spend more time praying on the dead souls for his beliefs, and less time worrying about the kill or its consequences.

“Thank your fucking god.”, he was ready to stop the bull. Masaka stood at attention with open ears, any other person would obviously be eager, but Masaka had known for a long time this was just another step on the staircase. “Yes. So how shall we start Kensai-sensei?” He decided it would now be okay to call him sensei, since he was actually going to teach something.

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:28 am

Toku nodded as Masaka signed the verbal contract of the deal, being glad that his partner and him would clearly get along so well from the very beginning. Though as their sensei came down out of nowhere, destroying what they now knew to be a simple clone, Toku would turn his head to look at him. He would listen closely to his words, and despite a quiet chuckle barely emanating from within the thick steel faceplate, he would reply without fright or hesitation in a voice that was without a doubt entirely serious.

"Do not worry, Kensai-Sensei, I do not make threats. Threats are for the weak, the cowardice, and for quitters. I assure you that I speak the truth."

Toku spoke before turning back to Masaka, rolling his eyes, though the action could not be seen. He sighed heavily before speaking to his peer, shrugging his shoulders as his hands stuck into the pockets of his jacket.

"Well I guess now you will have to teach more some more Katon style techniques since the senor citizen thinks of me as nothing more than a fetching dog for someone he believes is too dumb to find his own team. Learn something good for me, Masaka-San."

He said, giving Masaka a single nod of his head along with a title of respect and admiration rather than the more common one of childhood friendship. He then walked away, but would stop about twenty meters and lean with his back against the wall, staring forward at the two. It seemed that even while the large mask covered every last detail of his face, concealing all possible emotion, it was still easily apparent that his eyes were narrowed on the favorite-playing, degrading, belittling Sensei of theirs with killing intent. Sure, he had been told to go find the other team mate, but if the guy couldn't find them himself, he didn't deserve to be here. Not only that, but Toku was the other child on the team that could use Katon, and this man would rather have him go play fetch rather than teach him as well. Neither of these were things that would settle well with the soon to be 'Boiling Ninja'.

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:57 pm

(Sorry for short post and not knowing exactly what's going on but i was just about to leave before Roku threatened me to post O.O)

Tetsu walked into the area that everyone in his squad had already entered and looked around, he could see all three shinobi in his team then thought to himself, Am i late? he thought to himself as he walked up to them just standing there not saying anything, as you can tell he wasn’t very good at conversations. He looked over to everyone and just said casually yet cheerfully silent. Yo...I’m Tetsu he said looking around presuming that they were meant to be his team. Sorry, I’m late. he said as he walked towards a wall and leaned on it with his head as if separating himself from the group.

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:31 pm

"Alright, Masaka I want you to grab a leaf from the trees nearby. Lay it on a rock and concentrate. Focus your chakra on the leaf and try to light it on fire. It may take a while, but don't give up. Toku and Tetsu, why dont you two tell me what you would like to learn besides the obvious. Anything in specific you would like to learn as individuals. Team training is obvious, but we cant forget to individually train also. So while Masaka is concentrating on Katon, how may I help you both."

He waited patiently for the boys answers, and thought about how his team would turn out. Would Toku really attempt, and maybe succeed in killing him? Would they all stick together as a team? Most importantly, would they give their lives for Kumo?

"Oh, and from now on. You all shall be known as the Sendo Buntai. You are the beginning of it all, and hopefully not the last."

Subject: Re: Anxiety Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:45 pm

Toku watched as the man tried to teach Masaka how to utilize the fire element, something which Toku himself could already do. He listened as best as he could to the words being spoke, despite the distance, but his voice was loud enough to be heard by the two boys who were at the distance against the wall. He would request to know what they wanted to learn, to which Toku would push himself off the wall and slowly walk closer, his hands still in the pockets of his jacket. He would stop only a few feet in front of Kensai and look up at him from behind the metal mask, speaking in a serious voice, though one that was more caring about growing now more than killing.

"You told me that my parents could utilize an element nobody else in the country could. I want to learn whatever it will take to possess that element, Kensai-Sama."

Toku was, of course, speaking of the Suiton element, though he did not entirely know it yet. Because of his bloodline, he had a natural affinity for both the Fire and Water Elements, which after learning how to manipulate both, he could then be able to utilize the rare and powerful Boil Element. Although he did not know what exactly it required, he was willing to do whatever it took to learn such a thing, and their Sensei had this knowledge, both of what he required and the elemental techniques necessary to personally teach him.

Subject: Re: Anxiety Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:15 am

Masaka watched as the newest member of their team joined them. He was going to give him a cold shoulder, but was quick to change his mind. "Hello there... Names Masaka." he spoke, deciding he may need something from this character later, as he remembered the pact he just made with Toku; this made the words sound a little akward.

Masaka then did what he was told. Grabbing a leaf, he put it down and started to focus on it...