Xyxer Training

The same mist from yesterday danced and twirled around the village as it did every day. The familiar cold breeze blowing it carelessly through the entwining streets and against windows. Bags were present under the eyes of Xyxer, it was clear that he had not been able to sleep again. His mind kept reveling on the events of yesterday, did he really manipulate that water freely, or was it just a realistic dream? He hoped it was real. He wanted to be unique, and he know that power could help him on that path. Running one hand briskly through his hair as he remained sitting on the edge of his bed, he'd wonder on what he should do. He knew he wanted to find out if he had actually done what he believed, but should he do it at the same place? The sea was always good for water users.. He nodded his head to himself as he decided that he will train at the sea for the most part. The screeching of the alarm clock started, which startled Xyxer at first. It was that time already? It felt like it'd only been a few hours.. His hand would smack off from the snooze button on top of the alarm clock, stopping the small hammer from smacking against the two bells. Pushing his hands against the edge of his bed, pushing his body up and onto his feet, he stretched for a few moments as he usually did. After he finished his small series of stretches, he looked down at the pile of clothing from yesterday, wondering on if he should wear them for the day since he wasn't going to be doing much. He'd stare intensely at them before deciding against the idea, even if he wasn't going to interact with anybody, he should still maintain a decent hygiene standard. Dragging his feet along to the drawer where he stored his clothing, he'd slide his hands along the handles that adorned the top drawer, curling his fingers around them delicately before he yanked his arms backwards, pulling the drawer open slowly. His eyes search over the clothing that was inside before he pulled out a short sleeved shirt and a pair of black pants. Closing the top drawer with his left hand, he'd push it back into it's original spot. Moving over to his bed, he'd throw his clothing onto it but kept a hold of his shirt. Pulling his arms through the sleeves of his shirt and wrestling his head through the collar, he'd tug on the bottom of it to straighten it out so it hung loosely around his waist. Reaching for his pair of pants he'd get a hold of them, pulling his pants up his ankles and along his legs, he'd jiggle for moment as he let it rest at his waist, pulling his shirt again so it hung over his pants. Stretching for a moment so he could get used to his warmer temperature, he'd crouch down towards the floor and pick up the old clothing that he'd worn yesterday. Walking to the door of his bedroom and opening it, he stepped out into the hallway and shut his bedroom door behind him. Walking along the hallway, he'd walk towards the laundry room and put the worn clothing into a laundry basket that was due to be washed before he turned around and headed to the front door, he'd collect his sandals and wrestle them onto his feet, fitting them on. Opening the front door slowly, he'd hear the familiar click, he'd pull the door open, inviting in the cold breeze as he stepped outside into Kirigakure. Pulling on the door handle as he left, the door would close behind his body as he stood outside in the mist of Kirigakure. Taking a few moments outside to get used to the cold again, he'd turn on the heels of his feet and begin to walk down one road, following it all the way to the end. Reaching the wooden piers that linked together and reached down towards the sea, he'd look down at them with appraising eyes before jumping down one by one slowly. He'd walk along the piers slowly as he reveled in the dominating beauty of the sea. Finally reaching the bottom pier, he'd walk along it slower than the other ones, finding the water brushing his ankles calming. Standing at the end of the pier, Xyxer turned his head side to side to look at the mood the sea was in; a calm one it appeared. The water lapping at his feet seemed to be inviting him to come play with it in the sea, a tempting offer that attracted Xyxer greatly. His eyes would stare at the water that pooled before looking upwards, staring into the distance of the sea. He'd inhale deeply, admiring the scent of the salt and fish that lingered on the piers. Chakra would flow into his feet so he could walk on the water, taking one step onto the surface of the sea. He'd continue one foot after another before he walked a little bit away from the pier in case he needed to urgently get back to solid ground. Taking in a few deep breaths as he stood on the water, he'd look under himself and into the sea; watching the multiple fish that swam together and seemed to be organized. Smirking a little at the imagery before looking upwards, he'd close his eyes and begin to inhale and exhale deeply, relaxing his muscles so his chakra would work better. Moving his hands upwards when he breathed in and back down when he exhaled. After five of these, he began to do what he did yesterday, concentrating on his suiton-focused chakra. He'd concentrate this time, his brow furrowing as he tried harder. Still nothing happened. It seemed that nothing had happened and it was only a dream. Letting out a sigh of sorrow, Xyxer opened his eyes. However, he'd see water had rose up in a small wall in front of him. His eyes widening slightly. He... actually did it? Shocked that he had actually managed it. This... this isn't a dream, is it? He'd dwell on that thought as his hand drifted to the back of his other hand, pinching harshly onto the skin. Feeling a sharp pain in his hand, he realized... this wasn't a dream, this was real. He'd stare at the wall that remained, his eyebrows continuing to furrow as he tried to understand it. He wasn't using a jutsu... he'd done no hand seals. What was going on? Xyxer felt extremely confused, he hadn't heard of this before. Frowning again, his hand would reach upwards to his hair and scratch it, his eyes widening some more. The wall of water had copied his movements, shaking when his hand scratched his scalp. Thinking about it, he'd slowly flick his hand to one side, seeing that the wall of water had also copied the movement. Flicking his hand to the other side, his eyes watching as the wall also moved to that side. He'd begin to spin around on the water, his hand held out to see what would happen. As he spun, he'd notice the wall of water also spinning along with him, staying in perfect timing. Stopping as he noticed his theory was pretty much complete, he stared at the wall of water with curiosity. He knew it must be coming from his chakra, but it was strange for him. The fact that he wasn't doing any hand seals was the most amazing part for him. A sense of pride arose inside of him, he was actually going to be able to revive the Gyojin clan if this kept going well. Being able to freely manipulate water without any hand seals? Xyxer didn't know of many ninja that could do that, so he was one of the select few. He hadn't actually tried to use the technique, so that astounded him further. It was a thing of pure coincidence on his part, and he was lucky that he noticed it and went to the sea on that day. Luck was surely smiling down at him from the heavens. Then a thought struck him.. he hadn't actually tried to see exactly what he could do, did he? He just kept messing about with the water, when it could in fact, be used for better purpose. His mind ran over on the facts that he could quite possibly be able to use more destructive water techniques than he could before, purely because of a coincidence that he could have easily missed. A smile on his face as he kept thinking about how great his luck was. Shaking his head after a few seconds to try and empty the thoughts from his head, he'd try to clean it and have a clear mind so he could perform the manipulation of the water better. Lifting one hand upwards slowly, a small pillar would also rise from the water that was in front of him, Xyxer focusing on the water that was there. The water would begin to mould slowly into the form of a spike erupting from the water which brought a smile to the face of Xyxer, it had a chance he knew. He'd keep focusing on the chakra of the water as he kept changing the shape of it: once from a sword, then into a spear again, changing the molecules so they formed the shape of a shield, he'd keep messing about with the water to see exactly how far he could manipulate it. Seeing that he could do pretty well at manipulating it, he knew he'd have to find out the defensive and offensive capabilities of it. He'd look around with a small look of wonder as he tried to think of a way to do it. Scratching his scalp for a few more moments the aquatic spear would copy his actions, jumping up and down each time his hand moved up and down. Not being able to help chuckling as he watched it, he'd get an idea. Swinging his hand around, he'd keep it moving for a few minutes before he finally rose his hand into the air, watching the aquatic lance fly into the air, following the motions of his hand. The hand of Xyxer would rapidly descend, the spear constructed from water would immediately dive down into the wooden pier, the tip of it bursting through the wood with force. Lodging inside of the wood after hitting it, the spear would seem to fall apart onto the bridge, the water forming a pool and leaking through the hole and into the sea slowly. Smiling as he knew that the water could at least damage something decently, he knew he was going to end up using this in the future. He'd think of a way to try and find out the defensive capabilities of it, moving one hand upwards and concentrating on the mental image of a wall. A wall of water would erupt from the sea that was about his height, Xyxer walked over to it slowly. Beginning to punch and kick the wall consisting of water, he'd notice that it was hardly doing anything to the water that managed to seamlessly rebound again and again after every single hit. Doing this multiple times as his stamina began to deplete, he'd notice that it was of no use. Dissipating the wall so it dropped back into the sea as a small wave of water. Taking deep breaths in and out, he'd walk along the water back towards the wooden pier, stepping onto it. Feeling a new level inside of him, he knew he'd learned something that would aid him in the years to come. Walking up the wooden steps of the pier. He'd continue upwards along the structure until he reached the top, walking along the snaking paths of the village until he reached the front door of his house, a wide grin on his face as he opened the door and walked straight back to his bedroom.

[2032 WC]

+800 - Level Two Control unlocked

+1200 - Level Three Control unlocked

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+10 Chakra

Approved.

Wisps of mist snaked along the village of Kirigakure, winding in and out of the roads whilst blurring the area. The soft echoes of a bird's distant cry bounced off from the columns of houses, keeping the echo going softer. Xyxer had managed to sleep this night, which was evident by the way he was all tucked in with his hands pulling the blanket closer against himself. He didn't roll over much as he usually did as his mind was wandering over the possibilities of this power he had just discovered. He could possibly create gigantic waves if he gathered enough knowledge on the power. Perhaps he could even do most jutsus without needing to any hand signs.. And without having to learn them! Still marveled by the idea, his dreams were of great constructions built from water, along with giant Leviathans and Octopuses surrounding the underground empire. He was the Emperor in his dream, ruling over the underwater settlement. He dreamed that he had the appearance of a Hoshigaki; a fierce shark-like body. Xyxer walked about in his dreams and waged glorious wars multiple times, using the new jutsu that he had learned in reality in his dreams, which would cause him to create strong currents inside of his empire to punish the wrong doers. However, during one of his imaginary wars, he felt a strange sensation in his chest. Peering downwards to see a length of wood hanging out from his body, which seemed to be either a trident or a spear; thundering battle drums echoing around him as he passed. Shuddering as he woke up, the alarm clock blared violently and demanded for Xyxer to wake up. Rubbing his eyes with resentment, he didn't want to be in this reality yet. He was enjoying his reign in a Hoshigaki nation. A long, drawn out sigh escaped the lips of Xyxer as he realized it was just a dream and would be nothing more. He was not born a Hoshigaki so he would have to have a forbidden ritual performed on him if he was to even become one, and he knew that nobody wanted to risk something as extreme as that. Wiping sleep from the corners of his eyes, he'd open them after a few minutes. Staring up at the ceiling as he tried to reminisce on his dream, but most of it had escaped his memory by this point, causing a slight frown to appear on his features. Hoshigaki or not, he was going to become a strong ninja. He'd flutter his eyes to look at the window, noticing the trademark mist that Kirigakure was well known for. He'd smile as he gazed into it, seeing it more homely now. He knew the mist would always be a place of comfort for him. The blaring of the alarm clock would once again tug him back into reality. Covering his ears with his hands to attempt to block out the sound before he realized how stupid that action was. He'd chuckle a little at his stupidity, one arm moving from his ears and towards the alarm clock, bashing it with his hand for a few seconds until his fingers finally found a button that went inwards, tapping it, the alarm clock would shut off and the tiny hammer would stop beating off from the bells, but the echoes would remain for a few more seconds. Remaining with his back on his bed and his face towards the ceiling, he'd smile a little at the comfort he was feeling. Having to force himself to move, his hand would unwillingly push the blanket off from him before his feet joined in with the notion, kicking the blanket fully off his body and inviting the air to freeze him. Shivering and getting goosebumps as he felt the air, he'd slowly drag his feet along his bed until they reached the edge, where he pivoted his body into a sitting position and planted his feet firmly onto the cold wooden boards that was his flooring. Taking in a few deep breaths as he sat on the edge of his bed, he'd look around to see if anything had changed in his room. Seeing that it was as it usually is, his hands slowly found their place at either side of his body and onto the edges of his bed, pushing downwards. His arms would force his torso to move upwards until he was standing, his arms hanging down at his sides. He'd slowly move his arms up and around his body as he did his traditional series of stretches, allowing his body to limber up before he did anything on that day. After his small exercises, Xyxer would drag his feet along the floor and towards his drawer to get some clothing. Stopping in front of it, his hands would reach out for the handles of the top drawer, curling around them delicately. Yanking on the handles of the drawer he would force them out of their hiding position, allowing himself to stare at the bundle of clothing that was hidden inside. Wondering on what he wanted to wear that day, he just shrugged his shoulders and plucked out a short sleeved shirt and a pair of pants. Throwing them onto the bed, he'd push his palms against the top of the drawer, forcing them back into their position. Dragging his arm along his forehead for a moment, he'd make his way over towards his bed so he could get dressed. Leaning over and picking up his shirt, he'd pull it on over his head and he'd snake his arms through the sleeves of the shirt. Pulling at the bottom of it until it sat loosely around his waist, he'd pick up his pants with one movement of his hand. Sitting down on the edge of his bed, he'd lean his torso over his legs as he began to wrestle his pants along his legs, forcing them around his ankles and pulling them up slowly. Having to stand at the last few inches, he'd shuffle a little as tugged the pants upwards and securely around his waist. Pulling his shirt out from under his pants and letting it hang loosely around the top of his pants. Letting out a deep sigh as he slowly walked towards his door; he didn't know what he was going to do this day, but he knew he had better be outside and it'd probably be related to trying to hone this new jutsu. Reaching his door in a few seconds, his right hand reached out for the door handle and turned it until a click emitted from the doorway, which he responded to by pulling the door open and stepping out into the hallway, closing his door behind himself. He'd drag his naked feet along the wooden floors of his hallway, twisting his body at a 90 degree angle as he reached the corner, he'd swing and walk directly towards the door, stopping only to pick up his usual sandals. Resting against the wall, he'd lift one leg up and make the foot rest on the other leg's knee as he began to wrestle his sandals onto his feet, which took him around a minute to do for both of his feet. Walking up and down his hallway until his feet sunk into the sandals properly, he'd finally step towards the door. Reaching it shortly, he'd extend his hand out to it and his palm would gently collide with the metal of the handle, curling his fingers around it and twisting the door so he heard the click again. He'd pull the wooden door open and Xyxer would step outside into the cold of Kirigakure, shutting the door to his home as he stood outside of it. Looking either side of him as he stood outside, wondering on if he should actually train his technique again or should he try to work on his other ones. A deep frown on his face as he concentrated on what the answer to that question should be. After a few moments of silent contemplation, Xyxer would nod his head to himself and turn his body, heading down towards the area where the sea resided. Walking along the snaking paths of Kirigakure and nodding his head to a few people that were there, not taking him too long to reach his destination. Standing at the top of the wooden construction of piers that joined together, he'd stare down them and towards the sea that had became a save-haven for him so recently. He'd carefully descend the wooden steps to each pier and walk along them, dropping down a few more steps at the each of every pier, having to turn and walk a different way every now and again. Nearing the bottom pier, he'd jump down from the current one and landed on his feet on the bottom one, looking around without much thought. He'd stride along the wooden pier until he reached the end of it, standing there as he did the day before, allowing his eyes to close. His nose would welcome the scent of salty seawater, a relaxed sigh escaping from his slightly parted lips. He would send chakra into his feet so he could walk onto the sea again, walking carefully onto the water as if they were his first baby steps. Standing a little further away from the pier than he was last time, he looked around himself to see not much nearby except a few fishing boats and the piers. He'd thought whilst he was asleep of another way to help train his defenses and attacks, and that was by using a stronger version of bunshin no jutsu, a version that was based on his primary element, Suiton. Forming a single hand sign, an exact replica of him would begin to arise from the water next to him, coming up at first as a blob of water before it would finally construct itself into a humanoid body, finally taking on the features and clothing of Xyxer. Having the same equipment as him, they'd both nod to each other as he still had respect for him, taking a few steps away so they were both facing each other. Closing his eyes he would allow his chakra to flow about him, letting the water float up around his body in a series of swirls so they could defend him sufficiently in case of an attack from any side. Xyxer nodded his head to his clone, indicating that it's time for the mizu bunshin to begin it's assault. The copy of Xyxer would nod it's head in understand, sprinting down to the body of water that was spiraling around it's original. Attempt to slam the heel of his foot into the body of Xyxer, however, his attack would be intercepted by the water that was surrounding Xyxer. The mizu bunshin would attempt to land multiple blows at the top of it's speed and strength, but none of them would be able to hit due to the formidable shield that was created by the water. The Mizu Bunshin would not hasten in it's goal, still kicking and punching the body of water to see if any of his attacks would be able to get past it and into the body of it's original. After a few moments of seeing it not working, the Mizu Bunshin would rip out it's ninjato and would begin to strike the body of Xyxer with it, but the water would still manage to defend against the metal. The bunshin would stop as Xyxer smiled, knowing that this technique made him pretty well defended against bunshins at the very least, but what were the offensive capabilities?.. As he thought about it, he'd imagine in his mind the water below the bunshin wrapping around the leg of the bunshin and lifting him high into the air. That exact scene would happen before Xyxer, much to his clone's surprise. The body of water would slam the bunshin into the water aggressively, each impact seeming like a minor explosion. Xyxer remained there astounded by the pure power of this technique, he was going to train with his clone more often to perfect this technique. Xyxer would allow his chakra to drop the water that was around him, letting it go back into it's natural habitat. Turning about on his heels Xyxer walked along the water and back onto the sturdy structure of the bottom pier. Walking along the bottom pier and up the steps, he'd continue to do this on the constructions until he finally got to the top. Looking around himself with a feeling of accomplishment, Xyxer dragged his feet along the stones that crept around the village of Kirigakure, which he would follow with great knowledge until he reached the front door to his home. Standing outside of his house he'd look at the modest construction that was his home, a small smile brought to his lips. He didn't want to be any better than this house, he wanted to live in this house for the rest of the time he resided within Kirigakure.

[2200 words]

+5 Strength
+6 Speed

Level Four Control of Water Release: Water-Heavens Convergence unlocked
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Approved

Xyxer stood outside by a tree in the training grounds, his body slumped as he rested against it. His hands drooped either side of his body as if he was passed out, but his eyes remained open as he watched the people that came in, trained, and then left without much thought. 'These people seem at ease.. that's kinda' worrying. I could be a person pretending to be a Kirigakure ninja and they wouldn't suspect a thing.. I could have slaughtered an entire village just because they were unaware of who I am..' Xyxer quickly shook those thoughts out of his head, he shouldn't be thinking about the death of his own village; that's a barbaric idea and he was more than that. He knew he was destined for greatness, and at the least he would be protecting his village with his life. Shifting his position slightly, his right arm would hang off from his leg that was tucked into his chest, continuing to watch the academy students and genin that came here to train; he watched their reoccurring pattern as most of them decided to train alone, but a select few came here to train with a partner or a friend. It brought a question to the mind of Xyxer.. should he get a sparring partner from now on, so he would be able to become stronger quicker? He knew that sparring was a better way of training than by doing it by yourself. It could also be beneficial if he developed deep bonds with his sparring partner, that way he'd always have somebody to watch his back, even if he'd done something drastically wrong. His eyes closed and he ignored the people that were training, instead going back into his thoughts so he could dwell on the ideas. He wanted to become a member of the ANBU. He knew he could do it if he tried to, and he was going to put all of his heart and soul into it. He wanted to protect his village from all the threats that were inevitably waiting just outside of the gates. He wanted to protect it from threats that could have been lurking inside the gates. He just wanted to make his home village a safer place to be, even if it was famed for it's bloody nature. He didn't want ninja from his own village being killed. Opening his eyes slowly, he would look at the concentration of academy student and genin that loitered inside of the training grounds, some of them not seeming to do much training. He knew they were kids just like himself and they couldn't train all day, but should they be moved so they couldn't interfere with the ones that actually were training? That thought crossed his mind for a few minutes before he decided to finally move his body; shifting his hands either side of him and planting them into the ground, he slowly flexed and forced his torso to move upwards because of the motion. His arms straightening as he got higher, he'd eventually tuck his legs in under his body and press his toes against the ground, pushing up so he was standing at his full height. Looking around the training grounds for a few seconds as he tried to notice how many genin and academy students were here, he simply bit his tongue slightly before he walked over to a small group that had seemed to be here as long as he had, he spoke quietly, "Excuse me.. could you guys please leave the training grounds. You're possibly disturbing the people who actually came here to train, you know.. with all your loud talking and laughter. It's rather aggravating." A small smirk was unfolded on the face of Xyxer, he was always one to go the violent way instead of the talking way, so he always knew what buttons to press in order to ignite a small fire within the people he wanted to. The members of the group slowly turned around at the voice that had told them to leave, appraising him silently before their lips cracked upwards into large grins; booming laughter not finding any difficulty to escape from their lips. Xyxer would remain standing there, slouched a little as he stood, just waiting for one of them to reply, he wasn't bothered by their laughter in the least. A few minutes after laughing and chattering to each other, one of them turned around and spoke to him, "Beat it, before we beat you." This simply brought a smile to the face of Xyxer as he knew he was going to be able to do what he did best - fight. Xyxer kept his calm and relaxed posture, his back leaning slightly backwards as if he was against as a tree before he replied, "You should listen to me before I start to get violent.." He attempted to hide the smirk on his face, but it was damned near impossible when he was having this much fun. The group turned around and were obviously annoyed by the presence of this cocky ninja, who did he think he is? Telling them to leave and then saying he could beat them all. They oughta' teach him a lesson, they thought. The seemingly-ring leader spoke, "That's it, you little maggot. We're going to teach YOU a lesson!" his voice had a tone of anger clear in it which had a resemblance of a raging fire. This also caused Xyxer to grin, which further aggravated the group he was trying to fight. The ring leader of the group jumped towards Xyxer without much thought, quickly trying to hit Xyxer in the face with a hay maker. Xyxer had no problems in ducking from this move, he just kept walking backwards so he could lure the entire group to him. The members of the group that wanted to hurt him proceeded to walk towards him quickly, jeering on the ring leader as they circled the body of Xyxer and the one who was enraged much like a bull. He knew this could end badly if they all struck at the same moment, so he would have to keep his guard up from all sides, not just the one that the ring leader was on. Turning his attention back to the ring leader since he was the largest problem at this point in time. The boy would leap at Xyxer again and went in for another haymaker. Xyxer easily dodged this move as well and just slid around the back of his opponent, his elbow flying from his body and straight into the back of the ring leader; it wasn't a move he had designed to hurt him since he had kept all of his power from it, but he wanted the ring leader to let his guard down, and he knew he would if he believed Xyxer was weak. The trick seemed to work as members of the circle began to laugh as did his opponent. The ring leader took a moment to turn around before he watched Xyxer, obviously not feeling in danger when he looked at this boy. As Xyxer looked at his face, he realized.. He hadn't seen this one in any of his classes.. That must be why he wasn't aware of Xyxer's power. This brought an even larger grin to his face as he knew he would be able to play tricks as long as he wanted as long as he felt like it. Xyxer was soon brought out of his state of daydreaming when he noticed the large boy had began to move towards him again, obviously not having learned his lesson. Another hay maker headed the way of Xyxer, by which he responded to by just ducking under it again but pretending he got hit. Letting out a deep grunt like he would have done, he held onto his side and walked behind the ring leader again, hiding a smirk under his features. This was so easy so far.. it's bounding to get harder, it must. Another punch from the boy he was against, Xyxer simply moved his hand up just in time; his hand would smack against the wrist of the arm that was moving towards him, knocking it away from his body. He'd follow through a direct punch to the solar plexus of the male he was fighting against. His fist would impact directly into the body of the boy, which made him cough up blood due to how powerful the direct impact was. He dropped down onto the floor winded and bleeding. Xyxer just looked down at his body with no emotion, except a smile danced on his lips. He looked down at the boy he had just took down in one punch before he looked around to the circle that gazed in fright at what had happened to their leader. Xyxer's lips parted as he began to speak, "Who else wishes to share the same fate as this weakling? Because you're all going to, whether you like it or not. You thought it would be funny to try and bully me? Well, that tables have turned now, and I do not forgive somebody who has wronged me. Perhaps you will keep this in your mind if you, by some miracle, survive this encounter." Most of his words were obviously for effect to try and scare his opponents, and the look on their faces seemed to say it had worked. He was still young but he knew that if you could scare your opponent before the battle, you had already won it. Shortly afterwards, he would just keep looking around his body as the circle looked at one another, they knew that escaping would be near impossible for them, and that they would have to venture into the lion's mouth and hope it didn't bite too harshly. They all leaped towards the body of Xyxer, which had seemed to surprise him slightly. One of them would twist their body around and plant their hands into the ground, kicking their foot upwards into the torso of Xyxer to make him fly into the air. Xyxer was hit by the move as he wasn't expecting it, simply looking down at them as he was floating upwards. He regained his composure in the air and he noticed that they were all preparing to beat him when he came down.. Huh, so this was their plan.. Make me fall down into them unprepared so they beat me with next to no effort? It's obvious that they don't know who I am. Xyxer twisted in the air as he quickly did a single hand sign, focusing on one of the member's that were waiting for him to descend back into their grasp. His body in the air would disappear in a puff of smoke and would reappear behind the body of the boy he had chosen, weaving to the side and then move back towards him with a single punch to his ribs, the entire weight of his body behind it since he had weaved with it like a boxer would. The boy had anticipated the move and would quickly duck his arm downwards, blocking the blow from his ribs but it would still impact his arm, which obviously hurt the boy. Letting out a yelp, the entire group would turn around to see that Xyxer had disappeared and had reappeared behind a member of their group. Shocked, they didn't stop their rapid attacks on him. Sprinting towards him and circling Xyxer like a group of vultures waiting for their meal to die, except they were more willing to get their hands dirty than a vulture is. A flurry of punches would attack Xyxer from all sides, and he would be unable to defend from them all. He'd spin about rapidly as his arms moved into different formations to protect himself from attacks to different parts of his body. Xyxer knew he would need help for this battle, so he quickly did a single hand sign and performed the Kawarimi no jutsu. The next hit to his body revealed that he had disappeared and that a log had assumed his position, much to the dismay of the group. Xyxer stood not too far away from them near a lake that was there to help Suiton users with their chakra training. Doing a small series of hand seals as he stood by it, the water would form upwards slowly into an indeterminable shape before it finally molded itself into something that resembled a humanoid shape, before features of Xyxer and his clothing were put onto it and it looked like an exact clone of him by the time it had finished. Xyxer and the mizu bunshin stood extremely close to each other, their shoulders almost touching so it would be hard for the others to see which one was their real one since none of them had seen him perform the jutsu. The group would let out a small cry as one of the group turned to see the two Xyxer's, and then the rest of the group turned around to see the duplicate; a look of horror is clear on their faces, but that quickly changed into a determined look as they knew they could beat one Xyxer, so two may not be too harder. Xyxer and his water clone would begin to sprint towards the group, diverting paths at the last moment so they were on either side of the circle. The people that were against him were unsure on what area they should defend so their eyes kept flickering around to see which Xyxer was going to attack at which part. The mizu bunshin would begin it's assault on one side of the group, and Xyxer would attack the other so they couldn't all flood his clone. This tactic was a simple and basic one, but it was known to be extremely useful. The group just looked in dismay as their friends got beat up before they finally decided that one half should attack Xyxer, and the other half should attack the other one. Not many people were left in the group but they had decided to do it anyway, which didn't make it any more difficult for the two of them. Xyxer did his customary spinning technique where his feet flung into the air and rapidly hit against his opponents, battering them from all sides as his movements were unpredictable when he was in this position. A few of the people that were attacking him would get hit by the move before they realised that should all attack at the same time so he would be unable to defend from it. They'd all go for his arms in a barrage of kicks, which Xyxer responded to by doing a flip so he was back onto his feet. He quickly looked over to this mizu bunshin who seemed to be doing well with the other group so Xyxer diverted his attention back to the ones that were near him, noticing that they had lessened their attacks a little and went back to the brutal ones they were delivering from before when he was by himself. It was much easier to defend against these attacks now that there were only half of the original ones. Xyxer simply looked around at them as he kept spinning and deflecting some attacks as he formulated a plan in his mind, he knew that if he messed this one up he'd be going to the hospital because of how much he had annoyed them; adrenaline rushed through him as this thought crossed his mind and he just deflected one punch that was coming to his body. Twisting his hand and latching it onto the wrist of the person he deflected, he would use his momentum to change places with him before the others had noticed, so he got attacked by the group and he wouldn't have to do much to hurt him. The group took a few seconds to realize that they had just beat their own comrade up and Xyxer was standing in their ranks, which worried them greatly. He was fast compared to them if he could do that without being noticed. Xyxer was enjoying this battle a lot, and he knew that from this and his previous killing, that war would be a fun place for the likes of him. The group would swarm around him once more and they continued to be relentless in their attacks, trying to be so quick that Xyxer would be unable to deflect them and pull the same move again. Turning his head he looked towards his mizu bunshin once more to see how his clone was handling things, and it seemed to be doing as well as Xyxer currently was. Another smile from Xyxer as he continued to watch the group with their attacks. He'd block them with deft precision but he wasn't wanting to hurt any of them yet, he just wanted to make them lose most of their stamina so he would be able to deliver even more devastating blows. He'd duck and weave from multiple punches and kicks as his body moved much like water. His hands would continue to move as he managed to deflect many punches and kicks, which brought fear to each of the people he deflected as they knew what he was capable of when he deflected a move, and it wasn't pretty. Xyxer began to get a bit bored of these shenanigans so he decided that they must have lost most of their stamina by now, so it would be a good time to begin his brutal array of attacks. He'd twist his body around like he was doing before, but instead of continuing to do it, Xyxer jumped a little and twisted his body as he delivered a brutal tornado kick to one of the Genins' that surrounded him in the circle. A slight crack was heard but nothing too damaging had happened that would be unable to be fixed. The boy dropped down quickly as he was knocked unconscious from the pure power of the blow that he had received straight to his head. The others in the group gasped as they realised that Xyxer had finally begun to fight back, they knew they would have to put him out quickly or that would happen to each of them. One of the members of the group went to punch Xyxer, but he quickly grabbed onto their wrist and twisted it, ducked under their arm and then delivered a brutal kick to their jaw. The sound of bone being crushed was heard as he let go of the arm and that one fell down unconscious just like his friends. Xyxer looked at the three that remained by him that gazed in horror at him, but Xyxer was not done with them yet. Ducking and weaving, he would put all of his weight into a punch to the ribs of one of the people that had intended to hurt him. His fist would connect with a sickening crunch as the boy fell down holding onto his ribs, unable to get back up after that powerful move. Looking at the two that remained near him, Xyxer ducked downwards and closed his hands around the ankle of one of his opponent's, swinging the surprised boy around and into his friend with a show of amazing strength for his age. The shocked boy would be thrown into his friend as they tumbled together, falling on one another and gazing up in horror as Xyxer came towards them to finish the job. Picking up one of them, he simply delivered a punch to their head which make them drop down to the floor KO'd like their friends. Picking up the one that remained, he'd simply look into his eyes to see the fright that was in them, how sweat had gathered on the boy's face. This brought even more delight to Xyxer as he rammed his forehead into the boy's nose, breaking the nose and making him fall back into the ground in a flurry of pain and blood. Xyxer turned around to see that his mizu bunshin had nearly finished beating them all up, but he had one that just wouldn't give up. Xyxer walked with silent determination behind the boy, and hooked his arms up along the boy's armpits and locked them behind his head, getting him in a lock that he would be unable to get back out of. His mizu bunshin would take advantage of this and would deal multiple strong blows to the pressure points on the boy, making sure that he did not fall unconscious but was going through agonizing pain that would make him remember this day for the rest of his life. When Xyxer had got bored of seeing this boy in pain and his screams of anguish, he'd nod his head to his water clone who would just deliver an even more devastating blow to the solar plexus of the boy, causing him to be winded and drop unconscious in the arms of Xyxer. Xyxer let go of the boy as he felt his weight fall down and let his body fall into the ground, his face in the dirt. Xyxer looked at the body of his water clone and nodded his head to him in thanks, "I'll see you after, friend." As he said that, the mizu bunshin nodded his head back and turned back into water, disappearing into the ground. Xyxer quickly left the training grounds in case anyone of higher ranking than him showed up and he quickly left to stand in another position that was a fair bit away from the training grounds. Standing a safe way away so he wouldn't just be assumed to be the attacker, he would let out a quiet sigh as he wondered on what to do, 'Perhaps I should try to train that water manipulation again.. I still don't feel like I've fully mastered it as I should have. There's got to be more to it than what I've learned. Sure, it's all good so far.. But it's got the possibility to be even better!' A small grin came to the face of Xyxer as he had made up his mind and he began to walk along the entwining roads of Kirigakure and towards the piers that led down to the sea. Not taking him too long to get to the top of the wooden piers that connected and led down to the sea, he would smile as he always did. Walking down the wooden steps carefully so he didn't slip, Xyxer allowed his body to move calmly this time, since he had done this journey so many times he was used to it now. His feet moved deftly along the ground as he avoided a few squeaky boards as he enjoyed the tranquility of the sea; how the waves just smacked against each other with such a satisfying and relaxing sound. It was all good to him. Finally reaching the bottom wooden pier, Xyxer walked along the length of it until he stood at the very end, his toes just hanging off from the pier and almost touching the water. He inhaled deeply like he usually did, the scent of salt water drifting up into his nostrils was a relaxing smell that he had grown to love. It was an acquired taste, but he liked it. The taste of the salty seawater had drifted to the back of his throat and had latched there, which was welcomed by Xyxer. He took a few steps out onto the water after sending chakra into his feet so he could water walk. Walking even further out from the pier than he did last time, his feet would carry him carefully away from the pier as he ventured out even more. Stopping when he thought he was in the suitable place, he wanted to train his new jutsu so that he could get the very best out of it, and he knew that if he did, he could become a force to be reckoned with, which would also aid in his mission. He looked around himself as he stood on the water, the view would briefly remind him of his dream of being a Hoshigaki, but he quickly swept that thought out of his mind like the sea when it washes objects out of itself and back onto land. He stood calmly with his posture the same as it had been before, it'd be hard to tell that he had beat up a group too long ago. He stretched himself finally as he stood on the water, before he began to do his breathing exercises. His chest would inhale and his arms would move upwards with the motion, and when he exhaled his arms would float downwards so his muscles could be relaxed. Doing this for a good few minutes before he believed he had done it for a sufficient time, Xyxer stood and looked around himself once more to witness the vast expanse of water which brought a smile to his face. It was just like home to him. Closing his eyes, Xyxer allowed chakra to flow all the way through his body once more, letting the tingling sensation take over his body as it had done the days before. He felt the dampness against his skin so he opened his eyes, noticing that the water had decided to become armour instead of a wall this time, which was slightly shocking to Xyxer but he knew that this was possible, and he knew that even more could happen if he put his mind to it. Taking a few more steps on the water with the water armour that he was now wearing, amazed that it did not impede with his movements. This could be extremely useful in the future, he thought. He would begin to drag his feet along the water slowly so he could get a feel of the water armour, since he believed it must have some effect on his movement; however, he noticed that it did not have any effect and it felt like he was wearing no armour at all. Xyxer began to run around on the sea and do laps, improving his speed as his legs pumped against the water rapidly and his body moved quickly. Doing this for a couple of laps before he came to a skidding halt back into his original position, he'd be breathing a bit heavily. "Hmm.. There's got to be some other ways I can test this new jutsu.. It could be pretty useful for me.." He spoke under his breath, his eyes scanning over the water that was below him as he watched the fishes. He knew they were just like him, he had to learn what they did.. he had to copy them somewhat. He knew he couldn't full on copy them, but he had to be like them. He had to welcome water more; if that was even possible. He had to focus his body on water even more, he had to.. use more water jutsus. His eyes closed as he imagined all the water moves he wanted to learn, and he knew that he would have to at least have a decent array of water moves before he would be able to master the new technique that was based on water, and then.. then he would be powerful, and truly worthy of being ANBU. Opening his eyes slowly, he would welcome the vast sea into his sight as he began to wonder on the jutsus he was going to try and perform first. He should start with the more difficult ones first, he thought. Walking further away from the pier so his jutsus shouldn't harm the structures, he stopped when he believed he was a suitable distance away. Slowly beginning to form hand seals, he would feel something shudder within his stomach when he finished the hand seals. His body would keel over his and his mouth would open, water beginning to pour out of it as if he was a tap. The increasing amount of water would lift him up high into the air, the water still continuing to run out of his mouth before it finally stopped whilst he was a fair bit from the sea. He'd look down at the jutsu he had just performed, watching as the water began to fall down like a water fall, which Xyxer would run along with the water to see how fast he could go if he was to fight somebody whilst he used that jutsu. His arms would fly behind his body as he zoomed across the water because of the water release move he had just performed. Skidding to a halt, his heels would hit off from the water three times in total before he came to a complete stop. Turning around he would notice the water still coming down, proud of himself at how much water he was able to produce. Xyxer would press both of his hands against each other before he slammed them down into the surface of the water. As he did so, five sharks would form within the water, thrashing about as they swam around each other and aggressively smacked into other fish. They'd continue to swim around in the water much like real sharks much to the surprise of Xyxer, who thought they would be attacking each other by this point. 'Heh.. this is good.' Xyxer thought before he removed his hands from the water, letting the sharks dissipate and blend in with the water as the chakra was removed from them. Standing back up, his hands would move into a single hand seal as the water beside him would rise upwards in a column of some sorts, looking much like a blob that was the size of Xyxer. The blob would begin to manifest into a humanoid shape before it took on the features and clothing of Xyxer, looking like a complete copy of him. Nodding his head once to the water clone as he usually did, he would begin to form a series of hand seals again. He would then put one hand upwards as a ball of water began to manifest around the body of the water clone. The sphere of water would completely cover the body of the water clone and would prevent any escape from it. The water clone would keep trying to escape from the water prison, but to no avail, which pleased Xyxer greatly. Dissipating the water prison along with the water clone, they'd both drop down into the sea as shapeless entities. Finally, he'd do another series of hand seals and a dome of water would encase him, protecting him from anything that was going to happen to him from outside of the water. Xyxer swam inside of the dome as he got used to the feeling of the water again, his eyes closing as he imagined himself merged with it. He wouldn't feel like a fish, however... he would feel like a shark. That Hoshigaki dream kept beckoning to him, inviting him to become one of them. It was a strong urge and he knew that one day soon, he would no longer be able to resist it. Whether in this life or the next, he would become a member of the Hoshigaki clan.


(5280 wc)

+24 Strength
+2 Stamina

Wind element unlocked
Water Release: Water–Heavens Convergence Level-5 Unlocked

Approved.

It had been so long since he'd had a comfort night of sleep with his implanted sharingan. It was rather pleasent, but it couldn't stop him thinking about who could have owned this eye before him. He knew they must have been young because of how undeveloped the sharingan was. None the less, these thoughts did not trouble him as he remained in his slumber. Along with those, he dreamed about how much he had accomplished recently. He was a member of the ANBU, a member of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, he had defeated the Mizukage, and he had even made his own jutsu. He didn't think he would ever make his own, so that was a really big tick in his book; never mind that it was actually a pretty useful jutsu, and it was a pretty versatile one. However, when he was in the middle of a rather satisfying dream of him using Predator's Shroud, a monstrous roar awakened him from his sleep. He clinged desperately onto the remnants of his dream as they began to fade away. He was being forced back into reality. Something that most tended to hate, especially in the mornings. He hung onto the tethers of the make believe world before he woke up with a shudder; his alarm clock blaring it's song as it did every morning. Muttering a little under his breath, he remained lying in bed and staring up at the ceiling. His sharingan still felt a little weird but it was his now. He was going to become powerful with it and vice versa. A small smile found it's way onto his face as he slowly forced his body upwards into a sitting position; his hands dropping down into the gap inbetween his knees as he pulled his legs in to cross them under his butt. He sat staring at the wall opposite of him and just cocked his head a little to the side. The sharingan always gave him a weird feeling, but that was of no bother. He believed it was usual for anyone who had the infamous, 'Cursed Eye'. Rubbing both of his eyes with a single hand, brushing them to remove the 'sleep' that had gathered in the corners of his eyes while he had been asleep. His mouth opened to reveal his teeth and tongue as a monstrous yawn escaped from the small confines of his mouth and throat. Afterwards, he rubbed his eyes some more before he swung his legs off from the bed and planted his feet firmly onto the cold wood that resided at the bottom of his room. Before he stood up from his bed he turned his body around as much as it could possibly go without causing injury and extended his arm, grabbing one side of his curtain before tugging it, pulling it open so he could see outside. It was the usual weather for Kirigakure; Thick wisps of mist coiled around and danced like ghosts as a cold breeze seemed to be encouraging the mist to spread around the village. Encouraging it to do whatever mist does. This only reinforced his sleepy smile. Pressing his hands against the edge of his mattress, he put strength into his hands and forced himself upwards whilst extending his arms. Pushing himself up once his arms could extend no further. As he stood in his room he stretched for a few seconds; limbering up his muscles and getting his blood flowing properly so he didn't end up injuring himself. He couldn't remember the last day he hand't ended up doing these stretches. They were a way of life for him now, and to be quiet honest, he'd be surprised if he found out that any shinobi that did trainign didn't do stretches before hand. However, he would not be training today, as he didn't feel the need to. He was just going to have a nice and peaceful day at the sea. Not much usually happened at the sea so he believed he was going to have an easy duty, but none the less he would have to be observant or he could get fired from the ANBU corps, no matter how strong he was compared to the others in the village. After he had finished his ritual stretching he spun around before sending the palm of his hand straight down towards his alarm clock, hitting the snooze button to stop it from blaring and potentially waking up his family. Rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand once more, he sleepily approached his drawer like a zombie with his movements. Curling his hands around the top drawer's handles, he pulled firmly on them until the drawer was at least half way exposed to Xyxer, so he could see the contents within. It was his usual attire as he always left his special clothing on top of the drawer, he thought this kept things much more simpler than if he just dumped it everywhere and mixed it with his normal clothing. After a while of looking into the drawer, he just simply pulled out what he usually wore: A long-sleeved black shirt and a pair of grey pants. Closing the top drawer by pushing his palm against it roughly, he moved back over to the bed and sat down as he slid the shirt over his head, forcing his arms through the sleeves and pulling on it so it rested comfortably. He then proceeded to slide his pants on, pulling them over his ankles until they rested on his hip. Afterwards, he stood back up and pulled the rim of his shirt out from his pants so it was casual. Xyxer looked around for a few seconds before walking over to his drawer, flicking his hand towards his ANBU cloak and undoing it. He then wrapped it around his body and done it up again so it wouldn't fly off or hang on his shoulders. Xyxer then picked up his ANBU mask and fixed it onto his face, covering it completely and hiding it from view. He was going to leave his giant sword here today and instead he picked up his small ANBU blade and slid it into a sheath that hung loosely at his hip. He slid his feet into some sandals that he kept around and just walked over to his door, opened it, and walked out into the hallway, closing his bedroom door behind him. Walking along the hallway he turned and walked towards the front door, curling his hand around the door knob and twisting until he heard a click, pulling it open he stepped outside and closed it behind him. Once more standing in the cold breeze of Kirigakure. After a few seconds of licking his lips, he nodded his head to himself to confirm where he was going to go today and set off in the general direction of the sea. He didn't bother interacting with people as he wasn't usually able to have a casual chat while wearing this uniform. Most people were scared off by his mask, which was understandable. After all, you don't have a mask that resembles a feared creature without a reason, do you? He just smiled to himself as he replayed the facts in his head. It only took him a few minutes to reach the top pier that led down towards the sea, which was rather pleasent. Taking one step onto the wooden bridge that connected onto others, he kept his feet moving at a calm and relaxed pace as he slowly made his way downwards until he reached the bottom pier. The one where he usually went when he wished to enjoy the tranquility of his duty in this area. Standing at the end of the bottom pier, he just inhaled the salty scent of the sea before shaking his head a few times. It was always a pleasure to be here because it reminded him of his days as an academy student. They were good days, when he didn't have anything to worry about. He wondered what it must be like for the Mizukage now, because he could remember when there wasn't a Mizukage. Not one that was seen anyway. And considering he was around the same age as the Mizukage, they must have progressed at the same pace with the same difficulties. Instead of just dwelling on these thoughts he shaked his head once more as if that would shake them out of his head before he went about looking around the area. His eyes couldn't catch onto much but there was something that seemed a bit odd just off into the distance. There were two silhouettes of figures, but he was unable to distinguish them from this far away. Squinting a little, he channeled chakra into his feet and began to walk on the water towards them to see what was happening over there. However, the back of Xyxer's throat got dry as he saw something raised into the air, something that resembled... a sword. A cold sweat broke over Xyxer but his body automatically kicked into action, his legs pumping against the water as he full on sprinted towards the commotion with the aim of disabling the person who seemed to be brandishing a weapon. However, as he got closer, Xyxer noticed that it wasn't two fishermen. There was a fisherman there, but there was also a bandit. A bandit that was known for killing. With a quick flick of his wrist he unsheathed his tanto and held it in a reversed position as he suddenly appeared on the other side of the bandit, blood spraying from behind him as the tanto had find it's way home in the bandit's throat. His throat torn out, he could do nothing but drop down as he seemed to be in shock from the attack that was unexpected. Hell, he hadn't even seen Xyxer before today so this must have been an extremely scary surprise. He was killed by someone and never even got to their face, and even Xyxer thought that was cold of him, but he did not care. He had saved the fisherman's life, or so he assumed. Turning around, an unpleasent sight caught his eyes. The sword of the bandit was lodged inside the torso of the fisherman. Xyxer looked on in disbelief and ran over to the man, "Are you okay?!" It was obvious that he wasn't, but Xyxer had to say it anyway to try and reassure himself. He could survive this! He kept saying to himself, but when he looked at how far the sword had penetrated, he knew this was not going to happen. He dropped down onto his knees as he looked at the slowly dying man. He wasn't going to move him because that would make him die a painful death, and he was too far away from any hospital to get him any help. He just stared solemnly into the man's eyes, a feeling of guilt lurking inside of his stomach, twisting it around and turning it inside out. If only he had came earlier, he could have stopped this. If only he was here a second earlier, the fisherman wouldn't have got hurt. But no, he just had to be a second late, and for that a civilian casualty had occurred. Placing one hand on the fisherman's face, he dragged it down his face slowly to close his eyes before he picked him up like he was carrying a baby. He began to walk over towards the hospital with a look of sorrow underneath his mask, but thankfully that was hidden. As he got into the hospital, he gave the corpse to the staff so they could identify him and inform his family of his tragic death. Something that Xyxer was sure that they would forever blame on him, and something they'd never forgive. Looking at the ground as he left the hospital, his sharingan felt strange once more.

(2009 words)
(2nd Tomoe unlocked)

Approved.

Once again the din of the alarm clock invaded the space within Xyxer's vast dreams. Commanding him to wake up and if he did not, it would continue to scream at the top of it's mechanical lungs until Xyxer could take no more. If he was a deep sleeper, Xyxer was pretty sure that he would have been dreaming of a giant leviathon falling straight into the sea; it's body weight forcing the water to splash and causing a sound much like an explosion due to the weight it held. It was a rather interesting mental image, but none the less it was a mental image and not a dream as he would have much preferred. Already torn away from his dream world, Xyxer opened his eyes and stared up at the ceiling above him. The one that had sheltered him from the harsh weather that always seemed to reside within Kirigakure. With a small smile of recognition, he forced his upper body forwards towards his knees before he stopped in a sitting position. A yawn escaped his lips as his arms drug themselves from under the warm haven of his duvet, stiffening a little as they came into contact with the cold air of the mornings of Kirigakure. He simply rose his arms and began to stretch them at weird angles to tender his muscles, getting the blood pumping around so his body would be more warmer. After all, that's what he needed as it made him feel more safe than anything else. It was like his own portable hot water bottle, but a built in one instead. After his stretching he leaned forwards a little more, yanking one of the curtains to the side so he could see outside and what the weather would be like today. There were spots of people in the area and the mist didn't seem as violent as it was the day before, but none the less that was not really of importance. He was used to the mist now, hell, he'd even made his own version of the mist that was more deadlier than most that had been invented, if not the most deadly and versatile. His smile of recognition was still there as he let go of his curtain, letting it fall back into place the hide the outside world from him, and vice versa. With a small twist, his body went from a sitting position facing the wall to a sitting position where his legs were hanging off the bed with his feet touching the wooden floors. Stretching his arms up into the air once more, they shaked a little due to the pressure he was putting on them. Afterwards, he put his hands down onto the edge of the bed and extended the muscles in his arms, forcing his body to be pivoted upwards from the bed and to stand on the wooden flooring of his room. He walked quickly over towards the drawer and wrapped his hands around the handles of the top drawer. After shivering a little due to the drop in temperature, he yanked on the top drawer so he could see the contents and briefly scanned the insides of the drawer. After a few seconds of silent choosing he pulled out a pair of pants and a short sleeved shirt, turning around and pushing the top drawer closed with the palm of his hand, he dropped down onto the floor where he was. Pulling the pants on around his ankles and along his legs, he stood up so he could pull them around his waist and do them up there. After that, he slid his head through the collar of his shirt and pulled his arms through it, smiling a little to himself as he walked over towards a mirror he had in his room. Looking into the mirror with a small smile, he looked at how his white hair remained covering his eyes, so he brushed his hair to the side briefly. A small smile on his face as he saw that his amber eye remained, the eye that he liked to call' The God Eye', and that his Sharingan now had it's second tomoe. It was becoming more powerful and he felt more powerful with it, but it wasn't enough. He knew it wasn't. He could still feel it's hunger for power, it's hunger for development. And he was going to comply with it's wishes, whatever they may be. If the sharingan became strong then it was only logical that Xyxer would as well, as he was the owner of the eye. It's call for power was deafening in his mind but he knew that nobody else would hear it. It was only him. It was his eye after all. Rubbing it for a few seconds after his eyelid closed, he walked towards the door of his room and opened it, stepping out into the hallway. Walking towards the front door of his house he simply reached out for the handle of the door and turned it until he heard a click to signal that it was unlocked and open before he pulled it backwards, inviting the cold breeze of Kirigakure inside of the house as he dropped down onto his butt and leaned backwards, grabbing onto his sandals and fitting them onto his feet before he stood back up, rubbing his feet against the ground before he stepped outside and closed the door behind himself. He smiled as he stood outside, pulling the door to his house closed behind himself as he stood, his arms held out high almost asi f he wsa going to greet an old friend. It had been a while since he had walked outside without any of his ANBU equipment on him. In fact, he had even left all of his weapons behind as he did not want to be getting too violent today, no, instead he was just planning on using his fists. Hand to hand would be an efficient skill to develop after all. After he looked around for a few seconds, he walked towards the training grounds with small leaps in between his steps and a childish smile on his face. He did not bother covering up his sharingan as he thought it was pretty neat, and wanted people to know that he had one. That he was unique within the village. That they could trust him to protect them from the evil forces that lurked outside the walls, and even the evil forces that possibly lurked within. He'd be their savior, and their god. A merciful god at that. His lips perked upwards again at that idea, that he would be their savior. It gave him a feeling of purpose and pride, that he was always supposed to be a ninja and not just some boring person that had to work at a store for all of his life. No, he got the good stuff. He was an ANBU and a member of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. He was important. Shaking his head a few times as he tried to shake down his feeling of pride, as that was a sin. Especially as much as he was feeling at that point in time, so he quickly swallowed to try and vanquish those thoughts as he entered the training grounds, inhaling the fresh scent of the grass and trees with a smile before he advanced in further, trying to find the more skilled shinobi that lurked within. Passing a few couples that were sparring and people practicing all kind of things: Walking on the trees, throwing kunais and shurikens at dummies, etc. He got a fair bit into the woods as he looked around the area, scratching the side of his head for a few seconds before he saw his rival. Seiró. A frown came onto Xyxer's face as he stared at his opponent, he didn't even want to give him a heads up of the attack but he felt the need to ,after all, he was better than him. "Oi, idiot. Are you ready to fall to your knees like the days back in the academy?". A startled Seiró turned around and saw Xyxer, at first looking afraid before he began to laugh, "Ah, you again. I was waiting until I could find you, to finally show you how a real shinobi fights and not the trash on the street. I'm not like the weak ones and you know it. I'm not like you." Seiró laughed before he began to rapidly perform hand seals, blowing a ball of flames towards Xyxer just moments after he spoke. Xyxer was a bit surprised by this initial attack but he easily avoided it by jumping upwards and into the trees, using them as his own advantage; he began to jump along the branches using his speed and came spinning out of the forestation in a spinning kick towards his opponent's head, letting his foot rocket into Seiró's hand as he went to block it. This surprised Xyxer as well as he didn't think that his opponent would be able to keep up with him now that he seemed to have an incredible amount of speed. It was obvious, his opponent must have more speed than he did. This was confirmed when a sudden blur of movement revealed Seiró's fist touching the gut of Xyxer, before his hand seemed to break a sound barrier when it hit his stomach. A gasp of air escaped Xyxer's lips but he didn't reveal the pain he was in. Pain was weakness, and he refused to show any sign of weakness, no matter what the situation was. And he would never show pain to his rival. Not in his wildest dreams would he have ever even thought of that idea. Instead, his lips just curled upwards and he smiled, "Nice one, Seiró. Shame you're still an idiot." After he had said that, he got up from the ground with a spin as he tried to kick the shins of his opponent during his movement, but alas his opponent definitely was quicker than him as he simply stepped away from the spur of random movement, which did anger Xyxer a little. He hadn't even managed to get in a single hit. This was nothing like when they were back in the academy. He used to be stronger in the academy, but now.. now he seemed to be losing the battle that he ultimately thought he would win all the time. His lips curled a little downwards at this point as he began to rush towards Seiró, slamming his fist straight towards his skull, but yet again, this movement was dodged by the ever watching opponent and countered with a smooth slap to the back of Xyxer's head, along with some gloating, "Jeez, Xyxer, you've really let yourself go haven't you. And you're an ANBU and I'm not? This is pretty worrying if an average shinobi can beat you." This words just seemed to enrage him, which was obviously the intended effect by Seiró. He still didn't let him see though, kept on his cool facade outside, while on the inside he was boiling with rage. Jumping upwards, he spun for a few seconds before he came back down with a kick to the skull of Seiró, which he simply side stepped and ducked downwards while spinning, sticking his leg out to trip Xyxer up, forcing him to fall onto his back. His lips turned upside down once more as he stood back up, a feeling of anger blazing in his stomach which seemed to ignite his cause. A look on Seiró's face showed bewilderment, "Y-your eye.. It's just got another tomoe!" He yelled, almost as if it was unnatural. Xyxer was still blazing with fury, but he knew that he had lost this battle, and it was better to be graceful in defeat than a complete wuss about it. He simply nodded his head towards Seiró and spoke, "You've improved vastly. I look forward to our future encounters." Smiling a little, he waved before he made his way off.

[2032 WC]
[3rd tomoe unlocked]

Approved