Hanging by a Moment (Private Vivi)

Akina sighed quickly after all her questions were out. It seemed she had only gotten half an answer compared to fifty more questions. She decided to let the matter go; however, hoping Viper would be able to think and remember what his family had told him. She was still concerned about her mother and her legacy. Was she supposed to be an unknown heir of sorts, and if so, an heir to what? The girl shook her head; it must have suffered more impact than she thought.

She simply nodded at Viper and fell in line beside him as gracefully as she could manage, since she was pretty sure her shins were bleeding a little. "What do I do first, Viper?"

"First we work on your foot work, the art of the blade lies with precise strikes and counters with the less motion as possible.
Follow my lead."
Viper breaths in softly, he steps forward with his left leg, he brings his saya forward and grips the sheath with his free right hand, he pulls back gracefully turning on his left foot positoning his weight upon the balls of his feet, his right left gracefully sliding backwards as he goes in to a clockwise turn drawing the blade from its sheath while using the momentum he fully strikes the air with the same motion he once use after parrying her strike when attempting to hit her hip, if he did not halt his own strike the following power would of been displayed.
The blade roars through the air as it slices through the air creating a vacuum in its wake causing jet streams to follow it, a screeching sound accompanies the slash of the blade.
He steps to the side, "Now you." He says waiting and watching.

The Hyuga girl watched Viper closely. At a time like this, she wished she had Sharingan, but if there was no pain, how could there be any pleasure later? She sighed lightly to herself. The girl hated taking anything slowly. It was worse if she knew she was good at something, for that only made her want to learn things faster. Her silver eyes betrayed her own impatience, but she managed to keep the rest of her face calm.

Slowly, she placed her left foot in front of her, twisting it gracefully to the right as she had seen Viper do. The next part was slightly challenging, but rather easy as long as she kept in mind the forms that had already been drilled into her head from a very young age. Gracefully, she slid her right foot back so that it was behind her left foot. Her body wobbled slightly, which was not a good sign at all. Her right hand gripped the hilt of her sword with confidence, and as she allowed her lower body to twist to the right, she felt her upper body move in the same way as well, and she found the momentum caused her katana to be unsheathed with a similar roar that Viper had displayed. She took in his stance, and thought it looked very fitting for an Uchiha.

Viper smirks at her display, "Very nice, what your learning is the art of Battojutsu, the art of drawing the blade. Atleast that is what it was called in moms old books."
Viper can't help but feel proud of her after the display, his smirk is not one of arrogance but one of encouragement that he approves of what he saw.
Viper slides the blade within the sheath once more, a soft hissing sound being produced as wood softly rubs against wood, a soft click is heard from the steel guard impacting the wooden saya upon completion of storage.
"Now, Battojutsu is used to deliver quick single strikes that hurt." Viper's gaze shifts to her shins which he assaulted earliar, "How are your legs feeling?" Viper questions, worried if he hurt her.

Akina chuckled in spite of herself, happy to gain Viper's approval. It was fun to be learning something alongside her, doing something with her to help her better herself. There was a smile on her face, that is, until the pain set in. The girl had forgotten about her shins until Viper had mentioned something about them. She spared a look down at them, hoping that they were not as hurt as they seemed, but she moaned a little, seeing blood trickle to the ground. She merely gritted her teeth and carried on as though nothing had been wrong, repeating the movement she had been shown as though nothing was wrong.

"My legs are fine, Viper-kun. Shall we carry on?" Her voice gave away no hint of pain.

Viper sighs, he noted the blood trickling down her legs, one of the bad things about sparing with her is the fact he wants to go easy on her, should it be anyone else he probably would of put them in the hospital.
"Very well, next is preparation for a battojutsu strike."
Viper makes sure he is facing her, he turns his upper body to the right so she can see his left flank clearly, his hand is gripping the saya at the throat, his thumb flicks forward impacting the metal guard removing the blade but a few inches from the sheath, the larger wedge near the base of the blade near the guard acts to keep the blade firmly in place, with the removal of such obstacle the blade flows in and out much more smoothly, with the blade also partial drawn it allows it to exit the saya faster than another blade due to already being prepared.
"First comes the separation of the blade and the sheath to allow a quicker draw."
Viper's right hand crosses his body grasping the hilt firmly, with a twist of his upper body the blade is pulled forth from its confines with a roar through the air striking the empty space to his right, the blade sheathed once more following the motion.
"Next comes the strike, with the blade prepared, the strike comes out faster, with the rotating momentum of the body you gain an increase of force to the strike instead of standing straight and drawing. Your bodies movements are one thing that makes a swordsman/swords woman superior to one another."

The blood on her shins was slowing, and soon there was a dried crust where the liquid used to trickle. The Hyuga girl smiled with a slight wince as she watched Viper draw his weapon. She sighed again with a slight wince as she realized how badly swollen her shins were. The girl brushed off the notion of pain again with some difficulty. It was important for the student to always observe the master.

She took a few sluggish steps so that she was also facing Viper after his demonstration. Her right thumb pushed the katana slightly out of its sheath as Viper had done, and with a twisting of her body to the right, the sword flew out of the sheath with an ominous roar. Akina took in the beauty of the sound before sheathing the weapon again. She prepared the blade once more before gripping the katana's hilt firmly with her right hand, and with a simple twist of her body, the blade roared savagely through the air.

The Hyuga girl thought of something as she practiced this movement until it became a bit more fluid. "Do you think I can extend my chakra's reach through the weapon?" Her voice was soft, though some pain could be heard in it from the strain that was being put on her shins from keeping them grounded in one place, using her legs to help pivot the rest of her body.

"I'm sure you could with more practice, with your clans bloodline and capabilities that would make for a deadly sword combination" Viper says with a soft chuckle and a smile as he compliments her clan.
He glances casually towards her shins viewing the dried blood, also noting coloration beginning, albeit light due to the short amount of time that has passes, it is apparent he hit her pretty hard.
"Let's take a break for a little bit, I haven't practiced these stances in a while and my body is sore to tell the truth" Viper says with a soft chuckle and a smile, this is of coarse a lie but Viper is using one of his most cherished gifts, something he has had since he was little, the gift of manipulation.
There is no hint of lying in his voice, Viper even rolls his shoulders acting as if they are stiff, a perfect act is displayed, all a fabricated event simply to spare the girl her honor of wanting to let her legs rest, and also so Viper does not disgrace her by showing pitty, he instead puts himself down by saying he needs a break.
Viper ceases the flow of chakra to his weapon and causes it to go up in a puff of smoke, the branch now held in his hand which vanishes in a swirl storing itself within Viper's world for later.
Viper yawns stretching his arms to the full moon above, he takes a step backwards and sits upon the grass leaning his back against a large tree, he looks towards her with a smile and softly moves his right hand for her to join him, should she do as such the chakra being flown to her weapon ceases turning in to nothing more than a small tree branch that she is free to do with as she pleases.

Akina faltered a little bit as she tried to copy the last movement that she had last seen. Her breath was labored and sweat began to bead on her forehead. Her body started to fall toward the earth as Viper said he needed a break, and she stabbed her katana into the ground and leaned on it heavily. "Sorry." She said with a with small smile, and she hobbled over to where Viper was.

She leaned against the tree with a loud thunk, a sigh echoed in the air. "I wonder if I'm doing well..." she whispered.

"Your doing good, we just need to work on your skills a bit more, your form is there, we just need to iron out a few things."
Viper says keeping his words selective, he knows how sensitive she is with criticism so he keeps it light.
Viper looks up and sighs watching the clouds that were once thick starting to thin and pass over the full moon, Viper's right hand slides over slowly and softly grasps her left hand while she sits next to him, Viper looks over at her smiling softly.