Senba's Training Log (P, NK)

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Senba was very energetic and hungry this morning. He sat
down and opened three boxes of Navio’s. He chomped down on all of the boxes of
them and felt way better. This cereal is a part of a ninja’s nutritious breakfast.
He was planning on training all through the night. He grabbed his back pack and
duffel bag. He packed a lot of water, flint, sleeping bag, and a few other
things. He strapped on his katana and headed out the door. Walking out the
door, locking it behind him, he bumped into Ina. They laughed and said hi but
walked past each other. He walked down the stairs where Ondo was sitting
grinding up herbs as usual.


Senba smiled and asked “How are you today Ondo?”


Ondo smiled and said “I am doing fine Senba. You are going
out training?”


Senba smiled and said “Yes sir.”


Ondo smiled and asked “Are you going to be gone for a day or
so?”


Senba replied “No sir I will be back tonight.”


Ondo smiled and nodded then said “Alright do not hurt yourself
now.”


Senba smiled and said “I won’t.”


He walked down the street to Hibichi’s house, and knocked on
the door. Hibichi’s dad answered the door, laughed, and said “Senba, how are you today my friend? Are you here for Hibichi?”
Senba realized that they were always enthused to see him, but he has
known them for almost his entire life. He then replied “Yes
sir. I was wondering if he wanted to train for a while.” Hibichi’s
father chuckled and said “You know he is always up
for some training. You are his rival after all and he would not pass up a
chance to see how much you have improved. I must warn you though. He has gotten
very strong. Where are my manner please come inside and I will call for
Hibichi.” Senba nodded and stepped inside. Hibichi’s father yelled for
Hibichi to come down stairs. Hibichi said yelling back “Give
me a few minutes please.” Hibichi’s father laughed and said “Senba is here wondering if you can train for a while!?
He looks packed up for at least a day of training.” Hibichi rushed down
stairs to meet up with Senba. Hibichi said “Nice to
see you again Senba. I have gotten much stronger than last time. How long will
we be training for?” Senba smiled and thought to himself before
answering “Still has that enthusiasm I see.”
Senba then said “We will be gone for at least a night
if not two. I want to get some good training in.”
Hibichi smiled and said “Alright Senba; I will
go get my stuff ready and we will be off.” His father did not object to
this in fact he encouraged the rivalry in between Senba and Hibichi. This would
be good for them in the long run to compete against each other. He then said to
Senba “You know Nami is going to want in on this
right?” Senba smiled, nodded, and said “I know
that is why we are going to her house next.” They both laughed a little
and sat down as they waited for Hibichi. Hibichi’s father asked “So what have you learned since we last sparred?” Senba
smiled and held out his hand. There was no effort put forth on Senba’s part,
and little water droplets formed into the air. The droplets formed into a small
ball of water. Senba said “I can now form water out of
the moisture around me. Unlike a regular water user I do not need an already
made water source. I am the water source.” Hibichi’s father looked very
surprised and said “Well that is quite a unique
skill you have there. Hibichi has gotten a lot faster and…..” He stopped
in mid-sentence and stared at the necklace Senba had on. He then said “That is your father’s necklace is it not?” Senba
smiled and nodded. He was not surprised that Hibichi’s father noticed it right
away. His dad and Hibichi’s father were good friends. Senba said “Yeah I finally decided to put it on after a while. It makes
me feel a lot more comfortable now with water than ever.” Hibichi’s
father smiled and said “He always talked about
giving that to you. He said it was infused with the chakra of your ancestors
that lived.” Senba was interested, and did not know much about the stone
itself. Hibichi’s father then said “That stone was
dragged from the depths of the ocean. It started as an unrefined gem. They
carved at it with care, and formed it into a tooth like shape and made it into
a necklace. If was infused with the chakra of your ancestors as they died. They
were all water users, and strong water users at that. It is no wonder you are a
natural at it. Take good care of that necklace Senba.” They both smiled
as Hibichi came down the stairs with his stuff and said “Ready when you are Senba. Is it just going to be me and you or are we
bringing someone else with us?” Senba stood up and said “We are going to get Nami before we go.” Hibichi
smiled and said “The tri gets together for some
training. I like it.” Senba shook hands with Hibichi’s father as they
left and headed towards nami’s house. Hibichi said on the way “I hope you have gotten powerful Senba. I has been
training none stop, and have gotten very powerful.” Senba chuckled a bit and said in reply “I have and you will be surprised at what I have learned.” They
walked up to Nami’s door step and knocked. Nami’s mother answered the door and
said “Hey boys if you are here for Nami she is out
shopping. Sorry I am busy at the moment but I will let her know you stopped by.”
Senba nodded and said “Yes ma’am please tell her
we are at the training grounds if she wants to come.” Nami’s mother
smiled and said “Will do, it was nice seeing you
two again. I have stuff to do bye.” Hibichi and Senba said bye and went
on their way. They got to the training grounds and sat their stuff next to a
tree near the water. Senba stretched his arms and legs, and so did Hibichi. It
felt great outside; it was cool, windy, and the water felt cold. Senba really
liked cold water. It makes him relaxed a lot more. Senba asked Hibichi “So what have you learned since we last sparred?” Hibichi
smiled and said “You will see Senba.” Senba
smiled and chuckled along with Hibichi. Senba stood up and pulled water out of
the river. There were now three bubbles around him the size of small boulders.
They circled around him and waited for Hibichi. Hibichi dashed to Senba and
tried to punch him. The water around Senba reacted and defended him throwing
Hibichi away. Hibichi stood up and smiled then dashed back towards Senba. He
sent a volley of kicks and punches at Senba. None of these attempts hit but
Hibichi was slowly getting faster as his muscles warmed up. Senba was impressed
with how fast Hibichi has gotten, but he was not fast enough. Senba willed the
water, as Hibichi went for another kick, to throw him a good distance away. Senba
performed the Water Dragon Bullet jutsu. The water behind Senba rose up and
formed into a dragon with yellow eyes. It roared and headed straight for
Hibichi. He dodged it with ease and two three kunai at senba with exploding
tags. Senba extended the water almost like tentacles and soaked the tags before
they could explode. Hibichi, as Senba was doing this, flanked him and went in
for a kick. Senba let this happen and fell into the river. He sank a bit as
Hibichi jumps up and down from excitement from finally landing a hit on Senba.
Senba smiled and performed the shadow clone technique. He made the clone swim downstream
and come up along the bushes to stay hidden. Senba swam up, smiled, and then
said “That was a good one Hibichi.” Senba
focusing chakra willed for the water around him to come up out of the river and
threw balls of water at Hibichi. He managed to dodge four of them and barely
dodged the fifth one. Senba jumped out of the river and headed straight for
Hibichi. He went in for a kick but it was stopped and Senba was thrown near the
bushes. This is what Senba wanted, and his clone was waiting. Hibichi dashed
toward senba and tried for a drop kick. Senba focused his chakra quickly, and
made a water shield out of thin air. This blocked Hibichi’s kick. Hibichi was
in shock of what he just saw. The clone came out and tackled him over. The
water that was around Senba quickly formed around Hibichi in a prison of water
with the clones hand in it. Senba got up and laughed a bit. Hibichi said “So you let me knock you into the water? What a brilliant
plan. I knew it was too easy.” Senba nodded and made the clone
disappear. The water prison dispersed. Senba backed up to the water again, and
formed more bubbles to defend him. Hibichi got up and said “So that is how powerful of a water user you have become.
I am proud to be your rival Senba, but let me show you how strong I have
become.” He took off his leg weights, and started focusing. Senba
thought to himself “Taking off those weights gives
him more speed, and by the way he is focusing he is going to open a gate. I
will have to be very careful.” Hibichi started to turn red and said “I hope you have not forgotten the second gate Senba.” Senba
was ready as Hibichi dashed forward. He was now faster, but Senba could keep
track of him atleast. The bubbles formed a spherical shield around him. Hibichi
sent wave after wave of attacks, but the shield held. Senba stood there with
his arms crossed. Hibichi backed up and smiled, then said “I see Senba.” He crouched down and opened another
gate he yelled out “Fourth Gate: Gate of Pain OPEN.”
Senba knew he was in trouble and performed the water dragon bullet again.
The dragon darted straight for Hibichi, but it missed and Hibichi disappeared.
There were sounds of impact all along his shield and at one point one of his
punches barely got through. Senba finally somewhat could track him and performed
the water needles but to no avail. They all missed. Senba thought “Well I see that is what you have done. You have
successfully opened another gate.” Senba, with a burst of chakra, his
clothes flapping, and his hair going up. He strengthened his shield and pulled
water out of the river and from the air. He did not know exactly where Hibichi
was but he sent a volley of water bullets at his known location. Hibichi dodged
almost all of them but one hit. It did not deter him one bit. He came straight
for Senba, and Senba was ready. In a burst his dispersed his shield of water
into every direction. This inevitably hit Hibichi throwing him away. Senba
formed a bunch of needles in the air and threw them at Hibichi. Hibichi got up
and dodged, but one hit his leg. He crouched down in pain a bit. Senba walked
over and noticed that the effects of the gate wore off. He helped Hibichi up
and said “Maybe we should just go home now. I do not
think either of us can stand to keep going for a few days of this.” Hibichi
laughed and said “I guess you are right.” They
picked up their stuff, and were sad that they could not continue for a few
days. It was probably for the best though. They did not want to strain their
bodies too much. Senba did not show it but he was exhausted and was ready to go
to bed. They left the training grounds and swore next time they trained it
would be for longer. They got to Hibichi’s house and his father smiled at them
and said “It looks like both of you work as hard as
someone looks after three days of training. I am proud of you two. Hibichi go
get some rest, and Senba you are welcomed to stay if you want.” Senba
did not want to impose but he was tired and gladly took the offer.

[2,118 words + 300 words for Navio's, 2,418 words, +12 stats, 21 JP]

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