The Senju clan's signature Technique!

The sound of wood creaking and groaning could be heard all around as yet another tree fell in the forest. Jason looked around, sweat dripping from his face and dry blood was caked on the side of his mouth. He was panting slightly from the strain on his body. The fire had long since died out but the distinct smell of burning wood still burned Jason's nose. This training he was putting himself through was difficult. He remembered back to the days of his training with Brennar and the ANBU not too long ago. Now THAT was difficult. Being tortured until he was at the brink of death then being healed back to normal and having to do the same thing to his torturer. Not eating for days at a time. Being forced to fight multiple people for five days straight without stopping. He had even been beaten to an inch of his life, dropped somewhere in the forest and told to make his way back. No, this was nothing. That was hard. 

Earlier that day...


The sun was just beginning to set over the line of trees surrounding Jason. The air was still, Jason's messy hair pushed out of his face and finally staying there for once. Jason hated how his hair had a way of doing whatever it wanted. His hazel green eyes were carefully scanning the area for any sign of intrusion on his training. He needed to be left alone for this. It was nothing against his ninja, in fact he preferred to train with them, helping them get stronger. This was just something he needed to do on his own. He was prepared to continue mastering his clan's secret wood style ninjutsu. So, of course, this was for the eyes of his clan alone. Anyone else may get in the way and accidentally get hurt as well, which was not something Jason wanted to happen. He had picked a larger clearing deep in the forest. It formed a rectangle of sorts that was seventy five meters long and fifty meters wide. Large trees lined every edge of the clearing. 

Jason took a deep breath as he looked around, noting that this was the perfect place for what he had in mind. Although the terrain may be a bit different after he's finished. Jason would perform the hand seals Tiger-Dog-Snake as he kneaded his chakra focusing on a tree nearby. Several tendrils would begin to grow from the tree shaping themselves into a human form. The wood creaked and groaned as it changed it's shape to become an exact replica of Jason made from one of his clan's secret techniques. 

The clone Jason would slowly stand up from it's initial kneeling position and make it's way to stand ten meters away from the original. It had been quite some time since Jason had had a mock battle with one of his clones. It was time to really see how much he had improved from back then. Jason would have his haki keeping track of the battle. He placed a seal on the ground underneath his left foot. The grass below him would hide the seal from view now that it was placed. Jason would draw a kunai marked with his unique teleportation seal, watching for any action his clone might take. To truly test his abilities he had shut his telepathic link with the clone. Neither of them would know what the other was thinking through that. This would be a test of Jason's skill alone. 

Clone Jason would also draw a kunai marked with the seal that was a part of the Flying Thunder God technique. Being that he was Jason, he thought the same way the Hokage did. This would be a long and tough battle. The clone Jason would throw the kunai at the original Jason then immediately perform the hand seals Ram-Rat-Bird-Boar-Tiger. There would be a puff of smoke before the kunai the wood clone had thrown would become one thousand kunai marked with the clone's flying thunder god seal that spanned an area of fifty meters wide and fifteen meters tall. Just as the kunai would transform to become one thousand kunai, the wood clone would be performing the hand seals Tiger-Snake and hold the Snake hand seal. Immediately one meter thick sharp ended roots would begin to grow behind the original Jason creating a wall thirty meters wide and fifteen meters tall. There were at least twenty or more roots that started roughly ten meters behind the original Jason and were closing in on the Hokage fast attempting to block him in. 

Jason would be performing nearly identical actions to his clone. The instant the wood clone had thrown the kunai Jason would do the same. Before getting too far, Jason would then perform the hand seals Ram-Rat-Bird-Boar-Tiger. In an identical puff of smoke to the one the clone had created, the kunai that the original Jason had thrown would also turn into one thousand exact copies of itself. Each of the now two thousand kunai would meet fiver meters away from Jason and his wood clone, exactly in the center between the two. Sparks could be seen and the distinct sound of metal scraping on metal could be heard as the kunai clashed with each other in mid air before falling harmlessly to the ground. At the same instant his kunai had transformed into one thousand copies of itself, Jason would perform the clone seal and a puff of smoke would appear behind him. Immediately after being summoned, while the roots were making their way toward Jason, the shadow clone would perform the Horse hand seal and spew forth an immense wall of flames covering an area of fifty meters wide and fifteen meters tall. The flames would completely eradicate the roots coming at Jason, making them harmless. The shadow clone would then immediately disappear in a puff of smoke. A spiraling high density blue orb of chakra would form in Jason's right hand as he drew another single kunai from his weapon pouch using his left hand, the kunai was held in a reverse grip. Jason would disappear in a flash of yellow light reappearing in the center of the kunai in front of him.

The wood clone would release the Snake hand seal as it watched the original Jason summon a shadow clone of his own that was used to bathe the roots in immense flames. The clone would draw his own kunai as well, disappearing in a flash of yellow light and reappearing in the center of the kunai that now littered the ground between them. His kunai was held in a reverse grip in his right hand. He would appear at the same time that the original Jason would, their kunai clashing as the sound of metal against metal once more pierced the air surrounding them. The clone's haki would give him a vision of what was to come. The wood clone and the original would clash with their kunai in the center of a battlefield littered with the damaged kunai from their first attacks. The original Jason's Rasengan would come into contact with the clone's left side and send him flying about five meters away from Jason. His wound was deep but was already healing. It would not kill him.

The scene would change, the clone and the original Jason would just be about to clash together with their respective kunai. The wood clone's left side would cover itself in the hard black armor that was his Busoshoku Haki. The original's Rasengan would make contact not doing much damage thanks to the armor the wood clone had covered himself with. 

Jason watched as his Rasengan had made contact with the wood clone's side. The clone had not looked like it had taken much damage at all from the attack. Jason risked a glance down to see what had happened and noticed the black color to the wood clone's side where the Rasengan had made contact. Busoshoku Haki. That was certainly a useful technique he had learned, though it was troublesome to deal with for certain. Jason wracked his brain as he analyzed the situation he was in. He had to come up with a viable strategy for this quickly.

The scene shifted to show the clash of the two Jason's from the side. Burning roots could be seen behind Jason as smoke rose high into the air above. The smell of burning wood could be picked up from far off, the wind carrying the scent with it as proof of the battle raging deep within the forest. The two Jason's wold press their kunai harder against each other trying to take the advantage one last time before jumping apart, giving a distance of sixteen meters between them as they slid backwards to a halt covering their faces in case of an incoming attack. Neither was giving the other an inch to work with. The wod clone threw it's kunai at Jason's head.

The scene would change again, going to the point fo view from the original Jason. It was his turn to mount a strong assault. The wood clone's kunai would be deflected slightly by Jason's own kunai, sending it past his face and leaving a scratch on the right side of Jason's mouth. Blood trickled down the right side of Jason's face from the small cut just before it healed itself thanks to his clan's healing factor. Jason would throw his own remaining kunai at the wood clone before performing the clone hand seal. A cloud of smoke would appear next to Jason on his left. The shadow clone would immediately perform the seals Rat-Ox-Dog-Horse-Monkey-Boar-Tiger while Jason would simultaneously perfor the hand seals Tiger-Snake and hold the Snake hand seal. Four two meter thick sharp ended roots would rise from the ground closing the distance between Jason and the wood clone quickly. Jason's shadow clone would spew forth an intense torrent of flames at the same time, covering the roots in fire and making them even more dangerous. 

The wood clone would perform the Snake hand seal as trees began to grow up around him, protecting him from Jason's incoming attack. Several large trees would grow up around the wood clone. Snapping and groaning could be heard as the trees cracked and broke taking the full extent of Jason's attack. Both the clone and Jason himself were now panting from the strain on their bodies. Caked blood was on the side of the original's face as sweat dripped down into his eyes.

WC: 1769

Shinichi would be walking through the forest to one of his favorite clearings when he saw smoke coming from the clearing. He would begin to quickly run once he had saw the smoke and would eventually run through a bunch of thick bushes to see that it was the Hokage training with another one of himself, obviously a clone. Although, the Hokage was completely exhausted and the clone looked like it had no taken a scratch from the Hokage.

Shinich would then approach while still keeping his distance and would loudly say, "Heya, Lord Hokage. How's the training going?" and would wait for the Hokage to reply to him. Which may take a long time seeing as he was busy training with his clone. Shinichi didn't mind through, he really did feel like pulling up a chair and watching this fight. It'd be a good lesson to him. Then maybe after the fight was done Shinichi could get some experience with his healing technique by using it on the Hokage. As long as he didn't mind, of course.

Although, he was only hoping to do that. He was also hoping to train with the Hokage and gain some hands on experience in combat. The only prior experience he had was sparring with Risako and it didn't last very long since she had to leave when it was just getting good. Not only could he get some hands on experience, the Hokage could also teach Shinichi some cool jutsu or give him tips on learning a few jutsu that he had in mind.



[WC: 262]

Just then Jason and the wood clone would stop in their tracks. They were surprised to hear a familiar voice. They had been paying so much attention to themselves and the training that they hadn't noticed another chakra signature coming towards them. The moon was finally out now, the dark sky above clear of clouds. The stars shone bright like a thousand diamonds sparkling for the world to see. Jason would release the Snake hand seal he was still holding and stood up straight to face the newcomer. It was Shinichi Yuka, the ninja he had just accepted into the village recently. He was surprised to see the young Genin out in the forest so late but he didn't question it. His ninja were free to do as they pleased since there was no curfew in the village.

The clone would change it's focus from Jason and the large number of roots he had sent in the clone's direction to the newcomer as well. Standing up straight the clone would release itself seeing as there was someone else now in the area and Jason could use a reprieve. There would be a puff of smoke and the wood clone would disappear from existence. 

Jason, the original since he was the only Jason left now, would walk over to the boy that had just shown up. Jason was getting tired but his strength was slowly returning to him now that his jutsu had ended and the clone had dispersed. He would wipe sweat from his face and catch his breath by the time he had gotten to be two meters away from Shinichi. "Hello Shinichi. The training is difficult but it's going well. I got a good workout from that. What can I do for you so late at night?"

WC: 299

Salzem was going on his regular walk through the forest, when he came across something he never thought he would. The Lord Hokage training in the forest. Secretly, he had always wanted to train with the hokage. The benefits were twofold. It would give him a great training partner, and he would get to know the Hokage as a person. His knowledge of the hokage didn't extend far beyond "he's Jason Senju, He's hokage." Salzem would wait until things had died down before approaching. Apparently, Shinichi had gotten there first and was already introducing himself. Salzem would take a deep breath, then drop down from the tree branch he was watching from. He would nod his head respectfully towards Jason.

"Greetings Lord Hokage. I am Salzem" He said, in case Jason knew not who he was. He turned to face Shin and nodded at him in a similar fashion. "And you, Shinichi." He would wait for Shinichi to make his request before Salzem made his.

"Lord, If I may, I would like to ask you a favor. Would you train with me?

(48 houring cuz being topic locked is not cool)

Jason would give a small sigh as he looked over at the boy Salzem that had just arrived as well as the young Shinichi. In any other circumstance he would love to train and teach the two ninja but this training was meant for his eyes only or that of the Senju clan. He had trained enough for one day and was ready to head out. "I'm sorry guys but I have to get back. I've been out here too long and there are some things I need to finish up at the office before getting some much needed rest. Maybe next time."

With that Jason would disappear from the forest in a flash of yellow light.
[exit
TWC: 2185
claiming 2185 words toward nativity of a world of trees
claiming 10AP

Yazuro would begin by saying, "Evening, Sal." when he saw Sal and after that he would then see that the Hokage suddenly needed to rush off back to his office. Which seemed reasonable seeing that it was midnight and he was the Hokage and he had other things to tend to. He didn't really have all the time in the world to be training with lowly Genin and Chuunin from his village anyways.

He would then say, "I guess I can help you train even if I'm not that strong, I should be of some help." Upon saying that Yazuro would begin to walk away from Salzem and would suddenly turn around and nod to symbolize that he was ready for battle if Salzem wanted to spar Yazuro and if Salzem did end up rushing at Yazuro he would be ready to counter almost any move that Salzem would make.

[Since this has no tags on it I guess we have to use AP. Just try not to kill me ;-;]

WC: 150
TWC: 412

Salzem's shoulders slumped when The Hokage said he had to return to work. Oh well. He would wave goodbye as he left before turning to Yazuro. His offer to help him train was appreciated and would lower himself into an aggressive stance as Yazuro put some distance between himself and Salzem. He would look him up and down before nodding and beginning his first wave of attacks. Salzem would dash forward at Yazuro at a speed of 50. As he approached at 2 meters, he would lunge the rest of the way forward, spinning to the right in a spinning back kick aimed at Yazuro's face (Speed 52 Strength 6) He could tell he was fast, but couldn't take much of a punch, hence the weak force of his kick.

Shinichi would watch Salzem as he ran at him at quite a high speed. He'd then see Salzem prepare to throw a kick and would block it just being fast enough to avoid any major damage. Once he did that Shinichi would jump back (speed 30) and would perform the handseals for chakra scalpel (Speed 25) in an attempt to fully learn it by using it in this battle.

He'd then run at Salzem (Speed 20) and would slide across the ground slapping Sal's leg and cutting the tendons within his leg to hopefully disable him for the time being. If that carried through he would then use the poison mist jutsu. Although, if none of that carried through he'd be ready to counter whatever Salzem threw at him to the best of his ability as a Genin. Hopefully being something that is not extremely painful.

[WC: 146]
[TWC: 558]
[1,318/4,000 for Chakra Scalpel]
[Sorry for using the name Yazuro in my posts, I got confused with my old character ~.~]

(Sal Good Man)

As Salzem's kick slammed into Shinichi's guard, Salzem would jump back 2 meters, allowing enough space for Salzem to prepare for whatever Shinichi had planned. Shinichi began to weave signs and his hands began to glow blue, the aura around them seeming to have a wicked edge. He did not know what that technique was, but he wasn't about to be touched by it. Shinichi charged Salzem and he prepared himself to grapple with him, but to his surprise, Shin ducked low and slid on the earth towards him. He was going after his legs!

Salzem would jump backwards at a speed of 40,  avoiding the scalpel cut. Salzem would then dash at Shinichi, (speed 60) grab him by the front of his shirt, and in one fluid movement, toss him over his shoulder to the ground (strength 5) If Shinichi managed to dodge, Salzem would circle around at a speed of 70, knee-ing him in the back with a strength of 6, but if he tried to use Chakra Scalpel on his arms, Salzem would drop Shinichi before they made contact, and elbow him in the face (speed 70 strength 5)