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The Tradition of Bushido
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Kariya NagatomiCitizen
Ryo : 500
The Tradition of Bushido
Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:04 am
Sitting within the center of Kariya's own home he would sit, a training sword resting in his lap. His gaze focused on a small idol in front of him, representing the god of war among his religion. A bow resting just in front of the idol he would bow his head, slowly and calmly uttering a short prayer before raising his head. It was early morning, and this was a daily ritual for Kariya, as he was a samurai, and thus a very spiritual individual. He believed completely in his gods and spirits and worshipped them loyaly. "Integrity, respect, courage, honor, compassion, honesty, and loyalty. These are the virtues I have been gifted as a samurai, and the virtues that I live my life by". He spoke, as if reminding himself how he was supposed to act as an individual. Blowing out two tall candles at each side of the small shrine he would stand, taking the practice sword in his right hand. Proceeding near the front of his house he would approach a small pot and a cup. Pouring the contents of the pot into the cup and drink it with a pained expression. It was his morning tea, something that even after years of drinking he could never bring himself to enjoy. Stepping out of his front door he could see an old man on his front porch, sitting in one of his chairs. Smiling to the man he would nod and continue walking. He had allowed the individual to stay in his home, as his own had recently been destroyed by the strife this village has undergone in the recent past.
Continuing down the road for quite a while Kariya would pass by many shops, waving and starting conversation with those he knew as he went by. Eventually reaching the training grounds he would proceed to its center before taking a seat again. Closing his eyes and bowing his head he uttered another prayer before standing back up. Going and rounding up five older genin in total that looked like little more than scrubs who could barely graduate after their tenth year he gave them all instructions to attack him with everything they had. And so they did, each individual quickly charging at him he barely had time to bow his head in respect to them. Raising his practice sword in defense he began quickly blocking their attacks and using his footwork to trip them up. They were easy opponents to say the least, but there sure were a lot of them. Easily out pacing each one he began blocking their attacks once again, though this time he countered each one with a light smack to the body or head of each fighter. Obviously getting pissed at how easily they were being handled they all decided to take out kunai. Charging towards Kariya he could easily see the danger they posed to each other. If one was to miss they could easily harm another combatant. It was for this reason that Kariya quickly and efficently struck each one with a powerful blow. Leaving all of them on the ground, unconscious or unable to move due to pain.
Bowing once again he thanked them for their time before proceeding deeper into the training grounds, trying to find a quiet location. Eventually reaching an area where nobody was training, Kariya began practicing his sword techniques. Increasing his speed and strength to nearly double their usual capacity with each swing. It was truly ridiculous, how developed Kariya's skills with a sword were at this point, and the fact he had learned the basics of ninjutsu made him even more deadly. Sadly however he did not like using ninjutsu, prefering to rely only on the abilities of his body and blade. However, Kariya had always noticed one weakness in his prefered fighting style. It always took him quite a bit of time to reach his full speed, he had never been able to instantly burst his way up to his maximum. Well, without the use of some kind of technique of course. And this, is when Kariya decided he would change that. Starting by quickly sprinting and then stopping he attempted to get the best foot work he could and positioning of his body to instantly get up to that full speed. Knowing his prodigy status when it came to figuring out new techniques involving physical prowess it could be assumed he would learn how very quickly. However, this was not the case, in fact he spent hours in the training grounds before he first started getting signs of improvement. However, due to his determination he spent many more, until day had turned to night. And eventually night turned into early morning by the time Kariya had mastered the technique. It was ridiculous, how had Kariya never thought of this before, after all, being able to move at full speed instantly without using chakra seemed almost like a necessity for a samurai.
This however was when Kariya decided that it was time to go home and rest. Exiting the training grounds he hurried home where he would lay down to rest. Having almost mastered the technique already he could only guess as to the limits he could take himself if he did. Sadly however, that would have to wait, as he was far too exhausted to continue his training. He had of course been awake for over 24 hours, and for most of that time Kariya was training intensely. Hopefully however when he was fully rested he would be able to continue and finally master it. Laying in bed it was all he could think about as he slowly drifted off into a slumber. The sounds of the old man in the next room over snoring filling his home with noise. It was likely that if this kept up, Kariya would have to kick him out, for if he was not so tired he would have likely been kept up for hours by the ungodly loud noise that has been filling his home in the early hours of the day for the past few weeks.
1023wc
1023/2000 towards Hoho
+5 stat points
Continuing down the road for quite a while Kariya would pass by many shops, waving and starting conversation with those he knew as he went by. Eventually reaching the training grounds he would proceed to its center before taking a seat again. Closing his eyes and bowing his head he uttered another prayer before standing back up. Going and rounding up five older genin in total that looked like little more than scrubs who could barely graduate after their tenth year he gave them all instructions to attack him with everything they had. And so they did, each individual quickly charging at him he barely had time to bow his head in respect to them. Raising his practice sword in defense he began quickly blocking their attacks and using his footwork to trip them up. They were easy opponents to say the least, but there sure were a lot of them. Easily out pacing each one he began blocking their attacks once again, though this time he countered each one with a light smack to the body or head of each fighter. Obviously getting pissed at how easily they were being handled they all decided to take out kunai. Charging towards Kariya he could easily see the danger they posed to each other. If one was to miss they could easily harm another combatant. It was for this reason that Kariya quickly and efficently struck each one with a powerful blow. Leaving all of them on the ground, unconscious or unable to move due to pain.
Bowing once again he thanked them for their time before proceeding deeper into the training grounds, trying to find a quiet location. Eventually reaching an area where nobody was training, Kariya began practicing his sword techniques. Increasing his speed and strength to nearly double their usual capacity with each swing. It was truly ridiculous, how developed Kariya's skills with a sword were at this point, and the fact he had learned the basics of ninjutsu made him even more deadly. Sadly however he did not like using ninjutsu, prefering to rely only on the abilities of his body and blade. However, Kariya had always noticed one weakness in his prefered fighting style. It always took him quite a bit of time to reach his full speed, he had never been able to instantly burst his way up to his maximum. Well, without the use of some kind of technique of course. And this, is when Kariya decided he would change that. Starting by quickly sprinting and then stopping he attempted to get the best foot work he could and positioning of his body to instantly get up to that full speed. Knowing his prodigy status when it came to figuring out new techniques involving physical prowess it could be assumed he would learn how very quickly. However, this was not the case, in fact he spent hours in the training grounds before he first started getting signs of improvement. However, due to his determination he spent many more, until day had turned to night. And eventually night turned into early morning by the time Kariya had mastered the technique. It was ridiculous, how had Kariya never thought of this before, after all, being able to move at full speed instantly without using chakra seemed almost like a necessity for a samurai.
This however was when Kariya decided that it was time to go home and rest. Exiting the training grounds he hurried home where he would lay down to rest. Having almost mastered the technique already he could only guess as to the limits he could take himself if he did. Sadly however, that would have to wait, as he was far too exhausted to continue his training. He had of course been awake for over 24 hours, and for most of that time Kariya was training intensely. Hopefully however when he was fully rested he would be able to continue and finally master it. Laying in bed it was all he could think about as he slowly drifted off into a slumber. The sounds of the old man in the next room over snoring filling his home with noise. It was likely that if this kept up, Kariya would have to kick him out, for if he was not so tired he would have likely been kept up for hours by the ungodly loud noise that has been filling his home in the early hours of the day for the past few weeks.
1023wc
1023/2000 towards Hoho
+5 stat points
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