Time for Training

If you were Ryou's aunt you would know he reading a lot. Ryou was doing something different though,he was reading upside down from the ceiling. His hair was all hanging down like it was reaching for the ground. Ryou, suddenly, put down the book he was reading and jumped down from the ceiling. He heads over to the counter to find the jutsu book he bought a long time ago. With the book he heads back to his room and went back on the wall then the ceiling using the walking on surface technique. "Let's see, I could learn some C rank jutsu?" He says out loud to himself flipping threw the book. He then stopped at the Body flicker technique. He remembered learning about this back at the academy. Going threw it again, he finds the genjutsu release. Then he found the Rope escape technique. "Man, I totally forgot to learn these." He said, once again to himself. Back when he was a academy member he wanted to learn those jutsu but he guessed the he forgot to. Ryou was thinking about just forgetting about them but then he thought it would good to learn more and training in. Training was the best way to get stronger.

After about thirty minutes, Ryou arrived at the training fields. He has been here so much that it was like his second home. Then he opens the book to the pages with the body flicker jutsu in it. He read part to what it does. " The body flicker technique is a high speed movement technique that involves vitalizing your body with chakra to heighten your speed." He read out loud, The speed part scared him because he wasn't very fast. He continued,  "While using the Shunshin you gain a temporary boost of movement speed equal to that of your chakra." After reading that he was a little relived. "  This only allows one to increase movement speed from point A, to point B, they may not do any other action whilst under the influence of Shunshin no Jutsu, you are limited in distance to your new speed in meters." He was a little disappointed after that but he let it slide because it was a D ranked jutsu. Ryou put the book down. He imagined using his chakra in body while moving to the new location. He used the hand sign that the book said to use. Ryou moves his fingers around each other using the ram seal. The chakra moved threw his body like blood but something was wrong, his speed didn't feel like it was boosting to reach point B. So it didn't work. This kept happening every time he tried. He fell down tired and ready for a break.

Ryou leans against a rock found at the training grounds. " Maybe the other techniques first." He told himself. Since they were E rank, the easiest rank, they would be so exhausting. He wasn't to move yet so he waited tell his body told him he could. The rock wasn't the comfiest but he need something to lean on.

After another thirty minutes Ryou finally gets up. The next jutsu he was going to try to learn was the Rope escape techinque. His aunt should be at the apartment soon he needed her help on this one. He quickly runs home. Ryou caught her just as she was leaving the house. "Auntie, I need your help with a jutsu." She glances at him. "New one huh, which one?" He then responds. "Rope escape technique." She laughs bit. "Oh Ryou, always learning something new, I'm guessing you want me to tie you up."  Ryou smiles and nods.

They both arrive at the training fields. Ryou's aunt had some rope in her hand. They head over to the rock Ryou was leaning on earlier. Ryou leans against it once again while his aunt starts tying him to the rock with the rope. After she does that he steps back and looks at Ryou. He looks up at his aunt. "All it says in the book that it helps escape from being tied with some rope." Ryou complains but then starts to think. "Well it's ninjustu so I'm guessing it has something to do with chakra." She smiles knowing he know what to do with out her help. Ryou kept thinking on what to do with chakra to effect the rope. First thing that came to his mind was ripping it. He infuses his chakra to try cutting it. The tempt was a huge fail and it did nothing to the rope. The another thought came to his mind, He infuses his chakra once more to find that loosing the rope with it would work. Once the chakra was ready he start to loosen the ropes around him and slowly starts to feel the bind made by the rope. His aunt had put it on nice and tight so it took a little longer but then they became loose enough to slip out. Once he was out his aunt smiled to him. "Good job." Ryou smiled back, "I have two more things to learn, do you know any genjutsu?" She nods. "But first lets eat lunch." Ryou agrees and head back to the apartment for some nice sandwiches.

Ryou and his aunt returned back to the fields refueled and ready to go. Ryou was a little nervous with his aunt preforming genjutsu on him, he had never had genjustu placed over him. Ryou knew that he had to know that he was in a genjutsu for it to work. They had to separate a few spaces so she could preform the genjutsu. Some sweat form on Ryou's face. She smiles "It's ok, I'll break it if you can't." Ryou nods and gets ready. She place does the necessary hand signs to preform the genjutsu. Ryou closes his eyes, preparing his body. She casts it, Ryou opens his eyes to weird shadow creatures. He was expecting much worst he admired the jutsu. Then he snapped out of his own thought and thought about the jutsu he was trying to learn. He does the tiger hand sign. He does as the book says and starts releasing chakra. At first he couln't break it but then he snaps back to the real world. He find his aunt smiling. "Good job you did it." Ryou smiles back. "Thanks for you help."

After learning two out of three he wanted to focus on the third and final jutsu. Ryou's aunt went home so Ryou was alone once again. So to do this, he wanted to start small. So the range he wanted to try first was only a few feet. Ryou did the necessary hand sign for the body flicker jutsu. He ,once again,  thought about his destination and chakra infused threw his body. It was werid getting almost on the first try but then again he was only moving a couple feet. To Ryou it was a good start. He aims now for a few yards. He does the same thing as before. This time was different than the last. He kept at it though determined to get this learned. his grip as tighter around his own hand. Then with a nice poof from the jutsu, Ryou was a few yards away from the original spot. Ryou smiled with his accomplishment. He didn't it twice more so he wouldn't forget how to do it.

Ryou was pooped, all that chakra he used made it a work out. He slowly enters his home sweating. His aunt wasn't home at the time. He sat at the nice sand colored couch. It was so relaxing being able to rest his bones after a long day training. He rest is head on the arm rest. He looks at his hand, which was shaking. He sighs and puts it down.After a while of training a little more, I'll challenge those two. he thought. The two he was thinking was Hotaru and Haruka. He pulls out his jutsu book and looks at the cover, his mind wondered with all the capabilities he possessed or anyone shinboi possessed for that matter. He puts the book down and gets up to get washed up from all the sweat.

An couple hours pasted and Ryou was well rested and clean after cleaning up is sweat. Now back at the training field he practiced the jutsu he just learned and ones that he knew already. He was throwing some kicks when a kunai zoomed past him. It was the two he was thinking about not that long ago. Hotaru waves. Ryou waves back. He was going to talk to them but Haruka charges with at him. Ryou figured that they knew he was training and knew that he was going to ask to fight him. Ryou uses the Dance of Willow, a bone pokes out of each of his wrists. Haruka wasn't ready for that so he quickly move to the side and fired the kunai. Ryou retreats the jutsu and pulls out his own kunai, block his enemies. Hotaru also charges at him. Ryou jumps over her and uses the shadow clone technique. They didn't know which one he was. Hotaru went after the fake and Haruka charges after the real one. Haruka attacks with his kunai as Ryou blocks with his. Ryou then infuses the kunai cutting threw the other kunai. Haruka jumps back to Hotaru, which figured that the other was a clone. Hotaru and Haruka throw a bunch of shuriken. Ryou saw this was a good time using the body flicker. He preforms the tiger sign. Ryou's speed out matched the shuriken and he appeared behind the two using the Dance of the Willows again. He poked the end of the bone at their backs. "Ok, you win" they both admit. Ryou smiles and returns his bone. "Wow, that's a new jutsu." Hotaru smiles turning to him. Ryou returns the smile. "I guess we are the ones that need the training." Haruka laughs. Ryou and Hotaru both laugh after that. He then puts his hand on Ryou' shoulder. "I'm sad you didn't try the exams." Ryou's smiles disappeared and looked down at the sand at their feets. "Yeah, I'm just not strong enough." Ryou admits. They sigh. "Well, It was nice seeing you again, we'll be off." "Ok." Ryou says before they both disappear.

Back at the house, Hirioko was making ramen, which was a good mix up. "Hungry?" She asks. Ryou nods. She places a bowl down for him. Ryou eats it all up, fast. "Calm down, You'll choke." She laughs. Ryou doesn't say anything back. Once he finished he asked his aunt. "Do you think I'm strong?" She gives him a concerning look. "Yeah, You're strong, even if their room for improvement." she gives a encouraging smile. "Thanks." He smiles. He knew he could count on his aunt for moral support. Ryou didn't know how strong other shinobi were but so far all the one's he has meet have been stronger than him. Ryu was the first one he met, he was stronger, than there was Kuro and Yen. They were all stronger than him, which made him more determined to learn more jutsu and gain more skills. Ryou heads up to his room and lays down in his normal twin bed. Recently he added a kunai/shuriken board in his room. He threw a kunai at the board, it was so close to a bullseye. Ryou smiles and lays his head back. I've learned many things but there are millions of jutsu out there, I could even make my own. Ryou smiles again at that last thought. The kekki genki helped with tai jutsu and his love for ninjutsu helped him with ninjutsu. He also was surprised how many ninja agreed to help him train. Ryou gained all hopes again thinking all this stuff. It was nice knowing he was and could be loved.

(2005/2000)

2 Stats to Chakra
2 stats to Stamina
4 Stats to Speed
2 Stats to Strength

Claiming:
Rope Escape Technique
Genjustu Release
Body Flicker

Finished

Approved