A Yuki's Ice

No more slacking, no more anger, and no more training. Not until Kaen had unlocked his bloodline; not until Kaen had the powers of ice at his hands.

Kaen breathed in, and then breathed out. He put his fingers together and crossed his legs. He entered his personal world, with his particular chakra, and his elements. Wind and Water; the two factors that would make ice. Kaen started to meld them together just for them to blow away. It was too difficult to mix them together all willy-nilly.

The boy took in the crisp air as he opened his eyes back to the real world. He had to come back to the actual world for his next two tests. First, Kaen had to get the chakra paper to split in half with his wind affinity; then secondly he'd have to make another chakra paper damp. He'd get the feelings of how he had done it, and then mix the two together.

It would be easier to unlock his bloodline in a colder climate. He had to get ready to go to the mountains for extensive training. The Yuki ran into his room and pulled out multiple sets of clothing. He decided that he would in tune to the cold so he wouldn't bring any winter gear. Kaen ran downstairs to his kitchen and pulled out some protein bars.

Yes, Kaen had hated those things with a passion. It wasn't like Chisana's warm, sticky, and golden rice cakes that he had loved more than anything in the multiverse. Ahem, getting off track again. He had to bring these bland protein bars so that he wouldn't starve to death.

Kaen grabbed his steel kunai and shuriken and threw them in with his clothing. The coal-black haired boy tightened the straps around his arm as he started to go towards the mountains. He was going to try to unlock his bloodline if it was the last thing he did.

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Kaen ducked as a paw swiped above his head, and he rolled to the side as another feline lunged at him. The boy sent a round-house kick to the first mountain lion causing its jaw to snap out of place. The boy quickly pulled out his kunai and used the Body Flicker to appear behind his prey.  With a fluid slash, the mountain lion's neck has been severely cut open.

Blood poured out of the fatal wound as if it was a waterfall. The metallic smell of the red liquid had inserted itself in nostrils causing Kaen to scrunch up his nose in displeasure. He had to snap out of his stupor as the other cougar roared at losing his partner. Kaen instantly jumped backward as the feline lunged at him once again. He threw three of his shuriken that entered the lion's chest with an audible thump.

As soon as Kaen's feet had touched the ground the mountain lion lay dead on the cement. Kaen groaned as he looked at a slash on his arm; it didn't look like it would scar so Kaen put a quick medical jutsu on it to relieve himself of the pain. The boy had just started to climb the mountain, and he managed to reach an edge. There was a mountain home to the lions, and they attacked him at sight.

Kaen wasn't high enough to get to the snow so he'd take refuge in the cave until he was ready to continue climbing. The boy pulled out a few small logs from his backpack and then found a small rock on the floor. Kaen walked inside the cavern and gently threw his backpack on the cement. Placing the logs on the ground; Kaen started to create sparks by dragging his kunai against the rock

When the spark had finally come to life Kaen quickly converted his chakra into his wind element and slightly blew it so that it'd start faster. The flame grew larger, and the cave was finally lit and warm as his home. Kaen walked outside to drag in the dead bodies of the lion so he could cook them. First, Kaen had skinned them and then after he was done put his pelts aside. Kaen made quick work of piling out their organs and collecting the delicate meat from them.

He ate a lot of meat since he couldn't bring it with him as it would spoil. After he was finished with his dinner he turned to his backpack and pulled out one final thing for the night which was his sleeping bag. It had been a pretty good day already, and he still had a long way to go.

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Kaen grunted as another stone hit him in his forehead as his hands were latched on to the side of the mountain. It had gotten pretty chilly and signs of snow - like the small block of ice that hit him in the head - were showing. As he climbed more he started to realize that he could just connect his chakra to the side of the mountain. As he channeled chakra throughout the soles of his shoes he connected them to the mountain. 

The boy breathed in slightly as his hands unclutched the mountain. He was about to fall until his feet stayed in place. Kaen opened his eyes with a determined smile on his face. He started to run up the mountain once again. He dodged slightly - but not enough to fall - as small chunks of ice and rock fell towards him.

Before the youth knew it he was already on the part of the mountain where it was snowing. He had to be sure to be quiet as he didn't want to cause an avalanche. Kaen's first goal was to find somewhere he could meditate without being hurt, and then start to practice on his ice.

He trudged slowly throughout the thick pile of crystal white snow. It was beautiful as it was cold. He finally found another hollow cave and decided that he'd take refuge in there. The Yuki boy ran inside before placing down his belongings and pulling out a container of chakra paper.

Kaen decided that he'd channel the wind into his chakra paper first. As his first element, it was easy to get it to the surface. As soon as his fingers touched the chakra paper they were sliced into millions of shreds upon shreds. Now how had that felt? It felt as if the wind was whistling, and calling him to it. As if it was the light summer breeze, and a tornado at the same exact time. It felt as if the atmosphere was of his will.

The boy nodded before he pulled out another chakra paper and started to channel water into it. It took slightly longer for the chakra paper to react to his water element, but when it did it was as damp as the ocean. It felt as if the water had condensed to his will and he could swim in the deepest depths of the ocean. As if the water in the air swirled around him in a beautiful display of rain bending to his will.

Kaen nodded once again at his discoveries. He now held his third chakra in between his palms. He focused more on his water chakra and how the wind chakra would be able to freeze it. How the wind was freezing; just like the climate around him. How the water would agree to meld with the wind and become one.

As he looked at his chakra paper he could see that it had split into two pieces. Both pieces were damp but had icy flakes on them sparkling like the snow outside. Kaen grinned as he started to do the same thing he had done with his fourth chakra paper.

He had done it all night, and his chakra reserves were waning. Every time he did it there would be more ice on it every single time until Kaen had been finally able to create flakes of ice in his hand without the paper. He trained even more as he actually went outside to sit in the snow to get a better feel. He used his water techniques, and then as they froze the ice he got a better feel for it.

Kaen would pick up snow and use it like he had with the Rasengan. He channeled ice in it and would wait until the whole snowball had been exchanged with ice. The black-haired boy continued to do this and had even gotten a second snowball in his hand.

His thoughts were wild up here. How long had he been up here? Did he forget to tell his father he we leaving? How is he in the cold and not dying. Actually, forget that last question. Kaen loved the cold with a passion; it was sort of with Max to Napa. The companionship level with the snow made him want to just sleep in it.

The chilly air that caused his face to burn felt good! The numb feeling in his toes and body felt great! The feeling of his body encased in eye felt like heaven on earth. It hadn't hurt; in fact, it felt the opposite of pain. It felt like bliss, and Kaen fell in love with the snow eventually. As he masters his ice powers he'd destroy snow, and replace it with a sphere of ice similar to the Rasengan. It wasn't like the Rasengan of course as it was literally just a ball of ice.

He'd ran out of protein bars after the first week, and he relied on his pure will to keep going. As soon as he had mastered his ice he once again grabbed a chakra paper. Instead of mixing his two elements together he felt as if he created his own element. He actually did, but still. It came so easy to Kaen, and he hadn't needed to force his elements to work together. They did it by themselves now.

So as Kaen focused his chakra into the paper it suddenly turned frozen like his face. It almost made Kaen jump in joy, he would've if he had felt feeling in his body. Kaen started to climb down, and even managed to slip a few times but catch himself. Before he knew it he was at the first cavern he had spent the night in.

The dead lions were still there, and so was the spoiled meat. Kaen pinched his nose to rid himself of the stench as he started to climb down with one hand. There were troubles on the way down as he started to starve to death. He hunted, and hunted, and then finally found another mountain lion. Kaen was faster then it could see and his foot connected with its skull.

It yelped out a loud roar as it was sent flying. Kaen brought out his kunai and charged at the mountain lion with a battle roar. The lion growled and swung his tail hitting Kaen's hand away before the kunai could meet his body. It growled and bit into his hand, but when he did it phased right through.

The feline was confused until he felt a presence behind him. It was too late for it though as it was blasted with a full-powered Rasengan totally demolishing it. The mountain lion had been hit by the Rasengan at point-blank causing it to slightly cook as the chakra burned it alive.

Kaen wouldn't eat it until it was properly cooked so he started to tidy it up again. As he finally ate the lion, fell asleep and woke up the next morning, and then finally made it to the ground once again.

Kaen smiled. He needed to go take a steaming hot shower.

WC: 2011

Requests - Ice Element

Stat Points: 10