A surprise workout

It is a nice afternoon. Classes have ended and a young Kaguya is leaving the building looking around curiously. The weather was nice and comforting, at least for her. The time of day said it was time for her medication so she slipped in the pills and drank a sip of water out of her bottle. With a quick gulp down she swallowed the medicine and then instead of walking home she decided to take a walk over to the training fields. Sometimes one could watch older students or even Genin and Chuunin train that had always excited her. But at this time she was out of luck. No one seemed to be training at this moment. Once a month, when her father was home over the weekend he took her here to see if her abilities have manifested but so far there had not been any progress so far, but if she'd train more often she could have a higher chance to succeed.
So she set down the bag with her school stuff and put down all clothing meaning the blue skirt she usually wore over her short pans and the green shirt over the long sleeved black shirt. As she had set everything aside she started stretching her limbs.  The arms up, she raised them into the air bending every muscle from her fingers to the joints of Hand and elbows. Slightly bending from side to side then bowing to touch the tips of her toes right and left. Then as she arched her back to bend backwards she could look into the sky. So she froze in the movement seeing a cloud with a funny shape. A giggle broke out of her mouth as she thought about how the fluff cloud-mouse was searching for some crème cheese or so.
But for now she had to come back to what she was originally planning on doing here. She was not so satisfied with her physical performance so far and her father would always push her to go faster and stronger, but she was still a weakling in body but not in mind. At least she thought so that she was not only thick skulled but also determined when she had set her mind to something she would pull it through with it, unless there was a huge obstacle but this was only the academy grounds and she was only training. As she had flexed her muscles enough she went to run rounds around the field to get her warm and ready to really do something.

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"I'm going out to tell her that i'll be back later...and no I don't need an escort," the young boy stormed off rather quickly out of the palace with his fox counterpart almost before the person could give him a response. The young male had a thirst for adventure and moving around, sitting in a palace was never going to be his style despite what others might have said. Thanks to the training of someone he thought of as a teacher and a friend he unlocked his mother's clan latent powers and had been practicing with them for some time. Having the powers to control shadows and the shadows of other people had its uses though he wasn't malicious enough to use it to his own ends...Not yet at least. Today he had on new clothes for the first time since leaving his old home, a black training outfit similar to a track suit and the cloth that his father had left for him to wear. Because it was still a bit too big for him to wear normally he had it modified slightly so that he could wear it with the left side on his body and the right side tied down just so he could have his right arm out. The proud symbol that his father embroidered onto the back of the cloak stood proud as a set of four feet pattered beside him, his faithful summon and companion walking beside him. The two left into the towns square to head near the Ninja Academy in order to train, it was one of the few places he didn't have to worry about any of the guards constantly checking on him. He still needed to be come stronger and he wasn't going to get anywhere by being coddled.

The more he walked he could hear his brother contemplating to himself in which he looked down to the fox," So what's on your mind? You've been thinking back and forth for the past couple of days. Something wrong?," to which the little fox looked up to him and shook his head. Nothing was wrong he was just thinking on things of home. Most of the other foxes might have been getting restless by the young heir being gone, but so long as he was with him they could know. Slowly the two strode into the academy taking small looks at whomever had been there though many of them just stared at him. He looked so out of place without his headband and that was because he chose not to where it. He lived here but he had his own mission in time, a duty that he promised his brother to keep. Within those moments he left to the back where students could train and practice what they learned. His eyes stayed plastered to a single object, the fire lit eyes making a single hand seal as he stretched his shadow to the post and sat down.

Today was simply extending his durability with his shadow techniques as well as learning how to control them more. Since in time they would become his main form of fighting, he remembered what Kenshin had said about them. " Focus on creating those tendrils and using them as blades " That's what the pale male said right? It was something he wouldn't try on a normal person, no that would be way to messy and if he ended up killing them then what? So for now he sat there in silence unless someone had came over to him, his shadow stretched on the pole.

She seemed to be running quite a while and her body seemed to be heating up just right. Then she stopped to get to do some kicks and punches into the open air. Throwing in some combination of two punches and a kick or punches to different heights. Everything supported by a sound and focused breathing technique that she had practised in earlier training session. Her two hair tails were swinging with every move she made with the energy coming out of her hips to deliver quite precise hits and kicks. An imaginative enemy was fighting against her, he of course was not as talented and quick as herself and pretty easy to beat. All the almost arrogant looks she pointed at him made his moves more uncontrolled and sloppy. Like she was really beating the living hell out of him, or maybe her? Yes that arrogant doll that was always combing her hair and acting like she was something or someone better than everyone else. Her parents were rich, her parents could do this and that and whatever more. It was so nice to have the image of her falling into the dust and getting to hit her right into the face. Seeing her crying over her roughed up hair and torn clothes. But then the image faded and reality came back to her, she was still alone out here.
Then quite in the middle of it she paused and looked around curious. There had been some movement on the sidelines, was someone watching her? Usually she was watching people to learn, but what would be learned from her? Nothing, at least from her perspective. Slowly she walked up to where the young man had found his place to rest. Maybe this was an opportunity to test sneaking up on someone. Therefore she went down into a crawling position slowly creeping up on the possibly sleeping person. Slowly setting one hand in front of another silently pulling the legs in behind. Crawling like a pro, at least what she thought about herself she slowly went up to the person on the sidelines.
The shadow, not interesting to her, she would just think of it as a normally cast shadow that would be there because the sun was shining. Carefully pushing aside some branches and stones to keep them from ruining her surprise attack she moves forward. Slowly reaching for the pole to climb onto it, crouching down like a cat luring for prey. She smiles a little devious as she sees him laying there. Then she slowly continues to climb down from the pole and her foot stepped into the shadow of the older Shinobi that was resting. "Ha I got you!", she proclaimed deeming herself victorious while she set out to leap onto her victim.

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TWC: 894

As the wind blew through his hair he made no real movements, holding the hand seal so frivolously that the only thing he paid attention to was the sounds of people going to and fro with his ears. His fox had been sitting just out of reach of his "eldest" brother and simply watched the boy practice a bit only moving closer if he needed to. Because of this he could hear the kids that were away doing what they had been doing, training, throwing shuriken or even talking among themselves. Here he was however playing with his own shadow. This interesting development lead to something that would signify either a nice relationship or a budding rivalry. Unknown to him someone had the idea of sneaking up on him, a decision that could have been either good or bad. Because of this he made no attempt to open his eyes nor did the fox warn him, the two simply sat in utter peace as the one trained and the other observed.

By the time the young girl had jumped onto the pole he took a single breath to indicate that he was in fact still alive, but did she know the ramifications of being on that pole and yet soon she would have found out. Hearing her voice caused his ears to perk up and move only slightly as he opened his eyes and stared at her," She's serious isn't she?," the words were whispered only audible to the fox not too far from him. As the girl tried to move she would find that she couldn't as if her legs were stuck in glue and that's when he sighed," You probably shouldn't have done that if you were going to try and sneak up on me. Now you're stuck there until I feel like releasing the jutsu. So how about we have a seat," as he sat this she would feel her body indeed sitting down in the same fashion he was, Indian style," So why were you trying to sneak up on me exactly?," it was the first question as he continued to hold the jutsu, curious as to why this girl was doing what she did. Who knows he might have found someone to train with depending on how this went.

She was stuck and her body was bent to another person's will. This was not how she had planned this. How was he doing this? She looked around curiously and started to panic a little but then she was clam. He was not really angry as it seemed only as curious as she was. She was forced to sit in front of him, looking straight at him. This was when she realized the fox was sitting there. 'What a sweet animal', she thought, 'Why is he sitting here so calmly and collected? Maybe he is pinned down like I am?' She tried to tilt her head, but it would not work so she was a little frustrated, but it could not be helped. Now she was looking at this young man and wondered. "Well I knew one does not shout out when sneaking up on someone, but I wanted to announce my presence. There are some people who get spooked easily and well I wanted to prepare you for it, so you won't just kill me on the spot", again the urge to reach out for her head to scratch it, but it would not work, because she was still held in his posture. Annoyingly she had to admit that he had her trapped.
So she continued to look at him with her blue eyes like deep water. "Why I was trying? Just because there was an opportunity I guess. I did not mean to harm you. For a fact I am not even armed or something", she said excusing herself a little. The fact that she could not move was making her very nervous. She was trying with all her tiny might but she could not move an inch. He could hear her mumbling about: "How is this... what is this... why..." Then she looked at him again. "Can I ask something? I mean, this is you doing this right? Me being stiff like this?", she tries to move again but would you know, she was still stuck. "How do you do this?", she had in no class of her academy heard of this. That this was something that someone inherited like the bloodline she had, did not occur to her but maybe he was to share his big secret to her. While she waited she spun her own theories about what was going on. Could he have been using small needles? But no, then she would have needed to be able to free herself, but she was not. Maybe a kind of glue that stuck her to the ground? Not? What was it then?

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TWC: 1330

Kill her? While he might have looked a bit feral at times he wouldn't kill someone for something like this unless it was truly malicious in nature," I wouldn't have killed you. I probably would have put my foot to your face, but death only comes when you try to kill me or someone I care about. You shouldn't really sneak up on people though that's how you get in weird situations like this of course," then again she was helping him test his shadow techniques for what it was worth. For a single moment she could see his eyes staring into hers though he was more so watching for any reactions to being stuck in his shadow bind. To anyone else it would seem like both of them were sitting down looking at each other and talking, but whatever he did she would also do. Before he answered her, Kazuhiro scratched the back of his head moving his right hand and watched as hers did the same before smiling," Armed or not. Harmed or not. You tried to sneak up on me so I only did was right of and stopped you from doing so. I understand your intentions however i'm not used to being around people still so my reflexes are still a little feral," it was the only thing he said for a moment as he looked toward the fox.

For someone trying to sneak up on him she had many a question, curious to know the what and why which caused the black haired child to smile," You are asking all of the right questions, but i'll answer only a few. As you've seen when I scratched my head so did you. Its a little technique of my family that allows one to control shadows and since you stepped into mine, the long one connected to the pole there...well then you became under my control. As for is this really happening well you can't move unless I do so I would say so," he wouldn't give too much away just to keep his own little secrets, but the game was so fun. With a small glance he stood up and she would as well until he had finally released the technique and smiled," You can move around freely now though try not to sneak up on me alright?," the words came out playfully but could also be taken as a little off putting.

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Like a puppet he was moving her, or like a mirror? She could not really tell but something was going on as she could she, seemed to copy her movement or was she copying him? The fact that she could not really tell was making her weary. From one moment when they were scratching their heads in unison to then looking at him in a kind of staring battle. All the while he was describing what was going on between them. The more she listened she understood what was going on. This was not something everyone learned, this was something special give to few people, people born like him. Whatever born like him was like, but that was not so important. He had something that made him special, more special even than being followed around by a fox as it seems. As they stood up she then felt the release as he let her go free. For a short moment she thought about what to do now because the first meeting was kind of going all over the place, but then she just extended her hand to him saying: "I am Kaguya Sanae, it is very nice meeting you, please look to me with great patients." With those words a wide grin set to her face as her eyes where sparkling with joy.
Then she pointed over her shoulder to the training grounds and then tilted her head sideways. "You seem to be experienced, would you mind helping me out a little?", then she turns her head a little in embarrassment and he can see her cheeks turning to a light pink. "I too have a special power like you do, but I can't really access it. My father said it might be, because my body is a little too weak, so I was training", she then looks again at him smiling. The hands folded behind her back she leans forward a little inviting. "It would be so much more fun not doing the training alone. You don't even have to train, just maybe keep me a little company?", is the suggestion she throws at him. Then she glances at the fox, it was just so cute, but she did not dare to even ask for petting. He had underlined his kind of feral nature by looking at said animal, maybe it would bite, but what was she scared of? Her bones seemed to be unbreakable. But one should not get too cocky that way. But then the curiosity came over her: "By the way, is that fox a pet and if, can I pet it?", it just broke out of her mouth.


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She had said her name which gave him a few options to play around with. For some reason he remembers hearing about the Kaguya or rather how one of his father's friends were one of them but he knew nothing besides the name. Nothing on what they did or what they could even do so he was at a loss there, but at least he knew something about it right? It was only for a moment that he stretched and looked around before finally disclaiming his own name," Kazuhiro Hayate. Nice to meet you as well Sanae," there wasn't a smile on his face for he rarely did that though one could tell that he was interested in this new person at least for the moment. It didn't take him very long to realize what she had been asking of him and he even noticed her blushing which was still something foreign to him as far as emotions like that went. None the less he shrugged and slid his hands into his pockets walking over to her and shaking her hand before she had put it back to her side," Sure. I came here to do the same though with someone to train with it should go easily."

He said it as if he were expecting this but if you wanted to get stronger you needed to use or rather have other people help you to train. As she came a little closer he didn't move instead his eyes focused more on her as his hands shifted only slightly and he actually gave a small smile which allowed someone for the first time to see his teeth. The unique thing about them was that they weren't normal by human standards. He had wolf like canines and his other teeth were a little sharper than others," Yeah I guess I could keep you company and train with you at the same time, it'll give me some time to work on more jutsu and then you could even learn a thing or two about yourself," though her question about Koan caused him to laugh a bit. Nothing malicious came of the laugh though he looked down to the fox as if he found the question amusing. As if on cue the fox stood on its hind legs, all nine tails sitting on both sides of it as it spoke," Excuse me miss but I am not a pet. I am a summon of the fox family and because you called me a pet, no you may not pet me at this time," the testiness of the small fox caused the child to howl with laughter to the point of him falling on the ground in a fit of giggles.

"Oh.. Oh man. That was...Please excuse my friend here he gets a little upset when people mistake him for a common household pet. Foxes have a lot of pride in themselves so he meant nothing bad by it. So let's go do some training?," with that he slowly began to walk toward the training ground behind the girl, the small fox getting up and walking with the boy by his side.

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'Victory!', was the thought that struck her mind. He was getting up and talking to her this Kazuhiro Hayate. Her mind was already spinning shorts for that name to go bye while they were talking about it and he even said yes to helping her train, as he was here for it himself. She grinned cheerfully as she had reached her goal and it was even getting better with the second. As he shook her Hand she gently squeezed his and then let go of it. But as the fox heard her comment about him maybe being a pet he seemed to get angry and it startled her a little because she was not really used to summoned companions as he was. This might have been the first time she ever encountered one of those creatures. So her eyes widened as he got up on his paws scolding her like an angry parent. She instantly bowed down several times: "I am sorry, so much sorry! I did not mean to implicate something on you, but I... have to admit I have never seen a summon", she bowed down again energetically. Then she turned to follow them to the field feeling a little down, because she did not want to insult the walking fox, but he was just so adorable. Maybe she could pet him the next time, when she shared some treats with him? This was something to remember. Bribing the fox to let him pet her was added to her inside notes.
The young man beside her had been thrown into a laughing fit as he rolled around giggling and gasping for air. She did not quite get the joke but it had to be about the fox and her. He kind of was defending his uptight behaviour but it was okay. She would not like to be called a pet when she was not. Like one does not like to be called a baby while being old enough to walk alone and hold a weapon and such. She only hoped that her actions did not totally spoil her chances to get on his good side. Now she was walking in front getting closer to the training ground and while she was doing so she picked up the bottle of water she had stored between her stuff to take a sip before putting it back down and then turning. "You have rested a long time. We would need to warm you up if you want to tag along. I would not want you to sprain something", she rubbed her chin thinking about it and then without further affirmation she reached out her Hand tapping him to the centre of his chest cheerfully exclaiming: "You're it!"
This was the point where she took off with a little sprint to get some small distance between them. She giggled and looked over her shoulder to confirm that he was chasing her or at least had the ambition to move a muscle or two. She did not want him to feel too bad after training just because she talked him into it. And for the love of something, why not include a little fun in something that was usually dry as chalk. As she was running she remembered what he said about his shadow so instead from up and all around her view changed down to the ground as she was looking for the shadow that could have been about to take a hold of her again. Once someone knew what he or she had to look for it did not become easier because knowing stuff did not mean reacting right to it. How did one stop a shadow? More darkness, if everything was dark would the shadow just blend in with everything and be gone? Or did she need bright light to counter it? This is where she learned the valuable lesson that doing too much at once could result in a big accident because as she was thinking, observing and running she came closer to the fence protecting others from failed throws or something and she hit the fence. "Ouch..."

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"You are fine. You didn't know so I cannot fault you for that, but in the future please do not do that. Some of my kind might have taken offense and have tried something, but I know you humans cannot help but look at my adorableness and think otherwise," of course there was an audible scoff from the boy as he looked at the fox and shook his head," Full of yourself and you aren't even the oldest. Boy mother would be rolling around howling with laughter if she heard this, but i'll keep this a secret for now of course," to which the fox knew exactly what the boy was referring to...sad times were ahead of the fox, but that was a different story. Soon the boy was walking toward the training grounds as many of the other kids were looking at his attire and the head band that had slipped out of his ninja pouch which told people he wasn't just another kid on the block- he was a genin.

At first glance he didn't mind people knowing and yet he knew that he wasn't like the rest of them in the aspect that he was a ninja to find his own path. Not to protect those unless they were family, but maybe that would change in the future? Who knew what the future had had in store for him actually, but he was going to get to the end of his path one way or another. Stopping in the middle of the training grounds he looked at the young girl and tilted his head," But i'm fin-," the moment she touched his chest he blinked and looked down for a moment as if he had shut off. It took the fox nudging him to chase after her. Moving with some form of haste he walked after her forming the snake seal before seeing her run into the gate and stopped,"...Really?," so he walked over there slowly before stopping behind her and looking at her.

"So two things. One are you okay and why didn't you look where you were going? That's the first thing by the way," extending his hand out to her he would help her get up and when she did he would nod and wait for her to respond. Before he forgot though he finished the seal and then held their shadows together yet he wouldn't take control of her. Instead he would allow it to remain idle just for this moment," Second thing would be that you are it and...bye," with that he quickly take off diving into the shrubbery and continued to run for some time.

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