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This was once taught to her; Storage displacement it is a space time technique used to store up to fifteen items away that can be retrieved at any time. They would most definitely not be used for battle, but still, they can be retrieved with relative ease.

That was the beginning of her career. For every escort would have to be able to carry extra so that their service could be valued among services of the same role. She was the only apprentice that he had at this point of time. Hence, all the attention could be spent on her. He looked at her dumbfounded, as though everything did not get over her. Tapping her shoulder, she came back to reality. For he could identify her lineage by her skin on a second look and this does not come by everyday. She would have went to the academy as a happy girl instead of getting him. But since it happened that he had to be held accountable, he had to get her to become useful. 

Have you got experience in ninja techniques? He asked. She had to react or she would be wasting his actions and gave a nod and proven it by performing a simple clone technique with just a single hand. There is no mistake now that he had witnessed what that could only be done around his age. 

Do you think that you could try and understand a technique? He asked. She quickly nodded again, slowly getting a grasp to the situation that she is in. Okay, let's get started. As he goes to the table behind him and sifts her attention to the weapon on it. Then, he does the technique in slow motion to catch her attention and the weapon dissipates in a few moments that wouldn't ensure it would be snatched if she had a purpose. She shook her head and gave him the signal to restart. Fortunately, she is the only one that he will be taking for the coming months as he restarted the technique process by simply showing her the required handseals of the technique.

By the table of an abandoned hut, she looked at the wall opposite of her while sitting down. Getting ready to attempt what was taught to her for the very first time by a stranger.

As she understood what needs to be done. She focused her attention to the actual process again, it became apparent to her that she had no knowledge on this "thing". It wasn't to create what she would focused and see it in a form and she couldn't tell how he made it disappear and appear. She wouldn't know if a stranger would tolerate her stupidity but still looked at him and shook her head again. However, in the midst of her fear for getting beaten, she added Is this a jutsu? It was then that he realized that she wasn't taught about the existing types of techniques but time is not on his side and so he would be forced to mention the bare minimum instead.

He paused for a moment and thought for a quick method since the technique is elementary. However, the difficulty is added by her age and her environment. When he figured an idea out, he gave a sad expression at her and asked Think the about the best toy you had. he knew he was being brutal at that moment but waited for her reply nevertheless. She imagined as told and when she was about to reply, he stopped her, not wanting her to go all out on her emotional as he could kind of foresee what's about to come should he allow her to do so and asked Now try making space for the toy in your mind. She stopped for a moment and did as he told only understanding half of what he meant, thinking that she could have the toy at the end.

By now, using the seals were not a problem. With a single handed rat followed by boar, she had created the space need to contain. However, there was nothing at the table to start with.

It was the last day for him to get her ready as he looked by the side where she would demonstrate her progress towards using the technique. After about a week of practice, the employer was right in front of her separated by a table to testify her skills. The criteria was to store a few sample balls without carrying it physically at all. He could have taught her other techniques but this would be the least time consuming and takes up very little resources for escort purposes. She readied herself as she was told to safeguard her actions shortly before the employer arrived. She began performing the technique with both hands, forming the seemingly proper rat in an attempt to cover her actions. The boar was formed with both hands as well, she didn't blow her cover and the tested objects dissipates slowly with particle emission. As usual, she is a little bit slow in performing the technique, giving her instructor a nervous moment again and again. The employer look satisfied and she had to go on to bringing back the objects. Both process is important as failing either one would mean that she would not be fit for the job and that spells trouble for him. 

Surprisingly for her instructor, the second part went on very smoothly as same speed in different part of the process simply had him at ease. particles did not go anywhere but reformed into the tested objects with the employer giving a smile. Now, not only he is safe but also his reputation within the company had risen as his risky wager to keep her safe and alive worked. He certainly never expected her to spend extra time focusing on making sure his efforts that saved her did not go into waste.

She let her hands rest on the table to enjoy the remainder of the breeze

WC:1009
Claiming 5 stats and storage displacement

The Lycan was walking from the village but not far off. He did this so there would be no accidents when it came down to his training. Ryou didn't know when his next assignment would be so he needs to train fast and hard if he wanted to face the Kumo empire along with his new comrades. The Kaguya already trained with some of those comrades but he still wasn't able to get the two jutsu he was working so hard on, Dance of Seedling Fern and Bone armour jutsu. 

Ryou looked around the place he was at at the moment. It was a pretty open area, the closest things were some trees and a hut that, if Ryou bothered to sense, Ioritsu was in. Thinking that the coast was clear, Ryou started with the training he had planned for the day.


First up was Bone armour jutsu. Out of the two jutsu, Ryou was learning, this one was closer to success than the other. He came up to one of the close oak trees and held his arm. This was so he could concentrate on getting the bone armour underneath the arm skin. Ryou stood there, holding his arm, for awhile till he could feel the bone armour underneath his skin. The Lycan remembered from the scroll that this jutsu could also enhance the user's strength as well as the durability. That meant that he could test to see if it really worked if he punched a tree. Ryou stood by the trunk of the tree and looked up and down the massive beauty. Then once he was done, he winded up his fist and punch the trunk of the tree. The tree shook with the force but it looked like it was damaged too much. Ryou was still happy though cause the jutsu didn't fail, he felt barely any recoil when striking the tree. That meant that he had some of it down, but the jutsu was supposed to cover his entire body, so he only accomplished a fraction of that. Ryou worked on the jutsu for a bit longer before he decided it was the next step of his training for the day.


Second thing Ryou was going to train was the other jutsu, Dance of the Seedling Fern. Now this one was the stronger out of the two. The reason for that was that it was a wide, long ranged jutsu that used calcium in the ground to erect spikes. Ryou went away from the trees and went to the open area. The Kaguya took a deep breath and gathered chakra. The young ninja then began to weave signs. Snake-Ram. He then took the massive chakra and expelled it into the earth to make his clan's signature bone spike. Ryou was so far only able to make ten bone spikes, which wasn't even close to its full power. One popped up, then two, then a third and it kept sprouting new ones until it got to ten. Ryou didn't want to stop there. He held the ram hand sign and kept giving chakra. Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen and finally Fifteen. There was one problem though, Ryou couldn't control where they popped out of yet. So the last bone spike actually came through the hut that Ioritsu was in. It appeared right in front of Ioritsu, she was nearly hit. The bone spike cracked the ground, broke the table, and punctured the roof of the hut. 

Ryou released the hand sign and ran inside to check if anyone in there got hurt if anyone was in there. The Lycan enter through the entrance and saw the scary scene. Ryou looked at the woman, "Are you alright?!" He asked in a frantic tone. 

WC: 625
2403/4500 for Dance of Seedling Fern
1273/3000 for Bone Armor
(Other WC was claimed on other topics)

As the breeze didn't give her peace for long, noise were heard outside the hut that she is in. Her guard went up immediately since nobody is supposed to be following her for any reason. It wasn't just as noise as well, it is those that made enough of an impact to break an armour which a breeze simply wouldn't be enough. She got up quickly to find out the threat outside and found a figure breaking a tree with bare hands through the small holes that made their place before she arrived. Wondering about the figure's intention, she figured that this wouldn't be how an attacker would try to test her. She wanted to move out to take a closer look but this was when spikes started coming out of the ground coming at her inconsistently at a rate that she would not react well if it came up at her. It came to her that it would make sense for her to be attacked as she learnt the fact that her roots were of those who could manipulate bones to their will. She hurried with the five seals using her right hand as the other hole gave her a vision of a wooden pole a few meters away from the hut she stands within that used to have its job of supporting part of the hut.

She was just in time to get herself out to see poor hut tested as it shook with a loud noise. It is probably the spikes finding their way in; A crude fashion of trying to get the prey. She turned her back to the hut and made a run for it.

Then Ryou entered the hut, he saw no one at first. But soon he heard footsteps. The Lycan snapped his head toward the sound, it was her trying to run away. "Wait! Ma'am!" Ryou thought of the only way to get in front of her to get her attention. Ryou weaves the tiger hand sign and blinks in front of the woman. "Ma'am, I'm sorry about your hut, I'll help rebuild it." Ryou offered. He held his hand up apologetically. I hope she doesn't think I'm gonna hurt her. He thought to himself. Although, I did send a bone spike through her hut. Ryou thought again. 

TWC:731

As Ioritsu tries her best to get away, the enemy was actually faster; Way faster than she would have thought. He appeared in front of her, her thoughts were aligned with having her last moments; maybe she would be on her way to reunite with her clansmen. That was the thought before any words were made from the enemy.

She got caught speechless. This feeling lingered in her until he apologized to her; She stood in where she stopped. Her clansmen hunter is not acting the way he should be or maybe it was a just a clam before the storm. She doesn't stand a chance to get away now and only had enough courage to get on her knees.

Please don't kill me. As she looked at him begging, not knowing what comes next as the bit about the hut doesn't make sense since the hut wasn't even hers to begin with.

Spoiler:

"Please don't kill me." She begged Ryou. He was shocked. I've never had anyone this afraid of me, Ryou pointed out to himself. He put his hand on her shoulder. "I don't think you understand," he gave a small laugh,"I'm not trying to hurt you." The Lycan took his hand off her shoulder. Now that he said that, he thought it would be best to introduce himself next. "I'm Ryou Kenshin, a former ninja of Suna." Ryou paused to look at her again. "And you?" He asked in a kind tone.  

TWC: 823

She thought it was over for her until she heard his name and where he served. She thought it was going to be Kaguya and that would be all she would hear before she join them at afterlife. Her death thoughts loosened its grip a little and it would seems that he is trying to be friendly to her. Taking the assumption that he might came from one of those hunters but was not told of their dark chapter, Ioritsu regained a little of her composure. She quickly stood up and faced him to answer his question, not forgetting that she had always kept her last name away.

I am Ioritsu. She answered him trying to ease her herself emotionally at the same time. She reaffirmed herself of the person in front is not a hunter and asked Where did you get the ability to manipulate bones?

Ioritsu huh? Ryou thought to himself after she introduced herself to him. Never heard of her. Then she asked a pretty reasonable question. "Where did you get the ability to manipulate bones?" This wasn't the first time he was asked this question and it won't be the last. "I was born with it, it runs in my family." Ryou then glances at the hut that she was in. "Sorry again about your hut," Ryou apologised again still thinking it was hers. "I can help in any way I can."

TWC: 912

Assuming he is being honest, it was as she had expected. He came from one of those hunters as their blood runs in him, the order from generations ago seemed to be lost to him. She wouldn't want to dig it up again to put her life in the balance. As the hut was never hers to begin with, she replied back with a much calmer tone, gradually regaining her cool since the tension is subsiding.Don't worry, it wasn't my mine. I merely came here to rest. Not knowing what to say to a hunter's descendant, she thought some filler would be great although she still had the urge to get away from him. What brings you to this place?

Ryou was relieved when Ior said it wasn't hers. Then she asked another common question to ask a stranger, what he was doing there. "I'm training so I can become stronger and more reliable in combat when fighting Kumo." Ryou wasn't lying but the reason he told the most was to see what her reaction was. Maybe she would attack? The Lycan thought at first. Or maybe she would want to help us... and if that's so then I'll test her more. Ryou couldn't just let anyone know his group's plan if she wants to fight him after this then so be it, but he really hoped not. Or, hopefully, she'll just not care and then he would have to worry too much. 


TWC:1035