A Jounin in the training grounds (IO. NK)

[Exit, claiming nothing, since I guess I was running anyway.]

[Will post in a bit, but Kozo, because of the new rules you can claim stuff with what you wrote, you should atleast claim some stats.]

[Nono, it feels wrong. Just forget about it lol.]

(Ok, sorry man)

(I would like to ask that after Ryou, no one else joins, just to stop the thread from getting to full, if you want to thread, let me know and I will put you on the list.)

Hikari (Who was now surrounded in mist, because of Kozogami's jutsu.) would look over and see  Kotetsu coming (Activating her golden eyes to allow herself to see through the mist.) He would talk to Sanae and the pale girl would correct him on her title, which shortly after, Hikari would respond introducing herself.

"Kotetsu was it? Well, I don't belie we have been introduced, My name is Hikari Namikaze, I am a Jounin of Hoshigakure. It is nice to meet you! Anyways, I couldn't help but notice earlier that you were working on your wind bow and arrow jutsu. I am somewhat of a specialist when it comes to Ninjutsu in Hoshigakure, namely windstyle." Prehaps calling herself a specialist was a bit much, but when it came to wind style, she was not aware of another shinobi over the rank of Genin that could also use wind style. "Anyways, a small tip of useing it, I could tell with the way you were drawing the wind chakra that the jutsu wasn't as powerful as it should be. There is a slight gust in the wind today. Try to absorb wind into the area you are trying to create the bow at using  the that gust and pushing pulling it into the area."

Once that was done, Hikari would look back at Sanae, and she would ask about the second level of the medical jutsu. "Oh... that, will naturaly get beter with practice. Hikari would say, and once again pull out the kunai she had hidden under her dress and  press it up against her finger, giving it a slight cut once again. "I don't know if it will help you in the Chunin exam, but it is always a good idea to have a bit of medical Ninjutsu.... Also, I'm not exactly the best at using Taijutsu, honestly, I only know about how to do basic blocks."

It was at this moment, The Fuinjutsu misstress of Hoshi had a slight heart attack. During her training with the Crazy perverted Jounin Shiroi, she had learned how to hear even the softest of sounds from a long distance away.

In a tree about 5 meters to her right, about 35 Meters up in the air, Hikari heard a small conversation going on. Looking over, Hikari saw a man, a bit older than her, with an.... was that an owl, just hanging from a tree. Noticing a Hoshi Headband on him, Hikari deduced that the man was a Hoshi ninja, and judging by he fact that Hikari knew all of the Jounin and Chunin in Hoshi, the chestnut haired girl guessed that the man must of been a Genin in Hoshi. A smile would come across the girls face, as she would ask "Hello! Do you plan to say up in a tree talking to Birds all day? Or would you like to have some humans to talk to?" The Jounin would smile and ask, being unawear that the bird was in fact a familiar, as she had never encountered one from a clan that used that technique.

WC: 552
TWC: 2482

[TLDR: Hikari introduced herself to Kote, and offered some advice on the jutsu he was attempting. Hikari would then cut herself again and tell Sanae to use her as practice (Emo Alert) and then while Sanne did would hear Ryou's character talking to his owl and ask him if he wanted to come down.)

Going to make a mid post claim:
2482 Words towards Twilight

Kotetsu chuckled a little at what would appear to be a little embarrassment on Sanae's part. "I understand what you mean, however I learned a lot from you on our last mission. I call you sensei because I feel you deserve that title, coming from me." He smiles at Sanae. "If you would prefer I not refer to you as sensei I will respect your wishes." Kotetsu  grins ruefully as Sanae points out the arrow. "Heh, not my best work for sure. I've been working on a few techniques at the same time rather than working on each one, one at a time. I've been trying to develop my chakra to the point where I can start learning more of my clan's ice style ninjutsu. I've been working with Kenshin on the basics of water style so I have my foundation. I didn't realise my wind style was so shaky though..." 'I'm still trying to wrap my head around what I did wrong...' He thinks to himself. 'Wind has always been almost second nature to me...Perhaps it was that accidental making ice while working on water style...' He seems lost in thought for a moment, but wakes up when the young woman introduced herself. Kotetsu had never heard of her, but that's not entirely unexpected since he was relatively new to the village. She was a Jounin though, which meant she was definitely a powerful shinobi. To top it off, she was also skilled at wind style ninjutsu, which definitely worked out in Kotetsu's favour. 'Perhaps I should see if she can help me with learning some techniques...' He thinks to himself as she confirms his name. "Yes ma'am, Kotetsu Shinogami. My family and I travelled from Konohagakure to escape the Kirigakure invasion that's currently befallen the village." Not really wanting to dwell on it, he moves on to say "Yes, it would seem I'm having a little trouble with the jutsu right now. Hopefully not for much longer as I'd like to move on to more powerful techniques. He then listens as Hikari makes a couple pointers in regards to his form and what could have been improved on. "That would definitely explain a lot..." he says aloud, half to himself. "I'll need to pay more attention to that in the future. I was wondering why it didn't work the way I had expected.

Sanae would then ask the young woman he was ogling earlier, Hikari apparently was her name, about teaching her the advanced version of the basic medical ninjutsu. This piqued Kotetsu's interest as well since he was already trying to learn about that himself. 'I wonder how difficult it is to master...' He thinks to himself. "It definitely doesn't hurt to have basic first aid training...wait..." he says. "I've been wanting to get prepared for the Chuunin exam as well. Does that mean you think you'll be ready soon, Sanae-sempai?" he asks the young Kaguya. He turns to Hikari again. "When you're not busy, I'd love to learn more from you. Do you have any particular skills or abilities that you might recommend to someone taking the Chuunin exams? I've been working on improving my speed and my chakra's potency, since my clan naturally has strong chakra." 'She must have all sorts of awesome techniques. I wonder what she could teach me...' He thinks to himself as he waits for Hikari's response. However her eyes dart to one side and he follows her gaze, noticing a familiar face up in the trees. He chuckles as he calls out "I thought you were trying to be more like Hakucho, Tsume! I didn't realise that falcons roosted like bats!" 'I wonder how  his training has been going.' Kotetsu thinks to himself as he waits to see what the older Genin decides to do. While he waits, he turns back to Hikari. "Hikari-sensei." He begins, using the honorific that Sanae offered, "What other areas are you skilled in? I've only chosen one specialty so far and I'm looking to get advice on some of them. There are a lot of options and I'm not sure where to begin..." Perhaps she would have some suggestions that would help Kotetsu become stronger, make him into the shinobi that he wants to be.

WC: 713
TWC: 2173

[TLDR: Kotetsu accepts the advice and encouragement from the two women there. Asks Hikari about anything he could learn from her. He watches as Hikari shows Sanae the additional medical ninjutsu. Makes a mention about Konoha being attacked, says hi to Tsume, and asks for Hikari's advice in terms of how he can becoome stronger and what specialties might serve him well.]

Sanae listened to Kotetsu as he talked about his recent ventures and there was one naming sparking a memory in her mind followed by a cool feeling down her spine and something like a small electric shock maybe? With exited eyes she looked at the young Genin beside her and smiled: "You have trained with Kenshin, like in Kenshin Uzumaki?", she needed to focus herself not to instantly grab and shake Kotetsu in excitement. "I have recently done a mission with him, but I did not really get to talk to him", she signed almost seeming a little depressed. "That guy is so cool I totally envy you for your chance to be taught by him", oh yes she did. Recalling the calm and collected nature of the stitched up albino she then gave a deep sign once more and then chuckled a little shaking her head. What was she doing here anyway? Maybe there wasn't even something she could learn from him, but still she at least always hoped for a chance to meet that one again. Just like she had hoped to see Hikari again, or was it any different? Well the young Kaguya would deny to herself and anyone else the proposition that her excitement came from anything else bit the wish to learn even more.

At Kotetsu's Question about her being ready for the Chuunin exams she thought a little about what she thought and had heard. Slowly she shook her head: "I would never think myself as really ready, but my father sais my skills would clearly be sufficient to at least try to become Chuunin and well I trust him on that, because he knows me and my abilities better than I do I suppose", this was when she turned to Hikari again, "This is because I come to you. Don't worry about my Taijutsu, I have an excellent teacher for this, but I wanted to know if there were any Ninjutsu I could learn with my limited measures. Last time with Tenma you talked about a... Oh my goodness Hikari-sensei!", she exclaimed as the Jounin was once again inflicting damage on herself to give her the opportunity to train her Jutsus.

Hastily she was forming the seals and then just wrapping her Hands around the bleeding fingers. A little bit concerned were the eyes resting on the Jounins face. "This turns into a really bad habit Hikari-sensei, please refrain from doing damage to yourself please, if it is just training it over and over I will remember that and heal myself after trainings and such", she was shaking a little hand then taking the green glowing hands off of the wound looking at it small stains of blood being on them. "I don't always want to have your blood on my hands that would be terrible", she would rub the hands together until the blood came off and then as well look at the more or less silent listener. (128)

The young man hanging upside down from a tree with his falcon as a companion would be about her age, maybe a little older maybe younger from his looks he could be older but well they were deceiving especially in the shinobi world. Kotetsu seemed to know him. Tsume was the name he used for the Shinobi and there was another one Hakucho her eyes rested on the falcon. That might have been just it. She bowed slightly in their direction: "Nice to meet you both Tsume and Hakucho, but I would also prefer to invite you over, because seeing you upside down is kind of making conversation a little weird to me", she smiled excusing in his direction and then folded her hands behind her back.

WC: 623
TWC: 1392

[TLDR: Fangirling over Kenshin and saying that she wanted to meet him aswell. Telling Kotetsu that her father thinks she is ready and Hikari that she does want to learn Windstyle ninjutsu from her. Then telling her that she does not want Hikari to hurt herself. In the end greeting Tsume and inviting him over.]

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(Sorry it took so long)
Tsume could only watch the three shinobi for a bit longer before being spotted by the jonin. She commented that he should talk to people instead to birds, like Hakucho. Tsume chuckled before he could correct Hikari, Kotetsu, the fellow genin that he met back in the training field, spoke up.  "I thought you were trying to be more like Hakucho, Tsume! I didn't realise that falcons roosted like bats!" Tsume laughed out loud. He told the group, "I'm practising chakra control for long periods." He explained before released the jutsu and landed on the ground next to the tree. Sanae invited him over, so Tsume took the invitation and went over to the group of skilful genin and on jonin. His skill anted compared to the group's. Hakucho took off the branch and landed on Tsume's now outstretched arm. The white falcon looked at all the faces, memorizing them. "I'm Tsume, and this is my ninja falcon, Hakucho." He told Sanae and Hikari, which didn't know either of them. "He and are a team, we are from the dying bird of prey branch from the Chokyoshi clan." He then added. "I hope you don't mind me being here." 

Hakucho studied the group, like the falcon he was. The first person he analyzed was Hik. She didn't seem too dangerous. She has slightly pale and fair skin with long hair that goes halfway down her back that's color can be considered the same colour as a chestnut. She was wearing a sundress. Next was Sanae, She had blue hair, bright blue eyes. She wore a dark body tight shirt and shorts. And Kotetsu was already analyzed from when they first met. He kept this info for future reference. Tsume knew what Hakucho was doing, but didn't say anything. Hakucho didn't trust a whole lot of people, so he would do this a lot.
  
WC:313 
TWC: 501

(TLDR: He heads on over to the group and introduces himself and his bird.)

Looking first over at Kotetsu, Hikari would start by answering his questions. "Huh..... Ice.....

Well, I personally don't have any ice jutsu. But I do know someone who has Ice.... correct me if I am wrong... but doesn't that have something to do with combining water and wind? I Don't have any water jutsu, but I have various wind jutsu that I can teach you....

So.... tell me, how is your control of chakra? I have a jutsu that should help you out a lot, with boosting your chakra and speed, but  it is slightly Dangerous if you don't know how to control your chakra.

The Jutsu is called Wind Rejuvenation, basicly, you gather in air through your mouth, but rather then letting it go to the lungs, you control the air to go straight to the muscles and other places that oxygen is needed, so that the those places get as much oxygen as possible.

Although, if you aren't careful... it could be very harmful to your body. If you feel comfortable, go ahead and try it! "

As for Sanae started talking about Kenshin, Hikari Namikaze would look over at Sanae. "Met.... trained.... more like he kind of jumped in on my chunin exams and sort of fought with me..... kind of scary though.... not going to lie.... I still have nightmares about that."

Listening to Sanae talk about not cutting herself, Hikari felt a bit of pain in side (And no, not just from the cut on her hand.) She Understood Sanae didn't want to see her friends in pain. It hurt Hikari that she had to show hurt her by showing her this, but that desire to protect her freinds.... it would help her train and grow stronger. As such, Hikari would have to continue with this attitude... at lest while Hikari was still teaching the young Kaguya.


When Tsume jumped down and introduced her, Hikari would say. "Huh.... I can't say I have heard of that clan. Sorry to say this. But I will keep it in mind for now on.

So... anyways, you said you were training, is there prehaps anything I could help you with? I don't know if you heard earlier, but I am a Jounin, and I specialize in Fuinjutsu, and Ninjutsu using wind, fire and Lightning style."

[TLDR: Hikari offered to train Tsume, Let Sanae continue to practice on her, and offered to teach Wind rejuvenation to Kotetsu]