Asthenophobia - Fear of Weakness [P, NK]

Satoru takes multiple quick steps back. His arms are held up in front of him in defense. In one of his hands, he holds a kunai tightly. His movements are almost frantic but not without thought. While he moves into a better position, he performs hand seals for the substitution jutsu. And need this technique he will as his spar opponent rushes towards him with a spear formed of stone. The boy reaches Satoru's position and swings with all of his might. Upon impact, Satoru's body is covered in a spontaneous puff of white smoke. When this smoke disappears, it is revealed that a bench is in Satoru's previous location. This bench is broken in half and shards of its wood fly in multiple random directions.

Satoru looks on from the previous location of the bench. This place is ten meters to the right of where the bench is now. Seeing the sight of the broken bench gives Satoru an idea of how much that blow would have hurt. He is put even more on his toes. But that substitution technique cannot be used until a later time. What is Satoru to do? This opponent is faster, stronger, and more dexterous than Satoru is. Along with this, Satoru's endurance is poor, his speed is lacking, his chakra potency is sub-par.

"Ok." Satoru says, taking in all of this thought. "Sorry, I'm done for today." He puts one hand up and places his kunai back into its storage pouch. His opponent turns towards him and dissipates his staff of stone.

"Alright, good spar then. Tomorrow?" The boy asks with a smile on his face. True, both he and Satoru have been growing through their regular sparring meets. But everyday, Satoru comes closer and closer to realizing how much weaker he is than those around him.

"Definitely." Satoru answers simply. It isn't a true sentiment. Yes, he will push himself to be here tomorrow because it is a benefit to him. But he will not feel good about it to any extent.

Satoru sighs deeply. He looks around for another bench and takes a seat in it. His hands cover over his face and he groans. One of the reasons he is in pain is because he progresses in the abilities of a ninja very slowly. This feels like a curse. Also, it was he who caused the destruction of that bench earlier and he had no money to pay for it. It's hard to tell which factor weighs heavier...

As the shards of wood from the broken bench lie upon the ground, Satoru cannot help but look at them and worry that someday he will be no different.

Thousands of butterflies suddenly started to form together in the middle of the training ground. These butterflies were not just your normal Run of the mill butterflies, not by any stretch of the imagination. No, these butterflies were completely made of light and shone a dazzling golden as they formed together, starting to take what appeared to be a human shape. Once all of them came together, the light from them would slowly start to die down, and the butterflies would start to change color until they formed into a human being. This human, was the young Jounin, Hikari Namikaze.

She had been poping in and out of Hoshigakure for the last few days, trying to get used to being in her own dimension. While it was fun and she had a lot more area to train there, the Fuinjutsu mistress of Hoshigakure felt homesick.... she missed the vast sands of the Desert, the people of the village, and the library of Hoshi. On top of that, there were a few jutsus that the space time user had to train in this dimension, As such, that is what she was doing today. Training those Jutsu.


Hikari would appear.... lets say.... 75 meters away from 10 training dummies. It was a good distance for Target practice. At which point, the tavern girl would preform the six hand signs needed for her jutsu; Hare, Boar, Tiger, Dragon, Ram, Ox, and at which point 10 Katana's made of gold would appear in the sky about two above the girl's chestnut colored hair. The blades would hold there for a few seconds, before blasting out toward the Targets. They would move at a speed of 187, and a sharpness of 221. The blades... would for the most part miss the targets they were aiming at, flying high and going above it's heads, going to the ground and colliding with it. The two that were on course though would hit the training dummy and go straight though it, nearly splinting the thing in to.

Hikari would sigh... usually when she threw things, she didn't need to worry about her aim... but now she had to. It was a shame really... she really needed to get back into the swing of it.

Heading over to the target dummies, Hikari would try to see what she could do to put them back together.... however... seeing that it was wood, the girl felt like that might be a problem.

It is quite a spectacle, watching the glowing butterflies accumulate in one spot. It is the bright golden sheen that Satoru picks up on which makes him open his eyes and look in the direction of the supernatural occurrence. He watches this gathering of light form the shape of a human and then take on the colors of one as well. Finally, once fully formed, Satoru is able to easily see the person standing where the light had been.

It is instinct for Satoru to now be at a cross roads when it comes to his next actions. Part of him wants to remain seated in this bench and contemplate how in the world the thing that just happened in front of him is possible. And a possibility it is, for it just happened undeniably in front of him. Having extensively studied chakra's relation to the physical world, Satoru is quite scientifically inclined. He reasons that this kind of spontaneous appearance must be either a manipulation of space and time or a cleverly put together hoax. And if the latter proves true, Satoru will be quite upset with this fact.

But that's a tangent. The second part of Satoru wants to approach this woman after just watching her perform a seemingly high level technique. So, putting the two together, both the space-time manipulation and this dazzling display of a jutsu in which katanas of light are propelled into targets, Satoru finalizes that this must be quite the experienced ninja.

Now, in his days here in Hoshi, Satoru has met but one very powerful shinobi by the name of Nobunaga. He was not a native to Hoshi nor was he living in this place for any long span of time. Likely, he has returned to Kumogakure by now. But what was learned from him lifted Satoru up in strength by an amount greater than any he has been able to achieve through training by himself or with those of close skill level. This chance to grow comes again.

He approaches, one hand raised in greeting. "Good afternoon." Satoru begins. He stands maybe five meters away, not too close so as to intrude. "I saw the technique you used. See, I'm a ninja. Lately I've been having trouble progressing very much. If possible, do you think you could teach me that?"

Satoru doesn't know what he's saying. He's beating around the bush a great deal. Teach him what? Satoru wishes that he can take his words back and think of some other initiation for this conversation. But he already feels as though he's taken up enough time with his talking.

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(Short post cause I am in a rush)

Hikari would go back to trying to Chanel the light around her to create another weapon, probably mumbling about how she is the bone of her sword, or light of Hoshigakure or something along those lines, when suddenly, a young boy. (I am going to presume still wearing his Kumo headband.) Would approach Hikari and ask him about if she could teach him how to do the technique she was practicing.

The Jounin would take a few seconds to recompose herself and take her mind off the jutsu. At which point Hikari would turn around to the young boy and unfortunately had to reply. "I am sorry, it is kind of supper advanced and is the end result of a lot of other jutsu I made.... it is kind of hard for me to teach something like that.... however... I have the knowledge of a lot of other jutsu that I am able to use, perhaps one of them would be able to help?"

With that Hikari would think for a second, and then say. "I am a fuinjutsu and ninjutsu user, I know fire style and wind style." The Jounin would explain, thinking it was best to leave out the Space time part for personal reasons, and leaving out her ability to use lightning because she didn't really know any Lightning jutsu. "I have a variety of jutsu that I can use in those fields, perhaps I can teach you something in that area of expertise?"

Luckily, the jounin does not seem to be searching for a response. If she were, Satoru would certainly feel as though he botched up his introduction. And thinking on the subject, Satoru realizes that he has neglected to share his name. When the woman finishes speaking, he will respond to her question and introduce himself.

"Ok, I'm better at ninjutsu than anything else. But I'm going to delve into weaponry as soon as I'm experienced enough." He responds, not feeling so anxious about his speaking anymore. "And wind release is my natural affinity. Lightning release, I dabble in. I mean, if it isn't out of your way and if it isn't a burden, I'm looking to learn anything. My name is Satoru by the way."

And he will take a few steps back, one to feel more alone than he is as he feels most comfortable with less people around him. This is also done to prepare for whatever it is that this jounin may demonstrate to him. However, he is not sure exactly what she has in mind.

As a result of so many unknown things along with the fact that he's interacting with someone whom he does not know enough about to predict, Satoru may act somewhat awkward in the way he conducts himself. But this woman does not seem to mind it so Satoru is at least a bit more comfortable.

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(Sorry, IRL,)


Hikari would hear about what the boy was capable of, and was about to offer the boy some of her favorate jutsu, however... from above her, the girl would see a crow flying over head. The Jounin would hold out her arm and it would land on her hand..... It looked like the bird had been searching around for Hikari for a while. It seemed that if Hikari was in a different dimension, it would be hard to get in contact with her.

Pulling of a small scroll from the bird's talons, The Fuinjutsu Misstress of Hoshi saw that there this was an Urgent summons for a special mission for her. "Drat..... hey.... I'm sorry I have to run...." Hikari would start, but then she realized she kind of messed up this young man's day. So.... she had to give him something to make up for it.

"How about this, I have a powerful Fuinjutsu seal that I can place on you, usualy I don't hand them out that offten, but I can make an exception since I was supposed to teach you. Here, I can give you a list..." and with that, Hikari would go into her purse and pull out a small crumpled up note, in it, the following message would be said.





1. Holy Seal of the Earth: One of the stronger jutsu, it focuses on increasing one's chakra level, and putting their durability through beyond what normal shinobi should be capable of. Note however, this jutsu does take a lot more of a toll on the body then anywhere else.

2. Holy Seal of the Heavens: This seal gives a massive boost to speed, and a large boost to chakra. On top of that, those who have mastered this seal will have wings sprout from their back, giving them the ability to fly around. Similar to that of the earth seal, this seals drain on the person is a lot more than that of the other seals.


With that, Hikari would wait to see what the young boy thought, to see if he had the desire to have a seal placed on him.


TWC: 1025

Inquisitive eyes track the path of the crow as it proceeds to perch upon the female jounin's hand. It carries a message which the woman reads. Satoru watches patiently. He is able to wait for whatever strength he might gain as a result of her training. It would bring him out of weakness, that abyss which he loathes so much.

Weakness brought his home village to kneel to Kumogakure. Weakness brought him to kneel to the same imperial force. In the past, Satoru felt as though being a member of such a powerful village with jurisdiction over multiple lands would make him strong as well. But the results of his own training proves otherwise. A particular village's headband does not a ninja make. Intelligence, the safe haven under which he sought power in a different form, power through knowledge. This does not a ninja make.

These are thoughts that run through Satoru's mind as he reads the note handed to him. The woman's time in this particular area is short. Satoru does not want to keep the jounin away from whatever business she must attend to; he knows that it must be beyond his scope. So, he chooses quickly.

"Umm..." He is hesitant but finds a conclusion after briefly reading both descriptions and evaluating his own techniques. Which will best compliment his abilities? "Holy Seal of the Heavens? Ok, yes. The heaven one, please. But if it will take too long, you can be on your way. Whatever you have to do, it seems urgent."

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"Oh, sure no problem!" Hikari would explain, as her hair statred to turn into a light shade of blue, Angelus Autem Lux would start to activate. The Jounin would smile and say "Oh, one thing though, there is a strong possibility that so much nature energy will enter into your system that you might pass out. If that happens, I will go ahead and take you to the hospital. Shouldn't be any real long term injuries. Just be careful not to stay in the awakened state for to long, as it could hurt."


As Hikari made the seal of confrontation, she would reach out to a place I am going to let Satoru decide, since I forgot to ask him where he wanted it. "My name is Hikari Namikaze, by the way, just so you know. Jounin of Hoshi."


With that, Hikari would place the seal on the boy, and catch him as he blacked out. not wanting to waste any time,  Hikari would teleport to the hospital with the Kumogakure genin, and drop the boy off before heading off to the mission she had been assigned.


AP usage:
Angelus Autem Lux -80
Orochimaru's Juinjutsu -50


Placing heaven seal on Satoru avoiding roll because chakra is currently 195

[exit]

TWC: 1215

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The seal is placed upon Satoru's right shoulder. After it is placed though, Satoru has no time to thank the jounin as he blacks out very shortly after the procedure. When he wakes up, he will be in the local hospital.

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(TWC: 1,414)

[Exit]
[Claims: 1,414 towards Summoning Technique, got the heaven seal on right shoulder]