Importance of Failure (OPEN) (NK)

Two days had passed since the tournament Hoshi was holding first round were done. Semi finals were going on. Tsume had wanted to enter the semi finals and then the finals to win. But that didn't seem to go down like he hoped, he and Hakucho lost the very first round to a tai jutsu user. But Tsume wasn't humiliated, angry or upset and neither was Haku. 

Tsume and Hakucho had finally gotten out of the hospital after they were severely damaged during the battle. They still had bandages on but they were allowed to go home. The Doctor told them to take it easy for another couple days, but both were too anxious to start training again. So as soon as they arrived home, they grabbed their gear and headed for the training field. 

Since they lost to a tai user, they knew they needed to train to counter a tai user. That meant training both long ranged assaults and short ranged. They both had long range and short ranged attacks already but as it seems they needed to improve still on those fields. So first was long range, Tsume worked on his rupture with the transforming blade because in the battle his normal katana was shattered, and his shuriken/kunai throwing. Hakucho worked on his feather strike. 

After they spent a good hour on honing on missile attack, it was time for close ranged training. Tsume transformed Haku into his clone so he could practice his tai jutsu. Tsume, on the other hand, worked on his weapon handling skills. 

Now it had been two hours of nothing but training, so it was time for their break. Hakucho turned back to his normal form and went on Tsume's shoulder as Tsume rested against a wooden pole with some food for both him and Haku. "Don't worry Haku," Tsume said as he gave the food to Haku. "We'll find Xuba again, and face him." Tsume was hoping they would anyway. He wanted to learn the art of curving his shuriken. Hakucho shrieked in agreement and ate the food in his best friends hand. Tsume wished he was watching the tournament, but he knew that if he was to become chunin, he would need to keep training and devolve skill.  

WC: 376

Miyamoto had been walking the village proper decided to opt out of spectating the remainder of the tournament, his loss was his own fault and no one else's. However, ho the fuck wants to fight a 22 by 8 meter large bird that shrugged off one of strongest long ranged attacks. It was infuriating, but again...it was his fault. He knew he needed to rethink his plan of attack for future excursions and run-ins with similar fighters. With a sigh, he would enter the training grounds.

"Looks like I am back to square one...next time though I won't lose to a fucking shinobi on a bird." He said to himself as he began to walk around seeing that the place was mostly deserted due to the tournament. He did not know that he would soon run into one of his teammates there training for the exact same reason.

WC:150

After Tsume told Haku that they'd face Xuba again a voice could be heard from behind the pole. They both peaked from the side of the wooden pole and spotted their awesome sensei. Tsume got up with Haku still on his shoulders and waved to his sensei. "Miya, wanna train with us?" Tsume invited. "I need to work a lot to get stronger." Tsume wondered why he was out here instead of the tournament, but after he thought that, he knew the answer. "So, your battle didn't go well either?" Tsume thought Miya would win, but other ninja are surprising and so it shouldn't be a surprise that there might be another chunin stronger than Miya. It didn't matter, Tsume and Haku still respected their sensei. 

WC: 126
TWC: 502

Miyamoto was not one to talk about his failures often, but learning from them was the best way to grow stronger so when Tsume asked him about his battle it was a simple smile and shake of his head that confirmed his loss to his teammate.

"Unfortunately I let myself down and tried to beat an opponent with speed rather than strategy. Fatal error on my part, but in all things we learn to become stronger for the next fight so all is not lost." He said as a new face joined the pair asking how it was going as Miyamoto nearly laughed, but he did not know this boy so it would be rude of him to do so.
"It is going about as well as you would think, I assume you lost your match in the tournament as well Cole?" Miyamoto would ask after introductions were made. Once he was answered Miyamoto would nod before looking at the two of them.
"So what are we doing here, sulking and licking our wounds or are we here to get stronger?" He would ask obviously ready for something other than talk.

WC:191/341

Miyamoto confirmed that he had lost. Tsume gave an empathetic smile, they both knew the feeling. He explained further saying that he tried using speed in his battle rather than strategy. Tsume chuckled, "Mine was the opposite, I tried to use strategy but lost to his sheer speed." It was true, Xuba was too fast for anything Tsume through. It didn't help that even surpassing his normal speed, he was able to boost his power with a strange unfamiliar technique. 

Suddenly, an new face appeared and made his presence known. Miya guess that the man must of lost, meaning he was a ninja in the tournament. He also gave the information of his name. Cole. Then Miya said, "So what are we doing here, sulking and licking our wounds or are we here to get stronger?" Tsume nodded, "I've been here trying to get stronger." Tsume looked at his best friend, "Then next time I challenge Xuba, it will go better." The duo really think they have a chance next time. Then, to humor the mood, he said, "Maybe become strong enough to face you evenly." He chuckled but it was totally possible. 

WC: 193
TWC: 695

Even though Miyamoto had not fully recovered from his fight yet he had a fire in his heart. So when Tsume said he would be able to beat him one day he gave a small chuckle. Then Cole, the new person to their little meeting gave up a little quip about having training match between the three of them. That is when Miyamoto's eyes lit up a bit now as he punched his own fist as if enthused by the news of fighting.

"You know I would love to fight, so yeah if you two agree to a bit of sparring I will throw down with you. Don't expect me to hold any punches though you two. If you were in the tournament you know full well that people get hurt. So what do you say, boys?" Miyamoto asked as he grinned at the two of them.

WC:150/491

Hakucho looked at Cole analyzing his appearance. Cole was new to him so it was normal for Hakucho to do that to new people. Cole suggested a three way spar. This wasn't the first time Tsume had done one of these so he was down. The problem lied in the strength of Miya and Cole. Miya was super strong with his chakra and fast as well. Tsume had done some training but he still wasn't to the level of his sensei. Cole was a mystery still, so he was wondering what he had up his sleeve.

With those in mind Tsume nodded. "Sure, I'm down for a three way spar." He knew that failure would lead to strength, so it wasn't a bad idea to face Miya. And his curiosity toward Cole was immense. Victory chances were low, but Tsume didn't care, neither did Haku. The white feathered bird flew about 5 meter above Tsume after taking off from his shoulder. This gave Haku the sky advantage. 

WC: 167
TWC: 862