Let's get this Training Started (NK, P, J and A)

Higuto became distracted, his RTAW disappearing due to his concentration lacking, as he felt a cold chill run down his spine as he looked to the forest that was beside him. He felt a sense of foreboding entering into him as he didn't know what it was but he knew it couldn't have been good. Was something bad about to happen? He was interrupted by his clone's kick as the strength of it hit the wall with such force that the clone was wiped out and Higuto felt some of his stamina return to him. He shook his hand as he tried to concentrate on what was happening before him as he stayed in his spot to allow himself to rest.

(Shadow Clone Dispersed: AP recovered to 260
AP rec. Due to inactivity: 10 AP; 270 remainingremaining)

Jason had misjudged his teammate's reflexes and skill, thinking he had caught the Uzumaki by surprise when really he would be the one caught off guard. Allegro had not only seen Jason's attack, but managed to completely counter it. Jason found himself stuck in his brother's grasp, their eyes locked in a brief moment of tension before he was completely paralyzed. What kind of trick was that? It didn't matter. He didn't even have time to think before Allegro let himself fall backwards off the top of the giant earth wall.

Stuck in place, all Jason could do was watch as Higuto came down with an incredibly forceful kick that destroyed most of the wall, causing the clone to disperse on contact. The debris was falling quickly along with the still immobile Senju, before a specific piece of debris made its way next to him and suddenly exploded. The fear he felt at being completely helpless in the face of a potentially life ending explosion was incomparable to anything he had ever felt before. The closest thing to it was the sting of a could kunai cutting through the back of his knee as he became unable to do anything during the Kirigakure invasion. He managed to get out one word through his PTSD thanks to the telepathy seal: ‘help’. It was only a single word, but all of his fear and truama leaked through their mental link along with it. Hopefully one of his teammates would make it in time to save him.

His body was shivering, though whether it was from shock from the explosion, or the resurfacing of his trauma wasn't clear. He felt a hard impact on the back of his head when he hit the ground and reality melted away before his eyes. He was suddenly back on the rain-drenched battlefield with an injured leg and racing heart. Then it switched and he was over Salzem's dead body, the Mizukage smiling as he looked down upon them. Tears ran down his face. It was a nightmare, the pain in his chest was more than he could bear. When would it end? Why won't it end?

Higuto had descended with his kick of great strength and shattered a large portion of the earth wall. Debris would come crashing down, and Allegro would push off of the part of the wall that remained intact while he fell in order to avoid being crushed by debris. Allegro would land 20 meters from the Earth wall and observe as the smoke cleared. Jason had not moved from his spot on top of the wall, right under where Higuto was planning to smash his leg into. Had the hit landed? Was Jason okay? And finally, when did Higuto gain this much strength.

In the instant that Higuto's clone vanished, Allegro would be surprised that he did not pick up on the original higuto's chakra signature sooner. He remained on guard, though he was still looking for Jason amidst the smoke and debris. Allegro would hold off on the explosion for now, deeming it too much firepower for a training session. The seal would remain on the piece of falling rock and join the rest of the debris on a pile on the ground floor. It would be interesting to see if Jason made it out of this situation unscathed.

Higuto watched as the debris of everything crumbled to the ground as he heard the lone word speak panicked within his mind. It was Jason as it sounded like a cry for help as he was immediately tossed out of his funk and looked at the space where the rubble was falling and noticed Allegro seemingly on his guard beside it. Had he not heard the call for help from Jason? Higuto quickly brought one hand up to form the Ram seal just as he brought his finger up to the mark behind his ear and spoke through his mind as well. 'Time out, Allegro!' He examined the falling debris quickly with his RT to make certain he wasn't going to move straight head on into a boulder and get knocked out doing this as he would use body flicker to immediately move where a piece of debris was seemingly looking as though it was about to fall on Jason and he ended up kicking it out of the way before it could make contact. He hadn't seen that it was the piece of debris that had a seal on it but Higuto wasn't focusing on any traps right now. He just wanted to make certain his friend was ok.

Using his high reaction time while within the air from kicking the boulder away he would look to see Jason seemingly in a frenzied state as he used his momentum, and normal speed of 125, to kick out towards another falling piece of the wall in order to move down to where Jason was, pick him up, and quickly maneuver him out of the place where all the pieces of the wall were falling onto in order to move about 10 meters away from the wall. Any loose rocks or boulders that made it that far Higuto would shield Jason as he examined him for injuries.

"You alright, Jace? If you're injured anywhere I know some medical jutsu."

His guard would be down for Allegro as he did this as he had hoped his stated 'time out' would be heard as he wanted to make certain nothing bad was wrong with Jace.

(Jutsu used: Body Flicker: 10 AP; 205 speed)

He awoke in Higuto's arms with a scream. A single word. A name. Salzem. Hot tears stung his cheeks and he flailed and fought to get up when he felt someone else holding him. It took a few seconds before he finally regained his senses and realized where he was. "I, I'm sorry, Hig. I was, back fighting at the gates. I must've blacked out." he said, sitting up as he did so. His gaze was down, seemingly focused on his hands, but his mind was still somewhere else.

'I think I'm done for the day guys. I'm so sorry. I know we were training together for the up coming exams, but I just don't think I can continue.'

His words were carried through the telepathic link he shared with his brothers, the guilt and despair obvious as he spoke. The link was useful, since he didn't trust himself to say the words aloud. He needed his friends to comfort him and bring him back from the dark pit he was quickly descending into. Something he knew they could do for him. Something only they could do for him.

After the dust had settled, Allegro made his way to where Higuto was tending to Jason. Allegro wore a concerned look on his face as he approached. Perhaps they had overexerted themselves. He made it there in time to hear Jason explain that he was reminded of the horrors he saw in the war against the Mist ninja. Allegro felt sympathy, but could only imagine what that must have been like. Jason then suggested that they end training for today through the Telepathy seal, to which Allegro had no objections

"Looks like we overdid it...Let's get you home Jason kun"

And with that, Allegro would attempt to wrap one of Jason's arms around his neck, and assumed Higuto would do the same with the other arm. Together, they would make their way back to the village and rest up. The Uzumaki knew there was more training to be done, but there was a time and place for everything. He figured he should wait before discussing the next time the three of them would gather for training.

Higuto was aware that Allegro was making his way over to him just as Jason relayed his message through the group's minds in order to let them know he was done for the day. This didn't concern Higuto as he didn't want to put his friend through anymore danger and possibly have him go through this again with an outcome that could potentially wind up being much worse. What did concern him, however, was when Jason mentioned to him about being "back at the gates" which made Higuto believe that Jason's memories of his past had forced their way through his mind and stunned him. This was certainly troubling as, in that case, this was a situation that could happen at anytime to Jason if he was in battle and possibly against opponents that sought to kill him instead of sparring partners. This was something that would need to be addressed in the future.

However it was best not to dwell on it as Higuto put up a smile and held out a hand to Jason.

"Don't worry about it, Jason. I think it's a good place to call it a day, too, so I think we should get something delicious to eat together as a team to get your spirits back in you."

He would follow Allegro's lead as he took Jason's free arm and placed it around his shoulder before standing up with them both and looking over.

"Ramen sound good?"