Training on the Earth [NK, Invite Only]

Kuniko made his way to the training grounds early in the morning. It was time to train. He hadn't practiced it months, and was falling behind his other team mates. It was time to get back to work! As the sun began to rise, its warm golden rays illuminated the young Hyuuga's face. 

He was dressed in his usual muted purple hakama, with black hand wraps to protect his wrists. His long black hair was freshly combed and untied, blowing in the wind. On the way, the young Hyuuga decided to try something new. He parted his hair in such a way that his bangs covered his left eye. He then activated the Byakugan in his left eye which would be hidden from view. He wanted to make sure no one was watching him that he wasn't aware of, after the training indecent at the lake. 

Kuniko found a nice open place to train... but ended up sitting down in the morning light to meditate. 

WC: 166

Nakosaki Uchiha made his way to the practice field as he demanded to get stronger himself. They would patch him with two seals, one on his neck and ear, both for security reasons. He headed to the nearby field, recognizing a young individual, inspecting him up and down. He had to monitor the individual watching his movements. The Uchiha kept his distance of 10 meters from this individual he would stand tall and eye the training field for any cautious movements. Yasaki knew the place to be out-side of hoshigakure, so every ninja was always on watch no matter what.

WC:100

Nakosaki Uchiha

Unlike the others, the 'naive' young soul of Zeo was also out to explore and train. He wasn't dumb though, but figured he wouldn't be targeted being a fledgling-- but it was stupid to be 'afraid' to go out and train in a place where you were SUPPOSE to train. Either way, Zeo had been coming here since he heard about it. The open nature, lots of water for him to learn and practice Water Style jutsu-- he needed to be here. Hoshigakure was great but it was so confining and hardly any large bodies of water. Perhaps it was from his time in the country at River Country, but he loved being near a large body of water for many reasons.

The sunrise was beautiful as Zeo approached the training grounds, which was separate from the rest of the water lands. Some areas was purely natural, others catered by ground keepers to include flowers, lilies and other forms of water life, not to mention the general wildlife that dwelled therefrom birds to turtles and fish. The training grounds were different. There was more paved space for training on the grounds, some prompted up wooden dummies for taijutsu or target training. There were also propped poles for balancing and footwork combat, even some that stuck out from the water on the shore. It offered a grand selection of terrain and tools to train on.

Little did Zeo know he was not alone in that place.

Upon arriving, Zeo had been prepared to jump right into training-- but didn't forsee someone was also at the training grounds. He stopped short of a tree as he saw him. A person with long black hair , meditating near the water's edge, much like Zeo did. He appeared older than he was, much like Sakuragi. In a matter of seconds, a second person appeared as well. This one, a larger man who seemed to be pretty powerful and strong looking-- much older like an adult. Zeo could guess he might be a jounin in how he handled himself.

He had come eager to practice and grow stronger, but he was wary of the new faces he saw. For now, he kept where he was, hiding behind the tree and observed. It would in a way be practice too... since stealth was important for a ninja. Keeping his breath calm and his heartbeat relaxed, he remained quiet, didn't move and listened to the two as the big one approached the meditating man.

WC: 417

Zeo Kamigawa

Kahoru awoke, ready for the day ahead of her. She needed to get some simple work done, as she needed to train for the Chunnin Exams. She was starting to become well-practiced with shuriken and kunai, so she needed to do something else to practice. She was still saving up money to buy her crossbow, so that was off the list. But, there was one other thing she wanted to become well practiced with. Ninjutsu. She had been trying to increase the potency of her chakra recently, so it was about time she got to using it.

She got dressed in her outfit, which consisted of a white, button-down, long-sleeved shirt adorned with silver, square cufflinks decorated to look like the face of a black dragon on a sapphire background. She wore a skirt that went down to her knees, and rose up to right above her waist, almost touching her stomach. The Black Dragoness had a pair of black stockings, rising about halfway up her thighs. She wore a pair of brown boots that rose a few inches above her ankles. Her hair, blond in color, was barely shoulder length. She held it up in a bun behind her head with the rest braided around it, spiraling outwards. Her clothing was neat and polite, yet didn’t interfere with her training.

The Black Dragoness made her way outside of the house, exiting the gates, finally making her way to the training grounds within the beautiful Water Grounds of Haven Country. She eventually arrived, seeing Kuniko, a male shinobi who had signed up for the upcoming Hoshigakure Chunnin Exams. The Black Dragoness heard a voice from within say, “Do it now. Strike him down. Eliminate an opponent.” Kahoru wouldn’t, thinking, “Umbrasyl, shut up.” To which the internal dragon inside her said, “No, for I am eternal. If you wish to reject me, so be it. My spirit will live on once you die, and enter the body of the next Pendragon. I’ll win these mental battles, and you will lose every single one of them, for I have eternity to argue, and you don’t.” Kahoru ignored Umbrasyl and returned back to the task at hand. Kahoru, still walking towards the grounds, faintly made out a figured standing there, with what appeared to be a 10-meter distance between the two. Kahoru placed her hand on her hip, prepared to draw a kunai in a flash, as she was suspicious of this new man. She slowed her pace, crouching and her body sinking down into the grass, which from the angle she was approaching at, was about a meter tall. At this point, she was about 50 meters away from Kuniko, directly behind him. Kahoru’s eyes wandered over to the man standing near Kuniko, Kahoru only watching Kuniko with her peripheral vision. As this happened, Kahoru stopped 40 meters away from Kuniko. Still staying low in the grass, with only her eyes barely peeking above the grass, she noticed a young man approaching, and eventually hide behind a tree. Kahoru, continued walking forward and using a stage whisper, being 5 meters away,  but only loud enough for the boy behind the tree to hear, said, “What are you up to? I don’t want to make this personal.”

WC: 544

While meditating by a gentle stream in the training grounds, Kuniko became acutely aware he was no longer alone. Still weary of travelling alone, his byakugan remained active to observe his surroundings. For a time he had been studying his own chakra network to better aquatint himself with his own physiology. As a beginner of medical ninjutsu, Kuniko figured it would be important to understand and recognize his own chakra network and how it should appear in a normal state. 

However, on this morning he detected a series of interlopers. First, behind him by about 10 meters was an individual he did not recognize. The figure was a shinobi, by how well his chakra network was trained, and was likely another Hoshi nin here to train. Kuniko did not want to bother him yet, but not long after another figure approached into the range of his divination. Another shinobi here to train? This one was practicing his sneaking abilities, thought Kuniko, as he managed to quietly approach to within 30 meters at least. The genin regretted his ability to see so far without making proper introductions. 

Kuniko began wondering if he should allow this gathering to go undisturbed, when yet another shinobi began to approach. Kuniko thought to himself; now things are getting out of hand. Perhaps it was time to end this charade. Kuniko slowly stood up and dusted himself off as to look presentable. Turning around, he faced in the general direction of the other three shinobi scattered about the training field. He made sure as to not face any one of them, but to speak out as though making an open invitation. "Good morning, and here I was just hoping to find some partners in training... would any of you care to join me?" 


WC:298
TWC: 464

Zeo remained calm as he observed the growing crowd. In the end, he was a bit shy and didn't want to interrupt a group of people having a meeting. He was an outsider already and felt pretty isolated as he did. No squad yet, and no place among Hoshigakure. He had been practicing on his own and feared he wouldn't be welcomed. A sigh escaped him as he seemed the others busy-- however, his moment of peace shattered when a voice spoke aloud before him.

Zeo's eyes widened in alarm. Another person-- this time a woman. And indeed a stunning one. Her long blonde hair and regal demeanor spoke volumes. Someone to be expected as a person of the high nobility of Haven. Her stern voice, however, made Zeo worry his intentions were misinterpreted. Keeping his body language calm and unhostile, he faced the woman. He had no idea who she was but she carried herself with far more experience than Zeo had. "I... beg your pardon, miss. I came out to train but was surprised by the number of people here. I didn't want to interrupt or disrupt anything." he answered honestly.

Clearly, she wouldn't know Zeo, nor did Zeo know of her lineage. The Pendragons might have been one of Hoshigakure's proudest village clans, but sadly Zeo didn't know much about the clans of this village. Her attire, especially the black dragons on it did stand out to him, but he chooses to keep his observations on her face and reaction than just her clothing. "I'm sorry if I gave the wrong impression."

Then things grew even more awkward. Either he revealed himself somehow, or the first shinobi learned of his whereabouts long before the woman spoke to him. A bit of red showed on Zeo's face, embarrassed for his failed attempts at stealth-- even if he didn't know the person had a doujutsu capable of seeing him.

Now outed, Zeo stepped forward and heard the offer. Clearly he wasn't the only one. "Um... Hi, there. I'm Zeo. Zeo Kamigawa," he introduced to the man known as Kuniko, as well as the woman and others around him. He clearly seemed shy and even withdrawn as he tried to approach. It wasn't that he was shy, but feared he would be unwelcomed-- being an outsider to Hoshigakure. "I'm not the most skilled fighter as a shinobi, but I would appreciate the chance to train with you all." he said, bowing in respect to clearly his seniors.

WC: 418

Nagasaki left unexpectedly as he forgot he had somewhere else to be
[EXIT]

wc: 100

claims:

[100/2000] --- Sensory spec

Approved

Kuniko stood quickly with a cold chill running down his spine. For a brief moment the face of his sworn brother appeared in the wind, furious and in pain. He turned towards the other two genin and said, "sorry strangers, but I gotta go. I think my boy's in trouble and danger is a friend best danced with in pairs." After that he raced off towards the city gates with a growing worry that he was about to face the pain of loosing another brother. As he fled the training grounds and entered Hoshigakure proper, Kuniko got momentarily distracted when passing a nail salon. He quickly got a manicure, then went home and took a bath to relax, then dressed in his finest clothes, then raced back into the city towards the gates and to destiny. 

[EXIT]
500 WORDS