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Zayrian Kaguya wrote:

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Having focused primarily on his offensive techniques thus far, Zayrian knew he should invest some time into his defensive abilities as well. Recognizing that he did not know many, if any of the shinobi participating in the training session, Zay figured he would create some clones and use them to attack himself. With a simple ram seal and the focusing of some chakra, two clones would spawn half a meter from him. One to his left, and one to his right, yet both standing directly in front of him. The three would nod, and immediately the two clones would lunge at Zay. To begin his defensive measures, he would start with evasive maneuvers. As the clones would throw a series of punches and kicks towards Zay's direction, his response was just getting out of the way. He dashed backwards, squatted down, leaned to the side, whatever else he needed to do in order to dodge attacks. As this continued on, there was a period in time when the attacks came to a pause. Zay looked at each clone, and decided it was time to experiment with blocking attacks instead of just avoiding them.

This would begin on a very basic level, one clone at a time. A singular punch would be thrown at the stationary Zay, and he would meet it with an intercepting movement. His right arm would swing upwards, with his forearm blocking the punch from making any direct contact onto his body. It was easy enough. Following this, a kick would be thrown by a clone. Zay would again pinpoint the trajectory of the kick, and effectively check it with his respective shin. As this basic routine persisted, the second clone now jumped in. Zay would meet the two by simply blocking and evading their attacks. As simple as it seemed, it was quite necessary for him to adapt to this style of fighting. Not always would he be on the offensive end, and he most certainly knew he was unable to avoid every attack. Thus the use of these blocking mechanisms was actually necessary. 

However now that he had exhausted some quite basic techniques. His next focus was to attempt something much more unique. Zay was quite aware of his bloodline, his last name made it apparent. And so naturally, Zay was privy to the fact that his DNA would grant him certain innate abilities. "Shikotsumyaku..." he thought to himself as he reflected on some of the basic techniques he had read up on. Although his aim was to perfect his taijutsu today, he also desired to become a bit more well versed with the things he could naturally do. And so, he would begin his attempt. He closed his eyes and sensed his chakra flowing from limb to limb, reaching out to every corner of his body. It felt so natural, and the first affinity that he detected within himself was burning passionately. It was red, it was hot, it was fire. Yet that was something that Zay hadn't investigated thoroughly yet. Instead, after searching a bit more within himself he felt the chakra manifesting not just within his spirit but within his bones. He felt almost as if they were something that could be freely manipulated. By focusing a bit more, he could sense them swelling within his body.

"Ahhh" he groaned, as he fell to his hands and knees. And with that, the clones would fade away. His chakra control had been interrupted and instead all he would focus on was this tingling, sharp, painful sensation within his bones. He began sweating profusely, more than he had been at any other point during his training. It also felt like his bones were been pulled from outside of his body. As he grimaced in pain, his chakra control subsided and so did that intense feeling. By this point though, his heart rate and breathing had accelerated to the extent that caused him to hyperventilate. Realizing he had been undergoing a panic attack, he attempted to clear his mind and divert his attention solely to his breathing. With time, his breathing slowed and his heart rate got under control. He was no longer sweating. "What in the hell..." he thought to himself having just experienced that slight degree of bone manipulation. "What's the use in having this ability if it hurts so damn much?"

 But instead of wallowing in self pity, he furrowed his brow and tried to push himself again. Physical toughness was only half the battle; he knew he would need to develop some mental fortitude and numb himself to the pain if he truly wanted to exploit his DNA. And so while on his hands and knees, he attempted to channel his chakra once more but this time in less sporadic manner. With well paced breathing and his eyes closed, Zay felt the chakra once more funneling through his bones. As it did so, his skeletal structure swelled once more. Yet this time, it did not remain just internally. Instead, they began to extract themselves outwards from the base of his palms and dug themselves into the ground he was anchored to. As this was continuing, Zay looked upon his wrists were the bones were exiting and was shocked that he wasn't bleeding. "Hmmm, so this isn't even a wound. It's almost like this is just an extension of my skeleton..."

This process continued for a bit, until Zay noticed those same bones being expelled from his body were beginning to extrude and puncture themselves up and out of the ground. They seemed to form some type of pathway in front of him. As he noted this observation, he pushed himself to exert more energy and chakra. Resultantly the bones formed more and more until there was an abundant and linear eruption of bones from out of the earth continuing onward about 10 meters in front of him. It was incredible, but fuck was it exhausting. As soon as the bones fully expanded out of the ground, Zay again had to catch his breath and reground himself. The cycle repeated itself. He would take some time to recuperate his energy, and in one swooping attempt would repeat the exact same process. However this time it was somewhat effortless, and now more effective as well. The bones exploding from the earth would now rage 20 meters in front of him, extending outwards from his training platform and onto the adjacent. Additionally they would be sharper, taller, and more durable. Clearly he was getting the hang of this. As he finished this attempt, the bones would dissipate and retract back into the earth. He would give it one final go, but this time with a try to more cohesively manipulate their formation. As he anticipated, instead of a linear path of bones forming in front of him, it would be a concentric circle of jagged osseus matter forming around him. It had a diameter of 10 meters. 

Upon ending the technique and once again catching his breath, he rose to his feet and looked upon his arms. No scratches, cuts, or abrasions were apparent. It was something so seamlessly done that he couldn't believe that just moments ago he experienced so much anguish when just swelling the bones within his body. If he could do this now, he figured his ceiling had grown exponentially. There was so much more potential for him to attempt and develop other techniques that were made possible for his clan. And now, having harvested a few taijutsu techniques, his brain had already began to wonder how he could incorporate his Shikotsumyaku into his taijutsu prowess. He began to think on this concept a bit. Perhaps instead of an ordinary blocking mechanism, he could generate some type of bone shield to reinforce his defense. And instead of a typical rising kick, he could extend its range or damage output by extending some bones from his legs. Finally, if he had combined any of these techniques with his newfound ability to amplify his taijutsu, he could really develop his abilities as a shinobi. He smiled to himself as he began to spiral off into thought to unearth what his next set of training would consist of.

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Zayrian Kaguya wrote:

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Having allowed his creativity to run wild momentarily, Zay decided he should attempt some ninjutsu techniques to make his training session more well rounded. He had a good understanding of his fire affinity, and figured he should begin to develop his proficiency in it. Thinking back on some of the jutsu he had been exposed to there were several that particularly caught his attention, all of which were quite basic. The first being the temporary paralysis technique. It was simple, and only required a trio of hand seals and some channeling of his chakra. He would begin with standing in an erect position, and bringing his hands up and in front of him. As he did so, he could feel his blood pulsating throughout his body. All of the rigorous training he had done so far had really had him feeling the effects of it. But nevertheless, this was no time to stop. And so he would bring his hands together, interlock his fingers, and direct his pointers to the sky. The tiger seal. In a rapid yet flowing motion, his right hand would raise up and firmly grip his left index and middle fingers. Finally, his right hand would unfold and create a perpendicular formation to his left hand. Upon creating the series of tiger, rat, and ox hand seals, Zay would expel the chakra from his body and subsequently create an invisible aura. 

Without being gifted with some form of chakra vision, it would appear as if nothing happened. However Zay felt his chakra spread out in a conical pattern before him. Recognizing he would not know if this was successful or not, he would need some targets to try this against. And what would serve better as practice dummies than some simple clones? Once more, he would create a duo of clones and upon formation they would take several steps back to create some distance from their caster. With a swift attempt, the clones would rush towards Zay. Zay would once more fire through the hand seals required of the temporary paralysis technique and when he was complete with this, without hesitation the clones would be paralyzed in their tracks. With a smug smile upon his face, Zay knew that this novice level technique would come in clutch some day. Especially when it was within his arsenal. With time, Zay would practice it more but for now he just sought to familiarize himself with it. 

With the clones frozen in place, Zay would release them. They stood motionless as if they were still paralyzed, but only because they had no further instruction from their creator. This time, Zay wanted to attempt a technique that demonstrated more of a visual impact. Additionally, he wanted to begin the process of developing a foundation in katon style jutsu. With a deep inhale, he closed his eyes. Upon opening them, he would exhale. He spent several seconds going through this, as he attempted to establish a calm yet powerful baseline for his breathing. Many katon style jutsu stemmed from the chakra root within the belly. This was because many fire style techniques required the user to exhale flames. This one in particular was along the same lines, yet wouldn't generate pure fire. Instead, it would create something much more simple: smoke. And so once he was confident in the control over his diaphragm he recollected the hand seals required for this jutsu. It was only two: the bird and the horse. As he rifled through the motions to make those hand signs, he breathed in once more. When completing the signs and his deep breath, he exhaled and released a deep funnel of chakra with it. It was black, bold, and thick, yet only expanded about 3 meters in front of him. As it developed, it shrouded the clones in front of him entirely. Clearly he couldn't see them, and they couldn't see him. Smiling once more in satisfaction, he calmed his body and waited for the natural wind within the training area to dissipate the smoke. In the meantime, he sat upon the ground to gather his energy once more. Today was truly proving to be a fruitful session.

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