Mikaela's Training

Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:18 pm

Mikaela had been set a task, become stronger and there was a deadline attached to it. It was not a small task either, to improve in such a short span of time would take a lot of dedication, hard work, and motivation. Mikaela had hit a local library as his first stop, he wanted to improve his skill with Ninjutsu, and knowledge on the topic in question seemed like as good a place to start as any. He wandered along the dusty shelves, a large array of scrolls lined the old oak shelves.

He came across a piece of literature he had studied in his early academy days, the class had spent many a day trawling through the text. Holding it in his hand brought back fond childhood memories of play, he had not been the most attentive of students often daydreaming instead of committing to serious study. Mikaela began to read aloud from the scroll in a hushed tone,

"Chakra is essential to even the most basic of Jutsu. Through various methods, the most common of which is hand seals, chakra can be controlled and manipulated to create an effect that would not be possible otherwise, such as walking on water, exhaling fire, or creating illusions." This was all stuff Mikaela already knew, he attempted to come at it from another angle. "Chakra is ordinarily not visible to the unaided eye unless it is highly concentrated or manifested in large amounts."

"Not everyone is born with an equal reserve of chakra, one person may hold a great deal of the spiritual energy while another may not." Mikaela moved over to a sitting area so that he could continue reading, he was certainly seeing this sentence in a different light. His siblings had far more skill than him, even his younger brother and sister were more adept at utilizing chakra. "However a key to the use of Chakra is not only in how much you have but your ability to control and relegate its use, there are many great Shinobi who have relied on their superior chakra control alone to conserve energy in a pinch." Mikaela had not recalled this segment at all and now found himself further hooked to the scroll.

The librarian cleared his throat catching Mikaela's attention, he was an elderly man with a wispy snow-white beard. "We have a book copy of that scroll, far more detailed if that is something you are interested in. Would you rather check that out for the day? It is far too nice outside for you to spend it all cooped up in here." The elderly gentleman had already prepared all the paperwork for Mikaela to sign the book out, Mikaela bowed in respect as he left with the book eager to reveal its contents. He made his way through the streets of Tanbogakure continuing the book on the move, proving quite the task as he had to avoid the occasional pedestrian.

The old man had indeed been right it was a nice day, the heat of the Kosshi desert had drifted up this far and with a cool breeze also blowing through the valley it struck a good balance of weather. Mikaela was feeling a bit peckish as he was studying, picking a direction for the market he headed for a restaurant he had come to like. Delicacies lined the marketplace of Tanbogakure, none of these were what he was in pursuit of, however. A small structure compared to many of the other gaudy-looking buildings in this district, it seemed like a poor family restaurant upon entering this was not the case though.

The place was packed as always, it was indeed a family-run establishment but the efficiency and finesse that went into the food made it worth the small wait. He sat at a table and continued reading while he waited for one of the chef's daughters to become free to take his order, the book had him engrossed anyways so the wait was barely noticeable. It contained various training methods for building up a person's chakra and helping to control it more effectively, both these seemed to go hand in hand.

Mikaela placed his order it was the same as always, he enjoyed their pork and rice there was just something so great about the seemingly simplistic dish. He could not place what made it so good which kept him coming back for more, he had become quite the regular here but seldom socialized with any of the other regular patrons. Yuji was still not keen on interacting with the Iwagakure Shinobi, he did not know them well enough after all.

Mikaela was coming to the final chapter of his book when his food arrived, after saying thanks he tucked into the bowl that had been prepared for him. Every bite was heaven just as he had expected it to be, continuing with his study as he ate it was difficult to concentrate with food this good but Mikaela would persevere. It seemed exercises as simple as water walking could help strengthen Chakra control, the young Senju was a little disappointed as he concluded the book he had hoped there would be more in there. It was a start, Yuji finished his meal and made plans for his next step in training.

Mikaela had moved his training to one of the public training grounds, it seemed that there were very few people here today. The good weather seemed to bring people out for leisurely activities, rather than something as grueling as the training he assumed.

The Senju channeled Chakra to the bottom of his feet as he stepped out into the water, a little unsteady at first he thought he was going sink straight down. He stood perfectly still on the water, a bird fluttered loudly overhead breaking his concentration and with it his ability to stay above the water. With a splash the Genin was no longer dry, climbing from the river edge he cursed to himself silently. Mikaela had quickly mastered the art of climbing walls and trees with chakra but he had never taken the time to master water walking, it was a similar yet different beast entirely which Mikaela knew was a contradiction but he knew the skills from the former would only carry you so far through the latter.

Sending Chakra down the bottom of his feet once again Mikaela stepped out onto the water, he felt the energy below his feet repelling him away from the water ever so slightly. Just enough to keep him from sinking but still able to walk along the surface, it was an incredible feat to those not versed in Ninjutsu but to Shinobi it was a basic yet essential skill to master. Mikaela regulated the flow of Chakra through his body in a practiced manner, many hours had gone into getting to this level of control.

Mikaela began walking the width of the river, going back and forth occasionally turning it into a zig-zag as he traveled. The entire process was taxing for the young Genin, determination was carrying him through in this regard in the past Mikaela would have called it a day. This time was different, he had something he wanted to prove himself not because someone expected it but because he wished it. Mikaela was going to become one of the Senju but without wood style, he wanted to learn how to control the plants and he knew he had a long way too. Also, he wants to serve Tanbogakure to the fullest extent, he was not sure where this sudden burst of patriotism and feel-good emotions stemmed from but in the present, he paid it no heed.

The Genin changed it up a little, moving at a slightly faster pace along the length of the artificial river. This made the journey not only slightly longer but increased the taxation caused by Chakra use, he was starting to tire through the constant use. Mikaela had begun to feel the effects of his training settling in on, they were not massively noticeable but they were present at the least. His footwork had become more stable on the uneven and ever-changing surface of the water, the flow of his chakra down to his feet had become more steady as muscle memory.

It was at this point he began to pick up his pace along the water, sprinting on the surface kicking up droplets as he set each foot down. This movement further unbalanced the liquid surface he was running across, for a moment his footing faltered but a quick centering of self fixed that. Mikaela dashed to and from the river, occasionally he would spring off the river and back on again to keep his adjustments to the chakra he was supplying to his feet constantly tweaking. Mikaela kept this up well until the sun began to set, he had taken an occasional break to recover before starting up all over again and it seemed he was eager to stick around all night.

Throughout the night Mikaela was training, with this day drawing to a close that only left four more days. The shinobi sighed outwardly, was the task set by Earth Release even possible? Mikaela eventually called it a day and trudged his way home, without any incident he was left in relative peace once he arrived home despite being in so late. It was time to rest for training would continue the next day.

Today saw Mikaela in the same ground as before, this time amongst a large series of blocky pillars that created a grid-like pattern. It was here that Mikaela would begin his next training exercise, channelling chakra to his feet he began bouncing around from pillar to pillar increasing in speed until he lost his footing. The sound of his feet crashing into each pillar left a large thudding sound as he pushed away from each stone surface to land on another, once his footing was lost he would leap towards safety or attempt to regain his footing on a different pillar.

Each time he fell he would reset the speed of it back to a slower tempo and begin to work his way up again, he had seen he do brother use this method in his training it was some kind of punishment system that would just increase the amount of training you needed to do it also meant Mikaela training was more tiresome though.

The Shinobi would proceed to add acrobatics into his movements, performing turns mid-air and somersaults as he darted from pillar to pillar. Mikaela once again felt his grasp over chakra usage tightening, becoming more refined the more he used it perhaps the task. He still had three days to achieve some results, not only did he want to improve his abilities with ninjutsu but also his repertoire of jutsu alongside it.

His father had suggested that he attempt to increase his ability with Earth Release, Mikaela intended to go a step further than that and branch out into a new style of Jutsu alongside increasing his understanding of Earth Release. Mikaela bounced from wall to wall making his way up to the summit of the central pillar, standing up on the stone plateau he admired the view of the training area from here. Reaching into a pouch he pulled out another scroll, it had a red band around the center and was embossed with an artistic rock on the center of the band. 'The Fundamentals of Earth Release' was the title of this particular scroll, a second scroll was taken out alongside the Earth Release scroll was taken out.

Mikaela spent hours learning earth release and it felt like it has taken a toll on the long red-haired genin. So that's when he decided he was going to stop since he just had learned it but the next day he will need to work. Once he learned some jutsu's he then can learn wood release and then try to develop his own style with plants, if that was even possible for him. He shook his head as his stomach started growling. Mikaela laughed at himself as he decided it was time to go eat and jumped off the pillar.

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