Kicking Kids for the Good of the Village [P]

As they walked trough the school towards the outside practice court, the students seeing Shiro were excited, clearly some of them knowing who he was. Izu didnt have that fame, and it suited her. She prefered the quiet life of a shinobi not known to the masses, as celebrity only brought attention to one's life, either by making the private life disappear, or by having too much people and attention driven towards you, in a way that your fame is against you, as it make you a target. Also, famous ninja are known for their abilities, and Izu would rather her abilities be secret, so she could have an edge over her opponents. As they made their way to the field, Shiro asked Izu something to wich Izu replied:

'' Oh yeah i'm sure I want sharp! just dont injure me permanently, and dont knock me out ! i'll do the same to you sensei!''  said Izu, hyped to finaly be able to show off her abilities. As she knew this was supposed to be a spar, she told herself to not use other techniques she knew other than physical ones, as casting up water jutsus would be not helpfull towards learning weapons and taijutsu, and not the same as fighting in melee like the course was supposed to be. As Shiro got ready, Izu noticed he putted his right hand on his blade handle, ready to get it out at a moments notice. Being a polite sister, she waited for the match to be started to first move, but did a bow in respect of the opponent, who in this case, was her brother and sensei. Standing 15 metters appart, the signal was soon given. Izu Simultaneously activated her Byakugan, as soon as the spar started! Izu did the Ram sign, and bluringly moved backwards 30 meters at 131 speed farther on the field, leaving 45 meters between her an Shiro. As soon as she landed, Izu prepared 3 needles into each of her hands, between her fingers, placing them in a way to be ready to throw them at any movement from her opponent, or to block attacks with them.


HP: 200/200

AP: -5 byakugan, -10 Body Flicker. 

Total AP: 385/400

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As the crew made its way to the field, Reizo couldn’t help but feel a bit of respect and admiration for Shiro as he was greeted by the looks of starry-eyed students. It reminded Reizo of his younger brother back in Kumogakure who always looked up to him. Sadly those days were long behind him as he felt more or less forced to excommunicate from his family in order to protect them from the consequences of his own desertion. Another selfish and cold decision he had to live with. Had he carried out his own duties faithfully for the 6 years he was enlisted as a Kumo jounin, he wouldn’t be where he was now. His current situation wasn’t without its upsides, however, and he was content with how his emigration was shaping up. He had someone he could call a friend, and many new acquaintances in the Academy staff. While they couldn’t fill the Senshi, Max, and twins sized hole in his heart, their presence eased his anxiety tremendously.

When the team gathered in the training field, vice principal Moroi rejoined with the rest of the school roster to observe the fight. The whole school took their seats in the bleachers that overlooked the 20 m x 80 m field, eagerly anticipating the fight with the former Mizukage. Principal Moku settled the students, both young and old, and announced the fight to the school. ”You are all in for a treat. Lord Sixth has requested a taijutsu demonstration to be performed for the Academy in order to initiate our new curriculum, and has volunteered to participate himself. His challenger is none other than your former classmate, Izu Momochi. Please pay attention and observe. Mr. Shoyu, if you’d care to do the honor of refereeing this match?” the principal would announce, turning to face Reizo who was standing beside him along with the rest of the faculty. Reizo would humbly step forward from the group to be front and center of the field where Izu and Shiro had taken their places 15 meters from one another.

Just as Reizo was about to call the start of the match, he was tapped on the shoulder by principal Moku who whispered in his ear, ”I picked this up from my office, you may find it helpful.” The chuunin received Moku’s gift that was concealed in the palm of his hand up to that point and briefly studied it. It was a plain bright red whistle with nothing remarkable about it, not even so much as a village icon. Reizo was not sure how to feel. On the one hand, it was a gift and so he received it graciously and without complaint. On the other… there was no doubting he was a gym teacher now. His fate was sealed. It was a far cry from his once feared jinchuriki title, but this life was sure to be a simpler one.

Reizo addressed the combatants, facing the field and standing 12 meters equidistant from each of them, putting him just onto the field.. ”Both combatants ready!” he would announce before putting the whistle in his mouth and raising his hands to serve as a visual indicator of a starting signal. Once he confirmed that both combatants were ready, at least visually, he would blow the whistle and drop his hands to start the fight. Anything that happened now would be between the two combatants, with Reizo ready to intervene if needed. Although it would maybe not be super helpful in such a large field, Reizo performed the handsigns for the Mind’s Eye technique (60 power, 25 m radius) so that he could monitor both combatants' chakra and mindset, just as a precaution in case someone got carried away. He wanted to be sure he would only interfere at the proper moment, and that he would be quick enough to stop any unnecessary violence or escalation.

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661 + 2388 = 3049 words

-39 AP (45 * .85 = 38.25 chakra discount) Mind's Eye of the Kagura

281 AP remaining

[side note, not doing anything to interfere with Izu's post, I'll leave it to Shiro if he wants to alter the timeline of anything during the fight]

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As shiro got closer, Izu noticed his speed was greater than hers, even with the usage of body flicker, wich was already a big risk to take in combat, considering you couldnt move meanwhile flickering. As both her and her brother landed 10 metters appart, Izu threw a normal looking senbon (91 speed) towards his chest, adjusting her aim if he moved to the side, up or down. If the senbon was to be dodged or blocked, it would bounce off the blocking weapon, or the ground, and come back into his hip, on the left side of it.

Assoon as shiro drew out his weapon, Izu drew handsigns Ox, Snake, Making a clone of herself magicaly get out of a puddle 5 metter behind the advancing Shiro, and drew out 3 senbons into each of her hands, as to ready them for throwing, but also to block or attack in melee if need be. As he drew handsigns and his sword became infused with chakra, Izu saw all the tenketsu system into her brother's body flare up, and the chakra flowed towards his weapon, as if it had tenketsu points and was connected to his own chakra flow and system. Shiro would also pull his arm and push it, releasing a wave of vacuum, and Izu with her byakugan could see her brother's tenketsu points towards his arms condense chakra into it before the vacuum could be made. As such, she dodged (116 reflex speed) to the left, as to escape the vacuum, and immediately threw in what appear to be a regular throw two of her senbons: one towards the tenketsu point in the extanded hand Shiro used to vacuum with his gentle fist, and one towards the other hand holding the infused sword. If any of those would miss, be dodged or be blocked, they would bounce off and ricochet into the same target (the hands) stated before.

Izu was excited to finally practice combat, in a real and strategic way, where every move counted and was calculated. She was eager to see if her mastery of the tenketsu system and the human body would synergize in the way she planed with her fast needles and attacks. She always had an interest in medicine and acupuncture, and she used it in a weaponized way, as she saw it as a noble art of healing, and a thing with etiquette, something gentle, and at the same time dangerous.

WC 344

Byakugan -5 AP
Water Replacement -10 AP
adjustement -10 AP
Bullseye A-ranked -40 AP

AP total : 320/400

HP 200/200

As Shiro dodged the first senbon already aimed at him, Izu smiled, knowing it was gonna bounce back at him, aiming at his hip joint, controling his left leg. As it did, Shiro didnt even seem to notice, and thats when it hit Izu. He was wearing some type of armor underneath thoses clothes, and her senbons couldnt pierce it. Even with all of the techniques she knew, she wouldnt pass that armor. She didnt have any chance to this fight if it was real. As she realized that, she still kept trying, but Shiro saw trough her water clones as well, having his byakugan activated. He also immediately slashed and destroyed the other two senbons she threw at his wrists, seemingly unimpressed with the needles Izu used as weapons. Damn. She trully needed more practice. Her brother was there for that, but, without being able to pierce trough, or to even make a hit, her senbons would only get destroyed, and that wouldnt show a lot to the kids. No she needed to spar with him, a good old melee combat, without much techniques or complication. Just sheer reflexes and will. 

''Damn you suprised me with that armor! Didnt even noticed you had a needle into your hip havent you? It seems I cant throw hard enough to pierce whatever suit you wear, so lets just spar in the good old fashionned Kiri way, no fancy stuff, to show the kids how it's done! Oh and by the way, you howe me two senbons you broke big brother!'' said Izu while charging towards Shiro.

As she got away her senbons into her left hand, she immediately put her left hand in a straight position, all fingers straight and close to one another. The hand started to become engulfed in a light hue of blue chakra, in the form of flames, around and upward her hands, forming a chakra sharp structure two inches from her fingers. As she rand toward shiro with it, she dodged on her knees to get low in melee, and tried to jam the senbons of her right hands in his right knee, shielding herself with her chakra imubed hand, ready to also slash should the hand have the opportunity.

Reizo observed the fight from a safe distance while the two Hyuugas fought for the students’ entertainment. When the fight shifted towards one end of the training grounds, Reizo leisurely  followed behind Shiro, just in case he would need to intervene. Fortunately, with his Mind’s Eye active, he could tell that Shiro wasn’t about to try to end his sister’s life.The blonde watched with muted curiosity as Izu’s senbon bounced off the ground towards Shiro. It was a jutsu the Kumo nin was entirely unfamiliar with. He couldn’t help but crack a smile when he saw the senbon harmlessly pang against Shiro’s concealed armor. Of course he’d be prepared like that. What a sneaky guy, Reizo mused.

Just then, Shiro initiated some sword technique as he swung his blade, deleting the senbon that Izu had flung. Reizo noticed Shiro’s chakra infuse into the blade, but it would then oddly dissipate as he swung, with no noticeable projectile being released. It was certainly not the stealthiest of moves, however, as a thunderous bark echoed throughout the arena space. Izu appeared to be getting a bit too cocky and didn’t even seem to notice as the invisible forcefield collided with her body mid-speech, sending her flying backwards into the wall. Reizo got a bit closer (20 m away from the two) as Shiro claimed his victory to ensure there’d be no funny business.

The crowd gasped when Shiro pointed his blade at his sister in anticipation of a killing blow as would’ve been expected in the old Kirigakure, but Reizo could tell from the calmness of Shiro’s chakra that he had no intention of spilling blood. The Kiri chunin walked up behind Shiro as he began to speak, crouching down next to Izu to assess the full scope of her injuries. She was definitely a bit battered and bruised, but nothing that would have a lasting impact. Reizo began to slowly and deliberately  weave the hand signs for the Mystical Palm technique when Shiro announced that he would do the honors instead. Reizo looked up at Shiro, stopped what he was doing, and stood up. He would then put his right hand on Shiro’s right shoulder to let him know to go ahead with his healing. Of course, this would activate the blonde’s Ninshu and convey a brief glimpse of Reizo’s past. In this case, it would be a flashback of Reizo and Komori, a dark-haired teenage Hozuki Kumo Chunin, smiling and laughing as they high-fived during their fight with the 2-tails.

As Shiro continued on with his speech about Medical Ninjutsu, Reizo would return to the center of the field to address the crowd. Waving his hands above his head once Shiro was finished speaking, Reizo would then blow his whistle and announce the results. ”The victor is Lord Mizukage! Thank you all for attending, and to Principal Moku for organizing this incredible showcase. Class is dismissed. Please follow your senseis back to your classrooms and get ready for the next period,” Reizo would announce to the crowd of students in the bleachers.

There would be some cheering for the results, but also some groans once the students realized they’d have to go back to class. The cacophony and clamor of the crowd was loud and boisterous. Principal Moku would approach Reizo and thank him for his work as referee while the vice principal accompanied the senseis in leading their students back to the Academy. Reizo and Moku would then make their way back to where Shiro and Izu were presumably conversing.

Moku would be the first to congratulate the two on their bout. ”Well done you two; that was excellent. The kids seemed actively engaged too. I’m hoping they’ll be this focused when it comes time for them to apply what they saw today,” he would say, beaming at Shiro. When Reizo confirmed that Moku had finished giving his thoughts,he would begin to speak. ”Yeah that was good work from both of you. The students are lucky to be able to learn from you both. I don’t think it would’ve been nearly as exciting for them had I participated, so thank you both for stepping up. Hopefully our new curriculum will prove to be as engaging and successful for them,” Reizo would say, smiling at the pair of Hyuugas.

With that, Reizo would listen to whatever else was said by the group before departing the training grounds and heading back to the teacher conference room. Along the way he was congratulated by several of the senseis for his work on the curriculum and putting the showcase together. It seemed as though the stigma of being an immigrant was wearing off now that he had proven some semblance of worth to the village. Satisfied with that result more than he was the actual mission completion, Reizo would eventually head home once the day’s activities concluded.

[EXIT]

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837 + 3049 = 3886 total words

Claims:

38 stats: 290 total; 10 to speed, 28 to chakra (30/85/150/25)

Acrobatic Recovery (1000)
Heavenly Foot of Pain (1000)
Bodily Restoration (1000)
Howling Thunder Soul (886 / 1000)

Mission Completion: 3886 / 3734 words required
Taijutsu Training Tutorial (B) 1200 words; +9000 ryo, +30 AP
It’s Always Sunny in Kirigakure (A): 1334 words; +8000 ryo, +40 AP
The Martial Artist: The Demonstration (B) 1200 words; +9000 ryo, +30 AP
+6000 bonus ryo for Chunin

Totals: +32000 ryo, +100 AP

As soon as Izu tried to glide on the floor and tried to move toward her brother, she was hit by an invisible force she didnt took attention too. As this was her first clash with her brother, and to top it all off, a performance before the school and all kiri academy students, Izu was getting cocky, and as such didnt pay as much attention, and slammed right into the attack. Flinging into the air and getting knocked on the floor by the landing and the brunt of the attack, Izu cought a bit, spitting blood from her injuries, rough, but not fatal nor massive. ''Dammit, I wasnt focused!'' said immediately Izu while getting up. Shiro immeditely moved as fast as lightning, putting his sword right onto the throat of Izu, a centimeter away from slicing it.

As Shiro did his speach on the importance of the kill, and of not hesitating, to act swiftly, Izu started to feel the hurt from her injuries, now sinking in as her adrenaline rushed down from being almost pinned against the wall, passive, as she couldnt move from the hold of her brother's sword. After that, Shiro lowered his sword, and was pronounced victor by the newcomer teacher, Reizo. Izu had done her best, but still wasnt prepared for this fight, nor was she concentrated on it. She was disapointed in herself, wanting to go at it with her max capacities, but clearly those werent enough. Oh well, at least this served as a lesson: she wasnt ready to do missions where she would face expertly trained ninja nad ennemies shinobi, clearly not comparable to bandits or petty theives. Taking the time to heal her sister, Shiro approached and performed the handseals for mystical palm, a technique Izu herself knew. ''hey big brother, I couldve fixed myself up! at least I would have showed to the kids i'm not completely useless...'' wispered Izu to her fellow hyuga, a bit shamed to appear as a total looser who cant heal, cant land a hit, or cant dodge an attack. This wasnt the most glorious day for Izu, and she knew it. As she was getting healed, Izu too gave her insight to the kids, and yelled ''Another good lesson is to always anticipate the worst or the hidden! My opponent had armor, another essential part of ninja gear, and I wasnt prepared enough to pierce it, or to get around its defense! asid Izu loudly and with enthusiasm, trying at least to teach and see the knowledge and learning aspect in her defeat.

Reizo then sent back the students to their class, therefore ending the event. As the 3 ninja reunited in the center of the field to talk about the fight, the substitute teacher thanked them for their fight. Izu, feeling bad about it, added a few words. ''hey thanks Shiro-sensei for the hard learned lesson. Oh and dont need to lie Reizo, it wasnt a good fight from my end, I was clearly distracted and not at my best. But it happens, and they need to learn that too, to acknoledge it and not endanger their team mates when they arent at their best too. Thanks for the lesson guys. Shiro, like i said big bro, you how me 2 senbons ! aahah'' said izu in a friendly tone, all smile and laugh, a bit shamed and shy from her poor performance.

As they left the place, Izu took shiro on the side to talk to him, thanking him for the training. This was a weird feeling but for the first time, she felt like she had a real brother, not just a sensei. ''hey Shiro, I wanted to thank you. For everything. I needed that lesson, and Im happy it was you who gave it to me. I see you more and more like my big brother, teaching me the hard parts of life. I like that you are in my life. I'dd like to take more time together you know ? To talk about our dad, our family, and just get to know each other more. what do you think ?'' said izu in a calm voice, a bit shy of saying her feelings. It was much easier done when it was positive feelings, but it was still something not natural for her, who is used to hide the emotions, and to keep a cold face. Unexpectedly, Izu went and hugged shiro, a rapid and small hug, but a hug nonetheless. Without any more words and only a little smile, she went back on her way towards her home in the lower district, happy to have spared and to have deepened the bond with her brother.

[EXIT]

Claiming 26000 ryo for the missions, and fulling back AP

3363 TWC

33 stats points, 30 going to chakra, new total 96(+25), 3 stats to change Vigor towards chakra, new chakra total 99(+25), new vigor total 37

techniques : 2000 WC going towards Wire Handling skill, and 2200 WC going towards the 300 WC from this thread into Chakra enhanced strength = 4200 WC at 25% discount from max stats = 3125 WC, leaving 238 WC going to waste :'(

Izu Momochi wrote:[EXIT]

3363 TWC

33 stats points, 30 going to chakra, new total 96(+25), 3 stats to change Vigor towards chakra, new chakra total 99(+25), new vigor total 37

techniques : 2000 WC going towards Wire Handling skill, and 2200 WC going towards the 300 WC from this thread into Chakra enhanced strength = 4200 WC at 25% discount from max stats = 3125 WC, leaving 238 WC going to waste :'(

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