A little Something

Kaimera had been set a task, became 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. Kaimera 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 Kaimera 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." Kaimera 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." Kaimera had not recalled this segment at all and now found himself further hooked to the scroll.

The librarian cleared his throat, catching Kaimera’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 Kaimera to sign the book out, Kaimera bowed in respect as he left with the book eager to reveal its contents. He made his way through the streets of Kirigakure 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 lower regions had drifted up this far and with a cool breeze also blowing through the island 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 Kirigakure, 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 of which seemed to go hand in hand.

Kaimera 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. Kaimera was still not keen on interacting with the Kirigakure Shinobi, he did not know them well enough after all.

Kaimera 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 Kaimera would persevere. It seemed exercises as simple as water walking could help strengthen Chakra control, the young Yakedo was a little disappointed as he concluded the book he had hoped there would be more in there. It was a start, Kaimera finished his meal and made plans for his next step in training.

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