Some alone time

Each time Nokino shouts there's a little jump as if his heart skips a beat. It takes all his willpower to keep going despite the pressure being put on him. This was actually awful, but if he could just make it to the end of the day. As he's on the ground feeling lke his heart's about to give out any second now his pain receptors give him a stern shock. Fully alert now with a facial expression that suggests flight or fight mode, despite both of those being terrible ideas, he stares at Nokino with eyes like dinner plates and a small quiver in his lip. When Nokino releases him and takes the cigarette away from his arm he scampers backwards, creating some distance away from each other. He swallows hard and gets to his feet.

Breathing heavily he stares at Nokino, close to hyperventilating, he was panicing. His world was spinning, total over stimulation, his head ringing like a bell. Look around, think, look around, think, look arond, think. Breath. Take controlled breaths, focus on the here and now. Focus on Nokino. He calms down a good deal, pulling the sleeve down over where he just got burnt. He's done it before, do it again. Do it now.

He places his hands together and makes the Dog sign, in a quick puff he changes suddenly into a recreation of Nokino. Taller, slimmer, the hair down her back, the flak jacket and firery red sleeves. Though Matsuda wasn't an actor, he slouched slightly and his previous facial expression of near panic was now painted on the false likeness of Nokino. He holds it for a while, long enough for Nokino to inspect, then making the same Dog sign with his hands he quickly transforms back into his original self. He takes a few more deep and meditative breaths, then making the sign of the Ram. An identical clone appears next to Matsuda. Very much like him in appearance, like a painting is like a subject, compare the two closely and there's an essence of uncanny valley. The clone's breathing seems forced an in a confused rhythm, the eyes don't move, the wind doesn't ruffle the hair. He continues to keep his chakra flowing into the clone long enough for it to be inspected as well, staring at Nokino as he awaits his next scolding. He's silent, his taste for conversation completetly lost now.

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[WC 404]
[Total 1982]

As the young man performed to the best of his abilities, struggling for air, surpassing his muscles normal capacity for exercises, Nokino started to smile even more, proud of him and his resolve. As he got up to the feeling of pain from her cigarette, he, once again, didnt complain, starting to be strong minded. The trainer girl was getting more and more hyped by this student, and also proud of herself for shaping and geting into form this promissing kid.

As he got up, she could see in his face and expressino that he was now concentrated, having hyper focus from passing his threshold of pain and geting beyond his tolerance into a world of new boundaries. Now, Nokino had only to shape him into pushing more and more, each time expanding his potential and willpower, resistance to failure and to pain, and to work his mind to not only accept and endure this hardship, but to be addicted to it, to litteraly crave this rush of adrenaline, this feeling of getting stronger and harnessing more power. As his world was shaking and he was on the edge of passing out, he grasped back at reality and clung to it. Nokino reveled in his feeling of a new discovered inner strength, his sheer focus.

As he got calmer and more in control of himself, breathing slowly and focusing on the tall kunoichi before him, Nokino could see his serious stare, their eyes locked in seriousness, him with a face of exhaustion but still focus, her with a face of fun and hype, her eyes wide open to see what would happen next, as if she litterally fed on the emotion of exhaustion and pushing his limits of the young man.

''Lets go Matsuda, show me what you're made out of!'' said Nokino with her hyped up voice.

As he transformed into Nokino, the apparence is convincing, tho in Nokino's mind, he would need to work a lot on the body language aspect to convince folks he is her. But regarding physicaly accurate representation, the transformation jutsu of Matsuda is accurate enough to at least not have him restart it another time.  Seeing him weeze and breath heavy into her shape is something disturbing for sure, but also amusing, as she can see herself into a new angle. Quickly reverting back to normal, Matsuda concentrate and breathe slowly again, getting his chakra that was left into control of his mind and body, and doing the handsigns for it, produced a clone for the second time, vying to impress and satisfy Nokino's standards wich were quite high. As the clone appeared beside the young man, Nokino smiled with the corner of her mouth, exhaling a large puff of smoke, and shaking slowly her head in sign of approval. The clone was rough around the edges, the hair didnt flow into the wind, eyes didnt move, it seemed almost too bad but with the amount of effort he had done, it was still an impressive performance.

'' 'Aight kiddo. This clone isnt good, but at least the physical aspect of it is accurate enough, but you'll need to work on that before the exam. Same with the transfo into me, it was scuffed, without motion of the outside world or body language taken in consideration. I'd give you a barely passing note as of now, and thats me being generous.'' said Nokino, with her cig in her mouth, and her face ever serious, while she took notes on a small scroll, quickly getting it back into her pocket.

As she looked over to him, he is still, almost too much, looking not only focused and spent, but also almost mad against her. Good. Anger was a powerfull motivator, and once he would understand the strength and power she trained him to acquire, he would be gratefull.

''So, this complete the training. I think you need to practices those on your own, so I give you mandatory homework. You'll need to practices each of the 3 basics jutsu of the genin 10 times, and doccument those attempts, your progress and your flaws onto a scroll and hand it to me next day of school, 'aight? Good job today. For a kid that arrived as strong as a wet towel, you held up together pretty good and didnt complain. Your progressing. Keep going that way and don't you dare get soft again and drop those gains and efforts. Go on kid, see ya soon.'' Would add Nokino, giving critical feedback between two puffs of cig with her naturaly loud and commanding voice, this time more relaxed and casual than usually as the actual hard part was done. After giving back the feedback, she would stand there and close the scroll containing the notes regarding Matsuda, listening to any final toughts or words the student would like to say to his trainer. After listening and taking them in accordingly, she would nod silently, do a quick motion of 2 finger from her forehead out toward the student as a sign of 'see you later' and slowly walk back to the village, her hands in her flak vest pockets, smoke coming out a few time from over her head from her smoking, while she got farther and farther.

[EXIT]

TWC: 3306 

+33 stats points (new total stat points=245)

25 going to speed (new speed=100)

8 going to chakra (new chakra=38)

learning following jutsu: 
-fire style invigoration 2500wc
-smoke veil 250wc
-smoke clone 250wc
-wind release: quiet footsteps 250wc

56WC left going toward one handed seals started in this thread's claim: 482/1500

The clone vanishes as Matsuda dismisses the Jutsu, both arms falling limply by his side. As Nokino speaks he is looking at her, just isn't making eye contact anymore. He was listening, through the mind fog at any rate, so not all of it got through to him. What might have come off as determination and willpower was closer to a total fear for his own wellbeing. Maybe there was some strong spirit or Will of Fire buried within him, but if it was there then Matsuda was yet to find it himself. AT the end he didn't have much to say, as per usual, "Yes Miss Nokino." He was still unwilling to say much unless directly prompted.

As Nokino leaves herself he completely shatters, falling to his knees as his soul leaks out from his gaping mouth. Slowly he makes his way home feeling like he needs to sleep for at least a weeks time.

[EXIT]

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[WC 156]
[Total 2138]

CLAIMS

500 WC for 5 Vigor, 600 WC for 6 Chakra, 500 WC for 5 Speed, 500 WC for 5 Strength

43 WC to Genjutsu Release (250/250) First 207 claimed here
250 WC to Substitution Technique (250/250), 500 WC to Feint (500/500), 500 WC to Body Flicker (500/500), 500 WC to Earth-Style Wall D Rank (500/500)
Remaining 345 WC to Sticky Paper Adhesive Technique (345/500)

Matsuda wrote:CLAIMS

500 WC for 5 Vigor, 600 WC for 6 Chakra, 500 WC for 5 Speed, 500 WC for 5 Strength

43 WC to Genjutsu Release (250/250) First 207 claimed here
250 WC to Substitution Technique (250/250), 500 WC to Feint (500/500), 500 WC to Body Flicker (500/500), 500 WC to Earth-Style Wall D Rank (500/500)
Remaining 345 WC to Sticky Paper Adhesive Technique (345/500)

Approved

Nokino wrote:
[EXIT]

TWC: 3306 

+33 stats points (new total stat points=245)

25 going to speed (new speed=100)

8 going to chakra (new chakra=38)

learning following jutsu: 
-fire style invigoration 2500wc
-smoke veil 250wc
-smoke clone 250wc
-wind release: quiet footsteps 250wc

56WC left going toward one handed seals started in this thread's claim: 482/1500

Approved