Letting the Blood Flow (Chakra training)

Fauna headed out not long after her promotion to jonin out the village, back to the valley of the end; a place where she had trained out the third gate before her engagement with the self-proclaimed god, Zenzo.

She stood upon the waterfall, looking out over the river. She could practice here, but decided to head down, finding that if done right, you could use the water standing technique along with the tree climbing technique and basically use it to run down water as if it was a solid object.

Heading to the base, she finds a few stones she can sit on.

"This is the spot" Fauna said to herself before making a hand seal.

"Lightning Style: Shadow Clone Jutsu" She said as three clones of Fauna appeared on the other rocks. Once they were all ready, they sat down, crossed legged as they began to train their chakra as Fauna was going to use the clones to aid her training.

Chakra + jutsu:

Kirei had just finished eating a rather delicious meal of steamed trout over rice when he decided he would go and do some training. It had been several days since he had time to practice on his own without his father breathing down his neck, so he would take this as a nice change of pace. Once he arrived, he found a woman was already doing some training at the location he had hoped to use, judging by her use of clones. He would approach and offer a wave to her, "Yo, do you mind if I train some here as well?" The white haired boy would ask this with a genuine smile on his face. He would wait for her response and begin doing a few stretches to warm himself up, jumping in place a few times as well, getting his muscles ready for action. He wondered who this woman was, she was obviously of his village, but not someone he recognized right off, then again he wasn't exactly in the public much himself, so he had no room to talk.

As they were getting ready to go into a trance, she heard a young man call out to her, asking if she wouldn't mind if he trained as well here. They opened her eyes with the real one speaking to him.

"Sure dear, come on down, I'll can dispel one of my shadow clones so you can sit down if you wish" She offered, allowing him to join her, if he agreed, she would dispel one as promised. The young man was quite handsome for someone so young, especially with the white hair. The boy seemed to be from her village, seemed to be still of academy age, although she couldn't remember off the top of her head if he was a part of her advanced ninjutsu class or not.

"Tell me, what's your name, little one? Don't believe I've seen you at one of my classes before" She asked sweetly and kindly and waited patiently for her response, yet not moving as the other remaining clones went back to meditation.

Kirei elected to not to sit down with the strange woman who spoke to him as though he were a child. He began doing punches and kicks to perfect his form. "I think I'll stand, thanks. The name's Kirei. What's yours lady?" He stood not far off from her, so that they could converse, but so that his more physical training wouldn't interrupt her... whatever it was. He heard her mention classes, did that mean that she was an instructor at the academy? Well, he hadn't been there in several years, so maybe they just missed each other. Either way, it was interesting to meet an instructor actually doing something other than yell at kids all day and stuff. Most of the time, one never found them outside of the academy, or if they did, they weren't very personable. But, this one seemed nice, if a bit odd. "You're an instructor at the academy in Tsuki, right?" It was a simple question that had pretty much been answered but he asked anyways.

Fauna simply nods, taking no offense as he began running through combat practice as it seemed he was more looking into physical training then her right now.

"My name is Fauna Yasenha, it's nice to meet you, Kirei" She says simply and smiles softly, her blood red eyes looking upon the boy as he practice. Being a teacher at the academy, she could tell the boy was a talent, even at his age, plus he had a tremendous amount of chakra that dwarfed her own, things that only solidified the fact she had to get much stronger then she was right now. At his question, she smiles and nods.

"Indeed I am, been a teacher for a while now, I think maybe four years come to think of it. I teach the advanced ninjutsu class for the students with higher grades and I do classes with the female students about..." She paused, trying to find a way to phrase this next part, "...unique information gathering techniques. Would of thought someone with your talents would of been in my class" She observed simply by looking at the way he moved and spoke; even young, he knew what he was doing and she was wondering genuinely why someone like him wasn't in her class since she usually dealt with students that performed above the grade like Kirei.

Kirei nodded slightly in acknowledgement of her name as he continued to practice his movements. So it would seem she was one of the advanced instructors at the academy for that program they had installed several years ago that hoped to boost the number of 'elite genin' that the academy produced. He had never been allowed to take part in those classes as he was always so tired from his training at home that he slept in the academy and they thought he was too lazy to take the advanced classes. "That explains it, I was never allowed to take part in those classes because I slept a lot." He laughed some at the memories of his sensei's trying to stump him with a question only for him to know the answer, just because he was sleeping didn't mean he was stupid. It didn't really matter though, as long as he could pass their tests, he was able to become a ninja and that is what really mattered, becoming a ninja and moving on with his shinobi career. He had already done a lot in his short career, but he had much more in store for the world yet.

She giggled slightly at his statement.

"I see, well, I have heard that if spend all your time training away from academy, that what left does the academy have left to teach? I can't say really all that much since we only just met, but guess I tend to save training for the academy time since it can be like any type of excise: everything in moderation, you know?" She explained softly; she wasn't trying to preach to him about how the academy was better, but simply showing her opinion on it and almost kind of sadness that he wasn't able to join in with the other kids she taught.

"Although as a teacher, I also have to understand that every student learns differently and despite not seeing much of you or being asleep in class, you've come out very well, so I'm going to guess you were more the study at home type, right?" She asks, trying to understand him and get to know him better, all while the three clones meditated yet reaching out to take out kunai.

Kirei would laugh some at what she said, all the while he kept flowing through his taijutsu movements. Yeah, study at home alright. "You could say that. My father certainly kept me training hard, he has high hopes for me I guess." He kept working on taijutsu as the memories flowed through him like a gentle brook. His father correcting his movements or teaching him hand seals or things of that nature. IT was all good childhood memories. He had never really cared that he didn't get a lot of time with others his age as he was more focused on doing as his parents had wanted him to be. He was next in line for clan head after all, so he should train his hardest to make it work. It was a sacrifice he had to make he guessed, even if its what he preferred. Either way, it was certainly interesting to talk to this woman as she held an insight he had never had the ability to explore, the insight of a teacher of the academy, as opposed to simply one of the many students.

She nods softly.

"I see, home schooling does make sense. Maybe I'm slightly old fashioned, just maybe I worry that if you get home schooled, you'll miss out on the social skills. True, learning ninjutsu, genjutsu and taijutsu is all well and good, but sometimes, I feel some people tend to miss more...I guess more subtle skills, especially when it comes to people. Trust me, I know what it feels to be isolated from people; it's never a nice feeling, especially when it comes simply from what blood runs in you" She says sadly as she takes out a kunai and makes a stab into her left palm with it, drawing blood, yet she didn't whimper.

"Yet, both as a teacher and as a jonin; being able to talk to people, understand them and be able to understand them is important, not only to lead people, but when it comes to information gathering since being more socially open tends to lead people to opening up to you. Can be as simply as a hello and asking how they are. Of course, such things can be easier said then done, yet I believe learning social manipulation and how to handle social situations in general is important for my students or just anyone to learn" She said as the clones did the same to themselves, piecing their left palms before they switched over and pieced their right palms. They put the kunai down, raised their palms outwards before Fauna and the clones placed their bloodied palms against each other as they focus, the black blood in her veins pulsed and if Kirei looked closely enough, could see the veins in her hands turn black instead of the normal red.

"Because this way, we can make connections that can be deeper then blood"

Kirei would nod at her words. It could get lonely, but he was not totally segregated from society so he managed to interact with plenty of kids his age, he also got a lot of social training from his father, who would take him out into the village to mingle with the people and learn to speak with them in appropriate ways. He observed her unusual behavior, but chalked it up to some special jutsu when he noticed her blood turn black. He was sure that she had her reasons for stabbing herself. "That's true, social espionage is a vital skill in any shinobi's repertoire, and I certainly didn't miss any of that training. I also am fortunate enough to get to spend a lot of time with my peers, though I know a lot of people in the major clans don't get that opportunity." He recognized his fortune and certainly didn't take it for granted.

She smiled softly at him, even though her eyes were now closed, she still spoke.

"Glad to hear it, dear Kirei; I would of worried otherwise. Although you say you are of a major clan. If it does not trouble you so, which one?" She asked while feeling the flow of her chakra and her clones's chakra through the blood as they continued to flow within each other, collecting strength as one.

Kirei would nod to the woman, though she seemed to have misinterpreted what he had said. "Oh, I am not in a major clan from Tsukigakure, no, the majority of my clan is actually located in Hoshigakure. Its a bit of a long story, but I am the Heir to the Tsukigakure Senju Clan!" He would smile some, but then get back to work practicing his katas. This woman sure was weird, but he didn't really care, there were a lot of zany people in the Shinobi world. He assumed it came with the territory. Either way, he wondered if she was from a clan too, "Are you from a clan as well, Sensei-san?" He had already forgotten her name, how clutzy of him!

It was surprising to hear he was part of the senju clan; the name was old, even back before the moon crashed into the planet. They were legendary and some said even on par with the Uchiha, although it had been centuries since any such claims could actually be proven. He then asked her if she was from a clan. She paused and looked to him.

"Not really, but I was born of the hidden moon's greatest sin and many will never let me forget it as we share the same blood. My father, against all odds, managed to gain a very evil power called blood sage mode and since he is my father, even though he's been gone for so long, I am assumed that I shall fall to his fate. Eventually, they will be right, but I'm won't be seeking blood sage mode for power like my father did so long ago, but to find out what really happened the night he died as the tales of the event is unclear, I wanna find the truth and that's really all that matters, even if I must loose myself in the process of it" She says a bit sadly as she thought back to the times growing up, bullied for the remnants of the black blood in her body, her sin she carried because of her father and what resulted in her strange, blood-based abilities and her ability to heal rapidly from injuries via the black blood.

"Sorry, I shouldn't trouble someone so young with my issues" She apologized, not wanting to put such dark subject matter out.

Kirei listened to her story with intent, he always did like to hear about history. Though, her tale seemed to be a sad one, it was something that she seemed to have made her peace with as she said she would follow in her fathers footsteps not to gain power but to gain enlightenment, and that was something else in and of itself. "I enjoy learning about history, though, I'm not that young." He would say the last part scratching the back of his head, how old was this woman that someone reaching the age of 17 was young? Most ninja didn't live past the age of 25, and that was just the ones with actual skill, most ninja died on their first few real missions as one would expect, they are children after all. Though, hearing her story made him realize just how powerful some people had been and how powerful some people could be. He would need to find a way to defend himself against such strengths. But, for now he would simply keep training.

"I understand, just, well...some history is difficult to discuss sometimes" She says before she puts her hands down along with her clones, the wounds in her palms healing over as black blood sowed it shut and regenerated it until there wasn't even a scar to show it had even happened. She then stood up and stretched her body.

"In the meantime, I have to make sure I'm strong enough to face the journey and to protect the village I call home, even you, dear Kirei" She says, smiling softly as she walks over the water, the water ripping as she used the water walking technique to walk over the river and stand on the solid ground.

"Need any help with your taijutsu practice?" She asked gently, offering to stay with him and practice taijutsu with him if he wanted company.

Kirei listened to the woman and nodded at her words on how history can be difficult to discuss. He had heard many a harrowing tale from his father and the numerous villagers he had taken the time to sit down and talk with. Though, if one wasn't aware of history, they were doomed to repeat it. She then said her goal was to get stronger to be able to protect those in her village, and finally she asked him if he wished for her assistance with training. "Yes, if you wish to spar I would not oppose it! I have only had my father to practice with, so it would be interesting to see how I fare against a normal shinobi." He was actually kindof anticipating this fight, he was ready to test himself and see if all that training was worth the hassle or if he still had a long ways to go to even be on par with the average shinobi.

She nods and the three clones stand up and come over.

"Well, to be honest, I still have to work some things out, but since I have my three clones out, you can spare with one of them to start and maybe we add another one if you want to increase the difficulty" She explains as one steps forwards and bows, showing her incredible large chest off a little before getting into a well practice and strong looking taijutsu fighting stance. Since her major specialty was taijutsu, sparing taijutsu suited her perfectly, plus she wanted to gauge his strength and speed to her own to see how far she needed to go, the embarrassing way of how her speed and strength lagged behind the other jonin level ninja bothered her greatly and her exam proved it.

The clone looked at Kirei.

"Whenever your ready, let's begin"

Kirei nodded to her as she said he would be fighting a shadow clone. When she bowed, he couldn't help but peek at her very large and impressive breasts, oh how he'd love to... he shook the thought from his head as his cheeks tinted slightly, what? He was still a male! Anyways, he watched as she got into a very strong taijutsu stance and he would do the same. Her stance looked strong, an obvious tell that she favored taijutsu, or at the very least was highly trained in its use. He looked at her tantalizing red orbs before nodding to her, signaling the match to begin. The moment she returned his eye contact, the Genjutsu would be in place. She had no real way of realizing prior to this that he had skill in Genjutsu, so he would use this to his advantage in the match. Though, this Genjutsu was easy to break, he would layer it with another to make it far more difficult to track. The first Genjutsu he cast was simply known as Offset which would make him appear a little off of where he actually was, which would make her taijutsu attacks miss, as it would appear that he simply dodged it somehow. He would then layer this with the layered Genjutsu which would make it so if she broke the first Genjutsu, she would simply enter into another, which would make it seem that Kirei was standing behind her original with a knife to her throat and the other clones were tied up. As she would have no real way to know hoe long the other Genjutsu lasted, this would be a viable tactic that all happened within the first second of the match.

The clone prepared to strike, launching a punch at Kirei, only for her fist to pass just a few inches by his face as he appeared to dodge just in the nick of time. She tried again with a kick, but the result was simply more of the same. Lastly, the clone attempting something a bit different.

She did a flip onto her hands and started spinning around to make multiple kicks at him while giving him a look at what she was wearing under her dress; a nice silk pair of panties it was today.

Coming back, kicking up the dust, she grew frustrated.

"Come on, I can't even land a single hit on him, am I really this weak that I can't even deal with a single genin? damn it!" She thought, cursing her own lack of ability, her fist clenched before she noticed something about Kirei; his image seemed to shimmer in the dust as if his image was off center from where it should be. She hadn't noticed at first as she had just planned to just have a bout of taijutsu, but she hadn't expected genjutsu this soon nor had she planned to deal with this. After this, she took a breath to compose herself.

"Genjutsu, great, and this was meant to be just a simply taijutsu bout. I should break out of this and try and get this sorted out now" She thought to herself before she stood up and made a single hand seal, performing the genjutsu release technique to break away the genjutsu, only to see him now by the original with a knife to her throat and the other clones tied up. The clone turned to Kirei.

"I got to admit, that was pretty cleaver, I wasn't expecting genjutsu in a taijutsu bout like we agreed, but I'll give you credit, your quite the cleaver one and someone I shouldn't underestimate, although you know, if you didn't want to do taijutsu, you could of just said instead of using genjutsu on me. But if you don't mind letting the original me go and the other clones, that would be swell, dear, what do you say?" She offered him, although again, something felt off since even with something like chakra suppression jutsu and body flicker, he couldn't of done all this in such a small space of time, especially with her looking, she just had to figure it out.

chakra + jutsu:

Kirei had to admit she had some moves on her. Her punches and kicks were in perfect form, and that last spin kick was... distracting to say the least. He got caught up looking at her pretty pink... anyways, once she broke the initial Genjutsu she began to speak, and say that it was supposed to be a taijutsu bout, though she was looking at the location of her original. Kirei would release the Genjutsu with the clones of his fading into nothingness and himself appearing back in his original position. He would smile to her, once she looked to where he was. "A ninja's greatest tool is deception. If we went into all our fights with set rules and expectations, we would be sure to lose. Always expect the unexpected and never trust your opponent to fight fairly." He felt odd giving advice to a teacher, but it is what his father always told him, when he was being picked up off the ground after losing one of their matches. He had yet to even touch his father in skill, and only learned Genjutsu so that he would have a chance, though the old man always saw through them. Regardless, her skill was never in question, in fact he was worried about it, her skill was very obviously obtained from hard work on her taijutsu forms.

It seemed to have worked as suddenly, the scene shattered away, revealing that in fact, it had been another genjutsu. She was impressed that someone so young had such mastery with genjutsu to layer two, high-level genjutsus at once. He explained to her once she turned back around about deception and it's role in battle.

"Indeed, there is a saying that in the art of war, the battle is won before the first attack is ever thrown and having proper strategies in place can ensure a victory before you ever arrive. And of course not, but you also should keep in mind that you shouldn't reveal your hand in battle; if you had just kept this to a taijutsu bout, I never would of known you possessed such incredible genjutsu ability, but because you showed it me, I'm now aware and can plan for it in future. It's true I've shown I can use shadow clones, but besides that, I've not actually shown you my true power set, meaning the element of surprise is still with me and if we are talking about deception, then having the element of surprise on the enemy is just as key as the deception itself, wouldn't you agree?" The clone explains with the other clones nodding before Fauna looks at Kirei again.

"Besides, this is a training match between allies, we're not exactly enemies here, so try to relax a little and maybe, just stick to what we agreed to the first time, eh? it's up to you at the end of the day whether or not you want to spar with me, but if you didn't want to spar, you could of just asked instead of using genjutsu on me, hehe" She giggled a little, her large chest jiggling slight from it while another clone looked at Kirei with a strange look in its eyes, the pupils were slitted and she looked...hungrily in the way a predator is hungrily looking at prey, wondering what they taste like, the staring at Kirei would probably look unsettling.

Kirei smiled as it seemed she shared a similar view on things as he did, though she, in his opinion, was a bit naïve to think that one shouldn't treat every battle as one against the enemy. He would nod to her in recognition of what she said before speaking himself, "Genjutsu is hardly my strongest suit! But, like you said, never reveal your true strengths until the time is right. As much as I would love to stick around and spar some more, I am needed back to the house before too long. I'm sure we will meet again Sensei, I look forward to sparring some more!" With that he would offer a short salute before rushing off up the cliffside and into the forests towards the village. He had to get home before his father got too mad at him being out on the town all day. He definitely wouldn't forget the things he learned here though, not for a long, long time.

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She listened, a bit sad that they weren't able to spar, but understood his reasons.

"I understand and I will look forward to training with you again, dear" She said as she waved him off as the shadow clones disappeared in a burst of lightning, leaving Fauna now completely alone. She got up and stretched.

"I should head back too; I'm getting stiff and need to process my chakra" She said before taking her way of running up the waterfall and heading back to the village to take in all she had gathered from her chakra training.

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