Kid learns Shit[priv-training]

Dray had been at home all day. Just getting back from two successful missions, one being an escort to a lower island, and the other being a medical delivery to a nearby island, dray lay on his bed thinking about the words he said to izu... Those words found a way to come out from his mouth at that particular moment as he tried to recall the words..."what I did back then are what true and worthy shinobi are meant to do at that moment. That is truly what they are trained for. To protect. What they truly live for. To be there when needed. What is expected of them. To be worthy of their title. There are so many different shinobis in this current shinobi world we wander in. There are mostly two classification of shinobi in my current point of view. There are some out of many shinobis who are very caring. They possess emotions. They mostly put their comrades before their mission even if it means failing the so called mission and getting punished for it. Like wise, there are some out of many shinobis who strictly abide by the rules of the shinobi world. Those shinobis who do not really mind who they have to kill, assasinate, kidnap, maim to complete their mission and lastly, their are some but of many shinobis in the shinobi world who are solely dependent, they do not have any affiliation of any sort, they may have emotions or not, but they hardly show it and they really like being on their own and do not like people crossing their path but looking at me, to other, I might be the kind of shinobi that is heartless, have no emotions, kill whenever I want but I would not say if they are right to think that or wrong due to my attitude. My kind of cold personality is a hard one to understand for most people who notice me though I do not like being noticed depending on what I have gone through..I prefer to be distinct wherever I am though not through causing trouble of testing my might with others. Throughout my entire life, I have mostly done what is neccessary to my existence and my village and I would continue to do so until I think other wise due to the change in situation..and by saying situation, I well understand what I mean though you on your own path may not understand due to your level of thinking. So what I did back then was to protect your life, my mission and also to retain my status so if the likes of those silly bandits ever see me again, if they can not try to offer a better fight, then they would not bother to come nearer to me or my terroritory... So, do not worry throughout all of our travels, I was employed to protect you and that is just what I would gladly do provided that you make it easier for me. .. it was a little bit suprising that he had said those words. He was just fifteen years old but still he was sensible enough to know what he was doing or what he was saying.
Getting up from bed, dray decided to do what he always did to calm his nerves.. He got up from the soft bed and sat on the floor crossing both legs and performing the tiger hand seal to meditate....expecting to see or hear something useful like he had always did, nothing came this time. It was just him and himself.. After some minutes of trying to get something from his meditation, he got up and put on his regular shinobi attire, one that he had specially made for himself or called his own. A sleeves long leather jacket that reaches down to his knee, leather trousers and leather boots all in black. He buckled his ninja pouch around his waist and tied his head band in a sash too. Stepping out of his home, dray headed to kirigakure’s plain grounds.. Hoping to train and be blown away by the wind and storms that occur there at night considering the fact that it was night time already.

He continued walking with little but solid thoughts feeling his mind, his body and prying into his very skin tearing through every layer of it. He had not gotten to the plain grounds when the wind started to blow towards him as if it was calling out to him. The plains were known for hard winds and cold temperatures during the night and why somebody would go there for anything especially at night was really suprising. Dray walked on until he got to the said plains. He could feel the wind welcoming him with a sweet cold that sent little shivers down his spine. He was sure his body was not feeling ok. He wondered why he could not calm his nerves with his meditation that had always helped. If he should undergo this training and he still felt the same way, then something was surely wrong deep down inside of him. Dray proceeded to bring out the scrolls that were in his pocket. He had picked them up from home earlier. As his clan was known for their crystal release, he had drafted out some self techniques that had to do with his clan ability on his own. He had stored them in scrolls but had not practiced them yet and that was what he planned on doing right now. His clan's ability was one that was not limited in ideas. Unlike most other clans, He could use the ability to create living things and non- living things too. The first jutsu he had thought of and had put down in the scroll was a crystal dragon technique. A technique that calls forth an ice dragon directly from the clouds or anywhere he wishes in a majestic manner. The dragon would have life in it and would also be controlled by him. Following his every commands and responding to his every actions. He had only drafted out the idea but he was sure he could make it happen too.
Dropping the scroll, dray breathed in, then breathed out trying to calm his nerves a bit. Feeling a bit relaxed, dray moved his hands to perform hand seals... Boar, ox, dog, rat.. he said as he made the hand seals. Doing this, he was busy crystallizing the particles in the atmosphere into the a solid construct to facilitate the calling forth of the ice dragon. Dray was focused while doing this as it was his first time of performing the jutsu so, he did not want to give any room to mistakes as it was not something he tolerated. After some time, as he did not calculate the time it took for the particles to formulate, the gates to the clouds seem to fling open as a shinning crystal- blue dragon came down majestically from the clouds as if responding to the call of a shinobi and Yes, it was. It came down due to the call of dray but it did not go to dray directly. It flew around the area in different styles and coiling itself as if it was trying to get used to the human world. It was acting like as if it had a mind of it's own but as dray was not one to be fascinated, he was suprised but for a minute due to the appearance of the dragon and it's skin as it gleamed in the darkness under the light of the moon.

Seeing enough already, dray telepathically called forth to the dragon as the dragon came racing at dray as if wanting to attack him but instead, still with it's tail above and moving through the clouds, it came speedily and with its head going for dray's legs as it coiled from dray's leg up to his head with it's head at the level of dray's head. What a beauty it was. It's head was adorned with bolty spikes and it's body was also covered in scales. Dray moved his hand on the body of the ice dragon feeling the sharp scales and he knew that those would be useful in battle. With the ice dragon now straigtning up in front of dray as if motioning him to get on for a ride, dray did as expected. He hopped unto the dragon with on leg forward on it's head and the other legs backwards on it's back. It was a brilliant moment. A moment for the title..."Dragon slayer"in regards to how dray mounted the dragon. With his voiceless command, the dragon began moving steadily as dray watched below him. It was still so familiar but as the dragon advanced to greater speed, it went higher as dray now looked down but could not recognize it.So, this is all of kirigakure??.. Dray wondered as the dragon took him more higher. Getting high enough, the dragon stopped at dray's command as dray took some time to think of what to do with the dragon. He was now aware that he could mount the dragon to facilitate his movement. Looking closely at the dragon, he smirked as he ordered it to dive downwards. The dragon did so as dray focused, lifting scales off the dragons body and shooting it down to the ground. Dray was impressed at this. The dragon moved horizontally once more as dray tried commanding the dragon to shoot the scales again. This time, it was easy but not yet accurate. On the third trial, it was more easier, more faster and more accurate as the crystal scales dug deeply into the earth. Bringing the dragon very low to come to the ground, dray thought of how to use the dragon defensively. Then, the idea of how the dragon coiled around on it's first appearance struck dray's mind. With a simple command, the dragon coiled defensively around dray leaving spaces between his eyes for him to see what was going on outside of him. Feeling a little accomplished at what he had done as he still had some other jutsus to learn, he released the dragon as it flew majestically again again and shot into the gates of the clouds only to respond to when dray called it forth again.

As dray was feeling a little tired but still pumped with adrenaline over having to fully control the dragon's every move for quite a very long time, dray proceeded to his put his second jutsu into action. According to what he had drafted out on to his shinobi scroll, he was to create more than just the dragon he had called forth from the clouds earlier. He was to create a true reality. A beautiful replica of mother nature or something simiilar that would bring about jealousy. He was going to create something similar to a mountain wall. Where he had gotten that crazy idea from, he wondered. Replicating mother nature was not an easy or just a mere task considering the fact that he was not creating any ordinary solid natural or artificial mountain. He was going to create a sturdy wall of crystal for his own purposes. A wall with foundations of crystals. Not soil or rock, a mountain not covered just externally in crystals but an artificial mountain actually made of crystals. Not trying to calm him self down this time like he had tried to earlier, dray just freely let the adrenaline pumped up in his organs, muscles, and tissues to flow endlessly through his body as he acitively performed the snake, hare, ox hand seals and slammed his palms unto the ground.

Immediately, the earth around him shook as if an earth quake was about to occur. He felt the earth tearing apart to pave way for something to shoot out. At this moment, he felt something rising around him. He looked to the side of his little feet and saw what look like a wall of crystal erupting underneath his very legs. He was astonished as to how true this was. An actual reality like he had expected. He touched the region of the crystals around him and saw that it was truly a wall foundation made of ice but he was not too impressed because the wall did not go past 2 metres as he roughly calculated it though he did not feel too bad but he was more encouraged than ever that he could put his ideas into reality. First was an idea of a crystal wall that he executed perfectly with little stress and this.... It was a dream come true. But now, he was set to improving this piece of beauty. He tried the same jutsu again with the same snake hare ox hand seal but all that still happened was not more impressive as what had happend before. The wall increased just 1 metres above what was below him before making the wall about three metres above normal ground around him... Trying again, regardless of how much he tried to release his best, he was not getting the best of his unique abilities..

Looking for something to motivate him as the adrenaline that was earlier pumped up and flowing actively in his body was now coming down due to him not feeling encouraged, a very familiar voice rang in his head like it had been there all the time waiting for the right time to speak out...Make your firm grip strong on the hilt of your very sword but also, loose at the same time like your life depends on every single action you make with it. A sword master must be firm with the sword but loose with its movements regardless of what kind of sword it may be. When I say sword, I not only mean the regular sword you know but am also laying emphasis on whatever means to employ as your blade to accomplish your set goals be it your actions or even your words. A Ninja/ shinobi's world is like a plane mirror, in which you look at yourself before you wash your face in the morning. You see yourself, simply, the way you are, naturally. The Five Secrets of shinobi hood. Move very quickly. Sound, possess a calm mind. Be very light in body. Have a clever mind. Master the real basics. Even though you are surrounded By several enemies set to attack you, Fight with just one little thought That they are but one. The sword has to be more than a simple weapon like I said earlier; it has to be an answer to life's very own questions. The way of the sword and the Way of Zen are identical, for they have the same purpose; that of killing the ego. The Sword and your mind must be united. Technique by itself is. Not sufficient, and spirit alone is not enough. The ultimate aim of duel lies not in victory or defeat but in the perfection of the character of its participants if you truly understand what I mean. Where questioning is rewarded, virtues are promoted, respect is demanded, and love is then, central. Mechanical or artificial wings allow us to fly, but it is with our minds that we make the sky ours. The more you sweat in training, the less you will bleed in battle. Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class. Only a warrior chooses pacifism; others are so condemned to it. I have a high art, I hurt with cruelty those who would damage me. Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay it's costly price. To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving true peace. One mind, any weapon. We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training. One finds ife through conquering the fear of death within one's very own mind. Empty the mind of all forms of attachment, make a go-for-broke charge and conquer the opponent with one decisive slash. In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target. I am prolonging the fight because I can see that you need the practice. The Way of the warrior does not include other ways, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, certain traditions, artistic accomplishments, and dancing. But even though these are not part of the Way, if you know the Way broadly, you will see it in everything. Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back. You can try to prevent your opponent from defeating you through defense, but you cannot defeat him without taking the offensive position. You might as well stand and fight because if you run you will only die very truly tired. He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is Enlightened. Act like a man of thought; think like a man of action. Your work is to discover your motion and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. A swordsman knows how well to fight and when to surrender but not without effort. Putting all these into. Careful use will guarantee you a brighter future..most of all, be calm in mind to perfectly execute what you picture in mind and think in head... Hearing his father's words that were once said to him being repeated over and over in his head, he looked properly at himself and knew that he was not at his limit yet though he believed that he had no limits except in death. With sheer determination, he grabbed the hilt of his katana placed on his waist by his left side. He felt the life running through it as he felt connected to it and felt refreshed again. The weapon which could decide if he person lives or if he dies.

Performing the same three hand seals he had done earlier again, dray focus his chakra more on the jutsu he had formed and with real commitment, he watched as the crystal wall around him rose to about ten solid metres. Feeling very bright at what he had done, he looked outside at the world outside the walls.. Unsafe little things he saw. He thought once more that Just creating a crystal walll in the middle of a battle seems pretty useless unless it had some special abilities or advantages it had. He took enough time to analyse the situation but the wall had no other uses except protecting him. He reduced the walls back into the earth as he picked up the next scroll for another jutsu. It stated crystal release: growing crystal thorns. It was a nice jutsu indeed and he was a bit glad that he had taken his time to write up this jutsus for himself. Making them unique and usable by him along. He set to work as he performed the hare rat dragon and ram hand seals. Following these, he stamped his foot on the ground even though that was not necessary as thorns of crystals jutted out of the earth and began racing at the target that Dray had in mind. There was a tree about ten meters from where he was and that was where the crystal thorns were headed. He made the thorns split into four groups as the circled the tree like sharks circling their prey in the water. They were set to attack from all four directions and as Dray gave the command, the crystal thorns jutted higher and stuck into the tree thereby damging it. They were highly durable crystals thus why the tree’s bark was not enough to protect it from their power. It was nice having such a jutsu in handy, to home in on his opponent. He picked up the last scroll that he had brought with him as he read down what was written in it. This jutsu was a beautiful one because it allowed him to trap several targets in crystals. Beautiful idea from him, he had to admit. He looked around him for what was suitable enough and some birds happened to be flying at the wrong time of the night. It was not as if he did not care for animal life but he had to do what had to be done for the greater good of things. Fixing his eyes on them, he performed the horse snake and ram hand seal as he sent a wave of chakra into the air and towards the flying bird that were about five in numbers. The crystals began to form around the birds and in no time, they all were encased in crystals each. It was a nice technique as the crystals still hovered in the air and left them trapped. Well, he had to release them now he knew but if he did not, nobody was going to hold him to it but there was really no reason to kill such poor creatures so he let them go. Dray picked up all of his scrolls and put them back in his pocket as he made his way back home. It was a nice and fruitful night because he had something to show for it.
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