A Leader and his people {Hyuuga Only}

Angel normally came to practice later on.  The reason wasn’t because she was lazy.  Quite the opposite.  Her normal day started well before the dawn.  Angel normally began her training early in the twilight before the first glimmers of light broke the skyline.  Angel had to work harder.  Harder than the rest.  Angel had found that her recent time traveling adventure had left her quite devoid of her physical prowess she once held.  Her body was sluggish and her form with the 8 trigrams techniques left much to be desired.  It seemed that the time vortex took a toll from those whom traverse the void.  Though, Angel found that the added strength of her father’s chakra made her even more powerful of a ninjutsu master.  However it wasn’t enough so Angel daily woke before the village to begin her training regimen properly.  She went to a secluded part of the training forest and would work hard on her speed and strength.  She punched trees for a couple hours building endurance and stamina.  Then she ran.  With the aid of her massive chakra she could definitely run.  But soon she would have to stop.  She was terrible about time and when a faint echo from back toward the village Angel would race back to join them in their training exercises.  She didn’t change out of her clothes being she was already wearing her training Hakama and tunic.  The clothes were a little beat up from her hard training but it was of little consequence.

When Angel had first arrived in the village there was some skepticism.  Hell who was she kidding there was a great deal of hostility as well.  Angel had come from another time period where things had been different.  Though ravaged by war her timeline still was more trusting and accepting of allies.  But the times had changed.  It took a while but eventually the clan accepted her.  She was the Earth pillar after all.  And the Clans function could not thrive if it abandoned the traditions.  She worked hard to protect the village as she could.  Most of her time was spent on guard duty as she had yet to truly settle into a position in the village.  She was unfamiliar with the ways things worked here for the most part.  But what she did know was military strategy.  It was one of the few things living thought the beginning of the war had inspired in her.  Back when the war was more organized and less…desperate.  Angel was surprised how rare the supplies and things were now.  But since she put in the work the Village grew to accept her and even allowed her to train with them.  Which she was totally blowing by being late.  

Sprinting through the forest she arrived at the training grounds.  The obstacle course was operational and it seemed that everyone was gathered around on the other side.  Most days had people filtering in and out so this must be some kind of occasion.  Unfortunately with all the obstacles in the way Angel had to go through them to see what was going on.  Angel activated her Byakugan the same as anyone else when entering this situation.  On top of that it was a necessity in Angel’s situation.  With her skills lacking she was very vulnerable in these courses.  Angel decided to go on a path least travel simply because she felt she needed the practice.  Leaping up and to the left as one of the first obstacles swung by and gle grabed it and allowed it’s motiong to flip her up to a hard to reach platform that began the advanced course.  This would push her abilities to the maximum.  The platform was high off the ground and the first obstical was a swinging trapeze some 20 feet below her.  She had to time her drop so that she would catch the trapeze in the right position.  If she did then she would be able to swing over to the next set.  

Waiting for the right moment angel dropped down and caught the bar and swung gracefully to the nest section.  The first trial wasn’t really a trial.  It was sort of the transportation to the first trial.  The next length was a log that she needed to cross while sharpened sticks were thrust at her from all sides.  This was to train the body for the rigors of the * trigrams 64 palms technique.  It focused on fighting several adversaries and learning to trust your eyes and always move lest you get struck in the blind spot.  This challenge was actually very dangerous but so was the battlefield.  Angel took her stance and began the technique as she remembered.  Her body faought her but it kept up enough.  Her rotation was good and she spotted each strike early.  Her foot work was decent keeping her one step ahead.  But her reflexes began to slow near the end.  Her endurance was her fault and she needed to train hard to bring back up.  At the very end the fatigue got to her and her foot placement was slow.  A stick flew toward her and she quickly had to activate a jutsu to Blink her the last couple feet.  She hoped nobody saw that.  Even though the training grounds were for training in general the obstacle course was to train your body through taijutsu.  Angel knew the slip would be acceptable being she worked hard enough but it had taken away from the purpose.  The next obstacle dealt with speed designed to humiliate some one who fails by dropping them back down into the normal obstacle course.  It was as if to say you didn’t make the cut.  

The obstacle was designed like this.  A series of platforms would swing to and fro pausing for only a moment at the top of its arc.  Only one side was able to traverse and the platforms came up staggered so that the path was available to the person for a brief time, and once you started you had to be able to keep up the speed or the platform would fall from under you.  Some 12 feet below was the entrance of the final trial to the basic course.  Angel readied herself and began right on time.  Unfortunately she was aware through her sight behind her that her window was closing.  As the platform gave out she knew that she had more work to do.  Dropping down she continued through the final obstacle.  This was the first time she had endeavored to challenge that part of the course and she had failed part way through.  The two minutes fifty seconds time was of little consequence as she had nothing of a personal record to compare it to.  But her training period was not done.  The final part of the exercise was to meditate under the waterfall.  Angel knew that it was a necessity for her right now as her mind was wracked with turmoil.  She looked on what seemed to be a sparring match and wished she could join in but right now she would be no match for any Hyuuga until she could remaster the traditional art.  

Sitting beneath the waterfall the thundering crushing weight felt like the burdens that her mind carried.  As she sat the burden became, not lessened but tolerated.  She held the water falling on her back because she had no choice but to endure it.  The epiphany did not go unnoticed and Angel slipped into her trance-like meditation.  Her mind was filled with thoughts of the past.  And she realized that there was nothing she could do about it.  Her father had died and she was now here.  She had no way back and she had no way forward while holding onto this weight.  So like the waterfall she would use it to temper her resolve and spirit but it was not a burden that she needed to be weighed down by.  And her in ability was also not a reason to hold her back.  She had no reason to think poorly of herself.  She may not be in her prime anymore But she was still one of the Pillars of the Hyuuga clan and Her power was still formidable.  She stood while still under the falls and walked out a new person.  Her doubt was gone as she returned to the group to finish watching the match.  Assuming it was still going on.. looks like it hadn't been. Better luck tomorrow.

[Exiting for the Sword event]

TWC 1424
requesting 14 Taijutsu CP

With Ko pushed back and his brother still behind him, Reishin was in quite a predicament without his byakugan activated but even to him this felt like a perfect challenge. Given that he would keep his back towards Mayuri, he would wait for the opportune moment and only listen to his footsteps as he continue to run foward. A deep breath would be taken into his lungs as he outstretched his arms and counted the distance between the two of them.

" One...Two...Three"

The moments he had counted until his brother had finally been upon him were finally here, his counter started now. When Mayuri went in for the first attack, Reishin's body would twist to the right, causing a half circular motion and his eyes to meet him brothers. With this swift moment he would quickly stomp and force his full body into Mayuri or more specifically his shoulder and side into his brother. With the first attack dodged, he would see the right coming and trigger his attack, a swift expulsion of chakra through the tenketsu of his shoulder and side would cause a light explosion of power sending his brother backwards.

The attack did not end there as through the small impact that would send his brother back unless avoided at a close range, Reishin would dash forward and hit Mayuri twice, one in the right side of his ribs lightly but with a little force, and again in the stomach with the same amount of force. These two moves would cause Mayuri to keel over onto his left side providing the hits landed directly onto their mark. With swift movements, Reishin would jump backwards and onto one of the rocks within the realm of the waterfall and smile," I commend the two of you on your skills so far, but you two still have a ways to go before you reach your full potential. Train hard everday and when you want to again...we can spar anytime," at the thought of that he had smiled and bowed to them both to show respect to them.

With the conclusion of the spar if everyone was okay with it, a messenger of the main family would have arrived near the waterfall and bowed before whispering to Reishin, which caused him to shake his head and frown," Well looks like business is calling as usual, Mayuri and Ko take good care of yourselves and until next time," with that he would jump back onto land and take the exit through the forest to get back to the compound where he would begin his long and tedious work.

TWC 3342
[Exit]
Requesting 19 stats [per the team training rules]

In the time that it had taken Ko to fall to the ground, Mayuri had already recovered and begun a surprise attack. However, Reishin effortlessly responded to the attack without looking and retreated towards the waterfall without effort. In spite of their performance in this battle, he still complimented their strength or rather the amount of strength they had. He had even bowed in respect. Nothing less could be expected from the leader of the most honorable clan in the land. As he left, Ko mused over a couple of thoughts. This was very different than training with her father or her grandfather. She had never witnessed someone so swiftly. If she could move like that, she wouldn't ever fear being hit. She didn't regret the training session she had taken part in. Maybe she would do something like this again. With these thoughts buzzing around in her head, she deactivated her Byakugan before departing for home.

[Thread exit]

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"Tch"

Mayuri should have known even without the increased vision of the byakugan that his brother would be able to not only locate his whereabouts via the sounds he made moving through the grass and his steps, he would also be able to counter effectively. The young Hyuuga had wasted too much time recovering from his sliding tackle that had proved ineffective, which prolonged his time in reaching his brother while he was still in the air. As always Reishin was one step ahead of even Mayuri's calculations which frustrated him, but at the same time he could seek solace in knowing that nothing would so easily beat the master of the heavens.

Feeling the impact of being hit by his brothers shoulder was enough to stop the first blow from connecting on the spinal cord, however the attack was meant to be fast and he had already started his second strike. This too was pushed aside by what Mayuri could only calculate as his brother expelling chakra forcibly from his body via the tenketsu. The initial force was enough to again knock him off balance canceling all further attacks and leaving his body open for a moment, and a moment was all that Reishin needed to show his superior ability.

Two blows came quickly and fiercely into Mayuri's ribs and stomach. His body first felt nothing but the pressure from the blows that came faster than he was able to register that pain was in those areas. Dropping to his left knee and using his right hand to hold the bruising ribs he looked up at his brother once more who was now standing above both of them. He commended their skills and at the same time told them they need to grow more before bowing and walking off into the forest.

Gathering his strength to stand again, he placed his fist into his open hand then bowed in the general direction that his brother walked off in. Unrolling his kimono sleeves once again they dropped covering his entire arm and hands, he noted that the branch member Ko was leaving as well, she hadn't even bowed to him or shown any sign of respects. He would brood over this for the remainder of his walk back to the compound as well as what he could do to strengthen his abilities. Maybe it was time to pay the fire trigram dojo a visit, he heard of the unorthodox styles the leader wielded. He would wait till the sun set and then make his way there.

TWC 3464
(EXIT)
(requesting 34 stat points due to the team training rules i think that's right.)

Approved, those who exited

Shiva watched as people left. Well it was a bit odd for everyone to just leave at the same time. Apperatntly something important might be happening. With that in mind, she stood and melded into the forest. Having never given a proper introduction she didn't feel bad in doing so. She would rush back to the Hyuuga compound, and see what the messenger had wanted, and if there was anything that she could do to aid her clan leader.

(Exit)
(P.S. I don't like short posting )