Morning Swims are the best (Open)

Training is considered to be essential for all shinobi and those who wish to fight what they believe in. For Kaguya this was their way of life from what Magnus heard before the family joined Kirigakure. Of course he’s trained quite a bit in his previous years, but it was mainly to improve his body both in strength, durability, and making sure his strikes would connect. Now he is training for technique to perfect his martial arts prowess. So naturally this genin can be found at Kiri’s favorite training grounds.

Magnus was training in a particular style called the Spring Chant by trying to make his strikes swift and strong. Fists swinging to strike against a rock pillar that is a little ways from the shore. When it connects there is a solid thud each time Magnus hits the pillar. For the first hour of withstanding Magnus’s combination of attacks the pillar remained with little damage. However as Magnus started to become faster and accurate on his attacks tiny cracks started to web across the surface. The waves from the sea lifts Magnus up, threatening to slam him onto the set of rocks, but Magnus skated along the rough waters like he was surfing. His hands were slightly shaking from trauma he’s put them through, and Magnus noticed that a small cut on his right knuckle.

Still skating along the waves, Magnus circled around a single different rock pillar and with a quick spin. Magnus threw seven blows that was mixed with fists and elbow jabs. On the seventh blow Magnus cracked the pillar enough to the point where a ring of rock falls off into the sea. Creating a large splash that washes over the genin’s body and the sea foam sprayed across his face. The pillar is still standing, but the top portion is held up by a solid foot ring of rock. For the time being, Magnus surfed away from the rocks so that he could submerge into the water. Where he’ll swim towards the shore where his gear is located at. Though really it is just a utility belt with a hip pouch and a holster that has a kunai stashed inside.

Learned Spring Chant ~ D Rank Custom (326/150)

A child-like girl, with long black hair, ruby red eyes, alabaster skin, dressed in a flower yukata, sat atop a log, legs kicking innocently at the air. The child wore a blue obi sash with a flowery design that matched the red and purple colours of their yukata, tied around their waist. The yukata flowed down to their knees, with slits up both sides, exposing long slender white legs and a pair of holster's, one on each thigh, with tiny feet covered by white tabi and matching waraji. The only other piece of exposed skin on their body was their bare white shoulders. on each hip was a pouch containing various gear.

If one was to describe this child's very soul and image, perhaps they would say she appeared as a young snow white beauty. However, this was Yumi a member of Kirigakure's Shinobi Forces. On the outside, they looked like a sweet innocent young girl, with a bright and cheerful personality. But in truth, there was a dark secret beneath those innocent eyes. What laid beneath was an emotionless young man of sixteen years, disguised as an innocent little girl. This teen-only cared for themselves and their research.

Yumi was a shinobi who was focused on the arts of Genjutsu and Ijutsu while researching the field of chemistry. The teen had engrossed himself into the art's, to a point it became an obsession and they would do anything to further their understanding of the arts, going so far as to kill their own allies, if it meant their research could be improved.

Red eyes reflected with deceit as tiny hands belonging to the research obsessed shinobi clutched a book. The book was a simple light brown in colour, on the front in black text is said 'Fuuinjutsu for Beginners'. The appeared child-like boy disguised as a girl clicked their teeth as they read over the contents of the book. Yumi had recently begun researching the shinobi art of Fuuinjutsu, slowly growing an understanding of it. The medic cared not for fancy ninjutsu, elemental techniques, swords or even hand to hand combat. They had a fascination with the other arts.

Over the last week, Yumi had been extensively reading up on Fuuinjutsu, reading dozens of books back to back. All of this before finally beginning to practice the art. They had bought a set of equipment and begun studying, practising the enclosing technique at home. The first step had been to draw the appropriate seal to perfection. Yumi had spent over a night on the task, making sure the seal was perfect, redrawing it over and over. Practising it without sleep until they had the seal down pat. With a try, they had been able to seal an item away, before moving on to study the unsealing technique. Compared to the Enclosing Technique the Unsealing Technique was easier on so many levels. With these two, Yumi had started onto their path to become a Fuuinjutsushi (Sealing Art Practioner).

Yumi closed the book shut, and pocketed into their right pouch, before pulling out a red scroll. Unrolling the scroll the genin began to scan its contents. On the scroll were a number of different techniques a mix of Genjutsu and Ijutsu, Yumi didn't intend to neglect their main specialities. The genin gazed over them picking out the ones they were eligible to learn. Some of the Genjutsu would have to wait until, Yumi obtained some kind of musical instrument, a flute.

Jumping down from the log, Yumi began to walk away, while taking in their surroundings. The shinobi was at a nearby training field, a nearby shore covered with training posts, a perfect art for those who utilised Suiton Ninjutsu or Katon Ninjutsu. Humming a soft tune with the scroll rolled up and held behind their back, arms accompanying it, they strolled along, until they heard a noise. The Genin blinked with a strange curiosity, it sounded like the splashing of waves accompanied by a thud.

Deciding to investigate, Yumi approached, bushing aside a pair of bushes and stepped onto the sand, their feet kicking something. Looking down it was a utility belt with a hip pouch and a holster. Yumi bent down to pick it up before a thud caught their attention. Looking up, Yumi spotted in the distance away from shore attacking a rocky pillar was a boy, six foot tall with white hair. The medic raised an eyebrow watching as he seemed to skate over the water, viciously attacking the pillar until a piece of it fell off. The boy changed focus, heading back to shore, swimming. Following the boy's trajectory, they were heading towards them. The belt and gear were most likely the boys. Once he was on sure, Yumi would toss it towards him, with great effort. Strength was not Yumi's strong suit.

"Here" One word was spoken, but Yumi's voice could be described as angelic, it was soft, delicate and sweet to the ears, a melody that could soothe even the wildest of beasts.

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The training grounds was open to all who are shinobi so Magnus wasn’t surprised to see another person at the shore. His eyes was focused on the shore when Yumi had pushed aside some bush and picked up his utility belt. Of course Magnus couldn’t see details so her expression was vague to him. Regardless the genin swam up to the shore until the water was shallow enough enough to walk on. The muscles on his body ache from the distant swim and fighting against the crashing waves. Yet it was all part of training for Magnus.

Once he reached the welcoming shores from walking out of the salty water Yumi had tossed his utility belt at him. An audible ‘here’ slipped from Yumi’s lips as Magnus focused on the belt that was reaching the apex. Before it started to fall down to the ground Magnus’s arm shot out and snatched the leather belt as light metal sounds can be heard from the buckle. “I take it you’re here to train as well?” Magnus asked as his green eyes was looking at Yumi, making eye contact in particular. All while the Kaguya was getting the excessive water out of his shorts and shirt. Mostly because doesn’t mind his clothes being damp, but excessive water makes his clothes twice as heavy. Then Magnus will start buckling the belt around his waist and then strap on the holster on his right thigh.

The medic looked up at the towering Kaguya who was more than a foot taller than they were. Yumi secretly begrudged the fact they were so short, but it was part of their genes. Yumi's mother had been on the short side, and it was that gene that had won out of their father who was of average height. Begrudgingly, Yumi took more after their mother than they did their father. Now wasn't the time to reminisce about the past or one's heritage. Yumi wasn't alone, now wasn't the time to be dropping their guard, especially around another shinobi.

The 'bubbly' genin rosy red lips stretched into a sweet smile, a pair of adorable ruby-like eyes stared up at the male Genin, revealing a shine of curiosity within. "Umu." The lolita didn't speak verbally to confirm the white-haired youth's question but did so by making a cute noise to signal the affirmative.  "I was looking to practice a few new jutsu. But sadly my areas of expertise make it hard to practice alone, as they require a functioning target. Using them on animals just isn't effective." The lolita looked downtrodden over the fact that their techniques were hard to train.

While Yumi could practice the forming of the techniques, without an actual human target it made it incredibly difficult to see the effect it has. They could practice them on animals it didn't have the same effect as when used on a human. It also made it hard for them to accurately measure the effectiveness of the technique used when casting on an animal. Humans made the best training targets for Genjutsu and Ijutsu

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Magnus’s set of green eyes seemed to hold an piercing gaze, but not in the way of purposely doing so. “I see. Well training is vital for anyone, but i assume that you’re not much of a physical fighter correct?” If there is anything about this Kaguya is that he leaves enough room for whether Magnus is correct on his assumption or not. Leaving Yumi to confirm it, and Magnus assumes that she’s either a ranged type that involves ninjutsu or perhaps maybe archery. Or both for all Magnus knew.

Regardless the tall young man twists his clothes to wrench the excess water out of them. “Either way, if you need a target i can be one for you to get the hang of your techniques. I’ll admit that my expertise is taijutsu, but i know of a couple tricks.” Magnus offered as he takes a few steps away from the water that was washing over his feet. The mist makes it humid around this area, but Magnus was fine with it since it held a chill to the air. If he was affected by Yumi’s bubbly display Magnus doesn’t show it.

Yumi looked at the boy with a curious gaze, meeting his own piercing one. Red would meet green in a clash of stares. "I specialise in support." The lolita answered the Kaguya's question about their fighting style. The medic wasn't one to fight on the front lines, they didn't see the point, they focused more on deception and manipulating the pace of battle to suit them, using illusions to fool the enemies perceptions of reality until they fell for Yumi's trap.

A smile formed on Yumi's soft features, the boy was offering to be used as a training dummy for them. Whether he had the ability to pierce through the veil of Yumi's illusions was up to him. The Genin didn't plan to go easy, what would be the bought. The only way to effectively see how their illusions worked was to use them at full capacity and monitor the reaction. "Please advise us senior." Spoke the small shinobi with a bow before standing at full attention. Yumi first walked backc creating a ten meter distance between the two.

Chakra began to circulate through Yumi's veins as their hands came together forming the dragon seal, motion flowing on as the medic hand's flowed into the hare and lastly the rat seal. Three seals together in perfect sync. Chakra then poured out from Yumi's body. They had practiced this particular illusion in private, testing it on themselves, but they weren't able to accurately measure its strengths and weakness. Chakra would engulf a thirty meter area to trigger the illusion. An unholy aura began to radiate from Yumi's body, like a purple and black miasma that gave the feeling death. The feeling of death encroached onto the training field as laughing skulls formed over Yumi's head.

The miasma shot up into the air covering the sky before it plunged into the ground. The soil began to rot away, turning black as the stench of death began to linger in the air. When it came in contact with the lake it seemed to turn black. The ground shook before a giant arm burst out sending sand sand everywhere. The arm latched onto the earth and began to pull something out from the depths of the earth. A demonic howl echoed as a giant warrior pulled itself from its grave, standing eight foot tall. The creature was comprised of bone and rotting flesh, with a massive frame covered in dented black armour that had seen many battles. On its back it wore a ragged black cloaks, had two horns protruding from its head with one broken in hand. Its eyes were nothing but a pair of evil red orbs. In one hand it carried a giant black tower shield as big as it is. In the other hand, the beast wielded a massive two-handed Great sword 2m in length that has seen better days. The undead beast took a single step making the ground shake beneath the beast as it rears back and releases an ungodly roar, designed to shake the enemies will. A thick evil aura erupted from its body, to induce fear.

Genpo: Desunaito (Illusion Art: Death Knight), a new illusion Yumi had created designed to install a primal fear in those caught within. Everything experienced in the illusion was fake and once broken the world would return to normal, but that was only if had the ability to over come the fear. If they did and even attacked the beast they would find their attacks would just go straight through it.

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Magnus saw what Yumi was doing with the hand seals, but he didn’t expect such a spectacle to occur either. The sickening energy that raises from Yumi’s person into the ground. Rotting stench of decay reaches his nostrils that made Magnus gag and raised a hand to cover his nose and mouth. “Are you sure this isn’t Ninjutsu? Because if this is Ninjutsu and not some illusion then I’d be having trouble here.” His voice was a bit muffled from the hand over his mouth, but Magnus tried to make his words clear.

Rising up from the black sand underneath their feet is an eight foot giant in a worse for wear shield, armor, and even that weapon. What’s more is this terror aura seeking to overwhelm Magnus’s senses. His heart began to race as his feet felt like they were encased in stone. ’Move… Move…’ Magnus thought to his body as it seemed to be frozen and he can’t seem to tear his gaze away from the red glowing eyes. Finally mustering his willpower as he won’t be swayed by something so toxic in front of him. So Magnus simply took a kunai from his leg holster and threw the tool with his strength and accuracy that unless it moved the kunai would strike a bit hard against the helmet. Seeing as it is an illusion after all, the kunai will simply pass through the knight and like a curtain lifting up it disappears along with the sickening black sand. Now that the source of fear is out of the picture Magnus can move.

Only Magnus’s breath is quite heavy as he does the breathing technique to calm his adrenaline. “I’ve never encountered an illusion so intense… You must be gifted or truly specialized in the genjutsu field.” It was a genuine compliment coming from Magnus, and now that he calmed down he straightened himself up. The genin will go over to his kunai that has sunk into the sand about ten meters behind Yumi and retrieves the tool. Once Magnus stowed the small blade into the holster the Kaguya will turn towards Yumi’s direction. “So what’s next? Skeleton grabbing hands from the ground?”

Yumi noted the effects the illusion had on Magnus as he covered a hand, asking if Yumi was sure it wasn't a ninjutsu. If it really was a ninjutsu then indeed he would be having trouble. Luckily the technique was still quite weak, only B rank, if Yumi could increase its rank to A then it could possibly even physically affect them. But Yumi had yet to obtain that level of skill with their illusions, but they were still quite adapt with the art of illusions. The illusion that was beautifully crafted, at least in Yumi's eyes it was beautiful, certainly had an effect on the boy who had frozen ever so briefly from the terror caused by the giant undead creature. The shinobi finally got his bearings though and threw a kunai at the beast's head. The kunai would simply phase through and cut the illusion, before flying over Yumi's head landing behind them. Luckily Yumi was so short.

With the fear gone, Magnus was able to relax, breathing heavily. The compliment given, pleased Yumi who nodded their head and made a cute noise, "Umu." The little lolita watched him as he went over to retrieve the kunai, "I've been practicing every day for eight years." Yumi had been practicing for over eight years, they looked twelve but were actually sixteen years old, even though they acted like they were only twelve, even pretending to by that age. It may relax the boy to know that Yumi had been learning Genjutsu for eight years and it wasn't something they had merely picked up as a hobby. The little lolita had invested many years into the art, with lots of blood, sweat and tears.

Yumi took a breather and joined their hands together in the hare sign, facing the boy onwards after he had retrieved the knife. What the lolita did next would probably baffle the Kaguya, as they began to sing. "My broken wings dream of the sky, and I'll never be able to fly! Only if we never try. Ooooh my love!" sang the lolita, their voice was soft, sweet and could be described as heavenly. Their voice was amplified as it echoed over a wide array covering the entire training field. "If I could become just one thing, I'd be a butterfly free soaring. I really miss you. So now finally I'm on my way!"

The fact they were singing might be strange, but it wasn't as chakra was infused with each word, in order to cast a wide spread sound based illusion. At first it wouldn't really show its effect, but when Magnus looked at Yumi he would find he couldn't recognise her, even though their appearance had changed. It would be as if Yumi had blended in with their surroundings but was still their. Yumi wasn't done though as their hands moved through the dragon, hare and ram seals, before locking onto Magnus's body. Chakra would surge forward casting a second illusion. Yumi's physical appearance would begin to fade out into the background as they vanished from sight. The illusion was designed to allow the caster to blend into their surroundings, to basically block their form from the target's vision.

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