by Natsuki Uchiha Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:28 pm
Natsuki watched in continued awe as Tōri continued to weave chakra like a professional; at least, until the muddy water and stone walls just sort of haphazardly slammed into the forest. The young Uchiha immediately stifled a snicker, but it was a welcome sight: Even one so well versed can screw up.
“Um, well… Yup.” Closing his eyes and nodding in understanding, Natsuki followed the jounin to a ruined portion of the grounds. Of course, such was the nature of Ninjutsu that such a mess could be an opportunity. He sounded a long whistle as he observed the landslide itself, this was certainly above his paygrade, but he was eager to see how Tōri would handle it.
“Alright, this is going to take a little more than I’d thought, we’re gonna need to move some serious earth. Follow my movements, Natsuki.”
"We? For this?" He asked reflexively. It was in his nature to not even attempt such a daunting task; his was to walk dogs and deliver mail, after all. "Erm... okay..." He watched intently. Where he had some sort of natural affinity for learning the easier earth release jutsu, this was something he dared not even dream of.
He watched and mimicked. Hare. Snake. Boar. Tiger... It seems like such a simple jutsu, but on this scale?
“Once you’ve moulded your chakra the same as me, we'll slam our palms to the ground together and release our techniques at the same time. Once transferred to the earth your chakra can push and pull the earth to tremendous effect that allows you to raise and lower large platforms or pits. Or in our case a couple of brand new cliff sides.”
Natsuki nodded, slamming his palms to the ground in unison with Tōri as he forced chakra through the earth. He felt the affected area without much difficulty and began to grow confident. "Alright," he started, opening his mouth and taking a deep breath in. "I think I've got it, now LIIIIIIIII-"
His breath was stifled as he struggled against the massive heft of the earth. It stuttered and rose mere inches at best as Tōri's reached for the sky with the effortlessness that he came to expect. But he wouldn't give up, not as his face went red from the strain. "-FFFFFFFF-" He continued, giving it more effort than he has probably anything in his life. Why was he seeking the approval of this new acquaintance? Why was this the thing at which he wanted to excel? Natsuki didn't know, but he felt something with this pillar of earth; he felt that it was an obstacle he could overcome, one that would have seemed impossible earlier this morning.
The pillar continued to rise, albeit slowly and unreliably, as Natsuki's frustrations and straining battled it out on the field of his chakra. "FFFFFFTYAH!" With one sudden gasp of air, he fell back on his ass as the pillar ripped upwards and settled neatly next to Tōri's. He sat there, looking with unbelieving eyes towards the new cliff-face that he helped build, breathing deeply with a level of effort he never before expended in a single go.
"Heh... Did- Was that- I... Still seated, the genin tilted his head to the sky and laughed. He just kept laughing; it was unbelievable, what he had done. He scarcely believed it was his work at all. Tears began to form, but not ones of sadness, and he continued to laugh in the dirt as they streamed down his face. He had never been this happy.
[Learned Jutsu]
Earth Release: Moving Earth Core - B rank (502/400 words) - 10 CP
CP: 40/50