It's gotta be da swank if it ain't da rank[Training]

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As they traveled through and passed the rubble, the soon arrived to a pinch in their path. Te only way they could go now was up a set of steps, but anyone with eyes could see this was a bit sketchy. Blood stains splattered on the ivory floor, Kobachi felt uneasy continuing his journey, but of course he did anyhow. Avoiding each stain as if they were sacred markings, his travel companion didn't bother to. This didn't really make Kobachi suspect anything of him, but it was just funny how humans were different. At the peak of the stairs they stopped. The suspense was evident in the atmosphere and Kobachi looked towards the man and he took it upon himself to enter first. "A younger ninja like you should leave things like this to me." The front of the small temple style building was already demolished and was only being covered by a small drape that had angles of blood on it as well.

Pulling back the cloth with no fear of touching the blood the man made no audible noises to give Kobachi an idea of what to expect. "Si-sir?" Kobachi waited for awhile and then figured he'd step inside for himself. Brushing aside the covering, the Genin's eyes widened at the site before him. The man was grave robbing the body. Without a doubt this was the same chakra signature Kobachi had sensed, but to defile ones grave like this one did was shameful. "You should not disrespect the dead, by taking their belongings sir." The man looked at Kobachi and chuckled gruffly. "If you are truly a shinobi, you should know this is one of the jobs we are given, but yeah . . . normally I wouldn't bring myself to defile someones dead body." Moving a clothing garment of the body out of the way the man retrieved a black book. "There we go . . ." She flipped through a couple pages validating it was what he was searching for then shifted through a bit of handseals. "Body Elimination." With the mumble of words came the destruction of the corpse in a glimpse as it simply turned to ashes that would be swept away with the next breeze.

"Wa-wait." The man was on his way out the room curtain already being pulled aside before he turned around to face Kobachi. "Hm?" The teens eyes moved from the ash pile to the man, then the book in his hand. "You you only came here for that book? What if he was still alive? . . . Would you have killed that man?" The man chuckled before putting the book away and retrieving a porcelain mask. "Anbu!" Kobachi hopped onto his guard into a fighting stance. "hoho, calm down young one, I have no issue with you, but yes. If the man was still alive and did not comply I would have murdered him. You make a fine right hand though. Strong body and sensory skills, you'll make a fine Anbu member in your village one day."

Kobachi hesitantly moved out of his stance and rubbed his hair line in a bit of a nervous fritz. He was glad to see someone acknowledged his talent and even complemented him to the degree of not saying he would be a fine Anbu ninja, but the fact he thought the boy could be one. Bowing in appreciation he thanked the man. "Thank you sir, that was a kind complement." The man chuckled from beneath his mask and rubbed the back of his head. "You know what. I have a couple extra days out on deployment for this mission, but I accomplished it pretty quick. Seeing as you came here in search of some training, how about I give you some?" Kobachi truthfully forgot all about the training as he was so focused on the murders, but the word brought a great smile to his face. "I would be honored!" The man would smile underneath his mask, but of course it wouldn't be visible. Motioning with a hand for Kobachi to follow him, the teen would do so eagerly.

Being lead through all the destruction to where they started on the plateau, Kobachi did have to agree it was a suitable training ground. Spacing himself away from Kobachi he then spoke. "Ok so, this technique is what I like to call my special or signature technique. Not a lot of people know about it, but if you read in history you'll hear about an ancient Tsuchikage possessing it. What it is, is the Fission Technique. It's like a clone, but instead it's a real person. Meaning it can live even if the originator dies, believe it or not, I'm not the original me. So I'm living proof that the technique is useful, now watch closely." Lifting up one finger as to give him a moment to focus, the man effortlessly began to spawn another body out of his side. Kobachi's mind was boggled. The sight was one, but the fact this new him could operate as its own person . . . it was ballistic. "See, now I'm gonna try to teach you, you ready?" The boy wasn't that skilled in Ninjutsu and the thought seemed to murder his whole drive. "That ability is very amazing sir . . . but I don't possess talent in Ninjutsu." Both versions of the man seemed to be shocked, but a hand on the chin seemed to put them both into deep thought. "I see . . . well maybe I can teach you the basics of the technique and you can perfect it one day when you are ready. How does that sound?" The Genin's face lit up and he nodded. "Good alright so think of the basic Shadow Clone Technique-" Kobachi raised his hand. "Hmm?" "I don't possess that technique either sir." The man rubbed the front of his mask obviously in a bind. "I'll teach you, come step over here." Kobachi did as instructed and before he knew it the man had him channeling chakra.

"Now the key is to imagine the Basic Clone technique . . . you can execute that right?" Kobachi chuckled and nodded. "Ok good, well think of that technique, but just channel more chakra into it and try to create the clone in your image of course." The Genin narrowed his eyes and attempted the technique and in a puff of smoke a lopsided clone with a droopy face was produced. A silence struck the atmosphere, before one of the mans copies, Kobachi didn't know who the original was anymore, had struck the clone dispelling it. "Do you need a mirror?" "No, I apologize, I will get it right next time." Kobachi's demeanor was serious and the man placed a hand on his back. "Good, now try again." Doing as instructed, his next clone came out perfectly. Kobachi celebrated with a shout, but the man simply struck the clone. "Now prove it wasn't a mistake." The Genin wished he could have been allowed more time to live in the moment, but he guessed the man was right. Doing so again, a perfect clone was created and Kobachi and the clone high-fived each other. "See did it!" Both spoke at once and Kobachi found it exciting, almost like having a brother.

Great, great, now . . ." He struck the copy, to much of Kobachi's dislike, but the Genin began to focus up again. "You have to imagine that same amount chakra for this one and imagine that clone, coming out of your body. The key is to focus on one point of your body, then to make it burst out." The pupil nodded and obeyed the teachers words. For better chakra control he also made the tiger seal. Just like he trained for the Eight Gate's he focused the chakra in a single spot, before trying to make it emerge forth like the man did. "Ok now think about making that chakra vibrate or shake very hard to the point that it splits from your body and manifest into a limb." He knew Kobachi couldn't pull off the real deal, so instead he would teach the boy a weaker version, this being Partial Fission.

Breathing in and out audible, Kobachi himself began to vibrate as he tried to make his chakra do it. The man then placed his hands on Kobachi's shoulders. "Keep going, but next time it'll be without my help." This helped stabilize the Genin's body and allowed only his chakra to move. Slowly, but surely a limb began to emerge from the Genin's stomach. His on eyes were closed so he couldn't see it, but the feeling was undeniable. The limb was only a hand and it seemed to struggle for life as it went out, then edged back in, then repeated the process. "Increase you chakra's quality, don't just apply shitty effort, your wasting your gift!" The man yelled at Kobachi and it was probably rooted to something in his past as he seemed to value gifted shinobi, but Kobachi simply took the advice he was tossed and focused on higher quality chakra control. With this the arm began to stabilize and soon enough it was there for good. Right in the center of his stomach, it was an odd spot, but it as an easy area to focus chakra into seeing as it was where the energy source originated. Looking down at it, it felt odd to control. It tightened into a fist and flexed and even snapped as Kobachi willed it to. "Good, you have one, now try another. This time without my help." The Genin again nodded to the sensei and made the Tiger seal with his own arms and the half tiger with the extra. While this was going on, the Anbu Ninja had merged back into his primary body or what was assumed to be it.

His eyes sealed shut again, the boy was back at it, but soon enough he started his undeniable shaking along with his chakra. The man remained quiet to much of Kobachi's surprise, but the Genin liked it better this way. Now it was all him and it was time to preform as if he was alone. An audible exhale like a snakes hiss, calmed his body and stopped the shaking and he continued to do so even with his body stabilized and not vibrating. Soon enough another limb began to spawn a few inches away from the other. The Anbu member nodded silently at the spectacle and continued to watch. Fingers came first, already in the formation of the half tiger handseal, his chakra quality became much cleaner and it showed as the rest of the arm came out much quicker until it was as long as the other.

Great, you've done it . . . now return them to your body." Kobachi hadn't noticed when they merged back together, but he simply listened to the being present. Moving his hands back to the tiger seal, Kobachi was denied the right. "No . . . without the tiger seal. A ninja of your caliber should always challenge themselves." Kobachi was confused at first seeing as the man was saying before take advantage of your gifts, but he figured this was a different circumstance. "Ok . . ." Bringing his hands to his side in a clenched fist, he crouched into a steady stance and easier than he thought, the limbs slipped back into his body. "Oh . . . that was more easy than I thought it would be." The man chuckled as he walked over to Kobachi and patted him on the head. "Teaching you was easier than I thought it'd be . ..  great job. Next time we meet we may be enemies, so train hard young ninja." Kobachi took the words to heart and watched the man depart. Figuring he wouldn't leave this day, but the day after so he could rest, he continued training on the mountain plateau.

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