Moar moar moar [training/private/flashback]

training:

The thunder grounds were eerily quiet in the early morning hours of the twilight. The ground was still covered with dew, and the sky was littered with dark clouds, yet none had given the warning sign of any lightning strikes. Akki had came to the area to train a couple of things that he had come up with, techniques that worked with each other. The ground was littered with scars from previous training sessions, and yet there were dummies and stumps still standing. Akki looked at the dummy the most still intact, and decided to use that one. Akki walked up to the dummy, poking its arm, causing it to slowly spin. It was good, a rotating dummy that symbolized actual combat. Akki took a single step back, checking all the parts of the dummy before attacking.

Akki took a stance, one that he had studied for quite some time. Quickly, Akki dashed forward towards the dummy, coming in for a low sweeping kick. He would hit the botton of the dummy, causing it to spin, a pole swinging around to hit him. Akki spun up on one hand, twisting on it as his feet came up and did a sort of spinning kick to the dummy's upper half, kicking it twice before it could complete another full rotation. Akki did a small somersault backwards, avoiding the spinning poles as they swung towards him. In mid sault, he threw his hands up, causing darkness to raise up and slam into the dummy. The dummy started spinning madly in multiple directions as the darkness swirled around it, then receded.

Akki ran forward again, the darkness moving out of his way, separating like moses parting the red sea. It then followed Akki, as he came up and started using his hands and forearms to block the poles as they swung at him, knocking them back. With a slight opening that Akki took to his advantage he jumped up and kicked the dummy with both of his feet, pushing himself away while thrusting his arms towards his feet, the darkness coming up and swarming the dummy. Darkness had multiple capabilities, such as crushing as well as slicing, what ever Akki could imagine. Right now he was just using it as a blunt object to train his purpose.

Akki landed back on his feet, the darkness pooling around him, writhing like a living creature. Without any command the darkness wouldnt remain motionless. It seemed to hunger for combat. Akki withdrew his darkness, feeling confident in his final training of his fighting style. He looked at the sky, the clouds seeming to roll together now. It may start raining all sorts of hell soon, and Akki wanted to finish what he was doing. There was one other thing he had to train, but he didnt think the dummy would be good enough for him to train with, though he may have had to use what he had to work with.

Spoiler:

[WC: 493/1550]

WC-1017
Training Chakra pool

Akki had just prepped himself to try out a new idea he had thought of when he heard someone call out. Akki looked over to where the voice was coming from and saw a woman, a man, and an owl on the an's shoulder. Closer examination revealed the trio had an assortment of luggage, which had to mean the troupe was either leaving the village or going to do some laundry because their machine broke. Over head the clouds seemed to continue to thicken, and Akki preferred not to be struck by lightning, but he also thought it would add a surprisingly exciting element to his training. Then the man continued to talk, starting to walk towards Akki as he did so. The owl sat on the man's shoulder like a parrot on a pirate, and as the man got closer he noticed that his eyes were also covered. Akki thought the man was either blind, or something was done to his eyes and they had to be covered for some reason.

Do it, fight a blind man. Rip out his heart, eat it, then go rape the woman.

I'm not too sure about that...look closer, if you didnt realize it sooner i believe this man was our former raikage.

Akki waited a moment before responding, doing a once over of the man's figure, confirming his suspicions as he remembered the pictures of the old Kage. Even if he was blind Akki knew the man was a forced to be reckoned with. Yet, he knew not of Akki, and it seemed he wanted to know more now that he saw what the genin could do. Akki licked his lips, his pointed tongue slowly moistening them as it slid over his skin. Akki now fully turned to the man, standing upright, and made a slight bow. He wanted to test his theory a bit, and needed to make sure he was able to get away if necessary before the man got too close and seemed to have an ill intent.

"Yes, i will spar with you Kage-sama. Are there any stipulations that i must abide to? No, of course not what a silly thing of me to ask. Youre one of the most powerful shinobi in kumo, im sure your...bandages wont hinder you in any way."

This comment was not only an agreement that Akki wouldnt hold back, but also a statement saying he recognized who the man was. There was no turning back on this man, there was no deciding to end shortly. This was actually the perfect opportunity for Akki to practice many of his jutsu, and Akki was going to use this opportunity to its full extent. Akki wouldnt wait for a response, as once he finished he would dart forward, keeping his arms ready as he lowered his stance in the middle of his run, and performed a small string of hand seals. Once Akki had reached the man he would bend down slightly, extending one arm, a closed fist on the end of it, and spin around backwards, aiming to hit the man's torso. Akki had used the moment in his run to propel himself onto one foot, increasing the speed of the spin. Two things could possibly happen from here...

The first thing that was most likely would be the man would dodge. Akki had kept this possibility in mind, and would use the momentum still in his body to complete another spin, this time using his leg to kick at the man's leg, aiming for knock him off of his balance. From here Akki would finish with a third spin, coming into an uppercut. Normally a regular hand to hand spar would end the momentum here and would cause one to start into another combo, but the one thing Akki was training was the one thing he was going to use to extend his combo. Just as Akki came up with his fist, aiming to jab at the man's jaw, another version of him would appear from himself. The other version was physically a copy with all of his features, except the color. The color of the creation was the same color of his darkness, pitch black with an inner purple hue that seemed to peer into a void of nothingess. This momentary attack, whether it connected or not, would disperse rather quickly, but as it did Akki would already be in motion. He would be coming through the creation, aiming to punch the man in the chest.

The second most likely thing to happen would be the man would block, stopping Akki's strike in mid swing. Yet this wouldnt stop Akki, as he would use the momentum still in his body to thrust his shoulder forward, aiming it at the man's core. This was mainly used to knock the man off of his balance, allowing for a follow up strike, but this also wasnt the end of the attack. Akki would create his other self, the one from the other possibility, as it would copy Akki's movement and stance, projecting from himself and aiming to thrust its shoulder into the man's torso. Now the fun part about this is if Akki's shoulder hit, slightly knocking the man off of his balance, his copies shoulder would surely connect, creating even more of a double hit. If Akki's shoulder didnt connect, due to the man either pushing Akki away or doing some sort of action to stop Akki's, his copy would still extend, most likely catching the man off guard and hitting him, knocking him off of his balance. This would give Akki an opening to follow up with another combo.

These things were those most likely to happen, but Akki knew there were other possibilities, and before his strike would encounter these, he had left room for marginal error and gave himself room for defense or escape if need be. Akki wanted to impress the man, seeing him in such a high stature and with great strength. Another thing that would be intriguing to see was how the owl would react to the combat, and Akki wondered if it would stay connected to the man's shoulder or if it would fly above in the darkening sky, watching from a safe view. That was another thing that could make combat in this area more dangerous, as now the clouds had turned to a deep grey, almost black, and Akki was sure it would start striking down its electrical fury. The only thing Akki could do now was to see what events would follow his attack.

Spoiler:

[WC: 1092+493=1185/1550]

WC-512

Akki reached forward only to have his hand grabbed by the man, in a clasp that immediately felt that it was a horrible decision to get in close to the man. Akki started moving in with his shoulder thrust, ramming into the man's stomach as the man squeezed his hand, breaking his fingers. Akki yelled as his doppleganger attack reached out right before Akki was thrown to the side. The doppleganger would ram into the man, again hitting his stomach. Akki would be thrown to the ground, tumbling head over heels on the ground, rolling away from the man. Akki gathered dust and dirt all over his body from the roll, becoming covered in the dirt. Akki stopped in a sitting position, holding his hand as he winced with pain, then smiled at the same time. He seemed to enjoy the pain, reveling in the feeling of it.

Akki looked around, looking for something he could use to defend himself. That was when he noticed a decent sized rock on the ground, remembering one more jutsu he wanted to try out. Akki bit his thumb, swiping his blood on the rock before picking it up. The blood seemed to bubble on the rock before seeping into it. Once the blood seeped into the rock the rock itself changed colors into the color of darkness, and started to change into a different shape. The rock turned into something that resembled a mace, covered in spikes that seemed to protrude into the darkness itself. Akki held the rock in his hand in a way that wouldnt hurt himself. Akki stood up, looking at the man with the rock in his good hand. Akki reared his arm back and threw the rock at the man, aiming for this head. This was more out of anger than it was training for the man breaking his fingers.

After the rock left his hand Akki would fall back to the ground, landing on his butt as he would grab his hand, being in a mix of pleasure and pain. Akki rocked back and forth, as it seemed to help soothe him. He looked at the sky as it had grown increasingly darker, the clouds now emitting a light rumble. There wasnt much else to do, so Akki sighed, then inhaled and looked at the man. He was sure the morphed rock wouldnt do much of anything, if it did anything at all. Akki put his hands in his lap, and shook his head.

"Im done old man, i cant keep going with broken fingers. Im going to have to go the the hospital now and get some splints or something, but i appreciate the spar. It was fun."

Akki stood up, slowly getting to his feet as he caressed his hurt body part, not wanting to touch them against anything as to cause more pain. One could only endure so much even if one enjoyed it.

Spoiler:

[WC: 488+1185=1673]

WC-588
TWC-2117
Gained 10 CP

Exit

Akki had watched as his projectile had been sliced in half and now the woman was standing there. Akki was confused as she had a small spat with the man. Akki was about to make a retort when she came over and grabbed his hand, causing him to wince in pain. She started healing his hand, his bones moving back in place. It felt weird, feeling his digits become whole again. She made a small comment to Akki, about not sparing with the man again. Akki was still confused, but listened to her. Finally she got up and left with the man. Akki rubbed his hand, the pain gone and his fingers moving easily. Akki sighed as he heard thunder. It was time to get moving. Akki turned towards the village and headed home.

[exit]