Some Innocent Training [Mission, Panda Fool, We No Kills, We No Mutilate, We Love]

Izo was on his way to the Thuder Grounds to train some things or maybe see some sights that might be lurking around the beautiul land scape that Kumogakure no Sato has to offer. The young lad's sandals brushed away the leaves around his feet with each step on the ground along with crushing each lead not fortunate enough to get the small bit of a wind pocket to make it's escape. The forest wasn't holding many trees as it was just a small patch of such surrounding the Thunder Grounds that itself withheld a multitude of rocks protruding from the ground, some sharp enough to break throuh skin and some dull and rounded off enough for one to stand on without the use of chakra if one were to master balancing. ~

Izo had been around here in his time in Kumogakure, he wasn't born here only migrated from Sunagakure but that has been some time ago. The Uzumaki clan member has had time to get familiar with his new village enough to know where thins are and what they are as well as what they could be used for. A simple job of the Anbu is being able to know anything and everything at all times and this would befall upon Izo as well as he was an Anbu of the Land of Clouds. ~

Crunching would cease abruptly and his right hand would grasp what would seem to be the last tree in the patch of forestry the young lad was walking through to get to his destination. Izo jumped up the tree using normal means instead of chakra and would finally be atop the tree looking outward over the Thunder Grounds and would notice some things about his beloved training grounds. His eyes squinted as a strike of lightning would come crashing down followed by an instant flash of light that would most certainly blind for a moment anyone if they were foolish enough to stare blankly into it for even a second. This was the dangers of the Thunder Grounds and if you weren't a native of this beautiful place then you wouldn't know the secrets but obviously there was someone who knew these secrets. Izo's eyes perceived some larger rock amongst most others in the middle and this is the rock with the lightning rod making it safe for a set amount of space. This is where Izo was going to meet up with a younger shinobi of the village. ~

With each lightning strike coming in seemingly at random Izo began to catch on to the little pattern that the Thunder Grounds had to offer. The first lightning strike would come and the thunder would sound twice, then another would come and the sound of thunder would echo through the mountains allowing you to hear it three times, and after that another lightning strike would come crashing down echoing the thunder sound of that one for five times over until starting over. The last lightning strike crashed down and Izo dashed onto the rocks soon after. One... The young Uzumaki thought to himself counting the sounds he heard the thunder from the lightning strike, he moved swiftly between the rocks using various and random amounts of chakra mixed with jumping atop rounded off spikes so he could move along the rocks perfectly. Two... He counted the second time he heard the thunder and that marked the second lightning strike to come about but it was too late, Izo had already made it to the safe zone. ~

His body jumped over the edge of the rock as he made his entrance in front of this boy who seemed to be holding the Kumogakure headband on his forehead in the most traditional manor as well as a Kusarigama on his right hip. "How interesting. A Kusarigama, I've never seen those in combat before, interesting choice. What's your name young blood?" Izo's voice is muffled a little bit speaking through his Anbu mask, speaking on the young lad's weapon choice and would go on asking the boy's name as he was obviously a native to Kumo. Izo himself was wearing the common Anbu attire atop his red fishnet shirt with black sweatpants and at the bottom is the man's black sandals. Izo always made sure to carry his dagger sword on his right hip as well, holstered of course. The thing that stood out the most was the man's bright red hair and his Anbu mask. He put the Panda Anbu mask to the side of his head covering his left ear revealing his face to the boy so he could get a little more comfortable, Izo then smiled as he was starting to know the young lad. ~

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Izo wasn't all business. Today he was wearing his Anbu uniform overtop his usual get up but he wasn't all business. When Izo made his way atop the rock to meet young Sachio the boy started with a bow. Izo stopped the boy from bowing by putting up his right hand stopping at waist level, palm outward facing the boy, "Yo don't bow to me, I'm just another man like you are." his tone was serious because he meant it. He wasn't over anyone even though ranks are for a reason, Izo's rank was merely given to him via experience and not really power. Although it took a lot from him to not die in the midst of war, he did not want to be treated like a master by any means. No bowing. "Kazan, eh? Nice, I haven't seen much of your people around lately." Izo took a second thinking back about how not many Uzumaki are around Kumogakure either and would continue speaking, "My name is Izo Uzumaki, yea I know there ain't shit for us out here either!" Izo simply laughed at the thought of what he said for indeed there isn't many Uzumaki around here. ~

He turned his back on Sachio so he could walk to the middle of the large rock the two were resting atop and would be next to the lightning rod when he stopped, turned around looking at Sachio once more after he was done speaking. "Uhyezzir, let's have some fun with it eh? What are your strongsuits or areyou those types that want me to find out as we train with each other?" Izo's voice was loud but lightning kept striking over and over again in the same pattern that the Uzumaki had figured out before making his way onto the earthen platform, the safe haven of the Thunder Grounds. He watched the boy safely from his distance a good three meters from the boy, he almost leaned on the lightning rod but quickly remember where he was and stopped his body from leaning on it with a quick application of his calf muscles to stand straight up once more. ~

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Sachio Kazan, one of those young members of Kumogakure no Sato who always was upbeat and ready to go no matter the challenge and that mentality was the same as Izo Uzumaki. The two were matched and made for each other to be mates in this shinobi world. Izo chuckled a small bit hearing the young lad go through his abilities counting one by one on his right hand toward Izo who was already turned looking at Sachio at this time. A flash of lightning would occur followed by the booming thunder that would happen in a numbered pattern every now and then. Izo stood straight up thinking to what Sachio will start his first attack with. His weapon of choice, probably the Kusarigama. Let's see what happens when I take that away from him... Izo racked the thought of this in his head for a moment as he thought of a way to execute the plan. His left hand reached the hilt of his dagger katana, he drew it as soon as the chained weapon was rotating in front of his body. Izo put the blade in a diagonal sort of position in front of his body with the hilt being close to his left hip and the tip being near his belly button. ~

Upon the throw Izo's eyebrows raised a bit as he was not expecting the weight to be thrown at him. This surprised Izo and also showed the versatility of the weapon as well as the wielder. This genin know not only of the Kusarigama but he seemed to be able to make a weapon out of anything in his posession, what a nice skill to have. His blade was of no use in this attack and so Izo would simply sidestep the weight of the chained weapon while his right hand reached outward onto the chain itself grabbing the metal links and yanking it with all his might. The blade whipped toward Izo but not enough to hit him or anything. The man being of Anbu rank would easily be able to rip the weapon out of the young genin's grip and upon doing so Izo would take the dagger katana of his and plunge the tip into the ground between chain links. Izo looked at Sachio after the blade was sunk in the ground as he stood back up, his right foot was atop the hilt pushing the rest of the blade into the ground making it even harder for the young lad to grab the Kusarigama and use it again. ~

"So what does this mean for the young Sachio Kazan? Let's see young blood."

Izo laughed a bit after issuing a challenge to Sachio knowing he could handle it no matter what. Sachio seemed to be the type of young man with not just one trick up his sleeve and Izo was ready for anything he had to throw at him, figuratively and literally. His left hand would move under his right wrist as he was speaking his challenge and a smoke bomb would pop from under the shadow of his right wrist revealing some type of sealing method under his wrist and without a moment notice the bomb would fall from Izo's grasp. When the bomb hit the floor a flash of lightning would flash the area once more, this time between the two but far off to the side so it wouldn't blind anyone. Using the smoke as a cover, Izo would get on the side of the rock formation that was protruding from the ground that the two were having this little bout on as he repositioned. Izo would not be behind Sachio but still on the side of the rocks in a somewhat off stance while using chakra encased in his feet so he could do so. He would now wait patiently, being careful not to say anything so his position wouldn't be given away so easily. ~

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Izo's crystal colored eyes were indeed facing the young Sachio meaning that the lad did get a glimpse at the way the young Kazan was holding the shuriken in his hands. All three in one hand meant a wide spread attack, anyone who knew anything in the field of projectile battle knew that and so he was ready for the most obvious form of attack. Izo figured the lad would throw one shuriken at his body's previous location as well as probably one on either side yet where eactly those were would be undecipherable as the smoke did indeed shroud the area. Izo did a sliding maneuver to reach the edge of the large boulder the two were training on and would grip the edge with his right hand before encasing his feet in chakra to be able to stand atop the side perfectly with no problems. Izo was on Sachio's left hand side before he started moving, he was controlling his breathing perfectly as he had trained to do so whilst growing up in the Shinobi world and he had gotten quite good at it. Controlling his breathing allowed the young Izo to collect his thoughts more clearly and conserve the most energy possible in terms of physical abilities and all that jazz.

Obvious plan of attack, he has to have something more than just those shuriken to fight me.

As soon as the last word raced through his mind Izo could feel the boulder rumbling under his chakra encased feet. He looked at the edge of the rock, Izo's face crunched up as he figured what was to happen next. Izo quickly got to the side of Sachio, already moving as the thoughts above raced through his mind, under the cover of the sound and rumbling of the earth under the two's feet he could easily be undetected by normal means. Scaling the wall perfectly Izo would stop as he reached right behind Sachio's previous location in which he hoped he hadn't moved. Izo's right arm extended outward to grip the edge of the rock again but this time to do the opposite as he did before, he pulled himself up over the edge of the humongous stalagmite looking rock that the two stood atop and upon doing such action he would reach for Sachio, for the boy was standing close to the edge, and grab for the back of Sachio's shirt tugging enough to pull him off of his feet and falling toward Izo. If this were to happen Izo would grab first behind the knees with his left hand and then would grasp the top of the back of the young lad with his right as his plan was to escape the now very dangerous area.

Once Izo hit the earth that was the foundation for the rock the lava emerged from the once safe haven. The rock that once housed the lightning rod keeping the area safe was crumbling due to Sachio's jutsu. Izo would not, however, stick around long enough to marvel on the beautiful site that is the lava erupting from the middle of the rock cracking it and splitting it in two. "Dang Sachio! That's nuts my dude!" Izo yelled out laughing at the chaos that was happening before him and his young genin friend. A lightning strike crashed into the lightning rod for the last time as it was envelopped by the lava emerging from the rock. Izo began to count in his head but before finishing his thoughts another lightning crashed not too far from his own location, not close enough to do damage or stop him from escaping, but it should be noted. "Damn the timing is off, we gotta get out of here!" Izo exclaimed as he ran for the clearing in the forest where he made his entrance, the only safe area now being the forest just outside of the Thunder Grounds. Izo made sure to keep chakra on point encased in his feet only looking up every other moment making sure to dodge any falling debris from the attack that Sachio had just unleashed on the now hell hole that was known as the Thunder Grounds.

Upon entering the clearing he had hoped Sachio followed or kept close enough not to be hurt by anything. Izo kept running, he kept running and ran into a tree but on purpose, he slowed down enough to not get hurt by running into the tree and just before hitting the tree he did a quick little maneuver where his body was turned a one eighty degree turn so he would face the action that is the crumbling Thunder Grounds. A smile was on his face as he stared at the chaos, the lava was taking over the area and it made him grin at the thought that this genin did this. He might be feeling crazy but this just proved to Izo the power that Sachio had and the determination he had to offer. "Sachio..." Izo started his sentence before plopping his body down to the ground, the back of his Anbu armor rubbing down the tree as he dropped. "You crazy man." He finished with a laugh keeping the smile. Izo's right leg would be bent upwards, allowing his right arm to rest on the apex of his knee with the rest of his forearm leaning outward as well. His left leg would be stretched out however, his left arm sitting comfortably on his limp leg looking up at Sachio as he was speaking to him.

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Izo was looking at the chaos that was happening due to this young genin when Sachio decided to reach for his ninja pouch and reveal yet another shuriken. Izo wasn't surprised by this, any shinobi would want to keep sparring after an amazing bout like the one that was just had and with adrenaline still pumping this was definitely no exception. The Uzumaki did not flinch however as his actions weren't interrupted much at all, only his last sentence. Izo's right arm moved in front of his body, his eyes following the kunai perfectly allowing his wrist protected by his Anbu guard to predict where the kunai would end up and so it did. The kunai bounced off of his wrist guard and landed into the ground just in front of Izo, tip plunged into the earth that he quickly took a seat on. Sachio let out words barely audible over the heavy breathing, running for his life seemed to have taken a toll on the young lad yet Izo was seemingly unaffected by the trials that just happened. But he was, he just doesn't like to show any sign of weakness at all at any time. Izo's eyelids squinted as he looked at Sachio, the corners of his mouth rose in a smile as he took a seat at the trunk of the tree. Izo's right leg would be bent upwards, allowing his right arm to rest on the apex of his knee with the rest of his forearm leaning outward as well. His left leg would be stretched out however, his left arm sitting comfortably on his limp leg looking up at Sachio as he was speaking to him.

"I guess we didn't... but I'm done now. That was much too crazy for me to keep on going. I think we're gonna have to clean that up Sachio haha." Izo's right hand moved from his knee to behind his head rubbing it softly in that token way that anime characters do matched with that same silly look on his face. Izo's eyes would then look past the young Sachio and back onto the Thunder Grounds where they just were to see how it has changed in less than an hour. To think this genin just did that... what power. The Kazan are no joke. Izo began thinking about Sachio's power as well as his versatility. The young lad used a kusarigama in an abnormal way that normally would have worked if Izo wasn't as quick as he was and then he destroyed almost all of the Thunder Grounds. Izo put his right hand back on his bent knee and looked at Sachio wherever he was doing whatever he was doing and would speak once more with a very serious tone, "Who is your sensei young Sachio?" Izo asks, if he did not have one Izo is interested in taking in the young lad under his wing and showing him the ropes of shinobi life. Granted Izo wasn't much of an experienced man himself but the two could learn together, they seemed to be sort of similar in terms of personality.

I wonder what other tricks this boy has up his sleeve, there's no way he only has the weaponry and that lava. There's gotta be more and if not, we'll work on it. Izo thought as a devilish grin overcame his face unknowingly. Izo has been alone most of his life in Kumo and so he is willing to try anything to make new companions and what better way than to start with the genin of the village? The two could have a perfect student teacher relationship and grow to be real close friends one day, Sachio obviously becoming Raikage one day because that's what all the cool kids are trying to do these days.

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Given the heavy breathing Sachio was demonstrating Izo could only guess that it was his last stretch. Confirmation of this information came when Sachio squat down at the entrance where the two came in from the Thunder Grounds. Sachio's squatting stance was similar to Izo's own sitting position, the two were now sitting and relaxing just having a conversation with each other about Sachio's future as a shinobi. The young genin was scratching at the field of grass the two were sitting upon, pulling up a few pieces here and there out of what Izo guessed was boredom or something like that. Izo was watching carefully looking at the young genin as he looked like he was contemplating what just happened between the two tearing up the Thunder Grounds the way they just did. Well, the way he just did. Izo let out a light chuckle, looking at te grass smiling as he heard Sachio say he may have gotten carried away, he couldn't help but look at it a different way than the young lad had explained it. That was just fun... I haven't had fun like that in a long time... Izo thought as he was still looking on Sachio, his head shot up from his last position after he asked about a sensei in Sachio's life.

Sachio explained his situation, as far as Kumo goes blah blah blah Izo shook his head listening to the young genin say what he had to say but when he ended Izo had to say something. "A mess?" Izo said almost disgusted at what he was hearing from this young lad talking about himself as a mess. It may have been just in a joking manner but Izo couldn't stand it, he stood up from the base of the tree that he was leaning his back on while he was sitting and walked over to Sachio standing next to him looking out onto the lava that was encercling the Thunder Grounds. A flash of ligthning would illuminate the area causing Izo's shadow to consume the area he once was in, his shadow devoured the tree that he was sitting on moments ago. "Sachio, you're not a mess. That was so much fun just now. Is your heart still beating? I don't know if yours was but mine was beating uncontrollably when that was happening just now, and it was awesome! I never felt so young!" Izo exclaimed to Sachio hoping he was listning, if he had stood up with Izo watching the chaos then Izo would put his left hand on Sachio's right shoulder signifying the position the two were in.

Izo would then look at Sachio with his right hand still on his shoulder if allowed and would speak, "I would be honored to be your sensei young Kazan." Izo said walking backward a small bit bowing to this young genin in a playful way. It was all joking, Izo took his job seriously but he knew when to turn off the serious act around those who didn't want to be so serious. Maybe it was Izo that didn't want to be serious, something about this young man's energy made Izo feel younger than he was, and he's only twenty four! Whatever the case may be Izo is excited to take on Sachio as a student so he would finish with one more plead, "If you'll allow me... young grasshopper~" Izo said in a tone where one could tell he was trying to be serious at first but all in good time one would notice he was still in a playful environment.

"Look you don't have to answer now, I'll be training here every day this week, come find me again if you decide yes." Izo realized that this question is a big thing in a young genin's life and so he wanted Sachio to be able to really think on it and be able to make a decision he can live with. With his last words, Izo turned his back on Sachio and the Thunder Grounds leaving the area.

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