Don't Stop Till You've Trained Enough

[Training for following jutsus: Mokuton: Sashiki no Jutsu (Wood Release: Cutting Technique) and Mokuton: Ringusupaiku (Wood Release: Spikes Ring)
WC: 500 + 500 = 1000]

Tamashi entered the mist covered field at a slow pace. Each step was careful and calculated. His jacket simmered around his waist as a light wind blew around. The moon was high overhead, the stars twinkling around the big, white orb giving a more majestic fill to the area. In moments, the young Senju Genin had reached the center of the training field. He took a deep breath, his own way of trying to get into the zone. His training for the new jutsus he was trying to learn would require focus.

Closing his eyes, Tamashi calmed all his thoughts. There were many thoughts ramming in his mind. He was always thinking, but it was when it was time to train that all thoughts were laid to rest. This was the one time he could truly be himself. One by one, he slowly quelled the tempestuous thoughts. Task done, he slowly reopened his eyes.

WC: 168

The Senju released a chilled breath.  Everything around him seemed to slow down as he fell into the zone.  The first jutsu Tamashi planned to practice was the Mokuton: Sashiki no Jutsu or Wood Cutting Technique.  The idea of the technique is to be able to produce wooden spikes from the body as either a weapon or projectile.  It is a C ranked ability, but Tamashi believed that it would be no problem for him to learn.  

The young Genin raised both his hands and formed the ram symbol.  He felt his chakra flow and mold into the designated jutsu.  "Mokuton: Sashiki no Jutsu!" the young Senju Genin exclaimed in a calm fervor.  As the boy pushed himself to make the jutsu come to fruition, he felt only small changes in what he hoped to have been a big gain.  A small wooden spike began to protrude from his body in the abdomen area, but only it was barely big enough to be of any real help.  The spike quickly retreated back into the body as though it was never there.  Letting his hands fall to his sides, Tamashi scoffed at his first attempt to use the jutsu.  "This most definitely will not be easy, but I will get this jutsu down," he stated with determination that will not falter.  

WC: 168 + 232 = 400
CP: 120 - 25/2 = 107.5
Jutsu Performed: Mokuton: Sashiki no Jutsu

Tamashi closed his eyes once more, determined to get the jutsu.  The young boy realized that to get this jutsu, he had to really focus on the senju cells within him.  He took a few deep breaths.  His nerves calming.  Everything seemed to go still all around him.  Raising his hands, he once more made the ram hand sign.  "Mokuton: Sashiki no Jutsu!" the young, determined Genin shouted.  He felt his chakra flowing and the Mokuton beginning to activate.  He steadied his concentration and focused on the wooden spikes that began to protrude from his abdomen area.  

With more effort, he forced the spikes to shoot from his body.  Three long spikes shot forth, impaling  into a nearby dummy that Tamashi had not even noticed until now.  The young Senju walked over to the impaled dummy to investigate his work.  The aiming of the jutsu was all over the place, but it was a simple matter that training could easily fix.  Ripping one of the stakes out of the dummy, Tamashi swung it in a flurry of trained motions to test how it felt when used as a weapon.  All in all, Tamashi was much impressed by it.

WC: 168 + 232 + 213 = 613
CP: 120 - 25/2 - 25/2 = 95
Jutsu: Mokuton: Sashiki no Jutsu
Jutsu Learned: Mokuton Sashiki no Jutsu

Tamashi calmed his excited spirit.  He was quite proud of himself because he had just learned his first Mokuton jutsu.  He felt as though he was really becoming apart of his Senju heritage even though he did not know much about it.  He prepared himself mentally and physically because he had one more jutsu to learn.  The next jutsu would be the Mokuton: Ringusupaiku or Wood Release: Spikes Ring.  The idea of the jutsu is to create a semicircle of wood that send out spikes to trap targets or impale them.  

Tamashi felt that this jutsu would require more concentration than the last one since he was having to actually create a shape as well as manipulate said shape.  He faced the dummy, his mind calm and almost blank.  The young Genin judged the distance from the dummy to him to be about three meters.  "Well, lets finish this day of training up," he said confidently to himself.

WC: 158
Total WC: 613 + 158 = 771
CP: 95

Slowly raising his steady hands, the young Senju Genin made the appropriate hand signs for the Wood Release: Spike Rings. "Mokuton: Ringusupaiku!" the young boy shouted with excitement. The Mokuton chakra in him began to flow and mold to fit the jutsu that he was attempting to use. He focused more on what he wanted to happen. Tamashi pictured the jutsu activating in his mind and then attempted to turn it into reality.

A semicircle of wood appeared behind the dummy. The young Senju member focused harder as he was finding it a little difficult to keep the shape of the wood steady. After taking a few breaths, he found the right balance and was able to more easily hold the shape of the wooden semicircle. Now he was ready for the next part which is to make spikes protrude from the wood and impale the dummy.

WC: 158 + 157 = 315
Total WC: 613 + 158 + 157 = 928
CP: 95 - 25/2 = 82.5
Jutsu Used: Mokuton: Ringusupaiku

A small smirk crossed the young Senju Genin face as he forced the spikes to protrude from the semicircle of wood that was behind the dummy. The spikes impaled the dummy with impressive force. Allowing himself to relax more after his successful attempt at the jutsu, he walked over to the dummy to take a closer look at his work. The shots were clean and well placed. The jutsu looked to be a great way to entrap someone. Tamashi found himself lost in thought as he contemplated what he would be able to do with the two jutsus he had just learned.

A sudden thought sparked inside the young mind of the Senju Genin. He began to wonder what the maximum distance of this jutsu would be. He already discovered that it works at about three meters, so he figured that he should experiment more with the jutsu. Figuring out just how far it works could mean life or death in a match one day. Taking up a light jogging pace, Tamashi went out about 7 meters and turned to face the dummy. He raised his hands and performed the necessary hand signs to activate the jutsu. His goal was to get the semicircle of wood to appear behind the dummy. "Mokuton: Ringusupaiku!" he announced. The ring formed about five meters from him and in front of the dummy.

Tamashi took this information and moved up two meters so that he was five meters from the dummy. He raised his hands once more and performed the required hand signs. "Mokuton: Ringusupaiku!" he exclaimed. Mokuton chakra flowed through and the semicircle of wood appeared behind the training dummy. Tamashi nodded with understanding as he got the gist of the technique. It had a max distance of five meters. With his training complete, Tamashi made a motion to leave the area.

WC: 158 + 157 + 328 = 623
Total WC: 613 + 158 + 157 = 1256
CP: 82.5 - 25/2 - 25/2 = 57.5
Jutsu Used: Mokuton: Ringusupaiku
Jutsu Learned: Mokuton: Ringusupaiku