Travel to Tauchi no kuni!

[Kyo]

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Kyo awoke as the first rays of sunlight peaked through the trees and struck his face. The morning sun was irritating his eyes and at last he could sleep no more. It was time to continue on his journey. He had been having the same dream over and over again, from the Great War that had whipped out most of existence. The dream had him, seeing people die in front of his eyes. Them looking at him and smiling. Someone would step into help him before they too would die.

Having spent most of his time away from combat, being a frightened child, he couldn’t help but feel useless. He needed to change this. He needed to become stronger. He wated to clear his mind of this dream, and to do this he needed to change himself. This was not possible in his old devastated village of waterfall; thus he needed to travel.

He had been roaming the country side for a few days, living off what he could scrounge up for food and water. He would occasionally see passing travelers and ask them where they had been heading. He soon learned that a substantial amount of people have survived, and that everyone was working to rebuild the 5 main nations. He knew if he wanted to become more powerful, to redeem himself of his actions during the war this is where he would have to head. He had to first decide on the village he would wish to enter. Kyo would have to think long and hard about this question, because it would ultimate sculpt the training path he would be able to follow.

He thought to himself and would list different regions to travel too. He thought first he would travel to the hidden mist village, the origin of his clan. His logic was, here the most people would know his clan techniques and this could be to his advantage to develop his clan techniques even more. However at the same time a wave of reason to decide upon a new destination hit him. Who knew what had happened during the war and what other Kaguya members had been left. At the same time, he had never been to mist in the simple 10 years of his existence, and didn’t even know if this was the true origins of his clan. There had been rumors that others had been in the land of fang, but that was not what he was looking for. He then also thought about how he was limited in his abilities. Traveling to mist would mean water manipulation for an overwhelming amount of local techniques. He would have to move on again. He strolled along a path. He had no other choice in the direction he had to go to arrive at any of the main nations.

As Kyo walked he discovered what the only place he should go. The only place he would be able to learn in the most well rounded way of all his techniques. The only place he could go. Most importantly now, the only place he wanted to go. This was Tsuchi no kuno, the earth country. He had a large understanding of his clan’s techniques, already knowing multiple dances. Kyo would be able to train himself within clan techniques and that resolved his desire to find other members of his clan. On the other hand, kyo was able to manipulate earth; just he had no really techniques with this ability. The idea could not have been more perfect, travel to earth country would mean learning earth techniques. It was easy as 1,2,3…

Off he went redirecting himself in the direction of earth country. Luckily his aimless wondering had brought him nearby. Or so he hoped, he had no real way to know where he was going or how long it would take to reach civilization again.......

[Kyo]

The sun was finally at mid sky. Kyo had done nothing but walk for the past few hours nonstop hoping to reach earth country territory at the least! Kyo couldn’t stand the loneliness that came with his traveling. And even more then the loneliness he couldn’t stand that he was still the same weak child he was prior to the start of his journey. He didn’t know what to do with his life. He felt as the world was leaving him behind. Kyo didn’t know if he would see another traveler again to find out where he was. He also knew if he never saw anyone again, and remained lost the way he was he would never be able to survive. Kyo had money, but without a way to spend it what good was it to him?

He stopped at the base of a large tree to rest his body. His muscles were getting tense and just a few minutes of rest would do him good. With a little rest he might be able to concentrate. At the same time that new concentration would remove the haunting idea that he was alone. A revitalized outlook on what he was doing and where he was going was all he wanted right now. His eyes began to shut slowly. The noise of wind blowing through the trees began to fade and then that was all he could remember…

… he awoke to someone shaking him. His eyes were still shut but he heard the faint noise of someone yelling, “ARE YOU OK, ARE YOU OK?!?” The noise became exponentially louder from that point. What was seeming to feel like minutes going by turned out to be only in his mind. In the real world it had only been seconds since travelers had noticed him , yelled, and his eyes burst open.

Kyo had a strong taiJutsu background, and quickly used Shunpo-Tweh (Light Step Retreat). He freed himself from the stranger grasping his shoulders and landed on a branch of the tree above him. Without any hesitation Kyo to ask who was confronting him.

Receiving the reply of “…a simple traveler…. Do not be startled little boy, I am not here to hurt you.”

Kyo had a bewildered look and didn’t know what to say to the traveler…

The travel could tell the boy was lost, and that no one would just sit under a tree in the middle of nowhere. The traveler began to speak again, “I noticed you lying under the shade of the tree, and was not sure if there was something more serious going on. I only wanted to help you. If you were to have been having a problem I was going to work to carry you to the nearest village for medical treatment.”

With that line, all Kyo could focus on was “the nearest village.” This was all he had heard, he did not care for the travelers explanation. Now Kyo wanted to know what the closest village was, what direction was it in, where could he find civilization at last!!!! He wasted no time in bombarding the traveler with questions. After the traveler finally calmed Kyo down he answered everything.

Traveler: “the nearest city is Tauchi no kuni” pointing off on the trail he had be traveling on, “in a that a ways direction.” After a short pause to look back at Kyo, the traveler asked, “is there any reason for this?”

Kyo answered, "that was what he had been looking for", the travel had rejuvenated Kyo’s dwindaling spirits.

[Kyo]

Kyo quickly thanked the gentlemen as much as he could for everything he had done. Kyo was anxious to get to the town and was about to head off on the path but turned around to ask a few more questions. First he asked if he had any spare water, seeing he had barely any, most of which was from collecting due off plants. The traveler pleasantly handed over a drink.

Next Kyo asked for a more descriptive route into the city. He had not felt that the city could be as simple as to just walk straight; and he was right to think that way. The Traveler began to give step by step instructions to the city, but he listed it as if Kyo had been a master direction taker. Kyo looked blankly at the Traveler who sat there and smiled waiting for Kyo’s next question. Kyo needed to remember all of this if he wanted to really reach civilization. A once over of the directions would of course lead a misunderstanding or mistake in Kyo’s interpretation.

He had the traveler list the directions again but this time with a little bit of help. The trail had been well mapped out because it was now a common trade route. However it was still easy to get lost again if one did not listen carefully. So he needed to know to go down the trail about 2 more miles, at which point he would come to a fork in the road, and he just need to stay to the right to make it to the town. He will also come to two more paths that will break off from the trail he was on. At the second path on his right he will turn again, and follow that another 5 miles to the city. Kyo repeated this resourceful information several times, and clarified what he was doing with the traveler; before he went on his way.

[Comatose]

+20 EXP

[Kyo]

Hone Tsume (Violent Claw)
Rank: D
Type: Offensive / Special Bloodline Technique / Nintaijutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Chakra/Stamina: Low
Special: Up to 1 claw can be made, plus 1 more each time re-trained for each finger of each hand and foot.
Description: Using the power their blood has granted them, the Kaguya can cause their knuckles to push forward, outward from the hand and sharpening, working as a kind of claw-like weapon. This can also be done from the fingertips, allowing the bones within the finger to extend outward as opposed to the knuckle. Excellent for quick, slashing attacks.
Domain: Kaguya. Must know 'D' ranked Calcium Compression.

Kyo continued on foot, jumping through the trees. His mind filled with the thoughts of loneliness once more. Now that the traveler was gone, Kyo had no one to talk to yet again; it was nothing new to him. He never felt connected to his “family”. His true family of the Kaguya clan died off long ago. He managed to be one of the one who survived with this very unique kekkei Genkai. Was it surviving? Was this not torture? Why do others have someone to talk to and train with? They have the interactions that keep them feeling alive. They have the experiences that bring them to power, or show them failure. Kyo knew he wanted to change this, he wanted his own power and to have a fear placed over others upon his arrival. He dropped down onto the earth to continue his walk more; the trees had become spaced apart much greater now.

Continuing with his inner refection, a look of nothingness dropped over his face. His eye’s had become locked, and were shaded by a tree swaying in the wind. His mouth held straight, neither smiling, frowning nor twitching to let a bit of air in to breath, just sealed shut. He was standing still as the strong breeze continued to push the tree branch concealing his eyes from the light.

Suddenly as the wind had stopped Kyo blood began to flow uncontrolled. His arm looked as if it were bubbling uncontrollably. He rolled all of his fingers back and forth to build pressure in his hand. The sound of the wind rustling leaves was now replaced with the sound of crackling bones. He had been preparing for this along his journey thus far. He knew what muscles would now be needed in his hand, and fore arm. He was starting with the finger he felt most comfortable with. It was all planned out the ever last twitch of a muscle fiber.

All of a sudden Kyo’s fist tightened and the first part of the bone protruded from his hand. A lot occurred within the next second for the technique to be complete. Initially chakra was being gathered in the hand and arm. This was being used to control and mold the liquid calcium in his body. Coupled with the movements of his hand the liquid calcium was being compressed into a sharp point. His skin then opened simultaneously as he clenched his fist, and the bone began to poke out from his knuckle. After just the point was out, he tightened all the muscles he had previously prepared and the rest of the bone was extruded from his hand, covered in a sort of slime, which was the excess liquid calcium and body juices.

This practice for a new technique could be used in many ways mixed into his taijutsu techniques. That is what the kaguya clan was known for; this is what he was training for. However as of now this was only practice and he would not feel comfortable ever using this in battle. Kyo felt partly accomplished, but he quickly got his mind off the technique, and back to his initial task; traveling to earth country. He could not have been far now.

He had been following the directions perfectly and was finally up to the last mile. However this was the mile he was warned about the most. The famous “massive, mile-long conglomeration of canyons and rock formations,” was the only obstacle left in front of him. He would need to think of a way to get through this…

[Kyo]

There was no more time to waste Kyo was going to pass this labyrinth of canyons as fast as possible. He could not afford to waste anymore time getting to Tauchi no kuni. The consequence if he did was that the major countries would no longer be in an alliance to rebuild, and he would find himself locked out in front of the gates. All that would be left for him would be to travel again, and make it home to waterfall. These thoughts were running through his head, and he could not help but to feel this would just be his luck.

The first canyon he came to he estimated the distance to only be 20 feet, it was also not too deep. He had plenty of room behind him and there was sufficient room for what he had planned; a simple running jump. He could clear this with easy. He stepped up to the edge of the cliff. He turned around and ran away from the edge. He was running just as if he were running for the jump, counting his steps to be prepared for the jump.

When he was ready took a deep breath and proceeded on wards. He started off with some little jumps bounding side to side, working up the muscle in his quadriceps for the jump, before he continued with a sprint. He counted in his head to 7, how many steps he was taking on just his left foot. This was the magic number that he would jump at not matter where he was. At the same time he reached this number he closed his eyes and hoped for the best. He repeated to himself that it was nothing, the fall was not far and he was going to make it. Sure enough he soon felt his feet make contact with the ground. As soon as they kissed that first rock, his foot was caught and Kyo slammed fast first into the ground. He did his best to roll out of the fall, and thank fully didn’t get hurt at all.

He had a successful feeling in his mind, which seemingly gave him more strength. The idea that he was going to clear this mile in no time seemed within his grasp. There next canyon was not in sight just jet, and he took a light jog to find it. Again he stood at the edge to estimate the distance. It was much larger this time, but it didn’t lower his spirits. He quickly thought to look up and down the canyon for a point that would be closer together, and respectfully safer to jump. He didn’t have to travel much just a few 100 feet, before he prepared himself to jump again. He repeated this again and again before his body needed a quick break.

Kyo had reached the biggest canyon he had seen yet. It wasn’t going to be a simple running jump just as the others had been. Nevertheless it came at the perfect time. He needed to break to catch his breath, and the time would double to be used to plan out his next move. He sat down crossing his legs, the brought his hands up, so that they just covered his mouth and nose, almost as if he were giving a pray. This was the relaxing stage.

[Kyo]

Kyo sat up straight when his heartbeat was reaching normal, and surveyed the surrounding area. He noticed an area that was slightly closer but still out of reach to clear in a jump. He also observed a sizable rock, and the pieces started to fall into place. He was stilled in taijutsu, so why not use that to his advantage? He tested out if he could move the rock, and sure enough with a little push he started it rolling. Kyo worked his best to get it just about 3 paces away from the edge of the cliff. He also had some ability within the earth release and figured he would try to use it. He pressed down the ground in front of the boulder making it have a slight downhill.

Now all that was left was to go through with his plan. He ran through it once in his head. Have a running start, which was most important. This would be the trigger for the rest of the events to follow. The next would be a swift kick to the rock. Coupled with the downhill now in front of it, the boulder should roll and make it a good distance off the cliff. He would then use the next few steps that he had to regain momentum and jump off the edge, diving towards the rock. He would need a quick flip to be feet first, but it was doable.

Thoughts that this was insanity crossed his mind, but he had to bury them down. He needed to get to the gates and reach his goal no matter the cost. He continued with his plan, if he were able to be feet first hitting the rock, he would plant one foot leading forward with the other, as if taking a step. He would then need to push off this foot and make it the rest of the way across the canyon. However it was no longer a straight jump. The rock would be falling, because well that is gravity’s job. He would need to recover that distance back up to the other side. However to his advantage the other side was lower than his starting side. He felt more confident in his plan knowing this.

All that was left was to suck it up and go for it. He put his hand in front of his face and brought his fingers to a point in front of his nose, then quickly tossed his arm off to the side. Mentally he was telling himself,” pull the fear off your face and throw it away, there was no room for a mistake.” With a deep breath he took of like a bullet. What was to happen next would look like a blur, but to him everything was moving in slow motion. The amount of adrenaline running through his body was unbelievable. It was a feeling of boosted strength and speed.

The kick was flawless, he lost some momentum but following through just as if he were still running. He quickly regained it, and had his foot perfectly placed to push off the 90 degree wall which was the cliff. He kept his eyes locked to the boulder ensuring he was jumping directly towards it. Using the force he had from the jump, he rotated his body, flipping and having his feet right at the rock. Kyo was well past the point of no return so it was all or nothing. His feet made direct contact with the rock, but it was not the foot he was most confident in jumping off of. But this didn’t stop him he used his quick feet and his shunpo taijutsu to jump off the rock and in what was the blink of an eye landed on the other side of the canyon.

The rest of the trip was nothing if he could handle this. He took some time for his body to heal again. Laying flat on his back breathing heavily, Kyo stared into the sky. He loved watching the clouds float by, and it was such a perfect clear day. He had no problem taking some time to just wait. He would reach the village gates before nightfall, and after a several day trip, he couldn’t wait to get inside.

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[Estilo]

Technique learned!!