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The training ground: an empty park filled with boulders and trees. It was here where the Akegarasu would position himself in the center of a glass clearing, turning on his sensory vision to see if he was alone here or not. So far, it all seemed well. No one in sight for a fifty meter radius- only the birds and the bees. Satisfied with his assessment, he would suddenly sport a wide grin as he flung open the village scroll he'd obtained from the tower's vault. Today was an important day for him, since today he would be learning the famed and notoriously forbidden Kage Bunshin technique. This task, however, would require the utmost concentration with chakra control- triple of what he had now, and then some. Though his abilities as a honed sensor gave him confidence in this endeavor, he was very much aware that he could not let pride undo his victory. Everything he'd learned until now would be utilized.

To really try and understand the technique, he would process the qualities and steps that needed to be taken for the Bunshin no Jutsu through his mind. The two were very similar, he knew, but the latter had no substance and therefore could not be utilized for direct attacks. The shadow clone technique, however, was somehow charged with so much chakra that the illusion became real, enough to so to retain the user's speed, power and ultimately techniques. Unlike with the Bunshin no Jutsu, though, Atlas would require intense concentration and chakra control to divide the power evenly and then maintain it afterwards. The Bunshin no Jutsu he could pull off without a hitch, but this particular technique he would not underestimate. The danger level was relatively low, but learning it quick was his goal.

Now with these facts settled into his memory banks, the Raikage could move on to deciding what the next factor required to activate this move would be. Then, of course, when he felt ready, he would need to put his carefully thought out plans to action, prepared to go through the trial and error stages that he had so often participated in during his early years. A forbidden jutsu of this magnitude, no doubt, was going to be a bit difficult for him. Unlike a few ninja he knew, however, Atlas did not give up so easily when it came to improving himself. The core of this technique would be his chakra control, but it also relied on quick and effective reactions to whatever he may come across while gathering his said chakra and attempting to put it to use. How he started this technique would determine how he ended it.

He would have to unlearn a whole mess of stuff his current mind believed was relevant to the technique at hand- specifically, the so-called "tips" he had attempted to garner from the regular Bunshin no Jutsu. As he scheduled the execution of the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu some more, he found more and more often that the tricks and shortcuts he used for the former technique would not be so efficient or even applicable here. And so he would begin to clear his mind of all of these misconceptions, flushing out what was obviously a bad idea and tying to brainstorm new ones. Better ones. Remaining calm at all times, he would enter that trance that some may even dare to call meditation, going about this technique the smartest way he knew how and determined to get it down once and for all in his arsenal of techniques.

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To finish off the preparation process he required before getting into the chakra aspect of things, Atlas needed to formulate several plans of action for a variety of situations that might occur during his training. His mind flipped through the thoughts and scenarios meticulously but fast, discarding ideas that would lead him to dead ends, and storing away ideas that had the potential to shoot him forward. When he felt he had a good arsenal of plans ready to be put to use and tested, should anything unexpected happen, the Raikage would inhale deeply and close his eyes. Standing in the middle of the grass clearing, a serene peace washed over him, relaxing him mentally and physically in an effort to begin the process of gathering the chakra he would require. He was ready to give this technique a shot, but would need to go through the first few steps very cautiously. The amount of chakra he would need was paramount.

Deep breaths would begin to move his chest upwards and downwards in a steady rhythm, deep breaths that would continue to aid him in his effort to gather and control the chakra that was running through his veins and taking over his entire body. His mind was drifting elsewhere, but at the same time, remaining with the task at hand. He was delving into this realm of complete focus he had delved into many times before. But this time, he would need to perfect it down to the last breath- until he was more than confident in his ability to try out and succeed in his efforts of performing the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. It was all about preparation to him, it was all about hitting the right marks instead of rashly go forward with any ideas that came through his mind. Despite the few occasions during techniques of lightning nature, where he had nothing else to do but act rash in order to complete the move, Atlas considered himself a patient man. And with this patience, he would conquer.

Finally, the time came when he felt complete concentration and relaxation pierce his senses. He was ready for the step in this potentially arduous and long process that involved the gathering and implementation of his inner chakra. So he began with a mental exercise first, putting all of his thoughts to the endeavor at hand while simultaneously looking at the overall grand picture. His conscious mind seemed to understand and took the job well, running with it as soon as this part of the plan was made clear in Atlas' mind. Slowly, he would begin to feel the raw chakra in his core begin to bubble up in reaction to this enhanced state of mind. It was understanding and putting the chakra hidden within the Raikage's reserves to use. Drawing it out relatively fast, it evened out the power within the Akegarasu's body.

A warm thrum flowed throughout his flesh and innards, not only affecting his physical form but his spiritual one as well. His soul was in tune with the chakra being stirred and created in his hearth, and his mind was running the entire situation in unison. But this calm flow was suddenly interrupted when he felt the chakra at his core stir a little too fast. A spike of the raw power shot up through his chest, causing him to wince in pain at the sheer sharpness of it. His chest heaved with deep breaths after his stomach curled inward, but the half-masked male would promptly begin to attempt and recover from this little mistake. Not only did he need to regulate the distribution of his chakra on all levels, but the speed in which he was producing it now. He couldn't afford this mistake when he had all of his energy gathered and ready.

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At the center of this problem with the production of his chakra was the impatience that had entered his mind and fueled his mental actions. When he had previously cleared his mind during his meticulous breathing exercise, it was now muddle-headed and unclear once more. This impatience was something he had not desired to come about, but had simply appeared out of the blue. Wanting to get rid of it post-haste made him a tad anxious, and this anxiety affected the flow in which he was advancing with the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. Feelings were helpful at times, when learning techniques of certain natures, but most often proved to be debilitating factors when one was in a hurry, or frustrated with some previous circumstance.

So now his task would remain on strictly clearing his mind once more, and this time reinforcing his plan with the notion of not letting his emotions get in the way. His eagerness to finish this technique had just recently sent a pain shooting up his chest like heartburn, and he wanted to avoid that annoying pain at all costs. So he would resume to taking deep breaths of air as he had been doing before, this time really getting down to clearing himself of all the potentially debilitating thoughts that came to mind. With this intense exercise, he would delve back into that same mediation he had gone into before, only this time amplified for a different purpose. He could feel his blood flowing now, his muscles relaxing once more, and in return his mind slowly being swept clean of all hurry. This time, he was confident he could continue on without a hitch in the "gathering chakra" department. But only his next trial would tell.

Breath entered and escaped through his nostrils as his concentration was redirected at the gathering of his chakra once more. The power still thrummed throughout his entire body, a warmth filling every inch of his physical form and sending a smile across his face. It was a good feeling, a feeling of advancement, and it seemed to heighten his spirits as he moved on and continued with this effort. Chakra stirred within his chest like an ephemeral whirlpool, pulsing with the rhythm of his heartbeat then spreading outward when it was ready to remain stable. The warmth continued to grow as he continued to gather that immense amount of chakra he felt he needed. But without knowing it, he was actually fueling the heat that the energy was giving off by stuffing his body with more and more chakra. The more chakra he stirred, created and dispensed, the stronger the warmth in his body got.

It soon hit the point where that once comfortable warmth turned into something unexpected and unwanted- a blistering heat alive in his chest cavity, another piercing strike of pain shocking his senses. He growled in anger when it him, his overzealous chakra gathering having made him the victim once more. And though his knees buckled when he felt the pain, though his stomach curled inward once more and his teeth grit together roughly, the young Raikage found his resolve and slowly recovered from this second mistake in a row. Chakra was a fickle thing, and instead of trying to communicate with it on a conscious level with his mind, he would now try to communicate with it on a spiritual level. After all, that was where the raw power came from- or at least, that's how he'd been taught. And the more he understood it, the better he could work with it and advance with the Kage Bunshin technique.

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Into the depths of his very soul the Raikage probed with his mind, searching for that understanding that would help him understand the limits and power of the chakra he was currently manufacturing within his body. He needed this understanding to continue, to bring the level of his power to the brink to ensure the technique he was about to attempt would ace this part of the process. But it was more easily said than done. Delving into one's own soul was difficult and required an insane amount of focus, even on a subconscious level. His emerald green eyes disappeared when he shut his eyelids closed and lightly began to bite his bottom lip. He focused on this factor of the soul, he focused so hard he felt the blood pulsing on his forehead. And then it hit him. He was focusing way too hard. This would only bring about one feeling: stress. And that would only hold him back some more.

He had learned first-hand the effects that feelings, thoughts and emotions had on the progress of one attempting to learn and finish a new technique. Chastising himself for not having realized this earlier, he sucked in a deep breath of air and reset his sights on the cause at hand. The trick was focusing at just the right level- not too hard, and not too easily. A sync needed to be reached between his mind and his soul, his desire and his actions. Finding that sync was more difficult than he had imagined, but he was almost certain that it was attainable nonetheless. His mind was flooded with the concept of connecting with his soul, his chakra still humming and beating within his core, alive and ready to be used for what it was created. But he couldn't rush things, he couldn't push the chakra into doing what he wished just yet- and that was something the power within him would have to deal with for a few minutes longer. Whether it liked the idea or not, it had to know that Atlas called the shots.

With his raw power on the brink of just releasing itself, but with his willpower holding it back, the Raikage's conscious mind focused on the thoughts he kept repeating throughout his head like a broken record- thoughts of soul connection and the drawing of power he sought to orchestrate once he attained it. But a majority of his conscious mind, however, was blank with meditation. This was a subconscious thing, something that didn't just need focus but calm. Something that would flow when it was ready and stop when one attempted to control it. All the half-masked male could hope for was that the process would be quick enough to evade the rash unleashing of his cooped up chakra. Even with this desire in mind, though, he wasn't pressuring his power to do so. He was letting it go, and search on by itself. And by doing this, he hoped he would achieve and outcome he had yet to witness.

He suddenly felt the tension rise around his body, the realization that he had actually just released his grip on the chakra, and his conscious efforts to gauge its power, striking him hard. This could hold him back big time, and he wasn't one for being held back when training a technique such as this. He could feel nothing but the same sensation on the surface of his skin he had been feeling before, the sensation of the chakra he'd already divided evenly among his physical body still present and accounted for. He figured he could at least obtain some calm from the fact that the previous chakra he had been collecting was still in place, but what really mattered was whether he would connect with the core of his soul or not. He needed that to continue and flourish in his training. He needed it to better understand himself during this experience, and the next steps he would take to advance forwards.

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He could not, for the life of him, explain what he was currently feeling within him. His chakra had amplified with his mental connection alone, a link had been formed with the core of this raw power and suddenly everything became clear to him. How much chakra he was left to gather, when he would stop gathering such chakra, and how he would process it to his use. This was good information, but the feeling of the sync he had managed to obtain was kind of overwhelming in a satisfying way. He gasped for a breath, shook his head, then focused on continuing to gather his chi while he still had this connection made. So his focus turned back to the task at hand, his mind put on track with this resolve. Now was the time to advance, the time he had been waiting for, and he would try his best not to make a mistake.

The chakra in his core resumed its stirring, its gathering, its power-enhancing dance. The warmth continued to glow with its heat, just a bit more so, as the raw power the Raikage was creating formed and mingled together in his chest, then promptly spread over all of his limbs and body. He felt like he was now wrapped in a heated blanket, but would not succumb to the sensation of it all. When he felt like he was ready to fall down and go to sleep with this feeling, the Akegarasu would immediately issue the hand seals required for the forbidden technique- its specifics laid out on the scroll sprawled open in front of him. He followed the hand seals listed diligently, remembered them and kept them in his mind as his hands meshed together and formed the mystic symbols, then- when the time came- he would land firmly on the last seal. His anchor, his pillar of concentration, one he would use to amplify his chakra.

With it held, he could immediately feel the effects of his raw power become doubled in control and influence, its heat thrumming underneath his skin, crawling like he had bugs in there. For a moment, he was intimidated by its sheer force, afraid he would lose control of it and fail this trial once and for all. But unlike Raiton or Katon, which had a nasty reputation for being rebellious and dangerous, the raw chakra within him actually seemed to be welcoming his control, drawing his thoughts inward and relieving the tension on the surface of his forehead. With this cue, of course, the Raikage took the reins of the chi and felt its seemingly joyful reaction flow throughout his entire body. He had passed those spikes of power and pain in his chest, they were no longer existent. Now he could move on to actually utilizing his gathered energy. And though the chakra was his, he remained wary.

His hand seal had the effect he had expected, and he could feel his chakra flowing evenly and well within his veins. This was good news, he could now move on to manifesting the substantially difficult clone he sought to create. One made of substance and not just a cheap illusion. But now he had hit a dead end. He didn't know exactly how he would go about that, though he did have a few scattered ideas. No matter. He had gotten this far already, and he'd be damned if he didn't go all the way. Tightening his hand seal, he closed his eyes and focused. He would make a clone now- not so much like his lightning clone, but an actual clone. As if it had been biologically engineered in a lab to resemble his chakra, techniques and equipment. All of these details he'd take into account, then put them into action.

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And so it began, the creative process that troubled him so often- that frequently proved to be an obstacle during the training he liked to do on a common basis. His hand seal held, his chakra thrumming underneath his skin like a lit generator, the Akegarasu was all ready to set these powers into motion. The only problem was, his mind set was not in the right place, and he almost had no idea as to where and how he would continue on with this endeavor. He would at least start by imagining what his goal was- what he wanted to achieve in the end and what he hoped to accomplish. And so he started doing just that, trying to remember how he looked like when he'd glanced into the mirror this morning.

Nothing was getting in his way and stopping him when he had gotten so far already and was on the brink of achieving his intended goal. He thought hard and long within his cranium, hoping something came to light- an inspiration, a struggle that made him stronger, something that would kick his willpower and mental memory into gear and start this tough to obtain creative process he sought to flare. His mind struggled with the effort he was putting into the whole thing, the veins on his forehead pulsing with the concentration, he kept thinking, he kept thinking, and as much as he tried to imagine himself right beside him, to think about the clone he sought to create and form into existence- he could not do it.

This frustrated the Chuunin. He had not expected this forbidden technique to be easy when he had started it, but he also didn't expect it to be so hard when he put his mind to the entire thing altogether. Thus began the horrible domino process that had plagued him many times before when he had put himself through rigorous training and all sorts of activities that required mental and physical efforts from himself. He thought he'd gotten used to this stress, to this way of being and the feeling that made him suffer and made him feel like he was trapped in a dead end- never to emerge victorious, only to lay down and die and give up. But he would not! It was his way, it was his duty. He was not one to give up so easily, he was not one to throw away hard earned progress.

And so he continued, tightening his hand seal, pushing his mind to the brink. He felt he was going mad, he felt he was going bonkers, but he didn't care. All that fueled his efforts was the desire to complete and master this technique once and for all, and to him it was more than enough to keep him going and keep him trying. Even when he felt he was on the edge and the verge of failing this task, of throwing away all of his ideals and all of his already earned hard work, the Akegarasu would continue on even stronger than before. His resolute mind set kicked in, he shut his eyes. His focus heightened, and thus, his chakra reacted accordingly. Now he was truly getting somewhere, and it brought a fat smile to his handsome face.

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His previous failings with his mental ability to continue, to remember, to fuel his efforts and set this technique ablaze once and for all seemed to have taken quite an effect on his mind set and progress. He felt the chakra bubbling up in the core of his body and under his skin like a witches hot brew. He knew what it was trying to say in the most subtle of ways, without use of words or telepathy. It wanted to be put into action, it wanted to be set free, it wanted meaning for its existence and creation, and it wanted to heed the commands and suggestions that said creator was sending it. But the half-masked male was still having trouble trying to convey his orders and bring them to light clearly. Somehow, he would need this mute and somewhat nonresponsive, on a social level, power to understand.

His clenched hands and entwined fingers grew sweaty with the intense concentration that was running through his thoughts and efforts. The muscles in his arms began to hurt. He was holding this technique off for so long, and the chakra running through his veins, invading his body, surrounding his muscular tissue and bones, was stressing him out internally- another way of conveying its thoughts and telling him to get off his ass and put something into action. He would be wise to heed these clues, to move on with his mental thoughts and ideas, and then put them to use as best he could and with the least chance of failure. At first, he believed it would have taken quite some time to perfect this execution of the technique he planned on executing, but now- with hardly any time left to his disposal- he would need to think quick and act fast.

As if he needed any more focus, as if he had all the time in the bright blue world, the brunette male shut his eyes even tighter- so tight till it hurt- and forced himself to imagine himself in full detail. The clothes he was wearing now, the tear on the side of his shirt that he had unintentionally caused this morning, the smudge on his mask that he couldn't seem to wipe off so easily, the wild essence of his long, almost reddish hair, the goatee he tried to keep trim and elegant at all times. Then, of course, his physical attributes and his posture. The way he stood, the way his somewhat thin but muscular body walked around and moved.

Silently, he cursed himself for not having looked into the mirror a bit longer this morning, knowing that he was on the verge of learning the famed Kage Bunshin technique, but for some reason ignoring it at the time. He was headstrong and bold when he wanted to be, stupid and ignorant when he didn't. He wasn't perfect, after all. He had his faults in training and in life. He forgot things, he overlooked things, he found himself in ruts and dead ends. But like most humans, he found himself digging out of these problems, forming his own radical and strange solutions, making his way through life on the grit of his teeth and attitude. This was who he was, this was why he had gotten so far in this technique. This was going to take him to the end of it, whether he remembered his reflection in the mirror or not.

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He was going to tear this technique up with skill and with mind power and with grit. He was going to complete this bitch once and for all, to put it in his journal of pwned jutsu and execute whenever he gave a damn. It was his goal, it was his promise, and Atlas did not throw those things away so easily. After all, all a man had in this world was his word and his actions. He would not betray himself and give up so damn easily. His eyes had been clamped shut for some while now, less than a minute, but feeling more like an hour. He had concentrated so hard, thought about it for so long, and now was the time to execute the technique at hand whether he had a clear mental image of himself or not. This was going to be his first attempt.

With the chakra bubbling under his skin like hot, scalding soup, the Akegarasu couldn't take it anymore. A heat grew on his forehead, slowly spreading to the brain matter located within his skull, and he found himself heating up so much, his mind going to indefinite and strange beyonds, his thoughts reaching a subconscious level and burning up from within. He felt himself going a little insane, but for some strange and delightful reason, he found himself laughing as the power of his chi burned and raged within, pushing him like a drunk friend would push another drunk friend while they partied at a bar. A tempting offer- to release this power and let it form on its own, let it have its own mind, do its own actions, let it spread its ephemeral wings and fly off to do the duty it was meant to do.

The half-masked Akegarasu, eyes beginning to tear from his previous roll of freaking intense focus and concentration, was a little hesitant about this despite his currently and slightly mad condition. If he let his chi take control, what would it do with his body? What would it do with his efforts? Everything he had done until now pertaining to the Kage Bunshin technique he was practicing was embedded in the chi itself- the hard work he was struggling to protect, to keep from being a waste and making him a failure in his own eyes. Could he really trust something he'd created unintentionally to take this energy and run with it? Could he really believe said energy to accomplish the task once and for all?

Apparently, the young man could. In between insane laughter and a sensation running through his body that spelled freedom, the Chuunin allowed his chi to ultimately spread further than it was already stretched out, not only letting it take over and inhabit his physical body- muscles, tendons, veins and limbs- but this time letting ti seep into the core of who he really was- his soul, his mind, the part in the brain that took over actions and executed them. The process did not take long- the chakra was prepared for it. And despite the sensation he felt, a feeling that made him want to gag and spit, the Akegarasu held back and watched within himself as the power took over and made its presence known. It was in full charge now.

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The energizing feeling of power that ran through him had doubled with the acceptance of the fact that he had given full control to the chakra he himself had created and designated for the technique at hand- the infamous Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. Surely, this would come at a price, but he was willing to endure some form of consequence if it meant he could complete the technique at least this once then continue to train it as the months went by- eventually, and hopefully, perfecting the technique so he could move on to more advanced styles of using it. He was drunk with the sensation and almost had the urge to fall down to the ground completely immobile. But he resisted, he grit his teeth, his laughter no longer present. Even though he had given control away, he still had his say.

The chakra would soon learn the Atlas was not any normal creator or human for that matter. He was just as stubborn as the chi tended to be sometimes, he had all of the same power and all of the same characteristics as the energy did. And he would use this fact to his advantage, to observe and learn and remember as the chakra moved forward into doing what it was meant to do by itself. With his little mental eye, observe he would. He needed to study what the chakra had proposed it was going to do, as surely it had remembered his visage in the mirror this morning, as it was attuned to Atlas' memory whether he liked it or not. In this case, thankfully, it was a benefit. With his image intact- full-body- the power would have a much easier time creating the solid clone the Chuunin sought.

The power began to listen in on his mental thoughts, began to feed from these thoughts in question and began to understand on its own. Slowly then suddenly, it would seep from the pores of Atlas' skin without any sign of its presence. The half-masked Akegarasu only knew because of some feeling in his mind, something telling him that the chakra was doing so and was moving forward with the action it had promised. When the suddenly part came to fruition, the Cloud ninja felt a jolt run up his spine, an unnatural reaction that nearly caused him to bite his tongue accidentally with the pain that had suddenly run through him. The chakra had moved, it had escaped from Atlas' body in one single burst. It was out in the open now.

He felt liked he had freed himself from a giant burden, the weight of a thousand dogs lifting off of his shoulders and back. A relieved sigh, followed by an anxious wince. He couldn't feel the burden anymore, at all. It scared him, to think that he had released all of his chakra in one burst and out into the open. He didn't dare to think that it had only done so to escape and dissolve, all of his hard earned work and effort going with it. With his hand seal still held, he would never let it go until he finished the technique or was forced to restart, the brunette male searched for the chakra he had recently lost and put his mental eye into action, closing his physical eyes and really putting all of his effort into this.

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His mental power scoped his surroundings to catch any presence of his chakra- if it was even still there. Hoping against all the odds that he hadn't wasted all of his work into that potentially stupid move, the half-masked Akegarasu sighed and continued to search. Then a gleam of hope, the warm presence of his chakra beside him, invisible but thankfully there and... stirring. He was anxious to see what it was up to, anxious to see where it was going and how it would end up. Closing his eyes, silently using his abilities as a sensor to aid him in his training as many times he had done before, the Cloud ninja would observe the next few actions carefully and vigilantly. What would happen next he would have to remember and log into his memory banks indefinitely for further use later on.

His eyes closed, but his mental eyes wide open, the Akegarasu witnessed the birth of the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu technique right beside him. The chakra hovering nearby appeared like a faint, glowing blue mist at first- without form or direction, but somewhat stirring at its core like a nuclear reactor. From there, the immense quantity of chakra he had gathered took an abrupt turn. It began to stir around itself and through its being, taking the appearance of a small twister, speeding up and building up the energy it had stored within. Strangely enough, Atlas could still feel the mental connection between his thoughts and this power, aiding him in his efforts to learn from it and store it in his memory. This was a crucial time, and he would not let it go to waste. Instead, he watched with slight awe as his chakra began to take form.

Within seconds, it had formed the silhouette of his physical frame, starting from the feet and working its way up. The eerie blue glow turned into an eerie blue shadow, Atlas' frantic hair style clear to see, its tips pointed and its length fairly long, his arms toned but not incredibly muscular. It matched his height exactly, from what the original Akegarasu could see through his sensory vision, but he had trouble imagining it turn from something ephemeral and invisible- into something solid and nearly real. With his fake, chakra body formed, the weaponry and items seemed to come next. A katana's sheath hanging off his hip, followed by the katana inhabiting it. Then his butt bags, increasing in size as the weaponry he held within his own were copied and distributed evenly. This could finally work, this could be finally be it. His first, successful attempt. He just had to remain alert and vigilant to mistakes and errors.

Turning off his sensory vision, Atlas would want to see the next stage in this technique training with his own emerald green pupils. The chakra that he knew was still beside him, having taken his form and weaponry in another dimensional plane, would have to emerge as a being with substance now. That was the only way it could go, that was what it was created for in the first place. Through the mental connection the Cloud ninja held with the power, he knew that it knew he wanted it to form already. And slowly, it did. The eerie blue glow soon began to appear on his plane of existence, with it a frame of his body and the weaponry he held- all copies and one clone. Then, the biggest smile he thought he had ever taken formed on his face. The being began to grow colors, began to look real. He could feel the chakra balancing. This could be it?! With no tolerance for mistakes, Atlas tightened his hand seal.

Did he achieve his goal?!

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[Messatsu!]

Learned. i still say fuck you 5k Just saiyan

[Estilo]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,400px,true][atrb=cellspacing,5,true][atrb=cellpadding,5,true] OOC! lmaooo. hakuna matata that 5-thousand, mang.

His chakra ultimately formed into the being he wanted to see- an exact clone of himself down to the last detail and feature. He let go of his hand seal, he laughed uncontrollably, doubling over to grab his knees and catch his breath. With an amused huff, the kage bunshin clone walked away and sat down, crossing his legs indian-style and taking out a smoke. "Well, aren't you happy?"

[/color] It murmured in Atlas' soothing voice, letting the cigarette hang out of his mouth as he nonchalantly retrieved a lighter from the breast pocket of his jacket. "I'm just a clone. Get a hold of yourself- er, myself... you know what I mean." Shaking his head with the slight confusion, the clone lit his cigarette and inhaled. This was strange.

The original Atlas' laughter continued for a few seconds longer as the clone took a drag from his cig. When he was finished, his laughter turning into mere hearty chuckles, OG Atlas stood up straight and rubbed at his eyes. "Yeah, you make a lot of sense, man." He replied, smiling wildly and rubbing the moisture of tears off on his sleeve. "It's just that, well-- I did it. I formed a kage bunshin. That's pretty badass, I think." He looked at his kage bunshin, and suppressed the big fat smile on his face. It was him- a downright copy of him- and though they had the same personality, he couldn't help but feel like the KB Atlas was a lot... cooler. Or at least, he wasn't laughing out in joy like a schoolgirl who just got asked to the prom.

"You done staring?"[/color] KB Atlas asked, glancing at his creator and taking another drag from his cigarette. "We've got places to go. Things to see, people to meet. We definitely want to get to that ASAP, hm? Times'a wastin'." He got up from his seated position, flicked the cigarette down on the ground and crushed it under the sole of his boot before it could spark a flame on the grass. Down to the way he moves, thought OG Atlas. Incredible! He had been expecting these results from the kage bunshin technique, but to see them first-hand was really something that made him eager to continue learning the techniques in this specialty.

"Allons-y!" Replied OG Atlas quite jovially. "Times'a wastin'! I'm headed off for my duties as Raikage, and to keep Yukiko safe, but I want you, er...me- I guess- to explore Kumogakure and all the lands. Try to find a few villages if you can. Have fun with it."

"You know it." KB Atlas replied with a smile, clapping hands with the other and firmly shaking them. "Don't make me look bad in front of everyone, doofus." He joked before spinning around on his heels and walking off in a stride- off on his journey.

"Hey, that's my line!"

Exit!!

Exit KB Atlas!!

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[Sayomi]

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