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He seemed to be quite shocked that Kouten hadn’t taught her! Or, surprised even. But she hadn’t minded if her brother had shared with he the secrets of body flicker or not because she knew that he was busy, and he had his own life to live as well as living for the family itself. But, she would plague him when he got home, and tell him that she had been taught it by someone he had taught in the past- Maybe it would give some sense of pride? ”He’s a Chuunin- He wants to become a jounin soon, though.” Surely that would be worth something as far as that goes, right? It simply showed the spring between generations and how they were willing to help each other out. But- Turning to Atlas at the moment, she could but wonder what potential one little body flicker had to offer when you could learn all of these different techniques for it- Just what power could she unlock today in this training session?

We'll start with the retracting body flicker- better known as the Kakezori.

As he’d then speak to her and tell her what she was going to learn, she would but ownder- Retracting.. That meant bringing something back, right? So.. a backwards body flicker? She found it quite strange how you needed all these extra techniques in order to do certain things with body flicker whilst she was only able to perform a small amount- one, even during a fight, lest it tire her out. But, this training gave her a chance to become better- She should probably train some more of the original techniques whilst she was here to make sure that she had a good amount ready for the exams- They were always useful of course, and when you had a plan like she had within her mind, having all of the techniques that she could get was a pretty good thing to allow some leeway if things didn’t happen her way! So, with a happy grin in the way of Atlas, she would look at him, as he and his half-masked face would continue explaining.

So, all she needed to do at the moment was move her position so that she was in the line of somewhere where she could flicker back and forwards and the like without hitting in to anyone, unlike Hirihi ages ago who had accidentally shoved in to her in Kumogakure. Grinning at the memory she’d soon pull herself back from such times- She needed to concentrate on now- Now was where she needed to learn things, and now the exams were on. So, walking around for a few moments before she soon found somewhere quite desirable which had a good area span that would prevent her from knocking in to anyone or anything should she use the technique he was going to teach her, she would then, looking around, double-checking, confirm that this area was fine for her with a:

”I’ve found a place- And, retracting flicker? That sounds pretty interesting. I found it quite strange to hear that body flickers required all different and more complicated techniques in orde for you to do simple things like go side-to-side, and to go backwards..” another pause would happen as she would study his mask for a moment or so. ”.. But it must get more complicated as you go on then, right?” After saying this to the auburn haired shinobi, Areru would grin somewhat as she’d give him a thumbs up, signalling that she was ready to learn the technique that he had in mind of teaching her. Just what did this let her do?!

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Shunshin-Kakezori (Retracting Flicker)
Rank: B
Type: Passive / Ninjutsu / High-Speed Movement
Range: Shunshin
Chakra: --
Special: Gives the user the option to perform Shunshin backwards.
Description: Although Shunshin is normally executed in a linear fashion towards the direction the user is facing, with enough training, the user is able to move perfectly opposite to wherever it is they are looking - that is, a backwards Body Flicker. Its usefulness is limitless, and carry the same rules as the parent technique.
Domain: Shunshin.

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Watching as he’d proudly wear the armour for just a little while longer before dispelling it, she did feel glad that she had returned the favour that he had done her by teaching her various raiton and sensory techniques by giving him the knowledge to learn this. It did make her quite happy! This thanks would be spoken and she would but nod her head curtly in response, as all in all, he did deserve to be taught the technique- She was just the person who had taught it to him. ”It’s absolutely no problem. I’m glad that you’re happy with it! I might teach you something later on or tomorrow too, if you want- I’m not sure what things you don’t know which I have, though.” she would tell him with her own offering of training. It was interesting to learn all these new things, but it was also nice of her to teach him things back.

Raising her arms somewhat as she’d then stretch, her hands moving right up in to the air as she’d feel the very muscles of her arms stretching as she’d do so- It was a nice feeling, and like someone clicking their back, she had waited for this moment for a long time. After doing so, her attention would be directed back at Atlas he spoke of one of her brothers, and how he thought that he had fought alongside him in the past. That was pretty interesting! Seeing as people from her family did wear the colours she at the moment was wearing- Red and black, she would nod her head understandingly. ”If he wore clothing similar in colour to me and had blue eyes and brown hair, then that was probably one of my brothers- Which one, though..” the last part was more of just herself pondering rather than a question, although when he spoke of body flickers, she would nod her head, knowing exactly which one it was. ”Oh- Body flickers. That’s Kouten, then.” she would tell him, giving him the name of the brother.

”Kouten is my third eldest brother.” she would tell him- The ages of her brothers ranged from 19 to 28, so at the time, Kouten must have been at least somewhere around his age, right? He was 25 at the moment, so perhaps he had been older than Atlas- Not knowing his age, she couldn’t exactly tell. But, it was neat that the two of them had met before, right? Even if it had been during wartime. And now- As he asked about body flicker and whether she knew about it well, she could but remember back to the training she had been given by Hirihi where she had learned how to use it for the first time. She had known her brother could use the technique, but he had never offered to train her- Usually it was the two eldest that offered such bonding sessions.

”He hasn’t taught me. He’s usually busy these days, so there isn’t much time to do it.”

She would tell him quite honestly- Being the third eldest he wasn’t as skilled as his older brothers but he was indeed getting there, and he was always quite busy with his Chuunin duties, running around the village on missions, helping people and so on- But that wasn’t to say she didn’t get along with him, no. She saw him a lot, just usually when she did it was his relaxing time, and he probably wouldn’t appreciate teaching after a hard day’s work. Maybe she could ask him to teach her some things later on in time. Looking back up to Atlas, she would await his response- Was he going to teach her these variations of body flicker? She would wait with bated breath as she’d simply wonder- What versions of it had he known? She didn’t even know there were different versions, but knew full well that her brother was incredibly skilled in the art.

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Removing herself from the log that she had been sitting upon for the past duration that he had been attempting to learn the lightning armour technique, she would then be hit with the bitter cold of the weather around her, a constant reminder that she was not back home where the weather was usually humid, but she was in a different land- And her family was miles away. But not one to become homesick, Areru showed no signs of missing Kumo of course, although, she sure couldn’t wait until she set back upon the land- Hopefully, as a Chuunin! Looking to Atlas as the technique would seem to falter, she would simply pray mentally that he’d get it right- He had been doing so well up to now! Letting it all go to waste at this moment in time would be a bad thing!

”You almost had it- Give it another shot, Atlas!” The cheery green haired girl would say this as she’d bend a little bit to take a closer look at the lightning armour that he currently bore around his being. It had evidently lowered in power due to the fact that the glow around it had lessened quite dramatically over the last minute or so- But that didn’t mean that it was all over for him, no, not at all. This was just the beginning! Hoping that he would get it right, she was quite unsure of what to say as far as supportive words would be said- She wasn’t quite sure how he was getting it wrong because she hadn’t taught this technique before or- Having picked it up quite quickly without many mishaps, what was happening currently to his armour hadn’t happened to hers- It was a true mystery!

But, all would soon seem back to normal as she’d watch his expression change, he taking a deep breath and then.. CRACK! exhaling, the dim light around him would suddenly spark to life with some kind of irregular burst of energy- Cough It was quite unexpected, and the look upon the sansutsomu’s face showed this, but it was not a look of disgust or anything of the sort- She was quite proud of him for placing the missing puzzle piece in its place and managing to sort out the problem that he had been having! Watching as the electricity coursed on top of his body and clothing, the light blue chakra glowing brightly against the snow around them and the darkness that soon began to set in, it was quite beautiful to watch, really.

”…Atlas!
You did it!”

With quite some happiness she would tell this to him- Of course, he obviously knew that he had performed the technique, but she saying this simply voiced her joy over him having learned it correctly in the end. Now, she could but hope that the technique stuck in his mind like glue! It was a lucky one, and who knows? He might end up using it in the exams themselves. ”It looks great! I’m glad that you’ve gotten the hang of it.” she would tell him with a wide grin at his wide-armed position. But now- What would happen? Were they to now part? Or was there to be more training? She was unsure what else she could teach him as he already seemed to know quite a lot, but who knows? There may be a thing or two in store, should he choose to continue!

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Her crimson eyes would keep watching carefully as he’d probably shift his chakra about as he’d try and grab ahold of what Areru had suggested for him to try. It was a new sense, really, and it needed some getting used to. She had taken enough time attempting to learn how to sense that raiton release within people, but he seemed to be getting to know this quite quickly in comparison- Or, she had just managed to scrape learn it, he seemed to be doing well. The first few rounds had been confusing for him as it seemed, but he soon eased in to the idea of training an armour technique. It was the only kind of release-related armour technique that she knew, so she was hoping that it would be useful if she was to learn how to harness say, water armour, if that even existed. The process would be similar, but using another release was tricky.

But, being a Sansutsomu and her skill being able to mould three types of releases together to create fierce storms, she knew how to mould it but it was always hard at the start. Like climbing a mountain, the toughest part was the start when you needed to get used to it, but then the rest was a breeze. And luckily for her, on the battlefield, using them when in combat came easy for her. Her piercing gaze stuck on his face she’d notice a slightly uncomfortable look- Had he performed it wrong? He could perhaps be suffering from static shocks- That tended to happen to her a lot, but that was just her, as her brothers didn’t fall victim to them as often as she had. A magnet to such things, she thought it was simply down to her genes. Her great, great grandfather probably had that problem too, or something.

"Hey... you mentioned that you'd have to be the woman of the house now... for your family. Forgive me if I'm intruding... by why is that so?"

As he requested to learn of why she had refered to it as that, her head would tilt to the side if but a bit, as her usual smile would befall upon her face. It was free information, and he did have a right to know, of course. ”We lost our mother a few days after I was born.” she would tell him- The pretty, green haired woman had been fine with having Areru’s brothers but she had maintained a healthy being during the end of their births- Having Areru, however, she had been struck down by her illness at the worst possible point, and it had proved the death of her in the end. However, it didn’t really bother Areru any more, as she was reminded of her every day through her own sickness, and she was sure she wouldn’t want her moping around the place instead of living her life. ”It’s OK though- My dad is a great cook.” she would tell him, lightening the mood somewhat as the smile would soon turn in to a great, large grin.

It wasn’t as if the powerful sansutsomu she had for a father had a feminine touch.. he just knew how to cook, that was all. But- She did sometimes wonder what it would be like with a mother around. Her brothers had past told her how she was, her mannerisms, what she usually said, how she dressed, the soft tone of her voice when she put them to sleep in the night and awoke them in the morning- all of the things that she hadn’t been able to experience. However- Her mind shifting from such things, she needed to concentrate more on him learning the technique. Looking at him once more the uncomfortable look seemed to keep upon him in the slightest of ways but- Now there seemed to be progress! ”You seem to be doing it right- Try to strengthen it. Push a little bit more chakra around the layer to assure that you have the best coverage.” she would tell him simply with a cough as she tried to explain what to do next- The blue around him symbolized that he was doing it right but, he had yet to have the intense glow that the technique was known for!

But this was soon to come!

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Raigeki no Yoroi (Lightning Strike Armour)
Rank: B
Type: Defensive / Raiton Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Delivers intense shocks to whatever comes in contact with it. Lasts for one turn, plus one more each time retrained. While protected by the lightning armor, the user is free to move and act as they wish, but no other handseals can be made until the lightning is either cancelled or destroyed.
Description: A defensive technique, the Yoroi technique is as its name implies – a set of lightning based armor, which shocks anything that comes in contact with it. After a series of handseals, lightning from the sky showers upon the user, coating them in a bright blue coating. As they glow, all forms of conductors will make victim’s more susceptible to damage, and any taijutsu upon the armor will leave the user’s appendages feeling paralyzed. Excellent when outnumbered, or simply facing an opponent that favors taijutsu.
Domain: Raiton.

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ENTER!

Oh maaaaan.
Sure enough being a girl, stereotypically she had nice handwriting. Stereotypically she was quite good at writing things out but then again, she wasn’t too fond of writing or anything that had to do with it. Sure, she had an address book, sure she had a diary and all, but writing essays and writing for exams she wasn’t too keen on- Being such an active individual sitting down for a few hours and writing wasn’t one of her main interests, especially when she knew at the time that there was a whole new world outside that she had to explore. Despite her constant cheeriness and her inability to be annoyed, she would walk in with an aura of little excitement, unlike some of the shinobi in there who were probably looking forwards to this round.

Taking her seat the kunoichi would soon make herself at home, shifting around in her seat for a few moments before then placing her elbows on the table in front of her, picking up the pen that was near her desk, as she’d then begin to look over the questions, her left hand supporting her chin, which was looking down at the questions. Six, huh? Let’s see now.. upon thoroughly looking over the questions she would soon be able to identify what was needed to be written, and so the nib of the pen that she was holding would gently tip against the paper, and.. go. Her writing would begin, and like an unstoppable current of water, the ink would flow in to words, then sentences, then paragraphs.. then pages upon the paper that she was writing on. Time ticked by quite slowly, and she couldn’t really complain- It was an exam after all.

With her mind full of ideas of how to answer the questions, she would notice once or twice a few other genin getting up and leaving. Prizing quality over quantity, she wasn’t here to simply babble her way around, so she figured that perhaps at least one or two of them would maybe place a bit of spam within their work. But, taking her mind off them and back on to her own work the green haired storm channeller would keep at it, her hand, now slightly red from the pressure placed on it, would speed across the paper as she would answer the different questions and scenarios that she had been given. This was the first round, and Areru was very intent on passing it- Perhaps not with flying colours, although that would be great, but, passing it in general would be a blessing.

So, hours would pass and she would soon finish the test. Placing the pen down and having a quick read over what she had written she would then nod her head, grinning slightly that she had finished, knowing that it was now over- for now- and she could return to both exploring and seeing her friends again. Dinner hopefully awaited! Looking over at the others who had not yet finished, she would then raise from her seat soundlessly as her lithe frame dodged past the other seats, walking towards the examiner with her paper in hand, the pen still on the table- As, it wasn’t hers. It would be rude to steal it, of course, and although she was one of the boys at the best of times, she wasn’t a pen thief (Even though, by now, there were a few distinct bite marks on the top of it, an annoying habit that Areru has had since she was young, still at work!) Handing in the paper, she would then leave, the snow soon hitting her head..

”..Brrr..”

EXIT!
(ANSWERS PM’ED TO THE EXAMINER)