Training to become more then human. (PT.1)

It's been a couple days since Hoshi's had a recent spar with Zyxis and Ryuka and infact losing (in his opinion) against the two *in his opinion* he decided right now that people exist out there even stronger then him by a wide margin. And that even more then ever he wanted to train to become as strong as them. But the problem? They were inhumanely fast and powerful with many technique's beyond what Hoshi thought humanly possible. So all Hoshi had to do? Become a beast alike them, As usually he holds abit subconsciously back during training. Since if he became too strong he would end up with no fun opponents at all, But now his mind has change. These opponents are already much stronger then him, so all he needs to do is just train as hard as his heart can take it. 

Yet as he slept that very night. A unnatural occurrence happened, a nightmare for the first time in years has happened to repeat once again. The laughing of Ritsu as he killed under threats and a command for Ritsu as one of his men in control. Though he hasn't yet been revealed to have killed anyone. The blood of several people are on his hands as he remembers the sight of young children who spotted Ritsu's wrong doings and so he had to clean up. That period will never again happen. He swore that his skills shall never be used on the weak, Only the strong can fight against him as they actually have a chance instead of a slaughter.

Yet he awoke in a cold sweat after remembering his will to not only fight but too also only fight the strong. Those days are over now and he's -Sort of- turned a new leaf into being a proper ninja now without the need to kill anyone who he deems he shouldn't and besides he shouldn't be thinking of this pessimistic stuff as he still has alot of training to start. But first he needed to check the time....2 A.M... Maybe not yet. Sleep isn't something to just be skipped when you awake earlier then usual. But to even slightly extended as you being awake has reduced the quality of your sleep and may ruin a good pattern. With that Hoshi went back to sleep to awake at a more reasonable time.

Once again he woke up. But instead of a cold sweat he was presently surprised by a warmish 6 A.M time with the breeze passing through his shack and into his house achieving the perfect contrast of cool and heat to which it became surprisingly hard to come out of his sleeping bag for once. It was just so cozy he could even sleep in for once as he finally has comfort in it. But he remembers the spar's with Zyxis and he doesn't think someone like that would sleep in. He needs to become stronger as Zyxis is probably training right this very moment! Getting even stronger than Hoshi ever is and was! With that new found drive Hoshi easily got out of bed with his ruffled up brown hair still a bit wet from the night.

A shower was in order but sadly his buckets are all empty so he had to grab 2 bucket's and leave his shack, as he opened the door he was greeted by the familiar tree's around his house. It was a quite beautiful spot if not for the crappy house it would be a perfect place to live. But enough observing the beauty he needed to grab some water from a nearby river. It's a great place to train that he's been learning his chakra flow near here for a good amount of time now. Ever since he first got it working to flow around. 

He calmed his nerves and found a hold of his chakra almost instantly. Such a vast improvement from his past self. And nowadays he can even calmly move his chakra around his body without even much effort at all. It's like the waves of his energy can flow all around his body with upmost ease. Nowadays he feels more like a genin then ever yet without even doing a mission yet. Simply because of Zyxis and Ryuka both sparing against him. He feels as though he needs to improve. Not for himself but for them to finally become a worthy challenge and infact gain the upperhand vs them

After a good exercise in controlling chakra Hoshi thought it was time to bucket up the water with both of the buckets. After getting the buckets filled and before he went back he first wanted to try a technique he's been trying to get for some time now. The passing fang. Unlike all his attempts before his fingers were sharper then ever as he went up to a tree. Not too thick but enough to be a challenge normally. And started to imagine a fierce fight. Exciting himself as he imagined Zyxis he charged at the tree making a circular motion and swiping several times unlike what any normal human could do. Hoshi feels as though he's finally gotten the hang of the passing fang technique.

With that out the way with more gusto then before Hoshi grabbed the 2kg buckets by both having a wooden handle *one for each hand* easily and merrily skipped back home through the woods. This place has become alot more natural compared to how he first was here with his deceased adoptive father Tengo. Those times were alot more violent and life threatening compared to now where he can simply tell his way without too much effort included at all and it's all calm and relaxing. Yet. He knew his thought's were never this clear before.

Back when he was 5 years old. Tengo after training him hard throughout his early years ever since he was 1 years old had finally decided to move to a new training location. A small little shack in the middle of the woods outside the village. Young me didn't really understand why Father always tried to make me do stuff. But he probably knows better so might as well follow his orders since he is really my dad and all so it should be all well to listen to him. Though as we arrived at the shack he simply threw me the key and stated "In one week i'll be back. After that week you'll be given food and water from the village. But until then. You stay here."


Unlike after this incident Tengo still wanted to thrust me into danger where ever i went simply to see if i'm actually worth training or not to become a Raikage like HE always wanted but not Hoshi. As a child now he barely wanted anything. But it was entertaining being a strong little toddler. He could dominate the other kids and get what he wants easier. So life wasn't all bad. But still did he just say 1 week in here?! He couldn't possibly do that.

"Wait dad. Where are you going! How am i going to live. DAD!" Yet he left anyway. For Hoshi to survive on his own. Which when he looked back on it. Wasn't actually that bad. He got to hunt some animals. Scavenge for fruits using what seemed to be a notebook of safe plants to eat and dangerous ones. Even found the river he loved oh so much. So even though that man was a bastard he could thank him from the bottom of his heart for the training he was able to do. Yet that training was still only human at best. 


As Hoshi arrived back at the shack he used his teeth to open the door and walked in with the 2 buckets. Of course he could he multiple washes with one bucket as he had smaller buckets prepared for him. And so after taking a nice cooling shower with 5 loads of water *0.5x a bucket of volume* And decided after that refreshing shower that he could get changed into his normal clothes. But... As he was putting on his normal reddish/brown shirt he knocked over another "bedside" lamp..

 He was glad these lamps he got were special and when broken the flames instead of spreading die out quickly otherwise his house would've been burned to the ground several times already. But still only 15 of these special lamps remained, Still Hoshi managed to get fully dressed and before he began his long journey to the village he decided to pack his bag. He included drink. Food -to which he reminds himself to hunt sooner since the population of the wildlife has increased again-  and even a map not to a certain place in the village. But the entire village itself! And so gungho about this new exploration of a place nearby. He left his shack at breakneck speed.

This Jog unlike the forest is still one Hoshi has a rough time getting used to. Since this "route" he takes has tree's blocking alot of a path but today however Hoshi stopped jogging. He's been getting stronger recently and so perhaps he can even start to get more skilled too? So he tries jumping up to a tree trunk with resounding success. Even Hoshi was suprised at how easy he can jump a distance of 1.5 metre's with relative ease and no trouble at all. He guessed all his  training and even leaping 10 metre's sort of helps with a big hop onto a tree. And from this tree their could be a more interesting way to go into the village.

In the distance of the village there was simply a young teen playing gleefully in the tree's jumping from branch to branch and swinging along the vines. He was having a swell time here ,with all his movement options expanded tremendously, on the tree's/vines on the way to the village. Although a couple times did a branch snap and a vine fall. But mostly he ended up somehow fine during each of this mishaps. Perhaps today was shaping up to be a good day to learn some new techniques. 

As Hoshi approached the village he was no longer able to swing from tree to tree as sadly all these tree's just simply weren't close enough anymore and the vines were no longer existent at all. It was simply a little forest near the edge of the village and so lacks the natural feeling of his him. So with a final leap to another tree using his dynamic entry he sulked as he crawled down, Entering a slow jog (Even slower then usual) as the fun he just recently discovered today was already disappearing before his very eye's .

Though out of the gloomy attitude he started to develop himself in he could start to see the civilisation he lived just 40 minutes away from -1 hour with the new longer yet strangely more exciting route- and so he was revitalised to finally explore this village alot more as usually he followed a basic map to go from point A to Point B. But today he has an entire complex map of all the places in the village from 5 years ago. Though it's not technically a map. But a notebook filled with several smaller maps of each entire zone. An enormousness amount of exploration could be achieved in each of the stores listed. Even the in development ones must be completed by now!

Hoshi see's on the map a vast amount of work in progress libraries from 5 years ago each pertaining to a certain kind of jutsu which Gejutsu -eww-, Ninjutsu, Fuinjutsu? Time and space jutsu What!? Well those places didn't matter to Hoshi today one bit. His chakra was a good baseline but today he simply decided that his speciality needed to be developed even more since whilst Hoshi had more variety of taijutsu then Zyxis. They were all weaker. And so Hoshi heeded off the the library called "Taijutsu 101". Seemed pretty embarrassing but a place of that level will surely have some decent tricks and tips for training some decent skills.

As Hoshi walked along the stone floors of the village -Quite a nice change as unlike usually his feet don't have to reach around for stable footing all over the place compared to the grassy lands of his home- He made progress along to where the library was he felt as though he would die of a embarrassment if he saw anyone he knew there. But the likelihood of that was near impossibility as he barely even knew people. The most he knew were 2 genin's and one enemy and that's ALL... He needed to make alot more friends whilst he's a genin now.

He reached the library just fine. It looked alot more shiny then alot of the stores he saw on the way so it must be brand new with both stone and steel with even woodcraft mixed into it's structure. And seemed like a strange place too. As he opened the wooden doors with stone handles and iron hinges he was greeted to a security member? The hell kinda library needs a full time security guard in these parts? Though Hoshi remembered Ninja's kinda have knowledge to technique's criminals would want to steal. 

The guard looked like perhaps a Chuunin? Jounin? Hoshi couldn't even tell how strong he was as the guard asked him "Excuse me there sir do you have an I.D?" Uh an I.D? The hell can i get an I.D for a place like this just randomly. "Hey why can't i enter i'm a Genin so i just want to learn the moves. What's even wrong with this place. Do i need to be 18+ to learn how to do basic Taijutsu's around here?" Yet soon he didn't know all this confusion will simply turn into embarrassment as the guard

 "Listen kid. The I.D is your headband or whatever. Do you have the headband or not." Hoshi could tell this guard was not in the best of moods and for good reason. His explanations suck so much no one must give him a clear answer "Tsh why didn't you ask sooner. Here it is now let me in." This guy was pretty much pissing off Hoshi as he wasn't even aloud in instantly so when he lifted up his right hand to which the headband was on his wrist he did so in a forceful away. "Right then master of the jutsu known as being a dick. You are aloud to enter." Hoshi had to think rapidly to calm himself and to let it go if he ever wanted to get any reading done today.

As Hoshi finally entered this library he realised why it needed security. There were many ninja of all shapes and sizes here. All reading specific books about certain jutsu. And yet all these books have 1 multiple of itself. Yet it seems as though non of these books can leave here. So Hoshi needed to make it count as he peered over the backs of the books. Trying to see anything that catches his eye. And in the corner of his eye he spots a book saying "seven heavens breathing method" which not only sounds cool but something he could perhaps use even at his level. 

The books context was kinda boring originally. It had basic advice such as "Please make sure you use this technique at genin level Blah blah blah This move was created by Blah blah blah used also by blah blah BLAH! Where the hell does it even start to talk about the jutsu itself! And just as Hoshi was about to give up i saw the page with described not only how to use it and what it can do. But also what scenario's it can be useful with. Finally it's gotten to the point at last!

It was described as "a technique to increase one's lung capacity up to four-fold" FOUR FOLD?! hang on a minute. That's a bit extreme! But even so it seems like a must have for his rough style "The body's physical transformation causes it's user to lose almost complete control over chakra as it is pushed beyond it's physical peak" Ehh. Hoshi never even used his chakra that effectively as he can move it but using it is pretty much another story so this maybe quite intresting. "When used properly at it's peak performance all of the persons actions seem to be half as exhausting." Ok this technique is not only on Hoshi's wish list. But right on the damn top of it. 

Ok. so now that he's read what it is. Time he read how to use it.. But first how it looks is given a pretty cool image -An drawn image with someone changing with an arrow from a meditating person using a weird 2 handed hand sign. To someone with white eye's. Even a yellow aura for an added bad ass effect along with the raw power it can give-. "to use this technique one should have not only a clear mind but body as they use this specific 2 hand sign and to pour all your chakra and energy within your lungs muscles in a calm flow to get the breathing going" It didn't even seem like a terrifying technique to use. "WARNING! THIS IS A BODY ENHANCING JUTSU! DO NOT USE WITH OTHER BODY ENHANCING JUTSU OTHERWISE YOU RISK DEATH" Well there had to be some risk out there.

After He had a quick read through of the uses and what not he the book back into the shelf he found it -hey others need to read too- and evaluated what He just read. A jutsu to which can increase strength/speed and be used with other non buff technique's which also can in the future make those said techniques become even easier to use and only drawback is no other jutsu usage? He loved every aspect of it and wanted to start practice now. But he knew other just as amazing technique's may be ready to be learned.

The back of the book named body flicker was avaliable? NOPE! He's already been taught that by Zyxis so he doesn't even need to read a book about it. But then his eye's went upon a peculiar book. Unlike the rest it was a series of several volumes stating the leaf combinations? What kind of a book could this be? Hoshi hasn't seen a multi staged technique before. So he must read through all the pages to be ready for anything this could throw at him. And to learn each and every one.

The "first step" as it's called with the actual name being Leaf Rising wind. Since Hoshi new the drill with this he skipped through the pages and as he did he noticed alot of other people are also skipping the pages. Well. They were pretty much useless trivia about the technique when most would just want a technique itself, Finally reaching the page, Hoshi began to take a wonder into the leaf series of attacks.

"The leaf series begins with the Leaf Rising Wind attack. This attack requires the user to user their entire body as a spring to launch the enemy up into the air at quick speeds." An image of this was shown using a average figure. It showed the steps including a quick flip of the body -more like falling down- and a kick using the push up from your entire body strength being used to make them fly! "The kick is meant to be done just above the users head. And adds enough full body power if one is strong enough. to lift the entire person into the air. Ready for part 2." This technique looked downright insane to Hoshi yet less advanced then the breathing technique. Just takes alot more power instead of skill. Which Hoshi had plenty of nowadays.

The next chapter of this book was all about the "technique" rather then an actual attack that followed the leaf series "The second part of the leaf series involves not a direct attack. But rather a follow up."Once Hoshi read those words he nearly just skipped ahead but since this is important to learn the series and he would of wasted time learning the power house leaf rising wind he might as well continue onward through the pages. "The dancing leaf shadow involves a jump up to the flying upwards opponent" Hoshi though that wasn't so bad "At a close distance directly behind them. Able to easily follow up." Crap. Precision alike that would be difficult to achieve. This technique however could open up some interesting options.

Unlike the previous 2 he had read chapters the next one persists of not one but two technique's. And original called the dancing leaf shadow yet the one which peaked Hoshi's interest was the lion's barrage. Hoshi predicted that the technique would probably be more into this one as it promoted pure violence compared to the previous kind of technique.

"This technique the Lion's barrage is one of the final steps within the leaf combo." Finally Hoshi managed to find the final part of the leaf combo. This'll be the strongest out of all the moves he has learnt so far. And It even has a + symbol for difficulty and yet this technique was one Hoshi really wanted to acquire for it's said strength. "Once shadowed the user rapidly strokes the target. With each strike increasing the downwards velocity of the opponent." The rapid strikes seemed like the hardest part yet to keep close and defeat the enemy rapidly within the air and behind them without reaching the ground yet. "Once you reach the ground you finish with slamming your heel into their midsection. Finishing the opponent with a powerful technique which can even break bones." This technique seemed to be a move Hoshi would love too use at any moment if he ever thought Zyxis ever again. "This technique requires not only immense physical strength to pull off but tremendous speed to go along with the rapid attacks."


Hoshi's managed to read all of the leaf style moves. Except the finale to the original style to which he's found out an interesting tidbit that an uchiha invented this unique finisher for the entire technique. Hoshi imagined how Zyxis and even Ryuka could react vs since not even Ryuka would be able to outspeed this majestic technique. Let's just say Hoshi embraced an loved this move with all his might. But even so he needed to learn different moves. Perhaps one that could even counter the blade of Ryuka himself and manage to actually gain an advantage vs the katana he even wields constantly

As Hoshi peered through the vast amounts of taijutsu related techniques which did not require a blade at all to match a blade. As whenever there was one which peaked his eye it was always to do with a a blade. No. Hoshi after getting destroyed by the Ryuka who barely did anything wanted at least one attack to be able to counter that absolute power he could use to not only fight Ryuka. But even Ryuka's blade himself so he must learn a sharp move. A move which could even match that blade of his he never deemed them worthy to use against.

With none of the current books being quite what he wanted there was a decision to instead ask the master librarian where perhaps he might be able to ask the question as to where a book like that maybe. And so she answered his response "Why hello there. What is a little cute Genin like you going to enquire about."Her tone of voice aggravated him as she seemed to treat me as a weakling. But perhaps as a genin he'll be able to show her how strong he really was "Hey i'm not just a genin! I'll become the strongest ninja sooner or later. I'll be the person this place won't be able to deny access into this little library for much longer! Just you wait! Now are there any books currently within here that i can research to be able to use a body taijutsu fight against even a blade!" This was said with as much conviction as he could muster to which was responded by a gleeful mock. "Heh of course you will be. But for now you want a taijutsu that can handle with blades? I guess Nukite is a good enough technique if you can even handle it. So here's the book." She picked up a rather sizable book about this skill and instead of caring he Simply took the book and stuck his tongue out at her.

This book had 4 chapters too it. All explaining the steps of Nukite in small area's witht he several chapters explaining all the steps of how to use Nukite "Nukite is a unique skill in which the user is able to turn a part of there body into a dagger like option." Hoshi wondered as to how effective the spear taijutsu could even be versus a weapon but even so, if it could be effective he could match even Ryuka in a fight, oh how marvellous could that be. Hoshi managing to make Ryuka go on guard. 

"The fingers of the person are used like the dagger itself and the more fingers used the more powerful it becomes... At a cost. The cost is that the more used fingers are even more strain onto the human body." The strain on the body maybe great and powerful but even so this is the only way the body known as Hoshi can even try to fight against Ryuka. At least for now as he isn't the strongest entity he needs to learn the moves that Ryuka cannot. He needs to win. And become the absolute strongest. 

With all this knowledge obtained he decided that he's done enough for now and all he needed to do was not practice. Oh no. He's spent over 2 hours reading. For now he decided to find a place to eat so he rapidly left the library with a quick near unnoticeable flip off to the security guard to which he thought he got away with. Only to have a rapidly fast paper ball thrown at him. Even faster then Ryuka even was. Hitting him flat in the back of the head. Damn that guard may be decently powerful yet. 

Now though he just needed to find a good place to eat and with that in his mind he could take out a map/journal again. Now the Food places segment of the map. I tried looking all over the village. And yet even so he could not find a good place to eat. All of the places had sweat foods. Yuck. But in the corner of his eye read a place named Fires of hell. Perhaps this place had spicy foods? If so Hoshi would be glad to eat out here of all places. Unlike normally where he never eats out and simply get's what he needs. 

Hoshi jogged at a decent pace towards this place. Passing several decent smelling places but none of these places really suited his tastes. Though the risk was grand he only had a name really to go off as anything else about the places "Fires of hell" was still a mystery to him that he didn't need to even solve, All that was needed was just the curiosity that he had to drive him forwards to what could be an amazing place to eat or a pathetic one. The only way one would find out is by going there themselves with no room for doubt. Only to try and see if his suspicions are true or not by hand instead of theories. 

Hoshi after clearing his mind of any doubts he managed to find the spicy place. It had the face of a red oni above the red stoned doors. When Hoshi decided to enter the place he was greeted into not warm but alarmingly hot air and a decent amount of customers for a unique little place. Yet even so this place seems alot more specialist then even chains focused on a specific niche, with even the chef wearing samurai helemet and greeting Hoshi in quite a open way.

"Heh welcome there new blood. You came into the demons realm to get a good taste of the hellishly hot meals on offer for you." Of course Hoshi would love some of the hot meals. yet he might as well test the waters in a grand way. "Sure. Give me the upper demon meal." After Hoshi said this he soon managed to get a bowl of the meal. And it wasn't an ordinary meal. With slight flames even coming off the steak with several pieces of chicken around it, with even the spice being hot without even a touch Hoshi decided to take a massive bite out of the chicken and steak.

It felt like his entire mouth was on fire and he soon feinted from the sheer power of the spice....... -2 hours later- Hoshi felt a wash of water cover his face which rapidly awoke him quickly and the manager of place there right next to him "Heh normal people cannot even take the minor demon meal. I only gave this to you since i saw you were a genin and seemed strong so it wouldn't be lethal. But you should know even Chuunin can barely handle the meal."Still with abit of mental shock Hoshi decided it was time to return to his home once again. Waiting until another day to complete this training.

[TWC-5002]
[Claims Leaf Rising Wind 1000/2000, Dancing leaf shadow 1000/2000, Seven Heavens Breathing Method (C) 1135/2000, Nukite the Spear Hand (D) 999/1000 (633 from different topic), Lion's Barrage 1500/3000
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