Jounin
Mokuntaku
 |  Subject: Soon He'd Master His Body... (Tansososa Training)  Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:35 am | |
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Soon He'd Master His Body...
Ting. Click. Clump. It could be heard as kunai and bone collided in midair. His breathing came jagged and unstable, inhaling and exhaling through a mouth that somehow bore a smile. Perhaps it was the results of part one of his training today. He’d managed to become accurate enough with the bones from his Shikotsumyaku to hit projectiles in midair, a sense of deep satisfaction becoming visible on him as the kunai and bone collided, changing the trajectory directly downward. He still hadn’t mastered changing trajectory with enough accuracy to hit an opponent behind him, but his skill was obviously coming along.
Moku straightened himself from his ready stance as his breathing slowed, once more gaining stability and control. He spoke now with a voice as smooth as silk, quite low in volume but somehow able to carry across the entire training grounds. “Alright Kogo, that’s enough. I’m off to do that ‘other’ training now.” Kogo was a member of Moku’s clan and his training partner for the day. He knew how important ‘that’ training was for both the knowledge and power of the clan, so he did not protest when the man was ready to train on his own. He simply smiled and took off into the Jungle.
‘That’ training. It was all Moku tended to call it, for the names Chisosa and Tansososa seemed so complicated to pronounce and hard for others to understand that it just created situations where Moku had to explain things; and oh how annoying it was when he explained things because rather than making him sound smart, he just seemed like an idiot. He scoffed as he thought of when he had explained it to Ryujin, specifically remembering the profound amount of “Uh’s” and “Ummmm’s”. The very thought of it embarrassed him...
Almost as a means to take his mind off of it, Moku turned now on his heel in the direction of a private Kaguya training grounds. Sure, there was no reason to train there above where he was now, out in the wilderness, but he needed the walk to give him time to meditate on exactly where to start with this thing. The breeze ran through his scarlet hair, something he was proud of. Where most people from his clan have white hair and hideous birth-marks on their foreheads, Moku looked like just some ordinary person with amazing red hair.
Mentally the Jounin shook himself. Where does one start when training the mastery of Carbon? His mind searched and searched for any prior knowledge of the element, but to no avail. How would he learn to master something he knew nothing about? Knowledge WAS power after all, and in this case he meant it quite literally. He could ask the elders, they were mostly wise. But then again, the use of Carbon was intertwined with science, and most everything the elders ever spoke of was legend and myth; those things and science didn’t get along too well.
What then, were his options? There were obviously experts on the subject in the village, as well as a decent sized library. Maybe even teachers at the academy could help him in his dilemma. As he thought, he decided that his best bet would be talking to an expert or two in the village to get a bit of a background in the subject, then hit the books for a nit-picky analysis. It was these moments Moku thought he was a nerd; after all, who researches while training?
Having finally come up with a specific destination, Moku picked up speed heading toward the village. He leapt off the ground to ascend into the trees of the jungle, leaping from branch to branch to cover ground faster. The bark could be felt beneath his shoes to crack, twist, and break at his every step as he landed heavily to be sure he didn’t misstep. He wasn’t worried about an enemy, he was in friendly territory after all. Minutes passed and Moku could tell he was nearing the village. He’d spent his entire young life in this Jungle and wasn’t exactly unfamiliar with its mappings.
Surely enough, before long he emerged from the thickets and the tree-line, just a small walking distance from the village. Of course he didn’t walk though; his mind was racing from the possibilities of the Tansososa and any sense of patience had completely left him, causing his body to almost uncontrollably sprint toward the village, and more importantly toward its knowledge. He made his way quickly to the information and research facilities so he could talk to all of the smart sciency guys inside, arriving in just a few moments.
Opening the door, the Kaguya stepped inside, reaching for a flask on his waist at the same time, taking a long, sweet swig of sweetened water before looking about for who he would need. Completely stumped, he instead approached a young woman who seemed as if she knew the facility well, maybe an employee or something by the looks of it. “Hey uh, do you know where I could find someone who knows something about Car-... I mean uh, where can I find the Chemists?”
The female looked a bit perplexed as she answered, obviously worried that Moku was obviously not intent on telling her what he needed. “Uh... yeah, if you walk down this hall,” she spoke as she pointed over her shoulder, “you’ll run into Doctor Mukuru’s office. He should be in today.”
Moku smiled largely, walking swiftly toward where she directed him, looking over his shoulder, “Ah! Thank you!” before hurrying toward the smart Doctor guy. His door was open, but Moku didn’t enter as he apparently seemed busy. He waited instead for the man to look up and invite him in, finally doing so after signing a document on his desk.
“Ah, a Shinobi! Can I help you?” The man spoke in an overly enthusiastic voice, as if he’d just received some amazing news.
“Uh, yes sir. I just needed some help, are you Doctor Mukuru?”
“Yes, I am. You aren’t in any sort of trouble, are you?”
“Wha-- ooohhh, no, no nothing like that! I just wanted to know, what can you tell me about the element Carbon?”
“You must be that man I heard about, the Kaguya? Carbon, Carbon... well, it is one of the most abundant substances in the world for starters. It happens to be involved in every single organic compound, thus calling for its own branch of Chemistry called Organic Chemistry. It has several allotropes, known as Graphite, Diamond, and Amorphous. What else... what else... besides that, it is present in Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, and a bunch of other gases in our atmosphere. Sorry, it’s not my area of expertise, I don’t know much.”
“Thank you Doctor uh... Mukuru, right?”
“Yeah. Let me know if there is anything else I can do, I’d be glad to help.”
“Will do.” And with that, Moku exited the room, once more walking down the hallway and leaving the building. He stopped for a moment, almost unsure of where he was going, before the invisible light bulb above his head clicked on and he remembered once more. He was headed toward the library, to dig up some more information on the Tansososa before attempting to learn its uses and exactly how to manifest such capabilities. A smile spread across his face as he thought of mastering one of the most abundant elements in the world.
The library was a tall, very old building with little to no windows. It was probably to preserve the books as long as possible, as well as keep it cool within the inside. It had many Sakura trees growing along the sides of it, and the pink leaves spread all across the ground around it, as well as the stairs, window sills, gutters, and ledges. It was very quiet around this area, almost as if children were afraid of the place; as if it were cursed. Moku remembered way back when he used to love studying, though now he’d much more prefer to learn through practice.
He began his ascent to the stairs and when he entered the library was immediately shocked by the temperature difference. Where it was warm outside it was nearly cold in here, just barely above the level which it became uncomfortable. He hadn’t been inside this library very often, as a kid preferring the one inside the academy, but it was much smaller and probably did not have what he was looking for. The Jounin almost approached a librarian for help before realizing he’d look stupid as an elite shinobi who couldn’t find a book.
Instead, the man approached the front desk and looked through the paper log. He found the section titled chemistry and looked for something that would focus primarily on Carbon. Finding the title of the book, and its number, he wandered through the isles of the library before finding a book with a number close to the one he was looking for. He moved in chronological order and after a few moments pinpointed the book he needed. “There! That wasn’t so hard...”
The book detailed many things about Carbon. It detailed how it was used in manufacturing, it detailed its allotropes, and a bunch of information he hardly found relevant. It seemed like over half the book was only a history of Carbon, no real usable information. Though, it wasn’t actually surprising. After all, what author writes a book on how to use Carbon in Ninjutsu if only one person with such capabilities came along every few generations? Though it took awhile, Moku read through most of the book before finding the section he needed. It toled of things like the atomic number, its boiling point, its melting point, its reactions with other substances... he remained there nearly all day and night, reading up on the subject before he determined he knew enough to make an attempt at its use.
Moku returned the book and locked up; he was trusted to do so as he was a Jounin of the village and needed to remain far past the closing time. He now ventured toward the Kaguya Temple, and sat himself in the same place in the center of the main chamber where he unlocked the use of his Chisosa. Now he would finally put forth a practical use to the Tansososa, the use of Carbon, and learn if he could even attain these abilities.
It was immediately apparent that learning the Tansososa and the Chisosa were completely different. No matter what the male attempted, he could not feel the general chakra pull that he got after attempting a Ninjutsu. He threaded his chakra through the air and tried to round up the Carbon; in a completely unsuccessful attempt. He was completely befuddled as to how he would do this. After all, he knew very little about Chemistry besides what was taught in school and what he had learned today. No one could completely master a subject in a day.
Knowing Carbon resides in all Organic compounds, Moku tried the next bit on himself. He attempted to increase the Carbon production in his hair, and to hopefully make it grow; again, to no avail, however he now slightly felt the chakra pull of the technique as if he were close. He could not go to his ancestor’s journal in this subject... for in that journal, he had no use of the Tansososa, and it was unknown whether he ever DID gain control over it. Sighing, Moku racked his brain for more than a hint to what he was supposed to do.
The previously dim invisible light bulb above his head once more turned on. Perhaps the reason he couldn’t do anything was simply because he was not targeting the Carbon directly. After all, Carbon does not often reside in a pure form, at least not in abundance. It was normally bonded with something or some sort of other substance to create compounds. Perhaps this realization could give him some insight on how to perform the final stage of his Kekkei Genkai...
Now he used his chakra to locate the common gas, Carbon Dioxide. To get a feel for what it felt like, he observed the breaths leaving his body, as that was primarily the gas he was looking for. Locating a large enough sample size, the Jounin attempted to “lock” his chakra onto the bonded Carbon atoms. He began to “pull” and slowly unbonded the Carbon from the Carbon Dioxide, leaving behind the simple Oxygen substance.
He practiced doing what he’d just done over and over again, attempting to get a feel for doing it. He also worked to increase the speed at which he did so, as well as do it without completely focusing on it like he had been. After working at this for several hours, he finally managed to separate the Carbon, feeling it fall in a dusty, powdery form onto his head and face, as well as his shoulders. He yawned slightly, a bit tired, though extremely joyous at his apparent success.
Moku almost began to wonder what the manipulation of Carbon could ACTUALLY do for him in battle. After all, it was only falling in the form of powders and dust. Then it occurred to him that it’d wasn’t impossible to fix that. He simply had to attract the Carbon together into usable items and attacks. Easier said than done... how the hell would he do that?
Once more, the Jounin threaded his chakra through the air. He did the process which separated the Carbon from the other substances in the air, and now “pulled” the atoms together. At first to no avail, he attempted to do something else. He now used his chakra to amplify the natural attraction between the Carbon, and just as he did so a clump of pure Carbon element fell on his lap. His mouth dropped open as he looked down at the black substance. It was crusty and fell apart as he picked it up, but it was progress that couldnt be denied.
5 AM... it was 5 AM, over 17 hours since he had began his training. It had taken him 17 hours to learn about Carbon and to bring it together. He chuckled a bit as he thought of how angry the elders would be that he had not waited for them, nor notified them that he’d be training the Tansososa today. They’d wanted to observe just like they had with the Chisosa, but Moku hadn’t liked the attention he got with that. It was difficult for him to focus primarily on the matter at hand with the people he looked up to most staring at him the entire time, silent. He smirked and exited the building, leaving the pure Carbon there, wondering if it’d tell the Elders what happened... they’d be here in a few hours after all.
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