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[i]Tiger. Hare. Boar. Dog.[/i]

[i][b]Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall.[/b][/i]

A medium-sized chunk of earth, around ten metres in width, arose from the ground before him. Soil crumbled from its surface as the object began to slowly erode, its contents not packed tightly enough together to resist the forces of gravity. Haruka frowned and glanced down at his watch. Five seconds. It wasn't good enough. Especially not for such a mediocre creation. He needed to get faster. Not only that, he needed to ensure that he could produce walls capable of withstanding enough hits.

Five seconds or a weak defence could mean the difference between life and death, and the green-haired chunin was not risking his chances.

"Time to try it again," he murmured to himself, stepping back and allowing his chakra to pool.

He could perform certain techniques, such as his D-rank ones, with half-seals, but he was incapable of doing the same with his Earth-Style Wall technique. It was somewhat irksome, especially as he absolutely needed to pull his abilities off with speed. As such, familiarising himself with the hand seals was a necessity. Getting the speed down was a priority, one that was even greater than making sure that his creations were durable even when produced rapidly.

[i]Tiger. Hare. Boar. Dog.[/i]

[i][b]Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall.[/b][/i]

Four point nine eight seconds. Slightly faster. The wall was still as mediocre as it was previously, however.

It was not good enough.

[i]Tiger. Hare. Boar. Dog.[/i]

[i][b]Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall.[/b][/i]

Five seconds. Was this the fastest he could go?

Haruka refused to let that be. The incident with the Jashinists had highlighted his weakness with ninjutsu. Already, he could feel the drain on his reserves, much like he had during the fight. Successive performances of a technique tired him quickly, and that was something he could not allow. His chakra levels were average, he knew, so he shouldn't have fallen to fatigue so easily.

He needed to practice.

He could not rely on pure naginatajutsu forever.

[i]Tiger. Hare. Boar. Dog.[/i]