Nimda

Myriad Reality

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Yep! And it's time to start learning the intricacies of hand seals. You'll need to learn how to build up chakra before you'll be successful with this, but basically your goal is to walk across this lake. It's the same principle as the tree running, but since the water moves and flows, and isn't solid, it's much harder. The Tiger and Ram seals are the most useful single-seal ways to charge your chakra. Use them and focus on filling your body with chakra, then direct it towards your feet the way you learned to from tree running. Then try to stand on the water and walk as far as you can. That's the gist of it, and this is the final "basic" method to improve your control.

@The World

*Closes my eyes, focuses on the base of my foot and the surface of the water, takes a deep breath, and steps forward*

Myriad Reality

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Think you're ready for the next step?

@The World

I think so. Do you?

Myriad Reality

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Oooh! Good job! Standing sideways is a bit harder than running since you don't have momentum helping you, and your progress has been really impressive, too!

@The World

*Smiles*
Thank you. I aim to exceed all expectations.

Myriad Reality

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*Over the course of several days, with rest as needed and to study the hand signs, you begin to improve your natural ability slightly and eventually your control of the sensation becomes enough to climb halfway up the tree*

@The World

*Attempts to stop halfway and begin moving again*

Myriad Reality

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Just start running up the tree until you get it, basically.

@The World

Alright. Let me...
*Sprints at the tree, running a few steps upward before wrapping my legs around the trunk to hold me in place, and cuts a notch into it*

Myriad Reality

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Alrighty! In that case, let's give you some self-study. *Hands you a leaflet* While some jutsus normally require a multitude of hand seals, proficiency with the jutsu can lessen the number you need, potentially all the way to not needing any. For example, one jutsu requires forty-four hand seals, but a master can use it with only the final hand seal in the chain, and I personally could use it without any, though this is slightly more draining than using even a single seal.
*Hands you a knife that's very sharp on both sides* You'll be using this for your next step. Your goal is to climb that tree without using your hands. *Points to a tree that's several kilometers high with no branches below the top* Every time you get to the apex of your climb, before you fall down, make a cut on the tree. That way you can measure your progress. Obviously, the secret to this training is to gain control of your chakra to the point you can fill your feet with it and use it to stick to the surface of the tree.

@The World

I see. How would you prefer I begin?

Myriad Reality

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Good! Then we're about ready to begin the second step. There's a bit of learning to do so we'll repeat it as we go through your next step. By moving your hands in certain ways, you can better control your chakra and manipulate it into doing certain things. For example...
*My hands flash together quickly, too fast to see more than a blur and I take a breath before breathing out fire away from you*
That's a pretty simply technique, generally referred to as "jutsu" when talking about chakra based techniques, specifically the "fireball jutsu." I'm going to be teaching you the various hand signs as we do your control training. If you're confident, we can move on to the next level of control training, or we can continue with the leaf if you'd rather keep things low-key as you're learning the signs.

@The World

*Smiles*
Have some faith in me. I'd love to work on higher level techniques.

Myriad Reality

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*After a few days of this, the leaf falling and starting over repeatedly with little sleep allowed in between days, you begin to develop the feeling of slight control of the sensation and your focus improves slightly*

@The World

I think this training is beginning to click.

Myriad Reality

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*Picks a leaf as it falls down and puts it on your forehead* Focus on keeping that there without using your muscles. Try to direct your inner energies to keeping it there without moving. I'll even give you a little kickstart~ *A strange sensation travels from your forehead to your abdomen as I let go of the leaf*

@The World

*Takes a deep breath and releases it slowly, focusing on the leaf*

Myriad Reality

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Mhm! So are you ready to begin?

@The World

*Nods*
I am.