Chakra 2

Kirei had been meandering through the forests of the island for a while now, doing various kinds of training. It wasn't an odd thing to see the young man training, as that is what he spent a majority of his time doing. But, One might be surprised to see him training just his chakra control. Most ninja his age were all about learning fancy jutsu, but Kirei was much more pragmatic and found that the most practical thing for him to devote his time to would be chakra control and how to optimize its usage within any jutsu he uses.

He would stand upside down on a cliff face, molding chakra throughout his body. This is the best way to practice chakra control. He would strain his reserves to their limit with his training so that he could come out ready to make it in any fights he might come across. It wouldn't take more than a few minutes for him to start feeling the pressure of doing this intense of training, but he knew it would be worth it in the end.

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He would continue to push his chakra throughout his body, making sure to keep a steady supply to the soles of his feet, lest he fall. He decided to take a moment and formed two Lava orbs in his hands, whilst also keeping a few leaves stuck to his body at different places. It would go fine for around five minutes before it seemed like his body gave out and all his chakra ended causing him to fall. He would think fast though using his hands with chakra supplied to them to catch the wall and then would find himself standing on it again, albeit sideways as opposed to upside down.

It was now that he decided that he needed to focus on his speed when using this technique, so he would begin dashing around the side of the cliff as fast as he could. It was difficult at first, but after a while it became almost second nature to him and he decided to try something else. He would walk down the side of the cliff and would make his way to a small lake he had seen on his way here, to practice water walking.

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Once he finally reached the lake, he would immediately take a few slow steps onto the surface. He would wobble some due to his lack of true balance, this was his first real use of the technique since he learned it. It wouldn't be long before he took on the biggest challenge of his life, so he needed to get a lot stronger before then to prepare himself. He needed to not only focus on improving his chakra control, but he needed to learn more jutsu and even more elements. His battle with himself had taught him a lot about not only versatility, but strategy within a battle rather than relying on spontaneity and instinct. He knew he would need to be much stronger if he wanted to fight the Kyuubi and take his chakra for his own.

He had realized not long ago that this would actually free him from his cage, but not the seal. So, it was a desirable outcome. But, he also knew the kyuubi was too proud to simply roll over and give it to him, especially given they aren’t actually on good terms. It would be in the midst of this train of thought, that Kirei realized he was standing perfectly still on the surface of the lake. Progress at its finest.

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Because chakra takes time and a great deal of training to gradually build up, the key to its use is not actually having large amounts of chakra but instead being able to sufficiently control and conserve it. A good way to build up chakra in the body is to spin it into a tight spiral; Whether to spin the chakra left or right is dependent on the way the user's hair grows. Due to Kirei having a rather unique way that his hair grew, he found that he was able to spin his chakra through his body in either direction, left or right. This was apparently quite rare in most Shinobi. He decided that this would be a good way to practice moving his chakra through his body, so he started with that. He spun it to the right and then the left, focusing it to different areas as it spun. First his forehead, then his arms and legs, then his hands and feet, then his stomach and chest, then his fingers and even into his toes. At one point, he wanted to try to spin it both ways at once, left in his right hand and right in his left hand. This task however, proved to be far more difficult than initially thought.

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He continued to focus on that one singular task. Spinning his chakra slowly in opposite directions in each hand. He started simply, he would spin it in one hand slowly, getting a feel for it and trying to make it automatic. Then he would work on adding in the other hand to follow. It was a simple sounding task, but one that proved far more complex and difficult to accomplish than initially presumed. But, that didn't stop him from trying. He was making slow progress, but it was progress none the less. He continued to work at it, slowly gaining ground. This was good. As long as he continued to make progress, he would be happy. He was content with not being the best of the best and merely wanted to keep an even pace with himself. If he never stopped moving, he would always be improving. That, in his own eyes, was far more important than surpassing those around him. Yes, surpassing oneself is what being a ninja was all about. He just kept working on getting his chakra to spin against itself until, after three hours of trying and working with it, he succeeded. He was now spinning his chakra in opposite hands in opposite directions.

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