Start 'em Young! (Pt. 2) [P][Flashback]

Raiden decided that he would work on training an earth release jutsu now. This is one he had seen used a few times and seemed to have a lot of usefulness when one takes into account his previous battle with the his uncle. He knew he needed to put in all the effort he could to he able to compete with people of similar strength, so thats exactly what he would do. He would work himself half to death if he needed to in order to continue growing stronger.

He had made a lot of progress since he left his homeland and he didnt feel like slowing down now. So, the first thing he would do is begin to practice the handsigns for the jutsu while also flowing chakra through his body in the way it needed to be done. This would help him once he started to actually attempt the technique.

1/4 (Hiding Like a Mole technique)

Now that he had gotten down the hand signals good enough and there wasn’t a good way of practicing the application of chakra without attempting the technique, thats what he would try to do. He would form the seals and then focus his chakra to the ground beneath him. His goal would be to churn the earth below him into sand, slip in and then solidify the earth above him.
This would prove to be more difficult than he had initially thought. His first thing to overcome was just how much chakra to use to break the earth up, and then he needed to figure out how to propel himself into the earth while simultaneously covering his tracks with solidified earth. This was a task that was difficult for even elder shinobi, much less a child such as he. But, he wouldn't let that slow him down, he would keep working at it until he succeeded and was able to master this jutsu. He just wondered about his father and what he would say to aid him in this arduous task. He placed a hand on the ground to feel the earth between his fingertips, but he stood with renewed resolve.

2/4

After working on it for a while longer, he managed to begin to tunnel himself underground. It wouldn't be too much longer now he would think to himself. Its not an easy thing however to turn solid rock into sand in a matter of seconds. It took concentration and control both, along with the knowledge of using any form of earthen manipulation. It took him several more tries, but he was finally able to tunnel his way into the ground, leaving a patch of soft sand behind him. He found it odd that he was both able to breathe and even able to keep up with what was happening above ground almost subconsciously. He chalked that up to the fact that his chakra was spread so evenly in the ground around him, so he was able to sense it and see it in his mind's eye as it were. He exited his earthen tunnel and looked around proud of his achievement with the technique. He then noticed that he had left the path underground he took soft and obviously tampered with. That wouldn't do, he needed to use this as a surprise, not leaving behind obvious clues to his whereabouts. He would continue working.

3/4

Raiden would continue to push chakra into the technique, he needed to do so in order to maintain his stay underground. He now needed to figure out how to conceal his method for getting into the ground, as well as the fact he was in the ground to begin with. It wouldn't take long before he decided to try condensing the earth above him with his chakra to see if he could cause the molecules themselves to fuse back together. This would prove to have been a good idea as slowly, the sand fused back into a rock until you couldn't tell it had ever been disturbed.

Deciding to check on his progress with the jutsu, Raiden would resurface, and prepare his chakra. Flashing through hand signs at a tremendous rate, he would execute the jutsu. Sinking into the ground leaving no trace of himself behind he would extend his senses being able to know where he was in relation to everything else above ground within the jutsu. This was an amazing thing, and he would be sure to put this jutsu to good use.

4/4 (Hiding like a mole.)

Looking around, the young man would wipe the sweat from his brow. He had been working on this jutsu for most of the day, the training ground showing signs of distortion and displaced earth from where he had been working on it since early in the morning, growing his experience and ability with the jutsu slowly over time. The evolution of the technique and his control over it could be visibly seen throughout the grounds, from obvious tampering to plan ground that he just left. He would need to be sure to show his father this jutsu, the man was sure to be quite proud of him. Though, he supposed it was a rather basic technique, so it was nothing to really be proud of, at least, not yet. It was simply a foundation for future techniques and his eventual control over the element of wood like his grandfather could use. He was amazed at the abilities of the man, but he still had a lot of growing up to do before he was ready to attempt to claim power similar to any members of his immediate family. Though he did feel like he was a bit ahead of others in his age group.

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The member 'Raiden' has done the following action : Dices roll

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