Board Thread:Kōgakure General RP/@comment-30362709-20170415044502

Today was as good a day as any to get started. Hotaru had planned to acquire this for a while when she finally learned 8 Trigrams Mountain Crusher. Sure, she skipped it, but now she could amend it with a little solo training in the woods. Hotaru decided to use the woods due to the fact it's peformed from a distance and uses force to push things, the training dummies wouldn't last.

It was mid-day when Hotaru had decided to train. She had just finished cleaning her house and was currently looking through her shelf of scrolls for the technique. When she found it, she shoved it in her back pocket and walked towards to her kitchen to eat some lunch. Afterwards, she walked to her front door, slid on her sandals, and made her way into the forest. She figured Keldran wouldn't mind, it's not like she's bulldozing the area.

She softly hummed to herself as she looked around the grove, it was rather quiet except for the animals that inhabited said forest. Hotaru didn't mind it, it was quite peaceful. She continued her stroll till she couldn't see her house anymore, she didn't want to disturb her neighbors or other villagers.

Hotaru got out her scroll and looked it over, she always did this as to refresh her mind so she doesn't mess up and keep wondering why. She thought about her Father, would he be proud of her? Of course, it was silly of her to think otherwise. She was getting more expirienced, as well as stronger. It surprised her that her father hasn't tried to whisk her back to the Leaf, maybe he didn't care? She at least hoped he did...maybe he just knew she was old enough to do things on her own? At any rate, she figured she'd hear word from him eventually.

Hotaru made the clone handseal Ram → Snake → Tiger  and summoned about three. She needs to pinpoint ones vital points with her Byakugan to be able to use this, might as well use herself. Her clones easily got in their gentle fist stance while she did the same.

Hotaru activated her Byakugan, pulling her arm back as she looked over one of the clones vital points, now precisely detecting where they were. She focused her chakra into her palm as her clone ran towards her. It was about to strike before Hotaru thrusting her palm forward in a high-speed thrust. The clone got knocked back and dissipated in an instant, "Not bad...but I need to be faster."

The next clone came at her once Hotaru was ready, it jumped up in the air as an attempt to perform an air strike. Hotaru used the same sequence, rearing her hand back and pin-pointing her enemys vital points before using a high-velocity palm strike. That clone dissipated as well, this time a little closer than the last clone. Hotaru frowned, "Faster." she told herself, glaring at her last clone.

She decided she'd turn in after this, she knew it was going to take a while to learn this, why strain herself when she was already tired from cleaning all morning?

Hotaru resumed her gentle fist stance and pin-pointed the clones vital-points. She would then use her left hand, wanting to be able to do it with both hands, as she waited for the clone to come at her. Her clone pulled out a kunai and charged at her, Hotaru was able to respond with ease due to how far away she was. She thrusted one last high-velocity palm strike, force pushing the clone back against a tree as it dissipated like the rest had done.

She ran a hand through her hair, she had some serious work to do. She needed to be faster, more efficient, and to be ambidextrous. Hotaru turned around and started to head back to her house through the woods. She wanted to get there before night fell and the sun was already beginning to set.

The forest was quiet as usual till she got back to the village, people were now bustling to get home at this point. She shook her head, "Villages..." she muttered, unlocking her front door and walking in. Maybe she'd look into houses in forests when she's older, but for now, she'll stick to cities.  