Board Thread:Konoha Logs/@comment-24479578-20160503155054/@comment-24479578-20160504042246

Post Four

An hour had passed and Hitomi had gone back and forth from the cat to the scroll. She looked for anything that she could have possibly missed. But with each look at the scroll, she’d see the same instructions that were upon the parchment. Sighing in frustration, Hitomi had placed the scroll back down and closed her eyes while she rubbed her face with her hands.

“Not as easy as it looks, is it?” Miyako had said as she came back into the room and held a cup of green tea with lemon and honey out to her daughter. Gratefully, Hitomi took the tea and sipped it with closed eyes before she opened them once more and looked to her mother. “I’ve tried so many times to try and get it. I’ve looked at the scroll over and over again. Nothing seems to be working. Am I missing something?” The young woman said while she brought up the tea to her lips once more and sipped from it. Chuckling softly, Miyako nodded and looked to her daughter. “Yes, you are. It’s something small that not everyone has..” Interested in what her mother had to say, Hitomi held her cup before her as she tilted her head a bit. “And what would that be, Okasaan?” Miyako could only smile and give her daughter a wink as she spoke simply one word. “Experience.”

Hitomi simply pressed her lips together as she knew her mother was right. Wisdom was gained earnest and hard work not by simply asking. “Nature does not hurry.. Yet everything is accomplished…” She said simply to herself as she pushed off the counter and followed her mother back to the table where the dead cat was. “You are trying to hard to force the chakra from your fingers and from your hands. Just let it move over your hand. I told you earlier that it was just like using your chakra flow technique.” Hitomi placed her tea on the desk and took a deep breath. “Alright. Trying too hard..” She said with a slight shake of her arms. Closing her eyes, she’d quickly move through the five seals once more and allowed the chakra to form over her hands.

“That’s it, Hitomi. Focus but let it flow. Don’t restrict it.” Hitomi listened to her mother and focused on the shape of the chakra and the feel of it. The way it moved over her hands. “Now, think about how much you think you need for a blade of chakra… “ Hitomi thought about it as the violet chakra moved and shaped itself over her hands. Thinning out in some areas and staying thick around her hands themselves. Hitomi’s chakra had become so thin at her tip that it was see through. Miyako smiled and nodded softly while her daughter wasn’t looking. “Now release it.” Hearing the words from her mother, she gave a nod and dispersed that chakra and opened her eyes looking to her.

“Well? How did I do?” Miyako hid her smile and gave a nod. “Not bad. Wait a few moments and do it again.” Hitomi gave a nod and took a few deep breaths before walking over and taking a sip from her tea once more.