*_>I caught your eye, to my surprise<_*

[Satoshi]

((OOC: This is a training thread and how it should look like))

Yume had free time, so he took a chance of this time to head over to the training area for some practice. He opened his closet and grabbed his equipment, making sure that they would be easily accessible when he heads over to the area. He grabbed his text books on Academy Jutsu, to study them. He already has had chakra training with his father and thus would be able to concentrate enough to execute these Jutsu. He heard a knock on his door.

Yume... you in here? His mother walked in.

I'm heading out right now He showed her the book that he was going to be using, and then she nodded. She placed her hand on his head and gently rubbed it. Yume didn't really know how to think of affection, for he's never really felt anything from someone showing him affection.

You be careful out there... I don't want you to come back to us, bruised up and cut.

Yume only nodded and stepped out, grabbing a piece of bread on the way out. He casually and slowly walked to the training area, Waving to some of the fellow villagers on the way over there. He opened his book and began reading. He studied carefully the needed handseals to perform each of the three Jutsu. It looked pretty easy to memorize. The description of how to perform each Jutsu also seemed pretty easy. Had it not been for his training with his father, then perhaps this would be a bit more difficult. It really requires Chakra control.

He finally made it to the area where a large post stood in the middle of the field. This was obviously used for target practice. He pulled out his shuriken, and began to toss them, however, failed to hit the target once. He rushed and collected the six shuriken he threw. He returned to his original position. This time, timing his release, he swung with three Shuriken in one hand and released... once again, no hit.

He went over and grabbed his book again. He flipped over to Shuriken basics. When throwing Shuriken, its best to remember that Shuriken are effective when tossed with a flick of the wrist as apposed to launching them with the energy caused by the swing of the arm alone. Getting the Shuriken to spin would give off a better accurate result. Yume put his book down, and stared down at the post. He grabbed three shuriken, he bent his arm across, pulled back his wrist, swung and with a quick flick, released the shuriken. As the book described, the shuriken stayed in their projected path.

"THUD! THUD! THUD!"

They all hit. Not exactly in the same place... but with practice and time, this would be much easier to perform everytime.

---moments later---

Yume pulled out his kunai and began to practice throwing that. The Shuriken and Kunai handles very different. Kunai's can be tossed with a flick, but they are most effective when they are throwing at as a projectile with no spin. Yume read about the Kunai basics. When releasing to throw a kunai, its about when you release your grip on the kunai. Yume did some practice half-speed runs. He went back to his book to make sure he is doing it like it shows in the book.

It was time to try it out for real. He stood ready facing the post. He grabbed his kunai and quickly launched the kunai. It flew straight to the post, however, when he released it, there was a bit of spin and the ring end of the kunai hit the post. Yume rushed to grab the kunai and start again. He swung again, and got the same result. Perhaps there was more to throwing Kunai than it says in the book. He looked over and read carefully. ...about when you let go of your grip... Yume then got an idea. He grabbed his kunai, and this time turned it so that the sharp end would face him. He also placed one finger through the ring. He swung at the same time allowed it to turn to the right direction, he used his finger to let it go, at the same time, stabilizing its spin and letting it fly.

THUD!

A hit! Yume celebrated. He then picked up his book to practice the jutsu. Bunshin No Jutsu... easy...easy. Yume studied the handseal sequence and did them slowly at first, then did them a bit faster each time after. He continued to ready on how to succeed in this jutsu. When performing this jutsu, it is best to concentrate on your chakra, make a mental image of yourself, and concentrate on it, then release your chakra into that image. You can make multiple clones this way, however, they will have no physical body, so this is not an actual clone. It will dispel once the clone is hit.

Yume proceeded with the handseals. He pictured himself, standing next to him, at the same time concentrating on his chakra. It began to fluctuate inside him at the handseals were performed. Yume has to thank his father after this for making it so easy for him. Bunshin No Jutsu! A cloud of smoke appeared! When it vanished soon after, a near perfect clone of himself stood infront of him. There were some flaws to the clone image, but this is excellent for a first try. Practice will only improve this skill.

[Satoshi]

Yume wasn't going to be satisfied with one imperfect clone. He was going to try to perfect it now. He sat down for a while to take a rest. All that throwing must have caused some exhaustion to his body and chakra, possibly. He thinks back to when he was training with his father. He closed his eyes and went back to one specific thing that his father had told him. It was during their last training session together. His father was telling him how chakra feels like inside your body, how it reacts to handseal sequences and how it reacts to Jutsu. Then he moved on how the basics work.

Yume-kun, remember that chakra is vital to our life, each bit of chakra is important as the last, and neglecting to give each bit of your chakra respect and control will make your Jutsu worthless. So instead of trying to isolate your chakra, try working it until you have what you need. The chakra will know how much you will need by how much you concentrate. Executing the Jutsu is what signals your chakra to release its essence.

Yume looked up for a bit, and got back on his feet. He was going to try the Bunshin again. This time, he took a moment and closed his eyes, focusing on his chakra and feeling every bit of it. He performed, slowly, the handseals needed for the bunshin no jutsu. He felt the chakra react inside him, he began to concentrate on it, and it also reacted to that. He created a mental image of himself through the chakra and it began to fluctuate. He opened his eyes and released his chakra. Bunshin No Jutsu! Suddenly a cloud of smoke appeared and it cleared. A perfect clone appeared in front of him.

It was a success. Yume had been very fortunate to have had his father teach him a lot prior to his enrollment at the academy. It is a shame that he won't be able to train with him anymore, now that his father is out constantly on missions. When Yume turned 5, his father asked the Mizukage to take a few years off to help raise his son till he was old enough to go to the academy. Ever since then, Yume's father has been doing missions left and right. Yume wants to graduate as soon as possible to help his father so that he may take a break.

Yume had two other Jutsu to perform if he any hopes in graduating though. Yume picked up his book and turned to Kawarimi No Jutsu, the replacement technique. Yume read a bit on this. It usually requires an object that is roughly about the same size. However, Shinobi have been known to use a large stump of wood. This technique requires complete chakra control. The user must concentrate his chakra quickly and transfer it to an object he will switch with. At the moment of release, the chakras pull each other together causing a replacement of bodies to occur. This technique is especially useful with the Body Flicker Technique.

Yume looked around for rocks to fill his backpack. All he needed was to get it heavy enough for him to perform it. Eventually, the back was heavy enough to stand on its on. He looked at his book and studied the steps. He began to focus on his chakra and on his back pack. He concentrated long and hard. He closed his eyes and concentrated on transferring his chakra to his backpack. Then he opened his eyes and by the time he realized it, he was already facing the other way and on the spot his back pack was sitting.

I just got to work on doing that fast. I won't have all that time when it comes to real battles Yume emptied his backpack all at once. He then sat down and took a break, all while grabbing his lunch. He had one more Jutsu to go... it'll be a hard one too.

[Satoshi]

Yume had finally finished his lunch. It was about time for him to get on with the next Jutsu. The Henge No Jutsu. A transformation technique that is extremely vital to all Shinobi. This ability can get a Ninja out of a jam when it is needed. Yume has read about this earlier, thanks to his mother who keeps on pushing Yume to study. The transformation technique takes the physical appearance of the user and transforms him/her into a completely different form. Though some disguises are better than others... a transformed Shinobi can sneak into villages, most of the time, undetected.

Yume's eyes lit up, he wanted to master this jutsu so badly because it will help him so much in the future. He began to study the handseals and the steps required. Concentrate your chakra and make it resonate all around your body. Then when its about to be released, shape the chakra into the picture of that which you wish to transform into, the chakra will respond to the release the concentration on what you picture yourself as, and will make you appear as that which you imagined. Yume let his book down and thought about what he'd transform to.

Yume then looked around a bit, he didn't see much... then he really thought about it, and came up with something. Ok, let's give this a try. All at once, Yume's chakra began to resonate all around him... the glow of his chakra can be visible now, and began to move around. He concentrated hard on the image... he then began to perform the handseal sequence. Henge No Jutsu Yume was then surrounded by smoke. He didn't know whether he had transformed or not, but seeing as how there was no real way to tell... He picked up his things and headed home.

Along the way, people were being exceptionally nice to Yume... telling him thanks for all the hard work, and for earlier for helping. Yume didn't know what they were talking about so he just waved back at them. He walked to his front door and looked onward for his mother. She wasn't to be seen. Yume walked passed the kitchen and heard a noise. He looked back and saw his mother as she was about to give him a hug. Mom! Stop! Yume covered himself...

Mom?? .... wait a minute... She tapped his forehead with her middle and index fingers of her right hand... Kai! Suddenly Yume was covered in smoke again, but it quickly cleared up. You mastered the Henge already?

What? Did I really look like dad? His mother nodded and was extremely happy that she saw it for herself. Yume smiled back, he had tackled three Jutsu in a few hours... but it would have been easy for him in the first place... he is a growing genuis.