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Post by kumar on Jan 6, 2010 1:23:57 GMT -4
Lenore arched an eyebrow, and in that moment it was plain to see that the smile had not vanished, only lessened to hover around the edges of her lips.
"A new teacher? Did you fill the last one with holes, little warrior?" she asked, nudging an errant kunai out from beneath the waves of grass at her feet, designed in the Konoha make.
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Post by Ryo on Jan 6, 2010 10:55:05 GMT -4
"No way! I'm not that good~" Ryo's grin became even wider as he laughed warmly at her observation. "My teachers not allowed to eteach me anymore because of the hokage..." He pouted a bit. "So I've been practicing what I was taught before she stopped. And I kinda need a new teacher now..."
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Post by kumar on Jan 6, 2010 16:49:49 GMT -4
Lenore once again arched an eyebrow, but this one with significantly less humour than the last.
"The Hokage won't let your old teacher teach you anymore?" She asked, obviously a little confused. "Well... I'm sure there was a good reason..."
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Post by Ryo on Jan 6, 2010 17:03:08 GMT -4
"I dunno..." Ryo shrugged, looking sad. "She was away for a while on a mission, but when she came back she wasn't allowed to be a teacher." He huffed childishly. "I want her back."
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Post by kumar on Jan 6, 2010 17:28:54 GMT -4
Lenore crouched down beside the lad, resting her elbows on her knees.
"Who was she?"
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Post by Ryo on Jan 6, 2010 17:33:25 GMT -4
"Oki~" Lenore could hear the fondness in his voice when he spoke. "She's amazing."
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Post by kumar on Jan 6, 2010 17:43:13 GMT -4
Lenore chuckled. She had no idea who this person was, but respected her for the admiration she commanded.
"And what will you do if she still cannot teach you?"
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Post by Ryo on Jan 6, 2010 17:50:54 GMT -4
"I dunno..." Ryo looked thoughtful. "Thought about leaving, but apparently that will get me killed. Don't really want that, so I guess I either stay or find someone else to teach me?" He scratched at his chin, calmly weighing his options while he mused to himself.
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Post by kumar on Jan 6, 2010 18:00:10 GMT -4
Lenore pondered a moment, herself.
"Well, you're more than welcome to learn along with me, as I do. i cant teach much for now, but what I learn I can always try to pass along to you, until we find someone more suitable."
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Post by Ryo on Jan 6, 2010 18:05:13 GMT -4
"Really?" Ryo perked. "That would be awesome! There's so much I don't know yet." He grinned.
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Post by kumar on Jan 6, 2010 18:31:03 GMT -4
Lenore returned the grin, if a little apologetically.
"Well, don't get too excited. There's a lot I don't know yet, either. I'm handy with a blade, but as far as chakra goes, I've got almost nothing to offer."
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Post by Ryo on Jan 7, 2010 0:20:20 GMT -4
"I'm not so good with that chakra-stuff either!" He grinned, not really caring too much that he wouldn't be learning more chakra techniques. "But it would be awesome to learn how to use these things better," he hefted the kunai he was holding.
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Post by kumar on Jan 7, 2010 7:45:47 GMT -4
Lenore smiled. With this, she could be a little extra help.
"Well, first things first" she said, "you can't hold them like that for any degree of effectiveness. Here." She pulled the kunai up from where she'd kicked it out from beneath the grass. She held it in her hand, walking over to stand closer to Ryo. "You hold it like this, if you want to use it as a projectile..." She adjusted her fingers on the kunai, the familiar feel reminding her of countless hours of rote training. "And like this, if you're going to use is as a melee weapon." Again, her fingers adjusted, but it was to Ryo's grip she watched, gently urging now and again, nudging his fingers in the right direction.
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Post by Ryo on Jan 7, 2010 10:39:26 GMT -4
"Okay... so if I wanna throw it I hold it like this." His grip on the kunai shifted slowly. His fingers played around the grip experimentally until he managed to find the comfortable grip that Lenore had shown him. He smiled. "Aaand if I wanna attack someone I hold it like this." His fingers moved again and the blade shifted. His movements were slow and very deliberate as both himself and Lenore moved his fingers into proper positions.
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Post by kumar on Jan 7, 2010 11:49:30 GMT -4
Lenore smiled a little, and nodded.
"Well done. You'll make adjustments as you progress, but that's a good basic. Alright, now. When you're throwing.... the six points of the body that will govern the trajectory of your projectile are the fingers, wrist, elbow, shoulder, feet and the center of gravity, or balance. Each one of them, if undisciplined, will take a negative effect on each throw."
She took a minute to instruct Ryo by modeling her own stance, and beckoning him to copy her movement.
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