She had, yes, a good grasp on the concept of crafting, but she wanted to hone her craft, make sure that she was able to do everything that was needed of her to make armors that wouldn’t break in battle, give the wearer nigh invincibility, and make blades that would pierce such armors. However, these thoughts were a fantasy as it stood now. She wanted to do something that, quite simply, didn’t have a place in this festival so far. She had seen the wares, finished and polished, on display by the crafters out there, but no one had a smithey out back where she could see the work, or ask about techniques.
She stuffed her hands into her deep pockets of the trousers that she had purchased here, ones that billowed out only to be cinched above her ankles, were made of a fine linen, and were purple. She had taken a fancy to purple since she had met Natsumi, and had noticed that their fighting styles were similar. All the more so, as Chiaki had taken a literal page from Natsumi’s book.
Chiaki peered into another shop, looking past the wares to the back, to see if the forge was there, sniffed around to see if she could pick up the scent of hot metal and could hear the ringing of a smith’s hammer. The jacket that she was wearing, over her spaghetti strap blouse, hung down almost to the ground as she looked past the wares and the shopkeep who seemed to be getting more and more irate as time went on and she didn’t pay attention to him.
Finally, dodging a boot to the ass and a plethora of curse words, her and her butterflies skipped out into the street. She looked up, it was getting light out. Chiaki sighed, looking around again, her shoulders slumped. Nothing yet in the air about her that told of any forges.
She turned around and grumbled something under her breath when the shop keep, from four shops ago, she recognized the man from the knotted but fine muscles on his arms, grabbed her and smiled.
“Glad I found ya. You’re kinda easy to miss in the crowd, as people have ridiculous hair colors and colored dresses on.” He beamed at her.
She dipped her head, “Esteemed shopkeep?” She raised an eyebrow, the question carried itself. What did he want, and why did he grab her.
“I wanted to let you know that I do have a forge, and that I can show you where it is now that the shop has closed.” He nodded and bowed low once more, “I know that you were asking about it before, and I deeply apologize, but it is actually near the tent where I am staying for the festival. We all have our forges there, and the smiths work there day and night to make the beautiful swords that you saw in my shop.”
“And other things, I hope. I am looking to see if I can expand my horizons, and I already know how to make a sword.” She grinned at him, bowing her head at last to the man, “Lead on, and I will follow you to the forges. Thank you for showing me the way.”
“It’s no problem, the shop closes in the mornings anyhow. Everyone’s either too drunk or too tired between now and about eleven, so it’s the best time to run back and restock the shop. My shift is over anyhow. Shop’s all locked up.” He stated.
Chiaki looked around as she walked after him, keeping up with his pace, and noticed that he was right, the shops were indeed closed for the morning. She found it odd that the hours here were so different than those in Iwagakure, where people seemed to want to greet the day with work, and shopping, and selling goods, and wanted to take the evenings and nights to be with family.
To each their own, though. It wasn’t like festivals followed any sort of logic anyhow.
She walked along with him, and he started to explain the workings of the ancient runes to her. He showed her on weapons that he was taking back to the camp, pointing out the language there, and said that he had a scroll on it.
Nodding, Chiaki took a look at the sword, it was a sword that apparently had a jutsu stored inside of it, a sword that could produce a flame when the user channeled chakra into it and swung it at an enemy. It was formidable, well-thought out, and simple to use. It could be deadly even in a fresh Genin’s hands.
She knew that in order to make things to fend against these blows, she would have to understand them.
FInally, cresting the hill, she caught sight of the camps.
There were even people shopping here, and some smithies had set up as a smithy shop. Chiaki smiled, and nodded, “this is where I will set up shop too. After all, best way to learn is to do it by hand, do you mind if I set up right next to your smithy, and I will give… half. Half of the proceeds to your shop for setting up next to you?”
“You don’t need to take that big a pay cut, but maybe pay us in advance for our techniques, and give us a royalty on top of that for the things you make with it here.” The shopkeep told her.
“Gotcha, I can do that.” Chiaki nodded, heading to the camp. She knew that this was auspicious. This would be a good way for her to learn more about the crafting world, and how to write and read Ancient runes.
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Some time later, Chiaki found herself pouring over six different books, trying to learn the language, a sign above her head said, “Kyoukan Krafts and Armor!” The redhead tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, getting it out of the way of her reading, and continued to pour over the words. She took notes, tapped her chin, and had apparently decided to transcribe the parts that she wanted to her own book.
“These runes are their own language.” She muttered, “Seem to have a basis in some sort of northern dialect, and some of them are noises, while others are pictographs, and some are both.” She grumbled and ran a hand through her hair once more, her butterflies attempting to keep the hair out of her face were not doing their job, but she didn’t care much about that.
The area about her radiated calm, it was a deafening use of her pheromones, and she knew it on a subconscious level, but she wanted to make sure that she didn’t become frustrated, annoyed, or otherwise make sure that her concentration was shaken.
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*[Ancient Rune: Scholar]
D-rank Taijutsu Discipline
Prerequisites: [Charge & Augment Fuuinjutsu Concentration]
Not an actual fuuinjutsu technique, this discipline is the first step in a fuuinjutsu user being able to utilized 'Ancient Rune' techniques. A highly sought after talent, Runes are an ancient form of fuuinjutsu much stronger than the standard fuuinjutsu and are used to embed jutsu effects into things on a permanent basis. This discipline shows that the user has the knowledge to understand Runes, and can interpret what a Rune does through visual inspection. This technique is required to learn any [Ancient Rune] technique.
*[Ancient Rune: Novice]
D-rank Ancient Rune Fuuinjutsu
Prerequisite: *[Ancient Rune: Scholar]
Reflective of the first step to actually utilize Runes, the 'Novice' is able to embed D-rank Ninpou effects with up to [25] Control and any other subsequent stats into a Rune. A semi-permanent version of fuuinjutsu, previously shaped chakra can be placed into a rune and then embedded into an object, allowing for the effect to be retained by the weapon indefinitely. Unlike standard charge fuuin, Runes cannot be removed via fuuinjutsu removal, but are negated when the object is detempered. This technique cannot be performed in combat. The Novice must know the technique being embedded, or currently have it stored in another Rune.
*[Ancient Rune: Ninpou Storage]
D-rank Ancient Rune Fuuinjutsu
Prerequisite: *[Ancient Rune: Scholar]
Having learned how to utilize ancient runes, this user has also learned how to store and manipulate pre-existing chakra shapes. By generating the rune, the user can bring the Rune in contact with a Ninpou Technique with less [Control] than the Rune was drawn with. This will absorb in the technique into the Rune, and store the chakra for a later enchantment. This can only store enough for a single Ninpou enchantment and must be done multiple times for more.
*[Ancient Rune: Iijutsu Storage]
D-rank Ancient Rune Fuuinjutsu
Prerequisite: *[Ancient Rune: Scholar]
Having learned how to utilize ancient runes, this user has also learned how to store and manipulate pre-existing chakra shapes. By generating the rune, the user can bring the Rune in contact with an Iijjutsu Technique with less [Control] than the Rune was drawn with. This will absorb in the technique into the Rune, and store the chakra for a later enchantment. This can only store enough for a single Iijutsu enchantment and must be done multiple times for more.