Standing scross from his rival Renji had his eyes narrows. He was judging the distance between them. Renji was allowed to use any Death Bone Pulse technique in his arsenal, as long as he didn't destroy the dojo. Seimei had watched him tear apart half of a swamp on one of the dojo's small islands they used to sparring. Renji was exceptionally talented and he wasn't shy to use the full extent of his powers when it came to winning. The Death Bone Reaper was a swordsman first, but beyond that he was also a talented user of ninjutsu. Renji also had venomous abilities bestowed to him thanks to his mother cursed seal, but he was forbidden from using those in simple trainings like this one.
Renji pointed his bone sword at his rival and began to ossify the tip of it. A small bead formed and Renji fired it at his opponent. Had it been poisoned Renji might have charged forward. A double strike was always good to throw off the opponent, and using venom made everything a touch hairier. However without venom Renji opted to take a less nuanced approach to the fight. Renji began swiping his sword back and forth, the bone bullets firing one after another at his opponent from the tip of his sword. In his white linen tunic Renji looked quite normal. This was a basic Kaguya swordsmanship technique. Renji had plenty of sword to fire off and he did so until the sword was just the size of a dagger.
While the bullets came flying at his opponent the Kaguya named Satoshi he was ready. Using his sword the man deflected each bullet to the ground in a swift fashion. The two of them seemed to be playing music in a band with the level of coordination they were displaying. Renji didn't let up and Satoshi quickly worked up a serious sweat. The man was quite a bit older than Renji and had lots of experiences over the boy, however Renji was simply a better swordsman and had natural talent beside him. Renji fired his last bullet and then tosse dhis sword handle to the ground. Satoshi charged him.
Renji knew that his opponent favored strikes from behind and prepared himself for a fake out. Renji rolled his hips and began forming a tail out of his backside. It was segmented like a spinal column and had a fearsome jagged tip at the end. It was sure to keep Satoshi from charging his back and Renji had just enough time to form another sword while Satoshi backed off and prepared to charge once more.
When Satoshi dashed forward he had his sword sheathed and Renji knew what to expect. He had formed a sword out of his knee cap and held it laxidasically in his hands before him. Renji was on the defensive.
Satoshi suddenly slashed at a great distance, covering the five meter distance with a leap. Renji didn't see it coming but his reflexes were like a cats. Renji deflected the blow with his sword and rolled forward. The tail he had formed furled up to his body and Renji landed deftly on his feet. Reaper drew his sword at Satoshi's waist and ended the battle. It was clear he had finished it off and Seimei, his master, began clapping for the both of them.
"You did good Renji, and Satoshi. Excellent work you two." Seimei was always a supportive guy, although the femalestudents often claimed he was a bit too much into their business. Seimei had a long mustache and beard, with no hair on his cheeks but a long chin beard that matched his long whisokers. Seimei was unusually missing some teeth, which was strange for a Kaguya. His long white hair was held back in a pony tail and he looked especially frail for what he was said to be capable of. Despite his meek appearance Renji greatly respected him and bowed as he was talked to by his senpai.
"Now you two. We know that Renji is the superior, that is without question. Satoshi, you must still strive to be your best. The ebst is not always the victor, and there is always someone better. Now Renji, I have new special training for you to embark on. You will take a ship to the small village of Keiko on a remote island in the northern seas of Water Country. There you will find a group of my students who can teach you about the Kaguya's Death Bone Dances. There are five basic ones for you to learn, and one advanced technique. I do not expect you to master these techniques, they are highly guarded maneuvers of Death Bone Pulse and require years of practice to master. However, learn from the people, discover their culture and grow as a person so that you can bring something worthy of the Bone Draw Dojo name." Seimei turned back around and when he was at a distance he called to his two students, "Now, again." The training never stopped in the Bone Draw Dojo.
A few days later Renji left his slave, a girl named Sakura, home alone to watch his things. Despite being incredibly young Renji had business on a farm for his house and he was a relatively important ninja to the Kaguya clan. It was expected the house remained in pristine condition so the slave would be left to clean and tend to Renji's cats.
On the boat to Keiko Renji found himself e joying the seaside mist of salty water. Renji traveled by sea often. To find places that had spirits that Renji could devour he had to get used to traveling as a child. It was very rare for a spirit be weak enough for Renji to subdue it on his own, though he did as he got older. Instead of battlign spirits and devouring them, the Kaguya clan had long since proffered fortunate relationships in Kiri with villages of Water Country who offered the clan spirits. Most of the spirits had been weakened and sealed up by ascetics of the villages, though sometimes shinobi or even samurai stabbed the spirits to death before Renji got to taste them.
On this voyage, though, Renji didn't have to worry about ethical treatment of spirits affecting his tastebuds, or worse, rampant spirits attacking him. Instead he was simply traveling the country for some trianing and that felt liberating to him. Renji stood by himself on the deck of the boat and took in all the grandeur. He was usually quiet and somber but he had half a smirk on his face in the morning light.
When Renji arrived he wasn't surprised to find the village somewhat "living in the stone age." They didn't use any technology like radios; instead they were all highly adept people with chakra control. Most of the villagers could utilize Fuuinjutsu to some degree and Renji was opleasantly surprised to be there among such gifted people. The ratio of people who could use chakra to normal people was stark, but seeing places like this gave Renji hope for the world.
Reaper walked through the village with his hands in his sleeves and didn't talk to anyone. His boat captain was paid to take him to the dojo and the fat, bearded man did just so. Renji walked happily with him to the compound and even gave him a small tip for his services.
Renji didn't know what to expect at this dojo but he kenw he had worked a long way to get here. Ever since he was old enough to form a sword out of his knee bone Renji had been training hard to get where he was. Renji was an excellent swordsman who used complex ingenuity to attack his opponents in way they would never see coming. He was incredibly intuitive and could read his opponents body like a writer double checking their rough draft. Renji could make an opening out of a turtle shell and he had proven himself in combat many times before. He was a hardened killer by the time he hit double digits and nothing would slow him down.
Standing at the gates of the complex Renji noticed it was incredibly run down. The whole place looked like it hadn't been maintained in years, the shrubbery was overgrown and so was the grass. There were tree's with broken branches all over the place and Renji couldn't help but wonder why the dojo was so poor. In his experience dojo's were pretisgous and typically honored by the people of Kirigakure. The militant minded expected dojo's to be a representation of the style they taught. But Renji couldn't help but think this place looked more like an abandoned school yard than anything. Never the less Renji pushed on into the dojo to get himself a proper education.
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*[Iaido • Shinigami Draw]
C-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
Losing the use of one's hand or arm in a fight can be a death sentence, but Iaido has found a simple, elegant response to this desperate situation. Using their free hand, the practitioner momentarily braces the edge of their sword against the inside of the scabbard before drawing. While it does not confer the instant acceleration benefit of its parent technique, this Discipline does allow the practitioner to use Iaido techniques at their normal speed even with only one hand.
800/800
*[Iaido • Ancestral Visage]
C-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
Using Iaido to its fullest requires a keen eye and quick reactions, enabling its users to target weaknesses and openings that their opponents present almost instantaneously. This Discipline represents the practitioner's ability to attack openings that present themselves, the practitioner now able to reflexively attack an opening in almost the same moment that it is observed. This Discipline reduces the gap of time between a practitioner recognizing a potential opening for attack and launching the attack to exploit said opening to almost nil.
Training:
800/800
*[Iaido • Shinigami Draw]
C-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
Losing the use of one's hand or arm in a fight can be a death sentence, but Iaido has found a simple, elegant response to this desperate situation. Using their free hand, the practitioner momentarily braces the edge of their sword against the inside of the scabbard before drawing. While it does not confer the instant acceleration benefit of its parent technique, this Discipline does allow the practitioner to use Iaido techniques at their normal speed even with only one hand.
800/800
*[Iaido • Ancestral Visage]
C-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
Using Iaido to its fullest requires a keen eye and quick reactions, enabling its users to target weaknesses and openings that their opponents present almost instantaneously. This Discipline represents the practitioner's ability to attack openings that present themselves, the practitioner now able to reflexively attack an opening in almost the same moment that it is observed. This Discipline reduces the gap of time between a practitioner recognizing a potential opening for attack and launching the attack to exploit said opening to almost nil.