╥ Training Grounds & Sibylline Dojo

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

Manfread entered the Training grounds, the place seemed bigger then he had first thought, he calmly looked around him. Seeing no one in his immediate area he tossed his new bag of munchies on the ground.
Binding his bladed braces on to his forearms Manfread activates his Byakugan. He can see the chakra pathways in his body. Spread his legs, and raised his hands, he tries to channel chakra through his arms and into his palms. Releasing a large burst as he thrusts his palm forward. Chakra surges forwards and forcefully explodes out of his hands.
“Ahhh!” he yelps as greenish-black energy erupts from his arms in an intense fury, “Too much, too much!”
He shakes the pain away as the chakra dissipates. Releasing his Byakugan, he sits down.

(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 7/20)


Manfread was sitting down, thinking. Recalling what he read in the scroll, and mulling the theory over in his mind, he tries to figure out where he went wrong. He looked at his hands and arms. No real damage had occurred, from the mishap, but it was still very annoying. He didn't think this was a complicated thing, but it was proving slightly difficult.
He jumped to his feet, and resumed his training. Once again activating his Byakugan, he took up a stance. Striking at empty air, and flowing from stance to stance, his movements are quite choppy, and seem forced. His stomach suddenly gurgled as he moved about. Stopping, he looked down at his gut.
“Timing? Oh, timing!” he said as if enlightened by the bowel's growl.

(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 8/20)  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

Manfread adjusted he stance and channelled chakra into has arms to his palms, again. He struck out at empty air, releasing his energy as he did. Continuing to practice he found it easier to manipulate chakra throughout his body. The timings on his release was still rusty, but he was slowly making progress.


(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 9/20)


Manfread's movements are less choppy, compared to to when he started. He is making less unnecessary movements, and he is starting to get the hang of the release of his chakra. Taking up a different stance he took a deep breath.
“Preparation,” he shifted the weight of his body, “Movement,” Manfread lunged forward, fainted right, then struck with his left, “Timing,” chakra surged out from his palm. Pain shot up his arm, and he winced. Releasing his Byakugan, he removed his bracers and dropped them to the ground.
“Snack time,” he said walking over to his bag of munchies. Struggling to open it, he eventually pulled out a few different goodies. Carefully he open the wrappers and began to eat.

(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 10/20)  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

After finishing his fairly unhealthy meal, Manfread crudely bandaged his hands and arms. Jagged rips in his skin had appeared from his lack of control, but it was all superficial. He stood up and replacing his bracers, went back to work. Activating his Byakugan once again, he readied himself for another attack. Swiftly moving forward, he unleashed a straight palm thrust, followed up by a left strike and then a right straight. Stumbling over his feet, Manfread found himself getting uncomfortably intimate with the floor.
“I think my combinations... need a little work,” he said pulling himself off the ground, and spitting out some sand. “Note to self, sand not edible.”

(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 11/20)

“No rest for the wicked,” Manfread said to himself. He mentally prepared himself for the next attack he would make. Focusing the chakra into his arms, he lunged ahead unleashing a furry of strikes, his nimble feet caring his to and fro. A sickly greenish-black light, trailing along where he jabbed the empty space around him.

(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 12/20)  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

Suddenly mesmerized by the colour of his own chakra, Manfread lost his footing on the sand floor. He pushed himself into an awkward jump, and landed on his back. Cringing in discomfort, he sat up rubbing his lower back.
“Oooh, my spleen,” he wined. Getting to his feet, to resumed his training. Keeping in mind the lesson he just learned.

(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 13/20)


Extending his vision, Manfread looked at the trees that were loosely scattered on the outer edges of the training grounds. He smiled mischievously, quickly closing the distance between himself and the new target. Charging at the tree he struck out at the bark. Chips were slowly hacked away as he increased the amount of chakra he released.
“One, two, three percent,” he muttered making contact with each blow. Shifting his weight, he feinted to the left, then ran to the right striking the tree from the side. “Four percent.”

(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 14/20)  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

Manfread turned in a 180 degree spin and dashed for the next target. Dodging and weaving through the leaves that were falling to the ground. He lashed out at the fresh tree, forcing even more chakra into the bark. Splinters flew off the vegetation, and leaves fell to the ground. Continuing to weave and dodge as he gave himself some distance.
Manfread felt a tingle on the back of his neck, instinctively grabbing at what had hit him. He pulled out a leaf that had landed down under his collar.

(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 15/20)

Looking at the leaf in his hand, Manfread stood still. Deep in thought, he subconsciously put it into his mouth, and tried to eat it. He had forgotten about the blind spot in his vision. A careless error that could have cost him an arm or more. Spitting the leaf out on to the ground, he said “Doesn't taste like salad... Needs dressing.”
He walked over to his bag of munchies and pulled out some potato chips. Tossing the bag into the air he whacked it with his palm, releasing one percent of his chakra. There was a satisfying crunch from inside the bag. He opened it up to see the fruits of his labour. Almost all the chips had been smashed into crumbs. Manfread tipped the bag up and swallowed all the pieces.

(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 16/20)

Looking over the damage he had dealt to the tree, Manfread smiled slightly. He could tell that his timing was near perfect, and his stances were becoming less forced, and more fluent. All he needed now, was to improve the amount of chakra he released with each strike and how he went about releasing it. Taking up a stance he began to weave around the tree. He charged forwards and fired chakra into the bark as he struck. Manfread weaved throughout the falling leaves, as he continued his assault.

(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 17/20)  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

Twisting and turning as he avoided the rain of falling leaves, Manfread continued to release his chakra into the tree. He frowned as he glided past an off burst of splinters, he had the timing, and the movement, but his chakra release was still to wild. He needed to concentrate the chakra he let out during each strike, or he would find himself to tired out in the middle combat. Centering the greenish-black energy in the palm of his hand he jabbed at the bark again, and again.

(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 18/20)



Manfread's assault was relentless, dodging in between the falling leaves, as he pounded away at the bark. He released various concentrations of chakra with each strike, gaining a feel for what felt best. Manfread jumped back, then blinked. He had it, striking the air with his palm he unleashed the gentle fist. It was perfect, he had the timing, and movements down, he could now concentrate and manipulate the chakra with out wasting any during his attack. A wicked smile was creeping up on his face. He was almost ready for combat.

(Gentle Fist learnt)
(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist 19/20)  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

Manfread gazed at his palms. Then he walked over to his bag of munchies, sat down and devoured everything in the bag. After he finished eating he got to his feet. His gut growled.
“Quiet you,” he said, “Now that I have all the necessary components I can start with my Armour Piercing Fist.”
The theory was similar to the gentle fist. He closed his hand and made a fist. Watching his arms he punched his hand with his fist, and distorted the release of chakra. His arm was sent into spasms, as the muscles, and nerves were disrupted.
“Ah hell!” he shouted, shaking his arm, “Anymore and I would have torn the muscles in m arm.”
Manfread channelled chakra through both arms. The pathway was unaffected but his muscles had taken more damage then he had intended. His stomach groaned.
“Yeah, I know, now I'm ready,” He said. Manfread itched to try his newly perfected fighting style out in actual combat, he had planned it out for years, and now he felt ready.

(Converted to Armour Piercing Fist, learnt)
(Gentle Fist to Armour Piercing Fist Gentle Fist (Haiken) learnt20/20)  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

Manfread turned and headed out the training ground's doors. As he exited the building Manfread walked towards the library. There was much more to learn before Aniki would let him see actual combat.  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

Manfread walked into the training grounds. Again he look around, and saw no one in his immediate area.
“Wow, you'd think people would use this place more often,” he commented. Walking over to the trees he had pounded on during his last visit, he prepared for practice. Taking a deep breath, Manfread channelled chakra into his arm. Then he struck out, chakra erupted from his hand, but nothing really happened. Agitated Manfread increased the output of energy and tried again. Nothing.

(Empty Palm to Void Fist 4/7)  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

Staring at his hands Manfread, looked frustrated. Where was he going wrong. Was it timing, preparation, or was his movement off? He struck out at empty air. Manfread's gut growled, and he stood up straight.
“What?” he asked looking down at his tummy. Manfread activated his Byakugan, he shifted his stance and channelled his charka, unleashing a compressed shot of energy there was a loud thud against the near by tree. He tried it again, adjusting his chakra control, and the way he release it. Again there was a loud thud.
“Oh, that's a little better, I guess,” he said.

(Empty Palm to Void Fist 5/7)  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

Manfread's palm hurt from the constant release of chakra, but he ignored the pain. He was making progress now. Taking a deep breath, he jabbed at the tree yards in front of him. His fist moved at a high-speed, and chakra exploded out. The tree shook and leaves began to fall.
“That's it!” he shouted triumphantly, He jabbed again and released energy, “Empty Palm!”
The tree shook and the falling leaves were blasted out of the air.

(Empty Palm learnt)
(Empty Palm to Void Fist 6/7)  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

“Gotta bleed the lizard,” Manfread said suddenly. Looking around to see if anyone was watching, Manfread hid behind a tree. Undoing his zipper he answered the call of the wild. Attempting to spell his name, he abruptly had an ingenious idea.
“If I use the theory of Armour Piercing fist, I can aim for less vital spots on the body and still deal the same amount of damage!” he said happily. Doing up his zipper, and looking around again, he walked out into the open again. Turning around he released a sudden burst of chakra from his fist.
“Void Fist,” he shouted as he launched his attack into the near by tree. The bark splintered violently, as a smile wicked smile manifested on his face.


(Empty Palm converted to Void Fist)
(Empty Palm to Void Fist 7/7)Empty Palm(Void Fist)  

[BarronVonManfreadGreed]

Manfread released his Byakugan, and headed for the exit.
“There really is no rest for the wicked,” he said as he sprinted off to the library.  

[Yo-ko]

◆◈◆◈◆"My sands will be your end"◆◈◆◈◆

San appeared in a plume of white smoke, entering the dojo to do some training. James was supposed to meet him here. Time to test the new jounin......

◆◈◆◈◆"Never doubt yourself"◆◈◆◈◆  

[Winterwolf78]

James Cameron Poe

King of The Frozen Sand

A large explosion would ring out from the ceiling and James would fast roped down the the center of the dojo. He would backflip off the rope and land on his feet in dramatic fashion. "Now that Im a Jonin I get to do all the crazy bullshit Ganchou does for entrances." James laughed.