When they got to the training ground Sayuri found that there weren't actually any flowers for them to use to practice with. Naruto said, "Uhh...Sayuri-nee-chan, this field doesn't seem to be useful for this training."
"Yes, it would appear that way wouldn't it?" Sayuri said, smiling knowingly.
"Then why are you..."
"Watch this," Sayuri said as she started going through a set of handseals. When she was done she placed one hand on the ground and said, "Doton: Hana Hōmai." As she announced the name of her jutsu the ground, previously flowerless, was now a field of flowers.
Naruto's eyes widened and said, "Teach me that!"
Sayuri said, "All in good time, first of all, you're going to learn 'Hana Shuriken: Hikarakuyō'"
"Alright, so how do I do it?"
"First off, for almost every jutsu in existence there is a corresponding set of handseals."
"Handseals?"
"Yes. There are twelve basic ones that everyone learns at a Ninja Academy. On top of that, for every elemental ninjutsu there are corresponding, unique, seals that are used in conjunction with the twelve seals that you learn in the academy. Hana Ninpō is different. Hana Ninpō Ninjutsu utilises seals that are not taught in the academy, nor are they used in the creation of any elemental ninjutsu."
"They're unique?"
"That's what I just said isn't it? Well, even so I suppose that to expand the art of Hana Ninpō at some point the twelve common ones will need to be integrated."
"Expand it?" Naruto asked, unsure of what his sensei meant.
"Yes. You see, when something remains unchanged for an extended period of time it stagnates and becomes, basically, useless."
"Unusable? Why?"
"Because others shall have found ways to counter what you are trying to do, leaving you at too severe a disadvantage, resulting anywhere from absolute defeat to death."
"I see," Naruto said.
"Well, leave that for another time. Like I said, Hana Shuriken: Hikarakuyō comes first; now, do as I do," Sayuri said as she made a handseal that Naruto incorrectly copied. Sayuri said, no no, your index finger needs to be right out, not half-bent like that. Naruto corrected his index finger and asked, "Like this Sayuri-sensei?" Sayuri replied, "Yes, like that. Now, this one," Sayuri did another, different, handseal, which Naruto copied, this time doing it exactly as Sayuri did. Sayuri explained, "now, when you use your chakra at the same time as you do those handseals the flower will rise up, off of their stem. This can be done with a sword as well, but I can't use one. Alright, for now I want you to work on making those two handseals perfectly, alright?"
"Hai, Sayuri-sensei," Naruto said as he started to work on the first one under the watchful eye of Sayuri.
Author's Notes:
Doton: Hana Hōmai = Earth Release: Flower-Embedding
Hana Shuriken: Hikarakuyō = Flower Shuriken: Falling Blossoms and Scattering Leaves