"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Release: Fireball Jutsu!)"
"Suiton: Sujinheki (Water Release: Water Wall!)"
Both techniques clashed before cancelling out in an explosion which rocked the ground around the two combatants. A thick mist filled the air, making visibility slim to none.
Yuki stared at the charred ground of the battlefield which surrounded her, and smirked.
Damn smoke. I can't see a thing.
The hairs on her neck stood on end, and Yuki remained absolutely still, even as the blade was placed to her throat.
"Your good. But it's over."
"Good job, but try again!" she said, her clone vanishing in a single flame.
Yuki inhaled deeply, hidden in the mist from her opponent, when her senses alerted her to an incoming attack.
Where? Underneath?
She glanced down to see the the entire ground was soaked in H2O. As her eyes focused on the floor, she watched as the water surge upwards, gaining a life of its own.
"Water Style: Water Prison Jutsu!"
Not good!
The younger kunoichi launched herself out of the fog,her eyes skyward, for the attack she anticipated. As expected her sister appeared, water blade held high. In a swift movement, she dodged the thrust towards her heart, and kicked the kunai out of her opponents hand, throwing punch, which was parried.
"You're a lot better than I expected. But…this is the end."
Yuki's eyes widened, as the water clone exploded, soaking her to the bone in ice cold water. The water that soaked her clothes, exploded, forming a suspended water prison.
Nice! I haven't sweated this much since I fought-
She was cut off mid thought, by the lack of air. She struggled in the technique, grasping at her throat. As she reached her limit, the orb collapsed, and her sister stood in front of her.
"You all right?"
Yuki nodded, inhaling deeply.
"Th-thanks."
"Hmmm."
Yuki glanced up, noticing the disturbed look on her older sister's face.
Her heart raced as she stared down at the woman beneath her. Involuntarily, her heart had constricted with fear. She didn't understand it. She'd never been so concerned about human life, until this moment and that worried her. Am I getting soft?
"Onee chan? You alright?"
"I'm fine," she snapped, catching herself before she sounded too angry. She shoved her emotions down hastily.
"And you?"
She bent down, holding out her hand. The girl took it, and squeezed the water out of her drenched hair.
"I've been better. When I'm not getting drowned by my older sister."
The joke caused a small part of Kazuyo's heart to warm up, and she found herself smiling regardless of the attempt to restrain it.
"You should smile more often, big sis."
She nodded mechanically, before a thought hit her. There wasn't time to just sit around. If she was going to get started on teaching Yuki that-.
"Yuki-san. Let's head home. I have some things to discuss with you."
Yuki sipped the hot tea grateful to warm up her frigid muscles. Each sip from the mug, sent a wave of warmth through her body, thawing out her numb appendages.
"Yuki. We don't have a lot of time, and I have something I want to teach you before you reach the battlefield. We only get three days to learn as much as possible, so I suggest we use them to our advantage."
The kunoichi nodded her head, and put the cup down, awaiting the woman to continue.
"To begin with, this technique is not really a jutsu but rather a form. Are you familiar with Sage mode? I doubt you would be, but-"
"Yeah! It uses up nature chakra-" she started to speak of Naruto, but the thought cut itself off short. Even thinking about him, brought up sorrow about Akira.
"Exactly. Well, what I am about to teach you is along the lines of that. Let's start with the description. The word we use is Futou(tenacity). Do you know how our kekki genkai works?"
Yuki shook her head, and leaned forward, taking another sip of tea.
"Okay. Simply put, our kekki genkai is a dojutsu of a sort. When we fall asleep, we project what we see in our dreams into the world around us. We take our perception, and change it into reality. What we perceive is what is actually in our mind. We take that and then manifest it into the real world. Now, since we both can't use our kekki genkai, then we are given access to Futou."
"How does it work?"
"Will you let me explain?"
Yuki closed her mouth, and awaited her sister to continue, anxious.
"As I was saying, when out kekki genkai is no longer accessible, we gain access to Futou, which is a type of mental energy. When you build chakra, it is from your physical and spiritual energy that you draw upon it. That spiritual energy consists of two types of energy: one from your will and the other from your mental focus. Using this technique, your body is able to override your need for chakra, and using only your mental focus, create an aura. This enables you to pull out much greater jutsu, and not only that, but enables you to interpret things your body normally would be too slow to comprehend and react." Her sister inhaled, and a dark cloud formed over her face. Yuki's eyes widened as she held up five fingers.
"Listen, sis. This is no joke what I tell you. Forgetting these five risks means death for you. Inevitable death."
She closed a finger with each vulnerability, sending a shiver down the younger girl's spine.
"First: Your mind can only use so much of this energy before your body will be incapable of responding to ANY command. Say you tell your leg to move after reaching your limit. Your muscles will spasm, contorting as your mind sends intermittent signals to the muscle. If you are familiar with the Eight Gates, this technique affects the body much like it. You will be in too much distress to properly react. Secondly: Your access to ninjutsu in this form will be completely cut off. You won't be able to use your chakra. Third, you need an entire day to recuperate before you can use this again. Fourth, the length of time for each use of Fotou is limited to a maximum of eight minutes."
"A ONE TIME EIGHT MINUTE JUTSU?"
Yuki watched her sister tap her foot impatiently, and blushed ashamed.
"Please continue, Onee-chan," she whispered.
"Lastly…if you attempt to enter Fotou, after using only so much, your mind will overload, and you will die. Rather, you will enter a coma from which you will never wake up."
Yuki gulped, and laid the cold cup of tea on the table, her hands trembling in fear.
"I can see you are disturbed by the risks of such a technique. I also know that it might seem bad, but I assure you. I have used it daily since Father taught me how, when I was five. It's not hard to manage. There are a lot of tools that will ensure the fight ends in your favor."
"There's no point in using it!" she shouted, waving a hand.
"Oh, Yuki-imouto…if only you knew."
Yuki's mouth turned grim.
What could be so great about this technique that she would wish to train me in it? What could possibly outweigh the risks?
"Arguing is a waste of time we don't have. I am the only remaining user. Here is what I can tell are some very good benefits for your sake. Jutsu no longer costs chakra to use. If I were to put a ratio to chakra, in the amount of chakra that you can cast one jutsu, you can use a tenth of the Fotou to use that same technique. Fotou will be equal to the standard amount of chakra in your body. Another great perk, is that since you no longer rely on chakra, your body will be immune to genjutsu. Another advantage, is since your senses, especially your sense of touch is numbed, attacks that would normally cause you to freeze up in pain, enables you to override and engage regardless of pain. There are several more small abilities such as the fact that it cloaks you enables you to see around you, without touching someone. You will have to experiment with them yourself. One last important note, is that if someone should touch you, they will be rendered completely useless. Their body will mentally reboot over a period of twenty seconds."
Yuki listened halfheartedly, sighing softly as her older sister came to a conclusion.
But that still isn't too-
Her sister touched her hand and white light erupted in her eyes.
When she came to, she was lying on the ground, out of her chair. A sharp pain ripped through her head.
"WHAT THE HELL-? What happened?"
She reached up, and touched her head, cowering as the pain intensified. She pulled her hand down, staring at the large puddle of blood which covered her fingertips.
"You did that to yourself. I simply used a single ounce of focus, and you screamed, running around. You hit your head on the wall, and passed out for a good five minutes."
Yuki let out a slow breath, and then smiled.
"When do we begin?" she asked.