Keotsu-Sempai teaches me.

[Demosthenes]

*Waits in whatever location would be most appropriate for water-training.*

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*Waits in whatever location would be most appropriate for water-training.*

*Comes walking by next to the river.*

Okay, so first, do you have any prior water training? And if so, to what degree?

 

[Demosthenes]

*Throws my traveling-cloak aside*
I am afraid that I have had no training of this, or any, kind.

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*Throws my traveling-cloak aside*
I am afraid that I have had no training of this, or any, kind.

Hm, so I've got a newbie on my hands. Interesting.

Alright, first, what do you think of water?

 

[Demosthenes]

I believe it to be an amazing element. It can be serene and calm, like a pond or lake, and yet can have great strength and ferocity, like rapids and rivers, but even still it can be overwhelmingly powerful, like an ocean, all the while keeping it's enigmatic, dancing, blue beauty. It is an important part of nature that fuels most all things that are natural.

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

I believe it to be an amazing element. It can be serene and calm, like a pond or lake, and yet can have great strength and ferocity, like rapids and rivers, but even still it can be overwhelmingly powerful, like an ocean, all the while keeping it's enigmatic, dancing, blue beauty. It is an important part of nature that fuels most all things that are natural.

Good.

Water is the element of life - all things need water. It can be gentle or powerful - in terms of the world, nothing can stand up to the power of water, except possible land.

Now, where does Water stand in relation to Naruto and the Elemental Circle?

 

[Demosthenes]

In the ninja world the Water element is both useful for both offensive and defensive means. It fares well against Fire element techniques and fares poorly against Earth element techniques.

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

In the ninja world the Water element is both useful for both offensive and defensive means. It fares well against Fire element techniques and fares poorly against Earth element techniques.

Correct.

Water jutsu can be powerful if used correctly, like any jutsu, but seem to have an additional weakness - many water jutsu require a water source, such as a river, a heavy rain, or etc.

Come here.

*I jump into the river.*

Stand in the river with me.

Despite cold, tell me how the water feels.

 

[Demosthenes]

*I walk over and put one foot at a time into the river and stand in front of you, leaning against the current.*

I feel.. the power of the current, proudly displaying it's inherent right to exist. I feel movements at my ankles; the organisms that it houses and nurtures. I feel a longing to want to drift away. And.. Now that you mention it, it is a bit cold..

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*I walk over and put one foot at a time into the river and stand in front of you, leaning against the current.*

I feel.. the power of the current, proudly displaying it's inherent right to exist. I feel movements at my ankles; the organisms that it houses and nurtures. I feel a longing to want to drift away. And.. Now that you mention it, it is a bit cold..

Though not in itself a Yin chakra, such as the Yin/Yang training, Yin represents water. Coldness is a part of Yin - odd, as Yin represents death, but Water is the element of life.

The current does represent water's power. Nothing you or I could do would stop it - only the great power of Earth has a chance at halting it. "No sword, no matter how sharp, can scar water's surface."

Water is also the element of flexibility - the ability to react, or go with the flow, if you will.

But, as with the organisms, the water has great power, but it is not without great kindness.

Water is a great thing; that's why its my favorite element.

But, now that you know of water, it is time to put yourself in tune with it.

Follow me.

*We walk up river a ways, into a shallower spot, so that if you were to sit down, only your head would be above water.*

Sit with me and meditate. Let the water wash over your body, tell me again what you feel in the water - tell me how it reacts to you being in the river.

 

[Demosthenes]

*I sit and close my eyes*
I feel never-ending raw force. The water has displaced because of my body being here, but the power has been distributed elsewhere. A superior force that is overwhelming. At the same time it is soothing and I feel as if my body is part of the water.

(My Romanticism Emitter Array needs recharging >.>)
(I didn't mean training abilities. >.> Just natural descriptive abilities. >.>)

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*I sit and close my eyes*
I feel never-ending raw force. The water has displaced because of my body being here, but the power has been distributed elsewhere. A superior force that is overwhelming. At the same time it is soothing and I feel as if my body is part of the water.

(My Romanticism Emitter Array needs recharging >.>)

Exactly. Water's has tremendous collective strength. The current, after discovering that it cannot move you, simple directs its power elsewhere.

The water engulfs your body in a complete, but gentle grasp.

This is water.

Now, I want you to begin by channeling your chakra through out your body while meditating.

 

[Demosthenes]

*I nod and shut my eyes tighter. I begin to exert chakra that travels through my pathway system and I begin to breathe heavily through my nose.*

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*I nod and shut my eyes tighter. I begin to exert chakra that travels through my pathway system and I begin to breathe heavily through my nose.*

Alright.

Now, you want to try and alter the nature of your chakra - make it so that your chakra itself feels like the river.

 

[Demosthenes]

*I nod again and lean into the current slightly. I try to make the chakra move through me in a fluid, yet forceful motion.*

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*I nod again and lean into the current slightly. I try to make the chakra move through me in a fluid, yet forceful motion.*

You want your chakra to flow like water - you want it to feel it flow, powerfully, but peacefully.

The best advice, is that while your focusing your chakra concentrate on the feeling of the current slipping past you, and slowly adjust your chakra until it feels as if the current is inside of you as well.

 

[Demosthenes]

*I stop my chakra flow for a moment and I pay close attention to the flow of the current. After a few moments, I press my hands against each other under the water. I begin to try to match the flow of the current with my chakra and, despite the cool temperature of the water, begin to sweat.*

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*I stop my chakra flow for a moment and I pay close attention to the flow of the current. After a few moments, I press my hands against each other under the water. I begin to try to match the flow of the current with my chakra and, despite the cool temperature of the water, begin to sweat.*

You may find it easier if you relax - you're trying to hard.

Remember, water flows - it is not forced. Let your chakra flow, but adjust it, don't force it.

Help nudge your chakra in the right direct, the same way a riverbed guides the river.

You should easily be able to get it then.

 

[Demosthenes]

*I exhale loudly and let my hands fall. I wipe the sweat from my forehead and quickly put my head underwater then re-surface. I lightly place my open hands on the small minerals and vegetation that lie on the bed at my sides. I begin to breathe slowly and start to flow my chakra, making slight and slow modifications, as to make it like the river's current.*

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*I exhale loudly and let my hands fall. I wipe the sweat from my forehead and quickly put my head underwater then re-surface. I lightly place my open hands on the small minerals and vegetation that lie on the bed at my sides. I begin to breathe slowly and start to flow my chakra, making slight and slow modifications, as to make it like the river's current.*

*Placing my hand on your back, I measure your chakra.*

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There! Keep at it.

The reason we're in the river is this - if we can get in tune with the natural energy, we can adjust our own energies.

Now, stand up. Focus your new Suiton chakra throughout your body!