*Agnes smiles as Godot and company appears... only for them to be swallowed up a hole appearing underneath them. From the holes appears a young male, topped with spiked black hair... his back completely turned to Agnes.*
"Looks like I should have followed that rabbit's advice and taken a left at Albuquerque..."
*Agnes looks flabbergasted as her newest senpai says this. Rabbit? Albuquerque? Advice? Just what in the...*
"I guess I owe someone a carrot... Okay, yo! I'm your new, and hopefully last, teacher for Earth Release. My name's Shayde, and I see from these scribbles that you've made some progress in the Element. Good. That means we can skip all the boring stuff...
Okay... and I thought Dean sensei and Kaene senpai could be odd at times... this guy, though, is something else. Though he seems new at this, as he hasn't stopped scratching the back of his head since he came here. Probably just a case of the nerves, as I've never heard of Albuquerque before... must be thinking of somewhere else. Then again, he did mention the talking rabbit, but there are talking snakes, and toads. Perhaps...
*Shayde swiftly tosses the scrolls towards Agnes, who, in classical manner, is too deep in her thoughts to bother seeing them. Thus, she snaps out of her... elaborate thoughts and shakes her head a little before bending downwards to pick up the scrolls.*
"I would like to perform all three of those Jutsu. Take as much time as you need, and when you're done, please tell me anything of interest about these Jutsu. Once you do, I'll add my own opinions of the Jutsu, and then we'll continue on. If you feel like 3 is too much, just say and I'll put it down to two. We don't want you collapsing from Chakra exhaustion after all... Anyway, off you pop."
*An immense blush envelops Agnes' face swiftly as she hears Shayde mention her collapsing from chakra exhaustion.*
Wait, why did he mention chakra exhaustion, and why is such a coying, but playful, manner? DOES HE KNOW DEAN! Oh no, I think he does, which means he'll know about my prestination for randomness, for overly boisterous excitement, for my naiveness. He isn't going to take me seriously at all...
*Agnes unconsciously sways side to side as she continues her overly exaggerated, paranoid thoughts.*
Wait, calm down. Maybe he's merely concerned about my health here. After all, this is one of his first trainings according to Castiel sensei, being his newest senpai. Hence it makes sense for him to show such concern. Still, he seems odd, like someone who would know Dean... I must keep my eye on this one. Now, focus Agnes, I've already given off a truly bad first impression here... then again, I did the same with Yoanna sensei, and I think Dean as well and even Ayane, but not so much with Castiel nor Kaene... hm...
*Agnes gives Shayde a slight curtsy before focusing her full attention towards Shayde, her blush now being more effeminate instead of blatantly girlish.*
"
My deepest apologies for the incredibly rude display I have exhibited here. My name is Agnes Oblige, and it is a privilege to receive training from you."
*Agnes then gives the scrolls a last glance before looking back at Shayde, her blush now completely dissipated. It seems correct, this was about where she was last with Kaene senpai before he disappeared... as tends to happen with Doton senseis unfortunately. She sighs before giving Shayde a focused glance. Now was time to be somewhat serious.*
*Agnes begins by forming a series of Ram → Horse → Dragon handseals, the last of which focuses a minute amount of suiton chakra into her more potently concentrated doton chakra. She then releases this amalgamation through her feet into the ground to her left, thus forming a rising mound of mud. As the mud mound rises upwards, she morphs the chakra into the shape of a dragon's head, hallowing out two circles, one on each side, to form its eyes and separates two large chunks of mud on its top and bottom, thus forming its mouth. She then focuses a large mound of mud within its mouth, and focuses a fine line of chakra to act as a severing point. As the mouth reaches its apex point, she swiftly severs the chakra line by pushing it upwards through the mud while sending a strong wave of chakra back through said point, hence propelling the mud ball through the air, the size of Agnes' chest, past Shayde's being, and causing it to splat on the ground mid-range from behind his being. All the while, Agnes merely poses with the Dragon hand seal still formed... hopefully not looking far too silly doing so. She then releases the chakra from the dragon, causing it to collapse into a shapeless lump of mud. Agnes breathes for a few moments before starting the next jutsu... perhaps Shayde's earlier concern wasn't too far off after all.*
*Agnes then concentrates some fresh chakra inside of her body, this time being unadulterated doton chakra. She then funnels this chakra through her feet, surrounding Shayde with several concentrated points of this chakra, three in all four cardinals directions. She then performs the Rat → Horse → Dog → Snake handseals, causing these points to spike upwards, forming twelves spikes within the specified locations about three times Shayde's height... but otherwise being relatively unremarkable. Agnes merely gives off a bored impression as she releases the chakra, not the most exciting jutsu. But still, it went off without a hitch.*
*Agnes, lastly, concentrates one last batch of also unadulterated doton chakra and begins to funnel it, but this time into her hand. She then slams her hands onto the ground, her back mostly parallel to the ground while still giving her full attention to her still imprisoned sensei, thus sending the chakra into the ground. The causes the chakra to cut a rectangle into the ground before pushing the truncated earth upwards, forming a 5 feet by 2 feet slant of earth to rise perfectly upwards, with its thickness being about one foot. Unfortunately for Agnes, she's now unable to see her sensei, and thus does she stop the chakra, thus causing the slant of earth to fall down again, causing it to crumble upon the ground from whence it came. She then smiles at Shayde, being appreciative of his patience, and clasps her hands behind her back, a classical sign of her initiating her explanation of these jutsus.*
"
Well, Shayde-senpai, these particular jutsu are relatively basic, but there are still a few details which I need to specify before moving on. The first jutsu needs to have the Earth Flow River jutsu performed first in order to be used, meaning that this jutsu has a considerable set-up requirement for use. And, sadly, it's ultimate effect is incredibly unremarkable, especially given that, one, there already exists a jutsu I learned not too long ago named the Mudshot jutsu which allows a similar effect with much less time requirements and no pre-existing jutsu performance, meaning that it's much more fluid with its combo capabilities as well as its swiftness of performance, hence being ultimately more useful. And two, although a secondary function can be argued with its creation of a mud dragon, its primary jutsu creation requirement, its weak strength in comparison to other jutsu I'll be learning later such as the ubiquitous Stone Golem jutsu, and lastly its mud characteristic, which restricts the user's mobility to move upon it, sadly restricts its functionality greatly. And lastly, although one can light these mudballs alight, there already exists a Katon jutsu that creates a dense fireball call the Dragon Flame Release Song Technique, hence even this function isn't very useful. All in all, one has to wonder why Hiruzen-sama even bothered in the first place... bleh."
"
Now, the second jutsu is a similar story, except this one is quite a bit shorter. What can this jutsu accomplish that isn't possible with the Stone Spikes? Why would one use this jutsu over the Stone Spikes one? The Stone Spikes doesn't require hand seals, can go through less dense substances, and be created through other earth jutsus... this one has none of that. And one can use the spikes to form a prison as well... thus what does this jutsu offer to the table... I, sadly, can't think of much in this regard..."
"
Lastly, this final jutsu is... generic, although, unlike the other jutsus. The primary form of this jutsu is restrictive, as the opponent can merely bypass the wall once its made, and the creation of the wall leaves the user in a temporarily vulnerable position. However, the secondary form of this jutsu can be used to trap and evade certain ground dependent jutsu, such as the Earth Flow River Technique, by funneling the jutsu deep into the ground, away from the user. Thus... well... it's something. Otherwise, it's just a weak wall that the bloody wind can knock down on a stormy day, not much more to be said here. Sadly, a pretty useless, generic bunch of jutsu here, but things can only go up from here, right Shayde-senpai?"
*Agnes then unclasps her hands as she gives Shayde a gentle smile, hoping that he finally stopped scratching the back of his head. Hopefully she can ease his discomfort a little bit through her exhaustive efforts... although she has some significant doubts about this. In fact, this may only compound his discomfort. Sadly, it's too late to stop now.*
