Kenjutsu Training

[Robot Boy]

OT: I was in character lol

*After reading the scroll, I go outside to find a suitable source of wood to make it, one that is hard when delivering strikes. I keep in mind of the type of wood that I want because I have to balance the weight(Don't want use a heavy one and struggle trying to use it), strength(The "absolute" strength of my wood, and to the "relative" strength of my bokuto compared to my partner's.)and crush resistance(the ability of the wood to dent without the fibres breaking causing splintering) based on the wood I'll be using. Once I found the wood as my material seeing as how it has good crush resistance, tight grain, good strength and weight for practice, I open the scroll to look at the parts that make a bokuto.*

o___0 He wasn't kidding when he said it was difficult and takes awhile.....We're gonna have to work together to get through this.

*Calls out to Naizen to see if he got his wood or if he figured it out or something. While waiting for a reply I look at the parts that make up a bokuto*

List:
Kissaki: the tip.
Mune: the back of the blade.
Monouchi: the cutting portion of the edge, the 1/3 closest to the kissaki.
Chu-o: the middle third of the blade.
Tsuba moto: the third of the blade closest the handle.
Tsuba: the guard, not present on most Aikido bokuto.
Tsuka: the handle.
Shinogi: the ridge between the mune and the edge.
Shinogi-ji: the flat plane between the mune and the shinogi
Jigane: the flat plane between the shinogi and the temper line (edge).
Ha: the edge
Tsuka gashira: strictly the pommel fitting, butt end of the bokuto.

 

[Littlefinger.]

I make my way towards the corner where the variety of timber is heaped. I begin searching for a suitable wood with the following properties:
-high degree of strength
-good impact resistance
-moderate weight
-tight grain

After finding one that fits my requirements, I hear my partner call out to me. While letting him know that I found one, I make my way to the cabin. On my way, I sight a dusty bokuto lying idly in a corner. Realising that it may give us a better idea of what we are after, I pick it and show it to my partner as I arrive at the cabin.

"Oi! Look what I found.(tosses dusty bokuto over to him) Catch!"

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[Robot Boy]

*catches the old bokuto with my right hand*

Whoa, nice and looks like you got your wood.

*After examining it, we start working on our own, giving each other pointers and stuff. I grab a board that is about one inch thick and at least two inches wide for a bokuto and I give one to Naizen as well. We then go over the stuff that's been done so far. We've laid out the pattern for the curve and checked the grain patterns and decided which end of the board is weakest which will be the handle. We decided how far along the blade the bottom of the curve will be. We've marked out a curve so that the bokuto is about one inch tall (from ha to mune) and have decided on our own tip shape. We also keep in mind and that clamping the blade carefully and cutting out the handle is an important step since the handle is what you grip and it must agree with the curve of the blade. The handle should be an oval shape with the long axis of the oval arranged so that you know where your blade edge is facing. In other words, the top and bottom of the oval must line up with the mune and ha. If the blade felt good in hand and is the right weight, the appearance would not be important. *

We've got tools that will help carve it and shape it, sandpaper to smooth the wood and close the pores, and oil(Not oils that will create a sticky surface that will give you blisters) which allows the wood to soak up the sweat on your hands while keeping the grain from lifting too much.

*thinks of the failed attempts at making one* Lets go.....

Spoiler

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[Coyote]

How it looking boys?

Your sensei suddenly appears!

Hm. They look pretty tough. Let's try them out! Head outside and run to the logs that are placed in the training ground. Preform for me 1000 vertical slashes and another 1000 horizontal slashes. Should be easy enough.

Sensei poofs away then suddenly reappears again!

Oh. One other thing. Once you've completed that objective. Make your way to the waterfall.

 

[Robot Boy]

*As instructed, I head out and locate the log to practice with. Once I find it, I position myself and assume a sword stance and then, begin to deliver a combo of vertical and horizontal slashes in every possible order. With a total of 2,000 slashes, I take a brake and get something to drink and towel to wipe the sweat off me. Afterwards once I had finished practicing and resting, I go the next place I was told to go, the waterfall.*

-__- seriously, when are we gonna get to fun part? I'm so bored. *says this while walking towards the waterfall*

 

[Coyote]

Oh it shall get fun!

Let's wait for Naizen!

 

[Littlefinger.]

Sorry to keep everyone waiting o-o

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After we are done with making the bokutos, I and my partner head out to the logs. I station myself before one of them and begin to try out my new bokuto which happens to be really awesome with each swing. Before I know it, I'm done with the horizontal and vertical slashes totalling 2000. After taking a short moment to catch our breaths, we head out to the waterfall, grumbling.

"Me tooo...I wonder what we are gonna do by the waterfall this time >_>"

 

[Robot Boy]

<_< well now that Naizen is here. We can get things started. Sensei?

 

[Coyote]

Welcome to the Cave of Chakra! Why do I call it this? Well, due to an unknown phenomenon this cave system has a natural chakra flow. Weird, right? Either way let's go inside.

As the two walk through the cave, you can feel the pulsing chakra. Seemingly keeping your system capable of never losing chakra while in this cave.

So, we're gonna practice chakra channeling into your katana. Watch me closely..

Sensei takes out her katana and channels her basic chakra into the sword - giving it a bluish hue.

Simply, channel chakra through your hand and into the weapon. Once you go it, practice hitting the large boulders and see what happens.

 

[Littlefinger.]

After entering the weird cave, I watch as our sensei flows chakra into her sword and encourages us to try it out. So I hold out my katana in my right hand and focus on my chakra flow. With the aid of the pulsating chakra in the cave, I easily open the chakra channel leading to my right arm, allowing my chakra run through it and into my sword, charging it with a similar bluish hue to my teacher. I walk over to an idle boulder and begin to practice slashing it horizontally, vertically and diagonally. I realize that the sword is now lighter and the slashes have become deeper as a result of the sword now being sharper.

 

[Robot Boy]

*As we enter the cave I feel the flow of chakra from cave entering my body....it felt....amazing like as if I could never tire out no matter how much chakra I use up. After watching Sensei perform chakra flow and Naizen taking a crack at it, I then attempt to do it myself. Using my new bokuto held in my right hand as a focus, I first gather my chakra into my right hand while, absorbing the chakra flowing into from the cave. Using my chakra and the chakra from the cave, I combine it and channel into my bokuto giving a blueish hue and the length of the chakra emanating from my bokuto had increased by a few inches and was shaped in the form of a sharp edge like that of an actual sword. While maintaining this form, I go over to a boulder to practice my strikes with. As I slash the boulder I notice that cuts sink in deeper into the rock as I focus more chakra and used shape manipulation to 'sharpen' my weapon. As he practices, he had something on his mind he needed to ask his Sensei.*

I was wondering Sensei.... is ones own chakra always blue or can it be a different color?...

 

[Coyote]

Generally always blue. Except for like, the tailed beast which is red.

The chakra added to your katana refines it greatly and allows for a much cleaner and stronger slicing motion. This goes just as well for blunt weapons, increasing the power of it greatly.

Sensei pulls out her katana again and this time lighting radiates off the blade.

See, this is lightning chakra in the blade!

Sensei releases that chakra and channels fire chakra!

Lightning will increasing the cutting ability even greater while fire would be better for blunt but can also be used for swords. Allowing to stop certain attacks an leaving lasting burns other targets. Do both of these channels and try hitting rocks with each chakra channeling through the katana. Remember, you can only channel one chakra at a time.

 

[Littlefinger.]

Medical chakra looks like a lighter shade of green too.

I focus on my chakra and then proceed to channel it into my katana whilst transforming its nature to that of lighting. As my katana radiates with lightning energy, I swing it upwards against the rock, downwards, sideways and all, noticing the way the lightning accentuates the slashes and ruptures the rock due to its brute force.

I do the same with my fire chakra, all the while taking note of how the rock is scorched each time I strike it with my katana.

 

[Robot Boy]

Ah I see thanks. Yeah, I noticed it from med nin when they heal people.

*Doing as you instructed I focus my rai chakra into my bokuto by increasing the high frequency vibrations of my chakra.*
Shouldn't be a problem since I've already mastered lightning.
*After saying this, I walk over to a boulder and practice on it. Delivering a series of slashes that easily tear right through the rock. After practicing, I stop my focus on rai chakra and switch to fire chakra. I begin by molding superheated chakra inside my stomach before releasing it through my lungs and mouth onto my bokuto. I shape transformation to make the fire look like a sword made of fire and while, I'm in control of my chakra I make sure that I don't burn my own weapon. Once again, I go on to practice on a boulder, delivering burning hot slashes on the boulder, leaving behind scorch and cut marks on it.*