11Materia ஃ Action / Voice

[materiathief]

[Yuffie has been only somewhat quiet over the journals. She hasn't really spoken up since that last experiment, and that's not usually her style. Now today, Yuffie wanted to have a little fun. She even found this interesting cloak to run around in today, especially since it is getting colder, and her clothes were not meant for anything but Spring and Summer. So today, instead of her shorts, she's in some nice loose pants, not something a ninja should wear, but unless someone looks really closely, she can easily pass for a boy this day.

What has she got in store? Well, not much. She's going people stalking. Following anyone from a safe distance (Out of range of any normal weapon.) And once she is noticed, she's not saying a word. She will happily stand there and watch what the person does through the slit in the hat of her cloak. She's quite curious about what people will do, especially since she possibly doesn't seem to threatening.


After getting bored of people stalking she will be found with the hood down, and sitting by the fountain in the village.]

I've been wondering. People have been asking for some training, an sparring...I was wondering if I could call out some of the ninja's. Yeah, I know. Shush, you're a ninja. Feel free to put up a filter, or hide your face, but I need a good fight. I feel like I'm not doing anything to stay in shape.

OH! One more thing. The little ninja kid I found....Nagato? I'm curious  what you look like normally!
 

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[teachingpeace]

"Shinobi back home usually subconsciously augment themselves when running and jumping. Is it something like that?"

[materiathief]

"Nope. It's all physical." Which she is very proud of. Her and Tifa are probably the most in shape girls in the world.

[teachingpeace]

He looked thoughtful. "Ah, that's a bit unfortunate then. However,it's good for your health at least."

[materiathief]

"Why did you wanna know?"

[teachingpeace]

"Because if you're unable to use chakra at this point, offering to teach you anything not taijutsu wouldn't get us very far."

[materiathief]

"...Chakra. Someone else mentioned it. And how do I know if I can use it or not?It's not like I ever had a teacher?" And with part of the lifestream in her, who knows?

[teachingpeace]

"True. Then we'll do this the simplest way. It is a bit like magic after all..." He nodded once and then hit the problem of trying to figure out how to explain it to her in terms that weren't casting.

[materiathief]

"Awesome." She's always ready to learn a new way to fight, though she'll wait. She knows just how hard it is to explain things from her world.

[teachingpeace]

It was a moment before he figured out how to come at this. "Everyone has some form of chakra in their body, this is what I use, and why when I used it all up, I died. It's actually very hard to use it all up if you know what you're doing, though over training can be a real risk for some people."

So far that sounded good. "So, for you, you would want to look inside yourself until you feel the spark that's connected to your body and mind, and that flame would be the chakra that you live on. It's hard to learn to use, at first, but... the first step is being able to access it. I'm honestly not sure how different from your magic it is though..."

[materiathief]

"Huh. That sounds a little like the lifestream. It gives people and the planet life, and since it's sorta used when using materia, it's easy to find...It's why I can use materia in a different way."

She's just never thought about seeing it what it can do, for her. She's seen what it does...made a few people go crazy, but that can't happen to her...hopefully.

[teachingpeace]

"Using materia was... different. Like it wasn't pulling from me the same way chakra does." He vaguely remembered that sensation. "It was missing something."

[materiathief]

"Yeah, materia is connected to the lifestream, since that's what it's actually made of. It can be forced to use, but I always feel it in me before I use it." That connection makes it fast and easy to use the materia.

[teachingpeace]

He shook his head slightly. "And using chakra is using your own energy, usually. There are outside sources, but those aren't the same."

[materiathief]

"Should've said it differently...the lifestream is energy, and a whole bunch of other things. But without it, I would be dead."

[teachingpeace]

He nodded slightly. "It's physical energy. Or natural energy, but chakra is physical energy and mental energy combined."

[materiathief]

"...How would I do the mental part?" Because she may be able to do it, but she does have a wandering mind.

[teachingpeace]

"It's not about thinking but about mixing your energies. It takes a lot of practice and that's part of why it tends to take a long time to learn to do well." He shook his head slightly. "Can you walk up walls?"

[materiathief]

That does sound a bit hard to learn.. "Sorta. I can run up walls, and stay in one place for a minute or so."

[teachingpeace]

He brightened at the words. "Really. Can you run up and stop for me so I can see exactly what you're doing?"

[materiathief]

"No problem!" Showing off is what she does best! She'll pick out the closest, tallest building, and run straight at it. Once she's half way up, she'll stop, and spin around so she's facing the ground, only her shoes holding her up.

It's easy to say she's concentrating. Not on just staying up, but how to get down without doing a faceplant. And once she starts slipping, she jumps right off, flipping a few times just because she can.

[teachingpeace]

He looked thoughtful at that. "Do it again. And try to walk back down."

[materiathief]

"Alright." She'll run right back up, spinning around more quickly then last time, and not even bothering to stay. She'll take two or three steps before just sliding down the rest of the way.

"...That's hard!"

[teachingpeace]

"At first." He moved over to her and casually walked up the wall to stand on it, peering down to her. "But it gets easier."

[materiathief]

Don't mind her staring at his feet. She should've guessed he could do it, but it's an odd sight. "You make it look to easy."

[teachingpeace]

"I've been doing this for over twenty years." He tilted his head, smiling. "That makes a difference."