Continueing the Tradition (Self Only Training)

Akashi had discerned that mastering his clan's kekkei genkai was the best course of action for his next training session. He could sense a vast source of chakra within him, one he knew to be from his heritage as an Uzumaki. Today’s training involved learning how to access this extra chakra, even if at the smallest amount. While he had always been able to sense this chakra he had never been able to make a strong enough connection with it to be able to control any of it.

The scrolls he had read left behind by his ancestors revealed that the key to starting down the path to fully access the Uzumaki’s unnaturally strong chakras was expelling as much chakra as possible and then attempting to channel into the larger chakra contained within him. Well, might as well get started with using up my chakra in some training. Throwing some his hands into the clone hand seal he created a shadow clone to help him use up his chakra. Dashing away from each other, the two flashed out a running lightning beast at once another. The Raiton jutsus collided in a blinding flash that extended past the two Akashi’s positions, who were both still heading towards each other. Powering up a Rasengan, the original dug the swirling energy into the copies chest. With a poof of smoke the clone disappeared, which was instantly turned into another clone to continue the fast paced training session. Jumping back from one another Akashi focused on the chakra sitting inside him. Feeling the vast sea of energy within he felt himself connecting his chakra with his normal, molding it together giving him access to a significant level higher than he previously had access to.

Using his chakra chains technique, he grappled the clone by puncturing his through the stomach with the golden chains of chakra. After coming out the backside of the clone the chains wrapped around its torso and dragged it towards the source of the chains. A Rasengan was awaiting the clone at where it was getting pulled to, which tore right through the helpless copy. Well, that didn’t seem too hard to get ahold of. The next stage seems like it might be quite a bit harder to train the next stage, not including the healing capabilities the Uzumaki are told to have had possessed in the past. Not a single member of the clan had been able to activate this ability in the past two-hundred years. If I'm to soar to heights never before obtained by a member of the clan, it would be a natural power within me to awaken. I have to, for the future of my clan.

Flashback - Continued

Having mastered the first step in harnessing his powerful chakra levels granted to him from his clan, Akashi decided it was time to take the next step. While learning his clans jutsu was an important part in holding the clan leader position, it was also important to further diversify his arsenal. Today he planned on continuing his progression in his chakra reserves and also working on the useful Uzumaki Lifeforce jutsu that his old senpai had talked about. Well, I suppose it be best to reach into the extra chakra that I know how to obtain. It’s time to dive a little deeper, which I expect will hold a host of new side effects afterwards.

After learning the first stage Akashi felt his chakra levels diminish slightly after it began to recover. This didn’t last too long and his chakra came back to normal but it was still disconcerting. The later levels are sure to be accompanied by similar side effects, however I imagine the higher leveled ones will be far more severe. This could become quite troublesome in combat, I’ll have to be real careful when I use it. Mentally grasping the valve that led to the source of chakra found in skilled Uzumaki’s, Akashi accessed this extra source. Feeling comfortable with the ration of his own chakra levels and the extra chakra, he dove in more trying to see how much he could handle. Another wave of chakra flowed over him, giving the Jounin a significant increase to his overall stamina. What the last clan leader had told him about it was that this healing agent was indeed a separate chakra source from your accessible reserves. In fact, it had been theorized to have originated from the generations of Uzumaki who were jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi. This powerful chakra source had somehow melded with the users, and seeing as most of the members today are descendants from these jinchuuriki. Alright, so the first thing senpai said was needed was to locate this disconnected chakra source. Guess I’ll just meditate and focus on the flow of my chakra.

Sitting down Akashi slowed his body, focusing on his chakra’s every movement. He registered his own chakra signature with his sensory ability... and then felt a presence unfamiliar. He hadn’t noticed it before but this chakra source was definitely part of his own. He latched onto this chakra and felt a slow pulse throughout his body. Taking a kunai out he sliced the tip of his ring finger. A small dribble of blood ran down the finger and that’s all that came out. The cut was already closed up, visible but not bleeding. This is incredible, this will surely increase my odds of survival in whatever this fracked shinobi world felt like throwing his way.

Getting up from his sitting stance Akashi decided to be done for the day, but to observe the after effects of using these jutsu. For such a power there must be more drawbacks from the simple chakra expenditure. Whatever happens this time will certainly be more severe.