Zen'no's Exam Flashback(Flashback/Self Only/Char dev/Closed)

The roaring winds that had whipped across the sky and filled Zen'no's ears had begun to dissipate as he walked deeper into Konoha's massive forest.  He was currently taking the chuunin exams on his instructor's recommendation and he was determined to win.  He was 20 years old and extremely old to be taking the exams compared to the other genin who ranged from around 12 years old to 16 years old.  He was taller than most of them and his hair had begun to grow longer and he had to contain it in a ponytail or it would be all over the place.  He attracted alot of attention from the other participants because of his obvious age difference but also because of his lack of hands.

There were not many people who didn't have limbs and wanted to fight let alone any shinobi who had such a disability. There were many who scoffed at him and laughed as they walked by but there were also a few who were quite and avoided him.  They were the ones who knew better; That if someone like him with such a 'disability' could make the chuunin exams, he would have something terrifying to make up for it.

The exam was simple and Zen'no didn't think too much of it since he had recently learned the basics of genjutsu from his instructor Kyla. His one weakness previously was genjutsu since if he didn't know how to escape it, he would be vulnerable and able to be easily taken out by it. Now that he had learned it he could defend against it and he could already defend against ninjutsu and taijutsu just fine. Zen'no had spent the most recent years of his life learning about chakra manipulation and materialization from Kyla and turned it into his own personalized fighting style. He could attack and defend with it as well as create the hands that everyone thought that he desperately needed. He could do anything, and this exam was no different.

This exam featured 30 different genin from around the world and the goal of this part of the exam was to defeat and collect 6 medals. Eacg participant has 1 medal on their person and there are also a few medals scattered throughout the forest. This meant that you could try to play it stealthy and collect medals without combat or you could try to fight others for medals. If you chose to fight there were more options for if you kept fighting over and over for 1 medal at a time you would run out of stamina and lose so you would want to fight someone who already has a few medals. Zen'no knew this and had a few plans in mind to win the exam. He finally stopped walking and glanced around him at the lush foliage that surrounded him. He didn't see anyone around him but that did not mean they weren't there. He looked around and waited for the starting signal.

*Bang!*

Let the games begin...

He had sensed the ninja enter the surrounding area before the kunai was thrown and he was ready to counteract the flying piece of metal.  Noticing that the chakra signature came from behind him, Zen'no turned around in that direction and moved his head to the right to dodge a kunai that was flying towards him.  The chakra signature moved to the left and tried to hide itself in the forest while throwing another couple of shuriken.  They were thrown at various heights and so he couldn't just dodge them all.

As the whirling pieces of metal entered his sight Zen'no raised his arm up towards them and released his flow of chakra.  He had been working on creating a solid wall of chakra for some time and this would be the perfect scenario to test it in.  He quickly materialized the blue chakra from inside his body to the location right in front of him.  Stretching and changing its shape, Zen'no formed a wall of chakra in front of him that was tall and wide enough to cover his body. The shuriken collided with the wall and deflected off into the ground.

Zen'no smiled and put down his arm while dissipating the chakra wall. He began to walk towards his unknown enemy, the silence in the forest effecting his enemy's psych and aiding his now mental assault.

Jutsu Used:

His opponent, now knowing that he could not run or hide emerged from the bushes in a boisterous manner while swinging down a kunai towards Zen'no's head.  Zen'no, being able to sense his movements, raised his hand and created another chakra wall, this one much smaller, to protect from the kunai attack and to temporarily halt his enemy from moving.  Zen'no's gaze met the other ninja's and he activated his genjutsu.

Bringer of Darkness!

The enemy's sight had been taken away and it showed in his body's reaction.  His first reaction was to look around aimlessly and then he clawed at his eyes.  A genin would not normally have been able to perform a powerful genjutsu such as one that steals your opponent's sight but Zen'no was taught from the best.  Kyla was looking out for him since he suffered from such a handicap.  A handicap that he really didn't have anymore...

Zen'no raised his arm up and began to materialize more chakra in the air above his arm.  He created the thin blade as well as the handle of his sword for practice's sake.  He didn't need a handle since he wasn't planning on holding the sword but it couldn't hurt to practice.

Chakra Materialization and Manipulation(CMM): Sword!

He lowered his arm pointing it towards his enemy's leg and the glowing blue chakra sword followed the path and into the enemy's kneecap.  The boy screamed in pain as the blood began to seep out from the wound.  It would seem cruel to others but the boy would no longer be hunting after him, and he would now be stationary enough for Zen'no to take his medal.

Jutsu Used:

Zen'no concentrated his chakra once again and materialized a pair of hands in front of him. He raised his arms and guided them to their destination of the boy. One hand covered the boy's mouth to silence his screams and the other reached into his pocket and grabbed his medal. After making sure the medal was real Zen'no released the boy and had his hands bring the medal back to him where he safely put it within his cloak next to his own medal.

Knowing that the screams of the boy probably grabbed the attention of other ninja, Zen'no began to walk out of the clearing towards another area of the forest in order to avoid a cluster of ninja from appearing and ganging up on him. He was not quick enough however and he sensed 2 more chakra sources appeared from in fron and behind him. They were still in the bushes but he knew they were there and they were waiting to attack. He stopped walking to let them know he knew they were there and they jumped out of the bushes simultaneously. The two ninja appeared to be either clones of another or biological twins. Either way he had two enemies to take care of and judging from the amount of chakra they each had, they were both full fledged humans.

The one in the front began to charge his chakra and began to weave some hand seals while the one behind him's chakra spiked as well. He couldn't see the one behind him but he figured he was preparing a jutsu as well.

"No matter how many of you there are or how strong you may think you are... I'll take you all down." Zen'no whispered as he raised an arm in both directions of the enemies.

Jutsu Used:

Fire erupted from the shinobi in front of him's mouth and water from the shinobi behind him although he did not know it yet. Zen'no turned his body so he could view both attacks with his peripheral vision and as the attacks were about to hit him he activated his technique. His light blue chakra instantly materialized around him and quickly formed the shape of a bubble protecting him from both jutsu simultaneously. Not knowing how strong both techniques were against him he had put an immense amount of chakra into his barrier so that there was no chance of it breaking. Because of the flexibility of his fighting style he was able to adjust the power and amount of chakra he wanted to use into his defense and offense at will.

The fire and water both hit his barrier and on collision exploded against the ground below them, the water and fire reacting together and forming a layer of steam which burst from around his barrier and filled the little area of forest that they occupied. None of them could see well but Zen'no could sense their chakra just fine and knew where they were located. He put down his arms and dissipated his chakra barrier in order to go on the hunt and take these twins down before the steam cleared.

Jutsu Used:

Sensing that one of the chakra sources had begun to move, Zen'no dashed towards it with great speed while simultaneously materializing chakra around his right arm. The chakra formed into the shape of a large animal's arm and the claws at the end made it very dangerous indeed. Once the enemy was close enough Zen'no could see his silhouette and swung his arm horizontally trying to slash through him. His arm made contact but only wood was destroyed by his attack.

It must have been a substitution...

Zen'no looked around to see if he could see his enemy's counterattack when all of a sudden two large rushed of chakra appeared in front of him and he could tell his opponents were collaborating for a spectacular attack. He had wondered why he didn't sense them gathering before but he couldn't worry about that right now and had to focus on getting past this attack in one piece. The twins' jutsus erupted and two wind blasts erupted from their mouths simultaneously blowing away the steam that filled the area but also blew Zen'no off his feet and towards a tree that was coming up from behind at an incredible speed.

Quickly dissipating the panther's arm that covered his arm and materializing more chakra around him, Zen'no created a platform behind him at a slant and landed on it with both feet. The wind pushed him back but the platform's slant prevented him from flying backwards or down to the ground. He was now at a higher ground and could use this to his advantage. The two ninja had cleared his vision as well and he would not let their gift go unthanked.

Jutsu Used:

There was 30 feet of nothingness below him as he stood on his hovering chakra platform looking down on his two enemies. They were upset their previous attack had not worked and were charging chakra once again. Zen'no knew they would run out of chakra far before he did since he had an enormous amount compared to the average ninja but it still worried him that his opponents could still attack him with such large jutsus. The ninja on the right unleashed another huge wind attack which was followed by a fire attack from the other. The fire engulfed the wind and reinforced its strength making it much stronger than before.

They know about elemental advantages and weaknesses huh?

Zen'no dissipated his platform and begun to fall down to the ground to avoid the fiery combination attack. He materialized more chakra beneath him as he fell to create yet another angled platform for him to maneuever the air with. As he reached the platform he focused chakra in his feet and pushed off the platform heading towards the twins at an incredible speed which was only amplified by the gravity of heading down to the ground. He put his arms out in front of him and a chakra barrier formed in a sphere around him so that on impact with the ground he was not injured from the collision. The fire that he had dodged had lit several trees on fire in the forest and the atmosphere had become intense as he stood in front of the two shocked twins.

Materializing two more blobs of chakra that quickly formed into large armored hands and dissipating his now useless platform, Zen'no got ready to take the medals from the twins by force. They realized that they were outmatched however and before Zen'no could strike them down, they reached into their pockets and handed their medals out to him.

"You two are very skilled genin and if you hadn't come across me you probably would have done well."

Using the large chakra hands, Zen'no grabbed the medals and put them in his pockets. As the twins sighed in relief he karate chopped their necks and knocked them out swiftly. They could be a threat if they were to sneak up on him. It seemed like they were able to hide their chakra and he couldn't afford to risk that. He materialized his barrier and hands and quickly dashed out of the area before someone else arrived.

Jutsu Used:

As Zen'no entered a new area of the forest he felt the 4 medals that he had in his cloak and was determined to find the last two he needed so that he could move on to the next portion of the exam.  As he walked into the new clearing he saw a young man sitting on a stump looking at him and sneering.  He seemed to realize that Zen'no was on his way which meant he probably had some kind of sensory ability.  The boy had short dark hair and Zen'no recognized him as one of the ninja who had looked down on him when they started the exam.  More than likely this boy thought he would be an easy target and chose to wait for him accordingly.

"Welcome to hell cripple!  I wonder how you got this far!" The boy sneered at him and pushed of the stump he was sitting on to fly towards Zen'no at average speed.

The enemies that Zen'no had just fought were way more skilled than this boy and it seemed as if he were moving slowly on purpose.  Using an average amount of chakra, Zen'no created a barrier of chakra to surround him from the boy's taijutsu assault.  Zen'no held his arms out to maintain the barrier but otherwise just stood still as his enemy bombarded his defense with pathetic attacks.

The reason this boy is attacking me is obviously because he underestimates me and is too weak to beat any of the other contestants... He should have looked for some medals among the environment.

Raising one of his arms up, Zen'no began to materialize some chakra behind his opponent's moving body and formed an angled sword whose blade pointed in the direction of his enemy.  The sword mvoed swiftly and pierced the boy's side close to his ribs.  His taijutsu assault stopped and he fell to the ground holding his wound.  He coughed up blood and Zen'no dissipated both chakra materializations.

"You underestimated me because of my apparent weakness, but now do you see your own weaknesses?  Congratulations, They far surpass mine."

Jutsu Used:

With the boy crying out in pain, Zen'no created a single chakra hand to search the boy for medals but didn't find any. His pockets were empty and there didn't seem to be any hidden anywhere else. Zen'no looked the boy in the eyes and spoke to him sternly but seriously as his chakra hand grabbed the boy's shirt.

"Do you not have any medals? Are you that weak?"

The boy began to cry and Zen'no realized he had wasted his time fighting him. Dissipating his chakra hand once again he began to leave the clearing in search of a more capable shinobi. he sensed a strong chakra source all of a sudden and a older looking girl with long brown hair walked into the clearing. She performed a few quick hand signs and suddenly Zen'no couldn't move his body! She had put him under a genjutsu almost instantly!

"I watched everything you know, I will not underestimate you but I'm taking your medals. I was the one who took his so I have the 2 medals you are searching for."

She spoke in a condescending way as if she had already won the fight. She had said she watched everything but it seems she didn't realize he knew enough genjutsu to easily break free. As he pushed himself full of chakra to release the paralysis he made a mental note to thank Kyla after the exams for teaching him about genjutsu.

Jutsu Used:

The girl's face turned to one of shock as he started to walk towards her after easily breaking her genjutsu. It seemed that was her trump card and would explain why the boy he had previously defeated had lost to her without receiving and apparent physical damage. Zen'no materialized two giant chakra hands and using his arms to control them, grabbed and restrained the girls arms sealing any potential hand signs or taijutsu she would surely attempt.

Creating another set of smaller chakra hands, these ones attached to the ends of his body and coming out of his limbs, he performed the tiger hand seal and stared the girl in the eyes inflicting his own genjutsu onto her to see how she liked it.

Bringer of Darkness!

Her vision disappeared and he was sure that she would be able to escape it relatively soon since she knew the basics of genjutsu. This however gave him enough time to search her and grab the two medals with his chakra hands. After putting them in his pockets a strong chakra source quickly rushed over from within the bushes and appeared before him. It was an older man bearing a leaf village jounin vest and he seemed to be an instructor. He was skilled enough to hide his chakra so well that Zen'no didn't notice him so he didn't think it was an illusion.

"Well done Zen'no Sozonushi, you have completed this section of the chuunin exams, come with me and we will leave to prepare for the finals."

Zen'no dissipated his chakra hands and followed the man out of the forest and on to his next event. This had been great training to test his stamina and some of his newer techniques but he hoped the finals would be more entertaining.

Jutsu Used:

[exits]