[ Sasuke watches with interest, being sure to focus in with his Rinnegan so that he can see the chakra as it starts to flow in his veins. It's a pale blue at first, exactly as he'd expect in someone untrained, but it's the way it grows as he moves that is of interest to him.
The movements themselves are familiar in a way. Different than taijutsu, but he's seen something like it enough when Rock Lee would train. The shinobi had never had enough chakra to master ninjutsu, but he had more than made up for the power in his hand-to-hand combat skills. He can't help but give a small smile at it, thinking that Lee and his sensei would probably have been highly intrigued by this foreign martial art so many here seemed to know.
He notes the way that he keeps control of his movements, the strength it takes to stay so focused. The glow in his chakra system has become brighter, stronger, taking on its own color rather than the pale blue it was before. He tilts his head, glad to see that there's something raw there, a natural reserve that will be easy to call on with physical movement. ]
You'll learn quickly. [ He goes to offer the papers back to him. ] How often do you train in what you already know?
[ He's approached Sasuke, taking back the papers when they're held back, mouth tugging into a small smile briefly. Pleased, but he won't get ahead of himself about how well he's doing yet. ]
Every day, two or three hours? More with learning new kata and how to use a staff. Most of that's just going through old kata and relearning it; it's calming, taking it slow.
[ Which he admits with a small shrug. ]
My body doesn't like sitting still this month either.
[ Still, he approves of using that much time a day for practice. It shows a dedication that he appreciates in students, one that he always had himself, ever since he was a kid. ]
Don't worry about traditional meditation until your energy has returned to normal. Kata is doing you just fine in building your chakra strength and if you continue to push yourself with learning new things, it will grow that much more. Tell me once you've finished the readings and we can try to work on how to control the flow of it next time.
[ He hadn't been holding onto any breath, but there's still the shot of relief over wait to do traditional meditation. It would be a bitch, he knows, to try like this, and he doesn't even have a problem with the whole sitting down and emptying the mind workout -- finds it relaxing, even. ]
Cool, great -- thanks. [ He holds the papers with a nod, and he thinks to look around but stops before he really starts. ] Uh, I don't know if this matters in a place like Trench, but-- what values do you run your dojo on?
[ Values? Sasuke has to stop and think about that for a moment. He isn't sure he's really thought to establish values. The creeds back home were known by everyone, and every dojo followed them, it was still strange to think of each having their own ideas on these things.
He finally gives an honest gesture: he shrugs. ]
All I ask is for is respect and dedication during every lesson. I teach people in hopes that they will be able to better protect themselves and their loved ones, but what you actually end up doing with the knowledge is on you.
[ No 'No Mercy' bullshit? Yeah, Robby can take that, and he likes the simplicity and honesty of it. Just put in the training -- and he'd already been planning on doing that. ]
I'll be back in a day or two? Unless you think this is gonna take me longer to get through. [ The reading, that is. ]
[ He shakes his head. If it were Johnny, he would say absolutely, but he thinks that Robby's... not... an idiot. Which is a high compliment, really, considering how many people he's very quick to call that. ]
I doubt it will take more than two. The difficult part is applying the knowledge to your own chakra, not learning about it in the first place.
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The movements themselves are familiar in a way. Different than taijutsu, but he's seen something like it enough when Rock Lee would train. The shinobi had never had enough chakra to master ninjutsu, but he had more than made up for the power in his hand-to-hand combat skills. He can't help but give a small smile at it, thinking that Lee and his sensei would probably have been highly intrigued by this foreign martial art so many here seemed to know.
He notes the way that he keeps control of his movements, the strength it takes to stay so focused. The glow in his chakra system has become brighter, stronger, taking on its own color rather than the pale blue it was before. He tilts his head, glad to see that there's something raw there, a natural reserve that will be easy to call on with physical movement. ]
You'll learn quickly. [ He goes to offer the papers back to him. ] How often do you train in what you already know?
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Every day, two or three hours? More with learning new kata and how to use a staff. Most of that's just going through old kata and relearning it; it's calming, taking it slow.
[ Which he admits with a small shrug. ]
My body doesn't like sitting still this month either.
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[ Still, he approves of using that much time a day for practice. It shows a dedication that he appreciates in students, one that he always had himself, ever since he was a kid. ]
Don't worry about traditional meditation until your energy has returned to normal. Kata is doing you just fine in building your chakra strength and if you continue to push yourself with learning new things, it will grow that much more. Tell me once you've finished the readings and we can try to work on how to control the flow of it next time.
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Cool, great -- thanks. [ He holds the papers with a nod, and he thinks to look around but stops before he really starts. ] Uh, I don't know if this matters in a place like Trench, but-- what values do you run your dojo on?
The dojos back home were big on them.
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He finally gives an honest gesture: he shrugs. ]
All I ask is for is respect and dedication during every lesson. I teach people in hopes that they will be able to better protect themselves and their loved ones, but what you actually end up doing with the knowledge is on you.
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[ No 'No Mercy' bullshit? Yeah, Robby can take that, and he likes the simplicity and honesty of it. Just put in the training -- and he'd already been planning on doing that. ]
I'll be back in a day or two? Unless you think this is gonna take me longer to get through. [ The reading, that is. ]
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I doubt it will take more than two. The difficult part is applying the knowledge to your own chakra, not learning about it in the first place.
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[ With that said, he'll put his arms straight to his sides. ] Thanks for having me, sensei.
[ And he'll give Sasuke a bow. ]