Taranis' House.

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Taranis was in the back yard of his house, training equiptment littered the area. He was currently focusing on his chakra control. A giant oak tree stood before him, since wood didn't conduct electricity it was perfect for him to develop his Raikyuu technique.

He stood there, his hand held out in front of him with his palm facing upward, focusing his chakra into his right hand. Blue energy began to swirl in the center of his hand, slowly growing bigger. Soon it fit comfortably in his hand, sparks of electricity shooting out. A few more seconds and it was a living ball of lightning. Taking aim at the target he had carved into the tree's bark he hurled the ball of lightning. It screemed across the clearing and slammed into the target, upon contact the lightning dispersed and fizzled into nothingness, a scorch mark left on the tree signified where he had hit. Walking up to the tree to check his accuracy he saw that the scorch mark was 4 inches to the right of direct center. Although a good shot it wasn't good enough. Retaking his position 50 yards away he began to focus again.

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After 4 shots his chakra was too low to use the jutsu again. He had hit the center of the target 3 times out of the 4 other shots. The second shot was just 2 inches off. Turning away from the tree he walked over to a training dummy. A wooden device that could spin a full 360 degrees with wooden branches jutting out of it to represent arms and legs of the enemy.

He began to hit the device, blocking the branches as it spun and delivering counter attacks. The training this provided was for close quarters combat, being able to block your opponents attacks and deliver your own.

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After hours of physical training Taranis walked to the center of his back yard. Suddenly veins sprouted around his eyes, his lavender eyes showed thin outlines of where his pupils would be. His entire perception of the area changed. He could see everything around him. Nothing escaped his notice. There were several birds in the area 3 in front of him, 2 to his left, 1 to his right, and 2 behind him. There were a vast asortment of bugs both on the ground and on the 8 trees that were around his yard.

"Yes Mother?" asked Taranis, not turning around as his mother stepped outside.

"It's time for lunch." His mother smiled as she turned and went back inside.

He stopped using the Byakugan and followed his mother into the house. The smell of ramen lured him to the kitchen. Sitting down at the table across from his father, he thanked his mother while picking up his chop sticks and began slurping the noodles down.

"So, how's your training going?" asked his father.

"Iss goin gud." Said Taranis with a mouthful of noodles. He swallowed them before he continued. "My Byakugen is coming along nicely, although I still can't manage the tenketsu sight... But I've almost mastered the Raikyuu and the clone jutsu. I feel that I can now use the Mythical Fire Flower technique safely in battle. And I still need a teacher for the Gentle Fist style..." He looked at his father meaningfully.

"I've told you, I'm far too busy at that moment. The Kanekage has me doing a lot of important tasks. I'm sure you'll find a teacher at the Academy. Which reminds me, I'm told you'll be getting a new teacher, he's suppose to be the best." His father smiled politely.

Taranis nodded as he finished his ramen. "Alright then, but it won't do me much good unless I learn it from one of our clan..."

His father nodded. "That is true.. Don't worry my son, once I have some free time I'll instruct you correctly on how to use the technique combined with your Byakugen, but it will have to wait until you have the ability to use the tenketsu sight... I'm afraid that only then can you use the Gentle Fist to it's full strenght."

"Yes father." Taranis got up, bowed, and went outside to continue his training.

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Taranis was hanging upside down from one of the branches on the same giant oak tree that he had used for target practice when a large hound bounded into his yard. Taranis stopped concentrating his chakra to his feet and began to fall to the ground, twisting he reoriented himself and landed silently in a kneeling position. He stood and looked to the large canine which with a jerk of his head signaled him to follow and took off towards the Academy.

"Must be time for school." Thought Taranis as he sprinted behind the dog.

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Taranis walked through the front door of his house and called out to his mother. "Mom I'm home, I'll out back." Taranis walked through the main room of the house and into the kitchen where his mother was cooking dinner.

"Okay sweetie, come in when you get hungry."

"Will do Mom." Said Taranis as he slid open the door leading to the back yard. He walked over to the training dummy, remembering how he had made the one at the academy explode.

He activated the byakugan,"I need to focus on how much chakra I put into each hit, I can't destroy this one like I did the other one, it has to last. I guess I'll just use it for simply the fighting style and the giant tree over there for the actual chakra training." Thought Taranis as he squared up to the dummy in the Juuken fighting stance. He began to strike it open handed in various places where vital organs would be located. His byakugan allowed him to see the dummy's inner workings, since he wasn't applying chakra to his hits only the outer layers were being damaged.
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Taranis was breathing heavily, he had been working the dummy for nearly 2 hours straight. His mother slid open the back door and called out to him.

"Honey, come inside and get some dinner. Also, your father would like to speak to you."

Taranis took a deep breath to center himself before he turned and went inside, seating himself at the table where a plate had been layed out for him with tastey smelling food covering every inch. Ignoring the food that his stomach was yelling at him to devour he turned to his father. "What is it you wanted to talk to me about?"

His father smiled down at him. "I see you've picked up the Juuken. I see that you are able to hold the stance correctly and strike properly, all the while keeping your byakugan activated. You were out there for nearly two hours training non stop. I'm proud. Starting tomorrow I shall begin teaching you how to use this fighting style like a true Hyuga. But for tonight, rest up. You have a big day ahead of you. I'll be training you before and after school. Now, eat up. You must be hungry."

"Thankyou father!" Taranis could barely contain his excitement as he began to chow down on his dinner."

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After dinner Taranis went to sleep. He was restless with anticipation but finally slipped into dream land. When he awoke he quickly got dressed and raced downstairs and out into the back yard. His father was seated in the center of the area in lotus position.

"Good morning my son, are you ready to begin your training?"

"Yes father, I am."

"Good." He stood up, "now come stand beside me in the Juuken stance."

Taranis did as his father said, he also took the Juuken stance. "Now, follow my movements. These are the correct ways to strike your opponent with this fighting style. Pay attention to my footwork, it allows you to constantly step within your opponents stance and continue to strike them. Our attacks are direct and precise. Our byakugan allows us to see all that's around us, most importantly we can see the opponents inner chakra coil system and attack it." As he spoke he was going through the attack movements, Taranis mimiced him perfectly.

"But I can't use the tenketsu sight yet. All I see is the flow of chakra, not the 360 different points that can cut off their..."

"That is all you truely need," interupted his father. "The chakra flows through all the body's vital organs. You know where those are don't you?"

"Yes."

"Then attack them using your own chakra. Your tenketsu sight will develop soon enough. It's important that you focus on what weapons you have now, not what you shall gain in the future. Your more then capable of taking down an opponent at the level you are now." They continued to move through the attack formations.

"Now, activate your byakugan and influence your strikes with bursts of chakra. It's important that you do this whenever you practice your Juuken. It'll help build your chakra control, also your overall amount of chakra will grow." Taranis did as his father said.

"Later in life you shall learn more advanced techniques, such as the Triggums 64 Palm. It is just another tool at your disposal but it's root is this fighting style. Master it and the advanced techniques will become easier to grasp."

They continued to train until it was time for Taranis to go to school.

"That is all for our morning session. Hurry off, you don't want to be late. I'll be here waiting when you get home."

Taranis bowed to his father and left for school. After two hours of training and continuously using chakra along with his byakugan he was pretty tired. Hopefully today wouldn't be too difficult, he was low on chakra as it was.