Sachiko
Kana stretched as she regarded Murano in front of her. Truthfully, she wasn't entirely sure just how good Murano was at this point when it came to staying hidden. It'd been quite some time since they'd been on a mission together, and it's not like she ever really had the chance to see him fully use his skills during friendly training. In most cases, she was quite confident in her keen senses and ability to act quickly. But now? She wasn't so certain. 

"Alright, a little hide and seek then, huh? I'll give you a head start then. I'd like to give you a chance, ya know?"

She grinned with all the cockiness in the world to hide that slight feeling of doubt. She made a show of stretching slowly, really trying to rub it in that she felt like she'd win this... Even if it wasn't *Really* A competition and there was nothing to truly win. She'd win anyway.
Nelson
Murano would do a few stretches of his own, considering he was going to do a great deal of climbing and such during their spar. Her small quip made him smirk ever so slightly. He was fine with her underestimating him, that'd make this all that much more fun. 

"Not sure I'm the one that's going to need the handicap. Thanks, though." He retorted with a small chuckle and turned towards the treeline. Not even a second later he'd be gone, already body flickering up to a tree branch 15 feet or so above them. From this new vantage point, he'd duck into the foliage and disappear almost completely in one quick and fluid motion. From his hidden vantage point far above Kana, he'd throw his voice somewhere far to her left as he mocked, 

"Need me to be a bit noisier? Y'know, so I can *Give you a chance*?"
Sachiko
Kana was sorely tempted to take advantage of her lightning chakra mode, just to show off. But she was fast enough on her own she supposed. As she took off after him, Kana strained her ears, listening for any sort of clue as to which direction he'd gone. She could *Not* Let him show her up, she'd never hear the end of it. 

"I mean, if you *Want* Me to win easier, then I'm not gonna complain. Not sure you understand the point of this exercise though."

She was honestly already frustrated, but she tried to not let it show. Kana knew it sounded like he was somewhere to her left, but it couldn't be that easy, he wouldn't just draw attention to himself like that... Not to mention the fact that he could easily just flicker away if she was off in where she guessed he was. Deciding to try and call his bluff, Kana threw her hands out towards the trees on her right, unleashing a wave of little lighting birds from her Soaring Thunder technique. Hopefully she could hear him move away from the wide attack.
Nelson
From his hidden vantage point, he watched as Kana ascended up into the treeline just ahead of him. He wouldn't reply to her quip, it wasn't worth potentially giving himself away. Instead, he'd watch and wait to see what her next move would be. Would she fall for his voice throw or perhaps...

Sure enough, she launched a wide attack of lightning birds in his direction. He couldn't let himself get hit by something like that or he'd probably be done for. Instead of dodging to the left or right, he'd instead body flicker roughly ten feet downwards while simultaneously attaching kinobori to his feet and sticking himself to the backside of a tree. From his new position, he'd once again throw his voice somewhere to her left. 

"That was a close one, Kana! You could have killed me with that!"
Sachiko
"If one tiny lightning jutsu takes you down, then I dunno if I'd bother bringing you back to be honest."

Kana scowled as she stood frozen in place, slowing her own breathing to try and pick out any sounds that might be out of place. It was a hard task to accomplish with Murano's level of stealth, not to mention the various sounds of birds and other small forest critters in the area. She perked up, thinking she could *Just* Make out a human heartbeat within all the forest chatter. Deciding her best chance of hitting him would be to "Cheat" And use another attack with a wide area, Kana cupped her hand, forming the first step to the Galvanism Sphere jutsu. 

"Can't help but feel like you're still trying to make this easy on me... Either that or you *Really* Overestimate yourself, my friend."

She threw the condensed sphere in front of her at a downwards angle, just a little ways off from where he was actually hidden. As soon as the lightning ball made contact with any sort of tree branch however, it would rapidly expand outwards, hopefully making up for the fact that she couldn't quite pin point where he was.
Nelson
From his position on the back of the tree, he'd watch as her lightning ninjutsu went flying past him about ten to twelve feet to his right. Even if it was a complete miss, that was much too close for comfort considering he'd thought himself completely hidden. He watched as it connected a tree branch and his eyes widened in shock as he realized what technique she'd thrown at him. Although it was miss, the sphere that quickly pushed out from the globe would hit him if he didn't dodge. He body flickered to an adjacent tree to get out of range, no doubt giving himself away if she was being especially observant. Having to keep his chakra suppressed the whole time was also starting to wear on him a bit, so his movements weren't as quick as he'd like them to be. Now on another tree, he'd scamper up a few feet before quickly activating his Hiding in Camoflauge technique. He'd pretty much been reduced to a chameleon at this point, hugging a tree and near invisible.
Jasmine
```This is Sora's home. Technique Learning Beginning```
Sora was home this time. It was the afternoon, after dinner. He wasn't doing anything particularly special though, only pouring over scrolls as he often did. The scrolls though may have been special to some. Both were scrolls for techniques, genjutsu in particular. One was the Bell Ring Genjutsu, and the other was the False Surroundings Technique. Both were the highest level genjutsu techniques that he felt he could handle currently and Sora purposefully sought them out because while he understood genjutsu, he only knew some very basic techniques and these scrolls would help remedy that.

What he needed was someone to practice with though. Luckily, he had a solution to that. Sora exited his room, scrolls in hand, and went out into the living area where he found his dad doing something similar, but what *He* Had been pouring over were medical texts. "Dad, can you help me learn these genjutsu techniques? I need someone to practice on and they're not that strong so you'll be able to get out of them."

"Sure," Sora's father said setting the bundle of papers down and adjusting his glasses. "Go for it, I'll tell you what you need to improve one."

Sora nodded and laid the scrolls on the coffee table. "The first one is the Bell Ring Genjutsu. It should be hard for you to move and you should see multiple copies of me." With that, the genin held up a single bell and rung it, letting his chakra do the rest of the work.
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A glossy look went over his father's eyes as he immediately went to cover his ears. Eventually, he lowered his hands and look at Sora. "The trigger you have down at least," He said as he glanced at Sora and around him as if other things were there. Of course, Sora was vaguely aware/could *Sense* Was the subject of his genjutsu was experiencing, but it wasn't like he was seeing it as the target would. "The copies of you, I can see them but they don't stand out as much as a real person would. Give them life, as you would a real clone. And the paralysis," His dad said as he looked at his arm and moved it, albeit slowly. "I feel sluggish, a little unbalanced, but I can still stood." His dad stood up at that. "Go again," He said as he used the Genjutsu: Kai technique and broke the illusion.

Sora did indeed go again. Another jingle of the bell and the genjutsu was cast again. This time his dad was prepared and didn't move to cover his ears. His expression changed slightly and Sora knew that the technique had taken effect. "Better," His dad eventually said after a few seconds of silence. "It's harder for me to make out the real you this time and I having trouble trying to move even my extremities. Repeat it a couple of more times until you've mastered it."

Sora did. The father-son pair repeated the cycle at of Sora using the genjutsu and his dad critiquing then breaking out of it at least five more times before both parties were satisfied. When it was all said and done though, Sora prompted his dad to sit on the couch again. He insisted that the next technique would be much easier.

`(Bell Ring Genjutsu Learned)`
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Sora thought about what he knew of the False Surroundings Technique. It was different from the very targeted illusions that Sora had studied so far. The illusion, which in this case Sora was free to conjure whatever his imagination could muster, was laid over an area. This meant that those in the area were affected rather than individual chakra patterns being targeted. It also meant it could be used beforehand in preparation for... Anything. The possibilities were endless, which was why he wanted to learn it so badly.

"Dad, this one is the Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique." Sora could've sworn he heard his father mutter something about 'illusionist and their unconventional naming system' but he continued anyway. "There's nothing specific that is created since the user can create whatever they can imagine, hence the name. This time, I want to know how believable the illusion is." With that, the illusion happened as Sora willed it with his chakra. Even *He* Could experience it this time. A simple black cat walked out from behind Sora as if it had been there all along. It walked to the edge of the coffee table and leaped atop it, sitting still and looking in his father's direction. Meanwhile, Sora glanced at his father for feedback.

"Well," His dad eventually said after about ten seconds of watching the false feline. "Visually it's perfect, but it's the other senses that you're lacking." His dad pointed at the cat's claws. "It didn't meow or purr so I can't put that against you, but I should've heard the sound of it's claws against the table as it leaped up. It also doesn't smell like there's an animal in here." Sora gave the room an experimental sniff at that, even leaning closer to the cat. His dad was right.
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Then Sora's dad ran his hand just across the top of the illusionary kitten's fur. "Also no sense of touch, and I will give you a pass on taste this time. But, who would believe that a cat was here if they couldn't feel the fur tingling their palm? If there's no sense of touch in this illusion or future ones, then that's an immediate red flag. Even when it comes to smell, your interpretation of the scent doesn't have to be perfect, the human brain and the chakra will do the rest of the work. *You* Just need to help the illusion along."

Sora's father continued. "Genjutsu can affect all *Five* Senses. Don't forget that, instead you should be using that to your advantage. Now, go again."

Sora's face was a little red from embarrassment but his dad was right. He was at least glad that these mistakes were being caught now instead of him making these mistakes when he really needed the jutsu to work. The illusionary now faded away though as Sora let the genjutsu go. Sora began to focus, mentally going over how his new illusionary idea would affect all the senses.

Sora used the False Surroundings Technique again and this time two cats appeared in a puff of smoke, as if by summoning. The pair of felines meowed and rolled on their bellies as if they were waiting for scratches. This time his father's review went much better as Sora had purposefully taken everything into account that he hadn't the first time. Just like with the Bell Ring Technique, they practiced this multiple times until Sora had done everything flawlessly.

```Bell Ring Genjutsu and Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique Learned```