Karen
Kagayaki held a kunai tightly in her hand, a focused expression on her face. She threw the blade towards a tree, though it's path was clearly going to miss the trunk. 

Just when the projectile was about to pass by the tree, Kagayaki motioned her arm back, almost like she was pulling on something. In fact she was, if one would take a closer look, it'd be possible to see the wire attached to the kunai that she pulled back.

Said projectile took a sharp turn as she pulled, driving itself lightly into the side of the tree. The female shinobi grinned and did a little jog towards the tree, though her face quickly showed disappointment as she noticed the blade had barely dug into it and had completely missed the small target she had drawn.

She brought her hands up to her short blond hair and groaned in frustration, her small braid moving wildly with the motion. She proceeded to give the tree's roots a light kick before she pulled out the kunai, "I've been at this for a while and still no progress, what a pain."
Lynda
*There was the faint sound of rustling from above as she complained to herself, before a figure hung upside down from the branches, suddenly and unexpectedly. It was another shinobi, one who was smirking at her with the goofiest of grins. He was wearing a camo hoodie, the hood raised over his head. Locks of red hair stuck out of it at irregular angles, shadowing the yellow eyes of his which were friendlily locked onto her. A mask was in place, canted off to the right side of his head - it indicated he was, well, a Chunin - in the Frontier Patrol, infact. It was a strange looking thing, for sure - seemed to star into your soul (cough, majora's mask, cough). Overall, Ryusa hoped he came off as a friendly guy, not wanting to give the poor genin a heart attack*

**"Heya"**
*He called friendlily too her. 
He had actually been going for his own bout of training at a location not far off from here, but hearing her words as he passed on by he couldn't help but stop by to help*
Karen
Kagayaki had looked up when she heard the rustling, grabbing her kunai just in case but keeping a relaxed form.

She titled her head as she saw the man poke out, recognizing easily he was a Chunin.

She giggled at his antics, looking up straight at him. She'd been told off a few times for being overly casual with her superiors but she had a feeling this guy wouldn't mind.

"Whatup. What can I do for you?" She paused for a moment, pondering her eyes wandering to the side slightly, "Sir." She finished awkwardly, her smile slightly sheepish.
Lynda
*He pulled himself farther from the tree, now just standing upside down on the underside of the treebranch. He was a teen, not much older than herself, though there was clearly a different way in the manner in which he held himself - and it wasn't just because he was currently standing upside down. He raised a brow at her at the mention of sir*
**"Sir?"**
*He said, musing a moment with an exaggerated thinking face*
**"I don't think I'm that old yet - do you?"**
*He said jokingly to the other*

**"Anyways, I'm here because my very nice and sensitive ears picked up your frustration. You want to improve your work with shurikens, right?"**
*He asked friendlily*
Karen
Kagayaki chuckled lightly at his age comment, "Well I was always told to treat my seniors with respect.. Granted I mostly ignored the ones saying that.. Which kinda made them mad and stuff..." She chuckled as she spoke, shaking her head to focus back on the task.

She smiled at him as he offered, "Yeah! Been here for a while but I could always use some help!" She excitedly answered, nodding along. "Sir." She added at the end, grinning in a fashion that clearly indicated she was joking.
Lynda
**"Respect?"**
*He said in a somewhat joking manner*
**"Well I don't need a fancy honorific to know that I'm being treated with respect"**
*He said, dropping from the branch and landing on his feet nice and soundlessly. He folded his arms, giving a friendly smirk as e listened to her talk some more, friendlily rolling his eyes at the additional sir*

**"Alright then - show me what you got then - I'll be able to help you from there"**
*He said, gesturing behind him at the target's she had set up*
Karen
Kagayaki nodded and took a few steps backs, she positioned the kunai in her hand again, which already had the thin wire attached to it, and threw much like she had before. The kunai flew past the trunk, missing it by easily half a foot, before she pulled back the string.

Much like before she pulled the string, this time to side instead of towards her back. The projectile took a turn, embedding itself into the trunk, though somewhat sideways. This time it seemed to have a cute a bit deeper, but still a bit off the mark.

Kagayaki groaned, "See? I just can't get the angles and stuff right." She complained, as she stepped closer once again, leaning against the tree once as she looked at her tutor, awaiting his answer.
Lynda
**"Hrmm"**
*He said after she showed her expertise so far. . .She was trying to do a wire trick already. . .He glanced at her as she complained, processing things for just a bit more before letting it out*
**"You're jumping abit to far from the gun"**
*He said*

**"There are other skills you need to learn before you can truely use a wire in tandem with your shurikenjutsu"**
*He said*
**"For example-"**
*His hand whipped into his shuriken pouch and in one smooth move threw a pair of shuriken - they curved through the air in a wide arc and slammed into her target, no need for a string*
**"Oh er- not the cool throw part, moreso the throwing it smoothly part"**
*He said, gesturing to the hidden pouch*
**"Can you do that?"**
*He asked her*
Karen
Kagayki scratched her blond hair with a finger, looking at the surikens go, "Hmm.. Let me give it a shot." 

She curved her torso slightly, reaching her dominant, right, hand into the bag on the back of her hip and pulling out a single shuriken. With two she probably wouldn't do great, but with one she might be able to throw it like him. 

With the same motion with which she retracted her hand, she flicked her arm forward, letting go of the shuriken that rapidly flew forward... Before curving down and drilling into the dirt floor. 

She chuckled, slightly embarrassed, "Guess not."
Lynda
*He watched as she did and proved the point he was trying to make. He eyed her form as she threw it, noting some of the flaws in her form*
**"Aye - so if you can't even do that, do you think you'll be able to manage strings?"**
*He said, not trying to jab at her but simply to make a point - baby steps*

**"Let's work on this first, alright?"**
*He said to her. He repeated his move, drawing and throwing a shuriken in one throw, causing it to sink into the wood of the tree dead ahead*
**"No tricks or anything - just try to land your shuriken near mine"**
*He said*
Karen
Kagayaki pouted as she was reprimanded, but saw his point. "I'll give it another shot then." She said, all evidences of doubt, hesitation or disappointment seemingly gone.

She tried to copy his stance and flow arm movement, drawing out a shuriken before throwing it at a tree in a smooth and fluid motion. It wasn't as bad as last time, but her throw landed closer to the tree's root than it did his shuriken. 

She opened her mouth widely and made a weird sound one couldn't really describe, before closing it and looking towards him, "Progress! I guess...?" She said excitedly, though her voice lowered as she stopped talking, and grinned.
Lynda
**"Better than nothing"**
*He said with a nod, smirking back at her as she looked back at him - it was a start, something she could build off of and work on some more. Then perhaps she would be able to use that string as she liked*

**"Go on - give it another try"**
*He said with a smirk*
**"Put in enough effort and you can do pretty much anything"**
*He said to the other with a chuckle, twirling a shuriken on his finger as he eyed her handiwork friendlily. She had gotten closer to the mark - the timing was on, but-*
**"Try putting abit more power behind the throw this time, without screwing up your rhythm"** *He offered as advice*