Derek
``` This be the Garden of Himari ```

It was a strange sight to look at. Large pillars of an unfamiliar material known as "Wood", a weird type of what Sadazane assumed to be a kind of mushroom. It's texture was unlike anything he had ever felt, and biting it gave no indication it was actually the fungal growths he had seen around his home. Clearly they were unnatural though, towering and twisting unlike the other more natural wood that surrounded the Jihibiki and the area. It was known as a garden, a place the former leader trained who helped settle Noragakure.

Well, if a place one of the strongest Surface Dwellers trained was still usable, it seemed like a good place to train himself. However, more than anything, the Jihibiki was looking for help. He felt he had come across a roadblock in his skills. Rather than flounder in silence and suffer, the Jihibiki were taught to be proactive.


The only problem was finding someone who looked skilled, and not like Sadazane, a fledgling shinobi who stook out like a sore thumb with his near white skin, large yukata and overcoat, head wrap, and large circular sunglasses
Chong
The wooden pillars had always seemed to have a calming effect on Sana whenever he visited them to train or even just to think. The warped wooden constructs were both strangely alien and gave off an aura of warmth and safety that he appreciated. He wasn't some weirdo who thought that this was a sacred sight of what have you, but perhaps it was a close to a sacred site as someone with a real human footprint on history could leave.

*So seeing someone bite it was more than a little surprising. He didn't feel the need to step in, the large warped pillars were more than tough enough to stand up to a little bit of biting, but it certainly was curious to see. Jumping up on top of one of the wooden pillars, Sana looked down at the figure inspecting the pillar and blinked. It was a Jihibiki! He hadn't seen very many but he was aware of the program to have a number of them volunteer to become Shinobi in exchange for some aid given to what constituted a government among the Jihibiki. Sana decided it was best to say hello while he could.*

"Hey! Come here for a bit of training? Want a bit of help?"

*Sana wore his usual outfit of large plated necklace, Unzipped FP flak jacket and dark blue pants. It was a staple at this point and Sana considered changing it up a bit but it was hard to think of what. He wasn't very fashion forward.*
Derek
Turning at the mention of a "Hey", Sadazane turned around to look at the man that stood before him. Red hair, no shirt, necklace, and a jacket with pants. Well, at least he was fashionable with the necklace. Now that he was in full view, the Jihibiki was wearing a simple yukata and overcoat, his dark blue head wrap keeping his bald head from scalding in the sun and large sunglasses blocking out the harsh light and giving him an almost alien appearance, especially with his pointed ears. Notably, his large sleeves hid his hands, and he was barefoot. He spoke slowly and deliberately, as if he was thinking while speaking.

"Yes. You look experienced. Teach me your ways. Do you know how to use Ninjutsu." A pause. "Lightning." Another pause. "Hm. You Surface Dwellers like names, yes? I am Sadazane. If you can help, I will thank you."
Chong
"Lightning huh? I guess you could say I know a bit about lightning."

*Truth be told it was the only element he knew, so he really just kind of lucked out in that department, but nobody had to know that. Thank goodness he wasn't asked to teach about wind, it was his least favorite element by far. Almost all of his injuries during missions had been wind based, even accounting for the fact that water and earth release didn't do much to him.*

 "Well hello Sadazane, my name is Sana. What is your experience with lightning by the way, do you know any jutsu for it or are you just seeking to learn how to better manipulate it?"

*Teaching someone how to produce lightning release at all was much different than teaching someone how to improve upon their lightning release. It would be interesting seeing a Jihibiki preforming actual ninjutsu, he had only seen the manipulation of the black sludge of Kisejutsu before. That and an a extreme skill in hand to hand combat. He hoped that all of that get up truly made him more comfortable on the surface as opposed to underground. Seeing his positioning, Sana would walk around as he spoke so that He would be looking in the direction of the sun as they talked. Make it a bit easier on him.*
Derek
Not understanding why Sana was shuffling around him but assuming it to be some strange custom of the Surface Dwellers, like clockwork the Jihibiki shuffled in place to follow the Uzumaki as he spoke. He thanked whatever was out there he had stumbled on someone who knew how to use his born element well.

"Sana." Saying the name and trying to remember it, now that he was in the slight shade and facing the sun, he was able to actually see the Jonin a bit better.

"I know a few techniques. One is a series of balls. Ball Lightning. The other is a small blast of it. I will show you. I know Jutsu, but I do not understand if I should learn more to enhance my power with it. Does knowing more of these Jutsu help you become better? I wish to control it as if it were a part of me, as some do a weapon. If you can help me manipulate it, that would be better."

Weaving a series of hand seals at a decent pace, the Jihibiki stuck out a hand from his long sleeve, revealing long spindly fingers tipped with short but sharp nails.

"Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder."

With it, a series of small lightning bolts erupted from his hands, striking the nearby wooden structure, but leaving no damage. Turning to the Sana, he would wait expectantly for advice.
Chong
"Oh good! You already know some Lightning release techniques, that makes this a lot simpler than just explaining the concept right off the bat."

*That actually was a decent question, did knowing more jutsu make you better? It certainly mad you a better shinobi, but knowing more lightning techniques didn't necessarily make you better at lightning than someone who had less lightning techniques. It was more an individual measure of skill in that particular area than a matter of how many jutsu you knew.*

"Well there's plenty of ways to control lightning, but the normal way is to focus on the creation of the lightning more efficiently so you can get some more power into your techniques. Or at least that is what I focused on when I was a genin. I've just now started to get into bringing my Lightning release even further than that, I've had other things to worry about."

*He spent the majority of his time focusing on improving his physical body, less time on improving any skills he had learned. He was still pretty bad at stealth and had only recently become good enough at fuuinjutsu for it to matter in any kind of real way. Seeing the genin throw lightning into the pillar and electrocuting it was good as well. He would to had to have learned it recently after they left the underground and was taught how 'ordinary' ninjutsu worked in Nora.*

"Lightning release is a bit odd, it is technically all fixed around vibration and the efficency and power behind those vibrations. Try to get that down and you'll be well on your way."