Josephine
"This is the simplified hand seal sequence for the Water Dragon Bullet Technique. I considered showing you a C-rank technique, but I wish to prove something to you with this." It's an odd thing to say, but Hiroki can see some of the cracks in Zengetsu's typically chipper demeanor when it comes to such a weakness. Still he continues to weave the seals slowly and with patience - even if it took him hours, he was going to see this through until she shoots that water dragon into the air. 

After some time - somewhere between an hour or two of slowly working through hand seals, messing up on either a physical or chakra level and requiring Hiroki to ask her what went wrong and guiding her on where to adjust, they finally manage to get through the sequence of seals. Thankfully, these seals also seem to cover the Hiden technique she was learning - just in a different order.

"-so when you put them together. . ." Hiroki is explaining. ". . . You should feel the chakra coalesce and then change form. Focus on the first step for a few moments, rather than thinking too hard about the seals. You should be able to feel the flow of chakra within you and use the right seals to guide it where you want. Again, the seals themselves are less important than the flow of chakra." 

Weaving twelve seals in quick succession, Hiroki leans back and fires a greyish mass of viscous fluid into the air. As it hangs, due to the fact he shot it straight up, it solidifies before crashing back down to ground as a meteoric chunk of. . . Rock?
Anita
"Water... Dragon... Bullet..." She spoke, slowly, in between handseals. This was probably the most focused Hiroki had ever had the chance of seeing Zengetsu, her tongue poking out slightly as she looked at her hands. The process was slow going, but unlike all the other times, even if it wasn't full proof, for once, she could feel like there was some progress being made. She let out a small sigh, closing her eyes in concentration after the time had passed her by.

"Ahhh... That's Earth stuff, right? What..." She wanted to touch it... That was a bad first thought but being the tactile learner she was that usually ended up being her first thought with several things... If she couldn't physically interact with it it was much harder to wrap her mind around admittedly. "I've never seen Earth like that, it's like mud, but then it... Got all hard and rocky, like rocks... Is that a weird Earth thingie? Ah! Darn it, I messed up the seals, hold on..."

"When I put them together..." Once more, Zengetsu began to work through the seals, moving slowly, methodically... Coalesce the chakra (funny word coalesce, sounded smart), feel the flow and the change... Make it... Well... It should be water, right? Water, water, become water! Become a dragon! At the last seal, Hiroki would notice something different, but in a good way!

Instead of gurgling out of existence or simply failing to react, Zengetsu's chakra bubbled and swelled, and she felt the jutsu coming, so focused she was that she... Didn't seem at first to know how to release the jutsu. "Okay, I can do this, I can... If I say the name it'll help... __Water Dragon Bu-__ *Bluuuuurgh!"* Well... It had to come out of somewhere right? And if she wasn't using a water source... The water dragon flew free from her mouth, slamming into a tree, causing the Hozuki to blink for a bit... Did she... Did she do it?! She did it!!!
Josephine
"That is Quicklime - you can touch the hardened form, but. . ." He blinks, realizing some Quicklime techniques could be potentially harmful for her if he used that. "If you ever see someone use that type of material, you can never become water to avoid it. Some of the techniques utilized destroy water." He doesn't say it's absorbent, mostly because she might not know what that entails.

But - the tree. . . That poor tree. Hiroki internally winces as the tree is cracked down the middle, falling in a destructive orgy of wood and leaf as the upper half hits the ground while the lower half remains a jagged pillar to the might of the B-rank technique. 

"That is very good, Zengetsu - except for the delay, the technique was perfectly executed." And her targeting, but she at least didn't fall off her feet from the sudden water pressure firing from her *Face*. That being said, Hiroki is a far less animated type than she is - so any reaction she might have to her success is sure to eclipse his praise, at least as he expects it.
Anita
"Quicklime... It doesn't look that fast..." She was about to add that it also didn't look sour, but didn't want to seem a bit too daft in that regard. She stopped her seals for a moment to give Hiroki a stare, her head tilting... It was... Bad against water... Really bad, for her she thought. "Oh... So it's kinda like... The other elements I should avoid..." She couldn't really remember them off the top of their head at the moment either...

In fairness, if she hadn't been so firmly set in her stance, she *Would've* Fallen over, but thankfully, it didn't seem that Zengetsu would be subject to slapstick this day. She was silent for a moment, uncharacteristically so, looking at her hands, blinking... "This is... The first time... I've ever been able to do a jutsu... Like this... That wasn't an academy... Or my Hydration..." It was almost instant, in one moment, Zengetsu was a puddle, falling flat... That immediately rushed to Hiroki, Zengetsu springing out and picking the boy up in a tight hug, once more shaking him around.

"Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou! I... Didn't think I'd be able to do jutsu like this because I could never figure it out, and my handsigns are still *Bleh* But I can sorta remember them and... Thank you!" She was hugging pretty tight... Might be a bit too tight... Good thing Hiroki knew armor technique... He might actually need it... Zengetsu wasn't trying to hurt him but...
Josephine
"Hrk!" Hiroki had been ready this time, due to prior experience! His armor technique comes up on the points of contact, preventing the squeezing from doing much more than. . .Well, being a hug. When she does let him down - hopefully she lets him down, he produces a slip of parchment that he seems to have torn from a scroll. 

On it are the names of the seals to be used in the hiden technique she'd been learning along with rough sketches of what they should look like beneath them. Furthermore, there were little notes in the margins that were. . . What she had felt when she used each hand seal. It wasn't tactile for sure, but it was something she could read to job her memory on how something felt with a visual of the seal as well. 

"Like. . ." He coughs a bit. "- I said, I believe you have great talent for this, Hozuki-san. Next time we have a chance to meet, we will work on weaving hand seals more properly. Your physicality should lend itself to it, I believe, now that you have started your own path on learning them." With so much time to watch her signature, he could feel the strength of her pool and even guess she had above average control over it. Really what it came down to was getting the information to tick in a way that was natural to Zengetsu.
Anita
She does thankfully let him down... After a few more moments. She was, in her defense, being careful, or as careful as a Hozuki could be, but she eventually set Hiroki down, fixing his hair and shirt and making sure he wasn't injured. She seemed... Giddy? No, it was... There was obviously that measure of excitement she used to have... But there was far more emotion in her step, her tone... Almost gentle compared to how rough and tumble she usually was.

"I... Never... Pa was supposed to teach me... But he never came home... And Gramps could only help so much being old... I never thought... Thank you." Her hands were cupped together, the amount of abundant energy and genuine thanks was urging her to give another hug, but Zengetsu was aware that people had lives to live and couldn't just accept a solid hour of hugging. "It's... I'm sure he'd be very happy right now if he saw me do this... So... Thank you..."

She looked at the cheat sheet, humming... "I have to get home, gramps is still waiting for me... But, I'll show you when I get this jutsu down! You'll be the first to see it, got it?" She seemed intent on that, gathering up her things as she couldn't help but smile... It was only after a few hours later that her smile returned twice as much back at the Hozuki clan grounds, her arms formed into a large mass of water, as she managed to trap several target dummies within, her grandfather giving an approving nod from the side... "Thank you... Hiroki."
Josephine
Hiroki isn't good at physical comfort - and this certainly wasn't in his wheelhouse. Families, more memorable traumas, and loss just. . . He didn't really have the proper framework for that. Of course he can empathize, but all he can do really is dip his head respectfully.

"Hozuki-san I would agree with you. Please, I hope the rest of your day is well." Before he heads off to his own home - a small subsidized flat offered to many shinobi who were without family or a home. Resting in his own bed, he stares at the ceiling as feeling whirl in his chest. While he'd had his fellow orphans at Red Moon for so many years, most of them were off and living their own lives now. Since he had graduated from the Academy, he had found so many people that were. . . Nice. Overwhelming for him, but nice.

It isn't really the same, but he by the time sleep begins to addle his mind and force him to loosen the strict hold he keeps over himself. . . He wonders if this is what having a family might feel like. Even if just a little.
Gary
*Kazan never liked crowded or public spaces like this, but it was worth the discomfort for him. Yes for food, but also company. He looked at the vendor the girl mentioned. He had to be careful here. His father was a man of peace, but unintentionally ran some people out of business, and Kazan was seen as part of the problem. Hopefully the people here didn't struggle because of it and carry any distain for him, or his name. He decided to follow the girl to say hello, or maybe to see if he can sneak a bite from someone's meal.*

"Y'know.. I always hated places like this. I'm more comfortable in the middle of nowhere, I guess. Around nature, the quiet, but still alive and almost alive environment."