A Distant Memory[Flashback: Dante and Blake Only]

This memory occuring back in the somewhat younger days of the two. A time most likely forgotten by both, yet what came from the experience shall remain. In the middle of training session to expand each other's knowledge on one another as well improve their individual skills

Dante was hidden behind a tree, listening for the sounds of his opponent. He was trying to practice on a water technique known by the young man known as Blake. He preferred to learn in the heat of battle. So the two were fighting each other while he tried to grasp how to use the jutsu. What jutsu was he trying to learn? Dante would be trying to learn a jutsu known as the Water Wave Technique. He was hoping to catch glimpse of the hand signs by his opponent so that he could work on that aspect of the technique. He would just have to keep a close eye on him until he used it. On closer observation of the terrain, the two were on the Mist Island, in the main forested area. A faint mist rested throughout the area and the air was rather cool. Dante wasn't phased by this, he adjusted quickly. He was just focusing on the battle at hand.

In the forest of kirigakure was where the young terumi was. He knew he was facing one of his friends named Dante. Both boys were very adapt in the ability of suiton abilities such as water. The whole point of these two friends fighting was for Blake to teach his friend Dante a very good jutsu known as violent water wave. As he appeared to have not been able to see his enemy Dante, Blake began to worry. Blake then jumped into the air forming handsigns. With the finish of his handsigns a blue ball emerged from Blakes mouth which fell to the floor exploding. The areas within a 30 meter radar would start to smoke as streets began to floor. While doing this Blake began to phase into the tree he was on which was luckily uneffected.

Dante had heard a rather distant boom, quite a number of meters away from where he was. Was it Blake? He hadn't paid attention to how far he had ran into the forest from his opponent. However time to calculate that distance was not something he had at the moment. The distant boom seemed to roar and was coming in his direction quickly. Like all explosions, it would have to spread out from its detonating area with great destruction. Dante ran forward, away from the sounds coming from behind him. The sound of sizzling could be heard some meters behind him, like something burning, and was approaching quickly. As he ran, using chakra to stimulate his leg muscles and give him faster movement, Dante weaved in and out of the trees. A quick glance behind and he could see an approaching mass, a distinct gas, and it was burning down the forest and earth below. The smoke had to be a result from the explosion, and was obviously something dangerous. Dante performed a great leap forward, turning around mid air. He could feel the heat coming toward him. Dante made five hand seals as fast as physically possible, a grand wind surged and clashed with the vapor. With the danger being a gas like substance, it would easily be carried by this powerful wind. This technique being so strong it was pushing the mid air Dante back as well. The wind was strong enough to level a forest, and it would knock back anything in its path. This was definitely enough to remove Dante from that danger, however whether it would reach his opponent was unknown.

Blake was well aware that his vapor wasn't strong enough to rid of his enemy but he knew it would draw him out. As Blake was now in the tree he began to move into the bottom. Now in the ground Blake began to follow his friend Dante. He just wanted to play nothing more. Nothing lethal but stuff that would make Dante lose an arm atleast. As Blakes head came from the ground floor he noticed Dante. He began to make handsigns underground not being seen as he began to pit out a couple of tiny fireballs aimed towards his friend. "WATER MY FRIEND. USE IT"

Soon after the wind and smoke both subsided, Dante caught a glimpse of his opponent on the move. He had seemed to gone underground some how. It was quite a smooth movement, like friction didn't phase his being. Dante was intrigued by the technique. Staying on guard, he looked around to see if Blake would re-emerge from anywhere for a surprise attack. Likewise, Blake's head popped from under the ground a few meters away from Dante. A few fireballs shot from his mouth toward Dante. Dante did a jump back while making hand seals. His cheeks seemed to puff up, as he held in something dangerous. He had heard Blake say something about using water. He had already knew this much, so the prompting was unneeded. Dante finally released what he had been holding. Several large 'bullets' of water escaped from Dante's mouth, countering the fireballs coming toward him. Yet this wouldn't be the end for this attack was a somewhat continuous one, as the bullets would also aim toward Blake's head. Dante was taking a chance at judging his opponents skills, believing in his ability to dodge the attack. These bullets, though made of water, were potentially lethal in power and speed. After countering the fireballs and making the attack on Blake. Dante would make a quick hand seal and hold it for a moment in wait of his opponents response.

Blake was waiting to see his long time friend dodge these bullets. Without a surprise he had actually done so and more at that. Now giant water bullets were coming towards Blake. He quickly smirked as he went back underground and in a matter of moments he appeared on a tree near Dantes landing. He began to speak "My friend. If you want to master the violent water wave, You need to focus a thick line of chakra in your mouth and mix it with your water element." Blake phased back into the tree as he finished talking.

Dante's attack was a miss to no real surprise as Blake went back under ground. Now where was he going? Dante turned around just in time to see Blake emerge from a tree with more advice, this time something useful. Dante took in Blakes advice rather quickly. Being the cunning young man that he was at the time, Dante would seize the opportunity. The hand seal Dante had been holding was so he could prepare chakra for an attack. Quickly using Blakes advice, Dante would make his first attempt at the Water Wave Technique just as Blake was phasing back into the tree. Whether or not his attempt would be effective was yet to be known. Dante shot a stream of water toward the tree from his mouth, not exactly as powerful as it should be on account that it was his first attempt, but it should've been strong enough to do a bit of damage to the tree Blake was going back inside of. Dante wasn't sure how Blake's phasing technique worked but he assumed that if the object he was phasing into was harmed, so would he if he didn't move quick enough. Dante was testing two things in this one moment. What would happen?

Blake was getting very annoyed. His opponent wasn't letting up at all and Blake was kind of tired of fighting. He wanted to go to sleep. Now his enemy began to catch on as Blake was phasing back into the tree he noticed a spew of water shooting towards him. He simply smiled as he made some handsigns as fast as possible and began to shoot his fireball back towards the enemy. As the fire and water clashed a small explosion happened making alot of smoke appear. Blake phased back into the tree as he now went back into the ground.

Dante eyes widened a bit from surprise of seeing his opponent counter mid phase. He must have been in a tight spot from his attack. That meant Dante was right to choose that moment to attack. However his opponent countered with a fire attack causing a small explosion. Dante jumped back twice so not to get caught in the aftermath. Dante's opponent was now gone from sight. Once again traveling beneath the earth? Dante needed to take another shot at using the newly learned water technique. Dante made a hand seal, and with a poof of smoke appeared a clone. The two set off to the trees. They both split up in directions but stayed within a good range of each other as lookouts. One went to the left while the other was maybe a few meters to the right. Both individuals made the same set of hand seals in preparation for an attack.

Blake was getting sick of the fighting. He knew his opponent wasn't dumb. Blake emerged just a tiny bit to notice his enemy had split up. Blake decided to do the same. as he made a handsign he made a clone splitting into two he would follow his enemy from the trees. As he got behind his enemy he began to form handsigns. The one following the left Dante did a fireball jutsu while the one on the right did a foam jutsu. This battle would prove to be fun.

Already prepared for the attack the Dante on the right used the Water Wave Technique to counter the fireball approaching behind the left Dante. In synchronization, the Dante on the left had jumped away from his position to avoid the explosion resulting in from the clash of water and fire. However not long afterwards, did the right Dante get hit by the foam. This resulted in the clone dispersing into a flock of crows that would fly toward the Blake that had performed the technique, obscuring his sight from what was now going on. The real Dante, had used the water and fire explosion to hide himself from the Blake that performed the fire technique. Dante was now upon the Blake surrounded by the crows. A well timed movement revolving around both diversions. Dante had drew his silver katana from his sheath and in the same movement would make an almost lethal slash toward his mid section. A bit much for just training? Not in the eyes of the serious Dante who was now caught in the moment of battle.

Blake knew his opponent Dante was no fool. He knew his area and terrian in any battle which helped him out the most. In this forest someone would get hurt or die. Or maybe even both. Blake was once again outsmarted by his opponent but he had 1 more ace up his sleeve. He pulled out to trench knives out of his pocket and began to shoot waves of chakra towards his enemy. As this happened the crows began to flock as he went back underground and moved.

Dante's attack would've been flawless if it weren't for Blake's insight. He had managed to prevent Dante from making his attack exactly as planned by shooting waves of chakra toward him right as the crows flocked. His clone must have been caught in the earlier explosion. Dante jumped high in the air, to change his attack to an over the head slash from the heavens, something not hard to do since he was already moving in fast as possible. It was a beautiful image as he soared over the chakra waves and would come down upon his opponent as he was phasing into the ground. The timing was close and hard to call. It would appear that his blade would be within inches of Blake's shoulders as half of his body had already phased underground. Would he make the attack in time? Who knew. This simple spar or jutsu practice turned into what appeared to be a no holding back brawl. Dante was pushing himself almost as hard as he would if he were trying to take his opponents life. That was the best way to train for him. All his attacks were attacks that walked on the line between simple flesh wounds and dismembered limbs. Dante riding on a type of ecstasy only a battle could provide let out a loud battle cry as he attacked in this priceless moment.

Blake was rather wary of his enemy he knew this battle was near its end. The only way either would win was knockout or death. Blake thought he was safe because his enemy was going to have to dodge those waves of chakra he wouldn't be able to catch Blake but he was sadly wrong. He watched as Dante appeared over him flying down. Blake was shocked as he quickly began to flip his body into a laying down motion quickly evading the attack getting underground.

Dante again missed the attack and just barely as his blade cut into the ground where Blake escaped to. Dante was growing tired of this game of cat and mouse. It was time for him to end this. Dante sheathed his katana and began to walk toward a large rock. Dante sat upon the rock, tired. This training had went on long enough and probably wouldn't end unless they really really tried to kill each other. "Im done, I've learned what I can from you. Unless you have more jutsu that interest me." he shouted to Blake. Dante reached into a pouch and pulled out a small bag of candy. He began to eat the candy with a bored expression on his face, waiting for Blake to show himself again.

Blake was a lucky fellow. Dodging a death blow from Dante like it was childs play. Such a jutsu that made him a giant plant. Fun indeed mainly because it made Blake the ultimate prey to catch. Blake began to feel movement as he realized Dante was done. He began to talk. Blake quickly smirked as he emerged from a tree directly next to Dante eating his candy. Blake smirked and said "How are you old friend?"

Dante looks out of the corner of his eye to see Blake appear next to him. He then rolls them and resumes eating his candy. He was hungry after the fighting and sadly it was all he had on him. "I've been quite well my no good friend." he said sarcastically with a smile. Dante sighed as he finished the bag. He didn't know what else he was gonna do now. He had learned what he wanted. Dante looked up at the clouded sky. A reflection of his clan's entity. Dante just stared off into space, yet still present in reality. "So....I guess this is where I say thanks huh. If you expect me to say it then you're mistaken." he said. Dante was being sarcastic again but in a way it wasn't obvious. That was just the way he was.

Blake was rather happy the fighting ended. He didn't want to hurt Dante but he knew Dante would jump at the chance to hurt Blake. Even tho they were friends it was a constant rivalry between the two to see which one is stronger. Blake snickered as Dante called him a no good friend. Blake then spoke "Your mother. She called me no good once. Thats how she ended up underground." Blake began to smile as he began to phase back into the tree. He came back out directly next to Dante as he just heard his words. Blake smiled and said "I don't expect you to say thanks. I expect you to do something totally sarcastic"

Dante rolled his eyes at snide comment. He threw the balled up empty candy bag at Blake's face as he got off the rock and began to walk off. The sound of thunder roared from above and lightning flashed. A beautiful scene to Dante as rain began to fall hard all around. It was almost as if the sky and Dante were one, as it resembled his inner feelings. Was the Dante the next God of the Storm as spoken of by his clan's old tales. They said that one generation would be born a child who had a direct connection with the heavens above. He smirked as he walked off in the distance, on his way home. "If you need me, you know where to find me." he shouted back toward Blake, leaving him alone. With all that done and said, Dante was gone and on his way to who knows where. It may have been awhile before Blake and Dante saw each other again, since these meetings were a rarity anyway.

[Exit: End Flashback Training(Learned Violent Water Wave Technique)]

Blake was rather surprised to see his enemy leave in such a flashy manor. Blake always knew Dante was a subliminal showoff but not this much. Oh well this was his clan tales and even tho Blake still found it a little odd for him to leave like that. A candy bar hit Blakes face as he smirked and crumbled it up. He phased back into a tree as he looked around and started to pee.

Blake stopped peeing.
Blake started walking through the destroyed forest.
Blake felt the rain drops fall on his head.
He smiled as he made his way to the end of the forest.
He looked back as he faded away.

Exit.