In the Naruto world, where there aren't any cookies (Book 1 of The New Noblesse)

Kuroi's Releases

"Again!" he called, and I struck the creature in front of me with deadly precision. It fell with a 'thud' and I looked up at Lucifer sitting on a boulder a little way away from me. He jumped down and smiled.

"Very good, Master. It's only been a day, and your speed, senses and fighting skills have improved drastically, as well as your stealth." he said. I grinned and flopped down on the ground of the clearing. We were a few feet away from the tower, anyone who approached it would have seen us there. Gaara and his siblings had passed us a while ago, and were surprised to see Lucifer and I in a heated battle. (Which, might I add, I won fair and square :] )

Smiling back at him, I jumped to my feet and pounced on him, tackling both of us to the ground. We laughed as we rolled around wrestling, until eventually he won when I somehow managed to bang my head on a tree -_-. I groaned and got up, clutching my head, anime crying. Lucifer helped me up and ruffled my hair, resulting in us wrestling again, this time steering clear of any trees that might suddenly decide to turn on me >.<. I won this time, much to both of our surprise, and we smiled at each other. I jumped off him, and did a little happy dance.

"Woo, I'm awesome!" I cheered, making him sweatdrop. He sighed in amusement and stood up to pat me on the shoulder.

"Now we work on your Realeases." he said. I smiled, my excitement growing. Nodding, my grin faltered, and I got ready for anything he would throw at me. He seemed to notice the tension and smiled.

"No worries, Master, there won't be any surprise attacks, but you must listen to me closely;" he said. I nodded and waited for him to continue.

"First, you have three Releases, for level three, you must recite a simple sentence. From level two to level zero, you must say a...speech of sorts...more of instructions than a speech, actually." he said, stopping to make sure I was on the same page.

I nodded again, and he continued, "Repeat after me: 'Releasing control art restrictions to level two.'." he said. I nodded and stepped away from him, just in case. Lucifer looked then snapped his fingers before I could say anything.

"Oh wait, I forgot; take these," he said, handing me two freaking awesome looking guns. Taking them from him, they felt familiar in my hands, like they belonged there. Looking closely at one, words bubbled forth from my mouth without me even knowing what I was saying.

"Jackal...Casull..." I mumbled, and looked up as Lucifer 'hn'ed. He had a surprised look on his face as he stared. I rose an eyebrow and he shook his head, frowning.

"...By any chance, do you know what The Jackal and Casull are?" he asked. I nodded. I had seen these two pistols many times in my sleep.

"The Jackal; a 13mm anti freak combat pistol, and Cusull; a .454 caliber semi-automatic combat pistol." I said. He nodded approvingly, but still had a questioning look on his face.

"I saw them a lot when I slept. I'm not sure whether or not to call them dreams, as they were only floating in front of me." I explained, and he nodded, seeming to be happier. Nodding, he motioned for me to proceed. I took a deep breath and concentrated like Lucifer taught me to. I felt a weird bubbly sensation inside me. It wasn't unpleasant. I don't know what I felt, but my chakra flow increased, also mixed with something else. Something very much stronger than my usual chakra.

"Releasing control art restrictions to level two." I said, my voice came out distorted, and I was taken aback, but was even more surprised when my right arm turned into this huge ass black dog. It was there for a few seconds, but disappeared soon after. Growling, I tried again as Lucifer chuckled and came over to pat me on the head.

"Practice, practice, practice." he said. I nodded, and concentrated again, channelling my new found energy. It didn't take as long as the first time, and soon enough, it appeared again, but went as fast as he came. Lucifer nodded and instructed me on what to say to do the other Releases, but not to do them until this one had been mastered completely, and not attempt any others until I didn't even have to concentrate on gathering my new energy. He walked away, and I heared a faint 'pop', most likely him teleporting in to the tower.