Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Aneko ❯ Chapter Four ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter Four

 

When morning came, the five of them were wide awake and already Kakashi wanted to begin the day's new lesson. Aneko was going to just sit in and watch but Kakashi wanted her to train with them. After all she was a Genin like Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto so why not. If she was able to be trained properly she might even be able to take and pass the Chuunin exam, which was what Kakashi had secretly intended for her. She had great potential, but needed to be trained more. Zabuza had only helped her learned some of the silent homicide technique, and as strong as her Capoeira was she needed to learn other types of jutsu. But at the current moment he intended to teach them how to use their chakra better. Still in crutches, Kakashi stood in the middle of the small clearing in the forest they were training in.

 

“ Today I'm going to show you how to strengthen your chakra. For the benefit of Aneko who may not know the full extend as to what chakra is, Sakura please explain.” Kakashi said as Aneko narrowed her eyes at him. He knew she wasn't totally clueless as to what chakra was, but he wanted to make sure she knew what she was doing, as well as Naruto and Sasuke. Sakura smiled and pulled out some of her scrolls then started to read from it

 

“ Chakra is the mix of energy from the body and the spirit. By forming hand seals and molding the chakra, you can perform all of the techniques that you use proficiently.” she stated

 

“ Well done Sakura.” Kakashi commented

 

“ But you can learn using your body instead of your brain.” Naruto stated

 

“ For once I agree with Naruto.” Sasuke commented, “ I can't believe I just said that.”

 

“ Which is why neither of you has a full understanding of the value of both mind and body. And by doing this, you can't fully use your chakra.” Kakashi countered, “ So today you will be training to learn how to better use your chakra by climbing trees.”

 

“ Sounds easy.” Sasuke replied

 

“ Yeah, but you must climb the trees by running up them.” Kakashi added as Sakura and Aneko's mouth dropped. Kakashi demonstrated the task by gathering chakra at his feet and then with crutches and all walked up the tree until he is completely vertical on a branch. Looking on in amazement, the four prepare for their turns.

 

“ You have to be kidding me right?” Aneko asked still wondering how he was doing that

 

“ By doing this you all will strengthen your abilities to control the amount of chakra you use.” Kakashi replied, suddenly he threw them each a kunai, “ Each of you will mark how far you get up the tree with the kunai.” Then he flipped down and stood in the back of them

 

“ I can do this,” Naruto stated proudly as he charged ahead, but he got nowhere fast and slid down the tree. Sasuke went up a tree next and got a more then half way to the first branch. Aneko and Sakura looked at each other and Sakura gestured for her to go first. Aneko groaned and attempted it fearing that she was just going to land on her ass. But she did as Kakashi said and ran up the tree. She went up to the first branch with out any trouble but braced herself and flipped backwards. Sakura smiled and cheered her on

 

“ Good job Aneko.” Naruto commented as he rose up from the ground for a second attempt

 

“ That was awesome.” Aneko said proud of herself

 

“ Just relax your body, there's no need for force.” Kakashi commented as Sakura made her attempt at it. She went all the way to the first branch with no problem at all, then all he way to the top of the tree..

 

“ Yay Sakura!” Naruto smiled, Sakura was happy until she noticed that Sasuke hadn't complimented her. Aneko noticed it and felt bad for her, she knew the girl was practically in love with Sasuke but he was more in love with becoming a better ninja. Naruto however showed interest and compassion for her. Aneko was starting to wonder about him, but quickly snapped out of her thoughts as she continued with the lesson. Hours had past and all of them were becoming tired and exhausted, but they knew they had to continue until Kakashi was satisfied with what they had done. Aneko couldn't understand how they had dealt with Kakashi's teachings, the man was a monster. She hated to see what he might do for a lesson when he wasn't in crutches. But she knew Kakashi was only doing it to prepare them for the Chuunin exam and was helping her improve on her skills. She had completed a few skills when she in the academy, but she never got to train like them with a Jounin as a Sensei. During the rest of the lesson, Naruto didn't improve much, but Sasuke slowly got better and better. Aneko was now in competition with Sasuke as both kept reaching the same points on the tree. Sakura of course was still unmatched as she had already reached the top and marked her tree. Once again on the ground, Naruto sighed and turned to Sakura for help. He asked her for some advice and she gladly helped him. She explained to him the best way that she could, and then went to watch over Tazuna as they continued to try and reach the goal. Kakashi noticed that the competition between Naruto and Sasuke had subsided for the moment and now Sasuke and Aneko were fighting to reach the point Sakura had reached. Naruto stood up and rethought Sakura's tips on how to gather chakra into his feet. She told him that he can't be too impatient, he had to relax and focus on the tree. He tried again, but Sasuke interrupted him suddenly,

 

“ Hey Naruto, what did Sakura tell you?”

 

“ Nothing,” Naruto replied not wanting to tell Sasuke anything about the tips that Sakura had told him. After a few more tries, Kakashi ended the lesson. He seemed impressed but you could never tell from his usual emotionless attitude. In the end Naruto hadn't reached as far as he had wanted to, but he had improved somewhat. Sasuke and Aneko reached the top of the tree at the same time and both seemed somewhat happy that they were equal in that lesson. Kakashi knew that Sasuke wasn't pleased because he wanted to prove that he was the strongest of them all. And he also knew that Aneko wasn't one to back down, she was very competitive and didn't settle for second. Going back into the house, Kakashi stopped her to speak with her,

 

“ You did really well today Aneko, I'm proud of you.” he commented

 

“ Thank you Kakashi,” Aneko replied

 

“ Tomorrow, I want you to try my bell test.” Kakashi stated, “ If your up to it of course?”

 

“ Are your sure? I mean you're in crutches Kakashi?” she asked as he only smiled

 

“ By tomorrow I should be fine. So what do you say? Give it a try?” he replied

 

“ Well, alright. I don't see anything wrong with giving it a try.” Aneko said, “ But what do I get if I succeed?”

 

“ A cookie.” Kakashi replied as she huffed at him

 

“ How about if I get the bell, you take off your mask?” she asked, “ I mean come on it's going to be hard work if I get that bell. Sakura told me the horror you put them threw when they did the test.” suddenly Kakashi smiled, he was definitely up to something

 

“ Alright, it's a deal. Test starts at 8am.” he replied as Aneko smiled. They both went inside the house and Aneko took notice of something. There was a torn picture on the wall. Sakura came up to her and noticed it too, curious Sakura found Tazuna coming into the house with a few groceries and asked him about it.

 

“ The man in that picture was my grandson Inari's father, not related by blood, though. He was very close him.” Tazuna replied

 

“ What happened to him?” Sakura asked

 

“ There once was a man called the hero of this country, three years ago, Inari first met him and immediately idolized him. He saved his life from some local bullies. The man's name was Kaiza. Soon, Kaiza became part of the family. One day, there was a terrible storm and it looked like part of the city would be flooded. Kaiza volunteered to jump in the river and tie some rope to save the village. From that day forth, he became a town hero. Gatou was not happy with him though, and decided to make him as an example to his power. He sent his men to capture and crucify Kaiza in the center of town as a warning to anyone who opposed him. He told the people that this man had been conducting terrorist activities against Gatou Corporation and as punishment, publicly executed him. Inari watched as Kaiza was killed right before his eyes.” he replied, Sakura and Aneko became saddened by the story. Aneko's thoughts flashed back to watching her own father being killed in front of her.

 

“ Inari grew bitter because Kaiza was no longer there to protect him and the people of his country.” Tazuna continued, Naruto hearing this, made the decision that he would prove to Inari that heroes did exist.