Chapter 3Training, Inside and Out

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"Wake up Ryuu! We're going to be late!" screamed Ume.

"Waaaah! Ume...what if I was sleeping naked?"

"Don't worry I already checked"

"...Kidding! Now c'mon, Kurenai is not a patient woman!.

"Ok, ok lemme throw on a shirt...Say, Ume?"

"Yeah what is it?"

"I never really got to apologize for pelting you with stink bombs or dying you green...so yeah, sorry."

"Well i was pretty pissed at you but I got over it, I can never stay mad at a friend."

"Man I wish that was the case with Naruto. I got jealous and tried to break him and Hinata up, and then she broke up with him. So now Naruto is accusing me of breaking them up."

Feeling the pain in my heart again Ume came over and hugged me, she said:

"Aww, it sounds like you were a jerk! But I feel your pain. I haven't gone through that but i know how you must feel."

"Thanks Ume but you cant really understand my pain unless you went through it. Leave it at that. C'mon lets not keep Kurenai waiting."

Little did I know that Kurenai was going to be the toughest person I would ever meet. And the most interesting part of my life was about to unfold.

"Well we've arrived, but where's Kurenai and Hinata?" Ume asked

I looked around a bit to see if I could spot them, when i noticed a small glare caught my eye.

"Hmm, what's this?" I asked unknowingly

"I don't know but you shouldn't touch it, it looks like a trip wire or something." Ume replied

"It's not like gonna set it off or any-"

Suddenly we were bombarded with a flurry of kunai heading straight towards us. Think much quicker than I did Ume used a bunch of hand seals and released a jutsu

"Time slow jutsu!" She yelled after completing all of her hand signs.

I stared in awe at what had just happened; by the look on her face she was surprised too.

"Damn! I didn't know my hands could move that fast!" She proudly stated

"Before i even started thinking about what to do you had already finished your jutsu, man you quick."

THWAP!

"Ow geeze why do girls hit so hard owie."

"What's That?"

There was a rustling in a nearby bush. I quickly drew my kunai and awaited what could possibly come out. Of all the things that could have appeared from that bush, an injured kunouci staggers out and collapses. Ume and I quickly ran to her aid only to be confronted by a rouge ninja from the village hidden in the mist.

"Uh-oh, Ume this looks like trouble, take the victim and hide, ill take care of this!"

"He he, your out of your league kid, give it up, you'll never win."

"Well, we'll just have to see about that wont we?"

As I drew my kunai from my pouch I found myself realizing...That rouge ninja was right. I am out of my league, but my heart is telling me that I need to protect Ume and that kunouci.

"Right then lets get to it!" as said as I focused my chakra to my mouth area. Followed by a flurry hand signs. Took a deep breath in then:

"Hidden art-Dragons breath jutsu!" I exhaled a thick stream of red and blue flames from my mouth.

The rouge ninja didn't even see it coming! He hit the ground in a burst of flames.

"Wow that was easy!" I said in a relieved voice

"Sorry kid your not just playing with your friends anymore. This is the real world!" he boasted and slashed his kunai blade across my chest.

"Aaargh! That hurt... a lot." I fragmentally said as I rose from the blow.

"Wow I knew this guy was tough but I didn't even expect this, maybe I should just quit...No! I can't quit now; he'll kill me if I do. He'll kill me if I do decide to fight. It's a lose, lose situation, oh joy!" I mumbled under my breath.

"Alright kid, no more playing around!" He said followed by more hand seals

"Shadow clone jutsu!"

Multiple clones appeared to both sides of him, and the scary thing was...These weren't just any ordinary clones, these clones looked almost real!

Switching to Ume's POV

"Man I hope Ryuu is ok...Hmm, Are you awake?"

Looking at her headband to try to identify her, I was stumped at what the symbol meant. It had a sun and a moon, and in the middle there was path. I wonder what it could be.

"Whaaa! Where am I, Who are you!? Where's the rouge ninja chasing me?

THWAP!

"I liked you better when you were unconscious..."

A couple minutes later...

"Whaaa! Where am I, Who are you!? Where's the rouge ninja chasing me?"

As I was about to hit her again I realized that. This isn't helping one bit! Ok interrogation time, my favorite!

"Hey there, I'm Ume, and my friend is taking care of that rouge ninja, your in good hands now. Just rest."

"No! Your friend is in danger! We need to go back and help him... Oh! Uugh." She exclaimed as she fainted on spot.

"Please your injured you need to rest, as for Ryuu...I don't know what to do."

The mysterious Kunouci Slowly rose and drew her kunai.

"Hmm, looks like I got enough in me, uugh but not much lets go save your friend"

What the hell just happened? I said in my mind as the mystery girl took off. As fast as she left she came dawdling back and said.

"Hey umm I don't suppose you know where to go. Do you?"

(Falls down anime style)

"Yeah just follow me." Ume said in an annoyed voice.

Ryuu's POV

After several minutes of relentless beating brought upon by the rouge ninja, I finally decided.

"Man, I think this maybe the end... gotta think of something fast. I have to do it, there's no other choice.

I bit my finger drawing blood, followed by hand seals, and then slammed my hand on the ground.

"It's the end of you rouge ninja!"

A cloud of smoke appeared and to badass looking red eyes opened; I opened my mouth in awe, as I was impressed at what I had done. Then the smoke cleared.

"What the hell is that!?"

A small winged creature fluttered over to me and pearched on my shoulder.

"You gotta be kidding me, a mighty dragon was supposed to come out! In stead I get the peewee lizard."

All of the sudden a huge blast of fire came from the little creature, charring the unsuspecting rouge ninja.

"Now's my chance!"

I whipped out a couple shuriken and hurled them at the foe.

"Bam, look at that direct hit! Did you see it, did you?"

Only to be hit by disappointment. It was a substitution jutsu; out of the corner of my eye i saw the ninja flee.

"Damn it! Uugh.

The next thing I knew I had passed out

"Ryuu, hey Ryuu are you still alive?"

"Please wake up"

I heard voices calling my name.

"Mmm, Ow"

I called out as I sat upright, then I was literally hugged to death by Ume and the person we saved.

"Ohm gosh Ryuu, are you ok?" Ume asked in a concerned voice.

"Yeah ill be ok I just need some rest"

THWAP!

"Ow crap! What was that for?"

"For scaring me like that! Hey...where's the ninja?"

"Huh, uhh...oh right, he got away...Anyway, I'm curious, what is your name?" I said looking at the kunouci.

"Oh right, I'm sorry I couldn't tell you earlier but my name is Nel."

Out of nowhere Kurenai and Hinata come walking in to us.

"Ume Ryuu, I've been looking everywhere for you! You two were supposed to meet at the ramen shop. Too bad, if was going to buy you a bowl of spicy, beef." said Kurenai

I felt my heart skip a beat, so I crawled into a corner and started to cry.

"Noooooo! Ume I'm gonna get you! You made me miss RAMEN!!!

"Aaaaaah! I'm sorry eeeek!"

"Enough!" Yelled Kurenai.

"Sorry" Ume and I said in unison.

"Well you should be! Oh, who is this?" She pointed out looking at Nel

"Kurenai sensei, this is Nel, we saved her from a rouge ninja from the village hidden in the mist."

"Well that must be why you're so injured, Ryuu. Hinata! Take care of Ryuu."

"Yes Kurenai sensei" Hinata said

She pulled out some medical cream and put it on my wounds. Next she blushed and asked me.

"Umm I umm need you to remove your shirt, umm please."

I blushed bright red but did what I was told.

"Uhh sure...there."

"Umm, I heard that you and Naruto had a fight?"

"Well, yeah but it was nothing, I don't know why he's so mad, I pulled a few harmless pranks.

"Pranks?"

"Err, don't worry about it."

"Well, ok but why were you two fighting?"

Aw geeze, I guess I had to tell her sometime...(sigh)

"Ok, so me and Naruto both li-"

"Ok everybody time to train!" Interrupted Kurenai.

"Well gotta train now, see ya."

Whew that was close I guess ill have to thank Kurenai somehow.

"Ok team Here in my hand I have an item called a luster orb. For this item to be a successful training experience, three members will need to submit equal amounts of chakra into the orb or else The orb will fire back waves of chakra at the person who disrupted the flow. Oh and to make it more difficult. I Will call out someone's name and that person will change the flow anyway they want. Everybody else must match the flow as quickly as possible or be blasted."

"Oh good god. This is not gonna be fun." I said worried

"Oh yes, and Nel you may join in." added Kurenai

She placed the luster orb on the ground, Ume, Hinata, Nel and I all sat around it.

"Ok, Ume you start."

Ume started pouring a small amount of chakra into the orb, followed by Hinata Then Nel, I started to pour my chakra in when.

"Aaaaah!" Ume said as she was blasted back.

"Hahahaha! Oof! I was blasted back as well followed by Nel.

"Wow look at Hinata go. Huh...Oh shit Kurenai is joining in!"

So there they sat Kurenai and Hinata focusing at each other. What seemed like hours passed as Hinata and Kurenai sat around the orb, when suddenly Kurenai was blasted back!

"Whoa Hinata won!" Ume yelled in surprise.

When out of nowhere a kunai flew through some bushes and nailed Hinata in the back.

"Hinata!!" Everybody screamed in unison.

Coming Next:

Chapter 4: The hunt...Is ON!