Author's Note: All right guys, this is where I'm going to have Naruto start to grow a lot. Missions. Training. All that good stuff. There's a few things of note that probably apply here that I should state mostly about what I differ with as far as the canon plot. I always felt like Kakashi was a shitty teacher. He didn't train most of the team at all. Which, considering he was such a strong ninja, made no sense to me. So, I'm gonna have him train them much more seriously. I also really felt like Naruto was too stupid, so this is where that'll start to rectify. I don't think Kakashi would've been happy to see his sensei's kid be a moron.
One last thing: Some of the reviews I could respond to via PM. But, the anonymous reviews I couldn't. So, I think I'll address some of the more important things to everyone so you'll know where I stand.
Here's important things that you guys should know:
Naruto will not be a Hanyou in this fic. I'm just not a fan of that change personally and never thought it made sense.
Naruto won't gain that "enemy/evil sensor" ability till he gains control of the Kyuubi which could happen at any time right now. I never really decided when I'll have him learn that but I don't want Naruto to be reliant on it very much at all other than occasionally drawing out a little chakra. The cloak he probably won't use till much later.
I know we all hate stupid ass Naruto. But, guys, you don't just suddenly turn smart. It's a process of learning and growth. That's something I'm trying to highlight here too. I promise that in the next few chapters though, he'll grow up a lot. This chapter is one where he does.
I don't like Sakura in the canon. She's useless till the end of the series, where she suddenly becomes a new Tsunade. I also thought she treated Naruto like crap and he shouldn't have taken it. But, crushes don't really go away. They're painful when you lose them. And from that pain, we grow up a little. That's something for Naruto to learn too. Eventually, Sakura will grow up and become a better person. But for the first few chapters she's gonna be a bitch. You've been warned.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Not yet any way.
"Hey" – Normal Speech
'Hey' – Characters thinking
"Hey" – Demons/Summons/Big Things
'Hey' – Sakura demon voice thing
The Tale of Namikaze Naruto
Chapter 4
**Flashback**
"Shut up Baka! Didn't you hear what Sasuke-kun said? He doesn't need help from some no name loser like you. You're just a class clown and a dead last moron. It's probably because you don't have parents to tell you right from wrong anyway! You don't even have to have annoying parents to yell at you. Isn't that right, Sasuke-kun?"
**End Flashback**
Naruto sighed again, sitting in his dark room. He hadn't slept at all with the memories of the previous day replayed in his head. Most of the day wasn't too bad, only reinforcing what the third hokage had told him previously. He was incredibly weak for a ninja and incredibly stupid as well. The knowledge as a result didn't bother him.
He was a little bothered that he couldn't even touch Kakashi despite all the work he'd put in. He couldn't even get the Jonin to stop reading his stupid book. Though, neither could the Rookie of the Year. 'I guess that's what being a Jonin is about. Someday, I'll have to be stronger. I can't do that if I stay the same. I'll have to get better faster. I wish there was a way to make up for all that lost time in the academy.' Still that wasn't the worst thing from the day before.
Sakura's harsh words stuck to Naruto. The words were unnecessarily harsh for the moment and had made Naruto seriously rethink his crush on the pinkette. Besides, it was probably time to focus on becoming a real shinobi instead of girls anyway!
'At least, teme and I had a moment of sorta understanding'.
With that final thought, Naruto stood and moved to his kitchen as the sun broke across the horizon, sending mild orange light spilling over Konoha. He reached into his cupboard, reaching for a cup of ramen. Unfortunately for him, though, there was no food in the cupboard.
"That's weird. I was sure there were at least one or two cups left in here." Naruto mumbled to himself.
"That would be correct!" Came a voice from behind him, prompting an embarrassingly girl shriek from the orange clad Genin.
Kakashi sat at the small table in Naruto's kitchen, reading his orange book again. "How's it going Naruto? Good morning."
Naruto stared at his new sensei while trying to calm his breathing. "What're you doing here sensei? I thought we weren't meeting till later today."
Kakashi closed his book with a light snap and then placed 4 paper bags on Naruto's table. "Well, like I told you, as long as I'm your sensei, I'm monitoring your diet to make you a better ninja. So, I threw out all of your ramen, the two cups you had. Instead, I took your money and got you groceries. I will be doing this from now onward. You mission pay will go primarily to food and the rest you'll get."
Naruto sighed. "Fine. Is this food for me now?"
Kakashi nodded. "Do you know anything about cooking Naruto?"
"No. I can make instant ramen but that's kind of it."
Kakashi stood and moved to place a pan on the stove that Naruto had. "I assumed so. So, I figured I could at least show you one or two simple things and start you toward cooking on your own. You can keep this pan and the spatula." With those words, Kakashi reached into a paper bag and removed a dozen eggs.
"You'll want to keep these cold Naruto. They spoil fairly quickly. This should last you for a week provided you use it only for breakfast or brunch." With those words, Kakashi set about showing Naruto how to use butter and two of the eggs to make scrambled eggs. After, the food was done, Kakashi had Naruto sit at a table with him with the eggs and two pieces of toast and some bacon.
As they sat and began to eat, Kakashi spoke. "For lunches, I'll usually provide lunch during training so you won't have to worry about that. Dinner, well, we'll work on making dinner later. I'll see if I can find you a cook book for you to help with that too."
Naruto tentatively scooped a spoonful of scrambled eggs into his mouth and nodded. "This isn't that bad, sensei." With that he began eating more quickly.
Kakashi chuckled. "Good. I thought you'd enjoy it. Now you know how to make some for yourself too. Now, let's talk some training. What do you think you need to work on?"
Naruto looked up at the Jonin. "I think I need to work on my overall skill, honestly. I think compared to Sasuke and Sakura, I'm pretty dumb. I'm lacking in a lot of the Academy concepts and I'm pretty weak. I also pretty much only know three jutsu: Shadow Clone, Transformation, and Kawarimi."
Kakashi nodded pondering the words of his new student. "All very true. Your taijutsu needs polish. Your genjutsu from what Iruka told me is nonexistent. You have potential in ninjutsu but your chakra control needs work as well. From what I saw during the test, you have potential for tactics as well. We'll work on that. Tell me, what are you most interested in learning. Is there something you want to specialize in?"
Naruto nodded. "I wanna be a fairly good ninja overall, obviously, but I wanna be really good at fuinjutsu and ninjutsu."
Kakashi's eyebrow rose with surprise, just for an instant before he suppressed it. "Fuinjutsu? You know Naruto, that's one of the most complicated skills right?"
Naruto nodded. "Hokage-oji-san told me. But, all the previous Hokage were great at it and I heard you're decent too. It sounds like a good thing to understand."
Kakashi nodded. "I agree. First, though, you need to catch up to the rest of the team. How do you think that might be best done?"
Naruto pondered the question for a little while, as Kakashi sat patiently. He nibbled on his toast, which was also surprisingly good before looking at Kakashi. "I guess the best way would be for me to take extra time to relearn all the things I studied at the Academy."
Kakashi nodded again at the response. "That's right. But, how will you relearn 4 or more years' worth of information in a short time."
Naruto frowned. "I have no idea, sensei. What do you recommend?"
Again, Naruto caught Kakashi by surprise. He hadn't been expecting a question. He was expecting Naruto to rant about how much he'd work to catch up. Pleasantly surprised, Kakashi decided perhaps Naruto should know the truth behind the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
"Tell me Naruto, do you know what the Shadow Clone Jutsu was originally designed for?"
"No. I have no idea. It's not to make lots of you and fight?"
Kakashi chuckled. "I don't think most people can make as many clones as you Naruto. Even I can barely make 5. You just have a lot of chakra. The point of the Shadow Clone Jutsu is to spy. And the way that works is that everything your clone learns, when it dispels, it shares that knowledge with you and all the other clones. Do you understand?"
Naruto nodded. "So, what you're saying is that if I and another clone studied something or practiced something, we could improve in half the time?"
Kakashi smiled, pleased that Naruto was learning quickly. "Exactly Naruto. Now imagine if you and ten clones did the same practice. Or if you and a hundred clones did the same practice. There are a few drawbacks. Things that build physical traits won't be passed by shadow clones. Muscle building, stamina building, and other physical traits won't improve since clones are chakra constructs. But you could read multiple books at once. You could improve chakra control or learn a jutsu faster. That's what we'll be using the clones for. You can also program them into your tactics. Got it?"
Naruto nodded eagerly. "Yeah! I understand sensei."
"One more thing. Whenever you dispel your clones, don't do it all at once. The sensory feedback could severely damage you. Do it at most, in groups of 5."
Seeing Naruto confirm his orders, Kakashi rose and placed his plate in the sink and placed the remaining groceries in the fridge for Naruto. "Well, Naruto. I'll see you in around 2 hours at Training Ground 7. We'll train till lunch and then perhaps after, do a few missions. See you soon."
With those words, Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke, leaving Naruto to contemplate the things he'd learned and to finish the rest of the breakfast that Kakashi made.
Naruto made it to Training Ground 7 promptly two hours later, surprised to find the rest of his team already there. "Kakashi sensei! You aren't late today."
Kakashi smiled in Naruto's direction. "Well, Naruto, I figured that since today is our first day of training, I'd be responsible." With those words, he turned to the others and had them sit down in the grass.
"Also since today's our first day officially training, I suppose I'll let you guys decide our schedule for the first half. Should we start with chakra control, physical training, or teamwork drills?"
Sakura muttered a quick word about whatever Sasuke-kun thought best as Sasuke and Naruto immediately turned to physical training.
Kakashi eye smiled at the words before standing. "Great! Then start with fifty push-ups!"
The three Genin let out a mild groan at the words before setting out to finish the given task. Sasuke and Naruto easily finished the set but had to wait for Sakura who only barely made it through the set before her arms gave out. As soon as Sakura finished, however, Kakashi was moving to the next task: fifty crunches. After crunches, came fifty pull ups using tree limbs. After those, fifty 10 meter sprints. As the Genin, now sweating finished those and sat down (or collapsed in the case of Sakura), Kakashi stood calmly not even remotely sweaty after performing the exercises alongside the Genin.
"Let's keep going! It's not even 10:00 yet!" He barked to a loud groan from Sakura and mutters from the two boys. "Let's spar next. I think that'll be a great practice. You'll learn something from each other too."
The three Genin looked up at their sensei. Sakura asked the question all of the Genin were thinking. "Who are we sparring sensei?"
Kakashi smiled back at the three Genin. "Each other of course. Sakura, you're a little too exhausted so what you'll do is analyze the spar after it finishes. Every day, a different one of you will analyze and I'll provide input that you may have missed. I'll also proctor the spars. No ninjutsu is allowed. Only taijutsu. Sasuke and Naruto, you'll spar first."
Naruto grinned before cheerily moving to a spot across from Sasuke. "I'm gonna kick your ass teme."
Sasuke just scoffed. "You wish dobe. There's a reason why I'm the rookie of the year and you're the dead last."
Ignoring the banter, which reminded him oddly of his own Genin days, Kakashi stepped forward and signaled for the boys to start.
As soon as Naruto saw the signal, he charged at Sasuke throwing a clumsy right handed punch that the Uchiha simply bat out of his way with his own right hand before stepping in and smashing his left fist into Naruto's face sending him stumbling back. Before the blond could respond, however, Sasuke was in his space landing 3 harsh punches into his gut and then kicking the legs out from under Naruto knocking Naruto to the ground. Before he could do much else, Naruto found himself pinned by Sasuke's knee, the Uchiha's right fist centimeters from his face.
"Break. Sasuke wins." Came Kakashi's voice as Naruto stood up slowly, still aching from the beat down that Sasuke gave him.
"What's wrong dobe? Thought you were gonna kick my ass." Sasuke said with a smirk.
Naruto grit his teeth. "Just wait till next time, teme."
Kakashi sighed at the rivalry before gesturing for both boys to sit. Then he turned to Sakura. "What did you notice Sakura? Remember the goal here is to help Naruto improve."
Sakura turned to Naruto. "I think it was silly to charge in like that against a superior ninja Naruto. I think you should've tried to get him tired before you fought him knowing that he was better."
Kakashi nodded. "That's probably the best strategy Naruto. It wasn't too fair a match since the level of taijutsu and the time spent training is vastly different. But, hopefully, it was a good experience for you."
Then he turned to Sasuke. "Well, Sasuke. It's time for your prize."
Seeing Sasuke's eyes light up, excited at the mention of a fight, Kakashi had to suppress a sadistic giggle. "You get to spar me! Naruto and Sakura observe closely now!"
In a few seconds, Sasuke lay on the ground groaning in pain as Kakashi stood with one leg on top of him. "That's how you do it! You just hit him hard as soon as he misses and follow the initial hit with combinations. Now, back to more working out. Give me fifty more push-ups all of you."
That earned the loud groan from all three Genin Kakashi had been looking for.
By noon, when Kakashi announced the lunch break, the three Genin looked ready to drop. Naruto, even with his intense stamina, looked beat up, a result of multiple spars with Sasuke. Sakura looked like she wasn't going to be able to move for a week and Sasuke looked similar to Naruto except with more dirt on his face.
"Great! That was a productive morning." Kakashi said with a smile. "Let's get some lunch and then we'll talk about what's next there. It'll be my treat so what do you guys want to eat?"
Immediately Naruto was on his feet. "Ramen! I haven't had any in two days! We have to have ramen."
Sakura groaned. "No way. Ramen is gross and fatty. I just want a salad." 'Cha! I'm already going to get all gross and bulky from this stupid training. Sasuke-kun's really gonna lose all interest in me then!'
Kakashi turned to Sasuke. "You, Sasuke?"
"Hn. (Ramen sounds good to me)"
Kakashi nodded sagely before turning back to the group. "Sounds like Sasuke wants Ramen too. Lead the way Naruto!"
Naruto just stared for a second, shocked that Kakashi could interpret the grunts from Sasuke before shrugging and walking quickly towards Ichiraku Ramen Stand.
As the three Genin sat slurping on their ramen, or nibbling in Sakura's case, Kakashi explained the mission ranking system to them.
"There's five real categories that you need to worry about now that you're ninja. D rank missions are the most basic. They're assigned to fresh Genin and occasionally to final year academy students who show promise. These missions are simple, not too dangerous at all, and are intended to build teamwork in teams and provide time for you to get to know each other without the stress of the field. This provides the benefit of earning income for the village and helping people in the village as well."
Looking around to make sure all three ninja understood, Kakashi continued. "C rank missions are the next rank. They have some threat to them, usually of contact with bandits or another group of Genin who may be trying to reach the opposite conclusion to what we were hired for. These missions are the start to combat. Genin are mostly assigned C rank and D rank missions. Rarely, Genin are eligible for B rank. B rank missions are missions that involve direct conflict with other ninja, most of whom will be Chunin in rank. These missions are given to Chunin and Jonin. Jonin also have a final mission type, A rank. These are the hardest missions given to most ninja and almost always involve conflict between squads of Jonin or important documents between the villages. The final mission type are S rank missions. These are given only to the elite Jonin and Anbu. Occasionally, S ranks appear that only the Hokage is strong enough to take up. That should give you an idea about how tough they are."
Again, Kakashi paused to give his students time to digest their information. "Sakura, eat that ramen a bit faster. We have missions to do and we aren't leaving till you finish your bowl."
Sakura scowled at her sensei before eating a little more quickly from her bowl of vegetable ramen.
Kakashi suppressed a sigh at the girl's attitude. 'We're going to have to work on that. Maybe I'll get Sasuke to help me.'
"Anyway, since we're a brand new team, we'll be assigned D rank missions. In general, a Genin team is expected to finish a certain number of D rank missions before they can begin to take C rank missions. At first, you'll have to do a certain number of D ranks between each C rank but that'll eventually dwindle and you'll be asked to frequently take on C ranks and maybe even the occasional B rank." Kakashi said finishing the last of his ramen without ever removing his mask.
The three Genin quickly finished the remainder of their lunch and then began to walk with Kakashi towards the Hokage's office building to receive their mission for the day.
As they walked, Naruto began to bombard Kakashi with questions. "So, sensei, how many missions are we allowed to take in one day?"
Kakashi kept walking as he responded. "I suppose Naruto that we can do as many as we want. I however want to keep missions down to two hours for now. In that time, theoretically we could finish a lot of missions if you used your shadow clones though. Just don't overdo it because after missions, we'll be training again."
Naruto nodded taking the idea into consideration. 'Just the training earlier was tiring enough without me using any clones or much chakra at all. I'll probably conserve most of my chakra.'
"So, how many missions would we have to do before our first C rank mission?"
Kakashi ran a hand through his hair. "Twenty is the usual number for ninja. Assuming we do a mission a day, it'll take about a month. We probably will not do a mission a day, we'll probably take a few days off from them to train harder or engage in drills with other teams."
Naruto nodded as the team walked into the office where the missions were given away.
As he walked in he greeted the old Hokage enthusiastically. "Hey old man! What's up?"
As he did, Iruka angrily yelled from beside the Hokage. "Naruto! He's the Hokage! Show some respect."
Sakura also smacked him on the head roughly, knocking him to the ground. "Geez Naruto! You can't just call the Hokage an old man."
Naruto groaned as Kakashi sighed and Sasuke continued to brood quietly. He hadn't gotten any of his quota for the day.
With that, the team got their first mission.
"Weeding a garden!? Really?" Naruto said as he pulled weeds from the older lady's yard.
"Hm... That's part of being a Genin Naruto. We all had to do it." Kakashi said from the tree branch he was reclining on reading his orange book.
Naruto rolled his eyes. They continued to work in the yard, which turned out to take most of the two hours that Kakashi planned for since Naruto didn't want to use the Shadow Clone Jutsu in case he would need the extra chakra for the training after. After the mission was complete and the team finished reporting to the Hokage and receiving their meager pay for the job, five thousand yen.
With that, the team made its way back to Training Ground 7.
As the team relaxed with cold bottles of water as Kakashi explained the next phase of their training.
"So, now I think we should all work on individual things. So, you guys tell me what you want to work on." Kakashi said to the three Genin.
"What do you mean, sensei?" Sakura said looking up at Kakashi.
Kakashi sighed again. 'I really didn't consider how oblivious the fangirl would be. Hopefully she'll understand with some explanation.'
"What I mean, Sakura, is that you guys have to decide what you want to focus on right now. You guys will tell me what that is and I'll try to teach you or to find you a teacher who might be better suited than I can be." Kakashi said pulling out what looked like a small stack of post it notes as he spoke. "So, what do each of you want to work on? Let's start with Sasuke."
Sasuke looked at Kakashi for a second then spoke. "Hn. (I wanna learn some new jutsu)."
"Hmm. That's not quite what I meant Sasuke. You'll all slowly start learning jutsu anyway. I meant learning a specialized style of things. There's quite a few things along those lines that you can probably work on to distinguish you from other ninja till you unlock your sharingan, at least."
Sasuke looked up considering for a moment before speaking again. "Hn. (The sharingan is really good for genjutsu right?)"
Kakashi nodded. "Yeah. The Uchiha were really good at it."
"Hn. (I guess I'll do that)"
Kakashi eye-smiled at Sasuke. "Great! I'm pretty skilled at that one and once you advance I know someone who can teach you a lot more than I can too."
With that he turned to Naruto. "So, Naruto? What about you? I know we talked about this earlier but I want you to choose something else besides the thing you told me about earlier."
Naruto nodded. "At some point, I'm going to get you to teach me how you translate the teme's grunts. I think the other thing I want to work on right now is taijutsu. Like you said, mine is pretty bad and I don't really have a style and I don't like the academy style we're taught."
Kakashi nodded at that. "I'm decent at taijutsu but I know someone better for teaching you. Our styles wouldn't meld. Sakura?"
Sakura thought for a moment before smiling at Kakashi. "My academy grades said genjutsu would be best for me too. So, why not that?" 'Cha! I get to get closer to Sasuke-kun now! I'll show him how good I am at this and then he'll fall in love with me! Kyaaa!'
Kakashi sighed. 'Damn. I didn't think she'd wanna just copy Sasuke. Time to come up with a good excuse.'
"Well Sakura that would narrow the ability scale of the team. If we have two talented genjutsu users and we face a better genjutsu user, we'd be outdone too quickly. So, let's build some more balance. Try something else."
Sakura's face fell as she pondered again. "I guess I'll chose medical jutsu so that we have someone to heal the team."
Kakashi frowned. "I suppose that's a good choice. I'll try to find someone who can teach you that better than I can but I know a few things about that too."
Kakashi then passed each of the Genin a piece of the paper that he'd removed before.
"What's this sensei?" Sakura asked. 'Is sensei crazy? First he keeps me from getting close to Sasuke-kun and now he's handing us post it notes.'
"That, Sakura, is an elemental affinity paper. It's to help determine what element of jutsu would be best suited to you." He held up a piece of paper of his own and began channeling chakra to it. "Watch what happens as I channel chakra to it." The paper crumpled immediately.
"This indicates a lightning affinity. Let's see what you guys get. Sakura, you start."
Sakura began channeling chakra into her paper and it immediately turned to dust. "What does that mean sensei?"
"You have an earth affinity, Sakura. Well done. That's a great defensive style which will fit your medical ninjutsu well. You made a good choice with the speciality you wanted."
'Cha! I'm a badass! Now to win Sasuke-kun's heart!' "Great sensei! I'm glad to hear that." Sakura said giggling as she thought about all the things she and Sasuke would do after she impressed him.
Kakashi moved forward to Naruto. "You next."
Naruto didn't immediately start. "Can we have more than one affinity? Is that a thing?"
Kakashi nodded. "Yes. In fact, even after a dominant affinity shows, you can build a second and third one. Some shinobi build even more. For example, Hokage-sama has the ability to use all 5 naturally. In fact, most jonin are required to have at least two affinities."
Naruto nodded and began channeling chakra into the paper. As he moved his hands away, the paper showed to have shredded into many little scraps.
"That affinity is wind." Kakashi spoke up. "It's the most offensive of the five basic elements and is great for close range combat and further ranges as well. It's also great for combination jutsu with other shinobi."
Naruto grinned and Kakashi turned to Sasuke who was already channeling chakra into his paper. Unlike the other two ninja, Sasuke's paper first crumpled then burned into ashes.
Kakashi eye-smiled. "Well, it seems one of us has two affinities."
Sasuke smirked at his teammates, especially Naruto who looked rather jealous.
Kakashi ignored the clear rivalry. "You have fire and lightning. Fire is common for Uchiha and so is lightning so that'll work great. I'm well versed in both."
He took a sip from his drink before continuing his lecture. "Now, each of the elements has a strength and weakness. Starting with earth. Earth is strong against water style but is weak to lightning. Lightning is strong against earth but weak against wind." At this Naruto shot Sasuke a triumphant smile and the other boy scowled. "Wind is weak against fire and strong against lightning." Here Sasuke smirked at a dejected Naruto. "Fire is weak against water and strong against wind. Water is weak against earth and strong against fire. It's straight forward."
The three Genin nodded their understanding.
"Now then, let's get training. I'll explain what each of you is to do and then monitor your progress. Let's start."
Kakashi had the three move about 100 feet of each other and then stood in the middle. Then he began to call out orders.
"Sakura. Medical ninjutsu requires great stamina to perform. So, start by doing 20 laps around the training ground."
Sakura groaned before taking off at a moderate pace. As she did, Kakashi moved to Naruto. He reached into his pouch and removed paper, a brush, and some ink.
"Here Naruto. Fuinjutsu requires perfect handwriting. So, I want you to work on your handwriting. Here's a template of things I want you to start copying." Naruto groaned at his own work before sitting down with it.
"It's like the academy all over again."
Kakashi chuckled before turning to Sasuke. "You're going to be placed in genjutsu over and over till we stop training. Your job is to get out of it. Ready or not! Here I come".
Sasuke saw Kakashi fly through some hand seals and then promptly passed out.
By the time that Kakashi called a break to the training, the three Genin all looked like they'd been attacked. Naruto was holding his aching wrist which had cramped from the immense writing that he was unadjusted to. Every time he'd stopped writing, Kakashi had thrown a dull kunai that smacked him on his arms, creating bruises all over them.
Sakura looked like she'd been forced to live in the wilderness for a month. Every time she slowed down, Kakashi had a shadow clone chase her smacking the backs of her legs with a thin, whip like reed.
The worst, however, was Sasuke who had clearly struggled to undo whatever genjutsu had been placed on him. He sat on the ground, curled into a fetal position, whimpering. It was such an unexpected sight that Naruto and Sakura both avoided asking about the content of the genjutsu.
Kakashi smiled at his students. "Wasn't that fun guys?" He said excitedly earning a loud groan from all three students. "We'll do this pretty much every day from now on. I'll introduce other things slowly but for the first two weeks, we'll follow this schedule. Now head home, get some food and rest. Don't forget to eat properly because if you're missing calories, you won't be able to handle the training."
Alright. I decided to use this chapter as a little bit of filler to give you guys some training and some growth. Next chapter, will skip ahead by about a month and we'll begin the mission to the waves arc, which I'll modify slightly. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter though it's a bit on the shorter end. I'd love to hear any ideas or suggestions you may have. I'm pretty open to critique so have at it.
Thanks for reading guys. I'll have the next chapter coming soon.
