Hello! Tomorrow's the Solar Eclipse people. Stay safe and use eye protection when viewing the rare phenomenon. Other than that, another chapter for you guys.

July 28, 2017- Finished.
August, 20, 2017- Edited.

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Tsunade looked down at the unconscious brat that was being doted frantically on by one of Jiraiya's. The only reason why she even agreed to an apprentice was because she lost a bet with the overgrown pervert at cards.

She severely underestimated the type of person the kid was despite having the best chakra control in his year. In his generation more like.

The little brat heavily specialized in genjutsu but his records show that his hand-to-hand was exceptional even if it was whole based on reaction time than an actual style. His aim with weapons were deadly and his eyes were deadlier being able to spot irregularities as if he had a doujutsu.

He would be perfect as a medic if the reports weren't discretely saying he would be a blood thirsty little monster once that hurdle was cleared. She would try and convert him if he also didn't have that fear of being around people and being a medic required a lot of personal space invaded during training.

There's also the fact that a Yamanaka inputted that he also might be mildly insane.

She could work with that, she would rather have mildly insane than emotionally repressed. At least with insanity she'll able to see his emotions than him hiding them, insane people are usually more than happy to show just how they feel about others before exploding. The more blood thirsty types anyways.

"Did you have to knock the kid out like that? Now training's cancelled because Minato is in big brother mode!" Jiraiya whined.

"Shut up Jiraiya!" Tsunade shouted. "The kid pissed me off, he deserved it!"

The pervert just shook his head. "I can't believe you chose him of all people, you better prepare yourself if you're serious about taking him on."

"He's a brat with issues, I deal with ninjas of all kinds with issues too." She just brushed off. "I can handle it."

The little terror wasn't a solider that seen the horrors of the battlefield, putting him in his place wouldn't be that hard.

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Senju Tsunade was the crazy lady's name and somehow I found myself under her apprenticeship much to Akio's chargin. I couldn't find myself rejecting her offer, I also didn't want to be the one that created extra paperwork for the top boss up there seeing I would've been the odd man out in our class.

But she's still crazy though.

"Listen up brat, you should feel honoured to be apprenticing under me. I'm consider the strongest Kunoichi and the greatest medic-nin there's to offer so you better shape up your attitude." She declared and I just scowled.

"And this is supposed to make me?" I sneered at her. "It doesn't matter how strong or good you are at your job, if you can't teach, you're useless to me."

I dodged her fist. "You better shut that mouth you have there."

"But it's true isn't it? The only adult that actually taught me anything was Nara-san and the only thing he did was give me two books. Everything else I either taught myself or Minato taught me, everything else was just regurgitated information and a waste of time that hides behind the veil of formality that is a 'rite of passage' for kids when it's actually a pissing contest for adults to pit their children in a glorified arena."

Tsunade's lips twitched up but was still angry. "I can assure you that the academy has nothing on the real world brat! And only one chunin is there voluntarily! Don't compare us jonins to chinuns that fucked up somewhere in their careers."

"Obviously." I crossed my arms muttering. "Fine, what do you want from me?"

"You're too damn violent to be a proper medic." I looked at her unimpressed. "But I will make you more qualified than the ones at the hospital twiddling their thumbs, you're already over-qualified with your chakra control so all we need to do is apply it and add anatomy to your knowledge base.

"We'll also add in more taijutsu lessons along with start building your poor repertoire of ninjutsu and if you reach an acceptable level in skill, I'll even teach you my super strength."

Kaito became giddy at the thought of bulldozing through buildings as did I, but shook my head to rid of the distraction. "And what about the chunin exams? Those things are team required you know."

I ducked another punch but she still managed to get me in a headlock. "You're too green to be thinking of the chunin exams! And just be glad you don't have to go through a teamwork test the others have to go through because they're in teams! Now run!"

The crazy bitch threw me with kunia, senbon, and shuriken trailing fast behind me. I was already speeding my way through shrubbery and onto rooftops to increase the distance and ammunition between us.

"Fuck you!" I felt fear feeling a light slice on my cheek despite my best to shake her aim.

"You better run faster or else you'll be dead when a real enemy-nin finds you!"

"Find this you fucking crazy medic!"

I made everyone's world burst into multicoloured explosions before sending Kaito out to scout and peck. Multiple times I had to reapply my disorientating genjutsu and multiple times the crazy lady just tears them down in minutes. Kaito eventually couldn't even keep form because the lady had that much chakra to throw around. I could solidify his whole body like I did his beak but that would be a waste of chakra myself.

Well she did wanted me to practice.

The Great Fireball Jutsu that Minato was able to wrangle out of the peacock just clicked with me where I can feel the fire well up naturally. Kaito can breathe fire on demand but I still needed to go through the seals.

But that's fine, I swear that I'll memorise the feeling of fire scorching through my veins, the hot anger that wells at the pit of my stomach, the burning sensation in my throat being scorched by my own breath.

The smell of gunpower and ash was prominent as Kaito and I released our fury, trailing fire following her every move. She was fast but I can tell where she'll go next.

Then the ground shook under me and I was nearly blown into the air by a water jutsu if Kaito didn't drag me away with his claws. Kaito roared at Tsunade in absolute fury lunging his reptilian head snapping and breathing fire at the medic who in turn was releasing water jutsus at him in succession despite not effecting him too much.

With them getting distracted with eachother, I was trying to refocus but the continuous chakra use was blurring my vision. I knew Kaito was slowing down with his fire because he was aware of the drain but was all for trying to tear our sensei with his hardened claws.

I pulled out two kunia and wrapped an explosive tags around them sending a mental signal to my illusioned friend. With a poof of smoke, Kaito was back at my side as a human and was already throwing the second kunia with mine.

I blacked out once again from chakra exhaustion after hearing the satisfying explosion in front of me.

But fuck. We missed.

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"Tsunade..."

"What? I was training my genin."

"Tsunade... You're brat is unconscious on my floor."

"He'll be fine."

Kaito hissed trying to make his creator as comfortable as he can but with little chakra to run off of though, he could only do so much in his bird form and make his displeasure known.

"And what is that?"

Tsunade scowled. "That's his little genjutsu that pecked at my hair!" She growled as she picked at a strand of hair.

The Second Hokage sighed with Sarutobi Hiruzen doing the same. "So that's the little rascal that's been causing havoc in the academy." Senju Tobirama looked down at the prone form and the hissing bird guarding over it. "I can see why my chunins have been losing their minds, I can see the start of it."

"Hmph! I can't believe that I agreed to this anyways."

Hiruzen just took a puff of smoke. "I think it'll be good for you, just take your training in a forest next time, not into the village."

"Blame the brat for that, he's the one that ran into the village." Kaito hissed again before going after her fingers. "You little rat!"

Kaito puffed up smug as her fist went through him, he crowed loudly before taking his place into his creator's hair.

Hiruzen just looked down at the illusion. "What a particular genjutsu, it operates outside of the caster's desires which is concerning in itself."

Kaito just hissed at Hiruzen's obsevations before burying himself under Yuu's arm and hair. He liked his human and the only concern he is to is any threat that comes their way.

"It's certainly interesting, Tsunade, give me updates of this kid's progress. Especially his genjutsu progress, he'll be Konoha's greatest genjutsu user or another one for the mental facilities." Tobirama kept a hard look. "Make sure the latter doesn't happen."

Kaito again hissed before poofing away back into his human. He was appalled that they thought of him as a start of something bad for Yuu's mental health. If anything, he was a foundation in keeping it in tact and organizing these memories at a managable rate.

He was created to keep his creator stable whether he knows it or not, it was the only way Yuu knew how to differentiate himself and the memories of who he was before. He knows these memories are his but his time from before made his mind fragile, so fragile he'd break completely.

Yuu's mind immediately latched onto his imbalanced chakra as a way to cope with the sudden onslaught of memories and every moment Yuu's chakra were being balanced out, Kaito got stronger. The Yin imbalance was what really gave Kaito life but without the Yang to support his form, the only thing he could do was hold back and comfort through the memories.

Kaito was happy though, Yuu liked him a lot and these memories were much easier to manage as he grew up. He can't wait for the day when he can actually talk to his friend than rather make animal sounds in his animal forms. You think when Kaito first formed Yuu would give him the ability to talk, for all his imagination and sight, Yuu can miss the really obvious details.

But that's fine, what Kaito's really looking forward to is the hunting. He's terrified and excited when Yuu will have his 'first' kill again, that'll be the moment that will make or break Yuu completely.

After all, Kaito may not know Yuu's name from before but he does know that Yuu was a beautiful killer. Every hunt, every kill, and every life that passed him by shaped someone and those like him with a free passion that tipped on the lines of sanity, morality, and truth.

Kaito so desperately wants to see that with Yuu too and he knew Yuu was more than willing to gain that freedom again.

It'll just take a little more time.

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"Yuu-chan?!" I just snuggled into the couch before Minato picked me up again. "What did Tsunade-sensei do this time?"

"Ninjutsu practice and right after made me do chores."

Minato clicked his tongue. "I can't believe she's making you go through chakra exhaustion over and over again."

"She's a medic, she knows just how much I need to spend before it gets dangerous for me." I grumbled sleepily.

"C'mon Yuu-chan, go and take a shower and dinner will be ready." Minato doted. "Tsunade-sensei and Jiraiya-sensei also came by earlier to graciously give us exactly two days off to decompress for a little bit. Akio somehow got wind of it and begged for the day with the others."

I groaned. "How does he know I got the day off before I do?"

I retreated into the shower to recover some of my energy back. The smell of the familiar rabbit stew let me know Minato went hunting again, probably when he was out with the team again. We had enough funds to afford groceries but we never knew how to spend money leisurely so we just squirrelled it away into out bank accounts and stuck with what worked over the years.

Minato was more than happy to have security in regards of funds and we only bought the necessities. It also helped to our growing fortune that the apartment building we lived in was provided for ninja accomedations for free while taxpayer money funded it. We really had no real bills that we were paying.

"So how's training going besides the usual?" Minato placed down dinner.

I shrugged. "Sensei is adamant on building my reserves and medic skills. Said that I can't use a senbon and not learn the spots in the body I can aim for to totally incapitate the enemy. She also is advocating for having at least one combat medic-nin in teams too so I'm like her guinea pig she gets to present to prove a point."

Minato smiled at me. "It sounds like you're having fun."

"It's more interesting than the academy." I nodded. "I knew the basics of what she's talking about but learning the details and how to take advantage of them is fun."

"It's too bad that you don't have a team though." Minato sighed. "You can't do a lot of stuff without being in one."

"It's fine." I chewed on a rabbit piece. "Sensei said that she'll be pushing me onto other teams that are doing C-Rank missions for once the others get to that level. Said that by that time, she won't have a lot of time to cram me like she is now because of her proposal to the council."

Minato nodded. "Sounds a little lazy but it's understandable, Jiraiya-sensei got me started on chakra natures and taijutsu practice." He happily told me. "And soon we're going on another C-Rank so hopefully you get to come with us."

I nodded back. "Definately better than doing this everyday."

"Jiraiya-sensei is also pushing us to take the chunin exams too." Minato said. "I think something big is going to happen."

I put down my spoon hearing that and grimaced. "I think, I think the Hokage is preparing for war."

"What?!"

"Sensei is pushing hard for her medic proposal but the council is rejecting it in favour of putting their funds in increasing man power. She's adamant on helping out on the oncoming war so I think she might even push me to take the chunin exams too."

Minato looked shocked. "But how? When?"

I shook my head. "I didn't get to hear much but from what I can gather, it seems like the other major countries were gather resources and alliances of the smaller ones but the increased financial tension made it obvious that we can't hold back anymore."

A tense silence of our own shrouded us as I felt Minato despair over the situation. I felt bad telling him just now but I didn't know what was going on in the meetings Tsunade-sensei was going to until recently. I'll be the first one in my class group to go to the exams, first one to get promoted if I pass.

"There's nothing we can do but tough it out right?" I looked up to Minato's trying smile. "That means we'll have to train harder to get to a level where no enemy-nin will get passed us." There was another silence before he spoke up again. "Say, what else do you plan on specializing in?"

I tilted my head. "What do you mean?"

"Like, I'm going to start on Fuinjutsu after our days off." He said determined. "I want to develop seals of all kinds to help people and use them to protect after seeing what Jiraiya-sensei can do with them. I also want to create a jutsu but that'll be farther into the future but I'll definately be working on chakra control and practicing more ninjutsu as a start." He looked at me again. "What are you planning?"

I gave him a comteplating look. "I'm not really sure." I told him honestly. "I thought about poisons but I know I'm not diligent enough to keep track in their development or even start collecting vials of them." I thought back to my first official training session with my sensei. "I think I'll stick with chakra control but focus on the nature affinities, Kaito can breathe fire on command for some reason while I can't without a jutsu. I think I'll try to incorporate my nature affinities with my taijutsu."

Minato nodded. "I can see you do that, but have you thought about practicing with a weapon? A weapon can increase your attack strength and maybe your defensive capabilities too depending what kind of weapon you choose."

I looked up in thought with Kaito eager at the prospect. "That sounds good actually. I'm easily a mid-range combat-nin, albeit an unconventional one but maybe something more defensive like a bo-staff?"

The smell of gunpowder filtered through my senses again, images of fallen bodies and splatters of blood coated the white walls. There was any fear but pure defiance of the opposition and I knew regret wasn't even present when both parties knew the toll of playing the game.

"Yuu-chan!" I blinked opened my eyes accompanied with the rush of adrenaline, Minato was shaking me in concern. "I think you should go to bed, you've had another sleep spell again."

I closed my eyes before nodding. "Yeah."

Minato calls them sleep spells because I tend to get the real intense ones when I'm stressed or tired. I'd hate to tell him that the memories were associated with the training and everything related to just killing, he'd make me dropped this career faster than I could run away.

I felt bad, really bad for not telling him about my memories, but I don't think these are really important to share. They're effecting my life but I like to think that as long as they don't hurt my friends, they can stay around and actually benefit me one way or another.

"C'mon Yuu-chan, we can save the rest for later. Bed." Minato nudged me onto his shoulder.

I nuzzled into him. "Thanks nii-chan."

Kaito purred approvingly at my decision. He seems even more delighted at my naming of my stunned brother.

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